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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22
A BeautifuI New Homo.

Sewing machine presented to the I.uth-
eran fair by the company, through It's
agency in this city, is yet to be dlsposed
OF. 1t is on exhibition at Mr.. A. Kesseps
bakery on Whitaker street, and is wort p
seeing .-ad
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Don't think that because we have closed
our Congress street store, we are out of
the retail business, for we are decidedly
in 1t, and we intend to double our past
business by giving our customers the ben
eft of our reduced expenses. Palmer Hard
ware Company.-a6.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-22

Don't think that because we have closed
our Congress street store. we are out of
the retail business, for we are decidedly
in it. and we intend to double our past
business by giving our customers the BEN
eft of our reduced expenses. Palmer Hard
ware Company.-ad.
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
An nlnhup,an Wretcir.

WINNIPEG, Manitoba. Aug. 49,
John Glenn, a farmer of Rapid City,
settlement near Winnipeg, is being
closely guarded bv law officers f1om
indignant settlers. Some time ago
Glenn adopted a fourteen year old lad.
On Saturday the lad, who had been
i'll treated ran away. Glenn took a
horse and followed him, catching the
little fellow about ten miles out OF the
settlement. On Sunday the boy was
found on the roadside dying from the
effects Of terrible bruises all over his
body. Before he died the boy recov-
cred sufficiently to tell that his guar
dian, when they got to lonely part
of the road, tied rope around his
waist, and pushing him off the horse,
dragged him along the road. The
horse was galloped several miles at
full speed. The child had nearly all
his bones broken. Glenn left him by
the roadside, thinking he was dead.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
Fusion In South Dakota.

MITCHELL, S. D., Aug. 1S.-The
Democratic State Central Committee
was in session here last night. The
object was to determine whether q
State convention would be held to put
up State ticket. Senator Pettigrew
and Senator Kyle were present and
assisted in the fusion deal. It was
long past midnight before arrange
ments were completed. 1t was unan
unously decided to endorse the Popu-
list State ticket and the nominees OF
the Chicago convention, Bryan and
Sewall. The Democrats get nothing
out of the deal. Sewall and Watson
will both receive the support of Popu-
lists and Democrats in counties where
either is the strongest. The fusionists
expect to carry the entire State, but
are not altogethersanguineo Of success.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
MANNING c. WEDNESDAY,, AUGUST

ment also, | wired him that l was
anxious 10 see him, and to please wire
me dead-head answer when he would
be down.
/ finally met Mr.. Hubbell on one OF
my regular visits to Macon, and had
a. nice talk with him relative to
freights and other things, During
this conversation Mr.. Hubbell made
me proposition to represent the Mill
Creek Distilling company in South
Carolina, and offered to pay me 81
cents per barrel on whiskey | would
sell to the South Corolina State dis
pensary.
This went on for some months,
when | met him at the Planters hotel,
August, on his way to Columbia, S.
G.. He then increased his offer 10 81 .OO
for one X, s.. 90 for two Xxx and $3.O
for xxx. lie went on to Columbia,
and on Saturday afternoon OF same
week he wired me to meet him Sun
day afternoon following at the Plant
ers hotel, Augusta. was in Angus
ia, and met him. He informed me
that he had settlement in full with
the dispensary and had concluded to
abandon their business; that it was
too risky, and therefore had asked me
to meet him so that he could withdraw
his proposition.
The foregoing propositions were
made to me individually, and not as
agent for anybody else.
Yours truly,
- M MIYSON
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
ADisastrous Cloudburst.

