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WOULD NOT ACCEPT.
EX-President Harrison Is Quoted ns
-. a-LIs. I,,nnt liz. HIS EnHuEii

Cullman, Ala, May Especial Ed
muad Morton smith, Of the executive COM
mIttee OF the national repGDHcan league
ana d possible nominee for governor OF Ala
banla at the hands OF his party on May
5lst, claims TO have conclusive evidence tnaC
eX-rresdent Harrison Will not again allow
his name TO be oltered for the republican
nomination for president of the United
States.
MI. Smith, who reached home yesterday
from California, says he met in Austin,
Tex, with eX-United States senator
from Il western state, Jnan whom no public
man living is closer to General Harrison
Yhls ex-senator told him ne had just left
eX-Presdent Harrison and that gentleman
had told him that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate; that he W0uid
not permit his name to so before the con
yention and, furthermore, that he positively
would not accept the nomination if ten
dered him. Mr.. Smith not having asked the
gentleman's permission TO publish his name
i'll connection with the statement, declines
to do so, but voucheS for his being a man
well in position to know.
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on state banks will be offered as an amend
ment. There will be perhaps there days
discussion and on Saturday the vote Will
be taken. The Indications are that the
vote will be very close. The friends Of the
bill think it will pass by a very small ma
jority.
Brunswick in Luck.
Washington. d. c., May 1O.--ISpecial.-
The house committee on public buildings
today reported favorably the bill for a
100000 postoffice and cuStOmhouse building
at Brunswick.
A Very Natural Thing to DO.
A good story is told at the expense Of the
new Chinese minister and his suite of
some fifty of his countrymen.
On the first of the month gas bill was
left at the legation. The Washington Gas
Company prints it's bills upon reddish
yellow paper. 1t seems that it is the same
as Chinese mourning paper.
Not knowing what the paper meant, the
Interpreter of the legation being absent,
the secretaries presumed 1t to be a notice
of the death Of some high government
official, and in accordance with Chinese
customs the legation vas immediately
closed and it's occupants commenced mourn
ing in the fashion of their country, winch
means by beating tom-toms and making
mournful noises generally In the midst Oh
the noisy mourning the Interpreter return
ed and inquired in amazement the cause
Of the mourning display.
The gas bill was handed MIN IN response
Well-the minister and his suite dld not
tell it Oh themselves, but it leaked out.
The New Rule Works Well.
The new rules in the house of representa-
tives are working beautifully. Since their
adoption, the business of the house mas been
transacted as easily and smoothly as the
working of a well-oiled machine Ihere
has not been a hitch; a quorum has peell
nrasent on every vote The tellerS provided
for have not once found it necessary to
count a quorum.
Indeed under the new rules the mousse
transacts business so rapidly that congress
could adjourn in three weeks If the senate
would only dispose of the taritr blll. -:ut
there is no prospect of that in the near
future. In consequence congress may be
here late in September or even IN OCTOBER
The end is apparently no nearer than II
Was two months ago.
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strong Oates beats and beat is probably
for Johnston.
Walker County for Johnston.

walker County IOr JOnnStOH.
Jasper.-Walker has gone for Johnston by
a good mojority, but the delegation to the
state convention may stand for Oates and
for Johnston as the latter's friends favor
prorating for sake of harmony in the party.
No doubt about the result.
Autnuga for Johnston.
MISUNDERSTANDING is entitled to four
delegates. Precincts remote cannot be
heard from Autauga will be divided be-
tween Oates and Johnston, with Johnston
in the ascendancy Autauga will be for the
man to beat Kolb by the biggest majority.
Bullock for Oates.
Union Springs-Bullock county is
safe for Oates. Eight beats have
been heard from, three not reported. oates
as it is has fortythree delegates 10 the
county convention and Johnston twenty.
The total vote in the convention is "a This
beat gives 20 majority for Oates Every
thing is quiet.
Butler for Oates.
Greenvilla--Greenville beat instructed for
Oates for governor. Reports from country
beats in this CButer county, clearly indi-
cate an Oates victory The county will be
carried almost unanimously for oates Tor
governor and Lloyd for secretary OF state
Etovah for Johnston.
Gadsden-The primaries to elect dele
gates to the county convention were held
today. Gadsden went for Johnston by
small majority SO far as heard from. Eto-
Wah is concerted to Johnston.
Colbert Is JOhnstOn's
Tuscumbia, Ala May 12-(Special)-
Colbert county votes for Johnston easily.
Russell for Oates.
Seale-Russell county goes for Oates for
governor. The vote in the county convention
stands: Oates, 60; Johnston, 53
Johnston Gets Morgan.
Hartselle-A very light vote was
policd in Morgan county. From
returns that are in, Johnston will
carry that county in the convention
Hartselle gave oJhnston 81, Oates 34 Kyle
and Mahon's chances for being nominated
for the Legislature good There is moth
ing definite, as not half OF the county boxes
have been heard from.
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MIR. MCLEOD CORRECTED.
Citizens of Dallas County Declare 1t
Is for Cnptain .JnllmSton. j

