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-= ,■ ' -- [ _ . „ , . ueorgiam Are Today Engaged in! die Pleasant Pastime of Casting Votes. ; \ ! i ] ; .j ♦ ....... * EXCELLE ^r:cEORGiA.;-— \ j * the Mate and a v . . . e is anticipated in to- v . DOTH CANDIDATES CLAIMING VICTORY Primaries Will Also Have Some t! of the Demo Effect on Person i cratic Delegation to Denver—The Negro Issue. ♦ s Sen ice. ♦ _B|garst New ♦ AUanlit.Jum' 4.—Fair ♦ pr^jraHsr'-wll jov ♦ ❖ day's Democratic primaries. Hal ❖ loting is brisk and both the ❖ Smith and Brown forces are con •> . \ i ♦ fldeut. ♦ •fr SMITH LEADING IN CITY OF AUGUSTA. •> ♦ ♦ „ „ * Hearst New? Service. •> .. . . Augusta, Ga.. June 4.—voting ❖ , ,, „ ♦ ia brisk here todaj. Hoke Smith •• . •> Is leading In tin-• ot tile cit;. - v . _ . v five wards at noon. * * * * * «• ❖ ❖ ❖ -i * * j Hearst News £ Atlanta, Ga., June I.—Whether i man by the name of Smith or a man who wears the label of Brown will be tbe next Governor of; Georgia is the principal matter to be decided in to j j j A NOTICE! 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Both 'phones 33. *3* c [ day's battle of ballots, which brings to a close one of the hottest campaigns jn ,j, e j >0 iiticai history of the state, ; in which prohibition and negro dis \ franchisement have been the Issues. \i the headquarters of Hoke Smith, who is seeking to succeed himself as ! chief executive of Georgia, reports are i pouring in this morning which indicate ] an overwhelming victory for the Smith clan in today's primaries. The sup porters of Joseph M. Brqjra, Smith's opponent for Governor, are equally clamorous of victory. On the face of the returns, the Smiths apparently have the edge on the Browns, and tbe opponent of the valorous Hoke seems ; destined to play the part of a defeated candidate in the comedy of "What Hap pened to Brown." The Democratic primaries today are equivalent to an election, since oppos ing candidates for anjf office in the gift 'he sovereign voters of Georgia j,ave about as much chance as the — - - — regions. slate treasurer, all the other Import, j ant state offices will be nofninated without opposition. The only other , . . ., contests are for two plaoes on the . . . ._ lailroad -commission ana one place on Aside from the governor and the prison commission. Captain Rob ert E. Park is standing for re-election state treasurer, and his opponent is :1S \V. J. Speer. Park's predecessor in the \ office. There is no opposition to United States Senator A. S. Clay, i There has been an attempt to make prohibition, which has prevailed in ' , , , ._ ... Georgia since January 1, and negro dis ... . _ franchisement the issues in the cam , , r , . , . ,, palzn just closed. It is alleged by the , , Smith adherents and newspapers that Brown has received the support of the liquor interests and that his election would mean the beginning of the end of prohibition in Georgia. The friends nf prohibition have been urged to rally to the Smith standard and the allega tions regarding Brown's position on the prohibition question whether true ; or not, 'will doubtless play an Import ant part in determining the result of today's primarlfes. Disfranchisement of the negroes has also been made an issue in the cam paign and it has been alleged by the Smith followers that Brown has "stood in'' with the blacks and in return for th^r support will seek to defeat the disiranchisement measure. This has been indignantly denied by the Brown men, who assert that disfranchisement is already a "settled issue" In Georgia and that it has been "rung in" by the Smith crowd merely to make campaign thunder. The disfranchisement law, which has been modeled after the measures on similar lines adopted, in other states, so as to reach the ignorant negro vot ers without interfering with the fran chise of the whites, has passed the house and senate by the required ma jority, and is now before the people for ratification. The vote on this amend ment wlU be taken in the general elec tion next October, and in that election negroes as well as whites wi£l have the right to vote, provided they ahve paid their taxes, have registered, and have otherwise conformed to the re quirements for the franchise as they existed until now. A majority of the total vote cast will be sufficient to ratify or defeat the amendment to the constitution. The primaries today will also have a considerable effect on the person nel of Georgia's delegation to the Democratic national convention at Denver. . It is generally admitted that a majority, if not all, of the twenty six delegates will be for Bryan. The delegation will be chosen at the Dem ocratic state convention which ratify the candidates-nominated to today's primaries'. If Hoke Smith is succeessful in today's primaries, he will dictate the naming of delegates in the state convention, and vice versa, so the members of the Denver delega tion will reflect the political views of the man who wins in today's fight for the governship. will FINE BALL GAME PLAYED AT LAUREL Daily News Special. Laurel, Miss., June 4.—The Laurel base ball team was defeated here ; Wednesday afternoon before 800 peo j pie by the crack team from Richtou. j Score:—Laurel 1, Umpire, Green. Quite a crowd came from Ellisville j to see the game. The new county court house and jail at this place is nearing comple tion and will be two of the finest build ings in the state. Mr. Lon Hicks' new residence haB been completed. , Over one hundred houses have been built in this city in the last sixty days. The new ihundry at this place has been finished and will begin operation soon. The Wallace Drug Company have added to their drug store an ice cream factory and are making cream for their trade. Richton 3. in 8, I OF TEXAS Hearst News Service. Fort Worth, Tex., June 4.