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New-York tribune., 1896-01-01

gerald lie was elected in 1895 TO the state SenA''
In the sessions Of 1884, and 1895 he introduced or
had charge OF about seventy bills which became
laws. lie took especial pride in the number OF io'hl
Improvement bills relating to the northern part %
the city which he was influential In having adopted
by the Legislature and signed by the Governor
Among these were bills appropriating money sor
ropavng streets and avenues IN the North S'd"
district and providing for bridges. the concoufs"
the public building in the Tweniy-fonrh WarI ihl
relating assessments and the building OF school
senator Guv said recently: Il shall continue In
the course which ! adopted In the last two Legs
laturcs. OF advocating public improvements. csp".
cialy in the northern part u thc ciy. Aili'l2mh
schOO,houses. better rapid transit. ana improve
mcnts. making fo in the Northern District more
comfortable and property more valuable VIII re-
Tho question Of consolidation I shall consider
district I am IN favor OF the general principles of
consolidation bu, IT should be accomplished In such
northern part Of the city Provision might be made
for tho appointment OF n1n-phrtishn cpHinls7 s7,'n
lieve in acting hastily IN the matter. and snail
consider 1t carefully when the matter is before
the Legislature. As 10 The cxcis, question, ! am
in favor Of local option Personally do not see
why the opening Of ligor IN IN" ai,eInpon nn
be in e sre5sns "P Bol me Si
a strict law against sunday opening has been on
the statute books.
in the light Of the present Constitution. whlch |
do not altogether approve. am trl'nd oi the
tocted IN any legislation which Is attempted
JOHN :. SHEPPARD
John 5. sheppard. Senator from the new Mist
Senatorial District Is a little above hfty
years OF age n college gradualc and q banker
who has made a large fortune. H. lives at Penn
YAM In Yates County. and his Senate District com
prises the counties OF Yates and StclDen Mr.
Shepp u never before has been member Of the
Legislature.
''If Go.ernor Morton should decline 10 become
candidate for the Presidency Tom Reed wouli te
my choice" saii Senator Sheppard to-day.
'Ani for Vice PRESIDENT? he asked.
Governor Bradley. Of Kentucky. is possible
candidate"
New-York tribune., 1896-01-01

le.Joscph Schulum 40.
10. Patrick T.. 1rainor 90.
-. Jacob l'.itZ 90.
H.. Thomas T.. Myers %.
~. benjamin Hoffman 40.
Il Patrick i. Kerrigan 90.
lS andrew j. Gnllicnn 90.
~. Albert &. Wilson ORD.
~. John L. Corrigan 90.
-. Grofs,r g. Austin btb
-. Daniel ". +. Mccoy %.
-. John VI. Deim1u. 10.
-. John B. Fitlgorail 90.
-. Patrick II. Murphy uiD.
III. Patrick ". Andrews co..
-. Francis =. a.mbc 'r tRD.
-. Joseph /. Green 10.
-. samuel q. French Rl.
-. G"orcr ". Mycr. jr. DJ.
~. Harvey T. Andrews Nkb.
-. Thomas f. Donnelly %.
~. Louis Davidsoa 90.
~. Bernard ~. Malone %.
e., Arthur q Iiutts do
New-York tribune., 1896-01-01

lature." he said my opinion on the report Of the
legislative Reform Committee would be worthless
noweVer, should say that something should be
uonc 10 prevent unnecessary bills. serving merely
s TINE Killers from coming before the Legislature
y snort businesslike session is my desire
am satisfied with the Raines ballot. Doubt
Tess there are features of the law which need
aihcnument, but have not observed them per-
sonally. | can see how the last column NAV be
an ana to fraud but have suggestion to doing
away with 1t. | think would favor amendment
, 10 preserve the ballots stated time. ! also be-
neve that through ignorance and other reasons
many were disfranchised at the last election. |
nave no measure which | am at present think
ing or bringing before the legislature
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-10
laundrymen nodded las head once whlle

