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77 xO XV. lA NNI N Gr S. C,~ WEIDNESDAY,__NOVEMBER I 89 IN GREAT UL Contest in Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska and Kentucky are Close. MARYLAND IS ALL RIGHT. Boss Hanna's Trust Speech is Helping the Democrats in Ohio and McLeanlis Gaining. The New York Berald publisices a forecast of the state elections to be held November 7. in Ohio, IKentucky. lolla, Nebraska, Maryland, Virginia, Massa. chusetts and other states, in which it undertakes to indicate how' the sev'ral states will go. The leraId's iiveti gations show that the rerult in scvrral of the states is vLry doubtful. and that either party may reasonably claii the advantage. This is regarded as signiii cant, as few of the Republican or Inde pendent papers concede that the Dem ocrats have .tny show in Ohio or Iowa or Nebraska. 01I0. As to Uhio, The Herald says: "It is estimated that in the coming Ohio state election Samuel M. Jones, the "golden rule' independent candi date for governor, will receive about one hundred thousand votes. It is also estimated that the total vote will be about eight hundred and fifty thous and. It is evident that Jones is draw ing his strength about evenly from both old parties, although in sonic sections he is drawing more from one than the other. "Senator Hannarefused today io give out any estimates on the result, except to say that he is confident that George K. Nash would be elected by a hand some plurality. Should Jones receive one hundred thousand drawing equally from both parties, it ;ill make little difference in the general result, and, as nearly as can be predicted at this time, the Republican candidate will be elect ed by a plurality at least as large as that received by Governor Bushnell in 1S97. "Features of the last week's fight have been the campaigning tour of William J. Bryan, the visit ot Presi dent McKinley, the presence of Gover nor Roosevelt of New York, and the important utterances of Senator Hanna on the Philippine war and the trust question. Another feature that will havean important bearing upon the campaigning is the wonderful fight which Jones is making. "The utterances of Senator Hanna on the trust question will cause consid erable trouble for the Republican party. The Democratic press has already charged Senator Hanna with defending trusts and repudiating the trust plank of the Republican platform. "In several interviews Mr. Hanna has repudiated the stories that he is op' posed to the trust Plank, but his ex planations have not been clear or com prehensive enough fr the average vo ter. It is feared that his speeches on this question will be a serious detri ment to the party's cbances of success. "Money is being iavishly used in the present fight. and it is a safe estimuate that before the etuaiagn is tover more than $1,000,000 will have been expend ed by both parties. John R. McLean says be is confident he will be elected by as good a uajori ty over the Republican candidate as was received by Goveinor Campbell 'when elected as Democratic governor in 1889, when he defeat cd Foraker by 10,872 votes. KENTUCKY. "The Kentucky gubernatorial elec tion will be held on Tuesday. Novem ber 7, but not even at this late day is tbs current of popular feeling setting so strongly in one direction that its flow can be easily determined. There are two Democratie tickets and one Republican. "Both Democratic tickets are plant ed on free silver platforrns, and both are advocating Bryan for pressenrt. Republicans are united and harmoni ous. Seemingly, hrpublicans should be sure of victory, a'nd trecy are confi dent, yet the result isin great doubt. William Sylvester Taylor head of. the Republican ticket. a-d is associates are confident. Secna or Gzoebel, head of the regular Democrat- c ket, i.s eer tain he will be the next governor by 10 or 15 thousand plurality "Mr. Goebel does r.ot believe the nomination of former Govera=-John Young Brown on an independen: 'icket has added to the opposition to th. reg ular Democracy. lHe be:lieves Broiwn may get ten thousand votes, but s:ys if the ticket had not been. r,ominaitou.e regular Democrats would have beeon so apathetic he would have been defeated as Hardin was in 1895. "Mr. Goebel attaohes no great tnt -portance to the Brown ticket. and no estimate outside of thus of Brown s supporters puts his voite above 20'00 while one-half that seemws a fair esti mate. "Republicans, however, believe ihe bolt so formidable that they are declar ing Brown will get 40.000 votes. ana that Taylor's plurality wiil be :-0,000. This estimate is for public consump tion. The close calculators really fig ure on a Taylor plurality of 5.000 - to 15,000. They declare they will carry the third, fifth. sixth, eighth, ninth and eieventh districts. C(ances are good for them in the third an the fourth is doubtful. '"The fifth district incl. 