The News and Observer.
VOL. XXXIX. NO. 9.
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ALL QUIET AT WINSTON
HI T THE MILITIA. aNS> EXTRA
POLICE FORCE ARE STILL
ON OUTY.
TUTTLE TRIAL ENDED YESTERDAY.
Judge Broun Commended the Jury for
Bringing in a Verdict of Murder in
the Second Degree—Hundreds of Ne
groes View the Catling Cun With
Curiosity and Interest—The Judge’s
Charge to the Grand Jury in Regard
to the Riot Sunday Night.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston, N. C , Aug. 13.
Officers and citizens anticipate no
trouble to night. However, there is no
telling what may occur before morning.
Militia and an extra police force are still
on duty. Only one disturbance was
raised last night and that was occasioned
by a citizen shooting at some fighting
cats. It brought out some riflemen and
officers on double quick tim 1.
A Gatling gun arrived from Charlotte
at 12:30. the Winston train was held
at Greensboro until the train from Char
lotte arrived. The gun’s capacity is
seventeen hundred shots per minute. It
will average twelve hundred. Hundreds
of negroes viewed it with curiosity today.
When the train arrived in Greensboro
last night the report was given out that
a big crowd of negroes had congregated at
the big trestle, one mile below Salem, for
the purpose of capturing the gun when
the train arrived at that point. The
Charlotte contingent loaded up for any
trouble that might happen. When the
train arrived at the bridge, it slowed up,
but the repotted mob was not there.
There were only two darkies at the
passenger depot when the train pulled
in. An officer searched these, but found
nothing like a shooting iron.
After the jury returned a verdict of
murder in second degree in Tuttle’s case
to day, Judge Brown addressed the jury,
saying the court approved of it not find
ing the prisoner guilty of murder in the
first degree, and that the jury had shown
a conservative regard for the rights of
the prisoner in the verdict rendered.
The jury in the Tuttle case returned a
verdict of murder in the second degree
this morning. Counsel for the defense
asked for a new trial. Judge Brown
will hear arguments on this Thursday,
but no one believes it will be granted.
The trial of Bud Cunningham for mur
dering his sweetheart began to day.
William Miller, a prominent citizen, of
Davie county, received a stoke of paraly
sis yesterday and is in a critical condi
tion. His entire right side is affected.
AN INVESTIGATION ORDERED.
Judge Brown’s Instructions to Grand
Jury in Regard to the Riot.
Upon the assembling of court Monday
morning Judge Brown summoned the
giand jury before him and submitted to
them the following well timed remarks :
•‘‘Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the
Grand Jury:
“It is the duty of the court to call the
attention of the grand jury to a matter
directly affecting the welfare of this
community. You are again in the pres
ence of the court, to call your attention
to a disturbance which occurred in this
county and town last night. The law
forbids unlawful assemblies and riots.
All riots, routs and unlawful assem
blies are regarded as unsafe and as a
menace to the peace of the com
munity. On last night, about 1
o’clock, the Court was called upon
by the sheriff and by the mayor of
the town, to lend its assistance and
its moral influence, as far as it could, to
the suppression of an anticipated dis
turbance. In company with the Mayor
and Sheriff, the Court went to the jail,
and found assembled there several hun
dred persons. In the hope of preventing
any disturbance the Court, personally,
unattended, went among this crowd to
ascertain its purpose. The Court found
they were all practically armed, and
with their weapons in open display. The
Court was informed by some of them,
whose names the Court was unable to
get and doesn’t know, that they antici
pated there would be some injury done
to a prisoner who is now on trial. The
Court assured the crowd, there assem
bled, that it would be almost im
possible for any injury to be done
to this prisoner; that the Court being
in session, his trial being proceded
with, was a practical guarantee of his
safety. Ana in order to quell the dis
turbance the Court directed the sheriff to
put a gua d around the jail in order to
allay the fears of the people who had
assembled there. They then promised
to go home peaceably. The Court was
informed, afterwards, by the sheriff,
that they still surrounded the jail and
were in a very menacing condition; aud
of course, as the law must be enforced,
the Court directed the sheriff to arrest
all persons caught armed and in unlaw
ful assembly, sui rounding the jail and
bring them before the Court and commit
them to jail until the Court could issue
warrants for them. The Court in
structed the sheriff to use no more force
than was necessary to make all persons
obey the law.
