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J. H. ESTILL, President. |
HILL'S NAME WAS HISSED
PENNSYLVANIA’S DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION FOR CLEVELAND.
Delegates Chosen to the Chicago
Convention— George A. Allen and
Thomas P. Merritt Nominated for
Congress as Candidates of the State
at Large—Politics In Other States.
Harrisburg, Pa. , April 13.—As early
as 10 o’clock this morning delegates to the
democratic state convention began to as
arable in the Harrisburg opera house.
Tickets of admission were not given out by
State Chairman Wright until this morning
aud there was, consequently, much con
fusion. Every safeguard was thrown around
tbe distribution of the tickets for the reason
tbat it was feared that those not friendly to
Mr. liarrity and the state administration
might counterfeit the tickets and fill the
hall with au undesirable class of visitors.
IV hen the convention was called to or
der at noon, the lower floor of the opera
house was Ailed up with 4t>3 delegates, and
the two galleries v. ere packud full of spec
tators. No convention held hero in years
has attracted such crowded galleries. As
ibe various party leaders entered and were
recognized they wore greeted with applause,
which was iu ail cases impartially be
stowed.
CALLED TO ORDER.
The convention waa rapped to order by
Chau man Wright at In: 10 o’clock, and
business was formally begun by the reading
of the call of the convention issued Jan. 30.
The calling of the roll of delegates oocupied
furty-tivo minutes, many substitutions be
ing made.
John R. Read of Philadelphia nominated
Congressman beltzhoover for temporary
chairman, aud he was elected unanimously.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform was adopted as it came from
the committee by a viva voce vote. It is as
follows:
AVe, the democracy of Pennsylvania, iu con
vention assembled, join wita our political asso
mates of other states in au effort to restore
control of the executive branch of the federal
- werument to the party of the people. We
pledge anew our leulty to the principles first
iieoinred by the illustrious men who founded
o. r free institutions and established the hemo
irut.c party to protect and preserve them. We
1 iu:'. - m the doctrines whicU have been taught
ta.i tne practices which have been enforced in
Hie administration of the government by
Tuomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson; by
Samuel J Tuden aid (Jrover Cleveland.
-\ ! believe iu and we declare forun hooest
and economical administration, for local self
. v. rninent, for holiest rnouey, the gold and
uiver coinage of the constitution and for a cur
rency couvertii te with such coinage without
loss; format genuine civil service reform which
r cogni.ee public office as a public trust; lor
liberal but nut recuiess pensions, and for the
abatement of all forms of needless and
i pressive taxation. With special relation to
no pending political conditions in toe country
and comaionweaitn, we resolve and declare:
1. .nat the paramount reform now demanded
of the federal legislature is the reform tariff
law , upon tbe basis of the democratic national
p. of lbfcb, to i he end tnal no money shall
no needlessly exacted irom the industries and
necessities of the people; and that our iudus
tr.al interests shall not be prejudiced by exces
sive taxation, laise systems of finance or
extravagant cost of production. To this
olid toe McKinley tariff bid should be repealed,
the essential raw materials of American manu
factui es should be put upon tbe free list aud a
revised taritf should bo adopted, with due re
gard for the rights of American labor and the
preservation ot our manufactures.
a. That consistent with this issue and with
this demand the sentiment of the T’ensylvania
democracy is overwhelmingly for t ie rem.mi
natioii to the presidency of the man who gave
in ins party intellectual aud political leadership
and to the country an elevated a '.ministration,
iv o declare our conviction that me best inter
ests ot ihe party and of tne oountry
u, .n.ii.o tlie nomination and election of
: ner Cleveland as President, and we are con
fi.eui lhat under his leadership the pnnciplesof
ci dry wi.l win a glorious victory; aud to
ti.iend lhat the vote ana inliuenee of Pennsyl
vania. may be most eUectiveiy heard and felt,
l 'elegates this day chosen are directed toact
a-auni in all matters intrusted to tneircharge,
ra. action to be determined by' a vote of a ina
joriiy of the delegates.
hearty indorsement of Gov. Pattison’s
adninisiiatiou is given aud the action of
the democratic state central committee in
ttltu.ii.g William F. Harrity to fill the
vacancy iu the democratic national com
mittee caused by the death of the late Wiil
ism L. Scott, is approved aud dr. Karrity
is and dared to be the choice of the democracy
of Lnnsylvauia, for the full term of mem
bership of the democratic national commit
tee which begins in Juno next. The re
mainder of the platform is devoted to stale
affairs.
THE STATE TICKET.
Toe work of ohoosing the party candi
dates begau.
Christian Ileydrick of Venango, who was
appoint'd by Gov. Pattison to succeed the
late Justice Clark, was nominated for judge
ot the supreme court by acclamation.
George A. Allen of Erie and Mayor
Thomas F. Merritt of Reading were named
ns candidates at large for congress.
ibe four electors at large named were
Mortimer F. Elliott of Tioga. John C. Bullitt
* hiladelphia, Thomas B. Kennedy of
franklin and David T. Watson of Allegheny.
CHOOSING DELEGATES.
Much confusion ensued when the naming
at large to the national conven
tion w a s begun. There were eight slated
®oaidates, and a dozen or more of the "an
us were also named for the honor. The
sap was; George K. Ross of Bucks, W.
K j el °f Lancaster, W. M. Singerly of
nuiadelphia, Charles Robinson of Dacka
anna, Harry Alvan Hall of Elk, Johu L.
