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8 DEATH FOR BASE BETRAYAL MIME IM.HOI OOMMirmi Hr.lk- OPS ( 1(1 Ml: AFTER TRI ST. Took jM>l>|f ■( Ih* < naffdear* at Hl* Eangiloyer (a (llrm|il thr Fonlril (tatraa*- ta (hr Calalnnr. (Refilr Death (he r*|nf*fr of III* WroM-btra Hl* AVlfr Admit* That Hr Mr! Hl* .Inal flrarrl*. Albany, Oa., Sept 22.—About 1 o'clock AMs morning Mo** Incram, a nrirro 50 year* of air. *u called to ihr door of Ml* dwelling In this city and ohm lo death toy Mr. W, 8. Tarvrr. a ni'ml*r of on* of III* ncd Influential families in Dougn ny counly. To charge# of bird ahol. flred at c lo** range. Ittrmliy lor# lb upper portion of Ingram's body lo ribbon*. Th killing li* l*n a *ubjrct of cmrr.il dl*cu*lon in Albany to-day, and all (hour wbo hav* tacorre acquainted with the event* leading up la (hr tragedy civ* Ihelr lull approval to Mr. Tarver * course In thr matter. For naarly. or quit*, fifteen year*. Move Ingram had hern a trusted aervant In Mr Tarver# houeehold. lietnc allowed *urh privilege* aid annoying uch confldenre a* at a accorded to few nrgroe*. For aome time (wet Mr. Tarver had hem on his plantation. In Baker counly, about oighiran mile* from Albany, hi* wife and three children occupying their home on Tift street, Mow Ingram waa about the place all day. spending the night* with hi* wife al the hou** In which he met his tragic end thl* morning A day or two ago Mr. Tarver* eldest daughter, who I* 13 year* of age, ac quainted her mother with the detail* of an experience through which she had passed, the most horrible whlrh pure wo men may know. Hh* named Moo* Ingram •* the guilty parly, who had betrayed the trust re posed In him far nearly a score of years, by attempting to commit the most das tardly crime In all the category of wrong doing. Frightened hy the negro'* dire threats, th* child had kept her terrible secret for a day. When Mr Tarver returned from the plantation about 11:30 o'clock last night and heard the atory for the flrst lime. hl feelings may better be Imagined than described He hurried from hi* home, conferred with friend* and relative*, and deter mined ori a course of aotlon Ingram's death, as above described, was the result. No coroner's Inquest wa held over In gram’s body, and Mr. Tarvor ha* not been arrested. AH classes of pecpls here approve hi* course In the matter. Ingram * wife state* that her husband deserved to die, and She will not prosecute his slayer. TRAGEDY COST TWO LIVES. Husband larilrrrd (llraril UHe and Killed Him..-It Mother Thaa •.'are Kipuarr. Voidoeta. Oa.. Sap) a.—A terrible trag edy a reported her thla evening from Ray'e Mill, twenty mllea above here, and June over the lierrten county llnr. The tragedy Oocurerd last night, a white man killing hie alleged wife and a moment la ter ending hla own life. The mnn'a name waa Merritt, and he lived on Mr. Marian Bhaw'a place. Hla wife bn* been 111 for eeveral day*, but was convalescing Mrs. Shaw went to see her late yesterday evening and aa she re turned to her home Mr*. Morrlt went part Of the way with her. When only a short distance from the house Merritt rune ttp out of the bushes on the road side and said to hts wife; "Oh. y.-a, you have ben telling lies on ms." then shot her through the head with a Winchester rtlte. killing her Instantly. Mrs Shaw lied from the scene and Merritt yelled to her to tell her husband to come down there, as he was going to kill htmself. Then she Ivar.l another shot fired, and when Mr. Show and Others tear tied the scene a few mtn utes later they found Merritt tn the throe* of death. He lived about an hour after the fatal shot was tired The tragedy caused Intense excitement throughout that section, and there were several theories advanced. One or them was that Merritt and hla wife had been quarreling a great deal lately, and In a lit of anger he decided to put on end to It. Another Is that they were not tnan Wild wife, but living together unlawfully, and the authorities were after <he allege! husband Thl theory Is that Merrill .an •way fsorn Coffee county with the wife of a citixeo two year* ago. Hhe was ae compariled by her live children, and had been living with Merritt since then, al leging that they wers married. They had kept their secret until recently, hut the skeleton In the closet was about to he re vruled and Merritt preferred to draw the curtain of death over the scene A coroner 1 * Jury rendered a verdlcl tn accordance with the fact* stated above, so far • they relate to the tragedy, and both belies were burled this morning at Heaver Dam Burial Ground. FIHMi TRI STS l\ 111 ROrK. JeaL. Says They Are Mncli the Same as In This Conntry, Waahlngton. Sept. 2.—Prof. J, W. Jenks of the Industrial Commission, who hsa been In Europe for some months, studying the trust problem there, reports that he found the trust situation In England and on the continent about the same as In this country, though It was not causing ns much comment. The Industrial consolld nlon there hns been forced by the same causes, according to Prof. Jenks. as In this country name ly. severe competition and small profits of the Individual concerns. He says that the methods practiced consist of dlsivensing with a number of employes espec.ally superintendent*, salesmen and clerical force when th# eotnhin itlon l efTccted, and a* the combination* abroad usually control go to 90 per cent, of th<lr product, and in some case* all of the market. It is possible for them to pul up price# prac tically at will. in England, rays Prof. Jenks. It