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I. E. Jerrikintson $15,000 Worth of Goods Thrown on the Market and They MUST BE SOLD at Prices that will Astonish the People of Clarendon County. All we ask is to come and see the Bargains we offer in DRY GOODS AND OTIONS SHOESP HATS AND CLOTHING BLANES - CO~l'ORS& IAIEE' 8HT' UNDERWEAR. Great Bargains in MILLINERY RIBBONS and LADIES' FINE DRESS GOODS. We Invite all to come, it will Astonish you how much a Dollar will Buy at this Great Sale. Bear in mind, we will Cash Purchases, as we propose to give you Overvalues in the Goods you Buy. W. E. INSON LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. MANNING, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 15, 1897. PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.......................-1.50 Six Months..... ............... 75 Four Months..................... 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1; each subsc quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and fributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six and twelve months. Communications must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer In order to receive attention. No communication of a personal chlar acter will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. POLITICS MAKE STRAMIE BEDFEL LOWS. We see it stated that Capt. W. C. McGowan of Abbeville will be a can didate for Governor, and we have had it whispered into our ears that a man named John L. M. Irby, known to the political world as the "feller" with the "lulu hand," has something to do with Mr. McGowan's determination to enter the race. We are also in formed that Rev. Mr. Archer of Spar tanburg, once a preacher, but now a member of the Legislature and a pretty slick all-round politician, will also be a candidate for the governor ship, and if our advisor is correct in his guess, "lulu hand" John Irby will play McGowan the Conservative to catch the Conservatives and Archer the Reformer to split the Reformers to defeat Ellerbe for re-election. This is to be a sort of a three-card monte arrangement in which revenge is ex pected to find the winning card. If this surmise is correct, Irby will be, as far as the anti-Ellerbe forces are con cerned, expected to stay in his grave yard where he was buried last sum mer, but from that quiet retreat he _ will send his voice from the tomb through his Sancho Panzo, Col. T. Larioso Gantt, who will go among Ellerbe's friends and endeavor to trick them into picking up the wrong card. This is a free country. Everybody has a right to run for office, but we would feel mortified if handsome Willie McGowan allowed himself to be made a cat'spaw of by designing poiticinns who areo nly after the flesh pots, and the gratification of personal spleen. Governor Ellerbe may have com mitted some errors of judgment who has ever held such a high and important trust that has iot? Hamp ton in his day, with no tantalizing surroundings, made some mistakes, and so did every one of his success ors, including Ben Tillman, but the people are not going to set down on a man for making an honest mistake, especially when that mistake is over balanced a hundredfold, by an honest administration of office. Let the candidates who desire to break the precedent of giving a Gov ernor a second term come out; they will only show the people their greed for office, that is all. The people will look after them in due time and each and every one of them might as well, in packing their grips for the stump, carry along their politicaLl shrouds, for they will surely need them when Governor Ellerbe gets through giving the votess an account of his steward ship. The day for kicking up a dust and blinding the people has passed, as was proven in the last senatorial race. No longer do politicians rule. The people must be consulted when a man is to be chosen, and they have reposed a confidence in our present Governor that all the bickerings of soreheaded politicians can not shake, nor can the tricks of political monte players divert the people from exer cising their choice. I herefore the game may proceed; the voters will cut the cards and they will see to it that no "cold decks" are wrung in on them. When Governor Ellerbe in his inaugural address gave out his policy, it was received with a univer sal approval. The only question then will be, has he carried out his prom ises on the lines indicated in his pledge to the people? We believe he has, and we also believe the people think likewise. Since the announcement of Judge Witherspoon that he will not stand for