Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I iitelligeiieer. Published every Wednesday. .1. F. ('I-INK.SOA1.KS, / ElllTOIt.S \\|> C. C. LANGSTON, V I'IMM'KIKTOH Ti:PMS : ONE YEAH. - - *l BO SIX MONTHS. - WEDNESDAY, MAY 17. ISM. Anderson's Opportunity. East Thursday night a con terence of a numhci i?t Anderson's progressive citizens was held in the city, and an other movement for the erection of another big cotton mil) hen- was inau gurated. Col..I. E. Orr, President ol the I'iedinont Cotton Mills, attended the conference and in si plain, practical falk proposed that if our people would subscribe $100,000 to the capital MUCK. he would guarantee that much <<i more {rom foreign capitalists. Nearly ?ne third of this amount was at once sub scribed, and the geiitleiiieu pri sent re solved to go to work at once and secure the additional subscriptions. With this end ill view a mass meet ?liv u ill be held in the Coiiit House al I'J o'clock ncxl rVidny, when Col. Orr ami others will deliver addresses, lt is proposed ! o ?dose all plaits of business at that Moni, sn that everybody will have an opportunity to attend the meeting. The farmers ol the Count\ are also irgeil ami cordially invited lo attend the meeting, and make it ;i big success. Now il' our people w ill ?lo their tint\ this mill is an assured lad, ?iud the work ot its erection eau begin in sixty days. It is proposed to make Col. Orr I'resident of the Company, ami his success and long experience al Pied mont ensures ?ts success. He has the confidence of foreign' capitalists and if our people will raise one-half ol' the proposed capital stock he will have no trouble in securing thc balance, lt is proposed to start Hie mill without a dollar's indebtedness and the stock holders may rest assured of receiving a good dividend on their stock from the very beginning. This is a grund opportunity for Anderson, and we can not, alford to let it pass without grasp ing it. The shares to the capital stock will be placed at one hundred dollars each, and every citizen who has the welfare of this section at heart should take stock in it. lt will prove a good investment for the stockholder and nt the same time benefit the winde Couti The total amount of the cotton crop brought inti) sight ?luring the eight months ending on the 1st inst, is 10, 402,059 bales, against 10.05W.111 last year. ^ ^ ^ While 1890 is an oft'year in politics, some very interesting elections wiil.be held in November. In fact there will be contests in eleven States, four of which were carried in the last election by the Democrats and seven by the Republicans. It is now reported that there will be a congressional inquiry into the pro ceedings and verdict of thc beef inves tigating commission. If this is true the country should raise by subscrip tion enough disinfectants to keep th? stench in Washington. A call has been issued for the Na tional Democratic Executive Commit tee to meet in St. Louis on the 25 th inst, lt is understood that at this meeting the general political situation will bo discussed and thc work of the coming campaign mapped out. - - ? ? - England and Russia are playing sweethearts and will tear down their back fences in China. Poor China, it will not be very long before an "inter national congress" will lind that the poor celestials are a "menace to civili zation" and proceed to lill Mohamed's arius. The Sunday 'limes- is the name ol a new weekly paper that has appeared in tireen ville. It, is edited by I>. Harnett Foster and Havilcne Tompkins. In Spartanburg the Free Lance made its tirst appearance last Satur?1 ty. and is edited by T. li. Thaeksti Doth are neat, interesting newspapers, and have our best wishes for success. -m . m According to the views of the ad ministration at Washington, peace is not far ott'in the Philippines. The in surgents concede that they are con quered, but are protracting the war with the hope of making better terms of surrender than those ottered by Otis. There is more or less lighting daily; always with the same result complete routing of the enemy. The Confederate Reunion Number of the Charleston New and Courier last Wednesday was au exceedingly inter esting paper, and will no doubt be highly treasured by every person who was so fortunate as to get a copy of it. I twas profusely illustrated and con tained a number of very interesting articles from the pens of many of the Confederate heroes. Such pubhrat ion s are worth preserving. St. Louis lins certainly got big heart ed business men, for they have