The Macon telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 188?-1905, September 06, 1894, Image 1

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    THE MACON'TELEGRAPH
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MACON, GA., THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 6. 1894.
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FOREST FIRES
STILL RAGING
Tho Small Towns of Minnesota and
Wisconsin Are Suffering for
Food and Medicines, ,
DETAILS OF HORRIBLE SCENES
On* Man With an Eym Burned Ont Car
rying Another Who Has Both Feet
Burned Off— Appeals for Aid
Sent Out.
Cloquet, 10 a. m.—The smokesls so dense
that it is Impossible to see clearly twen
ty feet away. Even buildings are Indis
tinguishable across the street The smoke
Is so dense that the' pain resulting to the
eyes is almost unbearable.
It Is utterly impossible to distinguish
even faint outlines of buildings 400 feet
away. The appearance la that of the
densest fog, and / vessels arriving from
down the lake report navigation a very
serious matter and collisions narmwly
averted.
This smoko is believed to be from fires
In brush and dead timber in the imme
diate vicinity of Duluth. In all, about 600
refugees are now listed here by tho re
lief committees and the lists are not com
plete as yet. Nearly 200 people have al
ready been sent back to Hinckley and
Sandstone, who are not included In the
above lists. More wHl be sent down to
day. The temporary relief fund sub
scribed here grows and now reaches over
110,000, of which all but $100 from Two
Harbors, a little village near here, comes
from Duluth people. It ‘s estimated that
hot less than $330,000 or $400,000 will be re
quired to keep the poor people until they
can get some returns for their own ta
bor on farms next summer. Many are
going to work here In this vicinity on
railroads and in the woods and mills.
On arrival of a train over the DuluUi
South Shore and Atlantic railroad at noon
today came the statement that at the
village of Marengo, ninety miles east of
Duluth, the bodies of six persons were
found, who had been burned to death dur
ing the night. Offers of aid to sufferers,
both in cash and goods, are ••coming in
from distant states. Taoomo, Wash., tel
egraphed this morning, asking if aid was
needed, but vna answered by the mayor
that Minnesota would be aple to take care
of all and to rehabilitate the destroyed
property to a large extent
REPORTS STILL COMING.
Duluth, Sept 6.—Reports still come in
from towns to the southward reporting
fresh fires springing up. Early this morn
ing It was reported from tho railway
Junction and saw mill town of Carltdn,
twenty miles south of here, that fire me
muced the town, but later, after strenu
ous work, it was beaten back. Brief roos
sages from surrounding towns are as 111-
lows :
Kerfick—Fires surround the town, but
there is no wind at present, and so long
as quiet continues the town Is safe. Most
of the people have left.
South Superior—The fires near this town
last *£1£ht were all put out Rumors are
current here that Iron Rivers, Wis., Is
burning, but they ore probably not cor
rect. In this city tho smoke is more
denao and pugnent, showing It to be fr^
rearer fires than any yet. *&. *
TELLS AN AWFUL TALE.
Plrte City. -'Minn., Se-s*. 5.—A courier
rode Into khls cflty late yesterday of-
tttnbon •wCfch tui urgent request that
medical aW and supplies be forwarded
at once Ho Mora, a small town twenty
miles weift of -here. The messenger.
Henry Luther, wW that a down refu
gees from Pokama were dying for need
of medicine's. A call o* volunteers was
mode. «>n\l In ten minutes Drs. Ntorton,
Perkins and Allen and Miss Maggie
' McLeod, a -twined nurse from Toronto,
Can., who has bceai ministering to the
Buffering -here, announced that they
were ready to go. A team of horses
was hitched ito a farm wagtail and at 6
o’clock tho start wa3 made. As the
rood -was crowed bv the trail of lire
their way la extremely difficult, many
trees obstructing the way. The 9tory
told toy tihe messenger brings to light
hitherto unpublished horrors of the do-
vnstation. Mom Itself escaped desrru'.-
tlon and the human beings whose lives
ore ebbing away hi Its limits received
their injuries at Pllccville, nine miles to
the -north. Lute Saturday night the
lenders of those who fled from there
arrived n<t Mura. They were burned,
tout not badly. Nevatriheloas they kept
Dr. Lewis, the only physlcl.vn In the
neighborhood, busy and made serious
Inroads Into Iris stock of liniments and
medWnes. All Monday fcney suagglcd
In, but Monday night a band of fifteen
half-cboked human belngj stumbled in
to -the village more dead than alive.
They had not had a mouthful to e$-t
since Saturday night and In toeir reas-
OR-toereflt condition lost their wiy In
the tangle of tolackemed Btuinps. One
man with an eye burned oat and the
cth*r nearly sightless, but despite his
agony, the wbrcmgont of the party, was
carrying another whose feet h.ul been
burned off. A worntam had taken off
her skirt to keep the flies and mosiul-
tos from her bleeding hea l. Dr. Lewi*
did all he could to alleviate the agony
bf the unfortunate*, but his inodtclnos
gave out and finally he, alter three
days of lncessanft work, surcumbcdavnd
was unable to do more. Then the ap
peal tor aid was sent. The courier also
n.iid six more bodies were found ut Po-
k-ima yesterday. There were )is Inhab
itants In Pokfitiut. Twenty-two bodies
of the dead heve been found.
