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VLI.
DEMOCRATS IN CONFERENCE
Members of National Executive Committee
Hold Meeting In Chicago.
HON. W. J. BRYAN SPEAKS AT THE AUDITORIUM.
Conference Results In a Few Changes In the Rules,
Both Factions In Chicago Satisfied,
The National Democratic executive
committee convened in Chicago at
noon Thursday. Its first work was
the removal of B. J. Devlin, the press
representative.
When the national committee came
to order ia the clubroom of the Sher¬
man house at 12 o’clock all the states
were represented either liy proxy or
by the their regular committeemen with
exception of North Dakota, Ore-
gon, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Vir-
ginia and Arizona. Mr. Bryan held
proxies for Michigan and South Da-
kota, and was present throughout the
meetings of the committee, although
be did not take any active part in the
proceedings. Ex-Governor Altgeld
was offered the proxy of Committee-
man White, of Washington, but de¬
clined it, nnd Willis J. Abbott, of
New Jersey, acted for that state.
Mayor Harrison held the proxy for
Alaska, but did not attend either ses-
sion of the committee.
No friction developed at the meet-
lng and the silver men who had made
such beligerent assertions failed to
make them good. Not a single war¬
like note was sounded and no de¬
fiances were uttered, either by tho
men who demand that “16 to 1” shall
be the rallying cry in the next cam¬
paign or those who oppose its adop¬
tion.
The only move made by the silver
men looking toward recognition by the
national committee was during the af¬
ternoon when the Ohio Yallev, Bi-
inetalie League was admitted to the
committee room and James P. Tarvin,
of Kentucky acting as spokesman,read
the resolutions adopted by the com¬
mittee at their meeting earlier in the
day at the Palmer house. These reso¬
lutions demanded that planks be in¬
serted in the next democratic national
platform opposing trusts, imperialism
and adhering to the silver ratio of
16 to 1.
“And along these lines we offer you
our aid,” said Mr. Tarvin.
'lbere was a defiant accent upon the
woid “these,” that seemed to imply
tba the support of the bimetallists
couid he secured along no other lines
tbaiS those marked out, but of this the
conjnittee took no notice. The Ohio
Vajfey tulisly Bimetallic thanked for League its proffer was cour- of
asistanco and assured that it would
b called upon ut such times as tho
ntional committee felt in need of its
asi stance.
That was the beginning and end of
iB silver episode.
The fight against P. J. Devlin, edi-
tr of the press bureau of the national
immittee, was brought to a finish,the
krrison faction of Illinois securing
h deposition for the part taken by
In as an oflicer of the national com-
li.tee in the last mayoralty election
iOhicago.
ieyond making several changes in
tl rule3 governing the committee
ruling else was douo during the day.
Bryan Makes Speech.
air thousand people crowded into
thiuditorium Thursday night,
spSthe sweltering heat, to attend
thefiitical meeting given under the
spi< of the Chicago platform demo¬
crat
It/as from first to last a silver
roeeg, an Altgeld meeting, an anti-
trusid anti-expansion meeting. All
of t speakers, save ex-Governor
Stonof Missouri, who was ill and
talkior less than two minutes, de-
clam favor of 16 to 1 and against
the vin the Philippine islands.
Thpeech of Mr. Bryan his hearers.
greatthusiasm among
A^ape,','#- «.nei. o— awi.ii.i .i—. *u-»
,/, 4 ni( ,,*n government should pursue
j u j on the same policy ns was pur-
saii/i>y BIIe .n Cuba. The Philippines, ho
accident of war, and being so
a c ,tired, they should have been
ci»n American principles, and not on
(lose practiced by European govern-
inents. The policy of the United
States, lie claimed, should have been
to create a republic ia the Philippines
nnd say to all the world, “hands off
nnd let that republic live.” His au¬
dience was in sympathy with his sug¬
gestions regarding the Philippines
and punctuated his speech with cheers.
The meeting was largely made up of
tho local adherents of tho Chicago
platform and personal followers of ex-
Governor Altgeld. The meeting,there-
fore, partook somewhat of the nature
of a persona! tribute to him. Many
of the speakers alluded to him in laud¬
atory terms and at every mention of
his name the audience shouted ap-
proval.
