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GOV. GORDON’S OPPOSITION.
CeiU'in politicians and papers in
Georgia are now claiming the credit
of engineering Gov. Gordon's cam*,
puign, and electing bim to tbe Sen
ate. The truth is, these same
agencies, sm far from electing Gov
Gordon, are io a large measure re
sponsible for the hard struggle he
had to make for office. If Gov. Gor
don had been left alone, he would
have had a walk-over, and no oppo
sition to his unanimous election be
raised. The AUiancemen were not
lighting or opposing Gordon, but
their resentment was directed against
the men and papers that bad centred
around bim. It was like waving a
red flag before a mad hull. John B.
Gordon owes his election to the
Senate not to the men who are claim
ing the praise, hut to two influences*
First, his brilliant war record, and
the love and gratitude that the peo
ple of Georgia feel toward this great
soldier. Second, to the leaders and
officers of the Farmers’ Alliance, who
persisted in nominating as his oppo
nent Mr. Pal Calhoun—au honorable,
true and brilliant young man—but
a candidate whom the people were
not prepared or willing to accept.
But to secure the coveted prize, Gov.
Gordon had to make a great many
hack tracks, and his last speech in
Atlanta must have rankled his proud
spirit. That address showed he felt
and apprt dated the power of the Al
liance. Had Gordon, at the be
ginning of the campaign, made one-
half tbe concessions that he did at
its close, not a word of opposition
would have been raised to his elec
tion to the Senate.
His election was a great victory
for Gordon, for he overcame the
strongest organization in our State
aud defeated the Atlanta Constitu
tion, that was accorded the piaise of
electing bim Governor. Gov. Gor
don needs no influence to give him
any oflice he aesires at the hands of
Georgians, so long ns he does not put
himself antagonistic to tbe interests
of our farmers.
But we will say to future politi
cians, who may think that they can
defy and then overcome the Alliance,
as Gov. G irdon has done, that ibis
organization of our farmers is neither
dead nor slee[>eih—and Jt.hn B. Gor
don is the only man in the South
that can pursue the course ne has
taken, and not be crushed out of po
litical existence.
fund was taken from the Atlanta
University on account of co-educa
tion of tbe races in* that institution.
Capt. Pope’s bill was a proper and
just one, and we hope it will pass.
We have always admired Capt. A.
F. Pope, but after watching his
course id Atlanta for the past two
weeks, our appreciation of that gen
tleman and his Arm character was
gratiy enhanced. For the Alliances
men W> go back od Capt. Pope is to
go back on their organization and its
platform.
SUNDAY CHAT.
THE
THREATENED
PANIC.
A NEV HOTEL.
FINANCIAL
Is Now Almost Assured for
Athens
It May Turn Out Best for the South—
A Wilkes County Firm Stops the
Banner—The Alliance Question Dis
cussed—The Order Is Neither Dead
or Sleepeth.
MB. R. K. REAVES TO BUILD OH THE
DORSEY LOT
HON. A. F. POPE. OF OGLETHORPE-
We learn that dissatisfaction ex
ists in Oglethorpe county over the
fact that Hon. A. F. Pope refused to
vote for Gen. Gordon as U. S. Sena
tor, and also Secnuse he has intros
duced a hill to establish another ne
gro college in Georgia.
As to the first complaint, if we
mistake aot the sentiment of the
people of that county, Capt. Pope,
in castiug his vote as he did in tbe
the Senatorial contest, represented
the wishes of a large majority of his
people. Oglethorpe gave Hon. J. T.
Olive a unanimous support on ac
count of his support of the Sub-
Treasury bill, and that gentleman
had not a more earnest friend than
Capt. Pope. If they were authorized
in demanding that a Congressman
be pledged to the support of this
measure, is it not even more import
ant that a Senator should also be
elected on the same line? It is folly
to draw the line on one House of
C ingress, and leave the other un
guarded.
We were with Capt. Pope for over
two weeks in Atlanta, and the people
of Oglethorpe never had a more faith
ful and vigilent representative. He
stood by the Alliance and its prin
ciples with unwavering devotion, and
no power could make him swerve,
li the legislature of Georgia. *as
filled with such iron-ribbed Alii—
ancemen as A. F. Pope,that organiza
tion would to-.daj T be triumphaot in
stead ot defeated. Capt. Pope is a
pure, true aud incorruptible man,
anil he will represent his people
lo&rlessly and faithfully. He does
oot rdvocate oue measure at home
ami another iu Atlanta, and neither
does he seek or care for the applause
of the multitude. He defended in
the halls of the legislature the same
principles that he defended in his
lodge room at home.