FIVE BURNED TO DEATH.
Winnipeg, (Man., Sept. 5.—Fire Is
burning bn tooth stdee of Rainy Lake
and along Rulny river. Large tracts of
timber have been buwied on the Cana
dian Hkle. A WMB arid four* children
were -burned to deaftto. The five Jumped
the Rainy river from the Minnesota to
the Canadian aide. All settlers back of
of Rainy river have been burned out,
losing everything. and several lives have
been last.
BAKED GAME PLENTIFUL.
Aiihlsnid. Wis., Sept. 5.—(Homestead•'rs
near Marengo reporlt (twenty-eight deer
burned In one bunch whore they had
hutklle together In a green thicket and
Buffura-ted. Baked rabbits, partridges
and porcupines *axe numberless. In s
QUMd five miles square 4n the town
of Marengo thlnty-two homestead-th
lj*t everything, and but flhlrty houses
rent tin. Provision* have been already
sent -to Marengo.
DUpitobea from Sanborn today an
nounce: This irim Is nil night, but It
been u hard fight The town Is full
of refugees. The majority of thbue peo
ple h«ul to nrun for Uhe4r lives and only
ved Dhe clothing filmy hud on. There
were u’bout twelve or fifteen houses be*
tween Sanborn and Bib on that were
burned. ‘No (trains have arrived since’
Saturday and we do not expect any be
fore nexjt Friday or Saturday.
James Barga-n, who walked In from
Shores OrosMing last ivight, rejMrts that
place in a im-c.w’i-oiw condition again.
Flren were (burning within a few feet
uf 'the town last night, but the absence
off -wind gave :£he people a good fight
ing ohan-ce to save property.
The Brule correspondent telegraphed
the following (tonight: “News has Just
bean roce4ved of (the burning of honte-
'eaus and logging camps along the
fires
This is the news from the vicinity of
Pont Wing and Cle-avcAlau: Informa
tion flnom Porft<VVtng this morning is to
the effect that nearly one-third of that
place has been destroyed by the fires,
but the fire Is advancing on other sides.
The place Is no* >e«t but of danger.
Tnon River, a thriving town mid'way
beaweeni -Ashland und Duluth on the
Northern Paiciflc. has anticipated the
march of .the fire mud sent out a small
reglmem of voluntteer firemen this af
ternoon to cut off the flumes by build
ing back fires. iron River was com
pletely wiped out by fire tiwo years ago
and -the citizens are alert.
Qleavedau Is the Object of anxldty (to*
night.
THE ROOTS OF TREES BURN,
fft is not knlown ho-w ShlloCi has faired.
Fire Chief Scott of the Ashland fire de
partment. has been out all day super
vising the wtork and providing battler
protection agaibndt ttoe advancement of
the fires upon Ashland. A bntak wind
set in this.afternoon, causing consider
able exettment and apprehension from
everyone. Tho paftfti of -tilie fires has
thoroughly destroyed vegetation. Fires
can be seen totaling from Ashlund very
plainly. It Is almotft ImiloaattMe to ex
tinguish them, ns die very roots of the
trees burn and coals become' imbedded
bemxUth *the trunks of the trees. It ra
Oaimgenoais to leave Ashland for over
three miles. The moot critical position
of the day was between 11 a.ml 4 o’clock,
when ithe wind -was strongest. If the
strong winds of today continue tomor
row. lire® will break out again In nil
of -the burned districts.
GREAT DESTITUTION
On account of the large amount of
destltu'tl'jn to look after there has been
no orguoration for looking after set
tlers thiat ’are placed among the miss
ing. It will probalbly be several days
bdPore an organized effort along thut
Hne can toe put fonah. At Shores Cross
ing, which -was burned ait the same
time Phillips went up in smoke, deter
mined efforts were neccsairy to prevent
a second burning Hast nflgh’t and today.
Three hundred -men, thoroughly or
ganized, 'are keeping back tho flames
from the newly constructed houses.
The flames wore witlrin 300 fedt of the
town at one time last night. This illus
trates (the fact thait one or two burn
ings does not prevent a repetition of
fires. ■
FIRE SURROUNDS AITKEN.
Aitken, Minn., September 5.—Fires
are around three aides of this town and
the fire deportment Is -at work. One
boy Is* reported burned to driath from
the township of Ntordlanti. There is hot
one foot of untournfed land from Alt-
ken to Mille Lac Lake, a distance of
twenty mllea south, -while the extent
of t-ho burned district north and south
through the pine woods is unknown,
but settlers for fifty miles reported fiVe
beyond them and burning fiercely.