'es Loujis ville and Jefferson county. Louvil is undoubtedly Republican thool it went Democratic ir the e \ty , n -but here is where the lncepenaent ticket has its greatest strength. lere is also a heavy gold D~emocratie vote which will go for neither D~emneoratie ticket. -TIIE OTIlERt STATEs. "In Virrinia the contest is for the legislature. and the issue is the eeeion of United States Senators by the peo ple. Democrats will carry the legisla ture, and a mtajerity of t..e members will undoubtedly vote for the re elec tion of Martin as senator. "Massachusetts p-ohuteians are figur ing chiefly on the size of the Repubhi ean majority. Republicans will be satisfied with anything above fifty thoua majority, and Democrats will i 'ati4tid if tie ca kae. the tiures ucowy forty thousand. "Eac ~party is declaring it will win in Iowa. but Rlepublicans fc.ci entire-ly -afe for both governor and legislature. At the begin1.ing of the cam ai.ra there was some tear as to the effect of impe riasm-rn on the foreign burn voters, but itepublicans say this issue has no: proved of any use to the Democrats. The latter declare ;uite the contrary. nim has been made the issue by the fusionists in Nebraska. where Republicans are workinz carnestly to carry the state. The Fusionists base their hopes of success largely ou the defection of the German votes, who are declared to be solid.y in opposition to the expansion polley. Irdieatious are that the Republicans will make sub stantial gains, if they do not carry the state. T -e indications are that Marxland. which has gone Riepublicau i her last two electior;,. will returs to the Deio cratie colun on the 7th. At least this is the toutleok at this time. THEY WEBE STARVING. Passengers Arrive at Seattle in De plorable Condition. After a vovage of 28 days from Cape Nome, during which two men died ftom starvation atd others were half crazed fro!: -vant oA food and water, the eh , r H<, ra arriv( d at Seatle Wed icC Y with uearly 200 passengers on b,:.ri. News of the wretehei plight of th. ilera's passengers was brought here Sunday nig lit by the steamer Lakme. The revenue cuttr Graut and the tug Sea Loan. inmediately started after the schooner. They succeeded in finding it Tutsday about fifty miles off Cape Flattery. The tNwo deaths reported are those of J. S. 1,yan. came on board a well man. but throuzh bad food became ill. and owing to tack of attentiou gradually .w worse. until he died on October li;,h. The )ther case is much the same. George Lamby, through want of nour ishmenut and confinement in ill-ventila ted quarters, was taken ill with typhoid fever and died on October 21st. While he was sick he had absolutely no medi cal attention. Both men were buried at sea. From the statements of other pas sengers it is learned that the agent of ship at Nome guaranteedi them plenty of good provisions or the way down. They were chargcd -50 for their pas sage. When they were a few days out meat, sugar and butter ran out. The menu consisted of s.lt pork and canned mutton. There was a little dried fruit on board, but only enough to supply the table three times with dried peaches and twice with dried prunes. From that time on for nearly 24 days their food consisted )f flour and coffee. There was plenty of flour but the water was short. Four days ago the last unpala table salt horse was consumed. Uad it not been for rain storms which fell for a few days, they. would havebeen with out water also. When the Hera anchored out in the stream the majority of the men were so weak that they could not carry their zold dust ashore without assistance. 'everal passengers were crazed from their terrible experience and had to be carred ashore and taken care of. Ex'en takinir their terrible voyage into emi sideration, the passengers unite in de laring Nome to be the greatest camp on earth, and many of them will return in the spring. Remirakable Yield of Wheat. The Carolina Spartan says Mecklen hz- County, N. C., has no doubt again Id the United States in growing wheat. Tlhe Charlotte Oli and Fertilizer Co., 'ad 145 acres, and Mr. Fred Oiiver 210 acres. making 355 acres of wheat grown by one manager, Mr. Oliver. This wheat sufe~red from the excessive rains and cold weather experienced by the whole winter wheat territory last win ter. and the vyli was cut off at least 50 per cent. by the damage done. It ave an average yield, however, of 20 bushels to the acre. Many acres that were so si'uated as to be protected by good dratinage and by surrounding woods, gave y ieldof ov'er 40 bushels per are. Mr. Oliver claims he can raise 40 to 50 bushels of wheat per acre with favorable seasons. The fcrtilizer used last season cost $4.S0 per iaere, and it would i~c doubt have given double the yield of wheat if the weather had been favorable. Why raise cotton: when you can get morc money value from wheat, with less labor and expense. and at the same time have a charnee to grow on samec land, san:' season. another crop eithei of peas, millet or corn. The farm ers in the South will be much more in dependent when they raise all the wheat, corn and hogs and cattle that they con sumie and only half as much cotton as is now rrown. Nevember Weather. Thbe tollowing data, covering a period of twenty-eight years, have been coin piled from the weather bureau records at Charleston for the month (of Novem ber: Mecan cr normal temperature 58 derees. The warmest month was that of 1S', with ant averag~e of t73 degrees. The coldest msonth was tha of 1872, with an avenage of 54 dezrees. The hi;het temiperature was S2 degrees on Noensbe 13 1879. The lowe-t tem prature was ... degrees on November :'. 3>72 Average date on which first -killini frost oceuirred in autumn. Novei~er 30. Aver-a'e date on which lat "killin frost o eurred in spring, 31arch: Average precipitation for the mon th. 92 in ches. Average number of days with .01 et an inch or more, S. T he 'reatest monthly precipuitation was T.4 inehes ia 1SSS. The least month ly precipitation was 0.:33 inches in 1,0 Th -areatest amount of precipi ta on recorded in any twenty-four eon ecu -v imuurs was 5.S4 inchtes on No vemjber 1W and 17, 1$SIJ. Average nuaaer o.