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miERN RECORD SUCCESSOR TO (Si. Established “ 1890 1872 /OL. XXVi. Tallulah Falls Ry. Co. TIME TABLE NO. 2. In Effect June 13, 1808. js'O H i No 12 Pawn. STATIONS. Mixed Daily j Dai ly, except | Except Sun’y j Sun’y Lv Ar P M Tallulah Falls Turnerville.. 12 45 Ana ndale 12 25 .Clarkesville. 12 05 .. Deniorest.. 50 | .. .Cornelia M Ar Lv > North-Eastern Railroad Time Table No. 3 Between Athens and Lula. 1 I 9 12 IO Daily, Daily STATIONS Daily- Daily i P. M A. M Lv Ar A. M P * 8 30 11 05 W Lula N 10 50 8 2 8 .15 11 22 Gillsville io 33 3 8 47 I 11 30 j Maysville | io 19 ?, 9 01 i 11 52 Harmony K) 03 2 9 15 I 12 07 Nicholson j 9 48 0 38 9 22 12 15 Center 9 40 r, 30 9 35 | 12 30 W Athens D 9 25 (i 15 P. M. P. M. Ar Lv. A. M P. M 11 9 I 2 io Note. —Trains No 10 anti 11 are dailies except both tiie Sunday. vestilmled Trains 37 and 38 meet Southern passengers at Lula, on the Railroad. This train leaves Lula at 3.20 and arrives at Athens at 4.30; leaves Athens at 1.25 p. in., and gets to Lu¬ la at 2:40 p. in. R. W. Sizer, Auditor. SOUTHERN RAILWAY# C*t4»i*d Schedule of l’».«enger Trains. In Effect Nor. 8, 181W. 1 Ve*. I.No 18 K«1.MI Northbound. No.lt No. 38 Ex. : No. S* 4>»lly| Daily. Sun. I Dally. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. 7 60 a 12 00 m 4 8868885 w “ Atlanta, K.T. 8 60 u 1 00 ** Nororosa..... 9 80 ; p a 9 Buford. ..... “ 10 05 a: •• Gatnesvlll 10 35 a!f2 a: 2 22 d ** Lula.. .. 10 58 42 < o * Ar. Cornelia. li 11 25 a fa 00 d , Lv.Mt. Airy 3d. a, , Lv. Ar. “ “ “ ** ** “ " ** ** “ Greenville... Toccoa....... Centra) Gastonia..... Gaffnevs..... Charlotte.... Westminster Seneca....... Spartanburg. Blacksburg King’s Greensboro Mt ..... .. .. 11 12 12 5 2 5 6 9 8 4 4 146 31 53 34 03 80 62 62 87 38 25 20 ml pi pi pi..... p p........ p p; p ai p p 10 5 6 8 8 6 7 4 22 00 22 30 43 16 10 44 *o vow v p p - ojsssgsssissga * A p * * a » Lv .Greensboro. 2*- SO ts Ar. 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OrMn.boro.. t feSS pj ? 03 .j? ........ tv uxjtonVa* ’“ Io rj 9 26 a 12 n - KigfcS plots' mm 2 l ::::::: Spartanburg. 5 “ l ZZ;.: - 12 ;u « 3 2 owntrJi 111 * ’" 1 R 12 ** a c* 4 j; pr Waafminettr' * g n 1 33 a c* r f*. - OK» 2 M^^ury * 8 R r* 18 a p| * un ~ -1 - Luia ..... 4 is a £3 is tc, p 8 a • Buford^** 4 38 ** tc 3 ‘ 70 CO p! 7 a Ar AuImTKT. 6 fo ai l 4» 3 p * a s 10 8 55 to p„* » •‘A “F "M -- a. m p m noon. N night Cheaape&ke Line St«*nst>rs in daily aarvica between Norfolk and Ka .timore. Noa.s: and »- Daily \Va»hiug ton and South- Waatern \ aattbule Limited. ThroUijh PulimM aleeping H»*na. via oajra Washington, between New Atlanta York and and Montgom New Or- New York andstemphia, ^taw elaes aahingtoc. thoroughfare Atlanta and Birmingham. Fir*1 too and Atlanta. Dining coache« carsaeive between Waahlag- all meats •b route. Pullman drawing r>>oni aleeping cars between Greensboro and Norfolk. Cloee i§i cen- JS 32 1 Si KST.S 4 ySTSI Noe. 11 37, S3 and ”S.^‘w, 18—Pullman l Tho”ro e'eeptng 1 SiS: between Richmond car* and Charlotte, via Danville, guthbouud No* 11 and 2?. northbound Nee FRANKS. GANNON. J. M CULP. Third V-P. St Gen. Mgr.. Traffic M g r. Washington. D. C- Washington, D. C. W. A TURK. I S H HAKDW1CK. G«n’i Pass. Ag » . Ass t Gen’! Psss. Ag't., Washington, D. C Atlanta, Ga I I. L. M’CURRY, M. D, OFFICE-Mathxsos Mmcuasdisk Brn.- Dixo, RESIDENCE: Ejowakds Hotel. D.A1.SNELS0N. JDeijtist. Office in Davis Building, Doyle •treet. Toccoa. Ga. IPHK fl i •» RI0 ] | N WILMING¬ TON; DEATH OF EIGHT NEGROES Whites Give a Good Account of Themselves in a Pitched Bat¬ tle With the Colored Men. OFFICE OF NEGRO NEWSPAPER TORN TO PIECES AND BUILDING BURNED Armed Aen Patrol the Streets While the New i*l»yor, Ex-Congressman Waddell, Guards the Prisoners from an Infuriated Mob. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. io.