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DAILY ENQUIRER-SUN: COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1890.
Kirven’s Fall Display
-OF-
In Woolens and Silk and Wool is surely as beautiful as heart could wish. Beautiful
sombre grays in stripes, shaded and broken Plaids in Cheviots, solid b'ack Plaids and
stripes. Immense shaggy-looking Plaid Suitings, Colored Henriettas, English Serges,
French Diagonals. In fact, anv and everything needed to make up a first class Dress
floods Department. Goods will continue to pour in every day this week, but with
our complete corps of salesmen, we will attend your wants.
THE LATEST IN BLACK DRESS GOODS.
This department was never so large and complete as it is this season. It has
always been our endeavor to carry a liandsorne line of Black Dress Goods, but this
season’s purchase has certainly exceeded all previous efforts. The most complete
Black Goods Department South. If you have any idea of buying a Black Dress, be
sure to see ours before buying.
GREAT BARGAINS IN BLACK SULKS,
In the newest styles and weaves in Iihadames, Failles, Melrose, Armures, Bengalius,
Princess and Satin de Flora. We can save you money if you want a Black Silk.
NEW AND BEAUTIFUL DRESS 4TRIMMINGS
They are here as advertised, and In the newest and latest novelties.
Velvets embroidered, Irridescents in Persian designs, handsome Crochets inter
woven with cut jet, steel, silver and gold in all qualities and all colors. Select your
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BIG BARGAINS IN HOSIERY.
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EMBROIDERED VELVET SLEEVES THE LATEST.
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J. A. KIRVEN & CO.
A TREASURY SCANDAL
THE MONEY SCARE HATCHED BY
WINDOM'AND ELKINS.
IN COLLUSION WITH THE BONDHOLDERS.
KENNEDY’S SPEECH EXPUNGED FROM
THE RECORD—THE BRUNSWICK
OFFICE—GEORGIA PERSONALS.
_A_ SCHOO Hi BAG
THE MOTHER’S FRIEND
_ . (that will hold bocks, slate,
Patent Shirt Waist .. „
spong°, pencil, marbles, ball
lunch, etc ,) will be given to
ca h hoy from three to
twdve years old purchasing
his School Outfit or Sho r s
from
CHANCELLOR & PEARCE.
15 DOZEN
JVo Buttons can be Torn off, either in Flannel Waists worth 50c
Wearing or Washing.
and some of than more, for
The Mother’s Friend does away entirely
with the sewing on of Buttons. It is supplied .rr l nr , , „ ll, pv l a<i f
with an adjustable belt, which is easily taken CdCIl 1CI g ■ S lllCy Idol
off when the waist is washed; the buttons are
nveted on the belt, consequently can not be Don't Call fol* iheSC goods
torn off, either in wearing, washing or ironing.
next month, for they will be sold in less than five days.
In addition to the above, many choice patterns in Cheviot,
Pecals and Ti icos at price ranging higher.
Chancellor & Pearce.
STEEL FROM SOUTHERN IRON.
A THOROUGHLY SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT
MADE IN CHATTANOOGA..
Chattanooga, September 17.—The
most important event in the industrial de
velopment of the South occurred here yes
terday by the successful casting of steel
from Southern material by the basic pro
cess. The result clearly demonstrates
that Southern iron will make steel, and
explodes the notion that the iron contains
too much phosphorus to be used for this
purpose. The first cast of twenty-two
tons was made in the presence of a large
crowd, and was of a superior soft, low car
bon steel, finely adapted for structural
work. A second furnace will be put in
operation in thirty days. The great im
portance of this event is that it affords a
market for the lowest grade of Southern
iron.
DEALING GENTLY WITH KENNEDY.
Washington, September 17.—The
meeting of the House judiciary committee
today, called to consider the resolutions
censuring Representative Kennedy, of
Ohio, for his speech against the Senate
and Senator Quay, and to expunge the
speech from the Congressional Record,
was attended by all the members. Ken
nedy was present and made a statement in
defense of his action and an argument to
prove that the speech, as published in the
Record, was within the requirements of
parliamentary law. The committee de
cided, by a majority that was large enough
to permit Adams, of Illinois, to refrain
from casting his vote,he having already ex
pressed his opinion of the speech and the
duty of the House on the floor, to report a
resolution directing the Government
printer to omit the speech from the perma
nent copy of the Record.
THE TARIFF BILL WRANGLE.
’Washington, September 17.—The con
ferees on the tariff bill were in session this
morning about an hour, when the meeting
of the House required the presence of its
conferees and an adjournment was taken
until 10 o’clock tomorrow morning. But
little progress was made at the session to
day. The consideration of the Senate
amendments seriatim was begun, but soon
they came to a place where an agreement
was not possible at once and that para
graph was passed over for the present, and
so it was with other paragraphs, until the
conferees drifted into a general discussion.
One of them said after the separation that,
in his opinion, it would not be possible to
reach an agreement on all the questions at
issue by Monday.
THE AGITATION IN PORTUGAL.
London, September 17.—The Lisbon
correspondent of the Times says: In view
of the agitation of the Contre, it is be
lieved impossible for the Cortes to ratify
the convention with England. Various
rumors are current of changes in the cab
inet. The latest is to the effect that only
Senhor Riboiro has resigned. It is evident
the ministry cannot exist long.
RIDGEWAY NOTES.
Ridgeway, Ga., September 17.—[Spe
cial.]—Cotton picking and ginning are all
the talk and our efforts and anxieties are
concentrated on that line. More cotton
open, and much of it in the field, in pro
portion to the amount making than ever
known by the oldest citizens; labor scarcer
and more in demand. The labor has
floated off to the railroad and cities until
we are scarce. The weather, however, at
this writing promises to be more favorable
and diligent effort will succeed. The crop
will only be about an average.
