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Intelligence r. i'lilli .-..'( ?.: tfcry 51 etina tiny. J. F. Cl.INKSCAI.KS, > F.ZMTOKS AM) C. U. LANGSTON, * PliMl'UlKTOKS. \TKUM8i ONE YEAH, - - - - ?1 00 SIX MONTHS, - - - ?.-, WEDNESDAY, l-'KH. ll, liJO??. If the facts which come from I'lor ence, this State, bc correct, a foul double murder ban been committed and thc blood of the victima is justly crying from thc ground for vengeance. Because a dog had taken up its abode with the family of James Hogers, whose dwelling was a log cabin, but in which, thc absence of wealth, there was kindness and peace and hospital ity even for a homeless dog. William King deliberately shut .lames Hogers, wounding him mortally, shot to death his ?on, Samuel Hogers, and thrusting his smoking pistol into tho face of the wife and mother, Mrs. Hogers, would have killel her had not every bullet of his pistol been buried in the bodies of the husband and son. The only remarks so far known to have been made by Hogers were that, the dog had collie, he did not know whose dog it waa, he cared for it aud a-ked King to allow him something for thc keep of the dog, as he was poor. To this King replied, "I will pay you in lead," and deliberately shot him down. Tho son shouted to King not to shoot his father, to which King replied with a shot that ended tho boy's life, and, turning, fired three shots more into the prostrate body of the pros trate body of thc father. All the par ties are white. King has fled tho State. The Hogers family were poor but honest. Docs this not make your blood boil with indignation? What is to become of thc State? Aro we to bc bathed in human blood? Homi cides are increasing. The taking of human life for almost any provocation is growing upon the people. To think ing minds thc responsibility is fixed upon tho Courts and juries. It is al most, if not entirely, a trite Haying that, if a man has money and friends of influence he eau easily c cape pun ishment. Tho truth of this saying encourages tho murderous passions of men aud makes them swift to shed blood. The time has come when the juries of this country must vindicate tho law. Sympathy must be swept asido in the discharge of duty. Tho people demand it, the times demand it, thc future peace, happiness ami prosperity of the whole people ol' the State depend upon it. - ?v m- - PAVING THE STREETS. Tho petition, looking to the submit ting to a voto the question of issuing bonds in an amount sufficient to pave tho Square and so muoh of the streets leading from tho Square as may bo considered necessary, is being circu lated among tho freeholders of the city, and it is li Iii ug up quito rapidly. There appears to be very little doubt as to the question being submitted, but it is also very evident that the question will meet with strong oppo sition. Those opposed to the meas ure, and there are some strong men ?imoDg them, nra of tho opinion hat with the coming of the Summe, the Square and streets can be put in ex cellent condition by the use of tho toad maohines, filling in tho holes and giving a liberal top-dressing of suit* aVtla anil anv tinflnt??u nf ?jh?nh nan ---) --j -- ---rf - ~-" be easily obtained, tho cost of whioh will be much less and the results as satisfactory. They take tho position that people who know nothing of road building, and they are largely in the majority, are influenced by the pres ent condition of tho Square and streets to such an extent that they will agree to almost any proposition without once looking into causes-excavating, seasou of the year, continued rain and tho result, which will be keenly felt in an increase in taxes, the bur den of which is already heavy enough. Those in favor of tl c measure aro per suaded that permanent street im provements, such as proposed, though costing corsiderable at present, will eventually, prove decidedly moro eco nomic than any other plan. Tho op position point to the fact that for five or six years prior to the sewerage work thc Square was in "passable" coudition, even during tho Winter and Spring seasons, and thc streets compared favorably with most of tho cities. Those in favor of paving aro steadfast in their position that