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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
OATES TO BE aovERNoR.
The Congressman Sweeps Alabama
Like a Whirlwind.

| Montgomery, Ala, May 12.-Primaries
of the Democratic party took place in the
bulk Of the counties of this state to-day
to select a nominee for governor There
are only two candidates in the
feld-W. c. Oates, the present
member of congress from the
third district, and Capt. Joseph J, John
ston, of Birmingham. The returns from
many counties are incomplete, but the in
dications are favorable to the success of
Mr.. Oates. He has carried Montgomery
overwhelmingly, and Mobile also seems to
have given him landslide Pretty com
plete returns give him the counties
in the First, Second and Third congress
siOnal districts without an exception.
These make 10 delegates out of neces-
sary 253 TO nominate. He also has Macon,
LOwndez Gilmore. COOsa and TallapoOsa
in the Fifth district which add thirty
seven more He also has Greene and part
of Sumter. The indications are that
he has also Shelby, Cherokee, Lawrence
and DeKalb in North Alabama If this
be the case he has more than majority.
Several large counties do not act at all
until Wednesday, such as Tuscaloosa,
Limestone and Dallas, Of which Mr..
Oates is likely to get some.
MIR. Johnston carried the bulk of
the Fourth. Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and
Ninth districts but the prospects are that
he has fallen considerably short of ma
joTity.
The county conventions meet Wednes-
day TO record the result Of to-day's pri-
maries. The state convention meets on
May 20.
CONSIDERED VERY CLOSE.
Montgomery, Ala, May Ii, 1. a. NJ
The great struggle between Congress
man William c. Oates and Capt. Joseph
+. Johnston for the gubernatorial nominal
tion is over so far as the battle of the
ballots is concerned, but to an outsider,
the result is surrounded with doubt and
uncertainty. United States Marshal
w. Ii. Tisdale, of Selma, one of the
most prominent Johnston men in
the state, who has been watching
the returns at the Journal Office
all night, said after midnight that the
race was very close. ~ think" he said.
That Johnston has secured 27O delegates.
1t is going TO be so close, however, that in
my opinion. no one can say who will be
nominated until the convention meets in
Montgomery on May D." There are
others here who share this opinion.
Editor Hood of the Journal, says it is
too close to be comfortable, but that
Johnston has carried the state.
SCREWS CONFIDENT
Mai Wallace Screws says that Oates
will be nominated beyond all doubt. He
says the First, Second and Third CON
gressional districts are solid for Oates,
and that he has secured a sharp sprink-
ling of votes in all the other districts
but the Ninth. Col. Oates grows more
and more confident as the returns come
in. At midnight he said he had 2G6 votes
throwing aside everything at all doubt
full. He thinks he will gain rather than
lose from this estimate unless there are
surprises. Returns coming in at this
hour are only in confirmation of those re-
ceived earlier in the night, and it is
hardly likely that more definite informa-
ton from any doubtful counties will come
in before Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
SOCIETY AT THE CAPITAL.
Some Of the Movements of Georgians
in Washington.

III w AbnluSCOn.
Washington, May 12.-Mrs. j. C. Black,
with her daughters, Miss Katie and Miss
Muriel Black leave for Augusta to-day.
There are few women who have been
more admired than the gracious and
dignifed wife of the Augusta congress
man. She has surrounded herself with a
delightful coterie of friends through that
ease and elegance of manner which char
acterizes the Augusta women. Her
daughters have been entertained a great
deal and both are deservedly very popular
In the younger element of official life.
The wives of the Georgia congressman
are as much exercised as to the time when
congress will adjourn as the congressman
themselves. Life at the capital now-in
social way-is but dull routine Rep
resentatives wives call on senator's
wives on Thursdays, aud senator's wives
call on representatives wives on Tues
days This is about all there is in soci-
ETY. in Washington at present. The doors
of the white house have been closed to
gaiety, and within the next month the
Cleveland household will partake itself
to Buzzard's Bay
MRS. Hoke Smith will probably take a
home at Laurel, Md, for the summer
This is the home of Senator German, and
one of the most delightful suburbs in the
vicinity of the district
Senator and Mrs. Walsh are being
wearied rout by the social obligations,
which are always heaped upon a new
Senator Mrs. Walshs health is deli
cate, and while she has stood the
strain admirably so far, and allowed
none of her duties to pass by, still she
will be hardly able TO follow them up in
hot weather. 1t is very probable that
Senator and Mrs. Walsh will move into
the country by June /.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
APPROVES THE LOBBY.
Ex-Czar Reed Gives Utterancs TO Some
Enthusiastically Original Views.