Corn ought to be gathered preparatory
to the sowing of fall oats.
Our people seem to have caught the in
spiration of the press and pu’pit of the
day and are being exercised upon the great
interest of good schools in the rural dis
tricts. Stimulated, it may be, by the effort
and success of our neighboring communi
ties of Waverly Hall and Ellerslie, they
are discussing, with hope of success, the
propriety of building a good school room
on the old lot at the church, and thereby
providing permanent and sufficient means
for elementary education.' Home training
and home education is the foundation
stone upon which the saving elements of
society are to be built.
Our citizenship is to be increased this
winter by two families from Marion coun
ty. We welcome these good people to our
midst, and hope they may never have
cause to regret that they cast their lots
among us. Some activity in land trade,
several places changing hands, bringing
good prices, etc.
Our young folks have not lost the incli
nation that has so long existed in the hu
man mind to try the happiness promised
in matrimonial felicity, hence it is said
that wedding bells will ring at Ridgeway
soon, uniting in matrimonial alliance more
closely Cataula with us. These singing
schools form a fine nucleus for the young
tendrils of love, and sometimes form in a
two-fold cord not easily broken.
A sad death occurred among our colored
neighbors yesterday. A young mother,
after giving birth to twins, died, leaving
them and a husband in about twenty-four
hours thereafter—the wife of Timus
Grogins and daughter of George and
Easter Harris.
Mrs. W. E. Edge and children, who have
been spending some time with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Brannon, left for their
home in Anniston, Ala., last week.
THE WORK OF THIEVING INCENDIARIES.
London, September 17.—A dispatch
received in -this city from Granada, gives
currency to the report that the fire in the
Alhambra Palace was of incendiary origin,
and that it was the work of thieves, who
set fire to the historic building in order to
secure the theft of some of the many
works of art contained in the palace.
FRENCH TROOrS ON THE SWISS FRONTIER.
Bf.rne, September 17.—Italy has sent
troops to the frontier to protect the St.
Gothard railway.
The Federal Commissioner has sent
Ticino to assist Colonel Kuenzle.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, 1889.
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTEIX PURE
Washington,September 17.—[Special.]
—It is now talked at the capitol that the
tariff bill will be in the House on next
Monday, and that a final adjournment of
the session can be had by Saturday of next
week.
SCANDAL ABOUT WINDOM.
The money panic scare is slightly off to
day. Some rather ugly talk is heard on
the streets and in the lobbies about Win-
dom. People who claim to know some
thing about financial matters declare that
the panic racket is all a game being played
by Windom and the bondholders, and that
the whole is being engineered by Steve
Elkins, who is quietly in Washington, and
who knows when and how to coach the
Government exchequer.
The judiciary committee, to whom was
referred the Enloe and Bayne resolutions
in relation to Kennedy’s speech, held a
meeting today and agreed to sponge the
whole matter from the Record. They
have not been able to report yet, but the
above is the substance of what they expect
to bring in.
RIVERS AND HARBORS ALL RIGHT.
Speaker Reed affixed his big round auto
graph to the river and harbor bill today,
and it is now in shape to go to Harrison
for his signature.
LANGSTON TO BE SEATED.
The House will seat colored contestant
Langston tomorrow at 2 o’clock, if a quo
rum can be counted.
THE BRUNSWICK POSTOFFICE.
Ellis Hunter, the Brunswick postmaster,
may look for the lightning. His office is
worth $2,1C3 and more than one Repub
lican has an eye on his job. A man named
W. T. Gay, a revenue collector stationed
at Albany, has the call for the place, a'-
though there are other applications. Col.
Buck will be on here in a few days and
will give this matter his attention.
PATRICK WALSH TALKS.
Col. Walsh, of Augusta, left here last
night for New York. He fell into the
hands of the newspaper reporters before
he departed and declared for Gordon for
Senator, and Hill and Gray for a Presi
dential ticken in ’92.
The ways and means committee picked
out the amendments to the tariff bill to
day and separated those that would excite
debate from those that would not. They
will report the bill to the House about
Monday of next week or later.
GEORGIA PERSONALS.
Editor Clark Howell and wife, and Bob
Hemphill and wife, of Atlanta, are regis
tered in Washington today.
Hon. L. F. Garrard, of Columbus, is
NO. 22 (.
A BAD NEGRO LYNCHED
of the great party to which- he belonged,
that there would be enough Republicans
TOting with him to retain Venable in his go IT IS RUMORED OX ER IN ALA-
When Cheadle concluded he was greeted j BAMA,
here.
E. P. S.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, September 17.—The
reading of yesterday’s journal consumed
more than half an hour.
Haugen, of Wisconsin, demanded the
regular order, being the Langston-Vena-
ble contested election ease, but Payson
interposed with the conference report on
the land grant forfeiture bili.
Rowell, on behalf of the committee on
elections, raised the question of consider
ation against the conference report. On a
standing vote the result was 48 to 82
against considering the conference report,
and O’Ferrall demanded, and the House
ordered the yeas and niys.
Payson then desired to withdraw the
report, but thi Sjeaker ruled that the
yeas and nays being ordered, this could
not be done. The House decided, yeas
02, nays 137, not to consider the confer
ence report.
Haugen then called up the election case
against which O’Ferrall raised the ques
tion of consideration. During the roll call
nearly all the Democratic members de
serted the chamber, having but a bare
dozen present to look out for their inter
ests. Before the announcement of the
vote, O’Ferrall rose and said that he had
carefully kept tally of the vote. He no
ticed that upon a recapitulation the name
of Morry, of Ohio, was named as voting
in the affirmative. He was sure that
Morry had not been present when his
name was called, but that he had given in
his name at the clerk’s desk. Would the
Speaker decline to investigate the question
as to whether Morry had been present?
