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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-26
The tabulated vote of the Magis

The tabulated vote of the Magis-
trates in their respective districts
will appear in our next issue.
President Johnson has fixed the
day for the competitive examination
for the remaining unawarded Win
tbrop College scholarships for this
county on Tuesday, September 8th,
at 9 a M, in the court house.
School Commissioner Farr authorizes
US to make the above announcement
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-26

Hoks Smith, Secretary of the Iu-
terror, having determined to support
Bryan and Sewall, the nominees OF
Democratic party for President and
Vice President, rendered his resigna-
tion as such to President Cleveland,
who is mugwump of the strictest
sect, and it has been accepted. E1-
Governor Frances of Missouri, has
received the appointment. MIR.
Smith deserves many congratulations
at his escape from the hands Ct tie
gold bugs.
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FOR AUDITOR,

The friends of PAUL E. HUTTO an
uounce him as candidate for Auditor and
pledge him to abide by The result Of the
primary. VOTERS.
His many friends in Broad River Town.
ship announces NJ D. HAnMAE as caLdi-
date for reelection as County Auditor, and
pledge him to abide the result OF the pri-
mary.
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FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR.

The friends of ". II. MEElZE nomi-
nate him for Corny Supervisor and pledge
him to abide the result of the primary.
After maturely considering the soiicita-
tions of m, many friends to make the race
for Supervisor, hereby announce myself
a candidate and will abide the DeTocratic
primary. LEWIS J. LANGFORD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-08-26

The Charleston Post has gone
wrong. The ball, striking the solid
wall of Democracy, has rebounded
and landed in the Republican camp.
It will not be missed.
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For SHERIEE,

The many friends of THOS. H. CAUGH-
MAN announce him as candidate for
Sheriff, and pledge him to abide the result
of the primary.
We are authorized to announce GEORGE
s. DRAFTS as a candidate for reelection
to the office of Sheriff of Lexington County,
and LIE is pledged to abide the 1esalt OF the
Democratic primary.
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BARBECUE.

WE WILL FURNISH A FIRST
w class barbecue and refreshments, at
the residence Of Mr. Peter W. Shull. one
mil. east of Mt. Hebron church, on Satur-
day the 29,h Gay Of August. Everybody
cordially invited to attend. Charges Tor
duner 35 aud 25 cents. Good order and @
pleasant time guaranteed 10 all
S A CARTER,
HENRY BUFF.
Aug 12-3w4l
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DIDS WILL BE RECEIVED BY
ID Messrs. L. 3. Roof and &. III. Har-
man. committee appointed by the Town
Council. Tor whitewashing the shade trees
along the pavements OF the town. The
committee reserve the right to reject any
aud all bids For further information call
on the committee.
BY order TOWN C0CNClL.
LEXINGTON.
Aug. l2-ti
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Make Home Happy.

By selecting one Of those beautiful
Pianos or Organs, which NJ. A.
Malone, of Columbia, is offering at
great bargains.
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SALb Oh VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE,

TRACT NO. l, CONTAINING Alb Ut
i leo acres, known as James c. B3die,
deceased late homestead, situated III the
prosperous and thriving Town of Leesvi!le
and is we'll improved, 2 story, ~ room resi-
dence with all necessary ont buildings.
Tract No. 2, continuing abont 2Gj acres,
situated between L>esviile and Bate'bnrg.
about 2 miles distant from either. This is
a fine piece of farm land and desirable
property.
Tract No. 3, containing about 2S5 acres.
situated about mile Of Batesbrrg and /
ni;!e of Hlbernia. has on the place q fihe
Grist Mill and is fire farm land AID is de-
Airable property, such is seldom put on the
market and is now offered only for parti-
ton. Will be sold st Leesvilie, Tuesday,
December 1st, 1895. Either tract vii! be
cut if desired Come and see tie land be-
fore the sale. Terms One third Cash,
balance one and two years.
Parties owing said estate mus! make pay
inent, those holding claims present them
properly attested.
J. P BOD'E.
Executors: B NJ BDDIE.
b. n. BOEIE.
A., ~ 1Sa6 1m
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Barbecue.

