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The Irwin County News.
Official Orga n of Irwin County.
A. G, CeLOAGH, Editor and Frop’r.
MR. COKER
WAS INSULTING.
VV ATLANTA HWKI'.lt TO APPEAR
IS COURT.
POPULISTS MAKE A DESPERATE
APPEAL, TO NEGROES.
Spurious Circulars Sent Out With
Chairman Clay’s Name Attached.
At.ania, Ua., (X-to. 1.—(Special.)—
1’. M. Coker, president of the bank
ot the Stale of Georgia, one of tlie
w tJuiiu.4 uio-it in the city, and pillar
in Trinity Church, was one of the
prlnSupaJ actoivs in an episode last
night that lias b on the sensation of
the hour sin re the S-ory came out.
Mr. Coker has a telephone at Its
liasdisowe Washington street home.
List night about t) o’clock he went to
his ’phone and asked for a connection.
ntght force of Ihe Telephone Ex-
change eensis s of three young ladies
only. They usually have all they can
do to keep up with the business. It
was some little time before Mr. Coker
loudl make himself heard, and alto-
Seltor:’ the service appeared so unsat
isfaolory to him that he lost his tem¬
per. When he finally secured the at
te.iiiiou of the operator lie, it is claimed
today by the young lady, proceeded to
give her am awful roasting. She says
Ur. Coker threw a generous supply of
sulphur and brimstone, and, indignant,
rh.' t, fused to hold any further com¬
munication with him.
This angered Mr. Coker still more
and putting on his coat and hat, hav¬
ing begun to prepare for toed, he
a art'll for the Telephone Exchange to
1 an out the whole establishment, as
i'e tilrtatoned to do over the wire.
Thi.' build'fng wats deserted except
f the three girls in the operating
vetom on the top floor. Mr. Coker
nu>”n!ed the stairs in a way that plain¬
ly rhowed that he was angry. The
rivls become frightened when they
heard him coming, and raised an out-
■y. getting tlie door fastened just in
'ini- ‘o keep the irate banker on the
o-.it.--id-?. Not to be thwarted, how-
over, he let fly the phials of his wrath
at the fright tied operators through
the closed door. Pnssersby on the street,
o-n.ing from church, heard the row
\ ar t a big crowd collected.
Today the affair has been talked of
everywhere. The young ladi s who
''‘•■•■re the victims of the banker’s angry
temper will take the case into court,
it is said, prcsecuiting Mr. Coker on
several charges.
UNSCRUPULOUS POPULISTS. *
The Populists are using the most un¬
scrupulous efforts to get the, negro vote
on Wednesday. They are not only try¬
ing to wifi tlie negroes by false prom¬
ises of social and political recognition,
Imt Are appealing to their prejudices to
incite them against the best white ele¬
ment of the 'State for the purpose of
using them in Wednesday's election.
(Ilnurman Clay, of the State Committee,
today received notice of the latest at¬
tempt of the unprincipled manager of
the Populist campaign to incite the prej¬
udice of the negro voters.
The latest piece of disreputable work
is a circular which is being distributed
from Populist headquarters. The circu¬
lar, is, however, signed with the name of
Oliairuian Olay and Chairman Benner
to make it appear that it came from the
Democratic committee. The circular
professes to be an appeal to the Demo¬
cratic manager to get the negro vote at
all cost. In it such expressions as these
are used:
"We niiir-d have the negro.”
"He is a. beast.”
“Make him drunk and vote him."
“Buy him if you can: if you can’t
force him to vote for our ticket.”
Chairman Clay is highly indignant at
(lie use of his name in such a letter,
it is an infamous lie and villainous
fraud.
The circular fell into the hands of
Hon. Charlie Brand, of Lawrenceville,
and by him was reported to headquar¬
ters.
The Stale committee has made ar¬
rangements lo receive returns from the
election at headquarters Wednesday
night, and will lie able to closely ap¬
proximate the majority before the night
is over.
Chairman Clay counts on at least 50
(Hid majority.
The State is being flooded with illus¬
trated circulars, in which Col. Atkinson
is made to appear in the role of whip-
ping a negro woman, and is also quoted
as advising a white man to cut a negro
tn an election controversy.