COM pleTjsly WIPED OUT. ~
lOhlppewa, Falls, Wis., Sept. 5.—
Fisher Mcadowa, near Es'tella, a small
•etJtkhnenft. wna -wiped out today. The
fire to said to be runntlng towards Mur
ray, Where danger Is apprehended.
LOOKING FOR BODIES.
Duluth, Minn., Sept. 5.—A message
from Partridge, on -the East Mlnireedta
railroad, says thtut at 6 p. m. a special
train left there for Dululh bearing the
forty tof thirty explorers that left here
dayi ngo under the leadership of
W.T. Bailey to scour the country on
both eldes of ithe track Ihto wh^ch no
one else hajd penetraited. Bailey reports
thait he discovered twenty-three bodiefc
of settlen* scattered over a wide ex-
terit at country. Moat of them were
Identified. They -were all burled with
out even being placed In a bbx. Six
dhlldren and two women, who were in
a dtettf'ttuite condltdon. wore found and
are bedng brought An. On the train nre
oWa Mrs. Blldeau and Mrs. Lefevre,
fitch w-lth (two children, all of whom
(wre picked up at Sandstone. Nothing
but a adod. wind Is needed to fan the
(forest fires around Cartton, a place of
1,000 tovhflJMtartts. twenty-^two mlletj west
•on the Nail thorn Pacific. Into a blaze
■thait Will destroy the tbwn.
ABOUT 625 LIVES LOST.
(Pine Olty, Mln-n., Sept. 5.—A careful
estimate of the number of lives lost a*
Hlnckhy places the tatn-1 at 275 nnd tho
tolW In Itch burned district at 625.
EVENTS IN ELBEUTON/
The Schottoi Open Auspldous'y—New
Oatton Coming in—Death
Eleberton, Sept. 5.—(Specfal.)—The El-
berton Institute opened Monday under
flattering preopeom, with tho largeut
attendance of any fall term in the his
tory of the college. Prbfes»ar Thomas,
tho new proMont, has been here Bey
ond days, and he is recognized as one
of the iberit educators in the shite. A
large number of students will matrtcu-
hi*to nexit -week. There Is a fine dorps
of tei-ohers at the college and there ‘
already a large music class.
The People's hlght school, under Profes
sor Looney, opened up under good pros
pects. Good teachers are In all the "
partments and it bids fair to bo an
oellent school.
Mr. J. W. Herndon, a prominent farm
er of this county, bought In the first bale
of new cotton of the season. He sold
to the firm of Gardner, Arnold & Co.
T cents per pojnd.
Today Mr. Tom Wall, another enterpria
lng farmer, brought in the second bale.
Mr. J. I. Chandler, a populir citcen or
Elberton, died at bis boefie Monday morn-
liHf at 10 o'clock. He has many relatives
in Kiberton to mourn his death. It has
cast a gloom over the town.
SACRIFICED HIS LIQUORS.
Market, Tex., Sept. 5.—A great rc-
v-viii under the auspices of the Method*
kH (tonnil has been going oa here.
Among the coaverts was J. W, Brooks,
a sal'xm keejier. To prove that lie was
sincere iu his profession, Brooks took
h‘n **utIn* stock of liquor* out into the
public square, poured the liquors out
and set fire to the boxes and barrels.
He also consigned all his licenses to
the flames. JS. crowd of 300 wltne
the performance, which wax condu
with Impressive religious exercises
singing. Tho stock of goods was val
ued ut 41,000.
THE VIGILANT WITHDRAWN.
Cowes, Sopt. 5.—The Prince of Wab
wired fr«»ui uoadmrs this morning that
h** approved of the decision of the sail*
log committee of the Royal Yacht
Squadron *o accept Mr. Gould's witl
drawrtl of the Vigilant’s challenge f<
the Cape May cup.
A DRAW FIGHT
WAS DECLARED
Dempsey end McCarthy Fight a
Twenty Round Contest Which
Was All in Jack’s Favor
BUT THERE WAS NO VICTORY
D.(npa.y Did All the Fighting, and th.
Twenty Hound* Came to a Close
With McCarthy fladly Dlsflg-
,«ted but Still In Che Ring*
CONTEMPT CASES •
AGAINST DEBS
And the Directors of the American
Railway Union Called in the
District Court.
A BRILLIANT ARRAY OF COUNSEL
One Hundred Witnesses Summoned—The
Defendants to neTrlod In a Body
— 1 Telegrams Ordered to Bo
Brought Into Court*
New Orleans, Sept. 6.—Jack Dempsey
and Billy McCarthy of Australia to
night toujfht lu the iir^i.1 or the audi
torium of the Athletic club. Both men
were wirffully trained, the ex-nonpa
reil having rltted htmeelf on the const
of Georirtu stud hi the gmyanstuin of
the Young Men's Gymnastic Club of
this city. McCarthy has been in con
stant training for two months at Capt.
Smltih'a quarters, In the upper district
f this otty.
Both men entered the ring, followed
by their seconds, each receiving a good
share of applause, but the gireetlug giv
en to Dempsey showed clearly that Ills
friends were in the majority. The sou
rest jvas confined to twenty rounds. In-
etrested spectators were Bob Fitzalm-
mouu und Stanton Abbott..
