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MACON TELEG JCitRbllihed 1830. nii T|i r 1>pnbltlhtIlgCo “ Publish «*t. MACON. GA.* TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 24. 1894. Dnllr, 97.00 a. Year. KtnidoOopjr, b Cents. GORMAN GOES FOR CLEVELAND The President's Letter to Wilson Has Opened the Box of Tariff Secrets C.Tll.l. and Cleveland, the Maryland Senator CKurgss, llel l ;el * Slake the Senate lull, and How the Wrrk I» Repudiated. Washington, July 23.-No« for many n year has the senate chamber, rich us it is in history rttmlnlseunuea, wilmessetl a more sulking speoiucle lllnun Ciiiit Which took place today. The Mtowlr edge that Senator Borman wus to take up the gauntlet .thrown down by Pres ident Cleveland at «he feet of Dmno- er.ti*c senators, attnuoted ta the sepaite a large part of the visitors and people of leisure who take delight in the corn- hats of political glud'.mtors. Gorman was in his" best flgbtiog trim. Never dal he acquit Kirnadf of a 'task to con nection Witik his senn.lloni.iJ duties In n manner so ctvlenlulttd to win pr!also for himself. Without n note or u mem- urauduni to read or refer to to refresh his memory, he held tlho floor for nearly three hours, exJiVbWing jMW-cts of ora tory for wbloh few even of his warmest polWoal admirers wouid have given him eredilt. For all tbmt time he was the eentral Ugat-e oh whit'll every eye of spec 1 ,tutors and senaltors wus tlxed, aud to whose words every ecu’ wus turned in closest uiUDoiildou. He ac- vused die president cif ingrutllitude to (lie men uvtho had stood by him ,u the “tilth uud slime'' of his Urst tu.mpaign, and who had given their time and la bor und wealth to Bteure bis ucac-nd cleetSou (referring in tills connection to, Senator Brtoe of Ohio ospedaily), aud iusts'tod that tlho eoufiovtnoe bill as prepared by Senaltors Junes of Arkan sas and Vest of. Missouri, uud us It Dually pnssed the senate, had been subtil Hited on several omtsuous to the ecereltary of the treasury und the presi dent and had received the assent und approval <f boalt of them, uiul that la wus wot until ulftw 'the puhlloatlou of the Wilson letter that the husdHry uf the president to the Bcnata bill bad been known or sttspedled. Mr. Gorman’s assertions on theut point were fully oarroborttted uud with nil necessary detail by Messrs. Jones nird Vest, and also by Mr. Harris, who de scribed two Interviews which he had bad with the presldcnti, Jhe last of them while the bill was to conference, frurn whloh he hod come a,wuy with the dls- ttnet understand’,ng thut tdte president wus strongly in flavor of tile bill us lit l»HMfd 'till-' Semite. "If no bettor terms could be obtained.” Interest did not abate ns Mr. Gor man dropped, for the time being, from the mere sentu'tionul features of hl3 ipttch, and gave attention to the rates of duty In the bill. The floor at this time was crowded. Every senator in town occupied the chair and every va cant plage wus tilled by a member of the house. So great -was the Influx of representatives that Chairs for their ac commodation were placed around the wuHs, but these were not sufficient, and three score or more of them were obliged to stand. Even the diplomatic gallery was comfortably filled at Uhls point, and apparently thd most Inter*su 'd apeotia'tor waa 8lr Julian Paunce- fo.e, the British ambassador. Mr. White of CaHfortflu, mado _ •peedh in favor of the motion to insist on the senate amendments and to agree to farther conference, and then, without action on the pending motions, the senate at 3:40 adjourned. Aker the expiration of the predlml- nary routine business at 1:22 Mr. Voor- hees catted the conference report on the tariff bill. Then the storm broke. Mr. Gorman Immediately arose. . He began by saying 'that he hoped he ap preciated the gravity of the situation. Ordinarily, the situation would be easy of solution. There would ordinarily be no difference of opinion about sending the bill to conference, where the differ ences between the houses ceuid be ad justed. He drew a graphic picture of the anxiety with which the country •waited the fate of the bill. The Idle the midst of the atruggle came the pres ident’s letter. "It was the most un called. the most extraordinary, the most unwise communication,” said he In bit ter tones, "that ever came from n pres ident of the United States. It placed the body in a position where Its mem bers must see to It that the dignity ami honor of this chamber must be' pre served. It places me," said Mr. Gor man, “In a position where I must tell the story as It Occurred. The limit of endurance has been reached." Mr. Gorman then proceeded to detail the history of the tariff bill after It reached the senate and tho manner In which to meet the objections and secure the support of certain