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I THE MORNING NEWS.
1 Established I*}. * - Incorporated 1888
J. H. ESTILL, President.
FURLING THE BATTLE FLAGS.
the cox federate reunion at
ITS END.
Col. Coe of Ihr I>dfrl Army, Secre
tary o f the Shiloh llntGcflclil Asso
ciation. Aaunrrt (he Men Who Wore
Ihe Gray of the Good Will of the
Veterans of the Grand Army of the
Republic— A Letter From Gen. Scho
field to Gen. Gordon.
Houston, Tex., May 24.—The confederate
veterans' retfnion is over, and the dele
gates who have been here four days are
beginning to leave.' This was another In
crement day, but the time has been well
occupied by receptions to Miss Winnie
Davis, the visiting generals and by the
business of the convention. The Texas di
vision had the auditorium for the first
hour this morning. They elected Gen. H.
H. Boone to succeed Gen. Ross as major
general of the state division, and selected
Dallas as the place for the next state re
union.
The state meeting then adjourned and
the United Confederate Veterans as a body
were called to order by Gen. John B.
Gordon. Dr. Jones invoked the divine bles
sing on the meeting.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee read a telegram of
greeting from Gen. N. H. Harris of San
Francisco. Ho then offered a resolution
of thanks to Adjt. Gen. Moorman for his
efforts in behalf of the organization, which
was adopted by a rising vote amid much
enthusiasm.
Col. Lee of the federal army, secretary
of the Shiloh Battlefield Association, was
introduced. He was greeted with loud ap
plause. The yell, he said with a smile,
sounded familiar. He made a short ad
dress. expressing his pleasure at being
permitted to greet thp old confederates
whom he respected so highly. He invited
them to attend the next reunion of his
association, the mission of which, he said,
was peace on earth and good will to men.
He paid a high tribute to Albert Sidney
Johnston. He came fresh from the G. A.
R , and assured tho veterans of the kindly
feeling entertained towards them in that
quarter. A vote of thauKS was tendered
Col. Lee for his address.
The chairman then laid before the body
a letter from Gen. Schofield to Comman
der John B. Gordon, expressing his appre
ciation of the cordial receptions given in
Houston. He said that when the com
manders of the great contending armies
agreed on a conference In 1865
the world was astonished at the terms of
the convention. There was to be no punish
ment meted out to the confederates, but
they were to be defended eb long as they
maintained loyalty to the flag of the union.
These expressions were meant not only
to terminate that conflict, but to prevent
any conflict among the sections thereafter.
The union generals in that conference did
not question the fidelity of the generals
whom they had lately met In conflict, but
some of the people of the north had mis
givings. These misgivings had now prac
tically passed away, and he wished to as
sure the veterans of the warmth, of the es
teem in which they were now held. He
stopped here on the invitation of Gen.
Gordon, and had been delighted with his
reception. A vote of thanks was tendered
Gen. Schofield and the commander-in-chief
was authorized to express to him the sen
timents of the organization.
A letter was received from Charles B.
Rouse of New York, a private in the con
federate army, offering to give SIOO,OOO to
ward the establishment of a large memo
rial association, under the auspices of
which an illustrated history of the war
shall be published, and the relics, etc., col
lected and preserved at one central point.
A committee of one member from each
state was appointed to confer with Mr.
Rouse on the subject.
Greetings were read from Lucy Lee Hill,
daughter of Gen. A. P. Hill.
The veterans were Invited to attend the
dedication of the confederate monument
at Chicago.
Invitations to the veterans to meet next
year were received from Chattanooga and
Mobile, but they were, of course, too late.
A resolution to establish a home for the
poor children of confederate soldiers was
referred to a special committee.
Baltimore also sent an Invitation that
the reunion in 1897 be held in that city.
The nomination of a commander was
then taken up.
Maj. G. N. Stubbs named Gen. Gordon
for re-election. Gen. Stephen li. Lee said
the typical living soldier of to-day was J.
B. Gordon, and he moved his re-election
by acclamation, which was done, amid
great cheering.
Gen. Gordon advanced and said: "Only
the searcher of all hearts knows that
depth of gratitude which the act awakens
In this heart. Of all the honors possible
to men I would rather have a plaoe In the
hearts which you have opened to me to
day than to wear all the honors the earth
could bestow, and the God of liberty being
my helper I will go to the grave feeling at
last that the brightest and noblest epitaph
that could be written over my dead body,
when you carry it to the grave, would be
"Here lies a confederate soldier.’
"God bless you, my comrades, and make
Bi" worthy of this unparalleled tribute."
Gen. Wade Hampton was then elected
commander of the department of the
Army of Northern Virginia. The vote
was enthusiastically given by acclama
tion.
Gen. W. L. Cabell and Gen. T. N. Waul
were nominated for the place of com
mander of the Trans-Mississippi Depart
ment. The vote was then taken and Gen.
Cabell was elected.
Gen. s. D. Lee was then elected com
mander of the Department of the Army
of Tennessee by acclamation amid the
greatest enthusiasm of the day.
