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Well, Who are They?! South Carolina Reported to Have Sleeted a Full Dele? gation, But When ane Where Nobody Has the Romotest Idea. INDIANAPOLIS, A>i?. 30.-Toe "Na tional Democracy" is organized in 41 States, ail of which, it is said will be represented by fuil delegations io the convention this week. Mr Byoum, as chairman of the executive committee, has bees busy almottt night and day in the organization and he has bad the active support and assistance of many of the ablest Democatio politicians in the country. Secretary Wilson of the national committee this evening completed mak? ing up the temporary roll ot the con? vention so far as he could go uutil the Tuesday meeting of the national com? mittee. The following States have certified the names of the full delegates elected : j California, Connecticut, Illinois, indi- | ana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisi? ana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan. Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carotin*?, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota Tenoe<-8ee. T?xas, Vermont, West Vir ' ginia-27 in ali. The followicg States have notified the executive committee that they have elected, but hive not yet sent ir. their lists: Alabama, Colorado, Deleware, Florida. Nebraska, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Washington. These States will, it is said, elect to? morrow : New York, Arkansas, Missis* sippi and Montana-making a total of 41 States and leaving Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada sud Utah as the States which will not take part in the convention. The convention will he notable in one or two other particulars aside from the suddenness with whitch it has been brought together. It will have no coo tending factions nor opposing ambitions and it will eon tai o more notable men than any of those held this year. The speeches to be delivered at the Wednes? day night mass meeting by Ehricb, Fel? lows, Breckioridgp, Eckels and Outh waite are looked forward to as notable contributions to the "sound" money literature of the campaign. Where Cleveland Stands. The President Favors a Real Democratic Ticket. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26 - President Cleveland is in full accord with the sound money Democratic Convention to be held in Indianapo? lis, and he will take occassion, as soon as that body places its ticKet in the field, to give io the country a ringing endorsement of its action, accompanied by a call to every loyal Democrat to support that ticket. Some of the President's friends and those who are taking au active part in the Indianapolis moveme.it urged him to com*' out with his declaration to the country before the meeting ofthat Convention, but after consultation with several members of his Cabinet and a few personal friends he concluded that the wiser course for him to pursue in this in-1 stance is to wait until the Indianapo- j Hs Convention has performed its mission before issuing his proclama? tion to the loyal sound money De mocracy. This information is b'- u^hi back to Washington by one ul" the : official members of his family win. recently visited the President Ht j Gray Gables. When the third tick? t movement was first started many persons who are ardent supporters j of the Adrnkiisttation were disposed : to question the wisd:>m of placing f another ticket its the field. It was j suggested that a declaration of sound j money principles would be sufficient ; to hold the Democratic organization i together, but the more the question ? was discussed the stronger the senti? ment grew in favor of nominating a ticket. Those who have the move- j ment in hand assert that it has de j veloped greater strength than its j promoters ever dreamed of, and the j gatheiing at Indianapolis will be! composed of the leading Democrats ! of the country. It is understood that the situation was considered in its phases during the Cabinet conference which result? ed in the acceptance of Secretary Hoke Smith's resignation The Pres? ident has taken a general survey of the field, and has solicited informa- ! tion from other sources, and he is convinced that the action of the In j dianapolis Convention will cv.t ari im- j portant figure in the pending con- j test. j The friends of the President, in looking the field over for available ? material with which to construct the ticket at Indianapolis, have centered upon Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, or j Senator Palmer, of Illinois, for Presi- j dent and Gen. Buckner, of Ken tuckky, for Vice President. It ?6 argued that such a ticket would j attract a considerable following in West and the South, and give those Democrats who cannot support Bryan or McKinley an opportunity to cast j their votes for staunch Democratic | candidates, standing; on a sound ! money Democratic platform. ; Just what methods the President w;ll employ in the promulgation of i hie endorsement of the Indianapolis ticket will be determined in the j future, but