is gen erally believed that publicity Is the only protection oralnst aggressive industrial lomUnation- and many prominent men think thnt the government can go no fur ther than thl*. iiiHPvn.n i'on i:hhkcslkmi:\t. William It. Itunton Taken Inin Cus tody at Newport lens. Newport News. Vn., Sept. 21—William FI. Duimod was arrested at the Chamber lln Hotel. Old Point Comfort, to-day, charged with embesslemcnt of lIu.OOO from the Cnton National Dank of Chicago. Dunton came to Old Point yesterday, ac companied by Dot Thurman, a Chicago woman. The arrest w;i* mode by a flitted States deputy marshal at the request • f a Pinkerton detective, who followed the alleged embessb r from Illinois. Dunton declines to make any statement further than that he will plead not guilty to the chance. Aauderbllt Wins tsais. New 'fork. Sept, S.—Cornelius Vander bilt's yacht Huinbow gave August Mel- Mir.sola a fair beating oft Oyster May yesterday. READY TO NEGOTIATE. (Contlntm) from Flrp! rag*) negotiation* with th* pifi.ipottnt torto* of | thr Kmptror of ChtnoT | 2 —<Mentor*mlunt tn reply to the Ruffian rhame's memorandum, dated Sept. 17. j MO.) First. The government of the United Bute ha* not any pnmH Inteoiiona 10 withdraw it* legation from Peltifi. Het'oiui The government of the United Staf* * accepts the plenipotentiary author* Ify of l-*rl U Hung Unntig *id Print e | Chlng o> ptlma facie suffU lent for the imperial Cblneae government, and to the re*umption of it* author!’)* ot Pekin, and toward the negotiation of a complete pe tlement by the appointed plenipolen:iari*a of the Power* and of China Third To these end**, the United Utile* tninljtfer In Pekin will he authorised to enter into relations wirh Karl id and Prince Chlng • the fmmedtatc represent*. Uvea of the Chlneee Kraperor. Uepartmen* of State. Washington, Bept 11, 1900. K*GlsA*!>*!! vrtM) MIT KV)WN. I.lttlr Intrreat la America** Answer to lirnnsiir. Copyright. 19ud. The Associated Prera Idondnn. Hept 22—1/ord Haltsbury has not yet answerer! the German proponjl. nor has he even dlacusn-ed its terms with his advisers. It Is likely that several days will elapse before Great lllltaln puts her self on record regarding the suggest inn of ttmpcror William. •Aa Kord Baliehury is the sole arbiter and he, has refrained from mentioning the matter to tils Intimates, It Is naturally impossible definitely to forecast the na ture of Great Rritaln's reply. Those |er eon* who arc generally In L*r! ftaltobury's confidence surmise guardedly that he will fall info lino with Germany, though he may sviggest alight n>*i ideation* of the stringent condition*. Moreover, It Is be* Ilev#*d that the German note may prove a source of a somewhat lengthy exchange of commoni at ions he/orc ib consensus of o|>lnlon* of the Powers h ascertatne*!. nnd even then individual Powers might be brought to • hange their vlewa in the interest of harmony. No inkling of the nature of Washing ton's attitude hadreached Downing street this morning except through press dis patches Th* feeling prevails h the for eign ofTire that America Is ao cloae to the election that ane cannot be expected to take in the immediate future a really se rious part In regard to China cither as a deterrent or • an aggressive fsetor. and interest In the announcements from Washington consequently wanes. In other words. It Is now believed that if the European Powers can unite under Ger many's le.ul the United States, even if dissenting from the line of policy a<loped. would be only a passive objector. MOKE SHirx Tt GO TO CHINA. tatted States AA 111 Increase Their Astatic Anvnl Korrr. Washington. Kept. 22.-The navy de partment to-day issued the following state ment : "In view of the possibility that later, when circumstance* so warrant, the land force In China will be mate rially reduced, the naval force In Asiatic waters will he from tim* lo time Increased with reference to American Interest* In China, and aiso |n the Phtllpphie*. The following order* have therefore been Is sued to-day: "The Dorothea, at league Island, and the Annapolis at Norfolk have heap or dered lo lit out for the Asiatic station Th* Wilmington has been ordered to the Asiatic station, and will he replaced on the Bouth Atlantic station by th* Atlanta The Albany at Piraeus has been ordered to Manila. The Kentucky ha# been or dered to New York, trod the Vicksburg to be fitted out for the Asiatic station." Allaslonarle* \,I Dlat-onrnaetl. New York. Bept. 22Missionary work In China, far from being discouraged or In anyway curtailed by the recent outbreak of the Boxers and the massacre of Chris tian iea"her, ami convert*, will go on In i'hlna with renewed vigor. Thl* Is the determination reached at a conference yesterday In tit* Presbyterian building of thirty clergymen. representing every Protestant denomination In thl# country. FISIO3 IN MONTANA. Demnernta anil Pnfinllets lleacbeu an Agreement. Helena Mont., Bept. 22—Fusion of the Democrat* and Populist* was effected yesterday on a satisfactory hnsl*. all can didates nominated and th* convention# ad journed Juri before midnight A echeme of fti#lon wa* arranged to In clude the labor pirty by which the Dem ocrat# were to have governor. n#*oelnte Justice and treasurer; the Populists were to hove congressman, auditor and attor ney general; the Labor party lieutenant governor, superintendent of public Instruc tion and secretary of state. The Labor party refused the agreement and at a night *es*lon nominated one of their own men for Governor. Th* ticket