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The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12
Do You Wish to Speak French !!

You may succeed In expressing yourself cor
rectly in forty lessons If you study by the Gouin
Method. Prof. Bachimont. of the University OF
Paris, will give free lessons Wednesday, Octo-
Der 14th, at and at p. M. in Y. M. O. A.
Hall. All persons interested are invited to at
tend oct1Od 4t1stps
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Washington County Indictments.

Maohias. October 1.-THE grand jury
were discharged yesterday. 1t reported
one Indictment for forgery, four for
larceny, two for adultery and "a against
rum selling. The latter are mostly in
places on the Canadian frontier.
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FIimflam Man Fined.

Augusta, October 11.-William Cooper
alias Sanderson, of Boston, yesterday
pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny
and was fined 500 and costs. Cooper
worked the fim.flam game on the store
keepers In this city last summer.
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Ootobe Z

DOhVOu, OCLOu0
fl.-Local forecast
for Monday sThreat-
ening weather /; rain
and easterly gales.
Washington, o.
tober 11.-Forecast
for Mondays Eor
New E n & ! a n d,
threatening wealth
er, rain, high north
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Called to Higher Court.

Oklohoma City. Ok, October H.
Harris ST. John. son of ex-Gov. st. John
of Kansas, died here yesterday OF Ia
grippe. He was under indictmant for
the murder Of his vii
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|
tracks. Much damage has occurred to
beach property at South Cape May. 18Th Q
Giue Is threatening the trolley raliroaa
lines: The indications are for a bad
hAgnt and fuller tides.
Cottage City at Provinoetown.
Highland Light, Mass, October H.
An increasing northeast gale has pre-
vailed here since noon. Hurricane sig
nails continue along the coast. A high
sea Is Running outside and it will be q
bad night for shipping. The steamer
Cottage City, New York for Portland,
three three- NJ asted schooners and l0 nsh-
ing VESSELS put into Proyinoetown this
afternoon.
1homaston Schooner Ashore.
Boston, October 1.-THE four-masted
schooner Mabel Jordan Of Thomaston,
Me-, H1chborn, bound in from Phlladel-
phla. i1 ballast, went ashore between
Z and 5this morning on the raise spit.
struck 1t almost half tide and was ex-
posed t. the wind and ssa and pounded
heavily About noon tugs Juno, Vista
and Harry Russel pulled the schooner
into dep water. Captain Hichborn
stated that he was coming In just be-
fore DAYLIGHT and was about to tack In
the channel close to Bug light, ani be-
loAo ehe tSbb6l OdAO RAoo1At cbo WYNN
bottom He states the vessel Is not leak
ing and il uninjured. She will go into
dry do& for examination.
Fishing Schooner Arrivals in Boston.
Boston, October 11.--Arrived from the
1shinggrounds: Schooners Nellie Ad-
ans, G!oriana, Elsie e. Rowe. Sylvester
WhaleI. Almeda, Emma W. Brown, In-
diana, Matte f. Brundage, |. J. Mer-
ritt, j, Clara M. Littlefeld. Livonis,
Grace Otis, Charles W. Parker, Two
Forty. Annie E. Lane. Eliza, James r.
CLARK, Puritan, Edgar Randall. Nellie
M. Snow, Sarah O, Wharf, Defiance,
Frit A. Oakes, Hattie E. Knowlton, j.
w. Bradley and d. L. Trafton OF Bever-
ly.
Late Marine News.
Boston, October 11.-Arrived, steam
ers Bay State. Snowman, Portland; City
Of Bangor, ,Ingrahan,, Bangor; Kennebec,
Collins, Bath; schooners Henry Sutton,
Pierce Baltimore; Mabel Jordan, HIGH
born, Philadelphia; VIM. Thomas, Cald-
er, Calais; Psmaquiu. Wheeler, Rock
land;tC. w. Dexter, johnson, Calais
VIM. b. Archer. Remick, Ellsworth; !;
Caroline, Cole, Bangor; Francis Coffin.
Hutohins, Bangor; Harvester. Roberts,
Vinal Haven; Edward Rich, Pasohal,
Rockport, Mass. Amelia E. Cobb,
| johnson, Blue Hill, Me. Nothing sailed.
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American Iron Wanted in Switzerland.

