Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18. The Straight Fron? Varsity I \HinSAiScxt\ (/ Mani? HindTulortd Ott)yrl?h? 190? br Kart VbiJTcir * Xu* If you want to see the snappiest styles produced in Clothes for this Spring you want to see the new H. M. & S. ?Straight Front Varsity." You can get a pretty good idea of it from the illustration, but in order to seo the Suit as it really is you need to put it on and stand before the glass. Then you'll see for yourself how these Clothes fit. Notice how the coat collar lies on the neck-just follows your shirt collar around without a wrin kle. How smooth the shoulders are, what a graceful hang the coat has to it-from front, back or the side. These and other good qualities of make and style you'll discover when you try this Suit on. We believe that when you get one good look at yourself in one of these Suits you'll much rather give up the price than give up the Clothes. B. 0. Evans & Co. ANDERSON, S. C. The Spot Cash Clothiers SPECIAL si: SA JE I l Ll L\ FOR TEN DAYS ONLY, Beginning April 14th and ending April 23rd. These are a sample of the prices that will pre vail in our Store for the above named period : Flours. A Fair Low Grade..^_. .at $3.00 per barrel A Better Low Grade. .v...'. v..at 13.60 per barrel A First-rate Choice Family.. at $4 00 per barrel A Splendid Straight,._?. .at $4.25 per barrel An Excellent Half Patent..at fJS.OO per barrel A Matchleas High Patent.... .Kt $5.00 per barrel A Beautiful Fancy Patent...at $5.60 per barrel Grain. A Good, Clean Ftcd Cats.....................at 52c per bushel Shoes. A Splendid Value in Hen's Fine Shoes..7 5c A Staving Good Value in Ladies' Pine Shoes. 50c ' A uniform 26 per cent., redaction will prevail all through this line on all gradee. We cannot charge any Goods at these price?, nor ?end out any on approval. The terms aro absolute ly and without variation SPOT CASH. Remember the date ana the price. The Home of Unmatchable Values. STATE NEWS. - County Treasurer Spigeoer of -Richland County has issued 8,000 executions against delinquents for poll tax. - Frank Cookroll, a native of Sa luda Countyj residing at Langley. f??l while ?running to a Ure und broke his neck, dying immediately. - Col. R. B. Watson, of Ridge Springs, says he thinks the greater part of the peaohes and apples on the ridge has been killed by the froBt. - T. L. Hocknell has been elected chief of police of Greenville to suc ceed Capt. R. H. Kennedy, who has been ohief for sixteen years and who retires voluntarily. - Tho State says that it is not probable that any of the State offi cers will have opposition this year except State Treasurer Jennings and Railroad Commissioner Garr?s. - The Fingerville cotton mi!! ut Spartanburg is using cotton shipped from India. It is a short staple vari ety and cost to the mill about $5 less to the bale than domestic ootton. - A negro, James Lipscomb, son of a highly respected farmer in Chero kee County, died of the rabies two months after he was bitten by a mad dog. He suffered awful agonies before his death. - 27 violators of the dispensary law were fined $25 eaoh in the oity court of Charleston last week, with the ex ception of one man who was tried in his absence and find $50 or go to jail for 10 days. - One negro stabbed another in the heart and killed him, in Charles ton, because the latter had laughed at the former. It seems that the deed was done more in the spirit of a joke than in earnest. - The body of a negro woman was discovered at tho dam at Clifton mill, Spartanburg County, floating to the top of the stream. The corpse had evidently been in the water for one or two weeks, and was in a deoomposed condition. - John Ripley, a prominent farm er of the Trenton section, was run into on Saturday night by a train on the Cumberland Gap road and was killed. He was driving aoross the traok. The horse esoaped unhurt and the buggy was only slightly dam aged. - The body of the young man who was found dead at Central about two weeks ago has beeu identified It de velops that the young man was not more than twenty miles from home. His name waB Walter Pressley, and he had been missing for about a month. - The board of trustees of Clem son College hare decided tc held local farmers' institutes, in the various counties whioh ask for them, during the month of July. The general in stitute will be held at the college, be ginning on August 9 and continuing throughout the week. - Harriet Green recovered a ver dict for $700 in the circuit court in Charleston against the Western Union* Telegraph company as damages for "mental anguish" because the com pany failed to deliver a message to her announcing tho death of her father in Philadelphia. - The barn and stables of T. H. Auld, at Hastover, Riohland County, were burned at 2 o'olock Sunday morning, 3rd inst., with five horses, one mule, five cows and a number of hogs, besides hay. corn and farming implements, resulting in a loes of 15,000, upon whioh there was only $700 insurance. : The fire is said to have been incendiary. - Two negroes in the Edgefield County jail, JOBS Henderson, under life