The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 11, 1897, Image 6
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THE COONTY RECORD
kin'qstree, s c.
LOUIS J. BRISTOW, Kd. & Prop'r,
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ONE NEGRO KILLS ANOTHER.
They Fought Over a Lunch In the
Main Street of Bamberg.
At Bamberg Ed Riley shot and instantly
kiiled Henry Zeigler on Main
street, in Tront of Jackson's restaurant.
Both parti is are colored. It is said
that a dispute arose over a lunch, and
Zeigler made for Riley with open knife
in hand, when he palled his pistol and
Bhot him in the heart. Riley made a
hasty retreat after tne shooting ana has
not yet been arrested.
WHO WILL CONTROL LIQUOR?
Clash Between South Carolina and
Federal Authorities Over Seizures.
There is a clash between the State
and Federal authorities over who is to
have control of the liquor in BluenIthal
k Bickart's original package store
in Chester, which was closed some time
' ago by State officers on the charge ol
Belling to miners and out of hours.
Attorney General Farber has notified
United States Marshal Hunter that the
liquor was the property of the State
and ordered him not to touch it, bnt
the marshal's deputy telegraphed him
^ that he had possession of the store, had
put his seal on the door and was also
guarding it The fact that the deputy
is in oontrol is considered a victory for
the Federal -authorities.
Marshal Hunter 6eems more deter?
1 ruoaiviiHT nnlprn from the
HJIUCU Siuvc _
attorney general not to touch the
jT goods.
THE INSURANCE TAX
jj^ Will Net the State About $10,000
for the First Year.
The tax of one- half of one per cent,
imposed on the amount of the gross
premiums collected from business done
Iii this State by all classes of foreign in)
surance companies?tire, life, marine,
/ surety, security, guarantee, hailstorm,
lire stock, accident, plate gloss, etc.-- I
IL it has been seen from the abstracts of
the quarterly reports mode up in the
dffie of the comptroller general will j
amount to about $10,tfX). This income |
from the insurance companies is in addition
to the $10,000 and more derived I
from the $100 license imposed on each j
insurance company.
The abstracts for the first quarter |
showed $43o,103.59 collected iu prem- I
inms by the 100 or more companies <1
operating in the State. On this the tax
amounted to $2,135.(W. The reports for
the last two quarters are now all in and
the abstracts have all been made np. I
The following section of the act shows
how the tax is to be collected:
Section & That each of such com pan i...
ies as are mentions i in section 1, doing
business in this State, shall make a
quarterly return to the comptroller
general,-in such form as the comptroller
general may prescribe, of its gross inoome
or gross receipts, as the case may
be, for the preceding quarter, which
aaid return shall state in detail amount
of gross premiums, gross receipts or
gross income collected by such company
ia each of the various counties in this
State. The comptroller general shall
prepare an abstract of such quarterly
returns, which shall be by him trans
I suited to the State Treasurer, who shall
collect the said additional license fee
ef one-half of one per oentum on the
amount therein stated. The returns
Wrein required shall be made on the
s? Slat of March, 80th day of June. 80th
day of Sstftember ana the 81st day of
December in each year. The comptroller
general shall immediately after
the. close of the year transmit to the
county auditor in each of the various
counties from which such company has
derived its gross premiums or gross receipts
a statement of the amount of premiums
or receipts collected in such
county daring the preceding year,
r which said statement of the gross re-1
oeipts heretofore required of the agency <
of such company in suoh county shall
be plaoed on the duplicate in such
eounty together with the other items
now iuoiuded in the taxable property of
audi company.
This is the first of the new revenue
acts to show any net results.
WHAT ELEVEN KOADS DID
During the Past Year?Handsome Increase
In Earnings.
The railroad commission last week
gave the press the figures showing the
earnings of the other roads that have
reported in addition to the leading lines
given a few days ago. The following
compact comparative statement of the
earnings, less expenses and taxes for
Mm years 1896 and 1897 shows the baudsome
net increase for 11 roads of $21)8, 940.86,
which is a greater figure than
that shown by the roads recently reported:
Carolina Midland Railroad?1896,
#18,848.48; 1897, 317,224.75; increase,
$3,876.27.
Georgetown and Western Railroad?
1896, #11,485.98; 1897, $9,516.00; de
i crease, 8i.909.y2.
