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Was Speaker Of the House When the
Democrats Were Last in Control.
Would Have Been Elected as United
States Senator From Georgia When
the Next Legislature Meets
Had Not Death Intervened-HiS
Last Appearance in Public Life
Was When He Debated Silver
With Ex-SeCretary of the Interior
HOke Smith.

ATLANTA (Ga.), Oct. 23.-Charles F.
Crisp, eX-Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, died here this afternoon.
He has been i'll ever since his joint de-
bate on the currency question with ex-
Secretary of the Interior HOke Smith.
Charles Frederick Crisp was born on
the 18th of January, 1915, in Sheffield,
England, where his parents had gone on
a visit; was brought by them to this
country the year Of his birth; received a
common school education in Savannah
and Macon, Ga; entered the Confeder
ate army in May, 1861 was a Lieuten
ant in Company X, Tenth Virginia In
fantry, and served with that regiment
until May H. 1864, when he became a
prisoner of war; upon his release from
Fort Delaware in June, 1865, he Joined
his parents at Ellaville, Sibley County
Ca; read law in Americus, and was
admitted to the bar there in 1866; be-
gan the practice of law in Ellaville, Ca,
in 1872; was appointed Solicitor Cen
eral of the Southwestern Judicial Cir
cult and was reappointed in 1872 for a
term of four years; located in Americus,
Ca, in 1873; in June. 1873, was ap-
pointed Judge of the Superior Court of
the same circuit: in 1878 was elected
by the General Assembly to the same
office: in 1880 was reelected Judge for
term of four years.
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total amount being estimated at $780,
oUo He was one of the most promi-
nent dealers in stocks and bonds in the
city
James G. Cahill and A. c. Dallis,
clerks in the brokers' office, were named
as assignees. A statement issued by
Coquard shows assets of 100000, liza
bilities only a quarter of that amount.
The assignees say they will file
statement with the court on Saturday
or Monday, and expect to nquidate all
the Indebtedness and take the firms
affairs out of court by the middle of
next week.
Trustee Cahill said: I'VE will be on
our feet again in a few days. Friends
have rendered the firm over $4,000.
We do not need anything like this but
il we could have counted on ii yester-
day the assignment would not have
been made. The failure was due to a
pressing demand from creditors who
wanted cash and would not be delayed"
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THE ASSAULT ON CARLISLE.
1t Will Add Many Votes to the Re-
publican Ticket in Kentucky.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The treat
ment of Secretary Carlisle at Covington
last night was the subject of earnest
talk among politicians of both parties
in this city to-day. Democratic leaders
denounce and disavow the actions of
those who assaulted the Secretary, and
the Republicans profess their belief that
the insult will help the cause of sound
money in that State and elsewhere
The conduct of the crowd at Secre-
tary Carlisle's meeting in Covington last
night" said Chairman Babcock of the
Republican Congressional Committee,
cannot be condemned in terms too Sc
we're. Secretary Carlisle is an honored
son Of that State; one Of her represen-
tative citizens, and went there to speak
for the cause in which he believed He
was entitled to decent treatment under
any circumstances, but especially was
he entitled to it in his home town and
among the people with whom he was
personally acquainted The conduct of
the. crowd in assaulting the Secretary
was an attack not only upon the man,
but upon the high office he holds. This
roWdylsm will lose the party repre-
sented by the men who committed this
daStardly attack thousands of votes"
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They Hold Up a Train Two Miles East Of
Independence, Missouri.
Secure Several Packages Of Jewelry
and $500 in Money.
The Hold-Up Altogether Occupied
But Few Moments, and the Pas
sengers Knew Nothing of the
Affair Until After the Robbers Had
Done Their Work and Escaped.

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 23.-Chicago and
Alton west-bound train No. is, due here
at 600 p. m., was held up two miles east
of independence just before dark to-
night by four masked men, They cut
the engine loose. compelled the ex-
press messenger to open the express car.
and secured three packages of jewelry
and $500. The through safe was not
opened. None of the passengers We're
moleSted.
The bandits drove the engine two
miles, and took to the woods just before
reaching independence.
The hold-up occurred in Blue Cut,
which has been the scene OF two pre-
vious robberies by the James boys. The
train was brought into Kansas City at
S:45 p. m. Not a shot was fired, and no
one was hurt.
