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LEVI P. MORTON
IS THE NOMINEE
The Republicans of New York Turn
to the Man With a •' Bar'l of
Money,"
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
(be Democratic Congress Denounced
For Reducing Tariff Outlet— Dtc-
laratione lu Favor of Pro
tective Duties.
Saratoga, Sept. 18.-The ltepubllcan
state convention was called lo order at
12:30 o'clock by William DrooStaelit,
chairman of the state committee, nud
proceeded to business with .despatch.
Congressman Lemuel Qutgg nr New
York was made temporary cualrinau,
the usual committees were appointed
nud contests were referred to tuo com
mittee on credentials, and at 1MU
o'clock a recess was taken until 4:HU
p. in.
During tho recess the committee on
credentials decided: unanimously
against the Miltltollauil delegates irom
New York city. In the Albany contest
the regular faction represented by
State Committeeman Barnes got a la-
vurable decision. The contest between
the Henly-Moore factions in the First
assembly district, Now York city, was
settled by the state committee by
giving each side half (the representa
tion. Ac both sides are for .Morton,
this docs not alter the vote for Morton
and makes peace In the family besides.
At 6 o'clock the convention' was
again called to order and Warner Mil
ler ivus made permanent) chairman.
This platform was presented and, adopt
ed without dtecusstott. Upon questions
of national politics '* says:
"The Itcpubllans of New York, In
convention assembled, extend hearty
greetings to tile Republicans of Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island, pregon, Ver
mont and Maine for their prompt and
just judgment on an incompetent Dem
ocratic odmlulotiuition. They voloe the
verdict of tlie people that the path of
protection Is the path of prosperity,
and we congratulate ttte Democra-Uo
sugar planters of Louisiana on their
courageous dechimaithm of Independ
ence of party trammels that endanger
tho "material prosperity of 'their state.
''i'lC rinvl'te the people to compare
the p.edges of the DetnocraiUc party
with the performances of te Democratic
ndmtnSstratton. The fl Incus and ca
pacity of the Democracy to govern
must be Judged by '.'as records. Its
most Important achievement this far
11.13 been fitly characterized by the
chief executive of Its choice -as one-of
'perfidy and dishonor.* Denouncing po
litical corruption, it has rewarded ,;ho
largest contributors to Its campaign'
fund by the best of all foreign mis
sions: denouncing trusts, It permitted
One of them ‘to formulate Its tariff bill;
promising a continuance of the vig
orous foreign policy established by ehe
lamented James Gillespie Blaine. «
substituted a 'policy of Infamy' when
•Hawaii was freely offered us; denounc
ing the Sherman act as a cowardly
makeshift, It was enabled to renal the
sliver purchasing clause of toat act
only by the help of Republican sena
tors: arrulgnimg. protection as 'a fraud
■upon labor," it passed a mongrel pro
tective measure so tainted wtBh, scan
dal, that it barely escaped tho veto of
a. Democratic president; advocating free
raw material and an extension of our
foreign trade, it destroyed all the profit
able reciprocal agreements made by
President Harrison; pledging Itself to
the payment of -just and liberal pen
sions,' it treats the Union soldier as if
the Grand .Army badge were the badge
of beggary and brigandage; pledging
retrenchments, It exceeded alt the last
session of congress the expenditures of
the corresponding session of the lost
Republican congress by {27,Q00,000, In
the Pace of decreasing revenues, and af
ter adding J50.000.000 to the public debt
■while (pretending to be In favor Of In
dividual freedom. It hastened to enact
an odious Income tax force bill, empow
ering deputy collectors to enter the
homes of citizens and compel them toy
threats of ofilektr summone3es and
heavy penalties to disclose their pri
vate affairs.
"IVe denounce Northern Democratic con
gressmen for permitting Southern mem
bers to protect the chief products of their
section while removing or largely reduc
ing protective duties on tho product or the
North, thus permitting the South, by le.
gal enactment in time of peace, to do, by
Illegal enactment in time of war. And,
we especially denounce the Democratic
represenlathes from this, the greates;
manufacturing state In the Union, whose
annual manufactured products exceeds
more than the entire South by JCOO.OOn.O'jO
lor Ihetr treachery and cowardice In aid
ing the passage of a sectional tariff bill
that has crippled the industries and re
duced the <wuget) of the workingmen and
that levies a tax on Incomes which Is a
, tax on property. We ask all who favor
a discontinuance of tariff agitation or
who believe in tho restoration of protec
ts"* 1 . to elect Republican members of the
house of representatives In every district
so that our Industrial enterprises msy be
properly represented in the councils of
the nation and not, ns at present, left
utterly unrepresented in the leading com-
mlttees upon-which the framing of tariff
and financial legislation largely depends.
