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Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
DRY GOODS MARKET.

NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-Outside of auction sales today the dry goods market was al- most featureless, as usual on the day there are no mails of importance to work upon |. There was some business done in dress wear specialties, but the chief sales were the result of forwardings on previous or- ders that are taking many goods. Print ing cloths were dull at 2Ac for contracts to January and small sales.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
FEAR FOR EUROPEANS.

Times from Calcutta says the news of the illness of the ameer of Afghanistan is re- garded there with the utmost seriousness, and grave anxiety is felt for the safety of Europeans in sCabm inn the event of his death. The vice regal council met in Sim
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
A TOWN FIRE SWEPT,
ALMOST ENTIRELY DEsTgoYEp.

NAPOLEON, O., Oct. 16.-The - of Liberty Centre, seven miles east Ui ss6is this morning. The entire business portion of the town and a number of dwellings were destroyed. The fire started at a. m., and at noon was under control The loss is S75, ,0C0, partly covered by insurance. Liberty Centre is town of about 800 in- habltants
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
ON THE TURF.
LONG SHOTS Ar OAKLEY.

OAKLEY, Oct. 16.-In the second race Jockey Donabue was suspended for the rest of the meeting for bad behavior at the posts Jockey Martin left for New York tonight. Only one favorite, the last on the card, won today.
 First race, seven turlongs, selling Henry Jenkins, % to 1, won; Tremoaia second,. Two O'clock third. Time, 1:2sA
 Second race, six furlongs- Buckf1y, to I, won; Staffa second, Picaroon third. Time, 1:16A.
 Third race, free handicap, one mile and one e-eighth-Lehman, to 5. won; Buckwa second, Plutus third. Time, 1:66%.
 Fourth race, eleven -sixteenths ofa mile Islon, 25 to 1, won; Basso second, Ellis worth third. Time, 1:08h.
 Fifth race, one mile and seventy yards Pearl Song, 4 to 5, won; Darevella second Sister Anita third. Time, 1:47A.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
AOUSTON'S GREAT BLAZE.
 ES Two Sis' v of St. Joseph's Catho- lil Snfrmary Cremated AND 2 70 PATIENTS MISSING. JuI Gre Property Loss = Two Small Towns Almost Com
 pletely Wiped Out.
AND 2 70 PATIENTS MISSING.

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 16.-Ths morning ire was discovered in the San Jacinto boarding house, on Franklin and JacInto streets, and before the flames were gotten under control two lives, and probably four, were lost and $500, 900 worth of property was destroyed. fs
 The fl m es quickly spread to St. Joseph's Catholic intrmary, on Franklin avenue, and the building was totally destroyed. Two sisters of the institute, Jane and Doriel, perished in the burning building. Two patient, lying in an upper story of the dornlitory, are missing aad 1t is feared they are burned to death. AnotLer sister named Clothilade had narrow escape. She was frightfuly burned about the head and shoulders, but it is believed she will re- cover.
 From St. Joseph's infirmary the flames spread to Alexander's boarding house. then to adjoining stores. The flames lasted from 2:45 o'clock a. m. until 4:30 o'clock p. m. E, and in that time destroyed over a dozen buildings. As near as can be obtained at present the following is
 LIST OF THE LOSSES.
 St. Joseph's intirmary, loss $6o, ,0OO; San Jacinto house, los, S5000; F. Alexandsr, furniture, loss $25, ,000; L. M Rich, build- Ing, loss VIZ, OOU; N. ". Shaw, building, loss sl5 ,0OO; J. Rushmore, grocery, loss sl6, 900; J. W. Hancock. stationery store, loss SEQ 900; A. Chimel 6 Co.,, furniture, loss s70 ,000; w. l.. Foley, dry goods, loss $165, 900; J. w. Jones, building, loss $2O, ,0OO.
 Other small losses will bring the aggre- gate up to $500, ,000. This is partially cov- cred by insurance, but the exact amount cannot be learned.
 The origin of the fire is supposed to be due to an explosion of an oil lamp.
 A TOWN FIRE SWEPT.
 LAGRANGE, Ky. Oct. 16.-A fire broke out in Sulphur, about eight miles east of here/ )n the Louisville and Nashville rail- road this morning, which swept away the ent central portion of the town. Tho ii$ of property destroyed embraces seven stores, Deposit bank of Sulphur, two livery stables, two hotels and six residances. The Louisville and Nashville depot, which was flied with merchandise, was de- stroyed, as was the water tank. The loss is estimated at over $10o, ,000, partly in- sured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
DIED AT AN OLD AGE,

