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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
KiiablUhH ISM. I
PablMbew |
10 SHUT DOWN
ALL THE MILLS
Ths Situation at Fall River ami New
Bedford Is Growing More
Serious.
| Th . closing of tb. Hills Will Throw
out Twenty-five Thoosnnd ho.
horsrs— Lnbor Tronbl.s In
Other Section*.
MACON. GA., FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 24. 189k
| Dully, 87.00 a Year.
| Hii>KloCupi’,;9 lent*.
which they regard as of vastly moro
importance, and that 1* th*.» "jxirtlcu-
kir»” law. Yesterday Preeideot Sav
age. with Secretary Whitehead of Fall
Elver, was «eut to Boston to sock ud-
upon this point They sought the
advice of Charles Wade of the state
police and Attorney-General Knolton.
At khe office of the chief of police
they received the opinion that tne
law would be construed to be favora
ble to the operatives. *
The atate bourd of arbitration had a
buay afternoon^ Chairman Woljott
usrreed to meet thetooerd here tonight.
Mr. Barry put In a long time with the
t*plnners, who pretty throughly placed
their condition before him. Meanwhile
Mr. Warner was with Mayor Brownell
I _ r oatix/P^ NOT DISCOURAGED nn<l learned that official's views. Then
|0PtRA ,,Y . to 1 the party adjourned to the Parker
house, where the mayor played the host.
Mr. Warner tried to find some mill
managers this afternoon.
"As nears as I can find out," said
he. "the mill men are all out of town,
but I suspect they are not inclined to be
seen by any one. especially reporters
and state arbitrators. Everywhere I
am told they are out of town or at
dinner. 1 can’t find them or learn of
any one who can."
Mr. Warner thought that the mill
managers’ attitude if they were trylftg
r*ill River, Aug. 23.—'The publication ; * 0 escape aconferenee, was not at all-
p the agreement to shut down the proper, and he caid: "K .they don’t
the agreement
mills w.m a surprise to many
riien they picked up their papers this
morning. Notices of the shut down
were mailed Inst nlglK, but It was the
' v . .. . eVilnsv .i W BUilliuuil
Intention to keep the whole thing a ; i u , ilr ; n .. j don't
secret today. The executive commit- ■* —■
tec Is unwilling to give out the text
of the notices to. the public. It was
agreed that when "tile 'three-fourths of
the spinners represented by tlie sign
ers to the order should decide to order
the pursuit of ft certain course, the
others would sound by the ortier that
was issued. Tonight, therefore, tt Is
confidently expected that every mill in
town will elose except the CauonicUt,
the Baruuby gingham, which had shut
down, uud the Fall River Iron Works
mill and the Seaconuett, which are not
In the association.
The beacouno.i; mill is running on
the reduced schedule, and may be com
pelled to shut down by the help, who
may stay out. Tne King Fnlllip, Atnerl
can Linen, Metacomet, Fochsset and
other mills that are wholly running or
partially Idle, are expected to close
with the rest.
There will be 22,600 opera'Uves out of
work, exclusive of 2.600 who are known
as sick help.
Secretary O'Donnell of the Spinners'
Union Is well pleased ut the decision
arrived at by the manufacturers. It
relieves him and the union trorn a very
trying position, in which the funds
were seriously threatened. Tne weav
ers, of course, are lu high glee, as they
have oDttilnetl the eumtmiculc. for
which they were seeking.
The length of the shut down has not
been agreed on, but tt will depend on
the attitude of the operatives aud the
conditions of She market.' Pour weeks
Is the longest time mentioned, but
there is no guarantee that it will, not
last for a longer period.
The committee of the manufacturers'
association 1 . has demonstrated that
there Is a greater unanimity of feeling
than the most sanguine supposed,to
exist. At noon today it was confidently
believed that every signer would stick
to the last. Even Agent Sanford,
whom the manufacturers are talking
of very harshly, has concluded to dose
the Olobe mills, and the Sanford Spin
ning Company will also remain closed.
Among business men and others the
big lockout is regarded with much re
gret. Nearly 5100,cAt weekly Will be
taken out of circulation, and there Is
always a great risk In trading among
operatives when a shut down takes,
place. Some will pay 'their old debts,
but others will not. If they can avoid
it by removing to other places.
' AT NEIW BEDFORD. V,
New Bedford, Aug. 25.—The fourth
diy of tho strike opened with a new
elemeWt In the battle—the state board
of arbitration. (Both sides remain us
ilrm as ever, apparently neither in
clined to yield one Iota. The board of
trade arbitration committee have
failed to accomplish much, and now
the only visible hope for a new set
tlement les In the meeting under the
cull of Mayor Brownells tonight. Of
course, this applies more_dlreo:ly to
the cloth mills, as there are hopeful
signs for an adjustment In the yarn
mills battle.
