The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, September 04, 1900, Page 5, Image 5
hill denounces bossism.
i:.\IBSATOR RAY* NII*V> THIKO*
audit *om;iiody.
t no \amc*. Iml It In \<*t Dlffl.
cult tntrr H hm Hr Hnk Alitilnu at.
Hill null Wnttlraff Delivered 4d
•l rr al Horn tuna—Hill *|uke lu
I nvitr nt a bri*rrtary of l.alior In
ilie I’realdml** fablnet.
Saratoga. N. Y.. Bept. 3 —L4eut. QOV.
Timothy L- Woodruff and vx-Senaior
ii.ivkl It. Hill drlivoretl a* Mr ♦•*><** this
,iftrtiton before th* Bar*log* Ctounty Pa
i on* of Industry at Kuyiulcros* Park,
tcvrral thousand persons wet* prtMAt.
Mr. Hill miUI that his Mlertlon a* >ne
,f the speakers, ho assumed, was duo
.argety to the fact taut h* had * largo
wire in the passage of the bill, creating
*ie first Monday in September. labor
jay. He then rommonJitl the proposl
i:.m to have a secretary of labor in tha
■ladonzl cabinet, adding:
A secretary of labor's affairs in the
cuMiiei of un American President would
ui>ed le on Innovation. 1 believe that
.r Is n-* precedent for the creation of
v K h a department in any government of
Europe, bui the ITnltcd B:,te* can well
afford to <t.ibllsh its own precedent.
. .ie profsiscd experiment Is worth try
ing. it may be productive of much good.**
Mr. Hill next attacked the intermixture
of business with politics, whereby politi
cal influence is soul for money, m l off!
rial nations are controlled by business
on**)' ration*. Workingmen, he sakl. and
>:her* should lake nn active Interest in
politics. He said:
Did He Vfesn C rnkrrf
Our best cltlsens should take an active
in: in politUvil primaries, and not leave
ne direction or control of party in the
hands of toughs and metcenaries. which
i- too often the case In large munn ipatl
tt* Political leadership there must al
wjyn be. hut tt Is essential that ft should
b** nin. unselfish, incorruptlble and fear
lav It should i>e intelligent enough t>
formulate policies, and to discover, appre
* ato rd follow on enlightened public
► ntlment. There is no necessity, how
ever, for the toleration anywhere, and in
* *itsoever party It may be found, of
vt t Is known ns political !>>** Dm
.ally Ignorant, corrupt and nrroganf,
v alch tolerates no criticism, knows no
pr idence, unl accepts no suggestions;
which first dominates words, then cities,
and afterwards reachr*. out for the ron
t'ol of states and governs |ts cringing *>e-
i ntints through patronage, and the co
hesive power of public plunder, and they
;r turn, acting under the rule of ‘addi
tion, division and silence.’ blindly follow*
whatever they are ordered to do without
•i- exerrise of any rouoon. Judgment or
discretion.
“Political parties are *i necessity In thl<
* *untry. but offensive and corrupt bosdsm
if party affairs. Is on excressencc on the
body |"*litic. and sooner or liter It must
I- shaken off or the party which toieritcs
it will he destroyed Opposition to bossism
at I commercialism in tolltic* may soon
become the ’pirumount' Issue before the
people.
\eeilv nf the Parlies.
The nec.’s of the hour are honest par
anshlp % an-l | oliti >1 organisation*,
l -fcd upon principle* and not spoils; or
k. tnlsalions devoted to the public service
at 1 not to private emolument Working
men should beware of thore j>o Itlcal trusts
s ich sc* k to monopolize and control their
independence nod their manhood.
We n*ed |>ublic oflh'iaie who own thrm-
r p ’ e*. whether In htgh or low station -
iM. iher in states, municipalities. Login
-1 r. or common councils, who will vote
f° r what they believe to b* right. and not
r t.l as they are told. It Is a painful
tmth that the representative* In our leg
islature* who dare promise their votes
*r . measure, even non-political In Its
rhjra< ter. because it 1* right or against
i? i- mine It Is wrong, without the ap
l*r >val of ihe so-called # organisation of
th*ir party, are comparatively so fear
th,t they can almost lw counted >n the
ringers of your bands This is n situation
or ibus* which has grown up within very
r- ••nt years and cannot long be contin
u'd with safety to the state.”
hi:im Huam or tbsxemer.
Tlif> Have nprnrtl Ihr 1 ampnlgn f<ir
Ihr (iiivrrniiriihlp.
Chattanooga. Tcnn., Bept. 3.—John E.
McCall, the nominee of th* Brownlow fac
tion of Ihe Republican parly in Tenne#-
*•■<• for governor. opened his campaign al
Taxewell, Claiborne couniy. to-day. lie
" is in omprnlol by Congressman Bro wil
low. United Stales District Attorney
"right and United States Marshal Aus
tin all of the Brownlow faction.
