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BY CLINKSCALES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1900. VOLUME XXXV-NO. 34. That 25 per Cent SALE Of ours is certainly bringing business to us. People know that when we advertise a thing it's so, and they act accord ingly. Now, don't put off coming here to get what you want in the Clothing line, because this sale won't last much longer, and if it should stop before you get hore don't blame us. We give you fair warning. While it lasts you save 25c. on every dollar you spend here. You get our $5.00 Suits or Overcoats, 25 per cent off, for $3.75. 7.50 Suits or Overcoats, 25 per cent off, for 5.63. 10.00 Suits or Overcoats, 25 per cent off, for 7.50. 12.50 Suits or Overcoats, 25 per cent off, for 9.38. 15.00 Suits or Overcoats, 25 per cent off, for 11.25. 5.00 Odd Pants, - - 25 per cent off, for 3.75. 4.00 Odd Pants, - - 25 per cent off, for 3.00. 3.00 Odd Pants, - - 25 per cent off, for 2.25. 2.00 Odd Pants, - - 25 per cent off, for 1.50. This is not a sale of old, shop-worn Goods but brand new stuff. Just got too much Winter Clothing on hand and we we don't wish to carry it over. That's ail. vans & Co, THE SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. T OneSmoment of your time, please : WE propose doing a heavy business this year on the smallest possible expense. Every shrewd buyer knows what that means for him. We are carrying a splendid Hue Dry Goods and Shoes, With special attention to HEAVY" GROCERIES and FARM JUPPLIES. We believe we carry the best line of FLOUR, COFFEE, TOBACCO and MOLASSES :o be found anywhere-the kind that will pleaso you aud satisfy your hands. Be sure to see us on that Spring bill. Youis for more business, VANDIVEft BROS. P. S.-\Ve can accommodate a few gilt-edge, prompt-paying time customers. fl ma j SILVER \ -WE HAVE /k??^ Trusses VgjT COOL, Y, Easy ?o Wear. . __. No pressura ca Ul ail XkWuS. Hip? or Back. No anders tra ps. Nsvor moves. Large, small, medium in sizes, and at any price almost, including the celebrated American Silver Trues. Come in and look at our line. EV AMS PHARMACY, THE HUSTLING CITY OF ANDERSON Is still Booming, and KING BROS. BARGAIN STORE is Booming with ^Bargains. WE have never before had so mncb to offer our customers and friends as we have now. You will remember the way we sold JEANS last Fall. We bave bought another lot at old price aud are selling right and left. School Boy Jeans 124?*. yard. We have bought the Bee Hive Stock of Goods nt prices that tickle us to think about. Now, If you want the beat Over and Undershirts you ever bought for the money got one of ours. Our 10c. Suspender? are going off by the dozen. Come be fo>e they are all gone. Socks, frocks, Booka I That's enongh ! Come and see the rest. Wo want you to see our Sc. Comb if yon ever expert to boy-it's a dandv. A few more Spittoons to go at 6P. Dust l'an 5o. Patty Pans 5c. a dozen. Never forget us when you need CROCKERY, GLASSWARE and TINWARE. For Spice, Soapond Starch we are the peop'e. Yo ;r* very truly, KING BROS.. BARGAIN STORE. Two Doors from Post Office. E G. EVANS, Jr. R. B. BAT, M. B. PENDLETON. S. C. and MBDIOI3STBS, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, Fancy Soaps, Sponges, Combs, Hair and Tooth Brushes, Rubber Goods and Druggist Notions, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Byes, Buists' Garden Seeds/ HOME FOLK IN WASHINGTON. Harmless Wosslp about the South Caro lina Colony. WASHINGTON, February 5 .--Rep resentative Latimer is encountering further trouble with tho naval cadet ship in his district, although it is not so Sensational as the circumstances surrounding the now celebrated Max well case, lt will bo remembered that Maxwell was forced to resign, because it was discovered, after Mr. Latimer had had a lively word combat with Commandant McNair, that the cadet had misrepresented the case to Mr. Latimer. lt was tho intention of Mr. Latimer to appoint S. I), rearman, a student of Clemson College, to thoj vacancy tims created, as lie was tli?l alternate ot' Maxwell originally. I'pon investigation it was ascertained that 1 Yannan will be 20 years old this mouth and he cannot go to Annapolis for examination before the middle of May next. Hy that time he will be beyond the agc limit, which requires that candidates are not eligible for ex amination after they are 20. Mr. Lati mer made au effort to have Poarninn given a special examination before he reaches his 20th year, but the Secretary j of the Navy decided that the existing I law will not sanction such a proceed- j ing. Coder tho circumstances Pear- | man is barred out and Mr. Latimer will give all tho youug men in his district en opportunity to enter into competi tion for the designation for appoint ment