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BY Cli?NESCAIES & LANGSTON. ANDERSON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 190i. VOTilTHTB! WWI The Men f y li Who Buy.... GET New, Nobby Clothing; up-to-the-minute in style and priced fairly. Ours is not. an old, out-of-date, job lot of Clothing, made np and bought for sale. We won't handle that kind of Clothing. Won't let it into our house, not even at the back door. if yon want Clothing that's New, Nobby, TJp-to-Date, made by merchant tailors, Clothing that fits, Clothing that has the right set, and Clothing that cameo a guarantee of satisfaction or . your money back, we've got the kind of Clothes yon want. Come in and see the sort of Clothing we sell. It's not usual that you'll find such a big Stock to select from. You'll be pleased with the make, the fit, and the price will be less than you expected, Evans' FOB MEN. No Firm attempts nowadays to sell a better Shoe than we do for $3.50. Our competitors will tell you they have as good a Shof? as ours, and will try to make yon take theirs as a substitute. Don't let them induce yon to take something just as good, when you can get the best $3.50 Shoe in town from us. JL Evans* $3.50 Shoes are made in the following leathers : Box Calf, Willow Calf, Enamel Calf, Patent Calf, Patent Yioi andVioiKid. All sizes, all styles. One price, and that is $3.50. Give Evans' $3.50 Shoe a Trial. . E vans & Co, ;3.50 Shoes THE SPOT CASH CLOTHIERS. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From ?mr Ow* Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Juno 8,1901. The event of the week has, of ooaree, been the extraordinary decision of the Supreme Court-extraordinary not be cause it was decided contrary to the hopes of at least half the people of the Uni ti i\ Staves, bat extraordinary be cause of the wide divergence of opinion amongst the Justices. Broadly speak ing, fonr of those held that tho Consti tution followed the flag in all cases of annexation, and four that Congress had full powers to control all territories of United States, irrespective of the Con stitution. Ono, Justice Brown, joined with tho li rat four in regard to cases that arose before Congress took action in regard to Porto Bico, and with the last four in cases arising after that event. It is thought extremely doubt ful whether such a decision so render ed, will command respect or will stand tho test of time. Based, os it is, on n bare majority of one, protested against by all the rest of the Court as "over throwing the basis of our constitutional law," can it, it is asked, be said to set tle even the one special point it de cides, to say nothing of the momen tous issues ic throws into dispute? In short, can it endure permanently and .withstand the attacks that time and its own "weakness are sure to bring? Meanwhile the Court has adjourned for four months, leaving the Philippines casts and the power of Congress to order the collection of ditties on United States goods shipped to Porto Pico, hanging in tho air. The Court, be it remembered, decided tho "first Dooley case," concerning importations into Porto Bico from this country before the passage of tho Forto Bican Act, adversely to the Government. It did not decide the "second Dooley case" which arose after that Act at all. The inference is that the Court is badly divided on this question. The stumb ling block, of course, is whether such duties do not amount to an export tax on goods shipped from the United States. Four Justices oi: the Court have held that aU of the revenue por tion of the Foraker Act was unconsti tutional. If, therefore, one more Jus tice who believed that the rest of the Foraker Act was unconstitutional should happen to take the notion that duties levied in Porto Biox> were to all intents and purposes a burden or tax upon exports of the United States, then a decision against the Govern ment would become necessary. Alto gether the matter is left in such a state that it will take dozens of other decisions before any one can bo sure just what the Court does hold. The announcement by Senate? Lodge that he will, if appointed to tb J Chair manship of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, introduce a resolution looking to the abrogation of the Clay tou-U ul wer treaty, has fright ened the anglomaniacs in the Cabinet and the railway interests which have been using the treaty to cloak their op position to any canal at all. Mr. Lodge can ouly become chairman by the de cision of his two seniors, Frye nnd( Cdllom, to stay at the heads of tho important Committees over which they now