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DEATH IN THE WIND.
jtajjFirßK crews* demolishes a.
LOUISIANA TOWN.
Five Persons Lose Their Live#, Amons Them
Two Sisters ot Charity—A E»rge Number
Injured—Other Fatal Calamities.
Raceland, La-, September 7.—A severe
cyclone struck the pretty little own of
(Lockport, on Hayou Lalourche, at about
0 o'clock this morning and left it a tnass
of ruins and desolation. Strong winds had
been raging the whole night long, accom
panied by rain.
No serious results were apprehended un
til the wind shifted suddenly to the south
west and blew at a terrible rate, carry
ing everything in its path. The line store
'of Mr. W. G. Barrios was half demolished
and all goods injured; the store of Mr.
I’aiil Meyer and residence were completely
demolished. The residence of Mr. Gu»
Abyibat, C. .1. Richard's residence and
coffee house of Oliver Revel's barbershop,
Isadora Leblanc's residence, G. B. Bar
rios’s largo coapershop, the Convent of the
Immaculate conception and Peter I’til
lucky’s frut shop were completely destroyed.
A large portion of Mr. Louis Terrill s
bonce was destroyed. Many other
buildings were badly damaged.
Lint <>r K oircl.
SISTER PULCIIAIW B.
SISTER LEWIE.
MISS MABEL GAUTHREAUX.
MR. OLIVR REVET, barber, the servant of
the convent. „
.iN UNKNOWN MAN. with scalp torn oft.
Seriouly Wounded.
Mr. Camille Richard, three ribs
broken, injured infernally.
Mr. Edgar Barios, wounded iu ;
head ajid breast.
Mr. Isa lore Leblanc, ribs fractured and I
Was carried by the cyclone from one side |
of the bayou to the other.
Miss Nettie Ayo, internal injuries,
recovery doubtful.
Miss Aucorn, of Terrebone, hip m
$ Sister Ansthosile, of Immajnlate
(Conception convent, head and hips injured.
Bister Joseph, hips injured.
Mr. Arthur Seville, two fingers
broken, since’, amputated.
Mr. Gus Abribat parish of Ascen-
sion. scalp wound, face and arm injured.
Mrs. Gust Abribat, Shoulder frac
tured,' internal injuries.
The babv of M-iw. Abribat was in her (
nrms at ‘the time and was carried. Jifto
the street by the wind and escaped injury , i
Nir. George, the ship builder ot Al- I
piers, slightly wmln led. |
Miss Iftouisc Forest, slightly wounded. ,
grounded. „ ~, , , !
Drs. Gazzo, Knoblook, Caillouet anil ;
Melancon attended the wounded.
.1t 1 Ithor Feints.
A strong gale has been blowing at Sehrie- !
ver. La., steadily since late yesterday even- i
Ing. which has at this hour ((> o’clock p. m.) ;
increased to a tornado- 1-cnees and out- ,
houses and some small dwellings have been
blown down and destroyed and cane and
rice considerably damaged.
Mabel Gaiithreaux. the little daughter of
Mr. 11. S. Gaulhreaux, of Schriever, was
killed today while attending school near
Lockport by the destruction of the school
house by the storm. No particulars are
yet obtainable.
The property loss nr Lockport will ap-
Os Thibadaux.
•was ’’ instantly. kilMI this evening near
Raceland by falling timbers.
These are the oitly casualties so fur re
ported. From what can be learned jt
C thnfr the country around Lock-
,rt and Raceland and tiffing, the tower
; .'•.., n -'he has suffer-! severely tram to
.un-m The wires being de" n.there enn
consptfuently bo very little learned until
communication i* 2 ristorod.
rs-nivy a' Orleans.
New Orleans. La., September 7. -It has
been raining almost incessantly tor thirt?-,
b ix b ars, accompanied tfio past wen y
again this afternoon and tonight reached
a velocity- of from thirty-six to forty miles
nn hour. No lamage of consequence him
I. on sustained in rhe city and no great dam
-1; .•-•.► >rt d ffm the parishes oilier
’ontheS tt e R - ■‘ rtilr0 I %\ bet
. ind !• ra.-.kim, males
w.-.s- Os Now Orleans. half a mile of tele
graph poles were blown down, destroying
Se'evraphic communication with l-xas by
tha: r.m-e. Between New Orleans and
Mobile twelve of the hlte-n wire- along the
ville an 1 Nashvide rmtd hate
(Item and along <t>e mt-
r, < Central th ■ "ires are
Indiv wrecked. High winds are reported
from Baton Romze and Anute City, La
and Mississippi < ity. on the gulf coast,
“howimr that the storm which is ceirtrrfl
boro today, i.’ general throughout this st
ttion. ~
A IVRWI’K ON THE KA-IL.
Pissseiißer Truiu him! a Milk train Collide,
several I'rrsowH
C’uicago. Sttpiember 7. A he-ad-end collis
ion between a milk W..iu on the Chicago,
Fitisbnrg and Fort Wayne railroad and an
eustbouml passenger Irani on Uie 1 au Handle
■ i-itrssAmi<’m . 1 hicago and . i.