"On behalf of the farmers of Ne
York wo protest against free wool, which
means the destruction of our sheep hus
bandry nnd which has brought the price
of wool to the lowest figure recorded. -
"We denounce the federal administrat
for surrendering an annual revenue of
Jt.000.ta0 on wool and Imposing a burden
nearly ten times greater by levying ,
tax on sugar, the commonest household
necessity.
"We protest against the removal of the
protective barrier to 'the importation of
Canadian agricultural products. The form
products of New York deserve protection
equally with the rice of South Carolina
and the sugar of Louisiana.
“We denounce tho administration for
striking oat tho agricultural schslule of
the MclCioley Ml and substituting an ag
ricultural free list fraught with ruin to
the farmers.
"We favor an honest dollar and oppoei
any effort, whether by the repeal on elate
Lank lmues, or the free coinage of en
ter. to lower our currency standard, and
we favor an International agreement
which »hall result in the use of both goli
all 1 Silver ae a circulating met* on."
Nominations were then In order. Uen.
Benjamin F. Tracy, ex-secretary of tne (j R L A | P [h A Q T| Q
navy, nominated Levi 1'. .Morton for gov- LM I L r\ ILL/ r\ U I ill
AMONG CLERKS
ernor; Col. Butter of Chemung, nominated
J. Sloat Fassett; Silas B. Dutcher nomi
nated Gen. Stewart L. Woodford; E. A.
Nash of Cattaraugus nominated Gen. Dan
iel Butterfield, and F. X. Parker of St.
Lawrence .county nominated Judge Leslie
W. Russell.
It was 7:55 p. m. when the first roll call
whs finished. The result was: Morton,
5324; Fassett, 69V6; Woodford, 40; Butter
field, 20; Russell, 20: Bliss, 40%; ATkell. 1.
The result was not announced, but it
was apparent that Morton had an over
whelming majority and amid cheers, Silas
R. Dutcfier moved that the nomination Vo
made unanimous. The motion was sec
onded by Col. Archie Baxter, who nomi
nated Dr. Fassett.
Then there were shouts for r aesett.
The redoubtable you ns: chieftain from
Chemung stood on a chair, arid after ths
delegates shouted themselves hoarse, he
said: , _ . .
“The Republican platform Is the plat
form for me. I know of ; only one will,
and that Is the freely expressed wl.l of
732 Republicans of the state of New York.
You have chosen a wise and experienced
general. Like him, I stand ready to be
promoted to be a brigadier general or to
serve in the ranks. The man you have
selected Is an older end wiser nnJ niore
experienced soldier than I. I eon null
say that in the ranks I stand to go where-
nr he may direct." .
Mr. Fassett was followed by Gen. Bu
terfleld," Col. 8. V. Cruger of New York
on behalf of Mr. Bliss.
When, ail the leading speaker shall dn
tshed ,t was after 8:30 oelock and a re
cess was then taken until 10 p. m.
BRICE IN HOT WATER.
The Ohlto Democrats In Opposition to
Him Are Fighting Hard.
Columbus, O.. Sept. 18.—The adher
ents of Senator Brice will control the
Democratic state convention tomorrow
bv two to bne. This much is certain.
Rut the opposition to the junior
and which Is bised on his antl-admlnls-
tratlon rauise In the recent ^jriffcon-
test. is compact, aggressive t»l J*“* r
good JeadenThlo. and because It U out-
nuntbered It does not follow that It will
accept the peace and harmony pro-
gramme of the Brice followers without
putting itself on irecord. Much depends
upon the action of the committee on
resolutions, which went Into conference
at 9 o’clock with every prospect of an
all-night session. If the representatives
of the senator upon thla committee will
agree on a resolution unqualifiedly In
dorsing President Cleveland, togethsc
with the administration tariff bill, nnd
expressing regret that it. had to give
way tb the senate substitute, the oppo
sition 'will' <be content; otherwise, ac
cording to the present programme,there
will 'be a minority report in -which the
senator’s course will be handled with
out gloves, and a light will be precipi
tated on the floor of the convention.
•In this event, say the minority, many
of those now counted aa among the
senatoa'’ri supporters will .put themselves
on record with the other side.
In a political sense, it has bee ’one of
the liottesT days that ever preceded a
state gathering oX the Ohio Democracy.
The making of a Hoket 1ns been entire
ly lost sight of, and. contrary to nil
precedent, not -a single candidate for
any of the places to >be filled ha3 opened
headquarters. -Excitement and nctiylty
alike are concentrated upon the elev
enth hour attack upon the junior sena
tor. His opponents were fliwt on the
field, but his friends were close at their
heels. Pstmaoters. special treasury
agents, .bank examlnere, collectors of
Internal revnue and other officials came
pouring In from all quarters of the
state! Col. Ike Hill, doorkeeper of the
national house hf representative*, and
B. W. Layton, -assistant sergeantrat-
armo of the United Staten senate, were
early on hand to assure all comers that
the antagonism to the senator was
merely "a flash In the pan.” Vetefan
Democrats who have not been at con
ventions in years put in an appearance
to "give Cal. Brice a lift,” as most of
them put It; still there were enough
Democratic senators nnd representa
tives of the general assembly that elect
ed 'Mr. Brice to the senate to make a
good sized reunion.
