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THE MACON TELEGRAPH
FOR GEORGIA—FAIR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY! LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA.j TUESDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1904.
DAILY—87.00 A YEAR
WRECKED TRAIN
“JUST FOR FUN”
ROANOKE, Va., Oct. 3.—Detectives
today arrested Gussie Loving, a ten
year old white girl at her home near
Dunlow, W. Va., charged with wreck
ing a Norfolk and Western passenger
train at that point yesterday.
The train was wrecked toy striking
ft bolt nut placed on the rail. The
engine and baggage and mail cars were
derailed and went down an embank
ment. The engineer was more or less
Injured.
When arrested the girl admitted her
guilt and said she put the r.ut on the
track “Just for fun, to see the train
mash it”
THOSE ATTEMPTS TO
DAMAGE CONNECTICUT
Department Makes Public
Facts in Case
CONSTRUCTOR’S REPORT
Hole Had Been Drilled With Malicious
Intent Through the Shell Plate From
the Inside, In Place Where it Could
Not Have Been Discovered Ordi
narily.
them may feel that it is his duty to
guard against their recurrence."
The recommendations of the naval
constructor were approved by Admiral
Rodgers, chief Naval Constructor
Capps and by Assistant Secretary
Darling.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3.—After* de
laying some time in the hope that by
working in secret, detectives might be
able to discover the persons who have
been making verlous attempts to dam
age the battleship Connecticut In the
New York navy yard, the navy depart
ment today concluded to publish the
latest report in the case from Wm. J.
Baxter, the naval constructor in charge
nt New York, feeling that publicity
now will make toward the protection
of the vessel in the future from a rep
etition of such attempts. The reports
pays:
The Report
“As reported in the naval construc
tor’s letter of April 1, 1904, there were
(discovered on March 31, in compart
ment B—87 two rivets in frame 68%,
connecting the forward frame angle to
jthe keel plate, whose heads had been
chipped off, holes drilled completely
through them and the rivets forced
Uown Into the keel block beneath by
heavy pressure.
“On September 14 while the diver
>vna sweeping the underwater portion
of the ways on the Connecticut, there
Was found a bolt about 1 3-8 Inches in
diameter, which was located about mid
width of the starboard under waterway
and about half way between the inter
section of the wnya with low water and
the end. This bolt wan driven into the
ways and projected up about six inches,
making nn obstruction which would
have caused serious injury during the
launching and might have entirely pre
vented it.
Kept Close Watch.
“These ways had previously been in
spected by the diver, at which time no
such bolt was found. Following the dis
covery of this bolt, the naval construc
tor, as authorised by the commandant,
stationed additional ship-keepers dur
ing the day, nnd ’^t night stationed four
Strike May be Settled.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn., Oct. 3.—There
is a possibility of the present strike of
miners in district No. 19, United Mine
Workers of America, being settled nt
Louisville, Ky., on Wednesday, when
President John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers, meets a committee of
operators and miners of this district.
The local operators believe that Pres
ident Mitchell will urge the men to
accept the 7 per cent, reduction pro
posed by the operators.
KELLY MAKES
A CONFESSION
Boodler Tells Something of
Famous Combine
CONSCIENCE HURTS HIM
THE WAR NEWS.
le Also Warts to Obey the Requests
of His Wife, to Mako Atonement to
Public and to Prevent Other Young
Men From Following the Path He
Trod.
Gist of Intelligence From Scenes
of Great Conflict in the
Far East.
Small outpoMt fights consti
tute the sum of the activities
reported from the vicinity of
Mukden.
The Japanese blockade of Port
Arthur is so effective that Gen.
Stoessel lias been unable to in
form the war office at St. Peters
burg of the situation there.
The report of the arrival of
the Russian armored cruiser
Bayan, of the Port Arthur squad
ron at Hachau bay, near Shang
hai has no official confirmation.
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An Accident at Roberta.
ROBERTA, Ga., Oct. 3.—Mr. C. C.
Graddick, a substantial farmer and
prominent citizen living three miles
from Roberta, had his right hand lac
erated In a corn shredder today. Me*d-
Ical aid was summoned and the limb
amputated at the elbow.
