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THE MACON TELEGRAPH.
MACON, GA„ THURSDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 13. 1691.
A GRAND RALLY
AT AMERICUS
General Evans Delivered an Eloquent
Appeal to the Voters to Stand
By Democracy,
JUDGE CRISP TO THE FRONT
lie Discussed K.tlou.1 Issues In * Mas
terful Manner, and Help 'Up the ,
•Work of Congress as Worthy
of Much Praise,
lAmerlcue, Spet. 12.—(Special.)—This la
a beautiful day for the Democratic ral
ly. The weather la warm, but the air
la cure and the breezes are blpwlmg and
everybody ts In splendid humor. The
rally la In charge of Col. J. J. Haverly,
the chairman of the Democratic execu
tive oommtstee. The speaking today Is
In the beautiful grove near the depot—
the same iplaoe where Weaver and Sock-
leas Jerry end Livingston spoke sev
eral yeara agb. At Chat time Llvlng-
eton was In full aympalthy with the
crowd who were bent on disrupting the
party. That campaign of Weaver, Jer
ry and Living-ton laid the foundations
for -the -present discussions. Tho Macon
Telegraph saw at the time what tlje re-
Bulit would be and warned, the people
against -thuee who were Ingeniously un
dermining the u.ilty and harmony of
the ipeople. Georgia divided and split
Into factions In the face of her large ne
gro population will become another
Kansas, whose dissensions have so rent
the atate .that she Is now -without credit
In the money centres of the world. She
is -now In deed and in fact “bleeding
Kanuas”—the mockery of -the nation.
The crowds poured in .today from the
surrounding country. The S. A. M. rail
road brought In hundreds of people
from Cord ole and stations along the
route, and the Lumpkin people and
Stewart county farmers came to the
rally and It was a large and enthusias
tic gathering of the people that con
fronted the speakers.
Gen. Evans looks well and his pres
ence bn the rostrum was am inspiration
to .the -people. Judge Crisp ts In splen
did health and good .trim for the cam
paign.
On the Bta-hd with Judge Crisp end
Gen. -Evans were Col. K. 13. Lewis, the
Democratic candidate for tho senate.
Col. J. tA. Blalock. Judge Black, W. A
Dodson. Thornt'on W-hea-tly, Merrell
Callaway, T. iE. Chambers, mayor of
Montezuma, and Col. McLeod of Ogle
thorpe. Col. J. J. Hawersly and many
otbem ... . -• -■
•toe old dress of welcome wasrdellvered
by Col. J, A. Blalock, who introduced to
the largo audience of ladles and gentle
men as ithe first speaker Gen. Clement
A. Evans.
GEM. EVANS' SPEECH.
Gen. Evans arose mlid the cheers of
the crowd, and. addressing the ladles
and gentlemen, eakrths grove looked
like the splbt where he delivered a
speech ito the people In I860, and speak
ing on the same spot as then he advo
cated the same principles a* then. Prin
ciples live. He was a Democrat then
and a Democrat still. He spoke lbr
Democracy In his youth and now his
love for the party hau not abated. He
hoped tt -would live and prosper .until
the orack of doom. He expire i. i great
love for bis state and his party and the
people, and In this day of peril lie
longed to see the prosperity of the peo
ple and the .party. He believed In the
continued solidity bf the people. We
haive a common foe in the Republican
party. That party wants disintegration
of our people. Wo are suffering from
the effects of Republican, rule. It la
hand to get from under these effects,
and lot us not Imperil the Democratic
party. It Is the party of constitutional
liberty, the friend of the masses, and
has always been, its very name de
clares It wants the people to rule. Now.
some of our own Georgians are helping
Republicans to put the party in peril.
But must we allow It? Can we afford
It? This plan to dethrone Democracy
hod Its origin, in the West, ft Is not a
Southern tiles. Wo must stand together
and preserve our unity and not allow
Western arid home enemies to divide us
Into ruin. Peril comes with division.
We tost by .division In I860, and we will
lose now by division. Let us learn by
experience and reoeat not the follies of
1860. The 'Republican party W olive and
not dead. It Is ready to take advantage
of all our divisions and destroy our uni
ty arid -power. It was by unKed Dem
ocracy lifter the war that we overthrew
Republicanism. It was done by power
of unity. The Democracy will be
peril as long as there are bad men- „
this country who -have nbt our princi
ples. Gen. Evans sakl the principles of
Democracy always thrilled his soul
There mas In his heart a sentiment o.