“The Court believes that the sheriff
used no more force than was necessary ;
but 1 call your attention to this matter
for the purpose of asking you to in
vestigate it. The Court is informed
that there are seven or eight persons in
jail, arrested by the Sheriff under
direction of the Court. Bills will be
sent before you by the Solicitor
against these persons for carrying
concealed weapons and unlawfully
assembling. The Court directs you to
carry your investigation as far as you
can to ascertain what other persons
were engaged in violating the law.
I take it, Mr. Foreman, that all
good citizens, regardless of color, are in
terested in the enforcement of the law.
It would seem to me to be perfectly po
tent to all intelligent persons of both
races, that the law is stronger than any
combination of evil-doers, aud that the
law will be enforced, and with a strong
hand if uecessary.
“I hope in this emergency all persons
of both races, who value the peace of the
land, and all who value their own safety,
will endeavor to assist the Court or its
officers in the execution of the law. 1
want it understood that the law will be
enforced, it matters not at what cost.”
TILLM AN AT CONCORD.
The Crowd Was Small and His Speech
Was Disappointing:.
Special to the News and Observer.
Concord, N. C., Aug. 14.
Senator Tillman arrived on the vesti
bule at 9:30 from the North. At 12:30
in front of the court house he delivered
his speech of one hour and a half to an
audience of about seven or eight hun
dred, one-fourth of whom were Demo
crats. Tillman was introduced by a Pop
ulist lawyer named Caldwell.
There was no enthusiasm, except when
Tillman pictured starvation coming or
abused the Democratic administration.
His 8f ex-h was poorly delivered and was
the weakest presentation of the financial
question that has been in the county.
Scores of intelligent men were heard to
speak of it as a very disappointing effort
and many of them are friends of silver.
Tillman said he was a Democrat, but
if the presidential nominee was not an un
questionable simon pure silver man
and his South Carolina crowd would go
elsewhere. He spoke of many of the
Populist principles as crazy and foolish
notions. His speech was an encourage
ment to them inasmuch as he was bitter
towards the Democratic leaders. He
asked them if they could not give up
their crazy notions and party name and
fight under a free silver banner regard
less of the party name. Only one said
yes. One would judge Tillmau as favor
ing a new party.
He was not applauded by the Populists
when he declared for white unity and
said that the negro could not be crammed
down his throat. He made a special
plea lor white supremacy. He wanted
the Populists to give up local strife for
small offices and join in the effort to get
the Southern Democrats and the Weetorn
Republicans united in the fight for free
silver. In this connection he said we
will not be satisfied with a presidential
nominee on this side of Mississippi river.
The morbid desire to see the one-eyed
tyrant brought out many people, but his
effort was disappointing in the extreme.
He does not seem to understand the
question himself.
After the speech Senator Butler was
called. His vicious countenance ap
peared, and the Populists were happy.
His speech was the usual sterotyped
abuse of Cleveland.
Butler wore no vest, had a ruffled shirt
bosom, and grinned when there was ap
plause.
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI HALL.
Some §21,000 Already Subxcribed--
Chapel Hill Gives §5,000.
Special to the News and Observer.
Chapel Hill, N. C., Aug. 13.
“Alumni Hall” is now in sight.
Twenty-one thousand dollars is the
amount of subscriptions to date. Our
little village has given $5,000. Let Ral
eigh add SIO,OOO. It is to be the hand
somest college building in the South;
heated bv steam and lighted by elec
tricity, a beautiful memorial of the Cen
tennial. Before next commencement it
is hoped to see it completed, ?a also the
new $20,000 building for the Y. M. C. A.
In fact, Chapel Hill is on a building
boom. The new three story chapter
house of the Delta Kappa Epislon Fra
ternity, is very handsome. It has rooms
enough for the entire fraternity. Prof.
Ball’s residence is nearing completion.
Prof. Cobb’s is ready for occupany. Col.