SUDDEN DEATH
0E EOUK MINERS
Their Lives Snuffed Out at
Cartersvillo
EARTH AND ORE FELL
Three Still Lio Buried Beneath One
Thousand Tons of Dohrii, While
Hundred Men Aro Striving to Ro-
cover Their Bodies—“8lick Head”
Was Cause of the Disaster.
armed shlp-keeprs around the wnya,
and made provision for having light
under and around the Connecticut at
airtimes, and officers of this depart
ment were constantly on duty In this
connection day and night and made
periodical inspection between the hours
of sunset and sunrise, nnd never less
than three times each night.
“On Wednesday night, the 28th of
September, the quarter man sl\lp fitter
In charge of the Connecticut, the quar
ter man riveter and leading man rivet
er In charge of the testing gang, made
a thorough and complete Inspection of
each water tight compartment on the
vessel nnd after these compartments
were Inspected the manhole cover was
closed down nnd fastened. The result
of these Inspections was reported and
everything was at that time secure and
in good condition. After the launch on
the 29th, It was found that compart
ment B-88 wan making water. The
pumps were started and the water was
kept under control.
Hole Had Been Drilled.
“On the morning of the thirtieth of
September the pump was started, the
compartment was pumped down and
the quarterman riveter went Into the
compartment when the water was
about five Inches of the bottom nnd
discovered thftt a 3-4 Inch hole hod
been drilled through the outside shell
plate. The location chosen for drilling
this hole was over the packing on the
.sliding ways, where It would have been
impossible to detect Its presence from
the outside. The location of the hole
for working purposes being absolute
ly useless, Indicates that it was done
maliciously. An examination of the
compartment and hole by Assistant
A'aval Constructor Robinson of this
department Indicates that the hole was
drilled from the Inside.
“In view of these malicious acts,
srhicli Involved danger to the ship and
possible loss of life of the men em
ployed thereon. It Is respectfully rec
ommended that the ship be brightly
Illuminated both day and night; that
. special watchmen of mechanical abll
Ity be employed, and that all employes
on the ship be Informed of these ma
llclous acts. In order that each one of
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3.—In a written
confession today Charles Kelly, speaker
of the house of delegates during n
period In the life of the boodle com
bine. relates the story of that com
bine.
He declares that a prominent local
politician promised himself and oth
ers implicated that the next circuit
attorney would be "all right” and
promised if they would remain firm
he would secure for them continuan
ces until the new clrculi attorney took
office, or pardons afterward.
Reason of Confession,
Kelly declares .he refused this offer
and that he makes this confession to
satisfy the pangs of an accusing con
science, to obey the requests of his
wife, and to do what he can to make
atonement to the public and prevent
other young men from following the
path which he declares has led him to
ruin."
In his confession Kelly details the
story of a city lighting deal, for which
he says a boodle fund of $47,600 was
divided between the nineteen members
of the combine at Julius Lehmann'i
birthday party.
Kelly’s Statement.
Kelly says:
“I know from my own knowledge
and from the statements mnde to
by those on the Inside that bribery
has been going on In the municipal
assembly of St. Louis for tho past
twenty-five years. Hardly a bill pass
ed that body in the last quarter of a
century unless it was paid for. Wo did
not fear exposure and punishment, for
tho reason that we believed that no
one would dare to do it. In case of
attack we knew most of the politi
cians and many of the large financiers
of St. Louis would be with us.
former prosecutor showed some signs
of starting after us. but he was bluffed
PAYNE’S
ILLNESS
Ho Is Hovering Every Mo
ment Between Lifo
and Death
CARTERSVILLE, On., Oct. 3 By
the falling of earth and ore estimated
at 1,000 tons weight, tl?e lives of four
men were snuffed out near here today.
Two others are seriously injured nnd
are expected to die.
Tho Dead.
R. P. Morgan, president and mana
ger of the Morgan Mining Co., o
Cartersvllle.
James Harris, Jr., white. Carters
vllle.
Robert Boyton, negro, Cartersvllle.
Unknown negro.
Tho Injured.
Wright Miller, Cartersvllle.
A1 Buford. Cartersvllle.
Harris, Boyton and the unknown ne
gro are still burled beneath the mass
of earth. One hundred men are now
working to remove the earth. It Is
not expected the unrecovered bodies
will be reached before early morntag.
