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Su??cotr, Republican Na tionul Ticket. IT IS RATEBONE AND HEELY ??Old Flag and Cuban 5wa;r," Might Be the Battlecry. fibst rnuiTS or imfbrialiba!. <i. O. 1*. Worried 0>er ThiiMcry In Caba aud Fear? Worse Lnrcenle* Xu the Philippine*?War Taxe? Not ??? De t ut Dunn-rneuiuntlc Tmbs Steal Dealern ? Deception of Door Delesratea?Decent Ceiinltllcnna Dis rtn.tnl With the Administration. [Copyright, 10OO. by Champ Clark. 1 Messrs. Rathbonc ami Xcely of tbe United States and of Cuba are tbe two Itepabllcans now most thoroughly in the public eye. I suggest them as tbe itepubllcan presidential candidates with the battlecry 'The old flag and Cuban ?wag." Tbe beauty of such a ticket would be that It would make no sort of difference which stood for first place and which for second; It would be wry much of a whatness. The O. O. P. Is clearly In a bad way *wh*n a Itepubllcan congress is com? pelled to pass a brand new law la or? aler o punish Republican thieves who ha to been plying their nefarious voca? tion In "Tbe Queen of the Antilles." This Is one of the first fruits of im? perialism. What a hoarse hoot Gen ?ral Weyler must emit when he reads of the colossal sums stolen by the pets of this administration, which has been supposed to stand especially for sweet? ness, parity, goodness, patriotism and philanthropy! Republican statesmen are not much given to thinking religiously, but to ib*!** minds In the present exigency of their affairs must frequently occur the question. "If this Is done In the green tree, what will b* done In the dry?" The Republicans are worried about the exposures of thievery In Cuba and are fearful lest worse news of greater lar cenlea come from the faraway Philip? pines. It Is not only the Democrats who are bopping on to them, but honest Repub? licans are taking up the cudgels against tbem. General John B. Henderson, ex United States senato; from Missouri, ax-chalrman of a national Republican convention, ex-presldent of the Pan American congress, ex-brlgadler In the Union army, has been and Is one of tbe most ardent opponents of the Im? perial policy. It Is very doubtful If there Is a profounder lawyer In the United States than General Henderson. In a long and carefully considered ar? ticle on tbe hug" thefts of Messrs. Rathbone and Neely be says inter alia: w With til the** guarantee! ot honesty in the handling of putiUc fund*, re-enforced by the safe awards ot checke and balances suggested by re? sponsible accounting officers in an experience ot a hundred yean, it has been difficult to secure that ?delity and integrity sought and hoped tor by the founders of our institutions. Conslltntlon Ignored. I Why should we be surprised, then, at the re? cent defalcations and embezzlements in Cuba? Are they not the legitimate consequences ot a grots and radical departure from the constitution, on which cur institutions and our hopes of fidelity and purity of admini?tratioo arc based? Look at the* order of the president, made through the postmaster general in July, laUO, under which Mr. Uathbone's administration as director gen? eral of posts in Cuba lias been conducted. Upon aim alone Is conferred unlimited authority to es? tablish postofnes* and to appoint postmasters and flx tbeir compensation. He has unrestrained authority to establish post routes and fix tbe compensation of all persons and cosnpanics earning the mail, 11? is to mate all contracts touching the questions >f trsngpoi tation and distribution of the mail. Aid his prwer is equally unlimited to collect and c isburse all mon? eys arising from that service in C'ibs. Under this seder be combines In himself, ss tegards this sub? ject, all the hinctions of the legislative and ex ?xcutive departments of our government on an is? land containing t.O?O.000 people. His sole will is Use law. He is made an absolute monarch. No such autocracy exists on earth. He is to collect mil Mona of dollars snd expend them st his own sweet will may dictate. There is no om to inspect his accounts. He is authorized to coll;ct and to bold and disburse as his own treasure!. He can dis burs* without sn " of appropriitiun. He can pay out without a rrant. The hmentable part ?I this whole matter is that he wl o invokes con? stitutional limitations to restrain this wild de i Jariuaa is no better than a traitor against his gov? ernment. After awhile the traiton will probably be in the majority, and then, an heretofore in thin