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Democracy is Shocked.
A Natural Result Of a Fusion
Without Principles.

RALEIGH. n G., Feb. 2l.-The
Neus and Obserre1 will say editoriaIly
to-mor,ow III regard to the action Of he
House Of Representatives to-day: Sew
cral weeks ago a proposition was made
in the General Assembly to adjourn 10
honor OF Robert E Lee, on the occasion
of his birthday. This resolution was
voted dowo. although by enactment Of
a prior Legislature General Lees birth
DAY is a public holiday 10 the State.
AID toe public buildings are closed CD
tha, day.
Yesterday a resolution vas intro
duced to adjourn until 10 o'clock on
Saturday to pay respect to the memory
of George Washington, whose birthday
is also a legal holiday. This was also
voted down.
AT the session that the resolution
to adjourn iu honor Of Washington was
voted down, the following resolution
was introduced by Crews, colored, of
Greenville, and was adopted.
Whereas. The late Fred Douglass
departed this life on the 20'h inst. and
".Whereas, We greatly deplore the
same now, therefore,
Resolved. That when this House
%adjouips. it adjourn in respect to the
memory of the deccaseo.'
These three dates, the birth of Lee,
the birth of Washington aud the death of
Douglass are comprised in one month.
This General Assembly, deliberately
and after debate, voted down the resolu-
ton to honor the memory Of the Father
Of his Country aud Robert p. Lee, who
with Grant, was amoBg the heroes OF
Chepultepec and the commander of
armies of the South, but put on record
10 the %jourals Of the House a resolution
of adjournment in respect to the mem-
DRY Of Frederick Douglass. The action
is equivalent to saying:
"Washiugton,
"Lee,
Douglass.
These, three, but the greatest of
these is Douglass.
"This action, more correctly than
any other official proceeding Of this
Legislature. shows the spirit of this
body.
Fusion is a marriage of two parties
having no principles 10 common.
The endorsement of the miscegeua-
ton leader is the Legitimate heir of this
union"
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Edward Atkinson says that the time
aill come when the fiber in cotton stalk
will be utilized. and there are lmpor-
taut elements for tanning and dye'ng
in the root.
Through increased postal ia %cilit1es a
letter posted in Paris at midday can be
delivered in London at S P. w., by
means Of an express messengers
arrangement.
Saudpaper is made with powdered
glass instead Of sand. Glass is easily
powdered by heating it red hot, throw
ing it into water and finishing the pow
dering in an iron mortar.
Mosaic floors, laid with small pieces
of diferent colored stones set 10 regular
patterns, were known to the Egyptians
$500 B G. Ia Babylon floors of this
kind dated from 100 B. c.
The u rried life of japanese wo-
man. who generally marries very young,
is a stern reality, although divorce is
an easy matter. There are seven rea-
sons for divorce, such as disobedlence
to her father.in-law and mother-ln-law,
jealousy and disturbing the harmony of
k;osmen.
Az international Congress on Child
hood will be held in Florence in the
spring of 1895. Among the questions
to be discussed are the physical, moral
and mental elevation of children chill
dren's hospitals, the care of deaf mute
and blind children up to the time Of
their admission into an educational in
stitutiou, care Of poor and abandoned
children, reformatories and v%agabond-
age 10 its relation to childhood.
A quantity Of South Australian wine
was recently sold in London for the
first time at auction. The clarets aud
hooks brought from so to 81 cents a
gallon; the burguudies and muscadloes
weot as high as $1.31, prices that COM
pare favorably with those for European
wines Of the same quality.
If modern Jerusalem we're not the
holy city of Jews and Christians, and
second only to Mecca 10 the estimation
of Mohamedans, it would still lbe 10
tensely interesting for its historl' asso-
Citations. In the March Harper's Laur-
ence Hutton describes The Literary
Landmarks Of Jerusalem from the
standpoint of a secular traveller who
has been deeply impressed by the scenes
Of the worlds greatest religious story
The article is beautifully and amply IL
Illustrated by F. V. Du Mond from
drawings made on the spot.
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PURCHASED THE PLANT
Of the Atlantic Phosphate Company,
Mrs. Wxlfred Johnson

goodwill, we take this method Of thanking
the friends and patrons of the Chicora
Fertilizer Company for their cordial support
and patronage in the past, and now solicit
the patronage of the Atlantic Phosphate
Company, MS well AS the Chicora brands,
guaranteeing that, under the management -
the Chicora, the reputation earned by the
Atlantic fauds will be fully sustained.
CHICO3A FERTILIZER COMPANY.
CHARLESTON, Sc.
GEO. a. WAGNER. General Manages-
Dec. l2-3m.
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THE WATCHMAN AND sOUTHRON, FEBRUARY ~. l895.