preside. The chances are, how ever, that one of them will be induced tc give up his present place in order to keep Lodge from his abrogating act. Senator Cullom has come out in an in terview in which he opposes Mr. Lodge's plan and shows plainly that nothing will be dono if he becomes Chairman. He says: "I nm in favor of abrogating the Clayton-llulwer treaty by agreement, as this is the only woy in which it can be done properly. It must be remembered that a treaty is a solemn agreement between two na tions, and merely because one party to it becomes dissatisfied with its provis ions it has no right to break the agree ment abruptlj'. To abrogate the treaty by legislativo enactment is a forcible and improper manner of escaping the carrying oat of an agreement which was entered into in good faith. The latter course may be a cause for war." This is the Baine old story we have been listening to for so long. While it is most probable that neith er Tillman nor McLaurin will venture to do so, still there is little doubt that if either of them chose to withdraw his resignation' he would be sustained therein by the Senate, as a resignation dated ahead has been held not to be a resignation, but a mere notice of inten tion to resign. Hence, the so-called resignation is not legally such until September 15, when it becomes opera tive; until then, either man may with IROVAL Baking Powder Makes the bread more healthful. Safeguards the food against alum? Alum baking powders are the gmttzt menacera to health of the present day. POT Al ?A Kl WO POWPg? CO., WtW VOW*. dra\7 from the signed paper by Berring notice upon the Governor; any prima ries which may be held between the pr?sent and that date may be invalid; and lastly any man or men who may be appointed before September 15 by the Governor of the State to fill the two vacancies sought to be created-if the Governor should decide to appoint successors-may not be entitled to r?cognition as a Uaitcd States Senator. For some reason or other Japans imports of cotton ia Ute last year have fallen off about RS per cent, as compar ed with those of the preceding year. This fact appears from a report which hos just reached tho Treasury Bureau of Statistics. It shows a steady in crease in the importations of Japan in 1000 over those of the preceding y **** f though in raw cotton there has been a marked decrease. Japan's importa tions of raw cotton in 1800 were large. Owing to the higher price in 1000 and tho largo stock of American cotton laid in during 1800, her imports of that arti cle from tho United S tat?. 3 iu the nine months ended with March, 1001, have been but $1,720,580 in value, as against $11,517,008 in tho corresponding: months of the fiscal year 1000. As a conse quence, the total figures of American exports to Japan show a material de crease, chargeable almost exclusively to the single item of cotton. Mcsweeney Turns Resignations Down. COLUMBIA, S. C., May ai.-The polit ical kaleidoscope took another turu to-day on the arrival of Governor Mc sweeney from Memphis. He found nt his oi'jco letters from all over tho State protesting against a bitter personal po litical campaign this year and asked him to refuse to accept the nominations of the United States senators. Per sonally, he is opposed to a campaign and he has refused to accept their re signations in a letter to both senators, which follows: "Gentlemen:-Your letters tender ing your resignations as United States senators from South Carolina were re ceived on the evening of my departure to Chickamauga to take part in the ceremonies incident to the unveiling of the monument which South Carolina has just erected to her brave and he roic soldiers who lost their liveB in de fense of a principle on this historic battlefield, hence my delay in acknowl edging it. I respectfully return your resignations that you may have more time for serious consideration of the effects upon tho people of this State of this action on your part. The co minis - sion which you hold is tho highest com pliment and testimonial which the peo ple of this State can pay to one of its citizens. It is possible that you have taken this step hastily, in the heat of debate, and without duo reflection of the consequence to the people who have so signally honored you. "It was only last year that our peo ple had tho excitement and turmoil in cident to a campaign, and in another year we will be in the midst of further political strife. Tho people are enti tled to one year of peace and freedom from political battles and bitterness. The indications aro that a campaign, such as would bo precipitated