laundrymen nodded his head once while
ne smiled.
In order that the question might be
porter next visited the Chinese temple in
Pell street and pursued his researches
under the image of the great dragon; but
no one there was able to speak English
and the man who sells joss sticks could
not be made, either by signs or by words
70 understand what was wanted, though
me reporter bought bundle of the sticks
the smell of the smoke from which Is
said to drive off the devils.
! 1t was to a policeman who is often on
the reporter next applied for informa ton
The policeman said that for years he had
noticed the Chinese at late hours of the
night, when they We're sitting in front
OF their abodes, or standing near the lamD
posts, or meandering through the streets:
but never, TO the best of his knowledge
had he seen any of them yawn, however
weary or sleepy he might be.
The search for information on the sub
Ject was SO discouraging that it was
abandoned for the time. Yet inasmuch
as the habit of yawn!ng is so widespread
and SO ancient and inasmuch as there are
animals that yawn when tired and sleepy
the reporters curiosity to find out Wheth-
er the Chinese yawn was, as keen as ever
1t was one night of last week some
time after midnight, that the reporter I'M
expectedly beheld a spectacle which
brought relief to his mind. He entered a
car OF an elevated train of the Sixth ay-
enue line bound up town. There was sit
ting in a corner seat of the car a short
thick-set black man. who appeared to be-
very sleepy, and on the other side of the
car were three Chinese sitting together
wearing an expression of MECHANICALLY
The elevated train was about midway he
| tween the Thirty-third street station and
the next up station, when the reporter oh
served that the black passenger, who had
been sitting bent forward strafghtened
up threw his head in a backward direo-
ton, and yawned prodigiously The re-
porter kept both of his eyes on the three
Chinese.
The black passenger had hardly shut
his mouth when the Chinese sitting op0o.
site to him, inclined their heads back
ward, opened their mouths, and yawnej
Ihey yawn was not of the size of the black
passengers yawn; but, beyond question
II was thing of the same nature pro-
duced by the same cause, and Indicative
OF the same physical condition or in other
words, the condition of sleeplessness.
The question was settled at last. the
chinese possess the power of yawning.
There may be a doubt whether the Chi
nese passengers would have yaWned IL the
black man in front of them had not yawn-
ed; and It may be questioned whether the
Chinese had ever yawned before or viii
ever yawn again. But 1t must be said
that their yawn had q natural look which
would go far to prove that they had pos
sessed the yawning habit for a lifetime
and that they were merely led to indulge
in 1t on the elevated train by the example
whlch the black passenger had set for
them.
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association or organization. Most of
those buried at Camp Chase were
privates and nOn-commissioned officers,
and it was due to a federal private, ].
n, Knauss of Columbus, that a cere-
mOny in which flowers were scattered,
flags were decked, patriotic songs were
sung, speeches and prayers were made
took place at Camp Chase burying
This northern colony of southern
dead is a pretty grass plot Of two acres
extent. After long years of neglect an
inclOsing stone wall was built, chiefly
through the efforts of Senator elect
Foraker and a huge irregular bowlder
set up, on which is inscribed 90 260 Con-
feredates of the War 186l-1S65, buried
within this enclosure" The foot boards
which once marked the name, age, resi-
dence and regiment have rotted away,
but state records contain data concern
ing all the soldiers buried here but 2S8
who are unknown. Yesterday the great
bowlder was surmounted by, an arch
draped in bunting, and by a white cross
on the arch was but one word, "Ameri-
cans" Tiny flags marked the supposed
position of the heads of the graves, and
flowers and wreaths were placed by the
flags
Addresses were made by Private
Knauss, Gen. T. E. Powell, Col. S. N
Cook and others of Columbus. "Ameri-
ca" and other patriotic songs were sung
Though the decoration ceremonies were
in charge of union veterans a number of
ex-confederate soldiers attended, and the
latter decided to appeal to southern states
TO make provision for preserving and car
ing for Camp Chase cemetery.
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ALL THE NEWS OF OCALA.
Gala Day for the Representatives.
still Lively.