SILVER CITY, n. NJ, Aug. 20.-Tele-
graphic communication has been re-
established with the Magolon mining
camp, eighty-two miles from here, in
Socorreoco County, and details Of the
cloudburst of Wednesday afternoon
received. The waters swept down the
camp about o'clock in the afternoon,
totally destroying twenty-six houses
and business places and causing loss
in property OF fully $4,000. John
Knight, miner, was caught asleep in
his cabin and drowned. An unknown
Mexican was carried down the canon
and drowned. There are reports of
eight people missing but the loss of
life so far rs known is limited to
knight anI the Mexican.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
Getting Together.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-I. n.
Stevens. vice chairman of the Silver
party, arrived in Washington to-day.
He has been in conference with the
lead ears OF both the Populist and
Democratic parties here. It is the
wish of the Silver party to arrange
cooperation with the committees of
both the other parties in order that
there may be complete harmony
among the supporters of Bryan.
There is some talk that the headquar-
ters of all the parties will be in the
Wormley building so that the co-ope-
ration may be complete. The Popu-
list executive committee continued its
session, but nothing more than dis
cussion of the situation was the result
of the committee.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
PUT UP OR SHUT UP.
"A Republican Campaign Lie Choked on
by Rry2n.

UPPER RED Hook, N. Y, Aug. 18.-
William J. Bryan, for the first time
since Senator John M. Thurston, as
alleged, declared that he Bryan was
in the employ of mine owners, made
an official denial, coupled with chai
lenge to the National Republican Com
mittee to come out in the open and ac-
cuse him or forever be silent. Mr..
Bryan's attention had been called to
the controversy between Senators
Thurston and Stewart, and he deter
mined tonight to settle the matter, if
possible. He therefore demands an
open charge, which he says ne will
refute with details of his private life
and his financial affairs, or silence.
He said tonight:
Il have already denied this charge
on several occasions, but the reitera-
ton of it by Senator Thurston, a dis.
tinguished resident of my own State
justified me in answering it again.
have never at any time, or under any
circumstances, been in the employ Of
any mine owners individually or col
lectively, directly or indirectly, nor
have l eve. been in the employ of or
paid byany Bimetallic League Associ
alton. Aside from my editorial sala-
ry OF about $50 per month paid by the
Omaha World Herald, and a small
amount derived from the legal profes-
sion, my income has been derived en-
tirely from lectures before Chautauqua
lyceum and lecture bureaus, which
have usually paid me fixed sum and
fro n contributions made by the people
of tue localities where I have spoken.
In some instances l have received
nothing at all. In most cases have
received more than enough to pay
travelling expenses. In only two in
stances, think, has my compensation
exceed 500, and in those instances it
was about $500 at one place and $500
at the other.
The first platform on which 1 ran
for Congress in 1890, before l was
known politically outside OF my State,
contained free coinage plank, and
my Republican opponent that year
Was AL dofOOdLG vi lTCc CClUaSG. Ii
the campaign of 1892 1 again ran on a
free coinage platform. In 1894 1
again ran on a free coinage platform,
and my opponent for the Senate, Mr..
Thurston, while opposing unlimited
coinage at 16 to l, insisted that he IA
vored bimetallism. ! wrote the free
coinage plank on which I ran in 1890,
and the free coinage planks in the Ne
braska State platforms in 1891, 1894
and 1896, and tried to secure the adop.
ton of free coinage planks liz the State
platform in 1892 and 1898. I only
mention this to show thatm my advocacy
of free silver is not of recent date.
Having made this answer to Mr..
Thurston's letter, I shall take no no.
tice of Individual and newspaper COM
ment on this subject. If the Republi-
can National Committee will say off
cially that I have ever been employed
to deliver speeches by any mine.oHn=
er, group of mine owners, or by any
associations supported by mine-owners
I am ready to make a statement show
ing in detail all money received BY me
for speech-making."
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
Replies to MiIson.

