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MACON, GA.. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 25. 1891.
ttlngio Copjr^S Cents.
Smith, do Blgnon and Bart
lett Literally Shell
the Woods. :
THE POPULISTS ON THE RUN
Hot Shot From tha Untemfiad Fired
Into tha Fnemy's Camp at tb^J
Wadley Monument '/
NO QUARTER WAS SHOWN.
The Remit Will Be the Lera,it Demo
cratic Majority ,u til. tltitory or
Bibb County .ml the But*
lusting Dentil of the
J Notwithstanding the circus and "The
C,lrl I Lett Behind Me," 2,000 people
cteartl Secretary of »He Interior Hoke
.jmJlth. Hon. IPlem duBlgnon amt Hon.
Charies L. Bartlett toeak at the Wad-
ley monument last night. Hon. W. Y.
Atkinson, who was on the programme
tb, speak, sent a -telegram announcing
that he oould not come.
Secretary Smith arrived at 11 o'clock
yesterday morning and was met at the
depot by the following committee:
James H. Blount, president of the
Young Men’* Democratic Club, Acting
Mayor Sperry,'Col. E. D. Huguenln,
Col. H. P. 'Moore. J. J. Oobb. Hon.
James'H. Blount. R. H. Plant, Judge
Hardeman, Walter Grace and a stbre
of others of like prominence lie local
Democr.utlc circles.
The committee escorted Mr. Snilth to
the Brown home, where aecoirwnijda-
tltna hnd been prepared for. him, and
an Informal reception was’ held, many
people Blinking hands with the dlsttn-
gulshed guaSi.
At 8:30 o’clock the speaking began at
the Wadley Monument, Hull. James H.
Blount. Sr., introducing Secretary
Smith after paying a high tribute to
Grover Cleveland and the Democratic
patty.
Me. Smith arose, and. facing the largo
audience, began by saying:
"Mr. Chairman. Dadles and Gentle
men: Ever since the organisation of
our government (here has been a party
representing the principles of the Dem
ocratic party. K baa not always been
known as the Democratic party. Its
great founder did not give to It the
namo’qf Democratic party, but he gave
to It the principles of the Democratic
party. Since the days of Hamilton and
JefTerson we have found people ever
ready to confer upon the national gov-
cmminit great paternalism. . At the
present day we have In our state a new
party with such purposes. I desire to
night to bring to your attention some
of their Issues that are the more repug
nant. Even In the days of Mr. Cal
houn. even from the time of Mr. Jeffer
son, there have been two issues In this
country—on bad money and sound
money-Mr. Calhoun discussed this sub
ject and In one of hi* speeches’on cur
rency be says nothing Is more stimu
lating than an expanding of currency.
At llrst we were presented by the Pop
ullsts with what they call the sub-treas
ury scheme. 1 am glad to know that
even.the third party men themselves
decided to abandon the sub-treasury.
But they now oomo and ask for the free
and unlimited coinage of -liver at a ra
tio of 10 to 1. I protest uguinst this
remedy, and when I have dona so ask
.you to form your oplnkmas to Its good
or its foolishness. It Isn’t time that the
currency bis been contracted. Between
the year 1852 and 1880 the money per
capita was 514.70. In 1893-91 the volume
of circulating medium Is almost twice
as large as In 1850-60. For the past two
. years It has averaged 324-50. At nb
time prior to 1893 was. the volume of
money so large as at tide time. Adding
li.92, I eiy without possibility of contra
diction. that the volume of money was
greater In 1892 to 1894 than at any time
In the history of our country. I dis
pose bf the question that there has been
a contraction of the currency and a-k
your attention to life treatment of sil
ver. It has been claimed that silver la
d-monetized. I shall call your attention
to the coinage of silver from 1762 until
the repealing clause of the Sherm-.ii
act was passed. I believe In blmoi-M
tern and wouM.tlel.ght to, see gold anil
•liver on a parity. But when the projo-
slUoo Is made that this country is to
maintain its standard of sliver Inde
pendent of the monetary central of the
world, i think I hear the voice of the
demagogue. The South raises he rot-
ton for the world, world, if they do
itotbuv we cannot sell. (A voice: ’They
can't tJi Without it: they have got to
buy It’) Yes. and we can’t do without
them. You say they caa't do without
our cotton. Suppose the masses of the
people are too poor, they would be
•»bilged to do without our cotton and we
would be yampetled to give It to them.
If we estibftohed a system of bhrts'.-d-
llsm we would be .benefited four-fifths
t , .heir one-fifth. V Is the sMtesman-
i-blpof blind Idiocy that would separate
u- from our best customers.
