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the ashburn advance. Pi* It K A l> Y, } Pnblislisrs. KENTUCKY ROW IN HIGH Supreme Tribunal of the Land ™ s “ tle the BATE FOR HEARING IS SET. Attorneys File Documents Mak¬ ing the Situation Plain and Ask For Early Decision. A Washington special says: Tho cases involving the Kentucky gov- ernorship were docketed in the United States supremo court Monday. A brief statement in which counsel for both Taylor anil Beckham joined was filed at the same time, asking for an early hearing. The court advanced the case to heard on tho 30th instant, and each side four hours foi arguments. The agreed statement sets out i both n m Taylor i and ■) t> Beckham, i i as gover- nors, John Marshall as lieutenant gov- ernor on tho Republican side, and L. H. Carter as president pro tern, of the senate, and Johu B. Castlemwn as ad- jutant general on the De nooratic side, are each and all claiming the right to and are actually attempting to exer rise the powers of tho respective offi- ccs severally claimed by them, thus producing great confusion iu Ken- tncky by reason of the doubts as to which of the persons named has the lawful right to exercise the authority pertaining to the several offices named, all to the great injury and detriment of the people of the state. The agreed statement then continues as follows: “Tims, under the constitution and laws of Kentucky, the governor of the stele, in addition to being charged generally with the duty of seeing that the laws are faithfully executed, is also specially charged with the duty aud invested with the power of filling many important offices in the state by ap¬ pointment, some by original appoint¬ ment and others by appointment to till meaucies, and also with the power to issue commissions to many officers, whether appointed by him or elected by the people, and also with tho power to issue pardons aud to remit fines aud forfeitures. ‘‘Both plaintiff in error, William S. Taylor, and defendant in error, J. C. Heekliam, are claiming the light to perform all functions of the aforesaid office of governor, and each of them is attempting and has actually attempted toperform many of the said functions, snob, for example, as issuing pardons and filling offices by appointment,etc., “Some of the officers of the state recognize the acts of the plaintiff in error, William B. Taylor, as the lawful acts of the governor of the state, and refuse to recog¬ nize similar acts by defendant in error, J. 0. W. Heekliam; while other' officers of the state recognize the acts “■ C. W. Beckham as the lawful acts of the governor of the state and refuse to reeozniza the acts of William B. Taylor as such governor. “Among other officers whom the governor to is authorized and required eleemosynary appoint are the officers of the institutions of the state, mid each of the said two claimants to tie office of governor has attempted to till said offices and some persons rec¬ ognize the authority of the appointees of one of said claimants to the offices sad refuse to recognize those of the others, and vice versa. By reason of “II these facts aud others which might he enumerated, it is of the utmost im¬ portance to the people of the state of tight Kentucky that the question of tho litigation to office involved iu the aforesaid be determined. The ques¬ tions of law involved in said causes we of very great and grave interest “tid importance, involving the nature wd extent of the powers of an election contest tribunal and the powers of the judiciary with relation thereto.” Mr. Louis MeQuown appears as “ttorney for Beckham and other of the Democrats, while Ilolm Bruce “Ppears as attorney for Taylor and °tlier Republicans. ASPIRANTS will meet. ’’Tan and Dewey Will Attend Celebra- tion of Lakeside Club In Chicago. Admiral Dewey and William J- ^fyan will meet in Chicago for tne ^ t8 t time since the hero of Manila an¬ nounced he was a presidential candi- ““te. All doubt as to Mr. Bryan’s Pfeeence was dispelled when MaxJ. p >eise of the Lakeside Club received a te legram from him saying that he To nld cancel previous engagements in order to be present at that organiza- ’■on’s celebration. Both the disting- r 'shed guests are aware of the pros¬ pective meeting. CONGRATULATIONS GALORE. S 'n»tnr Moreau Overwhelmed With Tele- t'ams and Letters From Friends. A N\ ashington dispatch says: The teore definite nows from Alabama, *Wiug the overwhelming character S0| l extent of his victory in the sena- lor iai primaries, has brought a great ' , °‘Hnie of congratulatory telegrams ‘teJ letters to Senator Morgan. These u *ve c mie from all parts of the union, ■oaoy Trom Georgia friends, but, more, °* course, from Alabama. Official Organ of Worth County, Orders for Job Printing Given Prompt Attention. I " 0AR ctMf « wm Senator Praises Aguinaldo and Makes an Impassioned Speech Against imperialism. | Mr ^loar^th' 811 copiedThTlTtentTon tl>r . ee ^ ours Tuesi:lll 7 VhtY d 1 * ],. laC emliarke ^- As prepared 1 ° ,® n es8 "as 50,000 words in it, ow.ng to an incipient attack of rl, g JP from which he 0 rhe speech was briliiantly was suffering. was illuminated with splendid written, V”** rhetori- tWf "' as cita- ts of the One Of the notable pai address was the eulogy of I ,nala °- Mr- Hoar did not liken . i u Mir gent leader to Washington as llits been done heretofore, hut 1o Kos- jl l 7 <dom th Haul, buil(lers .Touhert, Nathaniel ° e ' r »f «>e church Aguiual/o T hif ScUte* 'ilTthe and leadership miuds of the Filipinos to the best ever produced in the Asiatic race, a race which handed down to us the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, the poetry of David, the eloquence of Isiah, the wfcfc' plL.mphy vofSolo- mon and the profound of in ^ . „ most , effective „ parts of , his address was lbs fancied roll call of some if the distinguished statesmen of the United States on the question of the retention of the Philippines, He b gau with George Washington each and closed in sentence with William giving McKinley, a the reason for his vote. Every vote was in the negative, except that of Aaron Burr, who voted “yes” and explained: “You are repeating my bnecaneer- ing expedition down tho Mississippi, I am to be vindicated at last.” When the name of William McKin- ley was called, he replied: “There has been a cloud before my vision for a moment, but I see clearly now; I will go back to whatlsaid two years ago: Forcible , annexation is criminal aggression; governments de- rive their just powers from the consent °l the governed, uot of some of them, but of all of them. I will stand with the fathers of the republic. I will stand with the founders of the Repub¬ lican party. No.” The effect was dramatic. As Hoar pronounced his peroration the stillness in the chamber was intense. Applause swept over the galleries, but it was hushed quickly by the president pro tempore. Mr. Hoar took as his text, the Bever¬ idge resolution declaring the Philip¬ pines United States territory. He cited the glory of the war with Spain, the prosperity of tho American people at its close, eulogized President Mc¬ Kinley’s course at that time, charac¬ terizing him as the most beloved pres¬ ident who ever sat in the chair of Washington. He begged the Repub¬ lican party not to recede from its principles. reviewed the rebellion Mr. Hoar aud made a vigorous defense of the Filipinos. As to what lie would do with the Philippines, he said: “Declare now that we will not take these islands to govern them against their will. “Reject a cession of sovereignty which implies that sovereignty may be bought and sold and delivered without the consent of the people. governments to “Require all foreign keep out of these islands. “Offer the Filipinos onr help m maintaining order until they have a reasonable opportunity to establish a government of their own. “Aid them by advice, if they desire it, to set up a free and independent government. all the great powers of Eu¬ “Invite agreement that that rope to unite iu an interfered independence shall not bo " ‘“Declare that the doctrine United States applica¬ will enforce the same as ble to the Philippines that we declared to Mexico and Hayti and the Bouth as republics, American distant future, lea\e “Then, in a not salvation, them to work out their own be¬ nation on earth, from the as every has wrought its own ginning of time, salvation.” New' Job For First Assistant will 1 =■ Perry Heath resign bureau of to take charge of the pre S executive the n ational Republican committee. STRIKER* READY TO FIGHT. Workmen Are CansinK Trouble at Italian landing, N. Y. Croton !- A dispatch from Croton Landing, N Y says: While everything neighbor¬ was nuiet and “peaceful iu the hood of the Cornell < 3 am Sunday mgnt, where Italians are on a strike for in leased wages, nearly works 300 and armed each depn- one ties guarded the p Of e « "the works, doggedly arc behaving determined. qm^Y, Ihe but are that it outside labor is strikers swear will fight tooth and brought in they nail to pre vent i t. shipper PAYS the tax. Benders Decision In Favor Supreme Court of Express Company. court of the United the ble t tiie-express compa niea ' - ASHBURN, GA.. SATURDAY. APRIL 21. 