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SOUTHERN' RECORD SUCCESSOR TO (Si; e ‘ ub ^ SS) VOL. XXV. Tallulah Falls Ry. Co. TIME TABLE NO. 2. In Effect June 13, 1808. JToTi iNo 12 Pans. STATIONS. (Mixed Daily except \Except j Sun’y Siin’y P.M. Lv At I> M Tallulah Falls 5 50 ... .Turnerville.. 12 45 6 iO ... .. Ana ndale . 12 25 o :«> J... .. Clarkes Deinorest.. vi He ...I 12 05 50 li 45 ... .. . . 11 7 00 .. ....Cornelia. . ...; 11 35 P MiAr Lv; A. M. North-Eastern Railroad Time Table No. 3 Between Athens and Lula. I I 9 12 IO Daily Daily STATIONS Daily Daily. P. M A. M Lv. Ar A. M P. M. 8 20 11 05 W Lula N 10 50 8 00 8 85 ; 11 22 Gillsville ■ 10 33 7 43 8 47 11 30 Maysville 10 19 7 29 9 01 i 11 52 Harmony 10 03 7 13 9 15 i 12 07 Nicholson I 9 48 6 S 9 22 12 15 Center 9 40 6 S 9 .35 1 12 30 W Athens I) 9 25 0 ii P. M ,|P. M. Ar Lv A. M P. S 11 9 12 IO r SOUTHERN RAILWAY. y BA.duio of I’aHHonjjav Train*, 1b Effect August 7, isos. No. 13 Ves. 38 “ j N o 18 Fit.Ml 3d Northbound. No. l x. No. Dully Dully. 8un. llull/i (Lv. 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Lv. __ Atlanta, D»9y Exc ept Sunday. ___ central time ........... 1120 Ar. Norcrosx. eastern n u n ■ • J 1: LB ^A^Vm^P- aV SSr5ntmi n time e ...... 'nooii.^-N- £S l ? p. mT T -M’ : night Ch**»p*ak* Lin* Steamers in daily servios No«.87audtte—Daily. Xo i r «2^Tv B \v Y> ashvugtouands<on ul l ore V , c + h- also b ®t w ? en New York and Memphis, . ton and Atlanta. Dininf Wjwhtny all cars serve mea * StwwnG^nT“roTudTo I ?fo , ik Sl 'c; i -lo“n Motion * r nt L at h Forfpik il ^Lhiit<Hl for OLD br POINT COMFORT t NM. 5 »nd 3 |tates Fast Mai] runs MidL^N. solid^between r n b«iua'oompoaed Washington and New Or- R. R , of baggags •ar and.coache#. fhrou>p.i with it change lor pwOrlMns. New U1 York ani Luring Washington vi* Atlanta and Montgomery, each eoaes^iav. a lounsi ^SlmanDraw-av-R^iu keeping Oars between Asheville and Attarta. fcef^n'ffichnKvadau.lT'hlr^'te, viTFtnnv° '" southbound Nos. ll and d*. northbound Nos snexva nivvnv T .,, mp Third Washiugtoa, V-p £Goii.~Mgr., D. C. Wa-liington, ’ Traffic M'g’r. D. C V» ashingtoc. D. C A- iu. Jg, D.A1.SNELS0N. Office in Davis Building, Doyle street. Toccoa, Ga. A Wonder ful Discovery. The last quarter of a century records many wonderful discover! s in medicine, humanity but none that have accomplished household more for than that sterling old contain’theTJrv ehmims of and neither man, woman or ehiM can take it without deriving the greatest benefit, Browns’ iron Bitters is sold by all uealers. C0NG0ST0 GIVES HIS VERSION OF AFFAIRS Spaniard Explains the In Evacuation. EVERYTHING MOVES WELL He Say* All the Reconcentrados Are Dead Now and the Greatest Question Is How to Bring Prosperity and Happiness to Cubans. New York, Sept. 28.—Among the passengers who arrived today on the steamer City of Washington from Ha- vana were Dr. Jose Congosto and Cap- % jg £ m J j ‘A 1 ;!isa ! i ww. wmi * £7* j DR. CONGOSTO. tain Fred Sharp of the Merritt-Ckap- man Wrecking company. Dr. Congosto declined to talk. He will sail for Havre on the French line steamer Oct. 1. Cap- tain Sharp was greatly pleased to learn had that the Spanish cruiser Maria Teresa been floated. He thinks the collier Merrimac, sunk in Santiago harbor, can b6 Later Dr Congosto said- Vnha “The evacuation of hv Knnin is a matter of time, but when I left Ha- vana everything was progressing well, I do not care to enter x_- to all the rea- sons for the delay, but one of the prin- j cipal causes is the fact that we have over 6,000 sick who must be taken care of and who cannot be left behind. “The problem of the future of the island is a difficult one, and I have studied it without prejudice and as a result of this study of years, I believe it is a social problem and not a political one. Of course, politics will enter into the solution, but the great question is | how to bring the most prosperity and the greatest happiness to the people of Cuba. It is probable there will be a emigration may Sdrt assist in in 1 ^ouing thl tne problem. Of course, a difficulty will be met in view of the dangers of fever aud the climate.” Dr. Congosto was asked as to the con- ^'“Th^re'are^o answered\vitk“ 0 reconcentrados now ” he “What has become of them?” was the next question. “They’re gone.” “Where?’’ “God knows,” was the reply. “Do you mean to say they are all dead?” “That probably explains it better than! can. It is a subject which I pre- fer not to discuss.” When asked as to the establishment of a new navy for Spain Dr. Cognosto said: “Spain is .still a great country, and she ought to have a great navy and probably P will.” Discussing the x fall of Santiago and the surrender of General Toral, Dr. Congosto said: “' bb «re were brave» soldiersi at Sa*. tiago and it their leader lacked courage he deserves to be punished. Santiago should not have fallen as it did, and if Toral had not entered into negotiations with the enemy it is likely that there would have been a different story to tell today. It is not true that the Spanish army there lacked supplies and am mu- nition, for they had plenty of both, which they turned over to the Ameri- oana Tf Toral had pushed forward in- stead of retreating towards the citv ha cer tainly would have caused a repulse These are things which he will have to explain.” Dr. Congosto hopes that when his duties on the Paris peace commission • p -p „ p - --- STIR IN MILITARY CIRCLES. Report A l Hat the —7-, Second _ Georgia . „ May Be Ordered to Cuba. Atlanta, bept. 2S.—A rumor to the effect that the Second Georgia volun- teers may remain iu service and be sent to Cuba is in circulation and is causing a great stir in military turcles. Certain privatesin the regiment claim that the officers are bringing their in- fluence to bear on the war department to have the order mustering out the Second revoked. It is said that those who favor this course have some powerful backing. A hard fight may be expected when the movement takes definite shape, for it seems to be the old, old story of offi- cers wishing Wanting to remain in and the pri- vat€s to be mustered out. Back Tax Law Held Void, EtTAur, Ala.,Sept. cs.-IEe back taa w r h rr tional the opnosing counsel admitting it to be so. So as to prevent na-^ina 0 q it. the cases were dismissed. Kyle Not In the Race. Montgomery, Ala., Sept, 28.—Hon. Osceola Kyle of Morgan, according to a dispatch from Decatur, has announced that he will not be a candidate for speaker of the next house. ~ j Technological . chool Opens. Atlanta, Sept. 28. — The Georgia School of Technology opened today with about 300 students in attendance, the highest number since the institution’* establishment. * “I Know ,\ot What the Truth May Be, I Tell the Tale as ’Twas Told to Me.” TOCCOA, GEORGIA, SEPTEMBER 30, I898. HAPPENINGS SUMMARIZED ( . , Week’s News From Every * ^ Ouar- ter of the Qlobe. Pithy Southern Items. Moxtgomery, Ala., Sept. 26.—The Republicans of the Fifth congressional district have nominated Douglass Smith of Randolph county. | Atlanta, Sept. 27.—The vacancies in the Third Georgia regiment, made by resignations and promotions have been fined from the ranks. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 22.—Colonel E. L. Higdon of the First Alabama reg- iment is seriously ill at his home at Woodlawn with fever. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 24.—Another new case of yellow fever has appeared here and Dr. Purnell, state health offi¬ cer, advises a total depopulation of the town. Columbia, S. C. , Sept. 27. —Chairman A. C. Jones, of the state Prohibition ex¬ ecutive committee, announces his can¬ didacy for the United States senate against Tillman. Atlanta, Sept. 22. — Fulton’s new jail has been formally accepted by the county commissioners. It is one of the finest and most commodious structures of the kind in the country. l Baltimore, Sept. 23.—Richard Mal¬ colm Johnson, the lecturer and novelist, died in this city Friday after an illness of several months. He was born near Powellton, Ga., March 8, 1820. Jackson, Miss., Sept. 24.— Another new case of 3 ’ollow fever has appeared in Jackson. The patient is a 13-year- old messenger boy named Harry Wright, employed by the Western Union office. Indian Spring, Ga., Sept. 27.