“'Kinney of Crawford, Grant Herring of
Columbia and Henry Meyer of Allegheny,
nese were chosen after a roll call which
an hour and a half, but on mo
°ne of the kickers the choice was
made unanimous.
THE DELEGATES.
.. i ° national delegates and one presiden
tial tor from each of the twenty-eight
M nal districts were then named.
P delegates are as follows:
first District— Robert 8. Patterson and
r - “■ Core >ran.
Second District—John R. Read and J. J.
baloney.
istrlot ~Leter Monroe and Thomas
district—Samuel Josephs and
ib p°®M lJ"lahanty.
Ch ,i tll P'atfict—Cornelius M. Smith and
5 n a u. \oung.
B- Dickinson and A. M.
Ba* r U a‘ h ~ L Heston Todd and R. K.
6cott hth ~ WillUm Mutehler and H. W.
Hageman and B. M.
A - c °y*a and W. B. Given.
Vanl( n e n ‘ h - P - J ' Pitzsll nmons and F. M.
T. Lenahan and J. 8.
P. Quinn and M.
Bnloi tcentl1 —P- Light and Christian
Leenth— George 8. Purdy and Nelson
8. Uie't e, ' nt;i ~" T Bliam Krickboum and C.
‘’-teruiau.
Ijd/ o
E ghteenth—J. H. McAteer and D. M.
Crawford.
—R. E. Shearer and Horace
Keesey.
Twentieth—J. M. Reynolds and Herman
Baumer.
Twenty-first—Thomas Lynch and G.A.
Jenks.
Twenty-second—James M. GuUoy and E.
S. Fleming.
Twenty third—Frank C. Osborne and H.
F. Kuukel.
Twenty-fourth—S. L. Mestrezat and T.
H. Sharpnack.
T wenty-fif th—Blank.
Twenty-sixth—J. C. Brady and John
Fertig.
Twenty-seventh—A. A. Plummer and C.
Scbimmelfing.
Twenty-eighth—William A. Wallace and
Thomas Collins.
In the Twenty-fifth district it vras an
nounced that seventeen ballots had been
taken, the eighteen delegates being equally
divided in their choice. They were given
until June 1 to make a selection, when the
state central committee will have power to
name them.
Tbe convention at 7:35 o’clock adjourned
sine die.
HISSES FOR HILL.
In the course of bis speech on taking the
chair Mr. Beltzhoover took occasion to re
fer in complimentary terms to Gov. Patci
son and Grover Cleveland. These refer
ences were received with cheers long con
tinued. One individual in the gallery
shouted, ‘‘What’s the metier with Hill;”
but only groans and hisses followed tbe men
tion of the name of the New York demo
cratic leader.
The temporary organization was then
completed by the selection of committees
on resolutions, credentials and organization.
At 2 o’clock the convention took a recess
until 3:30 o’clock, but it was 4:40 before it
reassembled. There had been trouble in
the credentials committee and this trouble
was renewed on the floor of the convention
when the report of the oommittee was read.
It was in favor of seating all the adminis
tration delegates. It was adopted.
State Senator Ross took the gavel as per
manent ohairman.
After the adoption of the report of the
credentials committee the platform was
read and another controversy arose over
the plank instructing the delegates to vote
as a unit. The platform does not instruct
the delegates as to tbo particular candidate.
It simply instructs them to vote as a unit.
There is in the platform a strong indorse
ment of Mr. Cleveland.
MICHIGAN’S REPUBLICANS.
Detroit, Mich. , April 13. —Dolegates to
the republican state convention which
meets to-morrow. a:e already gathering.
There is no doubt that Alger men will
largely dominate the convention.
VERMONT’S REPUBLICANS.
-Montpelier, Vt., April 18.—The repub
licau state convention to select delegates to
the national convention was presided over
to-day by C. M. Wild of Middlebury.
Henry Powers of Morrisville was chosen to
head the delegation to Minneapolis. The
other dolegates at large selected are L. D.
Kazen of Bt. Johosbury, Col. George
Childs of St. Albans and Col. Fred E. Smith
of Montpelier. The alternates ore A. A.
Fletcher of Middlebury, Nathan Hobson of
Brighton, J offer on tt. Judson of Arlington
and O. B. Boyce of Barre. The following
platform was adopted:
Heeotved , That we recognize in the well
known principles that have guided the Repub
lican party in its illustrious career, a safe rule
of . -.ton for the government of its future
policy.
That the republicans of Vermont regard pro
tection for American industries, au honest nob
lar and an honest ballot, the leading considera
tions deserving continued and earnest national
indorsement.
That we indorse the administration of Presi
dent Harrison as pure and progressive and in
th> treatment of foreign questions, and as
broadly and courageously American.
Louisiana’s campaign.
New Orleans, La., April 13. — Super
visor of Registration Ftynn, for the parish
of Orleans, has appointed a commissioner
of election for each ward in the city rec
ommended by the regular Republican party
in the interests of the Leonurd ticket.
WHITE REPUBLICANS OF TEXAS.
New Orleans, April 13.—A speoial to
the Times-Democrat from Dallas, Tex.,
says: The lily white state republican con
vention effected au organization to-day by
electing for president C. J. Wright of Lamar
county; first vice chairman, D. A. Robinson
of Dallas; second vice chair
man, O. W. Bradley of Tarrant
county: assistant secretary, T. M. Leut
weller of Grayson county. An address was
read by James P. Newcomb of San Antonio.
