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eft as a Soldier on the Battlefield. Was Foremost in His Tnougbts ; For It He Labored, Dying at His Work. New York, Oct 29-Henry George, candidate of the Jeffersonian Democracy for, mayor of Greater . .Kew York, is dead. It has been a critter of questioning remark all T%1OB? bow jong Mr.; George, an old man, could withstand the strain of bis remarkable campaign against bossism. ?ri^tharder .^e works,, the stronger he gf?wsj$ was the wondering com -'i^?^..^.|^^'^ttfce wear and j ie*^o? s hasmad? w$3 too mach, and after a round of -apeecbes at College Point and Flush? ing .L L4 and a long jump to the Sentrai opera boase in this city, tbe man who bas made possible the defeat ay, who has caused Croker hissed in bis own meetings, ive op his life for the canse be espoused . b| Mrs. George accompanied him in j ibis ronnd of speeebes last night and : : retoraed with bim to bis hotel. Those y wb^ mef; bim remarked that be did I not look like the bale old man who b*&: entered the campaign a few weeks before A haggard and pincb - ^ face ; a roving eye, with a wist? ful, tired look, was what they Baid. ; But the nerves were steady, the voice ?calm, and as be listened to tbe re? mporte of toe Tammany: celebration, ^w^ere Croker,, bis particular mark of attack, bad been jeered, a look of satisfaction crept over bis tired face and;expressions of gratification es * caped him. , . v Mr4 George arrived at the hoteLj. ^ifeoci I o'clock ibis morning. He v badf jost come from-several large mass meetings in the borough of Queens and Brooklyn. The work of the nfghtseemed to have told on him. fie-comp?ained of being -tired, ont bis friends and relatives who awaited bim thought it only the natural fa tigue that follows such hard campaign ^ wo^ps; Mr. Georgejiad been doing. ?^j'S^^iAet reaoHng the fcptel ne ri^re4. M?s. him it?room 22 of ab^|:30o' I wi^ Awakened She found Geo%e sitting ia an arm chair. : - **?am not feeling quite comforts-J : le," said Mr. George to. bis wife, . " Won't you go back to bed ?" in quired Mrs. George anxiously, **f will sit here awhile." was the ifflswer . Mrs. George at once grew anxious ^ ber husband's condition. Mr. j '??eprge -gradually grew ' incoherent ; and lapsed into semi unconsciousness A call was sent to Dr Kelly. Mr (forge's family physician, and he . came wimont dejay Dr. Kelly said that he saw Mr George.a few days ago and than he was theo in better eon dion than he bad been at the opening of the cam? paign. When asked to whether he bad advised Mr. George to enter the canvass. Dr Kelly replied evasively ; "i don't think that any power in Christendom coold have prevented Henry George from sacrificing himself in tbe cause io which he was enlist ed, and I knew bim well." In the death certificate Dr. Kelly said: "I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from September 1881, to October 1897 ;4hat I last ?aw bim ah'Te on the 29th of October, 189?, at 5 o'clock in the morning, and that to tue best of my knowledge and be? lief the canse of bis death is here? under written : " 'Chief cause, apoplexy (cerebral); contri bating cause, asphyxia ; dura? tion of. disease, one half hour 1 " NEW YORK BECOMES A CITY OF MOURNING. The Public. Sorrow. Kew York, Oot. 31 -A mourning city, a grief stricken people, to-day' showed honor to the mao who had fatlen in the battle for what he believed tc*be tbs right. Henry George, apos tie of the single tax, leader of the new Jeffersonian Democracy, e trick en co the eve of election was honored as no private citizen of America was ever honored before. Poblie griefs have been many in tbe greu metropolis of the west; many have been sincerely tn on rn ed, bot none, save be wbo went to eternal rest after having served his people as a leader of soldiers and as chief executive of tbe land, bad laid at bis bier snob evi fences of public grief, widespread sor? row and sincere grief, as was laid at the bier of Henry George. No ene would perm?t a reminder that he had been a candidate for public office and bad beeo carrying oo a bitter warfare on those wbo be believed were enemies of tbe public weah, no one recalled the strong words of denunciation tbav fell from bis lips, while on tbe political rostrum, be was remembered only as a mao wbo so loved the poodle* that be gave bis life for them. From the day dawe far into the night the outward manifesta? tion of grief lasted. Thousands gazed upon the familiar beloved features, cold death* yet smiling serenely in sleep, other thousands heard stirring orations, magnificent ea I og i es apon the martyred ?ead. Io every temple of God, wher? ever men gathered to worship or gath? ered to bear lectores and philosophy taught, garlands