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' %mimt Courier, ^54?:H.??J^i?.'?^ TJHUR?OAY MOKNINO. *^&J?lg^fr*? SMITH-& STtSrt. K. Tj J[AX?J?STV ?m i" pnn- ? 1>. A7BM?TH7' 0U83CRIPTI?N, ?1.00 P?R ANNUM. _AOVE?TIvSINQ RATK8 REASONABLE. ?SF" Communications of a porsonal ohnraotor charged for ns advortlsomont?. S3Sr" Obituary notices and tributes of respect, of not ovor ono hundred words, win bo printed freo of ohargo. All ovor that number must bo paid for at tho rato of ono cont a word. Cash to accompany manuscript. WALHALLA, 8. 0. t '.mtlHHUAV, OUTOllKIt ll?, 180?. Tho Colton Situation. "What aro wo going to do if you mill men take all tho cotton?1 ' asked n Ho portor for Tho Nowa and Courier of Capt. William A. Courtenay, of tho Nowry Cotton Mills, yesterday. Capt. CcurV".iay is not only ono of tho most prominent of tho South Carolina manu facturers, but ho is woll known boro as a buainoss niau of keon foresight, and ono who weighs woll bis words. "Thoro is no question in my mind," he said, "but that within a very fow years tho cotton mills of South Carolina will consume, ovory halo of cotton produced In tho Stato. And what must Charleston do ? Sho must turn hor eyes Westward and tako a hand in tho enormous export trado from that section of tho country. Charleston must mako a strong bid for tho grain shipments that are now going around by somo loss direct route. Tho v^port business of this city must look for something besides cotton to sustain it." On tho oxohnnges yesterday tho fool ing was decidedly bluo. So far ns the brokors and exporters wore ooncorned them was almost nothing in Bight. "Wo oro offering sovou cents all ovor tho inte rior, but what docs that avail us whoo thc mills in nomo section.; arc payiug 71?" said a representativo of alargo exhorting firm. "Just think of it, wo aro ready to pay tho prico quoted in tho Now York futuro market for January and Decem ber deliveries. Tho report of tho crop estimate from tho United States agricul tural bureau received to-day gives tho oouditions at 62.4 as compared with (JS.r> last mouth. This dato last year the esti mate was 75.4, for 1807 it was 70, and in ISM) it wns 00.7. But as an indication of how little this report is credited the mar ket scarcely moved a point. January was on tho Now York futuro market at 7.00@7.07, and after tho roport of tho bureau had been published it was 7.00. December opened 7@7.01, and lingered voryncar tho seven mark. The Liver pool market was unchanged." Thoro aro oight big steamers loading or ready to load at this port, four by thc Charleston Transport Lino and four by tho Johnston Blue Cross Line. So far Charleston has had no demurrage lo pay and tho steamship mon hopo to escape BUOh a contingency. With receipts like yostorday's, however, it would seem that tho evil might only ho postponed. Tho railroads brought in 1,7^7 bales, ogoinst 4,-180 bales this dato last year. Tho receipts to dato aro 08,005 and to this dato last year 80,077. The dift'er onco in crop conditions make this dis parity even moro notable. "Tho Southern Railway is not helping this port in tho matter of cotton re ceipts," said a cotton man yesterday. "Not that I mean to imply any wrong dealing or anything that tho Southern can avoid. It is just this way, you see, tho Southorn owns roads all over thc Stato and is obliged to make its through ratos according to the rules of tho rail road commission!. In consequence of this tho mills buy cotton right at Char leston's gateway and can alloid to pay tho straight haul, whereas, when tho South Carolina and Georgia was an in dependent lino, they couldn't stand the two locals. Just as an example I might mention that tho Pacolet Mills, near Spartanburg, took a hundred bales away from our linn's buyer at Williston a few days ago. This cotton had to come this way and made a pretty long trip, but the mill men will have it." A roport was current to the o fleet that Savannah was paying demurrage on seve ral vcssols, and this looked as though -Other places were not doing a great deal of business. The receipts at Savannah however, were several thousand above Charleston, and tho steamship men here woro not disposed to brag very much Several vessels aro expected in within tho next few days, and this will make tlx cotton licet look very largo with receipts of 2,000 bales and less per day.-News and Courier, October IL "I wish to oxpress my thanks to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Roraody, for hav i ng put on the market such a wonderful medicino," says W. W. Massingill, of Beaumont, Texas. There aro man} thousands of mothers wllOSO children have been saved from attacks of dy*u;n tory and cholera infantum who st also fool thankful, it is for sale bj J W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lummy, Sen eca; ll. B. Zimmerman, Westminster. A F?lal Quarrel About Hofjs. ' AUGUSTA, CA., October 17.