re-election we notice among the number of aspirants the name of J. E. McDonald, Esq., of Winnsboro. Mr. McDonald made a fine reputa Lion as solicitor of the Sixth Circuit, rind besides being exceedingly popu lar and a geui:,l gentleman, as a law er he is cle::r-Leaded, and possessed of fine judgment. He has not been an extremist on either side of the fac tional fence, and should the General Assemubly bestow the honor upon im we are sat isfied thev will make no mistake, and his election will be gratifying to) the pe'ople and the Bar hrouhont tie State. RELIEF SADLY EEI)ED. The General Assembly will meel next month, and the question now is, will they do anything to relieve the present oppressive conditions? The produce of the people is scarcely bringing the cost of production, and yet the taxes are even higher than they were when the products of the farmers were bringing twice as much. Something must be done to lighten the burdens of the people, who are patient and have stood the oppression as only a patriotic people can, but there is a point where patience ceases to be a virtue, and when that is reached something will drop. How can people pay such heavy taxes at the present prices of cotton? This question must be solved by our law makers or a complete revolution in our government will take place. No government can stand with a condi tion of discontent existing. The peo ple must be satisfied, and if those in charge of affairs are not equal to the emergency, others will have to be found. Let our lawmakers when they get to Columbia, put all other matters aside and work for the sole object of reducing the taxes. We see no necessity of having a prolonged session-there is none. The Dispen sary law, the re-districting bill, the "valler dog" and "cooter" laws can be dispensed with for the present, and only such things taken in as will directly be felt by all of the people. If the legislators will only take into consideration matters which affect the people throughout the State, instead of making political pontoons to crawl into office upon, the session will not last over twenty days and at least twenty thousand dollars in per diem will be saved to an already burdened people who are groaning under the yoke of tax op pression. [BUCKLEN'S AiNICA SALVE. The best save in the vorld for cuts, bruises, sorns, lers, s t rheun. fever sores, tetter, (:ine'.d ha ds chilblains, ,gUS and all skin eruptions, ;nd positively cures pilesor rio pay requiretd. It is guar anteed to give erfe ct ,a:-n tion or monev refunded. Fri~e 25c. per l.:. For satle by R,. . Lorvea. Cieve!aud Is In Carolina. GEORGETOWN, S. 0., Dec. 1.-Ex. President Grover Cleveland, accom panied by Captain Robley D. Evans, Captain P. B. Lamberton and General Anson G. McCook, arrived in George town at 6:20 p. m.. coming via the At. lantic Coast Line in the Pullman car Davy Crockett. The car was run down to the wharf and as soon as their bag gage and other trappings were trans-; ferred the party boarded the govern ment launch "Water Lily" and left at once for the shooting preserves of Gen eral E. P. Alexander. at Ford's Point, going through the Minim creek canal on the way down. MR. ELLERBE'S MESSAGE. Governor Will Devote Musit of the DocU ment to wbisky Question. COLUrmA, 8. C., Dec. 18.-Governor Ellerbe announces that he will devote the greater part of his message to the legislature to the liquor question. Since it has been known that there is nc t-hance of the United States supreme court rendering a decision on the ques tion of the right of citizens of othe: states to sell liquor in original packages through agencies here in time for such decision to be a guide to the general as sembly, the hearing being fixed for March, the governor has received many suggestions as to the proper course fox the state to pursue. The latest of these is the preamble and resolutions of Mount Clio Grange No. 14, suggesting a plan to freeze out the original package houses by high li cense, which will be imposed on county dispensaries and then refunded to the counties by the state. The resolutions follow: Resolved, That we do hereby declare in favor of the dispensary law and hope that it will be allowed to remain on the stat ute books of the state. And as a means to attain the desired end we respectfully suggest the following changes: 1. That a license tax of of 5,000 be placed on all liquor establiishments. local dispensaries included. 2. That the price of liquors sold through the local dispensaries be reduce-!. 