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VOL.XV MANNING, S. C,. WEDNESD)AY, SEPTEMBER t 88 GOV. ELLERBE WINS. But Mr. Featherstone Gave Him a Tight Race. THE DISPENSARY ENDORSED. Floyd, Cooper. McMahan and Garris Defeats Blythe, Tomp kins, Brown, and Thomas. A Light Vote. The second primary is over, and Gov. Ellerbe has been renominated for a second term. As a result of the two primaries only three present State offi cers will retain their seats in the capi tal after their present term expire. Governor Ellerbe. Controller General Derham and Treasurer Timmerman are the lucky trio. Superintendent of Education May field and Adjutant General Watts were left out by the first primary. The re turns of the second primary shows the following results: For Governor-Ellerbe. 31.428; Featherstone, 29,442. For Secretary of State-Cooper, 31. 331; Tompkins, 24,724. For Superintendent of Education. MeMahan, 32,512; Brown. 24,542. For Adjutant General-Floyd 44,510, Blythe, 24.901. For Railroad Commissioner-Garris, 46,406; Thomas,19,746. The vote by counties was as follows: FOR GOVENOR. Eiler- Feather be. stone Abbeville......... ............... 1164 708 Aiken..... ....................... 10 2 896 Anderson......................1157 1898 Barnwell......................... 1025 704 Beaufort.................... -9 161 gamberg.....................I02 :326 Bwekeley.................. 524 0 Charleston...... ...........- 439 Cherokee......... ....... .......80 Chester.................... 90- 694 Chesterfield......... ..........1019 374 Clarendon.....................847 532 Colleton ...... ...................06 Darlington...............716 797 Dorchester ...... .............589 625 Edgefield............... .........773 . Fairfield................... 2 69 Florence.................. 889 Georgetown...............23 287 Greenville...... ..... ...... 1151 1828 Greenwood.......----- --------516 2 Hampton...... ...... ...........610 Rorry.......................- 752 907 Xershaw.................. 869 14 Lncaster................... 728 118 .aurens............ ........-1319 1220 ----------------- 44 466 Lexington ........... ... - 1-7 770 .Iarion1............... ...--- -1059 Marlboro7...... ......... . --39,1 1Newberry................899 801 Oconee............................ 817 1077 Orangeburg...... ......1179 852 Pickens................ 85 15 Richland.............. .........1093 54 Saluda......................... 89 645 Spartanburg...... ....... 2191 2514 Samter.......... ...... 718 38 Union.................. 1 . 66 Williamsburg .........56 York ...............................1177 24 South Carolina........... 28 1st South Carolina..--...-- 883 18 Bt1 erS..................63 11 Cotals...................37721 SS271 SECRETARY OF STATE. 137 198 Chrlstn........ 1022 74 Clredon - - 54 4800 t~oi~ton - - - 417 1483 Oorheter...... 88522 874 i~geed......... 90 698 F.~ifled-----10 19 904 jlrece---------- 87 542 {ireeyill -589 1525 Grenwod------- 582 6589 hamto--------- 233 ' 287 hxrha......... 1..59 18 Lanaser....... 5.16 647 Laue......... 79703 17 lee. --- 869 529 lexington - - 88 1286 Narin....... 139 1220 .'twery......... 17 77 O oe......... 8.994 841 Spatabur...... 817~l 13772 'Ssner......... -1018 4 1829 54 ~:~oimsur . . .. 14 569: 'Yok........10 1177 dSothCaolna..... 239 116 4~ Su arlia..... 378 138 Battery..............-----. 3 1 otals...........---------37,77 SECRLI~EARY\' OF STI'AT. Tompkibn. Cowner Abeile............... 123 935 .uken...............-----1 't Anderson........ ..-..... 1237 1960 lBarnwel.......-------- 759 96 Beaufort.........-----.1---49 Bamberg...........--...2. 9 Berkeley........-------... 532 498 Charleston........... ...--.1122 674 herokee............----..83 85: Chester...........--.--- 77 824( Cheterfeld ...............371 1187 Clarendon .........-...--- 25 400 *Coleton........-.....----- 7 150 Da.rlington...........-.....481 427 Drchester..............-- 421 - Fa~ired...........--- .- 100 90 Forfene.............------- 7 tm G 1renile 39....-- .... 1 . 1 8 Georgetown..... ..... 425 13. Grenwood.,...... ..........2072 588 cHampto.......------..015 287 Horry......-.-.---. 79 857 Xershaw..........--... 05 51 L a.:cster..........--146 637 Lauorens............-.----1 3 1479 Lee.........................9 529 3;exington.........--.---1- --8 00 1286 Narion....--.--------2915 Karl-boro...........---...52.8 :l.wberry...........-..---.1 7 -Or age brg.........---. lh 1249 -...-..n.e..................-------- --: pi.en....................... 03 :13 -B...an.........--------- ''83 '59 Spartanbr............-----9 37 S-dada...............---.......69102 6 illiamburg......... ......543 566 Tr.........................5 0 1548 '2d South Carolina..........19 24 1-: South Carolina..... 451 15 Rtery..........---------- 5 69 Totals.................1,844 37,50 Thefolowig tble areanot Bron Barnwtelv...... t. ----------- counties the States for the officers named: ADJUTANT GENERAL Blythe. Floyd ADI eville................... 7 17 1,207 Aikea .... ......... ............ 327 1.602 Anderon ........................ 1,145 1,399 Bauberg......... .................. 391 436 haruwell........................... S57 1,370 Beauft ... . ................. 71 169 B1-r; eley ................. 16S 836 Car c ........ ... 4411 1,16. i -n r r! ee .... ............ ... 658 1 Z,27 Cie4 ter... .. ...... ........... 73 1719 t ti rtti eld........................ 218 1.09t Clarenduua......................... 821 646 etentl ............. ...... 67 1.117 DNrti.gton......................... 2.8 S3 Dorchester......................... 