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THE MACON TELEGRAPH MACON. GA.. WEDNESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10, 1894. ttinglttCopy, & 1 OUT WITH A MAN TO BEAT HILL New York Anti-Machtn. Democrats Nominate Everett P. Wheel er for Governor. LOCKWOOD IS INDORSED. So Is JadRO Brown—So the Fight Will B« Mod* Sololjr ua Oovoruor Xllll—Fairchild Wm Timid. Hl».w vui a iH'tailei of the ci later. in New Yolk. Oct. 0.—Tlie anti-machine Democrats, ut a meeting held tins evening at tho office of E. M. Shepard, decided to nomlnato tho lollowlug ticket: For governor, Everett P. Wheeler of Now York; for lieutenant-governor, Daniel M. Lockwood of Buffalo; for Judge of oourt of appeals, Charles 1'. Bruwn of Orango county. Mr. Wheeler has announced his ac ceptance of the nomination. Mr. Shep ard said that Messrs. Brown and Lock- wood would also accept tko nomina tion. Promptly at 3 o’dook this afternoon the halls of the Trinity building in this city began to All with Democrats, prominent in opposition to tho regular ticket. Mr. Shepard had given It out early In tho day that in ills private ultice In tho Trinity building the cotu- mitee of nine, representing the reform element of the Brooklyn Democracy, would confer with other lieinoeiuis from up the state and nomlnato a third ticket. It was thought until the very last that mc-Sccretary Charles tf. Fairchild would be nominated for tlio first place on tho ticket, as he was the choice oi the majority of tho reformers, but It was apparent, after the conference had been in session some tlino that Mr. Fairchild was not aux.ous to accept tlie leadership. The doors were closed and for two hours the reformers discussed the sit uation. It was long atter G o’clock fore Mr. Shepard invited tho mcui- rs of tho press into his olllcc mid ve out the (elections made.. lie said tailed statement of the proceedings conference would ho given out .a the evoblng, together with the platporm. Mr. Shepard made tho announce ment that Charles S. Fairchild. would be the ebatrnian of tho campaign com mittee arad had agreed to serve 111 Unit capacity. The committee would he composed In part of the following gen tlemen, all of whom were at the con ference: Franklin D. Locko of Buf falo. Edward M. Shepard of Brooklyn, Henry A. Richmond of Buffalo. Sey mour Van Saritvoonl of Troy, Michael O’Connor of Brooklyn, Robert A. Win- dennan of Rockland county, Tims. CJ. (Shearman of Brooklyn. John A. Beal of New York, John Brooks Leavitt of New- York; I>; S. ltamsay of Brooklyn and A. It. James of Buffalo. He said that thoso named consti tuted only about half the committee, which will be completed later, after lie laid communicated with the gentlemen who wero with tko reformers heart and soul, and who, he bad no doubt, would servo on tho committee. Mr. Shepard was asked why Fair- child had refused tho nomination at the head of tho tloket. “Well,” said he, “.Mr. Falrchlld-ftTIho leader of tho state Democracy and if he accepted the nomination It tfcould entail upon him tlie necessity of giv ing up tho leadership. But he lias ac cepted the chairmanship of the cam paign committee and will bo In this heart and soul.” The nf.i 1 form of the Democratic re form organization, the name adopted by the reform onranlzntlon. is in part as follows: “The delegates duly elected to the Democratic suite convention of 1894 by the Democratic .Dirty In Kings county having been tllshonertly and unfairly excluded therefrom by a vote of a packed and Interested comnrtttee, ond a vote under gag law in the convention, having associated with 'themselves rep resentative Democrats from other parts of the state, adopt and publish this de claration: "New York to, and will remain, a nwnoumuc State except whan betrayed by unscrupulous loadtrahlp, snap meth ods. corrupt practices ond the ring rule, which are mo less undemocratic than Immoral. "The Republican party has degener ated into the fool of trusts, an enemy of the -people, using taxes to rob the many for the few. preaching « protec tion which has produced cruel Indus trial depressSoo. and now enli/nivvus in the religious mitolerauce