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Doubt No Longer.
Chairman Jones Concedes
M'Kinley's Election. '
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-Chairman Jones
formally ?coeoeded the defeat of Wm.
J. Bryan to-night and made his last
presidential campaign statement to the
public. The free silver standard was
really lowered late last night so far as
the election of 1896 is concerned, when
advices were received at headquarters
from West Virgioia conceding the elec?
toral vote of that State to McKinley,
but it was decided not to make a public
aonouncmeat of the fact until to day.
- Io the meantime, Governor Stone arriv
ed so Chicago from Missouri in re?
sponse to Senator Jones' telegram.
The national committee chairman, the
governor and Campaign Chairman Cam*
pau were in conference this afternoon
ip the senator's room tod at its conclu?
sion the following statement was given
to the press :
"The result of the presidential elec?
tion is apparently 00 longer io doubt.
It bas been one of the closest eeo testa
that the peeple have been called 00 to
determine in recent years. We have
claimed the election 00 our ad fices from
States that were admittedly io doubt,
in which we koew there bad been many
frauds sod from which there were
evidence of tampering with the retaros.
It seems sow to be apparent that Mr.
Bryan, after making the most brilliant
campaign io the history of our country,
has carried most of States claimed to
be doubtful, but has oot carried enough
to assure his success io the electoral
college. Bryan electors have bee a
chosen io all the states south of the
Potomac and Ohio except West Vir?
gioia, aod those west of the Missouri,
except California and Oregon. He has
190 electoral votes and this number
may be increased by final returns from
States yet io question
This remarkable campaign closes
with the election of Wm. McKinley.
The result was brought about by every
kind of coercion and intimidation on
the part of tbe money power, including
threats of lockouts and dismissals and
impending stravatioo,* by the employ?
ment of by far tbe largest campaign
fund ever used in this country and by
the subordination of a large portion of
the American press The president?
elect and bis party are under pledge to
the American people to continue the
gold standard, and by its opera?
tion to restore prosperity to this
country As chief executive, Mr.
McKinley will have the cordial support
of the millions of patriotic Americans
who have cast their votes for William
Jennings Bryao. They bow to the
office aod abide by the result with none
of the mutterings that would have oome
from the money power had it beeo un?
successful. The are confident the gold
standard cannot give the promised pros?
perity but will gladly welcome it if it
comes. They will continue the
great straggle for the upliftiog
of humanity and the maintenance
of the dignity of oar country in the
establishment of an American mone
tary system, and the Democratic party,
aided by its present allies, will still up?
lift the bimetallic standard and on to
victory.
"JAMES K. JONES,"
"Chairman Democratic National Com."
Senator Jones and his family, except?
ing bis son Kimbroagh, will leave for
their Arkaosa3 home to-morrow morn?
ing, his soo remaining to wind ap the
affairs of headquarters. National Com?
mitteemen Johoson, Walsh and Cam?
pan will depart for they- homes by the
end of the week, when there will be
nothing left bat a memory of both Re?
publican and Democratic headquarters.
Bryan Sends a Congratula?
tory Message to McKin?
ley-Jokes With
Reporters.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 5.-The first
intimation that Senator Jones had con?
ceded the election of McKinley was
given to Mr. Bryan at 8 o'clock this
evening through the medium of a
Southern Associated Press bulletin.
Mr. aod Mrs. Bryan were oot walking
when the bulletin was received. They
had been indoors all day, and after sap*
per decided to take ct little needed ex*
ercise. Just as the clock in the library
of the Democratic candidate's cozy
little homo was striking the hour, hus?
band and wife returned Mr. Talbott,
Mr Bryan's law partner, who bas jost
been elected to the Nebraska legisla?
ture on the Republican ticket, and sev?
eral newspaper meo, were io the li?
brary at the time.
Mr. Bryan read the balletin without
showing any signs of feeling, and re?
marked as be finished: "I'll wait to
bear from Senator Jones before saying
tn?thiog."
Then be pat on a velvet house jacket
and began chatting pleasantly with
some personal friend? who were with
bim in the parlor. There was nothing
of the pathetic io the scene. Mr Bry
an had not clung to the hopes held out
to him br some of his enthusiastic fol?
lowers, and was prepared for the news.
His wife, too, knew that nothing en
cou rag io g was to be expected Her
good nature came to the fore when she
realized that the strain was over, and
she laoged and joked with these about
her, while Mr. Bryan also chaffed the
newspaper men during the wait for the
official message from Senator Jones.
