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THE CLEVELAND CHOC HESS.
By W. IF. rniCE.
DF.rorr.n to the mining, agricultural and educational interests of Cleveland, white county and north-east Georgia.
TERMS-. One Dollar Per Year.
VOL. TV.
CLEVELAND, WHITE COUNTY, GA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER II, i89* r >.
NO. 41.
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FAKAGKAPHS.
Doings of thp Chiefs ami Heads of the
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Secretary of Stato Olnoy has re-
I ceived the following cable from Min
ister Terrel, dated atTherapin, a sub-
nrb of Constantinople: “There has
been tranquility for the last forty-
eight hours. Kiarail Paska was ap
pointed grand vizier. Dreading the
influence of recent events in distant
provinces, I have renewed my demand
for eflicient protection of mission
aries. ”
United States Mint Director Preston
has received unoflicial information from
Russia to the effect that tho gold pro
duction of Siberia would thin year
largely exceed tho output of lust year,
when Russia produced $25,000,000 of
gold. Mr. Preston estimates the gold
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MUS. MON I GOMIOUV INDICI KD.
Tie Grand .Jury Kinds a True Hill
for Murder Against ller.
A spooiul front Rom *, On., Hays:
Mrs. Joanda Montgomery aud her son,
Hurvey Wilson, has been jointly in
dicted for murder bo tho Floyd county
grand jury. Tho jury reviowol the
nano thoroughly aud found the bill of
indiotment after a hearing of several
days.
The attorneys of Mr*. Montgomery,
who it is alleged was a party to the
crime iu holding the hands of her hus
band while her son stabbed him, are
oonlhb nt of her acquittal. Their plea
will be that Mrs. Montgomery did not
know her husband was being stabbed
and held her husband to protect her
child.
PREACHER IN STRIPES.
Sent Up for Life for the Murder of
Ills Wife.
A dispatch from Danville, Ind., says:
Ih v. William E. Hinsbaw, who was in
dicted for the murder of his wife at
Belleville, January 10th, and has been
on trial for tho last live weeks, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and sentenced to lifo imprison
ment. Three members of tho jury
were in favor of hanging the divine.
The minister never flinched when the
w-.irds which consigned him to a felon’s
cell t 1j3 remainder of his days wero
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DIRECTORS indicted.
Chattanooga Grand .Jury After Mem
bers of rndcrwrUers* Association.
The indictment brought by the grand
jury now in session at Chattanooga
against the Kentucky and Tennessee
Underwriters’ Association for main
taining a trust is still something of a
sensation. It has been impossible to
learn tho names of tho gentlemen in
dicted, but one of the members of tho
grand jury s.iid that every man on the
executive committee of the association
would be pulled up before tho court
at its January term.
Women In Kentucky Will Vote.
The women of Lexington, Newport
nnd Covington, Ky., are registering
preparatory to voting in November,
'i bis is the first opportunity offered
but tbev are not taking to the idea to
any great extent. They cun only vote
for tbe members of tbe board of edu
cation, which right of suffrage was se
cured by the untiring woman suffra
gist, Miss Laura Ciav, the noted
daughter of Cassius M. Clay.
Dnnvllle Tobacco Firm Assigns.
Stult, I.isberger A Co., largo tobacco
manufacturers of Danville, Ya., uho
do an extensive business in the south
nnd west, have assigned to P. If. Ilnis-
teu, trustee. Inabilities $75,000 ; as
sets nearly that amount.
Possessing gifls amounts to nothing
unless we possess the power to use them.
production of the world this year nt
more than $'100,000,000 and that, of tho
United Slates at $ to,000,000, beiug au
iucreaao over last year of about
$0,000,000.
Collector Wise, at San Francisco,
has been instructed bv Acting Secre
tary Hamlin to deport nil tho Chinese
who wero admitted as laborers for tho
midwinter exposition. Tho Chinoso
under tho law were entitled to remain
one year, tint have overstayed that
time. A mouth ago the Chine so la
borers lmd it aunoniiocd to tho treas
ury department that they had do-
parted, but tips haH been discovered to
bon Chine He trick to throw tho au
thorities off iho trnck.
