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MACON. GA., MONDAY. JUNE 25, 1891.
the HOUSE
YESTERDAY
tt h'» Anti-Option Bill Was tho Only
feature of Intereat in the
Lower Branch.
loz er AND walker oppose
rtrmrr !>••• *»» floHsare Varm-
>rl 4r . EnlltlMl lo BI...UI 1-re-
ucllv* U|UUlto»">W»lb«r
condemned tho 1**11.
Ifaslitnuton, June 20.-Mr. Bailey of
L. 1S W as again appointed by letter
Speaker Crisp to act as speaker
oumilttevs were called for
Lft» and the house then wen Into
Laittoe u f the whole, Mr. I.lrlng
U „f (ieorgla In the chair, to further
I 1,t tne auii-optSsa bill. Hv mum-
,u« consent It was agreed thnt all
on the bill should close with
marrow's session and a vote on the
an,I pending amendments be taken
for the morning hour Friday,
hy ttrst speaker was Mr. Goldzler
uot-rat) of Illinois, who opposed
bill, He said he was not the rep-
uutive of the Chicago board of
... aud never bud a deal on It and
r expected to liave. In his dls-
•t the Chicago and New York board
[trade were as little in favor us they
la the district of the gentleman
Missouri (Hatch) and if he (Gold-
|rt should Incidentally, in what he
ail to say, seem to champion the prac-
- .d the board of trade. It would be
.pillar in his district. But, beller-
liia duty required hint to consider
111110X118 of the whole people, be
voubl do as he bad done.
me one had asked If congress
raid do Something fur the farmers,
answer no," said Mr. Golditer, “anil
-- answering the question stands
a the broad bottom of the coustltu-
. which has never authorized you
any of your predecessors to select
class or citizens and do something
diem, good, had or tndllTrrent.
Such legislation os that proposed in
I Mr old," BUM all. llOllliU, ., ' imi Hut
v From time Immemorial thero
1 been moittitelunU statesmen who
li.-r«l or marie the p<sip|e believe
Ike? cmtld do sisnelliliig for them by
tx-iiii'-n notch would step tb. wnrk-
lnu of tills law or accelerate tiic work-
lag "f that hinr.RH
lu answer to n question, that Mr. Fill- I T I l r TADirr nil I
by was a better authority 11 the Bible I H r AH TT t)LL
than be was on these m.A y, ! " IL 'mini uill
Describing the elTeet of t Sf 0 irue-
tlon of the markets for “futur *• -t-
pelilMg pnshivers to sell for wtutw,
they could ged ut the time, ho eulu
“Why, of course, down would go the
pries of cotton, like Mr. WliiiFs-itls-
name to the bottom of the Hea."
The element In the hill which was in-
tuoded to elevate the moral seutiinent
of the Imslucss men of the country,
Mr. Harter said reminded him of the
effort made In Maine to keep men Ho
tter hv law. Y'et a total abstainer like
myself cannot stay a day In that state
without gettlug dizzy until he can es
cape over the state lino into New
Hampshire.”
Addressing himself to the Southern
representatives, Mr. Harter asked them
how they could Justify themselves In
advocating this bill, which violated
every principle of constitutional legis
lation for which they ltad fought.
“I know you were defeated,” he said,
“but 1 never supposed that you would
come hack here like whipped men and
support the very principles which you
fought so gallantly and so long to
crush out.”
Mr. Harter closed with a presenta
tion of the letter he had written to the
chairman of a meeting held to sympa
thize with the Coxcy movement, In
which he gave Ills vlmvs upon tho ques
tion.
"What can congress do to bring
about a return of good times?” be
ii»«eti, i»hk!i nan r*W*TCd V.*!?!* »n|n.
gleil satisfaction and amusement.
At 15:15 the committee arose aud the
house adjourned.
ABOUT COMPLETE
X
Unuru. .ly Rapid Progress Made on
the Various Sections and Para
graphs Yeiterday,
WOOL SHAYS IN THE FREE LIST
lucume Tox to Be Dl«cut«eil Todnf, and
Senator Hill !• leaded With a
Long Vpeech In Opposition
to tho Proposition,
DEATH IN THE MINES.
Four Persons Suffocated and Several
Injured Near Birmingham.
Birmingham, June 20.—-Albout 2
o'clock 'this afternoon fire was discov
ered in a vacant room in the Mary
Dee Mines, six miles from this city.
Tnere- were about fifty men working
below where rhe fire originated ami
fu.l three-qu triers of a mile from the
entrance. With 'the exception of three
men and a boy all escaped. Whaling,
the mine boss, two other men and u
boy were summoned.
No explosion occurred and the fire Is
eupposed to have been made by a
siriaer Who went Into the mine oeten-
slbly to go 'to work. A Are engine and
hose reel with a thousand feet of hose
were sent from this city, but this be
ing Insufficient 300 additional feet of
hose have been sent out.
