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Contest in Ohio, Iowa, Nebraska
and Kentucky are Close.
MARYLAND IS ALL RIGHT.
y Boss
Hanna's Trust Speech is
Helping the Democrats in
Ohio and McLean is
R5T7 Gaining.
The New York Ilerald jublisVes a
forecast of the state elections to be held
November 7, in Ohio. Kentucky, Iowa,
Nebraska, Maryland, \ irginia, Massachusetts
and other states, in which it
undertakes to indicate how the several
states will go. The Herald's investigations
show that the result in several
cf tho states is v< ry doubtful, and that
either party may reasonably claim the
ndvnnt.nac ' I' 11 i Vi ivi ronnrilnil !iu iiffnili.
i, . cant, as few of the Republican or IndoM
pendent papers concede tliat tlie l>omocrats
have any show in ()hio or Iowa or
Nebraska.
OHIO.
As to Uhio, The Herald aajs:
"It is estimated that in tho coining
Ohio state election Samuel M. Jones,
the "golden ru'e" independent candidate
frr governor, w ill receive about
ono hundred thousand votes. It is
also estimated that the total \otc will
bo about eight hundred and fifty thousand.
It is evident that Jones is drawing
his strength about evenly from belli
. old parties, although in seme sections
be is drawing more from one than the
other.
"Senator Hanna refused today iogive
; out any estimates on the result, except
to say that he is confident that George
K. Nash would ho elected by a haudsomo
plurality. Should Joucs rccei\e
ore hundred thousand drawing (ipially
from both parties, it will make little
difference in the gencial result, and, as
nearly as can be predicted at this time,
the Republican candidate will be elected
by a plurality at least as large as
that received by Governor Bushncll in
1897.
"Features of the last week's fight
have been the campaigning tour of
William J. Bryan, the visit of President
McKinlcy, the presence of Governnr
Knr.anvnU Vniv VnrL- titwl f )\n
important utterances of Senator IIanna
on the Philippine war and the trust
question. Another feature that will
have an iinpoitant bearing upon the
campaigning is the wondeiful fight
which .Jones is making.
"The utterances of Senator Manna
on the trust question will cause consul
erablo trouble for the Republican party.
The Democratic press has already
charged Senator Manna with defending
trusts nnd repudiating the trust plank
of the Republican platforir.
"In several interviews Mr. Manna
has repudiated the stories that he is opJJ
posed to the trust plank, but his ex
planations ha\e r ot been clear or comprehensive
enough for the average \oter.
It isfeaitd that his speeches on
this question will be a serious detriment
to tho party's chances of success.
"Money is being lavishly used in the
present fight, and it is a safe estimate
that before the cimpaign is over more
than $1,000,000 w ill havo been expended
by both parties.
John R. McLean sa>s he is confident
he will be elected by as good a majority
over tho Republican candidate as
was received by Governor Campbell
when elected as Demooiatio governor
in 1889, when he defeated Forakcr by
10,872 votes.
KENTUCKY.
"The Kentucky gubernatoiial election
will be hcXi*on Tuesday, November
7, but not even at this late day is
the current of popular fccliDg setting
bo strongly in one direction that its
flow can bo easily determined. There
are two Democratic tickets and one
Republican.
itd.il i* a 1_ _ a 1 a.
jjum i'uujourai c iickcis aro planted
on free silver platforms, and both
are advocating Bryan for president.
Republicans arc united and harmonious.
Seemingly, Republicans should
be sure of victory, and they are confident,
yet tho result is in great doubt.
William Sylvester Taylor, head of the
Republican tickot, and his associates
are confident. Senator Goebcl, head of
the regular Democratic ticket, is certain
he will be the next governor by 10
or 15 thousand plurality.
"Mr. OoebeKRoes not believe the
nomination of former Governor .John
Young Brown on an independent ticket
has added to tho opposition to the regular
Democracy. Ilo believes Brown
may get ten thousand votes, but says if
tho tioket had not beon nominated tho
regular Democrats would have been so
apathetic he would have been defeated
as Hardin was in 1895.
"Mr. Gocbcl attaches no great importance
to the Brown ticket, and no
estimato outsido of those of Brown's
supporters puts his vote above 20,000,
while one-half that moms a fair estimato.
"Republicans, however, believe tho
boltso formidable that they arc declaring
Brown will get 10,000 votes, and
that Taylor's plurality will bo 30,000.
