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THE aMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES-RECOKDER: FRIDAY, JULY 24, I P°1. TdAYAT ellaville uihERE THE SCHLEY COUNTY SUN DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION HfU Annual Meotlo* Last Frlday- ,Vn* There Writ*, of the Day One Wh" ,„d Wh»< Wu Done—A Larce Attend- .„,«_mherNote» I was one of the fortunates that at- tended at Ellaville on Friday last the <ch i e y County Sunday School Conven- o 0 n and am now asked, instructed and commanded to write for The Times- Becohdkb some mention of the raeet- . J hate to undertake the pleasant tjslc, for the pen that once becomes In terested in the happenings of that de lightful day will know no stopping. Suffice it to say that If you have never attended a Sunday school convention In Dr. Smith’s county, you ought not to die until you do so. This was not my tirst visit to a similar convention at El laville, and the millennium and Dr. Carswell permitting, it will not be my !l y'ine o'clock found a large gathering of the people at the Methodist Church, and before long it was full of all sorts and kinds, children and old folks, town folks and country folks, the chivalry, the yeomanry and the girls, Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and the rost. Ellaville can surely beat Americus in one thing, and that is in getting up an audience for a Sunday school conven tion. Our town tried that for the Bap tists some weeks ago and she couldn' succeed. Ono good Schley Baptist sis ter told me laughingly, that country psople wouldn’t go to Americus to meet ing, and as Americus people didn't hurt themselves attending, the showing was slim one. The morning session at Ellaville was spent in hearing reports from the schools, in pleasant addresses and in good singing. Prof. Cheok of Sumter presided at the organ. Dr. Smith, the president, has an ad mirable way of developing the speaking, talent in his conventions, and elicited a speech each from Mr, Cranberry, Kev. Mr. Adams, Jno. W. Wheatley, Lawyer Lane and Major Speer. Mr. Granberry told of of his first Sun day school. It was a union of the pious forces in Americus, of which Col. Dud ley was the moving spirit Even in that intoleranc day, people couldjsee same good in a union school, the idea being that a half loaf, or % third loaf was bet ter than no bread. Brother Wheatley spoke of the county, state and international Sunday school organizations. At Columbus last spring, this worthy gentleman had greatness thust upon him by making him president of tho State Sunday School Association. He is now out on a Sunday school bum and will visit this summer tho state chatauqua and the New York Chautau qua, which is the father, or mother, of all the other clmutauquas. Major Speer cannot be with him on this trip and he must play a lone hand. Such is the penalty of famo. You ought to have heard tho major's speech. When he got to telling nbout the international gathering at Pittsburg, the big ships, and the world’s convention at London, I forgot all about the good meeting I had attondod at Newpoint out here cast of town In tho diocese of Jim Wilson, Mark Bell and Capt. Bill Seals. It was at Newpoint that Col. Lane made qulto a Sunday school reputation. Tho excellence of the effort had been noised abroad, and when ho came to Ellaville, Dr. Smith brought him to his feet, nolens volcns. With the approach of noon the presi dent announced a committee on nomina tions who would report during the after noon session. He announced also that there would bo a Binging contest participated in by several schools, tho Prize, I learned af terwarda, to bo a dozen note books. At tho announcement of dinner, f tried, as usual, to act the part of a con scientious guest, and that.wss, to oat *hat was sot before me and ask no ques tions. I could not begin to dine with half the pretty girls and blessed women that invited me, so I gave myself what the lawyer? term “the benefit of the clergy,” and In humble resignation rlaced my case In the hands of Sub- Blshop Williamson and the presiding goddess of his household. I didn’t have Pat Williams to eat ngainst as once before, but In Col. Lane I found a foeman worthy of my steel. Afterwards I spied him at another table with his fingers full, am)a lot of soft «)cs around him. Somebody shall beat him next time, •f I have to send for Dr. Park. Tho bountiful spread brought out another set of Sunday school orators, among whom I recall George Seig, Lott '.arren, and to make an honest confes sion, I took a short turn myself. It bad leaked out that the Baptists had only one oabbath school in the county, and that was In its swaddling clothes, being only hirty days old. I sorter blowed the Baptist folks up. I think I had the ght, for when a father thraahea his own children, Ha nobody’s else business. My ear sleeping Baptist, let me tell yon, °n't rely too much on the water, hut '•member to