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V?l^VII._ LAURENS, s7c? TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1891. NO. 16. THE KANSAS ELECTION. THE THIRD PARTY MEET8 A WATER LOO ON CHOSEN GROUND. The Old FartWn Combine and Clean It up In KiiiiMiH-itrHcnriii;: the Arrogance of the New Parly Leaders*. I'realrleat i'olk But* It I* all ltlcht. Leavknwokth, Kan., Nov. 5.? Tho combining of tho republicans with tho democrats ugaitiHt the people's party in many parts of Kansas Tuesday really began in the last legislature, whero the two older parlies, in order to aceomphs 1 anything, wero forced 10 combine, Bo fore tho election last fall it was tacitly agreed between the leaders of the demo* cratlc party and the alliance leaders that if the democrats should nominate tho old war governor, Charles Robinson, of Lawrence, for governor, tho alliance, convention would indnrse tho nomina tion aud in roturn the democrats wero to accept tho man the alliance selected for lieutenant governor ou the democratic ticket. The alliance convention and the democratic couveutlou wero held the eamo day in Wichila, but the nlHanco, Instead of Dominating and indorsiug Bob bison fur governor, named J. T. Wlllots, a comparatively unknown man. The alliauce leaders may have inteuded to keop faith, but an enthusiastic delegate proposed Willofs namo and that settled It. L. W. Humphreys was reolectcd gov ernor by the republicans, aud Willets came in second In the race. Tho demo crats were incensed aud in tho alliance, which bad cut their 80,000 majority down uearly half, the republicans saw a "lusty foe." The third party then be came the common enemy of republicans and democrats aliko, and the battle in tho legislature, which was almost over whelmingly alliance, resulted. Follow ing this camelugalls's defeat by Pfeffer, whose election has done more to hurt tho third party than anything it has done boforo or siuce. J^Rctore the campaign this year sections of the rcpudlican and democratic party in this Stuto coquetted with tho alliance and talked fustou but tho third party, proud )1 Its strength, refused to listen to these proposals and n general meeting oi thodeinocrati: editors in Topoka in June resented these, proposals, as far as the democracy was concerned, aud declared bitterly against tho alliauce. The defeat of the alliauce Tuesday last was tho result. In an interview today, J. Ralph Bur ton, of Abelenc, n noted republican cam paigner, said: "The only elections ot national importance were in Ohio and Kaunas and there tho republicans carried everything. In Kausas it was a perfect avalanche. The Issuo was whether tho vagaries of a set of visionaries wero to be fastened on the state und the vote of the pooplo said they wero not. '?Then you regard the result of tho election in Kansas as a total defeat for the alliance?" "Utter. But it was not defeat, it was annihilation. They uro swept lrom Ihe lace oi the. earth. Hardly a vestigo re mains. There is not enough left of the allianco in Kansas to reform a respecta ble greenback party. Last year out of 424 principal county otlices in the State, the alliance got three hundred and some thing; this year only 125. C. K. Ilolliday, of the Topoka Demo crat, a successful editor and shrewd politician, said: "From a demoaratic Standpoint it's a glorious victory. We beat the alliauce body, soul aud breeches, and that it enough to tunke any one feel good in Kansnb. "While Kansas has not as many dem ocrats as some Stales, yet wo have had a considerable degree of success iu tho . past, and there is no reason why we may not have in the future. But if Kausas democrats accomplish auytbing in the future they will have to quit dividing up to light men and all go in together with a grand pull lor the princplcs ot democ racy." "You are not in full accord with some other Kansas democrats as to the policy of tho party, are you?" "I am not in accord with the members of the State central c mmittee by a big majority. They want to fuse with tho alliance. Why, in Reno county the straight democrats got together aud put out a democratic ticket but the commit* tco would't recognize them and insisted on fusion with tho ulhance. The result is that county went overwhelmingly republican. This >? teaching the fusion democrats a lesson, and they are all get ting mighty sick of fusion." VVinifuki), Kan., Nov. 5.?In this, Cow ley county, the people's party was born. In 1889 the republican defeat was overwhelming, owing to local matters. Out of this victory a few men con nected with the Fanners' Alliance con ceived the idea of a peoples' party for the county and then lor tho State. B. II. Chaver, who was afterwards elected to congress by the alliance party, was at that time president of the Statc;alliancc, and ho succeeded in getting a State or ganization of a new party. The result was that the democrats joined the alli ance movement and elected a legislature that downed John J. Ingalls. This done the alliance par.y boldly announced its antagonism to roDubllcau ism and democracy olike, and openly in sulted democrats who dared ask for a share of the honors won in a fusion cam paign. In the present campaign in this ? mm ty, as in a majority of counties in 'his slate, tho alliance boldly assorted its in dependence and the democrats iu the towns, finding that tho brethren in the country were liable to join tho "calamity howl," joined the republican forces and administered a whipping tho allianco will not soon forget. Hon. John A. Eaton, who was elected as a democrat fro n this city to tho leg islature, and who was tho democratic candidate for congress in 1888, said to night: "The sub-treasury, government loaniug of money and government own ership of railroads was thought by dem ocrats to bo dangerous. Tho leaders of tho alliance, which advocated those measur :s, made it a point to go further and misrepresent tho con litton of Kan sas, one o! the most capable and grand est agricultural States in tho Union. "It became necessary, In the minds of leading democrats, to give this alliance party a setback that would teach it con servatism at least. Tho democrats have taught the alliance party that arroganco ana intolerance should not and must not be taught In reform politics." Captain Gray, late democratic candi date for sheriff, says: "I did not ex pect a large voto. Crankism and intol erance has gone to such extremes that {;ood sense is no longer exhibited by the enders of the Farmers' Alliance. That organization needed a drubbing, and the democratic farmers wont to the polls with repabllc&n farmers, shoulder to I shoulder, and "settled the hash' of a par-1 ty uot called/or by any issue." John K. Sumplcr, chairman ol the republican central committee, nays he I was