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T- r ? mgr. - * ? < i THE COONTY RECORD kin'qstree, s c. LOUIS J. BRISTOW, Kd. & Prop'r, i i ?-?. ? . * " ONE NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER. They Fought Over a Lunch In the Main Street of Bamberg. At Bamberg Ed Riley shot and instantly kiiled Henry Zeigler on Main street, in Tront of Jackson's restaurant. Both parti is are colored. It is said that a dispute arose over a lunch, and Zeigler made for Riley with open knife in hand, when he palled his pistol and Bhot him in the heart. Riley made a hasty retreat after tne shooting ana has not yet been arrested. WHO WILL CONTROL LIQUOR? Clash Between South Carolina and Federal Authorities Over Seizures. There is a clash between the State and Federal authorities over who is to have control of the liquor in BluenIthal k Bickart's original package store in Chester, which was closed some time ' ago by State officers on the charge ol Belling to miners and out of hours. Attorney General Farber has notified United States Marshal Hunter that the liquor was the property of the State and ordered him not to touch it, bnt the marshal's deputy telegraphed him ^ that he had possession of the store, had put his seal on the door and was also guarding it The fact that the deputy is in oontrol is considered a victory for the Federal -authorities. Marshal Hunter 6eems more deter? 1 ruoaiviiHT nnlprn from the HJIUCU Siuvc _ attorney general not to touch the jT goods. THE INSURANCE TAX jj^ Will Net the State About $10,000 for the First Year. The tax of one- half of one per cent, imposed on the amount of the gross premiums collected from business done Iii this State by all classes of foreign in) surance companies?tire, life, marine, / surety, security, guarantee, hailstorm, lire stock, accident, plate gloss, etc.-- I IL it has been seen from the abstracts of the quarterly reports mode up in the dffie of the comptroller general will j amount to about $10,tfX). This income | from the insurance companies is in addition to the $10,000 and more derived I from the $100 license imposed on each j insurance company. The abstracts for the first quarter | showed $43o,103.59 collected iu prem- I inms by the 100 or more companies <1 operating in the State. On this the tax amounted to $2,135.(W. The reports for the last two quarters are now all in and the abstracts have all been made np. I The following section of the act shows how the tax is to be collected: Section & That each of such com pan i... ies as are mentions i in section 1, doing business in this State, shall make a quarterly return to the comptroller general,-in such form as the comptroller general may prescribe, of its gross inoome or gross receipts, as the case may be, for the preceding quarter, which aaid return shall state in detail amount of gross premiums, gross receipts or gross income collected by such company ia each of the various counties in this State. The comptroller general shall prepare an abstract of such quarterly returns, which shall be by him trans I suited to the State Treasurer, who shall collect the said additional license fee ef one-half of one per oentum on the amount therein stated. The returns Wrein required shall be made on the s? Slat of March, 80th day of June. 80th day of Sstftember ana the 81st day of December in each year. The comptroller general shall immediately after the. close of the year transmit to the county auditor in each of the various counties from which such company has derived its gross premiums or gross receipts a statement of the amount of premiums or receipts collected in such county daring the preceding year, r which said statement of the gross re-1 oeipts heretofore required of the agency < of such company in suoh county shall be plaoed on the duplicate in such eounty together with the other items now iuoiuded in the taxable property of audi company. This is the first of the new revenue acts to show any net results. WHAT ELEVEN KOADS DID During the Past Year?Handsome Increase In Earnings. The railroad commission last week gave the press the figures showing the earnings of the other roads that have reported in addition to the leading lines given a few days ago. The following compact comparative statement of the earnings, less expenses and taxes for Mm years 1896 and 1897 shows the baudsome net increase for 11 roads of $21)8, 940.86, which is a greater figure than that shown by the roads recently reported: Carolina Midland Railroad?1896, #18,848.48; 1897, 317,224.75; increase, $3,876.27. Georgetown and Western Railroad? 