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GALVESTON KfcLIKF FUND. Tbe appeal fjr help for tbe destitute people bas met with a rrost gener?os response ia Sumter and tbe donation of $10 made by Game Cock, K of P., and placed ia tbe bands of tbe editor of tbe Dilly Item bas grown to nearly $300. Up to Friday morning $101.50 bad been brought to the office bj those 'o whom the call for help appealed. That morning at the suggestion of Mayor Stuckey and Alderman D. J. Chandler it was decided to circulate subscription lists and two lists were sent out, one in charge of Messrs. S'ocke.r and Chandler the other was takn ny C M Burst Jr., and H G. Osteeo The subscriptions were made promptly ar.d geoerou9ly hy nearly all to whom applica? tion WAS made. The total amount collected, tbat d?y including the $101 10 previously brought to the office, was $277 35 The money on hand was telegraphed to Galveston Friday, out tbs l?8t will not be closed so long as the people of Texss are in need of help, and the moaev received hereafter will be forwarded as rapidly as a sufficient sam accumulates The generosity of the peoplr of Sumter ?3 proven by the iiarge sum of money already given aod we know tbat ensay others will contribute. Several gentlemen to whom the committee applied on Friday bad already sent handsome contributions, and if those sums were added to tbe amount now io oar bands tbe total donation from Sumter would exceed $400. The following is a list of those who have contributed to tbe Galveston Relief Fond : G?^e Cock Ledge, K. of P., 20 00, Geo L Kicker 3 00, Dr J F W DeLorme 1 00, Mrs O fi Moses 5 CO, Mrs R 9 Moise 1 00, W F B Bavoswonb 5 00. & W Dabbs 5 00, RI Manning 5 00, Ma rion Moise 5 00, Mrs H Rettenberg 5 00, I S Moses Jr 5 00, Claremont Lodge No 64, A F M, 2) 00, Hollywood Camp. W of W. 20 00, Geo D Shore & Bro 1 00, M B Civde 50c, R L Wright 50c, H M Sanders 1 00, J M Chandler I 00, HG Hill I 00, E W Hurst 1 00, J M Brogdoo 50c, M J Moore 1 00, R S Hood 1 00, L Lvon 1 00, W E Mims 1 00, FA Bultman 1 00, Cbas Kingsmore I 00, D China 1 00, V H Phelps I 00, H L B Wells 1 00, A B Stuckey 2 00, Shepherd Nash 1 00. H L Scarborough ? 00, J Diggs Wilder 1 00, Thos V Walsh 1 00, Ca9h 25c and 50c, R J Bland 2 00, W S Grabaro 1 00, W M DeLorme 1 00" B D Mitchell, Pat Gallagher and W R Phillips 50c each, Wm Moran i OO, SR Chandler, A L Mixsoa, A J Ard, W A Mcilwaine, D W Cnttino, Hiss Arabella Moses 50c each, Mise A B Gioson 25c, Neill O'Doocell 10 00, H F Wilson 2 ?0, Schwartz Bros 2 CC, Arthur Wilder, Eb Wells. I Solomons 23c each, Z E Walker 1 00, Cash 50c and 50e, J H Clifton 50c, R D Lee 10.C0, Wm White 2 00, Cash 25?, J M Knight 1 00. A White 5 00, W H Yates 1 00, Cash 1 00, 50c, 50c, 25c, 1 00, F B Grier 1 00, G Vaodoro3 2 00, Stubos Bros & Cattino 1 00, J H Levy 2 00, S & A 60c, W A Bowman 1 00, R K Wilder 1 00, Levi Bros 2 00, JJ Britton 1 00, E T Wind? ham 1 00, Eugene Hogan 5 CO. J E Whil doa 1 CO, J H Witherspoon 50c, F C Mannine 2 00, CT Mason 5 00, W 8 Boyle 5 00, W A Brown 1 00, A Manheim 50c, Abe Retten? berg 2 0C, Perry Moses 1 50, D E Wells 25c, C M Burst, Jr, 1 00, HG Osteen 1 00 W S Mathis ! 00, G M Storn 25c.. J Wil? ton Barrett 25c, W J Barrett 1 00, B M Lebby 50c, J V Wilson 25c, A R Flowers 50c, D M Dick 25c, B C Wallace 25c, R E Wilder 1 00, Cash 10c, J J Barrett 25c, M Frorabsrg50c, Moses Green 50c, J L McCal lnm 1 00, O L Yates 50c, D J Winn Jr 50c, I Strauss 1 00, J W Deonis 50e, Geo M Fox worth 25c, L E Legrand 25c, Herbert Moses 1 00. R A Burgess COc, C F H Bultman 1 00. T B Jenkins & Bro 25c, R L Felder 1 00, D W Cunningham 50c, J H Cnaodler 1 00, W F S^aw 50c. E Mood SmUb 50c, C Fi Garland 25, H H Smith 25c, E A Bultman 1 00. Sam Weeks 50c, J A Schwerin 1 00. R C Rembert 25c, Claude Hurst 1 00, Tom Lvnam 1 00, Ja? Jsrvev 1 00, I) A Cambell 25c, J A Warren 50c. ? C ScifT? 