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I.staßLlshed lr'ftO. Incorporated 1888.
J. H. ESTILL, President.
SCENES AT SARATOGA.
Striking Incidents Attending the
Nomination of Hill.
Delegates Vow They Will Have None
Other Than Hill, and that Ha Must
Be Their Candidate—Mr. Whitney’s
Letter Declining the Nomination.
The Ticket in Full.
Saratoga, Sept. 26.—Half an hour be
fore uoon preparations in the old rink
building for the reception of the demo
cratic convention were finished. The
scat' were chairs and were borrowed from
the hotels, and a good si ed platform was
erected and telegraph wires run into a
score of instruments. A stout railing in
closed a square space in the center of the
hall where the delegates sat. and chairs
outside of that were occupied by contest
ing delegates and enthusiastic democrats
who were on the scene to shout for the
nominees. A band to the right of the
platform alternated with one at the left
and kept the crowd in good humor while
it waited for the proceedings to begin.
The house with its bare timbers over
head and barnlike appearance, presented
a strong contrast to the new convention
hall where the Unitarians held sway.
The facilities for work were very good,
however, when the haste with which the
arrangements were made were con
sidered. The ventilation was poor and
delegates and shouters were requested to
extinguish their cigars.
Gov. Hill called the convention to order
at 12:30 o’clock. The committee on con
tested seats decided in favor of all sitting
delegates except in Monroe county, where
a reorganization is ordered. The Shep
arditesof Brooklyn left the hall when the
report of the committee on contested seats
was read. The Fairchild democrats of
New York also left the hall on the adop
tion of the rule. Mr. Brown, chairman of
the committee on permanent organization,
reported in favor of continuing the tem
porary organization. This was adopted
and Senator Hill remained chairman.
Lieut. Gov. Sheehan of Erie reported
the platform and it was adopted. The
convention then resolved to proceed with
nominations. Senator Hill said: “This
place looks a little more democratic than
the one we occupied yesterday. It is
more like the Jeffersonian democracy in
its simplicity, and 1 have only to suggest
the fact that in this place we nominated
the democratic governors of New York
who were elected.”
The chairman then reeognizod Gaylor
Hill of Albany, who, in an eloquent
speech, placed in nomination for governor
John Boyd Thatcher of Albany.
PERSONAL REASONS PREVENT.
The following message was received
here to-day:
New York. Sept. 26.—Hon. J. W. Hinckley,
Democratic state Convention Hall. Saratoga:
I tind on m.v arrival this morning that my
name is the subject of some consideration by
delegates to the convention and have received
many friendly messages. As I cannot, well
reply to these in detail, will you do me the
kindness to say for me in answer
to many inquiries that for reasons
entirely personal I cannot be a
candidate or accept the nomination. I eon
cur heartily in the opinion so admirably ex
pressed by Senator Hill in his address
that harmonious and aggressive action on the
part of the democra y ought surely to be
crowned by success, principles, not men,
mi st constitute the issie. and New York is
not accustomed to waver in her fidelity to
demo, ratio principles when a united party de
mands their enactment and enforcement.
William C. Whitney.
AN OVATION TO HILL.
When Mr. Hill had finished, Eldyn
Reynolds of Allegheny rose and said:
‘The united delegation of Allegheuv
county desires to place in nomination
their first and only choice, David B. Hill.”
that was all he had time to say. The
crowd went wild with enthusiasm. Men
stood on their chairs waving their hats
for tliree minutes. Senator Hill pounded
with his gavel. Finally Col. Fellows of
New \ ork arose, and the crowd, thinking
that he would say something about Hhi,
subsided. Senator Hill, then asking the
indulgence of Col. Fellows, said: “lam
grateful to the democrats of the empire
state for the courtesy and kindness of the
past: but I must say to you I cannot
agree to be your candidate again for
governor.”
Gol Fellows then moved that the
counties be called alphabetically. This
was proceeded with. Livingston and
Montgomery named Hill amid cheers.
Senator Guy rose when New York was
called and standing on a chair said: “Mr.
Chairman, I rise to perform a duty which
1 haw waited for some older democrat
from this county to perform. lam about
to name for governor a man, the mention
of whoso name warms the heart of every
true democrat. He must be our candi
date He is the only’man with whom we
am beforehand sure of winning. He is
tne chief democrat in our ranks.
He must sink his personal views
become our standard bearer.
"8 need his services now and
* e must demand that he give them
to us and consent to lead us on to victory.
Ihe situation is grave. The only thing
’or this convention to do is to assert that
®e know the meaning of the term: “I
am a democrat,” and knowing, should
pro,red to nominate that prince of leaders
''ho presides over our deliberations, 110
has tolu us that | lO canro t accept our
homination. Hut I tell you gentlemen,
we owe a courtesy to the democracy of
‘hr suto which is higher than the cour
“■Yv which we owe to him. I nominato
ho in, mn n w jj o typifies what democracy
L pile s. 1 present the name of the chief
*Mcnentof democratic principles in our
Party David B. Hill. [Cheers and wild
euthusiasraj.