of eulogistic praise were bestowed upon the memory of the re? vered dead. In the vast anditorium where the dead rested, inspired meo, teachers of all faiths, JewB and Christian, Catholic and Episcopalian, with hearts wrong with pain, spoke words which confess* edly fell far short of the great waves of emotion.that sought to find utterance. Not a dissenting voice was heard to the declaration tnat.Henry George was a lover of the people, who, he believed, were being Oppressed, and that be gave his life that humanity might live. The eulogies uttered, tile day gone, streets became filled with people who siled tears to see the funeral cortege as it passed io solemn procession down New: York's greatest streets, thence across Brooklyn bridge, thence through Brooklyn'* great streets to the Brook? lyn city hall. There the public gate over the body to the family and the casket was taken to the modest home io Fort Hamilton, from which it will be borne to i's final resting place in Greenwood to nroTrrow morning At the lowest estimate 125,000 peo pie.saw the casket a? it wended its way to that7 point where the public was oompelled to stand aside in reverence and sympathy while the family claimed it own. HENEY GEORGE JR., IS SUBSTITUTED ? On the Thomas' Jefferson Democracy Ticket-Sketch of the Young Man's Career. New York, Oct. 29 - The Thomas Jefferson Democracy substituted the name of Henry George, Jr., for the name of bis father, Henry George, as candidate for mayor of Greater New Yprk, and he has accepted the nomina? tion. Henry George, Jr., was born in Sacramento, Cal , in 1862. He was educated in the public schools of San Francisco. He was taken from school and pot to work in a printing office and helped to set type for Press and Poverty. He came east with' his father in 1880. In 1888: he went to England as his father's private secretary. After his return he was employed for some time on the editorial staff of Truth, a daily p/per then published in this city. Afterward he was assistant to the late Jumes Redpath, ' when; the latter was editor of the North American Bovie w Wheo The Standard was foooded by his father the recognized exponent of the siogle tax movement, he became managing editor of the paper, holding that position until 1891. Then he went to Washington as special corres pendent for a number of western papers. Io 1892 he spent sis months in Eng? land as correspondent for several promi? nent American dailies, writing letters on social sod political topics. In 1893 he went to Jacksonville to assume the news management of thc Jacksonville Citizen. He held that petition for two years and then retired to act as his father's secretary and to assist io the revision of the new book on political economy, which was nearly completed. Football Tragedy Young Gammon Dies of In* juries Received. j J - GEORGIA UNIVERSITY. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 31 -Von Gam? mon, one of the players on the Univer sity of Georgia football team, died this morning from the effects of injuries re? ceived ic a game between that team and'the team from the University of Virginia played in this city yesterday afternoon. Gammon was unconscious afcer a scrimmage at the begin o in g of the second half and never regained bis sen fees after tbat time. He was an ad? mirable athlete and one of the star players of the team. His body was taken to Home, Ga., his former home, this afternoon, where ioterment will take place. His death has stirred prejudice against the game and members of the State legislature, which is now in ses? sion, are opposed to any further games by the members of the university. ? number of legislators expressed them? selves-to-day as bitterly opposed to the game, and it is thought that a bil) will be passed in a few days making it a misdemeanor to engage in a game of football io this State. The faoolty of the university bas de? cided that the team shall play co more games this year and will prohibit it io the future. Tennessee Exposition Closed. Nashville, Tenn., Oe?. 30-This was the last day of the Teonesree Cen? tenial Exposition. To-oight at 10 o'clock, after a magnificent display of fireworks and a concert, there was held the closing meeting in the auditorium, which was packed. Numerous addresses were delivered, sixteen guns were fired, and then, with the Doxology, in which the audienoe joined in singing, the ex? position was declared closed. Mr. Epton Appointed. TO SUCCEED NORTON AS COMPTROLLER GENE? RAL. There was much uncertainty ail of yesterday morning as to what Comp? troller General Norton was going to do about resigning bis State office, having reoeived his certificate of election as a member of congress. Mr Norton, wheo seen, could not tell what he was