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THE MACON TELEGRAPH: THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 16, 1894. THE MACON TELEGRAPH. PUBLISHED EVERY DAY IH THE YEAR . AND WEEKLY. Office 569 Mulberry Street. *•1* Voik time. IUU K. t-trtr.nlli Nml. THE DAILY TELEGRAPH—Delivered by A carrier* In th* city; Or malice, po»t*#e i free. W cent* a month; $1.75 for three i month*: $3.50 for *1* month*; $7 tor on* year: every d*y except Sunday, $0. • fill: TRI.WEEKLY TELEOIlAl’H-Mon. day*. Wednesday* and Friday*, or Tuea. I day*, Tburaduy* and Saturday*. Three months, II; ala months, 12; one year, It. [THE SUNDAY TELEOItAPH-By mall, one year, $:. SUnSCKIPTlONS-Payable In advance. Remit by postal order, check or reals tered letter. Currency by mall al rlak of lender. / COM2! U.NJC'ATIONS-All communication* should be addressed, and alt orders, , check*, dralls, etc., made psy.bl* to THE TELEGRAPH. Macon. Gal ANY SUBSCRIBER to Uio Dally Telegraph will coufor a great favor ou Mile olltcc by Inforiulha ua If the Tel* •graph fall* fo arrive y bb flr " t nml1 train leaving the city after * o’clock a. m. each day. ' THU PARTY CAN AND WIl.I. WIN. During the taut few month* It linn boon wild on every Hale by Democrat* Hint tlieir party Inn) no chmice wltut- over to retain euoitroLof tltu lower hiawtt of tint next, t-oilgrtw*. Thla Wan util not by men who expected tlteui- Helvea to vole agalnat the party or to fall to vide with It, but by good anil fudbfnl Democrat* who had In-cornu tllucouniKial by Hie dixaeimiouH and np- parcnl Uclplcwueiw of the party’s rep- ruscutaUvcs in emigre.*. While faith ful theinselu'H, they expected thou*- iindn of olhcra to make no ulloovan«eH for (lie iilmimt lnaunuoimtnhlu dillleul- ticu of the Hlliiatiegi and to go over to the lCepuldlcaua or PupiiliulH. We have not Hharcil this epdilon and feel now a greater confidence that the parly will retain Its hold ou the house. The party can lose nearly forty Heats nail Mill have n majority. Where can HO large n loss occur? In the West, where the Populist strength Is wnJilng? In the South, where It has at least shown no increase? Or will It occur iu the East, whore, the Republicans already hnvo a lurge majority, of the representatives, and where, dlscoutcut has arisen from delay In tariff legisla tion and not from the manner li| which congress lias dealt with fill uncial ques tions? We bollevo the probability that tlio party will hold the house will steadily tnerenso from this time until the elec tion. The new tariff law Is not euuruly satisfactory, but, as we have already pointed out, It bestows substantial ben ellts ou the eisiutry and In a long buck ward step from MeKInloylsm. It is satisfactory to the whole mas* of the people as a settlement, for a time nt least, of u question .mpenttlvely (Its mu ud lug settlement, und In Its opera- tlon* It will Justify the party lit passing If. The time before the election which Its effect* cau Ik> ttfjflervod Is short, hut It Is twice us long as that which Intervened between the passage of 'the McKIhiey law amt Its over whelming repudiation nt the pollH. The effects of the operation* of that law during one mouth did more to bring about whnl looked like a destructive defeat of the Republican party than all the speeches made agidust It. The mill- lens of people who Wmght goods dur ing that mouth found that they were obliged to tiny mere than lieforc fur what they wiftitrd, and they knew tlio Increase did uot go Into the treasury for the public use. They paid, less for sugar, but t|u>y knew they saved at the expense of the treasury and tlmt the treasury In addition would pay mill Intis of dollars lu bounties to sugar pro ilucim, the saving to sugar coasumers, therefore, ltoitut apparent, uot real. The Deuoerutle lilll will go to tho ' people under far different clrrum stance*. They will flutl that iho reduc tion of r>u per cent. on tvoolens Ims ainde their clothing much cheaper, (Aid they will know that the reduction is not nt (he expense of the treasury which. Inst end of suffering, profits by it. No of many nrlldcH of enmutou use mid necessity. They will l>ay more for . sugar but