, love for Democracy. He loved the par-
1 ty and Us success as he loved his old
home In Stewart county. He never- ex
pected to let that sentiment of love for
his party die out In his heart.. As I
grow In years the sentiment Mr pres
ervation of Democracy Increases and
takas deeper root In my heart. Sb.
friends. let It be with you. Let not
hard times and low price of cotton oi
other things discourage. I feel a senti
ment for the old party. It overthrow
1 the corruption that Ihe carpet-baggers
brought us. It has managed your state
affalra well. We owe much to Demo
cratic management In Georgia. It has
been good. Democracy took hold of the
question of Hliteracy and Is doing well
for -the people. Hold up the hands
the party. We have nothing to
ashamed of. Georgia affairs have been
m>,t splendidly managed, end that by
the Democratic party. We hive so
much to be pcouil of In Georgia affalra
—and this cry Is all rot against Georgia
Democrats. You have the best party in
the world: It has the best principles on
earth, and be prbud of It Suppose the
party gets brick Into defeat, what In
jury follows? Will not the Repub!!-
cine and other enemies Join together
to hums tote us? Where will they step?
If the enemies of Demcricy sucxed
felt sure on effort would be made
pay the fraudulent bbnds. All the of
(Ices would pose from the white people
and pass Into a mongrel crowd. If ;1
Democracy makes mistakes let us
correct them, but not got mad and
vide. If we fall to take Interest In
success of our Democratic nominee _
governor how can we expect the North
ern Democracy to be enthusiastic In lh<
fall election*? The South needs Dem
ocracy and the «d party, if we keep
brotherhood we may live to see in
1896 Stephenson and Crisp the nominees
o£ -the party. The South has nothing to
gain by losing Interest In party success.
Is ue Important .now as ever. For
enty years .the Republican- party took
our BUMS from us. They Impoverished
the land—piled debts upon the estate
and when It came back to us after thlr-
years It was not like the same farm,
e had to go t,> work :in.l r-i.-.ill-l i:-
fences and its soil. Men should have
common sense and patience and know
‘ at -the party could not do all it want-
to do In eighteen months. The whole
Republican party and the wealth of the
North arid West combined to make all
fforts of our congress a failure—and a
i.ard struggle congress had. Our con
gressmen of the South are Ward werkem
for the people—and our people should
be proud of them. The achievements of
the last congress are. after all our talk,
most wonderful. The Democratic party
turns u friendly face to silver and de
clares against Us degradation. The par
ty Is committed to free coinage of silver
and gold on « parity. He felt no alarm
at -the Increase of the sliver coinage.
Time will help us to settle the question
ef ratio. For some 1S3 years tho ratio
was almost uniform-16 to 1 or 151-2 to 1.
But the issue Is not on ratio. The Issue
" une of friendship to silver. The party
friendly to it
Geri. Evans favored repeal of 10 per
cent, tax on state banks-aald this re-
U" » necessity and 1* regrellted
that tho Republicans uni Populists
Were against tWa measure. Regretted
this meahuib.had not been taken hold
of years ago by our congressmen. He
regretted that some of our people hud
gone off iwith IShut strange set in the
West known us PopuHats could not
come ito rile Democratic party because
it waa too Southern, yet it culled upon
Southern people to turn their backs
upon old associations and Join Whom to
enter a new field of politics, leading al
ready to paternalism, and isheir de
mands leading to bankruptcy. Gen,.
Evans went Into Whe measures proposed
by the Populists in congreeu-propo3l-
tlons ana demands to create great
d'ius. But our people Should be too
cool-treaded to follow them in such va
garies. He closed to <a strong appeal So
the people -to stand solid, to stay to
gether, to support tho state ticket, to
carry the old Democratic flits to vic
tory and let nothing dlaaffeot them, but
to go forward us an army to bulttl's for
Democracy. Let the old party not re
main In peril. Hold up the hands of
your leaden—and with h'itn go to vic
tory und preserve the old party and
carry it to a magnificent success. Ev
ery man, true to his country, cannot
sulk, blit go to Ms aid 1 and preserve It
from its enemies. ‘Let nrit.-the enemy
capture fheold flag. -Let not their hands
pollute It. Let us all us Georgians
stand together tw one people. I dlslikte
divisions among Georgians. Why
should there be? No. let itbere be none,
but JL’t us aR rally .to tire old party and
Us old flag, and remain, one people
bound together by the sacred ties of
the past und all 'we hope for In the
future. Rally on election- day, run up
the flag and veto for your nominee and
popular .Itberty forever.
Gen. Brans closed amid -great ap
plause and Ooa. Blalock then Intro
duced Judge Crisp as Sumfcer’e own
bon, of whom she wus so proud .
JUDGE CRISP.
Judge dr-lsp Bald there are men und
men und'men. Hornfe mcn mtlk In defeat,
some hunt a third party to go Into
to carry their grievances—but Gen.