The cause of the disaster was wha: is
known by miners as a “slick head.'
A heavy strata of oil lay above a mass
of clay and the latter gave way.
Mr. Morgan Is well known 'net* and
In Boston and New York. O. M. Mor
gan of Boston, Is his brothw, Itolph
Barber of Boston, Is his tiepnew, and
Mrs. L. A. Frallck of New Yoik ia his
sister.
WHITE MAN SHOT TO
DEATH BY NEGROES
Farmer Killed While Pursuing Them
and His Dead Body Left Lying In
the Field.
WASHINGTON, OcL 4.—At 2:60 a.
Dr. Magruder said that Mr. Payne’s
respiration was better and more regu
lar than it has been In the past twen
ty-four hours, and that If the Improve
ment kept up he probably would last
through the night and that u consulta
tion probably could be had In the
morning. \
WASHINGTON. Oct. 4.—At 2:35 It
was announced that the postmaster-
general had rallied suddenly nnd ex
claimed “Hello” to thpse about him.
Nourishment was thei^ given him to
drink. Dr. Magruder asked the pa
tient how he was feeling and he replied
First-rate.”
off.
Tried Intimidation.
When the present prosecutor (Cir
cuit Attorney Folk is meant here)
commenced hli war on us, we tried to
Intimidate him by threats of assnsfjin
ntion, nnd when this hnd no effect we
laid nil sorts of traps for him. without
success. Then some one decided that
the best plan would be to start a news
paper and libel him so fiercely ns to
draw his fire by taking up his time in
libel prosecuting, or If he did not, his
influence would be weakened and de
stroyed. Although we could find noth
ing after a thorough search to make
attack on, libels were deliberately mnde
up for the purpose of affecting public
sentiment. This plan was participated
In. not only by members of the house
delegates under indictment for
boodllng. but by prominent financiers
of Bt. Louis, who feared exposure, and
by those who gave us the money.”
Of the combine Kelly had this
say:
The Combine.
"We never thought of passing a bill
out of which any money could be oh
talned, unless we were paid for our
votes. We went nbou* it In a bus
Iness like way and had combine meet
Ings at stated times and fixed the
bribe prices which we were to receive
for our votes, by a majority of the
combine. Then we would select one
of the combine In whose honesty we
had confidence to go out and get the
money.
“These agents would rarely ever be
tray us. In one or two Instances they
confiscated part of the money, but ns
a general rule they were honest with
us. Among ourselves, understand, we
had a high code of morals and it was
considered extremely dishonest for
member of the combine to accept'
bribe money without dividing
amongst his fellows."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—At 2:20 a.
m. Mr. Payne’s physicians announced
that a stimulant administered at mid
night had be gunto show Its Influenco
and that the patient might survive the
night had begun to show its Influence
than at any previous stage of his ill
ness save during the worst of his sink
ing spells and bln death. It Is suld, may
occur nt any moment The most pow
erful stimulants In greater doses than
ever were administered at frequent In
tervals during the day. His pulse at
times today has been barely percepti
ble. Mr. Payne is unconscious most of
the tlrhe.
BURNED TO DEATH
IN FIRE AT MIAMI
Sixteen Year Old Member of Fire Do
partment Lott Life in Little Florida
Town.
HAMILTON, Go., Oct. 8.—Leonidas
Oar. a young white farmer, wae shot
to death yeeterday by Aihfard Jenkins
and Zan Mann, both colored.
From the Information It aaema Gay
waa following the negroes some four
miles from town riding rapidly. The
qegroes cut across a cotton field. Gay
still pursued them and they ahot him,
leaving his dead body In the Held.
Jenkins escaped but Mann has been
arrested.
TERRELL ISSUES
THE REQUISITIONS
ATLANTA. Ga.. OcL 3.—Oovemor
Terrell today Issued requisitions for I Governor Terrell was unable to Is-
Hillary Altman. Charles Altman and I TO * ,h * requisition until he heard from
tvev .h. .hree men who killed SoHoHor-Lenera! John Reniiell of the
W. J. D,
ey. the three men who killed
an and Jim Riley on a train
ought at the time that the
omied ia COerliea <
Brunswick circuit..
