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H i£ 'Mr'-te . yr T M »j r J , A s
ifficial Organ of Irwin County.
>. G, OeLOAGH, Editor and Prop’r.
YARE
AFTER OFFICE.
La NTS WHO WILL BE HELPED
THHOIGH MH. ATlvIXSOX.
ftE SIMMONS WILL SUCCEED
IIIEK JUSTICE BLECKLEY.
[Cttli-e In no S mu 11 Thill Applicants
Negrleet 1 1 .
■anta. (la., Oct. 1(1.—(Special.)—
V candidates for votes by the candi-
■s for the vacant place that Judge
R kley’s retirement will cause on the
Bretue Bench is assuming interesting
B'ortions.
^Mldge lias Spcm-cr been here J;. several Atkinson, days of Hrun*- that
^Pbion. on
lie is managing his campaign
this point, and will remain on tile
KmhI H until the Legislature assembles
the election is over.
Beige ,filsu Marshal J. Clarke, ‘of Atlanta,
: making an active campaign, lie
f .i communication with all the mem
BFtf By-elect, friends and believe those he who holds are tin* his win- inti-
Bng ^|st band, although Judge Atkinson has
as much confidence in the final re-
'lt as any of the other candidates,
lere has been some doubt expressed as
the attitude of Hon. R. L. Berner, ot
^pmroe, |e Supreme in regard Bench, to but the today vunaney this on
^ft-taiuty mi
^Bun was dispelled by the statement
one of his varment persona!
^tends Kte—and that further, he would that surely he will tic be a eandi- elect-
■S ^Bgisl'ature Should Berner be the choice of the
be will be probably the
tcfngesj; Borgia’s Supreme man who Bench. ever sat upon
■t Ht is taken as a foregone conclusion
B Judge Simmons will be promoted to
chief justiceship. He litis no rival
that honor.
^■he Bireme others Court who judgeship are prominent contest in the
Bj. arc
^KJ. Joseph Ganah), of Augusta; Col.
Binate, Hammond, of Atlanta, and I. E.
Bile of Dalton.
spirited canvass for the place on
fntion Supreme Bench naturally attracts
to other offices that are subject
^Hson. ■change by the advent of Governor At-
■iVhlle Mr. Atkinson has steadily de-
Bned to discuss his probable appoint-
B*nf.s, there is every reason to predict
Bn'I Baiagcs he will the make State several important
ill government. Tt is
Bit Blends natural that he should want his
about him when he undertakes to
■eer the ship if state. He*will alone be
■esimnsible istration, to the people for his admin¬
and while it would not neces-
■arilr Bhn mean any reflection upon those
may go out with the present admin-
■itration, tt would be only fair for Mr.
■Atkinson to surround himself wit If men
Bho would not only serve the State well,
Kjt Bin also he in genuine sympathy with
Bninistration personally. The advent of a new
always brings changes in
^■jimhency departments. Governor Nort hen's
of the executive office
Bo BY degree an exception. His appointees
the penitentiary department, educa-
Eoual department; Railroad Commission.,
Rml the executive office. When Mr. At-
nrinsoji assumes the executive chair
I'hanges Bepantments. may be looked for in all those
■ Among the applicants for tin* office
Ef principal keeper of the penitentiary
fire Col. George II. Jones, the present
pneutnbent; 'county; ex-Seuator Sheriff .Take McAfee, Moore, of Cherokee of Floyd
jaunty; ileorge Capt. .Tore Hollis, of Macon;
Stapleton, of Sumpter county;
■'apt. Itarv Hollis, of Talbot county, and Ordi-
i Joe McOIesk.v. of Milton county,
For the office of principal physician,
■Jr. W. O’Daniel, the present official, is
In fi-nggs, applicant, together with Dr. ,T. W.
of West Point; Dr. J. A. Sfew-
lirt, ^Idraison of Rockdale county; Dr. Golden, of
county; Dr. Edge, of Houston
county, and Dr. J. N. Smith, of Crnw-
jford (applicants comity. for There both are places, probably but other their
(names are not public property yet.