-ele-ar days. 13: partly cloudy days. 1; eLoudy day s 7. The prevail ing s wind have been from the north eat, 22 per centum. The hig'hest ye lcity of ti:e wind was 4'0 miles from the east on November 14, 188s. Don't Like Our Style. The 1Filipinos, like the Spaniards, d0 not like the style of American tight inc. A letter from M1anila says the - 'ittle brown men" complain that the Americans --do not tight fair," in that "instead of going back after a battle tc have dinner and smoke cigarettes, they keep on going ahead and want to fight agan.' ABSOLLELY FALSE. That is What Witnesses Swears About Ouzts Statement. IN REFERENCETO COL VANCE The Ex-Commissioner Submits His Side of the Case in the Form of Affida vits. To the People (f South Carolina. Mr. Ouzts in one'of his clh;ptars of revelations, has seen fit to make charges against me. For two years I held the p-)-ition of conisifsicner at the State dispecnsary. The first year Mr. Ouzts wa. the s .ippir-g cltrk: the second Year he was my contidcential clerk and book keeper. My desk was never locked. As my confidential ek-rk Mr. Ouzrs opened all my mail, and at all times had free access to all my papers. Dar ing the two year that we worked to gether Mr. Ouzts at all timos treated .ne with the utmost eturzesy and con sideration, and I met him in the same spirit. I could submit other affidavits, but think the following suliient to re ply to Mr. Ouzts: Very respectfully. S. W. Vance. Columbia, S. C., Oct. 26, 1S!9. State of South Carolina-llichland County. Personally appeared before we D 31 Miles, who being duly sworn say. that he is the chairman of the State board of control; that he has read in the papers the statenent of 1) A G Ouzts that Col Vance, when commissioner, had paid to Mr. Earhardt the sum of $12 with out his knowledge .r consent, atni pro nounces the same to be ablo'lutely false. D M Miles. Sworn to before me this 17th Oct., 399. B. C. Webb, N. P. State of South Caroliia-iehland County. Personally appeared before me M 11 Cooper, who being duly sworn, says that he is secretary of state for South Carolina, that he has read in the papers the statement of D A G Ouzts in refer ence to the changing of prices of cer tain liquors and wines by Col Vance. the commissioner, and that he had coi plained of the same to other members of the board and pronounces the said statement to be absolutely false. M R Cooper. Sworn to before me this 18th Oct., 1S99. D H Means, N P. State of South Carolina-Richland County. Pk rsonally appeared before me N H Mobley, who being duly sworn, says that he is one of the bookkeepers in the State dispensary; that he has read in the papers the statement of D A G Ouzts in reference to the sale to him by Col Vance, then commissioner, of one gray horse; that he bought the horse openly and fairly, after the other bids had been rejected, and that any state ment by D A G Ouzts to the contrary is absolutely false. M111 Mobley. Sworn to before me this 19th Oct., 199. Ben j. C. Webb, N P for S C. Smae of South Carolina-Richiland County. Personally appeared before me J P Easer, who being duly sworn, says that he is an emiploye at the State dis pensary; that he worked there while C>l, Vance was commissioner: that he has read in the papers the statement of D A G Onzts that last Christmas. through some of the hands, Col. Vance gave to the railroad employes $20.00 worth of whiskey; that he was the man who carried the whiskey to the depot; that to te best of his recollection Col. ance sent by him six bot tles of X rye iints on the day before Chaistmas to the hands at the depot who handled the dispensary shipments; that six bottles of X rye pints were wotth about 52 00: that the statement of D A G Ouzts that Col. Vance sent $20i worth of whiskey to the railroad hands is absolutely false. J P Easler. S.worn to before me this 19th Oct., 1899. Benj. C Webb, N.>ary Public for S C. State of South Carolina-Richland County Per.sonally appeared before me H lB Howie, who being duly sworn, says that he hasread in the papers the state ment of D A (3 Ouzts in reference to the sale of some contraband wine to himself and W J Hill by Commis sioner Vance; that at the time of the sale of the wine M1essrs Williams aaid Douthit were in the board room; that Cl. Vance took a sample of the wine to them accompanied by himself and W J Hill: that Williens tasted the wine, arnd remarked that "it tasted like pokeberry juice, and was unfit to drink. 1r Douthit upon tastinir it pronounced it worthless: that Col. Vance said he thoucht it pretty fair claret wine, and could sell it for 10 cents per gallon: that Mlessrs. Williams and Douthit told him to sell it immediately: that the statement of D) A. G3. Ouzts that Col. Vance sold this wine on his own motion is absolutely false. 11. B. Hlowie. Sworn to before mc this 25th day of IOct.,1899. Winthrop Williams. N. P. S. C. State of South Carolina-Rlichland County. Personally appeared before me T. W. Collins. G3 B Pettigrew, .J E Earhardt, J P Edasler and RI C MIeCants. who be ing duly sworn say that they are cmi plyes at the State dispemary, that thev were there while Col Vance was coiuissioner: that they have read the statement of D) A G3 Uuzts in the pa pers in reference to Col Vance tryine to compel the emiployes to vote for Sloan in the last municipal election; that Col Vance never intimated to them that he ha.d any choice in the matter. nor do they know of Col Vance having spoken to any of the employcs about whom they should vote for. and that to the best of their belief and informa tion the statement of D) A G3 Ouzts is absolutely false. (3 B Pettigrew, J Earhardt, RI C MeCants. Sworn to before me this 1th day of Oct., Benj. C Webb. N)ary Public for S.C. State of South CaroAir.a-lichland County. Personally appeared before me John Black. who being duly sworn, says that he is the shipping clerk at the State dispensary; that he filled said p'osition 12 months while Col Vance was com niissioner; that never at any time did Commissioner Vance intimate to him in the rcmotes degrce than he would prefer any one brand of whi-key ship ped to another; that he has read in the papers the statement made by 1) A G Ouzis that Col Vance pressed the ship ment of Crtain liquors: that to the best of hi. belief and information said stateuent is absolutely false. John Black. Sworn to before me this 19th Oct., Benj. C Webb. Notary Public for S. C. UZ'rS AS KS FoR TI IE RECOID .