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COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Ordinary—J. F. Carmichael.
Hherifl—J. O. Reauchamp,
Deputy—J. \V. Crawford. ’
Surveyor— B. J. Jinks.
Treasurer—T. L. Williams.
'l ax Collector—T. J. Cole,
lax Receiver—C. R. Carter.
Coroner—Simon Ilardy.
Clerk Superior Court—Joe Jolly ;
court 3rd Mondays in February
and August.
Road Commissioners—Gls G. M.
J. L, Barkley, 11. G. Asbury, T. O,
Woodward; 013 G. M., J, M. Ball,
J, E. Hale, J. W. Fletcher; 609 G.
M., J. W. Minter, J. L. Pye, S. K.
Smith ; 014 G. M., J. \V, Holoway,
J. 11. Cole, J. Van Wright; 552 G.
M., D. B, Moore. R. M. Harper, F.
M. Maddox; 012 G. M. W. O.
Crawley, Cornelius McCluare, T.
11. Nolan; 010 G, M., T. P. Bell,
R. M. Fletcher, J. G. Cold well; 016
G. M., J. H. Maddox, J. J. Wilson,
J. C. Barnes.
Board of Education—W. M, Mal
let, A. G. Hitchens, J. T. Goodman,
D. N. Carmichael, J. M. McMichael.
E. E. Pound C, S. C. Oliice in
court house.
Jury Commissioners"-!!. N. By
ars, T. L. Williams, W. B. Dozier,
L. J. Ball, T. P, Bell, Alex Atkin
son.
Justices Court-015 Dist., R. A,
Woodward, J. P.; J. G, Kimbell.
N. P.
013 Dist . 11. L. Brown, j. P • H.
C. Thaxton, N, P,
009 Dist., W. A. Waldrup, J. P,;
Steye Moo e, N. P.
552 Dist. lames Jolly, J P.; J.
M. Maudox N. P.
012 Dist., Howard Ham, J. P.; F.
Z. Curry, N. P.
010 Dist., T. J. Collins, J. P.; T.
N. P.
010 Dist., O. B. Knowies, J, P.;
J. L. Barnet, N. P.
014 Dist., A. 11. Ogletree, J. P.;
W, F. Douglas, N. P.
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor E. E. Pound.
Coimcilmen—T. J. Lane, J. W. Car
michael, B. P. Bailey, TANARUS, M. Furlow.
CIIUKCUK9.
Methodist—Rev. T. W. Bell, pastor.
Services every Sunday at 11 a.na., 7
p.m. Prayer meeting every Wednes
day night.
Baptist -Rev. G. W. Gardner, pas
tor. Services every Sunday at 11 a.
m. and 7 p.m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday night. J
rresbytdVian—Rev. Mr. Pharr, pas
tor. Services every 3rd Sunday at
1L a.m. and 7 p.in., and every Ist
Sunday at 7 p.m.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
F. & A. M.—Chapter meets 2nd and
4th Monday nights. Blue Lodge, Ist
and 3rd Monday nights.
Redmen— 2nd and 4th Tuesday
nights in each month.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W VV. Anderson. Frank Z. Curry.
ANDERSON Sc CURRY,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Negotiates loans on real estate. Office
up stairs over the Yellow store, Jackson,
Georgia.
M. M. MILLS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in court house, Jack son, Georgia.
M. V. M' KIBBENT
Attorney at Law,
JACKSON, GEOIiGIA.
Dr.O.H. Cantrell.
DENTIST,
JACKSON, GEORGIA.
CLEVELAND HOUSE.
JACKSON, - - - - QA.
The onlv brick Hotel between Atlan*
Board |2.00 per day.
Miss Jennie Wallace Piop.
decl4-12m
DEMPSEY HOUSE.
SOUTHEAST CORNER TUBLIC
SQUARE, JACKSON, GA.
Strictly first-class in all respects.
Give it a trial when you come to Jack
son. Terms moderate. Satisfaction
guaranteed.
MRS. A. JW• JESTER, Prop.
decl4-3m
STOP AT THE
Morrison House.
EVERYTHING new
AN DRIEST- CHI SS. .
Conveniently Located.
Free Sack to Depot,
C. R. Gresham, Proprietor.
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THE PENALTY IS PAID
1 he Head of Santo, tho Assassin
of Carnot, tinder the Knife.
THE EAST STRUGGLE TOR LIBERTY.
