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The sun., 1897-09-23
Tho Common and tho Uncommon
People.

Bishop POTTER Is reported by the Netc
York Times as rcmarking at Boston, last
Monday, that he "hopes that SETH Low will
win in the Mayoralty contest The reason
on which the Bishop bases his hope was
thus expressed by him: "There Is great
move down there in certain social lines, and
] have great hopes Of the common people,
Bishop POTTER would have to give up all
hope of this popular government of ours,
of Christianity itself, If he did not have
"grcat hopes of the common people," 1t
was "the common people" who "heard
Him gladly" 1t is upon "the common
people" that our system OF government
rests, for the uncommon people are tho
few, mostly gathered together In the Citi-
zens' Union at present, and the common
people are the many.
As the "certain social lines" of which
the Bishop speaks include nine.tcnths Of
the people of New York, SETH Low would
be elected with n rush unexampled in the
history of American politics IL they all
voted for him. The "plain people" are so
many that ABRAHAM LINCOLN concluded
that COP must love them, else He would
not create them so fast.
1.-THE common people," Bishop, are parti-
sans. They are partisans because there is
so much human nature in them. Only the
uncommon people are Mugwumps, the peo-
pie with artificial sentiments. The great
mass Of men are partisans through and
through, partsans in love and hate, In re-
ligion, and in politics. The Hessians OF
politics who wait outside of parties to get
the best bid for their cold -blooded and cal.
culating support are as few as they are un.
popular. Human nature abhors a vacuum
in the region of the heart.
That is truth demonstrated every day
and, Of all men, the Christian clergy should
proceed upon it as an incontrovertible and
eternal fact. Because of 1t Bishop POT
TER's "hopes that SETH Low will win IN
the Mayoralty contest" will be disappont
cd bitterly by the returns on election night
If Low runs, the certain social lines,
within which his scattering vote will bt
included, will stop short OF "the common
people" of genuine and warm and vital anc
unartiflcial human nature. They will takt
in all the prigs, however, and for that rea
son the candidacy of SETH Low might serv,
auseful purpose. 1t would enable the "com
mon people" to count the uncommon people
The sun., 1897-09-23

The ATTORNEY. Generals formal opinion
concerning section % of the Dingley act
must not be regarded rs fair specimen of
his powers of thought and statement.
That would be unjust to Judge MCkENNA,
who may be able to reason clearly and to
write lucidly when circumstances seem to
him to require systematic ratiocination
and intelligible expression. Nobody should
hastily rate the new Attorney-Generala as n
muddlehead, merely on the strength OF his
first important opinion.
Read this opinion through forwards, and
then read it through backwards; read 1t
again, skipping alternate paragraphs, and
finally zigzag back from finish to beginning,
and you will get each time the same idea,
namely, that tho Attorney.Ge found
the Job and the responsibility too big for
him and preferred to enwrap himself in
mantle of obscurity.
1t is, in fact, a masterpiece in It's way, IL
you take 1t as an ingeniously conceived and
laboriously executed plea for the postpone
ment Of difficult question of interpreta-
ton and far-reaching question of national
policy until Congress meets or the courts
have a case. 1t settles nothing, except that
nothing will be done just now by the Hon.
LYMAN j. GAGE in the way of an enforce
ment sure to offend powerful interests.
Some statesmen rather like to take bulls
by the horns. Judge McKENNA Is not one
of them. But he is past expert in the art
of covering up his mind.
The question thus ably postponed will
press itself urgently upon the attention of
Congress at the next session. Senator
EIK1Ns, for one, is not likely to sit still
and let it be forgotten.
The sun., 1897-09-23