euro tho democrats would vote the republican ticket, on account of the wild theories advanced by tho alliance speak- I ers, eacb of whwiW'had a plan," and no two of whic'i wore alike. Sol Smith, who conducted tho cam* paj j in this county for tho peoplo's parly, says lie' -Was surprised at tho re sult, as ho thou<tf,f a democrat would voto anything rat .or than a, republican ticket, but lias formed a new opinion in I regard to democratic proclivities. Many other leading politicians express similar views. This country gave from 400 to 800 al lianco majorities in .'888, Irotn 30 to 200 in 1800, and thus fur gives the republi can ticket pluralities ol from 000 to 1,000 and tho democrats are rejoicing with the republicans. Wichita, Kan., Nov. 6.?There was no union of democrats and republi cans in this county or judicial district against the Farmers' Alliance. Each party had a straight ticket in tho field, and the republicans won tho day. lo tho adjoining districts where there was such iubion it wus entirely duo to a belief that in that locality the allianco had a plurality of tho votes, aud that tho success of that party of despair meant new accessions to its ranks aud a I prolongation of the ruinous policies in augurated by the lato allianco legisla- j luro and which linvc proved so disas-1 trous lo the credit and welfare of Kan sas. The visionary land loan and sub-I treasury scheine promulgated by alii-1 anco legislators, the class legislation de manded, tho monopolistic '.cudeney ol tho body, us seen iu their twenty mil lion dollar mercantile trust, which pro poses lo establish larmers' co-opcrativo stores of nil kinds, and the geuerally wild vagaries and dangerous doclriucs of the secret, oath hound allianco have aroused men ol all other political beliefs to a sense of tho destruction ot business and credit bound to fo'low iu the wake of alliance success. It is the geueral belief that tho defeats of last Tuesday will inaugurate a disin tegration of the alllauco men iu Kansas, which will leave it an unimportant fac tor in politics a year hence wheu its members will be distributed among the old parlies, the greater per cent, going to the democracy as tho exponent of many measures that vitally concern tho people. colonel POIilC on OPIIH alliance. Col. L. L. l'oik, president of the Na tional Farmers' Alliance, said: "Tho alliance has not been weakened. It is as strong ns ever. In many places tho j democrats who co-operated with us last year joined with their old enemies, tho republicans, in endeavoring to defeat our j candidates. In some places like Kan sas Ihis would Rive Ibe appearauco that our slrcuglh is less than herctotore. "Tho truth is that we did not have the force lo wage n light In Ohio. Wo were only organized there last spring. The ballots cast yesterday signify absolutely I nothing so far as we are concerned. Ono thing is inevitably certain: the alliaucc people of this country will stand for their demands, and will keep up an ag gressive fight until these demands aro complied with." IttMuibllcantt arc Uluuppointail. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.?The general feeling hers is that the elections this week and their results have smoothed the way for a Democratic victory in 1802. The president, Mr. Blaine and other members of the administration see this and they do not contemplato tho figures ot the last election with any thing liko satisfaction. They have seen the free coinage and Farmers' Alli ance scares falling out of sight and tar iff reform standing out boldly as tho is sue with the certainty that a proper man that will be thy nominee of the Democratic party on a sound platform. The members of tho administration make but a feeble attempt, to disguise the fact that tho lossos their party have sustained are serious If not t it aL The tiling Mr. Harrison was concerned about above all else w is the election of Mr. Fasset. His vocabulary does not supply a term strong enough for his dis appointment. Democrats aro inconsol able because Mr. Campbell has been compelled to take, but there is acknowl edged much in that result in the way of profit if tho Democracy will not cloao t heir eyes to It. It holds the Republicans to tho rob ber tariff as an issue for winch they must contend, and if. promises to elimi nate the free coinage or silver idea from the light in '02. Tims sunlight can be seen through the only Democratic re verse. While the administration linds no solaco anywhere, the New York Sun In an editorial leader prophesies that illaine and McKinley will bo the Re publican ticket in '08, It is thought here that i ho large Republican major ity In the Ohio legislature will Invite a bitter light between Sherman and For aker for the senate._ To Stent scn.it hi Dries'* Heat. Lima, Ohio. Nov. 6.?The Republi cans having captured the Legislature at yesterdays election will have a great deal to do with Senator Brice taking his scat. There is a great strife be tween the Sherman and Foraker fac tions for tho Senatorshlp, and the Re publicans are confident that they have found a solution to the trouble which will smooth over all differences, and, when Congress convenes In December, will carry it out. The plan is for the Republicans to leave Mr. Brice's credentials to t>8 refus ed In the .Senate. This will throw the matter back to the Ohio Legislature, which will be Republican, and which, When it convenes the month after Con gress opens, will be in the midst of hot warfare between the Sherman and For aker contingents. After Brlce's cre dentials are refused, it will be the place of the Legislature to elect two Senators instead of one, and both the contestants will be elected, and the Democrats elat ed out of their representative In'^be Senate. This disclosure of the scheine here to-day has caused much excite ment, this being .Senator Rrices' home, but the Republican fight In this State is in such a shape that something innst be done, and as tiiey nro desperate, Rrlce will be chosen for the victim. Destructive Fire in Darlington. COLUMBIA, S. C, Nov 6.?A fire at Darlington destroyed the following stores and dwellings: M. Mann, two stores and dwelling: J. Q. Rullcken. furniture;' Martin Ilanley, store and stock; .i.Coldman, store; Oowertz, store and stock and dwelling. The following wero badly damaged: M. 0. Alexan der, store and .stock; New York cheap store, stock; West ?fc Honours, stock; the Misses Lldes, store; M. Marco, three stores; J. Rosenburg, stook; II. I lei mg, store and stock; H. Welsh store; lilook ?& Hyman, stock; A. Weln berg,store and stook; Smith Brothers, saloon; W. F. Dargan, store; K. Hoff THE GREAT VICTORY. GOVERNOR HILL TELLS THE PEOPLE WHAT IT MEAN8. It Kinpha*!