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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.