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Chairman Jones Concedes
manley's Election. 0
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.- Chairman Jones
icrmaUy 'cocoeded the defeat of Wm.
J. Bryan to-night and made his last
presidential oampaign 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 Yirginta conceding the elec?
toral vote of that State to McKinley,
but it was decided not to make a public
aonoaoctoent of tbe fact until to day.
Io $8.meantime. Governor Stone arriv?
ed io Chicago from Missouri to re?
spond to .Senator Jones' telegram.
The oational committee chairman, the
governor and Campaign Chairman Cam
pan wert), io conference this afternoon
ip the senator's room aod at its con elu?
sion: tbe following statement was given
to the pr^ :
oe result of tbe presidential elec?
tion ?psjRirently oo longer in doubt.
It bas been ose of the closest eeo testa
that the people bare been called on to
determine io recent years. We Dave
claimed tbe election on our advices from
Stntet that were admittedly io doubt,
is which we knew there bid been mao j
fraud* and from which there were
evideoee of tampering with the retorna.!
fi tei^aj?nw to be apparent that Mr. *
Bryan, titer Braking the most brilliant
c*mp?ig;n in the kisiory of our country, J
j-ba? carr?d most of States skimed to
be doubtful, but has not carried enough
to assure Ms saceess io the electoral
college. Bryan electors have beeo
chosen Hr all the states sooth of the
Potomac fp? ?hio. except West Vir?
ginia, aod those west of the Missouri,
except California and Oregon. He has
190 electoral votes aod this number
may be increased by final returns from
States yet io qaestion,
This remarkable eampaigo closes
with the election of Wm, McKioley.
The result was brought about by every
kind of coercion, and intfmidatioo oo,
the part of the money power, including
threats of lockouts and dismissals and
impendiog stravatioo/ by the employ
ment of by far the 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 noder pledge to
the American people to cootiooe the
gold standard, aod 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
wno have cast their votes. for William
Jenntnge Bryan. They bow to the
office aod abide by the result with none
of the mutterings that would have eome
from tbe money power bad it been aa
successful. The are confident the gold
standard cannot give the promised pros?
perity bot will gladly welcome ii if it
comes; They wilt continue the
great struggle for the uplifting
of humant i y aod the maintenance
of the dignity of our country io the
establishment of an American mooe
tary system, and the Democratic party,
aided by its present allies, will still up?
lift tbe bimetallic standard aod on to
victory.
"JAMES K. JONES"
"'Chairman Democratic National Com."
Senator Jones aod bis family, except
iog his soo Ki m brough, will leave for
their Arkansas home to-morrow morn?
ing, hts soo remaining to wind up the
affairs of headquarters. National Com?
mitteemen Johosoo, Walsh aod Cam?
pan will depart for theyr bornes by the
eod of the week, wheo there will be
nothing left bot 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 bad 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 ?ere,oat walking
when the bolletia was received. They
had been indoors all day, and after aap?
perdecidadto take * little needed es?
ercise. Just as the clock io the, library
of the Democratic candidate's cozy
Tittie hom? was striking ?be boor,. hus?
band aod wife returned Mr. Tal bott,
Mr Bryan's law partner, who bas jost
been elected to tbe Nebraska legisla?
ture oo the R^publicao ticket, aod sev?
eral newspaper men, were io tbe li?
brary at the time.
Mr. Bryan read the bulletin without
showing toy signs of feeling, aod re?
marked as be finished: "i'll wait to
bear from Senator Jone* before sayiog
6B7tb?Dg"
Then he pot OD a velvet boose jacket
aod begat chatting pleasantly with
some personal friead* who were with
him in the parlor. There was nothing
of the pathetic ra the scene. Mr. Bry:
an had not clung to the bones held ont
to bim. br some of his enthusiastic fol?
lowers, and was prepared for the news.
His wife, too, knew that nothing en
cooraling was to be expected. Her
good nature came to the fore wheo she
realized that the strain was over, aod
she tanged and joked with these about
ber, white Mr. Bryan also chaffed the
newspaper men duriog the watt for the
official message from Senator Jones.
Half ao hoar later a telegraph messen?
ger banded a message to the defeated
candidate. "Toa may gay." said he,
turning to the newspaper men, after
reading the telegram, "that the election
of McKinley is conceeded aod I will
issue a statement to-night."