Washington, October 11.-Consul Cor
main writes the Department Of State
from Zurich that American pig iron,
steel and tools are wanted in Switzer-
and. Ona Of the largest houses in Eur
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Total,

1t will be seen by this table that Sen
ator Butler gives Bryan only eight m ore
than majority Of the electors, and
there are number of weak points In
his column.
In discussing 1t he pointed out that
either Maryland OF Vest Virginia could
be lost and Bryan still be elected.
While this Is true, he cannot lose either
of thsm and any state in the list and
receive a majority of the electors, and
in addition to these two the table con-
tains at least four states which can
reasonably be considered as doubtful.
They are South Dakota, Kentucky, In
diana and Nebraska. At the Republican
headquarters these state are all counted
as reasons bly, certain for Mckinley, and
their dou btful list would make still
deeper inroad into Senator Buffers col
umn by including such states as Tennes-
see. Florida, North Dakota, Warrington
Oregon and California.
Indiana is really the key stone of all
the predictions of the Populists and Pop
oorats. Without 1t they cannot make up
any possible combination which will
give a majority of the electors to Bryan.
Senator Butler basis his claims to In
diana upon the hepe that the Popocrats
will conaent to the terms of the fusion
on the electoral ticket proposed by tho
Populists. He says there are 30. 900 Pop
ulists voters in the state and they hold
the balance of power.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12
ing Tour.

Lansing, Mich, October 1o.-Generals
Palmer and Buckner reached this city
from Chicago this morning. They were
met by a reception committee and band
and escorted 10 the Hotel Downey. The
meeting this afternoon was held in front
of the capitol and was presidad over by
S. l.. Kilbourue, who nominated Gen.
Palmer at Indianapolis A large crowd
listened to the discussion of pending is
Sues by the nominees of the national
Democracy and they were warmly greet
ed. After the speech making ended Gen.
erals Palmer and Buckner were escorted
to the station by committees beaded by
Hon. Don NJ. Dickinson, which accom-
panied the generals to Grand Rapids
where they made addresses this evening.
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Local Weather Report.

the interior, winds of hurricane velocity
ON the coast.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12

Denver, Col, October 11.-Tbe case
of the Mckinley electors thrown out by
the secretary of states refusal to enter
their names upon the Official ballot comes
up in the supreme court Monday. It the
secretary is upheld an independent cleo
tion will be held and the case will be
thrown into the United States court, up
on the plea that the Mckinley Rspubli-
can convention was regularly organized
and barring out their electors would de-
prive the regular Republicans of the
tight to ballot. The state chairman j.
l.. Hode will carry the case through
every court necessary to establish their
right as guaranteed by law, the case in
this respect being similar to the Til1en
case.
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A VERY SMALL MARGIN.
Chairman Butler Doing Some Close
Figuring.
GIVES BRYAN ELECTION BY ONLY
EIGHT PLURALITY.
Claims Indiana in Hope That Arrange-
ments for Fusion May BE Made Which
Have Already Failed-PopuIists Said to

Claims Indiana in Hope That Arrange-
ments for Fusion May Be Made Which
Have Already Failed-PopuIists Said to
Hold Balance of Power in State.
New York, October ia Washington
despatch to the Herald says:
Senator Butler, chairman Of the Popu-
list national committee took his turn to-
day at keeping up the Populist and
Popocrat game OF claiming everything
for Bryan, Sswan and Watson. The
Populist chairman ia fully alive to the
possibility of dissensious over the joint
electoral tickets In the various states
and this consideration is pro bably what
led him to be much more conservative
Faulkner.
This ia the way Senator Butler figures
out Mr.. Bryan's election:
Alabama, II
Arkansas, =
Fl orida, A
Georgia, 13
Louisiana,
Mississippi, 9
Missouri, II
South Carolina, 8
Tennessee, 10
Texas, 10
Virginia, -
Colorado, 4
Idaho, 8
| Montana, 8
Nevada,
| North Dakota,
South Dakota, 4
| Utah
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A Message From the Sea,

Nantucket, Mass, October 11.-Yes-
terday, James q. McCleve picked up on
the south shore bottle containing the
following message hastily scribbled on
the fly leaf of a book:
September 16th-We are off Nantuok-
OF 20 miles, and are now about to sink.
Please notify my wife, Mrs. Mary Frazier
of Gloucester. We shall never reach
shore alive. Good bye.''
The gale has ip creased stendily the past
"a hours and is blowing a hurricane to-
night, small boats being sunk at their
moorings. Shipping was so thoroughly
warned in advance that no other aool.
dents are anticipated. A small fleet OF
fishing vessels anchored off Sanok ty,
last night and made this haIbor this
morning. One three-master ia anchored
in the ground near Great Point in
dangerous position.
Gale at Vineyard Haven.
Vineyard Haven. Mass, October H.
A northeast gale prevailed here today.
1t ia increasing in force this evening. NO
shipping disasters are reported in this
vicinity. A small feet of coasters are
harbored here.
Bad Night at Cape May.
Cape May, N. j., October 11.-A north
east gale has prevailed here since yester-
day and is still blowfAg tonight wipn
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nnabated violence. Tho tides over the
meadow are submerging the railroad
traoks. Much damage has occurred to
oeaoh property at South Cape May. AsTh Q
tloe Is threatening the trolley railroad
llnes. The indications are fof bad
night and fuller tides.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12
Gale at Vineyard Haven.
Bad Night at Cape May.