Iron* the (.ulllnline lln- Young; Allan hist*
Shout* Courage to Hi* Comrade*
and riciula for the Long
Life of Anarchy.
Lyons. August 10.—Santo Caesario,
the murderer of President Carnot, was
guillotined at 5 o'clock this morning.
A few minutes before live o’clock the
condemned man was led from his cell to
the guillotine. His arms were firmly
bound behind him. When the attend
ants seized him to lay him under the
knife, he struggled fiercely to free him
self. At 4:58 o'clock all was ready.
Ceasario shouted : “Courage Comrades,
long live anarchy.” The knife fell at. 5
o'clock precisely and Caesario’s head
dropped into the basket.
The crime for which the young an
archist pays the penalty is well remem
bered. He it was who drove the deadly
dagger to the heart of France's late be
loved President, M. Carnot, on that fa
mous Sunday night in J une. Santo was
an unusually intelligent youth for his
class, distinctly superior to the run of
low-browed, vicious creatures who re
sort to the weapons of the assassin. He
was just twenty-two years of age. At
school lie was a studious pupil, rather
bright and anxious to learn. After the
short period which the circumstances of
his family, who were common laboring
people, permitted him to spend in re
ceiving regular instruction he employed
his spare time in reading and became
attracted toward the school of political
economists who advocate murder and
the destruction of property as neces
sary steps toward political reform. It
was in 1891 that he embraced anarch
ism. and in the following year he was
sentenced to a term of imprisonment at
Milan for having distributed anarchist
pamphlets among the troops there. In
1893 he left Milan and Italy to take up
his abode in France. It is believed that
he first settled down in the neighbor
hood of Lyons.
SOUTHERN TEXTILE INDUSTRY.
Report of Chairman Edmunds Before the
Southern Exchange Association.
New Yokk, August 15. —The execu
tive committee of the Southern Ex
change association held its first meet
ing yesterday in the office of 11. R.
Garden, the president. The committee
heard the report of R. H. Edmunds,
chairman of the committee for the col
lection of information on the southern
cotton manufacturing interests. This
report stated that there are about 15,-
000,000 cotton spindles in the United'
States. They represent an investment,
including all classes of manufactures,
of over $400,000,000. Of this number
the south has in round numbers 2,200,-
000 spindles, and the capital invested is
about $97,000,000. The world has about
85.000,000 spindles.
“The south produces nearly sixty per
cent of the entire cotton crop of the
world, and if it manufactured this it
would need over twenty times as many
spindles as it has, or about 50,000,000,
and the capital needed would exceed
$1,300,000,000. The total annual value
of the product of these mills would be
equal to the present value of three full
cotton crops. In the last eighteen
years the cotton crops of the south
have sold for an aggregate of nearly
$6,000,000,000. Before they reached the
consumer their value increased to $lB,-
000.000,000 or $20,000,000,000. This enor
mous business creating wealth wher
ever established, is the prize for which
the south has now commenced to con
tend.”
CAROLINA REFORMERS MEET.
State Convention On and Full Ticket to be
Nominated—Began With a Fight.
Columbia, S. C., August 16.—Hotels
were all tilled last night with delegates
to the state reform convention. Candi
dates are all here and working hard.
General impression is that full ticket
will be nominated, notwithstanding it
is reported that Tillman is against it.
George R. lvoester, editor of tin* Regis
ter. and W. Giobes W haley, of Charles
ton, had a tight in Jerome hotel yester
terday afternoon. Koester called
Whaley a coward. During the melee
some of the Charleston toughs struck
Koester on the back of the head several
times. All grew out of an editorial in
the morning's Register.
FREED PRISONERS FOR REVENGE
The Jailer of Leavenworth, Kan., Gets
Himself in Trouble.
Leavenworth, Kan.. August 16.
Populist Jerry Murphy, Eva Blackman s
friend, was deposed as city jailer yes
terday by the board of police commis
sioners. This morning he visited the
jail, still having the jail keys, and, find
ing his successor sound asleep, he un
locked the prison doors and. with a club
in hand, liberated the prisoners. Mur
phy was at once jailed.
lialtiuiore Claim* Half a .Million.
Baltimore, August 16.— A census of
males of voting age in this city, taken
by the police department, indicates a
total male voting population of 115,91 S
Of this number 98.803 are whit*? and
17,115 colored. Estimating the total
population to be 4.42 times the voting
population the total population of Bal
timore would be 512.55*.
