Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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I t s ME d Dinu mun: i There's a satisfied air that people have who trade here. They know that what they get here is up-to-date. That the price is right, and that the quality is good. Then our Clothes have a hang about them that you won't find in any other Clothing Store. They look like the m ado-to-order kind with out the tailors' price. Our Clothes are not the ordinary sort. They are made by tailors. As to prices, we will sell you well-made, good-fitting Clothes at the same prices you have to pay for the "slipshod" kind, and in some instances fer less money. The way we do this ie by selling everything for Spot Cash. No books to keep, no book-keeper to pay, no losses by bad debts. We want to show you our line of Suits. They are priced from $5.00 up to $20.00, and at every pries between. A special good value is an all wool, heavy weight Clay Worsted at $7.50, and another is an all wool, heavy weight Blue Serge, in either the single or double-breasted style, at $10.00. Other sorts at different prices. B. 0. Evans & Co, THE SPOT GASH CLOTHIERS. WHITE FRONT._ Clear the Wav ! If your Carriage, Boad Wagon, Or Buggy, Hailed from here, you will find that moat people will clear the road for you ou Thanksgiving Day and every day. There o a gtaunchness and durability about OUR VEHICLE^ that bodes no good for reck??si antagonists. Good rensou Seasoned Lumber, The Best of Metal, Honest Workmanship, Make a sum total of excellence seldom equaled, never surpassed. See for yourself. . Come to see me-I can please j ou. JOS. J. FRET WELL. HOME HAPPINESS May be turned into desolation by the los) of husband and father when the provider is gone. Don't be eulfiisb. Put some of your earnings into a good solid Company like the Mutual Bensfit Life Insurance Co., of Newark, N. J, and in cn so of your decease your wife and little ones will not be deprived of j food or shelter... Let us insure yon, and we will see that all claims are properly settled. ttl. 3ML. MATTISON, STATE AGENTS, Peoples' Bank Building, ANDERSON, S. C. JJ^L. GARLOLE. . L. H. CARLISLE. i he lynchburg Chilled Plow .AS. gaining ground every day. W?j navo sold ono Car of tho famous Plows this season, S?d we have bother Gay load of tfcem ordered which wo want to sell by January lat. Ca6h "*vo Pa* tne F**06 of Plows and Pointe to the lowest notch for Spot Bay one of our Steel Beam Hillside Plows-the only Steel Beam Plow ja the market Thoy are guaranteed to give satisfaction or your money re lunded. . ? ? .. .. . . ? . OA rv Li o a. K SreGS.9 Anderson, ?. O. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. lYrom Our Oicn Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17,1900. Washington is looking forward with great pleasure to the coming three years of Congress. Washington de pends cn the C ove ? um ont for existence. A Republican Congress alwayalbrings, not only vastly larger and more waste ful appropriations than does a Demo cratic one, but it attracts a coterie of wealthy men, trust magnates, 'eb?y i8ts and the like, who como to solicit favor? that they would aswr dare to ask from tho Democrats. Tho -o men spend their money freely and i reduce "prosperity" hero. Then again, the result of tho election insures the reten tion of most of the present clerks in their positions and frees them from fear of tho "rotation of office" advoca tedby the Democrats. Of course,the oth er aide of thia appeals to thoso who are outside and want to have their turn at tho public table, but these latter are j not in Washington to any great extent while the former are.. Last session, al ? though the appropriations were the largest in the history of the country whether in peace or war, still there^was some curb on them in view of the ap? preaching elections. Now there will be none, and a riot of jobs may be ex pected. Tho river and harbor bill will probably be the largest in history, the public building billa will cost millions, the ship subsidy and army and navy appropriations will be almost without limit, and a goodly portion of all of these will find their way into Wash ington pockets. Hence, Washington ! is happy. Representative J. II. Bankhead, of Alabama, who is the ranking Demo cratic member of tho Committee on Public Building and Grounds and also a member of tho River and Harbor Committee, was in Washington yester day to escort some of his colleagues to an inspection of tho Coosa River, and in an interview on tho results of tho elections said: "I do not look for any immediate reorganization of the Demo cratic party. Tho defeat at tho recent election Avas by no means a death blow. I The party hos survived much worse defeats before. It is not timo yet to talk of reorganization or candidates Some man will come forward for the emergency when the time is at hand." At the same time, most Democratic leaders agree that it will be necessary to reorganize before the next election in order to meet changed conditions. In tho past tho South has had a certain number of votes which ?B alv? tys cast for the Democratic candidat** and which, with New York and In?.