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DEATH WAS SUDDEN. EX-SPEAKER CRISP DIES FROM HEART DISEASE. Twit* Presiding ortluir of tli* Mourn* of ICrprr»«*iitf%tlw«*f». uml l-»»l » leader of thr DmofTAtle l**rty— Would 11 a vn Hvrn Klvetid htnalor from (iirirgla Had Hi* Mtrd. ll.aih of Ki-»|w»li*r ( rl«(* Atlanta, O.l, Oct. 24,—Chari** F. < Hop, the ex-.M|»caker of the. lion** of Itepresentutivos. died liere tlita after noon very suddenly and unexpectedly. Jle hud long been troubled vyith heart disease, hut had not recently been in had health. Charles Frederiek < 'risp was born in •Sheffield, England. January 2S», 1845, while Ids parents were on a theatrical trip abroad, both iiclng tvetors. lie ob tained his education in the Georgia public schools and served in the Con federate army from tee outbreak of the rebellion till he was made a prisoner of war in 1884. At tile close of the war lie st udied law and was admitted to til* bar In 18158, and in 1877 was appointed solicitor general of the Southwestern judicial district of Georgia. In 1877 lie was appointed judge of the superior court, which position he filled for sev eral years. in 1887 he resigned to go to (ongress. The principal work done by Mr. Crisp during his first term in Congress, which went for nothing at the time, was to apply himself most diligently to acquiring an extended knowledge of tile business of the House. At the opening of the Forty-ninth Congress Mr. Crisp wus aasigned to tin- second place on the committee on i’acitic railroads and to the third place uii iim: ct/iimmu’i' dii » niiiiuri tun capacity for hard work may lx- judged k from the fart that he made during tliIk Congress forty-six report* from the commerce eominittee, three from tiie Pacific railroads committee and five conference reports. The most im Iwirtant of these was the conference report on the interstate commerce bill, which finally became a law. Mr. Crisp was chosen Speaker of the Fifty-second Congress after such a long and rather animated contest with as pirant* of Ids own party in caucua that the election was not made until after the House's session began. When the Fifty-third Congress convened he was re-elected witiiout opposition. Mr. < 'risp was as cool and collected as Mr. Heed. Generally he spoke in a low tone save when in a burst of eloquence he drew a peroration. When the Speaker ruled against him he would, if an arguing chance existed, differ with the Speaker, and appeal from the de cision of the chair, ii is points of order he inude clearly and forcibly, but calmly. He did not storm at the Speaker. He did not raise his voice in anger. But with all his nerves well in hand, lie would wait until the hubbub subsided and the crowd around him. resentful of the arbitrary rulings of the Speaker, had quieted down, and fhen, like a judge charging a jury and equally uiiiiiipassioned, lie would make liis point. Mr. Keed often sought to taunt Mr. Crisp intounger, but the sar casm of the Maine man, which had proved too much for so many other Democrats, produced no appreciable effect on the Georgian. Mr. Crisp’s death was not altogether a surprise in political circles, for he had had several spells of illness in Washington. He suffered from asthma, and later from heart trouble. His ill health, however, did not become a matter of public notoriety until last spring, when he was compelled to abandon a series of joint debates ar ranged with ex-«ecretary itoKe Mmitn because of the advice of his physician that it would imperil his life for iiitn to continue the debate, which had at tracted state as well as national inter est. by reason of the fact that it in volved the position of the Democratic party of the state on the silver ques tion. as well as the senatorship from Georgia, for which the ex-speaker was an active candidate. The silver men won their fight, and Mr. Crisp, had he lived, would huve been the next sen ator from Georgia. JONES FOR CONCESSION, lie Aibliri Giving Away to Ueorgta Pop ulist*. ATLANTA, (in., Out. 34. It is learned here on wiiat is believed to be uniin [teachable authority that fusion was agreed on at Chicago yesterday be tween Senator Jones and I'opulist Com mitteeman Wushburne, and as u result Wushburne left Chicago for Nashville iiud 11. W. Iteed left Atlantu last night for the same