It opened by appealing to the white repub
licans of Texas to rescue the Republican
party in the state from its present degraded
and hopeless condition. After depicting the
ascendency of ignorance and illiteracy in
the party, which culminated In mob
violence at its state convention, the address
says:
We feel justified in assuming that the Repub
lican par ty of Texas has no organization such
as Is recognized as r ouisite to constitute a po
litical patty, and that it nas degenerated Into
an unorganized mob whose bieannial gather
ings hare wrought disgrace and despair to our
patriotic people who held to the tenents of the
Republican party. Therefore the necessity has
arisen for the organization of the K publican
party of Texas independent of its past history,
and upon further recognition of the fact tnat
only upon the intelligence a id manhood of the
white American citizens can any party in this
country hope for growth an! success. We call
upon the white republicans of the state and
tho-o in sympathy with the principles and
policies of the Republican party to come to our
aid and to give us their assistance in building
up republicanism in Texas.
The first resolution favors the present
tariff; the second deprecates the force bill,
and hopes it won’t be brought up in con
gress.
A full ticket was then nominated for state
officers as foil ws:
For Governor —Andrew Jackson Houston
of Dallas, a son of Gen. Sam Houston.
For Lieutenant Governor—J. I’. New
oomb of San Antonio.
For Controller —J. B. Schmidt of Deni
son.
For Treasurer—R. B. Beer of Harris
county.
For Superintendent of Publio Instruc
tion —I>. C. Kalp of lowa Park.
For Land Commissioner—R. W. Thomp
son of Harrison county.
For Attorney General—Walter Davis of
El Paso.
For Delegates at Large to the Minne
apolis Convention —Judge A. B. Norton,
Judge Henry Cline, 8. J. Wright and G. W.
McCormick. Alternates: Judge G. O.
Burket of Palestine, A. L. Darnell of
Denison, J. K. Baker of Dallas and Leon
Buckley of Fort Worth.
John Hevins of Grayson county and Dr.
Max Uritz (founder of the lily white move -
mentl, were nominated electors at large,
and thus was the new Republican party of
Texas formally given birth.
NEBRASKA’S DEMOCRATS.
Omaha, Neb., April 13.— The democratic
state convention was called to order at 9:45
o’clock this evening. Nothing was done
beyond preliminary organization.
A Now Trial Asked.
Washington, April 13.—1n the criminal
court to day the counsel for Howard
Schneider, convicted last Sat relay of the
murder of Uls wife, filed a motion tor anew
trial ad arrest of judgment. The motion
will bo heard at an early day.
SAVANNAH, GA., THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 18!)2.
WYOMING’S CATTLE \YAIt
FEDERAL TROOPS ORDERED TO
THJI SCENE.
A Request for Aid Wired President
Harrison by tbe Governor—Three
Companies of Infantry and Three
Troops of Cavalry Available tor
Duty—No News of Further Fighting.
Washington, April 13.—Fresident Har
risdhTocefved a telegram last night from
the acting governor of Wyoming, iu which
he said: “About sixty-one owners of live
stock are reported to have made au armed
expeditiou into Johnson City for the pur
pose of protoctiug their live stook and pre
venting unlawful roundups by rustlers.
They are at the T. A. ranch, thirteen
miles front Fort McKinney, and
are besieged by the sheriff
and a posse and by rustlers from that sec
tion of the country, said to be 300 or 300 iu
number. The wagons of the stockmen were
captured and taken away from them, aud
it is reported that a battle took place yes
terday, during which a number of men
were killed. Great excitement prevails.
Both parties are very determined, and it is
feared that if successful will show no mercy
to the persons captured. The civil authori
ties are unable to ; revent violence. The
situation is serious and immediate assist
auoo will probably prevent great loss of
life.”
Ttie President informed the Secretary of
War that the above statement in his opin
ion made “a case under section 4 of articled
of the constitution that justifies the use of
the army of the United States to protect
the state of Wyoming against domestic
violence” aud directed him to take imme
diate steps to send a sufficient force to the
cene of the trouble and to co-operate with
the governor in restoring order. Geu.
iSchorield ordered the troops at Fort Mc-
Kinney to the scene at once. There are at
that post three companies of the Eighth in
fantry aud three troops of the Sixth cav
alry.
CAVALRY READY TO MOVE.
A telegram was received at the war de
partment this afternoon from Brig. Gen.
Brooke, at Omaha, Neb., transmitting the
following telegram from <Jol. J. J. Van
Horn, Eighth infantry, at Fort McKinney,
Wjo.: “Your telegram of this date, re
ferring to the President’s order to furnish a
sufficient force to co-operate with the gov
ernor in suppressing disorder, just re
ceived (12:50 o’clock a. m.l. Three troops of
cavalry are now prepanug to move and
will start for the T. A. ranch, the scene of
the disturbance, in about two hours. It
appears that a body of about fifty armed
men known a; regulators and supposed to
be in the employ of large cattle owners,
left the vicinity of Casper about April fi
aud proceeded to a point on the north fork
of the Powder river, sixty miles from the
post, known as the K. C. ranch, where they
killed tw j men aud burned the ranch. This
was on April 9. This body of
men is now at the T. A. ranch, about
sixteen miles from the post on the north
fork of the Crazy Woman, where they are
strongly intrenched and defending them
selves against the sheriff’s posse comitatus,
jwbo have them surrounded. The wagons
owned by the regulators have been captured
by the sheriff's posse. They contained sup
plies of ammunition, dynamite and
personal baggage. One of the
teamsters has divulged the names
of the regulators. He says tbe expedition is
officered by Maj. Wolcott, from Canton,
and Fred Hesse. Tbe entire country la
aroused by the killing at the K. C. ranch,
and some of the best citizens are in tbe posse.
