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tionsl bimetalllc agreement could
be obtained, and by the obhga-
tion 1t apparently assumed to &C
cept silver as soon as the effort
10 reach an agreement definitely
failed. it is impossible to say, but
their number must have been
considerable. Now that the event
in view has happened, and Eu-
rope. under the lead Of Great Brit
ain. has refused to make the
agreement to the promotion of
which the ST. Louis convention
pledged itself, the Republicans
must come out equivocally, either
for silver or for gold, and if, as is
most probable, they come out for
gold, the question wheth 7 the
majority of voters will sustain
them in doirg so is one which
will be answered, if not by the
elections of 1S9S, then by those of
1900.
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SR Oi IfinlSei..

The sad news reached here late
Tuesday night, Nov. 9th, that MIR.
John Cauthen of Heath Spring,
had shot himself The shooting
occurred about 10 O'Clock. Mr..
Cauthen had been talking TO some
friends on the street about fifteen
minutes before the pisto! shot
was heard, which ended his life,
and attracted a crowd to the vi
cioity of the depot. His body
was found lying near the Rail
road track.a pistol clnched in his
right hand and hole in his head
where The pisto! ball had plough
ed through his brain.
Coroner Young was notified and
went down Wednesday and held
an inquest over his body, aud the
verdict of the jury was in accord
ance with the above stated facts.
The deceased was son of MIR.
John NJ. tauthen, of Heath
Springs. He was about "a years
OF age. HIS remains were in
tered at the Bruce grave yard
at ! o'clock Wednesday after
noon, after funt al services con-
Quoted by Rev. >. 5. Croxton. No
reason can be gwen for his rash
act.
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The gold standard received a
blow from the voters of Lam
cashire, in England, and hard
one in a number of states in this
country during the past week.
This result leaves the impression
that the evil wind created by the
international bimetallic commits
sion has blown some good to the
silver cause.
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THESHADOW OF DEFEAT.
4 Gold Standard Advocate Sees
Victory For Silver Forces.

Matthew Marshall, recognized
authority on financial affairs, and
strong advocate Of the gold
standard, in his weekly financial
article in the New York Sun, says
What all clear sighted d observ-
ers suspected and feared has be-
come a certainty. TIE victory of
the gold standard IN 1896 has
shown Itself to have been indeci-
sive not only in form but also in
number of votes by which 1t was
achieved. Not till the last mo-
ment, indeed, did the Republi-
can leaders consent In 1896 to ad-
nit the mention of gold in party
platform, and they explicitly
avowed their Willingness to accept
silver as monetary standard
jointly with gold, provided the
other commercial nations of the
world would do the same. Fortu-
nately the Democrats came out
s1uarelv for the free coinage of
silver at the ratio Of Is to l, with.
out the aid or consent Of any
other nation" and thus forced the
voters to choose between the i'm
mediate adoption of the free sill
yer standard and a future adop-
tion of it under hypothetical con-
ditions.
BY what strenuous efforts the
Immediate free coinage Of silver,
at the ratio Of 1G 70 I, was defeat
ed in 1896, will be bered
BY all, and the close vote of 100
900 against it 10 $500, 900 for is
matter Of record. That the silver
ties were fully justified bv the
result in continuing their fight,
TuesdaY's election also prove.
New York city has, by an enor-
nous majority. declared itself at
least indifferent in the cOntrover-
sv, whereas ayear ago it voted by
almostas large majority against
silver. Nav York state has. though
less decisivelv also exhibited
change IN its temper. Ohio, which
q year ago went overwhelmingly
against the silver candidate.
is this year doubtful, and my
possibly send & silver Senator
m Washington n"yt March. Ken
tucky has declared for the
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Gin House BUrHed.

"f hO"Sc fb"SHeUs
The gin house belonging to
Messrs. Martin Cauthen and J. +.
l.. Stover was burned last Friday
night. Besides the building and
machinery, Mr.. Cauthen lost ten
bales of seed cotton, two bales of
ginned cotton, and about six hun
dred bushels of seed, and Mr.. Sto-
YER six bales Of seed cotton and
over two hundred bushels Of seed.
Then Mr.. Henry Wright lost a
bale of cotton and about one hun
dred bushels of seed, and Mr..
Henry Carter, Green Cauthen and
Hamp Mitchell half bale each.
The total loss was at least $500.
No insurance.
The fire was discovered at about
a quarter past eight by a colored
woman living near, who raised
the alarm. Mr.. Cauthen was the
first one there and saved several
bales of cotton lying near the
burning bullding-all belonging
to patrons of the gin, while his
own cotton lying there was burn
ed. Next day something over 3
bale of the cotton that was in the
gin house was watered out and
saved.
How the fire originated Is not
known for certain, but 1t must
have been of incendiary origin.
That is the only way one can ac-
count for it. There had been no
fire in the engine in thirty five
hours, so it could not have caught
from that. The fire broke out in
the lint room. W. &. G..
Oakharst, 5. G. November -, 1897.
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OIdcr Of the COidcN Chuiu or
yUui; ri.

