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BY, CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON^ ANDERSON, S. C., WEPNKSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1898._ VOLUME XXXIY-NO. 26. Christmas is at hand and yon will soon have to purchase Presents for relatives and friends. What to buy is the ques tion. Any article below will be an acceptable gift for man or boy. The goods are the best, and the prices--well, you ean see for yourself. If NECK GEAR." Perhaps you think nothing presentable can be had for 58e. We have Scarfs, Bows, Puffs and Four-in-Hands innu merable at that price, some as low as a quarter. Lawn Ties fox evening wear, just the thing for Christmas or New Year parties. (Two in an enameled pasteboard box) 50c. GLOVES AND HANDKERCHIEFS. These are, perhaps, the most acceptable gifts-articles that make a good show for little money. For SI.50 we can give you as good a pair of Gloves (silk lined) as a man could wish to wear. For the same money half dozen Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs. Silk Handkerchiefs, in great variety, 25c up. Collar?, Cuffs, Half Hose, Hight Robes, Overcoats or a good Suit of Clothes. THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. TO THE TRADING PUBLIC. Ii you want one yard of Cloth or any kind of DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, Or anything we keep in Stock between this date and Christmas you can s?ve money by simply coming to see ns. NO FAKE-straight business. We will certainly sell'you if you come to see us. Fine Groceries Cheaper than anybody. 86U If. you owe us an Account we need and MUST collect it. Yours for business, * BROWNLEE & VANDIVERS. THIS BS NO FAKE ! That Jewelry Palace _ OB* WILL. R. HUBBARD'S, NEXT TO F. and M. BANK, Has the Largest, Prettiest and Finest lot of . . . XMAS AND WEDDING PRESENTS I IN ?THE CITY. Competition don't cnt any ice with me when it comes to prices. I don'' toy:goods to keep. I want the people to have them. Gold and Silver Watches, Sterling and Plated Silverware, Jewelry, Clocks, Lamps, China. %ectacles, Novelties of all kinds. Rogers' Tripple Plate Table Knives $1.50 per Set A world beater. WILL R. HUBBARD. EVERYBODY should be careful what kind of Soap they use in cold weather. You want good, pure Soap. We have one of the nicest assortments of Toilet Soap ever opened here. Use the best and you will not be troubled with chapped hands and face. Call and see us when you want nice Soap, HILL-ORR DRUG C P. S.We give Trading Stamps except on Patent and Proprietary medicines. rtlE PR ESI D Eft T IN ATLANTA. His Speech at the State. Capitol Brings Down the House. ATLANTA, GA., Dec. 14.-President. McKinley made memorable thc first day of the Atlanta peace jubilee hy a notable utterance in his speech before the joint session of thc Georgia Legis lature this afternoon. His reception by the General Assembly was warm and hearty in thc extreme, and his speech was punctuated with frequent outbursts ot*cheering. It is admitted on all sides that tho address marked au epoch in history aud is to-night on every lip. Upon the President's arrival at thc Capitol he was greeted with a field artillery salute, and was at once es corted to Governor Candler's office. I There a short, informal reception took place. Upon its conclusion the Presi dent, followed by members of the Cab ? inet, was conducted to thc Assembly chamber, where he occupied the Speak er's chair, with Governor Candler on his right. When President Dodson, of ! the Senate, called the Legislature to order the galleries were thronged with men and women. The body of thc chamber was well lilied with State Senators and Assemblymen, while the nniforms of various officers and the Governors staff gave a touch of bril liant color to the gathering. On the first row facing the Speaker sat Secre taries Gage, Long, Wilson and Smith, and Secretary Porter. Beside the Speakers desk, and below thc Presi dent Gens. Wheeler, Lawton ?ind Young, in full uniform, sat on chairs. The Speaker rapped for silence and introduced the President to the audi ence after congratulating the State of Georgia upon the presence of their distinguished guest. As the President rose thc audience applauded. During the course of his short speech Mr. Mc Kinley referred often to his notes, and constantly paused for the cheers to stop. A scene of intense enthusiasm followed when, amid impressive silence, these words fell from the lips of the President: "Every soldier's grave made during the unfortunate civil war is a tribute to American valor, and while, when those graves were made, we dif fered widely about the future of the Government, those differences were long ago settled by the arbitrament of arms-'and the time has now come in the evolution of sentiment and feeling under the providence of