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r\' H ADVANC H
VOLUME II.
DEMOCRACY
OF GEORGIA
Assembles In State Convention
In City of Atlanta.
HON. W. J. BRYAN IS INDORSED
Statehouse Officers Nominated
And Delegates to Kansas
City Selected.
The Democrats of Georgia hold
thoir state convention iu Atlanta
Thursday. The meeting was brief and
businesslike, with every evidence of
harmony on issues that have to do
with the well-being of the party.
The convention was called to order
in response to Chairman d'uBignons’s
gavel at noon, and with no delay, and
an absenco of frictiou throughout, the
task of the convention was disposed of
rapidly, until at 4 o’clook every duty
had been performed and adjournment
was taken.
For fully an hour the
struggled with tho contest over the
four places as representatives of the
state at largo at the national conven¬
tion, but finally this difference was
disposed of by the withdrawal of Y. T.
Sanford, of Floyd, and John Triplett,
of Thomas, from tho race, leaving the
convention unanimous for Boykin
AYright, of Richmond; Jack J. Spald¬
ing, of Fulton; Louis, F. Garrard, of
Muscogee, and AA 7 yIio Burnott, of
Clarke.
Tho committee on platform, by a
vote of 12 to 7, voted down a resolu¬
tion offered by Mr. Thompson, of
Hall, to put iu a plank favoring local
option.
William Jennings Bryan was en¬
dorsed as the Democratic nominee for
president.
The delegates chosen to attend (lie
national convention at Kansas City
consists of tho following members:
From the state at large—Boykin
Wright of Richmond, Jack ,T. Spalding
of Fulton, Louis F, Garrard of Mus¬
cogee, Wylie Burnett of Clarke.
Alternates—V.T.Snndford of Floyd,
C. H. Brand of Gwinnett, II. C. Fish¬
er of Coweta, John Triplett of Thomas
First District—George T. Caiin, of
Chatham; J. A. Brannen, of Bulloch.
Alternates, C. G. Edwards, of Tat-
nall; E. K. Overstreet, of Screven.
Second District—S. S. Bennelt, of
Mitchell; Dr. E. B. Bush, of Miller.
Alternates, F. P. Griffin, of Calhoun;
Martin F. Amorous, of Colquitt.
Third District—J. T. Hill, of Dooly;
J. P. Cocke, of Lee. Alternates, A\ 7 .
E. Steed, of Taylor; E. T. Hickey, of
Stewart.
Fourth District—Price Gilbert, of
Muscogee; F. P. Longley, of Troup.
Alternates, G. P. Monroe of Marion;
W. II. Daniel, of Heard.
Fifth District—Charles Daniel, of
Fulton; Eugeno L. Johnson, of Camp¬
bell. Alternates, Hugh Dorsey, of
Fulton; Joseph James, of Douglas.
Sixth District—B. F. Holder, Jr.,
of Mod roe; F. M. Stafford, of Pike.
Alternates, O. H. P. Slaton, of Spald¬
ing; F. Z. Curry, of Butts.
Seventh District—AV. C. Bunn, of
Polk; Albert S. Johnson, of Bartow.
Alternates, O. N. Starr, of Gordon; FI.
R. Harper, of Floyd.
Eighth District—AV. A. Broughton,
of Morgan; David AV. Meador, of Mad¬
ison. Alternates, John AA\ AA’right,
of Green; Moses G. Michael, of
Clarke.
Ninth District—Thomas Hutchin¬
son, of Cherokee; H. AA r . Bell, of Jack-
son. Alternates, J. H. Davis,of Towns;
A. J. Julian, of Forsyth.
Tenth District—Louis Cohen, of
AVashingtou; FI. A. Williams, of Glas¬
cock. Alternates, Thomas Remson,
of Lincoln; AV. R. Roed, of Taliaferro.
Eleventh District—John AV. Ben¬
nett, of AA’are; G. AV. Smith, of Irwin.
Alternates, Samuel E. Atkinsou, of
Glynn; E. T. Gentry, of Dodge.
Congressman Bartlett indorsing read the sec¬
tions of tho platform am?pledging the
Chicago platform of 1896
the support of Georgia to AAhlliam J.
