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Newspaper Page TextMACON, GA.. FRIDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 28. 1894. I Dally, | ©LitgLi Copy, 0 tmli. Addressed a Large and Intel ligent Macon Audience Last Night. . SCORCHED WITH SARCASM .The Rank and File of (he Populist - Parly With'Its Vagaries and Snares. FOOL PEOPLE WITH FOLLIES “Here*, a Bouquet I Am Requested to t're.ent to llte Next Vice I’re.Itlrnt of IIiq OHlted’stales.*' Cried Jntne* H* Blount, Jr. Hon. Charles P. Crisp, speaker na tional house of represenitalUvea, arrived la the city yiesterti'Ay aOternnon <m the 4:10 train from Oils home la Amerlcus and Wats met at the depot by commit tees from the county ‘casapalsn com mittee and the Youttff Men's Demo cratic club, besides u targe number of ctJhers, ulmlon'g •uriMn were some of th© roost- prominent citizens in Mucom. 'From toe depot air. Crisp iwus es corted to the -Brown house, where he made h!s ricOdquuater* while In Ute city. At the Brown house there wus a general hu-ruliihuklng and informal reception. Mr. Crisp 'has a cordial, friendly handidhnke, and after he had ETuspeU tlhe hand of a. h caller who wua prcsanlled to Mm itrie caller taime- dlaltely fe>t at ease In the presence of the groat Georgian and the min who today 'stand* only second to one In prominence In the UnSItcid States. Mr. Crfttp ihaVt n pleamurt. ward Tor etch one. and it was easily perceived thou the speaker of the house of representa tives of the United States in a Demo crat sjeiuMy «3 well as politically. At 7 o’clock Mr. Crisp was escorted to the Maoon Volui(teer3’ Armory, wlhloh hlul been generously plactM at the disposal of Demooracy, land there sc venal hundred Democruts of Mncon were presented to Mm. Mr. Crisp said he ntwilled to meet and know the people of Mncon. and JiMglng from the targe number iflhat surged Into the part-ora of the airmory, where ‘the reception was being heSi, the people of Macon were very anxious to know Mr. Crisp. At 8 o'clock Mr. Crisp, accompanied by MttJ. A. O. Bacon. Cap:. John L. Hardeman, Hem. iDutpont Guerry, Hon. Jtamevs H. Blount, Sr.. Hon. -N. E. Har ris, ITon. Price Gilbert at Oolltalbua am'i several others, entered the lingo drill room, which was packed with one of the most Intelligent audience* ever oongregnted In Maoon, to the number at ulbout 2,000. while the gallery wap filled with ladles and their escorts. The speaker's ptaltfortn was erected directly opposite the entrance doors. As the I-cople m the hall recognized the speak er on entering 'the door tumultuous ap- pteu3e Phook the huBdtng. The ap plause continued until the speaker and those who accompanied Win were seat ed on the rostrum, on which were placed three enormous bouquets of out flowers. Then when trio applause had in a measure subsided Mr. James H. Blount, Jr., president! of the Young Men’s Democratic Club, arose and in a few brief remarks Introduced Hon. Price Gilbert of Columbus. Mr. Gilbert addressed the audience briefly, but tn a manner 43m impressed Ml hearers. His words were plrhy nnd pointed and were directed chiefly nt the Populists. In closing hto remarks ho eatd he would make way for trie dis tinguished speaker who was to follow h Hon. Dupont Quarry then arose and Introduced Hon. Charles P. Crisp. In doing so Mr. Guerry raid M won his {Measure to introduce one who in . na tional prominence Blood sectoral only to one and who In national Importance stood accord to none. Ho spoke of Mr. Crisp In the moot gtowlng terms, and In concluding raid that he would not present the speaker as Hon. Charles F. Crisp, speaker of trie house of repre- sentotlves, nor as Hon. Charles F. Crisp, congressman of .the United 6lutes, but would present him as we knew him, Hon. Charles F. Crisp of S Loud Cheers followed Mr. Guerry'a Introduction, and utter the speaker iro3e K *wda flom« minutes before tine SJSSl was quiet enough for him to encak In a few minutes all wus quiet, KwwveJ, and the speaker begun._ Judge Crisp began by saying, ail. and lYdlow Citizens: In order that yem may understand—to order that you may excuse the language or the gen tleman who has Introduced me-I want InVTv that we have long been friends, but I never knew until tonight now much he thought of me. and I now ms that all hi baa said of me I «a> oi him. I tttve oome here ftt . t 5 4 ® tlon of your young men. and I win not rneak to your passions or Y? ,ur .P. r ’^ u r dlc2b but ippe^l lo you at intelllgen't people. If the -people ore to be repre- fenSd by a re presen t* tive you should know who is rewx^nUnKyou. I don t want any* man to be a ply because Mi ftrther wo# a Democrat, r‘A . ^ v,wiloirsd llio nnriv tn but became be believe the party to be the proper one. The Democratic party is in <t meisure on trial* find I am here tonight to show you what we have dons.’