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A THE MACON TELEGRAPH Q RftahllihMl I«»6. MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 14. 1894. imuj, niiuj K Iflir. MnulHC»p>Vj> CatnU. THE TARIFF FIGHT COMES TO AN END family. Hia return was delayed, but reached 'the capitol at 2 o’clock this erhoon. 'In twenty minutes after tiiat time the committee on rules hud apain met and carried into effect The caucus action, as related In the report the house proceedings. Th# House Caucus Decided to Accept tho Senate Amendments to Avoid Further Delay. The Members Expressed Their Views by Vote on Sugar, Coal and Iron. IT WAS A LOGICAL SURRENDER TUB. K»v*°* ot d» Sugar, Cl ana Irou Bill. M tli. Expression of the Tar. Iff Vl.w.ot tUe Kani.t Washington, August IS.—The house Democratic caucus today adopted a ret- olutloa by a vote of ISO to SI, dlachatv log the house couferrees from further consideration of the tariff bill and agreeing to the senate bill. The reso lution also provided that sugar, coal, iiva ore and barbed wire Bbould be put on the free list by means of separate bills, which It Is proposed to report from the ways and menus committee at once. The resolution, la its full test, was as follows: Itesolvod, That It is tho sense of this caucus that the order heretofore made requesting a conference with the sen ate on the disagreeing votes of the two bouses ou house bill 4S04 be rose laded; that the couferrees merctofore appoint ed on tits part of tho house bo dis charged from further duty In tliut be half, and that the house recede from its disagreement to the collate amend ments to said bill and agree to the tame. Resolved, That tho house shall at once proceed .to the consideration ot separate bills placing tbe following ar ticles on tile free list, viz: Sugar In nil its forms, iron ore, coal and batbed Tbe committee cm rules requested an order providing for considering ut once of such motion and bills. it was not until today that tho fact became known thut a long conference was held at Speaker Crisp s room lust night, which was attended by the four couferrees on tbe part of tbe house, as by tlte speaker himself. At this confer ence tbe situation was fully reviewed, the legislative status of tbe tariff bill was fully discussed and a conclusion reached tluit a resolution agreeing to the senate bill should be offered at to day's caucus. Thu conference did not break up until midnight. AVhbu it be came known to a select few, a promi nent Democrat whose Influence with the coofomx* bus been strong went to the speaker's room to urge that action be deferred a day or two, at least It was then 10 o'clock. The speaker, and be anil bis culler discussed tho propo sition for moro than an hour, but the speaker was tlrm, and refused to re cede from his position. At 0:30 o'clock this morning the four house conferrces, Breckinrldgo of Ar kansas and Catchlngs of Mississippi Joined the speaker in the latter's room nt tho capitol. Here again tho pro gramme to be followed was discussed, with some of tbe number counselling delay. The report of tho caucus shows that Mr. Wilson suggested that the matter of agreeing to the sennto bill bo laid over temporarily, but the sentiment of the caucus In favbr of unraveling the tariff snarl by accepting tho senate measure wns so strong that the chair man's request passed unheeded and tho resolution was carried llko a whirl wind. The propositions of tho resolution were divided. Oa tlio first proposition, to discharge the conferrces and to ac cept tlie senate bill, the vote was 131) to 21. No division was taken on tbe remaining portions of tho resolutions, which were moved by Speaker Crisp. In doing so Mr. Crisp said that he be- llcvi.l that tho house should continue to light as long as there remained even a desperate hope of success. Ho be lieved that the house bill with the sou ate ameudments was better than no bill. If better than the McKinley bill, which ho belloved It wns, It was the duty of the house to accept It anil got for the people what they could. A half loaf was better than no bread. After a conference with Secretary Car lisle and other parliamentarians he be lieved that tho bill was la the hands of the house, and. therefore, believed that action in the direction of the reso lution which ho would offer would 6c carried out. Mr. Warner of New York asked members should not do the duty for which they were sent here and leave the senate to meet its own responsi bilities, and leave tbe people to deal with It and