— The city is thrown into a state of chaos. Riot is in progress, which up to the present has resulted in the deaths of eight negroes and the wounding of scores of others. One white man was morially wounded. The slaughter is going on and no one knows where it will end. The naval reserves and light infantry are endeavoring to bring about a cessation of hostilities, but their ef¬ forts are fruitless. White citizens are frenzied with madness and are determined to rid the city of negro domination and insolence. South Carolina has been wired for help, and before morning several thou¬ sand people are expected from there in the vicinity of city and county. To-night the city is in the hands of a new municipal government, and law and order is being estab¬ lished. This afternoon the board of aldermen resigned one by one. As each alderman vacated, the re- mainder elected a successor named by the citizens’ committee, until the entire board was changed legal- ly. They resigned in response to public sentiment. The new board is composed to conservative demo- cratic citizens. The mayor and . chief of police then resigned, and the new board elected their succes¬ sors, according to law. Ex-Repre¬ sentative Waddell was elected may- or and E. G. Parmlee chief of po- lice. The first act of the new government . was to swear in 250 special policemen, chosen from the most reputable white citizens. They are vested with all authority, and will take possession of the city. The white citizens will remain on guard, however, throughout the t0 ' vn ’ to prevent possible attempts at incendiarism. The-new govern- ment will devote its attention to restraining the feeling among the whites, as well as to keeping down lawlessness among the negroes. Further trouble of a serious nature is not expected. As soon as the meeting wae over Mr. George Rountree received a telegram b from Governor Russell, ' s lying - that lie Would Use all his ef- forts to influence the mayor and city - council tO resign, _ * if that would restore peace. 1 Mr. Rountree sent the followins? " reolv r." * “Mayor - and aldermen resigned, =■ T "° hundred and fifty special po- licemen sworn in. Law will be maintained and peace restored.” Mr - Rountree is a prominent at- ‘°™ey here and a member of the democratic congressional commit- ec - DESTRUCTION OF RECORD OFFICE. The trouble in Wilmington today commenced at 8 :30 this morning, when an armed body of citizens, numbering about 400 and led by Ex-Representative Waddell, chair- man of a committee of twenty-five, appointed for the pur pose, proceed- ed to the p ublishin ? house of a ne- gro newspaper,the Record,to wreck it> The editor of this paper had published an article defamatory of j white women and a mass meeting of citizen yesterday ordered his ex- I pulsion from the city within twen- 1 ty-four hours and the removal of his press. Fifteen leading negroes were called in by the committee of twenty-five last night and directed to notify the chairman this morning j whether they would agTee to the removal of the press. They were 44 / Know Not What the Truth May Be, I Tell the Tate as f Twas Told to Me. ” TOCCOA, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 18, I898. informed that if no answer was re- turned the press would be demolish- ed. No answer was received by the chairman this morning, and after waiting an hour the citizens proceeded in a body and demolished the fixtures of the printing office, The building was also fired and gutted. The leaders say that this action was the work of irresponsi- ble persons, and as soon as the fire was discovered the fire department was called to extinguish it. The burning of the printing of¬ fice created a great commotion among the negroes of the town. The rumor spread that the whites were going to burn and murder in the negro quarter. This rumor reached the negro employees of a cotton compress, numbering 300 or 400, who quit work and hung about the streets in manifest terror. THE SHOOTING OF MAYO. Several hundred negroes congre- gated in the northern portion of the city and the red-shirts went to dis- perse them. The negroes fired on the white citizens and were met with a hailstorm of bullets. Five negroes were killed outright and man3 r wounded. One white man, William Mayo, was shot through the breast and hips, but raised up on his elbow ofter he fell and shot two negroes dead. He was conveyed in an am- bulance to the hospital and is not expected to live. The negroes were demoralized and