WE WILL FURNISH A FIRST
w class barbecue, with refreshments,
at Midway school house, on Saturday, Sep,
tember 5. 1896. All the candidates and the
public are cordially invited to be present
Music and dancing for the yonng people
Good order will be maintained. Come one,
come all.
D. 4. KLECKLY.
E. A. KLECKLY.
2wd0
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BARBECUE.

r WILL FURNISH A FIRST CLASS
| Rerhccne and Refreshments. at Mr..
Paul P. CIark's, on the 2sth of August.
Speakers and candidates will be there.
Music will be furnished hv the brass band.
Come and ENJOY yourselves. Place nine
miles south Of Lexingttn C. n.
M. c. MAILMAN.
Aug l2-3 3wa1
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CANDIDA

The price for announcing candidates
in these columns is So for the round
trip, invariably in edvatce
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BARBECUE.

T WILL FURNISH A FIRST CLASS
i B :rbecue aud Refreshments at Q1attle-
bau,n's mill, on the 22d day OF August,
All speakers and candidates will be there.
Music will be furnished by the brass band.
Coue one. come all, and enjoy good
time. Place three miles south of Leesvi.le.
N. c. HALLMAN.
Aug l2-2w40
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Bids Invited.

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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10

linger?" Probably it is waiting for re-
suits at Chicago. We are afraid that
prosperity is not only lingering but
that it is at a dead halt, or that it in
deed may be erawfishing in the direc-
ton of the jumping-of place Still be-
ing sure of McKinley's election the
Post will not understand why money
does not flow Ike river.
Another eastern exchange speaking
Of recent London investments in Amer
lean securities, says that London in
yestors s.seem TO have greater faith in
the American people on the money
question than we have ourselves" OF
course, it means by this that London
investors are very cohfident that free
coinage of silver will not become a law.
1t may, however, be a fact that these
investments indicate that London does
not fear as much as Wall street the
effect of silver coinage ON the value Of
American securities. London capital
lists do not confine their investments
TO gold countries. They buy the Sc
curities of, silver countries also, and
they know that the adoption Of silver
coinage by the United tSates would not
impair the value Of American securities.
They know that the American people
viii not repudiate their obligations and
that the enactment of a silver coinage
law would not involve reputation.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
GOLD REPUBLICANS BOLT.

Major Tom Anderson and other Topeka
Republicans have signed this pledge:
I'VE the undersigned Reublieans VIII
vote for no candidate al the coming elec-
ton, from congressman 70 constable. who
does not stand squarely upon the St Louis
platform"
CONGRESSMAN Charles Curtis, who has
always opposed me gold standard. was
renOminated without opposition; but the
convention adopted a gold platform. which
he did not stultsfy himself by approving.
and Anderson and the rest propose 20
bolt II he doesn't kneel down and recani
his sslvery heresy.
Next thing they win want 20 read al OF
US silver men out OF the party. two or
three million Of US. and mako gold the
party Shibboieth-
But we silver Republicans support Nc
kinney as heartily as they and supported
him earlier than most Of them. and have
bolued no nomination Wyandotte coun-
" was not IN II when Jack Harris was
nominated by the rest Of the district We
were Observation-Disclosures out; and We
are not IN st yet. and never wll be. bui
We did not bolt
When Marsh Murdock returned from 81.
Louis ne was asked n he would support
the gold standard "If / did" said hs.
what would say would not be believed.
nor what had said in favor OF silver.
He would be Just such a hypocrlfe as ths
Topeka boilers are trying % make OF
Charley Curtis.-Kansas CITY Gazette
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
NOT VERY CONSISTENT.


