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QALVMTOH BMLIVF FUN?. Tb? ?pp??l f ?r help for the destitute people has Ml ev itb a it oil generous response) m Boater aod lb* donation of $10 made by (??one Cock, K of P , aod plaoed iq the band; of tbt editor of tbe D*ily Item bai grown to nearly $300 Up to Friday morning $101 60 bad batn broogbt to tbe office by tbota *o whom tba oall for Lelp appealed Tbat aaoroiag ai tba augteatioo of Mayor Btockty aod Alderman D. J. Cbaodler it wat decided to circulate tabacription litte and two litt? war? etat out, one io ebarge of V?* i 3*o?k?y and Cbaodler tbe otber waa toko ay 0 M Rom Jr , and H O Olteeo I Tba aobtcripllons ware mads promptly and I generously by oearly all to whom appiict- | tioo in aad?. Tba total amount collected, thai day Including tbe $101 to previously i broaabt to tba office, waa $271 3? The aooey oo band wat telegraphed to OaifMton Friday, am tba I'et will oot ba cios?d so long at tba people of Ttiaa ar? io 1 oaad of help, aad tbe money received bereaftar will be forwarded as rapidly aa a saffieicat ?am a cumulate* Tba gtaaroalty of the people of Soater is proven by tba large sum of money already given aod we know tbat many otbera will I romriMite Several geotlemeo to whom tbe | uo earn it tea applied oo Friday bad already ' ?eat beodtome contribution*, aod if those mm* wots added to tbe amount now io oor bands tba total dooatloo from Suater would eicoed $400 Tba following la a list of those wbo bava contributed to tbe Oalvaetoo Relief Food : Oejie Cock Lodge, K of P., 30 00. Oeo L Rcker 3 00. Dr J F W Da Lor ma 1 00, Mr* O H Mose? 6 00, Mn RH Moiaa 1 00, W F R Ba?oaworib 6 00. a* W Dabbt ft 00, R I Manning ft 00, Ma? rlow Moiae ft 00, Mrs H Rytten berg 5 00, I H Mowat Jr C 00, Claremoot Lodge No ?4, A F M, 3* 00, Hollywood Camp. W of W. 20 00, Oeo D Shore A Bro I 00, If B Clyde 60s, R L Wright 50c, H M Sanders I 3, J M Chandler I 00, HO Hill 1 00, B W Horst I 00, J M B.ogdoo 50c, If J Moore 1 00, R S Hood 1 00, L Lyon 1 00, W B Mima I 00, F A Boltman 1 00. Ches Kingamora 1 00, O Cbioa 1 00, V H Pbalpa 1 00, B L B Welle 1 00, A B Stuckev 2 00, Shepherd Naab 1 00. H L Scarborough t 00, J Dlgga Wilder I 00, Thoa V Walsb 1 00, Cash 25c ? d BOe, R J Bland 2 00, W 8 Orabaaa 1 00, W M DtLora? 1 00, BD Mitchell. Pat Gallagher and W R Pbillipa 50c each. Wat Moraa 1 00, SR Cbaodler, A L Mmon. A i Ard, W A Mcllwaine, D W Catttao, Miss Arabella Motet 60c eacb, Mis* A B Qioaoa 25 \ Ntlll O Doootll 10 00, H F Wlltoo 2 SO. Schw?r'? Brot 2 GO, Arthur Wilder, Bb We.lt I Solomons 23c each, Z E Walker 1 00, Oatb ftOc aod 60s, J H Oliftoo 50c, RD Law 10 00, Wm White 2 00, Oatb 26% J M Koigbt 1 00. A Wbiu ft 00. W H Tataa 1 00, Catb 1 00, 60c, ftOc, 23c, I 00, 9 B Oner 1 00. G Vaodorot 2 00, Stuboi Broe * Ootttoo 1 00, J H Ltvy 2 00, S A A 6wc, W A Bawaao 1 0Q, R K Wilder 1 00, Ltvl Brot 2 00, J J Brittoo 1 00, KT Wind bam 1 00, Bagtat Hogao 6 CO, J B W h don 1 00, J H Wttkwrtpooo 60o, F C Mann eg 2 06, 0 T Mason 6 00, W 8 Boyle 6 00, W A Brow* 1 00, A Manhaim 50c, Abe It v, ten awrf 2 00, Perry Motet 1 60, D B Welli 25c, 0 M Boret, Jr, 1 00, HO Otttto 1 00 W S Methie 1 00, O M Btoro 36c, J Wil? ton Barrett 23c. W J Barrttt 1 00, B M Lewby ftOc, J T Wlltoo 2Sc, A R Flowtrt 60?, D M Dick 2Se, B O Wallact 23c, R B Wilder 1 00. Catb 10c, J J Barrttt 23c, M Fromb*rg 60e, Motte Oreao ftOc, J L McCel lam I 00, O L Vatee 50j, D J Wim Jr ftOc, 1 8traast 1 00. 7 W Deoote ftOc, G?o M Fox ? worth 23c, L B Lag rood 2ftr, Herbert Motes 1 00. R A Borgtet tOc, O F H Boltmao 1 00. T B Jaebiot A Bro 26c. R L Ftidtr 1 00, D W Ooaologbaa 30c, J H Obttdler 1 00, W F S ia w ftOo B Mood Smith ftOc, C H Garland 23, H H rtmuk 26e, B A Bultman 1 00, Sam Weexs 60c, J A Hebweno 1 00, R C Remhert 23c, Claude Huret 1 00, Tom Lvnam 1 00, Jas Jsrvev 1 00. I) A Campbell :V, J A Warren 6?e. T C Sciffe 1 00. T M Bradley 1 00. J T Bdwarde 23c. R L Kimiods 1 00, Joe Davis to-. J Me ipar.o 1 00. Joo T Green 30:. J J Davit 25,-, Cnes Rhtm* 2"?c. W A Nettles 30c. T J Utddiogt 23c. J T Cbioa 20c, J L H?yntworth 30c, M R Wilsoo 23c, Mist Koro a Mood 26c. Alston Swims 25c, O L H.