uncertain world of ours, treason will again become respectable. Now, please bear In mind whose won'. . ? hose a/e; not those of a ram? pant aud ardent IVmoerct, seeking some te!t){x>rary political advantage, not those of a wild eyed Populist who wants the government to take charge of all public utilities, not t lost) of an anarchist, shaking his blood red flag In the face of organized society, but the sober words of an eminent Repub? lican statesman, a great lawyer aud a man of affairs. Spanish War Taxen. People need not expect that this Re? publican congress will cut down the Bpauish war taxes, which Wi .e estab- ' Uabed for temporary puq>oes. The way things are miming in Cuba the Republicans need all the s irplus on baud and to be on hand or their otli clal thieves will produce nu -normous deficiency In the treasury. 1 Vhat Re? publicans want to do. and what they probably will do, Is to give the com? mittee on ways and meant leave to sit during vacation under the pr -tense of considering reductions of the Spanish war taxes, but really to place the Re? publican majority on that committee la position to promise all things to all wen desiring reductions lu >rder to win some votes for McKlncy, and 'then, after the eleetlon, do as they please, which will be nothlm: except to help tbe favorites of the Republican managers and those who contribute liberally to the Republican cumpalgn ftind. It Is a great confidence ajSjSaj I thimble rigging gam.- to be played for six month-* while unjust and t.nneees ttiy taxes are wrung out of the people. _iNobody eic?v: f-.v:: will be deceived by Bucha transparent trick, it is "too simple to delude even a child, it maani that all the taws an? to bo retained and that all sorts of promises arc to be made to rapaal them, Those who want the taxes cut down have but ona remedy, and that la to vote with tba Democrats, We nra the party of economy, and the Republicans uro tho party of extravagance. Hon. Martin II. tilynn of Now York in his short service in congreaa baa \ demonstrated that one needi to be j ?either an old man nor an old member of the houae to be heard with attention and applause. The truth is t! at iL' a man has something to . ay and known DOW to say It his remarks are always gladly received Glynn speaks with the ease of a Veteran, and, while there : ; nothing impudent in his manner, ho , has aha com age to hold his own against his ;: .; . tn in debate. He is only 28 years old and is serving his first term, but his speeches bristle with facta, are ornamented with classical allusions and enlivened with humor. Young, good looking, a close student, ho already has achieved a lino rank in the house and is destined to rise higl. as his service lengthens. Pneumatic Tube Steal. The pneumatic tub** steal was knock? ed out in the seuate. The lion's share of the credit is due to that grant trib? une of the people, Senator Benjamin H. Tillmau of South Carolina, who rode : Into the ranks of the jobbers with his j pii"hfork in rest and won a notable J victory for b mesty and economy. The envoys of the South African re- j publics are L-ere. They received the marble heart at the state department from Mr. Secretary Hay, likewise at the White House from President Mc? Kinley. The president and the secre? tary were delighted (V) to see them as private citizens, but as envoys?never! The Republican senate laughed to scorn Senator Allen's resolution ad? mitting them "to the privilege of the floor." Speaker Henderson informed Mr. Sulzer privately that he wouldn't recognize him or anybody else to make such a motion In the house. And this is the American republic? the land of the brave and the home of the free?the erstwhile asylum for the oppressed of every land! Mean? time Mr. Secretary of State Hay and Lord Pnuucefote, British embassador, have agreed to give the senate seven months more In which to ratify the Hay-Pauucefote treaty, to further dem? onstrate our subserviency to England. People True to Principle. But the vast outpouring of the people of Washington at the Grand Opera House recently demonstrated beyond all cavil that the great pulsing heart of the nation's capital Is right, how? ever Its official head may wag. It was an audience which any orator might well be proud to address. From Martha's Vineyard to the Golden Gate, from the St. Lawrence to the Itio Grande, the great body of the people Is still true to the eternal prin? ciple of human liberty for which our fathers fought victoriously. The