work. Both are essential, if you* Bible won't allow yon to pull in °able harness, then take it tandem * B ? *** rn to tote year own skillet. “ y°° don't, these Methodists will come along with their "Old Ship of Zion” and carry off all the passengers. Tho speaking over, tho committee on nominations reported the same old offi cers for re-election. This had to be done by ballot Here was trouble and trib ulation. Everybody wanted the singing contest to open, and to go into tbe delay of a ballot was too bad. With a wave of of the hand, Will McCrory moved that we abolish the Schley county constitu tion. This was done immediately and unanimously, the Sumter vote aiding materially In the result Dr. Smith was then proclaimed president and Dr. Mon roe secretary. In time of emergency some blessed lawyer is bound to come to onr relief. Its the fashion to cuss them these days, but I don't On the other band I love ’em and wouldn't mind be ing a good one. There ain’t much they can join now- a-days except the church and the Sun day school. If these two institutions go back on them, tlieir last chance for ad mittance will be at the golden gate. Hopewell, Ellaville and Andrew Chap- pel schools entered the singing contest Prof. Cheek, Mr. Warren and ye scribe were the judges. Hopewell sung with out an instrument “in the old sweet way,” under the leadership of Mr. Chap man. Uncle Joe McMath, a noted choris ter himself, enjoyed especially the mu sic of this school. It carried him back to the days of auld lang syne, before the devil had got in his work through the modern clrurch organ. Hopewell school certainly deserved great credit Ellaville school had perhaps the most cultivated voices, but for geueral excel lence tbe judges thought Andrew Chap- pel was entitled to the prize. “God be with you till wo moet again," was then sung, and some of us wiped the tears from our eyes to go out and eat more melons with that kindly people before the com'.ugof our train. Amid the pleasantries of flie day there was much that was soulful, and a Godly cause has been advanced by our Friday’s gathering. M. Callaway. GONE GLIMMERING HAS THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER MELON MARKET. Gluts Reported Because ot Improper Dis tribution—The Railroads Wonts Freight Charges Before a Wheel to Turned—It If up be u Turn About Gums. THE ONLY ORIGINAL. "Q” Clubs Don't Begin to Hold Americus* Barbecue Club u Light. Atlanta has a “Q" club of which It boasts considerably, but Americas has the only free-and-easy-go-as-you-please Barbecue Club In the eountry. The members have a huge time at their regular monthly meetings. Maj. Gloss- ner knows how It is and this is how he gave it to a Constitution reporter: ‘Atlanta may talk about her 'Q' club,” says Major W. L. Glossnor, “but If you really want to go to a barbecue, go to Americus There Is the best club in the world. Lot Joe Roney, Pat Wil liams, Luke Forrest, Henry Allen, John Pilsbury, John Cobb, Jim Stallings, Soph Buchanan, Alf Bell, Si Hawkins and that crowd take you down to Mag nolia dell, tbe prettiest and coolest spot on earth. There by the side of the Muckaleo croek, and under the boughs of hundreds of magnolia treos, heavy with the beautiful and sweet blossoms, right there on a perfect carpet of grass, they will lot you lie, and give you the best meal you over read of. Barbecued meat, fixed only os they can fix It, soup that reaches tho exact spot needing an Installment, and at thU time of the year tho very best watermel ons In tho world. Now thoso fellows enjoy life, and eat? Why, the only time they wore over beaten was by an Atlan* ta drummer, a little, slick, dudisb fel low, who wasn’t used to eating, and I’ll venture to say hadn’t had a square meal in years. He cleaned up the crowd, and didn’t have to chargo it to tho house. “Folks know* liow to llvo down there, want you to como and try it.” Death of a Well Known Man. Mr. J. P. Nicholson, father of Mr. John C. Nicholson of Americus, died at his home in Freestone county, Texas, Monday morning at 9 o'clock aftor a lingering illness. Mr. John C. Nichol son arrived there a few hours boforo bis father’s death. Tho dead man bad lived two more than tbe allotted years of threo score. Most of the time be livod in Georgia— near Americus. He was well known hero and liked by all who know . him. Those who wero nearest and dearest to him have tbe sympathy of scores of friends in this, their sore bereavement Joiner A Nicholson’s store in this city was closed yesterday during the time when the funeral was occurring in Texas. After Deep Water. Savannah la much interested just now in the matter of harbor improvements. A meeting of representative people, rail road officials and others, will be held there this morning to consider the mat ter. Col. S. H. Hawkins, president of the Savannah, Americus A Montgomery rail way, Capt P. C. Clegg, vice-president of the Americus Investment Company, and Mr. Uriah B. Harrold, vice-president of the Savannah A Western road, will rep resent Americus at the meeting. It Is thought that; tome steps will be taken wbloh will result In a great benefit to Savannah’s splendid harbor. The Cotton la light. New Yore, July 18.