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Political Talk Prom Wash ington. Washington, Oct. 16 -The Dew ey fright of the McKin eyites is fast reaching an acate stage. It is no longer a secret that Senator Proctor is grooming Dewey for the presidential nomination, next year, and a state ment made to Vermont friends that "no man has ever yet refused to accept the presidency." is significant cf bis belief that be can count open Dewey's acceptance, if he can show Mm that be can be nominated Said a prominent republican official : .'Proctor's attitude must be highly enjoyable to Tom Reed, whom he forayed D 1896 As a reward for betraying Reed at a tisae when McKinley's nomination was ia doubt, Proctor has been given the disposi lion of more patronage under this administration, than any one man, excepting Hanna, of course, has bad ; and now he is showing bis gratitude.'7 Proctor's political shrewdness is unquestioned, and if j tjixe democrats can only carry Ohio, be will get alt the assistance he wishes in booming Dewey for the republican" nomination next year. ^Nothing short of overwhelming re publican success in Ohio, can give ;. Mr. McKinley a reasonable degree of certainty that be wiil be reaomi nated, and that seem doubtful in <deed# at this time A Vermonter, wno claims to know Senator Proctor's plans, says he bas nc intention of j bringing Dewey out as a candidate crJess be is certain that be can be nominated, that be is oniy preparing things so tbat he can use him to supplant Mr. McKinley, if ne thinks it advisable to do so. Coi Isaac Hiii, who bas been an oficial of the house for many years, says of the Ohio campaign, in which be bas been participating : "The democrats have the best chance they bave bad in years to; carry this fall's election in the buckeye state They will poll the fail strength of the party and capture many many votes besides, while the disaffection among . the republicans wiil keep several thousand of them from the polls. The McLean forces are thoroughly united and are making the greatest canvass ever conducted by the dem ocrats in Ohio I am going back in a few days to again take a hand in the. campaign." Admiral Scbiey'e response to a committee from the Woman's Na tiona! Industrial league, which called on him to present a copy of a r solu tion adopted by the league, asking contributions from Industrial workers to purchase a nome for him, was worthy of tbe man andonis record : He said : "While I feel deeply touched by the d sir of your com mittee, which the resolution brings to my attention, and sincerely appre ciate the purpose and wishes you so kindly, suggest to me, I feel that I ought to ask you to defer this matter until the wants and needs of a coid winter now coming on, have passed, and its demands in the households oil of some cf the great army of indus trial workers have first been met before any provision is made for me "With expressions of deep gratitude lo you, the matter is left to your cou sideration " Representative-elect Roberts of Utah, now in the east, says the fight against bim is largely political and that be intends to stand up for bis ( rights ali the way through Re says be was elected as a democrat, not as a Mormon ; tnat prominent Mormons were on tbe stump against bim, and that be carried a number of non Mormon voting districts He denies that be esme east to avoid a warrant issued for oim in Utah ; also that he has ever violated the anti polygamy law He expresses confidence that be will serve bis full term in the house The fight against Mr. Rob erts promises to be one of the bit terest ever made against any man's retention of bis seat in either branch of congress There is no limit to the claims that republicans are willing to make for the administration, but there is a limit to the imposition thai; cao be practiced upon intelligent men. It is simply ridiculous for the adminis tration to claim credit, as it is now doing, for the acceptance by Canada of the temporary boundary line be tween Alaska and Canada, which was sometime ago agreed upon by representatives of the United States and England, when it is well known that the Canadian government was compelled to accept by the English government - It is equally weil known why. England has a trouble some war on band with the Trans vaal republic, io which it wishes the morai support of the U S govern ment, and as sort of bribe, it ordered Canada to accept the temporary boun dary Hue, which the Canadian premier had declared he would fight rather than accept Certainly there is noth ing in that to entitle the administra tion to any credit. While the ac ceptance of the temporary bon nd ry line is advantageous to Americans, it is after all merely a postponement of the dispute to some future time, when Eogland has no war on its bands. The administration has announced a strict neutrality in the war in Sooth Africa, and. it would better live up to that announcement, as