Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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It will pay you to get acquainted with this Store and the. way we do business. ANDERSON, S. C., The Spot Cash Clothiers We h?ve just received ene Car Load of Fancy Winter Grazing Oats. Come quick and secure some of them before they are all sold. O. O. ANDERSON! & BRO IF YOU ARE A PURCHASER OF Our: Pf letts and Snoods will surely Tempt You* Wo .have always giver? good vttluca in this line, ?cd there ii no reason why wo should not do the same for you* In buying Shoes you want to look at'i.btf Quality as. well as the price. Ours stand the closest inspection and are well made and durable. ?We use tho utmost caution and buy only those Shoes which we absolutely know tb he of the very best quality. We do not experiment with various lines but stick to those which haye tho manufacturers as well as our guarantee behind them, and should by chance any imperfection in workmanship or leather occur, you will always find us ready to satisfy you. THE SION SHOE FOE MEN. this io th* most reasonably priced High Grade Shoe on the naarkefc. We hive them in ali the various leathers and styles. J5M?S STATIS KEW?. - Lillie Shaver, colored, said to be 100 years old, died in Spartanbnrg a few day8 ago. - Exclusive raoiog privileges have been granted at the exposition to Chas. EV Levy & Co., of Charleston for $37,500. - James Crawford, hf Laurens county, had his arm torn oil in a gin on Thursday and died from tho effects tho next day. - The Clemson Cadets will go down to tho Exposition on Dae. 16tb. They will camp on tho Race Course for several days, then disband for the Christmas. Holidays. - One of tho interesting political rumors is to the effect that Governor McSweency will bc a candidate for congress to succeed Col. Talbert who is to run for Governor. - Tho Seoretary of State has noti fied all foreign corporations that are doing business in this State and whioh have not been domesticated that they must comply with the law. '- J. H. McDill, of Abbeville, re ceived a telegram Wednesday from Cuidad del Maiz, Mexico, announcing the death of his sister, Mrs. J. S. A. Hunter, who was a missionary there. - Prof. Anderson, a well known educator at Fort Mill, drowned him self in a very shallow branch near there ladt week. His mind was badly unbalanced which caused tho sad affair. - The Manning Times says that the people of that county are-in groat distress owing t-) the failure of the crops. It says that a large number of the people are in a destitute con dition. ' j% M. J. Morris, J. E. Truitt, and Eu Trimble have been arrested on the charge of causing the fire which burn ed a large portion of Mayosvillc, Sum ter county. Their object was insur ance money. -? President Kooeevelt has refused to appoint fornierCapt. Wm. P. Craw ford, of Chester, a second lieutenant in tho regula?.* array, cn account of his failure to keep his marriage en gagement to a young lady of Camden, to whom he was engaged. - The little child who was acci dentally shot in the head in Colum bia is recovering. Tho reports were that it .had died and it was quite natural to believe the statement un der the circumstances. Nevertheless the child pulled through and is on the high road to recovery. - The ginnery of H. S. Rose and T. A. Clark, on their plantation near. Florence, was burned Wednesday morning. All the machinery, about 50 tons of cotton seed and 13 bales of seed cotton were destroyed. There was no insurance and the loss will be $2,000. There is every evidence of incendiarism. - Mr. A. T. Ferguson, of Lancas ter, has established tho best record so far this season of any of the hunters in that section. One day last week he killed ten large size green head winter ducks at one shot and brought down another with the other barrel as they arose from tho water. Another day he killed five with one barrel and one as they arose with the other. He has killed this season twenty-seven ducks at cloven shots. - Revenue Collector Aiken and Deputy Marshal Corbin returned, to Greenville a few days ago after a raid cs moonshine stillo in Oconea coun ty. They destroyed two stills near Whetsote, eaob of sevcuty-five gallon capacity, with thirty-eight fermenters and 4,600 gallons of beer. They cap tured Robt, and Benjamin Holmes at work in one Of the stills. Robert Holmes was placed in jail at Walhal ls, but Benjamin was dismissed, as he was too young to prosecute. . - Tho United States government is spending $250,000 