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VOL. V1IL
IN THE CHINA SEA
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A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE.
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/ By SEWARD XV. HOfKINS.
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J (CorTBIQHT 1899 BT EOBKBT BOXSES'9 SONS.)
( CHAPTER XIII.
) [continued. ]
“Ojolek, the Jumars are doing good
work.*- They are wonderful in their
skill. J They are making for you many
But what will you shoot in
’
9 Water? Sand? Ha! You did
Mrs. of that. You cauuot buy a
of powder iu Tal mooch. But
fr* 1 P 0W J er - And when the guns
-ko-Bains are ready, the powdet
BKR1 ^ /d 0 -Ror will be ready for them. 1
W, A ! f not told my wife—women talk,
111131 ust remaiu remain a R secret, -----‘ Oolek, ~ be
’) you and me.”
almost dumb with surprise al
Tu|orethought as well as the skill ol
Jr d uan sorl ' ow - The genius o!
’ ‘V-k had risen to meet the genius of
. j i united fight for
aiQar8 n a free
m - Were such men boru to bo
laves?
I told Mr. Avery of the powder, and
lince more his hopes were raised a lit
te higher. We had a passageway cut
t>m the river-bed to the cellar of
do-Ror’s house. The powder, as
. as it was made, was carried into
» caV erns and stored where it would
safe and dry.
H *'^ r ' Avery became an agitator of tas
fuost pronounced type. He visited all
parts of the island not inclosed within
the walls of Quiental, aud preached
revolution to the people. Tho seed
was sown in fertile soil. The results
were such as wo could wish.
th® Ii me we had been on the
island , three months, I had estab
‘shod a secret league, extended from
y cave under the Sacred Forest to
le very walls of Quiental. A system
of communication was perfected,
whereby I could at any time, from
any portion of the island send a mes
sage to any other portion and receive
an answer in au incredibly short space
of time.
By this means I kept myself in- _
formed at all times of all that was
transpiring at Talmooch. If a tax
‘>atherer left the portals of Quiental
with a force of soldiers at his back, I
knew it as soon as he got away from
the shadow of tho wall. If Hen-Ko
Hi went out into . tho forest roads to
T ide, accompanied by his attendants.
i knew it, and sometimes watched his
course from a securely hidden nook in
a tree-top.
We frequently thought, that we ware
discovered, and hastily prepared to
meet our fate. But the protection of
God was ours, and we were not found
out. One guard, indeed, suspicious
and inquisitive, followed me into Mr.
Avery’s house and stealthily watched
me go into the underground passage.
Had he been satisfied with that he
might have brought the governor or
his representative to investigate, and
would, no doubt, have reaped a rich
reward. But his eagerness led him
too far, and I heard footsteps behind'
me in the cavern. I turned and be
held the grinning face of the soldier,
There was no time or room for seuti
___Tho ment. fellow held in his hands
the lives of Miss Arnold, Mr. Averv
and myself. I rushed to him and
seized him. Ho was armed, but so
taken by surprise at my temerity that
he was fatally slow to act. I put my
fingers around his throat and choked
him to death. Then I threw his body
into a deep well, that was apparently
bottomless. Of this occurrence 1
said nothing to Miss Arnold or Mr.
Avery. But I was more watchful than
ever of my foes “supervision
Under the of Poko
Bains, the bed of the river became s
great armory. The men worked in .
dustriously and skillfully. Iron was
stealthily brought from the mines out*
side of Galneor and taken through
Mr. Avery’s house into the caves.
Great care was constantly neces
sary. One error now—oue false move,
and our hopes and the freedom oi
Talmooch would be dashed to the
ground forever. The people knew
this as well as I did. They appre
ciated the dangers as well as the im
portance of the enterprise. They
were cautious, brave and obedient. I
had no fault to find with any of them.
Now and then, when Hen-Ko-Hi or
his soldiers would perpetrate some
new outrage, the people would grow
impatient, aud cry out to me to hasten
, the end. But I was loath to declare
war until I held the winning hand in’
the great game. I restrained them in
their fierce desire for immediate ven
geanoe, and while they waited, their
determination became strengthened
and their convictions deeper, until I
had under my control an army of men
with but one mind, one will, one pur¬
pose. Time sped
rapidly, even to us who
go longed for freedom. The great
work we had on hand so occupied our
minds that we had no time to mourn.
