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^^BDNKSDAY, SEP'T 16, '91 Contemporary Opinion. c4c,oop," AjbbevUle Press and Banner. B^. Stoke* talks of forty thousand A? fianceaieu io South Carolina. Bo'saitl there" were four million Al lUnwmeq.io the' United States. P&sic&nt-Patk i&id taere were three milHou in the United States. If Abbeile county furnishes a little oTat?6Q0ba*ay ? not? h? inferred that Other counties furnish as many? If the average is 600. and the num? ber of counties is 34, the grand, totai would be 20,406 iu South Carolina. ~ Supposing that 20,400 is the number of Atlianoemen in South Carolina, and admitting that the order has organized thirty S : ates, and supposing that the number ia South Oaroliua^sT die aver? age, the total number of Atfancemen io the United States would be 612,000 instead four millions as Dr. Stokes claims, or three millions, as stated by Resident P?& Tho fact is that office-seekers and politicians in a large measure - have tacen charge of the Alliance? and " the majority of the rank and file have be come disgusted and quit the order, hence the. ^?omogen ei?y:* ?he^farmers of this country are not going to pay a dollar a year, and sub? mit to assessments at intervals for men bership in a political party whose sole purpose it is to put one set of men out of office and to elevate a hungrier "set to the same places. A Famous Victory? Greenville News. We observe in the State newspapers ".a curious lack of remark.concerning the later developemeuts of the phosphate sit? uation-"as aa ci ca ted- by the August re? turns-of royalty paid on rock and the situation ru jLfa e courts. As we uaderstaadT the matter, the Coosaw octopus "which Governor Till? man undertook to strangle is not stran? gled. The full plant of the Coosaw company is vigorously at work in pri? vate territory miningv preparing and shipping rock, the royalty on which goes- to private individu?is. The S ta tey s not,, r<icc i viog ,:a dollar from the 4^?W territory. That is wet lockevFra liy tin: injunction in a case jet pending in the State supreme court, which case is not likely to be decided this year. ^ . Tibe latest rei urns of. royalty show ?.very serious ?ai?iog off The rock hitherto ruined from Coosaw territory by the Coosaw company has all- been shipped. The royalty from it, paid since the first of March, swelled the re toros .for three or four Soon!hs after that date to somewhere near the for? mer ?gares. Now that ia disposed of and we can begin to form an ?lea of the very serious decrease in the State's in? come to be made by the closing of- the Coosaw territory. Nobody knows how long-the blockade ?iii iast Tjhe..Codea w people are^ lowed two years' in which 'J nU an appeal from Jhe decision of the United States court/ That decision dissolved the injunction forbidding the State from interferir^ with the territory claimed by the Coosaw eumpany. The case io the State court? is au appeal from -the decision of .Juc g e^Al di ich ordering the It now appears that despite the much Taunted victory of the State over the oc? topus tbs p^oaJe 1nu3t-.be heavy losers by the war. fhe] decrease irr the royalties will Bot be sade ap by any means now inown or ^ssible.. ^-ji'he .bill for the. pay cf the Sabers and the expenses of litigation has not yet come io, but it is likely te be heavy and the people must pay it. The war on Coosaw was one of the i ey notes of the Tillman campaign, it is by far the most important under? taking of the Tillman administration." It was begun in the wrong wayk has done no good for anybody and much harm to everybody. We thought it w*w2d be for the advantage of the land phosphate companies, but the shrewd? ness and resources of the Coosaw man? agers have prevented even that doubt? ful blessing, for the Coosaw 'plant is busily turning out rock, although driven from the place of its former operations. Conceived in ignorance and born in stubbornness, the blunder remains a blander despite the trumpe? ted proclamations of brilliant success and the people will before very long be feeling