Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-12-07
SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

ATLANTA special The succession
to Senator Colquitt in the United
States Senate has suddenly assumed a
we'll defined character. Senator Col
quits physical disability puts him out
Of the race. Gov. Northen has been an
avowed candidate for year past. 1t
was to further this candidacy that he
wrote the letter that drew from Presi-
dent Cleveland his celebrated reply de-
fining his attitude on the silver ques-
tion. Maj. A. .. Bacon, who served
six terms as speaker of the Georgia
House OF Representatives, and who is
a member of the present body, has in
troduced q series of resolutions calling
for the free and unlimited coinage OF
silver. This is the platform upon
which he announces his candidacy for
the Senate. Last of all, Secretary
Hoke Smith is in the race. The ru-
mors that Secretary Smith disagrees
with President Cleveland on the Ha-
waiian controversy have their origin
very near that gentleman himself. He
wants to 60 to the Senate. He does
not want to be handicapped as a mere
administration candidate, but BY re-
signing on some opportune occasion
under 3 show Qf independence from the
administration, while Sill retaining it,
support, he will widen the constituency,
to which he can appeal. This il the
way in which his position is regarded
here.
GALVESTON, Texas, special: At the
annual meeting Of the cotton exchange
the committee on the supervision and
inspection of cotton on the wharves re.
ported that the local representatives Of
the marine underwriters would recon-
mend to their companies the addition
OF per cent. premium on all cotton
forwarded by vessels refusing to load
under the supervision of exchange in-
spectors. The committee also reported
that one OF the main causes OF the nu-
merOus cotton fires was the inadequate
way In which cotton bales are now be-
ing covered with the poorest and cheap
est bagging Obtainable In the market,
The committee recommends the pass-
age OF . law providing that cotton must
be completely covered with bagging
weighing not less than two pounds per
yard.
SAN ANTONIO, special: There is q
movement on foot in this city to get up
an expedition Of 100 men to leave here
next spring for an overland trip on
horseback across the Republic OF Mex.
leo to TopOlobampo, the cooperative
colony on the Pacific Coast Of Mexico.
to assist that colony in building up and
developing that enterprise. This move.
ment was inspired by the transcon.
tinental horseback tour OF one Of the
c0lonists, John Whitney, Verdi, At
ascasa County, Tex, to and from
TOpOl0bampO, which he undertook
and successfully carried out alone.
PHOENIX, Arizona, special: A psr.
don was granted by Gov. Hughes I'd
Estabon borame, who for thirty
months has been serving on I ten
years sentence for manslaughter. DO.
ralne WAS sent to the penitentiary
from Tombstone, but Domingo Laruna
recently confessed committing tho
crime and is serving !. term Tor the
same offense.
TAYLoRsvILr4E, KY, special: George
Armstrong, cOlored, Was hanged hora
for the murder OF Kate Downs, colorod.
with whom he had been intimate. On
the scaROld he COnfossad the murder
and profos6ed Repentance. His ueck.
was not hroken and he died ~ strsn.
guletion. 81
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