Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SECRETARY BABE ON THE SURPLUS. Treasury's Chief Calls Attention to Decrease of Expenditures. Chicago, Sept. 30.-Secretary of the Treasury Gage, who is staying a few days at the home of his son in Evans? ton before going to Colorado to spend his vacation, said in regard to the large sn rpi us in the treasury at pres? ent: "The prosperous condition of the country must be most gratifying. The decrease in the expenditures of the government, however, is a salient fac? tor in the increase in the surplus in the last three months. From June 30, "^"^1901, to September 28, the revenue amounted to $136,000,000. The expen? ditures during this time were ?121, 000,000. This left an excess of nearly $15,000,000. During the same period in 1900 the receipts were $139,000,000 and the expenditures the same. Of course, the fact must be taken into consideration that the revenue for the last three months was under the lower? ed schedule, so that the $136,000,000 receipts this year represeents a larger | amount of business transacted than daring the same time last year, when the $139,000,000 was received. "It was estimated that when the present revised revenue law was put in force, on July 1, that the revenue re . ceipts from all sources would fall off some $40,000,000 by reason of the re - emotions made. If that had been real? ized the receipts since that time would have $7,500,000 less, or $128,500,000. Notwithstanding the reduction in tax? es, the receipts have diminished by less than $3,000,000 from what they were a year ago, while the expendi? tures have decreased by over $17,000, 000 for the same period. "Up to the present, however, the ac? cumulation of money in the treasury, which would be the natural effect at this time, has been more than over? come by the purchases of bonds in the open market by the government. Dur? ing the last three months there have been bought bonds having a face value of $19,500,000, for which over $24,000, O00, was paid. The actual cash in the treasury has thus been reduced, and the present excess of revenues over ex? penditures taken care of for the time being." Strange Story From Canton. Canton, Ohio, Sept. 29.-A strange story comes from West Lawn Cemetery tonight, where a company of regulars from Fort Wayne, Michigan, are guard? ing the vault in which the body of the late President William McKinley lies. It is to the effect that the guard on duty on top of the vault fired a shot \ at one man who refused to heed his challenge, that the shot was diverted by another man, who appeared from another direction, and that an effort was made to stab the guard. Military regulations prevent either the officers or the men of the post from being quoted on any matter connected with their services, and for this reason Capt. Biddle, who is in command, was obliged to decline to be quoted at the camp tonight He will make a full report to his superiors at once. Reliable authorities made the fol? lowing statement : "Private Deprend was on guard duty on top of the vault at a point com? manding the entrance below and the approach from the rear. Shortly be? fore 7.30 he saw what he took to be the face of a man peering from behind a tree about forty feet from his post. He watched it for twenty minutes he says, and at 7.45 saw the man hurry to a tree ten feet nearer. He chal? lenged the man to halt, but this was not heeded and the fellow approached nearer. Deprend levelled his gun and aimed to shoot for effect, but just at this instant another man, who came towards him from the opposite side, caught the gun, threw it up and the bullet was spent in the air. This same man struck Deprend on the right side of the abdomen with a knife or other sharp weapon, cutting an 'L' gash in his overcoat an inch and a half long each way and a small one in his blouse. The flesh was not broken, but was bruised under the cuts in the clothing. Deprend in the struggle fell and. rolled down the side of the vault. Lieut. Ashbridge, officer of the day, was in front of the vault and rushed to the top on hearing the shot, "but the men made good their escape. All members of the company on hear? ing the shot hurried to the vault and, besides searching the cemetery, the guard was increased. "Deprend is a recruit enlisted in 2iew York about four months ago. He is said to be an excellent soldier and to have a fine