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CLINCH COUNTY NEWS
VOL. III.
KANSAS CITY IS SELECTED
As the Place For Holding the Next National
Democratic Convention.
BATE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4
Milwaukee Jlade a Strong Fight
For the Honor But Was
Defeated
The Democratic national commit
tee met in the parlors of the Hotel
Raleigh at Washington, Thursday at
noon, to fix the time and place for
holding the national Democratic con-
rention. The committee was called to
order by Senator Jones, chairman of
the committee. Every state and ter¬
ritory was represented either by the
national committeeman or by proxy.
Kansas City, Missouri, and Wednes¬
day, the 4th of July, was the time and
place decided upon for the convention.
The really significant thing about
this decision is found in the absolute
and decided refusal of the Democratic
leaders to hold their convention on
the 9th of May, tho date on which the
Popnlist national convention will be
held. The sentiment against the prop¬
osition to hold the convention on that
day was practically unanimous.
Its strongest advocate was National
Committeeman Thompson, of Nebras¬
ka, who in some respects has been re¬
garded as Mr. Eryau’s personal
sontative on ®e committee. That iu
his advocacy of this dete he did not
represent the withes or Mr. Bryan,
however, was strongly attested by
other members of the committee who
h ■. in conference with the
i< Mie member from his own
state nan meu him.
Mr. Bryan was in favor of some day
in the. first week iu JunsJ preferably
5th -and th«committee would have
selected that date except for the stj aa g-*'
appeals made by the
from Oregon, who -pointed out
this would conflict with thoir elec-
tions, and that they would he unable
to send delgates to the uational con-
veution if there were such conflict.
Outside of this refusal to accept the
Populist date, the most significant d#-
velopment of the day’s conference is
found in the emphasis given the fact
that the Democratic campaign is to Vie
pitched so as to catch, if in any way it
is possible, the German vote. This
firtt manifested itself in the appeal of
the orators who spoke for Milwaukee,
The geographical arguments advanc¬
ed by Kansas City proved efficacious.
To the eloquent appeal of the repre-
sentatives of Milwaukee they pciinted
to the fact that with the convention of
1896 at Chicago, the Democrats lost
Illinois by nearly 150,000 votes,
while the Republicans lost tho state
in which they held their convention
by about 70,000 votes. Kansas City
woii by a vote of 41 to 9.
Cincinnati had a delegation on
board headed by John S. Huff,former-
Iy of Atlanta, with an offer of $25,000,
but it was decided not to present the
city’s name, as the sum was too small
to give it a chance.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodation, railroad and tel-
egraph facilities were presented in
open session by representatives of
each city, and subsequently in execu-
tive session ex-Guvernor Stone on be-
half of Kansas! ity, aud National Com-
mitteeman E. C. IVall, on behalf of
Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre¬
sented was willing to make.
Each offered the committee $50,000,
but in audition Kansas City was will-
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee and
the hall with decorations and music
free of expense to the committee.
A speech which had a great deal of
influence in fixing the date was made
by ex-Senator Gorman. He said that
four years ago it might have been well
to hold the convention early, as the
party then took a new position, one
which drove many of the leaders out
of the party or into temporary retire-
ment. The organization then went
CLARK’S SOX TESTIFIES.
Montana Senatorial Investigation Drag*
Wearily On,
C. W. Clark, son of Senator Clark,
of Montana, appeared before the sen-
ate committee Tuesday and told that
he had an income of $250,000 a year
and that he was in business for him-
self.
He denied in detail the assertion of
such witnesses as Whiteside and Hew-
itt, State Senator Myers and others.
Mr. Clark submitted what he said was
a detailed statement of his receipts
and expenditures for political purposes
during the Montana campaign. The
aegreeate footed up to $118,000.
Tlio Official Organ of Olinob. County.
into new hands, into the hands of able
| men, but many of whom had not been
active in control of party affairs. It
i took them some time to organize.
Now there was a good organization.
