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.XXII.
THE GRIFFIN
CONVENTION.
AN AUDIENCE OF 5,000 PRESENT.
^he Convention Adopts Free Silver
Resolutions. Populist Welcom¬
ed With Open Arms.
One of the most remarkable conven¬
tions which ever met in Georgia ns-
Hembled ou Thursday at Gi iffiu.
With but few exceptions delegates were
present from every senatorial district
•in the State, One hundred and four
counties were represented by delega¬
tions.
t nV hen the convention called
, was to
’order at the Griffin opera house, at 10
o’clock, the capacity of the house, more
Uiau 1,000, was strained in the effort to
veat those who gathered there in great
crowds unable to gain admittance strug
gled in the stairways and sidewalks fur
entrance. AA'hile the meeting was com¬
posed overwhelmingly of Democratic
friost representatives, including many of the
prominent Democratic leaders of
the State, notably II A. Clay, chairman
of the State Democrated executive com-
ttiktee, there were a great many Popu
lists on hand who showed by their
•demeanor that they were willing to
join in the effort for the restora¬
tion of silver to its full function as a
standard money metal. They wc-e
perfectly fl’hey quiet and deeply interested,
refrained from an expression of
their views and were perfectly satisfied
that the committee of resolutions of 12
should be composed entirely of rock-
iribbed free coinage Democrats. They
made no speeches in the convention,
J'ut unanimously voted for the resolu
tions reported. It was unanimously ac¬
'resulted cepted as a fact that if to-day’s action
in bringing the Democracy of
ot the State to a- full and enthusiastic
defense of the principles for which it is
contended the party has struggled so
many years, many of the recalcitrants
xvhojiave left the party would be read\
to return and join in the defense of its
principles. But
(D one apple of discord was thrown
into the convention and that developed
Suddenly at the morning session just
when the convention was about to take
a. recess.
{, Mr. Gardner, of Pike, a former repre¬
sentative in the Legislature, who has
been elected as an independent, intro¬
duced a resolution intended to have
tlie effect of debarring Populists from
the participating day and confining the work of
withstanding exclusively to Democrats, not¬
metallic League the S; aiding County Bi¬
requiring all who were
in favor of free coinage to send dele¬
gates from the several counties without
regard to party affiliations.
! ,Previous to this a resolution had been
introduced and adopted requesting a!)
resolutions to be referred to the com
mitteeon resolutions without debate,
But Mr. Gardner manifested remarka¬
ble persistency in forcing his resolution
lo a vote over the protest of the chair-
’htati and the members that it must go
t*o the committee on resolutions. After
endeavoring in vain to secure a hearing
•and protesting against Populist affilia-
jtion he was compelled to yield fo the
demand of the chairman, Patrick
AValsh, that the resolution be referred
'to (he commiPc on resolutions,
t The convention wafe adjourned tc
bear Senator Morgan and iu the mean¬
time Captain ltedding, who is the fa tlx i
of the election reform law passed b\
the last Legislature, arrived in Griffin.
He was informed of the claims of Mr
Gardner and openly announced that
Mr. Gardner held a position of post¬
master in his county and that he had
taken advantage of his absence to
throw an apple of discord in the con¬
vention.
) “Gardner will not,” said he, “dare
misrepresent our delegation when 1 am
present this evening and if he does l
will tell the reason why and show the
tie that binds him to the financial poli-
cv of the administration.” H u re
enough when the convention met Mr.
Gardner did not open his mouth. Cap¬
tain Redding was there awaiting an op-
portunity to reply but Mr. Gardner was
not heard from, raising even no objec¬
tion to the unanimous report of the
committee on resolutions.
And so ended the only “incident” of
the day. And when it was found that
Mr. Gardner was a postmaster the con¬
vention broke into general laughter.
When the convention organized it
chose J. J. Hunt, president of the
Spalding County Bi-metallic League as
temporary chairman. Permanent or¬
ganization was effected by the election
of Hon. Patrick Walsh as permanent
president, and Mr. Douglas Glessner as
secretary.
At 11 o'clock the convention took a
recess to hear Senator John T. Morgan,
of Alabama, who spoke in a grove near
by, no bouse in the city being large
enough to hold the crowd of nearly
5,000. ne spoke for three hours.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
On re-convening the committee on
resolutions, composed of twelve Demo¬
crats, Capt. Evan P. Howell, chairman,
submitted its report. The resolutions
were unanimously adopted. They ratify
the platform adopted at the Memphis
bt-metallic convention, and declare:
“That we favor the immediate restora¬
tion of silver to its former place as a
full legal tender standard money equal
with gold, and the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 and upon terms of exact
equality.
“That while we should welcome the
co-operation of other nations, we be¬
lieve that the United States should not
wait upon the pleasure of foreign gov¬
ernments or the consent of foreign cred¬
itors, but should themselves proceed to
reverse the 'grinding process' that is
destroying the prosperity of the people
and sho^jd lead by their example the
nations of tfce earth.
“That the rights of the American
people, the interests of Afflfflican labor
and the prosperity of Affiffiffaff indus¬
try have a higher claiffi tfftfiSPfffisider-
ation of the people’s law fBkk??3 than
the greed of foreign creditofs: or the
avaricious demands made by ‘idle hold¬
ers of idle capital.’ The right to regu-
1 lie its own monetary system in the in-
n-rvst of its own people is aright which
no free government can barter, sell,
surrender. This reserved right is a
part of every bond, of every contract
i,i J of every obligation. No creditor or
claimant s'ku set us a right that can
The Toccoa News.
take precedence over a cation's dbliga-
tions to promote the welfare of the
masses of its own people. This a debt
higher and more binding than all other
debts and one which is not only dishon¬
est, but treasonable to ignore.
