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THE ATHENS BANNER * TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 28, 1890
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.t ALLIANCE NOT FIGHTING COR
DON.
Certain papers iD Georgia are now
engaged in making a desperate at
tempt to create the impression that
Got. Gordon is being fougbt and
persecuted by the Farmers’ Alliance.
This iB a futile attempt to work up
sj'inpathy aud a support, but it will
signally fail. The Alliance is at
tacking and persecuting no one—it
has always been on the detensive
The Alliance had adopted a platform
loug before Gordon announced his
candidacy for the Senate. Without
provocation he saw fit to wave the
flag of defiance in the face of this
organization and repudiate its prin
ciples. Nearly every Allianceman
was a fr end to Gov. Gordon and ex
pected to support him for the Senate.
Gordon himself threw down the
gauntlet, and left the Alliance the
alternatives of opposing him for the
Senate or deserting their principles.
Like the brave and true men that
they are, the farmers decided to
stand by their platform. All the
persecution and abuse comes from
the Gordon side. It was his friends
that passed such slanderous resolu
tions against the Alliance, and de
feated their regular nominees with
independent candidates. It was Gov.
Gordon and his supporters that are
hulding the Alliance officers and
friends up to ridicule and censure.
If an Allianceman cr Alliance paper
has uttered or published cue word
about Gov. Gordon that could possi
bly be tortured into abuse or perse
cution, it has escaped our eyes. In
discussing the political issues, this
distinguished candidate has been
treated with respect and courtesy,
There is another dodge being
played to attract the attention of the
Alliance from the living issues at
stake. Gov. Gordon’s war record is
brought to the front,and it is charged
that to defeat him for the Senate
will be to repudiate the soldiers of
the South. While Gen. Gordon did
his full duty as an officer and a sol
dier, there are hundreds of poor pri
vates and subalterns in Georgia who.
in their humble capacity, served the
Confederacy' just as faithfully, and
did their duty just as nobly, «>« Gor
don or any one else—and yet they
have received neither reward or re
cognition. Why, with equal justice
could it be declared that the old sol
diers were ignored when Thomas D,
Gilham, that gallant veteran with au
empty sleeve, was defeated for Ordi
nary of Oglethorpe county ; or when
Mr. Higginbotham, who had lost
both legs in battle for his country,
was beaten for Tax Receiver in El
bert ! But these were only privates,
and not a moment’s thought was
given to their defeat. Gen. Long-
„ street was just as brave and true a
soldier as Gen. Gordon, and yet he
is living in poverty and retirement.
No one has attacked Ger>. Gor
don’s war record. Every Georgian
is proud of it. But it’s time to make
a more equitable division of the ben
efits of oar government, and the far
mer soldiers of Georgia now ask
Gen. Gordon to not stand between
them and the Sub-Treasury bill—
which means an assured difference
of over ten million dollars on the
cotton crop of this one State. This
bill will help the poor privates, and
enable them to better provide for
those dependent upon their daily la
bor for support.
IN THE LAST DITCH.
I We clip from the Augusta Chrons
I icle the following dirty story, that it
j credits to the Sivannah News. We
j arc glad that no other papers in
Georgia have seen lit to reproduce
this miserable canard. The follow?
ing is the article, and from the head
ing, a casual reader would be lead
to believe that negotiations weie now
pending between the Alliance of the
Second district and this negro, look
ing to the farmers giving him their
suppoit, conditioned that he vote for
the Sub-Treasury bill:
A NEGRO FOR CONGRESS.
form and their principles. But as
they refused to move a step, Gordon
is now preparing to swallow the Sub-
Treasury plan and go to the Alli
ance. At least his recent letters and
speeches look this way.