fled in disorder. In the meantime the town was in a state of excitement. The whites rushed into the streets from every directions, the local military com¬ pany was ordered out and a battal¬ ion of United States naval reserves proceeded to the vicinity of the trouble with a rapid-fire gun. About 1 o’clock some negroes in a house fired upon a passing party of white men. The house was sur¬ rounded and four negroes captured and taken to jail. One negro broke away and ran, but was shot down and killed before he had proceeded half a block. EIGHT NEGOES K1LLD DURING DAY. During the afternoon the were other affairs of this kind and eight negroes were killed during the va¬ rious times in the disturbed sections. Their names at this time are un¬ known. As the news of the riot spread through the state neighbor¬ ing cities offered to send help and all such offers were declined except in the case of Fayetteville, from which town came about 150 men. As night fell the town was com¬ pletely patroled and guarded. Very few negroes were on the streets and they were not allowed to congre¬ gate anywhere. The action of the citizens in or- ganizing a new municipal govern¬ ment is expected to bring peace and order and no rioting is expected to¬ night. It developed later in the day that the negro committee sum¬ moned last night had agreed to use their good offices to have the press removed, although the editor had disappeared and they had no au¬ thority on the premises. This let¬ ter instead of being delivered to the chairman of the committee of twen¬ ty-five in person, was put in the mail, and did not reach him until three hours after the expiration of of the time limit which had been fixed for the reception of the an¬ swer. A crowd was formed tonight to take from the jail and lynch negroes, Thomas Miller and Ira. Bryant, who were arrested today, charged with murderous threats and were regarded as dangerous cases. The mayor, Colonel Waddell, promtly prohibited the assembling of the crowd at the jail,and he self beaded a guard of twenty-five men with winchesters to guard the prisoners. CAUSE OF CAROLINA RIOTS. The bloodshed in Wilmington yesterday was the culmination provocations and an epidemic crime, the Jvictims of which were respectable white citizens and the perpetrators blacks and whites. Yesterday’s riot was a parallel to the uprising of the citizens of New Orleans a few years ago, when they marched in a body to the jail and shot to death a dozen or more mem- bers of the Italian Mafia. The Ma- had made war on society and the police, though willing, were unable to surpress the cut-throats. When Chief Hennessy was assassinated the best citizens assembled in broad daylight and proceeded to the without the slightest attempt ' at disguise. Just so has Wilmington been terrorized by a criminal element of the blacks. The negroes had control ot the city government, not by virtue of election, but through the connivance of the legislature and the governor, Daniel Russe 1 !, who desired the humiliation of the decent people among whom he had lived prior to his elevation, The whites could have controlled the city government had not the legislature forced upon the people a new charter, which provied for the appointment of five members of council by the governor. These appointees were republicans, and that party having a majority on the board and having been vested with the power to elect the mayor and other city officers, ward politicians were selected. The mayor and chief of police were white, but the policemen and a11 sanitary inspectors and most of th e other appointees were negroes. The police had no control over the criminal classes. Burglaries were frequent and the citizens had to keep guns in their homes for pro¬ tection. When burglaries were re¬ ported to the police no apparent ef¬ fort was made to arrest the guilty ones. One citizen captured a ne¬ gro on the streets carrying articles which had been stolen from the citizen’s house several days before. The police had been given a de¬ scription of the articles stolen and the prisoner stated that he had passed five policemen with the plunder in his arms. Last Winter a negro policemen