place, where they will meet Mr, Watson. y Senator Jones wired hi* representa tive here in substance u* follows: “We must accede to the dcuiumlsof the I'op ulists for fusion in Georgia." Tbe reply was The I'opulist* of Georgia don't want fusion: they de maud a surrender," To this Senator Jones responded: “If these are the fact*, use your own judgment " It appear* from this that a general plan of fusion salisfaetorv to the I'op. uliat* has Wen agreed on Wtweeii Waahburae and Jones anil that Georgia alone stauds In the way of cousumiua tin*. n,iius Nysn >w *i «ii»«y W lUlltulnl, Get ft Mir Julian fnuneefote, It;it,sit ambassador, called at the Mate department today for the purpose of prmratlsg to Meeretary (Uaey eertsln proposition* regarding the VvU. swetal, wallulsn) bat tbw bviag tshwt day tbe two bad only tea miaate* confereu-e. Karr vest JsO Sun tvsy, font Natiw, Arb Get H Nine In dtan territory criminal*. nearly nil . *haired wltb rubber* easpe-t fv*»m ^ tbw enitnl Male* pvil **l sigM by is moving lust* ,*«». , i *g with tbe well* ft* an nbbdt tbe health ts»,%, tbe t uv ret* tram lot-ts i, Wl ma te a bole In Us* row* fcWHe* t4«*«4 M U~s «,UHS I'ntt vest rnt V. I'a im it bdib<r IUI ward W ISa uf tbe l.adWv l|*nne Journal t**i tlm Mary lesatnr daugb Wr >4 ty»wa Gntb, proprietor v4 tbe CStuntsw. *vtv married at tbe (ur* buns* la JehAthtow* l HANNA ON COERCION. Ofllrlal NUIrmnil In Relation ti» Ortaln Charges. CmcAOO. Oct. 31.—Chairman Hanna of the Republican national committee has iasue'l the following official state ment in relation to the frequent charges that workingmen are l>eingco erced: “The manifest policy of the silver Democratic managers in this cam paign. as set forth by their candidate for President, shortly after his nomi nation, lias heen to create the Itelicf in the minds of the workingmen that they were being coerced by their employer* to vote eontmry to their convictions. The chairman of their national com mittee, Hon. .lames K. Jones, has em phasized this potley in a proclamation in which ho boldly charges the employ ing classes of tile country with having entered into a conspiracy to coerce their employes into voting contrary to their opinions. This is a verv grave cliarge, and It has now assumed a form that justifies giving it some attention. It Is an insult, both to employer und employe. “We do not believe that one is des potic enough to attempt to coerce, or that, the other is so cringing as to he coerced. Employers und employes are all free Amerleun citizens, knowing their rights and capable of maintain ing them. “To coerce a voter Is a crime against the laws of the land, and if Messrs, liryau und Jones knew of coercion they made themselves accomplices of tin- criminals by not informing the proper authorities und taking steps for prosecution. It has been the policy < f the Republican party since Its or ganization to protect every citizen rli the exercise of his elective franchise, and it will adhere to that policy. “While we consider the churge ab surd, and tM-lleve that American work ingmen and employers are too inde pendent and patriotic either to lie co erced or to coerce, the Republican na tionul committee will <lo anything in its power to protect workingmen in the free unit untrannneled exercise of their right* us '■itizens umi will cheerfully unite with the nutioiml Democratic committee in any movement having that, object in view. "Coercion of voter* I* not only an un-American, unpatriotic ami despotic usurpation of tlie rights of a free citi zen. but it is a wrong that will inevit ably recoil upon its perpetrators, ft is an arbitrary use of power that i* in direct conflict with the principles of our government. The civil compact of majority rule means free majorities, for whose protection all constitutional powers should he ust'd, and without which a political victory would be bar ren of results worthy of a great party. Till* committee will spare no pains to secure to every citizen, whatever hi* politics, the right t > cast his vote ac cording to his own convictions and to have Ills vote honestly counted. M. A. HaxxA.” BRYAN’S ILLINOIS TOUR. Rl|lil«rn riser* on tbs I.Ut for the First !>*> Mr. Cannon Quoted. Mattoon, 111.. Oct. 24.