they will knew that tho tn cronse goes Into tho treasury, to Ik- 11*1x1 for their benefit It will not be necessary to wttlt long for the effects of the new tariff to be developed. Ttto bonded warehouse* of live flatted State* are sleeked ns they were never before, tloods have.been piled up lu them during tho months the blit has been under consldcrution, while the rates 'of duty rematuod un certain. They will cotue out now fast as they can be sold. The prospect fer tile party is tot nt nil a gloomy one. and Democrat* should not allow themselves to thlmt that l*. There t* plenty of AfipMttMlty fer bard work, Istt no cause for fiUcuur- SgsmeuL a BALLOT Hlil'OHM. educate her people up to Uie best etan* srtl of reform, and not ban's back to curve entirely lta Illiterate element.'' 'flu- Telegraph long ago enlisted lu the same cause The electloo laws ought to be changed, not'lwcauso Geor gia elect lot* «n> corrupt, so far as wc know, but Ijociumw tnero Is noctl of pie- patvng tigafri»t the danger «f the fu- lure. 1 ITWlt dander I* that, the white licoplo dividing Into two parties, the negro's will again'become the controll ing voice In our government. We do not think he ought to is- dis- franchised. There are flow many ne groes who aro qualified’ to vote lntr-111- goiUly and wc luivc not the slightest desire- to interfere with or abridge their right of voting^ They ought to be protected to that right. But we are Brady of the opinion that the majority which controls the dcstiflles of Ceorgia ought to J>d a majority of the people in telligent enough to read the ballots which put It to power. We believe la the AtcUralhm ballot law vine awl simple, uot a modification of It At-h ns Alabama has adopted, and we believe It ought to lie enacted for the nvowed, undiogulsed purpoiw of setting up the lowest possible editcntloun) test for voters. ' For a good many years the "color line" ho* been drawn. It ,1U1 uot run through thu ballot box. Ruth whites und negroes could vote and have their voles counted. But the practical ef fect was the same as If color had been the test to determine the right to vote, On one side of the Jino >vas massed the Intelligence, thu ueallh, tuc cour age, the political skill, the virtue of tile state, nud that side was Demo- -l-attc. What muttered It that on the other side were a nearly equal number of men? A very large majority of the lucu might have been oil that side, and tlio control of "the state would have to- matoed ou tho white side. If the white* divide, it Is luevltubli that a contest will Immediately (sun* tuencc between them for the control of the negro vote. Wc may he sure that both will use whatever mean* am- more promising of success,, arid the result •annot fail to be n disgrace and disas ter to the state. - This will not bo be- -huso the negroes arti negrock, hut be cause n very large proportion,of them am *o ignorant ns to lie subject io cor- niptlug mlluenccs und the whites will be demoralized In the process of bring ing those Influences to bear. The Savannah Press, which ha* for a long tlute ably advocated'a change tn our clectkm law*, soys: "Alabama has Just **t on example to Georgia by adopting und train* a modin .-xtlon of the Australian ballot law. Su^Ji a plan should tie perfected by the next general assembly. Georgia cannot afford to be without on Improved and Inlelll teal ballot law. no matter whom It help* or whom It hurt*. The record has shown that Ih* betnocrslki party. North or fljulh. has not sugared from s full and fair vote nt Mr* polls under the Australian tofio.t- and then la no reason why .. should. The Democratic party la the party et ihr people, and it noau brat by the fullest expression ot lb* popular will cannot off.ud In tut* Mott to fall behind fa tail method of reform. Georgia must HON .A O. BACON- 'There w-i-ll perhaps he no more 1m- . (U-UUt work before tie- next' legiala- ture than the pelqcUon of rt-naur to represent uq in the national oougresu. There are, we believe, live aspirant* for till* houor *o far announced, any of «horn are well qualified to wear the r in lor hi I m-j-n'tlc. They arc, as a rule, men of large experietnee tn the affair* of