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j J. H. ESI'ILL, President. J
RAIN CYCLONE AND SNOW
the ELEMENTS GUTTING UP HIGH
JINKS IN THE WEST.
A Cyclone Damages the Memorial
and Illinois State Buildings on the
World’s Fair Grounds—A Train Pre
cipitated In a Hlver—Tracks Washed
Out by Floods—Bnow In Drifts.
Chicago, April 5. —The Illinois 6tate
building at the world’s fair grounds was
struck by a small cyclone to-day. The
tower and half of the memorial hall was
wreoked. The loss is between SIO,OOO and
$20,000. Two policemen near by were
nearly killed.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Effingham. 111., April s.—During a
severe thunder storm here Leo Dale was
instantly killed by lightning and his
brother was probably fatally injured. The
storm has caused seven washouts on the
Vandaiialine between here and Torre Haute,
and all trains are temporarily abandoned.
The Wabash river is the highest ever
Known and the Illinois Southern road
bridge over that stream near here is gone.
At Clay City the Wabash river rose four
teen feet and pony inuils are all out off
owing to the washing out of bridges.
A FHESHET IN DAKOTA.
St. Paul, April 5. —The freshet in the
Red Kiver of the North at Grand Forks,
liuk., undermined the Northern Pacific rail
road track on its bank, and a freight train
went down the embankmmt and disap
peared in the river. Tho fireman was
drowned. The engineer swam out.
A SHOWER OF MUD.
Kansas City, Mo., April 5. — The Union
Pacific express from the west,which arrived
here this morning, was covered an inch
thick with mud, which came from the
clouds in showers. It is supposed to have
been drawn up bj a waterspout. The
second cyclone in Kansas and Missouri has
not done as much damage as the
first one of Thursday last, but it was ao
companied with au enormous amount of
rain and flooded streams are getting in their
damaging work. At Ogallalla, Neb., largo
droves of cattle drifted before the storm
until they got into the Platte river, where
many were obilled to death.
A BLIZZARD blowing.
Omaha, Nkb„ April s.—Reports from
Western and Central Nebraska and South
Dakota show a severe blizzard to be in
progress. At Grand Island the mercury
fell 49° in three hours, and a norther is
prevailing. The worst snow storm of the
season is reported along the Burlington
road.
lu the Black Hills, at Alliance, Neb.,
tralus are snowed in. Heavy snow storms
wore reported raging between Valentine
end Chadron, and Seneca, in the northern
part of the state, and in Eastern Colorado.
Tho wires are down in nearly every direc
tion, and trains are delat ed in the eastern
part of the state. In the north and west
snow blockades are feared.
A landslide in the approach to the bridge
at Rulo blockaded the Missouri river there.
The Union Pacifio road has no wires west
of North Platte.
GROWING WORSE AT RED LAKE.
Red Lake Falls, Mtnn., April s.—The
storm is growing more violent every hour.
A furious blizzard is raging. "A north
wind is sweeping over the country at a tre
mendous velocity, accompanied by volumes
of drift snow. Over a foot of snow hoe
fallen. Many hove let their supply of wood
dwindle during the recent warm weather.
If many lives are net sacrificed it will be
providential.
VERY SEVERE AT REDFIELD.
Redfield, 8. D., April s.—The severest
storm that has ever visited this section is
raging here. It commenced with rain, and
is increasing in fury. About noon yester
day the rain changed to sleet and snow,
and. with high winds, lias practically sus
rraded ail business. The wind is driving
the snow at hurricane velocity. All train
t -vice on the Northwestern road has been
abandoned here. The snow west of here has
drifted to enormous bights. Fully four
inches of snow on the level has fallen. The
oldest citizens say this is the greatest fall
f r this season of the year since tho early
dX Farmers and business men are jubi
lant, and indicate no displeasure at the dis
comforts of travel and tho temporary hin
drance to trade.
COMBINE op the coaler?.
Gov. Abbott Vetoes the Bill to Legal
ize the Deal.
Trenton, N. J., April s.—Gov. Abbott
this morning announced bis disapproval of
the bill to legalize the Reading railroad
combine and filed a menjorandum setting
forth his reasons therefor. He says there is
no question of bis right to act on the bills
at say time within thirty days after the
legislature's adjournment. He questions
tbs constitutionality of the aot.
TO IGNORE THE VETO.
PaihAhstPHU, April 5. —The officers of
J 1" Heading railroad say the failure of the
.<ew Jersey bill legalizing their combine
*ul have no effect upon tneir undertaking.
They bad anticipated this, and they are
now going ahead under a charter granted
under a previously existing law which per
mitted Ruch leases as theirs of railroads in
eew Jersey.
SAYS HE WAS TORTURED.
A Negro Boy Repudiates a Confession
of Murder.
Charlotte, N. C., April 5.—A negro
16 years old was arrested in Chester, 8.
C . yesterday and brought here last night
Purged with being the murderer of Police
,Lu Moran. The Chester ofßcers said he
confessed to the shooting. At the prelim
nary trial here to-day he said
no confession was wrung from him
torture, the officers stringing
by the thumbs. He gave an aooount
Ms movements since the day before the
Way ahd was remanded to jail to await
investigation of his story. The Cheater
‘!°® r 8 deny that they tortured or intimi
n6e hoy in any way, and maintain
fit his confession was voluntary.
A Joke Costs a Life.
