Newspaper Page Text
■
A RARE TREAT
13 IN STORE FOR THE PEOPLE OF
THIS SECTION.
THE LADIES GARDEN CLUB
Will Give a Most Magnificent Floral
and Vegetable Exhibition Nov. I.
2 and 3-The Baby Show.
▲ gala occasion!
That is wbat the Fall exhibit of the
Ladies Garden Club will prove.
Some of the most noted florists in the
South will be in attendance, and the
collection of flowers exhibited will be
of the rarest and most beautiful speci-
mens.
The show will be thrown open to the
public Tuesday morning at ten o’clock,
and the Y. M. C. A. ball will then be a
scene of beauty.
The ladies request that all having
flowers or vegetables to be placed on
exhibition, send them Monday after
noon, as no entries will be made titer
that time. A committee will be at the
hall from twelve o’clcck Monday until
six p. m., to receive and arrange
the exhibits.
Tuesday morning promptly at ten
o’clock the exhibition will be formally
opened. This will be one of the most
interesting days of the show, and no
one can afford to miss it. Besides the
-many home exhibits that will win the
admiration of the vieitors, Mr. Jackson,
of the Piedmont Gieen House of Gaines
ville, will have a magniflceot display of
chrysanthemums on exhibition. Mr.
Jackson has won the premium at all
the expositions at which he has shown
his flowers, and those that he will dis
play on this occasion will be choice
selections from his plants.
Wednesday at twelve o’clock a most
beautiful scene will be presented—one
in which many Athens mothers will be
interested—the “Baby Show” will be
had at that hour.
The entries to this show are not
confined to mothers who are members
of the club, but all are invited to send
their babies that they may compete for
the prizs.
On Wednesday afternoon some of the
most distil.guiahed florists in Georgia
will deliver lectures on special subjects
of interest to all interested in floral and
garden work.
The premiums will be awarded Wed
nesdny afternoon, but the successful
competitors will not be known until
Thursday morning, when the list will
be read out.
A vote will be taken for the most pop
ular young lady, and the two receiving
the largest number of votes will be
awarded beautiful waiters of cut
flowe rs.
A special feature of the exhibit will
be the childrens department, and all
the little ones in the city
are invited to send an exhibit to the
hall.
The prices of admission to tbe show
will be:Adults 15 cents, two tickets for
25 cents; children lOcen’s.
Delightful refreshments will be
served and all who attend tbe exhibi
tion will have an enjoyable time.
AT THE COURT.
That’s what will be asked all around Such a stir never was known in the mercantile history^
disturbance this Special Sale will create. While
structive prices I am 8h ?° t ^°£ i at ® r ^ 1 Self-presTrvaUonrthTfirstTaw of nature. Competitors fight their way. I will fight my own. Who is in the wrong? M x Joseph or hi 8
have do fear for abuses he £l )e f ft®w©rices the needy poor, saving the laborer’s hard earned wages, and assisting the economizing pubhc, poor or rich, or is it M ax
competitors ? Max Joseph, who benefits with 1 P to a Verdict of the jury, consisting of the entire public. Thave just returned from the Northern mar ets, and wh at
Joseph’s competitors, with iheir ®weUmgj>ro t.. y two stories high, besides my enormous warehouse, densely packed with such- goods as could be
I have done there I announce through the columns oi inis ^pei. xu „ «sx=a/l a tills VC^eelS. S
bought at half prices. The public reaps the benefit. Special SaAB W
165 FRENCH PATTERN HATS,
(no two alike,) divided in 3 lots.
Lot 1 are the manufacturer’s Pat
tern Hais, from which he sold at 2 00
to 2 75 whole-ale, elegantly trimmed
in Velvet and Felts,
Choice on the Counters at 50c. each.
Lot 2 are the manufacturer’s Pat
tern Hats, from which he so d at .3 00
to 4 25 wholesale, Choice
On the 2d Counter at 75c. each.
Lot 3 are the manu'acturer’s Pat
tern Hats, from which he sold at 5 00
to 6 00 who'esale,
Choice in the Millinery Room
at $1 00 Each.
Bear in mind, these are Fe’t Hats
Silk Velvet covered Hats, of the very
latest styles. See styles e sewhere,
from 2 00 to 8 00, then look at mine,
if they are not far superior, then
you will be better satisfied.