'Richard P. Barry of Lynn and Rich
ard E. Warner of Taunton, members
of the state board of arbitration, ar
rived in town this morning to Investi
gate the matter. The third member.
Charles Walcott, Is now on bis vaca
tion, and was not informed of the visit.
Immediately on their arrival, the ar
bitrators visited the office of the may
or, but not finding him in, separated,
Mr. Barry .dropping in on the strikers'
commtttoe at Spinners' ball, and Mr.
Warner visiting the mayor at his busi
ness office.
Mr. Burry slid: "We dropped in on
the New Bedford strike to do a little
skirmishing. We will ndt probably take
official action on the strike unless Mr.
Wolcott joins us: but we just wunt to
see how the land lies.”
•Mr. Barry was asked as to the prov
ince of the board In such matters -Just
how far they can go. and how they
move. ‘‘Woll." be replied, "we have
the power to hold public hearings nnd
summon witnesses, heir testimony,
nnd render an official report: but we do
not like to do so. often we prefer to
use the conciliatory plan—to act ns
mediators between the turtle* to the
dispute and . see If we cannot make
both sides look at things like sen-ible
men. rather from directly opposite
•ides. But this la not nlwnys success
ful, and 'then we usually have to re
sort to the hearing system. We may
b ne to do so here. We cannot tell
yet.”
Mayor Brownell has requested the
state board of arbitration to be present
at the meeting of conference tonight.
He said the meeting was not Intended
to be public, but to comprise such del
egates ns each union chose to send and
such nvinufacturers as would attend.
Every labor organization In the city
will be represented by Its secretary
nal one detegtte. but It cannot bo
learned how the manufacturers look
"how some Inclination to be fair with
the board of arbitration the board will
get up a big public meeting here In
New Bedlbrd and see If they can't bo
m ule to tell something. We have the
right to summon witnesses to a public
hearing. 1 don't see any reason why
it the mill men are not willing to-let
the public know their position, In a
reasonable way, the same as the labor
men do. they should not be placed on
record ns the ones who have Instigated
all the trouble.” <
'Mr. Barry met the card and picker
and heln union executive committee in
Spinrurs’ Mall this afternoon anti ascer
tained their views.
Secretary Bose was asked this after
noon what effect he lock-out at Fall
River would have on the strike. He re
plied he did not think it would cause
any alarm on the part of the operatives
of this city, for as he looked at It the
tho lock-out will only be for a short
' time, perhaps not over two weeks. One
mill* superintendent interpreted the
statement that the mills would stou for
time time and then start up on a re
duction on top of tlia which Is now the
Issue, when the mills resume work, lie
was also of the opinion that If the
weavers wre going to make the matter
bf partloutars an Issue they will never
work twain in. thesp mills, for the man
ufacturers will never give them particu
lars. and he did not believe the law
would over allow him to be so com
pelled. He said the present difficulty
from the manufacturers' standpoint,
was with the spinners, and that tho
weavers would not be cbnsldered at all.
THERE 18 A LULL
IN CONGRESS
Tha House and Senate Anxiously Await
Glevaland's Signature to the
Tariff Bill.
VISITORS TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Tile President He* Es|trni«d Ufa fjl«**t-
■■traction With the Prevent bill.
BfTorlc Being Slade to Hnvo
Hliu Sign It.
THE LABOR COMMITTEE.
The Investigation Brings Out Pull
man’s Connection with «he Rock
Island.
Chicago, Aug 23.—General Manager
St. John of the Chicago. RoCk Island
and -Pacific Rci.llro.Nd Company ap
peared as a voluntary witneas before
eie national labor committee. Mr. St.
John testified that the Rock Island
total had 12,517 employes. He then read
a series of briefs covering the strike
on the Rock Island road from day to
day. ''Our' Arts trouble," said he, "oc
curred Juno 29. At this time n meeting
of a few Rock Island employes ' and
iiiiiny outside were held on Blue Island.
A mutton was passed to strike, all
present participating in It, whether
railroad employes or not. This meeting
was addressed’ by Debs, Howard and
others and was the beginning of the
strike on our road. No official notice
was ever given to any officer of the
Rock Island road that the employes
Intended to strike 'and no notice was
ever given tine road to discontinue
hauling Pullman oars."
Manager St. John then read a 1 list of
men. glyjng their employment, who
were ait 'the Blue Island meeting al
ready referred to, and who voted for a
strike, though enemployed by any irafl-
road. Among these imen were tailors,
plumbers, bartenders and' others.
"Fully two-thirds of these'men were
not employes of railroads," said Mr.
