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ATHENS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 5, 1890.
M R. BLAINE AND THE REPUBLICANS
For very many years Mr. Blaine
lias occupied a position of such prom
jnruce and inllueuce in the Republi
can party, says the Philadelphia Tel
cjjrnpli, that he could express him'
Jir at any time upon any public
question as he saw fit, without fear
of party discipline. But times have
changed. It was quite impossible
for the Secretary of Stale to speak
out as he has done with regard to
the policy of the recognized leaders
ofhis party in congress without very
quickly hriuging upon himself their
unmeasured, albeit for a lime con.
coaled, wrathful vengeance. Awk
ward attempts are beiug made to
try to make it appear otherwise.
One contemporary, through its welU
trained Washington bureau, makes
an earnest effort to discredit the cur
rent stories of outward signs of in
ward eruption, but its conclusions
only confirm the worst suspicions,
prove, iudeed, all that has been said,
uml more. It is admitted that there
in “irritation” in the Senate and
House at Mr. B'aine’s crushing blows
at. the McKinley bill. Then it is
naively added thntit is not believed
that he should lie put in opposition
to the measure, and that there arc
likely to be some developments with
in a few days to make this fact clear.
In other words, the Secretary is to
lie taken aside and wrestled with-
After that, what ?
Mi. Bluine too clearly understands
the use of the English language not
to realize that his recent letters on
the Tariff bill must stand as they
were written, or their author forever
hide his head, as a political poltroon
of the basest sort. These letters are
capable of but one construction.
They were meant to smite certain of
the blundering features of this Tariff
hill to the very earth, and that is the
way the country will always regard
them. But if Mr. Blaine refuses to
(wallow himself, what then ? A fie:
that the greatest performance of ail.
Mr. Reed, Mr. McKinley ami Mr.
L.n!ae, in the House, Mr. Chandler,
Mr. Hoar, and Mr. Ingalls in the
Senate, and other leaders in aud out
of emigres*, know full well what a
ridiculous spectacle they would cut
before the country with the recent
ringing publications of the Secretary
of Stale meeting them at every turn,
slapping them in the face on* every
(lump. They must do one of two
things ; they must scare Mr. Blaine
—or run themselves.
The small boy saw the big “spooks”
hiding in the bushes. They made
hi I aorta of noises, danced war-
whoops, and thought to scare the
life out of him, but he seized a stout
club, and the big "spooks” speedily
look to their heels. The big ’fraids
wcie run oft by the little ’fraid. Out
untie mouth of babes and sucklings,
from the lorn and crumpled books
of the nursery, the statesmen of lot-
day may learn a valuable lesson.
When they prepare to “jump on
Blaine” they will Uml that in this
instance a vast majority of the Re
publican party, utterly disgusted
with their foolishness, selfishness
anti tsbort-sightedness, will * jump”
on them. When this new crisis
comes, the authors of the new "rule
of three” iu the Senate and the House
*ill think the heavens and the earth
have eotne together.
retary of the Treasury estimates
that he will have a revenue of $440,*
000,000. There seems to be hardly
a chance of escaping a vast deficit,
where there has been heretofore a
large snrplQB. A deficit means ins
creased taxation.
The republican party has wasted
the money of the people with, reck
less profusion, - in its effort to bay
support for itself. The whole power
of the government has been used to
enrich certain classes at the expense
of the main body of the people, in
the belief that in their turn those
classes, by close organization, the
liberal use of money and the deter-*
mination born of a selfish interest,
will keep the republican party, their
servant and their benefactor, in
power.
There is no telling to what lengths
the party which has adopted the
policy of buying power from the peo
ple with the people’s money will go.
Before adopting it, the party must
have abandoned all moral scruples,
all respect for the right of the labor
er to the product of his toil. Nalw
urally it will find ituelf compelled to
bid higher for snpport as the popu
lar discontent grows. The logical
result would be a socialistic state, iu
which the government undertook the
support of all citizens, having ap
propriated all their propeity.
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
republican extravagance.
Congressman Andrew, of Massa
chusetts, has prepared for the Bosk
tou Post a careful statement of the
probable expenditures of the gov
ernment for the fiscal year upon
which we have entered. Twelve of
the appropriation bills have already
become laws, and others, in various
•Uges of advancement, will probably
P»»8 without material change. The
tolal of these bills is $462,451,399.35.