lire which they kindled upon their altars 125 years ago has sent its bright and fructifying beams Into the uttermost ends of the earth and is lighting the pathway of all peoples Into the happiness of civil liberty. The American people, without regard to party affiliations, believe that all men everywhere should be free, and they do not intend that the government of this puissant republic shall form a partnership, written or verbal, open or covert, explicit or implied, with the cruel murderer of liberty In the heroic little republics of South Africa. Ami they will find a way of making their wishes known. Cannot Be Muciled. Joseph Choate may gush at London banquets, diplomats may hobnob ad libitum, the London Times may give Its readers all sorts of assurances of the administration's friendliness to Jo? seph Chamberlain and his jingo crew, but the Amerlcau people cannot be muzzled, and they will send their sym? pathies across sea to the small and di? minishing band of liberty lovers and home defenders whose heroism has filled the world with their acclaim. In the humble homes of this broad land linked with the names of Wash? ington, Croeue and Andrew Jackson are those of Kruger, Joubert and Cron Je, and in the geography of liberty Spion Kop. the 'Modder Ulver and Ma juba Hill are places as conspicuous as Hunker Hill. King's Mountain, York town and New Orleans. If we stand Idly by with folded hands consenting to the monstrous butchery ot the men, women and children who are battling for all the heart holds dear, we become partieeps crlmlnis in the bloodiest and most inhuman out? rage recorded lit the book of time. Yet apparently this McKinley admin? istration has fully made tip its mind to look calmly om while this devilish work proceeds, because it is so Knglish, don't you know! For Right aad Justice. It Is high time for us to throw the weight of our name and prestige into the balance In favor of right and truth and Justice?. To temporize longer is to forfeit the respect of ourselves and of the world. We should sj.cnk In a clear and un? mistakable tone In favor of liberty and repi esenta11ve government. By long odds tho most popular and heroic performance of Graver Cleve? land's career was his bold dellauce of England in the Venezuelan contro? versy. On thnt momentous ooonsion ho had with him the hearts of the Ameri? can people, and John Pull, belligerent, domineering and truculent though he be. quailed before the righteous wrath of TOlOOCMHO freemen nnd, swearing he would ne'er consent, consented that the Venezuelans should have their rights. Thuuk Cod. we did tri we nifl a thing of which we may well be proud and which challenged the admiration of tho world. And we did have our way. We did II. At that moment we exhibited our? selves to the world in our best estate. In pur most heroic attitude. 'Far bo it from mo to recommend Grover :is a model for genera] and In dttcrlmlnnte imitation; but, if I were the spiritual or political adviser of President McKinley?which I regret to nay I am not?I would urge him to raise "the Bage of Princeton" at his own game In dealing with Mr. Bull at the present juncture, A bold, straightforward declaration on his part that murder, rapine and larceny In BoUtb Africa must cease would put an end to the war in a fort? night, multiply our fame a thousand? fold, pave the lives of thousands of. human beings, preserve the two tiny South African republics as the seed of representative government In the dark continent and place the name of Wil? liam McKinley on the scanty list of the immortals. Decent ltciHihlicniiH I)Is;;tisteil. Republicans who Bupport the admin? istration through good and through evil report fret Into trouble at every turn about the multiplying scandals and are sorely worried thereby. Recently Senator Spooner of Wiscon? sin, one of the ablest lawyers in public life, who Is to do the oratorical act nominating Mr. McKinley at Philadel? phia, was making a speech to the conscript fathers recently when Sena? tor Eugene Halo of Maine disturbed his peace of mind by interjecting this remark, "I think it world have been better if wo had not taught the Cu? bans the lesson that has been taught them in the last few months," and the Interesting colloquy that then ensued Is thus reported by the Washington Post: '?What lesson?" asked Mr. Spooner in apparent Buxprise. Carnival Of Corruption In Cuba. "The lesson of fraud, peculation, appropriation Df revenues, cheating, stealing and the carnival