'Newly - arriving delegates regarded
as "on the fence” 'were taken In hand
by committees from) Alliance, Cuya
hoga and other strong aml-Brlce dis
tricts and treatell 'to urgumen't ond per
suasion 'Hn altopAbhlc doses. The prin
cipal (arguments adduced by the opposi
tion were that 'President Cleveland nnd
-the udmli'nltftratioin and «ihe 'tariff bill
were entitled to Indorsement If the
prevtiotte declarations of i'hc Ohio De
mocracy -were :u> be m-airetained—that
Benialtor -Brice was an obstructionist;
-that his course in the -senate (has cre
ated genera l dias-atlafuietian ii'hTOughout
tihe •tote itihat .tihe opposition to Brice
•came from the pcopler and was an ef
fort of the rank tan-d file ito discipline
•ihe bosses a/nd assort control, bind ihfl't
H was fur better to have the fight over
and done -with now than to carry it
Into next yeur when dhe party would
-luive a gubernatorial and Legislative
fight on Its hands.
These arguments were effective in many
cases, and -when Congressman Tom L.
Johnson, fresh from Ills renominating con
vention, ernne marching at the head of a
big delegation from his home district, it
looked as though there would bea stam
pede from tho senator’s banner. But
his friends -were not only staunch and
numerous, but Influential to boot, and
they had little difficulty in keeping tne
main linos of their forces well in hand.
Tonight the antis have given up all
hope of controlling the convention and will
he contant if they succeed In forcing an
expression of their opinions upon the
record. About the coolest man of the
crowd that besieged the Neill house In
andout, was senator Brice himself. I
arrived from the £>ast shortly before
o'clock and eeta/bllshed headquarters in
the parlor from yvhich Sherman conducted
his last and moat memorable senatorial
campaign. Here, he was in to all corners,
but he seduously avoided all reference to
the fight against him.
The anti-Brice element was considerably
chagrined at the attitude of Lawrence T.
Neal of Chill Icobhe, the party nominee
for governor last fall, and who was the
author of the famous tariff plank in the
platform of the laat national convention
ami who wa*s looked upon as one of their
turorucent allies. Instead of this, he took
occasion early In the day to express the
opinion that the senate bill was a step in
the right direction, and that no one wno
voted for It should be condemned.
BRECKINRIDGE DEFEATED. .
Lexington, Sept. 18.—'The official count of
Fayette county was completed at noon to
day, giving Breckinridge 20G plurality over
Owens. There is no contest or protest of
any kind.
The Leader this afternoon publishes a
table of seven counties official and Bour
bon unofficial, but conceded by both sides,
giving the vote as follows:
Owens. 8.072; Breckinridge. 7,808; Settle,
3,391; Owens* plurality, W>. These fig
ures are practically final.
Supervising Architect O'Rourke Says
He Will Resign Within a
Few Days.
REASONS FOR HIS STEPPING OUT
HU Relations With Clerk Kemper at
Others induced Secretary Carlisle
to Ask for His Rttslunatlou'-i
Conspiracy Is Charged.
LUCJCi: GOT DAMAGES.
Baltimore, Sept 18.—The Jury In the 330,-
000 damage case brought by George W.
Lucke ain’t the clothing cutters and
trimming association (Knights of Labor)
for causing him to lose a lucrative situa
tion, brought In a verdict of I2J6W In favor
of thJ coo*rlain inL
Washington, Sept. IS.—Supervising
Architect O'ltourke occupied his desk
this morning in the treasury depart
ment, as usual, ns if his resignation had
not been asked for. Ofliclals ond others
on hushiess came and went, and be
tween three visits O’ltourkc lliled In
his time In drafting Ills letter of resig
nation. ,
"Of course x will resign," said Mr.
O'Uourke; "if not today, wltlilu a few
days. Until I do, I lwvo nothing to
any.”,
Tlio matter created a sensation in loo
treasury department nud was a lively
topic of conversation. It was not, how
ever, a surprise to those who are in the
contldence Of high ofliclals, hut came
as a bomb to the clerks iu the bureau,
who did not know the strained relations
between tho architect nud his Imme
diate subordinate ofliclals. These dis
turbed relations began six mouths ago,
nnd at that time It was expected that
tho event that happened yesterday
would then occur.