of the un- American.. Protective Association whloh Is utterly abhonrerrt to genuine Democracy. ”FK men only should be chosen for public office, and unworthy candidates nominated by unworthy m-ans should be defeated alt ithe mils. "The constitutional oonvwvtlon has sought to petrify in the constitution of uhe stone a gerrymander (eporUantmeaf, contrary to the v-lewu of representative republican and democratic govern ment. ”\Ve denounce the so caM candidate fr governor, who. is a Democrat only W'hen the Democracy means himself; who. In the seiwte of -the United States, hie oppos'd, the Democratic prisdd-ntj votdl against the mramount principle of -the Democratic platform; excluded btmsrtf from the -councils of the Demo- rra Ic party, and ilimcatvnl the Demo- oralte state of New York: whnee polit ical oareor has been built upon corrup tion; who has -Drootltutid an ih!-j Intel lent to evil pods: who planned and di rected (he political crime rebuked in : 835 by a majority of one hundred ttou- rin-i: who is the arch enemy of good giv mm-.ert and real reform. v,e owe no loyalty to a convention wM h d-n!M representation to Democrats 1“ they had. «t their homes, done ih - - phin duty os Democrats and honest m-i; and which held that regularity In T -1.UV- politics tn our great cities me ot acquiescence. If not participation. In public crime. “We i r-.-ent n worthy and loya man Ms cant V.!for the office of governor, os well as worthy an-1 loyal Democrats for the other two state offices to be ailed this fall. We do this In the hope that our course will hott to the Democracy many votes which would otherwise he lost, and sitll more, that our great party may not. for all future time, cease to he a noble Instrument of political and patri otic service.” Upon the main questions of national politics, the declarations of the platform conform to that of the Saratoga con vention. The ticket as named w-lU be nominated by petition. The petition will have to hear the name of 3,000 voters before It can be approved by the election commis sioners and printed on the official ballots. The reformers were conlident tonight that the neceasary number of names would be obtained quickly nnd declared that enough names wcul<l be attached to peti tions tomorrow to give the ticket official standing. Headquarters will be at once opened and a vigorous campaign com menced. ON A. RUNAWAY TRAIN. Wrecked at Clio Bottom ot a Steep Grade and Several Men Killed. Abbeville, N. oToct. 0.-A south bound freight train on the Asheville iuid Spartanburg road ran away, uowu a heavy grade on Saluda Mountain at 0 o’clock tills morning. The crow remained on tuo flying train, which ran to the bottom grade four m»le< and then left the truck, the engine and twelve cars piling up in ;i deep cut. . , _ The ilrst train from tlie wreck came In tonight, bringing tlie body of Neal Ewing, ttu Asheville stonecutter, who was stealing a ride south. It Is now believed that three of tho crew were killed, although tho bodies of Engineer Broom nnd Brakemnn Allen have not yet been found. Fireman York’s body was found, but tne wrecking crew have not bead able to reach It yet. Conductor Patton had a leg crushed and his skull slightly fractured. His leg was amputated and there avo chances for bis recovery. John Miller, a colored brakeman, jumped nnd was caily slightly hurt Others of the crew stood to their posts to tho last. Daniel Owens, a stockman, was in the ca boose but was unhurt Ho had a car load ef cattle lu the train and every one was Killed. It is reported tonight that two boye were beating a ride and wero killed, but this cannot bo verified. Tlie grade where the train ran away Is four miles long and tho average one hundred feet to tho mile. Tho runaway began half n mile from tho top. ENGINEER SMITH DEAD. Knoxville, Tenn., Oct 0.—Sam Smith, engineer, who was Injured. In tlie terri ble wreck on tho Southern railway near Bristol Sunday afternoon, died this morning. "A. J. Tucker, postal clerk, is not expected to live. All tlie others are doing well. * READY IFOR A FIGHT. Rival Factions in Colombia Axe Pre- putring for War. Now York. Oct 9.