gavinim-Mt. WMle th- Sir- cholrr- ‘ftilly l yields to efich candidate many good poltih* (in faot. nothing could be urged against ony ot the gentleman, it '* construed to favor ,und advocate he claim of the Hon. A. 0. moon. F»r all round- liun-as for thl* high of fice Mr. Bacon lya* no superior. He Is In the prime of vigorous and virile manliod. of fine per/toml appearance, of great intellectual ability and high Cduci'.lotnl attainments, with rlitc ex- perlenc*. As a lawyer, he stand* at the bead of his profession; a magnifi cent otn’or and an unconquerable dc- Infer He has n rved his country long and well; In war he was first ant >tig her clilralrlc tnn* to enlist In her defense, and nun lined untl her lll-mte-l eiuse w.-at down tn defeat; mid when reco- t traction period hung as n pill over his that# and thro]toned wlinit was left of thl* blighted country, he stand like a rimp.in! of Iron In ou£ legislative hall* and private life for the right and honor of our people Georgia has been Blow to fitly r'-tg- nize Oil* her Worthy son. The highest office ever bald by him -was. If we mis take not. 'that of speaker of the house of reprewcntatlves, and that wa* years ago. Geographically speaking, Mr. Bicon comm from the central part of the state. e-H-crdtofore we Im-e been going up nbbut D&KUh county for a United fbste*., senator. To' choose one from Bibb, no one should remphiin. No one that hi* observed the action of our Unit'd States semito for the past six months -will say that the time Is net. ripe for our best men to repre sent us In • congress. We need them now. The Star believes than- Georgia Is nw’ikc to the emergency; tint She will make no mistake In th» matter, and through the wisdom of her legislators soon Ito asremble call to tills office her beet material by the ejection of the Hon. -A. p. Bacon of the county of Bffrt).—Statesboro Star. SUIT FOR TOTAL DIVORCE. A BRIGHT PROSPECT. The Telegraph's Interviews with Mu eon merchants, prlutnl yesterday, do not reflect n local feeling hut that of tho whole couutry. Everywhere there Is n sense of relief new that the • tariff hill has passed, and everywhere mi iui provement of business Is expected, U’hut everybody expects, In it case I .to tills, Is very apt to come to pass. The cliuugu ill tlio tone of the newspapers during the last two or three weeks, sluce it Iwcniiic apparent that the tariff oontreversy was near Its eud, has been Very marked. The Rote everywhere struck is now one of hope. The de spair which had sot tied down ou the country ha* disappeared. Whnt .the country lias to deal with is Its real d.lllcultles—not Those dltlleultlcs, plus an mieertalnty, it hopelessness, n dis content that fuuqo fiiiy attempt to over come them ImiHissilile. .Otfij reporter found the warehouses of some of our merehiiuts almost empty, nud their letter flies piled with orders for goods, to be executed when the passage of tlio tariff bill had fixed the Ihis'.s of prices. Tills Is the condi tion df affairs nil over the couutry. For more than it year past the country has Imon drawing on Its" accumulated stock having largely curtailed homo produc tion, aud imported fur less than usual from abroad, lu this fact lies one ot tho,chief cutises which Is expected to bring nl*n\t nn immediate revival of bustuesa. It. would have been opera live had there been no change-in tltb tnrlff, und It will bo greater because ot tho changes made. Tho corn crop of the South, now about wife, will ho the Largest raised lu many years, if reports as to Its con dilion may lie relied upon. Other grai crop* hnvo been fairly good, nnd ex cept for fruR, there has boon no faUure Tho South, therefore, will be compelled to spend less.than usunl tn supplying her waul*. The farms are self-support lug In n far greater degreo than usual, Tho grx'nt money crop, cotton, wut no doubt sell at a low pric»per pound, but tho prospects are that the crop wilt be large.' Even at n low price, .when It 1* «n the nature of a, "surplus:’ crop to our farmers it cnntioC tall to bring prosperity to our farmers and to our section. t I'here hiiA ’beeu so much Lunlty howling’ during tho last five yearn—most of It for po litical purposes—that our people ham beeu persmnled tlmt the situation to much worse than it to. But they can not bo deceived, always, nnd we hope that before long they will nqt only be prosperous but will know they are. and will take up the task of making them selves nnd their section rich with cour age, hope nnd confidence. The Statesboro Star indorses MnJ. Bacon's eamlldaey for the senate in sprung terms. Ills qualification* tor that high office are so aptly presented by the Star, that the Telegraph pub lish** the srtlele to full tor the benefit of It* readers. ’ Nl>\V ONE RF.rUUUV. London. Aug. IS.