Bryan, amid profound applause, dem¬
onstrating the fact that on these two
points tho Democracy of Georgia is a
unit.
The platform calls for a limitation
of the power of taxation vestod in the
legislature of the state, nnd suggests
a maximum tax beyond which tbo law¬
makers cannot go except in time of in¬
surrection or war, when tho defense
of tho state is necessary. Business
combinations of an unlawful nature
are condemned in strong terms in the
platform, while tho imperial policy of
tho Republican administration with
reference to Porto Iiico and the Phil¬
ippines is inveighed against in power¬
ful terms.
Governor Allen D. Candler with (he
present statehouse officers, including
Captain R. E. Park, of Bibb, the Horn-
inec for state treasurer, wero made the
nominees for the party in the coming
eleotiem bv acclamation. Circuit court
judges and solicitors receiving tho
largest votes in the primary were also
placed in nomination.
Tho convention expressed its thor¬
ough confidence iu tl c ability of Chair-
mau F. G. duBignou as tho head of
the state committee, and in A r ice
Chair in an E. T. Brown, who ns the
permanent, and temporary chairman of
the convention, respect!rely, retain
their official positions on the state
committee.
Two Democrats from each congres¬
sional district were named ns members
of tho committee, and nt his leisure
Chairman duBignou will appoint in
addition to these eno member from
each district, who with tho natioua!
committcomnn for Georgia will consti
Into the oxecntivo committee for thr
uext two years. An effort was made
to change the representation of the
controlling committee, but it met with
failure, and in future tho body will be
made up as has been tho custom in
the last few years.
At the close of the session Govoruoi
Candler appeared in the convention,
and as the “grand old domooral” from
Hall mounted to the speaker’s pint-
form he was given a rousing ovation.
The governor, in expressing his tlufnks
to the assembled democracy, reiterated
the pledges ho made to the convention
two years ago.
The members of Georgia’s delega¬
tion to the nationnl convention met nt
tho Kimball at (i o'clock Thursday af¬
ternoon and organized by the election
of Boykin Wright, of Richmond, ns
chairman.
The platform adopted is in part ns
follows:
The Democracy of Georgia in con-
veution assembled indorse our state
administration anrl commend our chief
executive, and each of our state offi¬
cials, for their wise, patriotic and
economical administration of the
state's affairs. Their unauimous nomi¬
nation aud their certain ro-eiection
will 1)0 but a justly deserved tribute
to their fidelity and integrity.
Wo congratulate the people of Geor¬
gia on the present system of public
schools, inaugurated and brought to
its present state by the Democratic
party, and we pledge tho best efforts
of the party to a continuance of the
same.
We favor on amendment to the con¬
stitution of Georgia limiting the power
of tlie general assembly to levy and ns-
sess taxos for any purpose whatsoever,
exceeding a specified per centum, ex¬
cept for tho purpose of suppressing
insurrection, repelling invasion and
defending the stato in time of war.
We believe in ballot reform and fa¬
vor the enactment of such measures as
will secure honest elections, and be¬
lieve that such safeguards should be
thrown around the elective franchise
as will secure tho free aud intelligent
expression of the will of the voter.
We favor an amendment to the Fed¬
eral constitution providing for the
election of United Statos senators by
the direct vote of the people.
Wo are in favor of tho immediate
construction and control of the Nica-
rnguau canal by the United States.
Wo reaffirm and renew our belief in
tho allegiance to tho principles of
Democracy as contained and enumera¬
ted in tho national Democratic plat¬
form of 1890, aud we denounce tho
Republican legislation in congress
whereby tho single gold standard has
been fastened upon the people, for the
timo being, wo hope, aud tho control
of the currency has been turned over
to tho national banks, whereby tho
greatest and most oppressive of all
trusts---the money trust—has been
created to feed upon the labor nnd
industries of tho people, and to add to
the wealth aud power of a favored
class, whoso greed is insatiable.
The collection of war taxes in times
of peace should bo discontinued and
we demaud tho ropeal of the war rev¬
enue tax act.
