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POLITICAL PROPHECIE
CLARK SURE TO BE THE NEXT
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
TI10 Temperance Convention—The Ex
position—Bite That Gordon Will
Withdraw.
Special to Rkcoudsk.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct.—Clark How
ell's election as speaker of tlie next
house is practically certain now.
His friends all over the State are
jobileut. The strength he lias
shown surprised even’ those most
confident of success. No Alliance
lines liaye been drawn, and in and
out of that order hie friends have
stood by hint loyally. Hegoesinto
the speakership theyouugcst Geor
gian that ever held the position;
elected in ills own right, and not as
the tool of any movement or the ac
cident of political uncertainty. He
goes In, too, without a pledge or a
promise of auy private nature
The victory, which Is now assur
ed, makes him perhaps the most
prominent figure of the younger
generation in Btate politics to-day
Speaker Ciark Howeli, that is, of
Fulton.
THE TEMPERANCE FOLKS,
The next annual convention of
the National W. C. T. U. meets in
Atlanta, Nov. 14tb. Great prepara
tions for the reception and enter
tainment of the visitors are being
made by the local W. C. T. U. It*
will be remembered just here that
some Important temperance legis
lation Is to come from the next
General Assembly, and it is quite
likely that their meeting here dur
ing the session of the legislature
was more than a passing coinci
dence. But at any rate their com
ing is a compliment to the city, and
they will be welcome guests.
THE EXPOSITION.
The Piedmont Exposition opens
next Wednesday, October 15th. It
will be the most successful alfair of
this sort ever held in the South.
There is not an inch of space unoc
cupied, and for quite a number of
exhibits extra room is being build-
ed. Others are being turned off
every day because there is no pos
sible chance to provide space for
them, and still they are pouring in
on every train.
The city Is to he handsomely
decorated and the people here at
. home are taking more interest iu
its success than ever before. Bet
ter premiums and more of thorn
•re offered this year than were last
year; better specialties and more
of them are provided and every in
dication is that the Exposition will
be • grand success.
THE SENATORSIIIP.
Now that Judgellines has broken
the ice, the announcements for
the Senatorshlp are expected. Ex-
Governor Smith’s wouid'nt surprise
•nbody uow. Home more genuine
expressions from Mr. Norwood
would relieve a trifling uuoasiness
in that quarter. Ex-Governor Mc
Daniel’s announcement would
rally a strong following to him.
Pat Calhoun is not in the race,
and has no idea of entering Jt. His
sub-treasury letter, if an ulterior
motive must be assigned, was in
the interest of the Terminal and
not of a personal ambition of his
own. Most of the talk about his
candidacy can be traced to Gordon’s
friends. They are using his name,
coupled with the Terminal and the
assertion that he is a candidate,
to discredit the opposition to Gor
don.
And as to the Governor.
Bets are freely offered hero that
he will not be in the race before
the legislature. -He cannot possi
bly bo elected.
And Livingston — why, he’s
making speeches in North Car
olina.
SENATOR BROWN RISES
HE WILL MAKE A SPEECH AT THE
STATE FAIR.
Supposed to bo Stirred Up by Goy.
Gordon’s Declaration that he has One
Foot in the Grave.
AN ALLIANCE CAUCUS.
MAY BE CALLED BEFORETHELEGIS-
LATURE MEETS.
The Dousluj Jeffersonian Convention
To-Day—-Only One County Aa Yet
Represented.
leelal to Rrcouher.
Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14.—Senator
Brown has accepted tile invitation
of Gov. Northen toatteud the State
Fair ou National day, aud on that
day he will deliver an address upon
National and Btate issues. This
announcement has created a sensa
tion here, aud it is generally be
lieved that Gov. Brown’s speech
w ill have a bearing upon the Sen
atorial race.
It is said here that one reason
that induced Senator Brown to
make this address was Gov. Gor
don's recent reference to him as
being with one foot ill the grave.
Tlie senior Seuator seems to have
been considerably stired up by that
remark.
SENATORIAL TALK.