Theo he sat down at the. big oak
desk at which be works and began
writing a message of congratulation to.
bis victorious oppooeot, Mrs. Bryan
leaning over his shoulder as his peooil
went over the paper. This was the
message:
Eon. Wm. McKinley, Canton. 0:
Senator Jones bas jost informed me
that the returns indicate your election
and I hasten to extend my congratula?
tions. We have submitted the issues
to the American people and their will is
law. W. J. BRYAN.
Mr. Bryan paused only during the
writing to ?eft a humorous story apro?
pos of a remark made by one of those
about him. When he had. finished be
handed the dispatch to ? messenger boy
and theo told another story. There ap*
peared to be nothing forced about the
plea tao t mannet of tbe yoong political
leaner. He teemed actually nappy
that tbe strain was over. He told tbe
representative of the Southern Associa?
ted Press in the conversation that1 en?
sued, that to-night be would prepare a
statement to be issued to the bi-me tal?
lista of the country and would make it
public before noon to-morrow aod not
this evening as be bad previously said.
Mr. Bryan said he did not care to
say anything about the result of ?the
election to-night, but in response to a
question as to whether he thought
McKinley's eleotioo was a blow to the
oause of bi-met allis m, be responded:
"The fight has just commenced."
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 5.-In
3 ian a complete gives the State to
McKinley by 22,145. The official
sonnt gives the ninth coogreisiooal dis?
trict to Landis (Rep.) over Cheadle
Top.) by 220 This makes the dele?
gation stand foor Democrats aod oine
Republicans.
SAN FRANCISCO, .NOV 5.-Complete
.eturns from 2,115 oot of 2,377 dis
riots give McKinley 141,117 ; Bryan
134,134. Io 1892 these same districts
gave Harrison 117.148; Cleveland
116,899. McKinley's plurality io
these districts, 6,983.
NASHVILLE, NOV. 5.-Reliable re?
tros (official) and reports received by
the Nashville Soo from 89 out of 96
counties in Tennessee with conserva?
tive estimates oo remaining counties
give Taj lor (Dem .) for goveroor 7,590
najority over Tillman (Rep ) Bryan
ioket will lead the State Democratic
ticket by from 8,000 to 10,000. There
s absolutely DO doubt about the result
o this State aod Democrats cannot
inderstand what figures could have in?
spired any person to send out different
.eports.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 5-Both
lides oootinue to claim Kentucky.
The Republicans give figures, but Sec
?et ar y Richardson of the silver Demo?
cratic committee, declines to give out
toy information io the possession of
lis committee, except to make the state
neot that Bryan has carried the State.
Chairman Roberts of the Republicao
committee, said at 8 o'clock to-night :
"McKinley bas carried Kentucky by
it least 600, aod they cannot count os
?ut We depend on the eleventh dis-1 ]
riot to overcome the plurality of Bryao
o eight districts. We expeot at least
[,400 plurality io the Eleventh. This
pill give os 400 plurality on the State,
md I expect it to go to 600. The
)e moor at io pluralities from Western
kentucky are almost exactly the same e
s Chairman Sommers estimates, and c
bis looks as if bis managers there gave ^
im jost what he asked for." J
The Evening Times' 6.30 o'clock 3*
xtra gives McKinley the State by 478
It will take tbs official
&wtf to ?setde the retah. I
si
Another Big Enterprise For
Charleston.
? prominent business mao from the
up-country was io the city yesterday,
sod to co o versation with a reporter for
The New 3 aod Courier told of a splen?
did enterprisewhicb, if carried through,
would increase, to a very great extent,
the prosperity of Charleston. His idea
is to establish a bleacbery, where ali
the cotton goods manufactured io this
State and elsewhere can 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 beisg
made io Charleston," said the gentle?
man, "aod I am very mach encouraged
with her future. The coming of ao
electric street railway sod through cot?
ton steamers to Europe at this time
seems to show that a new era is aboot
to dawn The election of Mr. McKin?
ley will give confidence to the capital?
ists throng boot the country, aod with?
in the oext few months millions and
millions of dollars will seek io vest?
al sots. The money meo at the
North have paid dearly for their expe?
rience in the West, aod their eyes are
oow turned to the Sooth, the ooly sec?
tion of the eoootry where they cao
make profitable aod safe investments.