Alter .senator Guy had finished, fiourko
"vkran, of Now York, rose and climbing
oVer 'he reporter's table to the platform,
•aid i n |, art;
COCHBAN’B TELLING REMARKS.
"W ben the life of a nation is at stake
•h i the laws which govern its existence
jail t° control its destines, the supremo
will of the people is the only resort. At
*' 'i times, the right of revolution is in
"aed. Such a time has now come to
. For the first time since the
’""or senator directed the affairs of the
Den,o,‘ratio party of this state, lam in
i‘ v ’ 1 against Ills ruling, i urge upon
aun his sense of duty to his party and
P :i e his name in nomination against his
desires. There comes a time in the
‘• Dry of every man When opportunity
which summon him
!' position outside of Ills own
d,*Hjs We arp j n a sitsation. to
“"' t which requires the most trusted
Jai lers of the Democratic party, or we
vunuot gain the victory. Wo are eo.
%\ft Jlottting
fronted with a paralysis of industries due
to the operation of repubican
tariff and financial legislation. It is
our duty to prove to the people that the
misfortune which has overtaken the
country is due to republican misrule, and
that prosperity can be only restorea by
following our lead and placing our candi
dates in power. We must not take the
risk of failing, and no man who has led us
as our presiding officer has led us
will allow us go forth without the inspir
ing ini ueticeof his leadership. Cheers. l
By all the ties that have bound him in
the past, by his hopes of the future, by
his duty to his country, I demand that he
lead us now, and I nominate him for gov
ernor." [Prolonged cheers.]
Mr. Cockran then put the question to
the convention: Will you make the nomi
nation unanimous? Every one in the hall,
delegates, spectators and all. yelled
“Aye.” Turning to Senator Hill, Mr.
Cockran then said: “Senator Hill,
we summon you to your duty.”
Col. William L. Brown also spoke sec
onding the nomination of Senator Hill
for New York county. Half ado en dele
gates moved to suspend the roll call for
nominations, but Senator Hill quickly re
marked that he had had some experience
with legislative bodies, and the rules of
the assembly under which the convention
was acting would not permit the suspen
sion of the roll call, and directed the sec
retary to proceed.
The counties of Oneida, Orange,
Oswego, Queen, Rockland, St. Lawrence,
Schoharie, Steuben, Su..olk, Thompkins,
Wayne, Westchester and Yates all
seconded Mr. Hill's nomination. Hitt of
Albany withdrew the name of that
county, and moved that Hill be nomi
nated by acclamation. A storm of “ayes”
shook the rafters, and there were no
nays. Secretary Deforest declared Hill
nominated, but Hill declared the proceed
ings out of order, and the roll call, of
course, was proceeded with. The vote
was unanimous for Hill. Another noisy
outbreak followed.
When order was restored Lieut. Gov.
Sheehan nominated Hon. Dan Lockwood
of Bu.ialo for lieutenant governor, and he
was nominated by acclamation. In a
similar manner Judge Ga.vnor was chosen
as candidate for judge of the court of ap
peals. The routine business of the con
vention was quickly disposed of, and, at
3:45 o’clock, the convention adjourned
sine die.
The platform says: “The Democratic
party of New York congratulates tho
people of the state upon the restoration of
business confidence and the improvement
of industrial conditions whi h are follow
ing the repeal by a democratic congress
of the panic bringing laws of its re
publican predecessors. Unsound finan
cial depression, driving out out
gold and threatening a single
sil, er standard: a worse than war tariff,
unnecessarily adding to the cost of living,
diminishing federal revenues and over
stimulating favored industries at the gen
eral expense; profligate expenditures,
converting an assuring treasury surplus
into an alarming deficit. These were the
ill-conceived and ill-fated products of re
publican partisanship which brought the
country to the verge of financia'
and industrial ruin, which wiped out
private fortunes, reduced incomes, turned
tens of thousands of men out of work,
closed factories, destroyed business,
brought thousands of deserving poor face
to face with starvation, and inflicted gen
eral distress upon the Americans. The
complete transfer of the government to
the Democratic party was too late to
avert these terrible evils; it
could only remove the causes and
repair tho injury. We therefore rejoice
that by the repeal of the Sherman act for
the purchase and storage of silver
bullion all fear of depreciated currency
has been allayed, and faith has been re
stored in the ability of the government to
maintain a constant parity between its
gold and silver coinage; that by the re
peal oi the McKinley tariff law the inor
dinate taxation of the many for
the benefit of the few, has been
notably diminished, and in the place
of inequitable and monstrous duties
which have starved some industries and
overfed others, the tari T schedules have
been adjusted so that while affording am
ple safeguards for American labor they
reduce price of necessities of life aud
encourage the promotion of in
dustry by cheapening the cost of
many raw materials used in manufac
tures, and by reducing expenditures
wherever possible, and by provision for
additional revenues the legitimate de
mands upon the federal treasury
will no longer exceed the gov
ernment’s income and necessitate
an increase in the public debt
debt; concur with President Cleveland
that the new tariff law does not embody
the full measure of tariff reform, hut with
him also we endorse its provisions for
cheaper and freer raw and
lower taxes. Asa substantial recognition
of democratic principles, we bespeak for
the law an impartial trial, confident that
its successful operation will convince
the people of the wisdom of the demo
cratic policy, and induce them to further
extension. ' While favoring therefore
such wise modification and readjustment
of particular schedules bytho enactment
of separate bills as future conditions and
fulfillment of democratic pledges may re
quire we deprecate, pending a fair trial
of the law by actual operation, any
further generaltariff revision which un
der present considerations would
be likely to retard improvement
in business and thereby pro
long the evils brought upou the
country by republican folly. We com
mend the enactment by the democratic
congress of other measures of public im
portance demanded by the people, par
ticularly the repeal of the federal elec
tion law, and the stringent legislation for
tue suppression of trusts We reaffirm
the declaration of principles contained in
the democratic national platform of 1892,
and we reiterate the expressions of recent
state democratic platforms in favor of
honest money, economy in public ex
penses, just and liberal pensions for
all disabled uuion soldiers, their widows
and dependents, and strict adherence to
the true principles of civil service reform.