<j' b.3,c, M>ss Tbej Greg? 25:, Mist Nell H." 50? 8 H Blmoods 1 00, C C Brown, ft 00, DJ Caand er 6 00, L B Dorant 3 00, Miet S E MeDooali 2 00. B J Baroett ft 00, O A L -m moo 2 00. W H Scott 1 00, A Bol'tltr 6 00, B Walsb 2 00, Dr I A McKagen 1 00, Willi? Buittaao ftOc, W B Burot 2 00, B W A Bult ?man 5 00, D Jet Wioa 1 00, Frank Baffin 23e, F C Btooty 26c, 0 G Rowlaod 1 00. Mrt A P Manning 6 00, J Sioglttoo Moore 6 00, R D 1 00. Oatb 1 00. C L Titdalt 1 00, Orowtwell A Co 6 00, L W Jtnbiot 60c, Wm ? Graba? 5 00. S O Spann 2 00, Williaa Bukt) 1 00. J DOvwtg 1 00, J W McKitvtr I 00. Oatb 6 00, P A Trade wall 1 00 Dr J >bo 8 Hogbsoo 1 00, J R Heyotwortb 3 00, Mitt A 0 Wtwkt 1 00, J D Rollings 1 00. Tiettoew 3 00 Bmployea Telepbooe Mfg Co : N J Orovar Jr I.H, Rubi Sbtlay 2 00, H J Wlleaa 50?, L B Roam? I 00. W T Ilou gb I 60, J M Boats 5to J M Riles 23?, V A Bis. ?all 60?. F Balimaa 26?. R M Sanders 23?. W A Bay ?aar 36?. B W Bradford 36?. W H Frw otow 16?. W K Otrv 60?, I II Harwick 36?, P B Uontrd 66?, A W Stadler I 1)0 K R Mason 36?, M H Baak I 60, Catb 50. Total 16 00 Botployat Somter Telephone Mfg Go : n Fringla 66e, O Barratt 33?. Loa lloyt 25?. B C White 36?. R Warren 50?. H W Coo par 36?. Oaa Warrot 10?, F K Fahrig 35?, Wm Flake law, JM MaiUr 25c. 11 Tisdal? 35o. O J?y? 66?. C T Mason Jr. 35c. Kli Singlatoo It*, Dock Cord 10?. Wu Piako?y lOo, B Cbaeapioa 10?. F Bahr? 5(V, M A Partin 10a. Jaa?? Dockary lOe, Uay Warr?o 33c. Uuoyan Hatch, 1 35? <??0 K Knau in >Ot 50c, K II Mbaota 56?. Jos Warren 50c. J C Craig lOe, W M .lobaeoa I5e. WC DStilosl.OO, Joo Lewie 35c. T B Hiasna Jr 50e. King Duraot 10t. 9 Jobasen I Or. J B Robinson lOo, A K Jaboaaa 16c, P?l?r Williams 10c, Willia Cox 25c Jim Koanody 25?, Jemee Davi? lOe, W Player ?6?. M Mtawart I6e. W M 8mlUs 3?c. B Rich er?J?oa 10?, J 11 Nelson 10c. M Wilson 10c, W B Smitb 26t. Ban Pattersoa 10c. T Partin 16?. J J Morrison 26?. Ilaary Ford lOe, Cash 1 66, Hrawart Mason I 00 Total IS 6? If W Bdsaands 1 06, J H Clifloo 1 00, Ks Millar I 00. Mrs J D Qrabam I 00. Casb 50c Total rteeiptt to dat?, $336 00 A Wondorful Cure of Diarrhoea A Hromtoeot Virginia Editor Had Almost Given Up, bot Wae Brought Bock to Pevfeet Health by Chamber, laio't Colie, Cholera aod Diorrbcea rUta?dy RBAD HIS BDITORIAL Frees tba T.mes, Hillstille, Va. I suffered witb diarrboni for a looi time aad tboogbt I wat pott being curtd. I bad spani auob tlsao aod money aod turTertd to sauek misery tbat I bad almott decided to give op all bopat of recovery and await tb? re?alt, bat ooticing th? advertieerneot of Cbamberlsio's Colic, Cholera aod Diarrt.osi Remedy aod also tome lestimooialt ttanng bow tome wonderful cures bad brrn wrought by tbit rteaedy, I decided to try it After tabiog ? few doses I was eotirely well of I Ml trouble, aod I ?i'b to ray fort'jer to my readers ano fe Iow-suff rers that I am a bale aod baerty a?n ? t>v and feel at well at I ever did io my BsW. 0? R. Moore. Sold by A. J. China. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET? ING W. T. Andrews Elected Principal of Lincoln School. A meeting of the dty Board of Education wai btld to the offiet of the City Clerk aod Treasurer v eeterday afternoon, commissioners RsJN O'Oonnell, J A Mood, M Moise, E C flayosworth and Hupt. Edmunds were prpseot Toe bo*rd was or^ i by the election of II. Moiie as Coairman. The minutes of the meeting of Juae 1st, were read and approved. A lettter was n?ad from J 0 Wbittaker, principal of the Lincoln Graded School, ten dering bis resignation, which was accepted. Applications for the position thas made ?icaot, were receifed from W. T. Andrews, Charles W Maxwell, A. E. Peets, M. J. Fred? erick aid Samuel J McDowell. W. T. Andrews was elected He SSI been principal of the Darlington colored graded school tor the past two years and \j a thor? oughly competent teacher, and the board trade a wise selection when they elected him *o;rucceed Principal Wbittaker. ? saw lit' saw, TBS COTTON MAUSET. There has been a slow but steady decline in the local market daring the past week, but to-day tne price is still well above 10 cents The receipts for the past week were 2,600 bales. The quotations to-duy are : Middling, Iff Strict middliog, 10 7 16 Executive Committee Meeting. The county executive committee n et in the Court House a*. 11 o'clock Thursday to tab? ulate tbe returns and declare the result ot the second primary e'ectioo. Tbe returns from all (be clubs, except Rat? tlesnake Springs, were in tbe bands of the chairman and tho tabulation was made of those, but wbeo it came ?<o declaring the result there was a leogihy discussion and qui'e a number of motions were made and lost before it was finally decided to adjourn tbe committee until Thursday next, send for the Rattlesnake Springs box aod returns aod postpone tbe declaration of tbe revolt of tbe election until that tima This resolution applied only to the county returns, consequently tbe result of tba elec? tion for State officers was declared oo the returns received. By referring to tbe table tbe result will be seen. Tbe vote at Rattlesnake Springs wai re? ported unofficially aod to bava declared tbe election on tbe returns in tbe bands of tbs I committee would have affected oo one except tbe candidates for Magistrate in tbe 4th dis? trict. Tbe contest between tbe candidates for county offisea could oot be affected by tbe miesiog returns from Rattlesnake Springs as tbe successful candidates were too far 10 the lead, tS have tbe result (banged by tbe small vote at tbat precioct Scarborough for Sheriff, Seals for Super? visor, aod Flowers for Coroner, are elected by eafe majorities. If tbe vote is couoted as tabulated aod if lb? Rattlesnake Springs vote, is as reported unofficial.y, Jeoologs will be elected Magistrate in tbe 4(b district. Mr. W. R. DuBose. candidate for Magis? trate in the 4th district filed a protest against counting tbe vote for Magistrate as cast in tbe Sumter and Providence boxes oo the ground tbat a greater number voted for Magistrate at toesu prec nets than WSfS enti? tle.! to do so, not being residents of tbe 4tb Magisterial district. The protest will gbe takeo up at tbe n.eettog tomorrow. NATATORIUM NOTES. Several pairs of gourds bavo been placed Is ibe pool by the management aod they have proved a great boon to the little mi99es fre q leoting tbe bath in tb?? afternoooa They are an invaluable aid in learning to swim. Tbe seventy odd suits order .'d arrived last Wednesday moroiog and were rapidly dis? tributed to their various owners. Tbe smallest little wee tot who has learoed to swim in the oatatoriom ii little Loretta McKaia This little miss is barely six years old and has io tbs past two days learoed to take several strokes She is entirely fearless, and will attempt soy feat ber father suggests. She doss oot look much bigger than a min? now Id tbs wstsr. Tbs spectators' gallery is oow drawing large erowds. It was comfortably filled with a pleased aadieaco all lbs afternoon yester day. Nigbt sessions at the oatatoriom have corns to stay, evidently. Mooday evening mark* sd tbs largest attendance since tbs opsniog. Tbe bosse was foil to overflowing. Tbs spectators' gallery was packed sad presented a handsome appearance, tbs smart aod pretty costumes being of tbs lad lees specially notice? able. It is to be regretted, however, tbat there