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CARNESVILLE ADVANCE
VOLUME I.
RACE TROUBLE IN DARIEN
Soldiers Patrol Streets of the McIntosh Town
to Preserve Order.
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED IN DISCHARGE OF HIS DUTY
Hundreds of Armed Negroes Massed In a Swamp and
Ready For An Attack.
The first blood of tho Darien, Ga.,
riot was spilled Thursday night, when
Joseph Townsend, ono of McIntosh’s
best and most influential citizens lost
liis life from tho effect of a shot from a
gun in the-hands of a brother of tho
negro Delagel.
Mr. Jos. Townsend nnd Mr.Octavius
Hopkins went out near Eulonin to the
homo of Henry Delagel,the negro now
In jail at Savannah, to arrest, liis two
sons. Both of these nogroesliad taken
nn active part iu the Darien riot. Mr.
Townsend remained outside tiro house
while Mr. Hopkins went in. Tho lat¬
ter found John Delagel and told him
he b’WVoome to arrest hint and ho had
best gWo up. 'Dio negro sec-mod in¬
clined to do this for a moment, but
changed his mind when he saw Mr.
Townsend outside in the moonlight.
A gun wan handed him by a women
and bo immediately opened fire on tlio
two officers. Blr. Hopkins was struck
in the shoulder amp Mr. Townsend in
the abdomen. Mr. Hopkins, though
painfully wounded, was not complete¬
ly disabled, so lie took Mr. Townsend
in the buggy and hurried away for
medical aid.
Mr. Townsend expired in Air. IIop-
Siin’s arms before they reached any
place where they could find a bed.
Negroes Mass In Swamp.
Tho negroes have practically de¬
serted Darieu proper and taken to the
swamp. They nro now massed nboi’.t
twelve miles from Darien and have
thrown out pickets to guard against
the whites. Word has been sent to
Darien that tho negroes will not sub¬
mit to arrest.
Several white families were sent
away from Darien Friday to allow Hie
men timo te-fight. A itetacbmeirt of
p.oldiefsVero dispatched suburb, to tho Ridge,.
'Darien’s sweli to guard the
residences there. Soldiers patroled
the streets in Darien.__
nemo veil to Savannah.
The towboat “Iris’’ left Darien Fri¬
day morning for Savannah with the
riot prisoners on -aboard. It was
thought best to take them there for
safe keeping in order to avoid any
passible attempt to escape nnd for the
further reason that the jail in Darien
was getting uncomfortably full.
While passing through a negro set¬
tlement erfroute five miles from Darien
JtERTILXON CHEATED MERRIMENT.
The Noted Hand writing Expett a Witness
In the Dreyfus Case,
At Friday’s sessiqp (fF'the Dreyfus
courtmartial M^-xlertilloii, the noted
haudwritijjg'Mpert, who was at the
DeaC’jr-'.^wne ^ nnthroopometric depart-
- t ' J0 P re b>cturo °t' police of
■ was called as a witness.
When Bertillou had concluded tho
first installment of his so-called dem¬
onstration of the guilt of Captain
Dreyfus, a prominent Dreyfusard re¬
ferred to him as “tho fin de siecle
Cagliostro.” M.
A remarkable feature of Bertil-
lon’s deposition was the heat and ex¬
citement he put into what was expect¬
ed to be a calm, dispassionate exposi¬
tion of his theories. He thundered,
shouted and waved his arms, as though
engaged in some terrible dispute.
Tbo Dreyfusards refuse to regard
him as anything but a quack.
COMBINE OF GEORGIA MINES.
Southern Iron Consolidation Is Being Per¬
fected in New York.
A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch says:
A now southern iron combination is
being formed in New York by a con¬
solidation of the Cherokee Iron com¬
pany and tho Western Mining com¬
pany, the former operating in Chero-
keo county, Alabama, and the latter nt
Cedartowu, Ga. The concern will bo
known ns the Georgia and Alabame
Iron company, and will be capitalized
at $1,300,000.
COTTON FIRMS COMBINE.
Fourteen Mills Acquired By the Continent¬
al Trust Company of Baltimore.
