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BY:CIjI?KSCAliBiS & LANGSTON. ~~ ANDERSON, s r. wimwipanAv t..T ? - Lined and unlined Suits of a cloth that doesn't muss easily ; that if soiled cleans easily ; that if wet doesn't leave watermarks Our kind is blue, extremely light weight-single or double breasted. Full Suits $7.50, $10.00, $12.60 and $15.00. Evans' $3.50 Shoes Are like a patent medicine, good for both extremes of all cases. They are becoming to tall and short men alike. They are the correct Shoes for daylight and darkness. They are worn by rich and poor. Straw Hats. Our Straw Hats are made by-tho Brigham Hopkins Co., of Baltimore, and we have the exclusive sale for them in this territory. They are different from the ordinary Straw Hats in make, style and finish. If yon want an up-to-date Hat "we've got your company," B. 0. Evans THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT. WHERE TO BUY ? IS a question often asked by people who want the BES! VALUE for their Dollar. We have endeavored to sdi GsocU st pikes to suit the "times," and BO far hs?e been successful. We do not intend stopping at this, but propose to give you inore "sound" Goods for your Duller than we have heretofore. WE WANT YOUR TB?DE, acd. if prices and square dealing will help to get it we can keep it We carry full linea in-- . Dress Goods, Summer Goods, Trimmings, lotions, Millinery and Shoes. In our Grocery Department you will find oaly the. best Goods at low prices. Flour, Tobacco, Molasses and Corn. 99r We guarantee Prices and Goods. Yours iru?y, MOORE, AOKER & CO, TBE purchaser of a Champion Binder, or Mower gete a written warran ty coutaining thia ctaoco : "The eccentric wheal on the Champion Binder is warranted to gtoe a gain of sisteen and tWo-ihirus per cent in power for binding. Themwefeed elevator on the Champion Binder is warranted to waste leis grain than the elevator on any other Binder. The Master wheels on the Champion Draw Cnt;^ote>r^???f^^;:^'% Kit from tue ground when tkev^ttirbair ne^^<r&^QC?u>tt;'? Tfce cutter bar on th? Drew Cet Mower'ip warranted to bo adj astable, 'se shat tue outer end may ba brougbt forward tb keep the cutter bar in line with the pitman, and ^?? stz?sz S way bo kept alwai?pri?M^ Think of $t These are important features on Binders and Mowers. No other machine contains them. There are niora genuine improvements on the Champion Machines m tho last few year* than ali of the othem pnt together. -There ar* mor? of them in U&Q in Anderson County than any other make, and every purchaser ?s more than satisfied. This speaks frrlisalf. We havj? a Binder put up ready for operation at our Store, and we would bo glad to show it to you.' Remember that ara tho sole Agents, and Champion Mohines cannot oe obtained froin ony one elsa in this torritory. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Ow? Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4,1000. The assertion that the negro has a better chance in every walk of life ex cept society and politics in the South than in tho North has often been made and aa often denied. The latest asser tion in regard to it comes from Booker T. Washington, the noted colored edu cator. He said recently: "The black man who cannot succeed in business in j the South cannot succeed out of it. Yon can find no hospitable portion of the globe where thero is such oppor tunity for business, for commercial de velopment, as the negro has open to him in tho Southern States." With great earnestness Washington advoca ted industrial education and manual training in the trades in order that tho members of. bis race may supply the great demand for shilled labor tn the South, which he believes is much more practicable and useful for them than purely mental training. Mr. Washing ton urged tho negroes in the South to consult the interests of their employers in voting. Tho taint of fraud seems to be on everything connected with Cuba. Rob ert P. Porter, former director of the ceuaua and recently commissioner to revise the Cuban tariff, ia now charged with having manipulated the schedules so as to enable a gigantic- railway cor poration, with which he connected himself immediately after leaving office, to save about half a million in tariff duties. The syndidate, with which he is connected in a capacity not yet made public, has obtained control of most of the franchises in Cuba and is maturing extensive and comprehen sive plans for the construction of im portant lines of railway in that island. The; carrying out and development of these plans will involve theinvestment of large amounts of capital and tho expenditure of very large sums of money for railway supplies and mate rials, locomotives and other rolling stock. Virtually, all of this must be imported