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/ •' *‘■2*' 6ANNER * l*tnfrSI>A¥MOBNlNG JULY . tHJ* J AUGUSTA GOES WET- PROHIBITION DEFEATED AFTER A HARD FIGHT. A QUIET ELECriON In Which the Antis Secure the Victory by an Overwhelming Majority-The City Wild With Excitement. Augusta, Ga., July 1— |Specia?.]— The prohibition election is over end the anti-prohibiticnists sin the day.. The contest has not been a very lengthy one; but it has been bot and exeitirg In many inst&cceil tlure has 1 ejn great deal of bitterness engen der! d, and wounds made that wi 1 not easily be teaied. The election begin this morning at seven o’clock, and both sides were ready for the fight. All through the day the contest was lively, though quiet and peaceable, both ’ parties contesting every inch of ground. It was very easily perceived from the start that the wets bad the advantage and that Richmond would go for whiskey by an overwhelming vote. Neverless the prohibitionists waged the battle v gurvusly to the finish and died game. It took some time for the vote to be counted out, and when the r suit was announced the wet, side went wild with enthusiasm and excitement. Total vote polled 3,020 Wet vote [2,426 Dry vote 1,09 We - majority 1,332 The city is wild with excitement The prohibitionists are not at all dis concerted by their dafeat, but express a determination to try it again. JL iM 1 DRY GOODS KING HAS YOU WILL WITNESS FOR THIS WEEK ANOTHER SLAUGHTER OF PRICES, which you have never witnessed before. No waiting. Twenty extra salesman will bo put oa for this week. COME EARLY AND BE CONVINCED. Polite and quick attendance guaranteed. NOTICE THE PRICES BELOW : HE STILL LIVES, Aathongli It was Thought That Ho Had Been Lynched. Sf.dai.i v, Mo., July 1.—Jesse Musaer, who was supposed to have been banged by a mob August 31, last, has appeared upon the streets of his native town of Houatouia. On the date mentioned, two men entered the bank of Carder, and, with drawn revolvers, secured $600 from the cashier. A posse was quickly organized. One of the men wus overtaken; half the Stolen money was found in his posses sion, and he was hanged to a tree. The said man was said to be Je6se Musser. who disappeared from his home three days before. After the bnrial the re* mains were disinterred by MnBser’s father and mother and recognized as their son. Musser told that he had known all along of the sensation he was supposed to have caused, and rather enjoyed it, but preferred to keep quiet. Ho had been working near Gallium. Mo., as a farm hand. Who tne mar. wus who was lynched is now a complete myBtery. • BASE BALL RECORD. Just received, 500 yards of new designs in printed Lawns, in blue, black, brown, pink and white ground. A dress <f t.n yards at 15 cents. Black CHECK MUSLIN, * Sacrificed to almost nothing. Worth from 12$ to 30 cents a yard, at 5 cents a yard in Satin striped, Satin Plaids, and Lace worked Come early before th y are picked over. 1450 yards Challie Francaise, Twelve Yards for 25 cents; 480 yards small pin Check Challie, 12 yards for 35 cents; 070 yards Pine Apple Tissue at 6 cents a yard; Have you ever bought them at less than 15 cents? 15 pieces Garner Summer Cash- mere. 36 incliss wide, cut from l2£ down to 7 cents a yard; 14 pieces French Lawn, black, bhxj and brown’gronnd, white figured, 36 inches wide at 5 cents a yard; 6 pieces French Satteeu, 15 cents erode, down to 7 cents a yard. The following are the games played, by the Southern and National Leagnes. Southern League. At Memphis—Memphis, 6; Atlanta. 4. At Montgomery — Montgomery, 7 Macon, 4. At Mobile—Mobile, 3; Chattanoo ga, 8. National League* At Cincinnati—The game called at the end of the twentieth inning on ac count of darkness. Cincinnati, 7; Chi cago, 7. At Cleveland—Cleveland, 5; Pitts burg, 6. At Louisville—Louisville, 4; St. Lou is. 2. At Pittsburg—The Philadelphia and Washingtons played two games on the Pittsburg grounds. First game—Philadelphia, 2; Wash ington, 3. Second game—Philadelphia, 3; Wash ington, 2. Killed liy the lluilltT. * Macon, Ga., July 1.