The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, November 14, 1894, Image 1
THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. *
VOL. XXIV- LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1894. NO. 52. '
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KOTfiING S\YH).
THE REPUBLICAN CVCLONF. SWEEPS
ALL IN SIGHT.
Xhe 8olld South Is SoUC N * Morr- TfDUf sir?
Elieti a Kepoblioao Orve'POf Bat
the LectSiUnre la 5*1* ? North OrolJ.a
Uncomfortably Clcse.^
Washington, D. C., Nov. 7.?The
election over tbe country yesterday
fcems to Dave bten a Republican tidal
wav*?. They hwvedrfpa'ed the Detnnoracy
In nearly all !h?- S'a'es. and haw
uodoub'tdly (looted a majority (if ih*
n>arab* Ta of *?> > i,?xr C.V tigress.
In N? *' York Hill, th?. Democratic
candidate 1?>r Governor, *hs defeated
by Morten, Republican,whose majority
la at?:ul 100,000 The Democrats a'sr.
)<?4f ? numttr of Congressman id New
Yoik.
In New York City the
havfewtPtA .'.y earth with the
^ Wyfuocrats, and TammaDy Is badly io
the soup. The Repub!tcai s claim that
they have ehctea ail the Congressmen
In New York City except ote, which is
a Democratic loss of several Congressmen.
The Republicans have alto carried
the States of Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,
Minnesota, Michigan, Massachusetts,
New Jersey, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin and South Dakota by
majorities ranging from 5,000 to 100,OCO.
In each of the above Sfates the
Democrats lose Congressmen, which
insures the Dext House to the Republicans
by a good majority.
The Democrat have carried Alabama,
Arkansas, Florida. Georgia. Kentucky
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi.
North Carolina, Texas, Tenness^v
Virginia and West Virginia. In sev
aral of these States the Republicans
Ualaa gains in Congressmen. Tbev
claim the defeat of Wilson, in Wesr
Virginia, the father of the tariff bill
passed bv Congress in the summe".
The Republicans also claim that
Owens, who was running In Brecken
ridge's old district in Kentucky, is
deJ?ated. They also claim that tbey
have - elected two Congressmen in
Louisiana and two in Maryland. The
Democrats do not concede these gains
I to the Republicans, as the districts
claimed are very close and it will require
an official count to determine the
result in them.
Itaeem8 that the Republicans have
swept the country, with the exception
of the Solid Sooth which remains solid,
and is the only bright spot in Tuesday's
disaster. The Populists have fared
equally as bad as the Democrats as
they have failed to hold their own in
any State. Kansas and seme other
States that they carried in 1892 haye
return*d to the Republican column.
Definite returns have not been received
from some of the far Western
States, but it is likely that they have
joined in the general landslide to the
Republican party, and have declared
against Democracy and Pop'?*i-?f8. The
Democrats here, including ue Chairman
of the Congressional campaign
ecmmiitee, ccnceoes that the "next
House will be Republican by a small
majority, but the Republicans claim a
majority of ab >ut thirty, which figure
is aoout correct. *
The Republicans are very jubilant
while the Democrats are very much
east down. It Is a great victory for
Republican?, and tbey know it. They
have recaptured all the States the Democrats
cap'ured from tbem in 1892, and
made great inroads in several States
that have heretofore been uncompromisingly
Democrat ic,
Chicago, III., Nov. 7 ?A survey of
the returns of yesterday's eiection this
oorniDg confirms the hasty estimates
and partial returns of last night. In
the West, Northwest aDd on the Pacific
coast the Republican landslide seems
to be overwhelming, and in the Southwest
the Republican gains reported
urn ftf snfth maenlti.de as to su rgest
. almost a revolution. Tbe only excep|
tions to the rale appear to be In Call*
fomia and Nevado. In the former
State the Democratic candidate for
Governor (Budd) is apparently in advance
of Estee, his Republican competitor,
although the rest ot the Republican
State ticket seems to be certain of
lectioD. In Nevada tbe silver party,
which exists aa paity in that Sta'e
oDly, has to all appearances beaten the
Republicans, Democrats and regular
Populists, electing its State ticket and
Congressman. There la also an element
of doubt in Nebraska, where the
election of Majors (Rep.) over Holcomb
(Pop-Dem.) Is by no means assured.
With these exceptions, however, the
tide of Republican success appears to
be overwhelming. Ohio has given the
largest Republican majority in its history.
wipiDg out not only McKlnley's
plurality of 85,000, but goiDg above
high water mark set by John Brough
in 1865 of 101,000. It is thought that
ho nSRMal rotnrns will show a Renub
liean plurality of 140,<XX) to 150,000.
Colorado has repudiated Populist doctrines
and swung back into the Bepublican
column, electing a full Republican
ticket and both Congressmen;
Kansas, too, has returned to the Republican
faith and Jerry Simpson is
buried under a landslide aloDg with
other Populist candidates. * Wisconsin
has reversed her verdict of two years
ago and hss elected a Republican State
government and nine out of ten Congressmen
of the same political faitb.
In Illinois the Democrats have met
a crushing defeat. Not only hr? the
State shown preference for Repi^facan
candidates as expressed by sot^Bg^O,000
or 50,000 plurality, but the Cj^fressional
delegation has been turned over
almost bodily to the R3publcau?, Wm.
^ M. SpriDger going down witn his party
in the Seventeenth District. The city
of Chirsgo, too.hascast 25,000 plurality
' 1 TV? T sninln
HgaiBS* 106 BfeuiOtiauj. XLrc :
turt is Rephbliean on joint ballot and !
the result of the oalloUng is a complete
reversal of the political situation.
Indiana is in fail fstbion, too. Returns
are iDCoa;piete,but th-reseems to
belittle doubt that the Republican
State ticket will have from 20,000 10
25,0C0 plurality and the victors v?lll
gain four Congressmen. It 13 felgnitlcanv
of the genera! upret that the election
of Hon. Wiilikm Hoiinan in the
Fourth District is more than doubtful
, and the Republicans claim that au
L official count will retire the great 00*
jector from the X*ticnal Legislature.
Mlmesota is Republican by 20,000 to
40.000 plurality,Neison winning against
the Democrats and the P pullsts.
Michigan gives a Republican pluralMi\nev\
1 ....l.f?
Oi SUU* Uiuroo vutv/iai
count- changes the outlook greatly. the
entire congressional delegation mill be
Republican. Jt is practically the same
w&v In Iowa, <h:ugh the Democrats
of the Hawkeye State have '>? prospect
of saving one Congressman?
Hayes?in the Second District. The
State of Washington is Republican by
9,000 to 10,000 plurality. Including Conf;re6smen.