3. That the general assembly appropri ate annually to each of th s'veral coun ties a sum of money equalling the a:munt collected annually from the dispensaries situated and doing business in each of said several counties. While the governor is considering these many suggestions, the Prohibi tionists are orgatiziu in every cornet of the state. SOUTHERN MILLS ACTIVE. Manufacturers Busy With Orders Hooked Earlier In the Year. CHmTTANOOGA, Dec. 13.-Despite the near approach of the holiday season, which is usually the dullest time of the year in industrial circles, trade shows but little decrease in volume and The Tradesman's southern correspondents report continued activity at the mills and factories. Manufacturers are still busy with or ders booked earlier in the year and are rushing matters to catch up with or ders that they may be ready to take care of the heavy trade expected early in 1898. The iron and steel market is firm and structural material and railway supplies are in active demand. The export trade is good with prospects of greater im provement. Southern iron is moving steadily and several idle furnaces in the south will be put in blast at an early date. Southern lumber conditions are more favorable than for several years and the coal mines are being worked at full ca pacity to keep up with the increasing demand. Among the new industries for the week are the following: The Long Island Improvement and Construction company, capital $50,000, Charleston, S. C.; electric light plant at Fernandina. Fia.; flouring mills at Cedartown, Ga.; ice factory at Spar tanburg, S. C. A rope and twine mill will be erected at Anderson, S. C.;' woodworking plants will ba erected at Adairsville, Ga., and Florence, S. 0. Postoff. Swindler Goes Up. RAmEIoH, Dec. 11.-John A. Meeder, a postoffice swindler from Warren county, who has victims by the hun dreds in varioue states, mainly south of here, was before the federal court here and sentenced to 19 months' imprison. ment and 6200 fine. THE NEW ELECTION LAW. Carolinians Mast Read and Write or Own 6200 Worth of Property. COLUMBIA, S. C. Dec. 1 - With Wednesday the celebrated "understand ing" clause of the new constitution of this state went out of existence and South Carolina from now on stands squarely on an educational and property qualification for its voters. Hereafter any one to become a registered voter must be able to read and write or have $200 worth of property in his own name. There has been considerable talk about making a fight on the new con stitution in the federal courts, but nothing has come of this talk, and it now appears to be too late. The only place the new constitution has had any effect has been in congress, where all of the contests from this state are now based on the new suffrage clause. Colonel John Cameron 1)oal. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Dec 1 -Colonel John D. Cameron died here. He was the oldest telegrapher in North Caro lina and opened the first office at Raleigh, having learned telegraphy at Richmond. He was for many years railway agent and operator at Hills boro, and later was editor there and at Durham, Raleigh and Asheville. For a number of terms he was principal clerk of the lower house of the legis lature. Preacher Returns His Pension. VINCENNES, Ind., Dec.1.-The Rev. L. J. Keith of this city has written to the commissioner of pensions at Wash ington refusing a pension from the gov ernment and has made full restitution of all the money received by him, $495. Mr. Keith was first lieutenant. Com pany B, Twenty-sixth Indian t regi ment. He has a good war rL:rd. In returning the money he says the pen sion allowed him was not well based. Shot Wife and Himself. CHICAGO. Dec. 11.-Mrs. Fred Schroe der, who was shot in the right siiouidet by her husband Thursday night after a quarrel, has just died of her injuries. Schroeder put a ballet into his temple when officers forced the door of his room. He died instantly. Logroller Loses B3la Life. COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 11.-At Youngs, Laurens county, John Wharton. an Irishman with a family, was rolling logs up a hillside to a sawmili. A heavy log broke the gearing and rolled down the hill. going over Wharton, killing him instantly. Churo O icers in a i aht. COLUMBIu, S. C., Dec. 13.-The su perintendent and the assistant superin tendent of the Metropolitan Baptist church, both negroes, became involved in a dispute over the significance of some passage of scripture. The argu ment grew so warm that at the end of the meeting, when they left the church, the two zealous expounders got into trouble. One drew a big stick and the other a brick. A case was made against them for disorderly conduct and in po lice court one of them was fined. safe Blowers Are Captured. COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 13.