from the United States, Eng land, Canada and elsewhere, inasmuch as Cuba produces few or none of the articles required. The names of active promoters of this enterprise have been published and include some of the ablest and most widely known railway capitalists in the United States, Eng land and Canada and there is nothing at all objectionable about the scheme except the way in which Mr. Porter re duced the Cuban tariff on railway arti cles 75 per cent and then, as soon as the change was approved by the Presi dent, resigned and accepted a lucrativo position with the syndicate; The taint o? imperialism seems to be over every I thing nowadays. ! Serions chargea have been made against the conduct of American offi cials connected with the Paris Exposi tian, and the State Department has been requested to investigate the com plaints, which in substance are as fol lows: Certain officials of the American Department of the Paris Exposition are alloting space to the highest bid ders, and aro applying thia extra money to their personal use. ; The French Government gives the "space tree of cost to foreign exhibitors, but some of the representatives of onr government, having supervision over the United States sections, make the exhibitor pay whatever can be extorted from him, from $150 Upward, before he is allowed trt exhibit. As there are 7,000 exhibi tors and over, the ?eld for operation is enormous. The work of extortion is largely done through a third person, who is tho instrument of the official in charge of. the section. The character of the complainants ia vouched for, and many interesting developments may be expected. Even with his experience in appoint ing political henchmen tc ciEco in Cuba to waru him, President McKinley per ?ists in continuing tho practico, his latest example being the selection at the bebest of Senator Platt, of New York, of one-Hazel for the important Ipost of the United States. District Judge of Western New York. The people of Buffalo sent a large delega tion to inform tho President that Mi*. Hazel was a mere politician, totally inexperienced even as ? lawyer and without capacity. Nevertheless the President insisted on appointing him, and his nomination is now pending be fore the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. His own friends*. who have come du to champion his cauee, when confronted by the detailed statements of his lack of standing afc the har, they m*d*?iO ai?e:sipt to udTcnd their en Q^tsss?Sax?oTto show that Mr. Hazel was au able lawyer, but concentrated their effort? ou coavfooisg the Senator* a**!* didn't ?ced much of a lawyer to be a united States Judge. Mr. Hazel, it was said, would in a few years de velop into a good Judge. Going on the bench would give him the oppor tunity to study law of Which his ab sorption in politics had deprived him. It was seriously contended that a poli tician used to "sicing up*' people waa bettor forejudge f hau aman who had devoted himself to the law, and Mr. Hazel's training as the leader of tho machine in Buffalo was cited as proof that ho most havo the ability to try cases of admiralty and patent law, even if ho had no knowledge. of theso spe - cialties. Finally, as a last refuge from ther/roof of unfitness, the committee was informed that the older and better trained lawyers of the district could not be induced to go on the United States bench, and tlint Hazel was the best the government could get. And 11iis is the mau that McKinley has ap* pointed to bo Judge of a court which will have jurisdiction over the lives and property of Americans. Congress is beginning to lind out that iu exchanging Recd for Henderson, it has merely changed masters and not systems. Mr. Henderson made his canvass for election on pledges that he would not become a Czar, but in the months that have passed since then ho has steadily increased his ridership until now it is impossible to see any difference between him and his prede cessor, except in the size of the two men. Recd was at least a great man, while Henderson-well, the less said about that the better. ' One of tho chief complaints against the Speaker is the way in which he has held up the army reorganization bill at the behest of the staff departments of the army. AB is well known, the present system is utterly outrageous. The ten bureau chiefs are really rulers and tho Secre tary of War is practically powerless in their hands. So plain was this fact that when the bill was brought up in the Senate the Democrats withdrew their opposition to the artillery increase feature and let it go through without objection. But Mr. Henderson says it shall not be considered in tho House and that tho staff shall continue to rule things, and tho fino guns mounted along the sea coast shall continuo to rust away for want of men to handle them. ?