Mr. Kemper, the chief clerk, wroto
a letter to Secretary Carlisle at it
o’clock yesterday afternoon, In which
ho stated that the relations existing be
tween himself and tho architect had
come to such a point that ho would
either have to protect lilmself person
ally against what lit> considered Insults
or else to sever his connection with tho
olliee la case Architect O'Rourke was
to remain. Prior to this 'friction lmd
occurred between the contract clerk,
Judge Fleming and tho supervising
architect. This matter had been
brought to tlio attention of Secretary
Carlisle. Upon receiving the letter of
Mr. Kemper, Secretary Carlisle, at -1
o'clock yesterday, demanded the 'imme
diate resignation of >Ir. Oltourke. 'llils
morning" Secretary Carlisle received»a
letter from' Architect O'Rourke, In
which' ho states that he had received
the demand for nig resignation with
"amazement.” He recalled the state
ment, which ho said the secretary had
made to him early In Ills administra
tion. that should any charges he made
against him, as was not unusual in
one occupying that position, ho would
he given an opportunity to meet these
charges before any action was nwtfa by
the head of tho deportment. This, ho
alleges, has not been done.
Mr. OTUmrko further states that ho
has known for several months that a
conspiracy existed In his own olilee to
bring about Ills downfall, nnd de
nounces the Conspiracy iu strong lan
guage.
Secretary Carlisle replied within a
few minutes after receiving tills letter
tills morning Unit for many monum he
had known that the arcltect's otllco was
In a demoralized condition, but he hail
hoped order Would' he brought out of
the apparent chaos. Instead or im
provement, however; the ofllco lias been
going from bad to worse, until lie felt
impelled to take Uie action he had,
which had not been done, however,
without much hesitation ami a carotin
consideration -of all tho circumstances
leading to it.
Secretary Carlisle asked! Mr.
O'Rourke I'toit If he had nay evidence
of a oonsplraey exlsllng In ills office
or In the depirtirent against himself
to submit ttwlt evidence :o him and he
would tavasBsate0: and make out pun-
lshuneri't to.file guilty parties.
Th1a letter was delivered -to Mr.
O'Rourke at about 11 o'clock toU.iy and
Mr. O’Rourke t'hen began the prepara
tion of tils loiter of resignation, in
Which he will detail, It Is said, the facts
of tho alleged conspiracy stgavnJt him.
giving names and U'atia. Thus the mat
ter arands. Documentary evidence In
the dbjpe of an intercepted Ri.tcr now
In the deak of Secretary Carikite, It ta
said,' cuts -an impai'tamt figure In the
caje and may develop Into sen oftlcial
acandnl.
The following board of ctvanagera on
beh»a.lf of the govern’men t to the A'tlnnca
Oorton Htana and International Expo
sition have been deslgnakcd for .be
different departments: .
Charles W. Dabney, Jr., chairman:
Interior, R. W. Clark; poxtofllce, Kerr
Cralge; Justice, Frnir.k Strong; state,
Edwurck I. Renyck; war. Cap:.
Thomuri H. Barry; treasurer, Ch.ar.es
E. Kemper; tlzh com-.nlwion, Tarleton
II. Bean; SmlUirsantan Instriudon, Pro
fessor Q. Brown Gofde; n.ivy Uopart-
tneivt, not yet dctlgnated.
Tomorrow night the Atlanta special
train, leaving Store ®t 8 .Xolock, will
carry several promlinent DeonormUo
speakers, who are mheduled to vike
part In fine proceedings on the occasion
of the nca-te convention of Democratic
clubs at Raletfn, N. C., September 20.
The orators from Washington will toe
Charles H. Manour. nuts rant comp
troller of the treasury; Secretary Hoke
Smith; Ctwuneey F. track, pTeeldeat
and La-wrenoe OarJinor, secretary, of
"Jhc National Association of Democratic
Clubs; 8a>ators Rails am and Jarvis,
Representatives Ovtes ond Mr. Jose
phus Daniels, oatef clerk of the Interior
depnrimetst.
POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.
Atlanta. HeDL IS.—(SpscUI.)—The Hy
ing of the corner sine of the first build
ing of the Cotton States Exposition did
rot take place on schedule time. It has
bion postponed ImlUinltety. ! At 2 o'clock
tilts mjrnlng President Collier of :tie
exposition company determined to an
nounce the pwljwnemtnt of the exer-
claoj. which were to hive taken place
ted ty. on account ct bid weilher.
Work at the eroundn has not pro-
gnreed far enough to mike any «ort of
a good showing .mvhow, and miny uf
the directors want the festivities pat
eft a couple of weeks.
TRAIN ROBBERS
DRIVEN AWAY
An Express Held Up on ihe Santa Fe
Road and the Faithful Err
gmeer Shot.
ALL READY FOR TH£ BANDITS
A Spy fled Given til* Plan to Ofllclsls
* tul Anued Sle'n on tlio Train Pro-
verged the Itobbeiy — Ore
• Bandit Fatuity Shot.
Rock a. weU-known young lady of good
Uy left the city for Auwln with
avowed purpoir of marrying Hut-
TJle letr.T elates that rite wrote
back ithut they had been married and
recoil'd that the records too ex.imin il
hero to so- If tho report veas true. The
records fail jo tihoyr (t.
