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THE MORNING NEWS. i
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j 1 * j. H. UsSTILLs, President. |
BRITAIN CASTING BALLOTS.
THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
NOW INDEH W AY.
|ji f | nionista Set the Hall Rolling
b , Electing Twenty-Eight Mem
ber* of the Lower House on the
>irt Day Without Opposition—The
Liberals add Pnrnellltes Each
£eorc Three — The Liberals at a De
cided Disadvantage.
Special London Cable Letter.
London, July 13.—The unionists started
b, yesterday, the first day of the elec
tions for members of the new parlia
ment, by returning 28 men to the house
without opposition, while the liberals re
turned only three, and the Pamellite fac
tion of the Irish party also scored three.
The success of the unionists at the polls
in actual contests cannot anywhere near
ly correspond with this showing, but
there is an undoubted significance in the
fac t that the liberals have permitted
judgment to go against them by default
in so large a number of constituencies, at
the very beginning of the conflict. The
remainder of the constituencies in which
there are no opposing candidates now
show only 15 where there is no unionist
standing, against 115 where there is no
candidate representing the Liberal party.
This state of things is very reasonably
regarded as the result of conviction on
the part of the liberals that the contest
is hopeless in these particular divisions
or districts. Hitherto, the liberals have
contested these seats, w;ith the notion
that there was a remote chance of bag
ging one here and there, bug on this oc
casion they seem to have concluded that
it would boa waste of
time and energy to make the attempt.
Consequenty they have abandoned the
campaign in these districts and the liberal
executive committee have decided to con
centrate their efforts In contesting for the
doubtful seats in the consciousness that
they will have enough to do to capture the
share which the last general election al
lotted to them. If they do this they will be
extremely lucky, and Indeed nobody be
lieves that they expect it.
The worst of all the misfortunes that
have overtaken the liberals and home rul
ers in this campaign, or In fact since the
retirement of Mr. Gladstone, has been the
disclosures made by Timothy M. Healy
concerning the relations of the liberal
whips w ith the anti-Parnellite leaders.
Every liberal and every McCarthyite de
plores these revelations, and the feeling is
widespread that all of the power which
the priesthood usually exert over the Irish
electors, or all of the power which they
are capable of exerting, will fall very far
short of counteracting the baneful .Influ
ence of Mr. Healy’s disclosures. At the
convention of the Irish national party held
at Omagh, a short distance from London
derry, this week Mr. Healy related how
Thomas E. Ellis, the principal liberal whip,
through the Hon. Edward Blake,
formerly premier of Ontario, do
minion of Canada, bargained with
the anti-Parnellltes for four Irish
scats, giving £2OO a year for each seat, on
the condition that they should be regard
ed as liberal and not Irish-Nationalist
scats. This transaction, assuming that it
actually occurred, and there is no doubt
that it did, w r as not at all out of the ordi
nary line of Irish party dealings. In
deed, the practice is common with all of
the factions. The money of both the
unionists and the liberals was wanted to
assist In defraying the expenses of the
registration of electors and otherwise se
curing the Irish seats, and neither Mr.
Ellis nor the anti-Parnellite leaders con
sidered the arrangement as Implying the
sale of the home rule vote.
If such a Question had been involved in
the transaction, there certainly would
have been no bargain, as neither party
would have entertained such a propo
sition for a moment. But Mr. Healy
knowing this full well, knew also how to
distort the matter in the eyes of the public
so as to inflict a terrible blow to the na
tionalist cause in order to gratify his
hatred toward his personal opponents in
tin- Irish parliamentary party. The bick
erings between members of the Irish par
ty have been prevalent coeval with the
party’s existence, but it has remained for
Mr. Healy to depart from the custom of
fighting out personal feuds man to man,
and to use the party which made him as
* weapon in a losing scrimmage. No ex
planation was given by Mr. Healy of the
manner in which the whips, who are the
custodians of the party funds, are accus
tomed to distribute the money, nor can
any explanation that may be made now
dissolve the public, and especially the
Irish suspicion, that eleetorals are com
monly bought and sold the same as po
tatoes or any other commodity.
Mr. Healy’s stab has reached the public
heart and the unionist organs are jubilant
C'it the incident. They revel in the in
dulgence of disingenuous ranting over the
‘‘outrageous practice of trafficking in
e ’ Its," and demand the immediate dismis
sal of Mr. Kills from his official position.
Although Mr. Kills disclaims any connee
tlon with any contract with the anti-Par
hillites, and notwithstanding the fact that
every man whom Mr. Healy has sought
to 1 • foul has been able to show a clean
hand in the affair, the incident will un
doubtedly have the effect to throw several
teats to the Parnellites and paralyze the
Irish vote in the great Industrial centers
In Gnat Britain, where that vote is ex
le t< ,| to turn the balance of power. The
Irish voters In these centers have already
l" me suspicious of the English home
to! rs. and are now in the last stages of
disaffection over this episode in the pro
longed warfare within the Irish party,
win h threatens finally to shatter the na
jionalists into mutually destructive fac
tions.
ith the exception of Ireland, where tho
Personal feuds of the Healyites, Dillonltes,
o'arthyiteg and Redmondites embitter
Pent leal differences, the elections are
L" r a f terized by only mild excitement.