disaffected Dem ocrats, the changes had been agreed senate had byen traduced. An attempt had been made to "try and gibbet It before the country." These charges had been foully made float such distin guished sources ifhA't 'they must be met and refuted. The oharges were echoed by men who 'chirped' when he talked. These senators who had been sum moned .had fought for tariff reforms when "cowards 1ft high places would not show I'lre.r heads." Mr. Gorman said he oouid conceive no reason for the remarkable action ghat had been taken, unless, perhaps, the one respon sible for ft was "consumed by vanity” In desiring to have the country regard him us the author of ull that waswight In tariff reform. SHOT DOWN BY A DRUNKEN NEGRO Cowajdiy Murder of Conductor James Nelson of the Brunswick and Western. Vest and Jones had frequently had con ferences with Secretary Carlisle and oftentimes with Mr. Cleveland himself. N*o material sacrifice of principle was made. The result was. as he had de- la red on a previous occasion, a Dem ocratic measure which, in his opinion, leaned toward the radical tariff‘reform sentiment and which he thought would receive the support of a Democratic house and senate and president. He be lieved then, as he ibelieved now, that he hart authority for that statement. Ho charged 'directly that every one *>f the senate amendments had been seen by Secretory Carlisle and scanned by him before they were agreed upon. He drew from his desk and had read an Interview with Secretary Carlisle on April 30, in which the secretary of !he treasury gave the senate bill his sweeping In dorsement. That Interview, said Mr. Qormam. softened the hard placet* for those tvlio were trying to harmonize the differences.* It dll much to aid the Democrats of the senate in getting to gether had it not been for that inter view. The secretary of the treasury cessarlly spoke In a great measure for the president in matters relating to h!s department. On the morning fol lowing the publication of that inrer- view the papers announced that the president was in entire harmony with hia great secretary of the treasury. If that was not true, then the forty-rmii* Democratic senators on this aide bf the chamber had been misled. As a compromise Mr. Gorman assert ed that the bill as completed was not satisfactory to a solitary human being In all Its details. But as a* whole the structure presented, as scanned by the secretary of the treasury and tile, presi dent, as looked at by us, was accepta ble as the best bill that could be passed. There was no suggestion anywhere, either from the pvesldent or the secre tary ‘of the treasury, that the bill as modified was a violation of the Demo cratic principle. , With dramatic emphasis, Mr. Gorman called upon Me«3rs. Vest. Jones and Voorhees to bear testimony as to whether his statement had varied a hair’s breadth from the truth. “Let the people have the truth,” said he, as he paused. MR. VEST SPEAKS. Mr. Vest arose. He began by saying that he had not hifhself seen the presi dent, since the repeal of the Sherman lav/ fast summer, but with the secretary of the treaoury he had had frequent consultations. Secretary Carlisle' had repeatedly and distinctly said* to him that the greatest possible calamity that could happen would be the failure of that bill. He had distinctly stated to him that no difference in rates should be allowed to stand In the way of the eoinsumatlon of some scheme of tariff reform. His colleague (Jones) hud seen both Secretary Carlisle and President Cleveland and tney had both declared that the bill was acceptable td them. The bill did ndt suit him' (Vest. He knew It must have the support of the administration to pass 1^ and he asked Mr. Jones if the president would throw the weight of Its Influence In favor of It; Mr. Jones replied that the president bad said to him: “I am willing to do anything to pass the bill through con gress.” “If we go Into this fight the president must be behind us,” I said. Mr. Jones replied that he was. “There upon,” said Mr. Vest, “I gave up my personal opinions and resolved tb sup port the bill. The president’s letter was the first intimation to me that lie was against us.” JONES EXPLAINS. When Mr. Veat sat down Mr. Jones, who was in charge of the bill in fhe senate, tobk the floor. He was as pale as death, but showed no signs of ner vousness. He realized, he said, when the bill came to the ffenate It could not be passed In its then form and he had gone to work, he said, with Infinite lab’or and pains to interview every Democratic senator. He ascertained every objec tion they had and carefully noted them. He had talked with Mr. Carlisle about his plan and the president Indorsed it oa wise. Then -he (Jones) prepared the amendments in dhnsultatlon with Sec retary Carll.de. The