1 00, T M Bradley 1 00. J T Edwards 25c, R L Eimuod3 1 CO, Joe DAV!? ?0:, J Mc Spar-n 1 00, Jco T Gr^en 50c. J J Davis 25c, Csas R?nm* 2i>c, W A Nettles 50c, T J Geddings 25c. J T Chioa 25c, J L H*yr.3worth 50c, M R Wilson 25c, Mi?5 Emma Mood 2?c. Alston Stubbs 25c, C L Stubbs 5Cc, Miss Theo Gregg 25:, Miss Nell R*?t 50c S H Eimunds i 00, C C Brown, 5 00, DJ Chandler 5 00, L B Durant 3 00, Miss S E McDonald 2 00. B J Barnett 5 00, G A L?m mon 2 00, W H Scott 1 00, A Bebtzer 5 00, B Walsh 2 00, Dr I A McK*gen 1 00, Willie 3uitmHo 50c, W B Burns 2 CO, E W A Bult? man 5 00, D Jae Wion 1 00, Frank Roffin 25c, F C Stoney 25c, C G Rowland 1 00. Mrs A P Manning 5 CO, J Singleton Moore 5 00, R D 1 00, Cash 1 00. CL Tiedale 1 00, Croesweli ? Co 5 80, L W Jenkins 50c, Wm M Graham 5 00,, S G Spann 2 00, William Stiles 1 00. J D Craig 1 00, J W McKiever 1 00. Cub 5 00, F A Trad ewe ll 1 00. Dr Jobo S HoghsoQ I 00, J R H ay DB worth 3 00, Misa A C Weeka 1 00, J D Rollings 1 00, Vis! tort 2 00. Employe* Telephone Mfg Co : H J Grover Jr 5.01, Robt Shelor 2 00, H J Wilson 50s, L B Roam* 1 00. W T Iloa gb 1 00, J M Keels 50c, J M Riles 25e, V A Bit sell 50c, F Bultman 25c, R M Sanders 25c. W A Seymour 25c, B W Bradford 25c, W H Free? man 25c, W F Carr 50c, J H Barwiek 25c, P B Leonard 50c, A W Stadler 1 00F R Mason 25e, M H Beek 1 00, Cash 50. Total 16 00 Employes Samter Telephone Mfg Co : S Pringle 50c, G Barrett 25c. Lou Hoyt 25c. E C Whits 25c. R Warren 50c. H W Cooper 25e, Geo Warren 10c, F K Fahrig 25c, Wm Kiake Wc, Joe Muller 25c. II Tisdale 25c, C Joye 50c, C T Mason Jr, 25c. Eii Singleton 10c, Dock Cord 10\ Wm Pinkney 10c, B Chaicpton 10c. F Behre 50c, M A Partin 10e, James Dockery lue, Guy Warren 25c, Bunyan Hatchell 25c. Geo E Beaumont 50c, E li Kbauae 50c, Jos Warren 50c. J C Craig 10c, W M .?ohn-on 15c. WC I) Stiles 1.00, Jno Lewis 25c. T E Minson Jr 50c. King Durant 10c, F Johnfon 10c. J B Robinson 10c, A E Johnson 10c. Peter Williams 10c, Willie Cox 25c Jim Kennedy 25c, Jame? Davis 10c, W Player i0c, K Stewart 10c, W E Smith 26c. B Rich ?rd*on lCc, J H Nelson 10c, M Wildon 10c, W E Smith 20c, 6eo Patterson 10c, T Partin 10c. J J Morrison 25c, Henry Ford 10c, Cash 1 00, Stewart Mason 1 00- Total 13 6a N W Edmunds 1 00, J H Clifton 1 00, ES Miller I 00, Mrs J D Graham 1 00, Caib 50c Total receipts to date. $359 00 A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea. A Prominent Virginia Editor Had Almost Given Up, bot Was Brought Back to Perfect Health by Chamber? lain's Colic, Cholera aod Diarrhoea Remedy. READ HIS EDITORIAL From the Times, HiHstille, Va. I Buffered with diarrboi for a loo; time and tbooght I was past being cured. I had spent much time and money and suffered eo much misery that I bad almost decided to give op all hopes of recovery and await the result, but ooticicg the advertisement of ChamberNio'" Colic, Cholera aod Diarrhoe Remedy and also some testimonials stating j how some wonderful cures b-id been wrought by this remedy, I decided t<> try it. Airer ^ taking e few doses I was entirely well of <!iat j trouble, and ? wi^b to my furti^r to my i readers ana fe1 low-sufferers tba' I nm a h'ile . and hearty nun today and fepl as weil ns I j ?ver did in my lifo.-O. R. Moore. Sold by A. J. China. BOARD OP EDUCATION MEET? ING. W, T. Andrews Elected Principal cf Lincoln School. A meeting of the City Board of Education was held in the office of the City Clerk and Treasurer yesterday afternoon, commissioners Neill O'Donnell, J. A Mood, M Moise, E C Hainsworth and Supt. Edmunds were Dreseat The boird WHS org\r,:.Zii by the election of M. Moise ?3 Chairman. The minutes cf the meeting cf Juce lit, were read and approved. A lettter was ?ead from J C Whittaker, j principal cf the Lincoln Graded School, ten- j dering his resignation, which was accepted, j Applications for the position thus made ? vicaot, were received from W. T. Andrews, j Charles W. Maxwell, A. E. Peet3, M. J. Fred- j erick cid Samuel J McDowell. W. T. Andrews w*s elected. Ee bte Deen