- f -- . The Census Taker's Questions. When the census taker calls be pre pared to undergo an inquisitorial in terview, for twenty-five questions will be fired at you point blank, and no matter how impertinent some of them seem, you are bound to answer or lay yourself liable to a fine of $500 for contempt. The questions that yon will have to answer are as follows: 1. Surname, Christian name, initial. 2. Residence, street, number of boase. 8. Relationship of each member to the head of the family. 4. Color or race. 5. Sex. 0. Age at last birthday. 7. Day, month and year when born. 8. Are you single, married, widow, widower or divorced? 9. Number of years married. 10. How many children. 11. Sex o? these children. 12. When were you born? If in the United States give state or territory: if of foreign birth, give name af the country only. 18. Where was your father born? Your mother? (Same conditions as tho foregoing.) 14. If of foreign birth, when did you come to the United States? 15. How many years have yon re sided in the United States? 16. Have you been naturalized? How many years since you became a citizen? 17. What is your occupation, trade or profession. (This question applies to persons ten years of age or over.) 18. How many months during the year are you employed? 19. How many months have you at tended school? 20. Can you read? . 21. Can you write? S3. Give the maia facts concerning yea edacities. 23. Do you own the house in which yon live? 24 Do you reut thc house in which you live? . 25. . If you own the house, is it free or mortaged? (Tho saino questions apply to farms J The in form a tien you give the enu merator is confidential ami ?h o is bou nd by a penalty of $500 not to divulge a syllable exit to anybody. Therefore, if for any -reason you have a delicacy about telling you'- age or. answering any other question on the list, you can rest -secure in the Knowledge that your secret is in safe hands. The enumera tor .is a privilegeit character. The law gives him tho right of admission to your private domicile in tho discharge of his duty. Any denial of admission is reported to the special agent, and if it is persisted in, trouble is likely to follow. Tho enumerator has to be very particular ia gaining the desired information. It is his business to get full and correct answers to his little catechism.' If it can bo shown that he baa wilf ully falsified any of the return, ho ia subject to a fine of $5,000 and im prisonment for two y cara. He must do .tho work personally and is enjoined from delegating any ono to assist him. Every night ho ia required to fill out bia report tard ssd ??lir?f ic TO the special agent, - , -' - -?i Catarrh CaiBtt bs Cared Cur? fSCrtaslatanialir, ?od ?ta directly on tho blood aaa mocea? *nr&co?. U*H s Otarrb Ca?, IA not a qnack raedirino. Ii was prescribed bj ono of tho best v<Mtefant la this country foi years, fend I* ftAridar prcecriptloa. It io com pwd cf tba beat tonics known, eoiabtsedwUh tba beet blood purifiera, <acting directly on tte mucous surfaces. Tho perfect co-ablation ci UM two ingredients ia whaVproduoea BOCh. Wonderful r?sulta In curing Catarrh. Bend for tcstlmon lats fra? ? . 8old"ny Draffbrta. 75c. . ' Hell's Family riils'are ?ho best. Jobbers pries* on ?'Schipp?,1' "Early Bird" and '-Rino Jay" Tob?ooo*. Low est prices ou Flour, Coffee, Cori, Bacon, and heavy Groceries. -/Vandlver Bros. STATE NEW?. - A cuse of smallpox is reported in Liberty Township, Pickens County. - It is n settled fact that Pnrksville und Ninety Six are to have cotton fac tories. - A party from Columbia, the Hist from this State, has ?one to tho Paris exposition. - Mrs. Belle Nance lias been appoint ed postmaster at Lancaster over a Re publican applicant. - Congress has passed the bill au thorizing tho removal of tho naval station from Port Royal to Charleston. - The negro who was charged with assault iu Beaufort county has been tried, found guilty and w ill hang on June 20th. - Col. W. D. Evans, of tho Board of Railroad Commissioners of this State, has been elected first vice-president of National Railroad Commissioners. - Mr. Jas. W. Johnson has been ap pointed post mnster nt Marion to suc ceed L. R. Owens, removed for cause. Mr. Johnson is a prominent attorncy and a true and tried Democrat. - In Greenville County Johu Berry, a negro, was thrown from his wagon in a runaway on Geo. Payne's place late Thursday night. He fell on his head and his neck was broken and he died instantly. - Hon. C. L. Winkler, of Kershaw, who has been n prominent and highly influential member of tho legislature for several years past, has announce; himself ns a candidato for lieutenant governor. - A report from Edgefield is to the effect that