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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. J. F. Clinkscaleb, ) Editors and O. C. LANOSTON, S PBOl'BIETORS. TERMS; ONE YEAK, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS, - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, SKI*. 2, 1903. The cottou famine is disastrously affecting *omc of the F.nglish uiill^. This leads the Philadelphia liecord to observe that "the long-headed cotton cloth makers of England .in n<-t slow to admit that the base i f-supply must in the long run be the :it ? i' success rul manufacture. M rc and mere the mills of the United States will spin the cotton of the United States." This is well put, and the proposition might be more logically stated by say ing that in the long run tin: Southern States must eventually spin all the cotton of the Southern States. Mr. Thos. .J. Lamottc, of Columbia, has gathered some interesting crimi nal statistics from the files of the News and Courier for the first six months of the present year. Omitting all deaths from accidents, he finds that for the first three months of the year there were 10 suicides and 30 homicides. From the first of April to the 30th of June, 11 suicides and 02 homicides were recorded, making the total for 6ix months 119. The crim inal record of the last quarter over the first shows an increase of 59 per cent. Mr. Lamotte also finds that there is a great increase over the record of a similar nature for previous yers. This is the iccord of South Carolina for a period of six months, a convincing proof of a strong spirit of lawlessness and of the small value placed upon human life. _ A plan to induoo a good class of white immigrants to settle in this State has been suggested by Mr. Mathesan, a broker of BennettsviHe, and has attracted a great deal of at tention. Ho says that two thousand sturdy Scotch laborers could bo brought to South Carolina at a cost of about $10,000, or $0..r>0 for each man. His plan is to have each county take fifty settlers, which would en tail a public expense of $175. Fifty settlers, though a small number for a county, would more than repay the money spent in bringiug them over in industry, progressiveness and good citizenship. The Scotch arc prover bially thrifty, and they would prob ably not bo hero long before becom ing landowners. Tho perplexing is sues of tho race problem render any practicable plan of immigration worthy of serious thought. South Carolina stands badly in need of a State bu reau of immigration in order that her splendid natural resources might bo properly set forth to the world. Edward M. Shepard, tho distin guished Brooklyn Democrat, ably and scholarly defends tho suffrage laws of the South in an article in the New York Evening Post. Ho makes a con vincing analysis of the subject, and shows that tho solution of tho negro suffrage question must be left to the enlightened public seutimont of the whito men of the South. He discuss es tho conditions existing in the Southern States, and points out the moral justification of tho suffrage clauses in constitutions like those of South Carolina and Alabama. Re garding the plan of some of tho Re publicans to reduco Southern repre sentation, he says that such legisla tion would not enfranchise a single black man, and would practically ex tinguish tho hopes of the black race. "The ballot" he declares, "has nover yet effectively gone to bodies of men who have not, without tho ballot, already demonstrated their strength, material and moral." At tho annual meeting of the American Bar Association last week, a vigorous attack was made upon the trusts through tho report of the com mittee on commercial law. The re port created consternation among the corporation lawyers, who opposed its reading. It was adopted, however, in an amended form. The committee wus unanimous in its conclusion that mod ern industrial combinations should be stayed. The report says in part: "The modern combination's primary object is to control trade and com merce in plain articles of production and substitute a more o? less perfect monopoly in the place of a more or less free competition. It changes entirely the basic principle of con. mercia! relations between man and man, and if they are to continue to grow aud develop in the future as in the past, "they will render necessary niDst important changes in the prin ciples of our commercial laws." The report proposes three remedies. Tho first is to tax the trusts to death, or to tax thorn until their growth aud en largement ars impeded. The fanohiee tax in almost all the States is so grad ed as to tax