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ffiPOBTASTto ADVERTISED,
ATHENS, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, 1891
VOL. 59 NO. 34
•p4£ RICHMOND & DANVILLE.
xe lime since the Wall Street
4;*iisu who own the West Point
s insl were very sngry with the
, York Herald for exposing the
, tc j a of that company in the
•ciida'.ion of its Southern linos.
rV se3t out to the Southern pa-
*iii kinds of special dispatches.
; g to show with all the shrewds
& of their natures how the Herald
. endeavoring to break down this
arDr ise because, forsooth, it was
the South.
men*, and if he tarns to the defeat
of Mr. Harrison the same talents
which achieved his triumph in 1888,
there is little doubt.
It is a very pretty quairel as it
stands, and it would be a pity to dis
turb it. Nor do we believe that it is
the intention of any Democrat to dn
Hsu’s sense, such as is creditable to
Hie Greensboro Herald and wo'.ld be
to any other paper: | J
A Third party means f disrupted
THE STATE’S COLLEGE.
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS HAVE T<J
SAY ABOUT IT. ^
MI ST NOT BE MOVED-
The Press of the" State Positively
Against the Removal—What the
Jackson Herald Thinks About *
IARRY GANTT
RYAN’S TROUBLES
WHEN HE GETS HIS MONE\
lanta, to give to the public a true state*
mentof facts in th* case of brother
Gibson and Governor Northen vs Presi
dent Livingston submit the following:
On the first morning of the »—
of this body and before its organization
had been perfected, brother Gibson
aroee to a question of personal privi
lege- He was called to order by Presi
dent Livingston who stated that no
business could be transacted before the
body was organized.
Governor Northen in a spirited man
ner supported Mr. Gibson’s efforts.
An appeal was taken from the decis
ion of the chair which resulted
in sustaining the ehair.
In the afternoon session Mr. Gibson
was recognized by the chair and intro
duced the following resolution JReeolv-
ed, that arrangements now be nude
looking to the presentation of chargee
against President Livingston - and *****
the election of president be postponed
nntfl after such charges be presented
and investigated.
On motion this insolation was indefi
nitely postponed with but one dissent
ing voice on the ground that it bad not
been introduced in pursuance of law.
The law governing such cases is found
in article six. section 9 of the constitu
tion of the Narmers’State Alliance, and
isas follows; “All trials of officers
and member of the State Alliance shall
be before the executive committee.”
Of this lew Governor Northen could
not bare been ignorant for the
following reasons: on Febuary . 19,
1391, President Livingston urged the
Chairman of the executive committee
to call a meeting of his committee for
the purpose of receiving charges against
him, and asked his opinion as to the
call.
On Feboary 26th. Chairman Corput
replied heartily
THEY WON’T COMPROMISE
Speaking of the proposed removal of
the Bute College of Agriculture from
Athens to Onffin the Jackson Herald
Gordon.
Atlanta, Ga^ Aug. 21.—[Special.}—
The anwowncemeet comes semj-jffieiaUy
that Larry Gantt is out of it, ao far as
the Southern Alliance Farmer is con
cerned. Larry is said to have told the
committee that has been considering
the purchase of the official organ that
as soon as be oould get what was due
him be would get out.
The committee wade its report today.
It favors the purchase of the state organ
and that a oontrmct be made with some
publishing bouse for its publication.
The committee commends both Mr.
Brown and Mr. Gantt for their able
management and good service to the
order.
When the report was read Vice
President Wilson moved as a substitute
that the whole matter of the pumhase
of the organ and arranging for its pub
lication be placed in the bands of n com
mittee consisting of Messrs. Livingston,
Calvin and Ellington. Tnis means that
the Alliance is hereafter to have
control of its paper, and it means that
Gantt goes out. The sentiment seems
to be that Brown will remain in charge
but that is not settled. Mr. Ellington
and others have been fighting Brown
for bis poeition on the railroad ques
tion and it may be that bis te n e is not
altogether secure.
ax OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Of what occurred at the little scene
between Northen, Gibson and the con
vention the other day is to be prepared
by Messrs. Gorman, Taylor, Everett,
Winn and Buckhalter, they having
been appointed a committee for that
purpose. The object of this is to show
that all of the proceedings of Messrs.
Gibson and Northen were oat of order
and were unprovoked.