RAILROAD LOSES FIGHT.
The A. ft XV. V Cannot Construct Belt
Line to Connect W IMt Another Itonit.
The Atlanta and West Point Rail-
road company has met with defeat in
A s effort to build a belt line from its
main line near Oakland City to the
Georgia railroad.
The supreme conrt of Georgia
handed down a decision Thursday de-
daring that the company had no an-
Giority to build any belt line from any
fart of > mam line to another V *<|.
‘
1 Wr . 'V ittttt [M r .m«.
About one-half of the members of
the national committee occupied seats
on the platform, the balance failing to
put in an appearance.
Mr. Bryan, when introduced, spoke
in part as follows:
“In spenkiug in Chicago I am em¬
barrassed by the fact that the advo¬
cates of the Chicago platform are di¬
vided into two camps. It is not my
business to establish a secret service
in order to ascertain what democrats
are most devoted to the principles set
forth in the last party creed. All Chi-
cago platform democrats look alike to
me, nud instead of trying to drive nny
professed believer-in that platform out
the party, my aim is to so impress
upon all democrats the importance of
the triumph of democratic, principles
that all local differences will be lost
sight of in the determination to restore
the government to the foundation laid
by the fathers.
“In tho brief time that I shall speak
to you, I desire to condense what I
have to sny upon three subjects intq a
brief propositions.
“1. President McKinley, by send¬
ing a commission to Europe to secure
international bimetallism, confessed
the gold standard to bo unsatisfactory.
“2. The failure of the commission to
secure international bimetallism proves
that bimetallism can be restored only
through independent action.
“3. The gold standard is maintained
today not because the American people
desire it, but because a few English
financiers, by controlling tlie policy of
England, control, through the repub¬
lican party, the financial policy of the
United States.
“4. If the increased production of
gold in the Klondike and the impor¬
tation of gold from Europe bane in¬
creased the volume of money and im¬
proved times, it is evident that more
money makes better times and times
could be stilljfurther improved nnd by the
improvement made permanent the
resturation.on>imetnllism, which would
make silver as well as gold available
for coinage.
“5. If it was more difficult to main¬
tain the parity between gold and sil¬
ver when the supply of silver was in¬
creasing, it must now be easier to
maintain the parity since,the supply
of gold is increasing.
“On the trust question I suggest the
following propositions for your consid¬
eration:
“1. The trust is a menace to the
welfare of the people of the United
States because it creatos a monopoly
and gives to the few in control of the
monopoly almost unlimited power
over the lives anil happiness of con¬
sumers, employes and producers of
raw material.
“2. The president appoints the at-
torney general, H * and can if be desires,
“ i .*11
attorney general » who will
secure an ?
enforce , the ., anti a- * trust Jaws. i
“3. The attorney general can recom-
mend sufficient laws if present 1 laws
insufficient. . ,
are
“5. The attorney general can re-
commend amendments to the constitu-
tion if the constitution makes Him-
posible to extinguish trusts.
“5. The republican party is power¬
less to extinguish tlie trusts so long as
the trusts furnish the money to con¬
tinue the republican party in power.
“In the Philippine question certain
fundamental principles are involved,
“H There are but two sources of
government, force and consent, mon-
archies being founded on force, repub-
l‘ cs upon consent.
“ 2 - Th e declaration of independ-
enco asserts that all governments de-
rive their just powers from the con-
een ! of the governed.
“■ t sound Hie declaration cannot rightfully of independ-
euce is we ae-
quire title to the Philippine islands by
conquest or by purchase from
“lieu monarch to whose rebellious suh-
jects we ourselves furnished arms.
“4. If thA Filipinos are and of
right ought to he free, they should he
immediately assured of our nation’s
intention to give them independence
as soon as a stable government can be
established.
“5. The Filipinos having fallen into
our hands by accident of war, they
should lie dealt with according to
American principles, and not he given
independence, hut protected from out-
side interference while they work out
their own destiny.”
Previous to the appearance of the
Nebraska champion of silver the meet-
ing was entertained by an address by
Judge James P. Tarvin, of Covington,
Ky., president of tho Ohio Valley Bi-
metallic League.
