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^ T-TTrTtTT AL T A mn orriAxi ! ANDERSON. S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 21. 1903. VOLUME XXXIX-NO. 18. C?jirljhl I Sot by ?UrtB:h?3iioi ? li tr? Next Time You buy a SUIT OF CLOTHES come here and see how easy it ie io; you to get pleased, and what an easy time we have getting a Suit to fit you. Our Clothes are not made to order, but they are made to fit. Enough patterns in Suits to please ?ny man's fancy, enough sues to fit any man's form. Prices as I OW as GOOD CLOTHES vau bo sr>ld. MEN'S SUITS $5.00 to $22.50. YOUTHS' SUITS $4.00 to $15.00. BOYS' SUITS $1.50 to $6.00. 0. Evans & Co, Mien's-Outfitters ! Another Feast OF 1 SINCE the closing of our Special Sale we haye been impor tuned hy our customers and friends to put on another Sale of equal values. While, for obvious reasons, we can not make the same sweeping reductions throughout our entire Store, we have decided to inaugurate on THURSDAY, MAY 12th A Special Shoe Sale, Continuing for Thirty Days only. * During thi, ti*4 we will sell for 'Sash any Shoe in our Store at Ten Per Cent Discount ? and in addi? tion on all bills amounting to $5.00 and over we will give an additional Five Per Cent Discount. These discounts are, of course, given on Cash billa. This is a splendid opportunity for Merchants to replenish their stock, and to families to buy '.heir Sommer Shoes cheap. There are EXTRA INDUCEMENTS also on- ?. That should not be ignored. As a leader we offer ?boat one hun dred barrels Wa3hbura--0.'03ley Co's. Parisian ot 64.25 per barrel,; (former prise $5.Q0 ). One hundnri b?rrela lbw grade Floor at $3.25, (former pi ico 84.25.) The8?,a?6o, are strictly for Cash. . Yours for thirty days only, . 500 bushels, musty Corn at 60c per bushel. Fine for hogs. STATE MEWS. ' - Several prominent Charleston oitieens are in trouble for smuggling cigars. - Berry Fowler, a colored switch man, was killed while coupling oars at Spartanburg t a Wednesday. - The two negroes who murdered Magistrate Cos in Greenville County have been sentenced to hang on July thc 1st, - Jaoob Wages, 13 years old, was killed by lightning in the Olympia mill village, Columbia, on Wednesday afternoon. - Sandy Davis, a negro of Abbe ville County, ia said to have died from eating a mixture of lamb's quarter and poke salad. - St. Clair Brown, a 12-year-old son of A. A. Brown, of Williamsburg County, was killed by a picoe of shaft ing at a saw mill. , - Jerry Sheahan, tho 17-year-old son of Councilman Sheahan of Augusta, was run over and killed by a freight train at Blackville. - Some doubt has been expressed as to whether or not Senator Tillman will be able to attend the National Demooratio Convention. - John Dyson eommitted suioide at Manninv on Wednesday by drink ing a bottie of laudanum. It is said domestic discord was the cause. - B. F. Rogers, a Williamsburg farmer, was -shot by Jeter Kirby, a white tenant, because he was dis charged. Bogers was not seriously hurt. - The raiding squad of the police department in Charleston have seized 1,591 bottles of beer and 39 gallons of whiskey from blind tigers sinoe January. - The depot at Santuo, Union County, was robbed and then set on fire and burned on Thursday night. A negro named Lee Carter was arrest ed for the orime. Ho had several of the stolen articles in his possession. - It seems that the next census will show a considerable increase in the population of Laurens. At a re cent baby show in that progressive town, besides the dozens of other coo ing babies, three pairs of twins were in evidenoe. - An elderly man of this oounty haB bought and paid for a coffin and a tombstone for himself. The inscrip tion has already been fixed on the tombstone except tbe date cf his death. He selected Vermont marble. -Abbeville Medium. - Congressman Wyatt Aiken has appointed Chas. B. Seabrook, son of Rev. W. L. Seabrook, of Newberry, as eadet in the Naval Academy at An napolis, Md. Mr. Seabrook has gope to Annapolis to prepare for the ex aminations, which take place on the 21st instant. - A Greenville burglar, Edward Mosely, was shot by H. P. Burbage, of Greenville and afterwards arrest ed. He was wonnded in the calf of the leg and the police followed the blood drops to his house, where they found him wounded. He admitted that he i was > shot at the Burbage house, but said he was drank at the time. Chairman Wilie Jones ox the D?mocratie Exeoutivo Committee gives notioe to all oandidatas for State officer, Congress and Solioitor that thoir ^'"'o80 *?d their assessments must ve in hands by noon Juno 20. This io ac important matter for can didates to. remember, for unless they oomply with tho mies their names will sot be printed os tho tickets. - Mary High tower, a negro of Marl* bor?. County, was killed and out to fragmonts and partly buried by her husband, Tom Hightower. He disap peared and a search waa made by 200 negroes. They first found the upper part of her body without the arms and in another placo the lower part of the body. The feet and arms were not found. A searoh waa made for the husband bot he has not been found. - Congressman Aiken, after hard work with the pension bureau, has at last secured a pension of $14 a month for Lois 8. Lovelace, who was a mem ber Of Co. B.