already subscribed $5,000,000 lo make the "world's fair," to be held in that, city in 1903, a success. By-the-way, when so many "world's fairs" are being held, why not take up an international sub scription and purchase the exhibits at the Paris Exposition next, year and keep them in stock, to lie. moved to any place that will pay the cost of transportation and a good rent for fair. This would save expenses all around. President Hartzog, of Clemson Col lege, has issued a circular announcing that Farmers' Institutes will beheld in n limited number of counties this sum mer for the instruction of thc people in various branches of agricultural sci ence. The course of lectures shall bo arranged to prr-Rcnt to those in nt ten lia m <. I.hr results ol' \ he um-1 i ci in t III vest imitions in theoretical and pindi ral agriculture, and as l'ai UK possible In make the subjects discussed meei lin- special needs ol' tli?* locality where ilic Institute is held. These Institutes eau bc made ol' practical benefit to the taim?is, who should liol tail to attend them. - ?MM . mt Gov. Candler, ol'Georgia, lakes the position with reference to the recent lynching tragedies that the good and law-abiding negroes should separate themselves from the criminal element and should assist in protecting thc community from that element, and it is well taken. If they would do this, there would he fewer lynchings. The black criminal should not be able to look tn his own color for safe harbor after pei pet rating outrages against the law. Thc negro loafer should lind no countenance among the industrious of his own race. A respectable negro should bc as ipiick to turn a black ras cal over io justice as a responsible white man in the apprehension nf a white, criminal. The blace race can bc improved in character in no other way. And it i- character that negro preach ers and teachers should seek to incul ca te. That should be thc constant theme of their teaching and preaching. It is.that w hich the negro needs above all things. Those ulm sec lu it that I heir children go to school, w ho are in dustrious and dullly ami respectful. win? try io?|o;i good part personally citizens should hold themselves alon) from the element winch disgraces theil cohn and which is tin- mining cause in all these lynching ennrmities. There is no lack of work for the negro in this State, or. in fact, in any other part of thc Smith. There is always employment ol some sort to be had. In this respect he is bet ter circumstan ced than any other working man in thc world. I'overtj can afford them rn? excuse for <*rime. If, then, the in dustrious will turn their backs upon the idle and vicious, ? long step will be taken toward the mitigation of the lynching evil and the condition of the rac?' be bettered in a thousand ways. Charleston and tbe Reunion. On Tuesday morning of last week we left Anderson for Charleston to attend the ninth annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. Although a large crow d of Anderson and Walhalla people-veterans and visitors-had left on Monday, the cars were, full, and when our train arrived at the pretty town of Helton, we met tho special train which had started from Green ville, and to which several of our coaches were attached. At almost, every depot other ears were added, and when we reached Columbia our im mense train was cut into two or three sections and carried on to Charleston. Those in the first trains to leave reached the city early, but those in the last to leave Columbia did not arrive until about one o'clock, as we Were in formed. Nothing of special interest occurred until we reached Columbia, where three or four of our good people had their pockets picked, evidently the work of professional pick-pockets, as one or two of them were arrested and they were strangers to the people of Columbia. W? are told that t hese ras cals come from all the large cities of the United States, and that they sys tematically work in all the great gath erings in this country. They rob rich and poor alike, one poor, one-legged Confederate soldier being among the number robbed in Columbia. No man need claim that he is too smart to have his pocket picked, for these rascals make their living in this way and have reduced the whole thing to a science. On arrival in Charleston we found the city gaily decorated with flags, both Confederate and Union, and the vast crowd was soon on its way to find board and lodging. Committees were at all the. depots to give information, and direct tho people to quarters, and