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THE POPULIST ADDRESS.
RESULT OF TrIEIR EXECUTIVE COM
MITTE MEETING.
Watson WL Not be Taken Ott, But Popu
lits Urged to Fase With Democrats and
Defeat McKinley.
CMCAGO, Oct. 13. --An important
meeting of the national executive com
mittee ot the People's party was held
today at the Sherman House. The
following members were present:
Senator Marion Butler, chairman; J.
R. Sovereign, Arkansas; H. W. Reed.
Georgia; George F. Washburne, Mas
achusetts; John W. Briedenthal, Kan
sas; M. C. Ranidn, Indiana; J. A.
Edgarton, Nebraska; C. F. Taylor ol
Pennsylvania. The only absente(
was John S. Dare of California. Th<
committee was in almost secret ses
sion from morning until midnight
The preparation of an address to the
voters of the party engaged most o
the time. Pusion differences and th<
attitude of certain members toward;
Watson formed a subject for protract
ed and lively debate. Mr. Reed came
as -he personal representative of Mr.
W"atson, having spent two days witp
him just before leaving Atlanta. ,Hi
signature to the address which ex
plains and justifies joint Watson anc
Sewall electoral tickets and appeals tc
Populists to support them at the poll
is accepted as proof that peace has beer
restored over this discussion in th
committee. Senator Butler said tha
no action had been-taken by ihe com
mittee relative to Mr. Watson an(
none would be; that he would remait
on the ticket. Another meeting wil
be held tomorrow. The following i
theaddress prepared by the committee
To the People's Party Voters o th
United State.
Your national committee indulget
the hope that the patriotic action o:
the People's party in national conven
tion in subordinating the interests o
party to the success of the vital issue
involved in this campaign would b
met by equally unselfish devotion to :
common interest on the part of th<
Democratic party and all the friend
of silver could present a solid fron
against the minions of greed by sup
porting one ticket, the truly cooper
ative ticket, Bryan and Watson. Bu
this hope being disappointed ther
were but two courses Ieft, one o
which must be adopted.
First. To run a straight Bryan an<
Watson electoral ticket in every State
which, on account of the failure o
the Democratic party to support thi
ticket would have effected the sami
result in this campaign that woul<
have followed the nomination of :
straight Populist ticket at St. Louis
namely, the election of McKinley an
the triumph of the gold standard. Th
other course left open to your com
mittee that was consistent with th
action of the convention in nominat
ing Mr. Bryan was to: do everytiin
in its power to unite the voters of th
country against McKinley and t
overcome the obstacles and embarrass
ments, which if the Democratic part;
had put the cause first and party sec
end we would not have encountered.
This could be accomplished only b;
arranging for a diviaion of the electo
ral vote in every State possible, se
curmg so many electors for Brya2
and Watson, and conceding so man;
to Bryan and Sewal]l. At the openini
of the campaign this'under the cir
cumastances seemed the worst cours
ifor your compadttee, and it is cleare
today than it ever was that is the on
safe and wise course if our votes wer
icy, your committee has arrange
electoral tickets in threfourths of th
States and will do all in its power t
ake the same arrangements in all c
the States. By perfecting this arrange
ment and every sincere oponent c
the gold standard giving lylsur
ort to these joint ectrltickets
he People's party will not only secur
in the electoral college for Bryan ani
M~atson several times as many vote
.2as we could have possibly secured b:
maig a straight ticket,. but we wil
secure the defeat of McKinley and th
gd standard, which should now b
tegreatest desire of every citize:
Swho believes in the principles of tru
~Democracy. By this arrangement w
can unite a large majority, of the voi
ers on our joint electoral ticket, there
fore the only hope of the money po'w
er and trusts it to divide and conquer
The Republican managers and thei
Democratic allies realize this and arl
putting forth every effort to accom~
plish this end.
Some of the Democrats of the reve
nue stripe who are not yet weane<
from the flesh pots of Egypt, but ar
sticklers for regularity and are nomi
nally supporters of Mr. Bryan, whil
secretly and in every underhande<
way 'rin to accomplish his defeat
are ' tP~1t the joint electora
ticket ad ing in this, they advis
Democrats to scratch People's part;
electors and already a few so-calle<
Populist' leaders are advising the ran1
and file of our party to strike back b;
refusing to support the Democrati
electors on the joint electoral tickets
This is a trap set by the gold hugs
who are rejoicing that a few hones
men have fallen into it. These report
tdyare the only ones that buoy u:
the hpsof the Republican manager
and teDemocrats and Populists whi
are enleagued are doing just what th
fold men desire. We appeal to ever
Populist who may have been miste
by such mistaken or false pleas of pre
tended loyalty to the People's part;
into refusing to support such joir
electoral tickets toistop and conside
the results of such conduct and ref us
to be influenced by either misguide
or corrupt men. Thne revolution c
the American people against thes
boodle men during the last ten day
has so united them that victory is nos
assured.
Marion Butler. Chairman.
J. R. Sovereign,
H. W. Reed,
G. F. Washburn.
J. W. Briedenthal,
M. C. Rankin,
A.EC. F. Taylor,
J. AEdgarton, Secretary.
Tens a Strange story.
HAmIRA, Ga., Oct. 12.-Lucion 31
ley turned up at his father's home, si
miles above FJhira, in an awful pre
dicament. He was gagged and h:
hands were tied behind him. He wa
almost daft from excitement and tol
a story that rivals a fairy tale in my:
tery. He stated that he remen
bered nothing that has happer
ed since Tuesday night, nor doe
he know where he has been
. what he has been domng or how h
was gagged and tied. He was th
agent of the Georgia Southern rsoad a
Lake Park, also agent of the expres
company at the same place.
Last Tuesday night he left on tb
night train for Hahira to visit his pa
rents. People from this city saw hit
aboard the train, but saw nothing c
him afterwards. When the trail
reached Hahira the conductor state<
that he did not get off there, and whe2
his unexplained absence from his du
ties became known the railroad an<
express officials began an investiga
tion, which found his affairs all right
He is a married man and the son c
James B. Miley, a prominent farme
VOT ER'S DiRECTORY.
A List of Candilates for all Oitices in the
State.
For the information of the voters of
the State of all creeds and factions,
the lists of the several nominees in the C
iield for the several offices to bt filled
are given as follows:
TaE ELECTORAL TICKETS.
