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The Cotton Crop.

WASHINGTON, March 20.-The de-
partment of agriculture makes the fol-
lowing report of the cotton crop move
ment by States from September 1. to
March 1:
From Alabama, 4s6, 400; remaining
on plantations in warehouses, ETC.,
1O6, 1878; bought by mills, 44,9S1, total,
63S, ,349.
From Arkansas, 365, ,457, plantations
etc., lis, ,964; mills, 1870; total, 4S2,
991.
From Florida, 32,7l2; plantations,
etc., 3,1O3; total, 35, 5,s15.
F rom Georgia, TT, ,632; plantations,
etc., 15s, 1881; mills, 1854, total,
1, ,078, ,654.
From Indian Territory, 52,259; plan
tations, ETC.. 1888; total, 59.797.
From Louisiana, 1913. 1877; planta-
tions, etc., 66,6lS; mills, 1,o74; total,
465, 1929.
From Mississippi, 1915, planta,
tions, 15S, Ill; mills, II, 662; total, 956,
909.
From Missouri, II, ,O56, plantations,
55s; total II, GA.
From North Carolina, 155. GIG; plan
tations, $1,000; mills, 13l, 1873, total,
339, ,499.
From South Carolina, 494, 562; plan
tations, sO,1S3; mills, 214, ,27O; total,
7ss. 965.
From Tennessee, 122,s16; planta'
tons, Is, ,6ss; mills, 14,4l2; total, 152,
GIG.
From Texas, 1851, ,s42; plantations,
22O, ,OS1; mills, 3,2O4; total, 1,755, 127.
From Virginia, 7,lO5; plantations,
1924; total, $500:
Total crop, including 40 bales pro
duced in Utah, G,7SS, 5O7 commercial
bales. -,
To the above mill figures should be
added: For Georgia, 745; Louisiana,
1866; North Carolina, 565; S Iuth Car
olina, 5,SOs; Tennessee, 2 O52, and to
Texas 2, 547 bales taken from ports and
otherwise counted in the railway
movement, the Kentucky, Missouri
and Virginia figures being also includ
ed in the railway movement.
The mill purchases by States are as
follows: Alabama, A, 9Sl; Arkansas,
1,57O; Georgia, 143, 1856; Kentucky,
10.415; Louisiana, 7,439; Mississippi,
II, ,662; Missouri, 7SS; North Carolina,
13l, ,74S; South Carolina, 22O, ,O7S
Tennessee, 16,464; Texas, 5,757, and
Virginia, 16,OS4; total, 600, 76G bales,
No deduction has been made of cot
ton on plantations and at interior
| points September l, 1895. The above
figures are subject to revision in the
departments final report.
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are furnished by the individuals
and look very cosy True, the
walls are Of cold steel, but the
interior is given a rough finish
like some plastering, and is painted
white.
Among the officers are some very
fine looking men. Captain Evans,
"Fighting Bob. y as he has been dubb-
ed. is a man of medium height and
rather slender build, with smooth
shaven face, who says what he means
in the fewest possible words. He suf-
fers good deal at times from an old
wound in bis leg. Just now he thinks
that the Indiana has proved herself
the finest ship ahoat, and that the navy
is increasing much too slowly.-State.
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This Should Not Be

COLUMBIA, March 18.-The follow
ing has been sent to The State by
James L. Strain of Eetta Jane, Union
county.
Pontotoc, Miss, Feb. 81, 1896.
Adiutant J. L. Strain, of Camp Giles,
No. 7OS, Union, s. G.
NV Dear Sir and Comrade: here
with most respectfully hand you a
certificate from our family physician
as to our sad, but true and unfortu'
nate condition. Will you, my com
rade, be so good and kind as to present
the same to your camp and other
friends of an old disabled comrade
like myself, raise and send contri'
button for our relief. Do please, and
I assure you that the kindness and
amount Of contribution will be great.
fully appreciated by your old disabled
comrade and his invalid wife and
daughters, and I believe that God
will bless you and each contributor
without a doubt. There were five
brothers of us in the Confederate
army and only two of US returned
home and we two were each desperate
ly wounded. do not write this boast
ingly, but that you and others may
know who we were and where we
were, in the great struggle between
the States and how we suffered as a
family in defending our rights. homes.
proprty and beautiful southland.
refer you to Frank Sereter, president
of the Bank of Pontotoc, Mississippi,
for any further information desired
was born at Pickens Court House
S. G. Your old and disabled comrade,
John N. Sloan.
The above letter is accompanied by
certificate from DR.. Charles D. Mitch
ell that Captain Sloan was shot In the
battle of Chickamauga, having mos
of his under jaw, all his upper teeth
| and his tongue shot away and his face
terribly mutilated, by the explosion
of a shell. He is compelled to lii
down when eating and can take only
liquid food.
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Expenses of The State.