The Speaker said ih it tlie House had a
right to know whether the gentleman
from Ohio was recorded at the proper
time. The gentleman’s name would be
put on the list of those present and not
voting. The result of the vote was then
announced as yeas 130, nays 15, the clerk
noting a quorum.
Haugen immediately demanded the ques
tion on the election case, and the direc
tion “all go out” was given by the Demo
cratic managers. But it was not necessary
to put this direction into force, for after
an emphatic protest by Cheadle, of In
diana, against the stifling of debate,
Haugen withdrew his demand and pro
ceeded with an argument of the case.
Cheadle, of Indiana, opposed the ma
jority resolution and declared that the Re
publicans of the House could not afford to
vote Venable out and Langston in. The
Fourth district of Virginia was reliably
Republican, and it had been carried by
the Democrats, not because of the popu
larity of Cleveland or the unpopularity of
Harrison, but because of Republican di
vision. It was a perfectly plain and nat
ural statement of the fact that the Repub
lican party in that district had been beaten
solely by reason of irreconcilable differ
ences in the Republican party. It had
been a race division, with all that
such a division could imply
in the South. The Republicans
had been fairly beaten and it
was beneath the dignity of the Republican
party to revise the figures of an election
which had been lost to it by thousands of
votes. Speaking politically, it would be
suicidal for the Republican party to seat
the man who had led the bolt against the
regular Republican candidate. He pro
ceeded to eulogize ex-Senator Mahone and
to praise his ability in building up the Re
publican party in Virginia, and predicted
that if his leadership were followed Vir
ginia in a few years would be as reliably
Republican as was Vermont. Referring to
the case under consideration, he said that
if there was little law and less evidence
to sustain the contest, there was
still less Republicanism. He was
confident that there never could
be a strong and effective Republican party
in the South until there were enough white
men in it to make it strong and effective.
Senator Mahone and the white men of
Virginia had made the Republican party
strong in that State, and had secured the
election of six Republicans to Congress.
The contestant, flying in the face of exist
ing conditions, had raised the race issue,
and the result had been that Virginia had
now only two Republican Representatives.
Ignorance could not dominate
and overrule intelligence. The
Republican party in the South could
not be built upon negro votes alone. He
(Cheadle) was not his colleague’s keeper,
but, speaking for himself, he said that he
could not, under his oath and with his
knowledge of the case, vote to seat the
contestant, and he hoped, for the good
name of the House and for the good name
with applause by the Democrats. The
case then went over until tomorrow, Hau
gen stating that he would call the previous
question at 2 o'clock tomorrow.
The Speaker announced his signature to
the river and harbor appropriation bill,
and then the H use, at 5 o’clock, took a
recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session
to be for the consideration of bills report
ed by the committee on military affairs.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The House, in the evening session,
passed a dozen or more bills, of which only
one was of general interest. That was the
Senate bill, with amendments, transferring
the weather service to the Department of
Agriculture.
A bill was passed granting the right of
way across the Fort Marion military reser
vation in St. Augustine, Florida, to the
street railway company. Also, a bill pro
viding that promotion to every grade in
the army below the rank of Brigadier
General, subject to examination, shall be
made according to seniority.
The House then adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, September 17. —Sherman,
from the committee on foreign relations,
reported a resolution, which was agreed to,
requesting the President to commanicate
to the Senate such information as he may
have on the subject of the arrest of Thos.
T. Collins, a citizen of the United States
residing at Manilla, in the Philippine
Islands, by officers of the Spanish Govern
ment.
Evarts reported a joint resolution appro
priating $5,000 for a new site for the
Lafayette statue, and stated that the site
selected was an esplanade of some eighty
feet square, at the southeast comer of the
Treasury reservation, not injuring, he
said, but improving the dignity of the
Treasury enclosure. Passed.
Blair addressed the Senate on the joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the
constitution conferring representation on
the District of Columbia in the two houses
of Congress, and in the electoral college.
The Senate then devoted an -hour to
bills on the calendar to which there was
no objection. Among the bills passed
were the following: Senate bill appropri
ating $30,CL 5 for a public monument on a
reservation in the city of Washington to
the memory of John Ericsson, the in
ventor and constructor of the Monitor;
Senate bill appropriating $20,039 for the
purchase of certain manuscript papers and
correspondence of Thomas Jefferson, now
in the possession of his descendents.
The Senate resumed the consideration
of the Senate bill to establish a United
States land court, and to provide for the
settlement of private land claims in the
States of Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and
in the Territories of New Mexico, Arizona
and Utah. The bill occupied the greater
part of the a. ter noon, but was finally laid
aside without action.
Plumb offered a resolution to recommit
the House bankruptcy bill to the judiciary
committee, with instructions to amend it
so as to provide for a voluntary system of
bankruptcy only, and to report it back so
amended at the earliest practicable mo
ment. He gave notice that he would ask
a vote on the resolution tomorrow.
Private pension bills on the calendar
were taken up, and eighty of them were
passed in thirty minutes.
The Senate then adjourned.
A. CRIME CONFESSED—A MURDERER AC
QUITTED BY A CORRUPT JURY—A
CLEAR FIELD FOR THE
MAYORALTY.
FOURTH DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
NOMINATE JOHNSON, DENOUNCE BETHUNE
AND ENDORSE THE FORCE BILL.
West Point, Ga., September 17.—
[Special.]—The Republican convention
of the Fourth Congressional dis
trict assembled here at noon today,
with J. W. Sheppard, of Muscogee
county, chairman. Walter Johnson was
nominated by acclamation. The meeting
was harmonious. Resolutions were adopted
endorsing Harrison’s administration and
urging the passage of the Force bill.