A Baltimore special says: The cot¬
ton consolidation, which is one of tho
most important industrial combina¬
tions of the south, has been completed
and the fourteen mills acquired are
now in tho hands of the Continental
Trust Company of Baltimore, the syn¬
dicate manager awaiting their transfer
to the Mt. Vernon-Woodbury Cotton
Duck Company, which lias been in¬
corporated under tho laws of the stato
of Delaware, the permanent organiza¬
tion of which will be completed within
the next few days when the properties
will be taken over by that company.
AiyilRAL WATSON ILL.
Affected 1X1111 FflKodjSZMf* SefrdUs,.JJ ( y> ( ft Trt.-ibie anil
His Aiipreh-osil".
Recent letters from Manila revived
at illneso the navy of Admiral department Watson mention a* the the
source of great anxiety of his olleers.
Serious heart trouble has developed
and in consequence lie was regarded
as extremely ill up to the data of tho
letters of the 17th. No one but bis
physician is allowed access to him and
all business of the fleet is forbidden,
| the Darien and Western train was
fired upon. This is the second time
tho train has been fired on, but fortu¬
nately no one has yet beon hurt.
Judge Seabrook has been generally
commended for his promptness on
calling a special term of court. Solic¬
itor Kenan has also beon quite active
in getting the special term nnd other¬
wise asaisting the citizens.
Colonel Lawton in Command.
Governor Gandler was busy all day
Friday receiving and sending tele¬
grams in regard to tho rioters at Da¬
rien, where the situation has assumed
a much graver aspect than was nt first
thought.
Governor Candler was determined
at, nil hazards to prevent, the rioters
from doing any further damage nnd
used every precaution toward that
end. -:
During the day lie offered a reward
of $400 for the capture of the Degro
John Delegnl, who murdered Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Townsend Thursday
night.
Early in the morning Governor Can¬
dler received a telegram from Sheriff
T. B. Blount, of Darien, as follows:
Please order Liberty Independent troop
to report to me, mounted, nt onco. Situa¬
tion critical. Ono deputy killed; another
wounded. T. B. Blount, Sheriff.
Following close on the heels of this
message came a dispatch from Colonel
Lawton asking that carbines ’Fhe and am¬
munition be shipped. guns were
sent by the Southern Express nnd tho
ammunition, 1,000 rounds, was sent
later by a special messenger.
Colonel Lawton has been vested
with plenary power to act in any way
he may see fit and is in full command
of the situation.
All this is the outcome of the riot¬
ous situation sov^rnT that has Tolitjwin^ prevailed*in Da¬
rien for diiys th e ar-
rest assault of one J?feury j Delegal for alleged
on mhilo ""--— rue
TTC lii n ii • ne-
groes erroneously conceived tho idea
that Delegal was to be lynched and
dropped everything to go to his sup¬
posed resems when the sheriff started
to remove L ini to Savannah for safe¬
keeping.
They surrounded the jail and two
hundred quell, military came from Savannah
to arrestsLf them. The day following,
rioters began and forty were
FORECAST OF C ARTER -VERDICT.
It Is Staled In Washington That The
Captain Will Go Free.
It isolated in Washington, on what
is regarded authentic information,that
an agreement has been reached where¬
by Captain Oberlin Carter is not to be
punished for his gigantic government
steal, according to tho verdict of the
courtmartial, but is merely to be dis¬
missed from the army and a nominal
fine imposed. Tho fine will not be
over $10,000. It will be remembered
that Carter stole, according to the evi¬
dence on which he was convicted, not
less than $1,500,000.
Ho will not be advertised in the
papers of his town as ordered in
the verdict.
The statement that the Carter case
“will he settled on its merits” finds
plaucible and ready explanation in
Washington. It is accepted there as
meaning a mitigation of the sentence
pronounced hy the courtmartial against
Captain Carter as stated.
It will be recalled that the verdict
of the courtmartial was that Carter “is
guilty as charged” of conspiring with
Green aud Gaynor and other contract¬
ors to defraud the government of au
amount which tho evidence adduced
showed to bo not less than one and
one-half million dollars. The sentence
was dismissal from the service of the
United States, a fine of $10,000, a term
of five years in tho penitentia-y and
that ho be advertised in bis native
town by public prints as a thief aud a
scoundrel. \
NEGROES FOR PHILIPPINES.