were oot sufficient seats to accommodate tba audieoce, at least one-fourth of tbe spectators were cimpelled to stand The management promises, however, this shall oot occur agaio. A little over 100 ladies sod gentlemen bathed ?onday to the eatatorium Of these, 70 weot in tbat evening and of these 70, 31 were ladies aod 49 gentleman Some beautiful aad daring feats of diving were wttneeeed last evening among both ladies aod gentlemen. One lady repeatedly dived headforemost from tbe spectators' gal? lery ioto tbe bath below. Tba demand for suits was contiguous, aod uninterrupted aod early io ibe evening it became apparent tbat the eapply would not answer tbe demand, aod before tbe evening wae ba If advaoced "oo more suits" was tbe stereotyped reply to both ladies aod geotle? rnen Ooly about one-ball' of tbo?e making applicatiooe for suits were accommodated? the other half weot borne sore aod disappoint, ed Tbe maoagemaot fee. tbey are oot to blame for this Tbey espreesed through the columns of this paper tbeir uowilliogness to wrap op a large sum of money io bathiog suits, aod invited all waotieg soils to write or >bnoe their order to tbe Item office or to J If. Knight's store or to J K Harby. To Ibis offer only 71 people responded Tbey were promptly suppled with suits. Result? at least 100 peo.de were prevented from going io last evening for tbe waot of a suit?follow? ed by much wailiog aod geashing of teeth. This paper is iostroeted to make tbe same offer agaio to those who waot suits?write or 'phone your orders into the three places above mentiooed between oow aod Wednes? day at 5 p. m., and your suit will be here for Friday night. Those who have bathed since tbe cold water was added are delighted with the tempera? ture The water new \c bartiy tepid Nine or imrnere sauntered down one even? ing last week and expressed tbe.neelves an >"Mng astonished at ihe completeness u>d ele? gance of the natatorium. Sail one : 'I have been in natatoriums all over the country and I know of none superior to thnt and tlm one is vast'y superior to three-tauttha of the others. ' September fasbioo books io at Osteen s nook store. The Horn Bass Co* The advantages of Sumter as a business center are coming to be better understood and appreciated each year and tbe real live buisreso men of tbe State bave their eyes turned toward Sumter Tbe most recent addition to tbe business community is tbe Horn-Bus Co , a firm tbat has a business extending over both tbe Carolinas, and tbat grows in magnitude each season. They bave a number of stores in North Carolina and several in this State, the principal branch in South Carolina being in Ynderson. Mr. Horn, tbe head of tbe fi m, has decided to locate in Sumter and is now here superin? tending the opening of his new store on Main Street He is preparioc to do business on an extensive scale and is opening a very large stock. Yesterday he received a solid car load of shoes from one wholesaler and other goods are being received in similar quantities. For the half doz>o or more stores goods are pur? chased in immense quantities and wherever this brm establishes a nranch store tbey are welcomed as an additition to tbe business life of the place mm i i saw - County Chairman Moise Maj. Marion Moise has been appointed chairman of county Democratic executive committee during tbe absence of Couoty Chairman Knight from the city, aod be will preside at the meetiog of tbe committee on Thursday. Fire. A small blase oo the roof of tbe little shanty io front of Mood's Infirmary called oot toe fire department at 4 o'clock last Wednesday afternoon. Tbe tire was extin? guished without much trouble aod with slight damage to tbe bouse. ELECTION FRAUDS IN CLARENDON. Manning, Sept 15 ?Recent devel? opments promise to make things lively with some of the county officers elect and