Evans -was of tho noble type of men
who did their delay under Ml circum
stances. Judge Crisp’s address way,on
the same line es thut delivered In At
lanta, .which wus given In full -to tho
people fa the -papers. He reviewed the
.work ofOongrAM, and showed how vast
.this country was and haw diverse Its
Interests, und that the vastness of the
country prevented laws to bo passed
Just 30 -the South would have them.
He upoko of the panic that prevailed
When Mr. Cleveland took hts seat. He
-referred to the differences of opinion
among men as to tho beat methods of
carrying out the platform, and showed
tho struggle in congress ta do that
which was beat for tho people. He
regretted tlrit a few senritors had pre
vented the passage of the Wilson bill
as ft canto from rite house, but as tt
-WU3 it whs the best bill the country
had had In forty years. Judge Crisp,
Tike Gen. Evans appealed to the peo
ple to be not discouraged, but to stand
together ua -ever for Ithe old party. Ills
silver views were the same a* he ex
pressed In (his Atlanta speech. Ho (p
a free silver man and a sound curren
cy mum, too. The targe crowd listened
•with pleasure to Judge Crisp's Instruct
ive speech, and old Sumter and sur
rounding section will remain true to
the old party and its principles.
THE INVITATION
WAS DECLINED
The Afro-Amsrican Press Association
Asked Governor O’Ferrall to
Address That Body.
THE HONOR WAS FLATLY REFUSED
Beenui* the Negro Editors Hud Indorsed
Ids Wells* Slanderous Utterances
Against the Voutk*-Tlio Gov
ernor on Lynching!*
LAWSON SPEAKS AT EliBERTTON.
A Large and Enthusiastic Audience Wel
comes the Congressman.
Elbcrton, Sept. 12.—(Special.)—Judge
Thomas G. Lawson adderssed the peoplo
of Elbert county today at noon at Smith's
opera, house. „ ‘
Col. T. M. Swift, chairman of the Dem
ocmtlc executive committee of Elbert
county, Introduced Judge Lawson In an
appropriate and eloquent manner.
It 1<* estimated that about 1.500 people
were present, of whom about one-fourth
were third partyices.
Judge Lawson's speech waa purely abott
state politics, and did not touch on na
tional Issues. He spoke of what the Dem-
ocrats had done for the people; about re
construction days, when this state was
snatched from the clutches of Republican
tyrany by the Democratic party; the pros
perity of our people; the public schools;
the convict lease system not of Demo
cratic origin; and the public benefactions
of the state government.
He paid a beautiful tribute to Mr. At
kinson.
It was a good speech and Judge Lawson
as cheered time after time. He spoke
of the negro wishing aeats on the Juries
and other offices, and of tho fanatical
promises of the third, party, which -wants
everything and gives nothing.
Tomorrow at noon Hon. Steve Clay
and Congressman L. P. Livingston will
alHresa tho people of Elbert county.
Judge Lawson will speak in Athens Sat
urday night.
JOINT DEBATE AT BAXLEY.
Baxley, Sept. 12.—(Special.)—Hon. Louis
P. Garrard ond Dr. 8. W. Johnson, Pop
ulist nominee for congress, in Joint de
bate addressed the people of (his county
today. The former has. many friends
here, who highly enjoyed his al*lc speech,
The crowd was not large, but very at
tentive.
Dr. Johnson severely attacked both
Chairman Clay and Mr. Atkinson. He de
clared that Mr. Turner ha/1 mode an un
faithful representative and that he
not afraid to meet him at any time on
the stump. In Dr. Jobnaon'e speech
siM he bad as many brains os Turner.
Mr. Garrard replied that probably be ha/1,
but they were not In hla head. Dr. John
son, although a clever fellow, was un
mercifully ridiculed by Mr. Oarrard.
the
JAMES AND HAM IN UPSON.
Thomaeton, Sept. 12.—(Special.)—Hon.
Joe James and H. W. J. Ham preached
sound Democratic doctrine to 500 or
pec ply. intermixed with whom wen
(Continued on page 8.),
AN AGED LADY’S
TRAGIC DEATH
While Standing Near a Well tho Earth
Gave Way, Sha Fell in and
Was Drowned,
A HOMICIDE IN BALDWIN COUNTY
T.ro Farmer, unit Neighbor, Quarreled
About * Roadtruy Which Re-
aultad In One Sliootlug (he
Other, Causing Death.
Richmond, Va., Sept 12.—In answer
to an invitation to address tho Afro-
American Press Association, in session
hero. Governor O’Ferrall today wrote
as follows:
'Governor’s Office, Richmond, Vn.,
Sept. 12, 1804.—Messrs. John Mitchell,
W. Calvin Chnso, John C. Dancy nud
others, Committee of tho Afro-Ameri
can Press Association, City—Dear Sirs:
In response to your Invitation to nil-
dress or attend the convention of tho
Afro-American Press Association, now
in session In this city, I bet; to suy that
wotild not think of accepting an Invi
tation to address any convention or as
sembly that Indorses, ns your conven
tion d.d last evea.ng, the course of Ida
Wells In her slander of the people and
civ-,1 authorities of tho South.