The train was in charge Of Conductor
A. j. Fell and Engineer James Welton.
At the entrance to Blue Cut it was
Tagged. Welton reversed his engine
and brought the train to a standstill in
the midst of the cut 1t was pitch dark
He looked out from his cab to ascertain
the trouble, when a gruff voice COM
manded him to get out of the cab and
be quick about it Welton looked into
the muzzle of a shotgun. and obeyed.
Fireman Post did likewise. Two more
men emerged from the darkness and
mounted the engine. One of them picked
up the fireman'S coal pick. The en-
gineer and fireman were marched to the
express car. Messenger Andy Shields
was commanded to open it. He at first
refused, but finally complied, when con-
vinced that Posts life was in danger.
The bandits entered the car, rified the
money packages and secured $500 and
a lot of jewelry.
The hold-up altogether occupied about
hve minutes. The passengers knew
nothing about it until long after the en-
gine had disappeared.
Conductor Fell describes the men as
being short and heavy, with dark hair.
Their faces were masked.
fnslr-2tor Fiahive and eight picked
men LETT Kansas City on a special train
Immediately after the report of the rob-
berry reached here. The robbers are
supposed to have been railroad men.
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TRAGEDY AT CHICAGO.
A Negro Shoots Two Women and
Then Himself

CHICAGO, Oct 23.-Robert Emery
shot his wife and a woman named Mil
Ter, and then put a bullet into his own
brain this afternoon. The affair oc-
CURED at 43 North Sangamon street, a
neighborhood where white and colored
people mingle together. Mrs. Emery,
who is white, had been supporting her
colored husband, and upon refusing to
do so longer has been much abused.
This afternoon, while the two women
were together, Emery appeared, and
after some talk began shooting. He
then fled up the street, pursued by a
crowd. When he saw that he could not
escape he drew his revolver and shot
himself in the head All three are now
at the hospital, but are probably ia
tally wounded.
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TRAGEDY AT KANSAS CITY.
rlOrris Landa, Grain, Dealer, rlur-
dered by Discharged EmpIOye.

KANSAS CITY, Oct 23.-Morris
Landa, one Of the best known men in
the local grain market, and President
Of the International Export and Grain
Company of this city, is dead from the
effect of wounds inflicted by Freder-
ick Waite, a discharged book keeper.
The latter is in jail
The tragedy was committed about 6
o'clock, when Waite, who had been dis
charged from the service of the firm
yesterday by order of Mr.. Landa, called
at the office and was given an audience
by him. Waite had been drinking hard
all day and was drunk. In a. moment
after having been admitted to the Of
flee he was ordered out and falling to
leave Mr.. Landa attempted to eject
him. In the scuff1e that ensued Waite
drew a revolver and fired two shots.
one of which penetrated Mr.. Landa's
stomach, resulting in his death ten
minutes later.
Landa was the son of a wealthy
Texan who died two weeks ago.
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HON. COLUMBUS DELANO
DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME IN
OHIO.
Was Secretary of the Interior Under
the Administration of Gen.
eral Grant

COLUMBUS (O), Oct. 23.-Hon. Co
lumbus Delano, Secretary of the Inte
rior under Grant, died suddenly at II
a. m. at Lake Howe, his suburban home,
near Mount Vernon.
DelanO died suddenly and unexpect-
edly. There was no connection between
his death and the accident to Mrs. De-
laro on Sunday She is at the point Of
death.
Columbus Delano was born at Shore
ham, VT, June g. 1909, the son Of
James and Lucinda (Bateman) Delano.
The Delano family is Of French extrac-
tion, but the first member of it in this
country came from England soon after
the Mayflower and settled in Massa-
chusetts. Mr. Delano's father died when
he was 6 years of age, and his uncle,
Luther Bateman, took charge Of him.
Mr.. Bateman removed to Mount Ver-
non, Ohio, in 1917, and two years later
on the death of Mr.. Bateman, Colum-
bus was thrown on his own resources
and began the struggle for life. He
went to Lexington, Ohio, and worked
in wooIen mill, studied law and was
admitted to the bar in 1881; 1882 was
elected to the office of Prosecuting At
torney; in 1914, after an exciting con-
test, he was elected to the Twenty
ninth Congress as Whig. During this
Congress he served on the Committee
On Invalid Pensions and made a Wig
orOus speech against the Mexican war.
In the Whig Convention of 1916 he was
candidate for Governor and was de-
feated by two votes. Seabury Ford be-
ing his successful competitor. Mr.. De-
lano was a delegate to the Chicago Con-
vcntion in 1860 and seconded the nom
ination OF Abraham Lincoln, taking an
active part in the campaign.
