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Scraps antl facts. ? Major General Matthew Calbraith Butler, says the Hartford Courant, lost a leg at the battle of Brandy Station in ;63. He also lost his fi?ld-glasses. The glassess have just been restored < to him by a Virginia woman, a Mrs. Kemper. He was greatly pleased to get them back again, "The last time I used these," he said, "I was a Confederate officer. Now I am a Yankee." ? Cubau spies have reported at Camp i McCalla, that the citizens of Caimaue- 1 ra, haviug become couvinced of the 1 ultimate capture of the place by the ' Americans,, have resolved to leave it in ashes. In all, or nearly all, of the houses of the city, are great piles of straw saturated with oil, and as the Americaus approach, it is the programme of the Spaniards to set fire to these combustibles and flee to the mountains. Scouts have coroborated the story of the spies. The Spanish residents of the city have been reduced to a diet of horse and mule meat, and even that is very expensive. But their hatred and fear of Americans are both intense, and there are many who will risk any privation rather than allow themselves to be captured. ? Atlanta Journal: In 1891 the wheat crop of the United States went to 611,780,000 bushels. That was our * * U greatest wneat crop up 10 umi umc, and it has never been equalled since. I It seems certain, however, that the i present crop will surpass it. Mr. , Brown, the statistician of the New York ProduceExchauge, estimates that the yield will aggregate 637,300,000 ( bushels. This estimate is based upon reports received from every wheat- ; growing section of the country, and is probably near the truth. There has I been a large iucreaseof wheat acreage | this year owing to the recent high , prices. Though the price of wheat has fallen considerably since the bull speculation iu Chicago subsided, it is still high enough to make the crop very profitable. ? A London dispatch says that trustworthy advices from Spain are to the 1 effect that most of the leading states- j men of all purties are for peace with j the United States as soon as it can be obtained without a compromise of national self-respect; but there are serious troubles in the way. The do- 1 mestic affairs of Spain are in a bad ! way. The county is confronted with < what would look like a choice between i Carlism, Anarchy and Republicanism, j without any certainty as to which it ( would be. That a revolution of some kind will soon be ushered in with civil 1 war, seems to be inevitable ; but it is likely to be staved off during the continuance of the war with the United States. So this is the situation. How- < ever desirable it may be to make s peace with the United States, the pres- | ent war is not nearly so horrible as the conditions which is expected to follow it. Poor Spain is certainly in a bad way. ? A Guuantanamo cable describes the Spanish guerilla method of fighting as follows: "Most of the guerillas seen iu the attacks made by day wore little besides big plautain leaves bound around their foreheads. Thus disguised they were scarcely distinguishable from the bush in which they hid. Others, wearing dirt-colored trousers, 1 tied branches around their waists, so < that only by their movements, could i they be told from the forest growth. , Still another mode of their concealment is to construct a screen of palm leaves, identical with the native 1 growth, which they carry before them. ' Iu all these difficulties the Cubans have ' been valuable allies. They could see , Spaniards where an American marine . would have walked into ambush. There are 60 of these men now in camp, mostly Negroes with Cubau ' officers. They are familiar with every 1 species of woodcraft aud easily match < the Spaniards at lighting in covert, j They are iuvaluable as guides, and thf-ir knowledge of the countrv makes them indispensable to the Americans." ? At the time the marines landed at Camp McCalla, the Spaniards at Caimanera had full communication with Guautanamo and Santiago; hut it is not that way now. Within the past 10 days large forces of Cubans have been arriving in the neighborhood and they have seized all the avenues of | communication between the cities. Several Spanish couriers were captured ' by the Cubans last week and turned ' over to the Americans. Their dispatches showed that the Spaniards | about Caimauera and Guautanamo | were in a bad way especially for food. They were ou half rations and did not think they could hold out eveu at that 1 rate longer than the end of June. Within striking distance around Santiago, it is estimated that there are 1 more than 5,000 well armed Cubans, i These Cubans have already shown , that they are a terror to the Spaniards, and in the lighting that will he neces- ' sary in the capture of the city, their assistance will be invaluable. This is 1 especially because of their knowledge i of the country and their experience in < *- -- * :n 1.1,. ?iw> , ousn naming. JU17 win vuuuic mc Americans to avoid many ambuscades which would otherwise result in much loss of life. ? A Washington dispatch of last 1 Sunday describes the situation there < on that day as follows : The big state, i war and navy buildings presented ul- , most a deserted appearance today, in , marked contrast to the rush and bustle , of business ou week days. Of