A committee has been appointed to see
to the establishment of a benevolent aid
■°G>ty to take charge of aged veterans.
The convention then adjourned with
out date.
There was to have been a grand parade
m ail the veterans this afternoon to be
reviewed by Gen. Gordon and Miss Winnie
■cm\ls, but a heavy rain came up and only
a few turned out.
tinn ro . m w? ntl11 °’ clo, ’ k there was a recep-
l IO „^ ss Davis at the home of Mrs.
, hl .„„ B . eln ' kly en by Judge J. H. Reagan,
the postmaster general of the confcdera
h 8 T' ,fe - Mrs - Reagan was as
daulh, receiving by Mrs. Chapman, the
daughter of Leonidas Polk.
Kr m? h ,? ntll 4 °’ clock Mr. and Mrs.
She wm h " 1U * av ? Ml9B Da '-‘* a reception,
row mam in the city until to-moi-
Orlesni w?"' when Bhp will .go to New
tv,, ...,■ Alter spending one day there.
York * 8 ° l ° Rlohmoncl and then to New
This afternoon at the Dick Dowling
iiJje Jlofttittg |
headquarters, a reception was tendered
the visiting daughters of the confederacy
by the Mildred Lee camp. The address of
welcome was made by Miss Jennie Moore,
in behalf of the camp, and was responded
to by Miss Cabell of Dallas.
A state organization of the Daughters
of the Confederacy was then perfected by
the Texas camps.
MIDDLESUORO'S STEEL PLANT.
The English Syndicate to Pat It in
Baltimore, Md., May 24.—A special dis
patch to the manufacturers' Record from
Mlddlesboro, Ky, reports that cable ad
vices have Just been receive! from Lon
don reporting that everything has been
arranged satisfactorily in the deals pend
ing between the Middlesboro Town Com
pany and the Watts steel and Iron syn
dicate, and the Watts furnaces will go
into blast about the middle of July.
The Watts syndicate, which is an Eng
lish concern, invested $2,500,000 in exten
sive furnaces and steel plant at Middles
boro, which was completed Just about tho
time of the Baring failure. The depres
sion in iron and the financial troubles In
England delayed the final starting up of
this great plant, and It has .remained idle
since first built three years ago. This
plant includes twtf large furnaces, with a
capacity of about 400 tons of pig iron a
day, and a steel plant with a capacity of
700 tons per day.
DEATH I\ A COAL SLOPE.
A String of Tram Cars on a Mild Run
at tlie Pralt Mines.
Birmingham, Ala.. May 24.—Down a slope
to destruction ran a string of trams at
Slope No. 4 of the Pratt mines this morn
ing.
It seems that this string of cars was at
the top of the slope and that by some mis
hap they broke away from the fasteners.
Then there was nothing to stop them and
they dashed down the steep slope at light
ning speed. William Fields, a negro driver,
Neal Brady and two mules were on the
track In front of the cars. The mules and
the negro driver were hurled to death,
while Brady was probably fatally Injured.
As It happened the men were Just going
to work and these were the only persons In
the shaft at the time, for If there had been
any others the chances are they would
have met the same fate, for being In front
of the cars meant nothing short of death.
At last accounts, Brady was not dead but
he is probably fatally Injured.
DANGER OF A LYNCTUNO.
Two Rnfflnn* Attack Two Young La
dle* on n Bridge.
Danville, 111., May 24.—A lynching Is
talked of as a result of an attack upon
two young ladles in this city Wednesday
night. Shortly efore 8 o'clock, as Misses
Laura Barnett and Lilian Draper were
walking across the Vermilion river
bridge, within two blocks of the heart
of the city, they were attacked by John
Hall, Jr., and William Roce. Miss Dra
per made her escape, but Miss Barnett
was knocked down and carried by the
ruffians Into a neighboring field. John
Downs, who attempted to go to the as
sistance of the two young women, was
badly beaten by the two men. Miss Bar
net was not found until after 10 o’clock.
She was unconscious and badly bruised.
Hall and Roce were arrested yesterday
and bound over to the grand jury. There
is much excitement and the jail is heavily
guarded.
MARTI'S FATE A MYSTERY.
Telegram* lo Cuban Leader* Deny
ihe Spanish Claim*.
Tampa, Fla., May 24.—Telegrams re
ceived this evening by Cuban leaders from
Jamaica emphatically deny that Marti,
the Cuban leader, Is dead. It has turned
out. as predicted, that It was only a hoax
of the Spaniards to weaken the Cuban
cause so that the Spanish government
could secure a loan from the German gov
ernment in order to successfully carry
out their purpose in whipping the Cubans,
The people of this city, and especially the
ones in a position to know, gave very lit
tle credence to the report when It was
first circulated, and they are very jubi
lant to-night over the news received.
IMG IRON ADVANCED.
An Advance In the Price of Manu
factured Iron Also Looked For.