Haler It’was developed that there
were 12S men In the mine, and It was
with the greatest exertion that Ml of
them escaped or were rescued. Men
risked their lives to relieve them and
tiilr work was heroic. The fire oc
curred 600 feet from the entrance and
the men were fully to* far beyond.
Water Is now being played on the
flames and it is thought ir, will be got
ten under control by tomorrow night.
Following is a list of the dead:
John Wauling, mine hoes, aged 45,
married.
Dam Barker, age 17. single.
Will McKenzie, age IS. single.
Ed Smith, 'age 13, single. AU white.
Danserauely injured by. gas—John
White. Jack Barker, \v>«. Hammond,
■■■ D. H. Mason, D. O. Moore. L. A.
be speaker then proceeded to re- Mt.lrr. O. W. Baskin, YVtllUm Chum-
vleiv hlMirricnl Instances of this clues
i -sld.ithm aud followed that with
I Aliment against the constitution-
Py of the bilk
Over-production, owing to the Intro
duction of destructive competition by
■schlnevy, Mr. Goldzler snlil, was
My nwponslble for the reduction
i'rtivs to the farmer.
[l» lie any more entitled to ba pf°
tecteil hr the government against com-
p'liiiim chan the lawyer?" he said.
■Mr. Walker of Massachusetts follow-
Goldzler in otqiosltlon to the bill,
■i very respect save one, he said, the
I’lll was to In- condemned. Its pur
pse to restrain or prevent wrong-
d-ilug could not be criticised, but In
every other respect It wag open to crlt-
Sk'Uut.
The next speaker was Mr. Talbert
•Democrat) of South Carolina, who ad
vocated the hill ns a measure of relief
t'r the farmers. That class had been
dncrtuilnated against In eongress for
oa-iy years, but they were opening
their eyes to the advantage of lielng
bp risen led on tho floor, unil the
•Peaker warmsl hts hearers that If they
n«f n>w henrkon to the demands
■'he farmers there would soon be
asu of their representatives here to
t bearing. Mr Tal'iert 'nt.-r-
yr*sl his remarks with several sto-
P* to UluMrnte bis mvecU. He said
r*' ""as d nieiuts-r of the Farmers' Al-
lliiice. ami he stood In bis plan- as a
Mhsen'atlvc of that organization
Full no blush of shame mantling his
* at the avowal, mid he express si
: , "l*lnlon that pros|ierity would not
"turn to this conntry until the de-
j-und of the Alllanee platform we a en
»««i Into law.
,h ‘' provisions of the 1)111.
vlr. Talbert aski-d Mr. Groevenor Ids
opinion as to the legality of apmuht-
uve sales n f gm| n _ nssimilng that he
an antagonist of the hill.
» . ,*? r< *'euor replied that they
•re Illegal under the common law.
■j,*' lf *lie gentleman from Smith Car-
iiia would permit be would any tliat
“Mtitended to vote for the hill.
"lieu did you get converted?"
-mc ,. Mr Talbert In surprise,
w ell. | want to any, Mr. Chairman,"
“C cmilnued. "that 'while the l.-nnp
‘'Urns the vilest sinner may return —
f '■? *? vile s sinner as the gentleman
from Obld." (Laughter.)
vZy uiH-eenpl.Nl |tort-«l .,f Jlr. Tal-
was taken by Sir. ttlchard-
(Democrat) of Michigan, who spoke
'" arm- ot tbe bin.
J'r. Harter of onto followed lu n
I - .. a f al, “ t 'be passage of the bill.
!'• "'aeked It from the standpoint of
I’ ra *'tlral effiN-t upon the revenues
« 'l»e government. Mr. Harter ar-
fl , the option market was the
rt 1 ”' 1 market, the Chicago prices of
"-at being six or seven rents higher
"»n the world’s parity. It was to pre-
' e these markets to the farmer and
{I’VJIi 'be stigma of the passage of
Jx WH from attaching to den. Hatch
br «PPosed the hm.
"bonld those markets be destroy- d.
Mn Han-r. “Gen. Hsb-I- won!.!
«_.'** " w.deome gin-st at sny county
JT In the 1'nlted States. I want the
Fben ho goes among them to
J Hall Hatch.* not ’Damn Ilatch.’
* " *be best frietkl Geo. Hrtch has
'V> the floor of the boose.”
He r--ferred to Mr. ijlt-ley's speech
bli ' , ^ rtwnliwtftl him m
vf fh* new tVmnrrarjr
rsnrp meeting.” and he
" Mr. Fence (Fupull.t) of Colorado, I
ley, all white; George Washington,
Henry Llghcsey, Burt Hudson. Martin
Uightiey, Ed Bcnney, John Wright—
negroes. Some ot these may die.
MINERS TO RESUME WORK.
