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Voc)L. X IV MANNING, S.C (21 UE)EIA oTBE1, 17, 1900.
BRON AT WORK.
He Makes Sixteen Speeches in as
Many Iincise Towns.
REPUBLICAN LIES AFLOAT.
One as to Editorial Bryan Didn't
Write; Another as to Pay for
Speeches. Both
Nai!ed.
Bryan concluded his Illinoise cam
paign at Joliet on Wednesday evening
at S o'clock. He began at Quincy at S
o'clock and made sixteen during the
day. The audiences were generally
large, but those at Peoria, Qtainey and
Joliet were especially so. The meet
ing at Joliet was held in the court
house grounds before an immense
crowd. The Bryan train did not arrive
until 10 o'cioek. After the meeting Mr.
Bryan left for Chicago.
SPEAKS AT QUN(Y.
All the members of the Bryan party
were sleeping soundly when at 6.30
o'clock the train pulled into Quincy.
They were not, however, permuted to
continue their slumbers long, owing to
the calls of the crowd for Bryan and
the beating on the windows. Mr. Bryan
hastily donned his clothes, drank a cup
of coffee and was escorted to a carriage
for the long drive to Washington park,
where, notwithstanding the early hour,
there was a throng of waiting people,
many of whom had been standing in
the chilly air since daylight. Mr.
Bryan spoke on the general issue of
the campaign, saying that so large a
crowd at so early an hour of the day
indicated that the p_ ople were interest
ed in themselves rather than in him.
Mr. Bryan referred to an editorial on
the pension question which appeared in
an Omaha newspaper with which he
was formerly connected- He said that
the editorial referred to was printed
long before he was connected with the
paper. "Yet, 1 doubt tot," he said,
"that every old soldier will receive a
letter in which it will be stated that I
am the author of the editorial."
"I have already received one," shout
ed an old soldier in the crowd.
"I am not surprised," said Mr. Bryan.
"I know that they have misrepresented
everything that could be misrepresent
ed. Today they have not the least hope
of carrying this election unless they
have a bigger campaign fund than they
have ever had bet ore, and they can co
erce every voter that can be coerced.
He paid especial attention to farmers
saying that even though there had been
advance in the price of some farm pro
ducts, the increase in price of articles
of consumption had been so much
greater as to far more than neutralize
the advance in farm commodities.
Taking up the statement that money
from this country is being loaned in
Europe, he askee: "Why don't they
buy American lands instead of sending
their surpluse noney abroad?" And
then replied to his own question by
saying that the only reply that could
be made was that the Republicen poli
cy was reducing values. A private in
aividual could not put his money in
manuacturing entei prises for fear that
nis concern would be sold to a trust
and that he would be squeezed out.
He declared that it is his desire to
aestroy all private monoply because he
does not want to see the doors of op
poraunity closed against the boys of the
country.
"Give the boss a char ce," he said,
"give him an opportunity to exert his
own industry ana his own ability and
he will make his own way, iur we have
the best boys in the world."
WilY H E SPEAKS.
In speaking at Carthage 1r. Bryan
took coginzance of the criticisms of his
personal participation in the campaign
aying: --I have been criticisea for
going oefore the people, as a presiden
tial candidate, and aiacussing the ques
tions before the people. According to
my understanding of politics the cit
zen is the soverign ana the office-hold
er is the servant of the people and the
citizens have a right to know what the
canidates think of public questions.
They have a right to come in contact
with their publhe officials and if a can
didate loses votes because the people
get acquainted with him, he ought not
to complain, for it is better to find
them out before the election than after
wards, if he is bad. The right to par
ticipate in the government is one of
inalienable rights, a right that you
Rtepbblicans recognized when Lincoln
was your leader and a right that you
never repudiated until you feil from
Lincoln down to Banna.
"If you hear that I am in favor of
imperialism just because it is a good
issue to get votes, I want you to re
member that on the 14th of June, 1899,
when your papers said every body want
ed expansion 1 protested against imper
ialism. At that time D~emocratic
friends told me my course would be
unpopular but my answer was that
when the Declaration of Independence
was repealed I would be cut of politics
and it did not make any partieuiar dif
ference about the time of my going out."
WMY 11E LCON T Rii)E FREE.
Mr. Bryan took occassion at Peoria
to anawer the charge that he is being
paid for his speeches. In part he said:
"I am not as rich a man as you
would imagine from reading the Re
publican papers. I find it diffcult to
reconcile their statements about my
financial condition. One time they
say I am so am.bitous that I will not
make a speech unless I am paid for it.
I notice a criticism in the papers that
the people oi the towns through which
our train passes have contributed to
the expenses cif the train and it was sug
gested that was for my benefit- I neec
not tell you that I receive nothing foi
making speeches, but, my friends,,I
want you to know that when men ride
on trains they must either pay or else
the railroad companies must furnisi
them with free rides. We do not want
railroad to carry our train through the
State and therefore the State commit
tee paid about a thousand dollars foi
the train for yesterday and today. W'v
believe it is better for people to pa;
their way and to be independent thar
election. I would a great deal rather
i ave I puuiicuw crtticie me because
pcople along the road pay the expenses
for the train than to receive free rides
from the railroad companies and have
corpo-ations run me if elected, because
they furnished the trains
HLA Ea1 a iLLi10uoN.