God, when in the spirit of fraternity, we should share with you in the care of the graves of the Confederate soldiers." A wild cheer went up from every throat in the typical Southern audi ence, a cheer that echoed and re-echoed through the chamber until it was taken up by thc crowds outside. Old men who fought for the South rose from their seats and waved their hats. One Confederate veteran, now a venerable Legislator, had pressed forward until he was leaning against the Speaker's desk, hanging on each word thc Presi dent uttered. When the reference was made to the Confederate dead this old man buried his head in his arms and, while the cheers rang out, cried like a little child. Of the many conciliatory speeches which have been made since Grant said "Let there be peace," noth ing has more deeply stirred a Southern audience; than tho simple words of President McKinley this afternoon. The President's speech follows: "Sectional lines no longer mar the map of the United States. Sectional feeling no longer holds back the love we bear each other. Fraternity is the national anthem, sung by a chorus of forty-five States and our Territories at home and beyond the seas. The Union is once more the common altar of our love and loyalty, our devotion and sac rifice. The old flag again waves over us in peace, with new glories, which your sons and ours have this year added to its sacred folds. What cause wc have for rejoicing, saddened only by the fact that so many of our brave,men fell on field or sickened and died from hardship and exposure, and others re turning, bringing wounds and disease from which they will long suffer. The memory of the dead will be a precious legacj- and the disabled will be thc nation's care. "A nation which cares for its dis abled soldiers, as we have always done, will never lack defenders. The nation al cemeteries for those who fell in bat tle are proof that the dead as well as the living have our love. What an army of silent sentinels wc have, and with what loving care their graves are kept. "Every soldier's grave made during our unfortunate civil war is a tribute to American valor. And while, when those graves were made, wc differed widely about the future of this Govern ment, the differences were long ago settled by thc arbitrament of arms and the time has now come, in the evo lution of sentiment and feeling, under the providence of God, when, in the spirit of fraternity, wt' should share with you in thc care of the graves of tho Confederate soldiers. "The cordial feeling that now hap pily exists between the North and South prompts this gracious act. and, if it needed further justification, it is found in the gallant loyalty to the Union and the flag so conspicuously shown in the year just passed hythe sons and grandsons of these heroic dead. "What ?I glorious future awaits us if unitedly, wisely and bravely we face the new problems now pressing upon us, determined to solve them for right and humanity." No sooner had President McKinley concluded than there were loud cries for Wheeler, and when that little man got up. his head scarcely higher than the Speakers desk, the audience once more gave vent to wild enthusiasm. (Jen. Wheeler referred eulogistical ly to the efforts of the President towards preserving peace as long as thc coun try s honor would perm il such cttorts, and of his masterful policy after war was inevitable. Gen. Wheeler paid a tribute to Admiral Dewey, and added: "The army, in conjunction with the navy, was ordered to attack and de stroy the Spanish forces at Santiago, in four weeks that order was obeyed and its purposes accomplished. The proud Spanish nation stood suing for peace from thc nation which, a month before, it had held up to ridicule and scorn." Calls for Brig. Gen. Young brought that officer to his feet with :i short speech regarding the conditions of thc army camps in the South. He said ? that no troops in thc world were better, I more regally fed and treated than were the troops in South Carolina and Geor gia. Gen. Lawton was loudly cheered for, but refused to make a speech. He simply thanked, on behalf of his men at Santiago, the Legislature and the people of Georgia for their tribute to himself. Secretary Alger refused to speak and the Legislature dissolved. The President held a private recep tion in the Senate and afterward a public reception on the steps of the rotunda. There hundreds of Southern ers crushed and jostled each other in their anxiety to shake a Northern Pres ident's hand. Many had come from miles distant, and when, at 2:15 p. m., the President left the Capitol there were still hundreds bitterly disap pointed because they had not been able to make their way through the surging throng to get a second's hold of his hand. The day's festivities included a unique floral parade, which was re viewed