Columbus, O., June 20.—The Ohio
miners' convention this afternoon
voted down a resolution to continue the
strike and adopting one accepting tne
strike ssitfiHueu and ordering a re
sumption of work at once. The action
was taken In executive session, but
It Is known that It was not unanimous.
SEVERAL MINERS INDICTED.
Ottawa. Ill, Juns 20.—The grand Jury
rendered Indictments today against
twenty-thrse of the strikers engaged in
the riots at Lteelle lately. The men
are all in Jail tsceM a fsw who were
balled out
FOUR MINES RUNNIXO.
Fana. III. June 20.—The strike Is prac
tically oft here. Camp Pope le desert
ed. The four mines are running with
good forces, but no Hungarians will be
S lven work. They gather list night,
ut no demonstration was made. Trou
ble Is not feared from this element.
THE DRV DOCK AT PORT ROYAL.
An Inspection Showed the Work to Be
In Splendid Condition.
Washington. June 55.-Coms2ore Math
ews. chief of the bureau of yarJs and
ducks, has returned to Weeblngton from
• trip to Port Royal, where he went to
inrp-ct the new dry d-wk now building
there. The work was found to U- of ex
cellent quality and progressing well eo
that the chief felt warranted In commend
ing that the time allowed for the comple
tion of the dock, which expires the end
of this month, he extended to next Sep
tember. which recommendation has se
cured the approval of Secretary Herbert.
Although title doek U considerably bo-
hlnd time In completion In a measure,
owing to the great tidal wave of tail year.
It Is expected that It will be ready for
use when It becomes necessary to dock the
new tMltleehlp. and thus relieve the de
partment from the serious ai.xlety It felt
on that score. / ’ '
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
A Reorganization of the Clerical Forces
tn tne Departments.
Washington. June 20.—It to under
stood that tn entire reorganization uf
the clerical forces of the various divis
ions of the Ulterior department will
shortly be made. The reorganli
will be complete end will Involve reduc
tions, prcmoil-pa and in many instances
If not dismissals trauafers to othe di
vision*.
Figure* obtained from the book* of
the treasury make It possible to accu
rately approximate the receipts and ex
penditures of the government for the
present flseat year, which to now only
ten days distant. So tar two-thtnls of
this month's cuilom* receipts have been
25.Md.M0, Indicating a total for the
month from this scarce of 22.000.000; In
ternal revenue receipts. 2t-,‘)oo.ijijo, Indi
cating a total of I12.0u),—-1; miscella
neous receipt*. 22.0W.000. Indicating a
total uf 23.000.000. and nuking the ag- ,w ** n 3,r '
• regal • x vernment re ripe* for the fis
cal year 22?4.WO.(FiO. The expenditure*
so far this mmth hxve been 2H.6W.WM.
making tbg aggregate for the year, the
next ten days being estimated, ttltow..
tog, or an excesa for the fiscal year of
27MM.0M. The Internal revenue re
ceipts for the first eleven months of the
fiscal year show a dec re jet from tost
year f r the same time bf 2II.35i.ew.
Washington, June 20.—The progress
made by the senate today tn the way
of getting through tho tariff might al
most be called phenomenal. Begin
ning at 10:20 a. m. on the 113th page
ot the bill Jt hod reached In five hours
the 135th page. Then at one jump, with
hardly an Impediment or objection,
forty-five more pages won wiped out
and all te administrative sect to us
the bill were eliminated.
Another ball hour's work brought
tho senate up to the income tax sec-
lions of file bill and then a halt was
called. The heat of the chamber and
the fatigue to which the senators bad
been already subjected led to tho ac
quiescence in a proposition of Mr.
Hoar's that the consideration of tbe
income tax features of -the bll be polst-
»ned until tomorrow morning, when
tlr. Hill Is to open tbe flgnt In oppo
sition to tho 'tax.
In the morning half hour tbs senate
bill tv prevent tbe carrying of obscene
literature and ostlo.es designed for in
decent and Immoral use from one state
or territory to another was taken up
and passed.'It extends to express com
panies tn* provisions of the existing
aw upon this subject relating to car
riage oy mall.
Tho tariff bill was taken up at the
paragraph placing salt on the free list.
Mr. FelTer moved to strike It out and
put a duty of 5 cent* per 100 pounds
on salt. Ho was supported by Messrs.
Quay, Pint, Hawley and Allison, but
tbe motion was voted down. 24 to 22.
Messrs. Allen and Kyle, two Populists,
voted uralns: Mr. PefTer.
Paragraph (15 wa* amended so as to
read: "Shrimp* and other shell fish,
canned or otherwise."
Paragraph 041. "all sugars," having
been reached and the amendment ot
coe finance committee being to strike
It out, Mr. Aldrich demanded the ayes
and nays, saying that he wanted to
know who was in favor of free sugar
and who not. The paragraph was
struck ant—yeas 22, nays 22. Two T -u-
ultsu, Messrs. Al.en and Kyle, and
«iv Republican. I"«»y, voted with'-the
Democrats to strike out (be paragraph.