t.? Annapolis. There will be no favoritism shown by Mr. Latimer, as bc proposes to throw the contest open j to every white boy in his district who I is qualified by age, education or other wise. A committee will be selected to conduct the examination and the best boy should win. At the instauce of Private Thomas IL Cunningham, of Anderson, now serving in the regular army in Porto Rico, Representative Latimer request ed the Secretary of War to olio A young Cunningham to be examined for pro motion lo the rank of second lieuten ant. Cunningham is a good soldier and is anxious to take advantage of the law which admits of promotions from the ranks under certaiu conditions, after n man has served two years as a Erivutc. Unfortunately for Cunning am he has been iu the service only about a year and a half and, although Mr. Latimer made a strong appeal for a special dispensation in his behalf, the Secretary decided that the law does not admit of such promotions ex cept in special cases of gallant and meritorious service in the field. Ac cordingly Cunningham will be obliged to curb his ambition to become au officer in the regular army until he has completed two years' service in thc ranks. Pending consideration of thc agri cultural appropriation bill by the House committee on agriculture Re presentative Latimer is striving to nave certain amendments to that meas ure adopted by the committee, which will be of direct benet t to the farmers of South Carolina and. other agrie ni-, tural States. Ho proposes to double' the appropriation io be used for the purchase of seed intended for distribu tion by members of Congress; also for an increase in the appropriation to be expended in experiments in growing grass and other vegetation for pastur age. Under existing lnsv $130,000 :s ap propriated for the seed division of tue agricultural department. Of that amount $04,000 is expended for seed alone, and the balance of tho appro priation is used for clerk biro and in cidental expenses connected with the distribution of seed. The sum allo ted to the members of the House aggre gates about $42,000, so that each Rep resentative's quota of seed for distri bution among his constituents is 5,000 packages. Mr. Latimer"s proposed amendment provides for un additional appropriation of $4),000 so that each member will have 10,000 packages to circulate among the farmers of his dis trict. Strong arguments have been submitted in support of the proposition and tho committee seems to be favor ably disposed to grant the request. The last appropriation for experi ments with grasses was $12,000 and Mr. Latimer proposes to increase that amount to $20,01.0, to bo expended un der tho direction of tho agrustologist of thc department. In support of his amendment Mr. Latimer says much of the tarin lands iu the Southern States has been worn out growing cotton, and it is desirable that further efibrts be made to discover such grasses as may be successfully grown in the Southern country, thus increasing the facilities for converting worn out land into pas tures for cattle raising, a growing in dustry all through the South. When Secretary Wilson visited Warsaw Col lege, some time ago, he delivered a speech in which he urged the farmers of the South to diversify their crops and suggested cattle raising os a pro fitable substitute for some of the crops now produced with little orno profit in certain sections. In the meantime ex periments have been in progress with a view to ascertaining what grasses can bo successfully gi own in the South ern States. To encourage these experi ments Mr. Latimer presented to the department of agriculture, through Secretary Wilson, fifteen acres of ground from his own farm aud experi ments are going on. In certain quarters there is a disposi tion to discontinue the experiments and make no further appropriation to be expended in that direction under tho agrastologistdividion. In view of tho encouraging results obtained by the department, and tho universal in terest m grass grew ing throughout the South, the suggestion to strike out the appropriation will not only be stub bornly contested in the committee and on the floor of tho House, but a united effort will be made to increase the ap propriation, in accordance with Mr. Latimer's amendment. He says Sec retary Wilson is in favor of continuing iL? Experiments, and agents of the department have obtained samples of grass from all parts of the world with the hope of finding a grass which may be successfully and abundantly grown in the Southland. Thus far the ex periments in cattle raising in South Carolina, Georgia and contigons States have been exceedingly encouraging, and there is a prospect ahead for those farmers who, until recently, were dis couraged by having largo tracts of ap parently valueless lands upon which they are obliged to pay taxes. A con certed movement is going forward in Congress in behalf of tho cultivation of pasture lands in that section and any opposition to tho continuance hf pending experiments will be resisted in the House and Senate.