stin Lively.
Ocala, Fla, June 9.-The colored people
have concluded to get up a gala day for
their race, on August 20. They will have
big barbecue, run excursions and pro-
pose to have several thousand people pres
ent
So far in the Banner alone are twenty
one announcements for county and legis-
latiVe hOnors, with several more to appear
this week. Saturday twelve candidates at
tended picnic given at the new station
of Irvine, the present terminus of the
Gainesville, Rocky Point and Gulf Ham
mock railroad. Several hundred persons
were in attendance. w. K. ZeWOdski for
the legislature, made his maiden speech
He faVors silver at 16 to J. and would vote
for a senator who was a staunch friend of
silver. irvine is a great station for .vege-
table shipping and during the cabbage
season solid trains went out filed with
this product. A great many growers did
we'll, one party on of s. acres Melted over
$4,000. He was the Orange Lake merchant,
William ]. Chambers.
| Tomatoes are bringing a good price. The
only thlng troubling the grower is Ghat a
pest has attacked the plant and is des-
troying II. During the night a prosperous
and healthy plant is cut down and with
! cred. 1t will shorten the crop fully one
/ half.
A great many melons are ready for
snipment, plenty were on the picnic
ground and several weighed 60 pounds
| The corn and cotton crops are looking
well and promise good returns.
The rain of last week was general and
| greatly improved crop prospects.
! L. 5. Lights crate and basket factory is
running night and day to meet the present
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IF YOU WANT GOOD MATERIAL
and work, order your Autographed and
printed stationery and blank books FROM
Morning News. Savannah. Ca
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Gainesville Saturday. The deepest inter
est ~ the campaign is IL the fae5 ~
sherin between W. J. Feuneii ana a. a.
THIS, who were r0clferouslT 4ppi1l4rd-
J. II. BaEcO, register VI the Enitel states
land once IS now an enpna---.---s
aFoWe4 candidate for state cpll-f 4--- r.
ana IS feeling the political pl.se - ne -.-e
sLate IN reference % ms clance- L-E
only opponent the friends Of NY -sar-e
appear 10 dread Is SIR. TRAY of blFai
county From present Indications there
viii be a fight IN the Alacnua convention
upon the money Issue. some 81 me most
lnuuenflal men on both si1es OF me man
elal question have been chosen oe-eeates
70 the county convention, and % IS safe
20 say that the fight from either side
VIII be bitterly contested As the county
oeihcers viii all have been nominated on
the 10th inst, three days before the CON
Ventlon shall meet there VIII be nothing
70 do but 20 adopt resolutions and send
delegates 10 the state and congressional
conventions. Bloxham is the only man
mentioned for governor.
An awful calamity was narrowly avert
ed by passenger train No. r. on the East
Coast railway. due AT Miami Monday
night at l0.l5 O'Clock. 10 ran into an open
yard switch. about TWO hundred yards
from the depot. The traiumen had just
called out MAN" and the majority Of
the passengers, believing they We're at
the depot. jumped up 10 get out. Simulta-
neOusly with the call and the jump came
q cras n when passenger engine 40 y
and switch engine No T. The passengers,
especially those who had jumped up to
get out. We're thrown In all directions and
some seriously hurt, while the three en-
gnes were badly smashed, 10 the extent
Of several hundred II not a thousand,
dollars. Were 1t NOT that they had slack
ed up because Of nearing the depot, the
loss OF life and property would have been
very serious. About twenty passengers
We're on the train. Among those who We're
most hurt are the following: J. r. Park
er OF Palatka. local agent for the o. 3
and F. railroad. HIS troubles seems to be
internal Mrs. Maggie Z. Evans. who
keeps q private boarding house at West
Palm Beach. She got hurt in the neck
arm and leg. John w Graham, son of
Editor Graham, Of the Miami Metropolis,
badly bruised. r. W. Rhodes, a clOthier,
Of Titusville, cut in the head and other
portions of his person. The brakeman,
w. A. Bates, badly hurt. Also the bag
gage man. The rest of the passengers on
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-10
POLITICS IN THE STATE.
Candidates I'm the Field and News
paper Talk on Party Policy


paper Talk on Party Policy
Brunswick Times-Adyertiser: The dem
ocratic party has always in past years had
a platform on which it could accept de-
feat without reelection on its honesty. To
go into the coming campaign on free sill
yer principles would not only invite de-
feat, but fail 10 justify victory.
Atlanta Journal: A majority Of the dem
ocrats of Georgia have come to the con-
cuslon that it Is time to depart from the
principles to which the party has ad-
hered since its foundation. They have
declared for the free unlimited and indie
pendent coinage of silver at an arbitrary
ratio. This has never been advocated in
any platform Of the democratic party or
by any of its great leaders. The founder
of the democratic party took the position
that the coinage ratio must be regulated
by the commercial ratio of gold and silver,
and there has never been any declaration
free and unlimited coinage of silver at a
ratio of 16 to /. We have opposed the eff
fort to commit the party to this propO-
s1tiOn because we believe that 1t is wrong
in principle and that if adopted ii would
be disastrous TO the democratic party. Its
advocates with very few exceptions have
made no attempt 10 argue the question.
They have dealt mainly in misrepresenta-
ton and assertion and have appealed to
passion and prejudice. We regret to say
such methods and found them quite er-
fective. The result of Saturdays prima-
res has not changed our views on the sub
ject of free silver coinage at 16 to 1. We
are sure that at no distant day the GeOr-
gia democracy Will regret that it ever
committed itself to this policy and will re-
nouncc il by vots even more decisive
than that of Saturday.
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DO CHINESE EVER YAwNs
The Pursuit of Knowledge in the
Interest of Science.
From the New York sun.