Louis railro. d, killed toeiye persons u.m
tuiured as ma’u;. more. The cohisiou
•Hi-r#d in rhe "L" rmiiiing from tire main
line just , south of L’oiehour to l ast Ham
mcuil. Iml.. Hl the jAmit oi a ''Jirve and lu
a spurs.’!', s’-ttl.-d love.nty. The baggage
ttu d smoking ear of the easilioimd pas*en
ger r.ra?n ground to is’-u-s ami Jrom
this most of the killed a.id mjari.d "etc
taken. The removal of 'ie m ene ot the
vreek fnrni police and '«iirgiva , l
tii*i made the calamity a most distressing
o-ie and it wns*more than an horn before
the'first of thme rescued, ma.med and
(.iced ng. could be carried to houses in south
Ohietigo for treat-meut.
’Me->seni<‘r ob ran Handle tram, inl»»*rnai ;
Injuries, mini** and reside.,ee unknown.
'l'he responsibility for the catastrophe lies
with the'train dispatchers and telegraph
operators. At presant, there is a dispuf
between the operator a * ‘ olehour and the
geuer.il officers of the read in the city as to
wliat the train orders were this morning,
each trying to fasten the blame on the
other. Ra’ilroad men at the iwene ot the
wr.'ck sav the opera tor’s ord'TS were to
bold'train No. 12. tlfe wrecked Louisville
train, until No. 49. tiie tram had
passed A brirkema.n on the lan liiuid.e
tram said the tram left Lhe eit.v on time
ami stopped at Colehmir for orders, and
none being res-eived, it started again with
out instructions.
Fireman Keeler, of the miJk trahi, who
J with Engineer Hart by jumping,
remained at the scene of the accident.
tiJling in rescuing the injured. ile
“As we rounded the curve I saw the I an
ITandla‘train’.aheti<iof ns. A collision seem
ed unavoidable. I called to Engineer Hart
to put on tho brakes and open the sand
box. He threw open the lever ami Ihe
train jumped up nm.l down under tJie at
tempt to eheck speed. Le nad too much
headway, however, to avoid a collision, and
a-, we neared the passenger tram Hart amj
I jumntxl. AVe escaped without, iujiiij-
Th*e dead are:
I'IIESTER E. <"■ ii'i'l N. Cnrlhage. Ind.
A. R. TEMPLE, manager Sdi-lilec theater,
Chicago.
EMIL GOnERRATH. ildcago.
E. M. RIGNEY, freight agent Wisconsin
Central railroad.
.1. L. Al>z\MS. Fairfield. 111.
S G. T.ARNARH, Terre Itai’ie, Ind.
F. Is. FLEMING. Fairfield, IP..
W. R. RICHARDS. Chicago.
ALR'ERT HEINZ. Vincennes. Ind.
WILLIAM S’-.HI-KE-;, New Albany, and an
T NKNtnyN TRAMP.
Among the injured fire:
Charles Lithiv. Knox counlv, Indiana,
hurt about the head ami internally.
Michael Ita.Tl. No. Jneksou street.
Loujsyille, Ky.. internal injuries.
‘Willia'm Brewer, baggage master on Pan
Handle train, left h-g erushfs] ami internal
injuries;, lives at Logansport.
Ciyii Segbv, ry wsboy. right foot crushed-
James Packenbewy, Camden, O-, hurt
about chest.
Joseph Ball, Louisville, Ky., left leg
THE WEEKLY CONSUrUTIONt ATLANTA GA- TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 12,1893
crushed, hip dislocated and internal in
juries.
William J. Turner, 370 West LcAe street,
Ohicutg-,'. hurt, about the head.
Joseph Dillings. Cljiie, 0., legs crushed
and internal injuries.
KEVOLUTION IN BRAZIL.
The Squadron Has Revolted Against, the
Government—Kia de .inueiro Blockaded.
New York. September 7. —James A.
Schrimeer, president of the Mexican Tele
graph Company, received a dispatch from
Buenos Ayres this morning saying that tin*
morning papers of that city reported that
there had -been a revolt against the gov
ernment at Rio Janeiro on the part of the
Brazilian naval fleet stationed there, but
that die Montevideo papers declared that,
the reports lacked confirmation. Private
advices to Nil-. Scbrimser, however, from
correspondents whom he regards as well
iitbufured. 'confirmed the report of the
revolt. From the agent »f the company
nt Galveston information was received that
dispatches to nuy part of Brazil except Rio
Janeiro would be admitted by the gov
ernment. Mr. Sehrimseii inferred from
tins that'the trouble was thus far confined
to Rio. Janeiro and said he Irnd mo fears
for the company's property in Brazil and
that as far as the revolutionary troubles
were concerned they rather helped than
hindered business.
R. S. G. Walker, superintendent of the
coffee exchange, said that tie ltd received a
cable dispatch from the Lojidott correspon
dents of the exchange saying that the ca
ble was in the ha mis of the Bwizilian au
thorities‘Mind that communication from
that country had been entirely shut off.
