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THE LEDGER: GAFFXEY, 8. SEPTEMBER 15. 1898.
THE »B!SS
A Cowardly Anarchist Stabs
Elizabeth of Austria In a
Hotel at Geneva.
WRETCH USED A STILETTO
GEORGIA TROOPS STICK
Congressmen Cannot Agree cn
Mustering Out.
MADDOX FOR THE SECOND
Tho Life of the Kuipresa Waa Mad*
Unhappy by Austrians Who Were
Opposed to the Marriage—She Was u
Noted Ilorsewotnau*
Geneva, Sept. 10.—The empress of
Austria was assassinated at the Hotel
Beanrivago this afternoon by an an-
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EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA,
arcbist, who was arrested. He stabbed
her majesty with a stiletto.
It appears that her majesty was walk
ing from her hotel to the landing place
of the steamer at about i o’clock when
an Italian anarchist suddenly ap
proached and stabbed her in the heart.
The empress fell, got up again and was
carried to the steamer unconscions. The
boat started, but seeing the empress bad
not recovered consciousness the captain
returned and the empress was carried
to the Hotel Beaurivago, where she ex
pired.
The murderer is a man named Lnc-
choni. He was born in Paris of Italian
parents.
The empress of Austria was born Dec.
24, 1837. She was the dangbter of Duke
Maximilian of Bavaria, and was mar
ried to Francis Joseph, emperor of Aus
tria and king of Hungary, April 24,
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Although she was a girl of the most
remarkable loveliness, the marriage
gave great offense not only to the im
perial family, whom it served still fur
ther to estrange, tut also to the Aus
trian aristocracy. The objections to the
empress were entirely on the score of
birth, and the emperor was regarded as
baTing l>een guilty of a mesalliance in
wedding a princess not of a reigning
family, but merely one of tho ducal
bouses of Bavaria.
No secret was made of these senti
ments, and during the first ten years of
her married life Empress Elizabeth was
subjected to a succession of the grossest
slights and downright insults by the
great Austrian nobles. That the em
press neither forgot nor forgave this
treatment was strikingly demonstrated
by her undisguised hatred of Vienna
and by her equally patent contempt for
Its great families.
They had three children, the Arch
duchess Gisola. who is married to Prince
Lnitpold of Bavaria; the Archduke Ru
dolph, who married Princess Stephanie
of Belgium, and who was (seemingly)
assassinated iu 1880, and Archduchess
Maria Valeria, who married the Arch
duke Franz Salvator of Austria-Tus-
cany. The late empress was an enthu
siastic horsewoman.
FOR SUPREMACY OF WHITES.
Political Parties In North Curollim
Unite to This Knd.
Raleigh, Sopt. 10.—Democratic State
Chairman Simmons says that “white
government unions” arc being organ
ized in every township in eastern North
Oerolina in the great tight for white su
premacy. He says white men of all
parties are'joimug them.
Though the Republicans have issued
orders Ireqi headquarters that their can
didates are not to hold any discussions
with Democrats iu this campaign and
are endeavoring to induce their Populist
allies to take the same course, yet some
of the prominent Populists are bolding
joint discussions witn Democrats.
One of the leading Democratic papers
iu eastern North Carolina urges the
white people to employ white help in
their households aud to never have any
more negro servants. It says that now
the negro fixes the scale of prices for
white labor and that the negro cooks
are worthless.
Stallings Charged With Robbery.
Atlanta, Sept. 5). — While getting
ready to leave for Nashville to marry a
young lady of that city, Frank Stallings
a well known young man and an ex
soldier, was arrested on the serions
charge of haviug robbed an officer gt
Fort McPherson. Stallings took his ar
rest very bard aud vowed iu the most
dramatic manner that if the news of his
arrest reached his fair lady love in
Nis-thrille ha would end his life as
quickly as be < ould get hold of a pistol
or morpbme.
Howard For Legislature.
Columbus. Ga., Sept. 9.—Tbs Dem
ocrats of Chattahoochee county yester
day nominated Dr. claries N. Howard,
Jr., for the legislature, filling the ▼»-
annoy caused bjjr the killing of Hon. T.