-Jas. A McElmurray was shot and instantly killed last Thursday by his cousin, J. lt McElmurray, sovcral milos below tho city. Both aro white mon, well know in this section, where thoy are connected with many families. Tho trouble grow out of tho trespass of hogs belonging to Jas. MoKlmurray on Iii? cousin's place and which tho latter had penned ti] James, accompanied by a negro named Sapp, wont after thom this morning, and while ho was letting thom ont of tho pen lils cousin canio on tho porch of his house, fired a load of ?hot into him, and gavo him a second barrol when ho wi down. Throe ?bot? were fired at Sap]) who ran at tho first roport. Ile w? struck by ono load of ?hot, and is in th hospital In a dangerous condition. J. 1 MoKlmurray escaped to South Carolin in a buggy. _-? ---- That Throbbing llcndacho : Would quickly loavo you, if you usc Dr. King's Now Lifo Pill?. Thousands of sufferers havo proved their matchlcst merit for ?ick and nervous headaches Thoy mako puro blood and strong nerve and build up your health. Easy to tai? Try thom. Only 25 couts. Money bar If not cured. Sold by all druggists tho county. --. ^ Fatal Politics In tho Harem. LONDON, Ootobor 17.--A special from Buobnront Bays tho Sultan of Turkoy has drowned in tho Bosphorus sovoral ladies of tho harom, suspected of complicity with mombors of tho Young Turkish ,\ . party. IIIS YOUTH-DISPENSARY A8 STATE'S AUGEAN RTAWLES-THHEE CHAPTERS. THE IOU jgg IIS i? Thieves of the m st Water-He Tells of Sup posed Prlvato Conversations. OUACTBlt ONU. Ex-Dookkoopor Jl). A. O. Ou?ts, of tho Matu .Dispensary lins commoucod his threatened rovolatlons. Tho first in stallment was published ou Ootobor 12th and tho publio is glvon to understand that thorn will bo moro to follow, By way of introduction Mr. Ouzts says that during his long connection with tho dis pensary ho has observed a number of things that ho know to. bo wrong. Ho roportod those things as ho found thom out to members of tho Hoard of ('ont roi. Thoy, howovor, did not tako notion, aud considering that Ita hnd dono ids duty, ho did not soo fit to carry tho matter any further. Ho ssys that on tho night of tho 20th or 21st of Soptombor T. C. Robinson had told him that traps woro being laid for Douthit. Robinson was at tho timo undor tho itdluoueoof liquor. Ousts goes on to say that Chairman Miles lo a "liar by his own confession," having onco said that ho had told moro lies sinco ho became a mcmbor ot tho State Hoard than bo bad told in all his lifo boforo. Ho goos on to say that Miles had given tho position of receiv ing clork to hiB nophow, F, Elrnoro Young, of Clinton, a young man who does not oven know tho multiplication table. Eurthormoro, on tho occasion when visiting Congressmen woro enter tained in Columbia, Milos, in violation of tlio law, retailed from tho dispensary $103.85 worth of champagno, wino, rum 1 and brandy, charging for it tho price [ that is asked of dispensarios rather than of consumers. Ho montions sovoral other alleged shortcomings and promises lo givo big sensations lator on. Tboro is nothing in tho first' installment, how ever, that is calculated to raiso much of n row. ClIAPTKlt TWO. Coi.VMltlA, S. C., Octobor 18.-D. A. G. OuztS bas given out chaptor two of bis statement. It doals with Chairman Hasoldon almost entirely, and Ou/.ts says (hero will bo other chapters to follow for sovoral days. Ile starts out by say ing: "I). Saoi ?v Sons, of Louisville, Ky.; first bad John T. Gaston, ox-Acting State Commissioner, as Stato striker, striking tho board for ordors for thom. Ho was paid for ono or two purposes, and their regular drummer, Micklo, dis charged Gaston during tho mooting of the board. Gaston told mo that ho im mediately left Micklo's room in tho Je rome hotel and wont to tho board room and called Mr. Cooper, monibor of tho Stato Hoard, out, and told him of bis treatment. Cooper went back into tho board room and bad tho board to coun termand an order for twonty-livo barrels of whiskey which had boon given to D. Sachs & Sons. "The next deal Sachs A- Sons or their drummer made with local strikers was with young Evans, a cousin of J. Dudley Hasoldon, then chairman of tho board. This young man was scarcely 21 year old and had never sold whiskey boforo and '.nows just about as much about travel ing for a wholesale houso as tho average country youth, and they know nothing about trade and couimorco. Ho could never have gotten a job if he bad not been related to tho chairman. Tho strength of bis pull may ho judged by the amount of bis and Gaston's orders which amount to ?10,580.08. Tho amount may bo larger tba.: this because all the invoices may not have been posted when this amount was taken from tho books." Ou/.ts says liquors woroordorod from Sachs as needed. Then ho takes up Friedman, Keller & Co., who fought tho dispensary law and had an opposition store and shows bow they worked through Maitines, of Charleston, and then employed W. E. Jlluo, another cousin of Haselden. Mr. Wno succeeded in getting some good ordors and tho amount of his pull ami that of Matthies with J. Dudley Haselden, chairman, ad vocating orders for bim, amounts to $10,411) in ordors given. "Alter the board passed resolutions excluding local stiikcrs, Blue was turned down by Friedman, Keilor & Co. and J. Dudley Haselden decided that their liquor was not as good as it was while Rluo was with thom. At least bo gave up advocating purchasing from Fried man, Keller iv Co. and they have gotton no moro ordors sinco. "Just aftor tho death of Govornor Kllorbo and about tho timo lloyd Evans was leaving his ollico a drummor came lo Columbia toa mooting of tho board. Sprinkler represented tho Roidsvillo, N. C., Liquor oompauy and was corralled at tho Hrs! meeting he attended by W. Boyd Evans, who got a job with him, and upon Sprinkler's going befoio tho board with Evans and telling thom ho bad em ployed Evans to travel North and South Carolina an order was given tho Roids villo Liimor company. They got such a large