In 1861, on the breaking out of the
war, Mr.. Delano was appointed Com
nissary- General of Ohio and accepta-
bly, performed his duties in that ca
pacity; in 1862 he was a candidate for
United States Senator, but was defeat
co in 1868 he was elected to the State
Legislature of Ohio. and was Chair
man of the Judicial Committee that
settled the question of the soldiers
vote. Mr.. Delano was Chairman of the
Ohio delegation in the Baltimore Con-
vention that nominated Lincoln;
in 1864 he was elected member of the
Thirty ninth Congress, and served as
Chairman of the Committee on Claims:
he was reelected to the Fortieth Con-
gress. After his retirement he engaged
In sheep raising and agricultural pur-
suits But when General Grant be-
came President he appointed Mr.. De-
lano Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
IN which position he did valuable work
recrganizi zing the department, which he
found in a very bad condition In 1870
President Grant made him Secretary of
the Interior, which position he resigned
in 1915. and retired to private life to
devote himself to agriculture at his
hr me called Lake Howe" His advice
was asked in regard to the provisions Of
the Mckinley tariff bill.
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REPUDIATES THE BRYAN TICKET.
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR.
Mr.. Francis Declares That the EleC-
tiOn of the Chicago Nominee Will
Result in Financial Ruin.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Secretary
Of the Interior Francis has written
letter replying to an invitation to speak
i'll Missouri, stating that on account of
the pressure of official business he is un-
able to accept In it he says:
IF the organization calling itself the
regular Democracy be successful in the
coming election commercial disaster,
financial ruin, social discomfort, ma
tional dishonor would ensue, and the
party responsible for such conditions
would be cursed by an outraged people
for a generation to come.
"A list OF the prominent Democrats
throughout the country who decline. to
support Mr.. Bryan and his platform
would embrace nearly all the Demo-
cratic leaders of this generation. Those
who have led us in past contests and
who are now enlisted under the banner
are giving him but lukewarm or per-
functory support. We should not be
surprised thereat, as he, intoxicated
with the belief of the divinity of his own
mission, or blinded by his own conceit.
pays no credit to their councils, puts no
value in their wisdom and experience
His convictions are Populistic. He
has been preaching the tenets of the
party for months and years past. He
voted the Populistic ticket at the last
election. He is the nominee of that
party for the Presidency, and their
leaders would have named him had the
Chicago convention done so or not He
has stated since the convention that he
would have bolted the convention had
not free coinage plank been adopted
The bolt of the silver Republicans
from the St. Louis convention was an
epoch in their plans, which, in my iudg-
ment, contemplated the nomination Of
Senator Teller of Colorado, lifelong,
uncomprOmising Republican, by the
Chicago convention.
1T is not a Democratic electoral ticket
we are asked to vote for in Missouri; it
is fusion ticket composed of Populists
and Bryan Democrats"
MIR. Francis repudiates the Chicago
platform in bitter words, and praises
President Cleveland. He concludes:
Il shall surely be at home to cast my
vote for Palmer and Buckner and
Trumbull, but 1 cannot leave here in
time to make speeches in Missouri"
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SOUTH DAKOTA.
Estimated That 1t Will Go Republican
by 5000 rlajority.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-J. D. Elliott, the
Chairman of the South Dakota Repub-
lican Committee, made Chief Hahn of
the Speakers Bureau feel happy to-
Cay by the receipt of letter from him
giving resume of the work done by
the Republicans in that State, and
summing up the situation thus:
II am absolutely confident we shall
carry the State by at least 5000 ma
Jority, and we shall control at least
ninety members out of the 126 in the
Legislature. Not man in the State
has a dollar to bet that Bryan will carry
South Dakota, and if there was one
there would be 500 to take him up. In
Minnehaha County, the home of Sena-
tor Pettigrew, there are sixty speeches
to be made this week and twenty as
signments for next week. I will have
a third poll of the State completed next
Monday. Over $500 Republican votes
have been made in this State so far"
Commenting on the South Dakota
situation, Mr.. Hahn said it demonstrat-
ed that the Republicans of the State
had decided not to follow the leader
ship of Senator Pettigrew. In July and
August the Populist Committee claimed
Reports from Oregon put the Repub-
lican majority from 1000 to 5000, and
from Minnesota saying that the silver
men had conceded that Clough for Gov
ernor would not more than 5000
behind Mckinley, while the Republi-
cans claimed he would be more than
10, 600 in the rear.
