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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01
onAprLE GIVES UP THE CHASE.
Englishmnn Finds the Gnit Set by
Nnllrr TOO swift for Him.

waller TOO Swift for Him.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-One more rider
has surrendered his chances for a por-
tion of the prize money in the big
siX-days international bicycle race at
Convention hall Chapple. the Eng
lshman, was the latest to prove un.
able to keep up the terrific pace set by the
Flying Dutchman" Waller and Maddox OF
Asbury Park who are now up at the head
with only a laps difference in favor of the
former Chapple was in the sixth place when
he dropped out. Chapple left the track on
his i3Gth mile and during the afternoon after
a good rest he helped pace the other riders
for several miles at a time. The score to.
night wgS gs fOllOWS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Dec 31.-(Special
Telegram.)-Frank Kouba, while Temporal
rily insane, committed suicide last night by
hanging. The body was found in the hay
NOW by his wife this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

CHETOPA, Kan, Dec. 3l.-Last evening T.
w. Glass, a grain buyer, son of Captain
7. NJ. Glass, well known citi-
zen of this place, while In his
office at Welch, was held up and shot, from
the effects of which he died this morning.
Two men have been arrested on suspicion.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01
Miles. Laps.


Eddie Bald lowered his threo-quarter mile
indoor record from 1:45 to 1:4i Tom Linton
lowered his ten-mle record from 26:i5 to
"a i:36.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

PITTSBURG, Dec. 31.-Mary Wilcox, aged
about 20 years, committed suicide at the
Pennsylvania hotel today by blowing out
the gas after carefully locking all the doors
and windows and closing up every place
that would admit air. The hotel people say
that the girl acted strangely during her stay
there. but they know nnthing else about her
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

o'clock this morning. lie had been vice
president o. the bank and treasurer OF the
city FOR thirty years and was one Of the
best known men in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

they have avoided conversation with him
on the topic
c. II. Morrill,, regent Of the State uni
versity, who was a close friend and neigh
Dor Of the deceased, said this morning that
he believed Mr.. Zehrng was mentally un-
balanced over the election ~ stated that
some weeks ago. after the result OF the
election had been definitely known and pol
itcs had apparently been forgotten. the de-
ceased and his wife came over one evening
to visit Among other topics that came
up in the course Of the conversation was
amazed at the way in which MIR. Zehrung
talked about the subject. He said that the
people had been deudcd by the gold men;
that they had made the greatest mistake
In the history Of the country, and that there
would be a war to the death before long.
He waxed exceedingly excited and almCst
wild as he related how the silver men had
been called anarchists when In reality
they were trying to save the country from
eternal damnation and ruin. Mr., Morrill,
says that as soon rs he saw how Mr., Zeh-
rung was talking he managed to change
the question OF debate. He declares that
he thought at the time that MIR Zohrung
had gone crazy on the subject and that Mrs.
Merrill shared the same view of the gentle
mans actions and talk
This morning at 10 o'clock Coroner Ho-
yoke summoned a jury and examined into
the case, but very little was ascertained
that YVES not visible on the surface. Con-
stable Mcclellan assembled the following
gentlemen to act on the jury: w. II. Traver,
j. H. McMurtry, J. r. Webster G. X. KIM
nell, Tom NJ Cooke and Roy r. Chapman.
The jury went to the residence, $40 street
and viewed the remains afterward exam
ining the barn and the scene Of the suicide.
short session was then held in the sitting
room of the house. The jury adjourned to
meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow in General
Websters office on South Eleventh street.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

beautiful cantata entitled, "The Happy
Family of Father Time" was exceedingly
well rendered at the Walnut Hill Methodist
Episcopal church at Forty-frst and Charles
streets last night. Over forty well trained
voices Joined in the production and a good
audience was greatly edited and entertained.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-01