—Mr. Bryan begun his great tour of Illinois to-day and lie will spend the next eight days in the state. Kighteen pluces were down on his itinerary for to-day and a few more will undoubtedly be added before night. Danville was the tlrst stop of the morning, and from a stand near the court house Mr. Bryan spoke to a largo assemblage. He said that he did not come to talk to those who believed In free silver, hut wunted to appeal to those who up to this time had been afraid of the results of free coinuge. After saying that he could prove the benefits of free silver by Kepublican testimony, he quoted from the speech made by Congressman Cannon in the house of representatives in 1878. A twenty minutes' stop was made at Paris and there Mr. Bryan condemned the money changers. The atidiurtce included many farmers. As i *1_1_A_ .. .... : 1 .. ,1 .......... 4 platform on wheels was ut the station ami after Mr. Bryan and his party hod ascended it 200 men drew it to a vacant lot, where Mr. Bryan addressed a large crowd of farmers for a quarter of an hour. Auuthcr Crusade Feared. CojtSTANTINopi.K, Oct. 24.—The tax trades issued Wednesday in connection with the recent purchase of arms, have resulted in s condition of affairs which is regarded us very grave. The minis ters were opposed to the poll tax im posed on the Mussulmans, hut the palaee officials Insisted thut the meas ure was necessary for the defense of Mussulman religion on the grouud that the t’hristlans were preparing to uttuck the Mussulmans, and the Ku ro|M-au press was preaching a eru* sude against Islam. Mr. Mlltun May lleenute a .fudge. Wasmvurox, ttet. 21 There la con siderable sprculatuti here as to the kiliHVwiroI the lute t h ip f Justice llleh ardson of the 1'lilted Mates court of claim* The idea seems to lie that Utc president will appoint a Southern Item is-rat lieeause the remaining four Judges are Northern men and Heuub lleaua and a name spoketi frequently la that u| 1‘uatiuaaler tiem-ral ft lisou. I.. A. ImimiiI Itaahragl mi. |.«i ui, tk’t. 14.-**|*. A. tuquard, slock and bond broker assigned shortly before hum knliy lie glut hla asset* at •ium.uml It U not staled what I be liabilities are. hut It U *#id blabu*ln**a U heat Ur Intuited It U claimed that daring the last »l» mouth* he ha* lust beat lit in wheat and stuck*, the total amount for which h#ha*h*euw(ue**ed Wing estimated at IWu.iMt bn 4 astua ta t *h**Mo K itHiMu, lean, tat U 1 he P ib IsrmtwratW e get alive mmmtttaa ie*terdny hv**aghl the e*e t uspoudetree In twee a the l\q*w.l*l ami IbiareuilM committee etmcemllig fuet.m prom ml turn* tu a $ bate It relating I he lliys list ih-mamtn which were Is hear hp* tlitl pecabteuttat e lee toe* amt one l‘ .puU»i i i ngi rsitl i» at candidate late, la «nktt*. W. \r« liter* bat tat tt- V*h defeated ItrtkytH in a hard fought gem* of Itu twenty minate ha vew by the **n#e w4 ta tu a TALK OF CANDIDATES. BRYAN AND M’KINLEY BOTH KEPT BUSY. The Parmer In Ilia Tour Through Indl S»n—Largs Oalbvrlng* lire*! tba Can Hlil.t.—MeKtnlaf Talk* lo tha Farmer* •—l>r»t«otl<>u ll*t<l la ba Mrornary for tlni' Fraspoeltp. Bryan's Tonr In ladlana. Ror iir«rr.H, Ind., Uut. IS.—The Indi ana cammtttea evidently docs not In tend to allow Mr. Hryan to keep rery far Icblnd the record M a gpoooli maker <m thin trip through Ilooalerdoiu. Nineteen speeches were made In twon ty-four hour* ending at midnight last night and today seventeen are on tho list, nod there will probably be moro. The first speech of the morning was at Ihoatur, shortly after B o'clock. Hcvcrsl thousand people listened to Mr. Hryan for more than a quarter r>f an hour. The crowd was to ado up of the most part of termors, and Mr. Bryan told them that the farmers of no country bad ever Indorsed the gold standard, and called attention to tho meeting of agriculturists some timo ago in Uuda Heath, where bimetallism was indorsed and greetings wars nent to tho bimetallists of America. Ho quoted from the addrens of Prinoo Bis morek to the termers a yoar ago, in which he said that tho termors must stand together aad protect themselves from the drones of society who pro duced nothing hat law*. Murkul was not down on the bills for a speech, but a atop was made there ana Mr. Bryan spoke for five minutes. Mr. Bryan was takob from the ear to n stand at Huntington and bo spoke to a crowd which uumbered up into tho thousands and which wo* evidently more 10 ma way oi .miming i..iau some of tlie crowds of yoste.Jay. The pcoplo or Lake ton hail tele graphed that a crowd had gathered there and a stop was made just long enougli for Mr. Ilryan to greet the pco {ile und shako hands wit h those nearest ilm. The public aqunre in front of tlio court house at Roche iter wan well filled when Mr. Bryau arrived there. In hi* speech ho quoted from the in diuna Hcpublican platform of nix years ago and referred to the message of ex 1‘rcsidcnt Harrison of Dec. ] 890. He suid in part: "I want to addruss my remark* to the Republicans who may lie present. 