From Kate Fields Washington.
Thomas B. Reed said recently: 81 never
could see why the lobby is held in such
holy horror. l think lobby is a good
thing, in itself considered. I never refuse
to go out and see a lobbyist who sends
his card to me. l would rather see him
than not, if he comes to talk to me about
bill in which l am interested and about
which he knows more than l do. I have
rarely met lobbyist of the better class
who could not tell me something which it
was desirable for me to know. To assume
that there ls no place for lobby on the
outskirts of a congress is to assume
that congressman know everything, and
that, of course, is absurd. You might as
well expect Judge on the bench to know
all the merits of the case that Is tried be-
fore him, thus saving the lawyers on the
two sides the time and trouble that is
spent in argument. Admitting that it is
not disgraceful in client to hire an at
torney, and that it is not disgraceful In a
judge to hear that attorney present his
case, 1t does not seem to me that there is
anything necessarily disgraceful in the
engagement of an attorney to present the
claims OF proposed piece of legislation or
the arguments against it, to mem bers of
congress and to committees.
But while | am not one of those who
decry the lobby simply because the name
has acquired an unpleasant significance
in many quarters, | would draw a more
stringent line than some OF the squeamish
people do between the province of the
lobby and the floor of congress. do not
see any good reason why ex-members
should be allowed to invade the floors any
more than other citizens Congress is
there for work, not for visiting. The
members are not supposed, either, to make
the common meeting hall committee
room or a place for private discus
sion. They can do all that equally well
outside; the floors of both houses ought to
be sacred to the purposes for which the
houses meet-the public consideration of
pending measures and the taking of votes
upon them. If ex-members are not per
mitted to debate and vote, there is no
reason why they should come upon the
floor and thereby add TO the confusion.
which Is always great enough, even when
a chamber is least densely peopled.
Bribery in the lobby, did you say? |
don't know. There may be. suppose
judges have been bribed and juries have
been bought, but we have not vet found
it desirable TO suppress courts as instru-
mentalities of corruption or to abolish
lawyers because some of them have been
convicted of resorting to unworthy meth
ods.n
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
ATLANTA's EXPOSITION.
A Strong Delegation to Urge It's
Claims at Washington.

A Strong Delegation to Urge It's
Claims at Washington.
Atlanta, Ga, May IA large delega-
tion will leave tomorrow night over the
Richmond and Danville for Washington,
to appear before the appropriation com
mittee of the House in the interest of the
appropriation asked for by the Cotton
States and international Exposition, to
be held in Atlanta next year.
G. A. Collier, president of the exposi-
tion company, will head the party, with
Director General Howard f. w Palmer,
s. M. Inman, ex-Gov Rufus B. Bulloch
Mayor Goodwin, j, G. Oglesby Clark
Howell, DR.. r. d. Spalding, A. d. Adair,
Frank P. Rice, Judge H. B. Tompkins,
w. L. Peel, l.. B. Neal, J. J..
Spalding, Mai f. L. Tyler, Mr.. H. G.
Stockdell, Gen ]. r. Lewis, Stuart
Woodson, Capt. j. A. Dodson.
and Forest Adair, of this city In add
tion to these gentlemen there will be
other prominent southerners in the dele
gation to urge the claims of the exposi-
ton, among them: j. w. Lahouisse
president of the New Orleans Cotton Elk
change; Col. w. D. Chipley, of Pensa-
cola, the prominent railroader Col. T. r.
Stockton, Of the Jacksonville Times
Union; Col. G. Guuby Jordan, of Column
bus, Hon. Fleming G. duBignon, of Sa-
vannah, Z. W. Carwile, of Augusta, ID. A.
Iompkins, of Charlotte, president of the
board Of trade: Hon. Frank p. O'Brien,
of Birmingham and Hon. a. S. Clay, of
Marietta
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
LExINGToN's RACES.
The Phoenix Hotel Stakes the Big At
traction of the Day.

