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About The Rockdale banner. (Conyers, Ga.) 1888-1900 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1897)
IIS! ffl I# II. S. SMI. TELLER, PLATT, GALLTNUER, VEST And FAIRBANKS' V* * «.• *r ! HONORED BY THEIR COUNTRYMEN.' Senators Selected by legislatures of Tfew York, Indiana, Missouri, Color¬ ado and \’eiv Hampshire. The formal ballot was taken in the Missouri legislature Tuesday which resulted in the re-election of Senator George O. Vest to the United States senate. Mr. Vest was horn in Kentucky in 1830 and graduated at Centre College. He studied law and in 1853 removed to Missouri. He was a member of the Confederate congress for two years and a half and afterwards a member of the Confederate senate. He was elected to the United States aenate in 1879 and has been re-elected at each consecutive time. This makes his fourth term in that Gallinger, of New Hampshire. Hon. J. H. Gallinger, United States senator from New Hampshire, has been unanimously nominated by ac¬ clamation and re-elected by the gen¬ eral court of the state to succeed him¬ self in that office. Mr. Gallinger was born in Ontario in 1835. He was first a printer then practiced medicine. He entered poli¬ tics and became a member of the state legislature in 1872. He was a state senator in 1878 and was president of that body during two years. He wms elected to the 49th and 50th congresses as a republican and w as elected to the United States senate to succeed Henry W. Blair. I’nlrbank#, of Imlinnn. Charles Warren Fairbanks was elected United States senator to succeed Daniel W. Voorhees by the Indiana legisla¬ ture at noon Tuesday. Senator-elect Fairbanks was horn in Union county, Ohio, in 1852. He graduated in 1872 with distinction from the Ohio Wesleyan university. His father was a Vermont yankee and one of the early pioneers in the Buck¬ eye state, where he located in 1830. Young Fairbanks always had a fond ness for hooks and study and early de¬ cided to become a lawyer. Platt, of New York. • \ Thomas Collier Platt was elected United States senator by the New York legislature Tuesday, practically without, opposition and without hav¬ ing once publicly intimated that he was a candidate for the office or would, accept if elected. For these reasons and for tho violent opposition develop¬ ed against him in the candidacy of Mr. Choate, the race has been a re¬ markable one. There was never at any time any doubt as to the result, as Mr. Platt’s election has been an assured thing for weeks. Thomas Collier Platt is in many ways one of the most unique and re¬ markable figures in American polities. He has been the most abused, the most opposed and the most successful poli¬ tician in New York state for many years. Ho is probably the most fre¬ quent subject, of caricature in public life. He lias been lampooned and gib¬ ed at, but all the arrows of political animosity have glanced harmlessly off the thick skin of the Tioga statesman. Reforms have threatened at intervals his reign as republican “boss,” but just so often have the champions of a new order of things gone down before the unbounded influence of Tom Platt. Teller, of Colorado. .The Hon. Henry M. Teller was re¬ elected United States senator Tuesday by the almost unanimous vote of the Colorado legislature. All the members classed as populists, democrats, silver republicans and national silverites voted solidly for him. Henry M. Teller is a free silver re¬ publican who bolted the St. Louis convention when the national republi¬ can party declared for sound money. On that occasion the senator wept as he left the convention hall. He gained many friends among democrats and populists alike, and no opposition was developed against him In liis candidacy for the senate. He is one of the most popular men among all parties in the state of Colo rado. Mil. HAHN VISITS M’KINLEY. Be Was Chairman of the Speaker’s Bureau in the Lait Campaign. Hon. William H. Hahn, of Mans field, Ohio, chairman of the speaker’s bureau in the last campaign, and in aurauce commissioner in McKinley ad ministration as governor, was in con ferenoe with the president-elect Tues¬ day night. ' - The nature of the conference was not made public, Mr. Hahn refusing to discuss it. Earthquake Causes Fatalities. A dispatch to The London Times from Teheran, the capital of Persia, says that’ a severe earthquake occurred on January 11th on Kishui island, the largest island in the Persian gulf, and