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KILLING or W. II. ROGERS
by j. II. Surls, ut Ritch, Ga.--A Tragedy
Which Grew Out of Politics.

Jesup Ca, September 3O-(Special)--
News reached here this morning of the
killing Of W. X. Rogers by }. r. Surls,
yesterday afternoon. at Ritch, Ga, in this
county, about fourteen miles from this
place.
owing to the swollen condition of the
creeks from the recent heavy rains, it is
a difficult matter to set the full particulars
OF the killing. However. from the most
reliable information received it is said that
Mr.. Surls is very stanch democrat and
Mr.. Rogers was n populst. For several
weeks past the third partyiteS of that sec
ton nave been threatening the democrats,
and especially Surls, ne being the one upon
whom vengeance had been sworn. For the
past few days he has been receiving letters
instructing him to have his business in
shape within the next hve days and leave
the county or quit the democratic party.
If he did not do so he would be severely
dealt with. Rogers is supposed to be the
one who wrote the anonymous letters and
being spoken to in reference TO the matter,
a difficulty followed, resulting as stated
above.
The populists Of this county have become
very threatening lately towards the demo
Gratis ana the negroes "ho anticipate Vot-
ing with them. Last night Z. IA. Hurst and
Williams, negroes, addressed a crowd OF
their race nj Sandhn, IN behalf of the
democratic party. After the speaking II
is said a desperate negro, named Drake.
drew his rifle and attempted to shoot VIII
Hams for speaking democratic principles.
and no doubt would have succeeded had not
MIR. L. r. Aiken interfered aud put stop
TO the difficulty upon his property.
There are quite a number of negroes IN
the country precincts who have always
voted with the democrats in state and coun-
tv elections and win continue TO do so if
they are not moested AT The polls. A great
many of them, no doubt, will stay away
from the polls on account of fear as many
threats have been made against them II
they vote other than populist ticket
The negroes of this district are practically
solid for the democrats and have passed
resolutions cOndemninE the populists and
the means they are using to keep voters
from the polls, and have appealed to the
coIored voters of the country districts
to vote the democratic ticket in the dis
tricts where they live, or come here and
cast their ballots without molestation. This
Mace can boast of having the best col
ored citizens OF any place double its size
SIN This state, and they recognize the fact
that the democrats are their best friends,
and that they have always been cared for
by them when in trouble.
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RIOT NEAR VALlOST.
DRUNKEN NEGROES ATTACK TIL
BOSS OF Il TURPENTINE MILL
Because he Had DOcked Their Pay for Gam
bling-A Tragedy at Ritch, Co, Grow
ing Gut of PolItics-Other Items.

Valdosta. Ga. September 30.-(Special.)-
A sensational and deadly riot occurred at
the turpentne still of Lucas 81 Mcneil, -FOUR
miles east of here. last night and two ne
grCes are tonight lying out cold i'll death as
a result.
Two desperate negro gamblers on one
side and u white man and his family, aided
by an old negro servant. ON the other, were
the parties in the affair. 1t is custom
with the turpentine men to prohibit SamD-
hing in the camps. and II is a part OF the
contract with operatives that they VIII
be fined for violating the rule of the en-
ployers.
Yesterday, when the payroll for the
month was made up. a. Gillespie, the fore
man of the laborerS. and q white man,
handed in the accounts of the different
workmen to the paymaster and had two OF
the negroes, Tom Smith and Mack Adams
charged up with the fine for gambling. The
amount was deducted from their wages ana
the two negroes came on to town, where
they loaded up on whisky little AFTER
dark they returned to the still and, calling
at Gillespies house. opened row with nm
Gillespie had been given notice that they
were going to tackle HIM, so had placed ms
rifle near him.
The Attack on gillespie.
one of the negroes called him to the gate
and began talking to him. in a threatening
manner when the other made rush Tor
the rifle. Gillespie and the negro reached IT
about the same time and Il scuite enSued
in which the entire family. wife and two
small children, took part
Tom Smith succeeded in getting the gun
Then running off a short distance he began
firing into the crowd. one of the baliS
struck Gillespie in the hand and came OUT
near the elbow. one of them passed
through the body of Gillespie's old neS'o
servant. Bob Butler Mrs. Gillespie and the
two children We're badly bruised mp, while
Gillespie was fearfully beat up and bitten
The two negroes went off with the rifle,
firing back at the house, while Gillespie
hitched up his horse and came here for
help this morning.
smith and Butler Dead.
Tom Smith. the negro who got the gun,
and the one who shot Butler, was round
dead in the road with bullet through his
brain. 1t is supposed that he and Adams
became engaged in a fight over the gun
and that Adams killed him. A search was
made for Adams today but he could not be
found.
Bob Butler died this morning.
The negro Smith. who was killed, was a
curiosity in this section, being less than
nineteen years old and measuring six feet
and eleven inches in height.
The coroner went to the scene late this
evening to make full investigation of the
killing. Some of the negroes there say that
during the scufIle one OF the assailants
called Gillespie a democratic - and
il is presumed that they were not only iilled
with the desperate holiness characteristic
of the negro gambler. but had also heard
some Of the popuiist orators arraigning la
Dor against its employers.
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FIVE DEAD BODIES
Found Beneath the Debris of IA Wreck
ed Freight Train.

