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full and more fragrant IN counteS IN
fluenced by Mr.. Evanss friends tnah IN
those not influenced by fhem' VINO were
Est as strenuously abiding by the IL"
r.,.e returns of the election dlsciosei the
fact that through the aid of votes oD-
tanned by overriding the law Air.
Evans had a small majority. 1t rested
with the legislature to say whether d oe-
liberate assault upon the ballot poX shouIl
be sanctioned. L presented 10 tnat oouy
my grounds of complaint, declaring my
belief that a scrutiny of the vote would
SHOW that / was elected. The work of
the committee now out justifes my con-
tention and L am certain that the iesisid-
ture representing the sovereign VIII Oh
the people, acting under its otncial respon-
sib.lity, will declare that L have peeh
elected governor of Tennessee
III Not Governor What Is Her
Contestee Evans, in defining his posi-
ton. says:
Il am not the contestant; Mr.. Peter Iur-
ney commenced this thing. / am the con-
testee; l was elected. The returns OF the
election of November 9th last, made by
the returning officers of the mnety-slA
counties. showed that l had the hiShesl
number of votes, and Tennessee.s cons
ton says that the candidate having the
highest number of votes shall be governor
ard being a Iaw-abiding citizen, II Is quite
humiliating under the circumstances 10 Oe
compelled to disregard the constitution Oh
Tennessee, and not to act as governor "hell
legally entitled TO the office. L am not fe-
sponsibe for this farce, neither am l re
sponsible for the cost that will attend ire
play.
Il find that 1 am engaged in an unequai
contest The entire power OF the sl4.e
government is arrayed against me- 90
far. it is true, the militia has not been call
ed into rcquisition, but if there IS any o'her
portion of the machinery or parapherhaila
of the state government that has not beell
messed into service. [ am not advised. /
am told that not only the coal oil inspec-
tors but the entire state revenue depart
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06
GOV. TURNEY HOLDS ON.
BIZ A MAJcRITY OF THIRTEEN HE IS
DECLARED ELECTED.
EvANss PLURALITY OVERTURNED.
Both Parties Appear to Have Attempted
It-Eight Democrats Against Turney.

Nashville. Tenn, May 4. 100 a. m.-
(Special.)-At 12:15 O'Clock a. m. Speaker
Pillow, of the senate, acting as president
of the joint convention. declared that
Peter Turney. having received a plurality
of the votes cast, was duly and con
stitutionally elected governor of Tennessee
for the ensuing term of two years.
For four long days and nights the report
of the committee on governors election
has been discussed. The debate ended at
11:4O o'clock tonight and a vote was taken
on the motion to adopt the minority re-
port.
This motion was rejected by vote of
yeas 81. nays II.
At the Dead Hour of Midnight.
Then the roll call began on the motion
to adopt the majority report. This motion
prevailed by a vote OF 20 yeas to 81 NAYS,
eight democrats voting no. Thus the YER
dict of the people giving Evans 5H plu-
rality was overturned and Turney de-
clared TO be elected. The committees
figures give
Turuey 1874.
Evans 92,ii0.
Minis 23.0SS
Turney's plurality. 2,S5i
resolution by Mr.. Johnson declaring
Peter Turney elected governor was at once
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ture of your trouble and whether durable
or not. You will be under no obligations
whatever to put yourself under his treat
ment If you decide to be treated the doc
tor guarantees that his terms shall be
within your means. Don't be discouraged
because your home doctors nave tailed.
Remember DIR. Tucker has been treating
lust such troubles as yours for many years
Don't put il off any longer. The doctor
though YOU were here in person. Pam
phlet and question list free.
w. j. TUCKER, MD.
16 Broad Street, Atlanta. Ga.
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NATIONAL EducationaIi As~ocIutio,