COLUMBIA, Mch. 20. State Treasurer
Bates in conversation with areprese,n'
tative OF The State, said that Since tne
adjournment of the legislature ne mao
paid out between $1SO,OOO and $Iso''
600 for the back salaries OF the state
officers and for the expenses OF tne
legislature. Last year the expenses OF
the general assembly amounted 70
about S35. 600 and this year about sou,
600 was paid out. Treasurer Bates
said that since November the expenses
of the State government had amounted
to about $3.50, 900, including the expen,
ses of the Constitutional convention,
the legislature and the salaries of State
officers and that this large amount
had been paid in the past few weeks.
The State has been placed at gr eat
er expense this year owing to the long
session of the general assembly. The
State officers up to few days ago
had not received any salaries for four
month and were not paid until the
appropriation bill was passed. Varl,
Gus banks, however, have cashed war,
rants for them and patiently awaited
the passage of the bill.
State Treasurer Bates has handed
the press the following explanation OF
the expenses of the State:
sin giving information to the pub
lie. newspapers sometimes commit er
rors that are amusing. For instance,
the State treasurer is reported to have
paid out since the adjournment OF the
legislature between $3.50, 900 and $3.50.
600 for the back salaries of the State
officers and for the expense OF the leg
islature. II this were correct there
would surely be merit in the claim
that salaries Of the State officers should
be reduced. The amount mentioned
included not only legislative expenses,
but also amounts due public institu
tions for four months zone item ol
which was So, 142 "a, paid to the luna
tic asylum alone, certain special sppro
priations and the salaries of all State
officers, including judges, solicitors,
stenographers, auditors, etc. g.
The legislative expenses for the
year ending October 3lst, 1895 wa:
S33, ,37O.27. The legislative appropria
ton bill for tho year 1896 calls fol
SIS, 7S57.OO. I am quoted as giving the
amount at $500 I had not the ex
act figures with me, but | told the
young gentleman of the press that the
amount was between $55, 900 and $50,
600.
"Of the s3sO,OOO paid out of thu
general fund since November 1, 1895,
nearly $14O, 900 went to pay the Janu
ary interest on the public debt. =.
"Other amounts have been palo
than those in the general fund-an IN
stance, $4,000 out of $45, 497. 81 OF the
privilege tax fund and large amounts
on the special dispensary fund"
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THE action of the five gold'stand-
ard democratic members of the Ken
tucky Legislature in defying the rule
of the majority and perslstentiy re-
fusing to vote for and electing Black
bnrn The nominee of the democratic
caucus United States senator, is inten-
sifying the feeling of democrats
throughout the country against the
designs of the gold-standard gentle
men. Their private opinions are set
up against solemn platform declara-
tions and rule or ruin" seems to be
their policy.
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Terrible Explosion.

SELMA, Ala, March 1s.-Particulars
of terrible boiler explosion at Nc
Larkin's mill, near Gale edonia, in Viii
cox County, have reached this city.
The explosion was caused BY an i'm
perfect safety valve. The boiler crash
ed I through the mill and sped along
close to the ground for 400 feet, and
finally buried itself in the earth. Sim
Watts, a farmer, Alexander Grace, a
laoorer at the mill, and Allen Holm
ger, fireman, were killed.
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Hung In ERgy.