No sensible man who understands
fke situation will censure Capt. Pope
f or hie bill to establish a colored
College in Georgia. Tbe money to
he appropriated to this col’eg*; be.-
longs to the negroes, and* can ’be
The low price for cotton and scarcity
of money is playing havoc with business
this fall. An unusually fine crop has
been made in our section, but tbe pro
longed rains seriously injured tbe sta
ple, and reduced its value. The lint of
a great deal of tbe cotton brought to
market is rotten. Where it is simply
stained, the price equals that paid last
year. Our cotton buyers, however, are
meeting these troubles bravely, and in
spite of all drawbacks keep up t..e rec
ord of Athens as the best cotton market
in the South. Our receipts the present
year will be over 100,000 bales.
***
The financial situation all over the
country, the past week, looked very
much like the famous “Black Friday.”
Without anyappare.it cause, and m the
face of abuudaut crops and manufactu
ring activity, there became a tightness
in the money market. The strongest
banking houses iu the world began to
totter, and distrust was everywhere ap
parent. Values decreased, and Lank
ruptcy stared thousands in the face.
There is no earthly cause for this state
of affairs. How the matter wi I end uo
one can tell. Trade in albr n h
paralyzed and the business world is pre
pared for the worst.
«**
We hope and believe, however, that
the country will stem the tide,
our finances right themselves.
The effects, however, of this threatened
panic will be felt for a year at least
We attribute this to tbe concentration
of capital, and believe it will result
beneficial to thesoutb. The millionaire
stock dealers of New York, have it in
their power to inflate or depress any
securities as their interest dictates, and
nothern investors are wearied of having
their money beiug made a shuttlecock
and battledore for a few financial
sharks.
*’ _
They will now seek other investments
that cannot be tampered with by the
New York stock exchange, and will
look to the south for them
Only yesterday we were shown
letter from one of the strongest
companies in New* York, inquiring of
there were any good southern securi
ties for sale—either city* county o
state bonds —as it was desired to change
all of their investments to the south. So
after all, this threatened panic may
turn out for the best to our people, and
result in developing our resources aud
buiidiug up our country
•**
Our people must not lose confidence
in one another. The fanners an I mer
chants must stand shoulder to shoulder,
aud make mutual concessions. When a
draft is due it must be paid at any sac
rifice of profit. Do not hold back your
cotton if you owe it for supplies, with
the hope of securing a better price. By
so doing you will only hasten the evil
day. The southern merchauts are
not responsible for the low price
of our great staple on this financial
stagnation. They suffer as keenly as
d > the farmers who made the crop. Let
writes back from New York as follows: I every Democrat unite in 1892 t> wipe
“Editor Banner—Dr Giebier, of the j out of power tbe villainous party that
Pasteur Institute, New York, oilers to I is directly responsible for this state of
treat the two cases bitten by the mad- I affairs, and that permits the strong to
dog free of charge, if the citizens will oppress the weak. Our only hope rests
pay their way here, as they are negroes i i |1 restoring the Democracy. the party
and are not able to pay their own ex- ! of the people—to power again
penses. He say-: ‘They will die if not I , * * , , .
attended to.’ He also oilers to help pay " « yesterday received a sarcastic let-
their way and do all he can if the citi- ! ter from Messrs. S. b. Veal & Sons, mer-
zens ot Atbeus are not willing to pay.” ’ chants of Wilkes county, ordering their
p~per discontinued. As an ottset
At a Cost of $ 125,000.
THE WEEKLY BANNER.
The merchants of Athens do not
properly appreciate The Weekly
Banner as an advertising medium.