putting in a floating dam two miles South of Co lumbia, so that steamers can come up the Congaree to the city. A gentle man who recently made the trip down tho river says that it will take a year to remove tho snags from the Con garee between Columbia and the point where th* Congaree and Wat?ree come together and. form tho Santce. The, latter is navigable to "Wi ny ah Bay except at one point, whero the Con federates put rooks.in the stream to keep Yankee gunboats from coming .up to Columbia and Camden. - Fire broke out at Dillon at 9 o' clock 'Wednesday morning and de stroyed eleven stores and three dwell ings.. Ooo complete block was 'en tiro ly destroyed. Lopa about thirteen hundred dollars; insurance sixty-five thousand dollars. - This is the largest and most destructive conflagration that has visited Dillon. The cause of thc fire is unknown, but the general supposition is that it was caused by spontaneous combustion. The build ings', which were all of wood, were the first eyer ereoted ia Dillon. The flames did not reaoh the business portion of the town proper. - Daring the Charleston exposi tion while President Roosevelt is there a sword is to be presented to a gallant soldier. Lieut. Gov. Tillman and Col. Wilie Jones have taken in hand the matter of raising a fund for the purchase of a splendid sword to be presented to Maj. Micah Jenkins of this State, who was the junior cap tain of the Rough Riders, the presi dent's regiment, and who was promo ted to bc major for gallantry. The president himself will bo asked to present the sword. President Roose velt some time ago in a letter pro nounced .Maj. Jenkins to be one of til A wir? ot frail t man Jg ?he "CTVic?. The words of the president ia that letter will bo engraved " upon the sword. WVV*?^r ? 'i' '. ??. .-.?-'.''7 '? - '. .v , GENERAL NEWS. . - An earthquake in So vier county, Utah, tho 13th caused a damage of nearly $100,000. - An explosion at tho Pooohontas, Va., mines Thursday caused the death of moro thau 20 miners. - The Southern railway has renew ed its lease of the Cincinnati South ern for sixty-five years. * - They are vaccinating people in I?cr,ton at thc rat" c? 5 <^<> - ^??. ??.i still they aro not happy. - Building operations throughout the oouutry aro now beiti? pursued on a greater seale than last year. - Setting Oro to her oil-saturated clothing Mrs. William Textor, of Leavenworth, Kau., killed herself. - Th jrc will be four territories asking congress for admission to state hood-New Mexico, Arizona, Okla homa and Indian Territory. - Hunters kill at leaLt. one man a week in thc mountain forests of Maine, under thc misapprehension that they aro shooting at a deer. - Frank Kidwell/'aged 23, of Eliza bcthtown, T?nn., shot and killed his sweetheart, Miss Ada Thompson, aged 16, and thoa committed suicide. -Tho whipping postasa punish ment for wife beaters has been re commended by thc superintendent of tho District of Columbia police force. - Tho Rothchilds liavo just pur chased the greatest ooppor mine in Mexico for $2,000,000. They now employ 27,000 men in their various oopper mines. - Badly eaten by animals, the body of a two-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kimball, of Briinbley, Mich., was found in the woods whero thc child had becu lost. :- Postmaster General Smith will ask congress for an iucrcas? for rural delivery from $3,500,000 to $0,000,000 and will advocate thc extension of tho service as far as possible. - Tho Standard Oil Company has declared a dividend ol' $8 per share, payable December 1G, making $47 per share for the calendar year, which is tho same amount as last year. - Lady Halie, once famous on the concert stage, owns one of thc most valuable violins in the world. It is a Stradivarius, which formerly belonged to Ernst, and is worth at least $10, 000. - Fred Wellhouse, of Kansas, has 1,210 acres of orchards, and his apple crop this year is 60,000 bushels. He is known as the "Kansas Apple King." In 1875 he was an earner of day wages. - The new constitution of Ala bama, whioh excludes th 3 negroes from voting about as tbe South Caro lina constitution does, was ratified by a vote of the people, the majority being 15,000. - The movement for a department of commerce seems to be gaining headway. The leaders are now con fident that a successful outcome may bo reaohed during tho coming win ter's session of Congross. - Mining experts estimate that W. A. Clark's mine in Arizona contains ore worth $2,500,000,000, which, if true, makes the owner