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VOL. 1.
ALLIANCE TALKS.
NEWS OF THE ORDER AND
ITS MEMBERS
Reform Press Comment and Items cl
Interest to Alliancemen Everywhere.
An exchange says: Alliancemen are
warned not t > tiust the had men who
have joined the Alliance for selfish pur
poses. We take the occasion to warn
them against ihe bad men who wou and
hke to join the Alliance, but whocannot.
Beware of them.
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The Dalla* Times-Herald which has
been inv. stigating. says that it knows
the attitude of 53 of the paity papers
of Tex Bon ihe sub-treasury sc'ume. It
says 16 favor it and 3? oppo-c it. That
is pretty good progress fur the measure
when we consider that it has not been
before the public long.
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The Lome Sentinel (Wingo, Kv.) says:
“When you hear a fel ow say that the
government cannot operate a railroad, ask
him how it is that when a ndhoad com
pany makes an assignment, do s not the
courts appoint a ma ager and the busi
ness goes on ju-t the same. The public
has the benefit of the road, and it is op
erated under c ntr and of the government
agent. If the cou ts can operate one line
successfully, can there be any reason
that all the lines may not be run the same
way?”
The Commerce (Tex.) Journal, says:
The New Yoik Chamber of Commerce
has just decided i se'f against any and all
coin-ge of silver, and yet n<> one of its
members can point to a place where, or
tell of a time when, there was too much
silver money in u e lor the public good.
If English capitalists should come to
America with $100,000,000 to invent, it
would be hailed with delight. What is
the objection to our own people diggin g
the same amount from the earth an and
coining it?
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The Arkansas Farmer (Little Rock)
says: “Don’t think because ydur little
Sub-Alliance is puny and wmting in en
ergy and life ihat the order is going
down. Read up and see that it is going
ahead with all steam on. It grows at the
rate of two or three thousand a day.
Thirty-eight states have been organized
and all will soon join the column. Noth
ing can stop the great march of the peo
ple. Take hoi e, take courage, sand
true to your colors, and your principles
will surely triumph. Right will, in the
end, be the victor.”
The Independent (Ta<kin,■ Mo.) says:
It has been truly stated that the Alliance
is not a political paity;yet the Order
will not condemn a man to death for vot
ing his sentiments. Tho only party in
this state that seems to be even in sym
pathy with Alii ince demands, is the
newly organized People’s party ; hence
members of the Order in every county
and in both Democratic and Republ can
strongholds are thoowing oil their old
party shackles and going into the Peo
ple’s party, because it is the only one
that promises relief.
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BUT THEY WILL KOT SEE IT.
Under the ab >vc captain the Progres
sive (Raleiglr, N. C.) says: “The esti
mated value of the cotton crop in Ar
kansas in 1889 was $28,000,000, says
the Faulkner County Wheel. Now sup
pose the Sui)-Trt-au r y plan had b> en a
law and all this cotton had been stored,
the government would have i sued 80 per
cent, of this $28,000/ 0o or $22,400,000
moie, mnk n; in all $50,400,000 to move
the crop o Arkansas f r the year 1889.
Doesn’t any man with c> mtnon sense
know that the farmers would have re
ceived be 1 ter prices 'or their cotton, paid
their merchants, doctors, lawyers, etc.,
more money and all have been greatly
benefited?”.
The Progressive Farmer, commenting
on the recent elections, says: “Toe
elections last week were significant in
some respects. Ti ey do not exactly
foietell what the result will be next year,
however. Boodle was used freely in
some places. In Kansas the People’s
Party nominated candid tes for Superior
Court Judges. They elected their men
in two or ton e districts. In the others
the Denver*ts and Republicans lusd
and by this unholy and unnatural com
bination electi and their men. Taken alto
gether, there was nothing hue a repeti
tion of former elections and the country
is no better <ff than it was. But all of it
was an eye opener for people who are
working for the good of thecountry.”
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The Farmers Alliance has inaugurated
a war on trusts and combinations, and it
is therefore the duty of all papes on the
farmers’ side in that fight to give such
information as miy be readily obtained
in regard to the various trusts and com
bines that do the most damage. There
are many of them, and perhaps some of
the worst are those made upon some arti
cle of small value, which eua>les them to
some extent to more readily escape
notice. The combination of the ax man
ufacturers is a fair sample of this class of
trust. There were two years ago twen
ty-two ax mannfactuers in the United
states, In Octo r, 1889. a movement
was put on fo<>t to consolidate fourteen
of ihe largest of these by the issufc of a
joint 6tock in purchase of tho factories,
and leave tno eight small factories to be
frozen out at leisure.
