The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 27, 1897, Image 4
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Dry Ctoods Department
Will be found ? complete stock of Dress Goods. Autumn Cloths?, Astrakhans,
Oatie gs, Table Da mae k, &e. Oar Hoe of
All wool Navety Suitings at 25c per yard.
Are valaes that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Ask to see them.
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A CORSET
is no article that every lady WAD ta the greatest amount of
comfort out of for the least money, and we believe
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supplies the need. We guarantee this corset for 4 months.
* Any customer not being satisfied with it oso have their
money refunded at the expira tie D of that time.
Price $1 pep pair.
Our Notion Stock
Is "supplied with a fall assortment of Hosiery, Gloves, Ribbons, Lao es, Hand?
kerchiefs and Toilet Articles.
Our Ladies Kid Gloves, m black and colors, every
pair warranted at $1.00,
Is one &f the principal ati ractioos of this department. We have handled this
glove for many years., and the number returned would not ezoed one per cent.
Blankets, Capes and Cloaks.
r The present state of the weather hardey suggests the nece^ity of these artioles,
but we are liable to bava a sudden change and it is weil to be prepared. We
* are s?i?l sole ageots tor the celebrated
Tar Heel Blankets,
And having made oar contracts with the mill before the tariff went into effect,
we are prenared to sell them at last year's prices, namely:
10-4 f 3.90, U-4 f 4.65, 12-4 $5.40.
Ask your neighbor who bought these goods from as last year what ha thinks of
them and act on his judgment, \
/^J Are got og to be largely worn this M f\ 1 (le O
XJiJflJXJO Heve we have the Urgest stock that t/W V\J tyKj
_" ever ?ame to Sumter, prices from ?_-_ . _
Our line of Misses and Children's Jackets in Q> A dfcO
medium weights for early Fall from - W
* Are exceptionally good valaes.
,..K7UW^/9? Every man, woman, / hov
Shoes.!
~ and giri must have a pair cf shoes before the cold weather strikes them, and we
fotow of no place where their wants can be better supplied than with os. Jodg
;4 jog''from the number of pew shoe stores that are beiog opened one gets the im?
pression that there are large proSts io this line, but not so with os. Nearly ali
-if our Shoes aro bought for NET CASH and are sold JU that basis, our cns
tom?is getting the benefit of the discounts.
O'DONNELL & CO.
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An Open /Letter to the
Farmers
Fully Prepared for the Fall Trade in
Every Respect.
In our long experience m merchandising we have never
procured goods in every line more satisfactory with a view to
low and suitable prices than during our recent visit North. We
allowed no opportunity looking to this most important end to
pass us. These bargains we pledge ourselves to give our cus
! terners the full benefit of, feeling sure that we could not give
more practical shape to our sense of sympathy and gratitude
to our country friends. We know by experience the special
( wants of our farmers, whose friendship we think we have a
peculiar right in claiming, inasmuch as our firm it was which
was tiie pioneer in this section to operate first with the various
farmer Alliances, and that our dealings'with these gentlemen
were most satisfactory in every particular and were appreciated
is clearly evinced by the present enormous increased volume of
our business. We take much pride in this, and are determined
by continued conscientious dealing, and the lowest possible
prices to retain our Hard earned popularity. Our store is fre?
quently literally packed with customers during the busy season;
and this fact can be verified by a visit, and certainly most em?
phatically sustains the correctness of our statement.
We have not bf course the space to lay before the public
j-ill our offering stock, but can only r^fer to a limited portion.
Probably much that is omitted will be found even more in?
viting.
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O'DONNELL & GO,
ODONNELL & co.
fe are sole apis for tie I. C. Gota Co., of Collin, Olio
Makers of Women's aod Children'* Shoes,
And we cao furoisb innumerable testimonials of ladies ?rho are wearing tb(
Goodman $1 50 Shoes with as much oomfort and service as some other make*
for which they bad been paying $2 and more, if your little girl cac kick ont
her Shoes in two nr three months try a pair of the
Godman at $1.