of fraud and corruption in ai .ry direction," an? swered Mr. Hale. Mr. Male's incisive and emphatic words rang through the chamber. Instantly every senator turned in his scat and faced the senator from Maine. Mr. Spooner flushed. "It is a little tiresome," he retorted, with some warmth, "for me to be called upon to reply to a Democratic speech on this side of the chamber." Mr. Hale replied with equal warmth, "I am as [rood a Republican 83 the senator from Wiscon? sin," he exclaimed, "but I do not recognize any fealty or party obligation that compels me to as? sent to the proposition that everything has gone right in Cuba." "Nobody pretends it," answered Mr. Spooner, itanding with his arms folded and eying Mr. Halo olraely. The two senators were not more than an irm's length from each other. "I would vote tomorrow to withdraw from Cuba," continued Mr. Male, "and leave that peo? ple to establish and set up and maintain their ?wn government. The time will come when Re? publicans will be glad when we get out of this thing without worse things happening than are now." "What does the senator mean," demanded Mr. Spooner, "when he speaks in general terms of a carnival of fraud and corruption?" "I mean the tb'nga disclosed. A bill ot particu? lars has been filed already. It is not the admin? istration that is at fault. It is a natural result. There never has been an instance of the setting up of a supreme government in a colony or de? pendency that has not been attended with precise? ly the things that we have seen in Cuba. Eng? land had the same experience in India. Congress is aa much at fault. The administration is not at fault. The administration has selected men who ire believed to be good men. We went into it with utter confidence, believing that it was an easy thing. 1 voted against the peace treaty be? cause I believed colonial dependencies would re? sult in precisely what has occurred. I am glad to see that the administration Is trying to guard It, but I do not want anybody to say that it is in unexpected tiling." "Is there any suspicion in the senator's mind," ?bked Mr. Spoc ner a moment later, "that the pledge made in the resolution passed by congress ?s to the temporary occupation of Cuba is not to be kept not only to the letter, but in the spirit also?" Mr. Ilale'n Startling Assertion. "1 have very grave suspicions," promptly an iwerc! Mr. Hale. Then he added, speaking very deliberately und evidently measuring every word: "1 think than are very powerful influences in this country?I think they are largely located in New York city und are largely speculative, con netted with laOuoy making corporations?that are determined that we shall never givo up Cuba. I think that is the dangerous cloud in the sky. 1 think that the time will never come, unless some? thing earnest and drastic is done by congress, when the last soldier of the United States will be withdrawn from Cuban soil. 1 do not think the president or the secretary of war favors holding on to Cuba, but 1 discover?and the senator has dif? ferent apprehensions from mine if he does not dis? cover?very powerful influences, commercial, mer? cantile, money and political, that are opposed to our ever withdrawing from Cuba." Compliment For Hale. In that confab Senator Spooner un wittlugly paid Senator Hale the high? est compliment he ever received by in? timating that the Maine statesman talked like a Democrat. I doubt very much if lion. Zach Chandler's t>jnato rlal son-in-law ever, even In his mo? ments of greatest mental exaltation, dreamed of being compared to a Dem? ocrat. That is praise so high that his ambition never soared so far skyward. Rut I suggest that all people Interested In the honor, the integrity nnd tho per? petuity of this great republic would do well to carefully read Senator Halo's remarks, especially that part which re? fers to a moneyed conspiracy formed or forming in New York to hold Cuba permanently without regard to the wishes of the Cuban people. If that is attempted, as sure as a gun Is made of Iron we are in for an interminable aud disgraceful guerrilla war. In that case we simply assume the role of Spain and do It wantonly and under false pretenses. We would thereby become a stench In tho nostrils of the civilized world. Tho same day that Hale warmed up Spooner Judge Do Armoud of Missouri ran amuck upon the Republicans in the house and gave them a very bad half hour. The moro these scandals are In? vestigated the worse It becomes for the Republicans and the better for the Democrats. In the meantime McKin? ley Is as anxious to get "congress off his hands" as Cleveland was, but he has too much tact to say so. * Ilia Ability. Old Crusty-You ask for my daugh? ter? Why, young man. at your present Ullary you could not even dress her. Suitor?Oh, yes, sir; I could Keep her In gloves! Old <'rusty?Gloves! Do you mean to Insinuate that my daughter would only wear gloves? Suit or-Pardon me, sir; 1 as'..ed only for her hand. THE SITUATION AT PRETORIA. Spenser Wilkinson's Review of Events of tho Week. London, JuDe 8 ?