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KEEP AN EYE ON THE POLITICIANS
Oar Alliance friends would be wise
to carefully watch the old gang of
political tricksters that are engineer
ing Gov. Gordon’s campaign. While
the farmers are in an overwhelming
majority, they are not up to ways
that are dark and tricks that are
vain.” Every scheme jand device
that the brain of man can conjure
will be used to wrest from the Allis
ance the victory it has wen at the
polls. Wc see in several counties in
Georgia, where the Gordon men have
been once defeated, they are demand
ing another election to decide on i
Senatorial candidate. The issue is
not drawn between Gordon and anti-
Gordon, as it should be; but each
voter must write on his ticket the
name of hit choice for U. S. Senator.
There are a number of self-consti
tuted candidates in the field, but the
Alliance has not as yet centered sn
any one. The result will be that
while the Gordon vote is a unit, the
opposition will be scattered. Where
such contests are made, the tickets
should read “For Gordon” or
“Against Gordon.” Before the legis
lature convenes we expect to see
many such games as this played on
the Alliance. No further contests
should be allowed. The Gordon
men showed the Alliance no quarter
countv. and now let the
He Seeks the Support of the Second
District Alliance.
TnoMAsviLLE, Ga., Oct 22.—[Sa
vannah News ]—“ Brother” Mailer-
sod, the aspirant for the Republican
nomination for lepresentajiM^!' •'con
gress from the SeconC^EisYYiev, has
been hanging around this city for
several days, whispering his plans to
the stray while republicans and ne
groes. He is also making quite au
effort to iuveigie the farmers into vo
ting for him by promising to advo
cate the Sub-Treasury plan, declar
ing it a cure for all the present finan
cial ills of the country. He lias is
sued a circular to the Alliancemen,
whom he designates as brothers, and
has made several appointments to
speak, while be challenges Turner to
a co-debate.
We can Dot see why a self-respect
ing Southern democratic paper
should publish such a filthy story as
this, intended to bring the Alliance
into contempt and disrepute, and
convey the impression that in their
zeal for the Sub-Treasury bill the
farmers would go so far as to vote
for a negro to represent them in con*
grccs. And we are sustained in this
belief by the fact that while the
Chronicle gave the miserable story
great prominence and a double bead,
it did not write a Hue of editorial
disproving the same or defending the
Alliance.
The Alliance of the Second dis«
trict are in no manner responsible
for the actions of an insolent and
foolish negro. Had this creature
dared to have made sucli a disgrace
ful proposition to a white man he
would have been punished on the
spot. His circular was doubtless
addressed to colored Alliancemen,
and not intended for the whiles.
And yet the Augusta Chronicle and
Savannah News—in their blinded
and vindictive hatred to this organ
ization of our farmers—have seized
upon the filthy report as a disgust
ing shot to fire at the Alliance.
We will let Mr. Pat. Walsh and
Col. J. II. Estill know that the Far
mers’ Alliance of the Second dis?
riot—as well as in every other dis
trict iD Georgia—are organized dem
ocrats, and no class of our voters
will sooner resent negro supremacy
or political amalgamation than they.
Alliancemen tight their battles in
the democratic ranks and with dem
ocratic ballots, aud when they meet
with defeat, accept the result in good
faith.
It is the so called Jeffersonian
Democrats (?) that are seeking to
defeat the nominees of our party
with negro votes, and that have gone
so far as to declare that they will
vote tor a republican for congress
in preference to an Allianceman.
It certainly comes with poor grace
from Go*. Gordon to talk about
abuse and persecution, when his two
leading organs in Georgia are giving
publicity to such a sickening and
disgusting story as this, that serves,
in an indirect manner, to connect
the Alliance with a negro candidate
for congress.
We say “ Shame!” on the papers
that pollute their columns with such
unreasonable and nauseating stories.
They can only serve to cement the
Alliance more tightly, and will re
coil, like boomerangs, not only on
the jonrnals that prodace them, but
injure any candidate that they see
fit to support.
If there is -any foundation in the
charges made by Mr. Conley, of At
lanta, it will be in ordei for the leg
islature to elect three Supreme Court
Judges, instead of one. Conley’s
statement should be investigated. If
he has lied, he should be indicted
and sent to the penitentiary ; if his
statements are true, our present Su
preme Bench is a disgrace to Georgia.