going todo; io fact it was hard to tell whether Mr. Norton knew anything at all about the matter He would have QOthicg whatever to Ray about the mat? ter one way dr the other. Gov. .El? lerbe, wheri seen, said that be knew nothing about-Mr. Norton's intentions, but reasserted that he was 'then ready to announce tbe appointment of Mr Norton's successor, and would do so the moment he received the resignation of the incumbent. It vas joit as Gov. Ellerbe was leav? ing the state capitol, about 215 o'clock, wben Mr. Norton's resignation, a very matter of fact paper, was hand? ed to him. It was, of course, at ooee accept sd, and tbe governor returned to bis office. In a very short time Gov. Ellerbe announced that Mr. L. P. Epton the present auditor of Spartaoburg county, bad been appointed to succeed Mr. Norton as comptroller general. This announcement created oo surprise, for it had been generally coooeded that the governor bad selected this gentle? man to fill the vacancy in bis cabinet. The only surprise was that this appoint? ment did not cause tbe surprise that Gov. Ellerbe had tbs day before pre? dicted it would. The governor having made this appointment, then proceeded to appoint Mr. Eber Breoton^o succeed Mr. Epton as auditor of Spartaoburg county Mr. Brenton is at present tbe clerk in the sheriff's office in his cono *? . - Tt is supposed that tbe new comptrol? ler will come down to-day or to-mor? row aod that Mr' Nerton will at unce turn the office over to him. The new man comes in at a time he will find plenty of work to do, inasmuch as the annual reports are now being made up, and this is no small undertaking. It is not thought any change will be made in tbe clerical force of tbe office; Chief Clerk Derham and Bookkeeper Smith will doubtless retain their posi? tions. There is oot much to be said about the career of the oew comptroller gen? eral. He is a young man, being only about 30 y ears of age. He is regard? ed as one of the best aod most pains? taking auditors io the State, and is said tr be well fitted - for bis duties as comptroller. Mr. Epton is a young farmer ; some years ago he bad the misfortune to lose one of bis arms io a threshing machine He is a married man. His first appearance io public life was when be was elected auditor of his county To this office be bas beeo twice re elected, showing the confidence the people had is bim. When appoint? ed to succeed Mr. Norton be was serving his third term as couoty auditor. .Tbe State. / First His District, Then he Will Look After the Inter? ests of His State Gen rally. The Hon. James Norton, tbe newly elected congressional representative of the sixth district, leaves Columbia early this morning to go to Washing? ton to take -a little peep at his oew duties up there and see bow his con . gressiooal chair fits. He will make only a brief stay, expecting to be back io Columbia to-morrow aod initiate bis successor as comptroller general. In speaking of his plans to a Regis? ter reporter yesterday, Congressman Norton said be would remain in Co lumbia with bis family uotil after the state fair, when be would remove with bis hoosebold to bis old borne at Mul? lins, where be would remain till con? gress convened, to straighten out bi* private affairs. He would be in Washington promptly when congress opened in December and get down to work for bis district and bis state at once. His family would join him at Washington after the holidays 44Well," said he, when asked what be was going to do for bis country when he got to congress. **I haven't definitely mapped out my plans yet. About the first thing I've got to do, is to unload a lot of petitions for post? masters in my district. "The experience ? hare gained from the service I have bad in public affairs, will be devoted first to the interests of the people of my district, and next to the people of the state at Urge. "If I can aid Columbia in any way at any time or if I can assist any of my old Columbia friends, it will always be my pleasure to serve them. "lam very much interested in the ports of Charleston, Georgetown and PoTt Royal, and I am going to see what can be done towards facilitating the work of improvement going on there, and I will use my best ncdeavors to have Charleston** inland navigation improved. There are great possibilities in those harbors, and thf-y shall receive my study and most careful attention. "By the way, speaking of Charles? ton and Port Royal, while ? was in Walhalla recently, I was forcibly im? pressed with the importance of complri ing the old Blue Ridge railroad. The finishing of that road through the moun? tains, in my opinion, would make i Charleston and Pore Koyol the most important ports in the Soc th The taunel through the Blue Ridge moan tains is almost complete as it stands, and the masonry, which is said to be the finest to be seen on aoy railroad, is still incant and perfectly sound. This road should be completed, and I am going to look into the matter Thanksgiving Day. Washington, October 29.