BI-METALLISTS MEET.
Ths Nalio „n1 Committee Elect. Alabama
' an r «* ,on -
The national bi-metallic committee
met nt Chicago Thursday and elected
John W. Tomlinson, of Alabama to
succeed the late Senator Harris. A
committee o'f three, with the presi-
dent as a member, was elected to ap-
point men to fill any vacancies which
r. ay occur in the future. No other
business of importance was tranaoted.
ASH HU HN, GA, SATURDAY, JULY 20. 1809.
LETTER OF RESIGNATION
01 Secretary of War Alger anil
President McKinley’s Re-
, ply Thereto.
A Washington dispatch says: Sec¬
retary Alger maintained the same reti¬
cence Thursday that he adopted Wed¬
nesday after his resignation had been
presented, He would make no state-
meat, nnd every Inquiry was met with
the declaration that this same silence
' vould he preserved so loug as he was
a member of absorbing the cabinet* ntld generally
The most
discussed topic was the choice of a
successor to Secretary Algor. Many
names were mentioned in the specula¬
tion.
The following is Secretary Alger’s
letter of resignation, and the presi¬
dent’s reply to it:
“Ji r.v, lit, 1891).—Sir: I hog to ten¬
der you fpy resignation of the office of
secretary of war, to take effect nt such
time in the near future as you may
decide the affairs of this department
will permit,
“In terminating my offiidal Connec¬
tion with yoitr administration, l wish
for you continuous health attd the
highest measure of suecessih carrying
out the great work entrusted to you.
I have the liohor to be, very respect¬
fully, your obedient servant,
B. A. Ar.linn.
To the President.”
The President replied as follows:
“Executive Mansion, Washington,
July 20, 1899.—Hon. It. A. Alger,
Secretary of War, Dear Sir: Your
resignation of tho office of secretary 10th, of
war, under take ditto effect of July of August, is ac¬
cepted to the 1st
1899.
“In thus severing tho official rela¬
tion which lias continued for more
than two years, 1 desire to thank you
for tho faithful service you have ren¬
dered tho country at a most exciting
period, nud to wish you a long and
happy life.
“With assurances of high regard
and esteem, I am yours sincerely,
“William McKinley.”
FIGHTING RESUMED.
Americans and Filipinos Meet In
a Desperate Conflict
at lionong.
News has beeu received in Manila
from General Smith at Iloilo, Island
of I’anny, of a severe tight on Wed¬
nesday nt Bonong, between Byrne, of
tho Sixteenth infantry, with seventy
men and a force of 450 Babaylonos,
who surprised the American troops.
One hundred anil fifteen of tho ene¬
my were killed, as is shown by actual
count, many were wounded aud one
was taken prisoner.
The American loss was ono man
killed aud one wounded.
Tho fighting was mostly at close
quarters, with bayonets and clubbed
guns. A considerable stock of supplies
nud arms have been captured by Cap¬
tain Byrne, who is in command of tho
battalion operating at La Carlota, in
the district of Negros.
DEWEY’S SUIT FILED.
Admiral Claims BIjj Sums For Deslroyini:
Spanish Ships.
Thn ™ 1 ?y A, ' mirftl »»»«*
.. ,,H ntt °T n f. ? led K, nt «
libellant m tlie ( . district court , of tho
District of e n Columbia i t to , recover tlio
P^e money due , , him ■ and , the officers
aQ d crew of hut fleet for the vessels
sunk in tlie battle of Manila and the
*, 1 t J subsequently 1 recovered by /
<! e n *. vn , ' force , under bis command,
The ships and equipments have already
been appraised.
Admiral Dewey demands the sum of
S325,141 and, in addition, the amount
duo upon tho three cruisers sunk in
the engagement, but subsequently
raised, and upon which bo places a
value of $425,000. These last vessels
have never yet been appraised.
FOUL CHIME REVEALED.
Body of iSaby Acoidi-ntilly Found at Bot¬
tom of Klvor.
A Chattanooga dispatch says: While
searching for tlio body of Miss Bed-
dig in the Tennessee river, Thursday,
the searchers brought up a sack oon-
taming the body of n little white baby.