PBri-ABELPHtA, Pa., April s.—While at
],,,''tlnS to light his pipe at an electrio
! I '• 151 be was told to do In a joke by a
• _ lw [Workman, a Hungarian at Jobns
i u ‘ was Instantly killed last night.
6ody rreat volts pasied through his
A Double Tragedy.
FiloTr f,RLE ANS. April s.—Yesterday
Bur’ . yon * e b <jt and killed Policeman
l ...‘V’ w b° was attempting to arrest him.
tcm., nl sbt officers found Lyons and at
r'. , to arros ' bim for the murder. He
‘ • ed , a,) d they shot and killed him.
A Refusal to Fuse,
fj. •l I>I . AJ ' Ap OLis, Ind., April s.—Chairman
i, _ ‘ 'be prohibition national committee
l enn? r ’° “gainst fusion with the
cduLi S Farty, saying the prohibitionists
couij gam nothing by it.
BRIE’S DEMOCRATS.
A Protest Against Senator Hill's Snap
Convention.
Buffalo, N. Y., April 5, —A large meet
ing of Erie county democrats was held in
this oity to-night to protest against the mid
winter convention and the methods by
which Senator Hill secured the delegation
from this state. Among the resolutions
adopted were the following:
We believe that the proper way to correct
party abuser is by action within tne party: and
as one step to that end, the democratic electors
ot' the state have iieen asked to assemble in pri
maries fairly called and fairly managed, aui
select delegate) to a fair convention, with full
confidence that the national convention will
take such action as wisdom and souud policy
shall dictate.
In view of these premises, It Is
Resolved , That aa democrats having a pro
found interest in the maintenance and success
of the principles ot our party, we feelcompellod
by a sense of duty to condemn In emphatio
terms the political methods which hare resulted
in foisting upon the Democratic party ot this
state a so-called delegation to the national con
vention which, instead of fairly representing,
in fact aotually misrepresents the great body of
the party in tho state.
Resolved, That we ratify the call for the con
vention to be held at Syracuse on May 31, and
we authorize the delegates there chosen to rep
resent us at the national convention.
Resolve d, That whatever may have been the
estimation in which Senator Hill has been held
to the past by the democrats of tills state, it is
now evident that the course he has pursued with
reference to the vital issues of tariff
reform and honest money; his
unscrupulous political methods in
this state since last Novembor; his unseemly
and disgraceful eft oris to obtain the presiden
tial nomination, and his oontlnned and con
temptuous neglect of senatorial duty, have
estranged from his support nine-tenths of the
democratic voters in the state, aud his nomina
tion, or the nomination of any man supposed
to lie subject so his influence or control, would
result in the overwhelming defeat of the na
tional ticket in the state.
TERMINAL'S PLAN FIZZLING.
Only a Small Fraction of the Outstand
ing Sezsdrlties Deposited.
New Yoric, April 5. —The Post says:
"It has been an open secret on Wall street
for many days that the Riohmond Termi
nal reorganization plan proposed by the 01-
oott committee had practically been re
jected by the security holders, and that a
new plan with radically different provisions
was now being discussed by tho principal
interests in the system, whioh would pro
vide simply for an assessment of $lO per
share on the present stocK, for which a de
benture bond will be given, and the out
tlng down of the oompany’s stock.
BUT FEW SECURITIES DEPOSITED.
"The present plan was issued March 17,
after several months’ labor by the commit
tee. But few securities were deposited under
its provisions. Last week the engraved re
ceipts of the Central Trust Company were
listed on the New York Stock Exchange for
the securities deposited under tho plan, and
it was thought that this step would hasten
the deposits. 8o far, however, only about
$(5,000,000 in seouritks have been deposited
out of a total of $394,000,000.
A NEW BOIIKMK PROBABLE.
"The committee, however, has steadily
refuser! to give out any information in re
gard to the amount of securities deposited,
and this fact in itself hag prepared the
wav for the speedy withdrawal of the plan.
The only official statement that oan be ob
tained is that the committee reportod yes
terday that the deposits of securities hid
not been as speedy as they dosired or ex
pected; that the reason for the reluctance
of the holders to deposit their securities
would be studied, and that the plan would
he modified to as to meet their approval.”
WINDING UP A BUSINESS.
The Necesatty Caused by the Death of
a Partner.
Nashville, Tenn., April s.—The sur
viving members of the firm of Patterson,
Gibson <s£ Cos., Thomas Gibson and E. and
JJ. Patterson, made an assignment to Edgar
Jones, late yesterday afternoon. The assets
are $65,000 and the liabilities $40,000. The
assignment was rendered necessary to wind
up the business of the firm, Bamuel Cowan,
one of the firm, having recently died, leav
ing no will und tho articles of partnership
having no death clause. To wind up Mr.
Cowan’s estate required the winding up of
the firm's business and an alignment was
deemed the best course.
Nominated for Congress.
Louisville, Ky., April 5. —At Camp
ton yesterday Joseph M. Kendall was nomi
nated by the defuocratic convention, to suo
ceed his father, Representative Kendall,
deceased.
Heavy Damage by Rain.
Wheeling, W. Va„ April 5.—A heavy
rain storm in this section has damaged
buildings and stook over SIOO,OOO worth.
RAVACHO '3 DEVILTRY.
He Claims to Be the Author of an
Incendiary Artie.e.
Paris, April s.—Ravachol admitted to
the magistrate yesterday that he wrote an
article in the Journal International de
scribing the surest method of blowing up
public buildings and giving information ai
to the manufacture of bombs and high ex
plosives. He told the magistrate that the
explosive he had employed in the Boulevard
Bt. Germain and Lobau barracks
atfair was triple power dyna
mite He charged his Infernal
maohines with two kilogrammes of dyna
mite and two kilogrammes of his own ex
plosive. He gave most minute details as
to the manufacture of his own explosive.