order that thoy had Homo difficulty in lilling it-did not (ill it in time to get another at tho next board meeting-but have been given orders at evory meeting since, it Evans over travolcd further for them than from Marion hore to Co lumbia it has never boon hoard of. Royd Evans's pull amount? to $8,800.08 in orders given, besides the Soptombor pur chases. So much for takiug caro of cousins. "Now, what about yoursolf, J. Dudley Haselden, did you ever make this ro mark, that you bad liquidated $10,000 in debts sinco you had been a member of the board ? Your salary, according to tho published report of tho board, was not $1,600. Bosidos these three cousin liquor drummers, and before thom, J. Dudley Haselden has his hrothor-in-lav.' elected ono of tho inspectors, who hold bis job several months, rosignod and went back to college Aftor this J. C. Moody, another cousin from Marion county, was given tho inspection job. Ho is still connected with the dispensary. lt has boon asserted that Stelling was given p. job as dispenser in Charleston because M. lt. Coopor noodod bis influ ence in tho city to help him in bis raco for Secretary of Stato. J. I). I'oroival was also given a dispenser's job in Charleston about tho same time. Stell ing was finally allowed to run a dispen sary against tho voto of Mr. Doutbit and Mr. Williams and they hold bim up for thirty days and trie.I to provent Ston ing from running a who'.osalo dispen sary. Ou/.ts says Haselden bought a oaso of liquor lor tho legislators and paid for it at wholcsaloprlcoB. Ho sayB Hasoldon o?niK?f? U?> ive ouvviuoe nut earned; that ho plays doublo lu tho'boor privilege matter. Frledmaud, Keilor & Co. olToisd silver flasks for order of Are cosos o? c?solgoods sud gue thu orders. Ouzts asks Hasoldon: "At tho samo timo were you not buying contraband yourself ? viz : I. W. Harpor wbtekoy at a dollar and eight couts per quart, tho same prioo oharged to opt i ty dlaponscrs aud thus tho town and county losing thoir profits, and not paying ooah but having it charged to your account? When you would draw your pay for attondauoo boro as chairman at tho ond of tho wook, you would havo a bill modo out for it J aud roooiptod, paying for tho aanio. Not only this; did you not have full oasoB of ohnmpagno opouod in the ?Stato dfaponaary, tako out what you wautod and pay for it, at pricoa oharged a county diapouBary ? TMs you did whilo Viotor niuo was hore, and you and ho drank it | in tho board room.1' OUAl'TKK Tl l lt KK, Cor.UiiniA, S. C., Ootobor 14.- To-day Bookkeeper Ouzts issuod auothor b-vtoh of bia diaponsary revelations. Tho our ront ohaptor rloals with Sooretary of | Coopor, a former member of tho board, with Ex-CommisBionor Vaneo '.nd with the coso of former Mayor W. McBoo | Sloan, whom ho BtyloB "X-Moyor Sloau," as a "looul striker" for whiskey houaos. Ho charges Coopor with Booing that purohaBos of liquor were niado from a whiakoy houso by ono Gibbou, who rou ted Cooper's farm for buying and Bond ing out whiakoy during tho campaign un political purposos. Ho pays his rospoots to Captain Wobb for not dosing up Caatollo, a Charleston boer dispenser, when ordered to do BO by tho board. Ho also charges tho clock with violating tho rulo abom drinking on tho promises. Ho ohargos Colonol Vaneo with soil ing contraband liquor to himself and others. Colonol Vaneo is also charged with "pushing" tho Hunter ryo whiskey. Ho charges Colonol Vaneo also with "loaning" BOIUO coal to William B. Sloan. Ho thou goos for ox-mayor Sloan ns a "strikor" for a nutnbor of whist houses. Ho charges that ovory ol?ort | was mado to carrol tho diaponsary om ployeos and make thom voto in tho last | municipal election. OHAPTKR roon. Tho fourth installment bf tho rovola tions of X-Bookkeepor Ouzts was handed tho press on tho 15th instant. Ho nl logos a conspiracy among tho gouorals of tho Stato dispensary army to over throw tho Douthitards, and speaks of tho "sccrot dossior." Tho cuiront in stallment doals with Shipping Clork Black's booking methods, and may bo ] most appropriately termed tho "Polit Noir" of thodocumonts rccontiy brought [ to light. During tho winter of 1807 Mr. Jamos Need, ono of tho leading citizens and merchants of Clay, Clay county, W. Va., struck his log against a cako of ico in such a manner as to bruiso it soveroly. lt beenmo vory much swollen and pained him so badly that ho could not walk without tho aid of crutches. Ho was treated by physicians, also used sovoral kinds of lin i mont, and two and a half gal lons of whiskey in bathing it, but noth ing gave any relief until ho bogan using Chambor!Mn's Pain Balm. This brought almost a completo cure in a wtok's timo ? and lie believes that had benet used this remedy his lon would havo had to been amputated. Vain Balm is unequaled for sprains, bruises and rheumatism. For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla; W. J. Lun noy, Sonoca; ll. li. Zimmerman, West minster. THE NEWS FROM SENECA. Sudden Death of W. A. Lowery-Tho Local and Porsonal Nows Graphically Told. SRNKC'A, H. C., October 18.