—What promises to be the most noteworthy j gathering of financiers ever held In the Lone Star State lias attracted tfl this city today Bankers' Asso ciation. Nearly every city and town in Texas is represented by presidents, cashiers and other officials of leading ! financial institutions. An entertain ment program along elaborate lines has been prepared by the Fort Worth Bankers and Clearing House Associa tipn. The sessions will occupy three days. lari nui of Freaks of Clocks. Clocks sometimes stop running for ao apparent reason. Dftring an elec tric storm it is not uncommon for them to stop abruptly, only to resume their regular functions with as much accuracy as ever after a certain in terval of time. This interval may bo only for ^ few moments or it may be for years. Prejudice. • Robert,, this spelling paper is very oor," complained the small bqy's eacher. ' Nearly every word is marked rong." "It wouldn't have jieen so bad," pro stei^ Robert, "but Annie corrected ly paper, and she's mad at me, and lor every little letter that I got wrong $ - , «; A £ * ^ • Ft m 8 ;•>< V . , 1 - V; m J - ;»• H " r J - M PRINCESS ALEXANDRA VICTORIA. Princess Alexandra Victoria, second daughter of Prince Frederick, duke of Bchleswlg-Holsteln, will lie married to her cousin, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, fourth son of the German emperor, on Oct 22 next The relationship of the prince and princess Is through the Kaiserin Abgusta Victoria, who is the aunt of the bride to be. Princess Alexandra ts twenty-one years old. Her future husband la tbe same age and is a lieutenant of infantry. WHITE CARPENTERS MEET TO DISCUSS NEGRO LABOR of Jackson, Miss., June 4.—A second \ to further consider the complaints of: A the white carpenters and painters to! the effect that practically all the work In those two lines in this city is be-: ing done by negro labor. The meeting was well attended by members of all: labor .unions in the city, as well as by several outsiders, the meeting be- j ing an open one and the case being one , of unusual and perplexing character. | is Speeches on the subject were made by B. W. Waide, secretary-treasurer j of the organization; John F. Geckler, 1 Daily News Special. meeting of the Central Labor Coun cil of Mississippi was held last night BOB FITZIMMONS HAS A BIRTHDAY Events in Fitz'B Life. Born—June 4. 1862, Helston, Corn wall, England. ' First Appearance—At Tinmra, N. Z., in 1S80; defeated four men. New Zealand Record—Defeated five men in a single night, among them the great Maori and Herbert Slade. Fought fifteen other battles in Australia, win-, ning them all. United States Record—Fought thir ty-five big battles, his winnings and earnings amounting about $500,000. Largest Purse—New Orleans.'-March 8, 1893, defeated Jim Hart in four rounds; pur^f, $40,000. < altogether to Hearst News Set New York. e 4.—Bob Fitzsim the idol of the American prize rlbg. Is today celebrating his forty-sixth birthday, here that the lanky Englishman Is down and out, both physically and financially, and hi" New York friends are contemplating a subscription for his benefit. His occupation gone and his fortune dissipated, the future looks none too rosy for the former champion, and unless his friends come to his aid it Is likely that he will spend the bal ance of his days in comparative pov erty. been failures ana be has not shown the money-making ability of Sullivan and Corbet. ~ once It is reported His theatrical ventures have bo For a Sprained Ankle. As usually treated, a sprained ankle will disable the injured person for a month or more, but by applying Cham berlain's Liniment and observng the drections with each bottlp faithfully, a cure may be effected in many cases in loss than one week's time, liniment is a most remarkable preparn ratlon. Try It for a sprain or bruise, or when laid up with chronic or mus cular rheumatism, and you are certain This of Indianapolis, Ind., general organ izer 4he International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union of North America; S. J. Taylor, presi dent oi the Jackson Board of Trade; A c. Crowder, alderman, and Hon. Frank Hallam, candidate for congress from this district. It was pointed out that there a.a nearly 200 white carpenters In the city unemployed, and that practically every negro carpenter here Is em ployed at good wages, and that the , situation with reference to painters | is almost as bad, and tlfe final deci slon was to circulate a petition among j employers in the hope of creating a 1 new sentiment on the subject. INTERSTATE SHOOT BEGINS AT MEMPHIS Hearst News Service. Memphis, Tenn., June men from various sections of the south Including buflT amateurs and profes sionals, are taking part in the inter state shoot commenced today under the auspices of the Memphis Gun Club. The tournament will be continued to morrow and Saturday. 4.—Marks A TEAPOT Four hundred years old will be on exhibition for the public at ten cenjs admission fee. G. K. Russ' store, West Pine street, 207. BELIEF FOR THE UNFORTUNATE. WherTT)rp-ti*!i*2, '• Behln * European . * The plan for establishing a state labor colony incidentally calls atten tion to the backwardness of the new world in two irnpeixant matters, the relief- of honest men- out of employ ment and the suppression of vagrants. Save for the work done chiefly by pri vate organizations, in a, few large cities, there would be absolutely noth ing in tbe United States which a Swiss, German or Dutch charity work er might compare to the labor coloniea of his native land. Even a French men, whose country is overrun by vagabonds, can point 'with pride to relief measures which have already done mtich to reduce the suffering due to the enforced continuous idle ness of from 6.5 per cent, to seven per cent of all workingmen, idea of allotting small gardens to men out of work was conceived and put into practice by Gen. van den Bosch In Holland as far back na 1818, to-day more than 2,000 poor-families are thua supported in the little kingdom. The environs of Paris are dotted with some 7,000 plots assigned by the Workmen's Garden Society to the unemployed, either gratis or at a nominal eost. The a The World's Mlnese. The mines of the world employ MUUigi^^mu^M^mpre than one .. . '.'the British iV FOR -1 REAL 4 1.1 r 4 Fire and Tornado * INSURANCE Headquarters for the Best argains in the City. . . . r V M. J. EPLEY Phone 666 ■ m — .