Both of those charges are fully an¬
swered iu the following affidavits:
Emmett Lovelace, father of the
woman who it is charged. Col. Atkinson
whipped, makes this affidavit:
“Georgia. before Coweta County.—Personally clerk
appeared me. for a of the .Su¬
perior court, in and said county and
Stale, the undemigned, who, being duly
sworn, deposeth and snith. Hint he is
the father of Mary Lovelace, whom It
is charged by one, H. O. T. Kittles, that
W. Y. Atkinson severely chastised in
1892. The charge is untrue both as to
date and the manner in which said al¬
leged punishment was follows: administered. The
real facts are ns About thir¬
teen years -ago my daughter Alary,
was employed by Air. Atkinson’s
family ns nurse. She committed an of¬
fence that required correction and Air.
Atkinson reported the matter to me. 1
told him that my daughter -was under
ills charge and T desired that he make
iter know her niace. I also requested
him to correct her, which I presume he
did, as i heard nothing more of it. 1
regard Air. Atkinson as a good man and
have had nothing but fair treatment
from him, I!
SYCANIRE, IRWIN CUNTY, GA., OCTOBER 5, 1894.
His
“EMMETT x LOVELACE.
Ma rk
“Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this Sept. “8, 1894.
W. A. MITCHELL.
Clerk Superior Court.”
AND THE BANKS CASE.
And here is Bank’s affidavit about the
othe" ease:
appeared “Georgia. Coweta County—Personally
before me. a notary public In
and for the county and Slate aforesaid,
the undersigned, who, being dnly sworn,
deposeth and saith, that the statement
contained in a circular Issued by one, H.
C. T. Kittles, in reference to a profane
remark alleged to have been made by
W. Y. Atkinson concerning myself on
election day in November, 1892, in New-
nan. is not true. Mr. Atkinson did not
say in my hearing. ‘Stop discussing with
that d—(1 negro and cut his G—d—d
hroat!” I, do not know Kittles: T never
saw him In my life to know him. and be¬
lieve'him to be an imposter. T am a Re-
mibliean and am under no obligations to
the Democratic party, but believe in
telling the truth. A. C. BANKS.
“Sworn to and subscribed before me
September 28. 1894. .T. A. POWER.
Notary Public Coweta County.
CO.NWICTS STRIKE.
Forty convicts employed in one of the
camps near Waycross have gone on a
strike. This morning Principal Keeper
Tones, of Ihe Penitentiary department
received a telegram stating that forty
convicts had shut themselves up in a
warehouse there and refused to come out
‘o work. Col. .Tones this afternoon left
for the scene of the trouble and will
arrive there tomorrow morning.
Rev. Dr. I .ansing Burrows, of Au¬
gusta arrived in the city this morning
and this afternoon went before 'tie home
mission board to confer with the mem¬
bers about the appointment tendered him
■is assistant corresponding secretary.
Dr. Burrows stilt has the appointment
under consideration after conference
with (lie board this afternoon.
IMPRISONED MINERS.
\ Seeiie of intense F.xcHement
ground Hie Mine.
Scranton, Pa., Sept. 29.—A report
has been received here from the North¬
west Colliery near Oarbondale that the
four Imprisoned miners who were sup¬
posed to have t> en crushed by a fall
if rock, Thursday afternoon will
bo d tlivered eiiive during the night. A
large force of rescuers has been at
work since the cave in occurred and
late last evening tthey could detect a
voice front tihe chamber where the
men where supposed to lie dead. At
> o’clock this evening conversation
could be carried on and it was learned
that all the prisoners are alive and
supplied witih a^quantlty of water, but
without food. Tlie fail of rock, ex-
tending over seventy feet in a gang-
way, is one of the largest in the his-
tory of this region, where imprisoned
m n were finally rescued alive. There
*s a scene of inteuse excitement arounil
the mouth of the mihe where the ac-
iden-t occurred, Tlie families of the
•ntombed men can scarcely be re-
strained from going into the colliery,
so anxious are they for the welfare of
their relatives, The men have now
been iu the colliery 48 hours without
food.
:iO LIVES 18 DANGER.
The Gale Hus Reached the New¬
foundland toast.