the members of the house? Mr. Crisp did not reply to tbe quee t ea, but closed by saying that return Ing to the people without any bill was not to be thought of. Mr. Cockran of New York opposed the resolution. He made a point that *» yet neither the senate nor the con feree** had taken any action to lead the houee to surrender. The proposition Practically was on the dictation of four unnamed men that the house abandon lu duty. When Mr. Cockran said this there were loud calls and cries of "How about the New York senator?” etc. He repudiated the -action ot any senator from any state who was responsible for •unh a course as had been suggested. An attempt was practically being made not to disagree, hut to kick the house cjoferroes out of the conference. Cimuid the house agree to this? If four unnamed men had the Democratic Pony by the throat, tnen for Ood'i «*e, said Mr. Cockran, let us know tt “he previous question on the r*soiu «o» was then called for, watte the Louisiana senators were calling for recognition. The committee on rules met lrmr.e d.stcly after the caucus adjourned, but as Mr. O in Invoke of Ohio, one of the Democratic members, was not pres ent, the Republicans by a tie prevent- *® action and the committee ** Jouraed. Mr. Outbsralte went to Cresson Springs, Pa., Saturday to visit bis Washington, August IS.—(After tho reading of tho journal Mr. Sayers of fered a joint resolution extending un- efth inst. tire provisions of the joint resolution carrying forward the appropriations on the basis of those of sst year. Mr Cannon (Republican) of Illinois asked Mr. Sayers if he thought he had given himself enough time Mr. Sayers answered that If there as no agreement on the sundry civil appropriation -bill by that date there possibly would be none at all. The joint resolution was passed. District of Columbia business was undertaken, but the discussion ot tho first bill called up was interrupted by the introduction of the expected order from idle committee on rules, relating the consideration of the tariff and Cognate measure which was proposed by Mr. Catchlngs, It prqyidca, first, that It shall be In order after the passage of the order to move that the action of the house ask ing a further conference on the tariff blit be rescinded: ithak tho conferrces be discharged from further duty In connection therewith, and that the liouae agree to the senate amendments tu hulk: which motion sligll be debated two hours, when the vo:e ou Its adop tion and the motion shall' be indivisi ble. General leave to print the subject ' i given for ten days. Second, that it shall be In order, at- tort die Introduction ot tie 1 order, to present In the house and consider ititnout reference to any committee, bills for placing sugar, coal, Iron ore and barbed wire on khe free list. Thirty minutes shall be given for the discussion of each bill, and then a vote shall be taken. Mr. Catching* moved the previous question, and Mr. Reed raised a point of order ag-alnst the resolution. The Speaker—The gentleman will state tt. Mr. Reed snid Khat a portion of the resolution proposed action upon a bill which, in Ids opinion, wtis not Irefore. the house, and. therefore, was not In order for the house to pass the resolu tion. Mr.. Reed explained the parlia mentary situation from his standpoint, asserting tlmt in the present condition nf nffklpg Ij’tMg nngaAhla fnn itwk afiflaffi IN THE HOUSE. of affairs It’wns possible for -the senate to at this moment ogreo to recede from its amendments to the bill, while the house is proposing to recede from Its dleigreemeni; to -those amendments, and which bill would become the law would"puzzle everybody except those persons who cut tho Oondlan knots and do not untie them. He reinforced Ills pbsltlon thnt the house was not entitled id the oustody of -the bill and papers by quoting from a decision by Speaker Colfax in the thirty-eighth congress, where he declined to receive n e-inf'-r- enoo -report proposed to be made by Mr. Washburn, because the house was not entitled to receive it. He also .read from Jefferson's Manual, to show that the papers in . the case belonged to the house assenting to tlio request for n conference. Mr. Reed suggested tills -situation: Suppose at -M» same mo at the house took the action pro posed In this order the senate should demand the hill for the purpose of tak ing ni.Jher notion on It. what situation would we be In? Mr. Reed said he did not know t-h-nt la" should succeed (n convincing the majority that they