—Silas Harden, a well-to-do farmer, living about 4 miles from Flovilla, was over- taken aud killed. Lonzo and Joe Holi- wav, two brothers, are charged with the crime. Parkersburg, W.Va., Sept 24.—Rob- ert ^ uiub > T aud bis wife have separated. Tb e husband has appealed to the law to divorce him forever from his wife solely because she ate onions in disobedience to his orders, Athens, Ga., Sept, 22.—The Univer- sity of Georgia has opened under flat- ! fering auspices. Fully 190 student-swore attendance , on the 1 first dfly. Tf iioli indicates an attendance of at least 275 during the term. j Savannah, Sept. 22—John L. Archer, ’ _ * 0 e t young Su a , \ annab , real . estate , ; agent, shot aud, it is thought, fatally wounded Mehrt Sullivan, an Irishman and barkeeper, as the result of a dispute over politics. He is in jail. First Georgia re ~ men t ha 3 reached this £ citv lty from Irom Knoxville. Brass bauds and firing can- non greeted the boys on their arrival, A luncheon was first served and later “ ^ ^ Greenville, S. C„ Sept. 26.-News bas reacbed bere of a horrible crime near Caesar Head. Charley Robinson killed his brother, Berry Robinson. The fratricide was brought about by a slight quarrel concerning a nutmeg grater. - e D ... nTVfITr cans ot tbe ® ecou H d congiessional ™ dis- trict held a primary election today. Henry R. Gibson, the present incum- bent, was renominated by a large ma- joritv The nomination is eauivalent to election iu this district Sheffield, Ala., Sept. 26.—R. A. Sol- „ . onion, a leading commission merchant, committed suicide in the lodgeroom of the Masonic fraternity, of which he , V1 , seeretarv his* He severed the °a arter y in left arm and placed bucket la nnsitinn p0Sltl0n to to c-ihOi cafcch Hia the bIood ’ Giiantville, Ga., Sept. 23. — Sam Jones has opened a revival of four days at this place. oS> His first sermon ma^e was I hstened ehlracteristic to by 2 people He lukewarm a talk criBcizing ° Christ ans, s oring sinners and , declar- , that preachers as a rule only please the devil. IO * G P M ^ ai a ’’ a ® e Pf- . 0 24.—The , Hemocratm r, state executive commutee has decided unanimously to sustain the action of the I irst district convention in renominating Hon. G. W. Taylor, This action was acnuiescerl in hv Hon Hanmslaylor ana there wlllbe no fnr- ^ * Birmingham, Ala., Sept, 22.—Eugene and Henry Conch, the two young men j well known m Atlanta who were ar- rested here a couple of months since on a cbar g e robbing a train on the Ala- bama Great Southern last year, have b*-’ 611 rt-'leaseJ, the ea^ against them be- mg nolprossed. Mountain City, Tenn., Sept. 26.-Abont 2 o’clock this morning a mob of 100 men . Z nvprnowcred *^* the Tohnsnn rnnnfv idlpr ul | and took John illiams, the negro who serlousl l ; ’ stabbed Jierman Dunn and raped Miss Mollie Shelton in this county a week ago, from the jail and hung him to a tree about 1 mile below town. | dreds Birmingham, of refugees Ala., from Sept. Jackson, 27.—Hun- Miss., and other yellow fever infected points, are passing through Alabama enroute i ^ u MSi.SnpThne^ be" d,Sra r r d lorma to P revent ai2 - v stop in tins state. ! Knoxville, Sept. 22.—The little 2- year-old child of Mr. and Mrs Dock Kennedy was burned to death in Haw- kins county. The father and mother were away from the house a short dis- tance when the dwelling was discovered b® on bre. Tne child was fatally burned beiore they could reach the house. LouisvnXE, Sept. 22.—The National Mexican Veterans’ association today elected General E. H. Hobson of Green- ville, Mecklenburg county, Ky., presi- dent; A. L. Ogg of Indiana, vice presi- dent; Wilbur R. Smith, Lexington, Ky., secxetxuy and treasurer; Alexander Wib liamson, Lexington, Kv., corresponding secretary. Birmingham, Ala , Sept. 22.—An ex- I freight train on the Birmingham Immoral road struck a handcar on which j i ' vas Section Foreman Pat Clark, white, Coley Robinson, Frank Turner and Al¬ fred Mitchell, negroes. The handcar was thrown into the air and Clark killed | almost instantly. The three negroes ; were seriously injured. Richmond, Sept. 27. —The Alleghany bank of Clifton Forge has announced an assignment. It was organized dur- in S. the 189C ! with a paid up cap^al $20,000 and worked under a Etate charter. The line of deposits foot up about- $50,000. It is said 60 per cent of the deposits may be paid and there is talk of reorganization. Bridgeport, Ala., Sept. 24.