THE MORXIN6 SESSION.
The matters transacted at this morn
ing’s session were:
A resolution asking the legislature to
pass more laws preventing consolida
tion of railroads; passed.
Resolution to encourage immigration
by inviting good people to come here
ard iive; passed.
Resolution asking the legislature to
endorse the St. Louis platform as re-af-
firmed at Ocala, and that congress shape
legislation in conformity with it;
passed.
The invitation of the Augusta expo
sition directors was accepted.
A resolution unqualifiedly condemn
ing the proposed stay law was passed.
A committee of five will be appointed
to prepare a plan for fire, and li.'e insu
rance.
The committee appointed to name
delegates to the Indianapolis confer
ence report these names: L. F. Liv
ingston, M. L. Branch, H. P. Bell, A.
P. Smith and M. A. Baldwin.
A telegram waa received from the ex
ecutive committee of the New York
Alliance congratulating President Liv
ingston on his re-election.
WILL SENATOR GORDON ANSWER ?
Will Senator Gordon reply Jo the re
quest of the State Alliance for an ex
pression of his views on the Ocala plat
form that question has been the one
asked in and out today;of the Alliance
circles and nobody has as yet been
able to answer the question.
The prevailing opinion is
Bomox, Mass., Aug. 22.—A meeting
of the eastern creditors of Stephen A.
Bim, dealer in boots, shoes and dry
goods, etc., at Atlanta, Ga., under the
style of John Ryan’s Sons, was held in
this city yesterday, at 147 summer street,
K. C. Lawrence, who has made two or
three trips to Atlanta in the internet of
the creditors in this vicinity, submitted
to the meeting a statement explanatory
of the present status of affairs.
Mr. Ryan now offers to
pay 30 cents en a dol
lar, vis, 10 cash, 10 in nine
months ***** 10 in 16 months from date
of settlement, the deferred payments to
bear«per cent, interest, and to be
notes indorsed by John Ryan, Sr., and
John F. Ryan. Eighteen Atlanta law
firms which have claims against Mr.
Ryan for collection, and which repre
sent quite n large proportion of his in
debtedness, have issued a circular re
commending that the creditor* accept
his offer, the circular saying:
In connection with this offer, we wish
to call your attention
the stock of goods,
over "actually turned out to be $400,000.
Before the^griculturml committee of
the legis UUut of Georgia is a peculiar I
bill. It is a measure to remove the Ag
ricultural and Mechanical College
from Athens to Griffin.
We have never yet seen any logical
reason why such an action should be
taken by our law makers.
We know of several wby it
should not be removed. We believe
this to be one of tbe heat legislature*
Georgia ever bad. Tbe farmers are in
tbe majority, and have displayed wis
dom and conservatism on more occa
sions than one. We don’t believe they
will be blind to reason and deaf to te
gument in this case.
It will be a fatal thing for tbe Uni
versity. ,Of the $40,000 tbe University
gets, about $27,000 L-
from this source. Tlien unless
the fu;da which tbe Agricul
tural aud Mechanical College
would carry away be replaced from
other sources we can’t see anything si
all to prevent tbe dissolution, dismem-
berant. and collapse of the college. A
great many are opposed to collegiate
education, but you can’t look around
you and see a poor boy who is ambition*,
for an education who does not want to
finish with a college course. Then if
young men desire such an education,
put no obstacle in their way. There is
many a young man whose parents can
not furnish him pecuniary aid to euab'e
him to go through college, who, in spit
>f all difficu'.tics, are going anyhow—
»me on tbe Brown fond, others getting
heir assistance from other sources
Jackson county cant’ help feeling a
pride in the University,
Then, the people of Jackson county
feel a deep interest in tbe Universuyon
account of its nearness.
Besides this, look at the cost and ex
pec so in making tbe contemplated
transfer. Tlie bill introduced says noth
ing about cost nor money. It is banlly
buudiag up
ooce The B a nxeb conceived the
i-ssnitess of this little game and
|Urt ed s crusade against it. It is
dear to everv discerning man that
.* B. 4 D- capitalists on Wail,
were endeavoring to pull tbe
over Southern people’s eyes in
matter. They sought to aronse
Soathera pride and (has secure
SwiQcrD favor for their company.