The National Committee now claim
Michigan by 10000 plurality Speak
ers from that State have come to head
quarters within the last twenty-four
hours and reported a radical change III
sentiment on the money question all
over the State.
II. D. Mcmillan, Chairman Of the
Iowa Committee, came to headquarters
and had a conference with Mr. Hanna,
accompanied by Mr.. Allison. Mr.. Nc
MILAN reported that every county in
the State had been polled anew and
found to be satisfactory
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ALL McKINLEY'S WAY.
Now Only a Question as to How Big a
Majority He Will Get.

PATERSON On. j., Oct. 23.-The
Morning Calf of this city will to-mor
row publish the following:
ITO the Editor of the Cali: My
opinion now is that we will carry all the
Eastern States and all the Middle West
ern States, also Kentucky, North Caro-
lima, West Virginia and Virginia. All
these I consider sure, and do not in
clude any States that might in any
sense be regarded as only possible or
doubtful. You may tell the readers Of
the Cali that in my opinion, based on
the most reliable information, there is
no doubt whatever of the election of
Major Mckinley, and the question now
involved is the size of the majority he
Will have in the Electoral College.
"GARRATT A. HOBART"
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THOMAS V. GATOR
SAYS CLEVELAND AND HANNA
OUGHT TO BE HANGED.
Words Which the PopuIist Candidate
for u. S. Senator Uttered in
Southern California.

SAN BERNARDINO, Oct. 23.-Judge
John l.. Campbell of the Superior Court
r this county was recently a fellow
passenger on train from Santa Bar
bdra with Thomas " Gator, who is now
campaigning in Southern California
During the trip Gator took occasion to
use certain language which was ELECTED
from Judge Campbell in the following
letter:
While on my way from Santa Bar
bara to San Bernardino Tuesday. Oc-
tober 20, 1896, 1 ascertained by declara-
ticns and statements Of his own that
we had as a fellow passenger the Hon
4. '. Gator. This gentleman who. I
am Informed, is aspiring to the high
Office of United States Senator, used
expressions loud enough to be heard by
me, seated as / was several seats aWay
and evidently intended to reach the
ears of all others in the car, that ought
10 be repeated so that all the citizens
Of our State may know the character
OF the man who poses as one worthy of
the trust and confidence of the electors
of this great State.
During the course of our Journey,
shortly after leaving San Fernando.
two gentlemen, who seemed to have an
acquaintance with the honorable gem
tleman boarded the train. After greet
ing him they sat down in the adjoin-'
ing seat, and shortly afterward the
status of the political situation was
broached, which resulted in consider
able ebullitionS of political sentiment
from the honorable gentleman. who. bv
the way, stated that it was questioned
by his opponents whether or not he was
deserving of the title of Honorable
Among oter things said was lam
guage that arrested my attention. for
the reason that it did not seem possible
that one Who was seeking the support
of the electors of this State for SO dis
tingulshed an office could bring him
self to make such utterances as those
which I then heard, which were: If
Bryan is not elected this will be the
last election ever held in the American
Pepublic.' That resort would be had
to the Winchester rifle and that he, the
honorable gentleman, would take the
saddle That Cleveland, Quay and
other prominent citizens that he named
that I cannot recall, ought to be hung
up to lampposts. Then, after applying
various epithets to Hanna, he said.
that anyone would be justified in
shooting him on sight,
1T is possible that one who is capa-
BILE of such expressions may not, in
every sense of the word, be an anarch-
ist, but surely it could only emanate
from one who is on the border land of
and squarely and wholly given up to
revolutionary ideas and not to be trust
eel by any patriotic citizen, whether Re-
publican, Democrat or Populist, for the
vast majority of all our people, what
ever their political affiliations, are will
ing to abide by the result at the ballot
hox and thereby establish their adh..r-
enoe to our republican institutions.
Respectfully.
JOHN l.. CAMPBELL"
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He resigned this office in 1882 to ac-
cept the Democratic nomination for
Congress, and was elected. He was
permanent Chairman of the Democratic
State Convention which assembled at
Atlanta in April, 1888, to nominate a
candidate for Governor, and after that
elected to Congress for seven successive
terms. When the Democracy secured
a majority of the Fifty-Second Con-
gress, Crisp, by his free trade record,
at once took commanding place in the
race for the Speakership. and was elect
ed. Mr.. Crisp was the Speaker of the
following Congress, also, yielding to
Reed when the Republicans secured
control of the House.