Curtis Bell, a Republican from Harris
county, offered a resolution, which was
adopted, denouncing Gen. Bethune as a
traitor and an enemy to Republicanism.
Bell said he would fight Bethune till death,
and then at the bar of God would make a
strong argument for his expulsion from
the Golden City.
Fifty negroes and three whites partici
pated in the meeting.
It. I. O’ Kelly was on hand ready to take
the burdens of the dear people on his
shoulders, but Johnson had the thing cut
and dried, and the auti-Jolinson delegates
were ruled out.
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS.
ASSEMBLED IN STATE CONVENTION AT
NEW HAVEN.
New Haven, Conn., September 17.—
The Republican State convention recon
vened in the Hyperion theatre at 10
o’clock this morning, with the temporary
chairman, ex-Lieut.-Gov. Cook, presiding,
and with 1,500 people present. United
States Senator Orville H. Platt was made
permanent chairman. Senator Piatt ad
dressed the delegates in a ringing speech.
At one portion he referred in turn to
Blaine, Reed and Harrison. Blaine’s
name created a perfect furore. Reed’s
name received tremendous cheers, and the
mention of the Presidenr was liberally ap
plauded.
Nominations were next in order. Her
bert E. Benton, of New Haven, placed the
name of Samuel E. Mervine, of New
Haven, before the convention, and pro
longed applause followed his effort. An
informal ballot resulted: Merwin 398,
Balkley 51. The ballot was made formal,
and Merwin was declared the nominee
amid great applause. The ticket was then
completed as follows: G. A. Bowen,
Lieutenant Governor; G. P. McLean, of
Hartford, Secretary of State; E. Stevens
Henry,Treasurer, and L. S. Catlen, Comp
troller.
THE ALLIANCE MILL
WILL START UP TODAY—THE COTTON
CROP.
Boston, Ga., September 17.—[Special.]
—The ginnery department of the Farmers’
Alliance manufactory will start in full
blast tomorrow. A test of the heavy ma
chinery was made this afternoon by Mana
ger W. H. Whalley, which proved satis
factorily.
The cotton crop is reported short. The
farmers claim that the boll worm and
drouth have been very damaging to their
crop. The receipts will be about that of
last season, due to the larger territory.
The City Hall, recently burned, is now
being replaced with a very handsome
brick structure.
REED HAS SIGNED IT.
the river and harbor bill goes to
HARRISON.
Washington, September 17. — The
Speaker has at last signed the river and
harbor appropriation bill and the an
nouncement will be made to the House at
the first opportunity. The next step in
order will be the signature of the presid
ing officer of the Senate and the bill will
then go to the President for his approval.
THE CENTRAL STRIKE OFF.
New York, September 17.—The order
declaring the New York Central strike off
was read this morning in every local as
sembly between New York and Buffalo.
It emanated from headquarters and Dis
trict Assembly No. 248.
Birmingham, Ali., September 17.—[Spe
cial.]—A well grounded report comes from
Cunningham, ten miles north of here, that
Bill Wright, the negro who hit Wm. Cook,
white, on the head with a brick ten days
ago and fractured his skull, has been cap
tured and lynched. It is known that a
posse of citizens began a search for Wright
iUBediately after the crime, which was
committed out of malicious . mischief,
They caught him, so it has leaked out, two
daws ago but did not deliver him to the
officers. Since then nothing has been
seen of him. Today one of the posse ad
mitted that Wright had been taken back
to the scene of the crime, lynched, and
the body secretly buried.
a crime confessed.
William May, alias William Hopson, the
colored coachman for Col. R. H. Pearson,
was arrested today on the charge of the
murder of E. W. Harris, white, at Kings
ton, Ga., in August, 1889. The negro
confesses the murder, but says he found
Harris locked up in the house with his
(May’s) wife one night, and upon ordering
him to tell who he was Harris ran and he
shot him. Upon discovering he had killed
a white man, Mays fled and changed his
name. Harris was a clerk in a store at
Anniston. •
A CORRUPT JURY.
3n the Criminal Court last night the
Jary in the case of Henry Samples,charged
with the minder of A. T. Walker, returned
a verdict of not guilty. Samples confessed
to the murder and said he shot Walker
while the latter was asleep. Samples’ at
torney didn’t expect to clear the prisoner,
and only asked for a light sentence. This
morning Solicitor Hawkins requested
Judge Greene to discharge the entire jury
venire for the week, which the Judge did
in disgust. The verdict created a big sen
sation in legal circles.
A CLEAR FIELD.
A. O. Lane has the field to himself for
Mayor, as W. O. Rabb, the last opposition
candidate, has withdrawn.
WORLD’S FAIR OFFICIALS.
THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AS AP
POINTED YESTERDAY.
Chicago, September 17.—The World! s
Pair Commission met this morning, and
President Palmer announced his selection
of an executive committee. This commit
tee will name the Director General, and
by virtue of its position will be the most
important in connection with the exposi
tion. The committee will no doubt be ac
cepted by the commission without opposi
tion as named by the president. The com
mittee is as follows :
Mark L. McDonald, of California; R. C.
Kemis, of Missouri; Henry Exall, of
Texas; P. A. B. Witner, of Pennsylvania,
all of whom are commissioners at large;
John T. Harris, of Virginia; Wm. J.
Sewell, of New Jersey; B. B. Smalley, of
Vermont; E. B. Martindale, of Indiana;
John Boyd Thatcher, of New York; A. T.