Tae Southern people are not fools
Ta«v saw through the game at onee
u j :Le Georgia legislature will pro-
,trd with its work of investigating
•ic matter unprejudiced and with a
He has been a success in journalism,
and is well equipped far his new field
of labor. ,
THE DEMOCRACY ANO THE ALLIANCE.
There waa a little flutter of third
party talk in Georgia when Jerry
Simpson and his satellites from the
West came ont here to preach re
form, and there seemed for a time
some cause for alarm on this score
among the stauncher democratic
members of the Alliance and demo
crats who were not members of tbe
Alliance.
‘ Bat that talk seems all to have
been bashed of late, and the troth is
clearer now than before that the Al
liance of the Empire Slate will cleave
0 the faith of tbe democratic party
There can be no third
IT will be herd to ever get a quorum
of the Young Men’s Democratic Clnb,
so large was the membership enrolled
last Friday night. Let the interest be
kept up.
An Exchange remarks that if tele
phones had been in existence when Jon
was alive, he never would have left
such a fine reputation for patience be
hind him as he did.
Rcmor has it that Htdtaui Kipp-
ling will marry a Pittsburg widow.
the stock of goods, which it was
thought would inventory $600,000 and
The coart bis adjudged that Stephen
A. Ryan has $120,000 in cash withheld
from the receiver, which he denies, and
the case is on appeal. Proceedings
iufj been instituted attaching tbe con
veyance by Stephen A. Ry-
Our Governor caneht it fall in the
face from Lon Livingston.
BLAINE VS. HARRISON-
1; is ir.erestiug and curions to
dtP^rve :ue increasing coolness be-
:»«a P.-cm ieat Harrison of these
Uaited > a.es sad Secretary Blaine.
newspapers are all astir over it,
ui :„e democratic press laugh-
l u i h its sleeve at the antics of
ttr-c r.-t..._'u slu d gentlemen. Says
N.v Orleans New Delta:
Os: ii*i a ci sj* this morning indi?
rituer a strained condition of
xfj.between the president and his
ncretar* of stale. For some tim«
B.i.re has iseea considered as a can-
dtiite for the republican nomina-
t : ft: the presidency next year,
5nt t-. the last wee'- or two he has
Hut to .c m up in a way that is
fr from agreeable to the gracdsor
«ftis g-andiaitier and the grand-
fita • .f h s grandson. His excel-
•e c . B*tjamin Harrison, president
v -- I'cwed >tater, is oat gnnning
1 ■ tue presidential nomination in
and it will not please him to
--' as strong a candidate as the
present secretary of state also stalk-
'■*4 rauie game. In fact he looks
vo it as a sort of poaching that he
tot countenance; and it is
c ' ii.\ intimated that if Mr. Blaine
fcd'cs to continue his hant he most
40 *° u * private individual and not
u tertiary of stale.
Before the sun to-day goes down
** i - ll > ‘ s ad probability, know
•kttisr James G. Blaine is a eandi-
**-* for the presidency or not. It
^republican convention of Penn;
'Misti, which meets to-day, en«
1 nes mm for that office, then we
Civ ifca; he is in the field; and
~ ls *he case, then Mr. Harrison
lit as well “quit the drive.” For
• h.ai-e wants the nomination it is
A. Ryan lus $120,000 in cash withheld
Ryax and his creditors cannot
promise it seems.
party organ
ized in the South for the very ob
vious reason that the democracy of
the Sooth is the Alliance. Here in
Georgia especially is this true.
The demands of the Alliance is
general principles are in strict ac
cord with the demands of the d*mo-
The democratic creed
Who said Athens
cratic.
approving the call.
the run off with it—Dallas News,
Most of the things longed for bv mer
have no existence.—Atchison Ameri
can.
Gay circles naturally indulge in
rounds of pleasure.—Baltimore Ameri
cratic party,
if the Alliance stay united to de
mand its resalts wilt free tbe masses
r rom tbe oppression^ of money pow
ers. and ruthless monopolists; wili
give the coontry wise and whole
some laws; will purify the system
of carrency and make happy and
safe the general condition of oar
common coontry. Surely, this is
what the Alliance asks.
Oh no, there will be no third
party in the South.
gether. On Match 12th- Mr. Living
ston replied, that he was waiting on
Governor Northen to prefer charges.