A sample of it has been seut to the state
laboratory to be tested.
MADRID'S ANARCHISTS.
The Men Who Were to Blow Up the
Deputies Admit Their Guilt.
Madrid, April s.—The excitement cre
ated by the attempt made yesterday to
blow up the Chamber of Deputies grows
apace, and with it grows the conviction
that the anarchist troubles in Spain are due
to foreign agitators. This view is strength
ened by the fact that one of the
men arrested yesterday was a Frenchman
and the other a Portuguese. The men
were examined to-day before a police
magistrate. The Frenchman gave his name
as Jean Marie Delboch and the Portuguese
as Manuel Ferrara. Both gloried in ad
mitting that they were anarcbißts aud
boasted that they wore Important agents of
central anarchist organizations.
ENGLAND'S STRIKING SPINNERS.
The Mill Owners Refuse to Allow
Them to Resume Work.
London, April s.—The locked-out opera
tives in the cotton mills at Staleybridge
made overtures to the masters to-day,
stating that they would withdraw their
demands which ied to the lockout and re
sume work if the mill owners would allow
them to do so. The masters declined to
accept the offer, relying upon being able to
keep their mills going with non-union
hands.
SAVANNAH, GA„ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 0, 1892.
SILVER HARD TO DOWN.
THE FIGHT OVER IT STILL ON IN
BOTH HOUSKa
Representative Lodge’s Bill to Repeal
the Republican Sliver Act of 1800
Considered Very Significant —He
Wants to Stop Buying Bullion and
Issuing Treasury Notes.
Washington, April s.—The fact that so
prominent a republican as Representative
Henry Cabot Ix>dge bad introduced a bill
practically repealing the republioan silver
aot of 1890, so muoh and so often and so
reoently eulogized by its author, Senator
Shermau, and by the republioan leaders
generally,is bo significant that it has aroused
much inquiry. Mr. Lodge himself has re
ceived a number of inquiries about it. The
responso to one of them he mode to-day in
the following statement: “My bill in re
gard to silver, about which you ask
me, is a very simple one
and really explains itself. It provides
that we shall cease to issue treasury notes
and shall stop the purchases of silver bul
lon upon whioh they are based until we
reach ail agreement with other nations for
the restoration of silver to the world’s cur
rency, If this bill could be passed it would
make the position of the United States
jier/oetiy secure, for we should oease to in
crease the silver in the treasury unless It
was restored to circulation by other nations,
if this general restoration came about aud
all the great commercial nations once more
used silver, its free coinage would then be
perfectly safe.
ONE WAY TO FORCE RESTORATION.
"My own belief Is that if we were boldly
to demonetize silver we should thereby
oompel its restoration to the world’s cur
rency by England and Germany within two
years. As long as we hold up silver, how
ever, we Bhall probably never succeed in
securing its international restoration. The
aot of 1800 was passed to meet the general
demand of the country for an increased
circulation and chiefly to prevent the
passage of a free coinage ait, wuich at that
time could not have been avoided in
any other way. On this
latter ground alone it was
amply justified, but I think
it is clear now (what was no means clear
them that it increases the volume of cur
rency too rapidly, and that it is tending
toward the introduction of a dangerous
amount of bullion notes into tho ourrency,
notwithstanding the faot that these notes
are redeemable in gold. It is also clear
that the act of 1890 has failed to do wnat
it was predicted it would do, as to the price
of silver. Although it raised the price of
silver temporarily the rise has not
been maintained, and bullion has sunk
now to a lower point than ever. Those
briefly were the viw which led me to in
troduce my bill, whioh I think provides a
souud and prudent method of dealing with
the present situation, which may readily
become very dangerous.”
ANOTHER BIDE TO THE QUESTION.
"There is another side to this question
which must be kept in mind. It is a great
mistake to imagine that because the silver
bill has been cnecked owing to the desire of
a number of free silver men to postpone it
until after the election, that it is
therefore dead or anythi, g like it.
The free coinage movemont is full
of vigor and life. No evasions
in congress can settle it. It must be pasted
upon by the people, and it will be passed
upon in the approaching elections. Poli
ticians may wish to put it asido to a more
convenient, season, but cannot make
issues to suit themselves and the people of
the United States will vote at the next elec
tion upon the question of the honesty and
stability of their currency. The question
of honest money is widely different from
the question of slavery, but like
slavery, it will not down at
any man’s bidding when there is a
great and powerful movement on
foot to wreck our currency and force us
after many oonvulsians on to a silver basis.
AN AGGRESSIVE POLICY FAVORED.
“With this view of the general situation
I thoroughly believe that the friends of
honest money will make a great mistake if
they content themselves with a merely de
fensive attitude and with nothing better
than an effort to prevent the adoption of
free coinage. I believe that wo should ad
vance the lines and make an aggressive
movement to put the currency of the
United States on a fl in has s, to stop this
business of trying to hold silver and bo
ready to stand on a gold basis alone until
we can thereby compel other nations to
restore silver to the world’s ourrency.”
MORGAN’S RESOLUTIONS.
Bu the Associated Press.