Ttia A.timaln ia fnr nnlilin nnnuumn
a u1d vdi<uj?l v io * w? |'??vr?av vvii .m? i.i j'
tion. Tho close calculators really figure
on a Tayloj plurality of 5.000 to
15,000. The$ declare they will carry
the third, fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth
and eleventh districts. Chances are
good for them in tho third, ar.d the
fourth is doubtful.
"Tho fifth district includes Louisville
and Jefferson county. Louisville
is undoubtedly Republican, though it
went Democratic in tho city election,
but hero is where tho Independent
ticket has its greatest strength. Here
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which will go for neither Dew icratio
iiokot.
TUB ()T 11 K It ST AT K 8.
"lu Virginia the contest is for the
legislature, and the issue is the election
of United States Senators by the pooplo.
Democrats will carry the legislature,
and a majority of tl.o members
will undoubtedly vote for the ic election
of Martin as senator.
"Massachusetts politicians are figuring
chiefly on the size of the Republican
majority. Republicans will be
satisfied with anything above lifty
thousand majority, and Democrats will
bo satisf'ed if they can keep the figures
below forty thousand.
"Kaeh party is declaring it will win
in Iowa, but Republicans fetl entirely
safe for both governor and legislature.
At the beginning of the campaign thero
was some tear as to the effect of imperialism
on the foreign born voters, but
Republicans say this is-?uo has not
proved of any uso to the Democrats.
The latter declare quite the contrary.
"Riyanism has been made the issue
by the l'usionists in Nebraska, where
Republicans are working earnestly to
carry the state. The Fusionists base
their hopes of success largely on tho
dt fcctiou of the German votes, who arc
declared to be solid.y in opposition to
the expansion policy. Indications are
that the Republicans will make sub
stantial gains, if they do not carry tho
state."
Ti,n ??!.? M?i i
.. im iiiunituviin uiv uitu iUill > lilllU,
which lias > ono Republican in Iter last
tvvi < tclioiiH. will return to the Dtuiocra
u colun n on the 7th. At Icastthis
is 11 * f.uiK>ok at this time.
'xHEY WEKE STARVING
Passengers Arrive at Seattle in Deplorahlo
Condition.
After a voyage of 28 days from Cape
Nome, during which two men died fioin
starvation and otheis were half crazed
from want of food and water, the
schooner lltra arrive d at Scatlc Wednesday
with nearly 200 passengers on
board. News of the wrctchci plight of
the Hera's passengers was brought here
Sunday night by the steamer Laktne.
The revenuo cutter Grant and the tug
Sea Loan, immediately started after tho
schooner. They succeeded in linding
it Tuesday about fifty miles oil Cape
Flattery.
The two deaths reported are those of
J. S. Ryan, came on board a well man,
hut through had food became ill, aid
owing to 'ack of attention gradually
grew worse, until bodied on October
l(5th. The other case is much tho same.
(Jcorgo Lamby, through want of nour
ishmcnt and confinement in ill-ventilated
<|uartcrs, was taken ill with typhoid
fever and died on October 21st. While
he was sick lie had absolutely no medical
attention. Roth men were buried
at sea.
From the statements of othoi J asscngcrs
it is learned that tho agent of
ship r.t Nome guaranteed them plenty
of good provisions on the way down.
They were charged $50 lor their passage.
When they were a few dajs out
meat, sugar and butter ran out. The
menu consisted of s..lt poik and canned
mutton. There was a little dried fruit
on board, but only enough to supply
the table three times with dried peaches
and twice with dried prunes. From
that time on for ncaily 2! d^.js their
food consisted of Hour and coife?. There
was plenty of (lour but the water was
short. Four days ago the last unpalatable
salt horso was consumed. Had it
not been for rain storms which fell for
a few days, they would have been without
water also.
When the Hera anchored out in the
stream the majority of the men were so
weak that they could not carry their
gold dust ashoro without assistance.
Several passengers were crazed from
their terrible experience and had to be
carried ashore and taken care of. Mven
takinir their terrible voyage into consideration,
the passengers unite in declaring
Nome to be the greatest camp
on earth, and many of them will return
in tho spring.
Remrakable Yield of Wheat
The Carolina Spartan sajs Mecklenburg
County, N. C., has no doubt again
led the United States in growing wheat.
The Charlotte Oil and Fertilizer Co.,
had 1 lb acres, and Mr. Fred Oliver 210
acres, making 255 acres of wheat grown
by one manager, Mr. Oliver. This
wheat suffered from the exeessivc rains
and cold weather experienced by the
whole winter wheat territory last winter,
and the yield wascut off at least
50 per cent, hy the damage done. It
save an average yield, however, of 20
bushels to the acre. Many acres that
were so situated as to be protected by
good drainage and by surrounding
woods, gave yield of over 10 bushels per
aero. Mr. Oliver claims he can raise
40 to 50 bushels of wheat per acre with
favorable seasons. The fertilizer used
last season cost $1.80 per acre, and it
would no doubt have given double the
yield of wheat if tho weather had been
favorable. Why raise cotton when you
can get more money value from wheat,
with less labor and cxponse, and at tho
same time have a chanco to grow on
same land, same season, another crop
cither of peas, millet or corn. The farmers
in tho South will be much more independent
when they raiso all tho wheat,
corn and hogs and cattlo that they consume
and only half as much cetton as is
now grown.
Don't Like Our Style.
Tho Filipinos, liko the Spaniards,
do not like the style of American fighting.
A letter from Manila says the
"littlo brown men" complain that tho
Americans "do not fight fair," in that
"instead of going back after a battlo to
havo dinner and smoke cigarettes, they
keep on going ahead and want to fight
again."
CON WAV. S. C.
1 ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
That is Wheat Witnesses Swears
About Ouzts Statement
IN REFERENCETO COL VANCE
The Ex-Commi3sioner Submits
His Side of the Case in
the Form of Affidavits.
To the I'eoplo of South Caroliua.
Mr. ()u/.ts, in ono of his chapters of
revelations, has seen lit to wakooharges
against inc. For two years I held the
position of nnmniisRinnrr at tin*
dispensary. The lirst year Mr. Ouzts
was tho sl ipping cldk; the second year
ho was my confidential clerk and bookkeeper.
My desk was never locked.
As tny confidential clerk Mr. Ouzts
openod all my mail, and at all times
had free access to all my papers. During
tho two years that we worked together
Mr. Ouzts at all times treated
uic with tho utmost cturtrsy and consideration,
and I met him in the same
spit it. 1 could submit other affidavits,
but think the following sufficient to reply
to M r. ()u/.ts:
Very respectfully,
S. \\\ Vance.
Columbia, S. C , Oct. 20, 181H).
State of South Carolina ? Hiehland
County.
Personally appeared before me I) M
Miles, who being duly sworn say* that
he is the chairman of the State hoard of
control; that lie has read in tho papers
the statement of I > A < Ouzts that Col
Vance, when commissioner, had paid
to Mr. Karhardt the sum t 1 $12 without
his knowledge .,r consent, and pronounces
the same to he absolutely
false. DM Miles.
Sworn to before mo litis 1T 11 Oct.,
18!)!). H. C. Wibb, N. P.
State of South Carolina Hiehland
County.
Personally appeared before too M K
Cooper, who being duly sworn, says
that he is secretary of state for South
Carolina, that he has read in the papers
the statement of DAG Ouzts in reference
to tho changing of prices of certain
liquors and wines by Col Vance,
the commissioner, and that he had complained
of the ranio to other members
of the board and pronounces the said
statement to be absolutely false.
M II Cooper.
Sworn to before 1110 this ISth Oct.,
18ih). I) II Means, X 1*.
Stale of South Carolina?Uichland
County.
Personally appeared heforo mo M II
Mohloy, who being duly sworn, says
that ho is one of the bookkeepers in tho
State dispensary; that he has road in
the papers the statement of 1) A G
Ou/.ts in reference to the sale to him
by Col Vance, then commissioner, of
one gray horse; that he bought tho horse
openly and fairly, after the other bids
had been rejected, and that any statement
by 1) A G Ouzts to the contrary
is absolutely false. M II Mohloy.
Sworn to before me this lDth Oct.,
1895b Uenj. C. Webb, N P for S C.
State of South Carolina- Uichland
County.
Personally appeared before me J P
Easier, who being duly sworn, says
that he is an employe at the State dispensary;
that he worked there while
Col, Vance was commissioner; that he
has read in the papers the statomcnt of
I) A G Ou/.ts that last Christmas,
through some of the hands, Col. Yanec
gave to the railroad employes $'iO.()()
worth of whiskey; that ho was the man
who carried the whiskey to tho depot;
that to the best of his recollection Col.
Vance sent by him six bottles of X rye
pints on the day before Chaistmas to
the hands at the depot who handled tho
dispensary shipments; that six bottles
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oi a rye pints were woitn about $1S.U();
that the statement of I) A 0 Ouzts that
Col. Vance sent worth of whiskey
to the railroad hands is absolutely false.
J 1* Easier.
Sworn to beforo me this 19th Oct.,
1899 Bcnj. C Webb,
Notary I'ublio for S C.
State of South Carolina?Richland
County.
Personally appeared before me II B
Howie, who being duly sworn, says
that he has read in the papers the statement
of 1) A G Ouzts in reference to
the sale of some contraband wino to
himself and W ?J Hill by Commissioner
Vance; that at the time of the
sale of the wine Messrs Williams and
Douthit were in tho board room; that
Col. Vanco took a sample of tho wino
to them accompanied by himself and
WJ Hill; that Williams tasted the
wine, and remarked that "it tasted liko
pokcbcrry juico, and was unfit to drink."
Mr Douthit upon tasting it pronounced
it worthless; that Uol. Vance said ho
thought it pretty fair claret wine, and
could sell it for 10 cents per gallon:
that Messrs. Williams and
Douthit told him to acl 1 it
immediately; that tho statement of D
A. 0. Ouzta that Col. Vance sold this
wine on his own motion is absolutely
false. 11. II. Howie.
Sworn to before me this 25th day of
Oct., 1899. Winthrop Williams,
N. P. S. C.
State of South Carolina?ltiohland
County.
Personally appeared before ino T. W.
Collins, G B Pettigrcw, J K Rarhardt,
J P Kaslcr and It 0 McCants, who being
duly sworn say that they arc employes
at the Stato dispensary, that
they wcro thcro while Col Vanco was
commissioner; that they have road tho
own
. THURSDAY. NOV K?
statement ol DA (j Ou/.ts in tho papers
in rcfcrouco to Col Vance trying
to compel llio employes to vote for
Sloan in tho last municipal election;
that Col Vance never intimated to them
that he ha 1 any choice in the matter,
nor do they know of Col Vaneo having
spokon to any of the cni| lojes about
whom they should vote for, and that
to tho host of their belief and information
tho statement of l> A (i Ou/.ts is
absolutely false.
Tho?. \V Collins,
tl It Pettigrow,
.) Karhardt,
K O MeCantg.
Sworn to before mc this 1 !Hli day of
(Jot., 1 HDD. Itanj. C Webb,
Notary Public for S. C.
State of South Carolina Kichland
County.
Personally appeared before mo John
Black, who being duly sworn, says that
ho is tho shipping clerk at tho Slate
dispensary; that he filled said position
l'J months while Col Yai.cc was commissioner;
that never at anytime did
Commissioner Vance intimate to him
iu the remotes, degree that he would
prefer any one brand of whiskey shipped
to another; that he lias read in the
papers tho statement made by 1> A (?
Ou/.'s that Col Vance pressed the shipment
of certain liquors; that to the
best of lib belief and information said
statement is absolutely false.
John IMack.
Sworn to before uio this llUh Oct.,
181)11. HcnJ. C Webb.
Notary Public for S. (1.
Oi:/.T8 ASKS FOR T11 K. KKfOUD AND OKI'S
IT IN T1IK NKCK.
In his card published October 21st,
Mr Ou/.'s. in speaking of his ''revelations,"
"1 d< sire to say 1 am ready to
stand by the record as to the truth of
tho same, and demand by the recoids 1
lie judged."
Siato of South Carolina? Kicbland
(lounl y.
P< rsot ally appeared hi fore It. C.
Webb who being duly sworn, says that
ho is ;lie clerk of the State hoard of
control that he held satni position
while Col. Vance was commissioner;
that lie bus read the statement as published
in tho papers by P. A. (J. Ouzts,
in which he charges that Col. Vance
loaned to Mr. W. Melt. Sloan the coal
belonging to the State, and that Sloan
did his o*?n weighing, returning some
and paying for sonic; that sonic timo in
March Mr. Sloan delivered to tlio dispensary
one car of coal, but not 100
tons as charged by l> A (J Ou/.ts; that
the ear, according to the railroad
weight, contained 58,700 pounds of
coal; that Mr Sloan got 1 1,1 10 pounds,
as shown by the certificate of City
Wcighor (Jritlin attached to the voucher
in the ollice of the State board of
control; that on April (5 Mr Sloan presented
his bill and was paid for 11,200
pounds, as shown by voucher in the
ollico of the State hoard of contrdl;
that Mr Sloan did borrow from Col
Vance 10,820 pounds of hard coal; that
the coal borrowed and the coal returned
was weighed by City Weigher (Iriffin,
as shown by his certificate of weights
attached to the voucher in tho office of
tho State boaid of control; that Mr.
Sloan returned all the coal borrowed
save 00 pounds, which he paid for at
the rate of fb.50 per ton, as shown on
voucher in the office of the State board
of control; that the statement of D A (1
Ou/.ts in reference to this transaction
is absolutely false.
15. C. Webb.
Sworn to before mo this 19th day of
Oct. 1899. Win. II. Yoldcll,
N. l\ S. C.
State of South Carolina?itichland
County.
Personally appeared before me (1 II
Charles, who being duly sworn, says
that ho is one of the bookkeepers at
tho State dispensary that lie has read
in the papers the statement of 1) A (J
Ou/.ts that Col Vance invariably gave
the orders for Lanahan A: Son's whiskies
to b< shipped out lirst, so that tho
same could bo bottled up and shipped
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out uciore me next mooting ot the
board of control; that Col Vance nevor
trave verbal oidcrs for the ahipnient of
liqours purchased by the State board;
that all orders were in writing; that ho
has examined the ordors given by Col
Vaneo from April, 181)8, to April 181)1)
inclusive (during which period DA 0
Ouzts served as bookkeeper to Col
Vaneo, who was commissioner at that
time); that these orders, which arc now
on file in the oflice of the clerk of the
board of control, by their dates show
conclusively that the statement of I) A
G Ouzts is absolutely falso.
G. II. Charles,
Sworn to before tnc this 25th day of
Oct. 181)1). U. X. Gunter, .Jr.,
N. 1\ S. C.
Sta'e of South Carolina?Richland
County.
Personally appeared before mo F K
Young, who being duly sworn, says
that ho is the receiving clerk at the
State disponsary, and as such keeps
a record of all goods received; that
prior to his appointment 1) A 0 Ouzts
kept this book; that the entries from
April, 1898, to May, 1899, except when
Mr Collins was doing Mr Ouzts'work,
arc in the handwriting of 1) AO Ouzts;
that ho has read in tho papers the statement
of l> A 0 Ouzts that Col Yanco
when commissioner would order the
Lanahan purchases shipped first, so
that their liquor would bo first received
at tho dispensary, bottled up and shipped
out before tho next meeting of the
State board of control; that tho receiving
book shows when whiskey purchases
were received; that the record as kept
by 1) A (J Ouzts himself proves conclusively
that his charges as stated
abovo against Col Vance are absolutely
false F E Young.
Sworn to beforo mo this 2lth Oct.,
1899. B C Webb,
Notary Public for S. C.
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UBKU 2. IHltit.
1 KO/EN TO DKATII.
I
The Most Fatal October Blizzard
Ever Known in Montana.
FAITHFUL COLLIE DOGS.
They Guarded the Bodios of Their
Dead Masters. Nine Men
Known to Have Perished.
As u result of tho rccont blizzard
which swept through Teton county, in
tho northern part of Montana, nino
men arc known to be dead, and of these,
live bodies huvo been rocovered. With
0110 exception, all were sheep herders,
and all were found lying in such positions
ns to indicate that they had stayed
with their flocks to the last, dying in
their attempts to save the poopcrty of
their employers.
William Graham, working for the
Cascade Land company, was found in
a coullo near llcaly Butte. It is evident
that he tried hard through tho
night to get his sheep into camp, but
had not succeeded. Conscious of the
death which was impending, ho returned
to diis tent about midnight and there
wrote and left a note saying ho was
r early exhausted, but was about to re
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iiiru io iiiu suoep in i no snow, msian
torn about 20 foot distant. Of bis two
dogs, one remained to guard tho body,
while tho other followed the sheep.
Norman llrucc woikod for Will
Flowerec. Ho remained with his sheep
until he managed to drive them intoa
sheltered spot, where they would be
safe. Blinded by tho storm, ho mistook
the coullo where his cabin was
built and wandered up another. Itcalizing
his mistake too late, he turned
hack and fell less than 201) yards from
home and Hafcty. Tho searching party
found his dog stretched across the deud
body.
Matt (iregorieli was found with his
arms crossed upon his breast. His dog
had followed the sheep into camp and
returned with theroHouc party too late.
II. Herald, working for C. It. Soollin,
was lying in tho deep snow, his beard
eaten oil r>y the sheep, which had also
eaten his clothes and part of his boots.
It is probable that tho dead list is
hardly begun. Flocks of sheep without
Herders have been reported from various
points in the storm district, and
later these will bo traced and the dead
herders found.
Now the snow covers up everything
on the prairie, and tho eoullcs, many
of them more than 100 feet deep and
with steep sides, arc tilled with it. This
was tho most severe and most fatal Oe
tober storm ever occurring in Montana.
Bride Robbed by the Groom.
Mrs. Mary .1 Colthar, 45 years old, of
Hunker Hill, 111., whose husband died
two years ago, leaving her a farm and
$2,000, is ponniless in Rochester, N.
V., having been robbed of $4,075 by a
New York confidence man. According
to her story, which has been verified
by the Rochester police, Mrs. Colthar
about a month ago, by a letter of
introduction through an agency, began
a correspondence with dames Monroe.
A few weeks later, by appointment,
they met in Indianapolis and the same
afternoon were married. The following
day they started, together with Mrs.
Colthar's 11-year-old daughter, for Now
York, to witness the Dewey day colobration.
Rcforo going however, Mrs.
Colthar placed a $2,000 mortgage on
tho farm and drew $2,100 from tho
bank. Tho trio arrived in Rochester a
f jw days ago, and Monroe proposed to
cngago in tho drug business and prevailed
upon his wifo to loan him $4,075,
and started for New York, ostensibly to
purchase stock for the storo. Monroo
lias not been seen since. Wednesday
Mrs. Colthar received a letter from him
in New York, saying he had been robbed,
and advising her to return to Hunker
llill. Mrs. Colthar, reali/.ing that
she had been deceived, immediately laid
the case hefnro Chinf (Mnnrif wI.
taken steps to catch the man.
Threatens to Resign.
William ?. Mason, junior United
States senator from Illinois, declared
that he would resign if the Republican
national convention in 1900 did not declare
against "'criminal aggression" in
tho Philippines. Mr. Mason even
went so far as to say he would resign if
tho convention offered tho Filipinos
"canned freedom," a* he thought it
might do. Thcro must ho no evasion
on the vital issue of j uro and unadulterated
freedom, or tho senator will
step down and out. Then Mr. Mason
proposes to stand for r< election to seo
whether tho Illinois general aspombly
sides with him or with tho polioy of
the MoKinley administration.
Has Seen Light,
Sonator Boveridgo's silenco respecting
tho Philippine problom seems to
bo worrying some of tho Republicans.
Ho spent several months studying
the question in Luzon and clscwhcro in
the archipelago. But sineo his rotum
homo he has not had a word to say in
the public prints in favor of tho administration's
Philippine noliev. Before
ho nailed for tho Ka t Senator Revcridgo
was understood to be an ardent
expansionist, if not an imperialist.
His present silence i * being construed
to mean that ho has uudcrgono a change
of heart.
Dr. Rice Declines.
The Columbia State says tho Kcv.
Dr. J. A. Rice, president of tho Columbia
college, recontly declined to consider
a very flattering call to the pastorate
of ono tho wealthiest charges in
tho Southern Methodist church at a
salary doublo that which his present
I position pays.
lit.
HASELDENS PRIVATE STOCK.
It Is Charged That Ho Has a Bar
Room at HomeSome
of Mr. I(ascldcn's neighbors
make very serious charges against him.
()utz in a card to tlie papers quotes I'rom
two letters received from Marion county
in which the writers say: "Siace
I I iiMnlil r> ti'>i omi iiiifil imi vv'tli lln< Im iril
of control hun Ireds of I) ttles of nil
kinds of liquors and wines and layer
beer by the barrel havo boon shipped
to Seller's Station to bim by various
liquor houses for bis own personal iho.
In every instance the freight is prepaid
and bo lias nothing to do but to take it
out. Of course it is a physical impossibility
to drink it all himself, while
ho dots bis level best to do so, and the
balance is distributed abiut free where
it will do the most good. I am told
that bo lias a room in bis Imuso fixed
up for tho display of bis goods, and
lias large bottles on which appear in
largo gilt letters such labels as the fol
lowing: "llaselden's night cap,"
"llasolden's private stock," "llaselden's
dew drop,' etc, etc. All this is
received from liquor bouses and is sent
to bim absolutely free. Many young
men have been ollered liquor in bis
house and they often come away in all
stages of intoxication and I myself have
seen older men, men with families,
come from his house as drunk as the
proverbial fiddle r s bitch. The ' ooks
of the express company at Sellers will
show tbe many shipments. The inllu
once of a free bar in that community is
worse than a dispensary or a blind
tiger. All tho above facts and many
more similar ean be substantiated by
record and unimpeachable testimony.
\ ou might also inquire who was it Ha
Rclden or Hooper who bad tho box of
samples shipped to Spartanburg for a
certain candidate during tbe last State
!' !> j HUM i-.uuui tin HI i 111 nun nm
Said lit tho timo."
Tho sornml loiter says: "At tin:
time Mr. Ilasclden beeaino a member
of the board 111 control lie owed a judgment
against liim of between $2,000
and $2, f>00. That jud ment has been
paid. It lias been roported for months
that packages of whiskey had been shipped
to Mr. Ilascldcn from various liquor
houses of the very fanciest kind put up
in "llaseldon's Pride,'' eto. It has
also boon reported that Mr. Ilasclden
has a college record equal to that of his
dispensary record. '
WILL BE HUNO.
Quick Work Made of tho Two Darlington
Fiends.
A dispatch from Darlington to Tho
State, in speaking of tho trial and conviction
of tho two liends who recently
raped a young lady in that county says:
Tho court bouse was crowded again
Thursday and excitement was running
high on account of tho trial of Dink
Mitchell for rapo. Ed. Luckcy was
convicted tho day before, but sontcncc
was suspended so lie could testify
against bis accomplice, Dink Mitchell.
Judgo Dennett charged the jury to
weigh well tho evidence, and that it
would not do to convict where life was
at stake on tho testimony of an accomplice
alone, that it had to bo corrobo-'
r itcd by other testimony. Ilo also said
that he took this opportunity to than^
attorney King for the cncrgotie way jfio
has conducted tho defenso. That it J
was t he llllfv nf itm rifna i.l i r. <?
- ^ - .1(5 J'* 'ft" |
whon a man was to l>c tried for his life
and was too poor to provide hiirtself
with counsel to appoint counsel for
him, and that ho had appointed Mr.
Cokcr King to defend Mitchell. Hej
had received no compensation for it,
hut ho could havo done no hotter if ho
had been well paid.
The jury was out but a few minutes,
wh. n thov returned with a verdict of
guilty. Dink Mitchell and 1'ld. 1/tickey
were both sentenced to bo hanged the
24th of November. lOvcrybody seems
to be well satisfied, and Darlington
county lias set an example for the
whole south.
Wanted for Bigamy.
The Columbia State says (iov. Johnston
of A1 ibama has for some time been
making vigorous efforts to seeuro the
capturo of Dr. W. II. Ilderton of this
Stato who is wanted in Alabama for
bigamy. 11 o sent a requisition somo
timo ago to tho governor and it was
sent to the sheriff of Dorchester county.
Nothing was heard from tho slier
iff and ho was asked to explain, lie
writes that ho Iuih made every effort to
catch Ilderton but has failed. Oov.
f t * i *
lonnsion nas offered a rowaail of $100
for the capture of the man. From (Jov.
.Johnston's letter it appears that llderton
left his family in this Stato and
went to Alabama. There ho met and
manicd a beautiful girl, and when it
was discovered that he was a married
man tho young wemvn's life had been |
ruined, ho fled from justice and came
back to Dorchester county. South Carolina.
As to Shade Trees.
1 fie supreme court of Illinois has
docidod that shado trees on tho street
in front of a houso belong to tho owner
of the houso and that a telephone company
which cut tho limbs of a trco
without permission was liable for damago.
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NO. 15. ^
10MK TO THE FTTR!
Tho Capital City's Invitation to all
South Carolinians.
Severvthing NOW READY.