A Most Realistic and Thrilling Spec
tacle in Midair.
0Columbia, October 1I -Special:
Arrangements have been completed
by the fair association for Pain's grand
ti eworks display during the State fair.
h'le "Storming of the Taku Forts" and
a "Head End Collission" between two
aerial railroad engines on three nights.,
Tucsday, Wednebday and Thurcday,
O.t. 80:h. 31st and Nov. 1st, are the
attractions offered this year. They
will take place at the same locality as
used formerly in the rear of the fair
grounds and to accommoda:e the crowd
the hour has been set at 6::3) p. m ,
as the display will last about one hour
and a half and the railroads can easily
arrangc to hold their trains until S:30
p. m., allowing visitors to witness this
grand production and return the same
day.
Pain's people have a reputation on
three continents to sustain and they
will not accept any contract that limits
their idea of the grand and the beauti
fnl. Pain's name is a guarantee that
they wih be all that can be obtainti
out of p5wder and pyrotechdnics.
It has cast big ioney to secure this
attraction and Pain says he will give
the people a display to remember.
In the storming of the Taku Forts,
soldiers to represent all the allied
forces, will take part and the scene pre
sented is both pleasing and exciting.
Pain will give for the first time in
America a railway head end collision in
fireworks. This is said to be the most
realistic thing of the kind ever attempt
ed.
It consists of two immense locomo
tives, built entirely of firewe:-k. and
these engines after operating over a
broad gauge track of about a mile,
clashing together with terrific force
and effect-an awful explosion, but at
the same time a most beautiful scene.
Pain will send not less than 50
trained men to arrange the production
and they are expected to arrive the
latter part of this week. All will be
arranged in ample time.
It is expected that quite a large num
ber of the visiting militia will take
part in the show, and if possible a
sham battle by night will be added.
Arrangements have been affected to
seat ten thousand spectators and ample
accommodation will be given by our new
street car line for quick tran <portation
to and from the grounds.
A Serious Fight
The second fatal clash between
strikers and nonunion men occured
Wednesday at Oneida colliery, Schuyl
kill county, Pa., when a coal and iron
policeman was shot and instantly killed
and another policeman and a striker
were dangerously wounded. In addi
tion about a dozen of the employes of
the colliery were stoned and badly in
jured by the strikers. The dead man was
Ralph Mills. George Kelly is in the
hospital with a bullet in head. The
striker wounded is Joseph L-pke. The
shooting was the result of two separate
riots. The trouble began at 1 o'clook
and reached a climax when the march
ing miners, mostly Hungarians, attack
ed the men on the way to work in the
Oneida colliery. The n-a-chers num
bered 300 men, woman and boys.
Stones were thrown and the coal and
iron policeman, who endeavored to pro
tect those on the way to work, were
forced to seek shelter. No shots were
fired at this time and the marchers
disappeared. The second clash was
the result of an attempt on the part of
the company to move a train of coal
cars. The engine was surrouded by
men and women who atoned the en
gineer. Superintendent Kudlick re
monstrated with the crowd but to no
purpose.
Persistent attemps were made to run
the train and the men made a con
certed rush upon the guards who are
said to have run. The strikers gave
chase and firing followed. It is no t
known from which side the first shot
came. __________
MIisinformed Drummer
A correspondent, who says he is a
machine drummer, and has recently
traveled through Virginia, the Car
olinas and Georgia, writes the New
York Mail and Express to convey the
glad tidings that the South if for Mc
Kinley. He does not express an
opinion as to Virginia or South Car
olina, but says: "I believe North
Carolina will give McKinley a majority
as every merchant, mill owner and
manufacturer I have seen is quietly ex
pecting to drop in a bollot for McKin
ley Scores of new mills are being
built in this section, and scores more
are being added to, and all of the new
work is being done by Northern cap
ital." Neither in North Carolina nor
any other Southern State are 50 per
cent, nor 25 per cent, of the new mills
being built by Northern capital. The
Imerchants, manufacturers, etc., who
Iwill support McKinley are subject to
about the same discount. It is strik
ingly easy to bunco the g. o. p. organ
with gold brick information.
Either Would Do.
A dispatch to the New York Jour
nal from Rome says: The anarehist
Bertilani, arrested at Milan, as a sus
pected accomplice of Bresci, has made
a confession about the anarchist plots.
At the anarchist meeting in Peterson,
N. J., seven -nen were selected to kill
kings and chiefs of states. One of them
was allotted to kill McKinley or Bryan
during the presidential campaign.I
don't know tae name of the man as
signed to this duty. Anarchists have
killed kings and queens Now they
should kill a president of a republic to
show the world that for anarchy there
shall be neither monarchies nor repub
lies.
Not Dilcult to Find.
The "Chitian Life,"' which is a re
ligious publication at Lynchbourg, an
noun ces in its editorial columns a neced
which there should be no trouble it
~tling, judging from the standpoint o:
secular newspaper experience. Say:
our esteemed contemporary: "We are
very desirous of securing the service:
of a spirit-5lled printor. If any of om
readers could put us into communica
tion with such a one we would be
gretly obliged."