secretary was thoroughly Informed as to the situation and he (Jones) had sa<d to him: “I will not go orte step farther If tho admlnln- tratibn is not behind mo.” I requested him to explain everything to (he presi dent. I saw the president. He told mo Secrettry Carlisle had explained all and he (Cleveland! said he thought we were doing the wise and proper thing. Among the amendments the house pre pared were those placing coal and iron on the dutiable list. Until I read Mr. Cleveland’s letter tb Mr. Wilson,” said Mr. Jones emphatically, “I believed he —■■ . . juittio uiiiyuuuL'uii/, i i 'titicvcu tic closed workshops nnd tho cordially approved of our action. I had unemployed. Further suspense was neither to fhe beat interest of the coun try nor to the Democratic party. He senators would moot the alternative It ** patriotic m*'n and meu-iir".’ expressed rt> him the opinion that it must either be this bill modified or none at all, and he had replied that In the favbred the modified duty bound 'Democrats. It was Idle for h.m, be stifd. Ho add anything to wha't had been said on Friday last by the senator from New Jersey. In 'the house mere was an overwhelming majority. Here * In the senate, Jthe Democrats the outset confronted with the * v..V* 1 * ** Iere were but 44 Democrats. a bill must be framed which would sc ab. Mr. Gorman mrfde each reference to 'the president >i'here was a commotion In the galleries, whtdh compelled the presiding oflloer to interpose cautions against further demonstrations. Mr. Gorman nex*t turned his atten tion to Senator Hill’s speech of Fri day indorsing President Cleveland’s tet ter. “That letter,’’ said iMr. Gorman, “was a Godsend to the senator from New York (HH.)l l't Is the only com fort !he ihus 'had from 'this administra tion." (Laughter). As the laugh con tinued, Mr. Hill arose und with good- natured deliberateness said: “In the lani proposition I will *»iy tJhia’t the senator from Maryland is correct." IMr. Gorman proceeded to criticise Mr. Hill's course, and asserted that the senator from New # York has throughout attempted to thwart bis party. “Never -before since the declara tion of independence,’’ Mr. Gorman went on, “has a president of the United States been guilty of suoh a violation of 'the spirit of tlhe oonsbituCion as baa Cleveland to writing his letter to Cheirm.m Wilson. Conference commit tees should be* free from outside in fluences. The liberty of the senate should not be Invaded,” he said In thunderous tones, “though a thousand hirelings write us down and traduce ua. “The presiden t," he continued,” had said at would be dishonorable to tax coal and iron. The house, parrot like, repented theory. Men who set up high »&md.irds,“ said he, “should come to us with clean bands. He argued that the house, if it had been consistent, would have placod all raw materials on the free list. He enu merated bther raw materials which the house had made dutiable, either on the Democra.de doctrine or in accordance with the Democratic platform declara tions to place Iron on the free '1st. *Ie enumerated the nm'ount of tnx’on coal placed by different 'Democratic con gresses. “The same bills you speak of,” Inter rupted Mr. Hill, “placed wool und lum ber on the dutiable list.” “They did,” replied Mr. Gorman. He proceeded that the Democratic platform did not demand'free* raw material. He went back tb the Democratic plutform of 1834, on which he said Mr. Cleveland was elected “by the grace of God and a great deni of hard work.” It did not provide for free raw materials. The bill prepared by his distinguished radi cal friend, Mr. Mills, placed 76 cents duty on coal. “I was In .'the same sKuaMon. then, 1 Interrupted Mr. Mills, “that I am In nbw. I was In tho hands of hair a doz en men Who forced a duty on coal. It uas not my choice.” “I am not attacking you,” snld Mr. Gorman deprecatlngly. “If you said 1 prepared a bill with coal In It you db,” replied Mr. Mills hotly, Mr. Gorman then gavo the history of the -convention of 1888, where, he said, the radicals were in the saddle. A resolution was adopted Indbrslng the Mills bill taxing coal. Mr. Cleveland accepted and stood on it. He referred to the platform declaration of 1892, pre pared by Mr. Cleveland’s friends, com mending the hbuse “for going In tho di rection of free raw materla-ls." The radical reason was sprung In the con vention and was pushed by those who desired to defeat his nomination. But It did not defeat his nomination, one oxpected Mr. Cleveland to stand on that radical plank. Mr. Cleveland’s let ter was looked forward to with anxiety. In it Mr. Cleveland declared speclflcally against the destruction of uny industry and In ifavor bf “freer,” not fre«, raw material. That letter, Mr. Gorman said, changed the tide and elected Mr. Cleveland