From the New York Sun.
e man who is an observer of the ways
of the Chinese in New York has told a
Sun reporter that no Chinese person ever
gapes, or. to use a better word, ever
yawns The reporter made inquiry of a
Chinese laundryman, who speaks pigeon
English, but could not get a satisfactory
answer to his question on the subject.
When asked whether the Chinese ever
yawn, the laundryman smiled. The re-
porter gave him a practical illustration
of yawning; the laundryman smiled again,
and more broadly than on the first occa-
sion. The reporter then gave him an
other Illustration, pretending to be very
sleepy, and yawning once more TO the
best of his ability. The laundryman made
a sign to two of his partners. who were
ironing shirts, and all three of them
smiled, as though they were pleased with
the exhibition. To repeated inquiries
whether the Chinese ever INDUCED in any
thing of that kind, no satisfactory reply
could be obtained, though one of the
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RATER a. nAccAnr

pointed to sail from Savannah for BaItt-
more as foilows-standard time:
y; n; MILLER, Capt. C. w. BiIlups,
WEDNESDAY,, June 10. p. m.
B6ERKESHIRE, Capt. Kirwan, sATUR.
DAY, June 13, Z p. m.
WN. CRANE, Capt c. James, WEDNEs-
DAY, June II, 10 a. m.
AND from Baltimore every TUESDAY,
J. J. CAROLAN, Agent.
W. P. TURNER, G. p. A. N'|
"A. D. STEBBINs, A. T. NJ.
j. G. WHITNEY, Traffic Manager.
General Offices, Baltimore. Md.
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CONFEDERATE GRAVES.
Union Veterans Decorate the Rest
ing Places of Former Opponents.
Fron the PhiIadelnhia Press

IUIH lIIe I HIIdutIpnId FIess.
Columbus, O., June 7.-Yesterday, for
the first time, the $3.50 graves of con-
federate soldiers who died at Camp
Chase prison, just outside the city,
We're decorated by union veterans. That
this courtesy of the living victors to the
vanquished had not been extended be-
fore probably was merely because of
the lack of some one to take the in
itiative. The plan to honor the confed-
crate dead did not ORIGINATE with any
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Gus Wilson of Fort Myers has purchased
zOO0 head Of fat cattle for shipment.
Walter Langford is setting out 1000
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IN GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
N PARAGR Apis.

Trolley Cars in Collision at Atlanta.
Several Persons inbred I'm "a Rail-
road Collision nj Miami-A Negro
Boy shot Dead at Atlanta and the
son OF Merchant Arrested for
Furnishing the Pistol.
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Note-$Centrai Time.
-i-Eastern Time.
PULLMAN SERVICE.
Pullman vestibuled sIeepers from Sa~
Vannah to New York.
For detailed information, reservations.
etc, apply to any agent of the Southern
railway or connections.
w. II. GREEN, General Superintendent
J. NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager
w. A TURK, G. P. A, Washington, D. c.
g. H. HARDWICK, A.G.P. A, Atlanta. Ga
r w FLINT, r. P. A. Augusta. Ca
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Dr.. Earth Called Herr Won Kardoff a Liar for Saying German BimetalliSts Were
 Bribed.

Berlin, Jan. 23.-In the reichstag today Dr. Earth, a leader ot the radical union- ist party, asked Chancellor Won Hohen- lohe what had been done with the reso- lution of bimetallism introduced in the last session. The chancellor replied that he was not yet ready to make any state ment to the chamber regarding the res- olution.
 Dr. Earth then declared the bimetallic agitation had been fomented outside of Germany, adding that perhaps American gold had assisted the agitation
 Herr Von Kardoff, the German cham pon of bimetallism and leader of the agrarian party, challenged the produc- tfon of the proof that any one of the Ger man bimetallists had been paid to repre- sent American interests and declared that pr. Earth was an infamous liar.
 Dr. Earth sprang from his seat and .Aotly declared that such a remark was an infamy and an outrage on debate.
 The president of the chamber called Dr. Earth to order stating that he had not heard the remark imputed to Herr Won Kardoff.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
GREENVILLE.
Butler Democrats Satisfied With the Action
 of the Committee.