* . ^ At this moment Jod«e Bartlett en tered and *b>ok band3 with the speak er amlil great apokiuie. "Last August. he continued, "con- proa was called together by the presi dent Business wm at a etand.-tlll and k dtetrcrioimr ©tabs of aS«ir* existed. I do not pretend to claim that the condi tion of thins* existing In this country & year u rt 'o were due to bad legiolatfoh. Rvnlcs cotna porlodlcr.lly,' but If bail laws helped to create the panic It was Republican law, os the Republicans Save made all the laws in this country for tho past thirty years. When we got there we found silver demonetized, tout in 1878 we passed a law for the par tial coin-axe of silver. ThU continued until 1S90. The Democratic party from the day of its birth has been in favor uf the free and unlimited coinage of gold and the free and unlimited coinage of silver. There must be in every ©oun'try where commerce exists a money of Jlnal redemption. Greenbacks, or paper money, la not money of Anal redeidp- lion. tiuoh as ©liver tor gold, anil ao you diminish the amount of money you In crease the tourden on the people. If you have $100,000 In sold iand $100,000 in ailver and abolish .the 5100,000 in silver you diminish the currency. Panic arise* from a suspicion on the pert of the people as to the inability of a bank or the government to pay. If nobody owed anything and we could ©trike balance and start even it would not make much difference what kind of money you had. but the people ar» In debt. The Democratic party believe© in bi metallism, but -there Is a difference of opinion In the patty a© how to get It. When we took a vote we voted on 16 to 1 ud to 20 to 1. Every vote was ad verse and we then •vpenled the Sher man clause. I regretted this, as I have always been In fawor of the free and unlimited coinage of silver and am now. The Democrat© will settle this quan tum. Don’t ybu recofilect 'how we stood on the tariff, how we were divided? But year after year we fought, and Anally ir -the Aftleth congress, tlhe Dem ocrats 'got together and passed the Mills bill and they will get together nnd pass the silver bill In the same way. Our tariff bill is belittled toy the Popu late—-they claim to want to adjust the finance©, end yet their speakers, who will talk of millions and billions wit the utmost ease, won’t say anything about the tariff, What b the tariff? It is a tax—a tax Imposed by the United States on prod uct© nrattntactured and otherwise pro duced abroad. Now let me ©how you how it affects you. It wlW come to the ripheet and the axxxrest man. This tar iff builds a wall around the United State© and when anybody want© to bring anything into the United States he has to. pay a tax—under the McKin- ley bill it was a 50 per cent, ad valorem tax. Of course the consumer pays the tax. Now. what Is the effect? Sup pose triere Is a man In Maoon who wants to make hate. Could he sell a 'hat for a dollar? He carries It to market and asks What he can cot for It. 'He Is told $1.50—$1 for the hat and 60 cants for tax. and this 60 cents, goes 'into the pocket of the manuf.idrarer. Another Instance: Suppose a Bibb county farm er brings 100 bales of ootton Into Ma con and.is told the price is 6 cents. Who flxcu that price? Why, the people in o,M e 7e°.°, ' ,^ nfl ask8 why and Is ’old .that things are Cheaper in Liver pool than In the United States, .lie takes . n „ to Ltverwtol und sells It, ?hW, h D 0 , th * , clotlMn ff nod other things he wants at low prices and starts Jjff?® J vl * h *3.000 worth of goods, but Is met at Savannah by a custonw officer who demands 11.500 duty, and instead pakffi.”" 000 f ° r ^ S00 *° he ** won ’ t *° ukroad and buv .tax-jSt^e P S y ° U ^ ssifer s sssys^arss: 2- h ® coutinued. If a i aw ’ to ma1t * cvery mun In too pay me a I would Know It was ui bad tow, but I would »“« repealed. The' man wrio 6x getting trie 'benefit of trie «u,w Is not SOl n‘£. Wly and see tt re- *as.!K W«P«jr Ttov^f'to 0 liiurored. They did 'dhe best they could: but did you ever Ohlnk about tt that a crowd Atotor Irian trio slowest n*Mi In Bt wianltevo ®o; but Anally they got togeOher nnd pssstU it. The sen'.vio Woo got no rules, und yet 'there are gen- tlcmeu all over trie country who want Sn5°J2!r5:.V N ?