Philadelphia, May 24.—The Thomas
Iron Company, one of the representative
manufacturers of high grade pig iron in
the west, with large furnaces at Albur
tls, Lehigh county, has advanced the
price of pig iron 50 cents per ton. This
action on the part of the company Is like
ly to be followed by other manufacturers
of pig Iron and an advance In the prices
of manufactured Iron is looked for.
A CASHIER GOES TO PRISON.
He Must Serve Five Yrnra for Steal
ing: $50,000.
Chicago, May 24.—Frederick W. Griffin,
the defaulting assistant cashier of the
Northwestern National Bank, pleaded
guilty In Judge Bunn's court this morn
ing and was sentenced to five years In the
penitentiary. Two months ago Griffin was
found to be $50,000 short in his accounts.
He admitted taking the money, which, he
said, he had lost In speculation.
Outbreaks of Smallpox.
Washington, May 24.—1n addition to the
serious outbreak of smallpox at Stanton,
Va.. the marine hospital service reports
eases of smallpox during the past two
weeks at Bowling Green, Ky., New Or
leans. La., Memphis, Tenn., Paducah, Ky.
Vicksburg, Miss, and Wheeling, W. Va.
In most of the cities named the cases are
sporadic.
Fulton Gordon Discharged.
Louisville, Ky., May 24.—After examin
ing several witnesses this morning, the
grand jury reported at noon refusing to
indict Fulton Gordon for killing his wife
and Brown. He was discharged from cus
tody.
Inspector William* Retired.
New York, May 24.—The police commis
sioners In executive session this afternoon
at 2 o'clock retired Inspector Alex R.
Williams on his own application on a
pension of $1,"50 a year.
ELOQUENCE AND GOOD EATING.
SEW YORK’S DEMOCR ATIC EDITORS
AT THE BANRCF.T BOARD.
Senator Kill Occupies the Seat of
Honor at the Right of President
Parker—Letter* of Regret Received
From President Cleveland and
Many Others—The President Al
lude* to "the Misleading Light of
“Temporary Popular Misapprehen
sion.”
New York, May 24.—Two hundred and
twenty-seven editors and their friends
were present at the banquet of the Demo
cratic Editorial Association of the state
of New York held at Delmonlco's to
night. American flags were draped
around the >tate coat of arms behind
President Stephen H. Parker. Senator
David B. Hill occupied a seat of honor on
the right of the president. The dinner
began at 6:30 o’clock and It was 10 o'clock
before the speaking commenced. Pre
vious to the speaking, letters expressing
regret at inability to he present from
President Cleveland, Postmaster Wilson,
Secretary of War Lumont and many
others were read.
President Cleveland's letter was as fol
lows:
Executive Mansion, Washington, May
20, 1895—T0 John A. Mason, Esq., Chair
map, Etc,: My Dear Sir—l regret that my
official duties oblige me to decline the cour
teous invitation I have received to attend
the annual banquet of the Democratic Ed
itorial Association on the 24th Instant.
This reunion of democratic editors, will, I
am sure, be an enjoyable occasion to all
who participate; but I shall be much dis
appointed if the fellowship and interchange
of sentiment it will afford, do not stimulate
the zeal and effort of the fraternity there
assembled in behalf of the democratic
cause and democratic principles. •
Our party is so much a party of power,
and Its proper action and usefulness are
so dependent upon a constant adherence to
its doctrines and traditions, that no ten
dency In our ranks to follow the mislead
ing light of a temporary popular misap
prehension should go unchallenged. Our
victories have all been won when we have
closely followed the banner of democratic
principles.
We have always been punished by defeat
when, losing sight of our banner, we have
yielded to the blandishments of undemo
cratic expediency. There is a temptation
now vexing the people in different sections
of the country which assumes the disguise
of Democratic party principles. Inasmuch
as it present a scheme which Is claimed to
be a remedy for agricultural depression
and such other hardships as afflict our fel
low citizens. Thus, because we are the
friends of the people and profess devotion
to their Interests, the help of the members
of our party Is Invoked in support of a plan
to revolutionize the monetary condition of
the country and embark upon an experi
ment which Is discredited by all reason and
experience, which Invites trouble and dis
aster In every avenue of labor and enter
prise, and which must prove destructive to
our national prestige and character. When
a campaign Is actively on foot to force the
free, unlimited and Independent coinage of
sliver by the government at a ratio which
will ,add to our circulation unrestrained
millions of so-called dollars, Intrins
ically worth but half the amount
they purport to represent, with no provis
ion or resource lo make good this defi
ciency in value and when It is claimed that
such a proposition has any relation to
the principles of democracy, It Is time for
all who may In the least degree Influence
democratic thought to realize their re
sponsibility.
Our party is the party of the people, not
because It is wafted hither and thittjer by
every sudden wave of popular excitement
and misconception, but because, while it
tests every proposition by the doctrines
which underlie its organization, it Insists
that all Interests should be defended in
the administration of the government
without especial favor or discrimination.
Our party is tihe party of the people, be
cause in its care for the welfare of all our
oountrymen, its resists dangerous schemes
born of discontent, advocated by appeals *
to sectional or class prejudices, and rein
forced by the Insidious aid of private sel
fishness and cupidity.