This morning the request for tho
requisition came in from Solicitor Ben
nett, who asked that they be rushed
back at once to the sheriff of Charl
ton county, as he understood that the
men In Florida under arrest were
making an effort to secure their re
lease by habeas corpus proceedings.
MIAMI, Fla.,' Oct. /1.—By the burn
Ing ol the house of Mrs. M. E. John
son, comer of Avenue D and Ninth
street this morning at 1:30 o’clock.
Oliver Johnson, aged 18, was burned
death and seyeral others were serious
ly injured. The occupants were
asleep when the fire was discovered
enveloping the lower floor and all made
their escape by Jumping from a second
story window.
Oliver Johnson attempted to escgpe
by running down the stairs and he ran
into the fire. He reached the street
entrance and there he fell. He was
rescued and lived until flvo o’clock,
when he died.
J. A. filngleton sustained an Injury
to his hip /md shoulder; W. A. Hulin.
of Palm Beach sustained severe burns
about his legs, and Mr. Hart bad his
hands badly burned.
Oliver Johnson was a member of the
fire department, and he will be burled
under the directions of that body at
four o’clock tomorrow. Ail the others
who were burned will recover. The
property loss will reach 32,000.
CAMP KILLED
J. E. HATTAWAY
Tragedy on Streets of Dub
lin Yesterday
THE SLAYER RELEASED
STATE ELECTION
OCCURS TOMORROW
Superintendent of the County Chaing-
sng Shot by a Prominent Young
Lawyer As Result of an Altercation
Following a Lady’s Excited Call for
Help.
ATLANTA, Ga„ Oct. 3.—State of
ficers will be elected and four proposed
amendments to the constitution of
Georgia will be passed upon by the
people of this mate Wednesday.
The election of officers in purely per
functory, an thin election omountn only
a confirmation of the recent Demo
cratic primary. Democrats have no
opponitlon. The proposed amendments
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—At 2 o’clock
thin morning Mr. Payne was barely
alive and all hope had been abandoned.
It was announced that he we* Just lin
gering nnd while he might last two
hours tho end might come at any mo
ment. No stimulants are being ad
ministered, and the physlclnns are al
lowing nature to take its course.
FARMER KILLED BY A
TRAIN WHILE ASLEEP
Engineer Used Reverse Lever Too Late
to Save Life of Man Lying on Track.
DUBLIN, Ga., OcL 3.—This morning
on Jefferson street In this city, Super
intendent J. E. HattawRy of the county
chalngang, was shot and killed by Earl
Camp, Esq., a prominent young lawyer
of this city.
Hattaway waa shot five times by
Camp, all of the balls passing entirely
through hla body and producing death
in Just a few minutes. Tho pistol was
put close to the body of Hattaway and
the flash from it burned his clothing.
Camp was on his knees when he did
the shooting, Hattaway having knock
ed him down after having struck him a
number of blows on the head and back.
He states that twice Hattaway reached
for a pistol and that he thought his life
In danger and then fired.
Hattaway was drinking and endeav
ored to prevent a lady passing him In
the road. The lady became very much
excited and called- for help. Mr. Camp,
who wns riding hear on a bicycle en
denvored to stop Hattaway’s horse.
This angered Hattaway very much and
he cursed Camp. After going somo
distance up tho road ho came back nnd
Jumping out of the buggy, attacked
Camp, the result being Hattaway’s
death.
While Hattaway was In the city
friend, realizing his condition, secured
his pistol. Hud he not hnve done so
perhaps there would have been another
story to the tragedy.
As soon as he realised that he had
killed Hattaway, Camp gave himself
up to tho officers. He was held for nn
hour or two, but was rolessed when It
became known that Mr. Bol Ilattnwny,
a brother of the deceased man, had do
elded not to prosecute the case.
Mr. Hattaway was a very reliable,
honest and trustworthy man when he
wns sober. Ho hnd been in the employ
of tho county for several years and
mnde n model offlcAr.
r. Camp regrets the killing very
much hut he feels that he could not
have done less as a reasonable mnn.
The remains of Mr. Hattaway will be
burled tomorrow at Rock Bprlng
church, a fow miles below Dublin.
