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gpgg!SW#^!WBfiW56SW^! ON TELEGRAPH. MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2.< 1894. »tii8i#Cupf^j Cents* the situation at NEW BEDFORD Th , Operatives Are Oat to Stay Until the Mill Owner* Come to Terms. both SIDES ARE DETERMINED w Indication to Thnt a Long •irth. Will Bo |tt Ordor *“ *«■*• •* jUilH—C*l»or Troubles end Strikes Blnwlnre, Sew Bedford, Mass., Aug. 22.-TI10 great Strike of tlie textile operatives lias developed Into a period of dogged nud determined activity on troth sides, and there are no now developments of in- taken by the governor in their behalf. The reWef conmilttee received somt Clip* jrtles in the morning and headquirtera were opened again with the expectation of getting much money and provisions to response to the proclamation. When the d'wrs of the supply station were opened 400 men were assembled in double rows waiting to have their bas ket* ftlle<l. One thousand loaves of bread, made from four sent by the citi zen* of Allegheny, .Mien., were dishimi- ted. Cash contributions were received which wont to make up $100 in the treasury for the purchase of meals to be used 4n extreme cases. An evening paper is authority for the Btattflnent that the Pullman Company has recognized the Brlckmakers’ Union of Pullman and Roseland and the strike In that branch of th.* big concern will 60on be over. President Wicket refused to discuss the matter for publication. Governor AltgeUl and Mayor Hopkins thus morning decided on a plan of re- ellf for the starving Pullman strikers. The scheme is to secure the aid of rail roads by their furnishing free transpor tation to all of th’.w of tin* town peo ple who desire to seek work elsewhere. INVESTIGATING THE STRIKE The National Labor Committee Still Getting at Bottoms in tha Pullman Trouble. And Ik. Polina.n NO SALARIES IN SIX WEEKS. Portsmouth. N. H.. Aug. a.—It came out today that the 200 employes of the Portsmouth 'Manufacturing Company, Sodth Berwick. Me., had not been paid salaries for six weeks when the mills cloned down last Week. NOT BRECKINRIDGE'S DAT. teres t. Today the feeU“S is 111111 1,10 oUler yarn uilUs of tlie. city are not likely to follow the lead &£ the Howland corpo rations as soon A was predicted yes ter- day. Wliatevepthelr decision may be, there Is likely"'to be a continuation of the strike to die time set by many at the beguiling of the trouble. All -of the arrangements made by the opera tives and their employers are la autlot- paUon of a long battle. Mayor Browell has Issued the follow ing call: "Ike fact that 10,000 operatives in our city are out of employment Is a public calamity of so much interest to all classes of citizens, I feel jiistllled In rnak.ug tin attempt to relieve the city of this unhappy and embarrassing BltuatSuj). so fatal to Now Bedford's laiuvsts. 1 feel that if citizens lepre- Saatiug our mill managements or In terests and those representing the op eratives will come together and coaler nud consider the conditions of the sit uation in a splr.t of greatest good to the greatest number, some course may he determined upon which will be of bCiielit to all concerned. A Are is much more easily extinguished at its com mencement tlma utter the structure Is In flames, while the savjng of property is vastly greater. I, therefore, uivltc representatives of the mill corporations anil operatives to meet in room 4, Li brary bit-IJing, tomorrow, Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. Let us meet as citizens imbued with a spirit of recon ciliation and a desire to accomplish wiiat is for the best interests of our people. “Stephon A. Browell; Mayor." Mayor Browell states that ue hopes that the board of trade arbitration com mittee, of which he Is chamnnu, will decide to act with lilm in die matter. He thought It well, however, to issue ihe call today lu his ofllciul capuday as mayor of the city, In order to Bnvo time. There was a mass meeting of the weavers on the common this mornlug. An Immense throng was in attendance nnd the enthusiasm was unbounded. Speeches were made by Secretary Hurt nud three other members of the weav ers’ union. The gist of the remarks made by the speakers was to refuta tion of the statemout yesterday by An drew 0. Pierce, tlint the charge that ruts had been lengthened or other un fair advantages been taken of help Is untrue. An attache of the Bennett mills, who Is In close touch with tlic l!i,in:ig-‘ini-iit, stated today that the mills have a large nun tier of onleiu ell hand which are for delivery la the near future. If a determined stand is takeu against the demands of the op eratives they will of necessity be can celled. Lexington Turned Out En Massee to Honor Old Brock's Opponent. MILLS AT FALL RIVER Fail River, Mass., Aug. 22.