by va cancies in these two exalted positions, would be a very acrimonious one and personal rather than a discussion of issues and from such a canvass our people should be spared, lu fact, it would be a calamity to thc State to be torn assunder by a heated canvass in this 'oft'year'in politics. There can be no possible good to como of it. Tho people of the State aro getting to gether and working for the advance ment and up-building of the material prosperity of tho commonwealth, and I should regret anything that would re tard this progress, lt is not my purpose in thus writing to prevent the fullest and freest discussion of all public ques tions andHho education of the people along nil political lines. On tho con trary, I heartily fav .. that, and believe it can be best accomplished withont the bitterness and the personalities which would be inseparable from a campaign during the coming summer. Uni"er our party rules, a campaign will be necessary within a little moro than a year, and ample time can bo had for a full discussion of the issues now bo- j fore tho people. "Holding these views, and looking to the interest of the psople of this State (their peace, prosperity and happiness), I respectfully decline to accept your resignations and beg to return them herewith. I have the honor to be. "Yours respectfully, M. B. SfcSWEENEY, Governor." The senators may insist on their re signations being accepted, in which case Governor Mcsweeney will ask them to send resignations to take effect at once so that their successors may be immediately appointed. Unless some unexpected developments occur, there wiU be no campaign this year. This will eliminate Tillman entirely in tho campaign next year, for there can be no possible excuse for his active personal participation in it. TILLMAN'S REPLY TO Gov. MCSWKEN ?OLUM???A, S. C., June 1.-Senator Tillman wants to fight it out with Mc - Laurin. Ho hos written a long pro test to Gov. McSweoney, in which he in part says: "Your excellency has tho right and it is entirely proper to return my resignation and advise a more se rious consideration. EV. In declining to accept it, I am euro you have transcended your authority. It will take very little investigation and reflection to convinco you of this. You cannot compel a member of the United States to hold hi? commission and exorcise the functions of that office, if ho chooses to surrender it by action, ls tendering my resignation, while done hastily, it was not ill ad vised, and I ani fully convinced of the wisdom of my course upon reflecting. "Personally I had nothing to gain and ail to loose, and I did not feel the need of further instructions or indica tion, because I had just been re-elect ed by the people, with practical una nimity. I offered to resign in order to bring about the resignation of my col league, aad that puta us on a level with equal rights to go bofore the people and ask an endorsement of our respec tive courSOB. "I claim to represent the peoplo and to voico their wishes. Tho result ol' the Gaffney meeting had brought Sen ator McLaurin within reach o? his con stituents and it was to obtain this an swer at ouce that prompted my cou duct at Gn?hey. They could not get at him to administer merited rebuke and punishment except iu the way which was offered by our resignations. "Your excellency's action gives him a loop hole of escape and tho censuro of blame must rest whore it belongs. "Nothing but a sense of duty forces mo to thc course I havo pursued. Ma terial prosperity and progress may be worth more than strict adherance to principio und loyalty to trust, but I cannot see it in that light. Holding this viow I decline for tho present to withdraw my resignation, lt was ten dered in order to secure tho resignation of Senator McLaurin and will not be withdrawn until he shall have shown his unwillingness to let our people pasB upon his conduct this year instead of next. He declares in his latest in terview that ho will speak on such in vitations as ho did at Gaffney, when possible, and will not consent to any "interference by Senntor Tillman or anybody else." Whether or not Mc Laurin will be allowed to do his re mains to be seen. / If the peoplo have a right to hear him, the same people have a right to hear me, and others. Ho no longer seems to have anxiety about thia health and if allowed to speak by himself ra ther enjoys the prospect. BENJ. R. TILLMAN. SENATOR MCLAUIUK'S REPLY. Bennettaville, S. C., June I), 1001. Governor M. B. Mcsweeney: Dear Sir: Your letter of thc 31st of May in which you decline to nccept my resignation as United States