^pcnFT WHktO fo:;, reviewing tbe events of the w?ck in South Africa for tbe Assootated Press, Fays : "The situation can clearly be understood if in tho first instance we neglect tbe Pretoria tele? pram*. Lord Roberta advanced from tb?i Vaal to twa ooiaaioa, ho bims? I aritb th(j main body, following tho iino of railway and G-?U? French and Han ti? tan keeping pa^c with bim a short march to the left and slightly in ad van e". ?'On Monday night Gen It berta wai. it Klip River Station, the left wing caiumn being south of Klip Rivers berg. The Boers retreated before Gen Roberts, but retdsled tbe left wing "On Tuesday night Gen Robert? was ?>*. QerUviatOD and tbe left wing near Florida, just west of Johannes bur?. ' Oo Wednesday morning G< n Rob? erts summoned Johannesburg anr* agreed to g'.vo twenty fours d:lay to fore entering the town, which, howcter, bo surrounded with Lie troops Gees French and Hamilton were kept away from the town and pushed forward ?'On Thursday Gen Roberts entered Johannesburg and made a formal occu pitioo. He held a review of two divisions, atd then, leaving a brigade to garrison the town, he put bis main body into camp to the north, cn tbe Pretoria road, on Friday morning. At that time French and Hamilton were weil toward Pretoria. Very likely Gen Frenob was east of the railway and the remainder of tbe army within two o.sy na-cbes of tbe Boer capital ?'Meantime, Lord Robertas oommu nications were well covered and the Freo State forces were reociviog punish? ment. On Tuesday General Rundle defeated the Free Staters near Sonekal, and received reioforocmeote from tbe 5d brigade. Oo tbe same day tbe Highland brigade, which bad marched north from Veotersburg, entered Heil brun. "Oo Thursday tbe Free Stater*, near Fyokburg, were reported from Maseru to bave been eurroaoded by General Brabant aod Rundle, which proven that Gen Brabant has an infantry brigade, wbiob, though oot Bundle's may be Chcrmeide's. "Now to Pretoria. Oo Wednesday President Kroger left. The Boer troops were dismissed from the forts at Pretoria, and tbe town resolved to Burrendor aod made its arrangements Tbe burgber* were in a panio and believed that Roberts was closest band. The facts were tolegrrpbed here by two independent witnesses "Our news of Lord Roberts was 24 hours old and there was nothing improbable in bis troops being where Pretoria reported them to be There fore we were ready to believe that Pretoria would be occopied on Tburs day Now is il clear that tbo Pretoria j telegrams czpeoted tbe eccupatioo two or three days too soon. "Gon Roberts must now be before Pretoria, but the.* evidence in oot Eum dent to enable us to judge whether he has mot serious resistance. There might be slight difficulty if tbe B ors have reoocupied tbe forts, but in all probability the entry into Pretoria will uot be loog delayed The Boer mili? tary power is now completely broken and tbe war practically \s ovsr, although tbe complete occupation of the country will take some time and probably will be delayed by many guerilla bands. I "President Kroger may form a band at Lydenberg, which, however, can do uo great barm as Gen Buller will movo up to tbe Deiagoa Bay Railway and step Krugcr's supplies. So soon as tbe British have all the railways flying columns will quickly make an end to all local opposition atd tbo Lydeuburg region can be dealt, with at leisure THE BILL AGAINST THE TRUSTS. It is Passed in the House by an AlmoBt Unanimous Vote Washington, June 2.? Only one vote was cast in the bouse today ugainst tbe Little?eld anti trust bin to amend the Sbermen act of !890, to make it more effective in the pros ecution of truatR and combinations, their agents, officers or attorney Mr Mann of Illinois, republican, cast the negative vote The bill, accord log to the statements of the Republi can leaders, goes to the limit of the authority of ooitgreee, under the con stitution