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People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
WANTED TO FIGHT A DUEL.
DR.. Duncan Challenged Dr. Milne, but the
Latter Would Not Accept.

VICTORIA, B. G.. Oct. 29.-Victorians
have discovered that they no longer
live in the last years of the nineteenth
century, but have gone back to the good
old days when personal differences were
settled with pistols and swords. The
knight Grant who has thought to re
Vive the medieval system is DR.. John
A. Duncan, brother of DR.. George a.
Duncan, late city health officer and at
present superintendent i'll charge of
William Head quarantine station.
On Saturday last he sent to DR.. G. l.
Milne letter i'll which the latter is
challenged to fight a duel with pistols
and to name his seconds within IS hours
The nucleus around which center the
incidents leading up 80 the sensational
challenge is the crusade the Liberal
leaders Of Victoria have lately been ell
gagged in to Gust DR.. George from his
position for political reasons.
DIR. Milne is the defeated candidate
for the commons and he has just re-
turned from missionary trip to OF
tawa He was called on Saturday by
Oh. John Duncan, who asked that tn
matter of his brothers. position be not
interfered with, and suggested that Dr.
Milne wire to Ottawa to that effect
DR.. Milne replied that Duncan had al.
ready sent numerous aflidavits to OF
tawa concerning their side of the ques-
ton, these had been considered by the
minister of agriculture and nothing
further could be done. DR.. Duncan
then became abusive and DR.. Milne or.
dered him out OF the office
Soon after district messenger camo
so DR. Mines office and presenter a let
ter. The doctor, after paying the mes
senger the 10 cents demanded for the
conveyance OF the communication broke
the seal and was astonished and amused
TO read formal challenge, plainly
couohed, TO fight duel with pistols at
IL yards.
DR.. Milne being a law-abiding citizen,
however, and having looked through
the challenge with cathode ray of 1896
civilization. sent his brother practitioner
a humorous reply demanding the right
to choose the weapons and selecting pea
shooters and syringes.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
MOB GETS IN ITS WORK
MASK ed Men Demolish MANY
Kentucky Tollgates.
THE RAIDERS WE'RE WE'LL A.ETBD

Rtein' to BE Eager For Fight, but the
Gatekoepcrs offered Little Resistance
and No Blood Was Stockholders
of the Fixes Are Inoenscd and Have Put
Detectives on the Case.
FRANKFORT, Ky, Oct 2S-A mob of
several hundred masked men raided the
county during the night and completely
destroyed every tolgate along the
pixies. The raiders were armed to the
tecth, eager for fight They rode by
twos, closely foil wing one another. A
bright moon gave them good light as
they dashed at rapid pace down the
LawroEccturS pike from Anderson
county. They demolished the tollgates
as t@ey passed with axes and saws, and
threw them on the side OF the highway.
Uu reaching Frankfort the larger
part OF the mob sallopod out on the
louisville pike. Joe Robinson. the
largest stakeholder, had been notified of
the raiders approach. \ hot sllirmish
YVES looked for, but the gatelleeper Du-
puy, was aroused just as the raiders
head cut OF thc window, and the leader
OF the mob refining i'll his big white
horse, yelled:
"Wo have come to warn you not to
charge any moro toll at that gate If
: yon do, what we shall do to you on an
other visit will be It plentyr'
Drnny ma,ia ro response. Some Of
the raiuers wero drinking, aud lie feared
trouble.
Other sections of the mob dashed
along the other pixies and put up warm
ing nntces at gates that had been torn
away 3l daylight there was not a
Fate 70 be found il the whole county.
caiekeepers on the Louisville and
L&wreN"erurg pixies are charging toll as
usual. despite thoraid stockholders Of
the pixies are iucensed at what they
term wanton destruction and confisca-
ton of their property They have put
detectives on the case. The grand jury
will be urged to find indictments.
Posses are lying i'll wait at some Of
the toll@ates for another raid, and then
trouble is feared. Thecounty voted for
free turnpizes at the last election Tho
courts have not been able to buy the
pixies as yet, and the laws delay has led
80 mob violence
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
MASONs MEET AT MACON.