Senator is received. The grounds upon which your declination ia predicated are that "tho peoole aro entitled to ono year of peace and freedom from political bat tles nnd bitterness," and that a cam paign this year would be "a calamity to the State, to be torn assimiler by heated canvass in the oft* year year in politics without any possible good to come of it." As an additional reason you suggest that any disturbance of tho harmony of the people in their work for tho ad vancement of tho material prosperity of the State might result in rctnrding this progress. I appreciato fully tho loree of the reasons given hy you and tho effects upon the poople of tho State of a heat ed and strife-producing contest for United States senator this year, for the sake of "the peace, prosperity and j happiness of tho people of this State." j I am willing to hold on to my commis sion ns United States Senator and to continue to servo the State ns I have done in tho past to tho "best of my ability" but in retaining my seat in tho Senato 1 will not consent to be handi capped or bossed by any one claiming a right to judge my motives and ac tions. I propose to exercise my judgment on all nationnl questions under the influ ence of a high sense of responsibility to tho peoplo and to work for the up building of the political and material interests of my State. I recognize, ful ly my accountability to the sovereign people and am always ready to give a j atrict account of my otlicial acts to I them. Your suggestion that it is not your purpose by your official action "to pre vent the fullest and freest discussion of aii public questions and tho educa tion of the people along all political linea" is in accord with your patriotic conreo in reforenco to the resignations. The people are entitled to hear both siiles of these questions and to form a judgment. Personalities and bitter ness in a joint debate wonld interfere with a fair and full discussion of them and1 instead of educating would mis* load and deceive them. All that I have claimed ia this right of the peogle and my right to~ enlight en them on these questions whenever called upon. In my effort to do this I waa interferred with by the Senator, I who affirmed1 that my doctrines were political heresies and hurtful to the people. My wish is that all public questions may be freely and fully discussed be fore the people and I will be content to abide their decision upon them. In consenting to hold my commission I wish it understood that it is in re sponse to your natriotio appeal that it is for the good of the State and not be cause I feared to go before tho peoplo and discuss with the Senior Senator or others the national issues of tho day. 1 am a public servaut of tho people and it is my duty and pleasure always to promote their interests in every way I can. I have the honor to be, * Youra very respectfully, Jxo. LOWNDES MCLAI KIN. STATE NEWS. - A shotgun tournament is to be held in Columbia June 10 and ll. - A negro at Latta has sold $200 worth of strawberries from nn aero of ground this spring. - In Marlboro County nt a recent term of court two violators of tho dis pensary law were tined $1,300. - Dr. E. H. Murfee, president of the Greenville Female College, has re signed for reasons not given to the public. - Wm. Andersou, a Greenville jew elor, has made an assignment to his creditors. His liabilities are about $0,000. - Prof. ll. Means Davis, of Colum bia, who has been prominently men tioned for Senator, decline? to enter tho race. - Tho estimate of loss to Spar tan burg county for repairing and rebuild ing bridges injured or destroyed by re cent Hood is $13,000. - Tho Clinton Cotton Mill, not con tent with making plain goods, is put ting in uew machinery for the manu facture of liner goods. - Vernor Holloway, u fourteon-yenr old iiegio, has beer convicted in Green ville of trying to burn a boarding liouse and a female college. - Five of tho whiskey dispensaries in Charleston have been re-opened. Tho beer places are still closed and a beer famine is said to prevail. - A little son of Comptroller Cien. Derham lins developed a case of small pox iu Columbia, It is thought that he got it in Horry or on the train. - Lieut. Gov. .lames ll. Tillman has been invited to deliver the literary ad dress at the commencement of the State University of Kentucky this year. - Walhalla is to have an up-to-date system of waterworks. Plenty of capi tal is behind a scheme to have water brought to tho town from Stumphouse mountain. ' - A memorial tablet has been placed in Charleston at tho old Heyward House, where George Washington stopped