Plot to Assassinate Premier f rispi,^
Rome. August 16. -The police say
that three of the anarchists arrested m
the suburbs yesterday were in a plot to
assassinate Premier Orlspi. The bomb
to be used by the assassin had been
prepared and Giganti, one of those
arrested, had been chosen to throw it
at the premier.
Fair and Cooler.
Washington. August 16. - Forecast:
For Georgia, fair, cooler in southern
portion, variable winds, becoming
northerly. For Tennessee, fair, cooler,
northerly winds, becoming variable.
JACKSON, GA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 16. 1894.
CAN CONGRESS ADJOURN?
It Will Probably Remain a Week or Ten
Days Yet In Session.
Washington. August 16.—The opin
ion rendered April 16th last by Judge
Nott of the United States court of
claims in the case of the United States
against Aliee Well and others is of spe
cial interest at this time. As is well
understood, both houses of congress are
extremely anxious for an adjournment,
and. iIJ \ ■ ordinary circumstances,
would he ready for adjournment by the
last of the present week.
1 he passage of the senate tariff bill,
however, is very likely to keep them
here at least ten days waiting for the
bill to become a law* without the presi
dent s signature. That the president
will pursue this course there seems to
be little doubt, and this will necessitate
congress remaining in session until a
week from next Friday or Saturday.
The opinion rendered by Judge Nott
was the first ever given on the point in
question, and held, in effect, that the
president has the right under the con
stitution to approve a bill after an ad
journment of congress, provided his ac
tion was taken within ten days, exclu
sive of Sundays, after the bill reaches
him. It had become a tradition that
such an act would be unconstitutional,
and would operate to invalidate the act.
Tlie opinion of Judge Nott has been
widely commented upon, but it is the
opinion of many high authorities,
among them Chief Justice Thomas M.
Cooley of Michigan and Justice Strong
(retired) of the United States Supreme
court, that Judge Nott’s conclusions are
entirely sound and right.
FROM FISTS TO PISTOLS.
I>ca*lly Duel Between Two Prominent
Tonng South Carolinian* at Fort 3lotte.
Columbia, S. C., August 16.—At Fort
Motte, this state yesterday afternoon,
I)r. Charles Taber shot and probably fa
tally wounded Hiram Darby. Both of
the young men are highly connected.
The diffieuley arose because of some al
leged impoliteness on the part of Dr.
Taber to one of Mr. Darby's sisters.
Yesterday afternoon they met in the
depot at Fort Motte. and the subject
ivas brought up. Both became angry,
and it was agreed to go outside and
fight it out with fists. This they began
to do, when Darby got Dr. Taber down
and was pumeling him in the face,
whereupon Dr. Taber drew a pistol out
of his pocket and shot Darby behind
the ear. Darby was unconscious for
some time, but rallied and is still alive,
but his death is almost certain to re
sult.
THE BILL TO BE REFERRED.
Motion to Refer the Free Sugar Bill to the
Finance Committee Will Go Through.
Washington, August 16. — It was sta
ted this morning by those in charge of
affairs in the senate that the motion to
refer the free sugar bill to the commit
tee on,finance will prevail today when
it comes to a vote. Those democrats
who have been insisting upon the duty
on coal and iron ore were, after adjourn
ment, given to understand that all the
pop-gun bills would be treated alike
and that if sugar was made free, coal
and iron ore would meet the same fate.
It is said that upon the motion to refer,
six republicans and two populists Peffer
and Stewart, will vote against it and
that thirteen democrats and two popu
lists, Allen and Kyle, will vote in favor
of it.
A majority of 5 to 7 is figured out in
favor of reference to the commit
tee.
THE COLLECTORS KEPT BUSY.
Rush to Take Whiskey Out of Bonded
Warehouses Continues.
Washington, August 16.—The great
rush to take whiskey out of bonded
warehouses continues, but it has not
embarrassed the internal revenue ser
vice in the least, as extra guagers %vere
arranged for in anticipation of the de
mand for withdrawal. The Increased
internal revenues from withdrawals
are beginning to appear in the daily
treasury statements. Yesterday the
receipts from internal revenue sources
were $686,192, an increase of SSOO,OOO
over Tuesday. For the next ten days
the receipts are expected to average a
million and half of dollars a day.
MR. BUNN’S LAST TERM.
