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W. II. QUEEN, J. M. CULP,
Con i Supt.. Tronic Mn gr.
Washington, D. C. WaBhington D. C
She Wanted Her Share.
She was a tall, spare woman, sal
low of coloring, lustorloss of aye, wit h
stooping shoulders and Lard gnarled
hands For forty years she had been
the wife of tho man wild sat bosh 10
her in tho lawyer’s office, and those
forty years had been spent in the
hard manual labor, llio perennial
baking and brewing, I he almost cease
less round of toil that belongs to tho
lot of farmer’s wives.
Their joint home had been a small
acreage of laud in Western Pemisyl-
vHiiia. which had been hardly re
claimed from the wilderness, but
which now, in the light of some ro-
cent coal findings, had become a val
uable and salable property. It was
to execute such a deed of sale that
tho two had come to the attorney’s
office, and they waited passively and
quietly while the lawyer’s clerk pre
pared it.
Presently it was ready, and true to
the custom of their married life 11
was ‘•father" who first took tho
pen, and, with much labor and pains,
produced his signature.
Then ‘ mother" was asked to put
her name on the proper line, and a
place was made for her at the office
desk. Hut she did not move. Her
hands fumbled nervously and she
cleared her throat of some choking
emotion
‘‘Before I sign that paper," she
said, and her voice grew steady and
firm, “I want to know what my
share's to lx*. I’ve worked as hard
us fat her ail those years on tho farm,
and I’vo pinched and managed and
earned whatever s to be paid for it,
ns much ns lie, and 1 want a set smn
that’s all mine, and that I can hold
in my own hands and have belong to
me alone."
Husband and lawyer wore both
amazed ut. ibis outburst, but her
manner indicated so much resolution
behind it that the legal man proposed
at once not to combat her, but to ac
cede to her request. In a concilia
tory speech ho acknowledged tho |
reasonableness of her demand and
wished to know what she would con
sider a fair estimate of her shore, her
husband sitting by dazed and speech
less at this most unexpected turn of
affairs.
The woman did not hesitate.
"I thought of that, too," she said.
"It’s been forty years, a good forty
years, for wo took the farm in the
fall, and this is spring, and it seems
to me”—her voice broke a little at
this critical moment—"it seems to
me," she repeated, “as if I’d ought
to have $40."
Which is a true story of a recent
happening.
Tri e charity never says very much
about what it does.
It is indeed a bad flock ihat bn* not
one good sheep in it.
The two changes made in tho cabi
net Friday included one of President
Cleveland’s old-timo surprises. The
promotion of Attorney-General Olnoy
to Mr. Gresham's old place ns secreta
ry of state was a foregoue conclusion,
but the appointment of Judaon Har
mon, of Cincinnati, as attorney-gen
eral, was totally unexpected.
The high point reached tho past
week for sterling exchange, the high
eat for many weeks, causes treasury
officials to fear that gold exports may
bo shortly resumed. At the present
rate of exchange, $4.89 to $1.90 nuvy
millions of gold wero exported last
spring. The Belmont-Morgan syndi
cate has so fur been able to prevent
gold exports, but their contract to
protect tho treasury gold reserve is
out, and unusual scarcity of commer
cial bills is reported in New York.
Tho treasury gold reserve is now $9.1,-
300,000, with $8,000,000 in gold still
duo from the syndicate.
May Overhaul the Office.
Commissioner of Internal Hevenm
Miller lias not received Revenue Agent
Chapmau’s protest against Collector
Trammell for his notion in removing
Miss Mary McNaught. While at his
home in West Virginia a few days ago
Mr. Miller received a telegram inform
inghimof the proposed removal audan
appeal to him to reinstate tho lady. Mr
Miller docs not appoint tho clerks nor
1110 deputy collectors. Their appoint
meats arc not even confirmed in Wash
ington, but in this case it is apparent,
although ho 1ms no official knowledge
of it, that there is grave trouble be
tween Collector Trammell and some of
his subordinates, and there is likoh
to be a complete overhauling and in
vestigation of the whole office, with
prospects of some starling results.