St. John, and he cited the names of
several persons present by whom be
claimed ho could prove Ms assertwitf
He Chen detailed the Incidents of the
strike, tening how several trains were
stopped, how engines were repeatedly
cut off and swJtehs thrown open by
men alleged to be strikers, and how
those men who wished to work were
Intimidated alnd forced to stop work,
whether they wished to or not. Dep
uty United States marshals," continued
Mr St. John, "as a rule, rendered good
sendee at Blue Island, but It was dis
covered that twenty-seven of the mar
shals were striking switchmen, sworn
in by the order of President Debs of
\he American RaMway Union.’'
Mr. St. John gave dates, names nnd
minute details of various alleged 1 inter
ferences with trains by tho strikers.
The Instances were numerous. . He
scored the Chicago police force nnd
declared that they often stood Idly by
and ipermttted overt acts. He cited fires
by the score, and declared that In some
cases those who cried to put them out
were shot «t. New men were.waylaid
on the streets and besten, and the road,
on July 8, deemed it expedient to send
out new employes, fearing they would
be killed.
By July 12 the trouble began to nbste
and by July 16 everything was quiet.
"The total number of men who actually
struck was 522. the rest being Intimidated,''
said Mr. St. John. 'The total number re
instated was 71' About 6.000 men were
out altogether. All men have been
empluyed agnln whom there were no
charge* against.."
■you state In your reports," saM Chair
man Wright, "that in many eases tne
men engaged in there riots were strikers.
How Jo you know this?”
From reports made by our employes."
Has the Rock Island railroad ever In
creased the wages on its own volition?"
I think It has."
'Can you call to mind any caaea In
which this was done?*’
"I cannot If this has been done, It has
related to individuals and not to the
empNoyes in general. In regard to black
listing." Mr. Bt. John said, "the Rock
Island road had no blacklist beyond de
barring all employes dismissed on one di
vision of road from working on another
part or the name road." He asserted that
iWhsdifngton, Aug. 23.—All interest at
tibe capital today centered 'in the tariff
bill. Both bouses nre meaning In a
perfunctory manner and adjourning
without any serious attempt at legisla
tion. The president's return naturally
gave rise to no little speculation as to
his action regujdlng that matter.
When tt was known thtit Speaker Crisp
had seen Mr. Cleveland today, the
former's committee room became at
once the Mecca to which Republican
und 'Democrat alike turned their foot
steps In order to learn the president's
intemlont. AH of the number were dls
appointed, so far as any posltlveelnfor-
matfcrn wits concerned, for all the
speaker would say was that the presi
dent would probably allow the bill to
beootne a law without his signature. He
satd the president had not told him
what he would do, but from his gen
eral conversation regarding the bill the
speaker nrade the foregoing deduction.
The president, it is sard, has not thesl-
taited to express to some of his cullers
his objections to the bill. These objec
tions are at attrong today as they were
when Ms now famous letter to Chair
man Wilson was read In tne mouse more
than a month ttgo. None of tho gentle
men who saw him today asked him If
he proposed vetoing tne 'hill. They uro
so entirely convinced that he will not
pursue so drastic ta oourse 'that they
felt such an inquiry would be an Insult.
The constitutional limit of ten days,
In which the bill may be operative with
out the president's signature, will be
reached tit midnight on Monday next.
Should a vote be withheld an adjourn
ment of congress would follow the next
day. ...
Boms of the Democratic leaders who
saw the president this morning have
urged him strongly to sign the bill.
They have asserted that any other
course would discredit the measure und
the party, and that tt would be a se
rious handloaip to 'them when on the
btump during the October campaign.
The president Is reported go hsve heard
tltes* geunlemcn patiently and to have
shown by.hlk responses that tie was:hot
Insensible to their arguments. In some
cases they have returned to the capitol
Ing that, utter all, there was a possi
bility that the- pre.tlden.Wal signature
would be affixed ;to the measure, but os
one of the number expressed it, "there
is only a possibility."
, Equal uncertainty also exists ns to
whethre President Cleveland will send
a message to-congress concerning the
bid. 'He late been urged not to do no,
but to withhold anything he tnay
choose to Hiy upon the subject until ths
reassembling of congress next Decem
ber; to be incorporated In his annual
message. «
Secretary Carlisle spent most of the
afternoon at the executive mansion,
discussing With the president the new
tariff bill. It was stated yesterday that
Secretary Carlisle would make public n
statement as to the alleged defects nnd
errors in the tariff bill, but Hits after
noon it is sold he will defer an expres
sion of his opinion on Mo matter.
IN CONGRESS.
The Senate ami House Await the Pres-
dent’a Signature.
