Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR. MANNING, S. C. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1899.' PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. SUBSCRIPTJ.ON RATES: Ono Year.......................$1.50 Si - MAontllz ....... .............. Four Months....... .............. 50 ADVERTISING RATES: One square, one time, $1; each subse quent insertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertisements. Liberal contracts made for three, six tnd 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 char acter will be published except as an adver tisement. Entered at the Post Office at Manning as Second-Class Matter. CHARLESTON'S LETHARGY. Under date of September 9th, a gentleman from S'ummerton writes the News and Courier as follows: "I only want to ask a few questions. Why is it that Wilmington, N. C., is getting all the cotton from these parts? Wilmington got yesterday in this place and nearby depots 150 bales cotton; Charleston 6 or 7. Why can't Charleston pay as much as Wil mington? We have two buyers here, one for Charleston and one for Wil mington. They paid yesterday from 5.95 to 6.05. "It seems to me that as Charleston is so much nearer she could pay more. Perhaps the cotton men don't care to handle cotton from Clarendon and would prefer getting it from Georgia and Alabama." Commenting on the above the News and Courier has the following to say: Charleston's cotton buyers claim that they offer the highest market price for the staple, and the railroad men claim that there is no discrimi nation in rates in favor of Wilming ton as against Charleston. The Cot ton Exchange, the Chamber of Com merce or the Young Men's Business League should appoint a committee to investigate this matter once for all. We can offer two very essential facts the distance from Summerton to Wil mington is 171 miles, and the dis tance from Summerton to Charleston is 88 miles. It is about time Charleston was aroused to her interest, and we had hoped that when the News and Cou rier assumed the trouble and expense of sending August Kohn one of the most reliable newspaper men in the State, to Wilmington to investigate and report, it would have had the ef fect of revolutionizing Charleston's cotton business. Mr. Kohn made a clear and an elaborate report of the conditions ex isting in Wilmington, and told how 1 that city was equippe3d to handle the < fleecy staple. His report of how the Sprunts managed to go right under the nose of Charleston was a word < picture of Charleston's indifference to her own business interests. The t News and Courier had this work done I to make the cotton merchants wake up and change their business meth- t ods so as to put a stop to Wilming- t ton's coming here and taking away< a traffic which rightfully belongs to< Charleston. The cry used to be that 1 it was the railroads discriminating against Charleston, but that will not do now, the railroads are not discrim- I inating against Charleston, on the contrary, the freight rates are less to Charleston than to Wilmington. A - merchant in a neighboring town re- f ceived a telegraphic order from Char leston for 100 bales of cotton at 5.90 and at that very moment he was of fering 6 cents himself. We mentiont this circumstance to show how back-a ward Charleston is on cotton. If the business men of that city would give heed to the News and Courier's cor respondents investigation of the causes why Wilmington is getting ~ South Carolina's cotton, they would show some apprecation of the gooda that newspaper tried to do fc'r Char leston-. The people of this section prefer to send their cotton to Charleston, but they are forbidden by the prices off- i ered there, Charleston is South Caro- I lina's natural cotton market, and why it is that her business men are so blinded to their own interests, and so heedless of the News and Courier's teachings in this matter, we cannot understand-. The Cuban with a Census job is pretty apt to take an optimistic viewr of the situation. We fancy General Otis will have a I lively time trying to keep General Joe Wheeler from fighting.C Captain Carter's lawyers continuea to insist that their client is the onlyI genuine American Dreyfus. While Governor Bushnell has or-a dered his pitcher of ice water for the Ohio campaign, he is already begin- I ning to see trouble ahead for the Re publican ticket. The French authorities could not face the condemnation of the civilized world, and have signed a pardon for Dreyfus. He will be at liberty in ad few days, and will take up his abode in Englndr it ; snnnposed. Now that rapid fire guns are to )e sent to General Otis, it is hoped c ,hat some one will see that he fires a hem rapidly. It looks to President McKinley p rery much as though the handwriting a vas on the wall in Ohio, and there is t vorry at the White House. a il The Boston Newspapers