Mr. McCall refused to appear Jointly
with Benton McMltltn. the Democratic
• it! si at e. the F. M. Boston, the H. Clay
Evans candidate, because he thought such
a course would make It appear that he
re 'utilised the right of Mr. Boston to lei
on the ticket He will, therefore, go It
sion. He had a very tins- attendance to
day and devoted most of his speech to
national Issues and to the Evans faction.
ALL ONE WAV IA VERMONT.
only (Question There Is ns to Stsr of
the Mujnrlty.
White River Junction. Vt., Sept. J —The
unusually active political ramie gn which
his been conducted by both parties In
title state for the past four weeks* cloned
to-night and the voters of Vermont will
t o to the polls to-morrow to decide the
e action of the various state officials and
io congressmen.
There Is little doubt as lo what the re
• tit will be, the cnly matter of vital tn
t r.t being as to the sise of -he majority
'' the R-publicans. Th-- teem bets of the
Itei-uhilcat) Btut fi mmlttee to-night
atm that thrlr majority will greatly ex
veed that of IS9X, but they admit that they
and not hope to be favorer! with the record
It| a king majority of IShi.
ItEMOt RATS OF (MK IAIU.
They Won but It epil li I ten ns Mtule n
tiimil khiinlliu.
Mile Rock, Ark.. Sept. S.-The entire
Ii erratic ticket, headed by Hon. Jeffer
►o i Davis of Tope couniy for governor.
• ’ elected In Arkansas to-day.
•■trly return., Indtcjte that the vote will
U-liter than npeud. H. L. ll'-
r cl. the Republtcun candfclole for gov
in or nude a good showing and his In
<’*l vole over two veils ngo will prol*-
" t• duet the usually lirge Democratic
majority.
Thete was no oppodtloo to Ihe Demo
• <ti< ticket for any office except the
• i.crnorshlp.
f'uaebes for Sen /enlotnl.
ri I .mils, Hvt 3. A local car and foun-
d ’ y "intiny has been awarded a contract
1 the construction of sixty-eight pn*-
*" n *er coaches for the govemmr-nt rall
• •*,! of New Zealand. These cars will
’'tilt complete and then will be taken
•M art and shi|rpe<t to their destination.
**' ■* will lie sent along to put the cars
< g'ther after their arrival.
rrllclntrd llmls t linirman.
' harlot.,.. M. c., Fept. 3.—At a meeting
of 'ho Republican Slat* Executive Com
f’d tee at Greensboro to-dsy Chairman
Helton resigned and Senator J C. Briteb
ard wu elected to fill the vacancy.
3 There it onlyONf. POND'S EXTRACT and everybody knows its purity. iB
I r* *trength and cre t medicinal value. Dos t take the weak, watery H B
f. Vitch Hai.l preparations rcprrsrntrd to Kr •• the umc as” POND'S *
I *1 EXTRACT. They generally contain “ wood alcohol." which Irritate* Up
I Jj t * w and. taken internally. t> a deadly poison.
j|| | bi
AN I NT*: It KATIN It HKUATTA.
Thirr Wan a Itallirr tin.l Ml\-u|. but
hme Hplrndid Itueluu.
New York Sept 3—The Middle SUlc.t
Regatta Association held Its eleventh an
nual r<g*tra on the Harlem river to-day
and It was a pre-eminent success. The
entry list was high class. The finish**
were close and exciting, the w< atle r fine
and a large crowd turned out to see the
races.
A bad mix up resulted In the Junior imlr
oared event Three crews started. th
Nonpareils, the Pennsylvania (large Club
and the Union Boat Club. The latter crew
Jump I away at the start, and at tie
quarter led by two lengths. Boon after
wards the Nonpareils were over Into th
Union's wat*r when the latter crew
crashed Into them. Immediately the Inlon
stopp and towing end w did the Pennsyl
vania Barge Club. The referee disqualify l
the Xonj ur> il* and be >rd red the ra**e
restarted. The Unions finally won by a
length.
The senior single skulls was a sore dis
nPi ointment for it was thought that John
A Bumohr. of the Harlem Rowing Club,
hud an • iy win. Titus, the Nm Orleai *
s* idler, led for a while, hut dropps) b
hln*l Bumohr arvl M* hrhoff at the thr*e
quarters. It was then Huniohr foulci
Me hrhoff, and the former w.is disquali
fbd The rj •• was rowd over from mat
mark and M* hrhoff won with Titus sec*
ond.
The raec of the day was the senloi
eight scull, which practically and id#d the
championship of the flnrltm River. Th*
I muntless Kow ing Club and
were the contestants. The smooth swim;
of the Dauntb - won for them by u clean
length of open water.
A splendidly contested rice %vas th*
Junior eight scull, won by the Metropoli
tan Bowing Club of New York, from five
good crews. The Potomac Boat Club of
Washington. D. C.. was a close necond.
and the West Philadelphia Boat Club
third
Mux Hirsch of the Harlem Bowing Club,
won the Junior singles and Farnelly, of
Ihe I'mon Bout Club, srorfsl a papular
w*n In the quarter-mile dash.