Tho North (arollna Fourth Nominates
Hon. Cha*. M. Cook to Sureeed Him.
Raleigh, August 16. —The democratic
congressional convention for the fourth
district was a large and enthusiastic
body, every county in the district being
fully represented. Hon. Charles M.
Cook, of Franklin county, ex-speaker of
the house, was unanimously nominated
by acclamation, all other candidates
having withdrawn before the conven
met. This district has been represent
ed for the past six years by Hon. R. H.
Bunn. A resolution was adopted de
manding that the senate stay in session
until they put coal, sugar, iron ore and
barbed wire on the free list.
ABABAMA MINERS RETURN.
The Great Strike In That State is Now a
Thing of the Past.
Birmingham, Ala.. August 16. —The
great coal miners strike in Alabama is
now a thing of the past. Last night
the miners executive committee met
with President Baxter, General Mana
ger Debardeleben and Superintendent
McCormick of the T. C. I. & R. R. Com
pany and signed an agreement, and the
strike through a card from President
Tournier of the miners committee has
been declared off.
linuamlcd to Jail Without Bond.
Birmingham. Ala., August 16.—W. J.
Kelso. M. Benoil and William Brock
were remanded to jail without bail yes
terday. charged with murder in connec
tion with the recent riot at Pratt mines.
Four others were admitted to bail in the
sum of SI,OOO each. Sixty men are yel
to have a preliminary examination.
Cotton Start* Downward.
New York. August 16.— The Sun'*
cotton review says: Cotton declined 6
to 7 points and closed dull. Sales 55,-
000 bales. Liverpool declined 1 to 1H
points, closing quiet at a net decline
for the day of 1 point.
SENATE ACAIN SPLIT
Question of Reference to the Com
mittee of the Free Sugar Bill.
SPIRITED DEBATE OS THE FLOOR.
Senator* Berry, Ye*t ami Mills Speak
Against a Reference anti in Favor of
the Passage of the House BilL
Will Be Referred.
Washington, August 16. —During the
routine morning business, the chief
clerk of the house delivered a message
from the house notifying the senate of
the discharge of the house conferees on
the tariff bill, and of the fact that the
house had receded from its disagree
ment to the senate amendments and fur
ther that he. (the clerk) had been direc
ted to present to the senate for the sig
nature of its president, the enrolled
tariff bill. Within a few minutes af
terwards the vice-president announced
that he had signed the tariff bill.
Senator Quay gave notice that he
would offer as an amendment to each of
the four bills putting sugar, coal, iron
ore and barbed wire on the free list,
the McKinley tariff bill.
New Committee Assignments.
Senator Jarvis of North Carolina, was
appointed as a member of the following
senate committees: Claims, public
buildings. National banks and to estab
lish the university of the United States;
Senator Daniel was appointed on the
committee on privileges and elections
and Senator Martin of Kansas on the
committee on pensions.
Senator Butler offered a resolution
which was referred, instructing the
committee on inter-stato commerce to in
quire and report as to the freight and
passenger charges, differential etc., of
the southern steamship and railway as
sociation.
At the request of Senator Harris, each
of the four house bills as to sugar, coal,
iron ore and barbed wire was taken up
and received its second reading. This
formality having been accomplished,
Senator Harris rose and said :
1 deem it my duty to submit to the
senate a communication from the secre
tary of treasury received this morning.
Carlisle's Letter to the Senate.
The letter was read from the clerks
desk, and it reviewed the condition of
the treasury, and estimated the reve
nues of the government for the next
fiscal year. The figures showed that
under the tariff bill just sent to the
president, the revenues would exceed
the expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1895, $15,000,000. The rev
enue from the sugar duty, Mr. Carlisle
placed at $43,000,000, and from coal, iron
ore and barbed wire, $1.000.000. If the
house bills were passed, there would,
Mr. Carlisle said, be a deficiency next
year of $29,000,000.
Senator Berry moved, as soon as the
reading was completed, that the senate
at once begin the consideration of the
free sugar bill.
Speeches against a reference and in
favor of the passage of the house bill
were made by Senators Berrv, Vest and
Mills.
A motion by Senator Dolpli to go into
executive session in the senate at 4:20
o'clock and thus cut off the discussion
of the sugar question is regarded as a
test vote. It was lost, 18 to 34.
Notice of an amendment to the free
sugar bill was given by Senator Jones
of Arkansas imposing a duty of 30 per
cent, ad valorem on all sugars. Without
any action whatever on the bill, the
senate at 5:05 p. m., adjourned.