Jost DOW Charleston has two oew enter*
prises oo foot, where outside capital is
io vested, aod io a short time I expect
to see others follow.
"The establishment of a cotton
bleacbery in Charleston woold give em*
ploy ment to the very best class of labor
All cotton goods manufactured in South
Carolina hive to be seot North to be
finished, ard are then returned here to
sold- Before we cao purchase these
goods we hi>ve to pay the freight to
and from the North besides the commis?
sion of the third mac. We raise the
cotton, manufacture and there ts no
reason why we should not bleach it
here at nome.
"The railroads would come in for a
largo share of the profits. The goods
woold have to be brought to This city,
tod theo, ?lien finished, would go to
the different markets The Coast Line
the South Ca roi in a, aod Georgia, Plant
system, and/in fact, every Jins would
be fcenefitted. The Louis vi Ile aod
Nashville for sometime ha? been look?
ing, to Charleston for a terminas, and
Jtbis enterprise would oo doubt be a, big
inducement to them to move. The
Louisville and Nashville wonld enter
the city if she could get the freight.
Besides a Hoe of steamers could be es?
tablished to Sooth America. The fin?
ished goods woold be seot there, and
the steamers returning could briog
coffee and other goods for the United
States. These goods would naturally
be shipped :o the North sod West,
th os giving tibe Louisville and Nash?
ville, as weil as other roads, ~a large
amount of freight to be handled. With
the steamer line the home port would
be made all the more important for ex?
port as well as coastwise trade. The
merchants io this city, too, woold de?
rive mach benefit from such ao enter?
prise. Posh aod energy is what we
need most; thu capital can be easily se?
cured when tie scheme bas been folly
explained. j
"Another important question will be
the water supply. This can be brought
from Smith's Springs, about ten miles
from the city, orjelse from Edisto, if the
artesian water will not answer. The
water can be gotten here very cheaply,
aod io aoy qc an tit i es.
;* "Every yard of cottoo goods manu?
factured io the State bas to be bleached,
aod there is nc reason why this otto rot
be done at home. It takes 15 cotton
factories to supply one bleacbery.
Charleston could easily have all the
goods from the mills io this State ship?
ped here if the bleacbery were ooly es?
tablished. The freight oo manufac?
tured stuffs is higher than cotton in the
bales, and all this extra amount Would
be giveo to the local roads. There is
oo sense io our paying double freight
to aod from nbe North for bleached
goods manufactured right here at home,
when 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
if Guaimaro, in the province of
Puerto Principe, by the rebels, who
lave besieged the place since Octo?
ber 10, making a number of attacks
ipon the town and its stronghold,
fort Rens, in the meantime. The
U8urgent8 had three cannon, which
bey used effectively. The Spaniards
o the course of the fighting io de
ence of the place bad eight men
rilled and four officers, including a
najor, and eighteen privates wound
td. The fort and the town were
taptured by the insurgents on Octo
>er 28, and it is said that the gar ri
on were obliged to surrender, ow*
ng to their lack of officers.
Sewing Machine* and Organs cleaned and
tpsirtd at the 8oa U r M Mic flout.
Porty 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 Wyoming 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 280 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
Presidenta! elector and supreme
judge. State is very close, bot 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 Tracewel! were
probably defeated, making the dele?
gation nine Republicans to four Dem?
ocrats, and both branches of the Leg?
islature sure.
Mr Payne did some figuring on
the senate, saying :
*We will bava a majority for
sound money in the senate. There
wi?l tte 46 senators for gold, 42 for
free silver and 2 doubtful, the doubt
resting on the legislatures which
h*ip just been elected. On the
question of passing a tariff bill inde?
pendent of a. free silver rider there
wif be 47 for, 40 against and 3
doubtful. We count on such sena?
tor! as Kyle and. Cannon voting with
the administration "
A matrimonial romance in the
midst of the monotonous whirl of
politics leaked out at Republican
headquarters to-day. C. E. McLenz,
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 "8ET6 'EM UP."
