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KOLBS LATEST DEFY.
cjit. m rvs jssvi s a makt festo
TO THE AI.AKAM IAXS-
He Say* He tVlil be Governor— Declarra He
Seat —Joues Soya He Can't Get It.
Birmingham. Ala.. November 19.—(Special.)
Captain Rufus Kolb, the leader of the
Jeffersonian*. has given out a letter in
which he says that he intends to take his
*eat as governor on December Ist. His man
ifesto ha? create,! a great stir. With the
minds of the people ini! <med as they are
in this state, there is r.o telling what may
occur sh< iihl Captain Kolb undertake to
<et up a dual administration. Kolb's mani
festo reads as follows:
t apiHln Kolb s Manifesto.
'‘Birmingham. Ala.. November 19.— Daring
the last stat ■ camimign the paramoun* is
sue was honest elections. A free vote an l
a fair count was the necessary and poplar
demand.
"The election ftauds of IMS. by which the
will of the p ople a* expressed at the bal
lot box was set aside, was Culiy and freely
discuss,-I in that campaign. No one denied
them.
"The almost universal demand was that
there should not be a repetition of the
frauds of !*«, and if repeated, the |..opie
should not again submit. Every public
speaker who advocated the reform cause,
declared that the people should not again
submit to the establishment of a de facto
state government as the result of fl audit
l< nt elections. This sentiment was well re
ceived in every pan of the slate, and the
popular demand was that, if elected, i
should be nested as governor.
ill* l.aot Election Itldres*.
“A few days aft-*r the election I issued at 1
address staling that • had l»***n •*!<* *ted by
the people to the office, with nomination for
which they had h.m.u. l ine. Shortly alter
my address was i.<su,-i. tin- stat- central
campaign committe called a conference of
the candidates on the state ticket nominat
ed by the Jeffersonian democrats and j *»pu
lists. Prominent leaders of these two par
ties from different parts of the state met
and consulted together.
"This conference met in the city of Bir
mingham and was well attendeu by leading
J. ff. rsonlans an 1 populists. A few repub
licans were also present. After careful con
si-l-rat ion the conference issued an address
to the people of the state, calling upon all
eupport«-rs of the n-form cause to boll pub.
lie me-ttnys in their respective count,es for
the purpose of ascertaining the wishes of
the people with ref -rence to the late frauds
upon the suffrage and th* purpos- of the
n* ople as to their future policy in this im
portant crisis.
"The conference further requested that
a convention of delegates from the several
eounttw b- held in the city of Montgomery
on November IX 1891. it was also requested
that \V. H. rtkaggs. chairman of the state
campaign committee, complete the work
of obtaining evidence as to frauds upon the
ballot in the recent state election.
Relies on the Keet-ul « •invention.
"The convention, called as above stated,
met in the city of Montgomery on Novem
ber 12th instant. 1; was largely attended
by representative citizens from every part
of the state. A committee was appointed
to examine the further evidence there sub
mitted as to el Ction ftauds and to submit
resolutions in this matter tor the con
sideration of the convention. The report
of this committee and the action of the
convention has been made known to the
people of (Alabama through the public
press. The convention of the peopl . in
adapting the resolutions, declared at the
outset;
•• ‘That the state ticket nominal- I by the
Jeffersonian <i*-mo< rats an I populists and
hea*ied by Hon. It. F. K*»«b was elected by
th*- qualified elec-tors, wiio cast their voles
at the election held in this state on the
6th of August last; that the will of the
people thus express—l in exercise of their
inalienable rights under the law. has been
set aside through the agency of election
managers and county **ffi>ia|s, aide! and
abetted by a corrupt judiciary which is a
disgrace to *>ur civilisation, an I prote- ted
by a dr facto executive who has trampled
under foot the law an I destroyed in Ala
bama the form d republican Institution.
t 9'l lag nt th,- llemnerati..
"A resolution was also passe-1 by a
unanimous vole of the convention demand
ing of the present I-gislature- the passage
of a contest law for slate offices. The ma
jority now seat, I ,n the legislature will
ignore that demand now. as they did in the
legislature of 1*32.
"Un last Saturday, the 17th instant, the
legislature- convened in joint session for
the purpose of counting the vote for state
offi rs. Just before- the returns were
opened, or before the count commenced.
Senator Goadwyn arose for the purpose of
presenting the foilowing protest against
til- counting of the vote of certain counties:
Guadwia'" Memorial.
•••To th*- Joint I'.nveiition -d the S-nat<*
rnd House in S* ■- « •'«. Nov, niber 17. IN)|- We,
th- undersign,-*! members of th,- general as
s .-mhly of Alabama, resp x-tfully protest
against the. counting of th.- vote for stat,*
officers in th,- comities of Autauga, Bul
loch. Barbour. Russell. Maeon, Montgom
ery. Ixwnrf-*. Dallas, Wilcox. M >nro**. Per
ry. Hale. Green*-. Sumi -r and Marengo.
We offer this protest on account of the nioii-
Ftreus frauds committed in th-- election of
August. W»l. whereby the result of said
el,-* ti->n frauds was Io d-scat and reverse
the will of the people as truly expressed
at the ballot box. Respectfully. A. T.
faoodwyn. H. W. Williamson. E. -la, k
son. W. B. Darby. W. S. Foman. \V. 1:.