155 778 Edgeeid........................... 235 1,095 F.irield..................... .530 626 Fiorence ......................... 2-50 1,080 Georgetown........................ 150 70 Greenville........................ 2, 38 58113 Greenwood....................... 348 782 Hampton........................... 335 1,067 Horry......................... ...... 14l 1.320 Kershaw................... 303 1'0 1 Lane Ls, er........................ 939 tW2 Laaren...................-- V00 1,536 Lee........ .................. 3 0 30 Lexing ton............... ......... 187 1,584 Marioo.............................. =88 2,165 MIrlboro................ ...197 -25 Ne w berry....................... 4 14 1,249 OCQnet .......................1,3 LOt; 8 - Irangebui g...... ...---........ 205 516 rickes............ .. v48 511 ichland.................. 664 720 S.btd ............. ............ 27 707 S.,artanburg........................ 2,22Z 1,4-3 Sanater.............................. 531 544 Unio4 ........................... 482 1.199 Williamsberg.................... 108 541 York...................... 677 2,185 First S. C. isegiment .......... 393 134 Second S. C. tegimen......... 176 227 H<avy Battery............ ... .- 13 0 Totals.................24 241 4b,451 RAILROAD COMMISJIONER. Garris. Thomas Abbeville.............. .1,392 543 Aiken............. ...... 1,575 344 Anderson.................. ......,1,986 616 Barnwell...... . ........... 323 226 Bamberg-................. 707 85 Beaufort......................... 17 6 Berkeley..................... 854 126 Cbarleston........... ....... - - 01.) 566 Cheyoke.....................- 100. 637 Cheste........................ 1261 321 Chesterfield ..... ................. 1124 1 2 CLarendon...... ................. 891 465 Colleton.............. ..--- ---.... 223 31 Darhngton..................... 614 301 D rchester.......... ... ......... 675 195 Edgefield........................... 888 424 Fairfield......................, 887 325 Florence....................... 571 '710 Georgetown....................... 187 49 Greenville.............- 1811 1136 Greenwood................... 794 307 Hampton......................... 594 82 Horry..................... ......... 953 303 Kershaw ........................... 727 229 Lancaster.......................... 1370 459 Ladtren...... .......... 1750 612 Lee............................ 569 314 Lexington......-----.......... 530 318 Marion.............................. 193. 521 Marlboio........................ 730 292 Newberry......................... 1101 586 Oconee ....................... 90Z 935 Orangeburg............... 645 161 Pickens................---- ------. 1088 400 Richland ........................... 1036 608 Saluda.............................. 829 116 Spartadbarg...................- 2517 1492 Sumter........................... 467 602 Union.................... 1419 266 Williamsburg.................... 250 351 York................................ 2403 457 First regiment................... 267 259 Second regiment................. 282 150 Heavy battery ................... 56 7 Totals............... .49979 19,713 FIFTH DISTRICT. Barber. Finley. Chester........................1,41() 303 Kershaw...................... 762 686 Lancaster.................... 963 9618 Chesterfi eld................... 837 53 York......................... 363 2,714 (herokee................763 1,1'72 1et Regiment.................. 17 3S 2d Regiment................. 17 0 Total.................... 5,095 6,301 GEN. HASKET,'S SUDDEN DEATH. One of the Heroes of Santiago Dies in His Hour of Triumph. Brig. Gen. T. Haskell died suddenly at his home at the Columbus, Ohio, post about 4.30 Friday afternoon. He was sticken with apoplexy, the excite ment through which he had passed during the day being the immediate cause of the attack. Gen. Haskell commanded the Seven teenth infantry at the battle of El Ca ney and was wounded in the left sho .ld er and knee. He came home about a month ago and was rapidly recovering. The wound in his shoulder, however, had paraized his left arm which he carriad in a sling. Friday morning the Seventeenth regiment returned home and Gen- Has kell went to the depot in a carriage to welcome his gallant men- He rode at tho head of the regiment through the city to the post and the cheers of the immense crowds of people that lined the streets were directed almost as much to him individually as to the regiment. At the reviewing stand the crowd sur rounded the carriage and flowers were showered into the vehicle from every side. IAlthough not as strong as formerly, Gen. Haskell appeared rugged and his sudden death was a terrible shock to his family and friends. At 4.30 o'clock Friday afternoon Capt. Clay called at Gen. Haskell't residence to pay his respects. The general was resting at the time, but came down stairs. They had been en gaged in conversation about five min utes when Gen. Haskell suddenly started to his feet, clasping his handi to his head, then fell to the floor. The only exclamation he made was "oh, Capt. Clay sprang to his assistanlet and was surprised to find that his puls< had ceased to beat. Post Surgeoi. Pileher called and stated death wa caused by apoplexy. Mrs. Haskell was prostratedi 1 h'__ husband's death. Besides the widos two sons survive. Te A Humane Ruler. Teregent of the grand duchy oi Md:enburg-Schwerin is besides th( Czrt the only absolute ruler and au tocat f rope. He has issued decree forbidding pigeon shooting a~ a cruel fo.rm of sport, and another