‘ Iiesolvedi further, that public office
is a publifi trust; and that the use of
P a pUbfic e f n°t r imSnt fn^he t°r-
mould 1 n g se i n
est of plutocracy tends to sap and de¬
stroy the rights and liberties of the
masses.
“Whereas, it is important to organize
to enforce in one State the declaration
of principles announced in these reso-
lutions, therefore
“Resolved, that we call upon the peo¬
ple of this State to organize in every
county and militia district with the ob¬
ject in view to secure representatives,
State and national, who will favor these
principles, and who will in good faith
carry them out without straddling or
evasion.
“•And to this end the chairman of this
convention shall appoint a vice presi¬
dent from eacli congressional district
with two from the State at large, sub¬
ject to the ratification of this conven¬
tion. Pleach vice president shall see to
the organization of bi-metallic clubs in
each county in this State, and each
connty shall see to the organization of
militia districts and wards of their rc-
spective counties and cities.
“The said vice presidents shall Con¬
stitute the State executive committee
of the bi metallic club3 of the State.”
In confornity with the instructions of
the resolutions, President Walsh an-
nounced the committees.
Addresses were then delivered by
Jas. tV. Robert son, ex Congressman
Henry II Carlton and many other lead¬
ing Democrats. Among the speakers
was Hewlett A. Hall, the law partner of
Governor Atkinson, who is still confin¬
ed from his recent attack of appendici¬
tis.
At 0 o'clock the convention, amid
much enthusiasm adjourned sine die.
LATE WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Will More Bonds l>e Issued? A Stir-
prise Pending from President
Cleveland.
0ur Regular Correspodcnt ]
"Will there be another bond issue, oi
an extra session of Congress? Those
questions are being discussed, notwith¬
standing Secretary Carlisle’s statement
that there is nothing alarming about
the government's finances. It is
known that the bond syndicate wants
another issue of bonds, which undei
their contract would have to be sold
to them at the old price, if issued pre¬
vious to October 15, next, and that it
expects to get it. Prominent Demo-
mats have protested against another
issue of bonds, advising instead the
calling ot an extra session of Congress,
if the Treasury finds itself tumble to
get along until the regular session.
Bu t there is no certainty that Congress,
which tvill be strongly anti-administra¬
tion, would provide the money in time,
even if an extra session were called.
It is predicted that unless there should
be an unexpectedly large increase in
the revenues of the government within
the next three months the gold reserve
"ill have to be encroached upon to
meet ordinary obligations. Meanwhile
there is always danger (hat the gold
speculators may draw the gold out.
According to the latest story current
iu Washington, President Cleveland is
about to spring a surprise on those
Democratic Senators and Representa¬
tives who still refuse to abandon their
advocacy of the free coinage of silver,
and to endorse the “sound money”
policy laid down by President Cleve¬
land and Secretary Carlisle. r J Ins
surprise is to be the removal of every
1‘ ederal office holder appointed ou the
recommendation of a silver Senator
or Representative, ns fast as meu re-
commended by “sound money” Demo¬
crats can be agreed upon to take their
places. That would be an Andrew
Jackson sort of policy sure enough,
but, iu view of President Cleveland’s
civil service reform professions, it is
difficult to believe that he really eon-
templates putting such a policy into
effect, although prominent members of
his party believe it and endorse it. too.
Should such a programme really be
carried out it would mean a change iu
more than half of the Federal officers
• u the South, unless the men who now
hold them should placate the adminis-
i ration by declaring for “sound
money. Suck a policy would make
certain President Cleveland’s control
of the next Democratic National con-
vention, but it would all the same be a
very serious mistake both for him aud
his party. It would not be the first
time, and nor the second, that an ad-
nmiistiation has tried to muzzle the
opponents of its policy. But in no
case in which (his muzzling process
has been restored to, has the adminis¬
tration which tried it or the party it
represented been the gainer thereby.
It is obnoxious to the American sense
of fair play. Argue with a man and
convince him, if you can, but don’t
shut his mouth by thieats or by force.
I believe that this story has been put
afloat more as a bluff’ than with any
serious intention to really carry it
out.
A STRANGE THING IN KENTUCKY.
No Whiskey to he Made In the Blue
Grass State For a Whole Year .
At .. a meeting .. hel, . , , at , Lnusvdte T last , week
M the leading distillers of Kentucky it w.i3
decided to make no whiskey in the s*.ne
during the season beginning Juty l. jsUo.and
ending July l. 1896. on condition that ninety
per cent, ot the distillers in the State so* elect.
Seventy-five percent of the distillers have
signified their willingness to shut down, and
those at the head of the movement have no
doubt that the remaining 15 per cent neees-
sary wilt readily fall into fine. At the meet-
ing it was shown that the stock of whiskey at
present on hand throughout Kentucky is.
85,000,000 galions white the demand is very
light.
Deer, which seem to know that thev
*re protected during the summer
months, are frequently seen feeding
with cattle in uastares 011 in U Lancaster Liancastcr,
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TOC'COA. GA.. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1895.
T Ij zmnnm I iTTinrn N
LUnLIiJUl H V lllillU H
IN BRIEF.
GLEANINGS FROM 31 ANY POINTS,
Important Happenings, Both Home
and Foreign, Briefly Told.