1896, #11,485.98; 1897, $9,516.00; de i crease, 8i.909.y2. Colombia, Newberry and Laurent Railroad -1896, $12,298.56; 1897, $23. 684.26; increase, $11,490.69. Blue Ridge Railroad?1836, $3,708.81; 1887, $3,983-o0; increase, $274.78. C. k N. W. R. K.?1896, $6,992.96; 1887, $10,806.58: increase, $3,813.60. W. & 8. R. R.?1836, 7,002.76; 1897, $14,702,87; mcrease, $7.700.16. G. P. W. & H. R. R. ?1896, $10,808.38; 1837, $12,674.57; increase, $1,866.19. Glenn Springs R. R. ?1896, $396.12; 1887, $110.48; deficit. Total?1896, $(>6,140.95; 1897, $92,908.67; increase, $28,431.69; decrease, $1,969.92. Increase reported for 11 roads, $271,?78169. Balance of roads to date, $26,461.77. Nat increase to date, $208,040.36. She: "Do you really believe that Gafcriel will sound a trumpet for ill of us en the last day?" He: "Well, I am sometimes half inclined to believe that some folks will insist upon blowing tbolr own horns, even then."?Cleveland Leader. jj| ,7 - ; - * ' v . - ' ifciifllallj The State Holds That Liquors Cannot Be Hauled in Wagons. BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLSIntensive Furm!nc--Norton Goes to Washington?Two Suicides?Bird Reason On--Potato Crop Short. There will doubtless be more litigation growing out of the enforcement of i the dispensary law as the State sees its requirements. The latest phase of thj enforcement of the liquor law came to light last week when it became known that the State had taken the position ! that original packages cannot be hauled into the State in wagons. The State I claims that liquor can only be brought in by common carriers and that wagons are not oommon carriers. Itis held th at , this is what Judge Simonton has decided : in his "O. P. "decroes. The case in point comes up from ; Laurens county and the agent of E. J. O'Connor of Aaguata is the party im! mediately concerned. Governor Ellerbee in some way got information that , the agent had 6ent wagons to Augusta i to haul in his supply of liquors. He 1 wired the sheriff to keep on the lookout ; for tho wugous on their return and seize the whole concern, arresting the drivers. Governor Ellerbe got the following message from Laurens: Gov. W. H. Ellerbe: I have seized four wagot.s and teams loaded with liquor?original packages?sent l>y E. J. O'Connor to agent at Laurens. Must I hold :earns and liquor? Auavrer. 0. P. Sullivan, Deputy .-slierlff. Governor Ellerbe wired back that the ( liquor and teams be held and the drivers arrested. The teams are to be advertised and sold in Laurens and the liquor is to be sent to Columbia to the dispensary. No doubt O'Connor or his agent will bring a case in the United States Court to test the matter. Since the "O. P." decisions many stores have been supplied in this way out of Angusta, and tho issue will be well worth testing. A special from Union to the News r.ud Courier Bays: The Junior Order oi American Mechanios has made rapid growth in this town during the last three months, liftv new members Lav-1 ing been initiated duriug this time. One of tfie most red-hot discussions between two ministers of the gospel ever heard on the public streets of Union took plice in front of the postoftice on Main street. A crowd soon collected, and, though silent spectators at lirst, they began to take part in the discussion as it waxed warm. Others were attracted, and in a short while the sidewalk was orowded. Both of these ministers are Baptist, One of them is a member of the Order and the other is not, and it was a request from oue to the other to join, which broDght on the discussion. The outside minister gave as his reason for I * t %A?a?l IhM 4 K ? VvA I<1 H A 4 IiaIi AtTA ? ?% iJUt JUtUiU^ U1U ilUK UOUOIO M.U the Bible in the pnblio school, as he did not believe that it could be read there without sectarianism. He thought that if the Catholics could gain a majority they had a light to rule us. The other minister explained that the Juniors did not wish sectarianism taught in the schools, but wished the Bible, which which was the recognized standard of all the best moral ana civil law 8, should be read to the rising generation, and the pupils be allowed to accept any sect they see fit. It was finally proposed to call a mass meeting of the citizens in the court hoose at an early date and let these two gentlemen discuss the matter before the public in a debate. The member of the Oi'der did not commit himself, but said he would think the matter over and decide. Pierce W. Whitmire, a young farmer of Fairview township, Greenville county, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a revolver. He was found in the public road twelve .1 m.