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Democratic Candidates. PRESIDENTAL ELECTORS. AT LARGE : M R Cooper, of Coller?n Larry Gantt, of Spartanburg. FIRST DISTRICT : . C T Pritchard, of Beaufort. SECOND DISTRICT : R B Watson, of Saluda. THIRD DISTRICT : Cole E L Blease, of Newberry. FOURTH DISTRICT : J T McMahon, of Richland. FIFTH DISTRICT : W D Trantbam, of Kershaw. SIXTH DISTRICT : Jas. Stackhouse, of Marion. SEVENTH DISTRICT t T W^Stanland, of Berkeley. STATE TICKET. For U. S. Senate. Joseph H Earle, of Greenville. For Governor. W H Ellerbe, of Marion. For Lieutenant Governor. M B McSweeney, of Hampton. For Secretary of State. D A Tompkios, of Edgefield. For Comptroller General. James Norton. For State Treasurer. W H Titnmermao, of Edgefield. For Superioteodeotof Education. W D Mayfield, of Greeoville. For Attorney General. W A Barber, of Chester. For Adjutant and Inspector General. J Gary Watts of Laurens. For Railroad Commissioner. J C Wilborn, cf York. For Congress. * 2od Dist. W J Talbert, of Edge field. For Solicitor. John S Wilson. Syndicate of Seven Robbed This Bank. The looticg of the Union National bank in New Orleans which brought the financial panic that raged there all last week, presents ooe of the most re? markable cases of systematic and elab? orate swindling on record. The bank was drained ef $602,000 altogether and the robbery was accomplished by a syndicats composed of seven persons, two on the inside of the bank and five oo the outside. The whole transaction was business-like aod systematic, inclu? ding ao agreement as to the amount to be drawo out or stolen each day, aod the division of the foods. Colcomb, whose lack of nerve was shown by bis suicide the moment sus? picion pointed to him, was the organ? izer of the project aod is director. The money went mainly io riotous living; the balance on speeolatioo with the hope of recovering lise amount stolen lo the big cottoo speculation last year wheo cotton weet up so high, the syn . dicate was ahead of the game The sudden collapse of the market prevent? ed it from makiog good the bank's money and rendered a new raid oeoes sary. The baok has been ploodered more heavily than ever siuce The outside members of the syndi? cate are said to be high livers. Not so Colcomb and Leone; fbey could not be ??<>, for they were kept all the day at their desks working a.vay to cover the crookedess ia their books They had lit:!? tim? for a spree. Colcomb spent ! most of his share of the swag on his j family He lived most Injuriously, had 10 servants, and a housekeeper LO relieve hie wife of the trouble of do- j mes tic affairs, a rather forge household j for a clerk on a salary of ?150 a month, j He had evidently anticipated tba! the ; defalcation would come our. so r rr | later, ar>d had determined u\ >;iie wheo it did for he carried the p.>;>?.. <?;i bis per.-oo tc bo used at a cjotveni'x notice He had many frieods aod f? ? all .-poke of hirj us generous snd brave T ' croiuMjir suicide the on?y thing a geotlera-Ki could do under thu circum ' Btances they s?y -Atlanta Journal. Sherman's Testimony. CINCINNATI. Scot. 23.-Thc- Cincin- ; nati Post publishes today a'letter ? from Senator ?herman, emanating j from the rational Republican cam j paign committee, defending the po&i- j lion his part}' took i ri the so-called ; crime of "T-> Mr Sherman de ' dared : .'I have .never beer? able to see j what motive could have existed for ! secrecy in this matter There was ? no indication whatever of the fall of silver and no one cjuld foresee that j it was destined to rapidly decline in ? price, one asked to have (he j dollar coined and no one was op- j posed to its discontinuance. . "To prove that there was no se? crecy, and not leave the matter to ar- ] gnment or inference, copies of the j bill were sent to experts all over the couutry, asking their opinion, and ? answers were received and laid be fore the congress in printed form in which the discontinuance of the sil? ver dollar was thoroughly discussed. The bill was reprinted 13 times aDd extra copies were printed for distri? bution. It was conned over, amend? ed and debated almost as copiously as any measure ever considered in congress, and BO man in either house proposed to re tai a the old silver dol? lar. The fact that it was omitted from onr coins was referred to in de? bate." Martial Law Demanded. i LEADVILLE, Col., Sept. 23.-The I presence of the militia has had no ap ? parent effect in quieting the nerves of I the people of this unfortunate city, i General Brooks was in conversation I with the governor over the 'phone dur j tog the day, and late to-night Brooks ? issued a proclamation outlining his oiil ! itary policy while in camp. All day the business men and mine owners have been demanding frantically for martial ! law that the strikers'may be disarmed, < their ammunition and dynamite confis? cated and all possible means of resist? ance taken from them A warrant was issued io the justice court of P. M. Wall to-day for the ar? rest of P. B. Turnbull, vice president of the miner's union, E. J. Ware, financial secretary of the miner's union; Eugeno Gannon, one of the leading strike agitators, and a member of the engineer's union, and Gomer Richards, a principal character in the union strike committee. The men are obarged with being principals io the riot which re salted in the killing of Fireman Jerry O'Feefe at the Coronado mine. They were all placed under arrest this after? noon. Another large number of arrests are likely to be made to-night and probably some effort to search for arms will also be attempted. Or:e of the frights of the day was the rather vague story of an attempt to destroy the city water works. The miners union bave long boasted that in tbe event of armed intervention they would destroy the water system and burn the town. Just before dawn this morning, there was a flash and a faint report on a hill some distance from tbe works. A little later one of the sen? tries guarding the works made out some dark forms crawling up the bill He bailed them and was answered by a shot. There* was silence for a time and several scatttering shots were fired from the gullies but the attacking party, finding the guard awake drew off with? out any injury so far as could be learn ed. Col. MoCoy, in charge of Camp McIntyre took the matter less serious? ly. He eaid : "None of oar men were burt, and I am inclined to thiok it was mere horse play on tbe part of some ?? one. Tile War in Cuba. KEY WEST, Sept. 23.-Advices from Habana to-night state that Monday 87 volunteers and regulars started from Habana tor Calabazar; about eight miles from Habana. Tuesday five of the 87 returned and reported the killing of the others. Shortly before reaching Cala? bazar they were surprised by rnsar gents, who fired on them from all cides and then charged with their mach?es. The captain of the Spaniards wa? killed by the machetes, bin head having been cut off Hurbert De Blanok, professor in the Conservatory of Music in Habana, who wa? lately arrested a* a suspect, was re? leased yesterday and came to fbi* city \ on the Mascotte to-night Passengers report a terrible state of affairs on ihe island The newly ap? pointed captain of police is causing a reign of terror. Persoos are nightly taken cat and slaughtered. This morn? ing about 7 o'olock five prisoners were executed, two were garroted and three shot About 2,000 people, men and j women, witnessed the executions. They were mostly Spanish < Seers and i their wive?. Gonzalez Leo asa, ignacio Lama and j Alfredo Z*yas, who were arrested ' about 18 days ago, were sent to Chefin- I na vosterda? without rria 1. Two small buvs were recently arrest ed iu Habana for having dy/ami te io j their possession and wsrc sentenced ro j 20 years. Yesterday their sentences ! "'ere revoked and they we- / ordered io j ??ve the islar-d. They cami? ;<? this! ?...ir- :,, night. Letters of Prince Bismarek. CHICAGO, Sept. 22-The Demo j critic national committee regarda the' lette: .;>? Prince Bismarck, favoring hi- i ru ct ali is OJ. as a s!en towards an in tn - ? national agreement, and tho cablegram j seat ;?> Mr. Bryan by the Internationa! j Agricultural Congress, at Bada P??stb, | as making tee first genuine political j sensation of the campaign io favor of \ free silver coinage. Meuibe s of tin; commitiee at. Chicago headquarters ; saiii yesterday that rhese documents ! silenced the platform aod assertions of j the Republicans on the poi:it thar, the Coiled States alone could not change the monetary system of tke world, and that toe present agitation would be detrimental to international bimetaltsm. The committee decided to have tb*se declarations translated into several lan? guages, especially German, and distri? bute several millions. - -MOM?- -- The Longest Reign. LONDON. Sept. 23.-The mayors of London and other English cities wired messages to the queen at Balmoral this morning oongratulatiog ber majesty up? on having occupied the throne louger than any ether British sovereign. The church bells throughout London and in other cities were ruog this morning in honor of the event and the national an? them will be played ia the theatres thia evening bot io accordance with the de sir* of the queen, tbe occasion will not be celebrated officially until 1897, wheo her majesty will hate completed the 60tb year of her rei go. Ready With Revolver. GREENVILLE. Sept. 24.-This mom iog Dispensary Constable Davis a! tempted t? shoot. Cal Smith in the stu-i iff'* office Yesrerrlay be raided Smith 'room in search o? whiskey Smit claims that the consiabie pulled his be and clothing to pieces, ami tore thing up tn general. This morning Davis was in the shei iff's ofiL-e attending to some business when Smith walked in aud said t Davis : "You were at my house yesterday ? "Yes." replied Davis, Theo Smith ?aid: "You took advantage of my absenc to tear my room up, you-PUPP7-' Davis jerked out bis revolver, ex claiming : ..PH take that off no man, you - -. I'll shoot your-hear out." He aimed his pistol at Smith's head but before he could pull the trigge Sheriff Gilreath grabbed his arm an< turned tho wepon. The quick actioi of the Sheriff probably saved the life o Smith. Sroirh is a man of nerve, am never fliucheel He was not armed. Davis will appear before the mayo in the morniug, ard wiH also bi brought before a magistrate. i-am ? ?. wi A Mile ia 2 Minutes and 14 Second. PORTLAND, ME , Sept 24.-At Rig by track to-clay the world's pacing record was broken by John R. Gentry the magni5ceot horse pacing the fast est mile ever made in harness aoc placing the world's record at only hal a second over 2 minutes, or 2:00 1 2 Gentry was roundly applauded whee be appeared on the track for hi* greal great trial of apee'1. Ha had been out on the track several times before aod ; had been the centre of all eyes When Mr. W. S A?drews drove bim oo the track for the effort to break his record, the air was chilly and a light north ? westerly breeze blew up the home stretch. His record before starting was 2:01 1 2, which he made Septem j ber 8, at Glen Falls, N Y., in the j Becond beat of a race with Star Pointer. Afldrews had given Gentry two warm? ing up miles aud it was nearly sunset J when he was teady to start for the event mile. A runner appeared with Gentry to pace bim Afier scoring twice, An 1 drews came down to the wire to pace the fastest, miie ever accomplished by a horse io barnes*. The crowd cheered as be approached the starting point "Go." shouted Starter Culbertson and hundreds of watches caoght the pacer at the start. The runner's nose was within two feet of Gsiury's oose as tbey made the first turn On the stretch, Geutry was going gracefully aod steadily, get? ting over the ground in great shape and the rn no er had to work hard to kaep up.. The first qoarter was given by the judges as made in 29 1-4 Peo? ple began to wonder when the half mile was finished io 1 2 seconds, and to look for a 2 mioute pace. At this point thu runner's driver was using the whip and making a great effort and suc? ceeding in keeping at the wheel of Gen? try'? sulky The third quarter was reeied off io 30 3 4, making the time at the three-quarter post 1:30 1-4. This WHS grear going and now came the last quarter and hom*' stretch. As the horses turned into the home stretch and caught, roe wind ia their teeth, the oruwii began to shout aod hurrah and Andrew? sbouted encouragingly to bis horse. The runner** driver also urged bis horse and used the whip unsparing? ly. All thi.s nerved the pacer to a sa preme effort and ic can b? seen how no? ble a?a effort he made, for with thc wind in his lace, he made the last quarter quicker than the third quarter, doiug ir in 30 1 4, and thus covering his mile io 2:00 1 2. This was a whole second It-hS ??au hi* former record, which had never been M:rpas*ed bv *!uy horse and nely equalled bv Robert J . (2:01 I 2) io 1894. at Terre Haute. Forerunner of Prosperity. BfcLTlXoUK, Sept, 24 -The Manu? facturer's Record call? attention in this wi-e&Vi.srue to tb-s remaisbu' activity in Hie terelen rrade ;>;' -he country ano! especially ?be heavy grain and cotton shipment* tnat. aro being mads from south Atlantic un;i gull ports The charters made hi.-t week for full cargo steamer* to carry grain from rbis coun try footed a to;al ot 3,160.000 bushel*, ; and i.f chid 2,248.000 bushel* arc to go ! through southern p>r'.-. Tee demand j fur steamers to load ?rain a:?d cotton j exceed* the immediately available sup [ply Rates have advanced sharply j and an enormous amount of tonnage ; has been chartered on contracta that in j some cases will run through the entire ? winter. . Commenting on 'his. she i MafiU'ac?urer.-.' Record savs: .'ic J liligi* p-J<t a grc?lt improvement iu for I eign trade r?ueh a.- rni* ha* generally j been the ioteiuoner ol activity and ! prosper;ty in ail lioes of bonii-et?*." SlOO Reward $100. i The readers of this paper will ne pleased to 1 len rn Hint lhere* is at least ODfe dreaded disrase j that science bas been abie to cute io ?ll KS j s'ages, and that ii Catarrh Hali's Catarrh : Cure is the only positive cure known to ttie I medica! fraternity. Catarrh being a oonsti I tutional disease, requires a constitutional ! treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken I internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby ! destroy ing tbe foundation of the disease, and | j giving the patient strength by building up I the constitution and assisting nature in doing i its work. The proprietors b*7e so much faith j ia i's curative powers, that they offer One ! Hundred Dollar for?*ny case that it fails to 1 cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O Soli by Druggist, 75c. Important Circular. I To the Public: j Since North Carolina cattle; acco d j ing to the statements of the papers, are j shipped ioto this State and since an? thrax (a fcrmidible, highly contagious d isease to mao and beast) has made its appearance near Charlotte, N C II wish to draw the attention of our peo pie to the visable symptoms and post ! mortem chaoges accompanying this disease If anybody knows of a living ! or dead animal showing the following j sympton* or chances on being opened afrer death, he will please communicate j at once with the veterinary division ot Clemson College, 8. C , sending also, ! if possible, an ear or foot of an anima] recently dead, with supposed anthrax, j Symptons-General weakness, the j animal is stupid, rises 'with difficulty, eyes staring, unsteady wabbling gait, tremlbing of the skin and I twitching of the superficial mus ! j cles of the shoulders, neck, flank Animals do not eat nor chew the cud. Ccw> stop giving milk, breathing hurried and often accompa ? nied with a grown Swelling on the skiu of the inside of the thigh, belly, forearm, windpipe, lower jaw These are af first rather small; eularge rapid? ly, being fairly hard in a few days Animals die either very quickly, ar times they appear all right and are dead one ba<f bour later, others live j some fifty hours while those cases where ! the swelling* Dredominate live occa&rca- i ally for two or five days. Post mortem changes: On opening j the body, which must be done with ut- j most care to avoid infection, the follow- j iog is found: The body is bloated, ue- j cay setting in rapidly, blood is seen to ooze from the natural opeungs of ihe body. The blood in the veins is liquid and of tarry consistency. The spleet. j (milt) is four or five times as large as j normally, blaokish red in color, and if cut into a (ar like material flows from the cu' part The tnncous membrane of tbe stomach and small intestine-.- is swollen and dark red The heart is full of blond of a dark liquid nature The lungs are filled with blood, wind pipe showing frothy blood. W. E A. WTMAX, V. S. Howell Wouldn't Bet Tbe Constitution. Clark Howell has just declined an offer of a bet of Leslie's Weekly against the Atlanta Constitution on the result of the election. The New York World tells the story, lt says that since tbe beginning of the campaign Clark llewen has beeu ooe of Mr. Bryan's most enthusiastic advocates and has express ed the greatest confidence in the silver candidate's election In the Sept. 16 issue of his newspaper his leading ed? itora! staled that, while New York was a doubtful State, the benefit of the doubt could be giveu to Bryau This statement came io tbe attention of W J. & B. Arkell, proprietors of Leslie's Weekly. They represent a New York syndicate of Sepubsicans wbo are prepared to bet on the election of McKinley aod are willing to put out their money in sums to suit speculative silver mew Go Sept 19 the ?Mesprs. Ar? kell telegraphed to Mr. Howell that they had heard of bis remarkable state- j ?lents regarding the probability of j Bryan's election. "We will wake you two proposi- j tions," they said io their telegram, i "We will wager Leslie's Weekly I against the Atlanta Con sri tut iou that j New York will give a pinrality of more than 100.000 for McKinley over Bryan. I Or we witt make you the same ber that j Bryan does nor receive 1:90 votes in the j Electoral College. Let us bear from ? you al once. Il vou don't like our pro j positions and have any others to make. J we would he pleaded lo consider ihetn." S Editor Howell telegraphed back : ' I cannot accept either of your ; waders, but I will bet a barrel of Geer- j gia sweet potatoes against, a barrel of New York apples mi each of your prono- j siuo.s." The Arkell? telegraphed an accepta- ; tiojj ot the two bets, but yesterday they '? said tha^ they had decided tc r?du?e ! the her to ?ne silk Iwr, W. J. Arkell says that he and his j brother are prepared tn bet a Urge PU?) ? ot money '.hat McKinley would War Bryan more, than 100.COO vote?, in New York State. This: is thc complaint o? gpZE 0 thousands at this season, j?si j^?gJ ; They have no appetite: foo-i ?^22 &*L- , does r. otro i is h. Thcynecd the ton in rr up o' tbe stomach and digestive organs, which I a course of Hood*.-; ?ar3r.]:crilla will give j them. I? also pcrifles r.nd enriches tho ' blood, cures that distress .titer eating asd ; internal misery only a dyspeptic can j know, creates ::n appetite-, overcomes that j tired feeling and build.? up and sustains j the whole physical sys:em. It so prompt- j ly and efficiently relieves dyspepticsyrnp- : toms and cures nervous headaches, that it ? ?eems to have almost " a magic touch." Hood's Sarsaparilla j Is the best-In fact the One True Blood Purifier. ! , ?i are tbe best after-dinner M OOO S PIUS pills, aid digestion. 25c Best to take after dinner; prevent distress, aid diges? tion, eure e o n st i pa ti o n. Purely vegetable: do not gripe or cause pain. Sold by all ringst.?. 25 crnts, Prepared only by C. 1. Hood ?; Co., Lowell, Mass. STANTON HOUSE. D. J. JONES, Proprietor. Rates ?2.00 Per Day, SIECL5.L TERMS TO FAMILIES. Two Minutes "ETalk From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. AntkSkeet AND Mm Off Ispite ?mil Flies. ONLY 1G GENTS A BOX. CHUN OHS ! Every Package Dyes CottoD, Silk and Wool, or Mixed Goods. ?0 CENTS A PACKAGE. TRY THEM. Prescriptions Pilled Bay and Night. J. S. HUGHSON & GO., i DRUGGISTS, MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER. S. C. I -.-_| Tile Sumter Music House,: J i i NEXT DOUR TO PUST OFFICE Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines ! of the best grade sold cheap for cash i or on easy terms OM ones taken in j exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPA?RING < DON E PROM PTJLA". I Wt also keep N EEDLES, OJ LS.? And parts t?f every Sewing M?chin?-. We hsrve some rare bargains in; Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machkies. ? M. B. RAN.DLE, j Jan S. Maoager. i BARBY # CO., WHOLESALE BROKERS, Cotton Storage Warehouse PROPRIETORS. UP-TO WK OFFICE: COURT HOUSE SQUARE, For Cash wirb order will sell 3,000 bushels Prime White Corn sacked at 45c per bushel,^ in lots of one sack or upwards, at Harb j & Co:s Warehouse. Respectfully, HARBY & CO. July 22 Tie Lamest and 1st Complete Mli?Bent S?ft Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Materia]. rffice ?nd Warerooms. King, opposite Can? non Street. CHARLESTON, S. G, ^E?T* purchasn our ruake, which we gu?rante* superior to any sold South, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o FARMING .: LAND. TT _ THOSE WHO HAVE GOOD FARMING Lands for sale and those who desire to purchase farms are requested to communi? cate with me. W.H. INGRAM, SUMTER, S. C., REM EST?! AGENT. aui?12-3mJ WOFFORB COLLEGE, Spartantag, S. Cf - 'Jas. H. Carlisle, L. Jj. D., President. Seven departments, Two courses leading to A. B. A new and we'l equipped Gymna? sium and competent director. WOFFORD FITTING SCHOOL, A. G Rembert, A. M., Head Master. The Fitting School ha? neen moved to the Alumni H*!t The Second" Matter, A. Masen DuPre, A. M., ?nd ire Matron live io the building. Several of the College professors teach ir: the Schoo! and the students receive instruction tn th* Gvi??t?tum. Session be j?ir.s October 1. For catalogue, nddrt*?s J. A GAV!EWELL, July I - 3 Secretary of Faculty. Order Your PROVISIONS AND 3R?GER1ES FROM GIO. f. STEFFENS & SON. Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Aleuts for MOTT'S CID2B BED S2AL CICrASS, AND DOVE HAMS me O 9 mulline! mmi ounnino; STRICTLY HIGH GRADE. The Best is the Cheapest. There is none better than the. GUNNING Finest in Finish. Best in quality of material and work? manship. Style unequaled. Tool Steel Bearings. Seamless Steel Tubing. Perfect in every detail. We are "GUNNING" for you. Send for Catalogue. Eloin Sewing Machine $ Bicycle Go. ELGIN. ILL!