\ND 1;ETS IT-IN 'ITE NE". In his card published October 21st, Mr. Ounzts. iu speakina of his "revela tions,- "I desire to say I am ready to stand by the record as to the truth of the same, and demand by the records I be judged.' Stat- cf South CArolinw -Ileichland County. Personally appeared before B. C. Webb, who being duly sworn. says that he is the clerk of the State board of control that he held samn position while CA Vance was commissioner; that he has read the statement as pub lih1ed in the papers by 1). A. G. Oazts, in which he charges that Col. Vance loined to Mr. W. MelB. Sloan the coal belongin'g to the State, and that Sloan did his own-weighinig, returning sei and paying for some: that some tie in M.arch'I3r Sloan de. ivered to the dis penrary one car of coal. but not 100 tns at e'argred by 1) A G Ouzts; that the . according to the railroad weiglt. contained 5S,700 pounds of coal. tit M1r Sloan got 14,140 pounds, as .%_ow by the certificate of Cit: Weiher Griflin attached to the vouch "r in the (.ili;e of the State board of .r:tat on April 6 Mr Sloan pre sented his bill and was paid for 44,290 pounds, as shown by voucher in the oflice of the State board of control; that 3r Sloan did bor'row from Col Vance 10,320 pounds of hard coal; that the coal borrowed and the coal returned was weighed by City Weigher Griffin, as shown by his certificate of weights attached to the voucher in the office of the State board of control; that Mr. Sloan returned all the coal borrowed save 60 pounds., which he paid for at the rate of $6.50 per ton, as shown on voucher in the office of the State board of control; that the statement of D A G Ouzts in reference to this transaction is absolutely false. B. C. Webb. Sworn to before me this 19th day of Oct. 1.Wmn. H1. Yeldell, N. P. S. C. State of South Carolina-Richland County. Personally appeared before me G H Charles, who being duly sworn. says that he is one of the bookkeepers at the State dispensary that he has read in the papers the statement of D A G Ouzts that Col \'ance invariably gave the orders for Lanahan & Son's whis kies to b< shipped out first, so that the same could be bottled up and shipped out before the next meeting of the board of control; that Col Vance never ave verbal orders for the shipment of ligours purchased by the State board: that all orders were in writing; that he has examined the oraers given by Col Vance from April, 1898, to April 1899 inclusive (during which period D) A G Ouzts served as bookkeeper to Col \'ance, who was commissioner at that time); that these orders, which are now on file in the oflice of the clerk of the board of control, by their dates show conclusively that the statement of D A G Ouzts is absolutely false. G. H1. Charles, Swvorn to before me this 25th day of 0;t. 1899. I'. X. Gunter, Jr., N. P. S. C. State of S.uth Carolina -Richland County. Petsnally appeared before mec F E Young, who being duly sworn, says that he is the receiving clerk at the State dispensary, and as such keeps a record of all goods received; that prior to his appointment D) A G Ouzts kept this book; that the entries from April, 10SP, to M1ay, 189)9. except when M1r Collins was doing 3Mr Ouzts' work, are in th'e handwriting of D A G Ouzts; that he has read in the papers the state ment of D A G Ouzts that Col \~ance when commissioner would order the Lanahan purchases shipped first, so that their liquor would be first received at the dispmnsary, bottled up and ship ped out before the next meeting of the State board of control; that the receiv intz book sheo.va when whiskey purei ases~ were receivedl: that the record as kept by D) A G Quzts himself proves con lusively that his charzes as stated above against Col Vaace are absolutely false ~F E Young. Sworn to before me this 24th Oct.. 199. B C Webb. Notary Public for S. C. Lynched in Georgia. John Goulsby, a young Negro. was shot to death at Riggiu's maill, near M1aon. G'a.. Friday niorning, it is pre sumed by~ some member of an informal po--e frn the adjoining county of Tiggs.' Geolsby ha't cut to pieces his em.ayr Jim Tom Robinsu. a re spected white farmer of that county, the. ight before. Somne tim.e ago (oosby was in Bibb county jail under a misdemeanor charge. 