Newsy Southern Notes.
killed Wincey Davis, a six-year-old girl, was
the by lightning Sunday while standing in
open door of her home in Chattanooga.
Improvements costing $40,000 will be made
at once at the Brookside Cotton Mills. Knox¬
ville. Tenn. The capacity of the mills will
be increased 50 per cent.
Constable James and Farmer Johnson, of
Ardelia, Mo., were deadly enemies and both
went armed. They met Sunday near town
and both fired. Johnson fell dead with a
bullet through his heart, James surrendered
and claims self-defense.
At Jackson, Tenn., Thursday last was the
hottest day experienced for many years.
The themometer registered 98 in the shade.
W. H. Hill, one of the oldest and most re¬
spected citizens, tell dead todav, overcome
by heat.
Labor.
At BeUaire, O.. Monday morning3.000 coal
miners in Ohio county, West Virginia district,
quit work and asked for an advance of wages
Irom 51 to CO cents per ton.
The Donalson Iron Company, of Emaus,
Pa., has voluntarily increased the wages of
ifs 400 employees 10 per cent., the increase to
go into effect August 1st. *
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Foreign.
A boating accident in which six persons
lost their Jives occurred on Ormesby Broad,
near Yarmouth England.
A cable dispatch from Calcutta announces
the death at that place of the Rev. Jas. Lid¬
dell Phillips, the widely known Baptist mis¬
sionary.
An explosion occurred Sunday in a pow¬
der magazine at Tivoli, eighteen miles north¬
east of Rome. Five persons were killed and
several injured. The cause of the explosion
is unknown.
Stefano Stamhuloff. ex-Prime Minister of
Bulgaria, died at Sofia, from the effects of
the wounds inflicted upon him Monday-
evening when he was returning to his home
from the Union Club.
The latest returns of the English election
show the election of 229 conservatives. 42
unionists, 62 liberals. 28 anti-Parnellites and
6 Parnellites. The total gains thus far are ;
Conservatives 40. unionists 11 and liberals
10, making the net unionists gain 44 scats.
Crops.
In Georgia peaches and watermelons were
never is beginning more plentiful and fruit of every kind
to ripeu for the market.
Mr. Cobb Lampkin made a trip of 101 miles
through the counties adjoining Athens, Ga.
He says that never in his life has he seen
such crops and that lie did not meet n singlo
man who was grumbling. The corn crop is
especially flue and all crops are doing well
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The Silver Movement.
Memphis The executive free silver committee convention appointed held at the
a meet¬
ing at Chicago on Thursday. Sentiment ex¬
pressed seems to be that it would not he pol¬
icy to form a new political party at this time.
The leaders seem to favor a campaign of ed¬
ucation.
Washington.
The Treasury gold reserve has declined, as
the result of gold exported and heavy re¬
demptions, to $10(*>.S07,000, the loss sincf
Thursday being $133,000.
Upon application of Attorney General Jor¬
dan the Bank of Norbourne, Mo., has been
placed in the hands of a receiver. The Car-
roll County Bank, at Dewitt, Mo., has also
met the same fate. This makes three banks
collapsed in the same county, within one
w-eek. Every other bank in the county is iu
first class condition,
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Miscellaneous.
A Santa Fo freight train, bound from Den¬
ver to Colorado Springs, fell through a bridge
just south of Menu merit, Cot., killing three
•persons, fatally injuring three and seriously
injuring lilteen others. The killed are :
Jim Childers, foreman bridge gang. Mrs.
Cooper, wife of stationary engineer. Un¬
known tramp
Tbe family of C. C. Newton, en route from
Marion. Did., to Arkansas, and encamped
near Anna, III., have been poisoned by eating
toadstools, which they supposed were mush-
rooms.. Two little girls, aged 13 and 17 res¬
pectively, and a boy. aged fifteen died. The
mother and two other children are not ex¬
pected to live.
BARNS AY ILL 15E FULL.
If the Harvest Proves as Good as the
Prospect Is.
The weather crop bulletin issued by
Director Bauer for the part week says
that the crops m about two-thirds of
the State are splendid, but not so good
in the other third. The lack of rain
in eerta.u sections causes the differ¬
ence. In the northwestern part of the
State there were destructive storms
during tin week, and lice are giving
Sony? trouble in Dickens and Green¬
ville counties, where they were never
known before.
The past week is generally the hot¬
test ot the year, but the temperature
averaged two degrees below the normal
for the week. Cotton is small and
about two weeks late. Corn is notdo-
ing so well, but late eoru promises well.
Watermelons are ripening fast, and
the yield is good.
Gardens have suffered in sections
from the lark of tain, but generally
are good. Tobacco curing is being
done vapidly. The acreage of sweet
j tatoes is tmsuaily large, aud turnip
~ has begun.
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The First Bale of New Crop Cotton
Sold in New York.
The first bale of new croD Tex-is cotton
trKsnliihvWmrtMw t r i ■ t , °‘ «
’
the cotton exchange v New v York . on Tuesday. m
It was grown in Duvai county, Texas, and
shipped by Leon’.Pons. of San Diago, to Leon
A H. Blum, of Galveston, and by them con-
Fa t “ a “ * s ?* l ^? rtz ; °f
, .
was bought by J C. Graham
cents per pound. It was shipped by (ho
steamship St. Louis, of the American Liue to
Messrs. Meadows, Frost A Company. Liver-
p ■
President Hoffman, of the Seaboard Ait
Line, while in New York, said regarding the
rumored sale of the Seaboard Lice to the
Southern R. R "The story that our road
^lw^Gum°rue” President 0 Tt r R^gL b N S Aird^nV C Ut vT^
St. John, of tfae'Seoboard
was shown an Atlanta teiegram, staling that
2°ttasShSlS^wi^ truthI L D 11 qUir ba ! u: ? d f”’: T, ,ro! "' re
G - no no tr. thin d the report, aud you
can deny it without Question.
