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WASHINGTON LETTER.
from onr Regular Correspondent.
Va?hixot6x, Oct 19. Unjuipeached
and unimpeachable stands the Repub
lican claim of not less than 270 electo
ral vtes Tor McKinley and Hobart
aQ,j of a Republican majority of more
than 30 in the next House. Nobody
.. j a tor than tVin T)-kru-wM is
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managers the rockbbund foundation
upon which thase claims are based and
instead of trying to prove them false
they are talking wildly about Bryan
tarrying such States as New York,
"ew Jersey and Pennsylvia States as
ure to go overwhelmingly for McKin
ley and Hobart as are Maine and Ver
mont. The Popocratic demoralization
grows greater each day as the
election draws near, and odds of 3t 4,
and even 5 to.l are offered by betting
men on McKinley election without
securing takers. That tells the story
bttterthan a column of type. The
man who bets expects to win and does
not allow his personal preference or
wishes to influence his judgment. The
betting element Is backing McKinley
simply because all their information
leads them to believe he is bound to
win, ami they have sought informa
tion j'.;st as they would on a horse
rac in order that they could put
then money on the favorite. But
their winnings will hardly pay them
for their trouble, because of their ina
)i!ity to find men willing to bet on
Bryan, even' at the big odds now be
in;j; offered. - V
Virginia is not one of the States
which the Republicans have counted
upon, but re ent advices make it look
as though the Old Dominion would be
found in the McKinley column. Mr.
Jacob Yost, one of the R publican'
candidates for Congress in that State
writes: "Tnere are very evident signs
of a wane in the silver -sentiment,' and
.'unlets there is some reaction which we
cauuot now foresee, our - white vote
will be greatly increased, aud I believe
it will be a permanent increase,1 and
Mr J. P. Browning, of Dickinsonville,
Va., says: "Sound money is gaining
rapidly here at oresent.n Mr. A. J.
Rock, of Washington, who has been
stumping in Virginia, says the number
of sound mouey . Democrats who are
supporting McKinley is constantly on
the increase, and predicts that sound
money will carry the State by a sub
stantial majority.
From all over Indiana comes news
which indicates that the fc tat e is abso
lutely safe for McKinley The follow
ing letter from Indianapolis is a fair
sample of what is being written from
other sections of Hoosierdom: "The
raid that Alger, Howard, Sickle and
Tanner have made in Indiana has
stirred up. th'e patriotism which will
make it almost a' sure winner. Bet
ting is 2 to 1 ou McKinley and 100 to
"0 on Indiana, and no takers '
The Republicans were not surprised
to learn that Altgeld's managers had
abandoned all hope of carrying Illinois
for Bryan aud were offering to trade
votes for McKinley for votes for .Alt
ld for Governor. They knew the
.gam that sound money has been mak
ing ia that State ever since the cam
paign opened. How great that gain -is
may be judged from the following let.
from Mr Fra k M. Cauger, of
Granite City: "Everything looks fa
vorable. here. This county was always
considered a Democratic county, but a
poll hows 1,qOO maiority for McKin
ley "
A personal friend of President Cle e
laud says that he has made up his
mind to recoguize the independence of
Cuba, unless the rebellion is put down
by Spain within the next three months
and that a hint to that effect has bem
given Spain.
It beiug now pretty well understood
that the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission will report jn favor of the
claims of Venezuela England with a
view to saving herself humiliation has
decided to agree to arbitration before
that r port is made.
One of the amusing features of the
c iuipaign is the publication of Bryan
applications for the position of press
a?ent for a New York Theatre, a few
months before he was nominated for
President by the Popocratic conven
tion as a newspaper correspondent.
There is not the slightest doubt of his
having made the application, both
verbally and in writing, as the story is
vouched for by Mr. .W.J. Block, who
was a schoolmate of Bryan and
through whom the applications were
made. There is, of course nothing dis
PROTECTION !
HICKORY, NORTH
creditable in Mr. Bryan s desiring to
become a theatrical press agent; many
bright men earn their bread by wri
ting nice things of the stars in the
theatrical firmament, and Mr. Bryan
may yet do so. It merely shows that
he knew his own calibre better than
the Chicago convention did. and there
ia no doubt that the active imagina
tion displayed in his speeches would
prove vali able to him in writing the
atrical notices, should that New York
manager, who now says that after
election, he will give him the job
which he tried In vain to get before he
was nominated for President, keep his
promise. '
COST OP THE MAIL 5ERVICE.
A Reduction of the Annual Deficiency
Shown TW Year.
yASHI-aTa', Oct 14. The report
the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Kerr Craige, for the year ended
June 30, 1896, has just been completed,
from which the following information
is extracted: 4
The total amount of postal expendi
tures for the year year was $90,626,
296.84. The total receipts were $82,
499,208.40. There was" thus a defi
ciency of $G.127,0S8,44. The increase
of receipts was over 7 per cent.; the in
crease of expenditure a little less than
4$ per cent. The service is shown to
haye been economically administered.