It has now attained the largest cir
culation of any paper ever published
in our city, and each mail adds to
its subscription list. It is a great
popular favorite with farmers and
Alliaucemen, and is a welcome visi
tor to thousands of homes in tbe
country tributary to our city. Not
less than 25 000 people read its every
issue. There is no better way for
our business men toreacb this splen
did class of patrons than to plant au
advertisement in its columns. Tbe
people who lake weekly papers read
everything they conlain, aDd a jour
nal that is so popular as The Ban
ner passes from house to house, um»
til it is worn out. Not only is our
paper sweeping the country for fifty
miles or more on every side of Ath**
ens, but is now securing a fine circus
a ion all over Georgia and Soulb
Carolina. We sent out la6t week
a great many extra copies, and they
are invariably followed by new lists
of subscribers.
The Weekly Banner is doing a
great and good woik in advertising
Athens, and our enterprising mer
chants should keep its columns filled
with their announcements.
Our printed subscription lists are
open to inspection, so that you can
tell at a glance the extent of our cir
culation, and the class of men who
read our paper.
Verburn sat.
THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
READY.
A Beautiful and Desirable Site for the
Building.
THE PASTEUR TREATMENT-
The Good It Is Doing In Cases of
Threatened Hydrophobia.
The Pasteur Institute, in New York,
under the management of Dr. Giebier,
is doiug a wonderful amount of work in
treating cases of threatened hydropho
bia. Messrs. II. N. Snead and Clarence
Rowland are in New York, and are un
dergoing Dr. Giebier’s treatment. It
will be remembered that two negroes
were bitten by the same dog that bit
Messrs Snead aud Rowland. Mr. Snead
THEY WILL NOT VACATE.
this irreparable (?) loss of one dollar
year, The Banner has added over
hundred new names to its list. The
very fellows who are now rejoicing
the loudest over the election
General Gordon cannot show
where they carried him a single vote
• while the position taken by i he Ban-
The Yahoo Boys Will be Left In the
Dormitory
A sweet thought to the boys.
That they will not have to bid fare
well to the*Yahoo. .
Chancellor Boggs had fully inad« up j nek was supported and endorsed by
his mind to close up the dormitory
order to stop the disturbances on the
campus, such as the building of bon
fires, etc. But the boys were loth to
leave the old familiar hall, endeared to
them in so many ways, and determined
if possible to get a revocation of the
order which closed it up. So they have
agreed with Dr. Boggs to keep order in
the campus aud help break up all kinds
of disorder, and under promise of good
order being kept it has been determined
that Yahoo Hall will nor be closed.
So the'Yahoo boys will not have to
quit the retreat so full of pleasant mem
ories to them.
the representaves from seventeen conn
ties iu this section. We are satisfied
with the fight we have made, and will
try to bear, with Christian resignation
the loss of Ned’s dollar.
HE IS PARALYZED.
THE ALLIANCE.
BISHOP BECKWITH DANGEROUS
LY ILL.
Dream That May Lead
the White House.
to
A Man Well Known Throughout Ceor- M .~
gia and the South-After an Illness Matters That Will Be Brought
of a" Month he Is Stricken With Pa
ralysis—May Not Recover.
Up at Ocala.
Leg Badly Fractured.—Jack King,
a negro blacksmith, had his leg badly
fractured last night. King was at
tempting to mount a horse when the
animal slipped and fell, fracturing the
man’s leg severely. It was dressed and
attended to by a physician, but it will
be some time before he will be able to
be out again.
Electric Line.—Mr. Voss, who is
now north, will shortly return home,
when lie will proceed to give out the
contract to construct our new electric
line. The material for it has partially
arrived and as soon as the apparatus for
motive power is purchased there will
be nothing to do but to commence work
and push it through to early comple
tion.
A Curious Vkgetablk Freak.—Mr.
Daniel had on exhibition a rare curiosi
ty from the vegetable kingdom in the
form of a beet whose configuration was
precisely similar to that of a man. The
limbs were rounded and symmetrical
and the whole beet bote a striking re
semblance to a man in nature’s garb.
This goes a long ways towards strength
ening Carlyle’s statement that a man is
a ‘‘forked radish with a fantastically
curved head.”
He Should Patent It.—A man In
East Athens has happened upon a
device to avoid bathing his pedal ex
tremities. He makes his dog perform
with his tongue the sun;*' services usu-
We have the consciousness of doing
our full duty in defense of the Alliance
and its principles; and if the fight was
to be made over again, we would not
swerve from our former course.. We
have no desire to keep alive the dissen
sion between the Gordon and anti-Gor
don men, and are willing to let “the
dead past bury its dead;” but if certain
parties think they can crow over the
vanguisbed alliance and its friends,
they will discover that this organiza
tion is “neither dead or sleepeth,” and
that it will know how to defend its
friends and aud treat its foes.
