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GENERAL NEWS NOTES. Items of More of Less Interest Con densed Outside the State. Sir Edwin .\rnoi. the antlb-r. died in l.ondon on Thursday. It is reported from New York that all grades oif sugar have been ad-: vanced live cents a hundred pounds. Chesley Peoples. white. was hanged at Wytheville, Va.. on Friday, for murder. He had been cleared of a previous charge of murder on the plea of insanity. Bob Stone. a negro. was hanged at Birmingham. Ala.. on Friday. "While serving a life sentence for murder Stone killed a guard about a year ago in an attempt to escape. Water broke into a mine at Brazil. Ind.. on Friday. and imprisoned about fifteen men. The tire department was called out and all the men were taken out after very narrow escapes. Two hundred houses were toroofed and other property loss entailed by a gale which swept over Louisville on Saturday. Other parts of the state suffered losses. The returns have been coming in very slowly from the primary held in Arkansas last week. It appears! now that Governor Jeff Davis has been nominated for a third term. Daniel J. Sully, the failed cotton: speculator. claims that his downfall was caused by the desertion of his partners, and he has decided to en ter suit against .his partners. Hester's weekly cotton statement, .ssued on Friday, showed for the six months and twenty-five days of the season that ,hay elapsed the aggrega tion was behind the same days of last year 269,00o bales and behind the same year before last 194,000. A trainload of miners returning to Dayton. Tenn., from a day's work were fired into by parties in ambush. the fire being returned by the train! officers, one of the assailants being wounded. The trouble grew out of: friction between union and non-; union men. Conditions in Grand Rapids, Mich.,! and nearby towns along the Grand river are very grave as a result of an unprecedented flood. It is con servatively estimated that the loss will not be under S2.ooo,ooo and an epidemic of typhoid fever is feared in connection with the other evils. In a match in San Franscisco on Friday night "Young Corbett," of Denver, the world's champion feather weight, was knocked out in the 1 twentieth round by Jimmie Britt. the California light-weight. The fight was witnessed by about eight thous and spectators. One of the most severe storms Chicago hr.s ever known passed over that city on Thursday night. In the suhurbs considerable damage wvas done, and in Indiana Harbor. a town twenty miles southeast of Chicago, one man was killed, fifteen injured and serious property. loss was sus tained. The Seaboard Flordia limited was wrecked at Hendersonville, N. C.. on Thursday. by runing into an open switch which is believed to have been intentionally misplaced. The engineer had both legs broken by being caught in the wreck. having stuck to his post. Several other trainmen were hurt, but no passengers were injured. A sleeper was burned. William 3. Bryan delivered an ad dress in New Haven, Conn.. on Sun day afternoon, in which he denounced the military spirit of the day, saying he hoped there would be a general demand to find out the cause of the, present warfare between Japan and Russia. The only warfare that man ought to wage, said he. is the warfare against evil in all its forms. "'The double nine," the dreaded signal of the New York fire depart ment, was sounded on Saturday for a fire that started on Broadway. The blaze was witnessed by a hundred thousand persons who thronged the street and was the most spectacular that has been in New York in years. A great conflagration was at one time threatened but the fire department by good work succeeded in confining the loss to $moo,ooo.. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of More of Less Interest Con-. densed in the State. Senator T. C. Platt has arrived in Aiken from New York. the state. candidates are alreadvy t fior the var,ous -l ice. The citizens eanfort have been 1:Lv1iT1*tr'.ul)1e willi lic Nlll ficra .' ti a r The plolice department tif 'Charle toi have s' far made f--rtv ca-e, for violation of the dispensary law f, r trial at the term of the city court on the !Irst Monday in April. It has been definitely settled that the state summer school at Winthrop college. Rock Hill. will open on June 29. with a particularly strong faculty. Mrs. Virginia Copeland. nee Ea,t. the young wife of Richard E. Cope land. of Clinton. died on last Tesday afternoon. Her death is pectiliarIv sad. as she had not been married (-ite a week. Governor Ieyward has Ini:1hed signing the Acts of the recent gen eral assenilv. He vetoed only one. that as to -CISve federal Jtrisdic ti.n. whi- h was - 'turned to the gen eral assembhy while it was in -es Stoni. A jury in Lancaster has convicted a white man o manslaughter for he killing of a negro who. the defendant claimed. had endangered defendants life after having curced defendant in unendurable teri,. Barnard M. Dob,on. of Yorkville. has passed successfully an examina tion for as-istant paymaster in the navy. He is a protege of Senator Till-man. Out of fourteen who ap peared for examination before the board Dobson stood first, making a splendid average entitling him to rank above all the others. Ware houses and contents be longing to A. Wichman & Co.. in Waterboro. were burned on Wednesday night. having been struck by lightning. During the severe storm several other buildings vere struck and set on nre. hut were saved by good work, aided by the heavy ran. E. H. Holland, a young white man. has been arrested at Glendale. in Spartanburg county. on the charge of taking another person's letters from the postoffice. It appears that the young man had become enamour ed of a young lady and that he took a letter addressed to her by another young man. A young man was found dead at It switch at Central, in Pickens coun ty. on Wednesday morning. He ap peared well . dressed. but there was nothing whatever to identify him. He had $3 in his pocket. He was buried at the county's expense. He was S With the Chc We are up to date in style and "Way Back and Low Down in] bought our stock early, in fact so er here is no advance prices put on ou he ground floor in every respect, al nd customers money on their sprin Our store is filled n'p completely i nd second floors with New Spring ire very strong on all the followini your special attention, and carefuli 'extremely low prices." F.dl1 and complete line of Dress 0 n Silks, Wool Goods and Wash Go Big line of Clothing for Menr and SBig line of Hats for Men and Boys Co CHEAPEST ST( P V rece tSo.ooo. Ini hev river ndar.r %pr ivnt em" therec .re J1he f"ll'win Fro Charle-t,n. S73.000: \\~1i Bay. 