the fact remains that he ; has, after careful consideration, de- I cided to withhold his political deda- j j ration of faith until after that Con- j ; ven ti on adjourns Ile will probably ! give out an interview on the subject setting forth his views on the situa- j j tion, and at the same time he will I cali upon the Cleveland Democrats ; all over the country and those who ! are opposed to the election of Bryan j and Sewall to rally to the support of j the Indianapolis ticket. R M L ! Hands Off. ' j Tillman Says a Pew Things in Evans9 Behalf, But His I Language is Guarded. Tillman came; Evans saw; Earle j conquered. Thac tells the tale ot the "subsequent proceediogs" of the State Democratic executive committee.' The rumor given io The State yesterday that the sudden adjournment of the executive committee meant that there was to be a wait till Senator Tillman could arrive proved correct. He came in at an early hour yesterday morning j and for several hours prior to the meet? ing of the eommittee he was in the executive chamber. Evans's friends manifestly saw that it would not do ro charge fraud against a Reform primary, for when the committee reassembled the vote was immediately declared as it had beeu figured up the night before aud was ready to be presented by the sub-committee. The close examination of the Charleston returns and the other figures did not seem to prove fruitful, but it served to secure the delay. After Senator Tillman had held all his conferences and had bad a hasty final talk with Governor Evans, he went to the union depot to leave for bis home io Trenton on the 1 o'clock train. It was there with no one to interrupt that a representative of The State asked Senator Tillman for a dictated state? ment as to his attitude in this fight and he gave it, he subsequently readiog it over. Here is what he Baid : "I don't consider the people so lack iog in common sense and the realiza rion of their duty to themselves and those they have hooored to need any advice or dictation froth me. I hace had nothing to do ''cith the fight up to this time, and expect to tahe no hind in it nov- Notwithstanding this the opposition press are claiming Evans' failure to be nominated on the fi'sr bal? lot as a victory over 'bossism,' at:d if he is defeated I suppose it w?l be coo sidered a victory over Tilimaoisrn "I shall only make allus on ta one phase of the fight, and that is to e*pns* unqualifiedly my belief ita" be (E'^ns) bas been grossly slandered in more par? ticulars than one, but especially i'< the charge which Duncan sys M;X"on makes I don't believe he ever *aid an) thing of the kind or everth- ugbt that I gor any whiskey rebates And if any of tny friends have resented this supposed attack on me, tbev bav.j done him an injustice. I say this because otherwise [ would be lacking in self respect to have been associating with him on terms of intimacy and accepted his hospitality during th* wnole time he ha? been governor " VVh'-ti Senator Tillman was asked about, the result of toe first primary, he said : "Well I'm a little surprised as to ihe j election, both as to its genera! resuH i and the remit, ia certain localities*.*' "To what do you attribute the re- i >alr ?" was asked "I think Mr. Duncan's mud flinging \ .*od the jealousies ard antagonisms j ?ht'h Save grown uy bet weer? the ?<>v- j er:i..r -?ud some prominent Reformers j >r>ve contributed mero ?argel? than j anything else. Then, the issues of the j campaign have been made, almost en- j tirely personal rather than poUlioal, j disgusting the people aod causing a j very light vote "-The State One million dollars tn gold arc on ! the way here from Europe, and ?5,- J 000.000 more of gold have been en- j gaged abroad by New York bankers | This is IN keeping with the oft re petted argument of the silver people, j tbnt when exports exceed imports gold ! comes this way The oe-tainty that ! there will be no bond deal io the near j future unties the strings and gold goes : on its legitimate mission settling bal- j anees. As few goods are imported on j the eve of a presidential election, it j comes this way-Spartan burg Her-i aid. ORANGE, Mass., Aug 30.-A n*ws paper train and a freight train col- i lided near here on the Fitchburg rail- ? road about 5 o'clock this morning, j and Engineer Wm. Clement? was in- j stantly killed and Fireman George ! Fowler received injuries which will ! prove fatal. One brakeman was also : badly cut and bruised. The freight1 train had broken in two and before the separated portions could be pick? ed up, the passenger train struck it and ploughed through 12 cars, re- j ducing them to kindling wood and entailing a money loss of ?50,000. Engineer Clements was thrown back ward 50 feet and wedged between j two cars, and it took a long time to get his body out of thc ruins The road was blocked for eight hours. A dense fog was undoubtedly a great factor in the accident. The Mill Creek Muddle Secretary Hubbeil Returns Blithely to the Attack. The Mill Creek Dialling Connsany. Cincinnati, Aug 28. 