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^g^mKSOALES & LANGSTQN. ANDERSON, S. C, Y/EPNESBAY, DECEMBER 12, 1900. VOLUME XXXVI?NO. 25. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From- ?t r Own (Jommpon?ent. Washington, D. C, Deo. 10,1900. The President's message submitted to Congress cm the opening day lias all the characteristic brilliancy of a mar ket report. It is a rehash of what has been published again and n*>2n in the newspapers and nowhere rises above the level o? hack work. Moreover, having been written by the President ' himself and sent to Congress in manu script.-it did not have the benefit e? revision after being in print and in. conseqence is in many respecta tnrgid and its meaning obscure. Most of the message is devoted to China, but noth ing new is stated. On Finances the President says, the surplus last year was o cor $70,000,000 and he therefore recommends that taxation be reduced by $30,000,000, with the evident ex pectation?which is8ur,e to be justified by facts?that Congress will contrive to spend the balance. lie recommends action to suppress bad trusts but sug gests that there are others not so bad. He urges the passage of a bill to en courage shipping, but even he cannot endorse the Hanna-Payno monstrosity now pending in Congress, and there fore he avoids any specifications as to the sort of bill tbat he favors. He urges the adoption of the Hay-Paunce f orte surrender, which, if not amend ed, will pledge the word of the United States to permit free passage of the canal to its enemies in time of war. He concludes with an apostrophe to peace, which reads most strangely, considoring the condition of affairs in the Philippines. The army bill has passed the House, giving the President an army of 50,000, which, in his discretion, he may in crease to 100,000. The Democrats made no attempt to prevent its passage, knowing it tobe useless.. By a par liamentary trick, the bill was sent to the Senate as a substitute for the artil lery bill passed by the upper House last May, and thus would not ordinari nnrily come up for general debate in that body. By this means, it waB hoped to prevent a fall discussion of its clauses, and to force the Senate to vole outright on its acceptance or re jection. It goes without-saying that this was a very doubtful subterfuge, as the bill as passed bore absolutely no resemblance to the original one that passed the Senate, and it was very properly sat down upon in the upper body, where, it is announced, it will be fully debated. The Senntc, it is hoped, will insist on restoring the staff pro visions recommended by Secretary Root and stricken oat in tbe House Committee on Military Affairs by the influence of the bureau chiefs. In the Senate are two Ex-Secretaries of War, Senators Proctor and Elgin*, both of whom declare positively that the bill shall either pass with the staff propo sitions or not at all. Although they may not exactly mean this, their influ ence makes it probable that the pro visions will be incorporated in tin* bill as signed by the President. The discussion of the Hay-Paunco fote treaty in executive session in the Senate has shed new light on the sub ject, and has shown more plainly than before how absolute is the surrender of Secretary Hay to the wishes of Great Britain. It is now ?u?iilUai that it the treaty bo ratified as submitted and without amendment, it will permit free passage of the canal to an enemy of the United States which can get within the three miles limit and will preserve that enemy from all attack until it gets three miles beyond the other terminus. To this the honor of the United States will be pledged. Even the Davis amendment will not permit fortifica tions, as most people believe, but it will allow the United States to send its fleets to hover off the mouths of the canal and engage any enemy that tries to enter. As the treaty stands, this is prohibited. What is probably the most outrage ous bill of its kind ever proposed was reported favorably by the House Civil Service Committee by snap action sometime ago and will soon come up for consideration, in the House. The bill is simple enough on its face and until its provisions are explained, would seem reasonable enough. It provides that ail veterans, for what ever cause they left the service, shall have priority of appointment and pro motion in all grades of the Civil Ser vice, no matter how much more useful and able others may be. The vicious ness of the