Every Pattern Hat handsomely des
corated by artistic hands,
The cause of this g ; gantic pur
chase is,that the manufacturers begin
now with Spring Hats; their fall sea-
Or W«re Sentenced to Three Years
in the Pen.
The mills of the Supe-ier court
ouiid out a little finer yesterday and
(lore cases were tried. After sentenc-
filliam Johnson to twenty years
(in tbe oh&ln gang, the case of tbe State
vs Oz Ware for assault with intent to
murder was taken up and a verdict of
guilty brought in by tbe jury. He was
sentenced to three years in tbe chairf
gang. -TT "
jhhI Tuck, the defendant by Ray and
Upson by appointment of tbe court.
A motion for a new trial will b3 made
Lee Smith entered a plea of guilty to
assault and battery and got a fine of
i; #$25 or twelve months. Morris and
: Cluck for state and E. T. Brown for
defendant
Frederick Miller got a verdict of not
guilty for larceny. E. T, Brown for
defendant.
Dock Winfrey for misdemeanor plead
guilty and will pay a fine of $10 and
cost.
Some other minor cases were tried
but hone to amount to giving a report
J>f.
" 0LUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
the Verdict of ths Jury inltheCaee
cf William Johnson
Tbe jury was out all Thursday nigbt
, trying to reach a verdict in the case of
William Johnson wbo was on trial for
murder. Tbey finally agreed upon
verdict yesterday morning of voluntary
manslaughter and soon after tbe court
, met they brought in tbe verdict and
'.M.,: William Johnson was sentenced to serve
twenty long years in tbe chain gang.
\ This has at last settled a case that has
• created a great deal of talk and excite-
jf* \ ment on tbe streets and in tbe county,
-'The Judge gave him tbe extent of the
»law and William Johnson was much
better pleased at the verdict than tbe
,-,one the jury before this brought iu
lust bim. He said to (be sheriff that
erving twenty years in the chain gang
: a great deal better than being hung
[is counsel and Rev. J. L. Stephens
ave worked faithfully for bim and
' ought to feel proud over the vic-
ry of saving a man’s neck who had
itber money nor friends when the
was first commenced.
Re-Union.—It has been an-
that there will probably be
aion of tbe membership of tbe
t Metbc dist church next week,
delightful, helpful and most re-
i g time may be expected by all
SSLS
THE MATTER
Millinery Department,
son is over. With ns the season be
gins.
Come early for 1st Choice.
Six lady clerks to wait on you in
this Special Department.
Cloak Sale.
118 Children's School and Dress
Cloaks 2 00 and 3 50 quality at 1 00.
116 Misses Cloaks, same quality at
1 25 „
42 Fur Capes, 5 00 and 6 00 grade,
at 2 50.
Come and see 46 Novelty Jackets
in tan beaver Melton’s, long cut, from
10 00 to 30 00, half price. *
These are all tailor made samp es
from a popular manuiacturer. Don’t
miss it or be late. They are xareties
for this country.
SPECIAL
Dress Goods Sale
10 pieces Storm Serges, in heavy
brown and black, 60 cents quality,
special at 29 c- nts;
6 pieces very fine g r ade wool Bed
ford Cords, 65c grade at 33 cents;
13 pieces silk warp Henriet. a,worth
2 00 at 1 23;
3 pieces 64 inch black Brilliantine
for skirts, worth 1 25, at 58 cents;
18 Robes Cr venettes, worth 18 00
to 24 00; choice 11 25 per Robe;
3 pieces 64 inch all wool Storm
Serge, worth 166, choice at 92 cts;
SPECIAL
UNDERWEAR SALE-
22 dozen Men’s four p y Cuffs,
worth 25 to 35 cents; choice at 10
cents a pair;
180 Gent’s strictly all wool Cash
mere fancy Shirts and D awers, were
manufactured to be sold at 3 50 a suit,
choice a 85 cents per garment;
26 dozen heavy Undershirts at 20
cents i acb, worth 40 to 50 cents
18 dozen heavy Jersey Overshirte,
worth 1 00, at 48 cents • ach;
Special JEANS SALE*
26 pieces slightly demaged by wa
ter in transport,20 and 25 cents quals
ity at 10 cents a yard;
32 pieces very heavy extra 35 cts
grade at 15 cents; slightly damaged
by water in transport;
C me very soon, ’ere they ar° gone.