Above all, our party Is the party of the
people when it recognizes the fact that
sound and absolutely safe money Is the
life blood of our country's strength and
prosperity, and when It teaches that none
of our fellow citizen,s rich or poor, great
or humble, can escape the consequences
of a degeneration of our currency.
Democratic care and conservatism dic
tate that if there exists inconvenience and
hardships, resulting from the congestion
or imperfect distribution of our circulating
medium, a remedy should be applied which
will avoid the disaster that must follow
In the train of silver monometallism.
What I have written has not been
prompted by any fear that the democracy
of the state of New York will ever be an
accomplice In such an Injury to their
country as would be entailed by the free,
unlimited and independent coinage of sil
vef; nor do I believe they will be so heed
less of party Interests as to support such
a movement. I have referred to this sub
ject In the belief that nothing more im
portant can engage the attention of the
American people or the national democra
cy and In the conviction that the voice of
the democrats of New York, through its
press should constantly be heard In every
state. Yours very truly,
Grover Cleveland.
The Hon. William L. Brown acted t.g
toastmaster. The following were the
toasts: “Democracy,” Hon. David B. Hill:
"Sound Money,” Hon. James H. Eckels;
"Party Principles,” Hon. Charles S.
Fairchild; "The Democracy of the State
of New Y’ork," Hon. Roswell P. Flower;
“The City of New York,” Hon. Ashbel P.
Fitch; “The Legislative Minority of 1893,"
Jacob A. Cantor; "The Press," Albert R.
Kessinger. *
When Mr. Brown Introduced Senator
Hill great applause followed. Mr. Hill
spoke In part as follows:
Democracy in Its broadest sense means
the people—the body politic—the source of
popular government. In a stricter sense,
it means a constitutional representative
government—a form of government in
which the supreme control is retained by
the people, but is indirectly exercised
through a system of representation and
delegate authority periodically renewed.
In a partisan sense it means the princi
ples and policy of the political organiza
tion which is devoted to the maintenance
of popular government in its purity and
simplicity, and which for nearly
a centdry has borne the name [
,of the Democratic party I re- j
SAVANNAH, GA., SATURDAY*. MAY 2T>. 1895.
In 1892 there was not much difference In
that regard between the resolutions of the
two greater parties. The republicans used
the word "bimetallism” and hence, the re
publican state platform of 1894, use that
word more frequently than do the demo
cratic, but both refer to free bimetallic
coinage. Nearly all that refer to a ratio,
mention W. reW If any of the
democratic state platforms refer ex
pressly to International co-operation,
but a half dozen republican
platforms do. One or two democratic con
ventions Insist on Immediately opening 6ur
mints to both without awaiting European
consent. Nearly every one—lemoeratlc
and republican—demands parity In the
purchasing and debt paying power of the
coined dollars.
If any divergence between the resolutions
is to be discerned, It Is in the more posi
tive tone and temper of some of the west
ern conventions In respeet to absolute
purity ar.d equivalence of the dollars. I
do not see how any fair minded European,
reading those resolutions, no matter by
which .state or party convention adopted,
can Infer that our voters Intend to coin 50-
cent silver dollars, or to make
a dollar to be a dollar
In paying debts. I do not think
that a majority of either party In any
state advocate coinage laws which the'ad
vocates believe will produce a silver dol
lor of less value in fact than the gold dol
lar. Those who urge an Immediate open
ing of our mints to silver on a ratio of 16,
really fancy so far as the majority
are concerned, that the United States can
alone and unaided, do as much for silver
now as bimetallic Kranee did from 1803 to
1873. I think that impossible—at least, un
der present conditions. I do believe that
the concerted laws of the principal govern
ments of the world combined, can, on a
ratio of 1514, determine and maintain that
relative value everywhere of coined or
uncoined silver and gold. Upon, that be
lief I shall act till It Is overthrown by
facts.
Senator Hill was obliged to stop fre
quently owing to outbursts of applause
on the part of his hearers,
ALDERMEN* OUSTED,
They Failed to Make Returns of
Tbelr Election Expenses.
Raleigh, N. C„ May 24.— The board of
aldermen of this city to-night ousted two
republican members of the board because
they had not compiled with the law re
quiring them to return an itemized state
ment of their campaign expenses within
ten days after tire election. This new law,
which was passed by the recent fusion
legislature, provides that failure to make
such returns works a forfeiture of the
office.
There are four other republi
can members of the board, all
of whom failed to comply with
the law. The reason only two and
not all of them were ousted, was that it
was desired to make a test case of It and
have it decided before further action
should be taken.
VIRGINIA'S ELECTIONS.
Democratic Gains In the County mid
Town Fl*lit*.
Richmond, Va., May 24.—The returns of
the election on Thursday for county and
town officers show in the aggregate dem
ocratic gains, and Increasing satisfaction
with the Walton election law. Princess
Anne county elected all the democratic
candidates for the first time since 1833.