1R binsoni paid the tine with the understanding it was to be werked out on his farm, lie found Goolaby worttless-anid ordered him away. rThe Negro returned to the place Thursday night and a difficulty arse between the two men in which lobinson was badly Cut up, and it is feared he will die. Golsby fled and a posse of' neighbors started in pursuit. Friday morning nis dead body was found near his lather's house with a Winchester bullet through the h'art. An S-vear-old brother of the dead man was the only witness of the shooting, and he could only say some men did it. Goolbys record was had. The long feathers the Iadies wear in their hats now-a-days may be harmless, but the look awfni dangerous. FROZEN TO DEATH. The Most Fatal October Blizzard Ever Known in Montana. FAITHFUL COLLIE DOGS. They Guarded the Bodies of Their Dead Masters. Nine Men Known to Have Per ished. As a result of the recent blizzard which swept through Teton county in the northern part of Montana, n'ne men are known to be dead, and of thr ie, five bodies have been recovered. W ith one exception, all were sheep herders, and all were found lying in such posi tions as to indicate that theyhad stayed with their flocks to the last, dying in their attempts to save the pooperty of their employers. William Graham, working for the Cascade Land company, was found in a coulle near Healy Butte. It is evi dent that he tried bard through the nht to get his sheep into camp, but had not succeeded. Conscious of the death which was impending, he returned to -his tent about midnigat and there wrote and left a note saying he was r early exhausted, but was about to re turn to the sheep in the snow, his lan tern about 20 feet distant. Of his two dogs, one remained to guard the body, while the other followed the sheep. Norman Bruce worked for Will Flowerce. le remained with his sheep until he managed to drive them into a sheltered spot, where they wculd be safe. Blinded by the storm, he mis took the coulle where his cabin was buit and wandered up another. Re alizing his mistake too late, he turned back and fell less than 200 yards from home and safety. The searching party found his dog stretched across the dead body. Matt Gregorich was found with his arms crossed upon his breast. His dog had followed the sheep into camp and returned with the rescue party too late. 11. Herald, working for C. R. Scoffin, was lying in the deep snow, his beard eaten off ny the sheep, which had also eaten his clothes and part of his boots. It is probable that the dead list is hardly begun. Flocks of sheep without herders have been reported from vari ous points in the storm district, and later these will be traced and the dead herders found. Now the snow covers up everything on the prairie, and the coulles, many of them more than 100 feet deep and with steep sides, are filed with it. This was the most severe-and most fatal Oc tober storm ever occurring in Montana. Bride Robbed by the Groom. Mrs. Mary J Colthar, 45 years old, of Bunker Hill, Ill., whose husband died two years ago, leaving her a farm and $2,000, is penniless in Rochester, N. Y., having been robbed of $4,075 by a New York confidence man. Accord ing to her story, which has been veri fied by the Rochester police, Mrs. Col thar about a mouth ago, by a lotter of introduction through an agency, began a correspondence with James Monroe. A few weeks later, by appointment, they met in Indianapolis and the same afternoon were married. The follow ing day they started, together with Mrs. Colthar's 11-year-old daughter, for New York, to witness the Dewey day cele bration. Before going however, Mrs. Cothar placed a $2,000 mortgage on the farm and drew $2,100 from the bank. The trio arrived in Rochester a f~w days ago, and Monroe proposed to engage in the drug business and pre vailed upon his wife to loan him $4,075, and started for New York, ostensibly to purchase stock for the store. Monroe has not been seen since. Wednesday Mrs. Colthar received a letter from him in New York, saying he had been rob bed, and advising her to return to Bun ker Hill. Mrs. Colthar, realizing that she had been deceived, immediately laid the ease before Chief Cleary, who has taken steps to catch the man. Threatens to Resign. William E. Mason, junior United States senator from Illinois, declared that he would resign if the Republican national convention in 1900 did not de clare against -'criminal aggression" in the Philippines. Mr. Mason even went so far as to say he would resign if the convention offere i the Filipinos "canned frcedom" ai he thought it might do. There must be no evasion on the vital issue of pure and unadul terated freedom, or 'he senator will step down and out. T:. n Mr. Mason proposes to stand for reelection to see whether the Illinois general assembly sides with him or with the policy of the McKinley administration. Bravery Rewarded. A dispatch from Cleveland Ohio, says: "City Councilman J. L. Reilly has fallen heir to $80,000. Four years ago. while in San Anton'o, Texas, Mr. Reilly stopped a runaway team, proba bly saving the life of the driver, a wealthy farmer of Pah - r, Texas, nam ed John Wallace. I is arm was so badly injured in the s. :uggle that for a time amputation was thiought to be ne eessary, but eventually it healed. On Saturday Mr. Reilly received notice from San Anton'o that Mr. Wallace had died and left him a legacy af $SU. Has Seen Light, Se nator Beveridge's silence respect ing the Philippine problem seems to be worrying some of the Republicans. Ile spent several months studying the question in Luzon and elsewhere in the archipelago. But since his return home lhe has not had a word to say in the publie prints in favor of the admin istration's Philippine policy. Before lie sailed for the East Senator Beve ridge was understood to be an ardent expansionist, if not an imperialist. Ihis present silence is being construed to mean that he has undergone a change of heart. As to Shade Trees. The supreme court of Illinois has decided that shade trees on the street in front of a house belong to the owner of the house and that a telephone com pany which cut the limbs of a tree without permission was liable for dam HASELDEN'S PRIVATE STOCK. It Is Charged That He Has a Bar