The gold men ought to get together.
At least their recognized leaders should
hold to the same things. Governor
Russell of Massachusetts holds that
the rehabilitation of silver would re-
suit in one line of disasters, and John
c. Carlisle that it would bring about
a wholly different kind Of trouble.
The chances are that neither are right,
but that both are playing part. Ex-
perience and reason go TO show that
neither are right. Carlisle, Wall
streets gold champion, says that silver
coinage, by driving gold out of circula-
ton, would cause severe contraction
of the currency, and consequently
great and injurious fall in prices. Rus
sell, on the other hand, says that silver
coinage would result In placing fifty
cent dollars in circulation, which, 1t is
needless to say, would cause a great
rise in prices. Governor Russell can
not show that there would be such de-
probation in the value of silver dol
lars. In endeavoring TO prove his prop
osition,he is in as bad way As Carlisle,
but he has an advantage over the lat
ter in this, that Mr.. Carlisle must say
that silver-dollars would be depreciat-
ed in order % show that gold would be
expelled from circulation So that log
icauy Mr.. Cariisle's position involves
the one taken by Governor Russell, aD-
surd though it is-except that he does
not have to say that silver dollars
would be deprecated One-half, He Is
compelled, however, to start with the as
sumption that silver dollars would be
deprecated in some degree, for other
wise gold would not be driven out OF
circulation. This reveals the radical
next breath he advances his main prop
osition that there would be a contrac-
ton Of the currerfcy and fall of prices.
But there could not be a fail In prices
without an appreciation of money-in
this case an increase in the purchasing
power of silver dollars. The whole OF
his proposition, reduced 20 its last an
alsysts, is that at first silver coinage
would depreciate silver dollars for
sufficient length of time to drive gold
out of circulation, and that then not
only would the value Of such dollars
be restored, but it would be lifted above
what it was before, thereby causing
prices 10 fall. Mr.. Carlisle ought 30
admit that IS soon as this effect was
felt the expelled gold would come back
into circulation. But he will not do
that He Is talking to scare two
classes. He wishes in the first in
stance 30 scare people who want gold
TO remain in circulation, by telling them
that it viii be driven out, and next he
wishes to scare the producing class
through a menace of falling prices.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
THE FRISCO.

The new board of directors Of the
now independent st Louis and San
Francisco railway held their first meet
ing in New York yesterday. Many inn
portant matters were to be taken up,
some of them of great interest TO Wich-
tia and South Kansas. The editor of
the Eagle has it direct. from undOubt-
ed authority. that this trunk line,
whose western terminus is Wichita,
is independent in every particular and
is to be operated as such. Before the
adjournment of the present meeting il
will be determined what is 10 become
of the branch lines. two of which lead
out of this city. One proposition is to
have the branches operated by a new
company. The election of the corpor-
alton officers viii also take place. and
il is understood thar The present Of
ficers viii be reelected. Several
changes in the traffic department are
looked for at this meeting.
". L. Bailey, who was first assistant
to u. b. Robinson as first vice presi-
dent Of the Santa Fe. viii enter the ser
vice of the 81. Louis and San Fran
cisco railway as assistant 10 the newly
appointed general manager, b. f. YOa-
KUN. Mr.. Bailey has been associated
with Mr.. Robinson for several years.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
RAILROADS IN TROUBLE.

In the first half OF 1895 eighteen rail
roads representing a total mileage Of
1886 and a total bond and stock fn-
debtedness of $190, ,301, 600 have gone
into the hands of receivers These
figures are IN contrast with the eleven
roads representing 2,4o9 miles and
S149.615.OO0 bonded Indebtedness that
went into the hands Of a receiver in
the first half of 1895. The figures are
a disappointment to a business com
'munity that expected revival in 1896
The fact that there were fewer bank
ruptCies recorded among railroads in
1895 than in 1894 had led to the con-
cluSi0n that the weak corporations had
been pretty thoroughly sifted out The
end of the year 1895, however, found
railway rates and earnings still alb
normally low and these rates have
continued low IN 1896 making 1t I'M
possible for the corporations carrying
a large floating indebtedness TO meet
their obligations, There are reasons
for hoping that the total bankruptcies
among railroads for 1896 viii not equal
those of 1895, even though the first half
of 1896 has a large start OF the first
half of 1895. With the certainty OF 8
new nataIonal policy and the present
promise of enormous crops the out
look for railways Is more encouraging.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
GALvEsToNs DEEP WATER.