to their senses aud cause them to for
get and forgive the bard things said and
done during The last four years. then
nothing will. IF both sides cultivate
Catholic;ry of spirit aud charity and
nuzz'e the hot heads, our people will
come together"
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should that faction show a willingness
10 Charleston. Sumter and Ricbland to
do by the Reformers what they ask the
Reformers to do by them, it would
increase the chances of the idea c. an
equal division. At all events, it is
worth while for US to try. aud We will
succeed 10 electing a satisfactory co.,
v%eDtion, beyond doubt, and one that
will do nothing rash or unreasonable.
and the Constitution which it frames
will command the respect and support
of all the people, just in proportion as
it shall represent all the people. |
have been accused of being 40 element
of discord aud strife. If | am allowed,
| will endeavor to merit the blessings
promised the peacemakers, aud if fail.
I will at least have a clear conscience.
AS TO THE "FoRrY."
"What do you think the Forty
will now do p
Il don't know. | was never taken
into their confidence, aud therefore
am not aware Of what schemes they
have in view. But it has seemed to
me that any effort a%ntagouistic to the
action Of the regular Democratic party
or an attempt to nominate any set Of
delegates by caucus, such as they have
lailed, would precipitate the very con-
Rict they claim to wish to avoid. Our
people should frown down any effort
along this line
"Wha do you think Of the address
of the subcommittee of the executive
committee of the Democratic party ?"
Il think it an able and timely pre-.
sentation Of the case from a Democratic
standpoint. 1t is especially timely aud
strong 10 recalling the scenes and Incl
dents of the struggle of 1876 and the
evils suffered at the hands of carpet
baggers aud negroes. If the memories
of those days will not bring the people
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HALF, WITH CONDITIONS.

care we to understand you to say
that you are willing for the Conserva-
tives to have half of the delegates to
the convention 2"
provided. we can be assured on GER
tain points, yes. [ can conceive Of 90
harm that could result and of great
benefits that might accrue therefrom.
To illustrate: A purely factional con-
veotiou would be a misfortune. and if
the delegates to the convention are
elected. as they should be, because of
high character. intelligence, and liber-
atty Of thought. the a%ttrition of such
minds against such MINDS 10 iutellec-
tual combat seeking after truth and the
best Constitution possible, would make
the convention an ideal one. If the
convention was composed of a faction
or dominated absolutely by factioual
feeling. it would be far more radical
and likely to incorporate unreasonable
provisions in the Constitution, and We
must never forget that we are to live
uoder the Constitution to be framed.
as we'll as our opponents, and that We
would hurt ourselves as badly as We
would hurt them by making a bad
Constitution. A seuse of fairness
should compel US to give them a fair
share Of representation. or even more
than a fair share if they will let US.
A Constitution is different from an act
Of the Legislature 10 that 1t cannot be
repealed by the Legislature, but con-
trolls the Legislature, hence its impor-
tance. Al! classes and all interests of
the State should. therefore. have
representation 10 the convention"
How is it to be brought about aud
how would the Conservatives get their
half?"
''Tbere's the question. If our people
could by common consent forget the
factional strife which has divided them
and elect delegates without regard to
factional lines, it would be far better,
but that is a mere theory and we are
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place, it will be we'll to say that
neither Governor Evans o myself
claim any right to speak or to act
other than individuals The people
are the masters in South Carolina,
and we can only advise or give our
opinions The people who have
honored us both so highly are natural
ly looking to US for guidance, but
they will judge for themselves aud
attach only such Importance and
yield such adhesion to II advice as
they deem best. The Ti'lman-1rby-
Evans Ring is of the people, and a
very large one, and while we may tie
the ends which bring the ring
together, we understand our position
too we'll to imagine for an instant
that We can do more than advise We
must convince our friends that what
we advise is best before we eau ex-
pect them to follow. In a word,
then, in that meeting we tried to ar
rive at an understanding, which will
unite the people of the State once
more without any surrender of prin-
ciple on the part of anybody, and pre-,
vent any struggle over the conven-
tion !; and we realize very fully the
delicacy and difficulty Of the task.
The more radical and unreasonable
elements of both factions will neces
sarily be %disgruntled and endeavor to
antagonize the scheme. But we can
not give any serious consideration to
the opposition of such men as these.
We must appeal to the patriotism and
good sense Of the large conservative
mass of both factions to make the
concessions which are requisite to
bring them together As the victors
and the ruling majority, the conces-
sions must necessarily come from the
Reform side, the conditions must be
subscribed to by the other side
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Every Town Has.