-ana gave it a splendid chance to vin, Hereafter, it will have nothing of the sort, even if it wins back the border States which it lost in the last two elections, and even if it retains its present voting strength. There is no reasonable doubt, however, tLrtt it will not retain this. The Republicans in tend to cut it down in proportion to the disfranchised illiterate negro vote. If only twenty votes are taken away from the South by this means (and it is more probable that the number will be forty) the commanding position of the South will be gone, and issues will huve to resign itself to continued defeat. One of the schemes which will un doubtedly be pushed to fruition in Congress this winter is the ship auh.jidy bill, which grants enormous bounties to American built ships. The vii pro vides that a man who builds a great and speedy ocean steamer shall bo paid bounties in twenty years amounting to twice the whole cost of the ship. The bounty to he earned even by-a slow freight steamer, with a speed of less than 14 knots, will amount every year to more than 8 per cent, of her cost when new. On the faster ateamers, like the best belonging to the Inter national Navigation Company, the bounty will bo rather more than 10 per cent, of their cost when new. It ia admitted by the advocates of the bill that the bounties will be large enough to pay ali the salaries and wages of the officers and crews who man the ships. The right under this bill to contract for twenty-year bounty will expiro nt the end of ten years. During ten years ship owners will have the privilege of .contracting to receive bounties for twenty years from the date of tho con tract; but ships built after tho ten years have expired will receive no bounty. The result will bo that in ten years every American ship will bo un der a bounty contract for tho fall ex pectancy ol its years of usefulness. Now ships without bounty can not compete with the subsidized ships, nnd therefore no new ships for foreign trade will be contracted for after 1010. The difficulty above referred to is inhement in the bounty scheme and can not be avoided, making it almost inpossible to discontinue the system once it has been begun. This is ono reason why the Republicans aro so anxious to have it- inaugurated. The conn try is likely to have andther case cf "plain duty" il)ut comes to onjy 15 per ceui. nf its promise. Ejfore the election, tbe country was promised that the war tariff -would bo reduced this \vi"*-cr by cntting^'u tho V???t?ouB stamp taxes and reducing the revenues of tho government by at least half of the hundred .millions collected nuder the law. Now, it ie annonnrsd that hot mord than $15,000.000 ol r?duction oin bo hoped for, and that this will probably bo almost wholly in a cu', m ? tho tax on beor, as a reward to tho j brewers for their support in tho elec tion. There is absolutely no hope of re Cueing tho Dingley rates so as to ; deprivo tho trusts of tho tariff that j enables them to sell to foreigners cheaper than they Bell to Americans. The invasion of fereign markets by American manufacturers, which began long before McKinley was elected, and which has been the most startling economic event of this decade, is no mero ilash in the pan. Conditions aro not going to chango for tho worse and compel American manufacturers to withdraw from t&O?O markets, it is evident that the concern which is nblo to compete successfully with English and German rivals in European, Asiatic, or Af ricau markets, has no just claim to further protection which enables it to extort larger prices at home than abroad. But there is no hope of relief from this situation for a long time to c?me. Many peoplo believe that all thc con stitutional questions arising out of tho colonies are to bo decided by tho Supremo Court in the cases that aro to be heard on December 17th. Such, however, is not tho case, these cases running only to the right of the Presi dent to imposo the Dingley rates of duty on the Philippines and on Porto Rico before Congress legislated for the latter. Tho question of tho right of Congress to imposo duties differing from