Chirm Thanks Undo Sain.
Mr. Vang Vue, Chinese minister,
accompanied by two members of his
suite, was received by the president in
tho white house Friday afternoon in
order to present on official com muni
cation from tho Chinese government,
formally thanking the president and
tho LUutcd 8tatett*tt|**n!»enfc
friendly offices in securing peace be
tween China and Japau. Tjjo prosi
dent was epoortod by Mr. Uhl, the
acting secretary of state, and tho in
teresting ceremony took place in the
blue room, tho official audience chum
her of the white house. Tho docu
mont containing China’s expressions
of gratitude was of yellow silk and
ornamented by ribbons of the rame
color. It was about two foot wide and
several feet in length. Tho ceremony
was very brief, and nl, the conclusion
the minister and tho members of his
suite withdrew
Worked Them Full Time.
Fifteen thousand government em
ployes are disgusted with the notion of
the cabinet in a matter that greatly
affects their comfort and convenience.
For years it has beeu the custom to
close tlie department in Washington
at three o’clock on Saturday after
noons during the summer months,
tho hour of closing on other days
lining four o’clock. When tho ques
tion came up this year of issuing I lie
usual orders by tlie heads of the de
partments Secretary Morton, of tho
agricultural department, refused on
the ground that tho law required the
employes to remain at work seven
hours every day in the week. The
matter was referred to Attorney Gen
eral Gluey and lie sustained his col
league in the view lie had taken of the
law. Thereupon it was decided by
tho cabinet, duly assembled, that all
the departments should bo closed at
I o’clock on Saturdays the same us on
other days.
DECLARED OFF.
The Fifth Georgia Regiment Will Not
Meet at Marietta.
The field day of the Fifth Georgia
regiment has been declared off in a
special order by Colonel Candler. The
semi-annual field contests of the regi
ment wero to have taken place in Ma
rietta. All the companies havo been
drilling hard for the past ten days in
their armories in anticipation of the
event.
The reason for the action of tho of
ficers was that some of them want to
have a week's outing and encampment
at St. Simons in July. An effort will
be made to havo every company in the
regiment present and the camp con
ducted quasi discipline and regulations.
The trip to St. Simons is scheduled
for the middle of July.
TO SELL AGAIN.
A New Order to Place the M. & N. G.
Road 011 the Block.
A new order for tho sale of tho Ma
rietta and North Georgia railroad has
been signed by Judge Newman at At
lanta, and the road will havo to be sold
within the next sixty days. This is
tho second order of sale that has been
signed by Judge Newman touching
this road. It will probably bo tho
final one, as the upset price will hard
ly be more than half the cost of con
structing such a road.
The upset price will not be more
than the outstanding indebtedness ex
clusive of the bonds. Of thiB indebt
edness there is $107,000 duo tho con
tractor for the construction of the
road, and about $600,000 receivers’
certificates. Tho balance is due for
the construction of terminals at KuoX-
; vilU and for rolling otook.
TRADE REVIEW.
Bradstrcet’s Report of Business for
tho Past Week.
Brndstreet’s review of business for
tho past week says :
“The observance of Memorial Day
services served to chock the volume of
general trade for the past week, but
there has been a further shrinkage in
tho amount of business transacted,duo
to not altogether well founded fears of
! serious damage to the grain crops.
| Tho bank clearings total for tho week
is only $833,000,000, but this is 17 per
cent heavier than in the corresponding
week, also one day short, in 1894. As
contrasted with last week the shrink
age is ‘25 por cent and with the week
two years ago, during the panic, 7 per
cent. Compared with the hist week in
May, 1892, the falling off’ for the past
week, is 13 per cent.
“The tendency of prices this week
is again upward, notably ho for
steel aud iron, which are in better de
mand, despite higher prices, as nro ce
reals and cotton and leather and shoes,
which, with some other staples, in all
sixteen, close higher on the week.