Idado's contribution to the
undslide is 2,800 plurality ana tbe Con-1
gressman from that State. North
Dakota has endorsed the Republican
ticket by 1,000 to 3,000 plurality and in
tbe tertitory of Oklahoma tbe Republicans
have elected the delegate to Con- j
gress by a plurality of 2.500. So much)
for States with Republican pluralities. <
TurniDg to *.hoc? which retain their t
allegiance to Drmocracv thtiv are still
evidences of the prevailing trend of
political opinion. Arkansas returns a ]
solid Democratic ddegaMon, but by *
reduced pluralities. In Kentucky it Is 1
possible ard even protnb e that in the g
Ashland district, heretofore the bulwark
of Democracy, will be represented
111 the F?ft\ fourth Congress by Mr. p
Denny, Republican. This win, how- t
ever.be due more to disaffection of I
Breckinridge D-mocrats ihan to any s
growth of Republican sentiment, lu c
Louisiana Drmocratic pluralities have (
i*en cut down to such an extent that t
Republicans claim two Congressmen, s
whether upon go d grounds or not the o
official count will de'ero ine. c
Tetinessee is all mtxed up. Torre f
are c r fl'ctlrg claims as to Ongress- I
men, at d even th^ r?suit of the guner p
naiorixl contest appears to be involved 5s
in si me doubt owing to s^riou* c
tiOLis in middle 1 encesse^^-^ttcan i
barely i-e doubtcr^b^ff^r^ that the t
returns ?JiL^*irr<vTbe election of Tor- c
dey, Democrat, hy a safe plurality, c
Down iii Tfxas t be Republicans for the t
first time have made a fight with the s
nope of winning, and as a result two c
Congressional districts, the Tenth aDd t
Twelfth are in donbt. In Missouri the (
prevailng "drift" is manifest in re- j
duced Demccratic pluralities for the a
State ticker, and claims of Republicans
that thev will gain one or two Congressmen.
c
Mississippi appears to have the lone- c
some distinction of standing firm in (
tbe Democratic faith. She will elect 1
all candidates of that party by prsc.i I
caJlv normal majorities.
Montana has not been heard from
other than in a vague end indefioile I
way. The people of that State are in- c
terts ed in the Sta'e capitol question t
more than anything else, but aucn re- t
turns as have b^en received indicate t
theelecMon of Hun*, Republican, for j
Supreme Court Justice and Hartmao i
of the same party for Congress. ?
Tbis completes the l^st, and it. is n<?"
llkelv rhat the situation . utiined will
be changed matenally by ihe official I
count. The Popul ar, v <r?, which na> \
au uncertain quantity bsT. re toe dec |
tiop, c:?n now p"efty accura:ely he r
gauged. j
Wilson's dkfeat certain. i
Wheeling, VV. Va., Nov 7.?Complete t
returns from tec counties Wilson's t
district and estimated returns from "
three others give Lirayton & majority j y
of 2,157. La'er rc-urns'wili not change ]
these figures much. In the First D;s- ;
trict Howard, Democrat, loses the dls- i
trtet to Dovner, Republican, by 3.000 j
R<=public?n Dongrpssmen are elected j
in the Third and Four'h Districts by j
majorities of from 1,800 to 250. Rc- j
publicans will have toe Legislature on r
joint ballot by fifteeu majority, Eikin's ;
election to succeed Oatrden la the Senate.
SOME COMFORT FROM CALIFORNIA. t
San Francisco, Cai., Nov. 7 ?Returns c
received In this city up to 8 a. m. do \
not materially change the figures sent c
out at 3 o'clock this morning. Budd, s
Democratic, for Governor still leads by ]
nearly 7,000 votes in San Fraucisco and j
Cnair man Gould of the Democratic c
State (Jommiit.ee claims that his plural k
Jty will reach 12000, which will be suf- (
ficient to elect hi no, ail indications polQt- r
lug to a smader vote for Estes in the t
interior than was anticipated. Republi- J
can manugtrs concede the city to Budd, *
but are hopeful 'hat the county vote ]
will be large enough to overcome Budd's f
city plurality. Badd's associates ir ne j
State fight appear ?o have been sacrl- c
ficed in his interest. It is apparent ?
(bat the Republicans have e.'ceted six
of the sevea Congressmen, M iguir* ia
the Fourth District being the oniy Democrat
who will represent "California
in the next Ooncrees. Returns indicate
that the next Legislature will be R
publican by a good majority. ,
entirely republican.
St. Paul, Mian., Nov. 7? Nelson,
Republican nominee for Governor, is
elected by a majority of 30,090. The
entire Republican State ticket is probably
elected although the Republicans
concede that Biermann, Democratic
nominee for State Auditor, ran consld
erably ahead of his ticket and it is barely
possible he has won. Republicans
claim the election of all seven Congress,
men but icdicatioi s point to the election
of Hall, Democrat, over HeatwoleRepubllcan,
in the Third District.
one only oot in.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7?Latter returns
show that Kirkpatrlck (R?p)
defeats Hart (Dem.) ia the Eight Congressional
District by 300 majority.
Complete returns have now been received
from every Congreasional District
in the State, and the result is that
the Democrats-still have hulope pj[ the
30 representatives from "this state Td
the next House. The lonely Democrat
is Erdman of the Ninth, who is reelected
by a majority of 2,350. His
majority in 1892 was 10,958. In the (
last House the Democrats had ten
members from Pennsylvania.
consolidation deteated. i
Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 7.?The entire ;
Republican city ticket is elected by a <
vlMWftlUn wor?r?in/v frAlYt OG fYVi t A 5T1 (VYO i
P'l Li 1 CH1CJ 1 CftU ? ilVUl UVy\S^S\/ VV WV(WV I
The vote was against consolidation '
with New York by about 2,000 and the |
apportionment was lost by about the t
same vote. i
the vote in new york city. 1
New York, Nov. 7.?The following
is the total vote of N?w York city for
; Governor: Hill 126.554; Morton 123.- j
759; Wheeler,8,787; Matthews, Populist,
1,530; Mattchett, Socialist, 4,977; Baldwin,
Pro., 834. The vote for Lieuten- j
ant Governor with 29 election districts ,
missing is: Lock wood, 129,427; SaxtOD, ,
119,600; Hewsoo, Populist, 1,583; Steer, <
Socialist, 3,446; Miller. Pro., 486.
the same old story. (
Hartford, Conn, N ov. 7.?U p to 2
o'clock this afternoon returns from
156 ot the 168 towns in the State give
Coffin. (R*p.) for Governor a plurality
over Cacy, the Democratic nominee,
of 17,178 His majority over all candidates
is 13,795. It is'the first time a
Republican Governor has been elected
bv the people Id about fifteen years.
All the Republican candidates on the
Slate ticket are elected by large majorities,
including Mead for Comptroller.