1900. boycott requested Head of Striking Telegraphers Seeks Outside Assistance. AGENTS ASKED TO DIVERT TRAFFIC Railway Official. Still Inailt Tliat lVust- boas la not Affected In the Slightest Degree By the Strike, An Atlanta dispatch says: President Towel), of the Order of llailroad Tel¬ egraphers, who is conducting the tel¬ egrapher’s strike agaiust the Southern railway, has officially notified the tick¬ et and freight agents of all of the other railroads in the United States of the existing strike on the Southern, and asked them to route passengers and freight via other lines than the Southern pending the present trouble. He has also asked the American Fed¬ eration of Labor to boycott the South¬ ern until the existing troubles are set¬ tled. Mr. Powell declares that his request to the Federation of Labor to boycott the road will put 800,000 workingmen against it and that his request to the ticket and freight agents will prove more effective than tho telegraphers’ strike. President Powell has also stationed “scouts” at a number of the principal points on the Southern system to keep him informed as to the progress of events; to hearten and encourage the strikers and to enlist" tho sympathy and good will of the citizens at the various points at which these “scouts” are stationed. The telegraphers say that the law forbidding the movement of frieght trains in Georgia between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday will prove of material benefit to them. From a local standpoint the boycott declared by President Powell was the only development in the strike situa¬ tion. Southern railway officials say that the business of the road is uot affected in the slightest degree, and that they have no personal knowledge of the ex¬ istence of a strike save the reports in the daily papers. They say that so far as the road is concerned the strike 13 over and They aro as busy as cau.be carrying passengers and freight. At AssistantGeneval Superintendent Thompson's office it was said that nu¬ merous applications were being re¬ ceived daily for positions as operators and agents from competent, expe¬ rienced men. None of the Southern officials ap- pear disturbed or alarmed over the situation. They declare that not only all passenger trains, but all freight trains are running on their usual schedules and on time. THEY WELCOME DEWEY. Democratic Press Bulletin Issues a Greet¬ ing; to the Admiral. A Chicago dispatch says: Bryan Democrats have decided to welcome Admiral Dewey into the Domocratio party. Such is the position officially outlined in .Saturday’s issue of the Democratic press bulletin. “We may accept the admiral’s dec- laration of his political faith as indi- eating that he is with the Democratic party at least on an overwhelming ma¬ jority of the issues it lias taken up,” runs the article, which is written by Willis J. Abbott, head of the Demo- cratic literary bureau. “This is a most gratifying fact,” the article con¬ tinues. “It indicates that should the Democratic party, after mature delib- eration, deny the admiral the nomina- tion which he seeks, it may, neverthe- less, count on his co-oporation and his influence in behalf of its efforts to end the evils of McKinleyism by ending che reign of Emperor William I.” Iu commenting upon the purport of ” his article, Mr. Abbott- says: “We are naturally delighted at the prospect of such a distinguished ac- j quisition to our ranks as Admiral Dewey, but of course we expect the admiral to ‘play fair’ and to accept the i good old Democratic doctrines. Jmericans Kept Busy. Reports of encounters between the American troops and the insurgents continue to be received at Manila from many points. STOCKHOLDERS MUST PAY. National , Bank ,, , As- . Plttle Iloclc , nefunct (Moment Holds Good. In a suit involving the liability of stockholders of the F irst National bank, of Little Lock, Ark., now de- fund, on an assessment of 02 per cent levied by the comptroller of _ the currency my to discharge the bank s lia- b,llU6 , . T nd<rft John 4 Wil- ’ decided d that that the the stockhold- stockhol lmms has erB are liable. 