"The Little Trooper" will be the matinee
bill at the Creighton today, when Della Fox
and her supporting company will wish their
auditors Happy New Year" The en-
gagement will close tonight with a repetl-
tion of "Fleur-de-Lis"
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gressman anu as United States Senator
too faithfully and to- long for this slur
against him to be believed. He owed all
that he was to the people of the State
and he would never be false to their in
terest.
Since Colonel Irby had brought up
the negro mill labor question, he said
he wanted to assert most positively
that he was opposed to negro opera
tiyes in factories. So much was he in
favor Of employing white labor wherever
he could that he rented his farms out
to white tenants at less price than he
could get from negroes.
In concluding his speech, Senator
NeLaurin declared he was unalterably
Opposed to the direct tax as proposed
by Mr.. Evans. If direct tax we're i'm
posed, he said it would be danger to
the mill operatives, for cheaper pauper
labor would be brought in to take fac
tory laborers' places.
Senator McLaurin was appladed when
he conclndad
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a primary. He went over the cotton
schedule at length and said in the
House committee every Republican op-
posed Bacon's cotton duty amendment.
Just as sure as this country remains on
the single standard and Mexico has q
single basis, Mexico will send short
staple here unless there is some bar
rior. He then went to the lumber
schedule.
Mr.. McLaurin confined himself to
further explanation of his votes and was
on this topic when admonished that his
hour was up. The essential point of
McLaurin's speech was the n-faction-
al idea which he urged should be rec
ognized, as there was no need for fac
tions now.
May6eld jumped on McLaurin's s tariff
| views and insisted that McLaurin' s
ideas could not do this people any good.
McI.aurin cannot complain OF being
called protectionist, because to agree
with. them in part was to agree in prin-
ciple. McLaurin had done more mis-
chief for the time in the Senate than
any man ever in that body from this
State If South Carolina was ready to
go III hepuOllcau ilneS tuSu -uOlauiih .
views are proper.
He then jumped on McLaurin for de-
Tending the TillmanLatimer bill. He
related his anti-dispensary views, etc.
Col. Irby read a telegram from Sen
ator Tillman denying that he said the
| race was between Evans and McLaurln.
McLaurin was nothing but q poll
tician and went with the political winds.
He said he was the friend of the poor
and the rich man and would undeceive
his friends. McLaurin's record was
higher than his. McLaurin, he said,
| Joined every party that came along.
1t has been alleged that he proposed to
Strait and Latimer to organize a sepa-
rate party and go in with the Populist.
He would get certificate to thai
effect.
McLaurin denied this charge.
Irby-"All right, I'll get the certiti'
cate"
Speaking to the conservatives, he
said that McLaurin had deceived all
his friends and the conservatives would
come next.
Col. Irby went on to fully explain his
views, and said the poor man was
put on par with the convict and back
man.
When his time was up he was urged
to 60 on.
Col. Irby said he would rather not
90 over his time, although asked so
to do.
Chairman Bramett read regrets from
Mr.. Duncan and then adjourned the
meeting and announced that MIR. Whit
man was present and he then spoke to
q small crowd.
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There is probably no other commod-
ity that the average man Is more will
ing to give to his neighbors and more
unwilling to receive than advice. The
reason for this may be easily seen. Ad-
vice Is very frequently given in the
wrong spirit, and it is probably more
frequently given by those who have
neither the prerogative nor the ability
to give advice that is Of real value. Ad-
vice given in the proper spirit and from
an adequate source may be Of very
great value. Experience is good teach
er, and it is necessary for us to expert
ment; nevertheless We cannot afford to
learn everything by experence-we
must be guided by the counsel Of others
who have experimental for us.
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Five Candidates are Stumping the
State for EarIe's Place.
SUMMARY OF THE SPEECHES.
Evans Jumps on McLaurin's Tariff
Views - NcLaurin and Irby on
Their Records-Mafield Talks Out.
The following is brief summary Of
the Senatorial campaign speeches from
day to day.
The Union Meeting.