—A negro named Thouiua W. Rosser, of Lee county, was ■hot and instantly killed by Bailiff W. D. Morris, on Main street, at Perry. Morris had arrested tbe man on a war rant charging him with stealing and bad bis prisoner in a baggy. Arriving on the street the negro suddenly jumped from the buggy and ran. Morris called to him to stop, bat be paid uo attention nnd the sheriff drew a bead on him with his pistol. Two shots were fired, the last of which brought the fugitive down on the sidewalk. He was dead before any of toe bystanders reached the spot. Morris was at once placed under arrest by Sheriff Cooper and a coroner’s jury was summouei. After iuveatigc'ing tbe matter Morris was held under a $C00 bond. The Engine Turned Over. Montgomery, Ala., July 1.—Con struction engine No. 99, on the Savan nah, Americus and Montgomery road, \yhile going into McDade’s tank, twenty (piles from, this city, turned over, kill ing Charles Langford of Montgomery, the flagman. L. R. Ogletree, ths engi neer, was buried uuder-the engine nnd pne of his legs was so badly crashed tljst it had to ’ be amputated after bis arrival here. Fireman F. M. White hurst and another white man, who was bn the engine, managed to jump in time to escape injury. Young Lang- . ford, who was killed, was a graduate of Vanderbilt university, Nashville. Terrific Qu Explosion. Columbus, O., July 1.— A terrific nat ural f;as explosion occurred at Robert Den fa confectionery establishment. J ohn 8. Kramer, an employe, at the place, started down the cellar with a lighted match in his hand. He hadj;one only a few steps when there was a terrific re port and Kramer found himself lying in an alley back of the store. Kramer was blown against a colored man, who in turn collided with a hone and the ani S al was knocked against a brick wall. o one was seriously injured. Dent’s establishment was damaged about $2,500. A Brutal Woman in Prison. London, July 1.—Mrs. Marion Hum phries, wife of the Vicar of Warton, has been sentenced to three months’ impris onment, with hard labor, on the charge of brntal treatment of a servant in her servico. It was alleged that Mrs. Hum phries frequently stripped the servant naked, and then lashed her victim with a whip stock until her body m »vered With writs and bruises. Great Cut in White Goods- Every piece in the house not alone reduced, but cut clear out of sight of prices. 20 pieces Check Nainsook at 3 ets a yard; 40 pieces Striped Lawn at 4c a yd; 16. pieces very fine striped Lawn, 15 cents grade at 8 cents a yard; 560 yards very fine Check Muslin 9 Remnants, worth 15 to 18 cents, at cents a yard 16 pieces dotted Swiss, regular 15 and 20 cents grade, at SJc a yard; 23 pieces very fine dotted Swiss, 25 cents grade at 15 cents a yard; 8 pi ces excellent white Dimity, 30 cents grade at 18 cents a v ard, 6 pieces very fine black Dimity, 30 cents grade a*. 18 cents a yard. 22 pieces fine Zephyr Ginghams, witn side bands, 15 cents quality at 5 cents a yard; 350 ! yards imported Chambrays, solid colors, 15 cts grade at 7c a yard; 16 pieces Armadale Zephyr Ging hams, 20 cts grade at 10 cts a yard; 38 pieces twilled Suitings, hands somp grays, tans, silver grays, make beautiful dresses, worth 8 cts, at 4^ cents a yard; Here : is a Special Bargain for the Ladies. 35 very fir.e Embroidered and Hem-' stitched Lawn Robes,, in white, blue, black and in Fancy Embroidery, your choice for only $2 *00, worth from 3 50 to 4 00 per Robe of 4£ yards. Your Only Chance in Cheap Embroideries. They a* e divided in 2 lota. Lot 1, choice at 12J- cents. They are wor h from 20 to 60 cents a yard. Lot 2, choice at 10 cents. These contain all the 15 to 35 cts quality. They are a bargain. Scrims and .Lace Curtains at a sacrifice, to make room for new ship ment now en route. Shoes and Slippers. Just received, 350 pairs of Ladies Pt Tip Ox’ord Ties, worth 1 00, at 50 cents a pair. Ladies I ommon Sense Oxford Ties at 60 