—Some Interesting news bf 'the political situation in Co lombia. was obtained from a passenger of tho steamer •Adirondack, which ar rived' ttodav titan Port Liman and Kingston. It mho> that immediately after the death of President Raphael Nunez, on September 18, the leaders of tho two political factions In Colombia began ’ prepaiwMons l’or placing their party ait 'the head of the government. •Etooh move toward this end made by one party was followed by Immediate and more aggressive action, on tho part of tihe other, so that at the present mo ment there Is said to be two well equipped and disciplined armies ready at the all'ffhtxet provocation to pounce upon each other and decide by force of arms who ehoill be 'head of the govern ment. It is also sadd that the drafting of men, both foreign and native, 'to these different military companies has caused such a dearth of skilled la boreiu—as a matter of fact, all laboring men—that the different railroad compaodee are of fering fabulous salaries ito engineers, linemen and train hands, who will fake the Places of rthe men who have been forced In to the service by the contend ing factions. FOUGHT TO THE DEATH. Bill Ohaanbens. Demorat, Killed Tom Weaver. FopuHst. in a Pistol Fight. Atteata. Oct 9.—Away back in Early county, Tom Weaver and Bill Cham bers had a duel 1n the -road last Thurs day. They emptied their pistols. Wea ver was mortally wounded, while Cham bers eecaoed unhurt. Weaver was a Populist and Cham bers a Democrat. A few wights before. Chambers was taking a wagon to a Democratic meet ing, and ran Into obstructions acroeo the rood. His team rain away. The next -day he wtated that he believed the bstnudtiiorw were Placed In the road by a Populist. Weaver rewemted it. Ho laid In wait for Chambers, arid the duel followed, resulting *n Weaver’s death. It is re ported that the tragedy excited the PoopHsto. but there will not be any Jp 01 * !2**e. _ Chambers (had a preMml- atW * wo * leased on a $3,000 SPINNERS ARE DISSATISFIED. They May Repdlate the Committee's Ac. tlon In Settling the Strike. New Bedford, Oat. 9.—Discouraging de velopments occurred in the textile situa tion this afternoon. The strike, which it was thought was happily settled, may yet be prolonged. There Is a sentiment of dla- satiafactlon among many spinners today in regard to the work of the conference committee. Much fault is found in par ticular with that part of the compromise accepting the Fall River result as perma- There are rumors this afternoon of pa per* being In circulation among members of the union repudiating the work of the committee. Secretary Hart of the Weavers' union say* he ha* heard of the paper, although he ha« not seen It. He adds that there Is a good deal of dissatisfaction among spinners at the south end of the city over the action of tho conference corunmiee. NEW SUGAR COMBS IN. The First Consignment at New Orleans Sells at a Fair Price. New Orleans, Oct. 9.—The first receipts of new »'jgar. sixty barr«*ls from Masou'i • lienwood plantation, Aasumpcion Parish, was sold at the Sugar Exchange today by Murphy & Farwell to A. K. Seago A Co. for 3Y cents. The sugar waa classed yellow clarified. GREAT DAMAGE BY THE CYCLONE Pensacola Suffors Severely but Fortu nately No Lives Were Lost Nor Was Anyone Injured. MUCH SHIPPING WAS DESTROYED From All Along lho «nlf Const Com* Stories of Shipwreck and Disas ter—Little Damage Along the Const Line. FROST IN MISSISSIPPI. Duckbill. *MU».. Oct. 9.— There wax a nlignt front here la-st night, damping tender vegetables. The prospects are for a much more severe one tonight. The mercury thu* morning at aunr&te m.irkod 39 degree* Pensacola, Fla., Oct. 9.