principal of tbe Darlington colored graded j school fer the past two years and 13 a tbor- j cugh?y compet?nt teacher, and the board j made a wise selection wheo they elected him j to'rucceed Principal Whittaker. THE COTTON HARZET. There has beon a slow but 9teady decline j io the local market aaring the past week, bat j to-day toe price is still well above 10 cent9. j The receipts for the past week were 2,600 j bales. The quotations to-dty are : Middliag, IOU Strict middling, 10 7 16 Executive Committee Meeting. The county executive committee ntet in the Court Rouse aw ll o'clock Thursday to tab? ulate the returns and declare the result of the second primary election. The returcs from all ihe cinbs, except Rat? tlesnake Springs, were io the bands of the chairman and the tabulation was made of those, but when it came ^0 declaring the result there was a lengthy discussion and qui'e a number of motions were made and lost before it was finally decided to adjourn the committee notil Thursday next, send for the Rattlesnake Sprisgs box ?cd returns aod postpooe the declaration of the result of the election until that tima This resolution applied only to the county returns, consequently tte result of the elec? tion for State officers wa9 declared on the returns received. By referring to the table the result will be seen. The vote at Rattlesnake Springs wa3 re? ported unofficially and to have declared the election OD the returns in the hands of the committee would have affected no one except the candidates for Magistrate in the 4th dis? trict. The contest between the candidates for county offices could not be affected by the missing returns from Rattlesnake Springs as tbe successful candidates were too far in the lead to have the result changed Dy the 6tnall vote at that precinct Scarborough for Sheriff, Seals for Super? visor, and Flowers for Coroner, are elected by safe majorities. If the vote is counted as tabulated and if tbQ Rattlesnake Springs vote, is as reported unofficially, Jennings will be elected Magistrate in the 4th district. Mr. W. R. DaBcse. candidate for Macis trate in the 4;h district Sied a protest aptest j counting the vo:3 for Magistrate es cr.st ia ; the Sumter sad Providence boxes on th.e ! ground that a greater number voted for ? Magistrate at these urecincts than were eati i tied to co PD, act being resiaents ot tne 4tb j Magisterial district. The protest will fcbe \ taken up at tbs fleeting tomorrow. NATATORIUM NOTES. Several pairs of gourd? bav? bei-n placed in the pool by the management and they have proved a great boon to tbe '.mle misses fre qaeotieg tbe bath in th* sfternoons They nre an tuvaloable aid in learning to swim. The seventy odd suits ordered arrived last Wednesday morning and were rapidly dis? tributed to their various owners. Tbe smallest little wee tot who has learned to swim in the oatatorium is little Loretta McKain Tb is little miss is barely six years oid and bas io the past two days learned to take several strokes. She is entirely fearless, and will attempt any feat ber father suggests. She does not look much bigger than a min? now in the ? ter. The spectators' gallery is DOW drawing Urge crowds. It was comfortably filled with a pleased aaditace til the afternoon yester? day. Night session? at the natatorium have come to stay, evidently. Monday evening mark? ed tbe largest attendance since the opening. Tbe boose was foll to overflowiiDg. Tbe spectators' gallery was packed and presented a handsome appearance, the smart and pretty costumes being of the ladiees specially notice? able. lt is to be regretted, however, that there were not sufficient seats to accommodate the audieoce, at least ooe-foorth of the spectators were ompelled to stand. The management promises, however, this shall not occur again. A little over 100 ladies aod gentlemen bathed Monday in the oatatorium Of these, 70 went in that evening and of these 70, 31 were ladies and 49 