-The Managua, Nle- arxxua. cotr. >pon-lent ot tjw Times, lew- sratihs aa follow*; A protocol hat been alrne! uniting Guatemala. N)-ar*soo. tun Salvador and Honduras into on* republic, la to- known as tho Ventral American Republic. Cunts Rico wa* atao repre sented at th* conterencdlwhtek .dtscuMal the propostfi union, but tbs', government be* declined to algn the protocol. Mrs. Grace Spence His Filed Suit for Divorce From Her Husband Atlanta, Aug. IS.—(Special.)—A suit for total divorce has been filed by Mrs. Grace Ella Spence against her husband, Morton TV. gpence. Mr. Spence is u promlnet broker, wlmse mysterious dls- iippeu-iunce from Allan-;a created eudh a i'.'iMi 1 .'.-Mi recently. He returned to Atlanta some time ago and has since t>een actively engaged tn business here. His wife charges in her allegations that her husband is a habitual drinker, und That he left his home on May 2, ISOS, in ’u fit of In-toxlca-tlop and has not since returned. Mrs. Spence Is. the daughter of John Paul Jones, who was M one time on the editorial staff of the Toledo Blade. He was afterwards owner and manager of the Atlanta Journul and was In bus. lire**-with Spence when the latter disap peared. He took Charge of the bust- ness while Spence was away and they were -together again after, the latter returned. Mr. and Mrs. Spence bath stand high In social circles nnd the complications that huve. arisen are deeply regretted here A Batch of Short Cablegrams From the Old Countries. -London, Aug. 15.—After the division in the house of lords taut nlnht on the evicted tenant’s bill, .Dr. Charles Tanner, Irish Natlunullst, member of the house or com mons for Cork, approached the Marquis ot Clanrkurde In the central!hall sad, In a menacing manner, told hlm .ltiat he was living on the blood of Ills, tenants. He also used other strong expression*. Tho Marquis of Clanrieurde wa* colli talked of having Tanner arrested. He did not do so, however, and the'incident was altowcJ to drop. Chtnricarde'a speech In the house ot Ionia during the debate on the bill wae much cheered. A large crowd wuiUng outside the house of turds for news of the result of the dlvlon. and when Lord Salisbury left tho house he waa loudly cheered. ' 1 A split has occurred among the mem bora of tho homo of commons committee which Is considering tho Irish land acta, and a minority representing views ot the landlord* have seceded. IRELAND IS H\t>. Dublin, Aug. It.—The Freeman’* Jour nal, commenting upon the rejection of thu evicted tenant*’ hilt by the house of lord* last night, urges Ireland to resent there Ir.toterable Inaults. It say* that peace can no longer be prenched to the evicted lenunta. • “Now Is the lime.'’ the Freeman’s Journal auyei ’’for the people to make their power felt in atrong, united agitation. Justice and mercy fall to move thu I rich landlord*.. Their vulnerable point la fear. l>t the pressure of public opin ion he applied In a practical form.'' Tho Independent says: "The government ha* mafia awcrles of mlsiaki*. The llrat the gveateefi- being Its failure to t uie earlier action." CHINESE VHSSRLS SUNK, laindon, Aug. 15.—A telegram waa re ceived here today from Yokohama, Japan, saying that seven Chinese vessel* were sunk in a recent engagement with the Japanese. Thl* report lack* conurnetlon, and probably erUes’from the statement cabled here from . Yokohama ►. last night saying that news ha* been received lht-te of a battle which took place on the Uth Inat. between the Japnneue and Chinese fleets, and that the Chinese were driven off. Inquiry being made at tho Japanese legation here fail to elicit my comirma- lion of the report. The French' gunboat I.lon which was present at the sinking of the transport Kowshlng. and which »\i» reported to have rescued eemc ot the latter’s men. hat arrived at T>>in Tsln. MUST BE CAUTIOUS. <; london, Aug. IS.