the United States, to 1852; for France, to
$14O; for Germany, to $ss. Curiously
enough, although Belgium is regarded as
one Of England's greatest rivals in hard
ware manufactures, Englishmen export to
her twice as much of this class of goods as
she sends them.
Mr. MULHALL's conclusion is that any
stipulations in the new treaties to be sub
stituted for those recently denounced which
shall have the effect of checking the exist
ing currents of trade between Germany and
Belgium on the one hand and the British
Empire on the other would strike at the
vital interests of the British people. Their
trade with Germany is greater at the pres
ent time than with any other country OF
Europe, and forms % per cent. of British
dealings with the European Continent. As
regards Belgium, most OF her carry
ing trade Is done, as we have seen, by
British subjects, who possess, moreover,
30 large proportion Of her COM
merce that she is, in mercantile sense,
almost colony OF their own. Finally, the
aggregate amount of trade between the
British Empire on the one hand and Ger.
many and Belgium on the other rose from
$43G, 100000 in 1886 to $595, 100000 in
1895, an increase of 81 per cent, whereas
tho trade OF the world rose only 16 per
cent. in the interval. No wonder that Lord
RIPoN, the predecessor of Mr.. CHAMBBR-
LAIN in the office of Secretary for the Colo
nies, refused to denounce the German and
Belgium treaties, on the ground that 1t
was too serious q step to be taken merely
for the purpose Of promoting tho TRADE Of
the mother coun ntry with her colonies.
The sun., 1897-09-23
BEAUTY Rustic FOR rorrs
warm Times over the Election OF Mo,a,
Honor-Bnlicts aud LaNsuIts.
From The ChicdOo TIucs n-uIl.


DENVER Col, Sept. ls.-lL Is ru.,,,r,.-
every year for each county to r,cc, the hama.
soonest girl for maid of honor to the ,.urc,,,
tho fall festival Mt Denver These r,r,o,,,
are about winding up, and the ur,iyc par,i,
sanship OF the various admirns swuins h,.
resulted in much hard feeling. culmiuntrr in
several instances in shooting atfrays.
In Pitkin county business has hccn srs.
pended for three days, owing 10 the cyc,,o.
ment cnRcndcrcd by the contest nr rcror,,
that there would be foul play rcsurirl IN L.,
counting tho votes in order to secure tho rr,rr,,
of a woman from the patriciun circles, Tli,
infamed tho hackers OF the daughter or uo
people, and they determined that they Womb
not take q back scat. Conscqucntly n,,y r,rh.
cred in from the hills and proceeded TO buy MI
the papers that they could ilnd with the rrorcr
coupons. Tho ,patricians % hired the rro-,c, OF
ing to night grinding out papers for Tho r|rt
pons they contained.
The miners met this scheme. Thay ,rb.
scribed enough money to induce The f,Gms
TO meet the move OF the enemy. and ~ nv
suit the old fiat bed presses of the rr.r. ,,,~,
kept busy without cessation supug .. .,,,
pons In front of each office tho,o yd. ...'.
cred a host OF the friends ol du'cr,u, wurr..
and daily fights were forced hy tie aof,ys
championng of their respective mcrt. Ia.J
night tho battle closed, with over guoUOo I5i.
OTIS In the box in city of 5000 people
~
damage suit by Miss Tbyra Bow ag.inss
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, wife OF g. f. ErnSr
for defamation of character. The damages Ar,
placed at $4,000. The defendant roWro.eni1
The aristocracy of Aspen and is u cousin oi
ID. r. G. Brown. the rich mine owner, who aon
trolls nine-tenths of the mines in a, en- Mis-,
Bow Is of the plain people, and IL ec- hat Mr,.
Brown spoke OF her in derogatory terms Tis
winner in the contest Is likely to bc "i her Mis-,
Bow or Miss Johnstone, daughter ot the ho,ei
, proprietor.
At Leadville tho contest was even warmer
for there the courts had to interfere nt hr very
inception of the balloting to prcvcul huud.hri
that was threatened by one OF the paucr- irving
to run the whole business in tho Interest u3 Tia
wealthy mine owners. A board uf al Vi ration
| was appointed, and 1t reported in favor o' AK.
| ing the contest away from the paper, and pgt.
| ting it into the hands of the two leading
| banks Tho latter were overwhelmed with de-.
| positors OF ballots yesterday, women and ctil.
| dren coming to the place with soap hOyes iuil
| OF the precious documents that had b en- held
! In reserve to the last moment.
At Alamosa, a town in the San Luis VALLEY
| there was a serious state of affair his af'er.
| noon, when several shooting ailrays occurred
| over the depositing OF ballots, bu; in no in.
stance was tho result fatal. There they
have 900, 900 ballots in a community that does
| not exceed 1900 souls.
The sun., 1897-09-23