Washington, Aug. 23.—In most re
spects the secslon of the senate today
was a close counterpart to that of yes
terday. No business -whatever was at
tempted, even the reading of Wednes
day's Journal nnd a message from the
president having been prevented by the
fact that there was no quorum present
and answering. On (he roll call only
thlrty-four senators responded, but two
senators came In and had their names
recorded after the list was made up.
Then there were four Republican sena
tors present who declined to aawwer
when their names were culled. These
were Messrs. Mnnderson, Quay, Petti
grew end Bboup, so that nil told there
were forty senators present, three less
than a quorum. A report from the ser-
geant-at-arms ns to thp execution of the
order of yesterday directing him to "re
quest" the attendance of absent sena
tors was presented, nnd then a more Im
perative order was given to that offi
cial, directing him to "compel” the at
tendance of nlx-ent senators was pre
sented, and Col. Bright immediately set
about the difficult. If mot impossible,
task. As there was no prospect bf his
succeeding In It today the senate, after
on hour's weary waiting, adjourned un
til tomorrow at noon.
Assistant Secretary Pru'len reached
the capital building shortly after 1
o'clock with noma presidential nomina
tions. said to be Important, but owing
to the lack of n quorum they could net
be laid before the senate anl were tak
en back to the White House.
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Aug. 23.—The one item
of Interest in the proceedings uf the
house todav was the animated coloquy
between Mr. Cummings (Democrat) of
New York and Mr. W. A. Stone (Repub-
lh an) of Pennaylvahi i. over the report
of the committee on naval affairs upon
the investigation. Into the alleged armor
plate frauds. The report was aecoin-
p HI pntid by s Joint resolution which was
the Reck Island ros.1 has always treated agreed to directing the secretary of the
Its employe* with the greatest considers- navy to have plates now on certain
tlon. and continued: 'The doors of the I ships removed and subjected to bullae-
oMcials. from the president down, are I tic tests to determine their quality,
al loys'open to the humblest employe." | The*- are the idat-s In which defects
When asked about the relations between were shown In the Investigation to have
the Pullman Company and the Bock Is. existed, ami the te.ni were suggested to
Und road, -Mr. St. John tendered tb* com- | determine whether or not they are up
at the proposition, as they nn* m,n- , ra | t(M me c ruract, but asked that It bs I to contract require,
committal on tip. subject^ Th‘ si:u-i- . ri. ni the general pubUc. I Mr. S' .ne ass--: t.-i
nferring the committee refused I Company, while jus
terms. j vestlgatlon and test
nnd attlude of 'he Howland ,
p ■ ration also will undoubtedly be dts-1 to tax-
cuw-ed.
_ And few o. Pierce was asked If the
Posed them, and replied that he should
no: answer any questions of that kind.
"Let he rung take Us course." said
only are the weavers determined
i withdrawal of the notice of a
cut dawn, but they have another fiuue
The
John fixed the losses of his com
pany during the strike at from t30).Q» to
ft were* Including damage to property.
-We have many Idle Pullman cars since
the el.'se of the W-.rll's I'.ilr." *.»id ttu
I that the Carnegie
t as anxious for ln-
the house, had
Rock .stand Company owns a half not been accorded fair play in tbV In-
all It* Pullman care. l)y the vestige lion. This srouswd Mr. Com-
e Rock Island Is obliged to inlrig., wh > made a spirited response,
Pullman cars, strike or no strike, declaring that the Carre-vies Company's
“ i~s. or *i. cm. I | nt( . re , u h3d carofuny Rl .
tended to in the Investigation than had
those of the navy department, which
hail atao. he «!<1. been as trial.
One Ur two private bills were passed
ami nt 1:10 o'clock the house adjourned
(Continued on page 8.)
ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS.
The Special Committee TeMs How the
Fraud was Perpetrated.
■Washington, Aug. 33.—Th* special
committee of the house, which has been
investigating the charge* affecting the
reliability of tihe maiterial for the ndw
ships furnished by the Carnegie Com
pany of Pittsburg, laid their report be
fore the house today. The report snows
that the contract with the company
covered .1 p-’tl.i.l ,11' two years ami three
months, from Novemer. 1S90, to Feb
ruary, 1893oThe amount of armor plate
contracted for was 8,978 tons, ousting
15,6(1,aid. The repont severely criticises
both the United Suites inspectors and
the contractors. The Inspectors, It says,
were not oorrupt, but Che work of In
spection was negligent and defective.
The Inspectors assumed that the com-
p.wy was watching its superiretemlen'ts
and employes. The company, on the
other band, railed on the inspectors,
asking In this connection, “What were
they there .for?"