—Tho tropical hurricane that tons been central in the gulf for several days, struck this city Sunday night. The wind blew from the northeast and w;\o accompanied by rain. The (hurricane Increased as faornlnfe approutfied, and all day yesterday it raged wv.th terrible fury. fUIfcng slgna and routs made it dangerous tv appear in the titreets and business wvtf* practi cally nispended. The average velocity of tho win'd from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. was forty-eight miles per hour. Between 2 and 3 p. m. it blew steadily at Che rate of sixty- eight miles an hour, nnd several times between 11 a. m.. and 4 p. m. it reached a velocity of elshty-flve miles. At 2 p. <m. Whe barometer fell to 29.2$, the lowest ever recorded at this station, being .19 lower tftv.vn during the great atorm of last October. The centre ot tine hurricane Was not a ’great distance southeast of this city, but every telegraph wire leading from the city went down before 11 a. m. and nothing could be 'heard from other polmts. Owing to the wind .blowing off rihor© and the warning given by tho wealflher bureau, the. damage ito the shipping was email. The British 'bark •Soammell Brothers, newly loaded 'with timber, dragged her anchors over four miles across the bay and went ashore in seventeen feet of water art. a point opposite the life crav ing Station. She will -have *to dis charge part of her cargo. The Swedish 'bark Antoinette, not waded, dragged iher tvnCWors half way dawn the bay and was saved from capsizing by cutting -away her fore mast. The little schooner. Two Sons, of New Orleans, had her mawts cut wwxi-y to keep her from capsizing. The fishing smack Mary Potter, dragged her (anchors from Town Point and went ashore on Santa Rosa Island, east of the life saving station. 'Where she lies high flwd dry. The Jttde rose over the quarantine station and damaged the crib. The •tide .was ®o high that it broke clean over Santa Rosa Island and the life saving crew were in water up to their grfoaottfe was blown down ot the station, the wharf wti« swept away sunk th ° su,pi>ly sloop swamped nnd Tho track of Wie dummy line from IS ' hc navy >' ar 'I twhted wnU In some place. Is Juried two feet un«ler «.nuJ. tmi 1 . 8 n ?, uch <1a ' nu| K ct i. Fences, irqea and small outhouses were blown nf'T.S n ev< 7 y I >T,rt of tho city. A port Sou^ r %°hl torn oft opSm oouse, The entire Toot was itorn< oft 2»fiap Blount and AVatson buildlnu on PacWIc street, and all tbs stores and oltlees were flooded with water. _ , nart of title roof of Cre:try & Mc- Into'She 5, m:,c i lno -lOPiiK blown ™L*52 **/■ The Unton Baptist (col- sawsfes; S w ®re Hmashed by falling signs ESw "Zd a NO DAMAGE AT SAVANNAH, But the Wind Blew Seventy Mile, an Hour at Tybee. Savannah, Oct. 9.—The «ulf storm passed west of ^vranah this morntna; moving northeast nJ ssb.^|3^&3 SHIPS BEaVCHED AT” MOBIfLE. MobUe, Oct. 9.—Monday waa a very Thf T>, da ? f ^ or marlnern In Mobile Juv. bard R h!S a f * chooner MarcuH, Capt. Mel- , an< * or " out during the beiohld , b f ut WaJ1 MVerlhcleas ^1rom"hr°^, l er“ ,Xan ’ B " C l "’ S W The American brig Kimball oufferca a llKe rate, and had her mainmast carried unknown ochoon^r Is beached - rt>rn Fort Morgan on tho !u nd ^ ,de * ? 4iveral •»t«amer» end »hftps in the bay rode out the g n i e without dam- TROUBLE AT HORN ISLAND. Scranton, Miss., Oct. 9.—Thto morning the tugs I^eo. Eva and Fox went to Horn Island, but could pot make a landing. The Norwelgan bark Tristam cut away her maHt» yesterday afternoon, then fired signals for tugs. The barks Ordovic and Hull Topnn are stranded and leaking badly and It Is believed that all thi will have to be abandoned. The French bark Suzanne Roul-tt weathered the storm In safety. Fortu nately there were no lives lost. ASHORE AT SHIP ISLAND. Mors Point, Miss., Oct. 9.—In th« storm yesterday the following vessels weredrlv en ashore at 8hlp Island: Schooner J. A. Fisher, from Kogtown; schooner Call, from Pearllngton; fishing smark Lenor. from Mobile, which ir a total wr»»'k; barge Lupus, and about J.OO) sticks of timber. No lives were lost. At Round Inland the schooner Curfew and binc**<i 1 New Era. ft. John and Jersey are and ORANGE CROP BADLY HURT. Now Orleans. Oct- 9.