cents, worth 1 25. Pt Tip Oxford hand-made, worth for this time only 95 cents. Lr-dies Glove Oxfords, for tender feet, in Common Sense, only 95 cents, worth 2 00. Ladies Pt. Vamp Oxfords, to close out at 90 cent*. Ladies hand-made Common Sense Oxfords in all sizes for 1 10, worth elsewhere 2 25 to 2 50; Misses Pt Tip and Plaiu Oxfords, at less than cost, to close out. Ladies Opera Toe Kid Button Boot, all sizes, at 1 85, worth 3 25 to 3 75 a .pair. Ladies Common Sense Button Boot, all sizes, worth elsewhere from 2 75 to 3 50, at 1 75. A few more pairs of Gent’s Patent Leather Oxfords on hand will close them out at 1 20, worth 2 50 to 2 75. Gent’s Summer Clothing. A few more of the cheap Seersucker Coats and Vests which will go at a sacrifice at 75 cents for Coat and Vest Mohair Coats and Vests all colors. They are bargains for $2 50, worth $3 50. Brilliantine Coats and Vests any color and sizes, for 2 85 worth 3 75 and 4 00. Groceries. CJ lbs. good Rio Coffee for 1 00; 21 lbs granulated sugar fur l Ol); 5 lbs. Soda for 25 cent*; Sardines 5 cents a box. Thurber’a 34 Roasted Coffee, best in t e market for 20 cents a lb. 16 lbs of nest Rice for 1 00. The best mixed Tea at 25 cts a lb. 12 boxes Matches for 5 cents All ( anned Iruits and vegetables 12£ cents per can. All pickles at cost. MAX JOSEPH. JOHN B1DWELL. The Prohibitionists’ Nominee for- the Presidency. Cincinnati, July 1.—The Prohibition convention opened the second day with, quite a lively scene, caused by a speech made by Mrs. Gougar the night before,, in whiqh she brought the slavery ques tion in the south into discussion, the ap. plication being made from slavery to liquor. This aroused the indignBtion of south ern delegates, and when the convention came to order, Mr. W. W. Gibbs of Virginia, offered a set of resolutions deprecating the act of the lady delegate, and objecting to ths lugging of sectional issues—long since dead—into the pro ceedings of that body. A delegate raised the point of order, held by the chairman to be well taken, that all resolutions should go to the committee on resolutions; but Mr. Ste venson, of Pennsylvania, moved to sus pend the rules end pass Mr. Gibbs’s res olution. The resolutions were almost unani mously passed. Chairman Dickel of the national com mittee. then introduced Dr. Evans of Abingdon, Ills., who presented a plea for contributions to enable the national committee to prosecute its work. Tboy needed money, he said, not for "blocks cf five," bat to keep up the contest Against the liquor traffic. Tbe liquor interest gave money freely to the old parties and the prohibitionists ought to be as ready to make sacrifices for prin ciples as their opponents were for money letting. « Contributions poured in lively for ■while, and a parse of $20,000 was raised. - The platform won next adopted. It declares anew its opposition td the manufacture and sale of liquor, and pronounces it "a foe to civilization, the arch enemy of popnhts government and a, publicnuisance." Xt chdmajtbe right of woman.to vote, tod demanus that equal labor be paid «f nal wages without regard to sex. and. favors the free and unlimited coinage of silver and gold. Tbe platform declares in favor of the government controling railroads, tele-' graph, telephone, and other public cor porations. Then followed the balloting for tbe presidential nominee. John Bidwell, of California. W. Jennings Demorest, of New York and L. B. Logan, of Ohio were put in nomination. Ou the first ballot. General John Bid- well. of California, was nominated to head thn national prohibition ticket. The totals, .before any changes or cor rections were' made, stood 583 for Bid- well, 184 for Stewart, 143 for Demorest and three for Bascom, 487 deing neces sary to a choice. Two Conventions In Ono Week. Atlanta, Jnly l. — Tbe Southern Teachers’s convention and tbe Georgia Teachers’ convention assemble in At lanta next week. Two thousand delegates, all well knoftn educationalists, will be in at tendance, The state