president. Reverting again to tlhe duty on coal, Mr. Gorman argued that 10 cents a ton was purely a revenue duty. Free coal, he said, gave to tile single foreign cor- porattb.i nil tho coal trade from Boston north. Free coni would not benefit a single man or woman in this country. “Who demands It?” he asked. “The professional, the theoretical tariff re former. said it would cheapen the cost of mar*ufl ucturtng.ydt nrAV'tomatlcal freo coal would not give the New England manufacturers more than 3-4 of 1 per cent, of cost of manufacturing.” There was but one groat concern on the face bf the earth that wanted free coal. In Nova ScOtla there was a deposit of coal as broad and as rich as uny on the face of tho earth. The Canadian government had controlled it. Five years ago the Dominion government was Induced to change Its policy. The email leases were- wiped out. The Canadian Paelflc, that great artery of Great Britain, the great men from the United Btates as sociated themselves together and se cured a ninety-nine years* louse on these coal Holds on condition that they pay Into the Canadian treasury 12 cents loy alty per ton. If coal were free the coal of Nova; Scotia would displace that of the United Btates and the treasury of Canada would be enriched by money that bught to go into the treasury of the United States. “God knows we have enough trusts,” said Mr. Gorman, will never consent to allow this mam moth'foreign corporation to Invade our territory and take the subsistence away from our people.” “There was only one other difficult question Involved in this situation, the everlasting subject of sugar. Louisiana, through its senator, wanted to know be tore we entered upon the campaign what tbe policy of the party was to be under the apparently free trade resolu tions adopted In Chicago. After a great deal of talk.iafter the most careful con sideration. the candidate of our party ‘old them, on he had told the public through hi* letter, that the Democratic «ft>MLorv"trnI5 * Party wus not to dostiby the Industries ® , wurl * if sAi.tttl.l nf«is*A »• Salt* (iiifv nn iliitliK't As Senator Jones rat down Mr. Gor man arose to resume, hut Mr. Vilas Interposed with a series o£ questions to Mr. Jones. “In your interviews with the presi dent,” asked Mr. Vifas, "were the sub jects of coal and Iron ever mentioned?" "Yos," replied Sir. Jones with explo- slve vehemence. “Ae every conversi- cure Che support ot all these senaltors j tlon between the president and myself —an of whose votes, sive one, were coil and iron were specifically men- necesosry to pass It. That one vote Honed.” •JJilgJl' The senator from New York! There was great.applause from the eeS 111 ) from the ibegtnningr opposed gallery, Which the presMInx officer had -he "MU openly and manfully. The difficulty In cheeking. ‘‘And,” eon Democrats, faced with such a condl- ! tipued Hr. Jones, with measured cm- iron, ihtad gone manfully to work to phasls on esoh word, "tlhe president h'™’?*! 1 ' the differences, and had ac- never once uttered one •o’ttnry word r, -- • . Mcriflces-a 1 -; againstJtolng ahead wJBt the_coa1 and Vreven,.. dufcV«t Jhi hin vVTv .TV 11 6,16 of principle. 1 Iron 4n^lhe MU at liien 4n the senate ^ ln thi * country, he bill.” ev * p l,e€ri confronted » “One more qu«i*Mon,” *ald MrJ. Vilas, wrm such a coiflfltlbn. The represent-; “DM not 'he fc>;l»nMe-nt fexprws the uvet ofthe mutes of New York, New I hope tat tmes thm Iron and coal °? Vo * West «ud Mary- should be on the free lfctT” wndoli the outset announced ihdit the “At nil times, yes,” mild Mr, Jones, U?™ WH was so radical, k> de*:ruct- i “but It woj -tbe expression of a hope - Interests of the people that • and the clrcirmstaticea would not per- *** «upport It. Ho paid ai m;t ns reattzitSon.” •W WlHite to Senators Vest, Jones, I Mr. Gorman summoned ■Senator Hur- Harris, chose brave men i rln a witness, who graced tW.it In >*drnnfi frtyrtous work bad at last nc- other conversations with President the feat of adjusting these Cleveland he (Harris) had been led to it mode the passage I conclude that the president favored the passage of the compromise Semite bill, n-Oi rb»at he approved tt because it was the best that could he eecured.” »*b»l possible. V|. ln , dramatic tone*, he delivered ?'*“*!*'*toe. The Infamous calumnies !?