-Tho sudden death of Mr. W. A. Lowery, which oc curred at 8 o'olook Sunday morning, was a groat shock to his family and his many friends. Mr. Lowery had been slightly ill for about ten days prior to his death, but was not considered soriously ill until Friday afternoon at live o'clock. Dr Hines, tho attending physician, discov ered that ho was stricken with paralysis Ho soon became unconscious and rc maincd in that condition until his death In tho death of Mr. Lowery Seneca loses one of her most useful and rc spected citizens. Public spirited, ho bal over lieen identified with all that pei tained to tho progress of our town sinco its Iii st sett .lemont. Gonorous and kind, his heart and hand wore evor open to tho wants of tho poor and noody. They called not upon him in vain. .Sixty years marks tho length of his days boro on earth, and ho goos down to his gravo honored and beloved hy his family' and by tho community in which ho has spout bis ontiro lifo. His death occurred ina fow milos of whoro ho first saw tho light Oconeo county was always his homo. At cloven o'clock Monday morning largo crowd assembled at tho residence, whoro a beautiful sorvico was hold by Kev. W. S. Ilamitor, of tho Presbyterian church. Tho remains were interred in tho cemetery of this placo. Tho casket was bankod with raro and beautiful llowors, sont by sympathizing frionds. Judge and Mrs. Ko wi or, of Andorsou; Dr. Baylus Karlo, Dr. Tho?. Karlo, Misses Kstelle and Nan Karlo and Mrs. Craw ford, Greenville, and a large number of other relatives and friends from various points attended tho burial. Lieut. Whit Jordan carno iii on tho vestibule of hist Sunday. Ho is rapidly recovering from his recent illness. Miss Kato .Stribling, of Boswell, Ga., is visiting relatives boro at prosont. Tho Misson Whitmiro, of Groonvillo, aro tho guests of Mrs. T. K. Stribling this week. Tho proposod con?oi t, which tho Pres byterian ladies expected to havo had on Tuesday ovoning, was postponed on ac count of Mr. Lowery's death. Mr. B. li. Lowery, of Ellisvillo, Miss., cunio to tho death-bed of his brother, Mr. Wm, A. Lowery, on last Saturday. Ho returned to Mississippi on Tuesday. Bishop Capers hold a confirmation sorvico in tho Episcopal chapel on Mon day ovoning. His eloquent discourse was enjoyed by tho congregation who assomblea to hoar this ablo and bolovod divine Soneea continues to bo tho highest inarkot in tho up-country for cotton and cotton ?cod. Tho cotton is being pur chased almost sololy for tho near-hy cot ton mills. Tho pnces paid for tho ?tapio tho past week exceeded either Charleston or Savannah. Who said the building of cotton mills would not honellt tho far mer ? It would seem that tho middle man's commission is like Othello's occu pation, "Gono." On tho 10th of Docombor, 18i>7, Hov. S. A. Donohoe, pastor M. E. Church, South, Pt. Pleasant, W. Vn., contracted a ?ovoro cold which was attended from the beginning by violent coughing. Ho say?: "After resorting to a numbor of so-called 'specifics,' usually kept in tho house, to no purpose, T purohasod a hof> tie of Chamberlain's Cough Itomndy, which acted Uko a charm. I most cheer fully recommend it to tho public For ?alo hy J. W. Boll. Walhalla; Vf, J. Lun ney, Sonooa; H. B. Zimmerman, Weat miiiBter, . THE BR???SH ANO ROERS. A Roportod Fight bu? Nothing DetinU^-The Colinby 1$ Rich and Worth Fighting for. Tho war la tho Transvaal ia In .full blast. Wo do not know how to give tho nows. Sonto of tho reports nay 15 Brit ish woro killed in the first battle, whito another roport conum dashing over the wires that 2,000 Boors wore killed, so wo do uot kuow what to say for our readers to boliovo. Tho telegraphic roport? aro longthy, imnlo up of speculation. If tmy, thing definite tums up worth publishing you will find it in those columns. Tho following has boon sont out from Capo Town, near tho seat of hostilities: "An armored train has boon destroyed south of Mafeking, and flftoou ops killod. Tho liners shelled tho Wroo ?* after tho train was derailed." A lntor di sp iiteh says; "Tho armored train was dostroyod near Kraipan station while on its way,to Mafeking with guns." So you seo this is really all there is of it. It is tiresome to try to ma kn nows out of such trash. Without opposition tho Boers havo occupied all important points in uorth orn Natal, tho soono of thoir victories in tho last war with England. Thoy will probably push on and destroy tho rail road loading to Durban, the port of Natal, through that colony. If thoy eau do this thoy will make tho British nd vanco a vory slow aud arduous affair, for thoy already havo possession of tho only otb or railway linos to tho coast tho Capotown-Buluwayo and tho Capo lown?Johannesburg, and can moot tho invaders at tho Groat Orango* ri vor. Tho Boora aro certainly audacious. Thoy aro going for tho biggest British gamo in sight. Evory important point on tho Capotown-Buluwayo railroad west of tho two ropubllcs is oithor threatened or surrounded. This road, tho first link in tho proposed Capo to Cairo system, runs on tho odgo of Brit ish territory along tho Free Stato and Transvaal bordor. Tho Doors have cut communications at various places and aro reported to bo attacking Kimberley, Vryburg and Mafeking. Tho former is supposed to bo too well protected for assault. If capturod it will bo a rich prize, for it is tho diamond city of tho world and is said to bold groat stores of tho precious stones. LATK8T.