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Yol. V.
AT THE STATE CONTENTION.
ALL STATE HO USE OFFICERS EX¬
CEPT HARDEMAN RENOMINATED.
Declares foe Free Silver, Against a
1’retective Tariff and Condemns
Lynching.
^Iaeen,'Ga., Jane 25.—Georgia Democ¬
racy adopted the unit rule in convention
today and sent q, solid delegation to Chi ¬
cago forthetiree, unlimited aud independ¬
ent coinage of silver at the ratio of !'6 to 1.
Hon. Steve Clay was elected chairman
of the convention which transacted all the
business before it in about four hours and
then a<|iourned amid much enthusiasm.
All the.preseuHState House officers were
renominated'with the exception of Treas¬
urer R. ;U. Hardeman, who declined re
nomination, his successor being W. J.
Speer, assistant treasurer. The nominal
tions were-unanimous as follows:
Governor—W. NT. Atkinson.
Secretary of-St&te—A. I). Candler.
Attorney General—J. M. Terrel.
Treasurer—W. J. Speer.
Comptroller General—W. A. Wright.
Commissioner of Agriculture —B, T.
Nesbitt.
Out of eleven .oongressioual districts,
, ten sent solid silver delegations and the
Eleventh is 1 bound to vote for Ad to 1 bi¬
metallic platform and bimetallic-candid¬
ate, underithe unit rule.
TfiEt I’LATFO If M.
The platform-indull is as follows:
Resolved, That the administration of
the preseEt-exee-ntive of the affaire of -the
state of Georgia- deserves the hearty com¬
mendation of the people of the whole,
8 . , ,
Resolved, That 1 the people of Georgia
are indebted to the democratic party for
the present -system- of public schools,-that
commonwealth, and we perfection pledge the of -party «h,
,o the extension ,«.*
^Resol ved, That we deplore and denounce 1
Ivnehin^s aod -favor -the enactment of
such laws as will .eBeotually present the
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same. That -the democratic iparty
Resolved, .properly accredited
.of Georgia through assembled, '
-delegates, in convention bere
>bv declares its devotion to that t-nno
honored pure-democratic-faith, which de¬
mands that the .primary money of -the ! ,
•country shall be -Uhegold and silver ooin-i
age of the conabitnation and which fay-are
a-circulating medium .convertable -into
without loss.
iResolved. Tffatieongress has no power
4o discriminate aitithe.mints againstei-tli-
4 *rgold or silver as-metals-for the coinage
•af,primary money, .or-against gold or sil
ver-coin of the Ua-i'ted.tHates as their debit
-paying functions—suoh
deprive the citizen od' the .use of one kind
ort standard money provided debt by the and coa
stitufiou for the payment-of of all laws parts we of
demand the repeat dasuriminatious, or and
laws making such
the-restoration of the standard silver dol¬
lar to the rauk of firi-mary -money opening the
it held prior to 1873—by perfect
mints to-tie coinage of silver on a
equality with go'd at the ratio of lGtol.
Resolved, That we eo-ndeinn a financial
ixjlicv wbi«h necessitates the -increase of
the bonded'debt of the country in time of
peace to makitain an uanecessary gold
mn-rre, or to pay the current arpenses of
the government. We also condemn a pol
iev whieh seeks to retire the! ni-tedStates
treasury aotes.-as they conefcitu-tean abso
lutelv saife-cirouiating medium based on
irold and ri-lver.eoin, and backed by the
entire wealth df the country, frudi a pol¬
icy would e-ot onCy intensify the present
evils of contraction, but place the exclu
Hlve riglit to issue a circulating medium
■n the control of a concentrated money
w>wer and above-the laws and the will of
if people-aud fosterthefederai doctrine
centralizatioa and class government
through financial .control, a doctrine
whieh is a standing menace to our repub¬
lican institutions and-tile liberties of -the
Lfiric: and we demand secretary the repeat of the o. treas¬ ail
laws which clothe a tlumi-wpenal to
ury with the more power debt- j
issue it bonds aud increase the without public
bis own will and pleasure spe¬
cific authority from congress. the payment
Resolved, That we favor
of the public debt as rapidly as practic¬ people
able- all moneys drawn from the
bv taxation, except so much as is requi¬
site for the necessities of the government should be
economically honStly administered, payment, and
applied to such government
when the obligations of the
plvi§
; 1 he nSvb. one holding the obligation.