one of the candidates foi the Legislature in that county wat so frightened by the eclipse that h( passed through the town withoul speaking to a soul. - At Weimer1?, Hampton County tho three-year-old son of Mr. Joe Wei mer, whilo standing in front of n light ed stove attempted to handle a coffe< pot. Tho boiling contents accidental! j fell upon him, inflicting a fatal scald ing, from the effects of which he diet next morning. - During the present session 21: students have matriculated in th< South Carolina College, showing i larger attendance of academic student! than the college has had since 1860 These aro all collegiate students; then is no preparatory department connect ed with the college. - Every candidate in Greenville will stand on the firm platform of 16 U 1. According to Mr. Jas. A. McCol lough the expression "10 to l" meant with the candidates ''I want all yoi sixteen horse fanners to vote for mi opposent, and ail you one-horse far mers to vote for me." - Amos McLaughlin, an itinerant upholsterer, visited Edgefield and, sus pectin! of being an emigrant agent, i gang of cotton mill hands enticed th? man into tho basement of the mill, ant tieing him, gave him a terrible flog ging. After vainly trying to get t legal investigation of his case, he lefi the town. - Thorn well Haynes, a native oi Sparenburg county and a graduate ol Wofford College, has been appointee United States consulat Rouen, France His appointment has been confirmed Since leaving college Mr. Haynes hai heed engaged in teaching. He wai editor of a paper for a short while a Prosperity. - In Columbia Julius Boyd, colored aged 10 years killed Mike Wallace another colored boy, aged 7. The boyi were, playing baseball and got into ? dispute. Bojd threw apiece of bric! at Wallace and struck him over th? heart. When Wallace fell Boyd wen to get some camphor to revive him, bu before he retained the boy was dead Boyd voluntarily went to the polici station and reported that he bad killel a boy. - L. J. Guion, superintendent of tin Behnettsville Cotton Mills, attended i an entertainment in the country. Re turning homo afoot he was attacked bj a pack of hounds. Guion wasarmei with a bowie knife and made a ?erc? fight for his life. He killed two dog* and put three more out of aotion bef or? the rest withdrew. - By that tim? i Guion's clothes were in rags and he was covered with blood from the manj j bites received. - The sinking fund commission ii \ working up the records as to the titlei ta Mountain Island in the Catawbt j river. In 1802 it has been found thii 1 islnnd was sold by Gen. Sumter to th? 1 United States government. The pres ont United States military academy a West Point, N. Y., ?same within om ? vote" of being established there. Ii 1810 the State bought the island bael from the government. Beyond tba i the records c-r.not ye? be zound. 1 .. - Lightning struck the residence o: Mr. W. J. Howie, near Dovesvillc doing only slight damage to the build ing. A six-year-old son of Mr. Howl was leaning against the wall and re calved a severe shock? knocking hin to tho floor and it took some time ti restore bim to consciousness. Hi hair, eyebrows and eyelashes wort singed and thora was a narrow streal down bis leg where the electricity lin? scorched the flesh. The entire fain il: was shocked to some extent, but th? little boy was the only one' that ha< such a narrow escape. It seems tba the same force that passed over th? boy landed in tho Aro place settini fire to some trash that bad accumulate ? there.-r-Dar/iiifirion Messenger. (?encrai New? Items. - Thejte is n serious split in the D?m ocratie party in Mississippi. - More than r?,(MX),ooo persons are bein? charitable supplied with food in India. - Tho United States courts in New Mexico cost thc government about $70,000 a year. - Washington University,- in Sr. Louis, has been presented with property worth $5,000,000. - This country exported nearly $40 000,000 worth of manufactures during the month of April. - For tho last mouth there has been an epidemic of strikes in the Northern and Western States. - It is estimated that the cotton crop of the United States will be great er than last year by 10 per cent. - Thomas L. Carson of Neveda, oilers to bet $100,000 that ?ryan will be nominated and elected president. - Thc Bible was the best, selling book of the past year. The Ameri can Bible society put out 1,400,801 copies. - The Dead Sea is soon to bo traver sed by a steamboat line. The firs! vessel baa been purchased and will shortly begin running. - It is feared in diplomatic cirele? that complications are going to arise over the troubles in China that will involve tho world in war. - There aro forty pearl button fae tories in Iowa working up shells pro cured from tho river beds and giving employment to about 1,."