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The Jones County News
M. C. GREENE, PiUsliir.
BIG GUNS
ON FINANCE.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND SENA.
TOR HILL VENT THEIR IDEAS.
THE PRESIDENTS STANDS FLATLY
FOR GOLD.
The Senator NVllllug /or silver With
International Agreement.
By Southern Associated Press.
New York, Maf 24.—Two hundred
and twenty-seven editors and their
friends were present at the banquet
of the Democratic Editorial Associa¬
tion of the State of New York held
at Delmonico’s tonight.
American flags were draped around
the State coat of arms behind Presi¬
dent Stephen H. Parker. Senator
David B. Hill occpied the seat of hon¬
or on the right of the President. The
dinner began at 6:30 p. m., and it was
9 o’clock before the speaking com¬
menced. Previous to the speaking
letters expressing regret at inability
to be present from President Cleve¬
land, Post Master General Wilson,
Secretary of War Lamont and many
others were read. President Cleve¬
land's letter was as follows:
Executive Mansion,
Washington, D. C. May 20, 1895.
To John A. Mason, Esq., Chairman,
etc. My Dear Sir:—I regret that my
official duties oblige me to decline the
courteous invitation I have received
to attend the annual banquet of the
Democratic Editorial Association on
the 24th instant.
This reunion of Democratic editors,
will, 1 am sure, be an enjoyable oc¬
casion to all who participate; but 1
shall be much disappointed if the fel¬
lowship and interchange of sentiment
it will afford, do not stimulate the zeai
and effort of the fraternity there as¬
sembled in behalf of the Democratic
cause and Democratic principles. Out
party is so much a party of power,
and its proper action and usefulness
are so dependent upon a constant
adherence to its doctrines and tradi¬
tions, that no tendency fn our ranks
to follow the misleading light of a
temporary popular misapprehension
should go unchallenged. Our victories
have all been won when we have
'•los°ly foil, ^ed the banner f Demi
cratic principle. We have always
been punished by defeat when, losing
sight of our banner, we have yielded
to the blandishments of un-Demo-
cratic expediency. There is a temp¬
tation now vexing the people in
different sections of the country
which assumes the disguise of Demo¬
cratic party principles inasmuch as
it presents a scheme which is claimed
to be a remedy for agricultural de¬
pression and such other hardships
afflict our fellow citizens. Thus
we are the friends of the peo-
and profess devotion to their in¬
terests, the help of the members of
our party is invoked In support of a
plan to revolutionize the monetary
condition of the country and embark
upon an experiment which is dis¬
credited by all reason and experi¬
ence, which invites trouble and dis¬
aster in every avenue of labor and
enterprise, and which must prove de¬
structive to our national prestige and
character. When a campaign is ac¬
tively on foot to force the free, un¬
limited and independent coinage of
silver by the Government at a ratio
which will add to our circulation un.
strained millions of so-called dollars,
intrinsically worth but half the amount
they purport to represent, with no
provision or resource to make good
this deficiency in value, and when It
is claimed that such a proposition has
any relation to the principles of
Democracy it is time for all who may
in the least degree influence Demo¬
cratic thought to realize their re¬
sponsibility.
Our party is the party of the people
not because it is wafted hither and
timber by every sudden wave of popular be-j
excitement and misconception, but
cause while it tests every proposition
by the doctrines which underlie its or¬
ganization it insists that all interests
should be defended in the administration
of the Govern rent without especial fav¬
or or discrimination.
Our party is the party of the people
because in its care for the welfare of
all our countrymen it re-si-ts dangerous
schemes born of discontent, advocated
tiy appeals to sectional or class preju¬
dices and reinforced by the insiduous aid
of private selfishness and cupidity.