The party was ready and equipped to
enter upon the campaign. The party
in power should be allowed to hold
its convention first aud the indict-
meut of that party could be made as it
had been made in times past,
address issibd.
When the business of the meeting
j ^ {ollowing oall .
.. The nationa [ Democratic cornmit-
tee, having met in the city of Wash-
ington on the 22d day of February,
'1900, has appointed Wednesday, the
Fouith of July, as the time aud chosen
the city of Kansas City, Mo., as the
place for holding the national Demo¬
cratic convention. Each state is en¬
titled to a representation therein equal
to double the number of its senators
aud representatives in the congress of
the United States and each territory,
Alaska, Indian Territory and the Dis¬
trict of Columbia, shall have six dele¬
gates. Alt Democratic conservative
reform citizens of the United States,
irrespective of past political associa¬
tions and differences, who can unite
with us in the effort for pure, econom¬
ical and constitutional government,
and who favor the republic and op¬
pose the empire, are cordially invited
to join us in sending delegates to the
convention.”
The committee, at 6:30 p. m., ad-
journed to meet at Kansas City, July 3.
WASHINGTON’S ADDRESS READ
I„ ,he Senate By Mr. For»k«r According
|to Annual Custom.
An annual custom which has pre¬
vailed in the senate for many years is
the reading by some senator desiguat-
edbyresolution.ofWashiugton’sfaro-
we ]l addretjt, immediately after the
reading of tSe journal of'the eonate on
1 birthday,
Several day’s ago Senator Foraker,
,,f Ohio, was selected to read tho ad-
dress. It was a notable compliment
j to him that when the senate convened
Thursday that all of the public and
private galleries were crowded aud
scores of people stood iu the corridors
unable to gain admission,
An unusually large attendance of
senators was present and all gave closo
attention to Mr. Foraker’s reading,
which was a fine bit of elocution,
At the conclusion of the reading he
was congratulated by his colleagues.
Miners (let Advance,
An advance of 2 1-2 cents per ton in
wages has been granted tho coal dig¬
gers of the Alabama Consolidated Coal
aud Iron Company at Brookwood,
Bibb county, Alabama.
AUUIXALUO IN JAPAN.
Insurgent Leader Escaped From Lawton**
Expedition.
a special from Hong Kong, British
China, to The New York Evening
World says:
“United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members of the
Filipino junta, Lnban, Ponce and
Agoncillo, brother of the envoy, left
rece ntlv for Japan to meet Aguiualdo.
This gives cre d e nce to the story that
Aguinaldo escaped from the island of
i. uzon to Formosa when hunted by
General Lawton’s expedition through
jjjg northern part of the island.”
BRYAN INFLUENCED VOTES.
umiveimr Att.tnpr. To Upujinnai.
bllity Regarding; Treaty.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, spoke in
tue house Thursday in support of the
Porto Rico bill. Jle said that any
political party or individuals who took
part in ratifying aud supporting the
treaty with Spain was estopped from
' opposing any of the legitimate effects
of that treaty. When that treaty hung
m the balance, a certain Nebraska
colonel (Bryan) left his regiment and
came to Washington to aid in securing
ratification and he did influence votes
at a critical juncture.
MEMORIAL FOR GRANT.
IIomko Will Appropriate Money For a
Statue at Washington.
The house committee on library fa-
vora bly reported a bill Thursday
making an appropriation of plans or
designs for a memorial or statue of
General Grant to be erected at Wash-
ington.
The bill upon which the report is
based was introduced by Represeuta-
tive Mercer, of Nebraska,
Populist Leader Dead.
Colonel Thomas Fletcher, of Little
Rock, known throughout the country
as the leader of the Populist party of
Arkansas, is dead.
HOMERVILLE. GA.. FRIDAY. MARCH 2. 10(H).
DEATH AT CROSSING
Fast Train Dashes Into a Closely
Crowded Carriage.
FIVE LIVES QUICKLY CRUSHED OUT
lleavy Storm Was Raging and Victim*
Heart! Not the Approaching
At hi night Kxprwsi.