Reports have been forwarded by mail on
tt.e 11th and 13th inst., giviug full particu
lars. I shall accompany-the troops.”
THE CATTLE MEN RESCUED.
Denver, Col., April 13.—A special
from Buffalo, Wyo., says the cattle men,
who were besieged by rustlers, were to-day
relieved by United States troops under
Col. Van Horn, and are now at Fort
McKinney. No opposition was nia ’ by
the sheriff and his men to this arrangea.ont.
BRICE TO DECLINE.
He Does Not Want the Chairmanship
of the National Committee.
Washington, April 13.—Senator Brice of
Ohio, chairman of the democratic national
committee, announced to-day that he has de
termined not to accept a re-eleotionto the
chairmanship if the committee to be ap
pointed at the Chicago convention should
give it to him. Chairman Brice, It Is under
stood, is not a Cleveland man
and would rather not conduot another
Cleveland campaign, and Mr. Cleveland, it
Is understood, would rather he should not
do so. Senator Gorman, who managed the
first Cleveland campaign s > far as the
chairman of the national committee had
anything to say about it, is naturally
talked of as chairman again, but it is said
that he would not take it aud that it is not
unlikely that ex-Seeretary Whitney may
be Chairman Brice’s successor. William F.
Harrity of Petmsylvauia is also mentioned.
the republican chairmanship.
Probably the republicans will have to get
anew chairman for their committee also,
for although Chairman Clarkson, in spite
of his preferenoe for Gen. Alger, would
probably be willing to keep the place in case
President Harrison was renominated, it is
said by friends of President Harrison tnat
he would prefer to have some out and out
Harrison man at the head of the com
mittee. It really matters little
who is selected, because it
is well understood that the President him
self, assisted by Secretary Elkins and Sec
retary Foster, will direct the campaign for
re-election just as he is directing the cam
paign for renomination. Secretaries Eiklns
and Foster are said to prefer Christopher
L. Magee ot Pittsburg as Chairman Clark
son’s successor. It would be interesting if
Pennsylvania should furnish both the chair
men of the national committees.
AN AGREEMENT WITH ITALY.
Indemnity go Bs Paid to the Families
of the New Orleans Victims
Washington, April 13. —The Dost will
say to-morrow that it has it from reliable
autbo ity that an agreement between the
United States and the Italian governments
in relation to the New Orleans affair (the
kiliiug of the Italians) has been reached and
that the United States has
agreed to pay 125,000 francs
to the families of the Italians
who were killed. Negotiations have been
pending between the department of slate
and Itulian government for some time
looking to a settlement of the matter. If
the above amount has been agreed upon,
it will have to be recommended to congress
in a message by the President, and the
recommendation must he passed upon by
that body.
Direct Tax Repayment,
Washington, April 13.—The treasury
department to-day issued a warrant for
¥384,274 in favor of the state of lowa and a
warrant for 1221,711 in favor of the state of
Soutn Carolina on account of the direct tax
collected from those stales.
A BOLL POOL IN^ COTTON.
Those In the Deal Said to Be in Com
plete C mtrol of the Market.
Nkiv York, April 13. —Owing to the
purely professional character and extreme
narrowness of the stock market of late, it
now transpires tbat several street magnetos
have recently been attracted to the cotton
exchange, and are devoting themselves to
the staple. Blessings often coma in dis
guise, and such the recent big cot on fire in
New Orleaus and the prevailing Mississippi
floods are proving, for these misfortunes
have resulted in the crystallization of a
gigantic bull pool in ootton. The p >ol be
gan to nibble at the market about two weeks
ago, and to-day they are apparently com
plete masters of the situation. From the
extreme low point the price of ootton lias
advanced over half a cent per pound,
which on the popularly estimated crop
means on appreoiatiou iu value of
over $4,000,000. Several millions of dollars
are said to have neon deposited in cash by
the pool as a working margiu for their pro
gramme. The names of those composing
the pool are thus far held in profound se
crecy, but the evidence of their flnsnoia!
strength and vigorous purpose is both mani
fest and reliable. M. J. V.
A N&WSPAP.’R OFFICE ABLAZE.
Tha Property of the Evening Star of
Washington Damaged.
Washington, April 13. —Shortly before
9 o’clock this morning fire was discovered
iu tne press room of the Evening Star build
ing. The flames quickly found their way
through the upper floors, where the stereo
typing art department and composing rooms
are si uated. About sixty priuters wero at
work on the upper floor, besides a large
number of employes in other parts of the
building. There was a hurried rush for the
stairways, but suoli was the rapid progress
of the tire that a number were driven back
by the smoke and a number were obliged to
make their escape through the windows to
the roofs of adjoining buildings, and others
by ladders witiob had been hastily pro
cured. On the arrival of the lire de
partment one printer, tbe only person
then in the building, was rescued The fire
was confined to the L on the main building
and the principal damage is from water.
The valuable Potter and Hoe presses on the
lower floor are not thought to be seriously
damaged. Paper to tbe 'estimated value of
#10,090, stored on the main floor, is a total
loss. The contents of the composing room
were seriously damaged, as well as the
stereotyping appartus. Tbe|total loss is esti
mated at $25,000, which is fairly covered
by insurance. Arrangements were at once
made to get out the regular issue of the
paper tc-day on the presses of the .National
Tribune, and it is probable that the subse
quent issues can be issued front t|ie dam
aged building. K. H. Kaufman, president
of the Star t ompany, had m 'do all arrange
ments to leave Washington at uotgt to-day
with bis family on a European tour.