nominated Is at follows: Democrats: Governor Joseph K Toole of Helena. Lieutenant Governor—F. G. Higgins of Mlssoulo Treasurer—A. P. Barrett of Bllver Row. Becretary of Btate—ffeorge M Hayes of Yellowstone. Associate Justice—George R. Mllhtirn of Cuater. Populist*- Auditor J H. Calderhead of Ix-wls and Clark Attorney General—James Donovan of Cascade. Buperlnlendfnl of Public Inwmrtlon—J VI l.ewl* of Bllver How Congressman—Caldwell Edwards of Oat- Istln. The lather party will probable complete full ticket to-morrow. The convention's act on In nominating ih* electoral ticket of the two other parties Is conceded to add materially lo Bryan's chance* for carrying the state. Qt'KATION OF ARMOR FL ATM. Long to Stake a Froposlllon to the Vlnnntnctarers. Washington Bept 21 Becretary fring raid to-dy that he would lake up the question of armor for ships of war next werk. It by possible that the navy de partment *1 make a protszeltlon lo the armor plate makers for the production of the material at tt lower figure than was named In the bid of the Arm Should there It* a failure to agree, the Becretary may cxeret#e his prerogative and arrange for the establishment of a governmnt armor plate factory Met or AVltbtlrev. Ills Suit. New York, Bept. 22.—Kid McCoy vester day bad hla #ult for divorce front hi# wife dl"oonttnued. and Abram Hummel, act ing for Sirs. McCoy, had Iter counter charge withdrawn at the same time llady Arrest, t wntraet, Havana. Bept. 22. - Michael J Dady. Ihr Brooklyn contractor, hating accepted the new sewer plans of the government, th-- work of sewering Havana will proceed immediately. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 190 ft AN AUTOMOBILE CAMPAIGN. j lift A .AN * irttKlMi T<lt It lb Hl* HOME HttTIOR. Made Thr.* prerbe* Before Retnra lug to HI. Horn* boot Nla ti •—Spot, * Prlarlpally oh ■tn p *rlo I loan no.I Mtlllarlsav—Addressed th* H*lla*4 Hutch ot Firth—Hunting for Cool In thr I'htllgtplnrs—Lack of *rui - lolhy for *outh African Hepabllrs. Lincoln. Neb. Bept. 22.—William J Bo nn to-day continued hi* canvas# of the First Congosslonat District In this .talc ll* started out early In an Intending to muk* Hire* speeches b*lor* returning to Llm-olii Into to-night. The firm *to|> wo* made at the little town of Wotrljr. in Lincaeter county, wh*re h .poke at 11.30 o'clock In hi* speech ai that fMdnt. whlrh I* only twelve miles from Uri.-ohi, thr pr, sldcntlal rwndidat* talked In u familiar traln aa to old neigh bor* He wa# greeted by a large number of people Mr Itryan did not attempt to deliver formal *pc*ch. but he talked to the people for half an hour or more con cerning 'he l*ue*. dwelling especially on imperlallHm and mlllarDm. Al Klrih Mr Rryan atkdreesed a crowd largely of Holland Dutch, and lie wn* Introduced by a peaker in tne Dutch language. Hl* epeech wa* in the main, uri orgument against the policy of the admlntiration In the Philippine* He raid that after traveling more or le over the f'nlted State*, he woe *atlafle<l that the <imntry wa* big enough without taking in the Philippine Inland*. He de clared that the Republican policy was of .hiir;cter calculated to atrlke at the v*. V principle* of government, and he con tended that If we were to have Imperial ism we must have a targe ntandltig army. hi •! that the Republican party meant to maintain a large army wa made manifest by in* increase already established. Mr. flryan -aid that the Filipino* had always ."tord ready to give us a coaling stntlon at Manha, "but," he aald, "the trouble Is that we have wanted to hold all the land to see whether there was any coal there.' an I In the language of a member of Congress, It waa. he said, sig nificant that one of the flrst acts of the government after Dewey’* victory wa* to give Instructions to uncertain whether there was coal In the archipelago. Mr. Bryan closed with e reference to the situation In Booth Africa, giving e graphic picture of It and atrongly con. demnlng the administrations “want of sympathy." ll* declared th* Indifference no great aa to the fate of a South African republic might be justly regarded as an Index to the state of nitre! concerning our own republic. After hi* speech at Firth Mr. Brvan drove to Haltam. a distanc e of nine miles, and there made the last speech of the day. CAM. TO DEMOCRATIC CI.t'IM. Ilraisrril. I'rgeil lo Orgoalie and Send Delegates. New York. Bept. 22 —The Anal call for the National Convention of Democratic cluhs to be held at lndlanapoht on Oct. 3 was Issued to-day by William J. Bryan and Adlal E. Atevenson. Democratic can didates for the presidency and vice presi dency. James K. Jane*, chairman of the Demo Yattc National Committee, and Will iam It Hearn, president of the National Association of Democratic Clubs. Th* call says: "The near approach of the National Con vention of Democratic Clubs, which will l*e held at Indianapolis on Oct. 3, Imposes upon Democrat* everywhere the duty of Ini rearing the work of club organisation Thl* Is a held of patriotic endeavor In which every cltlsen of every state and territory can be reasonably expected lo talc, hi* pilch Patriotism can accomplish little unless It Is active, brave and prac tical "The Democratic party Is opposed lo the establishment of dependent colonies un der the American flag. Is pledged to In cessant warfare against trusts and every form of private mono|*ily. The Kansas City platform ha* arrayed ngalnet the Democracy the combined power of those, w ho profit by iniquitous Intvs. government favoritism and gierverslnti* of the round, tuelnn of the I'nlted States A vast cor ruption fund ha* been contributed to th* Republican party by men. wheae person.il greed Is greater than their Interest | n free Institution*. Just legislation nnd an ItniMreial administration of the laws, Un less the control of the government and Its policies ate to he determined by the corrupt use of money, the people must lie awakened to a realising sense „f the dead ly |>eril environing their most sacred Dem ornitle Institution*. "All Democratic state and local com mittee! are reques'ed to ree to It that mi precinct shall he without a Democrat!