Shortly after midnight Saturday
night the midnight express on the
Lehigh Valley railroad struck a car¬
riage, containing seven persons, at
Tuttle’s crossing, about twenty-five
miles east from Rochester, N. I„ in¬
stantly killing five of the occupants,
fatally injuring another and badly
bruising the other. All were members
of a family who had spent the evening
at a friend’s house, near Tuttle’s cross¬
ing, and were on their way home.
Those killed were: Mrs. Amy Smith,
forty-eight years old, Bert Smith,
twenty-three years old; Mias Miranda
Smith, twenty-four years old; Glee
Smith, fourteen, andCatherine Smith,
eight years old.
The injured are Porter Smith, hus¬
band of Mrs. Smith aud father of the
other victims. Gardner Smith, twenty-
one years old.
Before reaching the crossing the
carriage was stopped and Mr. Smith
listened for the train, hut did not
hear it in the howling gale. The
horses had just crossed the track in
safety when the engine of the express
crashed down upon the carriage and
its occupants.
Gardner Smith, who was the least
injured, crawled to “a station nearby
aud secured assistance.
The bodies of Mrs. Smith and her
daughter Miranda were cairied off for
a mile on the cowcatcher of the en¬
gine. The bodies of the little girl and
her two brothers were found near the
scene of the accident.
ENGINES TURNED OVER.
Fireman Killed, Two
and Flagman Injured in Bad
Wreck on L. & N.
Train No. 2. northbound, on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, wa*
wrecked half a mile north of Floma-
ton, Ala., at 4:05 o’clock Sunday
morning, killing one negro fireman
and injuring both engineers and an¬
other fireman.
Tho traiu, which was a double head¬
er on account had of heavy mardi gras
traffic, been somewhat late, aud
was running at a high rate of speed in
order to regain her schedule time.
When half a mile north of Flomaton
she ran into a switch which had been
set for the Pensacola branch to allow
a freight traiu to pass to that division,
and which had not been reset for the
main line. When the forward engine
of No. 2 struck the switch the wheels
went between the open points and al¬
most immediately were on the ground.
Engineer Copeland immediately ap¬
plied the brakes, but before the train
could be sufficiently checked, both en¬
gines had plowed the gravel for a dis¬
tance of 100 yards, and turned over.
111(1 BLAZE IN BIRMIXdilAM.
KuHineHft Block* Burned Entailing a Los*
AKicrcKatinK #140,000.
The explosion of a gasoline stove in
the basement of the Metropolitan hotel
in Birmingham, Ala.,Friday afternoon,
was followed by a fire which burned
that building and the Hewlett block
adjoining, both three stories high,
causing a loss estimated approximate¬
ly at $140,000, the insurance on which
amounted to about three-fourths of
the loss. The fire spread rapidly, and
great difficulty was encountered by
tho firemen in reaching it.
Before the flames were gotten under
control everything on Twentieth street
from First avenue to Morris avenue
was a wreck, but a strong fire wall
back of the Hewlett building and the
Metropolitan hotel prevented the fire
from extending any further toward
Nineteenth street.
HEIVALL MET BRYAN.
Rode to Atlanta. From Williamson With
III* Old Running Mate.
Arthur Bewail, of Maine, who ran
with Bryan in 1896 on the National
Democratic ticket, has demonstrated
very effectually how high the Nebras¬
kan stands in his estimation and re¬
gard.
He climbed out of bed in Atlanta at
an early honr to get aboard a special
train and go down the Southern road
as far as Williamson, Ga., to meet Mr.
Bryan and have a long friendly talk
while on his way to Atlanta.
Shortly before his departure for
Washington Mr. Hawaii said concern¬
ing his talk with Mr. Bryan:
“I enjoyed seeing Mr. Bryan again
very much.
“We discussed the political situa¬
tion briefly. Br. Bryan and I are in
perfect accord on all of the issues of
the day. If you know what his views
are you know what mine are.”
MANY OPPOSE
TARIFF BILL
The Porto Rican Measure Proves
a Stumbling Block.
REPUBLICANS IN CONFERENCE.
