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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
SENATOR MANTLE IGNORED
The National Republican COMMITTEES
Takes No Account of Him.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 1.-THE Repub-
lican state central committee is to be
ignored by the national committee this
year in the management of the cam
paign. Senator Lee Mantle, chairman
Of the state central committee, who is
out for Bryan, appears to have no place
in the calculations of the eastern man
ayers of the Mckinley campaign.
Colonel w. F. Sanders received a
message from Perry s. Heath, asking
him if he would agree to assist in the
distribution of some campaign litera-
ture that will be sent out by the ma
tional committee. The message is
couched in significant words, for 1t asks
Colonel Sanders whether he is willing
to act as the chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee in the mat
ter Of distributing the documents that
will be sent out to appeal to the voters
IN behalf of Major Mckinley, the Re
publican nominee
Colonel Sanders has accepted the in
yitation to act in Mr. Nantes place
and will distribute documents for the
gold standard people
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
INDICATE MR.. BRYAN.
Thurston's Charge Against Bryan Dis
proved by Silver Mine Owners.

Denver, Col, Aug. 1.-THE Rocky
Mountain News recently sent to the
leading mining and smelling men Of the
country the following letter:
I'VE presume you have noticed SEN
ator Thurston's statement that the bo-
nanza silver mine owners have main
tanned extensive bureaus with corps Of
speakers and writer's, and that william
J. Bryan has been in receipt of d salary
from them for some years Kindly re-
ply to the following questions:
I. Do you know Of any such bureau
or organization of mine owners OF per
sons interested in mining?
y. Do you believe it has or ever had
an existence2
g Do you know OF Mr.. Bryan ever
receiving salary or other remuneration
for advocating bimetallism2
a Have you ever before heard it
charged or intimated that Mr. Bryan
received such remuneration, or do YOU
know of any possible foundation for
such a charge?'
Replies have been received from sew
enteen prominent mining men, inciUd-
ing J. J. Hagerman, Eben Smith, simon
Guggenheim, S. A. Joseph, Dennis
Sheedy and Byron Z. Shear. all of
whom deny the existence of any bureau
sor organization of silver mine owners
for the purpose alleged by Mr. Thurs
ton. and denOunce as false the state
ment that Mr.. Bryan has ever received
a salary or any remuneration whatever
from them for advocating the silver
paTSR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
FOR WHITE METAL
What the Freeman's Protective Sill
yer Federation is Accomplishing

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Call this
morning says: For several years past
secret, persistent and apparently sue
cessful efforts have been making
throughout the country to unite the
friends of silver under one banner to
battle for the white metal, and to wage
war against gold monopoly
The F'reeman'S Protective Silver Fed
GRAFTON, a semi militant organization of
which B. N. Carrier of Spokane is gen
eraI commander, and George B. Weav-
er also Of that city. Acknowledgement,
is gaining enormously in the west and
northwest, and claims a membership
of 500, 900 west of the Missouri river.
An organizer, Mr. w. s. Lair, has
been in California for several months
with remarkable success. The San
Francisco company, as local bodies of
the organizations are styled, is one of
the latest to join the federation, and
contains over 500 charter members. The
obligation to secrecy is most emphatic
and binding. Bankers and lawyers are
among the prescribed. The federation
is in active cooperation with an order
existing east of the Missouri, which is
known as the Videttes. AHliation be
tween the bodies is contemplated
The Freeman's Protective Silver fed
Grafton is operating under a constitu
ton, bylaws and ritual adopted at q
secret convention held in Pullman,
Wash. June IS. 1894.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
ESTATE OF TRUMBALL.
Filed Shows a Value of
$173, 600.