HOKE SMITH IN GREAT
SPEECH AT CHARLOTTE
policy under existing circumstances. It
was not a policy that he recommend-
directly or Indirectly cither to his
colleagues or to the country and he
did not think he could remain the
lender of his party If protection were
adopted.
Whether Mr. Chamberlain's estimate
colonial opinion wns right or wrong
Mr. Balfour entirely agreed with Mr,
Chamberlain that a point hnd been
reached where the only way out wns
to have a free conference with tho
self governing colonies nnd Indln. Mr.
Balfour strongly recommended that
course to the Unionist party.
Chat. A. Still.
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. 3.—
.. Still, aged 62 years, died this morn
ing at 9:16 o’clock In this city, of dia
betes. Mr.' Still wax a prominent
broker of Now York city nnd was a
member of the New York stock ex
change.
SPARKS, Ga., Oct. 3.—At 4 o’clock
this afternoon a freight train on the
Nashville and Sparks railroad Instant
ly killed John* Perramore, a farmer,
about one mile eaat of Sparks.
Perramore returned from Valdosta
at noon today with a large supply of
whisky nnd left Sparks with a friend
about 1 o'clock, both being drunk. They
went to sleep, Perramore lying on the
railroad track Just this side of a sharp
curve, which was also down grade. The
engineer reversed his engine but it
was impossible to stop.
The finding of the coroner’s Jury
completely exonerated the railroad
from uny blame, stating that under the
circumstances it wan unavoidable. Per
ramore leaves a wife and two children.
CREW OF FOURTEEN
DROWNED IN HARBOR
Norwegian Bark Strikes Rocks on
Norway Coast and Many Lives
Lost.
Tom in North Carolina.
NEWTON. N. C„ Oct. I—Hon. Thom
as E. Watson, candidate of the Peo
ple's Party for the presidency, spoke
here this afternoon to an audience of a
thousand persona His address fol
lowed the lines of previous speeches
which he has made during the cam
paign. Especial Interest attached to
the occasion, as It Is tha only time
that he Is expected to address a North
Carolina audience during the*campaign
He left tonight for New York, where
he will attend a labor banquet Wed
nesday evening.
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MACON, OCT. 4, 1879.
FRKDRICKSTAP. Norway, Oct 8.
The Norwegian bark Sir John Law
renco from London, has struck on
sunken rocks outside this harbor and
has broken up.
The crew of fourteen were drowned
Apprehensions are felt that further
disasters may be reported as a result
of the gale which has swept over these
waters on Saturday evening.
The Sir John Lawrence was of 1,012
tons net register and wus built at Liv
erpool In 1859. She waa owned by O
L. Hoed, of Lonaburg, Norway.
BOILER EXPLODED.
Victim of Hudson Tragedy Dead.
CHARLOTTE X. C , Oct. 2,-John
Martin, pne of the men who was shot
near Hudson, X. C, recently In an
encounter resulting from the taking uf
re ** rd,n * Mlo* Abbott, an Ohio
miasloziafjr, died at Hickory, N. C-, to
day.
Occurrences in the Central City
Just s Quarter of s Cen
tury Ago Today.
From the Telegraph of that date.
Record of deaths for week past
was 9—C whit**, 3 colored.
Judge Simmons granted In
junction restraining tax collec
tor of Bibb county from collect
ing state and county taxes from
local building and loan associa
tions for years 1*78, but refused
to do so for years 1371, '77 and
78.
Important changes made In
schedules of Macon and Au
gusta railroad.
List of special premiums an
nounced for state fair,
Stewart English Opera Co. at
Ralston Hall.
Central Railroad gave rebate
of $185.02 on freight on Confed
erate monument as Us donation
to the fund.
Reef hMooting at Maj. W. O,
Harris'. Meat won by MnJ. A.
B. Ro*s. Judge J. A. McManus
and Major Tharp©.
Macon volunteers voted to at
tend Jasper centennial At Ha-
NEW YORK CONVENTIONS.
Sulzer, Hearst, Cockran and Towns
Nominated.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3.—Congressional
district conventions were held by the
Democrats In various districts of New
York and Brooklyn tonight. Those
nominated Included William Sulzer,
William Randolph Hearst, W. Bourke
Cockrand and Charles A. Towne.