convention will convene next Tuesday morning. July 5, in tbe Lull of representatives at the state capital. This convention will be in session Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday inormug the* Southern Teach ers’ convention will be called to order by President Palmer of Alabama, and will remain in session two days. Snbscnto forth* W$$J|cIy AFFAIRS POLITICAL. Foi a while it looked as if local poli tics in Clarke county were to be ex tremely quiet, but now it seems as if the woods are to be full of candidates. Tbe race for County Treasurer is gettiDg pretty lively between Messrs. C. J. O’Farrell and W. W. Turner. Both are good Democrats and are bustling around considerably among the voters ol tbo county. The race for Tax Receiver will be T. Carter. Mr. Sims is a confederate veteran with only one leg; Mr. Carter is unfortunate in that be baa only one arm; both are deserving and able citi zens, and tbia race will be interesting. Will Col. Morton have any opposi tion for tbe position of representative from Clark ? Tbe general opinion is that he will not have any opposition, although there , is pressure being brought to bear upon several persons to enter the race. Tbe prlmary is only twenty-two days off and wbat work is done will have to be done in that time. The county will vote on its choice for Congressman at this time, and as yet Judge Lawson has no opposition. < A MINERS’ OUTBREAK FEARED. Matter* at tbe Ccour d'Alene Mine* Ap- 1>machine a CrUl*. Boise City. Ida., July I,—The excite ment at the Cujur d’Alene mines is still running high. A rumor is current that the minere are trying to render ineffect ive tho injunction against them by dis solving their union. They have, it is stated, united with the Knights of La bor, and under this order cau carry on war without liability of, trouble from the courts. If this is trne, short work will be made of tbe injunction when it FROM HIGH SHOALS. A Newsy Special From This Prosper ous Town, High Shoals, Ga., July 1st.—[Soe- clal.]— Hig Shoals has been exceeding ly gay daring tbe past week, and the cool refreshing breezes that are wafted from the rippling water of the Appa- 1 chee river, make it a delightful place to spend the bot summer days. Dr. andMrs. D. C. Jones, Mjss Fallie Muade Jones, and Lamar Jones, of At lanta, ard Mrs. Boynton, of Gr-ffin, are between Messrs. David E. Sims and W. that*'if toe *wjunctions*Bredis-1 at th ? loVe, y country borne of Miss M att enlvail V»1 Arulio altniioV ourfdin irk I TTftV* 1*1 a XUllOTTi MlftV Will BOPTlil tllO R11IT1» solved bloodshed is almost certain to follow. Additional troops will probably be ordered to the scene. Scheming Confidence Men. Tiffin, O., July 1 —Confidence men have been operating in the vicinity of Flat Rock, and last Friday they fonnd a victim m John Weller, a rich Thomp son township farmer, the father of At torney Henry J. Woller;of this city. Ho drew $3.5O0 out of Bellevue bank, bat at the last moment declined to enter the scheme of the sharpers. They snatched his money, however, and dis appeared. . Detective John T. Norris of Springfield; was employed on the case and has located three men whom suspi cion points, to very strongly. The case will be brought before a special grand jury in thig city and the suspeots will doubtless be indicted and Extradition papers aeci red to bring them into this state. ^ Was One* In C*a*diu > London, t Out., July .- l.—Neill, - the man on trial in London, Engliiud, for blackmail. And suspected of poisoning girls, formerly had dus offioe here, where /he called himself - Dr.- Thomas Neill Cream. He was tried -for murdering-a , . | woman whose .body was found--in a where the information came from that | clo6ek> bttt «4uUtsd tl«id left the 1 w onld oppose Mr. Letter. It was as | city, much news to me as it was to the pub Hon. ThomasM.'Norwood, of Sav annah it speaking of the statement that he was to be a eandida’e for gov ernor or Congress on the Third party ticket said-: j “1 am utterly at a loss to imagine lie. 1 answered the gubernatorial story three months ago when it was first brought out. My answer is the same today. I have never been approached by any one in this connection, am not and would not be a candidate for office on the Third party or any other ticket. Further denials should be unnecessary.’ Mr. B, M. Blackburn, of Atlanta, is making a name in New York. A New York paper says of him: Mr. B. M. Blackburn, who is recog nized here by all tbe Cleveland leaders as having been the original Cleveland man in Oeorgia, and whose paper, the Atlanta Herald, was tbe first to openly espouse his causa in Georgia, is in stea dy demand, and is a familiar sight at theeonferences. Indeed, it is reported that Mr. Whitney, and a few others will p\y their respects to Mr. Cleveland at Buzzard’s Ray in a few-days, and that Mr. Blackburn, upon whom Mir. Cleve land Looks as the leader of his fight in Georgia, will accompany the .party. Griffin News: U *J was agin Cleveland mo and all the boys,’is the way an np Georgia husbandman puts it, *bnt me and tbe boys is democrats and we are for the democratic nominee. We want ed free silver, but as betwixt free silwr and negro bossing about, we are agin the negro who wantato run the state.’ That is kjnighty good way of rotting it," | Th* First Itgniau .to U*nr> ,y Kansas Cjty, July l.--Judge-White, of the criminal coart,- Bentenoed-Aman da Umble and Thomas Smith, .both col ored; to be hanged August 10.* Amanda Umbla’s execution will be the first exe cution of a‘Woman in Missouri. She murdered Eva Jackson for alienating the affections of her lover. Five Mou Drowned.- ■ Glasgow,; July 1.—A new bridge over the river Leven, near. Leslie, a burgh of thei county of Fife, collapsed 1 able ~ t God’e human creatures. on the removal of the:scaffolding which „ had been erected during .tits construc tion, A nainbcr of .the workmen • were .carried down with the falling bridge; > and five of them were drowned.« Payne and Clande Ervin,- two small boys/were playing, but -got mad witn each other about something. and Cicero kicked Claud in the abdomen, injuring him so seriously that he died. Ironworker** Wage* Reduced. Allentown. Pa-, July 1.—Tho Allen town Rolling mills reduced, puddlers’ wages from $3.80 to $3.30 per ton;, and the pay of other employes..except labor ers, proportionately. Three hundred men are affected. the Food, Yellow Skin, when lor 76c. we will sell them Shiloh’s Vltalizer, cumonteed to cure them. Sold by City Drug Store .... ...... THE PEARY EXPEDITION. GATHERING AT OMAHA. Harris, Whom they will spend the sum mar and entertain their hosts of friends most elegantly. Miss Emma Joiner, a lovely and at tractive blonde, from Americus, is the guest of Miss Maidee Frrzsr, and next week Miss Nellie Jennirgs, of Colum bus, Miss., will airiveat “Ben LtmoUd,” where she will he tbe guest of Miss Jes sie Frazsr, for several weeks. Miss Jennie Bethel, of Danville, Ya is visiting the family of Judge J. W. Lea. On las’, Wednesday evening Miss Sal- lie Maude Jones gave a most elegant re ception in honor of her guest, Miss Rm Herring, of New York City. Miss Maude is one of the most charming ! entertainers, and looked simply enchanting in one of Worth’s lovely gowns, while her guest, Miss Herring, was the admired of the host of, admirers, from the beginning of the re ception to the wee small hours of morn- ing told them ’twas time to seek their homes. While there have been any number of beautiful and attractive young ladies who have visited High Shoals in thfe past'and will do so in time to came, there has never been and never will be one .wbohas so completely w< n tbe hearts of every one who Lad the pleasure of meeting her, as did Miss H« rrir g, of ’New York. She iB by birth a Southerner, and is a brunette, flawless in beauty, and sweet and fragrant in soul as the Mine. Phrre Guillot rose; and her faoeis full of light and tbst sort of lovely expression which makes a young lady tbe fairest and most ador- Tte