In the House.
The first item of business in the
house yesterday was the announcement
by the speaker that the committee on
enrolled bills had reported that the
amended tariff had been properly en
rolled and that it had been signed by
the speaker. Several private measures
were passed and a half dozen indefinite
leaves of absence granted to members
all on account of sickness in the family.
The second morning hour was given
to the committee on the judiciary,
Chairman Culberson called up the bill
to make any contract hereafter made
for the payment of money in gold, sil
ver or coin, payable in any legal tender
of the United States. Consideration of
the bill was interrupted by the confer
ence report on the sundry civil bill.
Exposition Appropriation Retained.
An agreement was reported. Among
the disputed items, the appropriation of
$105,000 for the families of the twenty
one killed at the Ford’s theatre disaster
was stricken out and a commission ap
pointed to investigate and report upon
their claim. The appropriation of $25,-
000 for a quarantine station at South
Port, N. C., retained. The appropria
tion for the purchase of the Mahone lot
as a site for the government printing
office was stricken out. The appropria
tion of $200,000 for the cotton states
and international exposition at Atlanta
was retained. The conference report
was agreed to.
Mr. Sayres presented the conference
report on the general deficiency appro
priation bill which showed an agree
ment upon all points except the appro
priation of $1,809,539 to pay Pacific rail
road judgments. Without that, the
agi-eed bill carries a total of $6,202,903.
Florida Pho|Ji*te Miners Strike.
Luravillk, Fla.. August 16. All
miners at the French Phosphate com
pany's works here have struck. The
strikers number about 150. They give
as the reason for the strike that they
have not been regularly paid. The
miners are in an ugly mood and refuse
to allow new men to take their plaees.
Walter Wellman at Trouisoe, Norway.
Tromsge. Norway. August 16.—Wal
ter Wellman and party have arrived
from the Arctic regions, where their
steamer, the Ragnvold Jarl, was recent
ly crushed in the lee. compelling them
to abandon their attempt to reach the
north pole.
31lsaLi>sippi Populist For Congress.
Jackson, Miss.. August 16. —The pop
ulists of the seventh district yesterday
nominated A. M. Newman of Franklin
county for congress.
SEW PARTY OS DECK
Efforts Under Way Looking to Its
Development in Pennsylvania.
REFORM, SOT THE SAME BET MOTTO.
Convention Called to 31eet at Hraddock,
and Arrangement* for a Popular
Demonstration, Brunswick
Stew and Music Galore.
Pittsburg, Pa., August 16.—Promi
nent men of Pittsburg, Braddock and
surrounding country have joined in an
address for a convention to be held in
Braddock for the organization of a par
ty of reform, in which the word “re
form" is not to be used ; of economy, in
which the word “economy” is eschewed,
and the slogan of which is “a reduction
of public expenses. ’ If plans that are
already proposed are realized, it will be
the greatest thing western Pennsylvania
has developed in a political way since
the organization of the republican par
ty in Pittsburg in 1856.
Y\ hat is proposed as an initial move is
a great barbecue, with speeches by
prominent people. Steamboats that
will traverse the Monongahela all day
and carry thousands of people from ev
ery available point, with brass bands
galore, and all the other accessories of
a great popular demonstration. The na
tional party, proposed some time ago by
a Braddock man, is not dead as has been
said. During the last six weeks quiet,
but effective work has been going on,
until now it is an assured thing that a
great demonstration by the people will
be held there.
Up to date abotit SI,OOO has been sub
scribed by men of standing to carry on
the preliminaries.
Republicans and democrats have
joined together in the move to make a
strike against the alleged abuses of the
existing system of government. Among
them are Capt. S. S. Brown, who is at
the head of the great coal firm of W.
11. Brown’s Sons; his brother, Capt.
Harry Brown ; W. W. O'Neill, another
big coal man ; James Gayle, superin
tendent of the Edgar Thomson steel
works; Senator John Routh, G. W.
Schmidt of the wholesale liquor firm of
Scmidt & Friday, both Pittsburg bank
ers ; Paul Hacke, a large dry goods deal
er. and many others of equal note.
It is proposed to hold the barbecue in
Hawkins Hollow, where Braddock and
Pankin boroug’hs join, a place where
20,000 people can assemble to advantage.
Several leading lawyers of the Pitts
burg bar have volunteered to be present
and make speeches.
