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I Hie Press and Banner. BY HUGH WILSON. ~ a i*. NO WAY TO BEAT BllvTvN. WHAT THE FIGURESOF VHE ELECTORAL COLLEGE SHOW. Cbaiie?N in Political Sentiment That In?urn Democratic SiicceHH-The flr?!iler Kmt nf tlie Doubtful States Lean Toward Fr??> Silver. It has been said that the political Hgurers may as well give up tueir calculations this year, as the election is one in which the issues are novel, party lines broken and new deals made in the game of pilitics. While this is in a mepsure true the conclusion reached is incorrfct.Except in a states the Democracy is as powerful as ever, and in some parts of the country, where it has formerly for years had barely a standing, its strength has greatly increased. The marked enthusiasm of the large majority of the Democratic national convention means something. It ini dicates a Democratic revival in the west anil south. The Populist power is? .shown by the elections o." 1S1?2 and 1894. Its union on the Democratic candidate is just so much solid gain. If the bolting Democrats should put a third candidate fial/l itQ nnlo pffpfit would be to draw to the ballot box the few Democrats who, dissatisfied with the ac lion at Chicago, but not prepared to swallow protection, plutocracy and paternalism in McKinley, might otherwise rernaia awav from the polls. If no third candidate should fce io the field, some disaffected Democrats might vote for McKinley, but quit3 as many would vote with their Dariy ratber than lose their votes. Hence there is good ground now for an intelligent judgment on the outlook, based on former votes and the ascertained strength of parties The questions that present themselves iu considering the chances of succers are: 1. Uave the Populists lost or gained strength since the election of 1892^ 2. Will the Pooulist support of the Democratic candidate for president, William J. Br\ao, be general? 3. Will the defection from the De mocratic psrly, caused by the action of ihe Chicago convention, be great enough to offset trie increase of strength gained from the Populist vote? 1. Are the Populists growing? The total popular vote in 18H2 was as follows: Democratic 5,550,918 Republican 5,17<?,10K Populist 1,041,028 The Democratic and Populist vote combined was G.597,94(J, or 1,421,838 in excess of the iteoublican vote Thi> total I'mmlist vole in 1891 was 1,363,452, or 322,421 larger than in 1692. lu view of the large Populist vote, it is significant that the Democratic vole iu 1892 showed an increase of 1S.CS5 over the vole of 18S8 while the Republican vote decreased 264.108 from the vote at the election of four years previous. Iu the btatas which will be the battle ground of the election the increase or decrease of the Populist vote iu 1894, as comuared wilh 1892, is as follows: In- DeIn 1892. In 1891. crease, crease. California 20,852 01,301 25,952 Colorado 58,584 82,111 28,527 Idaho 10 520 7,191 3,:i!?5 Illinois zz,zu< o<,uoi? Indiana 22,208 21),358 7,180 Iowa 20,51)5 :#2,11S 11,52:! Kansas(1895). 03,111 18,321) 41,782 Michigan 19,81)2 30,012 10,120 .Minnesota 211,318 87,1)81 58,018 Montana 7,33! 15,240 7.'.'00. Nebraska 83,134 97.815 14,OM Nevada 7.204 5,523 i,74l North Dakota. 17,71") 9,364 8,430 Ohio (181)5) 14,850 52,675 37,825 Oregon 2ij,9o5 20,033 932 South Dakota.. 20,544 20,508 24 Washington 19,105 25,140 5,975 West Virginia.. 4,100 Fusion Wisconsin 9,909 25,004 15,01)5 Wyoming 7,722 2,170 5,540 These figures do uot correctly show in all cases the actual Populistic increase or decrease. Io Colorado, for instance, the Populist vote of 1892 shows the fusion Democratic and Populist vote. In 1894 (the congressional election) the Democrats had uo candidate and divided their votes I it ween the It-publicuus and Populists. In Idaho the Democratic and Populist votes were bunched together in 1892 and separate i in 189-1 The Kansas vote of liSi>2 shows the combined Do mocratic and Populist vote, while in 1895 thev were divided. In Nebraska in 1892 there was a bitter li^ht anion? the Democrats over the question of lusion on the Populist electoral ticket, the local Democratic leaders fearing they might lose their power in their organization if fusion prevailed. The combination was defeated, but the Democratic vote, which had been 80,552 in 1888 and 71,381 in 18y(J, dwindle! down to 24,943. In 189-1, on a union with the Populists on governor, it was 97,815, and 6,985 votes v/ere cast for a silver Democratic candidate. The Democratic Populist governor carried the state. In North Dakota the Democratic and Populist votes were counted together as Populists in 1392 and separately in 1894. In Nevada in 1894 the vote of 5.523 was cast for Governor Jones, the silver candidate. Seven hundred and eleven votes were cast for a Populist. In arriving at the total Populist vote of 1,363 452, in 1894, some Democratic votes are therefore ineludtd in cases where Democrats supported Populist candidates. But this is otfsst by the fact that in North Carolina, where the Republicans fu&ul with the Populists iu electing a chief justice of the supreme court, and in ottur states where the Republicans combined with the Populists in electing judges arid congres.smen the votes were counted as rwepuuucttii auu m# cumiicraium w*i? made of the Populists votes. Hence the total of l,3t!.'i,452 is as nearly accurate as possible. The extent and enthusiasm of the last St. Louis convention, as well as * ?? kxuAM f 1 v a r 4 it Art a fI # ? i r > L/% r?r LUC pruui gIVCU UJ Hioac ngiiiro, aiiww that the Populists strength has not diminished since its large vote of 1892. 