those obtaining in tho rest of. the country on Porto Rican goods, after it hos established a form of government for that islaud, is not involved nt all in the cases. and cannot be decided in connection with them. Laws Sometimes Overlooked. The whistle or bell of a locomotivo shall begin to sound at leostSOO yards before reaching a public crossing and continuo to ring until tho same is passed. Tho sales of any adulterated, dis eased, corrupted, or unwholesome meat, vegetables, fruit, milk, or any other kind of food or drink is unlaw ful. Any person selling a minor, under tho ago of eighteen years, cigarettes, cig arette paper, or any substituto therefor is subject to a fino not exceeding one hundred dollars. It is unlawful for any person to car ry auy torch, chunk or coal of Are up on the lands of another without per mission; it is also unlawful toset ?ro to any grass, iicld, brush or other com bustible matter, whereby any woods, fields or fences of another are bnrned. Any ono who cruelly drives or works, OT* Il ol 1 TT nKonil An CVCrlOSuSi G VCI*~ drives, overworks, tortures, torments, needlessly mutilates, cruelly kills, ill treats, or depri res any animal of ne cessary sustenance and shelter, sub jects himself to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. It is unlawful to buy or sell any cotton seed from sundown to sun rise. The law requires ail persons or vehi cles to travel on the right center of tho road. It is anlawf ul to walk or drive out side of the road on the cultivated lands of another. Sealing merchandise or resorting to sports or engaging in games on the Sabbath day is prohibited. In a limited mercantile partnership, in addition to the sign containing the name and style of the firm, the law re quires that there shall be posted in its place of business the given and sur namegof each member of tho firm. Tho peualty is fifty dollars for each month default is made. Any person who shnll add to his narao on a plate or signboard the word "company" or "Co.," when there are no other persons in tho busi ness besides himself, is subject to the Bame penalty. It is unlawful to drive across a bridge more than twelve feet long faster than in a walk. No teacher shall be employed by a board of trustees of any school district who is related to a member of the board by consanguinity or affinity within tho second degree, without tho written approval of the County Board of Education, nor unless a majority of the parents or guardians of the chil dren attending tho school request in writing the employment of such a teacher. It is unlawful foi* any school trustee to mako any contract, or bo pecuniarily interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract with any school district of which ho is a trustee. Any person who shall bo guilty of the violation of this provision shall bo fined not less than $100 nor moro than $500 and shall be imprisoned not less than three months nor moro than twelve months, or both at the discretion of the court, and he shall forfeit the amount of said claim or nil his interest in tho same. H. JJ. Seaife, in Union Progress. How's This. We offer OHO Hundred Doll ur? reward for HIT case ef-'Catarrh th it cannot be cured by Mall's CaUfrhCur*. wo, tbe undersigned bare known fr *?., Cheney wax ine ian io yean, and belieyo bin perfectly honorable In all botines* transactions and finan* dally able to carty out any obligations mado by tb??> firm. WEST a TftUAX, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. glate, Toledo,'O. Hall's Catarrh Cure ls taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sulfates pl the hystem. Testimoni?is sent free. Sold by Druggist*. 7Sc Halli Family PMsJsro.the best. - Governor-elect W. J. Sanford, cS Alabama? is seriously ill. STATE SEWS - The Monday holiday plan adopt- j ed hy many of the colleges ot* this j State is giving universal satisfaction. ! -. The report of tho superintendent J of the State Hospital for the i usa ne shows an alarming increase in insanity. I - Churlesiou hns decided not to havo a gala week this fall as every body is doing what can be dono for tho exposition. - Tho Secretary of Stato will pub lish in his annual report a complete list of all county oflicinls for South Carolina -r? "?c?