' Hon. Tom Crenshaw ami Hoa. Gun by
(Jordan, hared who is now serving the nnex
term of the late Judge Powers, are
the only applicants for. the place on the
(Railroad Commission which is to be
[filled. Adjt. Gen. Kell, who bus held the
.'(fib' 1 ' for yeans, is opposed by Capt. T\
IT. I Konnom, of Macon.
(office—two There are three places in the executive
secretaries and one clerk.
[The Niy Mr. latter Stanhope position, Sams which under has been Governor filled
IXortben’is administration, will be vacant
t>y (with the retirement of Mr. Sains, who goes
(Bureau. tjie Governor Maj. J. W. into Warren the Immigration and Capt.
W. H. Harrison, fhe two secretaries,
tore both appliesnts for reappointment.
Besides them, there are a number or
others who want to be provided for in
the executive office, among them Miss
Ellen Dortch, editor of The Miileflge-
vil’.e Chronicle; Mr. Archie Burnett,
lately of New York, but who was em¬
ployed campaign as committee, stenographer and By F. the E. Calio- State
way, of Columbus.
A STEP TOWARDS SOCIALISM.
V WciiKurc Wlilcli AnMtriit Hail Rest
Chary of. .
l Vienna, Oct. 16.—In the Reichstrath
t. today Herr von Plener introduced a bill
(providing jpf the for the monopoly by the state
[von refining and sale of spirits. Herr
Plener argued in support of the
measure that It would prevent the peo¬
ple from being poisoned by poor alcohols
nnd would besides augment the revenues
Bf riie the state. According to the terms of
left bill the production of raw spirits is
to private enterprise hut producers
6re on.y allowed to pel to thos ate for
refill mg purposes in the government far-
[ ?yies. whatever Producers are also the allowed to
l>ort raw spirits govern-
pent may not require. The house re¬
fected lonstdsration a motion to vo‘e urgency upon the
of the YoungAIzech pro¬
posal to Abolish the state of seige at
SYCAMORE, IRWIN COUNTY, GA., OCTOBER 19, 1894.
COTTON SIS ion MILLS
The) Arc In n Comblue tn Hell lice
the Price of Seeil.
Raymond, Miss., Oct. 10.—There is a
(treat and growing discontent through¬
out the whole cotton producing region
over the arbitrary and unreasonable ma¬
nipulations of the Cotton Oil Trust,
which, dictates and offers the price of
cotton seed. At the beginning of the
preset]t season nine dollars per ton was
the price ait this point. Then there was
consternation among the representatives
of the several mills, i lere one of these
mills has .been looked upon as indepen¬
dent. and another located at Baton
Rouge was also thought to be indepen¬
dent. The result of the conference was
that the price was dropped to Six. With¬
in a week there wa.->another drop to $7.
which price rules'* Wday, although it is
understood that the agents of the several
mills nave met and agreed to a further
reduction of one dollar. In view of these
a petition is being circulated looking to
the punishment of those engaged in bear¬
ing down the value of the seed. The
admissions of agents furnish the proof
necessary to establish the fact that
there is a combine. The petition is in
duplicate, one copy being addressed to
the United States district attorney, and
the other to the State ditsrict attorney,
charging the cotton seed agents with
conspiracy.
DIFFERENCE AMONG JUDGES
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 16.—Judge Scott
gave it out (today when he closed the
criminal libel cast* of Eili.or Rose-
waiter, that the motion to transfer the
case on account of bias prejudice and
pronounced hostility would not be con¬
sidered. An appeal to the other five
d'.sitrict judges was taken, which re¬
sulted in placing the case before Judge
Ambrose at 9 o’clock tom irrow. When
Judge Scott heard this lie overruled the
■decision of the five judges, and served
notice on the clerk of the court to doc¬
ket the ease in his court under penalty
of contempt. Judge Seo:t claims sole-
jurisdiction on the ground that it is
on his docket.