INDEPENDENT IN POLITICS.
The Ohio Labor Convention the Advance
Guard of tike Populist Meeting:.
Columbus, 0., August Iff.—The labor
convention for the purpose of taking
independent action in politics, was
called to order by President Mcßryde
at ten o'clock this morning in the
trades assembly hall. The only ap
proach toward speech making was by
temporary Chairman Bramschweiger,
who said that the convention was only
the result of a movement among trade
unions all over the country in favor of
united and independent political ac
tion. Delegates to the number of 110
were present, with others still coming
in the afternoon. They were crowded
almost to suffocation, and Lyndon hall,
a larger auditorium, was secured for
the evening session. One lady dele
gate, Miss Maggie Golgan, representing
the laundry workers of Cleveland, was
present. The delegates wore badges
with portraits of Coxey and bearing
the legend: “Keep off the grass.” It
looks as though the Mcßryde conven
tion was merely an advance guard of
the people's party converition, which
opens Thursday. Fusion Avith the pop
ulists is regarded as next to a certainty.
GROVER CHEERED TO THE ECHO
Tennessee Democrat* Applaud the Name.
The State Convention On.
Nashvlle, August 16. —The demo
cratic state convention was called to
order at 10:30 o'clock yesterday by W.
H. Carroll, chairman of the state com
mittee. James D. Richardson was made
temporary chairman. In taking the
chair he said harmony and victory were
the watchwords of the party. Refer
ences to Senator Harris and to Hon.
Benton McMillan brought forth ap
plause, but when the name of Grover
Cleveland passed from his lips there
was a burst of cheering that lasted for
some time before Mr. Biehardson could
resume his remarks. “In finances,”
said Mr. Richardson, “we favor bi-met
tallism.” He reviewed the course of
congress in regard to the tariff bill,
exonerating the house from the failure
to carry out democratic pledges.
TO QUARTER AT WILLARDS.
Preparation* for the Approaching Trade
Convention at Washington.
Washington, August 16.—At a special
meeting of the directors of the Wash
ington board of trade on the subject of
the coming convention at Washington,
Thursday and Friday, August 30 and
31, of southern boards of trade, gover
nors. mayors and merchants and manu
facturers, to consider the advisability
of a permanent exhibit of resources of
the south, it was decided to hold the
convention at Willard's hall.
Passenger Agent Uollin Studds.
Washington. August 16.—Beginning
today Mr. Collin Studds becomes pas
'Senger agent of the Pennsylvania road
for the southern district with head
quarters at \\ ashington. He succeeds
Mr. Robert A Parks, resigned.
Farmers .Murdered by the Score.
Pr.ptoria, August 16.—The Kaffirs
are besieging Agatha and are treating
the Boer population with atrocious cru
elty. Numbers of Boer farmers are re
ported to have been murdered by the
score.
Hail and Wind in Tennessee.
Chattanooga, August 16.—The vil
lage of New England City, twenty miles
distant, was nearly wiped out of exist
ence by a severe hail and wind storm
yesterday.
LEv’l MORTON COMING HOME.
Conceded That He Will Accept the Repnb
'limn Nomination for Governor.
Nkw York. August 16.—A special
from Paris says: lion. Levi I*. Morton,
who has just arrived here from Switzer
land. said today : “I shall sail for New
York on the steamship Normandie on
next Saturday. 1 have been absent
from New York so long that 1 cannot
judge at this distance the real political
situation. When I get home and have
an opportunity to learn how matters
stand I will consider the question of
candidacy for the governorship.”
Politicians today expressed the opin
ion that ex-Vice-President Levi P Mor
ton would accept the republican nomi
nation for governor. The cable mes
sage stating that he could not decide
whether he would accept or not until
his arrival here was not taken to indi
cate that he might find some possible
serious reason for his declining.
No business interests it was believed,
would prevent his occupancy of the
gubernatorial chair for the next two
years. Mr. George Hiss. Mr. Morton’s
partner in the firm of Morton, Bliss &
Cos., hankers, corner of Nassau and Ce
dar streets, said that he could read no
deeper meaning in Mr. Morton's tele
gram than anybody else could gather.
“I cannot, of course, tell what Mr.
Morton's real sentiments are,” he added.
“There is, however, nothing in his bus
iness affairs that I know of which
should militate against his acceptance
of the nomination if tendered him.”
