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|^:INKSCALES &JLANGSTON._ ~ ANDERSON, S. (^I)^^A^1^:^Kir 1?, int?;!. ~ V()L( MK XXXiV-\M THE RIGHT WAY TO AN OVERCOAT. j ? fn -t m fi ii?! a reliable pince to purclia.se it-a place that you have got <aitli i".:l ?'':u'e w?ere you eau get satisfaction or get your money back if icu vant K. THAT PLAC? IS OUR STORE 1 flow, JW to th? garment itself : You don't want a back number; you ?iU\ want "in ordinary, common-place diy gooda or bargain store Overcoat 'lt smacks ol' by-gom times. On the contrary, you want a Coat that's UP "O-DATK, a Coat that's made of new, substantial and fashionable fabrics he custom-made kind-cut to our special order and made in the season's lyle-Fine Custom Tailor work at our half Cu ato tn Tailor Prices-and THE KIND OF O VERCOAT YOU CAN BUY OF US. We've got Overcoals for less than $5.00, and good one's o?, but at S?.OO we are selling Stylish Beaver Cloths of the oat approved cut. They are well made and good value for our money. .Superior Meltons, Fine Kerseys and BeaVere, as well as J iber fabrics of this class, are found in the Overcoats we are -liing at $7.50, $10.00, $12.50 and $15.00. The natty ap siauce of these Coats will not only please you, the work aosbip surprise you, but you'll have a garment that we're rouil to .'?eil you and you'll be proud to wear. $5.00 $7.50 $10.00 $12.50 $15.00 If you are dissatisfied you. can always get-your money ck if you want it. THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. GliASS FOR WINDOWS, G Li A SS FOR HOT HOUSES, GL.ASS FOR SHOW CASES. GLASS FOR CRAVAT AND GLOVE CASES. CUT ANY SHAPE WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE. EVANS PHARMACY. METO THE NEW STORE OF J. C. OSBOBNE Confectioneries, For Fancy Groceries, Flour, S ligar. V?OXICG, And many other things too numerous to mention. Come to see mo before buying, fl?* 'Phone and Free Delivery. You re to please, J. C. OSBORNE, ' jtttk Main Street, below Bank of^Anderson, W. H. Harrison's Old Stand. THE IrREAT SYRACUSE TURN PLOW. The Strongest, the Lightest, The Best Braced Turn Plow Made. RUNS LIGHTER and produces better results than any Plow on the ?QA *n ^? 8eaa0? ot 1894 we sold only 5 Syracuse Plows, in 1895 we a ?0, in 1890 we sold 75, ia 1897 we sold 174, and wo have sold nearly "? Car load? for the year 189*. ilieir increasing sale from year to year is proof conclusive that they are P^or to other makes. They will turn where others fail. They run 25 0601 lighter, the points are harder and will wear twice as long. Now, we ^ot a<Uc yon to take our statement for this, but bo guided by the experi ?oi your fellow-farmers who haye used these Plows^ and do not hesitate fl*? ?lue praise to the Great Syracuse Plow--the world-renowned. We " the- Va.Y - . . ; SYRACUSE SMOOTHING HARROW, ?J fyracuse H?rrow?>, like Syracuse Plows, attuicl to-day without a riyal, "ember, we are ?ole Agenta. See us before buying. Yours truly, BBOCK BROS. BLOODY RI?T. j Highly lietel ted White Man Murdered at L'hucuix, s. t*. I (J reen wood Journal, Xov. u. Kwry nuin in this Statt; old enough knows tho political situation in *?<? ami ran readily perceive) tho present exist ing circoniKtancefl in uno part of this county. Election day at this, ami all tho tither : polls was practically quiet except ?it til? usually peaceful and quiet,little I settlement known'as Phoenix, whore.' started a disturbance thal led to an net as worthy td' condemnation ns anyon : the pagos ol'the history of it civilized nation. It seem.', that Tor some weeks pie-' vioiis lo the general election the Re publican leaders ol' this county have been holding secret meetings and pre- . puring the negroes, most ol' them too ignorant to know their names, lora "hot election." 