The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, September 21, 1898, Image 1
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.