Woodstock, H., September 30-At 2:SO
O'Clock this morning a freight train bound
for Chicago was wrecked on the Chicago
and Northwestern railway at Growers
CROSSING about mile west of this city.
When the wreckng crew reached the spot
the voice Of "a man was heard calling Tor
help. His hand prouruded from beneath
the debris A car was loaded with green
pIanks and it was removed as rapidly as
possible. the result being the discovery of
livc dead bodies. one man badly injured and
a bow seriously bruised and shaken up. The
dead are:
BERT LITTLE, Freeport, I'll.
TYREII. DAVIS. Mount Morris. Ill.
UNKNOWN BOY, Lincoln, Neb.
UNKNOWN BOY, residence unknown.
UNKNOWN MAN, said to be known as
milwaukee, Eddie"
The injured are: Joseph Grady. Fan
River, Mass, left leg broken, back injured
and one wrist chewed by one of the boys in
his death struggle, the latter dying with
his head pinned by lumber TO Grady's
breast; Sam Newman, twelve years old, of
TFrapDOFt. III.
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Tnn SWITCH WAS OPEN
And "a Train HAN Into II, Killing Two
Persons.

Toledo. o. September 30.-WhHe going at
die rate of nifty miles an hour passenger
train No. -. the Wabash Pacific express,
due here at 80 o'clock a. m, ran into an
open switch mile west of Maumce shortly
before o'clock this morning. Engineer a..
T. Smith was instantly Killed and Fireman
A. II. Day received injuries which viii
likely cause his death before the night is
over. The locomotive LETT the track as it
entered the switch and turned over with
the drivers up. pinning Smith and Day
underneath. The mail ear, too, was de-
rallied but escaped damage. None of the
passengers were hurt Smith and Day lived
in the east and had been with the road
only since the recent strike. Both We're
married men. The switch had been thrown
and the target set to show that it was all
right by some unknown person.
seven Persons Drowned.
Chasl<a, Mimi. September 3o-Seven per
sons were drowned here last evening Lou
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words, and not wishing to spend MS re-
naming money. tried TO get or the MOVING
train and lost his footing. He was rear
fully crushed between the wheels. CASTOR
is little country hamlet. and LOT three
hours it was impossible to procure physi-
clan, and after one finally came the boy
only lived fifteen minutes. When told mat
death was imminent the poor little fello"
sobbed and pleaded only for time TO KISS
his mother and father goodby.
The people of CASTOR gave him every pos
sible attention, buried his body as though
it was one of their own sons. They mark
ed the grave and can point it out to any OF
his friends.
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Victoria, Mexico, September 2S.-An
American family, consisting of husband
and wife and their three children. from
Georgia. took up their residence on a PLAN
tation about forty miles from this city The
mans name was Frank Holman Word has
been received here that while crazy from
the effects of Mexican intoxicants, ne kill
ed his wife and two children. After COM
hitting the deed he made his ezcare from
this section The crime was witnessed Nv
the younger child, who reported it 10 the
authorities. Holman is said 10 have left
Georgia ON account of some crime he com
mittel therc
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Columbia, $. c., September 30.-(SpecialD
At CASTOR. S. c.. a station on the Florida
Central and Pcninsu}ar railroad an eiSh-
tacn-year-old lad was killed IN attempting
tn noa~d = southbound train as il dashed by
at midnight. Persons in the depot heard
his cry and found him on the track man
glcd and in . dying condition. Tie gave his
name as Samuel Williams and his address
MS 2736 Germantown Avenue. Philadelphia.
He was a handsome lad, well dressed, APP
pafentIy of respectable parentaSe and had
So so in a belt about his waist. His story
was that he had run away from home with
out cause and without saying goodby to
his mother and father, to use his own
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Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Consti-
patton and All Disorders OF the Liver
AFTER TIE JyDGE.
An Assassin Fires mt Judge breni"n"'
Int Misses Ills Mark.