All eyes viii soon be Senterei on d
Yer. Col, as the time al proachcs for
meeting Of the y Z. =. to be held
that city July 5th to u, 1895, and teach
and others who contemplate attending 4
meeting should see that Their tickets n
via the Union Pacific from the Mlsso
river.
This line IS always to the front for
accommodation Of its patrons ans is
firSt 10 2ccede TO the demands IT
pubic The advantages offered b- il .
unequaled by any other. and its servi
consisting OF Pullman's finest sleeping a
dining cars, cannot be excelIed
ASlcr. general agent. St Louis. no,
always ready 10 furnish Informant
regard TO this line.
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A correspondent of The Constitution talk
"a 10 both Governor Turney and Mr..
Evans before the vote was taken
1.-The evidence justities my contest, siu
Governor Turney. when seen IN the eA-
acutive office The democrats oil Ich-
enssee. ever since 1870. have been engaged
in the work of removing the Dailot from
corr1IDtin- influences. The state cohsHtu-
tion imposes a poll tax upon certain classes
of citizens for the purpose oil bullulH5 UP
"a school fund. The counties IN Edst -
nessee which have been fighting TINS TAX
receive large sums from other coulltIcs
under il in excess of what they contribute
To make the collection OF TINS TAX nOie
certain and at the same time TO make
qualification for suffrage the constitution
and the legislature have made the pay
ment of that tax a prerequisite LOT N"t-
ing Strange as it may appear, the re-
publicans of this state, with Mr.. Evans as
their most active propagandist, nave
fought these laws at every point. IN t he
campaign leading to the election OF 1919
MIR. Evans, candidate for governor on
the REPUBLICAN ticket accumulated TINS Hsh'
on the poll tax law. not by carrying II IN
TO court and having it declared uhcoh-
stitutional, if such were the fact, put ny
advising the people to set 1t aside oy
force in voting regardless of the eNls-
tence of the law and advising such Judges
of election as were OF his way OF think
ing not to require the exhibition OF the
poll tax receipt. In this k!nd OF tac'lCe
he was largely aided by a daily newspaper
An C-battanooga, which seemed to take It's
ere for him Thus We were presented
with the spectacle of an active. organized
attempt to override the law and to violate
the suffrage by voting men who had no
RIGHT 10 vote, 1t naturally followed that
these violations of law were more success
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Milking The ENchrngc.

New York. May 4.-Southern raTv az
bonds and preferred stock. given in eX
change for Cincinnati extension BONDS heI
by the GreenouSh syndicate nave 3ecn dis
tributed. The exchange is made OIL a basis
of $500 in Southern railway ives and S715
in Southern railway preferred stock To-
each S.t00 Cincinnati extension bond witt
past due coupons attached.
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Port Townsend, Wash, May 4-W1
reached hero yesterday from Kodak
land, Alaska. that the steamer George
White. of Seattle, was wrecked i'm = "a
on April 18th. Seventeen OF the crew We
either drowned or frozen TO death Ei-
reached the shore and will survive q
schooner Kodiak, which brought the inf.
nation, was also wrecked in the $ me "a
near the same place. bur. no lives were ID
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THE TWO CONTESTANTS.
Governor Turney Talks Upon the sit
untIon as lie Sees IL.

While all this has been going on IN
Nashville the people of Tennessee nave
been watching developments with that IN
terest to be expected of those VINO nave
always delighted in warm poItics' a peo.
Tie whose rrandfathers caught inspiration
from the hot-headed Andrew jackson ana
whose fathers have been stirred up py
the demagogic appeals Of Andrew John-
son or the birthstone enthusiasm Oh VII
liam q. Brownlow cannot fail TO feel IKE
the petrol in the storm-at hoIlS' 60
anxious for the contrary WINDS 10 iash e'0'i
nthc,. With increasing furN.
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New Kidney and Bladder Cure.

The Kew tO-auic DISCO AlkaNis.
assured cure for kidng :! bladd1
eases. pain IN back an I.s--n2tl:'i =, p.
best proof Is That the C.--a Kidaef !
Company. SIS Flurth SEE. NV I.
Will 5 srd you ireafnGl Z nail -
free. if you send them III naTle al
dress AllS3vis M scer.2zly ErouGii (
wonderful cures m esztTze our 70
to try il, as IL IS bfaFsl ice.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06
SECRETARY GRESHAM SICK.
Nh visitors Are Admitted TO Ills he"-
room.