the richest man in the world. It is said Mr. Clark has refused $500,000,000 for tho property. - Uncle Sam's coal bill is enough to ja. you. He paid $2,273,111 last year for 324,108 tons of coal for thc navy alone. This includes the cost of delivery at such port, as Yokohama, Pichilinque, Mox.. San Juan and Guam. - Wesley Joues, a 13 year old negro boy, charged with assaulting the six year old daughter of Hov. Ben cher, a minister who resides at Stock ton, Ala., was brought to Mobile jail Friday for safekeeping, as it was fear ed he would be lynched. - Two of the employees of the Williamsburg saving bank in a suburb of Brooklyn have been discovered short in their accounts. They havo been robbing the bank to play tho r?ces. One of the men had boon in the employ of the bank 33 yoars and the other 18. - The law of New' York requires that a oandidato shall make a sworn statement of his campait) expenditures. Mr. Edward M. Shepard, the deioatcd candidate for mayor, has filed his de claration, showing that bc spent $3, 309.06. The cost of the campaign to Mr. Low, tho successful oandidate, was $2,39.080. - Tho transportation and electrical buildings of tho Cotton States exposi tion were burned early last Friday morning. The Interstate Fair Asso ciation owned tho electrical building and thc transportation building was tho property of the Piedmont Exposi tion Company. > The structures cost originally $60,000. The insurance is small. A company, of whioh General Jo soph Wheeler is a director, is contem plating the establishment of a plant in Philadelphia for the manufacturo of a new firearm. The General pur poses making Philadelphia his home. The chief merits claimed for the^new weapon are freedom from recoil and in the rifle automatic nation in load ing nod firing. .- Dr. J. J. Laffer ty, of Riohmond, Va., possesses a remarkable cane. At the time of the burial of Gen. Stone wall Jackson some one planted a twig upon the grave. It grew to be a Bap Hog several inches in diameter. Friends of the Jackson family had it removed. They found that the root of the sapling had entwined itself ?COUt H.G S.viuwit, jLV wino ia iv un up, and a oatie was made of a part of it. This ene was artistically carved and given to Dr. Lafforty. FROM THE NATION'S CAPITAL. From Our Own Correspondent. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18,1001. Sugar will piny a tremendous part in tho d?lib?rations of Congress at tho coming session. The problem is really a very complicated ouo. First", thero uro our own growers to be considered. Urged on by tho Agricultural Depart mont, fanners ip ninny sections huvo devoted their attention to raisiug sugar beets and to buildiug factories to ex tract the saccharine matter from them; any attempt to reduce tho duty on sugar will undoubtedly meet with vigorous opposition from these. Next is tho sugar.trust, which is willing to lune raw sugar freo but wants a tax on the relined product so ns to enable it to make nh abnormal profit; it is now engaged in a war with the beet sugar men to make them sell their unrefined sugar at a price lixed by itself. Third, are the interests of the Hawaiians. Fourth, is Cuba, to which free entry of her sugar into the United States is a vital condition to prosperity. Thero are really so many wheels within wheels in tile sugar contlict that a keen observer will possibly bo nonplussed for awhile to get the facts-, and tbore is grave danger of a scandal similar to that of soxie years ago, when several Senators were convicted morally of tfuilt in speculating in sugar stocks and strongly suspected of yet more reprehensible practices. Representativo Babcock, of Wiscon sin, is in towu. pluckily upholding the tariff measure ho stole from tho Demo crats last, session, and has since been attempting to force on his own party with uo appreciable results. "My idea os to tari if revision is simple," ho said. "It is this: Where by changed condi tions turill'duties have become exorbi tant, far beyond the needs of protec tion, I would put them where they would amply protect labor, but not to a point that would create u monopoly of trade and raise prices to consumers. In other words, if an article cost ?l to bo produced abroad aud $1.40 to be produced-in this country, 1 would favor a CO per cent duty, to-protect ourselves; but not 200 per cont, which would simply afford a margin for in creasing tho price to our own consum ers. Thero is no departure from Re publican protective turill'principles in that. I reassert that I am