the high officials, who since the war began have found it necessary to spend a part of each Sunday in their ollices, only a few were to be seen today. ' Adjutant General Corbiu, who is one 1 of the hardest worked officials in the ' service of the government, was at his desk as usual. Captain Crowinshield < was also at the navigation bureau for several hours. No news of importance, however, was received from any 1 direction. The transports with the > troops for Santiago are expected to ! arrive not later than tomorrow, but nothing of special interest beyond the fact of their arrival is anticipated for two or three days at the earliest. The landing of an army on a hostile coast, it is pointed out, is not a matter of a few hours, even under favorable circumstances, and therefore the officials will not be surprised if a forward land movement is not begun before late in the present week. At the White House the usual Sunday quiet prevailed. The president attended church in the morning and spent the remainder of the day with Mrs. McKiuley and their guests. Site \torluiUe (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22,1898. ? It is now reported on what is said to be good authority, that Colonel Win. J. Bryan's regiment, instead of being sent to the Philippines, will be attached to General Fitzhugh Lee's division. ? C. C. Featherstone is the prohibition candidate for governor instead of T<ip1 "Rrtinsnn. who failed to SDecifv. [t is said that Mr. Featherstone will hardly prove physically equal to the task of making a speech in each of the counties. x ? Under the president's second call for volunteers, it is stated that 43,000 will be needed to recruit the existing volunteer regiments up to their maximum strength. Of the remainder, South Carolina will be called upon to furnish two battalions. ? Several of those gubernatorial candidates have some pretty good suggestions; but there seems to be a mistake somewhere. Governors are not supposed to make laws. The gentlemen should have announced themselves as candidates for the general assembly. ? It is rumored that President McKinley has sent word to General PanJo and Admiral Cervera, in command at Santiago, to the effect that he will bold them personally responsible for any harm that might come to Lieutenant Hobson or his men on account af willful exposure. Whether or not this is true, of course, cannot be stated positively; but we calculate that if those Spaniards know what is good for them, they waut to be very careful what they do to these prisoners. ? Secretary Alger has telegraphed Governor Ellerbe that under the secjnd call for volunteers, after filling the regiment now at Chickamauga, South Carolina's quota will be two more bat talions. me secretary says tucic is qo objection to the consolidation of these battalions with that of Major Thompson and the formatiou of a second regiment. Colouel Wilie Jones thinks it will be a difficult matter to raise the new battalions ; but there are others who think differently. There ire said to be several independent organizations throughout the state that ire anxious to get into service. ? The South Carolina troops at Chickamauga are now receiving their uniforms and other needed supplies. No doubt the boys are fully aware of the fact ; but they have reuson to congratulate themselves in having such efficient representatives in Washington. Senators Tillman and McLaurin liave been looking after the boys with more zeal probably than has been shown by any quartermaster in the whole array. And this kind of thing helps wonderfully. Without it, the boys would have to depend entirely upon the pleasure aud convenience of the war department. ? The element of competition seems to have been almost entirely eliminated from the conduct of South Carolina newspapers, especially the dailies. In the matter of news, each one gives virtually the same service. If all bad reached the top and there was no room for improvement, nothing further could be said ; but such is not the case. There is plenty of room for improvement in all?both city and county papers?and this stagnation is not beneficial either to the newspaper business or to the public. The only remedy is intelligent discrimination on the part of newspaper purchasers who, other tilings being equal, should be careful to bestow their favors only upon those papers which give the best values. ? The account of the battle of Guintanamo bay, published in Tuk ExliUiUKK last Saturday, though inadvertently credited to the Associated Tress, was really clipped from the [Jreenville News of Thursday. It was the best account of the battle published in any South Carolina-paper, ind was gotten by The News from some of the northern press syndicates. At least so we infer. We noted the same story in the New York Journal ' and New York Sun of Thursday, and 1 also the St. Louis Globe-Deraocrat of j the same date. Judging from a nuin- ( ber of good stories published in The i News within the past week, we con- i elude that while in New York, Editor ' Williams picked up several vuluable pointers as to where to get the best ' service for his paper. - - - I ? In a letter from Tampa, Fla., to | The State, Mr. N. G. Gonzales, the i former editor of that paper, makes the > direct charge that the Associated Press 1 is inspired from Washington, and is 1 deliberately engaged