To the Editor of The State:
In your issue of the 9TH inst, you
publish a letter from Commissioner
Mixson. Every word he says in that
letter about my offering him a rebate
directly or indirectly Of any amount
Or in any shape, Or at any time, is ab-
solutely false from beginning to end.
He further states that when Mr..
Traxler was commissioner he discov-
cred that the Mil Creek company was
being paid interest after 80 days, and
each 80 days calling for more or big
ger interest" This statement is also
false.
All the goods we sold Commissioner
Traxler were sold on TO days or four
months time, and interest was charg-
ed after the maturity of each invoice
at per cent. per annum, and so stat
ed on each invoice. l. cannot under
stand how a sane man can make
such statement over his own sigma
ture, when he knows the evidence to
prove him falslfer is on file in the
Office of the State dispensary.
The reason this man Mixson is so
bitter against me is because l would
not employ his agent and pay him a
commission. Shortly after he was
appointed commissioner, but before
the business of the dispensary was
ransferred to him, he gave his agent
letter Of introduction to me. This
agent said he could get me the bust
ness OF the State dispensary and want
ed a commission of 81 barrel on K,
81 barrel on Xxx and So a barrel on
XXX whiskey, and wanted this on
all we sold the State. | told him the
Mill Creek Distilling company fur
nisaed the capital to make the dispen-
sary 4 success and that institution
owed usmore than $92, 900 at one time,
and the books in the office of the dis.
pensary would prove it, and thought
the management. of the dispensary
would be cold blooded and ungrateful
if they did not give; us a portion of
their business without our having to
''put up" forit.
We did not get The business. Now,
| leave the readers of your paper to
Judge for themselves.
GEO. HUBBELL,
Secretary Mill Greek Distilling Co.
Cincinnati, Aug. Is, 1896.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
An English View.

LONDON, Aug. 19.-The st. James
Gazette this afternoon published col
umn leading article pointing out that
Bryan's chance of election to the
Presidency of the United States is not
hopeless, concluding: 1T is inpossi-
BILE to doubt that thousands of Amerl.
cans will vote for Bryan and free sl!,
yer, mainly because they think 1t will
mean deadly blow to English capl-
talists and tinanciers who are sup
posed to have sucked the gold from
the country and impoverished its artl-
sans and farmers
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
Died From a Spiders Bite.

PH1LLIsBURG, N. j., Aug. 19.-Mrs.
A. Melinda Slavin, wife OF John Sla-
vim and the mother of nine children,
while performing her household du.
ties on Friday was bitten on the arm
by a small spider. She brushed the
insect off and gave no heed to the
small, stinging wound which it made.
Saturday her arm began to swell, and
on Sunday her condition was so alarm
ing that physician was called IN.
Blood poisoning had resulted rom
the bite of the spider. The woman
died early yesterday morning IN great
agony.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
10LaI- -
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Ofthe unplaced States. where ought
California to go? In 1S92its electoral
vote was given to Cleveland by IA
plurality. The combined Democratic
and Populist vote was 25, 496 over the
Republicans. In 1894 the Democratic
governor was elected by ]. .206 plurality
and the Democratic and Populist votes
combined had a plurality of $3.50
over the Republicans. 1t is signifi.
cant fact that much dissatisfaction pre-.
vailed, and while the Democratic gov
ernor was elected the other State Off.
GERS went to the Republicans.
Delaware has gone Democratic seven
times since 1876 and Republican once.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan
have il them some Democratic disaf
fection.
Judgment, based on ascertained
facts, would be justified in placing H.
linois, Indiana and Wisconsin in the
Bryan column. There is certainly
good grounds for believing they will
maintain their combined Democratic
and Populist pluralities under the i'm
petus OF union and the promise of vic
tory. The rest of the unplaced States are
on the crest of the great western tidal
wave of the free silver movement and
are believed to be prepared to sweep
away all opposition TO Bryan. Mime
sofa, Montana, Nebraska, North and
South Dakota, Oregon, Washington
and West Virginia are all counted on
to give the Chicago. candidate their
electoral votes.
They are placed in the Democratic
Ecolumn for good and convincing rea-
sons. Minnesota, because the Democrat
ic and Populist vote of 1892, with both
these parties inharmonious and dissat-
is6ed, was 7,4l0 larger than the Re
publican vote.
Montana, because without the pres
tige of union and free silver coinage
the Democratic and Populist vote
combined was 6,064 larger than the
Republican vote in 1892 for president,
q. 4S9 larger in the congressional elec-
ton of 1894 and 1887 larger in the last
election for governor.
Nebraska, because the combined vote
was 20, $50 larger than the Republican
vote in 1892, was 1O, 1S7 larger in 1894
for governor and 1854 larger last
year on supreme court judge.
North Dakota, because fusion with
out the prestige Of a solid union de-
feated the Republicans for governor in
1892 by 1,729 plurality.
South Dakota, because the Demo
Gratis and Populists together had plu.
rality over the Republicans in 1892
under adverse circumstances that kept
Democrats from the polls and reduced
their vote more than 60 per cent.
Washington. because it has shown
large Democratic and Populist plurall-
ties over the Republicans in 1892 and
all subsequent elections.
West Virginia, because its straight
Democrats gave Cleveland plurality,
because all its state officers and judi
ciary are Democratic and because in
eight elections only one has been Re:
publican in its result.
The: probable results, based on the
foregoing facts, are thus stated:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
agony.
Determined to Die.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Aug. 16.- Ear
ly yesterday morning J. G. Williams,
from Montana, stabbed himself III the
breast four times with knife. Fail
ing to end his life in that manner he
jumped head first into deep well and
broke his neck.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26