MACON, Oct. 29.-The one hundred
and tenth annual session Of the Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
convened in Masonic temple in this city
at 10 a, m. with something over 800
delegates present. The lodge was called
to order by Grand Master John P.
Shannon, who will preside during the
session. Grand Chaplain r. w. Her
bert invoked blessings on the delibera-
tons of the lodge.
After the roll had been called Grand
Master Shannon appointed a committee
on credentials, and while this commit
tee was at work the grand master read
his annual address which was lengthy
but full of general interest to every del
egate present as it told of the year S
work and the good accomplished.
The address contained number of
recommendations that were accepted as
valuable by the delegates. Shortly after
l o'clock the grand lodge took recess
until O'Clock for dinner.
On reassembling after dinner the hear
ing of committee reports and the ap-
pointment of committees was taken up
and continued throughout the after
noon session.
The night session was taken up i'll
hearing reports of committees, and
nothing of public interest was done.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
ATLANTA GEORGIA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 500.
ROCKER MAY BE RETIRED.
The Secretary of the Papal Delegate Wtn
Very Likely Lose His Position.

very AlNely lose his POSITION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The opinion
is freely expressed by ecclesiastics of the
Catholic church in Washington that the
troubles within the church have not
ended with the Bishop Keane incident,
and that they will soon be renewed at
Rome by the parties to the present con-
troyersy. It is fully expected by the
friends of DR.. Rocker, the secretary to
the papal delegate, that the forces which
brought about Bishop Keane's retire
ment from the Catholic university will
endeayor to secure the retirement If
DIR. ROGER, who is Il friend of Bishop
keane and of Archbishop Ireland.
This expectation has given rise TO
current reports that Dr. Rocker would
be succeeded by a new secretary, but 50
far us " known there is no further basis
for the reports at the present time. 1t
Is supposed that the matters may be
pushed TO conclusion one way Or the
other after Cardinal Satolli's arrival at
Rome.
The cardinal is dua at Genoa We'd
nesday. He will no. so direct to Rome,
but will stop at Milan and Perugia
Expectation is that the names of Dr.
Conaty and others proposed for the rec
torship OF the university will not be
considered until the sacred congregation.
now i'll recess. convenes OH the second
Monday of November, and that the
final decision will be made known early
i'll December
Mgr Martinelli is confirming his atten-
ton wholly to the work of the delcga-
ton, which is largely Of Il routine char
acter, and has carefully refrained from
any participation i'll the differences
within the church
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
Court Clerk Makes a Costly Error.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28, Owing to a
court clerks error, the Mutual Life In.
surance company of New York must
pay Mrs. Nellie Phinney Judgment of
sos, 600 with interests and costs, making
over $l00000 Such was the decision
rendered by the United States circuit
court of appeals in this city. The com
pany refused to pay the life policy of
Guy c. Phinney for $98,000 and suit
was brought by the widow and judg-
ment given but the case was appealed
r. NJ Hopkins, clerk of the court at
Washington, failed to properly indorse
the writ of error filed with him, there
fore there is no official record showing
that the writ was actually filed. The
time allowed within which another ap-
peal might be filed has expired, so the
decision is final.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

PTTsBURG, Oct. 29.-The annual con-
ference Of the board of bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal church began here
and will continue for two weeks. FIT
teen of the Is bishops comprising the
board are present The sessions of tho
board are secret, but number of public
meetings will be he'd. The first day S
session was devoted to a discussion of
the work of the fail conferences and ar.
rang ng dates for the spring confer
ences Bisop Merrill presided In the
evening the visiting bishops were ten
dered a reception at the National NJ. E.
Church, in West End.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
CANPAU IS CONFIDENT
Declares Bryan Will Sweep the
Country Next Week.
SAYS REPUBLICANS ARE BLUFFING