CHARLESTON, 8. o., Oct. 18. Webb, for twelve years alder9 prominent expert florist, died agsd GA years.
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17

MELVILLE, Oct. 16.-The attendance at Cumberland park today was quite slim,
 but the racing was of high order. The track and weather were perfect. The S5000 Melrose stake brought out good field of 2-year olds, and the result was some sensa-
 tional time. Oakland Baron was the fa-
Birmingham age-herald., 1894-10-17
MCKINLEY COMING SOUTH.

The republican sugar planters of I, jana are still after Mckinley. A dis from Columbus, O., dated the 14th,
 "David s. Ferris, secretary of tional republican state central cq of Louisiana, arrived here tonigl Governor Mckinley to visit Ne2 and speak next Saturday night. ernor speaks at Nashville Fri noon, and special train is prf that city to Birmingham to n tions Friday night.
 sDuring the evening the ceived telegrams from prominent nortuel4 republicans urging him to accept, and he will probably do so Monday evening, when he is to decide. '
 later telegram says the governor has consented to speak in New Orleans on the 20th.
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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

cents per 500 on aS0O-$3.20 for
state taxes which would have re-
CURED 16 pounds OF cotton.
In 1893 the state government was
in the hands of the democrats. Dem
ocratic lowering of taxes had been
gradually progressing for twenty
three years with the result Of reduc-
ing the tax rate to 46.1 on the hun
bred dollars and not one cent ex-
empted from taxation. Cotton was
worth six cents pound. The same
farmer, owning the same farm and
stock valued at the same price,
would have to pay 46.1 per 500 on
81 ,000-$4.61 to raise which he
would have to sell 76 pounds of
cotton.
"Bless the Lord" piously exclaima
the ,Xina4icator through its mythical
oMA, is4(Sman. awe feels it in
lower taxes" 1t will be noted that
the old 7lored man has no name.
No coIored mau who has, will bless
the Lord for such a condition, and
no white man will, unless he feeds at
the trough of the "men who con-
troll"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

While the author intended it as an
argument to show that he should be
the next speaker of the house, it is
also capital argument to show that
the "mcn who control' should be
turned down.
Mr.. Fleming draws two lines, one
north and south through Milledge-
vile, and the other east and west
through Macon, and shows that all
the democratic nominees for state
officers live in the section east Of the
first and north OF the second line.
He does not condemn the omen who
control for selecting all the state
house officers from one small section
of the state, but "makes his appeal
in this matter to be made speaker
of the house, timidly venturiDg to in
sert III his suppllcatlon the plea that
he had obediently given his "active
support to him (Atkinson) since his
nomination"
Mr.. Fleming's attitude as a sup
plant at the feet of "the men who
control" may suit him.
He may think gross injustice to
the balance of the state will be
righted by his securing coveted
position. These are matters of in
dividual taste and judgment. But
intelligent voters will not fail to per-
coive that the exclusiveness in Sc
Letting the state house officers prac-
ticed by the democrats was not imi-
tated by the populisls. Mr.. Elem
ing's map presents strong argu-
ment in favor of the popullst nomi-
nees.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Evasion and Bunc0mbe.

