Newspaper Page Text
best fires
STILL RAGING
tmall Towns of Minnesota and
Wisconsin Are Suffering for
(rood and Medicines.
( I1.S OF HORRIBLE SCENES
With an Eye Horned Out Cm
j B g Another SVI.o lln. noth Foot
mirii.d Off—app»al» for Aid
Hint Out.
, w a , m—The smoke is so deswe
"J, impossible to see clearly twon-
L, Even buildings are lmks-
ujahle across the street. The smoke
lfn .e that the pain resulting to the
1, almost unbearable.
u uturly impossible to distinguish
,, lnt outlines of buildings WO feet
The appearance Is that of the
lt (og, and vessels arriving from
the lake report navigation a very
„ matter and collisions narrowly
it
, smoke Is believed to 00 tram tires
u h and dead timber in the imme-
.; f !nity of Duluth. In all. about SOO
KS are notv listed here by the rc-
smmittees and the lists are not cotn-
U yet. Nearly -DO people have el-
ban son hick to Hinckley and
rone, who are not Included in the
lists. More will be sent down to-
The temporary relief fund sub.
.1 here grows and now reaches over
ot which nil but IKK) from Two
jr.y a little village neir here, comee
Duluth people. It '» estimated that
„ than 1310.000 or IWO.OOO will bo ro
il to keep the poor people until they
tet «o:no returns for their own to
on forma next summer. Many are
10 wnra here In thlx*vlclnlty on
is and In the woods and my 15.
irrivil of a train over the Duluth
Shore and Atlantic railroad at noon
tame the statement that at the
, Of Marengo, ninety miles east of
It the 1 .idles of six persons were
who had been burned to death dur-
Ihe night. Offers af aid to euft'ercta,
in cash and goods, ate coming in
distant state*. Tacoma. Wash., tel-
tict thin morning, asking If aid wtis
4 but vas answered by the mayor
Minnesota would be aple to take care
I and to ichabllttato the destroyed
rty to a large extent.
REPORTS STILL, COMING,
uh. Sept. 5.—Reports still com* In
towns to the southward reporting
Arcs springing up. Karly this morn-
II was reported from the railway
Hon and saw mill town of Carlton.
;ty milts south of hero, that fire me
Ihe town, but later, after strcmi-
ex, 1: was beaten back. Brief n'.-<
:rm suirvuiiuiui'* 4 ^»»» —i'Z £2 ill-
errick-Flres\surround the town, buk
Is r.o wind at present, and so long
let continues the town Is safe.- Most
is people have left.
i'h Superior—The’ fires nesr this towp
sight were all put out. Rumors are
«t here that Iron Rivers. Wis., is
Ing, hut they are probably not cor-
ln this city the smoke Is more
and eminent, showing It to be from
w fires than any yet.
TELI.S AN AWFUL TALE.
City. Minn.. 8ept. 5.—A courier
Int) 'this r.hv late yesterday af-
on w'/.h an urgent request Hint
hi 1! I and mippMes be forWilftled
» Mom. n small town'twenty
west or here. Ttie mussenger,
v Luther, sudd that u do ten refit-
from I’okama were dying for need
sll.lnes. a call of volunt-i >r» was
and in ten minute* Drs. Norton,
ns and Allen and Mlrt Maggie
N. a trilnnl ninue from Toronto.
vho has bean ministering to the
ring here, announced tbit they
ready to go. A team of homes
-itched u farm wagtost and at 1
k the start wax nude. As the
was crossed tv the trap of lire
"av !„ evirumely difficult, many
"hstruuUiig the way. The story
by the messenger brings to light
'fto unpublished horrors of the de-
‘tt'n Mira Itself escaptil tjteiru.-
>nd the human beings whose lives
ebbing away In Us lfrrvlU receiveJ
lniurten at Pikeville. nine tulles to
forth Lite 8nturd.iv night the
» of those who 1 tv-1 from there
at Mora. They were burned,
hot badly. NevtsUheleas they K'-'.it
Ltwh, the only physician In the
“f'oihoo-l, busy and male serious
■* Into his stock of llnj-nents and
lh'« All Monday Utoy straggled
S' Monday night n band of fifteen
, human beluga stumbled In-
■» Milage more dead than hllve.
ruj r ,,t had a mouthful lo eat
•-ituiday night and in tneir reas-
c.n.Utlon lost that- wty in
i.lfr' ot iblackoneil Mumps. One
, ■ an eye burned out and the
f nearly sightless, but d»j|>'.‘.f his
.. .he ffa-ingi-wt of Ihe pirty, was
another whose feet had been
. A Woman hail taken off
,.•'•*“!) the (lien and u»>S|Ui-
■r.n her bleorllng heal. Dr. law Is
L* '' ould to alleviate the agony
V ,, nf ”rtuntifte», but his mcdlolmn
L3 «<! dnnlty h». a.Jter Mtree
ii'i iMiit work, suncumhed rnd
- 1 - to do marc. Thau the ap-
, ; 1 ‘ was sent. The courier also
- iu re bodies were found ut Po-
a 1iL 'i?! ly ' There were Ilf Innab-
. 1 1 dertma. Twenty-two bodies
IV, ' 1 h4Vff hetn found.