its results. Freight Bates on Cotton. -Anderson Intelligencer. TheJ&aEroad Commission did a good %hiog^>dadg week in equalizing the ebarges^for h?oftog1 cottoo by the rail? roads in this State. Heretofore there bas been a special schedule of rates for -each road, or each system of roads, and this schedule bas been very unequal. The schedule recently adopted re? quires all roads to haul cotton at a uni? form rate. - The basis of charge established by the commission last week is by the 100 pounds per mile; and all hauling must be done in fceorJaoce with these rates. This new schedule will have the effect of preventing the roads from discrimi? nating against any place or section by charging a larger sum for a short haul than for a long haul. It will decrease the freight charge, too, very consider My 00 some roads, and prove of mate? rial benefit to some points in the saviog of the cost of transportation. The schedule adopted is as follows : For twelve miles, 9 cents; twenty miles, 10 cents ; thirty miles, 15 cent?-; forty miles, 20 cents : fifty miles, 23 cents; sixty miles, 24 cents; seventy miles, 25 cents, with the increase of 1 cent for each additional ten miles up to one hundred and ninety miles, and for eacjiten miles beyond this one half a eentyiU be charged up to two hun? dred wed -seventy miles, the longest haul. We have no means of determining whether these rates are low, moderate, or excessive. It is thought that this schedule makes an average reduction of 15 per cent. Commissioner Thomas favored a 25 per cent reduction. It is right that the roads he allowed to make such charges as will give them a rea? sonable compensation for the cost of haulicg, but they should be held to such a standard. As tba Commission? ers (who are supposed io be "tamed'7) saw that they could make 'a 15 per cent, reduction oo^jbe dftL ebarges^?he conclusion is inevitable that the ship? pers have been paying extortionate freight bills op to this time. We have np war to make upon the railroads, nor do|pe favor that plank in the Ocala platform "demanding" that the government bay the roads and ope rate them. Bat we do want a vigor?os and braiay set of railroad Commission era who can discover any discrimina? tions or exorbitant charges made by the roads, and having discovered them, then correct them by the power in? vested in them by the Legislature. Now, it is in order that the .Commis? sioners prosecute their investigation' a step farther and ascertain whether there are other commodities & which a re? duction may be made from an exces? sive to a reasonable rate. ' Prosperi ty* Press k Reporter. Af a recent meeting of the Board of Directors of the State Penitentiary it was decided to lease convicts to th? highest bidder, and a resolution to that effect was adopted. We doubt the wis? dom of such action, and believe a return to ibis system will result, in harm. It . is not fair io that class of laborers with whom the convicts arc brought in com petitition. South Corolioa's experience with the leasing of convicts should have warned the Board not to take up the system again. We enter our protest against the leasing out of convicts, and trust that the Legislature at its next session will pass an Act that, will put an end to the lease system. Which are the Democrats V Marion Star. Some time ago it was announced that all who voted the straightont Democrat? ic ticket, headed by, Judge Haskell at the last election, would be excluded from participating in the primary elec? tions of next year. This discrimina? tion was placed on the ground that Till? man was the regalar Democratic nomi? nee and all who voted against bim had thereby placed themselves in antago? nism to the State Democracy aud, therefore, are out of tbe party. It is not claimed that such voters had urged, or to any manner odvocated, any principle inconsistent with, or antago? nisme to Democracy, or don? more than express iu the most distant manner pos? sible-at the ballot box-their strong disapprobation cf the methods of a fac? tion also alleging to be in the same