- club Tim* prtesea and liters should be no delay. The enemy I* powerful, vigilant and active. A club organised now will lie more effective than a club organised next week It Is Important that every Demo cratic organisation In the country should Join the national assnclatlm of Democrat ic Clubs (headinaiters No. I*7o Broadway New York) and should send delegates to the convention of Democratic clubs It la Important (hit the number of clubs shcu and he greatly Increased before the convention meets." MANNA AA'ITH McKINLF.Y. •tented That lie Asked R| m to Make lanittalatn kg,rex-bee. Canton, 0.. Bept. 22.—President McKin ley and Senator Hanna held a prolonged conference to-day. "it Is said tase of the objects of your visit to Canton wa# to Induce the Presi dent to like an active personal gun In •he campaign, especially to have him make some sg<*eches In the West.” a re porter aald lo Senator Hanna. "That was not talked of; It wa* not even thought of," *al<! the senator. "I merely wanted lo talk over the campaign In general with the President and reprrt to him how nvitter# are progressing." IIIt AA VW PLANS NOT CH ANGF.D. Ills Dates In Illinois Nat Cancelled ax It egiortrd. Chicago, Srpt 22.—Senator J. K. Jones, chairman of Him Nationol Democratic Committee, to-day denied the story that dates for speech* s in Illinois and other Western slate* by William J Bryan had been cancelled, and th.it the Democratic cnrullilnte wbl hurry to New York. B uaior Jones declared thol Mr. Bryan will | ak In New York. Oct. IS. as origi nally announced, and that the plans have ill no wise been changed HOOSEA ELT ON GOOD TIMEB. saya Tiling* Are llrtter I niter Mr- Kltaley'a Adintutstratlan. Green River, IVja. Sept. 22.—The Roose velt tgieclal train <n Ia journey hither to-day stopped at Evanston and Green River at each of which place* the Gov. enter made brief speeches on about the Mime linen. At Green River Gov. Roose velt #a;d: "Under Ihe administration of President McKinley there has been what we call go and times. We want you lo compare Ihe condition* a# they existed six or eight yi ar* ago with th conditions as thsy cxist now. Free wiki) was one of the cries •luring the ('leveland administration Com pare Ihe price of wool then with nhat tt Is now. Thm we were lo have free wool anil aa some on* said to me the other ■ lay. we cam- within six cent* of It Things arc different now. Lot qvery train man or man who work* In tbs shop* com pare four years ago with the present tlm* as to the matter of getting work, Then It wa* not easy to get work, now any man who want* work can get It. You must decide for yourselves whether you want the present conditions lo con tinue or whether you want to take the chances of going back to the old condi tions." MKIKLE.IOHN It RimUWA Opened the Hepahlt.-an f'ampatgra at (trend Island. Grand Island. Nets. Bept. 22—The Re publican campaign was opened her* to night with an address by Hon. George I). Msikiejohn. Assistant Secretary of War After being Introduced by Chairman Ly on* of tho County Central Committee. Mr. Meikiejoim at on*-* plunged Into his ar gument. showing that In Improvising th, bugaboo of imperialism "Democracy mask ed the batteries dire ted at th, flutin', (al and Industrial policies of the Republican party and defame! It* own history." The speaker waa frequently Interrupted by ap plause. tVKbMXr.TOX AT GRA3D RAPID* Hr Telle Why lie Cannot Support ('resident McKinley. Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept 22 —Senator Wellington apoke for an hour and a half In th* Auditorium to-night, holding an atidlsnce of S.OOO Intact until he finished He declared that President McKinley had solemnly pledged him. In return for hit vole for the ratification of the peace treaty, that the FUlpinoa were to be granted Independence after a stable gov ernment had hern established.Mmlthat he could not support a man for President of the United Btates who had broken such o solemn pledge. Wll.l, NOMINATE A3 KLKt TOR. Third Party In hew lark Will Fol low Massachnsetia Finn. New York, Bept. 22—It was announced definitely to-day that the third ticket ad vocates In this city would follow the same programme as that adopted at Bos ton yesterday; that Is, nominate a single elector, and conduct a campaign In this state without a presidential candidate. No effort. It wa* said, would he mad* to obtain a party column on the ofllcia! ballet. HR CHALLENGE* HANNA. ■Cdmtston AAanla to Debate AA'tth Him on tlie Stomp. Lincoln. Neb., Bept. 22.—Vice Chairman J. H. Edmlaton of the Popultat National Committee ha* challenged Senator M. A. Hanna, chairman of th* Republican Na tional Committee, to a Joint discussion. Mr. Edmlslon makes hla destrea known In a long communication whl h contain# a list of thirty-four questions for Mr. Han na <o answer In public debate. Tariff, the I’aramouaf lone. Duluth. Minn . B*p. 22.