Differences Hard to Adjust—-Both
Factions Averse to Yielding
Their Contentions.
A Washington special says: The
effortsto unite the Republicans of tho
house on a PortoRieau bill failed again
Sunday, aud after prolonged confer¬
ences, it was stated that matters were
substantially where thoy were after
the first meotiug.
A long conference was held Sunday
night at the residence of Representa¬
tive McCall of Massachusetts, between
the committee appointed at a Repub¬
lican conference Saturday night, rep¬
resenting the Republicans in favor of
the pending Porto Rican tariff bill,
and a committee agreed upon by those
Republicans who are opposed to the
measure. The latter committee was
made up of Messrs. Powers, of Ver¬
mont; Crumpacker, of Indiana; Lori-
iner, of Illinois; McCall, of Massa¬
chusetts, and Littlefield, of Maine.
Preliminary to this meeting the op¬
ponents of the Bill to tho number of
about ton, had assembled at Mr. Mc¬
Call’s house during tho afternoon and
determined upon the stand they would
take and upon their five representatives.
Mr. Weeks, of Michigan, was among
those at the afternoon session and he re¬
mained with the committee of five to
participate in Saturday night’s meet¬
ing.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.
Propositions pro and con were made
by both sides, but none of those made
on behalf of the advocacy of the
pjpsUug rapid; of the bill principle amounted of to abandon-
nWi’i/H'of the issue, viz:
T the United States to levy
a ta*.6u imports from Porto Rico; and
as its opponents consider this the fun-
damenta! objection to the measure, no
agreement could be reached.
It was stated aftor the conference
by members opposed to the bill that
both sides were practically in the same
position as they had been before tho
meeting, and that there was no prob-
ability «f another gathering before
the conference of Republicans called
for Monday night. From their state-
ments it was evident they intended to
maintain the position they have held
all along, that under the constitution
the government has no right to tax the
products of territory under control of
the United States.
It was suggested by opponents of
the pending bill that the whole matter
be left in the hands of the president
with the understanding that Porto
Rico should have free trade with the
United States, but this was objected
to and nothing came of it. The oppo-
nents of the committee bill also sug-
gested that the original bill introduced
by Mr. Payne providing for free trade
be substituted on the floor of the
house for the committee bill, but this
likewise failed to receive favorable
consideration by the advocates of the
pending measure.
Considerable talk was indulged
in over the proposition made by the
committee bill advocates to fix a time
limit during which the tariff of 25 per
cent against the imports of Porto Rico
shall remain effective, this time vary¬
ing from two years to an indefinite pe
riod, but the opposition indicated
their unalterable opposition to any
tariff, no matter how short the time of
its imposition may be.
With a view to meeting some of the
objections to the bill, its advocates
suggested a change in its title, which
would indicate that it was intended as
an exigency measure for the purpose of
raising revenue, hut this also found no
favor with the opposition who reiter¬
ated thier hostility to the bill on prin¬
ciple. One of the advocates of the
measure after the conference express¬
ed it to be his opiinion that bill finally
would become a law with a provision
limiting the time during which it shall
remain in force.
CASTELLANE IN BARIS.
The Count Say. He Will Sue Figaro For
Libel.
Count Boni de Castellano, who,
with the Countess de Castellane, left
New York February 15th on the
steamer La Gascogne, appeared iu
the chamber of deputies at Paris Sat¬
urday afternoon. In conversation with
the Associated Press, the count said:
“I have not yet had the opportu¬
nity to consult all my friends, which
I shall do before I reach a final de¬
cision as to what definite steps I shall
take as to The Figaro and De Bodays.
However, it baa been agreed to insti¬
tute proceedings against the Figaro
for libel."
H. M. COMER DEAD
Prominent Georgian and President
of the Central Bailway,
PIONEER OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH
Ill* Illness Extended Oyer Five Months
ami Ills Passing Away Not
Unexpected.