should send Miss Jewett pcst-haste to Illi- s iois, where she can be able to secure nore material for her dime shows. Russel A. Alger has decided to e et the Senatorial bee get in some )ody else's bonnet, and accord- a ngly he publishes a letter declin- t lng to make the race. Old Alger t ra-s afraid of being shot with o armrn beef"' balls. William J. Bryan, and Burke Dochran are without doubt s America's two finest orators, and 01 ilthough opposed to each other's A iews on "trusts" and the money u uestion, they have a great ad niration for each other. t1 Charleston has a municipal :ampaign on her hands which I promises to be interesting. Mayor 3mythe and Mr. Seignious are a hallenged by Col. Jones for a oint debate. Seignious has ac epted and some revelations Inayt e looked for. But all the same N~sl Nmvthe will succeed himself as nayor. The coming home of Dewey vill be an event which will have t place in the public history of t America. South Carolina is to ave a place in the picture and ve venture the assertion that no si Jovernor participating in the 'estivities will have as strong and e ine looking staff as will Governor qcSweeney. t The Dreyfus verdict is condemn- d d by every civilized nation, and ( ven France dare not carry out he sentence of the court. The ?aris exhibition is being threat med with boycott on account of he verdict, and we believe the 0 nercenary Frenchmen will par lon Dreyfus rather than have their ocket nerves paralyzed. Two things are being watched with nuch interest just now. First the levelopment of the President's plans e; or the Philippine campaign this aill, and second, the Ohio election. A aiilure in either quarter would costt ~IcIinley the no mination and corn- d )el the bringing forward of somee >her leader by the Republicans. General M. C. Butler has recently h lelivered a speech advocating a sep ration of the races, and has given ~ o tge press a strong paper amplifying us position. He advocated the sep ration of the races on the floor of t he Senate and it is his firm convic- b ion that the country would be better t ff if the negroes would seek some e ther country where they could be > themselves. Hon. John S. Wilson of Clarendon as recently been suggested as a suit-r ble man to represent the Sixth Con ~ressional District in the National ssembly. Mr. Wilson has a host of tI riends throughout the district, and t hould he become a candidate he ti vould keep his opponents quite busy. e has made a magnificent record as olicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit, ,nd we believe were he sent to Con ~ress he would make a fine record here also.k n Some of the newspapers of the tl tate are very persistant in their ef- s< orts to bring politics to the front, ai ,nd Senator Tillman is their target to T hoot at. It strikes us that it would c< >e much better to leave all political sl liscussion off until the opening of the tl iext campaign as the people have not tI ad time to breath easy since the T ast Campaign. We cannot see what tc rood can be accomplished at this si ime by filling columns of editorial b. pace with politics,it would be far bet er, and certainly more gratifying if la he newspapers would devote more a pace to the material development of ic heir respective communities. How's This ! We offer one nundred dollars reward for K ny case of catarrh that cannot be cured by te [all's Catarrh Cure. fo F. J. CHENEY & Co., Props., Toledo, 0. We the undersigned, have known F. J, bi :heney for the last 15 years, and believe t imn perfectly honorable in all business e ansactons and financially able to carry ut any oblhgations made by their firm. WET & TRArX, Whbolesale Druggists, To ado, . WADNG, IKINNAN & MARsIN, Wholesale SI >ruggists. Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internaly, h eting directly upon the blood and nmucous urfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot l. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials Hall's Family Pills are the best. - --.. __ Il True lovers never say good night v~ mtil the next morning. Keep Quiel nd use Chamberlain's colic. cholera and iarrhoea remedy for all pains of the stom- SI ch and all unnatural looseness of the bow- C s. It always cures. For sale by Rt. B. Reports from every section of the )untry would indicate a great short .e in the cotton crop, and the gov mment reports confirm this view. ill cotton bring a much higher rice is the question? We remember similar condition in 1893, but after E le month of September, cotton took tumble, and kept a tumbling until reached the very lowest mark; at at time the government reports iowed a shortage and instead of it aving the effect of shoo'ing up the rice, it seemed to have the reverse fect. The English buyers, and they I mtrol our markets, do not seem tc I lace faith in our short crop reports ad until we are able to convince