‘‘"y a re not in any wise distinguished by
campaign scandal, despite efforts in cer
rtU! quarters to blacken the repute of
S-r.l wire-pullers over the Omagh in
iv-Prime Minister Rosebery, noticing
, * statement that he created four peers
J" return for contributions of £IOO,OOO to
, e war chest of the liberal party, de
■‘s that two of them had a promise
' rn Mr. Gladstone in 1892 of being elevat
. • '"the peerage and that he, in recom
lnc thelr elevation, was simply glv
•j-,, '. , ct to Mr. Gladstone's promise.
„ ~ Ul jrd newly created peer, he adds, is
1„ a Hkeral, while the fourth was not
fun.it ° S i tlon to con tribute to the campaign
s of the liberal party, but was elevat-
She morning Iran#.
ed on account of his services to the gov
ernment. Lord Rosebery’s explanation
was needless. Every one who lias any
thing to do with Rritish politics knows
that both sides sell titles, large donors
to the party funds getting honored if they
are otherwise of good repute. What at
tached odium to some of the recent crea
tions was that the men had
the Merchall mark of money
and not the social distinction
The truth is that, while the unionists use
the Omagh Incident, together with Lord
Rosebery’s bestowal of titles, as a ground
for abuse of the late government as con
ducting its business on strictly commer
cial principles, selling honors in the dear
est market and buying seats in the cheap
est, Lord Salisbury continues to illustrate
the principle of family appointment in
liiling up the posts of the royal household
that have new incumbents on a change
In the ministry. For these sinecures under
the Salisbury regime only high-toned aris
tocrats are qualified, such as the Duke of
Portland, the Marquis of Carmarthen, the
Earl of Dartmouth, Earl Waldonrave, the
Earl of Ranguerlin, Lord Churchill, Lord
Harris, Lord Henniker and Lord Arthur
Hill.
M 1111 am Court Gully, the new speaker
of the House of Commons will, it is said,
be turned out of the speakership in order
to make room for W. J. Lowther who is the
husband of a niece of Lord Salisbury. It
was the original intention to make Mr.
Lowther chairman of committees of the
House of Commons, but it appears that he
does not want that position, and conse
quently the speakership will be made a
party question and Mr. Gully will have to
go. Another relative of Lord Salisbury
will get tho chairmanship of the commit
tees.
Though personal scandal Is generally
avoided, it is not altogether absent in the
present condition of matters political. Jos
eph Chamberlain, the new colonial secre
tary, has found It necessary to declare
that he has no connection with Kinoch &
Cos., war office contractors. Those persons
who know, notice, however, that he re
frains from adding that three Chamber
lains, Herbert, Walter and Arthur, hold
1,400 shares In a Birmingham small arms
company, that are contracting wth the
home and foreign governments.
Contested elections were held in tho
following districts, with the results an
nounced below:
Derby—Mr. Bambose, conservative, 7,-
907; Geoffrey Drage, conservative, 7.0 W.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt, liberal, cx
chancellor of the exchequer, 6,785; Sir
Thomas Roe, liberal, 6,475.
Thjs is a bad defeat for the liberals. Sir
William Vernon Harcourt had represented
Derby, which returns two members, since
lt'Bo, and Sir Thomas Hoe, the other mem
ber, had represented his district since lsß2.
In the last election Sir William polled
7,507 votes and Sir Thomas 7,389.
The Manchester east division returns
Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, first lord of the
treasury in the new cabinet, by a slightly
increased majority.
Stockport returns two conservatives, a
gain of one conservative.
Salford returns Mr. Blatt-Higgins. un
ionist, a loss to the liberals of the seat.
At Perth, the seat goes to a liberal, a
gain to that party.
In the Manchester southwest division
the seat formerly held by Jacob Bright,
liberal, goes to a conservative.
Manchester South divisions. The Mar
quis of Lome, unionist, 4,457; Sir Henry
Rosooe, liberal, 4,379. Conservative ma
jority, 78, a gain of 159. Sir Henry was
the last incumbent of the seat. The Mar
quis of Lome is the eldest son of the
Duke of Argyll, and a son-in-law of the
queen, he having married Princess Louise.
He was at one time governor general of
Canada.
The total returns thus far received
show the election of 84 conservatives, 12
unionists, 10 liberals, and 4 Farnellites.
When it became known that there would
be no unionist nominee in Limerick City,
F. A. O’Keefe, anti-Parnellite, withdrew,
in accordance with an agreement with
the Farnellites. The dynamiter, Daly,
was thereupon declared elected. When
the formality of declaring this election
void occurs, the Pamellites and anti-
Parnellites will contest the district.
The defeat of Sir William Vernon Har
court was an entire surprise to the liber
als, and disheartens the party. It is as
cribed to the extreme prominence he gave
to the local veto bill, which was unpopu
lar with the workingmen. The tories are
Jubilant over Sir William's rejection by
the electors.. The news of his defeat
caused a sensation in olubdom.