Ewing, of Illinois; C. S. King, of Iowa;
H. G. Clapp, of Ohio; L. McLaws, of
Georgia; Francis Breed, of Massachusetts;
Euclid Martin, of Nebraska; JR. R.
Price, of Kansas; M. D. Har
rison, of Minnesota; James - E.
Butt, of West Virginia; P. L.
W-iI!iams, of Tennessee; Joseph Herst, of
Florida; R. L. Saunders, of Mississippi;
L. H. Hershfield, of Montana; R. S.
Goodell, of Colorado; A. T. Britton, Dis
trict of Columbia, and James A. McKenzie,
of Kentucky.
The committee is composed of thirteen
Democrats and thirteen Republicans. The
salaries are fixed as follows: The Presi
dent $12,000 a year, the Secretary $10,-
OCO, the Director-General $15,0C3. It is
believed here that George R. Davis, of
Illinois, will be made Director-General, as
his supporters claim a majority of the
local directors, as well as the support of
President Palmer, P. A. B. Witner and
other influential members of the national
commission.
The following resolution was offered by
Way, of Georgia, and passed:
Resolved, That as soon as ihi executive
committee shall have reported to this com
mission their choice for Director-General,
it shall be in order for any member of this
commission to nominate a candidate for
that position. After all such nominations
have been made, the election of a Director-
General shall proceed by written ballot,
and the nominee receiving a majority of
the votes of this commission shall be de
clared the Director-General of the World’s
Columbian Exposition.
Groner, of Virginia,offered a resolution,
which was passed, changing Article XI of
the By-Laws to read as follows: The
board of lady managers shall consist of two
women from each State and Territory, and
the District of Columbia, to be nominated
by the commissioners from the several
States and Territories, and of one woman
to be nominated by each of the commis-
sioners-at-large, and to be appointed by
the President, and also nine women of the
city of Chicago to be appointed by the Presi
dent, and a like number of alternates to
be appointed in the same manner as
the principals, and to assume the
duties and functions of such principals
only when the principals are absent. Each
member shall be allowed $6 per day for
each day necessarily absent from home,
and also the expenses of transportation ac
tually incurred by her on that account.
The alternates shall receive no compensa
tion nor expenses of transportation except
in cases where their principals are unable
to attend to the duties assigned to them.
THE LOUISVILLE RACES.
Louisville, September 17.—First race
—One mile and seventy yards; Eli and
Miss Leon ran a dead heat for first place,
Chantress third. Time 1:46.
Second race—Selling, one mile and sev
enty yards; Major Tom won, David second,
Bertha third. Time 1:49.
Third race—St. Ledger, three-year-olds.
$1,C30 added, worth $4,260 to the winner,
one mile and a quarter; Uncle Bob won,
Riley second, W. G. Morris third. Time
:12*.
Fourth race—Two-year-olds, five fur
longs; Bardella won, Lotte second,Maud B
third. Time 1:03.
The fifth race was declared off, and the
dead heats between Eli and Miss Leon sub
stituted. Eli won. Time 1:49.
other steamers is suspended. The presi
dent of the Wool Shearers’ Union states
that the shearers have not been ordered to
break their agreements. They have only
been instructed not to accept fresh work.
The Western colliers will obey the order
to stop work, but they do not opprove of
it. One hundred steamers have been fully
manned. The employers assert that they
can dispense with the labor of unionists.
GRIFFIN GOSSIP.
Griffin, Ga., September 17.—[Spe
cial.]—Some time Monday night some bold
bad burglars made a desperate attempt to
enter the store of Henry C. Burr & Bro.,
by boring holes in the front door in the
hope of being able to remove the lock and
thus gain admittance to the store. They
made a “successful failure,” however, and
gave up the job.
The damage done the doors will neces
sitate new ones. The same parties made
an effort to enter Mr. S. H. Deam’s store,
on Taylor street, by boring into the back
door, but agaiu failed. Not yet satisfied
they went to the front door of Mr. T. C,
McLaurins’ store, on Taylor street, and
bored two holes in the door near the
lock and here it seems their auger gave
out and agaiu they failed after the third
attempt. A kit of tools were stolen fiom
the carpenters at work on the Central’s
new depot.
Today Spalding county is holding her
primary for county officers, and everything
is passing off very quiet. There seems to
be but little interest in the election except
the candidates who have opposition. Our
people are too busy now to take much
stock in politics.
Col. Seals, of the Sunny South, of At
lanta, was here a few days ago. He stated
he had just come from Columbus, and says
the growth of your city is simply wonder
ful, and that the new life Columbus has
taken on will double her population in a
few years. Col. Seals certainly has confi
dence in the prosperity of Columbus'
future.
NORWOOD’S CHALLENGE.
GOVERNOR^ GORDON ^HYE8 I T A
THE RACES AT GRAVESEND.
New York, September 17.—It rained
more or less all day and the tract was a
mud hole.
First Race—One mile; Chesapeake first,
Lady Jane, colt, second, Elkton third.
Time 1:474.
Second Race—Six furlongs; Wood Cut
ter first, Young Duke second, Annie Bo-
lyn, gelding, third. Time 1:194.
A Third Race—Six furlongs; Equity first,
Stratagem second, St. Oiner third. Time
' 20.
Fourth Race—One mile; Ketnpland
first.: Bravo second, Insight third. Time
:47i.
Filth Race—Five furlongs, Servitor
first, Benjamin second, Barthena third.
Time 1 :G5.
Sixth Race—One mile and a furlong;
Anaconda first, Rambler second, Garrison
tiiird. Time 2:03$.
BASE BALL.
Washington, September 17.—Games
postponed on account of rain:
Philadelphia (League)—New Y'ork-
Philanelphia.
Boston (League)—Brooklyn-Boston.