OTficr Of me GOidcn Chuin or
DHHi: ri.
On Tuesday night. Nov. 9th the
Red Rose Lodge, Order Of the
Golden Chain, was organized at
this place with a membership of
Is. The following officers were
elected:
CONT. S. Carter.
V. Conn., DR.. Jas. f.. Poore.
a. Com.-W. Nj. Moore.
Il. Com. Thos. III. Fairchild.
Prel.-D. L. Hardin.
Sec. and Collector.-A.J j. Clark.
Treas.--J. b. Mackorell.
Guide-R. "A. Billings.
Guardian.-W. S. Langley.
Sent.-Jno. +. Fairchild, Jr.
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The Cotton Growers Associa-
ton which met in Columbia last
Wednesday night w&s 4 grand
success. All the counties in the
State were represented except
four. A plan was inaugurated
to organize each county and town
ship in the State. We want the
p an fully understood, and then
We want every farmer TO become
a member of the Association.
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ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
u. +. NISBE'T kNitsr.

Messrs. w. & a. Porter, t. VI.
Kirk and j. *. Knight attended
the Farmers Convention in Col
Lmbia, and they express them
selves as having enjoyed il very
much. We hope 10 have full re-
port Of the meeting from them.
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rns.ns 10 put into nonfust,oa men who's virtus md
ability vni b a pisdgs OF their atnsss 70 hold ohhca.
"tt esks no favors from any party and relies upon
the virtue Of the community 20 support thess candi-
dates. The Union purposes to FOLLOW the lead Of that
ancient Fiorsntine Government that cot MP the In
scription over ia oovsrmsnt building. : jesus CHRIST
has been elected King and In spirit. n not in word.
put that inscription over ths portico Of every depart
ment Of the city Government that shall b ruled by
is ~ofnciais."
Read these words Of Mr.. CUTTING care
fully. The air of exclusive political purity,
the assumption Of a sort OF guardianship
over the rest Of the community, the absolute
confidence in the infalliblc virtue and
knowledge of these self,appointed keepers
Of the public conscience, the almost incrcdi.
BILE effort TO represent the Citizens Union as
a set Of laborers for CHRIST all these things
are found in this speech of Mr.. CUrr1Ne's,
perhaps the most extraordinary politico-re-
ligious harangue ever delivered In New
York. 1t Ia n perfect summary of the Citi-
Eens' Union movement or want of move
ment. 1t makes all other Pharisees seem
humber than the publican.
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hence he must wait for public sentiment to
manifest itself In the ways In which pub
lie sentiment Is customarily represented.
The movement to thrust . nomination
on Mr.. Low long In advance Of any such
organized expression Of sentiment, consid-
ers neither his dignity nor his sense Of con-
scientious responsibility In an extremely
grave political situation. Its lmpatience
Is childish. OF course, Mr.. Low cannot
countenance such q hustling method Of
pushing him forward, as IL he were an I'M
known aspirant for an office needing the ad-
vertisement of a premature nomination It
is an insult to him to assume and to pretend
that his candidacy will not bear delay and
discussion. The nomination must express
the deliberate Judgment Of the people or it
will be worthless. All things u be
done decently and in order, and as becomes
a matter 30 momentous as that Of deciding
upon the most effective means for resisting
q bitter and organized assault on the great
seat OF American wealth and civilization.
If Mr.. SETH Low had not bid youthful
vanity and political spite to curb their in.
temperate zeal to make him an agent In
producing political confusion, he would be
unworthy of consideration as q leader Of
the forces Of law, order, and honesty next
autumn; unworthy to be the President of
the great university which has digniaed
him by making him its head.
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The Great Campaign Of Next Autumn

