Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Intelligencer. Published every Wednesday. J. V, CLINKSOALES, ) EDITORS AND C. C. LANGSTON, < PROPRIETORS. 'I J>; KM ti; ONE YEAR, - - - - $1 50 SIX MONTHS. - - - 75 WEDNESDAY, FKB. 7. lUOii. A Texas tuan has gone into bank ruptcy with liabilities of $7-iri,0U0 and no assets. Texas seems to he as great in financial ability as in other (things. In Massachusetts woman's usur pation of thc male employment Bphere is becoming "an alarming social is sue." More than 88 per cent of the female workers are single. Clear ly it is a case of competition or matri mony._ Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, who has been Governor of the Philippines sinco Secretary Taft retired, has been appointed by President Roosevelt SB the first Ambassador to Japan from the United States. Gov. Wright is a Democrat. LCO?. J. H. Estell, editor of tho Savannah News, has announced his oacdidaey for Governor of Georgia. That gives the voters of Georgia throe newspaper men, two lawyers, one far mer and one preaoher from whioh to choose in casting their ballots for Governor. -?o Tho Southern Cotton Association Las already accomplished great things for thc farmers, despito the ridicule and incredulity which it met with. In futuro we look to eec it grow and expand, and become the most power ful organization in tho country. In the bands of wiso leaders it will do this, and tho farmers should seo to it that none others are chosen. A vote was reached in tho House of Representatives last Friday on thc Morgan bill, which provides for tho abolition of the State dispensary and leaves it to the counties to choose be tween county dispensaries and prohi bition. The vote was 63 to 47 io favor of the bill. Representative Wat son voted for the dispensary and against the Morgan bill. Represen tatives Ashley, Hall, Ruoker and Tribble voted for the bill and against the State dispensary. Thc bi!!, it is believed, will pass the Senate. It is aaid that the prospective can didates for oounty offices, that ia to say, those who are quito willing to ?old a luorative omeo if their frienda and fellow citizens will elect them, but aro not quite ready to cuter inio a aoramble on an uncertainty ao early in the aeaaon, are feeling around to aaoertain what their ohanoea are. The idea that high priceB for cotton will both increase the cotton aoreage and curtail the orop of candidates ia a fallacy, and the orop of candidates will be aa great and the queat for office just as eager aa when cotton waa worth only five oents. If the voters don't believe it, let them keep their eyes open and watch the office seekers and hand shakers getting busy. Signs of eleetion year are already to be seen dall around us. The ! way a single dollar fia dis charge obligations, if it is kept on the move, is something wonderful. If every man in Anderson County made np his mind that he would settle up every dollar of indebtedness he could afford to pay, the people would think a Klondyke had been discovered some where in thia seotion. A Georgia ex change in speaking of the subjtct, anya : "Those who wiah good busineea conditions should keep on the move whatever money reaohes their hands. If more people kept thia in mind and so soon ss they receive a dollar paid jip their small debts, or big debtB if they could, that money would in all likelihood be quickly spent by the mau who received it end thus help to keep the wheels of trade moving and business lively. Tho mau .who -promptly paya bia billa ia putting money into circulation ihat will in directly help the neighbor that OWCB him to pay the bill to him." 8outh Carolina stood aeeond among Southern States a few yeera ago in the number of her oil milla. This position W.S imagine has not been lost ?ince the developmen t of new milla lase been constant. Texas alono waa Oaheadof nain this line three years ago., In other worda, when ares and population is eonaidered, thia 8tate is far ahead of ali other parts of the South in the development of the oil ta well as cotton industry. South Caro lina ia hard to .