soon every one had a home. The .ar rangements tor handling the crowd after its arrival in the city was decid edly better than at either Richmond or Atlanta, as we were present nt both, and know whereof we speak. Those veterans who were to be entertained entirely by the cit/ were carried to their quarters-several large ware houses near the bay-where they found plenty of the very best food to eat, and clean, nice cots on which to sleep, and to the everlasting credit of Charleston we did not hear a single man express other than praise *>t the manner in which he lind been entertained, and we made it a point to inquire nt every op portunity. Those who were able and expected to pay their own expenses were loud in their expressions of praise for the people of the. city. All charges were very reasonable, and we heard of not a single, case of extortion. lt was very hard to estimate the number of visitors and veterans in the city, ns there were so many places of interest that, at no one time was the crowd assembled nt one place, although on one or two occasions the Auditorium was full, which wns said to seat 7,r>00. lt is estimated by the railroads that they carried into the city about 30,000 people. The number in attendant- nt this reunion was probably not as great as at Richmond or Atlanta; then you must, remember that Charleston is not as large os either, and that she should eclipse both in her unbounded hospi tality is something which should make the whole State of South Carolina feel proud, lt is fashionable in some quar ters to abuse Charleston, but when it comes to a matter of hospitality her good people can give lessons that iure not soon forgotten. Now, as to the proceedings proper of the meeting of the. Confederate Vete rans wo hardly know what to say, as there is so much we could write about wo do not know where to begin or where to leave off. The meeting waa highly interesting throughout. Speech es were made by several old heroes of the "Lost Cftuac"--llimmtnn I .i-e < ?onion and other*, and cnthusi .i-iii ran high. Tin- playing ol "Dixie" hy lin- hand never failed io Innig forth the rebel yell, and after ihe lapse of thirty years we must confess that yell sounded mighty familiar. The parade of the veterans thioiigh the streets was a sight never to be forgotten hy those who witnessed it. One of the strange things about it was that although thir ty-four years have passed since the sun ender at Appomattox, ano most of these people were grown men when they entered the army, they did not look to be old men, and their ste]? was as quick and light almost as of yore. True, their heads were white, but their hearts are young yet. and if absolutely necessary they could put up a tight that might surprise the generation now coming on to take their places. We would like to go on and tell of the meeting of fellow-soldiers who had not mel since the surren .1er. but space, for bids. iS ll Hi ce it to say that this re union was the most interesting, from every point of view, that we have at teuded, ami this is the opinion ot all we have heard express themselves. SOTKS. The city ot' Charleston, to om-who visits il for the first time, is the most interesting place in thc I'nited States. There arc many points of interest, but a? they arc familiar to almost every school-hoy we shall not attempt to de scribe tin-in. The chief charin of Charleston consists in what might be called being old-fashioned to a great, extent. nhl dwelling-houses, old churches, old stores and old cemeteries. And that way they have ol' building their houses with the ends to the street instead of the from. All this looks strange to people who live in towns who build otherwise. And the mighty ocean which runs right up to her very doors, is a sight which should be seen by every one, as il is fine of our Crea tor's greatest works. Vet lhere arc thousands of people in South Carolina who have never seen the Atlantic i tcean. One of the most delightful and beau tiful beautiful places near Charleston to visit is what is called the "Isle of Palms." situated about ten miles East of the city, lt is reached by the elec tric cars. Its beauty consists mostly in the long stretch of beach, extending to the right and left as far as the eye can reach, and the waves which are continually coming in or going out. It makes no di tlc re ncc how warm it may be in the city, once at tho "Isle of Palms" and you are cool as long as you remain. There is almost always a breeze from the sea. It is a great place of resort during the Summer