The end came at a quarter to ?
o'clock. Crisp had been an inmate of
the sanitarium of DR.. Holmes of this
city for several weeks. His condition
had been reported very low, but no IA
tal conclusion Of his illness had been
expected so soon. When the rumor got
abroad several days ago that he was
sinking it was denied at the san1tari-
um. His untimely death makes the
choice of Senator a matter of great un-
certainty. Whoever is named will be
an advocate of free silver. Crisp had
been at the sanitarium for five weeks,
The immediate cause of death was
heart failure.
WOULD HAVE BEEN A SENATOR.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Speaker
Crisp's death was not altogether a sur
prise in political circles, as it had been
known for some months that he had
not long to live, and never again could
be an active figure in public affairs The
hoI
Washington. He suffered from asthma
and later from heart trouble His ILL
health, however, did not become mat
ter of public notoriety until the past
spring, when he was compelled to aban-
don the series of joint debates arranged
with ex-Secretary Hoke Smith, by rea-
son of the advice Of his physician that
it would imperil his life for him to con-
tinue the debate, which had attracted
great interest, as it involved the posi-
ton of the Democratic party in his
State on the silver question and the
Senatorship of Georgia, for which the
ex-Speaker was an active candidate
The silver men won the fight. and Crisp,
had he lived, would have been the next
Senator from Georgia.
He was forceful speaker a man of
great tact and possessed qualities that
fitted him for the leadership of parlia-
mentary assemblage. His first promi-
nence in national affairs came from the
skill with which he led his party in sew
eral warm election contests. He was
elected to the Speakership after one of
the most memorable canvasses in the
history of the House. His chief opponent
was Senator Roger O. Mills of Texas
whom he defeated after struggle pro-
longed so that the House of Representa-
tives, contrary to custom. assembled on
the opening day with the question of the
next Speaker in doubt.
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GEORGIA POPULISTS.
They Take Down Their State Electoral
Ticket.

ATLANTA (Ga.), Oct. 23.-The Popu-
lists of Georgia have taken down their
State electoral ticket. This action was
taken by the special committee which
was given plenary powers by the Ex-
ecutive Committee on Wednesday.
In making the announcement the COM
mittee says that Whereas, the Demo-
cratic party has persistently refused a
fair proposition to fuse the Populists
would withdraw their electoral ticket y
All the members of the committee
left the city for their homes tonight.
l.. l.. Clemens says that he is going
to vote for Mckinley. w. II. Peak, who
has withdrawn from the Congressional
ticket, would not say what he intended
tn do
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Intended to FOment Trouble Between
Capital and Labor.
Answered by Chairman Hanna of the
Republican Committee.
Advised by Mr.. Hanna
tOVOte as Their Conscience Dictates
Deal With Your Employers on
Business Rather Than on POlitica
Grounds.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Chairman Hanna
of the Republican National Committee
to-day issued a statement in reply to
yesterdays bulletin from Democratic
headquarters, in which workingmen
We're urged to ask their employers for
contracts inSuring them against a re-
ductlon OF wages in the event of Nc
k1nley'S election. Mr.. Hanna says:
1t is suggested that employers secure
their workmen to vote for Mckinley by
promising them higher wages or a, con-
tlnuance OF their present wages. In the
event that the employers will not be
coerced, then the employe is to vote for
Bryan not because he believes Bryan
is best fitted for the Presidency, or rep
resents principles that will advance the
interests of the American people, but
because his employer may not deem it
@ wise business policy to sign contract
in the matter of wages. This is simply
melting the workingman to exact a
bribe before he will vote It is not
suggested that he be governed by any
principle. Plainly speaking, they are
advised to inform him that he must
bribe them in the matter of wages, or
they will vote against his interests.
1T has always been my opinion that
the interests of the employees and their
employer are identical. AS I said in a
recent statement, I do not believe work
ingmen are foolish enough or slaviSh
enough to be coerced; nor do I believe
they are despotic enough to attempt to
coerce their employers
This seditious bulletin is Intended to
foment trouble between capital and Ia
Dor. I would advise the workingmen
to vote according to their conscientious
opinions. If they have any business to
transact with their employers they can
do it better upon business than upon
political grounds. Butt am not surprised
at this development in the Bryan cam
| paign. 1t has been evident for some
| time that 1t was the intention Of the
| Bryan managers to create labor
troubles as a part of their plan Of cam
| paign- And this is an open step in that
direction. They would precipitate a.
| general strike before the election Men
| who would -connive to destroy peaceful
relations existing between capital and
labor are none to good to do even
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