Abo^aU our party is the party of the
|,(- 'j^Mwhen absolutely it recognizes safe the money fact is that the
1-01
life blood of our country's strength and
prosperity, and when it teaches that
none of our fellow-citizens, rich or poor,
great or humble, can escape the con¬
sequences of a degeneration of our cur
rency. Democratic care and conserva¬
tism dictate that if there exist incon¬
venience and hardships resulting from
the congestion or imperfect distribution
of our circulating medium a remedy
should lie applied which will avoid the
disaster that must follow in the
train of silver monometallism.
What I have written has not been
Prompted by any fear that the Democ¬
racy of the State of New York will ever
be their an accomplice in such an injury to
jtiie country as would lie entailed hy
free, unlimited and independent
coinage of silver, nor do I believe they
fvill |o support be so heedless such of movement. party interests I have as
a
referred to this subject in the belief
[hat rage nothing the attention more important of the American can
people, nor the National Democracy and
) the conviction that the voice of the
lemocrate of New Y’ork. through its
ress. should constantly be heard in
very State. Yours very truly.
Gilt>VBR CLEVELAND.
The Hon. Wm. L. Browne acted as
w stniai-ter. The following were the
GRAY, JONES COUNTY, GA„ MAY 30, 1896
Hill; toasts: “Sound ‘'Democracy,” Hon. David B.
Eckels; “Party Money,” Hon. James II.
S. Fairchild; "The Principles,“ Democracy Hon. (’lias,
of the
State of New York,” Hon. Roswell P
Flower: “The City of New York,” Hon.
Ashbel 1*. Fitch; “The Legislative
Minority of 181)5,” Hon. Jacob A. Can¬
tor; “The Pints," Albert li. Ksessen-
gor.
When (Mr. Browne introduced Senator
Hill great applause followed. Mr. Hill
spoke In part as follows:
Senator Hill’s Speech.
Democracy in its broadest sense means
the people—the laxly politic—the source
of popular government. In a stricter
souse, it means a constitutional represen¬
tative government—a form of govern¬
ment in which the supreme
power is retained hy the
people, but. is indirectly endorsed
through a system of representative and
delegated authority, periodically renew-
t-d. In a partisan sense il means the
principles and pdiev of the political
organization which is devoted to the
maintenance of) popular government in
its purity and simplicity, and which for
nearly a century lias ltnriie -the name
of the Democratic party.
I realize that there exists in some
quarters a disposition :o -modify the old
fashioned principles of Democracy—a
iteisire to enlarge the functions of govern
ment by the assumption of unusual or
doubtful powers, heretofore wholly or
partially unexorciecil, leading plainly in
the direction of paternalism, pointing
the path to a stronger centralized gov¬
ernment and paving the way fora larger
standing army and an enormous and
powerful navy, maintained at a tremen¬
dous expense to the people; a disposition
to sanction the pernicious practice of
governmental bounties and subsidies to
private individuals and interests, to
which our opponents especially seem
committed; a growing tendency to look
to tin- general government for a remedy
to all ills to which the. body politic, is
unfortunately subject; an inclination to
usurp the revenues which properly be¬
long lo the State by the imposition but of
Federal income taxes laid directly, required
not according to apportion, as
by the constitution, and an ostentatious
protet ta.fikm under the assunusl garb of
patriotic fervor and intense American¬
ism to foolishly embroil this country in
a quarrel with foreign countries without
justifiable cause, or even a plausible or
decent excuse.
Tiles,- tendencies recently exhibited,
were not inherited from our Democratic
forefathers, and find no warrant in true
Democratic teachings. These un-Demo-
cratie and concerted demands for ma¬
terial army and navy enlargement at.
