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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. J. P. CLINKSCAI.KB, I EDITORS AND C. C. LANGSTON, S Picorai KTOUS. TERMS ONE YEAH, $1 50 SIX MONTHS. - - - 75 .VRDNESDAY, JUNE 12,1901. Alabama is holding a constitutional convention, and thc greatest problem it is having to contend with is thc suffrage question. We comm end lo the convention South Carolina's plan. According to the statistics Furnish ed by our consular service, thc farm ers of this country arc better clothed, better housed, better fed, give their children u better education and liavc tnorc money in bank than tho. rural population of any country in the world. The San Francisco Chronicle, an nounces thc installation of direct steamship service between that port and Manila. Direct trade will do more to establish good will between thc people of thc Philippine archipelago and the people of tho United States than any other agency, civil or mili tary. The trader is thc most persua sive missionary. Where he establishes himself all else follows in ?lue order. The National Congress of Mothers has just closed an interesting session in Columbus, Ohio. Large numbers of delegates from North, South, Kant and West were iu attendance. The movement is an inspiring one organi zed in Washington about six years ago on the platform of the highest de velopment of the manifold interests of the home and improvement in thc condition of motherhood io all walks of life. _ Prom the number of shooting trage dies reported by the press South Caro lina is furnishing her full share, and it is evident that the swaggering biped with a pistol in his hip pocket is still plentiful in the land. This species of the genus homo is hardly ever a man of valor, and there is a law on the . ooks against his nefarious practice Our jurors and officials should see that the law is enforced to tho letter without regard to rank, rauc, or posi tion, bo it exalted or humble. Recent census bureau reports show a marked increase in the tenant sys tem, a change which has been going on for the past twenty years, with a decided rise of percentage since 1890. The report proves that such farms have . increased twice as fast as the number of farms worked by owners and four times as fast as the agricul tural population. This percentage of advanoe depends largely upon South ern and Eastern csnditions, though the middle West contributes to it in lesser degree; the extreme West but very little. By the death ot Mr. A. J. Stringer, which is chronicled in another col umn by our Bolton correspondent, Anderson County loses one of her inoBt worthy citizens, whose place will bo hard to fill and who will be greatly missed in his immediate section. Ho was a man of pronounced influence, which he always exerted for thc good of his fellowmen, and those who sought him for advice always found him ready and wiso in counsel. In short, his many not?e traits of character won for him wherever he was known the con fidence ond respect of his fellows. Mr. Stringer was a man who attended strictly to his own business, and had BB few enemies as any man in this County. In every relation of life he discharged his duties most nobly, and has gone to reap the rewards of thc blessed Saviour whom he served so faithfully in this life. Long will his memory be cherished by his wide cir cle of friends. To tho bereaved widow, son and daughter who especially feel thc great loss his death has brought, we tender our deepest sympathy. We see it stated that ata cost of some $30,000 a northern association has sent to thc southwest a train load of impliments, with competent engi neers, to show the natives how to build good roads. At Now Orleans, they took a most unpromising road and rapidly, with thc material at hand and local labor, constructed a splendid highway. We) do not know that our northern frionds could teach us in An derson County how to build better roads, for we have demonstrated prac tically our eic vcr ii''ss and expertness along that line; but we do wish some one would instruct our authorities how to keen ihn roads good after they are built. What is really wanted, in thia regard, is "eternal vigilance," and