2. Will the Populists .support of Bryan be general? It is as ridiculous to suppose that the Populists will not support Bryan as it was to imagine that the Chicago Democratic convention would not avail itself of its ample majority to make good its two thirds vote, to lay down a platform in accordance with I its own views and to select i?s own standard bearer, or as it was to predict! that the St. Louis Populist convention would throw away its chances of sue-1 cess and nominate a candidate v ho could not be ehcted in prefere) c* to a candidate with a good prosj.'ect of success. From the first the Populist convention was in favor of Bryan's nomination, but its members desired to act in a manner that would preserve their own organization intact and not merge it in the Democratic organization. The Texans were more earnest than others on this point, because of their great strength in their state and the much I larger strength of the Democracy. But with them, as with all, the talk of a middle of the road candidale for the presidency was as nonsensical as the talk of a "side ditch" bolt from the action of the convention is now. The nomination of an independent Populist candidate for vice president accomplishes all the so called middle of the road delegates wanted It preserves the identity of the party, and instead of injuriously affecting the oresident's vole will serve to iucrease it. The last vote iu Texas for governor was, in round numb? rs: Democratic, 242,000; Populist. 160,000,aud K-publi- ' can, 55,000. A Populist bolt in Tex?s would mean the cutting: down of the Populist vote 30 per cent and the con- : sequent increase of the Democratic vote. ! With the Democratic vole in the < west strengthened and increased by 1 ? -t -i?ii ii~? , iree silver a sii-aigm rupuimi uuuuucc for president would only lose the Popu- 1 lists the four states they carried with Democratic help in 1892?Colorado, 1 Idaho. Kansc and Nevada. 1 3. Will the defection of the gold Democrats defeat Brvan? In considering the amouut of danger to the Chicago ticket from the dis affection of the gold Democrats, it is important to remember that such dis atfection is serious in only a limited number of states and is scarcely of anv account wnaiever in me wesi. Of the New England and middle i states Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ma?sachusettsand Pennsylvania elected the Republican electoral tickets in 1892 and may be concf ded to the Republicans now. Any gold Demo cracy movement in those states isim- 1 material. If half the Democrats should repudiate the Chicago candi- 1 dates, theycould only swell the Re ; publican majorities Count cticut, j New York aud New Jersey are, on the ' other hand very important Democratic 1 states. With Delaware. Maryland and West Virginia, their electoral voles ' inAfit mH Plairfilu n/l i r\ 1 Il is claimed that the gold Democrats 1 will turn over Connecticut. NewJer- ! sev and New York to the McKiutey lt<*publicans in this election. 1 In the section most affected by the | silverand Populist mote nentsthrough 1 the mining and agricultural iuteres's, I live .siatesran no Democratic electoral tickets in 1892-Colorado, Idaho, ' Kansas, North Dakota and Wyoming. 1 In Nevada, although a Democratic < electoral ticket was in the field, the j Democrats generally voted with the ' Populists. Colorado, Idaho, Kansas ' aud Nevada were in consequence car- ' ried by the Populists by pluralities in Colorada of 14,904, in Idaho of 1,921, in Kansas of 5,874 and in Nevada of 4,453. In North Dakota the Populists obtained 181 plurality in the state, but the three electoral votes went one to each candidate. Iu Wyoming the Republicans secured 732 plurality. In the other western and Pacific states a combination of the Democratic and Populist votes in 1892 would have made these changes in the results: California, carried by the Democrats by 144 plurality, would have given 25,496 plurality over the Republicans Illinois, carried by the Democrats by 26,993 plurality, would have given, them a plurality of 49,200. Indiana's Democratic plurality of 7,125 would hav?- been increased to 29,333. Iowa's Republican plurality of 22,965 would have been reductd to 2,370. Michigan's Republican plurality of 20,412 would have dwindled to 520. Minnesota's Republican plurality of 21,903 would have been changed to a ' pluarality of 7,410 against the Repub ncansMontana, instead of giving 1,270 plurality for the Repbulicans, would have given a plurality of 6,064 for the Democrats. Nebraska's Republican plurality of 4,01)3 over the I'upulists would have {riven a plurality of 20,850 against the Republican ticket. Ohio would have reversed the Republican plurality of 1,072 to a plurality of 13.778 for the other side. Oregon, which gave a mixed vole, showing a small plurality for the Rapublicans, would have given a plurality of 6,206 against Harrison. South Dakota s plurality of 8,344 for ( the Republicans would have changed J to 737 against them. Washington's Republican plurality of 0,658 would have been wiped oui and a Democratic and Populist plurality of j 12,507 would have turned the state to ( the other side. West Virginia's Democratic plural- | ity of 4,174 would have been increased ( to 8.340. Wisconsin's Democratic plurality of 6,544 would have swelled to 16,453. , Wyoming, which gave Harrison | 732 plurality, would have doled out to | him only 202. I A 4 / 11. 