Brooklyn (Brotherhood)—Brooklyn-New
York.
Chicago (Brotherhood)—First game:
Chicago 11, Buffalo 4. Second game:
Chicago 3, Buffalo 1.
Philadelphia (Brotherhood) — Philadel
phia 3, Boston 4.
Cleveland (League)—First game: Cleve
land 17, Pittsburg 4. Second game: Cleve
land 6, Pittsburg 2.
Toledo—Toledo 3, Louisville 13.
Chicago (League, 12 innings)—Chicago
Cincinnati 6.
Rochester—Rochester 10, Stars 8.
Cleveland (Brotherhood)—Cleveland 6,
Pittsburg 1.
Columbus—First game: Columbus 5,
St. Lonis 6. Second game: Columbus 6,
St. Louis 11.
TREASURY OPERATIONS YESTERDAY.
Washington, September 17.—The to
tal offers of 44 per cent bonds to the
Treasury yesterday, for the entire coun
try, amounted to $1,057,503, making a to
tal so far of $12,050,3C9.
The prepayment of interest on 4 per
cents yesterday aggregated $851,772, mak
ing a total so far of $4,212,060.
The four and a halfs purchased today so
far as heard from, aggregate $341,250; in
terest prepayments $273,075.
The amount of silver offered for sale to
the Treasury Department today was 519,-
000 ounces, and the amount purchased
326.000 ounces, as follows: 30,000 ai
$1.16}, 50,OCO at $1.64, 50,000 at $1.16}.
75.000 at $1.16 5-8, and 121,000 at $1.16$
BOND PURCHASES.
TREASURER WINDOM LOOKING ZEALOUS
LY AFTER HIS PETS.
Washington, September 17.—In reply
to the circular of the Treasury Depart
ment of Saturday, September 13, inviting
proposals for the sale of $16,000,000 of 4
per cent bonds at noon today, the Treas
ury Department received offers aggregating
about $28,000,000, of which $16,883,800
were purchased at prices ranging from 125
to 126$, the bulk of them above 126. A
number of other offers were made at
prices below the highest price paid,but they
were rejected because they were received
afternoon. Secretary Windom, of Wil-
liamstown, Mass., was in direct communi
cation by wire with Acting Secretary
Batchellor and Assistant Secretary Nettle-
ton while the offers were being received
and acted on. An official of the Treasury
Department this afternoon called attention
to the fact that, including the purchase of
bonds today, the disbursements by the
treasury in thirty-two days had exceeded
the receipts by $65,000,000.
THE SITUATION IN MELBOURNE.
Melbourne, September 17.—In re
sponse to the demand of the union leaders
for a settlement of the questions in dis
pute, the employers have replied that
while they sympathize with the leaders in
their desire for a settlement, they are not
satisfied that the executive committee pos
sesses authority to effect a compromise on
behalf of the strikers generally, the cham
pions of mediation among the strikers
having failed to convince all the men of
the wisdom of such a course. The
stevedores and dock laborers here
have struck. The loading of mail and
A BATTLE AND ONE KILLED.
Berne, September 17.—The people of
Respini, Locarno and Portiscius have en
thusiastically determined to reinstate the
Government. Trouble is expected. It is
reported that a fight has occurred between
the infantry and the people at Mendrisio,
and that one soldier was killed.
THE WORK OF INCENDIARIES.
HARRISONBURG, Va., September 17.—
Early this morning the handsome resi
dence of J. M. Kent was fired in several
places and burned to the ground. Kent’s
former home was burned in March last,
and other fires, evidently the work of in
cendiaries, have caused alarm. There is
talk of forming a vigilance committee.
BAY STATE REPUBLICANS.
Boston, September 17.—The Republi
can State convention met here today and
nominated the following ticket: For Gov
ernor, J. Q. A. Brackett; Lieutenant-
Governor, Wm. H. Hail; Treasurer, G. A.
Marden; Secretary of State, W. M. Olin;
Attorney-General, A. E. Pillsbury; Aud
itor, J. H. Gould.
FAILURE OF A BOSTON FIRM.
Boston, September 17.—The suspension
of R. Gardner, Chase & Co., bankers and
brokers, is announced on the Stock Ex
change. At the office of the concern the
failure is confirmed, but no official state
ment can be made, as all the members of
the firm have left the office for the day.
OUTRAGES IN ARMENIA.
London, September 17.—The Daily
News publishes further particulars of the
outrages in Armenia. It says that the
most terrible scenes are constantly wit
nessed in Alashgerd, murders being con
tinually committed and women being sub
jected to gross indignities. More Turkish
troops are arriving.
THE ALHAMBRA FIRE.
Madrid, September 17.—The damage
to the Alhambra caused by the fire which
broke out in the palace Monday night
amounts to $50,000.
NORWOOD MUST COME FROM COVER AND
ANNOUNCE his candidacy.
WILL HE?—A BIO RAIL
ROAD PROJECT.
Atlanta, September 17.—[Special ]-
The following is the challenge in full of
Mr. Norwood to Gen. (Jordon to which
reference was made in my telegraphic dis
patch of last night :
Governor J. B. Gordon-Dear Sir: The
Atlanta Constitution, in its report of your
speech last Saturday, at Decatur, credits
you with saying of ray interview in the
Constitution of August 30th, that “were
it parlimentary you would say it (the in
terview) is the idle twaddle of an aspirim
demagogue.” H :
“Demagogue" is to me an offensive won!
and when you go out of your way to st ike
me, when I am not interfering with you or
your canvass; when you called me a dem
agogue simply because I expressed mv
opinion m reply to questions put tome-
when, to magnify your war record, you
drag me into a comparison, it is proper for
me to say something in reply, but I will
back ay What ^ lla?e t0 Say y° llr
the bank soon to be opened and a modern
hotel to be built this fall.