this time When a deficit is already
staring us in the face, which seemingly
can only he sttpilied tin* by additional tax¬
ation. lead, to suspicion tlwvl .t is
desired not so much for legitimate pur¬
poses of national defence as by corpor¬
ate interests for illegitimate enterprise
in labor controversies in the Slates
with or without the coment of the au¬
thorities thereof: hut whatever may lie
the motives which inspired these de¬
mands and which are partially protestations con¬
cealed behind vociferous
of desire for public welfare anal solici¬
tude for the? honor and safety of the
country the. fact remains that the peo¬
ple, upon whom the burden- must fall,
view those delimulls with anxiety and
grave doubts of their proprie-ay, and
insist that the -utmost caution shall be
exercis -d in their consideration- *
The question that is now creating the
most burning issue ill our national poli¬
tics is the silver question, and of that
I wish to say a few words. If the reso¬
lutions adopted by the delegates to the
national conventions liehl by the two
great parties in 1892 and the resolu¬
tions adopted by those same parties rep¬
resented in the several State conven¬
tions of 1894 are an indication, it, is
plain that the voters of the country
generally prefer the bimetallic system ot
coinage that prevailed in the United
States before 1875. In 1892 there was
not much difference in that regard be-
tween the resolutions of the two great
parties. The Republicans used the word
"lirmetiillisnT’ and, -hence, the Republi¬
can State platforms of 1894 use that
word more frequently than do the Dem¬
ocratic, but both refer to free bimetallic
coinage. Nearly all that refer lo a ratio,
mention l(i. Few. if any, of the Demo¬
cratic State platforms refer expressly
to international co-operation, but a had
dozen Republican platforms do. One
or two Democrat!' conventions insist
on the immediate opening of our mints
to both without asking European con-
Ntarly everyone—Democratic and Rc-
1 lutliranr—demand parity in the puvehas-
mg and debts-paylng power of .he coined
dollars. If any divergence between the
resolutions is to be discerned it is in the
more positive tone and temper of some
of the Western conventions in respect to
absolute parity and equivalence of the
dollars. I do not see how any fair-mind¬
ed person reading these resolutions, no
matter by what State or party convention
adopt, can infer that our voters Intend
to coin 50 cent, silver dollars or to make
a half dollar to be a dollar In paying
debts. I do not think a majori’y of either
party in any State advocate coinage laws
which the advocates believe will produce
a silver dollar of les3 value, In fact than
the gold dollar, Those who t.vge un im-
mediate opening of our mints lo silver
on a ratio of 16 to 1 really fancy so far
as the majority are concerned that tin-
United States can, atom- and unaided, do
as much for silver now as limetalllc
Franco did from 1803 lo 1873. I think that
impossible, at least under present condi¬
tions. I do believe, that the concerted
laws of the principal governments of the
world combined, can. on a ratio of 15 f-2
determine and maintain this relative- vafue
everywhere of coined or uncoined silver
and gold. Upon that belief I shall act tip
It Is overthrown by facts
Senator Hill was obliged to stop
frequently owing to outbursts of ap-
pi a use on the part of his hearers.
Rnxnlan Aggressiveness.
By Southern Associated Press.
New Y'ork. May 24.—A special cable
dispatch to the Mena Id from St. l’eters-
aurg »a,v.<: In addition to the approach¬
ing settlement of the question ret-peet-
iug the leaving of the Liao Tung penin¬
sula the Uussi.ui government ’ is now
engaged in _ completing negotiations di¬
rected toward the further guaranteeing
of Russian interest-; in the far Ernst.
Idle negotiations take the form of over¬
tures t.) Japan, made with the view of
bringing about, an early evacuation of
Corot by the Japanese.
THE REUNION
IS OVER.
GENERAL GORDON RE-ELECTED
COMMANDER IIY ACCLAMATION.
A FRATERNAL LETTER RECEIVED
FROM GEN. CIlOFH-fLD.
Mr. Oiljv m . H. Hoiinm Makes n Gen¬
erous Offer to tlie Confederated.
By Southern Associated Press.
Houston, Texas, May 24.—The Con¬
federate Veterans Reunion is over
and tlie delegates who have been here
four days are beginning to leave. This
was another inclement day, but tlie
time has been well eeupied by re¬
ceptions to Miss Winnie Davis, the
visiting generals and by the business
of the convention. The Texas division
had the auditorium fqr tlie first hour
this morning. They elected Gen. H.