1 . I miuwiuj; iu uio v^ui^agu I/CUHA/I?U i ic candidate only the states that are telieved to be certain for him, what ever the gold Democrats may do, the following is the list of ? HKMOCHATH' STATKH. Llcctora] vole. | Alabama 11 Arkansas 8 Florida ' j Georgia Ill ( Kentucky 1:1 Louisiana H Maryland X Mississippi ' * | Missouri 17 North Carolina 11 ' u Ji. ii i: u ouiiiii * , Tennessee 12 Texas 16 Utah 3 Virginia Total 103 Add thn I'ouulisL States: Colorado 4 Idaho Kaunas 1" Nevada " Total l-'O i Conceding to the Republicans the States likely to be affected by a Demo 1 cratic bolt, 'Although the surrender of 1 New York at least is strongly aud vi^- I orously protested against, McKinley is given the following states: REPUBLICAN STATES. Connecticut (> Maine '? Massachusetts 15 New Hampshire 4 New .Jersey 10 New Vork Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island '1 Vermont 4 Wyoming '? Total 14:! This leaves utjplaced tbe following states: r.NI'LACKf' STATES. California 9 Delaware ' '> Illinois 24 Indiana 10 Iowa l;i Michigan 14 Minnesota Montana 3 j Nebraska 8 North Dakota ! Oregon ? i South Dakota 4 Washington 4 | West Virginia ti Wisconsin 12 Total 131 WHERE WILL THE UNPLACED STATES GO? Of the unplaced States, where ought California to po? In 1892its electoral vote was given to Cleveland by 144 plurality. The combined Democratic and Populist vote was 25,496 over the Republicans. In 1894 the Democratic governor was elected by 1.206 plurality and the Democratic and Populist votes combined had a plurality of 52,510 nvrpr f.hft Rftnublicans. It is a sicnifi cant fact that much dissatisfaction pre vaiUd, and while the Democratic governor was elected the other State olficere wenl to the Republicans. Delaware has gone Democratic seven times since 1876 and Republican once. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan hive in them some Democratic disaffection. Judgment, bised on ascertained facts, would be justiGed in placing Illinois, Indiana and Wiscousin in the Bryan column. There is certainly good grounds for believiner they will maintain their combined Democratic and Populist pluralities under the impetus of union and the promise of victory. The rest of the uoplaced States are on the crest of the great western tidal wave of I he free silver movement and are believed to be prepared to sweep away all opposition to Bryan Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North and South Dako'a, O egon, Washington and West Virginia are all counted on to pive the Chicago candidate their electoral votes. They are placed in the Democratic column for good and convincing reasons Minnesota, bt-ciuse the Democratic and Populist vote of 1892, with both these parties inharmonious and dissatisfied, wj*s 7,410 larger than the Hepublican vote. Montana, because without the prestige of union and freefilver coinage Lbe Democratic and Populist vote combined was 6,0G4 larger than the Republican vote in 1892 for president, J.489 larger in the congressional elec ;iou of 1894 and 7,257 larger in the last ilection for governor. Nebraska, because the combined vote was 20.850 larger than trie Republican rote in 1892, was 10,187 larger in 1894 por governor and 19,614 larger last pear on supreme court judge. Norlh Dakota, because fusion with)ut the prestige of a solid union debated the Republicans for governor in 1892 by 1,729 plurality. South Dakota, because the Demo:ratsand Populists together had a plu ality over the Republicans in 1892 inder adverse circumstances that kept Democrats from the polls and reduced ,heir vote more than 60 per cent. Washington, becaure it has shown large Democratic and Populist pluralities over the Republicans in 1892 and ill subsequent elections. West Virginia, because its straight Democrats gave Cleveland a plurality, aecause all its stale oiilcers and judi liary are Democratic and because iu linrht- olanfiAnc? nnlu nn<k hau ItAttn lii? publican in its result. The probable results, based on the 'oreeoing facts, are thus stated: THE DEMOCRATIC FORECAST. \ssured Democratic 153 I'opulist States of 1892 20 r!aliforuia 9 Delaware 3 Illinois 24 Indiana 15 Minnesota 9 Montana 3 Nebraska N North Dakota 3 )regon *1 South Dakota 4 iVashington 4 iVest Virginia 4 Total 265 THE RRI'tll'LICAN FORECAST. Conceded Republican 143 owa 13 Michigan 14 iVisconsin 12 Total 182 Electoral vote for Hryan 205 For McKinley 182 Electoral majority for Bryan 30UL.D WIN WITHOUT ILLINOIS AND INDIANA. The concession of Illinois and Indiana to the Republicans would make the following result: Republican probable States 182 Illinois 24 Indiana 15 Total 221 Or in accordance with other ltepub lican Oeures and claims, the result