Washington, April 5. —Mr. Morgan
offered in the Senate to-dav an amend meat
to his silver resolutions whioh was ordered
to be printed. It instructs the finance com
mittee to report a bill supplementary to the
act of July 14. 1890, which should provide
for the coinage of gold and silver bullion on
equal terms au to each metal and fo - the
issue of treasury in tes in denominations
not to exceed SSOO (and upon tho
same terms and conditions as in the act of
1890) upon all the gold and silver bullion
that the United States may acquire by
purchase, and that any depositor who shall
deposit in tho treasury gold or silver
bullion in quantities of not loss than SIOO
in value, theproduot of mines in the Unite i
States, which has not bean previously
coined, shall at his option receive coin cer
tificates for the same at the mint value of
such bullion.
construction in the house.
Mr. Pierce of Tennessee, one of the fore
most advocates of the silver bill, leaves to
night for bis home to be absent for about
ten days. In his absence the silver men will
not put into execution their threat to fili
buster egai.st everyhlng but the tariff
measures. But there are rumblings of dis
content among tho silver democrats,
and if before Mr. Pierce’s return
the oommirte on ruins does not
report a cloture rule it is their intention to
adhere to their original programme. No
members have pledged themselves in writ
ing to this course, but in a private meeting
held two or threo days ago seventy-five
silver men were present and expressed
themselves in accord with the plan of ob
structing legislation until they were assured
of a direct vote on the Bland bill.
PLANS OP THE SENATORS.
As stated by Senator Teller yester lay In
the course of his colloquy with Senator
Sherman, the silver senators are deter
mined to express their views upon the sub
ject of silver in npen Senate, and there ap
pears to be no way to stop tuem. The reso
lution offered to-day by Mr. Morgan as an
amendment to the set of resolutions which
were yesterday relegated to the
calendar, while not lntrodnoed
by Mr. Morgan with the intent of
causing further debate, aacording
to his own statement, may still serve for at
least one day as a basis for any speeches
that the silver men desire to make in the
Senate. It would simply be necessary to
call up this or any otner resolution intro
duced the day before, aud proceed to dis
cuss it.
WOLCOTT’S [NOTICE.
Mr. Wolcott, through Senator Teller, has
given notice of his iutention to speak upon
the silver question to-morrow. Heretofore
in the history of the Senate such a notion
has always been regarded as equivalent In
effect to an notua! order of the Senate, and
the body has such respect for precedent
that it would be with groat reluctance
that any senator would interpose
an objection If Mr. Wolcott attempted to
speak. The indications are that the Senate
will allow the silver senators to express
their views in tho form of speeches, but will
immediately negative a motion to call up
any of the propositions on the calendar that
would lend to n vote upon tho silver ques*
tlon on its merits.
INDIANS AMD CHINAMEN.
The Two Races the Bubjeot for Debate
in the Senate.
Washington, April s.—The Indian ap
propriation bill was taken up in the Senate
to-day, the question being on Mr. Dawes’
motion to strike out the provision for the
assignment of army offioers to the duties of
Indian agents, with an amendment attached
to it (offered by Mr. Hawiey) that when
ever the President shall be of the opinion
that the good of the service specially re
quires it, he may appoint a civilian.
Mr. Pettigrew moved to strike out tho
original provision and Mr. Hawley’s
amendment and to lusurt in liou thereof the
following! “The Preeldent is authorized to
detail odicers of the United States army to
act as Indian agents at all agencies where
he shall deem suoh action for the benefit of
the servloe.”
The debute on the abstract question of
the policy of substituting army officers for
civilians as Indian agents was reopened
with earnest and stubborn advocates on
both sides. Those against such substitution
were Messrs Palmer, Pettigrew, Oullom
and Dawes, and those advocating tha sub
stitution were Messrs Manderson and
Proctor,
EXCLUSION OF CHINESE.
The debate was interrupted at the oonclu
siou of one of the speeches by Mr. Dolph.who
moved that the House bill “to absolutely pro
hibit the coming of Chinese persons to the
United States” be laid before tho Senate and
referred to the committee on foreign rela
tions, He said that the House
instead of acting on the Sen
ate bill on the subject had
passed an independent measure as if
it was tho intention of the House to pre
vent any legislation on the subjeot. It it
had amended the Sonata bill, tho whole
matter could have gone to a conference
committee. The bill was referred to the
committee ou foreign relations. The de
bale on the Indian agent question was
then resumed and was not concluded when
the Senate, at 5 o’clock, adjourned.
CENBUB FIGURES ON CO f TON*.
The Crop of 1889-’9O Put Down at
7,452,295 Bales.
Washington, April 6,—The census ofHoe
has issued preliminary statistics of cotton
production in the United States for the
year 1889-’9O. The figures aVa subject to
slight modification in the final report. They
are as follows;
States. Acre*. Ba'es.
Alabama. 2.861.771 915.414
Arkansas 1,700,ti1s 61)1,433
Florida 221,370 57,924
Georgia 3.345,526 1,191, 19
Louisiana 1,270,885 659,543
Mississippi 2,882,49.4 1,154,406
North Carolina 1.117.909 1Wi,24
South Carolina 1,987.651 746,798
Tennessee 145,176 189,072
Texas aud sundries. . 3.497,572 1,509,493
Total 19,585,271 7,452,295
Egan Coming Home.
Washington, April s.—lt is said at the
department of state that Minister Egan nas
been granted leave of absence to visit the
United States and that Secretary Mo
Creery will act os United States charge
d’affaires until the minister's return to his
post at Santiago.
Justioe Lamar Improving,
Washington, April s.—Justice Lamar’s
health continues to Improve and bis com
plete recovery soon is expeoted.