Both company and Inspectors, Che re
port'says, were culpable. The manu
facture of armor plate was going on
night fad day, Sundays Included. The
Inspectors were on duty eight ltours a
day. Thi'ir inspection covdred only
(8 out of 168 hours a> week. The frauds
ore Characterized by the committee ns
crimes for which no tine or money com
pensation can adequately aitone. The
committee do not feel the necessity of
drafting a criminal statute, but the In
terest* of the treusury, ithe fives of our
seamen and the safety of the Sutton
demanda that such acts shall be se
verely punished (n all persons con
nected with them.
"The efforts of the company and Its
superintendents, Cline, Corry and
Schwab," the report concludes, "have
been to satisfy the committee that the
■armor late Is up to the requirements
of the contract, notwithstanding the
false reports to Inspectors, doctoring of
speclments, plugging of plates, etc.
The unblushing character of the frauds
to Which these men huve been parties
and tihe disregard of truth nnd honesty
which they have shown before Che com
mittee render them • unworthy of cre
dence. The only way to determine the
actual condition and strength of tho
armor plate Is by subjecting certain
plates of the group- passed by frauJ
to bailnsttc tests. The committee can
go no further Into this investigation
without knowing 'the eotual ballastlc
refilstence of groups of ptetes, passed
by a teat of plates Chat did not really
represent these groups. These tests
should bo made by tho government if
■ the company will not pay the expense.
The committee have selected the plates
Which In their opinion' ought to be
tested. The)' recommend that the
money necessary for such teals be
token from any heretofore appropri
ated for tihe tncreaso of 'the navy under
the tread of "armor and armament."
A joint'resolution is presented, carry
ing Into effect the recoinmend'i'tlons of
the oommI't'tee. The resolution was
agreed to by the house and the order
was printed in the Teoord as a docu
ment. The record specifies plates (o be
tested from the Monudnoe, Terror, Ore
gon, Indiana, Maastchusette find Mon
terey. •
SIGNED THE AGREEMENT.
Companies in tho Southern Railway
and Steamship Association,
Coney Island, Aug. 23.—The conven
tion of tho Southern Railway and
Steamship Association met this after
noon und after a short session ad
journed. It was developed during tho
meeting that the following transporta
tion companies had signed the associa
tion's agreement for the ensuing year:
The Western railway of Alabama,
the Atlanta and West Point nrrtway.
Southern railway, Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia, Ocean
Steamship Cotap any, Georgia railroad,
Louisville and NaShvllle Rullway Com
pany)' Clyde ytevemShlp Company, Han
na* City , Memphis raid Birmingham
railway, Brunswick nnd Western rail
way, Alutoante Midland! railway,
Charleston and Savannah railway, Sa
vannah, Floritla and Western railv.Uy,
Georgia Southom and Florida railway,
Wilmington and Wehlon railway. At
lanta and Florida rollwliy, Port Royal
and Augusta ra'-l-Vuy, Baltimore, Ches
apeake anil Richmond Steamboat Com
pany, NUahvllle, Bt. Louis and Chatta
nooga railway, Western and Alan lie
railway.
The executive board of the associa
tion met at 3 o’clock this afternoon.
Tne entire session wnB given ur> to a
delegation representing Bo it them com
press Interests, opposing u reduction In
the rate of 10 cents 100 pounds psld by
Southern transportation lines for cot
ton compression. Tho matter will be
decided by the executive board tomor
row. Another meot.bg was held'dll*
evening and the members were in so*,
slon up to u late hour. Nothing could
be learned of the proceedings,
TOPE COMES DOWN.
COL. ATKINSON
TAKES THE FIELD
Opened Fire on the Populist
Stronghold in Meriwether
County Yesterday,
IT WAS SAID TO BE A CLINCHER
Tlis Populists Wore roinplstsly IIOMtrd
In Tlietr Kfierts to Tnurrupt (lio
.■ Spssksr—Ths Kegroot Won't
Vots For lllnea,
He Say* South Carolina Voters Arc
Under the Ring Lush.
Columbia, Aug. At.—Dr. Shmpsoh
rope, a reform candklnto for governor,
who bolted the recent reform conven
tion, lias withdrawn from the contest.
He sayii that the great majority of tho
votern appeared to be under the lutsli "or
the ring” and it will be Impossible for
him to get out a ticket In a majority
of tho counties. lie says dll.UUO re
formers nnd a'-’.OOO conscrvntlves nre
virtually dlgfranchlscd uud 14,UUO ring
stem dictate who shall hold the offices.
He advises the JO.CHHI reformers to re
fuse bo vote for governor In iho pri
mary nnd thus put the seal of conduit,
nation on ring methods. Ur. Pope
;would Jmvc received a largo vole Uad
he continued iu the race. There
some talk ttttjas out a ctndMate
against John (.'ary Evans, the alleged
r ug nominee, but ns Mr. Popc'slpwith
dyiiwtU was only announced tills nr
ternoon nothing definite has been done.