Colored Regiment to Ho Enlisted to Fight
the Filipinos.
As a result of the recent conBulta-
tion between the president and Secre¬
tary Root, orders were issued Friday
providing for the establishment of an
additional regiment of volunteers, to
bo composed of colored recruits. The
colonel, field and regimental officers
will bo white men.
The headquarters of the regiment
will be McPherson barracks, Atlanta,
Ga., and the work of recruiting will
begin at once. The regiment is to be
organized for duty in the Philippines.
CALIFORNIANS GREETED.
O' 1 " Hundred Thousand Visitors Welcome
Returning Soldiers.
The Calfornia regiment landed at San
Francisco Friday from the transport
and marched to the Presido.
As this was San Francisco’s home
regiment, the demonstration exceeded
in enthusiasm the reception accorded
other regiments.
People came from all parts of the
state to see the show and there wore
billy 100,000 strangers in the city
CARNESVILLE, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. \m.
State Fair Notes.
Tlio Great Mexican Hand.
The famous and picturesque Mexican
National Band, President Diaz’s pots,
will l»o at tlio state fair. In response
to n request for a loan of (lie musi¬
cians from Secretary Martin—who is
a personal friend of Mexico’s ruler—
General Diaz declares it will afford
bim great pleasure to send them to the
fair, and asks when it will be the man-
agement’s pleasure to have them deliv-
orod at Laredo, on the border.
The band is ono of the most, if not
the most, celebrated in tho world. Its
members are a picturesque lot, with
their peaked sombreros, and lace and
velvet dress, and jingling spurs. And
every man of them is a master musi¬
cian—ns tho state of Georgia learned
upon tho occasions of their two pre¬
vious visits to Atlanta.
The Mexican Baud has been to
Georgia tw ice before, once during the
last (if the Piedmont Expositions, and
ngaiu during the recent Cotton S-Stntes
nnd International Exposition. And
both times, they were by all odds the
most popular organization of its kind
with the crowds.
The band is almost a feature of
Mexico. Every tourist to the land of
tho Aztecs mnkes it a point fo attend
at least one of its concerts. To fail
in this particular is not to see Mexico.
It is said that this band was largely
recruited from the same source as
Mexico’s famous rural guards—tho
brigands. When Diaz enmo into of¬
fice in Mexico the country was over-
run with freebooters that the Mexican
regular troops could do nothing with
Diaz hit upon the plan of enlisting
them in his army at wages that would
obout equal their illicit gains. And
tho result is that Mexico is now said
to have the finest body of cavalry iu
the world, and no gentlemen of the
road at all. Nfsuy of the musicians
of tho band ar-» said to be ex-brigands,
which adds no little to their pictures-
queness.
A\ ith the masses, the music made
by this ban(J, stands unrivaled. It
possesses that- the pubji a Peculiarly thrilling quality
c goes wild over.
Tho band'.j s going to be one of the
greatest feaf nreB 0 f the fair, and Mex¬
ico s lending it totlio fair management
is both acompli mell t ad n recognition
un precedent^ i n the history of state
fairs.
11 nr H, ( j;., \ f the Fair.
The racG»Int the forthcoming State
fair will be, V-erlisps, the greatest sin¬
gle feature 5.>f lhe‘ show. The best
hoiji^ir^^re-OTirrnfy tlio entries, wTrT irc nmoiig
and the warmest interest
in the sport is being manifested, not
only throughout Georgia, but in ad¬
joining states.
It lias been ar long time since any
first-class sport of this kind has been
enjoyed in this section, and the time
is propitious for it. Which fact is
shown by man/, inquiries pouring
into Secretary Martin’s office, asking
for a’l torts of information about the
meet.
Home seveivthousand dollars in
purses have teem appropriated hy the
fair manogehfUlfc -erttvugh to attract
the best runners and trotters. The
purses for trotting horses range from
$200 to $400, nnd for running horses
from $50 to $200. The racing days
are from October 24th to the 1st of
November, inclusive. There will be
four races a day—running one day and
trotting the next.