McCarthy and his seconds entered the
ring at 9 o'clock, and was soon fol
lowed by Dempsey nnd bis aids.
John Duffy entered the ring a mo
ment inter und took the position of ref
ree.
Dempsey was the first to weigh, fix
ing the scales himself. Ho weighed
146 pounds. MoOurcny tented the stales,
weighing 164 puuuds, 'She exact limit.
Time was called dit 9:15 o’clock. The
men advanced to the center of the ring
and the fight began.
First ruund-iJiacK led for the stom
ach. Dempsey missed ilgut swing lor
the head. Mack was on tile aggressive.
Dempsey stored a body blow. Both
fauded heavy swings on the head. Botn
lauded lert on Jaw, and both ucoixd
heavy swings.
Second mound—McCarthy scored ,a
right on the body. Both landed blows
on the head. The Austwillun was fight
lug nialuly for tlio hotly and Dempsey
for *iihe bead. Dempsey missed a left
owing for the head, but,caught die
Australian oa the nose a moment,
later. Dempsey' scored a heavy blow
on the peek, ami landed on tho body u
moment later, but received a left
hander. McCarthy caught a heavy left
hand swing on the Jaw. This was
Dempsey's round.
Third roumd—Dcm-pscy landed a left
-n .tlie 10-WI- and the men clthctied.'Mc
Carthy missed two vicious rights, but
ran Into a heavy right on the Jaw.
Dempsey landed another right on tho
Jaw, nearly knocking McCarthy down.
Tho Australian received terrible pun
ishment in this,round. Deinsey scored
n left on lire nose.
Fourtlfc round—Dempsey landed a
heavy left on his opponent's nose and'
got away. Both men scored blows on
tile head. McCarthy messed n left lead
for the body. Dempsey lauded a heavy
swing on the stomach, and the right a
moment later In the same spot. Mc
Carthy ducked into a heavy uppercut
and gut If again with the right on tho
head before he could recover. This was
DempBey's round.
Fifth round—Both men missed and
y to Hhc ground. (McOj-rthy
n «trlY f«l through the
ynu r^l* , to lB nd it right blow.
S. 1 ***" 1 reipealtcdly in this
soored a lew on 'the
nose turd «. right on the body. Demn-
rtmhs r S?,a n0 iV h * IU landed
fiFnt end left on the face.
blxith roiymj—McCarthy was the ag-
grearor Dempsey landed, a left on the
Jaw Und on the ( txAly a moment later.
'Dempsey seemed ulblo to soore body
blows at will. McCluthy avoided a
heavy swing iihut mwrTy lifted Demp
sey off the ground. McCarthy caught u
left In the Jaw, buit mlsed a similar
blow a moment later. Both men land-
©d hoavy 'body punches,
fieverath rountj—-Tlii-e Tnon commenced
Lmded a lieitvy
toakly toloh\’ after t'he brc\ikawviy. Me-
oartihy forced Dempsey inlto the ropes
ami HUM a heavy righ t on the bt'ad.
Dempsey scored a Stomach punch. Mc
Carthy's swings were very wfld. Both
men landod body Wows, hua McCarthy
rcodived a viotous right wbnhout giving
a return. Dempsey landed a right on
race and li'.-.nl and bad much tbs beat
of the round.
Etghlth round—McCarthy clinched Vo
avoki punishment. McCarthy missed a
rtg-ht-band swing and 'tilie men nearly
fell through ahe ropes. Deimps?y C on-
ttnired Ms terrific right on t5ie body.
Both men ktn-led lefts on the head nnd
fea on the ropes. Beventl clinches In
'this round, mainly due to Dempsey's
genersHship. Deintoeys landed two
rights on the Jaw Just as time whs
called.
Ntnth round—Both men tanded bltAm
on the head. Dempsey scored a right
on the face, and as aims v.-.is called
scored heavy Wit tend right on body.
Tenth round—Both men landed body
blows and Dempsey clinched. McCar
thy lauded two heavy rights on the
head, but got body ptmebMJa return.
Dempsey scored ft fwdyl'punA that
could be he»ir<l all over the afen.i und
missed the return. McCarthy reertv-d
two heavy rishts over the heart, und
Dempsey clinched. Detiimey landed a
heavy light on the nose and a left on
the body.
KlevenUi round—Do mosey landed Ms
usual right body punch lend npsMl
H again a moment later. The men
clinched and Dempsey landed a rlgfci:
on the nose. Donfpsey handed a right
on the body and hit hti opponent one,
cwo 'Xiree In the corner. The men were
fighting very fair. Dempsey uu-gen-
crar.-ed his opponent at every point.
Twelfth round—Dempsey had i .-early
the bent of the twelfth round, hitting
his opponent ut will.
From rte thirteenth to twentieth
round Dempeey dM -Ml the execut'.oo,
landing right and left, but he could not
kn**ck out Ms game opponent.