* r ' 1 “m'readr to de fend triulc bill. I wanted n better one, but as I didn't get it, I will defend the one we have. (Here he invited Popu- »ets end otriers to oak «lm questions.) Now, about trie sugar 'truelt. The Populists any we give money llo cbe sugar trust. Ths Ilepubtleins passed a 'tow In 1800 to give atx-tentlha of a cant per pound on reflned sugar, but we met them anU fought triem va long and hard fight. Money Is power; you raay despise money, but It 13 power. We found the sugar-trust In possession of Itrie Stolen goods, os it were, apd we lect 'thorn wltlh only half to u more convenient season. INow, to go bek to trioit wall around trie country. We passed by Ithe act of '94 a Us saying that a number of products Should come 4n without the tax—-we reduced the Max on a number of others. This, of <x>urs?, Is trot much to a Populist who deals'with billions, but to honest, hartlaWoa-klng Democrats 1't Is a good deal. Wc reduced trie lax on woolen goods three-quartcra. What doesflultmean? It means more money because It means Cheaper living and its good effects are always felt. it will promote commerce and trade nnd will be 'the exchange of bno commodity for another. The farmer can't swap Ms cotton to a man who don’t need It, but Ifhero Is n medium of money by Which trie exchange Is muds, iWlhwt die did the Democrats do. We passed a law imposing an income tnx of 2 per cent, on dll Incomes over $4,000. DM you over think that every dollar of tax Imposed Ihy itrie United States Is on consumption. Now, the Democrats thought ntxut It would only be right to pat a tax on a man's income. If the government ha's got to protect your pnopepty, Is it nbt right 'that property should pay tor tttot protection? Nobody likes to pay taxes. There Is only one man on eurfh who hkoe to pay taxes, oral he is trie protected manufacturer. Now, our party friends ray trie Demo- otur.lc party Is controlled by Wall street. If unit Is so, why Is it that we put a tax of $30,000,000 on Wall street, arid yet they ray tone Democrats favor Wall Street. We repealed the federal election lam- trie people of Georgia claim 'd the K«i to control their own elections, and I know tbt't elections in Georgia are as fair as iKcbo anywhere. 'We reduced expenditures about $28,- 000.000, although trie expenses of «ri» government have Increased. Now, While Krie people at home have been complaining, your representatives In congress have been doing all they coufd. You can’t undo trie work of thirty yearn In a Short time. Here trie speaker took up and dissected trie Pop- Uriit pMahtonn wish trie keenest ond wildest sarooam, which wm grootly enjoyed by trie audience. A few years ago, he mid, trie grandioppera wont to Kaneis, then trie cranboppera left 'and the Populists went triere, and did more barm in Ibrce yeans than the grass- hoppera would tzave don* In ten years. He then went on to tell how trie third party was formed In KCnaai and of trie wlM vugarlraund visions of Us leaders, reading from die Oor.greMtonal Record the title of some of trie bills Introduced by Peffcr, Davis, Clover and ethers, and speaking of them In Ihe anon ic.rjhlog earoum possible. The speaker went over the list of Populist bigs and the craned enjoyed the manner In which he ridiculed them. - I believe In a local currency nnd I would like to see a. -money that nobody else would take, ao then we could keep It a't home. The South, he continued, would not bo benefited by any of ■the bills Introduced by the Pop ulate. They mere all framed for Kan sas arid the West arid no benefit would come tt> the South. The North and West would get all trie money these modest -people would ipay out, While our taxes would be Increased to pay them trie many trillions of dollars fhetr bill* call tor, as the government can only tvaise money by taxation. Have you ever thought of trie fact'that only about 10 per cent, oftrio money Issued comes to trie Soutl), and that even t'iva't grad ually goe3 back to trie North In taxa tion to,pay pensions, etc. Nha-, nil this money'the Populists talk about Issuing wouM bo won to less und would have no purchasing power. They talk about buying 'toe railroads, but If all trite money was tamed, trie polflroads would not sell. and. thank God, our forefath ers unldelpuSted thn't some- such party would npring up and fixed things so that trie goveromeiz: ounntxt cooflsab.e private property. 