—8enalor C. K Davl# opened (he Republican campaign In Duluth last night and spoke to an audi ence of about B.rt persons Senator Davis declared a protective tariff was the par amount Issue. HDD FEI.I/OAVS MEETING OATffR. Important Appointments Made by the Grand Sire. Richmond. V*., Bept. 22.-The Sovereign Grand I ridge of Odd Fellow# closed Its annual cession thl# afternon. The only matter of public Interest developed wa# that of the appointments by the Grand Hire as follows: On revision of the digest. Hon. Charles M. Busbee of North Carolina, and on re view of such revision. Past Grand Hires Pinkerton of 3lassachu#*ti. Wright of Pennsylvania and Waldo of Coloruiio. Grand Chaplain—The Rev. John W Yenable of Kentucky. Orand Marshall—Hon. J. B. Cockran ok Indiana. Grand Herald—Charlea H. Lyman of Ohio. Grand Mesesnger—John Welsh of Onta rio. All were confirmed hy (he lodge. The total coat of the session In (hi* city has been 330.127 S*. leaving a small balance in bonk to the credit of tho Sovereign Grand Lodge SEA'F.H Al. RAILROAD AARBTKS. t nariuetor of One Train Jumgied anil AA a# Killed. Columbia. S C., Bept. 22—This was a had day for railroad# There were three wrecks In Ihe siatc, but Ihe losses were not very greet A mile from Prosperity, pn the Colum bia. Newherry and Lauren# Railroad, two freights, each catr>lt:g a pi##eng.’r coach, ram* together, head on. The crew- jump ed tn time to, stive them#-Ives The en gines and several cars wire smashed am) dltchd On the Atlantic Coast Line a materia! train with a steam shovel, was wrecked at Edlslo river and ten nr* ditched Con ductor J. E. Rice Jump'd and was killed. Near Ptegnalls. a Sotitl ein freigh' br >ke In two and then came tog liter. Several cars were smashed and Conductor Peake was Injured. IIIIIIMIAT PL ANN I NDECIDED. Hl* Eye# Have Palled and lie AA 111 Not Return to China. Winnipeg. Manitoba. Bept. 22.—Naval Constructor Hobson. U. S N.. pasard through Ihe city last night en route East In an Interview, he said: "1 have been traveling through Japan and China, having rome up from Manila where I was engaged In inspecting th* harbors." "And your future plans?" "I am nog quite decided. My eyea have given out and ali hop* of briny nble to accompany the American fleet to China Is ended I atn now en route lo New York, where I have been recalled, but will probably go down to my home tn Ala hama. 1 cannot say wnat my work will he." AA'HBEI.EH NOT 4 CANDIDATE. (A 111 Not Httn for senate Attain*! Henntor Frltna. Huntsville. A(n.. Bept. 22.—Gen. Joseph Wheeler declared In an Interview here to day this* tinder no iondltlon# will he le a candidate for the United Slates Senate against Senator E. W. Pettus. Had a Narrow Escagtc. Waycross. Oa., Bept. 22 —Thomas B. Bird, assistant night ynrdmaster, Ini.l a narrow e ape this morning about 23u o'clock H* was on the rear sti pn of Ihe switch engine, which was roirg at a lively rate from the we,tern en 1 of the yard. When th Mft*rav* way and lie was thrown Into the air. He r* badly hurt. but fortunately no bones were bro ken. He wUI be sore for some time from his fall. AAaldrrsrr Goes fo Tnlsa. Berlin. Bept. 22 —A dispatch from Shang hai announce# the ratling of Count von Waldoraee for Taktt this afternoon on board the German cruiser Hertha. Hl* chief of staff will proceed for Taku this evening by Ihe German stsamer Barhsen. MIMS IS GAINING STRENGTH. MAYOR AI.TY HAIR I* ATIA3TA Ml ITT. A LIVELY one. I'raaslarat Mct'ollowgh Man Goes Over to Maj. Mims— Wnclefy Women Working for Him as They Do Their Shopping—Friend* of Other Candidates, However, germ ('*•- dent That Their Man Will Win. Gamblers He! on Mini*. Atlanta. Bept 22.—The four cornered race for Mayor of Atlanta, which I* now in progress, is rapidly assuming an In tensity that promise# trouble before th* I*sue is settled at the polls on Ocg. S. Mime. Itlc*. Mitchell, and McCullough men are all working with bitter deter mination An Indication of the feeling which hae loen Injected Into the campaign In the last few days, wo* manifested when W. T. Movers, one of leaders In municipal affairs, lately a decided McCullough man, flopped to the 31 .ms faction Thursday night. Moyers has been considered Mc- Cullough’s chief adviser, and the strong est man the candidate had on hla rkle. Moyer* |s a member of the board which manages the affairs of Grant Park. Mini, has been making speeches In the various ward, lately, in all of which he vehement ly declared the jiark should be improved and beautified. This kind of platform won the park commissioner from McCullough who lias failed to touch on the subject of the park In hi* campaign uttrram ra It Was In a Mims ward meeting that Col. Moyer* flrst evinced hi* change of heart. He Introduced Maj. Mims to the audience, numbering at least 3*i voters, all of whom were personally acquainted with Moyers because It was the ward In which he lived. MuJ Ml me made a strong speech and un doubtedly caught a large number of voles that had been wavering After Mims had finished his talk Moyers took the plat form. adding considerably to the surprise created In the crowd by hi* Introduction of Mlm*. "Worse Than Hosers." "You have read of the Boxers In Chin*." he Itegan "and how they poisoned the springs and wells and streams to rid ihemselve* of the foreigner*. But I will tell you of two men who, to my mind, are worse than the Boxers. They were both member* of the City Council two year* ago and both voted to run a sewer from the city through Grant Psrk. pois oning the fresh air which supplies health to thousands of women nnd children of thl* beautiful city. They sre both can didates to-day for the office of Mayor of Atlanta against this gemlrmen who has Just addressed you." McCullough and Rice were the candi dates referred to hy Moyers. After the meeting a McCullough man went straight to his candidate's headquarters, where he told in an excited manner of the Moyers -flop, and the speech he hsd made Th* new# broke up the meeting which was In progress, and brought down maledictions on Movers from the assemble,! McCul lough partisan*. Harry Spillman, a bar room proprietor, arose In the meeting and appllrsl an epithet to th* absent Moyers which will undoubtedly cause trouble when he hear* It Both Moyers and Spill man are fighting men. Mlm* Gaining Strssstk. 