Selma, Ala, May 7.-(Speciai.)--A tele-
gram signed by A. J.. Mcleod, president of
the Oates club, published in the Sunday
issues of The Montgomery advertiser and
Mobile Register, stating that Dallas county
win be for Oates, is misleading. a reiia-
bic poll Of every precinct in Dallas county
assures the undersigned that Captain Jonn-
Ston will receive tWo-thirds of the votes
in the county al the primary election. The
democratic executive committee have re-
fused a prorate: E. W. Pettus, II. S. d.
Mallory, G. w. Hooper, w. T. Atkins, j.
r. Satterfed, NJ. l. Wood, M A. Keith,
Isaac Schwarz, j. G. Compton, e. S. Starr,
w. r. Nelson, NJ. j. Meyer, r. NJ. Nelson,
l. Erlenbash, f. d. 'rinsey, a. E. Baker,
D. NJ Scott and V. E. Atkins
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HAPPY IN BIRMINGHAM.
At .,ChnstOn's Home He Is Figured
Out Far Ahead of Oates.

Birmingham-The Johnston people
here are jubilant over the pros
pect of his election. His head-
quarters tonight have been crowded with
FRIENDS and much enthusiasm prevails.
Jefferson county, with thirty detegateS'
went solid for Johnston. Blount, with SlX
went for Johnston. The Johnston men here
claim a complete victory, thirty counties
having been heard from with 2O1 delegates
for Johnston and 81 for Oates.
Gadsden-Cfadsden sends a solid and in
structed delegation to the county conVen-
ton for Johnston. The Chicago platform is
endorsed,
Riversde-This beat goes solid for john
ston; so does Sedden beat. Both beats
have four votes.
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Oates Mem Arc BIufIfng and Trying
4

Oates Mem Arc BIuflinE and Trying to
Claim 1t.
Hartselps Ala, May 13.-(Special) )-Ofi-
cial and unofficial returns have been re-
ceived from the nineteen precincts in the
county, which give Johnston seventy dele
gates In the county convention, which is
composed Of 119 delegates There are no
contesting delegates and the convention Will
be harmonious. Decatur sends seven oates
and seven Johnston delegates and New
Decatur divides her delegation, which gives
nine delegates for EACH The decision OF
the primaries in Decatur was quite sur
prise as it was expected Oates would carry
solid delegation. Oates men claim the
county since receiving returns from Deca-
tur The county convention meets IN Hart
selle Wednesday to select a delegation
and nominate q county ticket. The returns
show that Okyle, of Decatur, has been nom
mated for the legislature by the popuilst
vote and that NJ. *. MahOn, of HartSells S,
has a majority of the delegation and Will
be nominated in the convention.
Lee Is JOhnstOn's.
Opelika, Ala, May 9.-(Special. )--Reports
are in from the fourteen beats Oh Lee
county The situation is simply this: John-
ston has carried the county by majority
of 80.
The Oates men claim that 30 OF these
votes should not be counted. In Auburn
beat 6, it is claimed that thirteen negroes
were voted for Oates besides SeVeral
cadets, who were not emitted 10 Vote'
Johnston men insist on throwing out the
negro votes and the votes of the cadets,
who were not entitled to vote. II the
negro votes are thrown out, Johnston gets
the county by As. If the thirty white votes
for Johnston are thrown out, as the oates
men desire, and the negro votes are re-
tanned, it would give Oates the county py
majority of 13. Johnston has carried the
IIa np6 hi
say it shall vote for him in the conven-
ton.
According to the count of Oates's leaders
Renfro and Driver, two Johnston delegates
are elected.
The Oates men are doing lot OF blufflng
and whistling as they go through the woods.
That is just to keep up their courage. They
are a badly scared lot
Even The Advertiser outfit go not an
nounce Oates's nomination. This, OF 1t
SELF is significant.
Montgomery for Morgan.
Montgomery, Ala, May 13.-(Speclal.)-
The following county ticket was nominated
by the voters of Montgomery county in the
primaries yesterday:
For representatives, John w. A sanford,
Walton Hull, Thomas II. Clark ana ben
Screws All are avowed Morgan men except
Clark and he will do to trust. SANFORD IS
Senator Morgan's nephew
Colonel jackson for Congress.
birmingham, Ala, May 13-(Special.)-
Colonel T F. 3. Jackson will probably be
a candidate for congress from this district
to succeed r w. Turpin. AS yet the colo
mel has not announced himself as a candi-
date. but his friends say that they are
going to run him. Colonel jackson is a
successful business man and has played con-
siderab BILE in politics. He is we'll known mere
and his friends say that he will run gooo
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MRS. LEASE FOR CONGRESS.
Kansas POpulists Willing for Her to
Succeed Jerry siniDSOn.