Wool continues in slow sale, interior
prices being above what eastern man
ufacturers are willing to pay. Cotton
goods remain firm on tho strength of
cotton, but staple cottons piovo slowly,
as operators are still well supplied.
Woolen dress goods are quiet, but tho
mills are said to have a good nambor
of orders for fall delivery.
“There are some gains at the oonth,
with improved agricultural proepeots
in Tennessee) affecting business ut
Nashville, Memphis and Chattanooga.
Only a m< dorately nctivo demand in u
few lines is reported from Atlanta, Ha-
vunnnh and at Jacksonville, where tho
vegetable crop is the largest for years.
There is an improved demand at New
Orleans and buyers are showing moro
of a tendency to anticipate wauts.”
REG RETS OF THE FACULTY.
They Are Sorry tho Affair Occurred at
the Industrial College.
The faculty of tho Georgia Normal
and Industrial college lmd a meeting
Wednesday night and passed tho fol
lowing resolutions in regard to tho
late affair at the college:
“The faculty of tho Georgia Normal
and Industrial college, at their closing
Bossion for tho # present school year,
subscribe to the following roholutions:
1. We deprooato tho effect of the ac
counts iu our state papers of tho oc
currence in our college cJLuvpel at tho
.011 J u
2: That the demonstration against
Governor Atkinson by the young la
dies of the oollego was tho outcome of
intense excitement and not a deliber
ate insult to tho founder and friend of
this institution.
3. That our feeling toward every
member of tho board of truosteos is
ono of cordial good will. Wo believe
that in thoir official action they wero
influenced by conscientious motives
even as wo ourselves were.
4. That wo beg all the friends of this
college to cease to discuss this unfor
tunate affair and to unite with tho
trustees, faculty aud students in ad
vancing the future welfare of this in
stitution already so dear to tho hearts
of our people.
Carried by a unanimous veto and
signed in behalf of tho faculty by tho
president. J. IIakrim Chappel,
“President Georgia Normal aud In
dustrial College.”
TO AID THE INSURGENTS.
An Expedition From the States Lands
on Cuban Shores.
A telegram from Key West, Flu.,
says: “It is now known that tho ex
pedition that left Wednesday night
landed on tho north of Cuba, in the
provinco of Las Villas, near Sagua
Lachico. The expedition was under
tho command of General ltoloff. Im
mediately upon landing, thoy wero
joined by 2,000 insurgents, under com
mand of Zayns, CiiHiillo and Roves.
Among tho fillibusters was a very
prominent turgeon by the name
of Valdes Dominguez, author of
a book on tho medical Htudents
who were assassinated in 1871. They
carried 600 pounds of dynamite. It is
rumored that fourteen Americans ac
companied tho expedition, and also
an expert telegraph operator, civil en
gineer and a powder inakor. Tho ves-.
eel tliut carried tho expedition, though
not 11 warship, win prepared to show
fight in case thoy wero stopped by any
Spanish gunboat. It was undoubtedly
the best equipped expedition that has
loft the states in tho cause of Cuban
liberty.
B ETTE It PAY M EN TS.
Two Largo Coal Firms of Pittsburg
District Make an Agreement.
Two of tho largest coal firms in tho
Pittsburg, Pa., district havo agreed to
pay their employes tho 66 cents rate,
pay to bo semi-monthly, reduced house
rents and to abolish company stores.
These aro tlie terms of tho New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Co. Tho lat
ter company hold out all along against
the district rate of 09 cents for which
tho miners struck. They based their
notion on tho grounds thut they paid in
cash aud had no company stores.
Wilde Reported Crazy.
It is reported at London that Oscar
Wilde, who was recently sentenced to
two years imprisonment in Ponton-
viHo prison at hard labor, after having
been convicted of gross indecency,
has become insane and is confined in a
padded room of tho prison.
Russia Guaarntces the Loan.
It is learned that the Chinese 4 per
cent loan of £10,000,000, just conclud
ed by Paris bankers, iH guaranteed by
Russia, in consequence of China's con
cessions to Russsia, enabled her to ex
tend the Siberian railway into Man*
, char.fl.
