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VOL LIV, WINNSBORO. S, C., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 14, 1900. NO. 21. !|J - ?. M r f WHAT BRYAN SAYS. He Says the Result of the Election Surprised Him. THE FIGHT MUST GO ON. He is Sure that Republican Politics Will be.Repuciated by the People Sooner or Later. William J Bryan Thursday gave the following statement concerning the election: "The result was a surprise to me and - the magnitude of the Republican vie tory was a surprise to uur *a well as to those who voted our ticket. It is impossible to analjze the returns until they are more complete, but speaking generally we seem to have gained m ihe large cities and to have lost in the smaller cities and in the country. "The Republicans were able to secure tickets or passes f.jr all their voters who were away Irom home, and this gave them considerable advantage. "We have no way of knowing at this time how much money was spe nt in the purchase of vo':es and in colonization. But while this would account for some of the Republican gains, it could tfot account lor the widespread increase in the Republican vote. The prosptrity argument was-probably the most potent used by the Retiaolicans. They compared the present conditions with th9 panic times of 1S93 to 1896, and this argument seemed to have weight with those #ho did not stop to consider the reasons for the change. The appeal 'stand by the President while the war *- ??' ~ o /3-anl n-p infln^nnp 13 Uli iiau a uv*4 v* among those who did i.ot realize that a war against a doctrine of self-government in the Philippines must react upon us in this country. We made an honest fight upon an honest platform and, havdone our duty as we saw it, we have nothing to regret. 4*We are defeated,-but not discouraged. The fight must go on. I am sure that Republican policies will bo repudiated by the people when the tendency of these policies are fully under 1 kftfrroan StUUU. J.lie uuuaau ircing^u |/iuvvwhv^ and democracy caonot end until the one or the other is completely triumphant." Concerning himself Mr. Bryan said: "I have come out of the campaign with perfect health and a clear conscience. I did my utmost to bring succcss to the principles for which 1 stood. Mr. Stevenson did all that ne could; Senator Jones and the members of the Democratic Populist, Silver Republican and anti-imperialistic committees did all they could. Mr. Hearst and his associates in the club organization put forth their best efforts. Oar news/vnw Mmpaiirn anpatpr-s ftpd nnr VVU vaAU^wt^jU W^VWMWAH ? ? ?. V local organizations did their part also. I have no fault to find and no reproaches. I shall continua 10 take active interest in politics as long as I live. I believe j^^it to be the duty of citizens to do so and HBh^ addition to my interest as a citizen I ^^^^feel that it will require a lifetime of work to repay the political friends who have done so much for me. 1 s>hall not be a Senatorial candidate before the Legislature which has been elected. Senator Allen deserves the Senatorship, which goes to the Populists. Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. W. H. Thomson are avowed candidates for the Senatorship. They both deserve well of the party and I am too grateful to them for pass sup port to Btand in the way even if I desired a seat in the Senate." Mr. Bryan said he ha3 no other plans at present than to remain at home until he had recovered from the fatigue of campaigning. He denied the report that he would remove from Nebraska and make Texas his home. Such is Fate. A dispatch from Denver, Col., says: A travesty of fate is the discovery of gold uuder the Tabor Opera House, built by the late Senator Tabcr, who spent $1,000,000 in its erection, and lost it in the crash which swept away his fortune of $10,000,000. An artesian well being drilled alongside the Opera Honse struck ore at a depth of 380 feet today. Rock began to drop out of the drill tube which John ?. Mitchell, who was standing by, recog nized as gold ore. Pieces of the rock were taken to an assajar. if the ore proves in quality and quantity worth a mining a nfcat't may be sunk in the heart of Denver. The property on which the opera house is located is valued at $500,000 and the block at twice as mnch more, so that it is the most valuable undeveloped claim in the world. It would be straegs if it should be found that Senator Tabor, who died penniless, should have overlooked under his very feet a fortune beneath the buildiDg which bears his name. Big Profits in Tobacco. Mrs. J. E. Brockicgton of Kinggtree, S. C., plaDttd ten acres in tobacco this year and when she had the first barn graded she wrote to R. C. Commander of the Florence warehouse to come and look at the crop and asked him to take the crop for $ 1,000. He advised her to grade, and ship to him and ho would send her Over $1,000 for it. Up to date. Commander & Jackson have sent her a check for $1,425 and she still has about 3o00 pounds on hand. She sold 1,782 pounds Thursday for $339, about iy cents averages. ?Florence Times. 