J. 8. Carr is fitting up “the Retreat” for
his boys. It will be supplied with bath
rooms, electric lights, etc.
President Winston gets letters by the
hundreds. He says he never had so
many call 3 for help. Thousands of poor
boys are anxious for education, and
need fifty or a hundred dollars to enable
them to come to the University, and if it
had an income equal to that of the Uni
versity of Virginia, he would have 1,000
students.
A Sad Accident.
Special to the News and Observer.
Trinity, N. C., Aug. 13.
Mr. Gynn, the popular young section
master on the H. P. A. and S. R. R.,
was seriously injured here yesterday
morning, being run over by a lever
car. He, with his force, were on the
car when rounding a curve they saw the
north bound passenger train approach
ing them from behind. Mr. Gynn’s
hands all jumped, he being the last. As
be jumped he in some way caught bis
foot and fell on the track in front of his
car,and it passed over his body. The train
stopped and took him on board.
Assignment at Asheville.
Special to the News a ud Observer.
Asheville, N. C., Aug. 18.
8. Kreslowsky, who has been doing a
clothing business on 8. Main Bt., through
A. Whitlock, agent, has assigned. Lia
bilities are about sixteen thousand;
amount of the assets not yet known.
RALEIGH, S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 14. 1895.
SAYS HE DIDN'T SAY IT
MINISTER RANSOM DENIES THAT
HE HAS CRITICISED MEX
ICAN OFFICIALS.
ON HIS WAY TO BLOWING ROCK.
He is Greatly Grieved That Such a Re
port Should Have Been Published
and Denies Most Positively That he
has Ever Suid a Word That Could
Reflect in the Least Upon Mexican
Officials in any way-- Every Word he
Uttered was Favorable to Mexico.
Special to the News and Observer.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 13.
Capt. Arthur Barnes to-day received
a telegram from Minister Ransom in
reply to a letter calling his attention to
the report that he had given out an in
terview criticising the conduct of Mexi
can officials in extradition matters be
tween the United States and Mexico.
His reply was: “All a mistake, not one
word of truth, in any statement {reflect
ing on Mexican officials.”
Later Mr. Ransom sent another tele
gram asking the papers to give an em
phatic denial, and stating: “There is no
ground for the statement. The reverse
is true. Every word of mine has been
most favorable to Mexican officials.
Every newspaper reporter in Washing
ton knows how highly I have spoken of
them.”
Mr. Rapsom was at Littleton when he
sent his last telegram, on his way to
Blowing Rock.
Most Positively Denies it.
Special tojthe News and Observer.
Weldon, N. 0., Aug. 13.
The statement in the Washington Post
in which Senator Ransom is quoted as
saying a new extradition treaty is re
quired iu order to prevent embezzlers
trom the United States escaping extradi
tion by using money among the Mexican
authorities, is one of the greatest mis
takes that could have been made.
Senator Ransom has never said a
word that could reflect in the least upon
the Mexican officials in any way, but on
the contrary has always spoken of them
in the highest possible terms. Senator
Ransom was seen here by me to-day and
he positively denies having used such
words. He is greatly hurt and grieved
that such a report should have been
published.
VACATION DAYS ARE CLOSING.
And Wake Forest Professors are Re
turning for the Session’s Work.
Special to the News and Observer.
Wake Forest, N. 0., Aug. 13.
The news came this morning of the
death at his home in Franklmtou of
Manly Gulley, eldest son of Prof. Need
ham Y. Gulley. The interment will oc
cur at Wake Forest to morrow morning
at 9:30 o’clock. Manly was 15 years old
and was a very bright and promising
boy. Prof. Galley will move to Wake
Forest the coming winter. He has pur
chased the residence of Mr. W. C. Pow
ell, now of Savannah.
Dr. W. B. Royall, of the chair of
Greek, returned a few days ago from
Asheville. His health is greatly im
proved. On Sunday last he occupied his
Forestville pulpit.
Dr. W. R. Gwaltney is taking his va
cation at Spartanburg. 8. O.
President Taylor will this week leave
the Biblical Assembly at Asheville to
atttend the Sunday School Chautauqua
at Red Springs.
Dr. Gorrell arrived to day, and Profs.