An'anonymous writer sends us a
very personal communication on
Judge Wm. M. Reese, of Washing?
ton, Ga,-in which he attacks both
Judge Reese’s war aud political re?
cords. The statements made are
not known to us as facts, and we de
cline to publish such a communica
tion without it is accompanied by
the name of a responsible party.
ongress, conditioned that he sup
port the SuboTreasury bill ? This
is what Gov. Gordon’s Augusta and
Savannah organs charge.
RAMBLING
REMARKS
Will a self-respecting Allianceman
follow Pat Walsh into the Gordon
camp, in the face of his publication
that members of this order have
been asked to support a negio for
congress, conditioned that he vote
for the Sub-Treasury bill ?
ABOUT THE BANNER EDITOR’S
VISIT TO BANKS.
A Crave Subject—Sad Reminders of
the Great Cyclone—The Liquor
Traffic to Be Checked—The Farm
ers and Their Lands—The Alliance
Movement—Hospitality of the Peo
ple, etc., etc.
The Rornq Tribune announces tha
all three, of Floyd’s representatives |
are for Gordon. Of course they are.
Did they not defeat the regular nom
inees of their party, because they
were Alliancemen ?
Gen. Garlreli, of Atlanta, stood by
the Alliance and the Sub-Treasury
r hill first, last aud all the time. The
Banner editor has letters now in his
possession Ironi this grand old man
establishing this fact. All houoi to
Lucius J. G irtrell !
When Gov. Gordon repudiates the
support given him by the Augusta
Chronicle and Savannah News—the
only papers that have published the
blackest of slanders on the Alliance
— he can then expect to reach the
ear of the farmers. AUmnceraen are
not ready as yet to endorse that libel
on their brothers in the Second dis
trict.
Mr. A. L. Sluder, a one?legged
Confederate veteran of Social Circle,
writes us a letter in which he en
dorses our opposition to G<>v. Gor
don for the Senate, but highly eulo
gizes Dr. Felton. In every respect,
Gov. Gordon is as far superior to
Dr. Felton as sunctification is to sin.
Col. (Borman, an Alliance leader,
says that none of the announced can.
didates for the Senate will be elected
We concur in his opinion. The far
mers intend to seek the Senator, and
not let ihe Senator seek them.
—> • -O- • —
If Gov. Gordoo wants to go to the
Senate, he should cicau out that Au
: gean stable of campaign managers,
* and muzzle those papers that are
i slandering the Alliance and booming
■ his caiuiidacy at the same time.
Gov. Gordon has written a letter
to the representatives from Gwinnett
county that don’t tally with his At
lanta speech, if the Governor keeps
on the path he is going, we will have
to put him in the list of eleventh
hour converts to the Sub-Treasury
bill.
A number of little weak?kneed so-
called democratic papers in the 8 h
district are throwing cold water on
Col Winn’s candidacy. Such sheets
have no influence outside of the of
fice where they are published. Winn
will snow under these journalistic
hermaphrodites with Pickett and
Darnell.
While Gov. Gord< u is flattering
and cajoling the Alliance to get its
support for the Seaate, his organs
in Augusta ami Savannah are pub?
lishi.g a slander on the order that
makes the blood of every honest
white farmer boil in his veins.
If the Alliance wants to send
practical funner to the Senate, where |
could ihey find a better or truer man
llinn Hon. W. A. Broughton, of Mor
gan ? We pause for a reply.
We see that Gov. Gordon favors
Hon. J. C C. Black for the Senate.
This looks as if the Governor reads
the hand-writing on the wall.
It begins to look as if “Trip” lias
caused at least a halt in the Gordon
anny.
The best articles that have ever
appeared in defence of the Alliance
and the Sub-Treasury bill are from
the pen of Mr. Pal. Calhoun. Mr
Calhoun neither asks or will accept
office from the Alliance, but be has
the r gratitude and thanks.
