The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 24, 1900, Image 7
O'DOlVNELL & CO.
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We owe an apology to our patrons for being so Bate in making our
Fall Announcement
But the gentleman who has charge of our advertising department has been so busy attending to other matters, that he
seems to haVe slightly neglected this very important branch of our business While we are
Firm believers in newspapers as a means of making known the good things you have to offer, our experience is, that the people with whom you have been dealing and who have alwa-\s gottea
ONE HUNDRED CENTS WORTH
For every dollar they
you are the best advertisers.
This we have proven beyond all doubt during the past month, in which our business has been the largest ever recorded in September. Some of our friends attracted by newspaper advertise?
ments, or curiosity, would go into other stores, and after looking through to their entire satisfaction would return and make their bill with us, admitting frankly that we were offering
BETTER VALUES THAN OUR COMPETITORS.
It takes years to build a reputation of this character and we feel very proud of it. Our stock for the present season is the largest and best assorted we have ever carried, and had we space to
display it. we could 611 a store twice as large as the one ve now occupy, our duplicate stock being larger than what we have on exhibition on the first floor. All this we hope will be reme?
died after January 1st, when we move into our new store now being erected.
Hats.
Wo established o reputation in this
Hoe some years sgo, Ibot we hive
boon eousUntly adding to We sup
ply ? food many deolerr who most
neve money bj buying mood us, or
tbey would oot do oo. Outside of
, oar regfjler line we bought
100 Dozen ,
From s commission boose st sbout
60 coots oo tbe dollor.
We hove Men's eod Boy e for
Hole si 26 sod 50 oeote, end tbs
lion's Bot we sell et 75c would
appear chesp, If bought elsewbere
for $1 25
Clothing.
This has slwsys been a strong line
witb us, sod we can sssure those
who bsve favored us with their ps
troosge in this department formerly,
tbat we bave never bsd s better line
to select from
Men's sll wool Cbeviots, $5, $7 50
snd $10.
Men's Fancy Worsteds, $5, $7 50,
$10 snd $12
Men's nil wool Caseimers, $5, (6,
$7 50, $10 nod $12 60.
Men s Clsy Worsteds, in blsck and
colors, $5f $6, $7 50, $10, $12 & $15
BOYS' CLOTHING-.
750 pairs *
Boy's Knee Psots, worth 35c, 40c
snd 50c si
26c per pair.
We bcugbt the remnant of s man?
ufacturer's stock, tbe quantity seems
lsrge, but the wsy they are going
tbey won't lsst long
250
Boy's Double Breasted Suits
at 75c and $1.
These goods are worth 33", to 50 per
cent more. Our lino at
$1 50, $2, $2 50, $3 50 snd $5
csnnot be beaten
Dry Goods.
Here will be found ss complete a
line of Staple aud Domestic Goods
as tbe needs of sny housekeeper de
msnd
Our DOMESTICS were bought on
s basis of 7 cents cotton, snd while
we did not think st tbe time that
cotton was going to 10 cents we in?
vested in
50.000 Yards
We bsve
100 pieceB of Outings at 5, 6] snd
8Jc?ss cheap as they were ever sold
50 pieces of Flaunelettes at 8Jc?
this is s very desirable fabric for
Waists and Wrappers, and is easily
worth 10 to l2$o.
50 Pairs Tar Heel
Blankets.
Tbeee are not in stock, but will be
by the time this reaches you, as they
are on tbe way You know what
tbey ate, and no advance in price
We hsve s complete line of chesp
Blankets from 75c to $1.50.
A line of Comforts from 75c to $2
Our stock of Sheeting, Pillow cas
ing, Table Damask, Doylies snd
Nspkins is complete snd prices right
Shoes.