?00 hands. - Six Chinamen have died in Sar Francisco of bubonic plague or tin "black death" aa it is called in th? East, the most terrible of all plagues - The Southern Epworth Lengui Conference will conveno in Atlanta Ga., July 20-20. The delegntes iron tho Southern Slates will number nbou C.000. - Hereafter each United States Sen ator will have one appointment of i j cadet at West Point, ns members o the House of Representatives have ha? ^ heretofore. 3 - It is possible that the Boers cai x be induced to make a settlement ii 3 sonic of the Southern States. Tin railroad magnates in New York Cit: * are said to be behind the enterprise. - The general assembly of the south ern Presbyterian church has decide? to raise a fund of $1,000,000-a twen tieth century f und-with which to en dow the educational institutions of th j church. - It ie said that a Chicago drni f clerk, after robbing his employer t get money for his education; had him self gagged and bound to create th t impression that he had been robbed in stead of b^?ng tha robber. j, -Adjutant General Corbin says i > has been decided to return the volun L teer soldiers to the United States iron . the Philippines in December. Ther i are about 40,000 volunteers scatters b throughout the archipelago. - The situation of Christians in Ai E menia is rapidly becoming intolerable i The Turks are forcing Armenians b; I the hundreds to embrace Islam, ani . outrageous vexations to Christian resi . dents are of daily occurrence. 9 - The four months war with Spaii s wasn't much of a war, as wars go, bu t it cost the people of the United State 9140,000,000. England's war in Soutl , Africa can.be carried on less expensive > ly, and in se v oa months has cost $110, s 250,000. i - A granite cross, 7 feet high erect ? od by the Daughters of the Confedez 3 acy at Norfolk, in honor of Fathe t 'tyan, the poet-priest, was unveile t last Wednesday. Norfolk was hi . birthplace. It was a worthy tribute t 3 a good man. 1 - The people of St. Louis are ai ranging to hold an exposition in 10031 a commemorate the purchase of th 1 Louisiana Territory by the Unite. - States. Their appropriation bill wi! f be reported by Congress authorizing 1 loan by the government of $5,080,00( 3 repayment conditioned upon the sue 3 cess of the exposition. 9 - Admiral Dewey now says he wa j never a candidate for the presidenc; > -that he shall not withdraw for th r reason that he has never entered th race. He says ho merely stated tbs 9 if the people wanted him to be presi 9 dent he wonld not decline the conti i dence reposed in him, and he declare I that is his position yet. a - At last it i s certain that an indie I - mont has been issued against W. ? t Taylor who formerly claimed to h 3 Governor of Kentucky. Ht? evident!; i believes that discretion is the botte c part of valor and hence cannot b t fonnri to bs served with the warran changing bim as accessory before th I fact with th? murder of William Goe . bel. Enough evidence has been un ! earthed to convict him. B -The San Antonio Light eayi - "Texas bas 60,000 cotton spindles prc i jested against more than a million i a the two Carolinas, bnt she has in ac s tual operation only 4,05b' against 627, B 066 in the Carolinas. Texas is beta i every other Southern State in her col 1 ton cloth work, with the exception e ?r Louisiana and Maryland and Ken 0 tncky and Tennesse and Arkansai 1 But many of these States are not pro t perly speaking cotton States. Tcxs ? raises more cotton than any other Stat ? and manufactures comparatively non 1 of it into cloth. This will not be s when the ^statistics of 1010 are taken. Meeting ?r (lie Democratic Executive Committee. Ihc .State Democratic Executive Committee met in Columbia Wednes day night to arrange tor the State cam paign. The action ot' the committee m regard to the Prohibition nominee for Governor was plain, ami his stand ing as a Democrat is in no way differ ent from that of any individual who may choose to run. Mr. Appclt, of Clarendon County, in troduced the following resolution* "Whereas then? is some contention as to tho proper construction ot a cer tain provision of section <; of tho con stitution of the State Democratic party, which said provision of saul section reads as follows: "Provided, That no vote shall he counted for any candidate who does not tile with tho chairman of tho State executive committee, or with the re spective chairman of the county execu ive committees, a pledgo in writing hat lie will abide tho result of such primary and support the nominees thereof, and that no is not nor will ho. become thc candidate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomination."' He it Resolved, That tin- Democratic State Executive Committee