Iteesren, J* hn A. Smith. J. E. Fedin. R. T.
Ewing. J- H- Hollis. D. W. Dry. Zo*-k Sav
age. E. B. Ictigh-y. 11. t*. Ellis. John !•’.
Biilinger. W. J. Mills. G. It. Dean. Nelson
Fuller. Thomas J. Burkes. S. A. R. .-,ce.;,
W. f‘. Mixon. <* H. (Vie. D. R. Meadows.
R. S. Nowl-n. 1.. R. Wheeless. .1. <’. Kout
en. J. D. Itobinson. W. H. t'ook. James
B. F'ranklin. «>. M. Mastin. J. <'. Manning,
J. Hearn. E. J. Beasley. J. M. Hor
ton. T. J. Brown. C. I'. Bank.-. D. 11. Fard,
M. M. Summers. J. Killebrew, H. J*.
Oalnes. H- R. Rol-blns. A. I*. Taylor. ,1.
H Harris.’
■•The speaker of the house, who presided
over th.* joint convention, ruled S, nator
Goodwyn out of order, and ordrnsl him to
ttk- his seat. Th,- sp.-.«k-r ,‘Ven called
upon the doorkeeper to seat the senator.
Thun the constitutional rights of the |w*op|e
were tramp! -I upon and a sob-nut protest
~f forty-four of your representatives was
not permitted to go on record.
"The offi-’ia! count as declared by the
M»*»aker. gives* O • its r. majority -<f 27,.’,52.
!-;ie,-tion frauds committed in the counties
ntm-l in the proVst of Senatot <»«M»dwyn,
o f which w- Fave positive and sworn evi
d,nee, would be more than sufficient to
Wipe out al! tin- majority claimci for < tales.
Henns to lb- bvvorn In.
“The foregoing consi<|,-r,-«« and in view of
existing conditions in Alabama, I have de
termined to discharge my full duty to the
re »p!e of*Alabama. I will not fail to re
spect the pledges which i made to the p«-o
ple wbu have given their c-infid.-n« e and
~tood by m,- so heroically and d-.-v, telly
during the past four years. You. fc-llovv
i-Itixens. have twice elected me governor
~f this .-tate, and this time, by th.* grace of
and the help of the good people of
Alabama. I will i»- governor December Ist
is the day fixrd by law for the inaugura
tion of governor. On that day 1 shall la
in Montgomery for the purpose of taking
:he oath of office and my seat as governor.
Ami I hereby call up »n the good people in
every i>ari of the st:ite to aid tne in all
prop -r and peaceable methods to uphold the
iaw and vet aside the power of traitors
a;ui usurpers in Alabama. I appeal to my
friendsand xuiq rters from all parts of the
state to , < in Montvuinery on the Ist day
of le’ccmt,, r. ’i£M. thc.-e ai.d then to give
ree their aid and aupport in n lawtul and
ptaceabie manner to vindicate their libcr-
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA. GA- MONDAY. NOVEMBER 2G. 1894.
ties. I counsel against any unlawful dem
onstration. but ask the presence ami co-op
eration of free men in a necessary effort
to enforce the law and carry out the will
of the people. REUBEN F. KOEB.”
The foregoing is the manifesto issued by
Mr. Kolb and published this evening in his
newspaper. The People's Tribune.
Fell Flat nt the Cnpltnl.
Montgomery. Ala.. November M—The
manifesto issued ytsterday by R. F. Kolb
that he had been elected governor and
would take his seat on December Ist fell
sliil born here*.
No one has l»eon heard to discuss it on
the streets or pay the least attention to it.
KOMI OV HIS MAXIFESTO.
The Cnptnin llncks I l» HI" Position in
n,i Interview.
I Birmingham, Ala., November 21.—*1 he
i general public here seems to attach but lit
tle importune? to the proclamation of Kolb.
They anticipate no trouble whatever, and
i< tieve his manifesto is simply for politi
<al effect abroad. Kolb was Interviewed by
his own paper. The Tribune. and
the followitt is «he substance of ills re
marks:
"I propose to offer the people the oppor
tunity to stop the Jones kind rs gover,,-
m< nt. We wanted a contest law. We i-sk
ed it of the last legislature, but in apparent
defiance of us it repealed the sections of
the < ode of IW*‘> which made Rome step
I toward granting a < cutest of cl**etion of
state ottie, rs and put nothing in th-* pt-ee
1 of those s.cthms covering «>ur demand. No
man who k*iowA the feeling of th( present
I legislature believes fer a moment that >t
j will do anything to allow an orderly and
' full contest cl the election of Oates, as the
: constitution requiren it to do. The most sa
cred rights of the people have beet, out
raged and all that Jones means is, if they
I <!■ anything t tight themselves, he will
i shoot them to death.
"I know the people Ig’tter than he does,
and 1 know what their fee’ings are and
what tluir determination is. They have
1~-,-n cut down to the last point of en lur
' mice. Trey don’t want any advice from
me. or fr *i: any one else. No, they know
Tom Jones and ttey remember all they
have borne from him and they see clearly
■ that the ,-nly hope of free elections and
' liberty in Alabama is in themselves. They
arc not revolutionists. They are i,rav*' men,
who have children to feed and clothe and
provide a future for.”
No Danger it, Kolb.
A’ontg itnery. Ala., November 22. —(Special.)