entered the store of a prominent merchant and beat him unmerciful¬ ly. The policeman said that the merchant bad insulted his little daughter. The merchant had wait¬ ed on her during the morning, and rvpt having what she wanted she went home. The negro policeman was never purnished. White ladies and children were constantly annoyed and insulted when on the street. Country peo¬ ple were especial marks of the ne¬ gro boys, who followed them and guyed them. This is one reason why so many farmers went into Wilmington last night. They have long waited for an opportunity of this kind. A mulatto,named Alex L. Manly, was editor of a negro paper called the Record. This paper was con¬ tinually stirring up feeling among the blacks against the whites. Man¬ ly was deputy register of deeds of New Hanover county and had an office in the courthouse. His news¬ paper office was a square or two away. On August 18th last, The Daily Record published an editorial re¬ flecting on the virture of the poor white women of the state. This letter raised a storm of indignation throughout all North Carolina, and was one of the things which helped on the union of the whites over the state. Manly took as his text an address which Mrs. Felton,of Car- tersville, Ga., made on lynching before the State Agricultural So- C ‘ et ' - ___ WINTER T0URIRT TICKETS TO S0USHERN RESORTS. Now On Sale Via the Southern Railway. From November 1, 1S9S, until April 30th, 1899, Winter Tourist tickets to principal Southern Re¬ sorts, including Ashville and Hot Springs, N, C., and Floida points, will be on sale at reduced rates via Southern Railway. Tickets allow a fifteen days stop-over,and is good to return until May 31,1899. Quick schedules and excellent service via the Southern Railway, Call on any agent of the company for detailed information as to sched- ules, rates, etc. S. H. Hardwick, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ga. SPAIN’S TERMS ARE IRREVOCABLE. PllllippiIlC TCIHIS Sllj^UStCll Will Not BC 4 CCCl)tG(l * * GOVERNMENT MUST HAVE MONEY. The nadrld Commissioners Will Not Permit the Americans To Ask How the Philippine Islands’ Debt Has Been Made. Paris, November 15.—The Span¬ iards declare that their refusal to sign a treaty based on any Philip¬ pine terms thus far suggested by the United states is irrevocable. They say that they do not and cannot view the taking of the Phil¬ ippines as anything else than a wanton ravishment of their pos¬ sessions, unless it is accompanied by a financial consideration of ap¬ preciable size. Therefore the turn of events in the peace conference depends upon the purpose or the willingness of the American commisssoners to ex¬ tend their financial terms. Span¬ ish sovereignty in the Philippines is now clung to by the Spaniards chiefly as a means to obtain finan¬ cial reliesf if possible. It is almost purely a matter of money now, if the amount be large enough to ab¬ solve the Spanish government from possible charges by their creditors that the collateral has been given away. Persons near to Spain’s heaviest creditors believe that should the Americans assume the Philippines’ debt or pay Spain its face amount in cash the Spaniards would sign. This view is new in the quarters where it now prevails, because time has been required for the Spaniards to become convinced that the American commissioners do little if any diplomatic jockey¬ ing, and that their final attitude may be found identical with their first. If they have not already done so, the Spanish commissioners will ultimately advise the Americans that they must not permit any con¬ troversy as to the binding charac¬ ter of the mortgage resting upon the revenue of the Philippines to pay the so-called Cuban debt. Tenacious adherence to this claim would set up on the Spanish side an ultimatum under which no trea¬ ty would be signed which did not stipulate that the Philippines reve¬ nue should pay the Philippines debt. In such event the Americans would claim that the Philippines debt of $40,000,000 amounts to $20,000,000 in gold, of which about $11,000,000 has been employed in fighting the United States, leaving less than $10,000,000 chargeable in gold to the