”T ooudemn lynch law ns much as
anyone aud as tang as I urn. governor
of Virginia every mail, whether white
or black, whatever tho charge against
him may be, shall have a trial by Judge
and jury If 1 have to exert nil Uio
power given inc by the constitution and
laws of Virginia, and should tiny ease
of lynching occur I shall endeavor u
euforeo the law against the lynchers,
but It strikes mo that the action of
your convention In Indorsing tho mis
representations and slanderous utter
ances of Idu Wells Is calculated to do
harm rather than good und Intensify
rather than mollify tho spirit of vio
lence Which so frequently manifests It
self, not only in Virginia, but through
out the South, when a certain crime Is
committed. Tln> brutes who commit
this enne, too horrible to mention, and
arc summarily dealt with, seem to elicit
sympathy from Ida Wells aud her sup-
sorters, -ua though they were murdered
innocents, while not n word of sympa
thy Is expressed for their victims, who
have suffered more than death.
“I believe that if your convention
would condemn the ertthe which has
caused tho lynching! in tho South, with
rare exceptions, nud iho leaders of the
colored peoplo would frown iipuu It
and cry out ugaiust It und not exert
tliolr energies and devote their time to
a deminemtlon of the lyncliiugs, there
would be fewer outrages, nud If so cer
tainly few«r Instances of mob violence.
“I do not know, but It looks very
much to me ns though the work of Ida
Wells was a deep laid scheme to cheek
as far as may bo tho progress of the
South,-and every" good citizen, white or
colored, should feel an interest In refut
ing her vllitlcatlous rather than.sanc
tioning them us your convention did
last evening. She and her supporters
certainly Btlrreil up a feeling ngnlnst
her race which did not exist prior to
her crusade. Tlio people of the South,
who have labored so assiduously for
nearly a’generation now, to recuperate
and build up their wasto places, will
not take kindly to llio effort which lids
woman and her followers nro makhig
to bring reproach upon tliolr section
and create the Impression that >t Is a
land of lawlessness nud disorder.
’’1 have the most friendly feeling for
tho colored people. They have my
sympathies tn all their struggles nud
laudable undertakings, ns I think I
bars shown in my private nnd public
life, nml I was lndesd deeply pained
when I read tills in-irulug that your
convention, composed of representa
tives of your race, had struck the South
n blow which she did not deserve.
Wlille I thank you for your ’invitation,
I must decline under the circumstances
to address your convention or attend
Its sessions. Respectfully,
“Charles T. O’Ferrall.”
Athens. Sept. 12.—(Special.—Hickory
street was the scene of a tragic death
Sunday afternoon. ''
Residing In une of the houses on that
street Is Mrs. Elizabeth Moon, aged ill
years. Sho Is the grandmother of Mr.
W. T. Moon of the police force.
There were llviug with her three
daughters, Misses SaUiu, Susnu nud
Thrlna Moon. Mrs. Moon, by reason
of her great age, ts unable to do any
thing for herself. Miss Snsun Moon
some timo since fell nud received Inju
ries that rendered her n cripple, nnd
Miss ThrilVa Moon Is blind.
Thus the only oue of the family tvlio
could do fiuy work was Miss Halite
Moon, wkq was over GO years of age,-
nnd whoso.death removes tho mainstay
of tho nUtlcted ones In the bereaved
family. j
yesterday afternoon about 0 o’clock
Miss Salllo, Moon stepped out Into the
yard to drflw a bucket of water, little
thinking tliiit m a few brief moments
she would he lu tho preseueo of her
God.
She went to the well nnd stnrted to
let tho bucket down. Suddenly tho
plank upon which sho stood gave way
aud she was thrown violently Into tho
well.
Her stater tarns standing near by nnd
heard tho noise. Turning, tho saw that
her sister had vanished from sight nud
In n moment divined tho truth of the
awful slum lion.
It did not take long to secure aid
enough to draw the body of the unfor
tunate lady from the well nml a physi
cian was present to render all necessary
medical assistance. But title had passed
beyond the reach of medicine, und the
soul lmd already been ushered Into tho
presence of Its maker.
MURDErIn’BALDWIN.
' WAR IN THE EAST.
The Chinese Army Is S.dd to Bo Sup
plied -wlllii All Che Nuoessaries.