The election will take place next Tin s
■ re.. iiii.I l( would he hard fir Hie d'»
affected elcincrfl to unite upon mjy one
uiaa In Unit time.
until tomotrow.
A DIABOLICAL DEED.
DynamKa Cartridge Exploded In n
Threshing Machine With Fatal Ef
fect.
Akron, O., Aug. 2-1.—While thresben*
were at work on the farm of George
Whltner. ou the weslern edge of the
city, a box of dynamite was found con
cealed la i fbeaf of wheat. Half an
hour later a dynamite cartridge, which
had been secreted In another sheaf,
v. i- expl -l. il lii Hi- .- p ii.,'. r.
lag the machine ami selling Ore to the
barn. John W. Iliac*, Jacob and
Cl tries Lacey attempted to rescue the
bone* In the barn. They fail'd and
Charles laieey loot Ills life in the at
tempt, .BtM. waa fatally injured.
i'-ur Inin—'. -n- ui'il-- .nil 'ml
cattle were burned to death and Whit-
hit's entire wheat and ont crop and
many farm Implements were destroyed.
Greenevllle, Aug. 28.—(Special.)—The
first morning of Hon. W. V. Atkin-
son's first campaign speech since his
nomination opened rattier gloomily, If
a mliuty rain with a chilling wind could
oast a gloom ovcV Georgia's Democracy,
or (he manly efforts of tier brilliant
young governor that Is to be in the
next few months.
At an early hour tide morning tho
sturdy and prosperous farmers from
among the commanding hills and fer
tile valleys of old Meriwether came
Into town 1n companies, you might my,
followed teller on by the prosperous
merch'a'nlts nnd yeomanry from Wood
bury and: adjJtalng counties. Superior
oourt Is in session here, with Judge
Sampson Harris presiding, which body
kindly adjourned for a few hours for
the brltliant Atkinson to discourse true
Democracy In Ms former home county
to the best people of old Georgia,
which be did In the most forcible, logi
cal and plain manner possible. Popu
lism was shown up In Its true light, Its
fa Kudos were opened up no plainly
that (he moist stupid licurer could see
that Populism was nothing but a one-
man power, originated to benefit a few
soreheads Who had been disappointed
In securing offices so often that (hey
wero now willing to do anything, bring
devastation If necessary upon the coun-
try to rntlsfy their cravings for office
nnd (0 rule. Ool. Atkinson's appeltls to
rne errng ones who had left tne Demo
cratic rank* for Populism was earneit
and effective, as R was remarked that
net a man out of the hundreds prose
who heard his earnest enureuitle* would
fall to vote Che Domocratlo ticket next
October, and help idle up for Meri
wether’s distinguished son a larger ma
jority, if possible, than, any governor
,1ms received In Georgla'for years.
The enthusiasm mianfexted hers to
day 1n be naif of Democracy was Im
mense, and thoso present would wager
anything on Mr. Atkinson und the en
tire state tifidtet receiving an over
whelming majority. The best of humor
prevailed -throughout the day nnd if
there were any Populists in town soon
after listening to the eloquent Atkin
son they forsook their new and false
God, Populism, nnd returned to their
old party and true Jehovah of success
for the South, the Democratic parly,
the party of our fathers.
Mr. Atkinson hits been sojourning a
few d'ays at Warm Bprtngs and Is in
splendel physical and mental condition
to conduct a brilliant and winning cum-
paign for Democracy.
Meriwether, as well as al» the con-
nglous count les, will give an over-
wueiliving Democratic majority, end
Populism, with Its nuny damaging
fnllaotes, will receive another black eye
thiH tt will not be able to open In yours
to come.
Mr. Atkinson was Introduced In an
eloquent and becoming manner to tho
people of his childh'uod by MnJ. Parks,
and when he arose a shout (or Atkln-on
rent the air. and the walls of tho grand
old court house swelled with enthusi
asm ns Meriwether's favorite son made
his bow.
■ills speech was Interrupted ecveral
times by u few hot-headed Watson fol
lowers, nnd each time their Interrup
tions were mot by Mr. Atkinson with
•uch cutting wit and wire,ism that it
noon had auch telling effect that the
Pops began to vacito tho court lnuse,
ns they were unable tb keep In the
game of interruptions without becoming
the butt of ridicule by tho negroes
present, who applauded loudly when
their young m ister, in* they call Mr.
Atkinson, would give them one of those
unique, cutting replies to their querrlen.
dir, -Atkinson charged Mr. Hines with
saying that ho know he (Hlncul would
get the most votes in the election, but
that the Democrats would count him
out. Now. appealingly, Mr. Atkinson
said, "boys would you vote for the nom
inees of any party when/ leaders did
not have eenae enough to c -unt the
Mules when thev had received them?''