It was enongh to know that our plans
wero progressing.
The rifle I had taken from Cha-Fong
ierved as a model for Boko-Bains, and
one by one, or in dozens, similar guns
were turned out from the workshops
and set aside to wait for the coming
war.
I completed my organization.
In Galneor, I bad, under the com¬
mand of Garu-Saak and Oso-Bark,
four thousand able-bodied and drille !
men. This force was divided into regi¬
ments and companies. Suitable of¬
ficers were chosen, and the discipline
was good.
In Bromporrab, under Bado-Ror,
there.were eight thousand men, oi
THE 4 RECORD.
equal bravery, but not so well drilled
p the forces of Galucor. Under the
cellars of some of the houses, powdei
aud arms aud bullets were quietlj
sto'-ed.
The celebrated Jumar blade again
became an important fact, aud Gam
Saak was a most striking specimen oi
soldier as he stood in tho uniform of
mu ' army with the great steel destroyer
buckled to his waist.
I had decided in favor of a showy
uniform. But the manufacture of
theso did not progress beyond a few
for “---- t^ s principal officers. T I snb- “ , ‘
stituted one of them for tho blood
stained ouo I had taken from Cha
Fong. Aud iu place of his boots I
put on a shiny pair of us-.v ones turned
out from a shop at Brompcrrab. I
looked like a soldier even if I didn’t
act like oue. But I had a happy con
ceit that I was doing as well under
tho circumstances as any one else
could do.
Theso things denote tho steady
growth of my plans. I had been in
Talmooclr six months before we had
the army under full discipline. One
day Mr. Avery and I were talking over
our affairs, and going over, oue by one,
a n the details of the work.
“Cricktuore,” said the old man,
“there is not a thing left to be done,
Your plans are perfect. All that is
needed now is the word to strike.”
“Yes, I have one more trifle, per
haps—and perhaps an important fac
ter—to arrange. I must have Garu
Saak hang, secreted in tree-tops, be
tweoa here aud Quiental, several
large bells. They must be near
enough together that an alarm, souud
gq from any oue place, can be com
municated throughout the island
without delay. It will be dangerous
au q difficult work aud will cause some
delav.”
“You aro a marvel. One would
think yon had beau brought up to
this sort of thing.”
“ ‘Necessity is the mother,’ etc.—
j-ou know,” I replied, laughing,
“What are you going to do next?"
he asked,
“Wait,” I replied, examining a
piece of steel Poko-Baius had brought
;o me for inspection. “Only wait.”
CHAPTER XIV.
VICTORY FOR THE RIGHT.
One day, shortly after I had seen
Hw ,, , last , °t m y orders carried out, I
was ln Galneor, ostensibly plying my
f ra,1 ° as P? ddlor > bu t ln Y° allt y look ’
over 8 rouud J ^>th au eye to
future struggle. It was not my
P ,U 'P OS0 to attack Quiental. The
torce3 ln the fortifications would have
! T «/ advan tag ! °J er “J^nymtho
d ®l d I did , not, of course, dare build
-
aort protection aoove ground,
* nd 1 * w ? 8 determination to
iv ’ n the coming battle with as little
losfl hre atn on / “f 0 " me, | aa
possibl®. And , to do this I resolved
that the 8C ® n ,® of tUe farst struggle
mastbe m
Suddenly I heard a crying among
|' be womea and a bd 'ter wailing. I
^ er nRW J> “Phe too well tax! v'Jrst The tax! it meant. had become The
* familiar one to my ears. The
ofhc,al tax-gatherer of Hen-No-Hi was
S°. ln S lus rol } ndcj \° 6 ath f ewy
thin S that , had n ot alrea<J y bee n Btole “
or to lnsalt or abuse , the P eo P , le
-
This particular tax-gatherer was a
most villainous-looking scoundrel, and
niurder seemed to oe his favorite
s P ort - He rode a fairish horse, and
was f°H° „ we d by a horde of ruffians
eager for carnage or deviltry They
through the houses of Jumars,
knowing no law save their own lust
an r The ( l 8 ree “* by,
women, seeing me near van
3ut to beseech m e to do something at
3nce *° P reverd further „ , outrage.