"Now tet ui> take up the question a
little further. To lav the bullion In a
filter dollar is worth 49 cents. If you
took your crop to Europe they would
f law you 49 cents. It would be tueiess
then except to sand back to this coun
try-. The government (has stopped the
pilichime or bullion and i-tupp,-.! tin-
coinage bf artificial money. By artlt -
clal means the government maintains a
sliver dollar at purvuluc and makes It
good by taking it tor debt. The entire
amount of sliver bullion In the country
could be passed through the treasury
each year for debt. TCie government of
the United Statevav. Ilio I] I’..is v n
my stamp on It anil tone Is no good as
Che other. There tire today eight differ
ent kinds of money, und you may never
know thl$ dllTe.-ence. but the treasury
of the United States knows, and by Ju
dicious management keeps them on a
parity. What kind of condition would
dhls country be In It thee eight kinds of
money were not on n parity. Some one
has said that a debased currency fer
tilities the rich man’s field- with the
sweat of the poor man's brow. In 1792
Jefferson prepared the scheme for bi
metallism and he declared that In fixing
the ratio of gold and silver It was nec
tary to oompare the bullion value.
Jefferson declared tbalTthe trot must
be- a commercial anil not a legal one,
and recommended that the ratio be 15
to 1. and we started In 1792 to coin sli
ver ad a ratfo of 15 to 1. The later day
cry to that we are deprived of paying
°“r debts with silver. I say It Is false.
Mr. Smith then took up the tariff, and
at a considerable length ne gave the crowd
a clear understanding of the benefits to
be derived from a low tariff. Every de
tail wus taken up separately, und he bad
the figures right on ils longue's end to
substantiate eaoh statement.' lie proved
conclusively that ho had made a close
study of'the tariff question and was fa-
mlltar with his theme. His remarks on
this line were perhaps clearer and gave
his hearers a better understanding of the
Intricate tariff question than any speaker
who. has addressed the people of Macon
on the same line In many years. From
the tariff Mr. Smith took up She absurd
and ridiculous measures Introduce,! In
congress and the senate by tho l’opulists,
and hie keen sarcasm In dealing with them
brought forth repeated cheers. A leading
Popu.lst In the audience asked the speaker
several questions, lmt his ready retorts
were so disadvantageous to the Populists
that the questioner decided that it was
best for his cause to koep quiet, and he
did so. while the crowd enjoyed his dis
comfiture. Mr. Smith expressed many of
the fallacies and vivid hallucinations of
the third party and showed his hear*!*
pl , a .1’ straightforward reasoning that
the platform at the Populists was not only
altogether Impracticable, out that it was
foolish, and it put hi operation would
.©aa.tho people to ruin ami destruction.
It would tax tho people of Georgia
bbj cflt of the people of Kansas
and the West, and that to carry out the
conditions of the bills Introduced la con
tras* ^ ij 0 Populists, would take about
553,000.000.000 or five times as much money
as there Is In the world. He showed
them how the Populists proposed ror the
government to own-and operate the rall-
roade of the country, the coal’ mines and
other Industries, and to regulate the wages
laborers should receive, and concluded
racy an aWc and HoffUent plea for ( lk-moe-
At the conclusion of Mr. Smith’s re.
marks tho crowd called for Hon. Flem
auulgnon of Savannah, who was seated
on the rostrum. Mr. duBlgnon, who waa
hoarse from continued sneaking
throughout the state, stated that he could
hardly utter u word, arose and addressed
the audience briefly. In opening his re.
marks, sild that If the Democratic party
can play to n circus and the "Girl I Left
Behind Sit." what can It do with Tom
Matson and his museum of dime freaks.
He continued for about ten minutes In
an eloquent manner thabenugnt the crowd
TO®. arid paid an eloquent
tribute to President Cleveland, he ml and
prolonged applause was given when Mr
duBlgnon closed, -
pic crowd then cabled for Judge Bart
lett and Hon. Dupont Ouerry. Judge
Bartlett responded and spoke for fifteen
minutes in his characteristic, forcible
manner. The crowd then broke up und
otic of the greatest and most effective
Democratic rallies ever held In Bibb coun
ty closed.
GORMAN DENOUNCED.
Democnaita Declare He and
Gibson Unfilt'to Be Senators.
Westminster. M4., Sept. 24.—The
Democrats of Carroll coun'ty met In
convention today and (fleeted delegates
to she conB-reasion. it convention to be
held oit Towson City.
'Resoflirttons were unanimously passed
intiorrtng President Cleveland, demand
ing a ‘tariff for revenue only, declaring
flint Senators Gorman and Gibson were
unfit «o represent 'tfiie Democracy of
Maryland, and asking for the election
of United Snakes senators by dlreot
vote of tho people.