To this sum must be added the ex
penditures under the new pension
■»*, probably $50,000,000, and the
ejcssa over the appropriation of
198,000,000 for pensions under the
"to kwn. That there will be on ex r
cc< “ »s shown by the fact that under
thoae iaw s the expenditures made
llat year were uear $110,000,000 and
G‘‘u. Raum la certainly putting pen-
“ionera on the roll faster than death
>» taking them off. But without add-
,n S anything for the deficiency on
'hi* account, which is certain to oc*
Cor , ttor for the subsidies and the
®*peo8e of enlorcing the new else*
law, should it be passed, the
7*' expenditures of the government
•* U re *ch $612,451,395.55. It is
ftM °oably certain' that tlu-y will be
® u ch larger, unless the Senate kills
* river and harbor bill, which it is
likely to do.
*° We et this expenditure, the Sec*
SPEAKER REEO AND HIS ADVERSARY-
Mr. Slruble’s scathing criticisms
of Speaker Reed are likely to have
little effect, hays the Boston Herald,
for the reason that the presiding of
ficer of the House holds the key of
the position until a republican coal*
ition is formed against him. It has
been his good luck hitherto to have
his republican adversaries meet him
single-handed, and, as he has had
the backing of all tlm other republi.
cans when called upon to,encounter
this slight opposition in the party
ranks, he baa not bad the least difll
culty in holding hia own. What he
would have to fear is an understand
ing among the dissatisfied that, um<
less their reasonable wishes were sat
isfied, they would join with the dem
ocrats in patting him into a minori
ty. This would be a bold position
to take,so bold that we fear, with the
sharply drawn political lines, few, it
any, republicans in the House, ad
much aB a number of them hate
Speaker Reed, would care to take it
even if they knew that by so doing
(hey could temporarily, and perhaps
permanently, “down him.” --
FROM HIGH SHOALS.
The Sunday School Celebration and
Other Items.
Ilian Shoals, Ga., August 2.—The
High Shoals Sunday Schools will tako
part in the gr&ud celebration to be held
at Bishop on the Gthch iust. Good mu
sic will be bad from both the schools.
The band from this place has been em
ployed to give music for the occasion.
It is in good practice, and something
more than grand may be expected.
Banners and badges for the schools are
in preparation, aud we predict a gala
day for all.
The High Shoals Manufacturing com
pany is adding a spacious picker room
to the factory.
Mr. and Mrs. Zetler, of Macon, with
their family, wilt visit friends here
next week.
Mrs.2James Frazer, Jr., of Little
Rock. Ark., reached here last night,
and is the guest of Ben Lomond.
Mr. John B. llattaway has returned
to Athens after a visit of several days
to bis old home.
Mint Maud Jones will entertain her
friends in a few nights with a moon
light picnic.
Miss Susie Pitman, ot Atlanta, is
spending sometime with Miss Maud
Jones.
Miss Lizzie Robertson leaves today
for a lengthy visit to Miss Peek, of
Covington.
WATSON IT IS.
The Next Congressman from the
«. Tenth.
Major Barnes is defeated in the rat e
for congress from the tenth district. A
telegram from Warrenton states that
he carried that county overwhelmingly.
Johnson also went for him.
The district is composed of the fol
lowing counties :
Burke............ 6
Columbia.. ■.". 2
Glascock 2
Jefferson 2
Johnson ^ 2
McDuffie . ...-2
Lincoln .......2
Richmond... ....6
Taliaferro 2
Warren *•*
Washington 4
Of these he has already carried Glas
cock, 2; McDuffie, 2; Lincoln, 2; Co
lumbia, 2; Jefferson. 4; Washington,4;
and adding Warren,2; and Johnson, 2;
gives Mr. Watson twenty out of the
thirty-four votes.
Burke and Taliaferro are yet to act,
and both arc claimed for Watson.
How to Fix it Up.
You know your buggy needs painting
and you con get the paint already
mixed and ready for use, any color you
wish, from J. L. Arnold, and you can
paint it yourself. *?-.:•
John 1 L. Arnold,
Wholesiile and retail dealer in Paint9,
Oils 4ud Varnishes, Broad Sj, Athens,
tin.