1896. To the Editor of The Stale, Columbia, S. C. : Dear Sir : Please publish the en? closed letter from ll M. Mixson, his telegram and my reply; also F. M. Mixson's letter. ? fail to lind any L. k N. R. R business io them, as stated in R. M Mix^n's letter pub? lished in your paper 22d inst. Ai! these letters were received by me some weeks before T ever saw Mr Pt M. Mixson. His letter dated Charleston, Jan. o, 1895, is so plain ir requires no explan? ation from me. Let the public read and judge for themselves. Youis truly. Geo. Hubbell, Secretary. South Caro?ioa State Dispensary. Of? fice of D H. Traxier, State Com? missioner. Columbia, S. C Dec. 20,1894 Mr. Geo. Hubbell, Cincinnati, {) : Dear Sir : This wii! he handed you by my nephew, Mr. R M. Mixson, who is visiting your city. Any favors shown him wiil be highly appreciated j Yours very rfRoectful'y, F. M. .Mixson. The Western Union Tfele^r^ph Co Received ar Cincinnati, 11.29 Dee. 20, 1894. Columbia, S. C . D.c 20 To Mill Creek Dist. Co. : Is Mr. Hubbell in this territory ? If so where can I find him ? Would like to see him on business Ao&wer Au gusta. R M. Mixson. . The Western Union Telegraph Co. CID , Dec. 20. 1894 To R. M. Mixson, Augusta, Ga : I cannot leave home for a week unless very important. Geo Hubbell Charleston Hotel. Charleston. S. C., l-o-95 Mr. Geo Hubbell, Cincinnati, O : Dear Sir : Your wire received I am sorry not to be able to see you be? fore the loth ; had I known this would have seen you last. week. I enclose letter of introduction from OA. F. M. M. I can't come to Cinti. now, so will have to wait until the 15th to see you, but would like for you to be pre? pared ttr give mn the ageooy of your goods for S". C , wheo you come down, or sooner, if you can I can do ?jun go$d. Please treat this letter st ri cd j covfidentiid. I wiil difcuss matters wirh you when I see you Would be j glad to hear from you at Augus a Truly yours, R. M. Mix-on Watching the Dauntless. Savanoab, Aug. 30.-The revenue cutter Boutwell has gone to Burnswick, j piesumably to watch the Dauntless. The quarantine authorities will allow the Dauntless to go to ?ea if she so desires, which, it, is understood ?he d"es desire, but she will be watched. No steps have yet been taken to arrest the officers for violation of neutrality laws For sevetal days, the Dauntless was obliged to use sea water in her boilers and on ber arrival at Bruns- i wick was neatly our, of fuel. DENVER, Aug. 30 -Senator Teller will leave Denver the latter part of next week and will go direct to Chica? go, where he will see Chairman denies of the national Democratic commit- i tee, placing himself at the disposal j of the latter for the remainder ot the campaign. He will make only one formal speech in Colorado before taking his departue This will be delivered next Monday at Colorado ? Springs, where there is a stronger McKinley sentiment thou in any other part of the State. WASIIINCTOX. August 29. - Acting Secretary Wike of the treasury de? partment to day received a telegram from the United Skates consul at Port Antonio, Jamaca, saying that the suspected filibuster Laurada is al that port, affcer having lended at Navassa and transferred her men and arms to the tug Dauntless, which slipped out of the port of Brunswick, ! Ga , a few weeks ago and embarked a party of men at Woodbine, Fla , since which tune she has not been heard from until to day. The Lau? rada cleated for Wilmington. Del., Aug. G IiO'ifc over fi:" costly presents at the Vanderbilt W>,i?npy wedding at New pur', 0? Tuesday, ll fl ?ct on fhn amount, nf money tba? was squandered on tb? ceremony Intimate, if you can. the weal'h (hat. was represented j there, then put, on your thinking cap and decide for yourself whether a class 1 of people wi'.;) l ick upon laborers, farm- j ors and merchant* ?int. much better ; than something to walk upon should 1 be believed when they teil you that a , ?old standard in flu-, univ thing that '. will save this country A gold stand- j ard i.s the only thing that wiii make i such extravagance possible to them, 1 while the UI?^?H are daily being made ; poorer paying the tribute. - Democratic ; Watchman. Tobacco Baskets, cheap as tbe cheapest- j fur sale by Levi Bros. July 1. j A Study in Ballots. Lot us do a little figuring and find out where wc are "af " The last, and indeed i Lc 'rn iv, DJ ens? ure of the relativ-.' strength of "Re? formers" aod .'Conservatives'' in South Carolina taken in thc primary of 1892 when, in reu?d numbers, Till in tm received 55,000 votes and Shep paid 33,000. Since that time the "Con? servatives" have been without organiza? tion or even cohesion and hnve dissolved ss a faction. If, however, we assume, for the purpose of [bi.