Chicago, Aug. 17-An inventory of
the estate Of Lyman Trumbull has been
fled in the probate court 1t shows
the estate is worth $173, 600 The real
estate consists of nine pieces of Cook
county property, worth $143. 500. The
personal effects are valued at S1T39;
cash in bank, IS. 361; bond of consum-
ers' Gas company, $500; seventy five
shares National Storage company, ST.
275; 260 shares Central Union Telephone
company, $50. 600; 100 shares National
Lead company 81 700: interest in firm
of L. & P Trumbun 50, 53S. Besides
this the estate holds a number of notes
of small amount and a mining claim in
Clark county, Montana, upon which no
value is placed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
CASH, NOT LAND, WANTED.
A Chicago Man Hears From Kansas
on an Election Bet.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Grant Whitslar Of
the Graham 6. Morton line, who last
week offered to bet two to one that
Major Mckinley would carry sixteen
states which he named, received the
following letter from Kansas yester-
day;
Sterling, Kan, Aug. 11.-Grant Whit
star, Esq, Chicago, Ill: Dear Sir
From inelosed clipping 7 take notice
that, you are a little sporty and as
think, EBnewhat rash in your offer to
bet tive to one on the major carrying
the entire group or states ENUMERATED
I have three or four quarter sections Of
Kansas land WhichaI am willing to put
up against a proposition Of that kifsd,
price $50 per acre If this offer is sat
isfaetory let me hear from you at once.
Yours truly, ". P. MORRISON r.
Mr.. WhitsIar says he is not putting
up his money nor that of the betting
syndicate he represents against Kansas
land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
CAN'T STAY WITH BEN.
The Ex-President's Law Partner Joins
the Bryan Forces.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 17.-Ferdi-
nand Winter, for many ears the law
partner of General Harrison, announces
today that after a careful study of the
question he has decided to espouse the
cause of free silver. He always has
been a Republican and one of the party
leaders in the state. He says:
There is something remarkable in
the uprising in favor of silver. I was
seated on the platform in the Demo
cratic state convention and observed
the firmness of the men who advanced
the coinage of silver. suppose that
the situation was much the same at the
Chicago convention. They were men
who treated their opponents with con-
sideration, even courteously, if you
please, but they were men on whom
firmness was stamped and they came
determined to stand like a rock for
their principles.
The trouble with the present admin
istration has been that it has been
wrapped up entirely in the interests
of New York and has been unable,
seemingly, to comprehend that a great
movement, and one that may be found
ed on truth, can emanate from the
south or west"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
CLAY's GRANDSON BOLTS.
Says Every Patriotic Dem
Vote For Mckinley.

Lexington, Aug. 17.-Captain Thomas
J. Clay is opposed to sound money Dem
ocrats putting out another ticket. He
is the grandson of Henry Clay, who de-
clared he would not support the Chi
cago platform, but would vote for Nc
Kinley. Captain Clay today said:
The political situation has resolved
itself into a question of Mckinley or
ruin. I. therefore, think that it is
to cast aside their prejudice and pas
sions and vote for Mckinley.
I believe the situation in this coun-
try today is far more alarming, mo-
mentous and serious than it was in 1850.
1t is not now a question of sections,
but it is a vital question which affects
every quarter of the Union. The vel
fare and happiness of 100000 are at
stake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
ABOUT HEARST'S ESTATE.
A Statement Made That Tt Has Eek
ported Money to Europe.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE New York
Press" together with all the other gold
papers of New York is making an on
SlauSht on the Hearst paper, the New
York Journal. The New York Press
publishes the following which may or
may not be true:
tt was stated yesterday on the best
OF authority that the Hearst estate
within the last week had sent between
$1,000, 600 and 81, SOC, 900 to Europe, to be
held there on the possibility of Bryan's
election and the passage Of a free coin
age law.
If Bryan is elected and congress
passes a measure in accord with the
financial plank adopted at the Chicago
convention the result, of course, would
De that this money when returned to
the United States would be practically
doubled.1nste of a million and a half
as sert abroad on a gold basis it would
come back as three millions on a silver
basis.
The Hearst estate is rich in silver
wealth It's investments are largely in
western mining properties, to enhance
the value of which it has bought
cnaln OF newspapers extending across
the continent. These newspapers are
active in advocating the cause of silver
for the natural reason that free coin
age would mean a tremendous increase
of values in the estates holdings The
Hearst newspap ers are organs of the
mine owners, who would be the bene-
hciarieS of a free coinage law They
stand for the gigantic silver syndicate
that is back Of Bryan for the purpose
of working off the output of it's mines
at an increase Of more than $75, 900, 900
year.
THE money that the Hearst estate is
now said to have sent aboard is practi-
cally gold. 1t amounts in substance to
sending so much gold out of this coun-
try Every dollar of it is worth one
hundred cents, and every dollar of it
would buy two American dollars on a
silver basis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
COOLED THEIR FEET.
Six Arrests Made of the Followers Of
the Kneipp Cure.