8250 J ? assessment t was ™ levied levied on on S-o - 000 o bank stock, representing X me —t °J TuV-Sf ' was void because not a uthorized. Report Nearly Complete. The grand jury which has spent the i„.t tar, weeks at Frankfort investiga- nc the assassination of Governor Goebel will make a report very afl of soon. the It is understood that nearly witnesses have been heard. Hanna Reported To Re Ill Senator Mark Hanna is said to be . quite ill antiM’ with J 0 * jippe at Old loin, Comfort, may not be ah e attend tRepublican State ’ Con “ ti0 »lu«i US “ eXt ’' Veek ' by DIRECT VOTE OF THE PEOPLE United States Senators May Be Elected Henceforth. THE HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION Contemplates Important Change In the Constitution—The Vote Was Unanimous. A Washington special says: Tho house Triday by a vote of 240 to 16 adopted a resolution for a constitu¬ tional amendment providing for the election of United States senators by direct vote of the people. Fourteen Republicans and one Democrat voted against it. By the terms of the reso¬ lution tho amendment to bo submit¬ ted to the legislatures is as follows: “The senate of the Unitod Slates shall be composed t»f two senators from each state, who shall be selected by a direct vote of the people thereof for a term of six years and each senator shall have otie vote. A plurality of the votes cast for candidates for sena¬ tor shall be sufficient to elect. The electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the state legislatures, respectively. “When a vacancy happens, by death resignation, or otherwise in the repre¬ sentation of any state in the senate, tho same shall be filled for tho unex¬ pired term thereof in tho same manner as is provided for the election of sena¬ tors in paragraph 1: Provided, that the executive thereof may make tem¬ porary appointment until the next gen¬ era! or special election, in accordance with tho statutes or constitution of such state.” Tho remainder of the day was de¬ voted to the consideration of private pension bills. Several sharp attacks were made upon Mr. Talbert, Demo¬ crat, of South Carolina, for his course in delaying action upon bills. There were two joint resolutions on the popular election of senators when the house adjousned Thursday. The majority resolution of tho committee left it optional with the states wheth¬ er their senators should bo elected di¬ rectly or by the legislature. The mi¬ nority resolution made it incumbent that each state elect by direct vote. The minority resolution which was of¬ fered as a substitute was voted upon first and was carried by an overwhelm¬ ing vote—ayes 135, noes 30. Mr. Corliss tried unavailingly to get an aye and no vote, but only nine mem- bers seconded the demand. The vote was then taken upon the adoption Of the amendment, the wliolo house ris- ing iu support of the demand. The resolution was adopted, 240 to 15. The negative votes wero cast by Messrs. Allen, of Maine; Burleigh, of Maine; Calderhead, of Kansas; Ford- ney, of Michigan; Gardner, of Now Jersey; Hedge, of Iowa; Heary, of Connecticut; Lane, of Iowa; Lester, of Georgia; Littlefield, of Maine; Mc- I’herson, of Iowa; Mann, of Illinois; Bussell, of Connecticut; Bperry, of Connecticut, and Thomas, of Iowa, Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, asked unan- imotis consent to set aside May 1st for the consideration of the Nicaraguan canal bill. “I object, shouted Mr. Burton, of Ohio, emphatically. Mr. Hepburn then took steps to overcome this opposition and a peti¬ tion to the committee on rules was prepared, requesting that body to fix a time for taking up the canal bill, Mr. Hepburn circulated the petition on tho Republican side, and up to the tim ° °* adjournment secured sixty-one signatures, Mr. Adamson, who circulated the pe- tition on the Democratic side, said: “There is no opposition whatever on this side, and every man present today has signed the petition. The number exceeds sixty.” Notwithstanding these efforts, it was intimated pretty strongly in well-in- formed quarters that the committee on ru | eH waH not likely to bring in a spe- c ; a | ru ] e> The members of tho com- mittce declined, however, to make any definite statement on the subject. POIVELL SUES SOUTHERN. President of Order of Tnlegranliem Claim* 1]mt „ HK President W. V. Powell, of the Or- ,; er „{ Railroad Telegraphers, filed ga it Tuesday in the city court of At- ] ari ta, Ga., against the Bouthern Rail- wa y company for .$50,009 damages. Mr. Powell claims that he has been j n J i ure J to that amount " through l “ r o'>gri a a pub- pun , T ‘a , , ,,, Constitution, Monday xr April 16, for which ho claims BoutherniB reBponBiLIo. ihear- tide which Mr. Powell claims is libel- ) ous contained an interview with Mr. »• a -jaunt geoer.l Barrett. COULDN’T STAND PROSPERITY. Uricklay€,r Inherit* Fortune, t;o»» Crair ami Commit* Soleble. Julius Koster, a bricklayer of New York, who recently inherited £300,- 000 from his brother s estate in Ger- 1 '"ghom^a °rope in' an "empty" water , ank on the roof of his house. Foster had recently ' recovered from a long * Bpell of Bick eH8 . The 8u<Wen eh from poV er»y to riches left his mind permanently affected. - JOHNSTON SATISFIED Alabama Governor Is Gratofnl to Friends and Aooepts Defeat. HE ACQUIESCES IN THE RESULT. Snys