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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

McComas to the seat in the United States
senate now occupied by A. +. German and
IT is asserted that the MalsterteS will com
bine with the democrats and organize the
lower house tomorrow unless their demands
are complied with.
Neither Side Can Do Anything.
Annapolis, Md, January 5.-The split In
the ranks Of the republican members or the
house of delegates, which developed at last
nights caucus, continued today. with the
result that the house compelled to adj
journ until tomorrow without having or
ganlZcd and there seems to be no inllnc Hl-
ate prospect of a settlement of the difficult
ty The trouble arises from the position as
sumed by eleven of the members of the
Baltimore city delegation, who say they are
In rebellion against the rule of United
states Senator Wellington, Governor
LoWndes and other party leaders. Without
the aid OF seven of the seceders the repuD-
lican majority cannot elect Il speaker, ana
with four of them the democrats would
have the number necessary under the con-
stitution to effect an organization.
The SituatiG: * ha"I-;s Ia serious effcc.
upon the fight for the United States sena-
torship. United States Senator Yelling
ton and Governor LoWndes have both de-
clared for Judge McComas for that office.
while Major Alexander Shaw, General
Thomas i. Shryock and Congressman sgd
ney Mudd are making an active canvass
in order to see how the land lies.
Ballotng for Il successor to United states
Senator German will begin next Wednes-
Iay.
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less BY COLD IN FLORIDA

Jacksonville Fla, January G.-(SD"cial) -
The cold weather of January 1st and ID
did considerable temporary damage TO
vegetables but none of a permanent char
actcr.
Orange trees Will in some instances lose
their foliage, ana where situated in expos
cd places In the northern border Of ne
orange belt, will lose Il part of the ten
der growth. owing to the fact, however.
that the sap was down
The trees themselves WCr" able to RESIST
unscatt.d even a lower temperature.
Reports from the pineapple belt of the
east coast indicate that the damage to
pneapp,cs was trih:ag.
The fan crop Of tobacco in all parts
Of the state was injured badly. Blooms on
Strawberries We're killed. Early stra"rer-
ri~s in the northern section were frozen
on the vincs and the plants themselves set
beck fully six weeks.
The touderest garden crops in all sec
tons as far south as Tampa where lack
no protection by forests, stream or lake
were badly injured, but exposed gardens
ga not represent more than nalt the area
in truck. growers having learned by GKpa-
rlence the wisdom of selecting we'll pro
tccted spots.
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Postmaster General Wants Experiment
Tried Fully.
HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL so FAR
Chairman Loud of Postoffice Commit
tee, Being Fully Advised.
EXTENSIVELY USED IN EUROPE
Il ,rts Will Show What Has Been Ac-
1plished in Countries Across
the Atlantic.

washington January 9-Postmastcr Gen.
eral Glry Is t., ug a great deal of interest
fra the matter @ xtenSion of the free mail
delivery IN the rural districts.
The department was given S590G0 with
which 20 mako experiments in this line dur
ing the presau, fiscal year, and those al
ready tried have proved very successful,
Mr.. Gary hopes that congress will make
a much larger appropriation for the com
ing year with which to extend the sphere
OF the experiments already undertaken. In
this connection he has prepared and sent
to Chairman Loud, of the p1stoffice COM
mittec, a report showing the extent to
which rural free delivery has been put in
operation IN Europe.
In Great Britain the free delivery of let
ters was begun about fifty years ago All
mails are delivered at the office of the adj
dressecs without extra charge, the rural
postman making daily walk of from fif-
teen to eighteen miles and receiving a com
pcnsation of IS shjllings, or about 81 SO, per
week. Pensions are granted in cases of per
manent incapacity after ten years Of active
duty Rural posts are believed TO be self
supporting.
In 1880 rural delivery was established In
France Even the most outlying hamlets of
the country received at least one free de-
livery per day. The postmen have a right
to retire on a pension after serving fifteen
years and reaching the age of fOrty-five
years. Eight hours Is the maximum time
Of employment.
In the German empire a small charge OF
from 10 to 20 pfenniEs g to 4 'enis). &c
cording to weight, is made for the delivery
of mail in the rural districts The hours
OF service of foot carriers are from eight
TO nine hours daily.
In Austria-Hungary a small extra charge.
ranging from half a cent to a cent and a
half. is made for delivering letters and small
packages in the rural districts. The ser
vice is not Sef-supOprting.
Rural free delivery prevails all over Bel
GUM the pay of the carriers being graded
according to the cost of living IN the To-
caliues where they serve. Their average
trips are sixteen or eighteen miles daily.
Participation in political campaigns is for
hdden and their tenure is secure during
good behavior. After a certain term of
service they are entitled to a pension.
In Switzerland. the home of the Universal
Postal Union. there is at least one free de-
livery q day in every hamlet. The system
has been in operation since 1S4S
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Daily Times, has announced for renomna-
ton as state senator from Dallas county.
If Mr.. Nunnelee is as active in campaign
work he is in the editorial field he will
make Lively race for whoever may contest
for the honor with him.
The friends in this county of Mr.. Paul
w. Smith are insisting that he shall be
come candidate for nomination as repre-
sentative from this county.
Colonel A. A. Wiley and Mr. Gordon Nc
Donald are being mentioned in connection
with the senatorship from montgomery
county. Whether either or both Of them
viii consent TO become candidates has not
vet been made public, however.
The following gentlemen are said to be
among the aspirants to Legislative honors
in jefferson county: Hon. John w. Nc
Queen, l.. Y. Lipscomb Joseph II. Mont
somery, l.. J. Haley, Morris Loveman ana
John II. Kennedy.
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Cuban Autonomist Is Now on His Way
to Havana.
SAILS TO CUBA FROM NEW YORK
Will Join the Cuban Cabinet and Work
for Peace
TELLS HOW HE WILL REACH CUBA
Says He Is Proud That an Autono-
mist Government Has Been
Established