The Sun, T. P. O’Connor's paper, com
menting upon the elections and Sir Wil
liam’s defeat, will say: “We have begun
very badly. The results wilj keenly dis
appoint the liberals.’’
Liberals to-night are in a very despond
ent mood. The leaders were staggered
when the telegraph brought the informa
tion that Sir William Vernon Harcourt,
whom many believed should have been
the successor of Mr. Gladstone, in the
councils of the party, had been defeated
in Derby, together with his fellow repre
sentative from that district. Sir Thomas
Roe. It was never thought by the liberals
that Derby would prove false to the prin
ciples of the party, but the figures show
the party had built their house on sand.
The local veto bill had as many enemies
as friends among the rank' and file of the
party, and Sir William Vernon Harcourt’s
strenuous advocacy of that measure was
no doubt largely responsible for his down
fall. Certain classes of workingmen want
no veto of any kind placed upon the liquor
traffic, and when Sir William took the posi
tion he did on the question he alienated
many of his supporters, how many the
figures show, for there is scarcely a doubt
that this was the most important factor
in his defeat. What he will do now, 1s an
open question. Two courses are open to
him. He can seek re-election in another
constituency or retire from public life.
As he Is undoubtedly the most able man
in the liberal party to-day people are
keenly alive to the decision he may arrive
at.
From many other directions the returns
show a great falling off in the liberal vote.
The tories are wild with the victories they
have already gained and the most exag
gerated predictions are being made as to
the size of the unionist majority in the
next house. That it will be large Is cen
eeded on every side, hut the more cool
headed of the unionists do not agree that
an enormous unionist majority would be
the best thing for the country. They desire
to see a well equipped and active opposi
tion that will make parliamentary life
interesting. The radicals and many of the
more outspoken liberals declare that the
party is now reaping the fruit of its mis
take in making Lord Rosebery prime min
ister in succession to Mr. Gladstone, and
that he has led the party to Its Waterloo.
Spain lo Pay the Mora Claim.
Madrid, July 13.-A committee of the
ministers appointed to consider what ac
tion should be taken by Spain in connec
tion with the demand of the United States
regarding the Mora claim, has decided to
advise the cabinet to pay the claim at
onca
SAVANNAH, GA., SUNDAY, JULY 14. 1895.
GRIFFIN AND THE SILVEBITES.
THE TOWN APT TO BE SHORT OF
ACCOMMODATION. <
An Attrsdanee of 1,300 to 2.000 Ex
pected—The Hotel and Ilonrdlng
House* Won’t He Able to Take Core
of So Mirny People—Judge Hunt Ac
knowledge* That the Free Silver
Party I* Now on the Defensive.
Atlanta, Ga., July 13.—From the best In
formation that can be obtained the Griffin
silyer convention to be held next Thursday
will be anything but a pleasant occaston
to those enthusiasts or mercenaries who
take the trouble to attend It. While the
silverite press and the local workers In
the cause predict that there will be at
least 1,500 or 2,000 delegates in attendance,
yet Griffin has made no preparation at ail
to entertain or take care of the expected
army of white metallists. A careful inves
tigation of the resources of the pretty lit
tle town shows that 250 adult silverites
accompanied by their normal appetites
would tax the hospitality to the last ex
treme. With a two days session of the
convention staring them in the face it
would seem that the managers should be
up and doing to provide for the expected
crowd. But, it appears that there is more
than one loose screw In the arrangements
and the problem of accommodating the
town to the crowd seems to have been left
with providence so far. It is not at all Im
probable, however, that attendance upon
the convention has been greatly over
estimated by all but Griffin people them
selves, which accounts for their tranquili
ty on the subject. It has been given out
that the convention will last but one day,
but it is hardly possible to see how the
business can be done in a single day, be
tlie gathering ever so harmonious, and the
chances are that those of the delegates
who feel in duty bound to participate in
the real work of the convention, will have
to wait over for the second day.
The plan is to have the meeting open
Thursday morning at 10:30 o’clock, and
after perfecting the temporary organiza
tion, to adjourn until afternoon, when
Senator Morgan of Alabama will relieve
himself of his speech. This w ill consume
the afternoon, leaving the real business to
be done the following day. If it was
done at a nlfcht session, the crowd would
still be left on the town for lodging. Of
course, Griffin will do her best to take care
of her visitors. The town Is noted
for Its hospitality, but with such
a crowd as Is heralded by the
silverite press she will have more than her
hands full.
One of the discouraging things to the lo
cal mana'gers is the fact that three of the
men who signed the call for the conven
tion have since been converted to sound
money doctrine and their defection from
the home committee is a serious damper
to enthusiasm. The signers of the call for
the convention were: Thomas Mall, Henry
Bass, J. J. Elder, W. H. Brewer, Judge J.
J. Hunt and Editor Douglas Glessller. Mr.
Nall has Just announced that he is no
longer an advocate of the silver idea, and
also says that Mr. Bass and Mr. Brewer
have also become sound money men since
they Joined in the call for the convention.
This leaves but three of the original six
to look after the arrangements and from
the reports that come here the outlook for
the convention Is anything but bright or
conducive to enthusiasm. In order to
make up for this apathy the Atlanta sil
verites, it Is understood, are perfecting
arrangements to carry a crowd
cf claquers down to swell the
crowd and shout for Senator Morgan and
the givers of the free passes.