CREATES A SCENE.
Youisey On Trial for Murder of
Goebel.
HE BECOMES HYSTERICAL.
"Gobel Is Not Dead, All the De
mons in HeIl Could Not
Kill Him." He
Cries.
A dispatch from Gcorgetown, Ky.,
stys one of the most remarkable scenes
enacted in a Kentucky court occurred
Wednesday in the trial of Henry E
Youtsey, charged with being a principal
in the shooting of Governor Goebel,
the defendant himself being the chief
participant. The court room was
crowded at the time and the excitement
was intense. D. E. Armstrong, the
Louisville detective, had j ust told of his
talks with Youtsey before and after his
arrest. Then Arthur Goebel was put
put on the stand and Judge Ben Wil
liams, who for the first time appeared
for the prosecution, did the questioning.
Arthur Goebel said: "I talked with
Youtsey the day he was arrested late
in the afternoon in the jail in Frank
fort in reference to the murder of my
brother."
Just at this point Youtsey arose be
hind his attorneys in a loud voice and
said: "It is untrue; it is a lie; I never
spoke a word to that man in my life
nor he to me."
Colonel Crawford told him to be quiet
and sit down and others took hold of
him.
"I will not sit down. I never said a
word to that man-it is untrue." He
was shouting by this time and every
one was becoming excited. Youtsey's
wife sprang to his side and while en
deavoring to make him sit down could
be heard saying: "Now you have kill
ed my husband I suppose you are sat
isfied."
Then Youtsey histerically shouted
again:
"I am innocent. There is no blood
on my hands: these men are swearing
my life away."
Tevo or three deputies went over and
grabbed him. He struggled wildly and
said: "Let me alone- I will not sit
down." Arthur Goebel meanwhile sat
sphinx-like in the witness chair and
never turned his head. Finally after
Youtsev was forced into a seat he
shouted again:
-Goebel is not dead-all the demons
in hell could not kill him."
"Mr. Sheriff, if the defendant does
not behave himself put handcuffs on
him," said Judge Cantrill.
Meanwhile the audience could not be
forced to keep their seats until the
judge threatened to fine those who
stood up. Youtsey settled back in his
chair, closed his eyes and seemed in a
state of collapse. le waved his hand.
kerchief above his head in an aimless
sort of way and groaned and cried
hysterically. Finally guiet was restor
ed and Judge Williams asked Arthur
Goebel another question when Colonel
Crawford asked a rostponement of the
trial until tomorrow on account of the
defendant's condition. Judge Cantrill
said he could see no cause or reason for
the defendant's outbreak, but in justice
to his attorneys he would postpond the
case. Mr. Franklin said the common
wealth had not the slightest objection
to adjourning and court adjourned.
Youtsey still occupied his chair with
his eyes closed, apparently in a half
fainting condition. After the crowd
passed cut Jailer Reed and deputies
carried Youtsey to the jail as he was
unable to walk. Various reasons are
assigned for his outbreak, the first be
ing that his long continement and
strain of the trial caused him to be
come hysterical and lose control of him
self. Another is that he really de
mented as shown by his remark that
Goebel was not dead. He is being at
tended by physicians and relatives at
the jail and his condition is deemed
critical.
The Fertilizer Tax.
The state says Clemson eollegc's
revenue from the inspection tax on
fertilizer will this year be more than
usual. Year before last it was $59,000.
In 1899, $63,000; and up to Oct. 1st of
this year the receipts since Jan. 1st had
been $65,723 40. This revenue is de
rived from a tax of 25 cents per ton on
all fertilizers. As there will be some
fertilizer sold before the close of the
year for the truck farms and small
grain crops, the receipts will run the
total still higher. In the spring cotton
spectlators base their estimates of long
and short cotton crops upon the amount
of fertilhzer tax. This year they would
have made a bad guess. The sales of
fertilizsr indicated increased cotton
acreage and a big crop. But the crop
was blighted by the drouth, bad 'cess
to it.
Can't Understand.
Mark Twain's inability to under
st and why we are killing the Filipinos
affords the imperialist newspapers an
opportunity to explain things to him
when he gets there, the latter part of
the week. He says he thought our
mission was to defend them. but not to
kill them, We never knew M1ark to be
so slow to take a joke. Rosevelt will
be calliog him a savage, too, if he
doesn't show more appreciation of the
newest development of American hu
mor.-Hartford Times.
Many Lives Lost.
According to reports from St. Pierre.
17 fishing vessels that were operating
on the Grand Banks during the gale of
September 12 are still missing, with
crews aggregating over 200 men. A
number of other vessels that have arriv
ed here within the last few days have
reported the loss of one to seven meon
each. The fatality list will probably
exceed 30t3. Serious disaster has visit
ed a number of New Foundland fishing
haroors, Buron, on the west side of
Placentia bay, alone, losing :5 men.
A Corpse Trust.
Three men are in jail at Chicogo in
default of $15,000 bail each on the
charge of causing the death of a young
woma toecre $12,000 life insurance
.A NARROW ESCAPE.