New York, August 17.-Six members
of the German Kneipp Cure institu-
ton, which hope to benefit the health
of its patients by having them tramp
barefoOted through the deWy grass at
early dawn, were arrested for roving
with uncovered "tootsies' in East
River park today. They were all dis
missed.
Two of the accused are men, two wo-
men and the others a lad of IS and a
plump little German girl. The adults
were large, healthy looking persons,
who said they suffered from rheuma-
tism, while the girl was victim or
nervousness. They had ali taken or
their shoes and stockings and walked
around in the dew-laden grass uhl1l
stopped by a policeman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
SARATOGA'S FLORAL FAIR
Will be Held September and Will
Be q Gorgeous Affair.

Saratoga, Aug. 17.-September is the
day fixed for Saratoga's floral parade. =,
This year the management wish all
who enter to trim their vehicles or BIZ
cycles only in flowers, as it is the aim
to make it floral rather than a variety.
ing this the greatest floral festival in
the world. 1t can be done if each will
enter into their private carriage and
take part. All bicyclists should plan to
will be host of riders. both ladies and
gentlemen. In the evening the Floral
Ball viii be held in Convention hall.
This will truly be the most gorgeous
dance held in Saratoga during the sea-
son.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17

Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and kan
SaS
EcKinley's own state of Ohio will be
sharply contested, too, and the reports
received from that state make the
Democratic leaders hopeful Of carry
ing it in November
The campaign in Indiana is well I'M
der way.
Mr.. Bryan's letter of acceptance is
expected by August 25, and then a gen
eral charge of the Democratic forces
will be made all along the line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
NEGROES TO BOYCOTT.
Won't Ride on Cars Unless They Can
Sit on Front Seats-

Atlanta. Aug. 17.-At mass meeting
Of Nsgroes held in Decatur resolutions
T-ara adopted declaring a boycott
against the Atlanta Traction company
ard condemning the action Of Judge
Calhoun in sentencing a Negro to the
stocllade because he refused to take a
rear seat when requested to do so by
the conductor.
The Negroes declare they will not
patronize the road unless they are Civ
en- permission to sit anywhere in the
car they may choose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
SAM SMALL FOR BRYAN.
Will Stump for the Democratic-Pop
ulist Candidate.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 17.-Chair-
man Faulkner of the Democratic ma
-tfonal committee has returned from
New York
The Rev. Sam Small, the evangelist
was one Of Mr. Faulkner's callers to-
day and he offered his services for
Bryan speeches during October Mr.
Small has been through Kansas. Ne
braska and Illinois, and declares there
is a veritable silver tidal wave in those
sections. On August q Mr. Small ii
have joint debate with WiIliana e
Mason of Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
A Vicious Hog Did It

Charles Hurdock, a farmer residing
near BushtOn, Rice county, has been
removed from his home to Christ hos
pital in this city for treatment. About
a week ago Hurdock had his knee SER
tOusly injured in an encounter with a
vicious hog. The animal caught the
knee between his tusks and before he
was forced to let go succeeded in tear
ing the flesh loose from the Joint and
badly bruising the joint. The injury is
extremely painful but it is not consid-
cred dangerous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
A Look Through South Missouri Tor
Four Cents.

The Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phis Railroad Co. has Just issued a
ma gnificent book of sixty or more
phOto-engraved views of varied scene-
~ in south Missouri. From these
views an accurate knowledge can be
obtained as to the productions and gen
eral topography of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tention of home-seekers and Investors
the country over The title of the
book is Snap Shots in South Mis-
souri," It win be mailed free upon Ie-
ceipt Of postage. four cents Address.
J. z. LOCKWOOD
Kansas CITY No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17

Dr. A P. Sawyer: I have used one
box of your Pastil1es. and they have
helped me more than anything else
that I ever used, and have tried al
most everything. Mary Johnson, Bush
nell, III. Frank SIM Pharmacist. s07
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17

ton. All possible evils of free coinage
have been discounted and the people
are without the compromising benefits
of the thing they want-free silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17

DR.. A. p. Sawyer: After using one
box of the PastiIles find myself en-
tireIy cured. My case had been treated
by several doctors. Lucy Bitner, kan
sas. Ill. Frank Sim, Pharmacist 607
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-17
Mineral Water.

