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County News
Official Organ of Irwin County.
r. G, CeLOACH, Editrr :nd Frop’r.
S£N. WALSH
IN ATHENS.
HU IS UlVli.V A GREAT OVATION
IN Cl.VRIvK COUNTY.
A TELLING SPEECH DELIVERED TO
AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE.
The (tussle City Lionizes <*eor-
kIsi’m Great Democrat.
Athens, Ga„ Sept. 25.—(Special.)—
The Classic City paid a high tribute
to Senator Patrick Walsh tonight. The
opera house was crowded with the most
representative and intelligent citizens.
This visit has been anticipated with
great: pleasure I y the people of Athens
and they have been anxious that the
senator should come and discuss the
issues of the day. He was met at the
train by Capt. W. P. Welch, tniyor,
and other representative citizens and
driven to the Commercial Hotel. All
during the afternoon the many friends
of the senator were dropping in to pay
their respects. For over an hour he
held an informal reception in the hotel.
Everybody was anxious to shako h's
hand to congratulate hint on his mag¬
nificent record in Congress and to as¬
sure him of their oo-ope,nation in his
candidacy for re-elee.tfon. No higher
■evidence of the warm place he occupies
■in the hearts of the people could bo
.'presented than the reception that w®<
accorded him here today. It was an
ovation. The hard had just played
Dixie when Chairman Dorsey, of the
executive committee of the county, rose
and called tiie meeting to order.
Senator Walsh was introduced by
Representative Thomas S. Mell, in a
speech which was delicately conceived
and grarefidily delivered. Mr. Mell said
lie bad Hie honor of introducing a man
mho had no need of an infroduetrom to
a Georgia audience. His name was a
lioiisehotld word and filled a prominent
place in tiie public minds: in every
political battle that had been fought in
Georgia in recent years be was foun I
in the forefront. Always boid and
ca I'lussl his tnutguo aed P ' u ivo * 1 nffe-
. That engaged iris at-
*tivo in any isioee
tension. \ son of Erin, he was a true
patriot, ai’d U' e e ''er.v true patriot he
wins a Democrat. The speaker When
smd de introduced Georgia's ambassa-
.
,p. to the United States Senate, The
c-appearanice of the stteaker was the sig¬
ma 1 for enthusiastic applause whi'ctn
lasted for several minutes. Sentaoi
Walsh then began one of the most re¬
markable speeches he has ever made,
lit two hours without omce referring it”
his notes, hardily pausing for a period,
he discussed the questions of the day.
Man-hailing facts and figures in a
manner overwhelmingly convincing,
though In the main argumentative, he
at times rose to the loftiest plane of
eloquence and swayed his hearers with
fine effect. It was a strong speech and
will be long remembered by ail Who
heard it. The speaker expressed his
appreciation of the kind words of Mr.
Mell. He had never sought polilScal
office outside of his own county. It was
through the graciousness of the Gov¬
ernor* that he occupied the position he
now held. It was therefore somewhat
by accident that he was now in pdliri-
cai life. He would say that he had
discharged the duties of his office to
the best of bis ability. 11 end applause.)
He then paid a high tribute to Athens
and emphasized the duty of the Legw-
lature to make liberal donations for the
support of the University as well as
tiie Technological school and the Girl’s
Normal College. (Applause.)
This is a practical day and fhe man
who was best informed stood the best
chance in the battle of life. Athens,
he said, was surrounded with rich, na¬
tural advantages Which might be
brought to a high degree of develop¬
ment by her enterprising citizens.
Continuing he said that the Sou f h
was solid in support of the Democracy
in State and national affairs. Republi¬
cans claimed that this was because
the South still felt its defeat, but the
people before him knew that that was
hot the case. The South had proven
its loyalty during the recent labor
riots. In the Coxey march to +he
Capital no Southern State furnished a
solitary man.