Fog Lifted in T me to Prevent an
Awful Tragedy.
A special dispatch from iueenstown
to the New York E-ening \4 orld says:
"The giant White Star Liner Oceanic
which arrived here today had a narrow
escape from shipwreck off the coast of
Ireland. While approaching the coast
and trying to pick up the Fastnet light
what appeared to be a fog bank sudden
Sliftedjup and showed land deid ahead.
'1u breakers could be plainly seen
crashing on the rocks, and the vessel
touched bottom, but Capt. Cameron
immediately stopped his engines, re
versed them and backed into deep
water without the ship being injured.
It was only owing to the care of the
captain that a terriblc disaster was
averted. The Oceanic was goiug
slowly on account of the fob ard try ing
to pick up the land. It was 4 o'clock
in the morning when the fog lilted and
showed the land right ahead, the posi
tion being then between the rocks
known as the Bull, Cow and Calf and
Crowhead. The land was so close
that on each bow could be seen a reg
ular cave. The stopping of the engines
shook up and awoke everybody.
Half a minute later the engines were
reversed, but before the Oceanic was
stopped she struck with a grinding
grating noise. She then quickly swang
clear. Tranouil and confident in the
skill of the captain the women passen
gers in the saloon behaved admirably,
showing the greatest coolness in the
presence of danger. Tne water tight
compartments closed within two min
utes, on Capt. Cameron's orders as
soon as the danger was perceived.
The lifeboats were cleared away ready
for lowering with the precision of clock
work and the crew were at quarters at
once.
WANTED EARS OF SOLDIERS.
Wealthy Filipino's Method of Aveng
ing His Son's Death.
Sergeants R ss I. Barton and Zim
merman, of the Forty-seventh Voiut
teer Infantry, who have recently re
turned from the Philippines to their
homes in Whitestone, L. I., report
that while in an engagement with the
Filipinos at Aibay, bergeant Fowltr,
also of Whitestone, shot and killed a
young Filipino lieutenant named idar
cus and captured his sword. Lieu
tenant Marcus was a son of Marcellus
Marcus, a wealthy Filipino. who is
known all over the island, and who
itherto had been friendly to the Amer
icans, though his son was not.
rhe death of the son aroused the old
man to a pitch of the gratest fury, and
he swore he would spend every collar
he owned to avenge his death, despite
the fact that young Marcus was killed
in a fair fight. Barton and Z:mmer
man say that since then Marcus has
raised a troop of 3,000 and offered a re
ward of ;10u for every left ear of every
member of the Forty-seventh regiment.
Tuis offer is said to have brought
fruit, for every American killed was
found to have his left car missing, and
many Chinese and light-colored Ftli
pinos were found to have theirs miss
ing also, whicn shows that the Filipi
nos are not aDove making money out
of the old man's thirst for revenge. It
is stated that Marcus is treasuring a
tring of more than one hundred ears,
not more than five of which couid have
been cut from members of the Forty
seventh regiment.
Sergeant Fowler is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. G.~eorge 0. Fowler, of Seventeenth
street. lie served durnng the Spanish
American, war in Porto Rlico, and on
September 15th 1899, enlhsted in the
Forty-seventh New York \olunteers,
and.. wasassigned to Cotupany G. Be
cause of his supeiir mazksmanship
ana experience in the West Indies he
was appointed a sergeant of the com
pany. His fellow sergents say he will
shortly be promoted to a lieutenantey.
ATurns From Mc~tniey.
Alarge audience attended a meeting
Friday night at Columbus, Ohio, ad
dressed by Eon. Frank 6. Monnett,
former attorney general of Ohio. Mr.
Monnett's speech was devoted wholly to
support Mr Bryan. Mr Mon nett revied
the prosecution against various trusts,
comDinations and monopolies which he
had undertaken ,vbile attorney general
of the State, and then said:
"We nominated a president from
Ohio who promised the people in fair
phrases that he would enforce the anti
trust laws of the United States, in
cluding the Sherman anti-trust act.
How nas he enforced it? Attorney
G~eneral John W. Griggs has under
him 7N district attorneys scattered
throughout the various stat3s of the
union, the duty of each and every one
of which is to enforce this anti-trust
act, and according to his oilcial report,
May 29, 1900J, to congress, out of 13
euts instituted under tis law, 3 have
been begun unc er his administration.
"Tais is the magmtlicent report of the
present nationai aaministration.
fThe trusts utterly failed in defeat
ng the Sherman auti-trusts act; they
..re completely routed by the juaiciary
in the haal test in the supreme court
and they have now begun the dangerous
policy of paralizing the executive arm
by means that are so palpable that he
who runsmay read and none but the
most akeptical can fail to b'e con
vinced."
In conclusion Mr. Monnett sa1id:
"I believe that Mr. Win. McKinley
and John G9riggs, his at torney gneral
and his executive ofieers, have
wilfully and purposely nnd knowingly
paralized the executive arm of this gov
ernment for the last fcar years ano
prevented the enforcemer.t of the
common law and the statue law, both
criminally and civilly. agairnst these
law violndors. And the hour has now
cote. the only time we will have for
the next four years as voters to legally
and constitutionally smite them for
their hypocrisy ani to resent this viola
tion of odbial anty.