Next IN Importance to equitable rail-
way rates if not OF equal significance.
TO the producer and shippers of the
Transmissoun is the question Of deep
water at the port OF Galveston Only
words OF encouragement reach us of
the progress of the works at that port.
The News OF that city of recent date
declares: Galveston has more water
for the use OF ocean vessels than any
port this side OF Savannah. This in
cludes New Orleans. and when the as
sertion Is made q doubt arises, but the
fact remains. Rumor has it that the
dredging on the Mississippi is insult
ficient to withstand the flow of sand
and debris down the river. The river
is filling up again Unlike aGlveston
channel, when the tide ebbs and howS
the river goes only in one direction.
An engineer who is posted on these
matters said that it would be easier
for a vessel drawing twenty-three feet
to enter Galveston harbOr than il would
be for it 10 get 10 New Orleans The
truth Of the matter was published by
the engineer in charge. who brought a
storm about his head for so doing. Ia
fact. it is said that efforts were made
TO ouSt him from the place. As sort
Of appeaSer to the ruffied humor of the
New Orleans people the tide gauge was
raised a foot and water Is measured
from high tide instead OF mean low
tide. as in Galveston.
Sabine Pass has not as much water
as Galveston. though the depth on the
bar may be about the same the water
in the harbor is hot yet deep enough
for the Use OF big vessels. Mobile
lacks about a foot Of coming up To the
Galveston depth Pensacola had nine
teen feet last December but work IS
being prosecuted there and they may
have a greater depth now. The At
lantic ports on the coast OF Florida are
not as deep as Galveston by consider
able and that of Savannah just about
equals the depth here.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
A1oNa TIE KArsAs NrLs

Atchlson gets Dors good dramatic CON-
panis.s than any ether town "a Kansas.
Mother" said the Ksasas gOath Who
was readtng Julius Caesar. what did
Brute eat two or
Nothing can happen now ;n Kansas of a
csiebratory character that "Ing-Ls aad
Burton both" are not inyst-d.
II Is SAID thst Lyman Humphrey h~s
boifed ths Republican, party because -
can stand the financial plank
"a Howe SAYS th4t in svSry crowd yoa
viii nc a man who cannoa attract anY So
tsation uniss@ he ssts uD a hght.
In Iowa the COMMITTEES pad Jerry Einap-
son for s.ssch with - silver dollars
Jerry took them au9 never zranbis1 .
BIT
Il might vote ths Democratic ticket. ;"
says a Kiazrnaa county EsDabhean. but
you bet your ufs Ia rsgsr o-n ] ga 20
a DemOcrzs-"
Some R@yubuca.s ere bS- b~caUse thsy
cant stanG IRE aaanczal plank. others b.
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
10 Rn DISCIPLINED.

Charley Curtis, the congressman
from the Fourth or Topeka district
who is a silver Republican, and who
was renominated at Emporia on sill
yer platform, and who later in letter
declared that he was in full sympathy
with his platform not only, but that
he would be found working and voting
for the rehabilitation of silver, is to
be disciplined by a lot Of bank hench-
men, corporation employees and gold
bugs. A paper has been drawn up at
Topeka. which sets out that the Signers
thereto will vote for no candidate from
congressman to constable who does not
uneduivccally indorse the entire St
Louis platform, without exception, or
mental reservation, or other words to
that effect. Tom Anderson was the
first man TO sign this political bull Of
accommodation against the faithful
and courageous little man from the
Fourth district. That kind Of bull
doing tactics will win Curtis two
votes for every one it loses him. Such
a course Of political prescription and
corporation combination is certain OF
disastrous reaction.
The same expedient has been resort
ed to in the case Of the candidacy Of
A. II. Ellis in the Sixth district Ellis
attended the ST Louis convention, and
being greatly dissatisfied with the
present standard" plank, was quite
outspoken In his criticisms Upon his
return home he was served with writ
ten notice TO the effect that the signers
would rather be represented in con-
gress by Populist than by free sill
yer Republican.
Neither of these gentlemen, so far As
we have seen. have made any reply.
There is but one thing for them TO do,
and that is 10 stand by their honest
convictions, and il reply to the men
aces, hurl the national bimetallic plat
forms of the Republican party of the
past in the teeth of their would-be
coachers and defy them to their worst.
If these men should repudiate their
own platforms and convictions in the
face of such a menace the chances are
that they would be defeated by fusion
silver candidates and the Republican
party weakened thereby just so many
in the next congress.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