that the loss of life was enormous. EFFECT ON THE DISPENSARY. South Carolinians Can Import Their Own Liquora With Safety. The principal effect of the supreme court decision on the South Carolina dispensary question is to open the doors to importation.''and insure dwn ers of liquor,who, cannot he convicted of its illicit sale, the’.safe enjoyment - their property. Under Judge Simon ton’s decision, which is sustained, liquors were guaranteed protection during transit from abroad, while at destination and after delivery. Under that decision the constabulary force was knocked out of employment, the loss by seizure of liquor being the chief lever which the state had to hold down the blind tigers, and they were not permitted to seize liquors unless there was proof that it was intended for sale. While the case was on appeal Judge Simonton has been lenient and liquor has been confiscated on all sides, many men preferring to lose it than have their names advertised in court. The chief business of the force of constables has been to watch the com¬ mon carriers. This decision puts an end to that, and coming at a time when a vigorours fight is about tobeinaugu ratad in the legislature against the con¬ stables, will very probably result in that feature of the law' being elimi¬ nated. The cases at the bar of the supreme court were begun in the federal court for South Carolina by James Donald, a citizen, upon the seizure of a case of California claret, six bottles of Mary¬ land whisky and a barrel of beer, by S. M. Gardner, M. T. Holly, Sr., E. O. Beach and James M. Scott, state constables, acting under the provisions of the dispensary law, directing the seizure of all liquors in the hands of any common carrier, agent or private citizen not sold by the state agent, whether imported or otherwise. The trial court gave Donald judg¬ ment for $300 in each case and the constables appealed. The cases were argued last fall, the validity of the en¬ tire law being brought into question. The opinion of the court stated that the proceedings w'ere not a suit against the state, which could not be brought without its consent, and that the pleadings of the record raised ques¬ tions which gave the supreme court of the United States jurisdiction of the whole subject. The law was discussed at great length in the opinion and many of the authorities cited, the result being that the judgment of the court below in favor of the owner of the liquors w r as affirmed with costs for the reason that the law was in contravention of the clause of the national constitution reg¬ ulating commerce between the states. The opinion conceded that the legisla¬ ture of the state passed the law in what is believed to be the exercise of its police power, and with no inten¬ tion to interfere with the operation of any federal law or to discriminate against the product of any other state, but that intention, it continued, could not finally control the determination of the effect of the law. Justice Brewer did not hear the argument and took no part in the de¬ cision. Justice Brown recorded a vigorous dissent. MAGAZINE BLOWS "uP. Tire In ii Planing Mill Causes Explosion And Heavy Toss. About 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon the planing mill of the Dixie Mill Com¬ pany, located five miles above Mobile, Ala., on the Mobile river, caught fire and was totally consumed. The fire spread to the dry kiln, and it was also consumed with a large quantity of lum¬ ber both in the,kilns and on the yards. The sawmill was saved. The plant was valued at about $500, 000, and was insured for about $25,000. During the progress of the fire sparks from the mill set fire to the city, magazine, which is located across the Louisville and Nashville railroad truck from the mill plant, and about 5 o’clock residents of the city were startled by a tremendous explosion, which broke glass in many houses in the northern part of the city and as far out as the convent in Summerville, about nine miles from the scene of the explosion, Men llt wt * k 011 \ 0M er the ?