On the road between Harmony Grove
and Arp stands a small -frame house
Immediately in front of the steps' is a
grave. This is a strange idea, to be
buried in such a place, that every per
son who enters or leaves the house is
reminded of the dead. We asked Mr.
Mize if there was any hwtory connected
witli this grave. He said no—that it
was the wish of an old gentleman who
lived and died there, and his family
obeyed it. The house is unoccupied
and going to decay
. ***
Iu Richmond county, Ga., is a similar
grave. A jealous husband left in his
will that his body be buried at his front
steps, as a constant reminder to the
widow of the deceased. The request
was complied with, but this little gam
of bluff'did not work worth ace. t. liis
widow at once sold the place and soon
married again. All evidences of
grave have disappeared.
In Elbert county, there is another
unusual burial. On his death bed an
old man requested that his wife be
buried at his feet. It seems that the
couple did not agree very well in life
and it is told that the reason for this
request was that the husband might
kiek his relic into hades as soon as life
had left her body. But we doubt the
truth of this story, for their children
complied with the father’s wish, and
the wife lies buried at her husband’s
feet.
V
When The Banner editor was a boy
living in St. James Goose Creek parish,
uear Charleston, S. C., he once found
a large iron box in au old field, badly
saten with rust. Through curiosity, he
secureu a hammer, and assisted by two
negroer, broke a hole into it, but some
charred human bones and a small key
that unlocked the chest was all that re
warded his pains. It was afterwards
learned that in the early settlement of
Carolina an old bachelor left in his will
$10,000 to any one who who would place
his bones in ?n iron box, and burn over
it 100 cords of pine wood. One key was
to be placed in a bottle filled with lead
and droDpedinto a hold in Cooper river,
where bottou was never found, and the
other left in the coffin. A poor yoing
man complied with the will and was
paid $10,000. The rest of the old man’s
money he buried, and no one ever found
it. He believed that if a person’8 body
was burned in this world, be would es-
I’cape lire in the next. The iron chest is
doubtless still where it was left.
enough in Batiks county for five time9
its population, and those «f our readers
who feel like moving to a fresher coun
try could not do better than settle in
Banks,
•**
Our eyes were opened on this trip to
the8onree of the wonderful business >nd
prosperity of Harmony Grove. That
town is the trading point for this mag
nificent section, that pours its business
into the laps of her enterprising mer
chants. You see every short distance
long strings of wagons going into, the
Grove, laden with the fleecy staple and
returning with merchandise. Harmony
Grove is one of the best cotton markets
in the state. This place draw*, business
from four of the best counties in this
section—Jackson, Banks, Madison and
FrankUn—and it will some day be a
great city.
**«
Banks county gave to Athens some or
her best and most popular citizens—
Capt. D. C. Oliver, the Messrs. Ash and
vicKie, and last, but far from least,
Major Sock Pruitt. Capt. Oliver is
greatly beloved by his old neighbors,
and we are indebted t'» liis relatives for
many courtesies. We did not meet Dr
Quillian—as he was absent from home—
but his estimable lady felt to us almost
as a relative. She is the daughter of
Capt. Oliver, and a leadi g spirit in all
movements to benefit her community.
* *
We could write a volume on our trip
to Bauks, but for fear of wearying our
readers. It was one of the most de
lightful visits we ever made, and we
brought back with us pleasant recollec
tions that will endure as long as life
lasts
THE COFFEE
COUNTY RIOT
NOT A RACE WAR AT ALL BUT a
TURPENTINE DISPUTE.
Hotheaded Employees of Rival Claim
ants of a Turpentine Farm Get into
a Fight and Two are Killed and Sei/
eral Wounded.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
To succeed in the ijeuuiorial race
this.year, a fellow should De an am-
bidextei—so that lie could pea a let
ter endorsing the Sub Treasury bill
with one hand, and with the other
write his announcement.