'S7o.ooo: the Great Pece Dt e. So.-ooo. Edwin C. i1allent-ne. a stuident (if i:rmn univer.ity. died In Thursday ihta-. the re-::!t 01 an operation ter ai tak fppnct. Thle young" mnan- hmne wa- !.a:re-:. . lie was 22 yar, -.bl anC a- in hi a ec,qnd year :- a n.....r-inIdenit. A pecuL - --e ab CnCc kf th n- >a;il . Baiw sne, y:.naca,1 :mdlr the diiree it . .h noten missinary Best Remedy For Constipation. .. "Tie 6incst remedy for constipation I ever used is Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets." says Mr. Eli But Ier of Frankville N. Y. "They act gently and without any unpleasant effcct. and leave the bowels in a per fectiv natural condition." Sold by Smitih Drug Co.. Newberry and Pros periy Drug Co.. Prosperity, Letter to E. Y. Morris, Newberry, S C Dear Sir: You sell a good many things by the gallon. Being a decent man. you give fill measure. You know what we mean; you know that short weight and short measure are conimon among-well, we hope there are n6 short measures and weights in yIour town. There are, though. Ribbons and !aces and trimim,gs. sold by the --z n(. measure nine or ten yards. I 'Tere is no complaint. because "they all du it." You have the same plague n yu'r goods-ieary., everything. canned or bottled. cheats in the quan it-. Almost nobody gives full weight ia f iactorv-package! \\We are mne tf the almost nobodies. \We sell paint. by the gallon. to >aint your house: and our gallon is jus, the same size as your that you measure vinegar with-231 cubic inches. Good paint too-Devoe lead-and zine-takes fewer gallons than mix ed paint and wears twice as long as lead-and-oil. You own a house. That's why we are writing to you. Yours truly F W Devoe & Co P. S.-TJ--Te Newberry Hardware Co sell our paint. 62 PRINC 'ELA' the Frol icest brighte SNew Spri quality and choice selections, but rices." The reason is plain. We ny and at such an advantage that goods at all. We are, therefore, on id prepar'd to save all our friends and summer purchases for 1904. every available space on the first Goods in every departrment. We Slines of merchandise, and invite aspetion, and best of all, note our oods of every kind and latest styles Boys. pela IR IN NEWBERRY. JEW ELRY IN EVERY SPAPE OR STYLE, Renember I am at the same s.nd an.1 am always ready to serve vou with the very best of Jewelry, Watches, Toilet Articles and every thing to be found in a First Class Jewelry Establishment. My business in Optical Goods has greatly increased also, showing my knowledge and ability in fitting Spectacies and Glasses. New Sterling Silver just received; new ideas and new goods, also quadruple plated goods, Whiting Mig Co's, Derly Silver Co., Bene dict & Rodgers. Yours for a prosperous new year, J. GUY DANIELS. 16Oncesa I Pou4! People frequently :ask us how many ounces there are in the pound weight we use in our drug store. Some seem to think that we only give 12 ounces in one pound. We want to assure everybody that when ever they buy drugs at Mayes' Drug Store they will always get 16 ounces to the pound, no matter whether it is a pound of pure Cream Tartar, Epsom Salts, or any drug or chemi Ical1.. 19C 1DB ~tAs US it and best ng Goods. Everything that is made in Shoe we buy Shoes only from the large ness. Don't buy any Shoes or SI this spring. We know we can pl A full and complete line of Shit and exclusive patterns Collars and Cuffs, Neckwear, Suspenders. Umbrellas and Par Ladies and Men. We are ver Furnishing Goods We haven't space and time ini prices and kinds of goods, but sa goods anywhere in Newberry, or to us before you buy, and we are mense stock, and "we will always We are yours to serve with Ea and Shoes. Always in front * n prices. d Br AND OUTPTTERS I Elberta Peach Trees, Barred Plymouth Rocks. Red Raspberry Plants. Eggs for hatching a specialty. All inqniries promptly answered. Write for Circulars. GEO. F. MONTGOMERY, Marietta, Ga. Cheap Tickets TO THE West, Northwest AN D CALIFORNIA Washington, Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colo rado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. . . . . . . . . Tickets on sale from Sept. 15 to Nov. 20. THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD offers choice of routes. Free Reclin ing Chair Cars. No transfers. Fast time. Double track. For full mformation, Circulars, Rates and Tickets apply to FRED D MILLER, Trav. Pass. Agt., Ill. Central R. R., Atlanta, Gi. Here is the place for Everybody wanting the Right kind of cigars And finest stationery, Ladies and gentlemen. Don't you forget it. A fresh supply of New goods in these lines Down to the lowest mark. Now is the time that Each one of you Who wants to buy Some of these things Ought to come, For they are going Fast and give satisfaction. It is a settled fact. Come and see for yourself. E. H. Aull, Proprietor. '4. ROS ~uaI! ~ssortment of for Ladies. Men and Children,and St and best manufacturers in the busi ippers until you have seen our line ease you both in styles and prices. for Men and Boys-entirely new losiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs and isols, and Underwear of all kinds for strong on Domestics and House his paper and issue to mention all - this to you: Get prices and look at y town or city in the State, and come sure we can please you with our im be LOWER in price. ter Dresses, Clothing, Hats Styles and Qualities, but the lowest s., '0D EUVYBVDY