were ■wrong In this mhttor. but he would put them where the heathen are who have hiMrd the missionary- ithey will have no second chance of redemption. Speaker Crisp, In ruling upon the point of order, said khat In considering tile oolut of order made by Mr. Reed It was necessary not only to look nt the position of the bill, but at what is proposed to be done by tho resolution reported. After reciting the various steps in the passing of thm bill, tho speaker said that ns to Its parliament ary status Mr. Reed had correctly cited the scope and effect of Jefferson's Manual. This 11110, however, he said, proposed to change Jefferson's Manual and the Question was not whether what was proposed to be done was sc- coding to authority but whether the chang- in tho rules will be valid, legal and binding. The house, Speaker Crisp said, has the right to change the rules bared on the manual as well »s any other rules, and the ease cSaed by Mr. Reed from -the thirty-eighth con gress was not In point. As to the le gality of ths* proceedings, the speaker ■eld he had found a precedent in the proceedings of the forty-eecond con gress, which was on alt-fours with the action proposed. In that instance the bill was Introduced In tlie senate, and after reaching the same stage as tlio tariff bill at present, on motion of Mr; Harian, one of the conferreee, and the senade dlecharged Its conferrees. the eenate receding from Its disagreement to die house amendments, and the bill becoming a law. -Ak the same date (July 10, 1872.) the journal of the house rhowed that file hill woe In that body. The object of all conference*, said speaker Crisp, waa to get the minds of the two houses together, and while a Conference committee la still in exist- enoc li has been hold that one house may recede from the disagreement to the amendments of the other house and permit the bill to become a law. in support of this post-Jon, the speaker had the clerk read from a decision of Breaker Cerllale, which was to the ef fect that whore two couferroes disa greed the situation was different from that ot other cases, end that tbe house may vote So clwnge its action upon the bill without rescinding previous voles of a contrary character. "In brief,” said the speaker, "the point of order made by the gentleman from Maine la overruled, and th" ques tion is upon ordering the previous question. TVia previous oues'Jon was seconded without a dretalon end it** speaker recognised the genllenisn from Missis sippi (CateMnggt. who had risen frsm hi, -cs« atmukanecuflv wkh Mr. Heed. Tli» former Indicated his willingness to yield to Mr R-o«. while the tatter wit dewn. ts if unwilling to deprive Mr. Catehlr.ua of tho floor. Mr. Read, however, again arose and mad* on" of t-.le "wae-'.e •pooches He .'.Id oei wonder. h» inM. that the other ■ *<V did no*, dtsiie no dlwcasw the action abc-.-t to b» taken, (Vwghter) but he would give them a plain statement of v-hnt they were going to do. T!»> hoo-e had announced rone time ago th«e It would fl-dit ah" renote and d'e In the U't ditch. Tills wns the Iait ditch and the lower port of It. (Liugh- ter.) He realised how distasteful It mr": bo and how »he Democrats were trying to -caoou it with zuKnble varn- I-Mi!!-- Th-y were about to edict whit they behoved to he an honest bill in a dlshoncut way. They were about to desert "the roll of honor" and trick themselves out with the gewgaws of this absurd .proposition. (Mr. Turner of Georgia replied to Mr. Reed and waa greeted with applause by the Democrats. (He said the gentle man from Maine had built up a parlia mentary-Bystem which reacted against him There was no right or Justice In the assumption -that the senate, In ndlng the bill back to the house was' erroneous. He asked Mr. Reed what right he hud [o make this assump tion. -.Mr. Turner proceeded to show that irl-- present action of the house wua strictly hcgular. On all such oc casions a* this there was sound com- ni.m sense -I.