- ,1 uiuob iruiu uietju^nie. iuu uewweu was about 24 rears old. He bail been drinking heavily lately. At Columbia, J. X. Atkinson, employed by the Southern Kail way Company as train dispatcher, committed suicide. 'lhe real cause is not known. He left a note for his mother, who lives in Atlanta, and told his friends and doctors that he did not core to live any longer. At Williston Dr. John Smith has a lot of five or six acres, adjoining his residence, from which he is gathering two bales of cotton per acre. Mr. Sid Hair, on Richmond avenue, has seveneighths of au acre lot planted in cotton after rye was cut from it, late in the spring, oil which he has already picked 1,640 pounds of seed cotton. He feels sure that he will make on this patch 2,500 pounds. When this kind of farming is done there is money in five-cent cotton. Twenty-five dollars will fertilize and work the crop, which will leave not less than $23 profit General James Norton, who was lately elected to Congress f$om the Sixth district to, fill the unexpired term of Hon. J. L. McLaurin, is in Washington. He goes to look over the field of his new duties and takes a batch of petitions for postoffices from his district to file in the department. i With Oct 31st, the closed season for birds and game in this Stute came to an end, and those who love hunting are in the seventh heaven. Numerous parties of huntsmen will go out in warch of quail, no matter what the weather is. At the session of the court for Richlaud county William E. Byrd was convicted of the violation of the dispensary law. The seuteuce was glOO fine or confinement in the State penitentiary at hard labor for three months. The government reports that the sweet potato crop for South Carolina is l'J per ceut. short of being a full crop. SPAIN'S HOSTILE STAID.1 Indications That She Intends to Locc Cuba by War With Us. j i VVEYLER TO BE COURT-MARTIALED i i Former Minister Taylor Says tlie Islnml It-Ill l>? T- I! ir.1-1. Din finrln? " ? =? ?I.atest Xo!e From Madrid Is Defiant and the Spanish I'rcss is Very Hitter . Against America?Crisis Approaching' New Yonz Citt (Special).?Tho despatches from Madrid have not been rcas; suring. The Spanish Government has been J aggressive In a guarded way in its replies j to Washington on the Cuban question, ant i the Spanish press has been virulently at tacking Americans. Reports from London are to the ofTeet that Spain has contracted for powerful cruisers for its navy, and the latest tele gram from .Madrid says that tno Spanish Cabinet will reply to tho United States Minister's acknowledgment of tho receipt of the Spanish note on the subject of Cuba by declaring in guarded terms that with . reference to granting autonomy to Cuba Spain will do what she deems lit. It is understood that the Spanish Govern; 1 mont, in the ease of the American schooner" ! | Competitor, captured in Cuban waters H ! ' .\nrii IK or, will maintain that the Spanish i officers acted correctly iu making the can- I tare, and that the protocol of 1*77 solely ! | referred to American citizens residing in ; Cuba. As a result of the war scare there was j general selling of stocks on the exchanges, | but no evidence of a panicky condition. It is estimated that the depreciation in stocks through this bear movement amounts to iiti.007,009. The (Statement by Hannis Taylor, former Minister to Spain, that Cuba will be frco "before the blossoms sprint* into flowers again'' has created the greatest interest. The bei|ef is str:jn<?t!i?nel by t'n state- ' ment that the Spanish Cabinet may seek to | involve this eountrv in such a w ay as to ! give a pretext for the loss of the island. The principal question now. is as to how far Spain will go in a crisis with the United ! States before she considers her pretext to lose Cuba is established to the satisfaction | of herself and Europe. The main thing that rises between Spain | and Cuba as a barrier to adjustment of t peace is the crown's determinating that | not one peso of revenue shall bo lost to the royal treasury. The change in the