Rockbridge, another republican and Inde
pendent stronghold, goes democratic, and
there are some democratic surprises In
the northern neck.
A Kentucky Havlslicr Lynched.
Henderson, Ky., May 24.-Claude Hen
derson, alias Kennedy, a negro who at
tempted to commit rape upon a 13-year-old
child named Mildred Gray near Dekoven
yesterday morning. Was taken from the
Caseyvtlle Jail last night by a mob of 100
men and conveyed to the scene of the
crime, where his lifeless body was left
hanging to a tree.
allze that there exists in some quar
ters a disposition to modify the old-fash
ioned principles of democracy—a desire
to enlarge the functions of government
by the assumption of unusual or doubt
ful powers, heretofore wholly or partially
unexerctsed, leading plainly In the direc
tion of paternalism, pointing the path to
a stronger centralized government, and
paving the way for a larger standing
army and an enormous and powerful m
vy, maintained at a tremendous expense
to the people; a disposition to sanction
the pernicious practice of governmental
bounties and subsidies to private individ
uals and Interests, to which our opi>onents
especially seem fully committed; a grow
ing tendency to look to the general gov
ernment for a remedy for all Ills to which
the body politic is unfortunately subject;
an Inclination to usurp the revenues
which properly belong to the states by
the imposition of federal Income
taxes laid directly, but not
according to the population
as required by the constitution; and an
ostentatious proneness, under the assumed
garb of patriotic fervor and intense Amer
icanism, to foolishly embroil this country
In a quarrel with foreign countries with
out Justifiable cause or even a plausable or
decent excuse. These dangerous tenden
cies. recently exhibited, were not Inher
ited from our democratic forefathers, and
can find no warrant In true democratic
teachings.
.These undemocratic and concerted de
mands for material army and navy en
largement at this tits* 1 . when a treasury
deficit Is already staWng us In the face,
which seemingly can only be supplied by
additional taxation, lead to the suspicion
that it Is desired not so much for legiti
mate purposes of national defense as by
corporate interests for Illegitimate inter
ference In labor controversies in
the state, with or without the
consent of the authorities thereof; but,
whatever may bo the motives which In
spired these demands and which are parti
ally concealed behind vociferous protesta
tions of desire for the public welfare and
solicitude for the honor and safety of the
country, the fact remains that the people
upon whom the burden must ultimately
fall view these demands with anxiety and
grave doubts of their propriety, and insist
that the utmost caution shall be exercised
In their consideration. • • • •
The question that is now creating the
most burning Issue In our national politics
Is the stiver question and of that I wish to
say a few words. If the resolutions adopt
ed by the delegates to the national con
ventions held by each of the two great par
ties in 1892, and the resolutions adopted by
those same parties represented in the sev
eral state conventions of 1894, are an indi
cation, It is plain that the voters of the
country generally prefer the bimetallic sys
tem of coinage that prevailed In the United
States before 1873.
BRYAN SPEAKS FOR SILVER.
HE ATTEMPTS TO REPLY TO THE
SPEECH OF CARLISLE.
He Says Ihe Secretary Was Hie Moses
of the t oinin 011 People tia 1 STS, Bat
Has Now Become the t omtunnder-
In-Chief of Pharoah’s Army— The
Secretary's Driinaetatton of Sena
tor Shermiau Runted In Aw Attempt
to Knock Ont t arllslc hy Ills Own
Utterance*.
Memphis, Tenn., May 24.- Bcfore an au
dience that filled every nook and corner
of the Grand opera house and overflowed
into tho street, ex-Congressman \V. J,
Bryan of Nebraska replied to-night to the
speech on the issue delivered
across the street yesterday by Secretary
Carlisle. The apostle of free sliver front
the west arrived in the city this morn
ing and was heartily greeted hy the com
mittee of tlie Bimetallic League, which
subsequently conferred with him concern
ing the free sliver national convention to
beheld In this city next month. Congrers
man John Allen of Mississippi nlso arrived
later in the day and spoke after Mr. Bryan
at tho mass meeting.
In the oourse of his speech, the Omaha
editor said: "I have read the speech de
livered by Mr. Carlisle In tills city yester
day; also the one delivered hy him at Cov
ington, Ky., last Mohday evening, and I
have compared them with the speech de
livered by him on Feb. 21,"‘1878, In the
House of Representatives, and 1 am re
minded of the language used by David In
lamenting the death of Saul: 'How are
the mighty fallen.' "
Mr. Bryan devoted himself principally to
demonstrating Inconsistency in Mr. Car
lisle’s utterances on the silver question,
and that so recently as In 1899, he was a
free silver coinage advocate. Ho then pro
ceeded: "We do not deny to Mr. Carlisle
the right to change his opinion, but It lias
been more than change of opinions, it
has been a change of heart. Mr. Carlisle
at that time was the Moses of the com
mon people; he Is now Ihe commandcr-ln
chief of I‘haroh's army. He was then the
courageous and zealous leader of the mass
es In the effort to restore the gold and sil
ver coinage of the constitution; he Is now
the foremost champion of the very forces
that he then denounced with so much vig
or. In his denunciation of Senator Sher
man at that time, Mr. Carlisle stated In
substance: 'First, that the Interests of the
Idle holders of Idle capital are different
from the Interests of the struggling mass
es. Second, that Senator Sherman sym
pathizes with the capitalists rather than
with the masses, and third, that Senator
Sherman, as a public official sworn to do
his duty, would be governed hy his sym
pathies and, therefore, coin only tfalf as
much money as he would coin If his sym
pathies were with the atrugttng masses.