; It devlopes that t'aptain Kolb’s action in
declaring himself elected governor and an
nouncing that "by the grace of God” he will
take his seat was without the sanction of
the leaders of his party. Senator Goodwyn.
Judge Gaston and others of the high priests
of the party state that they have had no
knowledge of nor connection witli the pro
ceedings. Almost to a man they are dispos
ed to ridicule the dual government notion.
i They urge that the convention held here
on the 12th determined the course to be
persued, and that Kolb consented to the
action there taken.
The leaders liere unite in believing that
the rank and file of the party have no dis
position nor ability to come here In num
-1 I,ere and scat K db. They regard the whole
I thing as a farce and intimate that Kolb
i is after notoriety. Many believe here that
he will come to Montgomery on inaugura
tion day and have himself sworn in. Then
by some assumption of authority have him
-1 self arrested for treason and thus get the
! wnoie mallei befote the supreme court of
the United States and have the case of
‘ treason developed into a contested election
i case. Excitement over the matter has nretty
well died out here. The utter impractica
bility of any large body of armed men being
assembb-d here is apparent. Montgomery
is t'aptain Kolb’s home. His family resides
here and it is net believed that he Intends
' to pre- ipitate any bloodshed.
M iiat Mr. Jones Says.
M->n!goin,-ry. Ala.. Novf-mber 19.—(Specials
Kolb’s manifesto was issue,! late tills as-
I ternoon at Birmingham. The following is
i a short interview with Governor Joiie.t on
' the subject:
Governor Jones, who was alniut to take
tile train for Mobile to take part in the
ceremonies attending the reception of th>-
; cruis, r Montgomery, was shown telegrams
from Birmingham in reference to the Kolb
manifesto.
He declined at first to be interviewed,
I but when shown the dispatch wherein Kolb
: says that. i>.\ the grace of God. he will take
his seat on 1 k-cenilar Ist, the governor
quietly remarked:
"Willi.mi C. Oates has ia-en elect;- I gov-
■ ernor by the fairly expressed will of a
majority of the |»e,,|»le of Alabama, and
I has been so declared by the general a:>-
! sembly. the only tribunal which has the
| right <>r authority, under the constitution,
I to declare the result. It is my duty to see
that he be duly installed, and. by the grace
of God. he will be. 1 do not anticipate that
any number of men wiil be foolish enough
to heed Kolb’s advice, but if they do. the
consequence* will la* on their own hegds.”
The scepter of supremacy—swayed easily
by Dr. Brice's Baking Powder
MORGAN NOMINATED.
Alabama's Brilliant aenator Selected by the
Demm-ratie Caucus.
Montgomery, Ala., November 20.—(Spe
; cial.R—Senator John T. Morgan wus re
nominated for his fourth term by th,- joint
caucus of the detnoemts of the two houses
tonight by a vote of 75 to 5.
I Tie- Abmtgomery Advertiser and the post
masters of the state have tried hard to
ta-at him. They have strain, d themselves
immensely, but the people were on Mor
| gan’s side and he won without an effort.
Hon. John T. Milner nominated General
John T. Morgan and paid his nominee a
glowing tribute. The senator's name was
greeted with tremendous apjdause. No
other nominations were made and the roll
• was called. Senator Mcßae and represeii
j tative Turner, of Washington; Senator
Walker :n,d Representative Williams, of
Henry, and a young representative named
■ S. als, voted for Thomas V. Jones. A moj
i tion to make the nomination unanimous
prevailed, excepting a sitigie "no” from
th,- representative from Henry, which the
chairman did not hear. The senator was
declared unanimously nominated by the
chairman.
PopulistM Xomiiinte Reese.
The populist caucus tonight nominated
I W.irrei, S. Reese, of this city, for the fed
! ,-ral senate. S. M. Adams, of Bibb, was
| named for the nominee, but th-* vote re
| suited liees; 31. Adams 12. The caucus
1 ] a.-.-,-,! r< solutions asking congress to se
cure to Alabama a federal form of govern
ment and apjtointed a representative in ev
ery county in Alabama to secure evidence
of irc’i i in th August election.
General Morgan will be elected next
|v< k by a vote of S.i to It. Colonel Reese
states tiiat h,- will contest the general's
election on Hie ground that fraud was em
ploy,*<i in th- state election in al) of the
hiaek lull counties, and that of the rep
r-s, ntatives entitle,) to vote he received a
I majority. Senator Morgan’s friends, how
ever, feel no apprehension.
IT W tS !'<»<» BIRGE.
■last tO.IMHI Votes Added to the Popu
lists’ Actual Vote.
Opelika, Ala.. November 20.—(Special.)—
Aoout dark last evening Sheriff Gibson re
ceived the following telegram:
"Montgomery, Ala.. November 19.—W. B.
Gibson and W. J. Siddali. Clerk Board of
Supervision: You certify that Robinson re
ceived ll.u»"l voles for the fifty-fourth con
gress. The governor and secretary of state
know that there are not that number of
voles in ls*c county, as shown by the regiss
tration list, and presume this is a mistake.
Wire the lioard here at once whether you
■nt, tided to make such a certificate, if not
send the correct figures. I ask this to
| avoid taking such proceedings as will be
I my duty if the certificate is intentional.
"THOMAS <l. JONES, Governor.”
