Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-dp. "QOTWN i '^S- a?I.^KAU WORKS. UWiASTER ENTERPRISE. PubiiiMNl tvery Wednesday and baturda; 1#Jpterprlse. Publishing Compan] P A. J. OLAWK tMltor. In Advance. ' March lO, lOOO. ed slump in the New kS* * .^Mna Liverpool cotton mar thin week. May con A tgptffk sold down from 9.68 to 8.95 . It has reacted some from the low * vw iftftt? however. It would 6&, a good thing foi ,>d&i * farmers of the South if the / * dtecline in the cotton market woulc JRTr'.'.^PSfTT: . . .. . . go on. 11 is saia mat me ier If filizer tales are immense all ovei U9* <try, and that some far .> >? ^ vriners are going to plow up theii ~ ,*! Wheat and oats for cotton. i'i "fi m . U. X. Gunter, Jr., ansistani attorney general, has rendered i decision upon the question o >; ' 4 keeping open the books of reg " tioj ^n Uje ^various countiei lis conclusion ii oHowh, therefore election in 1898 Id be opened oi of each montl Seeker. making of prosperity is not the only requisite /Of in 00000107?though both ar< idisponsable. There must b< metbing additional. A marke products roust b< provided ; and that market mus '|g?sought, and not waited for cm ir There is no market seeker so sue Sgh oeaafol as the daily advertisement mm- Tbisd oes more and better worl r thOO would be possible to an arm} % emissaries and canvas ?Advertising Notes. * ?L Take Warning. . swLast week a delinquent sub ber said he would pay up i .itfedT *Tfe\died. Another on< said : 41 will ape you tomorrow. He's blind. StUI another said g""\ 4I will pay you,this week or go t< the devil.' He's gone. There an nunnreds who ought to take warn in* by these procrastinate and pay up now." v ; A Terror ^Ire. Lead, 8. D , March 8.?A ter rible fire has been raging all da] and many business blocks hav< 'en burned. Already the dam amonnts to $10,000,000 an< mes are still spreading. tnnidaiaalr tni'nino >! ?* ?.Mvnrvnn " HHIIg |>ialll ...ggest of its kind in th< world, is now burning. Lead city, which has 7,000 in habitant*,is piratically destroyed erryviMp, 8peartn<Tdhi^ ns went to the of the burning city, fe: buildings were blown up ifon powder as the water been exhausted. r.?-.. .. Cotton Letter of Price, BtcCor miek & Company. - Now York, Maroh 7.?The cot ton market closed weak today, ii view of which the following ma; not be regarded without interest On Wednesday, the 17th of Au gust, 1899, August contracts i New York, which represent th price of middling cotton, sold a 1 5.62. Yesterday, the 6th of Marcl ( nearly seven months later, Marc contracts, which represent th f basis of middling prices, sold a 9.63, making a net advance i less than seven months of abot 410 points. The extreme variatio in any previous year since 187 according to Shepperson's cotto facts, has been 4 1 16c in 187i 3jic in 1978, 4*c in 1879, 3 5 16 in 1892, 3 13 16c in 1895. It wi thus be seen that this season f pendulation as compared with an previous season for the past 2 ' years had only been once excee< - ed, and then only by about 4 i points. In most previous cases th ' extremes have resulted from th secondary effector an anticipate damage to a succeeding crop. I no case has the readjustment ( the relation between the deman and supply for any one crop le to sucn an extreme unctuation 8 we have had this year, as a re suit of the shortage of the crop c 1899-1900. In our opinion the ad ' vance in the market has been ei aggerated greatly because of th bad distribution of this crop. M , Neill's prediction of 11,000,00 bales, made early in the seasor led Europe to believe that ou ' supplies could be secured at mod erate prices, and from nearly th r commencement of the year nnt a few weeks ago foreign consult ers insisted upon maintainin r this position. The result was very small stock iu Liverpool an a very large short interest thei I in the shape of contracts or ut covered requirements of spinner During the past week, howevo f Europe has recogniziod the peri ousness of her position, an 3 has bought persistently and it sistently until the position is a most reversed. Hankers reno 1 to us that the offerings of bil i against cotton exports within th i past 10 days have increased ver ! largely and demand exchange ht fallen from 4.875 4 ?4 1 in coi sequence. Imports of gold in tl near future seem not improbubl Competent, authorities estimai 1 that the amount of exchange i ' sold within the past 10 days ' not far from $50,000,000, wliic ^ at present prices for cotto ,,,^,,1,1 ?? 