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A BIG STORM IN SAVANNAH.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE THERE BY
TUESDAY’S GALE.
Five People Killed Outright and Sev*
eral Others Missing —A Million
Dollars Destroyed.
Savannah, Ga., Sept, 29.—Savannah
was visited by the most terrible hurricane
of her history at noon today, and as a
result more than $1,000,000 worth of
property has beeu destroyed, and many
lives lost.
The gale struck the city about 11
o’clock, and in half an hour had done its
work. In the business part of the city
the damage was very great, public build¬
ings, churches and private residences suf¬
fering alike. The DeSoto hotel was dam¬
aged about $3,000; the GeorgiaHuzzars’
building about $1,500; the Odd Fellows
hall about $1,000; a vacant two-story
brick residence at 150 South Broad was
demolished. The south front of the mar¬
ket caved in, but no one was hurt there,
though a hundred people were in the
building. To mention all the business
houses that were damaged would require
more space than could be spared, lor
hardly any escaped damage. The dam¬
age to shipping along the river is esti¬
mated at upwards of $100,000.
The street car lines were forced to tem¬
porarily suspended operations, and their
loss is about $60,000.
The railroads are also great sufferers,
the S. F. & W. depot beiug a total wreck,
as is also the new office of the G. & A.
The damage to Thunderbolt, Ty bee and
other suburbs of Savannah is very great.
LATEIt NEWS.
The latest from the Savannah disaster
is that twelve instead of five are known to
have been killed, and that the damage to
property is greater than it was supposed
to have been.
The tug Robert Turner was capsized in
the storm, and four parties drowned, two
of whom have beeu recovered.
The reportsfroiri Brunswick aretbatthe
damage by the gale there was very great.
Cedar Keys, Fia., is reported to have
been blown away, and other towns in
Florida are greatly damaged.
Ryder Found Guilty.
Taibotton, Ga., Sept. 26.—Judge Mar¬
tin closed for the state in the Ryder trial
this morning at 10 o’clock. It was the
grandest effort of his life. No attempt at
oratory was made, but it was a master¬
ful exposition of the law and evidence in
the case.
Judge Butt’s charge to the jury was
fair and of only twenty minutes length.
The jury was out two and a half hours,
and when they came in the stillness was
so intense that it was dramatic. This
was the verdict: “We, the jury, find the
prisoner guilty.”
Judge Butts then sentenced the prison¬
er to be hanged in Talbot county on Jan¬
uary 15th.
Dr. Ryder heard the sentence without
apparent emotion. His mother and sis¬
ter, Mrs. McArthur, were not present. He
is to be taken to the jail of Muscogee
county and kept there until thednyof ex¬
ecution, because the Talbot county jai! is
not considered safe. There was no dem¬
onstration.
Columbus, Ga., Sept. 26.—Dr. W. L.
Ryder, convicted of the murder of Miss
Emma Owen at Taibotton, was brought
here to-night by deputies Murphy and
Calhoun. He was given in charge of the
Muscogee jailor about 10 o’clock. A drive
of twelve miles was was made through the
country to Waverly Hall from Taibotton
by the deputies and their prisoner, and
the down train was caught at that place.
Dr. Ryder seems utterly unconscious or
supremely indifferent him, and to does everything go¬
ing ou about not appear
to realize that he has been found guilty
and sentenced to death on the gallows.
Ryder’s lawyers will apply for a new trial.
Candidacy of Breckinridge.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 22.—A conference
of leading republicans of the Seventh con
greesional district was M4 to thto ci tJ
today, and steps taken toward securing
the withdrawal of Hon. George Denny of
Lexington from the race for the republican
nominationforcougress. Itwasthesense
withdraTand that therepublfeans^Uhe
district should endorse the candidacy of
Bnl W C l\ Breckinridge. A central resolution
wnsnassed urging the state com
mirtee to secure the withdrawal of Denny,
Sould mid it was stated that national leaders
ask Denny to quit. Senator Black
burn and his friends are supporting State
Swmtor C J Bronston of Lexington they for
the free silver democratic nominee, a s
helieve him to be the best man to pit
against Breckinridge.
BULLOCH TIMES.
Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 1,181)6.