His friends says that he will be reedy
in s few days.
April 14th. Governor Northen wrote
Chairman Corput asking what would
be required by the executive committee
in case charges were preferred against
state officers.
April IStb. Mr. Corput replied by
giving the law and precedents in tbe
premises. Tbe foregoing is tbe plain
unvarnished statement of tbe fact in
the case and we do not hesitate to assert
that oar doors stand wide open for in
vestigating tbe official conduct of any
and all of oar members, and we invite
the keenest scrutiny yledging that when
presented through tbe legitimate chan-
i ell si charges willr receive a foil and
fair investigation, [signed] W. R
Gorman, T.W. Taylor. B. W. Everett
Winn, D. C. N. Borkhalter.
and that would ran up to at least $100
000. This money would have to com*
cat of tbe people’s pocket. If it does
not, -bey will sailer for it. indirectly
last as much as they - wowd were it
brought a bon: directly. We don.t want
any more appropriations made at this
Tbe country is too poor. The fl-
full extent of the value of the stock,
$240,000, which there is no reasonable
prospect of setting aside. This would
eave $160,000 net for division among
the unsecured creditors, whose claims
aggregate about $700,000: and thus at
the end of the litigation not more than
from 23 to 25 per cent, on the dollar
coald.possibly be secured, and this, of
coarse. contingent on col
lecting tbe $120,000 cash
of Stephen A. Ryan and subjecting the
real estate. The debtor states that, with
the financial assistance of John Ryan,
Sr., the stock of goods can be made to
realize near its cost price, and for that
reason be feels warranted in making the
offer.
This recommendation of the 13 Atlan
ta law firms was laid before the meetr-
ing,aad the advisabillity of following it
hay-day of her success at the watering
places.—Boston Gazette.
Tbe world is’nt so wi-ked as the ap
plause of a poker joke at the theatre
would indicate.
Already the
talk is driog out, and Alliance dem
•►erais stand by the faith of their
fathers for a glorious triumph cf
democracy in the next campaign.
time. Tbe country is too poor. The fi
nancial stringency ahead ot us is too
alarming.
Tbe Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege is doing well jnst where it is. It
works hand in band with the literary
college in advancing the cause ot
education. Farmer's sons go to the
University because they are treat*d
jnst as kindly there as if they were
worth s million. 1 hey feel at home on
the campus. They know they will
succeed if they have brains and energy,
for others have dor.e so, and they know
tbe University gives them n place to
gilist bears a striking resemblance to
another.—Washington Star.
NOT THIS TIRE. LEONIDAS
The State Alliance at its session
in Atlanta demonstrated one tning
very conclosively and that is that
hey are after the railroads with a
ied hot pitch-fork.
A resolution urging the legislature
to pass more stringent laws against
railroad combinations and leases
was introduced and it met *uch ap
proval that Mr. Livingston turned
pale beneath the gills and waltzed
oat of the presidential chair abd on
to the floor of tbe assembly in de
fense of the railroads and against
the resolution.
Bnt bis eloquence was of no avail,
and the resolution went through
with an overwhelming vote.
Perhaps Mr. Livingston is satisfied
now that the Alliance of Georgia
can’t be hoodwinked by the removal
of tbe Terminal offices to Atlanta
nor led to believe that the salvation
of the state lies in railroad consol
idation.
Tbe AUiaaoe is right in its.de-
mynd* and before tbe General
Assembly adjourns will probably
VfyJi the Richmond Terminal and
its sister corporations a lesson or
tWOL
SAVANNAH RIVER ASSOCIATION
Its Convention at Augusta on Novem
ber 19th knot 20th.
The Savannah River Association is a
corporation organized for the purpose
ot bettering the means of transporta
tion along tbe Savannah from Augusta
to the sea.
Its most direct work is mimed against
the consolidation of railroad companies
in this and other states. Its conven
tion meets in Augusta on tbe 19th anil
20th of November and a letter has been
issued inviting different cities and
counties to have a delegation on band.
Following is the letter in full:
In view of the consolidation ot tbe
railroad systems of Georgia and South
Carolina aud other Southern Slates, the
necessity for tbe improvement and
farther utilization of the Savannah
River is s matter of great importance
than ever before.