'ioi T'"0 o''''' VIC >"""" "uIoh-
"mlSt Ieauer' 'elt Aalah'a SUNDAY at noon
'i' NC" ~ io' i''Y"''' "i'i' ne goes
~ "'''p' 'ho POI 'l''l' u me minister
of the interior in the Cuban home rule
cabinet with Senior Gown were his wife
and two daughters and an unknown Span
Ash gentleman.
A. o., r,,,. ,t,o , :,
40 ~ '''' WV - "i''''''I ca 'S''o H. ho
WIS so'nB 10 take d piace that ne had' ny
suffering. ton ana struggle, created. II"
modestly said that the creation of the au-
economist cabinet was partially due to his
efforts. and he smiled as he remarked that
NO ,,,,,, e,oing to do tho bonnios+ dut,, +bo+
~ x,. IT., -
Ia" c'cI "ech MS 10 PeIIoiiH'
senior GOWNS leave taxing was marked
by palhlul lack or friends TO see nm or.
tie ana ms lamlly boarded the train alone
with the exception of the unknown Cuban.
The senior had bought four tickets to New
YORK and had reserved Pullman drawing
room ana an extra section inc CubahS
entered the car ana cha'iered out rev
spanish words regarding lhe seats ana
the uiSposltioh OF theH baggage III lew
moments TWO young americans ehlcIt"
ana tod the young IadleS Eooopy, mo
young CUBAN girls gave t helr A'lahI ,,
~ -c"''9 q 80 Io'u4o- - -, ~ .
they only wished they cou d( take the TWO
younG men with them. Inc young men
PROMISED 20 utoP GOWN ~ NuO" S0'l'o N1J
to see the falr autohomlSls
The Valise and the Language
ono lone Cuban gentleman dropped into
the car to tell Senior Gown a last farewell.
q1,a ,artinp was not very sad-there was
no oyrrhov of Iegrets
,rl, nav, r,f,,fstor or tho interior OF
c,uha,s homo rule government was busy
huc5Iing the strap of his vaIise when seen
by a Constitution Representatives. He con-
tinund 70 manifest a deep interest in tho
tt,'4 - no grin and at first Maid
,ot tba sliqhtest attention to the questions
nTo7 ~ hi,,
HIt@ al mn" :. ,o,. 4,,,,,
Il no uhdeFStahd' ne kept rePe"'Iib'
but the newspaper mans atutude remain
ing constantly persistent, Gown finally de-
vcloped a surprising familiarity with tho
English language ana began to talk Ho
49, ,Pt. No..,,a,,o- mon saving thar
t ,"e N bad worried the life out Of HIM
Il will reach New York tomorrow at
o'clock by the eastern time said Gown
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ALABAMA DEMOCRATS TO MEET.
It Is Announced That the State Exec
utive Committee Will Take Action.

montgomery Ala, January 6.-GSpecial)
1t Is stated here on good authority lhat
it is the purpose of Hon John IS. hhoA
of Anniston the chairman of the democrat
ic state executive committee. to call the
committee together in this city on Feb-
ruary 22d for the purpose of selecting
time for holding the state convention ana
of determining The qualification of voters
in the primaries.
1t is understood that the committee Will
adopt the same rules governing partcipa-
ton in tho primaries that We're adopted
two years ago. IT IS also intimated that
the committee will call the convGntton to
meet early in April.
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Huntsville's Cattle Trade.

