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ALL HOME PRINT. VOL XXII WHMT, OCTO3SR Ist- 1884 The White Store. WILL BEGIN A GRAND “CUT RATE SALE” IN SEASONABLE MERCHANDISE. **’"'■** W ty WJ-t.v-V.JWWr r r- " CLOTHING. Men s Suits, $2.50 worth $4.50. Meu’s Suits, $4.50 worth $7.00. Men’s Suits, $5.00 worth SB.OO. Men’s all wool Scotch Cheviots, $6.50 worth SIO.OO. Young Men’s English Serge, $12.50 worth $16.50. Young Men’s lime Hocknam Serge, $18.50 worth $25.00. 1 iicsG aie only a few of the many bargains we have for you in this de partment and only ask that you inspect our stock 1 , and you will be sure to get suited. The above is only a part of the many bargains we have to offer you during our “Cut Rate Sale” which begins Mon day, October Ist, and will continue from day to day. You have a Free Ticket to attend this Sale; we only ask you to come and see our goods and prices, and if you don’t look sharp we will sell you something before yon leave the store. ’Y'oulx’s Truly THOMPSON BROS., Prop’s. White Store, Jackson, Ga. FITZS CHALLENGES CORBETT. The Australian Middle-Weight Champion Wins Laurels for Ills Adopted Home. New Orleans, September 27. —The glove contest between Robert Fitzsim mons, of Newark, N. J., and Daniel Creedon, hailing from St. Louis. Mo., for a purse of five thousand dollars, took place in the arena of the Olympic club last night. They fought as mid dle-weights at 154 pounds. Roth men are Australians by birth, but Fitzsim mons is now an American citizen. This was the star event of the carnival, and was a match that had attracted more interest than most of the pugilistic mat ters of recent date. Fitzsimmons has been so prominently before the public for some years that any match in which he was a participant was bound to cre ate interest throughout the entire coun try. An additional feature in the im portance of the match was the bearing it had to a prospective meeting between Fitzsimmons and Corbett. The fight ing was fast and furious anti Fitzsim mons knocked Creedon down and out in the tenth round. Then there was the wildest demonstration ever seen in the ring. Referee Duffy awarded the light to Fitzsimmons who was loudly cheered. Referee Duffy announced Fitzsimmons challenge to Champion James John Corbett. Corbett was so telegraphed. SPORTING TREASURY CLERKS. Thirty-Five of Them Reported ah Attend, ing the Races at Alexander Island. "Washington, September 27.—Thirty five treasury clerks have been reported to the secretary of the treasury by name as having attended the horse races at Alexander Island, Va., about three miles from this city across the Potomac river last Saturday. The names of the clerks have been forward ed to the head of each bureau or divi sion and an explanation, it is said, has been asked from the clerks. t\ heth er detectives have been employed for the purpose of “spotting treasury clerks of a “sporty’ inclination or whether the information has been vol unteered by some treasury employee or official, intimate knowledge of the per sonnel of the male clerks in the treas nfy has been shown and it hasereated commotion at this time, especially as many changes are being made to carry into effect the reorganization that takes nlace October Ist next. DEFEATED FOR RE-ELECTION. Victors In the Next Parliament Comprise a Protectionist Majority. Melbourne, September 27. —The elec tion for members of parliament, which took place yesterday, resulted in the return of twenty-eight materialists, fifty-four opposition and thirteen inde pendents. Ministers O’Loglilen, Raker and Richardson, and Speaker Bent were defeated for re-election. The vic tors comprise a protectionist majority, but the victory is alleged to have been chiefly due to the suppoet of persons in the civil service and malcontents who are irate at Prime Minister Patterson s reduction of salaries and other econo jnie gggggggggggggggggggg STORM SWEPT COAST Tropical Hurricane From West Indies in All Its Fury. NO FATALITIES REPORTED AS YET. Great Destruction Has Been Wrought at Jacksonville, Savannah, and on the North and South Carolina Coast, The Wires Largely DOvrn. Jacksonville, Fla., September 27. The tropical hurricane from the West Indies struck Jacksonville