Lexington, KY, May 12,-The Phoenix
hotel stakes. worth to the winner 81 ,24O,
was the feature of the racing here to-day.
The track was fast, the weather clear
and the attendance very large. The
talent and bookmakers split even, three
first pick and three rank outsiders win
ming the six events.
Lazzarone was sent trial mile and a
quarter in 2:l4. He was scratched in
the Phoenix stakes.
Following is summary:
First Race-Six furlongs Beatifice won,
with John Berkeley second and Carrie H.
third. Time 1:l6.
Second Fifteen sixteenths of a mile.
Cicely won, with Pomfret second and Miss
Dixie third. Time, 1854.
Third Race-One and one-eighth OF a mile.
Chant won, with Al Boyer second and Gallatin
third. Time, 1854.
Fourth Raee-Four furlongs. Bridget won,
with Annie Powling second and Mountain
Midget third. Time :501z
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Paleas won.
with Joe Mack second and Black Tiger third.
Time l:4.
Sixth Raee-Six furlongs. POGO Tempo
won, with Dolly Withers second and Oscar
third. Time 1910.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
DRIVES HIS HEARERS mAD.
A Negro Mahomet Stirring Up the
Blacks Of Atlanta.

olacAS OF AIAanLa.
Atlanta, Ga. May IA new Mahomet
with a penchapt for driving his followers
mad has made his appearance in Atlanta.
Already two OF his converts are wildly
raving behind iron bars of the city prison.
The new prophet is George Halstead, a
solemn vlsaged negro, hungry looking and
sad. Halstead has been preaching in the
open air along Decatur street for several
months. On two or three days of every
week he gets considerable crowd of mis-
own race about him.
OF those who have paused and listened
TO the strange words of the street
preacher perhaps twenty in num-
Der have become converts, sanctifcation
and transmigration Of souls being among
the ceIlefs instilled in the minds of Hal
stead's hearers. Three days ago Henry
Towns, one of the most faithful of the
faithful, and who would always stand
throughout his teachers discourses with
mouth agdpe in rapt attention, was picked
up on the streets a raving lunatic He
was locked up in the station house, and
Tor three days he has been more restless
than hyena. He has refused meat or
drink. He has torn of his clothing and
thrown 1t into the corridor For three
nights the ceaseless patting of his naked
feet has been heasi throughout the
hours, mingled with loud calls upon the
eternal powers and insane declarations
about the saints ana apostles.
This morning another victim of the
new faith was brought to the lookup.
This one was a negro woman, black as
the future she tries to avoid. She
is about 40 years old. She man
aged to give her name as Sarah Smith
son. and was carried TO a cell raVing and
shrieklng forth the separate items of
Halstead's doctrines Halstead himself
appeared at the lookup during the day to
minister to his deluded followers, but
was quickly hustled Off by the officers,
who have determined to suppress his
street Seancps
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
ooNELLsvILLE EXCITED.

Eight Thousand Minors Expected to
Attack Meyer.
Connellsville, Pa, May l2.-The great
est excitement prevailed all night in this
vicinity over threatened attack on
Meyer by 5000 men who attended meet
ing there yesterday. The company in
creased its guard to 1876 men and issued
strict orders to shoot down all who tres
passed on the company's property
Nearly every person in town remained up
all night expecting desperate battle.
The Independent Military Company of
seyenty-hye men, was also held in readi-
ness to move to Mercer at a moments no.
tice. The strikers, learning of the large
force of armed men waiting their appear
ance at Mercer, dispersed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
Human Eabitations Despoiled for
Wild Birds and Beasts.

It was very interesting to read in the
Spectator Of April I that, owing to the
extension of deer forests in Scotland
golden eagles and wildcats are on the in
crease, aud are now safe from eytirpation
there. But there is also a suggestive per
contra, which, likewise, is not uncon-
nected with the extension OF deer forests
the removal Of the cottage from the
land, the divorce Of Scots from Scotland
About ten years ago there were 10000
Migrants in Scotland; there are nov
about 10000, to a population of under
100000 Germany has about the same
number OF Migrants to population of so. =
600, COO 1t would be matter for regret IL
golden eagles became extinct in Scotland
But it is matter for sadness that they are
flying over the comparatively recent
homes Of now homeless sons of the land.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
COLUMBUS IN BRONZE.
A Monument to the Diseoverer Or
yelled in Central Park.

n honnInSnI 70 the O1scOV6rer I'm
yelled in Central Park.
New York, May l2.-The beautiful
bronze statue Of Christopher Columbus,
executed by the Spanish sculptor, Sunol,
was unveiled with becoming ceremonies
in Central park this afternoon. The figure
represents the Ocean Pathfinder in an
erect position, holding an elevated
standard in one hand and with the
other extended. as if making
graceful gesture, in the course of
an address. 1t is located at the southern
end of the SMALL" and almost immedi-
ately facing that of Shakespeare. Here
the ceremonies took place, in the pres
ence of numerous and deeply interested
gathering.
Vice President Stevenson unveiled the
monument, and Chauncey Nj. Depew was
the orator OF the occasion
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
A small-pox wanderer naeged.

