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CAROLINA COTTON GROWERS
They Meet To Discuss Questions cf
Interest TO Them.

Columbia. :. g.. November 1-(SpecialD
Tn Cotton Growers Association OF South
Carolina held n called meeting last night.
which was attended by about NIFTY dee
cates. o. presenting the forty counties of
the state Tia. situation was thoroughly
discussed and it was the unanimous
,uinion that the organiza lion should be-
perfected With the object of controlling
the cotton crop ia cooperation with the
cotton 0ian,ers Of other 81 uihcrn states.
The sNecE;iv- committee ia each con
sre~si sinuai district We're instructed 20 cx-
fand tnC or-auization. IL was also de-
sifei fn seu6 fui deicf tion 10 repre-
sent the state. al the meeting Of the na-
tiafai association at Macon. Ga. on
November seth
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M'SWEENEY ACTS AS RABBI.

Columbia. s. c.. November 3.-(SpeciaD
Governor McSweeney made journey OF
125 miles today to perform a marriage
ceremony, uniting Jewish maidehs to gem
tile friends of the governor. DR.. William
S. Lynch and Lawyer II. G.. Askins were
married to Esther Benjamin and Rose
Lillian Benjamin respectively. The gov
ernor was asked to perform the ceremony
as a compromise. the brides declining to
be married by Christian ministers and the
grooms obiecting to the Jewish ceremony.
The service and prayer used by the COVER
nor contained about 800 words and were
made uu from the services of several de-
nominations At the conclusion of the
service "A goblet of wine was accidentally
knocked from the table by the governor
and broken on the floor. as In concluding
a Jewish marriage Many guests from
different parts Of the state were present.
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CRAZY WOMAN HANGS HERSELF

Columbia. s. c., November 3.-(Special.)
Miss Julia Poole, a lady highly respected
and of excellent family. lost her mind
at her home near Gaffney. Cherokee coun'
~ Pending the arrival of persons from
the asylum she was yesterday committed
TO iuil In Gaffney by the probate Judge
This morning she was found dead In the
cell having hanged herself with tho waist
bnnd torn from her dress
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Griffin Has Been Identified.
Struck by a Train.

Columbia. :. g.. November 2-(SpeciaL)
Majer Thomas. twenty-six wears old. 3
white carpenter. was struck by a south
eru passenger tram He was coming n
Columbia on the Congaree bridge. ana
could not Cutrun the engine Thomas
was picked up and carried TO the hospital
but died in q few minutes
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J. King. chief of police. shot and In
stantly killed two strange negroes whom
he was trying to arrest. The negroes
tried To pull a pistol. King shot and
killed both. almost instantly. King sur
rendered TO the sheriff.
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FIVE YEARS IN PENITENTIARY.
Texan Acquitted of Murder, Is Con-
victed of Arson.

Dallas. Tex. November 2.-Iliram +.
Erwin was sentenced TO five years in the
penltentiary here today for burning what
was known as tho Eakns residence In
this city four years ago. The structure
was valued al 50. 600 and was the property
of Major /. c. Randle, who was killed by
Erwin on December 10. 1898 Erwin was
acquitted of the charge OF murder. but
during the trial the arson feature was
Developed and he was Indicted for this
along with G. III. Alexander i wealthy
sncculatur here. il was charged that
Alexander acted as the go-betveen for
Erwin ana Randle and that Erwin killed
R1ndle because he did not pay the former
the balance Of $50 promised for the de-
Structi0n OF the house. which was heavily
insured. Alexander was also Indicted as
an accessory 10 the murder of Randle
aud on this charge he was tried, but the
Jury failed To agree. Alexander, who is
AT liberty on bonds for s7,oO0 and $4,000
ID w. now lies al the point of
death at his home in this city. He is not
expected to recover.
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HERE |SHE:AL1H!

These Four New
Preparations COM
prise q complete
treatment for near.
ly all the Ills OF
life.
The Emulsion is
needed by some,
the Tonic by 9TH
ers, the Expector-
ant by others. the
Ozojell by others
still, and all four,
or any three or
two, or any one,
may be used sing
ly or I'm combine
tion, according 20
the eXigenCicS OF
the case.
Full instructions
with each set Of
four free remedies.
represented in this
illustration.
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At Your Own Home.

l cure any form of chronic disease, no
matter what treatment has failed. Write
me fully about your case. j. Newton
Hathaway. NJ D.. No. A. lnman building
Atlanta. Ga.
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Return this notice and we will send you
ono OF our Solid d-laid, Stone-Set Rings
Free The Stones are exact limitations Of
Ruby. Sapphire Emerald, Amethys.. etc,
and 50 perfect that an expert can hardy
tell the difference. Persons not In pos
session of one of these reading notices
will not be entitled to any of these rings.
r. sure 10 return this notice with three
2-cent stamps to pay for postage and
hacking. SAFE JEWEL co. 10 Warren
street Ney, York
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Golden Admitted Bail.