It was wrapped in n Hebrew newspu-
per and some fine cloth. The chief of
police has detailed detectives on the
case „nd they have located the nu-
re nts.
MILITARY IN CLEVELAND.
VnuT Bompanl** T.ocatoii in Ohio Town
Are Called to I’r,.*frvii Order.
Orders were issued at. Cleveland,
U-> Saturday for tlio assembling of
I 0l) r companies of the Fifth regiment,
located at Cleveland, to do strike duty
iu tlie streets of tlie city during the
present street rail nay trouble.
Decision to call out the Fifth was
made after a long conference between
Mayor Farley and Director of Police
Barrett. It was decided that it wns
absolutely necessary not only for tlie
safety of the property of tho street
railway companies and lives of its em¬
ployes, but for the protection of the
lives aud property of, citizens.
GIVALT.N EV INDICTED.
Seriooa Chargee llronght Against a Coun-
ty Keimoi CmmnUsioner.
The Floyd county, Ga., grand jury
indicted James I). Gwaltney, county
school commissioner, on the charge of
seduction. He was arrested some
time a K° on a warrant sworn out by
the father of Mias McKenzie, the girl
in the case. Tho matter never
to trial. It was rumored that the case
was "'roprormsed for a money consid-
eration.
NEW YORK MAN IS SELECTED AS
SUCCESSOR TO ALUEll.
'HE ACCEPTS THE PORTFOLIO.
General Alg;er Send* Congratulations—A
[Brief Sketch of the New Head
. of War [Department*
A Washington special says: tilihn
lloot, of New York, lias accepted the
war portfolio in Pres-dcnt Mi Kinley’s
cabinet. The telegram of acceptance
was received shortly after noon Satur¬
day, while Secretiny Long was with
tlio president. Secretary Alger had
just left.
The tender of the war portfolio was
made to Mr. Hoot Friday night after
the conference at the white house.
Seorotury Alger had confidently ex¬
pected the appointment of Mr. Hoot,
and was very much pleased nt the
president’s choice. This was evidenc¬
ed in the following letter which Secre¬
tary Alger addressed to his successor:
My Dear Sir. Root: All I know is what the
notvspapors say, that you are to succeed me
as secretary of war. Should it come to you
I most earnestly urge you to make the
saortfleo and accept the position. With
your great knowledge of law nnd your ex¬
cellent health, you can serve the country In
a way given to few men. Sincerely yours,
it. A. Ahok.it.
“To Hon. r.JIhu Root., New York."
XVlio tho Npw Secretary 1*.
Elihu Hoot was born February 15,
1845, at Clinton, Oneida county, N.
Y. He graduated from Hamilton col¬
lege in tho class of 1861 and entered
the New Y’ork university law school.
He was admitted to the bar in 1867,
since which time he has been in the
active practice of ills profession in
New York city. Ho was United Stales
attorney for tho southern district of
Now York from March, 1888, to July,
1885. He was vice president of tho
association of tho bar of the city of
Now York for a number of years; vice
president of the New York Grant
Monument Association; at one time
prtjident of tho republican club, and
is the present president of the Union
League Club.
He lias been a trustee of Hamilton
collego since 1888 and has served
president of the Now England .Society
in the city of New York. Ho was
of the most prominent members of tho
last New York state constitutional con¬
vention, where he served ns chairman
of the judiciary committee.
MAY DEMAND SATISFACTION.
Italian Government Seeking In¬
formation About Lynching In
Tallulah, l.n.
A Washington special says: The
lynching of flvo Italians in Louisiana
last Friday promises to assume an in¬
ternational aspect through the action
of the Italian government. Count
Vincbi, tho Italian charge d'affaires,
called at tho state department nt an
early hour Saturday morning nnd made
representations to the officials con¬
cerning the atrocity in Louisiana.
In order to get full information as a
basis for notion by this government,
Secretary Hay (hereupon telegraphed
the governor of Louisiana requesting
all the facts in the case. Count Vin-
chi’s action wns predicated on reports
from tho Italian consular officials in
Louisiana, and by tho press reports.