but Misses His Mark.
r,s.s-,.-, gI S..pt-rnbcr @g.--Judge Bren-
,,D., III the supreme court. and his family
Inv. at,-,areutlv been marked out i"r as
sassfnstion. although the facts have pceh
teur quiet The first attempt WAS nlate 10
KIN Mrs Hrentano about O'Clock Nednes-
49, evening She WAS standing ia front of
= window in the kitchen when a shot was
fr.d ana shc next instant bullet cane
rrlshin-- through the pane of glass, barely
MISSING her. Ia went through the outer
screen and LODGED in the wall opposite
Thursday afternoon judge Brentano's
dauehtsr was playing in are backyard
when another bullet crashed into the rear
II the house. cou,in- evidently from the
same direction as the first
last nigh. Judge BrentanO himself was
the one who came near being killed. he
was in the Kitchen 60 front Of the same
window before which his wife was stand
ing "Wednesday evening. The third bullet
from the revolver Il the unknown mis-
creant came through the window pane
about siX inches from the hole made by the
frst piece of head. The bullet missed
JuIe, I-en.luC's head Icy about three inch
a.. and went into the wall close 10 the
inst ONE. Judge Brcntano cannot imagine
why these attempts should be- made TO kill
him OF his wife and daughter. He is not
willing 20 say out and uut that he thinks
the shots We're fired hy would-be assas-
sin.
'-It may b. the work Of some irrespon-
sIlle person who IS trying TO make a scare.
Ur "a careless marysman.' said he. Il do
not know Of amy enemies who would Ike
a. kin me-, or of ans late Official acts /
have done 70 incur the dispiea-u.e of any
set II men,
JIi-e EfentaU5 has been on the supreme
court bench uf coos county for about four
years te is the judge who tried the
Irenl#rTsazt ease, but uocs not believe
that h.s connection with that trial has
anything q ~ Hitb The shooting. Detec-
uVes are al wCrk 80 the matter
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To BE Submitted.

Albany, y. i. September 2S.-The re-
publican delegates TO the constitutional
convention in caucus today determined that
the constitutional amendments shall be
submitted to a vote of the people this fall
rs follows: The new apportlonment viii
be submitted separately. The canal i'm
proyement viii be submitted separately.
The other amendments passed will be sub
rnitrp1 rs a whole
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q scharf and sa1uily. who had stseEded
the fair. started no=as at Z O'Clock. S"aars
,os i,to,;ica,ca and whipped his horses and
fu~iously dashed down the river BANK over
10. f,-rr, and into tho river. His wife. five
o,,iIdren ana Miso lIary Roskus. Mrs.
Scbarf's sister. were drowned, as were the
two horses Scharf chung 10 tne wage" Don
%. rcccuc5 The bodies of Mrs.
Short and two OF tho children were recoV-
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stocks aud Bomds at Auction.