IT IB THE OLD GUARD, NOW.
Fenians and Irish Invincftfles Form a
New Revoutlonury Society.
•Dublin, Sept. 24.—The group of old
Fenkms and Invincible* have taken
advantage of the diaconltenlt caused by
the delay In acting upon the home rule
question and have formed a new soci
ety, called the Oal Guard. They have
Issued a circular calling upon Irishmen
everywhere to enroll them selves in a
unted' biWibertiood to resist attempts
to lower ithe Irish flhg or tfl stuiy the
onward inarrih of freedom. ,
Not one of the prominent members
of the Irish party signed Ithls appeal.
THEY STICK BY JONES.
Virginia. Nev., Sept. 24.—The State
central committee of the silver party
has, through Chairman Kirtkhead/wrii-
ten a complimentary letter to Senator
John P. Jones, commending bis course
In leaving the Republican party.
The letter assures She senator that
he need not feel oatled upon to resign
the eenatorsKip 'on lihe. demand of tho
Republican party, ahd declares that
ho owes his position So tine whole peo
ple of Nevada, -wild, irrespective of any
parity, wish him to represent flhem In
the Semite.*
HOW THE BAUD GAMES WENT.
At Pittsburg—
Pittsburg. ...A 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 x—10 18
Brooklyn 30000000 1—1 8
Batteries — Menefeo end Weaver;
Stein and Klnslaw.
At Louisville—
Louisville 4 0 2 0 0 1 0—7
New York .' 1 0 J S 0 0 W
D*Jterles—Knell and Cote; Meekln
and Farrell.
At Cincinnati—
Cincinnati .... 100102000-4
Boston 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1-7 12 2
li :M<rIes—FMier and Merritt; Stl-
Ttf.ts and Oanzol.
At St. Louis— R H E
St Louie. ...0 00001000-1
Philadelphia. .0 5 5 0 1 2 0 0 8—21 21 0
Batteries: Clarkson and Twtneham;
Johnson and Buckley. '
At Cleveland— R II E
Cleveland. . .2 7010000 0—12 14
Baltimore. . .1 00110020-7 »
Batteries: Chippy and Zimmer; Glea
son. Hawke and Robinson.
At Chicago— R H B
Chicago 1 2 4 0 2 0 2 * 0-17 20 2
Washington. ..0 02300000— g12 4
Batteries: Hutchinson and Scbriver;
Etockdale and Dugdale.
GAYNOR MAY
LEAD THE HOSTS
ATKINSON NAILS
A CAMPAIGN LIE
New York’s Democrats Will Probably
Pit tho Anti-Machine Judge
Against Levi Morton.
DISTASTEFUL TO' TAMMANY.
iiat They Will Probably lUVe to Swal
low Him—Sir. Hill for Tempo!nry
Chairman—Trouble Abcut
the Hall.
He Shows the Utter Falsity of the
Charges Made in Behalf of
Mrs. Julia Rowe.
TREATED WITH CONSIDERATION
Not Only Old Ho Give Her Four Year*
Kent Bnt Atceiled to tile IloqMtit
of Her Krpreicntatlve About
the Sale Of Laud*
Saratoga, Sept. 24.—All the friends
of the meu with booms, dnd'aU Uieiith-
ers who object to William ,T. Gaynor ns
a candidate for governor are tin,ting lu
an effort to defeat hi* nomination, No
one nlan Is being urged for tho piano
against him.
The schema Is to undermine his, posi
tion and then scramble for toe nomi
nation. The Tammwytics and many
others prefer nny man to Gaynor, and
Ills Well-Known, independence of ma
chine dictation Is not acceptable to
them. They are leaving no stone un
turned to accomplish his defeat. Judge
Gaynor has the support of many Dem
ocrats who uro wise eiumgti lo see that
a machine man 1s Hot the man to win,
and that n man who nas strength out
side of Ills parly is needed. *
The whole situation has been thor
oughly'canva&sod by Senator Hill'and
tho party leaders add they have de
cided that Gaynor Is tho man. Whether
their selection tan withstand tho com
bined attacks of tlio dlssatlsfled from
now until nominations are made, is a
question.
iris conceded that llie Republicans
prefer to see some other man nomi
nated by tho Do nocnlta amt that they
are doing wlmt .hey can to help In de-
fltroullig Judge Gay nor. The friends of
the latter assert, however, that all these
nllaekR upon his private llfo-.W.Il react
In his favor, as every charge'inn he
met and he can be shown to have acted
the part of an honorable man.
Tt Is practically settled that David
B. Hilt will he the temporary chairman
and he nlay lie continued as permanent
chairman, lUthotun there ts talk of se
lecting a Cleveland Deihocrnt for tha
latter position.