in deceiving the people on many matters of vital im- | portauce. The special grievance of < Mr. Gonzales lies in the fact that the I Associated Press has been busily en- 1 gaged in making the public believe that the Cuban insurgents are insignifcant as to numbers and are ineffec- ] tive as soldiers. The contrary, he i says, is true in both cases. He ex- I plains as the object of this deception, \ however, a desire on the part of the 1 powers-that-be, to evade the letter and spirit of the congressional resolutions , recognizing the independence of Cuba, I with a view to securing continued con- I trol of Cuban affairs in order to make ' more pie for politicians, etc. Whether ! or not Mr. Gonzales has correctly sized up the object of the powers-that- ] be, of course, is a matter of opinion ; i but The Enquirer is satisfied that he > is correct as to his estimate of the ' Associated Press. We have been sus- j picious of this organization for some- , time past, and have plainly stated not < only our suspicions, but the grounds 1 therefor. Not only this, we have gen- * erally made it a rule to look for con- ' firmation of many statements from J other sources before eivintr them as . faces. Of course, the Associated Press i gathers a great deal of news and < much of it is reliable ; but at the same ' time we believe that the organization ( is in the control of politicians, and to avoid beiug taken in or misled by false statements and dishonest color- j ing, the average reader must exercise ] the greatest possible vigilance. i UNITED STATES BONDS. i Secretary Gage Explains Their Nature to the Public. The Enquirer is in receipt of the j following circular letter, dated at the \ treasury department, Washington, < June 13, signed by L. J. Gage, and 5 giving full information as to the nature, ' characteristics and incidents of the | government loan now pending : . united states bonds. i Uuited States bonds are recongized s as the most secure and stable form of t obligation that investors can hold, t They are attractive, not only because i of the absolute security offered, but i because there is at all times a public \ market for them on which holders can i quickly sell; and they also offer the s most desirable form of collateral if the < holder wishes to secure a temporary r loan. The fact that United States ' bonds are not subject to taxes of any t character?Federal, state, or munici- t pal?is a valuable feature of that form t of investment. United States bonds \ are issued in both coupon and regis- t tered form. c coupon bonds. < A coupon bond is payable to the ' bearer. It may be bought and sold j without formality as freely as any * kind of property and without indorse- y ments of any kind. Owing to the freedom of transfer, coupon houds are usually preferred by persons who expect to hold them hut a short time. ? Their disadvantage for the persou who wishes to make a permanent invest- ( uient lies in the danger that they might be lost or stolen, in which case } the loss to the owner would be as com- * plete as would be the loss of a bank 1 note. The coupon bonds take their -e name from the method by which interest is collected by the holder. ' Printed on the same sheet with the 1 bond is a series of coupons or small 1 certificates of interest due, which are \ so designed that one is cut off'at each interest period. Each coupon bears f the number of the bond and shows the ' date of the coupon's maturity. The I holder of a coupou bond, at each interest period, detaches the coupon due J that day and collects it. The coupons ' are payable at auv sub-treasury, and 1 may be collected through any bank, 1 and will usually be accepted by any ( merchant having a bank account, with whom the holder of the bond has deal- I ings. The holder of a coupon bond ' may at any time have it converted J into a registered bond free of charge. REGISTERED BONDS. A registered bond is payable to the t order of the owner, and can only be , transferred by being properly indorsed and assigned by the owner. Such as- j signment is made by the owner filling j, in the blank form on the back of the ? bond, and must be witnessed by some r oflicer authorized by the regulations of j the treasury department to witness j assignments. The owner of the reg- r istered bond who wishes to part with j it writes his name on the back of the c bond in the presence of the officer; t then the witnessing officer writes his N name in its proper place and allixes an impression of his official seal. j The officers who are authorized to j witness assignments are a United j States judge, United States district attorney, clerk of a United States court, collector of customs, collector or as- t sessor of internal revenue, United States treasurer or assistant treasurer, v or the president or cashier of a nation- ? al bank, or if in a foreign country, a t! United Stales minister or consul. In cases where there is no officer within a reasonahle distance, or when, through sickness or for some other good reason, the owner of registered bonds cannot j;o before one of these officers, the treasury department will designate some person near the owner to act as witness. When the owner of a registered bond iisposes of it and has properly assigned it, he delivers it to the new owner, who should at once forward it to the register of the treasury