'Populists riave seen, trio railroads and like triem, I suppose, but Whoit they iwarit with them or ex pect to do wilih them I don’t know. The state of GCarglu owns one ra.nl, but you can't ride on It any cheaper than on other roads nor ship your freight over it at lower nolle, and yet they want 'toe raHrookls, the iwlegnapri a'lilt telephone 3tne3, so aa to create hun dred's of triousutds more federal oltlces tor IrieimseOrves. Trie next time you hear a Populist speak, ask him if any one of trie MBs'offered by trie Populists In cougrera wouM benefit the South, and see If rie can say yes. They win# to create wn Indiwtrtal standin'g army of 600,000 men for the government to feed, Shelter arid clothe. The average cos: of maintaining the present standing army Is $1,000 per capita, and you can make your own figures on tire coat of mulinftvlning 500,000 more. They wamltto Irrigate land in Kinsia, catch win waiter In Kansas und do many other 'ahling3 to Kansas, but they don't wunt to help Georgia. Kansas Is the homo of tlhe PCpullsta und yet this same Kansas riao oDwuys been the en emy of the South arid trie Southern people. Why, in trial! state tho statute *.iys no Confederate soldier oan ihbld office, and yet these are trie people you vote -to benefit when you vote with trie Populists. Mr. Crisp literally flayed trie Popu- Usbs alive with sarcasm Without utter ing one single butter speech. The speaker spoke of the upproaChlng election and ai'td rie would be frank and say that wwno be was In WUeMng- t'on rie favored Gen. F.vrin) to trio re cent cinlpllign, but nonv that Atkinson was the nominee of trie party rie fa vored total, and the people Should all come out and vdte tor rilm—give him a godd otd-ttm'e Democratic majority. He a'W» spoke of tlhe November elec tion, and sold trie Dorniocraific party was born of trie government and wlhen 'the Democratic party died 'the govern ment would die. He concluded by urg ing everybody to vote nnd do tridr Su l duty to making the majortty in the coming state election aa Mijps o» poj* stole, as trie PbpUlteia rittd first an nounced tttuaU 'they would carry Ten nessee, but tolleW: then they said they wtouM carry MtsuMIppl. MA tatott. They newt claimed Ariia-naie und failed, then failed tn Alabama, and now they are trying to carry GeotgSu— our Geor gia-and trie eyes of trie country were onto. We must a« do our duty, As Mr. Crisp sat down the audience al most Uhanhnously calledf or llaj. Bacon, who was seated on trie stand, but before Jlaj. Bacon could riso Mr. James H. Blount raised a largo and handsome bouquet above ,his head, at the nunc time exclaiming: “I have been requeued to present this bouquet to the next vice- president of the United States.” At Jhls tho crowd nearly went wild. Men yelled and slapped each - other on the bacs, while trie ladles In the gallery clapped their hands and waved their handker chiefs. Mr. Crisp, with the gallantry and grace of a Chesterlleld, accepted the bou quet with a bow, while but tew noticed thut Ills face wascrlms on with Kunhes. MaJ- Bacon then asked the crowd to excuse him. os It was late, and he knew It wne only through kindness they had called for Mm. At thlB too crowd begun leaving, but many still called for toe next United States senator from Georgia. It io rate to say that no public man was over more cordially received In Ma con than Hoh. Charles F. Crisp. His home county of Suinler could not show more admiration and esteem for him, and the crowd that congregated In the spa cious hall, both in numbers and in intelli gence was a compliment of wnicna nny man might well feel proud. . Mr, Crisp's speech was Blmply Incompar able. There were no embellishments, no flights of eloquence, no attempt at ora tory. It was a plain exposition of facts, accompanied by toe most biting sarcasm between those lines that referred to too Populists. After hearing such a ipeech there was no surprise among his hearers that suen * man was chooon for one ot the highest gifts of the nation, and they will welcome the day .when he shall re- tU Mr. Crlap leaves this morning for Rome, where he will speak tomorrow morning. ATKIN8N AND BARTLET. They Speak with Telling Elk, at a Pis Rally In Upson. Thomas ton. Sept. 27.—Hon, tv. Y. At- lolnoon and Jraise Charles L. Bartlett ad dressed a crowd 1 of abopt 1,500 people In the city purk here today. They preached telling Democratic doctrine, nnd defied any Populist to contradict what they would say by coming to too stump or speaking out from the crowd. One attempted to Interrupt Judgo Bart lett during his speech. He Is called a Bub-louler to this county, but Judge Bartlett so completely destroyed his harangue by his sound, logical and eo- quent argument that Democratic doctrine was disseminated into quarter* of thy county where It haa beer, .spurned here- At tbs conclusion of too speeches toe crowd enjoyed an old-time Democratic barbecue, where none but people of Intel- llgence and proud to apeak for Democrat ic principle* presided- SHE WANTS A DIVORCE. Sam Small'* Daughter Anks for a Le gal Soparation From Her Huutoand. Memphis. Sept. 27.