yesterday with the wind blow ing at a velocity of forty-six miles per hour and rain pour ing down in torrents. It continues yet and business is absolutely paralyzed. The Everett house, the largest hotel in the city, is unroofed and flooded with water. The unfinished union depot is blown down, the loss is $20,000 and a number of people are injured, but none killed. The streets of this city are flooded. The river is three feet above the normal. The wind at the mouth of the river recorded sixty miles an hour, Mayport at its mouth is flooded and several houses are inundated. No trains are arriving and departing from Jacksonville. Many large washouts are reported. HOTELS AT TYBEE DOOMED. The Storm Will Exceed in Violence the De structive Cyclone of August, '93. Savannah, Ga., September 27. —Eve- rything now points to a storm equalling, if it does not exceed, in violence the fearful destructive cyclone of August, 1893. At Tybee the wind ranges as high as seventy-five miles an hour. At low tide the water there is higher than at the highest tide. The ocean is stead ily encroaching on the island, and it is thought that it vTill be completely sub merged. Those on the island will have to take refuge in the light-house and Martello tower. The hotels and cot tages appear to be doomed. The wind in Savannah now runs as high as forty five miles, and is steadily increasing in velocity. The outlook is very bad. A washout on the Savannah. Florida and Western railroad, sixty miles south of here, has caused a suspension of travel on that road. No vessels have left port in thd last two days. The shipping in the harbor has been tied up and so far no damage has been re ported to shipping interests, THE STORM AT CHARLESTON. Impossible to Estimate as Yet the Damage to the Exposed Water Front. Charleston. S. C.. September 27. The West Indies cyclone struck this city yesterday and raged all day. The maximum velocity of the wind up to daybreak has been forty-eight miles an hour, except at times, when it was as high as fifty-five or sixty miles. As far as is known but little damage has been done to the shipping in port or the city proper. The storm tide was only three and a half feet no- w * JACKSON, GA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1894. SHOES. A/en's Brogans, 98c, worth $1 25. Men’s Kip Ties, $1.15, the $1.50 kind, iben’s /Satin Oil Calf Bals, $1 25 worth $1.75. Men's /Satin Oil Congress, $2.00, worth $2.50. Men's Fine French Calf Shoes, $4.00 worth $6.00. Hamilton & Brown’s /Shoes $2.50 worth $3.50. Evitt Bros., French Aid, $3.50 kind, now $2.50. Children’s Shoes, 35c. and 50c. worth 50c and 75c 5,000 other shoes cheap enough to buy with 5 cent cotton. the August of ’93. The most serious damage, however, is feared in the rice fields and to the sea island cot ton crop. It is impossible at this time to give an estimate of the damage done on the exposed water front where thou sands of bales of cotton are stored for shipment. DIRECTUM WINS THE PURSE. The Great Stallion Race of the Year at Mystic Park, Hoston. Boston, September 27. —The big stal lion race for which the New England trotting horse breeders association of fered a purse of $15,000 and which brought together Directum, Arion and Nelson was trotted yesterday at Mystic Park, in the presence of fully 20,000 peo ple, and Directum won in three straight heats. Directum was only headed in the second heat, when for nearly a quarter of a mile Nelson led him by a neck. Directum was announced to be the winner of the first money $9,000, Arion second $1,500, and Nelson third $1,500. DECLINES AN EMPTY HONOR. Ilut Decause Ills Personal Friend Was the Opponent, Only. Richmond, Va., September 27. —Mr. G. B. Jones, who was named by the prohibitionists last Thursday for con gress in this (the third) district pub lished a card yesterday afternoon de clining the nomination. Mr. Jones as signs as his reason for the declination that he has always affiliated with the democratic party, and now that his warm personal friend. Colonel Tazewell Ellett, is its nominee, he feels in duty bound to support him. WOULD ASSASSINATE GROVER. A Crank in Indiana Wants to Kill the President and Then the Pope. Anderson, Ind., September 27.