The Organized Democratic victory
in the Free Slate of Madison was
one of the greatest political triumphs
of the year. Now let the boys see
that their verdicts are rendered at
the polls in the regular election.
The Atlanta Journal is exceeding
ly anxious to swap the Sub-Treasury
bill for the old defunct Olive bill.
The Alliance of Georgia has passed
on both measures at the polls, with
a result that is known to every man
who reads the newspapers.
The Alliance of Franklin county
will buy a fine outfit, and start a
newspaper of their own in Carnes a
ville. The Banner will extend the
enterprise all the aid in its power.
Weareanxious to see Bauks and
Jackson counties added to the 8th
district at the next apportionment.
Wc would welcome them with a brass
band and torch- light, procession.
A prominent Allianceman who ret
turned from Atlanta this week, says
it is generally conceded in that city
that Gov. Gordon is defeated for the
Senate, and that Hon. Clarke Howell
will be elected Speaker of the House.
This is The Banner’s ticket
The Weekly Banner is receiving
subscribers from all over the State.
Southeast Georgia is now swelling
our list extensively. South Carolina
is also coming to the front,
Hon. James M. Smith, the farmer
statesman of Oglethorpe county,says
he will not accept any office in the
gift of his people, as ins business
will not permit it Col. Smith has
been urged by many of his friends
to enter the race for the U. S. Sen
ate. He is a man on whom the Alii-1
ance can uuite, and would represent
Georgia with honor and distinction.
Hoc. J. C. C, Black is a good man
but.lie must % wallow the SubTnas
ury bill if he wants the Alliance
support for the Senate.
With these eleventh-hour Senato
rial candidates, we are inclined to
the belief that it will be a death-bed
repentance. They are too green to
be fired by Alliance votes.
‘•Nothing succeeds like success.”
As proof of ttiis fact, watch the
number of Sub-Treasurj’ converts
on the heels of the Alliance victory.
The only way to inject the “wet’
and “dry” issue into our municipal
politics, is to vote oh the question of
buying a street, sprinkler.
The politicians can’t use Gov. Gor
don as a battering ram to break
down the platform of the Alliance.
PRISON ETRSTSTTETM PT TO ESCAPE
From Gov. Gordon’s letter to his
Gwinnett friends, he has evidently
been reading the old historical nar?
.bout the mountain refusing
Tiie Augusta Chronicle cannot es
cape responsibility fur the insult cast
upon Alliancemen, by saying its
story of that negro Alliance coali 1 i u
was a “news item.” If tbe Chronicle
did not endorse this slander, and in?
tend to palm it off on the public as
true, why was not the vile charge
denounced in its editorial columna ?
Why did it give space to such a
dirty and foul attack on a respecta
ble association of white democrats ?
Can there be a deeper or more de-
jod the intelli-
From the Fulton County Jail Night
Before Last.
Atlanta, Out. 23.—[Special.]—Early
this morning the news of a desperate
attempt to break jail reached police
headquarters. The story as furnished
by the jailors is as follows:
About 11 o’clock Watchman Kimberly
heard the grating of a saw against the
iron bars across a window.
The police were notified, aud the
patrol wagon carried a detachment of
police to the jail, #
Two men were seen ruuning away
from the jail, and it is supposed that
they were present to aid the prisoners
in effecting their escape.
None of the prisoners were missing.
Charles M. Ozburn, convicted of mur
der, was confined in cell No. 24, and
Joseph Patterson, Gus Brit and W. H.
Bird occupied an adjoining cell. These
were tbe ring leaders, and they were all
white men. Tbe heavy iron bolts
which fasten the doors to these two
cells had been sawed, allowing the pris
oners to enter the hallway.
Patterson, on being questioned, said
the saw with which the work was done
was hidden in a negro’s cell. The saw
was found, and consisted of a wooden
frame with three steel blades.
All of the men refused to tell where
the saw came from. The jail authori
ties believe it was taken to Ozburu by
his wife.