Attention is called to a very import
ant but much neglected eonroe of na
tional wealth by United States'Consul
Chanoellor at Macro in a report to tho
state department upon tho pent iudua
try. As America possess, s au inex
haustihlo mpply of peat, tho consul
points out how, in view of recent de
velopments in Unrope, it may a,on
day open up an extensive Held for the
employment of rnpitnl and labor. The
application of this substnuco seems to
be practically endless.
Renewed interest iu the Waller case
has been aroused nt Washington by
Ilia receipt of 4 telgj^am from Amhxs-
' erw <^Hm^*aSonpSyBgift!mu‘n 11
had been received nt tho foreign offiej
in l’aris, and wero being translated.
Although Mr. Kustis does not say so
in his dispatch, the presumption is
that Iho French government, iu ac
cordance with its promise, will deliver
a copy to Mr. Eustis as soon as tho
translation is completed.
Tho consul general of tho United
Hlates nt Mexico City has sent to the
state department a detailed report
upon tho changes proposed to ho made
by the Mexican government in the
tariff system of (hut country throng}
bills now pending before emigre
Tho purpoBo is to abolish tho system
of interstate tariff duties known ns tho
“alcabala. ” The consul general bo
lioves that if Iho proposed changes are
ngreod to our trade with Mexico
ho greatly increased, for the old ays
tern has restricted American enterprise
and repelled American capital.
Pension Roll Increases.
A year ago Commissioner of Pensions
Lochren said that tho limit had prol
ably been roached iu tho number o
pensions, or rather iu tho amount to bo
yearly appropriated for pensions. F
was his opinion that there would lie a
slight reduction in tho number of pon
sioners on account of deaths, hut that
tho allowance of new pensions with
hack pay and arrearage would prob
ably keep the amount about even
While tho amount of mon|y paid for
peusiona will not be materially differ
ent from that of past years it appears
that there has been added to tho pen
sion rolls during tho year about a
thonRand names iu excess of those that
have dropped out, so that thcro has
been an increaso instead of a decrease
There have been a grent many out
standing pension claims adjusted dur
ing tho year, aud ttiat necouuts for tho
large increase. Tho year has not been
very fatal to pensioners, tho death rate
being less than would bo anticipate*
at the time of lifo at which tho voter
nns of tho lato war huve nrrived.
'I lie Venezuelan Question.
Interest in the Venezuelan question
is constantly growing iu official circles,
The lending advocates of tho MoDroe
doctrine are taking such actiou that it
will be impossible to relegate this
question to the background nnd i
must como forward. Either the ad
ministration will take tho initiative
and enforce I lie Monroe doctrine or
the matter will be taken up iu con
gress and its enforcement worked for
111 re.
It is lenrued on the best authority
that the state department is now en
gaged in collecting all data bearing
on the Venezuelan boundary dispnto
with a view to be in readiness to uct
at tbe proper time. It is learned from
semi-official sources that not long ago,
when this matter was being discussed
by the president and several of his
friends, Mr. Cleveland said he pro
posed to enforce tho Monroe doctrine,
and referring to the Venezuelan boun
dary dispute, indicated his intention
to take some action in duo time look
ing to the carrying out of tho great
American principle of having the mon
archies of the old world keep their
hands oil the western continent.
Socrates in tho place of Alexander
can he easily conceived, but Alexander
in the place of Hocrates never.
GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
he Industrial rendition as Reported
for tlie Fast Week.
Tho Chattanooga Tradesman reports
Iho following now industries incorpor
ated or established in tho southern
states during tho past weok:
Newport Grain nnd Milling Co., of
Newport, Ark., nnd tho Thompson Oil
and Gas Works, of Wheeling, W. Vn.,
enoh with $100,000 capital; a sash and
door factory to bo built nt I’alntkn,
Flo., nlso with $100,000 capital; a
maugnnese mining company at. Roan
oke, Ya., capital $50,000; a $50,000
cotton oil company nt Rrowuwood,
Texas,a $40,000 construction company
t Columbia, S. O., nnd a $40,000 oil
aud gas company at Wheeling, W. Vn.
A cotton mill with 150 tons daily ca
pacity at Greenville, Texas, and a 30.
ton oil mill and oil refinery nt New
Orleans, La.