The No-Name Policy of the Alliance
Organ—Judee Smith to Announce.
Special to Recokdek.
Atlanta, Oet. 13.—A notable
thing about the Senatorial talk in
the Southern Alliance Farmer is
the way they avoid using names—
any, that is, except Gordon’s.
In one Issue it was all Norwood.'
They referred to him as “the uext
Senator,” aud all that. About six
weeks ago that was; and a strange
thing happened then. Norwood’s
name was dropped editorially, as
completely as if no such name exis
ted.
From that day to this a rigid no-
man-policy of antagonism to Gor
don has prevailed. But the paper
this week has one small departure
—the first of its kind since the calm
procedure of six weeks ago. This
is tlie paragraph:
«. “Since the election, the indica
tions are that a good portion of the
Alliance strength is crystallizing
around Ex-Governor Henry D. Mc
Daniel as successor to Senator-
Brown in the U. S. Senate.”
Non-committal enough. A good
nomination loo, it made in good
faith.
Gen. L J. Gartreil’s bid for the
Seuatorahip, the same as Norw ood’s
sub-treasury letter, is looked upon
as a sort of practical joke here. If
Atlanta could name the Seuator it
would hardly be General Gartrell,
Ex-Governor Smith’s formal an
nouncement of his caudidacy is ex
pected within a very few days uow.
ft is stated here upon good authori
ty that he has definitely decided to
become a candidate.
Special to RicoanEH.
Atlanta, Oet. 10.—To-morrow is
the day set for the meeting in At
lanta of the Jefiersonian Democrat
ic convention of this dlstric. There
are eleven counties in tlie district,
but so far as heard from Douglass
county is tlie only one that lias ap
pointed delegates, or given auy
other recognition or encouragement
to the movement.
It is peculiarly significant of the
State of public opinion here that no
effort have been made to have Ful
ton county represented iD the con
vention. There was nobody oppos
ing Livingston for the nomination
when the primary was held here,
both Stewart and Hulsey having
withdrawn and yet Livingston’s
neme was on less than one-third of
the tickets voted. This shows
forcibly in what light esteem Liv-
ingBton was held here in Fulton.
The only difference between now
and then is that Livingston is the
democratic nominee, and that Ful
ton will roll by a majority for him
against any other man that could
be named to oppose him as an in
dependent or a Republican.
HU election is a certainty.
The independent movement is a
failure.
AN ALLIANCE CAUCUS.
In this morning’s Constitution is
a special from Lexington, Ogle-
thope county, in which thiB signifi
cant statement occurs:
"It is anuounced that the Alli
ance will hold a convention in At
lanta a few days before the legisla
ture meets.”
The statement comes in on ac
count of the action taken by Ogle
thorpe county concerning the Sen-
atorshfp.
It’s mighty important— If true!
OZBURN WILL HANG.
THE JURY RETURNS A VERDICT
WITHOUT ANY REC0MENDATI0N.
Tho Verdict a Surprise—A Synopsis
of the Killing—Five Shots Fired
Into the Victim.
ATLANTA WIRINGS
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION DE
CIDES AGAINST THE S. A.&M.
A FAITHFUL OFFICIAL
Performs his Duty in Face of Opposition.
A NEW COURTHOUSE.
Tsrrell Count; Votes Largely For a
<30,000 One.
Bpeclnlto Rkcordeu.
Dawson, Oct. 6.—There was con
siderable interest manifested yes.
terday throughout the county over
the election for Issuing bonds to
bnlldanewcourt house In Daw-
aon.
It was nearly 11 o’clock this
morning before all the returns
eame in .and were consolidated.
The result gives us a new brick
130,000 court house, which is very
giatlfiylng to those who are advo
cates of progress. There were 890
votes cast, as follows:
For bonds 651
Against bonds -15
Majority tor bonds 406
I extend to the citizens of Ameri
cas an invitation to comedown and
see onr handsome court house
when it Is completed. J. A. F,
The; are Unlnatructed.