Tfia, “
itooh?r‘'TI,at K nstitutional -V0 tax, favor upon th« state repoal bank of
the unco
the adoption IfSSSS
BULLOCH TIM f J *
Statesboro, Bulloch County. Georgia, Thursday, July 2,18%.
ment which will authorize the collection
of a graduated That income t ux. the fore
Resolved, in presenting
going declarations of principles and poli¬
cies, the Democratic party of Georgia
most cordially invites all voters, irresec
tive of party affilia tions, to join us in our
efforts to give relief to the people.
NO CHOICE tor president.
Neither in the platform nor fn any oth¬
er way was a choice of presidential can¬
didates suggested. the platform
When the motion to adopt
was put not more than live delegates re¬
sponded “No.”
After the adoption of the platform a
resolution was adopted recommending
that the ■constitution be amended to in¬
crease the supreme court justices to six,
and that they beeleeted by the people.
The resolution provided that this
amendment should be submitted to the
people at the coming state election.
Colonel Robertson presented a resolu¬
tion for civil and religiQus liberty, which,
after a few words from ex-Senator Walsh,
was unanimously adopted.
After the usual resolutions of thanks to
■the city of Macon and to Chairman Steve
Clay, the convention adjourned.
DELEGATES TO CHICAGO.
'Delegates aud alternates to tbeOhicago
convention:
Delegates at large, Evan P. Howell,
Patrick Walsh, .J. Pope Brown, Hal T.
Lewis. Alternates. J. T. Allen, J. W.
Goldsmith, W. F Findley. C. Dell,
First, district—Delegates, John
J. A. Brnnnen. Alternates, E. E. Toy,
N. T. Hewit.
Second district—Delegates, E. L. Wight,
J. E. (Donuelson. Alternates, E. B. Bush,
J. B. Siorman.
Third district—Delegates. J. T. Hill, F.
C. Houser. Alternates, S. T. Lerfly, I. IP.
Coke.
Fourth district—Delegates, K. O. How¬
ard, d. S. Anderson. Alternates, 8. B.
Hatcher. 8. B. Whittaker.
Fifth-district—-Delegates, IL -D. •Hpald
log, ff. A. Marrow. Alternates, W. -0.
Mitchdll, J. L. Lathan.
Sixth distnct Delegates. C „ IZachry,
.
Buford M. Davis Alternates, T. C.-Oren
w. M.
'Gammon, J- M -MeBnde. Altei nates, U i.
w . , Bur .
'J/ 1> * lc j' Alternat(?e - A *
U McMillin, A. * ».
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•G. Webb, Tom Hutcherson.
'Tent-h-district—Delegates, Ira E. iFar
-mer, George Warren. Alternates, -C. -8.
iHollingahead, H. M. Franklin.
Eleventh district—Delegates, C. E. Pen
.dleton, W. H. Clemens. Alternates, iB.
iB.Chauncey, Owens Johnson.
iBLBtrrOKS ANB ALTERNATES.
Electors and alternates chosen were:
Eleetors-at-large, James W. Robertson,
Habersham; J. J. Hunt, . Clayton. Alti-F
-nates, •Clement A. Evans, Fulton; E. W..
Hack, Buitke.
First district—Elector,tPhil P. J olmson.
Alternate, Morgan Rawls.
Setond district— Elector, William 3-).
Kiddeo. Alternate, John A. Wilkes.
Third district—Elector, -G eorge Bright
Alternate, R. P. Smith.
Fourth district—Elector, J. J. Bull.
Alternate, J. B. Monroe.
Fifth District—Elector, :L. L. Middie
brooks. Alternate. P. L. Mynatt,.lr.