- President McKinley to day issued his first Thanksgiving Day proclamation, set? ting aside Thursday, November 25, as a day of thanksgiving aod prayer. HAD BECOME A'CONVICT Having Murdered His Neigh? bor-Idea of Life Term in a Cell Was Too Much for Him. One night in a felon's cell in th? State penitentiary with the prospect oi spending the remainder of his life within those massive stone walls and grated doors and windows proved too mach of a strain for Stephen Bryant, a white convict who had just been received at the prison, to stand, and he has ended his life He secreted a pair of scissors about bis person while working in the ho siery mill on Thursday and daring Thursday night he plunged them into bis neck twice, fell over on . the floor ead died His life blood qaick ly flowed, out through the gaping wounds he had made. The guards discovered him jnst as he was breath ing his last. The body lay as it was .found on the cell floor, making a ghastly picture, until yesterday morning when the coroner went down to the prison and gave a per? mit for the removal of the body. The story of the unfortunate man who has th as died by bis own hand rather than face a life term in prison is a readable one. . . Only a short time ago Bryant was ilving quietly upon his farm in Ma rion county ; close by lived another white farmer named Prevatt. It seems that one day Bryant's 12 year old brother in law went over to visit Prevatt Uffcn going home be told Bryant stories about the domestic affairs of Prevatt When Prevatt heard of it he warned the boy, who later came to see him again and once more told tales. Then Prevatt gave the boy a moderate whipping. This made Bryant very angry and getting his gun he rode over to where Pre? vatt was working in his field. He called him np and asked him why be had whipped the boy. Prevatt fully explained tbe matter. "Will yon do so again ?" demand? ed Bryant. "If he gives me the same provoca tion." was the cool reply. "Then take that, and that," scout? ed Bryaot as be discharge' first one and then the other barrel . his gun at the head of Prevatt, almost tear? ing it off and killing him instantly. , At the trial, which took place in Marion and was ended last week, the evidence against Bryant was over? whelming, but on account of ^tbe plea of unsound mind, Which was worked for all it was worth by the counsel for Bryant, the jory, while while finding Bryant guilty, eaw fit to recommend him to the mercy of the court, thereby securing a life sentence for him instead of giving him death upon the scaffold. Bryant was brought here to begin bis life term in prison on Wednes day He was put to work in the boisery mill and given a comfortable cell in the main building He man aged to get through Weduesday night in hie cell, and on Thursday appeared to be passive and resigned to his fate. He had then determined, however, to kill himself, for he watched his chalice during the day and slipped a pair cf scissors into his jacket while working in the mill. At 5:30 o'clock he was sent to hie cell for the night Nothing more was heard or thought of him until 10:30 o'clock at night At night a "key man," a trusty convict, is kept in the corridor inside the main cage, to attend to the wants of the prison ers during the night in case they are sick or anything of that kind.- On Thursday night Convict Hunter was on this duty. In answering a call from one of the cells he had to pass by the cell occupied by Bryant. He heard a strange gurgling sound in the cell and notified the guard. Corporal Smith came quickly and the cell was opened A revolting i scene was presented On the floor lay Bryant breathing his last ; the body lay in a pool of the man's life blood, which was still flowing from a gaping wound on the left side of his neck. He died in a very few mo I merits Still tightly clinched in his hand weie the scissors with which he had ended his earthly career. Straightening the body out the cor poral and the guards once more locked the door and left the building to await the coining of day. Then Coroner Green was notified and in a short time he was at the prison He J entered the cell and saw enough to convince him that it was a case of | self destruction and that it was not j necessary to hold au inquest Ac? cordingly, he granted a permit for the burial of the body and it was re? moved to the prison morgue-?tate Oct 20. 