1 S'e'W England'1 fiypocricy. Tiie Greenville News truly says: "If it were some other cation than our own subjugating the Filipinos, a great howl of protest would go up to high heaven from every section of the country, from New England especially. But selfishnets and greed, euphoniously styled the "commercial spirit" drown all thoughts of sympathy with a people struggling for their freedom." Should be ExcusedThe Greenville Daily News says: Rev. Rowland Hills, D. D., L L I)., A. M., B, A., a British clergyman. Las yeea uuuvav/LCU v>x vuu *u braska, Th9 judge ought to be a3 light as possible ou him; he married a,,his English wife before he saw an American woman. Ofcourse he ought not to have married again; but just consider tie temptation. WHAT STONE SAYS. The Vice-Chairman Speaks of the Party's Defeat. Ex-Gov. Stone of Missouri had his statement made out early Wednesday, in -which he reviewed the election of Tuesday. It is as follows: "The battle is over. The Democratic party of the country accepts the result without complaining as in duty bound. r. i i:.?i XI SlgUlILCB UUL lliucuun ivauai;?D iuc influences as to tiie cause that brought about the result. There will be a wide divergence of opinion as to that. This I will say, however, that the Demo cratic party must stand and will stand, undismayed in defense of the constitution aod for the preservation unimpaired of our constitution. A colonial policy would be destiuctive of the republic and we should resist every ef foit to establish it. I have always favored the annexation, in a proper way, of the islands adjacent to our coast, but have opposed the annexation of a large domain in the eastern hemis phere for reasons fully stated during the campaign. ''The Democratic p*rty must stand firm in the defense of the constitution while at the same time it bhould take an advanced and progressive position looking to the development and protection of our maritime and commercial interests. The Missouri Democratic platform of 1898 expressed my views on the political qaestions of the day. Those questions are for fature discus sion, however; all I say now is what I have said many times before that the Democratic party mast be affirmative and progre^ive as well as aggressive. "Mr. Brjan made a great fight. He is one of the most remarkable men of history. He may never be president, bat whether in politics or private life no man will hold a more commanding place, and none will be capable of exerting a greater influence for publio good. May God bless him." Hanna for Next President. Speaker Henderson, of the National House of Representatives, was entertained at dinaer at the Union Club By about twenty promineat Republicans Af niAVsland on the evaninz of October 31, when he delivered a campaign speech ia this city. He greatly surprised some of his hosts during the table talk by telling them that Senator Hanna's campaign tour of the Northwest had so stirred up that section of country that the Senator was being talked about there as a Presidential possibility four years hence. Senator Banna was asked Wednesday whether he had heard of any such sentiment in the Northwest. "Yes," he answered, "I have heard rumors to that effect. At some of the meetings I addressed in the Northwest cries were raised about the next Presidency which 1 could not help hearing. There has been some talk of the character you mention. "Bat 1 don't want to be the nest President after Mr. MoKinley. I won't have anything to do with it. I have had onnnwh nf nniiMrts and nnhlirt life to suit anyone." What Croker Says. Kichari Croker said at the New Yor? Democratic club Wednesday: "I was very much surprised and disappointed at the way the election turned oat. I did expeot Mr. Bryan to be elected president of ihe United States." Askea for the cause of defeat, Mr. Croker replied: "i believe that 16 to 1 had a good deal to do with the vote against Bryan in this state. What the causes were in the southern and western states I do not know. "We ail know what the causa was in New York state; the money centre of the east. However, New York-city did very well indeed. If the rest of the country had done as well as New York Bryan would have been elected. Kings county did very well too. "I do not regard the decision of the country as adverse to Mr. Bryan as a man. It was against the principles. He is a magnificent representative American." Wanted to Fight A disoatch from Philadelphia sa?s shortly before noon on ekeiion day a small riot broke out in the 14.h division of the .Fourth Ward, where Congressman McAleer resides. A number ot'.negroes entered the polling place and attempted to vote. Their votes being refused tney drew revolvers and a number of shots were fired. "Paddy" McJtJride, a pugilist of someDote, judge of the division, said to be an adherent of Congressman McAleer, was badly injured about the head by being struck with a revolver, and Hugh McClosky, another McAieer follower, was arrested. Three of the negroes were also locked up. Gallant OScar. Lord Roberts, in a dispatch dated Johannesburg, Nov. 5, reports to the war office as follows: "Smith Doirien stales that Maj. Sounders and Capt. Chslmers (of the Canadian Mounted Rnflet) behaved with great gallantry ia the action of Nov. 2. Saunders rode out under a heavy fire to bring in a horseless noncommissioned officer. mo 3 TT?/\Y1 V*Q n ^ Klfl Vl/\^a.'Q I U^UU'iU^ HOJ TIVUUV1V.U Uig | was killed, and Cnalmers went to his assistance. . Saunders imployed him to I leave, but was refused, and the galiant I Chalmers was, I grieve to say, killed." Dosea't Tliis Jar You? Among the messages of congratulations received by the president was the following: Cleveland, 0., Nov. 1 1900. The continued confidence of the American people as- expressed' at the poiis is a tribute to jour personality and your matchless administration. hl<>?s and keen vnu for the patriotic purposes to which you have dtdicated your life's work. >1. A. Hanna. Simmons Had a Clinch. The Norih Carolina Senatorship was settled at the primary in that State last week in favor of F -M. Simmons, who will have a majority of forty-fire thousand. The result at the primary will be ratified by the general assembly in January when Simmons will be elected to , succeed Marion Butler. fPooulist.') The Legislature, elected Iin August, '.is_overwheimiBgly Democratic, THE EXPOSITION Wjli ba the Most .Perfect of its Kind. NOT THE LARGEST BUT BEST Features in which the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian w.l! Differ from Ol:hers. Jast as the old colonial City of Charleston differs ia certain marked features from every other city of the United States, so will the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition possess characteristics unlike ? " ? 