>’ OF C LEVEL ARB, WHITE COUNTY AND NORTH FAST GEORGIA.
TERMS: One Dollar Per Year.
FRIDAY, JUNE
1896.
NO.
A scene of indosi
took plaoo ut tUi
oroiHOB of tho Georg:
fiustrial oollego at
day,-being Wo tHr
the people of tlTftto
of the groBBost outri
trntod In the history
Tho sensational s
sented to an nwlienco of nearly a thou
sand people of Goorgta’s oliief execu
tive roundly abufiingjthe iaonlty of the
institution.
Tint (lOvnnNOW UJssK»»-y
Scnrooly wero tho vtortl».x>f-.tTiHificn-
tion out of Governor VkinBoriVBiieith
when tho audlonoe tfimi j.res6tmded
with hisses, tho andieweo rising; from
thoir scats and proceeding’ from tho
building, leaving tho,ijoVernor stand
ing niono on tho rostrum. 'rt »
Tho story buck of tide soerie Ik most
interesting. It sooms'tliot Miss Em
mie Spence, of CamBda^nas been a
member of tho senioMttTftsH the pest
year. Slio is a very attractive young
lady, being a special fitvorito with tho
wife of President Ctmppoll. Her
scholarship was not very remarkable,
however, and sho experienced some
difficulty in keeping ‘ up JvMli tier
classes. Iu tho final txnnnmniou in
Latin, she was detegfed liy ono of tho
teachers in cheating. 'The rules nfcJLhe
college aro very st.riot concorniliapinis
offense, the ueualty beipg, expn%iofl.
Tho faculty (ooU.tlio tnntflftr under
the most careful nilviscmonti"'"'If half
dozen meetings were held and what
thoy regarded as the most, indisputa
ble evidence was produced of IMisB
Spence's guilt. Sho borealf oonfosgqijl
her offense and wss oxpelled snd
quietly Bent homo last week. On Bun-,
day however, sho returned with her
brother. This gontlemnn visited tho
faculty njid earnestly begged them to
give liis mstor her diploma privately
for tho sake of mercy. The faculty
regretfully rofueod. 'X’J.on llio trus
tees wore visited, OoTOruor Atkinson
among llio number
fc •r-flttUPwm'KS.
The snnio afternoon tho governor
loft, intending to go to Savannah. At
Macon ho telegraphed I he faculty to
restore MIbs Spence for his sake.
Again the faculty refused. Tuesday
morning tho governor arrived and
held a oonferouco with Professor Chap
pell. Ho immediately called a meet
ing of tho board of trusties, Patrick
Walsh, Fleming duBiguon, Dupree,
Lamar aud Nowell being present. Tho
proceedings of the meeting wero not
made known until the 'commencement
exercises, which began at 10 o’clock,
wero well imjietv. UHtjOyliDvorything
proceeded smoothly enough untiWJie
timo came for Mr. Nat ihi!TiH, of Mft-
con, to deliver the diplomas; Goverhbr
Atkinson nroso to introduce jiiui.
liis first, words created a startluig.-
sensation: ‘‘Young ladies,” ho said,
“tho board of IrustoeH, and not tho
faculty, confer thutte-diplomns; That
is their right under the law.”
Tho governor said only n few words,
but ho snid enough to cause President
Chappell, who was sitting just liy, to
look ip) sharply with a strango expres
sion of surprise.
During tho few momiVnts that inter
vened between the introduction by tho
governor and the speech of Oolonoi
Harris, tho silonco about tho big hall
was awful for those who wero familiar
with the preceding ciroumaUnces
were aware just what tl'io prelude of
the governor meant.
Ono by ono, after an enjoyable
speech, tho diplomas wero handed out
by Golonol Harris. As ho gave each
into the hands of the. blushing yonng
ladies there was a Imppy remark for
each one. Ifo slated that each of tho
diplomas was to be revised in accord
ance with the action of the board of
trustees.
oner,.unto mtn * obadcatb.