as ardent an advocate of tho Republican doctrine of protection to American industries as thero is iu this country. The question this Congress will be called upon tb answer is, Will it permit a tariff duty to remain in force, to enable a trust to pay dividends on watered stockl" This is the question that tho Democrats have been asking, for lo these many years, only to bo overborne by tho mouey that tho protected trusts havo been able to muster to their defense. Mr. Babcock means well, nud if ho and his bair dozen supporters 'would join hands with the Democrats they might force action. No one doubts, however, tbat when it combs toa show down, they will yield to their caucus rule and voto to maintain thc tariff'unchanged. Tho accession of Senator Cu Ho m to the head of tho Foreign Relations Committee- of the Senate brings Steve Elkins, ot West Virginia, to tho head of Interstate Commerce nnd renders abortive all efforts to strengthen the interstate commorce law or to repair tho holes punched in it by unfriendly court decisions. What is needed, is an amendment to tho law which will give the commission power to say, after an investigation, that a rate is too high and to lix a lower rate, which tho rail roads must put into effect and continue operativo until tho courts have an op portunity to pass on the question. Un der the present circumstances it is im possible to regulate these matters. If the commission decides a rate is exor bitant the road may reduce the rato halt'a cent. If the commission is not satisfied with this small cut, it must take the matter into court. If the commission is sustained, ?bo railroad then makes another small reduction. In the course of a lifetime tho rate by this meaus would bo reduced to a rea sonable point. If the amendment sug gested should be adopted, a prescribed rate would become effective ot once. Discriminations in rates are ilngrant and of common occurrence, but it is difficult to prosecute tho railroads on account of the provision in. the Consti tution which gives a person immunity from iucriminating himself. If Sena tor Cu Ho m had remained nt the head of the Committee, the reform elements would have predominated; but when he yields to Elkins, who is a railroad man, the railroad interest gets into tho ascendancy. . The Hay-Pauncofoto treaty is nearly ready to be signed; it will go down in history ns tho work of Secretary Hay, although, as a matter of fact, it is the work of the Senate, and largely of tho Democratic members of that body, who will not even get a "look-in" nt tho fame of the work. The stealing of the glory of the battle of Santiago by the Sampsonites is nothing compared to the looting of the credit for the canal treaty by Mr. Hay. The treaty as drawn to-day is substantially as dic tated by the Senate at the last session and is diametrically opposed to the MM? Af O^.^ - ^-, tl...- _L" i\ - i. -.1 ?Uvwuv. U\'V.IUW.IJ ..?.j, nuu ?-X. av yil\J posed an altogether different instru ment; who gave interviews to the Washington correspondents of London papers pointing out how foolish and wrong tho Senate was to'amend his treaty; and who, it is more than sus pected, directly connived at tho rejec tion of that convention by Great Brit ain, in order that it might still have a chance to nail the credit by ultimately put ti og forward tho work of other men ns his own. Tho Schley court is hurrying ita work, now holding two sessions daily instead of u?.'\ Tho court declines; to discuss tho matter, hut excellent pro gress ls being made in the arrangement of tho testimony. Tho Administration would prefer thnt the court's report should foe handed to Secretary Long and disposed of before Congress meets, it is doubtful, however, it* this will be possible. Friends of Hear Admiral Schley, it is said, hwy ask a Congres sional investigation of tho Santiago campaign without dragging that officer in as a central Uguie. It is proposed, according to report, to ask Congress to authorize au inquiry into the conduct of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. Roar Admiral Sampson's friends say that his record will speak for itsolf, and they will not oppose a Congres sional inquiry. It is worthy of note that Admiral Schley has three strong unoilteiul attorneys representing him in tho persons of the three wives ol' thc members of tho court, all of whom ave understood to be'fully committed to his cause. Tins anti-cannon prouunciamento of Chief Moore, of the Weather Bureau, has been answered by Switzerland, which liko