This querry brought a yell from tile
crowd o< Democrats, nnd the Pops be
gan to fun to keen from fainting, al
though the day has been very cool, and
there will be several more cold days In
August before the third party can ever
reach supremicy In the Intellectual
county of Meriwether.
Mr. Atkinson's appeals to the few
misguided Populists present wore so
full and fair that many of them left
the hall for the outside where there
wo* no steam from n Democratic pot
to wither their collard-leaf platform
and percolate through the spungy Ihn»
orles. •
After Mr. Atkinson had routed his
enemies (third party. People's party,
Populist party, Watson party, or what
ever name they may-know themselves
by, they do not seem to agree on the
name of their party) he took up ths
work of tho Democratic party for tho
pant sixteen months and showed wbfit
strides they had made toward redeem
ing the pledges their leaden) hail mail-
th»j people two yeans ago, and his show
ing did much good among the deluded
brothers of the many-named party. Hi
showed that Watson. Hines & Cb. weri
not fighting the Democrats for whst
they had failed to do. as they fought,
misrepresented end blackmailed them
two years sgo. before the Democrats
»bt In poorer. Proceeding further, Sir.
Atkinson wanted to know who the load
ers of the third pirty were. There was
no reply. Then he went on to shr/w
whst failures they were ss politician;,
financiers and tutor*, (or, said be, their
ability as tutors U shown to b* very
limited, when by their whoops, they cry
that If you do not defeat, tbs Democrats
you will be In * worse condition than
In slavery. He told about Tom Watson's*
dog low. He Introduced s law In tb*
legislature to keen negroes from own
ing dogs. This brought many grunt*
from the darkies, many of whbm ex
claimed: "None of dat man’s gang (er
He also read the nefarious blits In
troduced by the Populist In congrraa
which. If passed, mould have brought
desolation upon tb* entire country a ad
bankrupted our government. He also
tom-lied on the purebuning school book*
clause In the Populist platform nnd
proved that If carried out it would
either kill the free school system or else
double up the present amount of school
tax. '
Upon the whole. Mr. Atkinson's first
speech (n the campaign was a brilliant
vote-making effort, and ns he gore over
Georgia exhibiting true Democratic doc
trine and showing up the policies of the
Populists their vote in Georgia will not
go deeper (n the Democratic majority'
than the shadow of n saddle blanket
would mire down on the top of stone
mountain.
A careful survey and inquiry among
the negroes Hhhnva that very (ew of
them will stray off to that party, for,
ns one of them put It to me: "Do Dem-
ocnit|p party Is de white, man’s party,
do Republican la for de nigger, and 'fore
I will go wld a party lower dan do nig-
ger parry I ain’t gwlnster vote."
The negroes were very much inter
ested In Mr. Athlnson'a speech nnd he
will carry old Meriwether by a very
large mnjorlty. which (net makes his
friends here feel very jubilant.
Mr. Atkinson' goes to Canton Satur
day. where he will participate In n grand
rally.
HON. N. E. HARRIS NOMINATED
Fjir State Senator by tho Twenty-second
District Democrats.
Foreylih, Aug. 23, 1891.—The Detno-
routlo cuut'ciitum ut tils Twctriy-aecuud
senate rut uiN.nct met here todjy. Tho
eou, mi null o .m cuuca tueiacr eyJuuse
W. D. .'.tulle, dlilUniuu of tlic executive
committee.
Oil. Jirousou of ‘Bibb moved that
Juuge Gilbert J. Wright of Forsyth bo
iKcu.cd cikilrinun, winch rootiuu pre
vailed. Mr. James H. dlouut, Jr., of
Bibo w.is elected secretary.
'Before entering upon me duties of
etvrolary. Mr. Blount stated tuat he
had the pU'ut.uit duty to perform of
prcsemlug lu me cunveuttuu Bibb coun
ty's choh'.- for senator. .Mr. llkmui re
newed Bibb county's allegiance to tho
rotauaii system, die said:
"It tend* to Ira tcrual iccllng between
the people of the several counties. U
bring* your people and ours closer to-
go.lher. At tho time this friendly sys
tem was udop.ed uo Socialistic creature
bid raised hl» head ubovo the lltioey
surface of tho Georgia cotton Hold.
Tho very com. in iu Indian straight
ness, typified Its planter, mid bcapoko
Ills ability to tuko care of himself
without help from WUsblUfton, believ
ing, as that planter did, In the majesty
of conscious self-respect aud conscious
ttial this government might need him,
ns another one once did Clucluuatua,
but Inn: he never would need the gov
ernment."
The speaker then proceeded to txiv a
glowing tribute 'to "one of thu foremost
lawyers lu this great state,'' the Hon.