THE FRENCH AGOG.
London, Oct. 16.—The French -public
is agog over the act of the French gov¬
ernment in conferring the cross of the
Legion of Honor upon Capt. von Russ-
kind, the German military attache at
Paris. The Berlin correspondent of the
Daily News ascribes the bestowal ot
the honor upon Captain Russkind to
Emperor William's pardoning of the
French spies and his synipa MacMuhon hy on the
death of Ex-Presi'deut and
President Carnot.
-ADD WAR fl(r
MOROCCO IN REBELLION.
London, Oct. 16.—A dispatch from
Tangier, Morocco, says: Morocco City
has been in rebellion for a week ow
ing to the Caliph’s attempt to arrest
the Shah Debama by the Sultan’s or
der. The Caliph is now hemmed in
by the insurgents. The Sultan is send¬
ing troops to the scene.
UNFOUNDED RUMOR
Copenhagen, Oct. 16.—The Poiiken, ot
•this city, publishes under reserve a
statement tlmt the Czar intends to
change the succession to the throne,
naming his youngest son, Michael, as
heir, in consequence of the Czare-
wlteh’s political views, George’* sue
cession being considered impossible ow¬
ing to his bad health. It is regarded
as absurd.
ONLY TRANSFERRED.
Berlin, Oct. 16.—The Court of Dis¬
cipline at Potsdam has finished the
trial of Herr Liest, late chancellor of
the German colony of the Cameroons
who was charged with numerous cruel¬
ties upon the natives in his jurisdic¬
tion. bruta'ly flogging women, etc.
Judgement ordered Liest transferred
to another port and pay the costs of
his trial, The finding of the court
is disappointing, as the i ublic prose¬
cution had demanded his dismissal
from the service, and it was generally
Jbelieved that the court would so de¬
cide.
2 V SERIOUS BOY FIGHT.
•Cincinnati, O., Oct. 16.—At the close
of school yesterday at Brighton, a vil¬
lage in West Virginia, near Parkers¬
burg, <a quarrel among two .boys Willis devel¬
oped into a serious fight, in which
Gardner, 15 years old, was shot to deatfi,
and bis little brother, aged 8 years, was
fatally stabbed. The teacher, Morris
Pickering, was also terribly cut while
trying to restore order
AMBASSADOR BAYARD.
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 16.—All Wil¬
mington turned out tonight to formally
welcome Ambassador Thomas F. Bayard
back to bis native State and city after
an absence of eighteen months as the
representative of this Government to
the court of St. James. It was an
imposing devmmsfcVuUou, aud those who
attended were numbered only by the
capacity of the opera house in wihthh the
ceremonies were held.
A POSTOFFIOE ROBBED,
Louisville, Ky., Oct. 16.—The New Al¬
bany postoffice was robbed today between
12 and 1 o’clock. While Postmaster
Schindler was at dinner a thief slipped
into his private office and took $4,000
worth of stainps and $5<X> in cash from
the safe. The robbery was not discov¬
ered until Mr. Schindler’s return. There
is 110 due to the thief.
TIN PLATE COMING,
Swansea, Wales, Oct. 10,-It is estl-
mated that 5,000 tons of tin plate were
](>arted i, ere today on board steamers
bound for America. The price of tin
plate is lower than for months past,
Dr. Carver has been turned down, and
J. .A R. Elliott Is no.w champion wing
shot of the world.
“In Union, Htrentgth and Prosperity Abound.”
AN APPEAL
FOR HARMONY.
THE DEMOCRATS OK* XEW YORK
MUST UNITE
CHAIRMAN OK CAMPAIGN COMMIT¬
TEE PUTS THE QUESTION.
Control of II on no of Representatives
Depends on the Issue.