The Republican financial plank n the
territorial platform Is for financial rscl-
procIty.''
Frank Greer Is uD IN Chicago SEEING
what kind OF company be would have 70
have kept II he had boiled
II. c. Hinton. agent 9TH White Sew
ing Nachtne company. and GeorEs Pinch,
4 grocer. os Oklahoma City. have e.
sgnet
= i= claimed that Bynurn % IHal2Ea. -
~ Chicago working % ser1r- JndEs
sco.rs place n Oklahoma when Judge
Scott resigns
Jos~e Hs-rcs % Gu.hrts. ard Harein
Fbey Of O<iaooT5a City, we're sergssufs-
sz-a-ns IN Chlcszo. ard Bsl.y Banks % =
Reno. was a dOorzseDer.
Frank Greer pays no attention % the
s-rlctures OF The eost0r q tas OEs<h0rsS
city Journal. except % cay thst ths ed
ors LIVER - cot of order
NJ. A G. Seotts gzDeT. TIE Okishoosa
city T1mesJOurnai. says that Mr. A G
So0et's s..eech az Shawnee oa tos Fozr1a
q J1iT Tas a assrero3scs-
GRATIS pap@r - Oklahoma slesSs q ne
uozs.b.s tlczer a. --B8<1d AID Mef-@izs.~
Doss = nan Ire clacanaa S6itsrf
The Oklahoma PopsEsss have 70 rzs
so- Ralph BsauuoDt tals year TAO
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The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
A BIG HYPOCRITE.

The New York Voice. the national
organ Of the Prohibition party, prob
ably the most fanatical and One-stded
publication of note in the entire coun-
try, a paper that plays its patrons for
suckers, successfully, simply by de-
nounclng suckers, is out against Nc
Kinley. The fact that Major McKin-
ley is a member Of the church, true
Christian and a lifelong temperance
man cuts no figure with this publlcar
tion, whose proprietors have grown
rich in pandering to fanatics and ex-
tremists on the prohibition question
The truth is, was Mckinley a drinker
the Voice would have had nothing 10
say against him. A man who is for
temperance in any other way than by
penal laws Is unworthy. and is more
sure to meet the condemnation of the
Voice than is a man of Grover CleEe-
lands habits The Voice Is a hypo-
ofita
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
Atchison Champion Rep.):

Atchison Champion (Rep): Those
who are denouncing Senator Teller and
those who followed him out of the St
Louis convention are not injuring Mr.
Teller or his friends but they rather
serve % invite severe criticism Of tie
critics themselves The i'll treatment
given the friends OF silver was not the
voice of the people of the western, cen
tral or southern states. That foolish
and unwarranted attack upon the sil-
yer dollar did not come from the homes
Of the land. but from the counting
rooms OF the.r1oney changers
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10

Cherokee Sentinel Rep.): We will
never believe that the masses OF the
Republican party We're represented on
the money question at ST. Louis. At
the convention at Wichita matters were
SO adroitly managed that the delegates
were not permitted 10 express them
selves by resolutions, and they went
uninstructed. The argument was used
that we might pass resolutions that
would not be in harmony with the
national platform, and We had better
wait for the state convention in order
10 declare our principles.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10
SIRE SHE IINGERs-

The New York Evening Post. for
months discontented. is now despair
ing. 1t was sure that the nomination
of silver Mckinley would precipitate
a panic. But the present standard"
plank being adopted at St Louis not
only saved the country but insured i'm
mediate prosperity in the estimate Of
the Post. Yet now after two weeks it
plaintively asks why does DrosDerily
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-07-10

conditions can maintain it's superiority
only when grown and selected with The
same care which produced IL Our farm
ers do not give their wheat that care and
culture, and the legitimate result is that
Il runs out The main cause Of deterior-
elton then is under the control OF the
farmer himself"