Butler Democrats Satisfied With the Action
 of the Committee
 Greenville, Jan. 23.-(Special.)-Mo democrats express themselves as entirely satisfied with the action of the commit tee. Some say 1t goes much further than asking back those who have left the party, but still believe in it's principles 1t sets free those of us who have stood by the organization from ring rule and dictatorship. None of us expected the postoffice crowd at Montgomery to be pleased; but it is little strange that they are not when they claim that the committees action defeats Captain John ston. They must be at heart, or the captain and his blunders would not so trouble them The cry is already being raised by the extremists among MT. Clarke's friends that the party cannot elect a free silver man for governor. First, because MT. Cleveland would do what he could to defeat him. and that Wall street would of course withhold the snews of war from the democrats, while furnishing them in abundance to repub- licans We are coming to nice pass when the president and Wall street have to be consulted before the people can ex- ercise their right to vote for state off, cials While there is nothing to alarm true democrats in this kind of talk com ing from the source it does 1t goes to show that MT. Clarke is an administra- ton conscript for the place and not mak- ing the race as volunteer from motives of patriotism and of his own free will and accord In all our experience and obser- vation during the war we cannot now name a man who had to be conscripted
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24

that was above the place of a private, and we do not believe the people today will entrust the highest office in their gift to a man who is occupying the po- sition of a conscript. Captain Johnston's supporters in this section are by no means confined to men who agree with him on the financial question, but many who are with the administration on this question are his earnest supporters, be- cause they know him to be a true and tried democrat and believe his nomina tion will do more to reunite our party than can be done in any other way. The most puerile effort that we have yet seen by the postoffice organ at Montgomery Is the effort to prejudice the black belt democrats against Captain Johnston, who they honor as one of their best friends. Q.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
SELMA.
There Has Been Grand Shake-Up in Rail-
 way Circles.

There Has Been Grand Shake-Up in Rail-
 way Circles.
 Selma, Jan. 23.-(Special.)-T city is much exercised over the news of the abolishment of the southern district freight agents office and travelling pas senger agents office, effective February l. News confirming the rumors afioat for several days past was received to- day. MT. Ray Knight, who for twenty five years past has been connected with the lines entering Selma now controlled by the Southern, and MT. R. w. Smith the popular travelling passenger agent, together with MT. Knights office force, will be let out. In MT. Knights office are Mir J. w Hunter, chief clerk: MT. Allan Hewart, rate clerk, and MT. Charles Hewart, stenographer.
 MT. Knights territory will be trans ferred to MT. Hayden Miller, district freight agent, with headquarters in At lanta and MT. Smiths territory goes to MT l.. A. Shipman, travelling passenger agent. with headquarters In Birming- ham.
 Selma has suffered greatly by the re- trenchment tactics of the Southern and the business men are very sore over the matter. The offices of superintendent, law agent. road master, assistant general passenger agent district freight agent and travelling passenger agent have been
Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-24
Pratt City Items.

Henry Thomas, a convict at shaft No. 1 prison, made his escape Monday night. He was working the coal chute when he escaped, and all efforts to recapture him at the time proved futile. The off, cers are thought to have struck his trail near Coalburg yesterday evening, but at last reports he was still at large.
 The new depot in process of construc- tion by the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham railroad is being pushed to completion as rapidly as possible. This building has been needed for a great length of time, and will be of great bene- fit to the citizens of our town.
 Our enterprising real estate agent, D. M. B. Hassler, is still finding purchasers for a number of his lots on East High lands. These lots are very advantage >6usly situated, and their sale tends to show the substantial basis of Pratt's growth.
 MT. N. N. Polk, for a long time a resi- dent of this place, is engaged in moving his family to Birmingham. We regret exceedingly to lose MT. Polk as he has won the unreserved confidence of every person in the place during his stay.
 Margie the oldest daughter of Mrs. W. D. Young, is very sick with pneumonia. It is thought, though, that she will soon recover.
 The mines are running to their marked capacity, and even then are not pro- ducing sufficient coal to fill orders.