St. Johns, N. F., Sept, 30.—The
great gale which has bten ravaging
the Atlantic coast of the United States
for the past week .reached here last
night and raged for'‘today. No mes¬
sage from outlaying places have been
received yet, but if ‘ ik ‘believed that
considerable damage Jias, been done,
especially to' the fishing'" fleet on the
grand banks, Four vessels anchored
off the mouth of the harbor are in
a very dangerous position, Two of
these are the barks Viola and the Bell
of Exe from Brazil. The third Is an
unknown schooner, and we' fourth is
t two master laden with fish. A1J are
unable to enter the h-arboit,"OWlng to
i hard bead wind. No steamer is in
port, so it Is impossible to td(v them
n. One vessel was abandonel by the
crew this afiernoon. There are grave
fears for the others tonight. It is
believed that they will either slip th-eir
'ir-hors or drive on the rocks when
the wind changes. About thirty lives
altogether are involved and serious ap¬
prehensions are felt here.
DESPERATE POPULISTS.
They Threaten to 1CI11 a Democratic
Nominee.
Little Rock. Ark.. Sep-t. 29.—At the
recent general election the Populists
olf Nevada, county elected- all their
candidates on the county ticket ex-
ept the candidate for county clerk,
a matt by the nanv of Vaughn. O.
R. McDaniel, the Democratic nominee,
ran ahead of his ticket and was de¬
clared elected by the board of election
commission :rs anti was given h : s certi¬
ficate of election. Vaughn served no¬
tice on McDaniel that he intend 'd to
cant st the election and arrangements
were made for taking depositions, A
few days ago McDaniel received a note
written upon a sheet of paper that
was used by the Popul’sts during the
■ampaign informing him that if he
did not surrender his claim to th?
county clerkship, he would bo killed
and his house would 'be burn-d. The
Democrats of Nevada county are very
much wrought up over, the threat and
■'very night three or four citizens are
detailed 1 tog uard McDaniel’s house.
“In Union, Strength and Prosperity Abound."
AMERICANS NOT
IN DANGER.
THOSE BANISHED HAD BETTER
AVOID A TRIAL,.
MINISTER BAKER’S PROTESTS ARE
IGNORED.
Foreign Kings On Private Bnililings
Prohibited.
New Orleans, Sept. 30.—The Times-
democrat special correspondent at
Bluefields under date of Sept. 14th,
writes as follows:
“Since my last letter nothing has
created a ripple except the Managua
dispatches to The New York Herald
which were received here a few days
ago. In them it was stated that
Minister Baker had made vigorous pro¬
test that the banished Americans be
Drought back to Bluefields and be given
t fair and impartial trial. On the
same day the British gunboat Mohawk
arrived off Bluefields with the hank-shod
English and Americans and none of
them were allowed to come on shore.
The two Americans, Lumpkin and
Wiltbank, were put on board the
United States steamship Marblehead,
ami the Englishmen were carried by
the Mohawk to Jamaica, So it seems
that, the vigorous protest of Minister
Baker did not amount to much. Proba¬
bly it is biwt that it did not, for it
all <the rumors I hear oh the streets
have any truth in them, it is better
for some of the banished not to risk
a fair trial on the charges against
them. /
“To give your readers an insight into
some of the ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain in Bluefields, 1
have only to recall the times in New
Orleans just previous to the secession
of Louisiana. A great many are still
living in New Orleans who recollect a
crowd of men who could lie seen cu
St. Charles and Camp streets with
secession rosttes pinned to their
coat collars, howling them-
selves hoarse for Sou th-
ern rights, etc. Well, we all know
what some of those men did as soon
as Ben Butler arrived. If my memory
serves me right, I think some of them
aided the carpet baggers and were
members of the black-and-tan conven¬
tions ami leghdatures in Louisiana.
Bluefields did contain the same kind
of crowd who acted the same as re¬
gards the Nicaraguans and the Mos¬
quitoes (or in other words intelligent
•ontrabands) as did the blatherskites
In New Orleans and I am very, very
sorry to say that some of them claim
to toe Americans.
“Since my advent here on 2nd
ms’ant not an arrest has been made
nor has any one been . op-
pressed in any way. On the
contrary, on the 8 th instant
an election was held here for an al-
eade, four counciimeii and a justice ol
the i>eace. It resulted in the election
of Mr. J. Weinberger, alcade, Dr. Paul
Osterhout, Messrs. Eugene Laxvdrey,
Samuel Weil and Simon Cohen, coun-
oilmen, ail Americans, and Mr. Robt.