Colombia, Newberry and Laurent
Railroad -1896, $12,298.56; 1897, $23. 684.26;
increase, $11,490.69.
Blue Ridge Railroad?1836, $3,708.81;
1887, $3,983-o0; increase, $274.78.
C. k N. W. R. K.?1896, $6,992.96;
1887, $10,806.58: increase, $3,813.60.
W. & 8. R. R.?1836, 7,002.76; 1897,
$14,702,87; mcrease, $7.700.16.
G. P. W. & H. R. R. ?1896, $10,808.38;
1837, $12,674.57; increase, $1,866.19.
Glenn Springs R. R. ?1896, $396.12;
1887, $110.48; deficit.
Total?1896, $(>6,140.95; 1897, $92,908.67;
increase, $28,431.69; decrease,
$1,969.92.
Increase reported for 11 roads, $271,?78169.
Balance of roads to date, $26,461.77.
Nat increase to date, $208,040.36.
She: "Do you really believe that Gafcriel
will sound a trumpet for ill of us
en the last day?" He: "Well, I am
sometimes half inclined to believe that
some folks will insist upon blowing
tbolr own horns, even then."?Cleveland
Leader.
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The State Holds That Liquors Cannot
Be Hauled in Wagons.
BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLSIntensive
Furm!nc--Norton Goes to
Washington?Two Suicides?Bird
Reason On--Potato Crop Short.
There will doubtless be more litigation
growing out of the enforcement of
i the dispensary law as the State sees its
requirements. The latest phase of thj
enforcement of the liquor law came to
light last week when it became known
that the State had taken the position
! that original packages cannot be hauled
into the State in wagons. The State
I claims that liquor can only be brought
in by common carriers and that wagons
are not oommon carriers. Itis held th at
, this is what Judge Simonton has decided
: in his "O. P. "decroes.
The case in point comes up from
; Laurens county and the agent of E. J.
O'Connor of Aaguata is the party im!
mediately concerned. Governor Ellerbee
in some way got information that
, the agent had 6ent wagons to Augusta
i to haul in his supply of liquors. He
1 wired the sheriff to keep on the lookout
; for tho wugous on their return and
seize the whole concern, arresting the
drivers.
Governor Ellerbe got the following
message from Laurens:
Gov. W. H. Ellerbe:
I have seized four wagot.s and teams loaded
with liquor?original packages?sent l>y E. J.
O'Connor to agent at Laurens. Must I hold
:earns and liquor? Auavrer.
0. P. Sullivan,
Deputy .-slierlff.
Governor Ellerbe wired back that the (
liquor and teams be held and the drivers
arrested. The teams are to be advertised
and sold in Laurens and the liquor
is to be sent to Columbia to the dispensary.
No doubt O'Connor or his agent will
bring a case in the United States Court
to test the matter.
Since the "O. P." decisions many
stores have been supplied in this way
out of Angusta, and tho issue will be
well worth testing.
A special from Union to the News
r.ud Courier Bays: The Junior Order
oi American Mechanios has made rapid
growth in this town during the last
three months, liftv new members Lav-1
ing been initiated duriug this time.
One of tfie most red-hot discussions
between two ministers of the gospel
ever heard on the public streets of
Union took plice in front of the postoftice
on Main street. A crowd soon
collected, and, though silent spectators
at lirst, they began to take part in the
discussion as it waxed warm. Others
were attracted, and in a short while
the sidewalk was orowded.
Both of these ministers are Baptist,
One of them is a member of the Order
and the other is not, and it was a request
from oue to the other to join,
which broDght on the discussion. The
outside minister gave as his reason for
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iJUt JUtUiU^ U1U ilUK UOUOIO M.U
the Bible in the pnblio school, as he
did not believe that it could be read
there without sectarianism. He thought
that if the Catholics could gain a majority
they had a light to rule us. The
other minister explained that the
Juniors did not wish sectarianism
taught in the schools, but wished the
Bible, which which was the recognized
standard of all the best moral ana civil
law 8, should be read to the rising generation,
and the pupils be allowed to
accept any sect they see fit. It was
finally proposed to call a mass meeting
of the citizens in the court hoose at an
early date and let these two gentlemen
discuss the matter before the public in
a debate. The member of the Oi'der
did not commit himself, but said he
would think the matter over and decide.
