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CLINCH I I * COUNTY NEWS
VOL II.
DREYFUS COUNSEL IS SHOT
M. Labouri Ambushed By Two Men While
On His Way to the Lvcee.
1HANY MEMBERS OF "I.EAOLE OF PATRIOTS" ARRESTED
Saturday’s Open Session of the Dreyfus Courtmartial
VM*«4iepIete With Exciting Scenes.
A cable dispatch received from
Remits, France, eavlv Monday morn- ]
ing shated that two men ambushed 1
Maitre Labor 1 , counsel for Dreyfus,
and one shot was fired, hitting Labori j
in the back. M. Labori fell in the
roadway. He was still alive at the I
time the dispatch was sent.
Maitre Labori left his house alone j
for the court at about 6 o’clock Mou-
Uay His residence is situ- , j
morning.
ation in the suburbs of the town a rfuar- !
teT of an hour’s walk from the Lycee, j
the route being along a solitary road j
beside the river Yilaine. He had
reached a point half way on his jour- j
aey when two men, who had evidently j
heeu Ivitig ^ in wait for him, rushed out
rf , a narrow lane and . one of , them ,, fired I
a single shot from a revolver.
The murderers were only a couple
of yards behind their victim and the
bullet struck Maitre Labori in the j
back. Tiie wounded man uttered an
agonized cry and fell flat on his face. 1
The murderers at once lied through
the lane from which they had emerged
and both escaped.
At 7:30 o’clock it. was announced
that the bullet had entered the stem
neb; that there was no outward bleed-
mg and , that tlie physicians believed ,
that M. Labor* Would die from the
wound.
lUiEVI lS CKKATFS SCENIC OPEN
COURT X5Y REPLYING TO
M. MKKEIEU.
A special from Rennes, France,
rays: Saturday’s scenes in the seconi t
courtmartial of Captain Dreyfou were
as dramatic ns those of Monday, when
the prisoner was arraigned. M. Casi-
mir-lVrier recited to the court in an
■ •aruest manner Ins e.ov.uec. e with
the ea.-c, after which General M. icier
,.po,. .... ...... ...
ter A testimony provoked a stirring
scene.
General Mender had spoken nearly
our hours h. urs in in ruthless ruthless aemirniation de .iM.-iatmn of ot
wrevfus, who had listened unmoved
v.unl Mcici.t concluded by saying that
it' he had not been convinced of the
guilt of Dreyfus, and if the latter's
conviction had nut been fortified since
1894, ho would admit he had been
mistaken. Dreyfus jumped to his
feet as though the words had galvan¬
ized him into life, and shouted in a
voice which resounded through the
hall like a triumph note:
“That is what you ought to say."
The audience burst into a wild
cheers Briencc. whereupon the ' ushers called for
But when Merckr rev.lied
LoeenUf W tw a t; t ^it
prisoner shouted again:
“Why ’ don’t vou then? That i= vour
‘
duty.”
At this there was another outburst
of applause.
A;; Mercier was leaving the court the
audience rose en mas.-eand hissed nnd
cursed him, those at the hack of the
court standing on chairs and benches
in order to better cry him down. The
gendarmes placed themselves between
the general and the audience, who
showed a strong disposition to mal-
treat the former minister of war. Mer-
ciet played the now well-worn war
scare during the day, but the effect
must be very discouraging to him, as
his hearers listened without stirring a
muscle to his story of how France was
on the threshold of a war with Germa-
«y- The anti-Dreyf usites have cried
“wolf’ too often.
A RECORD-BREAKING REDUCTION
,ron rm ~ n
A dispatch from Johnstown, Pa.,
says: What is probably the record
for a big reduction of wages has gone
into effect in the structural department
of the Cambria Steel Company
Thestraighteners of the large beams
will have their wages cut from $15 to
about $3 a day, while the holdups will
be paid on a scale that will average
them $1.50 per day against $6 or $7,
the old rate. A general strike is
looked for.
The men claim that they were not
overpaid, as the work is so severe they
can endure it for only a few years
Tlxo Official Organ ot Clincli County.
HOMERVILLE. GA., FRIDAY. AUGUST 18 1891).
