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Yol. Y. MINISTERS IN A BAD MOOD. DEMANDS OF RAILROADS LOOKED UPON AS AN INSULT. “Tell Them That We Spit Upon them,” The Exclamation of One of The Indignant Dominies. Atlanta, 'Ga., Oct. 12.—The vials of wrath were turned loose upon the South¬ ern States Passenger Asf ociation by some of the local preachers at the regular meet¬ ing of the Methodist Ministers’ Associa¬ tion to day. The ministers had appoint¬ ed a committee to wait upon the officials of the association a nd secure a cheap rate for those who attended the annual con¬ ference to be held at Dalton. This com¬ mittee reported in the form of a letter from Commissioner Richardson of the as¬ sociation, in whieh he said that the rate requested would be granted upon the guarantee that none of the tickets so sold would be sold by the purchasers or trans¬ ferred. This guarantee was for the pur¬ pose of preventing outsiders from taking advantage of the rate allowed the minis¬ ters, and is the customary form required by the association when any special rate is requested. The preachers thought that the demand for this guarantee was a reflection upon their integrity, and several of them be¬ came angry in their expostulations. One declared that it was an insult, that rail¬ roads would not think of making such a a demand of a circus or a political or- of ganization, while Rev. Dr. Martin, Payne’s Chapel, vehemently cried out: “Tell them that we spit upon them.” For some time this sort of talk was in¬ dulged in and then it was finally agreed to appoint another committee to see if the passenger association would not wi th draw the objectionable feature in the con¬ tract for reduced rates. Fusion In Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 14.—The central comraitte of the people's party has announced in a public address that a fusion agreement has beeu made by the populists and democrats on the electoral ticket, by which the populists get three electors aud the democrats five. An Unexpected Nest Egg. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 14.—Annie Weir, the ex-slave, who sued her old master, William Weir, for twenty-four years pay at $3 per week, was yesterday given a verdict of $1,650, which is about half the amount she asked for. She had worked for him ever since her emancipation with¬ out wages on his agreement to lodge, clothe and feed her as long as she lived. Upon his second marriage he discharged her. Illinois’ Populists. Springfield, Ill., Oct. 14.—The state board of review yesterday spent five hours in hearing the objections of Chairman Taubeneek o i the people’s party state ex¬ ecutive committee to the “middle-of-the road” official ballot, and finally decided not to allow the ticket on the ballot un¬ less by petition, and by using some other name than that of “people’s party” or “populist.” The objections of the middle of-thevoad populists to placing the name of Francis M. Youngblood and others, the democratic candidates for presidential electors, on the people’s party ticket, were overruled by the board. jMurdered By A Bride. Clyde, (fa., Oct. 13.—Mrs. Lonnie Long, of this pllce, a three months’ bride, yes¬ terday put an end to her honeymoon by splitting her husband's head open with an ax. She claims it was done in self-de fense. Atteudaut circumstances make the crime one of the most shocking in Geor k Lon^ formerly Miss Roxie Mrs. was Tillman, oftChatham county. She is beautiful and was very popular. Three months ago site gave her hand and heart 5’TB^SX’SnSinafe tilie. The two, after their court a long removed this place and marriage, to tied near the home of the groom's father. The course of their marriage life was ap narently as blisteful as honeymoons are usually said to be. Both Long and his newlvNved wife setmed entirely neighbors happy. went Suuday morning some couple. They found to call on the young of the Kitchen, his Long lying on the floor skull split wide open, and a keen and bloodv ax the weapon which had been tikwI to murder him, lying by his side, Mrs. Long was absent. Circumstances threw suspicion upon her. She wassearch ed for aud found aud arrested. After in¬ carceration she broke dowa^ and confess¬ ed that she had done it,, claiming, howev¬ er, that it was in self-defense. The whole community is aghast witn horror at the crime. BULLOCH h WimrrriT't MES. Statesboro, Bulloeli County, Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 15,1890. Quay Claims the Earth. Now York, Oct. 12.