Sixth district—Elector, Boland Ellis.
Alternate, W 1). Stone.
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Seventh district—Elector., R. M. W. ;
Glenn. Alternate, J. Lindsay Johnson. 1
Eig-h-tfli .district—Elector, J. M. Smith.
Alternate, F. M. Colle.v.
Ninth district—Elector, W. £. Pipe. Al¬
ternate, Thomas Bass.
Tenth district—Elector, E. tP. Davis.
Alternate. IL B. Harley.
Eleventh district—{Elector, A. F. Daley.
Alternate, Augustus Dupont.
STATE EXECUTIVE: COMMITTEE.
First district—IL 1VC. Martin, Liberty;
A. A. Lawrence, Chatham.
Second dist rict—Richard Hobbs, Dough¬
erty: W. W. Dews, Randolph.
Third district—W. P. Burt, Sumter; E.
F. Strozier, Dooi.v.
Fourth district—1. R. Terrell, Meriweth¬
er; W. H. Luttreil, Harris.
Fifth district—Dr. Upsaw, T. R. Walton. Whitley, Doug¬
lass; William 8.
Sixth district—Douglas Glesner, Spald¬
ing; O. H. B. Bloodworth, Monroe.
Seventh district—John J. Black, Floyd;
Sam P. Maddox, Whit field.
Eighth district—Dr. N. G. Long, Elbert;
H. A. Pharr, Jr.. Wilkes.
Ninth district—T. L. Lewis, Milton; J.
Wooding, Banks.
Tenth district—J. W. Linsey, Wilkinson:
W, II. Francis, Washington.
Eleventh district — Elias Herndon,
Dodge; W. H, Griffin, Lowndes.
In addition to the above 12 executive
committeemen from the state-at-large are
to be appointed by Chairman Clay.
Case Against Gav. Altgeld.
Champaign, Ill., June27.—-Inthecireuit
court here yesterday Judge Wright de¬
cided that the state law requiring the na¬
tional flag to be displayed over every
schoolhouse in the state during the school
hours was unconstitutional and void. He
thus quashed the indictments which were
recently returned by the grand jury
against Governor Altgeld, the trustees of
the University of Illinois here, and the
officials of the city schools for violation
of the law.
OLD VETERANS’ REUNION.
THEY ARE HAVING A BIG TIME IN
RICHMOND THIS WEEK.
About Teu Thousand Young ami Old
Soldiers Reassemble On The Old
Battle Field.
Richmond, July 1.—When the sixth an¬
nual Confederate reunion convention met
at 10 o’clock this morning the auditori¬
um was only thinly filled. General Gor¬
don, conuuauder, called the body to or
The sergeant at arms had numer¬
ous assistants and as the arriving dele¬
gates came thronging in they were seated
without much trouble. There were over
2,000 delegates present, aud the hall con¬
tinued to fill rapidly. The committee on
credentials reported that 850 companies
were represented by delegates from the
states and territories as follows: Louis¬
iana 104, Maryland 18, Virginia 116,
North Carolina 80, South Carolina 194,
Georgia 127, West Virginia2, Florida 46,
Alabama 297, Mississippi 99, Texas 449,
Oklahoma 2, Missouri 188, Tennessee 96,
Arkansas,.'!.!, Kentucky 84, Indian Terri¬
tory 14, Mantana 2, California6, District
of Columbia 12; total 2,045.
At 2 o’clock this afternoon Mrs. Jeffer¬
son Davis, accompanied by her daughter,
Mrs. Hayes, was escorted upon the stage.
The band again played “Dixie.” and there
was continued applause and cheering.
General Gordon, in presenting M rs. Davis,
said thivt he would, as a mark of affection¬
ate and reverential esteem from the en¬
tire body of veterans, impart upon her
brow a fervent kiss. He then in his grace¬
ful manner, bowed before Mrs. Davis and
kissed her fondly, while the veterans yell¬
ed themselves hoarse.