The crowd of 400 that the Senatorial
candidates spoke to ut Union was the
most undemonstrative that the speak
ers have yet been confronted with.
Everybody was at Union to listen.
They accorded each speaker an atten-
tive hearing, though they did show
more favor to Irby and Evans in the
way of applause than to the others.
McLaurin aired Irby's official record
while in Congress at some length, and
then closed his speech with an exposi-
of his tariff views.
May6eld, after denyiny that he was
In any combine against McLaurln,
turned his attention to the latter's tariff
policy, and then after dealing with the
lumber, rice and cotton schedules as
voted for by McLaurin, declared that
The latter was trying to build up these
three industries at the expense OF the
remainder of the State After finishing
with the tariff issue, he made very clear
his objections to the dispensary and the
remedy of local options which he pro-
posed.
Irby began by iollying the crowd
with his Jokes about political daddies.
He again asserted that he had made
Evans governor, and declared he made
. better one than the incumbent, who
was ''as weak as circus lemonade.
Colonel Irby then answered the at
tack on his congressional record,
which. he said, stood either ss a monu-
ment to his integrity or his dishonesty.
he was proud of his record, he de-
clared, and would leave it as
heritage to his children. he e1-
planned his apparent absentlsm
on the ground that many OF the
votes taken were on motions to adjourn
and other motions of no more i'm
portance. On other motions he re-
frained from voting in order to break
the quorum, as other Democrats we're
doing. He had not absented himself
any oftener than Senators Hampton
and Butler had, he declared. He then
proceeded to attack McLaurin's record
and closed amid applause.
Former Governor Evans was greeted
with applause. He, too, ioked with the
crowd and in answer to Irby's state
ment that he was his political daddy,
said that Irby was not doing his son
right in this campaign. However, when
he was elected to the Senate he would
make the ''old man" (Irby) his private
secretary.
Mr.. Evans then very concisly re-
viewed the tariff question from nullifi-
cation to the present day and declared
that every Southern farmer should ia
yor free trade. Mr.. Evans was cheered
throughout and at the end of his
speech.
G.. Walton Whitman, q would-be
Senator, desired to speak along with
the other candidates, but he had not
complied with the rules, and therefore
he was not entitled to speak. But after
{ the regulars had finished he eintroduced
himself and proceeded to harangue the
people so long as they would listen.
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THE CROPS IN THE STATE.
Rop ort Of Director Bauer on the Con.
dition of South Cardinals Crops.

dtEfOn OF South Car0lln6'S CrOpos
I1. his weekly bulletin Director Bauer
says:
The general crop outlook is particu-
larly fine in Laurens, portions OF Or
angeburg, Anderson, Greenwood, sa-
luda, Chesterfield, Greenville, Sumter
and York counties, and poor nowhere.
Old corn is practically all layed by In
fair condition, with general improve
ment noted. Some has put on new tas-
sells and is shooting new ears since the
rainy weather set in.
Upland cotton is generally full
crop. Late corn, while not yet made,
continues in very promising condition.
Corn fired badly in Berkeley county.
Fodder pulling has begun in the east
ern counties, but is not yet general;
Corn is needing rain in portions Of
Horny and Spartanburg.
Nearly all correspondents report cot
ton having made rapid growth, IN
places growing too much to weed, and
generally continuing to put on fruit;
some fields are already we'll enough
fruited to make an average crop. There
are, however, localities where, on &C.
count of excessive rains, the plant has
deteriorated. Such reports were re-
ceived from Aiken, Berkeley, Barn
we'll, Hampton, Chester, Bamberg,
Kershaw, Sumter, Darlington, Dor.
chester, Fairfield and Richland, but
generally include portions OF those
counties only. Excessive shedding oi
squares and bolls is as yet confined to
Edgefeld, Berkeley, Aiken, Fairfield,
Florence and Lexington, although some
shedding noted in many other counties.
Lice are less numerous than last week,
also fewer reports of rust and honey
dew were received.
In few limited localities this CROP
stands in need of rain. Laying by is
largely under way and finished where
the ground was dry enough to plough,
the frequent heavy rains having hin.
dred and delayed this work. Sea island
cotton continues to thrive.
The pea crop is doing we'll generally,
having attained good stands. In the
western counties large acreage was
planted. In places where it is too wet
there is an excessive shedding Of leaves
noted.
Tobacco curing is progressing rapid
ly and favorably. In Marion and
Horny half the crop has been gathered.
The quality of the leaf is superior, ex'
cept in upper Darlington. The crop is
being marketed in places.
Rice has improved with the season
and is doing verv we'll, except upland,
which in places is rather poor. More
rain would benefit rice in the George
town district.
Turnip and rutabssa sowing is vel
under way.
Sugar cane was greatly improved by
the rains and is very promising.
Late peaches are better sized thar
early varieties, but they rot as they
ripen.
Figs and apples plentiful.
Grapes are very abundant, but many
are rotting.
Chufas excellent in Williamsburg.
Pastures afford excellen. grazing.
The August hay crop will be heavy.
The entire crop situation is at this
time exceeding bright with promise ot
abundant harvest.
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Good Way to Keep Butter.