1 want to show the Repub licans wlio are here to-day that the Republican party has deserted the po sition which it has occupied and has changed its policy in attemyting to change tho conviction* of the Repub licans who supported it when it was supporting bimetallism In that plat form they commend the action of Congress on tho silver question. In that platform they point to the action of the Democrats who voted for demonetization und de nounced those Democrats, and yet to day, when we stand in the name posi tion that they stood and we stood after demonetization, the Republicans of In diana ure asked to declare that tiiat is a good tiling which they denounced six years ugo. I want you to remember that in that platform they declared that silver legislation had increased tlie value of silver, and yet when wa nsk to increase the value of silver they nay it can't increase the value of silver by law. "President Harrison in a message went to congress on the first of Decem ber, 18!K), pointed to the silver legisla tion of 3890 and gave it credit for the advance in tho value of silver and said that tiic advance in the value made in creasing prosperity among tlio people. And, lost some protectionist should attribute the prosperity to the protec tive tariff, Mr. Harrison declared that it was not duo to the tariff law known as the McKinley bill, but was due to tho silver law that added 054,OOU,OCK> a year to the cur rency of this country. And yet in lii'i Rnssage declared that increasing prosperity came because of the increas ing volume of the currency is to-day defending tho Republican party in its attempt to decrease the currency and destroy the prosperity of the country. You will notice that your platform of 3HIM) praised the addition of 954,000,(XX) of money to the currency and yet the statistics of the Treasury department show Unit we hare in actual circula tion 0150,000,000 less this year than we hail two yearn ago and In spite of the decreasing currency the Itepublicuu party proposes no plau by which that currency may bo increased. 1 want to ask you Republicans who rejnicud at the addition of 934,000,000 a ; ear in 1800. why you hove changed your minds and rejohv at a decrease in iho currency in IMM. 1 do not bo|jvrt: that the rank and 51e of the Republi can party will turn aa quick I v us the Republican managers turned. I do not bailee* that the plain people of the Republican party arc goiug to ■tings the.r convictions just Iweaustc the moneychanger* got hold of the Republican convention or wrote s i>lor urn suited to Wall street rntul lug laud instead of the platform Is favor of the American people. Mrklsbr Talks «e katWallef ists. CakicT, tihIn, tvt. 93, This morn ing » large delegation of farmer* from about irestou were the Drat callers. Mr M, K slry *pwk« to them in part kk follows "We cannot by legislation in tbla country wake values, we cannot by any legerdemain on Itnanc* make luuwihwf out of nwtbtng The only way to get wealth la by lai>u«, and auiU*ly who leaches any other he trine l» a false teacher and not the friend of American elllsenshlp or our Auterhan hesnea. There la no wav of «-■ reeling wealth by the mere breath of • oagrean. twogteasran do a pul nmnv things hut It ran not aush* run th h oe ihe asisifi rteh by debasing the mosey of the country, and Mean hot make th# country rteh by giving ns dollars that its tmly worth hirents eaoh and stamping ihsnn dollars Mow, fongrean can hela the errantry. but It must k i»y trtse Wg>sU»hw, earing tor the yrwivnt, the laborer, the farm* n» t the asnauta-i -rea of one own pu picv k> prow.Mag them aganst the w-ds-h of Mft* U»ing tn oth*i land* ■' i etna fm war what you « »«< ■ gowl ingt I sgtklnth s cannot onto them Van knm In order