—The Bpln- ners at the Sanford Sptantag Compa ny's works went out on a strlko today, reius.ng to work’ under a further re duction. They have been wflrklng nt lower wages than are usually paid in mills where colored hosiery yarns nro made. The back-boys In the Globe yarn mills havo left tlielr work and the spin ners there are Idle. Secretary O'Uon- noil of the union went to the mill to day to try and effect a settieiueufvJmt no arrangement had been arrived at up to 1 o’clock. The following corpora tx.-ns have shut down for an lndotlnlto Period; ' Aunrra Barnard, Cornell, Durfees ■■ Nob. 1 find 2, Flint, Hargraves No. 1, Granite no. 3, Laurel Lake, Robinson, ttigt-uwi^ Burden City, one mill; Star- ford, two mills; Tecmnsek, one mill; tVnmpancng, two mills, and Wceta- tnoe, one milk The Shore mills will close tomorrow night and the American linen mills will *1 --I- Saturday night. The number of looms running In other mills varies from flfty to 1,000. About 3110 spin ners and 4.500 weavers are out of work and as the yarn continues to accumu late the carding room anil other ployes trill be thrown out of work. Print cloths are very firm, and offers to buy nt 2 3-4c. have been refused. TO TRY ARBITRATION. Boston. Aug. 22.—Today Secretary Supptee at the -board of arbitration and Conciliation notified the manufacturer* nnd striker.- of I^nll Rtver and New Bedford of the existence of the board and its objects. The notification calls the attention of manufacturers, or _ rations and other employers of labor nn-J all isnptoyes and labor organic i- tiano throughout the comma in wealth to the pravisrons o fthe law for settle ment of differences between employes and employers. This ts the first step taken by the board tn matters of this kind. Commissioner Barry states that the committee Is closely touching th- ►tate of affairs tn Fall Rtver and Nt-, Bedford. We have sent Word to the oprtles of our existence he said, "but the law require* us to do more. If the troubles still retain their present s-- rioua aspect we will visit the cities in uuestlon either tomorrow Ur next day. Lexington, Ky., Aug. 22.—As early as 8 o'clock Cnie morning people com menced swarming the screens here, pre paratory -to amending the Mg Owens barbecue at Wood hind park. Country people are here by tne score, all wear ing either a badge or -a butron showing thoh- choice la -The now highly eens-a- tioiKit congressional race. Bciurcely a Seale yr -Breckinridge badge could be been, and ][ seems as If everybody favoring -the election of either of these oandid.nces (had left the town or were keeping Indoors. The day is beautiful and -.-ae bright sun cast its rays -through the beautiful oak treea In Woodland park and added- to the Cheerfulness of the scene. There everything was In perfect readiness. Scores of beeves arid sheep have been cooked and burgoo. Is ready ■ to be dished out by the gallon. The street in front of Florentine ho tel bidding was so lull of people it was almost Impossible to pass on main street. Those who will pantl'dpalte in the oratory were aUso on the streets early. Owens was up and ready for the greatest day in the (history of con gressional politics in Kentucky. By the time trains from differenlt points be gan to arrive, the street* were alive with a surging mass of humanity. The Breckinridge force* were distribu ting little sips of paper on which was printed: "Breckinridge and brains." There were thousands of women on the streets and lire. oars could not carry the people to Woodland park fust enough. 