The fight was declared a Jraw and
the purse, 62,000, -.vas dirtied,
BOliaUtDrNG TI1K CAPITAL.
AmstenLim, Seqit. Tlio Dutch
war ships nn- InnLapllng Mnlnt.nn,
capital of toe Island of Isjtnljolt. Tlr-y
have dmlMyed the raj.ill's palace* and
have expelled tin* baJinez.
Chicago, Sept. 6.—Tho contempt case
against Dugeue V. Debs, George* W.
Howard, Sylvester, KuUlhcr, L. %V.
Hagers, Jmnes Hogan, W. 33. Burns,
Leroy M. Goodwill, 1. W. Hlllott nnd J.
F. MoVenn, directors of the American
Railway Union, came up In tho United
States circuit court 'toady before Judge
Wood. The detendahte are accused of
violating the injunction Issued 'by
Judges Wood and Grosscup during the
recent strike, which restrained the
American Hallway Uulon uud ail others
from auy Interference with the malls
or with interstate commerce.
It Is moot particularly urged Iff th*
cases of 'the ollloers of ithe union that
the injunction was repeatedly violated
by sending 'telegraphic orders to strike
and iu other ways. All of the defend
ants Med answers In which they denied
specifically the chargee preferred. Over
109 witnesses have 'been subpoenaed
by the government, and the array of
legal taleut on both sides Is a brilliant
one. Ex-Distrlcti Attorney MlJchrist
and Edwin F. Walker will load Iho
prosecution,• while W. W. Erwin und 3.
S. Cregory will appear for the defense.
At 'iho opening of the court today,
Attorney Erwin, for the defense, an
nounced that ull were In court, except
President Debs, who wits declared to be
sick ut 59(9 Priucetou avenue in this
city. The coupe decided that (Mr. Debs'
piesenee was not necessary. Edwin F
Walker, chief counsel lor the govern
ment gold the court that since .Tilly
26, from which date tho contempt pro
ceedings were continued, supplemeiriul
information had been filed agttlusr Ho
gan, Burns and outers. At that time
the Judge on Uto bench dehled'a mo-
■ tion tnado by the diefcndmit*. Debs.
Howard, Ketllhor und Rogers, to dis
miss the charges.
A'l'tornoy Gregory stated that the
supplmtehrul caues would be proceed
ed wWt tile saino way, a motion to
dhmlss them being before the court.
These are the. cases against tho re
maining directors.
lilr. Gregory said he believed tho
court would-of course deny thuTnotlon,
and the court said he would, and that
If ho found on examining tho supple
mental Informailou any reason for a
different decree from Hint In tho orig
inal case, ho would change his decree
accordingly.
OIr. Gregory then moved for a trial
by Jury, but Judge Wood denied It. sn
ilio ground that this was not u crim
inal procc-t'ding.
■ Ex-Dlstriet Attorney MUdhrlst retld
the supplcmentayl Information.
At this polut, John D. Miller noted
MA presence on behalf of tho Santa Ft,
road, which is one of tho roads alleged
to have been Injured by the notions of
the defendants.
Various legal points were raised, but
Judge Wood declined to listen to them.
Ho Bald: "The UHsenoo of all ihrae case*
Is whether the defendants have vio
lated un Injunction Ireued by the Uni
ted States court. That Is the import
ant puhjt In those oases."
The court decided that Ml of tho
cases against tho various defendants
should bo triod as one. nnd the cose of
tho Baste FV) should go along with
those of tho government, and witnesses
for one bo considered as witnesses for
both.
The drat witness called wns Edwin
M. Mulford, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. He wns
flukod to produce certain telegrams in
court, tout refused -to do no until tlio
court ruled on It. The court ruled that
thep mu»t toe produced. Then u num
ber of objection* were ramie by tho
counsel for -the defense on lecholcal
poln*ta. # They fought over every step
of t«o way, nnd It wan evident that
there would bo a bitterly contested
lew,! to‘i»ttto. Finally, the wltnesn wn«
permitted to rend a telegram which
r>a<.4c J between Debs nnd Pbetan. Ob-
jectlonn were offered io all telegrams
on the ground that they were not sunil
cfewtly Mcntiflod.
1 "■*"». *»e examine-
tion or Mr. Mulford wjik continued. Nu
merous other tcleyrramH slgnM “E. V
Bebs were product. Tho witness had
no knowledge of any of them save that
they wore- filed In tho telegraph office,
Juojc* Woods *wj<l the Kovermm nt would
nave to offer supplementary - evidence to
prove that tho telegram* were nctunlly
F by Debs. All wer«
paid for by tho Amvrlcan Hallway Union,
ruvl bore initials showing that they were
sent from the Revate house, where Debs
boarded at tho tlmo the irie«>.i K f* was
=ent A t^am whm read from division
Superintendent Seal of tho Mobile • nnd
Ohio railroad, asking Dobs to “please rs-
leoso the boycott,” on that road. To this
Debs replied that he woutfi do so If tho
road was not a member of the general
managers iisaoc laMon. On being assured
^ *** not * Debs •‘dlscd tho state of
sclge on the Mobile «.n.i Ohio railroad.