— News has reached here of a shooting affair at Owen’s Road, Ala., which resulted in the death of Pratt Owen and the serious injury of Hugh Craft. Craft and Owen quarreled in the former’s store over a small debt, and Owen began shooting with a shotgun. Craft drew a pistol and shot Owen through the heart. Atlanta, Sept. 22. —The Second Geor¬ gia regiment arrived in this city Thurs¬ day and was given a hearty welcome. After being served with lunch by the Atlanta Relief association the soldiers, amid great applause, marched through the principal streets to Piedmont park, being reviewed enroute by Governor Atkinson and General Pennington. Washington, Ga., Sept. 17.—A bloody duel from buggies was fought near here between John L. Smith, a wealthy citi- j zen of Wilkes couuty, aud his son Kos- sie, on one side, and Dr. J. M. Caldwell of Lincolnton on the other, resulting in the serious aud probably fatal wound- iug of Caldwell and the elder Smith, The shooting resulted from an old fam¬ ily enmity. Huntington, W. Va., Sept. 26.— Sells Bros.’ & Forepaugk’s circus train was wrecked at Wilsondale, ou the Norfolk Aind Western railroad. James Doyle of T’hiladolphia and Harrison Kipps of ''Virginia were fatally injured. Pat Forepaugh was seriously hurt. A car with elephants rolled down an embank- meat and the animals were injured but none killed. Tallahassee, Sept. 27.—At this time, when all sections of the country border- ing on the gulf of Mexico, with the ex- ception of the state of Florida, are suf¬ ■ dig from another visitation of yellow l . ir, the people of Florida have abundant cause to be truly grateful for the excellent services rendered by the board of health. So far as known there not ’ u ease “ in the " ' Iranicfort, Ivy., Sept. 23. Governor Bradley, upon receiving a telegram cou- veying the rumor that arrangements are being made to have the Corbett- McCoy fight in this state near Cincin- nati, issued a proclamation today warn- & P nnt 0 0 attend _ tr _ nd the same and directing the peace officers of the state to take steps to suppress the fight Jacksonville, Fla.. Sept. f 26.-The ^ political pot is boiling m this state, but so far it seems all one way The Dem- ocrats, who have been split by internal dissensions for many years, are now ™ ited and but ou e Democratic ticket is in the field and from present indications it will have a walkover in the two con- * „ r po S i 0 m,l districts The sf-ato lir kei- , elected . bted without witnout trouble oe trouble. Atlanta, Sept. 23.—The contest for * be mayoralty is waxing very warm, Candidate E. W. Martin accuses his aChange opponent, J. G. Woodward, of favoring a 8 in 111 the lu V law regulating regulating the tne sale sale ? f . h v quor ’ ^ h . lch now the s * loon * to close 1 at 10 A p. m Public sentiment appears to be against any alteration and the campaign from now until the elec- tion will likely be waged on this issue. Rowi txn ‘ Grffv ‘ Kv ^ Mr= 1 s ' Rainey Johnson, aged 30 years, who re- sided near Auburn, Logan county, arose from her bed this morning, carefully dressed herself, saturated her clothing with kerosene oil applied a lighted ^crisn , , burned herself to t. irom Uer Knees to tne snoulclers. bhe lingered in great agony and died at noon No reason is known for the dread- ful deed. r ICH mond, Sept. 23.—The remains of jj- igg ^yinnie Davis were interred at Douywooa jiollvwood cemeterv cemetery Friday rnuay after alter one one of OI the most imposing funeral demonstra- tions eTer nimessed. Practically the whole city and many from neighboring towns turned out to pay a last tribute to t he “Daughter of the Confederacy.” , Active and honorary pallbearers in- duded John B. Gordon, Joseph Wheeler, Governor Tyler and other distinguished southerners. Atlanta, Sept. 26.