1 The FVayette Owens cltfb, 2,600 strong, formed on main street to Jolrf In behind- the Woodford; Scoot and other delega tions, which caipe in on the Sout-hern raid. The street cars breugnt the bulk of -the ladies' who came with- the Geoigetown delegation, bun a great many of -them had to walk. Mr. Ow ens. accompanied by President Barney Tracey, Judge G. W. Klnkend and D. E. Frazee, headed the procession, and when passing under the atrge Breckin ridge banner on Main street, Mr. Ow ens raised his -h,.a;. The oarriage nvu3 followed by the state guards and then oame the Woodford delegation, 1,000 strong. The Scot* County delegatljn followed with 136 men in line. A large, handsome banner bearing -the picture of Mr. Owens wa* - carried Jus;, behind the band of music. Numerous banners ■were borne, on which "faithful to his trusts is, Hon. H. V. Owens,” “after the fun, the aborning," “He has never betrayed a trust," Soott county en dorses him." From Georgetown there were 416 la dles, -Uhls delegation -was followed by the Georgetown. oolored band and a large banner on which mis printed “The Ashlaud district will be proud of him." There .were probably 8,000 peo- pcl In line. Judge J. R. Morton of this city made a thrilling address. Introducing Hon. George -B. Klnke'.d. Judge-Morton said that it was unfortunate that there was a division of the strength opposed to the renomtnatlan of Breckinridge. He thought the people would finally tri umph in the defeat Of Breckinridge nnd that Mr. Settle, the third man tn the race, would not recelvo much support, as soon as It was found that Owens Is the contending man against III -kla- ridge. He said the 20,000 people leav ing their homes today and turning out in one mighty protest against the re- nomtnatlon of Breckinridge would seul hts doom. Judge Klnkead’s arraignment of Col. Breckinridge was one of the most bril liant ever heard. He fold ot the In consistency of Breckinridge, reviewing hla entire life and putting In a dramatic way the proceeding* of Judge Bradley’s court in Washington. "See him ns he introduces hts mistress Into the school at which your daughter are taught and of which he la a trustee," he Bald, In a bunt at eloquence. Ansumlng Ibe role of Marc Antony, Mr. Klnkead tokl of the deception praqtlced by Breckin ridge oh Mrs. Blackburn, the widow of a man whom Kentucky was proud to ton or. He was fo'Jooved by Professor C. M. Albert, a local politician, who went after Breckinridge for Unit axing, he was was the only man in the district fit to represent It In congress. "What a ca lamity would befall us If he were to die." sai l Che speaker, and the applause which followed tasted several minute*. Mr. Owens’ arraignment of Ool. Breckinridge was the most scathing •that has yet been delivered In the cam paign. lie told how the colonel would quake when In battle, completely dis figuring his war record. In referring to Breckinridge’s repentence for hla long years of dual life, he said that should he commit a crime for which a negro would be lynched in Kentucky tomorrow, he would tell his friends he wa* penitent and declare to those who disapproved the deed that he was a fit subject to send to congress and defy them to way aught against him. The address of Mr. Owens win heartily re ceived and the 8.000 women present ex pressed much cnthusliem. MaJ. H. C. Mcow'ell. speaking of the crowd- d fight, *ald '.hat he believed Bre-iklnridge had met his water Wo. •Should Breckinridge get the nonrtni- tion they would run McDowell against 'Chicago, Aug 22.—In the opening of this morning's session of the national labor committee, Chairman Wright an nounced that the majority of the wit- ucsscs for labor had been heard, • and that Oho railroads nnd the Pultrrvm Company would now be allowed to put their side of the question. "We have still," continued Mr, Wright, "a num ber of labor leaders to hear, who live outside of Chicago, but who have not yet been able to get here. They will be heard alt the proper time. In tile- mean time we have been furnished by the Pullman Company nnd by the railroad companies with a large number of flames of witnesses. These will now be called In the order lu which they come on the list." ( The first witness wns Frank W. T: Glover, a Chlcngo real esilate' agent. Mr. Glover deals In property n't Kens ington, whloh Is a suburb adjoining tho town of Puilmtm, He sali, trom an outside Inspection.of the Pullmin houses (-he had never been inside of them), they were much more Inviting than the ones rented by hint at Kens ington for J12 a month. Ho said there ivaa no sewerage at Keusiugion, mid no repairing there, us uit Pullman. He declared rents had not been reduced ^it Keuslugtou. "If I were a poor inan," mild Mr. Glowr, '.‘and had & i should prefer very much to live iu Pullman i\j tiler mail lu Kensington. The surroundings are so beautiful in Pnllmau and the 'place tso moral, i wouid iutiler pay *2 or js' per month W* ******* ^tofcoahataauoof in r'uii- RELIEVIXG THE DISTRESSED. Chicago. Apr. 22.