months for the people in Charleston, and bids fair to be the "Coney Island" of the South when the hotel which they are going to build is completed. There has already been erected an im mense pavilion, covering perhaps two acres ot ground, bathing houses. &c. We saw probably five hundred people -men, women and children-bathing in the ocean at one time. There is said to be absolutely no danger of being drowned. This scribe has never visited a more beautiful spot than the "Isle of Palms," and would advise every one visiting Charleston to see it. We can't describe it. Thousands of visitors were permitted to go on board the "Raleigh," one of the ships with Dewey at Manila, re cently returned to this country. The officers and men were very polite, and one could inspect aU parts of the ves sel. The ship was quite a curiosity, especially to up-country people. While in Charleston we, with others, were the guests of Col. George A. Wagener, of the big firm of F. W. Wagener & Co. Mrs. Wagener, as some of our readers know, lived in Anderson before her marriage, being a daughter of the late J. C. Keys. Mr. and Mrs. Wagener and family certain ly know how to make their guests feel at home, aud we shall never forget their kindness. One of their daughters -Miss Marie-was the Sponsor for the South Carolina Division of United Con federate. Veterans, and took a promi nent part in the exercises. - Attorney General Bellinger hus given a very important decision as to the liability of foreigners residing in the State to' thc poll tax. An Eng lishman, living in York county, claim ed that he was not liable to the tax, because he was not a citizen and be cause he sent none of his children to thc public schools to which the poll tax goes. Mr. Bellinger, however, decides that the faot of noe being a citizen does not relieve him of the tax and as long as he is a resident he roust pay it. V ANDI VER BROS. & MAJOR, - DEALERS IN - Fine Buggies, Phaetons, Surreys, Harness, Lap Robes Whips, and AU kinds Buggy Fixtures. J oat received another shipment of Bar ber's Fine "Now benth" Baggies that wa want to move nicely and quickly for cash or good paper?. These are nice, nobby, alick, new st>le goods that will pleate you. Sold undsr sn absolute guar antee. This is the bright and beautiful season that inspired the poet to write, "In Springs young man'n fancy lightly turns to thoughts or love " Now, if you wsnt that pretty girl's "fsncy" to turn in the same direction bny a "New South" Bmrgy-from us. We want you to have one. Y ou rf truly, VAN DIVER BROS. tt MAJOR. STATK OF SOOTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF GUUKNVILLI:. To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Petent No, 613101, totea October 25.1898. We hereby certify that W. H. Willi man is the patenteeof the nbove-a com bined F BUT ira /.int DiSTninrjTon AND Cui.TivATon. Letters Patent deposited for safe-keening in American Bank, O teen ville. W. T. OARS AWAY, Casb'r. H romy Bntoos, Pres. Sworn to Ixtfnre nie thin 10th Oav of April, t89$). J. F. DORROH, Not. Pub. All infringer* will bo promptly prose cuted by W. H.? WILIIIMAN, Reedy River. S. C. AFTERNOON OFF Tied down to housework, to the scrubbing (?rush and bucket, to the dish pan and housecloth, is the condition of the woman who still uses soap in her cleaning. On the other hand the woman who uses Gold Dust has her work all done by noon, dfflffl P?ttA/fff?3mf does as she pleases in the after- TMl?IIIBIt| rUWUCI noon. With Gold Dust she does her cleaning with half the effort, in half the time and at half the cost as with soap or any other cleanser. For greatest economy buy our large package. Ht N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY Chicago StL<?is New York Beau? A SPEECH WORTH READING. FELLOW-CITIZENS, LADIES, GENTLEMEN AND CHILDREN: lt alfords us no little pleasure to be with you this evening, because we have been pouring our tale of woe in your kind ears for ten long, weary years, and you have never turned a deaf ear to our supplications. Our experience luis proven that a straight, honest statement of a proposition is all you ask, but is what you must have. Our efforts always beiug on this linc, we are brought more closely together, and when wc have asked you for bread, or its equivalent, we have not been given a stone, nor have we delivered you pebbles instead of grain. And now to draw thc cord which binds "thee to me" more tightly we have contracted to fool away about one thousand dollars worth of Shoes-a great sacrilicc compared with