—Since the visit nf Secretary Alaer to this citv the es- tablishment of a camp for United States soldiers solOiersUere here seems seems more more pro probable Da Die tnan than ever bef ° re “° W apr ^? ce rtam that 10,000 to lo,000 men will be placed , either ou the land of the Kirkwood Land company near Kirkwood or at piedmont park. Both are magnificent sites and have been inspected by the board of army officers who visited the city a short while ago. Chattanooga, Sept. 27.—An auction 6a ] e Q f goo horses and 200 mules ^ all COU f ,n ?:7 U ““T snmme r and were condemned because the government had no further use for them. A large number of stockmen are present at the sale and bidding is lively. The prices range from $20 to $60, the average being $30. These prices are about one-third what the gov- eminent paid The sale will continue about a week. Chattanooga, Sept. 26.—Among the more important industries reported to The Tradesman during the week just ended may be noted two flooring mills and a barrel and stave factory in Ala- bama; a sawmill, a telephone exchange and a woodworking plant in Florida; a gun factory, a planing niiii ; a cotton mill, three flouring mills, a gold mining company, a brick yard and a machine shop in Georgia; in North Carolina an electric light plant, woodworking plant, woolen mill, coke ovens and cotton mill, » ad in South Carolina, two cotton mills. Dallas, Sept. 24. —The Second Texas regiment of volunteers arrived in the city direct from Jacksonville, Fla., and -went into camp north of the city. Col- 0 nel L. M. Oppenheimer declined to discuss the charges made against the departments controlled by the surgeon general and the quartermaster general. The men, with few exceptions, are in excellent condition. The Second Texas soldiers were compelled to accept their pay from a negro paymaster at Jack- sonville to avoid being dishonorably dis¬ charged from the service. They will be paid off and muster*. at next week. From Other Sections. Cincinnati, Sept. 22.—Supreme coun¬ cil Scottish Rite Masons meet at Phila- adelphia next September. Madrid, Sept. 22.—Admiral Cervera arrived here today. There were no in¬ cidents worth noting in connection with his arrival at the capital. Buenos Ayres, Sept. 22.— El Liempo says Chili has given Argentina five days in which to accept unrestricted arbitration of the boundary dispute be¬ tween the two countries. Columbus, O., Sept. 22. — Francis Emerson, a notorious pickpocket, es¬ caped from the state prison this evening by concealing himself in a box of goods and being shipped out as freight. Memel, Russia, Sept. 23. — Heavy storms are prevailing iu the Baltic sea, and 120 fishermen have been drowned between Polangen and Libau, seaport towns of the province of Courland, Rus- 6ia. Washington, Sept. 23. — Following the custom in the case of a minister who has been obliged to leave his post by breaking out of hostilities, Stewart L. Woodford has filed his resignation as minister to Spain. Washington, Sept. 26.—The war de¬ partment has received a dispatch from Major General Otis at Manila reporting the condition of the troops in the Phil¬ ippines. He says the health of the men generally is good and that the percent¬ age of sickness is small. Washington, Sept. 26.—Acting Sec¬ retary Allen has received a telegram from Captain Goodrich of the Newark, the senior officer of the station of Guan¬ tanamo, confirming the press reports of the raising of the Spanish flagship Ma¬ ria Teresa last Saturday. v V ienna, Spnt bept. 27 27.—It Tt ie is semiofficially s . m . • 1W announced that the Turkish govern- ment replies unfavorably to the demand G f ^he powers respecting the island of Crete which must be complied with by Oct. 11, or the powers will blockade cer- teiu places in Crete by land and sea. T Kansas City, ^ Sept. 23.—Colonel _ W n 0( iv “Buffalo Bill ” has been taken w removed from ... T ,, , .. , He is suffering from typhoid fever and his physicians say his condition is sen- oug He has been ailing for ten days. Condon, bept. 23. - According to to special dispatches received from Peking, members of the European community there believe the life of the emperor of China is in danger. It is added that the Dowager Empress desires to place Prince Knng’s grandson on the throne, Denver, Sept. 27.