*- icqoiry that ' there has betu no material change in j the numbers of what were four years ; ago the opposing factions, we make | some basis irr au interesting icqoiry. In 1892 the total vote was 88,000 ; in 1 ?96 it is 78.0'JO. a loss cf 10,000 i This loss, as a siudy of the returns will suggest, has been almost ?holly among the former "Conservatives " The fal ling-off from the vote of 1892 was b ! the cities and towns-the country vote, i especially in the remoter districts, was polled heavily. This wa-natural. Th:- ? election was a contest am DU ?? "Reform- j ers," het.?f.eo "Reform" canoidates j for the most part-if was their iighi and they took part in it to the extent j of their ordinary veting strength.' A j great manv who were not "Reforme;b" I were indifferent "r hopeless and lefraii; ed from voting for State candidates ?t least. Say that 10,000 former "Con servatives'' did not vote, and ?he !o>^ of 10,000 votes from 1892 w accounted j for. I There would then 'oe a remainder of 55.000 "Reformers" and 23,000 other* as participant* ?D tbs primary of last j Tuesday-two to one in favor of thc j former. How were their votes din tributed between the candidates for United States senator ? Deduct the Evans vote of nearly 39,000 from the "Reform"' vote ot 55 000 and we have a remainder ot about. 16.500 given to the other candi dates Who got them V Not Duncan ; for the distribution of the vote fhows that most of support came from former "Conservatives." They went to Eule. Tbe following rou*b apportionment would account for them. Earle re? ceived some 15,500 "Reform" and 15 500 one-time "Conservative" votes His actual total was 31.092 vote.-. Duocan received some 1,000 "Reform" and 7 300 former "Conservative" votes His actual total was 8.337. The 15,- j 500 Earle and 7.300 Duocan votes foo; OD nearly the supposed Conservative so-called-total of 23,000. The 39;- j 000 Evans, 15.500 Earle and 1,000 Duncan votes foot up a little more than I the supposed "Reform" vote of 55.000 J Perhaps scattering "Conservative" j vo'os for Evans would make up rho j difference. The point to which we ask attention is that if these estimates are approx*! j marely correct Judge Enr?e received half of his support from "Reformers," ? aod is therefore as much rlie candidate ! of or-e rdde as the other lu view of h's declaration that he belong* ro neither faction it is worthy of remark that his strength should be drawn so equally from both. And although he j will draw in the second primary an j increased vote from the disbanded "Conservatives"' we have abuodaot as? surances thai his increase from the ? "R?fortn" sids will be quite as large ? As a non-factional candidate he could j net he better placed Everybody can ? vote for him on the ground of superior ! ability and character without feeling j that they are contributing to the fact-j, ional supremacy of others -The State, j The dispensary in Ward 3, Colum- j bia, under Mr. T. A. Scott, has been ? closed by the county board of cou- j trol The reason for this action is j that the board seems to be satisfied ! there is a shortage amounting to as; much perhaps as $1,700. Sewing Machines and Organs cleaned and j repaired ?t the Sumter \*usie House. Tobacco Brisker?, cheap as. the cheapest- j for SH ie by Levi Hms. j i ??ni - II i II min.i munn row- ? "Merit talks" the intrinsic value o? Hood's Sarsaparilla. Merit in medicine means the power tc1 cure. 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The poorest parents always seem able to save en <&?h money to array their little ones in gay garments on New Year's day or orin r holidays. Tho childi*: n in :\v:n seem to be remarkably well behaved and rc pect ful toward rheir elders, and rarely ii ever receive corporal punishment. They seem very happy, and apparently enjoy their childhood mere than most Ameri? can children. On almost nay sunny day the fend and proud father may bc seen at every tara inChinatowncarrying his brightly attired youngster in hi.> arms. Other little tots, hardly old enough to feel quire steady on rheir legs, te.ddle about with infants strapped on their backs. Hiey do nor appear to mind this, and it docs nor. seem to interfere with their childish pastimes. About the time of thc ChiiK-se New Year Chinese chil? dren ?ire particularly favored, and the fond fathers deny them nothing. The little on? s always appear to be weil pro? vided with pocket i:;'.:ieyt'> hay toys and candies.-Theodore Wores in St Nicholas. An Art'fct Without Arms. The comrade without arms was a most assiduous worker. It was amusing to watch his mittened feet step out of their shoes and at the shortest notice proceed to do duty as hands. His nim? ble toes would screw and unscrew the tops o? the color tubes or handle the brush as steadily as the best and deftest of fingers could handle ir. Very much unlike tiny cf us, he was most punctil? ious in the care he bestowed on his pain t box, as also cn his personal appearance. -Felix Moscheles in Century. The mocking hird seems to have a genuine sense of huron >r. ( )ftt a when en? gaged in the ia: st eharmirug imitation of some song bird it \viil saddeuly stop and break cut with the quacking of duck cr some tither ludicrous sound. Ki'?al*.i Jesting. *1t all happened from a little joke I tried to get off," the bruised, battered and tattered hobo explained to the citi? zens who picked him up. 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