there is a powerful sentiment io this country, especially among those of Irish and Oferman descent against the attitude of England in that war, and those who entertain that sentiment, will quickly resent any departure from ueutraiity by this government. Latham, Alexander & Co's Annual. We have received the twenty-sixth edition of the annual pubhcatioo of Latham, Alexander & Co , of New York, entitled "Cotton Movement and Fluctuations." This bas become a standard reference book ic the oottoo business. It is neatly boand in green aod white, printed on heavy book paper. The annual review of the cotton market for the past season hy Messrs. Latham, Alexander & Co., whioh occupies the front pages of the book gives some interesting facts and figures aboat this crop : "The year 1898-99 may be said to bave been ac satisfactory alike to plan ter and dealer. The crop was the largest ever grown and the average price was lower than any year eince 1844. The crop of 1896-1897 of only 8,757,964 bales brought $327,547, , 854, while the crop of last year of 11.274,840 bales (or* 2 516,175 bales more) only brought 322,009,430 or ! $5,538,424 lees. That is to say that i planters of the South not only produced ? 2.516,876 bales of cotton iasi year without compensation, but that crop was sold for $5.538,424 less^ than the ,crop of 1896-97. Messrs Latham & Alexander have evidently concluded that it is a waste of time to advise the farmer to plant less cotton. They say "actions speak . louder than words, and his actions though proven by experience to be against his o vu interests, demonstrate that he is heedless of any and all advice which e involves the curtailment of his cotton crop." The highest price reach ed in last year's crop W3S on August 22d, when June contract sold at 6 46, and the lowest price touched was on November 4th when November contract sold at 4 98 Messrs, Latham, Alexander & Co. speak encouragingly of the growth of oottoo manufacturing in the South and the influence which it will have upon the business. They say "the industry primarily belongs io the south by ali the right and advantages of natural laws, and we are pleased at the evident appreciation in the south of ber incom parable privilege aod inherent advan tage. No less than 68 cotton mills have been added during the last year to the Hat of these previously establish* ed io the south and those new mills will operate io round numbers a miliion spindles. The consumption of cotton by the southern mills increased last year 167,558 bales over the previous year. As to the oew crop, no predictions are made io Sgures, but Messrs. La tham, Alexander. & Co. declare that from information gathered through extensive correspondence throughout the cotton growing states, they are confidently persuaded that thia crop will be materially smaller thaG that of last year, and if this is so, "we do not see how ii can fail to realize a decided ly better average price/' The Colombia Wins in Decisive Style. Shamrock Overwhelmingly Vanquished in First Race. New York, Oct. 16 -The cup whioh the old sohooner America .won so com mandingly against ali comers over the oourse around the Isle of Wight ic 1851 and brought back across the seas will probably remain here another year, a defiance to the world. Ir a glorious breeze over a wiodward to leeward course of 30 miles, the Columbia scored against Shamrock today in the first race of the 1899 series for the trophy. She bounded across the finish line fully a mile and a half ahead of the challen ger, defeating her by 10 minutes and 14 seconds, actual time, or 10 minutes aud 8 seconds corrected time, after allowing the six seconds handicap which Columbia must concede to the challenger oo account, of ber longer water line. It was a decisive contest, a magnificent race, magnificently sailed and magnificently won. Opinion as to the merits of the two boats bad been somewhat divided as a result of the ! flukes during the past two weeks Alhough tbe preponderance of expert opinion never wavered in its loyalty to the wonderful speed and ability of the white flyer, oo nautical sharp expected that the Shamrock would be so over whelmingly vanquished as she was in today's race. The Yankee boat out generalled ber at tbe start, beat her hopelessly in windward work to tbe outer mark and gained 22 seconds in tbe ron home before the wind. There was a good, strong, 10 to 12 knot br cc z i, and it held throughout the race. It la undoubtedly a bitter blow, because the English hopes of lifting the cup have never been higher since the Thistle met the Volunteer io 1887. Like the Shamrock she was decisively defeated in the first hour's sailing The regatta committee, as a result of the showing made by Columbia today, are convinced that the cup is safe Blow high or iow, Columbia, ic is be lieved by her manager. Mr. Iselin, caa beat Shamrock. Sir Thomas, like the true sportsman that be is, confessed after t?e race that