—The trial of Chap- la* 11 Joseph P. McIntyre of the battle- ship Oregon by conrtmartial for the alleged use of language unbecoming an officer of the navy and calculated to ! a.vIIZ J nf tll “ J’ ™ g if^ So^ess « lecture in De Denver An Aug. „ 8 8, is in progress ^re. Columbus, O., Sept. 22.—The Repnb- lican state executive committee has urged President McKinlev to make some eDeeche8 speeches in in the tne Qhio unio campaign campaign while wMie on on his western trip Chairman Daugherty claims to have the president s consent t° make one speech. It will be in some close congressional district. The place has not been decided upon. * Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 27.—Owing to the strong animosity shown by the archbishop of Santiago during the war, more than 100 prominent Cubans have presented a petition to General Wood ^ praying J ? that representation f. be made to the Vatican for . hl 8 removal . aed , for - the appointment of Father Lms Mnstelller of the church here as his successor. Duxbury, Mass., Sept. 27.—Fanny Davenport (Mrs Melbourne McDowell) is dead at her summer home, aged 48 years. Enlargement of the heart killed her. She occupied a unique position on the American'stage, being one of the foremost of the female stars, while hold- ing high rank as a producer of plays, and in this latter work achieved great success. Washington, Sept. 24.-The commis- sion to investigate the conduct of the war department during the recent con- fliet with Spain held its initial meeting in the office of President McKinley at the White House today. There were eight members present and it was an- nounced that the services of a ninth man were counted upon, though his name was not made public. WasmaoTos. Sept. 24 -Return, to ,, States from all sources during the past six months of 1898 was 158,113 net tons, as compared with 289,595 tons during the year of 1897 and 264,994 in 1896. This includes soft lead, hard lead and the metal obtained by smelting foreign base bullion and ores in bond. Dover, Del., Sept. 23. — Upon recoin- mendation of the board of pardons, Governor Tunnel has commuted the sentence of death imposed upon William H. Fisher, a former negro preacher, to life imprisonment. Fisher was con- victed for entering the home of Mrs. Maria Hunt in Wilmington at night with intent to commit assault. Fisher was to have been hanged on Oct. 1% DEMOCRATS OF NEW YORK CANNOT AGREE Well Known Leaders Consult Without Result. j rnxrTrc lOri VliNlION , xrrnTn1cr T IN vr ovm SYRACUSE * nTTon j - Richard Croker, David B. Htll and Senator Murphy Hold a Number of ! Conferences, but Reach No Decision as to State Candidates. Syracuse, Sept. 28.—The Democratic state convention met here at noon to- day, absolutely without a slate or pro- gram other than the temporary organ¬ ization agreed upon in the state com¬ mittee last night. It is in many re¬ spects the most remarkable .political convention ever held. Never before have all the prominent leaders of the Democratic party appeared in conven¬ tion and consulted as to program with¬ out result. Richard Croker, David B. Hill, Sena¬ tor Murphy and Senator McCarren, rep¬ resenting Hugh McLaughlin, have had has frequent conferences, but no agreement been reached as to candidates. These conferences have been conducted upon apparently friendly lines and un¬ der the leadership of Senator Murphy there is an evident disposition for har¬ mony, but upon what lines it is difficult to determine. Absolutely nothing is known of the different propositions dis¬ cussed, but there are rumors of all kinds. Because of the delay in reaching any agreement it is generally believed that there is trouble of some sort, and many think that a light will develop in the convention. The leaders, however, con¬ fidently assert that all differences will be settled during the day and a com¬ plete understanding reached before to¬ morrow morning, when the actual work of the convention will begin. The crowd gathered here is undoubt¬ edly the largest ever seen at a state con¬ vention. The great convention hall is thronged. Tammany has 2,000 men present. The silver adherents well sented are repre¬ here. They have had numerous conferences, the results of which have been conveyed to the party leaders. Their demands have not as yet been