Puts Illinois, Michigan, Indiana. iowa and
Minnesota In the Democratic Column
and Glasses Ohio and Wisconsin as
Doubtful-CIaims the Nebrasl<an VIII
Have Over 500 Electoral Votes.
CHICAGO, Oct. 30 Chairman Cam
pau of the Democratic national COM
mittee has received, in response to in
structions issued some time ago tele-
graphic reports from 80 Democratic state
chairmen, giving estimates as TO how
the states will record their votes on
election day, based on the latest infor-
nation received by the state committees.
This is the last formal report that will
be made by the state chairmen. After
compiling the adyices received Chair
man Campau made the following state
ment:
THE Democratic national committee
awaits the results of next week cleo
ton with serene confidence. William
Jennings Bryan will be elected by the
largest popular majority given any pres
ldentin quarter of century. He will
have more than 300 votes i'll the electo-
raj college Our reports from the mid
die western states show the effect of his
wonderful campaigning tour through
them. His majorities will be increased
by many thousands as result of his
great journey. Illinois, Michigan, In
diana, Iowa and Minnesota are abso-
lutely safe and our chances of success in
Ohio and Wisconsin are more than fiat
! tering
Senator German guarantees us Ma
ryland. Our reports from Kentucky are
| that Republican monopoly and Demo
cratic treason will be outvotod by more
than 40 600. The desperate and dospotic
| effort to coerce and buy the American
| people is doomed to dismal and humili-
| ating failure. The following states will
give their votes for Bryan without the
shadow Of doubt:
Alabama, California, Florida, Idaho,
Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan,
| Mississippi, Montana. Nevada, North
| Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Arkau-
Sas, Colorado, Georgia. Illinois, Iowa,
Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ore
gon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia,
| West Virginia. Total electoral votes, 283.
Sin addition to this our chances of
success in the following states are far
better than those of the Republicans:
| Delaware, 0nlc and Wisconsin. Total
electoral vote, 50.
\ s,lho bEag aga and ! MflrS the Repnb-
slle.st9ral vstsss! .9s..r, 55ttslsfsy n
clusion in their estimates OF such states
as Texas, Idaho, Utah and Montana
whore the majority for Bryan can only
be measured by considering almost. tie
whole voting population for him 1t is
time that the people understood plainly
that Mckinley will not carry the conn
Try -
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Isaac H. Lion
berger of ST. Louis has been appointed
assistant attorney general for the United
States of the interior department. He
succeeds William A. Little of Georgia
who recently resigned to become a can
didate for the office of justice of the su-
preme court of Georgia. Mr.. Lionber.
ger has taken the oath of Office and en-
tered upon his official duties He is a
well known attorney in ST. Louis, and
is one of the leading practitioners III tho
state, He is Al years old. and is warm
friend of Secretary of the Interior
francis.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

AIKEN, S. O., Oct. @9.-The cele-
brated Broxton Bridge lynching case
camo up st this place. The four men
v. p. Alderman, Wyman Kearse.
Frank Jenny and Frank Brant-tlIed
III WATERFORD last February. charged
with the lalling Of Hannah Walker,
and acquiHed were arraigbad
: -. - lila. =. OF IStl-s.n --~-.4to.
fore going to trial tilt occurred be-
tween tire solicitor and counsel for the
defense, the solicitor claiming that the
notice Of appeal to the supreme court in
regard to a change of venue acted as Il
stay. The defense showed that no re.
turn had been made and was aban-
donod. Judge Earle held that the court
hal jurisdiction. The jury was then
drawn.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

alfalfa, Ala, Oct 29.-W, P. Shee.
hans hotel here was destroyed by fire
and three of the volunteer fireman were
badly injured by falling roof, one of
them, Walter Cox, having both thighs
broken. McDonough and Parrish. two
spectators, were also injured. Cox has
also received internal injuries and is not
expected to live. Tho loss on the build
g is $500, fully covered by insur-
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Bertha r;obinson Awarded Nearly Five
Thousand Dollars Damages.

bGctNa EiobinSon Awarded yearly Five
Thousand Dollars Damages.
NEW YORK, Oct. pa jury i'll the
supreme court returned verdict award
ing Bertha Robinson of Chicago 81, 500
damages from David Weisenbcrser of
this city for breach of promise of mar
riage. The plaintiff sued for $50, 900.
She claimed that she met the de.
PENDANT while visiting i'll New York i'll
the winter of 1S93-94, and that they be-
came engaged. The wedding was set
for May 10, 1894, and she purchased an
elaborate trousseau at considerable ex-
pense and made other preparations for
the wedding.
The defendant pleaded that he had
become betrothed under false represen-
tations, and that instead of moving in
high social circles i'll Chicago Miss Rob
inson's family were beneath him in
stan ling; that her parents had been di-
vorced and that her uncle had a bad
record.
Counsel for Weisenborger asked a
stay Of 90 days i'll which to appeal from
the verdict.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

KNOXVILLE, Oct 29.-Bud Black, the
negro who killed two men at Coal
Greek last Monday night, is now III
Knox county Jail. He was arrested near
the scene Of the shooting, and a mob at
once began to gather, so Sheriff Demar-
Gus did not take his prisoner to Clinton,
but at once brought him on to Knox
vilh. During the Coal Greek war
Black struck one of the Coal Creek sol
diers on the head with billiard cue,
almost causing death.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