Room at HOme. Some of Mr. Haselden's neighbors make very serious charges against him. Outz in a card to the papers quotes from two letters received from Marion coun ty in which the writers say: "Since Haselden's connection with the board of control hundreds of bottles of all kinds of liquors and wines And lager beer by the barrel have been shipped to Seller's Station to him by various liquor houses for his own personal use. In every instance the freight is prepaid and he has nothing to do but to take it out. Of course it is a physical impos sibility to drink it all himself, while he does his level best to do sn, and the balance is distributed abut free where it will do the most good. I am told that he has a room in his house fixed up for the display of his goods, and has large bottles on which appear in large gilt let:ers such labels as the fol lowing: "Haselden's night cap," "Haselden's private stock." "Hasel den's dew drop," ete, etc. All this is received from liquor houses and is sent to him absolutely free. Many young men have been offered liquor in his house and they often come away in all stages of intoxication and I myself have seen older men. men with families. come from his house as drunk as the proverbial fiddler's bitch. The books of the express company at Sellers will show the many shipments. The influ ence of a free bar in that community is worse than a dispensary or a blind tiger. All the above facts and many more similar can be substantiated by record and unimpeachable testimony. You might also inquire who was it Ha sclden or Cooper-who had the box of samples shipped to Spartanburg for a certain candidate during the last State primary and about which much was said at the time." The second letter says: "At the. time Mr. Haselden became a member of the board of control he owed a judg ment against him of between $2,000 and $2,500. That judgment has been paid. It has been reported for months that packages of whiskey had been ship ped to Mr. Haselden from various liquor houses of the very fanciest kind put up in "Haselden's Pride,'" etc. It has also been reported that Mr. Baselden has a college record equal to that of his dispensary record." WILL BE HUNG. Quick Work Made of the Two Darling ton Fiends. A dispatch from Darlington to The State, in speaking of the trial and con viction of the two fiends who recently raped a young lady in that county says: The court house was crowded again Thursday and excitement was running high on account of the trial of Dink Mitchell for rape. Ed. Luckey was convicted the day before, but sentence was suspended so he could testify against his accomplice, Dink Mitchell. Judge Bennett charged the jury to weigh well the evidence, and that it would not do to convict where life was at stake on the testimony of an accom plice alone, that it had to be corrobo rated by other testimony. He also said that he took this opportunity to thank attorney King for the energetic way he has conducted the defense. That it was the duty of the presiding judge when a man was to be tried for his life and was too poor to provide himself with counsel to appoint counsel for him, and that he had appointed Mr. Coker King to defend Mitchell. He had received no compensation for it, but he could have done no better if he had been well paid. The jury was out but a few minutes, wheni they returned with a verdiet of guilty. Dink Mitchell and Ed.-Luckey were bothi sentenced to be hanged the 24th of November. Everybody seems to be nell satisfied, and Darlington county has set an example for the whole south. Wanted for Bigamy. The Columbia State says Gov. John ston of Alibama has for some time been making vigorous efforts to secure the capture of Dr. WV. H. Ilderton of this State who is wanted in Alabama for bigamy. He sent a requisition some time ago to the governor and it was sent to the sheriff of Dorchester coun ty. Nothing was heard from the sher iff and he was asked to explain. HeI writes that he has made every effort to catch Ilderton but has failed. Gov. Johnston has offered a rewaad of $100 for the capture of the man. From Gov. Johnston's letter it appears that Ilder ton left his family in this State and went to Alabama. There he met and mariied a beautiful girl, and when it was discovered that he was a marrie d man the young women's life had been ruined, he fled from justice and came back to Dorchester county. South Car olina. Look Out Farmers. A dispatch from Charleston says a deal was closed Tuesday whereby the Virginia-Carolina Chemnical comp'any acquires the Edisto Phosphate company for two hundred thousand dollars. The Virinia-Carolina company now .owns all but one of the Charleston fertilizer companies, and by recent acquisition of properties in Savannah and Columbia. it practically controls the fertilizer pro duct of the south. This means that the farmers will have to pay higher prices for fertilizers next year than they did this. Married Nine Times. Wesley James. an old Negzro. whose home is in Charlotte, has one of the most remarkable histories we have ever heard of. Hie has been married nine times. Eight of his wives arc dead, and he now lives with the ninzth. lie s 75 years old and is hale and hearty. His oldest children, twins, are 55 years old, and his youngest, twins also, are 12 months old. .James says he is the father of 5G children, and many of them he has not heard from in years. Charlotte News. Dr. Rice Declines. The Columbia State says the Rev. Dr. J. A. Rice. president of the Colunm bia cellege. re'cently declined to con sider a very flattering c'all to the pasto rate of