If there is any one line in our bouse
better than another we believe this
is it All our Shoes are bought
direct from manufacturers, and in
such quantities, ss to wsrrant us in
getting Jobbers' prices, thereby sav
ing the middle man's profit, and giv?
ing the benefit of it to cur customers
If anything was needed to strengthen
this department, we have certainly
succeeded in doing so by the addi
tion of the
BAY STATE LINE
and
E. P REED & CO'S LINE
of Women's fine Shoes
This latter line is no stranger to
tbe ladies of Snmter County, as we
handled them witb a great deal oU
pleasure and satisfaction up to a few
years ago, but lor some reason, they
withdrew from this territory, and we
feel assurod their old patrons will be
pleased to welcome them back
Reynolds', Bay State, E. P.
Reed & Co. and Godmaii are
Hard to Beat.
In addition to tbeee we carry a
complete line of Men and Women's
staple Shoes
Shirts.
We hesitate to say how many of
these we bought, as we might be
accused of varying from tbe path of
truthfulness, but we are ssfe in as
setting not less tbso
250 Dozen
Just think of it ! 3,000 SHIRTS.
You would naturally say, why do
you buy so many ? If you saw wbst
we are selling' for
25 Cents
You would ask no further question.
You cannot buy goods right unless
you buy quantities
D0NNELL & CO
0'DONNELL & CO
O DONNELL & CO.
Chinese Peace Negotiations.
Li Hoog Chang and Prince
CbiDg Outline What Tbey
are Willing to Do.
Pirn, Oet 19 ?Tbe Hevea agency
aas received tbe following dispatch
from Pekio :
**Tae diplomatic corpe bee recei*
?i a joint note fron Li Hoog Cheng
aad Prince Chiog. eayiog thet it is
t!^e to end tbe present oitoetion end
treat for peace end tbet the prinoee
who were accomplices of the.Boxers
will be bended over to tbe courts to
be |adged sod pooisbed accordiog to
Chinese lew.
"In their qoelitj of plenipotentia?
ries, Li lioog Chaog and Prince Cbing
offer to treat for peace and accept the
prieoiple of indemnities for tbe lega
tions destroyed Tbe losses are to
be eetimated by delegates of the
powere
"Koropean rtatiooe can be accorded
fresb commercial advantsges on tbe
old treaties modified ; but ss tbe re
qoiremeoto of tbo powers vary, eaoh
power moat formolate its owo wishes
"Tbe plenipotentiaries demand an
immediate ceeestion of hostilities be
ususe of their offer and request an in
teivlew with tsung li yamen for Octo?
ber loth "
Replying to the note, M Pichon,
tbe French mioiater, said that China,
uaving recognized thit she hsd vio
Isted tbe law of nations, was b ?und to
accept for that very reaeon the re
eponsibilitiea involved Consequent
ly be demandod that exemplary
pooiebment be inflicted upon the
principals guilty, namely, Prince
Tuen, Prince Schwang, Keog Ki and
Taog Fu Ilsiang. adding that so long
aa tbeir beada had not fallen it was
impossible to cease hostilities
M Pichoo has beeu confined to
rue bed for several dsya with n slight
attack of typhus, but his condition
is not grnve
"Owing to the arrival of Count von
Waldsrsse, Gen Veronyn. the com
mender of the French forces, will
prolong bis stay in i t km until be
receivee freeb orders "
NEW INSTRUCTIONS CA?
BLED TO CONGER
Wssbiofton. Oji 19 ?The Cbinete
foveroaxat has o?da a request of
geers-sry H%y that oegotistioos begio
tosa rr ?w at P.niin looking to a fettle*
?set of the Chiuess question I* i?
eetd at tbe statu d<p?ria>snt that Mr
Ueejt?r * lostrov" n? ars torleieet in
breadth to eeabls biso to proceed with
?sgo'Utions tomorrow without fonber
ersVre from lbs depsriesot
flewever, as tbe Chinese ooaotsr
proposal* rooeiftd yesterday through
Mr Conger appear to warraot forther
instructions from the presidoot and
Secretary Hay. Mr Ooogar was wired I
today ao ootlioe of the coarse be is to
pursue io furtherance of the plane al
ready committed to bis oare For ob?