Whether or not t'-lo young lady has
returiivd to Little vock is not known
here, us there Is much I, pec a la lion ns
to her whereabouts.
Governor Hogg has received a reply
to his 'tek'jjra-m sent yesterday to .tho
governor of Monterey, -asking tiro pir-
tloulam of the arrest of Oflloev Lucy.
There appears to be no d-)uot about
his being lu the custody of -the Mexican
ofllce rsL
Gorin, Mo., Sept. 18.—'The Colorado
nud Utah, express, west-bound, on the
Santa Fo filUNad, was held up by rob
bers tit o'clock this uionilug near
Gorin. Tho plot to rob was formed
thtik) weeks ago, and for tiVo weeks
the railroad people have had n spy on
tlio robbers’ camp, who has kept tlu
company cotnpletoly Informed of tho
Intended movements of tho- robbers.
Two previous dates were fixed for tlio
event, hut heavy rain on tlio appointed
days postponed It beeauso of the easo
wltn which horses could bo tracked in
tlio soft ground. ,
Another date was sot for today and,
tlio condltxUnt being favorable, tho at
tempt was made. Tho railroad, ns
usual, had twenty-four hours' notice
and the train was well loaded with men
armed with short Winchester riues.
Tho information of tho spy was accu
rate,and at; the appointed place, ono
rnllo West of Gorin, a railroad torpedo
exploded ui iler tho Wheels of tho en
gine, a red Iglit flashed ahead and tho
train. sloi>i ed. Immediately four
masked met came front tho brush, one
rushed to t .o engine, ordered tho en
gineer to In id up Ills hands and. tired
at him lyltle n Winchester at tho sumo
moment; Tjiu cuglnoer fell, wounded,
and n detective on the tender tired a
load of huelJsUct Into tho robber's face
before he had time to change hts posi
tion. llo got nwny for the time being,
hut was caught later and will probably
dlo of his founds.
Tho tiring at tho engineer brought a
fusllado from tho armed men concealed
oil tho express, baggage mid smoking
cars, which was returned with a few
shots from tlio robbers, who then ntmle
off as (illicitly as they could, cutting
the hitching straps of their horses In
their haste. Ono horse was killed by
tho detectives, hut . all of tho robbers
escaped fora time.
Alt of the parties' to tho plot arc
known and all will undoubtedly bo
captured. A »«ejt of bloodhounds w.
jltirwraiuesB'Ht'Goriu onfl-they took up
tho trail before 'daylight. No better
place In tho country could laivo been
selected for the location of the robocry
and It would have undoubtedly been
successful If the railroad people bad
not been advised (if what was Intended.
Tito passengers could lmvo safely been
robbed ob well ns the mall aud express
cits. Four men made the Hteuipt on
tho train, hut two or three others seem
to have been with tin* horses nnd ata-
rioned behind tho train to prevent any
body runehlng. .Gorin on foot afier tuo
trniu was baited.
v FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Kansas City, Sept. 18.—Tile Bantu Fo
train, which was held up neur Gorin,
Mo„ arrived In Kaunas City ut U
o'clock, 1hr.»' minutes lute. The engine
was In charge of Fred Burdock, who
look the place of Engineer William
Prescott, who won shot by this bandits,
Prescott is not fatally wounded. Tile
bullet slrur.k hint In tlio breast, glanced
from Ills collnr bone, came out unij fell
on bis shirt front lietaeiitii his hlotlse.
When the train was held up J. P.
Mooney, tlic rear brnkcumn, walked up
the track iti tho rear of Ole train to
flag west-bound train*. Fifty yards
front tho rear end of tin; train lie saw
two men holding five horses. Ono of
them left tlio horses, walked toward
Mooney, covered him with it gun,
robbed him' of $19 and ordered hint
hack to tho train. The conduclor Of
tho train was QoorgO Blue. XJluo says
ho saw seven men in the gang.
TWO ROBBERS CAPTURED.
Memphis, -Mo., Sept. 18.—Two of tho
Santa Fo train robbers were captured
near boro title, morning. They were
l'1'..uglit b> Memphis, Mo., and lodged
In Jail. They are Charles Abrams and
Link Ovorfleld. They were caught by
special agents of tho Santa Fo railroad,
who have been on their trail s.iiee the
robbery was attempted and tho desper
adoes driven off. Abrams Is tho man
who shot Engineer Prescott, llo Is
badly wounded nnd not expneted to
live. Abrams was the leader of tlio
gang nnd boarded tlio engine to ad
vance of Ills companions mnl received
the cluugs of Imckxhot fill! In tho face.
The detectives marvelled at the time
.that Abrams was able to move six fret,
II,aril b--s es.-lpe III Ihe woods, will'll
ho did.
HIS CONDUCT 8U8PICIIOU8.
A Defaulter Had Mysterious Relations
With a Youg Lady.
Austin, Tex., Hept. IS.—Wien J. It.