GEORGE T. MURRELL, Kbitor
THE POWER OF THE ALLIANCE.
There is no denying the fact that the
Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Un
ion of America is a great power in our
grand old commonwealth. She prono
ses to use this power in the salvation of
the country and the restoration of fiee
and righteous government. This can
only be accomplished by takiug the
reins of management out of the hands
of a few old moss back politicians and
office seekers and give them again to
the people, who must and will rule.
The little political tricksters have work
ed and twisted matters ’til the people
can stand it no longer. These fellows
that have swapped off votes and traded
off other men’s rights will die hard but
die they must.
The time has come for a change in
our political regime. . - The people see it.
Stern necessity demands it. The meth
ods oflast year will not answer for this
year and by the time the next congres
sional campaign comes on a wonderful
change in American politics will have
taken pi use.
The Farmers’ Alliances arc entitled
to the credit of first sounding the note
of alarm and the future history of this
country will so declare. The peo
ple have faithfully caught the sound
and wo are all moving onward to cer
tain victory.
The tidal wave of reform has set in
and nothing but a pure and democratic
form of government will satisfy the
people. Sickly sentiment and sectional
hate will go down before the advancing
armies of the masses.
The farmers and laborers of the South
and West are being locked in the alli
ance grip across the bloody chasm. The
warmth of brotherly love is growing in
the heart and the knowledge of purpo
ses in common and interest identical is
increasing in the mind.
The people are waking up to the fact
that a common enemy is to be fought
and a common evil is to be put down.
.Our pubic servants have passed
through the probationary state. They
have been weighed in tne balance and
a majority of them have been found
wanting—wanting in those principles
that go to make up true statesmanship
and legislative' ability and they may
as well step down and out without a
struggle. The idea is to yield graceful
ly to the will of the people. A member
of congress or any other member in the
legislative line of business who has
been sitting idly by his works all these
years will do well to remember that the
people have begun a regular course of
investigation, and investigation docs
not always lead to satisfaction. So it
behooves our public servants to look
within and round about to see if they
can make a fair showing. If they can
not, they liad best retire before the evil
days come and the time draws nigh
when they shall say I have no pleasure
in them.
The Alliance has been advised to let
politics alone. Some of mir wisest states-
myn have been very much exercised
about it. Elaborate orations iiave been
prepared for the great Alliance funeral
that was to have conic off some time
ago. But the funeral services have been
! ostponed indefinitely. Due and time-
y notice, however, will be served, and
all monopolists and speculators will
have a pressing invitation to attend.
In the meantime ttie Alliance will
take a hand in bringing about some
much needed reformations. The poli
ticians have despoiled us for many
years. They have placed upon us by
unjust legislation, laws that are too ag
grieving to Iks longer borne. Legalized
robberies have made incursions even in
to the recesses of our family circles
and deprived us of the fruits of our toil.
There is only one way to put a stop to
this, and that is bv the enactment of
certain laws and tne repeal of others.
This can only be accomplished by send
ing true and capable representatives
thoroughly instructed to do the work
for us.
In recognition of this, Georgia’s leg
islative assembly will be composed of
Allianceinen in the proportion of 8 to
10. Other states are falling into lino
and it is easy to see what kind of timber
will compose the U. S. senate after a
while when thirty odd organized states
have their houses of state representa
tives made up principally of Alliance-
men or men in sympathy with the
down trodden farmers and laborers of
this country.
In Georgia about three of our present
congressmen will be returned, the bal-
lance will retire or be retired for the
reason that they need rest from their
arduous labors and the people are too
magnanimous to ride a free horse to
death.
When the other states referred to
above get in their work we may look
for some good and wholesome laws that
will relieve the pressure here and light
en the burdens there and regulate things
everywhere.
When this shall have come to pass
the force bill, if it becomes a law, will
be wiped from the face of the earth,
for brethren on the republican side will
not for one moment entertain any moas-
nre that will degrade or oppress breth
ren on the democratic side and the
brethren on both sides will see to it
that all men everywhere will enjoy
equal rights and equal privileges.
Don’t forget this now when you are
growling about the Alliance going into
politics and that is, the order pledged
to “equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none.” Upon this pillar rests
one corner of the alliance structure, in
deed, it is the main support that up
holds the building. When it crumbles
everything falls. Then you may look
out for the funeral notice to be sent
around.
