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TRY AN AD. IN THE TIMES!
A Bio Ad. Will
Sell Yocit Goods:
It attracts new customers and holds
the old ones. People will forget you
■vAfnd your goods if you don't constantly
$Cjog theis memory.’ 1
A Little Ad. Will
find Bring back your stray animal,
horse a purchaser for your house and lot,
and buggy, or anything else.
TRY AN AI). IN THE TIMES!
THE TOWN AND COUNTY.
What Our Reporters See, Hear and
Think—A Little of Everything.
DEMOCRATIC r It IMA IIIIIS, ACdVST lit.
Mrs. Barker, of Augusta, is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Langford, at the resi¬
dence of Mr. B. E. Turner.
Mrs. Lanier, of Guyton, came up this
morning on a visit of a week or so with
tin* family of her soli, Mr. C. A. Lanier.
V Flour $4 per Lbl. at J. F. 01 lilt's,
Excelsior.
Attention is invited to the announce¬
ment of Mr. Josia h S5etterower, who offers
himself for re-elect ion ascounty treasurer.
The editor-in-chief hopes to be able to
take his depart are for t he “Land of Flow¬
ers” tomorrow, for a. visit of some length
to family and friends in that state.
Slippers almost given away at
the World’s Fair Store.
Mr. 11.1. Olliff returned from Atlanta
Saturday, whither he had accompanied
Mrs. Olliff on a visit to her parents. Mrs.
Olliff is extending her visit a few days
longer.
, Mrs. McLean accompanied her father,
Dr. D. L. Kennedy, home Tuesday, for a
visit of it week or so with relatives and
friends in the vicinity of her old home at
Met ter.
Ladies’ Hats from 25/ up, at J.
F. Oliiff’s, Excelsior.
Air. It. T. Outlaid and Gol. W. 11. Davis
left for 1 bitch at 8 o'clock this morning,
tin-latter gentleman having an appoint¬
ment to address a democratic meeting
there at 3 o’clock this afternuou.
We are glad to be permitted to report
that Col. S. L. Moore, who was rather
“under the hack” last week, was able to
occupy his place by the side of the “eating
1C editor” at the big picnic yesterday.
All hardware offered at cost at
■ the World’s Fair Store.
Mr. T. E. Hayes left by yesterday after¬
noon's train for a trip of about three
weeks among the mountains of West
Virginia. He has been in poor health
“
**” oCbeing beuett 1 {'tf. ■ “S,"
Mr. Ren Turner says ho has never had
his farm so damaged with washing rains
as during the past week or two. It has
been suggested to him that a few more
showers will necessitate his digging a
portion of bis cotton crop.
Best Ginghams at (>, 8, and 10/
at the World’s Fair Store.
Attention is asked to the advertise¬
ment of Mr. Sasser, who has just added
• to his herd a carload of Jersey cows. He
has some very choice ones, which he pro¬
poses to warrant to give perfect satisfac¬
tion as milk and butter makers.
Dr. J. F. Brown, of Screven, who was
nominated to congress by the populists,
at Claxton, yesterday, is an uncle of Mr.
Geo. Reese, of this town; however, Air.
Reese is not hastening to his uncle any
congratulations, nor wishing him any
success.
Hay, Corn, Flour, etc., for sale
by Simmons & l’reetorius.
We regret, to learn that Will Martin,
who lias been confined to his bed for some
twenty days, has exhibited rather less
favorable symptoms, during the Iasi
twenty hours. We are sorry to report,
also, that Mrs. Murtip is now confined to
her bed with fever.
The Banner made its reappearance last
Thursday, lmt not exactly ns had pre¬
viously been unauthoritatively given
out. Mr. T. A. 01 instead still presides
oyer the editorial department, while Mi.
If. V. Johnson simply occupies a finan
cial position on the paper.
Summer Clothing sold at halt
value at the World’s Fair Store.
The young people organized a literary
club at the residence of Mr. J5. E, Turner
last Tuesday evening, with Col. Strange,
president: H. YV. Lee, vice-president; Miss
Lei a Wilson, secretary; and Fred Turner,
treasurer. The first regular meeting will
be held at the sumo phwe next Tuesday
even ing at 8 o clock.