We commend the offorts made by the
senators and represenatives in congress
from this state to avert the imposition
of the present income tax, and we record
our regret that the reform of the tariff to
which all democrats wire, committed was
embarrassed by engrafting on its provi
sions a direct tax to which many demo
crats were strenuously opposed.*
We heartily endorse the honest, pure
and high ideals which have characterized
the administration of I’resi lent Cleveland,
and we renew to him the same pledge of
our earnest support in all his efforts to
secure tiie enactment of democratic
measures and in carrying out of demo
cratic principles. We have confidence
that the people of the state
through their expression at the polls
in November will sustain his administra
tion bv the re-election of democratic rep
resentatives in eougresss how their appre
ciation of failbiu! service ami their con
demnation of that republican ineomne
tenee which was responsible for the finan
cial panic of 1893.
The remainder of the platform is do-
SAVANNAII, GA., THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 27,1894.
voted to state politics. In it appears this
paragraph:
"We denounce as contrary to the spirit
of our institutions any display of religious
intolerance in political discussions. We
deplore any attempt to proscribe
candidates for office on the
ground of religious belief by
secret organizations or otherwise.
The Democratic party, which has always
stood for political and religious freedom,
does not hesitate to condemn all efforts to
create a distinct.on among citi ena be
cause of differences in faith as unworthy
of au enlightened age and abhorrent to
the institutions of American freedom.”
SENATOR HILL’S SPEECH.
Albany. N. Y., Sept. 26.—Senator Hill
spoke as follows on being serenaded here
this evening: "Fellow democrats and gen- ■
tlemen: For this g nerous reception and j
the compliment of this serenade I tender j
you my sincere thanks. This demonstra
tion is a part of the unexpected events
of a day which to me has been one
of mingled surprise and embarrassment.
The action of the democratic convention
which is the occasion of this assemblage
and which was ns unforeseen b.ytmyseif,
imposes responsibilities and obligations ;
of which I cannot speak to-night. Un
willing as I was to receive the honor
which the convention in spite of
my protest has sought to confer upon me,
I am deeply touched by the unusual man
ifestation of esteem which accompanied
the action of the convention, and to-night
I can only express in feeble language
a small part of the gratitude which I feel
toward the democracy of New York. At
some future time I hope to express my
views at length upon tne issues involved
in this most important campaign. 1 renew
my thanks for this demonstration and
bid you good-night.”
WITHNEY INTERVIEWED.
Quarantine, S. 1., Sept. 26.—William
Whitney was interviewed at Quarantine
this morning and announced positively
that he would not under anv circum
stances accept the democratic nomination
for governor. Ho declined to state his
reasons at length, but gave the impres
sion that his business interests would not
allow nis acceptance of the nomination.
“1 here are plenty of better men in the
Democratic party,” he said, in reply to a
query as to his opinion on the subject of
the probable nominee. Mr. Whitney is
apparently in the best of health, and says
he has enjoyed himself immensely while
abroad. He was accompanied b.y
his daughter. After he had fin
ished his breakfast, Mr. Whit
ney ' went to the smoking
room, and seating himself in a corner,
prepared himself to be interviewed b.y
some twenty reporters, "in the first
place,” he said. “I will not accept the
nomination under any circumstances. 1
stated that very positively be,ore I left,
in a cablegram to somebody or other, I
don't remember whom. There are plenty
of better men In the Democratic party ;
men who would be more acceptable and
more successful than I. I regard David
B. Hill as the very best man for the place.
I think he would poll an enormous vote.
Of course, I think the next governor will
be a democrat. lam not well enough
posted in regard to the news of the past
few days to hazard a guess at the prob
able selection of the democratic conven
tion. I hope to see a strong man nomi
nated.”
The revenue cutter Chandler ran along
side the Majestic at quarantine, and
'brought Col. Storey and a party of demo
crats to greet Mr. Whitney.
JUBILANT NEW YOBKERS.