The programs for the races are now
ready, aud may be had on application
to secretary T. H. Martin.
Mr. J. W. Russwiu-m, of Nashville,
Tenn., Secretary of the "Now Tennes¬
see Breeders’ Association, lias been
chosen by the racing committee of the
fair ns clerk of tho courso. The
judges nnd starters will be profes¬
sional turfmen. The meet will be
under the auspices of the American
Turf Association.
The poultry department of tho forth¬
coming State Fair continues to grow.
The chicken displny now promises to
be one of the lending features of the
show. The fair management has con¬
tracted with the celebrated Spratts
Fatent people to receive, and coop,
and feed, and care for all birds sent
for exhibition, which is a guarantee of
their good treatment. Mr. Alfred
Bertling, of Atlanta, one of the best
known dog and chicken fanciers in
the state, has been engaged to take up
and push the details of this depart¬
ment, nnd is now vigorously nt work.
Secretary Martin announces that tho
building of the fair, in which will be
exhibited machinery nnd manufactures,
has about all the entries it ran nccom-
date. And the same is true of all tho
other buildings. Which means that
the fair is going to be the biggest kind
of a success.
The agricultural display nt the state
fair will be the biggest show of that
kind ever gathered together in tho
south. The thousand dollar first prize,
and five hundred second, and tho
three hundred dollar third, nnd tho
one hundred dollar consolation prizes
have proven big inducements.
One of the most interesting as well
as novel attractions that will be seen
nt the fair will be two diving horses,
who plunge headlong into a pool of
water a distance of nearly 100 feet.
These two animals are truly wonder¬
ful performers, and everywhere they
have been exhibited have attracted
large crowds. During the past year
they have proven star attractions at
various expositions throughout the
country, and Secretary Martin is con-
grntulnting himself on securing them.
Work on the large new grandstand
ut Piedmont park has commenced and
will be pushed rapidly until completed.
DARK FOR DREYFUS
Proceedings at Bonnes Are Be-
coming More Interesting,
JOUAUST HELPS GENERAL MERGER OUT
Lnbort’o Gulling CliicstUmB In Cross Kx-
nniinntlon Causes Morcier tu
fquli'iu and Wince.
Thursday’s session uf the Dreyfus
court martial at Hennas, Franco, was
marked, by one of tho most oxciting
scenes of the trial. The proceedings
oponed with a skirmish ontiroly favor¬
able to tho defense over Colonel
Maurel, president of tlio court martial
of 1894, who admitted reading one of
tho secret, documents to tho
which had not been seen by tho
fenso. He protested-that Duly one
document was looked at, alleging that
this sufficed to enable him to form a
conviction that could not bo shaken.
The protest made matters worse, be¬
cause, as M. Labori pointed out, if ho
pursued one it was his bounden duly
to pursue all. Colonel Jounust up¬
held Colonel Maurel in his refusal to
indicate the nature of tho document
he read, but M. Labori announced
that be would summon Captain Froy-
statter, another member of the tribu¬
nal of 1894, snd get his version of
what then passed behind tho backs of
of the counsel for tlie defense. Colo¬
nel Maurel felt his. position keenly,
and continually hesitated before re¬
plying to M. Lnbori’s questions.
All this, howeveY, was only pre¬
liminary to a fierce battle that ensued
between Labori and General Mercier,
the latter receiving ro-enforeemeuts
from General Kogct. General Gonz
and General De Boisdeffre, ns well as
invaluable assistance from Colonel
Jouaiist himself.
M. Labori took General Mercier
over tbo whole ground of his previous
deposition. This led to several sharp
passnges nt arms -between the advo¬
cate and Colonel Jonaust, who upheld
Mercier in refusing to reply to several
questions which in the general opinion
of those in tho courtroom were dis¬
tinctly pertinent.
Whenever General Mercier was cor¬
nered be declined to answer and Colo¬
nel Jonaust invariably supported him.