In the twelfth district Congressman
Cockran made an address In which
he told of the principles of the Dem
ocratlc party wns fighting for and se«
verely criticised the Republicans, say
ing among other things, that the party
now In power In the nation. Is respon
slide for lynching In the south,
continued:
“Since the death of Llncolfn no Re
publican president and no Republican
statesman has been able to secure
anything like the popular regard which
was enjoyed up to his death by Samuel
J. Tllden, and which today Is enjoyed
by Grover Cleveland."
OPENED CAMPAIGN.
Mr. Balfour Guest of Conservat!
Club at Edinburgh.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 3
Premier Balfour opened the autumn
campaign here tonight as the guest
of the Conservative club. Mr. Bal
four said the leader of the Irish party
had given wide rum-nry In America
to the view that In the next peril
ament the Irish member* would hold
the balance of power. Ho far as the
United States were concerned
bargaining would occur. The union
1st* were not for sale.
Mr. Balfour *ald he was not a pro-
^ tee t ion I st. lie was one of those who
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to tho constitution are to fix the max
imum limit of the state tax rate at
five mills, to Increase the number of
counties In the state from 137 to 145.
to proporttonaly Increase number of
members of legislature and to provide
for local school tax In militia and
school districts. All these amend
ments were passed by the lost legisla
ture and will, In all probability, be rat
ified by the people.
Georgian’s Arraignment ol'
Kepblicans
TEDDY SET TIIE PACE
Former 8ecrotary of the Interior 3
tho President Leads His Party In
Impudent Assertion—Referonco
the Race Question in tho 8outh.
DDGE PARKER
HARD AT WORK
Candidate’s Itecoption Room
Political Workshop
IS KEEPING IN TOUCH
The Democrstio Loader Looking Into
Dotails of Campaign, Especially in
Those 8tates Whore Result is Ro-
gardod by Either Party as Boing at
All Doubtful.
NEW YORK. Oct. 3.—A glence Into
Judgo Pnrkcr*s private reception room
nt his apartments nt the Hotel Seville
reveals a political workshop equipped
almost as completely as his library at
Rosemount. It only needs n vlow of
the stacks of correspondence and Im
posing looking documents to corro
borate the report that the Democru-
presidential candidate Intends
spending s great deal of his time be
tween now and election day In New
York, where he can keep In closo touch
with the campaign.
Looking Into Dotsile.
That Judge Parker Is acquainting
himself with the minutest details of
the canvass In every one of the states
placed by either party In the doubtful
column Is evident from his discussions
with campulgn managers. Many re
ports are being made to Judge Parker
by Individual workers which do not
pass through the hands of tho national
committee and which ars given his
personal attention. This work takes
much of his time, so much In fact that
scores of callers who huvn no par
ticular business with the candidate are
unable to find his disengaged. Little
of Judge Parker’s correspondence Is
attended to by clerks. Every letter
that goes out, unless It he some for-
inul acknowledgement of service, Is
rend and signed by the Judge.
The Judge Busy.
In this political workshop the candi
date little resembles the dignified man
so much photographed. Frequently he
wears a bobbed off sack coat, with el
bows shiny nnd tbln, and he does not
always change to his frock when visi
tors are announced. In this apparel he
usually toys a pen or pencil nervously
while talking to visitors as if anxious
to get hack to his work.
This is os newspaper men round him
today when they were admitted for a
dally talk. Little Information cornea
from these visits. The candidate will
discuss bin personal plans, but not
questions of a political character. He
bee made It plain that matters which
might Influence the destiny of the cam
paign should not be answered In an off
hand manner, as might be the case
where replies are mnde to questions
carelessly propounded or capable or
more than one interpretation. He has
adhered to a policy established soon
after his nomination—that of answer
ing formally any questions vitally af
fecting political Interests.
Judge Parker found time today to
answer much correspondence. His
callers were fewer than on any previ
ous occasion, when he has visited New
York.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.. Oct. 3.—Hon.