-A telegram h-a* l>*en receive 1 from Port Eads to th* feet that the orange crop In the vicinity was damaged one-lhlrd by the storm The wind had attained a velocity of eighty-four miles an hour, when gauge broke. The rice fields were er«*l with water to the depth of four l hut as the crop had been harvested, i little damage resulted from tho overflow. OGDEN THE NOMINEE. New Orleans. Oot. 9 —Ogden bus . ried the Fourth district by about 390 majority. =4= CHE F00 FALLS TO THE JAPS LIFE WAS THE STAKE. An important Chinese Treaty Just Re ported to Have Been Captured by the Mtkado's Troops, THERE MAY BE A BATTLE SOON Tlia Japanese Army Is Steadily Advanc ing Toward the North and a Cal- llslon Nay Take Place Any Day. Yokohomo, Oct. 9.-It la reported that the Japanese have captured Che-Foo. Chee-Fop Is a treaty port of China on the north !coast of the Shang-Tung prom ontory. n has a good harbor, an active trade and u population estimated to num ber about 30,000. A BATTLE IS IMMINENT. Tho Japanese Army on the North Side of the Yalu River Ready lor FJght. London, Oct. O.-^Pho Westminster Ga zette publishes a dispatch from Yoko- homa. whloh saya It is reported that tho Japanese have captured Che Foo. The government, however, has received no information confirming this report. A dis patch from Hong-Kong says that fche Min river at Foo Chow has been closed to shipping. Tho British war ship Undaunt ed has been ordered to Nagasaki and tho gunboat Firebrand to Now-Chwaug. The Star tills morning prints a dispatch from Yokohama saying that the ndvanco guurd of the Japanese army Is encamped on the north of the Yalu river. The dis patch also saya that a battle is immi nent. ' A dispatch received here from Shanghai says that a second Japanese army in re ported to have crossed tho Yalu river and to be advancing upon Moukdon, which it is believed will soon fall, as the Chinese arc reported to bo in a condition of de moralization. The Central Nows correspondent in Shanghai says that a steamer loaded with coal for the British war ships at Che-Foo was stopped the other day by a Japaneso cruiser, but was subsequently allowed to proceed. The British and German clubs in Tien Teln have adopted concerted measures for the defense ot the European residents, The volunteer* -drilling steadily. Bus. lnes» in Hen Tsin la at a standstill. Stores of skins and hides from the In terior are accumulating. The viceroy works night and day, but keeps himself secluded. He has not been scon In the port since the recent Chinese reverses. A dispatch to tho Central News from Tien Tsin saya tho British minister In Pekin called at tho Imperial palace yes terday and «u granted o long and cor dial audience by.tho .*mporor. It Is reported that reinforcements of marines for the British squadron In Chi nese waters will go to their destination by way of tho Canadian Pmolllc railroad, as that Is considered tho quickest route. FEARS OF A TARIFF WAR. A German Paper flees Danger In the Sit uation a* !ti Now Exists. Berlin, Oct. 9.~The Frelsslnnlge Zclt- ung of this city says*. "Wo arc drifting Into a customs war with America, If the German-Americans succeed In get ting Chancellor von Caprlvl on thclr side and the United States refuses to modify tiw* mwar tariff, reprisals by Germany will mean an Increase of the grain duty °SS»!L to 2»r tho United Sutra will follow Which th?Bu£ commerce ten times more than the Hus sion. tariff war." • 6UN’S COTTON REVIEW. New Yoric. Oct. 9.-Cotton advanced 8 to 10 points, and olos©d easy. Bales, 137 800 -bales. Liverpool "-ua un- chinged on tihe «pot. Altos of 10,000; futures declined 1 1-2 pptotl, MOO^cred thU svnd t!hcn fell 2 polnhs, but recov ered nnd closed fltendy. jMaiicheater nm, dull. Clot/hs were weak. b'pot cotton here declined 1-16 cental. Sales, 370 for spinning. The iwejpta at Che iwrta were 62,652, Against 48,i3- t'hlH day li-H week, 54,200 ln»t year, 37.020 In 1S30. and 64,547 thi. tjaf In 1891, Thu. far fhl» week, 170,0.1, against 131.826 ihu. fu.r tat week. New Orlenas receipts tomorrow were estimated at 9,000 to 10,900, against 6.000 on the name day last week aud 6.165 Ml yoat. ^ Today's Features—Prices boW>eU up arid down a* if in «a pme of tennis. They advanced on account of the frost reports from toe South, then declined partly owing to dl»patrihe3 *mtlng that the fp*»t bad done no damage. It 1s contended tihat a light 'frost would be beneficial to toe rank growth. The South sold considerable cotton ami there was quite a local HquWatibn on the rtee early in the day. The'tone was quite nervous and prices were easily affected hy bullish or bearish news and rumors. The crop movomenit wns larger to day Azam In tho two big crop years Of 1889 arid 1891. The New England news more favorable. Print cloths were firm. There was less activity in Liverpool, and M anobester was de press'd. Tn New York both bulls and hears tire on the qul vive for further developments. No one would be sur prised to see large transactions and violent fluctuations in prices. KILLED BY HUNDRED8. Nicaraguan Barracks Are Blown Up, and 200 Are Dead. Panama. Oet 8.