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Time to Loosen the Purse Strings Our new and handsome stock has had a thinning out in many lines, which is noticeable, but lots of pretty and seasonable merchandise is _eing constantly received to take the place of that already sold, thus creating an ever-changing picture of beautiful merchandise in Dress Goods, Cloaks and Millinery. We cordially invite you, if not already a patron of ours, to call at our store and learn the secret why our several departments are daily thronged with enthusiastic customers. Prospective purchasers of Blankets, Carpets, Linens and warranted Footwear are being offered a golden opportunity just at this time. Who does not prefer fresh goods to those several seasons old in these especial lines ? Is there any common sense or not in the asking of this question ? Your Friends, SUMTER, - S. C. MAGNOLIA NEWS NOTES. Negro Woman Killed?White-Man Shoots a Negro?Other Items of interest Magnolia, Nov. 10.?According: to the testimony taken ?t the inquest over the deadfcody of Lenora Melton, the and Kansons Williams had a dispute about a tin bucket, and the former hav ing used some language which in tensified the ire of the latter, he struck her a tembl? blow, a little.to the right of pit of the stomach, from which she died in two or three minutes. She never breathed after she fell oh her face. This occurred on the evening of tie 6th inst. Ransom ran off and is still at large. It appears that he had not the shadow of provocation for this vile act. After striking her a death blow with Iiis sledge hammer fist he i attempted to strike her with a weed ing hoe, but was prevented. Mr. W. L Tomlinson, of Shiloh vicinity, shot one Woods McDowell (colored) on last Satnrday, while Mc ? Powell was attempting to shoot him, ,?? so Mr. Tomlinson says. The wound is not serious, though necessarily pain ful. No warrnt has, as yet, been is sued. Mrs. Eciith Moore is very ill, has typhoid fever, Dr. Parker says. The remains of Martin, son of Mr. M. Lnther Mclntosh, of this place, were interred in cemetery at the Pres byterian Church in Lynchburg on Saturday. Martin was working at a mill in Conway, Horry County when he met his death. It seems he was caught in the shafting and crushed to death. This occurred on the 6th inst. His father, sisters and other relatives have the sympathies of this entire community. Mrs. H. S. Toon is visiting relatives in.Sommerton. Dr. Tarrant visited his parents in Orangeburg County last week, and on his return found lots of work in waiting. Col. tj". A. Rhame is off on a big deer hunt, and no doubt will greatly enjoy it. We expect him back tomorrow. Messrs. W. T. McLeod and Johnnie Mclntosh are off on a quail hunt to day, and from the number of dogs in the procession they must aim to chase the- birds down. That drove of dogs ought to paralyze almost any covey of birds. Occasional. A GREAT RUN. The Atlantic Coast Line Furnished Diavo le, Who Loops the Loop, a Special Train. "The Atlantic Coast Line ?ave Dia volo, the loop the loop of Forepaugh & Sells' Circus, a great run for his money yesterday. It cost Diavolo $175.00 but he gave that up gladly to get from Jacksonville to Waycross in time to~ ride in the afternoon per formance. Diavolo got left at Jack sonville. He was in great distress un til informed that he could secure a special to take him to Waycross. As speedily as possible, a train was made up consisting of an engine, baggage car and coach. Then Diavolo as the sole passenger started out. It is 75 miles from Jacksonville to Waycross. The train ate up that distance in 77 min utes. Jacksonville was left at 12.12 p. m., at 1.29 p. m. the train stopped at Waycross. Two stops had been made, so that the time reduces to less than amile a minute.?From the Sa vannah Morning News, Wednesday, Oct. 29th. The train referred to above was pull ed by engine No, 118 with Engineer O'Neill at the throttle, Conductor Jos. Palmer in charge. Running time was 53.3 miles per hour. A Family Row That Alarmed the Town. Sydney Farmer, who hasn't the best of reputation in police circles as a quiet, peaceable and orderly citizen, had the biggest kind of a row in his family one night last week. Farmer lives in a house at the foot of a lane leading off from Liberty street between the residences of Mrs. Adele Pitts and Mr. H. C. Moses, and the row he and his family created during the fracas alarmed the entire neigh borhood and brought the police and soma of the firemen to the scene. When they arrived they found Farmer's wife lying in the lane with her leg broken,some of the children were on top of a high fence and others out in the street. All were in their night clothes and all yelling and screaming like mad. They were yelling, murder! Fire! Police! and they raised such a din that it was difficult to ascertain what was the matter. After they were quieted the facts