The couimlttco of citizen? headed by
Cdleb Mitchell, president „f the village
trustees, lmd n long find heated con
ference with Dr. Edward Everett Halo
and a dozen representatives of tne
Unitarians this morning, the town tub
tliorltlcs asking 'the Uttlldrinus to re
linquish tlielr prior claim at tho con
vention liall, so tho Democrats call
meet ’ there,. Mrtyor Gilroy, Iloiirhn
Cockran aud other Democrats wore
present when the meeting began, They,
however, withdrew after stating tlmt
they lmd nrningod with the toivn au
thorities for tho hall weeks ago; and
tho dispute was for them to settle.
Tho townspeople told the Unitarians
tlmt no attempt was being madu to
break faith with them and ncknowl-
edged their prior engagement of the
hall. They asked the Unitarians -to
give way to the Democrats ami hold
their conference In the Presbyterian
church, which they offered for the
purpose. ' j
They pointed out tlmt the clmreli ivns
large enough for the Unitarians, lmt
that nothing hut convention hall would
accommodate the Democratic conven
tion. It was also made clear tlmt spe
cial press facilities, including nlkiut
twenty wires and tablet for one hun
dred corrcsponilqnts have been provided
in convention lull, while any other
place that could be used Is .without
wires mul press facilities.
Tin- Unitarians refusal to yield. They
finally made rt proposition offering tlio
Democrats tho uso of Convention hall
Tuesday afternoon for their prelimi
nary organization and offered to tub-
scribe ?100 towards fitting up any
other hall for tho Democrats. The pro
prietors of the United States hotel, who
arc blamed by the townspeople for put
ting them In (his dllcitutui, offered to
subscribe another tlOP.
These subscription propositions drew
from some of the l)emo:ratlc politicians
tho sarcastic rSprark tlmt "those people
must think wc need money." 'Pho lint,
tartan people compromised. They will
give up tho halt tomorrow from 12 noon,
until 6 o'clock In the afternoon. On
Wednesday nt It o'clock, tho Dcmocrati
will convene at the old Caalno, where
Governor Flower was nominated and fin
ish whoa burners remains. The refusal
of the Unitarians-to accept the offer of a
church made them will 'cause the greatest
confusion. The newspapers nnd press as
sociations will suffer much by this, a there
are no wires ut the Caalno.
The to,remittee on credentials are prom
ised a heavy Job with the contests. There
half a dozen from other parts' of the state
besides Brooklyn and Now York city.
With Gaynor cut t.f lhe way, hope re
vived m the ureoale of other aspirants,
and the talk ft Whltnoy Increased, but
only the action of the convention or some
now move upon the political checkerboard
tomorrow will determinate who Is to bo
tho opponent of I.ovl P. Morton.
For lieutenant governor; cx-Kenator
John L. Lin-on of Kingston is must prom.
Inent, and there Is talk ut a Buffalo msn.
Bpencer Clinton or-Judge Titus, for Judge
of tho court of appeals.
The convention -.vlll congratulate the
country on the rctittn'ng prosperity fol
lowing the repeal of tho purchasing clause
of the Khcrmxn law and the repeal of
tho McKinley tariff law. It will com
mend those features of the new tariff
law which agree with tho Democratic
principles of free raw ruterlils, and In
a measure voice the sentiments expressel
by President Clevelsnd to Congressman,
Wilson while the tariff bill was In confer
ence.
It will deprecate any further general
revision of the unit, out will advocate
the passage of separate Mils for the cor
rection of certain schedules. It wall en
dorse President Cleveland's nihnli-iit,.
tlon as conducive to the beet interests at
the coun'ry. The Income tax provision
of the new tariff bill will bo condemned.
The pisiform will also likely contain a
plank deprecating the es|atsnce or or
ganizations having for their object the de.
(Continued on psge c.)
Atlanta, Sept. 24.—(Special.)—Hon.
W. Jf. Atkinson was ut campaign hcait-
quar.tera today.
One of the mutters brought up anil
discussed was the card published l>y
Mrs. Julia Itowe of Merlwether, county,
about which the Populist papers mul
speakers have made such a noise. Jll'S.
Itowe alleged that Mr. Atkinson owned
a third tnteresi In a tract of land of
which site owned a two-thirds Interest,
aud that ME Atkinson foreclosed anil
sold without giving her udy notice. Ib
refutation of all that ban been said
about the matter, Mr. AtklnsJti today
said;
“It Is ono more Instance where rt-
,man's generosity Is turned ngaliiBt him
In an effort to Injure him by tlio un
grateful reclpieut of his kluilitess. Mrs.