1 ba8tll J nlade a re3olve aIld 401(1
one of tne women to as rapidly as
possible to the mines where Garu-Saak
worked, and tell him to get Ins men to-
6 e f ber > kill the guards and come to
me \ J ar * e( * breathless and
anxious. The tax-gatherer came rid
,U S down the s4l ’eets of Galneor with
his 8 an 3 of foll °wers, swinging into
a11 4bs bou ' ,e3 ’, committing such
depredations . they liked,
as
When he reached me he stopped.
Looking at me m a mocking way,
be took off hl8 hat antl bowed -
Then suddenly becoming fierce, he
sxclaimed in the native language of
the island:
“Well! Dog of a Jumar! Why are
jrou not at work, instead of idling
away the governor’s time in the
street?”
“I am here for my dinner,” I replied
calmly. dinner,”
“Take that for your he
said, giving me a severe blow in the
face. My blood boiled with rage, yet
I held my peace. I knew that ono
error now would ruin all. My time
was coming, and I had been treated
thus before.
“See, he has no tongue. He is a
dumb beast, ” shouted the tax-gatherer.
His followers laughed merrily at this
witty sally.
“We will see if he can talk. Tako
that, beast.”
He pricked me with his sword.
I stood in a circle of Chinamen.
Outside, and around them, were the
Jumar women. I hoped to see men
among them soon.
There was no doubt that the tax
gatherer intended to goad me into
open rebellion, that he might have
Devoted To The Interest Of Johnson County And Middle Georgia.
WRIGHT8VILLB. GA., FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1900.
n excuso for taking me before the
governor. I began to fear lest ho
should do it before assistance could
arrive.
Oso-Bark heard of the trouble and
came in from his farm. Other farmers
came in, and soon a number of Jnmar
men had joined the women.
I made no reply to the officer.
“Ha! You don’t speak! Well, I’ll
make you sing then. Ha! You will
be a flue bird to sing before the
governor.”
At his command they bound me. I
was securely wound up in cords and
thrown down in the street.
“Lie there, dog, until I want you,”
said my tormentor, “and if one of
these beasts lets you loose I will kill
him and you.”
They turned their attention to
other things, for the moment leaving
me alone. I hoped my messenger to
the mines would fly on the wings of
the winds, for I sorely needed my
men around me now, and there were
not enough among the farmers to be
of any service.
The tax-gatherer and his crowd
continued their pillage and plunder.
Women were knocked down and ill
treated.
At last I heard the deep voice of
Garu-Saak. Ho was bendiug over
H6. TJ nti U uuu - -3 }»«•»« yoou ’•■’ouini» ami
x uuuiuij ttuu »»a.*
almost out of breath. One of his
hands was bloody, telling of a con¬
flict.
“It is I, Oolek—Garu-Saak is bore.
What shall I do?”
“Cut me loose.”
In an instant I was free aud on my
feet.
“How many men are with you?” I
asked.
“Four hundred from the mines of
South Mountain.”
“Then order them to seize these
Chinamen. Let not one escape.
Bind them securely.”
“And the boll—the bell?” he said,
eagerly.
“No, not yet. Call your men to¬
gether. Send some of them for
some guns. Get at these fellows and
secure them. ”
A soeue most indescribable ensued.
Themoanings of the women turned to
Shrieks of rage and hate. The feroc¬
ity shown by them was as great—if,
indeed, it was not greater in its
bloodthirstiness—than that of the
men. But this strange characteristic
was not new to the world. It was so
in tho French Revolution. It has
been, so iu many struggles for suprem¬
acy. The Chinese were taken by
surprise. It is true, they fired a few
shots, but the numbers of their assail¬
ants, the unexpected turn of affairs
took axvay all power of concentrated
action. The women seized axes and
crowded in on them and hewed them
down.
Mr. Avery, who had become one of
the throng, now ran up to me. He
was visibly affected.
“Is it war, Cricktuore? Has it
come?” he cried.
“My frieud,” I said, putting my
baud on his shoulder, “this is no
place for you. There are enough of
us to do the fighting. I wish you
would go at once to Miss Arnold. Tell
her what is being done, aud stay with
her until it is over.”