Mr. Walker said the interruption of inter
communication with Brazil must tend to
injure the coffee trade every day it lasted
and that if it continued any .length of
time it would inflict serious damage.
Kio d** Janeiro V HI Bomba riled.
Rome, September 7. -The Brazilian min
ister to Italy has informed Premier Gio
lit tl that the Brazilian squadron has re
volted and that the government, although
strong enough to pivserve public order,
will not be able to prevent the bombard
ment of Rio de Janeiro.
The Italitui cruiser Dogali. now at Bahia,
has been ordered to proceed at once to Rio
de Janeiro to protect the Italian residents.
|{«>w the t rouble started.
New York, September 7.—-The Herald's
tsTl'-rcspomlwit in Montevideo telegraphs
that, the officers of the naval fleet now at
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, intimated to Pres
ident Peixotto that he should resign. The
tfleet consists of the cruisers Aquidaban.
Republica and Trajano and three torpedo
boats. Tlte demand of the officers was
made by Admiral Custodio Jose Mello.
The port of Rio de Janeiro has been
blockaded. News has been received offi
cially affirming the reports of the revolt.
Peixotto issued orders which made it im
possible for the vice president to become
president. This enraged the naval officers
and to this is attributed I‘he revolt.
All communication with Rio de Janeiro
has been prohibted by the government.
Vvord is sent from Rivera by The Her
ald's correspondent that a big fight lias
taken place between the revolutionists under
Savana and the government troops under
General Portugal. Governor Cast'lho has
ordered out till the troops in active pur
suit of the revolutionists, but details of
the fight have not yet coiue_to hand.
GRESHAM ACTS PROMPTLY
Did Not Wait for Official Notification of the
Brazilian Revolt.
Washington. September 8. Secretary Gres
h-iinidecided t-his morning not to wait longer
for official notiticaiioii that a revolution had
broken out In Brazil and he accordingly sent
n eablegratn to .Minister Thompson, why
is supposed to imfr reached Rio de Janeiro
by this time. Instructing him to concur in a
general diplomatic remonstrance against the
burdensome lutorferenee with the foreign
eoiLuneice of Brazil through the suspension of
telegraphic communication.
This dispatch was sent iu accordance with
a ii'irtlal uratnlae made by Secretary Gresham
yesterday to the New York coffee exchange
wliv-h iJitUmrted that Brazil was discriminat
ing against American trade.
This si/terDOOT it was determined by tho
navy department to cable orders to the United
States cruiser Charleston, when her comman
der reports her arrivel at some South Ameri
can port, directing the.vessel to proceed im
mediately to Brazilian walers. The Charles
ton was last lusnd from at Barbadoes. whence
she departed on her cruise to the Pacific with
the intention of touching at Montevideo ami,
perhaps at Rio de Janeiro. The vessel may
be at Rio at this time, but her arrival has
not been reported to the department.
Wil) Prevent a'Bombardment.
Paris, September S. A dispatch from Rio do
Janeiro says, t'.iat, at the wistarn’e of the
French commander, the foreign admirals in
Briez.ilinn waters have decided to prevent the
bombardment of the city by- the revolutionary
sqtßidron.
Under Fighting Orders.
New York. September S. 'i'he Uerald’s Val
paraiso, Chile, correspondent ixildes: 'i'he lat
est advices received here from the seat of the
revolt in Brazil state that the artillery in the
fortress of Santa < "ux. which commands the
entrance to the bay. is under fighting orders
and will not. now await an attack by the
stpmdron, as was first intended, but will open
fire upon the men of war if they come any
where within range.
i tie Trouble nt Kio linnelro.
Washington. September 9. Thomas L.
Thompson, United States minister to Brazil,
cabled to the state department today that
tln re is danger of the bombardment of Rio
by tlte revolutionary fleet, and in view of
that fact martial law lias been declared.
Prior to the receipt of Minister Thompson’s
message by Secretary Gresham, the navy de
partment hud determined to take time by
file forelock, and proceeding on the presump
tion that the revolution was of such serious
proportions as to demand some positive ac
tion by this government, orders were sent to
t.'aptuin Terry, commanding the United States
cruiser Newark, now Wilding out at Norfolk.
Va.. for service as the tkigsbip of the south
Allimtic station, to hurry up his preparations
ifor departure and to set sail without delay
for Ki". Ti?e Newark was expected to sail
for the south A'tlaulie about September loth,
but under the new orders she will probably
leave Norfolk about Monday or Tues<lay.
Large supplies of ammunition are to placed on
the Newark in the expectation that she may
be called upon to assist the vessels of other
cowers to prevent the <!estruetion ot property
lu Rio iimi other Brazilian ports.
It is believed at the navy department that
the cruiser Charleston, title vessel made promi
nent by her long eliase of the Chilean trans
port Itata arrived at Rio today. She is line
in Brazlliau waters from Barluuloes. and
while it is not unlikely that she may have
cnlinnol ou Jo Montevideo, the eluuices ami
probabilities are tlfiit her commander decided
to touch first at tin. Brazilian Capital.
from the Scene.