'Mr. Kyle stated that tbe vote which
be bad Just given was not to be taken
as an Indication that bs would vox* hi
the same way when all the schedules
of the bill wtrs made up and when the
bill was reported to tbs senate.
Mr. Allen .mad* a elate me oft to the
tike effect and almost In the earns lan
guage. with the addition that he hxd
thus tar voted with the finance com
mittee on the subject of sugar and on
many othsr aubjsoto for to* purpose
of gelling speedy ac«»n on ths bid. . •
In tho next paragraph, *U. the word
refined" was struck out after the
word "sulphur.”
In the next paragraph. 443. sulphu
ric acid, a proviso was added that upon
sulphuric acid Imported from any
country which. Imposed a duty upon
eulphurlc ackl exported from the
United State* the presem rate of duty
shall be levied.
Mr. Allen moved to Insert as a r.ew
paragraph lumber of kny sort, planed
or finished.
After some oolloquy he wthdrew it
and moved to add to paragraph 476
"saw-1 boards, plank, deals and other
lumber." tho word* "rough or
dreesd.”
Mr. Chandler, tn on* of bis ex
tremely bluer speeches, recalled Jlr.
Allen’s statement, ot half an hour ago,
that ne bad not yet mode up bis mind
what hts final vote on xbo bill would
be. Tho senator from Nebraska
wanted free lumber, and, of course, he
would get IL because 'that wav the
understandlus- *— {CbandUrt dU n. t
expect to prevent this transaction that
was now going on, but be U1 nth a
curlosky to know whether the bar
gain wa* yet completed, whether the
trairociion might be --onVt-li.red as
closed, and whether the senator from
Nebraska had finally cone'uded how
he would vote finally on thr bin vr
had he notified the other side of the
chamber that be bad not o-nclud-d
what his final vote wou'd be, and that
be would move to put something elm
(not provided In Che bill) on the free
Urn and would have to get 1: as
consideration for tho rots he was
glvo. He (Chandler) w it anxious to
know when ths senator tr-i.n Nebraska
would be entirely .'orexto'tl by tne
oilier aide of tbe chamber.
Mr. Allen desired to say, in as polio
language as he could use, to the sens
tor from New Hampshire .hat hts
O.alenient or Insinuation that there
was any bargain be.wren himself and
any senator In ohsrgs ot
entirely unr.ru», and be was Inclined
to think that the senator from New
Hampshire knsw tl to bs untrue at cbo
time be made it. He (Allen) had made
no bargain and proposed .o nuke no
bargain. He proposed to vote as be
saw fit. If t :e bill When finished
should be in bis Judgment a better
■eitmt than W>» present tariff law be
would vote for It: if not he would roc*
against K. In that respect he was •
“free lanes." It was none of the sena
tor's business how he proposed to vox*.
He was not hers to represent that sen
ator’s views.
Mr. Chandler Insisted tb»t H was his
business to ears ubvat bow Us senator
from Nebraska voted, sod be proposed
to make
After
road: ‘‘All wool of the Sheep, hair of
the camel, alpaca and o:her like ani
mals, and ail wool and hair on the
skin on the noils, yarn waste, card
waste, burr waste, stubbing waste,
roving waste, ring waste anil all waste
or rags composed wholly or In part of
wool."
The .proviso at the end of the para
graph as to when it should take *f-
fcot was struck out.
The .mien tmcnt proposed by the
finance committee to strike out of
paragraph (86 (works of art) the
words including "stained or painted
window glass or stained or painted
glass win lows,” was withdrawn and
those words are retained In the para
graph.
This i sposed of the free !!■*- In the
succeeding portions ot tho bill the ad-
mtatetrattve feature, sections 23 to 43
Inclusive, were stricken out. They are
reproductions from 'Che existing law
(McKinley bill). The paragraph In
section 53 for an Internal revenue tax
of $1 a thousand on cigarettes was, on
motion ot Jlr. Junes, struck out of the
bill. At this stage of the considera
tion of the bill it was suggested by
Mr. Ho.tr that on account of the In
tense heat and of tbe fatigue of tho
senators the Income tax sections (a
few pages farther on) ehould be al
lowed to go over Wl tomorrow. The
proposition was assented to, and tt
was ordered that those sections should
be print-1 a* they should read If the
pending amendments to them were
adopetd. Several amendments which
Mr. Vest proposed to offer were sent
up, read and ordered to bo also print
ed for use tomorrow.
Notice of amendments were also
riven by Mr. Peffer and Mr. Hoar,
the former far s graduated income
end the tauter to exempt the compen
sation -»f United State* Judges from
the (uCvSC tss.