It Had Hecu Practically Decided to
Muster Out First and Third Alter
Conference With Governor Atkinson
and Senator Bacon.
Washington, Sept. 10.—Orders mas
tering out Georgia troops have not yet
been issued. After the conference with
Governor Atkinson aud Senator Bacon
yesterday it was practically decided to
muster out tho First and Third regi
ments.
Today, however, Representative Mad
dox appeared at the department saying
that such action would be an injustice
to the Second regiment. This regiment,
he says, was really the first in the ser
vice and was in Florida ready to go to
the front when the muster out was first
completed.
The regiment had been ordered abroad
and the ^orders countermanded and it
had been moved about from place to
place until the soldiers were tired of
service. This representation caused a
delay in issuing orders until further
consideration could be given to the
Georgia troops.
ALABAMIAN AS A WARWICK.
Judge Chambers Will Name the Iking
of Samoa.
WASHiXGTON.Sept. 10.—The Warwick
of the Samoan islands, the man who, in
all probability, will be called upon to
name the next king for that country, is
an Alabamian. He is Judge William
Lea Chambers of Sheffield, at present
chief justice of Samoa.
It is as chief justice that he becomes
the kingmaker. Whatever complica
tions grow out of the death of King
Malietoa must, by the terms of the Ber
lin conference establishing tho pro
tectorate over the islands, be solved by
the chief justice. That there will be
complications is a certainty.
The king, who has just died, Malietoa
Laupepa, has had a stormy enough reign
of it,, though iu all respects » man of
peace. The story of Samoa since his
accession to the throne upon which
members of his family, the Malietoa,
have sat for many years, is full of trag
edy and romance.
it is in deciding between the various
claimants that Judge Chambers, the
Alabama lawyer, becomes the W’arwick
of Samoa. Before that decision is made
be, as chief justice, by and with the aid
of the consuls of the United States, Ger
many and Great Britain, will exercise
supreme control over the affairs of the
islands. There will be no choice until
the days of mourning are over.
DR. BARBEE_IS_VINDICATED.
Investigating Committee Report That ;
a Trial Is Unnecessary.
Nashville, Sopt. 9.—The committee !
appointed to investigate rumors that in* j
volved the moral character of Dr. J. D. j
Bar lee. book ageut of the Methodist
Publishing house, gave out the follow-
ing statement today:
“The committee, after carefully and ;
prayerfully examining all the testimony ‘
in the case, report a trial before the ,
Tennessee conference, soon to meet, un
necessary, thereby vindicating the good
name of Dr. Barbee.”
These rumors grew out of the Meth- >
odist Publishing house claim matter.
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Brew ton’s Starch Factory.
Bbf.wton. Ala, Sept. 9.—Browton 1
is soon to have a big starch factory.
The people of the town have donated a |
handsome site of 2o acres and the far
mers iu the vicinity are to plant 5,000
acres in cassava roots. The Louisville
and Nashville railroad is understood to
have agreed to transport the product to
the factory free of charge lor a year or
a term of years. Brewton is situated
in extreme South Alabama, on the main
line of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. The promotors of the starch
factory are coutidenK of the success of
their undertaking.
Used Ills Employer's Mpney.
Savannah, Sept. 10. — if. Henry
Strauss, city drummer and collector for
Smith Brothers, made away with $200
or $300 of the firm’s money, which he
had collected, aud left Savannah.
Straus was formerly in the employ of
the Savannah brewery, where he lost
his position after taking more than
$1,000 of the company's money. Rela
tives made the amount good, and he
was not prosecuted. Out of sympathy
Smith Brothers gave him employmout,
aud they say now they wil 1 catch aud
prosecute him.
Harry A. McLeod Shot.
Savannah, Sept. 10.—Harry A. Me-
Lecd, a well known Savannahian, re
cently appointed city meat inspector,
was fatally shot about 7 o’clock p m. at
West Broad aud Bay streets by a negro
named John Sherlock, driver of au ice
wagon. The negro bad a dispute with
Cord Crokeu, a German shopkeeper,
and being intoxicated, drew his pistol
and fired two shots, both intended for
Croken Neither struck the shopkeeper,
but one ball lodged in the neck of Mo-
Leod, who was in the place on business.