These will be sold in large or small
quantities.
Special Shoe Sale
3 cases b st quality 1 35 Brogans
at 95 cents a pair;
14 cases heavy Women’s Shoes at
70 cents a pair.
16 cases Chi dren’s Shoss at 40 cts
a pair.
9 cases Men’s.tap sole buckle shoes
worth 1 65 at 110;
4 cases hand-sewed a 00 Men’s
shoes at 2 75;
2 cases patent leather Blucher’s,
worth 6 00 at 3 50.
Special Shoe Notice.
I will put on the Bargain Table,
148 pairs sample Shoes of one of
the best manufacturers of hand-sewed
Shoes. They consist of French Calf,
button and lac* 1 , genuine Morocco,
Dongo a kid button, worth from 2 50-
to 4 00 a pair,
Choice at 1 25
For choice sizes, come early.
Clothing Special Sale.
103 suits good working Men’s su ts
at 2 65; worth 6 00;
114 suits elegant goods at 3 45,
worth 7 60,
111 suits Cheviot, black only; at
4 50, worth 10 00;
119 Children’s Cassimere Suits,
pleated coats, knee pant 5 , very hand- j
some school suits, at 1 26, worth 3 00; j
130 very good Cassimere Suits, a 1
rare 4 50 suit fox 1 75. j
190 Me is Odd Loats at 1 50 each,
worth fsorn 3 00 to 5 00;
230 r-airs Cass'mere pants at 1 00J J
worth 2 50; t
260 pairs French Worsted Striped l
Pants worth 5 00 and 6 00 at3 20;
149 odd Vests, worth 2 00 to 3 50
at 75 cents,
33 Cardigan Jackets, worth 1 25
at 65 cents.
42 Overcoats,odd overcoats samples,
worth from 5 00 lo 8 00, at 2 25.
SPECIAL
19 lbs. Sugar for 1 fO,
6 lbs. choice Coffee for 1 00-
FLOUR SALE
Hoisetairs!
Another car-load of Flour
received yesterday. The grades
are much finer than the last
25 lb. sacks ‘Dream,’’ for 4S cents,
or 3 75 per barrel
25 lb. sacks “Marnolia, ’ very fine
white, for 53 cents, or 50 1 s. for 105,
or 4 00 per barrel.
93 cases new packing Fruits, Ber- > 25 lbs sacks “ Birdie,’’ the
rie; and Vegetables, 8 cans for 1 00; hi£rheat prade Flnl]r ,
12 bars soap for 2a cents;
The pnj^pwis asked to call during
ths week, as upon the daily arrivals
of new goods, Special Ba'gii '.s are
thrown on tne Bargain Tables. Al*
though more customers are constantly
in my store than at any one time in
any 6 stores combined in the city, yet
I am employing additional help. Eve
rybody will be waited ol with ease.
very
highest grade pat nt Flour for 70
cents, or 50 lbs for 1 35, or 5 25 per
barrel.
Avail yourself of ^this op
portunity. This is introduc
tory sale.
MAX JOSEPH.
A BRILLIANT WEDDING
Was That of Miss Mary N
E. D. Sledge.
The Atlanta Constitution of yester
day in its social calumn says:
No event in tbe sooial life of Athens
r clipsed in poiLt of brilliancy the mar
riage of Miss Mary Newton Cobb to
Mr. Deloney Sledge, last Wednesday
night.
Tbe ceremony was performed in tbe
First Methodist church in the presence
of nearly a thousand per pie. A sele -t
chorus of Lucy Cobb girls rendered a
beautiful chorus in connection with tbe
ceremony. There were sixteen couples
in the bridal procession.
Tbe bride is a daughter of Major
Lamar Cobb and a granddaughter of
General Howell Cobb. Tbe groom,
Mr. Deloney Sledge is one of tbe most
prominer t young business men of tbe
Classio City.
BE 4T1NG THE COUNTY.
The Watch Dog cf the Treasury Has
an Eye to Business.
Friday morning bright and early
/ Tne State was reprecented by Mor/. tbre6 witnM8e8 in the marder case of
Wm. Johnson, from Greenwood, S. C.,
stepped into the offlos of the county
treasurer with their subpoenas, and
swore that they bad traveled 356
miles incoming aud g>ingback home
to Greeuwood, S. C.