Mr. J. B- Rogers was around yesterday
with a subscription list in the interest of
Mr. A. J. Ilendrix, an afflicted man with
eight children, living near Rocky Lord,
who lost his horse recently. Mr. Rogers
met with considerable encouragement in
town, and was successful in collecting
quite a purse for the needy man.
Calicoes at 5 and 6/, war¬
ranted, at the World’s Fair Store.
Last we»k the Times reported the
“heaviest rain” of the season: this week
it reports the longest. Last Sunday it
rained almost incessantly all day and
pretfv nearly all night, a slow drizzle,
just sufficient to hold everybody indoors
and create the blues', without very much
increasing the height ol the streams.
But it was misty: and it is still nasty;
and both corn and cotton crops are l>e
ing damaged considerably by the show¬
ers that continue to fall occasionally.
III.
Tuesday of this week Mr. 11. X. Johu
son added a young crow to bis zoologi¬
cal collections. It lias been suggested
that .Statesboro’s late democratic (?)
postmaster has been awarded the con¬
tract for preparing the populist feast to
be held early in January next, and that
he is now beginning to lay in the sup¬
plies.
All millinery go lds at 50c on
the dollar for the next few days at
the Worlds Fair Store.
Mr. Geo. W. Brown, with his wife and
two childred, dropped in on a short visit
to his sister, Mrs. Geo. Reese, Tuesday
evening. Mr. Rivrtvn is secretary and
treasurer of the Columbus Iron Works,
and is out on a trip footing after its bus¬
iness. He went on down to Savannah
early Wednesday morning, leaving his
wife and children iu Statesboro for a few
days.
Ail Summer Goods sold at and
below cost, at the World's Fair
Store to make room for our new
goods.
Some of our citizen are slightly stirred
up over the information that there will
be no more public schools in this county
until after July 1, 1895, and don’t under¬
stand why Hit* new law can’t be con¬
strued so us In permit the reopening of
t Ice schools at any time the people may
desire. The reason is that the act of t he
lute legislature was designed to enable
the finances to overtake the scholastic
year, and not to put them still further
behind, as the reopening of the schools
this year-would have the effect of doing.
Bargains! bargains! offered at
the World’s Fair Stere. Come and
see what a slaughtering of goods.
Must have room for our New Fall
8lock.
The first open boll of cotton for this
season was handed into t his office Satur¬
day afternoon, the 4th, by Mr. A. W.
Waters, and came from the farm of Mr.
“Kebe” Harville, of Enal. Mr. Waters
says tiiat the farmers about Enal are
in high spirits over their splendid crops.
One of them reports having raised a
watermelon weighing fifty pounds, and
another a cabbage weighing eighteen.
The Times would be better able to “ex
Variate” upon the met nX of these two
last, products if they had been sent along
with the cotton boll.
Mv long experience in dispensing
cool drinks is the great reason every
body says I beat anyone else in
that line. Try it, and be convinced.
J. F. Fields.
Mr. I5cn Turner received n card from
his niece, Miss Emma Turner, a few days
since, relating the utter destruction of
her father’s house, at Tifton, and the
miraculous escape oi the family. The
residence was struck by lightning, and
completely wrecked, timbers and splin¬
ters flying in every direction. Various
members of the family were more or less
shocked, one or two of them rendered
unconcious for a few moments, and very
slight injuries sustained by some. The
young lady says that one seeing the
wreckage would scarcely imagine that
life would have been spared.
Special attention is called to the
new line of hats just received. See
my prices before buying. Also a
bargain will be given in clothing,
shoes, etc. A. Itosolio, with M.
Bono.
To My Friends.
1 will be pleased to wait on my former
friends and customers at my old barber
shop. Respectfully, S. W. Sutton.
A Fine Buggy Cheap.
If you want a tine new Buggy at
a bargain, call at the Times office
aird sue what we can offer you.
l’LEASE RECOLLECT
That hereafter the cash will be
required before the deiiyery of
work done by the Savannah Steam
Laundry. JI. W. Lek, Agent.
NEW BARBER SHOP.