Phiiippiines. Indeed the United States doubtles contends that even the reduced amount was used in fighting the Filipinos, and object to the Spanish conclusion that it is a fair charge against the Amer¬ icans. Trouble will arise, however, be¬ fore that stage is reached, as the Spanish commissioners will un¬ doubtedly inform the Americans that the latter have no right to ex¬ act a schedule of Spain’s expendi¬ tures or any explanation regarding the destination of the money secured on these loans. A Spaniard who is posted as to the exact status of affairs iaformed the correspondent of the Associated Press this evening that he did not believe the Spanish commissioners would take their final stand at tomorrow’s session, although he thought it possible that they might finally deline to continue the dis¬ cussion execept whithin the limits of Spain’s construction of the protocol. This is another way of saying Spain may cease her contention. Should she do so she would make an open protest to the world against spoliation. The Record from now until January 1 for 23 et*. MASKED MEN HOLD UP TRAIN. Passengers On Great Northern Stopped By Robbers. Fergus Falls, Minn., November 10.—The Great Northen through train, which passes through this city at 7 130 p. m., was held up and robbed about five miles west of here tonight. There were eight robbers in the gang, all well armed. Two of them evidently boarded the blind baggage in this city. The train was scarcely out of town when these two climbed over the tender and presenting revolvers, told engineer Brace and his firemen to stop at a lonely r spot near the Pelican river bridge. Arriving at this place the train was stopped and the engineer and firemen were ordered to leave the cab. The other members of the gang rushed from the woods and boarded the express car. All wore handkerchiefs over their faces The gang was regularly organiz¬ ed and went by numbers. When the train stopped the con¬ ductor and brakeman started for¬ ward to find out what the trouble was, but the bandits fired a number of shots and warned them to keep back. Tncy then compelled the express messenger to leave the car and while three or four stood guard the others proceeded to blow open the safes. The local safe was des¬ troyed, and it is thought that they succeeded in securing considerable money, but the exact amount can¬ not be learned. The through safe was drilled and dynamited, four charges being used. The jacket was blown off, but it was found impossible to reach the inner part and get at the cash. They worked over it nearly two hours, holding the train for that length of time, but gave up, finally, and joining their companions on the outside, started south. The two men who stood guard over the engineer compelled him io give up $20 which he had upon his person. The express car had been somewhat wrecked by the explo¬ sions, but the trainmen managed to get it to Carlisle, where it was patched up and the train proceeded on its westward journey. Con¬ ductor Smith sent a trainman back to this city to give the alarm, but riothing has as yet been heard of him. Several posses have been sent out, but no trace of the robbers has as yet been had. “Lest We Forget, Lest We For¬ get.” “And now, what of Cuba and Porto Rico, the Phillippines and all the rest?” inquires the war corres¬ pondent, Peter MacQueen, at the end of his strong article in “The National Magazine” for Novem¬ ber. “We must get into the current of history and guide with wisdom the mighty ship that bears the hope and fortune of the world. General Wheeler and others have shown how we may reasonably put our army on a par with the best in Europe. The general verdict seems to be gradually shaping itself into a kinder judment regarding the way the army was handled at Santiago. Grand old Admiral Cervera advises Spain to cultivate the friendship of America and imitate her virtues. Brown skin will soon no longer be a disability for any man in any place. The Porto Rican country lends itself kindly to our many nervous folk in winter. England understands now; and the rest of the world has a wholesome respect for the nation of merchants. We shall yet belt the globe