A special from Paris says: M. De
Roulede, founder of the League of j
Patriots and a member of the chamber j
of deputies, for the Angooleme dms- j
ion of Charente, was arrested at 4
Saturday morning at his estate
at Grbissey, near Paris.
A number of members of the anti-
Semite league and patriotic leagues
were also arrested at the same time.
M. DeRonlede-was taken into custo-
,iy by f out . g 6n l an nes and war driven
to Paris. On his arrival in the city
be was incarcerated in the Concierge-
rie prison.
The police have closed the offices of
the patriotic league, which are now
gnared by gendarmes,
When au attempt was made to ar-
1<!st Lut-rin, president of the anti-
Semite league, ho refused to surrender
ftn(1 barricatled him9elf in hi8 house.
He says he is prepared to hold out for
three weeks, having n good stock of
food and firearms. The doors and
windows of his residence are barri¬
caded and M, Guerin announces he
will blow up his house before he sur-
reudetB.
On the application of M. Fabri,fresh
searches of various houses were made,
including semites, the headquarters of theanti-
where only unimportant pa- ■
pers were seized,
Altogether six members of the anti-
sp iuite aud patriotic league ami the
- voung royalists have been arrested,
It appears that the officials unearthed
telegrams sent to the duke of Orleans
fs olu Brussels at the time of Breftid-Ciit
! a ii re’s fnneraT, the first saying:
“AU our men arc ready.
Tiie second telegram was dispatched
the following day, saying:
“It’s useless to come.”
The attempt at an insurrection
against the government bad in the
meanwhile failed.
Conspiracy V nearfhed.
A semi-official note issued at Paris
reads as follows:
. ooi tam number of arrefitfi were
made this morning as the result-of a
magisterial inquiry and by virtue of
......... » "< r„„ r ,Uu,
a conspiracy organized far the purpose
of accomplishing a change in the form
of government. Persons implicated
belong to the group of the royalist,
youth and the patriotic and anti senate
]t . At the trial of the Meuilley /
i>arraok9 ^ facls rel(lling lo th t
incident alone were used a- the basis
of the prosecution; but eearches were
tkcn 1))a de and documents were seized
which led to the discovery of an organ-
ization dating back to July, 1898, and
of a plot to seize the government by
force.
“The documents leave no room for
doubt as to existence of a plot or as to
the chief actors therein. After very
close watch organized proof was oh-
tained that the same groups were pre-
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vent MflneHn
with members outside bis L residence 1 Ir!
and the water bcJn „ ,d oft’’ ’ l ‘ ‘ ‘
nections ' ' have UA cut A__‘
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two factions ah It a ig.vk d.
A special of Sunday from Rennes
states that the battle ha? begun in ear-
j nest. Its political bearing are shown
i in the arrest of Paul De Roulede, the
j deputy and poet, and twenty-three of
i his numerous royalist and Bonapartist
allies, who have pooled with him
j against the republic. As in the Bon-
Inngist conspiracy, the pool would be
j of little consequence but for the mill-
tary caste, which has found represen-
tative men in General De Negrier and
some other generals having great com-
mauds.
LAURIER DENIES REPORT.
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the cimago invitation.
In a personal letter to H. II. Kohl-
mat. of the Chicago Times-Herald,
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the Canadian pre-
| mier, denies the truth of au interview
recently given out by F. W. Fitzpat-
rick, of the treasury department at
Washington, in which Mr. Fitzpatrick
asserted that Premier Laurier had
stated to him he would not aocept an
invitation to the Chicago autumn fes-
fival, believing the somewhat strained
relations between the two countries
might result in some unpleasant inci-
dent during his visit.
OVER SEVEN MILLIONS.
An Estimate of Damage Done By
Recent Great Floods
In Texas.