Judge J. J. Hunt, president of the Spald
ing County Deague, and prime mover in
calling the convention, furnished a good
example of the disheartened feeling of the
white metallists when asked to-day
wdiat would be done with the resolutions
when framed by the convention, since be
ing fathered by both populists and demo
crats they could no,t be presented to the
convention of either party. He replied:
“I’ll tell you. We are acting on the de
fensive. The gold bugs, regardless of par
ty organization, called a convention, and
we are following in their lead. We hope
to mould public opinion by adopting reso
lutions and giving them to the public."
It is a significant fact to show that the free
silver sentiment, which, it has been stated.
Is sweeping like a tidal wave over the
state, is on the wane when a man in the
position of Judge Hunt, president of the
league that called the convention, Is will
ing to admit that the advocates of free
and unlimited silver coinage in Georgia
are acting on the defensive.
No plans as yet have been made as to
the organization of the convention. This
will all be determined after the delegates
arrive and it is seen who is present. It
Is very probable that the Hon. Pat Walsh
of Augusta will be made permanent chair
man. This has not been agreed upon, but
it has been suggested. No one has, as yet,
been mentioned for temporary chairman.
man.
FRANCE’S LEGION OF HONOR.
A Call for a Reorganization of Itz
Connell.
Paris, July 13.—1n the Chamber of Dep
uties to-day M. Pouruery, de Bolssrin,
radical republican, member for Avignon-
Vaucluse, interpellated the government
in regard to the council of the legion of
honor. He expressed regret that the
council had taken such Email account
of the decisions of the court of justice
in reference to the Panama canal swin
dles as to allow the name of M. Eiffel to
remain upon the roli of members, and
called upon the government to introduce
a bill for the reorganization of the coun
cil. The motion was adopted by a vote
of 438 to 2.
KILLING OF MRS. JENNYS.
Her Husbund and the Man She XVn*
With Doth la Jail.
Asheville, N. C„ July 13.—The coroner's
Inquest over the body of Mrs. Jennys,
killed from ambush near Murphy, re
sulted in the holding of Will Wilkinson,
who was with the woman when she was
shot, and R. L. Jennys, her husband.
Habeas corpus proceedings will likely be
instituted in behalf of Wilkinson next
week.
Stevenson Starts for Rnr Harbor.
St. Louis, Mo., July 13.—A special from
Bloomington, 111., says that Vice Presi
dent Stevenson this morning started for
Bar Harbor. Me., with his family, where
he will spend several weeks. No mention
is made of the condition of Mrs. Stevenson
and it is assumed that it has improved.
• CUBANS CONFIDENT.
Leaders Jnat Hack From the Island
Claim Victory Is Certain.
Jacksonville, Fla., July 13.—Senors
Hernandez, Valdez and Herrera, promi
nent Cubans, reached Jacksonville to-day
from Key West and are in retirement at
the home of a sympathizer. Hernandez
Is direct from Cuba. It Is said that he is
an officer In Gomez’ army, -which he left
recently, and that he bears messages
from Gomez for Cuban leaders In this
country. Hernandez, while refusing to
disclose his mission, talked interestingly
of the situation In Cuba and predicts Cu
ban success.
Senor Valdez, who was a naval com
mander during the last revolution, and
who is a prominent Cuban patriot, was
also In Jacksonville to-day. Valdez came
from Santiago to Tampa on the sehooner
Henry McCullough. He says the patriots
will win their freedom In less than two
years, as they are constantly gaining
ground. He predicts an increase of the
death rate in the government forces till
the end of September, and says the rainy
season is greatly retarding the military
movements of the Spaniards, who are dy
ing in great numbers from the vomlto.
Senor Valdez ieft for New York to-night
to confer with N. B. Borden, the owner
of the yacht Puzzle, and who is suspected
of aiding the Cubans in organizing filibus
tering expeditions.
Washington. July 13,—Tho cruiser At
lanta left Santiago de Cuba yesterday for
Key West, where she will either relieve
the Raleigh or herself return directly to
New' York, there being apparently no need
for keeping two warships watching for
fllibusterers, who have so far not mate
rialized.
SHEMWELL'S TRIAL
His Faithful AVife Overcome by the
Strain and Faint*.
Charlotte, N. C., July 13.—A special
says: "The crowd In the court room at
Lexington to-day was Immense. Mrs.
Baxter Shemwell, the wife of the man on
trial for his life for the murder of Dr.
R. T. Payne, Sr., was almost overcome
with mental and physical suffering, re
sulting from the strain of the long trial,
and sat, almost prostrate, with her head
on her husband’s breast. Finally she was
overcome, w-as taken from the court room
and fainted, shortly afterward being
taken to the nearest place of rest. Her
heroism all along and devotion to her
husband in his extremity have been
great, drawing even from the lawyers
for the prosecution eloquent tributes of
praise.
"One Juror became sick while Judge
Boykin was charging the Jury, which
caused Interruption till he recovered.
