Georgia Historic Newspapers

    I THE WORKING NEWS i
J Established 1850. Incorpohathij 1888. V
I J. H. ESTILL, President, \
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK
SEVEN HIGHWAYMEN HOLD DP
AN EXPRESS.
The Flagman Compelled to Surrender
All the Torpedoes and Stop the
Train—At the Point of Seven Rifles
the Fireman Picks the Lock of the
Baggage Car—The Strong Box Re
lieved of S3,BOO—A Large Force in
Pursuit of the Robbers.
Cason City, Col., Sept. I.—Seven men
held up the east bound Rio Grande No. 4
last night near Cotopaxi. The highway
men compelled the flagman at Texas creek
to give uy all the torpedoes in his posses
sion and also forced him to flag the train.
As soon as it stopped the engineer and fire
man were deliberately held up at the point
of rifles. Fireman Weir was relieved of
his flee gold watch, and then, at the muz
do of seven rifles, he was forced to pick the
lock and break in the doors of the baggage
car under fire from the express messenger,
who knew that something was wrong as
soon as the train was stopped.
The mail car doors were all broken out,
but nothing was taken from it.
IN THE EXPRESS CAR.
Express Messenger Angel made a deter
mined resistance, aud used his revolver to
good advantage, but whether any one was
killed or not is not definitely known, as he
was compelled to shoot through the glass
portion of the door. The fight was a fierce
ones though it only lasted a few moments.
One of the masked men placed the cold
muzzle of a revolver against his temple, and
under the pressure of a threat against his
life, he opened the safe door. The highway
men took $3,(100 from the strong box.
Horses were in readiness, and as soon as the
robbery was accomplished they fled to the
west mountain valley.
PASSENGERS NOT MOLESTED.
They did not disturb the passengers, evi
dently not wishing to stay longer on the
ground than the actual necessities of the
occasion demanded.
A posse was summoned by the sheriff and
left for the scene at once. The sheriff got
together all the men he could on such short
notice. They are all, however, men who
have seen service, and will make a lively
chase after the brigands.
Trinidad has been wired to for the noted
bounds that have been instrumental already
in running down several criminals. They
are to be hurried to the scene on a special
tram and put on trail as soon as possible.
With the efforts being made it is not likely
that the daring robbers can escape.
THE NEWS IN DENVER.
Denver, Col., Sept. I.—News was re
ceived at the union depot considerably
after midnight last night that train No. 4
had been held up by seven masked robbers
between mile posla 189 and 190, between
Cotopaxi and Raas creek. It was stated
further that all the money in the messen
ger’s cash box had been taken from him as
well as the fireman's watch. A later dis
patch stated that one of the robbers was a
man possibly about in his 40th year, aud
with very dark, stiff hat, aud there was an
other heavily built man about the same
ago. One of them, however, was a smooth
faced boy, not over 20 years old, and had a
checked shirt and was in his shirt sleeves.
a search for the robbers.
J. A. Eddy has offered, it ts said, the
services of ids cowboy band of roundups
to hunt the desperadoes down. Pinkerton’s
detective agency; was at once called upon
and a hack full of men was soon ready to
start with Detective Kramer of Rio Grande.
A special train was hurriedly put together,
ami at about 4 o’clock this morning they
departed for the scene of the robbery, ac
cjmpauied by the chief surgeon of the road.
Tat, CORDE t BANK ft JBiES3,
Cit'z .ns Take One of Them From the
Officers and Lynch Him.
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. I.— One of the
desperadoes who robbed the Corder (Mo.)
Bank yesterday afternoon was captured
late last night about twenty miles from
Corder, and about half of the stolen money
found in his possession. He gave his name
as Andrew Murrell.
the prisoner reported lynched.
It is reported ihat as Deputy Sheriff
Jackson and City Marshal Dean, who had
the robber in charge, were taking him to
Lexington, the county seat, tbey were met
, - “ ra °“ enraged citizens, who over
powered them, took the prisoner from
! ,m. and lynched him. The other robber
is being pursued.
KILLED A POLICEMAN.
A Negro While Resisting Arrest
fatally Stabs the Officer.
New York, Sept. I.—Policeman John J.
Sherman of the West One Hundredth street
ation was murdered this morning by
rancis Noah, colored servant of Alexander
liudreA W ?°/® i i dßa , at No - 144 West One
called L i Flfth Mr. Hyer
ana “ about 8:30 °’ clock
SsufiATn f t' andi H Borderly Noah
m Lrch nf ' while Mr - Hyer went
Policeman in an t c ' ther “Ulcer, stabbed the
‘astanUv r, tb ° , throat - killing him
suicide hi- stnti- ,rmrderer then attempted
inflictedL ?uTJ D * hlmsßlf neck and
? llgllt injury. He was arrested.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATORS.
e Convict System Being Discussed
oy the Committees.