't A.i. 1 tnose 01 any otner reposition mas nas ever been held in this country. It is not purposed that this Exposition shall be the largeet. physically, that has ever been seen, nor that it shall contain the biggest and noisiest Midway, the most immense buildings, notable rather for their size than for any other quality, that it shall swarm with a greater number of sight-seers than can be comfortably accommodated; in fact, it is no wiy the ambition of its promoters to out do all other Expositions in point of bigness, Whatia proposed and intended is that The South Carolina Inter Scate and West Indian Exposition shall be the most perfect of its kind, on entirely original lines. x THE STAGE-SETTING. In the first place, the site is ideal. Where else in the world has Nature provided a more ample and rich stage setting than that chose for the scenes which are to be acted upon the banks of the Ashley next year? The nearly level, yet slightly roiling country af 111 _ _ 5 1 fords a reaay-maae DacK grouna, already enriched by country old oaks, clad in their living green, with shadowy pendants of soft grey Spanish moss. Instead of the shadeless blinding, dusty roads along which weary pedestrians and hardly less weary travellers on wheels have labored at other Expositions, the visitor to the Exposition^ Charleston will pass at ease along enchanting ways, treebordered and shady, with the scents acd sounds of the forest not so far avay that one may not occasionally hear the twitter of a birdnute or catch a glimpse of a darting squirrel or a whice-taiied rabbit scud ding to its home. Rusilingpalmettoes will grow along these walks, and one may rest from the labors of sight seeing in arbors such as might have sheltered Phyllis and Strephoa ia da.s of yore. Here will gro* Cherokee r.>-es" and honeysuckle, And the incomparable yellow jessamine wi 1 perfume the air. At any moment it wiil be possible to withdraw from the roar of machinerv. the clamor of the multitude, the wonders and the curiosities and the fatigues which alike accompany the greatest of mac's works, to a rctLe ment which shall bring to the senses the refreshment Nature cffers in suany and peaceful skie-3, soft wooiand scenes, and the fragranie of growing floors On the west will flow the broid and sparkling Ashley Iliver, gay with boats of ev^rj kind, ar:d reflecting in its depths the magical hues of cue painted sunset skies, and the nightly splendors of electricity. THE BUILDINGS. The plans of the buildings which will bo erected upon this perfect Bite, have ail emanated fiom the brain of one man, so that a greater harmony of conception will pervade them than could possibly be achieved through the conflicting ideals of many architects, how> -i-Li- I ever aamiraoie me muiviuu^i uesigua might be. The whole scene is planned to express most perfcotly the spirit of the SouJ.h, not only in its fljwerwreathed arbors and treebordered walks, bat in every line and tint of { each harmonious building. These, while possessed of an infinite variety are all adipted to the environment, being purely Southern, and even what might be called Spanish-American in character. Long, irregular facades, with colonades and arches, courts and plazas, terraces, fountains and flowery parterres will suggest at every turn that one is in the land of sunshine and romance. In the depths of the lake will be reflected Electrical Island, with its radiant Temple of Electricity and its dazzling fountain of light; while across thamoteN 1 i snnnd the ohiinitifir bells from a high Tower oil the shore, ringing out the old, familiar melodies, which find their way to every heart. There wiil be one building on the Exposition Grounds which will differ from any buildiDg that tas ever been seen on the grounds of any other Exposition, and that is the old colonial home which stands there, and. which will be used as the Woman's Building. CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCES. There are other points of difference which will suggest themselves readily to any citizen of a great metropolis who happens to have vioifed the picturesque old city of Charleston duriDg the sunny days of its short bright winter, or who has lingered late upon its wave-washed "Battery" under the light of the summer moon, If it is possible to preserve and accent these characteristic "differences" of which the native born Charlestonian is very proud, and yet to bring together all the latest marvels of modern civilization and modern ingenuity?not to speak of science and art?for the contemplation of the thoughtful and enlightened, it will certainly be done at the South Carolina Inter State and West Indian Exposition to be held at Charleston next year. Sightseers are weary of immensities, of exaggerated values which X&liigUC ILL" LUIUUj vji Si^v auu cost and notoriety which, repeated over and over at every Exposition that has ever been given, hava finally lost their