vious reasooa tbo atata department has
decided not to make poblie the text of
these supplementary iostruotiocn But
it may be atatsd that oor government |
does not regard the Cbioeae tender aa
sufficient to meet the necessities of the
oaso It is oot indieated io what res?
pect they fall short?the Chinese agree*
iog. aeoordiog te their note, to express
regret, admit liabilities for indemnity
aod yield anything io the way of treat?
ies, in consideration of the withdrawal
if the troops aod an armistice. It is
oferred that oor objection i? based on
a lack of guarantees for the present
tnfety of American citizens and the
legation in China, aa well as for the
l>roieetioo of missionary and trado
iotcrests in the future It osnnot bo
] gathered that tbo matter of the sum
i oienoy of the punishments to be
meted out to the Chinese ctVudiog of
6sials cotors into this objeotion
The allegrd cdiot setting oat the
pioiehmentf alloti d to Prince Tuau
and hi* fellow conspirators is futroood
otl with doubt Mr Conger has advis?
ed the state department that the au?
thenticity nf the edict is called
io question in Fckin, but nowhere h e
the state department been able to secure
any offioial Matement as to the
ohirscter of the rdiot.
Tne state department has so far made
oc answer to tbc Chinese proposal and,
as a'.reaiy indieated, will return tb s
protably through Mr Conger
A TRAGEDY IN CUBA
Habaoa, Dot 18 -Maj Peterson, the
chinf commissary of Cuba, died yester?
day of yellow fovci Mrs Peterson,
his wife, who arrived hern Ian Monday
from Cioeiutati to nurse him shot her?
self in the bead with a rovolver one
boor after the major's death and died |
instantly.
The remains of Msj Peterson and his
wife were interred thi* afternoon with
military hnnora The flips at El Moro
aod on all th ? publto buildings were at
half mast Ths tragio occurrence has
greatly depressed the whole military
community in Hibona ?
mm .?*. -
Laurena, Ost 19?YVad? II (Jrdfrey
oos of the proprietors of the 1 B*e
Hive" store, shot and killed Rj Wort
?an, a v ung negro farm labor* r on
tho public ?quarc about ~ o'clock! this j
aftsrooon, The* wire rngaped in a
diffi Hilly and bad ooojc to blow* wb?*o
Godfrey drew hi- pistol and shot his
antagonist. Tbo wound resulted fatally
a half hoar later. Godfrey gave him
?tlf ep aod watt to jail.
India Famine Report.
Stupendous Relief Measures
$85,000,000 Expended
2,000.000 People Still
Being Fed.
Simla. Oct 19 ?The ?viceroy,
Lord Cutzoo, in a speech before the
council today said tbe famine had
affected a quarter of the population
of India and that even now two
millions of people were receiving re
lief. He expressed the hope, how
ever, that in a month these would
return to their homes His lordship
further said that half a million deaths
were tr.-ceable to the famine and that
the loss of the crops involved the loss
of fifty millions sterling, plus some
millions for the loss of cattle It
wiil never be known how many were
affected by tbe calamity among the
hill people and wandering tribes,
while the alms distributed were un
precedeoted
At the end of August 854 lakhs ot
rupees ($48,600,000) bad been ex |
pended and the government further
expected to spend 150 lakhs $7,500,
000) up to iMarch next ? Besides
this, 258 lakhs ($11 900,000) of laud
taxes had been advanced to cultiva
tors, many lakhs of land taxes had
been remitted, 3 1 9 crorcs ($35,000,
000 rupees) had been lent to the
native States, und nearly a million
sterling had been contributed by
private charily
The viceroy complimented the
relief committees, alluding to many
instances of native chivalry and devo
tion and to Boglltb military and civil
servants dying nt their poets He
said the cotton ciop was worth 13,
000,000 pounds sterling on the
ground
Alluding to the shocking mortality
in the native States, Loid OoriltJ
said that, broudiy spenklog, no relief
system in the world could counteract
the rffeetl nf reduced food, theceuna
tion of wages, high prices and the
bicaking up of I bo homes of millions,
or prevent pestilence following
famine.