Washington, May S.-Secretary Gresham .i,,iss
8, is feared. is a very sick man. 1nose
most intimately concerned as TO ms ma" ~
make no denial of theiI anxiety as u MS
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MiIdc,s Hond Liked

London. May 4.-Justice Pollock
morning announced his decision as to
admission of oscar Wilde to bail re
agreed to release Wilde upon bonds
T. .nW. of which fl.230 each shall be
nished by TWO suTeties and +. 800 hy ~
himself
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06

practice OF any Spe-
cialist in the south
ern states. lie treats
his patients to cure
them, and wants no
ones money for moth
ing. He treats all
chronic diseases of
both sexes. If you
are afflicted sit down
and write to him, de-
scribing your symp-
toms. He will tell
you honestly and
FREQ of charge the ma
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age of twenty-one years. law
sons as may be exempte ~,
count of age or other Tess
liable for a poll 0x OF snn1
cents nor more than 81 len
shall any county or corp0 lied
TAX exceeding the amor
state" .orst
Section II. articlo II. Of
provides that .afel
THE state taxee DERIVE duo
polls shall be approprias gene
purposes in such manner Dir
sembly shall iron time
law" Use
Section 598 of the code
vides that 81 The
Every male inhabitant scep
of twenty-one and nifty " Dca
sons who are deaf, dums 90,
OF labor and of earning
pay a poll tax for schoo. sufi
Article 4, section !, of D
Tennessee. provides that Sltti
There shall be no QuaE sat
to the right of sudrage, eie
voter shall give to the F.9ry
where he offers to vote IKE
dence that he has paid lin
sessed against him for SIDE
Rod as the legislature 81 0y
AT such time as may be 2 zee
without which his vote q I'll
The general ass Dter
power to enact laws re-s v
vote in the election p'|sTe
they may reside and lSE Z
freedom of elections and
ballot box" ,rfb.
For number OF years s,s u
ton of the Constitution ,ss ,
ute enforcing this provis 10
tuition. On the 18th of : IN
was a statute enacted siI i.ncs
voter to furnish satisfaH aon
the judges of election s :
which his ballot would use
enactment was ineffeei~ tau
opened the door to all NJ il
the elective franchise Inss.b
chose. could demand evids ne b
production, or they could vote
on the simple statement e1sir
any bystander. or they ,on
evidence at all. In this y Is
might 90 uncollected ami !. :,
depend on the mere capr ri
This act was variously = ..-e
view OF making II more
now it is so enacted 20,
"As TO require that The -
dence TO be furnished By enc
Judges OF the ,.lection. u -
special. whether national -
municipal. that he has r
contemplated Dy the cos -,
against him. il any, e 80
preceding said election. = .,
original poll tax receipt fi--s -
duplicate and copy OF s. -
authentica ted certificate I, =
S. when said tax has b. = ~ -
stable, AMI not TO sai1 =,
make affidavit in Writing = 80 =.
voter that ne has paid : y "a
that his receipt is LOST GEsi-'SSs,
affidavit shall le fled vi . al
and by them attached al = az
to the returns Of SAID sal-
The evidence accumulz;i iaat
puLlicaus nd Unitedly i--'e a
regard this law. and as silt {
obtained by this work III the
OF their candidate to tss s7sTnor
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condition. His main affection has been
diagnosed as gall stone. and TINS is com
plicated by the weak physical cohdltloh
from which the secretary mas sulleieu
for some time past. NO VISITORS are a
,Sitted To see the patient who is confined
10 his departments at the Arlington hotel
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says He paw Durant.

San Francisco. [
Quinlau, attorney,
called when the a
OF Durant Tor the a
was resumed this
that he saW Dg-aI
girl. going toward
i:l5 o'clock on tAe
the day me murder I
had some books Wit
r~rIucsf in .er
II q garn2e EFT OF Iaf
somewhat similar
produced in court.
DUraut was the M
familiar to him. asl
Oler "A number of
the church The or
witness elected not
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Tor Trial.

san FRANCISCO, Cal. Nay e.-Jud-e q
Ian this morning held Eheodore Duran
answer before the superior court win
bail for the murder of Minnie William.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-05-06

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h. al Co.'s IsaG t.-Ner-itls asAr 20 Tue
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49, 100. ...r.lr-lu-.-.ss HHl r--.t ~
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~ F.aer -fh Srrer. NrW l"rN-
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Straight from the Shoulder

Dr. W ]. Tucker has been located IN AT.
lanta fifteen years. lie has the largest
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Dead Hour of Midnight.