Shepharr, justice of the peace, a Col
umbian. From the result of this elec¬
tion it can be plainly seen that the
Americans here are in no great danger
at present, anything to the contrary
notwithstanding. What may come
h-reafter remains to be seen, as decrees
ore numerous, as witness the following,
flawed the 12th.
“I, Jose 'Madriz, speeil commissioner
of the Supreme government to the
Atlantic coast, considering it neces¬
sary to regulate the display of foreign
flags to avoid the committal of any
offence against them and that no
abuse should toe made of that emblem
of sovereignty of friendly nations in
virtue of authority tn me vested, dt de-
eree:
“Article 1. The hoisting of foreign
flags on private edifices in this cl:y is
prohibited. ”
Commissioner Madriz has also issued
a decree prohibiting the importation
if fire arms and ammunition. The
British subjects, alias Mosquito In¬
dians. stiill continu'? to leave Blue-
flelds for Jamaica and Grand Cayman,
<ome forty or fifty having departid on
the 11th test, One hundred sorters
of th<‘ Micanguan army also departed
frora Blurfle’ds a few days agv- for
Managua.
EDWARD BLAKE TO SPEJK.
i-
HI* Time Limited lint He XVIII 'ome
South.
New York, Sept. 30,-The Iris, Na¬
tional Federation of America sems out
the following:
Invitations to Hon, Edward Lake,
M. P., to address public meetii 7 js on
the Irish Home Rule question in everal
of our large cities, have reach'd the
office of the Irish National Fed-ration
of America. As the time whirl Mr.
Blake can devote to public meet tigs is
limited to between the ITtb anl 27th
of October, he will be forced to edine
many of the invitations. Mr. Bla e has
accepted invitations to speak if New
York on the 17th of October, Ptiladel-
phra I • on the oKtt. 26th, T»__ Brooklyn 1,1 _ on „ „c,.
and in Pittsburg, Atlanta an*. Mem-
phis, if it is possible to fix date- before
the 17th and 27th of October.
ENDED IN A. ROW.
Perry, O T„ Sept. 30.—The prize fight
between Jim Davis, of Chicago, and
Sam Smith, of Denver, broke up in a
row here last night. 'Hie men entered
the ring at 11:30. Smith led off with a
heavy left cut on Davis's heart and
Davis floored Smith with a heavy blow
on the jaw. Smith arose quickly but lie-
fore toe got straight, Davis pushed him
through the ropes against the wall.
Smith was badly stunned. A regular
tumult was the result of this foul and at
least 50 men were in the ring fighting
like mad. The police quelled the riot
after much difficulty. The referee de¬
clared the push of Smith not against the
rules and Time Keeper Brooke cal ed
time. Davis responded! but Smith was
unable to come to time and was called
oiit. The prize was $1,000 and gate re¬
ceipts.
GEN. IMOGEN DEAD.
He Hull llml n Career of Much
Distinction.
Jacksonville, Fin., Sept. 30.—Gen.
James A. I’eden died here early this
morning. James Alexander Peden was
born in Wilmington. N. 0.. in 181(5. in
183(1 he came to Florida and took part
in the Seminole war. On the breaking
mil of the Mexican war he eniis’ed in
Have’s Texas Congers and served with
distinction. After the Mexican war he
returned to Florida arid devoted b■ ■■ i elf
to the practice of law. Under t 1-
ministration of Presiden’ Pierce >■„ WU f
appointed charge d’affairs to Buenos
Ayres and served in that capacity for
four years. He represented Duval county
for many years in tint Legislature and
was brigadier general of State troops.
Gen, Peden never married.
EOHEST KIKE’S RUE N( 1! GD.
A Heavy Bain Averts Another
, Serious Disaster
rain set in at 7 o’clock yesterday morn¬
ing. AH fear from the forest fires has
now passed. Friday night was a night of
terror. The fires had eaten their way
into the city limits and a fierce gale was
blowing the flames toward the residence
portion of the city. Hundreds were fight¬
ing the flames all night and every one
was awake and anxious. The smoke was
dense and the red glare of the angry
flames forcibly reminded the residents
of the Hinckley disaster. Scores of far¬
mers have been burned out in this dis¬
trict and many who hatve come to the
city have lost all but the clothing on
•flieir backs.
SEUItETAKY SMITH SPEAKS.
