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ALL HOME PRINT. VOL XXII 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. fffffffffffffff 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. NO 32 '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.