The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-16
FIRE ON THE MIDWAY.
TWO BUyLDfNGS BURNED And
MJCH EICITENENT CRElTED.
The Farmers Congress Declared in Favor
OF Free Coinage-Bankers and
Other Associations Meet.

| siderable excitement on the midway at
| the Exposition Grounds this morning. IL
| was occasiOned by a fire which started
! ia the building occupied by the "Oid ne
| gro plantation one OF the concessions
| on the midway, and then caught on 10
tne uncompleted arena of the HagenbacA
! show.
That building was entirely destroyed.
! but a considerable portion OF the planta-
/ ton building vas saved.
The buildings burned rapidly and for
/ a Whlle, on account Of the high wind.
/ u looked as II the whole midway was
/ doomed but the firemcn finally succeed
/ "a In getting lt under control. and soon
| had II extnEuished.
Mr.. W. G.. WILDLY. one OF the assis-
/ tant secretaries Of the Farmers Agricul-
( tural Congress says that by mistake the
resolutions on his desk Yesterday were
! Improperly lndexed and that the report
( OF yesterdays action was slightly err
r0neOus, though the convention declared
{ heartily and by an overwhelming ma
/ jCrity ~ favor Of the free and unlimited
coinage of both silver and gold.
/ Ihe members to-day were very much
vexed by the report which had been
/ published that they had taken adverse
action IN regard 10 silver. and state that
their action mas been grossly mlsrepre-
/ sented the resolution they adopted hav-
] ing been published by those Of whose
/ report they complain.
Major WILDLY asks that the correction
/ be made, and says that in Justice 10 the
/ congress 10 should be- understood that
/ their declaration was clearly and un-
/ equivoally IN favor Of free and unlimit-
/ cd coinage.
THE RESOLUTION
Tie following IL the resolution as adopt
/ ed in fuh and by an overwhelming ma
/ jority;
Resolved. That We favor the free and
] ifymitl coinage Of both silver and
gold al an agreed ratio. guarded by an
/ import duty upon foreign bullion and
/ foreign coin equal 10 the difference be-
tween the bullion value and the coinage
+ value OF the metal at the date Of importa-
( ton whenever the bullion value OF the
metal IS less than its coin value
! The American Bankers Association, In
/ twenty-first annual fessioo, met IN the
| Grand Opera House this morning at 10
l o'clock. The auditorium was filled with
/ the members Of the association. While the
| Executive Council occupied seats on the
stage The ladies' who came with the con-
vention occupied the boxes. At 1859
o'clock President John Z. Odell formally
opened the convention.
Prayer was offered By Rev. Il. II. Bar
nett, Of the First Presbyterian church. OF
Mayor King welcomed the association
to Atlanta. He spoke of Atlanta's warm
| appreciation OF the honor copfeTed upon
! her by the selection OF this city as the
''Sr' Gn account Of the illness Of Governor
/ tfEineon who was expected 20 welcome
the bankers TO the State Of Georgia
A4avog nlng spoke for him. 49,
Mr. Gunhy jOrdOn. President OF the
Georgia Bankers Association welcomed
the Association on behalf Of the Georgia
Association.
crEsTr0Ns DisCus~FD.
The President Of the Association, Mr;
/ John T. OdeU Of Chicago, IN MS anhuhl
address discussed questions Of vital I'M
/ p0rtance 10 the convention. He was
given the closest attention by the conVen-
ton His speech was one of the features
The next half hour was devoted TO
| routine business. several reports Dclhs
Fx-Covernor William r. Merriam, Pres
/ ident Of the Merchants National Bank'
/ Of 81. Paul. Mimi. delivered an address
| on "phe Currency Of the twentieth Cen
At the close Of Mr. Merriam's address.
| Mir. ST. John, Of New YORK city, arose
and asked for the privilege Of replying lo
| the argument of Mr.. Merriam. tie was
! granted the privilege and was placed on
! the programme FOR Thursdays session.
| He will speak in behalf OF free coinag.
After an address by Mr.. William n.
| RhaWn. President of the National Bank
| Of the Republic, Philadelphia. Pa, on the
\ subject "the utilization Of lawful money
reserves through bank clearing houses
! in relieving monetary stringencies ana
| preventing panics." the convention ad-
I
| at 10 o'clock.
MOTHERS AND cRILDRrN's-DiY.
Mrs Emily Hunt Miller of Illinois. dean
| of the Northwestern University, az Even
| ston, ILL.,. delivered an address to-day at
| the Woman's Building. this heins Moth
/ ers' and children s-Day." Her subject
/ was Home and Home Makers
| Mrs Sarah Cooper Of San Francisco,
! spoke on the kindergarten and its rela-
ton to industrial education.
| Mrs Cooper is the head OF the kinder
| garten system of California. The lead
ing thought of her address was GIVE d
Papers were also read from Mrs
| Emily Bishop of Washington, on Del
sarte. by Mrs. Rachel Foster avery, ON
! Mother and Her School" and by Mrs.
! William King, Of Georgia, on Mothers
! and Children" Miss Mary J. Garrett,
! of Philadelphia, gave a lecture on the
training Of deaf mutcs, and illustrated her
| talk with demonstrations ty ten mutes
brought here from Philadelphia
She explained the method OF teaching
| mutes through the eyes instead OF by
Sirs. Antrim. Of Philadelphia, spoke Of
Tho Farmers National Congress went
| on an excursion to-day 10 frWtnuIsl'
| Ala. to see a model southern ifuit laim.
/ They returned tonight. 80 M,
/ NNASUfNGTeN. -. G.. oct. 5.-Ihe
eolloWine named gentlemen. members or
| the jury of award, Of the Atlanta ENpo-
1 sition. Ell Washington on the southern
railways Exposition Flyer this afternoon
! for Atlanta.
General Henry J.. Abbott, United states
| Engineer: Prof Simon Newcomo, L. =
n. John Birkenblne, ex-president 30
| cletv Mining Engineers; Prof. Charles -
cross. Boston: Mr. Thomas Neely, PITS,
burg. Pa: Prof. J. y. Hollins, Harvard
| University: Hon. G. G.. Hubbard. W ash-
ington: DR.. Henry NJ. Hurd, Baltiihore,
| Md. Commander Jewell. l. = ~
! Thomas Nelson Page Richmond va,
Prof. r. H. Thurston, Cornell uhi'eIs'
| ": j. f. Watkins, United states i VA
tional Museum. Washing'oh' III i"
ries, New York.
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