The county treasurer, Mr. C. J.
O’Fairell, had been a drummer on tbe
road and knew bow far it was to Green
wood, and knew that 353 miles was too
much to pay for, as tbe witnesses could
not have traveled that far in coming to
Athens and returning to Greenwood.
He knocked off 200 miles on each wit
ness and settled with them on 156 miles,
thus saving to tbe county over $40.
If it bad not been for tbe watchfal-
neos of our treasurer the county would
have been fleeced.
CALL AT ONCE
At Banner Office and Get Your Clover
Seed.
Tbe manager of El Dorado Farm, tbe
property of Hon. O. H.Puimzy, Augus
ta, Ga., i reports that he planted the
German Crimson Clover in December
and gathered a good crop of bay in
April.
There seed may be planted in North
east Georgia sucopssfully in November.
A WIDOW SUED.
Atlanta, Ga., Mtrob 26 1892. ,
Dear Sir:— I am cm -Uent that tbe
Electropoise purcb r d from Mrs.
Rbod s cured an old wound received in
battle in 1863. Tbe wound became very
troublesome, necessitating tbe nee of
dutches for very nesr'y one year. I
am btppy to say I am almost entirely
well. My wife has used tbe Electro
poise very sucoefssully for neuralgia.
She has been a great sufferer. Sbe is in.
better health and weighs moretban she
has for years. My opinion is tbe Eleo-
tropoise made both cures
Respectfully, J. H. KrtNkb.
12 J£. Alabama St.
Captain Carter says: Having used
tbe Electropoise four or five months, I
can pronounce it a decided success.
Having been a dieted with general debili
ty, I have received gnat benefit from
its use. Medicine could not have done
it, for I used none. I now sleep sound-1
ly and eat freely. I have also been
troubled with partial sunstroke, but |
Her Former Clerk Brings Suit r
$ 10,000 Damages.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—Mrs. J. W. Tou-
hey, a wealthy and good looking widow,
who owns three of the largest up-town
dry good stores in Chicago, was in court
defending a suit for $10,000 damages
brought by one of her former clerks,
Cornelius S. Tuomy. The plain till al
leges false arrest and his attorney in
o. ening the case, said that after the
death of Mr. Touhey Mrs. Touhey and
the dry goods clerk became lovers. She
often taking him carriage riding and he
frequently visiting her home. One day,
without warning or cause, plaintiff
found himself suddenly discharged from
his position as clerk, and on going to
Mrs. Touhey”s residence to inqnire into
the matter was arrested at her door by
a policeman, and at her request was
locked up in an unpleasant cell. She,
however, failed to appear to prosecute
him, and he was discharged, with the.
result that he sued for damages.
The aspiring dry goods clerk, who is
a middle-aged and slightly bald person,
gave his testimony without embarrass
ment.
Mrs. Touhey, on the contrary, was
very nervous, and sobbed repeatedly
while in the witness chair. She said
the first time sbe ever met Touhey, was
when, fonr months after ber husband’s
death, he stopped her as sbe passed him
at his counter, and, reqnesting a mo
ment’s conversation. Proposed to her
then and there, add 9. an intimation
that if she refused him it would mean
bloodshed. She thought him crazy, and
temporized, fearing to create a newspa
per sensation. Touhy persistently-haunt
ed the neighborhood of her home, and
when arrested was attempting to break
in the dodr.
Encouraging lo Democrats.
Atlanta, Oct. 28.—A New York spe
cial to Tbe Journal says: “I have just
returned to tbe national headquarters
from Washington, and find the outlook
here is very encouraging. Democrats
of every claw are hopenil of victory,
and this feeling presages a great triumph
at the polls next month.
The Pope Is Sick.
Rome, Oct. 28.—Despite all denials,
Pope Leo is certainly not well, aud the
audience have for the present * been
abandoned on account of his illness.
The pope has agreed to celebrate the an
niversary of the discovery of America
with a religions festival in Columbia.
STRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL,
Warn tha Services Over the Remains
of Mrs. Harrison
Washington, Oct. 28.—The funeral
services over the remains of Mrs. Harri
son occurred in the east room of the
White House at 10 o’clock a. m. The
magnificent east room was beautifully
decorated with flowers and plants and
the display of floral offering excelled
anything ever seen here in beauty and
variety of prices.