The South stands as the most inv.'t-
ing field for investment, but the Re¬
publican party is pleased to pervert
the facts and it should be the first
duty of the South to sustain the Demo¬
cratic party. The South and West are
not in a prosperous condition because
engaged in agriculture, but they con¬
tribute eighth-tenths of all American
exports. The South alone contributes
one half or $400,000,000. The South
since the war has contributed to the,
wealth of the country by her cotton
crop alone more than 8,000,000.000 dol¬
lars. The farmers of the South and
West produce nothing that can be
protected by a high tariff. Legislation
for thirty years has been to the detri-
ment of the South and West. One
half of the wealth of the country Is
owned by 25,000 people. They have
been enriched by trusts fostered t.y
Republicanism. The Democratic party
cannot, therefore, bo held responsible
for the condition of affairs that pre¬
vailed during the past third of a cen¬
tury. It is only within a year that
the party has been in a condition 10
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., SEPTEHBER 28, 1894.
relieve the people of their burdens.
He showed the difficulty of passing a
tariff hill because of the conflicting 'n
represented the Senate, ■ i
tcrests in
wiil say to you,” said he, “I hail noth-
ing to p olect.” (Applause.) i
•stood squarely with my party withou;
equivocation yr mental reservation.”
(Applause.) Dem
He then showed what the i-
eratic party had done and detail-si
the reductions in cost to the consumer
He denounced the tugar Trust an I
said it ought to be blotted out of ex
istenee. The duty should be taken eft
of sugar and the other necessaries and
put on beet apd other luxuries. (Lou!
applause.) would
He thought" the Next.Congress (Applause.) The
be Democratic.
same sentiment which elected Grov r
Cleveland (applause) would elect the
n xt House of Representatives, The
m 4 -t creditable and equitable part
of the present legislation was the in-
•ome tax. This anr.i uncement brought
forth loud applause and showed the
popularity of the measure. The prin •5-
ole of taxation in Europe l’o one hun
deed years Iliad bed' that every man
should contribute according to bis
means. Thai was the law in A theta
in Clarke county, in the State of Geo-;
gia. But when it came to the Federal
Government the prit.ciple was wrong
and the masses had to pay for the
support ot the government. The tax
was on conshtnption and not on
wealth. The lujuKt’ee of it was pa -
ent. Ni Republican convention ha i
challenged the co tectness of the in¬
come tax legislation and he hazard \i
nothing in saying it would not be
done. (Applause.) There was no
more reason for protecting manuta-
tures than agricultural products, anil
yet tii£ far me s of the South and Wait
w re tiic mainstay of the country. (An
pi a use )
He dwelt upon the financial distress
which took rise in the Baring failure.
In I860 the South owned 4-1 per cent, of
rlic Weqlth of the country, but under 30
years of protection the New England and
Middle Stales had 'become fhe treasury
of the country. His commendation of
Cleveland's courage and patriotism was His
greeted with a storm of applause. 16 To 1
advocacy of free coinage at
with or without international agreement
evoked loud i bumpnidation. lie made a
strong argument for bimetallism aud
.uWiTwtxi- thit" - wf n-i-ucm i t-tell 1-
claims. He dwelt upon the State bank
tax aud showed that it was unconstitu¬
tional because it was not intended to
raise revenue. The Federal Govern¬
ment .has no right to interfere with fhe
sovereignty of the States. Continuing
he showed that ‘.here was no room for
more than two parties in this country,
the one representing protection ami pa¬
ternalism and willing to hold the South
n vassalage dominated by an inferior
race. (Loud applause.) The other party
true to its traditions, believing in the
greatest good to the greatest minil>er, be¬
lieving in free raw materials and tariff
reform and offering the only hope for
tiie Sf Them States. All other parties
that may spring up here are merely
meant to draw from the strength of the
Democratic party and it was therefore
tiie duty of the South to crush out such
upstart parties. After dwelling upon the
resources of the South, and of Georgia
in particular. He spoke warmly in be¬
half of Hon. \V. Y. Atkinson and was
loudly ell “red. He knew that Mr. At¬
kinson would give the people an admin¬
istration ot which they would b<’ proud.