Whether SETH Low remains in the can.
VasS or withdrAws from 1t Ia a matter Of conse
quence to his own reputation only. Tho canvass
has withdrawn from him and will take Its
course without regard to him. His modification
must go on increasing until 1t becomes unbear-
able and In sheer humanity the Citizens Union
Will have to let him drop out formally from
campaign In which already no is nominal candi.
date merely
The sun., 1897-09-23

We will say for Mr.. HUaH ]. GRANT, an
honest money Democrat who has been menti tioned
as the candidate Of Bryanite organizat tion, that
1t WAS beneath him to be guilty OF the contempt
ible conduct attributed to Judge ALTON B.
PARKER, of letting tho public understand that
he held to the New York Democracy's declara-
tion in June Of 1896, that the gold standard
was essential to the preservation of our national
credit, tho redemption OF our public pledges. and
tho keeping involate of our countrys honor"
and then voting for BRYAN In November.
The sun., 1897-09-23

such individuals as JAMES b. REYNOLDS, JOHN
@. CLARK, and JOHN b. PINE the arblters Of his
part in the fight against Organism. Like tho
maiden that tells hor fortune by putting chest
nuts in the embers and watching which way
they will jump. SO the President Of Colum-
bia University leaves his destiny in public
life to tho decision of council Of the University
Settlement. And Columbia looks solemnly on.
The sun., 1897-09-23
a UniryInE Force wa,toa.

To THE EptrHH OF TnE SUS-Sfr; As It IA now An.
parent that Mr. Seth Low is "disunifying force in
any anirTammsEy combination, It is time TO look
around for man to meet the exg ,ncics Of the ocoa
sion. SUCH man Is Mr Edward NJ. Townsend. whoa.
uusulllcd reputation merchant aud director and
manager OF various charitable institutions point him
ou' * tue man OF 'ho hour.' "IRIhuMAS"
The sun., 1897-09-23

Hnrper's -'d0asine for October is a capital
number full OF good things. literary and pictorial
The paper OF note and substance is. OF COURSE Capt
hahans analysis OF tho strategic features Of the Gulf
OF Mexico and the Caribb Soa, while the hrtion
tells powerfully with the opening chapters Of Nc.
LennRns Spanish John" This Is beautifully Illus.
trateh by hyrbach; hut there Is the Great Stone OF
Sardis" In which the drawings are unsurpassable
being they by the Boutet de Monvel OF Frank.
lin square. Peter Newell
The sun., 1897-09-23

Mr.. Lows statement declaring that he
will not withdraw unless tho Citizens Union
asks him 50 to do is absurd. He again makes
The sun., 1897-09-23
Whore the PoIson Came From.

From the Richmond State
The Democratic party Is against tho communism n,
capital which Mr. Cleveland nrst inveiEhed sRains1
The sun., 1897-09-23

ginning Of next year. The present Con-
gress should continue thin policy, for much
remains TO be DONE
The sun., 1897-09-23

PAnp-Klosoue No. i2. near Grand Hotel. and
Riosaue No. 10, Boulevard des Capucines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
A Timely Warning,

Secretary Bliss has taken cognizance
of the rush to the Klondike gold fields
and Alaska, and has issued The follow
ing warning to the general public:
To whom it may concern:
In view OF information received at
this department that 5000 persons
with 1000 tons of baggage and freight
are now waiting at the entrance to
White Pass, in Alaska, for an oppor.
tunity TO cross the mountains to the
Yukon river, and that many more are
preparing TO join them, l deem it
proper to call the attention Of all who
contemplate making the trip to the
exposure, privation, suffering and
danger incident thereto al this ad-
vanced period OF the season, even if
they should succeed in crossing the
mountains. To reach Dawson City,
when over the pass, 700 miles Of diff
cult navigation on the Yukon river,
without adequate means of transpor.
tation, will still be before them, and
it is doubtful if the journey can be
completed before the river is closed by
ice. l am moved 10 draw public no.
tics to these conditions by the gravity
of The possible consequences to people
detained in the mountainous wilder
ness during five or six months of an
arctic winter, where no relief can
reach them, however great the need.
Q. N. Bliss,
Secretary OF the Interior.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
Torpedo Boat Dupont.