"Win. .J. Bryan may not accomplish
all that we ex pecr or all that we hope
for in this beh..lf but I believe him to
be thoroughly honest, sincere and a
determined man and while i do not
agree with him in all he advocates, yet
am forced to take one side or the
other on this great question which for
the masses is the paramount issue and
in the nameC of patriotism, for the sake
of our repubiic, propose to cast my voic
for that fearless, upright champion of
th peopni, William Jennings Bryan.'
ISERIOUS CHARGES
Made by Senator Tillman Against
McK'niey and Hanna.
SAYS THEY ARE CORRUPT.
How the Republican Party Raises
Its Immense Campaign Fund
to Corrupt the
Voters.
Senator Tillman has been speaking
in Illinois for the Democratic ticket.
One of the statements with which the
Senator opened wide the eyes of the
Democratic farmers of Illinois was his
assertion that Mark Hanna had raised
$2.000,000 or 3,000,00 from the ar
mor plate makers and was using it in
the campaign. "I was on the naval
committee with William E. Chandler,"
the Senator said, "and I know eome
thing of the armor plate business.
There are two concerns in the country
which make this armor plate-Carnegie
and the Bethlehem. We had a con
tract on which we had been holding
them five years. We had been keeping
theta down to $300 a ton. 'his year,
on the last day of the session of Con
gress, Mark Hanna took charge of it.
He went in and ordered his henchmen
to give authority to the Secretary of
the Navy to make a contract for armor
plate at what he saw fit. Twelve Re
publican Senators who had stood with
us before fell down and voted to give
Carrieie and Bethlehem this contract
for $17,000,000. Ill swear that Mark
Hanna, to the best of my belief and
knowledge, had an agreement with those
two firms to give him $2 000.000 or
;3,000,000 for the presidential cam
paign. So you see you send men to
Congress to vote for contracts which
furnish the money to buy votes with."
Same of Senator Tillman's decla
rations about bribery and corruption
were reckless even beyond his usual
freedom of speech. "There are a great
many millions of good Republicans,"
said Senator Tillman. "The only
trouble with them is they are wrong up
here." The Senator tapped his fore
head. "I can say equally," he con
tinued, "that some of our Democrats
are wrong up here." The Senator
tapped his dome again. The crowd
laughed and waited for the application.
"1 wish to say of the 15,000,000 voters
who will march to the polls in Novem
ber 14:000,000 are so narrow and par
tisan they would see you in hades be
fore they would vote for the party
other than the one they belong to.
They are Republicans and Democrats
because they were born so. There are
7,000,000 such Republicans. There
are 7,000,000 of such Democrats.
Therefore, I am making my appeals to
the independent voters, to those with
sufficient intelligence to vote for what
they believe to be the best interests of
the country. I want to make an appeal
to the independent voter, because his
vote, even if he votes for a dollar a day,
counts for just as much as the vote of
John D. iRoeitefeller; that is if John
D. Rockefeller's millions can't find
some infernal scoundrels among these
dolara-day fellows to buy.
"No stream can rise higher than its
source," the Senator went on oracularly,
after his astonishing left-handed lick
at the dollar-a-day man, and began to
talk of corruption in Congress. "I
wish you could see those fellows who
sell themselves in Congress as I have
seen them. I have not seen the money
actually passed, but if I had been on a
jury and had had the evidence before
me as I saw it 1 would have found them
guilty."
Senator Tillman quoted from Presi
dent Mc~iinley's letter of acceptance
the passage declaring the duty im
posed by honor toward the Philippines.
"That means," said the Senator, "that
President will rely upon Mark Hanna's
money to buy enough votes to enslave
you and your children forever." This
was the Senator's starter on the sub
jet of imperialism, lie proceeded:
"Douglas and Lincoln went up and
down this State. Douglas contended
that when we said government derived
its just powers from the consent of the
governed it was intended to leave out
the niggers. Lincoln said it was the
other way. Tne North arose en masse
in 1860 and sided with Lincoln's views.
And now you's got 10,000,000 niggers
down South to projick on, to exercise
your ingenuity on. But you are turn
ing them over to us to shoot and kill.
How will you old soldiers, who march
ed through South Carolina, and didn't
leas anything but the chimneys stand
ing, answer the Confederates you killed
when you meet them up yonder, and
they ask you, Well, Johnny, how are
things? You 11 have to say the Reopub
lican party now says Douglas was
right and Lincoln was wrong. Youv's
got to go to God pretty soon and answer
for your votes.
His Dignity Hurt.
The Washigton papers say that "W.
E. Willis, a constituent of Senator
MLaurin of South Carolina" com
plains to the state department that he
was subjected to the indignity of being
searched by a Turkish offier at Con
stantinople, and he wants satibfaction
to his wonded American dignity. The
department thinks Mr. Willis has no
good ground of complaint as the Turk
ish government was only exercising a
right.
To Capture New York.
Over 700 meetings, with double that
number c-f speeches, have been arranged
by the Republican State committee for
the last four weeks of the campaign in
Nw York. in addition to the two fiying
trips thro,.gh the State by Gov. Roose
velt and Chauncey M. Depew, during
which speeches will be made at over
150 placca.