the rmall corporation at a higher rate than the larger one. Id *our own State, for instance, the t?x on the first $100,000 is one mill, and over that amount and np to one million dollars, the rate is one half of a mill. If the gradation were unward instead of downward, great combines like the Toiled States; Steel corporation could not continue] under such a system of taxation. The second remedy is to compel the ?rusts to render Letter and cheaper servijc. The third remedy is somewhat radical. It proposes that, "if necessary, the State itself cau enter the industrial Geld as a producer and restoro the force of competition to its former supremacy by becoming itself a competitor of the great trusts.' It is encouraging to note that the trust issue has thus been taken up by tip great body of American lawyers in their national association. The iju< - lion of great industrial combinations is essentially a legal one, and the remedy lor trust evila must come through ' modification of the State and fedi ral laws. 0?JH WASHINGTON LETTER. Hpct?ul (,'orrusjiontli nix of Jntclliyi nier. Washington, J>. C, Aug. HrtKJ. Prominent Republican and Demo cratic senators and repr?sentatives and well-informed students of financial subjects agree that the prospects of important and beneficial financial legislation at the next session of Con gress, viewed from the present out look, is extremely doubtful. It is freely predicted that, the Republican senators cannot he made as unanimous for the Aldrich bill again as they were at the close of the last session of Con gress, when the bill was defeated merely because there was not sufficient time*.o allow a lew of the opposition senators to give their views. Not only is there less unanimity of Republican sentiment for what was known a? the Aldrich ideas, but the Democrats prom ise to oppose these ideas, although de claring that they will welcome finan cial legislation that will be of real benefit to the country. The Democrats will not oppose any legislation of n linnncial nature for which there is united demand by the business interests of the country, but they realize that there is a wide differ ence of opinion as to the Aldrich hill and they will attack that measure or its principles embodied in any other measure. A principal feature of the Aldrich bill was the provision that state, muni cipal and railroad bonds of approved classes might bo accepted by the Sec retary of the Treasury as security for the deposit of public moneys. The Democrats are attacking this featuro on several grounds. Their first objec tion to it is that it encourages the con tinuation of a surplus in the Treasury, when the tariff laws ought to be amend ed so as to prevent such a surplus; second, that it the people were reliev ed of tariff burdens to the extent of .*yo,O??,??? or $40,000,000 n year that amount would not have to bo placed in the hands of national banks for their benefit; third, that in making such deposits the banks are being allowed to use the government money without interest. The leading featuro of the Demo cratic position, however, is that the government is every day accumulating money that it cannot use, and that to prevent a financial crash by reason of the accumulation of this sum outside of trade channels, the Treasury De partment is compelled to do something with it; that one of the ways of putting the money back into circulation is to deposit it in national banks. Another contention is that the plan ing of this money in banks encour ages over-speculation and the putting out of endless stocks of all kinds. It will bo claimed by the Democrats that if the banks are not burdened with money they will not make loans on anything except legitimate business, but that if they have a plethora of funds, including those of the govern ment, they will lend on Btocks that are not giltedged, and thereby encourage over-speculation and dangers that might menace the business of the country. To sum it up brielly, the Democrats will say that to got rid of this state of .affairs, instrend of providing for easier i methods of putting our government money* the reformation of the tariff and the reduction of the government income would be the best and safest plan, the position being that there is plenty of money in the country. The Republicans are all tangled up on this money business, and the Demo- i ernts will take advantage of their demoralized condition. It gives the j Democracy the beat possible oppor tunity of giving the country an object lesson on the blessings of tariff reduc tion as a means of keeping all this sur plus in the pockets of the people, in