hou 1 A es R o f' I th LE ’ TESN - Se P f - 1- - Both
O’clock this l Keneral M’embly met at 10
noon mm morma B and adjourned before
at 10 “’clock to-morrow morn
coLsiderir ifth * Q ° tion ° f the committe “
During lh„ th ® Penitentiary bill,
done of general bf° n to ' d , ay nothing was
committees of tim* u 6 P®aiteufciary
and Senate are
tiary andLaw“y‘“em h ° aT™ 1 ’ aiteu
toluti mof r k” 1, Ail are anxi <>u for
that meets with J? t e< * U ? Stion ’ but no P lau
been sugg este j ® ei:era l approval has yet
Three Live* r ,TTT
dent on n * * Midnight Accl-
D*tpo,v etroit Rlver
night last' might"' I — About mid '
florely, owned by IT. L Bb?am barße
Port Huron Mini * “ - good & Avery of
ittlesteamV ar ‘■• I rauinto and sailk the
■rotn Lake Eri 0 g L J |!n k l i '’ l ?- dan witb ‘’tone
fc’rcd in the De/rei?- The colii!doD
■°“ a - The Jenkt „ rivar ’ cear Grassy
m. immediatc7r ’ a , mld f hi P 3
Btam of the Jet, .: lhe w,fo “f the
were killed ' t ‘ a * me ’ ?r and the
H the collision.
by & T_
AI A - IXPIOS!Oa '
at slope No’ i ’ I-—A boiler of
Sded to day v' l of Pratt mines
"as hi ? 'kk ms . the on
killed. Hi-i*?? 9 dlB lance and in
& ai “ was horribly mu
IRp JJlonfnittg ffrtoji
, WORLD’S FAiR COM MISS.ON EJ3.
Financial Matters to be the Principal
Questions at To-day’s Meetings.
Chicago, Sept. I.—The financial board of
commissioners of the world’s fair aud the
national board of lady managers will meet
in this city to-morrow. One of the matters
to come before the commissioners will be the
questiou of how to avoid a deficit in its ap
propriation for the year of about $23,000.
It is probable that will be accomplished by
cutting down the salaries. President Palmer
has already agreed to give up his $5,000
salary, and Director General Davis submits
voluntarily to a cut of $3,00 in bis, and
>12,000 is to be saved by dispensing with the
April meeting.
wants a loan of $5,000,000.
An afternoon paper says that the finance
committee has considered with favor a
proposition tc ask congress to make the fair
management a loan of $5,000,000, taking a
mortgage on the receipts for its
repayment, but it has not been decided
upon. In any event, as the government
has provided for the giving of medals and
a jury of award, it is understood that con
gress will be asked to appropriate enough
money to pay for the meaala aud the ex
penses of tbe juries of award—between
$500,000 and $700,000.
The board of control of the Columbian
exposition has granted an audience to the
delegation of the American Sabbath Union,
which will lay before it the reasons why the
exposition should be closed on Sunday.
ANOTHER RAILBOAD WRECK.
A Broken Flange Causes a Train to
Go Down an Embankment.
Cincinnati, 0., Sept. 1. —A special from
Evansville to the Commercial Gazette
says: “Yesterday morning, between Tell
City and Troy, Perry county, lad., a mixed
train on the Louisville, Evansville and St.
Louis railway, in which were twenty pas
sengers, encountered a broken flauge. The
engine left the track, bumped on the ties
for a while, aud then took a header down
the 6teep embankment. All the cars piled
on it. The passengers were all taken out.
FOUB DEAD AND MANY WOUNDED.
Four were dead and sixteen more or less
scalded by the escaping steam aud other
wise injured.
The wreck took fire and burned up com
pletely.
Eugineor Jake App and his fireman
escaped injury by jumping. Conductor
Gordon, who was in tbe coach, was badly
hurt. All the injured are in Tell City.
Nearly all the passengers were from local
points on the road.
ATTACKED W.TH A HATCHBT.
A Mother Horribly Cut While Defend
ing Her Child
Oklahoma, O. TA NARUS., Sept. I.—Last evening
Mrs. Mary Ryan, who is an invalid, and
her little 7-year-old daughter were attacked
in a savage and brutal manner by a negress
named Mary Hewitt, who occupied a tent
in Mrs. Ryan’s yard. The Degress became
enraged at the child and commenced to
beat her with a broom. The sick mother
got out of bed and attempted to protest her
child, when
THE NEGRESS SF.IZED A HATCHET
and attacked Mrs. Ryan, breaking both
arms in several places and cutting two deep
gashes in her back. The cbiid was a mass
of bruises. It is probable that both win
die. The negresi was arrested, and with
difficulty taken to jail. A large mob sur
rounded the prisoner, and were determined
to lynch her, but the prompt arrival of
troops prevented this.
AN OPIUM DEN RAIDED.
A Catholic Prle3t Effac s an Entrance
by Breaking tbe Door Down.
Chicago. 111., Sept. I.—A Catholic
priest, Father Alywood, of Nativity parish,
made a rail last night on a Chinese opium
den. Passing along Halstead street, not far
from his church, he saw two young girls
enter apartments kept by a Chinaman
named War Chung. The priest, suspecting
something wro g. went to the place. Beiug
refused admittance he promptly knocked
the door down, took a revolver out of the
hands of War Chung, the proprietor, and
found the girls in a little back room smok
ing opium. They confessed being frequent
ers of the den, and implicated many of
their companions. The priest reported the
case to the polioe, and a warrant was issued
for War Chung, who in the meantime,how
ever, had escaped.
BHOT THROUGH THE HEAD.
A Ban Antonian Killed While Grap
pling With Burglars.
New Orleans, La., Sept. I.—The Pica
yune's San Antonio (Tex.) special says:
“A. R. Patton, bookkeeper for A. B. Frank
& Cos., was murdered iu his rc idor.ee a
short time before daylight this morning by
burglars, who entered through a rear
window. The noise awakened Mr.