Rowe is not (as the third party people
in souto sections of the state lire cir
culating) a colored woman, lmt ts fl
white wonino, about whohl 1 will sny
nolhlug (juklufi, feiltug that ill what
she docs she Is largely the tool of an
other. ,
“It Is true, iis she states, that In a
tract of 130 (not 120) acres flio aud her
children owned a two-third lutei'cst and
that 1 owned a one-ihlrd interest. Af
ter the death of her husband 1 went to
see Mrs. Rowe's father, \yho was man
aging her business affairs for her mid
who Is a mail of coiisitlej'.ihle properly,
and offered *50 divide the latiu. taking
my one-thlrdi and she U> talto her two-
thirds. This he refused to do, unless I
would take my one-third lu the rear of
tile farm, whleli portion ut the land did
not touch cither a public or a prlvnto
road at anv point. I declined to do
this, but offered to lake m.v share by
running a line entirely through It, thus
giving mo a narrow strip that would
front on tho public road. An ho woljld
not consent, to'thls proposition of mine.
I then proposed to 'llvifiq tho land in
half anil to pny her for tho dlfferenco
between my one-third alul tho half I
would get nearly twice its much its I
would sell my one-Uiird ifiterest to her
for. This, also, ho refused to <lo. lik
ing unable to secure a division of tho
property by any of those liberal offers,
1 prepared an application to tho court
to appoint commissioners to divide (ho
laud, giving mo my ouc tUlrd.aiid she
her two-thlnls! uSiotlce was served on
Mrs. Itowo and her children a good
long time before court met that this
application would be made. When 1
reached court slio had no ono there to
represent her’ mul f ivus unwilling to
proceed until she had. I' needvdlugly
liad tlio court to appoint a guardian ml
Ilium for each of tho chlkltmi ciid dent
word to her father, Mr. ltecd, who
lived eleven miles lu the country, to
come to town the next day aud look
after tho matter. 'Hie next day lie
came and objected to din biking of mi
order to divide tlio land, saying lo me
that lie did not want it divided but
wanted It sold; that the plnco was too
far from him nud no wauled to movo
his daughter 10.1 ror to Ills place. In
accordance with ills wishes. I thru
changed tlio application so us to pro
vide for 4110 sale of tlio entire piece of
Innd and for a division of the proceeds
of such sale. Tills yeas done, It will be
understood, nt Ids suggestion und after
due notice bad been g.veu t > Mrs. Itowo
and each of her children.
“Tlie order wts Cllen taken. wu»
slgnnl by the court ami commissioners
appointed—as good men ns there are
In Mertwther county, neighbors of Mrs.
Itowo, living from sixteen to eighteen
miles from where I live. After this 1
laid nolhlug to do with the land trans
action. the comm'sslouers advertising
It regularly mid then selling It. I was
not present when It was sold, lmt had
authorized my brother to mn lie It tiring
a reasonable price. Mrs. Itowo was
present, as was her father, who was
amply ahlo to have bought It himself
If it bad sold ioj cheap. It was ns
fairly conducted a Judicial salo as was
ever conducted in the stato of Gojrgla.
■ “Up to recent date, tlie only tiling I
have hoard In tho way of a complaint
from Mrs. Ilowe was that the cuimnjs-
slnncrs did not pay over lo tier at once
her share of the proceeds of Hie sale.
When t Iwant of this I wrote her. urg
ing her to hfivo mmrdloti-t appointed
for her children, mul the coinuihidoner*
would then pay over the money. Tills
she declined to do. Tlio cothiifissloiiers
objected to paying over the money be
cause there was qi question ns to
whether or not she w.ls eulltled to It or
whether It belonged io hut tad the
children together. They refused to
take onv risk In the lustier, but waited
until die court cnuve.i .d. In ofiler that
they might pay It mit under Uie'otdcr'
of Judge Harris, When court convened
this was done and the nioii"V was pa d
over to Mrs. Howe. I hod n ith'ng wjinv-
ever to do with 05b n uttf efier the
sale of tho laml-lt was a Hinder cfi.
tln-ly with tho cjinml -- lull -in,
“Mr. Rand. Mrs. Ittwe’e father. Is not
mid with mo about this Iran -action; he
to mad with me because on one occa
sion. In a business matter. I told Him
very frankly -what I thought of him.
ThU he dill not have the manhood to
resent, but seek* 4o recent It now In
this cowardly manner.
"Mr. Rowe died In 1890, Bo far waa
I from treating Mix. Rowe Harshly that
I gave her the rent of my share of the
land for the fliwt rear after Mr. Rowe's
death. While 'other creditors were
prMlog her I n-vor opened my mouth
to her about the rent, but tet her have
It. The year* 189192 *3 1 permitted her
to remain on the place and Instructed
Mr. Walker, who- waa looking after my
business down there, not to collect any
rent from her. but to let her have It.