-Sitecinl to News and Courier. OUR rOLUMBIA LETTER. COLUMBIA. Feb. 13. The- Moat significant matter in the past week of legislation has been tho discovery of tho strong sentiment of the members ot* tho Genoral Assembly, and through them thc reflection of tho sentiment of the people of the Statt*, on the question of liberal support to thc institution? of learning. Never luis the matter beeil so thoroughly, and wu may say, so dispassionately discussed in the Assembly Before, and* never luis tin? fact boon so forcibly brought to the attention ol* the people that th? roots; of t lu* tree of learning were so deeply fixed in th? hearts of th? people, lt ' seems to bo better understood that th? ' institutions of higher learning ar? not j only necessary but ave thu loan- 1 dation of til? structure of th? common schools, and that th? common schools will thrive or perish according as the institutions of higher learning are lib erally or parsimoniously supported. The certainty of th? li^ht that was in prospect was predicted in this corres pondence in tn? beginning of tho s?s sion. lt materialized, but it spent its force with no other effect than to fix 1 he temples of learning more firmly in th? bed-rock foundation ot' popular love. All that the Colleges ask?d for in th? appropriation bills were granted, and to this was added au additional item which will do much towards accom plishing tho object of the friends of education, the filling in of the gap 1>? tween tho public schools and the col leges, for in addition to tho regular in come these schools have had $100,000 given in adir?ct appropriation. Winthrop College, which has been struggling through its work in cramp ed quarters, lias be?n given $'Ki,000 for a new dormntory. Another matter of interest was the passage of the dispensary bill very much as it left tho Senat?, except for tho change in the manner of selecting tho Stat? Board, which ia to bo ol?ct?d by the whole assembly, tho bonding ot* the constables, a cause of offence to thc opponents of tho old law. aud tho bonding of the successful bidders for the whiskey contract and the selling of the liquors to tho country dispen saries nt no moro thau ten per cent, of the cost to tho State. This will have the effect of reducing the price of li quor and at the same time, itis thought thai; it will lend to an improvement of the cheaper grades of poison that is sold in the form of 80 proof and ono X. There has been no little of interest in tho matter of State politics to bo heard in the halls and lobbies around the city. It is now stated positively that ex-Governor John C. Sheppard will be in the race with his political youth renewed, and going in for a long and hot race. Speaker Gary is also spoken of as a certain candidate. When those who should know about these matters are asked to express themselves for publication, they look coy and talk about "ifs, ands and buts'' and look wise. Mr. Gary will be on the dispensary plank of "tho Democratic raft, but as there aro now some half a dozen others on the same plank it is feared that an overloading will spill the whole party iuto tho sea of political oblivion. Mr. Sheppard represents a strong sentiment that is rather on? of tho past than of tho future, ono that is un dying in tho hearts of the people, though often overwhelmed by political floods and tempests. He will got a large vote, but there has been so great chango in political alignments that it is very hard to estimate tho probabili ties. The friends of Gov. McSweeney say that they arc not concerned by the number of entries. They would prefer a clear field, but think that they can make it clear before til? tight is over. Til? Assembly has been buckling down to work in real earnest during the past week, and tho indications are that the present week will lind thc end of the session. Thor? aro a number of important matters yet undisposed of, but til? appropriation and supply bills are well on their way and no trouble is anticipated in the final agreement. HAUTWK?.L M. AVKK. Taylor Climbs Lower Bown. FRANKFORT, K.V, F?b. io.