Patton’s wife, who aroused him.
Mr. Patton, who was unarmed,
jumped out of bed and grappled with a
burglar, who was in the act of rifling the
pockets of his trousers. Mr. Patton was
about to ovespower the burglar when he
was shot through the head. He only lived
two hours after the shooting, and was to
tally unconscious until h 9 died. The thieves
and murderers escaped.”
GOV. BROW N INAUGURATED.
The Ceremonies at Frankfort Were
Elaborate and Impressive.
Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 1. —Gov. Brown
was inaugurated here at noon to-day, with
elaborate and impressive ceremonies. There
were fully 510,000 people present. Gov.
Buckner, in surrendering his trust ti his
successor, made a short address, after which
the mayor of Frankfort presented the now
governor in a few words. Gov. Brown’s in
augural was very brief. The oath of ofllce
was administered by Chief Justice Holt of
the court of appeals. The inaugural festivi
ties will close with a grand reception and
ball to-nigbt
Waco Dry Goods Dealers Fall
St. Louis, Sept. I.—A special from
Waco, Tex., says S. & S. Lyons, dealers in
dry goods, who have establishments in this
city and Cimeron, have failed. The deeds
of trust give preferences of $27,632 on the
Waco house, and liabilities of 126.5X56
against the Cameron stock. New Yor k
houses are the principal creditors.
The Russian Jew Immigrants.
New York, Sept. I.—Thirty writs of
habeas corpus have been sworn cut in the
cj9e of the Russian Jews detained at the
barge office and made returnable in United
States circuit court, and the acting super
intendent, Mr. O'Bierne, will have to show
cause why these immigrants are not per
mitted to land.
Cabinetmakers Strike for E arht Hours.
Chicago, Sept. t. —The union cabinet
makers of the city Went on a strike to-day
for eight hours as ai day’s work. They num
ber about 1,000. >
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 2, 1891.
CHILE’S NEWGOYERNMENT
PRESIDENT HARRISON DIRECTS ITS
FORMAL RECOGNITION.
The Government Possessed of No In
formation From Minister Egan—lt Is
Satisfied Toat It Was Deceived by
Him and Flint and Tresoott, Who
Have as Completely Disappeared as
Balmaceda.
(.Special to the Homing flews.)
Washington, Sept. I.—Although the
state department has not heard from Min
ister Egan, it is learned from tbe news
papers and from Admiral Brown and con
sul MoCreary that President Balmaceda is
a fugitive, luouan a prisoner, and the Con
gressionalist government will be estab
lished, and has so reported to tbe President.
The latter, it is stated, is satisfied that he
was deceived by Minister Egan, Messrs.
Flint aud Tresoott, and, satisfied that his
present information is correct, has author
ized and directed that formal recognition
be given the newly established Chilean
government.
TO RECOGNIZE THE NEW GOVERNMENT.
One reason why the state department is
hunting for the missing minister is to im
pose upon him the painful duty of formally
congratulating the successful c’ongre3sional
ists whom he has beer, opposing and pre
senting himself as our minister to the new
foverument until bis successor shall
e appointed. But if Minister Egan
cannot be found the acting Secre
tary of State will find other means to
ooinmunicate the President’s compliments
to the new government. Momwhilo Presi
dent Balmaeeda’s minister from Chile would
not meet with a very grand reception at the
state department. Consul Treseott and
Consul General Flint seem to have disap
peared as completely as President Batma
ceda and Minister Egan.
SEARCHING FOR OUR MINISTER.
Acting Secretary Wharton walked over
from the state department to the navy de
partment to-day and asked the Secretary
of the Navy to help him in his attempt to
find our minister to Chile. Secretary Whar
ton had tried the telegraph without success
aad now wautod the assistance of Admiral
Brown and the rest of the officers in Chile to
hunt the silent and hiddeu minister.
The navy department will co-operate
with the state department in fluffing that
last minister, from whom and of whom
nothing has been heard since he sent his
lost misleading cablegram last week. Min
ister Egan will be recalled if he docs not
resign. It may not take place immediately,
but after he has had a chance to
EXPLAIN HIS UNEXPLAINABLE CONDUCT
he will undoubtedly have to go. Acting
Secretary Wharton has sent the President
all the facts in tbe case, so that the Presi
dent will be prepared to aot as soon as the
minister is neard from. It Is believed by
one of the congressional envoys here that
he has fled with President Balmaceda, fear
ing a popular outburst against him and
will turn up with the president in the Ar
gentine Republio or some other foreign
country.
CANNOT EXPLAIN HIS RETICENCE.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. I.—Not a word of
news has been received at tbe state depart
ment from Minister Egan respecting the
state of affairs In Chile, save a
brief cablegram sent last wook, telling
of an unimportant skirmish. The officials
of the department are at a loss to explaiu
this reticence on the part of Minister Egan,
except upon the theory that the telegrnphio
communication between Valparaiso, the
cable terminus, and Bantiago, the capital,
where the minister resides, is not yet fully
restored.
CONGRESSIONALISTS CONGRATULATED.
Berlin, Sopt. 1. —The North German
Gazette congratulates the leaders of the
eougressionalis s upon their diplomatic
ability and talent in organizing, w hicb, it
says, will be further suooessful in develop
ing Chile.
BALMACEDA GOING TO EUROPE.
Paris, Sept, I.—A retired English officer
has received a telegram from Pres.aent
Balmaceda announcing that he will srart
for Europe at the first opportunity.