"History bore out the prophecy made by
Mr. Carlisle because Mr. Sherman and his
successors never coined more than the
minimum amount. Senator Sherman and
Mr. Carlisle are now in hearty accord. Has
Senator Sherman at last become the cham
pion of the 'Struggling masses’ or has Sec
retary Carlisle become the champion of the
‘ldle holders of Idle capital?"
Air. Bryan discussed various phases of the
money question; quoting frequently from
Secretary Carlisle, and answering his ar
guments by arguments formerly made by
Senator Carlisle or by statistics. He closed
by saying that Secretary- Carlisle had de
serted the struggling masses for whom he
formerly spoke, but even without his lead
ership they would be aide to cast their bal
lots for the restoration of the gold and sil
ver coinage of the constitution, and that
the present efforts of Secretary Carlisle In
stead of retarding the movement would
make his former speech familiar to the
American people and show the danger of
entrusting our financial policy to the “Vile
holders of Idle capital" or to their repre
sentatives.
TOOK LAUDANUM AND DIED.
.A Belief Thnt the Fntnl Dose Waa Not
Taken With Huicldnl Intent.
Atlanta, Ga., May 24.—Jeff McClesky,
night yard master of the Seaboard Air
Line railroad, died suddenly to-night in
a room at the Metropolitan hotel from
the effects of an overdose of laudanum.
The circumstances tend to show that the
drug was taken by mistake. Mr. McCles
ky, who is a brother of L. L. McClesky of
the Southern railroad, lived tvith his wife
and four children at 144 Crew street. About
2 o'clock this afternoon he entered the
Metropolitan and went straight to the
room of one of the Seaboard Air Line
men who lives there. An hour later he
was found in a dying condition with an 8-
ounce laudanum bottle, with only a small
amount remaining, standing on the mantel
Physicians were called, but the drug had
secured too firm a hold and Its victim died
between 9 and 10 o’clock to-night. Mr.
McClesky had been in a highly over
wrought nervous condition for several
days and Just before going into the hotel
had asked a barber who shaved him how
much laudanum would quiet his nerves.
So far as Is known there was no reason
why he should have committed suicide.
FLOWERS FOB CHICAGO.
The Cnrlond From Savannah Passes
Through t hnttnnooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn., May 24.—A car load
of flowers will leave here to-morrow r.ight
for Chicago. They will be used in decora
ting the confederate monument and the
graves of the confederate dead .The flow
ers were packed in a refrigerator car and
well Iced.
A car load of flowers from Savannah
passed through here this morning for Chi
cago. The flowers were solicited by Gen.
Underwood of Chicago.
rOISON IN THEIR WHISKY.
Two Yontig Men Killed 111 Lee Coun
ty, Virginia.
Knoxville, Tenn., May 24.—Three young
men In Lee county, Virginia, named Joe
Burton, Edward Gallagher and Sam Jones
went behind a counter in a store where
some moonshine whisky was kept secreted
for their special use this morning and
drank liberally of tne stufL Someone
had placed poison In the whisky and only
one of the three, Gallagher, survives.
PHKARATERI ANA OF DIXIE.
Ilex. E. M. Rlrlmrdson llr-Klcctcd
Secretary After a I'onleat.
Dallas. Tex., May 24.—When the assem
bly met this morning after the usual
opening formalities, Rev. Samuel Young
of Atlanta moved that all speeches, ex
cept those of the chairmen of the com
mittees, be limited to five minutes. This
was carried by a vote of 61 to 52.
Dr. Lefevre then submitted a report on
the fraternal letter of the northyn as
sembly. The idler will be printed in Ihe
minutes. A suitable reply was sent by
mail.
Hev. C. R. Hide then submitted a re
port on Ihe young people societies. There
was a groat opposition to the report and
finally a substitute was adopted which
embodied only a portion of the original
paper.
The recommendations of the report of
the committee on education were then
taken up seriutlm and adopted wlihout
opposition down to that referring to the
office of secretary. Kev. W. K. Mclll
wainc is the committee's candidate. Dr.
Angus McDonald gave notice that he
would present the name of Dr. Hupton
and Hev. Mr. Hyde said he would press
Ihe re-election of Dr. E. M. Jtlchaiilsun,
the present secretary. Dr. Richardson
has consented to serve If re-elected.
The assembly spent the afternoon in dis
cussing Ihe education committee'* report,
and the report on the Habtaath.
Rev. K. M. Richardson, D. D., was re
elected secretary on the final vote. Dr.
I.uptons' name having Ison withdrawn.