-"1 have only this to say: After maturo deli beration and conference with my friends from every section of the Stat?, I have concluded to allow this con troversy to take its duo course, vigor ously contesting every inch of ground and upholding tho rights of the people to the uttermost. It those rights be destroyed the responsibility for that destruction must rest w ith those who sit in judgement. "It is due to any that the eminent gentlemen, my friends, who secured the propositions resulting from the Louisville conference acted in perfect good faith, from the highest motives of patriotism and did the very best they could."' The above was sigued by Gov. Tay lor and issued ns n proclam?t ion. The decision not to sign the Louisville ngreement was reached by Gov. Taylor this afternoon. For over two hours ho had been in conference with fully 150 prominent Republicans from all parts of tho State. Tho meeting was secret in the extreme, all those who came from the hall before Gov. Taylor him self refusing to say anything of thc progress of the deliberations. Tho action of Gov. Taylor returns tho gubernatorial fight to the exact position it occupied on the day follow ing the Goobel assassination, with the additional complication that there was but ono legislature mid ono governor in fnct, wherens there are now two claimants for the position and two separate bodies, each claiming to bo the law-making power of Kentucky. - The farmers of Laurens county alu organizing clubs for the purpose of discussing questions of interest just nt this time, such ns tho crops that wc raise, the use of guano, etc. $100 Reward! $100. The readers of Mils paper will be pleased to learn that there is ct leasi one dreaded disease that sci ence bss been able lo cure In all its stages, und that ts Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls the only posi tive euro no? known to the medical fraternity. Citarrh being a constitutional disease reqilres a constitutional treatment. Ball's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces, of the systom, thereby de stroying tbe foundation of the dltease, and giving the pa tient strength by building up tbe constitu tion sn 1 assisting naturo in doing hs work. The proprietors have *o tauch filth in its curative powers,tbat they offer Ono Hundred J'oliars for any case that it falls to cure. Send for list of tes timonials ?3JBotd by Druggists, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are ibo beet. The Colton (Question Solved. The following editorial reviev. by the New York Sim covers the ease ol* cotton BO comprehensively that weave sure it will he interesting to our read ers: Events of exceeding consequence to the American business world arr now taking place in the market tor raw cot ton. Karly last December wo called atten tion tothe fact that one ot' the chief in II nen ces advivso to thu prosperity of tin- country . as thc enormous diminu tion in our < .i)oits ol' cotton. At that time then- 'nm beena decrease in ines?? exports, as compared w ith tin* previous year, of nearly 1,300,000 bales, repre senting n inoncv value ot about 000,000. The troublesome part ol' it was that at the time a stringency pre vailed in th?- mone> markets, not only in New York, but in all the groat capi tals ol'Europe. Helving upon the or dinary exportation of cotton at the usual time, our hankers and dealers in exchange in the early fall had sold ahead a large quantity ol''sterling ex change, expecting to make their sales good, or as the market terms it. "cover" them, later in th?'year, w hen tim cot ton bills came to hand. Hut the cotton bills did not come to hand, and the sales of oxdmnge bad lo he covered at a loss, or at. least at a higher rate than was expected. Our customary credit balance in London was wanting, and tlu? transfer ol' gold from this country to Europe ensued at a particularly un pleasant time. T!ie canst'of the decreased exporta tion of cotton, as we then pointed out, was a great difference of opinion be tween the American growers of the staple and tho foreign buyers of i?, The hitter, trusting largely to the es timate of Mr. Henry Neill, believed that a crop as large as the previous om1 (in round numbers about "ll,O0O,(HX bales), had been grown, and'that th? ndvance in the price of cotton was dm simply to speculation. The Southern plauters, however, maintained that tin crop was very much less than that, ol last year anti that the price established so far from being improperly high, wm milch too low. On the other hand again, it was known that the interim stocks of cotton were huge, and thu lent some plausibility ??to tho declara tion of the foreigners that cotton wat being held in this country for highei prices and that it would "come out' m groat quunititics when the effort ti hold it failed. There, was, therefore a deadlock between these two contend ing interests, and time alone conk prove whose claims were better found ed, and which side would win in tin struggle. The day has now come when it cai be stated .definitely that the battle o: the southern planters and tho Amer! cnn cotton trade against tho foreigt spinners has been fought and won, am that the