Thcro is also reported an electrical
plant nt Canton, Miss., a 50-barrel
flouring mill at Madisonville, Tenn.,
nil ico fnotory nt Biloxi, Miss,, and au
oil and fertilizer company nt, Ander
son, H. C. A knitting mill is to be
stnblishcd nt, Brunswick, (In,, nnd
woodworking plants atl’iodinont, Ala.,
MoAlpin ami Williston, Fla., Athous,
a., Trenton, Tenn., aud Orange,Tex.
Waterworks aro to bo built utEufnula,
Ala., aud Canton, Mies.
The enlargements for tho week in
clude brick works nt Harrimnn,Tenu.,
run and steel works at Houston, 'l’ex.,
au increaso in tho capital of tho Gaff
ney ootton mills at, Gaffney, S. C.,
from $200,000 to $000,000, and an en
largement of tho Woodstock woolen
mills at Woodstock, N. 0.
JAPAN WANTS COTTON.
i.vcment to Kstnbtish a Util© ol
■Reamers to West Coast of Mexico.
Colonel John A. Oookerill, writing
from Yokohama, Japan, to the Manu
facturers' Record, says:
“Tho cotton spinners association of
Isaka is now dying to induce the
Japanese government to subsidize a
lino of steamors to ply between Osaka
aud Yokohama and a point, on tho west
oast of Mexico. The idi a is to secure
a steamship lino wholly controlled by
tho Japanese government and which
will connect with the Tehuantepec
railway.
"By this routo it is thought the
cotton of tho southern states can bo
reached cheaper than by the way of
i'aoomo. ,lt is moro than likely that
this enterprise will bo earned out, for
tho Japanese are giving great atten
tion to the subject of colonization in
Mexico,
NOT IN TEXAS
WILL CORBETT AND F1TZS1M
MON9 HAVE THEIR BOUT.
Another oompauy lias beeu formed ,, . ,, . -- ■
• hcrer-wm Viscount Emimnto at Hr before ./-<^t*ii,goT-
to purchase lands in Mexico and oinmrnl t will raise an issuh wind.
Tlio Legislature Passes an Anlt-Prlza
Fight Law.
A Special from Austin, Texas, says:
Corbett, aud Fitzsimmons must find
another placo than .Texas to pull oft
their fight for the proposod charapiou-
nhipi or the world.
Tho legislature by a veto that war
prnoticnlly uimififeous iu tlio senate
and only a little less in tho house, pass
ed iho bill prohibiting prize fighting,
and (bus accomplished the purpose for
which the governor assembled them in
special session,
Tho voto by wliioh tho bill wsb car
ried furnishes tlio strongest proof of
the sentiment of the state with refer
ence to prize fighting. The ouly rally
ing point of Iho minority was opposi
tion to tho emergency clause which
carried tho bill into immediate effect.
Certain of tho members honestly re
garded tliis ns an injustice to such of
tho citizens of Dallas ub had spoilt
largo sums in anticipation of the fight
nnd opposed it for that reason alone.
Their arguments were not effective,
however, and tho voto in the house on
the final passage of the bill showed
but five votes in opposition with 107 ill
its favor. In'i the sonato tho bill
was carried with ouly oue I negative
voto in the twenty-seven that were
cast. Tho senate mndo quiok work of
tho measure, it had .taken a rooes-
until 3 p. m. in order that Dallas per.
plo might bo given a full hearing by
the judiciary committed, Within fifty-
five minutes after reassembling the bill
was passed.
'iho bill mnlios prize fighting a fel
ony nnd imposes a punishment upon
tho principals for every infraction of
the law by imprisonment in the peni-f
lentinry for a term of not less than
two and not moro than five yenrs.
THREATENED COMPLICATIONS
With England Over tlio Venezuelan
Houndary Line.
A special to tho New York Herald
from Washington says: Tho great in
ternational question of the hour is the
Venezuelan boundary dispute.
Secretory Gluey has prepared a dis
pute!! to Ambassador Bayard which
will soon bring the matter to an issue.
This dispatch is of a most positive and
unequivocal nature. As soon as it
head to purchase
locate thereon sumo of tlio surplus
population of Jupnn. Japan is des
tined to become one of tho greatest
cotton spinninguonulries of the world.