New York, Oct. 16.—The following ap¬
peal was issued today at the Democratic
State headquarters in the Park Avenue
Hotel by Senator Charles j. Faulkner,
chairman of the Democratic Congression¬
al Campaign Committee:
“Forty days ago, by reason of dissatis¬
faction at the slow action of Congress
in passing a tariff bill and a very gener¬
al misunderstanding of the character of
the bill which was ultimately passed
we had but little hope tff carrying a ma¬
jority of the Fifty-fourth Congress. The
practical improvement of the situation
in the interest of Democracy during that
brief period, however, has been marvel¬
ous. A better understanding proves the
law and a realization of the fact that
united action is essential in order to
enable the party to redeem its pledges
and to hold up the hands of the Demo¬
cratic administration during the next two
years has stopped the bickerings which
were dividing its counsels and harmon¬
ized the factional trouble in its organi¬
zation to such an extent that the pros¬
pects are now bright, with a united and
aggressive party to hold a fair working
majority in the next House. To accom¬
plish this, however, we can afford td
have no divisions which tend to sepa¬
rate and disintegrate our forces. You
can, therefore, fully appreciate the an¬
xiety which I feel in reference to the
recent action in this city in the nomina¬
tion in eight of the districts of twd Dem¬
ocratic candidates. In estimating our
ability to maintain a working majority
we have necessarily counted upon the
New York Democracy giving us the full
number of members we have in the pres¬
ent House. If we fail in realizing this,
it is questionable whether it will be pos¬
sible to maintain our supremacy in the
National Legislature. These divisions in
New York are not only dangerous from
the standpoint of losing a majority of
members in this State but the motral
effect upon the country districts of New
York and other sections of the Union
will be exceedingly discouraging; it will
tend to shake the hope and paralyize the
efforts of the party in its earnest effort
to keep dobvn all personal feelings and
factional antagonisms, in the interest of
a common cause. Whatever may he the
differences which may divide the party
upon local issues, there can be and should
be no excuse for a division <on national
lines. The supremacy of the national
Democratic organization should not be so
imperilled that local issues may be pro¬
moted or reforms encouraged. I believe
I voice the sentiment of our national
Democracy when I assert that union
and harmony on congressional nomina¬
tions should be the first consideration of
the patriotic Democracy of this city.
This Is a question which not only affects
the control of the next House but may
endanger and imperil the supremacy of
the national party in the election of
1896. Today the State of New York, if
the election was td be passed upon by
the House would cast its vote for a
Democrat to occupy the presidential
chair. Nineteen of Us thirty-four votes
are Democratic. A loss of two cotagress-
meu in this State would give the vote
in 1897 of the State of New York to ,a
Republican for President, should the
contingency occur in which the election
frfr that office was thrown into the
House of Representatives, by the
reasons, charged as I have been
party in conducting the campaign for
congressional candidates, I appeal to all
elements, factions and divisions of the
Democratic party td unite and harmon¬
ize on the congressional ticket and to
do no act which will naturally tend to
weaken and endanger the national su¬
premacy of our party.
BIG GUNS FIRING.
Senator Hill at LIGli Fulls Yester¬
day Ail-, ouoii ■
Little Fells, N. Y., Oct. 16.-Sena¬
tor David B. H’ll arrived lere at noon
today from Kingston, Several hun-
dred people were at the station when
he arrived, and they gave him many
enthusiastic cheers, He was met by
a reception committee of a hundred
loyal Democrats, and was escorted to
the Metropolitan Hotel through streets
lined with people. At the hotel he held
:i public reception, and a large num¬
ber of persons availed themselves of
tijie opportunity to meet the distln
gashed guest of the local Democracy.
After luncheon Senator Hill delivered
an address on the issues of the eam-
palgTf ‘at the Skinner Opera House,
which is the first afternoon meeting he
has so far addressed this campaign.
When he rose to respond ! n answer to
his introduction he was given such
an ovation that he was lei to remark,
“This reminds me more < f Saratoga
than any other place I have been since
the convention was held.”