There is reason to believe also that
the Italian foreign offico is already
fully informed on the occurrence. It
is probable, however, that the repre¬
sentations of the present are only pre¬
liminary with the view to calling at¬
tention to the facts reported and to
pave the way for any protest or de¬
mand of reparation which may follow.
Count Vinohi's representations to
the state department were based upon
a brief dispatch from the acting con¬
sul at New Orleans, Pabini.
Count Vincbi at onco directed that
all tin; particulars in the case he se¬
cured and that special inquiry be made
as to whether tho victims of the lynch¬
ing were Italian citizens who had not
yet become naturalized.
Italian Papers Brought IJp,
According to tho Home correspond¬
ent of Tho London Daily Mail, tlio
United Slates government lias inform¬
ed the Italian authorities that it is im¬
possible to discover tlio Tallulah
lynchers. The newspapers, tho cor¬
respondent adds, are indignant, and
vigorously denounce what they call
“sham American civilization.”
Fatal Cyclone In Indiana.
A cyclone struck the eastern portion
of Laporte, Jnd., Monday night nnd
wrecked , several buildings, It is
feared that the families of Jacob
Morton and William Steele, who live
on the Kankakee marsh, have been
killed.
Desired to Become Citizens.
A dispatch from Tallulah, La., says
that the five Italians who were lynched
Friday had been living in Ladison
parish for some years, and had filed
their declarations to become citizens.
Some had applied for naturalization
papers,
Dewcv Fund Reaches ,,‘ 81 5 000
, w 'j,, 11 Tll „
contributions'to the. Dewuv borne fund
re( . eived Saturday amounted to 8230 ' ’
making in all 815,008.
WAS“UNMANLY”
SAYS PINGREE
of Michigan Severely
Scores President McKinley
“TREATED ALGER SHAMEFULLY”
I e Assertion Is Tlmlc Thfit WtH
ecretary Repeatedly Offered
to Vacate.
A Detroit, Mich., special says: Gov¬
ernor Filigree handed to tlio Assooi-
teil Press Friday a prepared,and signed
interview', giving wlmt tlie governor
asserts are to he “facts which arc ab¬
solutely reliable, hearing upon the t‘d-
lfttious between General Alger ftnd
President McKinley with xvhich tlio
public are hot famili'dr.’’ At the out¬
set tlio governor said:
< ( I have no hesitation in saying that
the course pursued hy tho president
in this matter is little loss than cow¬
ardly. Tt, is, to say tlio least, very
Humanly.”
Governor Filigree said his informa¬
tion did not come from General Alger,
hut from one whoso knowledge of tlio
facts cannot be disputed.
Proceeding, lid lie says that repeatedly begad
slnCo I eastern newspapers
tlioir attacks upon Secretary president Algor,
the secretary informed tlio
Hint if those press dispatches embar¬
rassed tho administration in the
slightest degree, ho would resign at
once, hut the president sn often pro¬
tested emphatically that, he had the
utmost confidence iu Secretary Alger
and liis conduct of the war depart¬
ment, nnd that tlio country could not
afford to lose liis services.
The goVerndj 1 says that nt the time
“liis alleged alliance with General Al¬
gor was announced, and before liis dis¬
avowal of interviews criticising the
president had reached Washington,
General Alger told the president that
upon the president’s slightest intima¬
tion lie would resign, but tlio presi¬
dent refused to entertain the idea for
a moment.
“As to the 'alleged alliance’ being
any reason for nsking for General Al¬
ger’s resignation, Governor Filigree
says, t ‘Long would before my announcement
Dial support General Algor
for tho senate, Secretary of State Hay,
on June 2d last, requested Vico Presi¬
dent lfohnrt to intimate to General
Algor that his resignation would he
acceptable to the president nml would
relie.vo him from tho embarrassing at¬
tacks of the press upon tho conduct of
tho war.
Mr. Hobart very properly declined
to ho a party to such unmanly, not to
say cowardly, proceeding and express¬
ion opinion in torms decidedly vigor¬
ous.
“After that General Algor, entirely
ignorant of this miserable conspiracy,
several times offered to end the attacks
by submitting liis resignation, hut
still the president did not have the
courage to express himself to his sec¬
retary. General Alger finally did
hand liis resignation to the president
to take effect January 2d.