Had Watchman Kimberly been a few
minutes later several of the prisoners
woald have escaped.
ATTEMPTTO KILL THE CZAR.
AiShot Fired at the Train In Which
He was Returning from Poland
Paris, Oct. 24.—The Evenement has
advices from St. Petersburg stating
that as the train in which the Czar was
is return to St. Peter.-ibur
But we are rambling from our subject.
At New Salem church yard, in Banks
couuty, near the road side, are two
graves, thnt are silent witnesses to a sad
tragedy. There are buried Mr Ste
piiens and his son, who were killed in
the cyclone that parsed through that
section about two years ago. The young
man had been injured in an accident on
the Air-Liue railroad, and had goue
home to recover. He intended to re
turn the next day, but this fearful mes
senger of death swept over the country
destroying the house that sheltered
him, and both father and son fell vic
tims to its wrath.
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* «
The people of Brauks still talk ab
that terrible visitor with blanched
cheeks, for it has left an impress of hor
ror on their minds that will never be
obliterated so long as the present gen
eration survives. Everything that the
storm king touched went down. For
ests disappeared; fields were swept
with a broom; flocks and herds were
transported on the wings of the wind
happy homes demolished, and destitu
tion and grief left in its wake. The ey-
cloue lifted up a house and moved it for
a short distance, without any great in
jury to building or occupants. It has
since been pillared up, and is now i i
habited, standing just where it was left
by the storm. A calf was carried out
of a pen, blown for some distance, ' but
escaped the slightest injary.
***
The citizens of Banks are sober, mor
al, God-fearing people, but the freaks
of that cyclone mystify them. There
was but one bar-room in the neighbor
hood, and ti-is stood directly in the
path of the storm. But just before
reached the building, an unseen hand
lifted up the the death-dealing visitor
from earth, and it passed far abovo this
bar-room, to again pound down upon
the homes of au honest farmer, that
it tore into splinter. Truly, does “God
work in a mysterious way, his wonders
to perform.”
A torpid liver deranges the wholeajre>
tern, and produces
Sick Headache,
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu
matism, Sallow Skin and Piles.
There is no better remedy for these
common diseases than Tntt’s Liver
Pills, os a trial will prove. Price, 25c.
Sold Everywhere. ,
Shot the Man who Jilted Her.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Chicago, Oot. 23.—Florence Tyler, of
Butler, I1L, and Eugene E. Mease were
formerly lovers. v\ hat changed the
current of their affections is not known;
only the horrid fact remains that Eugene
ngaged himself to a Miss Raymond and
married her a short time ago. Last
evening Miss Tyler went to the house
where the new made couple were sip
ping the delicachs of their honeymoon
and confronted the husband with, “I
want my ring and photograph, Eugene
Mease.” The package was immediately
delivered, but as Miss Tyler was leaving
the I ouse she suddenly turned, and
placing a revolver at Eugene’s faithless
breast fired. Fortunately by a sudden
movement sidewise be received the bul
let in his shoulder. Mease fell to the
floor and the bride fainted away. A
policeman heard the shot, and entering
arrested Miss Tyler.
In the recent legislative contest the
issue was drawn on prohibition, and
Mr. McDonald was elected on the pledge
that he would do all in his power t<
root out the liquor traffic. The fir.-
step taken will be to incorporate
church near Scroggins’ bar-room; and
if he changes his base, they will keep
on incorporating churches until he '
driven out of business. There is
church every three miles in Banks
county, and there is no longer hope for
the liquor seller.
The people around Arp are all strong
prohibitionists, and would shoulder
their muskets before allowing whisky
sold in their midst. Some time since a
fellow bought a few acres in that settle
ment, and put up a bar-room. He was
waited upon by a committee of leading
citi lens, who stated to the new-comer
that they would not tolerate such a bus
iness in their midst, but preferred to
use peacabie means. At last the man
was paid $250 in cash. The property'
owners then pledged themselves not co
sell any one a foot of land if liquor
would be sold on it.