record with his officers. He says the man who attacked him was masked, but that the first one he saw was not masked. He says the lat? ter carried a white package in his light hand and something glittered in his left. Since the incident stories have been told in camp of some incen? diary conversations overheard in the crowds that have visited the cemetery, including one today alleging that some stranger said : "Lots of people would like to see this I whole thing blown up." There are seventy soldiers at the cemetery, twenty of whom are con? stantly on guard duty about the vault and camp. A Daniel Come to Judgment. If it is true that Judge O. W. Buchanan will not offer for reelection as judge of the judicial circuit over which he presides at present, the law? yers and interested citizens should see to it that another candidate is in the field, in addition to those already mentioned. For, with ail due respect to the gentlemen announced as candi? dates, we do not think either of them is well qualified for the position of judu'?'. There is a good lawyer in thai circuit who would make a good judge, but we doubt if he could be induced to run. This man is Joseph F.Rhame, of Man? ning. He is a thorough lawyer, a christian gentleman,and would certain? ly grace the bench of South Carolina. -Bamberg Herald - II -*mmt~ Disaster tc Texas Cotton. Austin, Texas, Oct. 3.-Agricultural Commissioner Johns stated today that in his opinion the Texas cotton crop this year will fall short at least 800, 000 bales from the crop of last season. It is estimated that the crop this year will not exceed 2,335,000 bales, due to the boll weevil and extensive drought in parts of the State. THE WAR IN PHILIPPINES. The Process of Benevolent As? similation a Tough Proposition. Manila, Sept. 30.-Gen. Hughes, from the Island of Samar, reports the arrival of Sergeant Markley and one private at Tannan (?) from the fight at Balangiga, where over 40 men of Com? pany C, Ninth infantry, were killed by insurgents, who attacked the troops while at breakfast Saturday. The men who have reached Tannan say that the officers of the company, who were at first reported to have escaped, were killed with the majority of the com? pany. The troops were attacked, while unprepared,;.by 400 Bolomen, of whom the Americans killed about 140. Many of the soldiers were killed in their quarters before they had time to grasp their rifles. Gen. Hughes is going to the scene of the disaster and will personally command the troops. A new branch of the Katipunan has been discovered at Tarlac, capital of the province of that name. The object of the society is the slaughter of the whites. Marcelino Manville, presi? dent of Banoang, is the chief of the ? new branch, which includes numbers of the native constabulary, who were recently armed. One policeman ad? mits that he was taxed a dollar and was ordered to make bolos. A regu? lar collection has been made by the or? ganization from the natives, either by persuasion or threats, and an uprising had been planned for an early date. The conditions in Tayants (Taya bas?) and Batangas are not reassur? ing. The worst form of guerilla war? fare prevails there. The insurgent forces are distributed, under cover, along every road and trail, and wait for travelers in ambush. The insur? gent leader, Caballos, who formerly belonged to Gen. Cailles' command, but who refused to surrender with Cailles, is retreating to the mountains. The main forces of the insurgents are scattered in bands over the province, where they dig up rifles when there is an opportunity to use them. Higher Wages in Fali River. Fall River, Mass., Oct. a-The exe? cutive council of the National Federa? tion of Tetxile Operatives met in this city this afternoon to discuss the action of the local council on the wage ques? tion. It was unanimously voted to endorse any action taken by the local council in the matter. It was voted to levy an assessment on all the local unions in the Federation, to be applied to the aid of the local union in its coming fight with the manufacturers. It was also voted to leave the matter of a strike entirely in the hands of the local council. Representatives of the operatives declare that a strike is inevitable un? less the manufacturers post notices of the advance in wages before the opera? tives leave the mills on Saturday. Boers Attack British Garrison. Durham, Sept. 30.