Mr.. SETH Low expresses the feeling of
all conservative citizens when he declares
his unwillingness to do anything that will
tend to prevent the unifying of the friends
of good government In New York against
the revolutionary Democracy of the Chicago
platform. When all he elements of OPP
position to the Organized Tammany Hall
unite in calling for his leadership next
autumn, he will accept that post of honor
and responsibility; but not until then.
Thus he makes known to his conservative
fellow citizens that they can have him al
their candidate for Mayor II they agree in
Offering to him the nomination, and
the frankness of the announcement is
altogether creditable to him. He will
not take the nomination unless he
is convinced that his candidacy is desired
by the people, and that consequently he
will be the means of unifying the forces
opposed to the surrender of the vast ma
terial interests and the tremendous politi.
cal power of New York to the revolu.
Tammany Hall last November.
Nc man Is fit to be considered as o candi.
date for Mayor who is not animated by that
spirit. No man can possibly be elected
Mayor against Tammany Hall who is not
thus inspired.
The election next November is to be
one Of the greatest political struggles
In the history of any American COM
munity, and In face of that certainty and
Of the tremendous consequences, no man
who is possessed of the largeness of mind
and the breadth of stateamanship emitting
him to be even thought Of for Mayor of the
second city of the world at this time of ex-
treme gravity, would suffer the vanity or the
foolhardiness Of his protested or indiscreet
friends to make use of him as . probable or
possible means Of imperilling the cause Of
good government. If Mr.. Lows candidacy
is desirable, it Is desirable only, as he
himself clearly recognizes, because he is
the man who can best harmoniEe and con.
solidate the opposition to Organism. He
will, therefore, make 40 contest to get
the nomination, nor will he allow any to
be made for hin. His aim Is not self-ex-
altation, but the triumph of the principles
OF government conservative Of civilization;
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Atonement for tho Ruiz Outrage.

Although Gen. LEE is forced to conclude
that it may never be known whether DR..
RICARDO RUIZ killed himself or wa killed
by his ~jailers, yet back Of that mystery
Is the clear and unquestionable fact that
he was kept incomunicddo 315 hours,
whereas, under our treaty with Spain, the
utmost limit of such confinement should
have been ~ hours.
The difference represents ten days and ten
nights, conceivably enough in themselves
to lave bereft him of reason. But whether
the blow that killed him was inflicted by
himself, dashing his head In madness
against his cell, or was dealt by a jailer,
had he been able to communicate with his
family and friends at the end Of three days
and nights, he might have been alive to-
day. 1t is this fact that makes Spain re-
sponsible, and that warrants u Govern
ment in demanding such poor PREPARATION
for this outrage as is possible now.
Consul General LEE says that DR.. RUIZ
was arrested on a false charge and placed
under unlawful Jurisdiction, dying before
the proper tribunal could consider his
case. We arc entitled to believe that Com.
missioner CALHOUN has reached similar
conclusions, and on the face of tho facts
Spain should be called to account.
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The bank-currency reformers, who have
been the first to make trouble for the Admins
tration by whining at it for taking up the tariff
and not the currency. can see how they think
and reason by reading the utterances Of tho
London Times. which in regard to things
American often moves its powerful understand
ing in accordance with Mugwump ideas. "Six
months have passed since Mr.. MCKINLEY was
elected says the Times. as reported by the Ne,o
York Tribune. yet nothing has been done to re-
deem the pledges to which tho business world
attached the chief importance"
Our contemporary in London talks like a Goo
Goo kindergartner. The gold standard. about
which the battle waged most hotly. is main
tanned according to the agr The pledge
the very first in Its platform. and the pledge to
reform the currency was not In its platform. or
ever once mentioned during tho campaign by
Governor MCKINLEY or by a single Republican
orator Of the first rank In politics.
at will not need o long and continued drain
of gold" says the TInses also. ito bring the
American Treasury face to face with the neces-
sity Of another loan" This, also. Is a Mugwump.
greenback-abolition. bank-currency. ant-tariR
revision fancy. which Is shallower than the Lon
don writer's inkstand. With revenue sufficient
to pay expenses, which the new tarin is expected
to raise. the redemption Of greenbacks will stop
the drain in gold In duo season, and NO loan will
DO necessary. 1t was to be expected. though,
that the bank currency party's false charges
against the essential soundness of the American
currency system would DO echoed in the foreign
markets for our securities. and would cause q
certain amount of injury to American interests.
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Tho spaniards Must Go.