CHARLES .1. BAYNE.
RECIPROCITY ARROGATED.
Department of State Receives No¬
tice From Brazil.
Washington. D. €., Sept. 25.—The De¬
partment oi State has received formal noti¬
fication from Mendonca, the Brazilian
Minister, of abrogation of the reciprocity
arrangement existing between the United
States and his own country to rake effect
January 1st.
The recent tariff law abrogates all the
reciprocity treaties without any notice, but
the government of Brazil has seen fit to
give the full three months notice, and
there fore, although Brazilian sugar, coffee,
molasses and hides have not admitted
free to this country since the recent tariff
oi 11 became a law, a.'l the advantages on
manufactured iron goods, railroad supplies
and agricultural products entering Brazil
from the United States will continue in
force until the end of the present year.
It is claimed that while the Brazilian re¬
ciprocity has been advantageous to Brazil¬
ian sugar producers its abrogation will nor
work any 'material harm to American
.uterests in Brazil, as the free wool of the
new tariff will create conside'ihle trade
between the two countries, and the slight
increase of duty against those articles which
were affected by the expiring arrange¬
ments, do not materially diminish exports
from the United States.
EUROPEANS ANXIOUS.
Tlie l«nr', Death Would Materially
Affeet Europe's Peaee.
London, Sept. 25.—European louives
arc affected by news . of tile Czar’s
health, as he is now recognized as one
of the strongest supporters of peacA and
(t is feared that in the event of his
dentil, his successor would seize the
opportunity lit secure the naval ports
on the Pacific and enlarge his bounda¬
ries in the direction of the Pa min-, at
the expense of China, either of which
steps iit is believed would easily pie
capitate war. A dispatch from >St.
Petersburg today denies the report that
the Russian troops have gone to Corea,
or that Russia has the Intention tJ f
(1/oing anything calculated to disturb
the peace of Europe.
Tbe way in which tile wieatheir bureau
lias kept the uroseut rtotrvn in ln richt "*® t and a !,
given notice of its progress proves its
ivuitaty beyond a mere matter of cost.
»ln Union, Hit-triiyr4 l» and Prosperity Abound.”
DAVID B. HILL
IN SARATOGA.
HE Allllll ESSES THE STATE DEMO-
CRATIC CONVENTION.
TEI.l.S THE NEW YORK I’EOI’LE
WHAT DEMOCRACY DID.
Ail Able Speech by New York’s Great
Senator.
Saratoga, N. Y., Sept. 25.—The State
Democratic convention, to nominate a.
candidate for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor and Court of Appeals Judge
was called to order here today by Sen-
ator Murphy, chairman of the State Com¬
mittee. He named David B. Hill as
temporary chairman.
Mayor Gilroy, of New York, and Hon.
Daniel N. Lockwood, of Erie, escorted
Senator Hill to Che front of the platform,
and then occurred a remarkable scene.
The vast body of delegates stood on
chairs, waving handkerchiefs and yell¬
ing themselves hoarse, as from different
corners of the auditorium came demands
of "Three Cheers for Hill." Pandemo¬
nium reigned for at least five minutes.