Pierce W. Whitmire, a young farmer
of Fairview township, Greenville
county, committed suicide by shooting
himself in the head with a revolver. He
was found in the public road twelve
.1 m.- ,1
uiuob iruiu uietju^nie. iuu uewweu
was about 24 rears old. He bail been
drinking heavily lately. At Columbia,
J. X. Atkinson, employed by the
Southern Kail way Company as train
dispatcher, committed suicide. 'lhe
real cause is not known. He left a note
for his mother, who lives in Atlanta,
and told his friends and doctors that he
did not core to live any longer.
At Williston Dr. John Smith has a
lot of five or six acres, adjoining his
residence, from which he is gathering
two bales of cotton per acre. Mr. Sid
Hair, on Richmond avenue, has seveneighths
of au acre lot planted in cotton
after rye was cut from it, late in the
spring, oil which he has already picked
1,640 pounds of seed cotton. He feels
sure that he will make on this patch
2,500 pounds. When this kind of farming
is done there is money in five-cent
cotton. Twenty-five dollars will fertilize
and work the crop, which will leave
not less than $23 profit
General James Norton, who was lately
elected to Congress f$om the Sixth
district to, fill the unexpired term of
Hon. J. L. McLaurin, is in Washington.
He goes to look over the field of
his new duties and takes a batch of petitions
for postoffices from his district to
file in the department.
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With Oct 31st, the closed season for
birds and game in this Stute came to
an end, and those who love hunting
are in the seventh heaven. Numerous
parties of huntsmen will go out in
warch of quail, no matter what the
weather is.
At the session of the court for Richlaud
county William E. Byrd was convicted
of the violation of the dispensary
law. The seuteuce was glOO fine or
confinement in the State penitentiary
at hard labor for three months.
The government reports that the
sweet potato crop for South Carolina is
l'J per ceut. short of being a full crop.
SPAIN'S HOSTILE STAID.1
Indications That She Intends to Locc
Cuba by War With Us. j
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VVEYLER TO BE COURT-MARTIALED
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Former Minister Taylor Says tlie Islnml
It-Ill l>? T- I! ir.1-1. Din finrln?
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Xo!e From Madrid Is Defiant
and the Spanish I'rcss is Very Hitter
. Against America?Crisis Approaching'
New Yonz Citt (Special).?Tho despatches
from Madrid have not been rcas;
suring. The Spanish Government has been
J aggressive In a guarded way in its replies
j to Washington on the Cuban question, ant
i the Spanish press has been virulently at
tacking Americans.
Reports from London are to the ofTeet
that Spain has contracted for powerful
cruisers for its navy, and the latest tele
gram from .Madrid says that tno Spanish
Cabinet will reply to tho United States
Minister's acknowledgment of tho receipt
of the Spanish note on the subject of Cuba
by declaring in guarded terms that with .
reference to granting autonomy to Cuba
Spain will do what she deems lit.
It is understood that the Spanish Govern; 1
mont, in the ease of the American schooner" !
| Competitor, captured in Cuban waters H !
' .\nrii IK or, will maintain that the Spanish
i officers acted correctly iu making the can- I
tare, and that the protocol of 1*77 solely !
| referred to American citizens residing in ;
Cuba.
As a result of the war scare there was j
general selling of stocks on the exchanges, |
but no evidence of a panicky condition.
It is estimated that the depreciation in
stocks through this bear movement
amounts to iiti.007,009.
The (Statement by Hannis Taylor, former
Minister to Spain, that Cuba will be frco
"before the blossoms sprint* into flowers
again'' has created the greatest interest.
The bei|ef is str:jn<?t!i?nel by t'n state- '
ment that the Spanish Cabinet may seek to |
involve this eountrv in such a w ay as to !
give a pretext for the loss of the island.
The principal question now. is as to how
far Spain will go in a crisis with the United !
States before she considers her pretext to
lose Cuba is established to the satisfaction |
of herself and Europe.
The main thing that rises between Spain |
and Cuba as a barrier to adjustment of t
peace is the crown's determinating that |
not one peso of revenue shall bo lost to
the royal treasury.
The change in the Captain-Generalship ,
of the island, the officials say, is n blow
that Spain has struck at himself unintentionally.
Ex-Minister Hannis Taylor 1ms characterized
the change as "Spain's great mistake
in swapping horses while' crossing a
stream.
COURT-MARTIAL FOR WEYLER.
Decision of the Spanish Cabinet About ;
His Utterances.