Huntsville, Ala, January 2--tSpecial)-
Within the past month the cattle shipping
business has sprung up in huntsville from
comparatively nothing and has grown 20
large proportions. McCrrw * Shields have
shipped loo head of cattle to points III
the west within the past two weeks. Seven
hundred additional head Will be shipped
this week to Missouri. Other shippers are
In the field and their shipments within the
past two weeks will aggregate over 1000
head. This business has opened a new field
for revenue for the farmer and ii is thought
that many cotton farmers Will cease to
plant cotton and devote their attention to
raising cattle.
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mR. GAGE DOES NOT REPLY.
He Says Re Advocates Conditional
Retirement of Greenbacks.

New York, January "a Washington
dispatch 10 The World says Secretary
Gage when asked today If ne cared to make
a reply TO William Jennings Bryans criu-
clsm of his course at the banquet in Chicago
last night said he was not prepared at this
moment to answer Mr.. Bryan.
Il will say a word, however, about my
plan for the retirement of the greenbacks
and treasury notes, which Mr. Bryan re
fers to in his speech. I advocate only a
conditional retirement of the greenbacks.
or u certain proportion of them, in order
to strengthen the government in its posi-
ton toward them, and to give better assur-
ances than now exist that the government
viii have the power to redeem them in
gold as it should do
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efforts but an immense advantage has I'M
doubtedly been given to the anarchial and
predatory tendencies which have recently
become 50 formidable in American society
by the DISCRIMINATION of the republican
party and the incapac!ty q sound money
men to retain any controlling authority
among the democrats. Clearly there Will
be a desperate fight a few moEths hence
to be renewed at the presidential contest of
1900, over the same issues which Were sup
posed to be settled by the election of Mr.
Mex inlcy."
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Want to Purchase Property.

Montgomery Ala. January 5.-(Special)
Mr.. Rec. of Boston. the owner or a con
siderable majority of the stock in the
Montgomery Waterworks Company, reach
ed the city today and tonight held con-
ference with the city council relative to
the purchase by the latter of the property.
The parties are about $1,000 apart, but
the council appointed tonight commit
tee of five, consisting of President Joseph;
Mayer. to try TO drive a trade with Mr..
Rice. The committee viii report the re
suit of its conference with Mr.. RiCc 2l y
called meeting of the council. to be hcld
about peXt Friday.
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McBrayer Strongly Opposed.

Raleigh. n. c., January 4.-(Speclal)--
One Of the Queerest fights ever made
against a confirmation IS now being made
against that of John McBrayer as post
master at Shelby.
Some of his opponents have gone to
Washington with afiidavts that during the
war he while n confederate soldier. offered
TO hold union man two soldiers could
shoot him.
Later afidavits say he denounced Christ
and his mother and is an atheist. 1t
seems that McBrayer IS to get the post
nfIirc after al
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His Pecan Trees His Fortune.

Montgomery, Ala, January 6,-GSpecial)
Mr. George Rambo who lives near Pats1-
cola swamp. in Butler county. during 4
duh season devoted his energies for 4 few
days to planting forty acres of inferior
land in pecans. He has been a hard WORKER
all of his life. and now that he has ad-
yanced somewhat in years he has from his
pecan orchard an annuity thai VIII %n3-
Bile him to lay in Il bed Of ease the pal
ancc of his life. He has Geo trees that have
Just begun to bear we'll They are the large
SOft-Shen NAriotN.
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Elk. Governor Oates in Montgomery

Montgomery Ala. January 5.-(SpecI&iD
Former Governor oates has purchased the
beautiful Lock cottage behind the capitol
and in the block with the reservoir GOV
crnor oates removed his law office from
AhbrVille to this city some months ago
NlnNtEOmerN.
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SAYS SILVER MEN WILL WIN
Tendon Times Predicts Majority for
Democrats in Next House.