Mr. Hill gave notice ot his purpose
of addressing (he senate tomorrow 4n
opposition to rite Income tax, and then
at 4:13, sfter a short executive ses
sion. the senate adjourned until to
morrow.
SENATOR BUTLER
ON HIS METTLE
Ben Tillman's Iniinuation Against the
Doughty Senator's Integrity Was
Severely Denounced.
CALLED THE GOVERNOR A LIAR
t Wu the Firet Tim* Tillman
Kver llffiii Cauglit bjr (he Colin
1 find Had the Life Sliakaii
Out of Him,
DOWN WITH THE J.OIIPS.
A Conference to Discuss Ways aud
Means to Emasculate tbe Peers.
Luud"... June aO.-The antl-lonls con-
ferenc”, which was organised by the
National Liberal Federation, was for
mally opened In Albert llall. Lecd*.
today, lu tbe prcseuce of 2.U00 dele-
entes and auditors The conference
was called to order by Speucc Wat
son, Wife, In bis opening speech, de
clared that the altttwle of the house
of lords was imlx-arable. lie cuttu-
eeled -.lie cv-nfertne-.-. Jterefore. to take
up the question and ugh*. It to the end.
The cuuferrnee. he nul l. In view of the
great inpotianee of It* work, ought
to lie clear, practical and uulnxl In ’.t*
rrat-lutions. II-warned the delegates
against danxeronx scheme* which
would be likely to Impair their unity.
Mr. Watson luslstcd that the ultimate
sovereignty of the empire must rest
with tl"- people there.-f. lie then
utovcil t It-- first resolution, which Is as
follow*
“First, that the power flow erf--r-
clsul by tin- lionst of lords to mutilate
and reject measure* passed by ;be rrp-
ren-nrativ.- - f tie- i- ■ -1 - - -u •
. n -t— ha- I- . -i y- -.mi -ally
used to defeat reforms. Is Inconsistent
with the right of free, popular self-
government and shonld cease to ex
ist.”
Several prominent Liberals supported
Mr. Wataon'fl remarks and were In
vited by Ulin to make Independent
gp—wkstoi
Secretary Harf- id of the Hallway
Servant-' Society seconded the re- dii-
tlon and denounced the bouse of lord*
for It* treatment of labor question*.
Other f ;> • elu-t were made In tlx same
•train. One del-gate in a load voice
lnt-wnip-. il the chairman ns hr w-v
a-ton*, to put the reudiitbm to n rote
and c.lcd out: "What about the lord*
gambling and racing? No m- ntl :t Is
nude uf lltt.se In the resolutions.”
This wat received with cheers. The
resolution was then adopted.
' The second resolution was then
moved by Mr. Hobson, ne tallow*:
"Second. That the meeting coll upen
the government to introduce s measure
for the ab -llilon of the hau-a of lords
veto power, by providing that when
ever s bill pa■•,-<I by the jornmons Jbeil
be altered or rejected by the lords tb*
same bill may b? reaffirmed by tho com
mon*. with or without such alteration*,
be aubje. t onl\ to royal assent end
thereupon become a law."
Mr. Lebouchere moved s substitute
deriertnx that tl>e I.rd4 ought to he
abolish'-1 b- !>u assies* and tbinxer I',
and demanding that the governm-nt in
troduc* a bill tor the abolition of the
bouse of lords. In his spew h eupport-
ting bt* substitute Labo jchere d»:lared
that so tang a* hereditary legislator*
existed self-goventmtnx was t inui.
Labuuchc-rc-'i amendment was second
ed by .Sir Wilfred Lawton. Lawson de
clared that tbe house of lords Wi
medieval m -fletroalty. compov-l of he
reditary miscreants wbo bugbt to be de
prived at their power* to do evil, and
continued bit denunciation at soma
length.
Labouchvre's substitute or amend
ment was rejected by a large majority.
The original resolution wa* carried,
as wa.i also tbe third resolution, which
declared:
"That the meeting assures tbe gov
ernment of the resolute support or the
party tu any steps thnt may be dr-emed
necessary to ensure* tbe passage of this
great constitutional reform.”
artisl- sad
i tK* raver ue cutter M
SUN'S COTTON REVIEW.
New York, June fl.-^MloD de
clined. two points, but recovered this
and advance I l to 2 point*, closing
firm. Sab-* t.OuO hale*. Liverpool w.u
s.cu'ly on tit.- spot with sales of 12,004
ba.es at unchanged prices. Futures
decline 1 1-2 p-.nt on the -Let ant
months and closed steady. In Man
chester yarns were quiet and cloths
dull. New Orleans advanced 2 to 4
points. Pori receipt* 1.175, against 2,785
this day last week and 1,731 las: year;
thus far (his week «,»». aaslast :2.?rT
thus far isri week Spot e-won was
more active and etetdy at unchanged
prices. Silos of 300 tar exports and
3,371 for spinning
err ms throat in I Air*.