Captain-Generalship , of the island, the officials say, is n blow that Spain has struck at himself unintentionally. Ex-Minister Hannis Taylor 1ms characterized the change as "Spain's great mistake in swapping horses while' crossing a stream. COURT-MARTIAL FOR WEYLER. Decision of the Spanish Cabinet About ; His Utterances. Madeid, Spain (By Cable).?Tho Spanish Government, as a rosult of the deliberations of the Ministers over the utterances I of General Weyler, the former Captain- 1 General of Cuba, has come to the decision to try liim by court-martial, no matter where ho lands. If he confirms the truth of the remarks attributed ' to him in tho press. The commanding officers at alt the ports of the Spanish Kingdom have been Instructed to demand j of General Weyler, the moment he can be communicated with, the exact terms of the speech which he delivered in reply to the manifestation at Havana upon the occasion of bis embarkation for Spain on board the Spanish steamer Montserrat. Among the charges to be preferred are misappropriation of money and unbecoming conduct. This is an acknowledgment by Spain of the corruption of Weyler's i reign in Cuba. A public meeting which was organized at Santander to arrange n reception to t [ General Weyler was attended by such riotous opposition that tho Mayor was obliged ' ( to dissolve it. General Lee's Itelurc, Washtkqtox, P. C. (Special).?The TTnlOI.1?r< .1 ???1 Cnnoril I H?U Dime.'JlAIUnUI-U^UUlttl lu vuw.?, V>vnv4..> > Lee, Iiks returned to Washington, nnd be- | , fore the meeting of the Cabinet he called at j the State Department nnd later at tho f White House. At tho former he saw Secre- ; tarj* Sherman and also Assistant Secretary j Dav. who had just returned to the city from Canton, Ohio. General Lee is here simply for the purpose of receiving any instructions thnt it is deemed necessary to 1 give him before his departure for his post at Havana, which will bo as soon as possible. Spanish Naval Preparations For Trouble. 1 Baecelosa, Spain (By Cable). -Spain Is ' ' hurrying on for ail she is worth her naval i ' preparations with tho avowed object ot ' making her name "respoeted by the United ? States"?that is the official phraseology? ' and scarcely a day passes without the pub- 1 lie receiving official information, through the Ministerial press, that either this or that ship has been acquired, or that n successful trial of some newly built cruiser has ' taken place. Thus wo are informed that the new Spanish torpedo boat destroyer, Plnton. built In England, attained at its trial trip a speed of 311-10 miles per hour. I TROUBLE FOR WEYLER. ?v To Demand an Explanation of His Fare- > 1 well Address In Cuba. j ! At the meeting of the Spanish Cabinet at 1 Madrid it was decided to demand an ex- j fwom nnnom] WavIat nf tho re- ! marks he made in his farewell address on leaving Havana, Cuba. j < Measures will bo taken to grant amnesty ' 1 to the political prisoners belonging to j Porto Rico, and the Governor-General of . ' the Phiilipino Islands will be invested with , authority to pardon the families of insur- ; 1 gents of that colony. I The revenue returns for the month of i 1 October show a decrease of 7,036,731 pes- J etas, as compared with the montn of Oc- ' tober, 1896. 1 Cheaper Gas Prohibited. Judge Baker, of the United States Court, , Issued a temporary restraining order \ against the city of Peru, Ind., from enforc- < ing an ordinance cutting down the rates charged for natural gas. The Logansoort i and Wabash Valiey Gas Company allege that ?250,000 invested in the city of Peru < will bo confiscated If the ordinance is en- < forced. ] A Liberal Victory. A Liberal victory was won In the Middleton Division of southeast Lancashire, Eng- 1 land, to All the vacancy caused by the < death of Thomas Fielden, Conservative < Member of Parliament. Bimetallism played ] an important part in the result. j j Big Increase in Duties. ' A report from the Collector of Customs at New York shows that in October the I amount of duties collected on the personal < baggago of steamship passengers from Eu- j rope was ?74,203, as compared with ?12,- < 564 for October, 1896. ( THANKSCIVING DAY. ! President McKlnley Designate* the Twen- , ty-flfth of November to 15e Observed. Washington, D. C. (Special).?President | McTCinley issued his first Than&sgiviDc: , Day proclamation a~? follows: "In remembrance of God's goodness to , us during the past year, which has been so j abundnnt. 