THE CONTINUED BONDS.
The Interest on the Outstanding 4 l-2s
. to Cease To-Day.
Washington, Sept. I.— The amount of
4,Y per cent, bonds continued at 2 per cent,
to-day was $186,900, making a total to date
of $23,408,550. There are also about $500,-
000 more bonds in process of continuation.
The interest on the outstanding 4> 4 ' per
cent, bonds will oease to-morrow, after
which date the department will redeem all
that are presented for that purpose.
EXTENDING the continuation period.
A circular, however, will be issued to
morrow extending for an indefinite period
the privilege of continuing these bonds at
2 per cent. So far $2,500,000 have been re
ceived for redemption, and it is expected
that the rest of the outstanding uncon
tinued bonds, estimated to aggregate $20,-
000,000, will be presented for re
demption on demand the next two
months. The net amount cf gold
in the treasury to-day to meet this
liability is $132,471,408, an increaso of $14,-
803,680 since July, and an increase of $1 lt
-358,384 since Aug. 1. Should tbe entire
$20,000,000 be paid in gold it would not
trench on the $100,000,000 of gold reserved
for the redemption of legal tender notes.
THE DEBT STATEMENT.
The Decrease During the Month of
August $1,091,210 50.
Washington - , Sept. L—The debt state
ment Issued to-day shows the following:
Total interest bearing debt out
standing 610,529,420 00
Decrease since March 1,1889 233,576,803 00
Decrease during August 1,091.2iC60
Total debt of all kind* 1,502,26,34 It
Total cash in the treasury 766.603,847 79
Not cash balance 60,274.394 95
Gold certificates outstanding... 145.994,359 00
Silver certificates outstanding.. 324,213,209 00
Currency certificates outstand
ing 29,185,000 00
Treasure notes of 1890 (bullion
purchase notes) 59,680,035 00
Pacific railroad bond.3 are not included in
the above.
Proposals Rejected.
Washington, Sept. I.—The proposals
recently received at the treasury depart
ment for the construction of the govern
ment building at the Columbian exposition
will pr bably be rejected an 1 proposals in
vited for the construction of a building of a
less expensive character.
No R*c9tver Needed.
Washington , Sept. L—The acting
controller of the currency has decided
that there is no necessity for the appoint
ment of a receiver for the Farly National
Bank of Montgomery, Ala.
Brakrtnen and Conductors Strike.
Lafayette, Ind., Sept. I.—The freight
braketneu and conductors oa the Lake Erie
and Western road struck again here this
evening.
THS NSW JUDGESHIPS.
Not Probable That Emory Speer Will
Gat One.
Washington, Sept. L —President Harri
son has sent to the department of justice
for the papers of over 250 applicants for the
nine additional circuit judgeships wbioh he
will fill as soon as congress meets. Ihe
papers would fill a hogshead, and may have
to be sent by express. Eipecially volumin
ous are the memorials and testimonials
from the extreme southern circuit, in
wnich there are many candidates, of
whom W. W. Howe of New Orleans
is the most likely to get the appointment.
Judge Emory Bpeer is credited with saying
that if he did not get the jurtgeshiD for his
circuit no other Georgian w. uld, and this
seems to be coming true, for it seems certain
Judge Speer wifi not get it. Also that, it
will go to Louisiana. Three, perhaps four,
of the nine new judges will be democrats
They will be appointed only for the circuits
where, under the moats of the
the supreme court judges, there will be
a republican majority in the new appellate
court.
AN IMPORTANT DEOISION.
Supreme Court of Massachusetts In
terprets the Australian Billot I.aw.
Boston, Mass., Sept. I,—Judge Lathrop
of the supreme court has sent down a de
cision in on important case at law applica
ble to tbe Australian ballot act.
In the caso before the court an
effort was made bv citize is of Revere
to oust a member of the board of
selectmen, their most import nut point being
an allegation that several persons who had
no right to vote voted for the candidate.
THE DEFENDANT’B CONTENTION.
Tbe defendant's counsel contended that
under the Australian bollotact it could not
be objected after an election that persons
voted illegally, where it did not appear
that the votes of such persons were chal
lenged in the manner provide! by the act
Judge Lathrop sustained the defendant's
demurrer, holding that where votes aro not
challenged their legality cannot afterward
be tbe subject of inquiry.
KOLB OUSTED.
Gov. Jones Appoints Hector D. Lano
Commissioner or Agriculture.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. I.— To-day
Gov. Jones appointed Heotor D. Lano. of
Limestone county, commiseioner of agri
culture, vice R. F. Kolb, whose term ox
pired to-day.
Mr. Lano was an original alliance man,
one of the organizers in this state, assistant
lecturer two terms and for a while editor of
the state organ. Ho always opposed the
alliance entering politics, bu; favored in
standing to its original dccltratioos. He
occupies a position similar to that of Mr.
Hall of Missouri.
Mr. Kolb will contest the governor’s
right to aopoiut, claiming that the law
making the office electoral at tbo election of
1891 continues him in office until that time.
The legislature refused to adrytl u clause in
the law to that effect.
TBE GUATEMALAN ELECTIONS.
Excitement Inteasa and Fears That No
Election Will Take Place.
City of Mexico, Bept. L— Letters from
Guatemala state that tbe electbn excite
ment there is very intense aud it is feared
that no eleotion can take place In such
case President Barrillas will hold over, aud
he may try to declare himself dictator,
which will not only causo complications in
Guatemala, but in’all Central America.