-A trill for divorce was HleJ at Knoxville. Tenn., today of more than general Intareat. Lola tStr.tll- Jiioksm. daughter of the fimwiM e\«n- gclist. Rev. Sam Small of Georgia, sues her husband. James Jackson, for abuo- lute divorce and the custody of her child, now about a. year old. They were married 00 lAuzuot 24, 1492, and went to Knoxville to live Im mediately afterward, but Jackson s-xrn began to drink heavily, wa# a frequent er at the gambling house* and a spend thrift. Less than a year from the time of hi* marriage he had squandered ail his money and the plaintiff w*» forced to return to her Danuta, while the de fendant went to Texas, where he now resides. , Besides the charge of non-support, tho •bill allege* thatyjackaon aflen had •k-Mruim tremmens and while In this condition often threatened to Shoot bli wife. ... ... ... GOOD TIMES • , ARE COMING Reports Which Show a Healthy Revival ol Bysiness in the Southern States. - old Georgia is in the van l>xaa lathe Only Stale Which Ltndi Her In the ft tun Our of Industrial Enterprises Martetl iUcently— Reports Prom tlaltlmore* t i Chattanooga, Sept. 27.—The Trades man In Its quarterly report for tho three mouths omliiig September ISO, 1804, of Uni new 'industries established th tho Southern states, reports h20 iu dustrles, Incorporated and organized In the South la the period named, rgainst 434 lit the t|llrd quarter of 181)3; 397 111 the third quarter of 1893 ami 709 in the third quarter of 189t. “It shoivi(," says tile, Tradesman, “that the Worst period of depression occurred in the summer of 1893, und that there Iiiis been a distbiut recovery, which Is daily becoming more marked. In the aggregate of new industries in the quarter Just ended Texas leads with U4; Georgia is second with 55; North Cnroltua third with 47, Virginia, 45; Florida, 44;' Tennessee, 42; Alabama, 45; Louisiana, 30; Kentucky Aid West Vlrglnlu t:\eh, 32; .Mississippi, 24; South Carol.ua, IV’ "Tint most, notable feature of the cotn- pllutJon,” says the Tradesman, "Is th - rall.ig off In companies of a spec- latlve nature, ami the steady lnercaso in Industrie.* of a more useful charac ter. la '.he third quarter of 1891, there were 00 land companies organized, against only 13 In the last quarter." During the three months the now phosphate industries In t)ie South were Increased by 12 companies; 7 la Florida; 2 In Tennessee; 2 ill Georgia and 1 111 Virginia, Tk'etity-Uine mining compa nies were organized. One hundred and twenty-nine eaw and planing mills, box factories ana other wood-woildug plants were, organized ,n these three months, Alabama leading with 19; Arkansas, 10; Florida, 15; Tennessee, 13; Mississippi, 10. Forty-three flour mid grist mills were established, North Carolina lead ing with 10; Kentucky ami Texas, 0 each; Tennessee and Alabama, 4 each, tho billnnee- about equally divided. , Tie Tradesman'calls speatil atten tion to die . uhsta l«’i, progress In tlio cotton mill iMltS'ry in Ilia Houdi In the past quarter, mul reports thfrly- fllne new establishments, against twen- tj'-two Iti the torrcaeondlng perl ad of .'1)3. Georgia heads the list with U; No-rili Carolina lias l; South Carolina 5;Alabama and Texas, 4 oneli; Teunrs- see, 3; Florida, L.mlsiptia, 2 eaeli; Art katixaa, Keutueky nnd Virginia, 1 eaeli. Oliere avere twenty eight new electrto light plants established, against smn- teen for the same period in 1893, awl were equally divided; 33 water works companies wore formed against 27 In tho samo period last year; 24 foundries and nmrhino shops ware es tablished in tho three months; 13 cot ton oil mills; 10 canning factories; 0 barrel factories; 8 brick and tile works, nnd two blast furnace companies were formed, notwithstanding the dullness In Iron, besides 74 mlscelluueuns Indus tries. The Tradesman adds Hint reports from nil sections of the South point to n substantial revival in niacdfacturlng Industries, enlargement of old plants, and a very marked lucreaso In orders. REPORTS AT BALTIMORE. The Manufacturers' Record Also Show* tt M-urkcd Industrial Revival. Baltimore. Md.. Sept. 27.—The Slanu- faoturers' Record in 9:e weekly reviow of 'Joe InOustSli? 