sentence, having at the last f/rm of oourt been convicted of murder, and John Callehan held for burglary, broke jail last Wednesday night. The former, after a hot chase, was recap tured, but the latter made good his escape. These felons threw red pep per ii: ?he sheriff's eyes and tied him, secured the keys and escaped. - The home of Mr. R. R. Tolbert, about seven miles east of Abbeville, was burnt last Sunday night, 3rd inst. The fire originated in the smoke house, and the strong wind whioh was blow ing at the time carried the fire to the dwelling. Everything in the house was lost. Insurance, $1200 on the house and $500 on furniture. The family had a narrow esoape. not even saving their wearing apparel. - It is reported from Edgefield that Mr. Charlie Dean, an aged Con federate veteran living in that county, was called upon by boys, under the influence of whiskey, who after harass ing him in other ways proceeded to slash his coat with knives' and then to rook his house and tear off a part of the roofing. The iuoident excited a storm of indignation "and ? meeting of the white m ti zen a was called, to be held on Wednesday, when tome kind of action was to be taken* - Abel Soott, aged 74, was killed by Sarah Brown, aged 29. a widow of Beaufort. The parties lived within 60 yards of each other and.there was bad feeling between thom. The wo man demanded of Soott certain pro perty whioh he had '.?ken -from her houso nheu he bcoamo enraged and struok her several. times with . his fist and with a stick. The woman then threw a pi eco of brick lat him, whioh struok him on the head, and she cut him on the r alf of the leg With a small knife. Soott then left her. At an early hour next morning,-last Wed nesday,-Soott was found dead in bed, baying bled to death during the night. The woman was committed to jail. Her plea of self-defense seems well* founded. News From the War. Shanghai, April IO.-The trend of advices received hero indicates that the Russians do not intend to oller battle to the Japnuese. Everything seems to indicate that the czar's forces nre steadily tailing back as the Japanese advance into Manchuria. Chinese whe have reach ed hero from southern Manchuria re port that u great retrograde movement is in progress all along the Russian line, lt is even Stated that the Rus sians will not attempt to hold Niuch wang if it is seriously threatened by the Japanese. The '.us^ian plan of campaign, view ed in the light of this retrograde move ment, seems to have for its object tho drawing of the Japaneso forces far into Manchuria, where no assistance could be expected from the licet. Then the Russians hope to concentrate, fall upon the Japanese in overwhelming force and crush them. In fact, the Russian general oilicers seemed to bo adopting the tactics which proved so fatal to Napoleon when he invaded Russia. Chinese refugees from Manchuria tell stories of great hardships being endured by the Russian army. There is lack of clothing, food and equipments of almost every kind. Hundreds of the soldiers are sick, and the hospital arrangements are so de fective that many of the sick are dying for want of proper nursing. The Japanese are reported to be rapidly advancing from the Yalu river, which they crossed several days ngo. The Russians are making no attempt to resist, simply tailing back as the Japanese come on. If the Russians persist in their retrograde tactics it may be difficult for the Japanese to force a general engagement. The generally anticipated attack on Port Arthur Saturday aid not material ize. Tho Japanese ships are in the oiling. General Kuropatkin is quoted as saying that he will offer no serious re sistance to the Japanese. He hopes to draw them far into Manchuria and then overwhelm them, Mme Pousep, an accomplished Rus sian T nan, hus been allowed to en list in M Cossack regiment on duty in Manchuria. - St. Petersburg, April H.-Dispatches received from the far EaBt report con stant skirmishing between tho Japan ese forces which have crossed the Yalu and the Russian outposts. The Russian pickets, in obedience to instructions, fal! back when hard press ed by 4 he Japanese. Several of these skirmishes have been hotly contested, o ?wi frw?y?rt nowa SCVC^*1^ /*nc>riolf?t?Q on both sides. It is no part of the Russian plan of campaign to bring on a general engage ment at present. The Cossack detach ments which form the advance guard have been ordered to harass the ad vancing Japanese in every way pos sible, but alv.'aye full back when out numbered. A Native of South Carolina. Mr. James A. Dunn, of Pana, 111., died on the 20th of March, in the ?Otb year of his age. He was a native of Abbevillo County, and when he was about nine years of age his parents moved to Indiana, passing through the streets of Greenville, then a small vil lage, on the second day of their jour ney to the Far West, where they made a home amid many difficulties and sur rounded by hostile Indians. Mr. Dunn came back to this section ten or twelve years ago for the first time, and met scoreB of his relatives whom he had never seen before, repeating the visit several years afterwards. He was much pleased with this portion of South , Carolina, although ne lived in the greatest hay and cattle region of Illinois, and his relatives in Greenville, Anderson and Abbeville gave him a most cordial welcome. HIB mother was an aunt of Jesse S. McGee, of this city, and hence Slr. Dann wns a kins man to all of the McGees in the three comities named, whether it is spelled Ma/;ee, McGee or McGhee, for it is all the same family.