The result in figures Is a reduction of
the annual deficiency of $1,679,056,19.
This expenditure dots not include the
cost of carrying the mails over the
subsidized Pacific Railroads, which
amount to $1,558,896.69. This item is
never paid out of any appropriation
made for the Postal Service, but un
der the law is certified to the Secre
tary of the Treasury as a credit in fa
vor of the companies in their account
with the Government. '
The special delivery service made a
gratifying increase of business during
the year. The number of letters spe
cially delivered was 4,184,327, an in
crease of 13 per cent, over the previ
ous year's, business. The aveiage
time required for delivery j was seven
teen minutes. The' net profit of the
system was e bout $100,000. j
The number of postage stamps,
stamped envelopes, and postal cards
issued was 4,195,665,523, an increase of
7 per cent, over the issues ot. the pre
vious year. The value of these issues
was $79,178,101.89, which is about
$740,000 more than the sales.
The increase of second-class matter
mailed by publishers and news agents
was nearly 12 per cent. The total
weight of matter thus mailed, paid
and free, was about 349,000,000 pounds.
The business of registration was
also increased,- the rate 'being about 4
per cent. The total number of pieces
of inai matter registered was 15,106,
33(5. The percentage of losses was re
duced, the ratio being about one in
every 24,000 pieces mailed by the
public.
Recommendatiou is again made for
a limited indemnity to the owners of
registered matter lost in the mails.
The contracts made through the
Thixd Assistant's office for official en
velopes for the use of the several exe
cutive departments and of Postmas
ters, involving the purchase of about
130,000,000 envelopes, do not show
any material reduction of prices. .
. ATTEMPT TO KILL SPALV5 KINO.
A Dynamlt Bomb on the Track Where tho
Royal Train Was to Pass..
LONDON, Oct. IS. A despatch to
the Central News from Madrid says
that the King, Queen Regent, and
other members of the court returned
to the capital today from San Sebas
tian, where they had been spending
the summer.
. The despatch adds that an attempt
Was made to wreck the royal train by
some one, presumably a Cuban. A
dynamite bomb had Nen placed on
the rails, but fortunately it was dis
covered before the train reached the
place.
Alphonso XIII Is only a few months
more than 10 years old. and during his
minority his mother, Maria. Christina,
is Queen Regent,. Until recently the
King has been in rather delicate health
but he Is now more robust and viva
cious, and is as ' fond of fun rnot
boys of his age.
It is rumored that FitzUmtnons and
Corbett may fight at Atlanta.
1NDUSTKY ! ENTERPRISE 1
CAROLINA, THURSDAY,
Hit JFKINLEY SEES 30,000.
THE FIRST SWAKM OF VISITORS LNTEB
RUPTEO BREAKFAST.
Twenty-Are Delegations Iron West Virginia
Pennsylvania, rUrylad,Katcky, Mich
igan, end Ohio at fir. ndOaley's
Residence Me Makes. Eighteen
SPeech os Cfacerod by Stu
dents. Old Folks, Railway
rten, an 4 Mechanics.
Canton, Ohio, Oct. 17. Delegations
began to arrive in Canton at 5:30 this
morning, the first comers being from
Pennsylvania and Michigan. Three
hundred voters from Monroe County,
Mich., marched up Market Street to
Major McKin ley's house at 8 o'clock,
and caused him to dispatch his break
fast with haste. They were not kept
waiting more than ten minutes.
Their spokesman, D.f A. Cnitis, of
Monroe, Mich., made a lively address
to Major McKinley, and assured him
that his plurality in Michigan would
exceed twenty thousand. Major Mc
Kinley thanked his Michigan visitors
for theircall, and urged them to stand
firmly for the party of protection and
sound money.
Major McKinley's next . callers came
with drums beating and flags flying at
9 o'clock. There were three delega
tions in the assemblage that filled the
McKinley yard. One was from Altoona
Blair Coifnty, Penn., numbering 1,400
men; a delegation of 150 miners from
South Fork, and another of 150 miners
from Portage, Cambria County, Penn.
Major McKinley spoke to them 'ear
nestly of protection.
Two hundred citizens of Huntington
County, Penn., were the next callers.
Judge Williamson introduced them to
Major McKinley, who 'made a short
address.
The fourth speech was made at 10 30
to a delegation from Grand. Rapids
and Western Michigan, largely com
posed of railway men and men engaged
in the manufacture of furniture.
A delegation came from Ashtabula
County, Ohio, that numbered 2,500
meu. There were farmers, mechanics,
railroad men, and dock men in the
crowd. More than fifty banners were
appropriate political inscriptions were
borne in the delegation. They greeted
Major McKinley with mighty cheers.