1 GOV. ELLERBIE'S ORIG? INAL PACKAGE CRU? SADE. The state i's not satisfied with the effective concesson it secured from the railroads in getting them to boy cot the 0. P. shops and refuse their loose shipments, but has come down on the wagons and will hold up and seize all wheeled vehicles drawn by horse, mule or other animals which carry liquor to and supply the 0. P. competion. The governor takes the position that wagons and like vehicles are not common carriers in the legal sense of that phrase and cannot therefore transport liquor into this state under Judge Simonton's decision as the railroads are allowed to do. So the interesting question has been brought up now as to whether or not a wagon is not as much o a common carrier as a steamed vehicle. This knotty legs! question will have to be cracked by the courts and in its cracking much litigation is likely to be brought about. Since wagons and such like vebi des were less than a century ago the only "carriers** on land, to show how they have been superceded by the law as to railroads will probably prove interesting and intrudive. Such a question has likely never been raised before in this country, and around its solution will centre the deepest interest Governor Ellerbe yesterday receiv ed the following : Laurens, S C., Oct. 30. Governor W. H. Ellerbe : I have Baized fonr wagons and teams loaded with original pack? age liquor sent by E G. OConnor to bis agent at Laurens ; answer. A. P. Sulliuan, Deputy Sheriff Governor Ellerbe wired an affirma? tive reply. In ?peaking of the matter Gover eroor Ellerbe said be authorized the seizure on the ground that wagons were not common carriers under the decision of Judge Simonton as to "0. P." shipments. The Laurens liquor will be shipped to the state dispensary and confisca? ted as bas been done with other con? traband s tuff heretofore N The seizure develops a brand new point in the 0 P situation, involving the construction of the phrase "com? mon carrier," and as a great deal of liquor is /Coming into the state all along the borders via the wagon routes it"is likely that these seizures will open up & r ew .field of litigation which will be second in importance only to the. first tidal wave which was precipitated by the difference of opin? ion between the 0. P. men and the state as to the legal construction of the term "original package *'-The Register. BLANCO COMES, WEYLER, GOES. Habana, Oct. 31.-The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII., with Marshal Bianco, the new governor general of Cuba, on board, was sighted off Ha? bana this morning at 5:30 o'clock. At 7 o'clock the Alfonso XIII, enter? ed the harbor, and Lieut, Gen. Wey 1er, the Marquis Ahurriada, Admiral Narvarro and other high military and naval officers went in a special stea? mer to meet General Bianco After a iong and cordial conference \ Lieut. Gen. Weyler yielded up his ! command to his successor. At" 10:30 o'clock, Marshal Blanco landed According to the official ac count, he was "enthusiastically greet? ed'' ly the populce, who shouted ' Long live Bianco." Lieut Gen Weyler and Marshal Blanco exchanged farewells on board the Alfoo8o XIII , and the steamer Montserrat sailed at 1 o'clock p. m. She was escorted outside the -harbor by numerous tugs laden with the friends of the departing general and the officers of his staff. An immense crowd witnessed the departure from the wharves. According to the offi? cial account, the people cheered for Weyler the pacificator. ', General Weyler's escort on the Montserrat consists of 600 sick sol? diers. THE REPUBLIC OP SANTO DOMINGO SELLS OUT. Washington, Oct. 30 -According to a message just received at the de partaient of state from Consul Powell, dated at Port-au Prince October ll, an English syndicate has secured charge of the customs revenue of the republic of Santo Domingo for a period of 100 years, by making a loan of $7,500,000 to the local govern? ment According to the terms of the loan, the syndicates take charges of the custom houses of the republic, . jceivesand collects all duties on imports and exports, and pays over to the government a certain per cent, of the revenue thus derived for the current expenses of the government. The syndicate assumes the debt owed to the American loan syndicate and secures important railway conces? sions Caracas, Venezula, Nov 1.