***■ ~
There are no more Gen. Gordons in
Georgia, and from now on the fight
will be made on a more equal footing.
An organization that has the power to
force as Btrong a candidate and |>opjlar
a man as Gen. Gordon into such con
cessions as he made to reconcile thi
Alliance, aud then defeat him on a joint
ballot in the House of Representatives,
is not to be ridiculed. The Farmers’
Alliance is today as strong as it ever
was, and more detei mined in its pur
poses. Even Gen Gordon recognizes
this fact. One thing we are assured
of—in seventeen counties around Ath
ens the Alliance is the livest corpse you
ever saw, and the men who are now
ridiculing and sneering at its defeat
will some day be made to realize this
fact. Paste this prophecy on your
memory. '
***
The Alliancr concedes to every one
the right to support any man or meas
ure you see proper, but also desires the
same privilege. But when certain par
ties seek to use a victory that was gain
ed by the most humiliating concessions
and “a mere scratch,” into a rebuke and
defeat for the farmers, they are widely
at sea. We have conversed with hun
dreds of AUiancemen since the election
of Senator Gordon, and they are as im
movable as Stone Mountain. Tbe men
who are flopping over were always
weak-kneed brothers, and the order will
be better and stronger without than
with them.
It really seems that Athens will at
last have a new hotel.
Our enterprising merchant, Mr.R. K.
Reaves, has taken the matter in haud,*
and this gentleman “knows no such
word as fail.” He has gone to work
quietly, and has all of his arrangements
about perfected. The plan and specifi
cations are prepared, and the building
will be a credit not only to Athens, but
to any city in the South.
The estimated cost of the building
alone is $125,000. it will be erected ou
the triangular block at the intersection
of Broad and Oconee streets that Mr.
Reaves bought of Mr. A. S. Dorsey.
This is an admirable site for a
hotel. It is near the business center of
the city, and convenient to the depots.
The view is one of the grandest in up
per Georgia. The lot is on the crest of
bill that overlooks a large part ef the
city and presents to the eye the beauti
ful landscape of East Athens, with its
verdant hills dotted with the homes of a
happy industrial population. The Oco
nee, like a golden ribbon, winds its tor
turous course between the two hills,
spanned with towering railway bridges,
across which creep the long trains of
ciifs. This view from the Dorsey bill
has always been the admiration of
strangers, and when these heights are
crowned with a palatial hotel, and
even a greater elevation and
wider sweep for the eye is attained, the
beauty of this picturesque view will be
increased and extended
The shape of the block renders it es
pecially desirable for hotel purposes.
It is a V, aud hence every room will
have a front and be equally desirable.
The cooling breezes from off the Oconee
valley will come fresh to the cheeks of
the guests, while ou every band will be
presented a landscape worthy the brush
of an artist. v
From the windows of this hotel the
various industries of our city will be
kept constantly shifting before the eyes
of strangers—a veritable panorama of
busy life. Our cotton mills, foun
dries, shops, railways, et<?., etc., are
spread out in plain view. There js not
a better location in Georgia for a hotel
than this site, aud it will be a popular
liaveu for travelers.
A perfect system of drainage can be
had, for the water runs off in every di
rection, and it is but ashprt distance to
the river.
It is Mr. Reaves’ intention to devote
the ground floor to stores and offices,
all of which can be readily rented at
good prices. There will be room for a
large number.
Now that we have a chance to secure
a hotel that will be a credit to Athens
and supply a long-felt want, let our
citizens come to Mr. Reaves’ assistance
and give him all the aid and encourage
ment in their power. We see more
hope for this project than any yet sug
gested. Just because the hotel is not
adjacent to your property, don’t refuse
your assistance.
By next year we will have a new
government building, and Clayton
street can capture that. Athens is
growing too fast to hope to confine all
the enterprises to one street.
We do not know what arrangements
Mr. Reaves will make about his build
ing; but it seems to us the best plan
would be to issue bonds, of various
amounts, to cover the cost, and then
let every citizen take his share of these
securities. While they will not pay a
large interest, tbe great boom that this
new hotel would give to Athens, will
more than repay the cost of its con
struction.