-Tho latest war nows from the Transvaal is to tho effect that a terri ble battle bas been fought at Mafeking, in which :i00 Burghors woro killod. The Boors forced tho fighting. Tho ' British killed numbers 18. Tho Kimberly water supply may bo out off. A dispatch from Capetown says tho Boors havo attacked another armored train from Khodesia, Tho threatened Boor assault on Cloncoe is regarded as a feint. All the women and children havo left Dundoo. A Frightful Blunder W'" often causo a horrible burn, scald, cut or bruise Bucklon's Arinca Salvo, the best in tho world, will kill tho pain and promptly heal it. Cures old sotos, fovor sores, ulcers, boils, felons, corns and all skin eruptions. Best pilo euro on earth. Only 25 cents a box. Curo guaranteed, Hold by all druggists in tho county. J. J. HALEY ON THE RAMPAGE. Ho Calls on Tho Courier io Su??ify, and Asks thc Public to Help Sccuro Good Hoads. OAKWAY, S. C., October 10.-Eni?ons CouniRii: lu your last issuo 1 notioQ tho following: . , "If Homo work is not dono on tho pub lic roads of this county boforo tho winter rains Rot in thoy will bo next to impassa ble to travel-if tho winter showors bo as bad as usual. Win lo tho roads aro now dry thoy aro full of ruts. Thero sooins to have been very littlo work dono on sonio of thom this year." Now, Messrs. Editors, '. call on you to specify on which roads you rotor to when yon say "Thoro seems to havo boon very littlo work dono on some of them this year." If you will name them, and tho nanto or number of the school dis trict they aro in, I will havo some fun out of tho contractor or have thom worked. I also call on all parties living by, or near, public roads that aro not properly worked to roport tho samo through your paper; or, if they profor, to mc by lotter. Yours respectfully, J. J. HA i.KV, C. C. O. C. i Both tho editors aro in Greenville this week and wo do not kno,w what roads thoy hail in mind when tho above articlo was written. No doubt they will specify lalor. We think they meant all tho roads, for they all need work. Puns. CoxiuiK.it.] SPINNERS PREFER ROUNDLAP BALES. Tho Demand in New England and Abroad Largoly In Excess of Last Year's. Tho spinners of Now England, having learned by experience of tho ntl vantages conferred by its uso, aro heavy buyors of tho American Cotton Company's Round lap baled cotton. Ono Massachusetts mill alone bought 25,000 roundlap halos tho latter part of Soptcmbor, and pur poses hcreaftor using no cotton packod by any other method if it can get enough roundlap bales to supply its spindles. Another Massachusetts mill has bought 8,000 roundlap bales this soason, and 25 other Now England mills nave ordorod smaller lots. Tho European demand for tho Amcii can Cotton Company's bales is largely in execs of last season's. Early in Octo ber 8.0(H) roundlap bales for Liverpool woro shipped from Galveston in ono steamer. Shipments go forward regu larly to Gonoa, Havre, Bremen and Bar celona. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is a remarkable remedy. It cures dis eases in a perfectly natural way, without tho uso ot strong drugs. Jt cures by bolping Nature, lt, has a peculiar tonic rfcoton tho lining atem?ranos of tho L: ?mach and bowels. Hy putting theso membranes into hoaltby condition, stimulating tho secretion of tho various digestive juicos and furnishing to tho blood propor purifying properties, it roaches out ovor whole body and drives disoaso-gorms boforo it into tho usual ex cretory channels. It builds up firm, muscular flesh, makes tho skin and the eyes bright. Dr. Piorco's Goldon Modi J cal Discovery bas boon found wondoi" fully efficacious in tho treatment of skin disease-oczma, tetter, erysipelas, palt rhoura-from common pimples '.. or blotches to tho worst case of scrofula. Movo Mulos from Toxr.*. BONHAM, TKXAS, Octohor 15.-Ed Sta ger of ibis city bas Just filed a contract with tho British government for 1,1500 mules for sorvico in South Africa in tho war with the Transvaal. Those muirs have been ?i.e.. .! at td ?Turen I Toxas towns and shipped boro. Thoy will bo shipped via Now Orleans. Rockefeller end Cnrneglo locked horns last weok ovor tho ships which carry oro on tho great lakes. Kookefollor came out ahead, but tho freight men just doublod what thoy mado Inst year, NfcW IN ANO AROUND WESTMINSTER, j The Now Cotton Mill a Sure Thing-Local Nows Tersely Told. WKSTMINSTBU, 8. 0., October 18.--Tho farmers uro having nico w .?thor for gatheringthoir crops. DoltghUul indian suminor, tho days nnd-nlghte boiug both wu m and pleasant. \\'Mr. Obed Norris, a woll known guano agent, located at Xavonlu, 0a , was boro yesterday ' receiving cotton In payment for fortillzur* ?old last spring. Mr. J. S. Wblto loaves tb!? ovonlng for Marietta, (Ja., bia former homo, to spend a few cloys. . Tho .Oooigia State Fair oponed at At lanta to-day. Aftor to-day tl?kots Wilt bo sold at this o?leo on tho 20lb, 2?d, 80th and Novoinber 1st, good to return No vombor Otb. Faro for tho round trip in $8.85, which iuoludos au admission into fuir grounds. Mr. J. H. King, tho photographer, is boro. King does good work. Mr. John Carter, o? Toocoa, Ga., was visiting bis undo, Mr. T. N. Cartor, this wook. Tho board of trustcos of tho high Behool h avc> procurod tho services of Miss Elinor Knight, of Anderson, as second assistant teacher. Hbo is boarding nt Mr. C. E. Anderson's, which is vory con venient to bor work. Alias Knight ?B a music; teacher and lias givon univorsal satisfaction overywhoro she has taught. Sho (caches in tho school room in tho forenoons and I cache? a class in music at Mr. Anderson's tu tho afternoons. Pu pils who tako music lessons will ho ohurgod $2 nor month in addition to thc regular tuition. Music is unid to bo a Atti og nymboi of that vory inner spirit of lovo, which is tho characteristic of ovory truo family. .Tho