“But can I not help you, Crick
more? Is there nothing I can do?” he
asked.
“No, please do ns I ask you. You
will help me more by remaining with
Miss Arnold, and reassure her, than
in anything you might do out here. Go
to Miss Arnold and tell her the first
blow for liberty is struck. The fight
is on.”
“I will do as you say, Crickmore; I
will do as you say. God be with you,
boy, and sustain you!”
I called Garu-ii'aak and Oso-Bark
and gave them orders to prevent the
escape of a single Chinaman. I placed
Oso-Bark in charge of the prisoners.
I sent Garu-Saak and Poko-Baius with
a force of men into the armory to bring
from there the necessary stores.
Every face was set with determina¬
tion. There were no tears, no moans,
no cries. There was no faltering or
lagging behind. The men who had
borne so much in silence for twenty
years now blazed with tho pent-up
rage that was consuming them. I had
with me the tiger—the lion. Ven¬
geance was written on every brow.
The men came to me for instruc¬
tions. There was no disorder any¬
where. My organization had been so
thorough, my choice of officers so good
that everything was done without tur¬
moil or mistake. Discipline reigned
supreme.
The force under Garu-Saak reap¬
peared from the cave with the guns
and ammunition. The eyes of the tax
gatherer snapped angrily when he saw
the unexpected display.
“What is this, dog of a Jumar?” he
exclaimed, almost choking with rage. ,
I made him no reply.
I called Garu-Saak, and said:
“Send a messenger to the mines at
North Mountain and have the men
from Galneor gather hero at once. Let
them take guns and shoot down the
guards.” said
“That is good,” Garu-Saak.
“We left many Jumars dead at South
Mountain when we broke away. And
the bell is not to be rung?”
“Not yet. I expect the go^rnor,
when he learns the state of affairs,will
senu a force of cavalry Aere. We will
silence them first, and then the alarm
may be rung. Having disposed of tho
most formidable but smallest branch
of his army, we can surround his in¬
fantry as the men gather from the isl¬
and when they hear 5he alarm. ”
“Good. I understand,” replied my
general.
[to bk continued.!
A servant girl in a Birmingham
family was taken to task for oversleep¬
ing herself. “Well, ma’am,” she said,
“I sleep very slow, and so it takes
mo a long while to get me night’s
re«k”
Bf DIRECT VOTE
OF THE PEOPLE
United States Senators May Be
Elected Henceforth.
THE HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION
Contemplates Important Change
In the Constitution—The Vote
Was Unanimous.
A Washington special says: The
house Triday by a vote of 240 to 15
adopted a resolution for a constitu¬
tional amendment providing for the
election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people. Fourteen
Republicans and one Democrat voted
against it. By the terms of the reso¬
lution the amendment to be submit¬
ted to tho legislatures is as follows:
“The senate of the United States
shall be composed of two senators
from each state, who shall bo selected
by a direct vote of the people thereof
for a term of six years and each senator
shall have one vote. A plurality of
the votes cast for candidates for sena¬
tor shall be sufficient to elect. The
electors in each state shall have tho
qualifications reqrrisite for electors of
the most numerous branch of the state
legislatures, respectively.
“When a vacancy happens, by death
resignation, or otherwise in the repre¬
sentation of any state in the senate,
the same shall be filled for the unex¬
pired term thereof in the same manner
as is provided for the election of sena¬
tors iu paragraph 1: Provided, that
the executive thereof may make tem¬
porary appointment until the next gen¬
eral or special election, in accordance
with the statutes or constitution of
such state.”
The remainder of the day was de¬
voted to the consideration of private
peusiou bills. Several sharp attacks
were made upon Mr. Talbert, Demo¬
crat, of South Carolina, for his courso
in delaying aotion upon bills.
There wero two joint resolutions on
the popular election of senators when
the house adjourned Thursday. The
majority resolution of tho committee
left it optional with the states wheth¬
er their senators should be elected di¬
rectly or by the legislature. The mi¬
nority resolution made it incumbent
that each state elect by direct vote.
The minority resolution which was of¬
fered as a substitute was voted upon
first and was carried by an overwhelm¬
ing vote—ayes 135, noes 30. Mr.