Buenos Aires, September, 9 -The governor
of the privim.-e of Tueuman is resisting the
revolution with 1.000 well dnlliH fn-'ti. Ihe
revolution, however, is spreading through lhe
country and a few men have already been
in which jmve tHKcn plu , p
between the vvolutumists atcl the authori
ties. it is assr’rted from official sources that
a decisive engagement between (he regular
troons and the revolutionists ratty lie expect
ed today.
AN EXPRESS OFFICE ROBBED.
The Safe Left Empty by the Robber#- Severn
■A i rests.
Akron. 0.. September 8.-The office of the
Adams Express Company was entered last
evening about 7 o’clock during tire absence <if
Agent Elliott and the Safe stripped of its
contents. The safe had been left with the
day lock only, and contained SS.OiJ9 .sent by
the eitv to pay bonds, and the receipts of the
day. amounting to about Sl.t.KJb. Early this
morning officers arrested ’’Skates’’ Brehm. Ed
Lewellvn. local sports; Hatrry Laughead. an
ex-enjploye of the express company, and llar
ry Miller, editor of The Tribune." Laugheall
and Brehm are salt! to have b<a.'H seen in the
| vicinity of the office last evening.
Shot by a Frisoner.
Jackson. Tenn., 'September B.—Sheriff
Brooks was shot last evening by John Wil
iams, alias John Teer. a negro prisoner in the
county jail, and there is scarcely any hope
that lie "will live. Armed men followed quick
ly- after tlte prisoner xylic escaped to the Fork
ed Deer river swamp. Mounted meu are
scouring the bottoms and guarding all roads,
send it is probable that the negro will be cap
tured and hanged.
One Woman Shoots Another.
GiiiciniMiti. l >-. Sept-ember B.—A dispatch to
The l->ii|tilrvr from Knoxville. Tram, says that
near Fairview, southwest Virginia, Mrs. Wil
son Berry was hot and fatally wounded by a
neighbor'woman, Mrs. John S> oti. and that
young Berry was shot and killed by the Scott
woman’s son. Mis. Scott is a dange.rous wo
u nn- Seven! years ago she srabbed her
brother to death with a pair of shears.
The Riots in England.
London, September B.—Dispatches from
Pontefract this morning confirm last night’s
report that one miner was killed and another
mortally wounded! in a fight there be.:v/oe,i
tro«ps and strikers. The rioters were out all
night, destroying property and fighting the
military and police. They have burned the
wooden bridge over the Colliery railway to
Lord MashanVs property. The full military
and police force was on duty without, pause
until 8 o’clock a. in., today. At 5 o’clock
tlte rioters had been brought under temporary
control. Most of the mob has been seatteretl,
but they are likely to reassemble at any hour.
A HORRIBLE PLOT.
Phosphate Laborers Sot Eire to a House and
Kill u Young Man.
Charleston, September 7.—(Special.)—
lu Colleton county, near Ashley Phosphate
works, this morning, George Thompson, a
son of Night M’atchman Itklward Thomp
son, of the phosphate works, wits murdered
by a gang ot negroes who had set fire to the
house. There were five negroes in the
gang and tltey were discovered by Mrs.
Thompson about 4 o’clock in the morning.
On her attempting to extinguish lhe flames,
they called her son, who was in the house,
and on his coming out, they shot and kill
ed him. The object of the raid was to out
rage a daughter of Mr. Thompson, who,
fortunately, was not at home fast night.
All the desperadoes escaped, one of them
being wounded. Detectives are now on
their track and they will probably be cap
tured.
In a Verv Bad Way.
Columbia, S. C., September 9.—(Special.)
The phosphate outlook in this state is blue,
consequent upon the damage done by the
recent tornado. Governor Tillman stated
today that the phosphate men proposed io
the state that they be allowed to_go back
to work at the rate of u royalty of 50 cents
per ton instead of sl, for a term of one
year without limit to the amount ot rock
niiued. He staled to them that he was
not willing to accede to such an agreement
for it would be unfair to the state, even
If he 'had a right to make such a contract
or agreement. r r •,
Governor Tillman said: I am afraid
they imagine that, we are so poor that we
are compelled to let them mine on to l ' ll
own terms, but we have not got to that
vet.” A clause in the act <s>m»ising tue
new issue of state bonds requires that
WO per year of the phosphate royalty snail
go in the sinking fund for the redemption
of the bonds. ’l'he governor says that lie
is willing to make some equitable agt ce
ment. upon whieli the niinig eompa.nj
resume their operations, but rather ’h:tn
make an agreement that would
probably reduce the royalty be-
low the $75,090, he wdl tidoxx tho
phosphate beds to lie idle. It is said that
{he companies will. refuse to go o "o k
unless the royalty is redu-ed to .■<> < •
The state coiiunissivners will conftr wt n.
the phosphate men Beaulort next vteei.