with colo¬ nies. The sails of our commerce shall whiten every sea. Inven¬ tions shall spring from the fruitful life of our people like roses from the juicy shoots of June. “The best hearts are leading the nation. All the fever, hunger and wounds were on the programme when our men went forth to war. Let us correct the mistakes of the past. The day of our expansion is here. No longer shall we be small, provincial and mercenary. ‘Night’ candles are burnt out, and dusky day stands tip-toe on the misty mountain tops. * 5 5 SUBSCRIPTION, 51.OO A YEAR NO. 1 Hon. W. R. Rankin on Retrench¬ ment. Editor Constitution—The eyes ot the people are on the legislature. They hope and believe that everv member will be influenced by prop¬ er motives,and do what he conceives to be his whole dntv to his bur¬ dened constituents. In the multi-sided views that may be entertained as to where retrenchment should begin and where end, lies the danger to the state. “Hasten slowly” and“take care that the state suffer no detri¬ ment” are maxims that should be rigidly observed in matters of legislation. The trend of popuiar StriUiUii_.il IS indicated by the follow ing sugges¬ tive questions: “Why should the law providing for a geological survey of the state be repealed and that bureau be abolished?” “Why may not the salaries of the railroad commissioners be reduced to.£1,500 per annum each i*’’ “ Why, in view of experiences with the military of the state in the late war with Spain, should $20,000 or$25,ooo be wasted annually on military junketings?” “Why may not the office of secretary of state be merged with that of the comptroller general?” “Why may not the duties and burdens of the judiciary be appor¬ tioned and equalized and the number of judicial circuits reduced?” “Why may not solicitors general be salaried officers?” “Why may not the largest annual appropriations, not warranted by any constitutional authority, to so- called branches of the state uni¬ versity be stopped?” “Why may not the pension laws be so amended as to relieve the list of a large number of wealthy pensioners who do not need this state’s contribution to honored disability?” “Why should any educational institution be maintained at the expense of the state, to which only a limited and select few are able to and can get admittance? If boun¬ ties are to be distributed, why not spread the butter evenly?” There are others, but these are sufficient to attract attention of members of the assembly. Let us hope that some interest will 1 e taken in their solution. As a private citizen, interested in the wellfare of my fellows, I know that many strong reasons can be advanced against any inter¬ ference with the status quo of the subjects matter referred to in the preceding questions. But, gentle¬ men, the strong reasons that can be advanced in favor of some reform on the lines indicated, the logic of low prices of farm products and the fact that the masses are ap¬ proaching pauperism appeal to you. What are you going to do ? W.R. Rankin, Calhoun, Ga., November 5. riaria Teresa a Total Wreck; Cap¬ tured Cruiser Cannot be Saved Washington, November 15—The navy department today received a cablegram from Captain McCalla, dated Nassau, stating that he had arrived at the scene of the wreck of the Maria Teresa with the tugs Potomac and Vulcan. The first thing Captain McCalla did upon setting foot upon the deck of the Teresa was to hoist the American flag. After a careful examination of the stranded ship and her situation upon the rocks and a careful consideration of the instuctions from the navy depart¬ ment, appreciating the great interest taken by the nation and government in the fate of the Ter¬ esa, Captain McCalla says he re¬ grets exceedingly to express the opinion that it is hopeless to expect to rescue the ship. His opinion, he says, is confirmed by such expert engineers as Hobson, Blow, Craven and Crittenden. The vessel is stranded in from sixteen to twenty-one feet of water and rests on a roesy reef, The tide rises and fails in the ship below the protective deck. Captain McCalla says he can best describe the condition of the ship generally by stating that she is “telescoped.”