BAPTISTS IN BALTI3IORE.
1.0,000 of Them Gather in a Mammoth
Tent.
The delegates and visitors to the fifth In¬
ternational convention of the Baptist Youd"
People's Union of America in Baltimore
numbered 10.000 and were congregated at
the Madison Avenue entrance to the Druid
Hill Park.
The interior of the big tent presented a gay
appearance with myriads of American flags,
Baptist Union flags, and English flags hang¬
ing from every post and pole in the place.
Across the entire front of the whole choir
gallery Isa broad piece ot the four colors that
were selected to represent the four sections
into which the inte-ort work of the Union is
divided—green and blue for the South, red for Canada
for the States West of the Mississin-
pi and gold for those East cf the Miesissinpi.
As Dr. Hobbs declared the convention open
for business, a late delegation from Wisconsin
marched into the tent and down the aisles
singing “Maryland. My Maryland."
President John II. Chapman congratulated
the local committees on the excellent ar¬
rangements that had been made Tor the en¬
tertainment of the Baptists.
“In this beautiful city of Baltimore,’’ he
said, of “we are surrounded by the warm hearts
our Southern brothers cheered by the
bright faces of friends and gladlv note that
even the far away pacific coast is with us.
They have come across the continent to unite
with us in the utmost deliberation which \te
are “Growth to enjoy.
has been ours in the past year
that may well make the hearts of our faith¬
ful workers rejoice. The day of doubt and
accomplished questioning, as regards the great Work to be
fading by this organization is fast
away. Closer and closer the hearts of
our and young people are being drawn together
as we unite heart and hand we appre¬
ciate more and more the great need or fellow¬
ship that this uuion makes possible The
prophecies uttered at our first great conven¬
tion in Chicago four years ago are beiii"
more than fulfilled.”
On behalf of the churches of Baltimore
Mr. Eugene Levering made an address of
welcome in which he said that no convention
of equal importance had over been hold here.
F. Iu Latrobe, the absence officially of Governor Brown. Mavor c!
welcomed the visitors
and tendered them everything within the con¬
fines of the State. The audience joined the
choir in singing “My Country. ’Tisof Thee.”
The annual report of the board of managers
was presented by Rev. Dr. Frank L.."Wilkins
D. D.. General Secretar yof the Union.
Addresses were made on “Culture for Ser¬
vice" by O. S. C. Wallace of Toronto, Out.,
and on “The Junior Society, the Hope of the
Movement.” by Rev. Roland D. Grant, of
Portland, Oregon.
The afternoon session began with a praise
service led by Rev. W. S. Roberts of Burling¬
ton, Vt. Frank Harvie Smith of Brooklyn,
presided. Rev. Frederick L. Anderson. * ot
Rochester, and the N. Y.. made an address on “Mon¬
ey Kingdom.” This was followed
by an open parliament on systematic and
proportionate giving, which was conducted
by Rev. E. E. Chivers of New York City. The
discussion was general and very interesting.
“ The Bible method of winning souls”
the subject of was
an address bv Rev. Johnston
Meyers D. I)., of Chicago. An open air par¬
liament with the subject, “What Has Your
Society Done to Promote a Revival in the
Church?” was conducted by Rev. S. A. Nor¬
throp, D. D., of Fort Wayne, Ind. The
evening session was principally of a devo¬
tional character.
The proceedings of the second
day of the Bvptist Young Peoples
Convention at Baltimore began
with six sun-rise prayer meetings m
various parts of the city. They were
held at half past G and were largely
attended.
The Mammoth tent at Druid Hill
park was fairly well filled at 9:30 o’clock,
the hour named for’^opening devotional
exercises. A delightful breeze entered
the tent coming from the region of
Druid Lake and made the meeting
place in striking contrast with the op¬
pressive heat of yesterday.
With the ringing of the 1,500 pound
bell the crowds surged in aud before
the convention was rapped to order at
9:15 nearly every seat in the tent was
occupied. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Rev. L. O. Dawson,
of Tuscaloosa, Ala. The report of the
committee on important topics in the
annual report was presented by W. T.
Hellines, D. D.. of Omaha, Neb. It
stated that “the union may justly con¬
gratulate itself on the rapid and relia¬
ble growth in all that makes for the
unification, cultivation and wise direc¬
tion in service of our great constitu¬
ency. The past has been marked by
gratifying improvements in all depart¬
ments of our great organization.”
The report o fthe committee on im¬
portant topics contains this paragraph:
“The large number of societies that
have accepted the Baptist Young Peo¬
ples' Union form of organization indi¬
cates the appreciation of our constitu¬
tion as a working method for our Bap¬
tist young people. And we hail with
pleasure the growing sentiment that
the Baptist Y’oung Peoples’ Union is
broad enough and Baptistic enough to
hold in itself and to itself the Baptist
young people in America, the Provinces
of Canada ana we trust, in the near
future, the Baptistic young people of
the world What is good enough for
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The programme was flagsnlnd changed so that
the salutation of State minute
reports of State and provincial unions
preceded the historic address of Mr.