Don’t Fall
To write Dr. W. J. Tucker, Atlanta, Ga . If
you are affileted. It will cost you Ilollnu <»
to get .'tn honest opinion, with free pamphlet
and question list.
BEN WILL BE WROTH.
One of Governor Tillman ■ Constable# Has
Been Sent to Jail-
Charleston. S. C., September s.—(bpe
cialj-On August Ist, C B- Swann, one ot
Governor Tillman’s dispensary constables
seized a barrel of wliisky in the custodj of
the South Carolina railway nt tllls
When the seizure was made Swann shouc.l
no authority from either tke e° llslgll,a :J
die consignor of goods, nor did he pioducc
any warrant by virtue ®f which the scan it
and seizure were made.
When questioned as to his authority,
he produced his commission as a constable
of the state.
Swann was taken before Judge Simon
ton in the United States circuit court on
a petition to show cause why lie shour
not be attached for contempt- He admitted
at the hearing that his cause was ot in#
own motion, and that he seized the goods
"ithout formality of a warrant.
In his decision just, filed. Judge Simonton
holds that Swarm was guilty of an out
rageous violation of law. and declares that
no searches and seizures of property can
be made without due process of law- He
adjudges Swarm guilty of contempt of
court, and orders that he be imprisoned in
the Charleston county jail until he returns
the seized goods to the custody of the re
ceiver of the railroad- When the goods
have been so returned Swann is to suffe I .'!
a further imprisonment in (the county
jail for three months and mitil he pays the
costs of the proceedings.
Gov» Tillman s Severe
Columbia, S. C., September 7.—(Spe
cial.)- Governor Tillman tljis afternoon
made reply to the decree of United States
Circuit JuiJge Simonton, imprisoning his
constable. Swann, for seizing a. barrel of
Whisky at the South Carolina depot. The
governor says the decree is intended to
bring the administration of the dispensary
law into disrepute and to paralyze the
state constables in their efforts ro prevent
lhe importation of contraband liquors into
the state, lie says it is so “illogical, prej
udiced and tyrannical that he feels eon
istj-aiued against his will to criticize it.”
He added: “It luay be unwise in inc to
do this, when other cases are pending before
this same tribunal. But experience has
shown that, the present administration has
nothing to expect from this judge but ad
verse decisions, without regard to the mer
its of any case presented. 1 .shall, therefore,
use plain language and call things by their
names."
The governor says that he ordered Sxvauu
to seize the sluff- “Swauu’s crime, then,
was that he obeyed the governor of the
state, whose appointee he was, and under
tin* dispensary law seized liquor which had
no ce.rtitiea.te as required by law. It was iu
quantity showing that it was for sale."
The governor claims that there was no
federal question therein givilig the United
States judge jurisdiction: that Swaim did
trot “search the depot,only going iu when the
doors v. ere open and using his eyes to look
aßout., OJid in doing so he ecriaitily broke
no law.” Replying to Judge Simonton’s
statement that Swann should have got
out a warrant, the governor says he could
not have gotten a warrant against a barrel
because it is a thing, and that he could
not have gotten it against the receiver of
the road, because that, officer had done
nothing.
Calls the JuUgo Another .Jeffreys.
“I issued the order to Swann,” sa's the
governor, "and Swann is .dmply a public
official of South Carolina duly authorized to
act under the dispensary law. It is infa
mous to claim that he is in contempt, of
court under these circumstances. Heep
down iu lhe heart of the Anglo-Saxon race
is a burning contempt and hate for the
judge who lends himself to acts of tyr
anny or allows himself to be the tool of
saloon keepers and corporations. There
may be no reckoning with this judge, for
lie is fortified against everything except
public opinion. Judge Simonton has not
shown in Ins decree wheroin tin* contempt
consisted, and we are given to understand
that whisky in the hands of railroads run
by receivers cannot be seized without a war
rant. 11 -so, it. will be contempt of this
South Carolina Jeffreys. The law is par
alyzed to this extent and the temperance
people and the law abiding citizens of the
commonwealth will know at whose door
to lay the blame. We will carry the case
to Washington on habeas corpus and ask
the United States supreme court to right
this wrong. We may fail, as we did in the
case of the sheriffs, but in contending for
right and justice. I will never consider
either the course or the result.”
t’ustoria is truly a marvelous thing for
children. Doctors prescribe it, medical
journals recommend it and more titan a
million mothers are using it in place of
paregoric, Bateman's drops, so-called sooth
ing syrups and other narcolie and stupefy
ing remedies. Cast’oria is the quickest
thing to regulate lhe stomach and Itovvels
anil give ‘healthy .sleep, the world has ever
seen. It is pleasant to the tasto tttid abso
lutely harmless. Jt relieves eonsliimtion,
quiets pain, cures diarrhoea and wind colic,’
allays feverishness, destrays worms, ami
prevents convulsions, soothes the child and
gives it refreshing and natural sleep. Cas
toria is the children’s panacea—the mother’s
friend.