might be foretold: States probably Republican 182 Delaware '* Indiana 15 West Virginia <> Nebraska 8 Dregon 4 Total -18 Oilier Republican prophets give up Lhe western unplaced states except Intliaiiu, but claim for their ticket Delaware, North Carolina and Louisiana, rtiis would give, with the states as signed to the Republicans: Assigned votes 182 Delaware Indiana JO North Carolina 11 Louisiana 8 Total 'JHI Still not enough to elect McKinley. On the other baud, it is seriously [juestioned whether New York, with its deadly Republican local feud and a Democracy growing in enthusiasm for Bryan, whoseonly crimes appear to be tiis youth aud his eloquence, will be found in the Republican column. Many Demccrats deny that Ohio can be safely counted for McKinley, while 'every man with a knowledge of politics can judge whether it will not be more probable that Iowa, Michigan aod Wisconsin will be found rolling on to the Democratic shore on the g^eat western tidal wave than that Delaware, Ulihois, Indiana, Nebraska, 1 North Carolina, Oregon and Louisiana ' will rarge themselves in the Republican column. A REPUBLICAN BLUFF Culled mid the Itlnflfar Made to Eat Humbin Pie. Boston, Mass., Aug. 20.? In a recent issue of the Boston Record, Congressman W. E. Barrett's paper, this statement was made in an editorial: We would suggest that as Mr. Bryan is not coming to Massachusetts, his nlflPB Ka falrpn hv 1h> imiiortation of Debs, Coxey, Altgeld and Tillman. They will make a strong team, ind the curiosity to see them and hear them speak will justify big audiences. The Republican State Committee will pay their expenses. The Bryan Sewall Williams Club accepted the challenge at once and sent out this letter: W. E. Barrett, Editor of the Evening Record: Dear Sir?You suggested in an editorial of Friday, August 14, that Mest\-?? ft a 14 ?i.i ?_,i rn;ii?,nn j 8rS. ueos, l^UXey, rt.ll/gcm auu aIiiujau be brought into this State to address political meetings, and you say, without qualification or condition, that the Republican State Committee will pay their expenses. The Bryan-Sewall-Williams Club, of Massachusetts, assuming that you, the editor of a leading Republican newspaper, speak with authority, and that the officers of the Republican State Committee will support you in the assertion you made, accepts your offer. Two of the men you name are Populists and two are Democrats, and while, perhaps, we assume authority in speaking for the Populist representatives, we would be glad to have all of those named appear before the people of Massachusetts. We are aware that a hostile and unjust press has created false impretsions of all these men in the minds of many honest Massachusetts citizens, and we deem it fair and desirable that our people prav Lave an opportunity to meet and judge them face to face. While it is our purpose in accepting this offer to secure a fair hearing for maligned men, lw<; of whom are Gov ernors of great States of our Union, they are but a part of the personnel of our great cause, just as Mr. Hmna, of Cleveland; Mr. Armour, of Chicago; Mr. Payne, of Milwaukee, and the Whitneys of Boston and New York are not the sole representatives of the Republican party. It would be at least interesting to the people of Massachusetts t*? judge by contrast the stand point from which these respective gentlemen view the interests of the people and to determine for themselves which are most concerned in the welfare and elevation of humanity. If this can bast be done by a series of joint debates between these gentlemen we should be glad to contribute our part toward the expenses of the meet ings in such industrial centres as Boston, Fall River, Lowell and Lawrence. We should be pleased to confer with the Republican State Committee for the purposa of arranging such meeting. For the Bryan-Sewall Williams Club of Massachusetts. It T. Schaewer, President, Joskfh A. Dennison, Secretary. Upon the receipt of this letter Mr. Barrett very promptly ate humble pie as the following extract from his letter of teply will show: It is perhaps fa'r to the State committee to siy that the Record did not consult them oHicid'ly bifore making the suggestion. It ought to ha easy enough, however, to r.';se, in short order, a purse for the purpose indicated. Four Killed In a Fight. Louisville, Ky., Aue. 19-Conflicting accounts have reached here of a shocking mountain battle which took place on Saturday eveniDg at a remote nei^hborhc 7d in EP'Olt Cduuty at Burning Sprng Baptist Church. The county is one of the nroit inaccessible in the Stale. lying out of the reach of the telegraph, and hence par ticulars are meagre. Four men were killled and cine wound'd, some very dangerously, but all their names are not Known. Two families, the Whitts and the Harrises, were involved, and an old feud is responsible. The attendance of the association meetings was very large, many churcbs being represented pud the mountam people having come for thiiiy and thirty five i i m 1 1 miles arounu. ceverai mciuuers ui each family were present, and there is little doubt that the fight was premedi tat<d. It began with Jame.i Harris striking William Whilt acrors tbe back with a switch- They were in the church at the time, and the