*• u »on the Democrats of the aen- ,rtHn hl ’ Um - he 11 Plata, un aralabyd statement of the (Seta. He make If. he said, with malice to- ili2r tt °ne. but he would look hit eol- jeagueg and the American people in the tl ■ the truth. In patriotism U* JDemocrats pf the senate had to to * ave th * country keep neir in power, when suddenly in GORMAN RESUMED. Mr. Gorman here resumed with one of the most genaxtiofttl references of the day to Preoldent Cleveland. The flenntor «poke of the deep regret th'at he wjj compelled to ask the public testlm >ny of these senators, but rhe time bid come to apeak. ,The limit of endurance had been reached. The articles, n revenue duty: that the bill which ha»l met spprovnl wan the MlHs hill, and on the line of the Mills bill the Democratic party would act. They said to us frankly we want to 4e!l our people the truth. We don’t want to press you to give a single friction of a cent to Louielna, but we only want to know the truth At that solemn conclave we all said ves. It la a dutiable article; it U to be nnd muat ho ttie corner-stone by which we will overthrow McKfnely- Ism. •'Mr. President. I would have given anything In reason for the Interest bf my own peoplo whom I represent In consonance of my own views upon the subject If I could h.ive sug.tr all along the line. But sbbvc all. to all rny ca reer, ir> mnn, no! Ivjng being, has ever charged pi? with perfidy. No soul 'an sty that I ever made a prom!*« about public or private mxMcrn that I did not carry It out If I had fhe iiow»*»» t»> do so. “These vwo senators. Smith and Brice, grid myself, earning out the pledges of our party whose candidates (Continued on page 4.) A TRAIN HAND WAS ALSO SHOT Intents excitement Over the Murder Which Pl*y head to Lynching— Cle*i;eit Out the Negro Car With Oour-Kuobi. Brunswick, Julyi 23.—(Special.)* Conductor James Nelson of the Bruns wick and Western railroad was allot andf killed by a drunken negro pass enger lust night near Nnhunba, a sta tion on the OJrunswick ttnd Western, between Brunswick and W-aycroes. Shortly afterwards Dramtley, a pegro train hand on the same train, wus tfhot und killed by a passenger. The train lefft here with a big party of excursionists at 7:20 last night, G>n. duckor Nelscm was in Ohurge, and many negroes were on the train, several of wnom were Intoxicated. disturbance arose while the train was running a few miles ouift of No li unta, in which a white man was In volved. Oapt. Nelson went into tho ear no restore order and, tlhlnklng ho had succeeded, turned to walk out, When the negro who was the ring leader in the row shot him in the hack. Mr. Nelson turned no face the black assassin, and us ho did bo the negro fired andtttier shift, Which penetrated his ihdart and killed him dnataii'tly. The negro jumped from the train und es cu'ped. Oapt. Nelson was one of the most trusted and popular men fn the employ of the -Brunswick and Western Ittullwuy Company, and 'the whole section from Albany to Brunswick fa ln a frepzy. Immediately after Ulhe notice of -the murder -waa given ui posse wus organ ized In Waycross und bloodhounds were procured and put on tlhe trail of the murderer and those Involved In the disturbance. A report has reached there that six of 'them have been caught. If this Is It its hardly probable that they will ever huuve a HrkvI. Oapt. Nelson had Just leBt his wife at Wt. Simons Island, and When the nowH was told her her grief was in*- descrtbable. She left for Albany, where 'Che body w'as carried In a special car this morning. The bod&'Wlll bo brought back tt> Brunswick for "burial tomor row. Shortly afterwards Sam Brantley, a negro 'train hand, became Involved In a row with a passenger aiid wus fa tally shot. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. What Was Learned About tho Affair From Information Received Locally. Additional facts were received in the city yesterduy concerning the foul mur der of Conductor James T. Nelson on the Brunswick and Western railroad, which corroborate tho Telegraph's story of the affair und tell more particularly of the details. The further facts bf the case make it out a double murder and one which borders on a riot. The details an ob tained are these: Conductor Nelson left his fAmlly at St. Simona on Bundav evening to take charge of his train on the Brunswick and Western roud. The train left Bruns wick early in the evening, having on board a mixed excursion warty of white people and negroes. Tnore wus evi dence of a g’ood deal of whisky being circulated on tho train (When it pulled out of Brunswick, nnd owing to tho size of the crowd white people and negroes were crowded Into tho same car. Everything went well until tho train approached Waycross. though the con ductor hud feared trouble all the way. When the train came ulmost to Way- cross parties came to Conductor Nelson nnd told him that a White man and a negro wera about to flght in a front cur. He immediately made his way through the crowd and reached tho sceno of the dlaturbunce, whero lie found the whole car In a terrible up roar nnd a negro named Tom Johnson on the point of shooting n white man with whom he was quarrelling. Tho negro had his pistol drawn and tho con ductor was Just In time to grasp it and save the White man’s life before he