“The president duned not face the
in a manly nay and ask him
to retire and give liis reasons for mak¬
ing the request. He finally accom¬
plished hy indirection what ho dared
not do in an open and frank manner
himself.”
Governor Filigree stntes that Mr.
Hobart was finally prevailed upon by
Attorney General Griggs to convey to
the secretary that liis resignation was
desired and gave my alleged alliance
with the secretary «s a pretext.
Oomtuoiiting on the whole matter,
the governor says that General Alger’s
sacrifice was compelled by demands of
New York politicians, hacked hy the
“unscrupulous and heartless learned press.”
Ho predicts that it will lie lie
“that the president himself will
responsible for whatever mistakes have
been made in conducting tlio war."
“I fun told on tho very host author-
ily that General Alger made very few
appointments of officers during tho
war, and that the commissions were
isauod almost entirely upon tho order
rt the president.”
OFFIC IAL REPORT FROM OTIS
On the Poapernte nml (!lo«U’-Oii»rf«r Flight
Oil Inlawl of Negron.
The wnr department has received
tlie following cablegram:
“Manila, July 21. Adjutant Gen-
oral, Washington: Captain It. A.
Byrne, Sixth infantry, with seventy
men, surprised united rubber hands
of Negros, numbering MO. Killed
115; wounded many; captured a few
rifles and revolvers, many hand
weapons, largequaniaiy of stockfight-
ing at close distance. Byrnes loss
one killed, one wounded, names not
given. I his action very beneficial for
quiet of Negros. ' Oris.”
French Judge Suspended.
The court of cassation at Paris has
suspended M. Crosjean, the Versailles
judge, for two months, for communi¬
cating to newspapers documents con¬
cerning tho Dreyfus case.
Refrigerator Plant For Manila.
Secretary Alger lias approved plans
for a building for the refrigerator
plant nt Manila, The building will
cost 8230,000 and the plant anti ma¬
chinery 8400,000.
FIVE ITALIANS LYNCHED.
A Louisiana Mob Takes Two From
Sheriff and Three From
the Jail.
A special dispatch from Tallulah,
La., given details of a sensational
wholesale lynching Thursday night
following a dastardly attempt at mur¬
der. There were five victims and they
wore all Italians.
During tlie dny Dr. Hodge, a prom¬
inent physician ut Tallulah, ho-
onme involved in an altercation with
an Italian named Charles Dcfatla, and
tlio Jailer shot the physician in the
bowels, seriously wounding him. The
wounding of Or. Hodge created in¬
tense excitement in Tallulah and the
surrounding country, and a mob was
immediately organized to wreak murderer ven¬
geance upon the woUld-be
and several of liiH alleged accomplices.
Immediately on tlie crack of the
gun Frank Dcfatla, Sy Doferrocli and
John Oerreno, who were in Defatta's
store oti Front street, started on a rnn
to Joe's store, with shotguns nnd long
knives in their hands.
Court war. In session nnd a lnrgo
crowd of country people were In town,
nnd with the sheriff and his deputies,
they joined in tho oIiiiho nnd succeed¬
ed in niresting aud disarming Frank
Dofnttn, Sy Deforfoch rtnd John Oor-
ono, after a tough struggle. John thfl
Coreno mnde a lunge at oho of
crowd with ono of liia long kuivOH nnd
was promptly knocked'down by a by.
slander.
The sheriff, with his posse, nt onco
went to the house where Charles nnd
Jon Dcfatta were barricaded, sur¬
rounded thosqunro, nnd after battering
down the doors of the house, succeed¬
ed iu taking Cliurlcs Dcfatta. Not
finding .ioo ill there, tlio crowd begun
a vigilunt search of the firemises and
thence going to tlie large dwelling Im¬
mediately behind the shop, which wns bid
ow ned by the Dcfnttns, found Joe
under tlie chimney, lie was promptly
taken out and the sheriff started to tlio
jail with Charles and J oti.