France, Hungary and Italy has taken action looking to the erec tion of cloud bombarding stations for tho prevention ol the destructive hail storms which at times have devastated etitiro districts. The Swiss govern ment recently sent two representativos to Italy anil td Styria to study the question and notts tho results achieved there. Those gentlemen recommended tho adoption of ti system ot hail cloud protection hy cannon iiviug. A Flogging for Farmer's Son. ! MR. EDITOR: One of Anderson's 1 great d?magogues has threatened, in nn underground current, to give "Farmer's Son'' a good Hogging on sight. And for fear I might not sur vive this collision, I auuounco that with pistol, gun and cannon, I have met tho "blue-coat enemy" m tho valley and upon Virginia's hills and felt tho sting of his lendcu missile, but in this beauti ful land, whore once tho dogs of war howled and growled for moro blood and the raven cronked our carnage, tho dove is now perched upon a high pinna cle singing the sweet songs of peace. I have met in combat, fist to tusk, tho wild black boar of the for jBt of Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains and I carry his scars, but that brute lives no more. I have met. in combat, hand to horn, tho vicious Jersey TauruR of tho valley of the Eighteen, and L cai ry two brokon ribs, while I hang my hat upon that brute's horns where they aro nailed to tho wall; but I draw tho lino at tho wily red Jackass of Anderson County, for experience iu warfaro has taught me that man in brute force or morals' is no match with tho beast of tho Hold. 1 therefore declino to dirty my hands by touching the demagogue. "N FARMER'S SON. "Winter flomes in Summer Lands" Is tho title of a very neat aud at tractive folder just issued by tho Southern Railway giving complote in formation regarding tho various Win ter Resorts of health and pleasure on and ?eached by its lines, with rates of board, capacity of hotels, names of proprietors, etc. This booklet is in al very concise and attractivo form and will prove valua ble to any ono contemplating a trip for tho winter. A copy may be had by sending a two cent postage stamp to W. H. Tayloe, A. G. P. A.? Atlanta, Ga., R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, S. C., J. C. Boam, Jr., D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. Death of an Infant Son. Clarence Weaver, the infant son of J. W. and M. E. Palmer, was born Feb. 21, 1899, and died Nov. 10, 1901. aged two years, eight months and twenty-four days. For nearly two months the little body was the subject, of some strange and unconquerable disenso which eat upon his vitals until tho onco vigorous body was reduced to a mero shadow. And when tho tiny feet could no longer bear up tho weight of tho body, ho would sit for long and weary hours in the big arm-chair, rocking himself and playing with his little toys. Tho lifo of tho soul which abode within that fast crumbling house of c'ay, displayed its sweetness in infant smiles upon tho musical lipR, while tho little bright blue eyes would flash in beauty, against the anxiously waiting faces of father and mother, who watched in tears and (wavers for tho return of tho rose of loalth. But it pleased tho everlasting Father to gather the precious jewel to Himself. Tho pastor, Rev. J. W. Bailey, con ducted the funeral services in the presence of a largo congregation, after which tho remains were laid away to rest in the new cemetery at Zion on tho 18th inst. ^ t r J. W. B. Card of Thanks. MR. EDITOR: Please allow ns space to extend our thanks to the good noonie cf this community who have so kindly stood by us, with helping hands and sympathizing hearts, through the long illness and death of our little son. niaronnu \\T/>. remember them all with gratoful hearts, and pray Hoav 2n's richest blessing upon them all. Respectfully, J. W. AMD M. E. PALMER. THE GOOD ROADS SPECIAL. Greenville Iuvltes tho People of the State to the Good Hoads Convention In December-The Great Seed of the South. On behalf of the citizens of Green ville an invitation is extended to the peoplo of South Carolina to visit our city during the week beginning Mon day^ Dec. 10th, when the "Good Hoads i Special" of the Southern Kail woy will j bo hero for tho purpose of building . sample roads and holding meetings with tho view ot tcacliiug tho people ? in practical road building. This is the only point in the Piedmont section where the train will stop to do any ! work, nud everyone who can do so ought to talco tho