—The following state¬ ment was given out at the uational re¬ publican headquarters to-day after a con¬ ference of the entire executive committee: “The election of McKinley and llobart is an accomplished and assured fact. They will receive 270 electoral votes. Bryan will receive 110. and there are six states, having 67 electoral votes, which are doubtful, but the probabilities all point to the fact that these 67 votes will go into the republican columu and be added to the 270 now assured for McKinley and Ho¬ bart. This is the status to-day. We have the election and will hold it. Our present effort in the west is to this end only. The opposition have abandoned the east. “M. S. Quay.” One Foot $8,050. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 12.—Jim Dantzler, a Habersham county negro, will shortly carry around one of the biggest rolls ever mortal negro in these parts was possessed with. The Southern railway cut off one of Jim’s legs just above the ankle in Sep¬ tember, 1895, and Saturday that corpo¬ ration mailed Jim’s lawyers a check for $8,050, of which $550 was interest on the original judgment, which was recently confirmed in the supreme court. This is doubtless the largest sum ever awarded a negro, and one of the largest railroad damage verdicts awarded iu re¬ cent months in Georgia to anybody. Nat¬ urally Jim is not oneofthosenegroes who think they can’t get justice out of awhile jury. Ladson of this city, Solicitor Mr. C. T. Howard Thompson and Judge J. B. Es¬ tes represented the defendant in the Ha¬ bersham superior court, aud Van Epps, Ladson & Leftwiteh handled the case be¬ fore the supreme court. Watson To Stay On The Ticket. Chicago, Ill., Oct. 13.—An important meeting of the national executive com¬ mittee of the people's party was held to¬ day at the Sherman house. The only ab¬ sentee was John S. Doie, of California. The committee was in almost continu oug secre ^ eess i 0 n from morning until mid¬ night, The preparation of an address to the voters of the party engaged most of the time. Fusion defferences and the at¬ titude of certain members toward Mr. Watson formed a subject of protracted the and lively debate. Mr. Reed came as personal representative of Mr. Watson, having spent two days with him just be¬ fore leaving Atlanta. His signature to the address, which explains and justifies joint Watson and Sewall electoral tickets and appeals to the populists accepted to support proof them at the polls, is restored as this that peace has been over discussion in the committee. Senator Butler said that no action had been taken by the committee relative to Mr. Watson and none would be, and that he would remain on the ticket. Bryan’s Partner Hasn’t Bolted. Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 12.—In a statement given out this evening, A. R. Talbot, the republican candidate for the state Senate, aud law partner of W. J. Bryan, says: “I see that it is stated in the press reports that I have ‘bolted’ Mr. Bryan, my law partner, now the democraticcaudidatefor President. I have always been, aud am now a republican, but no man has a greater admiration for Mr. Bryan than I have. His honesty, in-egrity and patri¬ . otism cannot be questioned. I have not ‘bolted’ Mr. Bryan, and any statement to that effect is untrue. “I wish also to add that the statement in the press of the country to the effect that Mr. Bryan misstated his financial relations to the defunct German National Bank of this city, in his New London speech, is without foundation and untrue. Mr. Bayan, at the time of the failure of that bank was not indebted to it iu any amount whatever, and the bank held no note bearing his signature. The indebt¬ edness referred to in the dispatches was my own personal obligation.” Start Up On Full Time. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 12.—Alter a long period of waiting Eagle and Phenix mill y the rope department and woolen .' ’ t t d this mor niug on full time. On the 28th of last Maroh the depart ments mentioned were put on short time, aD d a few weeks later they were shut down altogether. Gunby Jordan, of After Mr. G. as. one the receivers, took hold ol the property, he said that it was absolutely necessary to make many repairs, put in work new pieces of machinery, and do other to'get the best results, and with his usual alac rity he set about doing so. The work having progressed sufficiently to warrant it, Mr. Jordan decided to begin opera tions in the departments above mention ed at once, and the hands were duly noti¬ fied to be on hand this morning, prepared to go to work on full time. p»As soon as No. 3 mill can be put in shape it will also start up on full time. This was cheerful intelligence to the two thousand who have been on short time or idle for the past six months. A WALL OF WILD WATER. TIDAL WAVE BURSTS IN ON GE0R G1A AND FLORIDA. Heavy Damage Done To Property, But No Loss Of Life Reported at Any Point. Brunswick, Ga., Oct. 9.