east Gale has prevailed hers since yester-
day and is still blowing tonight wien
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-12
THE WEATHER.

Boston,,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
SEPTEMBER WEATHER.
How II Was as Told by the Weather
Bureau.

Bureau.
The temperature during September,
1896, averaged one degree per day
above the normal. The month was
excessively hot mp to the Goth. after
which it was decidedly cooler. The
18th was tho hottest dny with maximn
of 100 or over Mt 9 stations. The 24th
was the coolest with light frost over II
large portion of the State.
The rainfall averaged go per cent. Of
the normal. There was slight excess
over portions of the Western and
Northern counties and n large deficit
elsewhere, most marked in the central
and South central counties.
On the Goth n severe storm crossed
the State from South 10 North, the
path Of the storm was from Hampton
due North to Lancaster coHuty. 1t
exhibited destructive violence in
Beaufort, Hampton, Berkeley, Clar
cndon, Sumter, Darlington and
Chesterfield counties, with much in
jury to buildings, open cotton, and
fruit trees. There were number of
fatalities in Beaufort county. The
wind reached velocities cstimnted at
from IS to 100 miles per hour. The
storm had n progressive movement,
travelling across the State in not quite
four hours, or ut the rate Of about 53
miles per hour.
The weather during the month wa,
extremely favorable for gathering
crops, especially cotton, but generally
too dry for seeding fall root and grain
crops.
State mean 75.O normal 74.D.
Highest local mean 1919 at Shnw's
Forks; lowest 7l.2 at Grecnville and
Walhalla. Maximum 105 at Little
Mountain and Shaw's Forks: minimum
80 ut Allendale and Florence. State
range 66. Greatest local range 94 at
Gill:sonville; least 35 Mt Charleston.
Average number OF with maxima of 90
or above, ranging from at George
town to 20 at Shaw's.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
LATEST NE WS.

At Frankfort, Ky, the court OF sp-
;,aals has fixed Oct. 81, ss the date for
hearing the nrgumens in the case of
Alonzo Walling, sentenced to death
o completely in the murder OF Pearl
organ. f..t
The Marine National Bank. Of
Dnlth, Miuu.. has closed it's doors.
Ial i,ol $3.50, 600. -,l
At Columbus, Ga, J. A. White. q
shoemaker. anI Hcnry White, his son,
'oully murdered two policeman on
Thirteenth street, aud fatally wounded
another ON Sixteenth street. There
was no cause for the commission OF the
.rime other than the fact that both
nen had been summoned to appear be-
ore the recorder for some trivial Of
fense.
Three fremen are dead and others
injured in $3.50, 600 fire at Montreal,
Canada.
The Merchants Bank, of Atlanta,
GA, has closed its doors, due to q per-
sistant fight made by outsiders for per-
sonal reasons on the president.
The Reform Synod of the United
States met In Altoona, Pa., last week.
The session was mostly devoted to
business matters In connection with
the Synod. The General Synod will
meet at Tifep, O.. in 1899.
The North Carolina Democratic
State Executive Committee has issued
an address to the voters of that State,
appealing for good government and
protection against Negro rule and
ruin.
The Kansas State election board has
decided the contest between the Mid
dle-of the Readers (Watson's) and the
fusion crowd III favor of Watson.
Ben. III. Osborne, who killed Theo-
dore Schrader, in Atlanta, Ga, tried
to commit suicide in his cell by chok-
ing himself to death. A fellow prisoner
gave the alarm and the guard inter
fered.
DR.. Alfred Holt, of Haynes. Miss.
shot and instantly killed DR.. p. S.
REett, eff Jonesville, la.
Saturday, at st. Louis, Mo-, wheat
sold for 81 cents, the highest point
reached since May %, 1895, when it
sold Mt the same figure, and the bulls
and "bears" had lively time.
Saturday $4,000 people went to
Canton, o., to see and hear Mckinley.
He delivered twenty speeches. 1t took
fifty trains to transport them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
LAND SCRIP FUND.
DIR. Bates Explains His Position in
the Matter.