“There Is Intense feeling In Lexington be
tween the two factions, and trouble is
dreaded.
Attorney C. B. Watson and ex-Judge
R. F. Armfleld made powerful speeches
for the defense and ex... oiU.i.or B. F. Long
made a strong closing argument for the
state.
"At 12 o’clock to-night Judge Boykin
closed his charge to thajury. The verdict
up to midnight had not yet been ren
dered."
The Jury has gone to bed, and nothing
has been done. The case has been fought
with conspicuous ability on both sides.
The feeling in the community Is lntonse,
and It is expected by many that there
will be trouble when the verdict of the
Jury is announced.
TROLLEY’ CARS COLLIDE.
One Person Killed and Two Fntully
nnd Three Seriously Injured.
Toronto, July 13.—1n a collision this af
ternoon between two trolley cars on the
Toronto and Scarboro Suburban railroad
one person was killed outright and two fa
tally, and three seriously Injured.
An 11-year-old boy named James Stew
art was killed.
Frank Townsend, aged 13, and Motorman
W. J. Graham were probably fatally in
jured.
The motor car and trailer, loaded with
pupils and teachers of the Sackville street
Baptist mission on their way east to a
picnic at Victoria Park, collided with a
west bound car, which fortunately contain
ed no passengers. The ears, which were
running at a speed of 10 miles an hour,
came together on a curve.
Both motorman claim they did not see
each other until the cars were 25 yards
apart, when they applied the brakes, but
were unable to avoid the collision.
A SAILOR CLUBBED TO DEATH.
He Attacked a XVomun With a Knife
and Then ResiMted Arrest.
Cleveland, 0., July 13.—About 5 o’clock
this morning a sailor, named Fred Bar
nett asked for a glass of beer in H. Buch
holz's saloon, at the corner of Clark and
Scranton avenues. He was told that there
was no beer. This angered him, and,
drawing a knife, he made a lunge at Mrs.
Buchholz, cutting her in the face. Police
man Ragen happened to be in the neigh
borhood, and he closed in on the sailor.
The latter fought desperately with his
knife, but Ragen got the better of him
and clubbed him to death. It la thought
that Barnett was crazy.
FIRED BY LIGHTNING.
The Alliance tVnrrhooie at Taske
gee Burned.
Tuskegee, Ala., July 13.—This afternoon
about 6 o’clock lightning struck the alli
ance waremouse and in a few minutes the
entire building was in flames. Fortunately
rain was falling in torrents, and contin
ued until dark, or the entire block and
many other buildings might have
been destroyed. Three hundred and six
teen bales of cotton w'ere destroyed. The
insurance is $5,000. The loss on the build
ing is $2,300. The Insurance Is $1,500.
THREE NEW COTTON MILLS.
One la to Be Built at AA'eldon, One at
Maynden and One at Hlllahoro.
Raleigh, N. C., July 13.—Three new cot
ton mills are Just contracted for in North
Carolina, one at Weldon, with 12,000 spin
dles. which are to be increased to 30,000i
one at Maysden. with 15,000 spindlc-s, to
be Increased to 60.U00; and one at Hills
boro. with 6,000 spindles. Work is now in
progress on twelve mills, and additions are
being made to the equipment of as many
more.
SILVERITES GROWING SCARCE.
THEIR COUNTY CONVENTIONS REG
ULAR 111 HLKSRUES.
Only Twenty-Six Voter* Present On*
of 2,000 In W hitfield County—Res
olution* Deelartng In Favor of
Free Coinuge Pa*ed by n Vote of
14 to 12—tlnly Twelve Free Sliver
He* Among the Seventy-Five Men
In Attendunee ou the Convention
In Telfair.
Dalton, Ga., July 13.—Out of 2.000 voters
twenty-six democrats answered the call
for a silver meeting this afternoon. Reso
lutions declaring for free coinage of both
metals were passed by a vqte of 14 to 12,
tho chair voting. J. T. Whitman, Drew
M. Peeples, Sam E. Borry, John Black
and Sam H. Maddox were sent ax dele
gates to tho Griffin convention by a'vote
of 14 to 12. About twenty-five populists
and ten republicans were present, and
when they were ruled out and not al
lowed to vote, the goldbugs present as
spectators saw a chance for fun and In
troduced a sound money resolution, In
dorsing President Cleveland. They were
defeated by the same vote. The silver res
olutions were passed by a vote of 14 to 12.
Had the goldbugs known the populists
would not be allowed to vote, they could
easily have captured the meeting and
indorsed the administration. As it was
they had a good deal of fun over the silver
democrats and their mammoth strength
of twenty-six out of 2,000 voters. R. I.
Peak, president of the First National
Bank, was on the silver resolutioq'com
mittee.
Mcßae, Ga., July 13.—The chairman of
the democratic executive committtee of
Telfair having issued a call to the demo
crats of this county to select delegates to
tho Griffin convention, a large number
met at the court house to-day, where a
few free silverites expected to have things
their own way. Telfair’s democracy was
determined, however, that no delegation
should go from here to the Griffin con
vention, claiming to represent the Demo
cratic party of Telfair county, and after
speeches by Hon. Tom Eason and MaJ.