These figures do not correctly snow
in all cases the actual Populistic in
crease or decrease. In Colorado, for
instance, the Populist vote OF 1892
shows the fusion Democratic and Pop
ulist vote. In 1894 (the congressional
election) the Democrats had no candi-
date and divided their votes between
the Republicans and Populists. In
Idaho the Democratic and Populist
votes were punched together in 1892
and separated in 1894. The Kansas
vote of 1892 shows the combined De-
nocratic and Populist vote, while in
1895 they were divided.
In Nebraska in 1892 there was bit.
ter fight among the Democrats over
the question of fusion on the Populist
electoral ticket, the local Democratic
leaders fearing they might lose their
power in their organization If fusion
preVsiied. The combination was de-
feated, bnt the Democratic vote, which
had been 80, 552 in 1883 and Il, 3Sl in
1890, dWindled down to a, 943. ln
1894, on union with the Populists on
governor, it was 97.Sl5, and 6,9s5
votes were cast fora silver Democratic
candidate. The Democratic Populist
governor carried the state.
In North Dakota theDemocratic and
Populist votes were counted together
as Populists in 1892 and separately IN
1894.
Ia Nevada in 1894 the vote OF 5. 523
was cast for Governor Jones, the sill
yer candidate Seven hundred and
eleven votes were cast for Populist
In arriving at the total Populist vote
of ], 1868 452, in 1894, some Democratic
votes are therefore included in cases
where Democrats supported Populist
candidates. But this Is offset by the
fact that in North Carolina, where the
Republicans fused with the Populists
in electing chief justice of the su-
preme court, and in other states where
the Republicans combined with the
Populists in electing judges and con-
eressmen the votes were counted as
Republican and no enumeration was
made OF the Populists votes. Hence
the total of 1868, 452 is as nearly accu-
rate as possible.
The extent and enthusiasm OF the
last st. Louis convention, as well as
the proof given by these figures, show
that the Populists strength has not di-
nlinished since its large vote of 1892.
2. Will the Populists support OF
Bryan be general?
1t is as ridiculous to suppose that
the Populists will not support Bryan
as it was to imagine that the Chicago
Democratic convention would not
avail itself o. its ample majority to
make good III two-thirn> vote TO lay
down platform in accordance with
its own views and to select it's own
standard bearer, or as it was to predict
that the ST. Louis Populist convention
would throw away lis chances OF sue
cessiand nominate candidate who
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Still not enough to elect Mckinley.
On the other hand, it is seriously
questioned whether New York, with
It's deadly Republican local feud and
Democracy growing in enthusiasm for
Bryan, whose only crimes appear to be
his. youth and his eloquence, will be
found in the Republican column.
Many Democrats deny that Ohio can
be safely counted for Mckinley, while
every man with a knowledge OF poll
tics can Judge whether it will not be
more probable that Iowa, Michigan
aod Wisconsin will be found rolling
on to the Democratic shore on the
gteat western tidal wave than that Del
aware, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska,
North Carolina, Oregon and Louisiana
will range themselves in the Republl-
can column.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26