3ttms Is unquestionably gaining strength dally. He is winning voles hy the score In his word meetings and his election is predicted on al! elder to-day. The other •andldat** are confident, how ever. that Mima will not get the office B'h one declares he has a cinch on tne Job, atl each one Is backed up by dozen., of shrewd politicians m the assertion. Walter Taylor. Mayor Woodward'* secretary. I* considered a political prophet here. He saya lllc# will get the office by a large majority. Councilman Henry Grady save McCullough ctannot be beat en. Councilman Maddox say* Mitchell has the victory won. while Alderman Harvey Johnson Is enthusiastically announcing on the streets that Maj. Mims hss already won, the race. Nothing like the excitement the race Is causing has ever been seen In Atlanta Prominent btislnesa men have laid aside their business affairs and have taken the street* for one or anothrr of the candi dates All the teachers In the public schools are actively at work for Mims. Many society women are working for him In the Stores as they do their shopping This feature of the campaign lends a pl->- tiiresque atmosphere that I* entirely nov el. I-argc bets ar* being laid on the result, the gamblers favoring Mims There l plenty or Rice money In the field though, and AlcCullough betting funds are not scarce Little money Is being staked on Mitchell, but his friends are shouting con fidence In hie victory with might and main. <ll tVI 111.11 I tI N DBPBVDb WAR. He fulls Its Opponents "Misguided ■ nil I , lit on Is.” lor cion. Bept. 22 —Joseph Chamberlain, opening the Birmingham canvas* this evening, delivered an address fo n great open air meeting Hl* speech was an Im passioned arraignment of the opponent* of the war In Bouth Africa, In the course of which he eaid: ' T was going to call them traitors, hut I will Instead say misguided Individuals." Mr. Chamlierlaln challenged the Liberal* to point out a single provocative word or sentence In the dispatch** exchanged during the ante-war negotiations. He charged the Boers with having broken every pledge and promise made to the British, an.l dec A red that they had long been planning to klcfc the English out of Bouth Africa. THAI* HOHIIF.HA ARRESTED. I‘hey find Thrown Their Two Vic tim* From the Train. Janesville. 3VI*.. Bept 22-After a run ning tight lusting a half hour. Officers Broughton and Glllman of Evansville, Wls., arrested three highwaymen charged with robbing and then throwing from a train on the Chicago an.l Northwestern railroad. Henry Rose and Floyd Hlckok. two The robbery took place to-day as the tr.tln wa* leaving MerrlmuO. After bring robbed the unfortunate nsn were thrown from the train as It was running forty mile* an hour. Both were badly Injured. The robbers secured less than 13. K3 (TOR CLAY BPOKB. Addressed Mass Meeting of Hall I iiunly Dm Gainesville, Ga.. Kept. 22. Senator A. 8 Clay spoke to the Democrat* of Hall county at the Court House here to-day lion J. N. Holder of Jackson, nominee for slate senator ftom the Thirty-third district, als) made a short address. After the p uklng a campaign club was organ ize.) with a large mrmlierrhlp. SIYTV TIKHBA3ID AFFECT*©. Agreement Itearhed AA'lth thr Amjtl uumuted Markers. Cincinnati, Bept. 23 —At 12.33 o’clock this morning both s.des of the great wage conference between lb* amalgamate I worker* and the steel works gave out that they have reached an agteement. The real* will he signed and all the mills will start next we, It. Sixty thousand men are allacted. THE CATARRH OF SOMMER. Rev. Chas. Lrander, San Frandeoo. Cala. Rev. Chaw 1-eander. pastor First Spir itual Society of Ban Francisco, writes from 311 Turk street, Ban Francisco, Cala . as follows: "It Is with pleasure that I glee my endorsement of IVrunn. Sly experi ence has been very satisfactory from Its use, anil I do firmly brllevr that It Is thr brst known remedy for ca tarrh In all Its itlffrrrnt forms." Mrs. E. Othson. Waxahachle. Trx., In n recent letter, says: "I was trobuled for five years with a chronic dlseane. I AGAIY9T TAY t *I.LECTOR. knit to Force Him t ollrrt tn Full From t orpnrntlona. Atlanta. Bept. 22—Thomas L. Johnson and Sampson Hoot n. who describe them selves as taxpayers of Fulton coumy, riled a petition In court to-day, for a manda mus to compel Tax Collector A. P. Btetv art to collect In full back taxes, due the county by corporations with whom the Board of County Commissioner* hi.l agreid on a compromise settlement of claims held by the county. The petition further asked that Mr. (Wewart and hta bondsmen he held respon sible for any shortage to the county fund*, sustained through an acceptance of the amounts agreed upon by the County Com missioners In the petition It Is alleged that settle ment ha# been mud* with certain corpora tions