A TERRIBLE
ACCIDENT.
Mr
JEON, W. J. MORTON,
ON THE COVINGTON & MACON
LAST NIGHT.
The Ehglneer and a Train Hand Bad.
ly Hurt—One Coach Splintered—The
Wounded Men Brought to Athens.
Warning Weak Humanity.
RocnKSTKR, N. Y., August 2.—Over
a month ago J. W. Siiliok, a "commer
cial man of good appearance, represent
ing a Boston Arm, registered at the new
Osborne House, where he remained
for some time, drinking pretty hard,but
paying his bills. Yesterday ho com
plained of not feeling well, and to-day
about noon Clerk Sheldon missed him
and went to his room. The door was
locked. On breaking fin Mr. Sheldon
found Sillick stretched on the bed dead.
He had taken rat poison.
He left a letter warn ng young men
against alcoholic stimulants and opium
and roundly denouncing the false
friends who first led him into an opium
“joint."
His letter stated that he wa3 short in
his accounts with his firm, and conclu
ded :
“And n >w may the all mercFul God
forgive me. Let thD bo a wart in-; to
all, for I would like it posted o\er ev
ery rum shop and opium den in tho
world. Goodby.”
Mr. Lucius Schouse, engineer, badly
gashed head, and internal injuries.
Lindsay l’atman, train hand hurt in
ternally. One car splintered into a
thousand fragments.
That is the record hi last night’s ac
cident.
Mr. Worsham; the conductor, mirac
ulously escaped.
Early last night there was a bad acci
dent on the C. & M. road near tho city.
The rain was a special, and was to be
used as the shoo-fiy between Monticel-
lo and Athens.
It was on its way to that place when
the accident occurred.
The engine was backing and pulling
two passenger coacheg. When near
Whitehall, the engineer saw a cow on
the track, and whistled loudly to scare
her off. He did .not succeed and the
tender, which was in front, was almost
thrown from track. Mir.- Schouse, the
engineer, thinking that both tender and
engine were leaving the track, leaped
from his cab, and was thrown violently
against a pile of rooks.
The fireman, Tom Parsons, remained
and escaped unhurt.
On the last coach were the conductor,
Mr. Worsham, and two train hands.
One of the train hands seeing the dan
ger stepped on to the second coach.
The conductor was putting ori the
brakes on the rear platform and feeling
the jar and the coach turning, clung to
the brake, with all his might.
The coach was thrown from the track
and rolled over and over down the
forty foot embankment just this side of
the middle bridge.
The conductor (never released his
grip, and turning over and Over with
the car, got off unhurt when the lot-
tom was reached. If he had slacked
ids grip in tiic least he would have been
thrown under the car and crushed.
'Inly it was a mmculousescapi !
Tiic third occupant of the coach was
a trainband named Lindsgy Patman.
He was inside and tho first he knew
of the accident was feeling the rolling
over of the car.
Ho was thrown with great force
against the side, but had'strength
enough left to crawl out of a window.
The coach was completely shattered.
Tiic fireman am! conductor assisted
by the others put the wounded men in
the coach remaining and brought them
back to the city.
Dr. Benedict was immediately sent
for, and on arriving had thorn moved
into the depot where ho examined the
wounds.
Mr. Schouse received an ugly gash on
the forehead from a stone, aud presented
a bloody appearance. He appeared to
be in great agony, and complained of
intense pain, and a feeling of suffoca
tion in his chest. His external wounds
were not serious, though it is feared
that the internal injuries may be great
This could not be decided last night,
and he may come out all right.
The negro, also, seemed to bo suffering
greatly, and complained of great pain
over the entire length of his spine.
Nothing definite can be said as to bow
great the injuries received arc, but both
seem to be hurt seriously.
Their condition would not allow them
to bo removed last night, and they re
mained in the depot.
THAT IS THE WAY HE CAN SIGN
HIS NAME.
HIS MAJORITY ONLY 34.
Olive for Congrress—Hunntcutt for
Commlssloner-The Returns of
Clarke’s Primary Yesterday.
OUR INSTITUTE.
And Its Principal aa Viewed by Au
gusta.