E. H. Holmes, Jr., an expert, of the
statistical bureau of the department of
agi multure- at Washington, has just
completed a report to Chief .Statisti¬
cian Hyde of that department, embody¬
ing the results of a tout* of the flood
devastated region of Texas, and. mak-
ss'ttvss places at $7,414,000. -“Sufir
The report states that the greatest
damage was in McLennan Falls, Mi¬
lam, Robertson, Brazos, Buries I
Grimes, Washington, Waller, Aus
Fovt Bend and brazoria counties. T
number ofMai ms.submerged is estitntf-
1,380,000 acres uudercuftmtion; 339,-
000 acres being in cotton, 124,000 acres
in corn, 10,000 acres in sugar cane and
28,000acres in other crops, with a tot#
production in sigut. equivalent to about
Although nearly 90 per cent of the
total loss occurred in the destruction
of or injury to the growing crops, the
damage to farm property and the
losses of live stock, etc., amount to,
the large sum'of $.884,000. The land!
itsclf is damaged by washing and gul-I I
leying to the extent of over $200,000,
but of this loss about one-half is calif,
mated as offset by the increased future?
productiveness resulting from the al-
1 11 vial deposit left by the Hood.
A conservative estimate of the actual
destruction includes about 227,000
bales of cotton, representing at an
average price of 4-5 cents per pound,
about $5,100,000; 4,400,000 bushels of
corn, worth at 20 cents per bushel,
$880,000; sugar cane to the value of
$355,000 and other crops estimated at
$335,000, a total loss to standing crops
of $0,570,000. The addition to this
amount of the loss to farm property
raises the total to $7,414,000, or about
$74 per capita of the population of the
district, which is estimated at 100,000,
negroes largely predominating.
CHJARMAKEItS AVIS EIGHT.
AfL«r si Long .Stinggifl Iii Tampa the
m »»ufacturui’* (*onepde D«in«
’ After a combined stflke and lockout,
lasting five weeks, during which time
twenty-two cigar factories in Tampa,
Fla., were closed and six hundred cigar
makers idle, the differences between
employees and employers were finally
settled at a conference held Monday,
The result is a complete victory for the
employees. The manufacturers grant-
ed every demand made upon them,and
tue the ciiaagcfl ehaimcs maue made ooligatory obligatory by uy tnesa these I
coneeBfiioiiH, will amount to virtually
a revolution in the methods of pro-
.hieing clear Havana cigars in the
! I uil.'-l
The cigarmakers demanded Ul0
abolition iu each factory of the scales
for weighing the “fillers” homed to
them. Tins was the ,.,*u point at is-
sue. Under the new rule, no check
will lie kept ‘ J upon the material issued
; io )ho me f making into cigars.
I Another demand was that all facto-
ries adopt a uniform Hcnle of wages,
j Hitherto each factory had its own
J scale, and the cost of production varied consider- of the
same grade of cigars
j ably in each house. This prices. had its Here- effect
j on wholesale and retail
after the workmen who makes one
grade in one factory will receive ex-
aetly the same pay as one who makes
j the same grade in another. demands
j There were a dozen minor
and the 'vorkmeu return to their places
I " r g t ~‘ r “T? Way ’
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U ° U AX °™
t Atlanta city Council calls otr Proposed
! invostleutlon.
Before the Atlanta, Ga., city coun-
Monday afternoon Mayor Wood-
ward made a statement in which be
promised positively that and his indiscre-
tions should cease, that if he
erred again he would resign,
Acting upon this promise the coun¬
oil reconsidered its action in appoint-
ing a committee to investigate the
charges against the mayor. There
was only one vote against the motion
to reconsider, and that was the vote of
Alderman Mayson. Mr. Mayson, who
was the chairman of tho investigating
committee, opposed giving the mayor
another chance.
The reconsideration by council puts
a stop to the proposed investigation practically
of the mayor’s conduct and
ends the entire matter.
STONE IS FOR BRYAN.
“I am for Mr. Bryan for president.
I have always been for’ and expect
to remain so. I think r,. is not a
shadow of doubt about bis nomination
by the next the democratic national
convention.”
This statement was made by Vico-
Chairman of the Democratic National
Committeo William J. Stone at St.
Louis, Friday, when he was asked
about reports from Washington that
he was preparing to forsake Bryan and
take up Rear Admiral Sc-Uley as a can-
didate for the democratic presidential
nomination.
CORPSES FOUND
BY HUNDREDS
Storm at Ponce More Disastrous
Than at First Reported.