,U: BURNED to death.
j’njreg Man., ee-pt. 5.-Firc Is
a*'";,both aides Rainy Lake
W 11 'ny river. Large tracts t-f
; i 11 '" been burned on the Cant-
t hi,, } "’amin and four children
1 ta de-Sfh. The fire Jumped
' Iv <r from the Minnesota to
“n sitle. An settlers back of
n*nv river have been burnod out.
« •■.'Wring, and several lives huve
^'KKD game PLENTIFUL. Hi 1'
... ?1 - tt’la.. Sept. 5.—dlomesteaders
in n, " > r f pom *w«*y«W»t deer with
. , ln "ne bunch who
.fain- 11, V
- i' |r
>lace In a pi-:
\
but for
:.'T * *d :■ I will S.J ,
; \ ' al 0 '■ 'i mi r'
burned.* No mo ' 1 ln.'rloate L c .
S itu: I iv ,,r 1 v, ' lz7lc * 'be grontq,
,,'ejmen of the won
■ OIA DEMOCRAG®
{JJ^mNDS.
f 1 -- w • r irnlng lee of ihe Demi
"f ‘i ■ 11 at niglthf It Is my, dutyf
Of stood pave the jn-»/l«clarivl by ouj
Ing chines to save oropSe Democratic]
T-l: ■ Xfrlllc .rr : to,,,,. Tills l/l
■h ■ flowing tonight: "Ni lse Ihe At
beau received of the burning
“■■■ ■ ' ! ' ' 1 "V - nv 1|,|J
lal • Of-,- north of E
kens arc consftutrtly on
Itreo."
the <new8 ? rwn tfievJeittKy of
Part \Vln* and CTeuvedau: Informa
tion ri'om Port Wins: this morning is to
the effect that nearly one-third of that
Wace has been destroyed by the Area,
ou. the lire is advancing on other aides.
The plate is nx ye*t but of clanger.
Iran Hlver. u thrtvlng town midway
bdUvyeem A^ilaml und Duluth on the
Northern Paciflo. has antWpatecl the
march of the fire and sent out a sma'I
reffiment of volunteer flremen af-
turnoon to cut off the ftasneu by bulid-
Iii5**s7 dck , flr ? 8, It,Jn Wver wan cem-
.3 au VVipo ^ out by Are two yearn ago
di*d the citizens are alert.
nflSft Ve d AU in tht object-of anxidty to-
the roots of trees burn.
cs, 11 l8 " 0t kntown how SWk>!i has ftwred.
Fire Chief Scott of the Ashland tire de-
pamment, has been out all day super*
vltfng the w^rk ami providing bwMtr.
prcitoctaon against the advancement of
. UiK>n •^•bhiird. A brisk wind
n nf'temoon. causing eon£<der-
ab*e excltment and apprehension from
everyone. The pattlh of the fires has
thoroughly dertroyed vegetation. Fires
ftu Vi» sAtin bh*r. L e«r from «*^rw
piaflnly H Is alrnittTmpl^od'M^’to* ex-
tinguish them, ns Che vary ..roots of the
trees burn and coi-rte become imbedded
oeu«uin *tne 'trunks or the trees, it ts
dangerous tti ioive Aslihind for over
tiiireu mHz*. The mart crttlcal position
of the day was between 11 ami 1 o’clock,
wlutai ithe win,I -w-.ib »trongc«t. if the
atron*. wind* of today cavuolnue limvar-
r»*wi Orem. will break out aeuln in till
of the burned district*.
OREAT DESTITUTION.
On account of the large amount of
destktmhm to look after there lias been
no orgqrjAitlon for looking after *et-
cif r» t Ira t are placed among Ore miss
ing. It will probably be several day*
bcJare an organized effort along that
Mno can be pit: farjli. AT Shore* Cross
ing, which was burned m: the same
time Phillips went up In amok,-, deter
mined efforts were necessary to prevent
a second burning last uirg.Tt and today.
Tbioe hundred men, ulroroughly or
ganized, are keeping back the flames
from The nearly construoted houses.
The flumes were wtttaln 300 fe.« 'r,f ihe
town at one time last night. This lllns-
tra-tes Che foot than one or two burn
ings doe's net prevent a repetition of
fires.
FIRE SURROUNDS AITKEN.
Attken, Minn.. September Fires
are around three side* of this town and
the fire department I* at: work. One
boy la reported burnt 1 to d»jth from
the township of Nordlin'd. There Is not
cne foot of unhurried land from Alt-
ken to Mifla Lac Luke, a distance of
twenty rnihss soialh. wCalie Lie extent
of t'he burned district north and south
tbruugih the pine woods Is .unknown,
but settler* for fifty mile* reported fire
beyond them and burning fiercely.