be had been fairly beaten. He bad uo apologies io make "SHOVING THE QUEER." The Graceful Way Ia Which Conn terfeiters Pass Their I'rodnet. "Counterfeit money 'shovers' form distinct class of criminals," said an old federal officer. "They have nothing to do with making the 'queer,' hut simply put it in circulation. They go about their work very systematically and re duce the chalices of detection to a mini mum. "A woman shover, for example, starts out :o unload on the big retail stores. Her dress is quiet, but elegant, and she has the surface appearance of a refined lady. lu her hand is a pocket book containing one bad bill and a number of good ones. She goes into a store, makes some trifling purchases, tenders the counterfeit and pockets the change. As she passes out she brush es against a boy, who slips her anoth er queer bill and then drops back a few paces ia the crowd. "In that way she makes the rounds, and if she understands her business she. can get rid of an astonishing num ber of counterfeits in the course of a few hours. If the bill she offers is de tected on the spot, she never attempts any argument. 'Dear me!' she ex claims. 'I wonder if I have any more of the horrid things" And thereupon she empties her pocketbook on the counter and asks the clerk to examine the money and see whether it is ali right. "In 09 cases out of 100 that disarms suspicion at once. If she happens to be arrested, only one bill is found in her possession, and there is nothing to disprove her assertion that she receiv ed it somewhere in change. Meanwhile the boy' who carries the roll quietly disappears. Often he sells newspapers as a blind. 'Have a paper, miss?' he will cry and hands Nthe shover a bill under the folded sheet. Altogether it is a highly skilled trade. The upper j class shovers are very seldom caught." | -New Orleans Times-Democrat. A COLONY OF YONSONS. Many of That Xaine In Business In a ; Wisconsin Torrn. "Up in the central part of Wiscon- ! sin," said a Chicago traveling man who j had got tired talking about the trusts. ! "there is a town that is inhabited al most exclusively by 'Yonsons.' The name of the man who keeps the hotel is Tonson,' the drug store on the cor ner is owned by a man named 'Yon son,' the proprietor of the establish ment that uses our goods is a Mr. 'Yonson,' and I noticed when 1 was riding up town from the station that the grocer and the butcher were beth 'Yonsons.' I " 'What's the matter here?' I said to the bus driver. 'Haven't you any peo ple in this town who don't belong to the "Yonsor." family?' " Tall Ay tank dare been von or I two,' he replied. " 'What's your nome?' I asked. " 'Yonson,' he replied. "I was about to make some further inquiries as to the 'Yonson' family, but at that moment we passed the pub lic laundry, and. looking at tho square, red sign above the door. I read: "'Yip YOE son. Laundry.' "Inside the Chinaman who owned the concern was busy ironing and per mitting his pigtail to ha g down his back. I am almost convinced now that some of those 'Yonsons' are j frauds."-Chicago Times-Herald. THE WILY BADGER. Hovr He Rid Himself of a Plagne of , t Vermin. Tau! W. Henrich, the real estate dealer, is also a student of entomology, natural history and animals in gener al. He lived down in Nebraska at one time, where th'e badgers have taken the place of the buffalo. One night Mr. Henrich was explaining the pecul iarities of the animal and stated by way of introduction that a genuine Nebraska badger was sharper than a j politician. ! "They have several bright ways of doing things." he began. "Perhaps I need tell of but one to make their in telligence plain. Now. if a badger has vermin, do you know how he goes about it to rid himself of them?" ' "Scratches 'em off," said the pro prietor. "No, sir; Mr. Badger isn't fool enough for that. He just goes to some stream; then he stands on the bank and reach ! es around with his mouth and pulls a little tuft of hair out of his tail. Now ! listen closely. With that bunch of ? hair in his mouth he turns around and backs slowly down into thc river. The vermin naturally crawl to keep out of the water and begin to wend their way toward his neck, and as he dips himself dowu cooper into the water they hasten to his nose and then out on to the bunch of hair which he holds in his mouth. When Mr. Badger finds that they are all out on that little tuft, he opens his mouth and lets the cur rent drift it down stream. Then he crawls out on land again, shakes him self and laughs, while he listens to the vermin floating away, singing 'A Life on the Ocean Wave.' "-Denver Times. Xot His Style. "A musician out of work, are you?" said the housekeeper. "Well, you'll find a few cords in the woodshed. Sup pose you favor me with an obligato." "Pardon the pronunciation, madam," replied Peripatetic Padroosky, "but Chopin is not popular with me."