N. E. Harris of Bibb.
The nuinlu.v.lon Was seconded In n
.quiet, dignified, but earnest, manner
by Judge W. D. Slone of Monroe.
Jt wtiH furtolir seconded by Col. S. N.
Woodard of Pike.
Col. Woodard aroused more enthusi
asm and more good humor thun any
gentleman who spoke, promising fol
Bibb's choice a m ijoriiy of 800 111 tho
county of Pike.
Mr. W. B. Bitch then seconded tlto
uodilimtlon with coumderabln feeling.
IMr. Sum Altmayer then moved th.ic
Col. N. E. HjiTli be declared by accla
mation to be the umnlinou* choice of
tho convention us the senatorial candi
date of the Democratic party of tho*
Twenty-soiOnd senatorial district.
Thu motion wjs curried.
The following rexolu'ilons were then
offered by Mr. William Bronson, Jr.,
and seconded by .Mr. B. H. Willingham,
who, In seconding them. Mated that
be had been an enthusiastic Evans
mail, but believed thou tho resolutions
ought lu he adopted unanimously, und,
by n rising vote, this was dauc. Tho
text of the resolutions is us follows:
Resolved by tho IX'/nocrntlo party of
tho Twenty-Second district In conven
tion esombled, That In presenting to
thu district tho nominee selected to
day, wo do hereby renew our allcglnnco
to (he plitform of principles promul
gated by the national Democracy at
Chicago In 1192.
Resolved further. That wo cordially
Indorse the <-.iiidld.itc» selected by tho
state Democratic convention ut Allnnla,
on August 2. 1891, nnd commend tho
platform adopted by that convention
to the Intelligent support of tho voters
of the district.
'A committee was then nppolnted tx>
notify Mr. Harris of ills nomination.
On the return of the committee with
Mr. llnrrle, ho was Introduced by tho
chairman and accepted the nomination,
pledging lilm-telf to do all In Ills power
to carry to a sU'-ee- fill l.-no till! Ini' t
confided to his hands. Ho spoke of tho
Ph.ilto and nation!] Issue* of the enm-
pilgn. commending tho • DemocrniH
platform os the highest authority on
all the.-t* questions. In concluding, lio
pledged himself to he found in llio
thickest of Iho fight from now on till
the final battle In October.
'Mr. Burris' remark* were cordially
•pplntided. Before ndjournm-nit, th<
convention selected die following gen
tlemen to compose the senatorial exec
utive eommltieeof rhe Tfirttrty-second
district for the nex*t two yeirs: H. N.
Woodnril of Ramo-vllle nnd J. T. Bn-’
k'r of Zehulon. O. H. B. Bloodworth of
Forsyth nnd Dr. Thornn* Bride's ot
Oabnnllt. w. B. Birch and J. H. Blount
of Miron,
It was then movt'd to adjourn. Judge
Wright Mited that lf/n.) g utlemut
desired to make A -pep'-ilr on that motion
he would pier it to tho convention. It
was carried.
DEATH OF A NOTED MIAN.
Hiverhtll, Mass., Aug. 21.— Stephen
K. Fowler died at hl» home (n West
ltexford last night of heart disease, if*
wix born In the bonta where hs died
78 yetrs ago. In turty fife be went to
Now Orleans, spmuteed to a firm of
merohuuts, who sent him to trade with
the Indians. Lettor he was taken Into
the firm. When the war brake out ho
l»t 875.000 by she burning of cotton by
Gen. Butler. Le er tie bought cotton in
Mexico. He wne on Gen. Bragg's st iff
in (ho C eifftlcnie ermy until the fall
of Vicksburg. He lived In Karl* until
the close of the wir' He afterwards
speculited In mahogsny In Central
Amoried. then went Into the dry goods
buslnera in New York und lost I3.ooo.ooo
In tht Paulo of 1873. He managed M
mine for syndics!* in Colorado nnd
sunk 8200,000. Of fate year* tie h id
s-vtgegd in market farming In West
Rockford. Mr. Fowler was a lecturer.
One of Ills daughter* I* married to tho
private secretary of the king of Italy;
ami Iho other to M-arteltl, tbe artist.
Both live In Rome.
MILLER KILL'S DH71I8ELF.
Altoona. Pa.. Aug. 23.—The cohmer'*
Jury Impanelled to tnve.llgato the death
of Bank Examiner Miller this morning
remlered a verdict that the deceased
came to h!s death from the result of a
pH to! shot wound, the weq.in having
been flrel by his own hind: but wheth
er by Mcldent or intention, the Jury
knows ooL The hearing of [ilk Clerk
Cl.ibaugh. which wa* to have been hlld
ll.ts morning, was postponed until Sat
urday. <
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