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ANDERSON, S. C , WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1901. ' --???????????Mtrnmrnm??J?? VOLUME XXXVII-NO. 26. We offer our j Entire Stock of,.. r v rs At a uniform Discount of 20 per eent. Our reason for this sale is that we don't wish to carry any Clothing over. We prefer to sell what we have at this big cut and have new Clothing to show you next season. We believe it's good business to do this, although it en tails a loss upon us. It's better to take the loss now instead of waiting until next season to make the cut. , Better hurry if you wish to take advantage of this saving. The best things always go firBt. You get cur? $5.00 Suits anr I vercoats, 20 per cent off, now $4.00. 7.50 Suits and Overcoats, 20 per cent off, now 6.00. 10.00 Suits and Overcoats, 20 per cent off, now 3.00. 12.50 Suits and Overcoats, 20 per cent off, now 10.00. 15.00 Suits and Overcoats, 20 per cent off, now 12.00. 20.00 Suits and Overcoats, 20 per cent off, now 16 00. . 0. Evans & Co. ANDERSON, S. C, The Spot Cash Clothiers We have just received one Car Load of Fancy Winter Grazing Oats. Come quick and secure some of them before they are all sold. O. D. ANDERSON & BRO. 5F YOU AjRE A PURCHASER OF pur Prices and Goods will surely Tempt You, We have always given good valued in this line, and thore is no reason why wo should not do the same for you. In buying Shoes you want to look at the quality as well as the price. Ours stand the closest inspection and are well made and durable. We use thejtttmoat caution and buy only those Taocs which we absolutely know to be of tl^e vefy. best quality. We do not experiment with various lines but stick to those which have &o manufactu.v?^ ao well as our guarantee behind them, ana should by chance any imperfection in workmanship or leather oceriiyyoa will always find us[ready to satisfy you. THE BIOS SHOE FOB MEN. This is tho motrtj reasonably priced High Gracie Shoe on tho market Wo have them in all tho various leathers and styles. STATE NEWS. ? The increase in taxable property in the State is about twolvo million dollars. ? Columbia is a rival of Greenville in the efforts to secure the location of an army post. ? The towns of Sumter and Bish opville havo recently been visited by destructive fires. ? Thursday, April 10, will bo North Carolina editor's day at the Charleston exposition. ? Smallpox is reported a fow miles north of Piokcns. Active steps have been taken to prevent its spread. ? The capital stock of the Inmim Cotton Mills, Spartanburg, will bo in creased from $200,000 to $500,000. ? A lot of Egyptain cotton has been imported into South Carolina to be manufactured in the Clover Cotton mills. ? Percy Ward, of Georgetown, 15 years of age, accidentally shot and killed himself with his gun while hunting. ' ? Isaac M. Bryan, Esq., of Green ville, has announced himself a candi date for the United States Senate to succeed Senator MoLaurin. ?The roller mill at Duncan. Spar tanburg county, belonging to W. A. Moore was burned by an incendiary fire. The loss is $4,5U0, the insurance $3,500. ? Bub Burnett, a well-known citi zen of Spartanburg county living near Fairmont, was shot and killed by his own gun while hunting the day before Christmas. ? To-morrow will bo "Liberty Boll Day" at the Charleston Exposition. The bell will reach Charleston at 10 o'clock a. m. and will be given a glor ious reception. ? Prof Barnes, of Clemson College, has finished a gasoline engino for an automobile which he intends to make. It.will be the first maohine of its kind manufactured in South Caro lina. . ? State Treasurer Jennings when asked what portion of the State taxes for the year had been paid in said that 6o far only $100,000 in round figures has been received at state treasury. ? A street fight took place at Waterloo, in Laurens county, a few nights ago. About a dozen shots were exchanged. One negro was kill ed and one wounded by a white man named Pitts. ? The postoffice at Blacksburg was robbed Thursday night. The bur glars blew open the safe and secured about $15 in cash and about $50 worth of stamps. There is no clue to the guilty parties. ? The Southeastern Mutual Life an'" Savings Insurance Company of of Ureenville has been chartered. The capital stock is $50,000. Those at the head of the company are B. A. Morgan, J. I. WeBtervelt and T. P. Cothran. ? The heirs of David Orr, an aged white man who was killed by a freight train in Spartanburg a few months ago, have entered suit against the Southern railway through Hon. Stan yarne Wilson, attorney, for $15,000 damages. ? The Floren. -i branch of the Amer ican Tobacco Company sent out from that city las?. Friday night a solid train load of leaf tobacco. The train was made up of twenty-fiv s oar", and was destined to the comimnyV plant at Durham, N. C, ? A man by the name of Murray, at the Orangeburg Manufacturing Company's factory quarters, commit ted suicide a day or two ago by shoot ing himself. It is said that he had been drinking, and no other reason for his killing himself has developed. He was a newcomer in Orangeburg and leaves a wife and several small ohildren. ? The Columbia papers state that that oity is flooded with counterfeit silver coins. It is said the bogus stuff is hard to detect as they are standard in weight and looks and lacks only the ring which good money has. It is thought that fakirs on their way to the Charleston exposi tion are responsible for the appear ance of so mueh of the queer in the city. k ? A horse belonging to Mr. A. M. Blaokmon at Lancaster, bit off pare of the tongues of two of his cows re cently. The cows were thrusting their tongues through the cracks of tho stables in which the offending horse was standing trying to get a taste of the food placed at the dis posal of the horse, whioh was unwill ing to divide with the oows in that way. So he bit the offending mem ber. ?-Thursday about2 o'clock, Clif ton James, a colored youth, 18 years old; Tiras run cerby au Atlantic Coast Line yard ? engine at Sumter and in stantly killed. The ae>rident was due to the carelessness of the dead l?oy. He had no right in tho yard as he was not an employe of the company. He boarded the yard engine and los ing his balance fell beneath tho wheels and bis head was mashed off, causing instant death. ?- Miss Susan B. Anthony, the famous female auffrogi' ;, has written to the Attorney General asking him about the laws of 8ourK Carolina in so far as womon's right* are concern ed. She asks as t" their legal status as'to property rig?ts and as to suf frage, adding that she wanted the in formation for a book about the rights of women she- is to publish. "The Attorney General will, answer that women have all the rights of men in this State except that of voting. GENERAL NEWS. ? Peace was made on Christmas between Argentina and Chilli. ? The town of Forceman, Ark., has been nearly wiped out by fire. ? Three men were bcalded to death by a boiler explosion at Parkersburg, W. Va. ? In New Jersey there are two match factories with a capacity to gether of 1*0,000,000 matches a day. ? The medical experts who held the autopsy report that Czolgosz was sane when he murdered President McKinley. ? Rev. J. H. McClinton was called to his door at Deport, Texas, ou Christinas morning by a crowd of men and shot to death. ? There is an advantage, after all, in not being elected president. For instance. Mr. Bryan can scud mes sages to congress every week. ? General Grant's telegram to Sec retary Stanton announcing Lcc's sur render wa3^ aold at auction in New York to George H. Richmond for $700. ? An elopement in Birmingham has just been prevented by the father of tjie girl shooting tho groom and Iiis friend when they came for the bride cleot. ? In Bichmond, va., a serious freshet menanced the city. To add to the people's a]arm, a fire broke out, tho firemen fighting it waist deep in water. ? Last year Missouri produced more manufactured tobacco than any other state in the Union, over 78, 000,000 lbs. passing through its fac tories. ? Frank Pevey, the man who car ried over a million dollars in life in surance, is dead. The loss falls ou a company with over three hundred millions capital. ? Tho coal famine has ended so far as the Jellico and Kentucky fields are concerned. Tho Southern railway has handled 1,000 car loads of coal in the past three days. . ? The State Entomologist of New Jersey predicts that the State will be overrun with locusts during the ensu ing year, and that they will eat ev erything in sight. ? The first public reception of Pres ident Roose\elt on New Year's day was the largest for years. No one was refused admittance and over 8,000 people w jre present. ? The protocol between Nicara gua and the United States gives the latter complete jurisdiction through out a zone six miles wide and extend ing from ocean to ocean. ? Secretary Ritohie, of the Cinci natti Municipal Reform League, re ports that there are 8,440 penny-in - the-slot machines in that city and that over $3,000,000 drops into them every year. ? It is Baid that Herbert C. Hoover is one of the highest salaried men of his years in the industrial world. At the