It is the cry of the dealer that his imi
tation is “as good as Old Saul’s Cattarrh
Cure.” This should convince yon which
is tbe beat.
Large sales indicate the merit of all
" articles. Dealers sell more of Dr.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 22.—Bishop
Beckwith had a stroke of paralysis this
morning at three o’clock this moi ning,
and is now lying in a very dangerous
condition at his home on South
Pryor street.
At the hour named he got out of bed
and went into his bath-room. In a few
moments his daughter heard him fall,
and went at once to his assistance.
The entire right side is paralyzed.
The friends of Bishop Beck** ith in
Atlanta and throughout the state will
learn with deep sorrow of his critioal
condition
Bishop Beckwick has been sick one
month today, suffering greatly with
an abscess in the face
From the first his condition has been
very serious, and his friends have been
apprehensive all along.
On Friday last Dr. Elkin and Dr.
Cooper performed an operation upon
the abseess, from which the bishop suf
fered intensely.
Bishop John W. Beckwith is one of
the most distinguished and best known
divines iu the south. He is sixty years
old, and has been bishop of Georgia for
twenty-three years.
Especially is he well known in this
state, having been accustomed to visit
ing all parts of the state during his sen*'
vice as bishop.
He is a man of profound learning and
deep piety, and his loss would be keenly
felt by the "itire community, and espe
cially by the Episcopal church of the
state.
This afternoon Bishop Beckwith was
growing weaker. His condition is re
garded as extremely critical.
later.
Bishop Beckwith died in Atlanta at
six o’clock Sunday morning surround
ed by loving relatives and friends.;
His loss to the Episcopal church and
to the State is irreparable.
The Argument is That by That Time, In
Many States, Farmers’ and Laborers'
Organisations Will Hold the Balance of
Power—Views of an Alliance Cungrese-
man-Elert from the West.
Washington, Nov. 22.—The congress
of the National Farmers’ Alliance will
open the first week in December at Oca
la, Fla.
One of the principal questions to bo
considered will be the policy of the or
ganization for 1892. At national head
quarters, in this city, that policy has al-
VOL. 68—NO.
Alliance Department
GEORGE T. MURRELL. Editor
SENATOR JOHN B. GORDON.
The election of General Gordon totho
United States Senate is not, as some
suppose, a death blow* to the Alliance.
Far from it. I^e was elected by the Al
liance votes in the General Assembly.
He was the only candidate in the Sena
torial contest that was eligible to our
order. It was known that his applica
tion had been seut in for initiation and
that he would become a member imme-
uiediately after the election whether he
was elected or not. It was further de
monstrated that the contest had uarrow-
ed down to Calhoun vs.Gordon and it
was so hard to convince the boys
that a great railway syndicate is
a better friend to the farmers than a
modified Sub-Treasury plan.
There was but one obstacle in the
way of Mr. Calhoun’s success, and that
was his intimate connection with as le-
ready received consideration. Some of I gal adviser with the Richmond Terini-
the leaders in this movement, encour-1 na l* Hut for this, he would have da-
recent eucceree*
possibility of a third party victory on a edged this. The w ord syndicate is a
national scale. The manner in which great scare-crow to the average Alli-
they do it is interesting, if not wholly I anceman. This is the way he spells
convincin' “syndicate.” m-o-n-o-p-o-l-y. You
, may as well expect an untamed colt to
It is actual Alliance headquarters fig; keep his serenity of mind when a spot-
tiring, too, and not, as moat readers ted hog jumps out of the corner of the
would suppose, an emanation from St. fence as that an Allianceraan
Flizuix>Hi navi.,,,, .. will move serenely on down the road
Elizabeth asylum. They classify the looki for the home of bis friend with
states and the present electoral vote as | a ,i th<! *jgii boards bearing this awful
inscription upon them.
Tbe great enthusiasm of delight man-
follows:
• Surely Republican In 1892.
Maine 6, Vermont 4, Pennsylvania 80,
Ohio 23. Total 63.
Surely Democratic.