Washington, May IA colored man,
aged about 80, was arrested at the Balti-
more and OHIO depot here late last night,
Just after he got off train from Roam
oke Va. His appearance was such as to
excite suspicion, and DIR. Hammett,
health officer, examined the man and
found malignant case of continent small
pox, He was conveyed TO the smallpox
hospital. II is learned that he was orig
inally from Chicago
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
marion Countv,s Ponulis+s

Ocala, Fla, May 12-The populists of
Marion county fred their first campaign
gun at Orange Lake to-day. William
Hiokson, the sage of the party in Marion,
presided. Prof. Walker, Of Auburndale,
did the talking and the young folks at
night did the dancing. The attendance
was large. Many democrats were present
through curiosity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
eRoRa1A's SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Great Preparations for the Conven-
ton at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Ga, May 12.-Great prepare
tions are being made by the local Sunday
school workers for the annual convention
Of the State Sunday School Association,
which meets here on May 90, TO be in
session for three days. All the local
Sunday schools have united in appointing
committees TO prepare programme and
see to the entertainment and reception of
the hundreds of visitors expected to he
present One of the features of the con-
vention will be a grand chorus of Sunday
school children, which is now being or
gained by c. NJ. Rathburn, an accom-
plished musical director. All the rail-
roads have offered a special rate for the
convention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
BOUND FOR BUFFALO.
Mrs. Cleveland and Her Children Co
ing to Visit Her Mother,

Washington, May 12-Mrs. Cleveland
and her children will go to Buffalo next
week on visit to her mother, Mrs. Per
rine. They will probably leave Washing
ton Monday or Tuesday, probably the lat
ter day, and will stay in Buffalo until the
improvements now in progress at their
seaside home in Buzzards Bay, Mass, are
completed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
PEIxoTo,s FoRoEs DEFEATED.
The Rebels Gain Victory Over Them
in Rio Grande do Sui.

Rio de Janeiro, May 12.-Telegrams
from Rio Grande do Sui state that the
government forces have been defeated by
the insurgents at Caryha. In the battle
six federal officers and seventy-four men
were killed and $50 wounded and taken
prisoners. Gen Gobercindo, with his
forces, is supposed to be near Porto Ale
gro, the capital Of the state Of Rio Grande
do Sui
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
MINES IN FULL BLAST.
More Men Working in a West Vir-
ginia District Than in Months.

Fairmount, w. Va, May 12.-The lead
ing mine operators in this section state
that over 200 per cent. more coal is being
mined in the valley between this place
and Clarksburg than was ever mined be-
fore. Large numbers Of miners are flock
ing in, and every pit is being worked to
its full capacity. Over $500 men are now
at work where a month ago there were
only about 200
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
Republicans to Hold a oapous.

Washington, May 12.-The republicans
OF the Senate will hold q caucus Monday
night at the residence of Senator Sher-
man to confer regarding the course to be
pursued by them in relation to the tariff
bill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
A LAUNCHING AT pUBUaUR.
The Ericsson the First War Vessel
Built in Our Inland Waters.

Dubuque, Ia, May 12-The Torpedo
boat Ericsson, the first United States
war vessel ever built in inland waters.
was launched this afternoon in the pres
ence Of several thousand people. Among
the guests were Miss Helen Gould. of
New York, and Lieut.. Usher, Of the navy
department. Addresses were delivered
and there was a parade of military and
civic organizations. Miss Carrie Kiene
cnristened the vessel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
a Small Blaze at River junction.