I have opened a first-class barber
shof) in the rear of my store, and
secured the services of a first-class
barber. I guarantee satisfaction
in every respect, and hope by so
doing I will receive a liberal share
of your patronage.
Yours respectfully,
J. F. Fields.
NOTICE.
We are closing out all out spring
drygoods, etc., at greatly reduced
prices. We mean it! We have a
new stock of shoes of all kinds and
they are fine and cheap.
J.W. Olliff & Co.
A FINE MACHINE FOR $25.
A new Sewing Machine with all the
latest improvements, including Self
threading Shuttle, Loo ic Balance-wheel,
Automatic Bobbin-filler, Drop-leaf, 5
Drawers, full set of best Attachments, at
the Times office. Call around and look
at it. Try it. Buy it. Brice, only |25.
BULLOCH
Statesboro, Bulloch County. Georgia, Thursday, Aug. 9,1894.
THE CAMPAIGN OPENED.
The Clouds Roll Back, and Nature
Smiles Upon Democracy.
Yesterday was a big day in the Hagin
district, wl*on the first democratic gun of
the campaign in Bulloch was tired on the
borders of Parade Pond, seven milet east
of Statesboro.
Providence smiled upon the occasion,
and the clouds, which had been pouring
out their waters lavishly for many days
past, floated high aloft and furnished a
groaMy appreciated shade to the assem¬
bled multitude. The crowd was not so
large as might have been expected had
the occasion been preceded by a few such
days as yerterda.v. Not a few of the
“horny-handed sons of toil” felt obliged
to utilize the first favorable opportunity
presented, and were detained at, their
homes by the necessity of trying to save
their fodder crop, which is already con¬
siderably damaged by the unfavorable
season¬ Those who did come out reacli
ed the appointee} place through so me trib¬
ulation. The roads—well they are not to
be spoken of. In some instances they
are still to be found ufc Qie same old
place; but in others they have been v. a di¬
ed a way aud lodged in some neighboring
cotton or corn field, timl a ditch left to
mark the original position. Sonii re¬
garded Hie woods us affording the best
driving, aud we heard of one euterpising
fellow that undertook to reach the big
picnic by way ulr China. His outfit sank
in the mud by the roadside, and it requir¬
ed the undivided efforts of himself aud ac¬
companying friends about an hour to re¬
store him to his feet, or rather, to his
wheels.
But some six hundred persons succeed¬
ed in reaching the ground by 10 o’clock.
The “eating editor” is under obligations
to Mr. J. 15. Lee for a safe passage, and
the happy privilege of being allowed to
constitute one of that number. -'|6
Col. W. H. Davis, of Waynesboro, one
of the speakers for the occasion, was al¬
ready on the ground, bavin* been con
veyed out by the/itatesboro contingent.
which constituted a fair proportion of
the throng.
After waiting a while for the arrival-of .
Col. Morgan, of Savannah, who camera
by private com eyanr.* via Haic.vpe.dule,
viie meeting was called to omer at H
o’clock by Mr. C. B. Miley, chairman of
the district executive committee, who, m
a few complimentary remarks, intro
duced Col. S. L. Moore, candidate for
representative, as the first speaker.
Col. Moore excused himself from mak
ing a set speech, stating that he simply
appeared upon that occasion as the proxy
or the cliairninn of the county executive
committee, and was physically unable to
occupy tin* platform, eveu sfiouid behave
d ‘sired to do so; and with a few pointed
and appropriate remarks, Col. Moore in¬
troduced Col, Davis.
Mr. Davis is a very interesting speaker,
a synopsis of whose speech would prove
most interessing. His vindication of the
democratic party against the populist
charge oi' a lack of harmony was well ex¬
ecuted. lie invited attention to the fact
that the populists, themselves, were even
more divided, and could not tell. w nch
oneot heir great leaders they were try
ing to follow. There were a few popu
lintH nresent whom he asked to notice
that Sen. , Better n « was opposed Sen. , to . Kyle the en
tire new tariff hill, while was
on k- minosed It to the income tax nrovis
ion of and that Sen Davis was heart
ily in favor of the whole document. He
"it ,,'x o„ ,U. *hik> A.
puity 215? te, necause SThill u n,iu not icpeaieu T. mis
tux. lie wanted any populist to tell
him which one of the (ive great leaders
he
Col. Davis poked considerable fun at
the populist nomiuee for governor, say
ing that ho was a man of such wavering
ideas that his party had best kill him
right now so as to be certain of his even
claiming to be a populist when ehctiori
day should roll around.