—A dtejatch to the Star and Herald from Grenada, Nicara gua. lays: A terrible eata^troplie bsa occurred here. The military barracks have bex-n blown up. arvl a whole quar ter of lh*» oft v ha* been bail I y damaged. The number c*f dead Is estimated at 200. Mad Race of Miners in a Burning Shaft —Several Were Lost. Shamoktn, Penn., Oct. 9.—While car penters -were alt work repairing tho timber in the Luke FNller •shaft last night, u miner named Irwin Butting- ton, ignited fho wood and <a. llerca fire ensued. Tlie carpenters gave »an alarm aud seventy miners commenced a race for life, »s the <mlne was filling with e moke. Through a shaft in a course of con- struetion, rt'ney were hoisted to the sur face in an Iran bucket, a great crowd cheering os the men reached tho mouth of toe pit. During tho rescue rtho flames came up tho air course and burned the fan 7101100, and the fire department vu called to save It. Superintendent Mor ris Williams ami Mine Inspector Ed- ■warii Brennam heroically entered the burning mine to seek for thq lost or exhausted men. Irvin Buffington wns found dead this morning. It ia known for a certainty that George Brown, a well-known local politician; John Glerae, a laiboror; An thony Roberts, a driver boy, and Mi chael Buzofckle, a laborer, are still in the mine. Heroic elTorta are lieing m nle tv» rescue them, wl>jliout, (however, much hope of success. The oolllery is oper.vted hy the Mlneral Mlm* ami Ball- road ComiMjiy, employing ovfbr 800 men and Hoys. 'Buffington's lamp started t!ho fire and hta deU'dh wus caused <by ids efforts to notify workmen ln» 4he «miine» of tlhelr danger. Everybody w«ub warned, hut the four n-aimed a.s missing, became confused and lost their way dn the smoke. Buffington gave out thirty feet from -the air rihaft. There bis body avvs found. A oonsul'fca.tlon wvila held -by toe offi cials this meaning vxnVl the adVtoatriUty of trying to rescue the enclosed men were discussed. DL was decided, how ever, (that the effort would be worse than useless, as tit would certainly re sult dn (the death of some of tho reau- ing party. The coal run portion of too FMdler workings is connected with 'the Gimlet and Hickory Ridge collieries, and nun a result they ore not working. One thou sand men were employed at tho Luke FMler colliery and another thousand were employed at tho Gimlet and Hickory Rid go colli erica. The men will bo Idle for many months. The latest plan adopted ‘by the offi cials to quench too fire la by pump ing all avallablo waiter 'into tho anlne and thus drowning R out. This, how ever, will 'take months to (accomplish, (and It is safe to say than this valuable mine la practically ruined, entailing a loss of several hundred thousand dol lars. THE POLICY OF THE SOUTHERN WEATHER INDICATIONS. Washington, Oct. 9.—For Georgia: Generally fair; west wiudj; alight changes in ternperarture. TILLM&IN IS DBTKHMINED. Ho Says Ho Means to Simply Enforce tlio Dispensary Law. Columbia. S. C, f Oct. 0.