*** tho Repudiation of Re publican Principle* and 1* the Fore runner of Triumph for the National De mocracy. Albany, N. Y., Nov. 5.?The Demo crat of Albany and the Buffalo Club serenaded Governor Hill tonight. Governor Hill spoke In the open air, addressing the crowd on the mansion lawn. He said: "The victory over which we are now rejoicing is of pre-eminent Importance. It not only establishes the control of the Democratic party in the executive and other departments of the State government for the next two or three years, but it emphasizes the repudia tion of Republican principles. The campaign of our opponents from its inception to its close was one of brag and bluster. It was not characterized by sincerity. There was no real con fidence in tue Issues which they sought to make. They announced their desire to discuss State issues exclusively, and proceeded to conduct their canvass upon that basis, and now they simply wish they hadn't. They themselves virtually repudiated the national prin ciples of their party by a cowardly re fusal to discuss them before the people. Our position in regard to State matters was as impregnable as the rock of Gibraltar, .for eight years we had an nually carried the Slate upon the ques tions presented by the administration of our State affairs, and our opponents only exhibited their rashness and ex treme indiscretion when they appar ently eagerly sought a conflict upon the very fields where we had often routed them and where we had so frequently won so many signal triumphs. "The people were satisfied with Dem ocratic rule in this state, and did not desire a change. Our party had faith fully fulfilled its pledges. We had re duced tho state debt from 87,000,000 to 81,000,000. The credit of the state never stood higher than now. Econo my and retrenchment had been the watchwords and policy of the party. No scandals had pertained to the ofll cial conduct of any state officer. The laws had been faithfully and impartial ly executed. The state taxes were the lowest that they had been in thirty-six years. Our state treasury was full and overflowing. The people had been given good government. The State was prosperous and the people were contented. Our opponents, therefore, only exhibited their fool-hardiness when they attacked us upon lines which were the most strongly entrenched. The returns from the rural districts show that the silly cry of the'Tam many Tiger* was without effect. The lion-hearted Democracy of the interior are not afraid of an alleged tiger or any other animal which is the outcome of the imagination of our Republican friends. "This victory means the vindication of the Democracy [cheers] in State and nation. It is the victory of the Demo cratic party. We had no entangling alliances. It was a straight party light upon the issuos raised between the Democratic and Republican parties, and the people decided in our favor. Tho Republicans said at the outset that they wanted a speaking campaign, and now they say their candidate talked too much. He said he wanted to 'turn on the light,' and the light was turned on, but it exposed the utter insincerity and wortblessness of Republican pretenses. Our chances steadily improved under the strong light of intelligence and de liberate discussion. Our opponents ranted; we argued. They indulged in personal abuse and vilification; we avoided such methods, but presented facts and figures. Thev appealed to the prejudices of the people; we ap pealed to their Judgment. They con ducted a campaign of enthusiasm; we calmly relied upon the justice of our cause and upon our perfect organiza tion. They grew weaker and weaker as the contest progressed; we grew stronger every hour. Another cam paign, and wo would have had a ma jority north of Harlem river. "This election has rebuked those who had no arguments to present for their cause, but who foolishly insisted upon calling reputable men murderers and thieves, it has demonstrated that local and municipal affairs do not constitute a sulllclent issue for a great State elec tion. It settles the question of the in tention of the people of the rural dis tricts to allow the citizens of New 7 >rk city the privilege of governing them selves. 1 believe that we have fairly carried both branches of the Legisla ture. If the final returns corroborate this view, then indeed may the people of the State rejoice, because it insures ti deliverance from Republican legislative misrule herea'^r. Our opponents have only kept po 3lon of the Legislature heretofoie 1 ..tuso of their deliberate refusal to obey the constitution. They have kept control by unworthy means and violated oaths. They have refused an enumeration of the inhabitants and a reapportionment of the Slate solely be cause to do so would deprive them of power. If our victory shall be complete, the people will have a fair and just representation in the senate and assem bly. We shall have an Impartial con gressional roapportionmont. We shall have a much needed revision of the ex cise lawB. We needed the revision of the excise laws. We shall have a new measure of relief for the tax payers and still own taxes. We shall have wise and practical legislation in the interest of labor. W< diall have measures of home rule fo. municipalities, and we shall in all things legislate for the inter ests of the people. "Our triumph'in New York will strengthen our cause in the nation. It will give hope to every Democrat for the great contest next year. It U the foreruner of a groat Democratic victory then. The United Democracy of the Empire State send a warm greeting to the Democracy of the country, and as sure them that in 1802 we will once more be found In the Democratic col umn. "It Is particularly gratifying to me, 1 assure you. that this great victory fitly supplements the six successive Demo cratic victories of the last seven years in this State. It will be with pride and pleasure that I shall welcome my suc cessor to the office of Governor. He is particularly fitted to discharge the du ties of that high office. He possesses all the qualifications needed to make his administration a grand success. He will be faithful to the people, whose confi dence he possesses in an unusual degree, us was manif09ted by his large majority at Tuesday's election, ana he will be faithful to tho party that chose him as Its standard bearer. I trust that Dem ocratic victories may annually mark the popular approval of his successful administration of the State govern ment. In his efforts to give the people good government he will be only as sisted by the young and brilliant lieuten ant governor and oy other State officers who were associates on the Democratic ticket." The governor was Interrupted fre quently during his speech by enthusias tic applause. Afterwards the governor I gave a