for transfer on the book of the department. The register cancels the bond so forwarded ind issues a new bond in the name of the new owner, and sends it to him by registered mail. The department makes no charge for transferring bonds. If the owuer of a registered bond loses it, or if it is stolen from him, he jhould at once notify the secretary of the treasury. A stoppage will be en tered against the bond, and if it should be preseuted for trausfer, the department will hold possession of the bond until the ownership is clearly established. If a lost or stolen bond is not recovered within six months, the department will issue a duplicate bond upon proof of loss and a bond of indemnity being furnished. The interest on registered bonds is paid by the government by means of shecks. In order that no mistake may be made in the payment of interest, the books of the department are closed" for a period, varying according to the importance of the loan. The books of the four per cent, loan uf 1907 are closed for the whole month preceding the payment of a quarter's interest. On other loans the books ire closed for 15 days preceding the interest payment. During this period no transfers are marie, and the time s devoted to preparing "schedules" which contain the names of the owners, the amount of bonds each one bolds, and the amount of interest due ;ach one. Wheu these schedules have ueen prepared and proved, they are sent to the treasurer of the United states, who immediately has checks ind envelopes addressed, and in due .ime each check is mailed to the adIress of its owner. The checks for /he more distant points are first mailid. Interest checks are obligations of ,he United States, and, of course, are jood everywhere. Coupon bonds are issued in denomnations of $20, $100, $500, and $1,000. Registered bonds are issued in denomnations of $20, $100, $500, $1,000, pWjVVVj VlVjUVV. iOW TO SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NEW BONDS. The war loan which is now being iffered will be sold to subscribers at jar during the period of subscription, vhich ends, July 14,1898. The metb)d of subscription has been made as limple as posible. Blank forms may je obtained at every money-order post iffiee, and at most of the banks and express offices, and on these forms is dearly indicated all that it is necessary for the subscriber to fill out. The iubscriber muy himself mail to the reasury department at Washington .he blank form filled out, together villi his remittance covering the par /alue of the amount of bonds for vhich he wishes to subscribe. That renittance may be in whatever form best suits the subscriber's convenience?in jurrency, bank draft, check, postoffice noney order or express money order. The day the currency is received, or he day the proceeds are received from he checks, drafts, or money orders, he subscription will be entered and vill immediately begin drawing inter;st. When the bonds are delivered, a :heck will accompany each delivery covering the iuterest at 3 per cent, rom the day the subscription is enter;d to the 1st of August, the date of the londs, and from which date the bonds vill carry their own interest. FOREIGN MISSIONS. Hiss Lillian Cathcurt delivers tin Interesti?C Lecture ut St. Jinnes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Miss Lillian S. Cathcart, returned nissiouary from the South Pacific slauds, delivered au interesting lec ,ure at St. James yesterday ou the iubject of her work. The speaker hased her remarks on lie last chapter of Luke, referring to he resurrection of Christ aud the ireaching of the gospel to every creaure. She has speut several years in Micronesia as a missionary, and she jave a touching story of the heathensm, ignorance and poverty of the jeople among whom she labored. The natives of the Gilbert, Marshall, ind Caroline islands speak difl'ereut anguages, or rather dialects, and for i missionary to prepare herself for ' ,vork among them, is a long and telious undertaking. Micronesia is probably the most loverty stricken section of the world. People there are not acquainted with iveu such a familiar tool as the axe. ! fo build their huts they have to haggle down poles with jagged stones, ! ind fasten them together with cords, wisted from cocoanut husks. The oof is made of palm leaves. The principal article of food is bread ! "ruit, of which there are three different cinds; but about the most valuable , iroduct of their country is the cocoaiut. Thev have, however, a wonder- 1 'ul potato?the real yam. It grows ti the grouud as large as a barrel aud equires about three years to mature, t is prepared aud eaten the sume as 1 >ur potatoes, aud one of them is large diough to iced a whole family for veeks. But to undertake to give all of this ( nterestiug lecture, is a task rather too ' arge for me, and as I can hardly do ' ustice to the subject, I will close. SUT. 1 ( t < tntll January 1st, 18!)!), For 91.10. Tiik Twice-a-Wkkk Enquikkr, tilled ritli the best and mpst reliable up-to-date 1 igws, will bo furnished from the date of 1 his issue until January 1SW, for ?1.10. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Surah B. Moore, Executrix?Gives notice to the debtors and creditors of Clark \V. Moore, deceased. Grist Cousins?Can supply you with condensed in ilk at 20 cents a can, canned molasses at 15 cents a can or two cans for 25 cents, fruit jar rulibers at 5 cents a dozen, preen coffee at 9 pounds for 81 and Arhuckles and Princess at 8 pounds for 81. They can also supply you with a Corbin harrow, which is unexcelled for planting peas on stubble land. T. B. McClain?Will sell you ice at half cent a pound, will sell it on credit, and will deliver it to customers in town. T. B. McClain?Has engaged in the undertaking business and is prepared to furnish everything required in this line at reasonable prices and to give his personal attention to funerals when desired. W. B. MeCaw?Has lost a lemon-colored Irish terrier, for tbe recovery of which be offers a reward. ABOUT PEOPLE. D. E. Finley, Esq., is able to be out again and is rapidly growing stronger. J. S. Brice, Esq., left on Monday for a week's visit to Ninety-Six aud Due West. Mr. W. L. Law aud family, of Bartow, Fla., are in Yorkville, the guests of Mrs. Latta. Mr. J. F. Wallace has gone to Piedmont, where he expects to remain for about two weeks. A correspondent writing from Clover says that Mr. T. H. Allen has the best crop in that neighborhood. Mr. Henry P. Clarke, who has many friends and acquaintances in this vicinity, is ill in Columbia with diphtheria. Rev. J. P. Knox, of Hickory Grove, was in Yorkville on Monday and Tuesday, having returned from Mississippi last Thursday. He informed us thut before leaving Cotton Plant he had the pleasure of a short chat with Mr. David J. Hill, a former York county school teacher, now about 75 years of age. On learning of Mr. Knox's presence in Cotton Plant the old gentleman walked in from the country, a distance of about 8 miles, to see him. O. R. & C. TO BE SOLD. The following, in the Columbia State, sent from Charleston under date of June 19, is of interest in this section : In the United States circuit, court at Charlotte yesterday, on a bill filed by the Finance Company, of Pennsylvania against the Ohio River and Charleston Railroad company, Judge Sim * 1 A iUn onion, Silling in court, urucicu tuc sale of the Ohio River and Charleston railroad. The disposition of the Ohio River and Charleston railroad is of great interest to Charleston.. It is generally understood here that the South Carolina aud Georgia Railroad company will purchase the road, which means that all of its business will be turned to Charleston. The road penetrates a rich section of country in the upper part of this state, North Carolina and Tennessee, extending from Camden to Marion, N. C., from which place there is a break to Union Springs, Tenn., where the line is taken up again and operated to Johnson City, Tenn. The road was formerly the Three C's, which was projected to run from Charleston, through the coal beds of Tennessee, and thence to Cincinnati and Chicago, thus making a direct trunk line to the west. The company met with reverses and the line was never completed. Only short spurs were built. The* work of completing the line will probably be pushed now, since it is learned that the South Carolina and Georgia road is after it. The Ohio River and Charleston road has recently entered Gatfney from Blacksburg. DEATH OF JAMES E. SMITH. Mr. James E. Smith died at his home iu Yorkville, last Sunday morning, after three weeks' painful suffering, the result of the accident in which he broke his right leg at the hip joint. Mr. Smith was the second oldest native born citizen of Yorkville, having been born in this town, in the old O'Leary house, a short distance from where the bicycle track is now located, on March 23, 1825. As he grew up be became a carpenter, and for many years, until sometime alter tlie late war, was the most prominent contractor and builder in this section. Quite a number of the old substantial buildings of the town were erected by him. Some ten or fifteen years ago the old geutleman's eyesight begun to fail, and for the past five years he has been totally blind. For a long time he was able to do a considerable amount of manual labor, such as sawing wood, gardening, etc. ; but for several years he has been closely confined to the house, au object of the tender solicitation of his devoted wife and loved ones at home. Mr. Smith leaves a widow aud two children?Mr. F. E. Smith and Mrs. T. M. Dobson. He carried life insurance to the amount of $3,000?$2,000 in the Knights of Honor and $1,000 in the Knights aud Ladies of Honor. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and also of Philanthropic lodge No. 32, A. F. M. His funeral took place on Monday afternoon from Trinity church, liev. A. N. Bruusou conducting the service. The inter meut was ujjuer me uuspiuca in mc Masonic fraternity, anil was accompanied by the usual ceremonies of the order. TWO ESCAPES, Cad White, a Negro convict on the chaingang, who has been treated as a 'trusty," went out to feed the mules on Monday morning before daylight tnd kept on going. Superintendent < Gordon, accompanied by all the guards i except Mr. Davinney, took the dogs I tnd hurried in pursuit. j Between 9 and 10 o'clock, while the I jaug was at work out on the Charlotte I oad, near the residence of Mr. J. W. I Love, with only Mr. Davinney on i ? ? guard, Hamp Mobley took the opportunity to leave. Mr. Davinney fired at him twice, but without effect, and with the other convicts on hand, of -? course, it was impracticable to follow. Within a short time