pro hibitinig the interment :in rgnsecratec ground of any one killed in a duci. Died on Duty. News reache~d the war departmen1 Friday of the death at Santiago oi Lieut. J. O'israen, Fifth infantr3 The officer resigned from the arms about a year ago, but reentered the ser vice on the outbreak of the war an' WVANT FREEDOM. A Lively Agitation in That Direc tion in Cuba. GEN. GOMEZ OUTSPOKEN. The Spaniards, it is Said, Are Not Now in Favor of Annexation to the United States. A dispatch from Havana s ivs the predominant feature of the situation is the feverish and widespread agitation of the Cubans in favor of the absolute independence of the island at all costs. Manifestos are being circulated in viting the cooperation of Spanish resi dents and merchants to this end and pointing out that either annexation or an American protectorate would mean death to all trade with Spain in a couple of vears. Uen. Maximio Gomez, who a fortnight ago, gave expression to extremely mo derate views, counseling harmoNy and patience. now expresses himself in favor of "absolute independence or nothing." lie says the Spanish ele ment cannot afford to delay uniting with the Cubans. as a "necessary ba sis for the establishment of conditions that will forbid and prevent the United States grabbing and taking easy advan tage of the treasure both Spaniards and Cubans have fought forat at an expense of rivers of blood on each side. Gen Gomez says, if report speaks truly." that those who fear independence belong to the same family of cowdardly curs who fled from Habana, at the first rumor of bombardment." These. he declares, are, however, a minority;aud. to quote him further, "almost the entire Spanish population remains, pro tecting their homes and defying the dangers of war, and will now remain to unite their efforts with those of the Cuban party, working together with the Cubans for the developmnent of the is land and the return of prosperity. A leading evening paper Thursday published a local letter purporting to voice the opinion of Catalonia in favor of independence and promising aid and cooperation. How far the influence of the party agitating for Cuban indepen dence may extend it is at present diffi cult to estimate, but the fact is, its agents are working like beavers. Some former sympathizers with the annexa tion movement are to be found now in the ranks of the independence move ment. This violent impetus given to the agitation for independence is the re sult, apparently, of the arrival of the Resolute, or rather, of the arrival of Mr. Porter and the examination he is making into tariffs, municipal taxation and other matters of internal govern ment which the Cubans had expected to handle and administer themselves. Mr. Porter's operations are viewed with suspicion by 'an important section of the Cubans, who keep on call ing meetings and protesting against a "usurpation of privileges purchased at such a sacrifice." They insist upon absolute freedom, unrestricted liberty or a fight to the death. One reason why many Spaniards who at first favored annexation have changed their opinion is that they fear the eonm petition of American rivals as store keepers, hotel managers and restauran turs. The same spirit prevails among the planters, especially the smaller ones. All this amounts practically to a silent admission of Cuba's inability to offer, if left to herself, the guarantees of stability that would induce foreign capital to come here to develop the is land's resources. The deductions seem to. be this: With Cuba independent, no foreign capital and no competition; with Cuba under American rule, a comi petition against which the Cubans would not have the energy or the power to succeed. These questions are uppermost in every mind, causing general uneasiness and discontent, preventing the resump tion of the normal tone of the market and blocking trade and traffic. Takes Defeat Gracefully. Mr. Featherstone left Thursday morning for Laurens. He was seen by a Record reporter before taking the train, and was asked what he had to say about the result. "Of course," he said "I am gratified over the large vote given me, but at the same time it looks as if I was defeated." Other wise he would express no opinion. al though he received his defeat with good grace and to all appearances he had no regrets over the result, though naturally he must have felt disappoint ment. He intended to call upon Gov ernor Ellerbe' but before leaving he found that the governor was not in his office but at the mansion. Not hav ing time to go to the mansion, he tel ephoned to the governor's office and re quested Private Secrerary Evans to ex tend his congratulations to the govern or, adding, "Tell him I wish hini well. "-Columbia Record. Warz Sad Rvages. The Twentieth iznfantr'y left Camp Wikoff Wednesday for' Fort Leaveu worth. Kansas. It was followed a lit tle later by the Third infhntry on the way to Fort Snelling, Minn. When the Third marched through camp on their way to the station there were hardly enough men to formn two full comnpanies. The remainder were killed, sick or fur loughed._________ Fatal Boiler Explosion. News has just reached Evergreen. Ala., of tihe bursting of the boiler at the saw mill of Travis and P'erdue. 