A delegation of miners and farmers
from Perry County, Ohio, came with
in hearing distance just behind the
Ashtabula people. Major McKinley
addressed the two delegations afcthe
same time on the loyalty of OhioAto
great principles.
College yells from 500 students rent
the air. The boys from the Ohio
State University and the Ohio Wesley
an University at Delaware marched
joyously f roni the station. Following
them was a body of elderly people
from Westonville, Ohio, each of more
tlian fifty years of age. and a delega
tion of students from the Ohio Melieal
University'at Columbus.
The scene about Major --McKinley V
house nt 3:30 in the afternoon cannot
Inadequately described. The broad
street on which the house faces wat
packed with men four, and ofteu eight
abreast, for the distance of 'three
quarters of a mile, and in several side
streets delegations were standing wait
ling their turu to be received.
The next invading army was from
j Kentucky. It was 4,000 strong, and
! the spokesman, Lieut. Gov. Worthing
i ton, told Major McKinley to expect a
; big plurality from his State. Major
McKinley ha seldom had more enthu
.Uaf !n vUitnn With tli K.ntnrkv
OhiiV' . - - - . - " '
delegation were 2,000 employes of the
Louisville and Nahvi He Road. They
were introduced by F. N. Burgess,
and Major McKinley addressed some
remarks totb-iu-
Three thousand stalwart working
men from the shops, mills, and mines
ot Oliver Brothers in Pittsburg. Union
town, Penn., come next. In part
Major McKinley said:
"There U one thing that can be said
about the Republican Party it doe
not teach the doctrine of hate and
prejudice, but leaches' the goopel ol
peace, good will, and fraternity be
tween the employer and' .employe.
Cries of "That's so.
Three hundred and fifty t-inpioye of
the Adanir-Bagnal Electric Light
Company of Cleveland, who had been
patiently waiting behind the stand.
1 wer Introduced by L. Rogers. One of
PROSPERITY !
OCTOBER 22, 1896.
the banners borne In this delegation
said: "McKIuley may look like Na
poleon, but Bryan does not look like
Wellington.
Major McKinley addressed the dele
gation briefly. Short speeches, prin
cipally expressions of thanks, became
necessary at this point, when delega
tion after delegation was pressing for
attention. The Republican Club of
Hobart, hid., was brought to Major
McKinley by . Its spokesman, J. 8.
Swanson.
The ninth speech was made to one of
the largest delegations of the day. It
was composed of traveling men from
Columbus and Toledo, Ohio. Several
bauds and the Columbus Glee Club
were with it
"We have 3.000 voters In our delega
tion, was the proud statement - of
8tate Senatot Stuart Reed of Clarks
burg, West Va, when the men from
his State came swinging up the street.
Mr. Reed made a short address and
wa.i followed by W. T. Crump, who
spoke eloquently on behalf of the
colored voters of West Virginia. After
waiting five minutes for the applause
and cheering to subside. Major Mc
Kinley responded. - ' 1
The railway delegation, which came
next, was a large one. ; There were
4.000 men in line. One thousand came
from the Lake Shore shops In Jackson
Mich.; one thousand from the car
snops and yards iu Cleveland, and a
thousand from tbePenuHylvanla shops
in Columbus. ,
A ladies' clno from CnynhogaFall and
a railway men's ciub from the same
same place were the uext callers. The
'women were cordially cheered, and
Major McKinley made them a short
but spirited speech.; The same speech
was also addressed to the employes of
the Walker Manufacturing Company
of Cleveland, who were introduced by
D. A. Park. '
A delegation of 3,000 wage earners
arrived from Baltimore, Md., at 3
oVIo. k. It took them just two hours
and a quarter to fret near enough to
Maior McKinley to hear his voice, It
was 0 o'clock when Major McKinley
stood up to address his Baltimore
visitors. '
Pressing closely upon the heels of
the Baltimore delegation was the
Twelfth Ward Republican 'Club of
Cleveland 800 strong. James H.
Hoyt was Its spokesman, and Major
McKinley8 greeting' was cordial,
though brief, for it was his f ighteenth
speech ' '
Tweenty five delegations, with nt
least 30,000 members, saw Major Mc
Kinley. - .; ' " '
The Alger special train will leave
Canton next Monday morning and
run to Cleveland,-making nine stops
eu route aud arriving In Cleveland in
time for a nieetiug that night.' -
.NEW REPUBLICAN . FORECAST
tUstd Ou DiUy Reports From Western States
National Republican Headquarters
was very quiet Saturday. The elec
tion of McKinley and Hobart is
thought ;o be so thoroughly assured
that the visitors who have been ac
cutotomed to dally ask for information
irom the West have almost ceased1 to
make inquiries. The teports have
teeu so favorable that Committeeman
Napoleon B. Scott ventured a predic
tion yesterday which exceeds any esli
mite heretofore given. He only con
cedes to Bryao VI electoral - votes, and
gives to the Repubiu-uu ticket 207.