DKATHN OP TWO OITICIIIIB.
C'apt. Hrntl> Died nf n Wnnl mnl
Ideal, rerun ll Was llrominl.
Washington. Sept. 3. On. Mac Arthur
chronicle* two recent deaths among his
officers In the Philippines In cablegrams
r. cell ed at the war dcportm<nL to-day.
The menage* announced that Capt. H
I’.ently, Foriy-sxventh Volunteer Infan
try. died on the morning of Aug. 2> from
a wound received in action near CAmallg.
Luton, on Aug 21
The second dispatch dab* that Second
Lieutenant Hoy L. Kernald of the Tw**n
tv-slxih Volunteer Infantry, waa acci
dentally dmwned in the Jalarur river
mar Pototan. Panay, on S|t. 1.
Capt. Kent!y was a nvtlve of Pulaski
cuunty. Virginia. He entered the service
as a lieutenant In the Second Virgin! i
Voluneers in April, lfc&s. and was appoint
ed captain of the Sixth Virginia Volun
teer* In Oct 22. IS3fc. He was apt>ointed a
captain In the Forty-seventh Volunteer*
In August. Pfi*. and in November left for
the Philippine Island* wh.tr h“ had be n
on duty up to th* time of his d^^ath
Lieut. Ft maid b* rn In IS7S at % W|n
terport, Me He s rved as a private In
the Favcnth In antry during the Spanish
war.
MIT TUB t ABT.AIVfc FAt i.T.
Department NnllsHcd AAltli ttegnrl
to Oregon's Accident.
Washington. Sept. 3.—The Navy Depart
ment has Just received by mail the official
report of rapt. Wilde, of the battleship
Oregon of the circumstances attending
the grounding of that ahtp In the Qulf of
Be t'hl i.l last June, and her successful
salvage.
The report goes on to confirm the de
partment’s previously expressed conviction
that the grounding was not In any respect
attributable to fault on the part of Copt
Wilde or any officer of the Oregon, who
In fact, appeared to hive exerolset extra
ordinary precautions to guard sgalnst the
accident.
The Oregon hna now been completely
repaired, and at rived yesterday al Woo
Stung, where she Is to form one of the In
ternational fleet to guard the transport
service during the existence of the Chi
nese troubles.
KENNEDA-IIOHTON Kill l> AG AIN’.
Two Probably Fatally Wounded In n
llnlflc on Prldny.
Jackson. Miss.. Sept. 3—Reports have
reach cl here of a fresh outbreak of the
Kennedy-Horton fetal In the Auburn
neighborhood, twenty miles south of Jack
son Friday Iso factions ne ton the pub
lic highway and a pitched battle occurred,
during which T W. tlackley and John
Strong received probably fatal wounds.
A deputy sheriff has been sent to the
scene. Imp his report has not been made.
The feud was caused by the eiots-m.-nt
of a daughter of James Kennedy with
John Stroiig. and a good itortlon of the
entire nt-ighUirhool is Involved.
Mil l. OAVNHItx sign SCALE.
AVuedwerkrra tu Nine Mills to Get au
Plight-Hour Day.
Chicago, Sept. S—At tin m eting of the
Federation if Labor, Richard Braun
c-hwelg for the Woodworkers, r.ported
that nine mill owners, employing alto it Adi
men, hav, . gned the union agreement,
calling for an eight hour day. lie raid
there r- forty mills employing I.C‘> men.
which have not signed, util that th-- men
nil! la- called out on a strike tomorrow
at ail these mills If the owners have not
sgmd th.- agreement by that time.
tTOITIiD FI A Is MINI TEN.
Railroad (Timed Down lu Memory of
Decenard Brestdenl.
Kansas City. Me.. Sept. 3-From II IS to
11:3) t-dy. entry 10-cmotive, every piece
• f machinery, aid ev. ry employe on the
Memphis Railway Bjs rm, from Kan os
C p. to Birmingham. Aki.. were Idle out
of rsiect to the memory of the late pres
ident of tlte system. K. S. Washburn, who
died al Rye Reach. N H , last Frt lay.
The funeral scrvlc# of President Wash
bum were held to-day at Itye Beach. In
terment laklna pbic* In Boston.
Had AAenlher si Snntlnao.
Santiago, de Cuba. Sept. 3 -Santiago Is
row exper .Tiring lh< severe-1 weather
known bete slnee 1*77. Today the lower
part of the city Is five feel under water.
The firemen and police are assisting the
sufferers.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4. 1000.
WILL CURTAIL PRODUCTION.
roMLt fiio* ur.B mi and in tub
SOtTHKMN nmMIIIS.