-from Newberry-1st regiment of infantry in the war with Spain. Tho pension takes effect from May 24th, 1901; so that Mr. Love lace gets $504 baok pay. The basis of the pension is injuries received by Mr. Lovelace to his health while in tho service. - Banning for office in Charleston Oounty costa something. Tba follow ing is the assessments on tho' candi dates do*n there: Sheriff, $500; Con gressman, $500; clerk of the eourt, ^30; coroner, $150; solioitor, $100; Legislature, $30; oounty treasurer, $100; oounty auditor, ?100;. oounty supervisor, $50; master io equity, $100, Oounty superintendent of edu cation, $35; judicial magistrate, $50; eity ministerial magistrate, $15; coun ty ministerial magistrate, $5.. - There ie colored girl about two months eldon P.O.. Smith's Bailey plaoo that ia a genuine curiosity. Ito Sarcnts both black-the father deei* edly oo. The child hal a white spot io tte forehead just ia the front hair that io perfectly white, larger round than a silver dellar-tho hair ead ?kin there being white. From thia round white spot a white streak an inch wido extends along the centre of the nose, down aer?se the lipo, ohin, ehest, stomach--in feet as far aa ?ho trunk extends. This whits mark does nob fade gradually into the black, but ls as olear and dis ti not as if made with a brash of white paint. Both arms of the ohild from elbow to shoul der are perfectly white. The ohild is healthy and strong.-Newberry Ob* server. 1 GENERAL SEWS. - The Japs lost over 4000 men in the battle on Mason Hill on May 26. - The boll weevil situation io Mexico ia getting tobe very alarm ing. - Several people were seriously injured in a race riot in Philadel phia. - Kansas is experivnoing another flood and much property is being dam aged. - The Texas cotton crop is report ed as backward and the boll weevil as forward. -? The purchase of thc Panama canal has oaused a deficit of over $8, 000,000 in the treasury. - The Southern railway has in creased the pay of its telegraph opera tors, the increase to date from June 1. - It is reported from New York that all grades of refined sugar have been advanced five cents per hundred pounds. - A government scientist says that in ten years from now tho boll weevil will have out down the South's cotton crop one-half. - A fire, started by an electric wire, oaused a half million dollars damage io the wholesale distriot of New Orleans. - Five people are dead and many injured as a result of a fight between whites and negroes in Mississippi and more trouble is expected. - Mr. Bryan dominated tho Ne braska convection on Wednesday, writing the platform and heading the delegation to St. Louis, which is anti Parker. - John Polanis, seven years old, falling from a bridge 90 feet above the Housatonio river at Still River sta tion, Conn., escaped without the slightest injury. - Troops have been oalled out at Hanging Rook, near Iroton, Ohio, to suppress rioto eau oed by putting ne groes into the mines to take the place of striking miners. - Maryland sends an uninstructed delegation to St. Louis beaded by Senator Gorman. The convention would have endorsed Gorman himself but he prevented it. - John DresBen, a Louisville, Ky., eobbler with three wives-two in Ger many and one in Kentucky-commit ed suicido beoause a police judge fined him for beating the present one. - Barnum & Bailey's oirous Gar ries ft ohaplain who holds uer vic to on Sunday for suoh employes and others as desi.e to attend. A big bill announcing the faot is put on the bill boards. " - The Reunion Committee of the Nashville Reunion sends the good n?ws that all arrangements are per fected for entertaining the United Confederate Veterans st Nashville, June 14-16. - Col. Turner, of the Illinoia mili tia, had a salute fired over the graves of the Confederate dead in that oity on Memorial day and for deooration day the daughters of the Confederacy of Charleston sent flowers to him to Sat on the graves of the Union sol iera. - Negroes, of Newark, N. J., have formed aa association through which they are planning the emigration of a number of families to Liberia. Two prospectors have been aent to look for a proper plaee for eettlemeot and ob tain concessions from the authorities of Liberia. President Tinsley