4 ..i.: a TTUU1V1 i r j;i mm i <111 CA|HM I Hlllj j ment of nearly 1,200,000 bale Our cable advices indicate th . hand in hand with this buying < . the part of consumers there h; t developed an enormous specul r tion in cotton futures, in whic many spinners have participate' and we are led to believe that tl result is very dangerous specul tive position in Kurope. Meant in . the New York market has broke f sharply, having declined from tl a top price for August contrac t some 56 points. Conservatn . holders of cotton during the pa a two days have marketed a vei 0 large portion of their holding . These sales have for the mo ? part passed either to new speci lative buyers, whose judgment not so much to be relied npon, t have met the wants of shorts. 1 either case the demand thus suj j plied, technically considered, a an element of weakness ratlx . than of strength. A short intere j on an advancing market is a< mittedly explosive in the dire* tion of highor prices until it 5 covered. For these reasons \* continue to believe that purchas< of cotton at present prices ai unwise, that sales will probabl show a profit, aad that those wli , own the article, either speculi tively or as consumers, will cot suit their own best interests b the acceptance of current price* _ (Signed.) ^ Price, McCormick Co. % HOKIUBLESCENKS ON OLD BATTLFIELDS. ? ' \ * ,- Animals and Men Lying in n Trenches. 800 Cases of Ty phoid at Ladysmith. Plans of Free Staters. London, Maroh 6, 9 :05 p. m.? n The possession of Stormberg puts Gen. Uatacre in railroad commu6 nication with Gen. Clements at * Colesberg, for though the Boers i, partially wrecked the railroad it h is understood that it can be quicke ly repaired and thus the entrance of additional British troops into Lt the Free State will be greatly fail cilitated. it The position gained by General n Brabant at Dordrecht is reported to be exceedingly strong. Accord* ing to The Times correspondent, n the Boer numbers alone enable 5, them to retreat from Dordrecht, >c practically unhindered. 1] He also reports a violation of ?g the white flag by the Boers and that they deliberately fired, at -v close range, on a stretcher party. General White's garrison has ! begun to leave Ladysmitu and is 0 arriving at the Mooi river camp, e where the troops will remain e several days, after which they will go farther south. They are " emaciated and exhausted and say ?? rne roaa co uoienso presents >f scones that exceed in horror thoRe j depicted in Dante's "Inferno." (j Dead men and animals are lying, mutilated and putrified in the 18 trenches formerly occupied by >- the Boers and fill the air with a >f sickening stench. In cases where . hurried burial had been attemptc ed the rains have wanbed the earth away and out of the earth e stick ghastly legs and arms of r- burghers. 0 A dispatch from Osfontein says i, that according to the Boer prisir onersj another important British , success will cause President Steyn to flee to Pretoria, leaving a pro6 visional government at Bloemil fontein, which is likely to make 1 peace overtures, those Free Statg ers not wisliing for peace trekking into the Transvaal and there helping to make a stand which " most of the British military crit* "? ics now point out will constitute i the most difficult and deciding 8 feature of the war. Surgeon Treves cables from Ladysmith ' that the condition of the town is most deplorable and that there (1 are 800 cases of typhoid fever, i Lavish supplies of comforts are |. now in the place, however. \[ How's This! e We offer One Hundred Dollars Heward for any cane of (Catarrh that y cannot be cured by IIail'h Catakkii CtTKE. F. .1. CHENEY it CO., Proprietors, y. Toledo, Ohio. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Ciiknky for the last 15 years, and e believe bini perfectly honorable in all business transactions, and financially le at?le to carry out any obligation made by their firm. West it Truax. Wholesale Druggists, js Toledo, Ohio. Walding, Rinnan t Mnrvin, WholeI), sale Druggists, Toledo, O. ? Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter' nally, acting direotly upon the blood [)- and mucous surfaces of the system. Price 7ftc. per bottle. Sold by all drug18* gists. Testimonials free, at Hall's Family Pills are the best. ill A Perfect. Fit rtJS * a A young fellow on the South I) Side har a negro valet, an olu ,j fashioned southern darky. "Here, e Jeff, I want those trousers clean a ed and pressed today," he said, pointing to a rather loud striped garment that Jeff had long had n his eyes on. "All right, sah," said ,e Jeff, with a sigh. Next morning Jeff brought the trousers back, with a big greape st spot still prominent on one knee. y "Can't you get that spot out?" ;s. said the owner of the trousers. 8t "No sah." "Did you try turpentine?" "Fo' de I.awd. 1 done sacchuratej 'em wid turpentine. "Did you try coal oil?" "Yes, " sah ; po'ed a quart ob ile on 'em." P "Did you try a hot iron?" "Duty nigh bu'nt 'em up!" ?r "Did you try benzine?" "Done st tried benzine an'kerosene, an'all 1 the other zines, an' 'taiu't tech _ * * o vi nv BJJUI, is "Well, did you try 'em on?" ,e queried the maater, with a twinkle in hia eyea. "Yea, aah," replied Jeff, with alacrity, "an dey'a a re perfect fit, greaae apot an al>, - aah."?Chicago Inter Ocean. 10 . ? , . "1 used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in my family with wonderful results It giro* immediate . relief, is pleasant to tako and la truly the dys peptic's best friend," says E llarlKcrink. ? Ovorlsol, Mich. Dltfesls what you eat. Cannot J fail to cure. Crawford lir..n d-w-s No other medicine Hullds Up and Fortifica the aystoni axatnst Miacurrlaae as well an Sim mona Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets, t ft? 1 I not TOTHI Promptly Reaches the Seat, ot ell Blood Diseases and : Cures the Worst Cases, "d blood ments or troubles so obstinate and diffi to cure such real, deep-seated blood di offer such incontrovertible evidence ot is a cure! It goes down to the very s foundation of the very worst cases, and not, like other remedies, dry up the po only to break forth again more violent trace of taint, and rids the system of i Mrs.T. W. Lee, Montgomery, Ala., w ago I was inoculated with poison by a my babe with blood taint. I was cov ulcers from head to foot, and in my grei to die. Several prominent physicians to no purpose. The mercury and Save me seemed to add fuel to the aw evouring me. I was advised by fri wonderful cures made by it, to try Sw proved from the start, as the medicine to the cause of the trouble and force th< bottles cured me completely." Swift's S. S. S. FOR ?is the only remedy that is guarant mercury, potash, arsenic, or any other cure Cancer, Eczema, Scrofula, Rl Tetter, Boils, Carbuncles, Sores, etc. Valuable books mailed free by 8wift DUTCH RISING IN CAPE ONLY CLOUD BRITISH SEE. Stewart Cautions Against OverConfidence. Boers Underestimated British Mobility. London, March 8.?Lord Rob erts wired yesterday morning from Osfontein and again from Poplar Grove, 14 miles eastward. By an application of the elementary principle of strategy the Boer positions, 15 miles long across his path, have been emptied and their holders have been obliged to retire iu confusion conse quent upon hasty withdrawal. Nothing was done by Lord Rob erts to disturb the symmetry, the deadly ingenuity, of the Boer trenches in front of hira. He marched out infantry estimated, from the commands named, at 30,000 men, and sent 10,000 horsemen and horse artillery in a holds weep around the Boer left, whereupon the Boer centre and right became untenable. r~u _ u a. I' I I IJ 1)1 I I inn IWII WUOII I 11l/lt V airy came into contact with the Boers. The correspondents differ as to ?he enemy's strength. The Daily Mail's representative thinks the Boers number something more than 4,(MX). The Daily News man estimates them at 10,(XX). As these figures come from observers at headquarters it is clear that Lord Roberts was overwhelmingly superior. He can scarcely have fewer than 45,000 immediately available, as the Guards' brigade reached him from Lord Methuen Tuesday. Lord Methuen now commands only volunteers and the local forces at Kimberley, some of whom have