to get good crop* you have to sow, and ' then you must have Hod's sunshine and rain, and a cheap dollar will never hell | your crops any. You havo, then, U i work just as hard for a good os for i poor crop. Now. i? you havt a good crop, then you wnni a good market You have thal in the United States If you art let alone, hut if somebody's product can come in hero and displace yours, then your market Is not so good. It not that right? This is all there 1* t« that question. Thera la a question which our 70.000,000 of American free men should settle by their ballots. It is shall our country protect American interests and promote Amerloan de velopment against the outside world? "Now, when you have a good market and sell your wheat or corn you want to be paid in good monoy, don’t you? You older men around me will remem ber the period when you sold you* wheat and were paid In State bank monoy. which was good on the day you received it. but just as likely as not on the next day you diaoovered that thin value had depreciated and it was not worth anything, and so ail your labor was lost. Well now, the best thing for the former, after his good crops and his good market is good money, und when you give full four pecks for a bushel and sell your wheat by tha full bushel you want to be paid in dol lars that are fully worth 100 cents each, not only to-dAy, but everyday and everywhere. This is what the Re publican party stands for this year— those two tilings above all others, but the Republican party does not stand alone for them. The greater part of the Democratic iMtrty, the great lead ers of the old Democratic party, arc one with, us in the struggle for nation al honor and prosperity.” KILLED BY A BOMB. Believed to lie tlie Work of an Anarchist. New York tint. 5.1 —tlamlln J. An driw, scorrtary of the Arlington Chem ical works, located on i'alisiule avenue, Yonkers, wan Instantly killed yester day morning by a dynamite liomh which, the police think, was placed there for the purpose of destroying life and property. The body of tbo victim was frightfully mangled by tho explosion, and death must have come Instantly. Hamlin Andrus was a man of wealth, and he lived In Yonkers In handsome style with his family. He left his home in company with his son, Hiram, aged ■.:<) years, a littbi before 8 o’clock, and they went to the factory together. It was a few minutes after 8 o'clock when the explosion occurred. It shook the factory building and was accompanied by the sound of crashing glass and a volume of smoke. A wild rush was made by the factory employes to the office. They were headed by young Andrus. He found the floor of that portion of the office building occupied by his father cov ered with glass, mortar and broken furniture. In one corner of the room he saw the bleeding body of his father, partly covered with the debris. It was in a terribly mangled condition. Im bedded in the flesh of the dead man were found several pieces of cast iron. Other pieces, corresponding to these, were found in the office. They were carefully placed together and, although all the pieces were not found, there were enough of them to show that the bomb, or machine, that exploded was a piece of cast iron pipe, about six incites in length by one and one-lialf inches in diameter. Fastened to either end of this piece of pipe was a cap, which was screwed on. The odor and smoke indicated that the explosive was either dynamite or giant powder. Ho far no motive has been disclosed for flic murder. Information of a startling character was received by the police, which may uid in the solution of the mystery. It was to the effect that tho bomb was Intended for .John F. Andrus, brother of the dead man, a several times millionaire. John F. Andrus did not appear at the office of the Chemical company, as was his custom. On learn ing of the explosion and the death of l.le. 1.4 1. I... l,o..