Corliss tried unavailingly to get an
aye and no vote, but only nine mem¬
bers seconded the demaud. The vote
was then taken upon tho adoption of
the amendment, the whole house ris¬
ing in support of the demand. The
resolution was adopted, 240 to 15.
The negative votes were cast by
Messrs. Allen, of Maine; Burleigh, of
Maine; Cnlderhead, of Kansas; Ford
uey, of Michigan; Gardner, of New
Jersey; Hodge, of Iowa; Henry, of
Connecticut; Lane, of Iowa; Lester, of
Georgia; Littlefield, of Maine; Mc¬
Pherson, of Iowa; Mann, of Illinois;
Russell, of Connecticut,; Sperry, of
Connecticut, and Thomas, of Iowa.
Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, asked unan¬
imous consent to set aside May 1st for
the consideration of the Nicaraguan
canal bill.
“I object,” shouted Mr. Burton, of
Ohio, emphatically.
Mr. Hepburn then took steps to
overcome this opposition and a peti¬
tion to the committee on rules was
prepared, requesting that body to fix
a time for taking up the canal bill.
Mr. Hepburn circulated the petition
on the Republican side, and up to th#
time of adjournment secured sixty-one
signatures.
Mr. Adamson, who circulated the pe¬
tition on the Democratic side, said:
“There is no opposition whatever
on this side, and every man preeent
today has signed the petition. The
number exceeds sixty.”
Notwithstanding theso efforts, it was
intimated pretty strongly in well-in¬
formed quarters that the oommittee on
rules was not likely to bring in a spe¬
cial rule. The members of the com¬
mittee declined, however, to make any
definite statement on the subject.
POWELL SUES SOUTHERN’.
president of Order of Telegrapher* Claims
that He Has Been Libeled.
President W. Y. Powell, of the Or¬
der of Railroad Telegraphers, filed
suit Tuesday in the city court of At¬
lanta, Ga., against the Southern Rail¬
way company for 850,000 damages.
Mr. Powell claims that he has been
injured to that amount through a pub¬
lication in the Atlanta Constitution,
Monday, April 16, for which he claims
the Southern is responsible. The ar¬
ticle which Mr. Powell claims is libel¬
lous contained an interview with Mr.
J. S. B. Thompson, assistant general
superintendent, aud also a telegram
from General Superintendent J. H.
Barrett.
COULDN’T STAND PROSPERITY.
Bricklayer Inherits Fortune, Goes Crazy
and Commits Suicide.
Julius Koster, a bricklayer of New
York, who recently inherited $300,
000 from his brother’s estate in Ger¬
many, was found dead Sunday swing¬
ing from a rope in an empty water
tank on the roof of hit house. Koster
had recently recovered from a loDg
spell of sickness. The sudden change
from poverty to riches left bis mind
permanently affected.
ATKINSON CONTROLS PAPER.
Majority Stock of The Atlanta
Journal Disposed of By
Hoke Smith.
The majority interest in the Atlanta
(Ga.) Journal has become the property
of IT. M. Atkinson, Morris Bran¬
don and James R. Gray. This means
the retirement of Hoke Smith from tho
newspaper business.
George H. Dickinson, a New York
newspaper man well known through¬
out the country, will take charge as
general managor. He has been in At¬
lanta for some days under a contract
which provided that if the deal should
bo made he would take charge of the
entire plant.
A few weeks ago it was announced
that a well founded rumor credited
Hoke Smith, who owned 530 of the
1,000 shares, with disposing of his
Btock. This announcement drew a
negative from The Journal, but de¬
spite the denial from headquarters,
the rumor was generally believed.
After considerable negotiations on
the subject, a contract was entered into
by which Mr. Atkinson and his asso¬
ciates secured the right to purchase
Mr. Smith’s stock, at a stated figure,
any time up to and including April
16th. On last Friday Mr. Smith was
notified that his stock would be
bought.
It can be stated positively that there
will be no immediate changes in the
force, business or editorial; that is,un¬
less there are voluntary withdrawals
from the paper. What may develop in
a month or a few months is a matter
for the future.