***
The Arp Alliance has as its secretary
a beautiful young lady, Miss Stella
Carlon., She is also a leading member
in the Literary Society. The people of
Banks are justly proud of their talented
and beautiful ladies, and divide all the
honors with them. There are about
61)0 Alliancemen in Banks—an increase
of nearly 400 per cent, the past year.
They are anti-Gordon, of course, and
their representative in the legislature
will obey their wishes, and vote for
Sub-Treasury Senator.
* *
Farming lands in
Banks that we visited
$15 per acre, but tliey
Special by News Telegram Association.
Atlanta, Oct. 24.—Only meagre re
ports can be obtained concerning tbe re
ported race riot in Coflee County, as tbe
trouble occurred some distance from tbe
nearest point of telegraphic commuui-
cation. It appears that in the riot f„„ r
white men were shot down: B. E. Mc
Clendon, Frank and Thomas Seers and
John Hendiix. None of these are dead
according to latest reports.
The Governor has received a request
■to order out the militia on the ground
that the white people were at the mer
cy of an armed body of negroes. lie
a •eordingly ordered the Way cross Buies
to proceed at once to the scene of con
flict.
It appears that the negroes are be
ing led,m the fight by one L. B. Varn
a w iite man eugaged in the turpentine
business near Stokes’ turpentine mill
Stokes, Varn and Thomas Seers had a
dispute about a tract of land. Yarn
put hit. men to work on timber land and
Seers shot one of the negroes and drove
the others from the woods. Seers re-
turned iu the afternoon and fired into a
crowd of Varn’s hands. Varn’s negroes
to have revenge on Seers, armed them
selves and made an assault on the set
tlement with the above result. At last
accounts matters were somewhat quiet
and it is believed there will be no more
trouble.
.TILLMAN GAINING STRENGTH.
The Haskell Ticket Repudiated and
Denounced at Public Meetings.
Special oy News Tel.-gram Association.
Charleston, Oct. 21.—Here is a
straw which shows how the political
wind is blowing: In Sumter county
to lay the Tillraanites and Haskellires
each have a county ticket. At the Till-
manite primary they poled 1,200 votes,
while the Haskcilites polled at their pri
mary 86G. Only Sumter has been count
ed in the Haskell column. In Ander
son tbe struightouts held a meeting
pledging themselves to support the reg
ular democratic ticket. In town of Mid
way a public meeting repudiated the
delegates who represented that section
in the Haskell Convention, denounced
Haskell and his supporters as bolters,
and pledged themselves to support the
regular ticket. Similar meetings were
held at lionea, Path, Camdem, Green
ville and other towns, most of which
were anti-Tillman before the Haskell
ticket tame out.
Is the most ancient and most general of all
diseases. Scarcely a family is entirely free
from it, while thousands everywhere are Its
suffering slaves. Hood’s Sarsaparilla has
had remarkable success In curing every form
of scrofula. The most severe and painful
running sores, swellings fn the neck cr
goitre, humor In tlto eyes, causing partial
or total blindness, yield to the powerful
effects of this medicine. It thoroughly re
moves every impurity from the blood.
“ My little daughter’s life was saved, as
we believe, by Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Beforo
she was six months old she had 7 running
scrofula sores. One physician advised the
amputation of one of her fingers, to which
we refused assent When we began giving
her Hood’s Sarsaparilla, a marked improve
ment was noticed and by a continued use olit
her recovery was complete. And she is now.
being seven years old, strong and healthy.”
B. C. Jokes, Aina, Lincoln County, Me.
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Sold by all drnggitU. gl;ilxfor$5. Prepuredbl
C. L HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mia.
IOO Doses One Dollar
ANNOUfl CEMEKTS.
i am a candidate for Clerk of the
Court of Clarke county.having received
the endorsement of the Democratic par*
tv. J. K.Kekskl.
hereby announce myself for re-elec-
i to the office of Tax Receiver
put
widely known than Dr. J. H. McLean’s Volcan
ic Oil Liniment. It is a wonderful remedy.