Madeid, Spain (By Cable).?Tho Spanish
Government, as a rosult of the deliberations
of the Ministers over the utterances I
of General Weyler, the former Captain- 1
General of Cuba, has come to the decision
to try liim by court-martial, no
matter where ho lands. If he confirms the
truth of the remarks attributed ' to
him in tho press. The commanding
officers at alt the ports of the Spanish
Kingdom have been Instructed to demand j
of General Weyler, the moment he can be
communicated with, the exact terms of
the speech which he delivered in reply to
the manifestation at Havana upon the occasion
of bis embarkation for Spain on
board the Spanish steamer Montserrat.
Among the charges to be preferred are
misappropriation of money and unbecoming
conduct. This is an acknowledgment
by Spain of the corruption of Weyler's i
reign in Cuba.
A public meeting which was organized
at Santander to arrange n reception to t [
General Weyler was attended by such riotous
opposition that tho Mayor was obliged ' (
to dissolve it.
General Lee's Itelurc,
Washtkqtox, P. C. (Special).?The TTnlOI.1?r<
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H?U Dime.'JlAIUnUI-U^UUlttl lu vuw.?, V>vnv4..> >
Lee, Iiks returned to Washington, nnd be- | ,
fore the meeting of the Cabinet he called at j
the State Department nnd later at tho f
White House. At tho former he saw Secre- ;
tarj* Sherman and also Assistant Secretary j
Dav. who had just returned to the city
from Canton, Ohio. General Lee is here
simply for the purpose of receiving any instructions
thnt it is deemed necessary to 1
give him before his departure for his post
at Havana, which will bo as soon as possible.
Spanish Naval Preparations For Trouble. 1
Baecelosa, Spain (By Cable). -Spain Is ' '
hurrying on for ail she is worth her naval i '
preparations with tho avowed object ot '
making her name "respoeted by the United ?
States"?that is the official phraseology? '
and scarcely a day passes without the pub- 1
lie receiving official information, through
the Ministerial press, that either this or
that ship has been acquired, or that n successful
trial of some newly built cruiser has '
taken place. Thus wo are informed that
the new Spanish torpedo boat destroyer,
Plnton. built In England, attained at its
trial trip a speed of 311-10 miles per hour.
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TROUBLE FOR WEYLER.
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To Demand an Explanation of His Fare- > 1
well Address In Cuba. j !
At the meeting of the Spanish Cabinet at 1
Madrid it was decided to demand an ex- j
fwom nnnom] WavIat nf tho re- !
marks he made in his farewell address on
leaving Havana, Cuba. j <
Measures will bo taken to grant amnesty ' 1
to the political prisoners belonging to j
Porto Rico, and the Governor-General of . '
the Phiilipino Islands will be invested with ,
authority to pardon the families of insur- ; 1
gents of that colony. I The
revenue returns for the month of i 1
October show a decrease of 7,036,731 pes- J
etas, as compared with the montn of Oc- '
tober, 1896. 1
Cheaper Gas Prohibited.
Judge Baker, of the United States Court, ,
Issued a temporary restraining order \
against the city of Peru, Ind., from enforc- <
ing an ordinance cutting down the rates
charged for natural gas. The Logansoort i
and Wabash Valiey Gas Company allege
that ?250,000 invested in the city of Peru <
will bo confiscated If the ordinance is en- <
forced. ]
A Liberal Victory.
A Liberal victory was won In the Middleton
Division of southeast Lancashire, Eng- 1
land, to All the vacancy caused by the <
death of Thomas Fielden, Conservative <
Member of Parliament. Bimetallism played ]
an important part in the result. j j
Big Increase in Duties. '
A report from the Collector of Customs
at New York shows that in October the I
amount of duties collected on the personal <
baggago of steamship passengers from Eu- j
rope was ?74,203, as compared with ?12,- <
564 for October, 1896. (
THANKSCIVING DAY. !
President McKlnley Designate* the Twen- ,
ty-flfth of November to 15e Observed.
Washington, D. C. (Special).?President |
McTCinley issued his first Than&sgiviDc: ,
Day proclamation a~? follows:
"In remembrance of God's goodness to ,
us during the past year, which has been so j
abundnnt. 'Let us offer unto Him our f
thanksgiving and pay our vows unto the
Most High.' Under His watchful provi- |
denco industry has prospered, the eondi- j
tions of labor have improved, the rewards |
of tho husbandman hnvo been increased
and the comforts of our homes multiplied.