We view with alarm the multiplica¬
tion of those combinations of capital,
commonly known as trusts, that are
concentrating and monopolizing tho
industries of the country, crushing out
the independent producers of limited
means, destroying competition, re¬
straining the opportunities for labor,
artificially limiting production and
raising prices, and we emphatically
declare our opposition to all such un¬
lawful combinations, aud demand the
enactment of such laws, both state and
national, as will aid in the destruction
of these great combinations nnd trusts.
Public taxation should uot bo im¬
posed for private purposes; we, there¬
fore, adhere to the doctrine of a tariff
for revenue only.
We are convinced that the protective
tariff system is the hot-bed that has
produced these vast numbers of trusts
and combinations, and wc demand that,
they be suppressed by the repeal of
the protective tariff and other privilege-
conferring legislation responsible for
them.
Wo demand that tho 10 per cent tax
on state bank issues be repealed, so as
to permit a system of local state
banks, under such restrictions nnd by
tho deposit of snob securities as will
absolutely proteet persons dealing
with them.
Tho Democracy of Georgia favors
the nomination of William Jennings
Bryan, of Nebraska, for president of
the United Statos, and tho delegates
of this stato are hereby instructed to
unite with the the union Democracy in making of tho othor such
states of
nomination.
Confident in tho correctness of these
principles and policies, we cordially
invite all voters, irrespective of past
party affiliations, to join with us in our
effort to give relief to the pnople.
TEDDY EMPHATICALLY DECLINES
Roosevelt Says Again Tlmt H© Won’t
Have Second Fine© on Ticket.
“I stand just where I did two
months ago. I am not a candidate for
vice president, aud will not accept if
nominated at Philadelphia uext week.”
Those words were spoken by Governor
Roosevelt to the Associated Press re¬
porter in Rochester,N. Y.,AVednesday.
The governor continued:
“I see that my name is being men¬
tioned in this connection again; but I
cannot imagine by whose authority,
or on whose responsibility. The na-
tional leaders know my position, and
the New York state delegation will
not present or urge my name.”
CA11NESV1LLE. (iA., FRIDAY. JUNE 22, 1900.
EXCITING NEWS
FROM CHINA
London Hears That Foreign Le=
gations Are Destroyed
AND GERMAN MINISTER KILLED
Reports Are Not Confirmed as the
Chinese Empire Is Cut Off
From the AVorld.
A dispatch received in London
Saturdny from Hong Kong, China,
was to the effect that tho Pekin lega¬
tions have been destroyed and the
German minister, Baron A’on Kettoler,
has been killed.
A New York Journal and Adverti¬
ser special of the same date from Tien
Tsin says:
Boxers control at Tien Tsin nnd
tiie city officials have been burn¬
ed at the stake. A great panic
has arisen among the Chinese.
CONFIRMATION LACKING,
Tho unconfirmed aud unofficial ru¬
mor that Barou A’on Ketteler, the Ger¬
man minister at I’ckin, had been killed
soon spread to tho diplomatic circles
in Washington, aud caused great un¬
easiness, as tho erroneous statement
got abroad (hat the state department
hnd reoeived confirmation of the re¬
port. As a matter of fact, neither the
state departmout nor the German em¬
bassy knew anything of it. Tho rumor
wns none tho lass disquieting, for
nside from the grave international as¬
pect of such an act, Baron A*on Ket¬
teler is intimately known in AVasbing-
ton, having been first secretary of the
German embassy a few years ago.
Minister AVn, of the Chinese lega¬
tion there, called at tho state depart¬
ment Friday, but ho declared that he
was without any advice from his own
governmen. the
Some of these came from Iowa,
home of Minister Conger, nnd some of
them from friends nnd relatives of
othor persons connected with the Uni¬
ted St».tcs legation nt Pekin. Mrs.
Baldwin, sister of Minister Conger,
called in person at the department to
inqnire into the truth of tho story.
The department wns obliged to make
answer in each case that it had no
nows and that it could not confirm the
report. It was apparent that the offi¬
cials did not believe thnt the United
States legation had been burned, and
they were only sorry that they could
not mako a denial upon authority.
It is said at tlie state department
that according: to the last report there
was at the United States legation be¬
sides Minister Conger his wife, daugh¬
ter, nt. lenBt one lady visitor, Secretary
of Legation Herbert C. Squires, of
New York; William E. Baiubridge o(
Iowa, the second secretary: Lieuten¬
ant Albert Key, naval secrotary, and
F. V. Cheshire, interpreter.
1JI5PARTMENT GROWS ANXIOUS.