the amount of gravel and sand and work necessary to procure and distributo them, coupled with tho constant re pairs necessary year after year, will exoeed tho oost of paving several thousand dollars, and without perma nency and satisfaction. Thus is the matter being discussed pro and con with men of streng influence on both sides. The position of The Intelligencer on this question is this : Wo arc op posed to expending $25,000 to pave the Public Square. If it were pavod to-day how could tho traveling public get to it? If the business of thc city is suffering it is due to thc condi tion of ihe streets leading to the Square. Our idea of permanent im provement in this matter is to p?vo Main street from thc residence of Mrs. S. Bleckley to the top of University hill and the streets leading to thc depots. To do this, the question to bo voted upon should bc thc issuing of not less than $30,000 of bonds. paviMlie .Ajuare and :.'<t 'Iii. -trt.d would be, i ?J tho matter of getting to it, like :i ! . :t-it i?'ui island without a \,..;. If if hi! answered that the -ii. - t- i?f approach can ho i ti :i? I . . good enough with -''i!, why would not thc - in< argument apply to ti.?' Square. Weare m favor of permanent htreet ? improvements, hut il is thu streets we want as well as the Square improved, and to this end wc would vote for ?"?11,000 of bonds, and perhaps more, but we cannot sen economy in beauti fying thc city and leave a Chinese wall of mud around it. With the Black Diamond railroad bonds wiped out, tho city can issue $ljl"?,000 ?d' bonds before reaching the Constitu tional limit, and we ??re inclined to thc opinion that there is vastly more economy in appropri liing this amount, in order to include tho streets, than to put $25,000 on thc Square only. OUK COLUMBIA LETTER. ('<n.r.MitiA, Fi-:is. ?), 1903. \ "child labor bill" has been passed it last. Tlio termination ot an agita ion lasting nearly lour y en rs is a mild measure prohibiting tlx* employment I childi**!! in factories and mines under certain restrictions. The issue has been fought ntoutlv on both sides ill that time, and while thorn was a ishow of light in tln< house thin week tlie question was really settled in tho ampaign lust year. VVlieu tho D?mo cratie convention declared, not a dele gate protesting, that such a law should be enacted, tho light was won by tho advocates of tho reform. Whatever their personal convictions, legislators could not face a Democratic constitu ency and defend their votes against a plank in the party platform. The debute tho last week was inter esting, however, although it was well understood that the bill would pass. Several of tho members, young men, took the opportunity to exhibit their oratorial powers, and two of them, Messrs. Homar and Hlackwood, from Spartanburg, made quito an impression by their speeches in opposition. The most effective speech made in favor of tho bill, the one which touched upon tho really vital point? of the issue, was made by Col. E. il. Aull, ot Newberry, who bad also introduced a bill on thia subject. Tho debate begun on Wed nesday, wuB resumed on Thursday night nml again Friday night, when ii vote was taken. Tho bill passed by u vote of QU to44. Tho measure is that which was intro duced in the Senate by Senator J. Quitinnn Marshall, ol' Columbia-who, by the way, was tho lirst legislator to advocate this legislation. The bill passed the Senate without debate, and was taken up in tho house in prefer ence ti? tho other bills pending. It is a mild measure, and several cotton presi dents expressed their preference tor it, it' any legislation at. all was to be had. 