He defeats Staub.lhe Democratic nomi
nfe, by over 10,000. In each of the eight
counties Coffin has majorities ranging
i from 700 to 2,600 All four Republican
| Congressmen a'eeiect^d. The House
i will oe Republican by 140 m-jwity and
! the Republicans have eiec'<.fd 23 of the
24 Sen at ore, tee Fust Hartford District
} alone electing a Democrat. Every city
in lhe State has gone Republican by
| good majorities. The greatest surprise
is in the Second District, where Perry
(Rep.) defeats Pigoit (Dem.) the present
Congres.-man by about 5,700 In
this city Burdet' (R-p ) for R^presentalivn
]r fiftfftitea o? Barrett fL)em.) by
only 11. r?n;ch indicates a possible cootest.
iowa wholly republican.
Davenport, la., Nov. 7?la the
Second Congressional District, Curtis,
| Republican, was el-ctea over Hayes,
i Democrat, by 800 majority. Tbis makes
the State wboily Republican.
mormondom republican.
Salt Lake, UUb, Nov. 7 ? Che official
returns, which will not bematenaiiy
chaLged oy the cffieial count, show
that the RepuclicaE9 have carried Utah
by TOCO, that being tbe approximate
plurality 0' Canuou over Rawlins, Democrat,
for Congress. The Repuoilcans
will also probably control the Constitu-,,
,tonal Convent ion.
one republican from texas.
Austin, Texas, Nov. 7.?In the
Sleveoth Congressional District Nconiu,
Republican, has a majority over
louston (Dem.) All the other district s
fo Democratic.
peculiar thing in maryland.
Baltimok, Nov. 7?One of the
> culiar things about the election in
his State yesterday is the fact that the
democratic counties which have
ecured the larges' share of the JVderal
ffices have gone Republican. Oarroll
lounlv, which has the Collector of Cusoru8,
the beit offics In the State, ttve'
pecial depiuy coll^cfor and h large
lumber of minor offices, wen5<R?publla.n
for th* J.-st time stij^f866. H*rord
Couu'y wh'cijdas the Collector of
sternal lteytorffie and more minor
oacesthaj^any other county in the
^*TTn8pite of the usual large Dern >iraiic
majority, went Republican. Senaor
Gibson's county. Talbott, which
las eighteen men in good Federal rffi:es,
also went Republican, and other
:ounties with large numbers otoOL*s
o their credit went Republican, or
bowed a large falling off In the Demcxaticvote.
It is noticeable also that
he precint in Howard County in which
iorman resides and votes gave a ma
ority for the first time in a quarter of
i century.
' "wisconsin solid.
Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 7.?Nearly
:ompiete returns show that the Wis:onsin
delegation in the Fifty-fourth
.k)Dgrtss will be solidly Republican.
The Republicans wul also control the
jegislature.
kansas quits populism .
topeka, Kan., Nov. 7? Cnairmm
3rieaentbal, of the People's party State
:entral commitfee, concedes the elecion
of trie entire Republican State
lcket and s^x cf theeignt Oongr^ssnen.
He also concedes that the R-*mblieans
have eieC-d a of
be Legislature, which will elect a
>eoau?r.
clean sweep in michigan.
Detroit, Mien., Nov. 7?)"nw next
legislature of Micnlgau wi'I be cotn.'OSed
entirely of Republicans. The
.iepuhlie.Aj S-a;e central committee
>hs rtceivod full returns from every
SepreesntaUve and Senatorial district
a the State and announce positively
his afternoon that the Republicans
lave been elected in every district.
rn>8 result is entirely unexpected. It
vas n?t figured on; its effect on the
Jnit.ed States Senatorial succession
:annot yet be determined. It looks as
f every county b&3 elected tbeir Republican
ticket as well as givlog a
>lurellty on tbe State ticket. The
natalities in all Congressional districts
ire piliDg up and the smanesi majority
ecelveri by a Republican caudidate
vill be 3,000.
holman stats at home.
Indianapolis Ind., J?ov. 7.?R9urns
received at Republican State
:omniittee headquarters this morning
ndicate that tue Republicans win
:^pture every one of the thirteen Contre8sioQiil
districts by clean majority.
The only one in doubt is the eleventh.
.n the fourth Watson ha3 carried two
;ounties and the defeat of Rolmau by
it Jeast 500 seems sure. In the fifth
3oop*r has bf?en beatea and in the
hird Trauewell (Rep.) has pulled
hrough by at least 1,500. In the sixth
robnson is elected without a doubt
md in the seventh Henry has defeated
3ynuni by at least 2,000. The returns
rom the other districts still meagre,
j'rom th* figares already received it Is
loubtf ul if the Democrats will capture
i single Congressman. Returns from
he dcate show that lodiaoa nas gone
Republican by about 45,000 majority,
>erhaps 50,000, the Legislature being
ureiy RepublJcan.
north carolina dou?ttul.
Raleigh, N. C., No7. 7.?fne State
("udicial tlcfeet is so close that it will
equire the official vote to decile. The
legislature is in doubt. The Demo:rats
hope for if, but make no claims
^opulist and Republican leaders are
rery confidrnt. The situation looks
>ad for the Democrats. Indications
ire that the fusion ticket has defeated
.tie Democratic candidates in me jsirsi,
fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and
tfinth Districts, making the Congressonal
delegation stand three DemoTats,
two Republicans and four Popuists.
The Democrats, however, are
ittll claiming the Seventh, Eighth and
tfinth.
TWO OUT or THE WRECX.
Philadelphia, Nov. 7.?While the
Oemocratic National committee claim
.'our Congressmen In Pennsylvania the
!act remains that the Republicans have
iiected twenty-eight of the thirty rep esentatlves
certain. Of the other two
listricts. Erdman (Dem.) jarg^^d!
u b^^TgT^tlyre^l
luced majority and in the Eighth district
it will require the oomplete re;urns
to decide whether Kirkpatrick
Rep.) 01 Hart (Dem.) has been chosen.
delaware republican.
Wilmington, Del., Nov. 7?Delaware
complete: Newccstle County 950
Republican majority; Kent, 100 Democratic;
Sussex, 350 Republican majority.
Net Republican majority 1,200.
rhe Republicans elect the Governor
ind Congressman and local tickets in
two counties. Ihe next Legislature
?rin ai-anrt- Senate?fivfl Democrats and
four Republicans. House?fourteen
Republicans and seven Democrats; on
joint ballot eighteen Republicans and
twelve Democrats.
all solid in louisiana.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 7.?Republicans
this morning admit that Democratic
candidates in the six Louisiana
districts will receive certificates. Buck
In the Second District is elected by 7,000
majority. Meyer in the First by an
equal majority and Price in the third
will h ave 5,000 votes to spare. Returns
today practically insure the election of
Boatner in the Fifth. Ogden in the
Fourth and Robertson in the Sixth over
the Populist opponents. Republicans
will contest the Firs:, Second and Third
Districts.
a complete stampede.