They Fought With Knives.
Lovett, Ga., Sept. 9. — A cutting
affray occurred here this afternoon in
which Mr. Brown Brady was seriously
knifed by Thomas Hightower. Both
parties are prominent citizens and much
regret is felt at the occurrence. Brady
' was cut in five places, once on each
band, a tearful gash under the throat,
which just did grase the jugalar vein,
and two other large gashes on the face.
President Has as Yet Adopted
No Definite Policy as
to the Philippines.
CUT 10 PIECES
Awful Crime Revealed by the
Finding of Her Dead and
Mutilated Body.
HE TALKS WITH CABINET., MYSTERY IN CONNECTICUT
Member* of Ills Official Family Come
From Their Native States and Give
Him the Benefit of Information
Freshly Acquired by Them.
Washington, Sept. 13. — Secretary
Long reached Washington today, hav
ing run down from his New England
summer home to meet the president’s
wish that there should be a fuU attend
ance at the cabinet meeting. It is the
secretary’s expectation, unless some
thing unforeseen develops, to return al
most immediately to his family.
The purpose of the president in call
ing for a full attendance at the cabinet |
meeting was to submit to the members
the. instructions which will be given to
the'American peace commissioners. The
time is very limited in which to prop
erly charge the commission. As the
members will sail from New York Sat
urday on the Campania they must leave
Washington Friday, so that only two
days are available to close up their bus
iness in Washington.
It is believed that the president has
not finally and definitely concluded
upon a line of policy respecting the
Philippines—whether they shall be re
tained or relinquished. He was strongly
disposed at the time of the signature of
tho protocol to acquire nothing more
than a coaling station, or perhaps a
naval station at most, in the Philip
pines.
From the many inquiries ho has made
of public men, and from the notice he
has taken of the attitude assumed to
wards this question by the press of tho
country, it is interred that he is still
open to conviction as to the best line of
policy to be pursued, and it is probable
that his principal purpose iu culling the
cabinet meeting today was to gather
from the members their personal opin
ions. which are supposed to be freshly
acquired from contact with the people
where they have been, as in the case of
Secretary Long and others paying visits
to their native states.
One element iu the cabinet rs disposed
to postpone the final decision on the fu
ture of the Philippines, arguing that
the matter might be safely left to the
discretion ot the peace commissioners
and pointing out that important devel
opments changing the whole aspect of
the question, could fairly lie expected
before the joint commission had taken
up the subject for conlideratldn.
It is the present disposition to refrain
from publishing instructions to the
peace commissioners, so it is probable
that only the most general idea will be
permitted to leak out. This course is
regarded as absolutely essential in or
der to prevent the Spanish commission
ers from obtaining au advantage iu the
negotiations.
Portions of the Severed Remains Are
Discovered In River at Bridgeport
and Police Believe the Deed the
Work of Surgeons.
Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 18.—All of
the parts of the dismembered body of
the young woman so mysteriously mur
dered and mutilated and cast into the
waters of the Yellow Mill rivor have
been found. The trunk was discovered
today. The upper half, with tho arms
attached, was in one package, while the
lower part of the body was in a second
package.
The upper portion of the body was
wrapped in what appears to be half of
a black rubber carriage blanket. There
were two eyelet holes in it.
The abdomen at the pit of tho trunk
was swathed in a white rubber sheet,
such ao is used in surgical operating
rooms.
This latier circumstance, together
with the plain evidence that the body
was severed, like the logs aud the haad,
by an expert using a keen knife and a
perfect edge saw, leads tho police to the
conviction that the mutilation and pre
sumably the murder was done by a
surgeon.
The upper half of the trunk is in
tact. The stomach, liver aud other
organs located iu tae upper part of the
human anatomy are all in place, but
the abdominal portion of the body has
been despoiled of nearly every organ.