'Let us offer unto Him our f thanksgiving and pay our vows unto the Most High.' Under His watchful provi- | denco industry has prospered, the eondi- j tions of labor have improved, the rewards | of tho husbandman hnvo been increased and the comforts of our homes multiplied. His mighty hand has preserved peace and protected the Nation. Respect for law and order has been strengthened, love of free in stitutions cherished, and all sections of onr beloved country brought into closer bonds of fraternal regard and generous co-operation. "For these great benefits it is our duty i to praise the Lord in a spirit of humility j and gratitude, and to offer up to Him our J most earnest supplications. That we may | acknowledge our obligations as a people to Him who has so graciously granted us the blessings of free government and material prosperity. I. William McKinley, President of the United States, do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fifth dav of November, fornatlonal thanksgiving and praver. which all of I ho people arc invited to observe with appropriate religious services in their respective places of worship. On this dny of rejoicing and domestie reunion let our prayers ascend to the Giver of every good and perfect gift for tho ' continuance of His love and favor to us. that our hearts may ho filled with charity and good will, an 1 that we may bo ever wortliv of His beneficent eoncern. "In witness whereof. I have hereunto | pet my nand ami cau?od* the seal of tho United States to l>e nffixed. "Done at Jh? City of Washington this twenty-ninth day of October, in tho vear of our Lord one thousand eight hutidred and ninety-seven, and of the independence of the United States tho one hundred and twenty-second. "William McKixlev." By the President, John* Siiekman*, Secretary of State. CEORGIA'S CUNT FULL-BACK KILLED Trominent Member of the Georgia Unl erxlfy 1 earn a Vlcl hn of the Sport. Diehard V. Gammon. Georgia's giant fullLack, was killed at Atlanta, Ga., in the great game between tho University of Virginia and tho University of Georgia. Many thonsnnd people saw the game. and it was not known to the vast crowd that the big player had been fatally hurt. A substitute was put in and the game went on. Gammon was carried outside the lines and several surgeons suramonod. It was soon apparent that ho had been fatally wouuded. He had been thrown in tackling and struck full upon his bead, causing concussion of the brain. While he lay dying within three feet of the gridiron the game went on to the finish. Gammon was a member of one of the oldest and most prominent families In the State. His father is a wealthy citizen of Rome, Ga., and the family lias always been prominent in college athletes. Young Gammon was a leader of the college football team la?t year, nlthongh but eighteen years old. He was one of the most populai men In college and his tragic death lia? thrown a shadow over the threo hundred students of the university. His death stirred prejudice against the game among members of the State Legislature. which is now in session. Some legislators expressed themselves as bitterly opposed to the game, and it is probable that a bill may be passed makingitamisdemeanoi to engage ia a game of football lathe Rtnte. The faculty of the university lias decided tc prohibit the game in the future. The team has disbanded. NINE MEN DEAD IN A MINE. Suffocated by Smoke in a Slope at Scranton, Pcnn. Nine men, part of the night shift otwenty-eight who were at work in YonBtorch slope of the Delaware and Hudson Coal Company in tho Northern part ol Roranton, Penn., were suffocated by a fire in the main gangway. Those who lost their lives were: Thotn&s Hill, foreman; Thomas McDonnell, company hand; John Yankowski, laborer: John Moran, track layer, John J. Farrell, pump runner; John Walsh, Thomas Flannery of Keiser avenue, and two Poles, names unknown. The fire started at 1 o'clock a.m.. in the Bnanty ontaesiooewueremeveiu Drancuea off. and soon bad set the timbers and the walls of ooal ablaze. A colnmn of smoke swept on down the slope 1500 feet to the big Clark vein. Pump runner Edward Simpsin smeiled It. and calling the Are boss. McCarthy, started out to investigate. While ousid^ assistance was being summoned, they hastened to alarm the men off in the far workings. Nineteen of these were reached and hurried out through the shaft about 1000 feet away, but the men in the distant part of the diamond vein could not be reached because it was impossible to gd through the overpowering smoke to them. An extensive cave occurred in the slope just as a party of rescuers were ready to enter and bring out the dead bodies. This completely blocked the way. A CREEK INDIAN EXECUTED. John S. Watka Paya the Penalty For Villi...