possibly change the result of the election as declared by tbe executive committee In tbe second primary there were two contestants for tbe sheriff's office ?J. Elbert Davis, the county auditor and county chairman, and E B. Gamble, deputy sheriff. There was one ciub known as the "White" ciub, which is reported as giving Davis nearly all the votes cast thereby electing him over Gam? ble by a very small majority. When tbe county executive committee met to canvass tbe returns Mr Gamble appeared before it and charged that gross irregularities bad been prac? ticed at this club by allowing persons to vote whose names were not on the club roll, and asked thst a special committee from tbe executive com? mittee be appointed to compare the clob roll aud the poll list The executive committee declined appoint the special committee, but allowed Mr Gamble to go over Ibe poll list and the club roll in company with Mr Davis, the county chairman and his contestant. A few members of the executive committee were io favor of having the special commit tee appointed, and were also in favor of going into the box and counting the votes, but this wan voted down Mr Gamble insisted on comparing the two lists, however, and it was discovert! that there was no club roll at all, aud it appears that anybody was allowed to vote, whether their names were on the club roll or not It is also charged that in the Farmers' Platform Club, at Manning, numerous persons were allowed to vote whose names were not on tbe roll. It is also talked freely that one or two persons voted in this club who had voted elsewhere, and that in one club in the western part of the county four negroes were allowed to vote. Theae last two charges are only rumors, and whether or not there ia anything in them will be brought oot, as it is understood Mr. Gamble ill preaa the matter for a full investigation Should tbe "White" box be thrown oot it will probably affect the result of the election for both the sheriff's and auditor's offices Messrs J. F. Rhsme of Msoning and R 0 Purdy of Sumter have been employed by the parties inter? ested. SHORT TIME IN GREEN? VILLE. Greenville, September 15.?Io eon scquenoe of the los prioe of heavy brown goods and tbe scarcity and high prioe of oottoo all ibe sottoo mills in this section of tbe IStato on ooarne goods, numbonog more than twenty, aod consuming annually 229,000 bales of cotton, will ootnmenoe next woek running on ebort time to relieve tbe situation These mills have never heretofore io their hiatory shot dowo or mo short time It ie a well ascertain? ed fsot that tbe war io China has entire ly stopped tbe export of these goods sod caused depression io prioe aod the accumulation of stock. Mill men can oot tell how loog this abort time mo? oing will eootioos sod decline to dis? cuss tbe situation, wuiob tbey oannot oootrol Or- Cady's jCondltlon Powder* ra just what a horse needs when in bad con dition. Tonic, blood purifisr and vermifuge They are not food but ledicine, and the best to use to put a hone in prime condition. Prioe 25 cent* per package. For dale by I>r A. .1 China. \)*c HO?u Tetter, Suit-lUieura and Koteutn. Tho inonsu itshlag and smarting incident to t these li-o i-u'?' ix instantly allayed by u| plyluf : Caamberlain'i Eyo and skin Oiotmeal Many i very had eaue* have hoeri DSrmasStljf cured by it. ft Is cquaitv ifjeioal for itehlag pilss and a favorite romedy for t>"ro nipples, snapped I hand*, chilblains, fro<t bites and chronic sore eye*. 