Whitts were seated on a bench two rows in front of the Harrises. When W illiam was touched he turned and angrily dared James "to try that again." Ci course the chaUenge was accepted, and a sharp, stinging cut across the face followed. Instantly the fight began with whatever weapons were at band and without regard to the pres ence of others. Pistols, knives, clubs and stones were used, and a stampede of all not concerned took place. In the wild rush many were trampled down and seriously injured, but this did not stop the combatants. Two of those killed were shot and the other two were killed with knives. Several of the wounded were fatally hurt. While these were lying on the ground, writhing, the injured members of the victorious gang, the Whitts, kept omarH and nrevented aid beitier ren dered. Others of the same gang were riding around swearing that the wounded must be allowed to die, and the sooner they died the better looking corpses they would make. It was some time before they were pacified and left the Held. The Whitt family is a large one, and thev swear they will exterminate the Harrises. Late reports by way of G raj son say that Charley Whitt was shot through the back and the ball penetrated the bowels, lie will surely die before many hours. William Whitt was was shot iu the breast and the ph.ysi ciaussay the wound is fatal. I't rlHlied lu Their Home. Watkktown, 8- D., Aug 20.- John L'elbachand his two daughters, 'Fillie and Llattie, aged 10 and 1.1 year.s, were burned to death last night in ttie destruction of the family n-sidence in this city. The mother and one daugh ter were saved, and one of the do-id girls lived two hours after being removed from the building. The origin of the lire is atilJ unknown. A TARDY CONFESSION. THE NEGRO TREATED BETTER IN THESOUTH THAN IN THE NORTH. ThUlHihe ConoluHlon Keaclied l>y Zlon'n Herald, a Leading Metliodlnt Paper PubllMlied III Hoston?The Negro I.overt at a Distance. Zion's Hearld of Bcston reviews the negro question in the North, but more forcibly than it has hitherto been done, and reaches the conclusion that i the South treats the negro a great deal better than New England does. It may not be excited for his political condition, but it takes a great deal better care of Lis physical condition. Take Boston, for instance, which is popularly supposed to be the most stalwart friend df the colored man in the Union. The Herald finds that the colored population in that city is segregated as a rul*i, not because of any desire on the part of the negro to separate on himself from his white brethi ren, but because the latter do not like have him reside in their vicinity. Real estate agents wilt not sell property in the better sections of the town to a colored applicant, and he can secure a house or lot in such quarters only by quiet and careful scheming. To illustoota A Rncf/in npui>n rp/>Ant.lir niir chased a home in Brookline, through medium of a third party. As scon as it was known in the locality that the newcomer was a 6lack the white neighbors endeavored strenuously to buy back the property. Finally tto negro sold it for twice the amount it cost him, and then with a Dortion of the proceeds purchased another house only a few doors distant. But it is in regard to labor that the Herald is most distressed. Massachusetts is willing to educate the negro, but as soon r.s it educates him it wants him to move South. The wi iter says: "With years of residence in Boston we never raw a negro with the hatchet or the trowel, nor even with the blacksmith's apron. Doubtless there are some. but thev are few. Here the negro carrita the hod. in the South he lays the brick and mortar; here he shovels out the cellar, there he frames the dwelling; hers-fetf whitewashes the. fcse^, there lie paintS"1tfe~7i6uses; here he cleans the stable, there he shoes the horses; here he is a common laborer, there he is an artisan." The stores of Boston contain almost no colored clerks. The negro barber is no longer found in first class shops. Only the work which the white is unwilling t3 do falls to the lot of the black, and not much of that. Indeed, it is no easy matter for 11 lic^ i u tu ujatvc ovcu a, mca^i o iiviut; in Boston, which explains wby so few of them go North, in spite of all the honeyed words they hear from that se ction. The sc jial line is a distinclly drawn, at the public resorts, the hotels and elsewhere. The negro cannot join a club, belong to the League of American Wu* 'men, or any other similar social o ;nization; indeed, he is being so g firstly crowded out by the whites, -./ given the cold shoulder, that he is Jiving more and more to himself; and thus there is growing up not only in Boston but in every other Northern city, and a distinctive and .