Carrol!, of Texas. With a single hymn
of divine worship intended by thous-
ands of voices, the young ladies bear-
ing the banners and the chosen speak-
ers from the State unions marched
through the aisles and on to the speak-
ers’ platform, where front row seats
had been provided for them. The flags
had been arranged across the platform,
producing a very handsome multi-col-
ored effect. As the name of each of the
32 States and provincial unions was
called a young lady would hoist a ban-
net* high above the others and the
chosen male representative would step
forward and briefly review the work
Sllte his territory WiSoSin fo-’the was^all/d mst year The
of first and
a gentleman from Milwaukee responded.
He was so imbued with the desire to se-
cure next year's convention that he for-
fr fiie n t his auAct.ions text and talked of nothing Whfn hut
o Wisconsin’ is c V delegation h
concluded the sin^ine
_., or ed a hit bv a son<r *o the
tune of “Maryland My
which was an invitation to Milwaukee,
One of the most striking features was
when Northern California was called
The response came in boyish treble
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and his voice was shrill and penetrat-
in- l" f He said: “I come 3,000 miles to
et D uin the name of ’ 400 voude
neon,e of Northern California Fureka
is our motto.” He continued to speak
the full minute and over. At the con-
elusion of his speech there were great
demonstrations and the performance
was considered so remarkable that
aelegates speaker's called for its repetition on the
stand. The mouthful orator
was escorted to the stand, where a chair
was set out, on which he mounted. He
repeated his speech and at the conclu¬
sion led the Colorado delegates in the
yell about Denver being one mile near¬
er heaven than Brooklyn. The ap¬
plause was tremendous and handker¬
chiefs waved all over the tent.
The climax of patriotism was reached
when the District of Columbia was
called. The banner of the delegation, a
silk flag, of the Stars and Stripes, was
waved by Miss Cory, while Rev Mr.
Thomas, of Georgetown, delivered a pa¬
triotic address. Then the audience
arose and sang “The Star Spangled
Banner.”
At the evening session there was a
tremendous crowd under the giant can-
vas, and thousands were turned away.
The Convention declared against
Sabbath breaking and also vigorously
condemned the proposed Corbett-Phiz-
si mmens prize fight in Dallas, Tex.
C The board of managers have se¬
lected Milwaukee as the location of the
'9G convention, while Brooklyn, N. Y.,
was the successful aspirant for the
honor of entertaining the convention of
Hie following year.
The third day o’ the convention si Btpil'd
Young Peeples Union of America in Balti¬
more began with a sunrise at'hajf prayer meeting
in several of the churches past six.
When the hell summoned the delegates to
devotional exercises ai the tent at half past
nine, it attra' ed only about 7.000 persons.
The heat was intense in the inclosure. Rev.
B. I). Gray, of Birmingham, Ala., conducted
the opening services. Rev. if. W. Reed, of
the executive committee, made a rep.-rt from
the committees aud ou miscellaneous busi¬
ness in which he announced the decision of
the board of managers, reached lute last
night, which gives to Milwaukee, Wis., next
year's annual eon volition and to Brooklyn,
N. ¥.. the convention of 1897.,
An invitation o'tiered m the shape of a re¬
solution asking member.- of the convention
and all their friends to cor.se to Baltimore in
1897 and visit the Exposition, was unani¬
mously adopted. There was only one ses¬
sion in tli j teat, this being in the morning.
In the afternoon, the various States held ral¬
lies at their headquarters.
The board of ejections announced the re-
election of I> ”. F. I. "Wilkins as general se¬
cretary; W. 11. Meiritr as business manager
of the Baptist Union aud H. W. Guppy, of
Chicago, as editor Mr. Reed announced
that the nominating committee by some
oversight, bad elected seven instead‘of nine
members of the executive committee and ho
asked permission to suggest John 11 Ghap-
manand William M. Lawreni noth of Chi¬
cago, to fill the va r -aucies. They were both
unanimously elected.
At night there were four mass meetings,
representing respectively the four great col¬
or divisions of the convention. The gold
meeting, representing the Northern Stales
east of the Mississippi River was held at
Grace M. E. Church. Rev. D. V. MneLangJi-
lin. of Detroit, presiding. Rev. Conley, of
St. Paul, Minn., presided over the Blue meet¬
ing at Franklin Square Baptist" Church. His
audience was made up of delegates from the
Northern States west of tiio Mississippi
River.
Ar Brantly Baptist Church the Southern
States were represented under tho green
color. Rev. J. B. Gambrill, D. D.. of Macon,
G.i., The presiding.
meeting of the red—the Provinces of
Canada--was held at the First Baptist
Church, presided over by Rev. O. C. S. Wal¬
lace. of Toronto, Out,
With services at the tent on Sunday night
the great convention came to a close.
THE SILVER COMMITTEE.
A Resolution Adopted Recommending
the Adoption of Bi-Metalic Leagues.
The national silver committee of
one from each State and Territory,
appointed at the Memphis silver con-
vention, finished itu work on Friday
at Chicago. Judge Henry G. Miller,
of Chicago, who acted as one of
the judges of the Horr-Harvey debate,
was selected as permanent chairman,
and J. H. Acklen, permanent secretary.
The following executive committee was
named: A. J. Warner, of Ohio; A. Wal-
cot-t, of Indiana; N. C. Blanchard, of
Louisiana; Geo. E. Bowen, Chicago,
I hree *«**• A. ;T. Rocker, of Colorado
bureaus lor the dissemination of
silver literature and the nromulgation
1 plalf0 ' m Wl11 be es ) ab -
fished by the committee—one in Chi-
cago, one in Nashville, and the third in
n F n he f0,1 ° Wing reSOl “*
Uo ns we readonted
“Whether the single gold standard
with increasing debt and consequent
servitude for the masses of the people
Shall be made perpetual in this country
or whether the constitutional standard
of gold and silver, with better prices for
the products of labor and safer condi-
Dons for business shall be restored,
must be decided by the people at the
election in 1896.