- H. Lubnr rprotgstft‘1 most energetical¬
ly. His words cud planner breathed
the deepest indignation, but the pres¬
ident of the courtmartial was inflexi¬
ble. The intervention of Generals
Gonz, Roget, de Roisdeffre aud Major
Lauth.who in rapid succession mount¬
ed the stage rose in their seats and in¬
terposed remarks, was very exciting,
and carried tho spectators along on a
wave of breathless interest.
One after another these officers, who
were dressed in full uniform, would
jump up and cry, “I demand to be
heard,” and, without further waiting,
ascend the steps of the platform and
begin a statement in support of a
brother officer. Sometimes four offi¬
cers were on the stage at the same
moment. It was a marvelous display
rf military clannishness. At one time
a perfect bable of voices reigned for
several minutes until Jounust inter¬
vened nnd restored order.
M. Lnbori’s cross examination was
successful so far as it went, but Col.
Jounust prevented him pressing his
advantage to tho utmost,. In fact,
Jouaust’s hostile attitude toward the
counsel for the defence then and dur¬
ing the cross-examination of the wit¬
ness, M. De Grandmaison, evoked the
severest criticism on tho part of tho
public present and bodes ill for Drey¬
fus.
CENTRAL TO PAY DIVIDEND.
Two For Cent On $4,000,000 Income
Bonds Will Bo Fa id Out.
The directors of the Central of
Georgia Railway company held n
meeting at Savannah Thursday in the
office of President H. M. Comer for
the purpose of discussing the report
of the operations of the system for the
fiscal year which closed June 30 tb.
The report is not ready to be given to
the public, but the directors wore able
to announce, with iho information
which they liad at hand, that a 2 per
cent dividend would be paid on the
first preferred income bonds, of which
there are $4,000,000 outstanding. This
means that $80,000 will be paid out.
WORKING ON NEW MILL.
First Brick On Cotton Factory nt Griffin,
Ga., Is Laid.
The first brick was laid on the Spald¬
ing Cotton mills at Griffin,Ga., Thurs¬
day, and was witnessed by a large
number of citizens. A large force of
hands were then put to work and tho
building will be ready for the machin¬
ery early in December.
The paid up capital of the mills has
been increased from $100,000 to $125,-
000, which was done to accommodate
a few personal friends, and it could
have been increased to $150,000.
Cubans ami Gendarmes Fight.
A dispatch from Santiago, Cuba,
states that five men are dead and ten
wounded was tho result of a fight Tues¬
day night between gendarmes and dis¬
appointed Cuban soldiers at Cuevitas,
three miles from Santiago, where tho
payment of Cuban troops is progress¬
ing.
Morc Mormons For Georgia.
Tho Mormon headquarters in Chat¬
tanooga, Tenn., lias sent out ten new
Mormon elders to labor in Georgia.
They were sent to different parts of
the state.
DEWEY AT NICE;
RECEIVED
Frenchmen Accord Admiral tho
Greatest Honors.
IMPRESSION MADE WAS MARKED
Hero of Manila Denies Report
That He Was Slighted
at Trieste.
A cablo dispatch from Nice, France,
says: Thursday morning, Admiral
Dewey, accompanied by Flag Lieuten-
ant T. M. Brumby and tlio United
States vice counsel at Nice, returned
tho visit mado by M. Crauet, prefect
of Alpos-Mnritimes.
The visitors were shown through
theroomsof the prefecture, tlio former
palace of tho kings of Piedmont.
The party then callod on General
O’Farrell, the acting military govern¬
or, whom Admiral Dowoy thanked for
tho permission he had received to land
and drill his mon at Villefranche dur¬
ing tho remainder of tho cruiser
Olympia’s stay at that place.’
Tho Americans also called on Naval
Commissioner Duval, whom Admiral
Dowey thanked for the port facilities
which had been granted to his vessel.
Tho admiral asked M. Duval to trans¬
mit, his thanks to the maritime prefect
at Toulon for sending cruisers to sa¬
lute tho Olympia on her arrival.
Tho inhabitants of Nice gnvo Ad¬
miral Dewey an ovation ns he passed
through the streets. Ho roturnod to
Villcfrancho at noon.