Abo will purobase ill) per coni of hor
raw material in tho United States
when the transportation rates aro
properly adjusted."
ON NHU THAI, GROUND
1 lie Corbett-FII zslmmons Slugging
Match Slay lie Fought.
Tho officers of the champions, Cor
bett and Fitzsimmons, will receive a
proposition from u syndicate of wealthy
sporting men of SI. Joseph, Mo., to
bring oft' Iho fight, on Sluggers’
aland, a noted place for meeting
if prize fighters, and wliioh has
ilroudy been tho Boeno of sev-
ral hard-fought, buttles. This island,
which comprises about three aores,
is situated in the middle of iho Mis
souri river, midway between the Mis-
-ouri and Kansas shores and is neutral
>round. The authorities of both states
have unsuccessfully attempted to aliq
prize fighting on this island and the
-yndiento claim they will be able to
bring tho fight off with no interfer
ence.
SOUTHERN’S ACQUISITION.
The Alabama Great Southern Control
led liy the Southern.
A special from Birmingham, Ala.,
says: “At tho annual stockholders'
meeting of the Alabama Groat Bonth-
ern railroad directors wero elected, a
majority of whom aro directors of tho
Southern Railway Company. This
places the latter in possession of tho
Alabama Great Southern, extending
from Chattanooga to Meridian, and in
a position to practically dictate and
control tho Queen and Crescent from
Cincinnati to Now Orleans. Tho
■Southern Railway Company will begin
at once to operate the Alabama Groat
Southern.”
HEAD-END ( OLLISIO.V.
|‘wo Engines ( rash Together ami En
gineer Atkins Killed.
A terrific bead-end collision of two
passenger trains occurred at 7:15
o’clock Saturday morning on the main
line of Ibu Atlanta and Went I’oint
railroad, betwi en Red Oak and Fair-
burn, On., resulting ill the death of
Engineer Flex Atkins, one of Iho Ia si
, men iu the service of the road. No
I me else was hurt. Two engines were
completely demolished and trniiie on
ihe road was suspended for some tim •.
The blame for tin accident hat not
yet been fixed upon any one, as there
may have been a misunderstanding o!
orders.
DR. UA(KKK I NDF.R ARREST.
( hing'd Willi Causing (lie Dealt! o!
Widow Teague.
A Knoxville, Term., special says:
Ur. J. 11. Hacker, of the Mineral Hil
lauitnrium, who u Kw days ago catisei
lie death of a young woman, and fo
whom a reward of §500 was offered
bus bem arrested, aud the case prom
sis to bu one of tlio most noted i
criminal annuls.
RIOT IN CONSTANTINOPLE.
Many llelploss Armenians ltrutou to
Dentil by Turks.
To add to tho state of terror prevail
ing nt Constantinople, n third slight
earthquake was experienced theio
Wednesday. This, with the rioting
and bloodshed, tho imprisonment of
about 500 Armenians, tlio killing of
prisoners iu cold blood and tho pres
ence of troops under arms at nil points
is well calculated to cxcito oven tho
most phlegmatic Turk.
Tho rioting nnd blood-letting which
began on Monday was renewed on
Tuesday evening in spito of all tlio
precautions taken by tho authorities of
tho much disturbed city. On Tues
day tho principal rioting was the work
of tho Sottas, Mohammedan theologi
es! students, who chased and beat with
bludgeons every Armenian they met.
During Tuesday night a mob of SoftaB
aud Turks attacked the house of a
loading Armenian, Kasim Pasha,
storming tho building and threatening
its destruction nnd killing several per
sons who wore unable to escape from
it in time.
This mob also attacked a enfo fre
quented by Armenians and twenty of
these unfortunate people who wero
found there wero beaten to death with
bludgeons. To tho disgraoe of the
authorities, not a singlo policeman
appeared on tlio scone, and no attempt
was made to snvo tlio lives of the Ar
menians.
Tlio Riot Was Deliberate.
Tho critical condition of affairs nt
Constantinople is the sensation of tho
day in London, and all the dispatches
from that city are read with tlio great
est eagerness.