-Great ! excitement has been caubed here by j the discovery of a plot to start a re- '? volution in Venezula in order to pre- I vent the meeting o? congress Five | hundred arrests have been made hy | the order of the government. The | country at large, however, remains ! Roads at Half -the Cost. Written for thc Epitomiat nod pab?i?bed by request. Having traveled over a good part of Wisconsin the past winter attend? ing farmers' institutes, and the ques? tion of good roads coming np at nearly every meeting, I have bad some opportunity to learn how the payment of the road tax in cash com? pares with the old way of working it out or paying it in labor. I notice that it is very much like every other reform in that it meets the greater opposition from the ones it is most intended to benefit. There seems to be a very prevalent idea that the good roads movement is intended en? tirely to benefit bicycle riders, and that at the expense of the farmer. The ones who make the greatest ob? jection on this point never stop to think that while one bicycle rider goes over the road 100 farmers travel the same road with teams, and that about one third of these teams are pulling heavy loads The time and effort that is wasted in traveling over the roads as they are now, if it could be properly, expended, would more than keep in first claans condition all the highwys in the country. Where the cash system is in use. I find that the roads are much better. First, because they are put iu charge of one man for half or the whole of a town? ship, who makes a study of the mat? ter, and soon becomes skilled in the line, and is able not only see jnst what needs to be done, but he can do much more and betiter work than could possibly be done by any one unaccustomed to that work Second, because the road co m misi?n er will insist upon each and every workman being at bis post at the proper time in the morning, and see to it that he does a full days's work every time, for unless he can show that the work is being properly done and the peo? ple's money is being judiciously ex? pended, his term cf office soon ex? pires Third, because the tax payer himself has a personal interest in seeing that the commissioner attends strictly to business, and does thor? ough and intelligent' work. Then, again, if the road-tax is paid in cash, improved road machinery is used, and it is certain that we can no more afford to ignore improved meth? ods and good tools in working our roads than we can on oar farms. What would we think of the farmer who to day would cut bis grain with a sickle and thresh it with a flail ? Yet we find more than half the farmers are bitterly opposed to any improvement in the system of roadmaking, preferring to go in the same old way year after year. Is it not a fact that oar products come in competition with the products of /the whole world, and, if so, must we not make every effort to get them to market at the least possible expense ? ; Where the cash system has been in? troduced better roads are made at lese than half the cost, and in some cases only one third as much is now collected as was formerly paid under the old system It seems to me that we could well afford to pay our road tax in cash, and have the time we usually spend in woiking it out to at? tend to our growing crops, even if we had to pay the full amount we ar? now paying. Fpr what farmer can afford to neglect his own home busi? ness to go on the road at J1 50 a dav ? If we can get more and bet? ter work done by paying in . cash only one half as much as we now pay in labor (and I believe we can), it seems to me utter folly to continue in ' the old, unsystematic, expensive and unsatisfactory way. Let us rath? er adopt newer and better methods, and make an intelligent, systematic effort to improve our highways. ii J. COE. Fort Atkinson, Wis. Gen. Longstreet Succeeds Gen. Hampton. j - ? Washington, October 29.-The President to day made the following appointments : Jumea Longstreet, of Georgia, commissioner of railroads, vice Wade Hampton, resigned : Gen. Longstreet, appointed commis? sioner ?t railroads, is the famous Con? federate general, who has been promi? nent io the Sooth since the war, as one of the leading Republicans. He was a devoted friend of President Grant, and bas before held office under Republican Administrations. Gen. Longstreet was recently married to a young lady of Georgia. i ? ? > ' ir* A nugget of gold weigning 20 pennyweights was picked up in a field near Gaffney a few days ago. The Georgia Cotton Oil Mill at Athens was burned Sunday : lo68 $117,000, insurance $78,000 Richmond, Va , Nov. 1 -Saturday uight, at Newbern, Pulaski county, guards stationed to watch a grain storage house, which had been re? peatedly depredated upon, saw a man coming out of it with a bag on his back. Upon being challenged he dropped the bag, and they, thinking he was going to 6hoot, fired and kill? ed him He proved to be John Teagles, the newly appointed post? master of Newbern. He was 35 years old and had borne a good char? acter. Rural biind tigers are giving Gov? ernor Eilerbe and the dispensary au? thorities much trouble, and two adj; di' ional special constables have been appointed to run them down.