A liar.
a sponger.
4 Smart Alec
A biatherskiie.
It's richest man.
Some pretty girls.
Half a dozen lunatlcs
A woman who t~attles.
A man who knows it all.
One Jacksonian Democrat
Men who see every dog fight.
\ dog that cuts up in church.
4 widower who IS too gay tor his
age.
A few meddlesome cd women.
Some men who make remarks
about women
4 grown young man who laughs
every time he says anything.
A girl who goes to the 9ostottice
every time the mai! comes in.
Scores of men with the caboose oH
their trousers worn as smooth as
glass.
A man who grins when you talk,
and laughs out loud when he has
said anything.-A5JeriNe Press and
Banner.
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AHE CONNEOOlO-No VIZ 6A OAN@
"What concessions do you allude
to ~"
"To begin with, would say that
the one o%verpowering and essential
idea which made the convention a
necessity was the preservation of
white supremacy by such qualiica,
lions of the suffrage as will v us
from negro domination in future I'm.
der any aud all conditions If this
essential and fundamental require
ment shall be subscribed to by all
those seeking admission to the con.
vention, along with a very few other
necessary changes in the present
Constitution, the other questions like
" to arise in the discussions before
the convention will inevitably be de-
cided on their merits as general pro-
positions in government and cannot
by any possibility excite any fac.
tional debate. 1t follows then that if
the factions can unite in formulating
the basic principles to be Incorporate
ed in the Constitution by common
consent, the question as to whether
the convention shall be composed of
a majority of Reformers or Conserva-
tives is one of minor consideration.
But for the suspicion and distrust
which exists as to the good faith and
honesty of each side towards the
other, / have no earthly doubt that
the Reformers would readily grant to
their opponents equal representation
1t will depend entirely on the attitude
and utterances of the leaders of the
Conservative faction and the news
papers which represent them whether
such an arrangement can be consum-
mated. If the charges of fraud and
ring rule and the bitter sneers which
have become to be the daily theme of
the newspaper writer and scheming
ofice-seekers are continued, it ls
utterly impossible to ask the majority
to trust those who show 80 much dis
trust themselves, and who, while
claiming to be honest themselves. &C.
cuse all who oppose them of being
dishonest. Confidence is the first
requisite COMPROMISE"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-13

Fatal Result OF n T~houghtless Young
Won,an's Playfulness.

BETHLEHEM. Pa, July 12.-Rev. S. II.
Phillips, OF Durham, Bucks county, died at
ST. Luke's Hospital last night. death re-
sulting from the prod of a pin. The story
OF the case is a sad one. Rev. Mr.. Phillips
was pastor Of the Reformed Church at Dur
ham and preached in other churches of the
denomination in the surrounding townships.
lie boarded with the family of Justice Cope,
OF Durham. One day. while sitting on the
porch of the Cope home. chatting with
friends, he failed to respond at once to. the
call for dinner. One or the daughters OF
Justice Cope playfully pricked him with
a hat pin In the calf Of the leg TO attract
mis- attention AS the young woman touched
him with the pin the minister raised the
limb and the pin penetrated TO the bone.
The head of the pin broke of and IL was
with difficulty that II was withdrawn. The
injury gave the clergyman pain, but a
the wound would not amount to anything.
The leg became sore and swollen and the
minister entered 81. Luke's Hospital for
treatment several weeks ago. Last Friday
the surgeons sew that the only hope OF
saving the unfortunate mans life was in
amputating the leg, and IL was cut or
above the knee. But the blood poisoning
had already so weakened his system that
death followed. II Is stated that the clergy
or three weeks prior TO the unfortunate &C.
currence. owing 10 overwork. which had
weakened his system The victim OF the
young woman's p~layfuiness was thirty-two
years old and unmarried
Miss Cope. who is a young woman Of
tWepty years. Is almost crazed with grief
at the sad result or her act.
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ALDERMEN INDICTED.
Charged with Soliciting Brides from
Chicago Ice Dealers.