there is something in the Southern charaoter at war with that, or eine neglect has become chronic. It should be somebody's duty to inspect thc roads, to repair them at the first man ifestation of a gully, a holo or any in equality. Tho municipal authorities of Europe, chiefly in England and Franco we arc told, exermees this con stant care, and hence a perfect road is kept up to tho highest standard of ex cellence and not permitted to deterior ate in thc least degree. Court Proceedings. Thc Court of (Jouerai Sessions con vened lust Monday at Iii o'clock, with Judge Klugh presiding. Solicitor Bogga, Stenographer Aiken and the other Court oiiiciuls were all in their respective places. The Solicitor hand ed in a number indictments, swore the witnesses and his Honor made a brief but pointed ? barge to thc Graud Ju rors, who then retired. Judge Klugh sounded the contingent docket, sever al ea.-'1 - were sui for trial and a few others were stricken from the docket. The Court then look a recess until '.i u clock p. m. in the afternoon tho hr>t case tried was the State vs. Lewis McCodc, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, who was acquitted. 1 bc next case waa against Henry Washington, Will Turner and ?Jink Gambrell, charged with murdering Geo. Bozeniau, jr., ata picnic near Hulton last August, and wtiieh result ed in a misti lal at the hint term of Court. This case wa?* not concluded un ti j yesterday afic?uuuu, when Wash ington was convicted of manslaughter and the other two negroes were acquit ted. On Monday afternoon tho Grand Jury repined true bills in the follow ing eases : Sam 1. A. Haynes, murder ; Will, aud Harriet Owens, murder ; Charles Wright, attempted burglary ; Hamster Allen, violation of dispen sary law, two eases; Alfred Brjwu, larceny ; Harvey Ko Usu, violation of dispensary law ; A. 1>. Patterson, vio latiou of dispensary law ; Hub Wil hams, a&saull and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons : Wm. Owens, violation of dispensary law. Yesterday thc Grand Jury reported true bill - in the following casus: F. 1\ Robertson, assault and battery with intent to kill; Wm. Harton, ditq osiug of property under a lieu;' J. S. Fowler, Willis McGee, NV. Q. Hammond, W. M. Hailey, Jumes Martin, Mike Hob bins, Jumos Cook aud Geurge Thomas, conspiracy, false imprisonment and assault und battery of a high aud aggravated nature. Wm. Burton plead guilty to dispos ing of property under a lien aud was sentenced to pay a tine of $50 or six months service in the ohaiu gang. Pat. Hiudman, obarged with assa lt and battery with intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons, plead guilty, and was sentenced to pay a hue of $150 or two years in the peniten tiary. Tho fine was paid. Alfred Brown plead guilty to grand larceny and was sent to the chain gang for eighteen mouths. When Court adjourned last evening the case of Chas. Wright, attempted burglary, was being tried, and will be concluded this morning. The Graud Jury will finish its work to day and be discharged. Tho petit jurors will be kept busy tho balance of tho week. The case against Will Owens and Harriet Owens, charged with murder ing L. Vernon Watson, has been set for trial to-morrow. McSweeney's Reply to Tillman's Caustic Letter. COLUMBIA, S. C., June 5,11)01.-Gov. Mcsweeney has eutered the field ns a writer in the Tillman-McLaurin cor respondence bureau. His letter ?B a reply to that of Senator Tillman and a defence of the position he has taken in asking the withdrawal of the resig nations. It reads as follows : June 5,1001. Hon. IV. R. Tillman, Trenton, S. C. -Sir: Your letter of June 1 has been received. I have carefully noted its contents, and the most charitable view which I can take ot' it is that it was written in the beat of passion and without due consideration. I note thatyousay that I have "tran scended" my authority und that the Governor "cannot compel n mcinhcr of the United States Senate to hold his commission and exercise the functions of that ullico if he chooses to surrender it," mid that you "decline for tho pres ent to withdraw" your resignation. Had you read carefully my letter ad dressed to you and to Senator McLau rin, you uiusthnvo seen that I did not express any desire to "compel a mem ber of tho United States Seuate to hold his commission and exercise the func tion? of that office" if he chose to sur render it. My sole purpose in return ing ibo resignations was to ask you gentlemen to consider calmly and thoughtfully the c msequonces to the people of whatljudgetl to be a hasty act, and what you admit to have been a hasty act, and 1 must confess that I am some what surprised at the tone of your an swer to my request. 