^parate negro quartar, where the negroes live to themselves, and where they nef 1 not be thrown in any intercourse with the wfcftes. What ZionVIlerald says of Boston, and which it seems to present as a charge agairst that city, which has wade so many pietences of being de taS/I nf nil vnno r*nni'ii^i/)nc l'o wnt onri. v?jiu ui an ia^o pi vjuu iiaaJ) -1 uuv wun lined to Piston. The Providence Journal, published in the iscond city of New England, says that it is equally true of Providence and remarks. "And as it in BcMtwi, &o it is in other Northern cities. There is n^> parlieu'ar moral to be drawn from the fact, no esDecial complaint to be made on either s:de. If one of two dissimilar races is unwilling to admit the other to its soiial lile there must be thought to exist an impassible barrier too formidable ior law to level or for even the moralist to inveigh against. Surely there is no ill-feeling entertained by the whites of the North toward the negro. Nobody wishes to deprive him ot a single legal right. But when it comes to the intimate and private phases of society the white man will erect such barries as he pleases, whether against the lacky. tne Mongolian or the uncongenial white person. This is something outside the pale law, and no amount of legislation could effect a permanent or wid'spread change. Perhaps in the future the Txrhito f?iii'/An will H?v#> a orpatfr rfl gard, society, for his blacK brother J than he has at present, but not till ( then will theie I j any important alteration in existing condilive in amity ! and neither must deny to the other its j natural rights." This is the plain, unvsrnished truth, and we are glad to see Nevr England , confess it. It is the race Question in the South which, as the Journal declares, cannot be settled by any legislation, as Congress seemed to believe atone time. Our New England friends ' see the qu 3tion, however, in a modified form. In a community where , there is but one negro to every hundred whites, and where the African isms have been rubbed olF by intercourse with the Caucasian race the ! colored man p naturally less objec- i tionable then he is in the Sjuth, where ! he forms in many localities three ] fourths, (and in some instance nine- ] teen-twentieths) of the population, y?jd where the white influence is so < small that it has not been possible to 1 civilize him, but where he still fre- I quently remains, in his habits, ideas i and general characteristics, an Afri- ' ran savage. 1 If itostou and New England draw the color line they cannot be surprised j at the view the South takes of tbe negro evil, whi?!i is sixty fold greater i nere, that being the relative propor ( lion of the negroes in the two ssctions. < Our Northern friends, however, seem to be rapidly understanding the matter, and show a far better comprehen sion of it tlian they every did before. j An Kiigllsh Vlow. I London, Aug. 19.?The St. James i Gazette this afternoon published a col- < umn leading article puiutiag out that i Bryan's chance of election to the < llntlml SAlutftc ic iiril 1 i i rcaiuruujr 01 hid .m Hw.., hopeless, concluding: "il is impossi- j ble to doubt that thousands of Ameri- i cans will vote for liryau and free silver, mainly because they think il will 1 mean a deadly blow to English capitalist* and linauciers who are sup- j posed to have sucked the gold from < the country and impoverished its arti- J sans and farmers." ] / PUT UP OR SHUT UP. A Republican Campaign I.Ie Choked Off by Bryan. Upper Red Hook, N. Y , Aug. 18 WiJliam J. Bryan, for the first time since Senator John M. Thurston, as alleged, declared that he (Bryan) was in omnlrtTr nf miria nmnoMo mn/)i M I.UV vuipivj V* uiiuo V IT UV10, UiaUQ an official denial, coupled with a challenge to the National Republican Committee to come out in the open and accuse him or forever be silent. Mr. Bryan's attention had been called to the controversy between Senators Thurston and Stewart, and he determined tonight to settle the matter, if possible. He therefore demands an open charge, which he says he will refute with details of his private life and his financial affairs, or silence. He said tonight: 4<I have already denied this charge on several occasions, but the reiteration of it by Senator Thurston, a dis tinguished resident of my own State justified me in answering it again. I hnvfi riftver at. anv 1im? nr liiwlfin anv circumstance", been in the employ of any mine owner's individually or collectively, directly or indirectly, nor have I ever been in the employ of or paid by any Bimetallic League Association. Aside from my editorial salary of about $150 per month paid by the Omaha World-Herald, and a small amount derived from the legal profession, my income has been derived entirely from lectures before Chautauqua lyceum and lecture bureaus; which have usually paid me a fixed sum and from contributions made by the people of the localities where I have spoken. In some instances I have received nothing at all. In most cases I have received more tuan enough to pay travelling expenses. In oulv two instances, Ithink, has my compensation exceed $100, and in those instances it was about $200 at one place and $300 at the ether. "The first platform on which I ran for Congress in 1890, before I was i iii* ?n_ J_ ~t riui. Known pomicaiiy outsiue 01 aiy oiate. contained a free coinage plank, ana my Republican opponent that year was an adrooateof free coinage. In the campaign of 1892 I again ran on a free coinage platform. In J894 I again ran on a free coinage platform, aotUey opponent for the Senate, Mr. while oDposing unlimited coinage at I(Ttfr4r4ettf^4d4k#Hife,favored bimetallism. 