CHICAGO, July l2.-Late this afternoon
the special grand jury called to investigate
corruption in the City Council relative to
the Alderman Martin ice Ordinance voted to
indict Alderman William Finkler on two
charges OF soliciting brides and Alderman
Charles Martin ON similar charges. These
true bills are expected to be returned to
Judge Tuthill before noon tomorrow. Fred
L. Rabe, an ice dealer, told the grand jury
that Alderman Martin demanded $500 from
him, and upon this representation one of
the indictments was found The other in
dictments against Alderman Martin were
found on the testimony OF j. p. Smith, of
J. p. Smith & Co. Alderman Finkler was
indicted on the evidence furnished by j. H.
Williams, of the Washington Ice Company,
and c. b. Shedd and Z. H. Shedd, of the
Knickerbocker Ice Company. These mer
told of the dealings in Alderman Finkler S
office. during which the price asked dwin-
died from $4,000 in a lump to $3.50 for each
Of the companies and what could be gotten
out of the smaller companies.
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GAVE HIMSELF UP.
Drove Into Bridgeport Sitting on the
Knees Of the Man He Killed.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, July II. - Peter
Winter entered the police station here this
morning and said: II want to give myself
up. / have killed a man. Go outside and
you will see the body" An officer stepped
out and found a horse and phaeton in the
street. In the phaeton were a man and a
woman, and, sitting bolt upright between
them, was a corpse. The mouth was open
and blood dripping from the beard. The
man was Charles Butler and the woman
Mrs. Callaghan. The corpse was that of
the latter's son by her first husband, and
brother OF the man who sat besiue IL. But
Ter and Mrs. Callaghan said the murder had
been committed in the town of Trumbull.
They had ridden TO the city by moonlight.
Winter sat on the stiffened knees OF the
corpse and drove. The body was taken to
the morgue, and Winter was locked up. At
the inquest he was bound over. Winter is
reputation For several years he has en-
ployed Butler on his farms The agreement
was that Butler should receive his pay in
hard cider. Butler had worked two weeks
and had already drunk up the supply of
hard cider. He demanded more, and Winter
refused. While Winter was at supper But
Ter entered and struck him. Winter ran to
an outbuilding. Butler followed, and Win
ter dcdged back into the house. So far all
the stories agree. Mrs. Winter and all the
Witnesses but one stated that Winter seized
a hickory stick and struck Butler across
the chest. Another hired man. named Ruck.
however. said that Winter struck Butler
with an iron bar on the chest and after
ward on the head. Butler was knocked In
sensible. Winter and his wife tried to re-
the phaetcn and drove to Buffers home.
Before they arrived he died.
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CORNELL AND LEANDER.
Representatives os Both Crews Ex-
plain that Disputed Heat.

LONDON, July 12.-The following COM
munication has been addressed to Sporting
Life on behalf of the Cornell crew, and
signed by Freeborn:
I'm view of the discussion OF the action
OF the Cornell crew In Tuesdays race. we
ter should be clearly seiined. The umpire,
as we interpret the .ules OF racing, has
the entire control OF a race after 1t has
started. and TO disreyarl his command is
sufficient reason to disaualify a crew. On
Tuesday, the umpirs heard no negative
from either crew. CornsN started and Le-
We soon d~iscove, NJ that Leander had
stopped rowing. Tn. umpire did not recall
US nor in any way Indicate a desire that
we should return. Fad he done so. We
course. He followed Us TO the finish and
awarded us the heat. Under the rules gov
erning racing, as We understand them, had
Cornell not rowed over the course we would
have been liable to disqualification from
entry I'm any subsequent heat and thereby
debarred from further competing in the
come of the lamentable affair more than
the members OF the Cornell crew do. The
crew never authorized any statement 10 the
proposition for another trial with Leander.
So far as Cornell is concerned in the grand
race. we acknowledge defeat, after a hard
offer. We were fairly beaten. We take this
opportunity TO express our sincere thanks
TO the English public for the many cour-
tesies extended 10 US during our ~sojourn In
England"
Another letter. signed by the British
members OF the. Leander crew, appears In
Sporting Life. describing how. when Um-
pire william said Get ready" the Leander
crew were maneuvering TO get the boat
straight. as the wind was blowing the bow
constantly towards the Berks shore Ford
and P~ilkington,'' the letter says, were
still padding. and shouted no. while Kent.
the stroke. held W his hand. Almost stimuli
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BROKE INTO A HOUSE
AND ATTEMPTED TO CHLoRoFORN
A YOUNG WOMAN.
senator Harris's Private Secretary In
dicted at Washington for Felonious
Assaulted Strange Case.