age of twenty-nine he is in receipt ci $33,000 annually for his services as a mining expert. ? A report from the Fall River cotton mills shows that they are los ing money. The-surplus of several of them reported a year ago is now taken place by a deficit. They oannot stand southern competition. ? On Christmas day Mrs. McKin ley sent a pair of hand-worked slip pers made by herself so a Richmond girl who sometime ago out a picture of the late President out of a magazine r.ad mailed it to his widow. ? An armed robber compelled the woman cashier to deliver the contents of the safe in the Boston office of the Prudential Insurance Company just before dosing. The amount is un known, the cashier being alone at the time. ? Congressman Loud, chairman of tho House committee on postoffioes consulted President Roosevelt about postal legislation. He afterwards stated that one cent postage was out of the question. It would result in a deficit of thirty-five millions. ? T. M. Exum, a farmer living near Centreville, Tonn., went home and when his wifo objected to his shooting into tho floor about her feet, shot her dead. He carefully laid her on the bed With the assistance of his ohildren and then blew out his own brains. ' ? A new version of the Bible is being prepared in England. The work, under the guidanco of Samuel Lloyd, of Birmingham, has been pros ecuted by leading scholars for the past eight- years and is nearly com plete. It is entirely distinct from th? American translation. ? Frank Royal, a young man, was shot and killed Christmas night, near Duck Hill, Mass., by the daughter of his brother-in-law, T. S. Mills, whom he and his wife were visiting. Mills and Royal went to town in the even ing and upon their return by way of a joke, Royal refused to answer Mrs. Mills, who called to him as he started to enter the hallway. Beatrice Mills, a 14-year-old girl, thinking it was some one bent on mischief, seized a shotgun, and fired as he opened the. hall door, killing him instantly. I ? The most beautiful place in the United States to live in is Marion, Iowa, according to reports reeeived by the mari?e hospital service from 1,190 oi ties and towns having a population of 100 or more. Marion bas a popula tion of 4,100, and there were only six deaths in 1901, making the death rate the phenomenally low figure of 1.46 per 1,000. The to vn in the United states having the highest ratio of mortality last year was Carlyle, 111. The population was 1,874, and the Dumber of deaths 100, making a death rate of 53 31. FK6|I THE NATION'S CAPITAL. J^rom Our Own Correspondent. 'Washington, 1). C, Jan. .*>, ltKW. | "Is Mr, Roosevelt and his adtninis- ! tratiou really iu favor of the Nicaragua Canal!" That question is beiug naked ' > more frequently every day, ami not! without reason, either. It is unite cer tain that elements are at work against Congressional legislation lor the Nica ragua Canal, and the administration is accused of encouraging, it' not di rectly assisting them. There may be some sensational developments in this connect ion "soon after Congress reas sembles. Public opinion, regardless of politics, has shown itself to bo'-soi strongly in favor of the Nicaragua ; Canal that no man in public life dares to openly oppose it, but there aro more ways to kill a dog than hanging, and ] the talk about going slow and being sure that our best interests will bo : served by constructing the canal over the Nicaragua route is increasing in j i Washington, ami some of it is coming j from unexpected quarters. This is simply a revival of the policy which, has been used for years to prevent legislation for the canal without going 1 on record against it. The new oiler of the Panama Canal Company to sell at a little more than one-third of the price named by its president several mouths ago is merely a part of the game of delay. Secretary Hay is said to favor the purchase of the Pnurimu Canal, but ho has not done so openly. Every man who advocates delay in Nicaragua Canal legislation may not be in the pay of tho Panama Canal lobby, but every man who does so will plnco himself under suspicion. The House will take up the Nicaragua Canal bill next week, and there is no doubt that it will pass it without a division on political lines; it is on tho Senators that tho obstructionnls aro working, but Senator Morgan, who will be in charge of tho matter in tho Senate, is a hard man to fool, and n man who will not hesitate to show up any crooked ness that may bo resorted to in any effort to indirectly kill the legislation by delay. After devoting a week to his personal