If you have no ice box, fairly good
way to keep butter is as follows: Put
the butter in a porcelain bowl, and set
this bowl in a soup dish which is filled
to brimming with cold water. Turn
over this so that it will sit on the edge
of the soup plate in the water large
cheap unglazed flower pot, whit l has
been dipped in water. Lay over the
top of it folded wet cloth. The con-
slant evaporation of water oozing
through its pores will keep the butter
several degrees cooler than the outside
temperature. The Aower pot must be
kept vet all the time.
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The Greenville Meeting.

The Senatorial campaign meeting
here was quite large. The evidences
of favoritism on the part Of some were
marked At the outset it looked Of
if Senator McLaurin was going to have
trouble to get an audience. It was
hardly an attempt to howl down-cer.
tainly nothing like the good old 1892
warwhoop-but the exhibition was the
exubersnce of some of Irby's and
Evan friends.
Governor Evans was the first speaker,
and he spoke for an hour and was very
cordially received. His entire speech
was on the tariff issue, jumping on Nc
LauriN's views and the rice, cotton and
lumber schedules specifically. He said
he was poorer today than when he
went into the Governors Office not
withstanding rumors.
Senator McLaurin spoke next, and
he said any man who misrepresented
his position as Mr.. Evans did, was in
his opinion unworthy OF confidence.
There was some attemptat interruption
but it was quieted down. He said II
took all three of his opponents to handle
him.
In 1888 he advocated primaries and
the rule of the people, and in 1890 be
did the same. He believed there was
need of political awakening.
McLaurin went on to say the Colleton
plan was started in the interest OF
Evans and was for the purpose of letting
few thousand voters run the nomina-
ton of the Governor He said that such
things drew the factional lines.
McLaurin rolled up his sleeves and
went to pounding away at the facts re.
lative to his views on the tariff, and in.
sisted that he was not and never had
beeen a protectionist, and that his
whole fight was to have his State recog.
nized as an integral part of his country.
Mr.. Evans under his direct tax plan
| would reduce the labor to a paupel
labor by his excessive tax. He wanted
everyone to understand that the neces'
sary expenses could not be raised ex'
cept with incidental protection. He
doubted if the Dingley bill would raise
enough to run the government.
He related how the bill was prepared
and how it was rushed through the
House, and his whole purpose was tt
make the bill non-sectional.
He was the first member to open ur
the question Of free bagging and ties.
He said he would not be Senator except
upon the endorsement Of his people in
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The Spartanburg Meeting.

At Spartanburg determined effort
was made to howl down McLaurin, but
Chairman Wilson quieted the crowd.
s. G. Mayfield was the first speaker.
he began by denying that he was in a
combine to compass McLaurin's defeat.
He had heard, he said, that he was IN
the race to advertise himself prepsra-
tory to running for Governor next year.
This, he assured his auditors, was ab-
solutely false, and he was doing all he
could to secure the nomination of Sen
ator. He then went on to express his
esteem for Senator McLaurin as man,
but opposed him on his views OF ma
tional questions.
He also explained at length his dis
pensary views, and took up the tariff,
and in his speech said Senator Nc
Laurin was a good reformer but not a
Democrat.
Irby was the next speaker, and he
worked in, to the amusement Of the
crowd, the political daddy feature. He
further on ii his speech, made the ssser-
ton that Ellerbe, Neal and Gonzales,
If they had their way, would put negro
labor in the cotton mills Of the State.
He then followed this statement with q
touching word picture of the happy
condition of the mill operatives in the
Piedmont, and drew comparison OF
what it would be should negro labor be
introduced in the factories.
Speaking of his record, Col. Irby laid
stress on the fact that he had always
opposed bolting.
: "There are going to be two parties
in this State, Democratic and Re-
publican party, and there is the leader, "
pointing to McLaurin, declared Col:
Irby. ''He is laying the egg that will
hatch full -hedged Republican party.
He concluded with an appeal to the
people to stand by Democracy.
Ex-Governor Evans led off with his
tariff for revenue only speech. He as
serted that McLaurins Republican
tariff views would never be accepted
by the people of this State. McLaurin,
he said, claimed that he and Tillman
stood together on the tariff He said
he didn't believe Tillman held the same
tariff views, but if he did he conld not
come before the people of this State
and win on that issue alone.
,rs ne tucu lclSItcu w -ul. VuSiaui III DC
''sapsucker on limb" and declared
he was the hardest man to pin up on an
issue he had ever encountered, He was
continually shifting his views, he as
serted.
Mr.. Evans said he didn't believe in
q tariff. He was for free trade with a
direct tax to supply the necessary rsYe'
nue. for running the government.
Mr.. Evans again expressed the hopes
that the factions would cease then
fght and unite on the Democratic tariff
principle. Applause.
Senator McLaurin said he had been
called Republican by his opponents.
He flung the epithet back in their teeth
and declared that he had served the
people as Attorney-General, as Con
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05