POPULIST METHODS EXPOSED
A LETTER FROM GOV. ATKINSON
ABOUT THE “RAPE CIRCULAR.”
Says that the Populists Arc Circulat¬
ing the Circular, and Charge
It to The Democrats.
Hon. S. A. Roddenbery, Chairman Execu¬
tive Committee Thomas County, Thom
asvile, Ga.:
Dear Sim: I am in receipt of your com¬
munication, stating that I am being cen¬
sured on account of a circular containing
a statement that I had pardoned Adol¬
phus Duncan, a negro who had been twice
convicted of rape on a white woman, and
asking whether or not I had authorized
its publication as issued.
If you had but reflected for a moment,
you would have known that to attend to
the duties of Governor and do the amount
of stump speaking that is done by me,
was all that it is possible for one man to
do. It is not possible for me to superin¬
tend or kuow of the work done by sup¬
porters of the democratic ticket in dis¬
tributing campaign literature, aud it does
me a great injustice to hold me responsi¬
ble for what others do without my knowl¬
edge or consent. There would be just as
much reason and justice in presuming
that Bryan and McKinley knew of and
were i esposible for every thi ng done or said
by their party supporters and newspaper
advocates. I did not authorize the pub¬
lication of this objectionable statement
about which you write, and did not know
of it until 1 r aw a criticism on it in a
newspaper. I then got a copy, read in it
the statement above quoted, and saw
that the bare, naked, unexplained state¬
ment was calculated to demoralize those
ignorant of the facts in the case, and at
once, without a moment’s delay, request¬
ed Chairman Clay to use hisefforts to pre¬
vent the further distribution of tbiscircu
lar. Mr. Clay himself did not read the
circular or know of its contents until I
called his attention to same. All of his
time is required to look after engage¬
ments for public it speakers, and to answer
correspondence; is, therefore equally im¬
possible for him to know the contents of
all the literature distributed by support¬
ers of the democratic ticket.
1 will remark, however, from informa¬
tion received at democratic headquarters,
I learn that the same circular is being dis
tributed at points where it was not sent
by any supporters of the democratic tick¬
et, and that I am satisfied that the pop¬
ulists have reproduced the circular in a
distoited fjrtu and are distributing it
among the voters and attacking me for
what I never did, and for what they them¬
selves are now doing and pretending that
it is the work of democrats. As corrob
ovative of this 1 refer to the garbled ex¬
tracts of same in this week’s populist pa¬
per, purporting This is to be a true level copy of the
circular. on a with other
low, dirty, aud disreputable campaign
methods of the populists.
The parties who compiled the matter in
thecircular in question, dou btless thought
that as so much had been said in the
newspapers about the Duncan case, that
every one was just as familiar with the
reasons for granting the pardon as they
were themselves, and that the bare sug¬
gestion of the case would recall the rea¬
sons upon which the pardon of Duncan
was based.
The case in short was thjs:
Duncan was convicted of rape, and sen¬
tenced to be hanged.
The Supreme Court and other officers
expressed to me a doubt as to his guilt.
It was suggested I that in view of the doubt
of his guilt, that commute his sentence
to imprisonment in the penitentiary for
life.
I declined to do this, and stated that if
he was guilty he should be hung, and if
innocent he should be pardoned; that
there was no middle ground in a rape
case. When the charge of rape is made
the innocent deserve deserve no punishment, Even though and
the guilty no mercy.
he was an humble negro, I felt that it was
my duty to learn the truth, whatever
time and effort the it might truth. cost It me. clearly
I did learn was
proven to the satisfaction of the commu¬
nity, the jury, the solicitor-general, and
all of the officers of the court that Dun¬
can was an innocent man. 1 was clearly
satisfied of his innocence and pardoned
him.
It is a matter of regret to every self-re
on gucb a j 0 w plane. While I do not pro
pose to sink to their level, I am forced, in
replying to these attacks to say such
things and state such facts that the peo
? The objectionable clause in the circular
in question was made to reply to one of
their campaign slanders, and has just
above it the following statement: “ While
it is not deemed proper to refer to the ex
ercise of the pardoning power of an exec
utive as the reason why be should besup
ported politically, has been yet attacked inasmuch by the as Gov.