25ota per l i t. For sale by Dr. A J. China. Deo 80?o NAVAL STOEES. Charleston, Sept 18 ?Turpentine firm 34c Rosiu steady ; B C D E 120 ; sales 250 barrels. Savannah, Sept 18.?Spirits tur pentine firm 35J bid ; receipts 1,653; salas 948 ; exports none Rosin firm and unchanged ; receipts 5,069 ; sales 3,839 ; exports 1,000. Wilmington, Sept 18 ?Spirits tur- j pentine steady 35\a36 ; receipts 82 casks. Rosin dull 1.15*120; re? ceipts 409 barrels. Crude turpeutiue steady 1 10a2 10 ; receipts 49 bar? rels. Tar firm 1 40 ; receipts 203. WRECK ON A. C. L. AT EL 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 ro .es from Augusta A de? fective frog is assigned as the cause Tbe train was moving at full speed, Tbe rear end of the rear day car went off and the Pullman car Moselle, owned and operated by tbe Atlantic Coast Line, turned over and fell into tbe ditch There were six passengers in the car. Beyond a bruised nose or so, and 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?The war department has received the following dispatch from Gen. Wood, military governor of Cuba, regarding tbe elec? tions there : Habana, Sept. 16. Reports from all over tbe island show eleotioos quiet. No dinturbance anywhere. , Habana, Sept. 16.?In yesterday's eleotioos ot delegates to the forthcom? ing constitutional convention tbe Na? tional party again triumphed io tbo province of Habana Not only did it eleot tbe five delegates of the majority representation, bot it also captured one of the minority representatives, tbe Republican party electing tbe other two, oamely, Manuel Sanguily aod Berriel. Returns from the other provinces come io slowly owing to the heavy rains. There seems to be no doubt of tho election of Goozilo de Quev&da, Rtus Rivera and Civil Governor Quiics. Nothing definite yet is koown here as to Santiago, because of the difficulty cf getting returns from tho outlying couutry districts there ; but it is re ported tba: Juan GuiUberto Gomez i. clectcd In Puerto Priooipo Snores Cisncros and Silva were the only candidates, oo that their cleotien is assured It is conoeded tbat in Santa Clara the Fed? erals will win The War in South Africa. London, Sept 15 ?Lord "Roberts reports to tbe war office, under date of Sept 14, as follows : "French occupied Barberton yea terday with the cavalry which be took across the mou atains He met slight opposition, tbe enemy being completely surprised Twenty-three officers snd fifty nine men who were prisoners were released, snd forty three locomotives and other rolling stock captured Tbe former will re? lieve us of great difficulty as we had to put up with a few rickety eoginea "French reports that he has suffi? cient supplies for three weeks for his force and for a week for bis horses One hundred Boers, with many Mauser rifles and a quantity of ammunition, were captured There are large quantities of cattle and sheep io the country. "French intercepted large convoys, showing that Barberton was used as a depot of supplies for tbe Boers in the south and southeast The bulk of French's force is still thirty five miles behind tbe cavalry, owing to the difficulty of getting the wagons over the pass leading to Barberton " BAD NEWS FROM HELSPRUIT. Loorenzo Marques, September 15. ?The Boers who arrived Lere yester day evening aver that the burghers are fighting among themselves at Helspruit, and are looting and burn? ing buildings. PRESIDENT* KR?GE R'S SAFETY. Lisbon, Sept 15 ?Tbe Portuguese government has telegraphed tho gov? ernor of Mozambique, authorizing tho departure of Mr Kroger for Europe Tbe governor, however, must satisfy himself that Mr Krugcr is really g??ing to Europ?. Meanwhile ho in intruded to take all preouu'iona to ?Afoguard tho personal security of Mr Krugrr. The lingua. Sep*, 15 ?The govern? ment of iho Netherlands hau telegraph* ed to L >renz > Msifliet offer tag a Dutob warship to hung Mr Krugcr to Holland. _j_i_,_ WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Sept 17 ?Boss Hau na is frightened about Ohio. That is the alarming news whispered in inner republican circles That is 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 up plans which he hopes will stop the