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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

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Mr.. Bryan was Introduced by Judge
Selnple, of the appellate court, who
announced that he had alwaye been q
Republican himself until this year
Mr.. Bryan said
appreciate the fact that this meet.
ing Is presided over by one who Until
this campaign has been q Republican.
L also appreciate the fact that while
my opponents may say OF me that 4 am
! young and lacking in public experience,
they cannot bring that charge &gainst
a member OF the appellate court whose
! Judgment and heart have, led him 10
espouse the cause Of the people. q
am glad that from day to day we
are finding recruits to our cause from
those whose positions In PUBLIC life
raises them above the slander OF 4thpse
who apply the name OF anarchists or
disturber Of the public peace to those
who raise their hands against the en-
crOachments of syndicates andscorpo-
rations. (Applause.) 3
A few months ago L was Ia your
midst. then as a private citSAenS $imply
| representing q cause which yiss near
to my heart, and when L told &yeu here
that tho brand of my Democracy was
different from the brand which was be!
ing presented by the administration,
your city was advertised by those who
tried to make it appear that denied
that | was o Democrat. fApplause.( J
My friends, those of you whosWsreihere
know that [ not only did not declare,
myself not a Democrat, but that L have
always declared myself better Defno-
crat than any man who sought to undo
what Jefferson and Jackson did for the
American people. Great applause.)
Since we met here last March. the Re-
publican party met in national conpen-
tion at st. Louis, and did what no party
in this nation ever did before-solemn-
ly declared that the financial policy of,
this country should depend not upon
what the American people wanted, but
upon what foreign nations In their;
compassion would allow the American
people to have. (Applause.) The Re-
publican platform does not say thai the
gold standard is a good thing. 1t in
substance declares that o double STAN
dard is better than the single gold
standard, because that platform pledges
the Republican party to get rid of the
gold standard and substitute the BIZ
metallic principal. When? Not when
our people need it; not when our
people desire it; but as soon as the
leading commercial nations of the
world will join with us ia doing it,
(Applause.) | ask you, my friends, to
study that platform well, because we
may fairly assume that man elected
upon platform will carry out that
platform. When does the Republican
platform say We shall have btmetal-
lism? 1t does not state that time. How
long does it say that we must maintain
the gold standard ? For one year?
1t does not limit it to year or four
years. Now, my friends, sc far as that
platform goes, it declares that " hotiIer
tho American people Ike the gold
standard or not, whether they suffer
from it or not, they must maintain it
forever If foreign nations insist upon
our keeping it. Great applause.j [
am willing to submit the question to
the American people. Applause and
cries Of That's right"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Mr.. Scruggs No; White said he
was guilty and then said he wasn't.
Governor Evans: Didn't Farnham
say Tompkins was too smart to be
caught?
Mr., Tompkins That's right. You'd
never get ne through any boys.
MIR. Scruggs To the best of my re-
collection White said he was in IL. I
told Tompkins and then White denied
it.
Mr.. Tompkins Yes, pulled him
out of bed early in the morning and
he denied it.
In reply to further questions by Mr.,
Barber MIR. Scruggs said: / saw moth
Ing In Cincinnati against Tompkins.
Saw no entry against Mixson and NO
drummer ever told me anything. By
reason OF his relation to his two sons
suspected his guilt. | don't know
whether he received any rebates or
whether any, officer of the Dlspensary
did.
Governor Evans Did Tompkins visit
the Dispensary ire Quently?
Mr.. Scruggs Yes, he came here
every day.
Mr.. Tompkins Don't you know I've
been here as much since the board has
been in Office as fore ?
Mr. Scruggs replied that he did not
know. He was up stairs now:
Mr. Nicholson asked whether he did
not visit the Dispensary frequently by
reason OF being u member of the board.
Mr.. Tompkins didn't come in that
capacity, but simply as friend of Mix
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
Bryan's Campaign Speeches.
AT KANSAS CITY.
The People are Going 10 the Polls
and Understand the Value of the
RnIIOt