of the association naya that more than twen ty thousand negroes are ready to leave the o ottos belt and make their home in Liberia if transportation faoilitiea can be scoured. - Tripleta eighty years old cele brated their birthday a few days ago in Hillsdale pariah of Upham, near Moncton, N. B. The three have lived in the same place all their lives. They are Riobard, James and Deborah De Bow, the children of William De Bow. A number of relatives and frienda waited noon the triplets and ?resented to them a purse of money, be tripleta are all in good health and appear to have a good chance of reach ing the century mark. - An associated preso dispatch from San Antonio, Texas, under date of the 2nd inst., saya : "Jose Cas aiano, former county oolleotor, who baa several hundred aerea of cotton in thia county, ia tho bearer of good tid ings eonoerning the work of red ants. Mr. Cassiano'a fields, less than a month ago, were alive with boll wee vila. Today he said there is a not a live weevil in his fields. The rows are strewn with dead weevils, which the bnsy little red ante are carrying away by thousands. Mr. Cassiano says a close inspection failed to show a single live weevil on a cotton plant anywhere in his fields. The ante are on the planta and the rows between in countless thousands. They seem to have completed the slaughter of the weevila and are cow engaged in carry ing the eorpses away, probably to be stored for food. . The Fanners Institute. . .The meeting of the Fermera' Inati tute next Wednesday, Jane 10, promi ses to be ot special interest to every farmer ia Anderson County. Mr. Smith, of Sumter, the leading spirit ic a successful plan for manipulating tba sala of tba cotton crop in his eeo , tion last season, win address the meet ing;. I There are other interests to bo pre sented that will enlist your sympathies and awaken a . fellow feeling you have not experienced in a long time. Poli tics to the dogs and any man's aggran disement, too! Don't forget the day, Wednesday, Juno 15tb, 10.80 a. m. Let ua have your presence and co-operation and hey will bring large returns. II CO. Bnrri83, Sec .. '? . . - . V . ? .?? ? ? - ' '. ' . . ? '? 1 Y: "1 ? . ' Latest War News. Chefoo, June 1.-The Japanese land attack OP Port Arthur waa begun yes terday morning. Russian forces that were driven southward from Dalny and Kin-Chou by tho Japanese are as sisting tho garrison at Port Arthur and the Russian navy has joiued in the movement to repulse the enemy. There may be eeveraldays of skirmish ing and outpost work before the Rus sian city is taken, but it is the opinion of refugees who have arrived here tnat the Russians eventually must succumb to overwhelming numbers. Dalny, Kin-Chou, Talienwan and Xan-Shan have alreidy fallen before the Ja panese. St. Petersburg, June 2.-A aenii ollicinl telegram from Mukden, da ?d to-day, says the Rusaiau losses nt the battle of Kin-Chou, May 20. were thir ty olllcers and800 men killed or wound ed. Tho guns abandoned by the Rus sians were rendered useless. Mr. Ran Allen, traveling salesman for Ligon Je Ledbettor, of Anderson, bas hit upon an uuiquc way ot adver tising the "Liharty Reil" tobacco. He carries bis shepherd dog along with two largo placards tied together sad dle-like over its back and a little bell around its neck which tinklea as the dog trots along after its owuer ns he goes from store to store. This is cer tainly the latest in advertising.-Bel ton Times. Tokia, June 8.-A body of Japanese hav9 encountered and defeated a mixed force of Russian cavalry, infautry and artillery, near Lichnton, 0 mileB north of Polandien, on J/onday last, May 80. The engagement began at 12:30 p. m., and lasted for two bouvs, the Russian troops li nal ly being driven northward. The Japanese had twenty-six men kill ed, including one ofiicer, and thirty seven wounded, including four officers. The movement of the Russian forces southward indicates a possible effort to relieve Port Arthur. The Russian losseB are unknown. Liao-Yang, Juue 3.-There aro per sistent rumors that another great bat tle is in progress near Port Arthur. Continuous cannonading is heard from the south. An additional force of 15,000 Japanese is reported to have landed atTakusham. General Kuroki's outposts now hold the line at Lino Padza, Se-Lieund-Jnu and Chiu-Li Dzy. Tokio, June 4.-The commander of the Japanese forces south of Yalu river telegraphs from Seoul to day newe of a series of tights not th of Pu-Ln-Tieu, about 40 miles north of Port Adams. Liaotung peninsula, Monday, received from Japanese cavalry scouting in the vicinity of Chuchiatung. It was learn ed that Cossacks had been located at Telissu and the Japanese thereupon dispatched infantry and cavalry which defeated and pursued them. The Rus sian force consisted of tbreesquadrous. At Changcbiatun the force waa joined by two additional squadrons and the Japanese again attacked and defeated the Russians. Washington, June 5.