The finest in the west. Come and try It
]. w. PHILLIPS. 612 w Eighth Ave.
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We do mending and sew on buttons
free OF charge. Peerless Steam Laundry
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We aim to please orr trade. Peerless
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
It Leads Them all.

The time-honored Southern Cutivator and
Dixie Farmer gets brighter and better as the
years roll by. The January number, which
begins the fifty fourth year of ifs usefulness,
is on our table, with its columns replete WIKI
instructive and entertaining matter. The
table of contents contains an interesting
variety that cannot fail to benefit its readers.
The front cover page contains an Illustration
of n typical Southern scene, picking cotton
in the field, familiar one to Southern people
We are specially pleased with the number of
the departments in The Cnltivator, al filled
with choice. practical suggestions From
composing manure 10 keeping one hundred
hens on an acre, aod from managing the
brood sow 10 the culture Of the soil. its read
ers will 6ud its pages profitable. The edto-
rial pages TEEN with live and progressive
thoughts, maintaining its pre-eminence rs sn
agricultural journal Of the first rank. Every
one interested IN farming should take it.
The subscription price is very low for SO val
liable publication Send 81 10 The Cui-
.ivator Publishing Company, Atlanta, Ga,
and get the paper.
We will send The Southern Cultlvator and
Dixie Farmer and the WatcAnaan 8 Southron
one year for 50 .05
Sead in your subscriptions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26

In the case of The Dundee Mortgage
and Trust Investment Company,
Limited, plaintiffs, against Harriet
Rebecca Saunders. William l..
Saunders. Ann Catherine Saunders,
Robert C. lNcFaddim and Marion
Moise, Defendants
I. All that plantation or tract of land
know as the "Wash Bracy Plantation.
situate, lying and being in Rafting Creek
Township, in the County Of Sumter and
State of South Carolina, contaiug four hum
dred and twenty seven and one-half (427})
acres more or less, bounded North by lands
formerly of Benjamin Gerald, East BY lands
now or formerly Of Burrell Cato and South
and West by LANDS formerly Of Marion San
ders.
H. All that plantation of tract Of land,
known the ''Moody Tract, situate, lying
aud being in Rafting Greek Township, in the
County of Sumter, and State of South Caro-
lima, containing three hundred and one acres
(3Ol more or less, bounded on the North by
lands formerly Of T. H. Sanders, South by
Rafting Greek and lands of Mrs NJ. F. Moore,
and West by lands now or formerly w. W..
Anderson and T. H Sanders, together with
the bulldogs and ell the Improvements there
on.
Terms of sale-One-half cash. Balance on
a credit of one year frorc date of sale, Sc
cured by bond of purchaser bearing interest
from day of sale and mortgage Of the prem
ises sold. Buildings on last named place TO
b. insured in such reasonable sum as Master
may determine and policy assigned, or be
made payable to him. Purchaser has option
of paying the whole amount of bid in cash.
Purchaser to pay for all papers, recording
fees and insurance.
VII. INGRAM,
Master for Sumter County.
Feb 5, 1896
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26

Tissue paper, all shades, at H. G. Osteen
Cos
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
POSTAL INFORMATION.
Hours of Opening and Closing
the Mails.