bill lies in its disregard of the State apportionments in making appointments and proportions. At present, government clerkships are ap portioned among the States according to their population. That is to say each State has what is called its quota of appointments. When vacancies oc cur in a State's quota they are filled by examinations in that State. This new bill disregards this plan of apportion tionment. For instance, if there is a vacancy for apportionment or promo tion in Louisiana's quota, and a Union veteran fram Maine who served for three months in the war wants it, ho will get it without regard to fitness. The bill should be entitled an act to give all the offices to the G. A. R. and to the North. President McKinley and Secretary Gage are letting it be known that they are very much opposed to the propo sition adopted by the House Commit tee on Ways and Means to cut down the war taxes by $40,000,000 per year. A reduction of $30,000,000 was recom mended by tho President and this would have been easily arranged had it hot been for the brewers. But the cut of nearly $10,000,000 in the tax on their product is the rub. However, this will stand, whntever else has to be taxed to make up the difference. The strength of the movement for the re duction of this tax may be understood from the fact; that the sudden conver sion of the Ways and Means Committee is generally credited to Speaker Hen derson himself, and it is significant that the change was not mude until after tuu Speakers most recent ap pointee, Mr. Bnbcock, of Wisconsin, came into the committee. Mr. Bab cock, it will be remembered, was chair man of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee and no doubt "touched" tho brewers for their sub scriptions. Now he is repaying tho debt. The brewers lobby has all along declared that it owned the Senate, so there is little doubt that the grant will go through, whatever else may fail. Cotton Crop Estimated at Ten Million Bales. Washington, Dec. 10.?The statis tician of. the agricultural department reports 10,100,000 bales as the probable cotton production of the United States for 1000-1901. In the making of this estimate) the same methods and agen cies have been used that were employed last year. Many thousands of ginners have- however, made reports for the first time. The estimated yield, in pounds of lint cotton per acre, is as follows : Vir ginia 180. North Carolina 199, South Carolina 107, Georgia 172, Florida 133, Alabama 151, Mississippi 159, Louisiana 234, Texas 220, Arkansas 223, Tennes see 177, Missouri 275, Oklahoma 313, Indian Territory 289. Tho acreage, after eliminating all land from which no crop whatever will be gathered, is estimated at 25,034,734. Holiday Excursion Rates for Xmas, 1900. The Charleston and Western Caroli na Railway beg to announce that on account of the Xmas holidays, they will soil round trip tickets to any point in Southern Territory at one and one third fares. Tickets will be on sale Dec. 22nd to 25th, inclusive, also Deo. 80th, 31st, and Jan. 1st, 1901, with final return limit Jan. 4th, 1901. To students of schools and colleges on presentation of certificate, holiday tickets will be sold Dee. 15th to 21st, with final limit Jan. Gth, 1901. For further information apply to Agents or W. J. CltAIG, General Passenger Agent, Augusta, Ga. The Golden Egg. Greenville, Dec. 8.?Tho business of poultry raising must necessarily in crease in this section of tho country. The demand for chickens and eggs was never so great, and the prices are much higher than ever known in tho past. Frying size chickens bring 20 cents and upwards when sold to tho consumer in this market, while hens are bought readily at 80 and 35 cents without ques tion by tho housekeepers. Tho fami lies of this city aro consuming less poultry and eggs than usual on account of their scarcity, and there is no doubt that double tho quantity would find ready salo. The time has been when tho farmers of Greenvillo county not only supplied the wants of tho city and surrounding towns, but shipments of butter, eggs and chickens were made to distant points by tne local dealers. Unless the poultry and dairy busi ness increases largely in the next fow years, there must be constant ship ments from abroad to meet tho wants of our local trade, and it is time the farmers in this section weir- realizing their opportunities along this line. The growth of our city and itssurburbB will create such a demand that this placo will