GREAT SYSTEM COMPLETED.
Another Road to the Vast Milage of the
Southern Railway Company.
Atlanta, August 16.— Today the
Southern railway company will add an
other road to its vast mileage, the
Louisville Southern, running from
Louisville to Lexington. The road is
about eighty-seven miles in length,
running through the heart of the blue
grass region. There are branch lines
to Lavvrenceburg and Bergin. on the
Queen and Crescent. The East Tennes
see, in other words the western system
of the Southern, has a branch to llarri
man, Tennessee, which is also on the
Queen and Crescent. Through these
connections the Southern railway has
an outlet to the Ohio river. It makes
a most important ally. There is also a
branch of the Louisville Southern from
Versailles to Georgetown. The road
comes into the hands of the Southern
railway through the circumstances
that tin* Last Tennessee people also
held a controlling part of the stock.
The road will he sold today under an
order from the court, and after that
time will be operated by the Southern.
Saturday comes the sale of the Georgia
Pacific in this city, at which Mr. Spen
cer, Mr. Stetson, general counsel, and
Assistant Crawford will be present.
When this road comes into the fold it
will, together with the acquisition of
the Louisville Southern, about com
plete the southern combination as con
templated by Mr. Sam. Spencer.
THE COLORED DEMOCRACY.
The Convention of the National League on
in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis, August 10.—The na
tional colored democratic league are in
session and will be in session for sever
al days. A. E. Manning, president of
the Indiana branch of the league, open
ed the convention yesterday with an
address of welcome. President C. H. J.
Taylor of the national league then de
livered his annual address. Between
thirty and thirty-five states are repre
sented in the convention, each state be
ing entitled to two delegates. A com
mittee was appointed to call on Gover
nor Matthews and Chairman Taggart
of the democratic state committee and
make arrangements for the league del
egates to attend the democratic state
convention. President Taylor said that
at this convention a plan would be per
fected by which the organization would
be able to furnish a list of every colored
voter in the United States.
There are many prominent colored
men present, among whom are If. C. At
wood of New York, ex-consul general
to San Domingo; C. C. Curtis of lowa,
E. L. Dawkins of Florida, and William
A. Croswait of Tennessee.
WHJEN THE BILL BECOMES LAW.
The New Tariff Kates are Eegal After the
Midnight the President Signs.
Washington, August 10. —The new
tariff bill will go int® effect at midnight
on the day it receives the approval of
the president or becomes a law by the
operation of the ten day limitation, and
not from August Ist, as provided in the
measure. An examination of the au
thorities made at the treasury depart
ment shows that a law cannot take ef
fect upon a date prior to its enactment.
And, the federal supreme court has sus
tained this view under the ex-post facto
provision of the constitution. This is
the view of the treasury department
and the announcement is made because
of the flood of telegrams received there
indicating some confusion upon the
point.
GOLD FROM EUROPE.
The Prediction Made That the Tide of
iiold Will Soon be Keversed-
Washington, August 10.—A gratify
ing increase of §115,000 in gold was
made by the treasury department yes
terday, bringing up the gold reserve to
$52,779,000, a gain during the past few
days of nearly §300,000. Exchange is
several points below the shipping point
and now that businer* is not subject to
such wide fluctuations, it is not consid
ered likely that gold exports will be re
sumed. The prediction is freely made
that Europe will be sending gold to this
country within the next twenty days.
Kcpul>li<-aii Enrollment in New York.
New Yobk, August 16.—The regular
republican organization of the city last
night opened their books in each of the
1142 election districts for enrollment.
The enrollment will continue tonight.
Quarter Million Fire in New York.
New York, August 16.— The whole
sale grocery house of 8.,£. William’s &
Cos., corner of Thomas and Hudson
streets, was damaged by fire yesterday
afternoon to the extent of §250,000.
OFF I .Ali ORGAN.
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'REE WITHOUT LIMIT
sixteen to One Basis Urged by
the Democratic Minority Report
TEXAS’ GREAT CONVENTION STILL ON.
The Nomination of Culberson for Governor
Conceded On All Side* The Platform
Agreed l pon lint Not Yet Sub
mitted to the Convention.