The torpedo boat Dupont, built by
the Harreshoii firm al Bristol, to make
a speed Of 81 ! knots, received her
second official trial over a sixty mile
course in Narragausett Bay Wednes.
day during which she made an aver,
age speed Of 2S 56. Although this eX
caeds her contract requirements, it is
not quite up to the trial speed OF the
Porter, a sister ship, nor is it as high
IS that made by the Dupont on the
first trial. This is the third attempt
of the boat to make her trial. The
frs! iime she broke down while going
al tremendous speed. The second
time, one week ago, after speeding
over the course for about % miles, her
vacuum dropped, making a continu
ance unavoidable. Wednesday there
was again a lack OF vacuum, but de,
spite this hindrance, the boat made
great Iced. This trouble with the
vacuum is purely s local one and will
quickly to obviated after going into
commission.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
A Sure Thing.

;, Hilton's Cholera Cure" for the
speedy relief and cure of Diarrhea,
Dysentery, Cholera Morbus, Bloody
Flux and Collie. 1t is sure cure for
these complaints. Taken at the COM
mencementof the disorder,a small dose
may be sll that is required. Even in
the advanced stages of the disease, a
dose or two, or a few at most, is certain
to check the bowels. No need of a
rapidly weakening diarrhea or dysen-
terry, resulting, it may be, in long
spell of sickness. ''Hilton's Cholora
Cure" is a ready remedy. Taken &C,
cording to directions it never fails to
effect cure. Have bottle OF it on
hand, in case of emergency, in these
troubles. Full directions as to dose
and diet on every bottle. Price Is
cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
WRITES roo MUCH.
Candidate Msyfeld Should Use Lea
Ipk.

Ipk.
Mr.. Senatorial Candidate May feld
has been writing more letters. This
time it is to the ministers, and a copy
received by The Register reads:
Denmark, s. g., July 80, 1897.
Reverend Sir.
During the past winter introduced
a bill in the senate, looking to a fur
ther regulation of the liquor traffic.
This bill is further step towards
prohibition. I enclose you herein a
copy tor your consideration, and in
vite your criticism.
1t changes the relative positions OF
the parties: wet or dry. Formerly the
burden was upon those who sought to
advance the cause of temperance to
say the town or county should be dry.
1 place this burden upon the ''wets,
by leeislating the state dry and requir.
ing the "wers" to obtain a majority OF
the votes, at an election called and
held for The purpose of determining
whether liquor may be sold in tie
county.
The dispensary system is doomed.
Mismanagement, stealing, rebates and
other scandals have dragged it down
until it is now a stencil; besides, the
federal courts have punched such q
hole in the side Of its structure that
it is bound to 90 down.
Can rely upon your active support
and influence both in and out of your
pulpit for bill which provides: ()
Prohibition for the state, (2) with op'
tion of the county to vote for, and on
majority vote being cast for the sale
of liquor. (s) In such towns to be
sold by licenensed party under the
regulations of the dispensary, in seal
ed packages of not less than one half
pint, not to be opened and drunk on
the premises and to be sold only be-
tween sunrise and sunset, with heavy
penalties for violation OF the law and
rigid restrictions covering the s,le, and
on conviction of violation of the law,
forfeiture of license to sell and for.
ever rendering the party SO convicted
ineligible to engage in the business
again, with other rigid restrictions.
send this to the ministry because
to them look most earnestly for sup
port in my attempt to advance the
cause of temperance. Prohibition
without public sentiment to back il
will be q failure, and unless the best
men make up their minds to advocate
and urge upon the people more alb
steinence as to the use of intoxicating
liquors, we cannot make much
progress On this lire.
Hoping to hear from you at an
early date, I am, respectfully.
s. Ct. MAYFIELD.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25