The vote stood 72 to 61 between Richardson
and Mcllwalne. The Sabbath report was
amended and adopted.
The assembly will adjourn to-morrow.
The assembly spent the evening In dis
cussing the report of the judicial coipmlt
lee appointed to consider the appeal of
the Presbytery of Western Texas. Tho
presbytery had deposed Hev. B. D. D.
Greer from the ministry because of here
sy. The commission sustained the action
of the presbytery.
A motion to recommit tho report with
Instructions to make the report complete,'
was lost by a vote of 43 to 53.
After the discussion the assembly ad
journed until to-morrow morning with the
matter still pending.
TOOK A DOSE OF LAUDANUM.
A Polltlenl Worker of AngnsU Be
come* W eary of Life.
Augusta. G., May 24.—Forest Gay, a
young man who was conspicuous on elec
tion day tn recent campaigns In Augusta
for getting into rows, has been'ln an
unconscious stupor all day as the result
of a large dose of laudanum taken last
night with suicidal Intent. Gay lives In
the milling district and essayed to be a
leader among the populists. When there
was any fighting around the polls Gay was
usually there or thereabouts. Fearing
prosecution for carrying concealed weap
ons he left Augusta some time ago after
drawing his piatol In a personal difficulty
In the streets. Recently he has been a
victim of consumption and becoming de
spondent came home to die. Last night
he took laudanum and Is now lying be
tween life and death.
ZIMMER DIES FROM 1118 WOUND.
A Love Affair at the Bottom of Ills
Suicide.
Atlanta, Ga., May 24.—T. B. Zimmer, the
young drug clerk who shot himself Wed
nesday night in a fit of despondency grow
ing out of a love affair with Miss Bessie
'McDuffie, daughter of a well known con
tractor and politician, died to-night. The
youflg lady to whom Zimmer was engaged
to be married and on whose account he
shot himself, was one of the watchers at
the death bed. The suicide Is Involved In
mystery. The young man left a note to
his mother saying he would disgrace the
girl if he married her, and he preferred to
die rather than live without her.
NAKRt LLA KHAN IN ENGLAND.
He Is the Second Son of the Ameer of
Afghanistan.
I,ondon, May 24.—Nasrulla Khan, sec
ond son of the Ameer of Afghanistan,
landed at Portsmouth this morning. The
warships in the harbor were decorated
with flags and fired salutes In his honor
as he landed. The young man was re
ceived on shore by the mayor of Ports
mouth and the commanding officer of the
Portsmouth garrison. Both these officials
delivered addresses of welcome, after
which the visitor witnessed a parade of
troops. liater he took a special train for
London.
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
The Eleventh District Favors McKin
ley for President.
Springfield, 0., May 24.—The republican
convention of the Eleventh senatorial dis
trict was held here yesterday. The dis
trict is composed of Champaign, Madi
son and Lanark counties.
Resolutions declare for McKinley for
President, Foraker for United States sen
ator and Gen. Kiefer for governor. W. M.
Jones was nominated for senator.
Busslnns Reported In Kirin.
London, May 24.—A dispatch to the Pall
Mall Gazette from Shanghai says: “Great
excitement has been caused by a report
that the Russians have occupied Kirin
Manchuria, thus cutting off the retreat of
a large force of Japanese troops.”
New York. May 24.—A special cable dis
patch to the Herald from Bt. Petersburg
says: "In addition to the approaching
settlement of the questloh respecting the
leaving of the Liao Tong peninsula, the
Russian government is now engaged In
completing negotiations directed toward
the further guaranteeing of Russian in
trests in the far east. The negotiations
take the form of overtures to Japan, made
with the view of bringing about an early
evacuation of Korea by the Japanese.”
Adjournment of the Helehstn*.
Berlin, May 24.—The session of the
Reichstag closed at 3:15 o'clock this after
noon, Chancellor Hohenlohe reading the
Imperial message bringing the sittings to
an end. President Baron Huel von Ber
enberg called for three cheers for the em
peror, which was given, the socialist
members having previously left the cham
ber.
DAILY. *lO A YEAR.
I CENTS A COPT.
WEEKLY 1-TIMES-A-WEEK tl A TEAR
BULLS DRIVE OFF THE BEARS.
EVERYTHING IN THEIR FAVOR Ml
THE GH4IN MIRKET.
It-dneed Export Ability of Farrlga
Producers and Shorter Supplies of
Importing; Countries the Strongest
Features of the Hlse in Whent—Th
llnmsge hy the f old to Both Wheel
nod Corn Relieved lo he Less Thata
Reported on the Exehnngr*.
New York. May 24.—Rradstreet's to-mor
the stock market laat week and this week,
row will say: "The moderate reaction In
caused primarily by repeated froats and
reports of severe damage to sereal cropa
and other farm products, waa followed
only in part by a corresponding check to
the movement in general trade. Our spe
cial telegraphic advices furnish the moat
striking evidence of a broadening of tbs
demand for staples yet produced, and tha
following data telegraphed this Journal*
are the most bullish made public atnea
the upward turn began on or about March
1. No one of the larger grain etatea con
firms the reports of severe damage to
w heat and corn, with which the exchang
es have abounded, and there Is less rea
son to believe In tho extent
of ** currently reported.