formally presented, but it is understood that they will demand some place upon the ticket for ono of their representa¬ tives, probably Wilbur F. Porter, the party’s candidate for governor two years ago. Elliott Danforth called the convention to order today at 12:30 and George M. Palmer was made chairman. Delegate Pierce of Monroe tried to in¬ troduce a resolution indorsing the Chi¬ cago platform relative to silver, but it was not allowed to be read. He at¬ tempted to speak but was ruled out and the resolution referred. At 1:34 a re¬ cess was taken until 11 o’clock tomorrow. ROOSEVELT FOR GOVERNOR. New York Republicans Nominate Him *^st Saratoga, Sept. 28.—The Republican convention in this city nominated Theo- dore Rooseveit Roosevelt for for_ governor governor on on the the first first ballot. Black took his defeat gracefully and promised to support the regular nominee bbe platform adopted congratulates the country upon the conclusion of the war, saying: “It has resulted in the complete trx- umph of American arms on land and sea, aud we meet with resolute faith all the responsibilities which our viotones lm II P°? devotes e - long paragraph a to praise of the army and navy, and the conduct ^ taken re ° on the , th ®P Philippine r ® sld . ent - questioafol- Th ®. 10 “We v\ e realize realize that tnat when wnen the tnene^ssities necessities of war compelled our nation to destroy kP ai n sb authority in the Antilles and in f be Ibihppmeswe assumed solemn dn- ties and obligations, alike to the people of the islands we conquered and to the civilized wor d. We cannot turn these islands back to Spain. \V e cannot leave them unarmed for defense and untried in cratt to tbe horrors of domestic 6tnfe or to partition t , among European powers. We have assumed the respon- eibilities of victory and wherever our flag has gone there the liberty, the hu- mamty and the civilization which that flag embodies and represents must, re- mam and a nde lorever. The platform P commends the annexa- tio! , of H awah. renew, allegiance to the doctr lnee of the St. Louis platform and condemns the Democratic policies as declared at Chicogo. tpfv'it ,- * - os™ ----- rw»m^i , lR enton, v bept. 23.—i rh He Democratic f convention to nominate a candidate for governor was called to order in Taylor Opera House at noon today by Chair- man E. O. Price of the state committee, Tbe bouse was crowded with delegates which numbered nearly 1,100._ In call- ing the convention to order Chairman Price recommended William Gourley of Paterson as chairman of the convention. The choice was ratified bytheconven- tion and Chairman Price introduced Gour. ey to th e delegates. Cause of the Complications. Washington ‘ J ’ Sept ' 28_In ' the course . o 1 a report to tnestate _ department upon Belgian enterprise in China, united fXfea^o tte con^ion %£& by KrrsLrssam which have led England’s to protest. --- 1 od sloau,s Dally Victory. London, Sept. 28.—Tod Sloan, the American jockey,at the second day of the first October meeting at Newmarket to- day, won the Newmarket October welter handicap of 600 sovereigns with the Lorillard-Beresford stables 3-year-old bay colt Elfin._ Mr. Bayard Is Very Weak. Dedham, Mass., Sept. 28. —Hon. Thomas F. Bayard was still living this morning, . although in such a weakened state that it seemed impossible that one breath could *ollow another. SUBSCRIPTION', $i.00 A YEAR NO, 46. LITTLE SICKNESS AT CAMP TIKIS , \A * r The Leiter Hospital Will .. j Closed Shortly. RTYTTT ttXlLiVLO - ° nl F Regiment at Present Remaining In Chickamauga Gets Instructions to Pack Up and Start For Cuba the Twentieth of Next Month. Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 28.