only thing remaining to do ii to settle the terms of capitulation Five months of the cotton year liavi elapsed. Despite the tact that cottoi has advanced in price nearly three quarters of a cent a pound since De comber, ?ind has scored a rise altogeth er of nearly three cents a pound Iron the low prices of last season, with al the weather conditions of the white facilitating in an inordinate degree tin marketing and transportation of tin staple, the total amount of the Amer ?cnn crop now in sight is but (?,82*1,Hil bnles, as against 8,1)04,370 bales at tin samo time lost year, lt is as ?sortait as anything can he that the cottoi crop of the present season, so far fron amounting to another 11,000,000 bales is. approximately only about 0,000,001 bales, and the estimates ol'the cottoi trade now val" between 500,000 bale above this ligure and 500,000 below it At this advanced period of the. cot ton season, in nine years out of tei three-quarters ol' the cotton crop is ii sight. If tho rule holdsgood the en tire cotton crop of the year will b but H.NOO.OOO bales, l p to within ; very recen( period the English spinner maintained their attitude of scepticism regarding the. shortness ol' tin- A mer i can crop. The total amount of on exports of raw cotton is now nea ri, 2,0on,ooo bales less than last season and by far tho greater portion of thu of course, is due to lessened purchase b> G rent Britain. The English rc servo supplies of cotton are now at th lowest point reached for many year.? being but 071,000 bales, ns again? 1,700,000 at the same, date in 1809, l.O.VI 000 in 1898, and 1,30-1,000 in 1807. Thi is pretty near the danger point of th English reserves, ami the figures give illustrate how large has been the'Ena lislrconsumption of cotton during th fieriod of contest. In fact, the EIIJJ isli cotton trade in 1800 was the bet in its history, and all the English au thoritics agree that the outlook for : was never brighter than in the presen year. In addition to the strength < the statistical position as given, th Indian crop of cotton has proved a fail ure, while the Egyptian crop, thong comparatively large, has been absorl ed by the. unusually great, demand fi it, and the stocks of Egyptian cotto an; now about 500,000 cantara or loo (KM) bales less than last year. Til Egypt ai ii crop is. however, poe ul ia: and is used only in certain specialize manufactures. Its price is compnn lively unaffected bv that ol' the othi kinds of cotton in the world. The bearing of all this upon th prosperity of ??ur own country is ol vious. '1 he English spinners mil! now come into our markets and bu cotton, as. in fact, they have airead begun to do; and, while they will sti buyas little as they can, (hey wi have to pay a much nigher price tba they might have paid. Hut in plai words, they must, pay us during tl coming spring a sum of money whit may bo estimated conservatively i $25,000,000, which, under ordinary eil cumstanccs, they should have paid i last fall. This will gc fal toward gil ing us the whip hand in the market f< foreign exchange. Moreover, inai much as the world's reserve stocks < cotton have gone into consumption, ; hos been indicated, their weight wi no longer rest upon the price of cottc in the coming season, and it is fair t assume that the presen t ran ge of va 1 tu will romain steady for nt least oi year to come. If, in addition to n this, tho planting for tho next year crop, now not very far away, should I attended with unfavorable climat conditions and it should otherwise bi come probable that another short ere of cotton was to be raised, sensation prices for tho staple would occur. Bi this is, of course, a mere sp?culatif possibility, concerning which nothii; can bo foreseen. Kichesand congratulations nowa tend the American cotton trade. STATE NEWS. - Kx-Gov. .lohn Gary Evans '?as | located in Spnrtnnburg to practice law. j - There is now a movement on in Walhalla to celebrate the setui-een tenial of its foundation. - During thu past lUcal year tho tax able property ot' the State has increas ed three million dollars. - The l'ee Dee Tobacco Warehouse in florence was burnell one night last week. Loss about ?4,001). - Th?' Greenwood Cotton Mill. <>] rr- i ating 10,000 spindles and :is| looms, . proposes doubling its ciptipiucnt. - Thc Seaboard Air Lino lias paid i nearly $ri0,()00 in cash for various pieces ol' property bought in Charleston. - An express car between "'"lorcucc and Charleston was robbed ol'a nant- j ber of parcels Keb..'