Hugh M. Comer, president of the
Central of Georgia railway, died short¬
ly after 4 o’clock Monday morning at
his home in Savannah. His illness
had endured for five months, and his
death not unexpected, as for several
days preceding his demise it had been
known thut ho could not long survive.
Mr. Comer was conscious to the last.
He talked with his sons and other
members of his family; gave directions
about his servants, even arranging the
plans of his funeral. He stated where
lie wanted to be buried, and then con¬
versed cheerfully about liis approach¬
ing end.
There was no man iu Savannah
more thoroughly identified with its
business interests than Mr. Comer.
Ho was mainly instrumental in having
the handsome hotel, the DeSoto,
erected, subscribing $10,000 to the
enterprise himself, and inducing oth¬
ers to subscribe like amounts.
Hugh Moses Comer was horn near
Clinton, Jones county, Georgia, Sep¬
tember 1, 1842. His mother, Mrs.
Fletcher Comer, was there on a visit
at that time. Shortly after Mr. Co¬
mer’s birth she returned to the family
plantation in Barbour county, Alabama,
near Midway. It was there Mr. Comer
was raised.
Shortly before the war his father
died and he ran the plantation. After
the war the young man went to Eu-
fanla, Ala., where he married Miss
Mary Bates.
Iu 18(57 he removed to Savannah
and entered the cotton business, the
firm being Comer &. Bates. After¬
wards it became H. M. Comer & Co.
His first wife died in 1875. Iu 1880
Mr. Comer married a second time, his
last wife, who survives him, being
Miss Lilia Hall, of Wallingford, Conn.
The deceased was president of tho
Steamship Central Railway of Georgia, the Ocean
Company, Georgia'Import the Savannah
j Hotel Company, the
and Exchange Company of Savannah,
the Bibb Manufacturing Company of
Macon, and the Columbus Power
Company of Columbus,
Until a few years ago he was largely
interested in cattle business in tho
west, and the fertilizer business iu
: Florida. He disposed of all these in-
] terests. His wealth is estimated at
j $1,250,000.
j Flogs on the ocean steamship ves-
eels in port aud on the Savannah cot-
ton exchange were placed at half-mast
; Monday on account of the death of Mr.
; Coiner.
| the Vice-President Central railway, John M. Egan, of
sent out a eircu-
lar to all employees of the Central
railway notifying them of Mr. Comer’s
death. He also telegraphed Governor
Candler, Judge Emory Speer aud
others.
The Central railway’s buildings
have been draped iu mourning,
DAMAGE CLAMS SENT IN.
Amount* A»;er«'<-Rr»t« #132,000—Several
Bon thorn Staton Included.
Secretary Root has sent to the lion so
claims for damages alleged to have
been caused by United States troops
during the Spanish-American war,
principally while encamped or travel-
ing.
The claims aggregate $132,006, and
by states include, Florida $3,139;
Georgia, $11,140; South Carolina, $24,-
082; Virginia, $14,555.
REWARD IS OFFERED.
Insurance Company Will Fay 8250 for
Apprehension of Kelly Brfngfleld.
The Fidelity and Deposit Company
of Maryland has offered a reward of,
$250 for the capture of Kelly Brins-
field, the defaulting bookkeeper of the
southeastern agent of the Manhattan
Life Insurance Company.
The reward was offered through the
Atlanta agents of the surety company,
Aaron Haas & Son, araBkmll be paid
on the delivery of Statew^^^^ IlflBkn any
jail in the United
Mills I’uy Nine C'eiits.*^-’
Cotton touched 9 cents in Colum¬
bus, Ga., Monday. John T. Davis &
Co. sold nearly COO bales to the Mus¬
cogee mills at from Sj to 9 cents.
BARRETT A DEMOCRAT.
Former Prominent Populist of Georgia
Return* to Hi* Old Love.
James Barrett, who has for several
years been prominent in the Populist
party in Georgia, a member of the ex¬
ecutive committee, an elector to the
national convention and candidate for
agricultural commissioner on the state
ticket announces his return to the
Democratic party jn a signed article in
The Augusta Chronicle.
NO. 18 .