In spito of tlio assurnnoo to tho con
trary of tlio Armenian oommittee of
London, the belief prevails in ofiloial
oirclos that tho rioting nt Constanti
nople was renlly deliberately planned,
brought about by the Armenian agita
tors who nro desirous of foroing tho
hands of the powers in order to bring
• idiout direct interference upon tho
part of Great Britain, Franco and
Russia iu tlin administration of Ar
menia.
It is now known definitely that at
least five Armenians wero killed aftor
they had been arrested on Monday and
this hnsenusod grent indignation.
VICTORY F0U BLACK
can bo sottlcd only by the retreat of
one or tho ether governments.
Tho stand taken by the United Mates
iu this disputeh is pno which involves
the oldest and inout saored traditions
of tho government—an enforcement ol
the Monroo doctrine.
Secretary Oluoy’s dispatch is in sub-
Blanco u declaration in the moat posi
tive language that the United Htater
will never consent to British occupa
tion of the disputed territory in Von-
cznela unless that nation’s right there
to is first determined by arbitration.
In polite but firm and significant
words, Hecretury (Huey declares it to be
tho belief of tho United States govern
ment that tho territorial claims which
Great Britain has set up in Venezuela
nro in tho nature of an attempt to seizp
territory on the Ainerioan continent
to which she lias uo legal right. The
secretary points out two horns to the
dilemma, leaving Groat Britain tc
choose which she will nocept.
First. If the quarrel with Venezuela
is an ordinary dispute, having its or
igin in faulty descriptions, imperfect
surveys or other misunderstandings,
a refusal to arbitrate tho earns is con
trary to the precedents of Grent Brit-
Ain herself and contrary to tho praotios
of nil civilized nations.
Second. If, on the other hand, ns
appears to be (lie case, and is the bo-
tief of the president, of the United
State?, the dispute as to the leeatios
of a boundary lino is a mere disguiot
under wnich Great Britain is atteinjit-
ing by superior force to extend her
territorial possessions in Amorioa, tills
is directly violative of tlio Monroe
doctrine, and will never lie submitted
to by the United Htatrs.
I’RKAUIIKRS 'TO PRAY
For tho Success of Governor Culber
son’s Call on the Legislature.
Work on tho nmpliithenter,intended
for tho Corbott-Fitzsimmons’ mill, lias
not boen resumed, and tho building
stands ns the mechanics left it Satur
day evening. I’residont Stuart, of tho
Florida Atlilotic Club, says work on
the structure costs him $1,500 n day,
and he does not consider it good busi
ness judgment to take any chances on
what the legislature may do.
The Pastors’ association has called a
special prayer meeting to pray for the
success of Governor Culberson's call
upon the legislature to pass tho emer
gency law. Tho people of Dallas be
lieve tho chances of boating the emer
gency clnuHo are even.
NO DIVORCES.
South Carolina Tukcs a Unique Stand
In Respect to the Matter.
A Columbia, S. C., special says.
Tho fight, begun Monday night on the
divorce law, continued all day Tues
day. By a voto of 86 to 411 tho con
vention adopted a strict seotion that
“no divorce shall ever be granted i;
this state”—not for any cause what
ever.
Senator Tillman made a big effort
to have divorces granted in other
stales recognized, but for once he was
overwhelmingly voted down. The
, parliamentary clincher was put on tho
divorce c'.auso as adopted.
DEMOCRATS WIN OUT IN THE
10'1’H DISTRICT.
MoDuffie
..
640
Richmond
... 4,093
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Tnlinferro
. |
874
Warren
,,
512
Washington....
200
Wilkinson
. .
102
Totals
...5,280
3,539
NO LOWER RATES.
Western Rail road Officials Refuse
LjSFtirthcr Reduction.
A Ohioago special says : Atlanta ex
position rates from the wont will bo no
lower than 25 per cent of tho double
locals unless developments nriso to
olinngo the minds of westoru,puj<oeiigor
officials. They lmvo r on (firmed their
former decision to innko no more than
tho 25 por oent reduction nnd also
agrood to ignore the greater reduction
mndo by tlio Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis from .Kansas City. Tho
officials say that in no oaso would they
bo justified in mnking n further reduc
tion to last tho throe months of the
exposition,
AUE-HKKALI) CHANGES HANDS.
Ileronflor It Will Advocate Iho Coin*
age of Silver.