In Nicaragua there are fears that
THE CANAL WILL NOT BE BUILT,
as it is known or believed that tbe company
has not the funds necessary to carry on the
project. In Honduras efforts are being
made to oust the partisans of President
Bogran from the government offices. If
this cannot be accomplished by the electoral
power it is said it will be done by force
after the elections are held.
A HEAVY HAUL.
Two Newark Burglars Caught Witb
$20,000 Worth of Jewelry.
Newark, N. J„ Sept. I.—Janies Wil.
holm, bookkeeper for Peter Houck the
brewer, saw two strangers walk out of bis
employer’s residence this afternoon. Sus
picious of the men, he, with James Morton,
followed them across the Passaic river bridge
and grappled with them. A fierce struggle
ensned, tbe strangers being finally over
powered. They were taken back to Mi.
Houck’s house and searcbel in tbe presence
of Senator Barrett, a son in-law of Mr.
Houck. Diamond necklaces, nraca'.eta and
other jewelry, valued at $20,000 in all, and
S6O in cash were found oo their persons.
The men described themselves as Charles
Bowen, aged 26 years, of Ora .ge, and Den
nis Gibbons, aged 21 years, of Newark.
Bowen has served a term in prison for
theft.
M'SAMABA AR ft 5 S Tfi D.
Chattanooga’s Gsmbler-Murderer Cap
tured as Roanoke, Va.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Sepl. I.—Charles
McNamara was arrested to-day at Roanoke,
Va Ho was a gambler of this city and
killed Reese Fowler, proprietor of a poker
room, in the latter’s establishment after a
long gamble at poker, in which
McNamara was cleaned out, losing
several hundred dollars. A reward of
SIOO was offered for McNamara by Sheriff
Skillorn of this county. Fowler's body is
awaiting instruc’ions from his relatives in
Baltimore. McNamara was taken by a de
tective of the Norfolk and Western railroad
after an inquiry from the conductor to the
chief of police of this city, lie is on bis
way here.
Fefuse to Sign the teale.
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. I.—To-day was
the time set for the resumption of work in
the window glass factories after their two
months’ vacation, but owing to differences
between the manufacturers and their em
ployes no Pittsburg factory will start at
present. The manufac-urers refuse to sign
the scale, giving a 5 per cent, advance to
the "tender boys.” Hundrpdi of men in
Pittsburg will be idle during the shut
down.
Chottanoova’s Steamboat Fund.
Chattanooga. Tenn., Sept. L—Of the
SIOO,OOO fund being raised by popular sub
scriptions for a line of steamboats and
barges between this city and St. Louts, s!*>,-
000 is pledged, and the balance will be raised
to-morrow. The Bridgeport Land Company
of Bridgeport, Ala., has given #5,000, which
will not be accepted until the original
amouut is made up here.
Could Net Survive Bis Wife.
Richmond, Va., Sept. L—The wife of
Alfred Monkerl, a wealthy citizen of Surrey
county, died early last night. This morning
her husbaud was fount dead on the bed
with the corpse of his wife. He had shot
himself through the bead with a pistol.
Miickerl bad surd he would kill himself It his
wife died. Both will be buried to-morrow.
GOV. HILL'S SUCCESSOR.
JONHS WILLING TO BECOME AN IN
DEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
A Conference at Saratoga-He Will be
Placed at the Head of a Labor Ticket.
A Convention of tbe Central Labor
Unions of tbe State -Tbe Democratic
Caucuses at Utica.
Utica, N. Y. t Sept. 1. —The democratic
oauouses in this city to-day were largely at
tended and bitterly contested. Of the
twelve wards nine elected Hill delegates
and tbe tenth will be contested.
The Utica Observer announced on Satur
day that the party was divided and a strug
gle for tho mastery going ou between the
friends of ex-l’resident Cleveland aud Gov.
Hill, at tho same time declaring its adher
ence to the Cleveland wing. The indica
tions are that in the county Hill has the
best of the fight, and will have delegates
from three districts, though two delega
tions will probably go to Saratoga from the
first and third districts.
JONES AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
Troy, N. Y., Sept. I. —A special dispatch
to the Telegram from Saratoga, N. Y.,
says: “A conference was held in Congress
hall this afternoon which will certainly
have an important bearing upon state
politics, Represevtativo democrats from
New York and Buffalo were present. Tbe
principal celebrity on baud was Lieut.
Gov. Jones, who, at tbe conclusion of the
conference, expressed a willingness to ac
cept an independent nomination for gov
ernor.
TO HEAD A LABOR TICKET.
Little of what transpired at the confer
ence has boeu made public, but it is known
that part of the plan of the campaign de
cided upon is a convention at Albany of the
central labor unions of the state to fie held
botween tbe dates set for tbe holding of tho
repubiioau and democratio state conven
tions. This convention will place Mr. Jones
in nomination. It is kuown for a certainty
Lieut.-Gov. Jones will run for governor
this fall on an independent ticket.
STORMS IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Violent Gales Accompanied by Rain
Destroy Life and Property.
London, Sept. I.—Violent gales of wind,
acoompanled by furious raiu storms, con
tinue to sweep over Great Britain and Ire
land. Dispatches from Dublin state that
the crops throughout the provinoe of Dlster
are in a pitiable condition, aud that in
many parts of Ulster and elsewhere they
are almost submerged. In other sections
tho crops are in several feet of water and
will be completely destroyed.