IiXXINGton, Ga., Oct. 10.—The
County Alliance met here yester.
day, and among others a resolution
was passed not to instruct the rep
resentatives from this county on
8»ssenatorial question.
G0V.-ELECT.N0RTHEN.
Gov. Northen, even before he
takes the Governor’s seat, shows
himself to he a clear-minded aud
thoughtful'lender. A recent inter
view with him reports him as say
iug that he is uot a candidate for
the Senate; that he has been elec
ted Governor aud will serve the
people in the ofltce they have chos
en to elect him.
There is hardly any doubt but
that, in the present crisis, Gov,
Northen would stand an excellent
chauce of being elected Senator if
he would allow tlie use of his name,
and that lie will not is all tho more
to his honor. The Recorder be
lieves that Gov. Northen will mako
so excellent a record in tlie office
which he will soon assume that
tlie people of their own accord will
place him in tlie Senatorial chair
to be vacated before many years.
The many aspiring political
demagogues who arc hoping to
profit by Mr. Northen’s unacquaiu-
tauce with political wire-workings
are liable to find something almost
as dangerous as an electric battery
when they approach him. Mr.
Northen has been elected by the
people—unpledged and untraminel-
ed—and he proposes to rnn the
State for the benefit of the people,
regardless of what the politicians
may say. At least It looks that
way to The Recorder.
SCHLEY SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Crisp Makes a Speech—A Light
Court Probable.
Special to Rccorder.1
Ellaville, Oct. 13.—Superior
Court convened this morning with
Judge Fort on the bench and So
licitor Hudson present. Represen
tative-elect Newton Glover wields
the grand Jury gavel. Besides the
major part of the Americus bar,
the Columbus, Bueua Vista, Ogle
thorpe aud Montezuma bar are well
represented.
There are no cases of extra impor
tance to be disposed of, and as the
farmers are quite busy there are
not many in attendance.
Judge Crisp gave us a fine Demo
cratic address at noon to-day.
Some >imo ago a man named Bell,
from Tennessee, agent for the Na
tional Garment Cutting Co., was
arrested in Webster county on the
charge of assault with intent to
murder, and gave bail. A full ac.
count was given in the Recorder
at the’time.
At the session of the Superior
Court last week the grand jury
found a true bill against him. When
ills case came up his attorney plead
ed ulckueas and asked for a con
tinuance. The court granted the
continuance, but ordered an in
crease of bail. Sheriff' Davis took
charge of him, and instend of plac
ing him in jail held him by the
arm for five hours, thus giving him
an'opportunity of giving ball with'
out being incarcerated. This oc
curred Friday evening, after the
adjournment of court.
Even with all this leniency there
were many who blamed Sheriff
Davis for refusing to rcleuse his
hold uj>on the prisoner until a new
bond was signed, aud we are inform
ed that some eveu made IhreatH
against him. The Sheriff was
only obeying the -orders of the
court, and as he was responsible
for tlie safe custody of liis prisoner
he did but what was right in tlie
premises, and exercised his author
ity with u leniency and patience
that is seldom seen, for lie had tlie
undoubted right to have put Ills
prisoner in jail until the bond was
given,
Sheriff Davis has given Webster
county efficient and faithful ser
vice for many years and the people
appreciate kis courage and integ
rity.
Special to llICOHDElt-
Atlanta, Oct. 13.—The trial of O.
M. Ozburn,for killiug j. M.Bradley,
concluded to-night, aud the jury
returned a verdict of murder with
out auy recommendation to mercy.
It has become proverbial that
a verdict of this sort iu Fulton
county was a thing of-the past and
another hanging would never bo
had here for this reason, they say
tho murder was cold blooded. The
verdict wassomethingof a surprise.
The killing was done five months
ago In Bradley’s store, the tragedy
being the result of a dispute over
a small hill. Ozburn had gone
there just after making threats
against Bradley’s life. The two
men were alone iu the store at the
time, Bradley being entirely un
armed. Ozburn fired five shots of a
pistol into the victims body. Bradley
died without uttering a word. The
verdict came la about 10 o’clock.