* TA?a. John S. Watka, the Creek Indian who shot Jonas Deer, a member of his tribe,was executed for the crime at Chelsen, Indian Territory. The men were rivals for the hand of th? lame girl, and fought at a dance at which she was present to decide who should gait her. Watka killed Deer and married th< Indian maiden. Several days ago Watka made arrange raents for his wife's future, and then set out alone for the publio execution grounds In due time he arrived nnd found the exe cutioner waiting. He assumed his positioi on bended knees, with arms tied bebinl and a bandage over thq eyes. He was shot through the heart. Late last summer Watka went to Eansai City with a baseball nine of his fellowIndians and played in a game at one 01 the parks. Ho had ample opportunity tc B3cape, but returned to the Territory o; his own accord, that his sentence might be carried out. Branding Seals by Electricity. The members of the Stanford Universitj party who have been engaged in branding ! seals by electricity on Prlbyloff Island! claim that the experiment was successful. Besides the work of taking the seal censut and building a fence enclosing the salt lagoon to prevent the redriving of bacheloi seals, a number of bird skins, skeletons, in sects, and marine invertebrates were col- : lected. Increasing Silver Circulation. *Fivo Towers of the Uatin Union, on th< initiative of Switzerland, have signed t ;onvention to increase the number of small silver coins by n franc per head of theli population, using the existing flve-franc pieces to supply the necessary silver. rroubte Over Meat and Liquor Licenses. | Backed by 3Iayor Harrison, Corporation Counsel Thornton will begin a light on the ] iepartment stores of Chicago. Proceed- < ngs wi'J be instituted in some justice'! t jonrt to compel the department stores to < jbServe tho provisions of the Walker act. ] iht STiralitlsT J f ! Results of the Contests From All Over the Country. i NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC.! Election* Held in Fourteen Slate*?Pennsylvania Goes llepnbllean ? Ro;?er Wolcott (Republican' Chosen Governor , of Masnaclnisett*?The Result* Close ; in a Number of 'Western States. ! Albaxy, N. Y. (Special).?New York State, on tho vote for a Culef Judge of the Court of Appeals, has gone Democratic, Wallace, Republican, receiving in the State outside of tho city a plurality of 74,743 over Parker, Democrat The Democratic plurality in Greater New York, however, was 133,C53 for Tarker, giving him a total plurality of 53,310. Th^ vote was extremely light all over the State except where there were spirited contests of a local nature. Wallace's largest pluralilies were in Chautnuqna, St. Lawrence, Eroome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga. Jefferson, Oneida, Oswego, Steuben and Wash- | ington Counties. There was no election for State Senator? save in tho JefTerson-Lewis District, where E. R. Brown (Rep.) was chosen to All the vacancy caused by tho death of Senator Mullln. The Republican disasters also inclnde a number of the cities up tho State. Binghamton has gone Democratic for the first time In a number of years, and Wavor Green is defeated. The Democratic "ticket is elected in Buffalo, and Erie County gives 2000 majority for Judge Parker. Mayor Maguire is re-elected by the Democrats in Syracuse. The Democratic fusion ticket was successful iu Rochester by about wx). Representative Odell has succeeded iu holding the city of Xewburg for the Republicans. Republican* Carry ?ra*sacbn*ett*. Sfbixufield, Mass. (Special).?Governor Roger Wolcott, Rep., was re-elected by an estimated plurality of 88,000 over George Fred \Villlam9, Democrat. This is a falling ofTof the Republican plurality of 189G, when the samo candidates were in the field, of nearly 70,000 votes. The Republican vote Boaxr. wolcott. [(Rc-clected Governor of Massachusetts.