the Matter.
Treasurer Bates has made state
ment in reference to that 81, 500 which
President Tom Miller thought ought to
go to his college. DR.. Bates said that
fund was divided into two parts, one
going to Clemson md the other to
Clutiln University. 1t was subject to
the order of the trustees of the South
Carolina University and when they
made the proper requisition for it, DR..
Bates was bound to give it TO them.
Hence he could not in anyway be held
responsible for it.
He said that he had not given the
subject much study, but on the face
of things it would look as if Clafin
was entitled to some of the money at
least. The amount was tho sinter est
for six months, ana Claflin University,
that part in which tho State was inter
ested was certainly in existence up to
the last of May. Hence it would ap-
pear regular that they should receive
the interest for five months. That,
however, is only DIR. Bates's personal
view of the matter. He has nothing
whatever to do with the disposition Of
the money after he had legally turned
is over to the trustees. II the money
has been wrongfully appropriated the
trustees will have to be held account
able.
Governor Evans is going to try and
cot IL hack
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
BRYAN TALKS TO WOMEN.
DON'T Have the Right of Suffrage EX'
ccpt IN School Elections.

DON'T Have the Right Of Suffrage EX-
ccpt in School Elections.
Monday Dryan addressed a large crowd at
Minneapolis, Mimi. Like their political friends
of their sister city. st. Paul, they had ar
ranged for no less than four speeches by Mr..
Bryan and fortune was with them again In
this. for tho Chicago nominee felt strong OF
voice and body after two days rest and
was able to speak with his old time vigor.
Minnesota women do not have the right Of
suffrage except in school elections, but a
special meeting for the benefit of as many Of
them as could crowd into the Lyceum the
atre was addressed by Mr.. Bryan. That was
the unique feature OF the Minneapolis demon
stration. The principal address by the nom-
inee, however was delivered at the cxposi-
ton building aud the Others in the open air
at Bridge square, on the Mississippi river
front adjnccnt to the exposition hall, and
again at Yale place. The hot fight being
waged for free coinage In this State served to
intensity the interest in Mr.. Bryan's coming
and the ardent silver men OF Minneapolis did
their utmost to make themselves felt aud
beard from the time he entered the city until
he went to bed on the special car in which he
travelled to Duluth.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
NEW COUNTY TALK.
stumbling Blocks Apprchcndcd In
the Way of the Scheme.

The Columbia Register of recent
date, says: Ambitious towns that Ge-
sire to become county seats are finding
more or less thorns along their re'
spective paths.
Under the new constitution tis pro-
vided that whenever oue-third of the
qualified electors within tho area OF
each section OF an old county propose
to be cut off to form u new county,
they shall petition the Governor"
etc.
The question has arisen: What is
meant by leach sectioh?" Those op-
posed to the new county project are of
the opinion that the petition must
contain the names of oue-third OF the
electors in the entire township. That
is Section" they claim; in other
words, by leach section is meant the
township
For instance, if one third of the
electors of u particular township. were
to be secured, and not the requisite
number from the territory proposed
to DO set aside for the now county.
some little trouble might be ex-
perienccd il the petitions were very
HcbNN lEOui ilo"
the new county is to bs made.
1t is the Attorney Generals opinion
that the proper construction to be
placed on the provisions of the new
law is that = petition should issue from
one-third Of the electors in the terri
tory to he subtracted from township;
in short, that the plain interpretation
OF the law requires petition from only
one-third Of the voters in the territory
involved, and not from third of
the voters in township from which
only few square miles may be
taken.
Another obstacle lies in the fact that
a two thirds vote is necessary before
the General Assembly can grant au-
thority for the creation of new conn
ty, and complications might arise that
would result in carrying the matter into
the court.
The final papers for the petition of
been received. Governor Evans was
not in tho city, but the proclamation
had been signed in blank, It seems,
awaiting the receipt of tho affidavit
from tho Supervisor of Darlington
county. The election is ordered for
November 1s, and it will then be de.
cided if another county shall he GREAT
cd out of portions of Sumter, Darling
ton and Kershaw, with the county seat
at Bishopville..
1t is thought best to hold tho cleo
tons in time to give the General As
sembly chance to act, should results
prove favorable to the new county
scheme.
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The Colony to Return.