Not a word of news came to the stato
department from Minister Conger, who
has now been cut off from communica¬
tion. Even the United States consuls
in north China ports were silent. Ad¬
miral Kempff lias not been heard from
since Thursday. This absence of of¬
ficial reports has given rise to grave
apprehensions. there might be
It was expected that
delay iu hearing from Mr. Conger, but
in the case of Admiral Kempff an
early report was looked for, and it is
feared that tho officers of the foreign
fleet at Talui have been prevented from
reaching tho cable stntiou there either
by tlie open Hostility of the boxors or
by the sinister orders of the Chinese
government.. callod
Admiral Kempff has been
upon by direction of the president for
an explicit statement of the situation
and his needs. It wns for him to say
whether lie required re-enforcements. communi¬
If he is ent off from
cation the government, must then act
without waiting much longer. Of
course in that case it would have to
proceed upon the theory that addition¬
al forces, both ships aud troops, per¬
haps is needed.
CABINET DISCUSSES SITUATION.
Hay Presents Facts Regarding Trouble
In tlio Chines© Empire.
The cabinet meeting Tuesday was
devoted largely to a discussion of tho
Chinese situation. Secretary Hay laid
before the cabinet dispatches fyim
consular officers which indicated that
tiro situation is critical.
Tlio stops that have been taken to
ro-enforco Admiral Kempff were gone
over, and it was decided to stand by
tho policy which has been entered up¬
on of pushing measures for the pro¬
tection of the lives and property of
American citizens, nnd of acting in¬
dependently as far as possible.
M’LEAN OFF FOR EUROPE.
Rumor Says If© Gave Ilryan a Check lie-
fore III* Departure,
A New York dispatch says: John li.
McLean, of Ohio, with his wife nnd
non, sailed on the Cutinrd liue steam¬
ship Campania Saturday for Liverpool.
AVheu asked as to the truth of the
story published that lie had giveu a
personal check to AV. J. Bryan to be
used in the campain, Mr. McLean
said that he had not read the story.
He would not affirm or deny it.
WILL BE BRYAN
Result of Various State Conven¬
tions Makes His Nomi-
tion Certain.
A Chicago dispatch says: By tho
notion of the Democratic state con¬
ventions in California, Missouri, Ken¬
tucky, Georgia nnd Vermont Thursday
lion. William Jennings Bryan is as¬
sured of the nomination for president
on tho Democratic ticket. The in¬
structions given dologates by those
five states carry Mr. Bryan’s vote, it is
believed, considerably over the two-
thirds necessary to uomiunto him.
HEAD-ON COLLISION
Occurs on Air-Uno Kill I rowl Six Miles
Out From Atlanta.
AVith only a moment’s warning
glimpse of each other, northbound
train No. 12, which loft Atlanta Thurs¬
day morning nt7:30 o’clock aud the
Air-Line Belle accommodation crashed
togother on a high embankment on the
Southern railway line, about six miles
from tho city.
Two lives paid the penalty of the
collision. Reuben R. Mayfield, tho
veteran engineer of the Bello, and
Benjamin Davis, a white flagman of a
freight train, but who was on the
Belle nt the time of the accident, were
tho men killed.
No. 12 was loaded with pnssengers.
Southbound train No. 17, better known
as tho “Air-Lino Belle,” which ruus
between Atlanta aud Lula, Ga., usu¬
ally arrives in the city shortly after 8
o’clock in tho morning. .It also had n
uumlxr of passengers on board.
A largo number of the passengers of
both trains sustained painful, though
not very serious injuries. Several
members of tho train crews were hurt.
Tho two engines were completely de¬
molished. Tho baggage cars on each
train had thoir front ends battered in,
but tho passenger coaches, except for
a few scratches, remained in good con¬
dition.
Tho aceident was duo to the fact
that the engineer nnd conductor of the
northbound train were not acquainted
with the fact that they should wait at
the Belt junction for the southbound
Belle. To explain away the responsi¬
bility there is a conflict of testimony
between the train dispatcher’s office
nnd D. G. Owens, the operator who
was on duty nt Belt Junction.