- N
Present Prudnetlou f \itrn Will
Ilt’ilueed for n Period of Sixty
D >•— Southern Inrn Mill* to t mb
eenlrnte Their *nle* in tile Hands
of Ten t oittmis*itt Itonses— Hearty
t o-Mpern linn of Southern Mill* Ex
pected.
Charlotte, X. C.. Sept. 3.—At a called
met ting of the Hoard of Governors of he
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association to
night a report Was received from the spe
ial committee whl h visited Philadelphia
week to confer with the yarn com
mission men.
The report, which was adopted, recom
mended a * uriuilmetit In the present pro
duction of yarn for a period of sixty days.
The report ia In the form of a Joint let
ter fr*ni the rpersentatlves of the South
ern spinners and the yarn commission
men. and ha* ben approved by both or
ganizations.
A report wa* also received from the
special commission which has visited the
various Southern milt* to secure their co
operation in n direct selling movement.
This report recommend* the concentration
of the business in not more than ten dif
ferent houses. This report, which was
also adopted, says in part:
“After a careful analysis, both of the
plan of direct selling and concentration
of business into the hands of ft limited
number of commission houses, we would
recommend as an Improvement on exist
ing conditions that the business be con
centrated into the hands of not exceeding
ten commission houses, and beg to ad
vise you that we hove had n vonference
with a number of leading commtsalon
merchants. Eighty per rent, of those con
sulted have offered to co-operate with us
in this plan and to conduct the business
on a basis of commission and guarantee,
and 2 |*er cent, cash discount, provided 73
per cent, of th* Southern yarn spinners
will enter into an agreement to concen
trate their entire business as outlined.”
A letter which will contain the details
of the proposition to con.s*ntrate the busi
ness will h mulled to every cotton yam
mill In the South, ft will be followed by
a personal visit should wurh le considered
necessary, ’’but” ways the report, “in
view of the benefits to be derived from the
pln In view, we anticipate immediate
and hearty co-operation.”
By the beginning of the year HOI. the
r tort concluded. It is expected to see this
modern Idea In full and satisfactory ope
ration.
SEALS KILLED WILLI AMS.
He Has Been Arrested and TnUen to
AA n y cross.
Waycross. Os., Bept. 3 —Q. B. Smith of
Atkinson came up last nlglh on the Bruns
wick and Western train, having In custody
T. B. Seals who killed a young man by
Ihe nants of John Williams Friday night.
It seems that Ihe two men were on the
way to the house where some lamps
were to be turned over to Seals, who had
come to relieve Williams as night watch
man. On the way they had some wools,
when Seals seised n pole and struck Wil
liams over the head, crushing his skull.
He died about 7"0 a. m Saturday.
Parties who accompanied Smith and his
prisoner here stated to a newspaperman
that feeling was very strong against Seat*.
He was turned over to Sheriff Lyons of
Wayne county Met night. To Ihe sheriff
he stated lhat he had made no effort fo
eera|>e. but was uneasy and desired pro
tection.
pe. s was taken to Jcsup last night and
placed In Jail. Williams, who was killed
by Seals, was about twenty-five years of
age and unmarried. Seals Is about thir
ty-five And has a wife and six children.
Robert U Bennett. brother of Solicitor
J. W. Bennett, will take a course In Ihe
law department of the State L’nverslty
at Athens.
TRIED SI It IIIE AG AIN.
Staten Has Rrra Taken Home to A’nl
dost a by Relattvea.
Jacksonville. Fla . Sept. I —J. K. Stat
en. salesman for a Savannah house, who
attempted to commit suicide Saturday
night, by taking twenty graft# of mor
phine, left for hi* home in Valdosta this
morning, accompanied by his father and
brother, who arrived here ye*ter,lav to
take charge of him He was released
trom the station house yesterday, and
going to his room at the Placlde Hotel,
he took fifteen grains of morpnlne and
then going down stairs, calmly told the
clerk what he had done. Two doctors
were called In at once, and they labored
over him till late last night, when he
woe pronounced out of danger It t*
dated that Staten was Infatuated with
the actress who committed suicide at Val
dosta Friday, nnd that this tragic occur
rence made him wild.
J. M Cheney, supervisor of the Florida
census, says that Jacksonville has made
Ihe greatest *.ilr In imputation of any
city In the United States In the past ten
\etirs. a gain of S’. 5 per cent., Chicago
being next, with a gain cf M par cent.
ki ll IDF. OF n. ft. KE ATON.
Troublesome Negro AA as Killed by
Alnrsbal Ray.
riak'lv. Os., Oct. 3.—8. O. Keaton of
Damascus, this county, his committed
suicide by taking an overdose of mor
phine. He was a merchant of that place;
a bachelor and was competed by family
with many promlmnt people of this
county.
Marshal Ray cf Arlington, killed a ne
gro at that place on Saturday, while the
negto was rrststlng an arreet that the
marshal was attempting to make. The
negro used his p'stol as aiao did the of
ficer. fh- negro being hit twice, and the
officer thre,- times. Mr. Ray Is not sup
|msed to be dangerously w undid.