'The bill prov idea that from and after tho lirst day of May, lim:}, rio child under the age cd* 10 years shall be em ployed in any factory, mine, or textile manufacturing establishment of this State; and that from and after the lirst day of May, ID04, no child under tho ago of ll shall be employed in any factory, mino or textile manufacturing establishment of this State; and that from and after the lirst day of May, l?)0T>, no child under tho ago of 12 years shall be employed in any factory, mino or textile manufacturing estab lishment of this State, except as here inafter provided. That from and after May 1st, 1903, no child under tho ago of 12 yearn shall bo permitted to work between the hours of 7 o'clock p. m. and 7 o'clock in the morning in any factory, mine or textile manufactory of this State. Children whose widowed mothers or invalid fathers are depen dent upon them aro exempted, aa are those who attend school for four months in tho year and can read and write. The penalty for violation of this law by parents, guardians or mill officials is a tine of not less than $10 nor more than $59, Qr "imprisonment not longer than 30 days. TFIR VOTK. Mr. Cooper, of Laurens, precipitated a test vote with his motion to continue the bill, Thia was a hostile motion, and, if carried, would have put the bill naide until next year. On the motion to continue, tho vote stood as follows: Ayes-Bailey, Bass, Bates, Black wood, Boru ar. Brown, Colcock, Cooper, Davie, DeBruhl. Dennald, Dorroh, Doyle, Edward, Hendrix, Hinton, James, Kirby, Lancaster, Leaverett, Little, Lyles, Mace, J/ahafi'ey, Maul din, .Middleton, Morgan, JUo&es. Pear man, Potts, Pyatt, Rankin, Ready, Richardson, Russell, Sarratt. Stack house, Stuckey, Traylor, Tribblet Wil liams, Wingard, Wingo, Wright Total 44. Those paired who would have voted aye were: Messrs. Fraser, Kibler and Coggershall. Nays-Anil, Baker, Barron, Beam guard, Bennett, Black, Brooks, Calli son, Carey, Clifton, Culler, D?s Champs, DeVoro, Doar, Dowling, F?rd, ( i aston, Gause, Glover, Gourdin, Haili?, HarrelUon, Haskell, D. O. Herbert, Hill, Holman, Humphrey, Irby, Jaruo gan. Kelley, King, Lnney, Lossesne, Lide, Lofton, Logan, McCain, J/aurill, Moss, Nichols, Farnell. Peu ri foy, Pol lock, (?nick, Rainsford, Rnwlinson, Sinkler. Jeremiah Smith, W.C. Smith, Stiong.lTatum. Thomas. Toole, Towill, Wall. Webb, W ha ley and Wiso. Those paired who would have voted nay were: Messrs. Minims. Seabrook and J. C. Herbert. The following were not recorded ns voting or ns being paired: Speaker Smith and Messrs. Hanks.Cnrwile, Den nis. Ettrd, Fox, Johhson, Lanham, Mc coll, McMnater, Patterson, Wade, Wal ker. A majority of these are known to have been in favor of the bill. A nisei; ?SARY LAW. Another bill which caused soino do bate in tlie house was one introduced and strongly advocated by Mr. Pol lock to lix the profita of the dispensary and to distribute them among tue com mon schools, also to require purchases from distilleries within the State to be made on equal terms with purchases from outside concerns. This bill gave riso to a lot of lobby talk about tho dispensary management, but it wns finally defoated by a vote of 73 to 81. INSURANCE MATTERS. The house has given a good deal of time to tho perfecting of the insurance laws. After thorough discussion tho house passed Mr. Libler'a bill to create a department of insurance. Tho de partment is to be charged with the execution of all inauranco laws, and the head of the department ia to be known as the insurance commissioner. Tho latter shall be elected by the Gen eral Assembly and hia term of office shall be lour years nt$l,800per annum. The salaries sud other expenses are to bo met by a fee of $3 per annum for each agent employed in thoStaV?. by the insurance companies. ***** The house then took up and passed Mr. M au Id i n's bill relating to tiro in r>lll;?: ? .. ! ??f ''.I! I? ?>..:?. . .1 . At!tit in? eonsiste.nl therewith, anti, i i.? it tmc, supplants th?* ' M UM J .">..: which kepi , ii.?- S?>ut in .i.. :. i ?1 Tit rill' Asocial'ion . Hit ?'l ;!(?' .State. Tie- hill provides that no rate on any risk MI fi.;- t? I .shall I? in excess ol lin.- late nu sinsi ; I ii risks, in other States; ai d llial no i instit a ne?? company shall ho permitted to do bu.-inoss in this State, w iii?