1 wrote the free coinage plank on which I ran in 1890, and the tree coinage planks in the Ne braska State platforms in 1891, 1894 and 1896, and tried to secure the adop tion of free coinage plan us in toe state platform in 1892 and 1893. I only mention this to shovr that my advocacy of free silver is not of recent date. "Having made this answer to Mr. Thurston's letter, I shall take no notice of individual and newspaper comment on this subject. If the Republican National Committee will say officially that I have ever been employed to deliver speeches by any mine owner, a group of mine owners, or by any associations supported by mine owners I am ready to make a statement showing in detail all money received by me for speech-making." Replied to Mixtion. To the Editor of The Slate: Jo your isjueof the 7th inst., you publish a letter from Commissioner Mixson. Every word he says in that letter about my offering him a rebate directly or indirectly of any amount or in any shape, or at any time, is absolutely fa 'se from beginning to end. He further states that "when Mr. Trailer was commissioner he discovered that the Mill Creek company was being paid interest after 30 days, and each 30 days calling for more or bigger interest." This statement is also taU 3. All the goods we sold Commissioner Traxler were sold on t>0 days or four months time, and interest was char? ed after the maturity of each invoice at 6 per cent, per annum, and so stated on each invoice. I cannot understand how a sane man can make such a statement over his own signature, when he knows the evidence to prove him a falsifier is on file in the otlice of the State dispensary. The reason this man Mixson is so bitter against me is because I would not employ hi? agent and pay him a ' commission. Shortly after he was appointed commissioner, but before the business of the dispensary was trarsferred to him, he gave nis agent a letter of introduction to me. This 1 agent said he could get me the business of the State dispensary and want ' ed a commission of $1 a barrel on X, ' $2 a barrel on XX and $3 a barrel on ? w ?i ! ?j i. j : ( A.A.^Y wniSKey, aou wauteu luu uu all we sold the State. I told hitn the ] Mill Creek Distilling company fur- 1 nished the capital to make the dispen- 1 sary a success and that institution ' owed us more than $92,000 at one time, and the books in the office of the dispensary would prove it, and I thought the management of the dispensary would be cold blooded and ungrateful ' if they did not give us a portion of their business without our having to ? "put up" for it. ( We did not get the business. Now, T lonno tlio MQ/ffliio nf UAlir n Q IIP r to JL 1CAYC bUU A wMmvib v? J wMt ? judge for themselves. Geo. Hubbell, 1 Secretary Mill Creek Distilling Co. 1 Cincinnati, Aug. 18, J890. Getting Together. | Washington, Aug. 19.?I. N. i Stevens, vice chairman of the Silver party, arrived in Washington to-day. i He has been in conference with the < leaders of both the Populist and ; Democratic parties here. It is the j wish of the Silver party to arrange < co operation with the committees of 1 both the other parties in order that i there may be complete harmony imnnp' the suDnorters of lirvan. y There is some talk that the headquar- i Lers of all the parties will be in the 1 Wormley building so that the co-opjration may be complete. The l'opu- 1 list executive committee continued its ( session, but nothing more than a dis- 1 cussion of the situation was the result af the committee. A I>l?mstrou? CloudburstSilver City, N. M., Aug. 20.?Tele- < graphic communication has been re- < established with tne Magolon miniug 5 camp, eighty-two miles from here, in \ Socorreoco County, and details of the i cloudburst of Wednesday afternoon i received. The waters swept down the 1 :amp about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, i Lotally destroying twenty-six houses i and business places and causing loss ] in property of fully $2f?,U()(). Joliu I Knight, a miner, was caught asleep in S hiscabin ami drowned. An unknown < Mexican was carried down the canon 1 ind drowned. There are rvparts of I rtight people missing but the loss of < life so far as known is limited to < Knight and the Mexican. i CROP BULLETIN. J WEEKLY REPORT OF THEIR CONDITffc>N IN THIS STATE. Cotton and Corn Hart by the Hot and Dry Weather-Rice, Cane and Utner urops Doing Very Well. ? Columbia, S. C., Aug. 19.?The following bulletin issued by Observer Bauer covers the weather and crop conditions for the week ending Saturday, Aug. 15, and in its preparation were used reports from one or more correspondents in each county in the State. WEA.THEB. The abnormal heat continued during the entire week with but little variation from day to day, although the tendency was towards lower temperature. The heat was general, there having been but five degrees difference between the highest and lowest weekly means, viz.; 86 at Allendale and 81 at Greenville. The weekly mean for the State was 84, ttr approximate normal 79. Fifteen places reported maximum temperatures of 100 or above on one or more days. The highest tem* perature was 105 on the 10th at Giilisonville, the lowest 67 on the 15th at Greenville and Cheraw. The rainfall was copious and well -IS distributed oyer all sections of the > State, although it fell in scattered \ showers in the nature of thunder storms. These storms were most nu- /J8 merous on Wednesday and Friday. In places, notably Chesterfield and [ ?? Pickens counties on the 14th and Op* yJjL'j angeburg on the 11th, they were ac- rjfl companied by high wind, hail And washing rains that did material i^j4* .. ry to corn and cotton. This week 36 jMaBS stations report rain against 22 vvcp.k and 23 stations report meagure^WEai ments exceeding an men ugaiust 7 !ocf Tirnolr v /'. 