A MAS3AORE ON THE NITER.
Capt. Menard's Expedition Said to
Have Met with a Oleaster.
St. Louis,Senegal,April s.—lt Is report
ed here that members of Capt. Menard’s ex
ditir.n have been massacred by Samory, the
native potentate of the Upper Niger, whose
resenting of French Inter/ereeoe in his ter
ritory In tho Soudan has already led to
several battles between his forces and the
Freuoii column, under command of Col.
Humbert. The native* have heen defeated
In all these engagements heretofore and at
last reports Snmory was retreating in tho
direction of Farobata.
MUTINY IN A PRISON.
Gendarmes Kill One and Wound Two
of the Prisoners.
Madrid, April 5. —A revolt of priioners
occurred In the prison of Granada, which
was quelled only when gendarmes fire 1
upon tiie mutineers. The prisoners had a
grievance against the director of labor and
the w arden of the prison and refused to go
to work. One prisoner was killed aud two
fatally wounded. The mutineers then
agreed to return to work. The objectiona
ble prison offiosrs will be dismissed from
the service.
DEEMING AT Hid ROPE'S END.
Poores of People Identify Him as a
B windier.
Melbourne, Aoril s.— The Deeming af
fair still overshadows everything
else in public interest. To-day he
was placed among twenty other
prisoners and was identified by up
ward of fifty people who had knowo him
under different aliases. He lost his bead
when this happened and attacked and
struck one or two of the people who identi
fied him. It was quite evident that Deem
ing is convinced that bis race is run.
ERIN'S EVICTED TENANTS.
Harrington Describee Their Condition
as Worse Titan Ever.
Dublin, April If. —Timothy Harrington,
speakii.g at a league meeting in this oity
to-day, said that the evicted tenaut* had
been hopelessly abandoned by the Mc-
Carthyite* ; that their position was worse
than ever, and that the prospeots were of
the gloomiest description.
Nine Men Blown to Atoms.
Sr. Petersburg, April 5. There wss a
tremendous explosion last night at the state
faotory for the manufacture of smokeless
powder. A building in which was five tons
of gun powder, was blown to splinters, and
the shock was so great that the whole city
was shaken and houses awayel on their
foundations as though from the effect of an
earthquake, Nine workmen were blown to
atoms.
THIRD PARTY SKIRMISHES
THE DEMOCRATS OF WASHINGTON
STAND PAT.
The Third Party Movement Repudi
ated— OoL Post Driven Out of Oarroll
With Defeat as tho Reward of His
Visit—Gordon Wants no Third Party.
Sanukksville, Ga., April s.—The first
gun iu tha political campaign in Washing
ton county was fired to-day when, pursuant
to the oall made by the demooratio county
executive committee, a mass meetiug was
held at thecourt house. Chairman Holmes
called the meeting to order and stated its
object. The meeting was organised by
electingS. (4. Jordan to preside and J. C.
Harmon us secretary. Mr. Jordan returned
thanks for the honor and auuonnced the
meeting ready for business.
Capt. Hermnnu introduced the following
resolutions, which wore unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the democrat* of Wash
ington county, true to our traditions, true to
our on-e l, true to Jeffersonian principles, and
true to our colors, do this day In mats meet ing
assembled pledge our support to that gram) old
Democratic party, winch, in our opinion alone,
Is able to cope with the Keputillcan party,
2. That tho Democratic party li.vs atway* been
true to the federal constitution, upheld Its prln
olple* and unceasingly battled for the rights of
the southern people.
S. Therefore, as its friends, we resolve to re
new our allegiance to the Democratic parly
and pledge ourselves to uphold its traditions to
the end of time.
4. To those who are inclined to withdraw
from our ranks to Join other parties we have
nothing to say except that their impatience is
til timed, and will prohahly retard the benefits
we are about to derive In the approaching presl
dential election by weakening our ranks to the
extent of their support.
5. We resolve not to surrender to any other
party or power those priuciples for which we
have endured so muoh and struggled so long
to carry into execution, and, Doing true to our
selves, HuccaHS will crowu our efforts in tiie
next election.
C We deprecate the issue made lu some of
our leading papers as to rase. We are for
measures first, and tnen honest and oapable
men to carry out our wlshn*; and having faith
in the patriotism and w isdom ot our delegates
to select a suitable standard-bearer for
President, we pledge him our unqualified sup
port.
7. That we hereby Indorse the administra
tion of flov. W. J. Northen, which lias been
characterized by wisdom and patriotism, and
pladge him our support for re-i leetion in ac
cordance with a tune honored oustom of the
Democratic party of the slat -.
CHAIRMAN KELLY WITHDRAWS.
After the adoption of the above a com
munication was received from R. A. Kelly,
chairman of the democratic executive com
mittee of the Tenth district, announcing his
withdrawal from the Democratic party,
and suggesting that a representative from
Washington county be chosen at this meet
ing to attend the meeting of the congres
sional executive committee at Gibson on
April 16. The chairman was authonzed'to
make the appointment.
Four delegates were selected to attend the
state convention, a* follows: C. K. Pringle,
J. C. Harman. L. A. Graybill and W. ,1.
Henderson. Tha delegates were authorized
to chose their alternates.
On motion, the chairman was requested
to annoiut an executive committee to serve
for tho next two years, which is as follows:
B. C. Harris, Macon Wartnen, N. H. Jor
dan, G. B. iterrison, LA. Graybill, John
C. Harman and A 8. Avaut.
Oi motion, the county papers were re
quested to publish the democratic platforms
of 1884 and 1888.