The services were of tbe simplest
character. The attendance was-limited
to the members of the personal and offi
cial family, members of the diplomatic
corps, and a few" personal friends. An
honr before the services began the cas
ket was brought down stairs and placed
in the east room, and soon after persons
began assembling. Whitelaw Reid was
an early arrival. James G. Blaine, Mrs.
Blaine and Miss Hattie Blaine were also
A Bang That Shook the Town.
_ _______ Lima, O., Oct. 28.—The nitro-glycer-
now tbe prickly'sensation on mV’ left ine factory, two miles from town, has
side ie gone, and ttaecostiveness sccom- 1 just gone with a bang that shook the
MISS BRICE’S MARRIAGE.
pinying it is wholly removed under tbe
treatment of the Electropoiee.
James F. Carter, Real Estate,
No. 28 Peachtree Sr., Atlanta, Ga.
For all informat on, Ac., address At
lantic E’eotropoise Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Premiums —Tbe Ladies Garden club
ask all who b&ve kindly offered pre
miums for the fall exhibit to have them
either at Miss Rosa Yon der Lieth’s, or
buildings and smashed the glass all over
town. Several are reported killed.
It la . OfflctaUy Denied.
New York, Oct. 28.—It Is officially
stated that there is no truth watever in
the report that the Southern Cotton Oil
company is to be consolidated with the
American Cotton Oil company. -
u,. v u n . J tq Judge Herrington is still suffering
at the Y. M. C. A. by Monday at 1- Wltb a broken rib but is able to be at
o’clock. . hu office.
The justices of the supreme court,
members of the diplomatic corps, politi
cal officials and personal friends of tbe
family were also present, about two
hundred people in all being in attend
ance.
Just at noon, Vice President Morton
and the members of the cabinet acting
as honorary pall bearers, entered the
east room, and soon after came the pres
ident supporting his daughter, Mrs. Mc
Kee, on his arm. They were followed
by Mr. and Mrs. Russell Harrison, Rev.
Dr. Scott and Miss Parker, Mr. McKee
and Mrs. Dimmock, Hon. J. V. L. Find
ley, of Baltimore, the president’s cousin,
and Mrs. Findley, Lieutenant Parker
and Private Secretary Halford.
The scene was striking beautiful. The
chandeliers cast a flood of mellow light,
the windows having been darkened.
Several mantle pieces were banked with
ferns and banked at each end by larger
palms. Around the casket were grouped
a great wealth of floral offerings through
which the friends of Mr. Harrison, pres
ent and absent, testified their apprecia
tion of her worth while Hving ana their
sorrow at her.death.
They filled all the space on either side
of tbe casket almost to the window on
tbe east and the door into the corridor
on the west, connecting the apartment
with the private portion of the house.
Rev. Dr. Hatlen, the president’s pas
tor, opened the set vices with prayer,
then followed “Abide With Me, sung
by tbe choir of St. John’s Episcopal
church.
Oh tbe conclusion of which Rev. Dr.
Bartlett read passages from the scrip
ture appropriate to funeral services.
Another hymn, “Lead. Kindly Light,”
was followed by the concluding prayer
by Dr. Hatlin, and then the casket was
borne out of the house by eight stalwart
men selected from tbe force of executive
mansion ushers. On the broad portico
of the White House the president
stopped a moment to don an overcoat,
winch the chill, raw atmosphere made
necessary, then he entered a carriage
with Mrs. McKee and Mr. and Mrs,
Russell Harrison, and was driven to the
place in line.
Nearly all government departments
. had been closed from 10 o’clock to noon,
/ and tbe crowds of employees gathered
' near the White Honse and on the steps
of the treasury building to watch the
procession pass along Pennsylvania ave
nue. Hundreds more gathered on the
sidewalks and nearly all the men doffed
their hats as the hearse went by.
It was a slow moving cortege, about
two blocks in length, and took forty
minutes to cover the dozen blocks bo-
tween the White House and the station.
At the station a very large, hut silent
crowd awaited the presidential party on
the platform, until the casket had been
placed in Hie funeral car. The train
left for Indianapolis at 1:40,
- - Smir
IT’S EXISTENCE PEOVEN.
The Sister of Calvin S. Brice Will Be
Married Neat Month.