“The issue is between the gold Stand-
ard, gold bonds and a contracting enr-
rency on the one side and a bi-metallic
standard, no bonds and a sufficient
currency on the other.
Believing that the time has come
when those who hold this issue to be
JJ'sEfo^slmuld^iteHieir effort??!!
eiplea, the executive committe, appoint-
e June 7 d at 12 , t ie and Memphi£ 13, 180o, silver earnestly convention recom-
m ® nds ;_
F'rst, The organization . t . of , , bi-metal- . ,,
W leagues throughout the entire coun-
tIv . which all those believe in the
restoration of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the existing r ^. t10
of °|. any t0 other | independently nation shall of be the invited action to'
3 °“ 1 '
becond, _. That committee of five be
a
appointed to take charge of this move-
meat, to provide and distribute htera-
tur«- to place organizers and speaker in
the field, and otherwise to advance the
cause o* bi-metallism as in their judg-
K>oni they shall think best.
“Third, Each member of the national
committee is authorized to select a
chairman for each county of his State,
and riie chairman so selected may ap-
point in each district of his county and
111 aud ?■«<* city, «ard three of members an incorporated to constitute town
a
con.y committee, which committee
sh;i!i organize bi-metallic leagues.
Where counties or States have already
ac,fd - and organizations have been
formed, said organizations shall be re-
organized. The chairmen of the re-
s P.c ctlve county committees shall con-
stitute a ^ late committee.
The f Treasury 7 DeDartinent Uepart nent has nas re,..med r. -, m ed
the issue of , gold , cert.fleates, which have
suspended during the period when the
Treasury gold resmwe was below tiOO. 000 ,-
serve was int^t ^ibe'treasury t has S< i' , «.io e i
about $200 000 gold certificates'on gold ore
seated mostly at United States minis. There
are outstanding $48,376,006 in gold certifi-
cates with $172,960 iu the Tteasuiy, the re-
mainder being in circulation.
TRAIN FEU FIFTY FEET.
Twenty-four Freight Cars Break
Through a Colorado Bridge.
1A/DCCI/ACC WntGlWit Dll rILtU CD TUIDTV InlnlT ETCT rttl.
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Three Persons Killed, Three Fatally In-
jureil, ami Fifteen Badly Hurt, Crushed
Under the Debris — Passenger Train
Had Safely Crossed the Bridge Twenty
Minutes Earlier.
A Santa Fe freight train bound from Den-
ver to Colorado Springs fell through a
south of Col 11
o clock a. m., killing three persons, fatally
injuring three, and seriously injuring fifteen
others.
There were twenty-four cars in the train
loaded with stone, lumber and timber. The
bridge gang, consisting of twenty men, were
working under the north end of the bridge.
The train passed overthem and was nearing
the other side, when the timbers gave way
and the train went through into the gulch,
fifty feet below.
Nearly all the men working on the north
end were thrown off and fell below. Mrs.
Cooper, wife of Albert Cooper, the engineer
of the bridge work, was sitting on a ledge of
rock watching the men work, when the tira-
bers began to crack, and J. C. Childers, who
was on the structure, sprang to save her.
The leap was to death, as he had scarcely
reached her side when the great mass of
wreckage foil upon .them. Both were
mangled and buried. Childers was foreman
of the bridge gang. There was a moment
of silence, and then came the hissing of
steam and cries of the scalded men pierced
the air. Fireman Frye was caught in his
cab, but was pulled out. Two brakemen on
the engine were scalded.
As soon as possible a wrecking train was
brought from Denver, bringing physicians
and surgeons. All that was possible was
done for the sufferers. They were taken to
the hospital at La Junta for treatment.
The bridge was of wood fifty feet high and
300 feet long. Twenty minutes before the
accident occurred 4 ho Midland passenger
train crossed the structure. The cause of
the accident is unknown.
The wreckage was piled up thirty feet,
and it was thought that there were bodies
still under it. It took two days to clear it
away. About half of the bridge was taken
away by the train in its decent.
The killed and injured are: Killed—Jim
Childers, foreman bridge gang; Mrs. Cooper,
■wife of stationary engineer; Winehers. unknown tramp.
Fatally injured—Mark engineer
freight train; D. N. Irby, brakeman; James
Neal.
Seriously' injured—Charles Halley, Frank
Tom Shaw, Wallace Cooper. Charles Van Merter;
Smith and Joe Williams, two tramps
stealing a ride; J. W. Cole. C. C. Carpenter,
Thomas S. Stenhouse. Charles Sargeant.
As the engine neared the south end the
workmen underneath saw the bridge rock,
and shouted an alarm to their comrades.
Before the danger could be realized the
engine and twenty-four cars came crashing
through. Mr. Cooper shouted to his wife,
but the noise of the cars drowned his voice.
AN AMERICAN COMPANY H3MORE3.
Lord Mayor of London Entertains Augus¬
tin Daly at Luiu li.