'Tffflf raios: Allendale, 1.87; Greenwood^ ^|a 1.42; Spartanburg. 2.00;Cheraw, 1.67; "vV sS Florence, 2.24; Kingstree, 2.50; St . Matthews, 115; Yemassee, 2.01; Columbia, 1 37; St. George's, 1.40; Pin* ... opolis, 3.32; Santuc, 2.10; Camden, 1.35; Oakwook, 2.05; Elloree, 1.80; Chesterfield, 175; vValhalla, L86;. Darlington, 3.11; Trenton, 1.41; Little ^ Mountain, 210; Gillisonville. 1.16; Poverty Hill, 1.20; Society Hill, 1.69. >. The average of all rainfall reports is 1?40--find the normal for the weplfls approximaleiyT".i>3r--- ?' CROPS. The'weather was more favorable for v crops in general than for some time previous, especially in the matter of rainfall, but the good effects of the ' a rains were negatived by the cotinued abnormal heat which in places caused scalding of cotton and peas. There sm remained localities at the end of the week which had entirely insufficient rain and at those places crop deterio- i ration was rapid, the drought affect- | ing all vegetation. Happily suchdistricts in the aggregate form but a ^ small portion of the area of the State. > * Late corn suffered severely from the heat and dry weather and is called a * partial failure, being undersized and r the kernels drying and shriveling. By far the greater portion of the corn M crop was made before the dry weather set in and i9 consequently safe. Fodder pulling continues. Interfered .5 with in places by the rains and by "4 dry weather in others. Much fodderon late corn is so bnrnt and dried as to be unfitted for saving, and this hn- , portant forage crop is a comparatively light one. . The continuous hot weather is still ... an adverse factor in the seasonal development of the cotfon plant, canting shedding of leaves, blooms, squares and half-grown bolls as reported during the preceding week, but not quite so freely as then. Rust is common anu repurieu 1 rum an bwtions of the State. The heavy rains, where they occurred, checked deterioration for the time but correspon' dents agree that the rains will not % cause cotton to recover the excellent condition it had when the extreme heat and drought began in the third decade of July. Improvement is noted in the western counties, but the improvement will be confined, it is thought, to an increase of the size of the bolls which (he plant now bears and better matur- j ity. No top crop is generalhr expect- \ ed as growth has stopped. There are localities to which this does not apply, and where new growth promises a top % crop. On sandy soils, particularly in the southern counties, the plant is dead and from one-half to two-thirds of the bolls are open. Picking has begun actively in the eastern counties and cotton opening very fast over the entire State. * - -i- x l? la every county, except oer&eicj, the prospective yield has declined materially during the past week. j The condition of rice continues ex- | sellent Harvesting the crop has novr 3 fairly begun, although some fields are J just heading. All of it is fully up to, ? ' 5r above, c.u. avera^flKondition. Peas are variously reported doing - ? cvell in some places and being very poor in others, having been injured by the heat and drynesss, or by too much rain and hot sun which caused 1 scalding. The pea crop is considerably under an average one and a fur- ^ [her falling olf is more likely than an H improvement. Sugar cane is doing fairly well in H some places, while others report it Iried up to a large extent,and that the H p>eld of svrup will be thereby reduced. B \n improvement can be noted in its condition. Sweet potatoes are still v-ery promising, but the tubers are 1 eprted undersized where dug. ' Turnips, as a rule, are not doing * ell, but tbe rains permiuea sowing mder more favorable conditions than lave prevailed for some time. i?m The minor crops generally are better ,ban during the previous weeks, the fl jood e Meets of the rains having quick* M y become noticeable. Fuilou In South L>?kot*. fl| Mitchell, S. D., Aug. 18.?The fl Democratic State Central Committee - S >vas in session here last night. The V )bject was to determine wliether a State convention would be held to put I ip a State ticket. Senator Pettigrew 1 md Senator Kyle were present and 1 issisted in the fusion deal. It was m ong past midnight before arrange nents were completed. It was unaa- M mously decided to endorse the Populist State ticket and the nominees of ,he Chicago convention, Bryan and a bewail. The Democrats get nothing jfl iut of the deal. Sewall and Watson fl will both receive the support of Popu? ' r k .\?v? irk n/\nr* 4 ion mKana IISIS UIIU I'omuiiiaw iu ivvritubica nuoiv jither is the strongest. The f unionists jx peel to carry the entire State, but ire not altogether sanguine of success. 1