-beat in anything aha tSSndertakes. But the time apparently has arrived ?hen diversified manufac taring should be preached as assidu ously i aa diversified farming waa preaohed some years ego. We do net ao viiuoh need more oil and cotton milla, a? ? we nee? more manufac turing ebterpriaee of varied kic?s. There is big room for development in many Hues other than thoa* which our p?cule are already, s The pension department at Wash ington reporta that within the last six months twenty thousand pensioners of the Civil war has died. The old veterans of the I nion as well as pf thc Confederate armies ar', rapidly crost-ing over the river to rest under the shade of the trees. OUR COLUMBIA LETTER, COM MI;I.\,S. C., Feb. 5. Dining tho hint week th? House o' Representatives has nettled its policy ut regard to the dispensary and tho liquor question in gt-uerul, and that policy irt for the abolition of thu State dispensary, local option between pro hibition and the county dispensary in every county except Charleston? where the option includes high license also. Tho bill in which tho principles are in corporated has not yet boon cent to the Senate, and it remains to bo seen whether that body will in any way agree to the policy which the house has outlined. The opposition to tho retention of the State dispensary has been marked all during the session, and oven those who have in debate upheld the State institution have not defended its man agement, but have had to content themselves with claiming that tbe case against the management has not been proved. But since this debate in the HouBe the revelations in regard to the Eurd?ase of labels by the State Board, rought out by the investigating com mittee now in session, may have viti ated that claim and the discussion in the Senate may have to take another turn. At any rate the sentiment of the people as reflected in the General Assembly is against the State dispen sant as an institution of monopolistic and grafting tendencies and in favor of county control of the whiskey ques tion and in favor of the dispensary regulations aa set down in the consti tution. The prohibition sentiment, as revealed in the several county elec tions under the Brice law, is recog nized and the victory for prohibition in county elections has led sincere pro hibitionists who would favor a State prohibitory law to accept county op tion OB advantageous to the prohibition cause. The sentiment of the State as reflected in the General Assembly is also unmistakably opposed to any license system, although under the in lluence of tho Charleston delegation and certain other inilueuces the Bouse carno near having to accept a high license provisi >n in the local option law it hasp ?shed. The Morgan bill, however, was amended BO as to exclude high license in every county in tho State except Charleston. This amend ment was not opposed by even Mr. Morgan himself, the author of the measure, lt was formally proposed by Mr. Sanders, of Spartanburg, but was really the product of a conference among the friends of the Morgan bill. Mr. Morgan'uad Mr. Sanders led the light for the bill. This tight lasted practically the entire week, aa nothing else waa done bv tbe House on Friday and Thursday while the bill was also under discussion at the night session of Wednesday and Tuesday. The tight for the dispensary-for this is what it amounted to-was led by Mr. Pritchards and Mr. Pollock and others, and the debate was very general. This is as it should be, for If the Sen ale agrees to the measure it means that the policy of Sonth Carolina in its handling of the whiskey problem is to be radically chang ed. It is significant that the bill said to embody the views of the staunchest dispels .1/ supporters, euch as Sena? tor Till u *&n, was not pressed for con ?idcii.w.on. This is the measure to purify and reform the State dispensary by putting safeguards around the pur chase of whiskey. Similar measures, at least with similar purposes, are pending in the Senate, and it ie not un likely that the attempt will bs sade te put the celebrated Bavsor-Manniog bill through in an amended formara enbetitute for the Morgan bill *-h'?n lt comes over from the House This might throw the mattel into ? con ference committee and complicate tho situation considerably. Senator Manning, who ie a probable candidate for Governor, is still dis posed to support the dispensary sys tem. Speaker Smith, who is also prob ably a candidate, voted against the Morgan bill, and is thereby claoBed with the dispensary people, senator Bien HO, who is an avowed candidate, is a staunch dispensary supporter. Lieut. Gov. Sloan has not yet had the opportunity to express himself by vote and may not have, as he votes only in case of tie, but he is also understood to bc a dispensary man. The Morgan bill is almost identical with the plat form announced about a year ago by Mr. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, an avowed candidate for Governor. So we are beginning to see where we are at in the roce this summer. It must not be fo?gott?s. however, that Sena tor Tillman has promised to take the stump in defenee of the dispensary. The House last week placed itself on record on another important matter, that of compulsory education. The mild bill making provision for the compulsory attendance of children on school for 100 days of the school year, introduced by mr. Ksrsbsrr, cf Florence, was killed by a vote of 50 to 06. This, however, is the largest vote that has yet been cast for the principle of compulsory education, and'shows that sentiment is changing in favor of the reform that has been advocated only for the last few years in this State. The next legislature will like ly pats a compulsory education bill. The Senate hae not yet passed any important measuree but hae been working steadily on matters of local or minor importance which have to be disposed of nef ore the other measures come over from the House, lt has dis cussed the reformatory and seems to be favorably disposed lu that project. lt has passed the bill increasing so licitors' salaries, making the amount $1.700. The House has refused to consent to the establishment of a model school building at Winthrop on the ground that the building is not needed. The House has passed the bill to create the position of bank examiner, al though, to be eure, the constitution estabules the office and the legisla ture hat. m ver followed out the con - St! tut ion ol injunction. The salary of ?&000 ii to be paid by the banks, ' The Legislature has yet to consider the appropriation bill and the enpply bill, which will bo brought in tufa ; week moBt likely. There are now Just t^o weeks remaining of the session and in that time tho work will be nabed. An adjournment was taken Saturday < nnul . - noon Tuesday in order to allow the mem bers to be at home today, which is salesday, aod when they return two session? a day will bo held until the end. In addition many of the mem beta have been attending the afternoon sessions cf the diopenaary inveatigat iegcom ttee. ...:v,, J.H.-. ; - Grady Miller, son Wt Dr. R. L. Miller, of Florida, Ala., was shot and killed by a negro porter of tho Lake view hotel at that 'p?ee, a few ?ayn ago. The canso of th? tragedy is un* known. The negro was found de td shortly after he killed Miller. Young Miller : wes a student at WofforiCol Free Tobacco Seed. I have ft Binall quantity of fino to bacco Reed, of varieties united to thia section, each package of which will plaut from three to livo aerea. Any person desiri UK a package will ph ase write nu* nc Washington, carn of tho House ot' Representatives. Wyatt Aiken. A Alcntal An^uir.ti Case. Haleigh, X. C., February 1.-A de cision ju?t rendered in the .State Su perior ?onrt in (guilfordCounty make? a new departure ?L. North Carolina in tho mattel of recovering damages against corporations on the ground of mental anguish. Tho Southern Railway is tho losing defendant in this cane, and that tho company and other railway companies regard tho decision as very important ia ovidenced by instruction which rail road attorneys received today, to take un appeal and carry it to the highest Court, which inean? that it wiii prob ably bo taken to tho Supremo Court of tho United States. W.I. Young, whoso family was at tho time in Greensboro, N. C., receiv ed a telegram while he was in Chat tanooga, Tenn., notifying him of the critical illness of a child and urging him to hasten to Greensbtro, N. C. He thereupon chartered a special from the railroad authorities there, with tho promise to land him in Greensboro ?is hr.izz beforo tho next regular train, which ~"?dd not leave Chattanooga for severa' hours. He paid the rail road company $700 for the special, but the special did not moke the trip with in the time guaranteed, but actually got to Greensboro twenty minutes after the regular train on the same system arrived there. When Young reached his wife and child he found the child had been dead just one hour. He sued tho company for the recovery of the $700 paid for the special (which he alleges was hooked on co a slow freight train for part of the trip) and for $500 damages, alleging mental an guish. The jury has awarded him the full amount of the claim. Director North Denounced. Now York, February 5.-President J. A. Tayror,^ of tho National Gin oerB' Association, has mad? public his sido of tho controversy which ho has with Director North, of the cen sus bureau, over the accuracy of the ginncrs' reports published by the bureau. Mr. Taylor says that leaks in the bureau, which Mr. North told him were impossible, are very prob able, because five people, besides Mr. North, have access to the 704 tele grams received from tho South. "It would be impossible for the bureau uot to leak," says Mr. Taylor. "On December 17 I waa informed on good authority that the December re port was known in Boston one day be fore it was issued. As returns were not all in at that time, it looked rath er suspicions, and our report did not aooord with oenBus department in Texas, I wired Mr. North. "Up to this time we had always recognized the report as official, and added the amount ginned during the month, with the figures we were get ting from our reports, to the census figures, but as this iooked very suspi cious we did not do so." Mr. Taylor did not get any satisfac tion by telegraphing, so he went to Washington to investigate, and found, so he says, that Mr. North has no oheok upon his bureau. Among 'other oritioiams mado of the bureau Mr. Taylor says tbst Di rector North told IUD oapvrivr, own tary Metcalfe, that he bad twsnty add ing mtshinee at work on the gin nero* report, while Mr. Taylor dis covered thst only two oleras were working on it. Mr. Taylor also se veroly criticises Direotor North for not publishing the figures chowing the amount of ginned cotton. -- m 9 - - The citizens of Greer have start ed'a movement toereot a monument to the late Policoman Foster, who, while in the discharge of his ?duty, was shot down io the street. Notice o? Final 8etttera?at Th? undersigned, Ex oe a trix of tbs Batata of w. 3. prod, diossaed, hereby ihres notice that eba will on Monday, March 12tb, 1006. aopiy to tho Jodge cf Probate for Anderson Coun ty. S. rX, for a Final Settlement of asjd Estate tuda discharge fsom hor office as **"\?l*'y AN NA M t ELR 0 D, /: Executrix. F?b7.19Qg H & " .. cnMP?oJCO irv. - j Dy R.Y. H. Nance, Judge of Probate. . ' Wastes* 9. T. Lrby, bas applied to me te grant him Letters of AcfmlnlatratJon cn the Estate and eSocts XJIC c Silk Sale ever witnessed in Anderson will commence at our Store THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, And continues until the many thou sand yards are sold, ? : : : ; ? ; BBBBBK9BSBSBXBJSSBB LOT NO. 1 CON8I8TS OF 1000 yards of Silk. 20 inch Taffeta Silks, the kind that wears, it is all Silk and cheap at 65c to 75c yaxd. We offer them in ali the leadiog colors-Royal Green, At rted Browns, Solid Grays, Lavender, Nile, Turquoise, Ceil. Pink, Blacks, etc.-your choice until the lot ie sold at only.39o yard Four pieces 19 inch White China Silk, worth 40c, at... .25c yard LOT 2 AT 39c YARD. About 1000 yards of 27 inch China Silks, the best 50o grades, in all the colors and black and white, your choice at the price.39c yard LOT 3 AT 85c. 7ABD. Five pieces 36c incb Black Taffeta, guaranteed to bo bet* ter than you can buy anywhere at $100 yard, our price until closed at.85c yard Several pieces of heavy 36 inch changeable colored Taf feta Silks, the best 81.00 grade*, made in the ?ead- ; ing colors and solid grays, at... J.85o yard LOT 4, Five pieces of extra heavy 36 inch Black Taffeta Silk, every yard warranted to give satisfaction and to bo equal to any 81.50 goods you cnn buy, sale price...' 