—The total risible supply of cotton for the world Is 2,093,- 842 bales, of whloh 1,657,345 Is Ameri can, against 1,380,007 and 701,007 re spectively last year. Tho receipts of cotton this week in all Interior towns are 5,082; plantations, 104, crop In sight, 8,519,584. The bottom has dropped out of the melon market, and as a consequence the growen, with but few exceptions are as blue as the best article of indigo ever offeied tbe public. What has been feared has come at last. All the markets are glutted. That is all tbe markots that have any melons at all are glutted while the others are literally crying out for shipments. The result will be that every man who is loading will hurry his car forward to the first market that opens in the hope that he will beat his neighbor to the tank, as It goes in the language of the street That will glut those markets also and pandimonium will surely keep company with the men who have hun dreds of acres planted in melons. These gluts arc due to the lack qf proper distribution, and when they come everything goes wild and prices go downward at a rate that is surpris ing. So bad has become tho glut at somo points that the Central road and the other roads which reach the melon ter ritory have sent out dispatches to the agents to refuse shipments to the over stocked points. The roads have refused, so bad is the state of affairs, to handle shipments of melons from connections, unless the freight charges are prepaid to destination. As an evidence of the condition of the markets, Atlanta may be taken as an instance. Ten cars a day can be consumed there on a maximum estimate. The Central railroad tele graphed yesterday that there were seventy-five cars on its yards at the elose of business Monday for Atlanta proper. As many more have probably gone In since that it was impossible to stop in time. That gives Atlanta 150 cars, less ten which could have- been consum ed there yesterday, leaving 140—or a fourteen days supply. Of course the melons will get stale. Not only that they will stay there and rot so that they will only be fit to be dumped Into the river. Shipments will be held up for a day or so. Then a telegram will an nounce that Atlanta can handle a car and In twenty-four hours there will be no less than fifty headed there. And that’s the way It goes without any organized effort at properly dis tributing tbe crop. Some growers and papers deny it, but it is a fact nevertheless that the returns for this season’s crop have not boon sat isfactory. The very best stock of tho soason is going forward now, neverthe less the growers are In almost every tn- stanco drawn on for money to help pay tho freight. It may be that thoy are only reaping what thoy sowed. Last year the Goorgia and Carolina Melon Exchange was organized. It made contracts for decidedly tho hulk of tho crops of Goorgia, Florida and South Carolina. The plan was to pay the growors $75, $00 and $50 per car for melons on tho track wlion loaded. Noth* Ing under a fifteen pound melon was to bo put In a car and no car was to have less than 1,000 melons. Thoso who were interested In tbe exchange were a few prominent growors and commission merchants. To make sure of its monoy the exchange made contracts with one commlsslon'house at each shipping^olnt to handle all melons, the exchange to draw upon shipment qf car for $75, $00 or $50 as may have been paid for It. The idea was to properly distribute tbe crop and hold up prices that would pay. The growers had a good thing. Thoso who sold to the exchange made more monoy than they had ever made before. But it went not well with the exchange. The growers fiew wide of their contracts. MelonB were terribly short in weight and numbers. It looked like a plan for all who had contracts to see how much they could make out of tho exchange. The result was that the commission men saw thoy were con stantly getting in tho soup by advancing more per car than they could possibly realize. One fine morning the ex change went to the wall, haring suffered an actual loss of $35,000, while the ag gregate loss of the exohange and the co-operating commission men footed up a much larger sum. The growers bad hurried off green melons, melons that had just dropped the bloom, deformed melons and all other sorts of melons, to get advantage of the $75 price. The vines were bare and the growers had mode big money. Of course the loss fell on the commis sion men. The idea therefore suggests itself that the commission men are haring their Inning this year. That la the bulk of them, for some of them have their inning on every ear shipped them and have from the'beginnlng. Be that at It may all the bottom la out of prices now and gluts are reported from many markets. AN ENGINEER’S STORY A MAN DUMPED INTO THE FIRE BOX BY A MOB. The New Orleans Division of the Louisville A Nashville Hus a Haunted Enslne—The Terrible Fate ots Colored Man I Harris In Indiana, Eleven Were Killed. Liverpool, July.