It will thus be seen that I gavo her the
rent of rite ulace for four years: and
not imo of the third -party people who
have seen fit to brlUdze this transac
tion. on an untrue statement of fact*,,
has given her a hundredth part an
ihuch as I have. 1 have, I am confi
dent. given her and her children. In the
rent, of this land, more even tlgjn her
father has given her since the (loath of
Mr. Rowe.
“The attack .which haa been made on
me about this matter haa. If poaslble,
strengthened me In tho community
where she lives, because there the poo-
pig know the fact*, and cun bare their
Judgment on them. In the primary
election In the district in which she re
sides I received every vote that was
cast, and will -receive in the coming
election the vote of every Democrat Ini
that district, un-lesi tt be the vote of
Mr. Read himself, and*! don’t know to
which party 'h« belongs—nor do I sup
pose anyone else knows.
"This man Rend la known through
out Meriwether county ns a meet disa
greeable and fractious Individual. He
Is also remembered In Meriwether
a* the unjustifiable slayer of an un
armed and unoffenehro colored man and
was saved from the gallows or peniten
tiary enly by ono - of Bullock's
famous pardons. He hue no
has no friends whatever among hto Im
mediate neighbors, was not on good
terms with Ills son-in-law, Rowe, at tlio
time of his deiath. and to not on speak
ing terms with his own brother, who
lives In that county, nnd I am Informed
he la not bn good terms with any of his
brothers nnd slaters living in othor
part* of the state.
He to notorious ns a disagreeable
nnd quarrelsome man. nnd no higher
proof of this can 'be given than tho
fact that hi* tirothor* end sisters, with
whom he Is not on good terms, ere peo
ple of high standing anil fine character
In their respective com muni tier."
JAPS DECLINE
MEDIATION.
Li Hung Chang Was Willing to Talk
Peace But the Plucky Islanders
Were Not,
PEKIN MAY BE THREATENED
Sfystertonl Movements of the Jspsneas
Troupe Indicate Bomothing of the
aorl—Knglanq Is WatchEng
ttniila end France,
POOR RACINO AT JEROME.
Harry Reed Lost on a Foul and the
Handloan Was a Farce.
Race Track. Jerome Park, N. Y., 3opt.
24.—The Jerome Park special, which
wan practically a mutch race between
M. F. Dwyer's fast 2-Year-old Harry
Reed, and Col. Ituppert's crack 2-year-
old Gotham,.won the feature of the card
offered b.v the American Jockey Club
for tho opening day of its fall meet
ing at this track. The queatlon of
supremacy between these two hits been
a subject of speculation for some time
and a meeting wq» therefore arranged.
The first half of tho American Jockey
Club handicap was also run off. out
side of these two race*, tho card, after
a Hber.il use of -the blue pencil, offered
but little Interest. Tho fields, which
were generally small, were reduced to
almost nothing. Tho bookie*, ttftyrelno
of. whom weighed In. kicked vigorously.
The handicap -proved to be o* near a
farce a* can well be Imagined, nnd
during the -time H took to cover a mile
amt a furtong she crowd kept up it
howl of morrknonl. ending for wheel
barrows to tako the horses off the
course. Banquet nnd Blr Excees were
the only starters. Both Jockeys hud
waiting orders, and they carried out
their instructions perfectly, the homes
h-lmply walking to the stretch. Then
both cut loose and Sir Excess outsprlnt-
ed the Dwyer gelding, winning by half
it- length.
The match race also resulted unsatis
factorily, Ilerry Reed waa a 3 to 1 fa
vorite over Gothiim. The pair raced
heads opart to the turn Into tho club
house dip. where Slmmu ptilled Harry
Reed In upon Gotham, nearly putting
tlio latter over -the fence. The Dtvj'er
horse then went on nnd won by four
lengths. Johnny Campbell, Col. Ru
pert's trainer, Immediately claimed a
foul nnd the stoivards ordered Gotham's
number run up. The lattor was badly
cut and came home lame. Slmme was
fined 3200 and set down for the balance
of the meeting for hla foul ride on Hor
ry Reed.
IN TIIH PAVILION.
Them was strong c6unter attractions
yesterdej', 10 the attendance In tho pn-
vllkm was hardly up to the average,
and speculation was light. And that's
where the talent were In great luck. Such
n knocking down of o.Jd« on favorites bus
not been witnessed In—well, somebody say
when? There'll be very much, belter
raring today. A glance nt the card shows
that. <
First quotations received In Putzel's pa
vilion at 1 p. m.