4 f4MINE kmm mniiS
Secretary of War Elihu Root
Makes Appeal to People of the
United States for Assistance.
Dispatches received Friday from
Porto Rico indicate that the West lu¬
Jinn hurricane of Tuesday w as more
Sisastrous than was at first reported.
It is stated that at least 300 persons
were drowned. Two hundred bodies,
iiostly those of poor people, and in-
eluding many children, have been re-
covered. All the buildings are dam-
» ge d and hundreds have been de-
rtroyed.
The soldiers Mid firemen worked Therlw
night heroicalLy saving livos.
no light.- drinking water, gas, ieo or electric
The dbmmissary stores at Playa were
destroyed; the city is short of food and
the army officers are distributing ra-
W Fifteen vessels in the harbor
Tore driven ashore.
. The weather bureau predicted the
storm, but it is claimed-Bonce was not
fumed.
A’mob of 1,000 persons threatened
tjhe (irowd alcalde, dispersed Porrati by Doric, the Fifth but. the
was cav¬
alry. The alcalde lias been deposed on
Recount of negligence. Major Myers,
if the Eleventh infantry, is acting as
fjlcalde, in response to popular de¬
mand!
1 The sum of $5,000 will be needed to
dean iluf streets. The sanitary con¬
dition is serious and assistance is j
heeded.
All the crops are totally mined, the
<fi, i-WTi.re Ml down‘and lit.tjc news is
ibtainable , from the interior. ...
A l bom to, including the barracks,
has been destroyed, .mt no lives were
lost there. Juan Diaz has been <le.-
vastated. rorty-six lives were lost
therei Arroyo, Guaynma Salinusi and
San lRabel aro reported to have been
totally demolished.
the railroad between Ponce and
Ya "f a ° has , ‘ eeD da,tro y ed “ nd U, °
military road is impassable. . 1 be river
ia flowing over the road for two miles.
t ‘‘® r * , *” ° , ... * r ... , , „
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wok pr'Z; pronqii measures . IZlf i riuny 101 * u e
rebel ol bumcane suflerers ,u Porto
»«“>• When he press dispatches and
general Dav.se advices made known
tie extent of the disaster steps were
^mediately taken to send snppbes,
«>«« the transport McPherson at New
York vvaa °' dered ,n readlu * BS \°
carry rations and other nucessaneft to
Porto Rico. Secretary of War Hoot
Friday afternoon sent out an appeal
io the mayors of all cities of more
than 150,000 population 1 in which be
Buys:
“Silt—The governor genernlof Porto
P’. 1 ° < ®oofiuu8 the urricane repot t that upon over the
1 al1 a hi ep
11lat , lflJan<3 , > out ‘ rel .y d ^oIiel..ng
, .
man y ives am re uting, bo ii «s
™ jnSitonta to SrconditL.’of ab-
solute destitution, without homes or
IS
perish of famine.
| “ This department had directed the
immediate distribution of rations to
I the sufferers by the army in Porto
Rico, so far as it is in the power of the
j ! appropriation, executive, but in the must absence rely largely of any
we
upon private contributions.
- “I beg that you will call upon the
public spirited and humane people of
your city to take active and immediate
measures in this exigency.
“Any committee charged with the
raising of funds will receive full infer-
mation and advice upon communicat-
ing with this department. Very re-
spectfully, Emm; Boor,
“Secretory of AVar. i.
A report has been received at the
war department from an officer at Han
J»’an, Porto Rico, estimating that the
lumber of killed amounts to 500.
GEORGIA’S TAX LEVY.
Th * tsxz s: o,,er
»
The tax rate for the state of Geor-
gja was levied Monday by Comptroller
General Wright, who held a long con-
ference with Governor Candler.
The state tax rate is $5.36 on the
$1,000, including tho additional tax
for raising the $100,000 sinking fund,
which is required by law.
Out of this total sum the school
fund will receive $2.10 on each $1,000
returned in property valuation;thegen-
era! fund for government will receive
$3 on each $1,000. aud the sinking
fund will be allowed 26 cents ou each
$ ..... 1 , 000 .
FULL OF FORGERIES.