- River junction, Fla, May 10, 2 a. M
postmaster Shepherds residence caught
me- me- to-nlght from a defective flue.
damage is small. '0-' Ine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-13
MINERS RESUME WORK. .
Five Hundred 90 Beck In the Middles-
boro and Coal. Ore ak Distriots.

boro and Coal Ore ak Districts.
Washington, May IA special from
Knoxville, Tenn, says: Five hundred
miners in the Middles boro, Ky, and the
Coal Creek districts, resumed work to-day
at former prices. Several mines are still
closed in the Coal Creek valley. Thirty
i've convicts were put TO work at Coal
Creek to-day, and threats OF attacking
@he stockade are made by the strikers. +"
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Hartley--I see by the papers that poor Jones
has joined the majority
Orthodox What! Do you think it is as bad
as that; Didn't he die q good ohurchman' -
Brooklyn Life.
The herald., 1894-01-26
LOOSE METHODS IN wArsoN's OFFICE

Some of the curious facts developed in
the trial of Stewart, the defaulting dep
uty of Street Superintendent Watson,
have been the subject of wide comment
and sharp criticism. From Mr.. Wat
sons own testimony it was evident that
he knew very little about the conduct OF
the financial department of his office I;
and that, with his consent, the money
coming into it was Unfortunately
loaned to Tom, Dick and Harry, much
of which was hopelessly lost. A state OF
affairs was Disclosed in Watson's Office
that should induce the council to at once
investigate the condition OF the finances
of that department. A great deal of
money is deposited and paid into that
Office on account of street work, and
when the affairs OF Watson's predecessor
were turned over to him, it was found
that there was very large shortage.
Hutchinson seemed to have been about
as careless as Watson, and when called
upon to explsin the shortage was ex-
tremely puzzled. About $500 ought to
uhNo Dc6u paeeou Ot6T W WdtIUu WhlCh
the latter said he had never received.
After a long wait and rigid search,
Hutchinson at last dug up receipt from
Watson for the exact amount, ami Wat
con says he hae 20 recollection of having
given the receipt. The Office has been
so long conducted at loose ends that it
wants strengthening out badly. In the
face of Mr.. Watson's own admissions OF
his ignorance OF the finances of his
Office, it is wonder that he can find
men who are willing to stay on his
bonds.
II Stewart had not confessed to hav-
ing fed the city with moneys taken
from the superintendent's safe. his
lawyers might have raised grave doubts
in the minds of everybody that he was
guilty OF any wrongdoing. When a
public officer allows his deputy to make
promiscuous loans of public money, and
has but sort of haphazard knowledge
himself of the finances of his depart
ment, it would take great deal of clear
and positive evidence to show to the
satisfaction of jury that the deputy
was criminally responsible for eny
shortage that might be found.
The herald., 1894-01-26
MONTE Wis ia.

Away back in primitive times, when
this country was under the dominion of
old Spain, there was a settlement just
at the base of the Cahuenga mountains,
about half way between Los Angeles
and the ocean, called Monte Vista. The
locality lie still marked by the ruins Of
several adobe buildings, and the streets
ran parallel with the mountain range at
that point. An ancient palm tree is
also to be seen there, which cannot be
much short of hundred years old.
Other old trees bear testimony to the
character of the early inhabitants of the
village for thrift and foresight. OF
course, the place ia now occupied by
people of different race; the old in
habitsnts having all passed away long
since. The last one OF that class was
Juan Moreno, who lived to the remark
able age of one hundred and thirteen
years. 1t was about the year 1876 that
the writer OF this, in company with Maj.
Henry Hancock, called upon the
old man Moreno. He was living
in one of the old adobe houses,
but when we drove up he was working
in HE garden below the house. He had
been partly paralyzed, but came hobbling
up to see us in lively sort of way,
though he must have been then nearly
112yesrs of age. He could speak no Eng
lish, but in the Spanish tongue, we
converted with the old man and learned
that Moreno's father was one of the
twelve founders of the pueblo of Los
Angeles, which event this Don Juan re
membered well. Not long after our
vieit the old man was induced to change
his residence to the city of Los Angeles,
where he died year or two later.
Monte Vista is a delightful location
for settlement, the view from there
being grand indeed. This is indicated
by the name itself. Monte Vista being
in our language Mountain View. 1t is,
moreover, in the froatless belt of Ca
huenga. The soldiers home lie only
about four miles beyond, towards the
ocean. There is no village at Monte
Vista now, only the name is left; but
the fields there are well cultivated, an d
a large supply OF winter vegetables finds
way from there 10 the markets of the
country.