The opera house was crowded to the
doors with 1,506 people. The Senator
discussed ('he issues of the campaign
for an hour and a half. He again
appealed to the women of ‘he State to
exert themselves In aid of “the Bache¬
lor Governor.”
After the meeting Senator Hill held
a public reception at the hotel, and
many ladies were among his callers.
He left at 4:59 o’clock, being escorted
to the train by a committee of citi¬
zens in carriages.
While here Senator Hill received a
telegram from Brooklyn telling him
that K. Ellery Anderson had consented
to speak on the same platform with
him on the 23d. A few moments after
he received this he got one from Chair¬
man John Boyd Thacher of the State
Committee, telling him to meet the
committee-in Albany tomorrow. "This
is good news,” Said the Senator with
a laii'fb. He will leave Utica tonight
for A many.
SENATOR HILL AT UTICA.
Utica, X. Y„ Oct. 16.—Senator Hill
arrived here at 5:40 this afternoon and
was nlet at the station heartily by a cheered reception
committee. He was ne
he alighted from the train and was wel¬
comed by the booming of cannon. He was
escorted informal to Baggs’s Hotel He wkyre escorted he held
an Utica reception. was 8 o’clock
lo the Opera House at
The hall was crowded to the doors and
it was necessary to hold an overflow
meeting to accommodate the clamoring
for admission. Senator Hill received an
ovation as he arose to speak. In open¬
ing his remarks he said:
“This is a contest purely for party tm-
premacy. If we are defeated the Demo¬
cratic party will become and remain a
minority party for many years to Nation. come
not only in the State hut in the
Thus the party will be unable to con¬
tinue in practice in the Nation, and in
the State various reforms to which the
party is pledged. Every Democrat should
bear in mind that he is individually and in¬
terested in the result of this contest
that the party expects and depends upon
his support in order to win success.
The crisis which confronts the party
should rally every Democrat under the
banner which is to be carried to victory
by our glorious old party on November
4th. That we shall win with a united
front -I have no doubt, and that we
shall show a united front to our common
enemy I have no doubt.’’
The speaker then repeated his former
utterances on the apportionment tariff ques¬
tion and also discussed the ques¬
tion on the lines laid down in his form¬
er public utterances since the campaign
opened. The speaker was interrupted
with signs of much approval when he
came to that part of his speech uphold¬
ing President Cleveland’s contention for
absolutely free raw materials.
In closing his discuisson of the tariff
question he said:
“There is no need for me to compli¬
ment Mr. Cleveland upon his splendid ad-
ministration, He has faithfully and
conscientiously discharged his duties and
fulfilled the pledges of our party plat¬
form. No scandals have attached to h : s
administration, but on the contrary,
every department has been economically
administered.”
When Senator Hill concluded he was
given three rousing cheers and the en-
thusiam manifested could be seen to
Please him much. He left immediately
after the address.
BARKER NOMINATED.
New York, Oct. 16.—The State De¬
mocracy in the Thirteenth congressional
district this afternoon nominated Ed¬
ward C. Barker for Congress. John De-
witt Warner declined to run.
THE SHEPARDITES.
Albany, N. Y., Oct. 16.—The Shepard-
ites today filed the certification of State
nominations as did the Grace Democra¬
cy. The title of the former is “TheDem-.
ocratic Party Reform' Organisation,” and
the latter, “Empire State Democracy/’
THE VICE PRESIDENT.