To the above Sheriff Gibson made the
I following reply;
"Opelika, Ala., November 13.—Governor
Jones, Montgomery, Ala.: If such certifi
cate has been sent it was a mistake. Will
wire you after investigation.
“W. B. GIBSON. Sheriff.”
Later the governor received tb<* following:
"Opelika, Ala.. November 19. —Thomas (1.
Jones, Governor, Montgomery, Ala.: For
representative in fifty-fourth congress fol
third district of Alabama George P. Har
rison, 1,190; William Robinson. 1.003. We
hereby certify that the above is a correct
statement of the vote of Le<- county.
"W. B. GIBSON. Sheriff.
"W. J. SIDDALL. Clerk.”
On receipt of the first telegram Sheriff
Gibson also wrote the governor a letter set
ting forth that if the returns did not show
up correct they had been tampered with
| All the county officers are populists.
Government tests show that Dr. Price’s
Baking Powder has a leavening strength, of
186 cubic inches per ounce. Th,- New York
Powder—credited with its ammonieal gas—
Ihas but IfiO.ti. Without ammonia it tests
only 153.
LETS DOWN THE BARS.
A Bill Before Alabama’* Legislature AVhich
Takes Off the Limit.
Montgomery. Ala.. November 22.—(Spe
cial.) — Bills were introduced into the house
today providing for the repeal of the law
requiring insurance companies doing bus
iness in the state to have an actual cash
capi.al of <mm». In amtlcipation of its
passage three bills were introduced asking
the incorporation of mutual life insurance
companies.
Anniston parties are at the head of the
three proposed companies.
Mr. Kelly introduced two of the bills,
i One bill seeks to establish the Alabama
I Stat*-Mutual Assurance Conii>any. John M.
I C-ildw, 11. J. S. Morring and other prominent
Aiinistonians are among the prospective in
cutporaiors. This company proposes to use
one-eighth of the premiums collected for
a reserve fund and to return each year
Whatever remains to the policy-holders,
who are to be the stockholders. Mr. Kelly’s
! other bill provides for the incorporation of
the Farmers’ C'o-e iterative Insurance As
i soeiati.tn. which proposes to insure dwell
ings, barns, etc., outside of incorporated
towns. Its minimum capital is placed at
$50,0X1. Th,* bill provides that the associa
tion shall have a lien on till the property
insured as security for losses. A charter
for the third mutual company is asked by
Messis. Knox, Hill, I’eaclnr and others, >f
Anniston. It wants to incorporate as the
Alabama Mutual l-'ire Insuran -e Company
and to do business after the name general
plan as the others.
The old-line insurance men are expected
her*- in Proves to tight the measures.
To Remit Tiixea.
Mr. Fletcher—Bill to remit taxes for live
I years to all cot, >n factories established
: since Ix9l. ami to all established hereafter
: nnd to exempt the operatives from road
I duty, appears to receive favorable consid
i eration.
Making New L«wt.
Montgomery. Aia., Novemlier 23.—(Spe
cial.) Among the imixortant bills introduced
into the house today was one by Maples,
providing th.it a legal marriage relieved a
woman under the age ol twenty-one years
of the disabilities of nonage.
Mr. McClusky's bill to encourage th**
grower** of grapes provides that Altbamr:
grap, glowers may manufacture and m ir-
I ket wine from their fruit without license,
!>rovi'l**d they do not offer it for sale in
quantities of less than a quail.
In many Alabama counties th*- •court
hois, ckrks have lor many years reaped
a rich harvest by buying script at big dis
ced nts. Being on the ground and on the
inside, they Knew what was go id and have
rea|Hil a rich harvest. Mr. John today in
troduced a bill making it :i misdemeanor
for any court attache to engage in the
script traffic directly or indirectly.
The senate passed a bill authorizing
Montgomery county to issue bon .s
for public r,,-id improvements, als*. mak> ig
I the Mussel sheels canal a lawful fence in
| Lauderdale eount.v, also establishing the
1 Benton school district in Lowndes county,
also all,.wing Conecuh county to issue 510.-
<»») lionds to pay lor a jail and other im
j proveiaents.
Frequent Bay Day*
Aiontg. nnery, Ala., November 21. —(Spe-
cial.)—The most important measures intro
duced in the house* today were one by
Mr. O'Brien, of Jefferson, to require mining
and manufacturing concerns to pay their
hands off bi-weekly, ami one by Mr. Me-
McQuten, of Jefferson, to establish an im
migration commission. This bill seeks to
appropriate Slu.ooi per annum lor the pur
pose of employing a commissioner and
clerk, whose sole duty it shall be to turn
immigrants into Alabama from the north
western states. 'l'lie bill provides that the
commissioner shall at all limes, keep exhi
bits of Alabama’s products on exhibition
at points in tin- northwest.
Mr. Hill, of Montgomery, has a bill in
; the house, which provides that a liquor
i dealer who sells on a credit any quantity
: of liquor less than a quart shall have no
recourse for collecting fur the same whether
on n.'te or otlurwise.
Alabama’s l.eßiniatiire I.nost** a Member.
Montgomery, Ala., November 21.—(Special.
Announcement of tin* death of Judge I’.