Dallas, August lb. —The state demo
cratic convention was promptly called
to order at 9 o'clock yesterday. There
seemed no diminution in the numbers
present. The great building was packed
as on Tuesday. Neither of the com
mittees being ready to report, a recess
was taken till 2p. m. At the afternoon
session W. R. Hamby was made perma
nent chairman. W. L. Sargent secreta
ry. Mr. Ilamby on taking the chair
made an eloquent speech, counselling
unity and harmony in the state and
national party. The first trial of
strength between the candidates then
took place. It was upon a motion to
adopt the majority instead of the two
tlurds rule. After a two hours debate
a call of the roll resulted in the major
ity report being adopted by ninety
three majority. This is conceded as a
decided victory for Culberson. The
Reagan and Lanharn delegates voted
solidly against it. It looks very much
like Culberson will be chosen for ‘gov
ernor.
The committee on platform has not
yet reported, but the following is the
third and fourth sections of the plat
form agreed upon and which will be
reported by the minority :
Third—We heartily commend and en
dorse the administration of our demo
cratic president, Grover Cleveland. In
the elevation of official integrity, the
reduction of government expenditures,
the wise and patriotic treatment of the
pension question, the firm insistence
upon respect abroad, on land and sea,
to the United States flag, the efforts to
reduce custom duties to a strictly reve
nue basis and the passage of a tariff
bill embodying an income tax, the
prompt repeal of the federal election
laws, and we stand pledged and ready
to aid all faithful exertions of the ad
ministration in the execution of the
demands of our party platform.
Fourth —We hold to the use of both
gold and silver as the standard money
of the country and to the coinage of
both metals without discrimination
against either or charge for mintage,
but the dollar unit of coinage of both
metals shall be adjusted by such safe
guards of legislation as shall insure the
maintenance of the parity of the two
metals and the equal power of every
dollar at all times in the markets and
in the payment of debts, and we. be
lieve that this parity and purchasing
power will be maintained by the free
and unlimited coinage of both metals
at the- ratio of 16 to 1, we therefore
favor the immediate restoration of sil
ver coinage as it existed prior to 1875,
and if upon a fair and impartial trial it
shall be determined that this ratio will
not keep the two metals in circulation
on a parity with each other, then to be
readjusted to the end that the money
of the people shall be such in quantity
and quality as was originally contem
plated by the constitution, and we fur
ther demand that all paper currency
shall be kept at par with and redeema
ble in such coin.
THE STRIKES SETTLED.
Miners Return to Their Labors at Pratt,
Blue Creek and Caliaba.
Nashville, August 16.—The officials
of Tennessee coal, iron and railroad
company in this city have received in
formation that the strike which had
been on in their mines in Alabama
since April was settled. The mines af
fected were Pratt, Blue Creek and Ca
haba, employing about 500 men. The
strike was caused by a reduction of ten
cents per ton. The miners agreed to
acccept a reduction of 5 cents per ton.
A compromise was effected on the basis
of V/i cents per ton.
Caught in Florida; Wanted in Alabama.
Jacksonville, August 16.—Jim Sum
mers, a negro, who is wanted at Ozark,
Ala., for the murder of two men named
Prescott, is in jail in this city. The
Alabama authorities have been notified.
The crime was committed last j'ear and
rewards aggregating SSOO have been of
fered for the murderer.
Coxey Will Speak.
Clinton, Ind., August 16. — The popu
lists of the eighth congressional district
are preparing for a great demonstra
tion at the Cayuga fair grounds the
coming Saturday. J. S. Coxey will be
present, and Mort. Rankin, the populist
candidate for congress, and other prom
inent orators.
Fassett in a Candidate.
Elmira, N. Y., August 16.—Ex-Sena
tor I assett says the statement announc
ing that he is a candidate for governor
is correct.
NEWS ITEMS BY WIRE.
r \ he Nebraska democratic convention
will meet in Omaha August 26.
Congressman Shaw, of Wisconsin,
continues ill of typhoid fever and pneu
monia.
An attempt was made yesterday to
wreck the Grand Trunk express near
Gladstone station, Ont.
The Monitor Monterey is off on a
Puget Sound trip to test the qualities of
Washington State coal.
The new congressional library is to
contain statues of twenty-five men who
have been famous in literary work.
Chancellor Canfield, of the University
of Nebraska, has declined the presi
dency of the Ohio State University.
A four story brick building occupied
by John N'ovoty collapsed yesterday at
Yankton, S. D., with the lass 0f„555,-
000.
Gov. Flower is expected to attend the
laying of the corner stone of the Com
mercial Traveler’s Home, at Bingham
ton, October 9th.