ognir become famous for its supplies of chickens, eggs and butter, and there will never be any danger of a glutted market, because merchants and dealers will be ready to buy any quantity for shipment to other points. Thousands of dollars are going out of the country at this time for country produce, and it is time the farmers were aroused to the fact that they aro losing this money by not raising such things in abundance. Poultry and dairy farms will become more common every year, but there is not n farmer in tho county who cannot add consider ably to his income by giving proper attention to tho cows and chickens on his place. It has been customary to leavo this feature to the women, but the men can do much to help tho wo men, and especially providing proper sli3lter for tho cattle and poultry, a point which is often neglected. . A large part ? . our white population 1 is now employed in the cotton mills, and many of them were formerly en gaged in producing market gupplics, whereas now they aro consumers. This fact alono crentes a scarcity of country produce, and with the increase of tho mill population will come still greater demand for these things. Farmers who aro wise in their day and genera tion will shape their future operations so ob to include poultry raising in their farm economy, and they cannot afford to raiso the common chickens when there is so much more profit in the pure breeds, which mature quicker grow larger and sell for more money.? The State. THE MEN WHO BUY CLOTHING Get Hew, Nobby Clothing?up to the minute in style and priced fairly. Oars is not an old, out-of-date, job lot of Clothing, made up and bought for a sale. We won't handle that kind of Clothing. Won't let it into our house?not even at the back door. If you want Clothing that's new, nobby, up-to-date, made/ by merchant tailors, Clothing that fits, Clothing that has the right set, and Clothing that carries a guarantee of satisfaction or your money back. We've got the kind of Clothes you want, Come in and see the sort of Clothing we sell. It's not usual that you'll find such a big stock to select from. You'll be pleased with the make, the fit, and the price will be less than you expected. Eyans' $3.50 Shoes for Men. No Firm attempts nowadays to sell a better Shoe than we do for $3.50. Our competitors will tell you they have as good a Shoe as ours, and will try to make you take theirs as a substitute. Don't let them induce you to take sometuiug ju?t as good, when you can get tho best $3.50 Shoe in town from us. Evans' $3.50 Shoes are made in the following leathers : Box Calf, Willow Calf, Enamel Calf, Patent Calf, Patent Vici andVici&id. All sizes, all styles. One price, and that is $3.50. a. Trial ! i% AA & ?U., Cash Clothiers* G-ive Evans' ?lioe D ft . U White Front rif aiiq L Y All? The Spot STATE NEWS. ? Union has another smallpox scare, i ? W. E. Cobb has been arrested iu ; Union for forgery. Ho raised a check j from $40 to *140. ? Ur. P. 1). Grillln of Columbia has beon olocted medical adviser to tho State pension board. ? All of tho independent telephone lines of tho Pee Deo section have en tered into a combination. ? Eleven lino deer wcio killed by sportsmen on Hilton Hond Island, fif teen miles from Beaufort. ? An industrial insurance company has been organized in Columbia with a capital stock of &100.000. ? William Blount, of Appletou, was killed by tho accidental discharge of his gun while hunting. ? "Good Roads," and the sale 1 tho Penitentiary farms will bo live ques tions before the coming Legislature. ? Tho Government will shortly erect a now light house supply station on Castle Piukney, in Charleston Harbor. ? Ex-Senator John L. M. Iiby died at his borne in Laurens last Sunday morning of Bright's disease, aged 40 years. ? There is great scarcity of water about Lynchburg, Sumter county. Wells and streams have frequently dried up. . ? An attempt was made to assassi nate Senator D. S. Henderson of Aiken, at White Pond. He was not hurt, however. ? Tlu> people of Darlington County havo formed a good rouds association and nro doing voluntary work in con nection with the couuty otlicers. ? Up in Flat Woods in Spartanburg county tho other day J. L. Wooten, aged 21, was married to Mrs. Nttlly, aged 55. Mrs. Nally is a grandmother. ? A numbe. of pension sharks, who have been defrauding negroes around Charleston, havo been prosecuted and will bo tried in tho Federal District Court. ? Thirty-seven prisoners wero sent up