Hill Considered a Sure Winner in
the Race for Governor.
Washington, Sept. 26.—The nomination
of Senator Hill as the democratic candi
date for governor of New York lias set all
the politicians at Washington agog, and
speculation is at fever heat to fathom the
underlying influences which brought this
about. There are only a few politicians
in town, but they are gathered about the
hotels discussing the situation at the Ar
lington hotel, where all the New Yorkers
in the city are to be found.
Franklin D. Lockett, ex-postmaster of
Buffalo under Mr. Cleveland, was there
and leading in the anti-Hill talk. “I will
never support a ticket with Hill’s name
at the head of it, - ’ he said to me to-night,
but Lockett is an intimate friend of
the President. As ca 'rule, New York
ers here are jubilant. They say Hill has
brought victory out of chaos. They be
lieve that if he wins it carries him to the
Presidency. One thing is certain.
Hill has never made any political sacri
fices, and if he can save the state to the
democracy at this time it will go far to
guarantee it to the party in 1896 under
his leadership. This means his future
preferment or final dislodgement. He has
thrown himself in the breach
whore Whitney and other lead
ers were afraid to go. He
will make this the critical test of his pow
er, and winning will try to put himself in
harmony with the national'democracy,
where he feels that he has lost some
ground. One thing is certain, the fight
he will put up in New York will awaken
the energies of the party in every part of
the country.
Hill’s nomination, backed by Whitney,
at once ordains anew condition of things,
and the forecasting of politicians for 1896
will all have to be begun over again. It
is freely predicted that Senator Gorman
will contest every foot of the ground
which leads to the white house with any
opponent from the east.
GORMAN’S HOPES.
He Thinks He Sees the Opportunity
to Reach the Presidency.
Washington, Sept. 26.—1 t makes no
difference what others may think of Sen
ator Gorman as a presidential possibility,
that gentleman looms up in his own mind,
not only as a possibility, but a prob
ability.
Senator Gorman Is In the city again.
Ho is here from Saratoga. He will not
be interviewed, but by following his # trail
one can get some idea of where he is
heading.
In spite of the predictions made for the
tariff bill, with which his name is con
nee ted, he sees in it his future success.
On all sides come praises of the bill.
Times have become better, business more
buoyant and democrats more hopeful, and
this change In the condition of affairs is
being attributed to the existence of a
democratic tariff law. The democratic
congressional campaign committee is
making its fight on the line of the tariff
legislation, it is not apologizing but it
is urging an aggressive campaign. This
seems to be the spirit which democrats
all over the country are evoking in their
speeches. It is the policy pursued by
Yoorbces in Indiana and even in New
York, only the income tax feature is
being deprecated. In the south tho fight
is being made on the lines which Mr.
Gorman predicted in bis speech, namely,
that the Senate bill is the best demo
cratic measure over framed in congress.
In tho horizon Gorman sees only Gor
man. His name was irrevocably linked
to the bill in derision. He believes that
it will prove the ultimate fulfillment of
his holies. He believes that a wave of
approval of the bill will shortly sweep
over the country and he is determined
that his boat shall be on the top of every
crest.
To this end, in order that he may reach
to the slopes of the Pacific, he is buildiug
for himself a boat. Ho is preparing a
coup, a regular old-fashioned Gormau
ten-strike. He is veering from the old
gold standard and is bent on making a
silver play. Avery close friend of his
told me yesterday that before the close
of the next session Gormau would be
reckoned as the leader of the silver
wing of the Democratic party. Of
course he will hedge so as not to
violate to too great an extent the so-called
bimetalists of the east, but for all that
Gorman, in the near future, will predict
that the tariff has been eliminated from
politics, and that the financial question
will be the issue in the next presidential
campaign.
So much for Gorman. It is well to
pause long enough over this to recall it
when it shell come to pass.
NEBRASKA DEMO OR ATS.
A Wrangle in Convention Between
Silver and Cleveland Men.
Omaha, Neb., Sept. 26—The demo
cratic hosts of Nebraska assembled in
Omaha to-day, but the ranks were
divided, and dissension has taken the
place of harmony. Before the state con
vention was called to order to-day the
situation was chaotic. Free silver men
were in a majority, but the administra
tion forces had control of the central com
mittee, and the indications were that a
conflict would be precipitated on the
temporaray organizations. The Bryan
forces had selected Ed P. Smith of
Omaha for temporary chairman, but
this was not satis.actory to the Central
committee, and a meeting was held to
name a man who would represent the
administration. The free silver men
also decided to have A. D. Oldsham of
Kearney made permanent presiding offi
cer, and this was also a thorn in the side
of the adminstation.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Euclid Martin at 2:25 p. m.,
and the call for the convention was read.
Chuirman Martin then said thkt In ac
cordance with established custom the
central committee would recommend
Hon. Mat Miller fur temporary chairman.
Tho motion was seconded by a delegate
from the Third district. S. A. Shoemaker
at once offered an amendment that Mr. F.
P. Smith be made temporary chairman.
The motion was greeted with applause
and a hundred seconds.