PASSENGERS HAVE A NARROW ESCAPE.
Off Ilfracombe, near Barnstable, Devon
shire, to-day, a passonger steamer having
100 passengers on board, had a narrow es
cape from destruction. A succession of
heavy seas struck her, sweeping the decks,
smashing in the saloon skylight* and pour
ing tons of water down the companion
ways. Many passengers were severely in
jured. Six aro in a precarious condition.
AN ENTIRB CREW LOST.
In tho Mersey a Asking smack foundered
and all hands were lost. On the south
coast of England there have been several
wrecks and a number of exciting rescues.
During tbe past night the government
cutter Beatrice stranded below Gravesend.
RUSSIA AND T3K DARDANELLES.
Tbs Sultan’s Action May bo Due to
Pique at England.
London, Sept. X. —The Standard sug
gests that the sultan’s action in regard to
Russia and the Dardanelles may be due to
pique and irritation at England’s rofusal to
re-open the Egyptian negotiations. It says:
‘‘Since that refusal it is reported that the
English ambassador has not been received
at Yildiz Kiosk. It is for the powers to
consider what course to adopt to enforce the
observance of the existing treatlo*. Clearly
the straits must be either closed to all na
tions or open to all nations. England
cannot alone ohatnpion the rights of the
powers.
EXCITED DISCUSSIONS BY THE PKKSS.
The Austriau and Herman newspapers
continue their excited discussions of the
Dardanelles question. While they profess
not to believe the report that Turkoy has
yielded to Russia, they deolare that if the
report is true, it might induce the most
terrible complications for all Europe.
THE INITIATIVE FALLS ON ENGLAND.
Berlin, Bept. I.—The National Gazette
argues that the initiative in the Darda
nelles matter falls upon England. The
Gazette says: "It would be the exceedingly
hitter irony of fate if imm 'diately after the
Portsmouth reception England should be
compelled by Russia, France’s ally, to de
fend her interest.
OAPRIVI’S SiORVT CONFERENCES.
They Are Said to be Piellmlnary to
an important Announcement.
Berlin, Bept. I.—Chancellor von Ca
privi and the minister of war have had
fiequent prolonged audiences with the em
peror as preliminary to an important an
nouncement. The Iteichsanzeiger says
that the various rumors current in regard
to these audiences are unreliable, the
matters discussed being kept secret Tbo
Mititar Wochenblatt urges the nnportauoe
and necessity of inventing new cannon to
meet the requirements of modern warfare,
small oaliber magazine guns having reduced
to a minimum the advantage which the ar
tillery formerly possessed over iufantry.
Rev. Spurgeon Rallies.
London, Sept. I.—Rev. Charles H. Spur
geon of the Metropolitan tabernacle, who
has been seriously ill for a long time past
and who, yesterday, suffered a relapse, has
rallied from a fit of weakness which over
came him, and it is hoped he will continue
to gain strength.
A Throatenlnsr Landslide.
Vienna, Sept I.—The extensive land
slide in progress in the vall-y of the
Drave, os cabled yesterday, which it form
ing a dam across the i.ienzer gorge, is
torming an immense lake and threatens to
divert the course of the Drave.
Russia’s Temporary Issue.
St. Petersburg. Sept. I.—lt is officially
announced that the Imperial bank has been
empoweredto make a temporary issue of
notes to the amount of 25,009,000 roubles.
Egypt’s l arge Cotton Crop.
London, Sept. I.—The Egyptian cotton
crop amounts to 3,700,000 cantars, the larg
est crop on record. The coming season
promises au equally large yield.
Our Population 62,622,250.
Asbury Park, N. J., Sept. I.—Census
Superintendent Porter received to-day the
last card showing the exact number of peo
ple in this oouutry. The card showed 62,-
622,250.
LIVINGSTON INTERVIEWED.
Be Admits He Is the Author of the
New Railroad Bill.
Atlanta, Ga. , Sept. 1. —In a talk with
tho News correspondent to-night Col. Liv
ingston admitted that he was the author of
the bill Introduced in duplicate in the legis
lature to-day.
“General allianeemen,” he says, “ap
proached me on the idea that there was a
difference between some of us—for example,
between Torn Watson and myself
upon the railroad question. I
told them I was opposed to the
forfeiture of charters, but I stood upon the
Ocala platform, that I favored government
control, but not government ownership. £
thought the ends sought for could bo
reaohed without going to the extreme of
forfeiting any oharters. They asked mo if
I could draw up a bill that would do that.
I said yes. There wero a dozen or more of
them talking to me about it, so I drew up
the bill which was introduced to-day.”
“Is it intended as a substitute for the
Berner bill!”
“Yos," said he. “If mv bill passes there
will be no need for the Berner bill."
A JOINT DEUATE SUGGESTED.
Apropos of Col. Livingston's allusion to
tho popular assumption that there are con
siderable differences between Congressman
Watson and nimselt on the railroad ques
tion, there is a numerously signed petition
going around in tho legislature now in the
hands of altianceinon asking Col. Living
ston and Congressman Watson to meet in
joint del ate and dismiss these questions.
"Wo, the undersigned,.” it begins, "recog
nizing the faot tbnt different view* are
held by Hon. Thomas Watson and Hou. L.
K. Livingston on the railroad question,”
etc.