-Greenville Moun taineer. Townville News, Rev. V. I. Masters, from Greenville, Sreached an interesting sermon at the aptist Church Easter Sunday. His subject was "The Resurrection." Misses Mattie Ledbetter, Kate and Ovalino Sharpe visited Mrs. J. W. Byrd at Seneca recently. Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fant, on April 2, a son. Clifford Hunt, of Seneca, spent awhile with home folks last week. Miss Etta Giles, after a pleasant stay with her sister, Mrs. Geo. Singleton, at Mt. Tabor, has returned home. * Miss Lessie Woolbright, a student of the Greenville Female College, spent Saturday and Sunday with her father, W, N. Woolbright. Mrs. W. E. Atkinson, of Anderson, has been visiting her uncle, J. C. Har ris. MTB. James Gantt, from Broyies, is now residing at Townville. - Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Byrd spent Eas ter with W. F. Hunt. Mrs. N. W. Grant and Mrs. Moore, from Seneca, were the guest of the former's son, H. D. Grant, Friday. Pansy. Democratic Club Meetings. The Pendleton Democratic Club will meet at Pendleton on Saturday af ter noon, April 28, St 4 o'clock, for the purpose of reorganizing and electing delegates to the county convention. Sam'l. McCrary, President. Belton Democratic Club, No. 2, will meet at Belton on Saturday afternoon, April 28, at 4 o'clock, for the purpose of reorganizing and electing delegates to the County Convention. AIL the members are urged to attend. W. G. Bowen, President. Jool T. Rice, Secretary. Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: Please allow me space in your'paper to extend to the good people of the Ebenezer section my heartfelt thanks for their kindness and attention shown my father, Sam uel Emerson, during his sickness and death. And may the God of love re ward them accordingly in this life, and at last bring us together in the bright world above to which our loved one has gone. This is my humble prayer. Respectfully W. H. Emerson. : April 7,1904. Engagement of Miss Latimer and Vir. Heard Announced. Tho Atlanta Journal of the 7th iust. says: "Senator and Mrs. A. C. Latimer, of South Carolina, announce the engage ment of their daughter. Mamie, to Mr, L. Martin Heard, of Liberton, Ga., tho wedding to take place at their home in South Carolina June 15th. "Tho announcement will be of spe cial interest in Atlanta, where both Miss Latimer ami Mr. Heard are well known. .1/iss Latimer has spent a great deal of time in Atlanta, having cen delightfully entertained as the gucat of her relatives, J/iss Sally Con nally and Mrs. George Brown. She was graduated from Washington semi nary in this city. Miss Latimer is au unusually pretty girl, with brown eyes, rich auburn hair and beautiful complexion. She comes of splendid South Carolina stock; her mother was Miss Alice Brown, daughter of Dr. Carroll Brown, one of tho most dis tinguished physicians in the Stale. *'Mv. Heard also represents a very prominent family. He is one of the best known young men of his part of the Stato and holds many positions of trust. He is connected with the Bank of Elberton and is the owner of a large peach orchard. He is a cousin of Governor Terrell, and was appoint ed a colonel on his staff." Because of Love She Shot Herself. McCormick, S. C., April 8 - J/iss Mabel Ludwig, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ludwig, residing near Pan sy, Lincoln County, Georgia, commit ted suicido sometime Weduesday after noon, April 0. She quietly took the revolver of her father or brother, and, going to a secluded woody place, about a mile from home, shot herself in the head, evidently dying immediately. An all-night search for tho missing girl only revealed her lifeless corpse, after daylight Thursday morning. She was a beautiful girl, about eighteen or nineteen years old. Rumor says that Miss Ludwig was engaged to be mar ried, but tho match had been broken oil by her parents, which may have brought about her rash de?d of self destruction. Her parents and several brothers and sisters are prostrated with grief. Her grandparents and many relatives resino in and near Mc Cormick.-Special to Augusta Chron icle. Young Child's Death in a Burning House. Central, S. C., April 8.