New York, Nov. 7?Not since the
war timeE have Republicans swept the
Eastern States as they did at the polls
yesterday. The aize or the victory
grows as fuller returns come in. In no
State aDd in no city have Democrats
been able to check the stampede of
voters to the Republican standardbearers.
In rock ribbed Republican
S.at-s like Pennsylvania enormous
pluralities have been piled up. and la
Steins like New York and New Jersey,
*hich are usually classed in the Democratic
column, Republicans have made
clem sweeps. The latest estimates
from Pennsylvania Indicate that the
plurality of General Hastings will exceed
2iO,(XX). Levi P. Morton has carried
New York State by close to
150,009, defeating David B. Hill
after a puenominal campaign.
1 .1 .rrV.isftV.
JL Lit: VAJU^ieasiUUiu uwckouwu w un,u
stood 18 Dc-mocrats to Id Republicans
ia the Fifty-third Congress will be 28
Republicans and 5 Democrats in the
Fifty-fourth Congress. The State Assembly
will stand 104 Republicans to
24 Democrats. The constitutional
amendments framed by the late cbnstitatioaal
convention have been carried
by big majorities.
governor waite defeated.
Denver, Co)., Nov. 7.?Returns
from the state outade of Denver are
very meagre, out those so far received
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I TEE STATE ELECTION. J
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the democratic ticket 'elected
by a good marfofuty. *
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Ev?r7 Onni:r?-Bii<jBRl h/
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H*nd#om8 Th<a Oaitlva- ^
ttoani Yvta'oioi*, b?i tke A
are tbxt ihc Masa*r?f kas k??a C?rrl?4 ?
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Columbia, S C., Not. 7.?Teettrday g
was a cold day for the Independent? ^
and their Republican allje. They ware c
routed horse, foot and dragoon, and tue C
Democratic State ticket and all eeren ^
Congressman were elected 07 eomforfc- jj
able majorites. Ivery coanty In the jj
State went for Evans except Richland, F
Charleston, Beaufort and Georgetown, ^
which four coantiee went for Pope. q
At 1 o'clock this morning Senator B
Irby estimated that the total rote cast H
for Governor would be 75,000. Bto far# jF
Pope 20,000 of this, leaving Irani 16,- ^
000, and giving him a majority of L
000. From all the flguree that are In ^
and a creneral knowledge of Ike conn- J|
ties, a representative of The Register -N
gives the following tahle at an eetimate O
of the majorities by which each eounty ?
will go for Pope er Evans, as the eats ?
may be. According to this toble Brane R
will have a majority of 28 580. The 5]
majority will not fall short of tfali, and
if anything will exceed this: U
Evans. Pope.
Abbeville 1,500 ....
Aiken 2,000 ....
Anderson 2,000 .... .
Barnwell 1,800 ....
Beaufort 800
B*-rk<lev 500 .... *
Charleston 800 %
Chester 1,000 .... jv
Cluster held 800 .... V
niar>n!lr?n 900 ?
G,lleton 1,000 .... ?'
Darlington 800 ....!
Edge Geld 1.100 .... *'
FalrGeld 800 .... j"
Florence 800 ....
Georgetown .... J
Greenville 1,000 ? .
Hampton 700 .... M
Horry 880 .... i t
K>rshaw 900 ....jT
Lancaster 1,100 .... n
Laurens 1,800 .... j .
Lexington .... 1,800 ....
Marlon 1,000 .... n
Marlboro 1,000 .... T
Newberry 600 ?
Oconee 900 .... ^
Orangeburg 1,800 ....
Pickens COO ....
Richland ? D<
Spartanburg 1,500 .... ?
Sumter 800 .... ,
Union 900 ....
Wiiliamsburg 700 .... n
York 1,00# ....
5]
Grand total 81,810 1,810 le
Pope has carried fonr counties, as al
will be seen. c(
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\JVJ&IUXV?vn?lVi.iAAi
Thl telegrams received last night! 1(
aboat the Congressional races were tee a
meagre to attempt to girt flg ares by T
districts. In the First Dlstrift it looks no
like Elliott has beaten Murray, Repablican.
In the Sixth District MsLauria y<
will beat Wilson easily. Talbsrt will ti
defeat Simpklns without trouble in the w
Second and Latimer will do up bis man 4(
in the Third. Wilson will dsfsat Mel- si
ton by an overwhelming msjerifey in
the Fourth District; Strait will bean 01
easy winner in the Fifth OTsr all opponents.
Davie, the Independent, will tr
fall far behind Alexander, Republican, ti
Stokes has defeated Johnson by a large b<
majority in the* Seveath. The returai
from that district do not even mentien
that Cal Ganghman is in the raoe. tl
Whether he has received any votes is ti
doubtful. tl
The following are the returns from tl
the Congressional districts as far as p
heard from: p
First District. t<
EUlott. Murray, p
Charleiton X,88? xr? it
Berkeley 1W 10 j ?
Beaufort(7 out 17).... 707 401 i a
Colleton 191 SI i p
Williamsburg *100 ... j r<
Georgetown 884 Ml I tl
Total ..4,710 1JW j p
Majority. **Uompl?ta. h
8BOON? DIST*IOT.
In the Second district the only i$- a
turns received come from tba ooanty c
of Barnwell. These glva Talbarl MB t'
.,ygtes. Taibert has no oupotUian and "
of CbtmfpfieaisiQ- Ho polled 8,001 votea n
in 1892, when he Rtewlffs had no oppo- i ii
sition. n* u
Third District - \ '*
Latimer. Moorman, f,
Abbeville ?
**Anderson 740 10fv?. *
Newberry *?0C ?
Oconee 840 ? J
Pickens ? -- . J
i sin ira 1?
JL UUCIi f ? * ? AVW y
Majority. **10 boxes. *
The district gave Latimer 1,880. Two 1
Republicans 958 in 1191. 1
Fourth District. '
Wilson. Mslton. ?
Fairfield 1,088 100 }
Greenville ? 188* fc
Laurens 940 95
Klchland 58* 738 , 1
Spartanburg 1,450 455 J
Union 1,000 4K> f
_ l
Total 4,442 2,151 *
Majority in Greenville city. 1
** Complete. i F
Firth District. j
AlexStrait.
Davis andsr.