Figures It Out.
If the tota;l rceenue from the Phil
ippines are "400,000) a year, and the
expenses of keeping a few miles around
Manila in subjection are $100,000,000
a year, what will the profits be when
the whole island is subdued and a
standing army of 100,000 will be a per
mannt necessity..
A HANDSOME INCREASE
In the Taxable Property in this State
in the Last Year
The State of South Carolina is going
to show up handsomely this year in the
matter of its taxable property. The in
crease over last year is to be note
worthy. Thus far it has been impos
sible to get at the figures for the per
sonal property of the State, but those
f'r the real estate and the railroad
property have been obtained. These
figures show a most marked increase
for this year as compared to last year.
In railroad property alone there has
been an increase of nearly three million
dollars-$2.891,595, and Darlington has
more of it than any other single county.
Urangebury and Richland come next.
So far as real estate is concerned there
has been an increase of $1,067,636.
The total increase in these two classes
of property amounts to the handsome
figure of $3,959,231.
The following is the statement of the
valuation of railroad property by coun
ties f.,i this year. last year's valuation
being $24.880 378:
Abbevilie ...... ....... $ 732 213
Aiken................... 1,038 930
Anderson................ 549,950
Bamberg ................ 589,445
Barnwell.............. 1.139 235
Beaufort. .......... ... 450.950
Berkeley.............. . 914,060
Charleston............... 710,685
Cherokee ..... ......... 512,320
Chester... ............. 657,018
Chesterfield.............. 977,040
Clarendon ............... 356.410
Colleton................. 710,060
Darlington............. . 1,754,860
Dorchester..... ......... 557,(i05
Edgefield................ 414 550
Fairfield.... ............ 744 605
Florence.. .............. 976 850
Georgetown ........ ..... 47,450
Greenville......... . ... 572.145
Greenwood............... 720,050
Hampton ............. .. 725,650
H oary................... 181.430
Kershaw............... 33S,920
Lancaster............... 238 850
Laurens..... .... ....769,925
Lexington ............... 955 975
M arion.................. 668,800
Marlboro .............. .. 277,825
Newberry................ 600,600
Oconee.................. 485.755
Orangeburg...... ...... 1,489415
Pickens.................. 444.190
Richland ..... .........1,265,935
Saluda .................191,480
Spartanburg..... ........976,515
Sumter.... ........ ... 1,134,475
Union ................ 463,905
Williamsburg ............ 734,885
York....... .. .. .. 671,612
Total ........ . ......$27,771,973
The statement by counties of the real
estate is, as given again $101,070,141
for last year:
Abbeville ..............$ 2 695,585
Aiken.................. 4,062 500
Anderson .... .......... 4,16S,731
Bamberg .... ......... 1.132,632
Barnwell ............... 2,576 375
Beaufort .......... ....1,934 415
Berkeley................ 1,148.375
Charleston.............. 14,057,145
Cherokee ............. 1,705,964
Chester ................2,208 025
Chesterfield............. 852,100
Clarendon.............. 1,442,835
Colleton... .... .. .....1,471,145
Darlington ............. 2,271,525
Dorchester............. 1,151,566
Edgefield .............. 2,290,140
Fairfield ..............1,984,081
Florence .............. 2,244 830
Georgetown.... ........ 1,402.865
Greenville .. .. .. ..... ..4,245,615
Greenwood.............2412,150
Hampton .. ............ 1,080.290
~Horry...... .......... .793,006
Kershaw...............1 1871,205
Lancaster..............1,200,053
Laurens............... 2,917,755
Lexington ...... ....... 1,79:3,595
Marion .... ........... 2,471,083
Marlboro .............. 1,795,125
Newberry.............. 2,880,930)
Oconee.... .... ....... 12250,
Urangeburg. .. .. .. .... 61,0
Pickens .............. .. 1,137,358
Rlichland.. ... ......... 4,982,020
Saluda............. ... 1,434,620
Spartan burg..... ...... 5,267,703
Sumter................3,526.600
Union................. 1,786,100
Williamsburg .. .... .. .. .1,282,748
York ................. 3296, 285
Total..............$102,137,777
He Did Not Die.
A dispatch from Charlotte, N. C.
says that the noted murderer, who was
twice hanged ten days ago at Clinton,
N. C., without breaking his neck and
who was pronounced dead from stran
gulation, was resuscitated by his rel
atiVes, and is now in a Virginia hospit
al, where it is hoped to bring about his
recovery. A lawyer of Clinton is
quoted as saying that after Kinsaul's
body was turned over to his relatives
ank taken some miles into the country
for interment signs of life were noticed
and after wrapping the bcdy in wet
blankets and applying restoratives, the
murderer regained consciousness and
was laser taken to the hospital.
Wants Proof.
Senator J. K. Jones, chairman of
the National Decma )rat ic committee,
said Wednesay: 'I intend to address
a letter to the D.:mocratic clubs all
over the country rtjuesting them to
give me the proof in all instances that
come within their knowledge of em
ployers undertaking to coerce or intim
idate employes. I have now some
men in Ohio for the purpose oi ascer
taining the conditions there and I have
instrueted them to report carefully
wnlat facts they have'discovered. Our
people are thoroughly aroused to the
danger in this direction and are de
termined to have an honest election."'
