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RICHARDSON MAY
BECOME LEADER
Three Democrats Strive fora Nomination,
Nov an Empty Honor.
IT MEANS PARTY LEADERSHIP
Tennesseean Among- th® Prominent
Aspirants, and He May Win.
MEANS THE 6AVEL IN THE 56TH CONGRESS
Candidate Was With the South in the
Early '6O's, and Is One of the
Brainiest Men of His State.
Washington. February 17^—(Spec lad. >—
Amoog the democrat* of the house and
' tboee who »ill be m. tuber* of the next
I c-tgrc-s a grewt deal of interest Is being
Bi.uiif* sted over the trfendly strife between
i three of the ablest democratic leaner* for
| t. ;• . -mpltmentary nomination of Uio demo-
I critic caucus for the speakership.
While this may seem an empty honor
when the fact of the strong republican ma-
J> "'J tn tho next house Is taken Into con
i acieration, it In rwdity means a good dual
men* than that. The reason is found in ths
pretty well-grounded belief that ths flfty-
Bixth «jo:ifeTvs» will bavo a democratic
This belief is not cot.lined to tho flcmo
crats. Republican leaders an* very strongly
Inclined to talk In the name way when they
get off into sems quiet corner and swear
you to print nothing they say. They will
r» Iterate their belief that republican moas
ur-s will bring about prosperity to the
country. but In doing so will express tho
further opinion that the good effects may
n- .. oe ur In time to prevent their parly
t- ng turned c<-wn in U.S congressional
•lection*.
The Lead®: ship Means Something,
llom-i.r that may be—whatever may be
the final result of republican legislation—
ths fact remains that it is this factor
which lends the gnwttst Interest to tho
dem<~ rati.- candidacy for ths speakership.
The nan who is nominated by the demo
crats of tho ciwigrxws which Is soon to as
•emble will In all probability be accorded
the nomination for that office tn tits con
gr«ws which sue-cred* the fifty-fifth.
There are thr>»« candidate*. Two of them
ar • from Tennessee and otio is from Texas.
I have referred heretofore to the contest
ar.4 mentioned the contestants, but now
repeat the names because of a dextro to
Introduce one of them to the r- aders of The
Constitution. He is Major James D. Rich
•"ls-Wt. of the Fifth Tenn. ss"e cor.grvsston
>’«trf L The other two are Hon. Henton
M.lUn of th- fourth Tennessee district.
1 IL-n. Joseph W. Bailey, of the fifth
1 xaa> district.
eh has rendered distinctive and dls-
1. .u’ hed servlet s in the d- mocratlc par
each is a man of great ability, each
■ssrs in a marked d< groe the quallfica
•»f ten.l- -ship It Is rot my purpose to
- • any cwmi anson o? the men. or of the
r rds they hare made. In thcee refer
» tn them, it Is. however, natural for
turn first to Major lib-hard-on. from
fart llu ho is in part a Georgian. Is
l» -p« th»‘ best known of the three to the
p oj.je of tho state, and because he is likely
t>> rw<*lve. If the stat, merits rs m-tubers
o: th- present house reflect the s .ui on.
the support of moot of the close friends
of Judge Crisp.
How* ver. as I have said. I say this rot
In ..ay dl-parng m--nt of either of the other
g«-ntlem>-n who aspire to this high honor.
T •• friends of each bellve that their man
h; s an excellent chance for the nornina
t!>n. The camtest Is being carrVd on In the
utmost frfendUra'ss and whatever the result
there will bo i<o bitterness.
Something- of the Man.
Th!- reference to the speakership con
test Is tr-.-d byway of introduction of Ma
jor Richardton and of an Inton-st’ng talk
» i-h I had with that gentleman yesterday
A few words, first, about the num " nisei f.
He 1e a native of Tennessee Efi-l when
t • war broke out. was at Franklin eol
e near Nashville. At the age of • ‘chtron
f. entered ill® confederate army, first as a
p-’- .to -id th» n for throe years as artju
t. ■’ ' t'.- Forty I fth Tennessee. After the
tri* retd law and began to practice nt
S’ irfrrasboro. In October. 1871. he took his
*. t as a m- mber of tho lower house of the
T - ]. ci Jnturo .that being his first
t m; nd on the fir t day was
* .her of the house. He was then only
t«>-nty-«ight yt-nrs of age. He was subso
il '«ktly eh- ted to tho senate and has
«. -vc! in emsgrens continuously since his
e Un to the forty-ninth congrve*.
We were talking a!out ihe attitude of the
d-1 >< -a-t.- minority tn tho next congress.
?' -r Rldhnrdson n»f.rr«'l to his views as
iv ■ xpr—«**d in The Constitution with
■rd <» what wns. In his opinion. the
ami appropriate course for the demo
s <rt* !<• pnrs te in the extra e ■•• don.
: .« Constitution Strongly Indorsed.
I have nothing to add to th- opinion I
’ gave.” n - said, “further than to say
t * I ton in the opinion given,
i • torse full' the course or policy out
as best tor our party by The Con
stion on this subject. 1 do not b-Ileve
be wise to waste time unnecessarily
• ■—d relief
■urns of the republicans. If the m. as
whlch they finally ndopt bring relief,
would be justly censuriblo for causing
t • delay In th-dr adoption; and If they
f I to bring th- promised relief, then tho
f !ur- so to do would b® charged against
as th- InevltaM® nsuit of tho delay we
I I ourselve* eawed. H-nce. le-yond fair
i> 1 reasonable debate and criticism I do
r-t th.nk tt advteotle to go.
■’You may d—peml upon It, there will
be no great delay In the housa of repr*-
•- -itatives Thera trill hardir be reasonable
th-- aib-wrd for consideration of the pro-
I d tariT measure, to be knoa’n as th«
iMngley bill. No opportunity will be glxen
f - imen-lment. It will !•* put threugh
a .th a rush, undec whip and spur, with the
J • u»n or excuse io them-selves of
• "■ m- pressing necessity.
H.srhet Tariff Taxes Not Necessary.
:i- senators, however, as usual, will
’ ■’.- r* as* nable time for •lobate, discuss*-*®
« .imer.dment. And why should they not
<!•• <-.? There la no great exigency now
<-n the country, and no pressing need tor
reuse in tho public revenues. »’«
have l.y th.- statem-*nt of February IX of
th- treasury. 13UU-HJSXZJ In tho treasury.
This. It Is true. Includes the g"-ld res- rve.
I leaving out of the eaieulaiioti the one
b mdred millions of gold reserve; and there
Is left over JUk.vto.it*'. which can be ap
plied to the public debt and expenses.
There I* therefore no real or substantial
reason or justifiable pretense for intreaa-
Ing taxes on the people. Besides, an ls»-
creeae of taxes may not bring an In
crease of revenues.
“But the republican party must of nec
malty iocresa* HP”’** td glva the Increased
protection they have promised, or they '
must go out of business. The tnnnufuctur- i
era expect it. and under their implied, if
not express, contract with the republk-iuw <
In th® lust campaign, they have the right
to expect it and to demand 11. And they ,
will get it. The republicans may not fix
the rates in all cases as high as they place ,
them In tfie McKinley law. but they will i
go just as high as they dare go.
No -Pror-pcrity from Taxation.
"Will such a law bring prosperity?”
“No. It cannot boa people can be taxed .
Into proetH-rily. We may see some degree ■
of Improvement in business utter the pas
sage of such on act, but It will not be be
cause of tb-> act, but In spite ot It.
Tho republican party Is In a posi
tion now by tho accident of circum
stance to obtain the tienelU of favorabla
causes and circumstances to which it Is
not entitled. By reason of the falsehoods
end misrepresentations ot the late cam-
wl
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HON. JAMES D. RICHARDSON.
He Will Probably Be Nominated as Democratic Candidate for the
Speakership.
palg-i. and other causes which I w ill men
tion later. It succeeded in carrying the
Country on the face of the returns. It has,
by reason of Its success from Ila • causes,
all or nearly all of the cvmblm-d wealth
and capital of the nation on Its sice now
to aid In a movement for better llm.s, and
a renewal or business activity. Such causes
can and may make better times t< nipo
rarily. The effort will probably be put
forth to this end in <>rd< r to prove that re
publican succ. -s was prop* r. at. 4 in order
to guarantee to It a long leitse of power.
Cannot Be Heiinineut.
T do not i-...k for .w perma-
nent prosperity as Um result of
a high protective tariff
irdustri<a« of the country ha -•• I • n proa- i
rate so long and th® tide of busln*|
is so low. there must nulur-dly come some
returning rise, itow much r;--. and how
long it will last are the live questions. I
look tor no permanent and lasting upward
movement among tiie pntdue.ng and labor
ing classes until there is remedial financial
legislation. That will not come until Uiere
Is another elation.
-Th® v. rdict of the last election w ill be
wholly misinterpreted by the law makers,
tt... majority in .ougress. It will be c.aim
ed by them, and not without a color of rea
son. that tho verdict l ist Nov. :nbei « is to
the effect that the country was satisfied
with present financial conditions, but it s
not. Those w o b-..- thtir .onelusions on
that Interpretation of tho result and act
up—n such assumption wnl w.*l«iy m..-» the
mark. I admit there was some odor of
reason for such a conclusion, but tin re w.u
no real reason to so com lade, for the re
sult of that election was brought about by
fi. titlous and corrupt considerations which
Chwtted and detrauded honest voters, de
bauched tho ballot iH.xes throughout Um
land and outraged public sentiment.
Relief from Blood Letting.
•The November elect.on «.tu not indicate
tlte honest convictions of th. iourle.ii mil
lions of Voters who partleipaXed in that
election. It is tut e-.0-y matter, therefore,
tor interested persons with sinister design
to mtocoiistrue ami misait- rpre-t th-- verdict
then reml red and In doing so claim that
tl y ire 11U ■ -ib nd falthfu
Judgment duly r< nd. red. 'i hey overlook the
fact that that verda-t wtrn pure-hased and
that Um vot.-rs in giving it were d.-luded
and dts-elved. it will be fortunate indeed
u there IS still left In tho land enough «>f
Vitality. en< rgy and strength to work out
a fair showing of prosperous times and
business activity under liie adverse cir
cumstances and conditions which the re
publican party w ill 1. L.« Uie country in af
ter Uiey have had their day of rule, and
have administered th. .r remedies, it will
only demonstrate the fact that a very st.-k
patient may rereaver some strength even
from blo.a-1 letting when ho is already
sorely depleted, and when the physician ut
t» rlj fails in tho effort to properly diag
nose his symptoms. After the single gold
etandanl and a h rh protective t u-lff with
the present financial system have tmen tri‘<l
under the incoming administration it will
ba shown that something else Is needful.
Then, and not until then, will it be wise or
proper for us to offer other remedies than
those proposed by lite victors of the last
c. .All true patriots hope the
country will survive the four years" treat
ment and have strength enough left to un
dergo remedies which may then be admin
istered. and w hich in their nature may be
ii.rolc. but -which it will bo found are ab
solutely necessary to the restoration of
health and vigor to th® body politic.”
Extra Session Probabilities.
I asked Major Richardson if he lookrel for
any general legislation by the republican
party in the approaching congress
other than t.triff lb- saM to
d;d not. "It appears.” he add.»d “that Mr.
Rerei is endeaxoring to so arrange matters
as 9‘ permit no general l*gislalion that lie
wishes to get along with the appointment
of only the ways and means committee, the
committeo on rules, tlm committee on ac
counts and possibly the commit®* on ap
propriations. so that nothing can b® con
sidered of a g.-nerai character and with the
d. object In view ot coercing senators
Into a prompt and spee<ly consideration of
and a vote up«>n the tariff measure. But
there will be stout resistance on the part
of th® rank and file of his o:.ny to this ar
rangem* lit. They say, at d It Is true, that
this action will scree to magnify and ex
alt tho two great committees of the house
which alrendv in the opinion of some are
tor powerful in shaping and .ontroillng the
Isgtalatlon and business -f th ’ house. There
will bo much clamor for t he appointment of
all the committees. H« may not be able to
dragon his side® of the house into this
action. H® has never yet failed to
have his wav and to force his party In the
house to tofiow Ida leadursldp. It will be
•FTTE WEEKTJT CONSTri’HTTOK: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, MAUCH 1, 1897.
Interesting to note what degree of success
follows his effort.”
Strong Views on Cuba.
•■Wh-at about tho Cuban situation?” I
afbed.
"Tills is a broad question and it will re
quire morn time than I can take to fullv
answer it," iciid he. “I content myself by
Baying In my opinion the independence of
Cuba should be Immrelb’toly recognized and
an end ptlf to tho war on that favored
Island. Why has ft not been recognlz.-d? I
will tell you. Because love of country is
rated lower than dollars. Because It will
affect the price of st.x-ks in Wall street.
Because It will intorfere with somebody s
profit In trade or will Interfere with some
body’s business. Bectiusu a-s a nation we
worship mammon instead of lllterty. Tee
day seems to have come when money and
not patriotism is the basis upon, which
grave foreign questions are to be settled.
Americans may be butchered and our
country’s f g Insulted, hut lest sont'* spccu
lator in w it- w I k or gumbli r In W 'll
•tread may lose a dollar through fear ot
war we will re-sort to diplomacy, pocket
the liujult and condone th<- injury.”
A Magnificent Work.
It is well known that M ijor Richardson
Is tin* author of that splendhl-compilation
W)fi<-h he named ”M< s tges and i’ap- rs of
the ITesidents.” Three volumes of this
work h ive already been Issm d and there
will lie sevi n more or ten In all.
Ry universal consent this is declared to
be th® m<'d useful ami popular govern
n.ent • -:bi‘- itlon tv-r mat . It b.’-J e.i
pre re! his time when not occupied with
coi'-r-- -lon.il duties for nearly two years.
He Iris during this period devot’d to it
on an average of three hours u day. but
he t.: “ not perm:t t* d it. how- ver. to Inter
s- re with lil.- i onvi-e?sior.-rl duties, tho neg
lect of which his never been chary--d
against him.
T e pu' li- itlon b-gltis with Washington
and <-los. s w ith < ’h-v-l.ind's -administration.
It will include every annua', veto and
special me.- ige. Inaugural address, procla
mation and executive order of the presi
dents. It Is the first complete compilation
of these v.iluable state p.tpers. The gov
ernment Is not in jxis-i-ssion ot the pro-ia
matluiis of the presidents In any authen
tic form.
Th-- v- rdlct of congress and the country
Is unanimous that -Mr. Rlcltardson has
done the work faithfully and well. The
b-st critics .1 the l’nite-1 to.ites h ive d--
voted columns in th- ir paj- rs to reviews
of the work. It Is a compilation that will
list forever. Its value cannot be esti
mated. OHL.
FARMERS ADJUDGED INSANE
Jahn Codie and Harmon Evans Sent
from Walker County to Asylum,
Chattanooga, T- in., l-'ebnuiry (Spe-
. iged tlili • - . and
Harmon Evans, fifty, both farmers
of Walker county. G-ory.i, have been ad
judged insane.
They p.is-sed through this city today In
dharg-o of an oflk-er eti route to the insane
asylum ut .Milledgeville
Found Hanging in a Barn.
Nashville, Tenn., i < oruary 24.—(Special.)
Joe Haiiton, a well known farmer of Sum
ner county, was found hanging from a
beam in Ids barn this mounlng.
Hu had retired In good spirits but rose
and dressed hims< It during the night and
comniitlstd suicide. Despondency over
family troubles Is supposed to be tho
His wife died recently and he has a son
In jail ut Springfield charged with murder.
You know a man by the company ho
kc- i‘9. If he Is taking Hood’s S.irsaparilia
regularly you can rest assured that fils
blood is pure, his appetite kre-n and his
health is the best. Try it yourself.
(Note thi« to<lH». This n«t. m*j n»t uppenr naain.)
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BRADLEY-HUNTER
ROW UP AGAIN
Kentucky Congressman Won’t Have the
Administration Deal.
GOVERNOR HAS A ROUGH ROAD
Two Men Heartily Detest Each Other,
and Will Fight It to the End.
THE DOCTOR WANTS TO BE SENATOR
If an Appointment la Made, the Ap
pointee Will Not Be Seated When
He Goes to Washington.
Washington. February 27.—(Special.)—
The Kentucky situation Is looming up
again. The determination of President
elect McKinley and his managers to force
the election of some republican to th®
United States renate to succeed Joe Black
burn finds a stumbling block in tho per
son of Dr. Hunter, who respectfully but
foictbly declines to be held up and robbed
of his rights.
The telegraphic reports from Canton have
told the story of the visit to the scon-to
be Deserted \ lilngo of Governor Eradley.
of Keniucky, who was summoned there
by McKinley. The reason tor his visit Is
known. He vent there in order to throw
some light upon tho Kentucky situation,
but while there ho gave his opinion of 1..s
republican rival. Hunter and Bradley have
only tho supremest contempt for each
other. Either would rather see n demo
crat in tho United States senate than the
other. The Intensity of feeling between
them goes so far ax to include among tho
enemies of each ail men who are at all
friendly to tho other. This means that
every man who has any prominence at all
in tho republican party In Kentucky Is
under the ban with either Bradley or
Hunter.
Tried to Buy Hunter Off.
When Dr. Hunter was summoned to
Canton, propositions that he should b®
provided for with some fat office like th®
conimtssloni rshlp of Internal revenue or
some other on the same plane, were made
to him. Ho loft Washington with the
Idea firmly Imbedded In his brain that
there was just one southern republican
who fully -and completely met the require
ments for admission to tho McKinley cab
inet. That man was. of course, himself
The offer of a secondary office, or. as Pop
Merrick would put ft. a place in the •’some
thing equally ns good” ranks, was, there
fore very much like flashing a sq-mre
y ard of cn.rmlne <lr. -s material In the f.tce
of an angry bull. He couldn’t b®<* that
proposition at all. Hanna’s Idea was that
he should withdraw from the s< natorial
conttst altogether, and fit Bradley de
cide who the plum should fall to. Tho
doctor r< S-C ■tfully refused. Ho came back
bore and h bc.-n busy keeping In touch
with the men who have been supporting
bin for :ho senate.
Now Gove-ror Bradley has boon to
Canton and It Is given out that, back-d
by tho administration Influence, he Is go
ing to try to run roughshod over Hunter,
convene th® legislature ami elect some
other republican to the senitt®.
Mil. , tlx v tode ivor c. . 'hat p. >
gramme Into ‘p-actlcnl effect they will
And them lv s up ngnlnst It. as tho slang
of th® day goes, ami tho “it” In this con
nection be I’or-rr.-i-r-an Hunter.
Hunter in It to Stay.
Tn talking about the situntlot with his
friends, the doctor does not hesitate to
del ire his purpose to fight ft out to the
end. H« said lust night: ’’l am a Candi
da!® for senator, .-nd tor nothing else.
They want mo to retire. Why should I. I
have assurances of support from enom-h
members of the legislature to make me the
caucus nominee of my party. I don't think
that, in justice to m. s.lf or to my friends,
T should retire from tho race. We repub
licans In Kentucky have as much right to
the regular party procedure of nomination
by caucus as anybody’ else has. Why
should we, at the behest of a few malcon
tents. allow the minority to run the ma
jority?"
in tho republican caucus it will require
thirty-six votes to nominate. Dr. Hunter
dre-lan s that he has positive assurances of
forty-thrr-o on w hom 1 » <an count abso
lutely and a number of others which he
will get. 1* > declare* very cm phalli ally
that Just so sur® as an extra session --f
tin- legislature Is called he will b.- a can-ll
<l -te for tho se.nat.- to suceeec Senator
Blackburn.
“You cannot state th t fact too emphat
ically,” Slid he. "I am the choice of a
vry larito majorltv of the republi.-.i.ns of
my state for th-- s- nutor-hip. Tho legisla
ture is republican on joint ballot, the situ
ation here In the senate demands th« elec
tion of a r. publk-an, and I shall go to
Fr.-iikfort When the legislature Is called
t<-< ether and make tho strongest fight 1
know how for the place. I have an honest
ambition to bo senator, and have a perfect
right to be a candidate. With the majority
of the republican members of tho legisla
ture In favor of tny election, I certainly
believe I have good reason to expect It.
If anybody is acting as obstructionist In
this matter, it Is not 1. I have every right
to believe that It Is the other fellows who
ought to bo forced out of the race and
not mysoi..’’
Jo Will Be Thera, Too.
Republicans here who watch the condi
tions In Kentucky very closely are Inclined
to believe that Hunter Is right In his
claims. Hunter’s opponents claim that St.
John Boyle, who wax tho caucus nominee
during a portion of tlm contest, last win-
ter, should bo pushed forward still. Hun
ter’s friends, on the other hand, declare
that tho big doctor showed his willingness
to sacrifice himself when ho gave way in
order to let Boyle be elected If he could.
Tho result showed that he could not, and
now they believe that If anybody can It
Is Hunter.
In all this dlsousaton, a gentleman who
has for a number of years been a promi
nent figure in Washington affairs takes a
deep interest. When the legislature as
sembles at Frankfort hi\ too, will be there.
If there Is one thing above another which
Jo Blackburn enjoys. It Is a fight. He Is In
this fight with both feet.
Tho democratic game 13. of course, to put
off an election by tho present legislature,
which has, I believe, until next January to
tierve. If this can be prevented, there will
be no trouble In Blackburn succeeding him
self. for It Is a certainty, acknowledged on
all sides, that Kentucky has gone repub
lican for the last time. There is no ques
tion of flio democrats electing the next
legislature, and If tlm fight can come on
In that legislature, Blackburn will surely
win. Tho present senator’s term expires
on the M of March, thia year, and there
will boa vacancy until It la filled by
election.
Governor Bradley’s call for the legisla
ture to convene March 23d. is regarded ua
a determination to run over Hunter If
possible. The declaration that he will ap
point a senator as soon ns Blackburn’s
term expires attracts particular attention
here, it means that Hanna has determined
to try this method of securing a senator
from Kentucky, although he has been ad
vised that leading republican senators will
not vote to seat an appointee.
All precedent supports the contention
that the legislature having been In session
with tho power to eject, and having failed
to do so, the governor has no right to ap
point. Hanna had a conference with
Hoar today concerning tho Kentucky- and
Oregon situations, which are much the
same, but Hoar gave him little hope, de
claring that tho senate would not accept
an appointee In either case.
OIIU
KILLED WHILE FOBBING GRAVE
Two of the Guards Have Been. Ar
rested by Officers.
Nashville. T< t-n., February 24.—(Special.)
A report reached the city last night that
a party of grave robbers hid been fired
on In the eleventh district, but not much
Importance was attached to it until today,
when the dead body of Nathan Huggins,
cclcied. was found neir the old Bradford
grave yatd, five miles southwest of the
city.
Eli Jones, who was killed near there
by Tent Carter last Saturday, was burled
Sunday, and ns many robberies hu,ve oc
curred in the neighborhood, Alex Johns,
Torn Vass. Ralph Odum and Jesse Smith
were selected to guard the grave for a tow
nlghta.
Last night two whit® men, sutnosed
to be connected with one of the local medi
cal colleges, drove out to the graveyard
and secured Nathan Huggins, who w-.s a
h« use boy at Van Leer Kirkman's, to
guide them to the grave.
They were seen approaching by the
guards, and as scon us two ot the nun
reached the grave they fired.
Sr mo eno was hen id to exclaim, “Oh.
Lord, you have shot the wrong man.’
Both guards and grave robb--rs ran. nnd
It was not known until Huggins’s body
was found that any one was killed.
Coroner I.ambeth Investigated the case
nnd the jury repr rted that Huggins was
killed by Torr Vass. Warrants were sworn
out against all the parties, charging Vass
with murder as J rlnclpal. and the others
as accomplices. Ed Johns and Ralph
Odum have born arrested and Vass and
Htnilh wul be arreried Tne tffah being
closely Investigated and an iffort to ascer
tain who the white men are. but ns grave
robbing is a penitentiary offense, the par
ties interested are keeping very dark. It
Is known, however, with which college tho
men are connected.
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DOES NOT BELIEVE IN GOD.
Prosecutor in a Damage Suit Admits
He Has No Religious Belief.
Chatt 11-H'g'. ‘•'•bruary 2ti.-<Spe-
clal )—The suit of Colonel John R. Beasley
against Chief Justi.--- Snodgrass, of the
supreme court, for »IO.<W damages alleged
to h ive resulted from the shooting of the
former by the latter, something over a
year ago. was b. gun in the circuit court
tO lt l was shown that tho chief Justice had
shot Beasley, and that the latter's arm
was now disabh-1 Tho afternoon was
taken lip by the attorneys forth.- defense,
who forced th.- proa.cutor to admit that
ho believ'd neither in a God nor the di
vinity of the Bible, nor the immortality of
tho soul.
MISS MANKIN TELLS THE STOHY
Young Tennesseean Is on Trial at
Murfreesboro Now.
Mufreecboro. Tenn E- bru.iry 27.-(Bpe
ciil 1 -William Kelton, .barged with crim
inal assault on Miss Celeste .Mankin. a s®v
euteen-y<xir-«»M girl, was arraigned for
trial her® today.
Tie girl’s evidence was that her sweet
heart G.orge Winfrey, wrote her a note
to meet him at a certain point In the
woods and they would be married.
She wont with Kelton to meet Win
frey. The latter went after a squire nnd
while he was gome, she charges, Kelton
committed the assault.
Winfrey soon returned without the squire
and Kelton disapm arrel, Wintrey then as
saulting her. Winfrey fled the country.
Kelton la her eousin.
Ail the evidence was heard today nnd
the jury charged.
Kentucky Kicks on High Hats.
IXMilrville, Ky., February 2t>. -Both
branches of the city council have passed
an ordinance prohibiting women from
wearing h-ats In the theaters and public
halls. Mayor Todd will sign It tomorrow.
Heck Murderer Confesses.
Knoxville. Tenn., February 23 (Special.)
The officers havo at last obtained a con
fession In tho Heck murder cos® at Coal
L y' member of the plot to kill Heck has
confessed that Mynatt Loach fired the
shot. Tlte murder had been planned for
several months.
Five other men are Implicated; four are
under arrest.
Two Ounces of Carbolic Acid.
Knoxville. Tenn., Feoruary 22.—(Special.)
Joe Zebo, a young tailor, after attending a
Washington birthday dance and banquet
tonight, went to the home of hta best
girl while intoxicated, where ho was re
jected by an Irate father.
He attempted suicide by taking two
ounces of carbolic acid and Is lying now
at the point of death.
Preacher Carried a Pistol.
Nashville. Tenn., February 26.—(SpectaJ.)
Governor Taylor today relieved Rev. Alex
Manny, colored, of Carroll county, ot a
fine of SSO, which had been imposed on
him for the offense of carrying a pistol.
Seven Negroes Killed.
Murray, Ky.. February 21—A premature
explosion of dynamite at the gravel p|f
here at noon today killed seven negro la
borers and wounded as many more.
Young men or old should not fail to read
Thomas Slater's article, headed “He Sends
It Free,' cn pagi 9.
THE SOUTHERN WINS
It Gets a Compromise Bill Through the
North Carolina Senate.
THIS STOPS THE BITTER FIGHT
If the Compromise Does Not Pass the
House, It Will Prevent the Anti-
Lees® Bill from Passing.
Raleigh, N. C., February 26 —(Special.)—
The house devoted today's session to con
sideration of the revenue act In committee
of the whole and fixed the taxes at $1.35
per poll, 21 1-3 cents for general state
purposes, 31 1-3 cent for pension and 20
cents for schools.
In the senate a biil was introduced to
allow women to vote at local option elec
tions.
The session of the senate was devoted
to a discussion of the bill to annul the lease
of the North Carolina railway. The sen
ate chamber was packed, many representa
tives of the Southern and Seaboard Rail
ways being present. The majority of the
special committee on the present lease of
the road reported that It had found no
fraud or suspicion of fraud In the making
of the lease. Tho minority of the com
mittee made a report that it did not concur
In tho majority report because the com
mittee would not summon and examine ex-
Governor Carr, A. B. Andrews and R. C.
Hoffman, and they found that tho facts
could not bo obtained without their evi
dence.
The majirlty of tho committee offered a
aubstltuto for the bill, to annul the lease
(this being the substitute offered by Sena
tor Grant, which was summarized last
night). Tho minority recommended that
the substitute should not pass.
The debate occupied nearly four hours,
and was at times warm. Amendments w ere
offered to the substitute, providing that
the directors of the North Carolina railway
shall also assent to u modification ot
thirty-six years by Juno Ist next, also al
lowing the state to bring suit tn the event
tho Southern railway's directors fall to
assent to this modification of the lease.
Other amendments were offered to the sub
stitute. which names 7 per cent as the
rate of rental. One of them mimed 1U
per cent, another 9 and another 6 per cent.
’I he sc were defeated. There was a tie
vote on the 8 per cent amendment, which
the president broke by voting on the sub
stitute which was adopted—yeas 26. noes .4.
Then the bill was passed to its secomf and
third readings and was clinched.
Some of the senators said In voting
against the bill that they would take the
question into politics. Four populists voted
for the substitute. Governor Russell had
felt confident up to almost the last moment
that the substitute would be defeated. One
of the incidents of the day was an encoun
ter In the senate lobby between Senator
Hyatt and the governor's private secretary,
Alexander. The senator charged that tho
secretary was offering him an office as
a bribe to vote against the substitute.
Tills the private secretary denies.
The Southern has a con-tract to pay tho
state s2sn.'io>) rental annually. The S- board
after th® contract ha<l been signed an-1
ratified, offered sl*><\<XW for the purpose of
embarrassing Its c-omuetitor.
Says He Was Offered a Bribe.
Raleigh, N. C„ Februay 26 —(Special.!—
In a special interview tonight State Senator
Hyatt positively declares that Governor
I?-..-si!!’« private secret.uy lire, tly off-r--d
him today the position of secretary to the
board of agriculture if he would vote for
the hill to annul the lease of the North
Carolina railway.
Hyatt struck the private secretary, Al
exander. and denounced him as a contempt
ible coward, and declared he would rise
in the senate and see whether the governor ;
could with impunity offer bribes to legis
lators.
Alexander denied that any position was -
offered.
NEGROES FORM A COTTON MILL
Well-to-Do Colored People Organize a
Company in North Carolina.
Charlotte, N. C., February 22.—A cotton I
mill company to be operated entirely by ■
colored labor was organized at Concord i
today.
Warren Coleman, the originator of the
idea, an<l a wealthy colored man. Is secre
tary and treasurer.
All the officers are colored and all the
capital was subscribed by colored people, i
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Young Girl Burned to Death.
Chattanooga, Tei.n.. February 2>l. -<Spe
clal.)—The tw-elve-year-old daughter of
Henry Ray. a farmer living near Cleve
land. Tenn., was fatally burned today
The father and mother left the little
girl and a four-year-old brother alone
in tho house. The girl's dress caught lire
from atl open grate.
Every particle of clothing was burned ;
front her body and tho flesh was horribly
roasted. She died In a short time.
““ ♦— — ——
He Bled Himself to Death.
Chattanooga. Tenn., February 26.—(Spe
cial.) —J. S. Shadden, formerly a prosper
ous resident of Dayton, Tenn., killed him
self today In a strange manner.
Ha went to his room and securing an
ordinary tub, placed It in the middle of the
floor. He took a chair near by. placed his
right foot in the tub and then cut the main
artery in hts leg. and was slowly bleeding j
to death when discovered.
Ho died fifteen minute® later. Shadden
was at one time Wealthy, and was eighty
years of age.
Killed Her Young Son.
Nashville, Tenn., February 2C-. - tSpecial.)—
At Newburg, In Lewis county, yester-i.iy.
Mrs. Jane Dabbs was convicted of mur
dering her two-year-old son and sentenced
to seven years in tho penitentiary.
Tlte erime was committed a year ago.
Mrs. Dabbs killed her boy by crushing
his skull with a hatchet.
She then carried his l-ody Into tho house
and set fire to the building. The house
was destroyed and th® baby’s body burned
to a crisp.
Colonel Hanna has landed. Many a fin®
fish has done the same, but It was a dead
fish afterwards.
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Mrs. P. J. Mcflraw, McDonald. Ga.—-I suf
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1 desire th® address of eny member or
members of Captain Brown's company.
First regiment. Porter's Georgia infantry,
enlisted at Columbus. <Ja.. In Juno. 1836, for
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REFORM PRESS MEETS.
Association Investigates Charge®
Against Ex-President. Vandervoot.
Memphis. Tenn., February 23.—The mem
bers of the Reform Press AssoclaUon m- t
today shortly after W o’clock.
J. S. Coxey, of Mastlton. 0.. reached hero
tcalay and Is taking an active part In the
proi-s-edings. This morning’s session was
hardly started when Secretary Parker, of
Louisvillev threw a bombshell Into the dele
gates. He stated that serious charges had
been made by the Nebraska State Associa
tion against ex-President Paul Vander
voort. He was charged with being a re
publican spy in th.- populist ranks.
Mr. Vandervoort, In an tmp'tssloned
sp<ech, demanded that a committee be ap
pointed to investigate the charges. After
considerable discussion a committee, con
sisting of Mays, of Washington; McDowell,
of Tennessee, and Furguson, of Texas, was
appointed.
Tho afternoon session opened with th®
i report of the committee of charges against
I Vandervoort It declared that not a single
chargx* made had been sustained, and that
tho attack was prompted solely on account
of Vandervoort’s refusal to agree to sup
port the national fusion of Bryan and
Sewall. mado In the presidential canvass of
1596, but he did support th® Bryan and
Watson ticket with the so-called demo
cratic party, and which we hold he had a
perfect right to do. Secretary Edgerton
charges that General Vandervoort Is a re
publican, and not a populist, and to sus
tain his charge, recites the fact that ho
held office under the appointment of a re
publican administration In 1595.”
The committee meets this with a letter
from Edgerton, using his Influence to pro
cure tho aforesaid appointment, also that
the Nebrasklan law required police com-
Inant parties, and that Vandervoort w-nt
tn as the populist representative. The
committee eulogiz.-® Vandervoort and con
demns his accusers for their failure to
attend th® investigation and face the ac
cused. The report was adopted unani
mously.
Ihe balance o r the afternoon session was
devoted to hearing a stream of elaborate
I resolutions, one s t of which favored th®
j amendment of the constitution of the
i United States to bring about government
I ownership of railways, telegraphs, etc.,
j along the line of the usual populist doc
trines.
JUDGES CLAFM SAME BENCH.
Montgomery’s City Court Presents a
Curious Judicial Tangle.
Montgom-ry, Aliu, February (Spe
cial )—A curious judl-dal tangle exists here.
City Court Judge Arrlug-.on died a y- ir
ago and Governor Oates appointed John G.
Winter to succeed him.
1 The statute nqairis that the Judge shall
be appointed by the governor and confirmed
by the senate.
As the legislature was not in session.
Governor Johnston held that Winter’s ap
pointment could only be a temporary one,
and several days ago appointed Hon. A D.
j ship, and tho senate promptly confirmed
i him
j Judge Winter declined to step down.
| cl.liming his appointment was for the
> term, w hich expir- s two years hence.
I Rending litig iti-.n in the court was seri
ously threatened by the contest until an
amicable agreement was rea- he-1 between
! tho contestants to have the Issue pushed
to a decision by the supreme court.
This morning both mounted the bench
and adjo urned the court over until March
4th, by which time they hope to have a
decision as to their claims.
HE WAS BURIED IN A LANDSLIDE
1 South Carolina Planter Meets a Tragic
Death Thursday.
Columbia, S. C., February 2>».—(Special.)
At Lamar. Darlington county. W. B. An
drew-, a well-to-do farmer and highly re
spectable citizen, after breakfast yester
day walked down to an Immense ditch
yards from his home to see how the water
. was passing through.
i On arriving there ho deci<l-?d to go down
; the embankment to remove some trash '.hat
obstructed the water. While in this stoop-
I Ing position and at a depth of twenty feet,
i as this ditch runs through a hill, a land
slide took place above him w hi- h com
i pletely crushed him to the bottom in the
i water, burying him several feet under
! neath.
His wife nnd four children were standing
j on the brink and witnessed the tragedy.
1 It took a crowd of men five hours to exca
vate the body, which was terribly mangled.
PINGREE MAYOR AND GOVERNOR
Michigan Court Won’t Entertain Man
damus Proceedings.
Detroit. Mich., February 27.—11 az- ns S.
! Pingree is still mayor of Detroit and gov-
■ ernor of the state of Michigan .-iccording
I to an opinion rendered by the full bench
i of the Wayr.e circuit court today.
I The decision was upon the mandamus
■ proceedings brought by Comm.ssioncr
| Moreland, of the board of public w c ks, to
require the court of Wayne to declare the
i office of mayor vacant and issue a call for
an election to fill the vacancy.
The court holds that Mr. Moreland stand
ing alone and without the relation of the
attorney general, has no standing In court
and the court has no jurisdiction.
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