to tho Penitentiary from Charles ton, tho harvest of ono term in Court. That accounts for tho city's census shortage. ? Three citizens, of licaufort, S. C, who left Beaufort, N. C, in a yacht just before the last big gale are thought to have been lost at sea as nothing has been heard of them. ? Tho governor has received a let ter from John Thompson, son of ex Governor Hugh S. Thompson, asking for largo areas of land for tho purpose of settling colonists who want to try this State. ? State Treasurer Tim merman ro ports that owing to unusually heavy appropriations and the slowness of tax returns, the actual cash on hand in the State treasury is considerably less than at tho sumo period last year. ? Tho United States Senate has passed a bill to encourage tho Inter State and West Indian Exposition which is to be held in 1001 at Charles ton. Tho appropriation made by this bill is $250,000 and all exhibits will be admitted free of charge. ? Elias Atkins, of Spnrtanburg, left Spartanburg bound for Blacksburg, having $20 in his pocket. "\\ hen next heard of his dead body was found on tho railroad track, his skull crushed and his right hand bruised, indicating that ho was foully dealt with. ? Attorney General Bellinger has requested tho several ?olicitors to re port not only tho offences charged but also tho name of the person, color, sex, age, the crime charged and tho result of tho trial. This will be a step to ward securing criminal statistics in South Carolina. ? Tho Culbreath mining company of Nowberry, has applied fora charter. The capital is to bo $100,000 and the business is to mine for gold principally. The mine is in Saluda county and it is asserted that experts have declared that the precious metal can be gotten out in paying quantities ' ? The now Southern Railway link between Allendnlo and Hnrdeevillo has been completed. This link short ens the distance from Columbia to Sa vannah 14 miles and with other short cuts, is said to give tho Southern the shortest route "from suowhills to or anges," being intended for tho North ern travel. ? Tho other night near Travelers' Rest, Greenville county, John McKin ney and Holland Howard wero fired on from ambush by unknown parties. Neither was hurt. McKiuncynnd How ard aro principal witnesses against James Snodcib, accused of killing Ed Hayes. Sudduth is out on bond and will be tried at tho Januai^ term of court. ? A peculiarly sad accident occurred last Thursday night in Spartanburg. W. R. Matthews, of Haywood, N. C, seventy years old, accompanied by six members of his family, wife and daughters, was comirg to tho town to pay a visit. Thinking tho train had reached the depot, ho stepped off a hundred yards from the stopping place, slipped and fell. His left leg was cut oft. ? While stealing cotton seed from tho premises of Mr. Mott Parker, near Edgefleld last Thnrwlny night, backs of Reuben Jonesand John Jones, colored, were loaded with bird shot. Reuben is in jail, but John made his etcape. Tho negroes were caught in the act of stealing the seed and ran. They refused to stop when ordered to do so, and they were fired on with the result given above. UKNEllAfj NfcWS ITEMS. si ? The expenses of the government me estimated at $000,000,0'.K) a year. ? A piece of property on Whitehall u street Atlanta waft sold a few dayj ago i ti at public outcry for ?2,571.43 per front foot. ? Eight hundred boy? from all parts of the United States met in Washing ton on December 1st to form the Na tional Anti-Cigarette League. ? In Evansvillc, Indiana, there la quo chapter of tho V. ?>. C. ami the members havo contributed $150 to the Jefferson Davis monument fund. ? Tho post olllco department shows a deficit of only $5,885,188, and despite ' tl tho constantly developing mid inereas- t? ing service, is well-nigh self-sustain-1 g ing. ? President McKinley has declared his opposition to tho Cumpnkere Hill which seeks to cut down the represen tation of the Southern States in Con gress. ? Brooklyn, N. Y? is going to havo tho biggest hotel in tho world?a twen ty-threo Btory shack with 1,000 rooms and apartments to accommoda to 950 families. ? There is talk of burning John Gib son at tho stake at Ashland, Ky. He has been caught. Gibson is tho man who killed his daughter by running a red hot poker down her throat. ? Mnj. Page, of Hingtmmton, N. Y., whose ago is 81, height 34 inches, weight 40 pounds, was recently married to Miss Mary Nickel, whose age is 23, height 0 feet and weight 108 