Chester 950 597 141
Chesterfield 1,012 118 272 ]
Lancaster 1,869 14 61 i
York 1,842 198 ? r
Soartauburg ? ? ? i _
Union ? ? ? F
Kershaw 694 12 41 f
c
Total 2.977 1,087 1,098 \
Complete. c
Four missing boxes. 1
Sixth District. c
McLanrln. Wilton, c
Clarendon 287 ? i
Darlington 158 128 ]
Florence 1.859 MI \
Horry 826 100 ?
Marion ? ? :
Marlboro 1.036 Sf7 >
Williamsburg 374 100 j
Total 8, WO TO? 1
In '02 this district gare McLaurta c
10.133; lawyer 1.832. *
Complete.
Seventh District. 1
Stokes. Johmfcon <
Sumter 1,119 971 t
Richland ? 457
Colleton 980 411 ]
Orangeburg 2,880 465
Lexington 1,178 194 i
Berkeley ?
Total ; 8,961 8,801 J
*17 out of 18 precincts.
**16 precincts.
CONSTITUTIONAL 003TT"**TI0*.
Tne rote on the Constitutional Oon- ]
vention will be close. At two Ttloek ]
bis morning scattering rstmrss, wkiak 11
:e mostly from tb? towns, show a A
mil majority against the convention. ^
he following are the returns as far as
ceived, bat It is expected that later r
>turns from the country preclnct3 will
lpeoutthe majority against the conentlon,
and show a good majority for
: TJ
Uountiei. Yee. No
.bbiville 164 110
Ik?n 1,090 342
.nderson 128 207
am well 109 101
aufort
trkeley ... c
barlaaton 476 1,707 ^
heeter 370 553 Jg
bestarfleld 46 363 f(
larendon 597 193 e,
olleton 135
nillngton 21 328
dgeQsld 666 276
airfield 390 305 t}
lorence 56 167 -y
orgetown 34 580 jr
reenville 108 998 0,
mmpton ci
orry 112 402 7,
jersbaw 55 311 p,
anc&star 515 450 8j
anrans 248 177 n
xtngton 145 168 y"
[arton 179 143 a
[ rlboro 3*>0 383 y,
twberry 239 690 B
oonee 299 410 5!
rangeburg 1,478 815 k
lektns 299 279 a,
Ichland 220 1,261 3,
par tan burg 211 996 ^
imter 99 205
nion 196 273 c,
fllliamsbarg 360 613 u
ork 794 1,127 y
what the papers sat. w
Columbia, S. U., Nov. 9.?The Reg- ja
tfr this morning says: k]
Evan&' majority over Pope and the tc
suit on the constitutional convention
aestion areallll in some douot, as the ai
)rrect figures from the various conn- g
es could not be secured here yesteray.
The estimate of the Register,
owever, that the convention will win
f a majority of between 2.000 and
000 is accepted by nearly all the poll- r
clans as correct. Senator Irby him- V
>lf says that it is correct. Even the a<
pponents ci the convention are get- r
dg shsky. The newspaper which ^
wasted so loudly on Wedneeday chat IC
i? convention had been defeated yesirday
expressed donbt as to the result. 5
hose who had bets on the defeat of
le convention are now trying to m
edge.
All the Indications point to a major- .
y of at least 2,000 for the convention. 'l
he official count of the State Board of 0
ianagers may be required tc decide to T,
le satisfaction of the opponents of u
le convention.
The Western Union Telegraph Ccm- n'
sny, which has been getting and v
mdlngout bulletins of the election, *
st night issued a bulletin stating that D
le total vote up to that time, with a r
umber of precincts to hear from, ?
ood 21,034 for the convention and 21,- ~
18 agalDst. This leaves a majority of a
?s than 100 to overcome and nearly
il the missing precincts will favor the r!
invention. The Western Union puts t.,
ie vote for Governor up to date at 31,- A
]Q for Evans and 16.184 for Popp, a
lajorltv for Evans of about 15,000.
he mfsslng precincts will send that
isjority to 30,000.
A telegram received by the Register
Bfterday from Spartanburg stated that ?
le majority in that* county for Evans ?
as 1,360 and against the convent'on is ^
X) less than the Register gave In Its *
itlmate yesterday. ?
Tha betting man can put his money R
ithe convention. It is going to win.
The State Board of Canvassers will
leet about the 13th of November to J
ibulate the vote. All the county ?
cards meet on Tuesday of next week. *
Th? State this naomincr savs: 7
Everybody yesterday was asking for- 1
it latest returns From Tuesday's elece .
otywikh as much interest as If it werw J
10 night of the election. All knex- J
lat the voice of the people, freely en- ?
rested?had the votes not been manl- f5
nlated and the rankest fraud practiced c
) carry the scheme through?was em- .
hatlcaly against a Constitutional con- *'
ention. Enowing this, all were, of n
ourse, anxious to see from the figures a
s they came in how the majority ap- ?
arent on the face of the first night's 11
iturns, despite the fraud practiced in
at election 4ts?lf, would be scientific- J
lly shaved down. And when they D
cruse the figures below they will see ?
ow it has been don?. ^
The State yesterday telegraphed to
11 its oorrespodents at the several ?
ounty seats to wire the complete reurns
for their counties. Some of the ?
complete" returns, when compared a
rlth the totals of the several precincts 0
i the respective counties?actual fig- ?
res received from these precincts on a
he night of the election?show a most 11
emarkable shrinkage in the Fope and p
No" convention votss, while the Evans v
nd the MYee" votes show Just as
rend erf iri anj&firease. For Instance ?
he actual figures received from the ?
owns of Kershaw and Camden and a
our country boxes on the night of the 1
lection showed these totals: Evans 423, ?
'opt 611, MYes" 270 and "No" 854. ?
7tw the total returns for the county, ?
ainui four county precincts, as receiv- c
d iaat nitrhLshow these figures: Evans I
W, Pope" 835, "Tea" 683, "No" 444.
?hl? would seem to indicate that there
its been some very expert counting
:oing on since the first returns came in.
Ls to the other evidences of fraud all
irer the State, one but needs to refer
he special telegrams published beow
from various portions of the State,
.nd to the announcement of the
lepubliean State executive comnlttee
with regard to contesting
he Congressional districts. It i3 need
en to summarise the evidences here.
How It Stands.
Washington, Nov. 8.?At 8 o'clock,
?r. Babcock, Chairman of the RtpubIcan
Congressional Committee gave
>ut the following statement Returns
iceived up to this hour show that we
iave elected over 250 members, with
vcral other States to hear from. We
iave carried the solid Congressional
lalesraticns of twent7-three States,
PVe hive carried the majority ot the
lelegation# in thirty States, thereby
mabiing us to elect a President in case
hs election should be throw# m the
loute. The return's indicate that we
jave secured control of the next Senate
)j a majority of i to 3, without countag
the vote of North Carolina, which
s&e undoubtedly elected a Republican
i/egislature. Chariman Bibcock's figirw
show that the Republicans have
larried the following Si&tes by solid
JiDgressionai delegations:
Connecticut, Colcrada, Delaware,
[daao, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Msssasbnaetta,
Michigan, Mitnesota, Monama,
Nebraska, New Ilampahirer, New
Fsraay, North Dakota. Oregon. Rhode
island, South Dakota. Vermont, Wash*
w 1? Trr^?. M. i
ngiOD, v/yoicujg, nrcsi. v uguno auu Ti*oonBiD.