«:..,l flw. station and eoinimiideated with Cap tain Mungin. To the captain he said that the explosion of tlio bomb might have been the work of unureldsts, and offered an explanation for his belief. About three weeks ago. he said, he was walking along Wall street, New York, when he was accosted by a rather seedy looking Individual, who took him by the arm and said: “Mr. Andrus, you uro a very wealthy man. You have too much money, and I am one of a number of people who believe that you ought to distribute ut least one-third of what you have among the poor. You will either do this, or there will lie a way found of compelling you to do it,” Andrus, according to his story, paid little attention to the mau ut the time. I p to tiie present time no arresta hate lieen made. WATSON S NAME STAYS ON Itausa* Sujirriur I'uart Imum <kr Mfts itnaau* Asked fur l>) ttrnlilnulknl. Term. Kan , t»et. t'd Hie supreme nutd yesterday afternouti issued r peremptory writ of mandamus to com led Secretary of Mate W. C. Kdwarda to certify the name of Thowtaa K Wat sun to the omuty elerkaof the Ktate aa a caiuiulate for t tee preakk-at on the l'«.|ioU*t ticket. The court held that aa llilwaYi name waa not certified to the neeretary of stale aa that of a candidate to be voted tor by the people, but atdeljr k» be asklesl to the party appettaltua, the secretary had ao right to refuto to ear* ttfy It to the county clerks fur pabll raltuM on the ogkdat ballot. Tba out ohm ta the eaae wtU W written by t Vlvf Jaatkw Marita. Mr JmIsk AIIm soocamag Mr J unite* luiutaa will writ* | Jia seuting opinhm. bedding that tba ad* dtttun of Ike appellation to the ISrpa* itat party la latvnded to devolve the voters Neeretary Kdwarsta waa aerved »ttb the writ last Might aad hta odk>a foeon waa promptly vet at work watt tug not tee a to the osutljr vie tka to ba«a W *ts>« a aaase totaled w *ke fop a Hat Uakat akmg with that of Mr Mr tats Mnevtaea Mu Mryaa, I nk aoo. tvt :t-llva W dUam ft. Morrusak. chairman of tint talar atata » • »%• uwiMtn, lot tsiara a .washer of t ong s* fgd • Itfe ksM tVvHust**, baa koltad .tovn.no* Align id end the titteago Mtlkew aad mnmmi POLITICS IN COURT, THE WATSON CASE HEARD JUDICIALLY. Tha Attorney*' Argument* an Itoth ftltle* — A euggeattnn of Iteley In Itrhalf of the 0|ipn«ltlon Not Entertained—'('lent* rna, Ottdartl and Judge llnrton Oppoe< Ing Count* l H ottnn’t ( it* In Conrl. TomcKA, Kan., Oct. 22.—The eppllefr lion of I’opulist State Chairman John W. Breldenthal for a writ of man damus to compel Secretary of State Edwards to place the name of Thomas E. Watson on the official ballot aa the candidate of the People's party for Viet. President watt heart) before the 8u preme court this forenoon. The argu ment began at 0 o'clock and lasted until nearly noon. Hreldenthul was represented by 0. C. Clemens and Sa# ratary of State Edwards by Assistuut Attorney Ceneral Ooddard and ox Chief Justice Alltert H. Horton. Secretary Edwards filed an answer to Breldenthal'a petition, setting out that he bud decided not to put Wat son's name on the official ballot aa the candidate of the People's party for reasons as follows; First, he bad been advised Saturday, October 17, by affi davit filed by Abe Stelnberger, that Watson wanted hla name withdrawn from the Abilene ticket; second, on Monday, October 1#, lie had received Watson's afflduvitof withdrawal; third, the two seta of electors are Identical and all are democrats, and they would not vote for Watson; fourth, the su preme court has no authority to Inter fere in tho matter. 41.. ..«»«*.. In (li. AAA. It ft /I been re ad, Mr. Godard Afiked for more time for preparation. lie said Mr. Edwknls liad not been served with notice of the case until Monday after noon, and the one day that had elapsed since had not been sufficient time for proper preparation. There were some questions of fact In Mr. Edward's an swer which would reaulro time to prove, unless the other side should ad mit them to lm true, lie suggested that the hearing bn postponed until the nest regular session of the court, that is to say until the day before tlia election. After an informal discussion of the status of the esse, Mr. Clemens pro ceeded with Ills argument, going ex haustively into the case. lie claimed that Mr. Edwards had no right to sot on Hteinberger's affidavit Ootober 17, and that on the 10th, when Wateon's affidavit finally arrived, it wae, under the terms of the law, too late to make any more changes or alterations of any ticket on the ballot. He also claimed that the affidavit sent by Watson had not been properly verified, it not hav ing, In addition to the jurat of the ver ifying officers, the great seal of the State of Georgia. He also referred to the fusion compact by the terma of which Watson or Hewsll was to get the Ksnsas else tor* according to the relative number of electoral votes the two candidates might have In the elec toral college without Kaunas. Hssald this compact wae a complete refutation of Edwards’ allegation that the Abi lene ticket wae intended to mislead voters. Judge Horton said that if the facts alleged In Mr. Edwards' answer were not admitted, time should bo given to him to furnish evidence on the subject. He said it was generally known that at least one of the fusion electors, Morris Gllggctt. would never vote for Watson. Even Watson alleged that the Abilene ticket was a fraud. He had been in Kansas for the purpose of investigating the matter, and he had since declared In hi* speeches that the Abilene ticket wa* made for tho pur pose of deceiving voters. More re cently lie had verified his statements by uu affidavit, and that affidavit was now in this court. Watson was un willing to permit the use of hie nemo to impose a fraud upon the people. M r. Glemens replied briefly and the court took up a couple of local cases which seek to compel County Clerk Mc Cabe to put tho names of Holliday and ir-itl, .... (I... I Kullnt aa lairiala turn candidates. Thia argument con cluded, the court adjourned for dinner. CALDWELL ON COERCION. The lulled Mlatra Circuit Judge Declarer Himself. St. Paul, Minn.. Oct. 23.—Judge Caldwell of the United State* cirouit court, dclluing the relations of re ceivers of railways to the employes, says: "It will not be necessary for em ployes of corporations under federal receiverships over which I have any tv in trot to vote for McKinley or Itryan or any other candidate for a political office in order to hold their placet. "1 would order au Investigation of il complaint that an employe of the court had been discharged for political re*, sous; and if the complaint, upou inves tigation, appeared well founded, 1 i w-itt'd at ouoo order the dUinlstal of : every receiver, general manager or other officer or employe of the court having anything to no with discharg ing or threatening to discharge em ploye* for political reasons " DEFAULTER KILLS HIMSELF W T. Wuu.Su*.*. t*e Juneau, »S, Hunter, (tend la ttrglata. JURIAH, tVl*., (let. 99. -A dispatch wan received hare last night from the coroner id IrederU-hsburg, Vs, atattag that It T Kembttsch, the abarondiag bunker of thia eity, had eummittevl suicide there, lie disappeared ns its lobe* I*, ami furgerieu amouatiag to between ffusi auo and 8j0o,St*» art vharged to hint ILLINOIS DAY AT CANTON. Spur tut 3 rates Dso 4H Tartu u4 14* State terry Mien ta See (Statute#. t sstwa tthm, tbt W - Ideal weather C* veiled ha ll|ia>d* .tag with Major . hiniey the vtsiMra east* frwm all parts of the state sad over ail the tall i-utd* ami at swo M nearly all of the trains summered for the day had er 1 rival The Aral to iniw was a parly flora l*th* sweety, nh<we ear wet a rrtwfa legate* Peneay Iveele »**»* sp*.lai train of ret** 'roarhe* hd lowed. hr.ugtug a delegation t»«a* i Part* aed vletnitf. 1^ TEXAS MISREPRESENTED. An Atlanta Dortar Who Told a Flab Htorjr About tbo Drought. Tyler, Smith County, Tex., Oct. 6.— (To The News.)—'The Atlanta Journal at September 30 last contained an In terview with a certain doctor of that city on the condition of Texaa, ber crops and people, that demands a re ply from tome person with more Infor mation than the doctor. The large headlines to the article are "The Wolf In Texas." "An Atlanta Man Krom the Fame Star State Describes the Dread Prospects of Poverty." "Doctor-In terviewed.” He tellB how the fearful drought “burned the earth up and de stroyed the ground's fertility." The Atlanta doctor Is unknown to me and perhaps to Texas people. If he won better known maybe this reply would be needless. Hut assume that he did travel In Texas and that he did see the worst drought In parts of this state since the year 1851, still the statements are far from being correct. In his extended tour through tbo West he tells a sorrowful tale of the condi tion of the crops of the West, and es pecially In the state of Texas. The doctor relates only one exception to bad crops, ‘‘and that is from Helena. Ark., up to Southern Mississippi.” And there the land will make “from half a halo to a hale of cotton to the sera and from thirty-live to seventy-live bushels of wheat to the acre." This must be an enchanted land, a marvel ous paradise for the farmer "From Helena, Ark., to Southern Mississippi." Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas are far away from the reul wheat coun try and do a little business In com parison with the doctor's golden grain land "from Helena, Ark., up to South Tbo doctor says no rain Ml In Tex an since May 1, and In some sections no rain since April to tho day of his Interview, Heptember 30, 1896. Suppose the weather reports were drown on (he doctor nnd they showed rainfall* since April of two Inches, four Inches and as high as seven Inches at one dropping In large areas of Texas, The picture drawn by the doctor Is a “sor rowful tale" of woe and distress, such us would choke off every man who dreamed of cheap lands and a com fortable home In Texas, Listen to his mournful weepings for the miserable people of this state: “Much cotton that was planted has never come up. There has not been enough moisture to gen erate the seed." He proceeds: “Corn Is almost a total failure this year;" that the “little half-grown stalks that have dried up In the summer sun rus tle mournfully In the wind that sweeps across tho barren waste." The Georgia doctor when Interviewed must have been In a sad state of mind. These statements were published as If they were based on facts In a re putable journal In the largest city in tho great state of Georgia as coming from an “Atlanta man.” Now, what do the people of Texas think of such statements? What do the people of Georgia think of them? And what do the people “from Helena, Ark., up to Southern Mississippi” think of them? The best test of such assertions, per haps, is the price that the staple pro ductions of Texas bring in an open market. At the city of Tyler, about the geographical center of Eastern Tex us, where the Cotton Belt Railroad crosses the International & Great Northern Railroad, Is In the midst of the drought-stricken area, and I will submit tho prices at retail here to-day of some of the leading staple produc tions of this section of the state, viz.: Cotton, best grades, 7 cents; corn In shuck, 40 cents; hay, best quality, $10 per ton; dry salt bacon and clear sides, 5 cents and 6 cents; corn fed pork on fnnt *1 nrimft lu>pf 1 fpntH' Hour, per barrel, $4 to $5; October peaches, 60c per bushel; fall apples, large, 76 cents to $1 per bushel. These prices could not exist If these articles had not been made here. The fact Is that Texas has au abundance of feed for man and beast, notwithstanding a severe drought for Texas occurred this pust season. This state will still make more cotton than any other state in the Union. No one can safely estimate the cotton crop yet, as the fields are green, and the plant Is loaded In many parts of the state with growing bolls that with late frost will mature Into good cotton. I give one example of a farmer in Hmlth county this year. I sold him fif ty acres of land, unimproved. In 1696 for $260. He moved on It in 1696, I cleared twenty-six acres and fenced It, built a three-room house and out houses and cultivated eighteen acres cotton and eight acres corn, all with hts own labor. Yesterday he reported he bad five bales of cotton picked and | that he would likely get two mors aad I bad 260 bushels of corn. Or at tho price above now ruling. If ho makeu six holes of cotton he will have for hts crop $319 cash, aad la thin "dread ful year pay far hla home aad have $69 toft. If a oaa-horse farmer mm buy t home in the woods and pay far II In oee year in such a severe drought, what may be eet du la all the life Urn* of good years? Texas to the beat pear erne's eaaatry. all things eeaald eved, aa Ikto srveual, aad Ueae wba i seek a gaud eaaatry aad a comfortable home should not be drtvaa from tbetr purpeee by the sorrowful tale a* Ike eeaaatto«eitot. MeageetfuUy, W ft MNftNMMt lltollas News, Ihi 9, 1*99 } tVd, W I l*en»Oee. t»-member a# fuagrees from Texas, to probably aa xeU equipped lar Rlvtag ae«of«le la forms!hm caareretag Texas aa aay a* her etttosaa We are else inform id the* preseal lad lea* mas poiat ta a baxxy lap xrwp • whig la the average high teaxgarelera la itoplembev, aad seasaaaldg ami ahuadaai rates, aad exps'ts estimate the Texas vettw* «teg at I,h«9,WIP bates,