Oconoo Nows of last week says: "Tho Westminster Cotton Mill is nn as sured success. All of tho $100,000 of capital stock is now taken and in sight oxoopt about $?,000. Wostminstor will got a cotton mill and dosorvos to havo ono. Wo wore shown tho list of sub soribors and it is wonderfully surprising how tho people around Westminster havo taken stock in this cutorpriso. Many farmers of moderato moans have fd von $1,000 each and poor widowed Womon giving from $100 up. This shows what peoplo of modorato means can do when they work together; A man with $100 to spend In a worthy ontorpriso in a community is worth moro than a mill ionaire who hoards his monoy." Tho cotton seed buyers of Westmin ster ran tho price of seed up to 74 couts por hundred tho first of this wook. Tho scod from an ordinary halo of cotton brought $0 easily. No landlord who is freo from debt, and not needing money, need to troublo himself about soiling cotton scod, oven at that prico, for thoy aro vory valuablo as a fortilizor. Noarly everybody lus a good turnip patch this year. Tho f.oasotiB were right for thom and they aro vory Uno just now. Our good neighbor. Mrs. II. ll. Zimmer man, favored us v, i th a mess last wook. They woro unusually largo. Mri nod Mrs. W. A. Dickerson aro occupying thoir pretty now residence. Mr. H. lt. Dearden, who has been doing carpentor work boro for somo timo, wont to (Jrconvillo Saturday lo i tay a few days. Tho Wostminstor High Sohool is an in stitution of steady growl li. Tito attend ance has greatly increased, which neces sitated tho calling of another teaohor. Kev. P. J. Virmilhon and his capable as sistant, Miss Hessin Epting, got along re markably woll roaching tho pupils the past six wcoks, considering tho fact thorn were so many to givo thoir attention to. Miss Elinor Knight is a gifted musician and a good instructess and will no doubt provo to bo a valuablo addition to tho corps (if teachers. Tho host lot of cabbage ovor soen in Westminster was brought in last week by Mr. T. H. Zachary, of Cashier's, N. C. Mr. A. L. Dillard is wearing tho police badge for the present. Mr. Dillard was in business boro about twelve years ago. Ho h?* resided in Rabun county, Geor gia, sinco bo loft hero. A number of our citizons anticipate visiting Atlanta during tho' State Fair. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McGee wont down to-day. !A o boliovo Westminster will havo a cotton faotory in 1000. Everything is working satisfactorily towards that end. While not all tho capital stock has been subscribed at this timo, tboso connected with tho prospectivo ontorpriso feel hopo ful of it being built. Of course, some times unforscon obstados got in tho way ami plans aro defeated. Wo trust, how ever, wo will havo none of these things to contend with in this matter. It is understood that there will bo no meet ing of stockholders to decide upon loca tion and to consider othor mattors until every dollar baa been subscribed. Lot everybody loud a helping band in this groat ontorpriso. A. L. QossKTT. Spain's Greatest Need. Mr. H. P. Olivia, of Harcolonia, Spain, spends his winters at Aikon, S. C. Weak nerves bad caused severo pains in tho back of bis bead. On using Electric Hit ters, America's greatest blood and neu ve remedy, all pain soon loft him. lie says this grand medicino is what bis country needs. All America knows that it cures liver and kidney trouble, purifies the blood, tones up tho stomach, strength ens tho norvoB, puts vim, vigor and now lifo into ovory muscio, nerve and organ of the body. Tf weak, tired or ailing you nood it. Every bottle guaranteed, only BO cents. Sold by all druggists in tho county. Anclorson Grand Jury Presentment. AN'DKUSON, Ootobor 18.-Tho grand jury marlo its final presentment Satur day. They eoudomn tho practico of binding ovor immaterial witnesses to court and ask for a special enactment re quiring prosecutors' affidavit touching materiality of witness; eoudomn tho practico of landlords binding ignorant nogroos, wives and children in uncon scionable contracts ii) payment of fines or of attorney's fees, and ask for law remedying tho evil. Recommend impo sition of ponai servitude in alternativo soutenons instead of fine. ARB YOU BANKRUPTinheaith. constitution undermined by ex travagance in eating, by disre garding the laws of nature, or physical capital all gone, if so, NEVER DESPAIR Tutt's Liver Pills will cure you. For sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, malaria, torpid liver, constipation, biliousness and all kindred diseases. Tutt's Liver Pills an absolute cure. Program of tho Third District Union Mootino, To bo bold with the Walhalla Baptist Church on Friday,Saturday and Sunday, Ootobor 27th, 28th and 20th, 1800. Introductory sormon at ll o'eloeh A. M. on Friday by Hov. I). W. I Holt. 1st Query : .Why am I a Baptist ? To bo oponed by Uro. Manning Woods and Hov. J. Al. Sanders and Bro. Elias P, Alexander. 