one the wealthiest charges in the Southern Methodist church at a salary double that which his present poition pays. WILL NOT PROSECUTE. Two Shipwrecked Sailors Held for Murder Released. A special dispatch from Charleston to the State says: Maurice Andersen and Gudmann Thomassen of the ship wrecked crew of the Norwegian bark Drot were released from custody Thurs day by order of the Norwegian govern ment, and Deputy Marshal Reed, who has had the men under surveillance at the city hospital, was withdrawn. The men will not be prosecuted for slaying their shipmate, Max Hoffman, and they have been offered free tansportation back to their homes in Sweden and Nor way. The instructions for the release of the seamen came to Mr. C. 0. Witte, the Norwegian consul, from the coBsul general at New York. Mr. Witte re paired at 10 o'clock Thursday morning to the office of United States Commiss ionerJ. Wesley Smith, on Queen street, and after the papers for the release had been drawn up, he signed them, libera ting Thomassen and Andersen from custody. The papers were immediate ly served. , The decision of the Norwegian gov ernment not to prosecute Andersen and Thomassen was probably reached on the reports submitted by Consul Witte, which showed that the killing was.the result of dire necessity. The men were crazed by hunger and thirst and long suffering, and it is hardly to be thought that they should be held accountable for an act done under the circumstances. The drawing of the lot, which decreed that Hoffman should be sacrificed, was entirely regular and fair. His death meant the saving of the lives of the other seamen and, however regrettable the affair and harrowing the details, the fact remains that it was necessary that one man should die, and it just happened that Hoffman drew the lot. This is the common sense view of the case, and it is the opinion that is gen erally held. The Norwegian govern ment probably reached the same opin ion and hence the instructions to Mr. Witte to have the seamen released. Thomassen and Andersen were great: ly elated when told of their good for tune. Thomassen will leave here in a few days for New York, whence he sails for his home at Stevanger. He said that he will never cross the ocean again after his present trip. He will engage in coastwise fishery and will live with his mother and four brothers. Anderson is still confined to his bed and will not be able to get about for a couple of weeks. He says that he desires to remain in Charleston. He has no immediate relatives and is not anxious to go back to Sweden, his na tive country. As to Population. Interesting statistics in regard to the increase of population, just com pleted by Sir Robert Giffon, show that England now has possessions in all five continents, and that a quarter of the population of the entire earth is sub ject to her suzerainty. The extent of territory owned by England amounts to 13,000,000 square miles, and on this immense tract is a population of 420, 000,000. In the last 27 years the Eng lish realm has increased by 2,854,000 square miles, and within the same pe riod 125.000,000 have been added to the population. Since 1871 the popu lation of the United Kingdom-Eng land, Scotland and Ireland-has in creased from 32,000,000 to 40,000,000 At the beginning of this century Eng land, Scotland and Ireland had a pop ulation of 11,000,000, and France of 26,000,000, yet today the proportion in both countries is almost alike. Russia has increased her population by 60, 000.000 since 1S70, the result being that she has now a total population of 130,000.000. Germany had a popula tion of 20,000,000 at the beginning of the century; now she has between 50, 000,000 and 60,000,000j of whom al? most a quarter of the result of the in crease of births over deaths. Germany too, is making vast strides as a colo nial power, and her population in those distant possessions already amounts to a big number. A Terrible Typhoon. Japan was recently visited by a most destructive typhoon. In Tokio and Yokohama it raged with great fierce ness. Hundreds of houses were wreck ed in all districts, though the storm seems to have been attended with less loss of life than usual. News of anoth er disastrous catastrophe comes from Tagonaura between Numadez and Zuazkawa. About 1 o'clock on Octo ber 7th a tidal wave swept over Tagon ara. Over 500 houses were destroyed and more than 100 perished. The neighborhood of Yosohtwa Meiwa was converted into an extensive lake. Great misery and suffering prevail among the attlicted people. A telegram from Miyazaki prefecture also reports the occurrence of a tidal wave at Mim itsmachi on October 6th and the des trution of many houses. It Was Not Yellow Jack. The governor Wednesday received a letter faom Dr. Mole, of Yemassee, in w.hich he declares that the reported yellow feyer at that place is hemorrhag i fever. H~e cannot understand how the report that it was yellow fever ori einated. Governor McSweeney as soon as he was informed of the suspected eases immediately set about to have the matter thoroughly investigated. Some people think it is unfortunate for such matters to .get out to the public, but the govcrnor thinks it better to do that than to run the risk of other com muiies being infected. Luckily n this ease the rumors were false. Didn't Falter. A special to the St. Louis Post-Dis patch from Dallas, Tex., says Walter Ford, who murdered his sweetheart, Luey Moore. at Waco, Tex., in June, 189S. was hanged in that city today. ie died without faltering. Dangerous to Delay. Last week a delinquent subscriber said he would pay up if he lived. He died. Another said: "I'll see you to morrow." He's blind. Still another said: "I'll pay you this week or go to the devil." lie's gone. There are hundreds who ought to take warning from these procrastinators and pay up I0ME li THE FAIR! The Capital City's Invitation to all South Carolinians. EVERYTHING NOW READY. Exhibits Promise to Be Unusually Full and Varied-Great Crowd Already Assured-Some of the Attractions. Columbia, Oct. 28.