Regular Democratic (free silver;
At Large-M. R. Cooper, T. L.. Gantt. 1
First district, Charles T. Pritchard, of t
Bluffton; second, I B. Watson; of a
Saluda; third, Cole L. Blease of New- E
berry; fourth, J. J. Mcfahan, of Rich- it
land; fifth, W. D. Tranthanm, of Ker- c
shaw; sixth, James Stackhouse, of o
Marion; seventh, T. V. Standland, of a
Summerville %
Webster Republiean-.t Jarge- e
W. D. Crum, of Cnarleston. First e
district, ,. Scheper. of Beaufort, sec- a
ond, James Powell, of Aiken; third, y
J. R Tolbert, of Abville; fourth, E- d
W. Se:even. of Richland; fifth. Joseoh f]
Clark, of Lancaster; sixth, Dr. John ji
Lunney, of Darlington; seventh, J. I
M. Tindall. of Sumter. b
Palmer-Buckner-At Large-F. W.
Mctaster, of Columbia; George W. t
Dargan. of Darlington. First district, a
Frank O'Neill, of Charleston: second, t]
Geor, e B. Lake, of Edgefield; fourth, o
Frank Evans, of Spartanburg; fifth, a
A. C. Springs, of York; sixth, A. T.
Harllee, of Marion; seventh, James D. s
Blanding of Sumter.
Melton Republicans-At Large-B. r
0. Duncan, S. E. Smith. First dis
trict, J. A. Noland; second, D. E. c
Yates; third, M. H. Bryce; fourth, t
Prof. J. W. Morris; fifth, H. L. Shews
bury; sixth, Paul Whipple: seventh,
F. M. Prickett. C
FrF: gsTT: Ti( i':TS a
D;miccratic -3Governor, W. H. El- r
lerbe, of Marion; lieutetant governor,
M. B. M:Sweeney. of Hampton; secre- t
tary of stait, D. H Tompkins, of Ab- c
beville; treasarer, W. H. Timmerman, t
of Edgefield; comotroller general, r
James Norton, of Marion; attorney c
general, William A. Barber, of Ches- r
ter; superintendent of education, W. a
D. Mayfield, of Greenvilie; adjutant b
and inspector general, J. G. Watts, of b
Laurens. t
Melton Repuolicans --- Governor, s
Sampson Pope. of Newberry; lieuten- C
ant governor, W. W. Russell; secre- t
tary of state, B. R. King; comptroll- t
er general L. D. Melton; treasurer, ). t
J. Knotts; attorney general, A. T. e
Jennings; superintendent of educa- e
tion, M, A. Dawson. 3
Webster Republicans---Governor, R. r
M. Wallace, of Sumter; lieutenant i
governor, C. J. Pride, of York; secre
tary of state, B. 0. Duncan, of New
berry; treasurer, George Cunning- 1
ham, of Charleston; comptroller gen- I
eral, E. F Cochran. af Anderson; at- N
torney general, L. D. Melton, of Rici- a
Sland; adjutant general, E. Brooks C
Sligh, of Chester; superintendent of
of education, E. B. Burroughs, of i
3 Chesterfield.
CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS.
First District-William Elliott,de- f
ocrat (gold) ; W. Cecil Cohen, whitt, a
Webster republican; George Wash- f
ington Murray, colored, Melton repub- t
lican.
Second District-W. Jasper Talbert,
democrat; G. T. Chatfield, white, t
Webster republican; P. W. Anness, t
white, Melton republican. I
Third District-A. C. Latimer, dem
ocrat; W. H. Merrick, white, Web-e
ster republican; (no Melton repubui-e
can yet named.)
Fourth District-Stanyarne Wilson,i
democrat; P. L. Suber, colored, Web- a
ster republican; (no Mellon repub-r
lican yet named.).
SFifth District-T. J. Strait, demo
fusion.
Sixth District-J. L. McLaurin,
democrat; Joshua Wilson. colored,i
Webster republican, T. H. McGee,
white, Melton republican.
SSeventh District-J. WV. Stokes,
democrat; T. B. Johnson. white, Web
ster republican; D. J. Knotts, inde-t
pendent republican, (Mfelton republi
can to be name:1 on the 19th inst.)-- I
The State.________
SOME TRUTH. AT L AST.
The Spanish General Bernal Speaks Out
B Concerning Cuban Conditions. t
BKEY WEST, Fla., Oct. 14.-Thie re
turn of General Bernal to Havana on
Thursday on the government trans-1
port "Vigia" from Esperanza, a port
on the northern coast of Pinar del
Rio, where he was sent by General I
Weyler to command the Spanish
forces in the recent engagements
against Antonio Maceo, together with
Sthe strictures he is said to have in
dulged in of a lack of military discip
line on the part of the royal troops,
has caused a pro ound sensation in
Havana. Accounts thereof received
Sby steamer last night state that Gener
-al Bernal has returned on sick leave
and has asked to be sent to Spain, be
jing thoroughly disheartened over the
result of the campaign just inaugurat
1ed against the insurgents in Pinar delt
Rio. The force of his alleged utter
ances will be appreciated when it is
Istated that they were made in the heat
Sof passion at being hissed upon land
ig at the Havana wharf.
The general is reported to have
turned fiercely on his scol fers, callingr
,them cowards for remaining at homec
tinstead of going to the front to defend
sthe national integrity, and saying that
Maceo had not been idle during the
slast few months, marked by the inac
,tivity of the Spaniards, but had imn
eproved his opportunity thoroughly to
Sorganize his forces and intrench him
Iself in the most commanding posi
tions of the mountain fastnesses, any
Fattempt to dislodge him from which
twith only eight or ten thousand troopst
rbeing sure to result in disastrous fail
eure and wholesale slaughter of the
Spaniards. Maceo wvas really the only
fone, General Bernal is alleged to have
esaid, who had built a formidable mili
stary trocha, his position today being1
ralmost impregnable against any force
General Weyler could muster.
The folly of attempting to dislodge
Maceo had been, fully demonstrated.