(London. Sept. 12.—A special to the
Times from SOianstiil says chut native
advices rcv-elve-d tn Sunday from tho
front are to tho effect that there is
continuous Kms-Ulcttance lighting be
tween Che Chinese and Jape nose troops,
who ore sepunuUed by the Klmlchim
river. No decisive result bus followed
the eregaeemertts. Flooifs have ren
dered rite rivers tmpassulblo. The n-I-
vloes show thnt the Chinese atony Is In
good condition and that strict disci
pline is ntoJrttaJned. The army Is well
supplied -with ammunition, provisions
and clothing. The Jaip.vn.ri; troops, tt is
Olid, ore suffering seriously from opt-
lUcnib dkooses.
WpNT PAY ANY.BOUNTY,
Washington, Sept. 12. -Secretary Car
lisle authorized the official nnnonuei-
ment today flint he would not pay any
tngar bounty earned but unpaid when
the new tariff hill went Into effect Au
gust 211. The secretary's refusal
pay these sugar bounty rlalins will bn
bused upon the clause In the Mt tariff
bill repealing the sugar, bounty provis
ion of the McKinley law, which eon-
dudes as follows:
‘‘And hereafter Is shall he unlawful
to Issue auy license to produce sugar
or to pay any bounty for the produc
tion of sugar of any kind under this
set.”
TO REBEaITtHE DISPENSARY.
Athens, Sept. 12.—Opechil.)—At a
meeting of the citizens tonight the dis
pensary question was discussed, with
much warm2.1. It was the opinion of a
majority of the met dug that: the dis
pensary should be abolished, A peti
tion will be presented to the legislature
In due thne asking tor the repeal of the
ad;. This will place Alliens under pro
hibition law und the barroom faction
ere confident \'aM they <»u:d have an
etcohon ordered.
Robert Miller* Shot aud Killed F.
Faulkner yesterday.
IN BRECKINRIDGE’S BBitALF.
The Executive Commutes issues an
Appeal ta Democratic Voters.
•Lexington, Ky.. Spet. 12.-The Breck
inridge executive committee, consisting
ot four or five strong friends cf tha col
onel from each one Uf the counties In
the district, met here this afternoon
nnd tufter a tong conference Issued n
tnlfeato 40 the Demooraxto voters of
the Ashland district, in which they say
the district committee, by Its action on
..ist Saturday, bah effectually blocked
the gams which the expert candidate
from S.-ott tOweual nnd his organiza
tion have been preparing to play m the
approaching primary. . •
••For the flrat time la Kentucky. ’ the
circular says, “a contestant (or a Dem
ocratic nomlnatibn. driven to despera
tion by the Uamnstrated strength ot bis
opponent, tags shamelessly allowed u to
be proclaimed through h.a mouthpieces
everywhere that participation In -the pri
mary Involved no obligation lit honor Co
uupport ithe nominee If It should be his
opponent. R wits nover contemplated
by ithe -party authorities before that
each double dealing was possible, or
tliait It could be necessary t’o guard the
tarty organization ugalnst such treach
ery, but when this proclamation of dis
honor 'won made the district committee
at once met It as honest men Jealous ot
the fair ltime hf the great organization
committed to their keeping and by their
resolution of the 6th Instant have made
U Impossible for a man. except a wilful
perjurer, -to have «. voice In -the selec
tion of a cv.mhuatc while premeditating
In any event treachery -to the Dem>
t.Tjtic iparty.
•With that reckless denunciation of
till who cross the path ot hi* ambition
and thbt effrontery which has marked
Ills whole canvass. Mr. Owens nnd Ills
followers have Impugned -the honor of
the committee, have denounced Its
members as cowards and louts, white
In the same breath nnd with on incon
sistency bordering on mad despair, they
proclaim themselves satisfied with tho
situation, admit that the committee's
action ta simply fho enforcement ot it
rule recognized us an integral party law
atnl endeavor to assure themselves and
the public thn-t Us application will work
to their advantage.
“If It be right 'rirolt no man should
t-i'ke-p.iTt in .the 'selection of a candidate
unless -he intends Ho isubmlit his own
individual ipreferences to the will of
CtJS party, if tt bo only fair that no
retain should -be allowed kb filiy tv game
of ’heads, I wJn; 'tails, you lose:’ if tt be
simply Just that be -who submits his
cKr-iin to bis iparty’s addon, be Should
In good 'faith u-bide rite result of that
submission: tt It -ba itruc t'h'at every
Dawx-rult can trust bis political con
science to 'tho aggregated Judgment of
hta party, fairly und 'honestly ascer
tained, iwby do these reoklcoa Uefaimers
ot the dhosem leaders and guardtUns
of the iparty denounce that addon,
whose only effect Is to malto sure those
principles iamd poikoet Wham In their
i ntegrXy against (tie treachery so
openly t'hroa'tened. Like nil- men foiled
In a eorttemtilutod wrong, -they charge
•as evidence* of their opponent’s wcak-
nciu wUi'n Is tu sure slgm ot Ids
slrcngrh. No one is ddcelvod by this,
for no one considers it a proof of weak
ness Ito bar your tl'ior against a bur
glar, of whose visit warning has been
glvon, or -to place your pocketbook
•where It wHl be t’afe against -the pick
pocket.”