Atkinson popu
lists for pardoning Hmton for the pur
pose of prejudicing the people against
him, it but proper to refer to the fol-
lowing eases.” Then follows the allusion
to the Duncan case.
If our Democratic friends will get hold
of the untruthful and slanderous circulars
which are being put into circulation by
the populists in order to defeat me, they
will find ample cause for Let indiguatiou
against our opponents. the Let us now demo¬ t urn
our guns upon enemy. no
crat fire into the democratic ranks while
there is a common foe upon the field. Be¬
fore believing charges against our party
nominees let us make inquiry and learn
the truth.
In the course of polit ical campaigns it
is not my custom to reply to attacksof a
personal nature made by m,v political op¬
ponents. and only notice this one because
the request to do so comes from you ns
Chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee ot your county.
Obediently yours,
W. Y. Atkinson.
Negroes Ilaek a Woman.
Raleigh, N, C., Sept. 27.—Near Hender¬
son, yesterday, two negroes went to the
house of a 19-year-old white woman,
named Faulkner, and tried to gain ad mis¬
sion. She ordered them to leave. They
forced an entrance and attacked her with
an ax. She raised her arms to shield her
head, and both were nearly cut off. Her
head was cut in five places. They spared
her infant child, four months old. Her
murderers fled, but were captured, and aie
today in jail at Henderson.
W. B. Hill Won’t Run.
Macon, Ga. Sept. 25.—WalterB. Hill,in
a speech to-night, declined the populist
nomination for senator from this—Twen¬
ty-second—district. He says his entire
time is pledged to Seaborn Wright. He
says he intends to support Mr. Berner, the
democratic nominee, if he had not reached
the conclusion that Berner will lead the
fight against the anti-barroom instead of
supporting that measure, as was at first
supposed. It will be remembered that
Bibb’s delegation opposed Mr. Berner in
the nominating convention, because they
thought he was a prohibitionist and would
aid the anti-barroom crowd if elected to
the Senate. surprise Therefore, Mr. Ij ill's discov¬ people
ery is a ’Wmflidate to a great bxny
in this section, to be put
in Mr. Hill’s stead will probablv be either
W. A. Huff of Macon, W. 8. Whitaker of
Pike, or Charlie Goodwvn of Monroe.
This will be decided tomorrow at a con¬
vention at Forsyth.
Still Kicking On Sewall.
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 28 —TheProgress
ive Farmer, the organ of the National
Farmers’ Alliance, attacks the electoral
fusion in today’s issue, saying: “So far
as we are concerned, the electors may all
be democrats, populists, We republicans or
silver party electors. are only inter¬
ested in the nominees. If this electoral
combination means the election of Sewall
on the final round-up, no honest reformer
is under any obligations to vote for it.
If wisdom finally prevails, and a good
man is substituted for Sewall, weoarenot
who he is, then no good citizen will hesi¬
tate in choosing between ibis electoral
ticket and the McKinley-Hanna ticket.
We will wait patiently justice shall to see if wisdom,
patriotism and prevail. If a
decent avenue is opened, all right; if not,
we shall exercise American citizenship
and wash our hands of the whole outfit,
and begin the fight for reform all over
again, and in a sensible way.”
Liberia No Promised Land.
Philadelphia, Sept. 27.—Among the
passengers whom the Steamship Waes
land from Liverpool landed here to-day
were six colored people who were overjoy¬
ed at finding themselves again in the
United States.
They were Taylor Smith of Forrest City,
Ark., his wife and two children, and two
friends, and they all had asad story to tell
of the want, misery aud hunger suffered
by the southern negro colonists who sailed
from Savannah on the Laurada last
March to try their fortunes in the black
republic, Liberia.
From the day they landed at Monrovia,
Smith said, until their departure they
were unable to get an hour’s work of any
kind. Twenty-five Liberian acres of ground were
given them by the government,
but there were no houses to shelter them
or their families. Soon aftertheirarrival
the rainy season malarial began and with it came
a deathly fever, called by the
natives “John Bull fever,” which carried
away forty of the newcomers, among
whom was one of Smith's children. The
disease was stiff the doing United its States. deadly work
when he left for
Smith stated that nearly one-half of the
202 persons taken to Monrovia on the
Horsa, which left Savannah some time
before the Laurada, were dead and buried
long ago. Luckily for him, he took with
him $800. which enabled him to return
home. When be left, old friends, half
naked and crippled bid by disease, hobbled
out into the surf to him what they all
felt would be a last farewell.