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The alliance in Georgia needs no com
mendation. It is known wherever the
js&tatr of iafo Bto.
principles of the order are known, anr
its influence is yt wherever the work ol
the alliance is progressing. It is th
Gibraltar of the order, and stands at th<
front, in this great struggle for reform
Its officers are among tho best, always
ready and willing to defend the ordei
and propagate its doctrines. Its state
organ, the Southern Alliance Farmer,
s ands among the best allia ice pape s
pub ished and is doing a great work. In
this it is loyally aided by a large number
of country papers far above the average
in point of effec ivrness and in elligence.
It is safe to assume th-t the alliance in
Georgia is in safe hand , and will con
tinue to grow in the faith and increase
in numbers until the principles it champ
ions will predominate in that great
state. —Ex.
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Tennessee ha* been a battle ground foi
Alliance principles from the first It ws
among the states that patriotically
dropped the Organization of the Wheel
to and c nsolifia'ed wit *e A1 ; ance in
the formation of the National Farmers’
All ance and Industrial Union. It has
a ways been aggressive in its methods,
and for that reason has met the wrath of
the poli Ician. During the past year
especially a bitter and mendacious war
has been urg*d against the Alliance, its
officers and principles by the partisan
press and political bosses of the state.
This attack has tended to strengthen and
unify the order, and under the care and
guidance of the present officers will no
doubt result in great benefit to the Alli
ance. The Toiler, the state organ, is one
of the best Alliance papers printed, and
is doing a grand work. There are also
a number of excellent county papers that
understand the situation clearly and are
rendering intelligent service. Tennessee
is not wanting in earnest, honest men at
the front, supported by a loyal member
ship, which is sure to bring future suc
cess.—National Economist.
The Alliance Herald (Montgomery,
Ala..) says: The Alliance is composed
of machine Democrats, true Democrats,
Republicans, independents and third
party men. As an organization it is not
in paitisan politics. It has aims, and
seeks to accomplish them. It has a mis
sion, nd expects to fulfill it. It came in
to existence at the demand of inexorable
necessity. It continues in existence and
will ever continue to live, because the
urgency of tiie necessity is so great and
exactng that the membe s who compose
it are b und by the ties of in
terest, and they are fastened to it
by a condition that compels them
to stick, to persevere and to make any
saciifice for its success. This condition
has jeopardized their homes, has imper
iled the liberty of th<ir children and has
rendered it impossible for them to attain
prosperity. The census report on the
mortgage indebtedness of the country
shows the condition that has jeopardized
their homes. The fact that they are
compelled to sell products at cost of pro
duction shows the impossibility of ex
tricating themselves from this condition,
without a change of systems. The change
of systems is the purpose. The change
of condition is its mission.
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THE BANNER STATES.
The National Economist Dresents the
following li t of states that have held
their annual meetings and adopted the
sub-triasury plan:
Alabama. Michigan.
South Carolina. Kansas.
Ikorth Carolina. lowa.
Georgia. California. •
Maryland. Indiana.
Virgin's. Illinois.
West Virginia. North Dakota.
Florida. Delaware.
A'kansas. Yi iscou-in.
Tennessee. Colorado.
Msisi.-s.ppi. Oklahoma.
Texas. Oregon.
Louisiana. Washington.
Indian Territory. Missouri.
In twenty-three states it was reaffirmed
unanimous y. In Alabama and Arkan
sas, there was one vote each again-t it.
In Virginia two, and Florida five, mak
ing a total of nine vo-es, in opposition
from twenty-seven states. In Missouri
the plan was practically carried by a
large majority, but wisely referred back
to the Euo-allianceß, and will doubtless be
unanimously endorsed at the next meet
ing. The ata ve is believed to De a true
statement of the matter as it now stands.
Rather a good showing, too.
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’tis queer.