Sutler, the defaulting s- r ,'t iry of the
Austin Building end LiedO Aiuuclatlon,
Dow said Go be In prison in i.Monterey,
Mex, wlt'h Dot Active Otrr Lucy, came
lo Austin from Little It-, k,.tils wife
c*ne with him. fihe dM here hut
winter and shortly life r 1. y.rtug Itdv
Joined Sutler h -r*-, wtl on h * bitTOdie '.K
»-> it Mi-n Bernard, Ills niece. They
took A re-ld-nce in a good neighborhood
and, nlMi ■, oocnpied It several months
and up lo lit; liter of August, when
they suddenly vacated n utid Butler
was tern to pin. r the young lady on a
norUi-bouiul Inu-rn itkmai train nud
she tots not been * --a sin <- since.
Tv. > days after this tsbtler srui mar
ried to B pMlgf young lady of this
cmy, tn-Btitol top renter secret from
his buidti' i- iMdctltes cut the public.
A letter from i LIt;le Rock ynlleinin
IfcW been r.'relwd here, stating that
Kiortly afi-r notice of the il-atli
of lire. Sutler wax received tn LIKle
"DID" THE PINKERTONS.
They Made a Raid and Were Them
selves Arrested.
Chtot'go, -Sept. IS.—At 1:30 o'clock this
afternoon n squad of detectives from
Ma'tt Pinkerton’s agency attempted to
raid ntGfnreMtalg hoaso of (Harry Var-
ncll, ex-county boodler, at 119 Clark
street. The Inenates of the establish
ment hud been advised of the (intended
raid and m.ido a stubborn cMfmnce.
Several black eyes and Uoody nbssa
were Inflicted and the row continued
unfit Vonnell secured warrants for the
arrest of the Pinkerton( from a n ir-by
nwglstrate on u dhurge of disorderly
conduct. A squad of special can. -
Dttss aeseenueft upon u.u* ueupugea
and took them to dhe Hurrlson street
staitlon, mid -the gain biers went to work
to repair dum-ages. Varnell n-nnouraceo
that he will be open as usual et 6
o'clock tonight. It Is said that the raid
was f'he 'work of tho divlc federation.
^Another story Is that It is a phase of
war between dha ".trust" g.vmUers nnd
those who arc carrying an business on
their awn hook.
THE ODD FELLOWS
IN CONVENTION
Tho Sovereign Grand Lodge Reassem
bled and Elected Officers for
the Ensuing Year,
TIUAL OF TIIE LYNCHER3.
'Memphis, Sept. 18.—In tho motion of
Stnlckfatlen, ctolttgtd with lynch?w.
be released on bnW, Ilutdh, McCarver,
son 'of the Sheriff, •tostlllo'il t'h.it on
Wednesday before fhe Cynohlng Ed
Smith, Sisley un-d Frank Berry, tfcnf
men mow In. Jilt, asked him ito aBsl»t
In the lynching*. Rldliardsen, t*ho d<“-
iteotlve, they said, wanted LMoCarver
to Ije 3n tlie lyjrty. T»ney also stnaed
to 'h'lim Mva'c Rlchaixlson bad agreed to
make 't'he nrreeits und then to allow tho
piisomera to 'be captured. iMcOarver did
not en*ter 4nlto the buahiV.AS. 8trick-
faden, so far ,hu» no direct proof
against him.
A TEXJAS (FIMDB FIGfllT.
Kennedy, Tex.. Sept. 18.—Yesterdiy
evenlns: Snm Bradley and Bill Hoh-
wortli, llvlnsr three miles from town,
started home In a wagbn. They first
met an old* man and shot him. Fanning
on a few hundred yards they met E.
Burris and Theodore ond Foster But
ler. with whom they had a feud. Brad
ley opened lire on them, which was re
turned by Barrlti and Butler, and Bos-
worth fell dead. Bradley survived a
few hours. The Butlers and Burris sur
rendered./
HOLT GONE OjVCIC TO TEXA8.
JaekF-onvlIlc. Fla., Sept. 18.—Wultor
Halt, t'ho young muTv rwihu Is charged
wlt?h murder In Texas, un'd' who -wus
arrested in this city lnwt week by Con-
statole Land, was -taken bmok to Texris
by Sheriff Jornis cf Ilobemaon county,
Texu«, wt 9:20 o’clock :t'hls morning. The
Sheriff and young Mbit were accom
panied >by *Mr. M^Midhoel, f«tiher-ln-
'l*aw of tihe m'.in whom Holt Is charged
with muidcring.
KlIaUOD BY ILIGHTNING.
Tuscaloosa. Ala,. Sept. 18.—John Rob
inson was Instantly killed by lightning
and Mack Illibby. a brother-in-law. wrifl
struck by the same bolt and now lies In
a precarious condition. They wero in
separate wagons and tho horses were
killed. They were wltnln thirty yards
of theLr residences when struck.