Two elegant brick stores have just been
finished—an ornament to the square.
The great need felt by our people is di
rect railroad connection with your pros
perous city. When are we to have it?
THE CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.
THE INVITATION GIVEN.
I, therefore, invite you to join in a de
bate in Atlanta, in which you may demon
strate that I am a demagogue, and to "ive
you full opportunity, I release you, in ad
vance, from the parliamentary restraints
that embarrassed you at Decatur.
I remain yours truly,
T. M. Norwood.
P- S.—I suggest an early day, as I doubt
not it will be entirely agreeable to you
My friend, Walter R. Brown, will repre
sent me to arrange for the discussion.
The talk of the streets today has been
this challenge, and the general impression
has been that Gordon would accept.
The following is his answer, which is
given to the public this afternoon, and it
will be seen that Mr. Norwood can be
easily gratified by simply announcing his
candidacy.
Gordon’s reply.
Atlanta, September 17, 1890.—Hon.
T. M. Norwood, Savannah, Ga.—Dear
Sir: I accept with pleasure your challenge
for a joint debate if you will frankly and
publicly announce yourself a candidate for
the Senate. Y’our interview led the country
to understand that you are anxious to be
elected, while unwilling 10 declare your
-andidacy. You must perceive the man
ifest inequality of the platforms on which
we would respectively stand, in a joint
iebate, with my public announcement of
my candidacy, while you are, seeking to
place yourself in the attitude of a self-
sacrificing patriot, who prefers “private
life,” and will only consent to serve in the
Senate in order to save your country.
Besides, if I am to meet in joint debate
every man who might challenge me while
lenying his candidacy, my whole time
would be occupied until the meeting of the
Legislature. Declare your candidacy in
tn open letter or public announcement to
the people and you will find me ready to
neet vou anywhere, on equal fooling and
equal terms.
One word as to my remarks which you
quote. 1 have never yet assailed one of
ny fellow citizens, except in resenting an
issault first made upon me. This lias been
-,he invariable rule of my life and you
furnish 110 exception to this rule. You
went out of your way before your name
uad even been mentioned by me to say some
very unworthy things about me in your
interview. Y’ou did not designate me bv
name, but you spoke of the ore-
:andidate and every man in (Jeorgia knows
hat you referred to me. You said that
you did not consider it any -‘sin” to run
ainst that candidate, and that the Senate
was not “private property,” as though I
had assumed to own the Senate as my
private estate, and therefore that I ac
cepted the absurd and contemptible atti
tude of holding it a “sin” to have any
man oppose me. Nothing could be more
unprovoked or more unjust; and few
things could be more offensive to a man of
ordinary sensibilities. It was this un
worthy talk of yours, under the guise of
being no candidate, and “preferring pri
vate life” while seeking to damage me in
the estimation of this people that called
forth the criticism of which you complain.
I am respectfully yours,
J. 15. (Jordon.
A BUSINESS MATTER.
The business men of Atlanta are thor
oughly interested in Machen’s road, the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic.
Tomorrow a large party of Eastern capi
talists will be here to satisfy themselves
that their money will be safe in the road.
They will be given a handsome welcome
by the city.
Machen proposes a road from Atlanta to
•Savannah, sixty-two miles shorter than
any existing line, and to be built at the
low cost of $12,C30 a mile. There will
also very probably be another branch,
making a direct line from Atlanta to Port
Royal.
The Atlanta people are thoroughly in
terested, believing that this independent
ine will break the grasp of the Terminal,
which is proving so prejudicial to the
conunere'al interests of the city.
The chances are very good now for the
■arly completion of definite plans and the
pushing of the work with energy.
A BOARD OF HONOR
ADJUSTS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
GOV. GORDON AND LIVINGSTON.
Atlanta, September 17.—[Special.]
The sharp personalities that have been in
dulged in by (Jov. Gordon and Col. Living
ston in recent stump speeches have been
submitted to a board of honor. This fact
furnished the topic for hotel and street
corner gossip today. But it is all settled
now, and mutual explanations and retrac
tions made. The articles of agreement
proposed by the board have been accepted
by both. Livingston disclaims having re
flected upon Gordon s private or public-
character. Gordon retracts his strictures
on Livingston. This amounts to a mutual
cessation of personal hostilities, but it in
no way affects their political differences.
EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES OF CUTH-
BERT.
Cuthuert, Ga., September 15.—[Spe
cial.]—Our town is literally alive with
boys and girls. Never in the history of
the male and female colleges have they
had such openings. The agricultural col
lege has matriculated 140 pupils, and still
they come. It is one of the best male
schools in the State, its faculty being
equal to the best.
Andrew Female College has never expe
rienced so great prosperity. The popu
larity of Rev. P. S. Twitty, the new presi
dent, in Soutiiwest Georgia has worked
wonders for Andrew. Notwithstanding
tuition is free for girls in the male co lege,
the parents and daughters of C utlibert
have rallied to their pet college as they
have never done in the past Her doors
were thrown open on the 10th inst., and j
today about 140 have matriculated
in the literary school, seventy-five m the
music and twenty in the art. Prof. Geo.
E. Chase, formerly of your city, is the di
rector of the music school, than whom
none is regarded more worthy of public
esteem and confidence. The president is
assured of a considerable increase in the
number of boarders—even beyond his ca
pacity to accommodate.
Our people are very much interested in
review of the speculation in the
GRAIN AND PROVISION MARKETS.