81.00 yd One lot 36 inch fine Shepherd Plaid Silks, worth 81.25 yard, at.....81.00 yd LOT 5 AT 49c. Yard. One lot Fancy Plaid Silks, worth regular 75c to 81.00, to cl cse at the price. .49c yard The sa1? commences Thursday, Feb. 8, and con* tlnues until the goods are sold. Nothing sold until this day. Please don't ask credit-we sell for cash. THE BEE HIVE, C. H. BABLES. Vv^e Have Loaaea XJt> WITH TH K ? BEST Vf.?'.''J.:'fc**. ;'ip?'*?!' TW ANTICIPATION-, of the big demand which quaHty and prico are sore to bring. W? keep our entire $?ck rigbt up<todate, W-'?^^f ?wiy?i^ supply anything and everything in the GROCERY BINE, and we guaran tee evcrythinft we asl! io bo the best for the price. Bist Patent Flour.?5 50 ... Best Half Patent ?lour.. ; ^^^^i^j^^?s^^^^^ Hog WonrVJuteBacke,.^60 ^ vf Shortcy 100 lbj? Jtrto Sack?.............. 1 60 : ' / Wheat Bran, 80 iba. Jute Sacka.......... 1 00 ??%: '., Bios, 16 and 25 lb*......, . . ?rl:,00,' \Vv';fev:v. Hon Coffee, 7 lbs.....v.V? ..c^^.>^>>? i^/i;00'-^^^pS?^ - " Granulited Sugar, 1$ lbs...*. .*/;Vv;'v? W^^;:-^?m^iMsm Wo have the exclusive eales of the Celebrated "Ban" and <*!?. & t, Molasses ; also for ?Boiler K?n?' and MA|p>^ best in the land. It is to your interest to soe us before c?ying. McGee& F&t?jg?B. This E?tablls?asaoat lisa ?^n ?oHIngf IN ANDERSON for more than forty years Daring all tba? time competitors have come and gone^bat we^ha^ We have allays *old ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Watch the Rush The Crowds. Only one week more and the sale of Julius H. Weil & Co*?, Special Bargain Sale will come to an end. . T lu behalf of our overworked Salespeople we wish that you would be as patient as yon can when you come and ii ad a Store foll of onoto mers. It will pay. you to wait a few ra?DUtc?. \ We have employed a large number of extra Salespeople- ,* to wait on the trade, and we do all in our power to give* J you prompt attention, but remember we are having an J awful rash. : v /' We can cite no better proof of the downright, positive and sharp reductions at this sale than the big throng or ?hrewd buyers who are responding daily. Mere cheapness of price is nothing ; poor merchandise is dear at any price. But when merchandise of such recognized merit as that dis played at this sale ia ofiered at suoh piice concessions it's quite another, thing. Thousands of people have profited by thia sale-why not you ? Goods exchanged or money refunded if yon are not perfectly pleased with your purchase. Julius H. Weil Iii 113 Granite Row. BEIN' AS HOW IT'S YOU 1 mm irby! am? WJS have been pleading with onir; c^vm&tt ia p quiet way for ten days not to delay the very impor tant duty of laying in a 'iuU- ai*ppb/ of , : ; : : : DE?H S r'aTEHT FLOUR now while the price is cheap. - We have seen quito a ?srge number of them in person, and havo saved them money by selling them their Flonr;so that to day they baye a profit of at least fifteen coats a ' y barrel ij?jt. Not wishing to alight any one, w? writ? 1 you Uiis tearful epistle, and say to yon that we will still bold the same price open for yoi! 'till you 'have had a reasonable opportunity to accept pur offer. The price is pfcligedjio be higher, for tho all-sufficient reason that the who?e&alo miller's price has alro&ily adva?c^;; (^p. - i': barrel, ;and the prospects are that ? bas not; gotten good started yet. ; Pox &Wwko have not used Bean's Patent of recent mo??b^;^r? will say that it ia the beai baking Flour O?S tho mar? : ; .pro' ;-''&eaper^?ura Food liftw in thia State, the people aro at the mercy Xoi; u?prinwpj?d ; millers wiiP use injurious adalto : rants\t^&ft?$t^- bo aanmilated by the system', and aro therefore productive ot e^oh ojseases a? ' appendicitis, and a dosen serions forms o? indigos >t?p?r*n?dy^ r?pm ,^?;. :^ear^,ibf.the b^t ?elected, matured and thoroughly cored wheat, . : V /.:. v: . . : !:, r Xi ^hen baying your -Spring bill ?$8o^^:1?et ue (jp ; V;^:you;y?ur Molasses. Xw*: bay? ; thV1^;line W*;j(:: ppB? carried? and at pjioes that will secure y our ord|j|p BKSSSIIBI ISSI 3! caa e?ve y(4:n?o^'-co: V ?|j^:^?^ :fe^f^ri?o* ?? <?$esr . ; ^'"tol?^ i - ...\\: : . ; : ,:? ? . buy our ^tW? Bs*nd Shoes, taey; are ?w*ys\ ;4$?o^ "s>-paiir of .roae*.'B??S?''. ;';? ".? ; X'!: "'Xu-'?