Dirt was hr ken t -day for the erection
of the n< w M. K. Church under the su
pervision of O II Sheffield A- Cos., archl
' <e
Alien'd Hank Robber Kerbpea.
Richmond, A'a.. Sept, 3—" Topeka Joe,”
alias Joseph R. Evans, alias Harry Miller,
.-litas Joe Hapley. who I* suspected of be
ing the leader of the g in* that broke ln>o
the Wlll'amsbiirg. A'a . bank some months
ago. and who was being held at the city
Jail here for safekeeping until his trial
could come up at th* September term of
Ihe court at Williamsburg, made his es
cape this morning about t o'clock
PRIZES GIVEN IN AUGUSTA.
(Continued from First l ap )
ver pitcher, to Iron Moulder*’ Union No.
HI. second prise, bookcase, to inters'
and Decorator*’ rnlon No. T* risking
union. Wurrenvllle <B. C.) Cotton Factory,
rooking chair.
For Beat Float In the Parade—First
prise, silver fruit dish, to Loom Fixers
No. ltd; second prtse. a trunk, to check
mill float. Union No. 141.
After parade the participant* marched
to the Georgia Hnllroul depot and took
special trains for the picnic ground* at
Hersella. where the holiday was spent.
A programme of speaking and field day
•ports, barbecue, etc., was car tied out
there.
fits Day In Jaekionvllle.
Jacksonville. Fla . Bept. 3.—Labor Day
nri* well aUerved her*, and quite gen
erally throughout the state The tnrad M
here of the different lab r umons w * over
ml> in length. The procession was
form'll on Hisis street aid marched
through the main street*, thence
to a line grove In Hprtngfleld. where sev
eral speaker* addressed the crowd on
luiyr (rsues.
Several floats were ki the profession,
quite handsomely got up. The long
shoremen made the best appearance, hav
ing 4m nun in line, their neat uniforms
of . dor's blouses, trimmed with blue,
blue trousers, nnd whke caps, showed off
well. Asa whole It was <• success, and
be laboring m**n here deserve much
credit for such a fine turnout.
Great Day nt Hunnnke.
Roanoke. Va . dept. 3 —La I tor Day wa*
observed here In a fitting manner in the
morning there was a parade of the six
teen unions composing the Trades and
I-nbor Council, tlftern hundred men being
In line in the afternoon the ceremonies
at Crystal Hprlng Park were Inaugurated
with a lengthy address by Mayor Bryan,
which was followed by other addresses
and an flat orate programme of athletic
sprt and contest* for prizes.
brent I'Hrsile In Mobile.
Mobile. Ala., kept 3. Labor Day In
Mobile wne celebrated by a much targ*r
parade of organized labor than lieretofor*-
A striking feature whs the parade of the
carpenters union, colored, each m in le:ng
in hickory overalls, with broad brimmed
straw hat and carrying a carpenter's
square.
Good Parade In Charleston.
Charleston. 8. C . Sept. 3- laihor Day
possed off very quietly in this city. In
the forenoon the labor organizations pa
raded. having about TOP men in line Ad
dresses wer. made to them by their lead
ers and invited orators; and this aft r
nonn wus spent at a picnic t the Srhue,-
xenpints There were no dlsturbanoes of
any kind
Charlotte'* f elebratlon.
Charlotte. N C . Bept. 3 Labor Day
was celebrated here to-day. for the first
time in Charlotte's h‘.s ory. There was a
paiade of Sot) workmen in white caps,
white shirt* and white overalls. The work
men and their faml.le* spent the day at
1-atta Park and were addressed by Mr
Charlew VV r . Tilett.
l-:ntlin*ln*na at lliraitlna Its m.
Hirmingbam. Ala . Bept. S -Labor Day
was enthusiastically celebrated here to
day with it big parade and plcn|e. The
•ity ws crow<led wrltb visitors. At noon
the principal business houses closed theli
doors.
Good l rnml In harleaton.
Charleston. 8 C. Bept 3.-ljahor Day
was celebrated here o-day for the first
*1 me with any distinction. During the
|mm year working men have organised
strongly, and to-day turned out with I.SOJ
ns n In parade.
labor Day In Mirnn.
Macon. Ga., Bept. 3. Day was
generally observed here to-day. Business
houses aiKl public office* were clomr<\.
ALL THE news AT AA'A YI'HONN
Nome Interesting Morten of Old Peo
ple In Thai tier Don.
Waycross. Ga.. Sept. 3.—Mr. J. A. Tripp
died Saturday morning at the home of his
'laughter. Mrs. H J. Swat, near Buskin
Mr Tripp was about <3 years of age.
Otto Bikes, a prboner In th* Ware coun
ty Jail became violently Insane on Satur
day night, and It Is probable he will be
tried for Insanity The young man Is
abcut 1* years of age. and Is charg'd with
forgery.