—Tlie Tela Tain cor-' respondent of the Time* say* that any warship* trying to crow the bnr at Taku vflitiSut having given previous notice will b« tired Upon by the forts no matter whet flag they ma*- fly. N-wal vessels gtvhg previous notice will be admitted at the discretion of the Chinese au thorities. , CRUELTY TO KAFFIRS. . Capetown. Aug. 1*.—A dispatch from Fraetorta, In the Transvaal republic, says the Kaffir* are besieging Agatha and are treating the Brer population With atro cious cruelty. Number* of lM*r farmer* or* reported to have been murdered by the ecore. An armed forre la hastening to the rescue. V CASES OF CHOLERA. Amsterdam, Aug. li.-At Maestricht two casap of cholera tn 1 on* death' from that dtaewe have hern reported At Utrecht. Loblth and Mhlrecht reeprcUrely one ca of cholera has been reported. BOLD THE REVfijtV. London, Aug. IS.—Mr. 'Kretford Hope has sold the Saturday Review, which ha* Iren iff most fe-ty years tn the Hope family, to Ur. T. it. Edmunds, a tar- rtstcr, who will not change tte polley. ARRESTED THREE BLOTTERS. Rome, Aug. li.-The ponce say that three of the AnarcTiltls arrested tn f— suburb* ye»t*rdxV were tu a plot to ; anwinate Premier Crt*pl. Th* boMb to ,. uwd by the assassin bad been prepared and Glgantt, one of thoai al rested, bad been chosen to tbiyw it at the premier. HE'TARIFF BILL WITH CLEVELAND Highest of all in Leavefiing Power.-—Latest U.S. Gov’t Report in n'.frrr certlflebtes. United States I uoU-s and l.'nlfed States treasury notes, which are so used us to deplete the treasury gold faster :lian it accumu lates from all sources, Including cus toms, internal revenue aud sale of Load*; and, '•IVliqreas. there Is In the treasury, unused und .available, nn amount of silver equal to tol3,SS0,i>S2 American standard coin and value; and, •’Whereas, the income of the United Stoics does not none equal U* expend iture*; therefore be It “Resolved,- That the committee on coinage, weight and measnres he di rected to at once report to the house fur ito consideration a bill lirovldiug for the proper usejtnd uvoil of the wild silver." Another resolution, providing for the consideration of and -a. vote upon the bill under nn nder ho be reported by the committee on rules, was also pro posed. Various gentlemen made objec tions, und the document went to the box for reference. Mr. Talbert (Democrat) of South Carolina also had a resolution which he wanted the house to consider, buk objection was mpde. It .was as fol- lows^ “Whereas, kite tariff bill has been passed by the house, reducing the du ties on and chespening the necessaries of life; and, whereas, by sepjrate sets, coal, iron, barbed -wire, sugar and mo lasses have been put on the free list; and, whereas, wJthouh further legisla tion. the masses of the people will be very lltitle better off than before, therefore, be It "Resolved,That It Is the sense of the house of representatives that the peo ple’s money should be restored to its original status by The remonetisation of silver ut n ratio of 18 to 1, followed tty some flnaiici.il legislation on the dr- ciKijtlng medium ot the counkry, so that the people may he able to pur chase the necesBttrfe* of life lately re duced ill The talff bill” 2 The second morning hour was given to the committee on tlie judiciary, Cl ml nrnan Culberson called up The bill to make any conkrnct hereafter made, the payment of money in gold, diver or coin, payable In any legal tender of thq United Sfitito*. Consideration of the bill was Inter rupted by the conference report on the sundry civil bill. An agreement wa» .reported. Among the disputed Items, tlie appropriation of $105,000 for the families of the tnventy-ono persons killed at die Ford’s theatre disaster was stricken out and a commission ap pointed to Investlgake und report upon their claims. The appropriation of $25,000 for tho