CONFJ.DEBATE MAIL CONTRACTS.
The f 03to£Qce Department Don’t Care
for the Records.
Washington, April 13.—The Postmaster
General has refused to indorse the purchase
of the so-called confederate records contain
ing alleged entries of sums paid southern
mail contractors. He was not qui'e satisfied
that such purchase at the price asked,
SIO,OOO, was advisable or that the purchase
shoull be authorized by the postofflee de
partment rather than by another depart
ment of tho government. There seemed to
be no positive proof that the sums set down
in the books were actually disbursed by the
c Tifederate postotfioo department or that
they were paid to the persons against
whose names they appear. There
was nothing in the entries to identify th
routes to which the alleged payments re
late, or the period of service which they
ooveied, and it was not demoDsti ated that
the oonrt6 would admit the books in evi
dence or that they would operate as a com
plete defense in a suit brought against the
United States on a contract for carrying
the mails. It also appeared that this pur
chase was one which concerned the treasury
department, which department must fiually
pass upon ad claims for mail service, and it
was suggested that the claims being
in the office of the sixth auditor
and o itaide tho iurisd lotion of the postofflee
department, if it were the wish of congres
that the confederate records be b ught the
purchase money had better be paid from a
general appropriation rather than out of
the postal revenues, and that it would be
perhaps better to charge the treasury de
partment with the duty of purchasing them
because it would ho the action of that de
partment, if of any, that might be gov
erned by the possession of the records sought
to be sold.
HARR'SON’S RKNOMINATION.
Many Senators Confident That He
Cannot Be Re-elected.
Washington, April 13. —Somebody
started a story to-dav at the House end of
the capitol which came to grief when it got
to the Senate, to the effect that some of the
bolder anti-Harrison senators hod written
a round robin to President Harrison sol
emnly warning him that be could not be re
elected if he was renomiuated, and ap
pealing to him to withdraw his
name from consideration in connection with
the nomination out of regar 1 for the interest
of his party. As senator after senator re
marked after hearing the story, there are
plenty of republican senators who think
President Harrison ought to be told just
that, but none of them is bold enough to
••bell the cat.” The repu! lioan senators
generally have settled down to the prospect
of President Harrison’s renomination, al
though some of them may make covert
demonstrations against it.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER3.
The Fourth Annual Boaslon Opens at
Washington.
Washington, April 13. —Tho fourth
annual convention of state railroad com
missioners began its sessious in the rooms of
the interstate eommeroe commission this
morning. Nearly all of the slates were
represented. E. P. Jarvey of South Caro
lina called the convention to order, and
was subsequently eleoted chairman of the
convention. The day was devoted to the
reading and discussion of prepared papers
and reports.
Death of a Mother Superior.
Dubuque, la., April 13.—Mother Mary
Zavier, superior of the St. Francis nuns,
died in this city yesterday. She was one of
the founders of the order, tho only superior
it ever had, and came to lowa with other
members of the order when they were
driven out of Prussia in 1875, She was 61
years old;
Banged for Murder.
Freehold, N. J., April 13.—Louis Har
riott was hanged this morning for the
murder of Mrs. Charles F. Leonard in
November last. His neck was broken.
THIRD PARTY .MEN FLUNK
they refuse to enter a joint
DEBATE WITH LIVINGSTON.
Differences as to the Division of Time
Made the Excuse lor Their Flight.
Their Plan for the Future is to
Avoid Joint Debates Wherever
Possible.
Atlanta, Ga., April 13. —The widely
advertised joint discussion between the
democratic loaders and the People’s party
advooates did not take plaoo at Douglasville
t -day. Both sides wore ready tor the
battle apparently, but owing to a disagree
ment in regard to the division of time be
tween the sjHiakers of tho two parties the
third party men withdrew from the joint
meeting and held a meeting of their own.
While the ex ruse for the break up of the
meeting was the division of time, it is evt
deut that the third party leaders in drawing
their followers off to themselves simply car
ried out a prearranged plan, the details of
which probably came from Congressman
Watson at Washington. In every instanoe
so far the democratic speakers have put
the third party demagogues to flight wnen
joint discussions have been attempted and
the rumors that were afloat previous to the
meeting show that ttie policy of the third
party leaders is to prevent any further con
tact with democratic orators. The third
party loaders renliz > that they can’t match
the democratic speakers on the stump and
are convinced that one good dose of demo
cratic argument is a sure oure for the most
rabid case of nonest third partyism. Here
after the tactics will be to keep third j .arty
oon verts out of reach of democratic doctrine.
These points were unmistakably disclosed
in the tnird party polioy to-day.
THE BOLTERS IN A MAJORITY.
In tho point of the numbers present the
third party had the advantage of the demo
crats and the democratic leader* tetnrned
home feeling blue, while the third party
people wore correspondingly jubilant. Peo
ple wero present from Douglas, Paulding.
Cobb aud Fulton counties.
A good many of those who followed tho
People’s party leaders when they bolted tbe
joint meeting were from Paulding and
Cobb counties, but they wore about offset
by a special train run out from Atlanta
which augmented the democratic orowd.
A close estimate is 700 of People’s party
voters to 500 democrats. No prearranged
battle between the democracy and the third
tarty which has yet taken place
has attraoted such general attention, aud.
therefore, it is doubly Important that the
estimate of the demonstration to-day be as
imp trlial as possible. Tito effect of the day
at Douglasville will bo felt throughout tho
state.