New York, September "a. ii. Miller &
Son today sold at auction for the receiver
of the Richmond and West Point Terminal
Railroad and Warehouse Company n long
list of stocks and bonds held by the Ter
Ininal company. The entire list was pUr-
chased by the reorganization committee.
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Every ,Ian should Read Tni-.

II amy young. oil or m.adle-aged man suf-
fer.ug from nervous debility. night losses.
suzt Vieur, atr. gty-. Var5cocelc. o.. VIII
write me viii send him IN "A plain envelope.
scaled free. the prescription with fun ti-
r.ctilns foE au.ck. private home cure. [
also have zine m,.4igiG. for sale. Address L.
Bradley, LuN 1919 Battle Greek. Mich.
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Grafton. -. September 1,.-Jahn Hancy.
barS"sper az tine Alien hotel. returned from
The fair az E!yFia. 81 .-a1 o'clock this morn
iu-- HE went u the bl-ro0m ami sur
yrf=1d two burglars. H. was sho; twice
ann died iu ufrfeu minutes Ills cries
brought help. but tIe muTsisrcrs were gone
Officers tracked the burglars 20 Elyria.
with hiou,lhuuuis. one Of them had his
head badly cut - glass thrown by Haney.
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No farmer can afford 10 h., behind the
times pa an tllat appariains To- passing
events. as well ~ that referring 10
agricultural progress. when The Weekly
Constitution. with its wonderful colic,.-
tinn ~ general news. and The Southern
cultivation. the Sauih'S oil AMI reliable
agricultural journal. are offered for the
sum OF SI-5 peer auuum.
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tELLY SNSN Erred,
Are tho Cha ges the PoDuiIsts Are Making
Against Colonel Atkinson.

The efforts of the populists to deceive the
negroes have been redoubled during the
past week. and now they are working OF
a desperation, such as only a knowledge OF
the certainty of defeat could inspire.
Everything possible to delude and to mis-
represent is being done.
The state is being Hooded with illustrated
circulars in which Colonel Atkinson is
made. to appear in the role of whipping 4
negro woman, and is also quoted as advis-
ing white man TO cut u negro in an cleo
ton controversy.
Both of these charges are fully answered
in the following afiidavits:
Emmett Lovelace. father of the woman
who, it is charged, Colonel Atkinson whip
ped makes this affidavit:
Georgia Coweta County.-Personally APP
peared before me, a clerk of the superior
court, in and Cor said county and state, the
undersigned, who, being duly sworn, de-
pose;h and saith. that ne is the father of
Mary Lovelace, whom ii is charged by one,
H. c. r. Kittles, that w. Y. Atkinson Sc
verely chastised in 1892. The charge is I'M
true both as to date and the manner in
which said alleged punishment was admin
istered The real facts as follows:
About thirteen years ago my daughter,
Mary, was employed in Mr. Atkinson's
family as nurse. She committed an offense
that required correction and Mr.. Atkinson
reported the matter 10 me. l told him that
my daughter was under his charge and |
desired that he make her know her place.
| also requested him to correct her, which
[ presume ne did, | heard nothing more
of it. | regard Mr.. Atkinson as good man
and have had nothing but fair treatment
from him.
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A ni~ Rally in Mcrivether.

on Tuesday there viii be big democratic
rally at Greenvile, at which Hon. r. l.
Berner VIII be the principal speaker.
WAERGNG EDITORS.
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The Committee of Notification.

Albany. \. Y, September 2S.-Charles
r. Defreest. secretary of the democratic
state convention in pursuance Of a resolu-
ton adopted by the convention. today ap-
pointed the following committee TO inform
the democratic candidates of their NOM
nation: Major James V. Kinckley. chair
man Of The democratic state committee; w
Houri.e Cochran: james u. Bell chairman
of the KINGS county regular organization;
Senator Amasa J. Parker, Albany. ex-state
senator ana Charles p. McCIenand. of
NN-scf-s,.e.a,.
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ADVICE TO FRESHMEN.
DR.. Emmett Says Party Dissen"iol-s
VIII stop Contributions