Then in a calm voice Oolonoi Harris
read tho name of Mit« Kininio Spence
as one of tho legal graduates. Tho
name v as not off his lips, when Presi
dent Chappell, who by nature is a man
of great conservatism and modesty,
jumped to bis feet and toworing with
emotion, walked to tho front. Ilia
face was livid.
“I wish,” ho announced, “in ibo
name of tho faculty i<f this institu
tion, to earnestly enter a protest
against tho notion of tho board of
trustees in giving Miss Emmie Spence
her diploma.”
Tumultuous applause greeted this
announcement. In die excitement
many of tho people wero already on
their feet.
CLAIMED IT PERSECUTION.
There was nothing said in tho re
marks of President Chnppell to show
that ho thought tho action of tho trus
tees was duo to politient influence. Tho
applause was long.
Before it subsided Governor Atkin
son, boiling with indignation, his face
whiter than tho wall against which his
trembling figtiro was silhouetted,walk
ed out. There was the silonco of death
about the hall as he faced President
Chappell, and, in n voico of choking
ire, said:
“I havo known Professor Chnppell
long, but I never thought that ho
could ho guilty of nu act so unbecom
ing a gentleman aud so unchivnlrous
ns persecuting a defenseless girl.”
Ho stopped for a seaond, There
is no applause.
“The board of trustees were guided
solely by the justice in this nffair and
they havo stood between a gross wrong
and the most absolute justice.” Again
the governor paused and lookod about.
He saw a thousand faces red with rngo.
There wns no applause.
Again ho spoko:
"i'ho teachers of this institution
cannot confer diplomas. Thoir terms
end with this oommoneemont, and
they cannot do so under law.”
Hero tho govornor paused again.
ITis next sentenoo was novor finished.
First tho teachers, who knew that by
nil law it was thoir prerogative to issue
diplomas, roso from tho seats on llio
stage and started hastily toward tho
door. Then the students in a body of
throe hundred began to push their way
through tho audielioo to follow the
teaeheis. Many of them gave vent to
their expression of disgust in tho most
emphatic language.
The governor stood in amazement
at such a spectacle, a blush mnnllod
his cheeks. Gray headed men present
never remembered snob a spectacle of
silent indignation hurled nt the chief
executive.
Professor Chnppell stepped quietly
forward and, in a few words, called
back the nudieuoo, tho governor mean
while uttering some remarks Lie pur
port of which wns not clearly under
stood.
Then Fleming duBignou asked the
privilege of a word and slated that tho
trustees merely meant to do jiiHtico to
tho young lady.
the nines hiss him,
Tho benediction wns pronounced
and the exercises were over. Blit the
most humiliating experience yet. re
mained for Georgia's chief executive.
Governor Atkinson 1ms boon tho idol
of tho oollego at Milledgeville. Tho
students enthusiastically supported
him in their own way in his race for
governor, and when ho wns jiinugii-
rnted they moved honveii and earth to
got permission to attend tho exorcises
in a body. But on 'Tuesday morning,
ns the governor stopped from the
stage, he was met by two hundred an
gry, tearful faces, and, ignoring all
rules of conrtesj, llio young maids
hiusod him to tho echo.
*'Tho senior class immediately held a
session aud uuauimoutdy refused to
roceivo their, diplomas from the board
of t.rustfee(tl^:umM
4l>- JCOOTIj
The Southern Gets Posses at on
O. S.AT. : " %
nt has occuj
acquisition of tho Goorgia
ami Florida by the Bouthorn railroad,
nunounood Wednesday. This latest
acquisition is ono of the most import
ant of the linos to Florida. It runs
from Macon to Hanford, and its local
trafllo is very heavy, In addition to
tliiH, it has been an important connec
tion at Macon of tho Control railroad
and tho Seaboard Air-Lino.
Those two latter lines have boon
groat feeders of the Georgia Southern
and furnished it most of its south-
hound business. In rotnrn thoy re
ceived n great deal of northbound 1ms-
inoss, and llio fact that tho Southern
railway has acquired the control of tho
rood will no doubt seriously cripple
tho 'Intorebuugo of trafiio ut Macon
with these linos.