COMPLETELY WIPED OUT.
CMpDewn. Falls, IVl*.. Sept. 5,—
TTsher'Meadows. neaf'Bmena, K-am-n
aoJtlement. was wiped out tolav. The
fire ks said to be runnllng towards Mur
ray, where danger Is apprehended.
LOOKING FOIt BODIES.
Duluth. Minn., Sept. 8.—A message
from Partridge, on the Bact Mfnncauta
tall rad. says thin*, ut 6 p. tn. a special
train left there for Duluth bearing the
pnnty bf thinly explorer* Ur.tt left here
in days u«m under the leadership.cf
W. T. Bailey to scour the country on
both sides eg the track into which no
,me else had penetrated. RiU»y report*
that he dlscorertd f weiMy-tiiree bodies
of aettlem scattered over a wide ex-
lenit af country. Moat of them were
Identified. They were oil burled with
out even being placed In u bbx. 81x
Children and faro women, who were In
a d uiltur.e condition, were found and
are being brought In. On the train ure
also Mr*. BUde.au and Mr*. Lefevre,
tttcb with two children, all of whom
wre picked an at Sandstone. Nothing
but a good wind Is needed to fan the
forest Area mound Carlton, u place of
1.000 indKlbltama. -twenty-two mile* wewt
on the Northern Pacific. Into a blaze
ttr.ot will destroy Ihe truva.
’ ABOUT 125 LIVES L08T.
Pine City. Mlrm.. Sept. 6.—A careful
estimate of the number of Uvea loot at
Hinckley places the nurl at 275 and the
total In teh burned dislHot at 825.
EVENT3 IN ELDEllTON.
The Schotts Open Auspiciously—New
Cotton Oomlng in—D.-ttli.
Eleblrton. Sept. 5.—(Special.)—'The Kl-
Lepton Institute opened Monday under
fiilteilng prospeots. with tlio largeut
attendance of any fall term in the his
tory of the college. Pmfessjr Thomas,
the now prewMent, has beea here sev
eral days, and he Is recognized as one
of the best educator* in tue state. A
large number of students will matricu
late next week. There I* a fine corps
of tetcher* at the college and there Is
alieudy a targe mlaelcclaa*.
The People's bight school, under Profes
sor Looney, opened up under good pros
pects. Oood teachers are In all the de
partments and It bids fair to be an ex
cellent school.
Mr. J. W. Herndon, n prominent term
er of this county, bought in the first bale
of new cotton of the season. He sold It
to tne firm of Gardner, Arnold ft Co. at
I cent* per pomd.
Tiday Mr. Tom Walk another enterpris
ing farmer, brought In the second bale.
Mr. J. I. Chandler, a popular citsen o’
Elberton. died lit his botne Mon-lay muni-
lo-r at M o’clock. He has many relative:.
In Elberton to mourn his death, lt has
past a gloom over the town.
SACRIFICED HIS LIQUORS.
Mnrket, Tex., Sept- <5-—A sre.it re
vival under the anspk»s »f tlx' Method-
lit church ha* bveu going w here.
|mt off the voovert* wa* J. W. Rr
a -.ilov'.i keeper. To prove that he was
hliKviv iu lii" i»rulc."W-ii, Brooks 'o)k
lj S ,. ; ,tiiv stuck uf llqu *w out into the
1 the liquor* out
!!•<
..1 SCI
Is
-lu.irc, pou
lire to the
( uislinicil
boxes ami harre
all his liceuscs
il of uOU W.tu
' m one bunch where they had
V - '-c-ttier- |„ „ (mn Docket and
p; . l#a ked rotoWts. partridge*
't a [linen are immberleis. In n
F^nvt* miles «quj>re In the »:o:vn
K52 n JB th »«ty-two hornfwt*96*:ii
•torything, and but Igilrty b-nues
M 1 ,^ ^
fri:n Sir v - t:i • -I .
Tills nf! - 11 ',1.^.1,: r,,,t i;
' 5 1 h : I iu- ,• -p’,. • t., |* •,,;|
'***■ The majority »f t’:*.— : • p-
ti at .<!.«
H^.RAW fight
. WAS DECLARED
Dempsey and McCarthy Fight
Twenty Round Contest Which
Was All in Jac’-. s Favcr
BUT THERE WAS NO VICTORY
llempse, Did All the Fighting, and the
T iv en t) Itosnds Cm me to a Clo-e
Will, McCottliy Unilly Dlsfig-
uri- l tint Still In (lie King.
Newr Orleans, Sapt. 3.—Jack Dempsey
and Billy McCarthy of Australia to
night fought In the arem or the audi
torium of the Athletic C!ub. Both men
were carefully trained, the ex-uonptt-
rell having fitted himself on the coast
of Georgia at' l lit the gmimssn'm of
the Young Men's Gymnastic Club of
this city. McCarthy has been In cou-
s:u»t training for two months at Capt.
Smith’* quarter*. In the upper district
of this city.