-minuting congress which brought order out of parllnmentry oh-.i-oe. which experts had devised When khe McKinley bill was pass"d, more th one hundred of the amend ments were passed with little or no dec bite “If it took only two hours to Impofl- tho burdens of the McKinley bill upon tlio -American people " ho enld. "should U take any more than two hours to lift those burdens from the American p-o- ple?" Each one of theeo 1 terns had been discussed for months. Mr. Reed prove -.led to discuss the decisions of the chair, and the contro versy over tlie decision between him self and Mr. Turner consumed the few remaining 1 minutes. The question then being nn agreeing to the resolution, Mr Reed demawk-d a division. The entire Democratic side rose en masse, hut ■when the negative vote was called for. Itopubl tile Itlmly tncs t nhr uicasnefl. the Republicans sat calmly In their seats, hoping to break a quorum. When kite speaker announced the vote ns 183—3 more then n quorum—the Repubilcne were somewhat disconcert ed, Mr. Reed demanded the yeas and nays. The -house order was adopted— 176 to 97, 11 not voting. Among the Democrats voting in the negative were Davey, Robertson ot Louisiana, Convert Price, Gorman, Warner. Kilgore answered as present Ins: did no vote. In other respects, the vote was Htricty on ptrty lines. Upon the announcement of the vote, Chairman Wilson immediately sub mitted in writing the motion provided for In tlie order adopted. Mr. Reed made the point of order that it was not before thie house. The bill had been brc jght In, how ever, during the roll-e.tll, and the spekor pointed to It. Cilr. Heed sat down disconsolately, and Mr. Wilson took the floor. Mr. Wilson spoke about ten minutes a’c the opening of the debate. He then reserved the balance of his time, and Mr. Reed, leader of the opposition, took the floor. The gentleman from Maine aroused his followers to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. Mr. Mc- Mlllln, a member of .the ways and means committee, followed Mr. Reed. He began by recalling, in connection with Mr. Reed’s prophecy of the po litical disaster to the Democrats of the house, the overthrow of the Republican house after the passage of the Mc Kinley bill In 1890. ' After criticising Mr. -Reed for not discussing the ques tion nt issue, he proceeded to point out some of the good features of tho senate bill—free wool, free lumber, free hemp, etc., and the reduction In the general schedules. The duties In tho chemical schedule of the senate bill about to be adopted, lie aald, -were reduced from 30 per cent, to 21 per ctn't., earth and earthenware from 51 per cent, to 35 per cent, metal nnd metal manufac tures from 58 to 36 per cent, wood and wood manufactures from 31 to 23 per cent., -tobacco from'U7:to 105 per cent*., cotton from 55 to 43 per cent., flax, hemp and Jirte from 45 to 41 per cent.. Wool and woolens from 98 to 48 per cent., silk and silk manufactures from 53 to 46 per cent, pulp and paper from 33 to 20 per cent., sundries from 26 to 24 oent. Total reduction from 68 per cent to 38 per cent. Mr. McMIllln eu logized other features of t-he bill. In cluding extensions of tho free 11st, and especially tho principles involved In the Income tax provision, which taxed not what people consumed, but what they had. Mr. Wilson then yielded a few min utes to Mr. Pence of Colorado, the leader of the Populists, who said that the Populists had thought, and thought still, that the contest over the tariff between the two did parties was a good deal of a. mock conflict and a sham battle. Mr. Cockran of New York, was given the closest attention by the expectant galleries, und -was nt times enthusi astically applauded by each tide of the Chamber, as his sledge-hammer blows were dealt at tho McKinley law or the senate bill. Mr. Cockran was deeply In earnest, and' his protest against -the consummation of this tariff legislation recalled his famous speech of protest at the Cnlcago convention. Mr. Tarsney (Democrat) of Missouri followed in a bitter attack on the sen ate bill. -He said the highest authority In the Democratic party had stigma tized the bill as filled with perfidy and a dishonor. "In this characterization I heartily concur," said Mr. Tarsney, "and thus feeling. It would be a per- iMtit dishonor io me to vote for this MU, and I shall not do to.” There was hearty Republican ap plause nt the announcement of Mr. Tarsney. wMch w\i* tho more signifi cant tn view of his membership on the ways and means committee. Mr. Crisp closed the debate. After tie had done so Mr. Wlleon arose and cor rected a statement he had made In his opening speech, to the effect that $100,- 000,000 worth of raw sugar had been purchased by the sugar trust In antici pation of the passage of tho sugar BUDGET OF NEWS FROM EUROPE. London Advices Indicate That Chinese Officials Are Uneasy About tlie Japanese Fleet VESSELS CANNOT BE LOCATED Anuta,!. Fearful That Great Britain Slay Attempt to Fine. Car.a Un der International Control , and Stop tho War. LADY SOMERSET HERE. The Distinguished British Woman's Suf frage Agitator In New York. London, Aug. IS.