-li shall I he a member of any association whoso i ptirpb.se is to establish, li\ ol maintain excessive or unreasonable rates or chargea for iiiHiiratice: provided, how ever, That it Khali not be unlawful tor snell insurance companies to be a mem ber ol any association, the purpose and object ol'which is to secure the. proper inspection ol risks, tho maintenance of uniform and reasonable rates, and thc prevention of discrimination in charges between parties dealing with such in surance companion in this State. The bill also provides the machinery tor tho investigation ol' incendiary lues. A NOTII Kit NEW O FI lei:. While the house has voted to estab lish one new office, the Senate has voted to ?M?ate another-oil inspector. Senator Goodwin's bill-a copy of the Georgia, law -providing for tho inspec tor of illuminating oils, was fully do bated and dissected and then amended and accepted. Alter stipulating the method of inspection, that "for the purpose of enforcing this act the Gov ernor shall appoint one inspector of oil.s tor a term of two years at a salary of $1OU a month and his actual expen ses while engaged officially, which shall be paid by the State Treasurer upon a warrant drawn by the Comp troller General, provided such inspec tor shall furnish monthly an itemized Bworin statement of his expenses to the Comptroller General." With a prospect of these two new offices the douse has voled to abolish the nineo ol phosphate inspector, devolving the duties upon thu State geologist. Tine bill has not been acted upou by the Senate. Gov. Mcsweeney vetoed a similar measure. TRAFFIC IN SK Kl? COTTON. One of the matters which has con sumed a great deal of tho Senate's time is Senator Gaines' bill to regulate thc traliic in seed cotton and unpacked lint cotton-a matter of much interest to farmers, which see,'.s to proveut a too common stealagu from theil storehouses and gins. Die concensus of opinion was that the law now on the statute books is unconstitutional under the recent decision of tho su premo court in regard to.special Acts, Aftci many amendments, motions anti almost innumerable votes tho bill wai agreed upon and passed without divi sion. The tratlic in seed cotton or unpack ed lint cotton, by purchase, barter 01 exchange within the period beginning Aug. 15th and ending Dec. 1st of eacl year without license or between tin hours of sunset and sunrise, is declare* against thu public welfare and pro hibited. Tho clerks ot the courts of commoi picas uro authorized and empowerei to issue licenses to traliic in seed cot ton or unpacked lint cotton within th period beginning Aug. 15 and endinj Dec. 1st, und within their respectiv counties, to such person or persons a shall lile with said clerks, respectively a written application therefore, th granting of which shall be recommend eil in writing by at least 10 laud own era residing within the township wherein said applicant intends t cany on such iratlic. Such beens shall specify tho exact place wborea said traliic shall be carried on and th period within which such traliic is per milted, and shall continue in force lo the period of ono year from the dato o issue; and for such license, if granted a fee of ??r>U0 shall bo paid by tho ap plicant to tho county treasurer for th uso of tho county. All persons engaging in tho tralli aro required to keep legibly written ii a book, which shall be open to pu bl i inspection, tho name of tho person o persons from whom they purchase o receive by way of barter, exchango o traille of any sort, any seed cotton o unpacked lint cotton, with the mini be of pour uv and date of purchase. Any porson who shall engage in th tratlic without license, or between th hours of sunset and sunrise, or wh shall fail to keep the book of record shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor, and on conviction shall b punished by a fine not exceeding $10 or imprisonment not exceeding si months, or by both fine and imprison ment, at the discretion of the court. WINDING UP. It would bo impossible in & re a sou able ounce to summarize the man measures that have come before eac house within a week's time. Many c these have been finally disposed c one way or the other, but there ai still several hundred bills on the caler dar of each house and the prospect i that a goodly number of thom will g over until next session, for the wu-, and means committee has just presen ed the appropriation and supply bill upon which it is necessary to allow ft a good deal of time. They will con up Tuesday. The various items, sot as appropriations to schools and pei sions, always elicit no end of tall while the numerous