MISS DAVIS’ WILL OF HER OWN.
She Broke Off Her Engagement With
Mr. Wilkinson Against His Wishes.
Specia by News Telegram Association.
Cincinnati, Oct. 24.—Mr. Alfred
Wilkinson, once the affianced of Miss
Winnie Davis, tbe “Daughter of the
Confederacy,” was in the United States
District Court this morning. He is at
torney for plnintiff in a big patent case.
When asked about his relations with
Miss Davis he was much annoyed, but
said:
“Miss Davis broke off the engage
ment herself, and solely on account of
her health, and 1 will also say that it
was very much against my wishes.
There was no other consideration in the
matter.”
“Is Miss Davis iu any sense an in
valid?”
“Well her health is not good, but that
was no reason for breaking as far as I
was concerned. 1 did not wish it. It
was aga ; nst my wishes* My friends all
thoroughly understood the situation.
She saw fit to sever the engagement. In
that case a gentleman can do nothing
but submit.”
THE PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.
the section of
tell at from -?10 to |
are well worth ! ,
never see au old, ! foriniu
Regular Runs to be Made Between
Pont Tampa and Kingston, Jamlca.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 24.—The deter
mination of Mr. H. B. Plant, president
of the Plant System of Railroads and
Steamships, to bring the islands of the
West India group nearer to Florida, is
illustrated by the establishment of a
line of steamships between Port Tampa
and Kingston, Jamaica. This is an ad
dition to the Havana line. The Olivette,
the pioneer ship of the line, will leave
Port Tampa on the 24th inst. for King
ston, to be followed by other ships,
;ular semi-monthly line
i\il! winter «n/] «i>rillC r
1
tion
Clarke county, having been
by the Democratic party.
David E. Sn^.
endorsed
.1 hereby announce myself fort® - ® .
lien to the office of Tax Collecto
Clarke county, having received the
dorsement of the Democratic party-
II. H. Listo>-
I hereby announce myself for re ' t “J“ r
County Treasurer
been endorse®
tion to the office of
of Clarke county,bavin
by the Democratic primary.
C.-I. U’Earria^
:-elec-
1 hereby announce myself forre-
tion to the office of Sheriff °’ , or5e .
county, having received the t.
ment of the Democra’ c party.
oilN "■ *‘ iiK
I hereby announce myself e ke
tion to the office of Coroner < ,| ]6
county, having been endorsee
Democratic party. 4 j> itXE b-
Having been nominated o? 1 ot
ing neen noimuu**-- ,,^01
oerats of Clarke county for ^ oun c*
I hereby -" t0
for re-eb* t| o
0 b. Das**-!"
County Surveyor,
myself a candidate
that office,
d&w.
FOR ALDERMAN.
■ —* , ,. canto?
I hereby announce mysel , nation
date for re-election t0 . subject
Alderman in the Fointh “
to the action of the 1 ® p^-us-
mary.
I am a candidate for
Alderman in the ® ec °p c „ 0C ral!CJ
of
re-elect'®?^
ward ,2**3
to the action
mary.
The friends of Capt. C- ^
announce him as a candi to 1
man in the Third ward, subjet
Democratic primary. ^
At the request of many^"fjdite^
by announce myself ns » d
Alderman from the First**
to the Democ»tu^primary icBtffJ n.
SPEdAL
We hereby request our ie oa ri
Mr. W. F. Dorsey, to ref» ^ aldo
terest in tbe council ® ba ® pfcdgjj
man of the first ward- ar e » !l
himourearnestsupp >M na
to guarantee hl ® and
The friends of J«-
spectfully announce {1^ ^
for Alderman in , , ju)ary-
jeot to the Democratic^ 1
of
At
friends,
the solicitation
M r. \V- M. I 1