gone toward Mafeking. The Boers do not yet appear to appreciate the mobility of Lord Roberts' corps, which was able to strike so swiftly in this affair that the enemy had to abandon a gun, much forage and a large quantity of camp equipment. The Standard cautions English men against ''rising to a heikht of serene contentment which the actual position does not justify." It suggests that a large number of the Boers are still in a wide range of country and although Blood Cure Sent Free. By addressing Blond Balm Co. 3X4 Michell street, Atlanta, ()a., any Enterprise reader may obtain a sample bottle of their famous B. B. B.? Botanic Blood Balm, the greatest, grandest, best and strongest Blood Remedy made. Cures when all else fails, pimples, ulcers, scrofula,eczema, boils, blood poison, eating sores, distressing skin eruptions, cancer, catarrh, rheumatism. Free medical advice included when description of your trouble is given. This generous offer is worth while accepting. ftample bottle sent all charges prepaid. Large bottles, (containing nearly a ouart of medicine; for sale by all druggists at $1 per bottle. B. B. B. is always ahead of all other Blood Remedies for ouring Blood Humors. Try B. H. B. next time you buy a^^odj^ttfida^Htm** _ I II II I IES I EBOTTOM. w G In every test mnde 8. 8. 8. easily lemonstrates its superiority over other ** jlood remedies. It matters not how obitinate the case, nor what other treat- ** nent or remedies have failed, 8. S. 8. cc ilways promptly reaches and cures any . te where the blood is in any way involved. c' iryone who has had experience with |j( diseases knows that there are no ailIcult to cure. Very few remedies claim ot seases as 8. S. S. cures, and none can ' merit. S S. S. is not merely ? tonic?it w eat of all blood diseases, and gets at the ai roato the poison from the system. Itdoes i8on and hide it from view temporarily, tc tly than ever; 8. 8. 8. forces out every .. t forever. ti 'rites: "Some years tl nurse who infected ered with sores and j ? it extremity I prayed PQ i treated me, but all Ty potash which they yL^x Ar f Till flame which was I ends who had seen 1 ift's Specific. I im seemed to go direct \ i poison out. Twenty 8|?ecific? ft THE BLOOD eed purely vegetable, and contains no mineral or chemical. It never fails to leumatism, Contagious Blood Poison, Specific Company. Atlanta, Ga. their morale is somewhat damag- jj ed, it would be too much to say ' that they will not stand again. R The Dutch rising in the north- (j western districts of Cape Colony are the only cloudlet yisible in \ the sky of British prospects. h The military authorities have A decided that Gen. Cronje and the e other Boer prisoners shall be sent * immediately to the island of St. v Helena, there to remain until the n end of the war. | Rfmarkablm Ciirrtt of IlhenninllNHi. From The Vindicator, Hutherfordton, n. c. fl The editor of The Vindicator has had occasion to teat the efficacy of . Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice with the most remarkable results in each I case. First, with rheumatism in the j( shoulder fiom which he suffered excrucating pain for 10 days, which was '' relieved with two applications of Pain n Halm, rubbing the parts atllicted and realizing instant benefit and entire relief in a very short time. Second, in rheumatism in thigh joint, almost prostrating him with severe pain, which was relieved by two applications, rubbing with the liniment on retiring at night, and getting up free from pain. Sold by J. F. Mac key Co. IIULLER'H LOSSES DURING FINAL WEEK'S FIGHTING. Reached Rig Total ot 1,859 in ^ s1 Killed, Wounded and Missing, g Regiments That Suffered Most, ? g London,March 7.?Another list i of casualties sustained by (Jen. | Holler's forces from Feb. 14 to a Feb. 27 shows: Killed, 123; 573 wounded; missing, 54. Of these the losses of the Inniskillings a I e a i tr.n . . , - ^ ^ I were .is ioiiows: Killed, :>4 ; 1 t>U ^ wounded; missing, 22. Dublin Fusiliers: Killed, 15; wounded, 1 07 ; missing, 18. Oonnaught Rangers: Killed, 10; wounded, 105; missing, 8. Royal Irish Fus iliers : Killed, 11 ; wounded, G3; 1 missing, 2. Scots Fusiliers : Killed, ?. 