14 miles from there. Bud Aacher. tire enineer h'is wife and child and his wiiC sister were instantly killed, arid four mei? P ocked senseless, but not fatally nurt. U) .mson'saig Opening. Clemsca College opened Thursday with tire argest atteadarnce since 1898. There are nearly four hundred students present, and the indications are that many more will conic. As a rule the new men are well prepared, arnd a highl er percentage than usual will be admit ,tcd to the upper classes. American Bark Lost. The American bark. Gecorge F. 31an son 135 days from Sydney. N. s. Wx., for this port, has been given up as lost. Thought to have gone down in great THANKS THE PEOPLE. Gov. Ellerbe Grateful for the Confi dence Given Him. The Columbia State, of Friday, says: For several days Governor Ellerbe has been indisposed. and consequently has been confined to his room most of the time. Thursday was the first visit he made to his office since the election, and during the day many of his friends called on him to extend their congratu lations on his winning the nomination for governor in the recent primary. He expressed his gratification at the many kind felicitations he had received, and said that he would try to merit the hearty support of the people during his second administration. Governor Ellerbe said that be re retted exceedingly his 'nability to visit the soldiers of the Second regi ment before they left for Jacksonville. It was his intention to address the vol unteers and bid then farewell upon their departure froin the State, but fate was against hin. The governor being asked if he bad anything to say for publication in ;e gard to his nomination, made the fol lowing reply: *A mild attack of la grippe has con, fined ine to my room for several days, but I am much better today. I am deeply grateful to my fellow citizens who supported my candidacy for reelection. I attribute my small majority to the opposition of towns and cities to the dispensary and the increas ingly loyal vote polled in the country. I shall always remember with pleasure and a profound sense of gratitude the handsome vote I received in the first primary. "Considering the strength of my op position. opposed as I was by a num ber of influential and able men, it was the compliment of my life. But grate ful as I am to the people of the State for again honoring me with their suf frages. I accept the congratulations of friends with mingled feelings of joy I and sadness-joy at the renewed mani festation of confidence in me and sad ness because of a realizing sense of the enormous responsibility again assumed. I have no other ambition except the faithful and conscientious discharge of my official duties and hope when my second term shall have ended I shall have done something worthy to be re membered. I have had a great deal to contend with since I have been gover nor, and, being an inexperienced man, it was but natural that I should have made mistakes; but my experience will be worth something to me in tho fu ture, and I trust my administration during the second term will more fully meet the approval and confidence of the people. "I ask forgiveness for those who have willfully and maliciously slander ed me and trust they may be taught that open, honest, disinterested criti cism is right and is to be welcomed, but that abuse, slander and misrepre sentation is unmanly and dishonora ble." SOUTHERN GENRALSHIP. Northern Papers Unstinted in their Praise of Gen. Whee'er. In his terrible sorrow for his son's tragic death, General Wheeler probably for the time, cares little for his own fame, but it may prove a healing reme dy, later on. The most enthusiastic tributes to him come from the north. The Washington correspondent of the Springfield Republican says; "The ad ministration has had great luck in get ting out of the war with as little scandal as has occurred. If Alger's pet, Shaf ter, had his way, and fallen back five miles from before Santiago, the war would probably not yet be ended and paeans of victory might be going up in Madrid for the extermination of the American army by fever and disease. It was the plucky old Democratic and ex-confederate cavalry leader, G en. Wheeler, of Alabama, who had rauch to do with preventing the execution of Shafter's plans and saving the credit of the American army. It would not have been an unpardonable military blunder to have fallen back in the face of such odds, if the question of num berz and position was alone considered, but the necessity of conquering was so great for- both sanitary and imoral rea sons that the administration rightly suported the view that a few deaths in an assault were preferable to many more by fever."' Who could have believed, a few years ago, comparatively, that the mili tary honor of the United States would an Alabamian by adoption, a Georgian -an Au~gustan by birth. Yet this is one of Time's revenges and retribuitions.. The Florida Times truthfully says that "history will indorse the claim that of our generals in the field, Wheeler has dne the best service, and of those in the camips, Lee is by far the best. They learned their trade in a hard school. but they learned it well." Little did Wheeler and Lee, 20 years ago. or less, dream that this exceptional glory was in store for them and that, in all human probability, hen they are no more among the mor tel~ their heroic figures in monumental brone will adorn thie capital of the re united nation.