stead of lighting over plans for getting it back to the people after taking it away from them l'or th? behoof of the trust and monopolies of the coun try. There is some rather severe criti cism of the President here in political circles iu tho national eapital on ac count of the recent naval review. That review ordered by the President to bo held practically iu his back yard in Oyster Bay, partook very much of tho autocratic methods of the Czar or tho Kaiser. No previous President ever ordered tho ships of the American Navy to come to his home in order to review them and make a war-like speech to tho otlicers and men of the Navy. That reviow, for which thore was no need or warrant, except to make a hoodlum holiday for the inhabitants of Oyster Bay aud \ iciuity, cost the taxpayers of the country not less than fifty thousand dollars for powder burned in salutes to tho Commander in-Chief of tho Americau Navy. He may next take a notion that he wants to roview the American Army. If he does it will cost the people not less than a half million dollars to concen trate tho troops for the reviow. Tho people need not be surprised at any thing. The PoBt Office Department investi gation seems to have petered out com pletely. IK anything is doing nt the j bigpite on Pennsylvania Avenue tio man can find it out. Since the statute I of limitations let out so many who ought to be wearing stripes, it seems to have paralyzed the energies of the in vestigators. Although the Grand Jury i in Brooklyn indicted George W. Bea- i vers for complicity in the frauds and i peculations in the Post Office Depart- 1 ment, no attempt haa ever been made to apprehend him and bring him to ; the bar of justice. It is believed hero that the reason for the apathy on the Eart of the government officials is that leavers is another one of those "Tem ple pullers," and the powers that bo are not hunting for that kind of game. ; It is a safe wager that the last has been , heard o? oensational developments in the Post Office investigation. It looks aa though the Interior Department wonldnow become the center of nctivity in the scalawag nunting line, but noth ing will over be done there uutil there is a change of ??r?ici?trntiou and ? change of the brand of politics. Charles A. Edwards. ?arswell News. It is hot and dusty. A good rain is badly needed. We fanners arc busy pulling fodder and sowing turnips. Cotton is opening rapidly. I Jr. M. A. Thonii son and wife is vis iting relatives in the Midway section. Mr. A. 11. Hill, of Antre ville, spent yesterday near hero with relatives. Kent Jackson left today for Ander son to enter upon his duties as letter carrier, he having won the position in a competitive examination held Aug. 1?'. W. L. McMahan died last Thursday morning after a prolonged illness of three months. He served gallantly in the Confederate army, and was a high ly respected citizen. A wile, two sons and three daughters are lefl to cherish his memory. The interment took place at Rocky Hiver Churchyard Friday af ternoon; tin- funeral servic es were con ducted l?y Kov. <J. M. Hogers. Keid Jackson and wilt- visite.d rela tives near Autre.ville last Sahhath. J, JI. Khody and J. K. Jones, of An derson, were in this section one day last week. Miss I.ucilo Findley Ims returned from Maxey, On., where she has buch spendinKtliepastsever.il weeks with lelatives. .1. I.. Jackson and wile spent last Salihath at Starr with relatives. Miss Kl l? McAdanis has returne?! from Georgia, where she has been spending a few days with relatives. The school at this place is in a nour ishing condition under the manage ment of Miss Eatello lieck. A crowd of young people from the Flat Kock section enjoyed a pleasant picnic and fish fry at Fee's Shoals last .Saturday. Diamond Joe, Jr. The McCormick Vertical Lift Mowor for which Sullivan Hdw. Co. are general agnnts ciin bo operated successfully and HatiHi'actorily on any land and under any condition suitable for operating a machine where the Mowor ran bo drawn by the hormw, and, furthermore, can be handlet1 on ground and unflrr conditions wbere an ordinary Mowor cannot bo run. It iu th*? only Mowor designed both for gener al cutting ami for rougb and Htumpy lands. J. 8. Fowler wauta some mulea and horses. See hin ad. LAST EXCURSION! OF THE SEASON. TO ATLANTA, GA. 1 am arranging to run my labt Ex cursion for this season to Atlanta, Ga. The train will be run between the 9th and 16th of Sept. The exaot date will be announced later. Train will start at Bclton and run via Anderson, Pen dletorp and Seneo*. Look out for hand bills giving dace and schedule in a few days. Thanking