President Cheeseman of Liberia and the
missionaries did all they could for the un¬
fortunates, but the returned col ■its
said, like everybody else, they hac ,
little money, no food and no wo
them. ■..'5 air
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CAPT. BERRY ASSASSINATED.
COMMANDER OF THE EFFINGHAM
HUSSARS MURDERED.
He Was Fired Upon While Riding In a
Buggy On His Way Home—Mon¬
ey and Pistol Taken.
Savannah, Sept. 26.—Capt. George B.
Berry of the Effingham Hussars, a com¬
pany of the First Regiment Georgia Cav
alry, was assassinated today while on his
way from Savannah to his home in Ef
fingham county, about thirty miles west
of Savannah. His body was found lying
iu the road about eight miles from the
city. His head had been blown nearly off
by a load of buckshot.
The body was found by a party of men
who had stopped Berry’s horse and bug¬
gy several miles from where the tragedy
occurred.
Berry was riding in a buggy when, it is
supposed, two negroes, concealed by the
roadside, fired on him. Berry reached
for his pistol at the bottom of his buggy,
but a second shot from the assassins tore
away part of his head aud he fell head¬
long to the ground. The blood spattei
ed over the buggy, and it was this that
led to the search by the party which stop¬
ped the horse.
The coroner, chief of police and county
officers were notified and went out and
took charge of the body.
Officers are on the track of the assas¬
sins and it is believed they will be arrest¬
ed in a short time. The motive for the
killing is supposed to have been robbery.
The murdered man’s pistol was taken, to¬
gether with what money he had on his
person. Berry was a small fanner and
seldom carried any large amount of mon¬
ey, so that the robbers must have mis¬
taken their purpose.
Rats Kill a Baby.
Baltimore, Md., Sept. 27.—Three big
rats attacked the two-months-old baby
of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Asher of 1,150 Low
street last night, andgnawed its face, head
and neck to such auextentthattheinfant
died in a short time. Mr. Asher lives over
his store. He was looking alter his busi
ness, and Mrs. Asher had gone to market
when the rats started to make a meal of
the helpless infant, which wassuugly tuck
ed in its crib in the second story of the
dwelling.
Hearing the baby crying, the father
hurried upstairs, and, as he entered the
room in which the infant wus lying, three
large, vicious-looking rats jumped from
the crib and scampered off. Thehorrified
father found that the flesh had been torn
from the babe’s tender face, bead and neck.
Before a physieionconldbesnmmonedthe
baby died.
Extraordinary Scene.
Boston, Sept. 26,-Betweeu five and six
hundred delegates to the democratic state
convention, which was called to meet at
dev«„ tod a y occupied BeatemtaicHall
all night. A few delegates slept, but the
majority were wide awake. Occasional
speeches were made co keep up their spirits.
This extraordinary action was taken in
consequence of a conviction on thepart of
the silverites that the democratic state
committee had intended to pack the con
vention today for gold '1 here are in afl
two thousand two hundred delegates, and
they were to be given tickets at eleven to
day. George Fred Williams and other
leaders Sd of the silver men instantlv sus
the scheme to shut ut Vie mWev
to Bryan and Sewall: and when tbepolice
tssSS ! 1 rs
bad exclueivp possession for
hours after the expiration of the lease.
Boyaity *t the Comer*.
When the Princess»of Wales visits
the photographer she usually arranges
that her sitting shall take place in the
morning. A special Bodio i. apart
for the princess and other members of
the royal family. It is approached by a
private door, which leads to an ante¬
room provided with easy chairs and a
plentiful supply of illustrated papers.
A small chamber is fitted up as a dress¬
ing room, and here is to be found a
maid from Marlborough House, who has
preceded her royal mistress with a
dressing case containing brushes and
other toilet accessories. The princess,
having discussed the position in which
she is to be taken, arranges herself and
the operation proceeds. It is etiquette
on these occasions for the photographer
to address any remark be may have to
make to the lady in waiting in attend
it is
a.