quarantine station tit Southport, N. C., was retained. The appropriation for the purchase o-f the Mahone lot ns a »'J.e for tlie government printing office was stricken out. The appropriation of $200,000 for the Cotton Stats u-nd In ternational Exposition at Atlanta was retained. The conference report was agreed to. Mr Sayers prMerited the conference report on- the general deficiency bill, which showed an agreement uoon nil polnito except Itho appropriation ot M.S09.539 to pny Pacific railroad Judg ments. Without that the agreed bill carries n total of $8,202,803. The Pacific railroad Item gave rise to h discussion ■which was not concluded when the house adjourned!. SUGAR PLANTERS IN DISMAY. New Orleans. Aug. 15—The passage of tie Wilson tnrlff bill has thrown n damp er on commercial dealings tn New Or leans. At least two-thlrds of her popula tion looked to the sugar Industry either directly or Indirectly for support, end any legislation that Is unfavorable to sugar has decidedly a bad effect on other com merce. The sugar exchange yesterday was In a turmoil, the members declaring that th* industry would be ruined by ad verse legislation; that free sugar wilt close down nineteen out ot twenty sugar plantations In this state, and that New Orleans will practically die a commercial death. Great hopes are entertained liy New Orleans merchant! that the free sugar amendments will not become law, and many still clltig to the forlorn hope that a bounty for the crop of 1SD1 will tie paid, but a majority have given lip hope of getting even a fractional part of the year’s bounty. (pcntlnuedfrom page L) ABSOLUTELY PURE For sale at wholesale by 8. It, JAQUES & TINSLEY anil A. B. SMALL BILLY CORNELL WON THE PRIZE Declared tlie Most Popular Kniglit o! Pythias in Macon By a Large Majority, A COMPLIMENTARY TICKE1 To Washington nnil Return During tk< Grand Conclave, ot Knights of Pytllla* Over Seaboard Air Line Railroad* FOR THE COLORED PEOPLE. The Tuskeegce Chautauqua for Colored People of the Bouth Next Week. To the Editor of the Telegraph: Begin ning Tuesday, August $1, and continuing till August 31. the Tuskcgce Rummer As sembly or Chautauqua for the colored people ot tho Bouth. begins . its second annual session to Phelps' Hall, the large and beautiful new bulldlnx on the rrounds ot tho Tuskeegee Institute. This assent bly Is designed to bring together leaders of the race for all callings for study, rest ■»nd recreation. The subjects to be discussed und Illus trated by practical work aa far a* pos sible embrace the following divisions: L Teaching.—Under this head will be such subjects 'as "ComTatlo i of Studies,” -Fractions Objectively Considered,” and •The Use of the Blackbogrd.” i. Theology.—Under this will come such subjects a* "Family," "Marriage end Di vorce," "The Negro Ministry and Its Needs," "Relation Between Morale and Religion." Domestic Economy for Women.—Un. dor this heed will come subjects like thiae: "How to spend money in the family." “How to prepare and serve « meal." Industrial Training.—Under this will be discussed such subjects as the "Dignity of Industrial Manual Work,” "Mechanical and Architectural Drawing,’’ "How to- Run a Dairy," "Plant Life.” ’Stock Rais. Ins" and "How ti Make Butter." A strong body of .torturers has been se cured. Under the head of teaching there will be such eminent educators aa rro- tessce' N. U. Young, graduate of Oberlln college. Such men as Rev. Dr. J. K. Bowen ot Atlanta will lecture on theology. Mr*. Warren Logan will be In charge of domtstlo economy, and will be assisted by Mrs. fi'heeks of Atlanta, and others. In the Industrial training, lecture* still be given by Mr. R. ft. Taylor, graduate of Massachusetts institute ct Technology Professor J. D. McCall, Professor a. \V. Hoffman, end other*. The nights will be devoted to popular lectures, musical concerts a ml other amusements. Much attention will given to recreation. Exeefltmt board at cheep rates his Iieen provided for. For terras; etc. address’at once Booker T. Washington. Tusksgee, Ala.. Aug. H l»l. WORK OF AN ANARCHIST.* Londito, Aug. 15.