D. F. Mcßae on the free, silver side, and
Cols. W. L. Wright, B. M. Frlxzelle and
D. C. McTennan, for sound money, the
free silverites agreed to abandon the call,
and havo a free silver mealing, which
they did, the sound money men not taking
any part in that meeting.
Tom Eason, D. F. Mcßae, W. 8. Mc-
Duffie, A. C. McTennan and John Smith
were chosen as delegates, six votes being
cast for them and one against. One feat
ture was very noticeable, the cheering for
free silver speakers being indulged in
by about three or four men,
mostly former populists, while the
speakers on the sound money side
were loudly and lustily cheered. Out of a
crowd of about 75 there were Just about
12 free silverites, including tho delegates
selected.
William McLean, clerk of the superior
court, who was chosen secretary of the
meeting, refused to act for the free gllver
itee and would not sign the report of the
free silver proceedings. Telfair Is solid for
sound money and the present administra
tion overwhelmingly.
Llncolnton, Ga., July IS.—Tho free sllver
ltes met In convention here to-day and
elected four delegates to the silverite con
vention at Griffin. They are A. B. 81ms, C.
B. Holllnshead, T. H. Remson and R. J.
Price, two populists and two democrats.
The meeting was a very tame affair.
Gibson, Ga., July 13.—The meeting held
here to-day to elect delegates to the Grif
fin convention was a fizzle so far as dem
ocrats were concerned, only throe having
affiliated in tho meeting. The populists of
course, turned out In force. The Democratic
party of Glasscock county is in favor of
sound money.
Cusseta, Ga., July 13.—The mass meet
ing here to-day elected six delegates to
the convention at Grlffiin.
Louisville, Ga., July 13.—The Jefferson
County Silver League met here to-day to
appoint delegates to the Griffin conven
tion. The meeting was presided over by
Judge G. W. Warren, who is the perma
nent chairman.
Resolutions were adopted declaring in
fuvor of the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at 16 to 1. The following gentle
men were elected delegates to the Griffin
convention: William Little, J. H. Pol hi 11,
C. A. Matthews, 8. F. Tarver, G. W. War
ren, J. T. Plunkett, A. H. Wootten, J. It.
Bethea, R. A. Rhodes, L. F. Berry, W.
R. Thompson, U. Anderson and J. O.
Cain. The meeting was non-partisan and
quite a number of the prominent populists*
of the county are members of the league.
BURNED TO DEATH IN HIS BLOCK.
The Ford Building* at Clifton Forge
Goe* Up In Smoke.
Washington, July 13.—A special from
Clifton Forge, Va., says: “This morning
the Ford bulding was burned and J. A.
Ford, the owner was suffocated before
help could reach him. He was in the sec
ond story and when awakened by the
crackling of the flames attempted to reach
a window, but was overcome by the smoke.
Mr. Ford was an ex-councilman and one of
the most prominent citizens of the town.
“R. M. Motley, who has a store in the
building escaped by Jumping from a sec
ond story window. The loss was about
35,200 with only SSOO insurance."
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
A Very Lively Fight In the Street*
of Wushlngton.
Washington, Ga., July 13.—Perry Wil
liams, a negro farm hand on Mr. John
Logan's place, near Jackson cross roods,
about ten miles from Washington was
found dead in the field yesterday with a
bullet wound in the back of his head. He
had been shot from ambush, while plow
ing, and became entangled with the plow
gear and dragged some distance before
his body became disentangled.
Avery lively street fight occurred here
Wednesday night between Dr. W. T. Him
ack, Mr. John Kemme and Mr. John Bar
rett.
Dr. Hamack was cut once or twice about
the face, though not seriously.
MISTAKEN FOR RAILROAD BILL.
A Negro From Alabama Shot and Fab
tally Wounded.
Pensacola, Fla., July 13.—Ambrose
Vaughan, colored, shot and fatally wound
ed Edward Walter, also colored, near
here to-day. Vaughan thought Walter,
who says he is from Alabama, was Rail
road Bill, the desperado. Walter resem
bles the outlaw closely, but parties who
know Railroad Bill, say Walter is not the
man.
NEW YORK’S EXHIBIT.
Mr*. Edward Moran Resign* the
Chairmanship of a t omiufttee.
New York, July 13.—A meeting of the
New York committee of tho Cotton States
and International Exposition was held at
residence of Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read
yesterday.
The resignation of Mrs. Edward Moran
from the chairmanship of the art commit
tee, which on two former occasions was
rejected, was at this meeting accepted.
Mrs. Moran said that at the time of taking
the chairmanship she had understood that
It w as to be in connection with the art de
partment of the exposition; that she, as
an artist would have the selection and
placing of the fine art work of the women
of New York and be tho supreme head of
her function. It was only In that capacity
that she would act and a position of less
Importance or a subordinate position she
would not have accepted In the beginning.
There havo been several other resigna
tions from the Now Y'ork committee. Mrs.
Florence Grey gave up her office some time
ago. Mrs. A. M. Palmer, chairman on
drama, resigned last March because of
111-health, and Mrs. William Tod Helmuth,
chairman on hospitals, has been absorbed
into the general management at Atlanta
as vice president of the Woman's Board,
because the New York woman's room was
Inadequate for her hospital exhibit.