The Lord Mayor of London, f,ir Joseph
Renals, entertained Augustin Daly’s New
York company at lunch in the Mansion
House.
ft ent were'ThomasR
Bayard, United
States Ambassador,
flL % W&k (* Mr.'i?triS‘Af'cTl- n . d ^ Ir * £ arte L h ’ s
1 / -j/ pus, Judge Daly,
1 fgpi&ftv . ay A Vj&A Mr.’and Mrs. Bwr-
m' bohm Tree, Charles
L Wyndhatn and
Ellen Terry.
JSL /l%- 1 r l l yor
• 2SS2?$£f85 T.adv , ,i ,
Kermis to her
seat
" AUGUSTIN DALY. After toastinc llm
Queen the Lord
Mayor proposed the health of the President
glvenFo?SaRTO?hW ™ofS
KicanfSrally^the^Se?r“ English £“<££
they have always given to and actors.
Mr. Daly made a brief response gave
way to Mr. Bayard, who said that the center
of the world’s hospitality was the Manson
House, and the chief host of the \, orld wa 3
D?Sk, w'her/ho the greatest hSd seen heri- th“e
grave of Hamlet. One of
tages of England was Shakespeare. The
honest and honorable occupation of Mr.
Daly’s company was to interpret Shakes-
peare, £? and their faithful interpretation was ot
rdl >’ I | otabl « than their conception
his great plays. Mr. Bayarl toasted the
Lord Mayor and Lady Renals.
VIGILANT GILANT A ANl>nPFRvm?nD»r.n ND DEFE N PER RACE,
The Kace Begins. The Vigilant HakM
: .«<kh.S arnia,.
™ l “ ‘ £^ f* 1 ”"
k ln her flrst race
agamstthe Deender, and was beaten v on
hipsed time only two minutes and forty-five
seconds on a thirty mile run. The official
time was:
elapse Defender—Start. 11:30:25; finish, ’ 2:49 05-
Vigilant time, 3:18:40.
Start, 11:30:50; finish 2:52:15;
turd*i> J?T v e -a * ™«e was the «"* °* two ooa-
for special $200 ° f Yacbt Club
a silver cud
The course was outside Bandy Hook when*
the race trial with races Valkyrie and will the great intermktional
sisted of beat^of 15 miles take place. It con-
a to windward and
on ome to the starting post.
A WHOLE FAMILY SHOT.
-——•
1 l,ree KJI, ed _ and More Wounded
While Quietly Eating S, ; ter.
At Terre Haute, a flag-station <\ ne Val-
ley road, 29 miles north of New )rlean».
the Gordlno family were seated at the sup-
Por table . ,. when . Frank „ . Nosea „ and . another
Ital ““- “ am * unknown, fired upon the faml-
ly with a double-barreled shot gun. Rosie
Gordino, Bennie Gordino and Charlie Cala-
“ a U ’ ^JfatheTof U tl.e Vamflv^was^rioualv "aeed and^iv
un d»d Three children ten
years, and three months, were also wounded
more or less severely by the murderer’s vol-
s.
known imovvn Imtit but it is is sunoosed ^uppo.ed to to bp be a a tvmVai typical
Itallan feud ‘
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He Decides Against Sunday Ball.
At Chicago, Jostiee Bail,this morning, ren-
dered lus decision in the Civic Federation
vsrs «* Bhioago Baseball Club ca.^, which
wastriodtwo weeks ago. He fined Capt.
A~v,u and his players $3 each and costs for
playing bait on Sunday.
NO. 40.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Manufacturing Enterprises Under Way
On a Large Seale.
A large water-power in North Carolina has
been purchased, and will be developed on a
large scale. A $3,000,000 company has been
organized in the same state to purchase an-
other water power, and build a 15.000 spiii-
die cotton mill.with the expectation of largr-
y increasing the size of this mill.
1 In South Carolina, a $150,000 cotton mill
company has been organized at Lancaster.
and at Weldon. N. C., a contract has been
let for a 12.000 spindle mill.
Two eotton-seed-oil-mill companies hare
been organized, one in Texas and one in
South Carolina.
Among other enterprises reported for the
week were a basket factory to employ 100
hands in Alabama; a cotton ginning and
compress company, to erect gins and presses
in Arkansas; a $20,000 gold-raining company
“and a large number of miscellaneous enter-
prises throughout the South,
Gold Fields of Alabama.
The sum of $50,000 in cash was deposited
in a Chattanooga bank for the purchase
of gold fields near Heflin, reported to be
fabulously rich in gold ore. An option of
only seventy-five hours was given on the pro-
perty, consisting of two hundred acres, but:
the guarantee was raised in that remarkably
short time and the deal closed. The new
company will be capitalized at $500,000 and
stock will be at once placed on sale,
"Weekly Cotton Statistics,
The Weekly cotton report from Liverpool
sav * s: Total salaries of the week,48,000 ’ ’ bales, *
American . . 15,000; ... trade takings, , , , including ...
forwarded from ships’side, 45,000;actual ex-
port 0,000; total import 17,000. American 13,-
000: total stock 1,481,000, American
1,834,000; speculators total afloat 62,000;Amerioan 30,000;
took 200, exporters took 2,100.
Found a Boulder of Silver.
One of the largest silver nuggets on record
Was found about four miles from Peach
Springs, Ariz., several days ago. Two pros-
their pectors, Williams Tucker, John Doyal, on
way from Death Valley to the Colorado
River, discovered a boulder weighing several
hundred pounds and composed of nearly
pure silver. The value of the find is placed
at about $10,000.
THE MARKETS.
NEW YOKK COTTON FUTUBES.
Cotton quiet. Middling uplands 7 00;
middling gulf, T%. Futures closed quiet.
Sales 27,900 bales.
