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The Great Chris
pec
Special articles at sr
miss us. Record break
them. You can't matc
same quality. MIMNA
Now is your time to
STEP
5 Bales of Blankets and Comforts
50 pairs 10 4 All-Wool Blanket4*as I
50 "1 11 4 " " i
100 " 11.4 Grey and White Cotto
100 " 11.4 " " " -"
50 Large size Comforts for this sale
25 " "6 " " "
A big lot fully guaranteed Gloves ji
and shades,-Tan, Gray, Castor, 'Bro
getting $1.25 and $1.50 for same glov
A big line of Drummers' Samples t<
A clean sweep in Millinery. You c
and remember the prices you paid bef
today. I am gatisfied with small prol
100 Trimmed Hats, $1.00, $1.25 and
Our entire line tc
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NEGROES EXCEED
WHITE CHILDREN,
STATEMENT OF THE ATTENDANCE IN
PUBLIC sCL JOL.
Record or Each of the Counties-9omo Inter
eating Fignores Taken Fortheman.
Ing Report of superintend
'nt of Educailon McMA
han.
(The State.)
Dec. 18. -The annual report of
the superintendent of education, just
about to be issued, will show that the
total enrollment of the public school,
amounts to 271,787 for the entire
state. Of these 120,895 are white
pupils and 155,602 are coloreo
pupils. Of course the figures foi
average attendance will be somewhat
different. Below are given the en
rollment figures for the racec by
counties:
Tot,al both Total Tot al
races. whites. negroes.
Abbeville ...8,187 -2.873 5,314
Aiken.........8,280 3,4'i8 4,812
Andereon...12,293 7,254 5,039
Bamberg......3,524 1,346 2,388
Barnwell...7,311 3,231 4,080
Jieauf ort.......06,891 1,123 5,768
Berkeley......5,050 1,493 3,557
Charleston ..12 511 41,802 7,709
Cherokee ....4,599 3,098 1,591
Chester ........ 6,254 1,903 '4,351
Chesterdald..4,319 2,719 1,600
Clarondon .0,408 2.130 4,218
Colleton....... 5,550 3,101 2,449
Darlington...6,665 2,820 3,845
Dorchester ...3,070 1,318 .1,752
Edgefield......6.136 2,136 4,000
Fairfield.......6,469 1.642 4,827
Florence....... 6,040 2,747 3,293
Georgetown.4.661 1,275 8,286
Greenville...12,752 8,318 4,434
Greenwood ...6,415 2.136 4,219
Hampton......4,763 1,921 2,842
'H'Qrry....'..... 5,123 3,825 1,208
Kershtaw ........ 5,388 2,884 2,504
Lancatr ..,. 6,394 2,975 3,419
Laurens ....... ,141 3 458 . 4,683
Lexington...5,741. , 4,006 1,785
Marion........7,901 - ,8.15 4,086
Marlboro ...5,327 2,161 3,166
Newberry.....8,110 3,276 4,743
Oconee.........5,330 4,072 1,258
Orangeburg. 14,115 4.659 9,46
Pickens.......4,799 3,507 1,202
Richland...... .1 ,026 2,208 4,817
Salud a......... 5.152 2,655 2,611
Spartanburg ..13,867 8,305 5,062
Sumter.........10,082 2 886 7,196
Union.......... 5,192 2,268 2,026
WViliamsburg 0,498 2.036 3.802
York ........... 10,045' 4,066 5,070
Total......271,787 128,303 155,602
Tho A mount Expended on Schools
(The State.)
Deo.~ 19-The State yesterday
morning gave the statement from the
YIone
tmas Sale contin
ple. No time to
MIM
>ecial prices will meet y
ing values in Black and
h a yard at these prices
UGH'S price, as long a,
buy a Black Silk Dress
QUICK I
List opened-All-Wool Elkin No. Ca.
ong as they last $3.75 worth $5 00
" " " " $4.75 " 10 50
a Blankets only $1.00 " 1.0
"4 " $1.49 " $2.00
" 980.
" $1.25
ist opened tip for the boliday trade,
wn and Black. Some stores in New
es. Our price is only 95c. a pair.
> be opened up this week at MIMNA1
an buy a handsome hat here for a litt!
ore I oponed Millinery, and the priceo
its and large sales.