.In addition to this, tho line is an
important feeder of .the Plant system
lit it« varions'Fldrida points, but thoro
will probably bri no changes in its re
lations with this line. It is under
stood that tTT(i''f+enrgia Southern will
hereafter boTisod as a feeder for (lie
western system of tho Southern. On
the lino a very hoavy business in fruit
mid lumber originates, and it is from
this business that it derives its princi
pal rovonno.
The lineds one of the most impor
tant competitors of tho groat Florida
connection of tho Southern, the Flor
ida, Central and Peninsular. This
latter line handles all the Florida bus
iness of tho Southern from tho enst
and its business has been interfered
with by the Georgia Southern and
Florida.
Tho line with all its branches has
!!!)() miles of track and its purchase by
tho Southern practically leaves Ihu
Seaboard bottled up so far as Florida
business is concerned except through
Atlanta.
JUDGE IIAiniOX FOR FREE COINAGE.
APPOINTED AS ATTOItVItY-OEN- SILVER CONVENTION HELD AT?
ERAL 11V THE PRESIDENT, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
RATES ON FRUIT
Wero Not Materially ('liaiiKQcl by tho
Rato Coininittoo.
Tho rato committee) of tho Southern
Railway and Stoumship Association ad-
jotirned at Atlanta after considering
tho various subjects which wero pre
sented to it. Perhaps the most im
portant features of tho proceedings
was tho settlement of the fruit lates.
The fruit crops will shortly bo ready
for shipment and a committee of tlie
fruit men waited on tho rato men.
While tho rato granted will not be
made public until the issuance of a
circular by Commissioner Stall Ininn
it is understood that no great conces
sion was granted llio fruit grower**,
and that tho rates will remain prucli
cally tho same this year as last.
Charged With Importing Clerks.
The United States bureau of immi
gration served summons on Goorgo A.
Gay, a representative of one of the
largest dry goods stores in Indianapo
lis to defend an action in the govern
ment’s demand for $1,000 for alleged
violation of the immigration laws.
Tho government charges that Gay hftB
imported foreign clerks.
Delugofl by a Cloudburst.
Tho Black Forest district of Wur-
temburg was deluged by a cloudburst
Wednesday night, inundating a vast
tract of territory. A largo number of
persons wero drowned and ulinost in
calculable damage was done to prop
erty.
. Olnay is Promoted to Mr.
rosham’s Old Place.
The president sprung a big surprise
lato Friday afternoon when he an
nounced the appointment of Hudson
Harmon, of Cincinnati, as attorney
general. Tho transfer of Attorney
General Gluey to tho state departin' nt
has been a foregonoconclusion for h« v
oral days, but Ilarmon’s name had not
even been mentioned iu tho gossip.
Mr. Cleveland offered tho portfolio of
justice to several eminent lawyers, no
tably to Janies CL Carter, of New
York, who noted as government coun
sel nt the Behring Sea arbitration, and
who helped in the defense of the in-
ootuo tax cftRon for the government,
but they promptly declined with
thanks.
Harmon’s name was brought forward
by ex-Goveruor Campbell,of Ohio, and
backed by ex-Govcrnor Hoadlv, whose
partner Harmon is, Senator Brice and
others. Hecretary Carlisle,who knows
Harmon well, also supported him. Af
ter the cabinet meeting tho president
wired Mr. Harmon a final tender < f
the portfolio, and as soon as ho re
ceived a favorable reply, announced
both appoint mnentH. Harmon has
beeu an active democrat in Ohio for
many years, but lms never held polit
ical office bofore, save to bo judge of
tho court of common picas. Ho lias
beeu on tho side of good government
in Cincinnati, and was one of Camp
bell's warmest supporters duriug the
latter’s fight with the “ring” there
several years ago. lie was also one of
Campbell’s attorneys when Foraker
tried to convince the people of Ohio
that Campbell, Sherman, Buttorworth
and other loading men of both parties
were in tho famous ballot box scheme,
lie is one of the ablest lawyers iu
southern Ohio. He is a corporation
attorney, being now attorney for the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railroad, and is in accord with tho ad
ministration on the financial issue.