When he got to the cotirthoiifld
square a crowd of about 250 citizens
citizens overpowered the sheriff nml
after rt severe struggle took Joe and
Charles Dcfatta down In the field lo
the slaughter pell and hanged them to
tlio gallows used for slaughtering
beeves,
Joe denied the shooting nnd said
Charles did it. Charles said Joe did
the shooting, which half a dozen saw
nnd know ho did. Charles said ho
jumped on Dr. Hodge anil was sorry
of it, that Frank Dofnttn nnd Sy Dofor-
l'ocli wele the cause of the trouble.
Tlie crowd then adjourned to tlio
jail, overpowered tho jailer and depu¬
ties, taking tho keys, went 111 and
brought out Sy Deferred!, Frank
Defatta nnd Joe Coreno and hanged
thorn to an oak trim in (lie jail yard.
Not a slmt was fired and tho crowd
wns orderly and quiet, but very de¬
termined. A good many citizens plead¬
ed for the lives of the Sicilians, but of
no avail, ns this was the third outrage
committed hy this same class.
CLASH OF AUTHORITY.
TnxfiM Objects lo Itoodlvor Obeying tfnltoil
Ntutort «|u<lgo.
A dispatch from Austin says: probably The
Texas slnte officials will
clash with the federal courts. Friday
they received information that tho
headquarters of the Texarkana and Ft.
Smith railway, which ia a part of the
Kansas City, Flttahiirg and Gulf,
which is now in the hands of n re¬
ceiver, had been ordered moved from
Texarkana to Kansas City. The
Texas law requires that general maintained offices
of all Texas lines ahull he
iu the state.
I’rotest From Western Union.
A Columbia H. 0., dispatch says:
The Pullman Palace Car Company,
tho Southern Express Company, tho
Telephone Company acquiesced
in the valuation for taxation fixed on
tlioir property by the railroad hoard
if equalization, being883,000, 891,000
uml 825,000 respectively. The W«»t-
ern Union,taxed for $1,000,000, enter¬
ed a protest.
Country About Manila Flooded,
Advices from Manila state that tho
unprecedented mins of last week have
( , onv inced observers that military oper-
„„ „ | arg0 or advances
,. im . r j, 1(; mtt uy miles will lie impossi-
| j[o for n | ong time. Many miles of
t |,o countrv are flooded to a depth or
tJ)ruo or / om . foet .
STRIKERS LOSING GROUND.
Flighty Per Cent of Trolley Car* Are Him*
nliiK In New Vork.
A Now York dispatch says: Tho sit¬
uation of tlio Brooklyn strike Friday
waB auch as to give the Rapid Transit
conj pm,y much encouragement. By
j nv , m tigation it was found that fully
p er ( . eid 0 j ^j 10 ( . ar „ were running
on „f tbe lines. An exception is
q ie street lino, which lias not
operated for several days. Four
policemen are seen accompanying the
,. ars Many still refuse to patronize
jj )(! Kllr f a eo lines on account of possi-
ble delays. The “L” roads are get-
ting this patronngo.
WON’T AUCTION LANDS.
Secretary of the Interior Disapprove.
Iferniann’M HPcoininentUUon.
A Washington dispatch Bays: Sec¬
retary of tho Interior Hitchcock has
disapproved the recommendation of
the commissioner of the geneiai land
office for tho sale of all the lauds in
Alabama hy public auction. These
unoccupied aud unreserved lands in
the state aggregate 522,373 acres, over
the disposition of which there has been
considerable agitation.
NO. 51.
THREE VICTIMS
OF A MOB
Assailants of tlie Octrees Are
Quickly Put to Death.
ONE MADE A FULL CONFESSION.
Fight Other Negroes, According to
the Confession, Were
Implicated.
Throe negroes were lynched in Early
county, Ga., Sunday morning by a
mob. The first one put to death was
Louis Bam min. Ho wns captured
near Brinson mol onrried to Snffold
.Sunday morning about 4 o’clock.
Has wns taken before Mr. nnd
Mrs. Oglotreo, who identified him
ns one rtf tlie party who robbed the
man nnd assaulted (lie woman.
'The negro was carried a short dis¬
tance from the lionso of the Ogletrees
nud slrung up to a limb.