Congressman Bryan arose at this point,
and when the cheers subsided, said in
substance: “1 think we might as woll un
derstand each other in the beginning ana
save trouble. We who stand for free
coinage at 16 to 1, believe that the state
central committee postponed their
convention in spite of the wishes
of a large body of democrats,
and we believe that the object was
to defeat their wishes; and when the
state central committee found the party
overwhelmingly against it, it might as
well have taken the chairman the major
ity propose. We might as well commence
the light now. We have had conventions
in which the chairman refused to recog
nize the majority. We want to sa.v that
any delegate who comes here instructed
for 10 to 1 cannot disregard it. I ask
those who are with me to vote for E. P.
Smith.” [Applause].
Mr. Miller then rose and told the con
vention that he was not seeking the office
and came to the convention instructed for
Bryan and 16 to 1 for silver. Ed P.
Smith was then chosen by acclamation.
After the appointment of the usual
committees, recess was taken till 8
o’clock. The Bryan silver faction had
charge of the machinery when it recon
vened at 8 o’clock, the credentials com
mittee reported all the contests in favor
of Bryan delegates, leaving the adminis
tration and silver element as a small
minority in tho convention -scarcely
100 delegates. W. D. Uldham of Kearney
was made permanent chairman and an
nounced the convention ready lor nomina
tions. Dr. Edwards of Lancaster, amid a
great demonstration, placed Congress
man Bryan in nomination for United
States senator. He was chosen by accla
mation and replied in a speech pledging
himself to work fur free silver and against
monopolies.
AUSTRALIAN ELECTION.
Opposition Scores a Victory Over the
Ministers.
Melbourne. Sept. 26.—The election for
members of parliament, which took place
yesterday, resulted in the return of
twenty-eight ministerialists, fifty-four
opposition and thirteen independents.
Ministers O’LOghlen. Baker and Richard
son, and Speaker Kent, were defeated for
re-election. The victors comprise a pro
tectionist majority, but the victory is
alleged to have been chiefly due to the
support of persons in tho civil service and
malcontents, who are irate at Prime
Minister Patterson's reduction of salaries
and other economies.
Circus Train Wrecked.
Alexardria, Va., Sept. 26.—At an early
hour this morning, two cars belonging to
Hunting’s circus, euroute from this city
to 1-eesburg, Va.. jumped the track
within the c ity limits and went into the
river. Tho wagons on two cars were
completely demolisned. Three circus em
ployes were injured ; one, John X. Jones
of Atlanta, Ga., a colored mar, probably
fatal. ______
To Grant Absolute Divorce.
New York, Sept. 26.—Referee Edward
Jacobs filed in tho superior court to-day a
report in which lie recommends that
Ivuchne * .everidge Coghlan receive an ab
solute divorce from Charles F. Coghlan,
the actor.
Striking Miners to Be Evioted.
Glasgow. Sept. 26.—The Scotch coal
owners this afternoon held a meeting and
resolved to evict from their houses all
miners who o not return to work.
UNION DEPOT WRECKED.
Great Damage Done by the Storm in
Florida—From Other Points.
The Storm Xing Holds Charleston
in a Tight Grip Heavy Floods Re
ported and Damage to Shipping.
Wires Generally Disabled by the
Gale, but Crops are Feared to Have
Sustained Great Injury.
Jacksonville, Sept. 26. —The expected
hurricane struck Jacksonville at fl o’clock
a. m., with the wind blowing at a velocity
of fifty miles an hour and the rain coming
in torrents. Business is absolutely par
alyzed. The Everett hotel, the largest in
the city, Is unroofed and flooded with
water. The unfinished union depot is
blown dowu. The loss is #20,000. and a
number of people are injured, but none
killed. There is no communication from
South Florida, but it is expected that
many Indian river orange groves are to
tally ruined and the orange crops are
damaged incalculably.
The streets of this city are flooded,
and the river is three feet above the nor
mal. The wind at the mouth of the river
recorded sixty miles an hour. Mayport,
at its mouth, is flooded and several
houses inundated. No persons lost their
lives there. Two houses in Jacksonville
were blown down but no one was killed.
No trains are arriving and departing.
Many large washouts are reported.
STORM CENTER IN FLORIDA..
Washington, Sept. 26,1 p. m.—A special
bulletin regarding the West India hurri
cane says: The tropical hurricane, an
nounced in tho special weather bureau
bulletins of Sept. 24 and 25, reached North
eastern Florida this morning. At 11 a m .
tho wind had shifted to the northwest at
Jacksonville, with birometer pressure
of 29.36, showing that the storm center
was a few miles southeast of that station.
Observer there reports many trees blown
down and houses unroofed. The indica
tions are that the hurricane will move in
a north northeast direction along the At
lantic coast, probably reaching New York
Thursday night. All the principal towns
along the coast, from Connecticut to
Florida, have been warned of violent
gales and high tides.
SHIPPING ALL TIED UP.
Brunswick. Ga., Sept. 26.—The storm
has been raging around Bruuswick
for twenty-four hours, but no great dam
age has been done. Several boats have
been blown aground in the marshes and
all ships in port have been prevented
from sailing.