The Dreyfus Courtmartial Fin¬
ishes Examination of the
Celebrated Dossiers.
Advices from Bennes, France, state
that the examination of the Dreyfus
diplomatic dossier was concluded Fri¬
day morning. Dreyfus, on leaving the
I.ycee, looked brighter than he has
ever previously appeared.
AH the notable Dreyfusitos who are
present at the trial are satisfied with
the result of the examination of the
secret dossier. They have urged their
newspaper frieuds in Paris to clamor
for full publicity, knowing that if it. bo
granted, military and nationalist par¬
ties would be utterly disgraced.
They are convinced that the diplo¬
matic and war office dossiers teem
with forgeries. Of course, their im-
pressions are derived from the five
counsel present at the examination of
these precious papers.
Publicity would mean the pillory
for General De Boisdeft're and com-
pauy. „„ they would ,, . be pelted ,, , with
their own foul eggs, while Captain
Dreyfus would be cleared in the face of
the whole world. The military caste is
furious at the turn things are taking.
M. .Tames expects that there will
*be a great exposure of a conspiracy
bfgh-handed the republio, and that the
government measures of the present
• against certain generals-
will be more than justified by the
coming revelations.
—
. SHOU LD BE A UT.
IIoll . w . lliyan Al ,. W( . VB
liv tint Chicago Tribune.
The following telegraphic corre-
spondence has passed between the
Chicago Tribune and William Jen-
nings Bryan:
“Chicago, August 11.—To William
.T. Bryan, Petersburg, III.: Corre-
spondents at Pano at Lithia Springs,
Ill., report you as saying you do not
care whether you arc the democratic
nominee for president on o'year hence
or not. if the precepts of the party are
carried out.. Will you kindly wire
Tribune what you did say nnd
your exact position in this matter?
“Tub Chicago Tbiiutnb.”
•‘PETritiiSm.m«, bhieugo: f n't.., AugVtst IT.
Tribune, Have not seen the
TopoH miMl ,hmed. Whether 1 shall
j )0 „ candidate depends platform'shoiiid largely on the
p] ft tf or m. The fit the
,,, u -ty and the candidate should fit the
, llllt j orin
“Wim/iAm Jkkmngh 'Buyan.”
CAN’T USE THE MAI US.
The i*ost<»ffloe j)«*piirtin*nt ~......^ s«t» Down On ,
K* si»v« ivn»ioi. Sdinne.
A Washington dispatch,says: At last
the A* postoffice department L ........ has decided’
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„ * norftnt co Iove<l people I- by -/ a gang « «
V b.^al ormerrfave". » The
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Ln slave the
of 25 cents as a “registration g
^ „ Th e iHe p iven thtti tU
money j Unis collected will be used to
I» r «®? te th ? T aR « a «° ° a bl1 ;
A « hn * Assistant General Barret
. made ..thorough investigation of
one of the these organizations, and as
ii result the department, has issued an
order forbidding the delivery of all
mail addressed to parties connected
with the scheme.
FEVER ON THE WANE.
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A special from Norfolk, V»„ says:
Soldiers Home. No new cases aud
no deaths due to this disease occurred
Friday. In faetthe trouble has about
been removed.
The quarantine of Norfolk and other
points against Newport News, Hamp-
ton and Old Point will be raised and
inspectors removed from trains and
boats.
In a week or tcyi days, if the sitna-
tion continues to improve, tho quaran-
tine against the Soldiers’ home and
Phoebus will also be lifted.
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One hundred and , fifty , . coal miners
have , struck at Mingo mines, in Rcu-
tucky, demanding increased wages.
The operators had just promised to
increase wages September 1, but the
miners demanded an increase ta go in¬
to effect immediately.
HOBSON HEARD FROM.
,n
Naval Constructor Richmond Pear-
son Hobson was beard from by the
navy department Monday for the first
time at any length since be was as-
signed to duty in charge of the Spanish
ships raised from Manila harbor and
now undergoing repairs at Hong
Kong. interesting,
His report is unusually
dealing in general questions, such as
tho need of a large dock yard in the
orient, the increased shipping at Ala-
nila and the prospect that Manila wilt
succeed Hong Kong as the emporium
of the east.