-y sensible innovation. - The Legislature convenes under tho Constitution the 2nd Tuesday in January and the month coming in on Tuesday i tho General Assembly will convene next year on tho earliest pos sible day. They will have 23 days in January and ought to be home by tho 10th of February. - Miles Cureton killed Nod Parks in tho upper pa.t of Greenville county on November 0th. Tho h\tter charged tho former with stealing .1 pair of trousers and Cureton drew a pistol and shot ! Parks, tho bullet entering near the i heart. Iloth were negroes. - To her other industries Greenville is about to add another one, that of gold mining. It is reported in the Greenville Ncics that nuggets have been picked up in tho plowed ground, in a certain section of tho county and that ono negro picked up ono for which ho received $120. - Tho matter of the shortage of the lalo Allen P. Free as treasurer of Barn well county has been settled up. An execution was issued agniust tho sure ties, and, as tho nmouut realized from the estate was ample to pay up the in debtedness to Harnwell county, tho matter was soon adjusted. - Tho Yorkville graded school build ing was destroyed by tire last Friday about ll o'clock. Tho cause of the tiro was accidental. Tho building was tho property of private individuals and was valued at about $8,000. There was $2,000 insurance on the building, but none on the furniture. - A negro named Albert Bethen hns been arrested at Sellers for robbing tho mail pouch at that station. The pouch had been hung out for train 23, and the negro knew that there was a register ed package containing thirty dollars in it, BO he bought a five cents knife for 20 cents and took thc pouch down and cut it open. - A sad accident occurred in Lau rens County near Babbtown. Two little children of Mr. Elbert Marler, boy and girl, about bix years old wero ni avino* in fhn ?^ri? f r\n nrana Uv ?O???O X-rf - -CJ -- -- --X--~" -J ^J^f * ^ accident the loose cotton became ignit ed and tho children lost their lives. Thc eldest, n boy, managed to scramb'o out, but died soon after. - Mr. Harry Adams, of Congaree, is the owner of a very prolitie cow. Ke cently this bovine wonder gave birth to twins, winch is a rather unusual oc currence, but in this case it is particu larly wonderful inasmuch as tho cow gavo birth to twins lost December. Congaree is getting up a reputation in this lino. These arrivais make the fourth set of twin calves born in that place within a year. - The otlieial report of tho legisla tive examining committee as to the condition and operation of tho State dispensary for tho quarter ending Aug. 31 has been filed with tho governor. The assets were] $020,820, including among tho main items $142,503 cash in hank. $190,080 stock on hand in tho State dispensary, $210,144 merchandise in handset county dispensers. Expen ses and losses wero $05,017; gross pro fits $87,272. - Tho next legislature will elect a judge for tho seventh circuit and tho following gentlemen have alrendy en tered the race : Judgo D. A. Town Bond of Union who desires to succeed himself; C. P. Sanders of Spartanburg; Ellis G. Graydon of Greenwood. It hos been published that Col. J. W. Ferguson, of Laurens, and D. E. Hyd rick, of Spartanburg, will doubtless enter ero long. - The keen sense of smell ns well as of danger possessed of Mary Bridges saved her life in Laurens a few nights ago when the fuse attached to apilo of dynamite under her house was burning. The woman rushed into the street. A moment later tho town was shnkencd by the explosion ami the house shatter ed. Two months ago the house thc woman was living in was blown up. She had gono visiting and so escaped. There is no clue to her enemy. - Fiasco Bradley and Tom Gibson arc the names of two young men who lived nt Clifton, Spartanburg county. Neither was of ago. They had a dis agreement about sonic matter and in going out of church, Gibson in walk ing down tho aisle brushed against Bradley. Tho latter made some euch remark as "You had better walk over me," to which Gibson retorted : "Then move out of tho way." Bradley whip ped out a pocketknife withs long blade and ferociously attacked Gibson, slash ing him across the face and cheek. Gibson gave back and then drew a re ' volver. At first tho weapon would not work. Then two shots were tired with out effect. Gibson here stumbled back wards and fell and Bradley sloshed his legopecijust as the third shot pierced Bradley's heart. Gibson is dangerous ly wounded. He ia ?hu ami of ? prom inent contractor. UEN?Klli NfcWS ITEMS. - A cattle trust is being for nie tl in ; Texas. - Andrew Carnegie is arranging tu give 88,000,000 to Pennsylvania insti tutions. - Yellow fever is reported nt Nat ches! in Mississippi, but frost will most likely put an end to it. - Rhode Island will erect a monu ment to commemorate Washington and his troops at Valley Forge. - President McKinley luis invited every member of his present cabinet to romain iu uiiice for the next terni. - It is estimated that thu prohibi tion candidate for President