by the President, and a recep tion to-night to the distinguished guests at the Capital City Club. To-night thc members of the Capital City Club opened their club house to the President and Mrs. McKinley and the guests of the city. The occasion was notably brilliant. The receiving party consisted of a number of Atlan ta's representative women and a large company of club members. The deco rations were flags, American smilax and American Beauty roses. Kew York Capitalists Waut to Furnish the Money. Thc Knoxville (Tenn.) Journal and Tribune, of the loth inst., says: There seems to be some rivalry as to who shall furnish the money for the building of the Black Diamond rail way. It will be remembered that not a long while ago Sir Thomas Tancred, thc best known expert on railway engi neering, passed through this city mak ing an examination of the survey of the road with a view, if practicable, of advising that a certain English syndi cate furnish the money with which to build the road. Mr. J. B. Harrison, vice-president of the Black Diamond railway, received a letter yesterday from a responsible party, which stated that the amount necessary to construct the road would be furnished by a New York syndicate if so desired by the directors of the road. Mr. Harrison stated to a re porter for the Journal and Tribune that he was not at liberty to give the name of the writer of the letter but that he was assured that the informa tion was straight. Mr. Harrison stated further that it was his belief that the money would not be accepted as negotiations were now pending with the syndicate which was represented by Sir Thomas Tan- ? crcd. He said that in his opinion the | money for building the road would be furnished by the English syndicate at an early day and that the New York parties who desired to furnish the. money were only taking advantage of thc report which they contemplated Sir Thomas Tancred would make when he returned to England. Mr. Harrison said he did not doubt that the New York people stood ready and willing to furnish the money but that the Eng lish people stood first in the deal and that after they had a say, and if they did not care to furnish the collateral for the building of the road thc New York people woidd have a chance. ?- mt . rn - John Harper, colored, who killed Sandy Campbell, white, last spring iu Chesterfield county, was hanged at Chesterfield Court House last Friday. Unusual interest was taken in this case, as it was thc first hanging in the county for 43 years, the lust execution bein? that of a white mau for forgery in 1855. _ _ Catarrh Cannot be Cured with LOCAL APPLIC VTIOSS, as they winnot, reach Hi-neat (if th?nisea*o ''afarrh I* a Mood or constitutional disease, and i II or lor to cure it vim must take internal remedies Hull's ? ut ?nh Cur? is taken int rtialiy, H nd new directly on tho Mond ?uni H ncitis surfaces. Hall s Catarrh Hira is not a quack med ici oe Ji was prescribed hy ?.nc of th? liest physicians in thia c nntry for yearn, and Is arcillar pr-serlniion lt i> com posed ot tho liest tonics known, combined with ihi hest blond purifiera, acting directly on t.1 c mucous au rfitres The perfet I .combination of thc two ingredients ls what produces such wondcrlul rcHulttt in curing Catarrh. Send fur testimonials ?ree. The County Poor House Again. Mu. EDITOR: Please allow mo a lit tle space in your paper to reply to Mr. Snelgrove's article of a few weeks ago. In the first place 1 mein to Ix? just, as brief in my reply as possible. If is very clear to every one who has read my first piece and Mr. Snelgrove's re ply, that we are a long ways apart in reference to the keeping of paupers in Abbeville Comity's poor house. I pro pose in thc outset to give Mr. Lyon's last letter in which he explains "more satisfactorily than ? could how Mr. Snelgrove ?reis up such enormous (in ures on him. You se?' he shows very clearly where and how Mr. .s. lia's charged him up to certain expenses twice. Here is Mr. Lyon's letter: ?FFICK OK SUPERVISOR, ABBEVILLE COUNTY. ABBEVILLE, 8. C., Nov. 14,18!)S. H. II. Edwards, Anderson, S. C. Dear Sir: Your letter of the 10th inst received. I had no idea the questions asked in reference to pauper's farm was intended to get up any con tro veray in your County or 1 would hav refused. Hut as there seems to be misunderstanding, I will endeavor to make it as plain as possible. When w< commenced on the 1st day of .Januars 1897, we had no supplies on hand. VY spent during the year for making crop paying steward, hands, doctor bills preaching and everything on paupei account $18;>4.7<>. Un theist day of January, 181)8, we had on hand $350.00 worth of corn, fodder, peas, ?kc, and $200.00 already sold to County teams making $550.00 that should be taken from the total cost$1854.70, (as all of it could have xbeen disposed