Lima, O., Oct. 28.—The marriage oi
Miss Mary Brice, sister of Senator Cal
vin S. Brice, and Mr. Edward Ritchie,
the rising young Cincinnati attorney,
was announced by the issuing of the
following invitations:
“Mrs. William Kirkpatrick Brice re
quests the honor of your presence at the
marriage of her daughter, Mary, to Mr.
Edward S. Ritchie, on Wednesday eve
ning November 9, at 8:30 o’clock, Mar
ket street Presbyterian church, Lima, O.’
Accompanying a few of the invita
tions were invitations to a reception tc
lie tendered Mr. and Mrs. Ritchie at
Mrs. Brice’s home, at 714 West Marie
street, at 9 o’clock.
Senator Brice has left for New York.
Mrs. Brice and danghters, Misses Helen
and Kate, will remain at home until
after the Ritchie-Brice nuptials.
An Unexpected Advance.*
New York, Oct. 29.—The Liverpool
market opened 2-64 higher and sales on
spot were 8,000 bales. The advance
from Liverpool was not entirely ex
pected here and as a result the New
York market opened about fonr points
higher and orders to buy coming in, and
there being few sellers the prices
scored another advance of 6 to 7 points.
Since then the market has eased off
about 3 points on realizing sales. There
is still some talk about the damage by
frost, but no positive information m de
tail has as yet been received here at this
point. '
The Rteeting Held Until Midnight.
Omaha, Oct. 28.—C. H. Van ^Wyck,
the candidate for governor, Chairman
Blake and Secretary Pierce of the state
committee, representing the People’s
party, had it conference with the Demo
cratic state committee, which lasted
until midnight. Several propositions
looking to a fusion were discussed and
rejected. The Democrats in secret con
ference decided they would not pull off
Cleveland electors, bnt left it to the
local committeemen to instruct Demo
crats to vote for Weaver electors.
Train Dispatchers Organise.
Memphis, Oct. 28.—Delegates repre
senting over 800 train dispatchers met
here and organized the Train Dispatch
ers’ National Protective Awwiatinn,
W. W. Olcottof Kansas, was elected
temporary chairman, and O. M. Einlay
temporary secretary. The new associa
tion is an outgrowth of the Order of
Train Dispatchers, some of the mem
bers of which left the order because of a
split at a recent meeting of the order in
New Orleans.
He’s a Curiosity.
Oglethorpe, Ga., Oct. 28.—Among
the colored people in town Saturday
we noticed a boy, Gene Wallace, with
six fingers on each hand and six toes
on each foot. They are not littie nubs,
hut fully developed fingers and tots,
with bones in them. They would
hardly be noticed, but for the extra
width of tbe hands and feet. His father,
Moses Wallace, was born with there
extra appendages, but tbe doctor on
them off.
Speaking in Jackson.—Hon. Carte)
Tate is not leaving a stone unturned t
defeat the Third party candidate for
congress in the 9tb district. He epok
at Dry Pond Thursday, and he and Mr.
James spoke at Wood’s campground
yesterday, and will (peak at Johnson’
academy today. Col. Bob Bonner, th'
, silver-tongued orator of tbe State, will
speak at Jefferson ou the 4th of Novem
ber. All of the Third party are e-pe-
I daily invited to hear biin.
The Cldeon’a Band Had a Real Ex
istence—A Sensation In Carolina.
Raleigh, N. C., October 28.—Demo
cratic State Chairman Simmons tonight
makes a complete exposure of the ex
istence of “Gideon’s Band,” as a secret
political order, and of the guilt of Otho
Wilson, its head. He gives to the press
a letter from J. H. Dunn, who is chair
man of the Vance Company commission
ers. «
Dunn says Otho Wilson, now
State Chairman of the Thiid
party, initiated him into “Gideon’s
Band,” at Morehead City in August
oflaBtyear, while the State alliance
was in session. Wilson then decided
that the band had no political signifi
cance. Dunn gives -the oath taken,
which is a terrible one. Several per-'
sons saw the Dunn initiation, among
them L. N. Durham, third party nomi
nee for secretary of state.
The first suspicion aroused in Dunn’s
mind that the band was being used in
politics, was at Hendersons, when Mar
ion Butler and Harry Skinner spoke
there. Dunn then received aGidionite
sign. At tbe alliance state conference,
held at Raleigh last May, the night be
fore the demooiatic state convention,
Otho Wilson made a speech advocating
the retirement of tfafe alliance delegates,
when the state convention reached the
election of delegates to the national
democratic convention, Donn opposed
thiB.