Bcrlt men entered the ring, followed
by their seconds, , i -h i c sitting « good
share of applause, bat the greeting giv
en to Dempsey showed clearly .hat Ills
friends were intlhe majority. The eon-
test was confined iu twenty rounds, lu-
etrevted spootutors were Bob Fltzdm-
mou* and Stanton Abbott.
McCarthy and bis seaanl* entered iho
ring at 9 o'clock, and w» soon fol
lowed by Dempsey and his aids.
John Dufty entered che tins a mo
ment inter and took the position of ref-
Dempsey wild the first to weigh, fix
ing Ihe scales himself. Ho w ighed
lie pound*. .vlcCart.iy tested tile scales,
weighing 1*1 pounds, vao exact limit.
Time wj« culled at 9:15 o'clock. The
men advanced to the cen.cr of the ring
ana tne Ught begun. , •
F.lat round—(Mack led for the stom
ach. Dempsey mimed light swing for
tne Head. Alack was on uie aggressive.
Dempsey scored a body blow. , bo.u
lauded heavy swings on the nenJl Bout
liitueu in; on jaw, ana botn snored
heavy swing*.
Second a ound—McCarthy scored c.
rignl on the body. Both landed wow*
on tne Head. The- AtfgtixiH-au was light
ing mainly fof the body and Dempsey
f°r *ahe head. Dempsey miesed a lett
swing for the head, but caught the
Australian on the nose a moment
later. Dempsey scared a heavy Uluw
on the peck, ami landed ou me ticay a
moment later, but received a leP.-
liander. HcCat’thy caugm a heavy left
hand swing on the Jaw. Thu w i*
Dc-mpsey’g round.
Third round -Dempsey landed a left
on the i.'anil the :n?n Cltnch-d. Mc-
Oni Ihy i . - -c i t w ■ via ",i. i iKhu, i i ■
run Into-ft heavy rleht an the daw.
IA '.iqasj lauded .. V..,, ..... .i.V£:
Jaw. nearly knocking MoCarrhy down’
The Australian received terrible pun-
Uhnrtcri! lit .th.ii roun.1. fi^niiov xcortkl
a left oil tho uose.
Fourth rouud—Dempsey landed a
heavy left ou his opponent’* nose and
kot away. Both'men scored blows on
the head. McCarthy mtnnecl a Mt lead
for the body. Dempsey lauded u heavy
mvin* on the «»:omaoh, and the right n
moment later In the same spot. Mc
Carthy ducked Into a heavy uppercut.
"Uh the right on tbs
Ii!*nd before he could recover. This was
Dempsey’s round.
Firt* round—UoKih men missed nnd
, ‘“tf 5 ground. McCarthy
recavwretl s*>d ncurly fM through '.h*
5attemp.lng to land a right blow.
Tire men cAwoti^l ropcatcdty | n , W s
round. Dsmpssy scored n lofk on ".he
nose and a right on Ots body. Demp-
P°. w . Cie aggereaor and landed
right snd left oat the .face.
SlxKh round—McCarthy was the ag
gressor. Dempsey fanded a left on the
Jane und oa the body a moment later.
Dempsey seemed able to score bydy
blow* St will. McCUtchy avoided a
beuvy swing chu't nearly lifted Dt.np-
sey off tele ground. McCarthy caught u
left in the Jaw. but ml«d a slml.sr
blow a moment later. Bo.h men land
ed heavy body punches.
Seventh round—The men commenced
by c-Jnctilni. Dempsey landed a licrivy
bAly blow after fhe brtukawny. Mc-
forced Dempsey Into the topes
anU landed a heavy right on the ht'ad.
Dempsey •cored a etemoch puns'!. Me
C.trtihy’s swings were very wfM. Both
men lamded body Mows, butt McCarthy
received a vicious right wwhout giving
a return. Dempsey landed a right on
Pace and bead ink! hud much t-he best
of the round.
Eighth round—McCarthy clinched to
avoid punishment. McCarthy missed a
right-band swing and the men neatly
fell through the ropes. Dompsoy con
tinued his terrific right on tho body.
Both men landed lefts on the head and
fed on the ropes. Several clinches tn
this round, mainly due to Dempsey’s
generjflehip. Dempieyi ktnd.-d two
rights on tbe Jaw just ns time wits
galled.
Nvnr-h round—Both men ton-led blows
on the head. Dempsey scored s’ rlglrt
on the face, «.nM us time wets called
scored heavy ted: .Kid right: on body.
Tenth round—Both men landed body
blows und Dempsey cllnclied. McCir-
thy tootled two heavy rlgb:» on the
head, but got body pttnohea in return.
Dempsey scored a body punch that
could be beard nil over tbe arena und
missed the return. McOirchy received
tsro neivy Heat* over-tne heart, and
Dempsey clinched. Demistey I in-led a
heavy right tin the node and s loft on
the body.