Tho Ago-llorald, published nt Bir
mingham, that has been huretoforo
run as n single gold standard pnper,
lniH ohnnged hands. The purchasers
are mainly former stockholders of tlio
Daily State, which was the loading
free silver pnjier iu Alabama. That
pajiur, Tho Blato, will discontinue and
The Age-Herald will hereafter bo pub
lished as tho Btato liorald and will ad-
vooato bimetallic dootriues.
LADIES IN AN OPIUM DEN.
A Sensation in Toledo When the Dis
covery Was Made by Police.
The police of Toledo, ()., lmvo dis
covered an opium joint in the heart of
the city. It was conducted by a Chi
naman nnd seven American iumntcr
were found in tho den. Among them
were two young girls, said to be tlio
daughters of prominent citizens. Thoir
names wero suppressed, but it is lenru
ed that one is the daughter of a lend
ing capitalist and the other a well-
known railroad man. Considerable
of a sensation is lliu result.
Trees and Sunstroke.
During the late extraordinary warm
spell the writer of this paragraph was
called upon to see a large sugar maple
tree that was supposed to have been de
stroyed by a leak of the oily gas main at
the root; hut an examination showed that
the tree died, literally, from sunstroke.
It is strange Hint close observers of trees
arc tumble to see when anything is out id
the common run of things, and conse
quently note that something is going
wrong. This sugar maple had been
planted on the street probably a quarter ot
a century ago, and was about four feet in
circumference; hut the trunk was almost
triangular, and yet this peculiarity seemed
to attract no attention. The tree was
simply triangular because on three rides
of the tree the Imrl; and wood had evi
dently been destroyed years ago, while
the outer hark still continued to cover up
the injury, and the only live wood was on
the angles ol Ihe trunk. Only about onu-
llllrd of the trunk was practically alive.
When the exceedingly warm spell came,
it was impossible for these limited ducts
to sujiply the moisture required lor such
a largo surface of foliage, and the tree,
therefore, literally died from inability In
furnish the moisture required fur transpir
ation. It may he always taken for grant
ed that when the trunk of a tree, naturally
cylindrical, takes an angular form, there
is something wrong beneath Ihe hark, and
an examination should at once lie made.
The flatter portions will usually he found
dead. In this case, the lmrk should
wholly he cut away from the dead portion
and the denuded part painted, iu order in
check rolling away. In time, the healthy
wood may grow over the wound or lifeless
part, and the life of the tree he eventually
saved.
Hlaek’s Majority Over WatBOU
Figured Out us 1,002.
The third grout bnttlo of tlio ballots
between democracy and populism in
the tonth Georgia district was fought
fo a finish Wodnosdny, mid for the
third time victory porolioBon tho dem-
ocretio banner. For the third lime
Richmond county hns stood loyally
by Hon. ,T. C. O. Black uud ho will
get tho commission of congressman,
and this time purged of tho somblanoo
of fraud.
Columbia (estimated) givos Watson
550 majority; Glascock adds 315 ; Jef
ferson 08; Lincoln 697; MoDuffie 646;
Tnlinferro 374; Warren 515; Wash
ington 200; Wilkinson 102, mnking
Watson's total majority 3,002.
Richmond registered 7,450 votes.
Less than 200 wero thrown out by tho
registrars, leaving 7,250. Of those
6,430 voted. Wntsou received 923,
lenving Major Black a majority of
4,093. Hancock nddod 550, making
Black’s total majority 5,243 nnd his
net majority in the district 1,551.
The result shows that Watson hns
lost ground all ovor the district. In
Columbia his majority of last Novem
ber has been cut down 600; in Jeffer
son 250; in MoDuffie 100; iu Tnlinferro
125 ; in Wnrreu 325, and in Washing
ton 75. In Lincoln end Wilkinson ho
gains 50 votes, but in Lincoln, about
600 disqualified voters woro allowed to
vote for WatHon becnuHo tho registrars
failed to give them notico to appear
boforo them.
The Story Told.
Tho following dispatohes indicate
how tho bnttlo was waged in the differ
ent counties, and tho result:
Columbia.