—The Central News correspondent In Shanghai says that there were only a Jew iron-clnds among the 'Japanese vessels thnt at tacked Port Arthur and Wel-Hal-Wel. Most of the fleet were' merchantmen Which had been converted hastily Into cruisers and were carrying troops for work ashore. What has become of Japan's fleet since the morning of the 11th nobody in Shanghai has heard. There is considerable apprehension among the CMhese an the Yellow Sea, and small steam vessels are scouting constantly, but no view of the hostile suqutldron was obtained either yester day or today. The Chinese were alarmed greatly by the attack on Wei-Hat-W-el. More sub marine Cnln-se mines have been laid before Taku and Wel-Hnl-Wei. The British warship Mercury left Che Foo Saturday noon for Wel-Hal- Wei to meet the foreigners at the lat ter port. Many of the buoys along the Chinese epast, most notably in the nelghborhtlail of threatened porta, have been removed. A suvmg Chinese fleet has left the coast. The impression is that this fleet wilt seek to'intercept the transports which are carrying Japanese troops to Corea. RUSSIA 13 UNEASY. St. Petersburg, Aug. 18.—Considera ble excited comment is being made here in regard to a dispatch from Lon New York. August 13.—Lady Henry Som erset arrived on the steamship Pari* bat. urday, and was met at the dock by her friend and co-worker, Miss Frances u. Willard. Speaking of the bills before parliament, providing for the universal suffrage in England, "Lady Tienry saya: "The bill is killed for tills year, und no further work can be done now. It is my belief that the registration bill, to which the suffrage act was attached, was shelved purely for that reason. I am quite confident that the hill, whin brought up attain, and it will be brought up next year, will become a law. "Considerable progress has been mode for the cause of suffrage by the enact ment of the parish council law, which provides (hat woman may lie eligible to tho councils In tlie different parishes, which has hitherto been restricted to mem ber!! of the clergy, tho priests and the squires. The women are universally tok- i"- p.n interest In this question, and it wilt especially benefit tho women opera tives tn tlio great factories in northern England. "Our effort td pass a law prohibiting the employment of girls in barrooms have not been successful, and It Is probable that for some time to come liquor win continue to bo served by pretty bar maids." Mrs. Humphrey Word conceived the Idea not long ago ot establishing a college set tlement, to be conducted similarly to tho settlement described In "Robert lSIsmere," nnd consulted with Lady Somerset about locating It In the heart of Somerstown, which Is owned by tho latter. Notwith standing the fact of Mrs. Wsrd’a Units- rtanlsm and Lady Henry's adherence to tho Chrltch of England, satisfactory ar rangements were made. "Mrs. Ward," said Lady Somerset, "has given up fhe plan for tho present ns im practical. Did I approve ot tt? I approve of anything that tends to Improve tho rendition of the people, while I may not favor It es practical. The people is what I find most Interesting, most nttiurtive In mififinimtry. Your blue sky has also a great charm for me when It Is not too hot and glaring,” She Will Tour the Country on tho Reputation She Has Won in Court, don, stating that it Is Great Britain’s Intention tv> propose that the powers intervene In Corea with the view of obtaining ths evacuation of that coun try -by Cnina pnd Japan and the estab lishment of international control. It 1s suited h?re Uutt Russia would not per mit this and that she would prefer to allow the war to continue schedule of the senate bill. He had been mistaken, as he afterwards learned. The trust had purchased 448,- 000 tons. "How much Is that In dollars and cents?" called a member. "Admit 335,000.000," replied Mr. Mc- Mlllln. „ In concluding, Mr. Wilson said this was not a time for Democratic enlhu- siaem. It was plain Democratic sneers* sity. But It fhe Democrats party was to live. If it did live, It would not lay ■down Us weapons until It had mads It Impassible In this country to toy bur dens on one class of our citizens for the enrichment of the other. Mr. Wil son then demanded a vote on the reso lution. The yeas find nays were or dered and resulted: Yeas 182, nays 106, present nnd not voting 1. The Democrats who voted against the motion were: Mesa re. Cockran of Now York, Covert of