'omd railroad Intercut* of Use South sZjr*: Among tih# operations of Northern oaigitaMsli In trie BoifCh reported dur ing 'too week are trio purdhnne of an 1m- portonx Florida rallrou-l and 100,000 ucres of adjacent: lend by Now York people; Southern mm have purebdted targe tract* of land In Tennessee nnd West Virginia for mlnl.rg {jurporea. New York lumbermen Iravo organized a $800,000 ctampany itjill purcriiiaed 75,- 000 'lores of land In Western North Carolina. Now railways Include twenty miles to North Oxraitoa, 'twenty.live mr.es In Kentucky and forty-flvo miles In Virgin!):!. Incrensed Interest iu im- mlgriltlon Is shown by krie formuklon of several ilmmlgralWon lUitpuiMi •A 'Neiw England eitton mllfl company tins decided to bulM a $600,000 mill in Georgia; anWiilmr company Is noA- look ing for a site for a mill of about Hie same oast. Several Wos’.ern buik-rs are looking tor good loaaitksia tor four or five burk* In the South. Among die Industrial enterprise* re ported for itrie we*k ure: $100,000 Iron mtici, $25,000 tnvaunsent compiny, $2),- 000 )rtre works, knitting ml'3, anohine Shops, wuter works, nape toetory, $10,000 Shoe company, toe works, etc.. 1u Geor gia; $25,000 colonization comipmy. largo plantag mills, barrel factory, lumber mill*, gau -works, furnaces resuming, water -works, tolepWono system, can nery, etc., In Virginia- 150,000 bushel grata elevator, extenolon of oral de velopment, large marble mill In T- n- nn-wiee; $10,000 puiriltoiitog company. $50,- 000 Smppavcment oomipny, new cotton tri91, to reptaee one burned, $50,000 Im porting company, lumber -mill, brick works, electric llgv. print la South Carolina; coal mlnca, raw mills, can nery In Ahibacmi; Mo ipluM, raw mill, 1-1 ri • I. |.’ hit. plil/.ig -Mill, in I- rl!*e railway, WrKr works In I-riortda! $800,000 Inmbrr nsinufaoturlng company In North Carolina.. Among trie new -bull-line) announced are itwo Oirr.el* In Ftoridu, $30,000 fretehC sheds In Virginia, new depot, bmk bulkllngs and other* In South Carolina. HILL NOT NOIKIED YET. He mil Not Accept the Nomination Until It Is Formally Tend*red. Albany, N. Y„ Kipt. 27.-Scn»tor Illll. whan asked today why h* hod not an nounced Ms creep fence of the Demo cratic nomlnsotlon, replied: "I have not yet been officially Informed of my nom trollop." RACES AT JEROME PARK. A Fins Race Between CllllorJ and Ban quet, the former winning. Jeroir.o Park, N. Y„ 8:pt. 27.—Less thou 0. thousand persons wltneased tne rarces today. The weather tvs* threaten ing, bat a rather poor card was probably responsible fer the slim attendance, rtavor- ltes captured but three ef toe seven events. The third race, toe Oakwood stake* had only two starters, but It proved to be the beet raco of tho day. Clifford and Banquet were toe starters, the former -being a hot favorite. The pair got away to u perfect start, neither hav ing any advantage. Doggett Immediately took Uinquet out in front a length and a half to the good. Griffin did not move on Clifford until the turn In toe stretch was reached. Then he eut loose. A fur long from homo he got Clifford's ncae to toe front, but Banquet hung on gamely. From triere the pair raced heads (.part. Clifford finally won cleverly by a neck. Trio time was very good for this track. MERCURY TIPS. Now York, Sept. 27.—(Speclal.)-Follow- tng uro selections of tho Jerome Park races: First race—Rubicon, Ballon, Black Ilawk. Second race—Leonawell, Little Matt, Longbntdge. Fourth race—Baroness, Gramplon, Moln- tyre. Fifth race—Beansey, Bonaventure, Gov. Flfor. Sixth raco—Belvlna, Jewel Kalltrhoe, IN THE PAVILION. Triere was a decided Improvement In tho racing at Jerome Park yesterday. Trie contests were close und exciting and of the Kind calculated to enthuse a crowd uf spcctulera. Of too latter a goodly number were congregated In too Pavilion, and a majority of them made a pleasant afternoon of It. If there's anything In looks, today's card promises to bo too best of tho meeting. Good hornen make good- races. Bport and speculation fol low naturally enough. First quotations received in Futsel's Pa vilion at 1 p. m. JEROME PARK RACES. First raco—Three-fourths of a mile. Selling. Time 1:17. Applause, I'M; 1 to 10 (Doggett) 1 Havoc, 108: 8 to 1 (Penn) 2 Louilse Ally, 100: 0 to 2 (Griffin) 3 Second racce—One and one-sixteenth miles. Handicap. Time 1:82. Discount, 110; 7 to 5 (Doggett) 1 BoMomcro, 115; 3 to 5 (Griffin) 2 Poetry, 90: 51) to 1 (K. Doggett 8 Third raco—One and ono-ctghth mites, Oakwood stake*. Time l:57’l* Clifford, 112; 1 10 3 (Griffin) 1 Banquet, 108! 3 -o 1 (Dorgett) 2 Fourth race-Fourtcen hundred yards. Selling. Time 1:22)4. LlgliUoot. 