gentlemen. Some beautiful aod daring feats of diving were witnessed last evening among both ladies and gentlemen. One lady repeatedly dived headforemost from the spectators' gal? lery ioto the bath below. The demand for suits was continuous and uninterrupted and early io the evening it became apparent that the supply would not answer the demand, and before tbe evening was ha If advanced "no more suits" was tbe stereotyped reply to both ladies and gentle? men. Only about one-half of those making applications for suits were accommodated the other half went home sore and disappoint? ed The management feel they are not to blame for this They expressed through tbe columns of this paper tbeir unwillingness to wrap np a large sum of money in bath ?og suits, and invited all wanting suits to write or 'pho . tbeir order to the Item office or to J. M. Knight's store or to J. E. Barby. To this offer ooly 71 people responded. They j were promptly suppled with suits. Result- ? at least 100 people were prevented from going j in last evening for the want of a suit-follow? ed by much wailing and gnashing of teeth. This paper is instructed to make the same offer again to those who want suits-write or 'phone your orders into tbe thr?e places above mentioned between now and Wednes? day at 5 p. m., and your suit will be here for Friday night. Those who haTe bathed since the cold wa'er was added are delighted with the tempera- j ture. Ths water now ?e. barely tepid Nine orarnraers sauntered down one evea ing Ust we^k and expressed tbeaseelves ?9 : .?."ring astonished at the ccmnlererie?? and ele? gance of the ?Htatoriura. Said one : 'i i.-ive been io natatoriums fill over the country and I know of noni1 superior to thu, and this one i 13 vast'y superior to thr^e-fourtr.? or the others." September fashion books in at Osteeo's 000k store. The Horn Bass Co. t Tbe advantages of Sumter as a business center are coming to be better understood j aod appreciated each year and the real live : buisr.ess men of the State have their eyes j turned toward Sumter The most recent addition to the business community is the Horn-Ba&s Co , a Erm that has a business extending over both the Carolinas, and that grows tn mrigoitude each season. They have a number of stores in North Carolina and sercra! in this State, thc principal branch in South C;irolir:a being in Anderson. Mr. Horn, the he*d of ?be frm, has decided to locate io Sumter and is now here fuperin tending the opening of h:s new store on Ma;c Street. He is preparing to do business on an extensive seal? and is openieg a very Hrge stozk. Yesterday he received a solid car load of shoes from one wholesaler and other goodj are being received in similar quantities. For the half dcz n or more stores goods are pur? chased in immense quantities and wherever this hrm establisher a nraoch store they are welcomed as an addiction to the business ! life of the place County Chairman Moise Manning, Sept 15-Recent devel? opments promise to make things lively with some of the county officers elect and possibly change ihe result of the election as declared by the executive committee In the second primary there were two contestants for the sheriff's office -J. Elbert Davis, the county auditor and county chairman, and E B. Gamble, deputy sheriff. There was one ciub known as ?he "White" club, which is reported as giving Davis nearly all the votes cast tbereby electing him over Gam? ble by a very small majority. When the county executive committee met to canvass the returns Mr Gamble appeared before it and charged that gross irregularities bad been prac? ticed at this club by allowing persons to vote whose Dames were Dot on the club roll, and asked that a special committee from the executive com? mittee be appointed to compare the club roll and the poil list The executive committee declined appoint the special committee, but allowed Mr Gamble to go over the poll list and the club roll