At the conclusion of Col. Davi»« ml
dress a rocets of one hour and a half was
announced, and boxes, baskets and
trunks unloaded a rich profusion of the
necessities and luxuries of life upon a
long table prepared for the occasion. The
quantity and variety were both in per
feet accord with all such preparations
made by Bulloch county gatherings, and
everybody was a welcome attendant up
on the democ.atic feast i he T imks rep
resentative was brought under special
obligations for attentions shown him on
this most enjoyable occasion, and hopes
to meet his Hagin district friends on
many more such hke.
At 2 o clock in the afternoon the as
MitvVndVff t" 8 MoSin was introl
duced as the post-prandial Speaker,
Though Col. Morgan labored under the
well recognized disadvantage of a feast
ed orator and a au<l»ence, hirt ad
dress was mi eloquent oration, and was
vvellmeived
( ol. Morgan reviewed the populist lm
t-ional platform, and called attention to
the fact that it drolared the education,
Sr!£!
I with financial questions. He also made
the point that the proposition to have
the government make money ami dis
tribute among thepeople, was entirely
out of harmonv with the Constitutional
crSoiifA™ rarr«“
wanted to know what fool iu the crowd
would borrow money to run his business,
when he lmd nothing to do but to go to
and tffliie prevents a fuller report of the
addresses delivered on this occasion, and
which was repeated, with a few vacations,
lo a large audience gathered in front of
the Harris Hotel, last night.
Cheap Excursion Tickets
To Tyboe ore sold forSaturdayevening
and Hti ml ay trains from all points be¬
tween Augusta, Tennille and Lyons, at
rates of $1.r>0, $2.50, and $3.00, accord¬
ing to tli(> return limit of tickets. For
further information, apply to your near¬
est railroad agrut, or to J. C. Haile, G.
I\ A., Savannah.
THE “POPS”COME TOGETHER y
A Big Rally at the Court House, and
County Officers Nominated.
Bulloch populists came together here
.Monday from the four corners of the
enuntv, and arranged for capturing a!)
the offices within sight.
The crowd assembled in the old court
house, where, at the hour of 11 a. m., the
meeting was organized by JJie election of
I)r. I). X. Nichols us chairman, and Col.
II. G, Everitt as secretary,
The chair announced the object of the
call to. he the nomination of candidates
for the various county offices, whereupon
Mr. J E. C. Tillman moved that a com
mil !< v of five from eachdistrict,composed
of four whites and one negro, be appoint¬
ed upon a committee to select names to
be presc nted to the meetingascandidatoB
for m 'lunation. This motion was adopt¬
ed, the attendants from the various dis¬
tricts were requested to select their re¬
spect re committeemen, and the chair
announced that thirty minutes would be
allowed to arrange the slate and report
This committee was soon formed, and
ciijivciicd in the grand jury room, where,
for:'tout threequarters of and hour, it
struggled with the business committed
to its hands. About noon it reappeared
in tin hall, and announced the following
official timber for the meeting to select
* For Clerk o{ the Court, Henry
Ui _ v «, Cone, J. E. C. Tillman; for
WHliamn; for County Sur
vev&, JL f 1\L A Hendrix: for Tux Collector,
' J( ke Eli Kennedy; for Receiver
#/ , Rushing,'
B . James Wright;
,, ]Vml V V. P., Donald
A j. Waters, 1). (J.
Joh „ AtlderHOn .
M) . p r(jetor withdrew his nnme f rom
b ,. foi „ the llouS( ,
<)n motiou of Dr . j. j Lano it wns
a , r ,. fled t , () conduct the election by ballot,
^ f s FrttuUli||| i, r . Lane and Col.
Everitt were appointed managers.