New York, Davey of Louisiana, Dunphy of New York, Ev erett of Masiachuietts. Gormsn of Michigan, Hendrix-of New York, John son of Ohio. Meyer of Louisiana. Price of Louisiana, Tarsney of Missouri, Warner of New York. The Populism voted tor the motion. During the afternoon there were many members present and most of them remained until the bill was passed. Among them were Messrs. Brice. Gray. Cindler, Davis, Chandler and Patton. Mr. Wilson then Immediately arose and offered the first of the separate free list bills In accordance with the resolution adopted by the caucus. R provided for the free admission upon Its passage of bituminous coal, shale, slack and coke. The vote upon the Mil by tellers was 73 to 47, (Continued cn page (.) IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS. London, Aug; 18,—Lord Spencer, first lord of the admiralty, moved tho sec ond reading of' the evicted tenants bill In the house of lords this evening. Uaroft Balfdqr of BurliTgh, a Scotch represenfatlya peer, moved the rejec tion of the Till. The Duko of Argyll., Baron -Tweemourh and other peers made spceohes und the house then ad journed. Sir William Verdon HnrCourt and Mr. Balfour came over from the house of commons to listen to the de bate, but they found It very dull and both engaged In private conversation CORBETT AND JACKSON. The Two Men Met But Could Not Mske a Match. Lord Salisbury, ex-premier, and Lord Rosebery, premier, will speak on the bill tomorrow. , New York, Aug. 13.—There will bo no fight between CoTOett and Jnckson. The twb heavy-weights mat this after noon and declared each cither blufferH end finally declared nil negotiations looking toward tt meeting between the two off. The two man met at Jackson's thorn In tho Grand Union, hotel, Cor bett going there with Manager Brady upon receipt of word from Jackson thnt he could not meet the champion until tomorrow. The request for _ delay angered Corbett and lie proceeded at once to Jackson's room. Crossing the robm to where Jackson was sitting Cor bett said: “l want to fight you. Como now nnd let's get down to business." "It's about time you did," replied Jackson. This angered Corbett and each called tho other "bluffer." « "I nm tbo much of a gentleman to call you a liar,’" said Corbett when Jnckson said ho did not wlant to light. Then each called tjie other names. Jackoon positively refused to fight In the South nml offered to light Cbrbett to a finish before the National Club in EnRlimtf. Corbett said they would be pormltted to light only twenty rounds there and refused this offer. Finally they ctjuld hot agree on any place In the North whero they could light and begnn ngaln to call each other bluffers. They declared everything off, nnd, nhnkiiig hands, Corbett left tho hotel. THE KAFFIRS, HAVE REVOLTED. Cape Town, Aug. 18.—The Kaffirs in North Transvaal are in open revolt. They have blocked the road from Mur chison, burned homesteads and cap tured cattle. Kaffirs are now besieging the headquarters of khe resident and tho government buildings at Agatha. Ths troops have oeen hastily dis- patched to the ecene. CHOLERA NOTES. Liege, Aug. 18.—Twenty-one fresh cates of cholera, and severd* deaths from the same disease havo been re ported here. _ . Amsterdam, Aug. 13.-Two new iases of cholera have been reported here. At Utrecht one case was reported-find there was one death £ re m at Ziinndnam and one death fcrom. the same cau«e at Beverwyk. DESTRUCTION AT DBHOPOLUJ. Flro Destroys One of the Little City s Leading Business Blocks. Selma, Ala., Aug. l.I.-Ttiorc was a terrible oouflngratiou nt Deinopolls Sat urday ulglit. The entire town was threatened. Selma wns called on for help, anil a gpeclal with engines left at ubout 1)30. The lire was checked by tho hero.c efforts ot the local hook nml ladder company. 13 originated In tho Webb building, the handsomest in tho town, occupied by II. Ely. wholesale grocer, the First National Bank, the Y. M. O. A. nnd law offices. The origin of the fire Is unknown. It was first discovered in’ tbe ceiling over n law offleo on the second floor. The los.es nr;: Webb’s. 510.000, In surance 510,000: Ely's. $10,000, insur ance $7,000: total $40,000. Selina's tiro department, which re sponded so rrouiptly, was not needed, nail was turned bsck before arriving at Dcmopolls. THE NEWS AND I..I1SKKVJ The Leading Dsmofrsttc Newspaper bf North Carolina Changes Hands. Raleigh, Aug. 13.