Mrs. Hayes and her young son. Jeffer¬
son Davis Hayes, were presented. Her
son was elected an honorary member of
the Veterans’ association for life and the
GeneraU&nnouneed that he would make
the boy an aid de camp on his staff.
It is estimated there are ten thousand
veterans in the city today attending the
reunion. There is little doing today out¬
side of theeonvention proper. The Vir¬
ginia division of the Daughters -of the
Confederacy uiiet this morning aud dis¬
cussed the.question of joining the United
Daughters organization. Reports were
admitted. (Up to 1 o’eloek the question
had not bren derided. Tomorrow will be
the great -day. The cornerstone of the
•Jefferson Davis monument will be laid
and there will be a great parade of veter¬
ans and oiviheitkens.
Georgia Aud The A. P. A.
Atlanta, Ga., July 1.—Chairman Steve
Clay of tbe state executive committee
was in Atlanta today. While here he
made a statement tor publication in re¬
gard to the mieunderstandiiig over the
iresolutious passed by the state conveu
>tion in Macon last week.
“1 have heard a good deal from this
matter.” said Chairman Clay, “and I
would like to say the reports sent out to
the effect that theconvention passed res¬
olutions condemning the A. I*. A. or any
.©ther organization are wholly erroneous.
The A. I’. A. nor any other society or
organization of whatever character was
iiOt mentioned before the convention.”
Shortage of Augusta’s Sheriff.
Augusta, Ga., July 1.—The
of City Sheriff Jones has been
ed to be $19,181.97 by the experts who
haye just finished going over his books.
Mr. Jones went into office in 1891 and
his books show a shortage of $5,000 the
first year. He was first appointed to fill
an uuexpired term and has been twice re¬
elected, so he has made three bonds of
$5,000 each since he went into office. The
city* claims the liability of his bondsmen
under all three bonds so that his surety
aggregated $15,000.
Not Apt to he a Duel.
Atlanta, Ga., June 29.—The trouble
that was supposed to be pending between
Capt. Howell and Editor Blackburn was
widely gossiped about to-day. It seems,
however, that there will be no bloodshed
on account of Editor Blackburn’s denun¬
ciatory editorial. Capt. Howell returned
from Macon to-day and this afternoon
he and Editor Blackburn crossed each
other in the lobby of the Kimball house.
There was no collision, and friends of
both now hope that the affair is at an end.
Murdered His Wife.
Atlanta, Ga., June 28.—John McCul¬
lough, a farmer in Clayton county, was
arrested today charged with murdering
his wife. Her body was found yesterday
afternoon in a field. McCulJougsaid that
she had gone to pick blackberries and he
suggested that she had been murdered by
a negro. His neighbors, however, sus¬
pected that he killed her to McCulloughs get $2,000
insurance on her life. The
lived fifteen miles from Atlanta.
Coin Harvey Wants a Combine.
Ashland, Wis., Juno 28.—W. H. (Coin)
Harvey, iu an intei view here, said: “My
plan is to combine the silver forces of the
United States. 1 am trying to combine
the democrats, silver republicans and pop¬
ulists, and have suggested the following
plan to the leaders of the party:
“For President on the democratic tick¬
et, ‘Silver Dick’ Bland of Missouri. If
elected give him the appointment of one
cabinet officer only, Secretary of State.
Let the democrats endorse the populist
nominee for Vice-President on the populist
ticket, Senator Marion Butler of North
Carolina. Let the populists endorse the
democratic nominee for President. Let
Mr. Butler, if elected, dictate theappoint
ment of the Secretary of the Interior.
Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary of
War and Secretary of the Navy. Concede
to the Hilver republicans three cabinet po¬
sitions—Senator Teller of Colorado, Sec¬
retary of the Treasury; .1 udge Caldwell of
the United States circuit court, Attorney
General, and Mayor Pengree of Detroit,
Postmaster General.