ANTI-TLIJMAN CONVENTON.
No NomimaJLlous Made, but Members
Urged to Oppose Ocaljlwn.
OoluinM'J', Sepic. 18.—At 8:45 c/clock
this morning tlie anti-Tillman conven
tion ndjourned. without haying made
any nominations. The vote against
nominating wn« 120 to 104 for nomina
ting. Tlu* convention adopted a series
of resolutions. In which It wan demand
ed of the euife convention, which meets
tomonv>w, tliait they adopt Mho Chicago
pla tform und explicitly declare true and
loyal allegiance 'to the national Demo
cratic -party. That It, all' lire same
time, repudiate and rescind 1110 notion
of the suutQ convention of 1892, which
adopted the Ocala platform as the
principle's <of tlw> Democixitic pirty of
the dilate. Tint the «taiu> convention
uomlniHo no one n'ot6n full gcoord wltli
the principles of tho national Demo
cratic party, w iu> one who acknowl
edges allegiance to the Ocala platform
or to the prlnctpl-ofi of tho Populism par
ty. It WJ3 nUb resolved that should
tho convention tonrorro-w fail to do
tlieso things, and nominate any other
than. <iio«e holding allegiance to D«mo-
ciutJb principles, 'then ull -truoi Demo
crats are absolved from obligation lo
support such nomination* at tho No
vember elections, whether or not they
pirth lp tiNvl in tCie re’Mil prinviry.
An exocutlw* committee of ono mem
ber from each county was cippoln^ed,
whloli «#hall obD tho convcfi'ilon* again
should tho state convention fill to
enrry out the above demands.
Tito delegutes to 'tomorrow’s conven
tion ore beginning to arrive and will
meet at 12 o'clock m. John GUry Evans
will 'be the nominee for governor, and
there Is a rpiUd sorambl* nnvmg re-
f/a*niers for <th other places. The con
vention will, In till probability, ngnln
adopt tho Ooila platform, though thr-p*
nre some who are wBling to meet rhe
ooneervatlvcM half way, Thnt there
Will Us* two tickets, both claiming to be
Democratic, i« almost: certain, and a
abort hut exciting campaign will be the
result. Whit the RegrabHcons will d6
remain to be seen, i.t Is rumored (but
they will revive aud take a-hind In the
STEBBlNS ELECTEO GRAND SIRE
Other Olllcera Chosen From Among tho
Sinuy Cui-dldatfi-A Grand Pm
rude Lett In tho Doy—Meet
in Atlanllo City Next Year
SENSIBLE GERMANS.
Pittsburg, S^pt, 18.—William Berlastlen,
Chris. Klutschlco and Henry Kolb, rep
resenting a number of members of the
better cl of coke workers In nnd aroun*l
Now Haven, Penn., left today for Doug
lass county. Will., where they will secure
farming land for thirty-five families. This
will bo the second colony of Germans to
leave the coke regions, and Is but the
beginning of a general exodus,
Mr. Berlestein says largo numbers of
respectable Germsns went Into the coke
regions some years ago uncler a mlsappre-
h-ri'l >ri 'n.-. h.u 1 b‘-r<,me t:r-<i or rh«-
Inl rmlrt-tlti** r-1rIT*• <-n*vloy>T mil
employee and tho consequent distress.
They have determined to better the con
dition of themselves and families, and for
this reason they will take up farms in the
northwest.
CONSPIRATORS ARRESTED.
VWpiTuIso, ChlM, Sept. 18.—A frerti
plot la whtdh follower* of Jht Cite G<m.
BuInvrcedA are the ringleader* his
been discovered. Twenty persona have
been arrested Charged nCQb blng Ln-
pllcntd In the conrrlrucy.
Chattnijooga, Sept. 18.—At the bush
ness session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge this morning, reassembled In
Lookout convention hall, the question
of tho next place of meeting came up.
Washington Oity had a determined get
of delegates working for her, but they,
were iu the minority, and Atlantic City
\Vu3 chosen. Among those who favored
Washington there Is a great deal ot
dissatisfaction. They say that tho
wires wert> pulled by tlio hotel men. at
Atlantic City.
When tlio election of officers for the
ensuing year came up Representative
Morris of Kentucky nominated Deputy
Grand Hire John W. Stebblns of Mary*
hunt for the office of grand sire and ho
was unanimously elected. For tho
office of deputy grand sire Representa
tive Musson nominated Hermann Block
of Iowa; Dr. \V. H. Izard of New Jer*
sey was also nominated. William E,
Carlin of llliuois was also named, nud
further nominations wero made In tlui
persons of John B. Goodwin, mayor of
Atlanta; Hon. Fred Carioton of Texas,
Allred l’nikenon of AlnsmiehUhelt.1
and Geu. F. M. Sloan of St. Lou>s.