'I'lio day before tho election om; of tliein went tho rounds anti told the ne groes to com? to Phoenix th? next day, that they wert; going to vote, and to bring their guns with them. On thu morning bf the 8tli tko managers anti cipated no more than the usual excite ment connected with an election. Tho polls were opened in the upper story of Mr. J. W. Watson's store. Presently Mr. Tom Tolbert, Jr., appeared and wanted to put a box up in the saint; place ia which to vote unregistered negro Republicans; the managers ob jected and Tolbert Raid he would vote them anyhow and took his box-a pasteboard box with a slot in the top and carried it to the edge of tho porch, downstairs, and proceeded to "vote" his negroes. The ballot being used was a printed certificate, os follows: Blank No. JJ. State of South Carolina, -County. This certifies that tho undersigned, being over the age of 21, malo resident of the voting precinct ol' Ward-and legally tpialiticd to register and vote therein, did, tm this, the 8th day of November, 1808, present himself at the said voting precinct to vote for R. It. Tolbert, the Republican candidate for congress in the Third district of said State, desiring and in tending to vote for tho said ll. ll. Tol bert, and, upon his attempting to so vote, was denied the right to so vote, and his vote thus offered to proper offi cers was rejected. And the undersigned further states that prior to such un attempt to vote, and as required by statute, ho had ap plied for registration, under the laws of South Carolina, being entitled to such registration, but had been refused and denied the right to register: and he further states that if ho had been per mitted to register and to vote at said election, he would have voted for lt. It. Tolbert, the Republican candidate for Congress in said district. Witnesses. Personally appeared -and have made, oath that the above is correct. Notary Public. .-,8. C., Nov. 8th, 1808. The voting went on for a short limo when. Mr. J. 1. Efltcridgc, one of the managers, and another young man came down and went around where i Tolbert was carrying on his private j "election," having a few moments con- j vorsation. Mr. Etheridge moved titi ? but went back with another man and j attempted to take the box, whereupon j ho was struck in the face by Tom Toi SHOES TO BE/ WE don't have to talk through nor bat Helve? if von will on'y take tho trouble tn work. Wo just stand a?Ide and grin. You wo grin Wo have to grin, nny way,* becaui almost, double )a*t yenr'a we don't bavo t?? I wo can't. So come orj lo tho place where t shod, anti If we cau't Shoe you anti your fai be because you rather go barefojted I?. ? -We can aleo "Shoo" the Inner-r PATENT FLOUR and J. K NO. 2 COFF1 clotho comfortably tho le?? of thoouter-nif iletnan'? PANTS for Sixty Cents that will j the infantilo shrubbery. A?. H.-Partira owing UM on Note or A expense by netti hu; up name boforu Dacewl from us wo are talking to YOU. ONLY ft LITTLE WHILE UNTIL CHRISTMAS . . AND the people will have to boy tho limo. "We want onr port of the trade, end but are not sat'sfled without at. leant a port! are making price*-CLOSE PRICES-On g mont have. Wo aro specially STRONG O Can sive you good, cbeap shoos at lowest p Sewed Cordovan Goode. Give ua a chance JEANS, FLANNEL, We can do yon good. If you want tho baal Flour, Coffee, Tobac For tho least money we will be delighted tc Toora truly, BROW tall. .P. H.-if jon owo us an Account rei kind and prompt attention and greatly obi bert, Jr., and on tho head willi an ?inn i wagon rod by some unknown person, immediately alter which ho was lirotl j on twice with a pistol, ono ball enter i 11 >r tho center ol' thc forehead between the eyes and the oilier on the left side ol' thc head, nen- ihe ear. There were butabotil liftocn young mou on the'scene wini li red into tho already retreating ino)) ol' Ki publican negreen, among which w;is tho leader. It waa not known until a Ct or the mob j had been fir,ed on and ron that Mr. Lutheridge was dead, but from such wounds death was instantaneous. Several ol" t he negroes wore wounded, how many it is impossible to tell, lt was afterward found; however, that Tolbert was badly wounded, and il i thoughl fatal. News of Ihe horrible occurrence was immediately telephoned to ti reen wood, and rapidly spread in other direct ions as well. < Mi receipt ol' t he urn s a com pany of