Ills Personal History*
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‘young men” of the city, though forty-
nine years of age. Ho is about six foot
three inches in hoight, athletic in ap
pearance, and well preserved, though
Ids hair is slightly tinged with gray.
In any assembly, ho would bo attract
ive. lie is regarded by tho bench and
bar of Hamilton county as an able,
broad and learned man, whoso appoint
ment ]h taken by all as a compliment
to tho state and bar, as well as being
a fit recognition of the worth of one of
tho soundest lawyers in tho state.
Personally, Judge Harmon is a charm
ing man. Democratic to tho core, lie
has never had tho slightest patience
with anything or anybody in tho small
est degree tainted with “foppery,”
Judge Harmon comes of old New
York stock, and members of liis branch
still live in around Jefferson county
in that state. Others moro remote
live ut Hufflold, Conn. The father of
the new attorney goneral, the Rev. B.
F. Harmon, moved to Ohio in the
cnrlp *40h. Hudson was born in this
(Hamilton) county February 3, 1840.
He attended tho schools of this county,
then went to Dennison university, a
Baptist school, at Granville, O. In
1800 lie was graduated from thero,
and three years later was graduated
from the Cincinnati law school. Ho
then formed a partnership with R. T.
Darrell and practiced law till 1870,
when ho was elected judge of the com
mon pleas court, llo served on the
bench for four months, when ho wan
unseated in favor of Judge Cox by tho
Ohio senate, boforo which a contest
was made. Ho returned to his prac
tice, forming a partnership with Judge
S. N. Maxwell. In 1878 ho was
elected a judgo of tho superior court
of Cincinnati, and in 1883 was re
elected. In March, '888, he resigned,
and with cx Governor Hoadley and
Judgo Edgar M. Johnson went to New
York and formed the firm of Harmon,
Colston, Goldsmith & Hoadley, as suc
cessors to Hoadley, Johnson & Cul-
ston.
In June, 1870, ho was married to
Miss Olive Scobey, daughter of Dr.
W. H. Scobey, of. Hamilton county.
Ho lias two children.
A BREWERY BURNED.
Quarter of a Million Dollar Loss In
Newark, N. J.
P. Ballantino & Sons’ malthouse,
grain elevator and ale and porter
brewery, ut Newark, N. J., wero de
stroyed by fl *o Tuesday. Half an
hour from the time tho lire was dis
covered tho roof of tho elevator top
pled out over into Fulton street,crush
ing trolley wires and blocking car ser
vice in that section. Shortly after
wards tho wall of the malthouse fell
into Passaic river along with hundreds
of tons of grain. No ono wns injured.
I *'o estimates plaoo the loss at $225,-
000.
I.levators Burned.
Two elevators belonging to the Wis
consin Malt and Grain Company at
Appleton, Wis., together with the
office building, were destroyed by fire
Friday. I u the elevators wero 150,000
bushels of malt and barley. It was
with difficulty that the fire was kept
from spreading. Tho firemen did
brave work and several wero slightly
injured. Loss over $160,000; half tlmt
much insurance.
Alway:j try to sec the good that is in
ik ntrooa boforo sDsakinK of the evil.
I'ho Platform Says Coin Both Metal#
at the Ratio of 10 to 1.
With every train that oamo inttf
Springfield, III.,* Wednesday oamo
largo delegations of delegates to tho
democratic state convention. Tho fear
of the lenders that the attendance
would be small wore allayed. More
people oamo than anyone had ex
pected and tho st roots wero thronged
with silveritos from all parts of tho
state. Blno badges bearing tho in
scription “Froo silver; sixtoen to ono,"
11 uttered from tho lapels of coats of
incomers and many delegations car
ried bannero proclaiming thoir boliof
in free coiuago of silver on a basis of
It) to 1 of gold.