—A train passing along the railroads running along the line of the Manchester ship canal fell over the latter's embankment, near this city, killing eleven men who were work ing underheading. There is no classjof men that can tell of more thrilling experiences—experiences in fact which border on fiction—than railroad men, conductors and engineers. Yesterday a well known engineer who makes his home In Americus now told reporter this experience' of a fellow engineer: “There is a locomotive on the New Orleans division of the Louisville Nashville railroad that is said to be haunted. In 1877 the onglne was No. and was a freight engine on tbe old SL Louis & Southeastern railroad. It has since been rebuilt, however, given a dif ferent number, and put into the passen ger service in the south. There are many railroad men who know the haunt ed engine. The engtoe palled a heavy freight train into Mount Vernon, Ind, on the night of tho terrible lynching bee in that town. Six colored men were hustled off into eternity in a very short time by an excited mob of citizens sev eral hundred in number. ■The mob bad strung five of the col ored men up to limbs of trees, when tho engine pulled Into town and stopped near the crowd. The one man left was an old colored man named Harris, who had brutally murdered a popular deputy sheriff of Posey county. The feeling against the man Harris was bitter. It was tho prevailing opinion among the peeple that hanging was too good for him. Some one In the crowd said: 'To the engine with Harris, let’s burn him, In an Instant the cry was taken up by the crowd. 'To the engine, burn him, burn him.’ The looomotlve was sur rounded by the mob In a few minutes' time. The engineer and firemen were covered with guns and ordered off ot their engine. The engineer, John Thomas, and his fireman, a man named Buchanan, promptly obeyed the orders of the mob and left the engine. “The engineer’s story of the affair told by him the next day was as follows ‘After we had been hustled away some distance from the engine by some of the crowd I noticed the sky light up by the door to the fire-box being opened. It was only for an instant the door re mained open, then all was dark as be fore. The fireman saw two men throw something into the firp-hox. We were completely in the dark os to the object of the crowd In taking possession of the engine. It was perhaps not more than fire minutes before we were told to go back to our engine, and the crowd dis appeared. As soon as we mounted the engine I whistled off brakes and told the fireman to coal up. He took up the shovel of coal and opened the door to throw It in, but he never emptied the hovel. The sight that met our eyes was terrible. There in the fire before us was the grinning skull of a human being.’ “ ‘Good God,’ gasped tbe fireman, and he sank down In a dead faint on the coal at my feet. I finally pulled myself to gether n.id shoveled coal Into the fire box. Madly I throw shovelful after shovelful into the fire, but the grinning skull always appeared the same. Final ly I slammed the door shut, pulled tho throttle wide open, and wo left the town at aiapld gait. The fireman finally camo too and crawled to his place on the seat. Ho remained there all night long. I shoveled the coal into tbe engine my self. It was a terrible night; every time I opened the door of the fire box I could see the skull and could frequently hear terrible groans In the fire bed. When we reached the end of our run,’ conclud ed the engineer, ‘both the fireman and myself asked to be relieved.' “Engineer Thomas was In Colorado a fow years ago running an engine on the Denver & Rfo Grande railroad. Fire man Buchanan took a solemn oath on that terrible night that he would never again fire an engine. He kept hts oath and has never been on a locomotive stneo." t SUMTER'S REPRESENTATIVES. Something of tha Man Who Represent Ue la the General Assembly. In its write up of tne men who go to make up the lower house of Georgia’s General Assembly the Constitution of Sunday had this to ssy of tbe gentle men from Snmter—Col. A. S. Cotts snd Hon. J. M. MoDonald: Col. A. S. Cntts, of Sumter connty, is probably the only veteran of tbe Mexl- STATE OFFICERS ALSO. THEY TAKE A PLACE ALONG WITH THE DOCTORS If They should Happen to bo Imbibers of Bag Jnlco—Sesy*e Bill to Tax Bache lor! to Como np Next Week-Want the Commleeloner Elected. can war In the house. He wss bom In Pulaski county, and as a boy he lived In Pulaski, Randolph, Houston, Stewart and Sumter counties. In 1848 he went into the Mexican war, and served through from “Vera Cruz to the city. He draws a pension as a veteran of the Mexican