Turneys plurality. 1854.
a resolution by Mr.. Johnson declaring
Peter Turney elected governor was at once
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The poll tax law. which, it will be seen.
lies at the bottom of this whole contest. is
authorized by section IS. article :, of the
constitution of 1870 in these words:
"All male citizens of this state over the
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UOIU'S Tr1tt II II fsIfs
"Mr., Atkinson contends that the question
before'the country is whether the standard
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07
Was it Nerve, or WHAT

THE most remarkable exhibition of
nerve l ever saw" said c. A. Rodney, gen.
eral manager of the Vandalia, according 10
the Chicago Mall. occurred on Pennsyl-
vania train. l was going east. and in the
same car with me were woman and her
husband who were travelling from the west
to New York. The first morning out the wO-
man got out of her berth and told the por-
ter that her husband desired to sleep, as
ne was not well.
''All that day the man remained in his
bed. while his wife read the papers, played
cards, and acted just the same as the 9TH
er passengers. In the evening the porter
insisted on making up the berth. and, pull
ing back the curtains, he was horrified to
ind that the man was dead. 1t was demon
strated that he had died some time during
the previous night. The woman knew it.
but explained that she did not give the
alarm because she was very anxious to
reach her destination, and she was afraid
that # the conductor knew her husband
was dead she would have to leave the
train.
"All that day she rode, knowing that her
husband was corpse a few feet distant
from her, and yet she never betrayed the
TACT, and If the porter had not insisted on
changing the bed it is likely that she would
have reached New York before the death
of her husband was discovered. The corpse
was taken from the train near Pittsburg
/ have heard of nerve, but that beat any
thing that ever came to my knowledge"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-07

The writer OF Secrets in SPAIN" tells in
the pages Of the New Review how minis
tiers were sometimes made under the re-
gime Of Queen Isabella OF Spain. Perhaps
the most remarkable instance Is that OF a
man who was made minister for sneezing.
The story IS as follows: Monsieur y. had
gone one day TO pay a casual visit to one
Of his friends. To his surprise, he found
MS friend very much occupied Excuse
me-" said ne, but I am very busy to-day
But, II you have nothing to do. come along
with me-" Where are you gOingE" 4
have been summoned to the palace" They
set on together. At the palace. one was
conducted TO the presence Of the queen,
while the other waited in the anterOOm.
There was Lengthy sitting in the queens
cabinet. a new ministry being in course OF
formation.
1t was very cold and draughty in the an
terOom, and the man who was waiting be-
gan TO grow very impatient, as he felt
cold in the head coming on. Whom shall
FomentO? Whom 10 the war department p
asked the queen. Gradually after much dis
cussiOn, the ministry was built up, bit by
bit. There was now only the colonial min
lister to be appointed Il must have a colo
NAL minister said the queen. Whom
shall we appoint colonial minister No
one could be thought of. All al once a loud
sneeze was heard in the ante-rcom. who
is that sneezing In the ante-room?" asked
the queen. Monsieur X" Monsieur x. :
The very mani The very man for the colo
nial minister! Tell Monsieur X. to come
in"
That is how Monsieur X became colo
NAL minister-for having sneezed.
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ActnaIIy stenIing wind.

Say, officer, l wished you'd drive those
hoboes away or run them in requested
the manager of a Market street cyclery
says the San Francisco Post. They're
hanging around the door trying to steal
our air all day long"
Trying to steal What?"
Our air. What we use to blow up pnue-
matte tires with"
DO you fellows own the air here? Did
you rent IT with the premises? You'n be
accusing somebody of running off with
your sunbeams next / suppose those no.
boes grab a handful of air when you amt
looking, jam it in their pockets and run,
eh?"
Well. If you don't believe it, just come
back here and watch"
The clerk led the way to the back part
of the establishment where he and the Off
Ger concealed themselves behind a curtain.
In moment big tramp peered in at the
door, mopped the Precipitation from his
face, slipped up to the little rubber hose
attached to the air compressor in the base
ment, thrust the nozzle into his steaming
collar and turned the stopcock. The wind
whistled through his clothes and for min,
ute he was the picture of contentment.
Before he could get cooled off two more
were anXiously waiting their turn at the
nozzle.
The officer took him to the city prison
and wanted to- charge him with petit lar
ceny for stealing air. but had to make it
disturbing the peace.
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81 understand, brethren" said the pastor
of the village church at the close of the
morning service, according to the Chicago
Tribune, that there is a movement on foot
to hold donation party at the parsonage
tomorrow evening. don't mind marrying
couples from the country for 81 and having
my Wife give them dinner of fried chick
en- besides, but / am a poor man, brethren
and draw the line at donation parties.
have all the tides and pink neckties, and
maroon slipper patterns l shall need for
the next fifty years and there are not
enough provisions in the house to feed the
entire congregation. If there is any at
tempt made to hold that party let it be
understood there will be a small but reso-
lutte preacher at the front gate of the par
shotgun, and he knows how to use it. We
will sing the long-meter doxology and re-
ceiVe the henediction.n
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A Fight Between Giants.