power to impress the imagination. What appeals to the cultivated mind of tc-day is the perfect conception, perfectly expressed, the broad design which yet slights no smallest detail, the supreme art of the old Greek and the modern Japanese which, with ail their differences, are alike based upon the thought that "the gods see everywhere." Died ;ji the Act. In New York one voter died in the e lection booth and another immediately after castine his ballot. MR OYSTER'S ATJTQBIOOBPAHYHa Points Oat to His Friends His Good PointsOar cool weather frienn, the oyster, has been careful not to enter upon the present season with any ritk of being misunderstood or unappreciated. He has written his own autobiography, ajkiVli io Koine distrilmffid amoaz his friends by a Fulton street oyster house of New York. "I am born without jaws or teeth, but I've got fine muscles, liver ana heart. In eaoh year of my life I produce 1 200,000. Each of my children isone-hundred-and-twentieth of an inch ! in length, so 2,000,000 little ones can be crowded into a space of one cubio inch, lam ready for the table in from one to five years after birth. You will never find me in oold parts of the world. I dislike cold, la Ceylon [ som&wmes to grow afoot in length. One of me there makes a stew, when 1 am half a foot broad. I am not of much account in England unless I am imported fromAmerica. It makes me very sad tothink of fetching up on the Strand?I, who was discussed by Tibeiiug and Julius. I have been the cause of much bloodshed. Men fight fierce battles for me all along the American coa9t, the Italian and the coast of Kent and Essex. ''If you eat me raw you are not at all likely tj regret it, for I am in a raw state very nutritious and easily digested. Aa a fry, I am inclined to be uninteresticg and heavy, so few know how to fry mo. I am about the only animate thicg that can be eaten with impunity in-a raw state. Parasites cannot exist ia m9a<i they can in ohop3 and steak3 and fruits. I am aj)retty good thing to man, and as to woman, look at me pearls I have given her. Thackery has compared me in a iaw state to a new baby, yet I never kept him awake at nights. 'Tm not half bid in a stew, but as a a. -L . 11 .11 iL. roass 1Q tae snen an me iu iu? comes oat. Then 1 sizzle with emotion in butter, red pepper and a little sauce. The clam is like the driver of a hansom cab tben?not ia it with me. The clam! That commonplace fellow! I avoid him as much a3 possible, I am not a snob nor yet a cad, but I really must not be expected to fraternize with the clam, nor can I discuss him. Ihc line must be drawn. He's not in the four hundred. Well, I am?Blue Point." EOW TEE STATES WENT. Democrats Loss Some Votes They Carried Four Years AgoAccording to the returns from last Tuesday's election, corrected np to the present time, the electoral college will stand as follows: m'kixley. California "9 Connecticut 6 Delaware 3 Illinois 24 Iowa 13 Indiana 15 Kansas 10 Maine 6 ..Maryland 8 Massachusetts .-15 Michigan 14 Minnesota 9 New Hampshire 4 New Jersey 10 VaV>raalra . 8 New York 36 North Dakota 3 Ohio 23 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 32 Khode Island ' 4 Scuth Dakota 4 Utah 3 Vermont 4 Washington 4 West Virginia 6 Wisconsin 12 Wyoming 3 Total 292 BRYAN. Alabama 11 ArkaQe*s 8 Colorado 4 Georgia ....13 Idaho 3 Kentucky 13 Louisiana 8 Mississippi 9 Missouri 17 Montana 3 Nevada 3 North Carolina 11 South Carolina 9 Tennessee 12 Texas 15 Virginia 12 Total 155 There is still some doubt about Kentucky and Nebraska, and it may be that Idaho will have to be transferred to McKinley; but all probabilities favor the oorrectnes3 of the foregoing as it stands. Broke TJd the Poll A riot occured in the third district of Wilmington, Del., which resulted in tho destruction of the polling place. Tho district has a large negro vote and as the offisers were nearly half an hour late in opening the polls, about a hundred negroes asnembled in line waiting to vote. As the doors opened they saw a white man. Jaaaes McHugh, who had gotten in ahead ot them, attempting to vote. This infunated them, and rushing in they assaulted Mo Hugh and the inspector, James Dugan, cutting both seriously. Policeman Sherry was also cut in attempting to restore order. The negroes destroyed the polling booth and the registration books disappeared in the melee. Five'jn KilledQuarrels over politics and gambling resulted in five men being shot to death Wednesday night in Kentucky. One man was fatally wounded. The dead: Alfred Stanhope, at Versilles, shot by George Woodruff, town marshal of Midway, Ky. Henry Usborn, of Harlan county; shot by John Day. Grant Raines (colored), Middlesboro, shot by J. Griffith, white. Elgar Brown, of Buckey,e shot by Luther Ray. Robert iUUilSejr, Ul JJliUOlUOj ouy^iiwiuauiuuji*. Fatally wounded: Thomas EtheriDgton, of Versailles, bystander, shot in Woodruff-Stanhope fight WHAT GORMAN SAYS. The Ex Senator Gives Advice to Democrats. THINKS BRYAN WILL RETIRE. No Use MourningOver Spilt Milk, but Time Enough Yet to Think About New Plans. "It is too early to talk or even think about reorganizing the Democratic party,'" remarked Senator Gorman, of Maryland, while in Washington Thursday, while discussing the defeat of Mr. Bryan. "The defeat was so overwhelming and the knockout so complete," added Mr. Gorman, "that we must nave time to recover oar breath btf jre making I any predictions or calculating as to the future policy of the Democratic party. It is not the time to indulge in criminations, but we must aceept the result as tho calm acd deliberate judg meet of