—The relief appeal Issued yesterday by Governor Altgcld was received by the deetMute people cf Pullman today with general expressions oC jt>y and gratitude for the interest KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Jacksonville, Aug. 22.—A special to the Tfcrmj*-Unlon from Anthony. Fla., ■aya: Today hVUl St ran.Khan, aged 12 y« Company and Rail road Manager* Have Ueeu Sum moned to Mate Their Grlev- • ucu In ihe Matter* ruul Hermes, an ex-empioy*e of the Pullman Coim/anv. ikjw n POLITICAL POTPOURRI Bits of Gossip of Barbecues, Conven tions, Nominations and Speeches by All Three of the Parties TOM WATSON OVER IN PUTNAM « He Delivered a Speech In K«tantoti*«ni! resigned Cleveland And Ihe Dem ocratic Party—lilts Day Next * Sacarilay In Baiumlllts uilmau Company, now a news ugvn„ nacre, testuieu lokt ne ihviug-.it nu rt*- luvuce o*t mne* room* wad cneap at fja a moutn. He would not' ljvo m Kens ington under any ciroum*tanoes, on ac count of olicUoive sowers, tie thougut uiat It the Pullman employes had left whiskey and beer alone they would not hav-e had nearly.so much distress. Wn *..ci , oAs-e^amJuutlou Mr. H.*rme.s could not esilmaie no w large n pfopor- tion of the. Pullman population used liquor to t»xcexs. is. II. Johiiston .testified as to iho comparative value of property In Pull- nun. Kensington and Koselnnd ■ cauld get a nou>e for less money ... Host-laud or. Keuslhgton, he said, but he did nut get as gootj a house /or it no mouey as lu Pullmau. Tno Pullmio employes were temperate foe the mo^t part, and of economical fcabirs. He tes tified that rents had remained station ary fn the suburbs of Pullman, and that a house which ren’ted for 217 lu Pulnuin would coot |12 outside Wm K. McKay, a reporter for the Chicago aiiiil, testified tlm he h id been present ut mahy labor ^eetlugs and had never heard the strike leaders counsel violence. '“How were you impressed with the speeches?” naked Judge Worthington. "Didn't you 'think they were sincere, or were they simply so much buncombe?” "I thpught the speeches were sin cere.” .Benjamin Atwell, another reporter, followed. Ho had Been nn violence done by railroad employes, fie had heard, he said, strikers counsel their companions dntlng tho trouble at Blue Islarid not to commit overt acts. Alexander Lunggruen, a Pullman employe, was the first witness to te*j- Eatontbn, -Aug. 22.—(Special.)—At last litnara Bounty bus had u dose of third party ur.itoiV, but despite the malicious and 'nsfdfoua Uttack made upon tho portals of Democracy by McDufllle's calamity lowler, the Hon. Toni Wat son, -they remain uninjured uhd still present an unbroken fivnt It -waa & new dish which he qffered here today, and being ,W'holly Unused to the bill of fare* Putnam's staunch Democracy refused to eftt thereof. It savored tho much of tho.tlosi* which wus offered in tho 70’s, when the Ite- publictn misrule or African domination was refused once for' all and white supremacy was adopted In lieu therepf. ThomuM ]$. WutsL'ui eipoke here today to a crowd at perhaps 1,000 negroes and 200 third i party whites, mostly from Newton, Greene and BatdiWlh. Ndt oyer fifty wtufi people from PtUhmm were sj'nvpathnsera with the dbctdnfe advo cated by him, and some of them were heard to say after the speaking that they oould not swallow the pill* pre sented by him, coated with the otlor.of negro d'jrrrfnaEon. ' . V: He a bused Cleveland a nd the -.entire Detwodrani,? (party; said Olevelahd was tne tarpon 1 Republican ever incorporat ed In so much human hide. Ho told the same old.ptory about the careless and extra va*.int expendltoufo of ; money M)y the government and about the burial of Senulor Hen rat costing $22,000. He spoke about? free books for the schools and unredoi-nredi pledges of the Dem ocratic party. The manner in which he pleaded tv j the netfroes was nauseating. He ftpoke it*) 111.- ik’.irr-tt.'fi .rlvnut the A\n- trahau ballot jaw and he advised them to assert their rights ut tha poll* and not let*the Whiteman hold over t-hom the fear of mortgage or old ctebt when tlie time comw for thorn to vote. It was one continual harangue of what they Intended to do when they got Into otllee. We have enough of -Watson. In the election in October next Put nam will take !u*r old place as the banner Democratic cjunty of Georgia candidacy will be generally acceptable to 'the Democracy of the oounty, but nut othenvife. Tin- wo it her here Is hot and dry, no rain having fallen in this vicinity for nearly two weeks. HINES AT JEFFERSONVILLE. Jeffersonville. August 22.—(Special.)