Strong democratic speeches were delivered
by Rev. T. J. Holmes, J. C. Harman, J. N.
n I more aud K R. Taliaferro. They ana
lyzed the lit. Louis platform and showed op
its lad features, especially the pension
plank, whioh promises the union soldiers
$2,009,000,000 back par. The meeting was
characterized by harmony.
Next (Saturday the third party will be
organized iu this county, and there is inch
speculation whether they will swallow the
St. Louis platform. Politics are getting ied
hot.
FULTON’S FIGHT.
Atlanta, Ga., April s.—Tha Fulton
county alliance meets to-morrow. Plans
have been laid for a desperate effort to
commit the b uiy to tho People's party.
Hon. John W. Nelms, United States mar
shall under President Cleveland, is presi
dent of the county alliance. He is opposed
to the third party and ha* fought its doc
trines vigorously. But notwithstanding the
efforts of Col. Nelms on I other
influential members of the
alliance, tho third party has
been indorsed by several suballlauoes in the
county. Tho third party alliniicemen hr.vo
prepared a resolution asking President
Nelms to resign and a hot fight is expected
The action of the Fulton alliance will bo
awaited with grave Interest throughout the
state, as its action will influence othor
county alliancee more than that of any
other branch of tho order in the state.
NO THIRD PARTY POK CARROLL.
Carrollton, Ga., April *s.—The third
party was overwhelmingly defeated
in Carroll county to-day. The democrats
had three-fourths majority. C. C. Post,
whose past affiliations have heen with the
republicans, was here and ma lea very
laborious effort to rally his forces. He ab
solutely failed to inveigle tho demoor its into
the abiurdity of joinn.g a party born in the
fertile brain of republicans. Congressman
Moses made a fine speech, whleb captured
the orowd, and all left satisfied
that their safety was in tns Democratic
party. The democrats here are perfeotly
satisfied to let the glorious old banner of
democracy remain in the hands of Mr.
Moses. The following delegates were
elected to the state convention: E. W.
Wells, J. C. MoGanty, Hamilton Hogan
and J. C. Smith. They go unfnstruoted,
but have declared for Cleveland. The
Cleveland men were in the majority, but
there are a great many Hill men in the
county. Carroll will not be ruled by re
publicans who are not even honored by
their own party.
HILL MEN FROM FLOYD.
Rome, Ga., April s.—To-day Floyd coun
ty’s iron ribbed democracy met in the
court house to select delegates to the state
convention. The convention was stormy.
Some of the delegates from one county dis
trict bolted tbo convention and amid great
uproar left. The delegates selected are
known a* Hill men.
DOWNING THEM IN GORDON.
Calhoun, Ga., April s.—The third party
met in mass meeting here to-day, probably
1.50 strong, but in voting about sixty voted.
The convention adopted the Ooala platform
and also tbs St. Louis platform, amended
by striking out the soldier pension plank.
The convention appointed a county execu
tive committee, which will meet on the first
Tuesday in May. Thespeakersclalmed to be
democrats and that the People's party have
captured the democratic principles and
would elect their candidates from bailiff to
President. The convention was a very
tame affair, with no enthusiasm.
Palatka's Mayoralty.
Palate a, Fla., April s.—The two can
didates f r mayor of Palatka are now Mar
tin Griffin, Jr., and E. C. Post. The former
is the demooratio candidate, the latter the
citizens’ candidate. The republican con-<
vootion on Saturday refused to make a
nomination.
GEN. GORDON AT ATLANTA.
Tha SeAitor on Hla Way to the New
Orleans Encampment.
Atlanta, Ga., April s.—Senator Gordon
spent to-day in Atlanta, at the hams of his
son-in-law, Burton Smith. Senator Gor
don is on his way to New Orleans to attend
the enoampment of the United Confederate
Veterans, of which be Is commander-in
chief. Tha senator’s health is very bad.
His personal appearance is dreadfully
changed, aud hie friends ore appre
hensive of a sudden oolls.AS un
less he begins to recuperate soon.
H • remained indoors meet of tho day rest
ing for the trip to New Orleans. Hwnator
I> mlel of Virginia, who is also h wind for
tire encampment, stopped in the city this
afternoon to oall upon Gen. Gordon. When
he returns from New Orleans Gen. (Jordon
will not go ou to Washington, but will stop
here until he regain* Id* health. Ho will
very probably take the stump to fight tho
third i>arty movemont in Georgia If his
health will permit.
THE TEXAS CONTINGENT.
New Orleans, April s.—The Timn
liemocrat's Dali ns (Tex.) special says: "It
is estimated that there are between S.UOOaud
4,000 confederate soldiers in the town to*
night. The streets are full of them. To
morrow an excursion starts for Now Or
leans. Four train* of toil car* each will go
over the Toxas and Pacific au<l six trains of
ten cars each will go over the Houston and
Texas Central and the Star and Orescent
routes. It now seems It will number a total
of 5,000 confederate soldiers, their wives
and daughters, sons and friends. Nothing
but the ruerost conjectures can be formed
of the election to-day.
MCIRDBR AT ODUM.
A Negro Kill* Hla Father With a
Shotgun.
Odum, Ga., April 5. —Richard Miller
(colored) shot Ous Miller, his father, with a
double-barreled shotgun and killed him in
stantly yesterday. Ho was arrested. Speak
ing of his oriiue he (aid: “My father told
me to go and corner some boxes, and kept
me working all the time, and I went
back to the house and told bhn I was going
to ioave, ami he told me if I did ho would
kill me.