over 1/it) well armed men form ed io surprisingly short order and has tily went to tin- assist ance of the whites Ut Phoenix. In the meantime hands from Brad ley, Verdrey, Kerkscy, Ninety Six, ('allison ami in fact all parts of the county had formed and started to the scat of tho disturbance. Large crowds continue to gather on the streets of Greenwood and business trafile on tho streets was considerably hindered by little knots of men scat Hired around. About 10 o'clock a telephone message was received from Ninety Six saying 100 armed men were wanted there. It was reported that negroes were gather ing outside of town and trouble was expected. A number of men, well armed, boarded the noon train for Ninety Six, but on their return said everything was as quiet as Sunday, and the excitement was without cause. Squads of men continued to leave Greenwood fox tho Phoenix vicinity up to a late hour in the afternoon. Late in the afternoon a party went to the house, of Tom Tolbert to capture and guard him. Finding him in a serious condition and on picas from his old aunt he was left as tho crowd felt assured lie could easily have been got ten when wanted. On coming out of the house tho party was informed that John Tolbert was coming from Verdrey with a band of negroes. They met Tolbert on the road a short distance from the house followed by, it is thought, twelve or lifteen negroes. Mr. Tolbert had tho 15-year-old son of Mr. Elias Tolbert with him. As soon as the parties fairly sighted each other the negroes opened tire which was re turned by the white men, who were armed only with pistols. Mr. Tolbert turned his buggy about and started in an opposite direction the while firing at tho white men. He was hit several times as was the boy with hi u. The boy was taken to Mr. Ed. Seymour's house and his wounds, which were not fatal, were attended by Drs. Neel and Cobb, of Greenwood. About dark two young 'men, Stuart Miller and Creswell Fleming, from Niucty Six, started home, saying they were compelled to bo there that night (Tuesday) and while passing a point near Piney Grove church, a negro church, were" tired on from ambush by negroes. Hot h men were hit and Mr. Miler is thought to bo in a serious con dition, nearly tho whole load of bird shot taking effect in the side of his face and neck. At latest accounts he was resting easy but his condition is still serious. He was taken to the home of Mr. A. C. Stockmor where he was im mediately cared for. His companion, Fleming, was hit by a. number of the shot b"t is net dangc.i' ously wounded. In another melee at some other point Mr. M. J. Younger was shot in thc font. At first it was thought t hat Mr. Younger was seriously wounded but luckily it proves otherwise. Excitement ran high HT THE BAND * to Hell mir Shorn?. Th? *hoe* ?eil thetn look st them. Quality nari Prion ? do the don't have lo buy from us j ?Ht breanne *o wH can't, help it. When our Shoo aalen look end-eyed and Imposed upon, because be brainlCHt feet in Anderson County nro wily, your en? John and bin fiimllj*, it'll linn with euch substantiel? na DEAN'S ?E that will make his in?utb water, (?nd m with a First Clasy, Capital pair ?>f (?o>. UHt elevate tue Aup^-rnunuated linen from DEAN & R&TL1FFK. contint will save iboirxeiveH onuMldorahlo bier 1st. If yon haven't KO', a clear receip-. DEAN A RATLIKFE usan de of dollar* worth of Oonda in that are working, planning and atlling Goodn, los of your trade. Can we have lt? We ;ood, honeat Staple Gt ods-tho kind you N SHOES. rices to William Kneeland'a finest Hand to sell you^On OUTING? PRi NTS, co, Xtard and Hams > furnh-h them. NLEE & VANDIVER8. member it la \ aa; duo, aad give lt vnnr ige. B. ?ft V. until ti vi i v Inti* hour Tut-sdux night, Messages wno seal h;ick and ?inth continuously until the telephone wiro i >VtlS Cut winn Uni liing moro could ho I heard, causing tin- :tn\ii<ty ol th< j townsfolk to rise higher lor thc mon ] i who were oui ;iml I'rom whom no wonl leonid be gotten. A rom pa ny ol' PHI, was organized for general |?roteeiive purposes ami to start oui next