al-$30O, ,100, go a year, Or 80 Cos. 03J, :
Coo Orerp0weripg as this sum IS, II
is not TO be enforced by the profit
which comes from manufacturing:
The newspapers of the South should
hammer the value Of The Southern
cotton crop into the public mind until
it acknowledges that the cotton mill,
ard not the grain field, is the test OF
the countrys sOlidity.
The future TO which Mr.. Inman
points is we'll shown in recent COM
pilation by Commissioner Nesbltt:
By the tenth census there were in all
the states south Of the District of Co
lumbia SIP 048 spindles, aud in Geor'
cie 19S $50, while by the eleventh
census-tbat of 1S90-Georgia aloue
contained AS. 432 spindles, and today
this state alone has more splndies
than had The entire South prior to
1880. In 1880 the total number Of
looms in the State was 4 ,493 which
in the decade had moro than doubled,
increasing 10 10, 459 in 1890. In 1899
lhe capital invested was SG,34S, ,G57,
With q product valued at $6, 6,4Sl, ,S94.
In 1890 the total capital was Sl7,664,,
675, with a product valu2d at Sl2 635.-.
629. in 1880 the average number OF
employees Was 56,3AS who received in
wages 1,135, 1856 The number OF
employees in 1890 was over 100, 600,
receiving S2,36G, ,0S6 in wages. In
1850 the number Of bales of cotton
consumed was II, l,359, and in 1881 1t
was 145, 500.
II is meet, therefore, that Iybee
should present a hearty welcome to
the men from the furrow, whose work
has restored a country robbed OF its
substance almost within the genera.
ton OF the men who lost it. They will
walk with wide step which city side.
walks may not accommodate, and
may be forced out into the middle OF
the road, but wherever they 60, they
are entitled to the right of way, for
upon their work all our hopes are
builded, and in their success lies
wrapped up all of prosperity there is
for other callirgs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
Hot Weather and Orirne.

Officers Of the weather bureau are
conducting an investigation, and it is
possible that in the near future they
maybe able to issue warning notices
of the approach of crime waves. The
idea of this Investigation was origin.
ated by Willis L. Moore, chief of the
bureau, who was convinced that there
was close connection between atmo.
spheric conditions and the physical
and moral welfare of the people. He has
assigned to the work DR.. Phillips, who
is a competent physician, as well as
an expert meteorologist. Chief Moore
says: taking in the whole country
during January, February and March,
there were in even numbers ], 200 sui
cides reported in the United States,
while in July, August and September
there were 1900. I'm the same period
there were ZOO murders in the cold
term, as compared, with $500 in the
three hot months. There were so
persons hanged or lynched in the three
cold months, and 113 hanged or
]ynched in the three hot months"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
*Includes classes Nos. / and 2

includes classes Nos. l ana q.
The following facts about the $780,,
600 appropriation which is the same
this year as last will be of interest to
the pensioners:
Last year the class A pensioners re
ceived IS month apiece or S96 for
the year. The total amount paid them
was IS, 1S4 This year the class A pen
sioners will get nearly 81, 800 less, the
act having reduced their monthly
payments to $6. Last year the class b
pensioners got s29.1O each, or a total
of 50, 573.90 The class G men drew
$45,S42 and the widows $3S, 4O.40,
each getting $40 40 apiece. This year
the class A pensioners will draw $72
apiece. The class B men will get in
the ueighborhood of SIS 50 apiece.
The expenses last year were something
over $500 paid to the several county
boards of pensions. This year the ex
penses will run up to about 81, 400,
under the provisions OF the new law
State.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
MORE PENSIONERS.
Over Thousand Increase on the II liis-
Number by Counties.

There has been large increase in
the number of the pensioners Of the
State this year. In all !, 1877 new
names appear upon the rolls. This
year great pains have been taken un'
der the new act to care for all appli'
cations fled and there will hardly be
any complaints. Yesterday the clerks
in the comptroller's Office were busy
transferring all the figures to the big
final pension sheet, and the board
hopes to have the checks for the indi,
yidual pensioners in the several coun
ties go forward to the clerks of court
Immediately. This year almost hall
of the pensioners come under the head
Of class Q. No. 3-widows. Last year
they numbered 1866. The total mum
Der of pensioners OF all classes is
5,S41 against 4, ia last year:
The following gives the total mum