If there is any one part of Athen£
which is especially sacred in the-eyes of
our citizens it is tne part containing the
Lacy Cobb Institute.
Every one in the city realize the great
work being done there, and appreciate
the excellent management of Miss
Rutherford.
All are proud of it, and will read with
pleasure the clipping below from the
Augusta Evening News. It is espe
cially pleasing, as some of the fairest
maidens that nave blossomed forth into
womanhood under the watchful hare of
the principal claim that city as their
home, and are remembered with the
happiest recollections by Athenians.
Augusta and tho country surrounding
it have lent us tho presenco of some of
their most beautiful and talented young
ladies, and that is saying a great deal
when one remembers what a reputation,
and a deserved one, the Fountain City
has in this line.
The kind words of the News are
greatly appreciated, and all will recog
nize how deserving is the compliment
to Miss Rutherford:
“The announcement that the Lucy
Cobb Institute will resume its exeruiscs
on the 3d of September is published to
day. There is no more popular college
for young girls in the South, and the
attachment of pupils and graduates for
the principal, Miss Rutherford, is
shown by their clinging to her during
vacation and for years after college
study is past. Right now she is the
center of a group of young ladies, near
ly all of them her former pupils, and
the party is enjoying tlio bracing air
and mountain views at Highlauds, In
North Carolina. Every other summer
she takes a party of girls, students and
graduates, to Europe, and this trip is
regarded us a part of the education of
young ladies in her charge. The bene
fits of such a tour are too well recogniz
ed for comment, and Miss Rutherford’s
itinerary is gladly undertaken and fol
lowed out by all who have the privilege
of joining her. With such attractive
accompaniments, Miss Rutherford nev
er neglects the regular and routine
course of the Institute, and with a full
and accomplished corps of instructors
the Lucy Cobb is one of the best equip
ped and deservedly popular institutes
for young ladies in this section of the
fioutb." dBBWUBBi—■P&SI"
Honorable W. J. Morton it is !
And the contest for the legislative
seat is at an end.
It was a close race!
Only 34 majority!
Oiive received a good majority for
congress!
Hunnicutt overwhelmingly for Com
missioner !.
Kenney is Clerk k
Sims, tax receiver!
Lester, Attorney General by a hand
some majority!
Those for the uncontestcd elected
almost unanimously!
, Though C. WV Baldwin received one
vote fpr Governor!
And V. W. Skiff and the city clock
four for county treasurer.
The official returns of Clarke’s primary
could not be obtained from the whole
county last night, butenough was found
out to say that the above is correct in
every particular.
The city polled a heavy vote,
amounting to 880 in the vote for repre
sentative.
Of these Col. W., J. Morton, received
370, Mr. A. J. Cobb 350 and Mr. T. S.
Mell ICO.
In the country precincts the official
vote was not received from all, but waB
as follows in the above contest:
Buck Branch. Cobb 44, Mell 18, Mor
ton 7.
Puryear’s, Cobb 38, Mell 4, Morton
3.
Sandy Creek, Mell 6, Cobb 5, Morton
L
Georgia Factory, Morton CO, Cobb 10,
Mell C.
In Bradberry’s anti Kinney’s, Col.
Morton received handsome majorities.
The consolidated country returns s'.ow-
od a majority of 14, as claimed by the
Morton men, and two as claimed by his
opponents.
The former of these gives him a ma
jority of 34 iu the counly, and the latter
of 22.
J Either makes Col. Morton Clarke’s
next representative.
For t^e other contested offices the
vote is as“Io!lows in the Athens pre-,
ciuct:
For attorney general: G. N. Lester,
589; Clifford Anderson, 279.
For commissioner of agriculture: J.
B. Hunnicutt, 669; R. T. Nesbitt, 126;
J. T. Henderson, 79.
VOL. 58—NO. 349
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GOSSIP.
FROM THE PENCIL .OF OUR COR
RESPONDENT.
Politics the All-Absorbing Topic—A1
liancemen and Lawyers—Cotton
Bagging to be Used by the Alli
ance—Atlanta Items-
YESTERDAY’S RETURNS.
Atlanta,. August 2.—[Special]—The
contest between J udge Lester and Col.