the voters of tbe country, after deep consideration of their own .individual interests. We must accept the verdict as an evidence that the business interests of tho country are unwiliing to take chances of doing anything which might mterrere witn me present prosperous condition existing throughout the laud. As I look at it the result was brought about by the combined efforts, not only of the owners of the great commercial enterprises and the employers of large forces cf working people, but by the votes of a majority of the operatives of the great establishments and the working classes generally, who joined with toe plain, practical business people in deciding that it would be unwise to disturb the prosperity of the present by experimenting with a new Administration, which was pledged to reverse and set aside all of the practical business advantages now enjoyed by the great mass of the rightminded and industrious people who, iinrtar p.xi-irinz conditions, would not allow themselves to be wholly influenced by party ties. Mr. Bryan made a remarkable campaign, and attracted large and enthusiastic audiences by his brilliant oratory aDd attractive manner of appealing to those who gathered around him. It L evident, however, that a gTeat many men neglected to vote as they shouted, as tne big McKinley vote rolled up from places where the greataat Bryan demonstrations were held. Now that tfie smoke of battle has cleared away it will be in order for the critics to rush foward and endeavor to point out the mistakes made by the Democratic managers. Criticism at this late day is futile and at the same time it must hot be forgotten that our opponents also made eomesenons Diunders during-the canvass not necessary to mention now. As I have before remarked, we were beaten badly by a combination of circumstances and conditions which evidently appealed to voters more strongly than any of the arguments presented on the stump. The defeat is too overwhelming and far-reaching to justify the cry of fraud and corruption, and happily the contest ended without any serious disturbance or resort to force, which many persons feared might result from the high state of excitement and enthusiasm prevailing at certain periods of the campaign. What Mr. Bryan's future intentions may be I have no means of knowing, and, as his state has gone Republican and his prospeots of coming to the Senata arfl somewhat diminished, he may conclude to retire from the center of the political stage for the present and and rest content -with two gallant, bnt nnsnccessful, efforts to rescue the Presidency from the grasp of the Republican party." Many influential members cf the Democratic party in Washington conour in the opinion that the result of Tuesday's election must necessarily deprive Mr. Bryan of any farther Pres- I idential claims upon the Democratic party. He has had two successive opportunities to win the coveted prize and the party has given him hearty sapport. There were, however, conditions whioh seemed to effect a certain class of voters commonly termed the silent vote, which was beyond the control of party organization or ties. Selfinterest and a desire to let well enough alone seems to have actuated a ruffieient number of "voters to turn the balance of power in favor of McKinley as against Bryan. The personalities of the two candidates were not alone considered by the voters, for had such 1 * * ii. been tne ca3e cue resu;i migut unvc been different, for it is conceded that Mr. Bryan possesses a stronger and perhaps more capivating personality than his successful rival. After two trials it is apparent that the policies and the principles which are behind McKinley are more potent with the voters of this country than those which Mr. Bryan represented. Now that the campaign is over and the country is assured of four more years of McKinleyism, ancedotes of the recent political struggle will be in order. The result of the balloting shows that political prognostications are of but little value in a majority of instances, and as a general rule the op mions 01 tUG acuvtJ panj iuauaS?D ?V of less actual value than the views of entirely disinterested parties. It is not always safe in political gatherings to base your calculations for victory on the size of your crowd or the enthusiasm displa;ed by the specta' ord. Death in a Skunk's Bite. Silas Carson of Wilcox, Arizona, died in this city cf hydrophobia produced by the bite of a mad skunk. Carson was a cowboy and one night about three months ago while ont on the range near Wilcox he awakened to find that a rabid skunk had taken refuge in his blanket. C*rson struck the skunk with his hand and the beast buried its teeth in one of his fingers. A few days ago he began to show unmistakable signs of hydrophobia. It is no uncommon th:for cowboys on the range in the remote regions of Arizona I ?j \7? MaHantofI dnrinsr auu i.?c rr latiiw w w the dog days by skunks afflicted with the rabbies, bat this is the first case on record in this city where hydrophobia has resulted. tU CSSS OF VESTA MILLS. The First Year's Operation of the Plant Has Been Satisfactory. The Vesta cotton mills, the only cotton mill that is operated by negro labor in this State, and one of the few mills in the country that is run with colored help, is cow running on full time and in a manner that is most satisfactory to the management of the company, There is only one other mill in the United States that is operated entirely by negroes. This mill is located &t Concord, N. C , and it is a success. At first it met with many difficulties, but all