polled about '100,000 votes in the I'tuted States. - The democrats of Kentucky will try to get possession of Taylor and try him for complicity in thu murder of Goobel. - lu Ohio John J. Lent/., the presen! Democratic Congressman from the l?tli district, was defeated by a majority ol I 8 votes. - Twenty-two million dollars mort will bo needed for the maintenance ol tho U. S. navy in 1001-03 than foi 1900-01. - Four leading Chinese officials wert put to death on November IS under i sentence imposed by the tribunal o: tho allies. - The republicans have given up tin light in Kentucky and will not contes the election of democratic govorno Beckham. - Capt. Lawrence M. Murray, win commanded the famous Confedera! cruiser Nashville, died in New Yorl last week. - During the fiscal yeal ending wit October New Jersey gave charters t 31 trusts, with a capital aggregatin $000,000,000. - Safes in the postollice and in stol of J. IS. Mack vV Co., ut Matthews, M C., were blown open on November Ut and nearly $1,000 in cash secured. - Twenty tons of cotton seed wei last week shipped from Washingtoi Georgia, II, D. Elder, of Torreoi Mexico, to be used for planting pin poses. - One day last week a negro oui raged and murdered a liltlo. white gi at Limon, Col. Ho was arrested an burned to death by n party of enrage citizens. - "Government by injunction" wi certainly disappear when woman su frage obtains. A Wisconsin Judge lu enjoined a wife from calling ber hu band names. - Jerry Lynch, aged seventy-tw tho last surviving member of the ere of tho Confederate battleship Alabam died nt Ino residence in Inman Par Atlanta, Ga. Ho left a large estate. - Thc steel trust shut down a b factory at Mingo Junction, Va., ar starved its employees iuto voting fi McKinley. After the election tin were permitted to go back to work reduced wages. - The value of tho exports of cottc this year have been over sixty millie dollars, which is forty per cent. abe. of tho money value of any crop shipp< previously, tho next highest in val being the big crop of 1808. - A convention between Spain ai the United States has been signed 1 which Spain cedes to.tho United Stat tho islands of Cagayan and Sibutu f $100,000. These islands were not i: eluded in the treaty of Paris and a Spam's last possession in Oc?anien. - In tho Northern Presbyterii Church out of 741 Presbyteries 44 ha' voted against any change in thc prose creed, 0 give a plurality against chang and 23 have voted specifically again question No 1, making 73, which is majority against revision of the Prc byteries reported. - Last Thursday at Kansas Cil Mo., tho king of Omaha newsboys ai bootblacks, "Mogy" Bernstein, nu ried Miss Nellie Suneld, of that city, heiress to considerable property. Mor began asa bootblack, has supported 1 brothers and sisters, and is reputed bo worth $25,000. - Thc American Rice Distribute Co., with a capital of $15,000,000 a with Wm. K. Vanderbilt as its Pre dent, has opened up for business Crowley, La. The purpose of tho co puny will be to buy up the rico err for a period of years and to cont the sale of rice and its by-products. - The wheat crop of Missouri Kt sas and Oklahoma next year, will nearly, if not quite, one million bm els greater than this year's. This thc estimate of Kansas City grain bi ers who have, been over the groin and have made the estimate of 4,500, as the minimum. Tho present fall 1 been exceptionally good for sowi grain, the history of western farmii The ground is in an excellent con lion. . - According to the annual dopa mental estimates and report of Sti Superintendent John Sloan of I House of Correction, crimes commit! by boys under the criminal age hi increased 50 per cent in tho last yeal Chicago. SuperintondentSlonn advt ces no reasons to account for tho cu mons increase. - Hurricanes prevailed along I North Atlantic coast Nov. 0 and 10. Vineyard Sound, Mass., a vessel \ wrecked and seven, lives were- 1< and off Cape Forchine, Nova Seo a similar disaster cost forty lives, typhoon raged at Hong Kong, Chi at the samo time, causing great do ago and ?oas of lives among nat craft and people. Thc "Povertie Partie. Thc poverty party given at tho homo of l>r.,).