1 consider the course which J took in this matter to be for the best interesta of the people of South Carolina and i am responsible to them alone for my action. And, furthermore, I still be liovo that my course han met the ap proval of a mnjority of the citizens of the State, nor do 1 consider them "un thinking citizens,11- but mon who know and recognize ns fully ns any people on earth the rights and duties and respon sibilities of citizenship, and who do not need the services of anyone to tell thrill their duty. Your insinuation that I have been "importuned" to "await the conven ience" of any present or would-be aspirants, who "aro not just ready, for various reasons, to enter the contest brought ou so unexpectedly," and that for this reason my action haa taken tho direction it has. is unworthy of a mun holding the high commission which baa been given you by the peo ple of South Carolina and deserves no notice in this connection. However, I may say for your benefit that I alone am responsible for my reply and will give account for the conrso I have taken to the people who have honored me and not to any one individual. In this matter I have done what I thought best calculated to promote the present prosperity and contentment of tho people of my State, and shall con tinue to do so regardless of what auy one man may say or think of my course. I did not think that a political cam paign this Summer could do any gi KM), and acted accordiug to my belief. However, had the resignations been unconditional and unrestricted my ac tion might have been otherwise. With due respect for your opinion, I think 1 have ua hi>ih "conception of the oilice of Senator- nnd ito powers" as you or n;i> other citizen of this State, and you must have ktiown that the brief interview to which you refer meant that I would si m ply meet the responsi bility and pei form my duty under the condition?. If you ?till wich to resign your com miSHionand willseiid to thu office an unconditional resignation 1 will exer cise the authority and power vetted in nie by the people. Respectfully^ M. H. MCSWKKNKY, Governor. News From Iola. Well, Mr. K<1 i tor, a? our fair little maiden is absent this week, we thought ve would take her place, and ns it is our first we hope it won't reach thu waste basket. The potato bugs are very destructive to potatoes in this section, but paris green will put a stop to them. Little .lay Prue Holder is very ill with white swelling. We hopo he will soon bc W( ll again. Mrs. J. F. Wilson recently visited her uncle, Mr. William Holt, of Waco. New buggies are not being bought in our little town tor nothing, Mr. Edi tor. We think they will tie used to advantage before long. The little iain thai tell a lew days was very good on cotton and young corn, hut not so well on wheat, which will soon be ready to harvest. Mr. E. J. Buchanan's new tl welling house helps the looks ot' things won derfully. A crowd of Iola boy? and girls in tend to go to Elberton, (ia., this Sum mer and tish on the .Savannah river. Ves, wo are under mauy obligations to our Portman correspondent to visit there. Wo know it would bo a great pleasure. This writer remembers a pleasant visit, a crowd made there three years ugo this August. Miss Lizzie Mitchell has been very sick. Juno peaches, apples and cherries are getting ripe, so eome up, Mr. Edi tor, and dsns with un. News is very scarce and visitors numerous. Mrs. William Burns and daughter, Miss Hella, we aro sorry to noie? have been very sick with chills. PAPA'S HAUY HOV. June H. Program for Union Meeting. Mi:. EDITO? : Please announce in your next issue that the next meeting of the Piedmont Union will bc held with Mt. Pisgah