-Augusta Chronieh. A Last Sermon. Aene~ main who r~eeently experi eedieligion now goes about the state preaching for the reformation of sin nrs. and the other day he was an irouned to deliver a sermion in a schoolhouse in the town of Wayne, the home of the gunmaking Maxiims. When lhe got to the schoolhom:;e there was only one man in the lbuilding. Af ter waiting a while for the crowd to ap pear the evangelist dc lared to the au dience of one that lhe 4hould go on and preach just the same as if the room were crowded. So h~e did preach for about an hour and1 a half, and at the close lie asked Ic lone listener to lead in prayer. Th 2 man looked puzzled, and then. fishing out a little slate, wrote: "I am Ueaf and dumb and have not heard a word you said." Army Frauds Abroad. Evidence of extensive swviindling by a pary of men. reprersentin~g themselhvps to be soldicrs (or officers of the arm~y, has come to the cognizance of the war department. The swindlers get !:redit from merchiants and then skip. An investigation don't show the name of any offieer implicated. COMMITS MURDER. An Alabama Soldier in Jail in San Francisco. THE RESULT OF A SPREE. The Young Man Tells His Story Between His Sobs. The Father Telegraphed Of the Son's Crime. Walter Rosser, a Tennessee volun teer, shot and killed Henry Hildebrand a clerk in the Spreckles market, at San Francisco Wednesday night during a drunken spree. He was booked at the city prison and then began to sober up. He handed in a lady's gold watch and $65 in coin and asked that the valua bles be cared for. Then he wept and said he realized his deep disgrace, but claimed not to recollect anything about the shooting. "My father and mother live in Stev enson, Ala.." he said. "Iy father is a superintendent of the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis. I am a member of the Signa Nu fraternity and a gradu ate of the Vanderbilt university, and am entitled to the degree of 1. D. When the war broke out I was a stud ent in classics but left school and en listed in the Tennessee regiment at Memphis. My knowledge of medicine gained me the position of steward of Co. B, which position I still hold. "I have telegraphed my father and expect him L come to this city at once.'' Judge J. H. Guerry, of Georgia, who has lately come to this state to practice law, called upon the prisoner and ten dered his services as a. friend of the family and he was accepted. He will appear in court when Rosser is arraign ed. Eye-witnesses of the affair state that Rosser fired the fatal shot without pro vocation. He fought against arrest and almost succeeded in escaping in the ex citement, having slipped one hand through the steel handcuff. While waiting for the patrol wagon he is said to have pushed the dead body of his victim with the toe of his shoe. Col. Smith, of the Tennessse regiment, deeply regrets the odium which the crime casts upon his command. Ile will compel all the men to surrender their weapons and may restrict their liberty in the future. Some of the members of his regiment were concerned in a recent brutal as sault on a negro near .the Presidio. Col. Smith, however,declares that most of his men are members of southern families of good social standing, but a bad element got in during the hasty re cruiting necessary to increase its com panies from 84 to 106 men. Last night's murder caused General Miller and Col. Smith to send out guards to arrest drunken soldiers and return them to camp, and this work was continued until an early hour this morning. The appearance of the armed guards on the prominent streets caused considerable excitement. Albert S. Emmett, a private of the Twentieth Kansas regiment, resisted the attempt of the provost guard to take him from a saloon and struck the captain of the guard a blow that knocked him~ down. Emmett was arrested. A private of the Tennessee regiment who gave his name as James Johnson, was arrested for discharging a pistol. Corporal Conley, of the Seventh Cali fornia, was jabbed by a bayonet in the hands of a Washington soldier for at tempting to prevent an arrest. There were several other encounters, but no one was seriously hurt. The Highest Record. Next to the highest balloon ascen sion on record was made in London Thursday afternoon from the Crystal palace, Sydenham, by Stanley Sponoer, the well-known aeronaut, and Dr. Ber son. The balloon, which was inflated with pure hydrogen and has a capacity of 56.500 cubic feet, attained an alti tude of 27,500 feet. At a height of 25. 000 feet the air was so rarified that the occupants of the car were compelled to breathe compressed oxygen by tubes. The temperature was 61 degrees below freezing pging. The atmoisphere was clear' and the coast distinctly visible. The balloon finally descended near Romford, in Essex. HowlIs This? We have been told that money is so plenty in Kansas that the bankers are in despair because they can loan no. money. How is it, then, says the Salt Lake Tribune, thaat the great Kansas Loan and Trust company has just failed? Was it because it could not loan its money? Or was it because where it had loained 4a per cent. of the supposed value of property, wvhen it came to a show-down~the property would not bring the 4U per~ cent? Has property ceased to decline in Kansas. or is it falling? As It Should Be. Sarannah made a new record Wed nesday in convicting a criminal. Fri day night before John Charlon, a ne gro, shot and killed MIr. Harry A. 3Ic Leod, city food inspector. He was ar rested at once, and on Saturday his case was assigned for trial in the supe rior court. This was before he was in. dictp-d. iMqnday he was jindicted and Wednesday tried. Lis trial lasted about three hours. H~e was convicted and sentenced to hand on Oetober 2Sth. _________ Heeded the Call The horse is a natural soldier. Th le horses of a cavalry regiment were tum bled overboard from a transport at