Champaign, Ill., Oct. 16-The Dem¬
ocratic rally to be held in ibis city to¬
day had been thoroughly advertised*
•and there was an abundance of enthu¬
siasm, and the Walker ipera house
could not accommodate the crowds that
wished to hear Vice President Steven-
son speak, The Vice President was
expected to arrive here last night to
hold a reception during ihe forenoon
and speak immediately afterwards, but
for some reason he did not arrive un¬
til 1 o’clock this afternoon. Immedi
ately on arrival he was driven to the
Columbian Hotel, in Uroana, where
a reception was held, Later dinner
was served, and afterwards he was
driven to the Walker Opera House in
■this city, where he delivered abeut
■the same speech in substance that he
delivered at Lincoln and Paris. After
h'.s address he went to the University
of Illinois and addressed the students
of the institution. Candidate for Con-
■gress Bar, and Candidate for Sta’e
Treasurer Claggett also^ made address¬
es to th* assembled Democracy.
SIX CANDIDATES.
Boston, Oct. 16.—M. D. Fitzgerald,
who led the New England industrial
army to Washington, has filed with 1 the
Secretary of State his nomina'Ion paper
for the Tenth Congressional District,
making six candidates in this district as
follows: Feabody, Independent Republi¬
can; Atwood, Republican; McNary. Dem¬
ocrat; Demorton, Populist; McE‘trick,
Independent Democrat; Fitzgerald, So¬
cialist.
KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
Washington, Oct. 16.—A special from
Birmingham,*Ala., says J. F. Allison, a
jeweler of Jasper, was shot last night
from ambush near Glenn Allen, a 6mall
station on the Kansas City, Memphis and
Birmingham railroad. AllSson had left
Jasper gnd gone to Glenn Allen to see
a girl a nd when near her house was shot
down by a jealous rival it is thought.
The murderer placed Allison’s body in a
box and had it shipped to Jasper.
It is rumored that Knoxville will be
made the Western terminus of the
Southern Railway.
$1 00 a Year In Advance.
FIRE FIEND’S
FEARFUL HAOVC.
YESTERDAY WAS A DAY,OK COX-
KLAGRATIOXS.
HOUSTON VISITED BY THE BLIS¬
TERING. DEMON.
Two Sister* of Mercy Hurtled—Other
Fires.
Houston, Oct. 16.—Early this morning
fife was discovered in the Sau Jacinto
hoarding house on Franklin and Jacinto
streets but before the flames were gotten
under control two lives and probably four
were lost and $500,0OO worth of prop¬
erty was destroyed. The flames quickly
spread to Sri. Joseph’s Catholic infirmary
on Franklin avenue and the building was
totally destroyed. Two sisters of the
institute, Jane and Daniel, perished in
the burning building. Two patients ly
ing in an upper story of the dormitory
are missing and it is feared they are
burned to death. Another sister named
Clothilde had a narrow escape. She was
frightfully burned about the head and
shoulders, cover. From bnt St. it is Joseph's believe:I Infirmary she will the re¬
flames spread to Alexander’s boarding
house, then to adjoining stores. The
flames lasted from 2:45a. m, until 4:30
o’clock and in that time destroyed over
a dozen buildings. As near as can he
obtained at present the following as a
list of the losses:
St. Joseph’s Infirmary, loss $60,000;
San Jacinto House, loss $5,000; F.
Alexander, furniture, loss $25,000; L.
M. Rich building, loss $12,000; N. 'V.
Shaw building, loss $15,000 • ,T. Rush-
more, gfoc?ry, loss $15,000; .T. VV. Han¬
cock, stati mery store, loss $20,000; A.
Chimiel & Co., furniture, loss $70,000;
A. L. Florey, dry goods, loss $165,000, $20,000.
,T. \V. Jones building, loss
Other small losses will bring the aggre¬
gate amount up to half a million dollars.
This is partially covered by insurance
but the exact amount cannot be learned.
The origin of the fire is supposed to be
due to an explosion of an oil lamp.
THE CZAR’S HEALTH.
There In No Improvement in His
Con dll Ion.
St. Petersburg, Oct. 16.—The offl :ial
Messenger this afternoon issued a spe
e'.al edition containing the. following
bulletin, signed By Prof. UeytWtff-Und
Drs. Zachar.'n, Popoff and Beijami-
noff, issued todaf after a consultation
between the physicians: The disease
of the kidneys shows no improvement
His Majesty’s strength has diminished.