Eleventh round—Dempsey landed Ms
usual rtgii: t»dy punch nnd repented
*: again u uiuuraHt toter. Tite men
eltnclied snJ Ticmpeey 1 el. 1 * -|gj-r.
on t'he nose. Dempsey landed „ right
on the body trad hf; CSs ,>ppj:i?nt one,
(.two ilret In fin corner. Tbs moo were
fighting very flair, flung—* o
era I cd his opponut a: ever)- p>
Twelfth rouM—flsmpsey had <
CONTEMPT CASES
AGAINST DEBS
. ! the Director* of the American
Flailway Union Called in the
Diolricl Court.
A BRILLIANT ARRAY OF COUNSEL
lfiu<li*Ml n itii*«se«Sunin
•fpudund (if O*Tiled In
— I rIrgrH iii* Ordered I
Croiight Info Court
nrd-Thn
Cody
Chicago, Sept, a.—The contempt case
asain-t Eugeni V. LK'b*, George W.
Howard. Syiviter Kdlfhcr, L. W.
Rogers. James Hoguu, W. E. Bunis,
Leroy M. Goc i {/iu, J. W. Elliott aud J#
F. McVean, difec.ors of the American
Railway Union cam.* up in the United
States circuit cMirt toady before Judge
Wood. The UOndan.'s are accused of
vlolatlug the Injunction issued by
Judges Wood rnd Gros«cup during the
recent strike, which resy.ralued the
American Railway Uuion aud all others
from any in it riference with the mails
or with iitivioiuiv iviuiueikv.
It is iu p irticularly urged in the
cases of ••he oiflcers of the uuion that
the injunction was repealeaiy violated
by aeuding lefegTnr.ilc orders to strike
and in other ways. All of the defeud-
ants filed uuawef.-* iu which they denied
specifically ttm charges preferred. Over
loO witfies.se.-tr hava been eubpocuaed
by the K-' /ernuiun 1 *, and the array of
legal laleut ou both sides is a brilliant
one. Ex-District Attorney Miichrlst
uud JCtdwin F. .Walker will lead the
pioeccution, while W. W. Erwin nnd a
S. Gregory will appear for the defense.
At 'wile opening of the court today.
Attorney Erwin, for the defense, an
nounced that all were in court, except
President Debs, who was declared to be
*lck at 5941) iTsUcetou avenue Hi this
city. The cour. decided that Mr. Deta*
presence was not necessary. Edwin F.
Wallcer, chief couusel tor the goveru-
meut .old tue court tn-at nmce .fitly
-o, nom wlndu dale the contempt pro-
c-ivuinga w« commut’d, supplejiiumul
inform::lion .7.1a bueu tiled against Ho-
fc.iu, Burns and otuers. At that time
Judge H the ueuch denied a ino-
•y tue defendants. Debs,
(Miher and Rogers, *to dis-
argeo. f
Gregory stated that the
U cum would oe proceed-
le knim* way, a motion to
tir* being •before thv court.
t:i” ca.-n s agaiuat the re-
tiuii
GOV. WAITE RENOMINATED.
Democnjts. Pcpull»:s and Republic ins
Trying to Name Candidates.
Pueblo, Col., Sept. 5.—The state Pop
ulist convention of Colorado reconvened
£his morning. It reported in favor of
seating the Waite delegation from Ara*
pile county. Tbe autl-Walto people
tried to precipitate a riot, but were
compelled to restore onler. The tem
porary orgauhstion was made perma
nent aud Governor Waite was reuoml-
irnted by acclumatiou. Pandemonium
then broke loose iu :lie hal.
Eveiv pkree on ithe *tlckot U being hot
ly contested, bat the be#t. of feeMag pre-
vaKs. At midnight bn-ly three csndS-
dates had been Dominated, arv-1 the out
look wti* that the convention would rot
finish 4t* 'labors before daylight. The
caiidid;iltw nomtiubltnl up to midnight
are: Governor. Davis H. Waite of Pit
kin county; lieutenant governor, S. W.
Hannon of Araphoe county; state audi
tor. S. L. Lincoln of Boulder county;
clerk of the supreme court, Thomas C.
Kurtz of Moore head: chief justice of the
supreme court. Seagrave Smith cf Min-
neaprik; ussooialte iusUce of the su
preme count. John W. Willis of St.
Paul. The nearest npprojen t*o fusion
wa* the nominattlon of J. W. Willis for
smxiate justice. Willis Is aisj on the
Populist ticket.
IS VIRGINIA.
Richmond. 8opt. 5.—The majority fac-
th> n of the Republlt.nn cMmmlttee of
this congreskdoixil district today Uuued
an addtreM nominating Judge Edmund
W.iddiM for oongreoe. The address de
ne utK.es (the acUon of the minority In
calling a Girtrttet conveml’on to make a
nomination.
The Republican congressional con
vention for -idle Eig.Vrh district, which
met uk Manassas Today, nominated P.
H. McOaull Of Culpepper county on cne
second ballot. McOoiU.1 w»oj ln:a*rn'Jl
revenue coWentor «at Lynchburg under
Harris or., arid is a brother of well-
known opera manager, John A. Mc-
Oaufl.