New York 36, New Jersey 9, Delaware
ifested by the people in the cities and
towns of Georgia aud even those of
other states and the heel-kicking-up hi
larity indulged in by all the enemies of
the Alliance at our gallant Gordon’s ma-
8, Maryland 8, Texas 18, Kentucky 9. jority of three, is a compliment to the
Total 78. strength.
Sure for the Peoples* Party. When we remember that an awful
North Carolina 11, South Carolina 9, and disastrous division in the Alliance
Georgia 12, Kansas 9, Nebraska 5, Mich- ranks was brought about by the intro-
igau 13, Mississippi 9, North Dakota 8, Auction of a new idea. Thenarrowness
South Dakota 4, Minnesota 7. Total 82. of escape from defeat unrler unfavorable
r-.wwi . circumstances on tbe Alliance side made
„ v Ground. the Gordon men glad and the anti’s
Alabama 10, Arkansas 7, California 8, proud. So that everybody in the city
Colorado 3, Florida 4, Illinois 32, Indiana i ot Atlanta might have felt proud and
15, Iowa IS, Louisiana 8, Missouri 16, happy. It was hard to tell who was
Tennessee 12, Virginia 12, West Virginia which and which,was who.
6, Wisconsin 11. Total 147. Everybody seemed to take in the joy-
The Alliance argument is that in all ous occasion and most of them gave un-
the states classified as fighting ground mistakable evidence of having taken in
the faimers’ and laborers’ organizations much “good spirits,” especially the fel-
are, or will be, strong enough to hold the | low who shot the cracker on my hat.
CAT AND RATTLER.
oegrop« v
*'«ucai;.>n of this race- It comes • cleanses the man’s feet Mioronghly i v- .
Itom the government and not from ory night before he re. ires, and seems i Go to W. \. .Tester for oysters fried
v- c 'tciuuitui, uuu mu sHm with Mia bill That .1
toe tax-psyersj of; Geoigia.
f
i perfectly satisfied with the job. That
■I’be dog must have an iron constitution.
The Crafty Feline Gives Battle to the
Snake and Kills It.
“Rattlesnakes may charm birds, rab
bits and dogs with their subtle power,
but a cat is superior to their fatal mag
netism.”
The speaker was a prominent farmer
of Clarke county, who observed this in
the presence of a Banner reporter, il
lustrating it with this:
“I own a large, olack, sinewy cat,
which seems to have a special antipathy
to snakes and lizzards, killing every oue
it can find.
Well, some time since, I saw the cat
creeping cautiously through heavy tufts
of grass and watched it, almost certain
that it was after some prev. A few feet
away I discovered a large rattlesnake,
coiled, with head angrily erect, and
his fangs glittering dangerously.
I knew that he was ready to strike
and watched with breathless interest
the tactics of the cat. The hideous rep
tile was swaying to and fro, with its
bead-like eyes riveted on the creeping
cst. I knew in an instant that tue
snake was trying to exercise its pecul
iar power over the cat, who seemed un
conscious of its apparent jeo"ardy. The
snake continued to watch the approach
ing cat, whose body and tail were
twitching nervously, and it seemed as
if they were testing their respective
mesmeric power. The cat drew closer
and closer to the coiled reptile and it
seemed to me that the animal had fallen
a victim to the deadly cnarm of the rat
tler. When about three feet from the
quivering, swaying body of the snake
the cat stopped, placed jits feat in a po
sition to spring,its body being less mo
tion.
The snake seemed surprised, and
changed its position slightly. This was
what tbe cat wanted, and quick as a
flash of lightning it leaped and caught
tbe snake by the neck with teeth aud
claws, and rolled over and over on the
ground a few minutes with the reptile
writhing and squirming, until life was
extinct.
The leonine-like cat did not release
its hold on the snake until long after it
bad ceased to move. It then would
turn and eye it closely to see if it
evinced the faintest symptoms of ani
mation, or made a suspicious movement.
It was a fascinating sight, and I do not
doubt but that the rattler bad counted
on making a good Bquare meal out of
mv cat.”
bull’s Baby Syrup than all other reme
dies for the cure of baby disorders.
Pioneers in This Direction.—There
are three students who formed a reso
lution some months since that they
would ouly batlie once this winter and
but for an unforeseen disaster they
would be still adhering to their deter
mination. Something transpired that
forced a second bath and thus after a
months trial this grand resolution faded
into nothingness.
balance of power.