H. Boon to succeed Gen. Russ as
major general of the State division
and selected Dallas as the place for
the next State reunion.
The State meeting then adjourned
and the United Veterans assembled
were called to order* by Gen. Gordon.
Dr. Jones invoked divine blessing on
the meeting,
Gen. S. D. Loo read a telegram of
greeting from Gen. N. II. Harris, of
San Francisco. Ho then offered a
resolution of thanks to Ailjt. Gen.
Moorman for his efforts in behalf of
the organization, which was adopted
by a rising vote amid much enthusi¬
asm .
Col. Lee, of the Federal Army, sec¬
retary of the Shiloh Battle Field Asso¬
ciation was introduced. He was
greeted with loud applause. The yell,
he said, with a smile, sounded fami¬
liar. He made a short address ex¬
pressing his pleasure at being per¬
mitted to greet the old Confederates
whom he respected so highly. He in¬
vited them to attend the next re¬
union of his association, the mission
of which he said was peace on earth
and good will to men. He paid a
high tribute to Albert Sydney Johnson.
He came fresh from the G. A. U. and
assured the veterans of the kindly
feeling entertained towards them
in that quarter. A vote of thanks
was tendered Col. Lee for his address.
Th" chairmen then laid before the
body a letter from Gen. Schofield to
Commander John B. Gordon, express¬
ing his appreciation of the cordial
receptions given him in Houston. He
said that when the commanders of
the great contending armies agreed
on a conference in 1885 the world was
astonished at the terms of the con¬
vention.
There was to he no punishment met¬
ed out to the Confederates, they wero
to be defended so long as they main¬
tained loyalty to the flag of the Union.
These expressions were meant not
only to terminate that conflict but
to prevent any conflict among the
sections thereafter. The Union gen¬
erals in that conference did not .doubt
the fidelity of the generals whom they
had lately met in conflict, but some
of the people of the North had mis¬
givings. These misgivings had now
practically passed away and he wish¬
ed to assure the veterans of the
warmth of the esteem in which they
were now held. He stopped here on
the invitation of Gen. Gordon and
had been delighted with his reception.
A vote of thanks was tendered Gen
Schofield and the commander-in-chiet
was authorized to express to him the
sentiments of the organization.
A letter received from Charles B.
Rouss, of New York, a private in the
Confederate army offering to give
$100,000 towards the establishment
of a memorial association under
the auspices of which an il¬
lustrated history of the war shall be-
published and the relics, etc., .collect¬
ed and preseved at one central point.
A committee of one member from
each State to be selected by the State
was appointed to confer with Mi.
Rouss on the subject.
Greetings were read from Lucy C.
Hill, daughter of Gen. A. P. Hill.
The veterans were invited to at¬
tend the dedication of the Confederate
monument at Chicago.
Invitations to the veterans to meet
next year were received from Chat¬
tanooga am] Mobile, but they were, ot
course, too late, establish
A resolution to a home for
the children of Confederate soldiers
was referred to a special committee.
Baltimore also sent an invitation
that the reunion in 1897 be held in
that city.
The nomination of a commander-in-
chief was then taken up. Maj. N. B.
Stubbs nominated Gen. Gordon for
re-election. Gen. Stephen D. Lee said
the typical living soldier of today was
J. B. Gordon, and he moved his re-
election by acclamation, which was
done amid great cheering.
Gen. Gordon advanced and said:
“Only the searcher of all hearts knows
the depth of gratitude which the act
awakens in this heart. Of all the
honors possible to men 1 would rather
have a place in the hearts which you
have opened to me today than to
wear all the honors the. earth could
bestow, and, the God of Liberty be¬
ing my helper, I will go to the grave
feeling at last, the brightest and no¬
blest epitaph that could be written
over my dead body when you carry
it to the grave, would be “Here lies a
Confederate soldier.”
God bless you, my omrades, and
make me worthy of th'm unparalleled
tribute.