It will encourage tho third party move
ment and arouse the democrats to a keener
appreciation of the situation, which will un
doubtedly in the end result in an over
whelming victory for the old party. The
strength of the third party in Douglas
shows that there is yet hard work to be
done by ttie democrats, many of whom huve
been lei to believe by one or two victories
that the new movement is not worth an
effort to overcome.
CHANGED POSITIONS.
Up to to-day the democratic speakers
have bad it ail their own way. They have as
sumed the aggressive, and throwing dowu
the democratic gauutlet have driven the
third party men to a weak and defensive
position. But to-day the democrats were
on the defensive, and the People’s party
speakers were cheered on in their biltor and
aggressive attack oa the democratic plat
form and the party leaders. This shows
thst there is danger in the movement yet.
Douglnsville is the home of Col. Post, the
third party loader. He has been sowing
the seed of disruption there for yoars, and
of course this accounts in a measure for the
thorougn organization aud close division of
the people there.
The joint meeting to-ciay assembled in
the court house. It was under the auspices
of the democrats county committee, and
Hou. J. 8. James, a sterling democrat, was
made chairman. A democratic committee
then met tho People’s party committee to
determine the division of time. It took
only a few moments to discover that no
agreement could be reached. The third
party men wanted au equal number of
speakers with the democrats, each side to
sjieak alternately for half an hour. Col. Liv
ingston would not agree to this. He wanted
1!.. hours straight and was willing to divide
any way so that he got this. This point
was a sufficient excuse for the third t arty
committee, and they bolted. Their chair
man announced that the democrats had re
fused to divide time and with a hurrah
carried his followers to a warehouse a quar
ter of a mile distant. As stated, about 700
left the court house in a body at the signal,
while Col. Livingston was left facing
about 500.
LIVINGSTON’S SPEECH.
Col. Livingston remarked in opening that
he was sorry the third party people were
afraid to hear the truth, llis spe ch was
the same one delivered at Jonesboro yester
day. He then devoted himself to a review
of his own record. He recognized that he
was addressing a democratic crowd, aud
consequently, instead of delivering an argu
ment calculated to reclaim theestrayed alU
auceoieu, he defended his position os a dem
ocrat. He spoke for over aa hour,
showing up the Cincinnati and
St. Louis conventions and demonstrated
clearly by documentary evidence that the
pension plank was in the St. Louis plat
form, tin also showed that Col. Peek and
Senator Ellington were the “daddies” of the
third party in Georgia. He handled Col.
Post in a most sarcastic manner and
charged that it was his oowardice that pre
vented the meeting ad joint discussion.
Capt. E. P. Howell, Col. Albert Cox,
Hon. Thomas Lyons of C'artersvilie, Hou.
A. S. Clay of Cobb and several other ster
ling democrats followed Col. Livingston.
the alliance speakers.
Col. Post, Jack Turner, secretary of the
Nationul Farmers’ Alliance; Mr. Gorman,
member of the state executive committee;
Mr. Walker, alliance leocurer from the
Tenth district: J. E. Sibley of Cobb, Editor
Irwin of the Affiance Farmer and others
spoke to the People's party meeting. All
were bitter arraignments of the Demo
cratic party. Every misfortune that
the farmer and poor man
has or ever had was laid at the door of the
Democratic party. In his speech Cos). Post
declared Col. Livingston to be the founder
of the third party in Georgia. He said he
(Post) had gone to Cincinnati as a delegate
by Col. Livingston’s appointmeut. He was
Col. Llvinstou’s trusted lieutenant, but
when the decisive hour came Col. Livingston
turned traitor aud left him to head the
army of farmers who had enlisted in the
cause. Thi) was the most sensational part
of CoL Post’s harangue.
TURNER’S SP3BOH.
Mr. Turner opened his speech by saying
he could look Representatives Moses and
Livingston both in the face and tell them
they bad willfully lied about the People’s
party. He said that auy one of the dele
gates to the St. Louis convention was a bet
ter man than Col. Livingston or Represen
tative Moves. Mr. Turner claimed that the
pension plank was not in the St. Louis
platform, and read affidavits from Dr. Ma-
otine. President Polk and others to sub
stantiate his assertion. Ho also presented
other oviden a to prove tbis. In oloslug lie
said he could hold up his right hand and
swear that he knew Col. Livingston to lie
the founder of the third par y, and tnat he
had organized the alliance for that end, but
wa too cowardly to carry it out when the
decisive moment came.
Ellington’s remarks.
Senator Ellington also made the same
charge, and based his speech on abuse of
democratic government. He said he consid
ered tho farmers more prosperous under
carpet-bag rule, with cotton at 25 cents
than at present.
Before the democratic meeting dispersed
Uol. Livingston made a second speech in
reply to the charges made bv Messrs. Post
and Turner. Ho said that Mr. Post delib
erately llod when he said ho had left him in
charge of the third party, or had anything
to do with it, and he was ready to answer
personally to Mr. Post, or any of his frie ids.
Neither Mr. Post nor his friends, however,
took up the challenge. He also went f r
Mr. Turner rough shod and read a circular
sent out by Messrs. Peek and Daniels,
showing them to tie the Instigators of the
third party movement in Georgia. Col.
Livingston’s vigorous denunciation of Mr.
Pest and his lieutenants oreatedexcitement.
The meeting, however, developed no per
sonal difficulties as was expected.
RIOTING IN BOHEMIA.
Striking Mill Hands Clash With tho
Police.