—CovoniOT Tlllnmu declared In an Interview today that “constables will go to work and search nil places where they hnvo rea son to know tlint V.qnors are kept, nuil that prlvato reslUeneos will not bo ex empt when they nro inadu depots lor tho storage of whisky." nays tlie Iowa pooplo lmvo noth ing to gain tiud everything to lose hy their opiKwllion to tlio enforewnent of tho dispensary law. In ruse mayors and the police fall to oo-opemlo with the constables, llio governor says, suelt municipalities will receive no sliaro of tlio proilts nnd tlio legUlatoro will likely Institute police systems lit them under tho conrrol of tlicst ate. Ttta civil Justices nro threatened with de capitation unless they do their duty, and If Juries fall to convict, u cluuigo of venue win ho tried. Tito governor concluded hy saying: "l’lie law has coino to slay, and tlio sooner flint fact Is recognised hy tho whisky men anil thoso who lmvo op posed It, tho belter It will ho for nil concerned." No resistance wilf ho tolerated, ho says, for ho has 2,000 men ho can con- ccntrnto wllhln forty-eight hours to carry out llio law. PUNiaHWBNT OF A COWARD. Prlvalte ©earth .> Penned Up In 4 Coop In tho Armory. Colutnibus, O., Oct. 9.—Tho penalty of cowunMco Is being visited upon Pri vate Dearth, a member of Company "C,” fourteenth retelinent, OhTo Na tional Ounrds, 4n n peculiar manner. When the regiment Kras ordered by Governor McKinley Into active service In Belmont oounty to subdue the rlot- >nn miners 1u June In,I, Dearth tiiisllly left I he elty and Sll'-eeeili'.l 111 Hlieeena- fully eluding I he eomirvindlng officers. A oourt martial found Dearth guilty and he was <ll*)i'onora.bly <IWmliMcd from the service and serdtsrrecd to Itf- meen days lmprlsonmeirt. The oufhort- •Wes, nbt •W'Mhln'g to send the man to jut, erected a pen six by nine feet tn the centre of the armory, and he Is now serving his timo under ttu* eye of a guard. He is ntit allowed to leave the little coop even for exercise and his presence In Who improvised prison serves as a warning to others who regard loo light ly their lohltgatlona ns soldiers when entering die service of the state. MAY HU A LYNCHING. A’ Negro Boy Fiund Under a Younc Lady's Bed tn Alnha'ma. Btrmtnghnm, Odt. 9.—A spMkll to Che Age-HeraUt (from Greensboro says: Robert Hmlth, a negro lad, 7C years old, WMM dseovererd utfler llhe bed of a daughter of J .A. Martin, a prominent farmer. The Ktiri gave «n m§ma and the boy ll-vj. On learning chat he was being pursued he givehlmsclf up to the sher iff. He saM he was merely listening 10 the gtrl and companion talk, but did riot know what else he might (have been tempted to do. There Hi much Indignation and a swinging beo 1. not Improbable. DANVILLE'S DIG BLAZE, Tobacco Factories and Warehouses De stroyed by Fire. Danville. Va., Oct. S.-FIro broke out In A. O. Fuller ft Co.’s tobacco factory about 8 o'clock tonight. The factory and contents were totally destroyed. Loss about >19.90); Insurance. I'j.oee. About sn hour later, after the Fuller factory had burned lo the ground and It was thought all danger was post, flames were seen In the upper story of the factory In the rear of the Planters' warehouse, owned by J. M. Neal, a hundred yards distant from the first Are. It Is supposed to have been caused l,y iqnrks, as a high wind was blowing at the time. It was gotten und.-r control at mil nigh t. It Is Impossible to ascertain the rj* tonight. The Planters* warehouse, which at one time was threat ened, was saved Intact, none ot the to bacco belonging to it: patrons having been damaged. Ill Schednles Will Ba Arranged in th« Interest of Macon and Her 'Business Men, THE PROPER THING TO DO. ttsflrsad People Tilklsg About tbo Coming Reorganisation of lb. Central—Ratsllags on Railway Linos. Those tn possession of Information nlllnn thnt tho winter schedules ot tlio Southern Unilwny nntl Flor.da will bo more favorable to Mncon than thoso run In years. Undoubtedly tho quick est thnu ever run will bo In effect. Tbo hours ol arrlvnl and departure) will bo more scasonnblo ftjr Macon. This mains a groat deni, livery loco- lnotlvo ami onT Is being put through tho shops trad overhauled ns rapidly as possible. This Is being dono partially to chaugo tho equipment so ns to bear tho umuo ot tho "Southern" instead of tlio Hast Touuessee, Virginia and Georgia, and particularly because of tlio deslro of tho ollloora of tho great corporation that tlio winter season sluill begin with everything looking "spick mid span," When tho work Is completed no railway iu tlio country, can boast of liner equipment which, coupled w)Ui Iho .excellent condition ot the roadbed, insures uuoqualed thuo raid every comfort