When court adjourned i>ntll tomorrow,
Mr. Mulford was atilt on tho stand.
GOV. WAITE RENOMINATED.
DomociUls, Populists and Republicans
Trying to Name CandMoitos.
Pueblo, Col., Sept 8.—Tho state Pop
ulist eouvcntkra of Ctforutlo reconvened
tills morning. It reported In favor of
seating tlio Wntte delegation from Ara-
pko county. TUo autl-Watto people
tried to precipitate a riot, but were
compelled to restore order. The tem
porary organtelio-n was mado perma
nent and Governor Wnlto was renomi
nated by aeel:imatl(*i. I’.tiiileiiue.i.um
then broke loose In the hal.
Eveny place on itho 'ttekat is being hot
ly contested, bat the best of feeling pre-
v.uto. Alt tnMirfstht Only *hreo eandl-
daitos had -been nominated, and the out
look wbs that the oonventU.n would r.at
finiah atB labors before dayllsfht. The
candJlaltre nominated up to midnight
are: 'Governor. Davis H. Wal'.o of Pit
kin county; lieutenant governor, S. W.
H-anoxon of Aiuphoe county; state audi
tor, 6. L. Lincoln at Boulder county;
olerk of the supreme count, Thomas C.
Kurtxof Moorchead: chief Justlco of the
Bupreme count, Senxmve Snrfth ct Mln-
nuanolia: usjootalto luutlce of the eu-
preme count, John W. Willis of St.
Paul. The waraM npprouen tu fusion
was tho irommaltlon of J. W. Willis for
asisncdnte Juauee, Willis is also on tho
Populist ticket.
JN VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Sept. 5.—Thu majority fac-
tlo n of ithe. Republican dbnuulttco of
tills congresslotul dlstnlct today ttsued
an address namliutlmr Judge Edmund
WathJlIl for oongreas. The address de
nounces (the ncitlon of the minority In
o:i1llng n. Gletnjct convoittl'on to make u
nomdnhtton.
Tlw Itcpubltoan congTesslonjal con-
vencton tor i»he El'gh'th district, which
met nit Manassas Today, nominated P.
H. McOauH Of Culpepper county on tho
seoond hailtot. McO&uOl -wua tn'tcnuil
amtW caheator «t Lynchburg tinder
HanUion, arid Is a brother of tho Woll-
Hnown opens mrrtrger, John A. Mc-
Cv.ntl.
JIN IVLABAMA.
Birmingham, Sept. 6.—A epec-.Ul staff
correepOndenlt Of t'he lAgc-Hemld. in'a.
special: from Gulan, suya utter 105 bal
lots for congressman *n 'the Sixth dis
trict Tho convention adjourned uadi
tomorrow. Banklrdud 11m In the lead. A
special from OUlera says: William Ii".
Ahlrhsh waa nomlrwited by tho Repub
licans of tho Pounjit congrcslonul dls-
'tnlct 'lol ly. lAWnich Is m 'targe property
owner ewd president of -the Montevallo
Ooa-1 Oompiasvy.
IN -NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, N. II., Sept. 5.—The Repub
lican State convention met here today.
Charles II. Bartlett Of MmrcCrest-er pre
sided. 'honlre A. BuSlel of Laconia was
nombn'a'jeil for governor. At tho Sec
ond dlftrlot congressional Republican
convon'tlon Henry M. Baker wits nom-
liwiti-cl by uvi-l'un.utlon.
■ IN MISSISSIPPI.
Boss Ohrlsitlnn, MdsB., Sept. 5.—The
Sixth Ulstrlot Democratic convention is
In a deadlock. Stockpile 15, Martin 9,
Benny S, Goran 8.
HARMONY GROVE WINS.
Th« Winder UaaebaTl Team Defeated
In cb Good Galnve Ye^Lerday.
Harmony Grove, Sopt. 5.—(Spedal.)—
Tht?re hIlm U’blg g*«nie of W.vst 4 b:ill hero
ye.sdwvkuy between, Uw Winder team
-and the local flret mine. The Winder
team (h»aa irevw before -been dcf'M'ieil
and put up tho be^t gajmc poiaalblc.
Its baiutery coiuLstcd of 'Dun and Willi
ford of Oomcr, and tbUr work w»ih
good. Qutt’lllajn. "t'he one-^armed won-^
der." -suiwl lire ever rellublo Scott Juck-
HOU whm Mil* Grove'H battery, «ml rl«*h(.
nobly dbd 'they zuktaln thorn selves. Tho
eoorc 'waa 10 »to 7 in favor of Ilurmuny
Grovo. The boyw feel Justly proud of
haviffg ‘the 11 rat g’.une evor taken from
the Wlridera.
WHAT 18 GOING ON
IN WASHINGTON
The Populists Welcome Senator Jonet
Into tho Ranks of the Party of ,
Visionary Schemes.