democrats III 1NeaL LlouSS'
London, January 10.-The Times, COM
menting cditorialy this morning on dis
patches from its New York correspondent
dealing with the growth of Organism
among the democrats and the d.sintcgration
of the republicans and predicting a silver
majority in the next house of representa-
tlves. attributes the "reaCtion' to President
NcIIinley's "temporizing attitude and am
biguous language on the currency ques-
ton" The Times says:
ct cannot he that the forces which de-
feated Organism In 1896 are wholly shat
tered and annulled by Il series of tactical
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Fifty Cents Too Much

Montgomery, Ala, January 4.-(Specia)
few months ago city Treasurer Goodwin,
of Selma died. and the examination OF his
books shows a happy contrast to the rec
oris of the average official who is checked
up nowadays, Major Goodwin had held
the office for thirty-six years, and when
his books had been carefully checked
over after his death he was found to have
so cents too much money on hand.
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Negro Democrats Recognized.

Frankfort, Ky, January 4.-'rhe conve1-
ing and organization of the two leg sla-
tive houses today were without incident
of note. a IA lure to complete the organ
izlt.ou of the lower branch precluded even
the beginning of business.
The governor also failed to transmit Ills
message, which later came out In the af-
tcrnOOn paper.
The biggest fight an ong the democratic
majority of the house the caucus of which
was not concluded till tonight was over
the determination of a majority to linn t
the candidates for one of the minor places
to negro democrats. Some of the mem
bers fought this measure to a finish but
the negro won and was given the place.
State Med Inst. has a message for every
man on page 9. Don't fail &c read it.
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MONTGOMERY Has a Failure.

Montgomery Ala, January i.-(Spe"ta)
The Montgomery Arms Company yesterday
made q general assignment to t2reW
fit of all its creditors equally. The com
pany has done an extensive gun ammuni-
ton and bicycle business. No st9tement
a. to the amount of the assets ana H3bI'.
ties is made. but they are said to be about
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
4 SIMPLE CATARRH CURE

have spent nearly Atty years in the treatment OF
Catarrh and have Effected more cures than any spe-
cialist In the history OF medicine. As must soon
retire from active life VIII, from this time on, send
the means OF treatment and cure as used in my
this paper who suffers from this loahsome, danger
ogs and dsgusting disease This IS sincere ofGs
J. A. Lawrence, ia West SD ST., Kew York.
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former probate judge of Autauga county,
dropped dead yesterday while eating MS
dinner. He was about seventy years old
and was one of the best loved men in the
county.
The remains of Mrs. +. Loeb, who died
in Fort Gaines, Ga, on yesterday, We're
taken to Eufaula, her old home and
were buried there this morning.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
LEFT THE GUN Cooked
While He Was Loading 1t and the Re
suit Was a Family Funeral.

Manifold. Ky, January G.-(Special)-J.
w Nash. a well-to-do farmer Of the Lynn
willie section. a few miles south Of here
was instantly killed this morning by an
accidental discharge of an old muZz .e-'o2d-
ing shotgun He was loading the gun,
which he had left cooked, and just rs no
had finished IL fired the entire contents
entering his breast. He was the father
Of nine small children and leaves q wife,
aged thirty-seVcn years.
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FLoRAPLExsop

wouldn't "knocE it out" IT makes Your stomach
sweet and strong and healthy, SO you can eat any
thing that's catabe and digest it and enjoy It.
Write to me for free sample bottle by mail
FRANKLIN HART IA West 32d ST., New York,
Mrs. c. Long, of Sanborn, Iowa, says: II was
slck ten years. ] could not eat anything without
the greatest pain. My life was a misery to me.
was 50 bad ut times that death would have been
welcome. One bottle of Florapexion did me
more good than anything I ever took. 1t Is the
greatest blessing ! ever found. / do not know
how TO be thankful enough"
Dr'tgJists sell it. 500 q bottle.
Mention The Constitution.
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| NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD.
An Important Railroad Suit on Trial
Involving Lease.