Says He Will Suicide.
The Columbia Record says the police
took charge of an old white man Wed
nesday who seemed to be very much
troubled. The man was intoxicated,
and he told an officer that he would
commit suicide. He said he had noth
ing to live for, and he begged for a pis
tol that he might take his life. Later,
when the man became sober he repeat
ed the statement that he would take
his life, adding that he would be dead
within one week's time. The old gen
tleman is over sixty years of age, and
he has lived a quiet life up to this
A STRANGE CASE.
Husband Kills Wife and Sues for Life
Insurance.
A suit to recover insurance on the
life of his wife. whom he killed on De
cember 31. 1893, has been commenced
in Philadelphia by Professcr Swithin
C. Shortledge, who is now residing at
Kennett Square in Chester county
The suit, which is to recover the sum
of $7,022 from the Providence Life and
and trust company, is one of the most
remarkable in the history of life insur
ance.
The tragedy which ended the life of
Mrs. Shortledge was enacted in Media
on a New Year's eve and caused a great
sensation. Several years before that
date Professor Shortledge had come to
Media with his wife and family and
established what was known as the
Media academy for young men. For
several years the venture was success
ful, the school having a high class
patronage. Then Mfirs. Shortledge
died.
In November, 1896, Professor Short
ledge married Miss Marie Dixon Jones.
Shortly after his second marriage the
professor began to act strangels. Oa
the night of the killing, six weeks after
the marriage, Professor Shortledge in
vited his wife to go out with him for
a walk. A short distance from the
house he shot her through the heart
and then attempted suicide, but was
disarmed by a neighbor.
In the trial which followed the pro
fessor was acquitted on the ground of
insanity and was confined in an asylum
antil a year ago. There is no case of a
parrellel nature in the insurance annals
of this state.
Tragedy at Wilson.
The news of a shocking tragedy that
occured at Wilson, N. C. yesterday
afternoon was brought to Florence last
night by passengers on train 23 As
this train was leaving Wilsen it sur
prised a team on the track, in a deep
cut at a crossing, hurling the horse and
buggy into the air and killing the
driver instantly. The horse died a few
minutes after the accident. The driv
er was Mr. W. B. Edwards, a farmer
said to be over seventy years old. It is
thought that he did not hear the crush
ing of the train until too late to draw
his horse back and save himself. He had
driven down into the cut and his team
was on the track. The large engine
pulling the passenger caught the team
squarely. The train was going at full
speed and man and horse were hurled
some -thirty feet into the air. The
buggy was broken into atoms, part of it
adhering to the engine. There were
many bruises on Mr. Edward's body,
but his death resulted from fracture of
the skull. Engineer John M. Donlan,
Capt. G. W. Gruber and fireman D.ivis
constituting the train crew brought the
train on to Florence. They were order
ed to return immediately to Wilson for
the inquest and left last night on train
32.-Florence Times.
Hanna's Way.
Governor Altgeld, after a six weeks
stumping tour of the middle west' said
in New York: "We have discovered,
a plot engineered by Mark Hanna and
other Republican campaign managers
to buy up the election officers in the
doubtful states-particularly in Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. Despite
this conspiracy and despite the raising
of from $25,000,000 to $30,000,000 to
carry it into effect, I sincerely believe
that Bryan and Stevenson will sweep
the country, and that McKinley will
lose his own states of Ohio, by at least
30,000 plurality. In the west the Mc
Kinley-Hanna managers are seeking to
bribe election offncers to falsify the
returns. You will recall that in 1896
there were returned from the state of
Ohio over 74,000 more votes than there
were males of twenty-one years of age
and over. T bat's how Bryan was robbed
of Ohio four years ago. B3ut he will
not be robbed th:s year. The Demo
cratic national and state committees
are on watch, and they will see to it
that there is an honest ballot and a fair
count there and elsewhere, regariless
of the huge corruption fund collected
by Mark Hanna and his agents."
Found a Pot of Gold.
The Yorkville correspondent of The
State says: A negro man was in town
yesterday showing some old English
gold coins that he had found on the
premises of Mr. R. L. Wallace in the
King's creek section, nine miles west
of this place. The negro had built a
hog pen on his lot, and the hog in "root
ing aronnd" unearthed an old iron pot,
and under it was a lot of gold coins
which had been buried there. It was
not known how much the man got, but
it is supposed he made a pretty good
find. Mr. Wallace was here with him,
but had the man "coached" in regard
to keeping his mouth shut. The coins
were all gold and of English make.
They ranged in size from a five-dollar
piece to a $20. Unduubtedly this
money was buried during the Revolu
tionary war, as the dates on them were
of a number of years previous to that
war. It is thought that perhaps Maj
Ferguson buried them on the way to
King's mountain, as this point is about
on a line with his route to that battle
ground.
It Looks That Way.
The Philadelphia Times, which was
opposed-to Bryan in 18 but which
is now doing great work for the Demo
ratic ticket, declares there is going to
be a landslide to Bryan, and predicts
his election by 3i)y electoral v-otes.