—An explosion .occurred last night at the new rrosa postoffim In • small stationer’s store to which the pcetofftce le attached. It was caused by a quantity of gun powder and nllro-gly. cerlne wrapped to heavy paper. The ex plosive package waa Inserted Into the letter box silt. On a portion of the paper .was written: "In memory of Revnchol L’eurdtn. VatUant and Santo.” WELLMAN IN NORWAY. Tyomsoe, Aug. 15.—Welter Wellman and party have arrived here from the Arctic regions, where their steamer, the ltagn- veld Jart wet recently crushed to the Ice. oampemn? them to abandon their attempt to reach the North pole. B7 popular vote Mr. W. H. Cornell, the well-known Fourth Btreet druggist, has, Ik‘011' declared the most popular Pythian Knight to the city. Mr. Frank Tharpe, the well-known East Macon grocer, has been ilecluretl the second most popular Pjfthlnn Knight to the city. The Macon and Northern railroad will furnish Mr. Cornell with a compli mentary ticket over the popular Sea board Air Line to Washington, good li-om August 27 to September 3 dui-tog the grand conclave of. the Knight* of Pythlak, which convenes on August 2S. About one month ago the Macon nud Northern railroad, with its usual *m- terpriso, offered a -free ticket over the Seaboard Air Line to Washington to the most popular Knight of Pythias in Maaan, the knight’s popularity to be determined by the largest number of coupons clipped from the Telegraph and bearing his tonne. Thla offer has been published dally anil has excited oons'.derablo interest among the knights qf the city, a large number of whom havo received a very complimentary number'of ballots. The contest closed last evening at 0 o’clock, and when tho ballot* were counted it was found that Mr. W. H. Cornell had received 2,100 toms and Mr. Tliavpe, tho next highest, 1.03S. OtUers ranged ftoin 1 to 1,000 votes. It is not always tho case In contests of this kind that the most popular man wins, but If there is a more popular knight to Mooon than Billy Cornell the public nt largo Is not av.-qro of It. Genial, Jovial and whole-souled, ho Is Just the man who Bhould have won tho prize, and his thousands of friends nre proud of him. ‘PERSONAL. ■ The -Hebrew young men will give another of their delightful dances nt Crump's Park khla evening, Mrs. W. L. Smith and children and Mrs. -E- H. Taylor of H-jwkinsvtlleare visiting Mr. R. J. Taylor in Vlncvlllc. Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Cnraker of Mil lcdgovllle, who were married la At lanta yesterday, passed through the city last night cu route to MUledgeville. Miss Katie James soiled on tlio Kan sas City yesterday for New York, Bos ton aud other points. Before returning, to Macon Miss James will toko n course nt tlie Boston Conservatory of Music. Misses Mamie and Maggie Dnrmgh nre at Tallulah Falls, where they will remain some time. M!ss Pauline BasJjIn leaves today for a visit to Alabama.' long to be remembered. The Moh. w > tctjk as many of the'refugee ;i s * * could carry, while others went in rS vate boats. Gen. Cabezas, on uasim! ing command of Bueflelds, issued * proclamation declaring maraal The Americans felt much disappoint at the action of the comm-and-rs ‘,, the American vessels, the Mariilehe-i.i and-'the Columbia. They thoueit American marinea had been landed protect American lives and pronertv but at the supreme moment these - a ii been abandoned. The officers claimed 'they were compelled to obey the orders of Cabesas, but would neverth-i-,, brook Interference with American inter eats: ' Americans who attended to the r own affairs and have itaken no pm in the political intrigues are not In the least molested. Those Americans who were Involved in the political Intrigues Srave left,. They went to Oin't O’Neal of the United States man-ofl war Matblehead and implored his pro. taction. He told them briefly that o they -had violated the laws of the ,-oun. try he could' not afford theta proiec. ‘ tlon, and If -they took refuge on hit vessel and a demand eras made for ■them he -would be compelled -to E | v « them up. Cttpt. O’Neal remained firm In Ms position- despite the appeals and endreatles o< those. In Intrigues who eough't his protection. The Mohawk eras not In port when tho Sunnlva