herehy construes said proviso in section <? to mean that it is in violation of the intent and meaning of the constitution of tho Democratic party for any person or persons to become candidates in the primary elections to be held under the auspices of the Democratic party of this State, who have been or who may bo nominated or suggested by any or ganization or faction. After considerable discussion, the following substituto was passed as ex pressing tho attitude of thc committee: "Resolved, That wo interpret tho con stitution as disapproving factional nomination, but if tho pledges are signed by the candidates as individu als, tho votes will bo counted." Tho rules where changed so as to make legal only tickets printed by the State or county committees and con taining the names of all the candi dates. The committee declared in favor of a clean campaign by unaniniouslylpass tho following resolution offered by W. \V. Williams, of Aiken: "Whereas there is good feeling among all Democrats in the State to day, and whereas it is desirable that tho campaign, being a contest among Democrats, shnll be conducted on a high plane; therefore bo it. "Resolved, That tho State Demo cratic executive committee suggest to the country chairman of each county of the State the advisability of requiring the candidates not to indulge in per sonal abuse, but to confine themselves to a discussion of the issues; and that any candidate who persists in refusing acquiescence to this suggestion be not allowed to sneak." The sonedme for the State campaign was adopted as reported by tho sub committee. This schedule bas Already been published. > S> ? ''r-l Couldn't ?et the Cotton Thieves A peculiar state of affairs has devel oped in regard to the extensive cotton stealing enterprise of several negroes around Hosea Path, who teok about fifteen bales during tho winter from people in Greenville, Abbeville and Laurens Counties. A gang of seven bas been arrested and four of them are pretty sure to spend tho remainder of their li ves in the penitentiary or on tho chaingapg, some of them having con fessed and other proof having been piled up. Four of these negroes aro wanted m this County for stealing two bales of cotton from Mr. A. W. Mc David, of Ware's, which they sold here, and for this the first warrant against them was issued. Following this five cases were made out in Ander son County. This week Judge Buchanan signed an order directing the Sheriff of An derson County to deliver the four negroes to the Sheriff of this County. Deputy Sheriff Whitmire was sent to Anderson with the order, and he found that all of them were cut cu bond, and as he had no authority to make a re arrest he carno back without any of them. Greenville has the prior claim on theso distinguished citizens, and if so disposed can watch Anderson's Court and nab them when they report for trial. Supervisor Vandiver, of Anderson, came to the city this week to try to get Judge Buchanan to let his county have tho privilege of first entertaining these eminent cotton speculators, but his re quest was refused. Maj. Vandiver says his chalngang is in a depleted state. He has to depend on country negroes to fill his gang as the city of Anderson works its own convicts. Tho county's negroes are too good to allow road working to progress very fast.--Oreen ville Mountaineer. A Free Scholarship to Each County. The Carnegie College, a nowly in corporated institution at Rogers, Ohio, in order to induce its methods of teach ing by correspondence, will give one Free Scholarship to each County in our State. The Free Scholarship grants to the student free tuition in the Nor mal and Academic Courses- and also in the Business Courses, including Book keeping and Short-hand. All the in struction ia given by mail at the stu dent's home. Students making anoli cation for Free Scholarships should write at once to the College and men tion this paper, and also tho County and Qt??? ~. .?*.-.? mm om Death of Wm. Simpson. On the 25th of May our hearts were made sad when it was announced that Mr. Wm. Simpson, of Hopewell Town ship, was no more. Only 18 years of age, he was. just entering into man hood. How sad, but how true, thc young and the old alike must die. Mr. Simpson contracted a lung dis ease while in the service of his country, which caused, his death. Ho waa a gallant soldier in the Spanish-Ameri can war, being a member of Co. H. 2nd S. C. V. I. Ho also had the honor of being one of tho youngest soldiers in the 7th army corps, being only 10 when he enlisted. His remains were laid to rest in Trinity Churchyard, tho funeral being conducted by Rev. W. B. Hawkins. . Good-bye, comrade, wo miss you, but God in His wisdom knows best. Tho long blue line is fading, fading into rest. HOME? V. SMITH;