— Judge Jam'M K. Hines spoke here to day. A good majority of his hearers wore m-grooa. There wan great di»vin- podntment over the fact th«<t (Hon. T. E. Watson did not come. We Will roll In <i good majority for Atkinson when the time comes. BACON AT STATESBORO. Statesboro, August 22.—(Special.)—On last Friday iUij, A. O. Bacon apoke «it Sylvunfu and it la reported made *»ev- erad converts to Democracy. * The TVm.trr.itfi of thla place are de- lighted at the proapect of having MaJ. Bacon epeak here on the firnt Monday in September. I feel sure that a large majority of our people are for MaJ. Ba con for the senate. I have heard some populists say they desired to see him In the senate. We all say hurrah for POPULISTS IN BUTTS. «£?,? k ? on ’ A . u *- 22.—(Special.)—ColonM Whitaker, the PooullM nominee for congress, addressed a crowd of 600 peo ple here today, about half of whom were Democrats.. His speech created ®J* thu «k»rn. Old Butts is dyed In the Democratic faith. TENNESSEE UEPUJJUCANS. They Seat a Negro Delegation Over the Protest of White Delegates. NashVllle, Aug. 22,-After an all night’s session of row and wrangle over the color line question raised in tho David son county delegation, tho Republican state convention at 4 (/clock this morning decided In favor of seating the negToes. WHAT IS DOING IN WASHINGTON The Senglor* Scattered About the City to Prevent the Presence of a Quorum. THEY ARE WAITING ON TARIFF It Wilt Btrom* a Law Tuesday by Limit orTlim—Tli* Oulu Itntrva Climb ing Up A Frw Million Dollars j —Ollisr Sm\rt Item*. ’ BIG DAY IN BARNEBViLLE. Evans, Atkinson and Gordon to Sppak v There Saturday. •Bameaville, A-ug. *22.—(Special.)—Sat* urdiy will be n'blg day In Birnoovlllei Hlpn. W. Y. AtklnKoh. civil. .Ob-im-nt A. Evans and Gen. John B. Gordon are all tb speak hero that day. Every citizen, white and colored, with in flfiy miles of Barneavllle Is cordially lnvi-tnd. Gen^ Evans extends a BMnlal invita tion to his friends to.be present. Reduced rates, will be given on all r.iilit>ada. ' . This will be the greatest fcvent of the campaign In this section of the state, and probably the only tltne when three such speakem nnd great leaders of the Democratic party can be hoard from the huBtinx'*- Spuldlng and every county ndjdlnlng Pike will Bend large delegaf/ons. TWENTY-FIRST DIOTRICJT. A Candlda/te Nominated and Hon. A. O. ' Bacon Strongly inuViwed: Gordon, August 22.—(Special.)—The Twenty-first senatorial convention mH in Goj.lon yeeterday and’was called to order “by Dr, O. C. OW>»o:i .Of Jon?*. J. E. 'MethvlU of WUklnson was 'tlfy at tho afiernoon swklon. II3 eJeoted permanent chairman and Dr. O. thought he hdd been troated fairly by j q Q^hson awretary. The following del- tlie Pullman Company. Employes, *»« egates unawered to roll call; Twiggs- said, were not afforded an opportunity qoI. A. B. Jones. Dr. William O'Daniel, to tell their grievnnees-thut was the I w# & I r ju i k , g. i. Denmrd, L. F. main difficulty. He returned to work Crawford. L. D. Shannon, Thomas My* killed by lightning just teilihd door of hta home. The b*>lt struck the boy Just a trove the rignt ear and ran down his Jrtght side and w-g, pacing out at the foot and i*tating a holt In the floor. From the boy's right oar V) the little tb of his right foot there was a dark blue streak. His clothing on th? right aide was «pllt .is thousti cut with a sharp knife and bis right shoe was torn to pieces. at Pullman after the,airike. and wt* obliged ; to sign an agreement to have nothing further to do with the Amerv- can Railway Union in order to gst hi* position "back. , . * - . , John Fitzgerald, assistant fire marshal of Chicago, read a long list of cars, tow. ers and other railroad property burned, showing great loss to the railroads. The oldest person ho ever ••uw setting Are to cars was 19 years of age. All the rtst were m**re boys. He had seen no railroad employes doing Incendiary work. One? railroad men helped him to extinguish a blaze. He bad r.een a man cut fire hose, but did no; recognize him. The crowds hod never obstructed the work of tho department that he knew of. I£e did not know' If f!ie Incendiary boya had been Instigated bjr the strikers. One hundred and forty-seven cars, flvo shanties six depots and eight towers were burned In his district from July 6 to July 8 Inclusive, thla being the period of greatest violence of ’ Incendiarism. Dr. John McLean of Pullman told of the attitude of the company toward tho men .injured while at work. His duty was to care for all such