General Wade Hampton was then
elected commander of the dapartment
of the Army of Northern. Virginia. The
cia,ma-km- vote was entiiusiaotically given by ac-
Genera! IV. L. Cuhefl and General T.
N. Waul were nominated for the place
of commander of the trails-MIoalMippi
department* The vote was then taken
and General Cabell was electoi. Gen¬
eral S. D. Lee was then elected comman¬
der of the department of the army of
TennoMsee by acclamation tumid the
groite-'l enthusiasm of tin* day. A
committee line been appointed to see to
the ivitaildtsliiiieiit of a benevolent aid
soricly to take charge of aged veterans.
The i inn entioii ‘lien adjourned with¬
out date.
There was to have been a grand pa¬
rade of all the veterans this afternoon
to la* reviewed by General Gordon and
Mire Winnie Davis, tint a heavy rain
i-nme up and only a few turned out.
From 11 to 1 o'clock there was a re¬
ception to Mias Davis at (lie home of
Mrs. O. E. Bnen given by Judge J. H.
Reagan (postmaster general of die Con¬
federacy 1 and Ido wife. Mrs. Reagan
was ansi sled in receiving by Mis. Fli sp¬
in an, the daughter of la-mvidas Polk.
From 2 until 4 o’clock Mr. and- Mrs.
Kriilt-i-lmitt gave Miss Davis a recep¬
tion. Sir- will remain in (the city until
tomorrow forenoon, when she will go
(o Now Grleaiw After spending one
day there she will go to Richmond ami
I lieu :’»» \’ew York.
This afternoon at. the Dirk Dowling
headquarter** a reception • was tendered
the visiting Daughters of the Confed¬
eracy by the Mildred Lee camp, The
address of wolcotiK* was uitude b.v Mi**s
Jennie Moore in behalf of the ramp
and ra-ipiMi'dod to l>,v Miss ('mbel'., of
Dallas. A State organization- of tlie
Daughters of Hie (Vuiifedorucy was then
perfected by the Texas cutups.
HI RLE!) TO DEATH.
A String «f Tram* In a Prntt Mine
Break Awny.
By Southern Associated Press.
BirmiiiKlinm, Ala., -May 24.—-Down a
slope to destruction ran a string of
trams at slope No. 4 of Pratt mines
this morning. It seems that this string
of cars wao a/t the top of tin- slope and
that hy some mishap they broke away
from the fasteners. Then there was
nothing to stop them- and they dashed
down the steep -slope at lightning speed.
William Fields, a negro driver, Neal
Brady and two mules were on the itraek
in front of tlie ears. The mules and
the driver were hurled to death, white
Brady was probably fatally injured.
As it happened the men) were just
going to work and these were the only
persons n tlie shaft at the time, for if
there , been any others the ehanees
are they would have shared the fate,
for, bein’ in front of the oars meant
nothing Vilort of death. At last ac¬
counts Brady was not dead, but hi? is
probably fatally injured.
HEPimLIOANS OUSTED.
They Hint Failed to Return Their
Campaign Expense*.
By Southern Associated Press.
Raleigh, N. C., May 24.—The board of
aldermen of this city tonight ousted two
Republican members of the board, because
they had not compiled with the law re¬
quiring them to return an itemized state¬
ment of campaign expenses within ten
days after the election.
This in w law, which was passed by the
recent fusion legislature, provides that
failure to make, such returns works a for¬
feiture of the office. There are four Re¬
publican members of the board, all of
whom failed to comply with the law. The
reason only two and not all of them were
not ousted, was that It was desired to
make a test case of It and have lt de¬
cided before further action should be
taken.
KIMMEK IS DEAD.
He Preferred Death lo Life Without
His Swctttheart.
Atlanta, Ga., iMay 24.—(Special.)—T.
I!. Zimmer, tlie young drug clerk who
shot himself Wednesday afternoon in
u lit of diwitond'enoy about a girl whom
he was engaged to marry, died tonight.