Sibony. In the water they were con fused, some swimming round and round and some out to sea-in all directions but the right one. At last the trum peter on the shore thought of his trumn pet and sounded the call "stable, whereupon every one of the swimming horses p)ointed his nose towrad shore and all were safe on land. The Bones of Columbus. it is said in M1adrid that the guaint old I~uke of Veragua, who chv.'ms to a lineal desepudnat of Cpuimbuns, will goto~hiavana, dig uip the great discover er's bones an'd take them back to Spain. Veragua is so penurious, that there's no teling what might happen if an r~ter prising museum manager were to. templt him with a liberal offr for the relies. &a UUiNx'.ZUIIUUiL M .U&iLUL. The Horribly Mutilated Body of a Wo - man Founid. Two packages containing portions o: a woman's body were foand Wednesda3 on the mud flats of an arm of Yellox Mill Pond at Bridgeport, Conn. It the packages found were the head of v woman cut from the body near th< car, and the lower limbs which had been separated from the body, unjoint ed and cut in two at the knees, then tied together again and wrapped up in a strong glazed paper. The head of the woman was battered and jammed on one side, and had a cloth tied over the mouth. The head is thought to be that of a woman about twenty-five years old and about five feet six inches in height. Her features were wan and thin, hair dark brown and braided in a manner usual with many women before they re tired and was tied with a cotton cord. A number of the teeth were white and regular and some were gold filled while Sonly two or three in the back of the mouth were missing. The eyes were greyish blue. The pronounced charac teristic of the face is the short aquinine nose The feet are small and shapely. The neck and also the limbs at the knees and thighs were severed in a manner showing a clean cutting of the flesh and was clearly done by someone conversant with anatomy. At no place was the flesh torn. The limbs were sawed apart. but the entire work was done in a leisurely manner and evident ly with much care. as no bruises were visible about the head. Two stout cords were wound about the thighs so tightly as to cut into the flesh and it was evident that whoever did the cut ting was desirous to prevent the flow of blood. The limbs also had one leg of a man's cotton drawers wrapped around them. Two stones, weighing about ten pounds each, were attached to the bun dIes. They were black and grimy and discolored from being in the water some time, and they were undoubtedly taken from near the shore where there is much refuse by whoever tried to dis pose of the remains. Later in the day the trunk was found. The addominal part of the trunk was swathed in a white rubber sheet, such as is used in surgical operation rooms. This latter circumstance, together with the plain evidence that the body was severed, like the legs and head, by an expert using a keen knife and a per feet edged saw, leads the police to the conviction that the mutilation and pro sumably the murder was done by a surgeon. The upper half of the tiunk is in tact, but the abdominal portion of the body has been despoiled of nearly every organ. This suggests that 'the young woman was the victim of a crim inal operation at the hands of a phy sician. G=3. GOXEZ RESIGNS. He Protests Against the Cubans Yield ing to America, A dispatch from Santiago de Cuba says a report was received by Gen. Law ton Wednesday night that Gen. Maximo Gomez, the insurgent commander-in chief, has tendered his resignation of the command of the Cuban army to the Cuban government at Camaguey and that it has been accep.ted. Gomez, it appears, has been protesting against the Cuban government's yielding the control of the affairs of the island to the Americans, and the explanation fcor resigning was his disapproval of "pas give submission to conditions tending to the practical discrediting and retire ment of the Cuban republic, as such, and the establishing of the absolute dominion of the United State." The Cubans at Santiago were much excited by the report. It was disbelieved by many, who say that Gen. Gomezs re signation at this timo is utterly improb able. Others, however, say that Go naca rosonts the putting of the Cuban Iarmy under the authority of the Ameri cani generals, and claims the Cubans :,hould resist even by force of arms if necessary. Gens. Cebreco, Castillo, Pedro, Perez and other insurgent lead ers have turned over their commands to Gen. Lawton. Gen. Perez has 8,000 men in the vicinity of Guantanamo, which he will disband by order of Gen. Castillo. There is now a general desire on the part of the Cuban army to dis band, as the insurgents have learned that the question of their back pay will not be considered by the Americans, Drove Gen. Tonl Baek. A crowd of about 700 people besieged the house of Gen. Toral at Vigo, Spain. Friday, demanding that the troops which arrived there from Santiago de Cuba on board the Spanish steamer Leon XIII be immed~iately landed. They proceeded to the quays, ehecring tho 'troops, and were with difficulty dispersed by soldiers of the garrison. Afterward a crowd of about 1,500 peo ple returned to the quays. and when they saw the soldiers landing barefoot ed and nearly naked, they became in turiated and surrounded Gen. Toral's house, hooting and hissing and stoning the biuilding. Eventually, the Spanish general succeeded in escaping to the Leon XIII. On learning that the mob gathered on the dock and stoned the steamer for half an