—A big tidal wave came in on an October northeaster today. No lives were lost or great dam¬ age to property sustained in Brunswick. Citizens owning rice plantations are fearful that their entire unshipped crops are gone, and this seems probable. The loss of the rice planters will thus be heavy and not easily sustained by them, in view of past mishaps. The tidal wave to-day furnished the most interesting sight since the one of 1854. The water completely hid all the marshes between Brunswick, Fancy Bluff, Jekyl, St. Simons, the Southern railway docks and other places. Long stretches of the boulevard were under water and thousands of marsh hens and water animals were driven on shore for refuge. The Monk street docks were completely covered. Seguis’ fish house was cut off, as were the St. Simons ticket office and ware¬ house. Passengers from St. Simons were ferried across the docks to the shore, the water being eighteen inches over the docks. From St. Simons the steamer Egmont cut across the water-covered marsh, in¬ stead of going around the point, a thing unheard of before. Everything was one vast sea of water, and Capt. Dart had to use his chart and compass togettotpwn. Water birds of various kinds flew to the Eg>nont for rest, their search for land having exhausted them. Many were brought to town. marsh and Heavy drifts of grass sea rack, covered with thousands of minks and sea birds, came against the Egmont, retarding her progress considerably. On New Castle, Brunswick’s principal business street, the water came from the drain pipes, and in one place formed a solid sheet across the street. On every hand were evidences of the vast amount of water surging into the bay below. At McCullough’s dock the marsh rack formed a large mass, and thousands of minks and sea birds were on it for refuge. All along the water’s edgechildren with sticks were killing boat loads of game delicacies and over one hundred hunters were out iu rowboats killing marsh hens by the thousands. Tonight there is great feasting in many homes over what the tide brought in. Providence prevented extremely stormy weather, or much disaster would haveac companied the wave. As it is, the weath¬ er is cold, bleak and dismal, butthegame killed lends enjoyment to the occasion. Fernandina, Fla., Oct. 9.—Heavy winds from the northeast have been blowing the entire day, and the tide Las risen so high that it lias done a great deal of damage along the river front. The dock which is used by the Florida Tie and Lumber Co. is under water, and a number of ties have been washed away. The water rose for a block up Center street, and ties and lumber drifted right up in the street. The storm signal, which was raised this morning, has beaten itself into a rag. The Florida Central aud Peninsular Railroad tracks along the river front are under water, aud the foundation of dirt is washed away. At the elevator the en¬ gine and boiler room is three feet under water, and the trains which arrived to¬ day could not come up to the depot, but had to stop at the Beach street crossing. The steamer City of Brunswick, which runs between this port and Brunswick, lias been here since yesterday, unable to face the rough weather in the sound. A number of the lumber docks are under water, and if the wind continues like it is until the high water tide about 10o’clock tonight, big damage will be done, and lots of property will be washed away. Some of the warehouses are making prep¬ arations and raising their goods a few feet from the floor. St. Augustine, Fid., Oct. 9.—A heavy northeaster came on at midnight, and brought a high tide. At 9:40 o’clock this morning it flooded Buy street, and the streets south of Bridge street were also flooded. A continuance of the gale is likely at 11 o’clock tonight, which will probably No cause the water to cover the sea wall. damage is yet reported. „ New Silver Dollars. „ Washington, Oct, 13—During the uniutli L'lted of September 1890, the mint, of the States coined from the silver bullioil on hand, 1890, purchased 2,700,000 under standard the act silver of July\f4, dollal's, containing 2,088,358.51 ounces of pv silver, the cost of which was $1,862,67 giving a seignorage or profit of $837,3j / to the government, which sum has be/i deposited in the treasury. I Contests Over The Election. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 14,—Notices of con¬ tests of the election of county officers have been filed with the governor for ten counties. In addition, two notices of con¬ tests for members of the legislature have beeu given. W. P. Killingsworth will con¬ test the election of A. L. Foster to the House from Clay county, and there is an¬ other which Maj. Warren, the executive secretary, could not locate, but it is said to be returned fro Montgomery county, where Mr. W. H. Calhoun, pop., was re¬ turned. The county contests are as follows: Bulloch—C. S. Martin, ordinary; S. C. Groover, clerk superior court; Allen Lee, treasurer, and J. N. Akins, tax collector, cont^stod. Chattahoochee—F. M. Grady, ordinary, and clerk contested, Dqpglas—All the county officers con tcstsd Elbert—John D. Adams, treasurer. Jefferson—All the county officers, ex¬ cept S. M. Clark, treasurer. Laurens—W. S. Joiner and John Wilkes. Lowndes—A. J. Harrel, sheriff. Montgomery—All the county officers. Telfair—All the county officers. Upson—D. H. C. Westley, clerk. Jury List. The following jurors have been drawn to serve at next fall term superior court: GUANI) .JURY. Bland Jas Lanier M A Brannen D A Lee W S Davis W 1) Millhouse D H Denmark Redding Newmans Jesse Franklin A J Newmans J G Franklin Hiram Oil iff S F Gay Ivy 1) Olfiff F D Hagins G It Parrish Benj Hart G A Smith W T Hall J H Smith Mileuton Harper P C Turner A A Hendrix M F Trapnell J T Holland H IJ Warnock J A Hendrix Merida Womack W P Harville Keebler Williams B A TRAVER8B JURY. Anderson W M Hendrix Jas J Anderson G F Holland E I) Aycock E B Harvey C W Bennett J B Joiner Milfred Banks T P Jones T B Beasley Eli Kennedy M J Blackburn G S Martin J B Brannen J K Martin C M Brannen C C Marsh M B Cone F S Newmans J J Cone J G Olliff H I Cameron J It Parker W C Cowart Z H Rushing M S Dekle W W Shuman J M Denmark J T Trapnell P A Dutton O Winn J A Groover J B Williams J F Graham J W Zetterower C W The Flint Arrives at Columbus. Columbus, Ga., Oct. 5.—For the first time in several weeks one of the Colum¬ bus regular steamboats has just arrived iu the city. The arrival was the Flint, and she brought up a good cargo of cot¬ ton. The low couditiou of the river has prevented boats from coming to Colum. bus during the past month. Daughters of the Confederacy to Meet. Macon, Oct. 6.—The Macon chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy are making all the proper arrangements for the entertainment of the delegatee to the state convention which will bf held in Macon on Oct 20-31. Negro Plot to Kill. Grenada, Miss. Oct. 10—The white peo¬ ple of Carroll county are terribly excited oyer the discovery of a negro plot to in¬ augurate a war of extermination. Word from Carroll county is that a letter was found in the road addressed to a negro, which exposed the diabolical negotiated plot. A with se¬ cret. society of negroes had the Winchester Arms Company for a large number of rifles, and with these they pro¬ posed to slaughter white men, wo men and children. Several leaders have been ar¬ rested, and the excitement is very intense. Further particulars are anxiously await¬ ed. Carrollton is the home of Senator Money. A number of negroes were killed in a riot there a few years ago, and bad blood still exists. There is no doubt that the situatoiu is now critical. Suicide of a Suitor. Washington, Oct. 9.—Dillard Ragland, 27 years of age, a native of Texas, em¬ ployed in the internal revenue bureau of the treasury department, with the rating and salary of a messenger ($80 a month), committed suicide last night by inhaling gas, because he could not raise enough money to go to Atlanta, Ga., to getmar ried next Monday. He was engaged to Miss Bessie Rosamond Gurley, daughter and °f a widow lady of Dallas, ‘lex., the j Atlanta newspapers. Failing to inTexas, secure pecuniary aid from his relatives and having only $5 in his possession, Ragland killed himself. To-day a tele¬ came to the dead man from hisfath er in Texas stating that funds for his trip and for his marriage expenses had been placed to his order in a local bank. No. 21. CRAZY MAN DOES MURDER. BEN H. OSBORN SHOOTS THEODORE SCHRADER TO DEATH. Coroner’s Inquest Results In a Verdict of Insanity, While the Grand Jury ludicts Him for Murder. Atlanta, Oct. 10.