GALEsvILLE. Wis, Oct. 20. - The
8-year-old son of Mr.. Marshall, North
Bend farmer, has been murdered by a
man named Palmer. Marshall and the
man had quarrel, and to get even with
his employer, Palmer took the little boy
to the barn and deliberately crushed in
his skull with an AK. Palmer after
wards pretended TO poison himself, but
later on made a complete confession.
The excitement is running high and
lynching may follow The murderer is
Is yaars old
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
Stockholders of the Zig -Four Meet.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 30. - The annual
meeting OF the stockholders of the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and st. Louis
(Big Fonr) railway was held here.
There We're 80 l01 shares of preferred
and 1866 707 of common stock reDres ented
i'll the election of directors. BY unaui-
nous vote the following were selected
to serve the ensuing three years: James
d, Laing, George L. Bliss and H Mex.
Twombley of New York; John T. Dye
of Indianapolis and w. P. Anderson of
Rhode Island. No other business was
transacted. The board will meet i'll New
York for election of officers.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

ST. Louis. Oct 29.-The coronor's
jury that investigated the collision OF
Sunday, which resulted so fatally re-
turned a verdict finding that it was due
to the carelessness of George Atwood.
conductor. and j. A. Dryden, engineer,
in charge of the westbound train, and
the failure of the st. Lonis and San
Francisco Railroad company in this case
to exercise proper supervision over the
movement of its trains. Another name
must be added to the list of fatalities.
John II. Dressing, a painter, is uncon-
scious and physicians state that he can
not live. This will make nine deaths
as d result of the wreck.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

New YORK, Oct IA dispatch to
The Herald from Paris says; Two of
the II st conservative of tho Paris pa.
pers-the Figaro, the representative par
excellence Of the Bourgeoisie of France,
and the Gaulois, the organ of the roy
alis5s-hoth publish sharp attacks on
Prince Bismarck on account of the reve-
lations regarding the Russo German re-
latious in the Hamburger Nachrchten,
for which he is held responsible.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
Secretary carlisle win Not Vote.

LOUISVILLE, Oct. 30 - Mr.. Carlisle
will not vote next Tuesday, though the
law would have permitted him to quail,
ify himself by registration. He has
spent the last few days in Louisville,
and as this is the last day of the supple
mental registration he loses his vote.
He delivered the fourth of his series of
Kentucky campaign speeches in this
city at the Auditorium Wednesday
night and was given a most impressive
Welcome
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
DONS Arb DESPERATE
Practice Atrocities Which Are
Almost Beyond Belief.
SHOOT DOWN OUBANs LIKE DOGS

an American, who Has just Returned
From the Island, Tells of the Barbar-
tiles He Witnessed While There-saya
the Insurgents Are Confident of Win
ming Within She Next Five Months
DENVER, Oct 20 -Charles Locht of
this city who joined the Cuban army
last spring. and who was taken prisoner
by the Spaniards, and after three
months imprisonment in Moro Castle
was released, through the intervention
of Consul General Lee. has justreached
home.
"The sentiment among the Cubans,"
said he, sis that Cuba will be free
within four or five months. 1t is esti-
mated by well informed officers of the
Cuban army that the spaniards have
lost $4,000 men since the war began.
The atrocities practiced by the Span
iards, who are exasperated beyond en-
DURANGO by the persistence of the Gu
bans, would hardly be credited.
Il saw an American citizen, Dan Erb.
FORMERLY ii liEHIlGu Oh lllb DtuAbI anu
Rio Grande railway, at Leadville, shot
down in cold blood by a Spanish officer.
Erb was taken prisoner at the same time
as myself. We We're held as prisoners
on the side of the railway track, await
ing the train TO carry us to Havana. A
Spanish officer entered into conversation
with Erb, who exclaimed defiantly that
he was an American citizen, and ex-
pected to be treated like man. The
officer drew a 6-shooter and killed Erb
OH thesspot.
"WhiIe confined in the castle I wit
messed many startling scenes Every
morning the prisoners are obliged TO go
to the seash0re to battle. They are sent
out in gangs of 90 men under heavy
guard. l noticed that some never re-
turned. The missing men were eaten
by sharks. Hundreds and perhaps thou
sands of prisoners have been disposed Of
through the agency of sharks.
THE doors of the Enclosure surround
ing the castle are left open as if to i'll
vite escape, but no man who has mado
the attempt has ever been heard of
again. Those who attempt TO leave arc
shot down like rats.
I'm the castle [ was fed On ttrtillas
and water The tortillas had eYdently
been doctored, for they tastH unlike
any [ ever ate. The water WIS salt and
caused dysentery. III a rChn, s by 10
feet in size, u prisoners lyere locked.
At lGvl,b,yveswere Obliged to sleep in
tiers, " rr',er tier Eeachipr 70 lie
polling. 81 curse tll - e z -, ~
le.4on} sasgs l@Fy issdJ IN tlse At3sslEs ",
SICK ssG rd5i cssa the best nstinar6
that | c65lld get more than 2
are confined i'll the castle und3l
ditiOn that have named"
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