reception in the executive par I Tors, CYCLONE IN INDIA. Later Keporta Mikt The l)Uut?r Won*. CAiiCUTTA, Not. 10.?As further de tails regarding the cyclone which passed over this part of India Monday of last week are received it is seen tbrthe damage done is very extensive. Besides the loss of 8evonty-soven lives by the sinking of the Indian government steam er "Enterprise" which foundered at tho Andaman islands aud tho killing of sixty convicts there is no doubt largo loss of lifo at other places along tho coast. Advices from various parts of Orlssa, a province of India In Bengal, state that tho cyclone passing over that sectiou of country did great damage. The eastern part of the province referred to lies along the shores of tho Bay of Bengal and this section was therefore exposed lo tho full fury of tho gale which seemed to gather force as it swept across tho bay. Ti.o cyclone cleared tho path through tho forests, uprooting gigantic tress and hurling them asido as though they were reeds. No houso could staud the terrible energy ol the gale and every dwelling or other structure In tho path of the cyclone was either Bwcpt from its foundations or literally picked up, turned over and deposited at some distance from the place whore it had originally stood. Tho wind also did much damage in the vicinity of Calcutta or at least below that city. As is well known, Calcutta is tho seat ot an immense trado by sea and river, being tho natural outlet for a trade of tbc great valleys of tho Ganges and braunah Pootra. The city is sit uated on *the east bnnk ot tho Iloogley river, tho westernmost branch of tho j Ganges. The Hoogly river empties into tho bay of Bengal through a number of mouths, tho Delta, being ten miles across. A large number of vessels were at anchor off tho noulhs of tho river, some waiting for an opportunity to as cend while others wero awaiting a fair wind to put to sea. These vsssels wero in such a position that when the gale suddenly burst it wub impossible to save many of them. Numbers dragged their anchors and were carried ashore, whilo others, more fortuualo in their [holding ground, wero damaged by tke pounding they received by tho onormous seas which accompanied tho storm. No es timate can as yet be made of the total loss, but from all tho details received it Is known positively that the number oi' persons drowned or killed by falling trees or fly in? debris is very large. An Iuaolent Speech. Cincinnati, Nov. 5.?The Times Star's Canton, Ohio, special says Major McKinley said to-day, speaking of the Ohio elections: "lam convinced that the judgment of our citizens does not approve the constant agitation of tho tariff issue in face of tho fact that it can accomplish nothing. It must surely bo apparent to all alike that the conditions, without which effective legislation is impossi ble, do not exist. The Republican Sen ate and Republican President aro bul warks against which the free trade forces dash powerless, and, with no im mediate prospect ot a change in these comditions, the only result of continued agitation is to disturb business and re tard the enterprises which the new law is designed to encourage. In spite of all the bill is working its way, and from being on tho defensive a year ago we are now on the aggressive. When business is already good our people will not long tolerate movements which dis turb it in the face of the condition I have named, and you will find that He publicans and Democrats alike will call a halt on men whoso stock in trade is not fair, square argument, but jug gling misrepresentations. Ohio has gone Republican and 1 accept tho re sult as indicating that this State stands by the Republican party with full faith in its protective principles as em bodied in tho tariff law, and more than this, Ohio stands, as she always has, in favor of a full dollar and a sound cur rency." _ The South Hound Hull road. The mail service of tho South Bound railroad will be put in operation by tho government November 15. Tho mails which heretofore wenttoSavannahfrom [Columbia and vicinity via the Tort, Royal and Western divisiou of the Cen tral will be turned to tho South Hound, because an immense saving of time will result . It will not bo at all im probable if the Augusta mail is sent by ihe ; >uth Bound for the same reason. Instead oi arriving in Savannah in the afternoon, as is now the ease, it would get there at 11 :!J0 o'clock in the morn ing. The morning trains each way will carry tho mails. The express companies have already transferred their business to the South Bound. The distance from Savannah to Augusta t>y tho Mag nolia route is 1211 miles, while by the Central is 1112. Tho rate there until Nov. 20 is 85.10 for the round trip. After that date t!.e Central's rate of $8.06 will be met by tho South Bound and tho Central will meet tho South Bound's Columbia rate of 84.07. South Carolina allows railroads to charge 4 cents a mile for passengers, but the South Bound has adopted \% cents as its standard. It is now making con nections at Columbia for tho north with tho Richmond and Danville Gen eral Freight, and Passenger Agent Bab bitt says that the South" Jiouiid's earn ings, both in freight and prssenger traffic so far have been highly satisfac tory, and the outlook for a steady in crease in this direction is very promis ing. _ UuldeH Commit Mule I do. Victoria, b. c, Nov. 6.?The steam er Sussex, just arrived from Japan, brings word that llvo English naval of ficers on leave, met with Americans all brothers?named Casiloton, from Philadelphia, and together formed a plan to climb to the top of tho Fujio, Vaml, sacred mountain of Japan tak ing with them rockets and a lew lire works, which they intended to explode when they reached it. Having secured two guides they started on their jour ney from among a group of astounded natives of the village of Katusho on the west side of the mountain. The guides at tho end of two days signified their intention of committing suicide If the party did not turn back, and find ing their threats had not the desired ef fect, cooly walked in front of the tour ists and each with the stroke of a sharp knife disemboweled himself before their horrified eyes. Both died instant ly, and the youngest of tho Castleton's, a boy of 18, immediately pulled out a revolver and blew out his own brains. Sickened by this fearful scene, the rest ot the party turned back and descended tho mountain._ Hervy Snow In the Northwest. Grand Fokks, N. D., Nov. 0?It comnlonced snowing about noon and Is drifting badly. Many of the men brought up here from Winconsin and Minnesota to help thrashing grain have left because of cold weather, and, as a largo portion of the grain is still tin thrashed, it Is doubtful if farmer ?? can finish thrashing before spring. East bound trains for two or three days have been crowded with farm laborers leav ing the state. IOWA PRESENT BOIES. THE SECOND PLACE ON A TICKET WITH CLEVELAND. Tho State's Pride In her Uovernor Does not Aspire Jlerond the Vice Presidency ??Sentiment on the Higher Offloe. Deb Moines, Iowa, Nov. 8.