par? ty. Yet, the seal of condemnation has been placed upon them. Since then the faction ia power has, to all intents and purposes, . split into two factions, and fi om tbe course w?.ich the apparently stronger has taken," it may well be'asksd if they are the peo? ple to cast the first stone at the "Has kellites" on the ground of alleged Anti Democracy ? Theoretically, a Democrat ts a man who subscribes to the doctrines of Dem? ocracy, one whose fondamental princi? ples is opposition to all manner of pro? tection and class legislation. In prac? tice, a Democrat abides by tbe decision of the. majority of his party, and neither bolts or threatens to bolt in advance of a decision. Sorely, this proposition is sim pie and elementary enough to assure the assent of a child. In^the face of this, however, here are Messrs. Talbert and Stokes, the leaders and exponents of the more ex? treme portion of the Ttllmaoites, trav? elling about the country making speech ? es in advocacy of a measure that con? tains all of the objectionable features and principles that the Democracy was ever organized to combat, that is the concentrated extract. of ^protection "paternalism run mad'' as Governor Tillman calls it ; and also, not only threatening the. formation of a new party if certain anti Democratic de mauds are not complied with, but threatening in advance of the meeting of the National Democratic Convention to jeopardize the interests of the Nation? al Democracy in case Cleveland is nom? inated. Some of ns voted a certain way last year in obedience to a moral principle that is immeasurably higher than any matter of politics.! consideration ; bat here are a set of men who proclaim their intention of abandoning the Dem? ocratic party unless it stultifies itself by abandoning its principles, and are orga? nizing in advance to destroy the party to which they claim to owe allegiance. . Are not Talbert, Stokes and their followers nice people to decide which of the two have the best claims to being called Democrats ? Will the Piedmont Region Give up Cotton. Carolina Spartan. The day may cot be far distant when cotton planting will be abandoned in the Piedmont Region of South Carolina Tbs demand for prod nets wi ich are not luxuries cannot be increased beyond the actual needs of the people The world wants so mach cotton. High prices will not lessen the demand and low pri? ces will not increase the consumption. When more of. this article is produced than the world wants, it is in the way. When a period of overproduction is reached, the districts that can produce ; cheapest will take the lead and those I States that raise it with difficulty, at considerable cost, will give it up. Leaving out North Carolina and Virgi nia and iocluding the Indian Territory, there are 655,500 square miles in the cotton States. If only one-tenth of this area should be planted in cotton there would be 41.900,000 acres. Last year, to raise eight and a half million bales, nineteen million acres were cultivated. When our peo? ple get to planting one-tenth of the cot? ton area, then we may expect twenty million bales. In this struggle we may expect the "survival of the fittest." The weak will have to go down The alluvial lands of the Mississipi Valley and the prairies of Texas and the Indian Territory can raise cotton cheaper than it can be done in the Piedmont region. Persons living now may see the day when only a few "cotton patches'* will be seen in this section where everything possible is ran in cotton. But instead of the wbite fields will be seen factories a od factory towns, stock farms, vine, yards, dairies, truck farms and many or.her varied industries. Then will dawn a period of easy living and general prosperity that the people never dreamed of. If food sours on tbe stomach, digestion is defective. De Witt's Little Early Risers wi!l remedy this. The famous little pills that never gripe and nerer disappoint. W. H. Gilliland k Co. Constipation, blood-poison, feTer I Doc? tors' bills and funeral expenses cost about two hundred dollar*; De Witt's Little Early