in company with Mr. Davis, the county chairman j and bis contestant. A few members j of the executive committee were in j favor of having the specia! commit ? tee appointed, and were also in favor : cf going into the box and counting J the votes, but this was voted down I Mr Gamble insisted on comparing : the two lists, however, and it was . discoverd that there was no club roll . at al!, and it appears that anybody ! was allowed to vote, whether their ! names were on the club roli or not I It is also charged that in the j Farmers' Platform Club, at Manning, i numerous persons were allowed to vote whose names were not on the I roll. It is also talked freely tbat one or two persons voled in this club who bad voted elsewhere, and tbat in one club in the western part of the county four negroes were allowed to vote. These last two charges are only rumors, and whether or not there is anything in them will be brought oat, ss it is understood Mr. Gamble will press the matter for a full investigation Should the "White" box be thrown out it will probably affect the rrzdh of the election for both the sheriff's and auditor's offices Messrs J. F. Rhame of Manning and R 0 Purdy of Sumter have been employed by the parties inter? ested. SHORT TIME IN GREEN VILLE. Greenville, September 15.-In con? sequence of the low prioe of heavy brown goods aod the scarcity and higb price of ootton all the cotton mills in this section of the State on coarse goods, nambenog more than twenty, and consuming annually 229,000 bales of cottoD, will commence next week running on bbort time to relieve the situation. These mills have never heretofore in their history shut dowo or ruo short time It is a well ascertain? ed fact that the war in China bas entire ly stopped the export of these goods and caused depression io price and the aooumulation of stook. Mill men can not tell how ioog this short tim? ruD o'i5g will continue and deoline to dis? cuss the situation, which they oanoot oootrol Dr* Cady*? ?Condition Powders re just what a horse needs when in bad con dition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge They aro not food but *nedicine, and tue best io use to put a horse ir. prime condition. Price 25 cent? per package. For ?ale by Dr A. J Ch.ir.H. T)e^ 30-o Totter, Salt-Kheuxa and Kczenzn. The intens? itching and .-" rn uni ii ir incident tc these diseases, is instantly allayed by aj p!>ift& Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment Vtany very bnd cuses have t oer: perraanet?y cured by it. it i< equally effioe:.: : >r kening piles r.ud j a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites and chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For sale by Dr. A J. China. Dec 30-o Mej. Marion Moise has been appointed chairman of county Democratic executive committee during the absence of County Chairman Knight from the city, and be will preside at the meeting of tba committee on Taursday. Fire. A small blaze on the roof of the little shanty in front of Mood's Io?rmary called out toe 6re department at 4 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon. The tire was extin? guished without much trouble and with slignt damage to the house. ELECTION FRAUDS IN CLARENDON. 2TA7AL STORES. Charleston, Sept IS -Turpentine firm 34c. Rosin steady ; BC D E, 120 ; sales 250 barrels. Savannah, Sept 18.-Spirits tur ! pentine firm 35} bid ; receipts 1,653; I salas 948 : exports none Rosin firm I and unchanged ; receipts 5,069 ; I sales 3,839 ; exports 1,000. i j Wilmington, Sept 18 -Spirits tur- ? j pentine steady 35}.a36 ; receipts 82 ; casks. Rosin duli l.loal 20 ; re-1 ceipts 409 barrels. Crude turpentine ! steady 1 I0a2 10 ; receipts 49 bar? rels. Tar firm 1 40 ; receipts 203. - i II - WRECK ON A.. C. L. AT EL I LENTON. Ellenton, Sept 16 -There was a wreck of The Atlantic Coast Line train for Augusta Saturday morning at 7 o'clock two miles west of Ellen ton, 24 miles from Augusta A de? fective frog is assigned as the cause The train was moving at full speed. The rear end of the rear day car went off and the Pullman car Moselle, owned and operated by the Atlantic Coast Line, turned over and fell into the ditch. There were six passengers in the car. Beyond a bruised nose or so. and I some jostling, no personal injuries ? were sustained The front trucks and vestibule of ? the car were broken off ; otherwise it is intack. CUBAN ELECTION. Washington, Sept. 16.