Then the nominations ceased and.ths
first ballot was taken, resulting as fob
lows: Carleton 51, Pinkerton Block
157, Izard 4"»» Carlin ID, Goodwin 15,
Hloau 0.
Hecond ballotr-Plnkerton 40, Carleton
64, Block *25, Izard 1G; total 105.
Carleton of Texas was declared
elected. Theodore ltobs of Now Jersey
was unanimously re-elected grand sec
retary and isaau Sheppard of Penusyl*
vaulii was unanimously ro-cicetcd grand
treasurer. After some routine business
the meeting adjourned.
Tho grand parade was an hour lata
lu moving. Tho column reached tho
corner of Ninth aud Market streets 1 at
U o’clock. Never before was the main
h1 recta of tlio city ho packed anil
jammed with humanity. At tlio earner
of Eighth iilid (Market n grand tri
umphal arch had been erected and jpst
completed this morn lug, barely lu Lime
to permlto the removal of tho sealfold
ing before tho parado moved. Tim
structure Js tlie most dHiitlc and costly
tiling of tho kind ever erected lu tho
Kouth. It Is built in the manner of con
struction used on the World’s Folu
buildings aud closely resembles marble.
Kmblohiutlcj figures of tho order deco
rate Its several sides. Tho arch. Is
really three arches In one, the ta Ileal
being sixty feet from base to top*
Three hundred Incandescent lights-M*
luinlunto It at night.
Under this arch one of the most cred
itable parades of tlio kind ever seen lu
(Umlluiiuoga passed, headed by the
Chattanooga police force, state militia
nud two hands. It was on Imposing
spwtnele.
ThO feuturo of tho parade was eight
emblematic floats of* the order. These,
In a well arranged mauuci*, represented
tho “Daughters of Kcbcknh,” the “Hem
of Life.” “Jonathan -Beforo King
Saul,’’ the “Good Samaritan,’* the
"Temple of Truth,” "Odd. Fellowship
Encircles tho Earth/’ "Uehekah ut tho
Well,” “An U O. O. F. Home.”
Aftqr tho parado tho visitors wero
driven over Missionary Ridge to Gen.
Bragg’s old headquarters, and, owing
to tho exceptionally line weallior of
the afternoon, tlio drlvo proved much
,tiioro cnjoynhlo than tho ono tho day,
previous to Chlhkutnauga.
Tonight n brilliant reception nnd re
union iu honor of the past grand rep-
reHentatlves Is being held lu tho First
Baptist church auditorium. .
TO BOOM' THE* CITY* I M
Prominent People of Birmingham Or*
to Push Enterprises. , i
Birmingham, Sept. lk.--Tho Commer-
ckm Club of Birmingham 1m bringing to
the service of tho city -the ttimo irild
energies of ito leading busIneaK men
and newt prominent o*tl*Al*s. A cam-
p.iigrt of through und practical work
has bwii Inaugurated fur the develop
ment of industrial enterprises, «nd a
number of very bondsomo Induci»ment»
are in ntorc for a certain chw of inaji-
UfacUil^m than m#y l>o seeking advajio-
ng**ouM loo.rtlons hi tho Bourh.
Todviy a woman’s auxiliary to itho
elub win* formed by nomo fifty or more
the city, and the grimiest endhuelasm
pr 'vuJIed. They pledged themselves to
of t!w* most influential society kidlOHOae
io- NM* horno pa»i'rrrtiag«? for homo m**r-
dliauta und homo enterpriBOi* mud to
further <h<» ^bjeot find tin* porpOKS of
the CommtTidtf 1 Club nil In thdr power.
Tin* following wore tho officers «e*
le*:tcd; *
President, Mrs. John M. Martin, wife
of CoDKrvKMmim Martin, nnd Mertdamet*
E. H. OWnlfli, J. W. Rush ami George
C. Ball, vlce-pr<*flldcnts. Sirs. IV Cun-
nIngham, secretory, and 3!rs. L. Rogan
treasurer.
ooirMmwoNH forwarded.
'WttafUngton. 18.—The mall
from Gray CiVblo, received a*tthe White
House this morning, onttolnod forty-,
seven oommlrt >ns of newlyHgq»polmed
(offioers, anyjiiK them twen;;y-ono |Kmt-
inosiera, tn New York state.
(Secretary OstOsk- Is overwhelmed
wKh ’letters fr>m senators, cimgress-
men n«nd other.* -mklng f<»r ‘ihe retn-
sUcm-n't of treasury clerks we>o have
hi cu «M»mUaei within tj'.re (uwt fe.v
dJiy-s. far as known not one of th<--»
dP'o'bjrgiM p'rn«f h ih been reinstated.
Me*-! i. Hiker and llcrrlatt of mo
treasurer’s ofllce. oc-opy^mc Important
pod tIon. ir»d whose A'eslxnation* <wer«
naked tor km w»*elc. have omplled
wiu« t->':reutry CiiWe'n request and
handl'd in their resignations.