iem that the staple is really shrt iere is very little prospect to gratify ur hope for eight cent cotton. We t -ill not advise the holding of cotton. Spain's Greatest Need. Mr. R. P. Olivia of Barcelona, Span, ',ends his winters at Aiken, S. C. Weak erves had caused severe pains in the back his head. On using Electric Bitters, merica's greatest blood and :erve remedy. I pain soon left him. He says this grand edicine is what his country needs. All merica knows that it curcs lIver and kid ey trouble, purines the bloo 1, tones up ie stomach, strengthens the mi -rves. puts g to, vigor and new life into every muscle, a erve and organ of the body. If weak, red or aihng you need it. Every bottle naranteed, only 50 cents. Sold by R. 1". orl ea, druggist. 1 The State Board of Control in bolishing the beer dispensaries, ave undertaken to abolish that t hich there was no warrant in law establish, but it seems to us, 1 ince they were a law unto them elves, their recent action has the ppearence of playing hide and ?ek with those who have been led t y them into the expense of estab shing these beer dispensaries. If ie dispensary question cannot be I bmitted to the people of the arious counties to settle for them- i lves, then in our judgment the reneral Assembly should by legal I nactment authorize the establish ient of beer dispensaries, and ave the same opened up where ie people petition for them. We o not know why the Board shut own on the beer men so sudden C r, but their sudden action has I ut many 'people to wondering I -hether it is a precusor to a storm f scandal. t A Woman's Letter. Coolidge, Ky., Aug. 20, 1898. New Spencer Med~cine Cor.: Since writ ig you in July, I bare continued to use enedicta and am surprised at the results'. efore usicg the remedy I suffered from omb troubles and a weak stomach, bin the tree bottles of Benedicta has cormpletely ired mue. It is a great medicine fo'r dleli-e te women. Mus. H. R. GILtATHr. Sold by R. B. Loryea. ' The demand for timber lands in uis country is growing stronger every ay, and those owning such property un realize fine pi ices. We wouldc ivise, that a careful reading of the mitracts be made before signing, st they sign a contract which wille lace their lands in a position to ef- ~ eCt a future sale. A contract which ermits an unlimited holding of the mber will prove altogether disad- il mtageous to the owner of the land, cause should the owner at some fu ire time desire to sell the land, the )tract may become an obstacle to 1 ie sale-it would surely effect the rice. WXe are informed that the i -ndicates offering to buy timber have contract form which gives them the ght to hold the timber for a certain 1 rm of years after cutting has coim enced, and if at the expiration of iat time, there still remains uncut 1 niber the concern can continue cut ug at an advance of eight per cent. 2our opinion such a contract is very satisfactory, as there is no speci- ti 3d time fixed for the cutting to corn- e ence, and with thepresent advanc ig prices of timber, and its weil 2own scarcity, if the cutting doess >t begin right away, the owner of e timber property would find him If unable to take advantage of the Ivanced price a few years latter.n hen again, if after the term of the mtract has expired and timber ould treble in value, as is more an likely, the timber is bound for e pittance of 8 per cent additional. bese timber contracts appear al gether one sided, with the best ~ de for the syndicate buying the tim r. However, those owning timber nds have a right to do as they please, d if they make bad bargains the d ss is theirs.D That Thirobbimir Headache Would quickly leave you if you used Dr. ing's New Life Pills. Thousands of suf rers have provedl their matchless merit r sick and nervous headaches. They ako pure blood and strong nerves and ild up .our health. Easy to take. Try 3 em. Only 25 cents. Money- back if not red. Sold by R. U. Loryea, druggist. 1-5 Love and~ reason are seldom on >aking terms. Love is a tickling sensation at the aart that can not be scratched. Aii n Ensolicil ed Tlest imoial. .. I take pleasure in stating thiat I pur. I msedl of Ri. R. Loryta, the drugeist, L ternatim a! Pou'try' Food a ni it proved ry bendIicia.] ineovn Cliolerauo y chickens, andI up to this time they have a en free from it, and I expect to use the, )ltry Food in the future. T. J. TISDALE. Manning, S. C. ugnst 4. 