of and left us where wc were 1st Jan., :07,? leaving actual cost $1,304.7?. The value of all other farm products should not have been added, as it is brought in the second time, ami thought he (Mr. Snelgrove) wanted to know what the total products were worth estimated $550.00 (you add tlx value of com, fodder, oats, ?cc, you will find it amounted to about $550.00 ) If yon commence any business with nothing on hand, and charge yourself with every dollar used in the business you should have credit for what you have made with it. Now, on the 1st day of January? '99 I will see what we have on hand, and that will be charged with the expendi tures for thc next year just as we had about $350.00 on hand 1st January, '98 will be charged to expenditures for '98 Yours &c, Jxo. LYOX. I think Mr. Lyon has made i tas plain as it is possiblofor any man to make it. And you see he positively contradicts Mr. Snelgrove's statement. You will notice in the expense account of Mr. Lyon they permit preaching to their paupers and pay a minister. What about Anderson's poor / There is no provifion made whatever for the spiri tual betterment of our poor. I suppose Mr. S. thinks that if a man is so unfor tunate as to go to the poor house that he is uucapaciated to receive thc gos pel. Ours is the only County, so far as 1 am informed, but what lias preach ing. But I am getting oft' the subject. You see Mr. Lyon says it took $1,304.76 to keep 35 paupers last year. You see he makes it considerably less than I did. I made it $40.00 per capita per annum, whereas he makes it $37.28, nearly three dollars per annum less than I made it. ? saw Mr. Snelgrove on the street the other day and I made this proposition to him : f told him we would leave the matter to six disinter ested men-three to be selected by Mr. S. and three by myself-they to go to ?bbeville and make a thorough inves ?ation of this matter, and if the per ! capita cost for a pauper exceeded $45.00 per annum, I would nay for thc inves tigation, if it Avas less he would pay the expenses. He declined the proposi tion. Now, any man with a thimble full of sense knows that Mr. S. would jump at the opportunity if he thought that his statement was a correct one, or in other words if he thought it was a true statement, as he styles it. I stated that it took $40.00 per pauper a year in Abbeville. Mr. S. says it takes $74.00 per annum. Mr. Lyon, who is in position to know, says it takes $37.28. It does seem with thc margin he has to play on (for he makes it almost double) he might come up or shut up, one or the two. However, my proposition is still open for Mr. Snel grove's acceptance any time he may choose. Now, I have another statement that is even more startling than the com parison between Anderson poor house and Abbeville'*, and that is this: That it takes niore money to run An derson's poor house than it does to run Abbeville, Newberry, Laurens and Pickens Counties combined. Now you've got it, and I defy Mr. Sadgrove or any other man to disprove it. Mr. S., if you will give him the opportnmty to exi 1 lin, is a great economist, great indeed, notwithstanding the fact that our taxes are climbing higher and higher each year of his administration. And I will go still further and say, un less we force somebody to right about, and that very soon, wo will find our selves in a most deplorable condition ; for we have already a past indebted ness that is piling up at an enormous rate-but of course Mr. S. says nothing about that. Mr. S" explain if you please, why this continual increase in taxes'? You know that I know and any other sensible man knows, that there is no necessity for an increase of taxation without a corresponding in crease in the expenses of running the County government. Just let any man open Iiis mouth, or make any statement of facts, give any comparisons, you will be met by such epithets as lie, misrepresentation, misleading the peo ple, &c. Such as that is notargument, neither does it pay the people's taxes. For my own part, I propose to let the people* bc t he judges as to who has lied in this matter. It seems to me that 1 have made as fair a proposition as it is possible for any man to make. 1 mean in reference to having a committee go to Abbeville and make a report. Unless he accepts it, I cannot afford to take any further notice of what he may either write or say. Respectfully, ll. II. EDWARDS. - ll. II. Taylor, of White Plains, owns a Jersey cow five years old, that is the mother of five living calves. She first had a pair of twins before she was two years old, next another pair of twins before she was three year* oh!, and a few weeks ago a single calf. She is a four gallon cow and Mr. Taylor prizes her and her family of five very highly.-Gaffney Ledger. Caring for Confederate Dead. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Thc. sugges tion of the President looking to the can- of the Confederate cemeteries by the Federal Government aroused no little interest on tin; part of Senators and members of the House and was the subject of much quiet comment iii the Congressional cloak rooms. There was. of course, a divergence of opinion as to the merits of thc suggestion, and this divergence was especially notice able among Republican Senatorsand members. There were none who did not attribute the sentiment to goodness ol' heart on the part of tin; President. Some of the, Republican Senators, how ever, expressed doubt of the wisdom of the course, and while many of these stated their personal conviction that there was no harm in carrying the stiir gestion into execution, still they re frained from any expression ol' opinion on the ground that such expression would be misunderstood by their ex soldier constituents. The Democratic Senators generally excused themselves from any expression of opinion on the subject. There were exceptions to the reticence. Senator Shoup was among the Republican members of the Senate military committee who spoke out, saying that he endorsed all that the President had suggested. Senator Sewell, a member of the military com mittee, said: "The suggestion of the President is a beautiful sentiment and; worthy of the man, as it is in keeping with his character. The suggestion is especially appropriate at this time, when good f eeling is so strong between the sections, and I am in hearty accord with it. There is no reason why wo should not care for the cemeteries of the Southern dead and no act would go further toward cementing the union between the North and the South than could an act of this kind, which must necessarily appeal to the best senti ment of the generous people of the J South. But while I should be entirely willing to have the country care for the j graves of the Confederate dead, I should not consent to go any further. I should not, for instance, agree to the pensioning of the Confederate ex-sol diers of the civil war. I would draw a very distinct, line between the two acte, and believe the country as a whole would." The suggestion was favorably com mented on by members of the House of Representatives without respect to politics or section. Capt. Hull, chair man of the military committee, said : "Any step to obliterate sectionalism is, of course, desirable, and the President seems to have suggested a most accept able means in that direction and one which will not do violence to any feel ing in thc North. I would not favor the return of Confederate flags, as there is no government to which they could be returned, and they represent a painful incident of our history. But the Confederate cemeteries and their dead rest upon different considerations. Such cemeteries, North and South, are hallowed ground. I approve thc Pres ident's suggestions." 4 Representative Sayers, Governor elect of Texas, and a former Confede rate soldier, said: "I am greatly pleased with the President's proposition, and it should be carried out by the neces sary legislation. I am just about to lay aside my work in Congress, or I might give the proposition form by in corporating it in some of the appropri ation bills. This doubtless will be done." Representative Terry, of Arkansas, another Confederate veteran, said the feeling among Southeru members was general that the President's suggestion was a happy step toward wiping out all remaining sectionalism. STATE SEWS. - Lancaster is the latest town to take advantage of wheat planting furor which prevails over South Carolina. - In Columbia last week fifteen young lawyers were admitted to the practice of law by the Supreme Court. - Mr. John Childers, a respectable farmer, living two miles from Laurens, was so seriously kicked by a mule that he is cot expected to recover. - The Palmetto mills, the new fac tory recently inaugurated in Colum bia, is being built as rapidly as pos sible under the circumstances of cold weather. - It is reported in Sparta'nburg that the friends of General M. C. Butler ? are urging him to again tackle Senator Tillman in 1900, and he has taken the matter under advisement. - A wave of sorrow and sympathy swept over lower Williamsburg and upper Georgetown counties when the sad news was learned of the drowning in Black Uiver, while on'their way to ' a dance, of Misses Minnie and Mollie, I the fifteen and 18-year-old daughters J of Mr. Thomas Green, a very respect ' able white man of Georgetown county, j - Welborn Meek, a negro, was ar I rested in Pineville. N. C., on the 7th , instant, as an escaped convict, and ' taken back to the South Carolina pen ' itentiary. In July, 1SG3, he was con victed of grand larceny and sentenced I to the State penitentiary for the pe riod of one year. He