MADRID, Oct. 29.-An official dis
patch from Manila says that a con-
spiracy has been discovered in the Zulu
Archipelago, a portion of the Spanish
colony of the PHILIPPINE islands. Eight
soldiers have already been killed in the
attempt to suppress the uprising, Re-
Inducements of troops have been sent
from Manila.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

~ = = '-1F.HF - I'd DC 70 ~ "tNhRaf- Y
@yrNdINNATI, Oct ~ Charles Doyan,
a business man of Glendale, took pinch
of snuff for a cold. So severe was the
sneezing that followed that the inferior
oblique muscle of the LETT eye was rup-
tured and as he continued to sneeze the
exertiG-' forced the eye out of the socket.
Doran says he felt as if something had
broken in bis head. With his right eye
he saw the left optic hanging down his
cheek DIR. Heady replaced the eye and
applied lotion to the muscle. The eyo
was then bandaged so it could not fall
out again. DR.. Heady believes the eye
liz not DESTROYED
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
Tschigorin Wins the First Prize

BUDAPEST, Oct 29.-The fourth game
of the the match between Charousek
and TschiSorin for the first prize of the
international chess masters tournament
was played N this city, Tschigorin
had the move. The opening was a two
knights defense, and Charousek was
beaten after As moves. Tschigorin,
therefore, takes first and Charousek the
second nriEa
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-Secretary of
the Navy Herbert, before leaving for
Alabama, selected the names for the
new battleships and gunboats now I'M.
der construction. The three battleship0
will be known as the Alabama, Illinois
and Wisconsin. The gunboats will bear
the names Annapolis, Marietta, New
port, Princeton, Vicksburg and Wheel
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
Fatal Natural Gas Explosion.

PITTsBURG, Oct 29.-An explosion Of
natural gas at Avalon, suburb OF Al
legheny, killed Bessie Osborne, aged IS
years, and seriously injured her brother
Gale, aged 8 years and her sister Edith,
aged 6 years. The house was badly
wrecked. The explosion was caused by
a leak i'll the kitchen pipes.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-10-30
RECENT RISE IN WHEAT.

w YoRN, Oct. Is. . dispatcl


ID. We Nyaggs from a...,esl A7 s. 2
! 4 ..lter held a conversation wite ~.
lRush, the editor with Beerbohm's Corn
Trade List. the standard authority on
the market Mr.. Rush, who had just
LETT the Corn Neutrality-suspicious. he had
,ascertained the views of all the leading
men in the trade-said
This rise, almost for the first time
on record, originated here, not America
This shows that it could have nothing
ito do with any manipulation of the
markets for any political or other pur-
poses. Its cause is that after several
years OF abundance, the people now rec
iognize this year is one of ordinary sup
ply. Owing to the previous abundance
everybody held, ,aloof from buying and
the stocks ran down. Besides, the Aus
tralian crop is pretty certain to be q
failure and there is the extraordinary
fact that India has become for the nonce
thought to be, to a small extent, an i'm
porter. These things caused the recent
advance in the prices
1.-The trade always goes to extremes
to start with. a reaction that has oc-
CURED was to be expected, but the
cause of the advance remains.
1.-The men of the most experience in
The London market believe chat wheat
is going to rule at 50 shillings (&S.75) .
quarter Is bushels in quarter) because
1t is now realized, i'll addition to the
other reasons have given, that it is
not possible to produce wheat i'll Europe
cheaper
"If America could hold back wheat
for month, it would go up 10 shiliings
($& SOY quarter. But [ suppose the
American banl&i do not consider wheat
commodity oil which it is safe to give
large accommodation, so that America
is obliged to send on as fast as it can. :"