Mrs. Joseph Bradley Read, chairman of
the woman's work In this city, reported
great progress and expressed the belief
that the New York room will not be a dis
appointment.
CLEMENCY IN HAWAII.
The President Grants Forty-Five
Pardon* and Six Commutation*.
Honolulu, July 5, via Victoria, B. C.,
July 13.—The fourth of July being the an
niversary of the proclamation of the re
public of Hawaii, President Dole, on the
afternoon of that day, by the advice of the
council of state, gave a release, subject
to ren and by order of the president, to
forty-five of the late insurgents sentenced
to five years each. Four other prisoners,
sentenced for various crimes, were given
full pardons, on account of meritorious
conduct. The following persons were
granted commutation of sentence: J. T.
Jullck, reduced from 30 to 20 years; W. H.
Seward, 35 to 20 years; W. H. Blkard, 35
to 20 years; R. W. Wilcox, 85 to 20 years;
W. H. Grelg. 30 to 15 years; Louis Mar
shall, 20 to 16 year*.
The forty-five prisoners released were
all insurgents of the more Ignorant class.
None of them were prominent persons. The
commutations are understood as designed
to make expression of a disposition toward
effective clemency whenever the time is
ripe for It.
GOOD mi TO DULL TIMES.
The tlulekenlng Pulse of the Trade
Shown by Advances In Wanes.
Detroit, Mich., July 18.—The Michigan
Malleable Iron Works, which employes be
tween 200 and 300 men, nearly all of whom
are skilled workmen, will voluntarily in
crease the wages of Its employes 10 per
cent., beginning Aug. 1.
Birmingham, Ala., July IS.—The Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
has made another advance In the wage*
of thetr workers In tho mine* In this dis
trict. This time it Ir among the common
laborers, such as are employed in the
handling of coal cars, cleaning out drifts
and cutting entries.
During the strike last year these men
suffered a reduction and to-day a miner-,
committee of thirteen from Blue Creek,
Pratt City, Blockton and West Pratt call ■
ed on the management and asked for a
raise for the men on a parity with that
granted the miners, as per contract. Tho
advance is two-thirds of the reduction of
last year all round.
CENTRAL'S PLAN A GO.
The Time for Depositing Appears to
Have Been Extended.
New York, July 13.—The Mercantile
Trust Company announces that sufficient
deposits of securities have been made to
render operative tho plan of reorganiza
tion of tho Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia. The plan has been
modified as to the Savannah and Western
and Savannah and Atlantic bondholders.
Holders of securities covered by the plan,
except Savannah and Western bonds, are
notified that such securities must bo de
posited on or before July 25.
MANITOBA’.* SCHOOLS.
Orangemen XVnrn the Government
Not to Coerce the Province,
Toronto, Ont., July 13.—1n all of the
speeches made by leading Orange men at
the meetings of fhe various Orange Lodges
throughout Ontario last night strong lan
guage was used regarding the govern
ment’s pledge to pass remedial legislation
in connection with the Manitoba schools.
Sir Mackenzie Bowell and his govern
ment were warned that If they attempted
to coerce Manitoba, the result, would be
fatal to the government and disastrous to
confederation. The speakers said their
rallying cry must be “hands off Manitoba."
Fever on a Steamer.
Washington, July 13.—The Marine hospi
tal service has been advised of the ar
rival at Reedy Island, Delaware river, of
the British steamship Ealing from Peru,
and Este Bt. Lucia with a cargo of log
wood. There was one death from yellow
fever on board en route and two seamen
who were stricken are now convalescent.
The steamer will be disinfected and de
tained at quarantine until all danger is
past.
Britannia Beat* the Allan Again.
Hunter's Quay, July 13.—The Ailsa and
Britannia started again this morning in
a race over the usual course. The wind
was light from the southwest, making it
a dead beat to the first mark. The Brit
annia finished at 5:02:13, and the Ailsa at
5:11:38.
Died After u Fast of ttlxty-Elght Day*
Topeka, Kan., July 13.—A. M. Kennedy,
71 years old, died yesterday after a slxty
etght days fast. Ho had paralysis and was
visited by physicians far and near who
could not account for his prolonged life.
A Boy Killed by h Street Car.
Key West, Fla., July 13—In this city to
night about 8 o’clock a son of Joseph Papy
was run over and killed by a street car
while playing lu the street.
I DAILY. $lO A TEAR. I
i 5 CENTS A COPY. V
I WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK *1 A TEAR |
THREE KILLED IN A TORNADO.
TWENTY FIVE FAMILIES MADE
HOMELESS AT CHERRY HILL.
A Railroad Station Picked Up and
Carried 200 Feet—A Large Henna
Driven Through the Side of a
C'hnrch—One of the Men Killed
lllown Ont of His House Whllo
Trying to Close the Shatters.
Cherry Hill, N. J., July 13.—A tornado
swept over this place at 3:30 o’clock this
afternoon, and besides rendering twenty
five families homeless, killed three per.
eons outright, namely, Condar Friedman,
proprietor of the Cherry Hill hotel; a
Hungarian named Anton, In the emplop
of August Mund, and the eight months
old non of William Ahren.