amendments o ile ed from the floor also take np time. NO LEADER. A striking circumstance about tl house is that ita session has develop? no leader. The house has really n found itself, lt is a body of men < more than average ability, and most i them ure young men, out none h exhibited ti faculty for leadershi Yet there aro a few mon who are least prominent in tho deliberation Mr. Altamont Moses, of Sumter, h perhaps had tho longest legislative e perience; hu is sound, conservative ai keeps a close watch on tho procecdinf making a most excellent monita Lx-Lieut. Gov. W. L. Mauldin, Greenville, has also had much expel euee in thu legislature; hu, too, is co servative and often makes a go speech. Ii. A. Morgan, of Grcunvil now serving Ins second tenn, has nt haps made the best impression?'" t younger men. Mr. Morgan d JU u talk too much, yet nu is always liste ed to attentively; hu is discreut n has considera tilo intluence. His spec against th?? child labor bill was worth> effort. Mr. Frager, of Smut a sou ot tho late Judge Frager, another salo man who commands i tention. John l\ Thomas, Jr., of (. lumbla, bas not taken ii very acti part in this cession's proceedings, t he is one of thu best equipped legis tors in thu house. T. V. Williams, Lancaster, WAA defeated for spent and a natural delicacy has doubt! kept him from taking a very pron neut part in tho work, but Mr. W linms is undoubtedly one of thestroi cst young mun in the body-a dang ous antagonist in debate, a care watcher of the calendar, a skilled p liamentarian. Speaker Smith has bi sick for some days and Mr. Willis was elected speaker pro tem, and I ?ircsided well. Of the young lawyt t. S. Whaley, ol" Charleston, chaim of thu judiciary committee, who serving bis second term, and ll. Homar, of Spartanburg, are hig thought of, this being Mr. llonu first essay into polities. Hut thu situation in tho house is si that a r.uin well equipped for loud shipcould make lasungfamo for bimi anti establish a strong influence in politics of thu Stato. Is there a mi I inglorious Cromwell nmong thu nu ! bers? Jns. A. Hoyt, Ji t Hardly a day passes but what we land something New into our Store, and generally something that will attract the most economical buyers. BARGAINS IN SILKS. IS* inch Taffeta Silk, not thc slazy kind, but a good heavy all silk Taffeta, in blue, pink and white. These Goods aro cheap at 50e, but we uaine a price on them of 39c yard. lil inch Corded Wash Silks in white, Nile green, blue and piuk ; just the thing for Karly Spring Waists at 49c yard. JUST LISTEN! 2,500 yards very ?soft, yard-wide Bleached Domestic, and posi tively no starch in these goods-they come in lengths 8 to 30 yards, sewed together at ends, and arc cheap at 7?c, but we sell them on a close margin at 5c yard. Full size hemmed Pillow Cases at 10c each. Peppercll 11-4 Bleached Sheeting, two yards make a sheet, at 25o yard. Short length White Madras for WaistB, 32 inches wide, worth 15c io bolt, but wo sell it at 10o yard. Nice Blouse Linen at 10c yard. 27 inch Blouse Linen, nice quality, 15c yard. 30 inch Blouse Linea, cheap at 25o yard, our price 20c yard. Nioe line of 36 inch Dark Percales, 10c kind, at 7$c yard. 30 inch light Shirt Percales, 10c kind, at 5c yard. Nice quality all linen Table Damask at 25o yard. 64 inoh mercerized and all linen Table Damask at 50o yard. 36 and 40 inch very fine Curtain Swiss, in dots, stripes, etc., at 12?Jc yard. 2000 yards good Sheeting 2Jc yard. CLOTHING, SHOES, Etc. Wo carry a good lino of Boys' well-made Clothing, and can suit you as to style and price. Men's Heavy Wool Suits, worth $5, to close at $2.98 Suit. Men's $15 Tailor-made Suits, in Winter weight, to close at $10 Suit. All Men's $3.50 and 84 Pants to close at $3. Cheaper ones in proportion. Nice line of Men's Fine Shoes from 75c pair to $4 kind at $3.50. Ladies' Fine Shoos 75c to $3.00 kind at $2.50 pair. Big lot Hamilton Carhart Union-made Overalls at cut prices. Men's Seamless red, blue, tan and black Sox, worth 15o, at 5o pair. S S THE BEE HIVE G. H. BAILES & CO. ARE YOU GETTING THE WORTH OF THE people of Anderson County are, as a rule, a most practicable and sensible people. They consider it the part