And we feel assured she will get five or six months kicking ont of them. Out
prices on these commcooe at 50o in 4 to 8.
For Men's Wear our REYNOLD'S SHOE
Has stood the test for several years and it is our intention to retain their agency
so long as they keep their goods up to their present standard of merit It some?
times happens that even io a shoe of this grade a pair may be found d?ficient,
bot in every snob case, we satisfy the customer by giving a new pair of shoes or
mak'jg doe allowance.
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Clothing Department
This is a kind of hobby with us
We cannot resist the temptation of baying, no matter what the quantity may be
if the styles and prices are right, and it was our good fortune to secure a line of
abont fifteen styles of
-ALL WOOL CHEVIOTS AND CASStMERES
That were made by a Merchant Tailoring Establishment to sell from $12.50 to
$15.(JO, but we bought them to sell
From ?7-to.S8.50.
You have to see these goods to appreciate them. We also got io connection with
this line of goods a lot of light weight
Kersey and Beaver Overcoats,
that were manufactured to sell from $12 50 to $20. Our price
These are merely a few of the attractions of our'Clothing Stock You can find
anything from a boy's Knee Pants Snits at 50c to a mao's suit at $20
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HATS FOR MEN AND BOYS.
In this coooection we will only add that we are as well prepared to supply your
wants as we have ever been, and that is saying a great d> , for we feel that our
Hat Department bas done more towards advertising our - -Jness than any other.
We are carrying our usual line of
Harness and Saddlery, Hardware, Tinware,
Crockery, Glassware and Groceries.
We are exclusive agenta for the Millbourne Mills, of Philadelphia, and it
would be an injustice to them to terminate this article without saying a word
about their flour.
WE EA VS SOLD 3,000 BARBELS
Of their goods in the past year and the best evidence of their merit is that s
we have never had a package returned, or complaint made. We have
arranged with the mill to deliver this flour in any part of the county
in 5 barrel lots on a basis of Sumter car load rates.
Mr. Gibson is associated with us in the cotton business and will
be pleased to see his old friends.
O'DONNELL & CO.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT, 27. 1887.
The Sumter Watchman was rounded
il o 1850 and the Tn* Southron in 1866.
fbe Watchman and Southron now has
t; re combined circulation and influence
?
cf both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly .the best advertising medium in
Bunter
The South Carolina College is a
useful institution et this season-it
iwppHes a team to play football at the
State Fair, anoT hundreds, perhaps
thousands, attend the Fair principally
:o see the boshy-haired athletes slog
mod butt each other.
When war with Spain breaks oat
we hope the loyal Yankees and others
who dote on the old flag will volun?
teer ai the first cali, with no thought
of post betlom pensione to detract
"rom the beautiful sincerity of their
gloriously disinterested patriotism, j
A well equipped textile school will
probably be established in connection
with the Georgia School of Technolo?
gy next year. Sacb a school is needed
in the Sooth and the one first establish
ed will be largely attended, provided it
is well-equipped and bas a progressive
?nd competent corps of instructors
There are hundreds of young men in
the Sooth who are eager to acqoire the
training that will fit them to obtain
positions iu the factories and work
shops, and unless oar own young
men receive the required training
men will have to be imported to fill
the best positions.
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There are said to be at least 150
oases of small pox in Atlanta. The
ciiy authorities have ordered com
pa ls ?ry vaccination.
George Pullman's estate is now
estimated to be worth $50,000,000,
lore than twice the estimates made
tile he was living. Hts will bas not
tn probated, bot be is said to have
disinherited bis two sons.
Asjiew national bank wil! be orgsoiz
el ia ^Asheville, N. C. immediately, to
trike tte place of those that have sos
p soded .\
Harry A. Cassie, ex-bank cashier,
of Atlanta, who was ander $10,000
bond for embezzling $71,000 of the
C-eorgia Loan, Savings and Backing
Company? has skipped his bond aod is
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Clemson's Cadets.