nioruitig und try lo peacoahh straighten uiat j tors at t ho seal of the trouble. A miiiu tuition and ^uns win- gotten and ?ii j about ten oYlock Wednesday morning j the company left town, i lu the incant ?me report romes that a negro named llaiuplon had been slmi near Phoenix. Ile wnsdriving along ina wagon winn uni by a party ??I men who told him t<> Mop for tim pur pose ol'conversing with him. Instead of obeying the negro jumped from lim wagon and slatted al anni' ari uss a j cotton patch. A number of shots wen1 i (ired at him and he was seen to fall and crawl nit'to the woods hui could not be fourni w hen looked for. The company which left (?reenwood proceeded to I'iney Grove church where they met a crowd of about two or three hundred men resting. Tin y had live or six negroes whom they wein guarding, lt was reported that large crowds of negroes were congregating at the Harris phire-the home ol' one ol' the Tolberts. The party proceeded to this plaee and fourni the house deserted except for Tom Tolbert who was in bed in a serious condition and au aunt. There were no negroes aron ml save one or two win? were at work in cotton patches. The swamps were then scoured but not ti single crowd of ne groes could bo found, in fact no two ol the very few seen were together. About 4:510 p. m. a return was made in the Phoenix direction. At Rehoboth church u large crowd was met. Then: were eight negroes seated on a log and strongly guarded. Another parly had set. out for tin Tolbert pince it was said. The. crowd at I ir liol ?ot h staid commendably quirt for quite a while hut loud talk ami profane language soon began. Twici was the rising heat, suppressed only tr start the stronger. Finally one negri was grabbed from the logon which tin eight wem sitting and forced into tin road a short distance from a large OUH and about, one hundred shots wert poured into his body. During this (Ir ing two of the negroes on the log mad? a break for liberty and took across c cotton patch while two more took U the woods back of the church. Th? infuriated mob immediately turned or tho three negroes who were rooted tt the log from fear and poured a volloj of at least two hundred shots in theil bodies before they could move fron their seats. Attention was then turne? to tho two men in tho cotton patch, t number of shots beiug tired at then and one it is thought was wounded but- they- both escaped. Of the eigb four were left mangled masses, thret piled tm top of one another as they fol of!' their seats. The names of t ho ?lea? are: Hamp McKenney, Lunn Jackson Charlie White and Hob Daniels. The crowd immediately began tt disperse, going in different directions leaving the dead just as they had fal len. It is utterly impossible to niak< even JIU estimate of how many wen connected with the adair. Various were the expressions of opin ion. Many though! more fuss wotih be brought about, while many tither: thought that tin? death of the. four ne groes would put a stop to all the trou ble, and that it would be an object les son for any black man who liarborct any thought whatever of causing mor i..1.1.. lt seems that for some time the ne groes of this section, lintier th? leader shii) td' tin; white Republicans, hav been trying to come, above their nat ural sphere, while now thc general bc lief is that they will all realize thei error in folio' 'ing the dictates of whit men who get them into trouble un then drop them to pick for themselvei Many were the expressions that "tin will end our Tolbert troubles," and 8 might it be and with them nil oth? troubles between thc whites and blacki at political meetings as well as else where. .Joe Circuit, tho negro who is said t have tired the shots that killed M Etheridge, is still at large, ami no ot has tho remotest idea of his where: bouts. LATH rt. Report yesterday was that .lohn an Jot? Tolbert passed through liiostt Wednesday night ami were thought t still be in that county. An ctibrt wi be miltie to timi anti bring them bar to Greenwood and lodge, them in jail. A letter was sent to Greenwood yoi terday