Andersdn v and the three-cornered fight
between J. T. Henderson, Mr. Nesbitt
and Ml. Hunnicutt Iiave furnished the
only intcVest to state politics during
the past week. Indeed, the attention
of the politicians and those who watch
political affairs has been almost entire
ly absorbed by the Congressional con
tests, and State politics bqs had to take
a bock soat.
ltj§ pretty, generally believed that
Judge Lester will be the next Attofney-
Gegcrai of Georgia. Everybody here
is wondering how Judge Lester worked
it to show such great strength. There
seems to have been no organized move
ment in his behalf, but counties in all
parts of the State have gone for him,
almost unanimously in many instances.
In the Fulton county mass-meeting
Col. Andersou’-s name was not men
tioned, and yet I venture to say that
seventy-five per cent, of those who
went there had no other thought than
that they would endorse Col. Anderson.
And so, I am told, it has been in a good
many other counties. The Marietta
jurist seems to have some sort of a mat-
cotte that is sticking by him in this cam
paign. .He is an active candidate, to.be
sure, and Col. Anderson is doing noth
ing. But it was natural to aupposo that
the friends of the present Attorney-
General would rally to his support, and
that lie would have no difficulty in se
curing a nomination. His defeat—for
it Is almost a certainty that he is de
feated—shows simply that no man can
hone to find himself among the elect
unless ho “hustles.”
Harry Brown, of tho. Alliance Farm
er, tells of one of State Lecturer Beck’s
experiences which shows the great an
tipathy which the average Allianceman
lias for lawyers as a class and each one
in particular.
“It was down in a South Georgia
county,” says the Ailiauce editor, “that
Coi. Beck began to do a little missiona
ry work in the interest of Judge Lester,
the person upon whom he was trying
to use his influence, being a well-known
Alliance leader. The Colonel was ex
patiating upon the strength of Judge
[.ester. “He’s n one-armed Confeder
ate soldier,” he said, “a splendid man,
one of the people, a good feller alt
around, an able lawyer—”
“Lawyer, did you say ?”
“Why, of course he’s—”
“That settles it with me,” was the
emphatic rejoinder of the Alliance
brother, “i’ll never vote for any law
yer.” And Colonel Beck was knocked
Judge Henderson has a good lead in
the comniissionenthip race,but he needs
every vote he can get, and his friends
arc hard at work for him. The decision
will in all likelihood fall upon the un-
instruoted delegates and nobody, unless
For congress: J. T. Olive, 460; F. H, l * bethe candidates themselves^ know
” ’ ’ / how these men will vote, Mr. Nesbitt’s
Ball River, Aug 2.—An unknown
man tried to burn the house of Joseph
Edwards at 363 North Main street yes
terday, after locking his young daugh
ter in a closet. Tho man entered the
house at about noon’ and in response to
the little girl’s querry as to his business
he seized her, clapped bis hand oyer her
mouth to prevent her screams from be
ing heard, and threw her into a closet,
locking the door.j,Then he saturated a
tied with kerosene and piled combusti
bles upen it. When the torch was built
to bis liking he pulled sheets from tho
beds and panned them across the win
dows, so that tiie glare of the fire would
not attract attontioa. Tho rascal coolly
set fire to the heap in-half a dozen places,
and then went out of the building. The
imprisoned girl burst open tho door,
just in time to quench the lire wlthT/
water.
Colley, 348 f T. G. Lawson, 02. count, which I have before me, gives
For clerk superior court-: J. K. Ken- Henderson 111, Nesbitt 93, Hunnicutt
ney, 401; T. J. Toss, 80; A. P. Hearing,
115; S. D. Mitchell, 219.
For tax receiver: D. E. Sims, 401;W.
A. England, 265; W. T. Carter, 134.
This is the vote so far as the city of
Athens is concerned, and tiic country
vote will not materially change the re
sult.
The day passed off with the greatest
quietude, and there was no great excite
ment.
Mr. Melt’s friends were surprised- at
the small vote he polled in both tho city
and the country.,
Mr.Cobb’s friends were also surprised
at being defeated, and Col. Morton’s at
receiving bo small a majority.
So it was a surprise all round so far as
those interested were concerned.
Mr. Cobb made a good race, and for
a while it looked as if he would be the
man, but about noon a heavy vote began
pouring in for Col. Morton, and from
then until two a continuous stream of
votes poured in for him.