$1.50, worth double.
'be sold regardlE
annual report of the superintendent
of education as to the enrollment of
white and colored pupils in the pub
lic schools of the State. That state
ment shows that there were more
colored than white pupils. Today
the statement showing the amount
expended on the schools is given. It
shows a total of $902,716.03 expend
ed on the public schools during the
year.
The statement by counties is as fol
lows:
Total Total
for white. for negroes.
\bbeville ......... $ 18,405 36 $ 6,912.12
Alken ............... 1571969 03,539 75
inderson......... 26 32.23 6,339 39
B3amberg......... 11,419.78 1,783.88
B3arn well......... 15,556.84 4,273 10
Beaufort........ 5,904 25 7,730.93
Be3rkeley ........ 8610.09 4,310 06
Charleston......87,430 09 12.979.37
Uherokee........ 13,254.79 3,048 97
Chester.......... 14,351,45 5,207 90
Chesterfild.....5,10,85 1,925 85
Clarenidon ........ 11,591,93 4 561.06
CIollet,on ......... 12,425 38 3,184.86
Darlington......10,523.07 5,t65.22
Dorchester. ... 8,335,50 2,209.96
Ed ge field........ 10,944.00 , 5,000,00
Fairfield...... .15885.02 4,228.67
Florence.........15,967 87 4,102.58
Georgetown ... 8,201.90 4,239.96
Greenville......29,183.70 6,6009.13
Green wood ....13,933.25 6,499.75
llampton......... 8,402.24 2 748.70
Hlorry............ 12.240 51 2,830836
Kershaw ......... 16,257.62 3,140.00
Lancaster ........ 10,808.90 5,4100.62
Laurens ......... 19,897.12 5.04352
Lexington.......9,849.31 1,588.35
Marin......... 15909.85 5,122.55
Marlboro ....... 10,261.07 3,234.65
Newberry .......18,527.65 4,430 00
Oconceo......... 12,318.02 1,055.00
Orangeburg ...29,184.23 10,141,39
Pickens ......... 11,787,59 2,053.55
Richland ....33,233.85 10,270.00
Salud a............ 9547.I5 8,005 97
Spartanburg...56506.29 13,481.52
Sumter ~........' 19,710.39 8,410.72
Union............ 10,27l7.04 4.340 412
Williamsburg ... 9,769.39 5.023 85
York ............ 27,669 23 ~9,034.13
Total.........700,540 10 $202,175.93
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Dears the
Signature of
Tickets on sale for everybody for
the''Christmas holidays, on Seaboard
Air Line Railway December 22nd,
28d, 24th, 25th, and also December
80th and 81st, 1900, and January
1st, 1901, good until January 4th,
innnuiva.
ues this week. N
lose if you are go
brohter or si
NAUGI
ou on every hand this w
Colored Dress Goods at
elsewhere. French Fla
3 they last, 60c. a yard.
cheap. Our entire line
Blankets. Here is where the
and Jackets t hnll 11
be opoTed lip this Wee
ica. I p:ay no liddlo
saveo you money.
Dc
all sizes ales Plaid Hon
2 bales Newberry
JG-H's. I cai, 50 pieces 4
L money, l ist opoed Bed
you pay Towels, Bloachod aud
wear for men, woen
cent. less than any hot
kss of cost, $2.50,
for
MI
A BIG FIRM IN 0OLUNIIA.
The Jerome Hotel and a Number of Ot her
huIldlogs Hurned-The Loas Eitimated
at 8100,000.
(News and Courier)
Columbia, Docember 19. -Special:
Perhaps the most serious fire Colum
bia has had since Sherman burned it
occurred here to night. At this
writing the steam engines are still at
work, but all danger is at an end, al
though at one time it looked dan
gerously like a great conflagration,
and as if the entire block on the west
side of Main rstreet, between Lady
and W7ashington street, running back
to Assembly street, woul'd he (10
stroyed. For a while the heat was
so intense that it looked as if the
fire would extend over to the east
side of Main street. The lire was
burning on Main street simultaneous
with Assembly street, and betwveeni
these streets stables and out houses
were a mass of flames. Columbia's
fire departmient includes only three
steam engines and of these one was
away, being repaired, so there were
only two engines to handle the fire.