2d Quory: What aro tho benefits to bo dorivod from annual associations ? Spoakors, Hov. P, J. Vormillion, Hov. J. ff, Stone and Uro. Robort 1<. Symmes. .Id Quory: Is it right to hold church festivals for tho support of tho gospol ? Bros. O. II. Peckham, ./. M. Callas, .lesso W. Stribling and II. A. H, Gibson. .1th Query: Tho church; wboroisaton tho vital questions of to day ? Uro. J, W. Sholor, Rev. W. T. MoAHstor and Hov. M, G. Holland. Sunday School mass mooting on Sun day morning at 0.?10 A. Af. Song sorvico, led by Prof. George E. Abbott. Sunday School addresses by Bros. J. 0. Alexandor and J. C. Garrison. Alissionary sermon at ll A. AI. by Hov. J. Af. Sanders. J. F. MOUTON, Chairman of Committoo, ? . ACT? ?EN?LY ON THE KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS CLEANSES THE SYSTEM OVERCOMESlyf?flz ^B.TUALXONST?PAT?ON ,T5Bt%ic,;i^ECT5 Bvy THE GENUINE - MAH'ro oy (AUtyRNIA f?G SYRVP(S roa 5AU OY AU ow?iiMs PPU sot ftneoim. THE PHILIPPINE WAR. Progross of tho Fight in tho F.ir-off Archi pelago-200 Insurgents Killed. MANILLA, October 18.-Sohwau'B col uiuu swung into Imus from Das Marinas last Friday morning; camped at Baooor Thursday night; has soattorod insur gents, who probably retired by,detach ments on Indang. Condition of roads prevented further pursuit; 125 mon of 8Vth volunteers, Major Cheatham, drove insurgents south and westward frou Lake Town, of Mnntinlupa, pursuing several miles, and retired to Baooor Fri day night by Zapoto river road; loss, 3 mon killed, 2 wounded, ' mis?ing. Schwan's movomont very successful; in flicted heavy loss on men and proporty of Houthorn insurgent army; Ho roports thoir casualties at 200 killod and 4001 wounded. Thoir stored supplios de stroyed. Young moving from Araynt : north and westward Friday; scattered insurgonts, who retired north westward; his casualties aro throo slightly woundod ; considerable store of grain captured. Ono of Dr. Fiorco's Pleasant Pollets is a laxative Two aro mildly cathartic, ono taken after dinner insures perfect digestion, sound sloop and an ahsenco of foul breath in tho morning. They aro unlike ordinary pills, because you clo not become a slavo to their uso. They not only afford temporary reliof, but otl'ccla permanent caro. Once used they aro always in favor. Tin cc Masked Robbers Caught. KNOXVILLK, TENN., October 17. Masked robbers entered tho bank at Soviervillo last Friday morning and at tempted to rob tho vault. Tuero woro tinco men in tho gang, all of them hav ing gono from this city during tho night. Tho president, Wm. McMahon, throw, his looso money into tho safo and soizod a gun. His first shot killed tho loader of tho robbors, Geo. Thurman. Ci ti/.ons hearing tho shooting soon nrrived at tho bank. Tito assistant cashier, John Mar shall, rushed out at a sido door and shot two of tho robbors1 horses. Cal. Dor rick, one of tho robbors, was arrested, tho other being wounded. Will Derrick gotonohor.se and rodo amito, pursued hy a posse On hoing surrounded by tho men ho (led into a barn, where he com mitted suicide by shooting himself in thc head. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SMOT?GE. WILL bo sold, nt my rosidonco, in Ohattooga township, on Wednes day, 20th day of Novembor, 1800, about four hundred bushels of corn, four or fivo thousand bundles of fodder, two good fat hogs, ono marc colt six months old. Terms of salo: O ASH. BAXTER POACH. Octohor IK, 1800. 42-40? milli BOOKS OF REGISTRATION JL for tho next municipal election aro now open at Mrs. JO. M. Cud worth's storo. B. M. CUDWORTII, Supervisor, October 10, 1800. 8 JE I Z XJJEt 12 . INTKKNAI. RKVKNUK SKUVIOB, DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, DKI'UTY CoLLiccrou's OK KICK. WALHALLA, S. C., Oct. 10, 1800. rpiiK following described proporty hav J. lng been seized from G. Q. Smith for violation of Sections 3280 and 8'2tXi, Rovised Statutes United Statos, notico is hornby given that any person claiming same must givo bond as required hy Sootion 8300, Rovised Statutes United States, within (30) days from dato hereof, or tho same will bo forfeited to tho Uni toil Statos : Ono buckskin horso, ono ono-homo wagon and harness, (17 gallons, "esti mated," corn whiskey. ANSON fi. MERRICK, Deputy Collector. October 10, 1800. 42-45 Notico to Debtors and Creditors and Final Settlement. EsTAT.i OK MARIAH BU UNS, DKOBASRD, ALL poisons indebted to tho catato of . Mariah Burns, decoasod, aro here by notified to make payment to tho undersigned, and all persons having claims against said ostato will present tho same duly attested, on or boforo Friday, tho 21th day of Novonibnr, lMi)D, or bo barred. Also, application will bo mado to D. A. Smith, Ksq.. Judgo of Probate for Oconeo county, Stato of South Carolina, at his oflico at Walhalla ('curt Honso on Friday, Novembor 24th, 1800, at 11 o'clock in tho forenoon, or as soon thoroafter as said application can be heard, for loavo to make Anal sottloment of tho ostato of Mariah Burns, deceased, and for final discharge ns said administrator. R. M. BURNS, Adm'r. Ootobor If, 1800. 42*46 Trespass Notice. 'OURSONS trespassing upon tho lands _L of tho undersigned, lu any way, will bo dealt with according to law. J. J. ANSKL, WKSLKY BUUNSIDK, WM. LADY, J. B. PALMKII, WM. A. WH?TR, \VK?LKY A. Winn;, R. T. JAYNKS. ? Ootobor 4, 1800. 40-43 MOST GOODS HAVE ADVANCED, 1 WANT TO SELL NOW, AND V BROAD CLOTH, In Black, Bluo and Gan LADIES' KID GLOVES, worth *1.00 por LADIES* KID GLOVES, worth 85o. por p A FEW CAPES AND JACKETS COME BEFORE .Tl RED FLANNEL, prioo 85o. por yard, to o RED FLANNEL, pr loo 88Jo. por yard, to i Wo want your trade, and will do yo oto., if you will give us a trial. A small lot of /-CrjuosB Oil-prioo 2ti< baok if you aro not pkasod with it. Always como to BOO UB. WO will do Lowery, B; READY FOR WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED, diroot moat varied stooks o? good? we ha1 sumo old stand. Wo havo EVERYTH1 Maohino Noodlo to a Diso Plow. The Ladies W^BZ vT?,8tod i, Henriettas, Casi) more other Dross GoodB boforo buying olsowhoi Wo havo tho latest and most up-to-d mon. Our TIES aro porfoot boautlcB. Cc Wo bn.vo tho beet and cheapest' lot have over had, and you can Bavo money bj Shoes! 