His mighty hand has preserved peace and
protected the Nation. Respect for law and
order has been strengthened, love of free in
stitutions cherished, and all sections of onr
beloved country brought into closer bonds
of fraternal regard and generous co-operation.
"For these great benefits it is our duty i
to praise the Lord in a spirit of humility j
and gratitude, and to offer up to Him our J
most earnest supplications. That we may |
acknowledge our obligations as a people to
Him who has so graciously granted us the
blessings of free government and material
prosperity. I. William McKinley, President
of the United States, do hereby designate
and set apart Thursday, the twenty-fifth
dav of November, fornatlonal thanksgiving
and praver. which all of I ho people arc invited
to observe with appropriate religious
services in their respective places of worship.
On this dny of rejoicing and domestie
reunion let our prayers ascend to the
Giver of every good and perfect gift for tho '
continuance of His love and favor to us.
that our hearts may ho filled with charity
and good will, an 1 that we may bo ever
wortliv of His beneficent eoncern.
"In witness whereof. I have hereunto |
pet my nand ami cau?od* the seal of tho
United States to l>e nffixed.
"Done at Jh? City of Washington this
twenty-ninth day of October, in tho vear
of our Lord one thousand eight hutidred
and ninety-seven, and of the independence
of the United States tho one hundred and
twenty-second.
"William McKixlev."
By the President,
John* Siiekman*, Secretary of State.
CEORGIA'S CUNT FULL-BACK KILLED
Trominent Member of the Georgia Unl erxlfy
1 earn a Vlcl hn of the Sport.
Diehard V. Gammon. Georgia's giant fullLack,
was killed at Atlanta, Ga., in the
great game between tho University of Virginia
and tho University of Georgia. Many
thonsnnd people saw the game. and it was
not known to the vast crowd that the big
player had been fatally hurt. A substitute
was put in and the game went on.
Gammon was carried outside the lines
and several surgeons suramonod. It was
soon apparent that ho had been fatally
wouuded. He had been thrown in tackling
and struck full upon his bead, causing concussion
of the brain. While he lay dying
within three feet of the gridiron the game
went on to the finish.
Gammon was a member of one of the
oldest and most prominent families In the
State. His father is a wealthy citizen of
Rome, Ga., and the family lias always been
prominent in college athletes. Young
Gammon was a leader of the college football
team la?t year, nlthongh but eighteen
years old. He was one of the most populai
men In college and his tragic death lia?
thrown a shadow over the threo hundred
students of the university.
His death stirred prejudice against the
game among members of the State Legislature.
which is now in session. Some legislators
expressed themselves as bitterly opposed
to the game, and it is probable that a
bill may be passed makingitamisdemeanoi
to engage ia a game of football lathe Rtnte.
The faculty of the university lias decided tc
prohibit the game in the future. The team
has disbanded.
NINE MEN DEAD IN A MINE.
Suffocated by Smoke in a Slope at Scranton,
Pcnn.
Nine men, part of the night shift otwenty-eight
who were at work in YonBtorch
slope of the Delaware and Hudson
Coal Company in tho Northern part ol
Roranton, Penn., were suffocated by a fire
in the main gangway. Those who lost
their lives were: Thotn&s Hill, foreman;
Thomas McDonnell, company hand; John
Yankowski, laborer: John Moran, track
layer, John J. Farrell, pump runner; John
Walsh, Thomas Flannery of Keiser avenue,
and two Poles, names unknown.
The fire started at 1 o'clock a.m.. in the
Bnanty ontaesiooewueremeveiu Drancuea
off. and soon bad set the timbers and the
walls of ooal ablaze. A colnmn of smoke
swept on down the slope 1500 feet to the
big Clark vein. Pump runner Edward
Simpsin smeiled It. and calling the Are boss.
McCarthy, started out to investigate.
While ousid^ assistance was being summoned,
they hastened to alarm the men
off in the far workings.
Nineteen of these were reached and hurried
out through the shaft about 1000 feet
away, but the men in the distant part of
the diamond vein could not be reached because
it was impossible to gd through the
overpowering smoke to them.
An extensive cave occurred in the slope
just as a party of rescuers were ready to
enter and bring out the dead bodies. This
completely blocked the way.
A CREEK INDIAN EXECUTED.