lett. having gone to Port Iilmpn with her load of natives and Jamaicans, from which point c.ipt ■Stewart etateil he would continue his Journey to Colon for Instructions as tj whteher to let the Spaniards remain In ppssessl'on or drive them out or Blu#. fields. Gen. Lacsyo, formerly commissions! general at Blueflelds. returned with the army, composed of the ndherent* cl Cabezas on the one side and the sym pathizers of Licay-0 on the other. Th» latter Is the more popular ot the two and It Is e*kl that the plum that causes the Intense rivalry between th?in Is the governorship ot Blueflelds. It i« reported that Lacayo Iras threatened to blow but the brains of Cabezas at the flnst opportunity, and as they live with in fifty yards of each other thl# oppor tunity may corns at any moment. About 300 of the' troops have be-n —nt back to Roma nnd Greyiown, and It i> reported t-?iat Lacayo has takent advant. age of the opportunity to rid BlueliciUi of a number of the adherents of C«b-.-id* One of the passengers relatea that j/ic.iy- told him personally that he Is in itluefleldi to .stay. Maorlx, the Nicaraguan sure, tary of the Interior, 1* In Biuelleldt. he Is reportofi as saying thut tlie sen-fir.* of troops to Bleuflelda was wholly m. necessary. The only fear that people ol the Mosquito reservation have from th« establishment of a government by the Spaniards, Is that they will make the Im port nnd export duties so high Hint no body can do business. The people of Bln?, tltldg have had their fill of Jamaican gov. eminent, and want no more ot It. a government by the Spaniards would he far more preferable. CAUGHT THE MURDERER. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 15.—Jim Sum. mere, a negro who Is wanted ut (.mark, Ala., for the murder of two men nam.-l Prescott, Is in pall In this city. Th« Alabama authorities have been notltle.l. The crimo was committed lust year, an I rewards aggregating $tto Have ooen ot tered for the murderer. \ AT BLTJEFIELDS. The Nicaraguans Havo Established a Relga of Terror. -Mobile, Ala., Aug. 15,-Tho steamer Semnivu arrived hero at 0 o’clock to night from Blueflelds, Mosquito reser vation. She lett Blueflelds the morning of August 10 and reports that the Nic araguans arrived at the Bluffs Monday, August 9. and moved on Blueflelds Au gust 8. Thtf - force numbered 800. Blue- fields was occupied peaceably, the Mos quito flag was lowered, loaded into cannon and tired with a salute to the Nicaraguan flag, which had been hoist ed to the top of tlie flag staff. British and American marines were notified by Gen. Cabezas to return to their ves sels. The older was obeyed. The Brit ish offered to take Uio Jamaicans and natives to Port Llmon free of charge If they desired. Six hundred of these subsequently occepted the invitation, us iht-ro were rumors that the N,.-;u- ragunna Intended to kill all the Jamai can aud natives. There was for a time a reign of terror among this class of Inhabitants. They ran through tho streets, the women screaming and tho children crying, tho men hurrying hither and thither carrying their house hold goods. Some [eft all tlmt they had and rushed to the wharves, wilttng to go In any sort of a craft, their o\il desire being to get away from Blue fields at once. The- scheme ,nt the wharf was one Skin Eruptions and similar annoyances are caused by an impure blood, which will result in a more dreaded disease. Unless removed, slight impurities will develop into Scrofula, Ecze ma, Salt Rheum andolher serious results of I hare for seme time been a suiferer from a fctvere blood trouble, (or wfckii 1 took many remedies that did mo no good* I hate now taken (Of bottles of I f -I-M with the moit w#nderf ul results Am enjoying the beV. health I ever knew, hasr Riine-d t*t»nty pounds and my (rieods say they never saw me as well. I am feeling quite like a new nan* JOHN S. EDELIN, Gotcnuuat PiUtitg OQre. WxUtiactftfl. D. C Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases nuiied fret: to any address* < swift sKCinc ca„ Aumz, e$. Bad Blood JOHNSON’S MAGNETIC OIL! Inttant Killer of Pain. , Internal and Externa!. 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