pounds. ? Surgeon General Sternberg reports that from May until September, 10,000 cases of typhoid fever appeared among the troops encamped within the. United States. It takes a long time to know the truth. ? Nathaniel Wells, a celebrated chemifu. died in Washington D. C, at tho ago of 107 years. Ho had been around the world 24 times. His rules for long life were : "Say your prayers; keep cheerful; eat heartily, and tako a bath daily." / ? A lunatic who escaped from tho Wisconsin asylum during his freedom stood the civil service examination and passed at tho head of tho list for an early appointment when his identity was discovered, and ho was returned to tho asylum. ? A father and a stepmother havo been sent to the penitentiary in North Carolina, tho father for twelve years and the stepmother for six years, for putting four of tho brutal father's chil dren by his first wifo into an outhouse to die of neglect and disease. ? A Chicago dispatch to tho Phil adelphia Record says : Mrs. Kowe, of Atlanta, has notified the Chicago Woman's Club that if the Northern clubs porsist in rccognizicg colored women in club work it will cause tho broak up of tho Nationnl Federation of Women's Clubs, as tho Southern wo men will not recognize tho colored race. ? "But, of course, a rich man can take nothing with him when ho leaves tho earth." said tho tall passenger. "Well, I don't know about that," re marked the little man at the end of tho seat. "A Columbus capitalist who died suddenly last week left his safo locked and they hnd to get a convict from tho penitentiary to open it. It looks very much as if tho dead man took the combination with him." ? Senator Tillman camo to the sen ate last Monday with most beautiful long hair. It curled down, upon his ears and mado him look liko a second rato actor. Yesterday his hair had been cut to normal length. The trouble was that his superabundance of hirsuteness created so much talk that he could not stand the pressure. "And besides," says Senator Tillman, "when your hair is short you don't havo to brush it so often."? Washington Font. ? Tho Oskaloosa (Kan.) Indepen dent recently reported a former ci tizou, Dr. W. H. Ridgeway, as dead at To peka, whereupon tho man wrote and said : "I went homo and told my wife I wa&?ead, and produced [a copy of your paper in proof. While she is a good woman and all that, she thinks your paper lied. And she showed tho courage of her convictions by making mo carry in a lot of coal and water. So, Mr. Editor, I may say that I am not dead, but I am mad." ?! A veteran railroad engineer says "It- may sound strange to you, but I am a heap more nervous when I am travcllingns a pessenger than when I'm at tho throttle. I don't know what's going on in tho cab and I want to. Every timo I hoar a whistle my impulse is to go out there and run the engine myself. In fact the only time lever am anxious is when I am in a passenger coach. I suppose I feel about the same way a man does who has driven a live ly horso for years and once in awhile lets somo other fellow hold the reins/' ? Many exchanges havo printed a paragraph announcing that tho daily population of tho Equitable building, in New York is 3,100, and that tho mail averages about 18,000 pieces a day. This rocord is outstripped by several buildings in Chicago notably the Mon adnock l>lock, which nt present has a uni!i ?*Ouuiuiion of cioso to if not quite 5,000. So vast is tho postal business of this human hive that it was found necessary to establish on the main lioor n branch postoftieo )with four mail carriers. The Monadock block is 400 feet long, 70 feet wide, 10 stories high it one end and 17 at tho other, and has In all 1,200 offices. In one day over iO.000 persons passed through tho Jack son boulevard entrance alone. State Pensions. Coi.uuiiiA, December ?.?Tho pen on board at its meeting yesterday idortook to adopt rules and regula ons which it hopes will havo tho feet of confining the pensions to ioso legitimately entitled to them, kr?nge as it may sceni it is tho hard it thing in the world to keep fraud it of even so small a thing as tho tato pensions. Although tho State is )t ablo to pay over ten or fifteen dol us a year to tho major class of its ensioncrs, yet there are some who do i)t hesitate to commit fraud and de ption, and by taking pensions and ins compelling others who aro entitled ) them to take less than they ought to et. Men have even been found who avo been getting pensions from the 'ederal Government and then npply ng for pensions from tho Stato for e&'vice in the Confcdci te army. The following is the form adopted or the most general class of appli ants : To the C ounty Pension Hoard: Tho indersigncd applies for a pension un 1er Act of tho General Asaombly, ap? iroved 10th day of February. 