H. M. Atkinson, one of the three
new owners of The Journal, is proba¬
bly the best known young business
man in the south. He is at the head
of, or connected with, a tremendous
variety of enterprises.
He is president of the Georgia
Electric Light Company, which holds
the city’s contract; he is president of
the Southern Banking and Trust Com¬
pany; president of the Tifton, Thom
nsville and Gulf railroad; president of
the Union Lumber Company; presi¬
dent and treasurer of the Atlanta Sub¬
urban Land corporation; secretary and
treasurer of the Collins Park and Belt
Line; treasurer of the Georgia and
Carolina Planters’ Company, and vice
president of the Third National bank.
In addition to the foregoing, he has
charge of the large real estate interests
of T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr., of Bos¬
ton.
Messrs. Brandon and Gray are prom¬
inent and well known Atlanta attor¬
neys.
PARIS SHOW OPENS.
The Crowning Exposition of All
Countries—America Is Lib¬
erally Represented,
At noon Saturday France opened to
the world the crowning exposition of
all countries. The most favorable
weather conditions prevailed and in¬
numerable bright colored domes and
minarets glistened in the sunshine.
Paris was early astir with people wend¬
ing fleir way toward the Elysee and
in tho direction of the exposition in
tho hope of witnessing the presiden¬
tial procession at some part of its
journey.
All the publio buildings and num¬
berless private houses were decorated
with trophies of flags, chiefly the tri¬
color. The neighborhood of the ex¬
position was especially gay with bunt¬
ing while most of the pavilions them¬
selves were surmounted with floating
banners.
Within the exposition grounds all
was bustle and animation, in a su¬
preme effort to clear away all unsightly
obstacles in order to leave an unob¬
structed road and an external appear¬
ance of completeness to the palaces for
the presidential party in its passage
through the grounds.
The unfinished condition of the ex¬
position on inauguration day is regret
able and perhaps misleading. It will
be at least a month before anything
but the buildings is"to be seen. The
day’s ceremonies were a peculiar mix¬
ture of sumptuous splendor and wide¬
spread confusion elsewhere.
Americans, especially, will be proud
of their country’s display at the world’s
fair, for the United States stands sec¬
ond only to France herself in number
of exhibitors, which treble those of
any foreign country.
America has three times the number
of exhibitors that France had at the
world’s fair in Ohicago. She occupies
339,052 square feet with her 47 dis¬
tinct exhibition spaces, 33 in the main
exposition grounds, 14 in the Vincen¬
nes annex, excluding the ground cov¬
ered by our eagle surmounting the na¬
tional pavilion on the Qua d’Orsay.
American enterprise, however is not
only shown in the size of her repre¬
sentation, but iu the preparedness of
her installation as compared with that
of most of the other countries, and it
can safely be said that but for the dila¬
toriness of French workmen aud meth¬
ods the United States exhibits would
have been exposed in their show cases
on the opening day.
Public Building For Durham.
The senate committee on publio
buildings and grounds has authorized
a favorable report on the bill for a new
publio building at Durham, N. C., to
cost $80,000.
Increased Allowance For Militia.
The house committee on militia de¬
cided Friday to fix at $1,000,000
the amount allowed annually to tht
militia of the several states in the
place qf the $400,000 UQW allowed.
MORGAN WINS
IN ALABAMA.
Satnrday’s Primaries Decided the
Senatorial Contest.
fiOVERNORSIlIP IS STILL OPEN.
-
Day Was Replete With Exciting
Interest and . Surpnses c
Were In Order.
Primaries were held in Alabama
Saturday at which the Democrats of
about half of the counties voted their
choice for United States senator and
governor, and in about oue-fourth
more selected representatives and dele
gates 7 who will be authorized to vote
the , choice , . of .... their constituents. ... . mi The
other one-fourth of the counties have
already acted.
The United States senatorship has
been the overshadowing issue for the
first time in the history of the state,
obscuring the contest for governor.
The candidates for the legislature
were selected nlmost entirely with
their preference for senator. Senator
Morgan and Governor Johnston are
the only candidates for the senator
ship, while Messrs. Stallings, of But
ler, Samford, of Lee; Waller, of Hale,
and Shelley and Tomlinson, of Jeffer
son, are candidates for governor.