THE MiBRCttRY'S GUESS133 TODAY.
Tho following are tho selections on tho
Jorome Park laces:
First Race.—Beldomere, FUrt, Btonenet.
He.
Second Race.-Rubicon, Patrician, Gall-
lee.
TMrd Race.—Mldgley, Metropolis, Cock-
ode. ■
Fourth Raee. -rjght -Foot, Gnlloplng
King, .lack Rose.
Fifth Race.—Bclvlne, True Penny, KnL
llhoe.
Sixth Race.-Shelly Tuttle, Shadow,
Darkness.
AT JEROME PARK YESTERDAY.
First Race.—Plvs-otgbttn mile: strait
course; time, 1:02.
fitonenell, 127; 1 to 29 (Sims) 1
Ulackhawk, U<: 15 to 1 (Tnralj 2
Parliienls, 21: W to 1 (Coutder) 5
Second Roce.-fflve and one-half fur
longs; time, 1:1014.
Kennel, 112; I to 1 (Kims) 1
Manchester, 111; 2 to 5 (Torail 2
Tuscan. 100; 60 to t........(It. Doggett) I
Thlnl Race.—One and ons-vlghtb mils;
American Jockey Club handicap; time,
138)6.
Kir Excess, 108; 2 to I (Doggett) 1
Banquet, 120; 3 to (0 (Kims) 3
Fourth Race.—Three-quarters mile; tho
Jerome special; time, 1:17.
aotbuni, US; 5 to 2.. (Tnral) 1
Horry Reed, 115; 2 to I (Kims) 2
Fifth IUce.-One mile; selling; time.
Adalbert 107; 2 to 1 (Sims) 1
Arnl>, 104; 1 to 1 (II. Jones) 2
St. Michael, 109; 1 to 2 (Tnral) 2
Sixth Race.—Five and one-half furlongs;
selling; lime, 1:10. -
Armltage, 107; 1 to 9 (Sims) 1
Holton, 101; 5 to 2 (If. Jones) 2
I’ulltrer, 99; 15 to 1 (Donley) 2
AT JEROME PARK TODAY.
FlraC-dlacs.—One mile—Beldemore, 102;
White Wings. 107; Flirt, 27; Stonenellle,
67; Florinda. 07.
,S;cond Race.—Titan course; Bedford
stokes-Patriclan, 122; Rubicon, 122; Do
rian, IH; Galilee, 13; Dubbins, 13; Stone-
ncllle, 112; Harrington. 119.
Third Race.—Flve-slghths mile—Metrop
olis, 1M; Utica, lot; Mldgelcy, 107; Cock-
ode. 101; Pouch (colt) M; Romping Girt,
96.
Fourth Race.—One and one-sixteenth
mile; selling—Jack Iloze. 107; Llghlfoot,
I'M; Jodon, 107; Galloping King. U2; In-
drn, 07; Paris. K.
Fifth Race.-Flve-elahths mils—Mohawk.
1IM; Etesian, 10*; Pouch, (colt) lot: Tuscan,
10*; True Penny. 1W; Forager. 108; Parthe,
Ida, IbG; Kalllrhou, 106; Belrlno, 106; cu
rious. 106.
Sixth Race.—1,400 yanls-Hhelly Tuttle.
161; Darkness, 107; Shadow, 104; Agitator,
lot; Iongbrldge, Ml; Speculation, Ml; Gov.
Sheehan, 101.
Maepetlt electric light races. First odds
(rum Jerome Park at 116 p. m. and 1 p.
or second oddi st option -
San Ffnnclscd, Sept. 111.—Tho steamer
Rio tie Jmiclru arrived here today front
lloitg Hour und Yokohama, bringing
advices to September 0, ono day later
than advices which went received at
Viotorla Saturday night last. Tlio fol
lowing oorre*pmnlonc» waa recolvcd:
Yokohama, Sept. 0.—Tho foreign de
partment of Japna has this day given
notice that duly accredited newspaper
eorrcspomlputs may hereafter nccompa-
ny the military force* of tile empire
uUd will receive all consideration that
enu reasonably bo given by command-
erd of troops.
A Seoul corrcspomleut announces that
everything Is quiet lu Ilia capital of
Corea hut that a great Hcurctty of va
rious articles'l» experienced owing to
tbo insufficient oomruuMcatlon with
other towns. Marquis HalonJI, the Jap
anese Imperial ambassador, 1ms been
paylug daily visits to the Corean court.
Eutcrtultliueuts have been given amt
returned by. tho Oorvaus and Japurcse.