Mails for Colnmbla, points above Colnm-
bia, for the North, and West, Hamlet and
Pregnals South of Sumter, Ramsey, Pine
wood, Rimini Elloree, Vance, Eutawville and
Pregnal close at 80 a. m.
Nails for St. Paul and points between there
and Sumter opens and closes at 10 p. N.
Mails for Florence and the North, for
Charleston, Savaunab: Florida, Hamlet, Ben
nettsville, Darlington and Bishopville close at
clock p. n.
Mails for Columbia and the North and
West, aod for Wilmington, all close at 8
o ocock p n. Charleston mail is also sent
by this route.
For Providence ard Smtavlle on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays arrive at -
II close at .. II.
For Mannvile. MecEanicsville and Bossard
on the same days. close at O'Clock g. m.''
arrive a; G o clock p n.
Cat this out and post it up where you can
get at it and you will not want to find so
much fault with the Post Office.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26

wife provided the weapon be not thicker
than his little finger, proclaimed the
law of South Carolina on this subject
in the following graceful extract from
"The Honeymoon -
"The man that lays his hand upon a
woman.
Save iu the way Of kindness, is a
wretch,
Whom It we're gross aattery to name
coward "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26

rid. Your personal risk would at least
have proved that though a murderer
you were DOT coward. But you too
we'll knew that this unfortunate man,
whom chance had subjected to your
caprices, had not, like yourself. char
tered to him by the laws of the land
the same rights Of nature and that a
stern but necessary policy had disarmed
him of the rights of self-defeuse Too
we'll you knew that to you alone he
could look for protection: and that your
arm alone could shield him from op-
preston or avenge his wrongs yet that
arm you cruelty stretched out for his
destruction. * ~:
"From the peculiar situation Of this
&C otry our fathers felt themselves JUS
ti6ed in subjectlng to very slight
punishment binl who murders a slave
Whether the present state of society
requires continuation Of this policy,
so opposite to the apparent rights Of
humanity, it remains for subsequent
legislature to decide Their attention
would ere this have been directed to
this subject but for the honor of human
nature, such hardened sinners as your
self are rarely found to disturb the re-
pose of society"
1t was this same Judge Wilds who,
to disabuse the public mind of the opip
ion tha: husband may chastise his
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
IN THE CouRT or CoNMON PLEAS.

PURSUANT, to the judgments and order
of the Court aforesaid, made in the following
entitled case, will offer for sale at Public
Auction, tefore the Court House in the City
of Suner, County and State aforesaid, on
the FIRST MONDAY iu MARCH next, 1896,
(beiog the "a day of said month"; between
the hours of eleven o'clock in the forenoon
and i've O clock in afternoon of said day, the
real estate described, on the terms specified.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting a horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DR.. Cabs Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over-worked horse. %
cents per package. For sale by druggists.
For sale in Sumter, by Dr.A. J. China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26

Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema, letter, Salt
Rheum, Scald Head, Sore Nipples, Chapped
Hands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bites,
Chronic Sore Eyes and Granulated Eye Lids
For sale by druggists at 25 cents per box.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-02-26
The Charleston Medical School

THE COURSE BEGINS April ], 1896.
4 hospital instruction with ample facii-
ties for studying special branches will be
given. For information apply TO Dr. G. NJ.
Rees, Wentworth Street. Charleston. S. G..
". PEYRE PORCHER,
3SMeetipg ST., Charleston, S. C.
m.
The herald., 1896-12-22

where he is liable to spend q long time
working for the city on the chaingang.
While Mrs. ]. H. Tiejen, who resides on
East Eleventh street. was slowly walk
ing along the street pushing a baby
buggy in front of Music hall she was
jostled against by nattily dressed
young fellow and at the same instant
felt hand in her dress pocket. She in
stantly detected that her purse had been
distracted and raised the cry of thief.
At this the pickpocket took to his heels
and ran up the street with several per-
sons in pursuit. Being closely pushed,
he dashed into the Los Angeles Turf
Club billiard hall after breaking from
the grasp of Louis Sieweke, formerly
on the police force In the hall he was
collared by young man named William
Palmer, deputy constable under Harry
Johnston, but also got away from him
and started out, pushing his way through
the crowd, Paul Black, one of the pro-
prietors, managed to get good hold or
him, however, and he was marched off
to jail
The purse was later found by col
ored man under chair in the billiard
room where it had been thrown by the
thief 1t contained only a little over
4.50. Mrs. Tiejen came to the police sta
ton and positively identified the fellow
as the one who had robbed her. He gave
his name as Charles A. McCroan and
said he came from Columbus, Georgia
Formerly he had been a jockey, but of
late growing too heavy to ride, has been
racetrack tout. He was dressed in
the height of style, patent leather shoes,
etc, and is evidently smooth article.