Cincinnati. Juno Ihx—Itev. B. B.
Rwartzl-ar. ,t n.itln- of Morocco ajt 1 a | fi
Living*!,«*'* exploring | n ,
sad
, be I P- ir *F Africa. iva» om-sted here t-c
._u -V day on a clow of murdnr commltti-d
• 1 After
Charleston, June 20.--There was
some pretty lively sharp.-huotlng at
the campaign meeting In Chester to-
da}-, tui<! gc-uator Butler did the shoot-
lug. To explain It, It la ueressary tu
gu back to the first meeting, which
was held at Itock Hill on Monday.
There was u large crowd there and It
Is estimated that Butler's supporters
were largely lu tbe majority.. In ac
counting for the- apparent disparity oi
their forces, the Tillutanltes eharged
that the Butler contingent was com
posed of uien who had been taken to
Itock UIU by Fuucb Mi-Bee, superin
tendent of the Richmond aud Danville
road In this state, and that they did
not represent the people of Itock H1U.
In his speech at YurkviUe yesterday
Goteruor Tillman referred to Butler’s
Hock 11111 supporters os the Coxi-y
unity, and gave utterance to the fol
lowing sentiment: "Possibly some uf
Gen. Butler's over-zealous friends tujy
have engineered this. If Uuuch Mcliee,
superintendent of tbe Richmond and
Danville railroad, Is prostituting
authority by hauling people free,
ought to lutuw It. If there Is a corrup
tion fund raised In Now York, then
jroa ought to know It, for it It talked
•bout/'
Today tbe campaign meeting waa
held at Cheater, and Senator Butler
made Governor Tillman's statement
the text of bis speech. Ue was ex
cited mid aggressive and made a deep
impression by the spirited uianuer In
which It* reselli-tl Governor Tillman's
mslnustlnci*. He wa* received with
great applause, aud started out quietly
by laying:
”/t limit H>1' i announced that I
would do limiting lu provoke trouble.
Governor Tllltuan said he wanted the
lawx-t discussed, and yet at Yorkrlll
Where he had the reply, lie put an In
sult on my character that I permit no
man living to do without* reeeJHug.”
T!n-re was great contusion at this
point and Indications of a storm. Sen
ator Rmler walk.-d across the platform
and, raising bit voice, said: He tnuas
take his pnisbiTirnt like a man. I It-
sal-1 y--t- i--l.it. i.r if h.- -Il l n- t say
he adopted a meaner form liy lu-iim-
ollng and suggesting that 1 had a cor
ruption fun-l from Wall street or --1*.-
wbere with whleh to buy my scat Into
the aenatc.”
Then turning around toward Gover
nor Tillman, he said: “I say in reply
that If Governor Tillman or any one
else mokes that clutrge agatnst me, he
Is .is Infamo-ts U*r.”
The crowd was dumbfounded. It
looked at Senator Butler, anil Senator
Butler looked at Governor Tillman,
and ercryihmg wa* quiet aa the calm
est sea, when all of a *udJ--u there was
an omburet of applause, with mingled
cheer* fur B-itlcr and Tillman. After
order had been restcred. Senator But
ler continued:
"When he has charges to make
against m-> let him make them like a
man of courage mid truth; let hint
H-edfy and not lu-lulg-.- In the luncndo
of a blackguard and bull.v. The man
baa never lived and never will live
wbo Imputes dish-meaty to me. (Mur
rain for nmler ami Tillman; voice In
crowd: 'Give hint lu-lL'l Governor
TUlutan may go to the senate, but be
shrill uot go there slandering met Let
bint go thero on his own merits and
uot by vilifying, lampooning and mis
representing better men than he Is.
Talk abi-iit tny having a corruption
fund. He- says I sa »• '« avmnathy
with you men (A voice: ’Were you
at Brandy S tat tout) Ye*. I wa*. ar-1
I am here today and will be with the
governor every day. I hope I hxve
not ru-ute d'-fecix of Ills character
whereby he accuse* a man behind his
back and the next day denies tint It-
nld IL He talks of my frl-nds at
It-rck Hill being Onoeyites. There's
one of my gallant friends from Edge-
field (pointing to a nun In the erowil)
ss tnt' a man a* vor liv- i lie wool-1
u» more nitdertak-- to tell that man he
wrs a tramp lf be were on nmol terms
with him than he w-stld atenipt to
fly. These men simply did not g- t the
pertnlsokm to do -t* they pl-a«-Nl from
Mars,- Ren. I did not provide these
men with transportation and had noth
ing t* -lo with tbelr coming. 1 could
bare nothing to d-> with It. GoTernqr
Tillman jrerltaps thought ue hid t- n
b -suing this state long enough to think I T [
Ue had a right, title an-1 Interrat to b ’' r
'Governor Tillman says 1 -l— lined
to make I-,- echcs In W0o. I don't be- i
Hen* tlv* committee ever made the re- | - D )
quest in tbe first place. They Ign- r.-l t ,\i
me, inti Governor Tillman does not | err<1
tell the truth when be say* I was In
vited to speak In that campaign. I
was systematically ignored. Gcs.