The Barnwell correspondents of the
News and Courier. suys: "rhe Chicago
colouy are most of them, If not all,
about to return North. They have
been returning at intervals ever since
they came, aud those who remained
were only waiting to harvest their
crops. They were hard working peo-
pie, but their bargains were made at
prices rather advanced over current
cash prices, and having ev. ry thing to-
buy, they soon became discouraged.
That style of colonization of Northern
immigrants has been failure except
in so far AS their labor has vastly i'm
proved the place where they settled.
in building it up with new tenant
houses"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
M'KINJ.EYITES WIN.
Tho Colorado Silver Republicans
Without Standing in Court.

The Supreme Court Of Colorado, has de-
cided that the Silver Republican party is
without standing In the court and that the
only vestiGe of the organization rests with
III" followers Of Mckinley, as the boilers by
repudiating tho platform of the st. Louis
convention forfeited all claims to recognition
In this state. The court goes into an exhaus-
I'VE review of the proceedings incidental to
thc contest and then concludes that the Nc
hih'ey men cannot be deprive OF their right
OF State through the autocratic action of n
state Official whose duties are merely cleri-
cal: The ruling gives the Mckinley men the
right to suggest dyes and clerks Of election
ana practic"'ly places all tho machinery of
tue erection ~ their hands, owing to tho
net that the c."rk OF Araphne county. where
the greatest voir is cast, is strong adhercnt
ot the gold standard. The same situation
occurs In IL Pas0 and Pueblo counties.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
A Separate System.

Gen. John A. Gill. who was in Wilmington,
N. c., last week attending special masters
court. in the matter OF tho Cape Fear and
Yadkin Valley railroad, telesraphs the South
Urn Associated Press reiter,. ting his statement
hat his purchase for the New York syndicate
Of the controlling stock of tho Scahoard Air
Line was made with the Understanding and
agreement thG: 1t was not for the Southern
railway. and that tho line will be absolutely
operated as All indcnendcnt system. in con-
nection with the Port Royal and Augusta and
Fort Royal and Western railways.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
A lawyers Tragic Death.

At Suffolk, Va. Merritt Briggs, one OF
Eastern Virginia's leading criminal lawyers,
was struck dead while pleading n case in the
Circuit Court room at Suffolk, Va. Mr..
Rriggs' face suddenly bIanrhed and his
hands were nervously pressed over his heart.
He muttercd a word of cxcus, to Judge
Prentiss, sta ygered back ward and sank In his
seat There was n deep breath, several
short asps. and all was over before tho
horrfieb spectators had redizodthe situation.
Death was almost instantaneous. The de-
ceased was born and educated ut tho Uni
versity of Virginia He leaves n wife, but
no children. Ho was 46 years old.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
Campaign Appointments.

e The following appointments have
been made by the Webster Republican,
campaign committee for speakers in be.
half of the State ticket:
Mouday, Oct. 26, ut Columbia, 8
p. m.
Tuesday, Dot. 81, at Greenville, 8
r. m.
Wednesday, Oct %, at Spartanburg,
8 p. IN.
Thursday. Oct. 20, at Orangeburr,
8 p. m.
Friday, Oct. 80, at Charlest 8
p. m,
r. r. ToLBERr, JR., Chm.
Accompanying the appointments
was an address to "The Repub-
licnns," signed by r. r. Tolbcrt and
j. Ii. Johuson.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-23
PALMETTO a j.iilii:''i STATE iIEl'I'EI:1 notes.
ALL LICENSES ABOLISHED.
Sumter's Council Decides Not to Levy
Taxes ON Business.

IaNeS ON busIuCSSs
Sumter's city council met in extra
session last week for the purpose of
taking action on the license tax sys-
tenn that has caused so much discus
sion among all classes ofs,citizens for
the past two months, and has kept the
taxpayers and salaried men in state
of uncertainty and unrest ever since
the ordinance was passed by the ooun-
Gil. " ... .ir
The matter was tho first before the
board, and after some discussion the
whole license system was abolished ex-
cept that which relates to transient
and itinerant merchants, agents and
traders, shows anal circnses. There
will be no license on any regular busi-
nsss or occupation and the license
has been reno, ed from more than one
business that paid license for many
years prior to the Inauguration OF the
general license system three years
ago.
The total abolitiou Of licenses will
decrease the revenue of the city to a
considerable extent, therefore it will
be necessary to increase the taxes on
real and personal property to pay the
etl enses of the city government. II q
tax levy will be fixed at the next meet
ing of council and there viii probably
be more kicking from some other
quarter.
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before another cotton crop is ready for
market" @a E& A
Astbe time Col. Duncan was fretful
about the ties some of the country
merchantss were beginning TO weaken,
and he was afraid the statements of
the compress people were responsible
for this. The whole truth now seems
To he straig htened out aud there the
matter ends.