The camber of duelriote he claims lt
the liapublioans carried ia the other j
5*?few art: Alabama, 2; Arkansas, 1; ,
Jalifornia, 6; Illinois, 21; Iowa, 10;
Kentucky, f; Maryland, 4; Missouri, 7; \
ffsw York, 20; Xjrth Carolina, 3; Ohio, j
LI; Pennsylvania, 17; South Carolina,
L; Tsnnesaee, 4; Tsxas, 3; Virginia 2, 11
iNTI-OPIION CONVENTION
EPRESENTATIVE MEN APPOINTED
AS DELEGATES.
be Mettlng to be Held at T.cksbarjf. Indications
Point to a Large and R praentot'.Te
Qitherlog?Alms of the Movemint
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 9.?South
arollcais to have representatives at
le coming coo ven< Ion of anti-op;ionts
to be held ia Vicfesburv, Miss. The
illowing letter was rectivtd by Govrnor
Tillman yesterday:
lis Excellency, Bsnj. It. TlllmaD, Columbia,
S. C.
Dear Sir: I have been requested by
i& commercial bodies of tne city of
'lcksburg to extend to you a cordial
ivitation to be present at the antlption
convention to beheld in said
ty on Tnesday, the 20th day of Noember,
1894, and to request you to apoiut
two delegates for e^ch CoDgresolsI
district and 5ve delegates for
le State at large to represent your
r.ate in said convention. I am also re
uested, through you, to invite your
enators and Representatives in Conress
to be present, and to request the
oards of trade and other commercial
odies, and the authorities of the cities
cid towns of your State, to appoint
rch number of delegates to represent
iem as tbev may think proper.
The interest to be considered at this
jnventlonare of the utmost lmpcr
mce to the cottoo and grain growing
Lates, and I earnestly hope that you
ill be present, and have vour State
rcrely represented by good men who
-e interested in the important subject
> be considered.
Will you kindly name the delegates
; your earlist convenience and notify
. W. Griffiitb, Eiq , secretary, Vicksarg,
Miss.
1 am, sir, your obedient servant,
J. M. Stone, Governor.
In acordance with the request the
overnor has appointed th6 following
'legates:
First District?J. Adger Smith,!
harlestoD, and J. H. Averill* Beau- j
>rt.
Second District?Maj. Harry Ham-j
lond, Beech Island, and Gen. Johnson |
[agood, Barnwell.
Third District?W. L. Durst, Greenood,
r.nd W. A. Conrtenay, Newry.
Fourth District?W. J. Murray, Colmbia,
and L. F. Walker, Spartan-!
urg.
Fifth District?W. J. Roddey, Rock
[ill; Lerov Springs, Lancaster.
Sixth District?C. S. McCaii, Benettsville;
J.E Ellerbe, Marion.
Seventh District?J. H. Aycock,
fedgeiield; J. W. Summers, Orange.
..
Slate at Large? Altamont Aloses, r.
i. McGahan. Charleston* J. P. O'Neill,
harleston; J. A. Crawford, Columbia,
Qd Geo. II. Cornelson, Orangeburg:. j
The addre a issued by the committee
ailing the convention reads as fol>W3:
'o the CottGn Planters,Grain Growers,
Factors, Commission Merchants,
Bankers, and all Others Interested
in the Agricultural Interests of the
Country:
The undersigned, a joint committee
f the Vicksburg Board of Trade and
tie Vicksburg Cotton Exchange, desire
o call your earnest attention to a conention
to oe held in the city of Vicksurg,
Miss, on the 20th day of Novemer,
with the view of impressing upon
tie Uaited States benats the lmporance
of passing the Hatch bill or some
iDdred measure at the coming sesslOD
f Congress. We also appeal to you
or your hearty co operation, and ask;
ou to use your influence with others
n your vicinity in this behalf.
The present condition of the Hatch
>111 is such, that with the proper eforts
by its friends in the agricultural
itates, there can be little doubt of Its
eing passed and receiving the signaure
of the President.
It passed the House by an overwhelm
og majority, and there is a reasonable
oDathata majority of the Senators
re favorable to it in its present form
r to it as it may be amended, to make
t more effective.
The work in hand is to secure action
n it by said body as promptly aspossile.
Whlletwo thirds of the Senotors
nay be opposed to "future gambling,"
here are some who are opposed to atempting
its suppression by the Fedral
government, and they might so
elay action on this bill, or any similar
ne as to defeat it. It is to guard
gainst thi3 delay that this convention
f the people is called to meet in the
entre of the cotton belt. It should be
large and influential convention, and
t should take such measures as will
irevent the dangerous delay to which
re have alluded.
In this appeal to the people to aid in
uppresslng this great evil which has
astened itself on our commerce and
gricnlture, we C3n only refer to a
67* of its worst features. "Future
:ambling,:' as it Is universally termed,
^as at present the protection of some of
ur largest trade bodies. It is backed
iyan unknown and vast amount of
noney. It has invaded banking, comQerce
and agriculture to such an exent
that It is no aggeration to
tate that more money is emiloyed
Iq gambling in som8 of the
xchanges in the cities than is employed
n legitimate commerce.
Its pernicious effects are so seriously
elt that it Is a matter of grave doubt
vhether the law of sapply and demand
eguiates ;ine price ui leauiug agncui,ural
products. To illustrate this we
vould only tefer to one exchange. For
nany years the New York Cotton Fxihange
hss done little except to bet on
he price of cotton. At this exchange
n a single month the sales (bets) of
Ictitlous cotton have reached the total
>f the average crop of the United
State. 8,000,000 bales, and in one year
>ver 50,000,000 bales, while the sales of
ictual cotton during the s?me year at
Sew York were only 193,000 bales and
,he net receipfs of actual cotton at
;hat port 107,000 hales. Such bets canlot
possibly aid in the rapid handling
md delivering of cotton and in securng
its manufacture ana sale to consumers.
On the contrary, the effect
;an be nothing but evil,ana the longer
tis permitted the greater the extent to
vhich the evil will be carried.
This is but a single illustration. If
;here was any way of presenting the
ictual statistics of future gambling in
;otton, wheat,5,com, oats and other agricultural
products in New York, Chicago,
St. Louis, New Orleans and other
:i:ies, the showing would be such a
me as to arouse the people all over the
iepublic.