The circular closes with on appeal to
the voters to come out In Breckin
ridge's Interest, nnd Claims his election
Is assured. .
Milledgevllle, Sept. 12.—(Special.)-
fetal, which bus bec-n in existence for
some time, wits ended here todny by
bloodshed, when Mr. Robert Miller
shot and killed Mr. F. R. Faulkucr.
Some eight months ago Mr. Miller
sold u lot of land to Mr. Faulkner. Iho
land contained a portion'tt tm Md
leading from Mr. .Utile's residence to
tv part of his farm beyond Faulkner n
house, nml It seems lhat nfter the pur
chase of tho laud Faulkner eldSed up
the roadway by it gate, which ho Kept
locked, nud slneo that time various dis
putes have boon waged between lbo
parties.
This morning Mr. Miller went out
nml bi-gaii iMitthig 1 new 'Mini through
Faulkner’s land, when Faulkner, Jr.,
camo up mid tried to persundo him to
stop. Ills fnthis - , who was somo dis
tance from thorn, butting wood, henrd
tho noise of tlio dispute nml cumo up
with nu ux ou his shoulder. He stopped
about ten foot from wliero Miller wits
standing, when Miller told him if ho
advanced with tho nx ho would kill
him. Faulkner tlieu turned and walked
off, nnd Miller followed him. Faulkner
walked to tho house of Mr. Buckentoor
nnd nskod for n gun for tho purpose of
shooting a hawk, nnd ns lie came out
ho wns shot by Mr. Miller nnd died tn
a fow hours.
Faulkner’s dying statement was thnt
lie dalu't know Miller was Utero until
ho wits shot.
Tito coroner's jury returned a verdict
of murder. Mr. Miller came In nnd
gave himself up to tho sheriff.
uNPROvoimTMUiRDJsn.
An Old Negro Woman Shot Dead By
Young .White Man.
Richmond, Vn., Sept. 12.—A Surrey
Court House special to tho Dispatch
says: About one week ago Mr. C. L.
Brock, a young white man ot high
standing In the cominaally hero and
about 21 years old, umilo improper ad
vances n young uegro girl aged 10. TBs
girl lived with her aunt, Alice Bate,
about three miles from tho homo
Brook. The girl became very much
fr-ghtened at the conduct of Brock nml
lie soon desisted; but tie told Iter that
If she told any one about what be bad
done bo would kill her. When tlio glrt'i
aunt cjmj borne she told ber about it,
Brock bad gone to a mill after a load
of lumbcr.'nnd when ho came bark tli
girl's aunt attacked him about his
b.ivlor. Brock said to her, ns he drov
off: “This ta the last i over want
hear of this.”
On Momlny monPn; he heard- tl
Altec Bate hail been talking about bis
conduct and would probably gilt out
narraut for b's a)To«t. Tills n-> eijrag'
Brock that he saildli d nls liorto and
rode over to tin- bou- - of (lie Bate w
luan. He found ,u-r at work in the t
dvr field aud went up to her and salil:
“I thought I told you that 1 did not
want to bear Shy m u-.- from linn mat
tori” at tho same time omwlDg hi i p
tot The woman become alarim-il urn
started to run. whereupon Brock tired.
She fell and (lien Brock fan up to
and shot her four limes while on
ground. Tlio first shot proved fatal.
Brock has not been ton since the shoot
lug. There is a good d*Jtl ••( ettt(H
and there Is no Ml,tig what the
come will lie If he Is caught.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Washington. Sept. 12.—For Utorgla
Showers; southerly vlnOs.
THE ENCAMPMENT
AT PITTSBURG
Henry Watterson Delivered a Speech
in Behalf of Louisville Having the^i
G. A, R. Next Year,
HIS ELOQUENCE WON THE CAMP
The Encllon of Comnumdcr*in*ChItf
Take* Place Today—Iereral lieu*
ttouctl Per the Foeltlon—Bail*
aiA Dlapatehed Rapidly#
oat*
JACKSON PACKS DOWN,
iio Withdraws His 110,000 to Bind a
Match- With tho Champion- Corbott.