I Syd Holt, the in, inlier from Macon, at Ids
home in Tuskegee, tills morning, was made,
and the h'.mse adjourned out of respect to
I his memory, after the following committee
had been appointed to attend the funeral
and do honor to the member of the distin
guished deceased member; Messrs. Knight,
Jinks, McQueen. Smith of Autauga, Groves,
Harris and Ewing. The house then ad
i journe<L
Judge Holt was one of the most distin
-1 gutshed members of the lawmaking body.
He has for several stu cessive terms repre
sented ins county, and no member of the
' assembly was more univers illy beloved.
I He was a good and able man. and th** deni
i erratic party of (lie state has lost on** of its
* best and wisest members.
The way Senator Morgan completely
' snow,* I under his politic:,) enemies in tin*
' caucus last night is a souice of gnat con
gratulation to his friends. The cordiality
with which even those memiiers who have
differed with the distinguished senator cam**
j to ! is support wm n the final t, st came is a
generous compliment in itself. Less than a
half dozen members of th*, variety which
can see no democracy escaping through the
administration glasses voted feeble “no's"
against Moigan. but they were, as the
* school girls say, “not in it.” The Uonstitu-
I tion months ago told the pc*.ple who the
senator would be.
CHAIR M \ \* TOMPKIXS
Given Evidence That Senntoi* Morgan
Kept Faith with (lie Barty.
From The Mobile Register.
Colonel H. C. Tompkins, chairman of
■ the state democratic committee, when
i questiuned yesterday by a Register repre
sentative as to tile statement of Chair-
I man Tatibeneek, of the third party na
■ tional committe,, in reference to Senator
I Morgan, expressed himself as thoroughly
surprised and stated in direct terms that
the statement of Taubrneck was untrue.
Colonel Tompkins, as chairman of tiie
slate democratic committee, had consider
able correspondence with Senator Morgan
prior to th,* August election, relative to
the senator taking the stump for the dem
ocratic state ticket. A short while pre-
I vlous to his visit to the state Senator
Morgan telegraphed Colonel Tompkins that
he would lx.* in Alabama and named the
' places and dates of his appointments, at
the same time explaining that he had made
' the appointments as he had because the
; time was too short to make the arrange
ments by letter, but, at. the same time,
, stating that the appointments were at the
discretion of the democratic state commit
tee, to be changed as to time and places
as they might think best.
Atlanta, Ga. othceibAa Whitehall st.
SALE OF THE BONDS
ALL AKE LIKELY TO GO TO Till.
WALL STREET SYXIHCATE.
Stewart Bid for All or None—Foreign Hous
es Are Prominently Represented—The
Issue Was Three 'J imes Over Bid.
Washington, November 24. —Under treas
ury department circular issued November
13th, inviting proposals for 550,000,000 United
States 5 per cent bonds on a 3 per cent basis,
sealed proposals were today opened in the
secretary's office at the treasury depart
ment at 12 o'clock, noon, in the presence of
Secretary Carlisle. Assistant Secretary Cur
tis and Chief Huntington, of the Loans and
cuiicney division; half a dozen clerks; rep
resentatives of some of the heavy bidders,
and a. number of newspaper men.
The bonds bid for ranged from SSO to SIO,OOO
in denominaiton, dated February 1. 1X94, and
by the terms of the circular are to be paid
for in gold in five equal instalments, or in
one sum, at the option of the bidder, so
soon as he shall have been notified that his
bid has been acetpted. Secretary Carlisle,
in his circular, stated that he "reserves th**
right to reject, any or all bids.”
Over one hundred letters, some registered
and others delivered by messengers, were
received at th,* treasury department this
morning, containing bids for the bonds.
Among the important bidders present were
J. Pierpont Morgan, Pliny Fisk and A. Stet
thauer, of New York, and R. W. Bacon, of
Boston, representing Kidder, Peabody &
Co., of that city.
The actual opening of the bids began at
12:43 o’clock, p. m., and concluded at 1:45
o clock, p. tn. After tl)e bids had been
opened Secretary Carlisle announced that
fie was gratified at the result. There were
297 bids filed, and the total amount bid for
was 5154.370,91"). The allotment will probably
be made Monday. It is gen* rally considered
probable that the bid of the l.’nited States
Trust Company, of New York, representing
the Stewart, syndicate, for the sso.i". | 0.0"0 at
$117,077 per SIOO, all or none, will be accepted
as the most advantageous to the treasury.
The prices offered for the bonds ranged
from $1.04 to 51.1716
MemberM of (In* Syndicate.
The Stewart syndicate represents the
following concerns; United States Trust
Company, of New York: Drexel, Morgan
& Co.. Union Trust Company, of New-
York; First National bank, of New York;
Harvey Fisk & Sons, of New York; J. S.
Morgan & Co., of London; Drexel &- Co.,
of Philadelphia; National Bank of Com
merce, of New York; Chase National bank,
of New York; Fourth National bank, of
New York; National City bank, of New
York; Hanover National bank, of New-
York; Gallatin National bank, of New-
York; Merchants' National bunk, of New
York: First National bank, of Chicago;
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
Chicago; Manhaltr.n Life Insurance Com
pany, of New York; Morton. Bliss & Co
ot' New York; Heidelbaeh. Ickelheimer
Co., of New York; 1. & 8- Wormser, of
New York; J. & W. Seligman & Co., of
New York; Blair & Co-, of New York;
Vermllye & Co., of New fork; 1. S.