Some days ago THE DAILY Press
requested the Augusta Chronicle to
iefne its position on the question Of
giving the voters Of Georgia a fair
election this year. Accordingly the
Chronicle locates itself in an editorial
headed "Ballot reform"
After long preamble, in which
! our contemporary tells what has been
done in tina way of ballot reform in
various other states, and comments
on the fact that Georgia is one Of the
very few IN which ballot reform of
some sort has not been enacted
within the last few years, it comes
down to the gist in the matter. 1t
says:
awe do not seriously regard the
bumcombc demands OF the populists
Tor a free ballot and fair count"
Why does the Chronicle style the
demand for an honest election as
'buncombe ?" Is there anything
approaching to buncombe in the fair
aud honest proposition rendered by
Chairman Watson to Chairman
Clay? And does the Chronicle re-
fuse to regard them seriously be-
cause the democratic party through
its executive committee refused to
entertain the proposition? Does it
refuse to treat it seriously" because
al its talk about fair elections is to
be taken as idle talk, only intended
as buncombe?
Neither are we moved by the pop
uiist charges of democratic ballot box
frauds"
Does the Chronicle wish to be un-
derstood as endorsing these frauds !?
1t cannot deny them when in its own
county nearly 1000 votes were polled
at the last election in excess of the
total number of voters, and, as the
Chronicle will not deny, for the
democratic nominee.
To talk about what the next legis-
lature should do in the way of ''pro-
yiding for ballot reform of the most
advanced type" bears very suspi-
cious similitude to 'buncombe," when
advocated by paper which is not
moved thereto by the ballot box
frauds which have been committed
No party which is honest can refuse
to accede to request which con-
forms to the present law, and which
would go long way toward putting
stop &c fraud. That the Chronicle
should get upon another populist
plank in demanding the Australian
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Chairman Clay Discussed.

Before his nomination and selec-
ton as chairman of the democratic
convention serious charges were
made against him by democrats OF
Fannin and Cobb counties. These
charges were supported by aflidavits
of organized democrats, but "the
men who control refused to have
them investigated, and Kissed from
the floor of the convention the man
who asked that the charges be looked
into.
Mr.. Marion W. Harris (who was
until recently, a member of the eA-
ecutive committee of which Mr.. Clay
is chairman), after five weeks init
mate official association with MIR.
Chairman Clay, has this to say of
him:
He (Mr. Clay denied it to The DAILY
PRESS reporter Tuesday morning He
denied it to the Constitution on Tues
day night, and to the Telegraph on
Tuesday night, 50 all these papers said,
while, as matter OF fact, he wrote me
Tuesday morning (his letter being POST
marked at 1870 in Atlanta Tuesday,
and was received in Macon Tuesday
night at S:30) acknowledge the re-
ceipt of my resignation.
Thus, Mr.. Marion w. Harris sue
cessEully impeaches the veracity or
truthfulness OF Chairman Steve Clay.
This impeachment, like the damning
at1idavits, comes from a rock-ribbed
democrat who dafes the organized
Georgia democrat to apply the yard
stick, provided they can find the
stick) to his democracy.
Discussing how the contents Of
his letter of resignation became
known in Atlanta Mr.. Harris says ::
consequently knew that the mat
| lSG DGcdInG puOllC III AlidLiGt tbllGI my
| letter reached My. Clay and not before.
| Perhaps if Mr.. Clay will make Il close
| investigation of the surroundings of
| the democratic headquarters he may
I find some one or something that is at
heart populist' and that has evil
IDENTIFY Communicated with the popu-
lists. "
There being two branches to the
Georgia democratic family-the sill
verites and the goldites-and Mr..
Clay being of the silvorites and Nr.
Harris of the goldites, it appears nat
ural to Mr.. Harris that Mr.. Clay
should be "at heart a populist" as
the populists are the only genuine,
simon-pure silver democrats.
Mr.. Harris is led to make this re-
Election upon the silverites of the
committee:
because Mr.. Clay announced to the
executive committee on the 9th inst,
before any business was transacted, af-
ter ordering ali the doors carefully
closed, that he was obliged to be very
cautious, for in some unaccountable
way, said he, everything that has
been done here has leaked out, and our
enemies set hold OF it.
All of which goes to show that
"the men who control" have lun
the democratic ship upon the shoals
aud it is rapidly going to pieces.
The crew and the captain is suspi-
cious of every member of the crew;
while the honest passengers are TAX
ing to the lifeboats and abandoning
the sinking hull.
Wen lay alongside Of the old hulk
until she goes to the bottom. Our
decks are clean, our cabin comforta-
bla, and our ship capable of accom-
moda!ing all who wish to take
refuge.
Mr.. Jennings Map.
The latest map of Georgia is po-
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