About five Mr. Cobb began picking
up again, and at the' close was only 20
votes behind.
The defeated candidates accepted their
defeat with a good grace, and every
body was in a good humor.
It was a hot fight, and well fought by
all the candidates, but no bitter feelings
were engendered, and Col. Morton can
take his seat without feeling that it
cost him the loss of any friends.
THE FIRST TRIP.
The Shoo-Fiy to Pull In From Monti-
cello To-Day.
Lookout for the shoo-fiy to-day!
And a crowd of people !
The accommodation between here and*
Monticello will make its first trip to
day, and it is expected to be filled with
the people of that place and other
points along the line.
. The merchants, spoken of yesterday,
left on the C. & M.m the afternoon,and
will come back this morning.
There is no doubt about a large num
ber taking advantage of the opportuni
ty offered to visit Athens with convene
iunce and cheapness, and our citizens
may look for a crowd on tho shoo-fiy.
Our merchants can not fail to receive
great benefit from the putting on of
this train, and the enterprise of our
citizens is proven by the ease in which
the amount necessary to obtain it was
secured.,
It lias been thoroughly advertised by,
the road all along the route, and the
ready to come.
Miss Lucy Johnson is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Johnson of this city.
Mr. Bolling Stoyp.il is expected homo
in a few days.
Mr. Horace Ga rebold has started
work with the Jackson, Burke Compa
ny. HmH
44, uninstructed 48. There is noattempt
on the part of either Nesbitt or Unnui-
cutt to conceal the fact that these two
have entered into a deal to down Judge
Henderson. By the terms of that deal
tho Hunnicutt vote is to go to Nesbitt,
Hunnicutt being content with the as
sistant commissionership.
But can Hunnicutt deliver the goods?
Will the men who come here instructed
for him consent to being transferred to
Nesbitt? The instructions of their coun
ties certainly do not contemplate any
such step and they would be perfectly
justified iu refusing to obey the Nesbitt-
Hunnicutt dictum. It is likely that this
deal will react upon the men who made
it and may prove a boomerang.
Of the sixty-nine members of the new
legislature now chosen, fourteen were
members of the last house.
The Alliance will use cotton bagging
this year, despite the very low pnee of
jute. State Secretary Burks, with whom
I talked yesterday,says that at the pres
ent figures jute is 8 cents a yard and
cotton 12%; but the farmers are done
with jute and propose to have no more
of it:
The Alliance exchange will meet here
some day next week. At that meeting
a proposition for the erection of a cot
ton bagging factory will be made. The
location sieken of is tomewhvre be
tween hero and Macon—just where has
not been decided upon.
The jute boycott nas been highly suc
cessful.
A big delegation of Grand Army peo
ple leaves here on the 8th to go to Bos
ton to,.attend the national encampment
there,' Atlanta is a bidder for the next
national encampment.
Atlanta revels in a night postal ser
vice. The delivery window is open un
til nearly midnight, and the facilities of
the office are greatly increased. The
postal department has been most liberal
to 4tlanta which shows that they con
sider us pretty noar “the people” down
here.
Stole His Own Children.
Special by News Telegram Association.
Mobilb, Ala,, August 2.—Patrick
McGrow, of this city, had trouble with
Ills wife. It was taken to the chancery
court and the custody of the two boys,
aged one aud seven years, was awarded
the wife.
Yesterday McGraw persuaded the
mother to let the boys walk with him.
He boarded a I.oisville and Nashville
train bound south, after disguising the
lioys. He has gone to New Orleans.
The mother lias telegraphed to arrest
them, She is nearly distracted.
The Nbw System Wohkinq.—The
new telophonosystem is now in per
fect running order and yesterday the
subscribers were initiated into the uses
of the new instruments. They are dai
sies, and the people, are delighted with
them. Several additions have been
made to the subscription list recently,
and many more arc expected to sub
scribe soou.
Floyd County to Put'Out Throe inde
pendents.
Bpeoial by News Telegmn Association,
Atlanta, AugT 3.—Johnson and
Warren counties went two for Watson
today, insurin^jiiirtnotnination in the
tenth district.