This suggests that the young woman
was the victim of a criniitiul operation
at the hands of a physician, who brought
his skill into play iu an eff ort to destroy
the evidence of the crime, as well as to
destroy the body of the victim of his
malpractice.
The firs* discovery m this tragedy was
made yesterday when two boys found a
bundle in the Yellow Mill river that
contained the legs of a woman. They
were wrapped in cloth and a white
rubber sheeting, such as is used by phy
sicians aad nurses. One leg was chopped
in two. Both were chopped at tho
thigh.
Another bundle was found a little
later containing the head of a woman
26 years old. It was wrapped in a pieco
of man's underwear and rubber. It
waa tied with a corset cord. A piece of
muslin in the woman’s mouth indicates
that she was gagged with it, or perhaps
smothered.
The woman may have been poisoned,
sav physicians who have noted the
color of her eves.
GOMEZ NOW STEPS
DOWN.
of
Cuban General Resign* Because
Submission to Amerto-i.
Santiago de Cuba, Sept. 18.—An nn-
contradicted report was received by
Lawton last night t hat General Maximo
Gomez, the insurgent commander-in-
chief, has tendered his resignation of
the command of tho Cuban army to the
Cuban government at Camaguoy aud
that it has been accepted.
Gomez, it appears, has been protest
ing again-t the Cuban government
yielding the control of affairs of tho
island to the Americans and the ex
planation for resigning was his disap
proval of “passive submission to condi
tions tending to the practical di»credit>
ing and retirement of the Cuban repub
lic, as such, aud the establishing of tho
absolute dom.Tiion of the United States.”
SULLIVAN NOW ON TRIAL.
Georgia Private Who Slew His Teut-
mate Before a <'ourtmartial.
Kmoxvillk, Sept. 13.—The Sixth Vir- , ,
. ■ . . . . out shouting that the had stabbed Burns
gtma, composed of negroes, reached Iodejlth . Sullivan u m jail, a raving
here this morning. Tho Th ri North
Carolina is on the way, which will make
WOULD PREFER NEGROES.
Statement Attributed to Republican
Candidate In Eleventh.
Brunswick, Ga., Sept. 10. — In a
speech to the Domocrats of Coffee
county, made on Monday last at Doug
las, Hon. Robert G. Dickerson, the Dem
ocratic candidate for state senator for
that district, made, among other state
ments, the direct charge that in a pri
vate letter the Republican candidate for
•^Press W ilkiuson, had stated that he
“ would prefer to see negroes in office i
than to see silver men gain a victory in
the election then pending.”
The making of this charge came in
the nature of a bombshell to the Popu
lists of Coffee when it became known i
to them.
Later The Constitution correspondent
interviewed Mr. Dickerson at hts hotel
and he reiterated his charge, and said
the letter could be produced to any one
doubting it. The letter which ia re
ferred to was written during a previous
campaign, when silver was then being
talked of more than any one subject be
fore the people.
A LYNCHING NEAR GRIFFIN.
One Negro Brute Put to Death and
More Trouble Is Likely.
Griffin, Ga., Sept, li—The country
between this city and Brooks station is
in a ferment of excitement over the
death penaly inflicted upon George
Burden, the negro man who attempted
an assault upon Mrs. Coggins Friday
evening.
The finding of tho dead body of the
suspected man at the bottom of the
Flint river, near Digby, told the story
of the punishment meted out to him.
The body was riddled with shot and
heavily weighted with rocks.
A rumor is afloat to the effect that
large bodies of armed negroes are
marching around that section, and that
they may probably put the entire Digby
aud Coggins families to death. The
whites, it is rumored, have hurriedly
organized, and iu the excited state of
feeling it is hard to say what may hap
pen before the next sun rises.
FOOD ISSUED TO SOLDIERS.
Resell Intent In Anniston at the Dental
of F.very Delicacy.
Anniston, Ala., Sept. 12.—Secretary
Alger’s statement that fhe army rations
are good enough and that tho men
should not be given delicacies from
home has caused a feeling of resent
ment hi the camp here.