Miss McDuffie, th-e girl in the cane,
watched at the deathbed. In a note he
left to his mother Zimuier said he
would disgrace the girl if lie married her
and preferred death to living without
her.
Democratic Gains.
Hy Southern Associated Press.
Richmond, Va., May 24 —The returns of
iho election on Thursday for county and
town offices show in the aggregate Demo¬
crats gain ands increasing satisfaction
with the Walton election law. Princess
Arne county, elected all Democratic can-
didates for tiho first time since J883.
Rockbridge, a Republican and independent-
strong hold, goes Democratic, awl there
ere some Democratic surprises yet to
come.
JOS I MA R.TI LIVES.
Tlie frilinn Leader Is Nat Dead, as
Was Reported.
By Soir'ibern Associated Press.
Jacksonville. May 24.—A Hpeoial to
the Timew-Union from Tampa, Fla.,
says telegram received *t.hc« evening
by Gillum leaders* from Joimialea emphat¬
ic!) I’y denies filial Marti, the Cuban lead¬
er, is dead. It has turned out us pre¬
dicted that It was only a hoax of the
Spaniards :to weaken the Cuban cause
so that the Spanish government could
secure a loin from it lie German in order
to suoeefwfutiy carry out filieir purpose
in whipping the Cubans. The people
of this city awl especial)v the once in
a position to know, gave very little
credence to the report when it wan first
elrorfated awl they ?iro jiflliant tonight
over the denial.
A Defaulter Senteneed.
Chicago, III., May 24.—Frederick \V.
Griffin, the defaulting assistant cashier
of the Northwestern National Bank,
pleaded guilty in: Judge Bunn’s court
ties morning and was sentenced to five
years hi the penitentiary. Two motrthd
ago Griffin was found to be $59,000
Short in his accounts. He admitted
taking the money which, be said, ho
had lost in speculation.
VOL. 1. NO. 22.
ROASTING THE
SECRETARY.
KX-OON G H Eg WM AN BBT AN, OF NE¬
BRASKA,FIGHTS WITHOUT <1 LOVES.
MR. CARLISLE’S SPEECHES PLACED
IN JUXTAPOSITION.
“Not a Change of Opinion but One of
Heart.”
By Southern Associated Press.
Memphis. ,Tonn., May 24.—Before an
audience that Ailed every nook and
corner of the grand opera house and
overflowed into the street ex-Congress-
man W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, re¬
plied to tonight the speech on the mone
tary issue delivered across the street
yesterday by Secretary Carlisle. Tha
apostle of free sliver from the West
arrived in the city this morntng and
was heartily greeted by the commit¬
tee of the Bimetallic league
which subsequently conferred with
him concerning the free silver nation¬
al convention to be held in this city
next month. Congressman John Allen
of Mississippi, also arrived later in
the ,day and spoke after Mr. Bryan
at the mass meeting.
In the course of his speech Mr.
Bryan said:
1 have gone over the speech deliver¬
ed hy Mr. Carlisle In this city yester¬
day, also the one delivered by him
at Covington, Ky., last .Monday, even¬
ing, and I have compared them with
the speech delivered by him on Feb¬
ruary 21, 1878, in the House of Repre¬
sentatives, and I am reminded of the
language used by David in lamenting
the death of Saul “How are the
mighty fallen.” Mr. Bryan devoted
himself principally to demonstrating
the inconsistency In Mr. Carlisle’s ut¬
terances on the silver question and
that so recently as 1890 he was a free
silver coinage advocate. He then pro¬
ceeded : “We do not deny to Mr.