Blount carried Monroe county which '
was counted in Hughes’ column, 'ibis
gives Blount 13 votes within tliriie of
nomination. Jasper and Bib!) eoilnties
will act Monday. Jasper contend to
Blount, and Bibb will decide it.
Lawson carried Greene, and Olivo
carried Franklin.
In DeKadb Murphy CandU r is beaten
for the legislature.
Two Alliancemeb, Messrs. Holbrook
and ABh were elected.
Returns brought in show that Lester
carried Jackson, YVhitfield, DoKalb,
Warren; Greene, Clay; and Bartow. Of
these Henderson carried DeKalb aud
Greene—eight votes. Nesbitt got
Whitfield, Clay and Bartow—eight
votes. Hunnicutt carried Jackson,
and Warren—four yotjjjL : i ',
Neibftf telegraphs lie carried TV ay ne.
No other yeport from there.
Rome furnishes a sensation in an
nouncements of independent candidates
for legislature. Felix Corput, J. What
ley and Lindsay Johnson arc regular
nominees The independent candi
dates are Col. J. J. Seay, Hon. Jno. W.
Turner and W. C. Bryan.
Additional interest is given this con
test by an announcement th«t Corput
if elected will ben candidate Mr speak
er in the House.
The defeat of Candler surprised the
people and brought about the combina
tion of the alliance and the Knights pf
Labor, taking in farmers and workmen'
at quarries.
Locked a Girl In a Closet and Set Fire
to the House.
LODGE’S FRAUD BILL.
The Republicans to Pass the Measure
peclal by News Telegram Association.
New Yore. August 2.—The Com
mercial Advertiser’s Washington spe
cial. It Is a grave mistake to assume
that the majority of the republicans
have given up hope of passiug the force
bill, or that they have lost all control
over those who would like to oppose
the scheme. But what they are unable
to do is to force the election bill to the
front, as they would like to do,
Mr. Rowell, chairman of the elections
committee of the house, who is more
the author of the bill than is Mr. Lodge,
said today that he expected the bill to
pass, but he had no idea it would pass
in time to be operative in this fall’s
election, lie added that he did not
care anythiug about its being in force
before November elections.
The amendments by the senate com
mittee, he said, would simplify but not
modify the measure. The senate would
merely cut out some of the details, but
would not change the general provi-
iions of the bill. They would strike
out the minimum penalty, a thing ho
was in favor of being done.
TEN POISONED.
Two of Whom are Dead.
Special by News Telegram Association. (
Calhoun, Ga., August 2.-VWilliara
Boon and his wife Emily, negroes, were
jailed here last night for poisoning Joe
Tallis’ family.of ten negroes, two of
whom are dead and three more of whom
are dying. They put rat poison on
meat and flour intended for Tallis’ fam
ily to eat. Each accuses the other.
Emily says Boone did it to get Tallis'
crop. Boone is a bright mulatto, about
fitty years old, and a preacher.
HUNNICUTT AGAIN.
Jackson County’s Primary and the
Results.
Hauuony Gxovb, Ga., Aug. 2.—The
primary election at this place respited
as follows, yesterday: W. J. Nor the a
217, J. T. Henderson 106, J. B. Hunni
cutt 178, Nesbitt 8; Phillip Cook 218;
W. A. Wright 217; R. U. Hardeman
217; G.N. Caster 114; C. L. Anderson
0; T. E. Winn 132; F. C. Tato 76. For
representatives, J. N. Twitty 125, H. H.
Hancock 146, J. G. Jester 105. The re
sult at Mayesville for representatives
were Twitty 28, Hancock 26, Jestice 17.
Messrs. Twitty and Hanqpck are the
alliance candidates, and the indications
arc that thoy will be elected by large
majorities.
It is also couccded that Hunnicutt,
Lester and Winn have carried the coun
ty by good majorities.
ANOTHER ACCOUNTS
Jbtfkrson, Ga. Aug. 2.—Jackson
held a primary yesterday, full returns
has not been received, but sufficient in
formation at hand to warrant the plac
ing of Jackson in the column of North-
en. Cook, Wright, Hardeman, Lester
and Hunnioutt.
Hancock and Twitty alliance candi
dates for the legislature defeats Justice
by a largo majority.
Winn for congress will receive four
votes to Tate’s one.
It was a red letter alliance day. Full
ytitc pulled throughout the county.
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