The Meriwether Yindicator makes
the statement that the democratic
party has lowered the state taxes
1t does not make this declaration
editorially and openly, but trots out
mythical old colored man, and
quotes him as authority for state
ment which makes even weather
beaten mossback smile at its alb
surditv.
In 1870 the state government was
the hands of the republicans. The
tax rate was 40 cents on the hundred
dollars; $500 vas exempt from tax
alton; cotton was worth 90 cents a
pound. a farmer owning small
farm worth $500, A pair OF mnles
and other stock to the value Of $500
more, would have had to pay-40
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

ana interest, favor blinc ilSln ana tHG
republican party demands the use of
both gold and silver as standard money,
and with such restriction and under
provision to be determined by legis!a-
| ton as viii secure the maintenance of
the parity OF the two metals so that
the purchasing and debt-paving power
Of the dollar, whether of silver or
, gold, shall be at all times equal.
A microscope would fail to reveal
any difference between the Georgia
democratic platform and the Ne
braska republican platform.
The Atlanta Journal, an open ad-
vocate of the single gold standard and
an honest exponent Of democratic
policy, says;
There has been much misrepresenta-
ion on this question. From some dem
cratic sources, we hear expressions
which would indicate that there is no
difference between the democratic and
the pOpuliSt platforms on the money
question. The people must not be de-
ceived by any such false doctrine. The
democracy is pledged absolutely to Il
ound currency, to the maintenance UNI
der all conditions of the parity of gold
and silver to the proposition that every
dollar coined or issued by the United
States must be OF equal purchasing and
debt-paying power.
The Columbus Enquirer Sun, an
other organ of "the men who con-
tror' the democratic party, says:
1t is in this view of the matter (that
opposition to the free coinage o.:
silver at Is to y, which does not seem
vague or clouded, that the Enquirer
sun protests against the continuedshght
by democrats for u free coinage OF sill
yer that is not favored by the national
platform, nor by the administration,
nor BY the democratic congress.
The Macon Telegraph puts it thus;
1t seems to US that the man CT news
paper which argues for free coinage al
10 to 1 ratio, or any ratio which doe:
not insure sound bimetallic currency,
must necessarily make converts t
the populist party to the extent thai
the arguments are convincing. This is
true because the popuiist party is the
only party W hich fayors free coinage
on such terms. The democratic party
does not and the republican party does
not.
Let not Georglans who desire the
restoration OF silver as a money
metal at our minis, deludc themselves
with the vain hope that it can be
done through the democratic party.
As the Journal fairly and honestly
states, democracy is pledged abso-
lutely TO a sound currency, to the
single gold standard.
There is no difference between i.
and republicanism; it is only the
populist party which differs from
both in that it favors Jefferson's
idea of the free coinage of silver al
our minis.
Do YOU want the producer and
laborer to receive better remunera-
ton?
DO you want to see. the waste
places build up? Do you want pros
perity restored?
Do you believe that the rostora-
ton Of free silver coinage is an i'm
portant factor to help do it?
Then the populist party is the
party for you to support, for surely
You can see that neither one of the
old parties is a friend to silver.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Change Of Ratio.

OtdIOL5 NIIO IlIhG 81 uluCIl VI INC
fact that trillng changes have been
made, heretofore, in the ratio at
which silver and gold were coined,
should tell all the facts or none.
They should explain to the people
that when Jefferson stopped the
coinage it was because our country
had almost no silver at all and that
all foreign coins were full legal ten
der here, and that the difference be-
tween the foreign ratio and ours crc-
ated confusion.
We never did have any consider
able amount of gold to coin until the
gold mines of California were discov-
cred in 1913.
We never had any silver of conse-
quence to coin until the western sill
yer mines were opened after the
civil war.
Previous to 1857 our currency
consisted principally of foreign gold
foreign silver, and homemade paper
money.
This paper money consisted o.
treasury notes, national bank notes
and state bank notes.
When foreign coins were outlawed
by the characterization act of 1857,
our currency was sharply contracted
and ruinous panic ensued.
Foreign coins having been cxclu-
ded, the question of domestic coin
became vastly more important than
it had been before.
The ratio between silver and gold
in 1879, when John Sherman and
Bayard, republican and democrat
conspired to strike it down, was
1G to 1.
At that time the amount of silver
in 2 silver dollar was worth three
cents more than the amount of gold
in gold dollar.
Untrjendly legislation having been
enacted against silver, and its use as
money metal having been de-
stroyed, its value in the markets fell
just as the value of gold would have
fallen under similar circumstances.
Ever since the "crime of 1872
was committed, the campaign cry o.
the democrats has been "Free Sill
vcr.'
Mr.. Atkinson asks why the ST.
Louis platform of the alliance did
not call for the ratio of 16 to 1.
Simply because no mortal man
dreamed that change of ratio was
contemplated.
Everybody supposed that the
whole fight on the silver question
was for the purpose of undoing the
"crime of 1873" and putting silver
right back where it was when Sher-
man and Bayard struck it down.
Therefore it was the universal IN
derotanding that the demand for the
restoration of silver meant its re-
storation at the old ratio, which the
experience OF half century had
demonstrated to be the true one.
This new doctrine of changing
the ratio, violently and radically
from 16 to 1, to so to 1, is the cum
ming attempt OF the gold standard
ring to confuse the people and to
hopelessiy postpone the settlement
of the question.
When a man, under present con-
d,tions, talks about coming silver
dollars different from those we now
have, he is at heart opposed to any
more silver and he ought to be honest
enough to say so.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