-Thc war ? department has received the following dispatch from Gen. Wood, military governor cf Cuba, regarding the elec? tions there : Habana, Sept. 16. Reports from all over the island show elections quiet. No disturbance anywhere. Habana, Sept. 16.-In yesterday's elections of delegates to the forthcom? ing constitutional convention the Na? tional party again triumphed in the province of Habana Not only did it elect the five delegates of the majority representation, but it also captured one of the minority representatives, the Republican party electing the other two, namely, Manuel Sanguily and Berriel. Returns from the other provinces come in slowly owing to the heavy rains. There seems to be no doubt of the election cf Gonzalo de Quedada, Rias Rivera and Civil Governor Qaiics. ; Nothing definite yet is known here as ! to Santiago, because of the difficulty ! cf getting retares from thc outiyiog , country fl:?ir?crs there ; but it is re ? ported tba; Juan Gualberro Gomez i. c^ctcd io Puerto Principe Se?ores Cisneros and Silva were the only candidates, so tbat their clectien is assured It is conceded that in Santa Clara the Fed? erals will win --3M>- I I - - Tbe War in South Africa. London, Sept 15 -Lord Roberts reports to the war office, under date of Sept 14, as follows : "French occupied Barberton yes terday with the cavalry which be took across tbe mountains. He met slight opposition, tbe enemy being completely surprised. Twenty-three officers and fifty nine men who were prisoners were released, and forty three locomotives and other rolling stock captured Tbe former will re? lieve us of great difficulty as we bad to put up with a few rickety engines "French reports that be bas suffi? cient supplies for three weeks for his force and for a week for his horses One hundred Boers, with many Mauser rifles and a quantity of ammunition, were captured There are large quantities of cattle and sheep in the country. "French intercepted large convoys, showing that Barberton waa used as a depot of supplies for the Boers in the south and southeast The bulk of French's force is still thirty five miles behind the cavalry, owing to the difficulty of getting the wagons over the pass leading to Barberton " BAD NEWS FROM HELSPRUIT. Lourenzo Marques, September 15. -The Boers who arrived hereyester day evening aver that the burghers are fighting among themselves at Helspruit, and are looting and burn? ing buildings. PRESIDENT'KRUGER'S SAFETY. Lisbon, Sept 15 -The Portuguese government has telegraphed the gov? ernor of Mozambique, authorizing the departure of Mr Kroger for Europe The governor, however, must satisfy himself that Mr K_oger is really going to Europe. Meanwhile he is intruded to fake all precautions to ?afeguard thc personal security of Mr Kruger. Tht? ?I?ou^. S?p? 15 -The govern- ! :nent of iho Netherlands bas:telegraph- j ed to Lorenz^ M ar <j les oiTericg a j Dutch warship tc bring Mr Kruger to Holland. WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Sept 17 -Boss Hau Da is frightened about Ohio. That is the alarming news whispered in inner republican circles That ia why Mr McKinley is now at Canton, instead of being in the White House. Instead of resting he is conferring | with Ohio republican leaders, setting op plans which he hopes wiil stop the Bryan wave which threatens to sweep over the State and which has been rapidly increased hy the recent presence of Col Bryan :n thc State. There is no doubt that