They could at best only work to
check the fire and confine it to the
burning buildings, which was ad
mnirably (lone, considering the facili
,ties and t,he delay in sending in
alarm. The stores on Market street
had to burn, as no engine could be
spared from the Main street side.
After a while the State Hospital for
the Insane consented to send down
its 01(d hand engine and it was put to
work on Assembly street.
Mayor Earle telegraphed to Char
leston and Augusta for two engines.
each, and to Newberry, but before
the speciaI trains from these places
started with the engines he wired
thanks and countermanded the re.
quest.
it was a quick fire to start, but
slow to get under control because of
the area covered. A long wooden
stable in the heart of the fire district
spread the fire from Main street to
Assembly stieet. At '7.45 a bright
light was noticed on Van Metre's
furniture store. It grew before any
cry of fire was made. Although
where every one could see iL no one
gave the alarm. Finally a few cries
were given. The alarm struck and
as if by magic the crowds concen.
trated. At first the fire seemed as if
it could he managed. First the
workahon burnod. then tho. kitchen
ever before have
ing to buy any Xr
meetheart, now is
'Sis
aek. Ten salesmen and
cut prices. Don't buy o
inels with -ilk dots, all w
10 pcs. 50 - in ch Black S
f Black Dress Goods, res
,apes and Jackets
the old fogies lie in linuo hehiid. I ha
m othor stores in Nowher.y emnbined
i I huy them direct from t he I
profit, don't buy a Cap or lJ acket mi
>mestic Departne
espun for this sale, - 11.
Drill , extra heavy, 5.ie.
."anton Flannel, 1 1ubloac limd, re"nlar 12
l'iching, Rted and1.1 Whito Flaniels, Bod
Unbleiached Shooting, Itickory Stripes,
and children. Any of the above articles
iso in Nowberry.
$2.75, $3.00, $3.
Men and Wom
MNA UG
of the Hotel Joromo caught and the
stable, formerly Talbort's stablo, anid
so the firo spread. A stream of water
was sent through to protect the hotol,
but the fire spread too rapidly. The
hotel dining room was soon afire and I
the fire spread. Crowds went into ]
the hotel and began the work of i
saving. Somo sensible folks first
throw down mattresses and on them i
threw the furniture and trunks, but
other people throw glasses and furni -
Cure on the pavements, and many
pieces woro let (town with ropes. It A
was quick and desperate work, and
while men were crying for overy one
to get out of the building men wr e
taking things out. Many of the
guests took charge of their own |
effects and those who wvore onterpris
ingf Raved everything. Mrs. John P.
Richardson Raved everything. Capt.
B. C. Webb had an inconvenient I
room to reach, b)ut savedl most of his
effects. The most serious loss falls r
on Mrs. Jerome F'agan and Mr.
Thomas Fagan, the owners of the a
Jerome Hotel.
There are dhiffelrent accounts as to 2
how the lire started, but it certainly
began back of Var. Metre's. Mr. Mc C
Cravey, who was dressing, says he
heard someone in Van Metre's furni a~
ture wvorkshiop cry out that the lamp
had overturned and the next thing I
he knew the workshop was a mass of
flames. In his hurry to see about a
his family lhe left a now gold watch
on his bureau.$
It was soon realized that there was
no hope for the Jerome Hotel, Kin1g's$
racket store, May's stab~le, Van
Metre's, J. A. Platt's, Myer's wagon at
shop, Cooper and Taylor's hall and
the intermediate shacks. Next to i
McCravoy's store there is a ten foot
alley entirely through the block. On$
the north side of the alley on Main
street is May Schaul's store and on tl
the Assembly street side is Gross- t
man's clothing store. They had n
luck and stopped the fire on each
side. Fortunately Mr. Schaul didb
not disturb his stock except to take s
one of his pledges and send it away. t
In one of the Jerome hotel stores 'I
was the King racket store. Nothing b
whatever in this store was disturbed v
and the doo)rs were left closed for I
fear of some insuran)ce complication. n
Every thing possible wvas taken out of n
all the other places,- but where there a
were heavy groceries and furniture L
not much could be done.