Before dying ho confessed to the
deed and gave the names of tho ne¬
groes assisting iu tlio devilish work.
He said that there were eight negroes
in tlio gnng auil that they came from
Augusta, Ga. He also said that two
of the party were only a short distance
from where he stood.
Tho mob divided, one portion swing¬
ing up Bannnin and the other two no-
giocs, w ho wore overtaken and shot.
How Simimln Unfi ('utitflif.
On Saturday night Sntnmin ap¬
peared at flic cabin of an old lodging. negro
near Brinson and asked for
Tho old man suspected flint tlio way¬
farer was ono of tlie assailants of the
Ogletrees nnd gave his consent for tlio
strnngor to remain awhile. The old
darkey then wont lo Brinson and in¬
formed tlie officers of the strnngo ne¬
gro’s presence in Ids house. A posse
was soon organized iffd in a short
time Hnminin was a captive.
Wrr« I’rolMibly 10»«*aprn.
A dispatch from Augusta states that
while no positive information lias been
secured, it is thought Hint tho six no-
groes mentioned in Bninbridge dis-
I niches are flume who escaped from
fiin Richmond comity jail on June 7th.
They had all been convicted at the su¬
perior term, nnd were awaiting trails-
portntion to the various places of pun¬
ishment when hy the aid of a nail,
spoon handle and a piece of wood
they dislodged enough brick to admit
tlioir bodies through the wall.
They were next heard from at Lnla-
vllle, some seven miles west, of Au¬
gusta. Some female residents of that
plnco wired to Augusta that they wore
terrorized by the escaped convicts.
The sheriff failed (o find any proofs of
identity, hut offered a reward of $150
for tlio arrest of the escapes as well as
expenses incurred.
Tho negroes were John Dog an, sen¬
tenced to seven years iu the penitenti¬
ary, convicted of assault with intent to
murder. lie is a man who shot and
Attempted to kill Bridgennin McEI-
murrny nt Fort Royal bridge over the
Savannah river. Dogmi lias liis full
liiuiie Inttoed on Lis left arm.
Ben Lark, sentenced for live years,
convicted of burglary nt tlio Walter
place. and Dred Hender¬
Will Easterling
son, each under soutence of six years,
convicted of burglary They bnr-
glarized Kim Walton's store on South
Boundary. of
Columbus Hay, under sentence
firo years, was convicted oy an indict¬
ment for burglary at tho home <3
Mail Carrier Bruner.
Will Campbell alias “Boar Hog,”
sentenced to six years in the peni¬
tentiary, convicted of larceny from
tlio car.
SOUTHERN SIIII'l’KKS LOSE.
lOiKlit Car J,ourts of WatormeloriB Given
Away In Jvrmty City.
A New York dispatch says: Eight
car loads of watermelons were given
away Saturday at tho freight yards of
the Pennsylvania road in Jersey City.
This was done because the company
wanted the cars, and tho New York
consignees did not send for the fruit.
Tlie loss falls on (he consignors in
the south.
DEWEV AT TRIESTE.
Here of Manlle (lie Oliesf ef lienor at
llanqnet By Austrian*.
Admiral Dewey, accompanied by
Captain Benjamin P. Lnmborton and
Flag Lieutenant T. M. Brumby, of
the United States cruiser Olympia,
landed nt Trieste, Austria, Friday to
return Thursday’s visits to the ad¬
miral, and to call officially upon the
governor of Kustenlnnd, Count Goose.
The American officers also called upon
tho mayor of Trieste.
The United States minister to Aus¬
tria-Hungary, Addison O. Harris, gave
a banquet Friday night in honor of
Admiral Dewey. The guests were
limited to thirty-five.
NINE PERSON'S KILLED
By K*|>1i>»n>n Wlileli Occurred on Board
English Torpedo Boat IlMlroyer.
A dispatch from London says: An
explosion on bonrd the torpedo boat
destroyer Bullfinch on tho Solent, dur¬
ing her trial Friday, killed nine and
injured four on hoard. It was tbe
worst naval accident of this nature
that has occured iu tlio British navy
in twenty years, Tlie victims were
terribly injured, steam nnd boiling
water filling the engine room.