—A crank apparently 50 years old was ar rested last night at Alexandria. He said his mission on earth was to kill President Cleveland. After he had dis posed of the president it was his inten tion to cross the sea and kill the Pope. The maniac will be held and his condi tion investigated. Great Destruction in South Carolina. Orangeburg, S. C., September 27. —A terrible wind storm struck here last evening at 5 o'clock and blowed all night at the rate of forty-five miles an hour. Trees and telegraph poles are ton has been done. The wind is blow ing from the northeast. Congressman Stephens Declines. Lawrence, Mass.. September 27. The Fifth district domocratic congres sional convention met here yesterday. Chairman Hogan, of the district com mittee. read a letter from Congressman Moses T. Stephens declining again to be a candidate. Along the North Carolina Coast. Wilmington, N. C.. September 27.—A heavy wind storm with continuous rain prevailed here all night and is yet una bated. Thus far no fatal results have been reported. Great damage to the crops. ALL UNITE UPON HILL Nomination for Governor of New York Forced Upon Him. WORK OF THE SARATOGA CONVENTION. The Name of Thatcher Withdrawn Wha Every Voice Was Raised for the Di tinguished Senior Senator—He Will Probably Accept. Saratoga, N. Y., September 27. —The state democratic convention finished the ticket yesterday and it now stands: For governor, David B. Hill. Lieut.-governor, Daniel Lockwood. Judge, court of appeals. Judge Gay nor. At 1:50 yesterday Senator Hill called the convention to order. Colonel Brown, chairman of the com mittee on permanent organization, re ported in favor of continuing the tem porary organization. This was adopt ed and Senator Hill remained as chair man of the convention. Lieutenant-Governor Sheehan of Erie reported the platform, and it was adopted. The convention then resolved to pro ceed with nominations. The chairman then recognized Gaylen It. Hitt, of Al bany, who, in an eloquent speech, placed in nomination for governor John Boyd Thatcher, of Albany. The First Voice for Hill. When Mr. Hitt had finished Edwin Reynolds, of Alleghany, arose and said: “The united democracy of Al leghany county desire to place in nom ination their first and only choice— David B. Hill.” That was all he had time to say. The crowd went wild with enthusiasm. Men stood on their seats and waved their hats for three minutes. Senator Dill pounded with his gravel. Finally Colonel Fellows, of New York, arose and the crowd thinking that he would say something about Hill, sub sided. Senator Hill then, asking the indulgence of Colonel Fellows, said: “I am grateful to the democrats of -the Empire state for the courtesy and kind ness of the past, but I must say to you I cannot agree to be your condidate for governor. ’’ Senator Guy's Eloquent Tribute. Senator Guy arose when New York was called in the roll and standing on a chair said: “Mr. Chairman: I rejoice to perform a duty which I waited for some older democrat from this county to perform. lam about to mention for governor a man, the mention of whose name warms the heart of every true democrat. He must be our candidate. He is the chief democrat in our ranks. He must sink his personal views and again become our standard bearer. I present the name of the chief exponent of democratic principles in our party- David Bennett Hill.'’ (Cheers and wilt enthusiasm.) After Senator Guy had finished, Bourke Cockran, of New York, arose, and climbing over the reporters’ table DRESS GOODS. We can do you good iu this line. Mss Lula Browning has charge of this department. /She has been with one of the largest Dry Goods houses in Afacon, where sho had charge of the dress making. She can teil you how to make your dress, and cordially invites you to see her if you wear dresses. She can show you some beautiful goods this week at prices that will please you. SPECIALS— In " Jeans /Sheeting, checks, etc. Heavy cotton checks 3 l-2c worth sc:. 