“The silver cause is desperate and we
cannofcbeut McKinley without weeombine
as I have indicated. 1 have suggested the
plan to Gov. Altgeld, Representative
Bland and other leaders, but it has not
been made public yet. And I tell thedeni
ocrats not to make their platform too
democratic. They cannot win as demo¬
crats, but ns combined democracy, popu¬
lists and silver republicans. I am in favor
of Bland for'president, because his name
is a. platform in itself, just as McKinley’s
name is a whole platform.
“The intention of our forefathers in es¬
tablishing our electoral system was that
the electors should be elected as they are
now and that they should then meet, and
after discussion vote for who they wished.
There is no law compelling an elector to
vote for any man. It is simply custom
for republican electors to vote for the man
at the head of the ticket aud the demo¬
crats do the same. Now I want to tell
you that if the democrats, populists and
free silver republicans do notget together
as I have indicated they will ultimately
combine in the electoral college. For in¬
stance, if straight democratic electors are
elected in the south, silver republican
electors in Colorado and Nevada and
populist electors in North Carolina and
Kansas, these electors will unite when
they meet next winter and vote solidly
for such men as Bland and Butler.
“The plan I suggest dividing the
net offices among the parties and the dis¬
tribution of cabinet officers will take care
of those states. Pengree can carry Mich¬
igan, Teller half a dozen western states
and Caldwell can carry Iowa and the
southwest. There are ten thousand re¬
publicans in Iowa who want to vote for
Caldwell. There are eight cabinet posi¬
tions and their distribution in this, way
before hand would carry eight doubtful
states for silver.”
Thieves Tunnel 102 Feet.
Los Angeles, Cal., June 26.—A bold at¬
tempt to rob the heavy steel vault of the
First National Bank, one of the largest
financial institutions in California, has
been discovered.
The robbers dug a tuunel 102 feet long,
extending under the cellars 6f three other
banks. This tunnel had progressed to a
point beneath the vault when the police
learned of its existence.
When the tunnel was discovered the
burglars had begun to remove the brick
masonry supporting the v ault.
The work is believed to have been done
by five or six persons. One suspect, Janies
K. Stephens has been arrested.
A Break In Pennsylvania?
Washington, June 28.—At the head¬
quarters of the Democratic. Congressional
Committee it is admitted that at least
seven oji the Democratic delegates from
Minnesota to the ChicagoConvention will
bo for silver, and that there will be a break
in the supposedly solid gold ranks of the
Pennsylvania delegation.
It is said that from fourteen to eighteen
of the delegates from Mr. Harrity’s State
will vote for a silver platform and a silver
candidate.
“It looks as though the silver men
would have a two-thirds majority in the
convention,” said Mr. Lawrence Gardner,
the Secretary of the committee, to-day.
Silverites Ami Populists.
St. Louis, July 1.—Dr. J. J. Mott,chair¬
man of the executive committee of the
national silver party, gives out that the
delegates to that party’s convention do
not intend holding an hour hurrah ses¬
sion and then marching en masse into
the ranks of the populists. The two n a
tional conventions convene here July 22.
It has been confidently explained and as¬
serted by some populist leaders that such
a move on the part of the silver party
has been determined upon. Chairman
Mott says that his people are not to be
swallowed, absorbed or disorganized.
“We intend to maintain our party or¬
ganization,” said Chairman Mott, “and
do not contemplate for a moment depart¬
ure from the execution of the plan hith¬
erto outlined.”
No. 8.
ANOTHER ZEIGLER AFFAIR.
TWO COUSINS OF SOL AND CURRIE
ZEIGLER SHOT.
A Detective Attempts to Arrest Jake
Zeigler, With Disastrous Results
to Hiutsell' and Others.
Sylvania, Ga., June25.—A fearful shoot¬
ing affray occurred this inorningaboutan
hour by sun at Mrs. Peggie Zeigior’s, the
mother of Jake Zeigler, about seven miles
from here. An indictment has been pend¬
ing some two years against Zeigler, charg¬
ing him with seduction. Since then he
has been going about armed to the teeth,
aud ho did not hesitate to say that he
would not be arrested. This morning
Aderhold, a detective who has made sev¬
eral arrests in the county already, of men
charged with harboring the Zeigler broth¬
ers, went out to arrest Jake Zeigler. Jul¬
ius W. Arnett, a fearless and determined
young man of the town, went with the
detective to assist him.