There was, of core, on.idablm .
we been so well y
nas presents for'
the time and
the
salesladies to serveVy
ne yard of Dress Goods
Fool, handsome quality,
ilk Gloria, regular one d
gular price 35, 40 and 5
I,ohl more fine Capes
Atnother shipinitt, to 1 ha
muifacturo in Amer big railro
ou son our line, I will 'c
nt.
10
C, for tIis sale, WIe.
Spreads, Table Linen, 300
lal, Outing, Under Ask j
I will sell you 10 per Ask
man's $5'
25, $3.50 and $4
En.
A
Itoaling, but the 'balf a
lozon arrests ar ) to it.
It midnight tL c.1 are still
,vorking and thoro soems to be no
vay to got very definito or exact in
ormation. Mr. Van Metro and \fr.
(inig wore not to bo found up to mnid
ight by any nowspapmr men.
At this hour the loss is estimnated
a follows:
Jerome Hotel, valno of proport.
47,500; insuriuco $19,000.
Joromno Hotel furniture, additional
1alno of property $10,000; insuranct
1,000.
Kings racket store, value of prop
irty $5,000; insurance $3,000.
Van Metro's stock of furnmture,
1 1,000; instiuanco $0,000.
Van Metro's store, $0,000; insur
neCo $3,000.
Vani Metre's store, (occupied b)y
lat.), $0,000; insurance $3,000.
Carroll's harbor shop, $750; insur
neo $500.
J. A. Platt, grocery, $7,000; in.
u rance $3,500.
J. A. Plat t, household furniture,
1,500; insurance $3,000.
Hlandiy Myers, wagon shop, $1,-.
00; insurance $750.
13. 1". P. Leaphart, (Myers' shop
nd store), $4,000; insurance none.
Clooper & Taylor's Hall, (Mrs. WV.
[. Lyles,) $1,000; insuranmco $2.50)0.
M[oore's restaurant, $500; inauir
rneo none.
W. II. (Griflin, (beer privilege,) r
S,Ot00; insurance none.
Sebaul's store, (F. and M. Bannk,) ~
30)0; insurance $:300.
Geo. F. Friday, shop, $250; insur
ne none.
May's stable, (wagon.s, ete,) $500; '
]suranec nIone(.
Total valne $110,000; insurance
15,000. 1
This is probably a full estimate ofr
io value of the prop)erty burned, but
'II insurance is largely approxi..
T1he site of the Jerome llotel has
eencu CUpied by hotels for over
eventy years. First it was Blrigg's, I
l(en Edlgar's, then May bin's, then
'he Clongaree, and then Sherman
nrned it. Janey ran it after the '
"
rar, Rutjeas managed it until the
'agan Brother. occupied it and
indoe it a well knownm house. It is ~
ow a complete and absolute wreck
nd whether another hotel will he r
uuilt there is uncertain.
Cooper & Taylor's HallI,. on As.
embly street. is nother land1mark. j
)repared to meel
)Vife, mother, sist
>laCce.,
ou here. Just tollow tj
until you see our line.
other stores ask you '
ollar kind, your choice
Oc. You can take your
Shoes! SI
0 just rveceived 10 elases of Me'H, \V
ad wreek. Nothing wrong with the
v, M111n's Stono (.riihor Brogans, $1,
" Alfred Tivs, bost veal enlf I
Woman's overy diy Shoes : all siv
" Hl0 or Spring liIel, Bul
Men's Satin Ca0f Latco or Congres!
ars1 Children's Sioe,, aw. long ns the
ror Drow Solby & C's. ladies' fine Al
ror Lewim A. Crossetts ion's fino s
Oes.
.00. We sell ev
Imi
It was at o tiim i theatro ind at
another tino LogiHiativo session,,
woro held in it.
After the firo had sprend thero was
lnger of !oose oloetric wires bang
ing aroind and, to be on the safo
4ido, General MAnnagor Clark had
1he circnit cut out and that, portion
>f the city is now in completo dark.
'108. Th loss to insiranco com.
anies and owners may bo consid
4red lit $100,000.
The Indopondont Firo Company
was to have had thoir annuil suppor
ollight, but tho lire miade it impos.
ible.
The Una Clayt.on Company, whlichi
liayed at the Operia House, had t.o
>vercilmo dlfililties in the matter of
ight, b)ut gave a v'ery credit able per
ormnanco to a large audlienIce.