houur, smashing the cabin windewa. The Leon XIII was obliged to leave the idacee where she was moored. Better than Brinkinglt, The )Memphis Couunercial says: 1It strikes ias that a great deal of hiyp critical nonsense is indulged over the fashion of breaking a bottle of wine over the prow end of a new ship at thc launching. If it was proposed that the young lady sponsor should drink a bot tle of wine on that occasion instead of wasting it, we could understand the vow. We would respectfully suggest in the interest of genuine temperance that when the Illinois is launched. a whole basket of champagne or a barrel of whiskey be broken over her prow. This will retire that much liquor from circulation." Courtmartial for the Chaplain. The secretary of the navy today or derd ;, eourtmartial for the trial of Qhiaplain McIntyre of the Oregon. who is accused of publicly denounciing hiii brother officers who. engaged h battle of July 3. The court will meet in Denver on the Ath inst.. and will ansist a~ seven members headed by| Commodore McCann, retired, withi Capt. Lanchhcimer asje ivocamte| IdE COTTON CROP. Some Interesting Facts About the Great Staple. The opening of the cotton season this year finds the crop about three weeks late, and reports of large damage to the plant as the result of excessive rainfall in August and the first ten days of Sep tember are very general. Careful in quiry shows that the damage is over estimated, and that a large crop may be expected. Neill's estimate of some time ago was 11,000,000 bales or more for theAmerican crop, and this re flected the consensus of opinion, but after the rains of dog days the esti mates of damage ran all the way to 20 per cent. The damage from rains is generally considered worse in Georgia and adjoining states than elsewhere, and rust, shedding and rotting of bolls, have been very generally reported. Much depends on the weather from this time to the end of the picking season. If there is an open fall. with light frost. the crop will surprise those who have been figuring on large dam age. On the contrary, if the weather between now and the first of November should not be favorable to the opening of the bolls and the maturing of the top crops, and the frosts should come early the yield would be much smaller. The market is now suffering from the weight of a large visible supply, combined with the rapid marketing of cotton in Texas. As compared with other years the visible supply is as follows: 1898.... .. ........ ...... .1.579.000 1S97.. .... ..........1080000 1896.. . ..............1474,000 1S95............... ..2254000 It is a half million bales larger than that of last year, 105,000 greater than that of 1896, and about three quarters of a million less than the enormous surplus carried over in September, 1895. The world's consumption of cotton has about kept pace with the enormous increase in the crops. For the six years ending September 1st, 1896, the aver age world's crop was 9,789,000; and the average world's consumption, exclusive of India, was 9.532,000, a difference of only 4 per cent. In 1896-7 the con sumption exceeded the supply by 274, 000. The steady increase in the world's consumption of cotton is shown by the following table compiled by the Finan-. cial Chronicle: 1880-81................... 7.214,000 1881-82............... 7540,000 1882-3.. ......... ....7,957.000 18834.. ....... ......7,848000 1884-5.................... 7,344,000 1885-6.......... 8,000,000 1886-.. .. .. .. ..........8,375,000 1887-S.. .............8,751,000 1888-9 .......... ......... 9,117,000 1889-90.. .............9,635,000 1890-91.. ... .........10.306,000 1891-92... ...... 10290000 192-3............... 1893-4 ..........10283000 1894-5.......... ..11097.000 1895-6...............11.113,000 1896-7.......... ..11334000 1897-8.......... .11969,000 This includes the consumption of India. IT COST SPAIN MUCH. o & - . . I ..f..a. t o.1 1 this thi goernen abro. Including1,00 thecot freartheionsumanipation o Besd the Spieganucion ofay, 1895, ths us havips ie and e Fromite salte oss of9 Cuba cootes Fro the sps detoe 6000 Cbantle,h Loan$of4,0000,00 Informaion t this patenFrom the naiver, atches of6 Lofthe ank of prpaaton inn taio Lnof the ank otganin ony the5 these ofm thae ben ofain anrxpn te mh ae ofiuon 32.940Cua000 tes Froano the an of Sp00 ain prnt.s ineral debt 400,000,000.stso h customsin guanes, $7,00,000. Theoabove samou ofesr ntc.,ud66, tranotatheon k etc. Sinontedy the goenment hic Bare fieo t aprox-th imately guaran,te. All8.200,000. ofesand f t Bank genean guaan the millonributionde but,000,000,0 oapnt by theak Spai government. tineas aal forces.2.000,000 thi mllpproriation f3700.000. av whesc above um does notpnde trnortam.tions t othate thi sum wasvsfficentt wihae bought and apro otained as btleshiepen ofnxpedi-ns tions shentirte aponistwo." itcotal amosnehF to18.4loier s, tre 6,222tor maner an oyarold child gendras wo the nmedlioi exeded bu w5.000,000 wa spnts letyy the wns ovmnt loiearne tsh ad fircs gienherE paauro ainh chidmorhine ipn foshe army. bupoingu thistwohis sum tinefct, shixty-otx attleshipsrould herg Trple aud tenr, e h reoverpon F.Vilers, d teth aotr mtan.tau ino-eahl clase. Th wom-d wadleadyi afrom the nti othel drug Loivillier Ky.. Tuaymtorniang. twemntes l bthe woan it wis paramourchild tei thild ohine w iy whedry wine. bth fean this aoudoet tih. hemle nd ben eturoed tli reoleabuodn hrsdh as i Ptaboaneourmin eacca. The thisldat waIrceaddead fro the effeorrs of An drug. Villies ua A.tMrmian and