Dublin, September 2f-The Fr@ener's
Journal publishes q letter from Dr.. Thomas
Adds Emmett, of New York, in regard T.
the discussions in the Irish party. Dr.. En-
met calls Justin McCarthT's attention 70
the disastrous consequences 10 the national
movement in America by the constant ref
erences to scandal and the public discus
SiOns of the differences existing between
the factions of the Irish party. The Ma
tional Federation, DIR. Emmett writes, was
about to hold meetings in order TO raise
money for the nationalist cause, but the
whole movement in America has been i'm
periled by Mr.. Healy's letter about Mr..
Gladstone's subscription to the parliament
airy fund. He recalls the fact that the
Irish federation in America has sent Ire
land SSS,000 during the last three years
and Ireland could have relied upon an an
nual remittance OF $4,000 but for the re-
current wranglings in the party DR.. En-
met appeals to Mccarthy and to all Irish
representatives to stop their discussions
4 New Irish Society
Dublin, September 2L-I-he crroup Of old
FenianS and Invincibles have taken ad-
vantage Of the discomfort causoi by the
delay in acting upon the home .gle ques-
ton and have Termed new society call.
cd the old Guard. They nave ISSUED n
circular calling upon 1.ishmel everywhere
TO enroll themselves ~ united brother
hood 20 resist all attempts to lower me
Irish fiaS or to stay the onward march
of freedom. Not one of The prominent mem
berS Of the irish party sigus This appeal.
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His
"EMMETT Y LOVELACE.
Mark.

September IS, 1891
"W. A. MITCHELL.
CLERK Superior Court"
And the Hanks Case.
And here is Banks's affidavit about the
other case:
Georgia, Coweta County.-Personally APP
peared before me, "A notary public in and
for the county ana state aforesaid, the I'M
dersigned, who, being duly sworn, deposeth
and saith. that the statement contained in
circular issued by one, II. q. T. Kittles, in
reference to a profane remark alleged to
have been made by w. Y. Atkinson con
corning myself on election day in Novem-
Der, 1852 i'm Newman, is not true. Mr.. At
kinson did not say in my hearing. stop dis
GUESSING with that ID negro and cut his
Odd throatr l do not know Kittles;
never saw him in my life TO know him, and
believe Rim to be an imposter. 7 am re-
publican and am under no obligat lions 20
the democratic party, but believe in telling
the truth. y. 9. BANKS.
Sworn to and subscribed before me Sep
TENDER 2S, 1894 j. A. POWER,
Notary Public Coweta County"
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rhe Emperor DissatisGcd.

London. September 2S.-The Central
News advices from Shanghai say that the
emperor is dissatisfied with the course of
events taking place, and that affairs are
gradually working toward q coup d'etat.
The Chinese warship, kwainS Chai, is
reported to have been lost while running
from the fight at the mouth OF the Yalu
river.
A dispatch from Shanghai says it is re-
ported that the japanese have succeeded
i'm entering the Chinese province Of Man
churia and that they are advancing upon
the capital at Moukden.
1t is also said that fighting has taken
place between the invaders ana the Chinese
nj n town between that city ana the from
tier. The engagement is said to have been
a decisive victory for the Japanese, who, it
is added, established themselves in the posi-
zion previously occupied by the Chinese
troops. No details of this reported battle
are given. and the Chinese at Shanghai dis
credit the report.
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seven Persons browne,

Chaska Mimi. September 30.-Seven per
sons were drowned here last evening. Lou
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Fine Ola Captains.

London, September 21-The Pan Mall Ca
1ette this afternoon publishes 4 letter from
Shanghai. dated August 18th, saying that
the Chinese navy cannot fight because the
ships have only about twelve rounds OF
ammunition per ship, the regular supply
Of ammunition having been sold. according
10 The Pail Mall Gazette's correspondent
hv the CAPTAINS of the Chinese war&hips
The correspondent adds that one of these
commanders actually sold one Of his ships
Armstrong guns and went TO sea one gun
short.