('astoria is put up in one-size bottles only.
It is not sold in bulk. Don't allow any
one to sell you anything, else on the plea or
promise that, it is “just as good” and “will
answer every purpose.”
See that you get C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A.
The iac _ .
Bignature
CLEMENT A. EVANS
EEING-FKESSKD EOR THE GOVERN
OIISMIPIII’HIS ERIE NDS.
Hi# View# ou Public Questions Given in An
Interview with a Constitution Repor
ter—Democrats Should bo United.
The repeated calls which are being re
ceived by General Clement A. Kvitns, to
permit the use of his name as a. candidate
for the office of governor of Georgia, are
reaching such proportions that the general
may almost be said to be in the race.
“I would not think of appealing to the
people for any office,” said the general in
conversation, “for 1 am most happily situ
ated. 1 have taken an active part, in civil
life, and have been honored by- my neigh
bors above my deserts. 1 have, at the same
time, endeavored to meet the confidence
which was reposed in me. Answering the
call of my country when the terrors of war
came upon her, 1 have been again honored.
When the war was over, in. furtherance
of a resolution made during its progress, I
entered the ministry, and have ever since
met the obligations which 1 thus assumed.
1 have, in lite different canvasses ot recent,
years, received many invitations to enter
the race, which i accepted as compliments
to be appreciated. 1 must admit, however,
that during the past few months, these
appeals have become numerous, and they
may reach the point where 1 must consider
them as earnestly a.s they are presenfd
The people who are supreme, have the rigid
to settle this matter to please tbemselvcs-
“1 remained in the field,” said he. until
we were separated at Appomattox. I called
up my troops, before they scattered, and
giving them some good advice, stood in th’
field until not one of those gallant men
stood upon it. 1 watched them, one by
one, as they inarched their several ways.
Then I returned home to take up the call
ing which I had chosen. My first work
was as jgistor to the Manassas circuit, tn
Bartow county, where I served tueB>
churches. Since that tune I have held the
pastorate of many churches in the larger
cities, but the tenderest memories 1 have
are connected with my first, mission. Ihe
people were returning home t rom the "ill.
:iud were trying Io re-establisli lx .
It was a time of adversity and struggle
which brought men close together.
Becoming aware of the pressure
being brought to bear upon
bint The Uonstit uUon called upon
General Evans to furnish his vtexvs
uptm public topics. While recognizing the
rivht of the people to ’’all linn into tlu
X'uabH'ialn-<.(’ if tffiv. should d'- the
.'eneral insisted upon being treated a. a
private citizen, and as such, consented
talk.
TalK’ w, th General Evans.
XVhen asked concerning the great public
in financial issues, Genera! Evans
s]>oke slowly and impj-essively. ** U” 1 " 1 ’ t _
“M-tuv of the questions no" xxdtmg at
tention have been discussed from the foun
dation of the government uutu no", pat-
SKIS!";
anlnects ttre abundant.
"The present issues to which you refer
are mainly commercial and financial, but
teeir settlement "'ill afteet seriously the
dai.lv livelihood of nearly all the people ot
this country, and therefore uo true man
can be indifferent to the manner ot the.r
adjustment.
Stand I>F the Platform.
“At -same time no one can < ’h‘' l n
infallibility of judgment about the details
of the settlement unless lie possesses moi e
wisdom than all other men . 1 stat t O’-
ward my conclusions with tjie view that
the financial declarations in the democratic
platform are the product of the best polit
ical and financial wisdom ot a class oi
statesmen who are most conversant, with
the needs of the people of this country, and
in sympathy- with the people theiuse ves.
Tile platform, is the result ol the delibera
tions of true men at a time "'hen the
whole land was suffering from prolonged
and (merciless, tinaneiiil oppression. It
touched the popular feeling everywhere.
Every southern state endorsed it, almost
every western state favored it, several
northern states approved it, including the
great state of New York, and nearly 2.-
900.000 northern democrats sustained it
by their votes. That, platform with Mr.
Cleveland upon it, drove the republican
party out of power and makes rhe populist
movement, merely a divider ot the people,
or at least a useless agitation. J’ut it
today- on its merits before the peojile of the
United States and it. would sweep the field
by a majority of more than tbree-tourths
of the popular vote. That platform is
right, because it is adapted to meet the
pr<‘sent wants and no other is. The demo
cratic party is in closer sympathy with all
the people than any- that can tie formed, as
its traditions, its policies and its purposes
all prove. Its leaders came up from the
people fhemselves and are connected with
all classes. If we cannot trust them we
can trust nobody.
Democrats Should Be United.
“1 would here put in a plea for demo
cratic unity. Tite enemies of all financial
reforms expect to overthrow- democracy
and defeat its purpose by fostering dis
cord in its ranks. If they succeed there is
no substitute for its organization. No
party can take its place or do its work.
Its preservation is essential to the popular
welfare. Considering that the south and
west an’ greatly concerned, let it be re
membered that these two sections gave Mr.