- -When j Ihe people of Iowa voted last Tuesday and chose a Governor for themselves j they also suggested a candidato for tho V ice ProBideocy for the Democi atic! party. It would be dIDlcult to decide which the Democrats ol the State think of moro for Horace Boies, the Governor ship oi his State or his nomioatlou on the tickst ol their party next year as a candidate for Vlco President. No doubt dispatches have been sent from enthusiastic Democrats hero ex pressive of the opiuiou ol two or three papora that Governor Boies has in Iura the making of Presidential timber. There have been somo such expressions, but they do not come from the leaders of the party and are indulged in without con sultation with the Governor himself. Strong as is the desire to have a repre sentative on the Democratic ticket, the feeling in favor of the nomination of Grovcr Cleveland is still stronger. There is dovotion to tho Governor, who broko the long record oi Republican suc cesses and who has just added to it the distinction of re-election. Ho is idolized tjy his party and they want to seo hie name gracing a National Democratic ticket. Mr. Cleveland's distinction is, how ever, looked upon as greater still. While Mr. Boies made a new local record, Mr. Cleveland's feat was sl ill greater in that he broke the national record. Besides, in the mind of tho average Democrat, it was the election and aciruiuistration of Cleveland that made "possiblo the suc cess of his party in 1880, and its second success in 1891, with the intervening election in which the pnrty elected a ma jority of the delegation in the 52d Con gress. Horace Boios^was nominated lor Governor by Mr. Cleveland's closest friends, and was elected becuusc they made special efforts in his bohalf. The prohibition issue, to which much of tho 8rodit must be given for this result, had been an active ono for many year. It was only when it was supplemented by the tarilf reform issue and tho magnili cent administration of national affairs from 1885 to 1889 that such an effective union of effort was made possiblo. As has been said, neither Governor Boles nor his special friends have over thought ol tho Presidency as a reward for him at tho present time. That they havo had an oye to second place during all the monies of tho canvass just closed is no doubt truo. They have worked to this end, and sought such outside aid as was ueccsr-ary with this purpose in view. They have gone so for, since the Gover nor's notable speech in New York last December, as to sound the leading Democrats of neighboring States, and have obtained a good many assurances of sympathy and support. Bur. they havo not had the Presidency in view. To the man who knows the sentiment of the State on tho Presidential ques tion it is futile to talk of auy other name thau that of Cleveland. During all tho cauva88 just over his name has been the one to con j uro with everywhere. In spite of tho fact that the State Conven tion adopted a free silver plank, the Is sue was never thought of as a live con tributing clement iu it. Iowa was the first State to recover from tho green back craze, and the failure of that move ment has been followed by the develop ment of a largo conservative, element in favor of a souud financial policy. As the result of this, Mr. Cleveland not only lost nothing by reason of his Anderson letter, but his position was strengthened as soon ns this sentiment had a chance to show itself. With the Vice Presidency in view, the election of the Democratic candidate for Governor becomes an important fa -tor in tho contest to bo made before the next National Convention, In Samuel L. Bestow, who ran two years ago for this ollico and was defeated, only to be chosen this year, the party has a man in whose, hands it is willing to trust the Governorship, lie Is a New Yorker by birth and training, n farmer of large ex nerience, a former Republican who has done good work in his new party rela tion, and a man of good ability, It may, therefore, be put down in the country that the Democrats of Iowa will pre sent the name of Horace Boies to the next Convention, but it will be us a can didate lor second place and not for first. And no amount of local pride can lead them to make the mistake ol asking for much in order that they may the more surely uet a little. If the ticket should bo Cleveland and Boies it would bo nu iutcrcsfiug lact that Eric County, N. V., had furnished both candidates. And they would not bo strangers, either, as in 18G5 they came near to running against, rather than with, each other. It fell out in this way: Mr. Cleveland had made an excellent record ns assistant district at torney, and was nominated in the year just named as a candidato tor district attorney. The Republicans rccognizod, even then, that he was a strong candi dato before tho people They cast about for somo time for an available man to pit against him, and finally pitched on Horace Boles, then In tho active prac tice of his profession in one of tho lar .-e towns outside of Buffalo. Ho bad nevor bean very activo in Republican politics, although ho had served a single term as Assemblyman at Albany. As tho con tost continued Mr. Cleveland's strength bacamo more apparent, nud as this fact dawned upon them more and more they became, more and more, impressed with tho fact that they must choose ouo of their best known men ns his opponent. Among tho then active politicians of the couuty was I.ymnu K. Bass. Ho was a man of high standing at the bar, a good canvasser, widely known ami very popular, and withal was a partner of Mr. Cleveland, tho man whom it was desired to defeat. Almost at the last moment, just tho night boforo tho con vention, tho mnuagcrs induced Mr. Bass to say that he would accopt the nomina tion. Ho did so, and was elected by about 500 majority iu a couutv that thou gave 5,000 or 0,000. All this oxplains why Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Boies, who are likely to run to gether next year, did not opposo each other in 1805. Soon after, tho now Gov ernor of Iowa camo West, bought his large farm near Waterloo, and settled down to tho practice of his profession, giving almost no attention to politics and even not.og the rise of his old friend with intorcst without its routing ambi tion in his own breast. Havt jecome a Democrat and voter for ICtevoland, his election to the Governorship iu 1889 Is now kuown as un interesting chapter