Ho Hid No ITiiklndneaA For Seimtor Morgan ami Will Continue In the Ho <1 Old Way. A Birmingham, Ala., dispatch Governor Johnston, who mot his po¬ litical Waterloo in Saturday’s prima¬ ries in his race for the United States senate against John T. Morgan, gives out the following statement: “It is manifest that the Democracy of the state ha* declared for tho ro- oloctiou of Senator Morgan, I am a Democrat in victory or defeat, and shall acquiesce in that result, ns I have always done, without a murmur. “I know there were a very largo number of gentlemen who were my personal friends, and would have been glad to support me, but felt that they could not turn their backs oil a senator who was so illustrious. “I am glad that I can look back in the canvass with tlio consciousness that 1 have indulged in no tilth or mis¬ representations, and that today I have no unkiudiiess in my heart for the distinguished gentleman who has won. “I am deeply grateful to the friends who bavo so liberally supported mo in this contest, I hope that 1 shall livo long enough to show every ono of them that my gratitude will only cease when I shall ‘cross over the river and rest in the shade.’ “I congratulate myself that in tho contest with one so distinguished and beloved us Senator Morgan I liiTe polled nearly 40 per cent of the vote in tho primary and that n change of less than 10,000 votes would have giv¬ en mo a majority reforms in the legislature. “The secured during my administration havo aroused no little resentment, but I hope that when the passions of tho hour pass away the people will see that these reforms will bo of lasting benefit to them and that in the end all will couio to acknowl¬ edge Mint tho good of tho people and the glory of tho commonwealth has been nearest my heart. “I had hoped that if elected to the Senate I could 1»C of aubataniial narvioo to may people, among whom I have lived so long, and with whom I have shared all the perils of war and strug¬ gles of peace. “I liavo done something, I hope, to reunite our people, and to compose tho differences that so sharply divided them, and I shall continue to strug¬ gle to accomplish that end, whether as a public official or a privato citizen. “We must all stand together to build up our state, develop its re¬ sources, improve its educational facili¬ ties and to give the people the bless¬ ing of a just, impartial and economical administration of tlieir affairs.” ROBERT* SPREADS NET. II« Is Hopeful of » Haul of lloem Wlion It Ifi Drawn In. A London special says: Lord Rob¬ erts has spread his net far and wide to catch the adventurous commandoes that havo been making mischief in the southeastern part of the Btato. The net lias not yet been drawn in; but, at tho headquarters of Lord Roberts, the impression exists that tho power of the Boers is decreasing. A Daily Nows correspondent lias them fleeing to the southeast; a Stan¬ dard correspondent reports them flee¬ ing northward; a Daily Telegraph correspondent says that some aro go¬ ing north nnd others south, while a Morning Post representative says it is not known what tho Boers are doing. Evidently the feeling at Bloemfon¬ tein is that the dispositions of Lord Roberts are such as to enable him to concentrate u large force rapidly at any point. Tho Boers, being aware of this, nre presumed to he thinking now chiefly of retreat. Miller Penvlcted of Brand Larceny. A New York dispatch says: William F. Miller, of Franklin syndicate fame, was found guilty by a jury in the county court in Brooklyn Monday night of grand larceny rri the first de¬ gree. BAKER BOUND OVER. Atlanta Wife Murderer Held Fnr the Crime withont Ball. The first step in the prosecution of ,r amCH r. ' Raker on the charge of wife j r W as taken at Atlanta Monday afternoon at a commitment trial before j ugt j c0 Bateman. The prisoner was re remanded "“ fl u ,U ' 1 t0 to the th0 Tower i0Wflr without without bail ball. Only J one witness . was examined and he W Charles P. Pittman, the man whom , SaUer charges with alienating Mrs. Baker’s affections ami upon whom he BeekH to cast the whole blame for ‘Sfc i> ii; n , ... for the state. IGNORE SPANISH ULIAMS. Secretary Hay Send, the Bon. a Note Beyardin* Certain island*. A special to the New York Herald f ro m Washington says: *^“7 Madrid government m" aTuh that the 'if?'