afterward, Mr. Barney Miller came along, and at the request of Guard Davinney, took up the pursuit of the convict. On reach- -ing home, Mr. Miller learned that Mobley had been seen a short distance away, and taking his gun, he soon came upon the convict who sullenly surrendered. Accompanied by his son, Mr. John ^ Miller, Mr. Barney Miller set out with his prisoner for the chaingang. Mobley, of course, marched in front; but gradually allowing his captors to get i nlrujpr Vip aiirl/lonlv tnrnpH anH QPi7Pf1 a V,WV,| VU.MVM ^ Mr. Miller's gun. During the struggle the gun was discharged ; but while Mr. Barney Miller held on to Mobley, ' Mr. John Miller wrenched the weapon from the fellow, and with a vigorous crack across the head, knocked him down. By this time Mobley seemed to be pretty thoroughly subdued; but insisted that he would not suffer himself to be tied. He is a powerful fellow, and the Messrs. Miller did not care to have to kill him, and they proceeded on quietly until they overtook Mr. S. N. Johnson, who roped the fellow up in becoming style. After an absence of only about three hours, Hamp was again at bis old post on the road, undergoing taunts and ridicule from his fellow convicts on account of the failure of bis illadvised break for liberty. COMMISSION IN THE ARMY. Mr. James B. Allison, Jr., of Yorkville, will soon be a second lieutenant in the United States army. That isr barring unforseen contingencies. The recent action of congress in- < creasing the strength of the army, created a necessity for some 200 more second lieutenants than could be filled by young West Pointers, and the war department has had to fall back on the civilian ranks. The situation has brought out ho9t& applicants?the total number being close on to 7,000"?and after much deliberation occasioned by the great importance of the matter, the list has been made up by the president. Among the young men selected are 89 college graduates?50 of them honor men in their classes?and all from colleges having military instruction* Forty-eight are from the volunteer and militia service, and 30 are enlisted men id me regular army. South Carolina comes in for three , selections?all Citadel graduates. The other two lucky young men are Edward Croft, of Greenville, and Benjamin J. Tillman, of Edgefield ; the former of the class of 1896 and the latter of the class of 1897. Mr. Allison is a Yorkville boy. He was graduated from the Citadel in the class of 1895, and since then has been engaged principally in school teaching. His military record at the citadel was an exceptionally fioe one, as he held the highest office in his class from start to finish, being graduated as senior captain. All of the young men selected will be required to submit to strict mental and physical examinations; but to most of the graduates of the military institutions, these will very likely prove to be of little consequence. Mr. Allison is just recovering from an attack of fever; but will soon be on his feet again, and his many friends wish him all success in his new profession, which for years has been the ambition of his life. SECOND PRIMARY. The probability is that the first primary this summer will not settle much as to the matter of nominations. To a reasonable certainly two primaries will be necessary, and the outlook is that there will be even more interest in the secoud than in the first. For instance, there are seven candidates for governor. Several of them are men of state reputation who would, each poll a great many votes, even without a canvass. Others are strong iu their respective sections, and, as the result of the canvass, may develop a great deal of additional strength. As to whether Governor Ellerbe is as strong as he was two years ago, cannot be stated with certainty. It is a fact that he has a number of friends now that he did not have then ; but most of the opposition remains unchanged. The opposing candidates are stronger. George D. Tillman has quite a following in the state, and Colonel Watson is as heavy a weight as was any of the other opposing candidates in the race two years ago. It is possible that Ellerbe may be nominated on the first ballot; but at the same time this is somewhat improbable. But if there is a second race, the chances are very great that he will be in it, and we also think it very likely that he will be nominated. " At one time, it looked as if McSweeney was to have opposition for lieutenant governor; but at the last moment C. C. Featherstoue entered upon the prohibition fight that had been abaudoned by Joel E. Brunson, and that left McSweeney an unobstructed field. McSweeney, however, is a clever gentleman, thoroughly competent and honest, and no one need be worried at his good luck. With Brabham, Cooper aud Tompkins in the race for secretary of state, we have very little idea as to the probable result. In his section Brabham is a strong mau, aud the same can be said of Cooper. Tompkins is not well-known personally in this sec tiou of the state, and as he has never had to make a canvass, we would calculate that the same is true of other sections. But, all the same, he has a big advantage. Since Irby was deposed as state chairman, Tompkius has held the position. That position has brought him in direct contact with the political leaders in every county, ind as he has the reputation of being