Bryan wave which threatens to sweep over the State and which has been rapidly incteased by the recent presence of Col Bryan in the State There is no doubt that there is a decidedly panicky feeling among those republicans who know the situation, not only as to Ohio, but as 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 is rising and tbat if they cannot stop it, Col Bryan will be elected. They are relying mostly upon money to help tbem, and, notwithstanding all the talk about Ilanna not having all the money be wants, it is known that he has more money than he had at this stage of tbe campaign four years ago, and that he is making plans that will call for tbe expenditure of a larger sum than was paid out in tbe campaign of 1896 If money can elect Mr Mc? Kinley again be will win. The big trusts, tbe existence of which is at stake, will see to tbat, knowing tbat if Mr McKinley wins they can make the consumers of tbe 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 among themselves. No report? ers were present, and no person wafc allowed to attend who was cot a voter in Ohio, and whose democracy was not unquestioned. It would not do to write what was done and said at tbat meeting, but it is uo violation of confidence to say that those who attended are confident that Bryan and Stevenson have a fighting chance to carry Ohio, and are determined to work hard for victory. The Democratic Congressional campaign committee has prepared aod sent out a timely bulletin dealiog with the suffrage qaalifioatioos, imposed on Porto Hioaos by tbe republican congress und administration It says : "While a number of states, euch as Massachusetts, North Carolina. Coo* nectiout and Louisiana, have prescribed educational qualifications for voters, this rcpublicatioo measure enaoted for Porto Rico is the first attempt in tbe history of our repoblio to prescribe a property qualification bince Thomas Jcft'jrson, tho greit champion of human rights sooceeded io giving to every man, riob and poor alike, the right to exercise his elective franchise as a free American citix2n Think how many thousand* of Porto Ricaoa, under Spanish oppression, b?.vo never had an eppur uoity. either to learn to read and write or to acquire property. Theee are not under republican rule permitted to vote, yet under Spanish rule they were never denied this right. What, then, must bo the natural conclusion ? Tbe trusts, through whose influence free trade was denied by Congress tc the Porto Rioans have also dictated a property qualification for the voters of tbat nofortuoate island. Of suoh is imperialism. Those wbo attended the ooofereooe of democratic leaders ?o New York, several days ago, say it was the most importaot meeting of democrats held during tho campaign, and that its efteots, already beginning to be felt, will be far reaobiog There was oo rainbow ehasiog It was plaio talk by men who koew the situation io tbe States of whioh they talked, aod by wbioh it was made evident tbat there are substantial reasons for expeotiog democratic success this year if there it bard work eooogb done to wio it, aod tbat tbe campaign is to be made as aggressive as possible from this timeoo. There is a olash bctweeo the admini* tion and Minister Conger. The latter has dared to telegraph to Washington that Mr. McKinley allowed himself to be gold bricked wbeo he ordered the Amerioao flag hoisted over Li Hung Cbang, long known as the creature of Russia, while be ie in Pekio for the purpose of oegotiating terms of settle? ment with the powers Outside of Russia, this government is tbe only ooe tbat has oot openly shown its distrust of Li Hoog Cbang from the first, so it is not straoge that Minister Conger should have something to say about Mr McKinley's latest exhibition of unusual favor towards this sneaky Cbinamao. He has, upoo sevoral