By unity of action in Georgia and
South Carolina, we can prevent unjust
discrimination against our diversified
interest on the part of Railroad Syndi
cates, through n deserving patronage
of our great water-way in transporting
freight between Savannah and Augus
ta and the fields of consumption.
Low rates of freight from the East
via Savannah to Angnsta mean cheap
rates to alL npiatt along the line ot
railroads leaning from Augusta.
The Augusta Steamboat Company,
an organization growing ont of the in
telligent agitation of this subject by tbe
Biver Association, through the main
tenance of a line of boats on the river,
compelling a redaction in carrying
S cotton from this city to Savannah of
66c. per bale, and to Charleston 66c.
per bale.
On other freights to and from East,
there has been n reduction of fully S3
1-3 per cent., while a number of staple
goods, sugar, for instance, enjoy a fifty
E r cent .ad vantage over Allan ta.Bome,
soon and interior points.
Tbe consumers who patronize Au
gusta and receive their freiebts from
Augusta, enjoy tbe advantage result
ing from R ▼ r comp tition with the
Gantt’s ” Free Lance.”
Atlanta. Ga., Aug, 21.—[Special ]—
Larry Gantt announces that he’ll start
a paper to be called “The Free Lance”
on September 1st.
It is to be for the Alliance and strict
ly anti railroad.
PRESIDENT INMAN
Denies That the Terminal IS Bor
rowing.
New York, August 22.—[Special }—
John H. Inman, president of tbe Rich
mond Terminal, said this morning:
“The statement that the Richmond
Terminal has borrowed money to pay
the September interest is entirely un
true, and grown oat of a misunder
standing.
“One of tbe controlled companies
has lately borrowed some money from
bankers in this city, bn$ the Terminal
company itself has borrowed no money
ss all recently.
“Richmond Terminal owes only
$530,000 of floating debt, all told, and
that wa5 incurred but Jane for the
purpose of bonds from oae of its con
trolled lines.' „
“The Terminal treasury is strong ha
securities, and the company has more
than enough money on band to pay Its
September interest.”
“After paying this the company has
John Stephens Receives a Severe
Wound Yesterday.
Yesterday about noon a negro man
came driving through tbe streets of
Athens in. a sorry and his head was
covered all over with dotted blood:
It was evident that be had happened
to some serious accident, but be was ap
parently as cool ss a cue amber.
He went to Dr. Carlton’s office and
not finding him in, went to Dr. Bene
dict’s.
His story was an old one, of how be
and another negro were fighting and
how an ax came into play with bloody
results.
His name is John Stephens and he
lives down on the Georgia Factory
road several miles from Athena.
Yesterday morning be waa at work
on tbe road and had some words with
another negro named Jim Poido-
Words led to blows and soon they were
after each other with shovels.
Stephens knocked Poldo down with n
shovel and jumpted on him and was
choking him.
John Federick, a third negro come
dashing np and nailed sway at Steph
ens with an ax
Tbe blow took Stephenson tbe back
of the head and cot a deep gash across
it, laying him oat for tbe time bring.
He soon regained, consciousness hat
* ‘ s another thing that is
taia; &ml that is that Mr.
’ill cot sund Mr. Blaincfa
campaign in the office of
of state and
using the
iZsi Prestige of that position
'• him from the office which lie
- is- The Philadelphia Press,
i controlled by one ot Mr.
=•-- 3 foreign ministers, has
,J **ice upon Mr. Blaine that
rsement by the republican
c "*oa kt Harrisburg to*day will
u bU resignation of the
' e now holds. Of coarse he
'' i ,c “ i» in so brutal a shape as
"hat he said meant that
***S?elm.
* -• tne Pennsylvania move-
! lU fivor of Blaine is Senator
who “has it in for” the
5l » who is taking this
^ to get even. He Droooees to
Brother Shackleford, of the Ogle
thorpe Echo,says:
We do not deem it necessary to offer
the Democratic party any advice. It
has been taking care of itself for nigh
on to n century and is as well able now
to resrstXlittk; disruptions o»Jt bus ever
been. Especially when they are bead
ed by overly anxious preferment
Railroads.
No farther argument is needed to de
monstrate tbe importance to oar peo
ple of tbe absolute necessity secur
ing at the hands of *be Gen
eral Government prompt recognition
of the pressing needs which exist, for
the improvement of the Savannah river,