There are indications that within the
next year there will be a lively fight in
progress between the Western Union Tel
egraph Company and the Bell Telephone
Company. Fifteen years ago a contract
was made between these great companies
by which neither was to interfere with
the business of the other. That contract
will soon expire.
When the contract was made, however,
convey the voice many hundreds of miles
by means of the telephone. That discovery
was made later, and soon after it was
made the Bell company began to sconnec.
all the important cities of the country by
means of large copper wires, which arc
the kind that are used in long distance
telephoning. The Bell company has per-
feet network of these wires over the coun-
try, and when any of it's telephones are
out of order it does not hesitate to use
it's wires in telegraphing its messages, it
having provided the Morse instruments
for that purpose. 1t can be readily seem
therefore, that the Bell company is in a
HOSiNiOiA ~ w a NSACSA olil, dS wen as u
telephone, business between all the large
cities.
The Western Union has not been idle
1t saw, apparently, what was coming, and
so 1t has been gradually replacing its
iron wires with large copper wires, suita-
BILE for telephoning purposes. 1t is stated
that there are reasons for thinking that
its programme is to equip its entire plant
with copper wire, and to enter into an
alliance with some one of the new tele-
phone companies that are being formed.
The company with which it should enter
into an alliance would do the short dis
tance, while the Western Union would
do the long distance. telephoning.
1t is possible of course that the two
great companies will renew their agree
ment on the ground that it would be
far more profitable for each to keep
within the field in which it has met
wish success, rather than to become com
petitors, but if there should be a battle
between them it would be a battle Of
giants. as each has vast amount of
wealth behind it,
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bright BITS.

"A bill collector who will laugh at the
Jokes of man who refuses to pay his
bills is not true TO the principles of his
Observation-Disclosures Globe.
Pretty Girl-Im engaged to Mr.. De
Envious Rival-I am astonished.
i thought you would be-
Yes, everybody said he was so BASH
tul that only an experienced widow could
bag him. New York Weekly.
Now" said one of the campaign man.
ayers to the candidate, ito start with,
you are a bimetallist."
Excuse me. I'm a trimetallist."
eWhatadQ you mean?" eaaa e.
Il proRese to run this spampafgn on gold.
silver and brass. Washington Star. g..
THE main problems of the day. sir.
are easily solved" he began In a conf
dent tone: IT, myself
"Ah, yesF' said the gray-halred stran-
ger of course, of course. You were
graduated this month, l suppose?"
Why yes. How did you guess it?"
Il know the symptoms. Chicago Post.
-Nell-If you really like a young man,
what would you do if some day he should
kiss you suddenly against you will?
Belle-He enthusiastically Journal.
He (who has just been refused)-Of
course know ! am not worthy of you.
She lwho edits a paper)-Pardon me!
that you are lacking in merit-Trufh.
Longhead-Madam, wish to draw your
attention to the sad case of a poor fam
lily. The father is too old to work. the
mother is bedridden, and the five little
children are crying for bread. To cap all.
the poor creatures are about to be turned
out on the street unless some one will pay
their arrears of rent, amounting to $50.
Mrs Kindheart-How terrible! Here is
the $50 for the rent. BY the way, may l ask
you who you are?
Donghead las he disappeared)-Cer
madam; l am the landlord. New York
Tribune.