The HaraptioD Legion.
To the I'M.tor of The News and
Courier : I was rtot present at the re
0001 reunion of the Confederate
Veterans at Greenwood S. ('., and
wiih, until N cently, away front here
Hence the delay. At that reunion
the members of tho Hampton Le
gion ?-oavnlry, artillery and infantiy
? present met and passed u lesolu
lion that a meeting of all the tnrviv
ors of the Hampton Legion 0. S A ,
be called to meet and foitn them
selvea into an organization, at Colum?
bia, 8. C , at the State Fair (ensuing)
at 2 p m on Wednesday of the week
of paid Stale Fair. The members
present elected pie chairman of the
committee and I will be in Colum?
bia, at Wright's Hotel (in person or
by representative) to advise eurvivore
of the place of meeting Call at 9
p m , upon arrival at Columbia
And I beg space of your paper to
publish this call and ask every county
paper to publish a copy thereof.
The following constitute the com?
mittee, who extend the call to meet
and organize and provide for a meet
ing everv year at some place
B H "Teague, W H. Still, S M
Walton, W P Gresham, G W
Hamilton, G E Dom,W 0. Stiirkey.
Rofus Dora, Iredell Jones, J. B
?atterfield, W L Talbert, James
Carley, Joe Davenport, D P Bouk
night, D P. Sturkey ; P A Emanuel,
Chairman Committee
Aiken, S C , October 15
-??M^g> ??>?? ?? -
Kershaw's SbenfF,
Camden, Oct 17?The second
contest in the sheiiff s race resulted
in favor of Mr J S Trantham On
the Bccond pri . ary Sheriff Williams
had a small raajoiitj', but some irrcgu
larities were charged on both sides
and a new primtry ordered 0.? the
third primaiy Mr Trantham had a
small majoiity, and again irregulari?
ties were charged, including fraud
at one of the boxes At Salt Pond
box sixteen ballots in excess of the
names enrolled on the poll list were
found Mr Williams produced the
affidavits of twenty six voters who
swore they voted for him, but only
seventeen votes were counted for
him A majority of the committee,
however, decided not to interfere
with the returns and proceeded to
declare Mr Trantham the nominee
upon the face of the returns ss sent
in by the managers W D Trant
ham and C C Moors represented
Mr. J S. Trantham and P II Nelson,
of the Columbia Bar, a id J T Hay,
of the Camden Bar. represented Mr
Williams The contest will probably
end here, Sheriff Williams having
about abandoned the idea of contend?
ing for the nomination any further.
-??^w*?- ????
Klkton, Ky, Oof 18 - Orap'us War
fi Id, a negro, trai lynoh d bore after
midnight by a mob who tcok bio from
the county jail, ' where he had bern
plnoed for attempting to break into a
farm hoUHO when the farmer's wife and
child were the only occupants
IX?wn iu Southern Milioari a prcaoh
er announced trut in the ossr future ho
would oipeourn" on "Hell und who will
go thore " Th*1 man ha* been Homo
what pusVcd on receiving eeteral letters
from paridhoocrs threatooicg all kinds
of veogeaooe if their names are
mentioned in the fortbsomiof sermon.
Hester s Weekly Statement
Showing Cotton In Sight, Mill
Taktugs Movement and
Exports.
New Orleans. Oot 19.?Secretary I
Hester's Weekly New Orleans Cottoo
Exchange statement is : Today thows
an increafe io the movement into tight
compared with the t-evco days ending
this date last year io round figure? of
94,000
For the 19 day* of October the totals
show ao iucrea>e 07er last year of 240,
000
The 49 days cf season that have
elapped, the aggregate is *head of 49 !
days of last year 1.000 Toe {.mount
brought into sight during the pant week
has been 495,853, against 401,737 for
the seven o.nys ending October 19, last
year.
