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NINTH YEAR
smoke a “Bill Arp’ warters New Brand
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Tim Cheers for The "Plow
Boy of Pigeon Roost!”
rousing majority.
Elected Governor of Georgia by
Yesterday’s Vote.
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Atlanta, Oct. 6.—The demo
crats elected their full state tick
et yesterday by a majority of
more than 55,000 votes.
Twenty two counties were re
deemed from the populists and
the people’s party was almost
effaced from the political map
of Georgia. The returns, which
show a majority for Col. Allen
D. Candler for governor of more
than 55,000, are based on the
count as made after the polls
closed yesterday afternoon. The
vote of every county will be
consolidated today and it can
be accepted as a fact that the
official count will exceed the
returned figures because the
populists have been given the
benefit of the doubt in close
counties.
Col. Candler’s majority is
easily from 20,000 to 25,000 votes
ahead of the democratic majori
ty for governor two years ago,
and this on an unusually light
vote. In Bibb county for instance
where a total vote of 2,100 was
polled in 1896, only 500 votes
were cast this year. In Chatham
the vote was less than half of
what it was in the race between
Gov. W. Y. Atkinson and Hon.
Seaborn Wright.
The democrats felt that Can
dler’s election was assured and
the populists believed it, too. The
registration was light, and so
was the vcting, of course. There
was no enthusiasm in the popu
list party in this campaiga. Mr.
Hogan stumped the state, but
he never aroused his party fol
lowers, or those who in the past
haye acted with the people’s
party.
There are some notable victo
ries for the state ticket yester
day. Green county, one of the
strongholds of populism, was
redeemed by a handsome ma
jority, and so were Laurens,
Gordon, Lumpkin, Oconee,
Cherokee, Wayne and Baldwin
are all coming back to democra
cy. Floyd county, which gave I
right a majority in' 1896 of
300 gave Candler 900 over Ho
gan, Then the democrats have
bcreven, Jackson, Taliaferro,
White, Glascock and
Johnson. Johnson county comes
back and Columbia is so close
’ ■‘at it will take the official vote
io determine the result.
In some counties the populists
cither voted with the democrats
01 did not vote at all. Two years
“go Wright got 582 votes in
butts county. This year the pop
ulists baiely made a showing
there. The same was true in
many other counties.
Ihe populists will not hav*
111016 than ten members of the
house of representatives, and
they do not appear to have
®*«cted a single senator. In a few
counties they made a fight for
ocal offices, but aside from that
t ieir ticket cut very little figure
J n the result. As a political or-
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ON WAR PATH
Exciting Rews From Walter.
Mino.
SETTLERS FRIGHTENED
Bucks In War Paint And Feath
ers Settlers Terror-Stricken.
Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. 6.
A special to the Journal Walter,
Minn., savs: The Indians are ap
parently determined to resist tbe
troops. Capt. Ed Luciane has just
come in with tbe tug Vera.
She had to put into Bear island
last aight on account of heavy
weather and was at ouce seized by
tbe Pillagers. Her fires were put
out and tbe boat tied by tbe Indi
ans, who threatened Luciane with
death unless he revealed the
strength of military forces
and tbe time a start wou'd be
made from Walter.
Luciane could not give tbe infor
mation they wanted and was held
until daylight this morning and
then released. He says the bucks
were in war paint and leathers.
Gen. Bacon ha* lauded hie de
tachment on the mainland oppo
site Bear island, through a heavy
surf. There were no hostile demon-"
•traiioDi and no Indians in sight
tbe bushes being scoured in an
attempt to find them, but they
appear to have retreated in tbe
direction of Cass Kake.
Tbe authorities think the luditns
will make their stand at Littl*
Boy lake, within three miles of
Leech lake, where condition*
favor them. Over alarmed bands
of Indians have been seen making
for the rendezvous. The settlers
terror-stricken,but Gen. Baodn
says every precaution has been
taken for tbeir safety.
A heavy gale is blowing and
the air is full of snow, making
operations in the lake difficult- If
it develops that tbe Indians have
retreated to Little Boy lake it is
likely the forces wifi be brought
back here and taken by train to
Lathrop and ttience marched
across the
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ganizatien, the people’s party
received its death blow yesterday
in Georgia. '*
It was a quiet election and a
fair one. The democrats agreed
to giye their opponents repre
sentation at the polls so there
could be no cry of fraud after
the count was announced.
Not a single report was re
ceived last night of trouble at
the polls anywhere ih the state
during the voting.
The result was even better
than the Democrats had expect
ed. They started their cam
paign for the purpose of cutting
the Populists down to ten coun
ties, but began to fear that they
would miss this on account of
the small registration. It may
be that the official count will
give tbe Democrats one or two
counties which were reported
last night to be in doubt, and
which were given to the Popu
lists in making up the result,
Had the vote been heavy,
Col. Candler’s majority would
reach upward of 100,000. As it
is, the Populists were routed
and it is doubtful if they ever
run a stat* ticket again in Geor
gia.
Interest centered in a few of
the strong Populist counties,
such as Greene and Laurens.
ROME GEORGIA, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6, 1898.
HONORS FOR DEWEY
Grade of Vice Admiral Will
be Revived
FOR HIS BENEFIT.
Serves Ten Years After Age for
Retirement.
New York, Oct. 6.—President
McKinley and Secretary of th*
Nkvy Long have determined to
recommend to the congress the
revival of the grade of vic* ad
miral by the promotion of Rear
Admiral Dewey.
The president, in his annual
message, and Secretary Long,
in his annual report, intend to
devote considerable space to the
achievements of the Asiatic
squadron under the command
of Rear Admiral Dewey and the
splendid judgment and diploma
tic tact that officer has displayed
in handling tbe many difficult
questions which arose befor* th*
arrival of the American troops
and the capture of Manila.
As under existing law Rear
Admiral D*w*y will rcaeh the
retiring age in December, 1899,
there is a strong probability that
Secretary Long will urge that
congress pass a law permitting
the retention of that officer upon
the active list for an additional
ten years.
A law permitting such action
in the case of officers receiving
the thanks for gallant conduct
iu the civil war is now on the
statute books, but the authori
ties would be glad to se* the law
changed so that officers of the
recent and future wars will be
similarly rewarded.
There is little doubt that con
gres* will willingly adopt the
recommendation regarding Rear
Admiral Dewey’s advancement,
AWFUL CRIME.
Insane Mother Killed Her Four
Children.
Montreal, Oct. 6. News
reached here yesterday of a ter
rible tragedy that happened Sun
day at St. Severin, in Beauce
County, Quebec. Joseph Clou
tier, a farmer, went to church
Sunday, and during the services
happened to look out of the win
dow toward his home, where
his wif* and little ones were,
when he saw flames. The house
could not be saved.
In the ruins were the bodies
of his four children with their
throats cut. Th* perpetrator of
th* deed wa* the unfortunate
mother. Mrs. Cloutier said she
had killed the children and set
fire to th* house. She was In
sane, and it is feared that the
husband will lose hls mind.
Knives And Pistola
Harmony Grove, Oct. 6.
Two negroes were killed out
right and a third fatally wound
ed at a negro gathering last
night Miller’s court ground this
county.
The negroes were holding a
meeting. Speeches were mad*
and the debate finally degener
ated in a free fight. Knives and
pistols were used with the re
sults told above.
The negroes charged with the
murder have been arrested and
are now In jail at Jefferson.
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One dollar corsets 49c
42in Fine dress goods worth
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The very best indigo calico, not
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Ladies hose, fast black, 5 “
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