and Understand the Value OF tn,
Ballot.
You gentlemen who live in this
| city, surrounded by an agricultural
country, know that there is no way OF
bringing prosperity to Kansas City
until you first bring prosperity to the
toilers upon whose success Kansas City
rests.
1t does not require fnanciers, il
does not require q railroad attorney tt
tell you where your prosperity lies
Great applause.) Nor can these men
prevent you from exercising the right
plause and voice: "Thcy are trying
to do it.")
My friends, met O railroad man
yesterday, who told me that while he
did not agree with me on the silver
question, an issue had been raised
greater than the silver question, and
that was whether he lived in Repub.
lie, where man had the right to vote
as be pleased, or whether his vote was
the property of somebody, to be used
as somebody else pleased" (Applause J
a voice: Missouri gives you 100,
600 majority, you bet"
Another voice: Put Kansas down
for 60, ,0O0
Another voice: "And Arkansas
did pretty well herself"
Mr.. Bryan = "That sounds very
much like one of those meetings where
they take up collection. daughter
My friends, there is one characteristic
about this campaign, ard that Is the
intense earnestness of the people.
Sometimes in campaign you find men
lukewarm, who do not know whether
they are going to be at the polls or
not; and sometimes you find it neces-
sary to get carriages to take the peo-
pie to the polls. Unless all signs fail,
the people are going to be at the polls
before the booths open and stay there
until they close, and there won't be
man who can get to the polls but who
will be sure to be there. What does it
mean? 1t means that the people are
taking the interest in the election that
they ought always to take. They are
beginning to, understand the value Of
the ballot as the means by which they
can redress their wrongs Sometimes
people have complained that the laws
were bad and have allowed them to re-
main bad. They have complained that
they ought to DC better, and have done
nothing 10 make them better. If the
laws are bad, themselves are to blame:
and If they wish good laws they must
secure them themselves. And this in-
terest means something. 1t means that
the government is going to be made
nearly what government ought to be-,
aud that Is government which will
protect the humblest CITIZEN in the
land in his right to work and to enjCy
the traits Of his toll" Great applause.)
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
HOW 1T WENT IN AIKEN.
Interesting Facts Connected with the
Second Primary in Aiken County.

Interesting factS connected with the
Second Primary in Aiken County.
Aiken Journal and Review.
The second primary was the hottest
contested election we have had in
Aiken for many years. The interest
all centered in the u. S. Senatorial
contest, and the other candidates were
almost lost sight Of. The Evans men
made dead set at Aiken and entered
the fight with the hope of carrying
the county for Evans by 1000 majority.
This is the figure General Watts
gave to ia reporter for The Greenville
Mountaineer, and we suspect his in
formation was obtained from the
Governor himself. Realizing from
the start that they had to hustle to
win, they instituted vigorous cam
paign and there was no let up until
tne polls were closed. Col. John T..
CASTOR and Mr.. u. X. Gunter came
down from Columbia and worked for
Evans. 1t is said dispensary liquor
flowed freely, circulars we're distrib-
uted, the party lash was cracked, and
whore Reformer was known TO have
a grievance against Evans, strenuous
efforts were made to reconcile him.
On the other hand the Earle men
worked with will and not only sue
ceeded in holding the Evans men down,
but actually reduced his majority by 64
votes. Tillman's letter had the effect
on some of the Reformers that a red
flag has on q mad bull, and we heard
number of men say they would
never vote for Tillman again for his
interference. Bill E'oley's box, Nc
Tier No. 2, made the best record, poll
ing AZ votes for Earle and nothing for
Evans Shultz came next with 36 to a,
then Hammond with 81 to IL, Silver
ton No. 1, so to l8. These are country
boxes, but the heavy Earle vote goes
to show that "the boys" as Governor
Evans was wont to call them, had beer
doing some thinking for themselves
Graniteyille reversed herself and
| showed up In great shape on the Earle
side. Yards also did well. SO die
Sleepy Hollow, Hopewen, Mfllbrook
Ellenton, Severn, and last, but no
least, the Aiken box, where a. great ef
| fort was made TO reduce Earle's ma
| jorlty, but with little success.
The fight was short, sharp and de
bcisive. There is general acquies
,cence In the result and SO far as W,
fknow no bad feelings.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
nfarrr This ciril lsa;mshodp,

hayo been reading in your paper about
soycfal men and woman thdt nave fbeen very
successful selling self heating hat-irons, and
c0n5idded would see what mRfrl, could o.
have worked days and have aQId Isl irons
and iaye2 z dollar left after paydng all eX-
and soil one almost every place show 10
as people think hos can't AFFORD 10 be with
out one aSthey save 80 much fuel and time
and don't burn the clothes. 1 know Tcan
cieRr Ave thousand doliarsln a y ar HoWIs
tili.t fora RiriY A GRADUATE.
Bplendid, my girl, splendid, You aro a true
Aanerican girl. Anyone can get complete in
fcrmation about tho selfrheatng iron by Ad-
Hrbssng J.-F. CASEY s. CO, st. Louis, No
II seems TO be q Yinner, as every bodyd self
ing 1t writes In Its praise.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
AT sfr. VERNON. ILL.