Carlisle the right to change his opin¬
ion, but it has been more than a
ehange of opinions, it has been a
change of heart. Mr. Carlisle at that
time was the Moses of the common
people, he is now the commander-in¬
chief of Pharaoh's army, He was
then the courageous and zealous lead¬
er of the masses /in the effort to re¬
store gold and sliver—the coinage ot
the constitution, He is now the fore-
most champion of the very force that
he then denounced with so much
vigor. Sher¬
1 n lias denunciation of Senator
man at that time Mr. Carlisle stated in
mi) s!;inee: ''Firs' that the interests of
the idle holders of bile cBipita*l are dif¬
ferent from tlie interests of the strug¬
gling masses; second, tha/t Senator Sher¬
man sympathizes with the eapitalists
rather than with the manses, awl' third,
that Senator Sherman as » irublic. official
sworn to do Ills duty would be governed
by his synipathlra and therefore coin
only half ns much money ns he would
eotu if ilia sympathies were with the
struggling masses.” made
History b.re out the proplieey Sherman
by Mr. Car lisle because Mr.
and Ills successors never mined more
than the minimum a mo il u t.. Senator
Sherman awl Mr. Carlisle are row nt
hearty v'ircord. Has Senator Shornnin
at ];mt become the chHmpion^ of the
strugglinig uuissom. or has Secretary
Carlisle become the champion of the
idle holders idle capital’/ various phases oi
Mr. Bryan dlssciis.tod frequently
the money question, quoting
from Secretary Uarllsl? and answering his
aiguments by arguments formerly made
by Senator Carlisle or by statistics. Be
closed by saying that Secretary Carlisle
had deserted the struggling masses for
whom he formerly spoke, but without his
leadership, they would be able ,o cast
their ballets for the restoration of gold
and sliver coinage of the constitution ami
that the present efforts of Secretary Carl¬
isle instead of retarding the movement,
v ould make his former speech familiar to
the American people, and -how the dan¬
ger of entrusting our financial policy to
the idle holders of Idle capital or to their
representatives.
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GOLD IN ALABAMA.
A Mining Company Formed and 11
Will Prove a Rarer**.
By Southern Associated Press.
Klhatlianoogii. Town., hfiay 24.—The
Santa Creek Mining Company was or-
ganized today at Scott si mro, Ala., with
■a capital stock of $100,000, to mine for
gold in Sand MountaSn, fourteen miles
from Scottsboro. The mining rights in
240 acre* of land along the Santa Greek
have -been purchased and options ob¬
tained on all farm and mountain land
in the neighborhood of the gold fields.
Officers were elected as follows: I).
I\. JoneH,prosidont ; O. F. Jones, secre¬
tary awl treasurer, and F. V. Bod fish,
manager, all of Chattanooga.
During the meeting reports reached
Scottsboro that gold had also been dis¬
covered on the north side of the Ten¬
nessee River, opposite the mouth of
Santa Greek, awl tlie town became
greatly excited. I-zaiid owner* now refuse
to entertain propositions of sate. The
mineral is found i ;i the form of pebbles
ir* a bed of gravel and sand, awl only
admits of being worked l,y the placer
process. Stock in the new <-ompnny is
held by C-hattaiioogn, Kcoltslsiro and
Montgomery, Ala., parties, of lJKX)
shares of sock at $100 each, only a
limited pirilon remain iintaken. The
gold field* ciiver an ex tensive territory,
and it i« believed the meta( is there
in paying quantities.
Tbe Cashing.
Jacksonville, Fla., Ma.v 24—The Uni¬
ted States torpedo boat CutfiniiK , arrived .
here at H o clock tonight m command
of Lieut. F. F. Fletcher, having
made the entire trip from Norfolk, hy
the intend route, without any trouble
at any point. From Fernandina the ves-
KO | through Nassau Sound and the
Sisters Creek to the St. John’s River.
MIMIt Gurfli & Atlmtli Ballrnd
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P* M.
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W B THOMAS, Oaa. M«r
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
JONBB COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
Judga Superior Court-—J. O. Hart
Holiottor General—H. G. IjowI*.
Senator—Hon. W. H. Harrison.
Representative—H*n. J. F. Anderson.
Ordinary—-fi. T. Rom.