The Illinois Alliance (Springfield) says:
It is a queer notion in financiering that
the people must be in debt in order to
have money, isn’t it? It is pre-eminently
a banker’s notion. The people must owe
a national debt in order that national
banks may use their promises to pay as a
basis upon which to predicate a certain
kind of money. It is, or seems to be,
impossible for bankers to get away from
this idea. Mr. Blank is a banker,
and the only change in existing methods
of which he can conceive is an enlarge
ment of the national banking prb ciple,
so as to include other forms of public in
debtedne-s as a basis fr money. If he
aDd other advocates of this peculiar form
of banking were pressed, they would
acknowledge that under their plan the
people must be perpetually in debt in or
der to have a sufficiency of money. Since
this is true, why shouldn’t the debt itself
circulate as money instead of being em
ployed as a foundation for money?
Would a charge of “fiat” any more ef
fectually lie against such money than it
would against money the only foundation
of which is the very same debt? Perhaps
it is because the latter method contains
an “element of profit for the banks,”
which the former does not, that accounts
for the banker’s love of the latter, and
their hatred of the former.
TRENTON, GA. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 20,1891.
RECENT GROWTH OF THE ALLIANCE.
At Piesident’s Polk’s office in Wash
ington it is reported that the growth of
the Alliance has be n too rapid to keep
track of during the past mouth. The
following summary of recent reports is
givpn out:
Oklahoma—Several subordinate Al
liances have been organized, with a net
increase of 400'members.
For some time past hot war has been
waged against the Alliance in Missis-ip
pi, and is getting i otter every day; hut
since December Ist 1890 ihe net increase
in membership has been ovdr 1,060.
North Dakota—Sixty two Sub-AHi
ances have been organized, with a net
increase of 2,* 00 members.
lowa—Thß state is doing some glori
ous, and aggressive a'd successful work.
Two hundred andsixtv-six Sub-A liunc s
have been organized since December :st,
with a net increase of over 9,000 :r.< in
ters, ninety-nine organizers are now at
work all over the State.
California—Fourtc u counties have
teen organize ), with 215 Sub-A liances,
and the net increase of membership is
over 8,000.
Louisiana—Two rpw organiz*i
tions have been effect and. with about
twenty sub-Alliances, and the net in
crease is over 500 members.
South Carolina—Twentv-two new Sub-
Alliances have been established, with
about 1,000 new members, but a loss of
nearly as many has been sustained This
is the ouly s ate roently heard from in
which an increase in membership is not
reported.
Ohio—The Buckeye State heads the
list. Thirteen- new counties are ■ rgau
ized, with 170 Sub-Allianc< s, and the in
crease of membe ship is over 10,000.
South Dakota—Working under diffi
culties, this state reports a net inctease
of 1,000 members.
West Virgiuia—The awakening and
interest is phenomena l . Two hundred
and thirty Sub-Alliances lnve been en
rolled, and the net gain of members is
nearly 10,000.
CRAWFORD SIGNS
The Commission of Governor Flem
ming’s Appointee.
A Tallahassee, Fu., dispatch says:
The supreme court met at noon Tuesday
to take final action in the mandamus case
against Secretary of State Crawford.
Neither Secretary Crawford nor his a tor
ney was present, aud t-he session of court
was of buc a few minutes’ duration. In
stead of the announcement by the couit
of the expected mntimus, as it was gen
erally thought that the Secretary won and
hold out in his determination not to si-n
the commission, the following paper had
been presented to the chiel justice:
Chtel Justice George P. Raney: The
mandate of the court has been < xeeu ed
this 17th day of November, A. D., 1891.
Veryrotp ctfu ly,
John L, Crawford.
In obeying the court, however, be
added his protest, as it were, signing it
in the following f. rtn:
In obedience to the opinion and de
cision of the supreme court ■ f Florida
and the peremtory writ thereon to mo
issued this dty in the case of the state of
Florida, ex-Receiver Francis P. Fleming,
governor, plaintiff, vs. John L. Crawfor >,
secretary of state, defendant, I have
affixed the great seal of the state at 1 alla
hassee, the capital, this 17th day of
November, A. D., 1891.
Hereunto attest,
John. L. Crawford,
Secretary of 8 ate.
This is the same form as hehad hereto
fore agreed to sign.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Governor Northen Sets Apart Thurs
day, November 26th, as the Day.