Topeka, Kan, May 9.-There was talk
here today of putting Mrs. Lease in nomi-
nation for congressman at large, but the
populiSt leaders do not want to turn down
Congressman Harris. They are willing
however, to give her the nomination in the
seventh district, should Jerry Simpson not
make the race. Mrs. Lease is very much
in earnest.
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rays T5AnTIEeUAExE IN VENEZUELA.
Tx,o Cities and Several Villages De-
a4mornd-I.ns OF Life HeaXN.

Washington, May 9.-The text of the cable
,,nesare in regard to the earthquake in
1Tonazuela received at the state department
from Mr.. Dartleman, the charge d'affairs
Of the United States legation at Caracas,
"af "..12arth9uake a on the 24th of April de-
s+roved the cities of Egido and Merida and
several villages. The loss of life IS sad
to be very heavy. Assistance Wool" De ap
preciated."
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MOBILE COUNTY.
Johnston Has n Majority in the City
but Not in the County.

Mobile, Ala, May 12.-(Special) )-The pri-
mares for ninety-three delegates
to the county convention &
hot and close contest in this
county. The city gives Johnston four wards
with thirty delegates; Oates four wards
with tWentyseven delegates.
OF the twenty-five county precincts only
eleven heard from, giving Johnston 4
votes and Oates II. The remaining pre-
cincts will probably increase Oatess ma
jority.
The vote was unusually large, reaching
nearly the full registration. The result is
largely due to the personal influence of
Congressman r. H. Clarke, who canvaSsed
every ward and ran as delegate from the
eight. the IA votes of which decided
the convention. Returns to come and the
official count will not affect the result.
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Are Reristeriuc.

Greenville S. c., May 7.-(Special)-The
negroes monopolized the registration office
TODAY. Only few whites applied for cer-
titicates. Orders for the negroes to regis
ter were issued by the republican leaders.
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JOHNSTON HAS MORGAN.

any boasts whatever, relying, as it would
seem, upon the estimates made by his
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He Seems to be Perfectly Safe.