4 4 heavy sheeting 5c worth 7e. Heavy w r ool Jeans 15c worth 25c. Good Style Ginghams 5c worth 7 l-2c. Good Pms 1c per paper. Ball Thread lc per ball. Corticelli Spool Silk—all shades—l cent per spool. to the piatiorm, mane a strong- syeecn seconding the nomination of Hill. New York City's J ,- avor. Colonel William L. Brown also spoke, seconding the nomination of Senator Hill for New York city. Half a dozen delegates moved to suspend the roll call for nominations, but Senator Hill quickly remarked that he had had some experience with legislative bodies and the rules of the assembly under which the convention was acting would not permit the suspension of the roll call, and directed the secretary to proceed. Hitt, of Albany, withdrew the name of Thatcher and Senator Canton moved that Hill be nominated by acclamation. A storm of ayes shook the rafters and there were no nays. Secretary De Forrest declared Hill nominated, but Hill declared the pro ceedings out of order and the roll call of counties was proceeded with. The vote was unanimous for Hill. The State Ticket Completed. Another noisy outbreak occurred. When order was restored Lieutenant- Governor Sheehan nominated Daniel N. Lockwood, of Buffalo, for lieutenant governor, and he was nominated by ac clamation. In a similar manner, Judge Gay nor was chosen for judge of the court of appeals. The routine business of the convention was quickly disposed of and at 3:45 o’clock the convention adjourned sine die. It is thought that Hill will accept. The platform is on the identical line of Senator Hill's speech Tuesday. THE MYSTERY OF A MURDER. Cleveland, Ohio, Excited Over the Assassi nation of a Prominent Citizen. Cleveland. 0., September 27. —James B. Caven, general freight agent of the Valley railroad, (Baltimore and Ohio system) fvas shot and killed by some unknown assassin last night. Five bullets entered his body and he fell in the street. When found, soon after ' wards, he was dead. Persons living in the neighborhood of the murder heard the shots and a woman's scream. No one was found near the bodjy and the police so far have been unable to secure the slightest clue. Mr. Caven was a widower about fifty years old. and re sided with a daughter on Keanard street. Pullman Co-operative Club. Hiawatha, Kan., September 27. —The proposition of L. Meyer, president, and C. C. Allen, secretary, of the Pullman co-operative club, was accepted at a mass meeting here last night. Local capitalists will take $75,000 worth of stock and the club will take §25,000. The work will be begun at once, and the workmen will leave Pullman as soon as the contracts are signed. Tammany .Jugjj es IN ith a Million. New York, September 27. —The state ments that the special $1,009,000 park appropriation for the unemployed had been juggled with by Tammany have been confirmed by the report made to the Central Labor Union by the committee of that organization appointed to ana lize the statement sat-uiiUed by the comptroller. GROCERIES. Our Grocery room is tull of just such goods as you want and the prices are right. 1,200 pounds and Hammer brand Soda at 4 cents per pound. Good Flour only $2.85 per barrel Erery sack guaranteed. Mew Cotton Ties 80 cents per bunch. Our Grocery room is in charge of Beauregard JlVoore, and he says you only have to come to see him to get up a trade, for he knows he has the goods and the prices that will suit you. STEP DOWNAND OUT Many New Faces Will be Seen in The Fifty-Fourth Congress. SUMMARY FROM THE COMMITTEE FILE Latest Compiled Reports Make it Appar ant That There Will be a Marked Change in the Complexion of the Southern Delegation. Washington, September 27.—A1l the facts being taken into the presence in the fifty-fourth con gress of a large number of men new to congressional life is a certainty, as the statistics of democratic renomination thus far received at the headquarters of the democratic congressional cam paign committee in this city show. In Alabama, where the democats hold nine seats, three new nominations have been made; in Maryland, where they hold six, all three of the nominations thus far made are new men; in Ken tucky, with the democratic seats, five out of seven nominations thus far are new men : in Virginia, also with the democratic members, four candidates are new men ; in North Carolina, out of eight democratic constituencies, three new nominations have been made ; in South Carolina, with six democratic seats, two new candidates are named ; in Texas, out of thirteen nominations, three are new men, with one conven tion remaining; in Delaware, the sin gle candidate is anew man; in Florida, one of the two is anew contestant; in West Virginia, one out of four; in Mis sissippi, one out of seven t and in Ar kansas, one out of six is the proportion. From these figures it will be at once apparent that there will be a marked change in the complexion of the south ern delegation. THEIR EXPLOITS MADE COSTLY. Mississippi White-Cappers Get Five and Ten’Years for Their Conduct. Aberdeen. Miss., September 27.