Salisbury. n. c.. January 1.-THE first
hearing of the plaintiffs IN the North Car
DINA railroad lease litigation was held here
before Special Master Craige today. rms
is suit before the special master to set
aside the lease of the North Carolina rail-
road to the Southern Railway Company.
The testimony of the defendants, Governor
Russell representing the state and his
board of directors. has already been heard.
Its purpose to show fraud in the lease.
The plaintiffs are the Southern Railway
Company and the old board of directors of
the North Carolina railroad, who made the
lease to the Southern and who were re-
moved by Governor Russell.
Samuel Spencer. president of the South-
ern, was the principal witness.
Railroad Case Adjourned.
Salisbury, n. c., January THE hear
Ing before Special Master Cra5gie IN the
case Of the lease of the North Caroilua
railroad to the Southern railway was to-
day adjourned until Wednesday next
Refused To Pay Railroad Tax.
Raleigh. n G., January 2.-(Special)-At
a meeting of the business men or AShcVlllo
steps taken by the chairman of The county
con.,!1issioners to rcpu"iate. uuttr the
forms of law IS, u large part of the honest
debt + the county, and Trs"iuIpn vas
adCpre3 c0udeplnIug the action taken ana
calling 0r"u " meeting to take steps III
the matter.
A Rutherford county man nus u''lIi''H -
nay that part of his taxes known as he
railway tax an the ground that neither
Of the railroads operating IN that county
lad complied with it's contract t" huEd
TO the county seat hut had stopped OUT
side the corporate limits.
seaboard's improvements.
Raleigh, n. c., January 5.-(Special)-Th
Seaboard AIRLINE has closed contract
with the Portsmouth car shops for the
building of 400 freight cars. to be provided
with ali recent improvements. Vice Presi-
dent St. John says; 1--WE are trying to
arrange to do all our work along the me
Of the road so that the people in our sec
ton will get the benefit of what the com
pany is doing. This contract means an
The Seahoard is also ordering number
of new engines.
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Hector Lane Stricken with Apoplexy

Montgomery. Ala, January 4.-(SpecialD
A special from Athens. Ala, states that
Hon. Hector d. Lane, president of the
former commissioner of agriculture of Ala
bama while sitting at his desk was stricken
with apoplexy. His friends were greatly
alarmed for while. but he is now thought
to be out of danger.
Hon. James II. Boothe. of Prattville,
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xa SsI' sxa rn
III II "a Eu ,yz.

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BE sure to get Hoods SarsapariIa If you
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M
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Railroad Case Adjourned.

Salisbury. n. c., January THE hear
Ing before Special Master Cratgte in the
case of the lease of the North Carolina
railroad to the Southern railway was to-
day adjourned until Wednesday next.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-15
MARRIED

RUENING-YOUNG-In Oakland, October s, 1887. Charles Bruening and Maggie Young. BEECHING-BRACKET Alameda, Janu- ary 12, 1898, by the Rev. Mir. Bovard. Robert A. Beeching and Helen B. Bracket. EFFEY-STEWART-In Santa Cruz. January F. 1898. by the Rev. John c. Taylor Robert Eney and Minnie M. Stewart. FERG GUSON-THOMPSON-I Eureka. Janu- ary 2, 1S9S. by the Rev T. H. Stephens, Frank E. Ferguson and Alice NJ. Thompson. HERNANDEZ-SCHO Creston Janu- ary 1, 1898, by the Rev. M. Claus, Joseph Her nandez and Sophie M. Scholar HOEY-McCARTHY-In this city, January 10, 1S9S by the Rev. William H. Tubb. Hugh Dennis Hoey and Mary Gertrude Mccarthy, both of San Francisco, HUNT-CHEATAM-In Kern January Il, 1898. by the Rev. c. $. Linsley, w. II. Hunt and Mary Eleanor Cheatam. LESTER-ROGERS-In Santa Cruz, January 12 1S9S by Justice Gardner, Bonnie E. Lester and Sarah Della Rogers. LINDSTRAND-ANDER Blue Lake, Cal. January l. 1898. by the Rev. William Baesler, John E. Lindstrand and Clara An derson.
 1S9S, by the Rev. T. H. Stephens Addington P Long and Laura E. Thompson. RANKIN IN-McPHERSON-In Eureka. January T. 1898, by the Rev. Griffith Grifhths. Sandy Rankin and Jane Ann McPherson RDS-MURGOTTEN-In San Jose. Jan uary 12, 1898, by the Rev. Dr. Wakefield, Rob- ert R. Richards and Edith Clementine Mur gotten.
 LKWOOD-wATERS-In Eureka, January l, 1898, by the Rev. L. Kennedy, Samuel s. SilkwOod and Katherine Waters SCHEUER-HENRY-In this city January 8, 1S9S by the Rev. D. Stebbins, Gerard A. J. Scheuer and Ruth NJ Henry.