109; 7 to 6 (Griffin) l Flirt, 108; oven (Sums) 2 Milan, 10J; 20 to 1 (Relff) 3 Fifth raco—Half mile. Malden*. Time Kaillrhoe IOC: 4 tot (Hamilton) 1 Samaritan, 106 : 20 to 1 Cbamly) 2 Mohawk, 108; oven (Doggett) 3 Sixth raco—Half mile. Maiden*. Time OMK, Jewel, 103; 4 to t (Bolff) 1 Damn, 105; 4 to (Penn) 2 Expectation, 100; 2 to 1 (Griffin) 3 Seventh race—Fourteen hundred yards. •J’lmo 1:21 W. . _ , Hugh Penny, 112; 3 to 8 (Relff) l Harrington, 108: 2 to 1 (Griffin) 2 Copyright, 513; 13 to 1 (Bergen) 3 Weathor cloudy. Track fast, T AT JEROME PARK 'TODAY. Track odd* In at l p. m. Frst Raco— 1 Three-quarter* mile; nnildl- cap—Rubicon, 125; Old Dominion, 114; llab f*^M 410* rilnrtlrlin il'lr 11(4 ■ton, 112; Ulnckhawk 110. Second Hace-Ono anil one-slxtccnto tnlloi'l solHng—Loonaiwell, 112; Galloping King, 112; Jodan, 107; 'liny 'Urn, 102; Long- bridge, 102; Now or Never, 102; Chattanoo ga, ltai Little Matt, 35': Part* 93. Third Race—tfve-cighth* mile: River side stukce—Stonoll, 122; Rubicon 110; Col- lire, 110; Punch, 90. Fourth Race—One mile; selling—Agitato, 110; Roland ‘teed. 107; Warlike, 107; I11- quMUvo, 107; Scamp, 107; McIntyre, HJ7; Alleppo, 107; Betanket, 101; Baroncsi KM; Grampian KM. Filth Ilax:0—Titan course; soiling—Re straint, ill: Ktldoer, 103; Bonaventure, Vis; Onward. 107; Now or Never, 107; llconsoy, 107; Btrophon, 107; White Wings, 101: Third Cousin filly 101; Will Elliot, 101; Oov. Fifcr. 101: Olivia 101. Sixth rtoce—Onc*litt!f mllo—Jowcl 107; TldltiffH, 107; CampaBnla, W7; tteno, 107; CJIen Lilly, 107; La l*az, 107; Janet ni;y, 107; Kalllrtioe, 1OT; Muxlgold filly, 1W; Tielvine, 107; BpaAlinnoro 1W. BASEBALL GAMES. ^rr^oooooiooo-V^ ^.York. ...20 3 2001-1112 1 Ba'ttcrlea': Fisher and -Merritt; Clartto and Wilson. At rittsburg— Plttoburg. #• .0 0010000 0— k 4 .1 Boston 0 2003030 0— 8 14 1 Batlerlca: Khrol and Weaver; «tlv- etu and G.inzol. At Cleveland— B H B Cleveland. . .0 8020100 4—28 24 2 Philadelphia. .3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 1 It 7 Bat'tcrles: Young and Zimmer; Wey- htog and Grady. THAT WHISKY REBATE. Western Dlutfilore Are Conalderln* a Modification of trie System. Cincinnati, O., Sept. 27.—Tho large Western distributor.) of spirit*, nnd writaky met tn mils city today. Tho dolegtAra organized a* toe Western Distributors Association, electing FTiank Corning of I’eorla. Ill.. pre.lUcnt, and Ceorgo Delter of Ctoclnniatl, sccrcttiry. The ret; a to voucher *y»tem which ha* been adhere to by too trust up to tho present time has been the -cause of much contention among cuotomcra. not bo much on nccount of th* l cent* re bate as tli*i length of lima the rebno Is withheld. Customers who approve of selling on a $1.23 basis, nt which price they have a cloar profit of 7 cant* per gallon, tb.uk th '" Hi- :>■ ■ "< 1 si;; months. Is enllrolv -too long to leave their money In tho hands of tho com pany nnd ask a shortening of. time, If not a reduction tn rebate,. Others be lieve that the rebate should be reduced to 2 cents per gallon and the time of payment contracted to ninety days, If not lew. Others demand that no rebate be ex acted by the compmy. but that tho goods be »(/'l fl it »t $1.20 per gallon. The clamoring of the trade :nako* It Imperative that some modlflcrtlon be made by the oompany and It 1* known that ihe western distributors have tak en action looking toward s^redrew of grlevaneos. but no official action can,bo taken before the matter Is brought di rectly before too trustees or submitted to a stockholders’ meeting. MAILS TO BRUNSWICK. Washington. Sept. 27.—Trie postmast er at Savannah. Ga.. ha* been instruct ed to dispatch through registered pouches for Brunswick. Oa., dally ex cept Monday, Instead of Sunday, a* nt precenb WEATHER BUREAU FORECAST. Washington. Boot. 27.—For Georgia: Fair: northwesterly winds, becoming vartibie. HOW THE MONGOLS - FOUGHT SHIPS Description of tho Great Naval Battle Between the Chinese and Japanese. THE FIRST OF THE KIND. Naver Before Have Modern Men of Wev Met tn Conflict, and » Nnrnl Onicer Oniuinente on lie Leaaone* (London 1 , Sevt. 27.—The Tim os tomcr* row will nul>lL1i a* dUrpatoh from It© oorreswmdent at Chee-Foo, China, who send© an account of tho ntvval battles at Yalu furnished bv a naval ofllcer who was presont. (The account says that the concussion of tho flnst dlschnnro of the Tlnu Yuen throw everybody off .the brides of the Hhlp* The Japanese fleet that kept in the thick of tho ififtht consulted of six ship© of tho Yuen cIusjs. Tho Japanese ships having completed ono circle, followed off to a distance of 4.U00 yui'da uud wofl4 through an evolution with tho obj-sgl of Beparatiix* into two dlvMon©, tho flrat conulfiting of fioven of their beat vCJeeU and tho second bf five inferior ehips, which stood off ©ome dlfitunce. Tho buitute thus arranged itBolf Into two group*, tour Ohlnewe cruisers ba- oomlng oiiRtwed wltlr tlio second dlvia- ton, while •th© two iron-ciada, tno Cnsn* Yuen and Ting*Yuen, atuioaed tno mat division, Tno (fighting of tno second ul- Vision wo© iineguiar and lUillcult to fol low. It ciuloa In tho Japaneae UUktp- jieurlng In ulo aueeuon of Hal-Yung- Too. • The