°?' veut were ah " ost shak ® n off > and m I’ a * ds chimneys weie skiaken down. * ex plosion there were 5,001 pounds o . powder and 30C pounds ot dynamite s t° re d i n H*e magazine, AT MOB'S HANDS TUfW LouUianu Murderers Meet Horri¬ ble Heaths. A mob broke into the parish jail at Amite City, La., the seat of justice of Tangipahoa parish, Tuesday night and took therefrom Gus Williams, John Johnson and Arch Joyner, the negro murderers confined there, Williams, who was charged with the murder of his mistress at lndepend ence. was lynched at once by the mob. Johnson and Joyner were charged with the murder of the entire Cotton family at Tickfaw. After lynching Williams the mob inarched with Johnson and Joyner in the direction of Tickfaw, announcing their intention of burning them at the scene of their crime. There were five members of the Cotton family killed by Johnson and Joyner. SAM PALATKA, A POLE, CONFESSES TO BEING IMPLICATED, r.JVTi #■ r - ■ HAD TWO ACCOMPLICES IN -CRIME. /V v - r - Prisoner Gives Graphic Description of How the Train Was Wrecked and How the Dead and Dying Were Robbed, A man who confesses that he wreck¬ ed the Birmingham Mineral railroad trrin at Cahaba river and sent twenty eight souls to eternity,has been caught. His name is Sam Palatka, a Pole, about forty-five years of age. He says his home is near Birmingham and that he has no family. He is dressed like an ordinary tramp. His expression is that of a fiend. Apparently he would not hesitate to perpetrate such a deed as the tragedy with which he is charged. His alleged guilt is strengthened by his confession. When arrested a week ago, with the muzzle of a Bhotgun at his head, and with death threatened if he did not tell, gave a graphic descrip¬ tion of how he precipitated that train to its awful fate in the bottom of the Cahaba. His description of the place, the scene, and the incidents are so true that it can scarcely be donbted he was there. Palatka, who was not alone in the work, tells a graphic stpry of how the train was wrecked. He says he had two companions whose names he re¬ fused to divulge. He was the man, however, who misplaced the rail, and is directly responsible for the crime. The Pole and his gang had planned to rob the Mineral train some time be¬ fore. After a good deal of delibei’ation the had selected the Cahaba bridge as the place most likely to accomplish death and destruction. It was their intention to rob the passengers after the train had fallen, and escape with the booty, which they thought would largely pay them for their trouble. Therefore the outlaws had held sev¬ eral secret meetings, deliberating on their horrible deed and set apart Sun¬ day, December 27th, as the most op¬ portune time. NEWPORT BANK FAILS. Officers Explain That the Institution Is Thoroughly Solvent. Financial circles of Cincinnati, Cov¬ ington and Newport, Ky., were great¬ ly shocked Monday morning when it became known that the doors of the First National bank did not open for business. To the excited crowds that assembled in front of the doors the bank officials sent word that the bank was solvent, but the lack of ready money forced the shutting of the doors temporarily. Depositors are very angry, and ugly rumors are afloat, alleging bad man¬ agement. The capital of the First National is $ 200 , 000 . PLEASED WITH THE TREATY. The Queen Will Congratulate English Parliament to That Effect. A cable dispatch from London says: It is understood that the queen’s speech at the opening of parliament will be unprecedentedly brief. It will con¬ gratulate parliament upon the signing of the arbitration treaty with the United States. The legislative proposals are believed to be few and the important measures promised will be confined to the relief of voluntary schools and an employ¬ er’s liability bill, supplemented by minor measures. Don’t Want Rates Reduced. The employes of the Central railroad system are circulating a petition ad¬ dressed to the Georgia state railway commission asking that there be no reduction in railroad rates on fertil¬ izers, The petition is against a re¬ duction, based on the ground that the employes will suffer by the reduced wages if the revenues are decreased. Louisville Bank Fails. The German National bank atLouis ville, Ky., dnl not open its doors for business Monday morning and an nouncement was made that the insti tution was in the hands of Bank Ex ammer James Escott. The capital stock is $2o1.500, with surplus of $31, 000. J. M. McKnightis president. DECIDED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. A Portion of the South Carolina Dispeu ry Law Not Regal. ’ Tfi© supreme^ court of the United ^ States has decided that portion of the South Carolina dispensary law for the mspeetion of liquors imported into nncon8 Gtutional. The effect of the decision of the court is to, sustain the decision of the South Carolina court, which