previous oocasioos warned this govern? ment that Li Hung Chang was thor? oughly trioky and unworthy of trust, bot for some reason, the Chinese Minister io Washington, wbo is ooe of Li Huog Chang's most devoted fol lowers, has bad more iofloeooe with Mr. McKinley than tbe Amerioao Minister in Pekio. Tbe sequel may show why. Vancouver, B 0 . Sept. 16 ? W. A. Baer, a mining engineer of this city, junt returned from Dawsoa, says that, aeoording to tho latest information in the possession ol tho gold commission ors office at Dawsoo, royalty will he paid this season 00 $10,000.000 Tho actual clean up will be $9,000 000 more j Negeut.?e, Wis , Sept. 16.? With I tho thermometer at 20 above zaro it comroeooeu snowing today and oon tioued all tbe afteroooo. Jim Howard Boasted That He Shot Goebel. Some Sensational testimony. Frankfort, Ky., Sept, 17.?The first really sensational testimony in tbe trial of James Howard, charged with haviog fired the ehot that killed Wm. Goebel, was gi?eo today by Bswman Gaines, a local liveryman, aod James Stubble* field, a former deputy sheriff of Clay county Tbe former identified Howard as tbe man who rao cut from the rear of tbe State house grounds aod jumped over tbe fence immediately after the shooting Gaines was positive in his identification of the prisoner as tbe mao, aod said the latter then wore a moustache and was followed by a mao who was etaodiog neat by A boy who was nearby at tbo time will also be in? troduced as a witness to eorroborate Gaines. Tbe most sensational witness, how over, and at the same time tbe most important witness from the prosecution standpoint was James Stubblefield, a one-legged aod one-armed ex-deputy sheriff of Clay county. Stubblefield testified that Howard exultiogly told him that be fired tbe shot that took Goebel's life. Stubblefield lost bis limbs as a result of tbe Clay county feuds last year. His testimony in detail was tb*t Howard stopped at his borne in February short? ly efter tbe shooting. Shortly after be came io Stt bbU field says ho remark, ed to him : "Jim, you all bave been having trouble do wo at Frankfort?" "Yes," responded Howard, acoord iog to the witoess : "we have raised bell and oleaoed tbe platter," and added. "I never sight down my gun barrel bot what I get meat or money, aod this time I got both " Tbe witness says Howard was again at his bouse several days later and he asked him what he meant by his re? mark on the former oeoaeioo. Howard responded: "By God, I mean just what I said.'* Witoess said be then pressed bim, puttiog tbe direot qoeetioo : "Jim, do you mean to say tbat you killed Goebel ?" Howard, he says, replied io the affirmative aod said be believed his mountain friends would stand by him and tbat 500 men ooold cot tako him to Frankfort for trial. Stubblefield said be did not tell tbe story of Howard's confession to him until ho beard that Howard and bis friends were planning to kill him. Tbe defense subjected tbe witness to a 6evcro cross examination bat failed to j tangle bim to any extent. CASTORS A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Biught THE Standard Warehouse Co., Columbia* S? C. Cotton Capacity, 20,000 bales. Storage aod iosaraoes 15 ets. per bals per month, or fraction thereof. Speoial rates on isrge lots. Libersl advaooee at low rate of inter? est oo oottoo stored with us. Write to EDWIN W. ROBERTSON, Sec, or H. L ELLIOTT, Mgr. Sept 19?3m "Strongest in the World." THE EQUITABLE I SURPLUS means more than ' 'strongest in the world"? It means also most )>roiit able in the world : for the surplus is the fund from which present and fu? ture dividends are paid It beloOfPl to the policy holders?every cent of it? It meant the same to the policy holders that a bank's surplus does tot ho owners of the Kink. 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