The Mallory steamer tried to leave for
Florida but was forced to abandon her
trip by rough weather and is tied up to
the dock. She sails Friday direct for
New York. Indications at 9 o'clock to
night point to tho worst of the storm
having passed over Brunswick, and be
yond the blowing down of signs, fences
and trees and slight damage to shipping,
nothiug is expected.
GALE AND RAIN AT WAYCROSS.
Waycross, Ga.. Sept. 28.—There has
been a strong gale accompanied by much
rain since early last night, and there is
no sign of abatement. Several hundred
sea fowls appeared here to-day.
THE STORM AT EDEN.
Eden, Ga., Sept. 26.—The storm
reached here this morning, and continues
to grow more furious. No damage as yet
except to sugar cane, which is blown
down.
EAST IN THE STORM KING’S GRTP.
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 26.—Charleston
is again fast in the grip of the storm king.
The blow began early yesterday morning,
but owing to the ample warning given by
the weather bureau people had time to
preparo for It. As for the summer
colony on Sullivan s Islatid, all packed
up and came to the city yesterday.
The blow of Tuesday was unaccom
panied by a single drop of rain, and al
though tho velocity attained by the wind
was 36 miles an hour, this morning
about 6 o’clock the rain began to fall and
the velocity of the wind to increase. By
uoon the storm was at Its worst.
The highest velocity of wind reported
up to this time is forty-six miles, but the
chief damage done has been by the fear
ful flood of salt water which has, without
doubt, extended to the rice fields. It is
not improbable that the rice crop will be
almost entirely destroyed, except that
portion of it which is already harvested.
The cotton fields aiong the coast, which
are white with opeuiug bolls, ace also
probable nearly destroyed.
Thus far there are few casualties re
ported in tho harbor. One barque which
has just come up from quarantine without
ballast has capsized at her dock ; most of
the other ships are pretty safely an
chored, the steamers having Btearn up.
There are about 60 vessels In port aud a
great deal of cotton. These vessels, as has
been said, have had ample time aud are
prepared to ride out the gale. The chief
uamage done has been confined to the
w harves and the. East Shore Terminal
Company. The town Is pretty well cov
ered by cyclone insurance.
TREES AND TELKUIiAI'II I’OLES DOWN.
Charleston, S. C.,Sept. 26.—A special to
the News and Courier at 8 o'clock to-night
from Orangeburg. S. C., sa.ys: “A ter
rible wind storm struck here this evening
at 5 o’clock and is blowing at a velocity
of forty-llvo miles an hour. Trees and
telegraph poles are down, great damage
to corn and < otton. Wind .blowing from
northeast. It is feared the worst is yet
to come.”
a'livino gale AT BEAUFORT.
Beaufort, S. C., Sept. 26.—At this hour,
8 p. ra., the wind is blowing a living gaie
from the northeast and increasing in vio
lence. A heavy rain fell all day. No dam
age so far is reported.
A HEAVY STORM EXI'ECTEH.
Wilmington, N. C., Sept. 26.—A wind
storm with continuous rain now prevail
ing. Thus far no serious results have
been reported. Indications point to
heavy storm during the night or early
in the morning.
THE ALCOHOL PARAGRAPH.
Treasury Officials State Their Inabil
ity to Enforce It.
Washington. Sept. 26. The treasury
officials, after having thoroughly dis
cussed the alcohol paragraph of the new
tariff bill, have about reached tho con
clusion that they have no means at hand
to enforce it and that, therefore, the re
bate clause must remain inoperative un
til congress at its next session
either provides tho appropria
tion necessary to carry the law
into effector repeals it. This particular
paragraph has caused the department
a vast amount of trouble and the corres
pondence growing out of tho question has
been enormous.
The executive branch of government
| has nothing to do with what may have
been the iulont of congress. It was,
however, the intention of Mr. Hoar who
introduced the amendment, to grant the
rebate provided for in the case of alcohol
used only in the arts and sciences. No one
at that time supposed that patent medi
cines and proprietary articles would bo
included under this head. So great would
be the drain upou tho revenue if this
class of goods were permitted to draw
the rebate that the treasury officials as
sert they were justified iu taking refuge
behind tho ruling thus made. The law
could only be enforced by the expenditure
of a large amount of money w hich is not
uow available.
WENT TO THE RACES.
Thirty-five treasury clerks have been
reported lo the secretary by nauieus hav
ing attended tho horse races at Alexan
dria, \a. Three miles from this city,
across the Potomac river last Saturday.
The names of the clerks have been for
awarded to the head of each bureau or di
vision. and au explanation. It is said, has
been asked lor the absence of such clerks
from the office.
Whether detectives have been employed
for the purpose of “spotting” treasury
clerks of a “sporty inclination, or
whether the information has been volun
teered by some tronsur.v employe or of
ficial, an intimate knowledge of the per
sonnel of the male clerks in the treasury
has been shown, and it created a com
motion at tfiis time, especially as many
changes are being made io carry into of
feet the reorganization plan on Oct. 1
next.