men until they re covered. He did not think a hospital necessary at Pullman. He anid the com pany paid the expense* at a hospital down town of ell men hurt while Ip Its employ. In the charges, men whose hands hud been hurt, the witness said, fhey had employed another Junior doctor, and there by ignored the company In the matter. Payment.ol their expenses at the hospital had been refused by th? company on that*account. Dr. McLean asserted tbwt the trouble at Pullman was, in a measure, due to the use of liquor by the employes. In 4.909 cases of Injun-' the witness had never seen the company refuse to pay all the expenses connected therewith, besides drug store bills amounting to II.7W an nually. The commission will heir Superintend ent of Police Brennan tomorrow morning. The commissioners decline to say whether they will summon George M. Pullman or V. P. Wick*. Commissioner Wright said that In dealing with the railroad side only the Illinois Central and Rock Island railroad* would be cotuddered, these being the roads designated by President Cleveland. "We have no power to compel the gcm.-rat manager*'of other roads to attend.” suld Mr. Wright, "except am they are able to give testimony bearing on the two roads “ rick, John Kitchens. Cnpt. W. L. flol* omon. Wilkinson county—J. E. Moth- Ain, O. O. A. Daufcht'ry, Cel. John Lind say, H. F, Car«wdl. J. K. Arlngton; H. Fords!. W. A. Jones. Jones county— J. R. VinBuren. Dr. O. CGlbson; On motion ot J. R. VatiBufen, W 7. Hwrlson was nominated by acclamation for sen,i»tor. On motion of R. VnnBuren the fol lowing motion was paused without a dissenting vo»te: "Resolved. That we recognize the pure Democracy and eminent state* iifue-hlo *jf th*- Hon. A. O. U.K-.n nnd that we insLrucit ixur senator to vote for him lor the tamortftle office of United States senator, ns l'jng .as his name In before the leglnlntiir- " On motion of Col. John Llndsty th' : . : t ■ »■ -Iti'Wn w in u:j inlrn ui-Iy "Revived. That we indorse the Hon. Frank Cftatribers for the y/j«ltlcrn of Judge nt the Ocrmilgfi ludlotal circuit, and, believing him eminently fit and qualified to fill the position, we instruct our senator to support him fl>r this pkice." The following fffcutlefnef) ,w**n* select ed as the executive committee for the frAlsxing two y»*«r*: 'I’wlvgs county— W. C. Fa-ulk, I. N/MsmvrolL Wllkimion oounty—W. A. Jones. I. K. Arrington. Joms county—John T. SVrMlam**, J. R. Vaniiuren. J. E. Mtdhvln. Chairman O C. Gibson, Kecty. ’Lily Whites,'' as they Have been denomi nated, were In high dudgeon when the vote unseating them, was announced. "Are we to understand by this that tho white. Republicans of DaVldson county fc*re to bo Uirfrauchlaed 1 " howled Col. Eli jah Ashcroft, standing In his scat. "It means that you are to leave tho floor of the convention,” replied the spooker. The Idly Whites then filed out under derisive Jeers. On passing through the doors one of their number turned nnd shaking his fist behind said: "Yos, and we will vote against your nominees.” The convention then adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning without having ef fected a permanent organization. The platform adopted by the committee reaffirms iillcgl.iiic■<» to Republican princi ples; favors bimetallism; Is opposed to a state banking system; favors tho ex clusion of Annrchlsts and pauper classes from any country whatever; favors such legislation as will make It possible to ud- Just differences between * labor and capl. tal on a fair and equitable basis tor each; favors the election laws recently uincted In Tennessee by i Deriiucrai-c legislature. An amendment condemning Secret .political* organizations was tabled. mSttee on platform. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION, San Francisco, Aug. 22.—Tho Democratic state convention assembled hero today, effected a temporary organization, ap pointed the usual committees and ad journed. • NO DEMOCRAT IN IT. Morristown, Tenn., Aug. 22.—Th# Demo orats of the First district have decided not to put out a candidate to* congress, but will fuse with the Prohibitionists to try to elect Cheaves, Prohibitionist candi date, over Anderson. MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS. Macon, Mias., Aug., 22.—The congros- fclon.il convention or th** Fifth dtMtrl-t today nominated John Williams untl Indorsed his record In opposing tho bill indorsed hla record In opposing tho bill repealing the sllvor purchasing clause of tho Sherman act. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. A Wogon Lon (led Witt Pooplo Ktm Into By n I/ocpmottvo. WJShluxton, Au*-. 22.—The ecwlon of the senate today lasted only an hour <md tliroe-qunrtera, .tnost ot that lima Mug epetj; in wutttng for the appear-- au<x> ol u quorum. Tho lack of that article had been called to the attention * of the vlee-prealdcnt eooti after tile hour of meeting, and when tho roll of ecliatora «us callod It wa* found that only 22 had responded. The eereeaut- at-drm* wag uhereupon directed to re quire the attendance of absent, sena tor*, and, titter waiting .more than ua hour, It wu* ropouud by title clerk to tlm vice-president, und by tho vice-, pivsldeut to (the genu to mat 43 sena tors, exactly «i quorum, had uuawered to Uleir names. Of these 31 were Democrats, fg uepuimcaua, and 2 Fop- ui.si*. Apparently satisfied with t„u result o-. luo ui.impi .0 compel sena tors to attend to -iflelr puhltu duties,- luo iiaLiu* telegrupued .0 absentees wuhlu txaen ot Wiu.umgton to ou in Hie seUitto clumber .-omjrrow.tue leaa- tn on the Democrjtle s.ue resolved on proceeding to the eousiueruiiou ot ex- eeudvu ousltteu, aud at 4:ie p. m. tne senate adjourned. WASHINGTON GOSSIP. The Gold Reservo la Climbing Up. Slowly—That Alcohol Error. ■Washington, Aug. 22.—The gold re serve passed the »5*,uOO,OiW murk to day, betug a gain einoe yesterday ou nearly gJuO,uuo. dlitco the experts ou geld uuVe ceased, tt Is hotlet>ablo that more gold coin than usual is being paid tn at New York ou account of custom* duties, it untouu'.lug to 8-10 of 1 per A reiotuuon favoring local optlon ta^ffl’ reri^r °tal! C ** municipalities was referred to the com- A* Ju y ‘ Paris, Tonn., Aug. 22.—A terrlblo lie* cldcmt happened on tho Poducali, Ton* flesaop ajjd Alabama railroad this ovbn* lag. Ah tho north-bound train wan nearing Hazel, Ky., about fifteen mllet -. r . L --- - ... north ot Pari*, in potiiDM u crossing »t n v,ow , ' 10 P ur " struck n wugon loaded with people nnd ' ^ *“ UetwcorH Aldrich aud Quay wvro at work tttts ‘moruhig eudeuvonng tc smoth the way for tine puasige of tho li5use bill through tho oeaako that cor rects tho error mjdu In the larlff bib relative to tho rebate ou alcohol ufted in the nrtsund sciences. Such action,, owing to the absence of a quorum, can only be had by unanimous consent. It is understood Uliat when tho bill passes the senaite It will go back to the house. JJfcJfcW fiom that Iff trnictl It left It. Tin* sugar men will umcrid it by attaching to It,, as a rldlr, '•the Molt ill ley bounty for /he crop or 1H94, and It la not Improbable that other amendments looking to tho. pro tection of Some Industries that Muffercd- by reason of the tariff bill will be mndo to the bill. Tbfcbou ho will flien b<j given the nltomtutlvu of agreeing to tliCMe am**!idiiK*uts or pcriiilttlng the error regarding alcohol ta go uncor** rected. « Bo mnny dl^lurblng reports havd beon mn’le ok to the effect ot disputed points 1h the new tariff bill that Secre tary Carlisle, It Is said, will mike pub lic aR pfflcl.ll statement ns to his un- derstnr\dtug If Itn provisions. It Is well understood In the treasury department thit 111" HOcrid.iry will "oiihIiii * disput ed provlslonn In a liberal way, m nc* cordtince with the manifest. Intent of congress, not taking ndvnnuige of quibbles based upon mistakes In punc- llvo of tho occupauts met tlielr death. The unfortunate party was crvscUig tho track as the.train oamo thunderUig down upon tln-ffi and tlic horses became alarmed at tho wh!fltUt, which was sounded for the croMlns, and rail Into tho aittlo guard. Tho p vehlcle could not be eztncated beforo tho locomo tive crushed into them. The killed are MIxhch Jennie and Lillie Kay, uged IS aud 20, daughters of I. T. Ray, his son, Tube Ray, and two young ladles, Misses Mnnnou. A young tnua ntundd liny was badly Injured. There Is m blame attaclicd to tlio railroad. THe company rendered all the relief possible to the injured persons. ♦guano and powder. A Brltsh Steamer Loading lq New York With Ammunition for Ja^>an. MASS mKBtnKQ IS CAMILLA. Mitchell County Dem * Armor tor the r.»t» Putting on Battle. Camilla, Aug. 22.—0 meeting of the Dem; county was held hert J. W. Spence, th? u sent-arlv* Jpecls!.)—A mass 2T.-VU of Mitchell YMMMay. Mr. minis for repre letter to the i ■ Hiking 1 him t«; I'.*li.