Smithers & Co., of New York; Edward
Sweet & Co., of New York: Kountze Bros.,
of New York; iaiidluw & Co., of New York;
Bowery Savings bank. of New fork;
Knickerbocker Trust Company, of New
York; Greenwich Savings bank, of New
York; Cooper, Hewett Co., of New York;
A. R. Eno, of New York; A. E. Orr, for a
Brooklyn savings bank: Brewster. Cobb &
Estabrook, of Boston; Winslow, Lanier &
Co., of New York; the Brooklyn Trust
Company, E. E. Rollins, Morse & Co.,
Blake Bros. & Co.
Some Bids and ItialderN.
Among other heavy bidders were these:
Indiana Trust Company, Indianapolis. 51,-
001,000, 116; Brown Bros. & Co., New York,
51,0)0.0)0, 116.16; Brown, Shipley & Co-, of
London. $1,000.0)0, 115.25 and interest; Con
tinental National bank, of Chicago,
000, 116.50; August Belmont & Co., of New
York. $1,500,000, 116.30; Importers and
Traders' National bank, of New soi k, s—-
000,000. 116.0X1; Manhattan Trust Company,
of New York, $1 .tW.OOO, 116.41; Old Colony
Trust Company, of Boston, $1,000,0d0, 116.43;
New York Life Insurance Company. $2,500,-
000, Thames National bank, Norwich,
Conn., $1,000,000, 116%; Siiejer & Co., New
York, $1,000,00*). $116,266; Speyer & Co., o*
New York, $1,000,000. 116.506; Speyer & Co.,
of New York. $1,000,000. 116.406; Speyer At
Co . New York, $1,000,000, 116.766; Ladenburg.
Tholman & Co., of New York, bid for sl.-
oijO.OOO in sums of $!W),o00 to $2;>0,000 at rates
from 116.50 to 117.115. From these prices
and amounts the bids ran down to bids
from individuals for SI,OOO. One of these
in New York was for SI,OOO at 101. What
ar.- known as the foreign banking houses
of New York, who are the heavy shippers
of gold, were heavy bidders for the loan.
At the symlicate's bid of 117.077, the rate
of interest realized will be 2.57 S per cent.
Only aibout 110.U00.'100 of the bids were
at prices above tire syndicate's figures.
There were no gold withdrawals an
nounced today from New York. At the
close of husineM the treasury's stated
balance stood at $100,060,000. of which $58.-
058.000 was in gold, a slight gain over
yesterdnv's balance.
One good thing about Dr. Price's Bak
ing Powder is that contents of the cans are
always full weight. It stands the test of the
scales as well as every other.
IOK WOMAN’S RIGHTS.
Arrangements Arc Being Made for the Suf
fragists Convention*
Cleveland, <>., November 20.- (Special.)
Tile national executive committee of the
National Woman’s Suffrage Association
held a meeting in Cleveland all today. The
nutting was held in th*s city at this time
on account of the presence «f so many of
the executive committee in attendance upon
the meeting of the Woman's Christian Tem
peranee Union. Five of the seven members
of the committee were present as follows:
The president. Miss Susah B. Anthony; the
vice president, at large. Miss Anna Shaw,
of Philadelphia; the corresponding secreta
ry, Mrs. Ellen Battle Deitrich,
of Boston; the recording secreta-
ry, Miss Alice Stone Blackwell, of Boston,
who is also editor of the Woman’s Journal;
and the treasurer. Mrs. Harriet Taylor Up
ton. of Warren, O. The remaining mem
bers of th«* committee are the auditors—
Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery, of Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Josephine K. Heney, of Kentucky.
The session was largely taken up with the
routine business of making preparations for
the annual convention of the association in
Atlanta, which will Ih* h* Id from January
31st to February sth of next year. Much at
tention was given by the committee to ar
ranging for railroad rates which will ena
ble delegates to 1> • in Atlanta and also in
Washington two week:; later at :i meeting
of the national women's council, to be held
in the Capital City- at that time. The offi
cers (.ending m iking such arrangements for
rates are unable to tell just how many del
* gates will be present in Atlanta.
Susan B. Anthony, the president, in sp ail
ing of this subject, said: “We are not cer
tain of getting what we desire in this re
gard. If we were republicans, or democrats,
or old soldiers, or business men we would
have every accommodation. Being women
without votes, the matter has another as-
pect. Hut. I think, in view of our being
prospective voters, the railroads ought to
begin to give us some recognition.
“As for the convention, we have stale
auxiliaries in thirty-four states, and vve
hope that all these will be represented at
the meeting. There has been a great awak
ening in the southern states on this ques
tion of late, and many requests have com*-
to us for speakers. An extended course of
lectures and addresses will be made by out
best speakers, both prior and subsequent to
the convention. This will b- the twenty
seventh annual convention since the per
manent reorganization. Before th* war we
had a national committee, but no associa
tion.”
Women El* ct Officers.
Cleveland, 0.. November 20.—The national I
convention of the Women’s Christian Tem
perance Union elected officers today. On
an informal ballot Miss Frances E. Wil
lard was re-elected president by a vote of
3X6 out of a total of :«»). The el**ction was
then made forma! and unanimous. Repre
sentatives of th** town of Churchville and
county of Monroe. New York, cr.me for
ward at this juncture and pres* nt* d Miss
Willard with two silv* r-boui. 1 gavels made
from the house where she had been born.