Brewer and Ferrell are expected home
in a few days.
Prof. J. H. Simmons, of William
Jewell College, is here, just returned
from the University. His sister, Miss
Simmons, accompanied him. They have
been studying in the University.
THE CORN CROP EXCELLENT.
And Cotton has Ex perienced Improve
ment During the Week.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 13.—The
Weather Bureau in its report of crop con
ditions for the week Aug. 12, says:
The condition of corn iu Maryland,
Virginia, Indiana, lowa, Oklahoma, and
portions of Kansas, Nebraska and Mis
souri, owing to drought, is not as good
as it was a week ago, but in Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia, Ohio and Michi
gan, it has improved. The
corn crop continues in excellent
condition in Wisconsin and generally
throughout the Southern States, in
Northern Mississippi aud portions of
Tennessee aud Kentucky, however, late
corn is being unfavorably affected by
drought. Iu the Dakotas and Minne
sota corn continues backward, and in the
Dakotas its genera l condition is not good.
Cotton has experienced further im
provement during the week generally
throughout the central and eastern por
tions of the cotton region, but in Texas
aud Oklahoma it has not done well, ex
cept in northwest Texas A little pick
ing has been done in the last named
State.
Tobacco is in poor condition in Ohio,
and is suffering from drought in portions
of Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland aud
Virginia. In Tennessee, Wisconsin,
Connecticut, {North Carolina, aud over
the greater part of Kentucky it is in
good condition.
The Defaulter Pleads Guilty.
Pierre, 8. D., Aug. 13.— Defaulting
State Treasurer W. W. Taylor plead
quilty to embezzlement of $307,023 84
in Judge Gaffey's court to-day. Taylor
will be sentenced to-morrow.
THE STATE ALLIANCE
IT MKT IN REGULAR ANNUAL
CONVENTION AT CARY
YESTERDAY.
THE ELECTION OF NEW OFFICERS.
The Address ol Welcome Delivered by
Mayor Angier and Responded to by
a Dreamer trom Dreamersville who
Dreams that he is Dreaming—The
President’s Annual Report Read and
Reports ot Other Officers Presented
and Referred—Butler not Present.
Special to the News and Observer.
Cary, N. C., Aug. 13
President J. M. Mewborne called the
State Farmers’ Alliance to order at 11
o’clock this morning. The convention
meets in the hall in what is known as the
“factory building.” The delegates are
entertained in private families in the
town.
On the roll call to day fifty-seven
counties were represented. Other dele
gates are expected to-morrow morning.
After the temporary organization had
been perfected, and a committee on cre
dentials appointed, the doors were opened
for the usual first day’s public session.
At noon a number of citizens of Cary
gathered in the hall to welcome the dele
gates. Mayor Angier was introduced by
President Mewborne.
Mr. Angier said : “I would not be
true to myself did I not speak of the
farmers, God’s own noblemen. North
Carolina is one of the grandest States in
the Union, and you have made it so.
Five great interests that should be linked
together, go to make up a country : Ist,
agricultural; 2nd, commercial; 3rd, man
ufacturing; 4th, monetary; sth, indus
trial. The people of North Carolina are
an agricultural people, and the agricul
tural is the foremost interest. You have
a right to demand protection for your
interests. Is there another interest that
is not organized ? Why should not the
farmers be organized ? The farmers, as
a rule, are right. They may be led
astray, but they will come back.”
He stated that Cary had more ad
vantages for manufacturing than any
other town in the State.
“The keys of the town have been
thrown away,” he said, “the latchstring
haDgs on the outside.”
Mr. J. W. Denmark, chief clerk in the
State Treasurer’s office, replied to the
address of welcome. He told a dream
he had dreamed all by himself while
thinking what he should say on this oc
casion. In the dreamland of the granite
Capitol he had seen a vision of Cary in
1905, with Alliance woolen mills, Alli
ance cotton mills, Alliance shoe factories
and a big sub treasury in the centre of a
city whose western suburb was Durham,
and whose eastern limits took in the
State Capitol. He was voted a dreamer
from Dreamersville.