morning from Mr. Milling, wii lives m a portion of tho disturbed se< tion that is settled almost wholly 1; negroes, saying that while tho negro* were quiet the ?lay before it was bi cause tim country was crowded wil armed moil, nearly all til whom ii.i left since tho killing of thc four n< groes the previous evening, he lu grounds to fear that they would nt? gather and come in a mass to do dan ago. Ho nsked that some men be se; to better protect the few white peop in that section. Essex Harris, a young negro, wi shot Yesterday morning nt Rehobol church-tho same place the others we shot tho. evening before. All of tl ?ve botlies aro still lying in the road. Hen Collins, on the .Stall wort h plac near Phomix, was shot by mob yeste ?lay. Just ns we close nt 10 p. m. wo get report that two moro negroes have bet killed near Callison. WA?HlN<lT<??f, Nov. H.-Ii. II. To bert, Jr., the Republican candidate f< congress, arrived here this morning escape thc wrath of the IS reen wood j people, who hohl !'iin lavj il\ ropon | sj blt; for lin- trouble there. Il<- says (hal threats were made ?IL:.liligi Iiis lift? ?ititi he will plohaoL j have a contest fur his seat* Coi * Miii \. s. C.. Nov. io, .lohn l?. I Tu! I M it am! his sou' ?loe, who lied I loni (?reenwood cotiuti on ticcounl ol Ihe ii .i> at Phoenix, were arrested ju this 1 eily (his afternoon and are now in jail. I'he> came I Iiis morning ami look rn.>.it Wright's hotel. Lieut. Wvall Aiken, of \hhcvillo, swore oui a war i rant charging them willi riot, I lini.KNWOOD, S. C. November l-l.--A I private telegram to (his pince announ ces thal I'os i Muster James Tolbert, of McCormick, is in Washington. ami has hadan inierview willi lite President asking for federal aid in holding his position. li i- reported In re th u lin- Presiden! promised aid ii-, ihe event of tho failure ul lin' ordili.uy proc?s* of l in. which \\ ill li rs I li' re*. i? tod i.i. A 11 li ni tu i lie i ! reen wood .lon nial says; '.MeKitiloj lia - w< akcnetl ami I abolished Mel Ottilie!; postolu?e." Lonnie \\ i li, a mill employee former ; h ut Au^itsia. wa.- sion here lasi ui-lit hy a lloaro. I'hree shols were lired l>\ lill' ni'i-'ld, (woof w liich too!; oiled in 1 Webb's body, hui are not considered fatal. The m uru escaped. A ne^ro woman Kl iza < Sood. w as fatal ly wounded this nun ohm while in her calnn near Piny ts rove church, lt i< said 1 hal shots were lired into I he enhiu by three men while enroule tu Ucecil wood. The woman was found in a dying Mindil ion. Kennedy Mei'asian, of Hunier post ?nico, Abbeville County, was seriously wounded this afternoon by a negro named Hunter, who livesou'Mcl'aslinV place. A dispute arose overa division of cotton, and the negro ordered M c. Caslin to leave and tired on him. Tin shot look effect in M ct'asl i n's lace lear ing it badly. Hunter was arrested am lodged in jail ut Abbeville. Threats o lynching were made, and as precaution ?ry mensuro the Abbeville Kith's wil guard the jail no-night. A Mass Meeting lias been called t assemble at Greenwood tomorrow a one o'clock. Government official, Clayton, is her getting information for the Govern ment. He lias wired the President thu no further trouble is anticipated. . - - Mrs. Jefferson Davis, in a pei sonni letter lo a gentleman friend i Charleston, writes : "The palmett tree that wns rent to ho planted nen my Winnie's grave 1 did see thront: my tears, and it was a distinct cratil cation to nie to have a South Carolin tree sent to keep watch over her res ing place. Her father's family can from there and he always loved tl State." - ? ST?TK OF OHIO, CITY nc Tomoo, 1 LUCAS COUNTY, FRANK.I. CHKNICY makes ?atti timi he inti neniar partner of the tl rm of P. J. t UT.KKY A Ci doing business In the City of Toledo, ("minty ni State aforesaid and that said firm will pay t ?um of ONE HUNDRED DOLL. alts for each a every case of CATARRH that cannot bo cured tho ute of HALL'S CATARRH CCRK. FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pri ence. this 6lh day of December, A. D I8SG. [SEAL] A. W GLEASON. Notary .Publio Hr.ics Catarrh Curb ls taken internally and ? directly on the blood aud mucous nur faurs of t system Beuel for testliiu'iiinlx, free. Address, F.J. ('HENRY A CO.,Toledo O Itlitml ?ml Hhd ut WHiniiiglV"* \Y . ..!. ., I..s. >..?'