tho people for their liberal patronage during this season, and wishing you all happiness and prosperity, Kespectfully, L. P. SMITH. Pago Woven Wire Fence Co., Adrien, Mich. LAND FOR SALE. THE property of L. Jadaon Rasor, de cease;}. Lina in Abbeville and Green wood Counties, five miles East of Don alds, and one aud a half West of Ware's S home, and adjoining land of Turkey Creek Baptist Church. A good neigh borhood, a good Beven-rrnm dwelling, with little repair. Apply to C. C. GARRISON, Anderson. S. C. Sept 2, 1903_11_ 4 Gin House and Lot for Sale. I offer for ealo the Robert Smith Gin House and Lot, also 3 Pratt Gins with c mdeusers ana feeders, one 50 saw, one ?0 aud one 05. Also some Shafting and Pulleys, one Gerard Cotton Press, one pair Wagon Soales: Will sell as a whole or separate. This is one of the finest gin stands in the County. With a complete outfit there could bo 1,000 bales of cotton pinned a season. If I can't soil will rent. C. D. CHAM BLEE, R. F. D. No. 4, Anderson, S. C. Notice to Teachers. THE regular Fail Examination for Teachers' Certificates will be held on Friday, Bent. 18tb, 1903, There will be no other examination be fore May, 1904. Trustees cannot legally employ Teach era wiibout Certificates, so do not miss tbis opportunity of HHcnrlug one if you expect to teach this Winter. R. E. NICHOLSON, Co. Sup't. _Sept_2. 1903_11_3_ The Opening of City Schools. ON MONDAY. September 14th, tbo High School and Grammar School No. 1, (O'utrtd Rullding; the Commercial School, (Central Building, Grammar School No. 2, (Mill ville); Grammar School No. 4, (Colored School) will begin too year's work. Grammar School No. 3 will open October 15tb. All pu plia above tho filth advanced grade will attend the central sohool; pupils below the sixth grade will attend the Grammar School to which they may be assigned by the Su perintendent, proximity to the school being the guiding principle. The {super intendent will begin the Issuance of ad mission tickets on Monday, September 7t h, during the hours of 9 to 1 and 4 to 5 o'clock. These tickets will Indicate the sohool that the holder will attend. As no pupil can bo admitted to any of the schools, except Grammar School No 2, without admission ticket. The superinten dent wishes every pupil to call at his of fice over the Farmers and Merchants Bank, before September 14th and pro cure tickets. Teachers of the Central aud Grammar Sobool No. 2 will meet the Superintendent at the Central Building on Saturday, September 12, at 9 o'olook, tbo principal of the colored school will meet the superintendent at his office up town Saturday afternoon at 6 o'clock. I trust that every parent will give us bis cordial suppor? in the assignment of pu pils and sympathize with us in onr dis appointment In not being able to open Grammar School No. 3 until Oct. 16th. / TH03. O. WALTON, A. _City gggfc BEUTOW HIGH SCHOOL I PREPARES for College and offers a thoroughly practical ooursc forjUudenta unable to take a College educations Tuitton rates reasonable. Next session begins Sept. 7, 1003. For further information, write to A. G. HOLMES, Principal, Ang 10, 1903_BsltQD, S. C. -fe NOTICE. WILL be let to the lowest bidder on Friday; the 4th September, at S o'olook, the bnildlng of a Bridge over oresk at J. B. Douthtt'a gin house, in Pendleton Township. Preserving the right to acoept or reject any or all Ida. _ J. N. VANDIVBR, Co. 8up. -OFF TO THE - Mountains Or Seashore, But before you go if you need a nice Trunk, Suit Case or Telescope, or anything in Wearing Appareil just remember we carry a complete stock in every department of the finest as well as Cheap Goods at the lowest possible prices. THINK OF it l READ ALL! 3G-inch lJurk Fast Colored Remnant Percales at 5c yard. Good Crash for Skirts, either plain or polka dots, at 5c yard. Cheap Dark Calicocd at 3}c yard. 40-inch Homespun at 8jo yard. liest Heavy Homespun at 5c yard. Short Lengths Blenching, worth 8?c, at 7dc yard. 5G-inch Wool Skirtings, worth 50c, at 39c yard. 32-inch Novelty Wool Goods, something new, 25c yard. 32-inch Brocade Worbted, worth 25c, at 15c yard. 36-inch Taffeta Silk at 75c yard. 36-inch Taffeta Silk, worth $1.00, at 98c yard. LISTEN ! Whito Flannels, worth 35c, at 25c yard. 34-inch 50c White Flannel at 35c yard. Nice 9-4 Hemmed Sheets at 39c each. Large size Pillow Cases 10c each. New lot of Ludie?' Trimmed Wide Brim Block Sailors at 25c and 48c each. * Men's and Boys' Shirts, worth 48c, at 25o each. Men's Elastic Seam Drawers, 60c kind, at 39c pair. Men's Lion Brand Dress Shins, worth 81.25, at 98c each. Men's Suspenders at 5c pair. Men's Summer Summer