[',. Dncworth on thc night of thc Sud inst, was a big success both .socially and financially. The moral of the party was to show how neatly and yet inexpensive each attendant could dress, consequently those who went on "high dike1' were tined as a pun ishment for having broken the rules of the party. Hy sundown the young people began to come iu from ali directions, and as the sound of their footsteps r.?.:ig out on the front door steps they were nu t by the pretty Miss Laura Lee Dncworth, who, utter collecting an admittance fee ol live cents, escorted theniiutothc Ililli. Here the boys were immediately surrounded by three beautiful young lad its. Misses Mamie Moorhead, Eva Gentry and liosa Welbon), whose duty was to assess the tines. If the young J fellow was found to be "rushing" a I gold watch and chain, live cents was hooked against him. If he was so un fortunate as to possess a moustache he was lined two cents, and for a ful. beard three cents. For patent leather shoes ho had to "eollunk" up three cents, and tau shoes two cents. If ho . was found with gold cutt' buttoua on his person he was only asked] for five cents more, and for a plain scarf pin just live cents moro. He was only ask ed for another live cents if upon ex amination his collar was found to bc linen, ;MHI for linen cutis he was just out two cents more. For a silk tie ho was asked to produce another "nick,*' and for the audacity of attending the party with a clean uppeilip the sum of one cent was to be forthcoming. Fi nally, when the account was run up and presented to the young defendant, with a smile on Iiis foco his hand went silently into his pocket for the wanted amount, after which he was sent iuto the parlor to join his predecessors. Now, generally the fair sex escaped such punishment, but this time they, too, were linet! Tor disobedience. Tho young lady who ventured out without an apron on had to surrender the sum of one ccut,and if it was trimmed it called for three cents more. For the privilege of wearing ear riugs she had to pay ten cents, and a stick pin called for another "brownie." If she was found with a finger ring ou ehe was as sessed three cents more, whether it was an engagement ring or not. If she had to resort to a paiupadour for herbrnzeu effrontery in wearing it to tho part?', BIIO had to pay another live cents for her misdemeanour, and if found to be wearing side combs two cents more was collectable. Hats called for live cents, glasses with steel frames caliea for three cents and no glasses ono cent. lt seemed rather hard to seo tho young ladies taking the money from tho corner of their handkerchief's to pay Xor looking "purty," but it was ac cording to law, so they could do noth ing but obey. Well, hy the time the fines were all collected supper was announced, which cousistcd of sandwiches, crackers, pickles and cottee. Each gentleman , escorted n lady out to supper, and as he arose froai the table ho was asked to leave twenty cents in his plate a? a souvenir. When supper was over all repa i J ed to tho parlor where they wero highly entertained with sweet music [on tho violin by Mr. A. J. Smith, with an ac companiment on tho piano by Miss Minnie Anderson, and with songs by Misses Birdie Dncworth *nnd Maud Douthit. Mr. D. Anderson was appointed a spy and ho was to watch for those who indulged in flirting, telling secrets and backbiting. He made a very efficient officer and several of tho boys had to go down after their chewing gum money when their "crime was exposed by Mr. A. And now to the Doctor, Mrs. Due worth and Miss Birdie, for all who at tended tho party we return many thanks fora very pleasant evening. # Tho proceeds of the party, which amounted to $13.00, will he devoted to the relief fund for aged Baptist ministers. W. L. C. The Orphans' Day. Thursday. Nov. 2 ?th is, the orphaus day! Give, brother, with all your heart, because the Lord has blessed you. Tiler? aro plenty ol* orphanages to remember; help your own, and then remember that there are two hundred I orphans nt tho Thornwell Orphanage, ; Clinton, South Carolina, drawn from every .Southern State and some Xorth 1 ern, and even from "tho isles of the sea." They are from many denoniina tions of Christians aa well as from non Christian parentage. Bereft of parents they are alono in tho wicked world, forgotten, perhaps in tho localities from which they came, but loved and cared for and trained for futuro use fulness by faithful teachers and ma trons. Taught a trade, and given mental training as well, they leave their orphan homo to care for them selves. Send your aparo gifts to the ThornweU Orphanage, Clinton, Son th Carolina. - W. W. Beckett, a negro, has filed his contest for Representative Elliott's seat in Congress from the black dis trict. John Edwards, a negro lawyer. p?T?paroi t?? C??c, vfliioli ????sift?s o i ono page of legal cap, alleging that tho ballots cast for Col. Elliott wero not legal uuder tho state law, being of im proper, color and size. Tho county board cf csuvasscrs cf Beaufort de cided agair.of Beckett, but tho contest will bo carried to Washington.