—The New. end Ob server. the leading Democratic news paper la North Carolina, has changed hands. Mr. Joauph Daniels Is the pres ident ot the now company and will dl l'- ■' th- p ,!!»:>-* <*f l!i" r. Mr. K. Christian, late t. reign correspond ent for the New Y-rk Press, nnd Mr. K. L. Morritt. late e-soclate editor ot ths North Carolinian, have taken posi tions on the staff. -Mr. F. B. Arctidaio Is burinens manager. Tho company Is a strong on* sod nfftrsee. assny ot the leading men In the state. An entire new outfit,has been provided and sn ex tensive special news service will be oy ganlzed. FAYETTE DEMOCRATS ACT. A. O. Blalock Nominated for tbe House —Didn’t Instruct for Senator. Fayetteville. Aug. 18—The Democrats of Fayetts county met here In conven tion today. , A. O. Blalock for representative was nominated bn tho first ballot. A motion to Indorse a candidete for the United SUtea senate was voted down. MADGE POLLARD TO BE A STAR HOW WILL THE PEOPLE TAKE HER Shell Co Hat* Her Opening EngagH raent In Chleago—>II«r Dolmt on tho Stag# Mmy AUo Bo Bor J£xU. New York. Auk. 13.—The publlo Inter est in tho movements of Madeline Pol lard. whoso recent breach ot promlso suit against Congressman W. C. P. Breckinridge gave her widespread no toriety, will be revived by an authorlta- tlye announcement of her plans for tho future just made here. It le definitely settled that Ollas Pol lard will do what she had been genoi> aUy expected to do—go on tho etage. She has juet elgned n contract for a forty weeks* eeason with the unusual privilege of renewal, with Mr. Nelson Roberts, for many years connected with Mr. Daniel Frohman’e business forces. ■Mists Pollard will make her pi*bfes« ■lonal debut early In October, pnobably. la Chicago, and later will swear in this city. The manager of a prominent thestro here is now making efforts to open •time for her. Tho play In which *bo will appear Is not yet decided upon, but Mr. Roberts says he has (In contem plation a new Work which contains ft strongly emotional character, which ho considers just sited for his star. "1 met Miss pollard," says Mr. Rob erts. "about a month ago on a train coming from Baltimore, boon afterward X. entered lntt> negotiations with her, which have resulted In tho contract. Last iWodncnday -night I took her out to a small town near tho city and tfled her In a llttlo piece called 'Tonnye.* 8he really autvrlsed my expectations.'* “MltfB Pollard has boon living quietly, here In this city for the last four weeks, but Saturday she went down to a small beach resort to npend a few days. A well known actress Is with her giving her lessons in stngo technique. I would llko it clearly understood that we do not Intend to 'boom' Mias Pollard by, her coimootinn with tho (breach of prom ise suit. She has always had an ambi tion to become an aotre«n, and now who believes that this is the only profession loft open to her. She has taken the ad vice of Mr./ A. M. Palmer and Mr. Frank banger, both t>f whom havo com- mended her going on th.‘ stage. Tho play in which ehe will atppeur will havo no reference whatsoever to the recent trial. I shall surround her with tho strongest company 1 can engage, and on this Mnd her talent ns an uctress I base my hopes of . success." RUTH GUEST OP HONOR. onasEDON vs. Fitzsimmons. St Louts, AUff. 13.—At noun today Dan Crecdon. champion mlddlo-wc-lght ot Australia, signed articles to fight Bob FJtznlmmons for a our.o of 35,000 before tho Olymarto Club ot Now Orleans on tho night of September 26. Tho arti cles of Mgreement havo boon returned to President Scholl of -tho Olympic Club, -who is now in Now York, and Crecdon -will at onco commence active training for tho light. A« both men will be required to draw down to 108 pounds It Is believed thnt Fltzolmmons cannot stand the reduotlon. MRS. AY'DIt FREE AGAIN. Pronounced Sane Onco More nnd Re stored to Uer Liberty. Now York, Aug. 13.—Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer, who wns declared a lu natic by a she Ida's Jury ou March 10, 181)3, lias bci.'ti reinstated In tin* control of her property nnd absolved from re straint, on iter own petition aud affida vits stating that she 1ms regained tier reason. Alfred Bishop Musoji, appoint ed committee of her person and estate, lias been discharged by Ibo order, which is made by Judge Truax of tbo supremo court. She- was adjudged Insane on proceed ings brought by her former lmslmud, Herbert C. Ayer of Chicago. She was the daughter of Hoary G. Hubbard of Chicago, and married about twenty-live years ugoil when she was sixteen years old. There nro two children—Hattie, wife of Alloa L. Seymour, mid Mnrga- ret.who lias Is-eu at school hi Germany, Mrs. Ayer wits committed to the san itarium of Dr. William D. Granger, at Bronxvllle, ou February 0, UW3, on affi davits that she was Insane made by Dr. William J. Morton aud Dr. Gruetuo M. IlammoDd. Dr. Matthew Chalmers nnd Lawyer John H. Judge wore tlio com missioners hi charge of tho sheriff's Jury which found her Insane. It wns found that she bsd about $53,000 worth of property, a largo part of which wns stock In the Itccamier Manufacturing Company. TiliE BARTOW PRIMARY. Nominations of the Democrats (or the House and Senato, Cnrtersvllte, Aug. 18.