NO DAMAGE AT JESUP.
A Negro’s Speeches Denounced By
the Colored People.
Jesup, Ga., Sept. 26. It has been rain
ing in this section for the past twenty-four
hours, accompanied by sovere winds.
The ouly damage reported is the blowing
down of trees and fences. At this hour
(8 o’clock p. in.) tho wind is blowing a
gale. 'I he water is reported to lie over
the tracks for a distance of two miles be
tween this pluee and Brunswick on tho
Last Tennessee railway.
It is rumored here that the pop
ulist party has a negro from At
lanta speaking iu tho lower end
of this county, and telling his colored au
dience that if tiio.y will olect Jim Hines
for governor they can marry white
women. The negro"S of this place con
demn any such talk, and held a meeting
Monday night denouncing any party that
make any such assertion, ami declared
themselves to support the democratic
ticket, believing that party to be for the
best interests of both while aud black.
WHITECAPPERS SENTENCED.
A Mississippi Judge Pronounces the
Penalty for Their Crim ;a.
New Orleans, Sept. 20.—A Times
flemoorat Aberdeen (Miss.) special says:
“In tho Monroe county circuit court to-day
.Judge Newman Cayce pronounced sen
tence of live j ears in each of two convic
tions upon Van Roper and Ed I'eters
and two years upon James Nelson, all
for whitccap exploi's a few months ago.
Roper was anew cit Lon from Alabama,
and while he was in tho field at work his
wife hud a habit of spending her time
with a neighbor, .Mrs. Cullers, which
Roper finally triod’to prohibit, but with
no success.
Roper and a fellow laborer named
Deters went at night armed and masked,
with handkerchiefs over their lacos. to
the house of Mrs. Cullers and whipped
Mrs. Roper and Mrs. Cullers severely and
made threats of hanging them with
a rope, which they had with them.
After this performance they fled to the
Mississippi bottom country, where they
were afterward arrested by Deputy
(Sheriff David Martin of this county and
brought back for trial. Peters is said
to have already served a term in the pen
itentiary.
CONFUSION AT COLUMBIA.
Caucus Finally Decides to Make No
Nominations—Obstinate Delegates.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 26.—The anti-
Tillman caucus evidently did not know
what it wanted to do. It adjourned this
morning at 4:30 o’clock without doing
an.v thing except to pass a few resolutions.
At first it was decided to make nomina
tions, then the caucus refused to rescind
tiie resolution to that effect, yet it wound
up by not making any nominations. The
discussion was long and earnest and the
nomination crowd was In tho majority,
but a number of delegations announced
that they would withdraw if nominations
were made. Various individuals an
nounced tho same determination, and all
this had the effect of making the ma or
ity finally rescind what they iiad at first
determined to do. ’The Tillman ticket
will go tnrough without opposition. Res
olutions were passed providing lor the or
gani.ation of a "true” democratic club,
aud strongly opposed the calling of the
proposed constitutional contention.
REPORTED ARMISTICE DENIED.
A New Japanese Army Preparing to
Take tho Field -Other News.
London, Sept. 26.—A Central News dis
patch from Tokiosays: "The report re
c < Titl.’. p .* . cation tint ar. arnus
tice between China and Japan had been
pro|x>sed by England and Russia is abso
lutely untruo. Marshal Count Oyauv,
the Japanese minister of war, will take
personal (Otnmand of the ae ond army
which is now embarking at Heroshima.
The destination of tills army, which num
bers about 30.U0U men, is not known.
Count tjergenn, the minister of marine,
will assume iu addition to his own duties
those of Count Oyaui during tho latter’s
absence.
BRITISH STEAMER SEIZED.
The St. James Gazette says: “A dis
patch was received by a news agency of
this city staling that a Chinese war ship
had seized the British steamer Dathau
from New York, in Formosa channel, on
Sept. 21. Tho seizure wus made in oon
boquemeof the receipt by the authorities
| of a telegram from the Chiuese cousul at
I Singapore. Tho dispatch adds the la
than will be taken to Kee Sung, where
she will he overhauled.”
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FITZS FISTIC SCIENCE.
The Most Remarkable Fight Ever
Witnessed in the Ring.
Creedon Put Out in Less Than Two
Minutes Tho Fight as Described
From the Ringside—Fitzsimmons’
Fighting so Swift and Certain That
the Spectators Were Dazed When It
Was Over.
New Orloans, Sept. 28. —The glove con
test between Robert Fitzsimmons and
Daniel Creedon, hailing from St. I,ouls,
for a purse of #5,000, took place la the
arena of The Olympic Club to-night. They
fought as middle weights at 154 pounds.
Both men arc Australians by birth, but
Fitzsimmons is now an American citizen.