and will probably lie made with the Atlanta Home Insurance Company at a loss of many thousand dollars to th* county. It la maintained by the petition ers that this compromise Is null and void and Is Illegal. On thl* (toint the County Commission er* hold that they have the authority of the law as decide,! hy the Supreme Court of the stnte lo make any compromise that may he necessary in the collection of back (axes ft Is further stated that hy com promising nnd collecting the county got several thousand dollars, where If the ootinty had refused to accept less than the full amount of hack taxes. It would hav* gotten nothing, as some of the com panies are now In the hands of recelv jr* Then the fietltlofiers presented a sched ule of taxes due by varoua corporations. These are as follows: Southern Home and Building and Irian Association from 1> to ltw. 11A3.113 37, Atlanta National Building and Irian As sociation from IS9O to lA* lUMOB.tig; Na tional Budding and Iriun Association, 522.0R1 23: Georgia Irian :tnd Investment Company. E2.tT72Atlanta Irian and In vestment Company. 1t.711 13 and the At lanta Home Ineuranco Company. J7J,- 03k. 34 Continuing the petitioners slate that the defendant, Mr. Stewart. he, despite the ruling of the court In hi* faver. failed and refused to enforce the fl fas. for the full unsiur.t. hut as the petitioners have been Informed and believe, he has accept td less. The amounts collected and from whom the collections were made I* not shown by the collector's books, they al lege. the various Items being nerely marked "sallied.’’ The defendant had told on of the peti tioners that he did know the amounts collected from the various corporations, as the cash was not In his po. >,easing. whild-he m tMir.u mamied. Telephone Girl's father Whipped Man W tin Insulted Her. Atlanta, Sept S.—The telephona girl caught the public eye of Atlanta for a while to-duy. uitd demonstrated that she la capable of holding the city's Interest tn other way* than speaking to the pub lic ear. Miss Mary Glover, an operator of the ' Standard Telephone Company, watched her father. Cf. II P. Glover, a heer mer chant, wallop an unknown man with u heavy cane, because lire stranger follow ed her on the street and said, "Hello." Mies Glover loaves her home on Hunter street early each morning For the past three morning# she ha# noticed a strange man on the corners eying her closely a# she tripped along merrily towards her of fice. Yesterday morning she reported to her fellow workers, that th" man had folkvw ed her. and had accosted her a# she cross ed Forsyth street. When she reached home, she reported the man's conduct to her father. Together, they laid a trap for the bold stranger and the street fight Ur du v was the result of their plan. Miss Glover left her home a* usual to day. but her fother. armed wlih hi* cane, walked a short distance behind her When they reached the corner, the stranger was there, os on previous <*-< aslons As the young lady passed him he smiled at her and repeated the word she hear# hundred# of times dally. "Hello." said the strang er. The word was hardly said before a blow from Ihe telephone girl's father laid the stranger n,,t , m the sidewalk. Th# cane had fallen directly across his mouth and several of his teeth were knocked out When he attempted to get up he was knocked down again and again by the Irpte father, until at last he lay stretched out and .tin#alt senseless. The girl ami her papa then left the scene. When the police reach'd the spot, after Mr. Glover hud r#|*>rted the affair, the stranger had disappeared. nieciii'Tioi aw ait* tiwmwix, Deputy Grand Hire to lie Given an Ovation In Atlanta. Atlanta, Sept. E.-The Odd fellow* of Atlanta will give a rousing reception to lion. J. H. Goodwin when he returns to morrow afternoon from Richmond, where he has been to attend the ttoverelgn Grand ledge of Odd Fellow- Col. Goodwin wa signally honored by the Sovereign Dodge, having been elected deputy grand sire', mxt to the highest officer In the order, ami according to the rule* of the order of promotion, h. will be made grand air two years from now. Train Hnblters Mode small llanl. l-lmoln. Neb. Sept. 22.-Four mask'd men held up the express csr on the Ht. Louis. Portland fiver” on the Chicago Hurling)on un.| yulney Railroad, r.vrlv to day. near :h- village of WondlaWn. u few ml.es northwest of Lincoln. The me,] forced their way Into the enr and comp'dr,l the express messenger, to op-iv the local rife which they looted Only * small amount rewauled the robber*. tried everything I heard of. hut no'hkg did me say good Borne doctors aald m - trouble waa catarrh ot th* bowels an.) some Mid coneumpdon of (ha bowse- One doctor said he could cura me; I took hi* medicine two months, but K did n no good. "A friend of mine advised me ta try i'ernna. and I did on. After | had taken two bottles I found if nsa helping me, so I took six bottles, nod It eared me eonnd gad well. | t any one wante to know wbat Pemna has done for mr. If they will write to me I will answer promptly." Etnma Menkln, Mont eagle. Tenn.. in a recent letter, soys: "I have eufferoi with catarrh ot th* stomach and bowels for three yrara I tried 111 ree <k> and several different medicine* recom mended for troubles similar to mine Your medicine wa* recommended to m* and after the use of thirteen bottles 1 at entirely cured." Th* exceedingly hot xveather of thj present summer is producing an alarm ing fatality from ■Hnrrhoea. cholera Infantum, cholera morhue and dysentery