A private in the Fourteenth New
York showed a reporter what he said
had been issued to him for diniur. It
waa one hardtack, a small piece of bacon
and a small Irish potato. He brought
his quartermaster sergeant with him to
corroborate his statement. Both said
that it was as much as they uaually had.
Nearly all of the men say they are
being fed better here than they were at
Chickamauga. The men who complain
lay the blame upon the quartermaster’s
department, and charge that they are
not issued as much as the government
allows.
One Private Kills Another.
Knoxvillh, ISept. 13.—Private A. W.
Sullivan killed Private Arthur Bums
at the First Georgia camp at midnight.
The men were drinking and quarreled
in their tent. The officer of the day
was afracted by the loud talking aud
when he roachcd the tent Sullivan was
SALTY DEEl
Count Alraenas Again Charge
Spanish Generals With
Neglect of Duty.
WEYLER AND OTHERS KICK
two negro regiments here. They will
go in camp near Chilhowo park and the
Fourth Tennessee, which is now there,
will probably be moved to the west ot
the city with the rest ot its brigrade.
A general courtmartial this afternoon
will sit on the case of Private Sullivan
of the First Georgia, who killed Private
Burris of the same regiment.
Tho First Pennsylvania will get away
about Thursday and the Fourteenth
Minnesota some time next week.
Word was received today from Gen-
maniab, haviug killed his best friend.
Both men belonged to the Maoon, Ga.,
company. They have lieeu rentmatea
sin>*e tire regiment ‘ was in camp at
Griffin.
A Negro Murderer Lynched.
Sulligent, Ala., Sept. 12.—Albert
Anderson, a negro, was lynched hers
for Mie murder of Sam Henson, a young
white man. last week. Henson bad ar
rested him for theft and was bringing
him to town, when bs suddenly drew a
E isfol and shot Henson dead. He made
is escape, but was captured in La
eral Breckiuridge at Camp I'homasthat i Fayette county, Miss., and brought
he would be here tonight aud would re
view’ the troops at Camp Poland Thurs
day morning.
MORE FIGHTING
Adayis.
first nominee.
jwftrd is a popular young phvskdon of
leasts and ia a well known Democrat.
Richard Malcolm Johnston 111.
Baltimore. Sept. 10.—Richard Mal
colm Johnston, the distinguished Geor
gian. so well known as author of the
“Duketborough Tales.” ia at the city
boepiral. The physicians in attendance
upon him do not believe be can recover,
though everything possible ia being
done for him.
GEORGE TAYLOR IS NAMED.
Delegates Favoring Haunls Taylor Re
fuse to Take Part In Meeting.
Mobilr, Sept. 18.—The Democrats of
the First district in session at Jackson,
Ala., today nominated George 'Wash
ington Taylor for congress to succeed
himself. H4 was opposed by Hauuis
Taylor, ex-ministor to Spain.
A special to tbo Item says that the
Wash Taylor men refused to give the
contesitiug delegations from Choctaw
aud Washington counties a hearing-
these delegations favoring Hannis Tar.
lor—and they aud tho Mobile delega
tion refused to participate in the con
vention, which is claimed to have nom
inated Wash Taylor with 24 votes—not
a majurity. There will no doubt be a
bitter fight over the result.
Crew Reachea Key West.
Key Wert, Pept. IS.—The Norwe
gian steamer Albis of the Munson line
has just arrived from Nuevrtas, enroute
to Galveston. £he brings the orew and
correspondents from the newspaper dis
patch boat K&napaha, which was
wrecked off Nnevitas on 8ept. 6. All
on board the dispatch boat were saved.
Savannah Plrnm Indicted.
Savannah, Sept. 13.—Six Savannah
firms, some of them among the fore
most druggists in the city, huvs been
indicted by the grand jury for selling
cigarettes to minors. They am: J. M.
Solomons, J. A. Mays, w. B. Adams,
Walter D. Jones, C. \ eluesappaulou, and
one other. _ _
Dr. Barnett Grows Worse.