there is a i decidedly panicky feeling among j those republicans who know the ! situation, not only as to Ohio, but as I to other states, which a short time ago were considered absolutely cer? tain to give their electoral votes to McKinley. They recognize that the democratic tide ia rising and that if they cannot stop it, Coi Bryan will be elected. They are relying mostly upon money to help them, and, notwithstanding ail the talk about Hanna not having all the money he wants, it is known that he has more money than he had at chis stage of the campaign four years ago, and that he is making plans that will call for the expenditure of a larger sum than was paid out in the campaign of 1896 If money can elect Mr Mc? Kinley again he will win. The big trusts, the existence of which is at stake, will see to that, knowing that if Mr McKinley wins they can make the consumers of the country pay back with big interest all their cam? paign contributions. Ohio democrats in Washington held a meeting Saturday night for the purpose of taiking over the situa tion 3mong themselves. No report? ers were present, and no person was allowed to attend who was cot a voter in Ohio, and whose democracy was not unquestioned. It would not do to write what was dcDe and said at that meeting, but il is no violation of confidence to say that those who attended are confide?t that Bryan and Stevenson have a fighting chance to carry Ohio, and are determined to work hard for victory. The D?mocratie Congressional campaign committee bas prepared and sent oat a timely bulletin dealiog with the suffrage qualifications, imposed on Porto Ricans by tbe republican congress und administration. It says : "While a number of states, such as Massachusetts, North Carolina, Con? necticut and Louisiana, have prescribed educational qualifications for voters, this republication measure enacted for Porto Rioo is the fir?t attempt in the history of our republic to prescribe a proDerty qualification since Thomas Jefferson, tbe crest; champion of human rights succeeded io giving to every j man, rich and poor alike, thc ri^br. to ; exercise bis elective franchise as a free I American citizen Thin1?: how many j thousands of Porto Rt ians, under Spanish oppression, bave never had an j opportunity, either to learn to read ann write or to acquire property. There are cot uoder republican rule permitted ? to vote, yet under Spanish ruic they were never denied this right. What, theo, must be the naturai conclusion ? The trusts, through whose icfioence free trade was denied by Congress to tbe Porto Ricans have also dictated a property qualification for the voters of that unfortunate island. Of such is imperialism. Those who attended the conference of d?mocratie leaders io New York, several days ago, say it was the most ! important meeting of demoorats held j daring tho campaign, aod that its effects, already beginning to be felt, will be far-reaching There was DO rainbow chasing It was plain talk by men who knew the situation io tbe States of which they talked, and by wbioh it was made evident that there are substantial reasons for expecting demooratio success this year if there is bard work enough done to win it, aod tbat tbe campaign is to be made as aggressive as possible from this time on. There is a dash between theadmiois tion and Minister Conger. The latter bas dared to telegraph to Washington that Mr. McKioley allowed himself to be gold-bricked wheo he ordered the American flag hoisted over Li Hung Chang, long known as the creature of Russia, while be ie in Pekin for the purpose of negotiating terms of settle? ment with the powers. Out?ide of Russia, this government is tbeooly one that has not openly shown its distrust of Li Hung Chang from the first, so it is not strange tbat Minister Conger should bave something to say about Mr. McKinley's latest exhibition of unusual favor towards this sneaky Chinaman. He has, upon several previous occasions warned this govern? ment that Li Hung Chang was thor? oughly tricky and unworthy of trust, but for some reason, the Chinese Minister io Washington, who is ooe of Li Hung Chang's most devoted fol lowers, has bad more influence with Mr. McKioley than the Amerioan Minister in Pekin. Tbe sequel may show why. --mmm?