Hampton went to Aiken, where he was
Invited, and was bowled down by Till
man’s minions, an-1 they tried to dis
grace and humiliate that old man. I
ilid not go because I wa* not Invited,
n. too. In 1S02. although I offered
service*, there seemed to be a -1
Tlllnun's a-iministrMlon. Senator But-
°ok up the free pass business. Hj
r t.d: "G tver.nur Tll.mao admitted yes
terday .Igst some of his friends went
to Rook Hill --n free passe*.” Senator
Butler then carefully toak oul of his
pocket pass No. 1, in favor of B. It.
Tillman and family, good until De
cember 31, 1691, and signed by Col. A.
B. Andrews. Turning to Governor
Tillman he said: “I want to know If
you deny It?"
Governor Til.man—No, Indeed, sir,
and the man -who gave It to you passed
your frlende.
Senator Butler continued: “I think
he had better stop on this matter.
Like a thief with stolen goods, when
rhe governor was caught -with -the piss
he gave It up and threw himself-be
hind lilt wife for protection." Senator
Butler then took up tbe dispensary
question and showeJ by official fig
ures that instead of the state being
knead In the business It waa 310.000
In arrears. He then took up Tillman's
charge that congre.-s la bought and the
■east* U controlled by AVall street.
He charged men mi » distance with
corruption. I wonder lf he staye there
six years If any of their money will
stick to his pockets. But he Is perpetu
ating a deliberate slander when he Is
continually talking of bribery and
corruption It the senate. I don't be
lieve any of them can be bought trait
as easy aa the man who r.tgmatizes
them, for Cher* are from the South
such true, honest men aa Gordon and
Walsh, and Vest and Cockrell, and
Morgan and Pugh, Blackburn and
Lindsay, and Berry and Jones, and
Jarvis and Ransom and all the others,
against whom the foul breath of sus
picion has never been hurled except
by the man who lx hundreds ot miles
away."
Senator Butler criticleed Oovernor
Tillman's administration In p'.aln
irriilj and made a very effective
speech. What Its effects will be no
on* can tell. It evidently pleased the
crowd at Chester today. There to gen
eral thankfulness that there was no
disturbance at the meeting today, and
effort* will be made by conservative
men on both sides to keep the epuce.
Butler opened his opponent's eyes by
the boldness of his charge today. As
one of the correspondents on the
ground says: “It was the firet time
Tlllmati had ever been caught by the
oollar, so tu speak, and shaken up.”
MONROE FEMALE COLLEOE.
Tin Exercises of This Splendid Institution
* Closed Last Night.
Forsyth/- June 20.—(Special.)—The com
mencement exercise* ot Monroe Fvital*
college came tu a close last evening. The
programme last night was a very Inter
esting one. the audience being charm-1
throughout. Yesterday morning was sen
ior -kty. and the exercises were unique
tnl h'.ghly Interesting. Hon. Bob Hodftet
rnidc the annual literary address, er.d
it wa; • gem. The aullenc* could nut
have I- -en -r. -re highly entertained, u-i
Mr. Hodges waa the recipient of hearty
The programme was a lengthy one and
all Its psrts were carried out In a fault-
lets minn-r. The programme, in psrt.
s,i> no foil a . with mutle tnterspere- J:
I’lano Duet—Infantry March, (Llciiner)
MUMS .'mi. end Ltta Sne-d
Vo. -: Ms> eng, (Lanier), Carmichael.
V- o ,1 r-t I- -« uii'i it - I - *' '
Odiah-at-tarr), H'-nry Parkir.
Duet—(Two planes?—"Heara MM
B m ' -Km-.-.. Ml sea A. Center sniC.
Moore.
nu.-.-siaursate Address—Conferring of
of -I- " -
Annual Literary A-ldrese-Hon. Robert
Bodges Macon. Oa.
l-APT NIGHTS PROGRAMME.
Dust—(Two plr.n -s)—Concert polka,
(Wyman), Mtoses Maud Books sn l xudU
Center.
Atlanta International Military Schot-
tlsehe—Mrs. C. II. Alexander. Miss Elisa
beth Thomas.
Bohemian T-trl—<P • er). Miss Boa t BUI.
Veual—Dorothy. (Blumeas-1 <xaX Allas
Clnf >rd Moats.
Mill Litre (Waller), Miss Atbte Ponder.
Dials N*!’.5!is«its*-«0#rm*i Hyarn,
Chinese Dance. Hungarian Done*. Spinun
U t-r .. Italian .Veto. Amerle-vt D-um ant
File) (Asilnt. Mis* Auiusta Center.