Hoke Smith of Georgia, accretary of
the interior In President Cleveland's
second cabinet, spoke on the issues cf
the campaign here tonight, his audi
ence entirely) filling tho Academy of
Music. Mr. Smith, who is a native of
this state, waa enthusiastically receiv
ed. lie waa Introduced by United
States Senator Leo'B. Overman, who
made hts first appearance before a
Charlotte audience since his election.
Mr. Hmlth spoke as follows:
Mr. Smith’o Speech.
The Democratic party during the first
sixty years of tho lust century was al
most contlnuousy In power. Its re
cord wns not one of opponitlon but of
construction.
In 1806 Thomas Jefferson preserved
the gold standard when It win first
In Jeopardy. Undor Democratic rule
our territory spread from ocean to
ocean. Our manufactures grew. Our
commerce, prospered. But our system
of taxation did not foster great mono-
•pollea, nor take money from the tnu:< • \
to enrich the few. Our tariff taxation
was for revenue with only Incidental
protection. We adhered to constitu
tional government. We conducted no
wars of conquest. We regarded Inter■-
nfitlonitl law. The masterful and m-
t riot It? service of President Cleveland
makes t|»e only break In Republican
administration for the past forty years.
Records Compared.
Wo may well compare th** retard rf
the Democratic j>*rty under Mr* Cleve
land with the record of tho Republican
party under Mr. Harrison. Mr. Cleve
land left the treasury In 1880 with a
surplus on hand” of 9320.384,918. He
hud paid on the public debt 3184,841,•
499. When ho returned to office In
March. 1899 he found the surplus
squandered and appropriations already
made for the ensuing your exceeding
the revenue provided to the amount «>C
990.000.000.
The Republican* hnd already pre
pared the plans for a bond Issue which
their administration had rendered
necessary. Roofoivdlt’s administration
has exceeded the expenditures of tho
last Cleveland administration to tho
amount of 3883,000,000. During Mr.
Harrison’s administration the Hherranit
purchasing act was passed. Under
this act four and one-half million
ouncea of sliver bullion were monthly
placed In the national treasury to go
Into circulation either In the »hai
silver dollars or sliver certificates,
fore Its passage men of financial
rn»*nt hnd realized that even the
dollars provided by tho Bland
act were Jeopardizing the gold atand-
ard.
Due to Republicans,
The Inflation of our currency
depreciated silver dollars ca
Republican administration,
organised the finances of t
and precipitated the panic of 1
The Cleveland administration re
pealed the Sherman purchasing act . .1
put an end to the coinage of depre
ciated silver dollars.
A thorough study of our coui
history need bring no fear to t
crats.
The speech of Mr. Roosevelt ncc»
Ing the nomination for president u ,«
conservative. It might almost have
come from Judge Parker. The I-tt-r
of acceptance was more like th* “rough
rider.” In th# first Instance he fol-
apeak
sos carry li
lowed his policy t
the second Instnn
the “big stick.”
Roosevelt Set the Pace.
In his letter of <• ceptance Mr. Roo«*<*-
velt acts the pace for Republican im
pudence In the shape of self-prat- : 1
self-assertion, claiming everything for
himself and party, charging anything
against bis opponents which hla fan< y
suggests.
He attacks the Democratic ottitu io
NEGRO THOUGHT
WARNING ENOUGH
COLUMBUS. Os., OcL 3.—James
Howard, a young negro, has disap
peared from the neighborhood In north
Muscogee county In which be has been
living. Yesterday morning the negro
found pinned on his door a piece of
paper on which waa drawn the pic
ture of a coffin. The drawing showed
a negro's head In the coffin. The pic
ture and the Inscription with it caused
Howard to leave for parts unknown.
Lopt Friday night the negro, while
drinking, w«nt\o the home of Hesokiah
Land, a well known young Lrm.r,
and -i a na.%» if.w »ve manner
to Mn. !.<•• 1. Her buM>..nd b<*mg
away from hum** at the time th:* lady
got her pistol and ordered th- n***ro
off the i: If • r •»•*.»> * Uril
ing her. It was claimed that 1 t
would be a'delay In handling the case
in a legal manner aa It would bo
©try to get a bill of Indtctnv from
the grand Jury and so the negt * m
. rvlrased'
the next development In the cu»- b--
: .? th :i drawing a’u-.k or*
his dour.