Church, commencing on Saturday before the lifth Loi d's day in June, at 10 a. in. Introductory ser mon by Kev. H. I. Spearman-alternate lim'. (J. M. Hogers. Reorganization; Recess one hour for refreshments. Query No. 1-How may wo be useful in saving souls Y First speaker Rev. H. M. Allen. Query No. 2-How can the churches be induced to take a greater interest in our Union meetings T First speaker, Laban Mauldin. Query No. 3-Should c wife join an other Church to please her husband? Rev. E. A. Durham. Query No. 4-What is the Scriptural ut ti med of a Christian towards the whiskey trafile and our present statutes regarding the traflicT Kev. GT. M. Rogers. The ladies will please not forgot to send two delegates from each society, which will meet immediately after dinner. A. M. GUYTON, Clerk pro tem. - Dr. ?. C. James of Chase City, Va., has been elected president of Greenville Female College to succeed Dr. Murfee, resigned. WARNING. TUE undersigned hereby warns the pu Olio noe, to hire ur harbor Will. Jame son, a you UK negro, woo is under con truce to work for me. and has left me without eau tu?. Persons disregarding tum notice- will be prosecuted to the full extent of tbe law. B. T. IRBY, Guyton, 8. C. June 12, 1H01_51_1 Notice of Final Settlement. > HB undersigned. Executors of the Entaie of Lucinda Williams, deceased, euraby giro notice that tbey will on the 15 h day of July, 1001. anni? to the Judge of Pronate for Anderson County, ri. C., for a Final Settlement of aald B? tate, and a discharge from their office as Kxroutore. L. E. CAMPBELL, J. N. CARWILE, June 12, 1901-51 Executors. Notice to Teachers. AN Examination for Teachers' Certif? calos will be neut on Friday, Jane 21st. Alt ?i pp Ilea nts are requested to be here promptly at i) a. ra. J une 21, 1901, provi ded with stationery, eic R. E. NICHOLS N, CY?. Sup. Ed. Notice of Election. . TH B Trust?es of the Public Schools ure requested to hold au election in their iMtpHtaive di-tneiM on Saturday, June 22nd, that tbs people m y hive an oppor tunity to nominate Trustees tor the next term The names of those nominated should he reported to the County Super intendent on or before July 1st. Bv order of Couutv B ard. R. K. NH'HOL^ON, C?>. B ?p. Ed. COLLEGE OF^ HARLESTON, ? liarle?to>u, S. C. FOUNDED tn 1785. Stroug Faculty. well? qutppurt Chemical, Phyaicil and" Biological Laboratories Observatory. Library of 1-1,000 volumes, and the ll .est M UNCU in ot Natural Ilu.:or.y in tbe South. M. A., t?. S., and M. A. couina* offered. Tuition $40, payable In two instal ments. Hoard in Col oge Dormitory can be ob.ainet at $10 a month. One Schol arship giving fr+a tuition is assigned to Anderson County, the holder tc bo ap pointed by the Judge of Probate and th-? C -indy Superintendent of Education. All eaudlnntee for admission are permit ted io compete fur vtoatit B ?yee Scholar - ship*, which pay 8150 a year. Entrance ExMiuiuatlotiH will be held in Anderson on July 12, 1901, by the County Superin tendent and Judge of Pr. baie. Next Mt** um o po n M September SO, 1901. For ?"atidoi'iie Address HtRRI-ON RANDOLPH, Pres. Jii'H 12. 1901 51 2 A DBE AM OF FRIENDS. Tho possession of PHOTOS of friends is a decided pleasure, and as time rolls on these mementoes become moro valuable because they can't bo rep) .oed. You should do your share toward laying up future pleasure for oth.rs. My PHOTOS are life-liko now and will still bo works of art years hence S. W. COLONS. Deering Light Draft Ideal Mowers. THE ONLY MOWER made .vith only two-piece pitman. Has adjustable drag bar and light draft We have the genuine thick centre Terrell Heel S wt qi that has just the right set. Also, all sizes of the Victor Sweep Wings. If you will come to see us will make it inter?af?L-g to you and will save you some money. BROCK BROS, Anderson, S. C. Another line of Sample Shoes To arrive this week. See them, for if we have your size you can get a fioe Shoe ut a smuii cost. HEAVY LINE STAPLE DRY GOODS, SHOES, HATS, &c, At the closest pricer you ever bought them. If you need FLOUR, COFFEE or TOBACCO We won't say what we can do for you, but ask that you call and see for your self. We are Yours with regarde. VANDIVER BROS. D. 8. VANDIVER. J. J. MAJOR. E. P. VANDIVER. Vandiver Bros. & Major. If you want a Fine, Medium or Cheap Buggy We can sell it to you and save you money. We have the nobbiest line of Fancy Young Men's Buggies to be found, and want to show them to you. Wc have a large stock of "BIRDSELL'S and "WHITE HICKORY* Wagons At lowest prices. 