Changes in PoliIicSl Sentiment That In
Part of the Doubtful States Lean Toward
Free Silver.
1t has been said that the political
fgurers may as well give up their csl
culations this year, as the election is
one in which the issues are novel,
party lines broken and new deals
made in the game of politics.
While this is in s measure true the
conclusion reached is incorrect. Except
in few states the Democracy is as
powerful as ever, and in some parts of
the country, whereit has formerly for
years had barely standing, its
strength has greatly increased. The
marked enthusiasm Of the large
majority OF the Democratic national
convention means something. 1t in
dicates a Democratic revival in the
west and south. The Populist pow
er, is shown by the elections Of
1892 and 1894. It's union on the
Democratic candidate is just so much
solid gain. If the boiling Dem.
ocrats should put third candidate
into the field, its only effect would be
to draw to the ballot box the few De-
mocrats who, dissatisfied with the ac-
ton at Chicago, but not prepared to
swallow protection. plutocracy and
paternslism in Mckinley, might 9th
erwise remain away from the polls.
limo third candidate should be in
the field some disafected Democrats
might vote for Mckinley, but quite
as many would vote with their party
rather than lose their votes. Hence
there is good ground now for an intel
ligent judgment on the outlook, based
on former. votes and the ascertained
strength Of parties.
The questions that present them
selves in considering the chances OF
success are:
I. Have the Populists lost or gained
strength since the election of 1892
2. viii the Populist support OF the
Democratic candidate for president,
William j. Bryan, be general2
8. VIII the detection from the De-
mocratic party, caused by the action
of the Chicago contention, be great
enough to offset the increase of
strength gained from the Popullst
yote2
I. Are the Populists growing2
The total popular vote in 1892 was
as follows:
SSS OIL g
Republican ., 1901
....-................-..... i,U4i,UZo
The Democratic and Ropulist vote
combined was 6.597, ,946, or 1,42l, ,SSS
In excess of the Republican vote.
The total Populist vote in 1894 was
1868, ,452, or 322.424 larger than in
1892.
In view of the large Populist vote,
it is significant that the Democratic
vote in 1892 showed an increase of
is, ,6S5 over the vote of 1888, while the
Republican vote decreased 264. los
from the vote at the election of four
years previous.
y In the states which will be the bat,
tse-ground of the election the increase
or decrease of the Populist vote in
1894, as compared with 1892, is as fol-
lows:
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-26
Killed by q Negro Thief.

SPARTANBURG, Aug. 16.-One of the
saddest and most shocking tragedies
ever known in this county occurred
here today. Capt. ]. II. Blassingame,
one of the Oldest and most respected
citizens of the town, was shot and in
stantly killed this afternoon about 1
o'clock. Capt. Blassingame was at
his,brother-in. laws house, having gone
there while the family were away, for
The purpose Of protecting it from the
robbers, as it has been forseverai Sun
days past been broken into and robbed
of jewelry and silverware. While he
was lying on sofa in the hall he
heard a noise and upon going in he
was fred at by the negro. Ten shots
were fired, and it is supposed that
both did the shooting, as two pistols
were found lying empty in the room.
Capt. Blassingame was shot twice
through the heart. A short time af
ter the shooting a negro by the name
OF Chris Cannon was found at his
home suffering from pistol wound in
his left side, and it is supposed that he
did the shooting. Cannon is noted
thief and has for some time been sus.
pected. Cannon's wound is thought
to be fatal. Great excitement pre-
walls, but the law will take its course.
Capt. Blassingame was..about ia years
of age. He was one of the best known
men in the upcountry and had held
Office in this county longer than any
other man. He served IS sheriff and
treasurer for years. He was at one
time chief of police. He served
through the war, and braver soldier
never drew a sword. Before the war
he was a colonel in the United States
Army Another negro by the name
OF Johnson has just been arrested as
an accomplice to the killing. State.