Governor Noithen, on Monday, issue!
a Thanksgiving pr clam-ition, setting
apart Thursday, Novemt er 26th, as the
day for Georgians to return thanks to the
Giver of ail good. The proclamat.on is
as follows:
Proclama ion, by the governor; The
many b essings enjoyed by the people •of
this common wealth, during the p esent
year, call for public expression • f theii
gr .titude to the Giver of all good.
Therefore, I, W. J Northen, governor
of said state, do issue thi-, my pro< tarna
tion, setting apart Thursday, the 20ih
day of Novemb r insta’ tto be observed
as a day of thanksgiving and praise
Recalling the loving kindness and ten
der mercy of Almighty God, let us on
that day abstain from s< cular employment
and in houses of worship or around family
altars lift up hearts in thankfulness to
Our Heavenly Father for the unnumbered
mercies which have crowned the year.
While imploring lor ourselves a continu
ance of the divine favor let us not forget
the poor, affl cted, and unfortuuate
around us.
Done at the capitol this 16th of No
vember, A. D. 1891.
W. J. Northen, Governor.
THE GOVERNOR’S REPLY
To the Message of the New York Lot
tery Fighters.
A New York dispatch of Monday says:
Governor Nicholls has replied as follows
to the message of the New York meet
ing held some days ago bidding Loui-i
--ana God speed in her fight againt the
lottery:
“The fraternal greetings sent by the
citizens of New York to Louisiana, l id
ding her God speed in h< r fight against
the lottery, are profoundly appreciated.
Many thanks h r them. 'lhat the people
of Louisiana will be true to th> mselws,
to their fellow citizens of other states
and the obligations of the countiy, jus
tice and right, I fervently hope and con
fidently believe.
“Francis T. Nicholls, Governor."
THROUGH DIXIE.
NEWS OF THE SOUTH BRIEFLY
PARAGRAPHED
Forming- an Epitome of Daily
Happening's Here and There.
Goddard & Moses, jewe’ers, Richmond,
Va., made an a-signmc t Friday.
Mrs. Darden, of Hampton, Va., said
to have been 108 years old, died Fri
day.
At a meeting of the board of health of
Chattanooga, Friday, it was decided to
institute a q arantine ou rcarht fiver
patients. While the disease is by no
means prevalent, on y a few cases exist
i g iu the city, the boa'd has decided to
take time by the forelock, and prevent
a spread of the fever.
A San Francisco disnnt' h of Saturday
sa\s: Subscriptions amoun ing to $50,000
have been received for a preliminary
guuantee fund to bring either or both
the republican and national conventions
here. A committee will leave for the
east with an offer to pay the tiansporta
t-on of all delegates to and from San
Franii-co, and also ail incidental expen
ses of the convention.
A Nashville dispatch says: The state
ment of the Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis railway for October, which
was issed Friday, shows gross earnings of
1491.980, an increase of $139,915 over
October last year. The operatii gexpen
ses were $300,059, an increase ot SIOO,-
487 over last year. 'lhe net earnings
were $191,921, an increase of $391,429.
The surplus is $74,626, an increase of
$10,418.
Tuesday night, as a Southbound freight
was pulling into Salisbury, N Cl, an axle
on one of the cars broke, and caused the
total wreck of six other cars. As the
wrecking hands were clearing the track
of debris to prevent the delay of other
trains, three unknown men, supposed to
be tramps, were pulled out from the mate
of wreckage. One was instantlv killed,
another w as fatally inj ired, and the third
one was severely masned. .
A Columbia, S. C., dispatch of Tues
day says: The question of having sepa
rate railway coaches for the races in this
state is again being agitated, and at the
coming session of the legislature, which
will assemble next Tuesday, it is prob
able that a bill providing for such an
arrangement wilt be present* and, with a
-ood chance for passage: One member
of tile hum it uf rai Il’Ollju.'OiamicoiaiivH ia
heartily in favor of suciPh measure.
A Washington telegram says: Surgeon
Gen ml W\iuan, of the marine hospital
service, received a letter Sunday from
the govern r of Georgia calling attention
to the epidemic of -‘fcallpox at Harris
Neck, Libtrty county, Georgia, hial re
questing that the marine hospital Jfrvice
take charge of the epidemic, as there is
no .organized board of heal h iu that
county and Harri- Neck is remote Com
the county seat or any town, ihe coun
try there is populated chiefly by negroes.