July.........6 76(5)77 December... .6 95(5)96
August......6 76@77 January......7 00(5)02
September. ..6 81@82 February ... .7 05@07
October.....6 86(6)87 March.......7 10(5)12
November.. .6 91(5)92
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Middling 3 11-16 Sales 6,000. Futures quiet
Jan. A Feb.. .3 48<®49 July & Aug. .0 40@41
Feb.& March.3 49(5)50 Aug. A Sept. .3 42 b
Mch.A April. .3 51 b Sept. A Oct. .3 44 s
Apr. A May.. 3 52@53 Oct. A Nov.. .3 45 b
May A June. .0 00 Nov. A Dec. .3 46 b
June A July.O 00 Dec. A Jan. ..3 47 b
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
WHEAT July.... 66)^ Sept........ 67 Ji
corn— July.... 43j?£ Sept........ S
cats— July.... 27% Sept.... tc
pobjc— July.,.. 10 90 Sept.... °
LABD — July.... 6 35 Sept.... 6 49
BIBS— July.... 6 25 Sept.... 6 35
HOME COTTON MABKET3.
Char- Col- Char¬
lotte. umbla. leston
Good middling........... 7.25 1% 61-16
Strict middling..... . 7.15 7 6$ 6%
Middling........... . 7.05 6%
Strict iow middling 6.95 0% 6%
Low middling...... 6.75 6 5-16
BALTIMOBE FBODUCE MABKET.
Quiet, 25; Western super 2 50(5)2 75; do extra
2 80(®3 do family 3 35(6)3 60; winter
wheat patents 3 75®3 90; spring wheat pat¬
ents 3 70(6)3 90
Wheat— Firmer. No. 2 red spat and July
68^(5)6814; ®7jSj}<5.67jAugust 67%<®67J^; 64j^(5)64k£; September
steamer No. 2 red
Southern by sample, 67(569; do on grade
65(568.
cohn —Firmer Mixed spot and July
43%(S)49; August 48JY; September i8% asked;
steamer mixed........; Southern white
50(551; do yellow 51 (5 52.
Wilmington, good strained, N uS'firm, strained,
i 173 ^£ ^; 1 22^; Spirits turneu-
tine at 2 5 %. Tar firm at 1.30; crude
lir*^ L2 ° ; SO,t ’ , * 80;
N eommouTrfcorffi d l'rnurntmtffie
«d Turpentme
auiet 1 charieltuV-TurjLtiue
firm uli at 25 1 - 2 .
R “ Cotton h d ptrained firm 1 9 *
Seed Om -New York-Cotton
seed oil. stronger; crude 23 1-2 bid; yellow
froleum pffiwphia nomilll^lneTlfw "GO- bSlk5 'M 7 %" ’
™maeipma i.w, m in Dulk j.llGr5.15. 10«5 15
mvvinrT/mimin 1 1 ‘r>A(XO MARKET.
* *
Lugs—Common trash....... $3 00 to $4 00
Dark working .. 2 00 to 4 00
„ good 4 00 to 5 00
...
Fillers—Common and Nonde¬
r script.... .... 2 00 to 4 00
Medium... .... 4 00 to 6 00
s Good...... 6 00 to 8 00
....
s 8 00 to 12 00
...
Smokers-Common. .... 4 00 to 8 00
Goo*.... ... 8 00 to 12 00
Cuttera-CemmV: ... 12 00 to 15 00
... 6 00 to 8 00
Medium .... 8 00 to 20 00
-Fine...... ... 20 00 to 35 00
Wrappcrs-tommon ... 10 00 to 12 00
... 12 00 to 18 00
Good .... 18 00 to 25 00
Fhie ... 25 00 to 60 00
Mahogany....... 45 00 to 65 00
THE FAMILY MARKET BASKET.
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p rtces of Some of the Commodities
that are Offered In the Markets,
Prices ranged as follows in the Charleston
market on Saturday
Niagara grapes 25 to 35 cents a basket basket!
Concords are held at 25 to 50 cents a
Apples 5 to 25 cents a dozen, 50 cents a crate,
California oranges 25 to 00 cent 3 a dozen,
California pears 30 to 50 cents a dozen.
California apricots 15 to 20 cents a dozen.
Lemons are sold at 15 to 25 cents a dozen.
25 Huckleberries cents a dozen, 35, 40 and 50 cents a crate.
5 to 10 cents a quart. Nee-
t ™^, 15 aad 20 Cen tS a dozen - 1>ears 10
cents a dozen. t> Japan T plums, , fine, extra large,
25 cents a dozen. Cantaloupes and water!
melons range from a cents upward,
■
a dozen. Cucumbers lOcentsVffil^n^^ts a’quart,
5 cents a bunch. Tomatoes 5 cents
° kl ! a 1 cent a 9 ,iart - Squashes bring 10
Vmnoh^ uwfi 1^^ c'nrn rr ots Onion 5 cents “.cents a buneb. a
5E»as £zsr on isw «5£
In tbe flsh and meat markets the prices
ra dge very little. Whiting 20 and 25 cents *
string. Sheephead 25 cents and upward.
Porgies ^p^tefhS^elkblSjs^ntaa 15 to 25 cents a string. Grouper 8
pound
airloin 15 cents and round 15 cents. Bib
roast 12>f chtekSs cents. Lamb 15 cents. Pork loins,
<Sen brine «i n tn no ,2 »° «>
d and lowfa do-«^ $3 to * 4 4 EggS
to to 15cente 15 cents a a do.en.