regular prices. With this in view, we have secured the sample lines made up by two of the largest and best Manu facturers in this country. If a factory makes only one pair of good Shoes in a whole year we believe they would bc the sample pair. Does it strike you that way. Now. remember, these goods came only one pair of a kind, aud if that pair hts you-you have a bargain for the asking. Now, would you be doing yourself justice to pass them by. None so blind who do not wish to see. Wo put one of these sample lines on sale last Thursday, and you should have witnessed the sport. The second line we will offer beginning to day, and we w?nt to see you fellows in at the rat-killing. To illustrate the value of the bargains we actually offer in these goods it is enough to tell you what some of our competitors are doing to try to head-off the rush. Some two or three of them have gotten out their old stock of odd sizes and ancient styles, threw away the boxes, and spread the Shoes out on counters and tables like ours, and would have you believe they are selling samples, too. Some folks always ready to try to do like us. It is always easy to buy samples, but the opportunity to buy samples, made expressly for sam ple purposes by the manufacturers themselves, and consequently the very best they can make, does not come often, nor to many people at all. Listen what some of our customers are Baying about us. A lady bought sixteen pairs, and told her husband that she was about to pass our door when, she reckons, the Lord directed her to come in. Another lady, seeing a lot that was carried home by a friend to select from, nabbed one fine pair, and came right on to our Store and got two more pairs. Two gentlemen met on the street, stopped and planted their shapely, well-dressed understandings on the sidewalk for inspection, and were about to advise each other to attend our exhibition and get shod, when each discovered that the other had already been to see us and was all heeled. One little girl insisted on keeping her feet on the seat at Sunday School "because," she said, "I must take care of these Shoes ; they are the best I ever had. Mama bought them at the 10c. Store." A happy old fellow that never saw sueh values before says : "I can wear Shoes even in the Summer-time now." We also have a pretty line of 50c. Shirts which we will sell you at 25c. each. Don't be too slow and miss the pie-others are grabbing, and why not you. Special prices to Merchants everywhere in our Wholesale Department. Yours always truly, C. S. HRT it ST?RE. SPOT CASH DOES THE WORK. OUR RECENT TRADE HAS been extremely gratifying and we appreciate the very liberal patronage. We expect to make it pey yon to tia?G with us, aa we give our entire time, thought and energy to our business, and do, perhaps, the largest business, compared with the expense of running, of any Firm in this seotlon, and are on the alert for Cash Bargains for our customers all the time. We went your Cash and Gilt Edge Time Trade, and will make it pay you to give it to us. We ere in position to fill ell or ders for yonr hands at prices to please them and satisfy yon. Just now we have some Bargains in MOLASSES, QQFETBJEJ and rPOBA-OOO, And firmly believe we cen save you money on anything in (bis line. pgr- NEW DRY GOODS and S BOES constantly arriving. Veers i"i maka you a customer, _ VANPIVER BROS. WILL YOU ?! Before you buy a PIANO see me. I ba vt? saved tu nome of my customers as much a* ibvetity- five dollars in the par t-base of ONE PIANO. Socb makes as Cbickeriog, Emerson, Stulz & Bauerand M?hlin to select from. None better. As to ORGANS xmi ??an cuve from fif teen totwwitv flvedol'sr* bv seeing me. Pem?mb?r,' I um in the SKIVING Mi ''hiMK bunill, M-, just for fuo. You can get prices oo any of the hisjb grade nick?'!? ; and do not forget that I sell any Machine Needle at three for 5c, 20o per dozen '. he fineat Sperm Oil So. per bot tle. Nothing bat new, select stock. Remember the place M. L. WILLIS, South Main St., Aoderson, S C. THERE 13 BUT ONE QUALITY AND THAT'S THE BEST. '99 Tires Bear this Brand - V I M-ii . 