A dispatch Irom Lexington, Ky , says:
Some time ago the Fa\e>te county grand
jurv inditted the mayor and city council
of Lexington for licensing pool room*.
Friday night the city council refus and to
been e limber these places, and Robert
II 'lloway’s turf exchange closed its
doors. Lex n.ton pool-room people,
liowev* r, say they will continue to run
for a while at bust. There is a prospect
now of a big war over the matter, mmy
turfmm claiming the closing will injuro
bttsine s.
S x four story brick business houses in
Chattanoi ga were destroyed by fire Tues
day morning. The | r perty belonged
to W. A. Posey. H s furniture store was
in one of the buddings. The store of
T. H. Cheek and the Chattanooga Medi
cine Company, occupied the o'her lui d
ings and w< re total y desttoyed. The
total loss is about fif y thousand and 11a s.
Posey’B loss is $36,000; insurance. sll,-
000. The medicine company’s loss is
about fifteen thousand dollars, covered
by insurance. Cheek’s loss is about two
thousand dollars, covered by insurance.
A telegram of Friday from Fresno,
Cal., says: The fact has become public
that W. F. Baird, until recently vice
presi lent and manager of the bank of
Madeira, in the northern part of the
county, is short in hi\ accounts neatly
sixty thousand dollars. Baird came to
Madeira from Panau a a tew ye. rs ago,
and, in connection with John Brown or
ganized the bank of Madeira and what is
known as the John Brown colony. He
lost money in various schemes,and as the
losses grew issued forged notes to take
the place of money.
A Nashville dispatch says: The
Southern Homeopathic Medical Associa
tion, after a three days’ session, adjourn
ed Friday to meet in Hot Springs, Ark.,
next year. The following officers were
elected: Dr. W. C. Duke, of Nashville,
president; Dr. Eldred C. Price, of Bal
timore, first vice president; A. N. Bal
lard, of Birmingham, second vice presi
dent; Dr. Charles R. Mayer, of New
Orleans, recording secretary; Dr. Wells
Fevere, Hot Springs. Ark., correspond
ing secretary; Dr. T. Engelback, of New
Orleans, trearurer; Drs Lizzie G. Guthe
ry, Sarah J. Millsop, E. Lippincbtt,
Henry Chandlee, A. E. Meadows, cen
sors.
blamed the types.
Lecturer (hopping mad) —Sir, I wanl
you to apologizo Kir your outrageou*
oritieism.
Editor—Outrageous? I thought youi
lecture was highiy praised,
Lecturer—Well, it wus, except where
vou say' I talked in a jackass strain for a
few moments.
Editor—Jackass? Jackass? Why, my
dear sir, I wroto “jocose.’’—[Truth.
STATUS OF THE MAVERICK.
The Receiver Issues a Statement of the
Bank’s Condition.
A Poston and spatch of Monday says:
Receiver Be tl has issued a statement of
the co dmon of the Maverick National
b nk October 81sf. R source-, $9 687,-
846, i eluding time loans. $2,749,981;
and. mand loans, $3 416,617; b ind ac
count, $722,947. Liabilities the same
as lesources, including the capital of
$400,000; su pus fund. $800,000; profit
an t loss, $11,000,708; deposit*. $2,951.-
992; banks and baukers, $5,200,756.
Tuis stateme t is gratifying, in that it
shows less than $3,000,000 of individual
deposits outside oi deposits of banks and
bankets at the time of the failure. The
Maverick had a very large business, its
outward mail averaging from six to eight
hundred letters per day, but everything
is found thus far to have been systemat
ic illy conducted and all accounts’nu
ance upon the books. The ou v difference
thus hr aunou ced is tie imdequite
c Lateral behind loans to directors.
There was no blanket end nsement op
fie, as has ben stated. All notes and
endotseinen's were properly and regularly
mate withm the h tter of the law. Tho
comptroller promises a prompt and satis
factory divide and. Tne receiver has
authority under the banking law to return
all special deposits, which is piesum-d
to include deposits of securities within
the safe for s ifi keeping by parties not
indebted to the intitu but.
MEXICO’S TARIFF
Has Undergone Some Recent Modifl
cations—The Articles Named.
A Washington dispatch <>f Friday says:
Mr. Rvan, minister of the United states
nt Mexico, in a dispatch of
October 22, 1891, has tr nsmitted to the
secretary of state a copy of an official
decree of tho president of Mexico,
amei ding the new tariff law in relation
to foreign merchandise entering the fed
eral district. The articles of the decree
areas follows:
Ar iele 1. Foreign merchandise dutia
ble upon importation under the tariff of
the general customs oidinance, upon in
troduction into the fe icral district, shall
not be taxed more than 5 per cent duty
on consumption, based upon the total
amount of import duty.
Art, 3. Foreign mcchand'se exempt
upon importation from the payment of
dutii s, under the tariff of general cus
toms ordinance, shall not, upon introduc
ing ihe federal distiict, bear any other
duty.
-Ar* a The provisions of the tpll tariff
as obtaining in the federal district, and
issuen under da’e of June 16th last, are
hereby repealed in as far as they contra
vene this pre-ent decree.
Art. 4 This decree sha’l take effect on
the first day of N vember.
THE IOWA RETURNS
Give the State to the Democrats-—The
Entire Ticket Elected.
A dispatch <>l Thursday from Des
Moines, la., sys: The county boards of
supervisors have at last finished the can
vass of the voie cast at the lust election.
The returns received by The Register
from all the counties make the total vote
cast for governor 420,214 This is the
large st vote evt-r cast in the state. The
voting in the presid nual election of
1888 was 404.000, B ie-*, democrat, re
ceived 207,575; Wheeler, republican,
199,759; Westfall, alliance, 11,918; Gib
so , proni itionist, 962. Boies’s plurality
7,815, lacking 5,064 of be ng a maj >rity.
'1 wo yeais go Governor Boies lacked
only 401 of having a majority of all the
vo es cast in the st te. For lieutenant
governor, Bestow, democrat, 2 4,822;
Van llouten, republic n, 100,580. Bes
tow’s pi ra-ity is 4,242 For judge of
the supreme court, Kime, democrat,
203,629; Weaver, republican, 200,461.
Kim ’s plurality is 3,158. For superin
tendent of pubiic instruction, Knoei Her,
democrat, 263,779; Sabin, republican,
202,887. Kuoe| fl r’s plurality, 893.
BIG OF MINERS
In the Extensive Coal Fields of Pas
de Calais, France.
A cablegram liom Pari- says: The
threaten! and strike of the miners in the
extensive coal field- in the department
Pas de Calais was inaugurated Mono ay
morning. This action is brought about
by the refusal of the mine owners to
make any co cessions to the men, and
consequently the miners have resorted to
a strike to secure, or to attempt to secure,
a redn as of their grieva ces. A meeting
of delegates representing fully a thou
sand miners, was held at Lens on Satur
day last, with the result that a general
strike of tae coal miners in the noith of
Fiance was dei i ed upon. In accordance
with this decision 3,600 mine's employed
in the collieries in the immediate vicinity
of Lens declined to go to work Monday
morning, and thus the great strike be
gan.
The Pas de Calias miners are firm in
their determination'to make a desperate
struggle if necessary to succeed, and they
have raceived promises of financial aid
and moral support from the miners in the
Loire and St. E ienne distr cts.
CRAWFORD STILL REFUSES
To Sign and Attest the Commission of
R. 11. M. Davidson.
Tho supreme court of Florida, on
Monday, issued a peremptory writ of
mandamus against John L. Crawford,
secretary of state, enjoining him to sign
and attest with the great seal of the
state the Commission of R. H. M. David
son, appointed United States sena
tor by Governor Fleming, ihe writ
was returnable Tuesday. Crawford re
fuses to sign and may go to jail. There
is great excitement all over the state.
FARMERS’ CONGRESS.
Important Resolutions Adopted at tho
Sedalia Meeting.
A disp deb lrom Sed oia. Mo., says:
The farmers’ national congress unani
mously adopted the following resolu
tions Thursday: Recommending sta e
control of live stock ixct anges; recom
mending the passage of a national law
requiring the stamping of artificial hog
product-; and mand ng the pa sage of a
federal law prohibiting gimbling in (arm
products; eudors ng the principles of
reciprocity.