The other t'D votes he claims are doubt
ful, with more than an even chance in
favor of McKinley.
The information received at head
quarters from Chicago exceeds the
most sanguine expectations. The
thoroughness of the campaign inaugu
rated in the Middle Western States is
bginning to manifest results, ami the
daily reports senttothe Western head
quarters from each of-these States
fhovr that good work Is being done.
In the Southern States, even iu those
where the National Committee i not
making a vigorous campaign; the sen
timeut in favor of sound money is be
coming so strong that It is believed at
headquarters there is to be a great
eurpr su from this unexpected source.
C. S. Minister Terrell has lodged
with the Turkish Government a claim
to 40,000 indemnity on behalf of the
mother of Frank Lenx. the Pittsburg
bicyclist, who was murdered by Kurds
while travelling through Asiatic
Turkey in IS3
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OUR NEW COAST DEFENSES.
Secretary Lamoat'
s E tlaiates
far Mis
itateat.
Wasuinotojt, Oct 1& Secretary
Lamontwill to morrow transmit to
the Secretrary of the Treasury of his
estimates of appropriations .required
by the War Department for the next
fisical year. The aggregate Is $32,873,
638. -
The estimate for the running ex
penses of the War Department in
Washington is 11,464,238, showing a
reduction in the annual expenses for
salaries and contingencies In thatofSce
of C21,&42, from the estimates of four
years ago. The other estimates in de
tail, are as follows:
Pay of army, as fixed by law, 413,
523,880.15; subsistence of the army,
$1,659,637,50; Quartermasters supplies
$2,200,000; incidental expenses of the
army, $000,000; barracks and quarters,
including hospital construction, $SC3,
000; shooting ranges, $25,000; cavalry
and artillery horses, $130,000; army
transportation. $2,500,000; clothing,
$1,100,000; medicaL supplies, $140,200;
ordnance department, $1,131,000;
Military Academy, $521,812; arsenals,
$139,790; military posts, National
cemeteries, and National parks, $1,
558,380; National soldiers homes, $3,
443,214; artificial limbs for soldiers of
the late war, $191,000; public build
ings and grounds In Washington, $139,
9u2, miscellaneous. Items, $102,000;
rivers and harbors, $5,349,000, to .meet
payments on existing contracts, ' the
department a this time being unable
to say what sum j will be required by
future contracts for which authority
exists. . ; .-. L : -I
The estimate for - fortifications and
sea coast defense has beea increased to
$15,824,298. In connection with his
estimate. Secretary Lamont has made
public the following statement of the
condition of this work: t
Ou the 1st 3f July, 1893, but one
moderu. gun had been placed in
position. On the 1st of July, 1897, .we
shall have completed defenses with
armament as follows: Thirteen 12 inch
thirty seven 10 inch, eight 8-inch, and
four rapid fire guns,ahd eighty 12 inch
mortars. These guns and mortars are
of American design and American
manufacture, then and now more
powerful, calibre for calibre, than any
carried on shipboard. ;..,'' --.;.'
It appears that 17 out of 21 twelve
inch emplacements, 55 out ot ' CO ten
inch emplacements, 20 out of 23 eight
iuch emplacements, 14 out of 10 rapid
fire gun emplacements, and 02 ( out of
156 twelve-inch mortar emplacements,
have been entirely provided for during
the last four years, aud daring the
same time a large part of those pre
viously provided lor have been pre
pared to receive teir am. anient. For
this favorable showing much is due to
the liberality of Congress at its recent
session. The number of emplacements
provided by the act of June 6, 1896, is
just fifty Inxcess r t the total pro
vided by.ail preceding appropriations.
The progress In armament has been
equally satisfactory
HASINA ORDERS A FLAd DAY.
Heal DssenUaU4a ia tbe interest 4
McKlatey.
Chicaoo. Oct. 17. Chairman Han-
naof the Republican National Com
mittees has suggested a "flag day in
the campaign. He promulgates the
following:
The American flag has been in the
p ditical campaign the emblem of in
signia of National honor. Its in
fluences have been for great good in
the cause of a good people. Its dis
play in many places has been potent
in the advancement of the country's
battle for the maintenance of Its hon
or at home and abroad.
"1 therefore suggest that on Satur
day, Oct. 31. all who intend to rote
Nor. 3 for the preservation, of oar
National honor, for sound money, and
the advancement of our people's in
terests and general prosperity CbpUy
the National colors at their homes,
their places of business, and wherever
they may be seen, in order that their
purpose and those who are undeter
mined may the more patriotically and
Intelligently conclude how best to per
form their duty as citizens.
M. A. Hansa."
In a railroad wreck In LoaLfiaca aa
engineer and fireman were killed