Clemson's corps of cadet? about 300
strong will be here 'to attend the State
I fair and will doabtlcss take part in the
I big military parade to be given dnring
j fair week. Yesterday President Hart
log of Clemson college was in the city.
Be came down for the specific purpose
of arranging for the coming of the ca?
dets and for their accommodations while
io Columbia. President Hartzog isa
very yoong man. bot he greatly im
preened all with whom he had dealings
yesterday.
As a result of Mr. Hartz jg's nego?
tiations while here lie bas dotted a ooo
tract wirb Mr. F. G Sw&ffield to pro?
vide bleeping ascomoiodatioas for tbe
entire crops which co that occasion
will consist of from 250 to 300 men
Mr Swaffield bas secured the fourth
floor of the Kendall office building
right in the heart of tbe city, aod bas
under (ak cn to provide lights, cot?,
drinking and bath water and other
necessaries far tbe comfort of the ca?
dets Io addition to this he will have
tbe building comfortably heated. The
cadets will bring their blankets along.
He immediately, sent on an order foi
150 comfortable cots, which will arrive
io a few days, lt was President Hart?
zog's desire to keep the cadets tegether
daring their stay io the city.
Mr. I?artzog iu tbe afternoon, after
completing- his arrangements, left for
Johnston to spend a day wi h the mem?
bers of bis family who have not yet !
moved op to Clemson The cadet
crops will consist of two battalions.
The football team will of course be
along to meet the Carolin? boys -The
State.
More New Cases and More
Deaths Than Tet Reported
on One Day.
?iew Orleans, Oct. 25 -The fe?er
situation is worse than ever ; there
were 57 new cases reported and ll
deaths. Every quarter of the city is
infected, and it is admitted that the
boase quarantine is a failure
Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 22.-The
board of health officially reports five
cases today.. Previously reported,
fifty-six
Mobile, Ala , Oct. 25 -Seven new
cases, one death and four recoveries
was the report published by the
board of health this evening
Memphis, Tenn , Oct. 25.-Three
new cases of yellow fever were re?
ported by the board of health to?
night abd two deaths occurred in the'
early morning from the disease
Cincinnati, Oct. 25.-A well de?
fined but very mild case of yellow
fever arrived in Cincinnati to day
from Mobile, Ala
wmc?oNE is BLUFF?
ING:
The Spanish note to Minister Wood?
ford, it is declared, apparently by
i uthority, cone udos with the statement
that "Spain wiil not admit the right of
? ny foreign power to interfere in any of
ber affairs.n Which, being inter
preted, meaos that Sagasta requests
McKinley to ante
Now what will MoKioiey do?
Something he mast do. He mast qoit
the game oj contribute more heavily to
t te jackpot. What has he got in his
hand ?
The platform on wbioh McKinley
was "lected to the presidency pledged
tba Rt publica ti party to ead. the war
and promote the independence of Goba.
The "business interests" ?hose money
bought McKinley's election shudder at
the thought of carrving out this pledge.
McKinley himself, in strong sympathy
with Cuba, but in rqnally strong fear
ol offending bis financial backer)*, has
tried to compromise. He has sought to
glin bis end without shockiog the
financiers or offending Spain. He bas
thought to hint in velves phrases an
inference which wonld briog Spain to
terms.
Bot Spain, as haughty as in tbe days
of her greatness and strength, not only
fails to give the assurances desired, not
ooly omits to say when *be will cease
to barry Coba, cot only deolioes to set
a time for tbe conclusion of. the strog
gie, but notifies McKinley in terms as
blunt as diplomacy permits that she
will tolerate no interference by the
United States between herself and
Coba. "Hands off !*' says Spain.