Half an hoar later a telegraph messen?
ger handed a message to the defeated
candidate. "You may say," said he,
turning to the newspaper meo, after
reading the telegram, "that the election
of McKinley is cooceeded aod I will
issue a statement to night."
Then he sat down at the big oak
desk at which be works and began
writing a mespage of congratulation to
bis victorious opponent, Mrs. Bryan
leaoing over bis shoulder as his pencil
went over the paper. This was the
message:
Hon. Wm. McKinley, Canton, 0:
Senator Jones has just informed me
that the returns indicate your election
aod I hasten to extend my congratula?
tions. We have submitted the issues
to the American people and their will is
law. W. J. Bs YAN.
Mr. Bryan paused only during the
writing to tell a humorous story apro?
pos of a remark made by one of those
about bim* Wheo he bid finished be
handed the dispatch to a messenger boy
aod theo told another story. There ap?
peared to be nothing forced about the
pieataot manner of the youog political
leader. He seemed act nally happy
that the strain was over. He told the
representative of the Southern Associa?
ted ess io the conversation that en?
sued, that to-oight he woo ld prepare a
statement to be issued to the bi-me tal -
lists of the country and would make it
public before noon to-morrow and not
this evening as he had previously said.
Mr. Bryan said he did not care to
say anytbiog about the result of the
election to night, but in response to a
question as to whether he thought
McKinley's election was a blow to the
oause of bi-metallism, he responded:
"The fight bas ju9t commenced."
INDIANAPOLIS, lod., Nov. 5.-In?
diana complete gives the State to
McKioley by 22,145. The official
count gives the ninth congressional dis?
trict to Landis (Rep.) over Cheadle
(Pop.) by 220 This maker the dele?
gation stand four Democrats and nine
Republicans.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 5.-Complete
returns from 2,115 ont of 2,377 dis?
tricts give McKinley 141,117; Bryan
134.134. In 1892 these same districts
gave Harrison 117.148; Cleveland
116,899. McKinley's plurality in
these districts, 6,983.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 5.-Reliable re?
turns (official) and reports received by
the Nashville Sun from 89 out of 96
counties in Tennessee with conserva?
tive estimates on remaining counties
give Taj lor (Dem.) for governor 7,590
majority over Tillman (Rep ) Bryan
ticket will lead the State Democratic
ticket by from 8,000 to 10,000. There
is absolutely no doubt about the result
io this State and Democrats cannot
understand what figures could have in?
spired any person to send out different
reports.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 5-Both
sides continue to claim Kentucky.
The Republicans give figures, but Sec?
retary Richardson of the silver Demo
eratic committee, declines to give out
any information io the possession of
his committee, except to make the state?
ment that Bryan bas carried the State.
Chairman Roberts of the Republican
committee, said at 8 o'clock to night :
"McKinley has carried Kentucky by
at least 600, anu they cannot count us
out We depend on the eleventh dis?
trict to overcome the plurality of Bryan
io eight districts. We expect at least
1,400 plurality io the Eleventh. This
will give us 400 plurality on the State,
and I expect it to go to 600. The
Democratic pluralities from Western
Kentucky are almost exactly the same
as Chairman Sommers estimates, and
this looks as if his managers there gave
him jost what he asked for." 1
The Evening Times' 6.30 o'clock
extra gives McKioley the State by 478
plurality. It will take tba official
toast to decide the molt. IJ
Another Big Enterprise For
Charleston.
? promioeot business man from the
up-country was io the city yesterday,
aod in conversation with a reporter for
The News and Courier told of a splen?
did enterprise which, if carried through,
would increase, to a very great extent,
the prosperity of Charleston. His idea
is to establish a bleaohery, where all
the cotton goads manufactured io this
State aod elsewhere cao be brought to
be bleached. There is no factory of
this kind in Sooth Carolina.
"I have always watched with the
keenest interest the developments being
made io Charleston," said the gentle?
man, "and I am very much encouraged
with ber future. The coming of an
electric street railway and through cot?
ton steamers to Europe at this time
seems to show that a Dew era is about
to dawn The election of Mr. McKin?
ley will give coc?dence to the capital?
ists throughout the country, and with?
in the next few months millions and
millions of dollars will seek invest?
ments. The money men at the
North have paid dearly for their expe?
rience in the West, and their eves are
now turned to the South, the only sec?
tion of the country where they can
make profitable and safe investments.
Just now Charleston has two new enter?
prises on foot, where outside capital is
invested, and in a short time I expect
to see others follow.