THEY NOW CLAIM THE WEST
And Thai Will Hold th. Bnlnnss of
Power in the Hen»t«—S«Yeral Re*
publican* Bounced By Sec
retary Corlltle,
FIRE IN PIONDLEI’ON.
BuMnctw Part of
Half a Block in
the T
Pemlelton, S. G, s-|»t. 5.—There wan
& very dtorcrtroiw fire he^ yt. terthy
and now half t block m the principal
part t»f the *a>wn l* in rufcn3
The ftre ori*m «-1 in the ittorehouae
of Edward HnriWi nnd cx»ende<l from
ttorte to (the i> lAo^ttne. Th*' storerooms
otf J. H. ft W. T. M /unco, »i *xt caught
and was entirely conmiptfd. By hard
work tthe furniture store -^wiied by if.
P. fiiUon <wua oavni. HniH:»'g vH/xe an>l
goofa were all !o»t. hir he carried $3,200
Incur: nee. Nearly every thing fn the
portoffloe vraK euvod. Maunce’a kea !■
trinuted ax $3,000; irwuiancc $1,600.
The Origin of *h' (Iif la jnktio'vn, but
R la soppotMil t«i hi Vo been the work
of an m • »/dhry. There ino no Insur
ance on kb* lA.riofn*:- bull! uf or the
one OQciii^ed. by Mounce,
BIG FIIIE IN KNOXVILLE.
Knoxville, Sept 5.—Knoxville has
JUBt Buffered from the large*t tiro ex
perienced iu years. At 3 o’clock ttols
morning tho largo tobacco factory of
W. 0. McOoy nud tho livery Htnblo of
J. N. MaBee & Co., on Broadway, were
entirely consumed. Them ivero h«*v
oral horstn In tlio Every stable, and
theso wero saved, but tho flno caninKes
and bugles wore destroyed.
iNothlng about the tobacco factory
was waved. Tho loss Is estimated at.
Jt-to.ouo; liiHiiram-c .<10,000. Tho orltflu
of tho tiro is unknown.
STRIKERS WILL WIN.
New Bedford, Mass., Sept. 6.—A break
occurred In the ranks of tho tnanufactur-
ctm # toiluy whl« n will n*t*ult pr .-bibly In
Iho re&'jinptlan of work In ail tho mill*
here next week. The directors of Jie Brio,
tol corporation met this afternoon for thu
purpose of taking action, looking towards
the starting up of the mills. Jt was prac
tically decided to do so on Monday next
und the overseers havo been notified to
report at that mill Saturday.
DEMANDED THE PLATES.
But the Governor Told the Secret Bervlco
Agent That lie Could Not Get Them.
Jackson, Miss., Bept. 6.—W. J. Burns,
the speclsl agent of the secret service
bureau of tho treasury department, who
h*aH bom here for nearly two months,
toJlay made formal demand upon the
feovernor and auditor tor the surrender
the p<ate« upon which the npeclal war
rants over which the controversy between
the treaeury ilepartment nnd tho state of
MlHMlcHtppl wero printed. Mr. Burns first
called upon thq-"vwernor, who declined to
surrender the plfftrt | \ then to Auditor
Stone, who llkewlso deidlnod.
Mr. Burns statM that he hod performed
his duty by making the <]emenil ns di
rected, and hod nothing further to do but
make hit* report and await further orders.
In converaition with Governor Stone to-
night, he said It had never been his inten
tion to violate any Untied Slates stituti
or defy the authority of the government,
but to carry out In good faith the statute
of the state of Mississippi and to pertonn
his duty under that law oa he understood
It.
Governor Stone further says that h
does not believe any Untied States statut
han been violated, but express** perfect
willingness to abide by decisions of
courts In the premises. It Is bel.'i
the plates aro wanted In evidence la n
suit against a St. Louts bank note com
pany, which printed the warrants.
• PREAClSsKS iTTcOURT.
Tit© Gnuid Jury in* Chattanooga Han
Summoned Ministers to Testify.
Chattanooga, Sopt. 5.—A number of
the minister* of this city bar© recently
boon preaching moral reform pennon
and they have made sundry charges <i
to what the evil consisted of, nnd whet
It was going on In this city, theL* stati
monts being frequently very seusj
tional.
Id vftvr ef Iftrift tlw grand Jm has
bad a numlier of llenn sumieoned to
appear iiehffc them to testify about the
irregularities complained of.
Washington, Sept 6.—Populists hers
are claiming that great results will fol
low in the Western states from Senator
Jones’ defection from tho Republican
party. They claim that Idaho will go
for tho Populists, but Senator Duboia
denies this, and also asserts that nei
ther himself nor am* other Western
senator will follow Mr. Jones* example.
Tho other slates which will elect sena
tors this fall, and which, It Is claimed,
will bo moiro or less affected toy the ac
tion of Senator Jonet*, aro Colorado,
Montana and Wyoming. Ut Is within
the rungc of possibilities that all of
tho stiitca may have legislatures con
trolled by ithe Populists,' and Instead
of sending (back Republican senators
will, elect Populists. Colorado has al
ready -been carried toy tho Populists.