IN ALABAMA.
Birmingham, Sept. 5.—A specChl staff
correspondent of i*he Age-Herald, in a
speclaO from Guion, rays after 10.? bal
lots tor congressman *n tthe Sixth dis
trict the convention adjourned until
tomorrow. Iijnkfrdiid 'is In the lead. A
special from Oalera euya: William F.
AMrich was nominated by the Repub
licans of the Fourdh congrezlonul dis
trict kocfca»y. Aid rich Is u -large property
owner a«i presMent of the Mon'tevallo
Coal Company.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, N. H., Sept. 5.—The Repub
lican rtibte convention met here today.
Charles H. Bartlett l of MancGerter pre-
sMed. buries A. Bualel of Laconia was
nomCmaied for governor. At the Sec-
end district congressional Republican
convention Henry M. Baker wUs nom
inated by a’ccJxmaittan.
IN MISSItfdIPPI.
Pass Christian, Miss., Sept. 5.—The
Sixth district Democratic convention Is
in a deadlock. Stockpile 15, Martin 9,
Denny S, Goran 6.
HARMONY GROVE WINS.
The Winder Basebn l Team Defeated
in a Good Game Yertei day.
Harmony Grove, Sept. 5.—(Special.)
There wtw a big game of baseball here
yesterday between the Winder team
and the local tlm nine. The Wlndei
I III 'IMS IIV. IT In-’-1; If t f '
lUtd put up the be-*: k »:no i-• tbb*
It- t» v ’ ~r\ «.»f Dun uri i Willi
ford of Ccmer. •hffc' work wti
WHAT 13 GOING ON
IN WASHINGTON
The Populists Welcoms Senator Jones
Into the Ranks of the Party of
Visionary Schemes.
THEY NOW CLAIM THE WEST
And Thu. Will Hold tho Hnlunco
Power In tile Senate—Severul Re
publicans Kounced l*y Sec
retary Carlisle.
Washington. Sept. 5.—Popullrts hero
are claiming that great result** will fol
low in tht* Western states from Senator
Jones’ defection from the Republican
party. They claim ihut Idaho will go
for the Populists, but Senator Dubois
denies this, and also asserts that nei
ther himself nor any other Western
senator will follow Mr. Jones* example.
The other states which will elect sena
tors this fall, and which, lt Is claimed,
will be more or less affected by the ac
tion of Senator Jones, are Colorado,
Montaha und Wyoming. It Is within
the rung? cf nn«*ihuitioH that nil of
the states may have legislatures con-
ttolled by the Populists, aud instead
of vending back Republican senators
will elect Populists. Colorado has al
ready been carried by the Populists.
The members of the houso of represent
atives from Colorado belong to that
party.
Iu Wyoming, the legislature chosen
two years ago failed to elect a su< < •*«-
or to Senator Warren, because the Pop
ulists held the balance of power nnd a
combination could not bo formed be
tween either ot the odier parties, none
having a majority of the legtslature-
The same U true of Montana, where
u successor to Senator Ganders could
not be chosen. It la asserted by Re
publican senators that when congress
reassembles a motion will be made in
the Republican caucus to remove Sen
ator Juno* from the finance committee,
and to replace him by. a Republican
free silver advocate.
When Jones’ colleague, Stewart,
some time ago announced hi-’, with
drawal fom the 'Republican party, ho
held a place ou til? committee on up-
pro-prlutioiL- He was removed uml
Teller put In hi* place.
The Populists claim thn: with tho
leectton of Tillman from South CJio-
llna. aud su h u '-inns to their ranks
.is rvcm . . 1 hi ill n »\v alia *1 ill * l> • i •
tain, they will huhl the baton.v of
1 nv«’i l:i tin* I'd! i' • in 'h : it i
ARREST El
tn it i .i'”. ' I* W'.uM • li * iu; his d
accordingly.
Air. Gregor* then moved for r trial
by Jury, bur Judge Wood denied it. all
the ground that this was not a crim
inal! proc‘s*ding,
Ex-District Attorney Mllohrtet read
the supplementayl information.
Ac tt.U point, John D. Miller noted
Ills presence on behalf of the Santa Fe
raid, Which Is one of the muds alleged
to haw been injured by the notions of
the defendants. .
Various legal points Were raised, but
Judge Wood declined to ll.Mten to them.
He S3id: “The Usenet of all these caves
is whether the defendaucs have vio
lated an Injunction Issued by the Uni
ted State* court. That is the Import
ant pottr: in these oases.”
The court decided that all of the
******** against the various defendants
should be tried as one. and the case of
the ftiptn Fe should go along with
those of the government, und witnesses
for on* be coruldered us iritncaes for
bo tit.