Exhibits Promise to Be Unusually
Full and Varied?Great Crowd
Already Assured- Some
of the Attractions.
Columbia, Oct. 2H.?Special: All
the preparations for tho State Fair, so
far as tlirso am within tho reach of the
Stato Agricultural and Mechanical So
cieiy, are now practically completed.
Hoth President Cunningham and Secretary
llolloway havo taken quarters
hero, and tlioy havo been buaily ongaged
in mattors relating to our great
fall gathering. They aro both confident
of a great gathering?ono of tho
very largest that have been witnessed
I here in tho past thirty years. This of
itself will constitute a leading attraction
of tho fair. Kvcry suoh crowd ia
| good humored and jolly, and joliy people
are always happy.
Kvcn were there nothing in the fair
but its elfeet in thus bringing thousands
of our people together, it would
bo worth tho people's attendance and
patronage. Hut there is much more.
Col. llolloway reports that thcro ia
assuraneo of lino exhibits in ovory department.
.Judging also from the business
going on in his office wo may safely
count on an exhibition that will be
varied, extonsivo and first-class in
every particular. This fact is enough
to furnish reasons for a great gathering
of peoplo from every part of tho State.
Hut there nro other reasons for mmli *
gathering (his year. The short crop of
cotton It us boon wold at far hotter prices
than wore expected. Whilst our people
are the worse for the failure of their
crops, yet the unexpectedly good prioos
has put them in good spirits, and they
are after a littjo innocent pleasure.
The State fair alTordrt the desired opportunity
and the people mean to use
it. They aic coming hero by the carload.
The railways havo given good
rates one fare for the round trip, plus
ten per cent.
Tho business men of Columbia rcali/.o
that there must ho some attractions
in addition to those on the fair grounds
In the daytime the people do enjoy
themselves on tho grounds, yot they
like a little run down town on tho electric
railway and arrived thcro thoy appreciate
a little amusement. Tho city
fair association havo undortakon to
supply this. There will bo trapero
performances, tight rope walking, aerial
diving, and every afternoon a ballon
ascension. At night tho First U. 9.
Artillery Hand will givoagtand concert
on tho State IIouho grounds, accompanied
with a display of fireworks.
Main Street itself will Lo brilliantly
illuminated.
Tho annual hall of the South Carolina
Club will take plaeo on Thursday
night of Fair week in tho hall of tho
House of Heprcsontativcs. Oa this
occasion there will ho a joyous gathering
of the beauty and gallantry of South
Carolina. The hall of the IIouso of
Ucpresontativcs is one of tho handsomest
in tho cntiro country.
Ample accommodations will bo availiip
.?
auio ior ino visitors. Mesides the hotels
and tho hoarding houses, there
will he numbers of privato housos
whero excellent accommodations may
ho had. Thcro is already an Intelligence
Hurcau (in the Central National
Hank building) whero information as to
these accommodations will ho gladly
furnished.
Fair week this year will ho a season
of genuine enjoyment. Ijot everybody
001110.
Lieut Brumby in Atlanta.
The arrival of Lieutenant Brumby, of
the Olympia, at Atlanta Wednesday
night, to rcecivo his formal welcome
into tho city and his nativo state, was
the signal for a noisy and enthusiastic
demonstration. A special train on the
Western and Atlantic brought him
from his homo at Marietta, Ga., 20
miles from Atlanta, where he wont
Tuesday to spend a short timo with
his mother and relatives. He was
'given a reception at tho Capital City
club and Thursday tho presentation of
the sword from tho people of Qeorgia
took place. Tho corernony occurred in
front of tho stato capital and the sword
was presontcd by Governor Candler.
Must Treat All Alike.
Walter li. Kamsworth, tho self-oonfesscd
Chicago bigamist, who olaimshe
has married over fortv women in differ
cnt parts of the world, says ho will
offer a unique defcnso when his ca*e is
| called for trial. "The Sultan of Sulu
has many wives and is under tho projection
of the 1'nitcd States government,"
said Farnsworth. "I also
have many wives, but tho police,
not tho government, havo mo in charge.
This is not accoiding to tho constitutional
provisions guaranteeing equality
to all and then denying special privilI
tri tti? Kfloi.lanto ~? 1? r
?v ? ?v iv>7ivi\>iiio ui tins cuuiKry i.
will sco that I either go froo or the
Sultan of Sulu gives up some of his
hotter halves."
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