There was but one speech made upon
the occasion, and that was by Col. Evor
ltt in the interest, of Mr. Tillman. lie
said that some objections had been made
to Mr- Tillman’s Candidacy, but not by
an.v populist. That, so far as he was
concerned, he didn’t, propose to try to
capture votes from outside the party by
pandering to suggestions us to fit persons
to nominate. He would “rather Is; de¬
feated than to sacrifice fi man ora. prin¬
ciple,” and he did not want the vote of
any man who was not a full-blood popu¬
list.
The polls were opened, and for two
|, ours or more the ballots poured had into
th <> hat,-when ’ 325 The populists canvassed express
, | ir chol{ - votes
T* r 1( , , 0 were
as last nH as pouea, ..mua and ana m a u f mw ew minutes nnn u
after “ tile last ballot was passed in, the
^1^ , „ 'Wilfii «.« follows- For Clerk
.V n l a n ’ Sheriff .s Surveyor ’
Hendrix; . Collector, Kennedy; Receiver, ,,
Treasurer, Bird; Coroner, John
»>,™ wf , re ,.| f“*",!•«*» IC)(Wn | )V it,e colored m r' contingent, A i*T
an<} tbe|p a ,,, K ,i u t„ient ratified by the
( . ullV , ;(Jt j OI)- The other delegates to the
f ' ’
’ ..ovinnslvchosen '
*
____ _
With the Colored Teachers.
Colored teachers , , T Institute, .
The m sos
sion here last, week, adopted the folio wing
resolutions:
vHierens. Onr Ifou. State School Comrata
romer has-decide.i Im , • hu k of Mdhuent
funds, the public school* e '
suspended until 1HD5, and the children of
Georgia will Mins he deprived of the oppor
t,unity of culture in every respect pertaining
to civilisation, which will be retrogressive to
, |li8 () | (i fimpire HtillP 1)f South,and cause
, )pr Bj ,. w Htutw t0 look up ., n her with dis
u-mi. obliterated
from the annals of history, but traditioned
incessantly to our posterity, which doesn't
pertain to the perpetuity of our republic,
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the colored teachers of
the law govyru.ng couutv ’ the Teachers Annnal £ In
^itutes.do unanimously petition the General
Assembly, through our representative, to
make mch an appropriation a« will be Jsufn
Went to continue them.
Resolved, further. That we, the colored
teai ^ . h ere of Bulloch county, in obedience to
lllWB goverlli ng the fum-tione of our oceu
jJso etition the nex t General
Assembly toe,...... a law to pay the teachers
during their stay at the annual session.
Resolved, further. That a copy of these
resolutions to given to our next represents
tive in the legislature.
p s Collins.
«»»«-•
Jxo.H, LaneJ
No. 11.
Debate On The Sidewalk.
p er f mp s the most interesting feature of
«* g.th.rillg Here VH th.
pugilistic contest in the vicinity of Will
Scarboro’s grocery, in which democratic
and popu * ij H t lists and heads were mixed
*
. K^at profusion , . about . ...... 4 o clock in the ..
afternoon. Marshal Kendrick gathered
up as many of the combatants as he
could pull the rein over, and marched
them up to the court house and intro¬
duced them to the Mayor. Messrs. Ben.
Cliff, and John and Remel Rushing were
required to contribute $2.50 each to the
city treasury, while Math and Lum Akin
were excused upon the ground of having
fallen into the conflict while
endeavoring to quell the row.
There were others who were said to
have taken more or less active part in
the affair, but it seemed that the scrim¬
mage came and went so much after the
fashion of a whirlwind that nobody was
very certain of who or what.
The Times regrets to say that the
trouble was the result of a political, disa¬
greement. /
Ready Fop Business. *
The People’s & Farmers’ United Fire
Association of Bulloch county was or¬
ganized here Monday and is now ready
to take more business. The organiza-i
tian was effected by the election of Dr. J.
B. Gone, president; J. C. Jones, treasurer;
J. 15. Lee, soliciting agent for the county,
and the following directors: 44th dis¬
trict, J. W. Williams; 45th district, Mad¬
ison Warren; 40th district, AY. P. Don¬
aldson; 47th district, J. A. Waruock;
48th district, W. A. Hodges; 1209th
district, J. M. Jones; 1320th district, J.