Edgar Chlnnock. while attempting to re
lease his horses from a barn, was caught
In the ruins and his head badly crushed.
Tho depot of tho New Jersey and New
York railroad was picked up ana carried
up the tracks nearly 200 feet and then
fell on the opposite side of tho track.
Agent Van We tiering claims he went
along with a part tf the depot ago wag
found under a freight car.
A large beam went through the side of
the Reformed church, which edifice wag
knocked two feet off Its foundation.
Condar Friedman was In the act of clog*
tng the up-stair shutters when the wind
blew him out of the window and he land,
ed on his head on the hay scales, death
being Instantaneous.
Mr. Ahren's baby was found In thg
ruins, when his house and that of a neigh
bor were lifted into the air together and
came down In a confused mass.
All the injured may recover, though
Chlnnock's condition Is critical. Hail
stones fell at Hackensack, a mile south ol
here, but the wind storm was not felt.
New York, July IS.—Shortly after t
o'clock this afternoon the northern por
tion of this city was visited by an ex
tremely heavy and devastating storm of
rain, hall and wind. The storm cloudfi
darkened the upper part of the city for
a quarter of an hour before the rain be
gan to fall, and in the midst of what ap
peared to be a premature twilight, big
drops of rain fell, followed by hailstones
as large as hickory nuts. So far as known
there was no losn of life or severe bodily
Injuries. Tho breakage of windows and
damage to valuable vegetation In gar
dens and couservutorlea was considera
ble.
In the vicinity of One Hundred and
Twenty-sixth street and Lennox avenue
hundreds of dead sparrows were lying on
the sidewalks and roadway after thg
violence of the storm had subsided.
The storm was very severe In Brooklyn
and on Long Island.
Several large trees in the Cypress Hills
cemetery were uprooted.
At Wood Haven, L. 1., It Is reported
that more than thirty houses were blown
down. One woman was killed and a num
ber Injured.
At Red Bank. N. J., the hailstones werg
as large as walnuts, and did great dam-
B e - i.
IIAIL FLAYS NAD HAVOC! '
Tle Tolmeeo Crops Hutnrd Ip Many
Fields Around Hartford.
Hartford, Conn., July 13.—A destructive
, hail storm, accompanied by wind, swept
through the tobacco sections about hers
this afternoon, between 3 and 4 o’clock, ex
tending over a tract about twelve mlleg
wide. Windsor Locks.Suffleld, East Hart
ford, Glastonbury, Manchester and Weth
ersfield, were the towns that suffered
worst. In Suffleld the tobacco crop Is rid.
died and practically ruined.
At Woods Station, just north of Wtndsog
Looks, Harvey Fuller, who had sougat
refuge In a shed, was struck by lightning
and severely Injured.
In Glastonbury the hail fell two Inched
deep on the fields, and where It fell front
the roofs of barns and houses it wag
eighteen Inches deep. The tobacco crop
in that town and In the south part of East
Hartford is totally ruined.
Leaves are stripped from the trees ang
the whole section is devastated. In thtg
city the hall was heavy, and in the south*
western section garden crops were dee
strayed.
The loss cannot be estimated, as thg
wires are down in many places find tele*
phoning U impossible. It will eertainlj}
reach over $250,000.
RUSSIA BULLDOZING JAPAN.
A Demand That u Date Be Fixed fad
the Evacuation of Liao Tung.
London, July IS.—The representative of
tho United Press In St. Petersburg tele,
graphed that Prince Lobanoff Rostovskl,
the Russian minister of foreign affairs,
on July 11 requested Mr. Nishi Tokujir®,
tho Japanese minister to Russia,
to state within what period tha
Japanese would evacuate the Liao
Tung peninsula. Tho minister replied
i that Japan would retain the territory in
question until full payment of the war In
demnity and compensation for the re
nouncing of Liao Tung had 6een made by
the Chinese government. Prince Lobanoff
refused to accept this answer and at onca
instructed the Russian ambassador at To
klo to ask the Japanese government to
name a date for the withdrawal of all
troops from the Chinese mainland.
According to the Statistic American sel
lers of silver should not rely upon tha
demaud for that metal arising from tha
issue of the Chineee loan on the 19th. 1$
adds that it is probable that when tha
proceeds are handed to Japan most of
the money will remain in Europe to liqui
date Japan’s Indebtedness to buy arms,
and to otherwise prepare anew for w ’r.
All advices from Yokohama concur in the
statements that the people are enraged
against Russia for her interference in tho
settlement of the Chlnese-Japanege war,
and are confident that they can punish
her. As the Japanese troops return from
the Liao Tung peninsula they are hur
riedly sent north, where they will bo
ready Instantly on the receipt of orders to
land in Corea. In another month Japan
will be ready for a war with Russia.
London financiers . ridicule the cable
dispatches from China announcing that
Germany and England will be allowed to
issue the second loan of £16,000. Twenty
two million pounds must still be raised by
China, says the Economist, and if Russia
and France do not continue to help her
the prospect will not be bright.