As a result of the voting Hon. John
T. Morgan has been renominated for
United States Senator by a surprising
majority. The returns make it appear
that he will have something like 100
of tho 120 votes in tho Democratic leg¬
islative caucus. Hon. W. J. Samford
made a phenomenal race for governor.
Senntor Morgan who has repre¬
sented tho state with great credit in
the senate for twenty-six years, and
Joseph F. Johnston, tho present
ernor, whose administration has
signally successful, are
two of tho ablest and most
men in the state, politically, and the
contest between their friends has been
full of ginger and acrimony. The
campaign opened last summer and
has not lagged for a day.
Ten counties with fourteen members
of the assembly voted prior to Satur¬
day. Nine of the members from these
counties were instructed for Morgan
and five for Johnston. There are also
sixteen hold-over senators, of which
Morgan is understood to have nine
and Johnston seven.
SOME LATER NEWS.
News received by The Montgomery
Advertiser up to Sunday midnight in¬
dicated that Morgan has carried fifty
five of the fifty-six counties holding
primaries.
The returns from the five or six
counties in Alabama which were omit¬
ted from the first reports only add the
more to Senator Morgan’s victory. If
all of the Democratic nominees should
be elected, the senator would have
about 116 or 118 members of the two
houses of the assembly, but probably a
dozen Populists and Republicans will
slip in and this will subtract
from the figures stated.
Colonel Sainford has secured about
200 votes in the state convention. He
needs only about fifty more to win,
but there is talk of a combination
against him. Mr. Waller, who rau
second in the gubernatorial race, has
a well orgainized support of about 135
or 140 votes, and is the second choice
of many another delegation. General
Shelley has sixty or seventy votes in
the convention and Mr. Stallings has
the remainder of the 504 convention
votes. Good generalship, therefore,
will have considerable to do with
naming the next executive.
The surprise of the campaign is Mr.
Stalling’s light vote throughout the
state. state. Stallings Htallings ran ran third, third, Shelly Shelly
fourth and Tomlinson fifth. The sound
money men in the state supported
Morgan and Samford.
The returns from tho counties in
the second district show the nomina¬
tion of Colonel A. A. Wiley, of Mont¬
gomery, as congressman.
The returns from the counties in
the sixth district confirm the re-nomi
tion of Hon. John II. Bankhead to
congress. He had no opposition.
MORGAN THANKFUL.
Old Senatorial War Horse of Alabama
Expresses Gratitude.
Monday Senator Morgan, who is iu
Washington, wired the Birmingham
Age-Herald as follows on the result of
his almost unauimous indorsement at
the hands of the Alabama Democracy
in Saturday’s primaries:
“The very remarkable vote of so
many counties gives a safe assurance
of the future strength and harmony of
the Democracy of Alabama. The con¬
fidence thus expressed toward me as
one of the senators from Alabama ex¬
cites my gratitude to the people and I
will increase my devotion to their in¬
terests and prosperity.
“John T. Morgan.”
PRESIDENT’S SECRETARY QUITS.
Owing to Ill Health John Ad<11 son Porter
Tenders Resignation.
A Washinton special says; Owing
to continued ill health Hon. John
Addison Porter, secretary to the presi¬
dent, has tendered his resignation and
the president has accepted it to take
effect May 1.
George B. Cortelyou, of New York,
the present assistant secretary to
the president, has been appointed to
the office.
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Southern Railway.
Condensed Schedule in Effect Jnno 11th, 1899.
|fo!li Duiiy NoTs Daily eastern time. Daily No. t! Daily No.12
630 ; 7 C 0 Lv. Charleston Ar 11 00a 817p
JOBpj p a .. ...
7 41a “ .. Summerville .. “ 10 52a 18a 732p 002p
p “ .. .Branclivillo... “ 8
87 Jp u 2 “ .. .Orangobu-iK. 8 22a 529p
920p.l0l5a “ .... Kingvillc .. 7 3(Ja 4 38p
10 JSn “ Camden Junctiontiv HOOn 350p
......11 40a Ar.....Camden......Lv
loiopiioto Ar... .C olumbia.....Lv C 46a 355?