Admiral Dewey expresses regret in
regard to the incorrect reports con¬
cerning liis reception at Trieste. Ho
snys it was courteous and hearty, tho
minister of marine coming especially
from Vienna to greet him.
“Not only myself,” added the Amer¬
ican admiral, “but every one on board
the Olympia received every possible
attention.”
Admiral Dewr-y created a marked
impression while in Nice, all those
who saw him b«*ing struck " ith—his_
■exireme amiability and modesty.
GEORGIA’S QUOTA OF OFFICERS
Appointed By the Wnr Department For
New Regiment*.
Georgia’s full quota of officers for
the new regiments for service in the
Philippine campaign has been ap¬
pointed by the wnr department,
A number of appointments wero
made Thursday, and those, together
with the two of Captain J. W. Ken¬
drick and Second Lieutenant W. O.
Thornton, complete the list for the
state.
Tlio following wero tlie appoint¬
ments made Thursday:
For captain, J. S. Poivcl), late
tain company C, Third Georgia.
For first lieutenants, John II. Bos¬
ton, of Marietta, first lieutenant of
company D, Second Georgia; Harry
C. MoCool, la to first lieutenant of
Third United States volunteer infant¬
ry, and H. J. Stewart, of Rome, late
captain of company D, Third Georgia.
For second lieutenants, Troup W.
Whitehead, lato first lieutenant com¬
pany K, Third Georgia; Paul W. Har¬
rison, lato second lieutenant company
H, Third Georgia.
STORM RECORD APPALLING.
Latest Reports Say That a Hundred Liven
Were Lost Along- Coast.
A Norfolk, Vo., dispatch snys: Ac¬
counts in many respects conflicting
continue tocomo in from the Albemarle
nnd Pamlico sound region and tho
coast from Ilatteras to IJodys island,
in which section tlio greater number
of casualties occurred as n result of
the great storm of August 15th to 18th
inclusive.
It is now thought that the total
drowned will run close to 100 if it does
not overreach it, while at least on tlio
islands in tlio vicinity of Portsmouth
fully sixty to seventy houses, four or
five churches and numerous stores,
barns and warehouses were either
washed away or damaged beyond re¬
pair, and as a result numbers are
homeless and destitute.
KENDRICK GETS COMMISSION.
Newly Appointed Officer Will Resign Job
of Police Commissioner.
Major William J. Kendrick, of At¬
lanta, Ga., has received his commis¬
sion as a captain iu tho Fortieth vol¬
unteer regiment, and will send in his
resignation ns a member of the city
police board ut tho next meeting of
the council.
Major Kendrick received tho com¬
mission Tuesday and is now awaiting
further orders as to his duties. Tho
regiment to which lie has been assign¬
ed is to rendezvous at Fort Riley, Kas.,
and Major Kendrick expects to get
orders within theliext few days telling
his specific duties.
TO MEET DEWEY.
A Florida Military Company Arranging to
Visit New York.
The Chipley Light infantry, one of
the Pensacola, Fla., military compa¬
nies, is making strenuous efforts to go
to New York and take part in the re¬
ception of Admiral Dewey. Jt is ex¬
pected about sixty men will go and
they will be tlie first Florida military
company to go to tho metropolis in a
body,
LONGING NOMINATED
By Mississippi Democrats For
Governor of tho State.
NOMINATION MAS RY ACCLAMATION.
Platform Endorses Hon. AY. ,T. Aryan nnd
Stands By tho Chicago Platform of
1890 —T'till Ticket Named.
A special from Jackson, Mis?., says:
Judge Longluo was nominated for
governor by tho Mississippi democrats
at their state convention Wednesday
afternoon.
Judge Wynn, of Groouville, deliv¬
ered the address placing Judgo Lon-
giuo in nomination and tho convention
declared him their choice by acclama¬
tion, amid wild . enthusiasm, while a
heavy thunder storm played havoo
outside.
The four candidates who had with¬
drawn followed Judge Longino's ad¬
dress of acceptance with timely
speoches, pledging their support to
tho nominee and gracefully bowing to
the will of the majority.