reception was a periect success within itself and space only forbids me 'describing more elaborately, the lovely costumes of eaoh young lady present. Suffice it to say they were simply Died from m Kick. Anniston, r Ala., July -A. — Cicero charming and made the young men -happy at the thought that “inay-be” some «weet -day he migbt claim as his own one of the beauties present. All who were to participate or to be present^ went home feeling that the reception was a“joy forever,” and hoping for a happy repetition sometime this Bummer.' v ■ Among the visitors from other cities during the past week were the follow ing: Misses Gipsy McDaniel and Eva Selman, Monroe; Miss Bessie Hurst, Dallas, Texas; Miss Mattie Lowe, Ath ens, and Messre. Alien J. Arnold, Col. Lon Stone, Jack Arnold and Phanza ANSWER THIS QUESTION. "Why do so.many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and be made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation, - —- Dizziness, Low of Appetit*, Comim* up of Harris, Monroe; Will Hemphill. At- • khac VuIIam 01.1. M .l fn « *« . . . r 9 Departure of the Rfiicuiiig Party on the Steamer Miranda* New York, June 30.—The steamship Miranda lias sailed from Congress street dock, Brooklyn, having ou board the party whose object is to search for and relievo Lieutenant R. E. Peary and his party in the Arctic. The expedition is headed by Professor Angello Hellprin, of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science. The other members of the the relief are F. G. Bryant, second in com* mand; Dr. Jackson N. Mills, surgeon; Wm. Moxun, botanist; C. E. Hill, taxi- dermist; W. E. Stocker, artist; Albert W. Vorce and Samuel J. Eutricken. Aii agreement, or compact, was sign ed by the several members of the expe dition by which it was agreed that Pro- fessor Hellprin should be their leader, and in case of his death or disability, Henry G. Bryant should succeed him in command. All collections of material and publication of scientific matter will be the property of the Academy of Nat- ural Science of Philadelphia. The party will proceed to St. Johns, N. F., where they will be transferred to the steamship Kite, which is expected to sail for McCormick Bay July 2. If the Peary party is found the Kite will return in a short time; but if they are not found at McCormick Bay the search will be continued along the Greenland coast. Provisions in abnndance form the principal portion of the Miranda's car go, and provisions will be left at McCor mick Bay if the Peary party is not fonnd at that place. The expedition is expected to reach there the latter part of Jnly. A large chest of mail matter was taken on board for the Peary party. Crowds of friends and others saw the rescuing party leave Brooklyn. AFTER THE RAILROADS- laitta; Col. Hendrioka, Macon; &Ld Jim Crane end Clarence Rowland of Athens. A Sweeping Investigation Into Alleged Infractions of the Low. Chicago, Jane 30.—A local paper says that the interstate commerce com- mission is about to make a most sweep ing investigation into the alleged infrac tions of the law. Every eastern road of promiuence running out of Chicago, i f says, has been summoned to appear be fore the commission in the office of the United States district attorney iu Chi cago at 10 o’clock Weduesday, July 18. At that time tbe commission proposes to begin an inquiry that will bring to light, if it is a possible thing, the man ner in which the interstate law is being violated, certain shippers being given advantage, and ether's discriminated against. Thesnmmons. it is said, are directed against the following roads: The Baltimore and Ohio, the C. and E. L and Chicago and Grand Truuk Rail way, the Grand Trank Railway compa ny of Canada, the Cleveland, Cincin nati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway company, the Michigan Central railway, the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, the Pennsylvania company, the New York, Chicago and St, Louis railroad, the Wabash .Railroad compa ny. and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad company. rut to Hotter Uft*. Cobwigger—I haven’t any charge this morning. Just chalk It up. Milkman—That’s too much *o ask. 1 can’t afford to waste my chalk that way.