Johnston will win.
He Seems to be Perfectly Safe.
Montgomery, Ala. May 13.-G5pecial.)-
Captain Johnston's friends here are even
better pleased with his prospects tonight
than they were with them last night.
An absolutely impartial reckoning of the
reports in The Constitution, The Age-Herald
and The Advertiser, Of this date. was made
this afternoon. FriencE OF both candidates
participated in the calculation.
The following votes were conceded to
Oates. on the strength of the returns: BAR
bour II. Bullock 3, Butler Z. Cherokee A,
Choctaw g. Conecuh D, Coosa 5. Covington .,
Crenshaw 5, Dale 6. Del<alb T. Greene {, Hen
~ s. Jackson 5. Lawrence I, Lowndes IL, Ma
con 6, Marshall 2. Montgomery IS, Pike 8,
Randolph 3, Russell S, Sumter G, Walker 2,
Wilcox 10. total Ill.
The returns showed Johnston to have:
Bibb 5, Blount Z. Calhoun II. Chambers 9.
Cherokee 3. Chiffon .. Colbert Z. Cullman 4.
Dallas 16. Etowah I, Fay cite 4, Franklin 4,
Jackson 4. jefferson go Lauderdale s. Madi-
son Is, Marshall 4, Morgan s, Perry 10, Ran
dolph s. Sumter H. Talladega 10, Walker 5,
total 1856.
Counties tn Dispute.
The primary in Dallas has not been held
as yet, but that county is an acknowledged
cincn for Johnston. The gentleman estimat-
ing, who. by the way, are well posted
agreed among themselves on the result as
above stated. They could not agree on the
following counties. however, and have been
able to find no returns that will throw any
light on the subject at this time.
Autauga, i, Baldwin 8, Clarke I, Clay 5,Cle-
buIne t. Coffee 4, Elmore Z, Escambla .,
Geneva 4, Hale 8, Lamar 5. Lee 10, Lime
stone I, Marengo II, Mobile II, Monroe 6,
Pickens I, st. Clair g. Shelby Z, Tallapoosa
s, Tuscaloosa 10, Washington 3, and Win
ston 2.
Sure for Johnston.
OF these it is claimed that Captain john
ston is absolutely certain 20 get Autauga,
Clay, Cleburne, Hale, Lamar, Limestone,
Pickens, St. Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa and
Winston, which would nominate him by
scratch. but these, it must be remembered,
are inside figures and represent only what
Johnston is sure beyond peradVenture to
get. His friends believe that he will divide
the remainder of the doubtful counties with
Colonel Oates. and they claim Furthermore.
that when the returns from the inland pre-
cincts come in a good many OF the counties
which are now placed in the Oates column
will be transferred to the Johnston list. Not
until after the county conventions on May
18th, the Johnston men say, will they be able
to convince the Oates followers that the
latter don't know how to figure.
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JOE JOHNSTON WINS,
ALABAMA APPEARS TO HAVE DONE
HANDSOMELY BIZ HIM.
EXACT FIGURES NOT OBTAINABLE
MANY Counties Fail to Send In Their Com
plete Returns-The Red Headed Can
1idate Has q Good Lead.

Not until Wednesday. the 10th instant,
Will it be definitely known who was nomi-
mated in the democratic primaries in Ala
bama on last Saturday to be the democratic
candidate for governor in Alabama.
The Johnston men are contident-the Oates
men hopeful. Reports from the outlying
counties are coming in slowly, and in the
counties heard from the race is so close
that anything like q definite conclusion is
impossible. The counties that have not been
heard from will decide the nomination, but
up to date tho impression prevails that
Johnston will win.
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The Bank Tax B!Il.

A. last the state bank tax bill is to have
it's inning in the house. An agreement was
reached today by which it is to be taken
W. for discussion and final action on
Wednesday of next week. On that day the
bill exempting banks that issued GER ates
during the panic last summer from taxa
tion on the same, comes up. The bill I'M
conditionally repeating the 10 per cent tax
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-05

was gratifying. The pond was full of pickerel, and they bit. greedily. So abundant was the take that when some one proposed that some of the fish be broiled at the log fires by the side of the pond and eaten by the skaters it was agreed to. The feminine contingent hailed this proposition with joy, for it gave them something to do. The second day of the fish broiling one of the women suggested that it would be a good idea to add coffee to the fish, and then some one proposed to bake potatoes in the ashes. and little by little the meals upon the ice grew in variety until quite menu was served every day.
 This plan was not altogether liked by the mothers of boys, who until then had been certain of seeing their sons at least once or twice day when the youngsters got hungry, but it was found to be inn possible to break up the practice, and finally everybody joined in the general mania excepting a few who couldn't find it in their hearts to indorse so long 8 period of devotion to pure pleasure. These persons said that the craze for the skating pond was running the winter term of school. The boys and even soEae of the girls. they pointed out, were prone to "play hooky" and make for the pond upon the slightest opportunity, and, they continued, Principal Jones and his as-
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A Race of Giant Cannibals.

Unlikely as it may seem to some who read these lines, it is a fact neverthe less that there is an island in the gulf of California, not more than 60 miles from the Mexican mainland, which i~ inhabited by the remnants of race of giant cannibals. This startling discov- cry was made by west coast natural ist early in 1891 and has since been confirmed by both United States and Mexican explorers. Mir. McNamara, the sclentist referred to, has photo graph of one of the men found by him on the island, that individual, although not one of the largest, being over feet in height. The island upon which they were found is known as the island or isle of Leri, and the original discoverer says that there is every evidence of can nibalis1n among them. Louis Re public.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-01-05
The Cost of CareIessncss.