18; wounded, 08; missing, 0. With the lisl of casualties is sued Monday, this makes the to 4 tal cost to the rank and file in the tinal fight of Ludysmith 1,850 men. - ( An Honent Nr?llflnr for I.a <>ri|?|>r. P George W. Waitt, of South Gardiner, Me., says; "I have had the worst cough, cold chills and grip and have 14 taken lots of t rash of no account hut [ protlt to the vendor. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the only thing that lias done any good whatever. I have used one bottle of it and the chills, cold and grip have all left me. I congratulate the manufacturers of an honest medicine." For sale by J. F. F Mackey Co. o r J. K Hill. Packs villa S. P.. writen I have j used I>r M. a summon? t.lver Medicine for i I>v*p<-i??l>i with better rottultH than I had from f i. li.nir trial ..f '/..Ilia'. li ...... 1...... . . found not so good Ncvit hint any such wood (< rctullH from Mluclr Draught moil. Notice! TIIK County Board of Kqualization I will meet\at the Court ilnuae, 3d. ' Tuesday in M*ch,'20th inat., 1900, for d the purpose of haaririK all grievances, J if any, from t Insinuations made by u 'fo.n.hlp 1 Sop. ..ill of Li ?. ^ ' ' ' y' ELD FOR GOEBEL'N MURDER. arlan Whittaker Given PrelimiiiHry.?-No Weir Evidence. 1 Frankfort, Ky., March 6.?In a eliminary hearing yesterday ^ arlan Whittaker was charged ith shooting the late Governor oebel. Judge Moore ordered '* rhittaker held to the April and jury without bail. The >unty attorney requested a lange in the warrant from macious shooting to murder. The ily testimony against Wittaker as that of the arresting officer id the detective who took hira > Louisville, which'is substanally the same as published* at te time of the shooting. BE MELEE, iETTER MULES, LARGER ^ MULES, FATTER MULES. ^ ?HORSES The BEST.* m KEEP posted by calling at our tables frequently, and see the ualitv and learn our prices. We re in the business to succeed, nd "the way to succeed to ucceed," and that is what we are oing. Our Mr. Elliott is now in the Vestern markets and will return y the 22d with as fine a lot of fULES and HORSES as has ver been in Lancaster We buy hem to sell again, and if you rant a good mule or horse give s a trial, and if we do not sell on, we will believe you are not in_ he market. We guarantee what j| te sell, and will do everything easonahle to suit all who buy roin us. We are, indeed, thankful for he patronage and confidence of he people of Lancaster and adnining counties, and by strict inegrity and fair dealings hope to nerit a continuance of the same. ELLIOTT & CRAWFORD. Kodol Jyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. ? It artificially digests the food and aids iaturo In strengthening and reooo* tructlng the exhausted digestive a us It is the latest locovered dlgestr t and tonic. No other preparation an approach it In e.tlctency. It In* tantly relieves and (>ermanently cure* )yspepsta, Indigestion, Heartburn, flatulence, Sotir Stomach, Nausea ick Headache.Gastralgia,Cramps,ant ? 11 other results of Imperfect dlgostloa Prepared by E C DeWltt A Co.. Coleao* fi CRAWFORD BROS. Goto 8?Dufft's MARK Ell" ONLY, I Vou Wiint (iooJ Meat, SuuHaRo or Oyelcrs. (IT"The only KcMnttmni In town which will crve you with tfood food. PHONE NO. 30) A. F. DUFFT. Corner Main A Duntup Streets J SALESMEN 1 - - - WANTED! J KNCI.OSK STAMP KOIl I'AltTICIIt.tRH \ Will .straighten Curly and Kinky Hair withut Injury to the Scalp or Hair. Price M) cents or bo*. ANTI-KINK. It' n-"l"i ' \ 11 I nli'il .stat<-H ll<-a*>?v ,JM It-port. )ARRAGH A RICH. New York, ^ Sole Manufacturer*. ] Feb it. 1000. I?V J m Registration Notice. nilK IM HLIC will take noiioe that Sg 1 the Registration Hooks will be j* pen at the (X)I'RT HOCHK for the egistration of parties entitled to regliter under the constitution, on the 4 'IKST MONDAY in eaoh month. A intil 30 days preceding the general ?B lection. J. M.CASKKY, Chair. Hd. Reg. Lancaster Co. fl March 7, HHK>. v] Final Discharge. M lICTK'K IS I1KHKHV OIVKM THAT flKijBH 1 the Illth (lay of March, IttOB, tn? iind?r?bd^| (t aa Kxooutora of tba Batate of Inn HooHI <coaned, will ale bla final return and ,ppllcallon unto Chahi.w d Jnaaa. ju<t??-jh robatr In and for the County of LaROMH^F tad Huoe of South Carolina, for a fln?L<9^ ham* a? au< h Kxcculor J P" (M>T feb * wacfca Jffjpr