The oor.roeot since September 1
sbntvs receipt! at c.11 United tatet, ports
1,600 893..against 1,-192 868 leat year;
to Northern m?ln end Canada 100,241,
age us* 191.701 last year. Bootberu
miil tsktoga 209,805, against 223,953
last year.
Poreign exports for rhe wock have
been 268 188, a-aics' 199,229 laat
year.
Northern mill takings and Canada
during too past Itfen days show a de
ortasc of 42,401, as compared with :hc
corresponding period l\t?t year Total
taking of American mi lit, north ?cd
6cu?b at,d Canada thus far for the sea?
son have been 384.647. against 524 858
Igst year.
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Hubbard Bros & Co's Cotton
Letter.
Ne w York. Oot 18 ?A light frost
reported in North Carolina oad
^ouih C?ir|ina along the line of the
Coa.'t Line Railroad, which stimulated
Liverpool after the opening, while the
nearby position! in Liverpool were
advanoea on the mot:;h:y manipulation
Oar mutk"t opened ateedj zt 6 to 7
point* advance and then broke slowly to
7 points below last evening on^ou born
selling from all other sec ions ol >he
cotton belt October was: eipecially week
cu L verpool polling oat their holdings
of ih s position, wbioh ihey were
expfc?rd to receive. He.ivy receipts
and this Southern sailing were more
than the local trade could digest they
bought on th<* frost dispatches- With
the txception of these frost repot tl
orop doneuntH from oil lections shown an
improvement.
Gen Lee Talks About
Conditions in Cuba.
There Will Be Strong Radical
Element in Coming Con?
vention.
Washington, Oot 19 ?Gen Fitxhogh
Lee, of Virginia, who is here on leave
of absence, paid hi* respects to tbe pres?
ident today. Gen Lee will return to
Cuba at tbe end cf the month. He says
that the constitutional convention of the
Cuban pecp'c, to which delegates have
been elected, wiil be hold Not 5 to
establish "the free acd independent
republic of Cuba
Geo Lee says there is likely to be a
great deal of friction in the convention,
?cd tbe resnk is problematical The
foreigners?French, English and Amor
icace acd prone;ty holding Spaniards?
h' said, were in favor of some port of
American protectorate, which would
irswrc. the protection cf life and prop?
erty, but the oid soldier^ of Gomel's
army wanted to carry cut tbe radical
programme. Tbey threatened to initiate
the proceedings in the convection by
the adoption of a resolution demanding
tbe immediate withdrawal cf tbe Amer?
ican troops Gen Lei cxpre??ed tbe
opinion that the ircoD* could uot be
withdrawn until a stable government
was set up which proved capable of
turnn;hinp the necc^ary guarantees r.e
10 life and property. In ary final set?
tlement, Gen L c said, some difficult
problems w .ini have tc be aejusted.
Gen L^e ?aid the p*st year io Cuba
has been tbo w^rst, si far &s yellow
fever is or, nee rood, in his experience.
Tbe yellow fever had been prevalent
alll over the ielaod and he said that
some of the fac'is in connection witb it
FOtmed to completely explodo the
theori.*n ot American medical experts
regarding the efficacy of tamtatim as
a preventive.
FIRST NATIONAL ?HI OF
SUITER,
STATE, niTY AND (OUXTV DE
POS1TORY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid Bp Capital.$ 7!S.OoC 00
Surplus Htid Profile - - ? 2^,0^0 00
Additional Liability of Stock?
holder* in excess of their
stock. 7"),000 00
To'hI protection to depositors, $175 O00 OO
Transactd a General Banking Business.
Special atipiition Ri?? n to collections.
SWINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In
terest allowed at tbe rate ot 4 per cent per
annum, on amounts shore $5 snd not exceed?
ing $300, payabl* quarterly, on first days of
January. April, July and October.
R M WALLACE,
L.S. Caasos