had time to shoot. Tho conductor rebuked him euversly and brdored him to put his pistol away nnd keep quiet. Tho negro obeyed with apparent wil lingness and Conductor Nelson, think ing that the trouble was at an end, turned to leavo the car. Just as he hod reached tho door Johnson rbso up in the aisle and took deliberate ulm and fired at Nelson’a back twico in rapid succession. Both shots took fatal effect, and thibwing up his hands, Nelson fell with a groan In the aisle uud died almost inatnntli. The negro, still holding the smoking revolver In hfa* hand, reached above his head and pulled the bell cord for tho train to stop. Before its speed had been materially reduced Johnson leaped from the platform to the ground and has not since been seen. • But there was another tragedy to fol low this in quick succe.vilon. A white inon who had witnessed the murder of NtdSbn became very much wrought up over the affair and accused ono of tho colored porters on the train of abetting Johnson in. escaping. The negro ve hemently denied the charge and an al tercation fbJlowsd, in which the white man drew his plntol nnd iihot the negro, probably fatally iniuring hlrn. Thd train by tills time wan running at a low rate of speed and the white man upon realizing what he had done and seeing the negroes In the train crowd ;• round him. evidently bn vengeance bent, jumped off and fled. By this time the whole crowd of ex cursion lets were thoroughly wrought up »n'l ‘Sfi. wonder Is that a free-for-all flght did not ensue. The murderer bf N» tHon was In the swamp in a short while with « Urge party of the white passengers on his trull, wrought up to a high pilch of excitement. The man who shot the porter likewise disap peared .but little attention was paid to him, everybody being Intent upon cap turing the negro. In the meantime the remains of the dead conductor were token to Waycross and cared for until they could bo sent on tb hia home in Albany. His wife at St. Simons was -wired and she followed as soon as possible. All conductors on the East Tenessee and other roads have been furnished with descriptions of the murderer, and he will probabbly be captured -before long. He Is dark ginger-cake cnlor, about Mx feet high, clean shaved and apparently about 23 years old. He wore a blue coat and striped shirt and trous- *3. When the train reached Waycross nnd the detuils of tho killing became knbwn the white people were stirred uj> to fe ver heat nnd at once began organizing posse* to capture Johnson, swearing dire vengeance upon him if they succeeded. While the excitement was spreading big, powerfully-built white man, claiming to cbme from Cottee county, boarded the train at the depot anu made his way to the negro coach where the disturbance had occurred. He wrendhed tho mnrblo knob from the door as he entered , nnd taking them pair after pair ns they sat in tlielr seats, began doing the brass knucks net bn the negroes’ heads with the knob. He knocked them right and left, all the time cursing nnd swearing vengenneo upon the whole colored race. The negroes were frightened beyond the power of resistance and went out of the windows like peas but of a hop per, carrying the snalies with them. The Coffee county man literally cleaned out the whole car nnd Is said to have knocked a number cf his victims sense less. MURDER ON THE RAIL. • Two Men Were Killed on a Trip From Brunswick to Albany. Columbus, July 23.—(Speolal.)—A well known railroad man, orrlved in Uio olty yesterday, Who was aboard tho Brunswick and Western train on which Conductor Nelson -was shot down by a negro passenger, tho story of which wa« printed in the Telegraph to dj.y. He tells a sensational story of the occurrence on the train, end It ap pears ifhVDt ndt only was ,t!ho conductor shot and •killed,, but the negro porter on the itrafn *wtta Nhot and a race flght wUa almost precipitated. He says that the negro who did the flrst shooting became engaged in, a controversy, between Brunswick und Waycross, with a white man. Ho did a good deal of loud itialklng nnd then drew U. pistol. Capt. Nohwn went to him nnd told him if (ho did not keep quiet and put up his pistol' he would be put off the train. This apparently quieted *tho negro, for he stopped talking and put up his pistol. Capt. Nelson, thinking that all the trouble was over, turned nnd wmlked towards the door of tho car. Almost immediately 'the negro got into tho nhsle and, before anybody could interfere, drew his pistol and flred Into the back of ithe conductor, inflicting a wound whloh soon proved fatal. The murderer In the excitement Inci dent to tho Shcwtlng pulled the bell rope, and when 'the train slowed up Jumped oft and mude his escape. In the ,meantime the wounded con ductor was m'ado «'» comfort able ns possible, until death put