—Leiter hospital, the largest general hospital at Camp Thomas during the summer, will be closed within the next week or ten days. The number of sick men at the park has so greatly decreased that the Sternberg hospital is sufficient for all needs. Six of the physicians who have been on duty at Leiter for several months have been relieved and havi gone to Washington. Duly four now remain. The majority of the nurses in the hospital will leave during the new few days for camps recently t where their services are in greater de¬ mand. Captain McCarthy of tlio quartermas¬ ter’s department is shipping away iho stores as rapidly as he receives orders for them, and the large depot at Lytle will probably be empty in a short time Captain McCarthy states that he has already shipped 20 or 30 cars ot vari. 3US kinds of quartermaster supplies. Colonel Lee, chief quartermaster, who has been here since April, will leave his Sunday, as there is no longer need for services. His office force will be dismissed at the end of this week. Colonel Tyson of the Sixth regiment, the only one at Chickamauga, has re¬ ceived orders to be ready to proceed to Cuba on Oct. 20. The order caused much rejoicing among the men, as all are anxious to get away. MOTES ADMITS HIS GUILT. One of the Five Men on Trial at Bir¬ mingham Confesses. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 28.—A start¬ ling story was related iu the United States conrt here at the trial of Chess Motes and five other citizens of Talla¬ dega county, charged with the murder of W. A. Thompson, a uw-i»>r ness, which has been going uu icr longer than a week now. Robert Tavior, one of the defendants, created the first sensation by making .. confession before the United Stau commissioner. He also created un it'. by escaping from the courtroom durin the trial and is still at liberty. No- Chess Motes creates a sensation making a confession, also saying lie a>- Taylor did the killing and the t . men are not guilty. Motes produced money in the < which was taken from Thompson • he had been murdered. The cor- e." was a big surprise, as the (1c i-.ii Motes’ father-in law. This will li clear the other three men and mi penitentiary lor, for life for Motes and - y- if the latter is caught. PEOPLE TO ELECT JUDGED. Bill Will No Doubt Be Passed by the Next General Assembly. Atlanta, Sept. 28. —The Hon. John 11. Slaton, who has been renominated for the legislature from Fulton comity, and who will be re-elected on Ocr. ,J 9 will introduce very early in the m-xt session bills providing for tl • ■ Jccti u of city court judges aud solicitors by the people. • Mr. Slaton is confident that the bill will be passed in a very short time an l will become law. He says tbe emphatic expression irom the iieopie in the Jim primary, when they practically miam- nioasly called for the change, makes it improbable that there will be any oppo¬ sition to the measures. Georgia Crop Condi t ions. Atlanta, Sept. 28.— Weather For caster J. B. Marbury has issued the i alar weekly crop bulletin. It says thn. cotton, while badly injured in most tions by the protracted rains of sev< r weeks, shows some improvement, a.-o is being saved as rapidly as possib c. The corn crop will be very poor and short. A large amount of fine bay j, . been saved. Most late crops are doi i fairly well. Rice is ready to harvest, but, owing to high waters.it is impo- ble to drain off the fields, and much of it has been somewhat injured. Pastures are excellent. Young Minister Expires. Goldsboro, N. C., Sept. 28.—Rev. W. F. Loveless of the Episcopal church ^ ,j ea< j here. He was ordained as a minister at Montgomery, Ala., less t ha n a year a g Q and had practically ju-t started on his mission of usefulness. Ho h ad for several years previous to his or- dmation served as an assistant to tne rec tor of St, John’s in Montgomery. He was a native Alabamian aud an- marr i e d. Editors Off' For Omaha’s Show-. Atlanta, Sept, 28. — The Georgia Press association held its animal session 4 ° *bis city. President H. H. Cabaniss and the other old officers were re elected, After transacting their business the gcribes, about 7b in number, accompa- gg ^ ^ S'ffpUnl oD Georgia ^ Largest Cargo on Record. Savannah, Sept. 28.—The schoone - Governor Ames cleared from this poi j Qr Philadelphia with more tha c^reo j kqq 000 feet of lumber on board is valued at about $23.0 j0. j is the largest and most valuable < a. of lumber that ever left here on vessel. Governor Taylor Very Ill. Knoxville, Sept. 28.—The la’ ; ; ports recived from Governor T home are to the effect that ho is in a most critical condition. „ e has been £Lrfnf that^iie (mmofrecuv^r , - ____ — ,