AVllllam Thomas and his wife live In
peaceful old age on their little farm In
the Manor district. These old people are
each 77 year* of age. there being only
one month difference In their ages. One
was bom in January and the other In
February, 1*23. They have raised a large
family of children end are both hall and
hardy. They were married Just fifty-live
years ago.
Cotton and corn crop* In Ihe Manor
district will be short fully SO per cent,
this year, owing to th* excessive rains
In the spring and the drought later In
the year.
A large crowd gathered on ffuturday at
Elisabeth Chapel. In the upper part of
Warn county, It being the occasion of a
big family reunion given by the Tay
lors. a prominent family over
there. It was the cs-caston of
Mrs. Taylor’s 7Slh birthday
and a bountiful spread had been arrang
ed by her children. Appropriate exercises
were conducted at E.l*jb*:h Chapel, un
der direction of R< v. D. J. Miller Ad
drosaea were delivered by lion. W Al
Toomer and H. E Elder of Waycrosa.and
Col. AA’. AA'. Bennett of Baxley. Mrs Tay
lor ls the mother of ten children, eight of
whom are living, tt grand children. *7 of
whom are living, and 17 great grand chil
dren. H r husband. Air James Taylor,
died three years ago. He was known as
••Gentleman Jim" Taylor This title was
to distinguish him from the various
other Jims In that section. There were
"Long Jim." "Short Jtm.” "’Black Jim."
"Jim Cat." "Jim Green.” "Deaf Jim,"
etc., alt In the same section. Mr. Taylor
built the ,hur h where the reunion was
held, before his death, and selected the
spot for his horns to rest In the quiet lit
tle cemetery near the church.
DR. TALKS OF FOOD,
Pres, of Hoard of Health.
"What shall I eat 7” la the dally Inquiry
the physician Is met with. I do not hesi
tate to say that in my Judgment a large
percentage of disease ls caused by poorly
selected and Improperly prepared foal.
My personal experience with the fully
rooked food, known a* Grape-Nuts, en
able* mo to epesk freely of Its merit*.
"From overwork. 1 suffered several
years with malnutrition.palpitation of the
heart, and loss of sleep. least summer I
was led to expertm< nt personally with
the new food which I used In conjunction
with good rich cow’s milk. In a short
time after 1 commenced Its use the disa
greeable symptoms disappeared, my
heart’s octlon be. bmc steady and normal,
the functions of the stomach were prop
erly carried out and I again slept as
soundly and as well as in my youth.
"1 look upon Grape-Nut# as a perfect
food, and no one can gainsay hut that It
has a most prominent place In a rational,
sdentlfl ' system of feeding Any one- who
uses this food will soon be convinced of
the soundness of tho principle upon which
It Is manufactured and may thereby know
the facts as to Its true worth." W B
Conway. M. D., Pres. Athens (Ga.j board
•f Health.
A FEW WORDS. ABOUT
The New Store
You Will Always Find Us Ready to Do Business
t
You will find some new improvements every day, and to your interest to call
when you have the time, if only to look us over.
You will receive the best of attention. We employ the best of clerks, and do not
expect work for nothing. We have discovered when we do we generally get nothing.
You will always find the best the market affords at the lowest prices, as we buy
for cash and in such quantities that places us in a position to offer you new bargains
each day.
A FEW SPECIALS FOR TO-DAY
Which We Have Just Opened.
20 pieces 46-inch All Wool Serge, in black and blues only, at A _
These good are worth 75c.
15 pieces 54-inch 3-4 Bleached Damask
Worth 40c.
10 nieces 60-inch 3-4 Bleached Damask / I Z.
Worth 60c. M'DC
£0 dozen full 3-4 Napkins, dozen
$1.25 value. 2? O C
We were pleased to see so many familiar faces yesterday morning, and wish to
thank them for the many compliments they passed —it certainly gives us more en
couragement We have only been in the new store two days and feel that our efforts
have pleased you. WONDER WHAT YOU WILL THINK NEXT MONTH, if we can
accomplish so much in two day.* We certainly must please every one by October, as
you know WE ARE NOT THE KIND TO STAND STILL.
P T FOYF.
1 • 1 il V/ JL u
SCHURZ REPLIES TO GAGE.
DENIES EXISTENCE OF D ANGi’.ll DF
AIONETAIIV DISASTER.