Rev. S. 3. McGehee, having
stated that he preferred Judge Hines
to Mr.. Atkinson for governor, and
that numbers of voters, to his GER
tain knowledge, who would have
cast their ballots for General Evans,
would vote for Hines, since the Gen
eral had been knocked out by the
'men who control" was at once
classed by the Sparta Ishmaelite as
an sewerage hellion."
Iii its last issue, the IshmacIite ex-
plains to Mr.. McGehee what it
meant by average hollion" and de-
nounces honest, conscientious men
as being degree worse than "hel-
lions" if they disagree with the Ish-
maelite politically. Read this bitter
vituperation Of the Ishmaelite, we
christian preachers and laymen. 1t
is a sample of Georgia democratic
principles;
The Ishmaclite cannot undertake to
define for Mr.. McGehee all the words
not contained in his antiquated die
tionary 1t wills say, however, by the
term, average hellion," is meant an
unregenerate fellow who yet isn't rep
rebate enough to abandon political
honor and principle because his candi-
date got left in the primaries. The
fellow who would do so-whether
preachers or laymen-are, of course,
beyond the average. and may be de-
fined simply as Hines democrats.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

ballot system is all fight, but does it
want fair and honest election next
month?
What objection has it to divi-
sion of election managers? Speak
right out, brother.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
=, z, MLOA \ DIEbS.
Chairman Populist Elk. Coz


Hon. S. C. MCCANDLEss, Chairman
Popuhst Executive Committee Dear
Sir: In reply to your letter ia the last
Issue of the Argus I will state that the
law prescribes who shall hold elections
for governor and members of the legis-
laturc. The law recites that justice
of the peace and two frecholders shall
perform that duty, and as chairman of
the democratic executive committee of
Butts county l have no authority to
dictate in the premises. am confident
that the election. rs all other elections
that have been held in Butts county
will be conducted in all fairness, and
that there will be free ballot and a
fair count. Yours respectfully,
f. e. POUND.
Chairman Dem. Elk. Committee.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Georgia Democracy on the RepubIi-
can Platform.

Silver Is the money of the people.
In proportion as silver has been hon
orod as q money metal and occupied
a position on parity with gold, the
price OF staple agricultural products
and labor has been maintained. In
1878, before silver was dcmonetizad
under the leadership OF sherman,
the republican, aud Bayard, the
democrat, the average bullion yaluo
OF silver dollar was $1.004, and
the price OF cotton was 20 cents.
1888. under the ban OF demoneti-
the bullion price of silver
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Mr.. F!eming's Man.

The latest map of Georgia is po-
litical map of the state, drawn by
Mr.. w. II. Fleming, of Augusta.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
Where They Are Eat.s'

The omen who control" in Butts
county do not seem to favor a fair
election, as the following cards will
show.
The repetition of the lame excuse
of Chairman Clay by Chairman
Pound that, 81 havo no authority to
dictate in the premises" is lame ar
gument which no one will fail to un,
ders.and. He was not requested to
dictate but simply put himself on
record, in his capacity as executive
head of his party in Butts county, as
favoring an honest election by re-
questing fair division of election
managers. His unwillingness to do
this, leaves but one construction