Daring the discussion Wilson gave a
Gideonite sign and a delegate touched
Dunn. The latter retired with him
and the delegate thereupon told him to
oease opposition to Wilson. Dunn then
saw the whole plot and at once sur
rendered his papers to Wilson as grand
Gideon. He sends Simmons a letter
written him by Wilson, in August of
last year, which shows Wilson’s guilt,
Dnnn says he feels that he must break
silence abont the Gideonites, and re
veals wbat is a serious menace to the
peace and good order of the people,
and which la ruining the alliance
cause.
Elsht Murderers Convicted.
Charlestown, Md., Oct. 28.—Joshua
Brainard, Lewis Benson, Henry Burtt,
Moses Brown, Frisby Comeygs, Charles
Brooks, Fletcher Williams and Charles
Emory, all negroes, were found guilty
of murder in the first degree. They
have been on trial since Monday. They
were charged with the murder of Dr. J.
H. Hill on the road from Wilmington to
Masseys on the night of Saturday, April
28. John Potts, the ninth person on
trial for murder, was found not guilty.
The Democrats Withdraw.
Denver, Oct. 28.—At the meeting of
the Democratic state central committee
which lasted until 1 o’clock Thursday
morning it was decided to withdraw the
Cleveland electors and substituting
therefor Weaver men. There was some
objection to this movement, hut the or
ders of a national Democratic commit
tee were finally submitted to.
The Prlnoe of Wales Coming.
London, Oct. 28.—It is stated on good
authority that the Prince of Wales and
his son, the duke of York, will visit the
Chicago Columbian Exposition. •
Mr. Jim Spinks of Purye&r has named
his boy Charlie Baldwin. The hoy got
a free pair of shoes from his namesake.
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Politicians are swarming around the
Kimball House in Atlanta like beea
in a hive. It seems as if every Demo
cratic leader is there helping out some
friend, discussing the situation,or mak
ing preparations to continue a lively
campaign until Nov. 8.
*.*
The election of judges and solicitor*
generals of tbe different circuits cornea
up Monday morning and the races are
narrowing down to the finish. The
general impression is that among other
elections,the success of Messrs.K.B.R us-
sell and W. M. Howard, of this section
is assured. Their opponents, Messrs.
C. H. Brand and R, H. Lewis are hust
ling for votes, but the tide seems to be
against them.
V
It is generally remarked that this leg
islature is one of the ablest bodies that
ever sat within tbe halls of the State
Capitol. Much good work is expected-
of them.
V
Hon. W. J. Morton, of Clarke, moves
around among the legislature like a
veteran. The Colonel is one of the
most popular members of the house.
»*#
Capt. W. D. O’Farrell, who has been
in Atlanta for several days, returned
last night.
.
A quiet rumor that is being circu
lated around the hotel corridors is that
Hon. A. O. Bacon, of Bibb, will be pre
sented by his friends before the Dext
General Assembly as a candidate for tbe
Uuited States Senate to succeed Sena
tor Colquitt. The name of Hon. F. G.
DuBiguon is also mentioned quite prom
inently.
»*e~
Those who are in a position to know
say that Hon. J. C. C. Black will be
yond a doubt defeat Tom Watson on
November 8th. The tenth district dem
ocrats are especially confident of the
result being favorable to Democracy.
**#
One of tbe closest races before the leg
islature is that of Hon. Boykin Wright,
of Richmond, and Hon. W. H. Davis, of
Burke, for solicitor general of that cir
cuit.
#*•
Senator EdwardB, of this distriot, is
already moking a name for himself as a
legislator.
***
President’ Clay of the Senate, and
Speaker Atkinson of the house, will
announce their committees in a few
days,
71,502 'OFFICIAL.
The Genera) Assembly Counts Gover
nor Nortnen's Majority.
Atlanta, Oct. 28.—Georgia’s demo
cratic majority for Governor Northen
was officially coanted by the general
assembly in joint session yesterday and
found to be 71,502.
The total vote of the state was 209,-
492.
Colonel Peek, the third party candi
date, received 68,990.
And to the splendid credit of the
Empire State of the South, the official
democratic majority went above the
expectation oi the most sanguine—TV'
502.