New York, Indiana, Illinois, Kasas,
California, Maryland, Delaware, and
Necw Jersey, arc sli give-n to Baryan by
the Tim's, and McKinley is allowed
only eighty-odd sure votes. This looks
overenthusiastic to many people, but it
is more apt to happen, in our opinion.
than Bryan's election by a few votes
We have never thought that it would
ba close election, but have bdicved
there would be a slump in one direction
er the other, nearly all the doubtful
states going to one candidate. It looks
now like the tide is setting toward
Bryan.
A Gentle Hint
"You will find religion everywhere
in nature," said the Rev. Dr. Speak
more. "There are even sermons in
stones."'' Yes, and have you noticed,"
replied the long-suffering member of
the congregation, "that the most prec
ious stones are small, and that they
have to be cut before they bacomne in
eresting
A'IAL WYAVIB
Will Sweep Bryan into the White
House.
FEW STATES FOR McKiNLEY.
This is the Claim Made by the
National Democratic Ex
ecutive Com
mittee.
For the first time in this campaign,
says a dispatch to the Philadelphia
Times from Chicago, dated Wednesday,
the Democrats have broken the rule
they had established and have given
out an imle 'on _
States. Vice Chairman J. G. Johnson
of the Democratic national executivo
committe reached Chicago this morn
ing and gave out the following table,
giving Bryan 326 electoral votes, Mc
Kinley only 88 add doubtful 33.
The table, as prepared by Vice Chair
man Johnson, is as follows:
Mc- Doubt
States. Bryan, Kinley, ful,
Alabama ...... 11 - -
Arkansas...... 8 - -
California..... 9 - -
Colorado ...... 4 - -
Connecticut ... 6 - -
Delaware...... 3 - -
Florida .... .. 4 - -
Georgia ..... 13 - -
Idaho ........ 3 - -
Illinoise 24 - -
Indiana....... 15 - -
Iowa ......... - 13 -
Kansas ....... 10 - -
Kentucky..... 13 - -
Louisiana .... 8 - -
Maine ........ - 6 -
Maryland...... 8 - -
Massachusetts - 15 -
Michigan ... - - 14
Minnesota..... - - 9
Mississippi.... 9 - -
Missouri ...... 15 - -
Montana...... 3 - -
New Hampshire - 4 -
New Jersey ... - -- 10
New York..... 36 - -
Nevada ....... 3 - -
Nebraska...... 8 - -
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 - -
Vermont - 4 -
Virginia....... 12 - -
Washington ... 4 - -
West Virginia.. 6 - -
Wisconsin..... 12 - -
Wyoming...... 3 - -
Total. .......326 88 33
"The figures which I gave out," ex
claimed Vice Chairman Johnson, "are
based not only upon the most reliable
informatien which our committee has
from every State in the Union, but also
upon this further remarkable fact:
"Everybody knows that it was the
gold Democretic vote of this country
which elected McKinley four years ago.
It is equally well known now that at
least 90 per cent of that vote will go
for'Bryan this fall. The German vote
was almost unanimously against Bryan
in 1896, while this year we have trust
worthy information that leads us to be
lieve that fully SO per cent of the Ger
man vote in the pivotal States will be
cast for Bryan. This statement is
true not alone of the Germans but of
other distinctively foreign. classes of
voters. The great body of the organ
ized labor vote which was induced to
support McKinley four years ago will
be nearly solid for the Democratic
ticket next month."
Cases Dismissed.
The cases of the United States
against the States of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana
were dismissed Wednesday by the Uni
ted States Supreme Court in accordance
with the decision of congress in these
cases during the last session. They
involve certain fundsdue the United
States from the four States named.
The claims were adjusted in the settle
ment following the State expenditures
on account of the Spanish-American
war, and the action of the court today
was merely formal in clearing the cases
from the record.
Ohio Doubtiul.
That usually level-headed and con
servative paper, the Public Ledger,
Philadelphia, in an editorial articles on
the presidential outlook from the Re
publican ppint of view says: "Special
attention should be given to Ohio,
Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska, West Vir
ginia, Maryland and Delaware as among
the contested or doubtful States which
may turn the scale one way or the
oher." Indiana has been claimed. by
both parties for sine time, but is Ohio
doubtful?
Republican Threats.
The great crporations and trusts are
threatening the working men that
"there will be no work" if Bryan is
elected-which means, if it means any
thiog, that these concerns own a big
portion of the world and the govern
ment as well. Four more years of
Me nleyism will about complete their
title and possession: and then they
can say to the working man: Get off
the earth, you miserable trespasser.
-Greenville News.
In a Bad Fix.
G alveston is confronted by a serious
problem. The city is virtually bank
rupt. There is no money on hand to
maintain the municipal government,
and something must be done if the city
is to be saved, and done quickly. The
calling of a special session of the leg
islature to appropriate $100,000 to
carry on the city government is advo
cated.
Made a Slip.
Teddy Roosevelt slipped his trolley
the other day when ne attributed to
Daniel Webster a remark that was
made by John C. Calhoun. And there
was only one man in his audience to