Owens declares'Hint he was not in-
structed to hold the north-bound trniu.
Thomas H. Grant, the dispatcher in
the Atlanta office, says that such or¬
ders were sent to the operator at tho
junotion.
DEMOCRATS OF KENTUCKY
Namo Delegates, Jtuafilrm Chicago Flat-
form and Indorse Rrynn.
The Democrats of Kentucky mot in
Louisvillo Thursday to select dele¬
gates from the state-nt-large to the na¬
tional convention at Kansas City. The
meeting was harmonious throughout.
Senator Joe Blackburn read the re¬
port qf tho committeo on resolutions.
Tho report reaffirmed tlie Chicago
platform and instructed the twenty-six
delegates from Kentucky to cast their
vote for Bryan and to vote as a unit on
all qnestions.
Tlio Republican national policy was
denounced iu full, as were separately
tlie policy of imperialism, the Porto
Rican tariff bill; the maintenance of
au army in the Philippines and the
financial policy. Sympathy was ex¬
pressed for the two South African re¬
publics. Trusts were denounced.
The Democrats of Kentucky were
congratulated for their course in the
recent troubles. The assassination of
Goebel was declared to be the result
of a Republican conspiracy and AVil-
liam S. Tuylor and bis official aots
were denounced.
The following delegates at large
were then unanimously elected:
Sonntor J. C. S. Blackburn, ex-
Governor James B. McCreary, Louis,
McQuown, Charles B. I’oyntz, James
F. Gregory, AVilliatn S. Pryor, N,
AV. Utley, C. AV. BranBford.
After tho election of Morton K.
Yontz and N. B. Hayes as presidential
electors the convention adjourned.
Committee to Notify Towne.
A Minneapolis dispatch says: M.
Ringdal, temporary chairman of the
Sioux Fulls Populist convention, has
named tlie committeo to notify Charles
A. Towne of his nomination for tho
vice presidency.
CHINA’S RULER DEFIANT.
Empress Dowiicer Orders Her Troops to
Oppose All Foreigners,
The Shanghai, China, Gazetto says
it has tho highest authority for stating
tho dowager empress has ordered the
Tseng Li Yamen to face all Europe
rather than to interfere with the boxer
movement.
Elsowhere it is asserted that the
viceroy has ordered tho troops to op-
poso tho further landing of parties
from foreign warships and that tho
troops now engaged in operations are
designed to prevent further foreign
re-enforcements reaching Pekin.
1)E AVEY XON-COM M ITTAL.
Gives An Unsatisfactory Answer to Asso¬
ciated Press Representative,
Admiral Dewey was seen in AVasli-
ington Friday by an Associated Press
representative and asked whether or
uot he would define his position rela¬
tive to the vice presidential nomina¬
tion. He replied that inasmuch as he
had not been offered the nomination,
it would perhaps be presnmptious in
him to say that he would or would
not accept.
TROOPS NEEDED
IN THE ORIENT
Marines Not Sufficient To Protect
Our Interests In China.
CABINET CONSIDERS MATTER
Army In the Philippines AVay He
Drawn Upon To Help Out the
Contingent From Navy.
A Washington special sflys: It
seems probable that, after all, the
United States troops iu tho Philip¬
pines will bo callod upon to furnish a
contingent to nssist in the rescue of
the foreign missionaries in China and
in tho protection of tho foreign em¬
bassies and legations.
A great change has come over tho
administration iu this regard, for as
iato ns Thursday there was a firm
determination not to go beyond tho
employment of marines nnd sailors.
There was still suchnpurposo when
the cabinet met Friday morning, and
there is even now n disposition to
limit the United States forces employ¬
ed to the navy, if sufficient force can
bo secured from that branch of tlie
service. So inquiries nro being made
of the legation bureau and in turn of
Admiral Remey to seo to what oxtent
the United States forces in Cbiun can
be augmented. It is realized that the
small forco now eugagod is entirely
disproportionato when compared with
the foreign contingents, to tlie inter¬
ests and duty of tho United States.