!. No ? Inc to rob- | ber. -- The State prohibitionists commit- j tee has recently met in Columbia and I will address a circular to tin- people in | a few ?lays. - Col. Neal has reimbursed hi-; bondsmen for tit?' money they had to pay out in the matter of his peniten tiary shortage. - Greenville had a most destructive lire last Thursday night, tin? loss ag gregating about $00.001),partly covered by insurance, - It is claimed that the State dispen sary is doing $?15,000 nuire business per month for the psst few mouths than for the same time hist year. - lt is rumored in Charleston that Armour of Chicago had bought, a tarni near that city anil.would erect a ferti lizer plant to cost $100,000. - Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger, of Barn well, will not run for Congress but will be a candidate for re-election to the oilice of Attorney-General. - Mr. .J. N. Lidlcy, of Coonee Coun ty, died at the home of his daughter in Jackson County, N. C.. a few days ?go, at tho advanced age of 105 years. - The National Teaeheis" Associa tion will hold its next meeting in Char leston from July 7 to 12, inclusive. Ten thousand teachers aro expected to be in attendance and the railroads will grant unusually low rates, - Last Saturday afternoon John Q. Habb, at his stillhouse, two miles northeast of Greenville, shot and kill ed Abo Lina n, a negro who was ad vancing on him with an open knife in one hand and a rock in another. - Tho Commercial ?fe Fanners" Hank of Itoek Hill has gono'.into the hands 0 f a temporary receiver. This course was forced upon tho bank by unfriend ly rumors and it is said that tho bank will resume business within a few weeks. - Dr. J.L.M. Curry addressed tho General Assembly and the citizens generally of Columbia on the subject of education last Wednesday night. The address was said to have been ono of the finest ever delivered in tho Stat?' capitol. - Hud Johnson, a negro convict Winking for W. A. Neal, was killed by having a tree fall on him while cut ting timber in the woods on Mr. John Ferguson's place near Piekens. lt seems that a tree hail been cut down, but lodged, and another tree was cut in order Ito fell it, which in falling jumped off tho stump and swung around striking Ililli in '4tli?' back, kill ing him instantly. - Humor says that tho new county of Saluda will take the oak?! when it comes to tho number of candiales that will bo in tho field this year. Old lady Humor talks as follows: For Sherill' she says there will bo twenty-one can didates in the field; for Coroner eigh teen; for State Senator eleven; for tho House, of Representatives thirty-two, and all other offices in the samo pro portion. - Tho Republican Executive Com mittee of tho State has appointed March 20th ns tho day for the assem bling of the S'ate Convention to elect delegates to the nntionnl convention. Tho administration of McKinley was warmly endorsed. A Republican State Convention is held only once every four years, as outside of Federal jobs, tin*, only thing for tho faithful is to get elected ns*delegates to the national convention. - An inquest was held over tho body of Willie Robinson, who died at tho city hospital Thursday from a wound in the head received by an ax?- in the hands of his father. William Robinson, who lives at Mt. Pleasant, was cut ting wood in his back yard. His 1 year-old'ehild was playing near by, when tho axe. carno o.l" th?: handle, striking the child in tho head, lie wu s brought to the city by his father and sent to tho hospital. Tho jury re turned a verdict that death was caused from a blow in tho hoad by an axe, and that tlio'sai 1 blow was the result of nu accident.-Charleston J*ont. - Will Sims, employed ns a faun hnnd by Hrevnrd Fowell, of Ebenezer, York county, and whoso wife is cook for the family, wns reproved by Fow ell for using his bnsin nnd towel that were on tho bnck porch. At brenkfa?t, detecting a queer taste in the sausage. Fewol found a liberal supply of match heads in the food. He arrested the cook. She stated that her husband hail put tho poison in tho sausage and ?.ht? teared to toll, as ho threatened to kill her. A searching party captured 1 Sims after chasing aim three miles, shooting as they went, but with poor aim. Ile confessed having put tho : matchee in the food but said ho intend ed to kill his wife. Teachers' Association. 1 ho County Touchers' Association of Vndcrson County will hold it? regular non tidy meeting in the (iraded School milding at IS o'clock Saturday, the ?4th inst. l'rof. A. G. Holmes, of the Pendleton ?chool, will read a paper on "discip line," and Miss Lenora Hubbard of, the rity schools will discuss "primary methods.'' After these two papers the lonch?is, organized into a class, with Prof. T. C. Walton as instructor, will recite upon the three fust chapters ot the text book selected. The last meeting was unu&ualH in teresting, and the next promises to lie ..von mor?