The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-15
SOUTHERN NOTES.
Constitutional Convention for Ala
bama-A Preachers Denial

..,ac,.l from Montgomery says: An
60 ,o,fcrence was held at tns
Exchange Hotel upon a can "l MAJ
aging committee OF the AiapaH" No'"-
erclal Association this afternoon ana
fun and free discussion or the pues,iD"s
Involved In a call for constituuonaA
convention was had. Inc l'H""'ne
members OF the committee were present
Mr.. ii. /. Mckee, OF selma > D. boNls'
OF Talladego; Tenant LonlaA' os MUl,.
eomcrv and $ d. Weakley, Of BIrmins-
ham Judge w. ]. Wood, Of Florence
was chosen. A number OF other genue-
men we're called in and participated In
the discussion. This conference adopted
resolutions advising the work 10 be car
,led on. taking tho question or negro
suffrage as the main issue, and giving
the people a guarantee That the general
provisions OF the present constitution on
the subject OF taxation shall be preserved
and the limitations IN their cssentlai
features remain unchanged.
II WAS the opinion Of an that reform
of the suffrage Is the paramount issue.
and the wisdom Of the convention VIII
insure protection on an secondary Issues
Letters we're read from Senator John
T. Morgan and many other prominens
men from all sections Of the state, en-
dorslng the measure and rendering ser
vices for the work. Y member OF the
conference said tonight
THE object lesson Of North carolina
has been enough Many men who OPP
posed the convention two years ago are
now openly for II, and assurances OF
support from many who have been clahs@
ed as Populists were received.
MACON. GA. Nov. u.-Mayor Prico
to-day published Rev. J. w Lees posi-
tive denial that he had ever called the
MAYOR a liar The denial was IA answer
tn a. note addressed by the Mayor 10 tho
minister as soon as he saw the story
published in the Morning News. In me
correspondence between the Mayor ana
Rev. r. r. White and Mr.. w. O. Solo
mon ever since the Morning News pu0-
llshed the story they practically ad-
mitted the truth OF the story, but could
give the Mayor no satisfactory eXpltna-
ton He therefore, decided yesterday 70
have the meeting that he Intended TO
have some time ago. Consequently he
wrote Mr. Lee:
"Did you. from your pulpit. call me
| Hare
The minister replied: ct did not"
Mayor Price to-day told the Morning
News correspondence that number OF
J people had told him that the minister had
called him a liar from the pulpit but
as that gentleman had denied IL en-
| phatically, he was az his rows end
Rev. Lee Is the man who made sensa-
ti0nal and groundless charges against
the Mayors Of Savannah and Augusta
! ST. AUGUSTINE, Nov 12-The School
Teachers State Association viii hold It's
next convention in this city on December
| 26th. 9th and 2Sth. The Association has
a large membership. and SO is expected
| that az least five hundred teachers VIII
/ be I'm attendance. The Associations VIII
require a large hall IN which io hold its
| meetings and this is usually supplied
FREQ OF charge which viii no doubt Dee no
case i'm ST. Augustine Besides tho
teachers. there will also be "a number ot
visitors with them not connected with
the society. and # will boz a good oppor-
tunlty for the people Of st. Augustine 10
show their hospitality.
gavannah's cotton receipts for tho sca-
son OF lg9S'99 passed the hair million
! bale mark yesterday, the total receipts
10 date being $1,000 bales. Yesterday .
| receipts were something over ll.Wo bales.
| Tho peculiar coincidence about this IS
that the half million mark ia reached on
| the same day this season as II was last.
only the receipts 20 date are over 400
bales ahead Of what they were tho same
day last year This shows that there
Is another immense crop az cotton this
year and that Savannah IS getting her
full share Of IT,
| A company has been organized IN A.
ianta for the purpose Of making the ofi'
ginsI Georgia Brunswick stew, cannlhs
N and putting IL on the market. Not
onlv has tho company been organized but
already the delightful concoction ol
| chicken. corn tomatoes and seasoning
has been placed In several local stores
| and a large quantity sent north.