An Alliance Man’s Views.
An Alliance congressman-elect from
the west puts the plan in this way:
“In states where the Democratic part
is in the minority the Peoples’ party wi
fuse with the Democrats, each of the
Everybody tried to speak but nobody
would listen. So many eloquent ex
pressions were lost in the shouts of the
waving, staggering and screaming mul
titude. Oh! it was a glorious night for
everybody. On the grand stand at the
artesian well a first-class variety show
parties in the fusion to have an equal I Performed. Many prominent Al-
sliare of electoral votes. The same will dance men took leading parts in the
be done with the Republicans in the ^ or( J° n an <J anti-Gordon
states where they are in the minority, fire-works were bunched together and
That will insure us a full and fair vote, the wLo b thln 2 fire and went up
north, south, east and west. The proba- with a “bang.” Boisterous harmony
bilities of a third partv coming into the characterized the occasion, and thous-
fiold will confuse the old-time politicians. ands of men went to their several places
No one can so easiiv determine in ad- & kode full of very ‘‘fine spirits,
vanco the *possibi)ities of the future on I Gen. Gordon heroically defended us
that line as those who are in the secret from the advancing armies ot 1861 to
counsels of the Alliance. Therefore, the 11865. Fought the carpet-baggers in
advantage in such a triangular contest
will be ours.’"
PROFESSIONAL ROBBER.
He Enters a Bar in Macon and Demands
the Money.
Macon, Ga., Nov, 22.—A rather unu
sual occurrence took place at about 3
o’clock, in the Commercial hotel bar in
this city. A white man walked into the
bar, and drawing two pistols from his
pockets, demanded whatever money
might be in the house. He forced the
barkee)>er to hold up his hands, while he
proceeded to look for the money. Before
he had gotten behind the counter, how
ever, several negro waiters ran into the
bar and the robber very promptly cov
ered them with liiu pistols, at the same
time commanding the barkeeper to po
litely pass over the money, as he was
unable to get it himself.
At this juncture two policemen came
robber
in. and the would-be
the dark reconstruction days, and now
promises to lead the farmers on to fi
nancial success. He was a good gover
nor and will doubtless be a good Alli-
anceman.
It is nonsense to talk about the Alli
ance being defeated. Is electing one of
its own brother members to an office of
high public trust defeat? Senator Gor
don has promised to stand by us. What
better could we ask V
The general is a little off on the Sub-
Treasury, but this was brought about
by a misunderstanding all around.
Somebody bad misrepresented, the
attitude of the Farmers’ Alliance,
toward the (General s candidacy, and
the General * was a little exasperated
and said some things that he regretted
and always will deplore.
He has promised to do great things
for us. Let ns give him our support
and our prayers.
The great battle is over._ Nobody
guishes behind iron bars, with four war
rants against him—for attempt at Rob
bery, larceny after trust, carrying con
cealed weapons and other things.
The man gives his name as (J. W. Ben
ton, and says he is from Mlghigan.
IS THE C.&M.
TO BE SOLD?
now lan- haa been badly wounded. There are
RICHMOND A DANVILLE OFFICIALS
WERE IN MACON YESTERDAY.
HENRY MOORE HUNG,
For the Murder of a Peddler—He
.Makes a Confession.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Jessup, Ga., Nov. 22.—Henry Moore,
the negro who was accused of the mur
der of a peddler, was hung here yes
terday. The drop fell at 2:2l exactly,
and death ensued almost instautly from
strangulation. The body was cut do wu
at 2:34, and turned over to a medical
college.
Tbe priest who attended Moore on tbe
scaffold, was asked by the doomed man
to make a statement for bim. Tbe
priest stated that Moore declared that
the killing was accidental, aud that
Jordan, who is now serving a life sen
tence in the penitentiary was not re -
sponsible for it.
some sore-heads and some disappointed
ambitions to be looked after, but iu the
course of time wounds will be healed
| and the country will be prosperous and
happy. Long live the Alliance.
Leg Badly Injured.—Car Inspector
J. R. Miles had the misfortune to have
his leg badly wrenched and bruised at
the N. E. R. R. yesterday by coming in
contact with an iron oar axle and the
two wheels which had been set in mo
tion. He will be disabled for some time
from it.
SKULL CRUSHED.