BRYAN Meter Declared that He Was
Not a Democrat H. was Cam
paign lie
Between 5000 and 1000 people
packed tllemselves into the court
h9eso 4A8ee az Vornon, Ill, whore
ne ssepied The allegation that be ever
efsis /. sgas not q Democrat,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

"A fall of dxty.hve feet generally
kills as dead 3 a mackeral, but'there
arc exception to all rules, After at
tending Sundk school for forty-eight
consecutiveS hdays, the fourteen-year-
old son OF Rev Ira Partin, Baptist
preacher whdives near Preachervlile,
Ky, was perj faded by some wsyward
youths togo ]iLh them the iorty-ninth
Sunday morning on fun-searching
expedition afon9 the cliffs Of d noun
famous seotan, and, getting too close
10 the preoiIce, he fell sixsy-liYe feet,
turping sebral e6mersaults ip bis
fa&cf0 optaFaard light, and alight-
lti on 3s stlli lives 80 prove
that tll y 3 'sscs*s have moi
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Mr., Tompkins We'll, ba;
suspicious as to me aoyway
Mr.. Scruggs Because q
how you knew what was WIN.
what was James
MIR, Tompkins. Yon So
were suspicious IS to NE. n
were they? @
Mr.. Scru9gs; / had no proi
suspicious because OF yong
~ ~ iOr M ixsDn.
(, Mf Barber HAYS you ~
letters gsnipilcntine Onl pksj
whisKey drummers say koS
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
About a year ago a Wichit.

+fVOuV yC0T a5U q w ICTTItI& III n :
man was q juryoan at the trt
man accused Of counterfeiting
implements of the counterfeiterH
In evidence, and the juror examif
he wen home and made some counter
feiting tools himself. Ho was caught,
was recently tried and is now in prison.
b There has never been proof OF an
.ludian being killed by cyclone. Poo
pie WHO are killed in cyclones live In
brick or frame houses.
"A carpet in the room of the Eng
lish mint, after being In wear some
years, was recently burnt in pans, and
yielded So, 500 worth OF gold.
THE piles OF old London bridge
driven 500 years, before, we're found TO
lbein good ,cpn0 I'll ~ when the new
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09
sT. LOUIS sCORcHED.
Fifteen Fatalities and Many Pros
tratiOns-WOrIS Suspended,

tratiOns-WOrlk Suspended,
st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. S-There is no ces-
sation Of the intense heat from which ST.
Louis has suffered during the past ten
days. At noon to-day the mercury regis
tered 9S degrees on surface thermometers.
Nearly all contractors abandoned outdoor
work.
Owing to the high temperature, work in
the quarries and other exposed places has
been suspended. In the twenty-four hours
ending at noon to-day, forty-seven cases
Of heat prostrations were reported at the
city hospital
Fifteen fatalities are recorded, all of mid
dle-aged or older persons.
REPORTS from nearby points In Missou-
RI, Illinois and Kansas state that the mer-
curry is close 10 the 100 mark and In many
sections harvesting Is suspended.
The temperature at 3 O'Clock .. m. had
reached 100, and at s p. m. 1903 was re-
corded. There had been no cessation in
the heat prostrations,
There were thirty-four prostrations treat
ed at the city dispensary up to Z D. m.
Besides these, there were fully as many
treated at home by family physicians.
At p. m. a brisk breeze has lowered
the temperature somewhat, and there is
hope that rain will be forthcoming.
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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The sound Money Committees VIII
Flood the Country With Papers.