8IIOI?0? SHOES I-Tho ti? * to havo Shoos, and wo aro p and soo our now lino of HOUSE SLIPPE fort and Durability aro combined in thom. Don't forgot that ROXANE FLOUJ you will Rad it BO. WO appreciate and want your patrol prices and good quality can scouro it. WE SELL THE FAMOUS li & < It is a pleasure to show our goods. Respectfully, ?Alfil ?k i Clothing, CLOTHING FOR CLOTHING F( CLOTHIN See our Stock c you buy your Fall i you money. Yours C. W. Pit. Two Valuable Tracts of Land for Sale. ON SALESDAY IN NOVEMBER1 NEXT I will sell, to tho highest1 bidder, for cash, at Walhalla, S. C., my Karin, containing 255 acres of land, tin co milos wost of Walhalla, lying on Comie ron and Cano creeks, if not sold boforo by private salo. Divided in two tracts Tract No. I, Containing loo acres, moro or less; 75 acres cleared, about 25 acres of which is lino bottom land and tho remainder upland, most of it hoing in a high state of cultivation. Good dwolling houso containing ton rooms, including commited basement. Barn, stables ami all neces sary out-buildings. Good woll of water ami s?voral Borings. Fino orchard of almost all kinds of fruit. One-half aero in grapos. Fonccd pastures. Also, ono tenement houso containing iivo rooms. Tract No. 2, Containing 100 acres; about 80 acres in cultivation, 15 acres of which is good bottom land in high state of cultivation. Throe-room dwolling and stables. Both places convenient to churches, schools mid mills. Publie school build ing not moro than one-half milo from either placo. Both places woll suited to stock rais- 1 mg. Road loading to Walhalla linc-almost lovel. J. D . ISBELL, Walhalla, Oconco County, S. C. Octobor lltb, 1800. 41-44* AN UNPLEASANT DISCOVERY Will bo mudo next spring whon tho Bummer garments and fabrics which aro not properly packed away this fall arc found to bo moth eaten and full of boles. This need not happon, because I am selling Camphor Balls at ' 10 cents per pound. J. D. DARBY, Druggist. Notice to Ovoc?itors STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK OCONKR. IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. James E. Crooks ot al., Plaintiffs, against Tilomas W. Crooks ot al., Dofondants. NOTICE is horoby given that nil and singular tho croditors of tho estate of i ho lato W. .Tanner Crooks aro required to establish tho dato, rank and amount of their demands against said estate on or by tho 24th day of Novombor, 1800, according to law, or bc barred. J. W. HOLLEMAN, Master. Ootobor ll, 1800, 41-10 WT WK HAVE SOME THING?S WE VE MAKE THE FOLLOWING TIONS s iet, worth OOo. por yard, to oloso at 76c? pair, to oloso at.Soo? air, to oloso at.,..r?5o. AT REDUOED THICKS IF YOU HEY 'ARE GONE. loso at.80?. oloso at..*....28o? u right ia DICBS Oooda, Flannels, Shoos, j,__to oloso at ZOO. por oem. Your mouoy you right. /rd & Co., iV, s. o. BUSINESS! from Nw York, ono of tho largost and vt) over hat!, and arodo'.iiR business at the [NO YOU NEED OR WANT, from a to oomo iu and examino and prico our )8, Sorgos, Plaids, Purcdos, Oulings add e. v ato NECKWEAR for ladles and gohtlo uno and soo thom. of MEN'S and ROYS' CLOTHING wo r buying from us. no of year has como whon evorybody has loparod to suit and flt everybody. Como 1RS for mon and womou. Roauty, Com t i? tim host on tho markot. Try it and iago, and aro dotorminod to havo lt If low j CORSETS-THK VERY REST. Glvo us a call. OLD MEN, 3R YOUNG MEN, G FOR BOYS! >f Clothing before Suit. We can save truly, chford Co. Dr. G. G. Probst, I> 13 NTIST, Walhalla, S. C. Office two Doors East of Bank, Second Floor. HOURS : 8.30 A. M. TO 11?. M. AN? 2 re P. M. March 24, 1898. Dr. W.F.Austin, DENTIST, SENECA,.- S. C. OFFICE DAYS : MONDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS. September 7, 1801). SEIZURE. INTERNAL RKVENUR SKBVICK, DISTRICT OE SOUTH CAROLINA, DKPUTY COLLECTOR'S OPRIOB, WAmiAT.T.A, S. C., Oot. 4, 1800. rilHE following described property hav X ing boon seized from T. R. Wood and Frank Wood for violation of Sec tions 8289 and 3290, RoviBod Statutes United States, notieo ih horoby givon that any person claiming samo must givo bond ns required by Section 8800, Revised Statutes United States, within thirty (80) days from tao dato hereof, or tho samo will bo forfeited to the United States: Ono small sorrel mule, ono buggy and harness, ono 38-calibro pistol ami six gal long of corn whiskey. ANSON 0. MERRICK, Doputy Collootor. Ootobor4, 1899. 40-48 Tax Notice. TREASURER'S OFFICE, WALHALLA, S. C., September 20,1899. .JL HE Rooks for tho collection of laxo? for tho fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1899, will open Ootobor 16th, 1899, nud closo December 8lst, 1800. State tax.G mills. School tax.3 mills. Ordinary County tax. 2J mills. Special Road tax .1 mill. Court tax. | nilli. Past Indebtedness tax.1} mills. Total tax.18J mills. Midway School Dist., No. 80, 2 milla. Mt. Tabor School Dist., No. 10, 2 mlllB. Rothol School Dist., No. f>, 2 mills. Providonoo Sohool Dist., No. 3, 2 mills. Wolf Stake Sohool Dist., No. 35, 2 mills. Fifteen por cont ponai ty will bo at tached on all unpr.id taxos on January 1st, 1900. Information cheerfully givon by mall or otherwise. J. R. KAY, TroaBuror Ooonoo county, S, fy