Athens. Ga., Sept. 29.—The crowd was
today estimated a.t thriteen hundred.
There was much enthusiasm and Secre¬
tary Smith was after interrupted by
applause.
GREAT FIRE RAGING.
Stillwater. Alinn., Sept. 28.—The plant
of the Stillwater Manufacturing Com¬
pany was totally destroyed by fire at
10:30 o’clock tonight. The local fire de¬
partment is unable to cope with the fire
and St. Paul has been asked for aid.
The wind is blowing hard from the
south and the flames are within a few
hundred feet of the yards of the St.
Paul reformatory where over 500 con¬
victs are confined.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Nil u ill mo, B. C., the Scene of n Katn]
Eire Yesterday.
Nanaimo, B. C., Sept. 28.—Two men
were burned to death, two other no-n
and a little girl were badly injured and
$100,000 worth of property was destroy¬
ed by fire that broke out here at 5 this
morning. The fire started at the cor¬
ner of Wharf and Commercial streets in
the Royal Hotel, which was burned.
Patrick Alayce, a bootblack, and a bar
tender known as “Fritz,” employes of
the hotel, were burned to death. Three
guests were badly injured.
The flames proceeded in a northerly
direction along Wharf street destroying
the Fire Hall, the Nanaimo Hotel, C.
Stevens’s dry goods store and five small
frame buildings. That the newer part of
the town was not completely burned,
was due to the absence of wind and the
vigorous work of the volunteer (fire
brigade*
M’OAFFERTY’S LOSS.
Ohleago. Sept. 28.—While the chest-
nut colt Buck AlcOinn was being taken
from the Harlem to the Hawthorne race
track he broke away from the boy who
was leading him, and running directly
in front of a Buriing’on engine, was in¬
stantly killed. Buck McCann won the
Latonia derby last year and was valued
at $10,0fX>. He was owned by A. C.
McOafferty.
THE NAVAL EXHIBITION.
Commander Trneey to He In Chnrge
at Atlanta.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 1 Com-
mander George J Tracy has been desig¬
nated by Secretary Herbert to take
charge of tlie naval exhibit at the At¬
lanta Exposition next year. Fayetteville,
The national bank of N.
A'., failed to open its doors for business
this morning. The bank had a capital
of $50,000, a surplus fund of $8,600,
owed depositors $36,000, and had out¬
standing loans and discounts to the
amount of $66,000. It is intimated that
the bank’s suspension was caused by
shortage in tlie cashier's accounts.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DUELLING.
Berlin. Oct. 1.—Baron Kideriin-Wach-
ter, the recently appointed Prussian rep¬
resentatives at Hamburg and Herr Pol-
stiirff, editor of the Kladdersuatch, were
today sentenced to four months im¬
prisonment each, in a fortress, for having
engaged in a duel.
DIED TN -WILKES.
Washington, _ ... . Ga., _ Oct. „ , 2.—Mr. „ A. C. „
MoMakln age(J 76i alfter a angering Al¬
nws (t f w< . ( ,k-s with a carbuncle on his
neck, died at the home of tois son-in-law,
W. G. Tatum, this afternoon at 6 o’clock,
$1 00 a Year In Advance.
DEMOCRATIC
HEADQUARTERS.
IHE THIRD SERIOUS UHAIIGE
AGAINST JUDGE HIVES
WHAT THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
HAS DOME.
Gl«y, Berner and Hniu W ill Soon Be
Among Us.
Atlanta, Oct. 2.—(Special.)—Hdn. W.
V. Atkinson, the next governor of Geor
gia, arrived this morning and is stop¬
ping at the Kimball House.
During the day Mr. Atkinson’s room
was visited by many well known peo¬
ple who wished to pny t.l»eir respects
iiinl talk over the political situation.
•Mr. Atkinson is well sati*sfi n! with the
condition of the party in every part of
the State and iu referring to the hard
work already done by lbs friends, and
the work that is to l>e done on the field
of battle tomorrow be expressed the
deepest gratitude and enthusiasm.
Everywhere lie hat* been he has seen
the good work for Democracy going for¬
ward zealously. The party leaders lntve
worked faithfully, and nothing short of
a miracle can now cut down the d'.d-
time Democratic majority that will
crown tomorrow’s victory.