Atlanta. Sept. 18.—Dr. E. H. Bar-
nett, pastor of the First IVesbytartau
church of this city, who has been ill at
his residence on West Hairie street fox
several weeks with Bright’s disease, is
EXPECTED.
the War
General Joe W heeler Thinks
Will Be Resumed.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 13.—Gener
al Wheeler, in an interview in regard
to the war, said:
“I do not believe the war is over by
any means, neither does President Mc
Kinley, who told me personally he had
no faith that the peace commission
would settle the differences existing
with Spain over the Philippines. The
Spanish claim that the battles at Manila
were fought after the protocol was
signed and on these grounds will refuse
to givs up the islands.’’
Coutiuuiug. General Wheeler said:
“Spain will want us to give up the
Philippines, and,” laying emphasis
here, “we will never do that. I am
going back to duty and really expect to
be called into action again.”
Few Men at t'anip ThottiNS.
Chkamauga, Go., Sept. 13. — The
Ninth New York left for home today
and only one regiment, the Sixth United
Statee volunteers, now remains at Chk k-
amauga. The departing New Yorkers
occupied foar trains, the firat leaving
about noon. General Breckinridge aud
his staff are expected to leave for Lex-
ington, Ky., toinor"''V. The uiajority
of the sick in the hospitals are rapidly
improving and in a few weeks the last
patient is expected tp be able to be
moved. As soon as the hospitals ars
emptied, the Sixth regiment will be
moved elsewhere.
Thtrd Georgia to Move.
Atlanta, Sept. 18.-The Third Geor
gia regiment, which the secretary of
war hoe decided to retain iu service in
preference to the First and Second, will
probably recetvu orders to move from its
present encampment at Grittlu to Jack
sonville before the last of thts week.
fteooad Georgia Discharged.
WAKHtNfiTON, Sept. IS.—The Second
now worse aud his physicians fear be Georgia infantry, now at Munsvtlie. , Sf. 0
will not rocover. ’*■ Ain., has boon ordered tonsured out
back bore aud put in jail. liuter be
was hanged by a crowd of citizens, after
which his body was riddled with
bullets.
Mustered Out In Atlanta.
Atlanta, Sept. 13.—Two battalions
of the Second Georgia regiment, now
in camp at Huntsville, Ala., will be
mustered out in Atlanta. The Third
hattaHon. known as fhe Volunteer
Guard battalion, will be mustered out
at Savannah. This decision bos been
reached by Governor Atkinson since hie
return from Washington, here be went
to advise with the au then ties on^ the
need of musti-ring out l wo ^ Lleor-
gia regiments at once.
Henry Clay Tempklns Bead.
Montgomery. Ala.. Sept. 12.—Hon.
Henry Ul«y Tompkins was taken sud
denly ill in bis office this morning and
died ic a few minutes. Heart failure,
due to acute indigestion, was the cause.
He was for three teroi» attorney general
of Alabama and tanked among the
ablest lawyers of the south. He has
been for a dozen years a prominent
figure in the meetings of the American
Bar association.
J. W. Hiowm President.
Atlanta, Sept. Despite the ef
forts of a majority of t^e delegatee of
his own division to defeat him, J. IV.
Brown of Atlanta was. after an eacit-
ing contest, elected president of the
United States Railway Mail Service
Mutual Benefit association for one year,
his term of office expiring at the clo«e
of the convention beginuingOot. if, 1899.
Young Wheeler at Rest.
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 13.—The
remains of Thomas W heeler, son of
General Wheeler, were taken to the
family burial ground iu Lawrence
county, North Alabama, aud interred
at 11 o’clock this morning.
Another Trial For Davit.
Oot-UMMA. 8. a. Sept. 12.—The su
preme court hoe again granted Henry
Davie, who hae been convicted twice of
the murder of Jam os E. Saber, • |M«
President of the Senatt^Valnly Tries
to Keep Order During^ie Dlscussloo
aad Breaks Ills Bell lit Attempting
to Do So.