One of the gavels was intended for herself
and the othej for Lady Henry Somerset.
Miss Willard made a touching reply, in
which she incorporated a glowing ■ nlogy
of nietheihood. Miss Willard then thanked
the convention for granting her request ami
creating the office of vice president-ata
large, and nominated Mrs. Lillian N. M.
St'-vens. of Maine, who has been recording
secretary of the union since IXXO, for the
office. Mrs. Stevens was unanimously
elected by a rising vote; Mrs. Katherine
L. Stevenson, of Chicago, was eh*cted c*>r
responding secretary to succeed Mrs. Wooii
bridge, deceased; Mrs. Clara <’. Hoffman,
former assistant, was elected recording sec
retary, and Mrs. Frances Beecham, of
Kentucky, her assistant; Mrs. Helen M.
Barker was re-elected treasurer.
<■_—
As an aid to superior cookery Dr. Price’s
Baking F’owder, besides its greater purity,
is of higher leavening power than any
other.
)KW rlMd.lM) TARIFF REFORMERS
Hold ti Meeting nn«l Adopt \»><*n«l
ineutM to Their tOnst i( lit io>>.
Boston. Mass.. November 21.—The first
meeting and banquet of the season of the
New England Reform League was held
last evening at the Copley J-’quare b**;*-!.
The object of tile dinner was to consider
the adoption of amendments to the consti
tution changing the name of the organi
zation to the New England Free Trade
League.
•‘The object of the league shall bo to free
our trade, our industries and our people
from all tariff taxes, except those im
posed for revenue only.
“Its methods shall be to enlist the con
science. intelligence and patriotism of
New E.iglan*! against (lie system called
protection, winch at the dictation of organ
ized wealth taxes the whole American
people for the benefit of the few."
President Henry W. Lamb, in opening the
meeting, spoke generally of what the poli
cy of the league should be. "Pass this
declaration.” he said, "and hereafter when
tariff reformers are called free trailers
let them stand by it and lace the enemy."
There was a prolonged debate ui>on the
question of adopting the amemiments,
which were finally adopted by a vote of
78 to 8.
Don't Tobacco Spit Si>u»~e .tike
) tin r I,ife \w aj .
Th<* truthtui, startling title of a nook
about No•(.*-ii;** . only harmless, guar
anteed tobac: o habit cure. It' you want to
quit and cant. u. • .Xo-to-hac. Braces up
nicotiniz d nerves, eliintnates nicotine poi
sons, makes weak men gain strength,
weight and vigor. Positive cure or money
refunded.
Book at druggists, or mailed free. Ad
dress the Sterling Rem< iy Company, box
218, Indiana Mineral Springs, Ind.
111.1.1 W Till’. «l 'I’D F.S.
Governor Jones Semis in a Batcli of
t ppoint meats.
Montgomery, Aia.. November i9._ (Spe
cial.)—The senate in executive session this
afternoon confirmed the following appoint
ments of the governor: Willi- G. Clark
as railroad commissioner, to till ’.he va
cancy caused by th* death of General
lloltzclaw; J. R. Dowdell, trustee of Agri
cultural and Military college, *. ic • It. r
Ligon resigned; for trustees of tile i ni
vei-sity <>f Alabama for tin* terms ending
March 1 tX’.''*. All-* V. Lee, third congres
sional district: R. B. Rhett, eighth district:
John Lutle, sixth district. For trustees of
th* Alabama Bryce Insane hospital, W. G.
Summerville, to HU vacancy > ii'sed by the
resignation of il. M. Summerville, tor the
term ending January 3, IS9S. and A. •'. Har
groce, B. Friedman and. J. W. Inzer for
term ending January 3. 1960.
$2,000 Hl CUSH
be Distributed amcr.
CONSTITUTION'S subserk
BETWEEN NOW AND MAY Isi
Bv the following plan : We have placed in a sealed envelope in thf keepir
the Treasurer of the State of Georgi:t, and locked in the great vaults ot the *S
a legal tender note, which like all federal pajier currency is uunibered. each
of every denomination issued by the government hating its own number,
numberon this particular note is eompowi of eight tigures and on the arr:
ment of these figures as they appear on the note depends the distributio
the two thousand dollars in prizes ofiered.
The following figures com- | £■ A B n*>S>n°7>
pose the number of the note I w B W #
though of course they are not given here in the order in which they aj
on the note.
To tho.-e who in sending with iheir subscriptions a rcAn'diF/e/iicHf of
no «.« (<i yire the number <t.< it i< mi the note, we will distribute prizes as fol'
StOOO ( ' AS ’ I to the person who gives the ;i'.i:nl*er of me note.
S3OO tJASH to the person who, no. giving the rxai't nnml)* r, c
nearest doing so.
|.\’ CASH to the person who comessecond nearest.
SifOO 1 ' 1 -^ Si ' 1,1 per»»n who comes third nearest.
SSO j\ CASH to iii* ].*)■•■ n who conies fourth nearest,
CASH to the |M*rson who conies fifth nearest.
IX CASH t the pers in who c >nies sixth nearest.
510 1 ' ’ ! ' 1,1 the person whoT •.>.•■■ seventh nearest.
S 5 iX CASH to th.* person coining eighth nearest.
CASH to the person < mm- im.' > ar«-t.