Frankfort. Ky.,, November a.-dreen
Golden, held as one OF the doehel as
rassination suspects. was admitted 10 pan
in tho sum of 5000 today and was re-
leased.
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Marshal Thorpe KILLED NEGRO.

one negro was killed and another slight
IS wounded at Everett city last night hy'
Marshal Robert Thorpe. OF that place.
~ seems that aI engaged in fight ina
iIIggiubut hams saloon. The marshal was
shot at twice before h" pulled his pistol.
Tho coroner's jury decided that Robert
Porter came TO his death from "a pistol
ban hred 10y Robert Thorpe IN self
defense.
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NOT ICE,

- want every man and woman In the
ing to know they can be quickly cured Mt
my sanltarium. s93 Courtland avenue Al
iahta. ia Address for particulars, DR..
Is. NJ. Woolley, box 97.
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Statesmen Wanted

Reliable man wanted I'm each s,ata 20
travel Experience not absolutely neces-
sary. For particulars address Peerless
Tobacco Wks., Bedford City. Virginia
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DEMOCRATS GET DECISION
Kentucky Court OF Appeals Render:
Decision.

Frankfort k-.. October SIN tho
court of appeals today the Judgment II
rae lower court in th- contests over the
minor state offices was affirmed. thus cs-
talii~hiug the title ~ the democratic IN
rrinh-ut of these offices Three republic
.tu fudss~ dissenfed This ease applied
Co., all ~ thc state offices except governor
and lieutenant governor, the contests
over which were settled hy the legisa-
ture-
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LATTIMER's SLAYER CAUGHT.
Officers Land the Murderer IN GlyDn
County Jail.

brunswick Ga. October .. .-(Special.)-
Wul Fryer. alias Fricy Griffin. who shot
ana killed Conductor LATINA. Of the
Southern railroad. near here two weeks
ago, was caught this morning at a saw
mill near Waycross by Officer Scarlet, of
this cltv, aud Detective Connolly. Of the
Southern. NJ. Connolly says ne Is sure
they have tho right man. Fryer was
caught at Beech's mill. one mile from
Navcvoss where he was working Ills
mother lives there. lie was taken 10
Jesun and placed In iail until the BruUs-
wick train arrived and reached here to-
night and placed in the Glynn county Jail
tie told the officers that he was not
guilty. but they have several witnesses
who are ready 20 swear that Fryer told
them he did the shooting. Fryer cut
negro IN Florida some time ago
Griffin Has Been identified
Brunswick. Ga. October Sl.-(SpeciaI)-
Tricy Griffin. the negro who killed Con-
ductor Lattimer. was identified today by
citizens Everett city Mr.. HlEgin-
bothan, Of that place. came here this
morning and identified him as the negro
who bought pistol and said he would
come To Brunswick If he had to shoot
the conductor. No doubt now that tho
authorities have the guilty man. There
is a strong feeling here aEainst the negro.
but no attempt viii be made to take him
from the Jail.
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The kidneys are small but important or
cans They need help occasionally. Prick
ly Ash Bittcrs is "a successful kidney tom
ic ana system regulator.
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King Killed Both of Them.
Tuacaloosa. Ala. october 1.-(Special)
About 800 o'clock this afternoon. Henry
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New York. October 3l.-A revision made
tonight of those persons missing and
thought to have perished in the explosion
and fire at Tarrant's drug house shows
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THE FREE OFFER WRITE