Risers cost a quarter. Take your choice. W. H. Gilliland 4 Co. It is quite the fashion cow to take De Witt's Little Karly Risers for liver, stomach ?nd 'bowel disorders. They are small pills, bet mighty good ones W. H. Gilliland k Co. sells them. FOR DYSPEPSIA, Indigestion, and Stomach disorders, use BROWS'S IROIS BITTERS. All dealers keep it, SI per bottle. Genuine has trade-mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. ESTABLISHED 1868. patches, Diamonds, Sterling Silver, Clocks, Qpt??s? broods, Fine Knives, Scissors and Razors, Machine Needles, &c. JP O IJ S O J&/? - SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH. Fine Shoes. Stylish Shoes. THE NEW SHOE STORE. mm, WALSH & co. H ave prepared to furnis H E verybody in need of a Sho E I n any style or quality. "Domin I S hall be the height to which they aim. Their Shoe S E xceptionally pretty and stylish. Ther E R emains nothing to make their stock complete. Mr. Heise R "^T ill spend most of his time at the factories to see ho A nd of what kind of Leather their Shoes are made. A L ady or Gent wanting a nice fit and good materia L g hould go to them for their Shoe S H aving the assurance that Mr. WaJs H A lways treats his customers honestly A JJ* d with a view their patronage to retai JjJ J) esiring ONLY IN THAT WAY to succee I) C all and see them and you'll be C O nvinced that everything they say is s O We keep our place NEAT and comfortable for ladies, and attractive for all. Buy once and we will sell you again. I ' HEISER, WALSH & CO,, Monaghan Block, Sumter, S. C., next door to Bank of Sumter. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. JAMES ALLAN & CO. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICES. Watch Repairing a>*pecialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for Sonth Caro ina Railway, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 8 j 285 King: St., Sign of Drum Clock. Charleston, S. C. J. ?. CIIAIGj Furniture Dealer!Undertaker FULL SUPPLY OP First Class Goods in all Departments --AT ROCK BOTTOM Fi?ICES. Come and See, and Satisfy Yourselves. TUB IMT?T mm W IDE DAI. The Famous "World's Bouquet" is g'*ra feeda long Havana* Filler and Sumatra Wrapper, and is pronounced by Connoisseurs THE FINEST 5 CENTS CIGAR, Ever produced. Try them and be convioced of their superiority over would-b competitors. For sale by CROSS WELL & CO., W. H. YATES, SUMTER BOOK & NOVELTY CO., L. MORRIS. LEVI BROS., DUCKER & B?LTMAN, FRANK O'DONNELL, W. H GILLILAND & CO., * DR. A, J* CHINA, L I. STRAUSS & CO., M. K?HN, M.L KUKER, July 8. j$L.m *r. CH?N?7" City Drug Store? DEALER IN' Drags and Medicines, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Stains, Kalsomine, ali colors for rooms, Artists' Paints and Brushes, Luster Paints, Convex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and Stand Lamps, Lanterns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, &c. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popular brand of Cigars : "Plumb Good," "Castos House," "Rebel Girl." June 4 FRESH GARDEN SEED. Prescriptions.carefully compounded. WILSON & SPAWN. INSURANCE AGENTS, S?JMTEK, 8. ?. Representing some of the best Fire Insurance Companies doing business in the United States, for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, we beg to solicit a share of the patronage of our friends in these counties. FRANK ?. WILSON, Manning. J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S. C. July 10-x ROBT. F. EPPERSON. H. KARBY. CENTRAL NEW uviy, FID MD ii mm. We have opened at the shops formely occupied by ll. W. Bradham, on LIBERTY STREET, a large and com modius establishment which will be thoroughly equipped, so as to merit a share of public patronage. Prompt and Courteous Attention Given to all Customers. EPPERSON & CO. July TO CONTRACTORS. FOR SALE OR RENT. B!D3 ARE INVITED for finishing the - interior of the Mayesrille Presbyterian TlH-fi DWELLING UN CHURCH STREET, Ouurch. For particulars applv in person to X ?Iure i DOW reside. Possession can be DR. J. W. HUDSON, ? g?'?? il!