All tho Democratic minor ity amendments, except one, were defeated That was an amendment declaring that nothing in the act should bo construed to apply to trades union or labor organizaiions, which was adopted by a vote of 260 to S Mr Ray of New Yotk, in charge of the bill, raised a point of order against it, but was overruled by tho speaker. All voted for the bill ex ! cept eight. Republicans?Messis Ai dricli of Alabama. Allen and Little field of Maine, Bailey, Long and Galdetheud of Kansas and Gannou and Hitt of Illinois. Tho bill amends the Sheiman anti I trust law so as to declare every con? tract, combination, in the form of trust or conspiracy in restraint of commerce among the states or with foreign nations illegal, and every party to euch contract or combina lion guilty of a crime punishable by a fine of* not less than $50U mr more than $5,000, and by imprisonment net leys than six months or more than two years It provides that any person injured by a violation nj the provisions of the law may recoe? er threefold damages The definition of 'person" and "persons" in the preaent law is enlarged bo .is 10 in elude the sg< tits, offic? is or attorney! of oorporations. Por purposes of couuneice it deciurt-M illegal all cor? porations, associations formed or car tying on business for putpor'es de dared illegal by ihe c? mm on laws ; provides that they may be perpetual !y enjoined from carrying on iuter ?t?te commerce and forbids them the use of the United J^titca mailt It proeidei for the production of per? sons and papers ; confer! juriedic tion upon United States, oircoit and district courts for the trial of causes under it, and authorizes any person, firm, corporation or association to begin and prosecute proceedings under it Van Horn, Tex, June 3?In a fight between cowboys and Mexican cattle thieves on the Rio Grande, 30 miles south of here, two Mexicans were killed and Decatur Graves, a cowboy, was mortally wounded ORNAMENTS. Jewelry n Fnsltionnble Accessory to the Street t'ontome. An Immense amount of jewelry is now worn In the street, which is quite con* trary to what has formerly been con? sidered the best usage. The ornaments must have some apparent use, however, in order to he admirable. Brooches, clasps, hatpins, belt buckles, studs, long chains to hold the purse or lorgnette, chains for the watch and chatelaine ac? cessories are all used, and even the han? dle of the parasol or umbrella may often come tinder the beading of jewelry. It is hardly necessary to say that large and valuable gains are not worn in the street. Antique earrings may often be made into button?, stickpins or hatpins and are exceedingly effective. Large, old fashioned brooches arc also sometime* PLAITED SACK. available, by their shape and size, foi belt buckles. A novel idea is to make buckles or brooches from antique or curious foreign coins, the plain part of the metal being cut out so that the figures alone are left, inclosed In the circle of the rim. A picture is given of a long, straight sack, exemplifying the reigning idea of plaits. The body is laid in stitched folds back and front, which are left free to? ward the lower edge. There is a triple yoke, or, rather, a yoke and two pele? rines, with a single revers. The tight sleeves have two scant circular ruffles at the wrist and a stitched strap, and theo is a Hating Collar. Horn buttons close the collar and yoke and ornament tho wrists, and all edges are stitched. The material employed is thin doth, and the liuing Is of satin. JUDIC CltOIAET. In Alankii Grossing Warmer f Prospective visitors and gold seekers In the Klondike region may extract some comfort from the discovery, made by the Ilarriman Alaska expedition, that most of the glaciers which abound in that territory tire receding. The fact is an Indication that the average Weather there is growing warmer. If it were growing colder the glaciers Would be advancing, while if it were about the same one year with another they Would maintain the same general position, neither creeping nearer to the sea nor melting away from their termi? nal moraines. The rate of glacial re? cession is so slow, however, that fur overcoats and warm sleeping bags are likely to remain as a part of the neces? sary equipment of Alaskan travel for tome years to come.?Leslie's Weekly. Old London Stindnya. TA'e have got it Into our beads that Sunday was better observed in the puritanical acceptance of the word three or four generations back than it Is