Every family am! person ought to be pro vtiled with #n effective preventive and cure for these diseases Reruns paver falls when used In time, to cure the most severe case* of them. Thousands of lives are saved hy thl* unfailing remedy In all acute disease* of the stomach and bow-;# If you are not already acquainted with the wonderful virtues of Berunn In sum mer compialnts. send for a free KmAi written hy Dr. Hartman, Columbus O on <hsense# iterullar to xummer, wbt-iri contains a description of the oaues, symptoms and cur* of these dangeroiw and prevalent diseases This brok a**, free to any aitdress ly The Peruna Meds clna Oo„ Columbus, O. ATTRACTIONS AT STATE FAIR. A ALDOAT4 It AS NEIT RED some GOOD MID-WAY SHOWS. Farmers af Rerrtea and Rrnok, Wm Make Exhibits A New t atteit State* (omwlaatoaer—Sed Death at A nldoeta—Aaabvllle, Ga., to Have a Hank—A'aldoala’s ('barter to n (hanged—Then* May Lose His I*, earn nee. Valdosta, Ga.. Sept. 22 —Mr. Thoms* Q Cranford has Just returned from Louts ; vllle. Ky., where he went to attend the street fair given there with a view to se curing eotne of the best midway snow* possible for the coming state fair. He made a contract for Boslock’s entire com bination of ten shows and. beside* these, lie the Streets of Cairo. Btre*ts of All Nations. Chtqulta and several other Aral-rises attracelon*. Th* Street# of All Nations is said to he worth more * an educator than weeks of historical read ing The farmers of Berrien and Brook* coun ty hove both hod meetings and are man ning for county exhibits. The hall was put to rolling In Berrien county last week, while the farmers of Brook* met on yes terday. Th* Lowndes County Agricultu ral Club are also working up county ex hibit for rhl* county and thee* three dis plays are to he very fine. Reports Indi cate that Ihe Individual displays will also I tie of a very high order and the Impres sion Is growing here that the coming fair will do more toward showing up the pro 1 ducts of Georgia eoll than any fair ever ; held In the state. Mr. J. M Johnson of thla city, has teen appointed T'nlted Stale* commissioner tor the Bnuthrrn district of Georgia It Is understood that Deputy Marshal Dls tnukes will move to this rlty a* soon as Commissioner Smith's term expire*, f The Georgia Southern and Florida Rail j read has been d' Inga god deal of work : here recently and are now laying plans : for enlarging their freight depot A Sad Death. One of the saddest deaths that ha* o#- ! curred here recently was that of Miss 1 Lola Wilson, the IS-year-nld daughter of Mr. J A. Wilson of Brook* county. The young lady died of blood poison whl h was caus.il by erysipelas She was taken 111 last flundav. and In spite of the best of medical skill she succumbed to th* disease Her mother came over Wednes day and was with her when *h* died Mr Gus Stoke# of this city was married on yesterday to Miss Itosa Wlsenhaker at the home of the bride'* father In th* southern part of the county. Th* cere mony was performed by Elder A B Her ring. of I,ak* Park, and was witnessed by large crowd of relatives and friend* of the contracting parties. Nashville. In Berrien county, la to hove anew bank with a capital of gEi.nfk). and the enterprise Is to he organized st once. Capitalist* at that place and In this city are behind It. The money Is all subscribed and nothing remains to he done but '• organize and begin buslnese. Notice haw been given of a contem plated change In the city charter of Val dosta. The change I* to establish a re corder's court here, to make the assess ment* of city property by the tax asses eor* final and to give the mayor and Council power lo force resident* to con nect with the system of sanitary sewer age. Forgnt Hl# Insurance. News ha* Just reached here of the burn ing of the store of W. F. Then* In th* southern p*r of th county. Mr Then* ha* been In business some time end mov'd hla store for a mil* or two. but failed to tranefer hi* Insurance. The first night after hi* removal It was burned to 'he ground, with a loss of tWO or SSMV Hl* friend* are afraid that he will he unable to get h Insurance on aetrount of his failure to have his policy transferred The receipts of sea Island cotton yester day broke the record for the season here, about fifty hales being marketed here It 1* believed that the crop will move at the present prices, above twenty cents a pound, but there Is no disposition on th* part of the farmer* to sell for lee* then these prices. The latest report* indicate that the sen Island crop will be shorter than was expected a week ago. Cnt MIKD Hilt LIFE OFT. Aegrn Meshed to Death I niter an F* ■ gin* nt Thomaavllle. Thomasvllle. Ga„ Brpt. a—Wilson R h Inson, a negro helper In the Savannah. Florida and Western shop* here. w" mashed under an engine to-day. and in stantly killed. Hoblnwm went under ihe engine to do eome work, and the engin eer, thinking he had come out. move ! ih locomotive several feet and crushed the workman. Another negro, who had no connection with the railroad, had hla foot crushed under the whei Is of a car In Ihe railroad yard to-day. FIVE DMROKI KII.I'F.D. They W ere Stealing a Hide fader ■ Freight far. Waukeenah. Fla , Sept. 22. -Joe Norton, a negro boy and th* only survivor of fl'*' who were endeavoring lo steal a rhl* or ' the roads of a freight car on the Florid* Central and Peninsular, had hi* mutilate leg am pula iml to-day. but died j'* hour* after the operation. The other f" 1 were killed Inetanlly by being thro"" from th rods by a sudden Jerk o< train.