! United cannot accet e to its claim that Hloutu I.sUnd and Cagayan Bala of L 1 ® 1 l ' lllpl ' ine • r < ;l » 1 I )e lBgp l belong to ”P aln ’ - VOL. VIII. NO. :ir. ATKINSON CONTROLS PAPER Majority Stock of The Atlanta Journal Disposed of liy Hoke Smith. The majority interest in the Atlanta (tin.) Journal lm« become the property of II. M. Atkinson, Morris Bran- don and Jatuex It. (Tray. This, means the retirement of Hoke Smith from the ninvspnpor business. George 11. Dickinson, a New York newspaper man Well known through¬ out the country, will take charge as general manager, lie lias been in At- hints for some days under a contract which provided that if the deal should bo made bo would take charge of the entire plant. A few weeks ago it was announced that a well founded rumor credited Hoke Smith, who owned 5110 of tho 1,000 shares, with disposing of bis stock. This announcement drew a negative from The Journal, but de¬ spite the denial from headquarters, the rumor was generally believed. After considerable negotiations on the subject, a contract was entered into by which Mr. Atkinson and his asso¬ ciates secured ihe right to purchase Mr. Smith's stock, at a stated figure, April any time up to and including 10th. On last Friday Mr. Smith was notified that his stock would bo bought. It can be staled positively that there will be no immediate changes in the force, business or editorial; that is,un¬ less there are voluntary withdrawals from the paper. What may develop in a month or a few months is n matter for the future. H. M. Atkinson, one of the three new owners of Tho Journal, is proba¬ bly the best known young business man in the south. He is at tho head of, or connected with, a tremendous variety of enterprises. He is president of the Georgia Eleotrie Light Company, which holds tho city’s contract; ho is president of tho Southern Banking and Trust Com¬ pany; president of the Tifton, Tliom- nsvillo and Gulf railroad; president of tho Union Lumber Company; presi¬ dent and treasurer of tho Atlanta Hull- urban Land corporation; secretary and treasurer of the Collins Park and Bell Line; tie, .surer of the Georgia and Carolina PhuitorH* Company, ami vice president, of the Third National bank, In addition to the foregoing, ho lias charge of the largo real estate interests of T. Jefferson Ooolidgo, Jr., of Bos- t „ tli Messrs. Brandon and Gray aro prom¬ inent and well known Atlanta attor¬ neys. ____ PARIS SHOW OPENS. The Crowning Exposition of AH Countries—America Is Lib¬ erally Represented, At noon Saturday Frauee opened to the world tho crowning exposition of all countries, The most favorable weather conditions prevailed and in- numerabiQ bright colored domes and minarets glistened in the sunshine, Faria was early astir with people wend- ing their way toward tho E.ysee and in the direction of the exposition in the hope of witnessing too presidon- tiul procession at some part of its journey. public buildings and All the num- berless private bouses wore decorated with trophies of flags, chiefly the tri- color. Tho neighborhood of the ex- position was especially gay with hunt- ing while most of tho pavilions them- selves wero surmounted with floating banners. Within tho exposition . grounds nil was bustle and animation, in ft su- premo effort to clear away ull unsightly obstacles in order to leave an unob- ■trueted road and nil external appear- mice of completeness to the palaces for the presidential parly in its passage through the grounds. 'The unfinished condition of tho ex- position on inauguration day is regret- able und perhaps misleading. It will ho at least a month before anything The but the buildings is to bo seen. day’s ceremonies were a peculiar mix- ture of sumptuous splendor and wide- spread confusion elsewhere. Americana, especially, will bo proud of their country’s display at the world’s fair, tor tho United Btatcs stands sec- oml only to France herself in number of exhibitors, which treble those of any foreign country. number America bas three times the of exhibitors that France hud at the world’s fair in Chicago. Bho occupies 339,052 square foot with her 47 dis- tinet exhibition spaces, 33 in the main exposition grounds, 14 in the Vinceu- nes annex, excluding tho ground cov- ered by our eagle surmounting the na- tional pavilion or, tho Qua d’Orsay. American enterprise, however is not only Shown in the size of her repre- sedation, but in tho preparedness that of her installation as compared with and of most of the other countries, it can safely be said that hut for the dila- toriness of French workmen and meth- ods the United Btatcs exhibits would have boon exposed in their show cases on the opening day. Public Building For Durham. The senate committeo on pnblio buildings and grounds has authorized a favorable report on the bill for a new public building at Durham, N. C., to cost *80,000. Increased Allowance For Militia. The house committee on militia de- ' Fri( j fty to fix at £1,000,000 3^™, uut ^ allowed *^1 