of wisdom to investigate w ell, not only the quantity but the quality, of the values they receive in exchange for their hard-earned money. They have learned that it is poor business policy to buy inferior Goods, even though the price is cheap. Their experience trachea them that so-called Cheap Goods are in the long run extravagantly expensive. This, in a measure, accounts for the gratifying growth of our business. They appreciate our efforts to give a hundred cents worth of value for every dollar, and we renew to them now our pledge that so long aa they desire the best Goods at honest prices, we shall exert ourselves to the utmost to give them values commensurate with their money. Under this agreement we offer from our large and well-selected Stock of Plantation Supplies the best values we have ever shown in Genuine New Orleans Molasses, Genuine Maine Bliss Irish Potatoes, New York State Rose and . Peerless Potatoes, (No cheap grocery-house sto jk,) Flour of every grade, (And each Sack guaranteed not to be sticky,) Heavy and Fine Grades of Shoes, Hats, Pants, Overalls, Shirts and Dry Goods, Of every description. It is our honest desire to please, and if Good Goods and fair treatment are pleasing to the tastes of the people, our trade will continue to grow in the future as in the past. DEAN ft UWE, The Store of duality and Dispensary of Value. "1 W SPRING GOODS ARE you interested in New Spring Goods ? We are safe in saying that never in the history of this Store was such a Spring Goods showing as this season. The reason ? Simply that by past successes we have become embolden and have literally doubled last Spring's selections. The truth is, we are after not only the biggest but the best trade, and show this season a range of weaves and colors that for variety, beauty and novelty will not be elsewhere excelled White India Linens, White Lace Striped Lawns, White Corded Madras, White Lace Striped Dimities, White Mercerized Madras, White Lace Striped Batiste, \ White Figured Madras, White, Fancy and Plain Picpue, Colored Figured Bat?ate, Colored Figured Dimities, Colored Figured Lawns, Colored, Striped ard Fancy Madras, Colored, Striped-and Fancy Percale, Colored Madras Gingham, New Embroidery Edging, New Embroidery Insertion, New Embroidery Galloon, New Embroidery Modulion, New Embroidery for Skirting, New Embroidery All Overs, New Covert Skirting, New Cheviot Skirting, New White Nainsooks, New Blouse linen, New Leno Coriuo Lawn, New Fan?y Black Lawn, New All Wool Albatros, New Fancy and Plain Handkerchiefs, New Table LinenB, New Linen Towels, New American Lady Corsets, New Spring Clothing, New Negligee Shirts, New Men's Shoes, New Men's Neckwear, New Ladies' Shoes, New Children's Shoes, New Children's Clothing, New Ladies' Kid Gloves, New Ladies' Hosiery. Our Clearing Sale during the month of January has been very success ful, still we have a few Heavy Goods left which we would like to close ont, regardless of cost. To convince is the purpose of this advertisement, as well as all others issued by us. Our customers know of the absolute reliability of everything over which our name is signed. We do not parade Goods as bar. gains which are not good values. Advertisers of facts only. Respectfully, JULIUS H. WEIL & CO. MING TOOLS! NOTHING is more gratifying to an up-to-date Farmer than to have a well-equipped outfit to begin his Spring work, and this he is Bore to get when he does his trading with us. We can sell you PLOWS, PLOW STOCKS, SINGLE TREES? HEEL. BOLTS. CLEAVICES.* HAMES, TRACES? COLLARS. COLLAR PADS. BACK BANDS. PLOW LINES. BRIDLES. And everything necessary to begin plowing, except the Mule, and we can 'sight" you to a Mule trade. We still have a few Syracuse Turn Plows that we are closing out at ft very low price, and can furnish you with the Terracing Wing. Come in and let us show you our 7-foot Perfection Trace Chain at 50o pair. Nothing in the Trace lino compares with this Chain. Don't you need a hog pasture ? We have the Wire Fence for you. BRCOK HARDWARE COMPANY. WH? SSE LARS? THB*VEOETABLB "FAT fiQBERIOR ?N (QU?UIV AND Pm??Sf < T?sAlX.OTHERS 'ISS ISTIf Addles* SOUTHERN QOTXO% (M^pO, SAVANNAH, OA> THE CAROLINAS AND* GEORGIA*