189'J. We carry a full line ot International ock and P'oultry Food, Heave Cure. lie Cure, Harness Soap, etc. R. D.LRYEAt I NEWS BRIEFS OF A WEEK TE3S GLEANE ) ALL OVER THE UNIVERSE. The state board of control has issued a order closing all beer dispensaries in luth Carolina. The mayor of Imus has disappeared ,nd it is supposed he joined the rebels >n the promise of receiving a general. hip. Alabama's gubernatorial contest, it is aid, will have another entry in the per. on of Dr. R. M. Cunningham of Bir aingham. Senor Quesada has been informed hat nine more Cuban prieoners have ieen released from the Spanish military irison at Oadiz. The comptroller of the currency has ssued a call for statements of the con Liton of all national banks at the close >f business Sept. 7. Five thousand dollars has been as. essed for the purpose of arranging for he meeting of the Southern Educi ional association at Memphis in De ember. The street railways of Birmingham, kla., have combined. The exodus of coal miners from south est Virginia is alarming the operators. Twelve of the whitecappers who vhipped Postmaster Crum, at Peck, 'a., have been bound over to the fed. ral court. An uncensored dispatch from Manila :ays General Wheeler only obtained as ignment to active duty after a serious ispute with Otis. Cuba, a leading nowspaper of Matan as, which advocated harmony among te Cubans and Spaniards, has sus [ended owing to lack of support. It is almost certain an effort will be ade when congress meets to withdraw he support of this government from he Paris exposition because of the ver lict in the Dreyfus case. A Mobile and Ohio freight train was vrecked at Briden, Ills., several un :nown tramps were killed and carv de aolished containing merchandise con igned to southern points. An epidemic of typhoid fever has >roken out in Berlin. Fire at Philadelphia destroyed tile. vorks worth $100,000. The directors of the Atlanta and West oint railway have declared a 25 per ent dividend. The American Jewish year book, just sued, estimates the Hebrew population if the United States at 1,048,800. Larkin McCartha was waylaid by his irother-in-law, William Goodwin, at Angley, Saluda county, S. C., and :lled. Goodwin was captured. George Siler, well known as the ref ree of the greatest fistic encounters of ecent years, has decided to leave Chi. ago and locate permanently in New Crk. Four thousand acres of land near Iniontown, Ky., has just been pur :hased for the Kentucky Coal, Coke and ining company, a corporation now in irocess of formation, which will have a apital of $250,000. Veterans of the Mexican war held heir annual reunion at Indianapolis. The king of Italy has appoitaed the tahan ambassador at Washiagton, 3aron Fava, a senator. President McKinley pressed a jele raph key which started the machinery .t the Philadelphia exposition. A Filipino pqlice ferce, znumbwn 50 men, armed with revolVers nd lub, has begun work at Manila. Secretary Root has ordered he ~went-nnth volunteer regiment,. 1. neirdin, from Fort McPhersr.I, o San Francisco to embark fo h 'hilippines. Colonel James H. Tillman of South Jarolina has asked the president to au horize him to organize an indepetidn ompany of Indian scouts for service in he Philippines. While resisting arrest at Cincinnatg, :homas Skelton seriously wounded Om er Lemick. The officer then shot and :illed Skelton. The latter wa a nod haracter in police circles. The greater portion of Texas is suffer ag from a s'vere drouth. The public schools of Knoxville mgy e closed on account of numerous cases f scarlet fexver among the children. A chair combination is being orgau sd. About 85 per cent of all the ma jacturers in this country are interested. Hundreds of refugees from the yellow ever stricken districts of Louisiana and fississippi are now going to Asheville, President Andrade of Venezuela has st for Valencia to persgnally take om sand of the troops against the re olu ion leader Castro. Colonel A. R. Lawton of Savannah tas been appointed commander of the -orgia militia which goe" to New York receive Admiral Dewey. A young man who secures a situa on as bill collector has a promising ear Thth Kind You Have Always Bought There must be a woman in the oon instead of a man, otherwise it oouldn't change so often. rs de th e Kind You Have Always Bought [OSPH F. RHIIAME, A'lTORXEY AT LAW, MANNIN 'G, S. C. R.-medij~javhe curetd g many th'ous..d ca-es calb op,-.ss. In ten rys at leas two-thirds of all syptoms~ remoy L. Testimonials and TEN DAYS t reat-nt free. R. H. H. GREEN'S SONS. Box K. Atlanta. Ga. L. . FRANK GjEIGERI, DENTIST, MANNING, S. C. C. DAVIS, A1 TTOR'XEY A T LAWT, MANNING, S.C. Ofiec lately occupied b~y theO late B. ressleyv Barron, Esq. P and W h s k ey abitt ;MEMEME-MM R. B. M. WoOL Lii co.. AtittIs. a.f!ice. 104 North I'ryor St. and Surveying and Leveling. IIwill do Snrve-ying, etc., iu Clarendon id adjoining Counties. Cll at office or address at Samnter, S. C., 0. Box J10l. JOHN R. HAYNESWORtTH. )1~* C UBA N O IL cures O'!43 uts, Burns, Bruises, Rhein atism nid Sores. Price, 25 cents. Solib 11. 