DANvILLE, KY, March 1S.-Gover.
nor Bradley was hung in efigy in
Danville last night. The perpetrators
of the deed are unknown and it is i'm
possible to identify them. The police
know nothing. The figure was very
skilfully made up and topped by the
famous white hat which the Governor
always wears. Across the breast on
a card were written the words: Riot
Alarm Bradley"
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The Newberry Observer prophesless
that a Republican will be elected
President this year, and Harper's
Weekly, which has wider field OF
observation and more experience IN
national politics, prophesies that such
thing is not very probable.
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saults of an enemy.
Down in the interior there are won
ders to behold. The many uses to
which electricity is applied is astonish-
ing. A big room, full OF dynamos Of
the most improved description, would
be an hours paradise for an electric
ian. During battle these dynamos
furnish auxiliary power in many ways.
All of the ammunition is brought
from the depths below and supplied to
the firing squad at each gun, the tur-
rets are revolved and all the minor
machinery kept in motion by electric
ity.
The quarters of the crew and mar
ines are exceedingly neat. There are
43O of them, incluuing several negroes.
I saw couple of Chinese, but they
seemed to be in the laundry business
Each sailor has workbox furnished
by the government. They also have
a library supplied with standard
works-many being on subjects of
war.
No hotel can boast of better appoint
ed kitchens and pantries than the In
diana. l was there during the prepa,
ration of dinner, which was savory
and substantial. In everything and
everywhere cleanliness is of first i'm
portance. The dining room of the
sailors is a spacious hall. Between
meals the tables are hoisted up and
folded on the ceiling and the men
have room for gymnastic sports.
The life of man-o2war's man is moi
now what it was century ago.
The officers quarters are distinct
from that of the captain, who keeps tc
himself. Each of the principal officers
has a cabin z by 9 feet. They
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and for missions at home and abroad,
but this was a slander upon the men
who, with rife in one hand and axe
in the other, have gone out and blazed
that pathway of civilization in the
western wilds. I went to Missouri
when it was frontier State, roamed
by the Indian and buffalo. / have
lived with those people nearly 80
years, and I say to our president now
that if he will pretermit hunting ducks
| in North Carolina and silver Demo
Gratis in Kentucky long enough to
come out west, we will show him a
God-fearing, self-respecting, law-abid-
ling people. We will show him
churches in which there is real and
unaffected piety; we will show him
happy and Christian homes, where the
sons, the fathers and the husbands
pray.
Our spires may not 60 as near heav-
en- as those eastern cities, we may not
have organs that roll delorious tones
along fretted aisles, but we have a
people who fear God and observe the
law and the commandments.
In connection with this humble, but
real religion, l am tempted to quote
these beautiful lines of the Scotch poet
"Compared with this how poor reli
| gions pride,
"In all the pomp of method and of art,
"When men display to cong regations
| wide,
"Devotions every garb, except the
heart"
This, Mr.. President, is what we
have come to at last-that the Presi
dent of the United States in his ofhcia
capacity says to the people of the
whole world that in one portion ol
this country, the surroundings are
such that missions-home Missions
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are necessary in order to bring the
people to the poorer knowledge of
what is real and true.
At this point the vice president ask
ed Senator Vest to suspend his speech
until a message could be received
from the President of the United
States. Mr.. Vest stopped and the mes
SAGE WAS delivered.
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CannsIn WlnN.

Toledo. Ohio. Aug 2s.-The decided de-
feat OF the American cup challenger by
the Canadian yacht yesterday has not
crushed the hopes Of the Vencedor's
friends. They admit the Canadian can
outsail the vencedor In less than a L.
mlle-an-hour breeze. but with the wind
above that rate feel sure OF winning.
This morning the wind Is higher than
yesterday morning and weather prophets
predict a stronger. steadler breeze. The
course to-day Is straightaway u miles
and return. This will be a beat to wind
ward and a splnnaker run. The vencedor
will have the best OF II In the beat to
windward In a stlr breeze. but the Cam
ada will run better before the wind.
The judges. just before starting from
the city. decided the course to-day would
b. Ave miles TO windward and return.
the course to be sailed twice. thus maxi
ing 2o-mlie sail. The wind Is directly
from the north Is to ls miles an hour. IL
Is believed the yachts will have all the
wind they want.
Canada won the race with the vencedor
a mile behind.
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Wis onsin Gpld.