Ham,km, Gn.—Roturns from two
precincts, Appling and No. t, give
Watson a majority of 127, A con
servative ostimnto of tho county gives
Watson a majority of betwoon 550 and
600 iu Columbia. When tho polls
closud tho election manager looked the
boxes and went homo, refusing to lot
tho result bo known. It was tho most
quiet election day that Columbia hns
lmd since the advent of populism.
Bets that Black’s majority in the dis
trict would bo 1,500 wero left open
with no takers.
Glascock.
Gibson, Ga.—Tho ofiloial voto of
Gln'soriek oornity i#s Blnblfy*il8 ; Wnt
sou 443; Wntsou’s majority, 315.
This is a falling off in his majority of
211 votes from 1894. Tho election was
very quiet.
Hancock.
Spahta, Ga.—Tho actual count of
Bpartn, Farmers, Oulvorton, Jewolls,
Linton nnd Bhouldor precinots gives
Major Illnck 507 majority. Tho other
four nro not reportod, but careful es
timates will add to this majority twen
ty moro. His majority will roach very
nearly 60(1 in the county.
Tho election lias boou ono of the
most quiet in Hancock’s history.
Tho total voto in Sparta was 450;
Hind: received llvo to one. In the
last election Hancock gavo Black
1,548 nnd Watson 034.
Jefferson.
LoUIHVili.u, Gn.—The election [Hiss
ed off quietly nnd tho registration law
worked very satisfactorily. Returns
from nil precincts givo Watson 93 ma
jority.
Lincoln.
Linoolnton, Gn.—Tho voto in Lin
coln 6tood ns follows; Watson, 882;
Blaok, 185. Everything passed off
quiotly. Tho populists expeoted to
get 800 majority, but fell 100 short.
McDuffie.
Thomason, Ga.—Tho official count
gives Watson a majority of 646 votes
in MoDuffie county, against a majority
of 762 last year. This is Watson’s
homo county. The falling off iu his
majority of 116 from lust November
lniH given tho democrats groat encour
agement. Tlio day wns fine, nnd many
farmers in the nouuty woro more in
terested in picking thoir ootton than
voting.
Taliaferro.
Chawfoiidvili.k, Ga.—Talinforro
gives Wntsou 581; Iliad: 207. Wat
son’s majority in tho county is 374,
against 459 at tho last election. Tho
election passed off quietly,
Warren.
Wabrenton, On.—Six precinots
heard from give Watson 433 majority.
Returns from tho othor two precincts
cannot bo obtained yet, but tho best
ostimnto is that Wntson’s majority will
bo about 80 from those two. This will
give Watson 512 majority in Warren
county, against 783 last year. Ths
election wns quiet.
Washington.
Hanokiisvili.i:, Ga.—Fourteen pro
ducts give Black 04 majority. Seven
remote precincts not hoard from will
overcome this. Conservative esti
mates give tho county to Watson by
175 or 200 majority. The voto was
light and the election quiet.
Last. November tho vote was Black,
1,671; Willson, 1,944, a majority for
Watson of 273. This is reduced this
year from 75 to 100 votes.
Wilkinson.
Toomhkobo, Ga.—Tho election pass
ed off’ quietly. Wntsou received 784,
Black 682. There wob no enthusiasm.
| It wns the dullest election ever known
| in Wilkinson.
Tlie Total Vote.
ULAC'K,
WATSON.
1 Columbia
600
I G InsscoeU
315
1 Hancock &87
—
Jefferson
93
! Lincoln
691
Hlaek’s-majority, 1,711.
Tho Consolidated Vote.
Tho election managers in the sovernl
countios met at thoirroBpeotive county
seats at 12 o'olook Thursday nnd con
solidated tho votes cast on Wednesday.
Tlio figures given below show tho
voto in each county for Major J. 0. C.
Hlnck, (lemoorat, nnd Oolouol Thomas
E. Wntson, populist.
The unofficial returns wired from the
eleven different countios Wednesday
night showed an apparent majority for
Blank of 1,741. Tho estimate wns that
the majority would bo somowhero be
tween 1,400 aud 1,800. As a matter of
fact, tho figures wore only 139 out of
tho way, or considerably loss than I
por cent of tho total voto. Consider
ing tho fact that tho populist managers
iu a number of precincts refusod to
give out, tlio olficiul voto on Wednesday
night, tho figuros woro remarkably no-
ournto.