- ???? Vancouver, B. C . Sept. 16 -W. A. Baer, a mining engineer of this city, just returned from Dawson, says that, according to the latest information in j tho possession of rho gold commission- ; ers office at Dawson, royalty will be ' paid this season on ?16.000.000 Tho \ actuai clean up will be $0,000 000 ( more Negeur.ce, Wis , Sept. 16.-With j thc thermometer at 20 above zero it j commenoed snowing today and con- j tioued all the afternoon. Jim Howard Boasted Thai He Shot Goebel. Some Sensational Testimony. Frankfort, Ky., Sept, 17.-The first really sensational testimony io tbe trial of James Howard, charged with having firsd the shot that killed Wm. Goebel, was given today by Bodman Gaines, a iocal liverycsan, and James Stubble 6eld, a former deputy sheriff of Clay county. The former identified Howard as the man who ran out from the rear of the State hesse grounds and jumped over the fence immediately after the shooting. Gaines was positive ia his identification of tbe prisoner as thc mao, aod Faid the latter then wore a moustache and waa followed by a man who was standing nearby. A boy who was nearby at tho time will also be in? troduced as a witness to corroborate Gaines. The most sensational witness, how? ever, sod at the same time the most important witness from the prosecution standpoint was James Stubblefield, a one-legged and one-armed ex-deputy sheriff of Clay county. Stubblefield testified that Howard exultingly told bim that he fired the shot that took Goebel's life. Stubblefield lost bis limbs as a result cf the Clay county feuds last year. His testimony io detail was that Howard stopped at his home in February short? ly after the shooting. Shortly after be came in Stubblefield says bo remark, ed to bim : "Jim, you all have been having trouble down at Frankfort?" "yes," responded Howard, accord? ing to the witness : "wc have raised bell and cleaned tbe platter,'7 aod added. "I never sight down my gun barrel but what I get meat or money, aod this time ? got both.*' The witness says Howard was again at his bouse several days later and he asked him what he meant by bis re? mark on the former oooaeion. Howard responded: "By God, I mean jost what I said.'' Witness said he then pressed him, putting the direct question : "Jim, do you mean to say that you killed Goebel V Howard, be says, replied io the affirmative and said he believed his mountain friends would stand . by bim and tbat 500 men could cot take bim to Frankfort for trial. Stubblefield said be did not tell the story of Howard's confession to bim until be heard that Howard and his friends were planning to kill him. The defense subjected tbe witness to a severe crcsa-ezamiDstion but failed to tingle faim to soy er-ent. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of TBE Standard Warehouse Co., Columbia, S. C. Cotton Capacity, 20,000 bales. Storage and iosaraooa 15 cts. per bale per mooth, or fraotioD thereof. Special rates on large lots. Liberal advances at low rate of inter? est on ootton stored with us. Write to EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, Sec, or H. L ELLIOTT, Mgr. Sept 19-3m "Strongest in the World." THE EQUITABLE SURPLUS means more than ' 'strongest in the world" It means also most imit? able in the world : for the surplus is the fund from which present and fu? ture dividends are paid It belongs to the policy holders-every cent of it It means the same to the policy holders that a bank's surplus docs to the owners of tho kink. Have you an interest in the Equitable Surplus of over ?61,000,000? A. W. CROSSWELL, Resident Agent for Sumter and vicinity. Aug vii