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VOL. V1IL IN THE CHINA SEA j A NARRATIVE OF ADVENTURE. Wr / By SEWARD XV. HOfKINS. ! 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. NO. 5. Three Papers a Week FOR ABOUT THE PRICE OF ONE. This paper and the Atlanta Tv/ice^a-Week Journal for 99 SI. 2 5 09 Here you get the news of very little more than one P a P er costs. Either paper is well worth $...00, but by special arrangeme nt we are enabled to put in both of them, giving three papers a week for this low price. You cannot equal this anywhere else, and this combination is the best premium for those who want a great paper and !l h ome paper. Take these an d y° u will keep up wit Besides n • general ___+ news, the 1 ,,, Twice-a-Week Journal has much agricultural matter anc [ other articles of special interesfc to f armer8 . It has regular , contributions , > • i by Sam Jones, lilrs. W. II. Felton John Temple Graves, Hon. C. H. Jordan and other dis tinguished writers. Call ot tbi. office and leave your subscriptions for both papers. You cm E* a sample copy of cither paper he/e on application. 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. .