—The result of Saturday's primary In Bartow county Is as follows: Maddox for congress, 655 votes; Lumpkin for state senator, 4J7 votes— majority bvar Harris 8; Milner and Me- C'onnlck for tha tantaLum- - < iui,‘, and Murphy. The number of votes re celved by each In this race was, Milner 674, McCormick 356. Bibb 273, Murphy 211. TRACK RECORDS LOWBRED. Terre Haute. Ind., Aug. 13.-The Nan cy Hanks 2:04 track bas taro more world’s records. Boreal won tbe $10,960 which tbe first mbney -was 35.500, and made the 2-year-old colt record, 2:17 1-4, which bail been held by William Penn at 2:11 1-2. The three heats In tbls race were olio the fasteat three heals ever trotted by Z-years-olde. In tbe 2:25 pacing race Whirligig won easily, and In tbe first best made a new pacing record and at the aam- time lowered tbe time record, which has been 2:11 1-2. Tbe track wta fust and tha day perfect. The President's Daughter nt Joo Jef* fersan's, Jr., Birthday Party. | Buzzard's Bay. Mass., Aug. 13.—There! w;is gnyoty at Biitb-rinilk Hay lust Fri day night, nnd Ruth Cleveland, daugh ter of tho president, wns tho guest ot honor. Tho youngest son of Joseph Jeffers off celebrated his birthday and entertained fifteen lltllo folks with n fiutcy tlre»s party under tho pine trees ou tlio linvu of his father's estate, “Crow's Nost." Tho festival begun In tho afternoon aud Miss Ruth arrived early from (Imy, Gables. Mm. Cleveland numo later. The lltLle people wore IIhsui- paper cos tumes In parti colors. Tho guest of honor wore a while dress and q white sun bonnet. The children sang, danced and en joyed themselves to tils utmost, nutl Utelr elders were delighted spectators. Supper wus served on tlie Inwu. TEXAS DEMOCRATS. The Clans Gathering to (Hold a Stats Convention In Dallas. Dallas, Aug. 13.—Tho Texas state Democratic convention will be called to order at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in tho Sam Jones Tabernacle, which seats 10,000 people. Every scut will bo filled tonight. The city is brimful bf prominent men and leaders In their re spective localities. Tho hotels are test, cil to their utmost, but they are equal to the occasion. A full state ticket will be nominated. Including Judge ot su preme and appellate courts. The can didates for governor are C. B. Culber son of Dalltis county, John H. Heuguu of Anderson. 6. W. T. Ls.nhsm of rar- keis. John D. McCall cat Trends. For each ot the offices there are numerous candidates.- If tho majority rule Is adopted Culberson will be nominated on the flrat ballot for governor. THINGS LOOK BETTER, ! Chicago, Aug. 13.—TBo gates of tho Pullman Company's big plant Ht Full- imiu were besieged this tnortilug by n host of tho striking employes, who cam* Making work uml win* signified tlicir wllllngui-ns to go back to their old iKadtimis. At 0 o’clock the general foreman found thut ha hud 1,73k men on hand ready for work. Others who arc competent and willing are to begin work as fast ns those putts of tbe works which ore cloned can be started up. All old employes returning will get tlirir places back until the full quota ut uu-a needed is ut work. As thut full number of men Is but 2.000, tho officials of tlio coroieiny feel ceiinln that It will not be long until the works are in full blast again. Among tbtwo who returned were 200 Swedes, skilled workmen, whom tho company wiis glad to get back. A FALSE ALARM. Fort Worth, Tex., Aug. 13.—The re ports sent out from tills section of Texas to tho effect Ihut boll worms bad apis-itrcd tn large numbers and tlinsit- rued tlie destruction of tho eotton crop are without foundation. A few worms lutve appeared in Homo leenlltles. but not In numbers sufficient to create any alarm. Tlie cotton crop nil over north ers Texas ts better than It Inis Iss-n for years, tlie only fear being eiitertalnisl Is Unit help cannot be had to gather It all S _ ■ - -■ MHMH ‘