WASHINGTON. July 12.-The grand jury
Of the District has returned an indictment
against Benjamin Harrison Milliken. for
merly Of Memphis, Tenn, a young man
well known in official and social circles in
this city. and present secretary to Senator
Harris, of Tennessee. for house breaking
and felonious assault The onense for
which he is charged was committed on the
night OF the 7th of July. at which time he
was arrested and taken to the station
house, but was subsequently released. Two
days later Milliken left the city, and has
not yet returned. For some time Milliken
had been a frequent caller at the house OF
ex-Solicitor-general Samuel F. Phillips. No..
1917 Rhode Island avenue. Mr.. Phillips has
two daughters. Gertrude and Nora, both
accomplished young ladies of high charac-
ter, and to the former young Milliken was
especially attentive. Milliken was always
welcome to the house, as his character was
supposed to be of the best. On the night
of the Fourth Milliken called at the Phil
lips residence and asked for Miss Gertrude.
When the latter saw him she noticed that
he acted queerly. as II he was under the
and retired to her room. Milliken then
summoned a servant and sent his card up
to the young lady, but she refused 10 see
him again and the servant showed him the
door. About midnight, after every one In
the house had retired. Mr.. Phillips was
suddenly aroused by his daughter Nora
calling to him excitedly. Nora and
Gertrude occupy communicating room in the
third floor. When Mr.. Phillips reached this
room he found both his daughters there In
a high state of excitement. Gertrude being
apparently terror-stricken. The door lead
ing into the latter's room was locked. Ger
trude finally managed to tell him that there
was a man in her room. She had Deen
awakened by the smell OF cloroform, and
had found a man leaning over her. She had
struck his hand away from her face and
escaped TO her sisters room.
Mr.. Phillips started for his daughters
room. lille his wife and daughters ran to
the lower floor. He was joined by his part
ner. Mr.. Frederick McKenney, but in the
meantime two policemen arrived on the
scene. The man. however. ran down stairs
| passed the light he was recognized as Mill
ken. The police followed and arrested the
man and he was taken. to the station house.
He was released later in the night. How
Milliken got into the house is not known.
The servant says the door was securely
locked, as usual. Entrance could easily
| have been effected. however. by means OF
the side window on the first floor. When
Mr.. Phillips learned that Milliken had been
naturally. disposed TO shun the unpleasant
rotoriety that would ensue, he thought the
law should take its course.
Milliken Is about thirty years old. rather
attractive in appearance, and a good con-
versationalist. He came here from Mem
phis, Tenn, some years ago as a cor
respondent for some Southern newspaper.
Later on he was connected with the local
press.
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NEW WORLDS RECORD
GELDING AZOTE TROTS A MILE IN
2.O7 If ALTA CROSSE.
Results at Rockville, Lansing
and other Tracks.

LA CROSSE, Wis, July 12.-The fifth day
Of the races was hot and the track fast
and dusty. Azote's mile in 2:07A establishes
a new worlds record for geldings in a race.
Summaries:
2:SO pace; purse $1,000. Billy Steinman
won first heat. Rachel second. howard
third, Rosalita fourth. Other starters were
Nehola. Red Leaf. Ithuriel, Happy. Jr..
Belle Orr, Mendolin, Iowa Sphynx, Bar-Me-
Not, Lucy Gordon. Ashburton, Red Strath.
The best time was made by Rachel-21lA;
Miss Kate took first. second and fifth
heats, Medium Wood third and fourth. AK
tellite started. Best time. 219A. by Medium
Wood.
Free-for-all trot; purse, 81 ,0O-Azote won
in straight heats: Fantasy second. Phoebe
Wilkes third. Best tfme,~2MA, first heat.
2:4O trot; purse, Sl,00-Fannie Holmen,
Bob Acres. Marie each a heat. Best time,
2:2o. Arello, Dufor, Orphan Boy, Maud b..
morrow.