Senator Hill stood pale and motionless,
one hand resting on the table until the
applause had subsided, and then, at 1:20,
began to speak partially extempore and
partially from notes. He said:
“Our opponents, by the vigorous beat¬
ing of bogus political tom-toms, and the
insistence upon party and misleading
local issues, seek to divert the public at¬
tention from the unenviable record which
they made during their recent four years’
control of the Federal Government. The
people, however, have not forgotten the
fact the Republican administration,
which, in that ill fated year of 1890, sad¬
dled the country with unwise and vicious
legislation, which has since completely
paralyzed its prosperity, endangered its
finances and augmented Sts public bur¬
dens: the people remember that the Sher¬
man silver bullion purchase law was the
product of Republican statesmanship,
against the enactment of wthich every
Democrat in Congress voted. A meas¬
ure fraught with damage to the business
interests of the country, based upon no
just or sound principle of finance, con¬
verting constitutional money metal into
a commodity, hastening us to a single
rattier than n bi-metalttc standard, and
weakening our party credit at home and
“It should be borne in mind that the
financial panic of 1893 was a Republican
panic, Republican in its inception, con¬
tinuance and disastrous effects; a situa¬
tion largely induced by the results of
existing and impending Rqpubliean leg¬
islation, which a Democratic adminis¬
tration had no lot or part in enacting or
only, sanctioning or condoning, but which it
unfortunately, inherited from Its
predecessors. The people recollect that
it was under Democratic administration
that the Sherman law was repealed, not
as promptly as some of its desired, it is
true, but nevertheless uncondition¬
ally repealed within eight months after
our advent into power. We promised
the people in our Chicago platform that
this statute, which was eating out the
vitals of our financial body politic,
should not be permitted to endure, and
the promise was redeemed, despite the
adverse predictions of our adversaries.
We also declared in favor of the repeal
of that last law which invaded States
rights, molested the liberties of the citi¬
zens, multiplied Federal officials, involved
the expenditure of millions of money,
continued sectional animosities, and were
as ill conceived, unnecessary and impo¬
tent for the prevention of fraudulent
practices and the promotion vexatious of pure and
elections as they were
offensive in their enforcement.
“I point you to the fact that the Dem¬
ocratic party, although entrusted for
four years with the distribution cf all
the official patronage incident to the
execution of this powerful law, yet. with
patriotic self-sacrifice, deliberately cast
aside the power of patronage involved
therein, subordinating temporary seifish
interests to public good, wiped these
odious laws from the statute looks
within the first year of our admi tni' - a-
tion. and in the ensuing Congressional
elections the spectacle will be witnessed
for the first time in twenty-four years
of elections conducted as they of right
ought to he, without Federal iuterfer-
once. dictation or intimidation, without
Federal supervisors, marshals or
other obnoxious Federal agents or line
instrumentalities, but with judges se-
leeted or chosen by the people them¬
selves, according to State laws am)
usages and under the principle of home
rule in States, and a vindication of the
doctrine of sovereignty of the States, as
it was recognized by our fathers fr until om
the foundation of our Government
ihat evil day in the Ws, when the Re¬
publicans, although a minority incidentally party,
owing to our own divisions,
obtained control of the country. We
rejoice that with a Democratic national
administration the country con¬
sistently returns to the simple methods,
the sound principles and the correct ad¬
ministration of public offices which char¬
acterized fhe earlier and better days of
McKinley the Republic. law The enactment the culminating of the
tariff was
atrocity of Republican regime in legis¬
lation; a measure so extreme, so selfish,
sn unreasonable that I have heard that
conservative and fair minded Republicans
everywhere regretted the party its exigen-
eies which seemed to demand
sage. It was the very (personification * * of
protection run mad.* * * *
“The McKinley law has gone where
the woodbine twinefh, gone to stay,
never to be re-enacted again by any po-
Iitical party. It is true that there was a
vexations and unfortunate delay, which
we regretted, occasioned In part by the
antiquated rules of the Senate, which
tolerated unlimited debate—rules which
we did not frame, but which we inher-
fieri, and which, by reason of onr slender
majority, we seemed unable to change,
"'hich I trust in the near future wiil
be ! ' bra t- r » t<>d ; t» ut tbe fa ,et. should be re-
memhered that the record shows that we
occupied less time law by than some months in
repealing the our opponents
in euactingi it in 18512. » * *
"Never did a political party assume
tin- responsibility of Government under
greater embarrassments than did the
Democratie party in March, 1893. Under
such unfavorable and adverse circum¬
stances, with a slender majority in the
Senate, with an overwhelming majority
in the House, with timidity to contend
with on one haud and radicalism on
the other, with a country impatient for
prompt action, with somewhat divided
counsels among ourselves it is not to be
wondered that the measure which was
finally passed by the Democratic nia-
j'.irity, and which is now submitted to
the judgment of the country does not in
all respects meet the public expectation.
Without retracting a single word which
I uttered in the Senate in criticism of
Mr. White, in my effort to promote and
rpnder has been it more passed acceptable, and permitted now that by the it
President to become a law, it must be
considered as a whole, treaty largely as
a party measure, and contrasted with
the McKinley law which place it as¬
sumes on the statute books.
“Uninfluenced by any personal disap
[(ointments or any pride of opinion 1
may in? permitted to speak of the meas¬
ure as it is—nothing extreme—nor tariff set
down feature aught in malice. Of its drietly
it may truthfully be urged that
it is a vast improvement over the Mr-
Kiu'e.v law, and will clearly demonstrate
its superiority as time rolls on and the
business men in this country adjust them
selves to its conditions. It is true that
it does not embody the full measure ot
tariff reform which many of us desired
and the country anticipated, but never¬
theless it is safe, moderate, reasonable.
1 bespeak for this new law (unsatisfac¬
tory though it may tie to me in which some
provisions because of objections
1 urged in the Senate, which it is not
now advisable or necessary to reiterate),
the patient consideration of a fair trial
to which in common fairness it is enti¬
tled. Tiie country should understand
that any general or extensive revision is
not contemplated by the Democratic
party now or in the near future. This
determination, however, does not pre¬
clude the desirability of redeeming,
by the passage of separate bills, what¬
ever pledges we have made in our plat¬
form or otherwise, for free raw ma¬
jectionable terial or the readjustment of any ob¬
sugar schedule. Beyond this
it is not wise to go much farther at this
tUiic. unless the necessities of the treas¬
ury or the changed conditions of the
country shall warrant, or imperitively
demand it. This is believed Jo be the
true policy to pursue and the correct
position to assume at this critical junc¬
ture of public affairs.
’*’*- “Fellow Democrats of this Empire
State, and of the country, the duty of
the hour is not harsh criticism of Demo¬
cratic leaders, or of Democratic meas¬
ures, nor mutual recriminations, nor con¬
flicting counsels, but Tt is a time for
reconciliation, for unity of purpose, for
aggressive action. The common
enemy now confronts us seeking our po¬
litical destruction. Bear in mind that
the control of both legislative depart¬
ments of the Government is at stake
ill the coming election. Inter-party strife
must now cease and our attacks lie re¬
served for the foes who are already
forming their lines of battle against us.
The Democratic Natioual and State ad¬
ministration must alike be loyally siqe
ported. The American people have not
changed their sentiments, anti the sound
principles ot true Democracy will still
receive their approval, because the Dim
ocratie cause is the cause of the people.
The administration Aqf President Cleve¬
land has been dean-banded, economical,
painstaking and patriotic. The various
departments of the National Government
have been conducted well, and the Demo¬
cratic administration as a whole is enti¬
tled to the confidence of the masses ot
the people whose interests it endeavors
to faithful} - conserve. The administration
of our State Government under Demo¬
cratic usages has been for the public
good.
The Democratic party in this State
stands as it lias ever stood for religious
liberty, which is guaranteed to all by
our Constitution, and arraign the Re¬
publican party for its covert sympathy
with and encouragement of that proscrip¬
tive spirit which attempts to set up a
religious test as a qualification for of¬
ficial preferment in this land of free¬
dom and which is propogated by a cer¬
tain secret organization, which receives
just condemnation at the hands of every
fair minded man, but which the Republi¬
cans last week distinctly refused, though
earnestly urged, to condemn. Our duty
is plain and we shall perform right it and,
if adherence to the brings
disaster, we shall bravely accept
our fate audi take our place in private
station by the side of our proscribed fel¬
low citizens until reason, justice and true
religious freedom shall again resume
their sway as surely they wiil. * * *
* * * Fellow Democrats let us not
underestimate the dangers which con¬
front us. We shall encounter the co¬
horts of corruption in this campaign, led
by audacious and unscrupulous leaders
who are fighting not only for the control
of New York but for the control of the
country. We are on the verge of the
great national battle of 1896 and the
loss of New York may lose our party
the presidency. The whole country is
breathlessly and hopefully watching full duty. our
contest and we must do our
Sinking every prejudice, subordinating
every selfish consideration, actuated on ft
by high and patriotic motives, realizing
how much is at stake to be won or lost,
mindful of the grand traditions which
belong to the party of Jefferson. Jack-
son atid Tihien. Joining that united
Democracy in this State means an old
fashioned Democratic triumph. Let us
buckle on our armor and march together,
“Like the Macedonian phalanx of old,
with locked shields and measured tread,”
lo the contest that awaits us with cour-
age. with resolution, with confidence; bc-
1 levin* that our cause is just and that
God and the right surely will give us the
victorv. and frequently
Mr. Hill was loudly ap-
plattded and his praise of the Cleveland
administration sent one side of the halt
wild with joy while there was silence in
other quarters. Mr. Hill’s allusions to the
American Protective Association produc-
ed greater applause than any other por-
tion of his speech. When he finished the
delegates cheered and a band, which
had arrived, struck up “America." The
roll eail was then proceeded from with. When
the names of delegates Albany
$1.00 a Year In Advance.
were called notice of contest was given.
When Kings was reached Clms. ,f. Pat¬
terson on behalf of Sheppard Democrats,
gave notice of contest. Charles S. Fair-
child followed suit when New York was
called. Notices were also made of con¬
tests in Queen’s by Patrick Gleason and
in Rockland, Monroe, Tompkins and
Yates counties. The usual committees
were appointed and the convention ad¬
journed ti> meet in the rink at noon to¬
morrow.
There is no situation and there will
lie no situation until Win. 0. Whitney ar¬
rives in New York tomorrow and gives
his ultimate reply. Then there will be a
hustle of the prominent candidates and
undoubtedly the springing up of new
candidates would prolong tills convention
over Thursday, said a party leader to¬
night. This view of the situation is
concurred in by every politician ou the
ground tonight. The convention meets
in the Casino rink, where Governor Flow¬
er was nominated in 185)1, at noon to¬
morrow. If great haste is not made
Mr. WJyitney will hardly reach here be¬
fore tiic convention meets, and the can¬
didates in t.he ifieid behind him will have
little chance to work up their individual
I looms and will unitedly ask for adjourn¬
ment. so that a canvass may he made.
This will bring the nominations for gov¬
ernor late into the night and following
that will come the canvass for the of¬
fices of lieutenant governor and judge of
the Court of Appeals. For these offices
few names have yet been mentioned and
recess will have to be taken, probably
until Thursday, so as to allow delegates
to present the names which are filed
away in vest pockets.
9300.000 FIRE.
Erie, Pennsylvania, .Snflereil a Ilia
I.oss on Y'esterilay.
Erie, Pa., Sept. 25.—The plant of the
Erie Car Works, ftio largest concern of
i's kind in the country, was almost de-
stroye I by tire last night. Several acres
of buildings and a number of cars were
burned. The works had been used by
the Lake Shore railroad for tiie last 15
months as repair shops and all the ca>s
destroyed were the property of that com¬
pany. The fire was of incendiary k> origin
and the second attempt made burn
the works within the last two weeks.
Loss $30tt.0tH): small insurance.
THE PRUSSIAN CABINET.
Berlin,_ Sept. 25.— At a meeting of the
Prussian*cabinet today over which Count
Botha Zu Euleuiuirg presided, (he bill
placing restrictions upon the right to
hold public meetings was discussed at
some length. After this meeting rumors
of discord between Chan vllor von
Caprivi and Count Zu Euleubiiitt were
circulate!, but were proved to bo entire¬
ly without foundation. Chancellor von
Caprivi was not present at the meeting.
The Chancellor has modified his views
in reference to the repressive methods
proposed and will not oppose the adop
tiou of more severe measures against
the revolutionists.
AI a nvrirxfTvr IBjMFT AT SI HdPF.
Alfred Oauiley, a negro who is i>ii jail
charged with burglary, tried to kill him-
self in his cell Monday night. He tried
to cut the main artery in his arm with!
„ the sharp , edge , of , a ___. top of a tin . bu ket. , .
Alfred was taken up t!o Appling yes
terday to be tried for robbing (’apt. Win.
Batchelor's store.
POPE’S TEMPORAL POWER.
London, Sept. 25.—A dispatch to the
Times from Rome today says that Pre¬
mier Crispi is ready to make any con¬
cession to the church compatible with
the maintenance of Italy’s sovereignty
over every foot of the soil, but the cor¬
respondent adds Italy will never concede
the temporal power of the Pope.
RICHMOND TERMINAL STOCKS.
New York, Sept. 25.—A. H. Miller &
Co. today sold at auction for the re¬
ceiver of the Richmond and West Point
Terminal Railroad company, all stocks
and bonds of the Terminal company. The
entire list was purchased by the reor¬
ganization committee.
MUNITIONS LANDED.
Don don, Sept. 24.- A dispatch from
Shanghai to The Central News says
the British steamer Irene has arrived
at Ta-Ku where she has landed her
cargo of .munitions of war.
$150,000 FIRE.
Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 25.—.A fire
broke out in the Jerome Hotel at Cape
Vincent, at 2 o’clock this morning, and burn¬
ed most of t.he business part of the village.
The Jerome Hotel, the Hotel Algonquin,
eight stores, the telegraph office and the
postoffiee were consumed. The loss wil
amount to $150,000.
HOOKER STILL LEADS.
Canton, Miss., Sept. 21.—In the
seventh district congressional convention
1,097 ballots have been taken without
a change in the vote. Hooker leads
with 14 80-100.
NEGRO KILLED.
Jacksonville. Fla., Sept. 24. -A special
to The Times-lTnion from Quincy, Fla.,
says Mr. Thomas R. Smith shot aud kill-
Cil Haywood Robinson, a negro this morn¬
ing. Robinson has,been working nit Smith’s
farm and the men got into a quarrel about
, work.
POWDER),Y A LAWYER NOW.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 24.—Terrence V.
Powderly, ex-General Master Workman of
the Knights of Labor, was -today admitted
to the bar of Lackawanna county. It is
said that Mr. Powderly may leave Scran¬
ton and settle down 'to the practice of law
In New York city. ,
WB GEAR WORSE.
London, Sept. 24.—iThe Times will pub¬
lish tomorrow morning a dispatch from
Vienna stating that private accounts of
the Czar's health have been received there
showing that his condition is very unfav¬
orable and his appearance denotes a mark¬
ed change for the worse.
Bismarck keeps a warm place in the !
hearts of the people.
VOL. V. NO. 20.
BRIoG OUT
A FULL VOTE.
THAT IS WHAT IS WASTED OF
democrats.
AIR. INMAN DENTES ALLEGIANCE TO
DEMOCRACY.
The Coroner’# Verdict in the Crow¬
ley Murder Case.
Atlanta. Ga., Sept. 25.— (Special./—
JUhl one more week is left for cam-
puign work, and the campaign mana*
g« rs are preparing to tire their last
guns.
From j;o»v on until next Tuesday
nigiit llie woods will be full of Dem>
• a it- orators, and the good old Demo-
•ratio doctrine will be preached in one
harmonious chorus that will stir up the
snouiing' members from the coast u>
ihi Tennessee line.
Hallies are booked for every congres¬
sional district already, and next 'Mon¬
day an I Tuesday wo:king committees
vv.i: take the field in every, militia
district. Tin* ail important question
now is get. the people to come out
to the .-oils, and tile campaign commit¬
tee wants to impress this upon the
minds of the voters, especially in the
strong Democratic counties. The
State Committee has done its part of
the work well and now depends upon
'lie county committees and sub-commit¬
tees that have been appointed in the
niliiia districts to do their part, in
ringing out the full party vote.