opportunity of learn ing for himself what can be done in the making of roads with necessary machinery handled by men who are experts in tho business. So much has been said and written in regard to this subject of good roads that the people of tho South aro prac tically iu thorough accord with the idea that good roads aro an acquisition nud bonetit to any community* Every ono is convinced that tho lack of good roads is ono of the greatest drawbacks to the growth and prosperity of the South, and to supply this lack is oao of the most serious problems beforo us to-day. A net-worlc of main roads built nuder scientific direction with durable and permanent material will alono meet tho urgent demand of our rural districts and market towns. Tho lines of competition aro being drawn moro closely every year and tho mar gin of profits are growing more slender in consequence, so that it is imperative to employ every element looking to low-priced production nod. cheap dio I tribntiou of rho crops that aro grown on tho farms, and which aro to bo con sumed by tho non producers. Tho entire population of any section is in terested in whatbv?r may contribute to this result, and it is clearly demon strated that good roads are a prime factor in tho development of tho coun try, while providing tho greatest economy in bringing tho producer and consumer together, so that both classes will profit by easy aud cheap transpor tation over our public roads. How can wo secure better roads in tho South? This is tho question to be discussed by practical men in the Good Hoads convention which will be held in tliia city while tho road-making is being demonstrated on tho roads and streets. Organized and practical lines must bo laiddown to secure the results aimed at, and it is necessary that every citizen shall givo his moral nnd finan cial support to measures which are in tended for tho benefit of all. Good roads mean a drect benefit to every farmer, as there ia ro plan that will do more to enhance the value of lands and develop rural communities than per manent and woll constructed highways. Nothing cnn bo found to contributo more to tho contentment and happiness of a farming population, and whatever conduces to this state of affairs on the farms confers lasting benefits upon towns and cities, for the prosperity and advancement of the farmers aro quick ly reflected in tho growth and wealth producing character of their neighbors. Whilo thero is great unanimity upon the advantages of good roads, there is in reality very little practical know ledge as to tho means and appliances for securing this desirable result, and hence tho proposed convention ought to attract mon from every walk of life, especially thoso who aro engaged in making and executing the laws of the State. Tho burden of constructing and maintaining good roads must not fall upon any particulur class, and while the work of road-building is a practical necessity, there is also an imperative requirement in providing the ways and means for constructing roads upon an equitable and just basis. This can bo ascertained by discussion and demonstration, and hence the pro priety of organizing Good Roads as sociations whilo giving instruction in practical road-building. Doth of these objects will be attained in the coming of tho "Good Roads Special" next month to Greenville, and such an op portunity is rarely given any people at so moderato a or$t. The citizens of Greenville are muk-* ing full preparation for tho accommo dation of the hundreds and thousands who aro expocted from every quarter of tho State, and in addition to tho hotels and boarding houses, tbe private families are asked to take boarders for tho week in order to provide for any extra demand on this occasion. JAMES A. HOYT, Chm'n, J. P. RICHARDSON*, A. J. S. THOMAS, J. R. HOIITON, JAS. T. WILLIAMS, JR., Press Committee. Greenville, S. C., Nov. 15, 1901. Wild Hog Items. Clarence, the 3-vear-old son ot Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Palmer, died at his homo in Pendleton Township, last Fri day night, 15th inst., and was buried on Monday at Zion Church. Tho family havo our sympathy in their sore be reavement. Mr. Walter Jolly will move in a few lays to the "Electric City" to en gago in business with L. Levy &. Co. Mr. Tom Williamson is very low with nnscular rheumatism. Cotton is nearly all picked that is >pen. In some localities there are argo quantities of green bolls yet, but diey cannot bv? counted on with any logreo of certainty. VINEGAR JUO.