affairs, mostly to laying the foundation for a RooBovelt machine, Mr. Roose velt has resumed his plnco behind the oilicial pie-countcr. About as hungry a lot of pie-hunters, mostly Republican Senators and Representatives, con fronts him as ever besieged a Presi dent, and if ho is at all wise ho will distribute the pie slowly. Tho more pie he keeps on hand the fewer anti Roosevelt Senators and Representa tives there will be, as they do not wish to appear openly against the chief pie distributor until they have got every body they can possibly get. There is much gossip concerning the manner in which Gen. Miles and Ad miral Dewey paid their "respects" to the President at his New Year recep tion. It was a dumb farce, so fa? as those two officers were concerned, as both of them passed Mr. Roosevelt with a stiff and formal bow, without touching his hand or speaking a word. They regarded it their duty to head the army and navy officers respectively at the reception, but they evidently did not regard it their duty to pretend a cordiality they did not feel. Neither is a man who has been in the habit of meekly receiving snubs, even from Presidents. The New York corporation, known as the International Banking Corpora tion, won out in the somewhat spirited competition in which the other com petitors were English banks, for the position of United States fiscal agent in the Orient, and will at its Shanghai branch handle all the indemnity money that China will pay this government, receiving thereon a commission that will go far toward making the new concern profitable from tho start. Re sides, it has received promises of large government business at itB Manila branch. Banking in the east is doubt less very profitable, but it will be no ticed that these gentlemen did not jump into tho game until they made connection with United StateB govern ment. YhoBo interested admit that they are figuring on making big money out of tho government, but Bay they might as well got it as tho foreign bankers who do business in Chin. It has been suggested to Mr. Roose velt that if the United Statesis to have a special representative at the corona tion of King Edward, in addition to our ambassador, Hon. Grover Cleve land, who was twice elected President and who is the only living ex-Presi dent, would be the proper man to send, but those who know Mr. Cleveland best express doubts as to whother he would accept the appointment, even if Mr. Roosevelt should tender it to him. ,' Ex-Gov. Bradley, of Ky., aspires to tho position of Republican boss of his Btate. He is new ?n Washington urg ing the appointment of Daniel Collier to be collector of the port of Louisville, to succeed S. M. Barrett, and laying the wires to sccuroa place in the Re publican National Committee for him self. Rear Admirai Schley is only human. That is why he did not participate in the White House New Year reception. Mr. Roosevelt's treatment of him has not been calculated to cause him to desire to play the hypocrite by calling to say his respects. Therefore, he made it convenient to remember that he Owed his sister, in Baltimore, a visit. Ho is now hock in Washington, but next week heff.il go to Savannah, Gn., whero he and Mrs. Schley will bo -the guests of Gen. William W. Gordon for ten days. Dowie Likened to a Devil-Fish. Many of our readers arc acquainted with Rev. \Y. R. Royal, who was in |' this city a year or more ago, os a re- ' turned missionary from China de- c livered interesting lectures in several t churches' Mr. Royal was formerly a t Baptist minister at Rcidsvillc, N. C, c and went from there to labor as amis- s sionnry in China, where he married x Miss Mary Sullivan, who went from t Anderson as a missionary, and who M is extensively conueoted with protni- ' ncut families in this county. After'' staying in this section for several months, Mr. Royal and his wife went to Chicago, where he became u disci- i pic of tho notorious Dr. John Alex- 1 ander Dowie, and was made an elder ' in tho Dowie church organization. A week ago Mr. Royal attended the Chicago Baptist miuisters' conference, and made tho declaration that he wished to retrace his steps and re sume his ministerial connection with the Baptist denomination, lie was quite emphatic in asserting his sever ance from the Dowie organization, and said: "I'm siek and tired of Dowie and his teachings, and I hereby re ; nouncc him and his church forever," which was applauded by the members of tho minister's conference. A suit against Dr. Dowie had just closed, in which a receiver was asked j to take charge of the Zion lace indus j try