Milwaukee, Aug. 26-The afternoon
session of the democratic convention
opened with a call for the report of
the committee on permanent organiza-
ton. Before adjournment the conven-
ton adopted resolutions declaring for
the gold standard, condemning the ac-
tion Of the Chicago conventions: en-
dorsing the administration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland and urging the contin-
uation OF monetary system which
will Insure the payment Of government
and private debts Of all kinds and OF
persons in dollar worth 100 cents. The
convention named an electoral ticket
and delegates to the Indianapolis con-
vention. A resolution was adopted
recommending the name Of Gen. Ed
wards Bragg OF Wisconsin for the
presidential nomination.
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THROUGH NEW YORK
Eryau Sreaks in Several Cities and Is
Greeted By Immense Crowds.
THREE ADDRESSES IN ERIE
hundreds Turned Away From the
Opera House = he Candidate
Makes a Most Favorable Inn
Preston Enthusiasm.
THREE ADDRESSES IN ERIE

Erie. Pa, Aug. 26.-William J. Bryan
made speeches to-day in three cities of
two states-Syracuse and Rochester,
". Y. and Erie. Pa.-and incidentally
travelled several hundred miles to meet
the thousands who gathered from the
surrounding country to hear him at
each place. To-day's demonstration
eliminated In Erie. where the meeting
of $50 delegates of the democratic So
cietles of Pennsylvanis made the pres
ence Of the candidate particularly op-
perfume. Here Bryan made three stir
ring speeches to as many different au-
diences In the evening. being driven
quickly from one hall to another. The
first meeting was at Maennerchoir hall,
which held $500 persons. TO whom Bry-
an appealed to study the issue of the
campaign. His second appearance was
on the stage Of the Auditorium. where
he faced an audience of equal size, and
the second speech was. like the first,
brief but stirring. Outside OF the Erie
opera house. thousands more had as
sembled for a glimpse Of the candidate.
When the people were admitted they
filled the house in five minutes and the
doors were closed upon hundreds. The
entrance Of the presidential candidate
upon the arm of ex-Congressman Jo-
seph Sibley inspired wild scene OF
enthusiasm which lasted several min
utes, and Mrs. Bryan's appearance In
box with Mrs. Sibley produced more
enthusiasm.
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The Union silver Party.

Bay City. Mich. Aug. 2s.-The demo-
cratic state convention convened at 1:3O
o'clock p. m. When the report of the con-
freres was made the greatest enthusiasm
was manifested and the report was
unanimously adopted by a rising vote. A
recess was taken.
When the conference report was read
in the populist convention there were
some signs OF approval and some OF
doubt. one delegate declaring that the
proposition was In the nature OF the in
vitation Of the spider TO the fly. How
ever, IL was decided in spite OF the s.l-
yer men to gather in the populist con-
vention hail al , O'Clock p. m. and take
part in the formation OF the Union silver
party" No action will he taken on the
confreres report until after the amalga-
nation with the silver men. Ii is UNDER
stood that the democrats and silver men
agreed upon Thomas f. Barkworth
democrat. Of Jackson, as candidate for
governor
The confreres appointed by the three
conventions yesterday reached an agree
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Syracuse, N. Y. Aug. 26.-W. j.
Bryan took up his campaigning to-
day almost before the sun was up.
After few hours rest following the
Utica meeting. which did not end un-
til half past midnight. and after a
hurried breakfast he and Mrs. Bryan
boarded local passenger train,
which left Utica at 7:l5. There was
no parlor car and they took seats In
the common coach, where the passen-
gers crowded about them for hand
shakes and autographs. Bryan had
i!.tle to say about the dinner with
Senator Hill. undoubtedly one Of the
most important events of his New
York tour. III. was purely a social
affair."" he said.
At Rome 800 people requested
speech. Bryan said; II do not sup
pose the train will stop long enough
for me to say anything to you. but I
imagine from what I can see that You
are not afraid of being overwhelmed
with a flood Of money. Some Of our
opponents tell us that " we have free
coinage of silver we will have so
much money we won't know what to
do with Ii. Then again they tell us
gold OF the country would go out of
circulation and we would not be able
to coin enough silver for our use. 1t
rather amuses me that they expect
the people to believe this, because
there are lots of towns 1 nthas coun-
try that would not object to locating
mints in their midst. We do not be-
lieve the free coinage of silver will
do II. We believe the free coinage of
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Isids for Omeer' Quarters.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena, Aug. 26.-Capt. George ;.
Hoyt, assistant quartermaster OF the
United States army, Helena, to-day
opened bids for the construction Of
set of officers quarters and double
barracks at Fort Harrison. He has
recommended the letting of the con-
tract to the lowest bidders and thinks
the work will be completed In a few
days. The new buildings will give
accommodation for two more COM
panies, and when they are completed
Vt Is believed the headquarters of the
Second regiment will be removed from
Fort Keogh to Fort Harrison. There
were 13 bidders and about 40 bids.
Following were the lowest bids re-
ceived: Officers quarters, construc-
ton, Sandee 4 Carlson. Helena. sl1.-
SIS; plumbing, Sturrock & Preuitt.
Helena. si,O55: steam heating. Stur-
rock q Putt. sl.il5: gas fittings. A. n.
Adams, Helena, 093 Double barracks.
construction. Nichols x Carothers,
Tacoma, s33.400; plumbing. Allan
Black, st. Paul. s2.646; steam heating.
w. +. Porter. Minneapolis. S4.l42: gas
fittings, Allan Black $3.50
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st. Louis, Aug. 26-At the afternoon
session of the gold democrats conven-
ton, the committee on resolutions re-
ported platform which reaffirms the
democratic platform of 1892: endorses
President Cleveland's administration:
protests against the assault made on
the United States supreme court and
upholds President Cleveland's action In
sending troops to Chicago and pro-
tests against a currency which would
ruin the country. Twenty-Five dele
gates to the Indianapolis convention
were elected. The convention then ad-
jourhed until tomorrow, when o full
state ticket will be nominated.
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fn chester.