It is being signed by Col. Livingston’s
friends and by Representative Watson’s
friends alike.
"No,” said Col. Livingston gto-nlght. “It
has not yet been presented to me; I nevor
heard of the potition until to-night. I
really don’t kuow what Mr. Watson's views
on the railroad question are, but if he stands
upon the Ocala platform there are no dif
ferences between us.”
THE COLORSD COLLEGE.
The Trustees Moot and Elect Officers
and Instructors.
Atlanta,Ga., Sept. L—The trustees of the
colored school to be established at Savan
nah as a branch of the state university held
a meeting here to-day. Chancellor Boggs
inet with them.
K. R. Wright of Augusta wns elected
president aud instructor io English language
and literature.
D. C. Suggs of Llviugston College at
Salusburg, N. C., was elected vice president
and instructor in natural science.
Frank E. Cobb of Round Oak was elected
instructor In mathematics.
There Is to be an instructor in industrial
education, tho place to bo tilled Oct. 1.
Loving B. Palmer of Atlanta was eleoted
assistant instructor in English and other
branches.
James M. Sims of Savannah, an ox-mom
ber of the legislature, wns elected proctor
aud steward. All these are colored,
THE COI.LEUE TO OPEN OCT. 7.
The commission adjourned to meat upon
the call of the chairman soon after the col
lege opens Oct. 7.
The buildings, it was roportod, are being
rapidly completed. Tim dormitories will be
arranged in the main building for the ac
cominodatii n of students.
“The outlook for the school,” says Chan
cellor B< ggs, “is very llattering in 'he judg
ment of its colored friends. The appoint
ment of Mr. Wright of Augusta as presi
dent. meets with general approbation, not
only among the colored people of the state,
but among the white gentlemen and edu
cators who know of his faithful and accep
table works,”
A DARING TBIOF.
He Snatches S2O, But Is Pursued and
Terribly Mutilated.
Brunbwick, Ga., Sept. I.—J.S. Tyer, a
merchant of Jesup, was the victim of a dar
ing highway robbery on Bay stroet to
night, directly under tbo glare of the elec
tric lights, m a crowd and among friends.
Joe Solomon, a negro, stepped up to the Jes
upite andssked for change fora #2O bill, and
Mr. Tyer responded, opooing his purse, con
taining #2O, which Solomon grabbed and
then ran. Mr. Tyer pursued him with an
opou lcnlfe. Solomon fell with Tyer on
top, plunging his knife into the negro’s
body and face. In some manner Solomon
regained his foot and escaped his pursuers.
surrounded and captured.
At 9 o’clock two citizens and the News
correspondent tracked Solomon for half a
mile to a bouse and surrounded it and sent
for an officer to search tbs premises. An
officer with some citizens arrived, and
while some scattered at different points,
others entered and searched. Joe was not
found, but during tbo searcli he stepped
up to the gate. He was ordered to halt,
but started to run. lie was again
ordered to halt and stepped. Hie
wounds had been sewed up but commenced
to bleed terribly. Hu face is cut horribly.
Mr. Tyer did bis work well and sliced off
part of Joe's nose. The blood soaked bis
clothe" and he looked pitiable. His sisters
were screaming at the sight and the aoene
was exciting. Finally his sisters were forced
away and Joe was carried to jail. Hie
wounds are very serious. The money he
refunded between the appeals for protection,
but the citizens meant no harm, only to see
that he did not escape.
FLOYD’S NEW COURT HOUB3.
Much Opposition Manifested to the
Direct Taxation Scheme.
Rome, Ga. , Sept. I.—Some trouble will
very likely be felt in this county if the
commissioners carry out theit d:termina
tion to build Floyd county’s new oourt
house by direct taxation. The people are
greatly stirre 1 u over the matter, and
since the defeat of bonds ou last Saturday
there are a groat many voters who are
openly opposed to the building of the court
house.
Hon. Felix Corputof Cove Springs, who
fought the issuing of county beads, is now
raid to oppose diVeot taxation. The opposi
tion, it is claimed, will employ attorneys to
file an injunction in case the commissioners
attempt to levy a direct tax.
The commissioners, on the other hand, at
their next mee tug, will 10% y tbo tax. They
are supported by J udge John W. Maddox,
judga of the oircuit court, wno savs that if
the commissioners will not build the court
house that ho has authority and will
do it himself.
There wuuld be but little if any opposition
but for tbo scarcity of money just how.
Many claim that the tax will be teo rnuon at
the present.
Stabbed With a Penknife.
Pensacola, Fla., Sept. I.—Thomas
and Clint n Monroe, two boys, both yet in
knee breeohes, were skylarking or fighting
(which, has not yet been determined! on
Bust Government street, near Turragoua,
yesterday evening, when the latter was
stabbed in the lower left side by tbe former
with a peukhife. Mouroe is painfully, per
haps dangerously wounded,
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THE SUB-TREASURY PLAN
PEFFBB DENIES ITS DEFEAT BY
THE MISSOURI ALLIANCE.
I It Is a Proposition for the People to De
cide, and They Will go Bight—The
Scheme Only Delayed—Ex-President
Hall Priming bia Guns Against it and
the Third Party Movement.
Sr. Louis, Mo., Bept. I.—Ex-President
U. 3. Hall, or the Missouri farmers’ alliance,
is priming bis guns for a war against the
sub-treasury aud third party movements.