If Any Danger Exists. Sueli as Secre
tary Gage I litl in m tun Recent In
terview, It Is Due to n Flaw In the
lotxx Republicans Date Ample Op
portunity to t arreet Any Error to
Ihe Law establishing the Gold
Standard—Will They Do It f
Bolton lattaling, lake George. N. V.,
Bept. 3.-The following Is an open letter
by Hon. Carl Behurx to Secretary of the
Treasury Lyman J. Gage:
Dear Btr: The newspapers of Aug. M.
published on Interview with you In which
you were quoted as saying that "there
Is no doubt Mr. Bryan. (If elected I'res-
IdenO, could order hla Secretary of the
Treasury to make payment in silver of all
the public debt payable In coin, and for
all current disbursements of the govern
ment as well, which amount to |I..VXMk>
to 11.730.000 per day; and that he would
give such an order, too. Is very certain,
ir he ts in the earn*, tnttsl that he was In
You went on to say that although
Air Bryan "would have great difficulty
In doing lhat at once," owing lo the •mall
sliver resources of (he government, yet
he might accomplish It In time, as the
mere announcement of such a purfsise
"would stop the Inflow of gold or St least
very largely dtmkdsh payments in gold,
and correspondingly increase payments
into the treasury of silver and sliver cer
tificates;” (hat this would practically put
the government on a stiver basis, ruin Re
credit, and bring incalculable disaster up
on the business Interest* of the country.
Having for n great many year* token
a deep ond somewhat active interest in
The establishment of a sound monetary
system in the United Htates, I may with
out impropriety publicly a<ldre* to you
n few remarks In reply to your public
statement. 1 emphatically deny. Mr B> ■-
rotary, that the danger aet forth by you
‘n your tnlervlewo really exists, and that
any Brestdcnt will be able to do what you
ssy might be done, unless the Republican
larty In control of the government In both
Its legislative end executive branches,
prove Itself utlerlv dishonest In Its pro
fessed purpose tu maintain tlte gold stand
ard
This dental I* not based li|mn the rea
soning of those of your crltlca who s- k
to show by figures that a Bresideni de
siring ever so much to put the country
upon a silver basis, would lock the me ins
for doing so. On the contrary, for argu
ment's sake. I Will accept ail you sty
on (hat point But you omit to mention
a fact of derisive Importance.
AA ould Mr tt ti s Flaw la the law.
If the executive, os you say. professes
Ihe discretion of "paying silver In settle
ment of all Interest on Ihr public debt not
specifically payable In gold, and of mak
ing Ita dally disbursements to Its creditors
In silver." It Is owing to a flaw In Ihe
currency taw passed si Ihe last session of
Congress—a law which as Ihe spokesman
of the Bepub 1 -wn party promised, was la
put the go;d standard upon an Imprcxnjbie
basis. 11 was suggested al Ihe lime bv
some of tt* crlllcs that this law was pur
posed so manipulated by Republican pol
iticians In Ihe Senate ns lo leave Ihe pos
sibility of Ihe subversion of Ihe gold stan
dard by the executive action open In order
to enable the Republicans In the present
Presidential campaign to say that Ihe
election of Ihe Republican Brestdenl was
absolutely ne-essery to ssve Ihe gold
standard and lo prevent dreadful eco-rom
|e disaster. AA’heiher any auen scheirp en
tered Into I nut legislation, I do not as
sume lo determine. Certain It Is. however,
Atuit this feature of Ux law Is now so
usl. and lhat you. Air. Secretary, actu
ally do so use It for Ihe evAtcnl purpose
of alrrtnlng Ihe business community and
the po*s,sctng classes generally.
A ttueatlonnhle Action.
I hardly n<ed to say to you that the
spreading of false aknms of this kind I*
a very questionable and reprehenslb>
thing for anybody, and especially for a
Secretary of the Treasury. And 1 tall
your prediction of the poadbillt o# specl
tlnd l.jr you and of the dim* era sure to
follow a false alarm for a very simple
reason Whoever may tie elected Presi
dent on Nov #. there will be another ses
sion of <’ongte* before he will take of
fice on Match 4. I*ol The Republican*
will have strung majotltlea In both houses
of Congress. The egrcutlve, too. will tw
in their hand* They will, therefoie. b
aide to make surh laws as they please
They will thus have full power and am -
P'e "Piortunlty before the Inauguration
of the next Breaklent to pass any leg lb
la'lon required to make It utterly tm
posalhla lo any President to break down
the gold standard In the way you. Air.
Secretary, describe In your Interview A
simp's enactment In two or three lines
ruhitantlally providing that It etiall be the
duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to
pay In gold or sliver, at the option of the
creditor ail kinds of Indsbt-dness cf the
United States now payable In coin, may
be sufficient. And If there should be an
other flaw In the present law dangerous
to the gold standard In any other way.
you. Air. Secretary, able financier a* you
are. will surely detect It. and flrd a leg
islative! remedy and have It ready In tho
shape of a well-matured hill to be sub
mitted to Congress at the opening of the
session In short, the Rep.ihib an* eon.
trolling both Ihe legislative and the ex
ecutive branch's of the government, will,
next winter, have ample power and op
portunity to do what they ought ti have
done at the last session-to put he cur
rency law In such a shape that the gold
standard cannot pnss bly be shak'n by
executive action, ro matter who may oc
cupy the pres'dentlal chair—and thus re
move, to that extent at least, the bast* of
our monetary system from the change
ful game of party politics.
AA ill the Iteiiutillenns Do It.