—Ben H. Osborn, a lunatic, who escaped from his father’s home on Chapel street yesterday morning, went forth with pistol in hand in search of the man who he said had stolen his soul. Shortly after 4 o'clock ho met Theodore Schrader at the Loyd street railroad crossing, near Alabama street, and fired five shots at him from a 62-caliber revol¬ ver, two of which took effect, producing death in fifteen minutes after the first shot was fired. The whole story was told in an extra 5 o’clock edition of the Journal, which was issued after the tragedy. The full story of the escape of Osborn was told in the regular edition. He was to have been tried before the ordinary on a writ of lu¬ nacy, but when the officer went for him, the lunatic defied him and threatened to dse a pistol. While the officer returned to the sheriff’s office for assistance to catch the madman, Osborn escaped from his father s home by sliding down a rope at¬ tached to a back window, with the pistol, aud he was not heard of any more until lie fired the fatal shots which ended Schrader’s life later in the afternoon, I or about three weeks Osborn has beeu in a demented condition and has been, under treatment for a week or two, but instead of growing better hegot worse, so much so that Dr. Hugh Hagan, who at¬ tended him, advised his brother to have him incarcerated for safe keeping, but be¬ fore hecould be placed iu a place of con¬ finement. he had run across Schrader, his old friend and foreman of the Atlanta Lithographing Company, aud pulling out his pistol fired two cl the leaden balls in¬ to his body. The after following was the verdict of the jury, hearing the evidence of the wit¬ nesses in the case: “We. the jury empanelled and sworn to inquire into the death of Theodore Schra¬ der, find from the evidence of witnesses that said Theodore Schrader came to his death from wounds received from a pistol in the bands of B. H. Osborn. Wefnrther say that from tiie evidence before us, believe B. H. Osborn to be insane at the time of the shooting.” The grand jury met this morning and made an hearing investigation of the killing. After the witnesses the jury re¬ turned a true bill against Osborn for mur¬ der. The fact that Osborn is stipposed to be insane could have no bearing upon the action of the grand jury, which was com¬ evidence pelled to placed return tin indictment under the before it. Theshowingas to the insanity of Osborn will have to be made before the court when he is put up¬ on trial. Osborn is a brother of the Atlanta labor agitator who two years ago canvassed the stale in the behalf of the populists. Populist Killed At the Polls* Augusta, Ga., Oct. 7.—A special to the Chronicle from Millen,Ga.,says: On open¬ ing of the polls at Monte, Emanuel coun¬ ty, JVilIiam Durden and a negro hand walked up to vote, when the democratic ticket was snatched out of his hand by C. W. Williams, a negro third partyist. Sev¬ eral democrats rushed for him and Wil¬ liams pulled his pistol and killed S. S. Middleton. He made an effort to escape, but was overtaken and shot to death. Kicked to Death By a Horse. Savannah, Oct. 13.—C.S.Keller, known among his frieudsas “Shelley,” was killed by a kick of his horse yesterday morning at West Broad and Stewart streets. Mr. Keller was the city fresh meat sales¬ man of the Armour Packing Company, and had just collected a bill of $46.46 from Morgan’s butcher shop. Hestarted toget into his buggy, havingspokentoMr. Mor¬ gan just as he was leaving about the new horse he had, saying that the company had just got him from the west, and he was pretty spirited. The bill was paid in silver, which Mr. Keller put in a paper bag aud dropped into the bottom of his buggy, intending to drive with it to the office of the com¬ pany aud continue his rounds afterward. As he dropped the mosey into the buggy the horse took fright and started to run, Mr. Keller was caught between the wheels. He found that he eould not get in and drew his feet up and lay with his body across the bottom of the buggy, at the same time reaching for tfce reins. As he did so the horse began kicking, and soon broke in the dashboard, and after kicking and rearing, he broke loose and ran down Stewart street. the Mr. Keller was seen to catch at buggy seat convulsively just after thean imal begau kickiug, and half lay and half sat. He was taken out and carried into Kieffer’s drug store, where he diedinafew minutes, without having spoken.