The people are masters of ihe situa:lon,
but tney must unite and act.
When there is no longer reason to
loubt the sentiment of the people their
wishes will be enacted into Jaw, and
;hat law will be executed.
Ia view of the foregoing we hereby
nvlte all pirsons ia sympathy with
;he purposes of this convention to atend,
and it is desired that all com
iiuintles be epresented.
Senators and Representatives from
;his and other States favorable to the
movement are invited and expected.
Arrangements have been made with
;ransportation lines for reduced rates.
THE SOLID SOUTH BROKENNorth
Carolina and MiseoarlCoea Back
Oa CJ.
Raleigh, Nov. 8.?Ia the absence
ot the figures the following carefully
prepared estimate may be relied upon as
latest figures on the Populist'Fusiomst
majorities. It must be noted that the
present Associate Ju3t ce Walter Clark
will keep bis seat as be ran on both
tickets and got nearly alkthe votes cast.
The next "United Spates Senators will
probably be Marion Butler and Motl
with a chance for Puichard, but Mott
has the g) now.
Congressional results follow:
t* _~4- -rv:. i >n n o aafl.
X tlSli ?J^ b'.UA, Oiiuuci ; ii(wv,
Second D strict, Woodward (Dem.)
2,600; Third District, Shaw (D;m.)
1 000; Fourth District, Stroud (Pop.)
2 000; Filth District. Settle (Rep.)
2,500; Sixth District, Lcckart (Deal.)
2,000; Seventh District, Shufcrd (Pod.)
750; E:ghth District, Linoey (Pop.)
100; Ninth District, Pearson (lisp.) and
Crawford (Drm.) both claims that the
cfficiai count is necessary to decide.
The ' Slate and Judical ticket of the
Fusionists is elected by several thousand.
Mariou Butler, the Populist
leader, claims 20,000. The Legislature
cn joint ballot will probably be Fusion.
Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 8 ?S?mi < flicial
returns from nearly every county in
the State iudicite that the Fusion t:cket,
State, Judicial and legislative, put cut
by the Republicans aud Populists is
elected by some 20.000 mrj >rity. This
2ives them the State Treasurer, Chief
Ju*t:c3 add two Associate Justices ol
the Supreme C^urt and Qve Judges ol
the Superior Court.
Cblrman Butler of the Populists
claims the State by 30,0C0 and says that
the FusiODists will h&v* a msj ority cu
ioiat ballot. This latter estimate is believed
to be correct. Tuey wiU have
the Senate by ten majority. It is not
yet poBRibie to estimate their strength
in the House. Only three Demecrt:c
Cocgressmeu have been elected. Woodward
in the Second; Shaw in the Third
and Lcckhart in the Sxth. Crawford
is defeated by Pearson in lbs Ninth by
a very small majority.
Missouri's big stump.
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 8.?In the
Congressional ficht D>ckery ot the
Third, Tarsuey of the Firth and Cobb
of the Twelfth are the or.l7 Democrats
that have been elected on the ficeol
returns. Hatch in the First District is
clearly beaten by Ciark. Halieck in the
Second, for whom ihere were strong
hopes until now, ha3 surely gone dowa,
Ellison m the Fourth and Heard in the
Seventh are buried. Iq the Eighth
''Silver Dick" Bland's rural constituency
hasgiv^n him the go-by in favor
of Joel Hubbard, In the Ninth Champ
Clark has been defeated by Treioar of
Adriam, a school teacher, with protection
tendencies. Bartholdt in the Tenth,
Joy in the Eleventh and Rinney in the
Thirteenth, swell the Republicans
column. The "Swamp Angel" District
of the S)utbeast where only Democrat*
were supposed to live, have elected
Mosely, the Republican candidate. For
the first time in twenty-five years the
Southeast has failed to come up rockribbed
for the Democratic ticket. Counties
which have never gone Republican
since the ex-Confederates were restored
to citizenship have elected the entire
Republican ticket. Analysis of the vote
as shown by returns received at Democratic
headqurtera shows that no portion
of the State has been exempt from
fh? Hhakincrnn. It is ia3t as bad dowa
alone; the Arkansas line as it i3 up on
the Iowa border. The Mississippi River
counties are as badly "slumped" as Is
the tier which borders Kansas.
Two jea3 ago the Democrats had
ninty-two members in the lower house
of the Legislature and the Republicans
forty-eight. This time the Democrats
and Populist3 combined will not be able
to mu3ter more than a strong minority.
Their Board Reduced.
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 3.?Governor
Tillman returned yesterday aiter?
noon from Clemson College where he
has been attending the annual meeting
of the directors of that institution.
The r>oard, in addition to preparing
its annual reports tor the Legislature,
decided on a number of important matters.
It will be good news to the poor boys
of the Slate who are ambitions to attend
Clemson and who are deterred bet
cause of the lack of finances to know
that the Trustees reduced the price oi
board from $7 a month to $6, to take
effect.from the next session, wniCQopaas
in February. This is cheaper than at
any institution of the kind in the United
States. -The Trustees think
price of board can b permanently kepi
at 16 a month. The students will be
given the same bill of fare as now and
will be allowed all they want to eat.
The Trustees will call on the Legislature
for an appropriation to aid the college
next year. It has not been decided
what will be asked for but it may be
somthing like $30,000. This appropriation
will be necessary for several reasons.
One is that the loss of the main
building by fire "this summer entailed a
serious loss on the college. Another is
that the insitutlon has spent a great deal
of money this year in completing the
various Duildings which are absolutely
necessary to the successful carrying oul
of the work to be done. Still anothei
reason is that the income from fertilizer
lags next year Is expected to be very
mnch reduced. This is because the low
price of cotton has put the farmers in
such a condition that they will buy little
fertiliser next year.
The present session of the college has
been shortened. It was to end Decern
ber 20 but the board provided for its
ending on 30th of this month. The
reason for this is that ihe heating facilities
are meagre so far and the boarc
doe3 not care to take the risks of sub
iecting the studeDt3 to the results cf ex
"posure. By the time the next session
opens, in February, the betting facilities
Will be impr?ved.
The work of rebuilding the main build
lag is progressing satisfactorily, and ins
building will be ready for use In Fib
ruary.
The anno \I contests of tbe Calbout
Society of the college were held on Thurs
day aignt, and Governor Tillman ex
presses himielf as delighted with the
spiendia fthowiag made the boys. Th<
Governor ea'd that ail of the youm
orators did well, but he is particularly
full of praise fur a yc*ng man namet
J. S, Garris of Colleton County, wh o de
livsred an oration on the subject o
''Progress in Education." The meda
for the best orator was awarded Mr
Garris.
C. M. Mauldm won the debaters
medal asd J. S. Leech the declaimers
medal.?Register.