6 80p 7 00ft Lv... Charleston . . r ca ts
7 50p 9 15a “ ... Brunchville... p *0
819p 881p 9 9 52a 41a “ “ .... Bamberg Denmark .... p
.... .Blaekvilie..... .... S3 *0
lrt lOn “ ... P "O
poijijll 09a “ ... ...Aiken...... P *0
1045pill 51a Ar. Augustaun.d.Lv V •O
Ex. Sun. Ex.
Sun. only Sun.
Lv. Augusta ............... 7 00a 9 30a 5 21p
Ar. Sandersville............ lOOp 119p 9 09p
“ Tenuillo................ 130p 130p 9 21p
Lv. Tenuillo.......... 5 15a 310p 3 lOp
“ Sandersville....... 5 25a 3 21p 3 23p
Ar. Augusta........... 9 00a 7 lOp 8 30p
Mix. Mix.
Daily Ex su
Lv. Allendale.
“ Barnwell... Blaekvilie 1230p lOOp
“ 7 45;i
Ar. Batesburg 330p
Mix. Mix. Sun.
Ex su Ex su only
BmokviHel! 10 ...... 20n 4 OOp 25p 1015a
7
“ Barnwell. 110 45a 7 35p 10 35a
830p _ 1115a
Ar. Allendale
Atlanta and Beyond.
Lv. Charleston... -T OCHOrCOi 'mm
Atlantal R-*
Atlanta! .!!! OC
Lv. »-* 4 00p
Ar - Chattanooga cn 8 40p
Lv. Atlanta.......................... 6 80a 4 15p
Ar. Birminttham............. .... u 20a lOlOp
“ Memphis, (via Birmingham)... 080p 7 45a
Ar. “ Cincinnati. Lexington....................... 5 OOp 5 7 00a 45a
..................... 7 30p
“ Chicago.......................... 7 15a 6 OOp
7 Hop 7 55a
7 04a OOOp
Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga). . 7 40a
To Ashevillo-Cinoinnati-Lontsvilhi
EASTERN TIME. W 0.34 No.30
Daily Daily
Lv. Augusta......................... 2 4tt] 9 OOp
“ Batesburg.................... 4 12 OTa
Lv.' C har:a .s ton.~ " ~ . 5 30p
Lv. Columbia (Union Depot)....... 8 30a
Ar. Spartanburg ................ 1125a
“ Asheville 240p
Knoxvilar....................... ....................
“ 7 20])
" Cincinnnati...................... 1 30p 7 45a
“ Iiouisvilio (via .Teliico).......... 6 50a
To Washington and tho Bast.
Lv. Augusta................. 240p 920p
“ “ Batesburg............... Columbia (Union Depot) 419p 23p 1207a 2 15a
5
Ar. Charlotte................ 845 p _9J5a
Ar. Danville. 12 55a 122p
Ar. Richmond 6 00a 625p
Ar. Washington. ____ 7 40a 905p
“ Baltimore Fa, R. R....... 912a 1125i)
“ “ Philadelphia. New York 1135a 250a 23a
2C3p 8
Atlanta, Sleeping via Car Augusta, Line between making Charleston connections and at
Atlanta tor all points North and West.
Solid Trains between Charleston and Ashe¬
ville, Care. carrying elegant Pullman Buffet Parlor
Connections at Columbia with through trains
for Washington and the East; also for Jackson¬
ville and nil Florida Points.
tfRANK S. GANNON, J. M. CULP,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr., Traffic Manager,
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C.
GEORGE B. ALLEN,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston, S. C.
W. A. TURK, S. H. HARDWICK,
Asst. Gon’l Pass. Agt
c. Atlanta, Ga.
MULE CAUSED WRECK.
Freight Train Demolished and Engineer
and Fireman Killed.
A through freight train on the Mem¬
phis division of the Southern railway
struck a mule and was wrecked while
running at full speed near Huntsville,
Ala., at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
The engine and eight cars were
ditched. Percy Armstrong, engineer,
and the fireman, Sandy Osborne, col¬
ored, were killed, and five of the
train’s crew were seriously injured.
The engine plunged down a steep em¬
bankment and immediately caught
fire. The freight crowded upon the
overturned engine and instantly suf¬
focated aud crushed to death in the
cab both engineer and fireman. .