held that orovision of dispensary law which or even ted a citizen importing wines or iquors for his own use to be unconsti ■ntio nal . It strikes at the root of the dispen sary law. THE JUDGES EXONERATED. Investigation Committee at Atlanta Make Their Verdict. The work of the special committee of investigation of charges, against Judges Reese' and Sweat, at was brought .to a- close Monday noon. - - . - • * No impeachment proceedings will be taken against either of them. After two- hours discussion of the charges, behind closed doors, the com¬ mittee came to a decisioiushortly after 5 o’clock. When the case of Judge Reese was taken up Monday afternoon without a moment’s hesitation, without a dis¬ senting voice, there was a loud vote to exonerate him, and all members of the committee joined in the opinion that the charges brought against him were without foundation. Otherwise with Judge Sweat. W r hile a formal resolution was passed stating that sufficient evidence had not been submitted to authorize a recommenda¬ tion that articles of impeachment be preferred, several members of the com¬ mittee asked to be recorded as express¬ ing their opinion that the action of the judge at Indian Spring was indis¬ creet and improper. The vote on every point bronght be¬ fore the committee was unanimous. While the committee differed as to their expression on the incident at In¬ dian Spring, all were together upon the different questions which came up for ballot. The following resolution was passed: “Resolved, That the committee finds that sufficient evidence has not been submitted to authorize a recommenda¬ tion that articles of impeachment be preferred against Judge Joel Sweat, of the Brunswick circuit.” It did not take the members of the committee long to dispose of the charge against Judge Seaborn Reese. Instead of taking up the charges by feature they were bunched and a resolution was adopted stating that there were no grounds for impeachment. Judge Reese was wholly exonerated. The committee provided that 500 copies of the evidence in the case be printed and a copy be sent to each member of the legislature. Before the committee adjourned thanks were tendered Hon. T. B. Felder for the masterly manner in which he presided. A 9 o’clock on the morning of Feb¬ ruary 3d the committee will meet just before the legislature for the purpose of preparing a resolution to provide for funds for defraying expenses of the committee. Senator Carter has fought his fight fully. Without the assistance of coun¬ sel, depending upon his own power for bringing out evidence except what aid was given by members of the com¬ mittee, he has made a hard contest. It is not his fault that facts have not been brought out to warrant further investigation upon the part of the gen¬ eral assembly. It is generally ac¬ knowledge that he has won warm ad¬ miration from his friends and higher respect from his enemies. EXPRESS PACKAGE MISSING. It Contained Four Thousand Dollars. Route Agent Arrested, Four thousand dollars, shipped by the Bank of Winder, at Winder, Ga., a station on the Seaboard Air Line, to the Lowry Banking company, of At¬ lanta, Ga., was stolen Saturday from a Southern express car, between Winder and Social Circle, on the Georgia rail¬ road. A. L. Butts, a young man, not much over 21 years of age, who had been running between Winder and Social Circle but a week, has been placed un¬ der arrest, charged with the theft. He maintains his innocence and sim¬ ply says he is not able to account for the disappearance of the money. When Social Circle was reached and the time came for the transfer of the express packages, including the $4,000 from the Bank of Winder, Mr. Butts is said to have discovered that the pack¬ age was wissiug. He reported the loss immediately, and when questioned about the matter said nothing further than that he could not explain the dis¬ appearance and knew nothing of it. NEW RAILROAD A CERTAINTY. Chattanooga and Augusta is to be Con¬ structed Immediately. A telegram from J. C. Stanton, now i n jf ew York, received Monday morn says that he has concluded ar raugements for the construction of the Chattanooga and Augusta railroad and that he will be in Chattanooga in a f ew days to arrange preliminaries for the locating survey. BHERING SEA COMMISSION. It* Tab or# in Victoria to Be Concluded in the Near Future. The Bering Sea commission will con dude its labors at Victoria, B. 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