He has sent a circular to overy county
alliance in this state and anti-sub-treasury
leaders in other states asking them to call a
meeting of tho antis as soon as possible and
elect three delegates to the national meet
ing of the anti-sub-treasury wing to be held
in Ht. Louis Bept. 15.
DENIES ITS DEFEAT.
Toteka, Kan. , Sept. 1. —Senator
who returned from lowa yesterday, denies
that the sub-treasury scheme was defeated
bv the Missouri alliance. “The Missouri
alliance,” said tho senator to-day, “has
done the oorreot thing. The nub-treasury
scheme Is a proposition for the people to de
cide, and they will go right. The sub
treasury advocates hud enough votes iq
the convention to have carried the plan,
but they disappointed the politicians by
allowing the sub-alliances to settle the ques
tion.
THE SCHEME DELAYED, NOT DEFEATED.
The sub-treasury scheme was not de
feated. It was simply referred to tho sub
allianoes, and had it been a convention of
democrats or republicans with a majority
they- would have fast- nod their idea on the
people and the people would have been com
pelled to submit. Theaotion of tho Missouri
convention will retmlt iu delay, but ths
alliance states will all hnvo acted on ths
sub-treasury plan in time for the campaign
of 1593, and I think tho Cincinnati p'atforin
will be practically the one on which ths
campaign will be fought by the People’s
party."
POLK AND 'IHE DUEL. '
He t'aya tho ihing is the Work of a
Sensational Reporter.
Washington, Boot. I. —President Polk
of the farmers' alliance returned to-day.
At the mention of the duel he laughed out*
right.
"Why,"he said, “I do not think anyone
is thinking of fighting a dud. The
whole story is tho invention of a
very sensational reporter. I have reoeived
dispatches and letters from all over ttie
country begging me to show my moral
courage by refusing to tight a duel. Home
of the letters have come from Vermont. If
any one wants to fight a duel with ms I
have not been informed of it. The thing is
a lot of nonsense."
GHOWTII OP THE ALLIANCE.
President Polk said the alliance was
growing stronger ail the while, and tbs
man who loses sight of It for three days
is left away iu the air.
Congressman Catcldngs of Mississippi
says that the alliance has made a hard fight
in his state, but has not been successful,
Senator George bos a majority of the legis
lature pledged to him, and Air. Catch lugs
says that ho will be returned to the Senate
by|an overwhelming majority.
THE ALLIANCE ORGAN.
A Strike of the Printers Onuses a Da
isy in Its Issue.
Atlanta, Ga., Bept. L—The Southern
Alliance Farmer is being printed to -night,
and it will be about thirty-six hours late in
roaebing the faithful this time. Ths
trouble at this end was an aching void in
the treasury. Borne of the printers struck
Saturday and the others Monday. Edi
tor Harr, who was left at this
juncture with ths bag to hold, fouud it s
very bard matter to got money, and came
very near lerting this issue go by default.
The committee have ordered it out, so
Livingston says, and presumably the;
have assisted Editor Brown in getting il
out
The committee of three hod a long con
ference to night. They finally agreed upon
a proposition for the purchase, which
proposition will bo submitted to the stock
holders in the morning. What it is they
refuse to give out to-night.
DIDN’T HAVE A UCaNSE.
Detective Bhackle'ord Charged With
Doing Business Without a Permit.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 1. Deteotivs
George Shackleford was on trial before Re
corder Calhoun to-day for doing business
without a permit. The police authorities
here have always refused to license private
detective agencies. Detective Bhaokieford,
who came here from Macon, went ahead
without a license. There lias been consider
able friction, and this Is the culmination oi
It. Judgment was reserved, as tbe mattes
involves some legal questions which the re
corder wishes to investigate.
Seventy Miles an Hour.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sept. I.—Ths
Canadian Pacific mail train with the mail
of the steamer Empress of India passed here
yesterday. It is trying to catch the steamec
that loaves New York for England Wednes
day, and if it succeeds the mail will
reach England twenty-one days from
Japan, an unprecedented record. On the
level prairie west of this city a speed ol
seventy miles an hour was reached al
times. '
Successful Rain Making.
Cheyenne, Wy., Sept. I.—Melbourne 1 !
rain making has been crowned with success.
At 2:39 this afternoon a storm
suddenly broke forth. contrary to
ail expectation?, and two hoar*
lator there was a beavy rain in accordance
with Melbourne’s predictions. The rainfall
extended over a radius of fifteen to twenty
miles around the city, and the official meas
urement was one-half an inch. There was
no premonition of coming storm.
To Advance tbe Price of Lumber.
Minneapolis, Minn., Bept. I.—The
Mississippi Valley Lumbormeu’s Associa
tion was organized here to-day. The chief
object of the meeting was to raise tiie price
I of lumber, and a report was unanimoudy
adopted which recommended on advance of
*i per 1,000 feet, the Mmueap lis list to be
used as a basis from this time forth.
W. L. Scott Off for Newport.
Erie, Pa., Sept. I.—Hon. William L.
Scott’s condition improved somewhat to-day
and at 5 o’clock this evening his frieadi
started with him to Newport, R. L
Shot and Killed His Tenant.
Jacksonville, Fla., Bept. I.— A special
to the fie-n itxg TeUgrum from Meiroee,
Fla., says: "Y este. day W illiain Ikon mere,
residing a few miles west of this place, shot
and killed Henry Hutchinson, bis tenant.
Both parties are white. Hutchinson leave*
a wife uud live children.”