Chicago, September 17.—Wheat—The
market presented a more healthy condi
tion early and a higher range bf prices was
established. While the feeling was consid
erably unsettled and nervous, the under
tone was stronger and the situation appa
rently more encouraging to holders. On
the whole, however, operators were dis
posed to watch the market and conduct
their operations cautiously. The opening
was rather stronger and prices $ to 4 higher,
influenced by stronger foreign market ad
vices, but a sudden weakness occurred and
prices dropped off quickly 1 to l}e. The
reason for this decline was difficult to as
certain, though it was credited to the
rumored failure of a firm in Boston. From
that decline a steady rally followed,
prices advancing 2$c, then turned weaker,
and closed }c lower for September and
5-Sc higher for December and May than
yesterday.
Corn was fairly active, a good volume
of business being transacted within 1 to
l*c range. The feeling developed was
somewhat firmer and gains were noted on
all futures. The better tone was due in a
measure to the receipt of advices from the
frost bitten district, saying that the dam
age by last week’s cold snap was
more than at first supposed, and to the ad
vance in wheat. The first trades were
about the same as yesterday’s close, and
under good demand gradually advanced
1 to l}c, reacted $c, a prominent local
trader selling freely, ruled steady, and
closed with } to jc gain.
Oats were stronger, with fair trading,
and prices advanced $ to le, reacted $ to 4
and closed easy at intermediate figures.
Mess pork.—A good business was trans
acted. Trices ruled somewhat irregular at
the opening, within a smali range, but
later in the day an advance of 124 to 15c
was established, but the appr ciation was
not supported to the close.
Lard—Little was doing. Trices ruled
2j to 5c higher, and the market closed
steady at about the outside figures.
Short rib sides—Rather more doing.
Trices were advanced 5 to 74c, and the
market closed rather firm at about outside
figures.
THE SLAVE TRAFFIC
REVIVED TO AN EXTENT UNKNOWN IN
THIRTY YEARS.
Zanzibar, September 17.—The slavery
proclamation was signed by the German
commanders of the respective stations.
The brokers’ houses are now full of slaves,
having been established under the German
license. Termits to recover runaways will
lead to much kidnapping of free natives.
The news of the proclamation has spread
over tile whole coast, and the traffic has
revived to an extent unknown in thirty
years.
APAI.AIIICOLA NOTES.
Apalachicola, September 15. —[Spe
cial.j—We are having April weather just
now, sunshine and showers alternating in
rapid succession.
The Franklin Guards were sworn in as
State troops last Wednesday night,
thereby becoming Company “C,” Third
battalion. The guards were organized
only last spring, but an- already regarded
as one of the best malitia companies in
Florida.
i ne political bee has begun to buzz in
ihe bonnets of several of our esteemed cit
izens, who have announced themselves as
candidates for local office, subject to the
Democratic primary to be held next Sat
urday.
In other respects we are doing qnite
well.
sun’s cotton reaiew.
New Y'ork, September 17.—Futures
opened with a decided change, closed tliiee
to five points lower and easy. There was
not much of a market today, and at times
the floor of the cotton exchange was al
most deserted. The fluctuations were
slight and unimportant. Neither
party to speculation feels sure
of its ground, and there is consequently
fitful and feverish action. The bulls re
call 1886 when there was a decline to
8 5-8c. with a crop of 6,550,630 bales, and
the bears recall the past year when
prices went to l2Jc, with a crop
of 7,314,690 bales. Two nagers
were made today that the next
crop would exceed 7.5(H),(.00 bales. The
reports from the South generally advised
cooler, clearing weather. Receipts at ports
fall below the estimates, but the interior
movement continues large.
Spot cotton was unchanged.
THE BRITISH GRAIN TRADE.
Manchester, September 17.—Tlie
Guardian's review of yesterday’s market
says: There was a moderate business for
several of the markets, but there was little
doing for India and China. The pro
ducers for these markets are gener
ally well supplied with contracts.
1’riees are generally steady,
though occasionally manufacturers
are easier. The position of producers,
especially spinners, has decidedly improved
regarding the margin. Despite the efforts
to break prices, founded on the decline in
cotton, the market is remarkably firm.
Yarn was very quiet. There was little
more inquiry for bundles for export, hut
offers were rarely acceptable. Cloth
was quiet but steady. Inquiry for
India and China is increasing somewhat.
Best printers and other finishing cloths
were quiet but firm. Common grades
were freely offered, though there was less
pressure to sell. Good heavy goods were
steady. Lower grades were fairly steady,
although the demand was inactive.
KILLED BY A BOILER EXPLOSION.
Charlotte, N. C., September 17.—The
boiler at the gin liou-.e of Hugh Boyce, a
few miles from here, exploded today, kill
ing Will Boyce, son of the owner of the
gin house, and seriously injuring several
other people.
TUTTLE FOR GOVERNOR.
Concord, X. H., September 17.—The
Republican State convention today nomi
nated Hiram A. Tuttle, for Governor.
THE STRIKERS AT WORK.
Southampton, September 17.—Work
on all the docks has been resumed.
Dr. Harris in Athens.—The Athens
papers contain highly complimentary no
tices of Dr. Robert H. Harris, who preached
two sermons to immense congregations in
that city Sunday. Dr. Harris has been
asked to accept the pastorate of the Bap
tist church in Athens, but has not yet de
cided to accept the call. The Athens
Ledger, of Monday, says:
The Rev. Robert II. Harris, the mw
Baptist divine, preached yesterday before
the largest audience that ever assembled
beneath the roof of the Baptist church.
His sermon was a masterly effort, and
created a profound impression. He fully
comprehended the eloquence of simplicity,
and his sermon was pregnant with burnin: ,
living truths. His delivery was easy ana
graceful and his personal magnetism won
derful. He presents his thoughts with a
logical conciseness that carry conviction
with them.
Indistinct Jtvif