Official roturnn from tho whole dis
trict show that only 19,022 votes wore
cast, against 34,410 last November aud
80,102 in 1892.
These figures imlioato strongly tlio
ohocl: that the now registration law
hns proved ngainBt illegal voting. The
voto of tho several countios is:
Columbia—Hlnck 223, Watson 839.
’ Glascock—Black 128, Watson 443.
Hancock—-Black 826, Watson 217.
Jefferson- -Hlnck 801, Watson 946.
Lincoln—Black 183, Wntsou 832.
McDuffie—Black 351, Watson 997.
Richmond—Black 5,512, Wutsou
923.
Taliaferro—Black 207, Watson 581,
Warren—Black 262, Watson 809.
Washington—Black 1,121, Watson
1,330.
Wilkinson—Black 635, Watson 757.
Total—Black, 10,312; Watson, 8,-
710; majority for Black, 1,002.
AS9UMES COMMAND.
General Nelson A. Miles Issues Ills
First Order.
Genoral Nelson A. Miles, accompa
nied by his wife, Captain Miehier and
his aid do camp aud Colonel Bred:,
assistant ndjutnut general, renohed
Washington Saturday.
Adjutant General Buggies met the
party nt tho station, and accompanied
thorn to tho Arlington hotel, whore
Mrs. Miles was left. Tho officers woro
thou driven to tho war department.
General Miles had a few minutes’ talk
with SecriltNry ' Lnmont, after which
ho issuod tho following order:'
"General Ordors No. 54. — Head
quarters of tho Army, October 5.—-By
dirootion of the president, tho under
signed hereby assumes command of tho
army of the United States.
“Nelson A. Miles,
“Major Genernl.”
HERBERT SHEARS.
He Makes n I’lea for Sound Money In
Montgomery.
Secretary II. A. Herbert, of tho
navy, delivered an address at Mont
gomery, Ala., on the flnnuolal ques
tion. Tho speaker was introduced by
(x Governor Jones. Tlio scorotary
mid lio was a bimetallist from no sen
timental reason. Ho was a democrat
who always worked in harness, whs
never complained tlmt the party collar
chafed him or worked uneasily upon
his neck, aud ho approached tho money
question ns one that should bo looked
ol, dismissed uud decided upon wholly
upon business principles. Mr. Herbert
thou plunged into a discussion of tho
inonoy question aud of the causos of
tlio recent panic and bail times.
AN ELECTRIC PLANT.
Chattanooga Purtlos Get tlic Contract
for a Street Railway.
At a mooting of tlio board of nldor-
inon of Meridian, Mies., a resolution
to award the franchise for tho opera
tion of nn electric street railway on tho
stroots of tho city and tho maintonaneo
of an electric light plant to furnish
lights for tho city and rnotivo power
for tho railway to W. R. Hall and us-
sooiates, of Chattanooga, Tenn., was
unanimously [Hissed. Tho board of
council bus concurred with tho alder-
manic board in tho adoption of tho
resolution.
COUNTY TREASURER ROHUF.D.
Four'Masked .Men Held Him Up and
lie Yielded $(1,000.
County Treasurer B. F. Wood, ol
Arcadia,' Flu., was held up by fou?
masked men and was nmdo to open the
county safe and turn over tho con
tents, which amounted to about $6,000.
Mr. Wood had lor several nights beou
meeting tho train for Strawberry
Plants, and on his way home was hold
up. After the robbery Mr. Wood was
forced to count crotsties for twenty
miles.
A Missouri Hunk Fails.
Tlie Farmers’ and Merchants' bank,'
of Creighton, Mo., him nmdo au as
signment for tho benefit id' its credit
ors. Tho statement filed shows assets
to tlio amount of $124,000, and liabili
ties amounting to $60,000, mostly in
real estate paper. Tho officers of tlio
institution say that tho suspension is
ouly temporary uud tliut the deposit
ors «ill be paid in full. The cashier
of the bunk,D. B.Wallis, is designated
as assignee.
Counterfeit Fives la Toledo.
Toledo, Ohio, ib Hooded with coun
terfeit five dollar bills. During the
last few days they have been thrown
out of nearly every bank in town. It
is said hundreds of tho bills were
[lapsed before it became known that
they were counterfeit.