OUR TAX MACHINE.
ALL ABOUT THE WORK FOR THIS
FISCAL YEAR.
Figaros About the Taxes Collectable This
Tear?All about the Valuations Also?
latere*tin* Facto to Study,
Columbia, S. C., Nov. 5.?The clerks
of the Comptroller General have now
completed the preparation of the annunl
foKnlof/lH 0K1 Art f o oK a rrr i n r? fKa
uuai bauuia^uoMiwuicuio, oauniu^ IUO
total property In the State as assessed
for taxation and the total taxes of various
kinds to be collected this fall, as assessed
for the year 1893 94.
The State tax levy, it will be remembered,
as made by the Last Legislature,
was 5 mills. The statements
have not yet been verified, but there
will hardly be any changes. The figures
make most interesting reading
matter for those interested in the affairs
of the State.
The following shows the valuation of
the total taxable property In the State
of all kinds, as assessed for taxation
for this year as compared to last year.
As will be seen there has been an increase
of about four and a half millions,
due to the reassessment of real
property this year:
Ls3t Year. This Year.
Abbeville S 7.162,679 $ 7,344.916
Aiken 6,107,415 6.187,390
Anderson 6,312,318 6,499,137
Barnwell 6.505,750 6,62,6084
Beaufort 4,074,620 3,432,582
Berkeley 5,386,135 5,309
Charleston 20,613,973 20326,003"
Chester 4,118 404 3,971,810
Chesterfield.... 1,509,334 1,663,370
Clarendon 2,553,835 2,612,040
Colleton 4,579.502 4,568,334
Darlington 3,737.810 3.865.365
Edgefield 6,009,247 6,682.426
Fairfield 3,618,198 3,397,614
Florence 3,382,754 3,796,828
Georgeto wn.... 1,989,495 2,066,490
Greenville 6,818,355 7,067,455
ilampton 2,200.874 2,331,464
Horry 1,628,769 1,608,859
Kershaw 2,873,740 2.889,750
Lancaster 2,340,317 2.099,926
Laurens 4,281,939 4,313,864
Lexington 3,356,750 3,646,573
Marlon 4,092,755 4.586,148
Marlboro 2,643,265 2,690,705
Newberry 4,826,969 4,836,978
Oconee 2,534,375 2,658,713
Orangeburg 6,405.610 6,875,502
Pickens 1,935,526 2,205,788
Richland 7,396,521 7,514,403
Spartanburg... 10,165.364 10,734,665
Sumter 6,205,300 6,586,360
Union -3,174,060 3,091,870 .
Wiillamsburg.. 2,781,949 2,755,576*
York 6,908,935 6,404,500
Totals....:. .$170,242,261 $174,607,871
Statements show the following comparative
figures:
Acre3 of land on the tax books?18,- A
021.564, as against 17,693,369 last year:
Value of all lands?$61,000,359, as
against $53,752,l^G last year.
Value of all buildings as assessed for
taxation?$21,202,502, as against $19,239,582
last year.
Total valuation of all real e3tate in
the State under the reassessment?
$100,415,856, an Increase under the reassessment
of $8,600,467.
Of this realty, $31,717,995 is in cities,
towns and villages?the figures last
year were ssu.uh.yoo.
Total value of all personal property
lo the State ?49,403,984, as against 353,427,212
last year?a decrease of 34,023,220.
Total valuation of all railroad property
in the State 323.944,796, as against
825.192.978, last year?a decrease of
31,248,182. It is thus seen that the
total increase of ths taxable property
is due to the heavy raise in the assessments
on realty.
Total State tax levied and collectable
3857,571.84, as against 3936,453.57 last
year.
For special county purpose 8136,996.02,
as against 173,814.00 last year. s
For "extra special" county purposes
328,85243, as against 322,231.71 last
year.
Total tax levied for all county purposes
8809,319.02, as against 3851,622.00
last year.
SCHOOL TAXES.
Constitutional two mill tax 8346,745.50,
as against 3342,433 54 last year.
Special and local school taxes 8399,io7
8o, as against <5331,330.44 last year.
Graded school taxes 340,775 59, as
against 853,375,95 last year. Of this,
?- < 1 1 .211 991 A7
tticmauu is uuaigcu mw <yxx,<.trx.ue.
The total taxes levied aad collectable
for all school purposes 8425,273.15, as
against $423,561.41 last year.
Total number* of polls assessed and
collectable are 151,571, as against 141,953
last year.
The aggregate of taxes for all purposes,
charged and collectable this year
- tor the entire State is 82,126,654.45, as
against 82,152,149.96 last year.
It will be noticed that the income
i from the school taxes, including the
i polls, i3 about 8600,000.
' A. Bale of Cotton. -> * ~? " *!( <
A correspondent of the Union Times
1 writing to that paper on the^Mtof
raising cotton" says: "I havg made a
1 few figures on raising critoh which I
I will give below. The statement is
made upon an average of five hnndred
pounds of seed cotton per acre In Union
. County which is a good estimate: I
| find that it takes 828 to raise and mar,
ket a 500 pound bale of cotton, and at
, the present prices it will not bring over
, 826 25. The itemized account below.
' This is a three acre average:
Furrowing off 8 50
1 Fatting in guano 50
1 Rldgiag 1 CO
Running out middles 50
! Planting 50
' Plowing 4 00
Hoeing 4 00
: Two sacks of guano,distributed.. 4 80
: Picking 6 GO
' Hauling to gin 100
Hauling to market 75
L Ragging and ties 50
, Ginning 1 50
Wear cf tools 1 00
Interest on land 1 20
; Tax on land 25
1 828 00
: 1 bale of cotton, 500 lbs, at 51-4. 26 25
i Loss 81 75
It is very readily seen bv this calculation
you will be out 81.75 on every
. halp r*f r>at<nn vnn raisfi that welfftis
j 500 pounds. ~ ^
TI13 Senate.
Washington, Nov. 7.?This morn>
ing's returns indicate that the Republl
cans will gain sis United States Senators
over the number now sitting in that
1 body. Threo of them will come from
States, which have no>7 bat one Senator
apiece owing to the failure of Xegisla'
tures chosan two years ago to elect,
s Montana, Washington and Wyoming.
I The other three will succeed the Dsmof
crats now representing in part their re1
spective States, Martin in Kansas, Mc
Pherson ia New Jersey and Camden in
I West Virginia. The Senate at present
1 consists of eighty-live members divided;
Democrats 44, Republicans 36. Popn-*
I 1,'afo 9 c;irr*?. O Wif-h fVioncroa nn? an
HOkO CPj UUTWL ^ I IT fc.v.1
' parent the division among the parties
' will be: Democrats 42, Populists 3, Silver
2.