J? 1 , wltore, cnllod was Edwin
M. Mulford, tn-uugi-r of the Western
Union Tok'tmph Company. He was
asktHl to produce certain telegrams m
court, but refused <o do .0 until -be
court ruled on It. The court ruled tint
tht»p muet be produced. Then d num-
Irer of objection, were m;idp by the
court.. J for :he defense on ,'rchnltxil
points. They fought over every step
of the way. and It ws* evident that
there would be m bitterly contested
legal be.tle. Finally, the witness tvs*
permitted to rend a telegram which
passed between Debs nnd Phelan. Ob
jection. were offered to all telegram*,
on the ground «rat they Were not .uin-
cieiv.ly Identified.
At the afternoon session, Ihe examina
tion of Mr. Mut'/ord was conUnuM. No-
merexi, other telegrams signed "H. V.
Beb." were proluecd. The wltntu had
no knowledge of any of them pave that
they were filed in the telegraph office,
dudee Wood, .all the government would
have to offer supplementary evidence to
prove that the telegrams were actually
sent by the defendant. Debs. All were
paid for by the American Railway Union,
and bore Initials showing that they were
rent from tbe Revet, house, where Debt
boarded at the time the metmge* was
rent. A ttfegrom was read from division
Superintendent Seal of the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, asking Debs to "please re-
leer,e the boycott'’ on that road. To tills
Debs replied that he would do ro It tbe
rood was not a member of the general
nunaners association. On being s'oured
It was not D,-b. .wised the Hate of
retge on the Mobile and Ohio railroad.
When court adjourned until tomorrow.
Mr. Mulford was still on the stand.
FIR® IN PPNDLBTQM.
Half s Block m the Buelnau 1
the Torn Burnet.
in i
6. C., Sept. 5.—There tvu*
"toat' fit ■ f„ - j - torn! ly
if 1 bl - k in th • principal
..to Srirtth mil • n. I. ,| from
; r r. • - T.n- -
f I il - r M mi ■. :i x- i.: ,'
| A ell :■ Iv .-.Ih- 'I 11 1,1. I
' : >' II - - . ■ -. I,- I , 1II
el 111
l: me I
der." wild the ever
non wa. Ch. Grove's bltfery, and r a'i:
nobly did chey susi tin Mi noilv a. The
srore was 19 to 7 In favor of Harmony
Grove. The boys feel Juatly proud of
knhK 'rho fir-*: game ever taken .from
the Wlrtders.
fill: VICILAN I wi rilDKAW N
, . S.-|d •- The I't II' ■: to il-
tv r,-.l fre.it II. ml""- 'III' ‘ 1 1 " 1
r ! v .'Tn! n;:v
;p- r.iimnin''* ,|1, '• > 1 * 11 ‘
S pi.i'lr -a t • Mr i-iM «.• •
e 11.1 \v;i I t»r t!.** \ ^ It.if - • !i:t l!«'ii-'’ I t
• *M|h» M:*y ‘ u l'
•I . !n;v . 1
i: * ni !*. \ i:i i\<; I hi; c a i i r.n.
v i •. -.1 * .»- > j t :* r:i-- i mi* ii
* U -•»■..-* -M • »• .Ii 1 1!II»; M.ll.tr MM.
; ipit .1 f lit" I- : 1 !i I .if l..isnl» !. Ti’f -
I t:,Nf .*•••11- • -! til" . U '«•■•* lMl.lt •' tli.l
1 f I • I lilt- It:itill z.
;;' m .
. -> -- all ■ -to I Ml * it ■ 11
' Neirl -.''li
ut, I \| . U :i
■ I i .... t,t*,i! in ■
wt.r'.n iii'-"i- h .
m ■ P -• :». - bull I
I un « ipkel by Mon.i'e.
BIO FJllK IN KNOXVILLE.
KdoxtHIo, Sept. 5.—Knoxville ha*
Just suffered from tin* largest lire ex
perienced !u yearn. At o'clock this
numitojc Ihe large tobacco fndury of
W. c'. McCoy soil the livery Htablc of
J. N. MoBec cc Co., on Brandirsy, were
entirely coosumed. There were sev
eral horses In the livery stable, anil
these were saved, but the fine carriages
and buggies were destroyed.
Nothing about the tobacco factory
wan saved. Tho loss h cstliuauxl nt
I4U.0U0; insurance ^10,mJ0. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
STRIKERS WILL WIN.
Nsw Bedford, Mass., Sept, A breik
occurred In the ranks of the manufactur
ers today which wSl result pr>bibly In
the resumption of work in all the mills
here next week. The directors of -he Bris
tol corjwithm met this afternoon for the
purpose of taking action, looking towards
the starting up of th# mills. It was prac
tically decided, to do so on Monday next
and tbs overseers have been notified to
report at that mill Saturday.
demanded thk plates, . t jf
But the Governor Told the Secret Service
Agent That iff Could Not Oet Them.
Jackson, Miss., £ept* fc—W. J. Bums,
the special agent of the secret service
bureau of the treasury department, who
has bo*n here for nearly two months,
today made formal demand upon the
governor and auditor ior the surrender
of the pastes upon which the special war
rants over which the controversy between
the treasury department and the state of
Mlssl-stppl were printed. Mr. Burns first
called upon the governor, who declined to
surrender the plates and then to Auditor
Stone, who likewise declined.