in the history of our recent politics. * ' If Iowa has its way next year and the ticket is Cleveland und Boies, these two men will, if elected, go to Washington heating relations different from any two men similarly situated in all the check ered history of our politic*.?New York Timos._ Blown From ft Wall. Atlanta, Nov. 6\?Duncan Eagin. a negro, met a horrible death yesterday afternoon. He was blown from the bottom of a well, twenty feet deep, and ten feet above the opening, tearing his body In half and otherwise mutilating it. Eagin was a well-digger and has I for some time been at work In Bell wood. Hard rock was struck a few [ days ago In a well he was digging and it was made necessary to do some heavy blastiug. Vest onlay he was preparing to make a blast, and was alone at the bottom of tho well. Everything was In readiness and in place when he found it necessary to do moro drilling. In stead of removing the dynamite he at tempted to do the work while it was in place. The striking of the hard steel against the rock soon procured the nec essary Incentive to the powder, and a loud explosion took place. Instantly the workmen outside were horrified to see tho body of Eagin shoot from the mouth of the well and on up Into the air. A mass of dirt, fragments of stono anu smoke accompanied tho body and rained down upon those about. Hush ing to Eagin, they found the body hor ribly mutilated and the man uncon scious. Powder status and burns cov ered the face and haudB. The hair and clothes wero scorched. Blood poured from his nose, ears and cuts in his flesh. Tho body was torn almost in two parts and presented a horrifying appearauce. He was picked up and carried to his home. Medical attendance was sum moned, but It was impossible to do j more than relieve tho man's suffering, I aud before morning ho was dead. Taken for n Hei?r, Glenwood Springs, Colo., Nov. 6.? G. W. Trice, son of Dr. Price of Chi cago, A. C. Flelschner and ,T. B. Cobb, W.U. Hubbard of Spring Vallev, as guide, outfitted here and started tor a two weeks' hunt on the Big Muddy. They camped In Jeromo park, at the head of Thompson creek, In Pitkin county, In a place called Dun's Dug out. Some time during tho night Mr. Price, who, it is claimed, is a somnam bulist, went outside of tho dug-out, leaving the others asleep. Upon his return, as he crawled into tho room on all fours. Hubbard awoke and called out: "Whoso there," and called to the dog, but as the dog became frightened and no answer was given. Hubbard exclaimed: "Boys, 1 believe it's a bear, givo me a gun quick," and Cobb hastily handed him a45-caliber Colt's revolver, and without further thought ilred two shots, one of which passed through the top of Price's head, into Ids bodj, caus ing his death in about two hour. The party returned immediately with the body to Marion, where an engine was procured, and all came to Glenwood Springs. Coroner G. Clark immediate ly summoned a jury and a verdict of r accidental shooting rendered. I Impudent Scheme of Sou* Scamp, Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 10.?Two letters have bean sent South from Jer sey City recently purporting to be writ-1 ten by Miss Winnie Davis, the daughter j of tholaio Jefferson Davis, begging for I $1,000. One was sent to Dr. William Morrow, of Nashville, Tenn., and the other to General Gordon, of Atlanta, Ga. There is little doubt that they were written by Stoddard, tho forger who lies in Hudson county jail and who forged his way out of tho Tennessee mines by forgmfcttta-ttex J,o the govern or asking for his pardon' purporting to be s'gned by the States attorney, wida petition purporting to bo signed by a lot of the foremost people of Kentucky. The superlntendant of polico received a letter from Doctor Morrow enclosing the note sent to him. Ho turned the case over to tho chief of police who wrote to Dr. Morrow for the original, A day or two later a friend of Miss Davis came from New York bringing a note from Mr.s. Davis. General Gor don knew tho address of Mrs. Davis and her daughter in Now York and know that they would not need to write to him for money, so ho sent tho letter to them to put them on their guard. 1 There'd be h Fleht Then. Santiago, Chili, Nov. 6.?Newspa pers hero haye for several days been publishing wild stories about a con spiracy formed among the refugees at tho American legation to kill Goneral Canto. Notice was circulated to-day calling for a meeting of the peoplo In the plaza, to denounce the conspiracy. Egnn, the United States Minister, in formed the Junta that throats had been made to attack the United States lega tion and capture the refugees, and he warned the Junta that it would be held responsible for such action. Bator in the day several thousand men assem bled in the plaza and applauded several incendiary speeches in which the sup posed conspiracy and the United States legation wero denounced. The Junta upon receiving Egan'a letter, sent a troop of cavalry to guard the United States legation, and as the meeting in the plaza closed, the Intendente pub lished a notice saying that the stories of conspiracy were devoid of founda tion. Serious trouble was doubtless averted by this notice. Llttpouitrd'H Cotton 1'lcker. Atlanta, Ga.,Nov. 0.?What prom ises bo to one of the greatest inventions of modem times is Wallis Lispenard's cotton picker that has just been exhi bited here in a cotton Held near this city. For somu timo there has been a rumor lloating around relativo to tho perfection of a cotton pickor. Yoster day hundreds of cotton growers from I different parts of the South wero at tho I Piedmont Exposition and witnessed a public test of tho machine. Its work ing was, from a mechanical standpoint, perfect, and the picker performed its work in a satisfactory manner. Great interest is manifested by the peoplo here, and cotton growers everywhere are fondly looking tor the realization of their dreams. From the present out look, it is thought that noxt year's crop of cotton will bo picked to a great ex tent by cotton pickers._ Jerry Rlmpion In Nevr Orleans. New Okleans, Nov. 5.?Jerry Simp son, tho "sockless statesman" of Kan sas, arrived In the city today and will lecture tonight in the interest of the third party movement in this State. Mr. Simpson mudo a score of speeches In Ohio during the recent campaign, and is surprised that Carapbell was de feated, lie is disappointed at the small voto cast for the third party can didates for governor. In his own State, ho says, the fusion of tho Democrats and the Republicans Injured the Alli ance party, while rainy weather kept many farmers at home. Horrors of Vttiniae in Kuisla. St. PETERSBURG. Nov. 10.?Terrible scenes aro reported from the famine dis tricts. At Chelabink a woman killed