Vccal— to-ur Grapes, (Roeckel), Miss
Maud Hooks. .. _ „
Foresee Valee-G-elMliu:), Miss Stella
C Oalyty of II»*rt-(01um). Miss Holt
DraiilWy.
\Vd>A BoutMra Idol. iSohl* ifarth).
Mil* Tallulah Frjftf.
DyinK l’o-t-i'lott-ihalk), MIm Maud
no Du
No
KIsLAVILLE HIGH SCHOOL.
th<
i C1< ^m1 lu
Term.
Liitviilc. Just <8pec!«! )—The F.l-
larUle High Scho .1. tauicht by Prof-a*
2>ur C. WhUchurot. with MIsn White-
hur*t and Mih.i Miry Kt*wart hi/» av
waa b(OU(ht to a \»*ry du '(
(ul I --v la .it nUh\ The pair *rm in Sh«
n h-jol are to le conKratul»i”l in bc-
,1 Ml* tile- (.. rvlt «-r» t.-f ac nell qualinfl
Ui h«r» inti befcpeak for tl»»*in hearty
co opamMoo In tin fuiurt. Xa tiw tap
noon ih« yoaiuf men and lftdl<*«
Ulntd th« au«il*»n. .» with recitation- and
Uf! mintin' anil th- goneral venllct
wu* thii they deported thems4i« «
quite creditly. While all did neii i
: - *rii!:i fr i n. ik’-iiu pj «1
nn-utlin f M!sb.’§ Kittle T\--n and
MMI Morphy on eelect txtr-i and
Mr. Hbrra e Stewart on ^School Proph-
e y." whlcli waa well received and ap-
plauded.
Coil. Blanton Wlaahln of Macon de-
Ur rtd the lit' '.mv on the pub-
ject of “Sdneatkm" to • ntai
an 1 well di i he suet i;n himself Tn-
patrons and audience oongri tula ted
tiMBMhm tad taachara to mcqHai Ut
atnrkaa and hope to agmlii welcome
him to LUavllle bn ^imlI3r occa*lo; ^
Th- annual •* n • ' w..h brilliant and
en-o-rtaminir. - they always are. Pro-
f’vo- r L»*rn Baldwin pr.- id.tl at the
rendu red son* of his most
*s, which were very much
ed—
yeaa 23. niye
It mjde p:
list re^d: '*Sj
and t/.her lui
Mr. AI11MI
pjiraaiutdi 04 Amended^
c^pt i»ja ‘ ““
lum!>er
and an
tw»> jrc
! Ix lne bvked up hi* manas^ to c\
throat and n »\v 1U4 at the city h<>
Id a critical condition.
IT IS W. J. NORTH EX. LUP.. NOW.
Ichmond. June 20.—-Richmond Col*
i today rooferrrd the dffrw of
LL.D. upon Oovernor Northen lif Geor
gia and Professor Roger Greg -ry of
cuttog*. Th* degree of D. IV was
given-Rev. W. L. Wright >f tut* rity
and Rev. W. p. Dunaway at Louden
it to k<v[t me swjy from tb. poopl--.
There net et soomml to be any place
far me. Oovernor Tinman rays I Whs
elect--.! because of the Hsnfironr rlut*
xtul that It--. t<«\ was there. Mayite
It- wie. but I was theft* and did not
see Ttt'm.tn. an 1 I hare 6>- -n tnl l tint
wlten tue shiNtilng 1-e—in be could not
he f-m>d. CH-nv ab.i-.it Brandy sta
tion?' wa* again sakol by a malt In
tbe ciY-nd). I was there but Tillman
vas nut. He nays be was iir> young.
y-4 l hud - imrmdra aa young or
younger."
Af.rr : • .-- aome mv'era of
At the dos* Cob J. R. William* d--tlv-
erid the nie-lit. offerod In tlie various
departments. Mr Arthur Livingston,
rebel.pAiip: ilr. Homer Counts, gold
mtilal: Misses Bessie Lou bears usd
L- la McEimnrry, p-,. ssz.
The tlr txht u still --n and all vege
tation to rapidly giving way and Jus
sltuitton U bec-.m'nt: alarming. Th»
m«-t--n crop bt a f iliure and nous will be
■hipped from her. 4
Politics Is cresting no excitement.
This county will be f r Cot Atkinson.
TO rRf'.SEItVr. I'ollT Mnl LTKIi:
Waahlnitton. .Inno 20.-Mr. Izl.tr
(MiaanO ■ Booth Carolina Intro-
^AtMw today a hOI IRto-
I-r 1 -t.na o enable the secretary
, ,.r v.i- to protect ami pn->.-rvi- F.-rt
M •nliri - oj eulliviin'a Island. S-oth
Carol: c.a.
JOHN It GORMAN A CONS1T.