"The establishment of a cotton
bleacbery in Charleston would give em?
ployment to the very best class of labor
All cotton goods manufactured io South
Carolina have to be sent North to be
finished, and are then returned here to
sold- Before we can purchase these
goods we baye Co pay the freight to
and from the North besides the commis?
sion of the third man. We raise the
cotton, manufacture it, aod there is no
reason why we should cot bleach it
here at home.
(*Tbe railroad? would come io for a
large share of tho profits. The goods
would have to be brought to Ibis city,
apd theo, wheo finished, would go to
the different markets. Tbe Coast Line
the South Car ol ic a aod Georgia, Plaut
system, and, in hot, every Jioe would
be benefitted. The Louisville and
Nashville for sometime bai been look?
ing, to Charleston for a terminus, and
this enterprise would nb doubt be a big
inducement to them to move. The
Louisville and Nashville would enter
the city if she could get the freight.
Besides a line of steamers could be es?
tablished to South America. The fin?
ished goods would be sent there, and
the steamers returning could bring
coffee and other goods for the Uoited
States These goods would naturally
be shipped to the North and West,
thus giving the Louisville and Nash?
ville, as well as ether roads, a large
amount of freight ?:o be bandied. With
the steamer line the home port would
be made all the more important for ex?
port as well as coastwise trade. The
merchants in this city, too, would de?
rive much benefit from such an enter?
prise. Push and energy is what we
need most; the capital can be easily se?
cured when the scheme has been fully
explaiued.
"Another important question will be
the water supply. This can be brought
from Smith's Springs, about ten miles
from the city, orJeUe from Edisto, if the
artesian water will not answer. The
water can be gotten here very cheaply,
and in any quantities.
"Every yard of cotton goods manu?
factured io the State has to be bleached,
and there is no reason why this cannot
be done at home. It takes 15 cotton
factories to supply one bleaohery.
Charleston could easily have all the
goods from the mills io this State ship?
ped here if the bleacbery were only es?
tablished. The freight on manufac?
tured stuffs is higher than cotton in the
bales, and all this extra amount would
be given to the local roads. There is
no sense io our paying double freight
to and from the North for bleached
goods manufactured right here at home,
wheo it can be saved
"This will be a great thing for
Charleston, and 1 believe that if the
business men will only consider it in
the right way they will not hesitate to
push the scheme through to a successful
termination."-News and Courier.
Information has been received in
Habana of the capture of the town
of Guaimaro, in the province of
Puerto Principe, by the rebels, who
have besieged the place since Octo?
ber 10, making a number of attacks
upon the town and its stronghold,
Fort Reus, in the meantime. The
insurgents had three cannoD, which
they used effectively. The Spaniards
in the course of the fighting in de?
fence of the place had eight men
killed and four officers, including a
major, and eighteen privates wound?
ed. The fort and the town were
captured by the insurgents on Octo?
ber 28, and it is said that the garri?
son were obliged to surrender, ow?
ing to their lack of officers.
Sewing Machines and Organs cleaned and
repaired at the Sunter If aiie Booie.
Forty Majority.
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-Vice Chairman
Payne of the Republican national
committee was content to day to rest
upon the total of 264 electoral votes
for William McKinley. He said he
could have one more as sure for the
President-elect, that of one elector
from Wyomiug who is said to have
slipped in a winner because the mid?
dle of-the-road Populist elector had
refused to withdraw and drew vital
strength from the fusion ticket
Mr. Payne said his advices from
Chairman Roberts of the Kentucky
committee, assured him that State's
vote would be for McKinley, but it
will require the official count to de?
termine what the majority was. At
present Chairman Roberts claimed it
by 1,200. This State would give
McKinley 230 votes
The following telegram was re?
ceived from United States Senator
Warren, who is chairman of the
Wyoming Republican committee :
' Republicans carry eight counties
for the national and State tickets.
One county surely Republican not
heard from. Have certainly one
Presidental elector and supreme
judge. State is very close, but re?
turns received indicate the election
of the remaining two electors and
congressman."
Chairman Gowdy telegraphed from
Indianapolis tb Executive Commit?
teeman Durbin sticking to his figures
of last night as to the Republican
majority Jn Indiana-20,000, and
adding that Congressmen Leighty,
Hardy, Sulzer and Tracewell were
probably defeated, making the dele?
gation nine Republicans to four Dem*
ocrais, and both branches of the Leg*
islature sure.