her three children and theu hanged her self upon being refused a small loan of money by a rick nelgobor in order to buy food for herself aud her famishing babies. One hundred and twenty per sons have died of hunger and tyaphoid fever In the one parish of Kagers, Rus sia. CLEVELAND'S AVAILABILITY. A Vary Bricht Outlook for the Kx-l'rea ident in Nmet j-Two. Washington, Nov. 7.?Ex-Post master-General Don M. DIckinsou is in Washington attending tho sessions ot the Supreme Court. Ho discussed the result oi the elections at somo length with ? roporter this morning. "Of course," he said, "every ouo who was associated with Mr. Cleveland's ad ministration must rejoice over tho re sult in New York, Massachusetts and Iowa. Mr. Campbell made a glorious tight in Ohio and deservos great credit for lt. I regret that he is not to serve another term as Governor, but McKiu loy's election ie not much ot a victory j for the Republicans. To bo dccisivo, he should have carried tho State, as Gor mon carried Maryland. With the na tional party organization straiutug every nervo in his behalt he should have beou elected by a very much larger majority than he got. From a party point ji'vicw his election, I think, will prove a benefit to tho Democrats, inasmuch as if will compel tho Republicans to staud up to fight in defense of tho McKinley law. That is, ot course, what the Democrats waut. If McKinley bad been beaten tho Republicans would probably be now look ing around for some >thor issuo. "I think tho Democracy is sure of success in '92 ou tho tariff issue. Tho tariff will bo the issue upon which the campauu will bo f night. I do uot think that the silver question will figure i 1 tho campaign. I think there will be legis? lation of a tentative character on that subject by the Fifty-second Congress. 1 doubt its bciug possible to get a free coinage bill through the Senate. The margin is very narrow, aud iu the 1 ist tho force bill light had a great deal to do with the voto ou silver. But if a free coinage bill should be passed by both houses of Congress the probabilities arc that it would be vetoed, und this consid cratlm will probably lead to somo ex perimental, perhaps temporary, finan cial legislation, which will carry the whole question over until after the ua tional election." Mr. Dickinson said he thought lli3 result of Tuesday's vote made things look particularly bright for Mr. Clovc laud. "I do not think," he said, "that there is auythiug iu this talk ol great hostility toward Mr. Cleveland ou the part of Mr. Hill and his friends. I think it will be found that the parly in New York is united on Cleveland." "Do you think the Democrats can hold Iowa?" "Beyond question. Iowa may bo counted ns a sale Democratic Stale on the tarlll* issue. Her electoral vote will be cast for the Democratic candidate for President in '92." "How about Massachusetts?" "The vole of Massachusetts will be cast for Mr. Cleveland if ho is the nomi nee. Mr. Cleveland can carry the Slate. He can carry Wisconsin also." "Does tho election of a Republican to fill tho vacancy in tho House caused by tho death of Mr. Ford signify that tho Democrats nre losing their hold on Mich igan?' ' "Not at all. Tho Republicans cannot carry Michigau on tho tariff issue. The reason the Republicans elected their member this lirno was that the vote, which is properly Democratic, was di vided between two candidates. The com bined voto of tho straightout Democrat and of the industrial caudidatc was very much larger than the vote by which Ihe Republican was elected. Iu a national campaign the vole will go to the Demo cratic canfr-date." Proclaims M 11. so] t Dictator. Rio du Janerio, Njov.O.?President Deodoro Fonseca has been proclaimed dictator. After the troubles in Rio Janeiro last Tuesday between riotms citizens and the soldiery, in which sev eral of tho former were killed, tho chiefs of the army requested Fonseca Vt as sume tho functions of a dictator, saving that the emergency demanded it. He appeared to demur for a time, but at length gave his consent. He issued a decree, relating the causes of disagree ment between him and the congress and defending his position. Wednesday a conference of ministers was held. At its conclusion Fonseca issued another decree, in which he proclaimed himself dictator. He said that the dictator ship was to last until the political re volutions worn at an end and law makers learned to keep in progress with republican ideas. A dictatorship, ho added, was the very best thing for the distracted country. He disclaimed any intention of prolonging it after p.'ace had been restored. Train Robbery at Omaha. Omaha, Neb , Nov. 0.?Passengers on the Missouri Pacific train which left Omaha at 10:30 last night woro troated to an old-fashioned "hold-up" at West Sfdo Suburb at 11 o'clock. Four mask ed men took charge of the train when it stopped at the station, one covering the engineer and fireman with a rille, while the others, with drawn revolvers, proceeded to plunder the train. They approached the coaches and ordered the passengers to throw their hands up. At the door they retreated and attacked the mail car. By threatening to blow open tho door with dynamite the mes senger wus induced to admit the rob bers, and the car was plundered. The officers refuse to give any information as to the amount of booty obtained, but it Is said that largo sums from Kansas City and St. Louis banks wore takon. The ofllcors went in pursuit of tho rob bors, who are armed, but on foot. DlriMatlnUecl Negroes. RALBIOll, Nov. 0.?The negro state convention met here. It was called to tako action regarding the offices and demand that the negroes get their pro rata share of these. Some of the ablest negroes in North Carolina were present and the white Republicans were round ly abused. John II. Williamson called tho convention to order and told his hearers that the negro could do nothing unless he showed his independence. He called on those who held offices un der the government not to permit that to suppress their manhood, and went on to say that tho whlto Republicans had held a convention at Ashevllle last July, from which nil negroes wero ex cluded, ostensibly to form a protective tariff league. "They are liars," shouted the spaakor, "it was an nntt-negro leag"e they wero forming, and that, too, in the face of tho fact that the negro represents 75 per cent, of the Republi can party in North Carolina." "Lost In the Woods." Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 5.?Passen gers reaching here to day from Vicks burg, Miss., report that last night a band ot twenty-five masked men, known as "Regulators," boardod tho train at Lake. Miss., and took Bob Wal lace, a colored sleeping car porter, from the train. They led him to the woods with a rope around his neck. Nothing has since been heard of Wallace, apd it is believed that ho was lynched. On j his previous trip Walloon assaulted Station Agont OUuiore at Lake. TREATED LIRE DOGS. THE STORY OF CRUELTY TOLD BY THE CREW OF A WHALER. A st m y that Sounds Incredible?Men Har ueaMd to Sledn and Compelled to Haul tho Drutci Who Kicked nud Cuffed Thetn About. San Fuancisco, Nov. 5.?Almost la credible stories ol' cruelty aud hardship aro told by tho crow of tho steam whalor Grampus, lately returned from a protlta bio cruiso in the Arctic. A sailor known as Charley loft the ship at Kast Care, Siberia, taken his chances iu a trackless wasto of ice and snow rather than remain aboard. When the Grampus went into winter quarters, at llerschel Island, others of tho crow ran away, risking death in a perilous attempt to journey from the mouth of the Mackon/.ie to somo trading port on tho Yukon River. One of tho men gives this account of what tho crew endured: "When in winter quarters at H?rschel'" we had to haul wood and ico, dragging sleds to Lower Sandsplt and back, a distance of twenty-four miles. Twenty degrees below zero was considered mild weather. "Twelve men and six dogs wero har nessed to each sled. Captain Norwood, of tho Grampus, and Captain TUton, or the Mary L>. Hume, usually went In charge, one for each outfit. They would ride on the sleds and lash men and dogs together to mako them go fastor. If tho lash of tho long whips failed to mako us move rs last as they wished the captains would get off and strike tho men with marlln spikes. "The harness for tho men consisted of broad bands of canvas, and that can vas was issued to tho men from tho ship's stores aud charged to thorn. "Themen were kept at dog's work and fed on dog's food. Wo couldn't stand this treatment and made up our ' minds to run away. Wo had more than 1,000 miles to make to reach white resi dents and fully relived the dangers ahead. "Early in tho morning of March 15 Robert Coleman, lireuiau of tho Mary D. Hume; G. G. McFatlW, .lames Mason and Fred Craig, from tho Grampus, started out for Lower Sandsplt. "Late in the second night of our peril ous tramp natives told us that two ship captains and two natives had come to take us back, liefere we could get our boots on we were confronted by Win cherter rilles iu the hands of the two captains and compelled to surrender. "Mason was told to unhitch the dogs from tho captains' sled, and while so doing was knocked down stud pounded in the face by Cant. Tilton. .Norwood grabbed McFauw, throw hhn down and kicked him in tho face With frozen boots. They then went into the hut where Oralg and Coleman were lying helpless from freezing. Tilton pt.rucK Coleman in the face live or six times and Norwood kicked Craig several times in the side. Both captains were drunk. J "The next morning, Coleman and/ Craig, unable to walk, wero put on ttm sled. The dogs were taken ou , and Mc Fauw and Mason wero ordered tojrut on the harness and haul the Sled fflxck to the ships. Tho two captains/"Odo on tho sled, only getting off who/ nec essary to exercise to keep from fr< ' -. Their two native guides also. iw. dn the sled .- ""' ""'ne men pulling the sled were lushed as \? they wero dogs during the whole ride. Only two slops of any length for rest wero made on the back trip of thir ty miles. j "As soon as we arrived at the ?ftip we wero put iu irons. Cold irons were put around our frozen wrists without anything being dene to nllevia'jb the pain. Before 8' o'clock at night this caused McFauw.'s v. rlsts to swell until the skin burst. Then Mate.Lyuns went to tho ejiptain and&qt ;him .to reino^ o the*iron from the'^uredwtjw. "The next motmn'g all witr/f culled on deck; .C'aplaiir^^^?daSi?pped Ma son liy the necj&iaivd stnit^?ic g a ham mer-from tho-blucltHinitli-sli'jljk Mason in tflie face,tho handle. Then catching McJfflw^'hy thowiroac the captain striisJcbim throb, tfmes iu the face.-'<vyji -WBTO^heR w^ortod'aU' day1.. and k?$ttrfy?^t*^.ritf?~^ "It was almost impossible tci stand the cold in the lofecastle. The \iroiri the stove was ordered put ouO?Rt?? ' o'clock each evening, and the meuo?.!^v to walk about to keep their blood in* circulation. Frost in tho forecastle was hanging from tho under side of the deck an inch and a half thick, and we. could never get heat enough to thaw it out during tho winter. "We were kept in irons four days. Things got worse right along, and a second attempt to run away was made, but tho men were caught again and the next morning they were given thirty lashes each oil the bare back. Captain Norwood wielded the whip, which was a quarter inch rope with a rawhide tip that cut into the llesli at each blow. They were then kept In irons at night for one month and two days." Tim Late Earthquake In J*pnn. Washington, Nov. o.?a telegram from tho Japanese Government received today by Mr. Tate.no, Japanese minis ter, gives an account of the earthquake ill Japan on October 28. I t seems from this authenticated report that tho dam ago caused by the earthquake was con fined almost wholly to the prefer! nres of Aichi and Gifii, tho former of which is on the sea, about 170 mil*? from Tokio, and tho latter immediately*.' > tho west of it. Nagoya is tho fjhlof '^VJS in Aichi prefecture and has,a pecula tion of 150,000. There are nr> very wrgo cities in Gifu prefecture. No mention is made of any damage hi any other parts of Japan. According tq the tele gram ?5,500 persons wore SciTled, U.ooo In jured, 7,500 houses totally destroyed and 12,000 badly damaged. Sevent7 MUch ?? "?',r' WiLKESBAlUtE, Pit. -No'''- 8?Karly this morning a coa! train ran away on tho Lehigh Valley rea l and camodowu tho mountain sid- ?<tn0 rate of seventy miles an hour, i <"' cr?w of Uie trrtin tried to stop it, i"'< tho brakes refused to work Tho br,''>",mm >iU(i tho fireman then jumped n?<,i,lu 0(1 their lives. The engineer hon "V?r, remained at his post, At tho foot<'{/h"1in<?i\ntaln i-he rul)a* way train coUMea with another train, smashing ffifroiiglnos and cAra in Doth trains ai*^"* "l1 Ul? w '"^?f?6 to a height ortW ' ' ^nginee who had so brav was buried deep strange to say, h< ly uninjured. Dynatnltl Veusailles, Ky? - tempt Avas made?to assassinato a,.. C. Parlier, of this placfyit ? o'clock thih morning. His bed ferraorly rested against a door which opened out on an alley, and only a few days*ago he made a change in tho arrangement of the room and fortunately, though unwit tingly, saved his own life. A bomb shell was placed against the door, tm building was almost destroyed and i>; Parker received slight Injuries. "TB other occupants of tho building wci thrown from their bod*. The to*vi \ wild with excitement oV(;r XTiofik/iap ;ed assassination.