twenty-six yars od Hreve wseaonddaw erte chid eiss thatrd of hi An-ll wded thifr. aTenate Mr. Jadmes r ctly won hoe biaelenplyed by~ hiPcunyabodyii liklyahs- i nThacep the coshirsieashille VICTORY IN SIGHT In Congressional Elections This Fall for Democracy. A DEMOCRATIC YEAR. Result of the Elections in Ver mont and Maine Foretell the National Outcome. A Washington dispatch says the members of the National Democratic Congressional Committee are highly pleased with the results of the election in Vermont and Maine. The falling off it the Republican vote, it is held, shows very clearly the way the wind is blowing. Republicans are apathetic. Alger is too heavy a load to be borne, and Republican displeasure is to be shown by staying at home. At Com mittee Headquarters every one feels certain that the next House is to be Democratic. Reports from many districts now re presented by Republicans give the most flattering indications for Democratic success. So -encouraging is the news that comes from all over the. land that the Democratic managers find that their most liberal estimate gives the Republi cans but 134 members in the next House, thirty-five less than a major ity. The committee expects heavy g 'ns for the Republicans in the East. "In Ohio, Illinois and Indiana alone a Dem ocratic gain of twenty-five is almost cer tain. Tb se States now have only fourteen Democrats in the present Hou.. Wisconsin is expected to give a c.-rtain gain of one, and a probable gain of three are a certainty from Michi gan; three from Minnesota, two at least and probably three from Iowa, one from Nebraska and two from New York. In the East, New York is expected to elect fourteen Democrats, New Jersey two, and Pennsylvania nine. Mary land will certainly elect two Democrats. and West Virginia one possibly three. Solid Democratic delegations from Ala bama and Texas are counted on. as is a gain of one from Missouri and two from Kentucky, The committee outlined the result Wednesday as follows: Democrats, 167; Republicans, 120; fusion, 26; doubtful, 32. The full membership of the House is 357. Should the Republicans cap ture -all the do':btful districts they would still hx. only 161 votes, or 18 less th::.a a majority. In this forecast it is asserted that Democratic possibili ties have been under estimated, the committee prefering- to rely upon a rea sonable compilation rather than trust to speculation. How the next House of Representa tives will probably stand: PRESENT HOUSE. Democrats.........130 Republicans................202 Populists..................21 Fusionist ............ . . . . . Silver Party ............ 3 Republican majority........... 47 PROBABLE NEXT HOUSE. Democrats.......... .......167 Republicans....... .......... 129 Fusion........... ........... 26 Soufld ......... ......... 32 Shudthe Republicans capture all the doubtful votes they would still have eighteen less than a majority. PRICES AND BUSINESS. A Big Volume of Trade, But Very Small Profits. The Philadelphia Press, in its re view of business, indicates that while the volume of trade is very large the profits are very small. It admits that the prospect is for still lower prices, and says: "As a natural result of this, in Wall street there ceases to be a speculation for a rise, and eut of Wall street, despairing of any increase of price by natural causes vast combina tions are taking place whose primary purpose is to reduce expenses. The Federal Steel company, organized last week, with its capital of $200,000,000, cannot greatly advance prices, because competition abroad and at home will intervene. The tinplate combination will be relegated in the same way. Other combinations in progress, it is true, seek directly to advance prices, but no one of them can go far without competition intervening to check the advance. The general fall in values will continue while the present stand ard of money is maintained. Mean while, as a result of contraction. uim mense trusts are formed to reduce ex penses. Every kind of makeshift has been employed, but in vain, so far as the public commercial welfare is con cerned. One of these days. in sheer desperation, free coinage of silver as well as gold will be tried. The sooner the better for all who desire a rise in stead of fall in prices.-Augusta Chron icle. Cervera's Farewell. The following is a literal translation of a letter received by the Associated Press from Admiral Cervera: "Fortsmouth, N. H., Sept. 11, 1898. "'To the President of the Associated Press: "'My Dear Sir: Tomorrow I sail for Spain. and I wish to say to you. as the representative of the greatest news as sociation in the United States, that I sail with my heart full of aratitude for the sympathy that has been shown me by the people of this eauntry-. My fare wrell then takes with it every assurance hat the memory of this sympathy. I 'hall warmly and aed vely conserve dur ng the rest of my iife. I take advan age of this occasion to subscribe my ~elf as your faithful and obedient ser ant. who kisses your hand. (Signed.) "Pascual Cervera. Bloody Labor Riot. The striking plasterers nrecipitated riot Thursday at Deholia Mount in he western limits of Louisville, Ky., n which William Lane. a non-union orker. was fatally sho. Three oth ~rs are seriously hart. Mounted po ice responded tc. The riot call and were not by :z usillade of bullets from the trikeas. The police replied with a utn~ber of shots and charged the crowd, ~ispersing them. They arrested Nat rown and Joe Lee, who is thought te, c the ringleaders.