made his escape o:i the 13th of September following and had been at large ever since. - Some people in Spartanburg ar? excited over a story that negro post masters are to be appointed for that city and Pacoletj Spartanbury county. - National Bank of Newberry stock sold at ?128 and Newberry Cotton Mill stock at *9-i a share at public auction on saleday. both below their value, but a good sale for these times and at auction. - Tn Marion county they are sow ing more oats than usual. Governor Ellerbe is putting in over 200 acres on one plantation. One hundred acres of this farm has been planted in cot ton continuously since the war. - From diff?rent parts of thc State comes reports that the farmers are planting largely of small grain. This is promising indeed. The diversifica tion of crops furnishes one defence against the consequences of four cent cotton. - Dr. Timmerman, State Treasurer, says there is no chance for reducing the tax levy without crippling tke government. A reduction is, how ever, very much to be desired, in view of the low price of cotton and other ! farm products. I - The grand lodge. A. F. M. of South Carolina closed its annual ses sion Dec. 14th. Thc officers elected for the ensuing year were: Grand master, B. J. Witherspoon, Lancaster; . deputy grand master. Orland Shep pard, Edgefield ; senior grand warden, W. M. Whitehead, Charleston; junior grand warden, the Rev. Bryon Holly, Greenville ; grand treasurer, Zimmer man Davis, Charleston ; grand secre tary, Chas. Inglesby, Cheleston; grand chaplin, the Rev. S. P.^I. Elwell, Charleston. AN ORDINANCE To amend Section 4 of an Or dinance entitled "An Ordi nance to establish Rules and Regulations to promote health in the City of Ander son, S. C., to provide Rules respecting Privies and Cess Fools, and to provide means for carrying said Rules into Effect/' ratified Jan. 5,1897. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Ander son, in Council assembled, and by au thority of the same That Section 4 of an Ordinance enti tled "An Ordinance to establish Rules and Regulations to promote Health in the City of Anderson, S. C., to provide Rules respecting Privies and Cess Poola and to provide means for carrying said rules into effect," ratified January Gth, 1897, be and the same is hereby amend ed so that all sums for any current year, required under and by said Sec tion 4, shall be due and payable aa follows: One-half thereof between the 1st of February and March 1st, and one-half thereof between August 10th and September 1st of the current year; provided that any person may pay the full amount when the first installment is due; and provided further, that any person liable to pay the said dues re quired by said Section 4 who shall fail to pay the same when due, as herein required, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than 81.00 nor more than $100, orbe impris oned not less than one day nor moro than thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor. Done and ratified by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Andereon. S. C., in Council assembled, and the seal of the said City duly afiixed, thia 19th dav of December, A. D. 1898. JNO. K. HOOD, Mayor. Attest : T. J. MAULDIX, Clerk Council. AN ORDINANCE To Repeal an Ordinance for the Inspection of Cattle, Beef, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Groats, and other animals, adopted December 6,1898. BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Ander son, S. C., in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same 's ECTION 1. That an Ordinance rati fied on December 6, 1898, entitled an Ordinance for the inspection of Cattle? Beef, Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Goat? and other animals be, and the sam?is here by, repealed. Done and ratified by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Anderson, S. C., in Council assembled, and the seal of said City duly afiixed, this De cember 19, A. D. 1898. JNO. K. HOOD, Mayor. Attest : T. J. MAULDIX, Clerk of CounciL Stock of Goods for Sale and call for Creditors Meeting. THE undersigned offers for salo a stock of General Merchandise at Moseley, S. C. Submit offrira in writing. For in formation call ou undersized or B. F.. Manldin, Anderson, S. C. A meeting of Creditors of Mo.gan vt 11*11 is also called 'o meet at Andert-?n, S. C, on January 4th ar 12 o'elock noon. A mil maring ia desired. E. R. HORTON, Assignee of Morgan <fe HHII and Ag?nt of Creditors, Lowndesvill<\ S. C. Notice Final Settlement. rpHE undersigned, Administrator of JL tbe E^t-ttH of L M. Till-y. deceas ed, hereby givts notifie that ho will on the 2Nt tiny January, 1899 apply to the Judye of Probate for Anderson boun ty fora Final Settlement of said E-tue, xnd a iliscbarge from his office as Admin istrator. .7. K. TILLEY, Adm'r. Dec 21.1898 26 6