The most bullish feature of the wheat sit
uation lies In the announcement of the re
striction of the Argentine and Russian
exports, reduced export ability of nearly
all leading producers and shorter sup
plies of importing countries. Few believe
Wheat has touched its highest point on
this wave, although 25 cents per bushel
above the lowest since the panic.
'" oolen manufacturers are working on
old orders and some refuse to stock up
with raw material, as prices at the Inte
rior are above a parity with those at the 1
seaboard. Western view, are that man- <
ufacttirers may he short of suppllee to
meet all contracts. Relatively the great
ost Improvement In demand and price*
• enters about Chicago. St. Louis, St. Paul,
Minneapolis, Detroit and Milwaukee. it*,
the west and northwest, and about Sa
vannah, Augusta, Memphis and Oalvea
tou, at the south.”
H. O. Run Sc Co.’s weekly review of trada
to-morrow will say: "If wheat has been
so greatly Injured by the snows and frosts
In May that the sudden rise of It cents
In two weeks Is Justified, the calamity will
affect all business prospects. The mar
kets do not believe It, for stocks do not
collapse, Iron, leather and hMea still rise,
and no holders of wheat would sell at 80
cents, a lower price than had been known
at this season for thirty years prior to
1893, If current reports were credited.
Home Injury has undoubtedly been aus
tallied, but our own dispatches do not
show that It is really serious. The fact Is
that relief from long anxiety and t(ie abun
dance and cheapness of money for which
Industry and legitimate trade give as yet
no adequate demand, havo excited tho
speculative spirit beyond nil restraint.
The hot fever will have nothing to <lo with
cold facta. The temper is to buy regardless
of visible requirements, In the faith that
prtcea are sure to rise. Wild excitement
In wheat, with sales In one day at Chicago
alone of 300,000.000 bushels, about thre#
limes tho wheat there Is In the country,
and a renewed frenzy In cotton, with sales
In three days exceeding the whole vislbl#
stock In America, followed the furious
rise in stocks, in oil and in hides and
leather, at once a recognition of real Im
provement In business and a menace to Its
progress.
"Exchanges include enormous specula
tive transactions, and for the month are
28.6 per cent, larger than last year, but 6.#
per cent, less than In 1893, when, with
many hanks falling, a sudden fall began
It Is not entirely encouraging that ldlo
money still comes higher in large amounts
from the west, while tho demand for com
mercial loans is rather short.
"The Iron industry distinctly gains and
the improvement is no longer confined to
the prftes of materials. Better wages at
and west of Pittsburg convince buyers
that prices must rise and there have been
larger sales of finished products, with
about 1 per ton better prices for structural
forms and steel barß, while Besesmer pi*
has risen to $11.50 at Pittsburg and grey i
forge to $lO. The Thomas Company has
advanced Its anthracite pig 50 cents, and
higher freights make southern cost mors
at the east.
“Purchases of dry goods, in the belief
that prices must rise, have kept textile
mills fairly busy, but the demand for cot
ton seem* slack on tho whole and print
cloths are a sixteenth weaker. There la
no Improvement In the demand for wool
ens anil Strikes do not abate.
"The failures this week have been 507
In the United Htateg, against 183 last
year and 23 In Canada, against 28 last
year."
POLYGAMY AT WASHINGTON,
\iiiiM-ron* Arrest* of Negroes tor Vlo<
In 11 on of the I,aw.
Washington, May 24.—A practical ap.
plication to Washington city of the ICd*'
munds anti-polygamy law (originally de*
signed by Its framers to apply only to
Utah) has resulted in numerous arrests
of colored people here for its violation.
Most or these persons were simply car.
rying on the methods which originated in
the slave-holding period when legally cel*
ebrated and recorded marriages between
negroes were almost unknown. Some of
the most desirable real estate in Washing,
ton, In direct line with the white hou3i.
Is colored as to title by conditions arising
out of the order of things above de
scribed, the property being in the handa
of colored people, who are entirely una*
ble to say whether their fathers end
mothers were married according to forms
of law or not. A recently Inaugurated
crusade against persons living in this le
gally unrecognised condition has resulted
In a great increase in the demand for
marriage licenses, the highest record In
any one day being 139. It has also brought
cases before th© courts, and this after
noon a test Indlctrpent was found by the
grand jury to bring in an issue on fho
question whether the Utah anti-polygamy
law applies to the District of Columbia
and to all other territories of the United
States, Including, of course, the Indian
reservations.
A Conservative Klectcd.
London, May 24—Right Hon. Charlea
T. Ritchie, conservative, was elected yes
terday to the parliamentary seat for Crot
don, made vacant by the succession of
the former occupant, Kon. Sidney Her
bert, conservative, to the rank and title
of Karl of Pembroke and Montgomery,
Mr. Rltchlc was not opposed.