} foil away 30 per cent, from that polled lost year and the Democratic YOte fell off 2C i per cent. i The remarkable decrease is attributable ; to the lnolemert weather which prevailed jail over the Stale on Election Day and tc ithe general lack of interest In the contest, which was arch a foregone conclnsion as !to be no contest at all. The election followed the (^'llest campaign in years. J Result* In New Jersey. Tbentox, N. J. (Special).?In the Now Jersey local elections the Democrats and the Republicans appear to have divided thehonor on a comparatively light vote. Tht Democrats succeeded in electing five of the six new State Senators, but the Republicans, however, secured a majority of the Assemblymen, and the Legislature remain* Republican. The Democrats swept Jersej City and Hudson County by majorities Tanging from three to seven thousand. Al) of the Democratic, legislative and count; officers were elected, including the eleven members of Assembly. , The Result In Ohio. CoLuxnus, Ohio (8pecial).?A careful estimate at 1 o'clock a. m. gives the Legislature* to the Republicans by a majority of two on joint ballot. Chairman JleConville, of the Democrats Committee, practically concedes the election of Buahnell, Republican, for Governor, by almost 12,030. Pennsylvania. Hauhisbubg, Penn. (Special).?The Republican State ticket has a-plurality of from 124,331 to 140,531. Dr. 8wallow, the Prohibition nominee for State Treasurer, polled 116,153 votes and carried Harrisburg and ten counties. Kentuck;- la DemocratIc. Lottisvillx, Ky. (Special).?Up to midnight fifty counties out of 113 have been ' heard from, and they show Democratic gains. 8. J. Shackelford is elected Clerk of the Court of Appeals. James R. Hindman, the gold Democratic candidate, has received about 20,000 votes. Reports from the various legislative , districts throughout tho State are to the ] effect that the Democrats will have a majority In the next General Assembly. ? l Maryland. I Baltihobi, Md. (Special).?At midnight i partial returns from most of the counties ( indicate that the Legislature will bo close. Although the Republicans win in the city, the Democrats have played havoc in the counties. Gorman says that he has won in ' tho State. ! Mr. Malster. the Republican candidate for Mayor of Baltimore, has been elected j by about 5000 plurality, and the entire Republican legislative ticket was successful 1 in Baltimore City. ? Iowa. Dzs Moikes, Iowa (SpecialV?The re- ? turns from all over the State snow heavy ' Democratic gains, but the Republicans have doubtless elected their State ticket by at least 20,000 plurality. ? , t Colorado. , Dzxvxa, Col. (Special).?The Bryanite candidate for Supreme Judge is elected * over the MoKinley and Silver Republican ? candidate by probably 20,000 majority. ( Nebraska. 1 LntcoLH, Neb. (8pecial).?Thirty-five pre- ( cincts outside of Lincoln and Omaha indi- < cnte the election of the fusion State ticket! r I .^a aL -in A/VA uy uui loss vuuu I^.UUV. PaoviDEXc*, R. Iv (Special-).?Rhode ? island held municipal elections in its ilve 1 cities, and the Republicans carried three of c them, and made Rains in Providence, roiucing the plurality of Mr. Baker, tho 1 Democratic candidate, by 45Q0. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES Value of a Delicate Taste. One thing that is almost as impor-' "$3 taut as a knowledge of cooking, and. ' fully as important when there are good /-*Em servants to do the cooking, is a ce'i- .-,,*8! fate taste. It takes a well-bred taste . jfj to know if the viands are cooked to - * , y the proper turn; the eggs absolutely fresh, the cream what it -should be, '' aud the salad dressing properly mised. ' >% Iliis ib a less common possession than peoplo think. A woman who has made a great success as a cook attributes it largely tt> her knowledge of how things should taste. She belonged to .'3 one of the old New York families, ;.^l where the best the market could afford ' - ^ was always to be found on the table and cooked in the best possible way. Goo<l Way to Clean Tlcklnc. Here is a practical way in which to ^ clean feather bed ticking and to air jy and renovate the feathers: Tako two <$3 sheets and sew them up so as to forrti '' '.