-Wednesday afternoon about 4 o'clock on the farm of Mr. Clayton Dobson, two miles from town, a house was burned, aud a child of Mr. Grant, who lived in tho house, was burned to death. It seems thar Mrs. Grant had put coals of lire on the hearth to heat Borne milk, and had then swept the coals into the fireplace, throwing the broom back near a bed in which her baby was asleep, and then went to the spring for water. While there Mrs. Grant discovered the house on fire and mado an etfort to rescue the baby, but found the iuterior of the house was a muss of flames, the house being consumed in a short time. The charred remains of the infant were buried yesterday. The supposition is tnat the broom had ignited from a coal of fire and had set fire to the bed, spreading to the building. GENERAL SEWS. - Alabama democrats have two tickets out for delegates to State con vention and politics are lively in that State. - Three hundred delegates partici pated at the meeting of the Southern Good Bonds Association at New Or leans. - The building trades strike, which haB come to an end in New York after five weeks' duration is estimated to have cost the strikers $1,500,1)00 in wages. - The people of the United States eat up $150,000,000 worth of candy in a year, and there are nearly 5,000 fac tories making it, with a capital of $38,000,000. - According to a census bureau bulletir issued last Friday the popu lation of the United States is esti mated at 79,000,389 souls, an increase of nearly 4,000,000 since 1900. A youngman named Franklin, of High Point, N. C., was ahot and killed oo Sunday at Bassett, Henry County, Va., by a man named Tay lor. They fought about a young wo man. - The Reynolds Tobacco company, of Bristol, Va., one of the oldest in dependent companies in the South, has been bought by the American To bacco oompany, asd probably will be consolidated with the Durham, N. C., branoh. - Fifteen blocks of business houses and nearly two hundred tenements were destroyed by fire at Tampa, Fla., April 4th, involving a loss estimated at $300,000. - Nathan Frey, a shoe dealer, and his three children and a maid were burned to death in their apartments in Mount Vernon, N. V., Tuesday night. Mrs. Frey was so badly burn ed that she will die. - Edward Hammond, Jacob Ham mond and Oscar Serveaou, all young men in their twenties, were found dead in their beds at home in Phila delphia ce Wednesday, having been asphyxiated by illuminating gas. - Sidney Johnson Hayden of the Hotel Holley, New York city, on Fri day jumped to the street from the top floor of a twenty-one story skyscraper. Nearly every bone in his body was broken. He was prominent in Ken tucky as a railroad man and was re lated to many good Kentucky people. - Mrs. Walker, wife of the presi dent of the Florida Methodist Col lege, Sutherland, was drowned on Tuesday, 5th inst., off Tampa Fla., with four young women students. President Walker had taken them out for a pleasure cruise, when a storm esme up and upset the boat. He and one student got safely to land. To See thc Prettiest and Most Complete Line of DRESS GOODS Ever shown in Anderson, at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION, come to ?^?h* ^ ^ A A A rfu The Racket Store. _fr1 Tf f TVTf? y W> V V *F V W W V W V V *F W Our Buyer has just returned from the Northern markets, and values in Goods are arriving daily that prove to th? most fastidious dressers the result of careful selections. See our Stock of the Celebrated Strouse & Bros. High Art SPRING and SUMMER CLOTHING, Which will interest those who wish to dress well and SA VIS MONEY. A new and complete line of OXFORDS, Men's, Women's and Children's, at prices unequalled else where. We extend to all a cordial invitation to visit our Stores, inspect our Goods, and be convinced that what we say is true. co., 110,116, 120, East Benson St., ..... Anderson, S. C. ! THE ULTRA! ! A Woman's Oxford. The law of the survival of the fittest has been most fully and satisfactorily exemplified in the continued and increas ing demand for THE ULTRA $3.00 Oxford for women, of which we have just received a most complete line. We pre sent a wide range in styles and finish, and are ablo to meet the requirements of the most fastidious, as well as the moro conservative patrons. The salient features of The Ultra aro its fine workmanship, excellence of material? desirability of style, elegance of fit and consequent comfort to the wearer. The "Brockport" $2.50 Oxford is constructed on common sense principles, without sacrifice of those attributes that appeal to a -woman's taste or pride-in a well dressed foot. We commend to your careful consideration the Oxfords above mentioned. Also, a full line for men and children. Moore, Acker & Co. COUG-H8 ! Murray'a Horehound, Mullein and Tar ls comoosod of the moat effective remedias known for curing coughs, colds, li grippe, sore throat and all attentons due Vi tofUtn?! aod irritate! ooo litton of the afr passages. It is prompt In affordU:? relief and certain in tts effect of hastening a cure. Murray's Horehound, Mullein and Tar Mar bo used to aduntago In cues where other medicines hire felled. It ls pleas tnt. part ly regatarle and absolutely safe for old and young. Nothing else like lt In all the world. Itsh J ltd hi re a piaoj in every house, ready at hand when needed. Paro ats will fla! Hi effeat nuirUul in cues arroap. It has remarkable virtue in controlling the paroxysms of whooping coujh.^^ Trico toc. Guaranteed satisfactory to every purchaaor. AT DRU3 STORKS. PREPARED BY THE MURRAY DRUG COMPANY, COLUMBIA, S. C.