Prague, April 13.—The operative* em
ployed in the linen mills at Nachood, in
Bohemia, wont on a strike, and fludiug that
they were not likely to succeed in their de
mands, they began to aot In a riotous man
ner. Threats were made that they would
destroy the mills. To-day the strikers as
sumed a very menacing attitude, and a
large force of gendarmes tried to disperse
them. The strikers were despot ate, and a
pitched battle followed. The gendarmes
drew their sabers and struok right aud left,
while the strikers used stirks and stones as
weapons. Tho gendarmes tlmillv succeeded
in dispersing the mob, but not before a
number of them wero quite soverely hurt
by being hit with Ihe heavy stones thrown
at them. Hoveral of the rioters were badly
cut by the sabers of tho gendarmes.
Tbe strikers number 3,000. They are re
ceiving ample funds from some unknown
source. The dissatisfaction among the
operatives Is growing and tho strikers are
daily gaining fresh accessions to their ranks.
The mill owner* remain firm and refuse to
make any concessions to the strikers. The
latter are in a very ugly mood and further
trouble is anticipated.
TIN PLATE WORKS IDLE.
The McKinley Law Disastrous to the
industry in Wales.
London, April 13. —Six hundred workmen
have been discharged from the establish
ment of the Landore Tin Plate Company, the
oldest and largest works of tho kind in the
south of Wales. Tho action was due to tho
depression iu the trade, resulting from the
operation of the McKinley tariff law. Tbe
Landore company have hitherto been
no able for keeping tbeir force at work
when other employes in tbo trade bad
stopped operations. The tin elate trade is
now paralyzed throughout South Wales
aud every week numerous tin plate work
men, formerly employed in the factories in
that region, are emigrating to the United
States.
ENGLAND’S TRADE OUTLOOK.
Sir Michael Hicks Beaah Falls to Find
it Very Promising.
London, April 13.—Kir Michael Hicks-
Beaoh addressed tho Bristol Chamber of
Commerce this oveniug. He said he feared
that there was real ground for a gloomy
trade outlo >k for the ooaiing year. He did
not like the continued deoroase in exports.
Some people attributed tbat decrease to the
McKinley law. (le lied examined statistics
aud was convinced that tho McKinley law
had Influenced the total volume of British
exports to the extent of only 2J,. per oent.
The whole root of the decrease was want of
oonflde ice in foreign countries and the ter
rible Baring crisis.
BALISBURY RETURNS HOME.
The Sudden Change in His Plans
Causes Speculation.
London, April 13.—Many speculations
are indulged in as to the reason for the sud
don return home of Lord Salisbury from
Benlieu, in the south of France, where it
was expected he would remain for some
time. He has started lor England, and will
arrive in London to-night. Officials of the
foreign office stated to-day that nothing is
known as to tho reason for his return. They
asserted that nothing they know of had oc
curred to compel his return.
LOCKOUT OF TEE SPINNERS.
Seventy Thousand Operottvos to Be
Idle idy Saturday.
London, April 13.—The extensive cotton
spinniug lockout declared by the federation
of master spinners nearly two weeks ago
began, in part, to-day, and by Saturday
70,000 operatives will be idle. Cotton mills
in Oldham, Itochedale, Ashtonherry, Salsv
Bridge, Stockport and other towns will be
subjsct to the lockout, which is ascribed to
losses in trade from tho fall In silver and
from the enormous decrease in the profits
on goods exported to India.
BRAZIL'S LITTLE FLURRY.
The Leaders of Sunday’s Manifesta
tion Jailed.
Rio Janeiro, April 13.—The leaders of
the manifestation that took place here last
Sunday in favor of ex-Dictator da Fonseca,
have been imprisoned in Amazonas fortress.
Admiral Wadenkelk, who was formerly
minister of marine, has disappeared, and
there is muoh mystery concerning his dis
appearance, It is alleged that he was con
cerned in the deposition of Gen. Alvin, who
was recently forced to resign the presi
dency of Minas Geraes.
RUSSIA’S HEBREWS.
The Emigration Society to Help Only
Those Suitable for Colonization.
Berlin, April 13.—The Jewish emigra
tion committee has decided not to assist the
Russian Jews except such as are selected as
suitable for colonization. These will be
sent in batches of 100 to the United States.
The others will be sent slowly to the Argen
tine Republic and none will be sent to Fales
tine. It is estimated that it will take
twenty years to settle the Hirsch lauds.
A Bomb at Valencia.
Madrid, April 13. —Another bomb was
exploded in Valencia to-day, presumably
by anarchist*. Much damage was done to
property, and the people are in a state of
terror.
( DAILY, *lO A YEAR. )
< S CENTS A COPY. Y
< WEEKLY,SI.* A YE AR. *
A TRAP SET FOR COOPER.’
IHE LETTER WITH $25 WAS SENT
AS A DECOY.
It Was Forwarded at the Instance of
a Special Examiner of the Pension
Bureau Sent Out by Commissioner
Baum—Had Cooper Not Returned
the Money He Would Hava Bean
Placed In a Bad Position.
Washington, April 13.— A short tlma
age it was testified before the special House
oommittee engaged in investigating the
pension bureau that James W. Morgan, of
Bloomington, Ind., had remitted $35 to
Representative C 'Opar of Indiana to be paid
to Pension Attorney Hersey for servloes to
pension claimants which service#
had been performed through
the use of Representative Cooper’s signa
ture in gaining aocess to the re-oris of the
pension bureau. Representative Cooper,
however, returned the money with a notice
to Mr. Morgan that Mr. Hersey’s services
had been rendered as Mr. Cooper’s secre
tary and had been paid for by Mr. Cooper,
tho latter being at that time ign irant than
Mr. Hersey had abused his opportunities.
a trap for cooper.