The members of tho house of represent
atives from Colorado belong to that
party.
in Wyoming, the legislature chosen
two years ago failed to elect a euccesa-
to Senator Warren, because tho Pop
ulists held <tho balance of power and a
combination could not be formed be
tween either of tho other parties, nono
hiving a, majority of tho legislature*
The same is true of Montana, where
a successor to Senator Ganders could
not bo chosen. It le ueaerted by Re
publican senators' that when congress
reassembles a motion will be made in
tho Republican caucus to remove Sen
ator Jones Atom tho finance committee,
and ao replace him by a Republican
free silver advocate.
When Jones' colleague, Stewart,
some time ago announced his with
drawal lulu Tlio ’Republican party, l>.i
held a place on the committee on ap-
proprlatlou*. He was removed and
Teller put lu his place. /
The Populists claim thab with tho
leectlon of Tillman from South Caro
lina. mud such ucoeMions to their ranks
as ©com 'to them now .absolutely cer
tain, 'they will JioW tho balance of
power In tlio senate in 'the future.
/ ARRESTED AN ENGRAVTDR. 1
Washington^ .Sept. 6.—Olilof Haxen
of the treasury wicitot service received
a message today announcing the arrest
In St. Louis of Secretary Smith of the
St. Lou Iso Rank note Company. Tills
com|r.uiy, It Will-be remembered, print
ed and engraved tho $G und $3 warrants
of the Htuite of Mississippi, which bors
ft mtiklng similarity to UnKed States
money. The president of the company
will be arrested when ho neturnsato SL
Za>u1«. In 'tile meantime, the United
Btii/tc© district attorney at Jucksoa,
Miss., is pivparlng a coho against tho
htato of MlMsIsslppl, Gov. Slone nnd
othors, In tho stfino case. Tho Missis
sippi oflldalH refused 'to call in the war-'
rants, tout tho fact that they had been
declared HlcgY.i1 by the general govern
ment, it Is said, had tho effect of de
stroying public confldeuco in them as
money nnd 'the bank* refuse longer to
take them.
BOUNCED ST7VDRL REPS. I
Worthington, Sept. 0.—Secretary Car
lisle -today called for tlio resignations
or Peter S. Garretaon of Wow Jersey,
Jmnes p. Lowe of fMIg^jglppl, and
Frank Millikan of Maine, nil chiefs of
rivtoribn In the architect’s ofllce, treas
ury department. Messrs. Leaver, iiar-
rlngton, and Beatty, also
ohlor«4 of divisions in tho treasury de
partment, who resigned by request
some months ngo, 'but who have been
.riwnirjnued, wero today notified that
their service* would bo no longer re
quired after October 1, next. Tlio places
will b«* filled by putting chiefs of di
vision id 'the oonqri.ro!lor'n office, ap
pointed by Secretary Carlisle, who have
been WfMated out of office by the pro
visions of the. treasury reorganization
whloh takes effect October L
HIS PLATFORM! * ' .
MoJ. Owen Submits a Fow Planks ta
His Populistto Friends.
From the Albany Herald.
MaJ. D. J. Owen of Ty Ty, the erst-
whtl«» drummer, who Is known to every
body In southwwt Georgia, was lu the
city yesterday and was woo In compa
ny with some of the Populists who had
come to attend tho Populist congress-
loin convention.
'But When the convention met bo
was not "In It.**
While the Populist convention wns
yet In sessioiL u Herald scribe accosted
the Major wtb—
*«Look hen*, Major, you are not one
of the third party fellows, are you?
"Well," said bo, dryly, as ho took th©
scribe by tho hand and winked Ills off
eye at unotiwr man, "I told 'em that
if they would take a few planks tht I
could give ‘om nnd mix 'em In with
theirs, ho na to have a platform that
everybody could fttand on, I would go
along with 'em mid guarantee w'd win
the tight. I told 'em to fix thedr
platform up right and make a man’s note
legal tender, and whenever one of these
banks or gold bugs refused to lake It nnd
shell out tho money for it, make mu h re.
fitSal n penitentiary offense. And as to
the government owning the railroads, I
told ’i-iu Just tho thing to do wns Just »4j
make th#* railroads free nnd let everybody
rid© frt-o nnd ship his stuff free. Then,
to moke the thing complete, I fold ’em
ought to make all the hush house* fr««
end >mi*d *«n t-> k*-op everything flnr-
c’aHS. so that when the pOv>ple were ruling
about they wouldn't l>e bothered about
getting grub nnd a pla<e to sleep t told
'em that 'equal rights to none and special
privileges to all.* was what they wanted,
and that If they'd Just fix up that sort
of a platform and send me to conqrena
I'd goiruitse that .hat In *hr*»f
tlm< I d start a train of sixty cars from
Washington loaded down with gr^inbn<kN,
snd would s< attr-r It all niong tho route
from Washington to Ty Ty."