Although there was a larigo num
>or of guests ini the ihotel no onle
van hurt and1( everyone got out in
ood time.
Columbia, S. C., December 1.
L'onight ColumniTa was visited biy the
nost diastrous fire in t wenty yearn.
Thle .Jerome H-otel aind three large
nercantilo establ ishmen('ts on Main
treet and four smaller oneos on An.
embly street were dlentroyedl. Thle
otal ent imatedl 108s in $1I ]2,000; i.
nrance $5:3,000.
Tile fire started at 8 o'clock in t ho
ear of Vani Met re's furniture store,
lamp) hav'ing oxplIoded. A livery
tablei anid a haiy wvarehouse adjoining
anught in almiost a seconid's time andl(
bie fire started to burning through
lain and( Assembly streets, clearing
verything until stopped b)y an.alley
ividing the square
The ,Jeromoi( has boen political
onadgnarters for the State for years.
'Iho building and furnliture were
aluedi at $'75,000; inuranicu $20,000.
tiher losses: J. M. VaniMotre, two
lore buildings, $15,000; stock, (fur
it ure,) $30,000; insu rance. $20,000.
Ir. McCrary, stock grocorios and
onsR(bhold etecets, $9,000; insurance
1,000. King Hacket Store, sto'ck,
.6,000; inisu rance $6,000. May's
tables, contents, $l,0)00; insured.
I F. P. Leaphart, two birick store
uildingn, $l,000). Wmn. Hi. Lyles,
tore buiilddmIig, $3,500; insurance,
2,000.
T1he fire was under conitrol at mid
ight.
Save Christmas money by taking
,dvantage of low rates on Seaboardl
tir Linn R ailway for the holidayv.
the wants of the
:er,
he crowds and you can't
Here is but a few of
'5c., 85c., and $1 .00 for
only 65c. a yard.
choice for only 25c. yd.
,ioes !!
L)ini's and (hildren's3 Shoes from a
ioes only )oxes a little sm11asled.
10 a pair, worth $1.25.
3rogans, $1.20 a pair, worth $1.50.
es, $1, a pair, worth $1.25.
ton or Lace, 95c a pair, worth $1.35.
" $1.25 " " $1.75.
, $1 a pair, worth $1.35.
1.T " $2.
y last, 20c a pair, worth 3im
mev, $2 and $2.50.
oes, $2, $2.50 aid $3, good as any
erything to wear
laugh1
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY,
i r IIAs' ASS1E) THIC EXPERI MENTAL
lilts llern a Suleces and the System Wijl
hit EXIondledit%-How thn Delivery
May bjo Obtainied.
(Columbia Record.)
Dec. 17. -The postmaster general
in his annual report speaks in the
highest terms of the efficiency and
popularity of the free rural mail de.
livory and recommends that the sys.
ten be more widely extended. Con
reco mndation will be adopted
Congressman WVdson has issued the
following letter shiowing how the
henefits of the system may be ob.
"Free rural delivery being no
longer an experiment, this congress
will appropriate several million dol
lars for its extension. About every
community in the district can secure
the banoilt of tihe service during the
coming yenr, by making application
herefor. Tile course to6 pursue iis
this:
"Present a petition, addressed to
lie first assistant postmaster general,
signed by those who desire the ser
vice. This petition should be signed
only by heads of families, and should
mention the number in4 e ach~family.
lt should set forth the nature of the
country where the delivery is desired,
whlethier dlensely or sparshey popu.
lat.ed, tile principal avocations of the
people, the character of the roade,
and the distance, which, under the
existing conditions, each patron has
to travel to receive his mail, and
should be accomplished, wheneve r
possiQo, by a rongh way indicating
tile route or routes proposed.
"Trhis petition, when properly
signed, should be sent to the repre
seatative in congress, or to one of the
senators' with the request that he en.
dorse thereon his recommendation of
the service asked and forward the pe.
tition to the department.
"The route shonld be between
twoenty aind twenty-five miles in
length and serve not less than 100
families. Upon receipt of the peti
tion a special agent will be detialed
by the dlepartmnent to visit the loca
tion, map out the route and select the~
ca trier."
J3y yo~ur printing this informatiqa
all sections of your county wil.X knaW C
how to proceed to avail themselmes,QA
their opportunity.
Stanyaxuq Wilson.,