There is reason to beliove that tlie
navy has done all it can do with safety
in China at this stage aud thnt re¬
course must bo bad to the army. Al-
ready Admiral Remey lias indicated
that he .cannot spare any more mn-
rinos, and ho is looking to tho navy
department for nnothor battalion to
replaco the men he has been obliged
to withdraw from tho nava! station nt
Cavite to assist Admiral Kempff. It
is ad mitted that tho cabinet is serimro-
ly oousidertng the dispatoh of troops
to Tion Tsin, and it is understood that
inquiries aro being made, probably
directed to Geueral MacArthur, as to
the number of troops that can bo
spared for this emergency, and tho
possibility of securing transportation
for them.
Tho troops could not be gotten to
Tien Tsin in less than a week, even if
tho order for their employment should
go forward at once. That the crisis
is by no means past, but that it is
on the contrary rather more acute,
is evidenced by a cablegram rccoived
by tlie state department Friday morn¬
ing from tlie United Htntos consul nt
Tien Tsin, Mr. Ragsdale. Ho says
that tho mobs are in control of tho na¬
tive city of Tien Tsin, and tho author¬
ities do not seem to be able to do any¬
thing with them. Ho adds that the
foreigners nt Tien Tsin nro still safe.
Owing to thoir natural reluctance to
employ troops save ns a last resort and
the disinclination of the war depart¬
ment to supply such troops except un¬
der pressure the officials Friday after¬
noon were considering an alternative
proposition. This contemplated the
putting out of commission several of
the big ships attached to Admiral
Remey’s fleet, notably the Oregon,and
the addition of the sailors and marines
so released to Admiral Kempff’s land¬
ing force. Tho big ships carry, on nn
average, more than 300 men each.
Secretary Root declines to discuss
the military aspect of the situation.
To the newspaper men he admitted
that tho general Chinese situation was
discussed nt the regular meeting of
the cabinet nnd Hint Secretary Hay
furnished nil tho information he had
on tho subject. The secretary wns
asked whether it had been finally de¬
cided to send any troops to China from
the Philippines, and replied that it
hnd not.
To a furthor question as tu whether
there was any prospects of such action,
he *aid ho would not undertake to
talk about it. He was willing, how¬
ever, to mako tho broad, general as¬
sertion thnt troops would bo sent to
China in case it were found thnt there
was greater necessity for them there
than in the Philippines. To another
leading question he said positively
that so far as he was advised there
was nothing in the present situation
in Chinn to call for tho immediate dis¬
patch of troops from the Philippines.
The Chinese minister showed the
deepest interest in the course of the
United States relative to tho dispatch
of troops, but in the absenco of advice
from his government indicating the
policy on such movements he did not
wish to discuss the effect of the action.
,,a „ " ni,ans ,, to . 0r?nn .. ! , ZP -.,
w Native t . Hananans , have decided , to
’ or « nnlS!H »’> independent party to op-
P ose the Republicans and Democrats.
Three Furnaces Closed Down.
Three furnaces of the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company at
Bessemer, Ala., are banked as tho ro-
sult of a strike among employees, who
demand nn increase iu wages. The
strike affects about 600 men, mostly
negroes, who earn from $1.25 to $1.50
per day.
_
I.iimber Plant Destroyed.
The plant of tlie Tiffin (Ohio) Lnm-
^ er Company wns burned Friday
morning. Loss $80,000.
CUBAN ELECTIONS QUIET.
Little Interest Taken In the Mat.
tcr.-National Party Elects
Its Entire Ticket.
Goncral Alejandro Bodriguez, na¬
tionalist, was elected mayor of Ha-
vnnn in Saturday’s election, polling
13,073 votes, against 6,034 oast for
Honor Estrain Mora, independent.
The total vote foil about 4,500 below
tho registration.
The nationnl party elected its cutiro
ticket—eighteen couneilmen, tho treas¬
urer, one correctional judge nnd tlireo
municipal judges. The other independ¬ correc¬
tional judgeship fell to nn
ent candidate, as did also the fourth
municipal judgeship. Of tho six other
couneilmen four are republicans nnd
two nationalists; tho latter ran inde¬
pendently. of the
Reports from every part
island go to show that perfect order
prevailed at the polls.
To an American observer of the
election, it seems as if the people re¬
garded the whole matter with absolute
indifference. There was not even n
crowd in waiting to hear the result de¬
clared. Not a clioer was raised, nor
were there any of the ordinary indica¬
tions of election excitement, although
a demonstration in honor of the suc¬
cessful candidate took place Saturday
night.