obstacles have been overcome and a superior grade of cloth is being manufactured. j The Vesta mills, under its new man agement nas been in operation nearly a year and when the stockholders meet JNovember2, Mr. L. U-. Potter, the manager and treasurer of the company, will doubtless be in a position to make a most favorable report and the directors in all probability will declare a dividend. The mill is now in better condition than it ha3 ever been and everything is working along most harmoniously, | More than six hundred hands are oa | the pay roll and they seem to be perfectly contented. There h*s nevar been any labor trouble between the operatives and the manager of the mill. The mill is being operated more buocessfully now than any time in its history, and from what can be learned Capt. J. H. Montgemery, the president of the mill is perfectly satisfied with the first year's work and hopes to bring the mill to a higher state of perfection during next twelve months. President Montgomery, while not a resident oi Charleston, gives a great deal of hi3 time and attention to the mill. He comes down from Spartanburg, his home, very often thereby keeping in close touch with the affairs of the mill. He knows exactly what is required to keep the mill in successful operation. .Mr. L. (j. Potter, the manager and treasurer of the mill resides in Charleston and gives all of his attention to the business. He is a successful mill man, having had many years experience in the Spartan mill, one of the largest mills in the South, which is managed by Capt. Montgomery.?Charleston Post. Will Bennefit the South. To an Atlanta man belongs the dis tmction ol Having discovered a process by which the common cotton seed hulls can be made into paper at abont one half the cost of the manufacture from wood pulp. The inventor is Robert Thomas, formerly superintendent of the Grlendale paper mills, and Col. W. A. Hemphill. Mr. Thomas is at present a resident of New York city, and has already interested several well known capitalists in the enterprise with the result that $5,000,000 company is to be organized at Tenton, N. Y., for the purpose of erecting Jarge plants in various parts of the cotton belt. It is expected that Mr. Thomas' discovery will cut the present price of paper in half. According to the inventor himself this latest consummation of the cotton seed hull about exhausts the use of the cotton plant. Mr. Thomas was for many years in the paper making business in the south and a few months ago, while operating in a small mill in Florida, he learned the chemical action which will reduce the cotton seed hulls to nnln. "Realizinc at nn?ft that hfl had made an important discovery, he disposed of'his plant and devoted the entire proceeds of the sale in purchasing machinery with which to prosecute his experiments. The cost of producing the new pulp will be about one-half the cost of manufacturing the wood pulp. It tensile strength is said to be very much greater than wood fiber, whioh will make it invaluable for bags and wrapping paper. Turning the.Screw. A fiat increase of 1 cent a pound was put on beef, pork and mutton Friday by Chicago packers. In one year the additional cent will yield to the Chicago packers, basing the estimate upon last years business, the following sums: Dressed beef, 15,000,000; dressed pork and pork products, $20,000,000; mutton, $4,000,000. Total additional to incomes, $39,000,000. Retailers of meats were thrown into a panic by the unexpected rise in prices. In the adjustment of prices to the consumers choice cuts of beef have gone up as much as 5 cents, pork tenderloin jumped to the same extent, and mutton chops went up three cents. The advance by tne packers is more than 10 per cent, on the price of meat the day before election. The advance by the retailer to the consumer will average 25 per cent. The Beggar's Paradise. Begging pays very well in China, and, consequently the large towns are overrun with mendicants. This is not due to'the fact that the Celestsal nature is particularly generous or charitably disposed toward the needy, bat that the begging fraternity is a very powerful, uniting themselves into guilds for the purpose of helping one another in their profession. The resulc is if any one is foolish enough to refuse alms to a supplicant, it is more than likely that he will be immediately set upon by the whole community in his town, who harass and worry him to such an extent that his life is a burden to him. A shopkeeper for instance, will rarely refuse a beggar, for the attentions of his brethren would be a great hindrance to his trade. A Bloody FightIn a riot at Caseyville Ind., on election day one man was killed. Eis;ht j men were severely wounded. Politics j led to the fight. About 50 men became involved in a political discussion in a saloon during the night The Democrats and Republicans finally separated, only to come together later outside the saloon. Sjme one shot U-raves witn a snoigun. iq an msiaut many weapons were brought into action. Over 200 shots were fired. Baltimore Went Wrong. New York, the greatest of our money centres, went for Bryan. Boston, second only to New York financially, went for Bryan. Baltimore went for ftlcKinley. Comment unnecessary. NO COMPLIMENT TO McKINLEYSome Very] Truthful Words from the Atlanta JournalAlthough triumphant, President McKinley must come out of the late contest with a sadly battered self-respect. A more insulting support never helped to put a man into office. Men who voted for McKiDley because they distrustedBryan's money policy made it as