John S. Watka Paya the Penalty For
Villi...* TA?a.
John S. Watka, the Creek Indian who
shot Jonas Deer, a member of his tribe,was
executed for the crime at Chelsen, Indian
Territory.
The men were rivals for the hand of th?
lame girl, and fought at a dance at which
she was present to decide who should gait
her. Watka killed Deer and married th<
Indian maiden.
Several days ago Watka made arrange
raents for his wife's future, and then set
out alone for the publio execution grounds
In due time he arrived nnd found the exe
cutioner waiting. He assumed his positioi
on bended knees, with arms tied bebinl
and a bandage over thq eyes. He was shot
through the heart.
Late last summer Watka went to Eansai
City with a baseball nine of his fellowIndians
and played in a game at one 01
the parks. Ho had ample opportunity tc
B3cape, but returned to the Territory o;
his own accord, that his sentence might be
carried out.
Branding Seals by Electricity.
The members of the Stanford Universitj
party who have been engaged in branding !
seals by electricity on Prlbyloff Island!
claim that the experiment was successful.
Besides the work of taking the seal censut
and building a fence enclosing the salt lagoon
to prevent the redriving of bacheloi
seals, a number of bird skins, skeletons, in
sects, and marine invertebrates were col- :
lected.
Increasing Silver Circulation.
*Fivo Towers of the Uatin Union, on th<
initiative of Switzerland, have signed t
;onvention to increase the number of small
silver coins by n franc per head of theli
population, using the existing flve-franc
pieces to supply the necessary silver.
rroubte Over Meat and Liquor Licenses. |
Backed by 3Iayor Harrison, Corporation
Counsel Thornton will begin a light on the ]
iepartment stores of Chicago. Proceed- <
ngs wi'J be instituted in some justice'! t
jonrt to compel the department stores to <
jbServe tho provisions of the Walker act. ]
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Results of the Contests From All
Over the Country.
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NEW YORK STATE DEMOCRATIC.!
Election* Held in Fourteen Slate*?Pennsylvania
Goes llepnbllean ? Ro;?er
Wolcott (Republican' Chosen Governor ,
of Masnaclnisett*?The Result* Close ;
in a Number of 'Western States. !
Albaxy, N. Y. (Special).?New York State,
on tho vote for a Culef Judge of the Court
of Appeals, has gone Democratic, Wallace,
Republican, receiving in the State outside
of tho city a plurality of 74,743 over
Parker, Democrat The Democratic plurality
in Greater New York, however, was
133,C53 for Tarker, giving him a total plurality
of 53,310.
Th^ vote was extremely light all over the
State except where there were spirited contests
of a local nature. Wallace's largest
pluralilies were in Chautnuqna, St. Lawrence,
Eroome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga. Jefferson,
Oneida, Oswego, Steuben and Wash- |
ington Counties.
There was no election for State Senator?
save in tho JefTerson-Lewis District, where
E. R. Brown (Rep.) was chosen to All the
vacancy caused by tho death of Senator
Mullln.
The Republican disasters also inclnde a
number of the cities up tho State. Binghamton
has gone Democratic for the first
time In a number of years, and Wavor Green
is defeated. The Democratic "ticket is
elected in Buffalo, and Erie County gives
2000 majority for Judge Parker. Mayor
Maguire is re-elected by the Democrats in
Syracuse. The Democratic fusion ticket
was successful iu Rochester by about wx).
Representative Odell has succeeded iu holding
the city of Xewburg for the Republicans.
Republican* Carry ?ra*sacbn*ett*.
Sfbixufield, Mass. (Special).?Governor
Roger Wolcott, Rep., was re-elected by an
estimated plurality of 88,000 over George
Fred \Villlam9, Democrat. This is a falling
ofTof the Republican plurality of 189G, when
the samo candidates were in the field, of
nearly 70,000 votes. The Republican vote
Boaxr. wolcott.
[(Rc-clected Governor of Massachusetts.}
foil away 30 per cent, from that polled lost
year and the Democratic YOte fell off 2C
i per cent.
i The remarkable decrease is attributable
; to the lnolemert weather which prevailed
jail over the Stale on Election Day and tc
ithe general lack of interest In the contest,
which was arch a foregone conclnsion as
!to be no contest at all. The election followed
the (^'llest campaign in years.
J Result* In New Jersey.