13 RLTorye -_ I FALL ANNOUNCEMENT ,, *.OF.. SUMTER, S. G. C We are going to make it to the advant- si age of every one in Clarendon County to buy * from us everything they need in the shape of T Dry Goods, Notions, Carpets, b Cloaks, Shoes, Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods, Hats, Gro ceries, Hardware, Etc. a First-For we carry in stock anything you may ask for and have the largest and most varied assortment in each department that we have ever shown. S1 Second-Rock bottom prices on Y everything. Third--You will receive the same atten tion if you spend 10 cents or $100. We shall sell Ls long as they last, 75 dozen guaranteed 4-ply Linen Collars at 5c; all shapes and sizes. 50 dozen guaranteed 4-ply Linen Cuffs at iic; Links 'and Plain; sizes, io, A 10 1-2 and ii. The above will give you an idea of the prices we are going to offer this season. p J. RYTTENBERG & Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., F G S'unmter, - - S. C. Mail orders fil ed pio. 1.tly. Dres; goods samples Aent on Application- t] - o Ts nw oenin hi fal an witer toc of en', a Me'sSutsfrm , .-3to$0 Yout's Sits rom . $450 t $1 amina. - rvvriP UGBYPS NEW STORE S THE Our Dress Goods Depart ment is growing and we BUSIEST STORE intend to make it the most up to date place IN TOWN. ANYWHERE. We Must Have a Brisk Fall Business. All signs point to an exceptionally prosperous season. n A. RIGBY with his spacious lots and stalls adjoining *, *, R i to accommodate EVERY FARMER in larendon County with a place to shelter his animal while attending to hatever business he has to look after while in town, will be the most de rable and interesting place in Manning-Most to see, Most comfort and tse while seeing prices like the following: September wanes and with it our prices in Early Fall Dress Goods alk. A whole case of New Colors in Fine Dress Outings, worth 7e of any-. Ddy's money; our September price, 5e yard. Better grade, value J2c; our price for September, 8c. Best quality of Flannellettes, nobby line of patterns, would be cheap 15c; our price 10c yard. Big Assortment of Wool Dress Goods. In this line we call special attention to the fact that we have no old ock nor stuff to offer you, but only a New, Fresh and Select Line to show >u, and prices to meet any competition, from 10c to $1 per yard. Trim ings, etc., to match. Some Good Hosiery. A glance at our show window will tell the tale of Ladies' Black Hose. ;e Ladies' Hermsdorf Fast Black, full spliced heel and sole at......... 24c e Fast Dye and Full Seamless .......................... ...15C ;c Black Ribbed-a hummer-going for.......... ....... - - -- -..... 10e nice Seamless, Shaped Foot at.....- --- --................ 5e GFROCEFIES. While we are quoting you Rock Bottom prices in our Dry Goods De irtment, our list would not be complete without naming some of the nec saries of life. ood Rice at ............................$3 00 per 100-lb. sack. No. 13 lb. can Tomatoes at . ...............-- ... .. 1 00 per dozen. ood Rio Coffee at........................... 8*to 12e lb. lour...........---. ---- ........................ 3 50to4 50 per bbl. ranulated Sugar, 17 lbs. for. ..... .......... ........ 1 00 ood double thick Tobacco in 10-lb. caddies, at....... 35e per lb. I Bars Good Soap for -------------...................... 25. Come early, for we want to get acquainted with and convince you - kat we know how to save you money on all that you may have to buy. S. A. Ikigby, Creator of More and Better Business. RACKET - STORE, SUIMTEF.. S. C. Bankrupt Stock to be closed out in the next few days to make room for sw arrivals. These goods must go regardless of cost. Special Bargains On Ladies' Underwear, Smyrna Rugs, Table Damask, Doilies, Dress nods, of any description. Men's and Boys' Pants, Overalls, Shirts. Shoes every description, from 25c up. Men's, Boys' and Ladies' Hats, Trunks, alises and Satchels. A complete line of Jewelry, Clocks, Lamps, Vases, Glassware, Crock 'yware, and Tinware. A full and complete line of Groceries for retail purposes. Our whole le Grocery Department is complete in every line and for the next 10 days e propose to break the record on prices of everything mentioned in this I., and in fact everything kept in a first-class Variety Store. Friends and patrons will please come at once and examine our stock. Yours truly, RANK B. CRIER, Cor. Main and Republican Streets, Sumter, S. C. L. B. DuRANT, ardware, - Cutlery - and - Crockery, SUMTER, S. C. In order to accommodate my growing business, I have Loved my quarters into the spacious store lately occupied by e Ducker-Bultman Company ,and I am prepared to fill all ders. Call or write for what you want. My stock is corn tete, in fact larger than ever before, having added to my im ense stock of [ardware, Stoyes, Housefurnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, etc., A Large Line of Crockery. I also handle in large quanties Paints, Oils and Window lass. My store is headquarters for Guns, Pistols. Powder, hot. Shell and all kinds of Sporting Goods. Engine and Mill Suipplies. All of our Stoves warranted, Lm. .DLURANT, SUMTER, S. C.