war. In early life he was clerk, and first went into business for himself at Oglethorpe, In Macon county. Then when the railroad terminus was moved on from Oglethorpe to Americus he moved to that city, and engaged In the mercantile business. When the war broke out he sold out his' Interests in Sumter and went In as captain of an artillery battery; afterwards he raised a batalllon of artillery, and was made colonel of the artillery and was in command of adlvlslon of artillery. Ue went through to the end of the war, receiving only one slight flesh wound After tbe war he went back to his home at Americas, and since has been engaged in cotton buying, railroading and other enterprises. *Hls principal business has been that of cotton buying, and is now, He has always been prominent In the affairs of Americus, and he has always refused to run for office. He was member of the state convention of 1885, and mayor of Americus four years. He was strongly urged to become a candi date for the (legislature, prominent al- liancetnen being particularly anxious for him to do so. He and his colleague, Mr. MoDodald, were elected by large major ities, though both had opposition. Hon. John A. MoDonald, of Sumter, was horn snd raised In that county. He Is a farmer, one of the most successful in that part ot the state. By his honest dealings, his generous actions and dear bead he commands the highest respect of the people, snd often has he been urged to ran for offloe. He always re fused, however, until the alliance nom inated him last year. Even then he ac cepted under protest He is one of the soundest members of the house. A HOSPITAL CORPS New Trial Granted. It will be remembered that at the November term of Sumter superio court, 1890, W. A. Jones a prominent and well to do young farmer of tbe seventeenth district was tried, convicted and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for four years for seduction, Judge W. F. Jenkins presiding. A telegram from Jndge W. H. Kimbrough of the enter prising firm of Simmons <ft Kimbrough announces the grant of a new trial. The question was submitted to Judge Jenkins yesterday, when he was holding Bald win superior court. Simmons A Kimbrough have done some good work In this case, as they si ways do;'and they are to be congratulat ed on their victory. You Con Shoot Davos. The dove season is now open. The game law prohibiting the killing of this particular bird haa expired for this season, and already the boys are in the wheat fields shooting these choice birds. The hunters had better remember, however, that thoy are only peimltted to hunt doves yet awhile, and they had better “recover arms” when a partridge flysover them, for it Is yet unlawful to shoot any bird other than doves. To bo Orsanlzad for the Second Georgia Regiment by CoL Wiley. There Is a new feature In Georgia military. The Second Georgia Regiment Is to have a hospital corps. It Is to be or ganized at once and the movement is al ready well undor way. An officer of the Americus Light In fantry told|a reporter what was said by Col. Wiley about it He says he expects to havo a hospital corps In the Second Georgia that will compare with any In the military of any state. This uaw feature was brought about by the Chickamauga encampment and the great number on the sick list there all times showed the urgent necessity of this. The surgeons and hospital stewards wore worn completely out with nflrslng and attending the sick, and more nurses were needed. Now, with a hospital corps In tbe regiment this difficulty will be metright there. It Is of course the duty of the corps nurse the sick and in every way ren der assistance In the hospital work. The corps will drill without arms, but will have their tactics, the same as tbe others. They will be designated by the red cross on the sleeve, and will be under command of the surgeon of the regiment and hls|aulstanta. The red cross Is recognized In the armies of all countries as a safe-guard against danger, ft No one wearing It on his sleeve will be molesUxTby the enemy. He can advance onjtlio field snd care for and relieve the slok and he Is not harmed. It is not known yet how many will compose tbe corps of tbe Second Geor gia, but a good many have applied for admission. The war department has already been conferred with snd an an swer is expected at once. Colonel Wiley expeets to have the corps organized and under a through course of drilling within s very short tlmo. Atlanta, July 17.—Mr. Seay’s bill to tax baohelors lsnotidead. It was referred to the committee on hygiene snd sanita tion, and they have been perfecting It so as to equalize the amount of tax accord ing to the age of the baehelor. It Is pro posed that the tax go to the widows’ fund. Dr. Baldwin and Hon. Gazaway Hart- ridge are billed to make speeches In advocacy of it, and Hon. Robert Berner against It. The committee will report favorably on the bill next Wednesday, and Thurs day It will probably come up for consid eration In the house. Ladles will be especially invited on that occasion.