The Alliance adjourned until 1:30
o’clock, and the delegates had a general
handshaking among themselves.
At the afternoon session, President
Mewborne read his annual address, and
Secretary and Treasurer Barnes, State
Business Agent Ivey and others, pre
sented their reports, all of which were
referred to committees.
The matter of establishing manufac
turing enterprises, the first of which is
to be a shoe factory at Cary, was dis
cussed and met, for the most part, with
enthusiastic approval.
One of the leading delegates said this
afternoon : “I think this would be a long
step forward, and would do great good
to the Alliance. The building up of
manufactures in our section would keep
at home the money we have been paying
as tribute to the North.”
| |Senator Butler is not here, but will
come to morrow. He went to Concord
to-day to be with Tillman at the Alli
ance rally there.
S. Otho Wilson is on the spot with his
large palm leaf fan and happy smile.
Hileman, of Cabarrus, is on the
ground, and his tall form towers above
the crowd.
Both of those are mentioned as being
probable candidates for Governor. But
then, about two score others have been
“mentioned.”
“How does this meeting compare with
those of former years ?” I asked one of
the delegates. “This,” he replied, “is a
very creditable convention.”
The regular meetings are all secret,
and the doorkeeper, with the big badge,
keeps out all the unsanctified who do not
hold the magic pass-word.
a!1 the news that is official has to be
strained through a “press committee,”
who give to a waiting public what they
think is good for its health.
At its session to night the State A1
liance elected the following officers:
President, Dr. Cyrus Thompson, of Ons
low; Vice President, John Graham, of
Ridgeway; Lecturer, J. T. B. Hoover, of
Wilson. W. 8. Barnes, of Raleigh, was
re elected Secretary. Other officers elected
were:Dr. V. N. Sewell,of Moore, Steward:
Rev. P. 11. Massey, of Durham, Chap
lain; George T. Lane, of Guilford, Door
keeper; James E Lyon, of Durham, As
sistant Doorkeeper; A. D. K. Wallace,
of Butherford, Seargant-at-Arms; T.
Ivey, of Wake, Business Agent; N. O.
English, of Randolph, and Jas. M. Mew
borne, of Lenoir, members of the Exec
utive Committee; Dr. J. E Pearson, of
Wayne, delegate to the National Alli
ance; J. W. Denmark, of Wake, alter
nate to National Alliance.
The new President has long been a
leading Allianceman aud has since the
inception of the Populist party been cue
of its leading lights.
John Wilber Jenkins.
FREE COINAGE >IUST COME.
Senator Vest Says the Question Will
Never be Dropped Till it Does.
[Copyrighted by the Associated Press].
Carlsbad, Aug. 13.— “ The silver ques
tion will never be dropped in America
until free coinage is passed,” said Sena
tor George G. Vest, of Missouri, here
to-day, replying to questions put to him
by a representative of the Associated
Press concerning the Missouri, Missis
sippiaud lowa conventions.
“The people in the East,” he continu
ed, “believe it will be dropped as busi
ness revives; but, the overwhelming sen
timent in all the West and South is in
favor of free coinage. It will surely be
passed in time. What the result ot its
passage will be I am unable to predict.
The whole of the money power of the
East and the banks everywhere wiil un
doubtedly make it as difficult as possible
and try to furnish a striking object
lesson. Easterners say we in the West
and South do not understand the ques
tion. But, there never was a subject
more fully discussed or more carefully
studied. There is not a farmer in my
constituency who is not fully prepared to
discuss intelligently all the bearings of
the question and the same stale of af
fairs exists throughout the Southwest.”
Senator Vest was then asked to ex
plain the action of Kentucky and lowa
if the feeling was so universal. In re
ply he said:
“I cannot express an opinion regard
ing lowa until I know how the conven
tion was constituted. If it was similar
to that of Kentucky, composed of State
officials and office holders, it is no crite
rion of public sentiment. They would
naturally coincide with Cleveland and
Carlisle.”
In regard to the prospects of an inter
national monetary conference, Senator
Vest remarked: “It is generally conceded
that the other powers are awaiting the
action of England and from all accounts,
England will not alter the gold standard.