NO. 42.
ANOTHER CALI
FOR TROOPS
Will Be Made By Administration,
Says Secretary Root. ^ 0
FIVE NEW IIEOIMENTS PRijf f
Governors of Respective
Will Be Allowed to Name A
Officers. - "f-
A . Washington , r , . , special . . says: Secre- u
tary Root stated positively Monday that
five uew volunteer regiments are to be
established, and orders to that end
will be promulgated ’ from The A war de-
partmeut . few days.
m a
_/ b,s 8 ta ‘ ement "’as made to Senator
U Geor a -V f al a ‘ a 1 w Representative '° e allei \ to ,,0n8,llt Adamson, t he T" of
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secretary about t certain appointments, t
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‘l th ulc ® , l \ f y belhon aa . P°ksi !?, ) e, the , v ut ^Philippines le stated fur- as
HTTf
crit icism'in the matter of appointing
staff and field officers. It has been.
rumored since Secretary Boot’s recent.
conference with the president at Lake
Champlain that a call for additional
volunteers might be made soon, but
this is the first official utterance of
Secretary Root on the subjeot.
Senator Clay and Representative
Adamson arrived at Washington Mon-
day morning for the express purpose
of urgjng the appointment of certain
patriotic young Georgians who are
anxious to receive commissions in the
army. It was during their interview
with Secretary Root that the latter
made the announcement to the effect
that live new volunteer regiments ara
to be organized at once. *
After informing appointments his (t'wisgia visitors
that no more can
given to that, state at.present, 8e«e-
tary Ilookadded that imiuedfate «ber« anight- Be
opportunity in the future,
as a call for additional volunteers is
about to concernii? be orderaK # In r?ply to <n-
quiries appointm«ntB in
tl\e new v-olqnteor regiments
Root respectfully informed. Senator
Ciay that political and social influence
will nr> flo-m A in «f
p *’« 1 ibisHionod 'msHionrnr : oflieors* ofticors, in in other otner words wowts,
'Jf, “I 18 social #ets.-
[egarmtss “ » 01 J" i.icir , miiiuiry qnannea ?S“‘
lions as was the ease 1 T 1 the early
fll ^ ° f th V Tar ' '
“We m *.commission . . men as offi-
Cer8 L ««« Pecretory Root, “on* ae
o°nnt of their rfupenor qualifications
for service, and will not, bo
f^erned influence. by In a political few (lays or ft call^ill persoiia
probably be made for’several addition.
al regiments of volunteers. It is ray
purpose to ask the governor of each
state to recommend competent aud
suitable men to fill the offices in the
various regiments. These oppointr
ments will be made only upon the r<>
commendation of the governor.
“Heretofore we have had much
trouble over appointments made from
, ... . . avoid'the’dTf- .... ,
sure, and we'propose to
Acuity by asking the governors to give
IISZXZ ^Taffg
perionee in the militia service nnd are
subject to discipline. Under the eir-
cumstances, I do not see any prospects
for any new appointments going to
Georgia until the new call is made.”
Secretary Root added that it is th©
purpose cf the administration to end
the war in the Philippines its early as
practicable.
Senator Olay was somewhat disap-
pointed, ns he vi8ited''Washiiigton at
this time solely to secure some army
appointments for ambitious Clay young
men in Savannah. Senator tried
to impress upon Secretary Root that
Savannah had been entirely over-
looked in the military appointments
recently made and therefore requested
special consideration for the names ho
proposed. It was in reply to made this ap¬
peal that Secretary Root the
statement above quoted.
OLD SUBJECT REVIVED.
M
A special to the Chattanooga Times
from Birmingham, Ala. says:
“Since Genera! Joseph Wheeler has
been ordered to the Philippine islands
a reriewalofthedisciissionaboutde-
( .; ftr ing vacant his seat in the house of
representatives from the eighth dis-
trict has begun. The Montgomery
j our nal, which is looked upon as the
orgau of the state administration, wss
the first to spring tho question. This
leads to the suspicion that it is sound-
j ug public opinion for the governor
w ith u view to bis declaring General
Wheeler’s seat vacant.”