It IL clear enough from the statements Of
Mr.. CALHOUN that, oven although he saw
nothing Of the war in Cuba from the patriot
side, and held no communication with the
insurgents, everything showed him that q
tremendous struggle was going on.
It IL not, indeed. q war, as he told our
Washington correspondent, o fgreat and ter
riho battles, like Gettysburg and Chicka-
manga, yet It is one Of intense bitterness and
enormous devastation. 1t 10 o warfare, ap-
parently, such az Spain herself resorted to
for half q dozen years in NAFoLroN's
day, when 30 many Of her people were
regularly organised against the French,
vet In moro or less scattered bodies, be-
cause such bodies were best suited to tho
character Of tho country In which opera
lions wero carried ON. EMPEoNADo and
other officers gained signal successes in
such warfare. and the forces of NINA after.
ward were regularly Incorporated under
WELLINGTON. In the civil wars OF Spain,
since that day, there have been similar
methods of carrying on military operations.
The great conflict In Cuba Ii not q riot, but
a revolution; not q foray Of bandits, but
q prolonged civil war. Spain's army Of
200, 900 soldiers proves this.
The patriots, 1t is true, hold 10 seaport,
and, we believe, have never held one, OK
cept, temporarily, Banes, which wa soon
wrested from them. But how much moro
control of their coast waters did the
C~onfederates possess after being 80 widely
recognized as belligerentsf How much
greater success, proportionately, did they
have in blockade runningf How much bet
ter at any time were their prospects of
final success than are those Of Cuba to-day
Commissioner CALHOUN puts in strong
terms his impression that the struggle Is
one of great vindictiveness. But II i'm
placable, so that the combatants can never
live in peace on the island, In there any
doubt that the Spaniards must got
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DoDGED THE woMAx QUESTION.
The Reformed Episeepal CoanctI Dtan't Decid
Whether she Gould No Q Delerate.

The Reformed Episcopal CoaneiI Didn't Decide
Whether she Coald Ne . Delegate.
The fifteenth triennial General Council of the
Reformed Episcopal Church met yesterday
morning at 1890 o'clock in the First Church,
Fifty.ffth street and Madison avenue. Proceed
ings commenced with the full morning service
of prayer. including communion. Bishop 7. ".
Campbell of Canada OBLIGATED. assisted by Bishop
Samuel Fallows Of Chicago. The Council proper
was called to order at 1 o'clock by Presiding
Bishop Campbell. There were nearly ono hun
dred delegates present, including. in addition to
Bishops Campbell and Fallows, Bishops Charles
E. Cheney Of Chicago. P. F. Stevens of South
Carolina, James A Latane of Baltimore, and W.
r. Nicholson of Philadelphia. After the ap-
pointment Of a on Credentials, an
adjournment was taken for luncheon, which
was served in the basement of the
church. When this committee reported at
3 O'Clock. q new question was raised for the dele
gates to wrestle with. st. Johns Church of
Chillicothe, ILL.,. had elected q woman as a dele
gate, and the committee confessed itself stumped.
The Council took it up on a motion TO accept the
woman as q delegate, and q discussion on canon
law followed. There is no reference of any sort
to the question in any OF the canons, but one
delegate insisted that because one canon read
that ALI wardens. y~estrymen. and deputies be
men Of unimpeachable character, II meant that
no woman could be a deputy.
In fond Of ths ladies' DECLARED DR.. J. How
to appear as being opposed to them in church
work, but 1 do not think we ought to admit this
might work arm
bishop Stevens championed tho cause Of tho
women.
Every communicant is a voter he said.
Women are communicates and voters. and
hence should have the right to sit as deputies."
the question to- the Committee on Canons and
Constitution. The Chillicothe woman did not
matter Of fact was not in town. Permanent or
ganiEation was then effected by the election.
unanimously, Of Bishop Fallows as presiding
Bishop for the next three years. The Rev.
Charles +. Hendricks was elected Secretary.
The rest Of the afternoon session and the entire
evening session were occupied with COMMITTEES
reports and other routine business. The Council
will be in session q week.
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1t Is too bad that Mr.. CALHOUN, when In
Cuba, did not take the opportunity of asking the
Revolution whether It was anxious to surrender
to Spain. There arc distinguished American
statesmen who entertain the opinion that 1t is
about ready to ground arms. furl flags, stop
shooting, go to jail, beg for mercy. and stand up
against the wall of the Cabanas till the execu-
TONER ends all. Now, suppose that Mr.. CAL
HoUN had put a few questions to the Revolution:
Are you nearly deadi Are you willing to
give upi VIII you surrender II politely re-
quested or sternly ordered to do SO by the Gov
eminent OF the United Statesi VIII you
not let us guarantee somcthingi Would you
rather go TO WEYLER or let him come to you I
Won't you rest satisfied with SPANS reforms I
Why do you go on fighting so longi Speak out,
and let me know what answer / shall take back
to Washington ."
We say that II Mr.. CALHOUN had put a few
such questions to the Revolution when he was
within shouting distance OF 1t, he would prob
ably have gained some knowledge Of value
to those American Statesmen who appear
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Fought ON Both sides.
IRON the Nsu orlsan. rYm..ptma