-The Japanese legation to-day received the following cablegram from the home government at Tokia, bearing on eveuts : "Admiral Togo reports that accord ing to a message received by him through wireless telegraphy from the captain of the cruiser Chiltose, which was exercising off Port Arthur, four masts, one with wireless telegraphic instruments, and a sentry box, was seen on the top of Liaotesban. Great explosions were heard and rising of dense smoke was observed repeatedly ia the direct ion of Port Ai thur during Saturday." Liao-Yang. Jun*" " -It is persistent ly reported here tJ be Port Arthur squadron made a shortly before dawn Saturday, with the torpedo boat destroyers leading, and found the Ja panese fleet quite unsuspecting the presence of hostile warships, with the result that four of the Japanese ships were sunk during the attaok. Tokio* June 0.-The destroyer ile ti I - ? la engaged in watching Port Arthur from the eastward reports that at 7.40 I p. m., June 4, a Russian gunboat was seen to explode and sink near Chen-| Tao-Shan. The vessel with another gunboat, a destroyer and other steam ers, waa evidently clearing the vicinity of mines. Vice Admiral Togo ex presses the opinion that the explosion was caused by a Japanese torpedo. Rock Mill News. Our farmers are moving things along these hot days. Some say they are having to hustle, aa "Mr. Green" is abontto give them some trouble. A nice shower fell last night, which cool ed the air and made things look fresh. O. B. Anderson is attending the Ga. Ala. BusiueBB College at Macon, Ga. Miss Ruhye Gilmer left last week for Marietta, Ga., to visit her aunt, Mrs. Henderson. She will also visit friends in Atlanta before returning. Messrs. C. B*. and W. C. Gilmer, from Anderson, were in oar borg yesterday and attended service at Roberts. Mies Lula Skelton, from Anderson, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Arnold. Miss Kate Shearer, and brother, Clif ford, visited relatives and friends in Oconeelast week. Mrs. J. W. Shearer, who has been visiting her son in Anderson for the East few months, is, to the delight of j er many friends, at borne. Miss May me Martin, who attended the Leesville College this year, is at j home. May me is a sweet girl, and her many friends are glad to welcome her back. Mrs. A. A. Merritt, who has been | confined to her room for the paBt few months, is, we are glad to note, much improved. Mr. Attaway Busby and stater, Miss Bess, visited the Miasea Merritts last week. Steps are being taken to secure a Normal School of music at Shiloh, to be taught by Prof. Bolt. May it suc ceed. X. Jane 6. RoU of Distinction. i The following is a list of the pupils of Woodbind Behool, in Belton Town ship, who have distiogoished them selves by their excellent work through ont the past scholastic year. All of these pupils made a general average for the year of 05 or more : Bernice Cox 08, Julius Smith 07, Mil dred Branyon 00, Oria Cox 00, Ima Cox 96, Varina Cox 00, Corrie Pinson 06, Florence Ragsdale 05. Catherine Crayton, Teacher. - Reports from the Georgia and Florida melon fields indicate tho small est yield in a long time. To See the Prettiest and Most Complete Line of DRESS GOODS Ever shown ia Anderson, at Prices that DEFY COMPETITION, come to Our Bayer has j 0.3t returned from the Northern markets, and values in Goods are arriving daily that prove to the 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 SAVE MONEY. A new and complete line of OXFORDS, Mon's, Women's and Children's, at prices unequalled else? where. We estend to .oil a cordial invitation to visit our Stores, iuspect our Goods, aud be convinced that what we say is true. MORROW-BASS CO., Successor to Jiorn-Bass Co., 110,116,120, East Benson St.,.Anderson, S. C. The Month of Roses, Brides and Graduates! Ie only a sh jrt ^rhile off. You'll find our Stock very oom* plete with the necessary Goods for the many different social occasions. Anything yon should desire in White and Colored Thin Goods, ^ Trimmings of every description, Latest ideas in Notions and Novelties, Millinery that pleases everybody, Oxfords, the kind you want. Remember, everything yon buy from ns is absolutely guaranteedlto be- ^ THE BEST AND THE NEWEST, Prices, of course, REASONABLE. Send us your orders. LACK OF ENERGY ! Murray's Iron Mixture contains the elements that maka it a genuino blood tonic, a remedy that makes rich, red blood, improves digestion, increases ap petite, and supplies strength and energy to weak, debilitated, run-down people. 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