Madrid, Sept. IS.—There was anothe*
uproarious session of the senate today A
Uount Alnienas, referring to his state
ment yesterday giving the names of the
generate he recently said ought to have
their sashes tied around their necks in
stead of around their waists, naming
Sevier, Blanco and Primo de Rivera,
after wnich he also included Admiral
tervora in tbo category, said General
Linares was also incompetent and ought
to be arraigned.
1 hereupon General Weyler and oth
ers loudly protested against these
charges, aud General Weyler called on
Count Almena* to name those generals
who were accused of failing to do their
duty, and, he added, it the accusations
were true and the culprits could not be
legally punished, the generals would
take the matter in their own hands andt
inflict proper punishment.
A great tumult ensued, tho senators
standing, shouting aud threatening each
other. The president of the senate
vainly strove to restore order and broke
his bell iu attempting to do so.
NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
Democratic Campaign Being Con
ducted Along the Color Line.
Raleigh, Sept. 13.—There is consic
erable talk about the new election law I
aud the allegation has been made that]
it requires the officials of a county'
appoint as election registrars the
sons nominated by the chairmen
three political parties, each iiaming
men ot his particular party. This is
inaccurate, as the law does not requixa.
any political party to make recom
mendations or nominations for regis
trars.
The Republicans are widely circulat
ing a statement that there is a Demo
cratic plan to have the legislature enact
an election law which will disfranchise
the negro. Never was there a greater
error. Thu constitution gives the legis
lature no power to in any wav infringe
upon the right of suffrage. The people
by vote can alone change the oonstita-
! tion.
Senator Butler will this week be
largely in the public eye again,
will he here aud the question is t j
will be his attitude on the questic
fusion.
The Democratic campaign is con
ducted mainly along the color irae anti
not iu 20 years has there been so vigor
ous a fight.
JUDGE WAS NOT LYNCHED.]
Report Sent Out From Wichita, ;k*n.,|
indignantly Denied.
Wichita, Kan., Sopt. 13.—A week!
ago a negro named Dare Fitch was!
killed by six cowboys at Tecumseh, O.J
T. Judge Prouty, who has jurisdic
I over that secnou, did not act in
J matter hs quickly as the negroes thougt
; he should, and they made some tl
; against him.
I Out of this grew a rumor of a lyneb
iug aud the story that Judge Front
bad been hanged by a mob was tel
graphed from here last night,
story is absolutely without feundat
I in fact and has aroused indigua
among Ptouty’s friends.
Jio Fever on the Vessel.
Charleston, Sept IT—It has dei
oped that the case of sickuess on
the transport Minnewaska, now
• Quarantine here, is not fever,
jaundice. It was stated some days i
that the vessel would be ordered
Sapeio tor fumigation, but this will bo
| be done. Permission to load the sbj
. plies for Ponce, Porto Rico, waiting
here for her. has been given by
board of hoakh and the work ia now :
pxogress.
To Open Soldiers* Home.
Atlanta. S^ept. 13.—General C)en>tn|
A. Evans, president of the Confederat
Reunion association, has appointed
committee of 26 to go before the let
hit are aad request that the me
which was left after the late reunion 1
used for the parpore of’ opening tb
Soldiers’ home near this city. Thel
members of the committee ore re-1
quested to meet Sept 19 to formnlatol
plans for the work.
Petition For a New Depot.
Atlanta, Sept 13.—Judges And&l
son and Pendleton, city attorneys, has
prepared tho petition to be present
to the state railroad commission,
that body to require the roads to
cause why they should not furnish
new depot for Atlanta. A special oom^
m it lee of council will fae called together,
when the petition will be considered,
and, if adopted, will go to the coi
, sion at onoe.
Healthful at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla.. Sspt. 18.—I
Joseph Y. Porter, state health
, denies the rumor of yellow fever in
j city. Dr. Porter states emphatic
that uot only is there no fever in Js
I eonville, hot there has not been a i
ig Florida this year.
Gordon Unable to Accept.
Washington, Sept 13.—General J«
B Gordon has wired tb- presidanl <
he cannot, on account of unstaMs 1
i a position on the < uyniaii
d to investigate thnTcon
rood uoli