Tbentox, N. J. (Special).?In the Now
Jersey local elections the Democrats and
the Republicans appear to have divided thehonor
on a comparatively light vote. Tht
Democrats succeeded in electing five of the
six new State Senators, but the Republicans,
however, secured a majority of the
Assemblymen, and the Legislature remain*
Republican. The Democrats swept Jersej
City and Hudson County by majorities
Tanging from three to seven thousand. Al)
of the Democratic, legislative and count;
officers were elected, including the eleven
members of Assembly. ,
The Result In Ohio.
CoLuxnus, Ohio (8pecial).?A careful estimate
at 1 o'clock a. m. gives the Legislature*
to the Republicans by a majority of
two on joint ballot.
Chairman JleConville, of the Democrats
Committee, practically concedes the election
of Buahnell, Republican, for Governor,
by almost 12,030.
Pennsylvania.
Hauhisbubg, Penn. (Special).?The Republican
State ticket has a-plurality of
from 124,331 to 140,531. Dr. 8wallow, the
Prohibition nominee for State Treasurer,
polled 116,153 votes and carried Harrisburg
and ten counties.
Kentuck;- la DemocratIc.
Lottisvillx, Ky. (Special).?Up to midnight
fifty counties out of 113 have been '
heard from, and they show Democratic
gains.
8. J. Shackelford is elected Clerk of the
Court of Appeals. James R. Hindman, the
gold Democratic candidate, has received
about 20,000 votes.
Reports from the various legislative ,
districts throughout tho State are to the ]
effect that the Democrats will have a majority
In the next General Assembly.
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Maryland. I
Baltihobi, Md. (Special).?At midnight i
partial returns from most of the counties (
indicate that the Legislature will bo close.
Although the Republicans win in the city,
the Democrats have played havoc in the
counties. Gorman says that he has won in '
tho State. !
Mr. Malster. the Republican candidate
for Mayor of Baltimore, has been elected j
by about 5000 plurality, and the entire Republican
legislative ticket was successful 1
in Baltimore City. ?
Iowa.
Dzs Moikes, Iowa (SpecialV?The re- ?
turns from all over the State snow heavy '
Democratic gains, but the Republicans
have doubtless elected their State ticket
by at least 20,000 plurality. ?
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Colorado. ,
Dzxvxa, Col. (Special).?The Bryanite
candidate for Supreme Judge is elected *
over the MoKinley and Silver Republican ?
candidate by probably 20,000 majority. (
Nebraska. 1
LntcoLH, Neb. (8pecial).?Thirty-five pre- (
cincts outside of Lincoln and Omaha indi- <
cnte the election of the fusion State ticket! r
I .^a aL -in A/VA
uy uui loss vuuu I^.UUV.
PaoviDEXc*, R. Iv (Special-).?Rhode ?
island held municipal elections in its ilve 1
cities, and the Republicans carried three of c
them, and made Rains in Providence, roiucing
the plurality of Mr. Baker, tho 1
Democratic candidate, by 45Q0.
HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES
Value of a Delicate Taste.
One thing that is almost as impor-' "$3
taut as a knowledge of cooking, and. '
fully as important when there are good /-*Em
servants to do the cooking, is a ce'i- .-,,*8!
fate taste. It takes a well-bred taste . jfj
to know if the viands are cooked to - * , y
the proper turn; the eggs absolutely
fresh, the cream what it -should be, ''
aud the salad dressing properly mised. ' >%
Iliis ib a less common possession than
peoplo think. A woman who has made
a great success as a cook attributes it
largely tt> her knowledge of how
things should taste. She belonged to .'3
one of the old New York families, ;.^l
where the best the market could afford ' - ^
was always to be found on the table
and cooked in the best possible way.
Goo<l Way to Clean Tlcklnc.
Here is a practical way in which to ^
clean feather bed ticking and to air jy
and renovate the feathers: Tako two <$3
sheets and sew them up so as to forrti '' '.-i**
a case; make an opening, say a yard
wide, in the tick, and a second open- $1
ing of the same width in the case jvfr
made of the two sheets; sew these
two openings together so that they $
will not rip, and shake the feathers' I -AJ
out of the tick into the c!ean sheet > '.?
case. When the feathers have air
been emptied sew up the sheet case, * '
after separating'it from the tick, and ?fl|
put the-feathers out on the roof in the :sjj9
shade for an airing of several days; . ;j^j
turning the case every day. Do not fj
place it where the sun will shine on . :J
the feathers, for it will cause an oiii- "' *)
ness to come out which will make the
feathers heavy, and will produce an iis
unpleasant odor. Have the original ' <J5
tick thoroughly washed, riused and
dried. Before returning the feathers .
to it in the same way in which they Ja
wore removed hang the sheet case up
for a day so the wind may blow
through the feathers. This will make :M
them light, and when returned to the \
tick the feather bed will be as good as
Expert Blanket-Wash Inc.
"The best way to wash blankets?" . said
the superintendent of one of New '3
York's largest laundiies. "Wfell, the-'
first thing to be considered is the
soap. It should he a good white soap, , .V j
aud free from resin. Slice the soap in \ ^
a kettle of hot water and put it over ,j?
the fire until it dissolve.^; therd is no .
need for it to boil. Then pour it into
the tub and turn on the wa.er, which ,'pd
shonld be hot?almost scalding. Mix
the two together so as to form a good
lather; then put in ycur blankets. Let
them remain in this water about fiTteoa
or twenty minutes, covering the
tub so as to keep in tl-o steam; then -M*
souse them up and down with thfr ~ ' -jjjgj
linnda and tnrn tham in the u'a
tcr for a few minutes. One of my J?
women, who is very successful, has a
large tin funnel that she uses to man?
ipulute her blankets with. She takes
it by the stem and presses the month. ?jjj
of the funnel up and down on the f Js
blankets, turns them over and keeps
np the process until she thinks that *g5R
every part has had the water passed
through it by the suction of the funnel;
then takes them out 'and passes '%!
through the wringer. While she is, .
perhaps, my best blanket washer, I
haven't sufficient faith in her funnel /vgs
theory to think it at all necessary,
though I think it much better than
using a stick, Which should never be ' im
allowed, as it is almost certain to
make holes in the blanket. ,
"In passing through the wringer it
should aiways go lengthwise. After*.
the first wringing comes a second tub 1 $4
of hot water, in whi h has been put a
a goodly supply of ammonia; then
another wringing and another tab ol -'2BT1
hot water, with jnst enough of the
soap mixture to make a good suds?y>v
not a thick suds, nothing liko as thick
a suds as the first, but just enough to
make the water smooth to the touch.
After a thorough rinsing in this water ,7.']
it should be passed through the wring- Ax
er or wrung with the hands lengthwise
and hung in the wind to dry. It.
should never be hung in the sun, as
it makes it yellow. Soap containing Jj
resin will also cause yellowness, and
cold water harshness. I know you , "?!
want to know why I put soap in the
last rinsing water?to make the blanket
soft and pliable; otherwise it '
would be harsh and stiff, almost as V
mnch so as if washed in coll water.
And what I have told yon about blankets
is true about all flannels, from * A**|;
the finest to the coarsest." *
Keel pes.
Scalloped Tomatoes?Pnt in a but- 1
tered baking dish a layer of bread or
uraoker crumbs seasoned with bits of ;
batter, then a layer of sliced tomatoes
seasoned with pepper, salt and sugar
if desired, then a layer of crumbs, ' Vt
t id so on till dish is full, finishing ,
* ith the crumbs. Bake from threequarters
of an hour to an hour.
Sweet Pickles?Take half a bushel
yf watermelon rinds; pare and slice, if,
joak over night in salt wa'er, steam
mtil tender. Make a syrup with ' ^
:hree pints of pure vinegar, tire ' , .$3
sounds of sugar, three ounces of 3$
itick cinnamon, and one ounce of
vhole cloves. Boil one hour. Skim , ^
>ut the spices, put in the melon and ^
joil another hoar.
Mixed Pickles ? Four quarts of ^
diced green tomatoes, two quarts of
diced onions, four quarts of cucum- s
jers pared and sliced, four quarts of :v*f,
;auliflower broken apart, one-half cup
lalt. Let all stand over night, then 3
Irain, boil the cauliflower twenty-five
ninutes and drain again. Scald in . v
me gallon of vinegar one-half cup of ' '&
;elery seed, one-half ounce allspice,
me tablespoonful of whole black pepier,
two tablespoonfuls mustard seed, '* v
md one pound of brown sugar. While
lot pour over the vegetables. When {
sold cover with horseradish leaves and
10 mold will appear.
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