The victory of tho nationalists is
chiefly duo to tho fact that they were
first in the field, and bad the benefit
of a well-disciplined organization.
The Associated Press correspondent
visited many booths which were clean
and orderly. There was no confusion,
aud voters woro lined up awaiting thoir
turn. Tho Cubans, members of the
boards said, were conducting tho elec¬
tions in nn exemplary manner, being
anxious to show their fitness for inde¬
pendence.
General AVood received nothing but
satisfactory accounts from all parts of
the island concerning tho behavior of
the people during the elections. Gen¬
eral Loo, General AVilson and Colonel
AVkiteside, all make similar statements
to tho effect that everything was a
model of quietness and order.
WIRES ARE CUT.
No Cables From Clitim Are Working anil
All are Guessing.
Tho Commercial Cablo Company at
New York sends out the following
notice: -----—
< < Tho Siberian land linos nro restor¬
ed and messages for Japan, routed via
Northern, are now accepted without
restriction. Tlie lines between Mai-
matchim nnd Kagan, China, are inter¬
rupted.
“\Ve are advised that telegraphic
communication with Tien Tsin is to¬
tally interrupted.
Tho AVostcrn Union Cable Company
issues the following:
“Telegraphic communication with
Tien Tsin is interrupted."
The central cablo office of the West¬
ern Union nt noon Saturday sont out
the following notice:
“In making connection with this
morning’s bulletin reporting the in¬
terruption of the Tion Tsin telegraph
lino we have boen advised by the Great
Northern company that there is no
prospect of restoration of Pekin-Tien
Tsin lines. Tho Shnnghni-Tien Tsin
line is totally interrupted beyond Bnu-
dau, near Tion Tsin, cutting off com¬
munication to Tien Tsin, Tako and
other stations in tho north, Tho
ahovo mentioned places are entirely
cut off telegraphically and messages
can only be forwarded at sender’s
risk.”
BOERS IN PHILADELPHIA.
Envoys Stop (Ivor to Sue How a Presi¬
dent Is Nominated.
AVhiie tlie convention delegates were
arriving by every train in Philadelphia
the three representatives of the South
African republics, Messrs. Fischer, of
the Orange Free Stato, ami C. H.
Wesscls and A. D. AVolmarnns, of the
Transvaal, also put in their appear¬
ance.
Mr. AVessels, when asked if there
was any significance in tho visit at the
time of tlie convention, said:
“Not in the least. AVo had ex¬
pected to have a meeting here, but
owing to the convention have given it
np. AA 7 e are here simply as observers
—to see the manner in which your
nominations for the presidency are
made.”
A GIGANTIC MORTGAGE.
Seaboard Air-I.lne Secures Issue of 975,•
000,000 Fifty-Year Ronds.
A deod of trust from the Seaboard
Air-Line railway to tho Continental
Trust Company of Baltimore was re¬
corded in Portsmouth, Va., Thursday,
conveying all property of every de¬
scription of that road to secure the
issuo of $75,000,000 first mortgage
fifty-year 5 per cent bonds.
The mortgage was first recorded in
Petersburg and will bo recorded in
six states—Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida. The state tax was $75,000
and tho "United States internal reve¬
nue tax $17,500.
TAYLOR STAYS OUT.
Will Not Again Make tho line© For Gov¬
ernor of Kentucky.
A Louisvillo, Ky., dispatch says :
AV. S. Taylor seat to The Evening
Post Thursday from Indianapolis a
statement in which he declines to be
a candidate for tbo Republican nomi¬
nation for governor.
Following Taylor’s statement came
the announcement of John Yerkes, of
Danville, Ky., saying ho would be «t
cunilidate for the nomination,
NUMBER 32.
REQUISITION
IS REFUSED
Governor Moant Will Not Give
Up W. S. Taylor.
GIVES REASONS FOR ACTION
Issues [a Statement and Says a
Fair Trial In the State of Ken¬
tucky VViil He Impossible
A special from Indianapolis says:
Governor Mount issued a statement
AVedncsday declining to honor a requi¬
sition from Governor Beckham, of
Kentucky, for tho return to that stato
of AV. S. Taylor, who is under indict¬
ment for complicity in nn alleged plot
which resulted in the assassination of
Governor Goebel.
Colonel Tom Campbell, Justus Goe¬
bel, brother of tho murdered man, and
Sheriff Sutor, of Franklin county, Ken¬
tucky, arrived iu the city during tho
day with the requisition. They met
the governor in tho executive parlors
nnd nt his orders, every one was ex¬
cluded during the arguments, includ¬
ing reporters.
Colonel Campbell insisted to the
governor that lie had been misinform¬
ed as to the situation iu Kentucky. Tho
evidence, ho said, all came from those
who had been near to Taylor, including
Republican slate officials and Taylor’s
own privato secretary. This was in
reply to the sharp statement by Gov¬
ernor Mount thnt ho would hear no
evidenco secured by moans of tb«
$100,001) fund.
Mr. Campbell said Taylor could get
a fair trial in Kentucky aud cited the
fact that seven others, charged with ths
samo offense, hud not iioen molested.
Justus Goebel added to Mr. Camp¬
bell's argument, which lasted nn hour,
a short statement, urging the gov¬
ernor to have tiro law take its course.
He said lie believed Taylor and Finley
guilty from the evidenco that had
come to him, but if they were innocent
the law of Kentucky would so declare
ami the men would go froe and unmo¬
lested.
At 10 o’clock AVednesday night Gov¬
ernor Mount announced his deoision-
Tho latter juirt is as follows:
“The honoring of this demand and
tho return of Governor Taylor into
the custody of men who, blind to rea¬
son, have ignored civil rights nnd into
environments whore rapacious hate
dominates, would be assuming a re¬
sponsibility from tlie gravity of whiob
I shirk. If conviction should follow,
and tho fact bo made manifest that
tho court was a mockery of justice, it
would fail into flume tho smouldering
embers in your state.
“Until those already in prison have
been accorded a fair trial, thus de¬
monstrating the possibility of secur¬
ing justice iu your courts, I cannot
honor your requisition. AVhen the
time shall have come that I cun feel
assured that a fair trial will be accord¬
ed Mr. Taylor, then, aud ‘not until
then, will I honor a requisition for his
return.”
STRIKERS ARE QUIET.
OfllcJiils nt £t. Fouls Think Troubles are
About Foiled.
A St. Louis dispatch says: Sheriff
Pohlman and Chief of Police Campbell
are of tho opinion that tho reign of
terror that lias prevailed during the
greater part of the past month or more
as a result of tho stroot railway strike,
is at an end. They are confident that
thoir combined forces will bo able to
prevent any further lawlessness. It
seems to bo tho general opinion that
last Sundhy.’s riot was the culmination
of these outbreaks.
MAY FORGIVE EMPRESS.
Rumors Current Tlmt Chinos© Question
Will IS© Settled.
Extraordinary rumors aro current
in Shanghai to the effect that tho pow¬
ers have settled the Chinese question
by agreeing to forgive the Dowager
Empress aud her Mancliu advisors,
provided they promise to amend their
future conduct.
DESIGNS IN HAND.
Plana For Propose.) New Itnttleshlpa Its-
ferred to Construc'clon Hoard.
Secretory Long has referred tlie
plans for tho battleships to be con¬
structed under the terms of the last
two appropriation acts to the board on
construction.
The board is expected to finally set¬
tle upon the distribution and charac¬
ter of the battleships, the plan other¬
wise being ready for advertisement.
New Iron Company Organized.
The Coosa A’alley Coal, Iron and
Mining Company has been organized
by AV. E. Knox and J.AV. Gilliland, of
Anniston, and J. A. Blount, of Gads¬
den, Ala. The capital is $50,000.
FEMALE LAWYER APPEALS.
Sho Has a Client Who Is Serving Long
Sentence For Murder,
President Diaz, of Mexico, refuses
io extend executive clemency to Rafael
Bueudia, who, while serving out a
twenty-year sentence for killing a man,
assassinated two of the prison guards.
The case has become interesting from
the fact that Buenda is defended by
Maria Sandoval, the young woman
lawyer who applied to the president
in behalf qf her client.