Cleveland 225 out of the 259 electoral
lutes cast in his favor, while President
Harrison reeeiv.-d but a lota! of 1-14. and
being thus indebted Io these states for his
election it is unreasonable to suppose that
Mr. Cleveland would thwart their wishes
as expressed in the platform. The twenty
votes given l>y western states for Weaver
show a revolt from republican polities to
ward democratic ideas, and the conserva
tive states of New York, Delaware, New
Jersey, and old Connecticut, together with
1.7ti0,009 good and trite democrats in the
states that voted for Harrison, stood to
gether iu the faith that his election would
bring the relief winch the people need.
All this is .significant. Looking at this
overwhelming expression of the popular
will 1 have no idea that the administration
contemplates a departure from the demo
cratic platform. Let us not assail the pres
ident. Let us get together. I*9-
ferences as to details may' appear in de
bate, but we will not fire on our friends
until we see them going over to the enemy.
The I’ledge# Are Binding-
“Fealty to the democratic party- platform
means fidelity to a trust imposed by that
overwhelming body of tin American people
whose voice has demanded a change of
that Republican policy which brought the
government to the verge of bankruptcy and
was impoverishing the masses of our eoua
tryinen. In the present issues 1 regard tho
pledges of the democratic party of binding
authority aud 1 do not believe that they
will be ignored by democratic statesmen.
If it can be made plainly to appear that
these pledges were unwise and would work
financial disasters, the people wifi release
their representatives from obligation to ful
fill them. But they will want light from
the friends and not from the enemies of
their platform.”
Ab to Coinage of Silver.
“It is a .settled fact,” said he, “(hat
the deinoeratie party is committed to both
gold and silver as money. We are pledged
to hold to the use impartially- of both gold
and silver as the standard money- of this
country without discrimination, without
charge for mintage. We should go on to
fulfill that pledge without unnecessary de
lay, without purposed procrastination, with
out considering the demands of the ene
mies of silver money anti the bullion now on
hand can and should be converted into coin.
We are agreed, through the terms of the
platform itself, that we can consent to
an adjustment of the coinage question with
the commercial world through internation
al agreement without surrendering our pol
icy, and this is thought to be practicable by
eome eminent financiers. But we must enter
into the international dicussion of the sub
ject, as a gold and, silver
country. We have promised to maintain the
parity' as a gold and silver country of the
two metals, and make all the dollars which
have the government stamp on them or
the credit of the government behind them,
equal to each other for all the purposes
of money, and this must be carefully con
sidered in our legislation and the pledge
fulfilled.
"But we gannot,” said the general em
phatically-, “demonetize silver without in
jurious results to the business of the coun
try. If I can judge by the votes and
speeches made in congress during the dis
cussion of the repeal of Xjie compulsory
purchase clause in the ill-fated Sherman
act, this "ill not be done. Silver coin is
holding its own in other great nations, and
it would be employed in great quantities
in this country if legislation would en
courage or compel the use of silver change
so that it would become a necessity- in the
countless transactions of commercial lite.
“As to any delays in legislation, this re
mark of the president in nis last message,
is verv jiertinent: "It is of the utmost itn
tanee’that such relief ns congress can af
ford in the existing situation be afforded at
once.” This remark applies to the wii<»li*
body of the reform measures and if congress
will remain in session and proceed with
calm debate and actual legislation so that
the people can. see that the
government is doing its part I am perfectly
sure that the times will at once bngnten,
confidence will be restored and the people
will stand the strain patiently, severe as
it is. The pressure has now come upon
thousands of workingmen, and to be sure
it hurts when it strikes that numerous
class, for they must have daily- labor and
■weekly pay in order to live.”
The Repeal ol iue Ten Far UeuC I’eualty-
Coming on down through the demands
of lhe democratic platform, General Evans
has decided views on the efficacy of a good
isiate banking system. On this point he
spoke pertinently and to the point.
“it appears to me, ’ was the way he
begun, "that what is called ’the money
power’ should not. lie lodged solely with the
general governineut to the exclusion of tlte
stttflCs. The ’.states enjoy- some
thing of that moueyed influence without
the present prohibitory tax, and so democ
racy has declared. If the federal govern
ment has the monopoly the result will be
the destruction of state sovereignty, lhe
’money power’ is inclined to be despotic,
whether in the hands of individuals or gov
ernments. We have nothing to dread
more than the ability of men 'to corner
monev under the forms ol law. 'I herelore,
it would be wise to distribute this power
so as to create many centers under our
control and to our advantage, instead of
suffering by the dangerous use of the one
center . Flu*
reformation of the national banking system
is properly a matter for future considera
tion. Aide democratic financiers may re
adjust the system so as to HiaUitaiu a na
tional currency without retaining the ob
jectionable features id the present act.