-A force of 1,500 Boers, commanded by Gen. Botha, made an attack, which lasted all day long Sept. 26, on Portitala on the border of Zululand. The burghers were finally repulsed but at a heavy cost to the garrison, whose losses were an officer and 15 men killed and 5 offi? cers and 38 men wounded. In addi? tion 63 men are missing, of which number many are believed to have been killed or wounded.- The Boer Com? mandant Opporman and 19 burghers are known to have been killed. Ladysmith, Sept. 30.-The British success at Fort Itala is now known to have been greater than was at first re? ported. Two hundred Boers were kill? ed and more than 300 were wounded or captured. A Roosevelt Anecdote. One of the officials of the Southern Inter-State Fair in Atlanta, who knows President Theodore Roosevelt very well, was talking the other day of the personal characteristics of the man who so tragically came to be the chief of this nation. "We intended to bring Mr. Roose? velt to the Fair in Atlanta at its opening about October 9th," he said, "but the assassination of President McKinley made this impossible." He paused a moment. 4 4 You know, ' ' he continued, "I used to know Mr. Roosevelt very well, long before he had political aspirations, and in those days there were many humorous stories told of him. One of these, the best I think, was a poker story. "It seems according to this that Mr. Roosevelt indulged occasionally in the fascinating game of poker. *I don't vouch for this. It seems he was sit? ting in a gentleman's game out West. There were five men at the table, among them one man who had only one eye. After playing a short while Mr. Roosevelt noticed something queer about the playing of the one-eyed stranger. It resembled cheating. "He controlled himself for a short while to be absolutely certain of what he sus? pected, then his ire rose rapidly. 44 'Gentlemen.' he said, as he rose from the table, 'I dislike very much to accuse any one at this table of cheat? ing, but there has been cheating, be? cause I have seen it I won't call any names, but it will have to stop. If the man who is cheating doesn't play a straight game, 1*11 knock his other eye out. ' "It is very rarely that Mr. Roose? velt drops a hint," the Fair official continued, **but when he does ir is noticeable. That's the kind of Presi? dent he will make, I think. A report submitted to the interna? tional ecumenical conierenc of the Methodist Church shows that there are 24,899,361 adherents of the Meth? odist faith. In the western section there are 6,237,361 actual church mem? bers and in the eastern 1,221,824. The total valuation of the church property throughout the world is ?60,000,000. There are 89,087 churches and 48,.334 ministers. The estimated increase in adherents of the Methodist faith in the last decade is 2,536,93S. ???^0?? BRITISH SUCCESS. Methodist Statistics. _W*e Tum Dutt...*. Days Imto Mw$y Ornes By bringing forth the good things and telling you about them here. Hardly a day passes but'something that is good and at the same time cheap, comes to light. THESE COME TO LIGHT TODAY; DRESS GOODS. This is oar long snit, and we unhesitatingly say that DO eucb vaiues have heretofore been seen in this market, either as to prices or the wide range of styles shown. SILKS. Taffetss, Epingles and Pean de Soie are the proper things in Silks-bet don't bay one which hasn't the warrant to wear woven in the selvedge of every yard-we have them BLACK GOODS. Thibet* Ladies' Cloths, Prunelles, Venetians, Poplins and Peau de Crepes are the newest fabrics for mourning costumes We have made a special effort in this Department this season. DOMESTICS AND LINENS. 1 case 36 inch Percales to be sold at 5c-cheaper than Calico. 2 bales 36 inch Sea Island at 5c-this is the regalar 6?c quality. Have one cheaper yet Fruit of the Loom, Tull 36 inch wide at 7c 50 inch single bed Bleached Sheetings at 15 cents 81 inch double bed Bleached Sheetings at 18 cents. 70 inch Damask, warranted strictly all liuen, 50 cents Ail Linen Towels same prices as half linen found elsewhere. TAILOR-MADE SUITS. Elegant line from which to make a selection Beautifully tailored, war? ranted to fit Price range extending from $5 to $25. CLOAKS for Ladies and Children. Here is the most favorable opportunity to get posted in these pretty gar? ments as to style and cost. Oar various lines are now on exhibition, and we are always pleased to show them WARRANTED FOOTWEAR. The ' Little Giant" Shoes for Children, and 1 Drew Selby & Co's". Val DuttenbofFer'' and "American Girl" Shoes for Ladies are our four winners. Our offer to give a new pair for any not giving entire satisfaction holde good. ter l??