first Japanese division carried on tho fight wim tne lron-ciaa© by oiroltni; uround at a dim.tnco of 4,6u0 yards, the Onen-Yuen and Ting-Yuen keeping to- getnar, followed the enemy’s move ments In a smaller circle, th% whoJe evolution taking a spiral lorm. Oo:a- slonully the dlsbtn^o between the (Op posing ships wm deduced to 2,000 yaraa and unco to 1.2(KT yards. The Japancao aimed at keeping g long dtstanco away# bo as to avail thftmooives of their su perior speed and make the moat of their quick-firing guns, whfolt vastly excelled tno Chlnefle guns. Tho object of Uto Chinese was to coma to cflosu quarter© eo as to uso their alow-firing guns of large cullbro with full effect. The firing continued between the Jap anese first division: and the Chinese Iron-clads uu»Ml nearly G o'clock In tho afternoon. The aulclcftrlng «un« gave the former am. immense ud vantage,scat- tering .showers of ©pUntcra mul ou»a- slonully acttlng tho Chincwe shliw on lire and riddling everything that wua not protected by armor. In the lift ter part of the battle thrf OUMSft iron-cktdi ran short of common shell and continued 'tho action with eteel shot. Till© wna effective, as tho J<npane*o vessels had no armor. Tho Iron-clnds fired 197 rounds with 12-inch gunfi and 2G3 round© wltli €-lnali ghns. About 4 o’clock Ihe Tlng-Yuoni wua badly on firj forward, tho smoko im peding the working of tho fore turret. Before G o’clock the Japanese had ceased firing and tlio dlstanoe bo tween the fleets wus rapidly Increasing. In regard "to tho ooncluwlbn« to ba drawn from the butt/le. it may bo sold that the Chinese battler 'ships proved formidable. Tho Chinese Iron-claUa stood the battering of tho heavy quick- firing ghne admirably. Their upper structure * were severely damaged, but not a ©hot peneitniUrd a Vital part.»Tho bairketto (protection of tho 12-lnch gun© was most effective, very few men. being wounded within 1ltS barbettes. Tho bar- bdlte turrets 'were as iatact after tho uctlon as before. ’Ibis fact, 'however, oouplcd with the fact that the 6-Inch «%un© at both enfln of the ©hip©, which were only slightly protected, were also undamaged, seems to Indicate that Efio destructive effect was due to the enormoiu number of pivlcctlies from tho qulck-hrlng guns rather thrjij V) the sklMed direction of tho ©hote. The mnnouver&ig of tho Jap- niui-MT flnst division did great exocullon. i a king advantage of their speed and the long rantgo bf ihelr gun©, they al ways kept at the distance that suited them. maintaining perfect order throughout fhe flglit, attempting noth- ng senfla.tlon.il and never coming with in range of tho heavy gun© of the Chi nese. \ dispa-tch from '.Sfta-ntfhal m.yn: The Ohlnese nnval ofilcer.H now a't Port Ar- <tihur and Tien Tain' are sqnflbbltnkr amongJtlhernHcIv'M us to (tlio rc©p«>riAl- bfHty ot tfh# terrific Oh ! lne»e Urm© in Khe nival battle off ’the Ytdru river. A of Inquiry is siting and has ui- mrdy found Oapt. Kong of-the v^arshlp T»d Yuen guilty of ^jwuvnd'Ioe dn obo fiico of t3ic enemy. He was oondenuivd to b<* blended, <ind It 4© boiiovod that •*>>ner tofih'i in wLI bn#.se nielr beads, 'A telegram from the Kungsi'antal at Port (Aidhur, received by .«(♦ ct>m- flMdunt uJt Wd-Ual-Wel. positive}/ accuae© Uhe cambui-ndcr of the Chen- Yuen of (taking flight wltfln Oils vr*#r«| before She WRlt, at tho first sight of the enomy'o smoke. AUmlr.il Ting, wbo roinulnw at Port Arthur, ha© also cefle- gra/pOied to WlUHu-WH, making dhiargos agn(rw»t ©ome of bill ofllcens. Tho admlnil <1 ochres tJhut thto Plng- Yuen, the Kwang-Tlng and 4ibe Chin- Ohung, 'togedher with Pour torpedo baits, were up Wie Yfertu river when tlie biittfo <»mmeneed. There they 1 re* manned until all thb fighting wns over. They then onenked out and made fo# Port Artfliur. Two of' thesd torpedo ho.\iK. (however, arc safd to be ©till missing. LI RUNG L0SK8 mS JOB. 'New York 27.—(A spedlat ca ble dfoivflch frami ffflflfal to tb« Herald mays Ll-Hung-Ohingwlll flbort- ly b« mup&tmsUU aa vlceray of Chl-H by Wu-Ta-Ciieng. lit© governor of Ifu-pob. Lord LI. 1.1*1© Chine©© minkiter to Ja pan. (ha* (been degraded. Yu-Lu, tho military governor of Moukden. will ©uocced LI Hung Chang a© fiuperintendent of Oho Northern trade. Four imperial princes are w.vtchlng events to vo empep>r' k < behalf tu T>*»n- Tein. AflAusicrc Of foreigners a*t P.-kln is rg:ird<AI ti.h imminent. The b-gntlom have flfbd I hail blue Jack*Ks be Uinded to pri>teot 1’lHim. One buiAlreil uihl eighty thousand men, mostly tne rabble, and some in armed oiN^ilry, IttVG 'Assembled to de- fend Mourk.pMi, -it.-l i !$i .tl- h peeted before *a fortnight ha© ©lapsed. (JL'.V