an end toihls sufferings. * After tt had become patent 'ttvt It would be (Impossible for those on the train *to catch the murderer the signal was given? by thW Ibsugiguge imnstor, who assumed dharge of the -train w go ahead. Of course the motft Intense excite ment prevailed among the passengers and train men. This excitement gave rise to another ehodtlng. Ono of the white passengers conceived tho idea tfliftt the negro porter had been dnstru mental in allowing tho murderer of Cnipt. Nelson to caoajpe and Charged him wilUh it. The porter denied the ohuTgo vigorously and this -led to a dlfncuHy, ln Which the porter was shot and killed. This murderer also Jumped from the train und escaped, This looked like it might be Incident enough for one run, but tho excitement was not over yet by a long shot. One of the white passengers, It Is said a Coffee county gentleman, had become so wrought up by tho unpro voked murder of Oapt. Nelson that ho mad^. up Mi mind that ho would clean ouF<the negro oar. Going to the door of tho car he succeeded In un screwing tho heavy bronze knobs. With ithese ns a sort of brass knuckles he started ln at ono end of the car In which tlhe negroes 'were riding and struck otft right and left. There was general scatteratWn, many of tho frightened negroes Jumping through the car wlndoww to tho ground. In 'a very few momenta the belligerent Cof fee county man Wad the car to blmselL After a while comparative peace was restored, the passengers took their places and the <trafn proceeded to Its destination, which it reached in duo time without further untoward con duct, though there was an undercur rent of tn/tense excitement among tho passengers which might -have brokon out into a free flght at any time. POLICEMAN THOMPSON SHOT, Met Ills Death While Trying to Capture a Fugitive Negro In Brunswick. Brunswick, July 23.—(flpecl/il.)—Po liceman Thompson, while trying to nr rest a negro, Dan Wood, dnturduy night was shot by him nnd Instantly killed. Bpeclal Officer Guy Turner approached tho negro nnd Informed him that he had a warrant tor him and to consider himself under arrest. The negro ran and Turner flred on nfm several times. Policeman Thompson, hearing the fir ing, ran to the scene and ln the chase after Wood the latter told the ofllcor not to crowd him. Thompson, how ever, drew his pistol and continued to run after fhe negro. When tho latter reached tlho corner of tho city bail, stop, ping In the shadow, he turned and ns the ofllcer approached shot him. Four chambers of the policeman’s revolver were found to bo empty. Tho nagro escaped, though he .was wounded, as he was traced by blood found on the streets for some distance. VIGILANT LEFT AGAIN. TILLMAN TAKES THE REINS AGAIN Ho Issuos a Proclamation to the Peoplo That the Diapensariei Will .* Be Reopened THE LAW OF 1892 STILL OF FORCE Tli. Snpr.m. Court Full.it to Daolurt Unoanattt«ittoiiM,l All Acts Author ising tho Establishment of list* Dispensaries* Tho Brltinoto in HaTttnK a Kories of Vi<tJar1rt» to HVt Credit. Rorihne Iroiaivl, July A3.—Tho ItrliUTOi'a nmd tllto \V.KllTrit HSirtml la a mce over tlio ootme? uf rhe Itoyul Mirndnc Vacfltt Club Gita mnrntaR fur it cuj, valutd nt. sixty poumta. Tho cmtrm vma ImM rurt from ltwl*«- Point tb Ittir maxi, Mnte to I>,-tunic’s roclt anil link 10 ItrtSic’H Point. Tlir.e taiwst orouml .mad Mien To title dull butae of Mis Itoyul Pork Yacht Ctuh Ok QuevaMftnm, a diMUwcn of fifty uitles. Un watthir was cixir im.1 the wind fret* Irion Hie nonttiwvit. Ik boM* wets* iiwir tJtn f.no at She jrun fine ami crowd lo^ebcr. n* Vigilant took Mu* l.ud and continued to m’.-n sturdily until, on ifflie third round, atm paused the P0or Hunt Ihu: Ixm 7 minutes noil 8 seconds In the lead, fully t wo inite* In dMancc. Here the Vii.-ll.nit whs boasimed While tile Jirlt- ■nn/tr ivlfinrel tihe brerao ami |awi! lire and won -die race by 4S eimsuta snout time, or 1 minute S3 gocouds corroded Mine. Columbia. S. 0., July 23.—Governo, Tillman promised in hta oampatsi speeches a few daya ago to reopen thi il:speii9.\.rlcs on August 1. Today in Issued the following prockimatkm: "Stato of South Carolina, Exeouttvi OhamboB-WlrereUa, Under the provi. Bious of an act to prohibit tlhe nrnnu. fucture and sale of intoxIoelWnit llquori ae u. bevetuge within the *t)alto, except as herein provided, approved Decern ber 24, 1892, tho state assumed contra of the lcg.il liquor traffic In South Cara Una. commencing July 1, 1893; and, "Whereas, The said policy arid pun powe Of tho state to permit the mijo <* liquor by and through the slate's offi. eers only-was .leatllrniled my :ui not ap, proved Decemeber 23, 1893, entitled "An act to declare the law In rotar once to and further regulate iftlh use, Bale, consumption, iiunsportiKtun and disposition of alcoholic