To-day Mr. Morgan was before tha corn's
inittee as a witness, iu reply to quostione
by Representative Enloe, who, with Mr.
Cooper, is acting as prosecutor, the witnos*
acknowledged that bn had written the (otter
inclosing $35 to Mr. Cooper at tho sugges
tion of Special Examiner Green wait of toe
pension office, whom Commissioner Rauta
had sent out to investigate Mr. Hersey'*
transactions. Examiner Greeuwalt bad
practically framed the letter and.
had himself sent the money
in a registered letter, insteed
of by draft or oheck to Mr. Cooper Instead
of to Mr. Hersey in order that the matter
might be fastened on Mr. Cooper and he ho
eutranped. Examiner Green wait said tho
office suspeoted that Mr. Horsey was calling;
up cuses under Mr. Cooper’s name and with
his knowledge, an 1 that Mr. Conner was a
party to it. It was a decoy letter, tho wit*
ness admitted, but it failed because Mr.
Cooper returned the money in a letter
stating that Mr. Hersey could take no
money for tho work done for him (Cooper),
DIDN’T FEAR DISBARMENT.
The witness denied having written the
letter for Examiner Greonwalt lieoause he
feared disbarment. He was a republican.
Chairman Whoeler—After you knew this
matter was wrong you scut this $35 for
Examiner Greenwait to a member of con
grees for the purpose of seeing if the rep
resentative in congress would accept tha
money for illicit information;
Mr. Morgan—Examiner Greenwait had
come there and figuratively taken charge
of mo. I did it beoauso ha
commanded or requested it of me.
Examiner Greenwait told mo a
oondttion of things that surprised me very
much. He spoke ot having Inform itiou
that Mr. Hersey had got valuable informa
tion from the pension office, and had used
tho official onpacity of Mr. Cooper to get it,
anil hud been selling it broadcast and was
making money out of it.
A NEGRO SHOT BY A DEPUTY.
The Negro Resisting Arrest When tha
Pistol Wes Fired.
Columbia, 8. C., April 13. —A serious
and probably fatal affair occurred near
Prospect oburch (colored) in Laurena
county to-day. Deputy Sheriff D. M.
Strlbling undertook to arrest John James
(colored) on a warrant issued by Trial Jus
tice Davis of Greenville for obtaining
money under false pretenses from B. M.
McGee. James resisted, and when Strlbling
took hold of him he Jerked loose, throw the
deputy on his knees, grabbed a heavy rock:
and a chunk of wood and struck him on tha
cheek witti the rock. Stri tiling then fired, buß
missed the negro, who ran a few paces and
picked up another rock. Stribling shot
him twice as he straightened himself to
throw. Tbe deputy then went to look for
his horse, which had ruu off when tha
shooting comma iced, but waa advised by
white persons to skip, as the place is a bad
negro neighborhood. Stribling saw otb r
negroes coming and did not wait to see #£
James was dead.
PURCHASES OF SILVER.
A Total of 89,044,076 Ounces Ffoughtt
From Aug., 1893 to April, 1892.
Washington, April 13.—1n compliance
with a Senate resolution Secretary Foster
to-day sent to that body a statement pi e
pared by the director of the mint of the
amount of silver bullion offered to the
government from Aug. 13, 1890, to April l
1892; also the amount purchased dur
ing that period under the act
of July 4, 1890, with a list of all persons,
firms or associations offering tho same, the
amount aud price thereof; the persons, firms
or associations from whom silver was pur
chased, with the amount purchased, pr.ee
paid and the place at which delivered. The
statement shows that duiiug the pe hxl
mentioned the offerings aggregated 157,9z:i,s
357 fine ounces aud the amount purchased
89,044,075 fine ounoes.
The offers of silver to the treasury de
partment to-day aggregated 808,000 ounces.
The amount purchased was 420,000 ouuces,
at .8fH8@.8660 cents.
TERMINAL’S SECURITIES.
Long Lines of Holders Depositing
With the Trust Company.
New York, April 13.—The deposit ofi
securities with the Central Trust Company
to-day under the Richmond Terminal re
organization plan was very heavy. Thera
were two long lines of depositors at tha
windows of the trust company all day, and
many of the molt prominent banking! .ter
cets were among the largest
depositors. The committee now states
that the success of the plan is assured.
The stock exchange governors to-day listed
the engraved receipts for deposits of East
Tennessee stocks and bonds. Large amounts
of underlying securities of the various com
panies controlled by the trust were de
posited during the day.
Trout Lake’s Mi-sing Postmaster.
Sault Ste. Marik, Mich. , April 13.
George M. Frltts, postmaster at Trout Lake,
near here, keeper of a general store aud
township treasurer, who übsconded a few
days ago, took with him tho contents of
over one hundred registered letters, a large
amount of township funds and money be
longing to creditors, in all over ¥10,1)00.
Life savers Drowned.
Coquill Citt, Ore., Aprlt 13. —While
the life saving crew at Bandon were
practicing last evening their boat capsized
and Capt. Nelson and three of the crew of
eight were drowned.
ReapDortlonment In New York.
Albany, N. Y., April 18.—Senator Con
nors’ congressional reapportionment bill
has passed the Assembly without amend
ment—yoas 06, ay 59—and the bill now
goes to the governor.