9tf We sell the PLANO MOWER and BINDER, and want you to see them. Your trade appreciated. VANDIVER BROTHERS fe MAJOR. Nothing so refreshing as a glass of Ice Tea ! THE O. & O. TEA Is especially fine for Ice Tea. For sale only at my store. FRESH FLORIDA VEGETABLES ALL THE TIME. English Peas, grown here, picked every morning. No trouble to get what you want to eat now. G. Frank Bolt, THE CASH GROCER. You Have Seen Firemen filling up engines with coal. The coal ' is consumed and runs the engine. The ashes are worthless and thrown-out. Your body is like an en gine. Constipation is clogging it up. Your skin is sallow, )MU have foul breath and pain in the hack. Evans' Liver and Kidney Pills For bilious people will cure you. Sift out the ashes, nature will do the rest. Price 25c-Five Boxes $1.00. Mailed on receipt of price _EVA WS' PHARMACY. A Tip to the Young Men ! WHEN IN NEED OF AN UP-TO-DATE HAT Or, in fact, anything in the way of And especially my beautiful line of UNDERWEAR, for HOT weather it coming. Call on-* C. A. nKCvCi THE FURNISHER. Opposite tba Post Office?, North Biala Street* AudeHoa, M. V? A 0. STRICKLAND PEMTl&T. OFFIfcE-Frcnt Rooms over Fann ers and Merchants Bank. The opposite ont Illustrates Oon tlnc-jua Qom Teoth. T?e Ideal Plate-more o'einlv than the nata* ral teeth- No bad ta^te or breath rom Pia*"'?of thia?4tad. Entire June Month The largest Store in thin section offers the wost of the best Goods at greatly REDUCED PRICES FOR THIS EN. TIRE MONTH. IT MEANS The disposal of great quantities of First Class Merchin, chandise at prices without regard to profit until July 1st. IT MEANS An opportunity for every frugal buyer to purchase Goods at an immense saving. IT MEANS That there is no depreciating of quality here in order ie make the price so low. The same perfection 'bf quality is always maintained/no matter how we sell our Goods. IT MEANS That with che extraordinary low prices for these first class Goods; coupled'with the HANDSOME FREE PRE MIUMS which we continue to distribute even during this sale, this will be a month of greatest saving to shrewd and careful buyers* Call in the Store, ask for a quotation circular, examine the Goods that are offered under price, and convince yourself that our printed words are inadequate to describe this biggest of all sales. Respectfully, Julius H. Weil & Co. Up-to-Date Men! It ia not necessary to wear the most expensive Clothing, or even the very latest cut, to be up-to-date. It is the accessories that count : A Nice Umbrella, Correct Furnishings, The Little Particulars. Our line of UMBRELLAS, for .Gentlemen, and Ladies, is the most cor rect in the city. Will you look in ? Next to Post Office. The Celebrated old Seven-Finger Counts, And Fourteen-Finger Joan Berry Every Cradle perfeotly Bet and fitted with blades of highest quality. ! MoCormiok Mowers have the lightest draft, the simplest gearing, the longest and strongest pitmans, widest and strongest frames, letgeBt wheels and tho most excellent and lino Gutter Bars of any Mowers oa ibo market. ^ . There is no$ a point in ?he mechanism of these excellent Mower?in whioh any expert eaa fail to appreciate their superiority. In cass yoi seme ii contest with simups or einer obstructions tho Cutter Bars of thoBo Mowers can be raised by a simple pressure of the trip with the foot or a puiyrf the levor with the hand, without stopping to throw the ma chine out of fcear ; after passing such bbstruotion simply drop the Cutter Bar with the Lever and the machine is automatically thrown back into gear and continues to ont as before. - s This is only one of rite many good features of the McCormick. We invite yon to let.us. demonstrate some of the many others to, yon, and we wish to impress upon you the faot that, thero is'no Mower on the. market that will require as few repairs as the matchless McCormick. SULLIVAN HAEDWAEtECO