Mr Payne did some figuring on
the senate, saying :
..We will have a majority for
sound money in the senate. There
will be 46 senators for gold, 42 for
free silver and 2 doubtful, the doubt
resting on the legislatures which
have just been elected. On the
question of passing a tariff bili inde?
pendent of a free silver rider there
will be 47 for, 40 against and 3
doubtful. We count on such sena?
tors as Kyle and Cannon voting with
the administration "
LOST AND WON.
A matrimonial romance in the
midst of the monotonous whirl of
politics leaked out at Republican
headquarters to day. C. E. McLeuz,
who has been secretary of the Ger?
man bureau, and Miss Ella C. Phil?
lips, of Memphis, who was a steno?
grapher in that department, eloped to
Milwaukee yesterday, and were mar?
ried in the First German Methodist
church last night. The humor of
the episode lies in the fact that the
marriage was contingent on the elec?
tion of McKinley. The couple re?
turned to Chicago to day and re?
ceived a present and congratulations
from the national committee and as
sociates."
HANNA "8ETS 7EM UP."
Representatives of the Chicago
newspapers and press associations
who have been engaged in gathering
the news from the national headquar?
ters since the opening of the cam
paign will leave to morrow morning
over the Pennsylvania railroad for
New York as the guests of Chairman
Hanna, who desires to show his ap?
preciation of their good faith and
courtesy by giving a dinner in New
York, at which the newspaper men
who worked at the New York head?
quarters will be present. Col. Perry
S Heath of the printing and publica?
tion department will be in charge of
the party, and Assistant General Pas
senger Agent Boyd of the Pennsyl?
vania railroad will accompany the
party east.
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Some McKinley Plums.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-President?
elect McKinley during his corning
term of office will have the appoint?
ment of two Judges of the Supreme
Court, three members of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
three members of the Court of
Claims, and quite a number of Cir
cuit and District Judges of the
United States if the present incum?
bents retire when they become eligi?
ble to retirement on full pay All
these Judgeships are for life, with
the privilege of retiring at the age of
70 if they have alreedy served ten
years Justice Field of California
has been eligible for retirement from
the Supreme bench since 1885. He is
80 years of age and might retire and
have his successor appointed at any
time by President Cleveland. Jus
tice Gray becomes eligible for retire?
ment March 24, 1898. Chief Jus?
tice Bingham of the Supreme Court
of the District Court of Columbia and
Judge Hanger and Judge Cox of the
same Court also will be eligible for
retirement during Mr. McKinley's
term.
The vote of South Dakota k still in I
doubt. j
How Congress Will Stand.
Indications are that the House
and Senate Will Be Re?
publican.
The following information as to the
complexion of the incoming congress
was compiled yesterday :
The indications now point to Re?
publican control of both houses of
congress McKinley, if elected, will
in al? probability be in position to in?
augurate such policies as he may
deem advisable, backed by a friendly
legislative body.
It is, of course, impossible to do
more than approximate the party
strength of the next congress, but
the accompanying table will in all
probability prove close to the mark.
For the sake of covenience the
party division has been made on the
main question at issue in the cam?
paign, that of the financial policy to
be pursued by the United States.
Thus sound money Democrats and
Republicans are classed together,
and free silver Republicans, Demo?
crats and Populists are classed to?
gether.
Under this classification the re?
turns received up to this time 6how
a majority of six iu the senate aud 91
in the house of representatives.
The probable complexion of the
various State delegations is as fol
lows :
House. Senate.
State. Silver. Gold Silv'r. Gold.
Alabama, 9 2
Arkansas, 6 2
Connecticut, 4 2
California, 4 3 11
Colorado, 2 ll
Delaware, 1 2
Florida, 2 2
Georgia, ll 2
Idaho, 1 ll
Indiana, 3 10 1 1
Illinois, 3 19 2
Iowa, 1 10 2
Kansas, 3 5 2
Kentncky, 4 7 1 !
Louisiana, 6 ll
Maine, 4 2
Massachusetts, 1 14 2
Minnesota, 7 2
Maryland, 2 4 11
Montana, 1 ll
Missouri, 8 7 2
Mississippi, 7 2 1
Michigan, 3 9
N. Hampshire, 2 2
New Jersey, 8 2
New York, 6 28 1 2
Nevada, 1 2
North Dakota. Ill
N. Carolina, 3 6 12
Nebraska, 2 4 11
Ohio, 4 17 2
Oregon, ' 2 2
Pennsylvania, 3 27 2
Rhode Island, 2 2
S.Dakota, 2 11
S. Carolina, 7 2
Tennessee, 6 4 2
Texas, 12 1 2
Utah, 1 2
Vermont, 2 2
W. Virginia, 4 11
Virginia, 8 2 2
Wisconsin, 19 11
Washington, 2 ll
Wyoming, 1 2
Totals, 134 223 42 48
An Obstreperous Deer.