A prominent English official was here
recently, a gentleman who had the con
fidence of the new ministry and he had
several long conferences on the subject
with Mr. John Wanamaker. He said:
“ ‘Rest assured that England will not
alter the gold standard.’j”
Referring to the outlook at home, the
Senator stated that “the gold reserve is
steadily decreasing and the Treasury is
likely to be obliged to make another bar
gain with the syndicate.”
“I regard it as an outrage that we
should be obliged to pay a bonus of elev
en millions to a foreign syndicate, rep
resented by Belmont and Morgan, in or
der to prevent gold shipments. Their
contract expires in October, and there is
nothing to prevent them from again for
cing the sale of more bonds, or let the
obligations of the United States go to
protest, as Morgan threatened Mr.
Cleveland before.”
Benator Vest is greatly improved in
health, and the doctors say he has no
serious ailments.
ONE KILLED AND THREE HURT.
An Enraged Negro Shoots Into a Crowd
ol Steamboat Passengers and Crew.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 13. —A deadly
assault was made on the levee this morn
ing. An enraged negro fired a fusilade
of bullets into a crowd of passengers and
members of the crew of the steamer
City of Bt. Louis, as they came down the
gang plank of the boat, just after she
landed at the wharf between 7 and 8
o’clock. Two white men aud two ne
groes were wounded, one fatally, but
none of the passengers were hurt. The
wounded are:
Lou Davis, colored, Captain of the night
watch, shot In region of kidneys, will pro
bably die.
Frank Bennett, white, roustabout, artery
in arm severed, serious.
John Bell, steward of steamer, City of
Cairo, lives in Vicksburg, shot in leg, not
serious.
William Thomas, colored, roustabout, left
leg, not serious.
The shooting was the outcome of a
fight between the negro, whose name is
unknown and Lou Davis, captain of the
night watch. While the steamer was
lying at Caira Sunday and in which the
negroes was badly worsted and driven
from the boat. Exasperated at
his defeat and burning with re
venge, he boarded a train and ar
rived here last night. Early this
morning he concealed himself beeind a
pile of freight on the levee and when the
steamer arrived and her passengers and
crew were moving down the stage to the
shore he opened fire with the above re
sult.
During the excitement among the pas
sengers and crew at the sudden deadly
attack, the would-be murderer escaped
and has not been caught at this writing.
RASED ALL YESTERDAY.
At Baltimore (first game): k. h. e.
Baltimore, 01401 200 *— 813 1
Boston, 000000012— 3 7 4
Batteries: Hemming and Clark; Sullivan,
Stivetts and Ganzel.
At Baltimore (second game): b. h. k.
Baltimore, 4 10 02 0 0 0 *—l3 10 0
Boston, 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1— 4 21 4
Batteries: McMahon and Robinson; Dolan
and it van.
>• At Philadelphia: b. h. e.
Philadelphia, 0000 00 3 3 2—14 17 1
New York, 2 000 2 4000— 8 15 7
Batteries: Carsey, Smith and Grady and
Buckley; Clark, Itusleand Farrell.
11At Cleveland: n. h. b.
Cleveland, 01000121 *— 5 8 2
St. Louis, 0 0 0 0 2 00 0 0— 2 8 4
Batteries; Cuppy and Zimmer; Brolten
stein and Otten.
At Cincinnati: b. h. b.
Cincinnati, 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 5 o—ll 14 7
Pittsburg, 0034020 2 I—l 2 10 5
Batteries: Parrott, Foreman and Vaughn;
Hart and Merritt.
At Brooklyn: b. h. b.
Brooklyn, 0 0 00 0 1 0 0 1— 2 7 3
Washington, 000201010—4 8 2
Batteries: Stein and Grim; Mercer and
McGuire.
At Louisville:
Game with Chicago scheduled for to-day
will be played in Chicago September 15th.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WILL CHANGE ITS NAME
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND
STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION
DISBANDED.
AND A NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED.
It Will ho Cnllrd the Southern Stales
Freight l«sociation>>Mnny Changes
In the New Articles of Agreement--
Some of them Made in Order to lu
dace the Seaboard Air Line to Join
the Association--The Meeting May
Continue in Session All the Week.