—1n the Monroe county circuit court yester day Judge Newman Cayce pronounced" sentence of five years in each of two convictions upon Van Roper and Ed Peter and two years upon James Nel son, all white, for white-cap exploits a few months ago. Roper was anew cit izen from Alabama, and while he was in the fields at work his wife had a hab it of spending her time with a neighbor, Mrs. Cullers, which Roper finally pro hibited but with no success. Roper and his fellow laborer, Peters, accom panied by Nelson, at night, armed and masked with handkerchiefs over their faces, went to the house of Mrs. Cullers and made threats of hanging them with a rope which they had with them. SHOT AS A DEATH PENALTY. A Choctaw Indian Calamity Arranges the Preliminaries of His Execution. Caddo, I. TANARUS., September 27.—Jim Allen, a full-blooded Choctaw Indian, about 24 years of age, was shot to death OFFICIAL ORGAN.- NO 38 00 a pGfiai cj lv/t lauiuoi vtioi/CiUtty ill the Pushmataha court grounds in Jack son. Allen walked with a steady step from the jail to the court house, a dis tance of fifty yards, unhandculfed. He knelt down by his coffin and offered up a prayer. He pulled off his coat and hat, rolled open the bosom of his painted a small heart about the size of a quarter of a doller over his own heart, and took his seat on a lemon box. He sat in that position just thirty-five min utes, when the hour arrived. Deputy Sheriff Bob Jackson shot him through the heart. In eight minutes life was extinct. SOUTHERN COTTON MARKETS. Spot Declines an Eighth at New Orleans, Savannah. Norfolk and Baltimore. New York, September 27. —The Sun’s cotton review says: Cotton declined twelve to fourteen points and closed easy. Spot cotton here was l-16c lower There was a decline of l-16c at Mobile and St. Louis and l-8c at Savannah, New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore and Memphis. Charleston advanced l-16c. New Orleans receipts today are esti mated at 3,000, possibly 4,000, against 3,328 on the same day last week and 5,550 last year. GENERAL EZETA’S NEW PLAN. To Unite the Central American States Into One Republic. San Francisco, Cal.. September 27. General Antonio Ezeta, accompanied by his attorneys, Reubens and De Ques ada, left this city quietly, yesterday, on his way to Mexico. It is said that Gen eral Ezeta will endeavor to enlist Pres ident Diaz in a scheme to unite the Central American state into one repub lic. This has been his ambition for a long time, and if he can secure the in fluence of Mexico's president, his plan may succeed. THE LAW DISREGARDED. No Means at Hand to Enforce the Alcohol Paragraph of the New Tariff. Washington, September 27. The treasury officials, after having thor oughly discussed the alcohol paragraph of the new tariff bill, have about reached the conclusion that they have no means at hand to enforce it, and that, therefore, the rebate clause must remain inoperative until congress, at its next session, either provides the appro priation necessary to carry the law into effect, or repeals it. To Armor Plate the Puritan. Brooklyn, N. Y., September 27—The monitor Puritan will be placed in the dry dock at the navy yard today, and the work of placing her armor plates in position will be commenced. The keel of the vessel was laid in 1875, and many naval officers believe that she will not be very efficient when com pleted. The Puritan is over 6,000 tons displacement. Her engines are rather old-fashioned. New Drydoek at Gibralter. London, September 27.—The con struction of a new mole and dockyard at Gibralter has been begun. Five hun dred skilled workmen will shortly leave England for the works.