Coats at 19c each and up to the best, CLOTHING and SHOES. Women's small size Oxfords at 48c pair. Women's Dongola Shoes, every pair guaranteed, and we have them in all styles, at 1.25 pair. Women's Fine Shoes, worth 81.25, at 81.00 pair, and up to ?2.50 pair, Men's Fine Shoes, all grades, at a saving in price. Men's All Wool Suits, hard finished Worsteds at 84.98 Suit, Men's Suits 81.98 and up. NOTIONS?Ladies' Kid Gloves 50c pair, New Style Corset 75c kind at 50c, four Cakes Big Laundry Soap for 5c, three Cakes Best 5c Laundry Soap made three Cakes 10c, two Balls Sewing Cotton lc, twenty-five Envelopes lc, one Thimble lc, one Box Mourning Pins lc, one Ball Tape lc, Baby Caps at 5c, Win dow Shades at 10c each. , FREE, FREE. Bring this ad., trade $4.00, and get free a nice box three-cake Sweet Maiden Toilet Soap. THE BEE HIVE. /G. H. BAILES & CO. t THE PLACE TO BUY YOUR Where experienced men tabe care of your feet, and sell you? THE BEST OF SHOES - AT REASONABLE PRICES. J. F. McClnre Shoe Co. are doing a big Shoe business, and it is With pride we say the many customers we fit are delighted and satisfied with the long wear our Shoes give. We are very strong on bhoes?handling the leading makes, and it's a pleasure for us to fit you. Come and see us for Shoes. J. F. M'CLURE SHOE CO. DAVIS, The Shoe Man, Manager. W. F. Daniel and Ed. Linly, Salesmen. J. A. Pruitt, Jr., & Co., Are now Open, Ready for Business. Here are a tew "Knockout Prices" in our line : Good Green Coffee..12 ponads for 81.00 A better Green Coffee.*.10 pounds for 81.00 Best Java Coffee...-....... 8 pounds for 11.00 Arbuckle's Boasted Coffeo. S pounds for $1.00 A Good Roasted Coffee..10 pound* for $1.00 Fanoy Patent Flour. . J&.00 per Barrel Half Patent Flour....,...-%.....per Barrel One visit to our Store will con vines you that we are "in line" to save you money. Please give us ? call, Yours very truly, i^^-SM? -r k1 ^.^v J. A. PRUITT5 Jr., & CO.. THE CASK GROCERS," 217 South Main Street. FOR SALE. "IOO ACRES OF LAND In Hone? lO? P?4b. Township, within two and a half miles of town. A good, new 7-room house, good bare and two tenant houses on it For farther information call on or address _.^ ?,r K. P. D. No. 2, Hone? Patb, 8. C. AiglO, 1903 ^ 0 a I Georgia Farm for Sale. I bava tor sala 000 seres or good farm ing I/rod four miles of Hart*?!), Gs. Will sell in hoik or in Tracts or 100 seres or mote at from 810.00 to f S0.Q0 par sore. Ous-third otsb, balawoa on two Attorney at law. Hertwol), Gs. Aug 12, 1903 ... 8 'y 4? HH1 Mos H. Weil h Co. Showing the New Fail Things ? New Fall Goods are coming in every day, more beautiful than ever, and at prices within your reach. We are woll prepared to furnish young ladies contem plating going to school all of their wants. NEW WOOL SKIRTING, HOSIERY, GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS, TRUNKS, BLANKETS, SHOES, UNDERWEAR, Etc. FALL DRESS GOOD: AT ATTRACTIVE LOW PRICES. What's new? What's going to be most worn? Ques tions constantly heard. Yon are best answered when yo visit onr large Dress Goods Department. Counters an shelves are budding and blossoming with all the new Fa Fabrics. Broadcloths, Tibelines, Manish Suitings, Mohair Knob Suitings, Whip Cords, Cheviots, Tweed Suitings, Homespuns and Basket Cloths. CLEARING THE SUMMER GOODS. Pushing with all our might to close every article of Sudj mer character, regardless of cost or consequences. B,eapec.< ?ully, JULIUS H. WEIL & CO. Olve your daughter a thorough Christian education ; and. before deciding where, inquire into the peculiar merits of : : : : : : ' : : : : THE WILLI AMSTON FEMALE COLLEGE, Before sending, inquire whether there is room for her. For a catalogue, giving fu.l particulars, address : : ?sttv. s. Ii&NDEB. President, Williamston, 8. ifc iffa dfth A rfi A iffrfc fffruA CORDIAL INVITATION ! It is with with pleasure I make the announce ment that on or afjout Sept. 10,1903, X will open-? THE BOSTON SHOE STORE, NO. 105 PUBLIC SQUARE, WITH Up-to-Date Shoes ? I will buy my Shoes from factories only, and will sell only such Shoos as I can absolutely guar antee to give entire satisfaction. I will select the best Shoes that are made, and sell same at a very small profit. Hy motto will be? THE VERY BEST VALUE, FOR THE VERY LEAST MONEY I , I respectfully solicit your patronage, and will i appreciate your trade. Very respectfully yours, MARTIN SELICMAN V V V v *rw W T T V V ^ If you are interested in ert \ FBESH TURNIP SEED domo to us. We have just received our shipment, which larger than ever. We buy our seed from the best Seed hou in the country. Fifteen varieties to select from.