While he Is satisfied and confident,
Mr. Atkinson, however, urges every
man to lie on the a«lert in the final dash
at the pools tomorrow. Every Democrat
should he sure to go to the ]r>11s and
vote and thus make assurance doubly
sure.
Tonight Mr. Atkinson addressed an
immense audience at Pel!Ives’s Opera
House. People were turned away unable
to get within reach of the speaker’s
voice, and the greatest enthusiasm pre¬
vailed in the big erohvd.
The reception accorded lo Air. Atkin¬
son by Atlanta, must have been exceed¬
ingly gratifying to him in view of the
many exaggerated reports of hostility
to him here that have been circulated by
the Populists.
His speech was a masterful effort. He
made strong impression upon his hear¬
ers, in striking contrast to the pyrotech¬
nic display delivered by Watsdn last
night.
He defended the National Congress,
and the Chicago platform. In speaking
of the Georgia Democracy lie declared
himself in favor of free and unlimited
coinage of silver at a ration of III to 1 .
So long as the two precious metals were
to lie maintained at a parity he declared
himself in favor of this policy.
Air. Atkinson was introduced by Hon.
A. H. Cox, one of the most eloquent men
in the Stale. Speeches were also made
by Hon. .T. F. O’Niel and W. H. Black,
president of the Young Men’s Demo¬
cratic League, who presided.
Today has been rather quiet at Dem¬
ocratic headqnarters—the quiet that al¬
ways precedes the sto’rm of a well plan¬
ned battle. Everything that could be
done to accomplish the annihilation of
the Populist movement lias been done,
and Chairman Clay and those who have
been so devotedly assisting him in man¬
aging the campaign, spent today in mak¬
ing a quiet review of the situation.
Two hundred and one speeches have
been made under direction of the State
committee since the nominating conven¬
tion met.
Among the mail received at headquar¬
ters today was a letterl- rom D. J. Gaff¬
ney, of La Grange, enclosing a card for
publication which makes a most dam¬
aging charge against Judge Hines, earn¬
ing as it does on top of alii the other ac¬
cusations touching his personal integri¬
ty that have been made during the cam¬
paign.
It looks as if Judge Hines will have
a very large dark Mot on his escutcheon
when he gets through with this cam¬
paign of political fdlly
Mr. Gaffney, who is a well known
lawyer, charges that Judge Hines now
dias in his possession $400 which be¬
longs to the widow of a feltohv attorney
who resides at Louisville, Ga. This at¬
torney had a case in court which
brought him an $800 fee, when he died.
’Hie case' was pending in the Supretr ?
Court. Judge Hines attended to the con¬
clusion of the case upon an agreement
that he was to receive $400, half the
fee. At the settlement, all the £800 fee
was paid into! his hands hut lie has as
yet failed to turn over the $400 to the
widow and children of the deceased
brotthcr lawyer whose business he was
winding' up. that
This is the third direct charge
Judge Hines has been guilty of
oppressing the widow and orphan.
Chairman Clay, of the executive com¬
mittee and Chairman Berner of the cam¬
paign committee, will go dohvn into the
j Tenth district Black to the spend latter a week part helping of the
Major will also be
month. Col. H. W. J. Ham
in the party. They will fill as many ap¬
pointments during their week as can be
arranged for them. Watson and h T s
TopiV.ists adherents will have a very-bad
time to face this trio.
CITY POLITICS.
Tlie primary for the ndminatiqn
mayor. aldermen, eonnei’ltnen and city
officers trill hb held tomorrow. Two tic¬
kets are in the field amd the hardest
fight in years will he fought between
them. Hon. Porter King, however, has
a walk over for the mayorality nomina¬
tion. It is feared that there will lie a
good <h tl of tradiug to the detriment of
Mr. A ‘ kin-son, between the Hines men
and the municipal candidates.
< . V. NO. 21.
SEN. WALSH
IN CANTON.
HE GROWS IV POP! I.AHITV AT
EVERY SPEECH.
NORTH GEORGIA IS ANXIOUS EOR
HIS ELECTION.
llis S|ieeeh Did the Party Mneli I’o-
iitieal Good.
Canton, Ga., Get. 2.—(Special.)—
Democratic speeches l>y representative
Democratic Georgians were made here
today by two of Georgia s most popular
and practical congressional representa¬
tives—Senator Patrick Walsh and Con¬
gressman Carter Tate. For about one
hour and a half Congressman Tate
spoke and received tile plaudits of well
done good and faithful servant.