Chicago, Sept. 12.—Fetor Jackson left
hero this afternoon on tho Erlo road for
Now York. Before leaving ho called
on Will J. Davis at tho Columbia Tho-
atro. In company with Fareon Davtos,
and -withdrew 'hts 210,000 forfeit. Parson
Davids drew a sigh of relief when tho
money was taken down and tho fight
declared off. ”1 am very glad over it,”
he said. “I was hover so tired of any
thing. Corbett will now miss a llttlo
udvcrlslug ho probably expected to pay
$2,000 for, for I believe lio intended to
postpone tho event, even It It lmd been
set for nine months from now. I sup
pose CoPbctt will now meet Jckson lu
New York and ftoro another ehnlloago
in tils face as ho steps on the boat to
leave for homo.”
WHAT CORBETT BAYS.
Washington, Sept. 12.—James J. Cor
bett, tlio pugilist, gave out a atatement
tonight with regard to tho refusal of
Peter Jackson to fight him, in Which he
say*:
"in answer to tho cowardly mlsstato-
ments that have been circulated by
Poicr Jackson end tho subterfuge* that
lie has resorted to in order to crawl,
like a. cur, out of tha proposed match
with me, I desire to muko tho follow
ing statement: I have stated emphat
ically all along that this nigger does
Dot want to fight mu. After tho punch
ing I gave him In San Francisco, where
he wns saved from defeat by the das
tardly action of hi* California Club
friends, you could nut get lilm Into n
riug with me with n hawser, and ttoono
kcon-s It better than this name Potcr
Jackson. He has stated thnt he would
not go south ot t)tq ItaKon and Dixon
line on account of prejudice existing
ag;iln.-t iil:i ,-d'-r. Me lull thrown slurs
upon tho fairest people In the world—
tho Soutliernera-who gave George
Dixon fair play there; nnd Jackson
proved himself a rank quitter when he
refuted to go and meet me In Now Or-
leann, when be knows that If, by auy
fluke, lie shou(d happen to win. It
would make 1dm famous and Indepen
dently rich for life.'*
Corbett refers to the propoettlons
made by the filoux City Athletic Club,
nnd says: ’’They liavo agreed to allow
tho men to ptak the referees, who must
be satisfactory to Jackson. Now, If this
nigger wants to fight, I will name th -
mm satisfactory to me now. Tho fol
lowing are tho acknowledged refere
of this country: P. J. Donohue of New
York, John Eokhsrt of New York
John Duffy of New Orleans, Gcargo
filler of Chicago, Al Smith of Now York.
Any of these men are satisfactory to
me”
He also says: "irn conclusion, Peter
Jackson. I tell you plainly, Hat I will
light you. privately or openly. In one
week, one month, two month* or three
lime, for as much money ns you can
raise, purse or no purse, tn u luck, on
n barge, m a room, or anywhere. In
America.
A FARMER KILLS HIMSELF
Because His Cotton Crop Woe Short—
lie Used a tilde.
Quitman, Sept. 12.—(HpoetaL)—Mr.
Berry Yates, a successful farmer, com
mitted suicide hero this morning by
shooting himself lu tho right sldo with
a ride.
The deed has shocked tho whole coun
ty. So cause Is assigned except (hit
b.s cotton crop was short anil he \v;u
a little hi debt
Pl'fbjburg, Sept. 12.—The delegates to
’the national encUmpment of the Grand
lArmy of the Republic got down to a
solid business buhls this morning.
While 200,000 -persons have left the city
tho last old soldier passed ta re
view yesterday, there are still 200,000
strangers in (town, a mojorilty ot whom
wl.'l stay until Saturday and Sunday,
While some will remain oven longer.
The wJuoim.1 emtompment opened
this morning In 'tlho now Grim'd Opera
house. Tho edmmtmder-ln-dhleir and
delegates -were welcomed on- -behalf of
the citizen’* executive board by Chair
man 'Daniel C. Ripley and also by W„
C. Ripley, chairman of ithe committee
on Inivltmttona a nil reception. Governor
Fuititlsjn welcomed -them cm Ibehulf ot
the state ot Pennsylvania, while- Mayor
McKenna, of Pittsburg and Mayor Ken
nedy of Allegheny performed the same
pleasant duty on ibehdlf of their re
spective cities. The serious business
of the encampment proper then began.
The election for comm’andr-ln-ehlef
will mot be held until tomorrow. Slneo
the withdrawal of Judge Charles D.
Long of LMIdhigu n the opinion Is rapidly
growing that Ool. T. IN. Walker ot
Indiana nvlfi eocuro 'the coVctted' honor,
IIENRY WATTERSON HEARD.