now. It was quite otherwise. All the great ladies when Queen Victoria came to the throne?the Duchess of Wellington, the Duchess of Hutland, the Marchioness of Salisbury, the La? dy Hyde Parker, the Misses Walpole? had regular card patties on a Sunday, and there were concert! and receptions all over the town announced with be? coming regularity In The Morning Poet.?Saturday Review. im ' Democratic Party Preparihff for Work. TRIP OP THIS STATE'S DELEGATION TO KAN? SAS PITY. Preparations for both the State and national campaigns in South Carolina pr<> beinp: pushed forward by Col. Wilie Jones chairman of the State ; Democratic executive committee. He*' J proposes to have everything ready j for every Rtep to be taken by the State Democracy during the cam I ?ign year up to the lime the votes have been counted in the general election To! Jones is now completing the tails of the trip of tho South Caro? lina delegation to the national con? vention at Kansas Ciiy Tbe trip wiil be rnade by the Southern rail? way, the party leaving here at 11 40* a in , oo July let and reaching Kan pas City at 9 45 a ro., July 3d. The railroad fare will be $27. The party will have a chartered Pullman car on which the fare will be $6 50 extra Senator Tillman is arranging for the quartering of tbe delegation after Kansas City is reached The dele? gation has the right to fill any vacan i cies, and for this reason Col Jones hopes that ail of the delegates will give notice as early as possible as to whether they are going Things are being gotten into shape for the opening of the State campaign on the 13th inst In response to Col. Jones' request a number of the candi? dates have already filed their pledgee and paid their assessments. Those who have done so thus far, thereby becoming official candidates, are as follows: For Congress, Second District?W J Talbert For Congress, Third District?A C Latimer For Governor?G Walt Whitman. For Lieutenant Governor?Cole L. Blesse John T Sloan For Secretary of State?M R Cooper. For State Treasurer?W H Tim merman, R H Jennings. For Superintendent of Education? J J McMaban. For Comptroller General?J P Der ham. For Solicitor Sixth Circuit?J K Henry For Solicitor Firat Circuit?W E Thomas For Solicitor Seventh Circuit?T S Sesse. Tbe pledges of most of the other candidates will doubtless come in during the next week As will be toted from tbe above, G Walt Whitman is, as usual, in the' race for governor ?The State. Peck in Trouble. Pari?, Juoe 2 ?The repoblicatioo here of artioLj? wnich have appeared in the Amcrioan pre*?, directed against Commissioner Peck's management, aod charging the misuse of authority by bis4 staff, has started a fund of gossip, but has resulted in no tangible evidence ihat the charges are true While some are at variance with Mr Peck's ideas, no one insinuates that he is involved in any act not ir accordance with absolute honesty, flr that be is actuated by any but tbe best1 motive in directing tbe werk of the American commission. That (here is considerable frioiioo and discontent among those connected with tbe com-, mission aod among some of tbe exhib? itors is beyood dcubt, aod this is one of tbo causes for the national commis sioners organising into a body on Thursday and offering their services to Mr Peck in an ?dort to smooth out the uneven places. The pay roll is being de? creased each wetk as tbe various experts aod employes complete their work, and tho e ffiji'.l forco wdl soon be moch smaller. * Tbe expes'uion iteelf drags along to? ward completion, wi'.h many exhibits still itfioifched Tbs obief complaint pf vt Mors is oot a lack of -efficient to iea, but the absence of any form of amusement except that of viewing the ?xhibits There is oo cutcide music or &uy of the ether attractions which* made tbe Chicago World's Fair each oigbt a scene of gayety and brilliancy TEACHERS' EXAMINATION. OFFICE OF CO. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. Sumter, S. C , May 23, 1900. rpHK REGULAR eiaminaiion for Teacb J_ er?' Couoty Certi6catcs will be be'.d June 15th (3d Friday). For whites in my effic*. For colorkd in the Court Rouse J. EPW1N REMBRRT, Couoty Superintendent Education. V.ay 3) MHIIl & SON, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL k LONDON k GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH k MERCANTILE ROME, ot New York. I UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. * LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $7^,000,000. Feb 28.