Judgo Longino is a comparatively
young man, and prior to entering tho
gubernatorial contest was tho chancel¬
lor of the seventh chancery district.
He is n native Mississippian and his
career in politics has been a remarka¬
bly successful ono. Ho is essentially
a self-made man nnd has brought him¬
self out of obscurity by the force of his
own exertions.
The platform presented was as fol¬
lows:
t t The democracy of Mississippi, in
convention assembled, acknowledging
tlio beueficience of democratic rulo in
the state and nation, enunciate the fol¬
lowing principles and earnestly in¬
dorse and reaffirm tho declaration of
principles promulgated by tho party
in convention assembled at Chicago in
1890, and recognizo in the Hon. W. J.
Bryan, of Nebraska, tho ablest expo¬
nent of those principles, the statesman
and patriot, the great tribune of the
people.
“We enter onr solemn protest
against tho encroachment upon gov¬
ernment affairs by exaggerated capital
in the form of trusts and combinos ns
lining iniinioali lo—to. ibe- i;.:;t in Wu pots
of the masses of tlio people and the
cause of free and untrammeled gov¬
ern men!, nnd express ourselves ns un-
alterably determined lo aid by all pos¬
sible aud proper means the control or
destruction, if necessary, of theso
“Reviewing the last democratic
history of Mississippi, wo endorse with
pride tho administration of her public
affairs, nnd especially would express
our unconditional approval of the
olean administration of our presont
governor and affirm our unshaken faith
in the democratic principles he has so
worthily illustrated in his public life.
“YVe hereby express our confidence
in the virtue and unimpeachable in-
b’grity of the people in tlie selection
of all public servants and to* that end
indorse tho system of primary elec¬
tions, under proper restrictions, for
all democratic nominations, that every
man may have a voice in the govern¬
ment under which he lives.
< ( Wo tender our genuine and hearty
thanks to tlie citizens of Jackson, and
especially to the Business league, for
courtesies extended tho convention.”
Hon. Leroy Percy, of Greenville,
one of tho bitterest personal enemiee
of Governor McLaurin, secured the
floor and offered a lengthy amendment
to the plank indorsing the state ad¬
ministration. The amendment, among
other things, called attention to tho
charges of drunkenness that havo
been brought against tho governor in
tho past, denounced his veto of tho
bill for a new honse and the industrial
institute aud collego appropriation
bill; designated tlio governor ns a
coward for deserting the state capitol
during the yellow fever epidemic, and
many other things. The amendment
was tabled.
Nominations for the minor state offi¬
cers on which there were no contests
was the next order and resulted as fol¬
lows:
Secretary of state, J. L. Powers, of
Hinds; superintendent of education,
II. L. Whitfield, of Rankin; railroad
commissioner, southern district, A. Q.
May, of Simpson; clerk of tho supreme
court, E. W. Brown, of Copiah.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES
As Appointed lSy Chairman Stone Will
lie Announced Shortlj'.
A special to Tho Memphis Commer¬
cial-Appeal from St. Louis says tho
announcement of and appointments on the
executive, ways means aud print¬
ing committees of tho national demo¬
cratic committee will be mado in a
few days by ex-Goveruor Stone, who
is acting chairman of that body.
Governor Stone is at present send¬
ing letters to members of the national
committee notifying them of their ap¬
pointments. As soon as he receives
acceptances ho will make public tho
oomplete list of appointments.
MANGLED BY TRAIN.
Young Woman ami Two Children Vic¬
tims of Tragic Death.
Three persons wero killed and threo
injured at Senbright, N. J., Wednes¬
day night while out driving, by being
run down by a train of the Now Jer¬
sey Southern railroad. The dead are:
Miss Louise Terry, 22 years of age;
Charles Trippe, 7 years, and Oreata
Terry, 13 years.
Mrs. Charles Trippe, her baty aud
Louisa Farr were injured.
NUMBER 42.
CHINESE RACE
SS EXCLUDED
From the Philippine Islands By
Order of General Otis.