established by Dowie, and his at I torueys had to show that, while ho was not infallible, he was a great organizer like J. Pierpont Morgan, and one of them said lie would prefer ! , howio at his bedside, if he were at ; the point of death, rather than any skilled physician. On the other hand, 1 the attorney for the plaintiff likened Dowie to "a devil.fish that twined its arms . sont its victim and quieted , him until it got a stronger hold with j which the victim was strangled." j The revelations in this trial doubt j less led to the courfo pursued by Mr. j Royal, who became convinced that he was being duped by an imposter and charlatan, and one of the stupendous humbugs of this remarkable age. Dr. John Alexander Dowio waB at homo among the religious cranks in Chicago. lie had a strong personal following and exeroised a hypnotio in fluence over them, '/ion home, an imposing structure of seven Btorics, is the headquarters in Chicago, adjoin ing the handsome tcrminnl station of %ho Illinois Central on Michigan ave nue, tho stateliest and most aristo cratie thoughfaro in tho city. Dr. Dowie lives in the two upper stories of the building, while tho ground floor is devoted to the banking busi ness. Zion Tabernaole, whioh seats three thousand poople, is further down the avenue, where instruction is given in divine healing. The favor ite distinction is that diseases belong to the dev'\ while healing is God's property. Zion City is forty miles from Chi cago, where Dt. Dowie was projecting a model community after his own fash ion, and among other things he had established the industry of lace-mvk iog, which he imported from Notting ham, England. Dr. Dowie is a shor1. man, broad-shouldered and portly. He is a native of Edinburgh, and was brought up a Congregationalist, in which churoh ho was a minister for nearly twenty years until his viows on healing the sick made it impossible for him to remain with them. He olaims to be the prophet Elijah, is intensely argumentative, delights in saroasm and in inveighing against sin and sinners, and prides himself on his outspoke: fearlessness. Like all Eretenders he makes a bold front, and y this means draws men and women into his net, whioh serves'his purpose until an exposure of his real conduct is made visible to the public, and the collapse follows.?Greenville Moun taineer. -?^?-O mm Friendship Dots. The glorious old Christmas has come and gone and the New Year is here. Tho farmers are preparing for anothor crop. Some are not done sowing wheat on account of the bad weather. Mr. W. A. Owen has bought Mr. Rogers' storehouse and goods at Pierce town and will be glad to havn his friendB call on him. Miss Mattle Gaillard, one of Lebanon's most charming young ladies, vlBited rela tives in this section recently. Come again, friend, yon are always welcome. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harris and family, of Greenville, visited friends and rela tives in this section Christmas. Misa Luclnda Martin, who bas been visiting her sister in Greenvilla, oamo home on a visit Christmas, but has re turned to resume her studies in the Greenv?l? Graded School. We were loth to part with her. Miss -Toflie Wilson is vlaitlcg her sister, Mrs. Sallie Smith, at Liberty. 1 C. Mrs. Ella Rogers, of your city, visited her alater, Mrs. Frank Pilgrim, recently. The young folks of this section had the pleasure of attending ? dance et tho residenoe of Mr. Gua Mull i kin Christ mas. They report a very nice time. Mr. Bill Wardlaw ajnd family visited Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hammond Christmas. Miss Ruth Spearman visited tho family of Mr. R. P. Martin latrfy. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hammond visited relatives in Hickory Flat last r/eek. Well, voll, paper consumed and dota not half given, bnt we will have to olose. Wo wish the dear old Intelligencer and its many readers a happy New Year. Bon nt Bess. Holland's Store. Tb? old year baa passed and the recol Bctlnns of it8 joya and eorrows are fresh n our memories. The mistakes that wo undo aro irroparablo, but if wo are more areful in tho future they will servo to iolp us atoer clear ot tho breakers. About ho best thing we all can do in tho way if resolutions la to adopt tho golden rule uni stick cloHoly to It, and at tho end of ho yoar wo will feol bettor, humanity v ill be elevated, untold sorrow will ban hiug of the past ami tho road blazed out or brighter and bettor day.