-Three white' men, giving their names as Joe Jones, Charley Jones and Henry Johnson, were arrested in Batesburg for safe cracking in Williston on Wednesday. They got $23.) out of one store and racked one safe in the postoffice, but }1,100 had been transferred from the safe they entered to another one that ay. Three more of the gang are at arge and are supposed to be operating' n Greenville. A SENSATIONAL SHOOTING. Columbia Photographer Probbly Fatally Wounds His weetheart's Brother. COLt B:.A, S. C., Dec. 13.-There was a somewhat sensational shooting scrape here between George Radcliffe, a pho tographer and son of the ex-chief of police, and William Konenaun. Rad cliffe had for years been engaged to Konemann's sister, but for some cause was recently prohibited the house by the girl's parents. She was ordered not to see him. Radcliffe met Miss Konemann at the house of a mutual friend and went walking. Will Konemann heard of it. He had previously made threats against Radcliffe and said he would "fix" him. Returning from their walk, the girl was standing on the balcony with her lover beneath, when Konemann walked uu and struck Radcliffe with brass knucks. Radcliffe had been previously warned and drawing a pistol fired four shots, one bullet producing a dangerous and perhaps mortal vonnd. Radcliffe is the grandscn of the com mander of the Richiaud volunteers, a company that did valiant service in the Mexican war. Old F.ag to i'. Returned. RALEIGH, Dec. l.-Adjutant General Anglin of New Hampshire writes Ad jutant General Cowles that Mrs. Persis P. Chase, sister of the late Colonel Ad ward Cross of the Fifth New Ham> shire, has rlaced in his nossession the state flag of the Fourth North Carolina captured by Colonel Cross at Sharps, burg: that he had suggested to her, and the fully agreed, that if there is an as sociation of survivors of the Fourtn, they would be glad to have the flag re surned, and if there is not, it will be returned to the state authorities. Rock 11a11 Now Han Smallpox. COLCMDMA. S. C.. Dec. 13 -A case of smallpox has developed in Rock Hill, where there are 4->0 young women from all over the state attending Winthr^p college, and considerable anxiety is felt. A 12-year-old son of J. B. Johnston 1 . turned to Rock Hill ten days ago from Atlanta. wb-sre he had been for treat ment to liir yes, and two days ago be came ill w: . smallpox. The board of health and city council have ordered that every : arson in the town be vacci nated, and . ave obtained a building 2 miles from town to be used as a hos pital. Methudists at Florence. FLORENCa, S. C., Dec. 11.-The Dte hundred and twelfth session of the South Carolina annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal church is in session here. Bishop W. W. Duncan, D. D., of Spartanburg is presiding. Durrant to Be Hauged. SAN FRAscisco, Dec. 11.-The papers on the Durrant case have been filed here. It is expected that the murderer will be sentenced for the third time on Tuesday and will be hanged on the first Friday of the new year. Forged a Telegraphic Order. SAVANNAH, Dec. 13.-Captain Mart Tones, charged with forging a tele raphic order for $50 on D. C. Hoyward )f Greenpond, S. C., was brou:ht to the rity from Charleston and lodged in the >olice barracks. The money on the or ter was obtained from John Screven, Fr., and the captain makes no denial f it. _______ A Biritish MhIp Ashcre. BRISToL. England, Dec. 13. -- The British steamer Loanzo, Captain Evans, s'hich sailed from Montreal Nov. 23, 'or this port, Is ashore In the British A N T E D-TlUST WOtTHY AND f W active gentlemen or ladies to travel for reslpc.nsibie, established house in South Carolina Monthlv $65 and expenses. Po sition steady. Reference. Enclose self addressEd stamped enveope. The Domin ion Company, Dept. R., Chicago. [18-16t WANTED AGENTS. "The Confederate Soldier of the Civil War," just published, contains 500 pages 12 x 16 inches, and over 1,000 large Battle Scenes, Portraits, Maps, etc. The greatest and largest War Book ever published, and the only one that does justice to the Con federate soldier and the cause he fought for. Complete in one volume. Agents wanted everywhere to sell this book on our new and easy plan. Many of the lady an:1 gentlemen agents who are at work are mak ing $100 to $200 per month. Veteran , Sons and Daughters of Veterans, and oth ers interested are requested to send for a beautiful illustrated descriptive circular (free) red terms to agents. Address, Cou rier-Journal Job Printing Co., Louisville, K y. [18-12t lanning Collegiate Institute. The session for 1S97-9S opens September s, 107. This is a chartered institution and will issue diplomas to its graduates. It takes all grades, and pupis not in a po sitito to pursue the regular course will re cieva instruction along special lines. Stu dents preparel to enter any of our colleges. it:tes fwm $1 to $3 per month. For further inforntatio: alress, E. T. BIOWNE. Princi pal. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Clarendon, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. W. F. B. Haynesworth and Marion Moise as administrators of the es- . tate of J. Cohen Wilson, deceased, plaintiffs, against c Francis J. Graham. defendant. Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale. UNDER AND.BY VIRTUE OF A Judgment Order of the Court of Coin mon Pleas, in the above stated ac tion, to me directed, bearing date Oc tober 30th, 1897, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at Clarendon Court House, at Manning, in said county, within the 6 legal hours for juaicial sales, on Mon day, the 3rd day of January, 1595, being salesday, the following describ ed real estate: c "That parcel of land in Clarendon County. in said State, known as the 'Home place,'containing two hundred and eighty acres. more or less, and described in a deed bearing date the third day of December, 1553. executed c by Samuel W. Harvin as executor of John Harvin, deceased, to the said J. Cohen Wilson as being bounded on the west by lands of David T. Lide, formerly lands of E. J. Pugh: on the northwest by lands of Mrs. Harriet t Harvin: southeast and northeast by lands of the estate of Henry Byrd tud Ann L. Reynolds: north, by h lands formerly known as the Martin r Byrd tract, now owned by Ann L. Reynolds." TERMS OF SALE. One-third of the purchase money to je paid in cash. the balance to be )aid in two equal annual install- . nients, with interest thereon from the late of sale: the time portion to be :oeured by the bond of the pur -haser and a mortgage of the said >remises to be sold, the purchaser to rave the option of paying more than m1e-thtird or his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. D). ,J. BRADHAM, C, Sheriff Clarendon County. t Manning, S. C., D~ec. 8, 1897. J r[o.-.t HAVE YOU MADE THAT NEW DRESS? If not, now's your opportunity. In stead of waiting for January to cut prices on dress goods, we begin now. This is a money saving clearance. Read the prices and write for sam ples promptly and get your winter tress for Christmas. Don't delay. 5 pieces black Brocaded Brillian tines, 38 inches, was 60c, now 38c 2 pieces black plain Brilliantines, 38 inches . . . . was 50c, now 38c pieces black Wool Serge, 52 inches ..... .was 65c, now 48c l piece black silk warp Henrietta 44 inches . . . was 90c, now 6sc 2 pieces black all-wool Henrietta, 46 inches . . . was 65c, now 48c 3 pieces black plush or brocaded Brilliantine, 36 inches, was 30c. ................ now 23c pieces black all-wool Serge. 36 inches ..... .was 35c, now 23c L5 pieces, 8 yards each, variety of popular shades, brocaded goods, all wool and a yard wide . . . . was $4.80, now 3.65 pieces, S yards each, popular shades, yard wide, was $3.20, .................. now 2.40 pieces black and white Shep herd Plaid, 36 inches, reduced to............ 15 and 25c pieces gray Serge, 52 inches; ........ .regular 75e, now 55c pieces Dress Flannels, in grays, brown and blues, 36 inches, .......... worth 35c, now 23c everal pieces, all colors, in nmixed cotton and wool Plaids, SC, 10c and 12 1-2c the yard. erges, Cashmeres and Henriet tas, in solid colors, 36 to 44 inches, 22c to 38e per yard. Jl materials for making and the proper trimmings furnished at the lowest prices. styles in Eider Down; reduced price ................ 2 C We are showing a very nice line of apes, the thing to have this year, at rices no one will meet. See our line of Dogskin, dressed nd uniressed Kids and Gauntlets )r ladies and gents'. .Mitteus for bildren. )li'r Grocery Departiiieiit headquarters for everything good eat and sold at the right prices. For cake ingredients and for all >lidav specialties, consult us. Cor spondence solicited. If M E V[1R I PN CO ilY. SUMTER, S. C. Notice of Annual Meeting. OFFICE Com7 SUPE.vIuT, Clarendo"n Count . 1 .uning, S. C., Dec. 8, 167. ) All persons having clanms against the ontv of Chirendon whieb have no't been prov.i will toresenft themi for appr- val on n1u:rv 3rd, 1h98. T. C. OWENS, 20 411 County Supervisor.