-v jilrn f the candidacy. Th? convention accept ed Mr. Spence's pnup*4dtlon to relieve him from the ra<-*» and n unlnaiod Cal. Isaac A. Bush u* a sulUMt clllj(iht« this time to make the race, subject to the nomination ‘Jf the rums meeting wMdf Convenes here on next Saturday put > »i. /'f n »rnf n < •'* !• g*' repnaient Mllcheu bounty In the con gressional OQBTuflM. Oo)* Bika' agrees to accept the n/mtnutlon provided hla Now York, Aug. 22.—The British steamship Cain,- Caut. MuthljM, which arrived here from 'Charleston w!rih phosphate for ilapah, will also carry large consignments of arms and iinumu* nltlon. T»*e vessel la to sail ubout 8ep- tember 4. »l**r ng-tita in thin city r*.- fUi-jfli to say who were the shivers of elgth tons of cartridges and fifty tons uf rifles which have been accepted for shipment to Yokonama. As the vessel ha h i capacity of 3.000 tons and Is only- loaded with 1,000 tons of phosphate It 1« expected that the balance of the cargo will be made up of arms and ammuni tion. The Cain files the British flag, so that it 4s not expected that she will have any ddfloulty in reaching herdestlna- flOBi TO 8COOP A RAILROAD. Memphis. Aug. 22.-Tha general offi cers of the min*/.* Central railroad give It out In Memphis that after September 1 that road will own and control the Chesapeake. Ohio and Southwestern and wixild run Its fast passenger and freight tra'ins from New Orleans to Chicago through Memphis qvar the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley and the C. C. and O., abandoning the route for fast tralim through Jackson. Mias., and Jacksort, Tenn. About eight months ago the Lou- lavjlle and Nashville began negotiations for the Chesapeake. Ohio ami South western. but was finally stopped by the state of Kentucy. The price paid by the Illinois Centrsi la sold to bf 15.00^.000. EIGHTEEN HUNDREDTH BALLOT Dallas, Tex., Aug. 22,-On ihe XAOOtli ballot the sxth district Democratic conventvoted ns follows; llurkc g7, IV*ndcxter 32. Abbott 22. At ono t!me during the day Burke lnck<.d t»ut two votes of being nominated* po**e of the lawmakers. Speaker Crisp Is quo/ted ns mylnw thnt In* felt mrinlii ihat the tariff bill will become a law. Ho docs not expect the president to hIkij It. If** thlnkh It will become n law without th * execu tive signature, and that congress will adjourn within an hour nfter the fact becomes known *to tho members nnd noii i tors. I’REFARZNO FOR THE CAMPAIGN. Democratic and Republican Committees Getting Ready for the Fight Washington, Aug. 22.-WIth the close of cohffrsH the managers of tho congres sional notional campaign committees oro preprint? for tho OtaU campaign with much energy. Senator Faulkner, at tho head of Democratic committee, Is dl- re<Ung his efforts toward holding a Domocmtlc ‘majority In the house of renownUillves. Extensive headquarters are In operation, with the executive work In of Hecrctaiy Lawrence Gardner. Tho work thus far has been In prcpnrlng full statistics of districts, writing tho campaign book and In circuiting docu- The campaign book Is about half rompleted. It will bo a volume of about 300 page*, showing the work of congress and the reforms claimed to have been made. It will be furnished to speaker* as a text for their effort* on the stump. Th** statist It s gathered are the most elab orate ever undertaken by tho committee. MEETINO OF SOUTHERNERS. Washington, Aug. 22:-A large number of Southerners resident In Washington as- rembied at Wllkird'* hotel tonight to ar- rang*? for the reception of delegations ex. peeled here to the con wntlon on the *nh Inst. Col. Blackwell of Alabama, third auditor of the treasury, was made per manent chairman and Dr. Walter C. Murphy of North Carolina permanent sec retary of tha reception committee. Over 600 i>jtlfl*.atlons from prominent buslneas men, boards of trade and commercial crg-anizitlohs have been received an nouncing their Intention to tw present os to be repr*-Minted at the convention. CLEVELAND IN WASHINGTON, ; Washington, Aug. 22.—President Cleve- »ind returned to Waahlngton tonight from fcWffitlaf at Orsy Gables, Mr. CtsvMsaA seemed In the. best of health. Ills tralu reached here st Id* o'clock. Private Sec retary Thurber awaited him with a car riage, and he was driven at ones, to the White BoMf. A HUSBAND DEFENDED Hid WIFE Tampa, Fla.. Aug. 22.—TXxlay at St. Fftemburfc H. P. Harrlwm shot and klll il R. E. Hennelly. Harrtoon Im- mciiutely aurrendsred to the authori ties. eit.if.ng that he killed Hennelly bcmUSt* the latter hid been writing ob«cen*i letteru to Mm. Harrison. Tha dead man leaves a wife and several children. 1 ttBi — rmamm