— New York Evening Sun. Two Games. Upon the tennis court she’ll play In flannel shirt and blazer. And when he cries tho score Is love The fact will scarcely phase her. But later, on the evening sands. Oh, Cnpld's took the sinnerl She’ll play another game of love And then ho’li not be winner. —Cloak Itoview, . Delegates Arriving on Every Traln- Taubeneck’s Ready Made plat form Omaha, Neb., July 1.—Dilegites :o the People’s party convention are al ready gathering. The platform whici Taubeueek, of the national executire committee, has in his pocket this eve- nlrg, and which Mr. Weaver, Ignatius D mneliy, Congressman Watson, Jerrr Simpson and other leading spirits of the party agree shall ba adop'cd as tbe war cry cf the comitg campaign, is as follow?. 1. We demand a national cutreney, safe, sound and il.-xible, issued by the general government only, a ful 1-gal ten Ur for all debts, public am! private, and th it without the use of banking Cor|>orations; just, equitable and t-llvi- ent means of distribution direct to the peop’e at a lax nit exceed mg 2 p r cent, b3 piovided, as set forth in the subtreasury plau of the Farmers* Alli ance, or s >me better syst -m; ai-o hr piyment in the discharge of its obliga tions for public improvements; we de mand free and ualim ited coinsge of sil ver; we demand that the amount ( f the circulating medium be ?p edily increas ed to not less thau $50 per cipita; we demand a gradual inc me tax; we be lieve that the money of the country should be kept as much as possible in the bands of the peep e, aud hence we demand tbst all state and national rev enue shall be limited to the necessary use <f the government economically and honestly administer* d; we dematil that postal saving bunks be established by the government for tbe sale deposit of the carnirgs of the people ami to fa cilitate exchange. 2 The land, including all natural re sources of wealth, is the heritge of a’’ the people, and should not be monopo lized for speculative purposes, ami alien owntrsbip of land should be prohibited. All land, nc t held by railroads and oth er corporations, in excess of their actual needs, and all lands now owned by aliens should be claimed by the govern ment and held for actual settlers only. 3. Transportation being % means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate railroads in ’he interest of the people- (-.) The telegraph, the telephone like the post* ffioe system, being a necessity for the transmission of news, should bs owned and operated by the government in tbe ir tcrest of the people. Denunciation of the Force BIM. In bdditicn to the above there will be & plank whieh is expected to frustrate tbe Ht rculean efforts that are being ex erted by Democratic leaders of the south to rcc’aim their fellows from the peo ple's patty ranks. This plank will be a denunciation of the republican force bill and. it will be as rirging and as em phatic as the arraignment by tho Dem ocratic national convention a week ago. Leaders of the independent party, bav- ir*g given ;his subject most car. ful con secration, have weighed iis eflVct in all its details; aud they announce tonight that the die is cast, that the force bin of tbe republican party will go a ®‘ nounced a? an unwarranted, dangerous and unconstitutional interference m toe state elections. The announcement of Chairman Thub mck.of the national committee that he favors such a plan is regarae as praotically settling the matter, » Taubeneck, being a northern m an , , a '' of past republican affiliation, would na'uralJy expected to oppo e the ae enration if opposition were encounte ed. Taubeneck is one of the warm alvoeateaof tbe plank ar d says it m£ the electoral votes of five south states for the people’s party a prtsJat) (jal candidate.