No. 19.
THE GOLD MEN OF GEORGIA.
ONLY 41 COUNTIES OUT OF GEOR¬
GIA’S 187 ARE REPRESENTED.
They Name An Electoral Ticket And
Denounce The Chicago- Demo¬
cratic Platform.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept, 23.—The Palmer
Buckner state convention met here today,
adopted a platform, nominated an elec
toral ticket, denounced the Chicago plat
form and ticket and adjourned,
Forty-one counties of the one hundred
and thirty-seven in the state were repre
seated. This was smaller than was ex¬
pected, as it was given outyesterday that
from 80 to 100 counties would send dele¬
gates or proxies. Thomas Corrigan, na
tional committeeman for Georgia of the
gold democratic organization, called the
convention to order and arraigned the
Chicago convention for stealing all the
vices of the populists and none of their
virtues. He said that the Chicago con
vention played to the lowest classes and
ignored the intelligent men. He lauded
President Cleveland and the audience ap¬
plauded.
D. B. Hamilton of Floyd county was
chosen temporary chairman, and he made
a speech saying: “This threatened revolu¬
tion, like the mad waves of the sea, will
soon die away and these faithful and de¬
voted men who have guarded the ark of
the covenant, will hereafter receive the
plaudit, ‘well done.’ We cannot support
the Chicago platform or nominees. We
cannot support, republican issues. But
after the November election, we will float
the old - banner and invite our erring
brothers to break to the house of their
fathers.” (Applause).
Jefferson Randolph Anderson of Savan¬
nah was elected permanentehammin. He
also made a speech (JeiVudiugthe position
of the democrats who were supporting
Palmer.
The committee on credentials reported
112 delegates present in person or bv
proxy. There was uot a single contest.
The second, eighth, ninth and eleventh
congressional districts sent the most rep¬
resentatives.
The platform adopted Indianapolis was a strorm- in
dorsemsnt of the platform
aud an endorsement of President Cleve
land was indorsed for the dignified eon
duct of the foreign affairs, for his firmness
and energy in the maintenance of civil
! order and the enforcement of law and for
the maintenance of puhliefaith and credit
Guy McLendon, of Thomas W.M.Hammond*of countv 11
bert Cox, of Atlanta,
Thomas, and others made speeches on the
platform. Every one approved it and it
was adopted by acclamation,
Nothing was said in the resolutions
democratic adopted or in any "administration. speech indorsing the
state
W. M. Hammond and Milton Candler
were chosen electors for the state at large.
und thecampaign will begin afconce The
selection of a chairman and party bead
quarters have not been made, The party
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democratic ticket.
Livingston’s Tilt With Peek.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 26.—The joint de
bate between Col. L, F Livingston and
Col . W . L . from Peek, the the Fifth rival candidates for
congress district wh ch
cr looked t> Ward to as the rea
*. bot 8t a {{ o{ the campaign, will not utca take
in) n iSevern! f ? y eral da dnv« J 8 ®go it „ was reported ,
t0 C ° L f dVI . “^ ton that Coi - bad, in
fmnk to increase the volume ofmai to the
tSSh^ ‘‘ •«
lot of aD ra "
ported lol. Livingston was angry at this re¬
statement by his opponent and at
once sent him a challenge for a joint de
date. Col. Livingston met Col. Peek at
Hogansville, and, not having received a
J’JW to his ®“ a "®Oge, be repeated it, but
' Xcol?U 1 5 SHTtoH Pitted
Bo T i D(
appointments Col. Livingston to speak at Hogaiisville,
Peek arrived having the finished when Col
on
however, denied to Col. Livingston that
be ever made the statementattributed to
him and gave as his reason for refusing
to debate with the democratic candidate
today the fact that Col. Livingston had
already made one speech to the crowd.
Col. Livingston was loaded to the muzzle
for his populist opponent today and had
he been accorded a division of time be de¬
clared tonight, upon his return to Atlan¬
ta, that he would have given him about
the worst drubbing that ever fell to the
lot of such a picturesque figure in politics
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