anuually / to ° tht Btat 8 iu Uie 1 the£400,000 now allowed. MORGAN WINS IN ALABAMA. Saturday’s Primaries Decided the Senatorial Contest. GOVERNORSHIP IS STILL OPEN. Day Was Replete With Exciting Interest and Surprises Were In Order. Primaries wore held in Alabama Saturday at w hich tho Democrats of about 1mlf of tho counties voted their choice for United States sonator and governor, and in about one-fonrth more selected representatives and dele¬ gates who will bo authorized to vote the choice of their constituents. The other one-fourth of tho counties hare already acted. The United Stales scuatorship has been the overshadowing issue for tho first time in the history of tho state, obscuring the contest for governor. Tho candidates for the legislature wero solccted almost entirely with their preference for senator. Bonntor Morgan and Governor Johnston are tho only candidates for the senator- ship, while Messrs. Btnllings, of But¬ ter, Bamford, of Lee; Waller, of Halo, ami Shelley and Tomlinson, of Jeffer¬ son, are candidates for governor. As » result of tho voting lion. John T. Morgan lias been renominated for United Blales Bonntor by a surprising majority. The returns make it appear that lie will liavo something like 100 of the 120 votes in tho Democratic leg¬ islative caucus. Hon. W. J. Wamford made a phenomenal race for governor. Senator Morgan who has repre¬ sented the state with great credit in tho senate for twenty-six years, und Joseph F. Johnston, the present gov- ernor, whose administration . 1ms been s'g'mlly successful, aro undoubtedly U '° °} **» and most powerful nien * n state, politically, and the contest, between their friends lias boon Plld °f ginger and acrimony, The campaign opened last summer and has not lugged for a day. Ten conn I ,es with fourteen members Sulur- of the assembly voted prior to day. Nine of the members from those counties were instructed for Morgan and live for Johnston. Tliere are also sixteen hold-over senators, of which Morgan is understood to liavo nino ami Johnston seven. HO MR hATI.'It NCWH. Nows received by Tho Montgomery Advertiser up to Bumlay midnight in- dicatcd that Morgan lias carried fifty- five of the fifty-six counties holding primaries. the fivo sir The returns from or counties in Alabama which wore omit- ( e( i from the first, reports only add the more to Senator Morgan’s victory. If all of tho Democratic nominees should ZmtZeTlL "two honses of the assembly, hut probably a j ozen Populists aud Republicans will 8 Up j n a tid this will subtract somewhat from the figures stated. Colonel Bamford lias secured about 200 votes in the state convention. He nee( j s only about fifty more to win, t] u , ro j H talk of a combination ft g n j ns (; him. Mr. Wallor, who ran RCC0IK ] j„ t|, 0 gubernatorial race, has a we ]j orgainizod support of about 135 or 140 votes, and is tho second choico a f many another delegation. General Shelley has sixty or seventy votes iu tho convention and Mr. Stallings has the remainder of 4 110 504 convention voteB ()oo ,j g 0ner alship, therefore, wi |j }iav() collH jd era |,| fl to do with IiaiI )in^ the next executive, Tho surprise of the campaign is Mr. stalling’s light vote throughout tho B , ate> Btallings ran third, Bhelly f , wtu nn(1 Tomlinson fifth. The sound monoy I110tl iu tho bta te supported Morgan and Bamford. , yh() retnrn8 jrom the counties in t)|() „ econ j district show tho uomiua- tion of Colonel A. A. Wiley, of Mont- gomery, an congressman, counties in TJl() retnru „ f r0 m the t)l0 Hjxth district confirm the re-nomi- tion of IIou j olul h. Baukhoad to congrcRB , jf 0 | ia d D0 opposition, MORGAN THANKFUL. 01,1 SonB ‘" rlul ll "™ ° r .*pr<■■»<’« - r " m <’• Monday Senator Morgan, who is in Washington, wired the Birmingham Age-Hen. d as follows on the result of h's almost unanimous indorsement at the bands of the Alabama Democracy ln H P rimarlel1 - “*** ^ remarkable vote of so co-uitics gives a safe assurance ° f the future strength and harmony of the Democracy of Alabama. 1he con- hdence thus expressed toward me as °' 1C of tho 8C “ Bt( fs fr <™ Alabama cx- gratitude to the people and I *«» crease devoUon to their in- terlkts and prosperity. T. Moboan.” “John PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY QUITS. OwIiib to III Health John Addison I’orter Tender* Kosiijiiatlon. A Washinton special says: CwiDg to continued ill health Hon. John Addison Porter, secretary to the presi¬ dent, has tendered his resignation and the president has accepted it to take effect May 1. Cortelyou, of New York, George B. tho present assistant secretary to the president, has been appointed to J( the office, 1