- interesting. The enroll ment is increasing, ami tht> meetings are very pleasant, indeed, t'oine, teachers, conns and Iel ns hi come one common band tn striving lo give mor?1 dignity to ?Mir profession by preparing ourselves loi the verv best work, W". H. Wi-ST, Sec. i.uv* mlcsviltc Items. Mr. .1.?;. Hue.kabee returned Wed nesday from a .-hort trip to (5 reen wood and Abbev ill? . Mr. H. K. Moseley, who has been here at home ill tor a few days, has gone back lo his work as bookkeeper for Messrs. L. T. & T. M. Miller, at Abbe ville. Mr. .1. W. Huckabee braved the mud and rain Sunday afternoon, and drove down lo Calhoun Falls, where he took the train for Abbeville. One of tin* enterprising salesmen ol C F. Jones & Co., of Anderson. Mr. Harker, was here for a short while Tuesday. Mr. li. .1. Hutchison, the ellicient drug clerk for Cooley Jt Speer, has been ill for a few days, but has since recovered. Mr. .L C. Allen spent Saturday and Sunday in Anderson. MI-DAVID HORTON. Sentences Commuted. The Columbia State of tho Ttl? inst, says Gov. Mcsweeney has granted com mutations in the following cases: Moses Anderson, colored, convicted in Anderson Couuty in February, 189!), of manslaughter and sentenced to two years on the chaingang; .sentence re duced to one year. Solicitor Ansel re commended this action, saying, ''lam satisfied no intentional crime was com mitted;" it seems to have simply beena case of carelessness. Dock Met thee, convicted in Ander son County in February, 181)8, of man slaughter, and sentenced to four years on the chaingang; sentence reduced to two years. Solicitor Ansel recommend ed stich action and there were strong petitions presented. L. S. Tollison, convicted in Anderson County in June, 1800. of forgery, and sentenced to S years in the penitentiary; sentence reduced to 8 months. The prosecutor, Tollison's father, was anx ious for the pardon, so that the young man could return and support, his des titute family. - One of the Most Successful of Caroli na's Cotton MUI Presidente. The Charleston correspondent of the New York Commercial printed the fol lowing the other day, which will be of interest to the many friends of Col. James L. Orr in this city and else where: "Ono of tho most successful cotton mill presidents in South Carolina, among the newcomers, at least, is Col. James L. Orr. President of the Pied mont Manufacturing Company, of Piedmont. A few years ugo Col. Orr knew absolutely uni bing about, the management of a cotton manufacturing concern. He was a lawyer and ono of tho most prominent membeis of the Har in South Carolina. Hois the BOH of tho late Governor Orr, once minister to Kassia. He was a member of the State Legislature in 187(5, and one of the members of the memorable'Wal lace House,' the faction which held out against tho carpet -baggers. With two fellow members ho smashed in tho door of the Legislative hall, then guarded by bayonets and allowed, his party to rush in and take possession. Col, Orr was urged to make tho race for Gover nor, but would not consent. When Col. H. P. Hammett, president of the Piedmont Mills, died a few years ago, tho position was ottered to Col. Orr, who is his son-in-law, and after much persuasion ho relinquished his profes sion and become president. Under his management the capacity of the mill has been almost doubled and the stock is selling higher now than ever before. Piedmont is now one of the largest and most influential mills in the South and the shipment of goods to China alone is a considerable item." The (Juhernatorial Contest. Hi?(.i:i ii:i.i>. Feb, 10.-Several gen tlemen yesterday were discussing tho probabilities in tho gubernatorial race during the coming summer and fall and (hey all agreed pretty well as to the situation. The personal qualities and popularity of the gentlemen al ready named did not enter into the dis cussion. The political situation was the matter they had in handle. It was agreed that, at least three ele ments would be represented, ns fol lows: The dispensary, prohibition and anti dispensary. The prohibitionists will vote strnightout for their man, and so will thc others. That will di vide the vote, of those opposed to the dispensary atad strengthen that fac tion, ol' coarse, almost assuring tho success of-tho dispensary. It seemed to be tho opinion of all that tho best thing that could bo dono was for thc prohibitionists and anti-dispensary men to join forces and mako a square tight on tho dispensary. That would settle that question definitely. In the event that the dispensary was defeat ed, a square and fair contest could then bo made for and against prohibi tion without any entanglements. To go through the same, old contest that we had two years ago will re sult in the .same chaos and have the same muddle that we now have. Clear cut, issues are the best. The foregoing is worthy of attention.-Special to State.