Now, who is bluffing, McKinley or
Sagasta ? It is very hard to say. The
Spanish administration is willing to
fi?br, bat is unable to do so with any
hope of saccess. The American ad?
ministration is uowilhng to fight, but is
certain of success if it docs Ooe is
weak and tho other is wary. How will
it turn out ?
Ooe thing is certain : The matter
bas gone too far to be checked by
palavering. Things cannot remain as
they are. The is*ue is made, and it is
sharp one. If Sagas'a cannot yield
bccau?e the Spanish pennie will not per?
mit it, neither can McKinley yield, for
the American people and congress will
not permit it There must be a fight
or a backdown. Ye! ?ho can afford to j
back down ? And who wishes to take
the responsibility for starting a fight?
Diplomacy, is, of course, not yet ex?
hausted, but no matter how it may be
drawn out it will leave the two nations
face to face, each insisting upon that
which the other will not grant. Sagas
ta ha* plenty of time for maooeuvering,
and would like to employ it thus. Not
so McKinley He 'mast do something
within six week3 tof??tw?^-CODgress, or
nongrens wil? satisfy ?teeif and tbe pe??
pl- by recognizing Caban indepeud
enoe Mr. Hauoa'? prorege is in a
very awkward fix. And there we shall
have to leave him for the day.-State.
The Government
? Victim of Fraud.
Fays $90,000 to Creek In?
dians on Worthless
Warrants.
Washington, Oct. 25.-Over 90,
000 of alleged fraudulent warrants on
the United States treasury oo acoount
of the Creek Indian nation io Indian
territory, have been .discovered by
government authorities The alleged
fraud was perpetrated in connection
with the paymeot of the Creek Indian
nation debts and only the barest de?
tails have reaebed here. Congress by
a recent enactment authorized the li
quidatioo of indebtedness of the Creeks
amounting to $333.000. incurred by
the Indians for various purposes.
The amount appropriated was to be
paid o"t of the United States treasury
and dedaoted from the large funds of
that tribe now in tbe treasury for their
benefit. The work of paying off was
began months ago, but when the war?
rants were presented, it was found that
tbe animant paid, instead of $383,000
ax authorized had reached $352,000.
Special Agent W. H. Zeverly of M ii
souri, formerly confidential agent for
Seoretary Francis, together witb Spe?
cial Agent Ross, were immediately
dispatobed to make ao investigation of
the discrepancy. Mr. Z-verly left here
0:t 4 Since then the two have been
working on the case, and offioial advices
from them now show that over $90,000
worth of the warrants were fraudaient.
Supplementing this is the fact thar one
of those implicated made a confession
to day It was found that many old
warrants to which no oonsideratioo bad
ever attached, bad been revived and
paid ander tbe precess of tribal ap?
proval, and many new warrants had
been issued and paid in the place of old
ooes on which fall payment already had
been paid. The matter promises to
prove a great sensation in the terri?
tory The facts have been reported to
tbe department of justice and the case
is now io the bands of the United
States district attorney there for prose?
cution. It is understood that Speoial
Acent Zsverly is now on the way to
Washington to lay the complete facts
brought out in bis investigation before
the interior department authorities.
While not enough is r.aowo here as
yet to iodicate the responsible parties,
it is said au old chief of the Creeks
and an official in the employ of the
ct ibo are among those io vol ved io the
affair.
HORSE and MULE
ARRIVALS.
OUR
Sd Car Load
OF
Stock arrived last week.
OUR ,
4th and 5th
Will reach here about the
twenty-sixth.
H. Harb??
Sumter, S. C., October 20, 1897.
HIGH STEPPERS.
A .finely matched team of tborocgh*
breds seems oat of place to front of an
old or shabby carriage, road wagon or
sleigh If yon have the horses we
can furnish the vehicle ; if yon haven't,
and order of ns, you'll soon want the
good horses to matoh our high class
conveyances.
If. MARBI,
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