After forty minutes intermission Sena¬
tor Walsh was introduced by Capt. 11.
W. Newman, and for nearly two hours
delivered one of the most practical
speeches of the campaign. He dwelt
more particularly upon the great rich¬
ness and limitless resources and advan¬
tage of this section of the South. Her
mineral, timber, water pavers, soil, ell-
male and the great possibilities and
probabilities of this immediate section.
However, be touched upon some of t lie
n ore talked of political issues of the
day, such as the tariff, silver, State
banks, income tax, etc., and discussed
each in a logical and practical way,
making himself and the questions fully
uuderstood in the discussion of each. He
dealt in facts and figures that Impressed
what he said upon his hearers in such
a manner as was never before presented
to them in this campaign.
The speech entire was a clear, plain
and practical argument, showing that,
under true Democratic rules the people
would more greatly prosper and the
country be developed. His speech was on
the line of his course in the United
States, one of practical politics, free
from ultra partisanship and abuse of
other parties. He showed by argument
and not abuse, that Democracy was best
for the whole people, and that Third
Partyism was but a myth and would
disappear forever.
Senator Walsh made a tine impression
upon itis hearers and upm those whom
he met and impressed himself upon all
as the true friend of the whole people.
This, however, be lias already shown the
people of this immediate section, for
when a member of the Georgia Legis¬
lature he worked and voted for the build¬
ing of the M. & N. G. R. It., which
has done and is doing so much for the
development and growth of all this up-
country and across the border in Ten¬
nessee and North Carolina.
He left Canton with the earnest good
wishes of ail, and the unanimous thanks
of the assembled Democrats for his
speech and presence. Many of the people
of Cherokee would rejoice to soe him
in the United States Senate, believing
that in him Georgia has a true, loyal,
honest and practical representative.
NEW YORK INDEPENDENTS.
They Conferred for Nearly an Hour
Yesterday.
New York, Oct. 1 .—A conference wa?
held this afternoon In the office of Chas.
S. Fairchild. ex-Secretary of the Treasury,
at No 46 Wail street, which was attended,
among others, by Wan. R. Grace and Wheel¬
er H. Peckham. It was held for the pur¬
pose of deciding whether or not the State
Democracy snould nominate a third ticket
for the State offices. Mr. Grace auu Mr.
Paekhaau were closeted with Mr. Fairchild
for nearly au hour. They refused to talk
after they had left him. Mr. Fairchild
said that nothing would be done until to¬
morrow ulglht when a committee of Grace-
Falroblld Democracy would be appointed to
confer with -the commlfoe of seventi. He
also refused to talk about the possibility of
■t third ticket ‘n .he State.
THE CZIAR’S DISEASE.
London, Sept. 30.—The Standard’s cor¬
respondent in Berlin ns authority for the
statement that Prof. Leyden diagnosed
the Czar’s allmetut as Bright’s disease in
an advanced stage. On the other hand the
Vienna Tageblatt malintafas on the author¬
ity of a Russian diplomat ithatt the Czar is
stiffening -from neumasthma coupled with
anema in addition to kidney disease. The
Czar's condition it is said was made worse
by a eo’.d which he caugh't two nights be¬
fore leaving St. P^hersiburg.
ARRESTED FOR RARE.
Jacksonville, Oct. l.-sAt May Park, Fla.,
Gamez Sallas was arrested on a warrant
sworn out by I. Haitnaiway, charging SaT.aa
with an attempt to ravish iHattaway’s five-
year-old daughter. The assault took place
Saturday night and Sallaa would hatve ac¬
complished his purpose but for the arrival
of Mrs. Conant, who heard the chfld
screaming. Sauas ’was beastly drunk alt
tihe time, or pretended to be. Hathaway,
the child's fatheT, Is a jetty contractor, a
member of the firm of I. & H. Hathaway,
of Philadelphia.
106 MOONtaHINERS CAUGHT.
Ashland, Ky., Oct. 1.—This evening Unit¬
ed States Marshal Greer and his deputies
left for Louisville with 106 moonshiners just
from the Upper Big Sandy district. The
party is made up of women, -boys and men,
some of the latter desperadoes.
Richmond’s majority for Democracy
next Wednesday ijrast be overwhelm
iug.