Prom the NsI Orleans Times Demnrrnt
II met a number of queer characters whil9n
North Carolina a few years since" reniaTked
think Of them all an aged woman. possibly OF
eighty winters, who lived in the country. p;
ways. exceeded the rest in point OF interest, !
was asking her one day about the war, aud our
Ing the conversation inquired as 10 the side heF
Sympathy had led her 70 support. p.,,v
Wal, now she said, there's my son. he;rI,
He was bout like all the balance. He went my
the war and ut and fit until his clothes WAS All
worn out; he starved most OF the time, ana when
he got paid II wuz in money that wouidnt on!
nothin'. SO Reilly got tired OF that, and so es
lined the other party. and, when he got p'ehIS.
TO eat and wear and SIT a month in money thhg
wuz good anywhar. he kinder concluded 10 sta!
thar, and thar he stayed until the tlsAunS WE
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KHr sAx vas nryrorrn
Rrss,asss rScSImIas says They ponp was,
0vercrswd the Park with ptat,s.

Win seatues.
eome other city will probably get the co,c..,
statue OF Pan which the Park Board h., -.
declined. Why they declined IL after 49,, Su'
practically accepted it IN one OF the nr..ns
which the present Park Commissioners b.v.
from time TO time furnished for tho c~ons,d.-,.
ton OF a wondering public. The statue ia N.
high rs any living sculptor, and It was orr
,o,h. port he trrant " pr..hv 1T" o"ored
s osne ~ "t ~. Il H. Aifr. a. c nrO,Os' c acting for the
eame timo another piece OF colossal sta,ras-o
ar 800 .c,,n,or at Foci IT, .SaIuery by
Cling within Me" was offered to and elodlv
ceptcd by the Metropolitan Museum q, Az
from tho CLARK estate. N'
1t was in November hat Mr.. presby mad. N.
oYer Of Pan. suggesting that Il be n,aced a. Gu Guy
trail Park in the vicinity of West soventy.,.ooaI
with the basin in which It is set, is designed FL,
s.o.as .,,s.ts.a.,nn a. sor an IA ssosoy also sus'
-. 49, go mn ou lountain on
THAT Is called oner W.. ahs coneourse' some dis.
entrance On me- "a ho received ,% I'm street
letter: '"' Following
DnAn sm' a. a mSstlI. Of the Board Of Park, hold
ported fayorably on the artistic merit n, IN. ,on % y
oCsr,d nv Won % m. CITY Tor p,,crno :, .Vuuan
the superintendent OF PARKS was directed TO report
suitable site therefor. VIII you please confer with
the guparfutendent Mr.. snmual Pnrrons IT. -,
tor ~ The mstt.rp P..nect,oIv "ar
wn,,u 80 So,
An amendment to sec super,p,,nd.r, D..
m 'Nh'onueht Par
sons was made by Mr.. Presby. and a few dau
later they met and talked the matter over, Tn.
srn,r,rt,nd,,t tbopobt that tho h..,. Nv
ante Iar1c enon9h' either nractican was not
drinSins fountain. or artisticaiiy. NJ lta
renIied shat he ,xoulJ have tbat III Iresoy
sopn efter had an architect drav q 'a nsin and
now basin' On Ian. Ia Superintendsn, Iosa
Erote 10 " Preshy asying ~, ~ raison9
t uh s;tc ,rnnid bc aniy cens ha ehe mater q
Roo "a nne"tina In bSs ietter nccnr "a ! .ne fafk
tence. witch was a surprise To Mr. Pres tMs SEN
teeo!;
iaesire 20 say .hnI 90 not want 70 be considered
70 the location such a fountain should SoS Snpsei az a. ~
IS..S,.-,.n n. p-..n-Hn.n ~ uspaf'mens
Immediateiy MI. fresoy replied, calling atten.
tion TO the discrepancy between the tone Of this
letter ana or the iet5er from secretary Leary,
ana asking II MI Parsons meant that the
Lomntain WOULD not oe accepted. On Jan. 20 the
ionoWing letter came 10 Mr. Presoy: