Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NELL & CO. We owe an apology our patrons for being so late in making our ?JSSJIJTJIJIJIJJJS Fall Announcement ifJJJIJJJJJJJJJSJ& 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 always gotten ONE HUNDRED CENTS WORTH For every dollar they gaye you are the be?t 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 w^uld 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 fill a store twice as large as the one we 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. 1 large, bnt the way they are going 8?c-as cheap as they were ever sold 1 getting Jobbers1 prices, thereby sav. If^l A?ll2fl0* j they won't last long. 50 pieces of Flannelettes at 8Jc- iDg the middle man's profit, and giv *L/1WRI1 o Tl 1018 18 a Very deeirab1e faD"c (or ing the benefit of it to our customers ?OK) Waists and Wrappers, and is easily ? If anvthing was needed to strengthen This bas always oeeo a strong hoe I Boy's Double Breasted Salts worth 10 to 12Jc. this department, we have certainly 'S^s^r-r^ir ^?dii. 60 Pairs Tar Bee^^^sso^^, ?S5 mm^?^t These S?T?, g S50 Per Blankets. " BAY STATE UNE to select from ?1 50, ?2, $2 50, $3 50 and ?5 These are not in stock, but will be and Men's all wool Cheviots, $5, $7 50 cannot be beaten. by the time this reaches you, as they E. P. REED & CO'S LINE ' and $10. I- ar? 0Be ^^J'^^^0^^- of Women's fine Shoes IfcrV frOAfl^ 1 We hiv? . ^4^^e%T^esp This latter line is no stranger to Men's ali wool Ca simers $5 36 I * WMW%M&* Blankets from 75c to $150 the ladies of Sumter County, ss we ftY%rftlVJd??12d50mer8' ' Here will be found as complete a A 1}ne of Pomforta f-om >?kc !0 *2 baod!ED LBEM W?TH A GREAT DEAJ OF ^^S^f^? in black and Hue of Staple and Domestic Goods A 1,06 ?f C?mf?rl8 T* l? $2 P^asure and satisfaction up to a few onlnr? *fi <*7 50 410 *1? & ?15 as the needs of any housekeeper de Our stock of Sheeting, Pillow cae- years ago, out for some reason, they colors, $o, ?7 OU, $1U, $1- & ?io j 7 * \Dgt Table Damask, Doylies and withdrew from this territory, and we BO?YS' CLOTHING- Our DOMESTICS were bought on Napkins is complete and prices right feel assured their old patrons will be ?7^n -noire * a ba8?"8 of 7 cenl8 cotton' aod whi,e- pleased, to welcome them back. iOU Pairs we did not think at the time that &ilO<P5U Reynolds', Bay State, E. P. Boy's Knee Pants, worth 35c, 40c cotton was going to 10 cents we in- KJ>mm***sv ^ & ^ ^ ^ ana ouc at ? vested in \f there ie anv one line ic our house u A + H + " . 25c per pair. 50,000 Yards beUer ,b?? aD"olb" we bel^e'b?* t ?ardf ^ ^ is it All our Shoes are bought In addition to these we carry a We bought the remnant of a man- We have direct from manufacturers, and in complete line of Men and Women's ufacturer's stock, the quantity seems 100 pieces of Outings at 5, 6J and such quantities, as to warrant us in staple Shoes Hats? We established a reputation in this line some years ago, that we have been constantly adding to We sup? ply a good many dealers, who most save money by buying from us, or they would not do so. Outside of our regalar line we bought 100 Dozen From a commission house at about 60 cents on the dollar. We have Men's and Boy s fur Hats at 25 and 50 cents, and the Mao's Hat wo seil at 75c would appear cheap, if bought elsewhere for $1.25. Shirts We hesitate to ssy how many of these we booght, as we might be accused of varying from the path of truthful ness, but we are safe io as? serting not less than 250 Dozen Just think of it I 3,000 S??IETS. You would naturally say, why do you buy so many ? if you saw what we are selling for 25 Cents You would ask no further question. You cannot buy goods right unless you buy quantities. O'DONNELL & CO. O'DONNELL & CO. O'DONNELL & CO. BIG FIRE IN MARION. FOUR STORES AND CON? TENTS DESTROYED Marion. Dec 26 -A fire occurred oi Main Street, io the business part of th? town not IoDg after the middle of last night, and destroyed four stores with all their contents except in tbe case of Mr W 8 Foxwortb, who saved bis books and papers The origio of the fire is not known, ' but is attributed io the careless dis charge of. fireworks by late Christ anas revelers It was discovered between 2 And 3 o'clock in the build ing owned by Joseph Harrell. AU of the structures were of wood and very combustible, aod the flames made rapid and for a time irresistible headway Oor town is not provided with an engine' or aoy organization for combatting fire ; but: thanks to the usual good fortune that seems to befriend the town in such an emer gency, tbe wind waa moderate and $>lew from a favorable quarter The buildings that lay in the path cf the conflagration were comparatively iso lated, and there was enough space betwenn Fox worth's and J. E Mid dletoo's stores to enable the citizens, by dint of strenuous and untiring ex ertioos to save the Middleton build ing a?d check the progress of the devouring element The losses, so far as I have been able to ascertain them, are as foi lows : Joseph Harrell, building valued at $700, insured for $500 Western Uuion Telegraph compa ny;s office, in the Harrell building ; :css about $50 Miss Mabel Montgomery, photo? grapher, outfit in Harreli building ; value $400, insurance $250 A F IIux, merchant, occupying part of the Harrell building ; stock ? 1,800, insurance ? 1,200 Dr E A Gasqee, building occupied by J N Frierson, colored, furniture; value ?300; insurance not known. FriersonV stock, about $100, cash ?170, and personal effects were a total loss Dr E A Gaeque. building occupied by C L Face, merchant, value $700; insurance not stated Mr Face's stock $1,500: insurance $800. W S Foxworth, store and '.vare house $1,500, insurance $800 ; ?tock ?4,000, insurance $3,000 J E Middleton, store badly pcorch ed and otherwise damaged. The piate glass windows in the Murchison block on the opposite side G? tbe street were badly cracked. It is the purpose of the owners of the devastated lots to put up brick structures J W Complaints Against tbe Rail- { road. To the Editor of The State. The Sontbero Railway Company bas commenced its asnal bsd treat ment of the people of Edgefield by holding them over at Trenton for boors nntil they accommodate a few rich Yankees by laking them to Aikan The afternoon southbound train at this season is seldom on time. Often it is hours late and passengers from all points to Edgefield are dumped off at Trenton and kept there waiting on ?he southbound train which had a sleeper attached to it for Aiken. After its arrival the Edgefield train j has to take the sleeper to Aiken and ! return, pick up the Edgefield passen j gers and come on here in the night \ sometime i It must be remembered that it is j oniy six miles from here to Trenton. I The train could easily run ap here : and back in twenty minutes, but the Southern often sends its train to Aiken with a passenger or two, a dog and a servant, while it keeps from six to a dozen Edgefieid passen gers waiting at Trenton for boars That is a perfect shame, and it is shameful that our railroad commis j sion will permit each 3 thing I The matter should receive immedi j ate attention If the railroad com. j mission does not take up the matter at once, our people will take it up and try to find out what is the troubie with the commission This articie is written for the espe ; cial benefit of the commission to call its attention to the way the Southern is acting as, perhaps, it is not aware of the manner in which we are being treated by the Southern If The State will print the fore? going in pica type and give it large headlines, it will earn the thanks of our people, who will also remember The ?Sta?e in their prayers. If the commission wants full information it will be furnished with the greatest pleasure W. P C. Edgefield, S C , Dec 26 FROM M AYE S VILLE TOO j To Tne Editor of The State. ! The discrimination of the A C L. i against our point of shipping has I beet) so ruinons ?bat the people of this community called a meeting to see what could be done Mr A A j Strauss and myself were appointed a j committee to go to Wilmington to J consult witn the railroad cnmDany i and :i!s:> to i<"?k np ai! the informa j tion we could on the subject. lt seems that it is impossible to j keep three railroads from running jour part of the country, so as to enable them to cot against each other at some competing points My opinion is that was one ct'(be leading objects of the creation of the rail road commissioners to ao away with the discrimination inside the State. J. W Cooper Mayesviile, S C , Deo 26, 1900 THE PANAMA CANAL. Paris, Die 27-Tbe oew Panama Canal company ac its annual meeting j today adopted tbe report, during the course of which the United States commission's report, says : I "We think that a reasonable agree? ment wherein the United States aod i Colombian governments and our com? pany should unite.is realizable and might finally determine the preference of the United States io favor of Pan? ama The president of the company is now pursuing negotiations at Wash? ington to that end. Should it be j found impossible to arrivp, within a j reasonable period, at an equitaole un ! derjstaoding with the United States we j shall have to geek and submit to you i the means to actively carry on our work It is neither possible nor per miesible to say any more on tbe sub? ject today." I Des Moines, Iowa , Dec 27 Tele? phone massages from What Cheer via Ottomwa oocfirm the. reported drowc ing cf forty nine school children They were skating on tho ice wben it gave way The aceident occurred at 9 io the evening _ _ I Dreyfus Has Demanded Com plete Exoneration. ! Pari*. Dec 27-Dreyfus ba.? written to the premier, M. Waldeck Rosseau classing as another falsehood tbe recent statement cf M Henri Rochefort, io Tbe Iotransigean', tbat he (Dreyfus) had sent to Emperor William ot Ger- | many, iu 1894. a ?otter stolen from the I German embassy at Paris, aod wbich, j annotated by the emperor, constituted ! formal proof of tbe crime "'for which J I have b?eo twice unjustly condemned," j and adding : "My innocence is absolute, aod legal j recogfiition of thi* ionooenoe by a ro j vision I will seek to my !ast breath I | am not the author of thc bordereau ! annotated by rh" emperor, whiob is a ! forgery ; nor of tbe original. au;hentio bordereau. wr::tcn by Esterhzy to j save Henry AU the pttnotpal authors ot my iniquitous co nd cm na rio:? arr abv.i I am not dispersed of al! my right* I stilt retain I hat right of j every man to d fend his honor and ' have the truth proc'a:iii-d I therefore bav?* the riyht to a*-k you \<> order at) ti itquiry. i Uniform Divorce Laws. A bill bas beeo introduced in con? gress to provide for uoiform divorce Iaw9 io the Skates of tb9 United States. The bill i* in answer to a very reasoa ahie demand on tbe part of the country at large that there should ba some sort of consistency on this subject in the different parts of the country The laws io the different States now arc as variegated as the lives of some of the people who seek divorces. Io some States the laws are very liberal towards persons who want to get rid of the marital bonds ; in other States it is a difficult thing to get a divorce-in our State it is impossible. The great number of divorces thai are occorring in m-any sections cf the country has caused a general alarm for : the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the American borne io j its purity and good iifiaence The bill for securiog some sort of j uniformity is a good one ; but will be opposed of course by the old States rights advocates, who will CI?DC to the exploded notion ?'hat such legislation should be lefc co the States This has been left to them ; aod it is seen what a mess they have made of it. Now let the tation try it. We presume that any bill that congress might adopt oo this subject would be restrictive, only prohibiting divorces except on specified grounds and not compelling a State to allow them at all unless it should de-ire to do so : in other words that a State may permit divorces fur specified rearons, ; but is not compelled to permit them for arjy reason South Carolina would be left to continue its unique position on the snrjeot of oo divoroc for any cause i -Greecvilie News Marriage by Force. Charleston, S C , Dec 26. - Magig- \ trate Stroheoker, of Red Top, a notorious negro settlement, gave orders today that all negroes living there wtuld have to marry. Sioce the notice was made several days ago that such orders would be issued by the magistrate, 75 couples, it is said, have been married. Magistrate Srrobeoker maintains that a ti.a rt would fi?bt quicker for his paramour tbarj fur his wife, and to stop the ruo of crime io that locality bas directed tbe negroes to become legail} man and wife Auxin. 'IVs, Dec 26 -Gov Sayers ? oiaao ppplicatioo to Gov Roosevelt, of j Ni;* York, a few days ago, for the extradition -.?f John D. Rockefeller and other uH'mter* of the Standard O ? i com oat? y, ??n 'he t-hnrge of violation ol the Texas an:i-trm>t law. Gov Roose? velt has declined to grant the applica? tion. / J GBOWTH OP THE BEAD IN G HABIT, Was the reading habit ever so firmly fixed apon the people as a: the pres? ent ? ? glance at the publishers' announce* ment shows that the cutpnt of books this year has gone far above high water mark aod any book seller will teil you that the ?ales have brokeo ali previous records. Io addition daily newspapers I are larger and more numerous than ever before and are read by more pso pie. Everybody must have his daily j paper nowadays Country folk who a few years ago considered themselves lucky to get a weekly paper cow-get- their daily paper regularly Improved mails and cheap? er paper? have done their part io bring? ind aboa: this result. This is a reading, age. Everybody reads s icetntog. either books or news? papers. It is ono of the characteristics of a people who know one hour what the rest of the world did the hjor ; before. We discuss this afternoon the London sensation of this morning A speech by the kaiser in Berlto bas an instant echo all over the world Paris a:td Loac'ou are no sooner talking about a new fad or fashion, a new book or a new play than the people all over the IToired States take it up. Tbroagh the active, wide-awake pres3 we are kept in instant, intimate and constant touch with ail of the main centres of the j wo. ld. This habit has aroused a deeper inter- I est io geaeral9readiog. It leads us to better inform ourselves on foreign politic?, on distant peoples. We become better acquainted with the great figures of contemporaneous history and learn more of their country We follow more closely the leading fiotion of the day, not of our own couotry alone, but evon of Japan and Russia Thus ve bave bacome slaves to reid iog. We are, io a measure, dependent upon books and newspapers. The American people are keeping better abreast of the world's history and the world's fiotioo than ever before. -Atlanta Journal. Dean Shaler, of the Lawrence Scientifio Sobool of Harvard Collego j astonished the hearers rho other night j by a defense of slavery. To the aver age Nsw Englander, there seems to be j no defense for slavery Speaking of j the wbito and black races fi ty to a \ hundred years ago, be said : "Slavery j was the best relation that eculd have j , existed beiween t-ucb cultured and such j. uooultured pcoDlc By that, discipline j io nevell generations they were well . under way A: the elo-e of ibe war, wheo wo broke the chains aod gav j them the ballot, we made a gnat j, biuodsr " j Salada Coaoty bas bad a Good Roads CooveoMOD which endorsed the propos;* tion to sell the State farms aod allow the several counties desiring the privi? lege to hire convicts at actual cost and work them on the reads. The conven? tion also recommended a special coaoty taz of one mill to be used on the publio roads, a commutation tax of ? 1 50 to be imposed on all persons liable to road duty, this som also to be used on the highways ; that al) fines and forfeitures go to the road food, aod that the coaoty * supervisor t be empowered to bay au ap to-date road maobine and keep it at work. I: is stated that the Salada delegation wit! tee's to have the legisla? tive action necessary taken on these recommendations We welcome tbis convention and it* work as very hopeful indications When the farmers tfaem relves begin to hold road conventions and demand reforms it may be assumed that the day of be-ter roads is not far away.-State. The Barnwell People says : ' Our esteemed exchanges state that peo? ple are as far behind as usual, in pay? ing taxes. That gees to show there is more talk than truth in the boast that farmers are better off than they have been in many years''- No; it goe3 only to show that farmers and other people have come to regard an extension of time for the payment cf taxes ss the rule and not the excep? tion and that they are in no norry to pay up before they are required to do so These extensions.are demoraliz? ing in the .extreme and if they are not definitely abandoned now the State can never expect to get its taxes when they are due under the law There ie reason to believe that many farmers have deferred selling their cotton, or a part of it, in the hope that it will go higher ; and this accounts for the delay in tbe pay? ment of bills 8nd taxes Notes in bank and fertilizer notes have been paid up remarkably well because there was no reason to expect in? dulgence -State Uncle Sam's census takers gave Charlotte 18,091 The city has just had a census taken, which gives the city proper a thousand more and gives to the city and its suburbs a population of 27,752 Charlotte is one of the most progressive of south? ern cities - mmm ---- Wichita. Kan, Dre 27 -Mrs Carrie Mailnn. president cf Harber county W. C. T. U entered (he Carey Hotel barretta icdtyccd &:rb a stocema*? " a $300 painting and a mirror valued at ?100 Mrs Nation broke mirrors in itvo solootis at Kiowa, KOOIS months sgo and declared there is no law under which t-he can be prosecured She was lodged in the county jail this afternoon sharked with malicious destruction of property.