The oktlms ot Louisville for tho Id-
nation ot itho G. A. R. encampment ot
1895~wero presented to -the national
convention by Henry Watterson this
morning. Just vis soon Us (tlho welcom
ing add ness wns concluded a motion to
suepend iilho rules and give audience
to 'tlho Kentucky ortlitor was adopted
■with stVUnistasm. Ho received a cordial
reception. The wpenk'nr retired umkl u. ’
f^turni of «up>pl.iua^.
fXtotn 'tine tioors wci'o cffloKd lin'd tho
emwittpmiWt went inlto secret «c(fston
to thenr tho attxftrm vt Coowmanoer-ln-*
OhStrf lAduma an*i *!h© aBaocla.te mtUonul
Ol ?n4hopresentation! of Mr. WaWJerson
Wt 'the opening of ‘tlho eeeelon the sup
porters of LoulBvlUo wtojo a, btg nrirch
on St. Paul, and the i advocates at tha
latter arc done Id ore bly disgruntled.
' 'Heretofore It has been, '«hc lnvnrlabta. •
practice to defer the -nomination: ot the
next encairopmenlt to ' , ‘ hc ®ET°T ld 0T _^®
cltiMliwi dny of AJho convention..
ipTknra for St- Paul will be heard.this
afternoon or tomorrow. . . ^
nv.hoti Jlenxy Wtttcraon wow Intro-
dS ta present tho ieca o< Lout*vllla
for the 'next encampment, ‘ho rtlvorj
SffBfE. to»t EooiL Among
hi* hei'tors. from pit to gallery, laughter
nr to mated wtta appfci/UBi*# >tncl when In
a pathetic moment ho allowed «- tcw
tears to como down his checks, there
wa» a lachrymose respunso that would
lmve been approprluito to a funeral. Be
fore Ids oertorwUon bold been reached,
the HUia-em of tho lchdlng cdy of ‘ha
Blue Grow State was assured and tho
orator retired amid such an ovation as
a national encampment has raTCly be-
Htbwcd even upon ono ot Its fuvonta
LOUISVILLE SELECTED.
Again the order of business recurred! ‘
■to tho location of the next encampment,
and the Invitation of fit. Paul was pre
sented In an eloquent addre«» by cxr
ComnundeMivOhlef Judge John P. Rea
and Col. J. N. Davidson, but an over
whelming majority of the delegates
were still under tho spell M ‘.tie Star-
eyed Goddess and Her Old Kentucky.
Homo." und when tlio question was put
the viva Voco vote In favor of J-ouls-
vllle waa so overwhelming that tho op- •
position. Instead ot demanding a call oS
tho roll, bowed acquiescenoo und grace
fully retired from the field.”
Close attention was paid by tho dele
gatee to the report of tho commander-
ln-Chlef. nnd the frequent references It
contained to tho uttftudo of congress
nnd of the people M the South toward
Union soldier* nnd patriotic movements
originating in tho North, wero heartily,
applauded. When tlio report of tho
committee on pensions '.vias read cheom
punctuated every paragraph. It was
signed by Comrades H. E. Talntor, A,
M. Warner and J. N. Walker, chairman.
TORNADO STRIKKH MEMPHIS.
Ono Man Killed and Property Damaged
to somo Extent.
Memphis, Sept. i2.—A' portion of north
Memphis wo* swept hy u- tornado today
at 11:30 a. m.. destroying and) damaging
property to th* extent or $2,600 and km.
frig ono negro. Robert Culp, and Injuring
two other jierson-i slightly. Tho portion
of the city visited Is tho seat of the lum.
ber mill*, and tha dam-aso falls upon
three of them.
On* hundred yards of tho Wolf river
bri-lge of the Chesapeake, Onto and South
western railroad was picked up and
thrown 100 feet owuy. The tornado camo
from the Houth. traveled duo worth, and
It Is raid.by tho weather bureau to Pave
been purely local. Cannon’s cotton gtn
mills, north of Mcmolihx were partly un-
roofed and trees were twisted oml up.
rooted as If mero pipe stems. Coro and
cotton In tho path ot the tornado were
desoyed. (
COLORADO REPUBLICANS.
Denver, thpt. 12.—Tlio Republican
state contention met at noon at tho
Broaav/ny theatre, which lt-ad been gay-
ly decorated for 'the occasion. The the
atre was deiue-ly crowded and as each
county delegation murchad In they were
received with chest* ond music from,
the galleries. Much time was con
sumed in the proper seating of tha
delegates. J. W. McCreery of Greeley
was appointed temporary chairman ot
the convention und, otter the appoint
ment of committee* a recess wns taken.
TAILORS WINNING THEIR FIGHT.
New York, Sept, 12.—The strike ot
the tailors l« rapidly approaching an
end and, from present Indication.. It
will be over by the end of this week.
Already. 136 (ontrac'.ors have signed,
, and 3,000 striker* will bo at work to-
\ morrow morning. ‘