-*. Christmas >ns?ed oil" very quietly in this vicinity, l'ho occasional crack of a j-uu or fire ;raekor remludod us that it was not one -omlnuul Sunday. The young people enjoyed tbo fostivo season by pound parties, dances, etc. The absence of "'John Barley Corn" was L-oHspicnouBly noticeable, which speaka well for any country. Tho recent rains wore heavy and con tinued in this neighborhood. Tho Sa vannah River was higher than at any time tho past year. Generostoo Creek was also vory high. McGoe's bridge on this crock was damaged but not seriously. Mr. Wm, Shoaror, who moved from this neighborhood about 18 yoara ago to Grant County, Ark., la on a vlaltwlth hlswlfo to relatives and old friends in this and adjoining communities. Both aro holding thoir own remarkably well. Mr. Shearer says ho has not been sick a day slnoo ho left this county, and ao much talk about tbo unhealthfulnoss of the West Is ?11 bOBh. But-ridan is tbo county Boat of bis count}-, and about 18 miloB from Little Kock. Mr. Shoaror speaks in glowing terms of his adopted State. Mr. Paul Barlo lost tho greater part of a halo of cotton reeentlylby fire. A spark was supposed to have been-packed in it. which was not discovered until a consid erable quantity was consumed. We aro .?-orry to noto tho illness of Mrs. Hampton Karle. Wo lonru that bor phy sicians have very littlo hope of her re covery. Tbo following verfcos were composed by an illiterate darkey who lives with McOeoBros. A few months ago Mr. 1C. Jud McGee had quite a severe spell of fever, and waa attended by Dr. W. A. Clinkscalos, which called forth this po litical genius: " Last week when 1 was so Bick, I thought I was going to die; I walled my eyes I rubbod my hands And Sally she would cry. My body it was racked with pain, My srms were very Bilm; I had no ono to stay with me And 1 sent for Rube and Jim. The salts and tea they would not act, I trlod to take a pill; That WBr? more than I could stand So I aont for Dr. Bill. My eyes sunk back in my head, So far I could not Bee; Friends and relatives gathered round And said good-bye, Jud McGee. Burkk. Neva Items. Only a rev/ days ago we were looking forward to the comforts and pleasures that ChrUtmss would bring, and I be lieve I speak the voice of this community when I say, "It brought muoh pleasure and happiness to all." Bat as Christ mas, with all Its merriments, has passed and s now year has dawned upon us, the question naturally arises as to ?hat we will do to pass the time. Bat the ques tion is not hard for the school boy to Bet tie when he hears the sturdy command ol the father: "Get yonr books and off to school." The question is yet easier set tled with the industrious farmer, who, when New Year morning comes, you will find bustling about before daybreak, ringing the farm bell or giving the war whoop. The lads and lassies look out a little farther to the time when the flow ers appear, the time when o very thing seems to be in harmony, and even the birds and ilowersjoin in singing nature's charms. Then yon may hear lad BUggest to lassie that "we gather wild flowers," and about this time "a young man's fan cies lightly turns to thoughts of love." Our Heavenly Father has arranged in nature things for our pleasure and hap piness in every month during the year, if wo will only look for them. MIsbbb Mollle and Bessie Shirley re turned to Lebanon last Monday to re sume their studies in tho Lebanon High School. Cadet Major Shirley returned to Clem Bon last Saturday. Misses Mary and Myrtio Haynie, of Belton, worshipped at Long Branch Sun day. One of our clever bachelors took his girl to a rainbow party the other night. Bachelors, you know, aro naturally care less, and during the stay his mule be came restless, slipped the rein from the Eost which it was thrown over, and went cme. This, of course, was very unfor tunate for a bachelor, as they have no time to lose. The young people of this community enjoyed several nice parties during the holidays and since. Our new pastor at Long Branch, Rev. L. E. Campbell, preached two eloquent Hormono last Saturday and Sunday. We heartily welcome Bro. Campbell into our midst, as we believe he is a truly conse crated Christian gentleman, and trust that this, his first pastoral year, will be crowned with great sucoees. H. M. S. C. Inter-State and West Indian Exposition. The Charleston and Western Caroli na Railway beg to announce that they have arranged reduced rates from all their stations to Charleston on account Exposition. Parties can avail themselvosof a sea son ticket, a ten-day or ? Beven-day tioket, from any point on this lino at vory low rates. Apply to agents for further information, as to schednles, rates, etc. ? W. J. Craig. General Passenger Agent.