*y Iwoods i o. Proprietors of Sumter's Leading Dressmaking Establishment and Agts for Standard Patterns. O'DONNELL FLOUR ! Few persons have any conception of the magnitude of our business along this particular line, and we hesitate to state the quantity we handle, fearing we might be accused of exaggeration j but we are not overestimating the amount when we say that our sales for the past year have fallen little short of 49000 Barrels ! This is a record of which a wholesale grocer might well be proud; but while we sell a good many dealers we do not make a specialty of the wholesale business, our aim being to buy in such quantities as to sell our patrons, the consumers, their necessities as near Wholesale brices As it is possible to get. All our flour is bought from the Millbauner Mills Co., of Philadelphia, and is manufac? tured from the LONG BERRY WHEAT ! For which the States of Pennsylvania and Maryland are famous This mill has a baking test department connected with it, and ali of its product is THOROUGHLY TEATED before shipping Every barrel is branded A A L , which means: A M TI ADULTERATION LEAGUE This League was iormed four years ago when Mr Leiter cornered the wheat market and put the price of flour beyond the reach of people of moderate means Unscrupulous millers began the adulteration of their nour by mixing large quantities of clay, chalk, and any other substance which would mix with it, in order to cheapen the price, but INCREASED DOCTOR'S BILLS, As many a family contracted such cases of indigestion then that they have not recovered from it. We heard some people say. ''You could not make it rise with a jackscrew." The formation of this League was therefore a protection to people who wanted pure flour. It is a bonded organization and each member brands their flour, as the above named. While these goods have no superior as to quality, they are not any higher than the average product of Western mills. We are selling ; FULL PATENT AT $4.50. HALF PATENT AT $4.00. AND A GOOD FAMILY AT $3.25. We believe our Kaii Patent will give as good results as most of the Wes tern Fu!l Patents ami some people have been candid enough to teil us thar, the}' preferred it We will be pleased to send saoples (enough for a bak j ing, providing the family is not too ?urge) upon application Based upon the present market we will deliver this flour in lots of five barrels or more at aoy point in the county, at above figures We know that no family cares to buy as much as five barrels of flour, but two, three, fonr or five can combine, and have it consigned to one of their number, and divide it I among them By this means you eau save the local freignt, which usually amounts to 25c per barrel We have written so much about flour that we fear you will get the impression we do not handle anything else, but you know us too well for that. O'Donnell & Company. Oe ti 12B ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SPLENDID nj?t^S^sp^Eis^ i\w AWD BEST OF AMERICAS ? THE GREATEST, GRANDEST AND BEST OP America's Big Tented Enterprises ! Three Rings, Half-Mile Track, 1000 Features, 100 Phenomenal Acts, 25 Clowns, 20 Hurricane Haces. \ Trains, 10 Acres Canvas, 10,000 Seats, 1,500 Employed, 6 Bands, 50 Cages, Droves of Camels, 15 Open Dens, Herds of Elephants, $1,000 Daily Expenses. MUSEUM; MENAGERIE AND ROYAL ROMAN HIPPODROME, -Capital $3,000,000. Tbe greatest performers in the known world are with the Great Wallace Shows this season, including the ___._ -- 1 "?i '"iiv^-? -vz^sgg&Ei - The 7 STIRKS-Bicycle and Skating Experts, The IO DELLAMEADS, Statuary Artists. Mlle. Norada French, Mysterious Globe. 10 principal male and Female Equestrians. Leon and Singing Mules. The Livingstons, Aerial Bar Extraordinary. THE SISTERS VORTEX. TRIPLE REVOLVING TRAPEZE ?ur Street Parade At 10 a m daily, is the finest ever paton the streets A Sunburst of Splendor A Triumph of Art. Money and Good Taste, with lavish luxary of spectacular effect, and greatest professional features conceivable. Excursions run on every line of travel. No gambling devices tolerated Never Divides. Never Disappoints.