S. Franklin; 1340th district, J. C. Den¬
mark.
These directors are all carrying insur¬
ance in the association, and will exercise
due care that property is insured at a
fair valuation. The limit for insurance
will be three-fourths of the value of the
property, so that there will be no danger
of any man burning out to get his insur¬
ance money, even if any one was inclined
to.
The rate for insurance is fifty cents on
the hundred dollars, making this the
cheafiest insurance known. Statistics
show that the old line insurance compa¬
nies average seventy-eight cents This profit will on be
every dollar paid to them.
saved to those who go into the Ftynmrs’.
& Planters’; ana after the first s'nall pay¬
ment there is no more expense until Home
neighbor suffers a loss, when each policy¬
holder will be assessed his pro rata pro¬
portion of the loss, which will be very
light. While there are other county or¬
ganizations of this association, no assess¬
ment can be made on t his association for
losses outside of tin's county—this is sim¬
ply neighbor helping neighbor. $180,
The Association starts off with
000 worth of insurance, and is probable
that the limit—$1,000,000—will soon be
reached.
A Short Talk About Business.
Business talks are most interesting
when they are short. You are a business
man and cannot lose your time. We
realize that, and won’t boro you by say¬
ing too much.
What a powerful argument we could
enter into h.y teliingyou something about
th° l°' v our materials. 1 hey
were never lower during the history of
the " Door, ’ Sash and Blind trade—and we
mnki "mk'ng unusual 1lnlmua l| .} v deep aeep cuts cuts in in our our
fig Ur ® during these hard times.
li if we we cannot, cannot, r, .a\e ave monev money for jor you vou we wewin will
! ,ot aKk f !’ r y ° ur Peonage But we
know what , we are talking about. We
kl , ow that you are alive to every advan
tag0 which may be gained in your pur
Are You Going East?
All persons going East will do well to
consider the advantages of the route via
Central Bui,road to Savannah, thence
via the elegant steamers of the Ocean
Steamship Company. For round trip
rates, sailing dates, information, state-room rcserva- call
lions, and any other on
y ( ,| lr nearest ticket agent, or write to J.
C. Haile, G. B. A. Tickets include meals
and state-rooms while on ship.
Strav anay Cattle, ouine.
stmv(<1 fr(jra the place of Wm.,Lee, old dark red jr.,
about the 15th of June, one
( , ovv marked swallow-fork and under-bit
j n each ear; also a large light red heiffer,
,| lin iar k ed, short, straight horns; 1% also a
white-apd-mi pied bull yearling. years
old, marked swallow-fork ill one ear and
nppes-square in the other. Notify
4fc N• B- Mock, Bra fe , Ga.
-----—„—
A Fine Stock Hog.
, , nV 2 th/finest 'a years old D wvrock
M())lr t o be stock hog in
country. I challenge anybody to
liroduC e a larger or prettier breeder.
J. H. Gklnku, D aisy, Ga.
Killed K1 I6Q By ay Corbett.
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 1.—Youg Cham
^ii s ii t gtenographer at the Empire Mills,
tlLcitv and Jim Corbett, collector for
; ’
" , e slort . had a pleasant tussle
'
this afternoon , at , . the mills Chambl.sh r hnm hii M h
struck Corbett rather severely ,n the eye
which nettled h™ urn d he him a
^l^lhlish Cha fen to the ground *The atid e- i?red
m moin( , lM dma' M was
“nffeml vrtirs old and it «s stated
cIIk considerably with heart affection,
„ i. ,l,,,i Vwi-ntv rears of jure
good ineuus.
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Packet Heads,
Bile Heads and
Statements,
! Also— Envelopes, Etc.
Cards, Tickets, Programs, Wedding
: Invitations, Party Invitations, or any
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A Week Among Our National Law
makerr, --Matters of Interest.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, AUOVST IS.