on bis memorial visit to that city in May, 1701, - A Bennettsville special to tho Now* and Courier says that Senator McLauriu is receiving on an average ot from 50 to 00 letters a doy from per sons who want federal odie es. - Prof. Albert Barnes, of Clemson College, has made a model gasoleno engine weighing 200 pounds. It is 5 horso power, aud is said to be a great improvement of any now in use. - F. Fair Leo, foreman of tho Union Hardwood Manufacturing company, was run over by a car. Ono of his legs was cut oil' nt the kuce, the ocher just above, and. the right hand was ground into pulp. - The appropriations of many States for the Charleston Exposition relieves the financial situation and puts more than a quarter of a million dollars into the great show. Cuba and Porto Bico will have rare exhibits there. - At Lake City a few days ago Mrs. Emory Sauls put her Bix-mouths-old baby on the bed and went out into tho field. When she returned tho little ono was out on the floor dead, lt roll ed oft' tho bcd and was killed by tho fail to the floor. - Several stores and a resideuse were burned in Marion Wednesday night. Tho further spread of the flames was stopped by the heroic action of J. Monroe Johnson, Jr., and Bich Williams, eolored. The loss was about ?15,000. V At Blacksburg D. J. Bridges and A. G. Mint/ beenmo involved in a per sonal difficulty in which pistols figured very prominently. Mint/, was shot in the right hip, but not dangerously, while Bridges received two shots, one in the right, shoulder mid ono in thc stomach. His wounds will doubtless prove fatal. - The United States government will within a short time take posses sion of thc Lawton farm, Chicora park and other property near Charleston recently purchased for tho establish ment of a naval station, and it is ex pected that active work on tho dry dock will bo begun early in July. - An interesting case is on hand be tween Bichland and Kershaw coun ties. In 1801) Mrs. John Staurt of Co lumbia was killled by W. Ii. Crawford and ether constables. The case was moved to Camden. Tho expenses were over $1,000 and there is a dispute about which county stands the ex ponse. The position of Bichland coun ty is that violation of law is a crime against the State, notngainst the coun ty. Tho court is held in tho several counties for convenience. - Governor McSweenoy has pardon ed John B. Stuckey who was convicted of manslaughter in July, 1800, in Spar tan burg county and sentenced to 10 years in the State prison. The case has been under careful consideration for some time. Stuckoy killed his bookeeper in his store at Spartanburg and there was much talk over the case at the time. Stuckey always claimed self-defense, and it was afterwards claimed that the result of the exami nation cf the books, rnieu out as evi dence, would have nullified certain testimony which really caused the con viction. Tho result which was laid bnforo tho Governor and sustained thc claim made. Judgo Gary and tho jury recommended tho narden in view of tho nbovo and Judge Gage made a strong plea for thc pardon. Portman Letter. Wall, wa are beginning our article HO late thia week, we loee hope of n hearing and our pen says: "O, that's all right; you said enough last week for the country over BO that you can take a rest Folks 'll think you take np too muoh ot their time anyway and too much room in the napo/." Kow that ia how a pen talks jost like a person-when you take it into your confidence, let lt know all your thoughts, and let ii. dip with you In the same bottle; hut in like manner I answer ed back: "I take up no one's time but the one who reads, and he knows what IB ahead ot hi cr. when he starts lo, and no one's "room" but tho Intelligencer's mid they give this space to the people of ? Portman. And as for the 'country over' why," said I to my pen, "I want to see it gee spunky. When it ls disgusted wiib anything In a pnpor it will rcai~.it. Tbat ls why people don't read tbolr Bl? ble more-they are not disgusted with lt."' "Yea," Haid my pen again, "but folk H will think they bad no liberty to como to rollman till someone Invited thom." "O," I explained, "folkB didn't know there was room for them In Port man. They thought Portman was all dam. and electron lights and river, and that the fow who lived here sat on the house tops for accommodation. Now yon will see folks come and you will be kept busy taking names." Immediately my pen ceased talking, foll on ;tho door out of sight, just like some people; they oan talk a great deal but when you want them to do a little work, they can't bo found. Well, the right kind of