>'ui October 1, 1801. Ch'in of Committee. ; IL HARDY. Sept. 2-3t. Mavesvillc, S. C. 1 Ju!.v Goods. e. ? RELIABLE AND Class Grocers, AND DEALERS IN General Merchandise, Ask a comparison of prices in all lines. Have been doing business successfully at the same stand (opp. Court House) for 13 years, and will spare no efforts, now and in the future, in continuing to please the al? ready large number of custo? mers, (including some very close buyers) in this city and county, and from adjoining counties, whose patronage has been liberal. New and sea? sonable specialities constantly arriving in their GROCERY DEPARTMENT. New Mack? erel in 10 lb. kits, and at retail. New Pickled Salmon. New Dutch Herring. New Canned Vegetables, Fruits and Fish. Great assortment in imported groceries. In fact we have everything to be found in a first class, full up stock. Dry ?rood?9 Notions, &c. 5 Give tnis part of the store a look: before purchasing else? where. Competent and polite salesmen to serve you, no trou? ble to show goods, and less to sell them. You will find Dress Goods in all the latest styles, shades and quality ; proper and elegant trimmings to match. One of the largest and best lines of SHOES in the city for Men's, Ladies7 and Children's wear. Big Job Lot of HATS just opened. Clothing, Trunks, Valises. Bagging and Ties, Heavy Groceries, All at Lowest Prices at Hunker & Stillman's* S*p. 9 New Attraction ARRIVING EVERY DAY AT Latest Styles in DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS. We call your attention especially to the articles herein named : , Double-width Cashmere?, Henriettas, Albatrosses, Glorias, Scrge? and [ Alpacas, at any price from 25c. to ?1 50 per yd. Delicate Shades Cashmeres and Henriettas from 25c. to $1 00 per jd. J Flannel Tricots (heavy weight) 38 in. from 25c. to 40c. per yd. I Plain Flannel 36 in. from 20c. to 35c per yd. I Plaid Flannel Suitiogs (extra weight) 38 in. for 60c. per yd. j 6-4 Brocades from 12? to 16* per yd. 50 Dress Patterns, 8 yds. each, (double width) co two alike, 75c per yd. Our Line ?f Dre?? SU?? IS COMPLETE, AND OUR Trimming ?ilks ARE SURPASSED BY NONE IN THE CITY. The attention of the ladies is respectful^ invited to our stock of nxrotion^ and Paney C?-ooclss* Those doing fancy work can find anything needed in that line viz : Embrodiery (silk and cotton) Knitting Silks, Filling Silks, Wash Silks, Che? nille, Chenille Cord, Arrasene, Fancy Tassels, Fringes aud Balls ia ali shades, Silk Lacings and Dress Cords. ZIPYR, SIBMAKTO? WOOL, SAXONY WOOL, ETC, LAMBREQUINS, FELT IN ALL SHADES at $1.25 pr. yd, LADIES JERSEYS' at and below New York Cost. Gents can be fur? nished with anything in the line of Clothing, Hals, Caps, Neckwear, &c, At Lowest Ca.-h Prices. We carry a fine line of SHOES which we sell at low figures and guarantee satisfaction. We would also call attention to our Hardware, Crockery ware, Harness, Fancy and Staple Groceries. We will pay the highest market price for your cotton, either here or at your nearest depot. All orders by mail promptly attended to.^ Samples sent on applica? tion and satisfaction guaranteed at all times. Our polite and attentive salesmen will take pleasure in showing you around and will make prices for you ! "AS LOW AS THE LOWEST." Thanking you for your patronage in the past, we solicit a continuance of same. 1 * Yours Respectfully, MAIN ST. SUMTER, S. C. Sep. 9.-v ARE NOW PREPARED TO SHOW A COMPLETE LINE OF ALL WINTE Mats and Furnishing Gi For Men, Boys and Children. 1,000 Sample H 9 Stil Stylos, or men, Boys and Chi A NICE LINE OF At $i.m9 MOST POPULAR SHAPES OUT THIS SEASON. We are offering the following goods at extremely low prices, and it will pay you to see them before buying : Men and Boy's Suits, Suspenders, Drawers, Hosiery, Gloves, Men and Boy's Hats and Caps, Handkerchiefs. Undershirts, Men and Boy's Xeekwear, Men and Boy's Odd Pants, Negligee Shirts, Men and Boy's Collars and Cufls, Men and Boy's Odd Vests, Trunks, Valises, Respectfully, Umbrellas, Rubber Coats, Walking Canes, Collars and Cuffs, At Winn's Old Stand, SUI Sep. ?.