Do you see any reason for doubling that
Congress at Its neat session will do this’
It ls quite evident that. If there Ut any
substance at al! In your prediction* of dis
aster. the Republican* In Congress cannot
retusc to do it without proving that the
professed solicitude of the Republican
parly for the maintenance of the gold
standard Is arrant hypocrisy. But If
there be any wavering. I am convinced
public opinion will In oae of necessity,
compel ihem to take the necessary st.-pe.
You will thus hav* to admit. Air. Secre
tary. that when you sounded your note of
alarm, you had overlooked ihe most Im
portant tact that you and your party
friends, that I*, the Itepuhllcin majority
In Congress, led by Ihe administration of
which you form so Influential a part, will
be able easily and promptly to remedy the
defc. is of the law which you have de
scribed as a source of terrible danger,
ami therefore your note of alarm was. to
say the least, a mistaken one. It may sug
gest Itself to you a* a matter worthy of
grave considetallon whether you should
not retract what you have sakl. In fair
ness to the business community, which
should not be unnecessarily disquieted, es
pecially not by those In authority. 1 am
sure many of your fellow-citlxen* are
anxious, to know what you may have to
say on this aspect of the situation.
Very respectfully.
C. Behurx.
Asheville's street tin tinny a.
Asheville. N C . B pt. 3-J. H. Cutter,
representing Eastern > apltallsts, to- lay
secured control of the Asheville md Hilt
mert reel ra Iway. the cons t'- ration be
ing atom ti'.utt) This piactlually Insures
the consolidation of all the street rail
ways of the dig.
ESCORTED BY THE CHINESE.
(Continued from First Page.)
have reached Klao Chou from Ihe far In
terior. escorted the whole way by Chi
nese soldier* furnished by Yuan Bhl Kal,
Governor of Bhan Tung. They asaert
that Yuan Bhl Kal has SO,not) troop* be
yond Kino Chou, disposed apparently with
a view to opposing any attempt at Ger
man expansion.
AMERIC AN HICK IN CHIN A.
Hospital w|i lp Relief AN 111 Take All
the (ever* f’aiea.
Washington, Bept g—The war drqiart
nw nt to-day received the following cable
gram from AlaJ. Berley. of the medical
corps, commanding th* hospital ship Re
lief.
"Taku (no do'e). Burgeon General,
Washington Barrister reports I*l sick at
front, and 30& at Tien Tstn Many slightly
111 All wounded brought from front. Re
lief will take all severe esses. I-atinch
and boats have returned. Plenty supplies.
All doing well. Perley."
AN APPEAL FOR Till: EMPEROR,
Chinese Reformer Gave a Leetwrr tw
Saw Franclseo.
Ban Francis o. Bept. 1 —Leon* Kal
Tlnn, who claim* to tie special ambassa
dor of the deposed Emperor of China,
Kwang Bu. and who Is the representative
of the Chlnew Empire Association of Re
formers. mala an Impaealoned plea to a
largo audience of hi* countryman tn tha
Jackson street theater for th# restoration
of the ICmp-ror and the modernisation of
China His deploratlox of the Indignities
that had been heaped upon the unfor
tunate Emperor hy the Empress Dow
ager were so eloquent that the fellow
main In the audience were moved to
teets.
L> org Kal Tlnn arrived In Ben Fran
cisco las' Monday and hi* address was
the first delivered tier*. He came to thla
country to wain the support of the
Chita ae residents In Ihe United Btatea
Grrmun Troops to Debark.
Shanghai, Sunday. B"gt. J.—Th# German
transport Batavia will debark German
troops at Woo Bung to assist the British
and French detachments.
A AQl’l INDI ANA AA’ANT PEACE.
Rut Mexteo Is Not Likely tw Accede
In Their Demands.
Jiermoslllo. Alex.. Bept. 3.—A delega
tion of five Yaqul Indiana, who belong
to the peace faction of that tribe, have
arrived her*. They are on their way to
the Ct(y of Mexico, where they will lav
a proposition before President Dias, look
ing to a settlement of the war that has
I-sen going on for the last two years be
tween the Indians and government troops.
The Indian* demand that they shall tie
permitted to conduct their own tribal af
fairs without Interference and without
taxation. It Is not oonsldtred probable
tnst Brestdenl Dia* will accept th* prop
orlilcn.
Death of Mrs. ynthla Swift.
ThotnasvlUs. Ga., Bept I.—Mrs. Cynthia
Swift an old lady who fell amt broke her
hip last week, died yesterday, partly front
this Injury. Bhe was the mother of orrtn
and Bhsiton Bwtft, ami Me.dame* J. I.
Barker. J. S Montgomerg and J. M. Mis
say. all prominent pevple of this county.
—Thomas F gg. of Tilng, Eng., a post
man. who has Just been retired on a (ten
*Un. Is said to hav* walked 230.000 mil**
during the forty year* of hla sarvtod.
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