liquids oi ■1 quors -within the stake of South Oaro- Una, unjl to police the same; nmd 'Whereas, Tho supreme court of thi state of South OairoWnu, by it elec!,Ins rendered the 19th of April, 1894, declared Pie limit act above men tioned ..unnon, stltutlonal, except one small pruylslu, of ono section, tiho executive, In obe, dlenoe to What iho believes to be -thi wJil of the court, closed ull 'the dtapen, —tales and dlsohaj-ged tho oonetubulary. In u subsequent decision the court s'till Ignoring the not of 1893, aibovo mem tioned, construed Ws decision go mead there cun bo no legal eate of llquoi by license;’ but has seemingly on tmr> pose omitted to inhrftkm or confltriu the not of 1693; nnd -Whereas, The stato of South Oaro, Una, acting ln good fa-lth -through tlhi executive branch of «5io govern mum and relying upon the decision of th« supremo oourt iln itho aise of I [novel vs. Wie town counolli of Chestor, i„ which It was declared that the act o 1892 was in effect an uct to roKiifat. the sale of splrltous liquors, fhoNpowo. do which Is milvcnmiiy recognliod,' hoi Invested largo sums of money In liquor, for sale under tho provisions of tin two acts mentioned; an'dl "Whereas, This liquor ,1s mow bclna held a't heavy expense, while tihe statt Is flooded with contiulband w-Msky. sold without authority of lanv. Now, there, L orf - L B -,. n - Tlllmnn, governor o| Bouth -Carollnii, In -exercise of my ills, crotlon ns executive, do 1ssuo this my proclamation and declared that the saW supremo oourt, having ntljournod -with, out In any wise giving expression In regaTd to thenet of 1893. that tho snld act, of full -force and effect, win bo en. forced In aocordneo nvl-ih miy outh ol office until tho oourt shall bavcipaiaed upon Itiio sums, or until l-ho Icglslat-uri shall have repealed -l't. The oounty dts! pensarles In tb* various oountlc* -ivIM open -th»lr dispensaries on Wednesday! August 1. All perBoiiA Interested, In, eluding public carriers, are notified that Importation of liquors will be al the risk of seizure nnd prosecution, and all contraband liquors found In tli. borders of :tho State Will bo seized and eonflscn'ted U(-curding ito law. "In testimony -whereof I havo here, unto set my -hand and caused thegre.il seal of 9ho Stato -tol bo affixed at Colum. bfcAW* 23d day of July, 1894. nnd 4n 1h« one hundred und nineteenth year ol the Independence of alio United Utah* of Amorlca. (SlgnedC liy tho governor: '•J. E. Tindall, Becrotnry of State.-< THE CONTEMPT CASES. i The Debs Contempt Cnso -Wos ArgueiJ -by Counsel on Both 8l(les. Chicago, July 23.-A motion was tnadu befors Judges -Wood mid (ironscup In the United States court this morning to dismiss tho charges of contumpt of court against President Debs, Vice President Howard. Secretary ICellher und Director Dopers bf tho American ImIIway Union. It was argued at great length, but not flnlabcd. The Drat movo was by Attorney Gregory, for tho do. fenae. who asks that his client bo re leased on account of an insufficiency b{ evidence; the Judges called for tho roud- Ing of the Information nnd answers thereto. Tho reading of the docnm-.iU tvas long and tedious. Tho Information charged that Debs nnd his amogiat-.-s continued Interfering with thu employes of railroads and ordered' strikes after hr had been en joined from so doing, and contained a long arruy of tele grams imrportlng to be signed by E. V, Dtfbbs, ordering und encouraging strikes at a date subsequent to the serving of the Injunction. The defendants entered a flat denial and disclaimed all knowledge of the telegrams produced nnd aver that tbey; hid no novver tb order a strike, but could only advise, und If their advice was accepted It was voluntarily done. Upon theae statements tho argument was based. STRIKE DECLARED OFF. Butte, Mont, July 23.—At a meeting of the local American Railway Union tills evening tho strike on the Montana division was declared off. It was ttio last road In the stato to hold out. All trains will be moving tomorrow. Tho Northern Pacific snd Union Pacific are In full operation, though trains are run ning under military escort. ARKANSAS REPUBLICAN'S. ' little Hock. July 23.—Hm? ArkuranH H'fHjhMtsin ffftito cunvnittlon will me* t tarifrXTuw. IV)*hvII Clayton nml a num ber of crtlicr Uudlwc U«*puLiUtiiw fnrai various l*>nlou»* of Ur* stuio arrive*! today. Tlx* qmwtlo-n oi fusion with (be I’opuHtfH Ik belli# dixcu**(tl by pr>tnli**tft to Un* roiiv’enllon ;t 1.41 v».!l Ik* W Vlli-rt i*. I’ i\- Hon nrascs. Gon. CkJ«yu»u nu4d ti/ivi(:ht tb.ii he wu* tor noinliAiiins a straight ticket, b<Jb fMta (139*1 rmtfnrihsiit. und wtu nlivo (Va* a lUi>>d»Hi.*.iu ticket n*/tuiii.t'ini In every ooutoy hi Ull** Itou. ’IIioumua II. Uoloji t*f Seb MtUui b* (SdAtoad as 4be imiMlblu hwujjhoo fuc gMWiTKrr, **D. R. Tillmkn.