3Vt'N'HO?r -A'.Ot FOR SALE BY_ SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO., ANDERSON, 8. C. May 10.1690 46_? ! FOR SALE. lOO CITY XOT8--S50.00 ti fci.SOO. Fonr or five wt-ll located, nicely ballt modern Houses. , I am tho only ap-to date Real Estate man in town. PAUL E. AYES, Beal Estate Agent. ?wui 4, ?. O. Building, j YOUR HOME PLEASURES NO Influence lends so m nob to home life as mosto. No Stock offers greater attractions than ours, and we wish to help yon to happiness. fit's not alone shat we amy it? bat yon &UOY7 that ?9? mean lt, as we sell the best ?las? of PIANOS and ORGANS, As well as email Musical Merchandise, and viii give yea fall vaia? for ev ery dollar. Yon are cordially i n vi ted to call in person and inspect onr Stock , or write for catalogues and prices. We also represent the leading SEWING MACHINES Of tba day, and are constantly receiving new additions to onr Stook. We appeal to your judgment and will sell yon the best in this line. ? We still bandle thoroughly reliable Carriages, Buggies and Harness, And can save you monoy by an investi gation. Look to quality first-then price. Most respectfully, THE C. A. BEEP MUSIC HOUSE. DR. J. H BURGESS, DENTIST. IN Pendleton every Monday, Tuesday 'and Wednesday. At Clemson College every Thursday Friday and Sstnrdsv. April 26,1809 44 tim The Alliance Sto ra il Bombast may be a good reading card, but facts are beb While alluring descriptions may be fine reading, Co?{ statements are more desirable in regard to merchandise! LADIES WASH SKIRTS In the choicest and the daintiest of the newest and fashionable shapa effects are now on exhibition in white and colored Piques, Denims, and Linens, priced remarkably and attractively low. The biggest Stock the handsomest selection of LADIES WAISTS To be found in this section can be seen iu our Waist Department. ?, thing that is new and desirable in Percales, Chambreys, Piques, Law^ Silks. We have managed to secure these Goods in exceptional wav. is why our PRICES are always very much under competition. SUMMER DRESS GOODS. With the rise of the thermometer thoughts turn to cool and fabrics. In no otht r Store is there choice of all that is most desirafc Ginghams, Organdies, Dimities, Lawns, Muslins, Sateens, Percales, Pj Cambrics and Corsets displayed than in ours, at prices lower than the!? Ladies' Muslin Underwear-Magnificent Vail When we advertise Musliu Underwear, Women-prudent and Women-follow the thread of our logic. Consider our arguments yoi The quicker you consider the quicker you will buy your Underwear i Store. Is many instances we are selling completed Garments for Us the bare Trimming would cost you elsewhere. The shapes, styles and ? are just as they should be. The most particular woman will be pleasd in quality and pries by buying her Underwear of us. SUMMER SHOES. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Oxfords and Slippers, Men's, Boya Youths' light weight Shoes. We show by far the largest and most ext! line of any house in this section. We do not buy nor sell any shoddy [ hence we are able to guarantee every pair of Shoes sold by us. Our j will compare favorably with the lowest. Our-Special Introductory Sale of the great American Lady Cool been a phenomenal success. We have sold in six days over 250 pair oj sets. We have in stock a complete line of The American Lady Corat] one pair, you will never wear any other thereafter. _ We are receiving Kew Goods daily. Give us a call Youre truly, J^yg JJ & (g BARGAIN DAT NEXT THURSDAY. THE PLACE TO BUY ... GOOD GOODS CHEAI Moi^ss & W^fs TU*?S $5.25. Morgan & Wright's Inner Tubes 75c. Come and investigate. 1 THOMSON CYCIiE WORK?0 The Bicycle Fe? Over Post Office. Thone No, M. M. MATTISON.AC? LIFE, I FIRE, I ACCIDENT! CaU for nice Calendar. Office always The New Mg Sto We have recently opened up a complete line of DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS SUNDB? Patent Medicines of all kinds, Hair, Tooth, Nail and Shoe Brushes, Combs, Sponges and Rubber Goods. PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY filled day and F B. GRAYTON & O v Freeman & Pack's Old I STOVS8, TINWARE,! CROCKERY. A kAF.GE UNE, catefally sheeted to suit thev public. WeAeHJ A Eime and Garland Sfcovi* and Banse?, and the ^mes widtjoodTm t2tt?ReI andi Michigan Cook Stoves, ranging In price from 17.00 to C^JB guaranteed to give^erfect aatiafactioa. If not money will be re?nndod. *| make ua a callUefore bnyivs a Coolc Stove. We are bound to sell you m to please yon. We wlUtake your old Stove in part payment for ft new m Our TINWARE ls the beat on the market. Jj* We carry a weU-eelected Stock ol CHINA, such as Dinner Sets. ??fe Chamber Sets. ) We also carry a full lino of PORCELAIN GOODS, Also, a nice line of OSjASSW ARB.' ? We do all kinds of ROOFING-Tin Roofing, .??ate Roofing-ana KW We will be pleased to have yon give ns a c*ll before baying. OSBORNE ^ OSBOl N. B.-All A?ooun?s doe Osborne A Ollnkeoalea must be eettled. I