-i** a case; make an opening, say a yard wide, in the tick, and a second open- $1 ing of the same width in the case jvfr made of the two sheets; sew these two openings together so that they $ will not rip, and shake the feathers' I -AJ out of the tick into the c!ean sheet > '.? case. When the feathers have air been emptied sew up the sheet case, * ' after separating'it from the tick, and ?fl| put the-feathers out on the roof in the :sjj9 shade for an airing of several days; . ;j^j turning the case every day. Do not fj place it where the sun will shine on . :J the feathers, for it will cause an oiii- "' *) ness to come out which will make the feathers heavy, and will produce an iis unpleasant odor. Have the original ' <J5 tick thoroughly washed, riused and dried. Before returning the feathers . to it in the same way in which they Ja wore removed hang the sheet case up for a day so the wind may blow through the feathers. This will make :M them light, and when returned to the \ tick the feather bed will be as good as Expert Blanket-Wash Inc. "The best way to wash blankets?" . said the superintendent of one of New '3 York's largest laundiies. "Wfell, the-' first thing to be considered is the soap. It should he a good white soap, , .V j aud free from resin. Slice the soap in \ ^ a kettle of hot water and put it over ,j? the fire until it dissolve.^; therd is no . need for it to boil. Then pour it into the tub and turn on the wa.er, which ,'pd shonld be hot?almost scalding. Mix the two together so as to form a good lather; then put in ycur blankets. Let them remain in this water about fiTteoa or twenty minutes, covering the tub so as to keep in tl-o steam; then -M* souse them up and down with thfr ~ ' -jjjgj linnda and tnrn tham in the u'a tcr for a few minutes. One of my J? women, who is very successful, has a large tin funnel that she uses to man? ipulute her blankets with. She takes it by the stem and presses the month. ?jjj of the funnel up and down on the f Js blankets, turns them over and keeps np the process until she thinks that *g5R every part has had the water passed through it by the suction of the funnel; then takes them out 'and passes '%! through the wringer. While she is, . perhaps, my best blanket washer, I haven't sufficient faith in her funnel /vgs theory to think it at all necessary, though I think it much better than using a stick, Which should never be ' im allowed, as it is almost certain to make holes in the blanket. , "In passing through the wringer it should aiways go lengthwise. After*. the first wringing comes a second tub 1 $4 of hot water, in whi h has been put a a goodly supply of ammonia; then another wringing and another tab ol -'2BT1 hot water, with jnst enough of the soap mixture to make a good suds?y>v not a thick suds, nothing liko as thick a suds as the first, but just enough to make the water smooth to the touch. After a thorough rinsing in this water ,7.'] it should be passed through the wring- Ax er or wrung with the hands lengthwise and hung in the wind to dry. It. should never be hung in the sun, as it makes it yellow. Soap containing Jj resin will also cause yellowness, and cold water harshness. I know you , "?! want to know why I put soap in the last rinsing water?to make the blanket soft and pliable; otherwise it ' would be harsh and stiff, almost as V mnch so as if washed in coll water. And what I have told yon about blankets is true about all flannels, from * A**|; the finest to the coarsest." * Keel pes. Scalloped Tomatoes?Pnt in a but- 1 tered baking dish a layer of bread or uraoker crumbs seasoned with bits of ; batter, then a layer of sliced tomatoes seasoned with pepper, salt and sugar if desired, then a layer of crumbs, ' Vt t id so on till dish is full, finishing , * ith the crumbs. Bake from threequarters of an hour to an hour. Sweet Pickles?Take half a bushel yf watermelon rinds; pare and slice, if, joak over night in salt wa'er, steam mtil tender. Make a syrup with ' ^ :hree pints of pure vinegar, tire ' , .$3 sounds of sugar, three ounces of 3$ itick cinnamon, and one ounce of vhole cloves. Boil one hour. Skim , ^ >ut the spices, put in the melon and ^ joil another hoar. Mixed Pickles ? Four quarts of ^ diced green tomatoes, two quarts of diced onions, four quarts of cucum- s jers pared and sliced, four quarts of :v*f, ;auliflower broken apart, one-half cup lalt. Let all stand over night, then 3 Irain, boil the cauliflower twenty-five ninutes and drain again. Scald in . v me gallon of vinegar one-half cup of ' '& ;elery seed, one-half ounce allspice, me tablespoonful of whole black pepier, two tablespoonfuls mustard seed, '* v md one pound of brown sugar. While lot pour over the vegetables. When { sold cover with horseradish leaves and 10 mold will appear. / , ? '' xJ' . " .