To obtain these four FREE preparations. III
do is to write 20
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-10-12

wouldn't be surprised if pa was wrong.
Anyway, she was goin' to let time prove
all things to her. If Mckinley was
elected and times got better then she'd
know that our money system doesn't
need changing, but if times got worse.
then she'd think the Populists were
right, or if Bryan was elected she'd
watch his administration just the same
Anna had said that surely would be
the simplest way of proving which side
was right, but Mary, she knew right
now that Is to 1 was just what we
,aeded, that it meant sixteen dollars
where we have one now, and anybody
ought to know that would be a good
thing, and then Winnie and Anna laugh
ed and said she had better find out the
true meaning of 16 to before she COM
menced TO argue
II hope" Cynthia thought to herself.
that Winnie will be loyal to the Popu-
list party, for they may give her the
candidacy for Superintendent"
Cynthia had now finished milkin' and
EOuC' W tuC hltNnCns " ACiP thC SAAAc
with the evening work. Suddenly the
door flew open, and Simon plunged into
the room. He had returned much SOON
er than usual, and Cynthia wondered
what could be the matter. He seemed
mad" and without saying word to
explain his distorted appearance. threw
postal card on the table. With q
heavy crash his fist came down after
it. From the noise produced, she might
have thought he used sledge hammer
Simon Grey, you'll break that Ia
BILE Are you crazy?"
mo, sir! But darn the luck! Read
that internal card and find out for your
self"
Cynthia, picking it up, read these
words:
w, Pa, Sept. 10, 1896.
'Mr. Simon Grey, Boonsville:
Dear Brother-I am coming to make
you a visit. Will arrive Wednesday on
the west-bound train.
''Hurrah for McKinley!M
EZRA GREY"
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DEMOCRATS UNFIT TO GOVERN.
Why Ex-senator w. A. PETER Is Sup
porting Mckinley.

/
In published letter issued at Topeka,
Kan, ex-U. S. Senator PETER of that
State says one of the principal reasons
why he leaves the Demo-Populist party
is that it is not fit to govern the coun-
try. His exact words are:
''The Democratic party is not fit to
govern this country under modern condi-
tons of universal freedom. Look back
upon the second administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland. Upward of $3.50, 600
in United States bonds were sold with
out special authority of Congress to pro-
cure gold for the redemption reserve.
Most Of the bonds We're sold to or through
syndicates of spectators at enormous
profits.
The Republicans were wiser. The
war with Spain made large expenditures
necessary; Congress authorized the Dor
rowing of money, and 100000, 600 of 3
per cent bonds were sold to our own peo-
pie in sums of $25 to $500 This is the
fourth year of the Mckinley administra-
ton, and not one dollar of gold has been
bought or borrowed. The treasury now
holds nearly, if not quite, S450,0O0,0O0
in gold coin and bullion, and there is
plenty of money in the country for the
transaction of the peoples business"
On the Philippine question Mr.. PETER
says: "The instruction of Aguinaldo and
his followers must be completely and per-
manently suppressed before civil govern
ment can be permanently established. In
the meantime the President is exerting
every effort to preserve order and protect
all peaceably disposed persons.
''As before stated when one sovereign
power cedes territory to another, the al
legiance of the inhabitants is transferred
to the new sovereign. The same act
which transfers their country transfers
the allegiance of those who remain in it.
That is the language of the Supreme
Court of the United States in the case of
the American Insurance Company VS..
Canter, 1 Peters, 511.
"Our national title to the Philippines
is as good in law as the titles we hold
for our homes; and the allegiance of the
Filipinos to the United States is due the
same as that of the people of Alaska or
Hawaii or New Mexico, Arizona or Okla
homa.
"a commission of able and conscien-
tious men, headed by Judge Taft of Ohio,
an eminent jurist, is now at work in the
Philippines, opening the way for free
government and collecting information
for the use of Congress when that body
takes up the work of determining the
civil rights and political status of the
native inhabitants as provided in the
treaty.
eve got inta the Philippines as an in
cident of war. We are holding them be-
cause, after due deliberation. the Ameri-
can people concluded that that was the
best thing to do for the Filipinos and for
ourselves
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The Senator spoke for over an hour
Running through his speech were two
principal thoughts. One was this idea,
that Republican success had been achiev-
ed through the Ignorant foreigners" a
result which the Senator resented in the
name of the native Southern population
which was more American"
The other central idea with the SEN
ator was the injustice of the unequal
distribution of wealth. Upon this he
dwelt with almost the emphasis which
he gave to the Ignorant foreigners"
what has been the cause of this
great struggleY the Senator asked. 'The
people are as honest and as industrious
as they ever WERE What, then, was
the matter? The last census report shows
that the wealth of the country was $685.
100000. 900. or about $1,000 to each fam
lily of FIVE members" The Senator quot
ed figures to show the inequality in the
distribution of wealth. "Why was Mas
sachusetts so much better off than Ar
kansas? Were they more industrious
and more deserving?" He considered
that the Southern people rank fully up
to- if not ahead of, the people in the
balance of the country. The Southern
people are more completely AnglO-SaxOn
than those of the other States and there
fore more American.
At this point the chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee made one Of
the most remarkable of this series of
startling statements for Arkansas con-
sumption He illustrated his assertion
that the Southern people are more
American" than the rest of the country,
in this way:
''It took the people of the combined
North and East four years to conquer
the Southern people, and the latter had
built for them a pension list that was
appalling"
The Senator's speech bristled with as
sertions intended to incite the spirit of
class prejudice. He said:
"Millionaires and paupers grow on the
same bush. When you make a million
aire you make dozens of paupers."
The men who advocated the gold stand
ard the Senator described as mo better
than a vile thief"
The argument by which he led up to
this conclusion is interesting. The SEN
ator said that in 1865 the national debt
amounted to SZ,S2U, S39,OOO. He show
ed chow many bales of cotton would have
paid this debt then and how many now"
Then he proceeded:
''The men who took the bonds then
gave greenbacks worth about SOC in gold
Now they are paid in gold, thus doubling
the burden upon the people. While 49,
10000 bales of cotton would have paid
the debt when it was contracted, it would
take 3O,OOO0OO bales now to pay it, with
cut interest" Senator Jones said "that
he who undertook to make the people pay
more than they had contracted to pay
was no better than a vile thief"
"The rich Northern States" the SEN
ator said, ''yet after this sort of contest
Bryan received more than million votes
in excess of what Cleveland received in
1892 He believed davnntly that Bryan
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TO be continued.l
Why He Will Vote for Bryan