Sentence will be pronounced in the
morning.
Postmaster Lewis Found to Have Voted
in tho Democratic Primary for County
Officers.
FRIENDSHIP DOTS.
Howell OlennDead.
Special lo lUcoBDBB.
Atlanta, Oct. 9. — Howell C.
Glenn, a long time resident of At
lanta, and brother of Mayor John
T. Glenn, died in New York to-day.
Friendship, Ga., Oct. 13.—It
has been some time since Friend
ship was represented in the Recor
der, so I take pleasure in writing
a few lines, but we bare all been
hard at work; haven’t had time to
write to our sweethearts, as we
ought to have done.
The farmers are all busy gather
lug their crops. Everybody is com
plaining of the scarcity of labor.
Miss Bettle Presley, the charm'
iu g belle of Friendship, leaves Wed'
nesday for South Carolina, her old
home. Miss Bottle will be very
much misBe d y her many friends.
She will be accompanied by Mrs,
W. R. Dorn. We wish them an
enjoyable trip and a safe return.
Miss Myrtle Ford, a charming
young lady of Barnesvllle, Ga„wli9
lias been visiting Mrs. Howell and
family some two or three weeks
leaves for home Wednesday.
Mr. Ben Worthy, of AmericuB,
spent Sunday at his father’s and on
hils farm together.
Miss Maggie Davis will leave in
a few days for LaGrange where she
will attend school. Miss Maggie,
you have our best withes—hope
S ou won’t get home-sick and come
l
EDITOR BROWN'S CARD.
Editor Brown, of the Southeru
Alliance Farmer, has written a card
to the Atlanta Constitution, In re
ply to Gov. Gordon’s last letter.
Mr. Brown very wisely omits any
personal reflections, and .the, card
solely discusses Gordon’s relations
to the Alliance.
Mr. Brown contends that Gov.
Gordon, when he made the speecli
which placed him as opposed to the
sub-treasury bill, created a breach
Which prevents the Alliance from
supporting him for the Senate
That up to that hour the Alliance
was practically solid for him;
did not ask him to endorse all the
features of the bill, but to endeavor
to have such a bill, or "something
better,” passed, if he was elected,
and that iu his former speeches
Gov. Gordon had practically said ho
would do so. But since the Gov
ernor, for no cause whatevet, but
that be believed that be could be
elected anyway, saw fit to antagon
ize the bill, aud in self-defense the
Alliance could not vote for him.
This, Mr. Brown claims, as The
Recorder understands his letter,
as the true issue between Gov. Gor
don and the Alliance. When one
looks back over the campaign, it
looks as if Mr. Brown and the Alli
ance were about right. That they
are determined to defeat Gordon is
without a doubt, and that they
have tho power to do so—should
they stand together—is also true.
Butin defeating Gordon the Alli
ance should be careful it does not
elect a man who would be inferior
to Gordon in tho Senate, or would
not ably represent the State. That
seems tobethe great danger. There
aro plenty of good men in Georgia
who would make excellent Sena
tors, but they are not candidates,
aud would not enter into a fight for
the place.
Special to Recorder. -
' Atlanta, Oct. 16.—The case
against the Savannnh, Americus
aud Montgomery railroad was
heard to-day before tho Railroad
Commission, and the charge of
cutting rates was sustained by tJie
evidence. No penalty was In
flicted, but the road was ordered to
discontinue the cut rate.
northern day.
Major W. L. Glessner, of The
Recorder, arrived here to-night
to be here on Northern Day to-mor
row at the Piedmont Exposition.
This was opening day, and a good
crowd was in attendance.
postmaster lewis voted.
At to-day’s meeting of the Demo
cratic County Executive Commit
tee, held for the purpose of consoli
dating the returns of yesterday’s
Democratic primaries, Chairman
THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
It Will Meet In Amarteua h ot —,
Fifth Noxt. m ber
Brown sprung a small sensation. T '. Junket, 0 f
Ho stated that General Lewis, the Columbu’s^and others'' C,M * r ’ 01
Republican postmaster here, had
cast a ballot in the Democratic
primaries. Immediately, theques-
tion was raised, has Gen. Lewis
turned Democrat, and created no
little talk, and would he support
the Democratic nominee if the Re
publicans put a ticket in the field.
No action was taken by the com
mittee. Gen. Lewis was seen and
explained he had been urged to
vote for some friends ou one of the
tickets, and no question was raised
ou his voting. Like many other
Republicans, he is a Democrat on
local issues.
RIOT AFTERMATH.
The Rioters Have Quieted Down Con
siderably.
THEY WANTED HIM.
The People at Milan Want a Firem a
on the 8. A. M. Railroad.
On Monday of this week a fire
man ou one of the 8. A. M. engine’s
remarked while passing through
Milan, that ho did not believe Mc-
Crae killed tho two men, sometime
since, that ho was accused of. The
people in that neighborhood be-
lieyo that lie did, and if he Is ever
lome before Chriitmac.
caught will do him up iu great
shape.
They heard of the fireman’s re
mark, and immediately formed
vigalance committee, armed
themselves with Winchesters, pis
tole, etc., nnd watched the trains
that come by for two days,
Tlie employees say that if tho
crowd had found tho fireman there
would have been a bloody battle:
The fireman was placed in a box
car, the car sealed and'locked as if
it was loaded, so that he could re
turn to Americus.
The fireman thinks that the cli
mate in that section is a little too
“warm” for him, and will make his
trips on the western division In the
future.
Yesterday morning the rioters of
8a turd ay were treated to an inter
view with hishonor, Mayor Felder.
After quite a lengthy interview
the Mayor decided to line them as
follows:
Felix, Tom and Dollie Stallings
and Henry Bird, $5 and cost each
for disorderly conduct, and <15 each
for resisting an officer; the total
fines in the four eases amounting
to over niuoty dollars.
After imposing the flues the May
or read them quite a severe lecture
and delivered them up to the sheriff.
Felix Stallings paid tho fines,
and upon being tried belore Judge
l’ilsbury, yesterday evening, waiv
ed commitment and was remanded
to the Superior Court with his bond
placed at 41,300 for tho three cases
against him. Several business men
stood ou his bond aud ho was releas
ed until ills trial comes off at the
Superior Cdurt.
John Holman and Jim Daniels,
two other participants in Satur
day's riot, were arrested yesterday,
aud their trlul will come offbefore
Judge Pllsbury tills morning.
There is another one of the rioters
wanted and lie will probably bo
caught iu a day or two.
Wlicu tlie negroes are sentenced
it will probably go hard with them,
as rioting is an offense punishable
with from three to fifteen years in
tho penitentiary.
The Syuod of Georgia, whloi. .*
to hold its session this yew L J*
Presbyterian church of *m«,i ^
embraces five PresbyteJS*’
one, Atlanta, Augusta CWa
and Macon. * Cherol! <*
The opening sermon will i,« s
livered on Wednesday, Novemh '
5thqat 7:80 p.m., by & ? /
Roberson, D.D., of Roswell.
retiring Moderator. 18
Two business sessions will i
held each day, to which the „n bl
will be invited. There will ben,
mons or addresses delivered each
night, and probably at .lev
o'clock ou Friday and Saturday'
The body will adjourn on Saturday
but mauy of the ministers win ,
main through Sunday, and thepni
pits of the various churches will i
filled by them, by Invitation o h!
pastors. ue
Among the distinguished mlnl».
ters expected to bo present are IV
G. B.Strlckler and Dr. E. H. Ri
nett, of Atlanta, Dr. C. W La/’
of Athens, Dr. J- T. Plnnkei l',
A Card From Hr. White
To the Editor op The Rbcoh
der:-As you. have lately com
mented somewhat severely upon
the management of the Gasli eb 7
Company, without, as they believe
proper grounds for so doing, ”•'
“ ut . J"® 4 -that the otbw side
be heard. The very simple expl*™
tion of the whole matter of the
failure of the gas supply, i„ neither
uvei working employees, nor nJ.
lect of duties by officers, but that
Americus has overgrown the capac-
itv of the gas works. 1
The present plant can make only
11,000cubic feet daily; the dlmand
now Is from 11,000 to 13,000 cubic
feet daily, and on dark and rainy
evenings 13,000 to 16,000 cubic feet
To try to meet this consump
tion the works are running night
and day, and every effort in the
power of Die management is nut
forth to supply the demand, which
nearly hair the time is in excess of
the capacity of the works to nfake.