The tollowing resolutions, previously
reported upon adversely t>y the c >mm t
tee, were rej cted by he congre-s; de
ni mdtng the c-mage of diver doll >rs of
the Value of 100 cents each; demanding
government owue'shtp of railroads and
telegraphs; demanding national revenues
detiveii from taxes ftom imports which
come into competit on with home manu
factures; demanding federal piohihition
of the sale of intoxicants, ami demand
ing the cession of arid lauds to the vari
ous states in which such arid lands are
situated.
WILL BE NO STRIKE.
Latest Reports Regarding the Dis
charged Conductors.
A Nashville di patch ol 1 uesday says:
There will be no s rike of conouctursand
trainmen on the Nashville, Ch.ttanooga
and St. L uis railway. Mr. S E. Wil
liamson, representing tlie Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, and E. E. Clark,
chief conductor ■ f the Order of Railway
Conductors, spent Saturday afternoon
and the morning in consultation with
President Thomas. In an interview Mr.
Clark said:
“As to the Western find Atlantic con
ductors, we found evidence that I had
not known of against the discharged
men, and I showed him some things
about the management down there that
he had not known. As we could not
reconcile the testimony, he proposed to
submit the whole matter to the Georgia
railwi y commission, which, I think, is
as fair a pioposition as could be made,
and, of course it was agreed to.”
NO REINSTATEMENT
Of the Discharged Conductors on th*
Western and Atlantic Railroad.
A Nastivil e dispatch ssys: '1 he griev
ance committee of the Western and
Atlantic railroad conductors has not yet
given up the fight to have Conductors
answer refusing >o reinstate the men,
and upholding Superintendent McCollum,
who discharge 1 them about October Ist.
The grievance commitiee, upon receiving
President Thomas’ answer, telegraphed
Grand Chief Clark, of theN ttional O der
of Railway Conductors, and he will come
hi re at o ce to attempt an amicable set
tli ment of th • matter. As President
Thomas never acts hastily, and is very
firm when Ids mind is made up. it i- im
probable that the men will be reinstated.
I'here is a probability of a strike on the
Western and Atlantic division.
ECHOES FROM THE STORM
Which Swept Over the Contiucnt With
. Such Relentless Fury.
A Londou cablegram of Friday says:
Stories of wreck and disaster by th- storm
continue to be nceive l. The British
steamer Fail field, a small but staunch
iron vessel, was caught in the bay of
Biscay in a fearful gale. Tremend us seas
started some rivets, and the water stead
ily pound m until the vess l finally had
to be abandoned. The men took to
boats, and all were p ck< and up by passing
vessels. The tow- of Lism >re. 11l miles
southwest ot Dub in, ha- suffered ennr
mm- damage from the storm. Thursday
nijht the gale, which has been prevail
ing on the southwest coast of Ireland
since Tmsday night, started in wi h re
newed fury, and the town was ii undated.
All fishmg vessels reported meu swept
overboard.
SOEING THE GRANGERS.
Merchants Seek to Recover for Sap
plies Furnished.
A Charle-ton, S. C.. di-pitch of Tues
day says: The court of common pies of'
Darlingtou county has been engaged
since N vember 2d, in trying caies in
volving the liability of the agricultural
order, known as the “grangers.” The
cases are brought by F. W. -Wagoner &
Cos., a wh ih-sale firm of this city, against
grangers, the amount involved being
ss,ooit, said to be a balance due on
notes for $20,000, given by the of
the grangers for supplies. The books of
the grangers’ agent are in a hopeless con
fusion. The grangers were t ranches of
the old r, Patrons of Hu bandry. which
gave birth here to the present Farmers’
Alliance. In three cases already tried,
verdicts were given for the defendants.
THE PRESS VS. LOTTERY.
Testing the Law Forbidding Publi
cation of Lottery Advertisements.
A Washington dispatch sajs: Argu
ment was begun in the United States su
preme court Tuesday in the anti-lottery
ca>es, in which the constitutionality of
the recent anti-lottery law is involved.
The suits come up in the form of appli
cations of John N Rapier, publisher of
the Mobile (Ala.)* Register, and George
W. Dupree, publisher of the New Or
leans States, tor writs of habeas corpus,
they having been convicted for violation
of the law prohibiting the sending
through the mails of new papers con
taining lottery adverti eraents. Counsel
has aiready submitted briefs giving the
line of argument, and these have been
published in the press.
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