"1 left home, and he followed me until I
came to (Jus Crummy's house. I went in
aud got hit gun, ns I had bom ia the Habit
of hunting with it, and I shot at my father
with one barrel, aud told him to stop. I
only uhot a him to score him, the first time.
But ho came on and l shot him the second
time, and lie droppod dead, the toad taking
effect near hie heart.”
The prisoner was given a preliminary
trial and committed to Jump jail.
A wituose soys the prisoner shot his
father twice and thou took a pistol and
stood over him and arid: "Now
get np and I will shoot you again.”
The c >lored people are very muoh aroused
over tho matter.
fcIUIT3 HIS CHURCH TO SELL RUM.
A Methodist Secures a License to
Open a Ho loon In Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C., April 5.- Last Janu
ary the county commissioners refused to
grant licenses for the sale of whisky in
Charlotte, and since then there has no
been a legalized saloon iu the city, though
“blind tigers” have abounded. The com
missioners denied licenses on the ground
th sc the applicants could not prove good
moral character. A dozen or more appli
cants were refused licensee last
month. Thomas J. Wilson made an
application for a license. Wilson
was a coiiutryinan, but was a member of
the Methodist churoh of Charlotte. There
was an exciting hearing of hie case. Finally
it was continued until to-day, when it was
called np. The result was that Wilson got
a license. Iu the meantime Wilson had
been road out in church, and last night as
he still persisted in his application for a li
cense to sell whisker be wns turned out of
the church. He will open hie saloon to
morrow.
WAYCROSB' NEW CHEMICAL.
The Fire Fighting Apparatus Success
fully Toned.
Wayoross, Ga., April s.—. The new
chemical fire engine has arrived aud has
been taken from the cars. Patrick O’Neall,
engineer, aud George Miuro, assistant
chief of the Savannah fire department,
wero present to give it a test. A small
811801)1 was set on lire and allowed to become
enveloped in flames. When the word was
given, Pat U’Neall jumped right into
the hottest of tho fire with
the hoe uud put it out la short order, dem
onstrating the fact that thero is a great deal
in tho man who handles the hose. Nome one
suggested that the town bad better buy l’at
with the engine. The engine was named in
honor of Capt. K. O.Fleniing,superintendent
of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, and has his name In tiald letters on
the front. Tho mayor and several ooun
ollinen were prosent to see tho engine
teste. 1 and expressed themselves as being
highly pleased with it.
ATWOOD ARRESTaD.
Embezzlement and Other Charges
Against Him.
Brunswick, Ga., April s.—Postmaster
Harry D. Atwood returned from Boston
yesterday and was arrested to-day on war
rants sworn out by inspector Bulla on four
charges—opening letters In the nos to file#,
embezzling money order funds, depositing
funds of the postoffice in au unauthorized
bank aud issuing money ordors without
monoy. He was tried for embezzling funds
before Commissioner Symons and bound
over, giving bail. He refunded the money
and is reported to have brought 1.'i.000 with
him to make good his shortage. Tuo other
cases will be tried to-morrow.
Charles Beardsley, F. Moßrown and
others are probably applicants for tbs post
mastership Adolph Meyers denies writing
Col. Buok, hut will accept toe position If it
is given to him. Atwood bos plenty of
money, and this, with the republican infill
ence, will help bim.
A RALLY FOR CLEVELAND.
Congressman Bynum and Others to
Apeak at Atlanta.
Atlanta. Ga., April 5. —Congressman
Bynum of Indiana, with other prominent
democrats, will speak here at the first rally
of the Cleveland Club next Saturday night.
Atlanta is overwhelmingly for Cleveland,
and it is predicted that the demonstration
on Saturday will be the biggest political
meeting that bus been held in this oity in
years. The Cleveland hosts will turnout
with such emphasis as to make themselves
felt on the subject of delegates when the
convention meets.
A Car Coupler Killed.
Macon, Oa., April 5. —William Dean, a
coupler in the Central yards, was killed to-,
night while coupling a freight loaded with
lumber. One of tne sticks protruded
beyond the car and mashed his head to a
jelly against the opposite side. The uufort
una’e man was about 36 years of age and
leaves a wife aud family.
( DAILY, 8!S A YEAR. >
4 5 CENTS A COPY. f
( WEEKLY,SI.2S A YEAR. ’
FIGHTS AT TIIE POLLS.
HONORS ABOUT EVEN BETWEEN
THE TWO PARTIES.
Each (Ride About Holds Its Own In tha
Republican Ftates—Considerable In
terest In the Fate of the Chicago Al
dermanlc Reformers—A Light Vota
the Rule.
Evansville, Ind., Aprils.—The muni
cipal election here yesterday resulted in m
sweeping victory for the republicans and
the reform democrats. Hawkins, for mayor,
gets 1,245 majority; Stlckfield, for board of
public works, 1,269;G00dg0, for water,work*
trustee, 43u. A clean swoop was made for
councilman, the whole eight republicans be
ing elected. The new council will stand It
republicans to 8 democrats, against 9 demo,
crats to 8 republicans last year, anew ward
having been created.
LOCAL ISSUES PREDOMINATED.
Chicago, April 5.—A resume of the oity
elections in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, lowa,
Kansas and North Dakota shown that in a
majority of places local Issues took prece
dence over politics, and that when party
lir.ee were d> awn the republioan* had tha
best of it. The democrats generally, where
successful, secured larger majorities than
did the republicans, however.