There has for years been a pet deer
in the park here. To-day the deer put
on his war paint, the election not hav?
ing gone bis way and get obstreperous.
When Parkkeeper Flowers went to
feed the deer and rabbits, as usual,
the senior member of tbe deer family
made for Mr. Flowers. The whole
proceeding was so unexpected that Mr.
Flowers was taken by surprise, and the
first thing he knew the deer had bis
horns tangled ?D the keeper's clothing.
Mr. Flowers did all he could to get
away from the deer, but could not.
He called for help, aod after a painfol
five minutes help came. It actually
took 6ix men to subdue the deer, and
in a few minutes he got on another tear
and was shot as the best way to prevent
further trouble. The deer would not
have been shot had it not made a luDge
at those arouod after the first encounter.
Up to to-day there had been no indica?
tion of any hostility on the part of the
deer.- Columbia cor News and Courier.
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"THANKSGIVING.
President Cleveland Names
the Day.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 4.-President
Cleveland to day issued the following
proclamation :
By the President of the United
States :
The people of the United States
should never be unmindful of the
gratitude they owe the God of na?
tions for His watchful care which has
shielded them from dire disaster and
pointed out to them the way of peace
and happiness. Nor should they
ever refuse to acknowledge with
contrite hearts their proneness to
turn away from God's teachings, and
to follow with sinful pride after their
own devices. To the end that these
thoughts may be quickened, it is fit?
ting that on a day especially appoint*
ed, we should join together in ap?
proaching the throne of grace with
praise and supplication.
Therefore, I, Grover Cleveland,
President of the United States, do
hereby designate and 6et apart
Thursday, the 26th day of the pres?
ent month of November, to be kept
and observed as a day of thanksgiv?
ing and prayer throughout our land.
Ou that day let all our peoplo forego
their usual work and occupation,
and, assembled in their accustomed
places of worship, let them with one
accord render thanks to the Ruler of
the Universe for our preservation as
a nation and our deliverance from
every threatened danger ; for the
peace that bas dwelt within our
boundaries ; for our defence against
disease and pestilence during the
year that bas passed ; for the plente?
ous rewards that have followed the
labors of our husbandmen, and all
the other blessings that have been
vouchsafed to us.
And let us, through the medium of
Him who has taught us how to pray,
implore the forgiveness of our sins
and a continuation of heavenly favor.
Let us not forget on this day of
thanksgiving the poor and needy :
and by deeds of charity let our offer?
ings of praise be made more accepta*
ble in the sight of the Lord.
Witness my band and the seal of the
United States, which I have caused
to be hereunto affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
4th day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-six and of the
independence of the United States
of Amerca the one hundred and
twenty first.
(L S.) GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the President :
RICHARD OLNEY,
Secretary of State.
A Horrible Accident.
Mr. A. H. Merrit of Fort Mill town?
ship informs us of a horrible accident
that occurred to Master Arch Robinson,
aged 14, just across the York county
line in North Carolina, on October 23.
Young Robioson, who is a son of Mr.
James Robinson, of the Steel Creek
neighborhood, was trying to pst the
belt on the pulley to the cotton press.
In some way he was caught and carried
up to one of the driving wheels, where
his body waB knocked against the tim?
bers at a fearful rate. His mother,
who happened to see bim from above,
shut of! the water, aod when he was
rescued from bis fearful pssition, it was
found that one arm was broken in three
piaces and one leg was broken at the
thigh. It was necessary to amputate
the arm; but the leg will probably be
saved.-Yorkville Enquirer.
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Last Friday night Mr. W. T. Poag,
who iive9 about six miles South of town
was awakened about ll o'clock bya,
peculiar scratching noise at his front
door. As the noise continued for some
time, he got up to investigate, but
when be reached the door the noise had
stopped. Shortly afterward he beard
a terrible noise io his yard resembling
the fighting of dogs The next morn
iag be arose as soon as it was light
enough to sec, arid found a dog, be
loogiog to Mr W. A Isom, evidently
sufferiog from bydraphobia. Ile shot
it aod will kill bis own dogs. The ton?
gue of the rabid dog was chewed up*
bis mouth was covered with forth and
the eyes bad the glare of hydrophobia.
-Reek Hill Herald.
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