Lonzo Poole has his Skull Crushed by
a Rock at Lula Junction.
^ ^ f i „ i A scrimmage occurred last Tuesday
spect the Covington and Macon a j. mi* junction in which Lonzo Poole
Preparatory to Purchase. | ka( j jj{ g g^ull crushed by a rock in the
hands of a man by the name of Tinch,
„ „ „ M - who lives some seventeen miles aliove
M acok, Ga., Nov. 22. Is the Cov I Bgjton on the main line. Poole says
ington and Macon railroad to be scoop- that tbe assault was an unprovoked one
ed in by the Richmond aud Danville? I mid no premonition of tbe intentions <>f
Tfialteceruinly the -.y th. ng8 ta* SSft’S.'Sll 5”. iTvy%S
just now. and lay in an unconscious condition
. Mr. E. Berkeley, superintendent of some time, his friends expecting hint to
the Georgia division of the Richmond die at any moment. Tbe latest reports
and Danville system, visited Macon yes- from bim are to tbe effect that in all
terday in his private car, “Currahee.” probability he will recover. Tinch left
He was accompanied by Mr. C. M. Bol- I for parts unknown and np to date has
ton, chief engineer of the entire system, not been arrested or bis whereabouts
They left Athens early yesterday discovered,
morning and came over the Covington I
Indications That They Came to In-
stewed or b oiled.
When the Heart Is Affected
By Rheumatism, or auy of the muscles
near that orgau, it is like tampering
with an electric wire,, for death may
come at any moment. If life is worth
$5, go to the druggists and get Dr.
Drummond’s Lightulng Remedy, or
send to tbe Drummond Medicine Co.,
48-50 Maiden Lane, New York, and
they will send you a large bottle by
prepaid express. It is oot as quick as
electricity, but it will save your life if
you take it iu time. Agents wanted.
Special prices to merchants on
orauges, apples, peanuts, cider, candies,
etc. W. A. Jester.
BOTH FEET CRUSH ED OFF.
& Macon railroad. They were accom
panied by Maj. Key, the receiver of the
road, and other gentlemen prominent
in railroad circles.
A careful inspection of the road was
made by these gentlemen as they went
aloug. Note was taken of tbe condition
of the road-bed, the ties,trestles,bridges,
etc., along the entire length.
On arriving in Macon, their car was
sidetracked and they were taken for a
drive around the city and suburbs by
Superintendent Craig.
SUMMONED HOME.
Mr. J. D. Russom Has Both Hts Feet
Crushed Off.
Mr. M. A. Daniel returned last night
from Tocco a, where be was summoned
to see Mr. J. D. Russom, a young man
about 18 years of age, who was his
nephew.
Mr. Russom had the misfortune to
bare, both of his feet crashed and man
gled so, by accidentally failing under
the wheels of a car, on the E. & A. R.
R. that was in motion, that in order to
preserve his life both limbs were am
putated near the knee. — .
Tho operation was skillfully perform
ed, and at last accounts Mr. Ransom
was doing as well as could be expected
under (lie circumstances*
Dr. Andrew A- Lipscomb Passes over
the river.
Another venerable and distinguished
Georgian has answered the summons of
his master.
In tbe quietude of tbe Sabbath eve
ning, surrounded by loving relative*
and friends, the soul of t Ex-Chancellor
After enjoyin’g j Andrew A. Lipscomb burst its earthly
ness with railroad men here for some L
hours, the gentlemen returned to their j the throne ol God.
private car, and at 6:30 in the evening, I Dr. Lipscomb had been sick for aev-
left for Athens. oral days, and although his physician
As representatives of a great railroad did u inhi8 r to 8ave him th6
corporation trying to extend Us lines, “ “ . ■
and being, themselves, on an errand of fullness of old age added to the disease
that kind, they were, of course, guard- baffled all efforts.
ed in their talk. But enough bad al
ready been heard to make tbe object of
their visit no longer a matter of doubt.
W. A. Jester is now receiving large
shipments of oranges, apples, bananas,
grapes, peanuts, candies etc., for the
wholesale and retail trader
His death removes from our midst a
meet distinguished man. As educator,
Christian, and man, be endeared him
self to all with whom he came in con-
tact.
bis familiar face will be missed by
all, but his memory will live beyond
the giave
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