A big majority —65,000 or 70,000—is
vli-.it is wanted. And a big majority
•vill be had unless in those counties
vill * tin* Populists make no showing
!!. the Democrats are careless
‘bout voting. The full vote in these
big Democratic counties is wanted to
‘Tset the Populist vote in close coun-
t i es.
Reports from every part of the State
specially in North Georgia, indicate
big majorities for the Democratic
M’dvct. -ind thi* campaign managers
are well satisfied with the outlook.
There is no doubt about how the peo¬
ple feel, all that is necessary to T *e-
e ive the old time victory is to get
die voters out.
Arrangements are being made in Ful¬
ton county to give Mr. Atkinson a hand¬
some vote. The reports of his unpopu¬
larity hero that have gone out have
stirred up he Democrats, and they pro-
to show by a big majority the utter
faNity of these Populist assertions.
'Tonight the county campaign commit-
***** mot and laid plans to bring out the
f "II vote. Committees have been a.p-
for ? acb polling place, commit-
Pes of the best workers in the county.
wlth , h „ ir enthusiasm enlisted A’
hint a is certain to carry the banner for
Democratic majorities.
Monday or Friday night Mr. Atkinson
will deliver an address at the invitation
of tlic Young Men’s Democratic League.
There will Vie other speakers also, and
the campaign rally will lie rounded up v?th a
Democratic such as Atlanta only
can get up.
DENIED THE REPORT.
Mr. Hugh Inman, candidate for coun¬
cil in the Sixth ward, today denied the
report which created a sensation several
days ago that lie refused to contribute to
the State campaign fund because he was
sore on the Democratic party. He did
however, decline to contribute, but claims
not on that ground. It was reported
that Mr. Inman, Who is a very wealthy
man. had replied to the canvassing com¬
mittee by saying lie owed no allegiance
to a party that had put a tax on his in¬
come .
Mr. Green, Mr. Tainan's opponent, who
is also a rich man, gave liberally, how¬
ever, and di-spite Mr. Inman’s denial to-
do,v he is a sufferer from the story of
his refusal to contribute to such an
expense that it looks as if he would
never catch up with Green, although
before the story came out he was
hacked as a sure winner. The incident
is one of the most interesting of the
municipal campaign.
THE CORONER’S VERDICT.
Judge Lumpkin today refused to grant
an order allowing Will Meyers, the sup¬
posed murderer of Forest Crowley, lo go
before the coroner’s jury as a witness,
Meyers having been eommitteed to jail
upon a warrant. The coroner cannot lie
outdone, however, and this afternoon
took , the jury to fhe jail and there ex¬
amined Meyers, subsequently returning
a verdict - barging him with the murder.
Jones, Drake and Conley have all been
released from custody.
There is little or no doubt now that
Meyers committed the murder alone.
His story implicating a fictitious tnan
named Brown Allen is being rapidly
broken down. Meyers remains cool, how-
even-, apparently not realizing his situa¬
tion or the full import of the terrible
crime for which lie is held responsible.
Three men who were arrested ns ac¬
cessories have been released. Myers is
also suspected of murdering Mrs. Lilly,
an oJd woman who lived on the out¬
skirts of Atlanta and luring Win. Calla¬
way to death at Athens. Mrs. Lilly
was murdered last March and Cailaway
was killed a year ago. Meyers is only
1!) years old. He annuls being an ac¬
cessory to Crowley’* murder, but denies
that he did the deed alone.
WORK RESUMED.
Troy, N. Y„ Sept. 21. -Work -was re¬
sumed this morning tn the Bessemer
Steelworks, a part of the Troy Steel and
Tron Co.’s plant which went into re¬
ceivership some time ago. Between 1.-
000 and 1,500 men are given employ¬
ment.
Fitzsimmons will probably rh i*>e
fight- He has done ve*§r little fighting.