Olerk Superior Court—W. W. Barron.
Sheriff—Jt. N. Hthldga.
County Trtaaurer-F. M. Stow art
Tax Receiver—J. A. Ohtlaa.
County Surveyor—R. H. Bonsar.
Coroner—St. B. Trapp.
Judge County Court—J. O. Barron.
JURY OOMS.-W. A. Card, J. M. Mid-
diebroolte, J. F. Barron, John Gresh¬
am, E. P. Morton.
OOlJNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION—
J. D. Anchor*. Joe W, Barron, J. R.
Van Buran, S. A. Hodge, J. W.
Andereon.
COUNTY .SCHOOL COM’.—A. H S..
McKay, r. O. Pientltude.
CHl'MCH DIMOTOBr.
METHODIST.
CLINTON omem T—,R. A. Sealt,
pant or; Clinton—First Sunday at 11 a.
m., and at night; Sunday acbool at ft
p. to., W. !H. Holaenbock, Supt.
BT. (LUKE—First Sunday, at 8 p. m.
ROUND OAK-Second Sunday and
Saturday before, at 11 a. to.. Supt. Sunday
•dhooJ at 10 a. m„ ®. F. Hunt,
JAMES STATION—<rtlrd Sunday, at
11 a m., Sunday adhoof at 8 p. m.; R.
H. Kingman, Supt.
HADDOCK STATION-Saturday be¬
fore fourth Sunday, and fourth Sunday if.
night., Sunday school at 3 p.m.: W.
Farrer, Supt.
FORTVEHIjB—(F ourth: Sunday, at 11
a. in., Sunday school at 10 a. m; R. H.
Bonner, Supt.
BAPTIST.
UNION HU jL-F orth Ssaday end Sat
urday before 11 a. m., T. H. Crear,
paetor; Sunday school at 10 a m., R.
H. Hutchins, Supt.
NEW BAJjEM • First Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m., B. W.
Sammons, pastor; Sunday school at 10
», m., J. H. C. Ethridge, Supt.
RL0UNTSV1IJLB—TMrd Sunday and
Saturday before at 11 a. m„ B. W.
Sammone, pastor: Sunday school at 8
p. m.; R. T. Smith, Supt.
BLEM--'Fourth Sunday and Saturday
before at 11 a. m., JO. W. Sammons,
pastor.
WILDE'S TRIAL.
No Chance Given. Him lor a Literary
Oatbnrat.
By Southern Associated Prows.
London, May 24.— Upon the resump¬
tion of the trial of Oscar Wilde today
Sir Frank Lock-wood, solicitor general,
mode application to the iudgo for the
reinstatement in the east? of the evi¬
dence in regard to Shelley, which the
court eliminated from the case yester¬
day. The court refused to grant the
application. Sir Edward Clarke then
opened the cast' for the defence, lie
complained of the unjust manner in
which tile prosecution had Iveen con -
ducted, and declared that because of
this the defendant could answer to only
the remnant of the tih-argies. Wilde was
then called lo the stand and repeated
the testimony he gave in the previous
trial. Wilde is physically weak and
was allowed to sit while testifying.
Wilde’s tnrtimony brought out nothing
new. Sir Frank Istekwood throughout,
tiio cross-exa.mination carefully avoided
giving the defendant any opening for a
literary speech.
Elected to Parliament.
By Southern Associated Press.
I/union, May 24.—The Illicit Hon.
(Jims- Ritchie, < ’onsarvativc, was elected
to the parliamentary seat for Gory dim,
made vacant by the succession of the
former occupant, Hon. Sidney lierltert,
(’onserva/Mve, to tiio rank and title of
U,.ri of Pembroke and Montgomery.
Mr. Ritchie was not opposed.
Raminct and Montank.
London, May 24.—Niether Banquet nor
Montauk ran today iri the Chesterfield
handicap plate at Doncaster and the Balls,
bury plate at Salisbury in which racea
they were respectively entered,