Tlio Urltlsh mul Russian ministers nt
Pekin lately met 1,1 Hung Clmng uml
offered to mediate for an armistice for
the reasnh that if tlio Chinese army,
which had been mussed with so much,
troptdo nt Holjou, were defeated, It
would bet a great disgrace to China. Id
Hung Chung, who had boon frightened
by defeats nt Fung Tong, Too nud Gn-
znan, aud had secretly been hoping for
mediation, eagerly seized this opportu
nity nud requested the two ministers
to mediate. The ministers then mudo
tho Bitmu proposal to the Jnpuucso gov
ernment, which thinly declined, as It
had entered upon tnu war with groat
determination and whb not to ho turned
away by nucli ft mirpoae.
"The’enso of tho two alleged Japanese
spies arrested on tlio French' Conces
sion by tlio French polleo nnd deliv
ered to tho United States consul-gen
eral, are still under dotuliferation at
Pekin.. United State* Consul Jcrnigan
Is aenrb In having (111 Japanese nob
Identified with Hliinglial liy important
business relations returned to Japan,
aud last week abmt one hundred of
them went home. Thu United Slates
consul-general Is spat'lug no effort to
rid Slmglial of Japanese, whoso pres-
cure would I' H.Ubfy ho mndo a cause
of complaint by CWu-.t, or a source of
danger to tho settlement.
Tha British China squadron, at Its
government's orders, Is cruising lu Co
roan water* to watch the progress of
tlio'war nnd to keep mi eye on the move.
liicutH of Russia and Franco, hut ns
tlio Hqmnlron Is not large enough v,
watch the Russians at Vludlvostoak ami
the french In Ton-iJln, tho commander
of tlio squadron lias telegraphed homo
for the dispatch of lliroo men of-wufi
from tlio northern t’lclllo squadron.
Tlio British residents of Tien Tsla
lift Vo strongly memorialized the minis
ter for protection, uml Mr. O'Connor
has tclegraphtil that he consider* that
the (use urgently inquires the ndnil-
ral's Immediate attention. Kir Ed
mund I-'romimtlo has ulrondy ordered
the Llnnla to proceed to the northern
port nnd will doubtless supplement
tills. If necessary. Tho French ship
Lluit and tlio Gci-umit ship Wolf nro
alrondy llioro nnd Russian nnd Ameri
can vessels are expect,*!.
, LI Hun K CSiang, says (tho Vuimir!.
to in hto 73i\l year, lltor ten years ho
hue boen subject to aipoplexy, and half
his flic" Is paralyzed. In -peace limes
he never goea to hli office, bnt stay*
ot homo; but. In aptte v>f his ugo and
fltaant, he rtdox every morning to Che
(tirade glMUII 1 -III,I review.'. I'll" i - j -
T’irto duty he ;h:i» never ncglcolod,
A Norw'-gl m iii.-i- hi i, in--.- July,
teen carrying munitions of war be
tween rumudhuJ und Formozsa-. Hho
Is under (flail, months contract.
A J«pan<- Iwho left Rlxinghat for
home on the 3rd, siysita/t some of the
Caines- merOhint steamers are now
fly.uS' kho Brill Ci Out!
Men an being hurried ta. Hiroshima.
Tranrqs,rls, a'lto, are floating thither
ward, and It Is estimated that In zome
ten 0171 hence. 59.000 men will have
been emhurk'd. This force seem* too
largo 'to be required 4n Corea, where
it would •Dcomplish nothing decisive,
and rumor azzertn that rt la Intended
for, Pekin. There is no doubt Mint
some such blow la requisite to bring
(he -war to a nuotoasful lmae. If Ja
pan consents herself with xtmtdy driv
ing the Chinese ot* of Corea, they will
roll on army after army to the borders
until Japtn yfcfldz to oztmuotlon. Yet
a dezeent upon Pekin lz nut w79hout
Its perl*. R'ls not a. nraltter of abso
lute certainty Unit the Jwpanese could
reach Pekin, and, should they get ta
I'ekln, the question of gedtlng back U
net a Zrlrtdl ono.
A telegram, says the Kokni, was re
ceived in Toklo on the Jrd InflCmt stag
ing Ft-u there haa been an uprising art
Chtng Khan, In anting Tung province,
nr.d government troops sertt against
them had been driven back until too
Kokal think* the rising la not merely
a riot, but a rebrilon ot those who uro
geocrulyl opposed fco 'the Pekin gov
ernment.
. , JAPAN 13 ONE OF THEM.
The London Times Welcomes Her Irsta
the Family of Nations—Watching
Rustle Closely.
Lmd on. Sept,
minting publtohea
which It sava Japan
24.—Tke Th
i a l/idlng i
an ti/j irtrea
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