of modern railway, travel. It Is the policy of tlio Southern Hall way Company to glvo tlio ilnest facil ities lKWslblo for tho ncoommodaitlou of tourist business nnd at tlio s.uuo timo to seo that tbo local patrons ot tlio lltUM do not suffer. HATTLTNGS ALONG THE BOAT). BED. Messrs. X C. Blaln nnd ,T. J. Farns worth, two of tho Southern's most af fable aud popular officials, nro lit town on n several days' business trip. Tho Georgia train got behind yes terday. It was duo hero at 11 a.m., and camo lu thirty minutes behind time. Thnt Hltlo pleco of gossip published In tho Telegraph hist week about tho probable scoop of tlio Central by tho Southern lias got railroad moti to talk ing. You enn keep your eye sktnnud for developments. REOUOANIZATION IS SLOW. Receiver II. M. Comer of tho Central railroad returned yesterday morning from Newr York city, saya tho Htvannsh Morn ing News, whero ho has been for tho last two weeks. Mr. Comer, when seen, eaUl there' was very little that could bo said at present uhruil th) plan of reorganisation of the Central's properties. 11c raid ho had seen Iho parties who were Intereatmg themselves In tlio plan and that they hod When It up and begun work on It again. The last uf thoso who loft tho city fop tho summer, ho sold, had Just returned lust week, and It was not until then that the work could bo taken up. There have been no nint-rtel changes, Mr. Comer aaM, and ho was of the opin ion that the plan would work out oub- stanUally ns It has already been outlined. So far as he could see. there was no rea son whatever for,.my of tho reports that have been tn circulation with regard to difficulties with whloh tho plan was meet. Ing and '.ho llkotlnood thnt It would meet with strong opposition. He was of the opinion that tlie details ot the plan would bo announced to tho security holder.. within the next few weeks, but It Is undetermined ns yet as to what time Uio sate of tho property wilt take place. Mr. Comer said there was no ground for onjr of the reporta that the Central railroad would be merged into the flouthfm Railway Coinpwiy'H i»ryp«rti*H. but wJiib* that company will hold a ma* Jorlty ot tlie stuck, the road will bo op. (rated Independently. .... Mr. coiner suld that to ell appearances bualnera Is rapidly picking up 'n York, everybody Is locking brighter and more cheerful, amt there seems lo be mors confidence all round, ~ MACON'S DAY. A Big Crowd Going Down to Hawk* insvlllo TUB Morning. Them will J>o a big crowd to go down to HawkinsvlUo Oils morning to attend "Macon’s Day" nt tho Wlro- grnss KxpotilUoiL Tho train halves at 7 o'clock. . .. ... A MiKH-.tnl couch will bo attached to Uio regular train, which will convey a party of prominent 8<iuthorn oitt- clata nnd thc.r friomlfl ainoog tlio htul- iug men. of tho city. l a«scn- Ki.r Agout J. J. Farnsworth, J.loyWa A goat J. G. Xtaam and GonAral Freight Agent O. T. Airy will bo tho railroad moo iu tho party. KNIiW WHAT HE WANItED. A. Jomvi Countv Poirtiliflt Voted a Ticket (Which Meant Something BubutantioL Oak, Oot 9—(St>eclaJ).—-Belo»f T will givo you rt'ho vote of a rthlm iwirty; mm at a precinct dn rthl# county on Oc- tDlHT 3d: "260 "nouridfl of flour, 2- r .O p^n*l« meat. 12 burflieto corn, 8 pound* sugar. 4 OOUOdj coffe#.” Frovi«i*9cr 1s rather »carce up this way, awl I «uppo«e rtho voter deelnvl to get In hi* chtim In jwxnl time. We sup- Dom 'that l*( an Indication that tho "i'op«** arc exDCCtM to AM ftU such or ders when they ««t in power. Tho wknkl ami rain of yfwt'txla.y. last lA^ht «n»l (today is phiyinic havoc with tho potion crop In this notion. Tho crop will ifoc- riliort in this section, ond 4 1-2 cent cotton dbn't pay mortgage* I&9U HAIR 18 .NOT WOOL. So Attorney-General Maxwell Informs Secretary BarMnle. 'Wfcrihinjftoa Oct. 9.—Secretary Car lisle rt*>ilay rocvivwl fnrni Acting Attor ney-Own* ral (Moxwell an opinion, in which ho holds that the word "wool." a*i u*otl in tho wor>Wi «*fh«tlule of the new tariff a< t. refer* to tho hair of tim Hheep only, aetd titat the *iow and lower (lt*a<n on goods mad.* */f the hair of other animal* went into effect on tha signing of tfc* act.