.. Nov. 10,-rTll?rt h:tj> bern a il? y ()?' f i..i ami bloodshed lure. Karly (Iiis morning will ol' iii.-, hysi while eil i/mis of (Im ?iiy, headed 1?\ i > i migrer>lii.iti. Waddi, armed >yi|li lit! -, ami gims, marched lo the oll'ieo ol I ii? 1 >ail> lb-cord, tl;-- negro panci- v. hi, !i r. ll Col.eil on ile.- ejiai .icier ol while women of Ute. IH?lale, h rake in am! demolished tin- plan! ami sel lue. In Ila- building. I .?1er f?N!> negroes rushed I'roiti t in* compress I.? I heir homi - ami I lie w hiles threw oin pickets ou each eoriier. In lin- Iii-: ward :i i-ollisiou oeeurreil ami lt desperate hali!?- was fought. Three negroes ami I w o wiiiti's W ere killed. Alum: l.:5(i nVhmk two white ni<!i passing a house wore itt* *? nv. \ do Inchmeal immediately surromtded the liouse and look awa\ !';. . negroes. I; was .*;! lirsl proposed lo kill lliem on the spot, hut ii was lin.-i I Iv de. iled *<> pill them in .?ail. A liol her negro in ila* house broke and ian. \f|er proceed ing half a square he was shut dead. Tin' negro who shot Mayo, a while man, was recognized, it was said, and a detachment found him al Iiis house. Hi* was riddled ami left dead. lt is reported that four oilier negroes have been killed in the suburbs. The eily is intensely excited and all busi ness is suspended. Many of lim best homes in the eily uro barricaded and what t he night, may j bring forth in the maller of incendiary I tires ami general depredations can not. ! be told. I Il a general riot starts to-night, as every indication now points, ti whole sale slaughter ol' negroes will result. White reinforcements from several towns nearby arrived this afternoon ou a special train. The mayor and police, mostly ne groes, resigned to-night, and t he city is in tin* hands of a citizens'committee. (! reen vi tlc- Metes. ~- Tin- recent destruction of tho j church huihliug and parsonage of the ? Marion Street Methodist church in . Columbia i- likely to prove a blessing I in disguise mid secure for thal city H handsome $10,001) house td' worship. This at present is thc aim of the emi li regal i o ii. I - During thc smallpox scare in j Columbia last wi ute- the Board of Health destroyed, as a matter of pre caution, the clothing, bedding, etc., of thone who were alleged to have the disease. One of the men thus treated was J. C. Hay, white, who has enter ed suit against thc city for iib" dollars damage. - The Hoard of Control at their meeting in Columbia recently, pur chased about 2,000 barrels of whiskey, ir in and brand v. On account of the health of some of our families, we are compelled to get out of business, and we will sell our entire Stock And here is our Cost Mark : TCABGWHORE X i 2 3 4 5 6 IM 9 0 REPEAT This Stock is one of the best and closest bought Stock? ever brought to Anderson. Shoes, Clothing, Dress Goods, Etc ! We thank our customers for their liberal patronage in the past, and trust they will come at once and take advan tage of THE COST SALE, which begins TUESDAY, NO VEMBER 15th. MOORE & LUCAS. The Bn.ck(^t Srore. _ THE STAMP ACT OF 1765 Requiring Stamps on all legal documents was a sourer, of revenue to England ; the Stamp Act of Congress in 1898 to liquidate the expenses of the Cuban war luis been a source of revenue to the U. S. ; but the Tra ding Stamp Act entered into by certain Merchants of Auder?on November, 1898, by which we give five per cent in real value back to Cash customers in addition to their pu rehabs, is one of the greatest sources of revenue for customers that has ever been known. We will sell you- * Stoves, Tinware, Crockery, China, Glassware, Wedding and Xmas Presents, As cheap as anybody, aud then for cadi ilOo. cash purchase you mako \\Q give one Trading Stamps-10 Stamp' for each one dollar's worth. For full explanation call on OSBORLNE & CLINKSCALES. Agents for Iron King and Kimo Stove-.