The physicians in attendance hope that
the climate of the south coast of Cri¬
mea will have a beneficial effect on
the health of the Czar.
PROTECTION FOR THE CZAR.
Corfu, Oct. 16.—The Greek govern¬
ment and the local authorities of the
island of Corfu are busily engaged in
taking measures for the safety of the
Czar. The police are carefully watching
all the strangers at Corfu and all arriv¬
als from this time on will be required to
give good accounts of themselves. The
Chateau of the King of Greece is being
placed in thorough order for the use of
the Czar. Several Russian officials have
already arrived here and others are ex¬
pected shortly. The police precai^iguf
will include a patrol of the shorfe’flf tfte
whole island in tfrder to prevent the un¬
authorized landing of strangers.
IS HE A TRAIN ROBHERf
The Washington Police Have Two
Suspects la Jail.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 16.—The city
police have implicated arrested two men suspected
of being in the Acquia creek
train robbery of Friday night. One of
them,.John Smith, was locked up for
acting suspiciously, but so far no con¬
nection of the robbery has been ob¬
tained from him, and it is doubtful if he
is one of the robbers. The other man
arrested calls himself George F. Liv¬
ingstone, and claims to have lived in
Washington twenty-four years. IF* does
not, however, appear to be well ac¬
quainted with the city. Livingston has
been spending money quite freely for
two or three days past, and bad bought
new clothing with the exception of a
shirt, which i s begrimed with coal dust,
U’hich fact gives the officers hope that
a good clue has been found. When locked
up Livingstone had $55, which he said
his aunt had left him. He had not
worked for five years, but had been a
telegraph operator, but never intended
to work again. He will be held pending
an investigation.
CHICAGO’S REGISTRATION.
It Has Eclipsed All Previous Ilec-
ords—200*000 Names.
Chicago, Ill., Oct. 16.—Today’s regis¬
tration in Chicago eclipsed ail pre¬
vious records. When the polls closed
at 9 o'clock tonight it was estimated
by both Democratic and Republican
leaders that the list contained over
200,000 names. In 1892 the first day’s
registration numbered 190.428. and the
total for two days was 270,000. A fea¬
ture of this year’s registration is the
feminine vote. The women are very
much in evidence in the suburban poll¬
ing places, but in the city very few
left their names. It is said by some
enthusiastic people that 10,000 people
registered today.
A DESPERATE BURGLAR.
San Francisco, Oct. 16.—In Alameda
this mornisg a burglar attempted to rob
the hour«e 0 f Rev. I. E. Wolfe, formerly
SnSTSS ,”““K Si
his aged wife with a hatchet, finally
escaping.
VOL. V. NO. 23.
LI I) Kit A L UNIONISTS.
Chamberlain Claims They Have
uiuuttu urem Streuft'tli.
Loudon, Oct. 16.—Joseph Chamber-
lain, M. P., the Liberal-Unionist leader,
addressed the Unioa- conference in Dur¬
ham today. gaining He { j . strength that the Unionist the
party was Y.. at ex¬
pense of the Grladstouians and he insist¬
ed upon the importance of having a
policy of social reforms. He defended in
detail the 1)111 which he says has been
prepared for introduction at the next
session of Parliament providing for the
furnishing of State aid to artisans in
the purchase of homes of their own, for
the granting of old age pensions, for the
limitation of hours of labor in shops and
factories, for the restriction of pauper
alien immigration and for a new employ¬
er’s liability act. embodying a contract¬
ing out clause. In referring to the ad¬
verse opinions of certain Unionists pa¬
pers in this hill he said that if he.thought
the criticisms were approved by any
considerable section of Unionist party
ho would resign the responsible position
w i,ifh he now held in the party councils,
The party would never succeed, he de¬
cided, with a barren policy negative
criticism or cynical indifference.