This was the star event of the carnival,
and was a match that has attracted more
interest than most of tho pugilistic
matters of recent date. Fitzsimmons
has been so promineutly before the
public for some years that any match
in which he was a participant was
bound to create interest throughout tha
entire country. An additional feature in
the importance of the match was ‘the
ben ring it had on a prospective meeting
between Fitzsimmons and Corliett. Fitz
simmons has bron most persevering iu biz
efforts to secure a match with the champ
ion heavy weight, and from time to time
has been put off with the reminder that
he was not in Corbett’s class. Corbett
first named Choynski as the inun “Lanky
Bob” had to whip before he could think
of a match with “Pompadour Jitn ”
Fitzsimmons whipped Choynski, and
then lie was told by the champion that
lie would have to fight Creedon to place
himself in a position to take on a fight
with him. Comparatively little was
known o! Creedon by the general public,
although the visitors from St. Louis bora
have been enthusiastic in their praises of
the man. Despite that fact, however,
Fitzsimmons remained a prohibitive fa
vorite, the pool room odds being quoted
at from 3 to ill to 1 to 8. while as good us
5 to 2 could be had against Creedon.
rrrz’s fine physique.
When the men entered tho ring for tha
great contest Fitzsimmons looked indeed
formidable. Ho was finely drawn and
but for the traces of tho prickly heat his
sKin was as white as a baby's. HU enor
mous shoulders and chest, when compared
with his narrow waist and hips, was very
striking. His long lithe arms and legs
were covered with sinuous muscles
that gave every indication of torri
blo force and speed. His every
movement in the ring was like
that of a pauther watchiug his prey aud
ready to spring upon it. Creedon pre
sented a much stockier look, and all the
lim aof his symmetrical body indicated
strength aud excellent condition. Fitz
simmons had something to the good in
bight and reach, but as he stood with his
iegs further apurt than Creedon, it was
not so marked as it might have been.
READY FOR THE FRAY.
At 9:15 o'clock p. m. there were proba
bly 5,t)00 spectators present. The amphi
theater was brilliantly lighted. The
ropes of the stakeless enclosure were
drawn tight and presented a bright ap
pearance with their rod covering
around which wore wrapped a golden
cord. When Koforee Duffy exam
ined the scales there was
a hum of pleasure throughout the audi
ence. Creedon was the first to eutor tho
ring, closely followed by Fitzsimmons.
Creedon weighed 158 pounds aud Fitz
simmons 156),. Tho seconds wore for
Creedon Thomas Tracy. Mickey Dunn,
Tommy White and Charlie Daily. For
Fitzsimmons Jack Dempsey, James
Dwyer, “Kid” McCoy and Sam Stern.
After the usuul instructions the men
advanced to the center of the ring and
the light was on.
Round I—Both men felt each other for
an opening. Fitzsimmons led. He was
short, however, but he forced the fight
ing and landed a hard right on the head
and Creedon scored a hard blow. A mo
ment later Criodon caught a left on tha
chin and one, two, three on the head. Tbo
men had to be separated by the referee.
Creedon ducked beautifully from a right
aimed for his head.
Kouud 2 Creedon missed a light left
swing for the head, but lauded two
rights on the body. Fitzsimmons scored
two heavy rights and knocked Creedon
down with a heavy right oil the Jaw.
Fitzsimmons lauded a heavy right on the
Jaw and the men had to bo forced apart.
Creedon received two heavy rights on the
jaw and four on the body. Creedon was
then knocked out by a heavy left on
the jaw. There was the wildest demon
stration over seen in tho ring. Kefereo
Duffy awarded the fight to Fitzsimmons,
who was loudly cheered. Referee Duffy
then announced Fitzsimmons’ challenge
to James J. Corliett, tho champion. The
applause that followed was immense.
FINE WORK OF THE VICTOR.
The work of Fitzsimmons in the second
roundawas the most marvelous ever seen
here. The throe right handers which
Creedon received on the head in one. two,
three order amazed the spectators and
dazed the recipient .but they were nothing,
from an artistic pugilistic point of view,
compared with the three heavy
lefts, delivered iu the same one,
two, throe order on Creedon’t
nose, which floored tho latest aspirant for
middle-weight honors, and caused Cree
don to fall the easiest prey of all Robert
lit. Simmons’ adversaries. The main
fighting of the battle was done in the cen
ter of the ring, the river sand of which
was ploughed up more by the foot work
of tiie two men in the actual fighting
time-which was four minutes and iorty
seconds than it was ever betore, even in
ail-night battles.
PUT OUT IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES.
Creedon was carried to his corner gasp
ing for breath and showing traces of blood
trickling from his nose. Ho was com
paratively unhurt during the first round,
and went to his corner smiling hap
pily and chatting wit.i his attendants.
Tho inference is, then, that he was beaten
in I minute and 40 seconds, the time of
the second round His seconds and back
ers were startled beyond measure, and
oven those whodeslred to see Fitzsimmons
defeated and there were many of these
—wi re overawed and full of wonderment
at the tall Timurue man's marvelous
fistic skill. After the fight was over
there were groups and knots of specta
tors seemingly spellbound in different
parts of the uiuminolb arena, trying to
explain to each other, or to have it ex
plained to them; but it was a fact, for it
happened before their eves in the great
Olympic Club's arena, Sept. 20, i&Ui.