-Special: All the preparations for the State Fair, so far as these are within the.reach of the State Agricultural and Mechanical So ciety, are now practically completed. Both President Cunningham and Sec retary Holloway have taken quarters here, and they have been busily en gaged in matters relating to our great fall gathering. They are both confi dent of a great gathering-one of the very largest that have been witnessed here in the past thirty years. This of itself will constitute a leading attrac tion of the fair. Every such crowd is good-humored and jolly, and jolly peo ple are always happy. Even were there nothing in the fair but its effect in thus bringing thous ands of our people together it would be worth the people's attendanee and patronage. But there is much more. Col. Holloway reports that there is assurance of fine exhibits in every de partment. Judging also from the busi ness going on in his office we may safe ly count on an exhibition that will be varied, extensive and first-class in. every particular. This fact is enough to furnish reasons for a great gathering of people from every part of the State. But there are other reasons for such a gathering this year. The short crop of cotton has been sold at far better prices than were expected. Whilst our peo ple are the worse for the failure of their crops, yet the unexpectedly good prices has put them in good spirits, and they are after a little innocent pleasure. The State fair affords the desired op portunity and the people mean to use it. They are coming here by the ear load. The railways have given good rates-one fare for the round trip, plus ten per cent. The business men of Columbia real ize that there must be some attractions in addition to those on the fair grounds In the daytime the people do enjoy themselves on the grounds, yet they like a little run down town on the elec tric railway and arrived there they ap preciate a little amusement. The city fair association have undertaken to supply this. There will be trapeze performances, tight-rope walking, aerial diving, and every afternoon a ballon ascension.' At night the First U. S. Artillery Band will give a grand con cert on the State House-grounds, ac companied with a display of fireworks. Main Street itself will be brilliantly illuminated. The annual ball of the South Caro lina Club will take place on Thursday night of Fair week in the hall of the House of Representatives. On this occasion there will be a joyous gather ing of the beauty and gallantry of South Carolina. The hall of the House of Representatives is one of the hand somest in the entire country. Ample accommodations will be avail able for the visitors. Besides the ho tels and the boarding houses, there will be numbers of private houses where excellent accommodations may be had. There is already an Intelli gence Bureau (in the Central National Bank building) where information as to these accommodations will be gladly furnished. Fair week this year will be a season of genuine enjoyment. Let everybody come. Lient. Brumby in Atlanta. The arrival of Lieutenant Brumby, of the Olympia, at Atlanta Wednesday night, to receive his formal welcome ~into the city and his native state, was the signal for a noisy and enthusiastid demonstration. A special train on the Western and Atlantic brought him from his home at Marietta, Ga., 20 miles from Atlanta, where he went Tuesday to spend a short time with his mother and relatives. He was given a reception at the Capital City club and Thursday the presentation of the sword from the people of Georgia took place. The ceremony occurred in front of the state capital and the sword was presented by Governor Candler. Must Treat All Alike. Walte.r L. Farnsworth, the self -con fessed Chicago bigamist, who claims he has married over forty women in differ ent parts of the world, says he will offer a unique defense when his case is called for trial. "The Sultan of Sulu has many wives and is under the pro tection of the United States govern ment," said Farnsworth. "I also have many wives, but the police, not the government, have me in charge. This is Dot according to the constitu tional provisions guaranteeing equality to all and then denying special privil eges to the residents of this eountry. I will see that I either go free or the Sultan of Sulu gives up some of his better halves." Helped Against Their Will. A 450 pound bale of cotton at 5 cents is $22.50. At 7 cents it is $31.50. Eleven million bales at 5Scents is $247, 000,000. Nine million bales at 7 cents is $283,000,000. The South is thirty six million dollars ahead by having a poor crop. The farmers would not learn sense enough to reduce the acre age, but a kindly Providence shorten ed the yield for them and helped them against their will-Greenville News. The Oldest Man. Bruno Cotrin, a Negro, born in Afri ca and now living in Rio Janeiro, is said to be the oldest person in the world. Accorcing to a German statis tician, who has made an extensive re search into the census returns, Cotrin is now 153 years old. There is an un authenticated story to the effect that one u'an living in Russia is now 160