When they reached the place Jake Zeig¬
ler was driving calves out of the cow-pen,
and Aderhold approached him and told
Zeigler he had come to arrest him. The
latter made no resistance and it did not
seem that there would beany trouble. Ia
fact, the detective and Arnett say that
Zeigler had virtually surrendered, and
was discussing with them the question of
bail.
But very soon some women who were
in the house saw what was going on. aud
they came running down to where the
parties were. The women showed consid¬
erable excitement and made an effort to
take Arnett’s pistol away from him, and
Arnett says in the scuffle his pistol fired.
The attention of Louny Zeigler, a cousin
of Jake Zeigler, was attracted by the dem¬
onstration, aud he ran from where he was
plowing in the field to the house and got
his shotgun and started down. Aderhold
or Arnett tried to stop him, but he ad¬
vanced on, and shooting begun on all
sides. Aderhold was hit both times, filling
his left side literally lull. aSd striking him
in other portions of his body. Arnett
was not hit.
Jake Zeigler received almost an entire
load of buckshot In his right side and
under his arm pit.
Lonny Zeigler, who emptied both bar¬
rels of his gun and turned to run. had his
arm terribly shot up from his wrist to his
elbow, and the doctors say it will have to
be amputated. Zeiglers Sol
These are cousins of and
Corrie Zeiglpr, Zeigler died who are now in jail.
Jake to-night at 7 o’clock.
Aderhold’s condition is very critical, and
he is not expected to live, though he may
possibly recover.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF IT.
Sylvania, June 26th.—As is always the
ease, there are two sides to the Zeigler
affair. Here are what Jake Zeigler’s
brothers say about it: Aderhold and Ar¬
nett saw Jake coming downthelane, near
his mother’s house, driving some calves.
They got in front of him and ordered him
to give up. He demanded to see the war¬
rant for his arrest, but they had none.
He then turned and started back toward
the house, when he was shot by Aderhold
or Arnett, or both. Lonny Zeigler, a
cousin of Jake, who was working in the
field near by, hearing tiieshooting,ranto
the house and got a gun. When he came
near to Aderhold and Arnett they order¬
ed him to stop and then the shooting be¬
tween the arresting parties and Lonny
began. They do not know who
first. Aderhold was shot twice with
some the bulletsgoingthrough
body. Lonny Zeigler’s arm was badly
but he was not hi tin any other
Ai nett was not hurt. Jake Zeig
er, they say, (lid notebook at all. He had
pistol buckled around him, but did not
it. and in proof of this statement they
his pistol with them yesterday
Sylvania, with all the barrels still load-
Jake Zeigler died las* night, and Adeis
lold died at 11:17 o’clock to-night. Tha
buckshot pierced his left lung.
Jake Zeigler’s brothers came to vv«^ftlmt Sylvan
nia yesterday and swore out a
against Arnett, charging him as*-^
sault with intent to murder. Arnett was
arrested and gavebond. After Jake Zeig- \
ler died last night, his brothers svrore out
a warrant against Arnett for murder, but
before it could be executed this morning,
Arnett left, and it is not knowfCwhere he
is. His friends say he will only stay off
for a few days, until he can have a pre¬
liminary trial. Tbe Zeiglers maintain
that Arnett did the shooting that killed
Jake Zeigler.
Found Dead In a Loft,
Columbus, Ga., June 27.—The dead
body of Allen Davis, colored, was found
yesterday at 12:30 o'clock in the loft of *
the transfer stable, which is operated by
Mr. Richard Howard in this city.
Wednesday Davis, who has been driving
one of the city street sprinklers, left his
team in the street, and did not turn up
again. Search was made for him but he
was not discovered until yesterday. Yur
some time the negro has been suffering at
times from some mental trouble, and it is
supposed these that he died while affected by
one of spells of temporary mental >
derangement, produced by bad health.