The present facility under the act to pro
duce violent contractions should be sup
pressed. The 1<» per cent tax on state
banking should be repealed. Some relief
would come by authorizing the use ol cur
rency to the full face value of bonds, and
by allowing atty citizen who TVoifld purchase
the bonds to have them registered and re
ceive currency to the amount of their face
value. 1 do not know that much of this
would be done here, but 1 xlo.not see a.uy
xianger in granting the privilege. The
main thing is the rejieal of the 10 per cent
tax. for it is perfectly evident, that the
T'olume of money- is not sufficient for tli<‘
business of this country, and cannot be
under tlte national banking act. We are
a nation of forty-four nations, doing busi
ness with each other, and this immense
interstate commerce is equal to the trade
of several European kingdoms. We must
meet our expanding demands for currency
and not commit the Japanese act ol hara
kiri by- ay mearsure that, will produce con
traction .
The Income Tax.
"This tariff question involves that other
matter of the income tax. If revenues suf
ficient for economical administration of
government cannot be raised by duties the
deficiency must be met by some additional
mode of taxation—and the income 1-ax is
as fair as any oilier. But 1 think, although
1 uiny be mistaken, that under a fair,
equitable tariff continued with occasional
adjustments to new conditions as they
arise, the duties imposed will produce the
money needed. ’I he laws of commerce "'ill
operate so as to cause that result. Ihe
high protective tariff, you know, creates
a bar in our ports over which foreign
goods cannot come and thus revenue shrinks
and at the satue time the consumer at
home will be paying high prices for goods-
But where the duties are low and fairly
placed at. the proper mark, then th.e chan
nel of foreign trade remains open, prices
are l«x-pt. at the proper rate and the reve
nue is raised. If a tariff cont
tnission (composed of experienced congress
men and others would be charged with the
duty of supplying the data, the table of
duties could be regulated firom lime to
time with no favoritism in view upon the
simple prine.jdes here indicated. 1 can see
that the income tax might not become
necessary. But it is fairer to all to have
an income tax than it is to have an unjust
tariff. So far ns I am concerned 1 would
be willing to take the income and pay the
tax. It will afford me a pleasure to relieve
a few distressed millionaires by assuming
their taxes and enjoying their income.
Under this mutually agreeable arrange
ment I could pay the tax and have some
thing left to live on."
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Cheering; Dispa'che# Received—The South
Can Get Money to Remove the Cotton
Crop—A General Resumption.
Washington, September s—lnnumerable
dispatches 'tonight indicate that a general
resumption of business in the manufactur
ing plants in the north and xvest has
begun or is in preparation. This is par
ticularly- marked in the cotton factory
section of New England and iron working
plants iu Pennsylvania and Ohio, also in
the miscellaneous industries of Philadel
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Two Failures in Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn, September 4.—(Special.)
Cohen, ( oilier A Co., wtioiesale dealers in
dry- g<*oils and notions, made a special as
signment this alternoon for lhe benefit of
enstiiors. Th,- liabilities are about fifty
five thousand dollars. The assets are not
stated, but. tire large enough to pay all
debts, unless a sheriff’s sale is enforced.
The largest ainouut is due 11. 11. Claflin
A Co., New York, being $25,352 in notes
and open accounts.
Mason, the tanner, also made a special
assignment. Liabilities, $31),009, assets
$23,0! HI.
Doors Open Again.
Nashville, Tenn.. September s.—(Special.)
3he American National bank reopene/i
its doors today after being closed nearly
four weeks. Only $7,009 was withdrawn,
while the deposits amounted to $300,000.
The First National will open on .Monday and
has promises of support. Both of these
banks were absolutely- sound, but closed
because of a threatened run.
j wo at Nashville.
Nash villi*, 'i'onn., September 5. Two as
signments were made here today. Cohen,
Collier & Co., wholesale clothing and notion
dealers, failed for 555,000; assets nominally
the same. S. Mason, who is attorney, also
failed, owing .SCO,<W; assets $23,000.
This is Good News.
Memphis, 1 enn., September 5. —AH the
banks in this city were notified yesterday
by their New York banking eoiniei-tions
that they- are prepared to ship all the money
necessary to Memphis to move the cotton
crop. This news was received with joy by
the local financiers, who regard the finan
cial stringency in this section as a thing of
the past. The cotton crop will begin mov
ing iu earnest about September I.sth, If
the receipts are favorable several million
dollars will be distributed in this section
this month.
A Memphis Assignment.
Mem;,'his. Tetiu.. September 5. Leidy &
Co., retail hats, and one of the oldest firms
in the city, njade an assignment today. Lia
bilities, s;'.l. is.',; assets nominally, .512.000.
M". L. Cooper is the assignee. The credit
ors are principally New York hat houses.
Murdered on the Street.
Gadsden. Ala.. September 7. sSpeeial.)--All
half-past 10 o’l-lor-k tonight '.landa Finley,
colored, a sporting woman, was murdered on
one of the priimiif'i) streets. The ’lced is sup
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man named Joe Texas.
Shooting at. Angustn.
Augusta, Ga.. S’.pteinb-r 7. (Spe< lal.l -,fohn
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AValton. a negro, and stmt him twice, once
through the right hip ami through the right
shoulder. Walton was not. seriously- injured.
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