APPLIES LAW OF THIS COUNTRY
No Authority Was Given — The
Administration Officials
Surprised,
The state department at Washington
has beon informed through a diplo¬
matic channel that Genera! Otis has
applied tho Chinese exclusion lawr to
tho Philippines.
The information was a surprise to
the authorities at, the national capital,
as the matter liad .been under consid¬
eration for some time, nnd it was not
known that General Otis liad put tho
exclusion laws into force.
The first intimation in that direction
came in a dispatch received a few days
ago from tho Chineso consul at Manila,
telling the Chinese legation nt Wash¬
ington that the exclusion laws against
Chinese had beou applied to the Phil¬
ippines.
Tho dispatch was brought to the at¬
tention of tho stato department nnd
inquiry made as to how the notion was
brought about, ns the Chinese govern¬
ment has been solicitous since Ameri¬
can military control was established
in the Philippines that tho United
States exclusion law should not be ex¬
tended over the islands.
The state department knew nothing
of such an extension and made in-
qury of tho war' department, The
military authorities, however, were
equally without information as to Gen¬
eral Otis’ course in this particular.
Accordingly the Chinese officials were
advised that any action taken by Gen¬
eral Otis in npplying the exclusion laws
to the Philippines was not the result
of instructions sont from here, but
was doubtless due to an exercise of bis
authority as governor general of the
Philippines.
wi'.i furth er otep lifer Chinese au-
thorities will take lias not been de¬
termined, as Miuister Wu Ting Fang
is out of the city for a few days.
There is littlo doubt, however, that ho
will seek to have Geuernl Otis’s order
held in abeyance until the authorities
hero pnss upon the general question
v.hicli has been under consideration
In this connection tho stato depart¬
ment has received an important letter
from Mr. Williams, our former consul
at Manila, who still remains there in
n confidential capacity. Ho snys the
native Filipinos are strongly opposed
to Chineso labor and in his opinion
tho exclusion of the Chineso from the
islands would materially aid in bring¬
ing tlie war to a close. He places the
Chinese population at 52,000, which is
considerably more than other esti¬
mates from official sources.
Tho letter is dated July 26th and
brings the situation up to a recent-
date. It has been turned over to the
war department to be used in the gen¬
eral consideration of tho exclusion
question. The Chinese government
lias shown moro anxiety as to the
courso of this government toward
tho Chineso in ilie Philippines than
toward those in Cuba or other parts of
(he world, mainly because the Philip¬
pines aro so nenr China nnd largo num¬
bers of Chinese are already establish¬
ed thero. They carry on tho bulk of
the retail trade, have an extensive
quarter in Manila and send out travel¬
ing salesmen, carrying packs to the re¬
mote interior of tlie islands.
Sonio of tho official reports, includ¬
ing those of admiral Dewey, have paid
a tribute to tlio work performed by the
Chinese, nnd Naval Constructor Hob¬
son lias recently reported to tho navy
deportment on the value of Chinese
labor in naval and commercial pur¬
suits in tho east. This lias led the
Chinese officials in Washington to be¬
lieve that tho exclusion laws would
not be applied to the Philippine and
they aro still hopeful that General
Otis’s action will be a temporary move,
incident to military occupation and
not part of the permanent policy of
this government towards the islands.
PENSION PAYMENTS COMPLETED.
Oeneral Wilder Disbursed *2,000,000 In
the South For the Quarter.
The United States pension office at
Knoxville, Tenn., has just completed
tho payment of pensions for the last
quarter. General John T. Wilder,
pension agent for tho southern states,
has disbursed $2,000,000 for the
quarter. Annual payments in the
southern states amount to about eight
million dollars. General Wilder dis¬
tributes pensions to tho following
states: Tennessee, Oklahoma Terri¬
tory, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, Florida and Indian
Territory.
WORK BEGINS ON NEW ROAD.
First Fail Laid on the Tennessee Central.
1,800 Men Employed.
A Chattanooga, Teun.,dispatch says:
The first rail was laid on the Tennes-
see Central between Crossville and
Rockwood Monday. All tho rails for
the first forty miles of the track have
been delivered.
About 1,800 men aro at work now
on the road and a large force has be¬
gun driving tho tunnel near Rockwood.