The socalled “conservative” democrat
ic Seuators have it iu their power to end
the tariff deadlock is an hour, but they
have so far declined to make use of their
power. It is now apparent that the dem¬
ocratic conferees on the tariff bill can
easily reach an agreement on the bill if
they could be assured that the agreement
would receive the votes of the 43 Sena
tors necessary. The lack of that assur¬
ance is the only stumbling block at this
writing. They naturally hesitate to re¬
port an agreement when they are in
doubt whether it would be accepted or
rejected by the Senate, knowing that its
rejection would mean the failure of all
tariff legislation. However’ the pressure
is becoming so strong on the rule-or-ruin
democratic Senators from the outside
that it is the general belief that they will
soon consent to give in to a sufficient ex¬
tent to get a bill through that can be ac¬
cepted by all good democrats. So strong
is this belief that the House democratic
caucus, which was to have lieea held
Thursday, has been deferred for a few
days, when it is hoped that an agreement
will render it unnecessary.
President Cleveland very properly de¬
clined to officially receive the commission
sent to Washington by the ex-Queen of
Hawaii for the purpose of trying to pre¬
vent the recognition of the Hawaiian re¬
public. They saw Secretary Gresham,
but merely as individuals. This whole
Hawaiian business will probably be left
in the hands of Congress, where President
Cleveland placed it many months ago,
and when Congress directs the formal
recognition of the republic—a resolution
to that effect is now pending in the
House—it will be done, aud not before.
Senator Voorhees, who Mas been too ill
to take part in the tariff conference, is
now much better, although not yet well
enough to resume his duties.
Representative Hutchenson, who is a
lawyer of high standing in addition to
being a texas democrat of deserved prom¬
inence in the House, has grown tired of
seeing every attempt to control or abol¬
ish trusts, by a national law, wrecked by
collision with the constitution, and has
offered a joint resolution proposing this
amendment to the Constitution: “Trusts
and monopolies dealing in agricultural
products, or other articles of prime neces¬
sity, shall not exist in the United States,
and Congress shall have power to entorce
this article by appropriate legislation.”
This is short, but there is no doubt of its
covering th#groimd, but, in view of re¬
cent exhibitions of the influence of trusts
in Congress, t here is much doubt of its
receiving the necessary two-thirds vote
of Congress.
Representative Bryan, of Nebraska,
has received a letter from the executive
committee of the Democratic Free Coin¬
age League of tha t State, asking hint to
announce his candidacy for the U. S. Sen¬
ate and to make a personal canvas of the
State. While Mr, Bryan has not himself
yet so announced, t here is little doubt
among his friends that he will in a few
days accede to the requests of the com¬
mittee. There is one reform that should
be forced on Congress by public opinion,
and that is the absolute prohibition of
the attachment of new legislation as
amendments to the general appropria¬
tion bills. No better example of the vi¬
ciousness of the system need be sought
for than was presented by the Senate
this week when an amendment to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill provid¬
ing for the purchase of the “Mahone
site,” upon which to build a new govern¬
ment Printing Office, was adopted. It
would be impossible to get the House to
agree to this purchase if presented in a
separate bill; hence the action of the Sen¬
ate, upon which Mahone has a “pull,” to
enforce the House to agree or lo see an
important appropriation bill fail. It is
generally admitted that the Mahone lot
is uusuited for the purpose and excessive
in price, and were it not for the persistent
lobbying of Gen. Mahone it would never
even have been seriously considered as
among the eligible sites. It remains to
lie seer, whether the House will allow it
self to be bulldozed into voting a gratu¬
ity of public money to Gen. Mahone just
because certtfln Senators want to help
him along.
Tbe memlwrs 0 fthestrikecommission
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, U. S. Labor
Commissioner; Jol.n D. Kerr,an, of N. Y„
a ‘‘ * Worthimrharn * of III.—calleil
resident ( leve , , *
on preliminary I meeting an and ’ ® decided J to be
K' £ 1 * their investigation of the recent
rfke |n ^ ieago on the 15th of this
month an d had an extend*! talk on the
,
^ q{ lhp inve9tigation and the au
! thority given by the law under which the
commission was appointed. The rresi
: dellt imprc*esed upon the minds of his
callers cauers his ms desire uesire that the investigation