* Mr. O'Neal of Coffee county introduced a bill this morning making It unlawful for any judge or justice, state, connty or municipal officer, judicial or ministerial, to get drank while exeeutlng the func tions of his office. For the fii at offence, the penalty is a fine of not leu than $50 or more than $100, an4 for a repetition of the offence, they forfeit their commis sion and are ineligible to re-election. Mr. Montgomery of Taylor—A bill to prohibit the sale of liquor In one-fourth of a mile of any school In this state In any corporate town or city; also a bill to tax people who htve no fixed homes who go about horse-trading. Mr. Taylor ot Troop—A bill to pre vent judges of county courts from draw ing complaints, declarations and pleas. The motion to adjourn until Monday was voted down twice during the day by the house, but when the avaUnehe of leaves of abunee were asked for, Mr. Davis of Borke Introduced the following, whloh was adopted. This* lets off all the other*: “Leave ot abunee Is asked for all members who have not asked leave from to-morrow's seulon.” The special order for the day In the senate was the consideration of the blU to prohibit the sale of alcohollo, spiritu ous or malt liquors within four miles of any church, pttblio or private sohool house, except in Incorporated towns in this state, which was passed. Another special order was the reading of a bill to provide for a board of equal ization of real and personal properly subject to taxation, and for other pur poses, by Mr. Lane, of tne sixteenth. Tills passod alsd. A bill by Mr. Baxter, of Bibb, to make the office of state school commissioner elective, came up with an advene re port of the committee. On motion of Mr. Vincent, of the forty-first district, the advene report of the eommlttee was disagreed to. The roll was called, showing twenty-four voting in favor of disagreeing and sixteen against It. This indicates that a majority of the sonate ore in favor of making tbe office of state sohool commissioner eleotive, and u the bill hu already passed the house It will doubileu bocomo a law, and this office will be bunched with nil the othen In being eleotive Instead of the state sohool commluloner being ap pointed by the governor. GEORGIA'S BISHOP-ELECT. Dead InJalL Cohdele, July 18.—At Vienna yes- to.day Sheriff Powoi! went to the jail to release George Moon on an order from Judge Fort, when to the sheriff's great surprise he found the negro a corpse. He was Indicted at the last term of Dooly Superior Court for gambling and had been oonflned In jail ever since. Mr. Geo. W. Sheppard, one of the eleverest citizens of Dooly oonnty, hu leased the alliance warehouse here, and will ran It to the but advantage possi ble. Foraker and Sherman. New York, Jnly 21—A special to the Sun from Cincinnati says that a break has come between Senator Sherman and ex-Governor Forakcr, and that Foraker Is now an ppen candidate for senator. It is stated that Sherman hu called a con ference ot his friends to meet in Cincin nati to-night, at which Foraker Is to be invited to define his position. What a Gentleman Who Knowe Him THns of Him. There wu a gentleman In Americus yesterday—a well known Episcopalian— who Is Intimately acquainted with Blab- op-elect Ethelbert Talbot. A reporter uked him what he knew of the gentle man who hu been called to the bead of the diocese of Georgia. 'I know a good deal about him,” re plied the gentleman. “I know that he a man of splendid ability; I know that he It a man of wonderful resources, and know that be is s man of remarkable energy.” “You think, then, he will fill tbe bill If be decides to aecept the eali to Geor glaf" “I do indeed, I think he will be an ac quisition to the state at large, u well as to the Episcopal church of Georgia.” “You know him personally?” “Yes; and I am very much Impressed by him. He is jost 42 years old, full of energy, and In love with bis work. He Is tall snd large—a commanding and splendid p'hyslqae, and a very fine look ing man. He Is a man of muct^ ability and experience, and If he accepts I think tbe people of Georgia will be charmed with him.” “And what do yon know about tbe probability of hla acceptance?” “That I don’t know anything about, exoept that I think the foot that he has not already deelined shows that he is fa vorably debating the quutton of ac cepting. He at leut hu not made up bit mind to decline, whloh, of course, Is favorable to that extent.” , Quay Is Undecided. Rochester, Fa., Jnly 20.—Hon. M. S. Quay made the following reply to a telegram sent* him by the Associated Press, concerning a report published that he would resign as chairman of the republican national committee at the next meeting: qdgraSS- -’it is probable, but not certain, that I will resign the . chairmanship of tbe executive committee on the 29th.”