Manhattan Brack, N. Y., Aug. 13.
Q lite a large delegation of representa
tives of Southern Railroad and Steam
ship Companies are here to attend tho
adjourned annual meeting of the South
ern Railway and Steamship Association.
During this session the name of the as- <
sociation will be changed to the South
ern States Freight Association. There
will be a good deal of important business
transacted during the meeting, including
the election of officers and the siguing
of agreements for the ensuing year. The
meeting may possibly last until the cud
of the week.
At 12 o’clock, Vice-President John W.
Thomas called the meeting to order.
Among those present, were:
John W. Thomas, Vice-President,
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railway; H. M. Comer. Receiver, Cen
tral Railroad of Georgia; Samuel Spen
cer, President, Southern Railroad and
H. H. Walters, President of the Atlan
tic Coast Line.
The representatives remained in exec
utive session until 2:15 o’clock, when
an adjournment was taken. They re
assembled at 6 o’clock and after auhours
debate, adjourned until to-morrow
m rning. ,
Later Secretary McGill and some of
the members said that the entire time
to day was occupied in discussing the
new agreement, the articles ot which
call for the winding up of the old asso
ciation and forming a new one. This
matter was discussed at the Waldorf
Hotel meeting in June and at Asheville,
N. C., in July. The principal changes
in the new agreement are as follows :
Article I—The association herein
formed shall be styled the Southern
States Freight Association.
Article 2, Section 1 : The officers of
the association shall bea3 follows:
A president, vice-president and com
missioner, who shall be elected at the
annual meeting and shall hold their
office until the next annual meeting and
thereafter until their successors are
elected. The commissioner snail appoint
a secretary subject to confirmation by
the executive board.
(It will be seen that this does away
with the three arbitrators who were
elected under the old agreement)
Article 24, Section 1.--This agreement
shall become effective on 1895, and con
tinue until dissolved by mutual consent.
The fiscal year of this association shall
commence on April Ist, and terminate
on March 31st.
Sec. 2—Any member desiring to offer
an amendment to the agreement shall
present the same in writing to the presi
dent or in his absence, to the vice-presi
dent, who may either call a meeting of
the association for the consideration,
giving each member thirty days notice
of the amendment proposed and date of
meeting, or, he may cause a vote to b j
taken by correspondence, in either event
a unanimous vote shall be necessary for
the adoption of such amendment.
Sec. 3 Any member a party hereto
may withdraw from this agreement upon
giving sixty days notice to the commis
sioner of his desire to do so.
It is understood that this last section
was proposed by the Seaboard Air Line
people who are represented by Mr. E.
St. John. It is thought that they may
come into the new association as well as
the Queen and Crescent road. A commit
tee on rule aud agreement consisting of
Henry Fink, Samuel Spencer, R. G.
Irwin and S. M. Felton was appointed to
go over the new agreement carefully and
if possible, to make it stronger where
deemed necessary, and to report back
to morrow morning. Commission E. B.
Stahlman said to day when seen by a
representative of the Associated Press
that he was not a candidate for the com
missiouership this year. Several names
are spoken of, but the general impression
is that W. W. Finley, commissioner of
the Southern States Passenger Associa
tion, will be elected.
AND NOW CARLISLE DENIES IT.
The Distinguished Kentuckian Says
He has no Presidential Aspirations.
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 13.--The News-
Tribune to-day publishes au interview
with Secretary of the Treasury Carli le.
Among other things the reporter said
to Mr. Carlisle :
“Justice Field has expressed to a re
porter the opinion that you can have the
place left vacant by the death of Justice
Jackson, but he adds that it will uot ne
cessitate the abandonment of your pres
idential aspirations.”
“It would be indelicate for me to dis
cuss the vacancy occasioned by the
death of Justice Jackson at this time,”
remarked Mr. Carlisle, “except in so
far as alludes to that portion of Justice
Field’s remarks, which credits me with
having presidential aspirations. It
seems to me as if a man’s word should
go for something,” he said somewhat
testily, “but it does not seem to with
some people. I have denied that I have
any presidential aspirations and it is
scarcely necessary to deny it again.”