S 5 IX' CASH to the ; ers tn coming tenth neturesL
S 5 1 to the person coming eleventh nearest.
IX < ASH to the person c< ming twelfth nearest,
S 5 IN CASH to the person coming thirteenth nearest.
35 IX CASH to the person coming fourteenth nearest.
$5 ‘ {-'ASH to the p< raon coining fifteenth nearest.
S>s CASH to the person coming axteentii nearest.
Treasurer Ylr.rcioiiia ix’sj Receipt-
I ATI.ANTA, G A . August JSth. IS’.q. 1
Rfcetveo of THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION a I
J sealed pHekage. said to contain a leeal tender note. / > j z
V which will lx*sul>jeet to my kee(>iug mril tlictirstof M:*v /11/ ) I fir r* Tnd A I
•J is'.»s. when il will bcoremi) in my i.resencvMudiirertiii z .- Il II I (Il 1111 l I
V can- given of the number of the note. V/ /lirll J!Wi V v 11V' » t
j *'/ Treasurer Stateo
Eac’n of tiles.* prizes will be delivered in cash, subject to the following condition-
Each guei-s must accompany a . ash sub-criptiou to the WrxKL'’ Constitution.
Should there be any ties in the guesses, the prizes wiil be (' Ml * n
renewal subscription will be entitled to a guess with every s, * bs< T\P* , °”’,
must be made „n a separate piece of paper 'airing the- aante and <>< , ' S
number guested. This must be enclosed ni the letter umtnmmg a s-. m puon.
A MIRACLE IN TEXAS,
A MARVELOUS CURE INVESTIGATED BY
THE TEXAS CHRISTIAN
ADVOCATE.
The Wonderful Experience of a Well-
Known Texan—Suffered Infold Ago
ny-Given Up to Die—His Recovery
Astounds the Medical Profession.
From The Texas Christian Advocate.
A special representative of The Texas
< 'nristian Advocate was detailed to go to
Longview' and make a full investigation of
the reported cure of Herbert E. Spaulding
that has created so much talk throughout
the state. Arriving at the depot there was
no trouble in finding Mr. Spaulding, he
b-ing well known to everybody in that city.
\fter introducing himself The Christian Ad
vocate representative said: "Mr. Spaulding
I learn that for years you were a great suf
ferer. in fact a cripple, and that you were
at last cured and by a new discovery in
m dicine. If you have n*> objection will you
relate your experience?”
In reply Mi- Spaulding related the fol
lowing: "About eight years ago while
running a locomotive I contracted sciatic
rhumatism in my left side from my hip
down. It came on slow but sure and in
a few months I lost control entirely of that
member, it was just the same as if it was
paralyzed. I was totally unable to move out
i <>f my room for a. year and a half, six
months of which time 1 was bed-ridden. !
tried every remedy suggested, and had regu
lar physicians in constant attendance on
me. I was bundled up and sent to Hot
Springs where 1 spent three months under
‘ the treatment of the most eminent special
ists, all of which did me no good, and I
.-anie back from the springs in a worse < on
dition than when I went. The physicians
at Hot Sjirings told me that there was no
earthly !:< pe for me, which was the same
edict of my doctors at Longview before and
aft.r 1 went to the springs. I came home
and laid flat on my back and suffered the
most excruciating agonies, screaming in
pain every time anybody walked across the
room, the only ease 1 obtained was from
the constant use of opiates. After three
months of this kind of agony, during which
time my entire left leg perished away to
th** very bom, my attention was called to
a new remedy called I >r. \\ illiams’s Pink
Fili.; for Pale People, by Mr. Allison, who
is now train dispatcher at Texarkana, and
who was relieved of locomotor ataxia of
twenty years duration. At his urgent ami
repeated solicitation I consented to give
them a trial; after taking a few doses 1 be
gan to impr *ve. I continued taking the
(.ills and kept right on improving ’(gti! I
was finally cured. My leg is just
size as the other one. and 1 a
I’ink Pills not only cured me
life.”
The re porter next visited
Dr. (’. 11. Stansbury, a re-4
graduate of one of the n
Kentucky, ami a man wi
tldence of everybody ir
"1 know that Mr. Sp
ribly severe attack of sc
w meh t tried to cure hi
known to my profession
recommvn<ie*i him to g
II * ame back from the
wnen he went ami I th.
matter of time until !>
affected and he would
that th<- cure is the dire
of Dr. Williams's Fink
"That is rattier an in
a regular physician to
“I know it is, but a
f there ar hundreds of
1 Longview who know th
I truth. I also know M
| that he was relieved o
■ - are <»f ioc motor :. *a..*<-. ’o, *.v.
! standing. He is talented old
and is one of the most enthusis
cates of Pink Pills."
I >r. Williams’s I’ink Fills cont
condensed form, all the elements
; to give new life and richness to
| and r store shattered nerves. T!
1 unfailing specific fei such <lisea
| motor ataxia, partial paralysis
i dan -e. s. iatiea. neuralgia, rhei
| vous headache, the aftereffects
t palpitation of the heart, pale
! complexions, and all forms
i either in male or female. Pi.
I sold by all dealers, or will be s
| on receipt of price, (50 cents
j box. s for s2.so—they are never
• or by the I'M) by addressing D
Medicine i'o.. Schenectady. N.