1000. I vas a member of Company-, regi nont-. I havo reached the ago of ? years. My wife's income and mine iom all sources is not in excess Of $75. reside at-, in ?- County, South 'arolinn, and havo resided there since 8-. 1 enlisted in Company-, ogimeat -, in 18-, captain-, md served until 18-. 1 was dis charged in-. (Give reasons for bo ng discharged)-. I have been on he pension roll of South Carolina Bince I*-. I am not on the pension roll or m applicant for pension in any other county in South Carolina, or any other State, nor am I on tho pension roll, nor un applicant for pension from tho United States Government. Sworn to and subscribed before mo this-day of-, 1000. State of South Carolina, county of-. Personally appeared before me,-, who, being duly sworn, each of them iloposes and says that they know-, who is an applicant for a pension and they read tho said application. That they know of their own knowledge that ho was a soldier in Company-, regiment -, and that ho rendered jorvico as therein stated. That he has resided in this Stato for - years. That they aro not on tho pension roll tior applicants for pension. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this-day of-, 1000. -. State of South Carolina, county of-. I, -, auditor of - County iforesnid, hereby certify that Mr. rotnrns for taxation real estato at-, personal property at-; total at-. Mis wife, Mrs.-, returns for taxa tion real estato at-, personal prop erty at-; total-. That in my opinion tho income derived from this property, including their income from ill other sources, does not exceed $75. Witness my hand and seal this lay cf ??, 1000, -, Auditor-County. State of South Carolina, county of We, the undersigned county pension board of-County, do hereby cer tify that wo havo made a careful ex imination of the application of -. Wo are of the opinion that the said ap plicant is - entitled to a pension thereunder for tho following rensons: That ho was -a bona Ilde soldier >?in tho late war between States as dleged in his petition. That ho is rears of ago, and that neither he nor lis wife have an income exceeding $75, ironi wages, salary, or from any other >r all sources combined. (Hero stato my other reasons which influenced tho )oard in granting or rejecting this pe ition.) -. County - Pension Board - The purpose, as will be seen, is to ihrow every possible restriction about ho granting of tho application and >08itivo identification of the applicant. Every pensioner in the State, of all liasses, will havo to make a new ap dication and havo the proper certifi ?tes signed as shown in tho general orm ndopted. Blanks will be supplied toall parties, ['hey are now being printed and will >e distributed just as soon as possible. -lite State. Alabama b?igham Young. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 8.?A special to he Journal from New Decatur, Ala., ays : The residence of A. J. Thomas, nonr lluttsville, in this county, was wrecked ist night by dynamite. Tho crime is elieved to havo been tho work of rhite caps. Thomas, who is a single inn of about 40, it is alleged, had as ccupants of his house, seven women. lo had been repeatedly asked to send he inmates of his house away, and had Bcently received warnings from a o-called white cap conimiteo. One of ho women was badly injured in the a plosion. - m m ? - $100 Reward. $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn ial there is at least one dreaded disease that scl ice has been ablo to cure in all Ua stages, and that c.io.rK HtH's Csiirr?i Cm? in iiio only posl to euro now known to the medical fraternity, atarrh being a constitutional disease reqnlres a >natltutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Curo ia Llcen Internally, acting directly upon tho blood id mucous surfaces of the system, thoreby ?lo roying the foundation of tho dl<casp. and giving ?e pa'tlont strength by building up tho comtitu on and assisting nature lu doing Its work Tho rai.rlotors hare m> much f*lth in Its curatl?o )wcrs, that they offer Ono llundrsd Collant for yw 'hit It falls to cure. &?u<l fur list of tet noaiala _ , %_8old by Drag?Ute, 75c. Sali'? Family fills *<* the best.