Representatives of the Chicago
newspapers and press associations
who have Oeen 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.
Some McKinley Plums.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 6.-President?
elect McKinley during his coming
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 Ali
these Judgeships are for life, with
the privilege of retiring at the age of
10 if they have alreedy served ten
years " stice Field of California
has bee. eligible for retirement from
the Supreme bench since 1885. He is
BO years of age and might retire and
lave his successor appointed at any
ice by President Cleveland. Jus
ice Gray becomes eligible for retire
nent March 24, 1898. Chief Jus
ice Bingham of the Supreme Court
)f the District Court of Columbia and
fudge Hanger and Judge Cox of the
tame Court also will be eligible for
etiremsnt during Mr. McKinley's
erm.
The vote of Sooth DakotL is still in
[Ottfet.
LOST AND WON.
How Congress Will Stand.
Indications are that the House
and Senate Will Be Re?
publican.
The following information as to ?he
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 all 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 congres, but
the accompanying table wilt 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 show
a majority of six in the senate aud 91
in the house of representatives.
The probable complexion of the
various State delegations is as fol
lows : '
House. Senate.
State. Silv'r. Gold Silv'r. Gold.
Alabama, 9 2,
Arkansas, 6 2
Connecticut, 4 2
California, 4 3 11
Colorado, 2 11
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
Kentucky, 4 7 11
Louisiana, 6 1 .1
Maine, 4 2
Massachusetts, 1 14 2
Minnesota, 7 2
Maryland, 2 4 11
Montana, 1 l l
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. 1' 1 1
N. Carolina, 3 6 12
Nebraska, 2 4 1 1
Ohio, 4 17 2
Oregon, '2 2
Pennsylvania, 3 27 2
Rhode Island, 2 2
S.Dakota, 2 11
S. Caroling 7 1 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 his way and got obstreperous.
When Parkkeeper Flowers went to
' feed the deer and rabbits, as usual,
the senior member of the deer family
made for Mr. Flowers. The whole
proceeding was so unexpected that Mr. 1
Flowers was taken by surprise, and the '
first thing be knew the deer had his 1
horns tangled in the keeper's olotbing.
Mr. Flowers did all he could to get 1
away from the deer, but could not. !
He called for help, and after a painful ?
five minutes help came. It actually 1
took six men to subdue the deer, and (
in a few minutes be got on another tear '
and was shot as the best way to prevent *
further trouble. The deer would not 1
have been shot bad it not made a lunge i
at those around 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 set 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.
On 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 has dwelt within our
boundaries ; for our defence against
disease and pestilence during the
year that has passed ; for the plente?
ous rewards that have followed the
labors of our husbandmen, and alt
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*
inga of praise be made more accepta?
ble in the sight of the Lord,
Witness my hand 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 A merca 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 Port Mill town
ship io forms os of a horrible accident
that occurred to Master Arch Robinson,
aged 14, jost across the York coon ty
lioe in North Carolina, on October 23.
Youog Robinson, who is a soo of Mr.
James Robinson, of the Steel Creek
neighborhood, was trying to pat the
belt oo the pulley to the cotton press.
Io some way he was caught and carried
op to ooe of the driving wheels, where
his body was knocked agaiost the tim?
bers at a fearful rate. His mother,
who happened to ste bim from above,
shot off the water, and wheo he was
/escued from bis fearful pssitioo, it was
foood .that one arm was broken io three
places and ooe leg was broken at the
thigh. It was necessary to amputate
the arm; bat the leg will probably be
saved.-Yorbville Enquirer.
Last Friday night Mr. W. T. Poag,
who lives about six miles South of town
was awakened about ll o'clock bya,
peculiar scratching noise at his front
ioor. As the noise continued for some
;ime, he got up to investigate, but
when be reached the door the noise had
stopped. Shortly afterward be beard
i terrible noise in his yard resembling
:he fighting of dogs The next moro
og be arose as soon as it was light
?nough to see, and found a dog, be
onging to Mr. W. A Isom, evidently
suffering from hydraphofeia. He shot
t and will kill his own dogs. The ton*
-oe of the rabid dog was chewed op?
lis mouth was covered with forth and
he eyes had the glare of - hydrophobia.
-Reek Hill Herald.
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