CRONJE READY
FOR FINALE
Boers Begin Active Mobilization
of a Second Army.
GATHERING AT BLOEMFONTEIN
The Defeat or Capture of Cronje’s
Hosts Will Not End the San¬
guinary Conflict.
A London special says: ‘‘The Boers
are assembling an army near Bloem¬
fontein, with which to dispute the
invasion of Lord Roberts. This in- -
telligenco comes from Pretoria by way
of Loureuzo Marquez. The command¬
oes are described as 'hastening from
all quarters of tho two republics.
‘‘No estimate is made of their num¬
bers, but the withdrawal of Boers
from most of the places where they
have been in contact with the British,
except the district near Ladysmith,
may raise the resisting force to 30,000
men. This figure assumes that the
Boers have between 60,000 and 70,000
men in the field.
“The gathering of this nrmy across
the path of Lord Roberts gives signifi¬
cance to General Cronje’s steadfast de¬
fense. He has engaged the corps of
Lord Roberts for ten days now, and
whether he is relieved or not, he has
given time for the dispersed Boor fac¬
tions to get together aud to prepure
positions to receive the British ad¬
vance when Cronje is overcome and
Lord Roberts'moves forward.
“n,;„ difficult to conceive that the
Boers are strong enough to take the
offensive and to rescue General Cronje
from his precarious situation.
“General Buller on Saturday faced
the last and strongest, positions of the
Boers who bar his way to Ladysmith.
Tho strenuous fighting indicates a
battle -between armies, rather than
rear guard Thursday actions protecting a re¬
treat. On and Frilly he
,
lost forty-three officors kijled and
wounded, representing probably a
total loss of from 400 to 500.
General White's guns workod on
Saturday upon tho Boer positions and
a heliogram from Ladysmith reported
that the Boers were retreating and
that larger rations were being issued
in view of tho fact that relief seemed
at hand. Nothing has been heard from
Mafekiug since February 12th.
“The ordinary campaigning season
is over, and the sickly season for both
men and animals has set in. Techni¬
cal military writers take these things
into consideration in forecasting
events.”
If tho latest dispatches from Paar-
deberg throw any light on the situa¬
tion, they show that General Cronje’a
forces have far more protection from
Field Marshal Lord Roberts’ heavy
lire than tho first dispatches indicated.
A cable dispatch from Paardeberg,
dated Saturday, February 24th, says:
“A balloon has discovered tho ene¬
my well covered by a system of bur¬
rowing in tho river bank, which're¬
sembles a rabbit warren, and affords
a shell-proof position.”
PRETORIA IS IMPREGNABLE.
Mr. Montague White, the Boer rep¬
resentative, now in New York, said to
a Press reporter:
“It seems to me Cronje has offered
himself and his men as a sacrifice to
hold Lord Roberts’ great army in
check till a second line of defenses are
completed.
“If Cronje and his men are cap¬
tured it will not end the war. It will
be a tremendous blow, but not a mor¬
tal one.
“The war will not end until Preto¬
ria falls, and when the British reach
the Transvaal capital many thousand
lives will have been lost. The Boers
believe that Pretoria is impregnable,
and there is good reason for theii con¬
fidence. As to intervention, the out¬
look is not pleasing. I see no hope
in Europe, unless Russia should take
action, and thatdoes not appear like¬
ly. I believe Emperor William would
like to stop the war, but he does not
exactly know how to go about it.
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SPANISH FORCE INFERIOR.
Dewey Fail* To Get Amount of Prize
Money Anked For.
The Uuited States court of claims
has rendered a decision on the claim
of Admiral Dewey fri* prize money on
the ■
account of destruction of the
Spanish fleet in Manila bay. The
court decided against tho admiral's
contention that the enemy’s force was
superior to his, and awarded $9,570.
The decision excludes the support¬
ing shore batteries, mxues and torpe¬
does in the determination of the ene¬
my’s force. Admiral Dewey’s claim
was for $200 for each man belonging
to the enemy’s fleet, including those
in charge of the fortifications,