While in Charlotte on July IS Sens
tor Tillman was interviewed by 70,
porter of the Charlotte News on The
Senatorial campaign in this State. He
claimed to be entirely neutral snd de-
clared he would take no hand in the
fight.
"Senator, he was asked, awho has
the best chance to win In the coming
Senatorial election %
"Well that is hard to say. McLaurin
has good record and has many 3riendA
Evans seems to be gaining strength
daily, and as for the other candidates, 4
don't think there is any show.
''Then you think that it has narrow
ed down to two. do you 2"
"That is my idea exactly. Irby has
never had the ghost Of show. His
record while in Washington will defeat
him for any position in the gift OF his
State. He is Just like q man that has
been buried for six months and has
scratched out" 8, {. Z
"What about Mayfeld and Duncan,
have they no show ?"
81 do not think so. AS ] said before.
I think the fight is between McLauriD
and Evans. " s.l
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HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
= Sour MIX In Cooking.

When sour milk is to be used in
cooking, a few vigorous whisks with
the egg-beater in the bowl or pitcher
will mix the curd and whey SO thor
oughly that it can be poured as easily
as cream and will obviate the unpleas-
antness of finding cake or bufins in
:erspersed with particles of curd. Soda
used with sour milk should not be put
into milk, but be sifted into the flour
like baking powder.
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A Picnic Drink.

There is nothing better to take to q
picnic to drink than cold tea, which
has been stepped five or six minutes
tea is one of the things which can be
satisfactorily stepped "to taste"-then
poured off the grounds into bottle,
and when cool tightly corked. 1t
should not be strong. Taken without
milk or sugar, it is very refreshing.
An old wooden stocking leg, if such a
thing can be found, or piece of fan
mel sewed up to fit the bottle, is valu-
able to cool the tea, if there is any
water in the vicinity of the picnic
ground. Dip the bottle with its wool
covering in the water, hang it on q
tree, or even standing on the ground
will do, and as the water on the out
side evaporates the contents Of the
bottle will cool.-New York Times.
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Sick Room Hints.

For cramps or pains in the stomach
try few drops of essence Of camphor.
For a nervous headache a cup Of
moderately strong tea, in which two
or three slices of lemon have been In
fused.
For tired feet put handful Of COM
mon salt into four quarts Of hot water.
Place the feet in the water while it is
hot as it can be borne. Then rub the
feet dry with arough towel.
For making clear complexion stir
two teaspoonfuls Of flowers Of sulphur
into half pint of new milk. Let. il
stand awhile, and then rub the face
over with it short time before wash
ing.
For binding up cuts and wounds
always use linen, not cotton, as the
fibres of cotton are fat and apt to irri,
tate sore place, while those of linen
are perfectly round.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05

Abel Lathrop, Of Orangeburg, re-
Gently appointed United States District
Attorney for this State, took the oath of
Office before Judge Brawley at Charles
ton, and at once entered upon the dis
charge of his new duties Friday.
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Governor Ellerbe has offered re-
ward of 800 for the arrest of the par:
ties who burned the barns OF the Ep-.
worth Orphanage last May. Up to the
present no clue as to the perpetrators,
has been obtained
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-08-05

A confectioner in Washington Of the
name of Hebner died from grief at the
death Of his mother-in-law. 1t IS be-
lieved to be the only case Of the kind
on recou-
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Tom-Is Maude's hair golden? Ted
No. it's plaited.-Yale Record.
He-MiSs Peavick's age is telling
upon her. She-What ingratitude.-
Puck