Mr. Burns stated that he had performed
his duty by making the demand ss di
rected. and had nothing further to do but
tiwi'ie his report and await further orders.
in conversition with Governor Stone to
night, he said It had never been his inten
tion to violate any United States stnul**
or defy the authority of the government,
but to curry out in good faith the statute
of tho state of Mississippi and to perforin
his duty under that law as be understool
1 ^Governor Stone further fays that in
dues not believe any United btates statute
has been violated, but expresses perfect
willingness to abide by decisions of *ne
courts tn the firiiwai*. It !s
the pistes ar* wanted In evldsnce In a
suit against a 6t. Louis bank note com
pany, which printed the warrants.
PREACHERS IN COURT.
I Tlio Grjd<l Jury in Clinttafio _'t lias
ImMonl Mb£aten to Testify.
C 1 ' 'ii.iiif re-i. S jit. r».— A ntimlr*!
In* in.niMi i> ..f ih '\ have recei
ii |.i.■ i- liiu^ iu 'Ml r* I ’H i • • nn
f.tl III "V li:iVi* Ii. nl" MUdry flMl-
. til.- "\ ! 1 «*.. !l-;-t" I • .111*1 XV t
t V, i•» _•. HU' «»:i ill Hr- «• iv. tin-! Dt
i"i»t> I- n; .«H> x*-r> m :
m
l.i
«’*-rniMiiy, 11 will i»" rtiM.-mli i
cd ,iii*1 engraved the $5 and U
of tin* nt.i'.
a ntrlkllLg eimlUkrlty to Unit d s: nes
money. Tb# pmtdant of the company
will be arrested when he return* t-< St.
LouL. In '.he roo.intime, th • United
Sta'tf.s district attunn*y at Ja kj*ou.
Ml--., is i : "i* N .Mg i .!'•* ::k un-t i iiu
state of M .- 'i'-'lppl. Gov. stoii .iud
others, lu the srfine case. Th • Missis-
u ni f!i ;.i!■> r*-fu- I -.Him tin- war
rants, but tin* fact that they had been
dfcliied ill* v it by th? general govern
ment. it in .-aid, had the effect of de
stroying public confidence in th in as
money and *h£ banks refus" longer to
take them.
BOUNCED SEVERL REPS.
Washington, S**pt. I.—Secretary Car
lisle Ml.iy c.tiled f>»r tin* resignation!*
of Peter 8. Onrretson *-f Cs’ew Jersey,
J.im*H P. Lowe of Mississippi, and
Frank Killlken of Maine, all chiefs of
rivismit in tin* architect’s o® trea*-
ury depar-ic n*. Me -rs. leaver, Har-
rtim n, Lathim anil Beatty, also
chiefs of divisions in tho tressary de-
partai *nt. who resigned by request
u.Jnu.'U, were today notified tn.it
their services woubj be no longer re-
qulri’d af ■ r October l, n xt. The pUces
will i - illh i by putting chief' -f dl-
Vlf*i’ It 111 • -Ili[*’ i II I .s t.ffi ;ip-
polnte I by .Secretary Carll*I . who have
been lefts! it d out of cfll •* by tho pro
visions of flu* treasury reurgunizaiiou
which tikes effect D.’.cdjer L
HI3 PLATFORM.
Maj. Owt-n Submit* a F *w Planks to
His Populistic Friends.
From the Albany Herald.
llaj. D. J. Owen.of Ty Ty, th* tftU
while drumm t, who is kuow’u to every*
i. .-!>■ i i .-•-nr *» • I. w,n :u tne
city yesterday and was s - n tn compa
ny \v: i S'.nn? *»f the Populi.i»> x\li - uni
-.ill 1 ’ i 1 1 ’ • • i 1 ’ •••!UM
1--ni - nv. titlon.
But w.’i-n lie c nvention m-1 ho
not
in It
tlon wan
• accosted
not one
While tbe Populist con\
yet in session, a Herald acr
the Major wth —
’•Look here. Major, you
of lit- third party fellows, are
w* :i.” said be. dryly, as be the
. th- hand ui I win! • I hi. -jfC
eye at another men, *T told 'em that
if they would take a few pljnka tht f
could give 'em end mix ’em In with
their*, so a« to havw n platform that
everybody could stand on, 1 w mid go
along with ’em and guarantee w’i| win
the fight. I told ’em to fix their
platform up right and m.ike a man’s note
wii tender, and whenever one of these
banks or *<*Ml j»r- p f is. i t-> take It and
shell out the money for ii. make s i h re-
111 Vl.-rt -f 111 - I ' -TUI.
| f, a «l mmil,„f 11.- -m
|,jm ,ti' l„ I r>' *h.-'ii I - I- -ill;
1 in.-itlarl.i.-* , -nil'll.:i' I f