humiliating for him as they could. They came out m statements in the newspapers apologizicg profusely for voting for him at all and excusing it only on the ground that he represented what they regarded as desirable policy. The intellect and character of the Republican party looked upon the president with contempt and they were not polite enough to conceal it. The disgust with his shilly-shallying policy was freely expressed ia the newspapers and in the utterances of some of the most distinguished men of his party.. With what withering contempt must suoh great Republicansas Ben Harrison, Tom Reed, and Senator Hoar regard the president! The unbending Reed would not compromise his reputation by endorsing a policy he despised. Not one word did he utter in favor of McTT i nl nrr ^nrinr fit a tttV* nl m <rr> Tf XXIUAV/ J KA ui V UV ?T Uviv XV doe3 not even appar that he voted. MrHarrison gave a reluctant and belated support to McKinley aid Senator Hoar supported him on the open understanding: "You are wrong but I am with you because you are a Republican." Some Democrats who disagreed with Mr. Bryan went over to McKinley, in every case perfacing their declarations by especially disclaiming personal approval of McKinley aad expressing supreme distaste for their enforced vote. No candidate for president was ever so humiliated. Under the load of scorn the good man kept silent. He was thankful for anything he could get even if it was proffered with insult and derision. He was Pecksniff to the end. He lauded the patriotism of his insulting^" supporters in pious periods and i r* , i t i i -i spose a lew reverent woras sdoui auiy and destiny. Mr, McKinley mast be a man of strange constitution if he can construe tha result of Tuesday's election into a personal compliment to himself. Tens of thousands voted the ticket that bore his name who would have taken pleasure, yea delight, ia casting a ballot for some other man in hispUce. Atlanta Journal. A Demoralizing WarThe New York Times of the 28th of October printed an interview with a disabled volunteer just returned from the Philippines which is of a character 10 HUUQ& me uuuiauo aiuenuau, vy reason of the barbarity and demoralization that it reveals. Oar soldiers were doubtless like other people when they went to "assimilate" the Filipino, but the long-continued work of butchery, the Filipinos' obstinate fight for independence and the daily sight of blood has hardened-them to an incredible degree, if the disabled volunteer's story is to be believed. The risks our men incur have caused them, it is atatod, to adopt the view that "the best Filipino is a dead one" and that Filipinos are to be shot at sight. They are "sometimes shot on suspicion," and "I was never so happy," che volunteer adds, "as when I potted a Filipino. It is impossible to estimate the number of natives killed, but I tell you it is thousands upon thousands." It is no longer the practice, it is stated to bury the dead na ittoc Knl "aia let. tlio r??trpea Ho oliorA they are killed, as the carron biids will pick them clean in a conple of days, and we killed so many that it would take all our time to play undertaker." Evidently our civilization is being improved. An Awful Death. Ellwood Moore, aged 44 years, of An bier, Pa., fell into a vat of hot magnesia at the Keasbey & Mattison Chemical Works Thursday afternoon and before aid could "reach him was boiled to death. Moore came to the chemical works from Dr. Mattison's Lindenwold farms but a few weeks ago, and, although he was employed there only temporarily, asked to be retained, a3 he preferred the work to that which he had performed at the farm. Thursday he was doing some tinsmithing over the magnesia room, when he lost his footing and plunged headforemost in the pasty mass of hot magnesia below. His horrified companions rushed frantically to his rescue, but found they could do nothing until the vat was emptied. This was quickly accomplished, but too late to savo Moore'a iife,. for when he was taken out life was extinct, and he had probably died almost instantly afcer entering the seething mass. The skin pulled o2 at the slightest touch and the flesh was almost parboiled, as the material in which the man was immersed was heated to a high temperature. The body was conveyed to the victim's late home on Greenwood avenue, where he leaves a w:dow. Husband's Horrible Deed. Joseph E. Freitag, 40 years old, Wednesday went to the home of his wife, E.izabeth, at 460 Humboldt street, New York and after killing her witn a revolver snot nimseir twice in the head. Oa account of her husband's dissipated habits Mrs. Freitag separated from him about two years ago, and, with her 19-year-old son Edward and her then unmarried daughter, now Mrs. Louisa Bartsch, went to live in the Humboldt-street house. The Georgia Solons. The Georgia lawmakers are acquiring an unenviable reputation for information and modeiation. First one fails to turn ofi the gas and narrowly escapes asphjxiation, and then two others fill * .! til ti 1 tfcemaeives up witn "doczs ana indulge in a cutting frolio. Presently the people will begin to ask themselves are we sending the right kind of men to the Legislature to make laws for us? Would Es PopularA genius has come foward with a solntinn nf tbp> trnst nrnhlem. his snsrees tion being the enactment of laws providing that the purchaser of goods from trusts shall not be obliged to pay for them unless he chooses to do so. This might exterminate the trusts, but it would convert the great majority of the people into enthusiastic advocates of trusts. THE TRUSTS WIN. . ';v McKinley Re-elected by a Good N!?ioritv? ' HANNAiN THE SADDLE. r ^ The Republican Majority Greatly ''4i$ Reduced in Many StatesBryan's Pep ular Vote -31 Increased. It became evident at a very early hour Tuesday evening that the election of Me kmley ana nooseveit was assurta. ai half past 8 o'clock returns from nearly two-thirds of the election distriota of Greater New York had been received, indicating beyond question th*i Bryan and Stevenson could not expect more than 25 or 30,000 plurality in this Democratic stronghold, and unleu there was a landslide in evideuoe be*. yond all reasonable expectation the State of New York had declared in unmistakable terms, although by a greatly reduced ma jority, for the _ Republican candidates. As the night pro* pressed it only served to confirm thi? judgement. , - J The returns from Illinos betrayed a like condition. The .Republican plurality of 1896 was greatly reduced, but it was still too large to be overcome. On the other hand, the returns from Indiana. Michigan, the two Dakotas. Utah and Wyoming, as well as Nebraska, seemed to indicate strong Republican gains over 1896. Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia had give* decisive Repubitcan pluralities. The count in several of the far west- ' ern States was naturally so delayed as to give little indication of the outoom* there, but they had ceased to have a determining effect, and before 10 o'clock the Democrats had given up tht contcst, and it was announced that Mr. V. a Vftfl OATIfli] Uiyau JLiau ^vuo tV <*? WW 0VMHV aslee p. The whole story was easily and briefly told. The Republican ticket would have a larger electoral vote than four years ago, but in the larger States of the middle west the pluralities had been greatly reduced. Massachusetts had fallen from 174,000 to 50,000; New * York from 268.000 to 150,000 and Illinois from 142,000 to 100,000. Tha roll call of States at 12 o'olook Tuesday night is apparently as follows: McKinley?California, 9; Conneticnt . 6; Delaware, 3; Illinois, 24; Indiana, 15; Iowa, 13; Maine, 6; ^ Maryland, 8; Massachusetts, 15; Michigan, 14; Mis* v neosta, 9; New Hampshire, 4; New Jersey, 10; New York, 36; North Dakota, 3; Ohio, 23; Pennsylvania, 32; . Rhode Island, 4; Vermont^; Waft Virginia; 6; Wisconsin, 12; Wyoming, 3.?Total. 259. ^ Bryan?Alabama, 11; Arkansas, 8; Colorado, 4;> Florida, 4; Georgia, 13; Louisiana, 8; Mississippi, 9; Missouri, 17'. Montana, ?3; North Carolina, 11; South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12; Texas, 15; Utah, 3; Virginia, 12. Total, 139. Unreported: Idaho; 3 Kansas 10; Kentucky 13; Nebraska 8;^ Nevada 3; Oregon 4; South Dakota 4; Washing* ton 4. Total 49. If all the unreported states should turn ont as Democrat* io, a highly improbable contingency, it would not change the results. The latest returns from Nebraska indicate a Republican plurality. The fifty-seventh congress seems to be Republican by a substantial working majority. ? - -M What the Republicans Claim. As a result of messages received at Republican national headquarters Thursday by National Committeemen J. H. Manley and N. B. Scott from doubtful points, Mr. Manley gave out the following statement: "Full returns Thursday leave the situation as it was Wednesday. We have won by 308 electoral votes. We have carried every Northern State but Colorado, Nevada and Montana, with ten votes. We have carried Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware and West Virginia. As we predioted during the entire campaign they are attempting to rob us of the electoral votes in Kentuoky under the power of the G-oebel. law. If they succeed we shall have 295 electoral votes. Our candidate for Governor wires chat we have carried Kentucky for the electoral ticket and eleoted him by over 7,000 majority. The time has come wnen the American people ought to insist, at whatever cost, that the votes shall be counted as they were honestly cast." An Election Fight. A serious election day row took _i rr j. r> t. uu. piace at xv.evB&uue .car*, nut, vwigg Mobley and Thomas Moody, prominent citizens of that section, became involved in a quarrel at the primary polling place, and the alteration finally resulted in a fight, in which one of the participants was badly stabbed. They were then separated, bat a few minutes subsequently it is alleged that Mobley shot Mocdy while standing in the doorway of the building in whaeh the election was being held. It is reported that Moody will not live. On account of the prominence of both par* fi/ia fKa off*?* haa <*a.iqod AnnaidflPfihl* excitement } _____________ -3?g 5o Injunction Against CupidI A distressed father has appealed to I the courts in the city of Brooklyn to ? release his son from the thralldom of a pair of bright eyes. He oomplained that a certain pretty girl has hypnotized his son to such purpose that the young man neglects his work and spends all the time possible in her society. M Hypnotism is a new name for it. To the everlasting credit of the Judge bo it said that he did a smile behind hif hand and refosed to enjoin the mother of the girl from granting the yctig man admission to her house. ~'>r. ga . Will Hot Be Senator. The New York Evening Journal prints the following telegram from Mr. Bryan: "Lincoln, Neb, November 8.?^o the Editor of theSrening Journal: You may say officially that under no circumstances would I accept tht office of United States Senator, eren were it tendered me. I made my fight for the Presidency and lost I am not going to take other men's position* from them. William J. Brya^,M . iJtv5S5