indianapolis, Ind. Aug. S.-The execu-
tive committee OF the national democratic
party held its first meeting in the Cen
tury Club rooms, Denison hotel. this
morning.
The committee organized by electing W.
d. Bynum chairman, and John r. VIII
son Of Indianapolis secretary. This COM
mittee OF transportation was appointed:
Hopkins OF Illinois, chairman; Falkner
of Alabama, and Holding OF Ohio.
The committee on campaign literature
is composed Of Cutcheon Of Minnesota,
and Usher OF Wisconsin.
Inasmuch as the demand for sound
money literature Is simply tremendous,
the committee was ordered to at once
go about getting documents together. The
demand says Secretary Wilson. is par
ucularly great in Indiana.
Messrs. Bynum and Wilson We're au-
thOrized to select headquarters IN Indian
apolis, to be used until the national con-
vention at least They have not deter
mined where headquarters Will be located.
An address TO the public IS being rpre-
pared by the executive committee. Sec
retary Wilson says that it will be ready
for publication within a week.
John j. Rooney, secretary Of the Demo-
cratic Honest Money League of America,
with headquarters in New York, appear
ed before the committee TO offer the
can possibly give. This league is a
month old, and was organized for the
single purpose of defeating the Chicago
ticket. Maj. John Byrne, formerly of De-
troit, now OF New York, is president, and
ex-Gov. Flower OF New York is treas
urer.
The leagues minor officers and its mem
bership, Mr.. Rooney says, are filled by
men prominently identified IN the New
York business world His offers OF as
sistance to the committee were gladly ac-
cepoed, and he was asked 10 forward all
the literature at his command at once.
He notified the committee that two days
after Bryan makes his speech I'm New
York BOurke Cochran will make reply
either in Madison Square garden or IN
the Grand Central Palace. The commit
tee has not yet chosen its committee on
finance. II will meet again in Chicago al
the Palmer house, Aug. II.
Secretary WoOten of the Commercial
Club was before the committee for a
short time, and the arrangaments for the
coming convention were discussed infor-
mally and without reaching any definite
conclusions The arrangements Of Tom
linson Hail were discussed and probable
alterations, such as the enlargement OF
the stage, were referred to.
Mr.. Wooten says that the hotels of In
dianapolis can easily accommodate 1900
people.
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DrFFERs FROM wEYLER's NEWS.
Passengers From Cuba Tell a New
story of the Battle.

Quarantine. ST.. Aug. S.-Among the pas
sengers ON the Ward line steamer Niagara
from Nassau and ports on southside OF
Cuba this morning were the sister and
son OF the Cuban General Lucret.
Gen. Lucret has been doing consldera-
ble damage TO the Spanish lines OF trans
poriation, using dynamite TO destroy the
bridges and trains.
The spanish authorities threatened 90
retaliate by blowing up his residence con-
tanning his family living near Antiago.
The generals sister hearing OF this de-
clded 20 fee the country. and secreted her
self with her child on board the Niagara,
The passengers say the battle on Tues
day. July ~ was very disastrous to the
Spanish troops. The hospitals and many
private residences are hlled with the
wounded Spanish soldiers.
Three columns were ordered TO leave
ManzannlllO, Guantanamo and Santiago.
respectively, each under command OF a
general to concentrate on certain point
near Santiago, and attack In force the in
surgonts.
Cuban spies I'm Santiago managed to con-
vey intelligence to Gems. Gomez and Gar
cia OF the intended movements. These
generals were quick to take advantages
OF the Information, and 80 managed that
they We're enabled to meet each column
Of the enemy and defeat them before a
1uncture could be effected.
Three women passengers OF the Niagara
were sent to Hoffman Island, owing "a
insufficient protection from smallpox,
Thev will be detained seven days.
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A FIERY FURNACE FIERCE.
THE PARCHED EARTH CRIES TO
HEAVEN FOR RELIEF.

ChiengO Reports the Hottest Day OF
the Near-A score OF Men and
Women Prostrntcd-Hundre of
Helpless Horses FaII in Harness.
"nIeeding kansas" Reports a
Temperature of III in the shade.
Kansns city Reports the Hottest
Weather since the Rccord HAS
Been Opened-I.abor L. Suspended.
Crops Are Burned In the Fields.
Chicago, Aug. S.-This was the hottest
day Of the scorching. deadly series Of the
week, and the list Of victims was the
largest.
The temperature at O'clock a. m. was
81 and IL continued to rise steadily until
9S degrees were recorded at 3 o'clock. The
deaths reported TO the police were;
Mrs. Ella Tracey, 206 Sedgwick Court, 30
years of age, heat caused congestion Of
the brain.
Mrs. Laura IT. Walter, sO5 Jansen ave-
nue., died from the same cause.
Joseph IL. Cassidy, 6iS2 May street, heat
prostration.
Cornelius Whitman, 2O7 Richmond street,
heat prostration.
James a. Rice, prostrated at suburb Of
Riverview.
J. Eckhart, found dead in room at 7ls
West Madison street.
-Four other prostrated victims We're re-
moved to hospitals from the streets where
they We're working, or from stores, ana
their recovery is not expected. A score
OF men and women were overcome, but
nearly all OF them are out of danger.
Horses drawing heavy loads dropped dead
by the score in the streets from early
morning to late at night. Outdoor labor
was practically suspended for the day,
except where 10 was absolutely necessary.
Dispatches from Mascoutah. ILL.,, state
that JOG In the shade was recorded there
and outdoor farm work had been
stopped.
The heat and hot winds throughout
Kansas has discouraged the hopes OF the
farmers for a big crop. The heat I'm that
state has registered Ill at some points.
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COTTON IN MISSISSIPPI.
The Situation Is Serious in Many
ResDects-CrOp Is Short.

The Situation Is Serious in Many
ResDects-CrOP Is Short.
Jackson, Miss. Aug. S.--Like most 9TH
er Mississippi towns. Jackson has receiv-
ed first bale of cotton, and which is an
event of great business Importance, the
beginning Of the only busy season. That
the cotton crop is short is sure, but just
how much short is hard to tell.
The summer has been unusually dry and
hot The plant has grown none in six
weeks and has thrown OFF, many forms
previously started. The most, extensive
cotton buyers and producers here say cot
ton is 50 per cent. short, while others esti-
mate the shortage at 25 per cent Far
ners. as a general thing, eXaggerate crop
damages for the simple reason that they
never harvest what they expect when they
plant.
Rains this season have been peculiarly
partial One farmer may have had an
abundance and his neighboF but little. A
section of country ten miles above Jacl1-
son. including the famous strawberry
farms Of Madison has had no rain 70 more
than lay the dust since April 20. Conse-
duently regular farm crops and pasturage
are almost ruined. Wells and cisterns have
gone dry and some farmers have driven
their cattle to the adjoining county. Cot
ton In such districts is more than 50 per
cent. short.
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THEY sAT roo LONG.
Terrell Loses His Temper and Rows
with the Sergeant Mt Arms.

with the Sergeant mt Arms.
Galveston, Tex, Aug. S.-The populist
convention was still in session at 12;45
o'clock this morning, trying to complete
its state ticket. At that hour, a second
roll call was in progress on the nomina~
tions of state railroad commissioners.
The proceedings were interrupted for a
time by dispute between Acting Chair
man Ben Terrell and Sergeant-at-Arms
Williams. Terrell tried to get the assist
ant sergeant-at-arms to put Williams off
the floor, but that official refused to do
mis- bidding.
Sergeant-at-Arms Williams accused Ter
reH of venting his personal spite on him
in the convention.
The nominations for the three railroad
commissionerships were completed with
the name of r. p. Alsbury of Houston at
2 O'Clock this morning,
\ Harry Tracy, a prominent populist, In
troduced a resolution favoring fusion, but
the convention refused to suspend the
rules to receive II.
The convention then adjourned till this
morning.
The convention re-assembled at s o'clock
with 1853 delegates in attendance r. J.
McMinn Of Bexar county was nominated
for assistant justice of the supreme court
r, v. Bell was nominated assistant JUS
tiee of criminal appeals and +. 0. Call
and II. d. Wood as presidential electors
at large.
The platform committee offered their
report again for the third time since last
night, but it was ruled out of order, and
the nominations were proceeded with
The populist convention adjourned sine
die at 5:24 p, m. to-day. It had completed
the state ticket with the nomination of ].
McMinn for chief justice of the supreme
court, and r. V. Bell for associate justice
court of criminal appeals. e. O. Call and
H. d. Wood, who are fusionists, We're nam
ed as electors at large, and J. S. Bradley
was elected chairman of the state execu-
tive committee.
The proceedings were dry and tiresome,
only about $50 delegates being left to cast
the vote.
The significant features OF the session
and those which add further confrma tion
to the deal to fuse with republicans and
gold standard democrats was the failure
of the resolutions committee to repc-t on
the mo Watson, no Bryan" resolutions
But more than this was the failure of the
convention to ratify the thirteen electors
elected by congressional districts.
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TAKE 1T CUM GRANO.

Wey1er Is Sending Out More spe-
cials on the Cuban War.
Havana, Aug. s-Ricardo Barrio Robado.
a prisoner of war, was shot to-day at
Matanzas.
A raid has been made by insurgents upon
the town Of Itabo. The stores In the place
were sacked and twenty-five huts were
set on fire by the rebels and completely
destroyed. An attack has also been made
upon Hato Nueve, but after a fight last
ing five hours the rebels were repulsed
Two Of the attacking force were killed
and a number were wounded.
Advices from Ganasi, I'm the province of
Havana, say that an unimportant engage
ment has taken place there. The advices
also state that an important expedition
landed near Ganasi last month.