-Cath olic Standard and Times. The Opportunity. "Bilkins got married rather suddenly, didn't, he?" "Yes. Somebody gave him a railroad pass io New York good for two, and be didn't want to waste it."-Cleveland Plain I dealer. When a man is missing, every one's first impulse is to count thc wemen left in town to see if oue is short. Atchison Globe. Arrest disease by the timely use of Tuttis Liver Pills, an old and favorite remedy of increasing popularity. Always cures 1 SICK HEADACHE, sour stomach, malaria, indiges tion, torpid liver, constipation and all bilious diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS ATLANTIC COAST UNE North-Eastern R. R. of S. C CONDENSED SCHEDULE TRAINS GOING SOUTH Dated No. No. No. Aol. 17, '99 35* 23 53* a rn pm Le Florence 3 25 7 45 Le Kingetres 8 55 Ar Lanes 4 33 9 13 po Le Lanes 4 33 9 13 6 20 Ar Charleston 6 03 10 50 8 00 TRAINS GOING NORTE. No. No. Nc. 78* 32* 52* am pm am Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 , Ar Lane? 8 03 6 14 8 32 Le Lane? 8 03 6 14 Le Kingstree 8 20 Ar Florence 9 20 7 20 am pm am ?Daily. jDaily except Sunday. No. 52 rons through to Colombia via Cen tral R. R. of S. C. Trains Noa. 78 and 32 run via Wilson ano Fayetteville-Short Line-and make clC3c connection for al! points North. Trains on C. & D R. R. leave Floreces daily except Sunday 9 50 a rn, arr ve Darling ton 10 15 am, Hartville 9 15 am, Cteraw 1130 a m. Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p rn, ar rive Darlington 8 20 p rn, Bennettsviile 9 17 0 m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday ody 9 30 nm. arrive Darlington 10 05 & m Leave Gibson daily except Sunday G 00 a na, Bencettsvi e 7 00 a m, arrive Darling ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 a rn, ar rive Florence 9 15 am. Leave Wadesboro daily except Sunday 3 CO p m, Cberaw 4 45 p m, Hartsville 7 00 a m, Darlington G 29 pm, arrive Florence 7 p m. Leave Dar lington Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrive Flor ence 9 16am. J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Geo'l Manager. Gen'l Sap't T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. H. M . EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND A? GUSTA RAILROAD. Condensed Schedule. . Dated April 17, 1893. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. v3. 55 No. 25 p. ra. Leave Wilmington *3 45 Leave Marion 6 34 Arrive Florence ^7 15 p. m. a. rc. Leave Floreuca *7 45 *3 2c Arrive Sumter 8 57 4 29 No. 52 Leave Sumter '8 57 *9 40 Arrive Colombia 30 20 11 00 - - No. 52 runs through from Charleston vu Central R. R, leaving Charleston 7 a.m. Lanes 8 34 a m, Manning 9 09 a m TRAINS GOING NORTH No. 54 No. 53 &. m. p. m. Lea 78 Columbia *6 40 *4 00 Arrive Sumter 8 05 5 13 No. 32 a. m. p m. Leave Sumter 8 05 *6 06 Arrive Florence 9 20 7 20 a. m. Leave Florence 9 50 . Leave Marion 10 30 Arrive Wilmington 1 15 .Dailj. f Daily except Sunday. No. 53 rons through to Charleston, S. C. via Central R. R., arriving Mann.og 5 41 p no, Lanes 6-17 p rn, Charleston 8.00 p m. Trains on Conway Branch leave Chadoourc 5 35 pm, arrive Conway 7.40 p m, return ing leave Conway 8 30 a m, arrive Chad bourn ll 20 am, leave Chadbourn ll 50 a m, arrive Hub 12 25 p m, returning eave Hob 3.00 pm, arrive Chadbourn 3.35 am, Daily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gen'l Manager ! T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.* R. Vf. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass Ageni. STANDARD BRED STALLION JVTodoc, Will Stand the Season in Sumter -AT Boyle's Stables. Chestnut Stallion, foaled May 18921; bred by5 Maj. Campbell Brown, Ewell Stock Farm, Tennessee. "MODOC," sired by McKween.2.18J; Srst dam Lady Radawa; registered in Vol.12, American Stud Book. He is one of the finest bred stallions in the eta te; bred for size style, beauty and speed. He is of kind and gentle disposition. A sure foal getter. Another ear load iES ANO MULES 3 plow stock @ ut not all Some niee drivers anions: the horses H Bf. Saater, S. C , Oct. 14, 1899. c-jrn Has moved his stock of rdware, Stoves, Cut lery, Crockery, &e*9 Into the large store next to First National Bank, lately occupied by the Ducker & Bultman Company And is now better prepared with a larger stock tban ever, to supply the public with everything in his lice. Especial attention is directed to the very large line of Stoves and Stove Fixtures, Both cooking and beating, and also to our large lice of CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, WINDOW GLASS, PAINTS, OILS, Oar regular lines of Hardware/' Tools, Cutle-y, Guns, Ammunicioa, Harness, Saddlery, Housefurnisbiog Goods, &c, will be found larger and more complete. We also carry Engine and Mill Supplies. Remember, all our 6toves are warranted. Call and see us. Very respectfully, L. B. DURANT. ep o StylisIrBox Papers The latestout Wedgewood Tablets- >,0 0 just re ceiyed. 5c to 5 c each. Blank Books, Pens, Inks, Paper of all kinds. Book Bags. A large stockton hand. From 5c to T5c. Liberty Street