Prosperity has made labor scarce in
Kansas and the thriving farmers are
compelled to import men to harvest thei
crops these days, said a well-knownI
wheat farmer who has just harvested
100000 bushels which brought him S70,-
600. He said in the course of CONVEX
sation: Il voted for Mckinley four years
ago, but this year L am going to vote for
Bryan" 1 asked him why, if conditions
were so prosperous. WELL" he said,
-four years ago I could get all the labor
I wanted at dollar a day, but now I
have hard work getting men at So and
even So, and we farmers are too busy
paying off mortgages to hunt the men
up" 1t strikes me that some people are
hard to satisfy.
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Kinley's supporters. These foreigners
comprised fully one-half of the number
of votes received by Mckinley"
These are the words of the man who
conducted the Democratic campaign in
1896. The same man is the present chair
man Of the Democratic national com
mittee. He owes his position to the wish
of Mr.. Bryan.
The language quoted above was used
in a speech. 1t is no remembered scrap
of idle conversation. 1t was uttered in
ate expression.
Hundreds of thousands of ignorant
foreigners" said Chairman James X
Jones of the Democratic national COM
mittee. "who came here taking bread out
of the mouths of honest labor, voted at
the last election at the dictation of Nc
Kinley's supporters. These foreigners
comprised fully one-half the number Of
votes received by Mckinley"
And then on this basis that the Re
publican party owed success in 1896 to
Ignorant foreigners" Chairman Jones
proceeded to hold out the sope of success
in 1900
"Can there be any doubt" he asked,
-'as to which shall prevail. the six and
one-half millions of intelligent Bryan vot-
ers or the three and one-half millions
ignorant foreigners who voted for Me
Kinley?"
1t will seem to sensible people almost
incredible that the chairman of the
Democratic national committee could
make such statements in a public speech.
But the Honorable Jas. X. Jones did it.
More than two months after the cleo
ton of 1896 he uttered the assertion
quoted
The occasion was no less serious than
an address before the Legislature of Ar
kansas. Senator Jones had just been
States Senate On the Goth of January,
1897. the Senator appeared before an in
formal joint session of his State Legisla-
ture at the capitol in Little Rock. He
returned his thanks to the people of Ar
kansas through their representatives, the
Legislature. and then he proceeded to dis
cuss the defeat of Bryan, speaking as the
chairman Of the Democratic national
ment of the Democratic campaign. He
said that he believed devoutly that Bry-
an had been elected and was swindled
out of the presidency"
He declared his belief that in 1900 the
bimctallic forces would win great vic
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grace the Grey family, especially as he
had said so much about sending for his.
hbrother to give a series of lectures I'M
favor of Free Silver.
1t was a bitter cup for him to swal-
low, but there was no way to escape.
So when Ezra Grey stepped from the
platform of the train Simon grasped
his hand and gave it hearty shake, at
the same time taking secret survey OF
his clothes to see if he had a Mckinley
button on To his satisfaction there
was nothing about his person to inform
people of the awful truth; so with real
delight he introduced him to all he met
as his brother Mr.. Grey from Pennsyl-
yania.
Just as they were preparing to start
for home Ezra Grey's keen ear heard a
group of men, near by, discussing him.
One of the men, evidently a Populist,I
was heard to remark:
Talk about the Populist party being
composed Of ignorant men, and then
look at that fellows face. Would you
call him an ignoramusw
By this time the two brothers had
started up the dusty road, and Ezra
Grey heard no more of the CONVERSE
ton.
Say, Simon" he said, "did you hear
those fellows discussing me? They
seem to have the impression that l am