Rochester. N. Y. Aug. 26-The Bry-
an party left Syracuse at 1890 O'Clock
and reached Rochester at 2:15. The
greatest crowd of the trip in New York
surrounded the Rochester depot and
followed the party to Brown square
There a platform. flag draped. stood
in a picturesque spot under the trees.
In the streets and on the four sides of
the square were solid lines of carts
and carriages crowded with people. A
sea Of humanity stretched back of the
platforms so far that more than half
who listened secured only view of
the speech in pantomime and on its
outskirts hundreds were coming and
going. so probably 25,o00 had sight OF
the man Of the day. though not more
than a fourth of them could hear him.
Bryan was presented by ex-Secretary
of State Frederick Cook and spoke to
the crowd, devoting themes mostly to
the financial question.
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The isicscae idemie.
From the Chicago Post.


TITS BICYCLE. BICYCLE. no matter what
way you turn" he growled.
The girl In bloomers nodded.
Il chose a place for the summer" ne
continued. where boating and fishing
were the only sports advertised, and In
eide OF "a hours man showed up there
with water bicycle"
"of course" she returned.
There's to be a bicycle sled on the
market next winter. too" he added.
Quite likely" she admitted.
Il suppose the cranks will be taking
the machines 20 bed with them before
long" he said. sarcast.cally.
only one thing prevents it now" she
answered.
What's that?" ne asked
"A pneumatic tire that's large enough
60 serve as a pillow. When some genius
inveucs a ure that can be made into an
air pillow / believe bicycles Will even sup
plant pOodles and pug dogs"
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Des Moines. Ia. Aug. 26.-The ma
tional democratic convention completed
its work this afternoon by placing the
electors and selecting delegates to the
Indianapolis convention. The platform
declares for the democracy OF Jeffer-
son, jackson, Tilden and Cleveland"
and charges that the recent Chicago
convention Surrendered its national
charter to a combination Of the West
and South as against the East and
North"
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The New York Republicans Nominate
Him for Governor.

Saratoga, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The re-
publican convention met at ll:i5. Mr..
Sheard of Herkimer answered Warner
Miller's speech OF last evening. He de-
MED that there had been any fraud in
the primaries. Balloting for governor
was then resumed. Congressman
Frank s. Black Of Troy was nominated
governor on the second ballot.
After II was found that Black was
nominated. Aldridge's name was with
drawn and Blacks nomination made
unanimous. Timothy l.. Woodruff of
Brooklyn was nominated lieutenant
governor on the first ballot. The Sec
retary was directed to cast the vote of
the convention for Irving @. Vann of
Syracuse for associate Judge of the
court of appeals. The convention ad-
journed sine die.
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Providence. r l.. Aug. 26.-The DEM
ocratic state convention for the elec-
tion of presidential electors was held
here to-day. The resolutions commit
tee reported the following. which was
adopted. Resolved. That the demo-
cratic convention of Rhode Island sup
ports the platform adopted at the Chi
cago convention and commend Bryan
and Sewall to the people Of the state. $