Familiarity with danger seems to breed, if not contempt for it, an utter carelessness. We have seen the Mo hawk Dutchman," the celebrated ex- pert with a band scroll saw, rub the ball of his thumb in dirty grease and them cut the grease off with the rap- idly running saw as clean as could be done with soap and water.
 We have seen a man put his finger under powerful triphammer in mo- ton just to show how he could manage the machine. Many other foolish things are done just to show off. But most of the accidents happen through a care lessness resulting from familiarity. So long as an operator is afraid of his ma chine he is not apt to get hurt. Many human minds are so constituted that they cannot bear a sustained effort in one direCtion-that is, cannot be al ways equally on the alert ill regard to a certain contingency.
 A train dispatcher or switch tender may hold place for years without ever making a mistake and at last make 8 terrible one, from some cause he could not explain. The only way to lessen the number of casualties-they cannot be avoided entirely-iS to take all pre- cautions. This is required of the own CTS if they wish to escape costly damage suits, but when all possible precautions have been taken one can then only trust to luck. Tradesman.
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Betsy Patterson Bonaparte.

Mime. Betsy Patterson Bonaparte, the sister-in-law of an emperor, was born ill Baltimore, and after living many years abroad returned to her native land, where she passed the last years of her life.
 One of the old lady's crack stories in her latter days was of lesson in eti quette given her by the black butler of her host At breakfast she motioned to him and handed him her cup, wish ing second cup of tea. Uncle Bot. instead of taking the cup to his mistress at the head of the table, put it down with great flourish on the sideboard.
 But wanted another cup of tea" said Mime. Bonaparte.
 Did you, mum?" blandly asked Un- cle Bob. "You see, mum, you put your spoon in de saucer, an that means you doan' want TO mo- tea. When you wants some mo- tea, de erect way is to put de spoon in de cup-like dis heah," and Uncle Bob gravely illustrat- ed the "c'rect" method of procedure.
 The family were on thorns, expecting an outbreak from the sister-in-law of an emperor, although there is no doubt that a black butler in his own baili- wick could face an emperor himself, but Betsy was only amused and laughed heartily.
 After 50 years of money getting and money saving, she realized in the lat ter part of her life how futile ii Sll was and explained grimly, "Onco I had everything but money! Now I have nothing but money. ''-Boston Tran script.
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SLID AND WERE PULLED ON SHEDS,

which the village was built film of thick black ice, which for perfect smooth ness far surpassed anything that had ever been seen there before. And as the old heads of the village prophesied that the cold snap was likely to be long one, there was general sharpening up of skates forthwith?
 The skaters of today would be vastly amused by the queer skates that were in the possession of the boys of The Hook S7 years ago. There were no club skates there. Most of the boys had crease bot toms with heel calks-''corks," they call ed them-and every one fastened his skates on with straps. There were few flat bottomed skates, and most of them were fitted with screws ill the heels. These were considered by their owners to be far superior to those of older style, es- pecially as the screw in the heel render ed toe straps unnecessary, but in this opinion the owners of the creasers did not coincide. They held that the crease was great aid to rapid skating. that it prevented slowing around" and that those who had the flat skates were of fensively devoted to new fangled mo- tions.
 When after repeated tests by the eager boys and some of the younger fathers it was found that uniform thickness of two or three inches had formed, and the 50 or 60 boys of the village and neighbor- hood were let loose to enjoy the glairy delights of the ice, the contention waned, for it was soon discovered that the su- periority rested in the skater and not in the skates. Besides every one was too busy skating to quarrel.
 There is no doubt that the weeks be- tween Thanksgiving and Christmas were among the most enjoyable ever vouchsafed to the youngsters of The Hook. Nor were the boys and young men the only ones who partook of the frigid pleasure of the time. As the days passed and the temperature re- mained steadily below the freezing point, almost without wind and with no fall of snow, and the ice got thicker and solder the middle aged men got out their skates or took them away from their sons and exploited themselves on the ice. By the time a fortnight had rolled around the old men took hand, or rather foot, in the sport, and there were as many graybeards as rosy checked boys daily skimming over the ponds frozen surface.
 Great fires were built along the edge of the pond, where the skaters warmed themselves and from which they got light to enable them to skate by night, and finally the women and girls turned out every afternoon to vie-- the fun vii cariously and sometimes actually-that