WHY WEREN’T THEY ARRESTED f
Two Very Suspicions Characters
Floating: About Virginia.
Richmond, Vn., Oct. 16.—A Front
Royal special to The Dispatch says: Two
suspicious men came here about dark
last night from toward the Rappahan¬
nock country. One was heavy set, the
other tall, with dark brown hair and
moustache and high check ho-nes. The
tall man bought a black worsted suit'
and wore a gray alpine hat. He paid
for the clothes with a $10 gold piece and
some silver pis*r*». He carried an oil
cloth valise, which seemed heavy and
was handled with care. The heavy set
man bought a black woqjen cheviot sack
suit, size 38. He paid a $20 gold piece.
Both bought canvass telescope satchels
here. They asked for information about
trains, and left town about 9 p.
m At 1 p. m. today they took a Nor¬
folk and Western train for Shenandoah
junction at Reverton, two miles off. They
had on the new suits when they took
the train. A barber here who shaved the
tail man, whose beard was over a Week
old, says the man bore a striking re¬
semblance to the cut of Carter, in to¬
day’s Dispatch. They made conflicting
statements, and were exceedingly ner¬
vous. Before leaving town they sepa¬
rated, but whistled each other together
outside of town.
DISCOVERED A HOMO.
The Motive ot tl\e Placer In iv Mys¬
tery.
Haverhill, Mass., Oct. 16.—This after¬
noon about five o’clock Alfred A. Ord-
way, of the committee on buildings,
found a dynamite bomb of large Bize un¬
der the unemployed club house. The
bomb was placed under the handsome
portico recently finished and was of such
a pattern that any forceful contact with
other objects would cause its explosion.
Mr. Ordway, who is about the building ali
the time ran into the bomb unexpectedly.
He picked it up and examined it careful¬
ly in the presence of several of the club
members and later threw it into the
river. Who placed the bomb in position
or with what motive it was done is a
mystery. The police have been notified
and a thorough investigation will be
made.
GLADSTONE DENIES IT.
A Report That He Was to Receive
Holy Orders.
London, Oct. 16.—The World today
made an assert ion subsequently attracting showm to
be untrue which, however, is
considerable attention in spite of its
lack of foundation. The World asserted
that Mr. Gladstone has long entertained
the idea of taking Holy Orders, that it
was for this reason he determined to
retire from Parliament and that if Glad¬
stone’s health will allow it he will short¬
ly be a candidate tor ordination. Mr.
Gladstone, in response to a telegram of
inquiry, denies the truth of this state¬
ment.
DR. J. MARION SIMS.
New York, Oct. 16.—The statue tn
bronze of Dr. J. Marlon Sims, the fa¬
mous Southern physician, is to be un¬
veiled in this,city with appropriate cer¬
emonies on Saturday, Oct. 20, at 3
o’clock in the afternoon, 'in Bryant
Park, 42nd street and 6th venue. Ad¬
dresses will be made toy Dr. George F.
Shrady and Dr. Paul F. Mundick-,
after which the statue will be present¬
ed to the city and accepted by the Hon
Thos. F. Glroy, mayor. This prom¬
ises to bo a memorable occasion, as
it is the first instance of the erection
of a heroic 6tatue to the memory ot
a member of medical profession in the
United States.
LOSS $70,000.
Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 16.—A disas¬
trous fire broke out tonight in the
feather, wool and Jute shop of Ciine &
Bernheim. 128 North Market street.
The building, together with its con¬
tents, was destroyed, entailing a loss
of about $20,000. The hardware store
of Dudley & Black-and L. H. Hitch¬
cock & Son on either side were badly
damaged by water and smoke. The
total loss will probably amount to
$70,000.
FROST IN CAROLINA.
Anderson, S. 0., Oct. 15.—A killing
f ro „t occurred throughout this section of
«» wffi s>**» be a benefit mm.* rather than >• an *ft injury »
td the cotton crop.