The men iu charge can only take
things as they llnd them, and come
as near making a quart pot hold a
gallon as circumstances will per
mit. Respectfully Yours,
H. H. White, Bupt.
The Albany and Cordole.
An engine has arrived nt Cordelo
which will be used as tlie construc
tion engine on file Albany and Cor-
deie. A large force of hands aro
also on the ground. A large ship
ment of rails have been received,
BUCK BEAUTY.
The “Uncle Tom's Cabin” of the Hone
“The first gospel o( the correct
treatment of the horse.”—Albany
(N. Y.) Press.
Probably no book has ever ap
peared in America which haB re
ceived such universal, uniform
and unanimous praise from both
the secular and religious press lu
all parts of tho country.
This book is on saie at Allison &
Hissner’s at the following prices.
Board or terra cotta binding, 25
cents, 4
No home or person soould be
without this book. octllwl
aud track laying will be commenc
ed to-day. A considerable distance
has been graded, thousands of cross
ties are already ou tho right-of-way.
Messrs. Stewart* Bro. will fiH^lsh
the ties, nnd the Georgia and Ala
bama Construction Company will
do the grading and track laying.
The work is being pushed rapidly.
When The Recorder makes a
contract to do work, it is compelled
to fill it. If the present facilities
of the gas plant are insufficient, it
is due its customers that they
should not sell from 2,000 to 8,00)
feet of gas more per day than ihey s
have. In other words, if the gas
company cannot make a “quart
pot hold a gallon” do not sell the
gallon. No one using gas cares to
also keep on hand a full supply of
lamps aud coai oil. The Recos-
der does not care to bo a critic,
and what it has said about tho gas
company it has been requested to
say by dozens of the company's
customers.
Mr. White’s card explains mat
ters perfectly, however, aud now
the customers should lay the blame
where it belongs—oh tlie ownersof
the plant.
A RUNAWAY.
Mr. Bon Lightfoot is Thrown From -
Wagon and Haa a Lea Broken.
Flan For the Catholic Church.
Mr. Norrinsn, the well known
architect, has just completed a
plan for the new Catholic
church buildli'g. Tlie build
iug will soon he erected on
the beautiful lot on Leo street, op
posite Judge Fort's residence. The
building will be beautifully con
structed with an elegant iuterlor,
and when it is completed there
will be few as handsome structures
in the South.
Saturday afternoon, while re
turning home from the city, Mr.
Ben Lightfoot happened to a seri
ous accident. When opposite the
residence of Mr. Gus Harris, on
Felder street, ills team, a Texas po
ny aud a mule, became frightened
and ran away. They ran as far as
tlie alley which leads to Old Isani-
ville, in which they attempted to
enter. At this place Mr. Lightfoot
was thrown out and his thigh bro
ken. He was taken up aud carried
Into the residence of Mr. John
Mayo and a physician summoned.
Boon Dr. Hinkle arrived and set
the broken limb, after which Mr.
Lightfoot was placed in a wagon
on a mattress and sent home.
The accident created quite a stir
In that neighborhood, and soonjthe
house was filled with the good Is-
dies who wanted to sssist tbo suf
ferer. They did all in their power
and greatly relieved him. If It wss
not for the dear ladles what would
become of us. Always ready and
willing to relieve the suffering
public even to their own discom
fort.
Highest of oil in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gcv't Report, Aug. ij, 1889-
Dr. Bos worth has already much
work to do. Numbers of bis patients
are from a distance, boarding In the
city, ;taking treatment under him.
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