people can al ways be found. Mrs. Joe Busby, Mrs. Frank Mayes, nee Earle, Mrs, D. L. Ar thur, and the Portman scribe, took a ride out toward Centerville recently and called at that pretty place, the home of Mrs. Johnny Erwin. Mrs. Erwin waa not "primped," for it waa wash day around the grounds; but tbs most becom ing adornment we ever saw in addition to h pr "call cor" was a smile of welcome ' that ahed pearls and rubles over her motherly head and handsome preacnoe. She did not keep us waiting half an hour while fix lng her back comb or putting on her new shoes, and we were BO muoh more blessed by having her with us a longer time. She did not attire In a "tea gown" before serving us tea that we knew waa brewed by an expert, and if we praised the good things on her table, praise came from hearts that like more corporeal functions were also satisfied. There 1B an art in dispensing weloome aa there ls In despenslng tea. We were compelled to feel ourselves at home though we knew miles lay between us and Portman. We forget good manners we fear as sometimes 1B done at home, and dlsoussed personalities. Mrs. Buaby was quizzed on the expediency of the ho tel remalr lng for heron the hill top un til her return, for even people who run by electricity cannot live by it. Mrs. Mayes wes strongly predestined to bathe latest mentor on marriage questions, but we spared her feelings on a subject so ancient. Mrs. Arthur was Induced to speak to us on farming In Pennsylvania, the way in whioh tho famous Pennsyl vania Dutch grow rich In a few years over a few acres of land. If the lady sees this Bhe is notified now that this 1B what the farmers of the South are suffer* lng for; a patent invention by which over a whole Township of land, they can in a Hie time grow rich enough to own theirown burial lot without a lien on their headstone. In fact, Mra, Arthur might in some Portman letter invite us into the secret of how for a while and amusement's sako we can beat tho Dutch. The scribe was treated like tho very or dinary porson whom scribes are-when wo know them. Indeed, no ono seemed to know thoro was a scrlbo in their midst "taking notes." Home people are as wary of a reporter as the colored folk are of a constable; but there was absolutely no fear of such au imaginary or material I being out at Mrs. Erwin's. Mrs. Erwin herself would Indeed be the best subject for an essay on hospitality; and wo might go on, etc., but her husband, Mr. Erwin, whom we met out among the shade trees on the lawn and who missed the good time Inside, would bo jealous. Men, however much they admire their wives, don't like all the honey of the neighbor hood put on their wife's sllco of bread. They want a little of the comb for them salve*; and, too, they think their wives are easily spoiled-while they are not! We left with the bush of evening around our ears and gladness in our hearts. Mrs. Erwin ls an old-time Christian and a new-time, up-to-dato woman of progressive Ideas. R. H. Lt. May 28. Mrs. Joe Busby bas returned from a few days' pleasant trip to the home of her sisters, Mrs. W. E. Stevenson and Mrs, G. W, Gaines, of Lavooia, Ga., where the children of Mrs. Stevenson and Mrs. Gaines were the ladles' chief attraction at the Lavonla commencement exercises. Mrs. Busby, we are compelled to remark, is beginning to tilt around pretty lively. We are vlad it is not Spring poetry that overcomes the lady's system, as that is drowsy and hypochondrisch, but the gaiety of "the flowers that bloom In the pring." To thia animated gaiety weare indebted for a generous variety ot ripe, ripe fruit whioh Mrs. Busby, in a repeat ed pleasure trip, secured for us from the benevolence of her slater, Mrs. W. 8. Elrod, of Denver. This was a fruit din ner of proportion and selection tendered by Mrs. Elrod on Hunday, 2nd inst., to a few appr?ciative friends, among whom, with Mr. and Mrs. Busby, were Messrs. Reuben Long and 8am. Jackson, Port 1 man; M ?ou Leila and Mr. R. A.. Buchan an, of Atttnn. Wo understand tho INTU?.. I.KIE?'CICH'H acribo should have been thor J, but we were at the time enjoying a most excellent sermon at Zion Church from the mlnlatry of Rev. J. W. Balley, and really needed for nothing while ro highly entertained. The fruit, we were assured, was junta trifle of recognition for our services to thu INTELLIGENCER, and a thoughtful sample of tbe IUROIOUS gift which entered the ollie o ol' tho IN TKIVLIOENCKR laut year for the delecta tion of the editora Guests of Mrs. Frank Maye^last w?-?k wore Mrs. M ayes' ni ?thor, " M rp. Mattie Webb, and Mrs. K. W. Taylor, ol'Ander son. K. It. L. June :i.