There was a full representation and
abundant enthusiasm. Judge MoCon-
ncl, of Chicago, was elected perma
nent chairman. Ex-Congressman Bry
an’s speech wks the feature of the day,
and ho with difficulty continued m
account of tho applause. Tho plat
form adopted was as follows:
“Whereas, Silver and gold have
been tho principal mono}' metals of
the woild for thousands of years and
silver money recognized aud used ns
honest money between nations, not
withstanding the varying ratios be
tween Hilver and gold, and,
“Whereas, The demonetization of
silver has deprived the peoplo of tho
free use and benefits of an invaluable
and original money metal, and has in
creased debts and added to tho bur
dens of the peoplo by lowering tho
value of labor products; and
Whereas, Tho constitution of tho
Uniled States prohibits the use of any
thing but gold and silver coin as legal
tender for the payment of debts, there
by recognizing that coin composed of
silver and gold is honest money aud fit
to bo used as a legal tender; there
fore, by tho democracy of Illinois, in
convention assembled, be it
“Resolved, That wo aro in favor of
the use of both gold and silver as tho
standard money oj; the United States,
jid domanrd the free and unlimited
oinago of both metals at tho ratio of
L,.waiting, for tho action
y oilier'nation, and that Mich
cm:>s'#U
debts, both public and private, aud
that, all contracts hereafter executed
for tho payment of money, whether in
gold, silver or coin, may be discharged
by any money which is by law a legal
tender.
“Wo hereby indorse the notion of
tho democratic state central committee
iu calling this convention, and wo in
struct tho committoo to carry out the
will of this convention as expressed in
its platform by inaugurating and car
rying on a campaign of education in
this state, and to thoroughly organize
the democracy of tho state on tho linos
laid down in tho platform of this con
vention.
“ItoHolved, That v.'O request tho
democratic national committee to call
a democratic national convention to
consider tho money question not later
than August, 1895. If tho said na
tional committee refuses to call such a
convention, then we invite tho demo
cratic state committees of the other
states to take concurrent action with
the democratic state convention of this
state in calling such a convention.
“Resolved, That tho democratic)
members of congress and members of
the senate from this state be and aro
hereby instructed to ubo every honor-
wide means to carry out tho principles
abovo enunciated.”
DISPENSER MIXSON ARRESTED.
Charged With Conspiring to Interfere
With Interstate Commerce.
A big sensation was created at Co
lumbia, 8. C., Wednesday, by the ar
rest of Liquor Commissioner Hixson
and Constable Beach at the instance
of Dr. Sampson Pope, who charges
them with conspiracy to intorforo with
interstate commerce. Tho caso was
brought by reason of the seizures of
two barrels of beer shipped from Au
gusta, Ga., to C. J. Brick and W. F.
Fullor, of Columbia.
Tho prisoners wore taken up for a
preliminary hearing boforo United
States Commissioner Reid, of Now-
Ir-rry. Dr. Popo appeared before llio
complainants and asked that they bo
bound over for conspiracy. The as
sistant attorney general told tho dep
uty marshal to consider tho seized
property in his possession for tho pur
poses of this caso. Tho state main-
mined that tho defendants could not
be hold criminally liable under this
act of congress.
Tho commissioner decided that tho
defendants wero in contempt of Judge
Simonton’s order of injunction, which,
lie said, was now the law, and bound
Hixson over to appear for trial at tho
November term of tho United States
district court in the sum of $1,000,
making tho constable’s bond only half
that amount.
Warning to Tourists.
A dispatch to tho Exchange Tele
graph Company (London) says tho sul
tan of Morocco lias officially informed
foreign representatives that tho gov
ernment is powerless to guarantee
safety of travelers, and that foreign
ers going into tho interior should bo
warned of this state of affairs.
Clavljo’s Victim Recovering.
The condition of General Priam
Rivera, the captain-general of Madrid,
who was seriously wounded by Captain
Olavijo on Monday to fl t, for which
crime the latter was Executed Wednes
day (jhpiri improvement