HELENA GOES DEMOCRATIC.
Helena, Mont.,April s.—Theldsmocrata
elected John Curtin mayor and six of the
eight nldormen. The republicans elected
the treasurer and police magistrate. Last,
year the republicans elected the mayor by
438 majority.
GRANS RAPIDS OOES REPUBLICAN.
Grand Rapids, Mich., April s.—Re*
turns show that W. J. Htewart, rep., is
elected mayor by 415 plurality, and tho
balance or the city ticket is republican by
an average of 400.
TOWNSHIP ELECTIONS IN ILLINOIS.
Chicago, April 6.— To-day was election
day in every county in Illinois under the
township organization. Everywhere th*
Australian system of voting prevailed. Tha
weather generally was cloudy but pleasant.
In Chicago, owing to the recant boodla
investigation, interest oeutored chiefly in
the aldermanlo contest, which in gome
wards was the fiercest ever known here.
Alderman Roth, whose action in turning
over to the newspapers SI,OOO paid as bribe
money to him n* a supposed member of the
ring led to the ind.ocment of uine of hie
fellow aldermen, was up for re-election,
and much curiosity wax manifested as to
the result. Aldermen Edward K. Cullerton
and K. P. Burke, two loaders of the oity
oounuil for years past, were fought at tha
poll* all day with extraordinary earnest
ness, the outcome iu each case being eagerly
watched for by thousands of Interested
people,
CULLERTON DEFEATED.
The vote was very heavy. Complete re
turns from the Ninth waul show the defeat
of Cullerton by Rhode by over 400 major
ity. Edward F. (Jullorton has been a mem
ber of couuoll continuously since 1872 and
has long lieen looked upon and spoken of
as the leader of tho city council of Chioago.
This year he was a candidate upon throe
ticket*, the republican, democratic and la
bor, being enabled to get his name on
these three tiokets by tho new Australian
ballot law. Notwithstanding his evident
popularity in tiie past Cullerton met with
violent opposition this year, evory paper In
the city, with the exception of a small after
noon publication, being against him.
Ueorge F. rihudi, the successful candidate,
owes his election, it is said, more to tho fact
that it "was anything to beat Cullerton”
than to personal popularity.
MIXED RESULTS.
Cincinnati, 0., April s.—Returns from
the eitiee iu Central and Southern On lex
show mixed results lu yesterday's elections.
Local issues seem to have boon the control
ling influence. The republicans appear toi
have gaiuod the advantage in tho looah
tickets at Lima, Upper Sandusky, Buoy—
rus, Koetorla, Clroleville and Urban. Tha
drm crate have held their own in general
nt Marietta, Wavorly, Mansfield, Galeoti
Chllllcot.be and Weliiton. A light vote i
reported nearly everywhere.
AN EXCITING ELECTION AT OMAHA.
Omaha, Neb., April s.—South Omaha
never bad suoh an exciting eleotion as that
which terminated this evening at sundowu.
The city is overwhelmingly democratic, but,
during the municipal campaign the demo
crats hava been hopelessly split and a most
bitter fueling has prevailed. The closing
rally of the campaign last night ended in a !
free fight and predictions were made that
blood would flow at the polls to-day. Thera
were three city tickets in the field to-day.
one republican and two democratic. Toad(£
to the Intensity of the struggle the
religious question played a'.proraiuent part,
the American Protective Association be
ing against the Catholics. Early in tha
morning partisan politics were thrown to
the winds and from almost tho very outset
the battle of ballots was dominated by
factional strife. To add to all these ele
ments of discord the sheriff sent thirty-five
deputies to the polls this afternoon against
the protest of Mayor bloano, who contended
that the ccnnty officials had no
business meddling in his bailiwick.
An arrest by a deputy sheriff nearly pre
cipitated a bloodshed between the city und
county offioers. The sheriff then withdrew
his men, and nothing more serious than a
few flat fights occurred up to tho olosing ot
the polls.
TILLMANITB TYRANNY.
Hundreds of Voters In Danger of Dla*
franchlaement.
Columbia, 8. C., April 5. The
effect of the arbitrary rules adopted
by the state executive committee (composed
of tbe Tillman element) was practically
Illustrated to-day in Sumter. E. T. Roar*
don, who applied for a registration ticket,
was refused on the ground that he had not
registered prior to the election. This d*
cisiou was given by the attorney general.
Reardon roferred the case to a lawyer who
will test the legality of the refusal in tha
circuit court. According to this decision
many persons are praotically disfranchised,
for It provides that those alone may register
who hare become 21 since the last eleotlon
or who have moved into the state si ce that
time. It is on this ground that Reardon
appeals.
Brunswfck’a Carriers.
Brunswick, Ga.. April s.— George Ab.
bott, Orton Pyles, Henry Moulding and
Worth Meyers, carriers in the Brunswick
postoilice, think that articles from Bruns*
wick in reference to the postoilice have
oast reflections on them and in presenting
evidence from people on their route to the
effect that their service has been satisfac*
tory, ask the News correspondent to make
it public through the columns of the Nkws.
Ware Superior Court.
Waycross, Ga. .April s.— The spring
term of Ware superior court is beiug held
in the new oourt house. Judge Atkinsoa,
In his charge, spoke very complimentary of
tbe handsome building. The court room is
elegantly furnished. Behiud tbe judge’s
staud Is a fac simile of the coat of arms of
Georgia, artistically carved.