a Populist Wonder how they ever
happened to think that?" he said. laugh
ing.
Blame me for that" said Simon. II
told them that l had a brother back in
Pennsylvania capable of making
speeches, and l thought of sending for
him to lecture for Free Silver in these
parts through the campaign. This was
before l received your card, of course.
Is it possible, Ezra, that you have not
yet seen the light?"
Ezra Grey chuckled, in spite Of ST.
mons solemnity.
1.-THE light? Is that the name they
have for the silver delusion in this part
of the country? So you are Pop are
you, SimonT'
indeed l am. am proud of that dis
tinction."
''Well. Simon, 1 am truly sorry that
you have been led into the silver trap.
/ have spent much time studying the
subject, and 1 am thoroughly convinced
that free silver is not what we need
and that it is a fraud"
(To be continued)
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A Story In Nine Chapters, as follows
l. The sign on the house.
2. Supply and demand.
3. Simon's fight for his honor.
4. Cynthia grows skeptical.
3. The road to the poorhouse missed.
6. The Spanish-American war.
7. Winnie Grey's remarkable speech.
8. The ideas of the Irishman.
9. Healing of the breach.
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declined any more, he'd have TO sell
his cows and chickens; that is, If he
could find buyer for 'em.
Nevertheless, seeing l am a patriot
and not a man of spite, hope to glory
that Bryan will sink Mckinley clear
out of sight in November, and he WILL
so help me Godp'
Winnie laughed to see her fathers
earnestness His voice had increased
in volumes till the $50 help me Godr'
rang out with awful clearness.
"Simon," said Cynthia, anybody
would think you was swearin'."
Let 'em think it if they want TO. |
guess its nobody's business if l call on
God to help me down Mckinley. have
been thinkin' of sending for my brother
Ezra. back in Pennsylvania, to come
out here, and help me down the Re-
publicans in Marble County. Now,
none of my folks ever saw Ezra, and
if you did, you'd be astonished with
his great intelligence. He is a we'll
educated man, and honest as the day is
long. Father gave him a better school
ing than he did me, which probably
accounts for the difference in us at
present. He made enough in his
younger days by his good skill and
careful management to keep him the
rest of his days. All. 1 wish you could
see Ezra. l do wish he would come
out here, and lecture in the cause Of
Free Silver during the campaign. OF
course, he never was a real orator, but
he is a good talxer-used to make
stump speeches at school to amuse the
boys. Something like Abe Lincoln 10
that respect"
BE joke on you. Simon" said Gym
thia, 'if he was like Abe Lincoln in
politics, and he might be, for all you
know"
'Have you lost your reason?" said
Simon, impatiently. abraham Lin
coin didn't live in this age of the world.
1t wasn't quite such a disgrace to be
a Republican then as it is now To be
sure, Ezra has never told me his poll
tics, but my reason tells me that a man
as noble. as honest, and as intelligent
as he is, could be nothing else but a
Populist."
Simon continued to eulogize his
brother for some time, and then start
ed for Boonsville to get the evening
mail. Cynthia proceeded with the
'milkin' and feedin' calves" If she
had been more intellectual, more like
Simon she meditated, she might get
along with more pleasure and less
work. But Cynthia was quite content
ed, though humble her surroundings
If Bryan was elected, Simon had said,
everything would be changed, she
wouldn't have to drudge all her life.
Nor did she believe that such a ca
lamity ever could come, as the election
of Mckinley, which Simon had said
would mean that "all but the classes
would starve to death"
Now, Winnie" she meditated, kind
er hangs toward the Republicans.
heard her tellin' Anna and Mary (they
were the twin girls of the householO
that she intended to make a study of
the silver question, and that she