General Bernal said, in all the recent
engaements, when frmcmand
ing positions the Spanish oflicers weret
picked off by sharpshooters and the
troops, lacking leaders, became de
moralized and were slaughtered like
sheep. General Bernal, so Havana
reports state, declares that General
Weyler's plans are futile, that Maceo's I
true strength is misunderstood and un
derestimated, and that he himself has 1
Sbeen vilely d uped. -3
After reaching Spain the generalc
said he would prefer being shot fort
disobedience of orders rather than re
turn to active duty in Cuba under the I
existing military rule. Maceo's forces,
She addd, were well equipped, appar- f
ently having plenty ot arms and am-t
mution. The general also declaredt
that the most potent factor in the re-c
cent engagements was the rebel dyna
mite gun. Explosion of bombs diss
Scharged therefrom he likened to an
eruption of Vesuvius, huge bowldersr
being torn thereby from the moun
tain sides and scores of mangled bodies
filling the air in every direction, caui -
ing consternation among the trool s
striken. t~::a~tro
U o's. tah, Oct. 15,-Several pos
ses are stili out in seatce of the rob- I
fjbers who held up the Unaion Pacific 1
r1train but so far as heard from they t
ENERAL PALMER AND BUZKNER
WILL PROBABLY WITHDRAW.
mairman Iynum Admits Tiat 1trv:.
Election Seem-4 to be Cx tain--Thie -1
Men Getting Desporate.
NEw Yoi i Oct. 3: --It is curreut
r reported here, anti on hiighi authori
r, that the Palmer an( Backner move
ent is on its last legs. Chairman
ynua, who has been in the city with
i a few days con ded to a friend re
mntly that in his opinion no power
a eartti could no- de'eat Bryan
sudden change ia the situation,
hich would be little short of a mira
te, the Indiana man said, the Demo
rats would carry Illinois and Indian.
ad a very probably Witconsin and
ichigan and Ohio he cnsidered
oubtful. Of course, Mr. Bynum said,
1e election would lurn on the vote in
iese SLates. and if Bryan carried
linois a nd Indiana his election wo ald
e assured.
A hitch has cecured in the negotia
ons between the Indianapolis peoplc
nd the McKinley managers, and
iere is reason to believe that Mr. By
um and his associates on the Nation
1 Committee are engaged in a strug
le for supremacy. One faction iE
incere; the other factin is after Re
ublican spoils. Srnator y say is the
iedium of communication with the
lanna treasury, and he is said to havo
orraled the majority, or spoil:, fac
on of the PalmerandBackner move
lent.
The withdriwal of the "Blue and
rav" ticket is confidently looke. for
t such time as Q iay may deem this
etrograde movement necessary.
It is gradually leaking out now thal
be Indianapolis Convention was ill
onceived by men who hoped to prolli
y the third ticket. Os'ensibly, Pal
1er and Buckner were nominated it
rder that supersensitive Democrat:
light be able to vote without losink
ny sleep, but the real reasons for th<
olt has since come to light, and is the
asis of the deal th it is now in con
emplation. The Indianapolis bolter
eek the defeat of Mr. Bryan by hool
r crook, as a matter of self-preserva
ion in politics, and for the spoils of
he ollice that would accrue tc
em in the event of McKinley',
1cion. Several important confer
ces between the Republican man
gers and the representatives of Pal
aer and Buckner have been held o.
te. At these conferences no attemp
ras made to disguise the situation. 11
as pointed out and practically ac
:aowledged by all hands that Mr
tryan was making such rapid head
ray East and West that the Palmei
,nd Buckner ticket was not likely t<
ut any figure whatsoever.
Senator Quay is credited with mak
ng the suggestion that during the las
reek of the campaign Genera! Palme:
.nd General Buckner should withdrav
rom the canvass and in open lette:
.dvise the'r friend3 to vote directly
or McKinley. This is now said to b:
he programme.
Qaay is a shrewd politician and evi
tently is driving a close bargain witl
he orphans. Those in the secret sa]
hat he told the Palmer and Bucknei
eaders that they were in a sorri
light, and that they would be politi
ally exterminated if Bryan shouli
arry the election.
They would, he added, have to lool
o the Republican party for salvation
.nd accept such terms as the parta
nanagers could offer. These term:
ight not be pleasant nor satisfactor3
s twould be impossible to -ora
iber ,-et., et.I taasodtha
guay agreed, on behalf of the nation
d Committee, to pay all the expense:
neurred by the nomination of Palmne:
Jnd Buckner and now to "remember
he patriots in the event of McKinley'
ilection.
It is proposed, so it is said, to make
he withdrawal of Palmer and Buck
ter as dramatic as possible, in thi
tope that it may demoralize the Bryai
orces. The attempt will be made t<
reate the impression that Palmer an<
3uckner withdraw for the reason tha
dicKinley's election is assured and tha
here no longer exists any necessit:
or their remamning in the field. As.a
natter of fact, the reverse would bi
he truth. The withdrawal of Palme:
rd Buckner at any stage of the gain
rill be interpreted by fair minde<
ieople as an evidence of weakness or
he part of the McKinleyites, and as
ast desperate attempt to consolidak
he anti Bryan forces.
it will then be seen how the Demo
rats who have been drawn into the
~almer and Buckner movement fron
onest motives will accept the situa
ion, and whether or not, having beer
ed into the Indianapolis camp undel
alse pretenses, they will stick.
A Rich Mana4 Queer Story.
SAN FRANcis(co, Oct. 14.-Such:
tory as millionaire James Campbel
old and proved against Oliver Win
hrop, is now told by Charles Mont
:omery, proprietor of the Brooklyn
vho is a man of means, position an<
igh reputation. This kidnapper
towever, planned more wisely thai
Vinthrop, executed more skillfully
eaed a substantial reward for his
rime and has gone scot free. Fo:
*aore titan a year Montgomery ha:
ield peace and kept his; pledge of se
recy, and no one but his wife ant
us lawyer has known that he was th<
'ictimn of an astonishing piece of vil
iany and that he paid a large sum o
noney-said to be $100,000-to hi
aptor as the price of liberty and per
onal security. The Chronicle pub~
ishes a sensational story to the etlfec
hat a year ago last July Montgomnerj
tad een lured at midday into a va
:ant house in the most populous par
>f the city and had been held a pris
mner and threatened with torture ant
eath, and that he finally agreed L<
>ay his jailer the sum he demandet
vithin a specified time after he was
elased, had sworn not to betray th<
-obber and has paid the money as hi
>romised. In an inter vie w upon the
ubject, Montgomery said that his
eason for not having given publicity
o the case at an earlier date was tha
is jailer had threatened to kill him il
te made the matter public.
Bandits Hold Up a Traiu.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 14.-A Unioi
acifc train due here at 3:15 a. m
vs held up a short distance east o:
Jintah, near the mouth of Weber can
-on, and about eight miles from Og
ten. It is supposed that two men dit
he work, but how much booty the:
-otis ot known. The engineer, wh<
eft the train, ran ahead to Uintah anc
eported the holdup. He believe!
rom the conversation of the men af
hey went through the train, tha
hey intended to blow up the express
ar with dynamite. A train was mnad4
ip at )2den and dispatched to the
cene of robbery and orders wert
:iven to organize a posse and run the
obbers down.
It Was O.ium or D~eatha.
OssnUno, Miss., Oct. 14.-1E. A
~trickland is a man of his word. Las1
~uesday evening he dropped a nott
ut of the window of the Jasper coun.
y jail, where he was coniined on
harge of forgery. sayin g that if opium
ras not brought to him forthwith he
ould burn the jail. Saturday night
*e kept his promise. He was burned
> death, and Mollie Daniels, a crazy
.nr woman, with him.
LEAFLESS COTTON.
A Very iFahy Cotton Story that Comes
from Atlanta.
The Constitution says an Atlanta
farmer has created a sensation in agri
cultural circles by being waited on by
a committee of South Georgians ap
pointed by the farmers of that section
of the state to buy from him the seed
from a crop of cotton. The price to be
paid for the seed is IS,000. The man
who raised and owns these valuable
cotton seed is Mr. Jackson. a well
known farmer. The unnatural part of
the offer to be made Jackson by the
committee from South Georgia is the
fact that the men who will buy the
seed do not wish to plant them. On
the contrary, if they get possession of
the seed they will destroy them as
quickly as possible, taking care that
not a single seed escapes. The com
mittee called on Jackson Saturday,
but lie was not at home and they have
not yet had an o p:rtunity to make
their offer.
The seed which the citizens of South
Georgia pronose to buy are the only
ones of the kind in the world. There
are only twenty bushels of them and
the price to be paid will be about
$t,000 per bushel. Such a price as that
for cotton seed was never heard of be
fore. Jackson has received hundreds
of offers for his seed, but even he was
surprised when he heard that a com
mitt-e would wait on him for the pur
pose of offering him as high as $tS,000
for his crop of seed. These seed have
a his .ory of a kind that is unusually
interesting. Several years ago Mr.
Jackson was presented with them by
a Jew who had brought them from
the interior of Africa, from a part of
the dark continent on which the foot
of white men seldom treads.
The Jew had joined an exploring
party which had started to the center
of Africa. He was wealthy and went
on the trip sirmply for the novelty of
the experience. While in the very
middle of Africa the party came across
some cotton, the stalks of which were
over twenty feet in height. The gov
ernment botanist took the measure
from one of the stalks, and it was from
this stalk that the first seed came. The
Jew cut off about eighteen inches of
the stalk, with a view of bringing it
to America. On the stalk were sixty
flve bolls, the largest and finest evez
seen in this country. The seed were
well preserved by their original own
er and were brought safely to Ameri
ca. While on a trip through the South
the man who had brought the seed
from Africa told of them and stated
that he would give them to some far
Iimer who would take care of them.
Jackson was mentioned to him and
the Jew turned the seed over to him.
Jackson planted the seed and watch
ed their growth with fond eyes. HE
had heard how high the stalk from
wbich the seed were taken had beer
and he determined to grow stalk,
equally as high. His first crop was s
success. The stalks of the cotton grey
to an enormous height and at the time
the matter was mentioned in the Con
stitution. This year when the time foi
planting cotton came Mr. Jackson de
termined to give the seed a severe tes1
and see if they would stand it. H(
planted every seed in the poores1
ground on his entire farm and on th(
west side of a hill. As is well knowi
to farmers, the west side of uph~nd
ground always is very poor.
Though the land was unusually pool
and the year one of the worst cottor
years in the history of the South, the
cotton flourished and is still bloom
ing. Mr. Jackson used nothing to en
rich the soil in which the seed were
Splanted. The test was a severe one,
btit notwithstanding that fact,
Sof the stalks ar's~hass nfeet.
.The cotton produced by these seed if
of the very finest quality and it is ever
as fine as long staple cotton. Jacksor
has been offered ten cents per pound
for what he has raised this year, bul
he has refused to accept it and believe
he will be able to get :14 cents for it.
One of the peculiarities of this cot
ton is the fact that it is leafless. Wher
the stalk grows up ]eaves begin tc
sprout out on it and after they havi
Sgrown out for some distance the fruil
comes out from the stem of the leaf.
SAfter the fruit has partially matured
the leaf drops off, leaving the stalli
Sperfectly leafless. This is the onl3
cotton of this kind ever heard of in
this country and is causing no end o
comment among the farmers through
out the South. The farmers of souti
Georgia have sent their committee tc
Atlanta to buy the seed from Mr.
Jackson, because they believe that il
the cotton is planted throughout th<
South they will be ruined beyond re
pair.
They arc of the opinion that if cot
ton will do so good under so savrere
test, when planted and cultivated i
will produce so much that cotton wil
be so cheap thiat there will be no mon
ey in it for the farmer. Jackson say
that if the cotton is cultivated it wil
-produce at least t wo bales to the acre
and possibly as much as four. Hi
feels sure that he will be able to con
vince the committee from south Geor
gia of fhe fact that the cotton will b4
the greatest thing the South has eve'
seen or heard of.
He says that with this cotton in use
alt over the south the farmer can re
duce his acreage by over one-half and
raise more cotton then than he is rais
ing now. This land that hie does noi
use for cotton can be put to a protita
ble use, and the income of the farmei
will be doubled as compared with the
amount of labeor employed in the rais
ing of cotton. Jackson does noi
-much like the idea of having tne seed
destroyed, but wvill sell it to the south
Georgia committee if they will pay
him a large enough price for it. If he
refuses the offer of $I8.000O he will
have the consolation of knowing that
he has been offered thet highest price
ever before offered for cotton seed.
IHundreds of others are anxious tc
get the seed, but they do no'. intend tc
destroy them. Jackson has received
applications for different quantities of
the seed from all over the South.
Ever since mention was made of the
wonderful cotton in The Constitution
he has been besieged with letters ask
ing what the price of a bushel of seed
is. An Atlanta firm of cotton buyers
has offered him $60 per bushel for the
cotton seed, but this of fer was prompt
ly refused. Hundreds of persons,
among them farmers from other rarts
of the State, have looked at the cottor
patch as it stands and examined the
cotton, and all who have seen it have
been surprised at its large production.
A few days ago Jackson received a
teleram from the New Orleans ex
change, asking what price he would
ask for the twenty bushels of seed now
in his possession. He was also advised
to ship a sample stalk of the cotton for
the inspection of the board. The stalk
was shipped a few days ago, and the
price named by Mr. Jackson was $500.
per bushel. He has as yet received
no answer from the exchange, but ex
pects a reply in a day or two. Wheth
er the offer made by him will be ac
cepted or not cannot be said until the
cotton is examined by the board.
If they refuse to pay the price asked
them, if the committee from south
Georgia does not succeed in buying
the seed, Jackson will retain possession
of them and make a small fortune by
selling them in small lots thrgl
out the State. The high mri~e now
being offered for thiscotton only adds
another chapter to its already interest
ing history. Never before were twen
ty bushels of cotton seed so sought af
ter. Men are willing to offer thous
ands of dollars for it for fear it will
ruin them, while others are equally
anxious t> obtain possession of them
in ordsr th.rt they may make a for
tune.
QU AY VS. JONES.
They Both Make Estimites on the CoM
ing Election.
NEW YoRK, Oct. 12.-The following
statement was given out at Republi
can headquarters today after a confer
ence of the entire executive committee:
"The election of McKinley and Ho
bart is an accepted and assured fact.
They will receive 270 electoral votes.
Bryan will receive 110, and there are
six States, having 67 electoral votes,
which are doubtful, but the probabili
ties all point to the fact that these 67
votes will go into the R publican col
umn and b3 added to the 270 now as
sured for McKinley and Hobart. This
is the status today . We have the elec
tion and will hold it. Our present
effort in the West is to this end only.
The opposition have abandoned the
Eist.
(Signed) M. S. Q lay.
THIE OTHER SIDE.
Cimic.co, Oct. 13.-Senator Jones of
the Democratic national committee
characterized the table of the probable
electoral vote as given out last night
by Senator Quay as a "gigantic bluff."
The chairman pointed out that of all
the States classed by Senator Quay as
doubtful only Tennessee and Virginia
have not complete fusion of Demo
crats.Populists and silver Republicans.
The senator also stated that of the
States classed for McKinley there was
complete fusion of all the silver forces
in the following: Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, North Dakota, West Vir
gla and Wisconsin. In 32 States alto
gether, complete fusion had been ef
fected of all the forces opoosed to the
gold standard. Chairman Jones gave
out the following table, showing the
votes of the respective candidates in
the electoral college:
McKin Doubt
Bryan. ley. ful
Alabama.......11
Arkansas........8 .. -
California.........
Colorado.......... 4 --
Connecticut.......... 6
Delaware............ .. 3
Florida............ 4
Georgia........13
Idaho.......... 3
Illinois........24
Indiana.........15 .
Iowa............... .. 13
Kansas........10
Kentucky .........12
Louisiana....... - 8
Maine............-.. 6 ..
Maryland....... 8 - .
Massachusetts ....... 15
Michigan. .. ..14 -
Minnesota.........9
Mississippi........ 9
Missouri...........17 -
Montana.... ..... 3 ... ...
Nebraska......... - -
Nevada............ 3 . .
New Hampshire...... 4
New Jersey....~...... 10
New York.......... . 36
North Carolina .... 11
North Dakota... 3 . -.
Ohio................ .. 23
Oregon........... 4 -- -
Pennsylvania.........32 .
Rhode Island ........ 4'
South Carolina .... 9 .. .
-South Dakota...4 -- --
Tennessee.........12 .. .
Texas..... .....15 .. .
Utah............. 3 .. -
Virginia.......12 .. .
Washington...4 .. 12
-West Virginia..6 . -
-Wisconsin........... - - -
Wyoming....... 3 .. -
Total.........279 81 87
Senator Jones added that thousands
of Democrats in Connecticut and New
Jersey had infor med him those States
would cast their vote for Bryan, while
the Democrats of Iowa looked upon
that State as safe for Bryan by a large
majority. ________
how tzhe Typos stand.
The offlwr:: of the Typographical
Union hasve taken a ballot of its mem
bers tha' are employed on the five
mornirg daily papers of Chicago, to
ascertai how they stood in the com
ing election.
The poll resulted as follows:
Tribune.Bryan. McKinley.
Tiu.............3 1
Record......... ..82 5
Chrcnicle..........0 10
-Inter Occan.......7 13
Times-Iferald .......55 4
Total...........:17 44
The vote for Governor of Illinois
stood as follows:
Altgeld. Tanner.
Tribune............71 4
Record..............86 1
Chronicle..........67 3
Inter Ocean...........Gt 8
Times Herald........59 -
Total ............354 16
The result as above has been cer ti
fled to by some of the officials of the
union, and is now on file at D~emo
-cratic headquarters.
Isischargedl for Sup~portinlg Bryan.
ST. LouIs, Mo., Oct. 12.-Consider
able of a figure has been created in lo
cal political circles over the discharge
of twelve clerks by Dugold Crawford,
proprietor of the large department
store of the city, for the reason, it is
alleged, that they intend to vote for
Win. J. Bryan, Chairman Cook, of
the Democratic State Central commit
tee, has engaged Ex Gov. Charles, P.
Johnson, a noted criminal lawyer, to
take the case up nnd cause Mr. Craw
ford's conviction under section 3742 of
the revised statutes of Missouri, which
makes his alleged otfense a misde
meanor punishable by imprisonment.
INDIGNATION MEETING.
STv. Louis, Oct. 13.-An indignation
meeting called to express the senti
ment of the people of all classes of the
act of Dugald Crawford, the merchant
who discharged twelve of his employes
for supporting free silver, filled the
Oriental Theatre tonight to overflow
ing. An overflow meeting was also
held that filled Seventh street from
cur b to curb. Strong resolutions con
demning Crawford were adopted. To
day a warrant was applied for, charg
ing Crawford with breach of a law
which provides a punishment of two
years in the penitentiary.
TRYING TO CRAWFISH.
Sr. Locis, Oct. 13.-The clerks who
were discharged by Crawford & Co.,
last Saturday, because they favored
free coinage of silver, were askhd to
return to their positions in the dry
goods establishment of the firm with
out prejudice and with full salary.
Several of the clerks have accepted
the invitation. In a published state
ment, Mr. Crawvford regrets his hasty
action in dismissing them.
Roughly Handled by Toughs.
M1IDDLESBIORO, Ky., Oct. 13.-Gen
eral James S. Walker, Republican
candidate for congress in the Tenth
Virginia district was interrupted by
toughs while speaking in Lee county.
Pistols were placed at his head, and he
was made to acknowledge he made
free silver speeches two years ago.
Theartie may come ftogether.
A CHANCE FOR GOLD BUGS.
THE COLUMB'A STATE MAKES THEM
A GRAND OFFER.
Which Will be Readily Sergid. No Donbt,
by the Editors of the News au Coturier
and the Charlestou Post.
Tlere is a wealthy manufacturer of
band instruments-brass band instru
ments-who has a factory in Indiana
and a newspaper in Washington. His
name is C. G. Conn.
Mr. C. G. Conn is the most enter
prising newspaper man of any brass
band instrument maker we have ever
known. He has just made a stroke of
journalistic enterprise which throws
into plutonian shadow everything
that has gone before-the New York
Herald's Livingstone relief expedi
tion, the Chicago Record's $10,000
prize story competition. the New
York World's $600,000, 000 Silver Con
spiracy serial, and even the Charles
ton Post's discovery of eight out of a
possible nine Palmer, and Buckuer
electors in South Carolina.
Being as we have said, a manufac
turer of brass band instruments, and
a wealthy one at that, Mr. Conn is
doubly addicted to "sound" money.
In this paper, the Washington Times,
he has been blowing for "sound
money mcst vociferously for months
-with trombones and cornets and tu
bas, and even with jewsharps. The
music he has made has been loud and
long; but, loud and long as it has
beeni, it has not been sufficient to sat
isfy Mr. C. G. Conn. He has invent
ed a new and gigantic instrument.
something on the order of an inverted
megahone, and upon this he blows a
column blast in The Times, in an ad
vertisement to all creation.
In large black letters on his first
page Mr. Conn proclaims this uuparal
leled offer:
$2,500 FOR SILVERITES.
$500 Each Offered for Satisfactory An
swers to Five Financial Propositions.
$500 for proof that bimetalism is noi
a myth.
$500 for prof that the election of Bry
an will not bring on a panic.
$500 for proof that government run
ning expenses could be met in any
other way than by flat money issue,
or by bond sales, or- by the enac:
ment of a higher tariff law, in event
of Bryan's election.
$500 forlproof that free coinage wil)
give us more money in time to pre
vent a money famine.
$500 for proof that free coinage will
not force us to a silver basis.
After a megaphone solo on Mr.
Conn's financial views, the advertise
ment concludes:
The above offers are made in good
faith. The several amounts will bx
paid either to Mr. Bryan or any othei
persons giving the desired information.
The answers will be submitted to Mr.
Charles A. Dana, editor New Yor
Sun; Mr- H. H. Kohlsaat, editor Chi
cago Times-Herald; Ir. John S.
Holmes, editor Boston Herald; Mr.
Alex K. McClure. editor Philadelphia
Times, and Mr. Edwin Abell, editor
Baltimore Sun. Should a majority of
these gentlemen decide that the an
swers are practically correct, the
amounts offered will be promptly for
warded. In order that silverite speak
ers may be given an opportunity t<
reply to the above qutestions. it is m'
desire that they be requestd to an
s' em in public. Address al:
C. G. Conn,
Editor Washington Times.
This is enterprise from wayback
Think of offering the great sum o0
$2,500, in $500 chunks, for silvel
"proofs" so easy of procurement, and,
withal, so easy of establishment. espe
cially to the satisfaction of the editors
of five of the rankest goldbug papers
in the country ! It is what the boy;
call "a dead cinch" for somebody
for a great many somebodies. And
think what an effect it will have:! Af
ter the committee shall have set their
hands and seals to the fact that the
proofs are ample, there will be noth
ing left for Mr. Dana to do but retract
aLl he has said about the "theft," "re
pudiation," "villainy" and "idioiy'
of the free silver cause, and whisk 0-h
Sun into line for Bryan; Mr. Kohlst at,
McKinley's bosom frierd ana fimnk
cial backer, will have, in reasonab.'e
consistency, to repudiate t~ie Majo.
and confess that The Times-Herald
has been playing a skin game in fi
nance; and so with the rest-common
decency will require that after render.
ing a verdict for silver they shall con
vert their papers into silver organs at
the very crisis of the battle. With
such a conversion as this on record,
England herself could not hold long
er to the gold standard, but would
inconsistently bolt to silver, leaving
Editor Godkin of the Evening Post as
one crying in the wilderness -ina
very "sage brush" wildernessof silve:
desolation !
But, grand as is the offer of Mr. C.
G. Conn, alluring as it is to the veriest
tyro in linance, we are determined
that in this species of enterprise The
State shall excel him. Utterly regard
less of expense, and of the political
dangers involved, we make the follow
ing olier:
$1,000,000 FOR GOLD IBUGS.
$200,000 Each Otlfered for Satisfactors
Answers to Five Financial Proposi
tins.
$200,000 for proof that gold monome
tallism is not a fraud.
$200,000 for proof that the election of
McKinley will not continue the fall
in prices.
$200,000 for proof that in the event of
McKinley's election Hanna, the
Trusts and the Syndicates would nol
hold and control the treasury.
$200,000 for proof that gold monome
tallism will give us enough money
to prevent a mone7 famine.
$200,000 for prooC rLhat gold monome
tallism will not force us to a barter
basis.
The above offers are made in as good
faith as Mr. C. (. Conn's and to prove
that this is so we take pride in pre
seting the names of the impartial
committee we have selected to pass
upon the satisfactory character of the
proofs, and whose judgement in this
matter we will cheerfully abide:
W. M. Stewart, senator from Ne
vada, chairman.
W. H Harvey, Esq., of Chicago.
author of "Coin's Financial School.'
Clark Howell, Esq., editor of the
Atlanta Constitution.
Henry M. Teller, senator from Colo
rado.
B. R. Tillman, Esgq, author of "Me
and My Pitchfork."
Now bring on your "proofs!"-Stet.
It Is said
That of all the diseases that affect
mankind, diseases of the kidneys are
the most dangerous and fatal. If this
be so, how important it is that the
kidneys be kept in a healthy condi
tion. The use of Hilton's Life for the
Liver and Kidneys will do this. It is
the "ounce of prevention" in these
A Telilug Object L-sson.
Sometime ago, a Newark, N. J
stove manufacturer, who emplo- ed
many laboring men, skilled and u
skil-ed, declared that he would raise
the wages of his operatives 10 per cent.
if Bryan were elected. Now comes
James -H. Gambrill, a wealthy grain
dealer, of Frederick County, Mary
land, who has agreed to buy 5)0,000
bushels of wheat and guaranteed to
pay $1.29 per bushel therefor in the
event of Bryan's election and the pas
sage of a free coinage bill. ie offered
as good security as he gives to the
banks with which he deals. Mr. Gam
bril stated that he had made a deal
with one of his Rpu'>licn cus
tomers already to buy his last sum
mer's crop at $1 29 a bushel. Mr.
Gambrill is a brQther of George T.
Gambril, the wealthy grain specula-_
tor of Baltimore. "This is an argu
ment," says the Augusta Chronicle,
from which source we get the above,
"the plain people understand, and
Maryland farmers are, like millions of
their Western brethren, so situated as
to profoundly need a rise in the price
of grain. Any financial legislation, I
such as free coinaee, that raises the
price of wheat will correspondingly
advance the price of cotton. Perhaps
it would not suit some foreign and na
tive goldbugs to see wheat at $1 29 a i
bushel and cotton at 12 cents a pound,
but there would be prosperity of a
most decided character, to the great
majority of people, if such were the
case.
The Assiatant Repub'lcan Ticket.
At last Messrs. Davie and Ball have
gotten out their Palmer-Buckner elec
toral ticket, v7hich has made its ap
pearance at the head of the editorial
columns of the Charleston Post. It is
one man short at present, no one hav
ing been so far determined upon to
represent the third district. The fail
ure to get the man desired in this dis
trict is what has delayed the announce
ment of the ticket. It is said that the
vacancy will be filled shortly. The
personnel of the ticket is, generally
considered, all that could be delired
by the Palmer Buckner men. On it
are men who stand high in their sev
eral communities. Here is the ticket:
At large-F. W. McMaster of Co
lumbia, George W. Dargan of Dar
lington.
First District-Frank O'Neill of
Charleston.
Second District-Geo. B. Lake of
Edgetield.
Fourth District-Frnk Evans of
Spartanburg.
Fifth District-A. C. Springs of
York.
Sixth District-A. T. Harllee of
Marion.
Seventh District-Jas. D. Blanding
of Sumter.
Mr. Blanding, who represents the
Seventh District on the ticket, is sec
ond choice, as the first gentleman to
whom the doubtful honor was offered
declined with thanks.
Two Campaign Lies Nailed.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.,
says in a statement given out Monday
evening A. R. Talbot, Republiean
candidate for the United States Senate
and law partner of Bryan, the Demo
cratic candidate for President, says:
"I see that it is stated in the press
reports that i have bolted Mr. Bryan,
Imy law partner, now Democratic can
ite for President. I have always
been, and am now, a Republican, but
no man has a greater admiration for
Mr. Bryan than I have. His honesty,
integrity and patriotism cannot be
questioned. I have not -o'ted Mr.
Bryan and any statement to that ef
fect is untrue. I wish also to add that
the statement in the press of the coun
try to the effect that Mr. Bryan mis
stated his financial relations to the de
-funct Germant National 'bank of this
city in his New London, Conn., speech
is without foundation and untrue.
Mr. Bryan, at the time of the failure
of that bank, was not indebted to it in
any amount whatever, and the bank
held no note bearing his signature.
The indebtedness referred to in the
dispatches was my own personal ob
ligation.'"
This frank and manly statement of
-Mr. Talbot squelches two campaign
lies, gotten up f. r the purpose of in
juring Mr. Bryan. The Hanna crowd
will have to try again.
Look Out for the Potatoee.
The Southern Cultivator warns far
mers an d others not to leave the sweet
-and Irish potatoes in the around until
the irost nas completely killed the
top-. About the last week in O.atober
we generally have a killing frost, and
not only should the potatoes, but all
forage crops and such ground peas as
we wish to save be housed before thatf
time. Before digging the potatoes thet
vines may be grazed off or pulled and
fed to stock. The ground pea crops 1
may be cured for forage, or left in the
fields. Being of the legume familys
they will improve the land. Int
either event, the work should not I
be delayed until after frost. The nutsr
then become loosened from the vine,i
and when these are pulled up many(
nuts are left in the ground. Select a e
dry clear season aftr the pot ttoes i
have obtained their growth for dig- r
ging and storing them; and do not at- s
tempt to put too many in each heap- I
30 cr -10 bushels is sufficient. Allow c
the sweet potatoes to dry in the sun,
but gather up the Irish p ,ttoes with s
as little exposure to the sua as possi- I
ble. Both should be put up dry. I
Cover them at first with straw about e
two er three incht s thick, and don't t
put on additional covering un I they ;
have gone through the sweating -'age, c
which will be two or three weeks. t
VictimsI, oftTyphoon and Flood'. [
TACOM. Wash., Oct i-4 -The I
Northern Pacific steamer. "Tacoma,"
brought the following Oriental ad. t
vices. The Osaka city council has de- C
cided to defray from their city funds C
the cost of repairs rendered necessary -
by typhoons in July ao d August. But C
the cost of repairmne r '-es by the ~
recent floods, estimatiu e.500,000yen,
is to be raised by issuing city bonds to E
that amount. Other cities wi I lissue r
bonds for the same purpose. l'ae em
peror and empress of Japaai have ~
made contributions amounug to 1
3,000 yen to aid the sufferers I rom t
recent floods in eigh t distriets There .I
are 3,396 houses still su bmere ed in To ~
kio in add !ion to the ti >>d u- eof lbu ~
jo, a suburb. Communication with t
these places is being cirriud on by
boat. 'The neighborhood events thie
appearance of an inm r'-e lake, thet
height of water being five feet.
six More Storm victims.
JA(KsomuIL:, Fla., Oat. 16.-The t<
death list of the recent storm is being 8
increased. It is reported today that six E
corpses hav-e been discovered on the E
coast between Tampa and Cedar Keys. n
The corpses were those of Mrs. Paul TI
Iewitt, her daughter, brother, sister. si
nncle and the latter's sou. The party b
left Tampa for Cedar Key-s in a boat, ftI
but were caught in the hnirric~ane and Ir<
lotthi ives jh
Absolutely Pure.
-A cream of tartar baking powder.
Ii-hest of all in leavening strength.
-Intest UnItedi States Gorernient
xol Report.
RoAL BAKING POWDER Co.,
New York City.
Indicted zor Murder.
COLMBIA, S. C., Oct.17.-The State
lailroad Commission completed its in
estigation into the cause of the re
ent accident on the Florida Central
LOd Peninsula system and announced
Is decision as follows:
"A f ter a full and thorough investi
ation into the cause. of the collision
iear Swansea on the Florida Central
nd Peninsula, on the morning of the
.4th instant, this board is of opinion
hat the collision was occasioned by
he misreading of the order by Eagin
er H. J. Petit, of train No. 35. read
2g Swedew, Swan-ea. which resulted
a the death of several people."
Chairman Evans, after reading this,
nade this further announcement:
"Gentlemen:-This board feels that
t is its duty to go further and make
m affidavit before a trial-justice and
ave Mr. Petit arrested and all the
ritnesses bound over for their attend
nce at the next term of court in Lex
ngton county to testify."
The warrant was issued before the
ioard announced its decision, the
harge being murder. Mr. Petit was
a the office of the commission and re
ained there awaiting- the arrival of
he constable to arrest him. During
he interim he held a conversation
ith B. J. Abney, Eq.. who it is un
L:sto >d will represent him.
The most important evidence was
hat of Engineer Petit on the south
ound train that caused all the trouble.
1r. H. J. Petit being sworn said: I
vas engineer on train 35 on the morn
ag of the 14th. I received order No.
at Columbia and read it. I will just
ive the body of it: No. 36, engine70.
ill wait at Sweden until 3:15 a. m.
or No. 35, engine 69, and will not
ait variations.
I have not ot the order. I lost it in
he wreck. I had the same order as
lfr. Taylor. I lost nothing else in the
mreck except my coat. I went to the
ngine and read the same order to my
ireman and read itatSweden. Lsav
ng Casey I read the same order and
~ead it sweden, told the fireman we
rould go to North's for No. 36 and the.
irst thing I saw or heard after leaving
swansea was No. 36's headlight, about.
wo miles south of Swansea. I applied:
ny brakes; reversed my engine; gave,
er steam and "sand"' and jumped off.
blew the station signal and rJung the
ell going through the town of Swan
applied the brakes and reversed be
~ause I saw No. 36's headig."4
eard no signal at all from the rear
~oaches to stop. I went right back to.
he wreck and Condadtor Taylor and
Pireman Dent were the first persons I
aw.
Capt. Taylor said, "My God, why
idn't you stop the Swansea?" I said,
'Captain, my order reads Sweden."'
e said, "No, it don't," and I pulled
ine out and it read Swansea. I then
bre w it away, or it got away in some
ay. I dropped it or at least I have
ever seen it since. I heard some
an "holler." A voice from the bag
age car. I could not get to it. I
ralked up to the wreck.
The trains were about one hundred
et apart when I jumped. We were
unning at aubout fifteen miles an
our when we struck. We were run
ing at about forty or forty- five miles:
n hour when we passed Swansea. - I
tayed on the steps until I saw there
ras no chance. They were just about.
o trike when the train was running
t about fifteen iniles, I know I jump
d and did not fall.
Mr. Thomas: Did you not observe
at the rate of speed at which you
rere running would not take you to
~weden by 3:15?
I was going to North's and not
~weden. I had seventeen minutes to
;et there by my watch. The distance
om Swansea to sweden is twenty
ree miles.
MrEvans: You proposed to vio
ate orders and stop at North's?
Answer: At 3 -15 1 had to to take a
de track, in other words I could go
>5:15 when time was np. IffI couid
ave made it I would have been ail
iht. If the order had read Sveeden
would not have been a violation of'
rder. If the order had read Sweed
, any station I could have gotten to
d cleared it would have been all
ght. D~d nft notice my train slowin.
eed until I anpliid brak<~ myself.
did not feel the air'Tbrakes ifr the can
ctor put them on.
The guage and the train did not
ow it at all. It would not have
een possible for the c.>nductor to
ave put on the brakes without the
gineer knowing it. My putting on
e brakes and reversing the engine
ut me at a fifteen mile speed. The
>nductor and I could have put on the
rakes similtaneously. Did not see
y one ataltr-,ing to get the men.
heard "hollering'' out of the wreck.
beard one voice calling. I heard
>e cutting on the other side of the
'ck from where I was. I did not re
gnize the voice. I do not kno wif any
e was killed. I1 thinig Mr. Limes,
Ir. Thomas and F:r. Ulnmer were kill
, as I haven't seen them since the
rreck.
I discovered the error in rea~ing
wansea for Sweden after we hit. [
an my engine all the way frorn Co
mbia. It is impossible for me to
y how I made the mistake in read
ag. It was as plain as da~y, as I af
r ards saw. I read my order aloud.
e train dispatcher at Columbia, read
S veden. No corrections were made
the operator after I read it, which
e rules required.
Heart-rending Tran-dy.
ALAmT, Ga., O.ct. 15 -A special to
e Constitution from Villa ica, says:
bomas Hlensler, the young man who
'as shot by his father Saturday night
he climbing through the window
his room, died last night at 9 o'clock.
>e one had attempted to enter Mr.
[ensler's house the night before. Mr.
[ensler was aroused late Saturday
ight by his son opening the window.
inking his son was a bu:-glar, hem
mot him. Mr. Hensler is nearly heart'
roken and fears are entertained that
ie terrible accident nil dethrone his
~ason and he will do hims'lIr bodily