came out, and Sydney Farmer was arrested as soon as he could be caught. He denied that he broke his wife's leg, but the woman and children said that he beat her in a brutal manner, and the leg was probably broken by a kjick. ' Tribute to H. L. Pinckney and W. R, Flud, by the Vestry of the Church of the Holy Cross, Siateburp;. At a meeting of the Vestry of the I Church of the Holy Cross Stateburg, S. C, the following preamble and res olutions were unanimously adopted, viz: "Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God in His infinite wisdom to remove by death the late Henry Laurens Pinckney, we his friends and asso ciates, desire to record onr deep sense of loss and' our appreciation of the long and faithful services rendered by him to the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, both as vestryman and lay reader until compelled to withdraw from active service by the increasing infirmities of age, therefore be it Resolved* That in his removal from our midst, we feel that we have lost not only a friend and fellow-servant of the Church but one whose genial pres ence, well stored mind, urbanity and courtly bearing, served to keep alive that memory of the past, which to the present is ever an inspiration to reverence and loyalty. Resolved, That we extend to the be reaved family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy and prayers that they be comforted in this their hour of sorrow. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be preserved in our church reords, and a copy of the same be sent to the widow of our deceased friend, and that a blank page in our Vestry book be set apart and inscribed to his memory. Resolved, that a copy of these min utes be sent to the News and Courier for publication, also to the Diocese and to the Watchman and Southron. At a meeting of the Vestry of the church of the Holv Cross Stateburg on the 22nd of Oct. "1902, the following preamble and resolutions were adopt ed: It having pleased Almighty God in His wise providence, to take out of this life of suffering Mr. Wm. R. Flud we the members of the Vestry desire to place on record our humble tribute to the memory of our beloved friend and brother who has passed out from among us, unto the world of everlast ing light. Mr. Wm. R.. Find since the civil war has been a citizen of this community, and for many years, and up to the time of his death a faithful and active member of this vestry ; charitable in thought and deed to all, most thoughtful and considerate and just in all his ways to all men, he was highly esteemed and loved. In his family life he was a devoted hus band, and an indulgent loving and wise father ; therefore be it, Resolved, We can hardly find words in which adequately to express our sense of loss in his removal from us. We bow in humble submission to our Heavenly Father's will, and would not if we could recall him to this earthly sphere of life, knowing that our loss has but proved his gain. Resolved, That we extend to the be reaved family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy, and prayers for their comfort in this their hour of trial. Resolved, That a copy of these reso lutions be preserved in our church records and a copy of |he same be sent to the widow of oar deceased friencl, Resolved, That a copy of these pro ceedings be sent to the News and Cou rier for publication, also to the Diocese and to the Watchman and Southron. Thank God for Orphans. We have a thousand things to thank God for. Bnt did you thank Him for the pri vilege of ~aring for orphan children? It is a privilege. Every Orphanage is His special care. He is the God of the Fatherless. He blesses those who bless His little ones. Let Jew and Gentile, Protestant and Catholic alike, use Thanksgiving Day for the blessed privilege of help ing the little ones of the great King. At the Thornwell Orphanage, Clin ton, S. C, there are two hundred of these orphans, the little brothers and sisters of all the great company of lov ing hearts. Their parentage . repre sents every denomination of the Church ; orphans of Masons and Odd Fellows, Knights of Honor and Pythians, are in the rank of the lit tle ones: they come from every South ern State and some Northern ones. No agent is in the field begging for their support ; the Church sets apart no special day for collections. Whoso ever will may help and in any suit able way. Send provisions simply to "Thorn well Orphange," Clinton, S. C. Send gifts of money to Rev. Dr. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C. If you do not help this Orhanage, remember there are others. Smart Set at B. G. Osteen & Co. THE CARNIVAL OPENS. I The Many Shows Open Their Doors and Crowds Gather on the Streets?List of Attractions and Where Locat ed?Free Exhibition Every Afternoon. Monday when the Layton Shows arrived and began erecting their tents on Mair^ and Liberty streets every body thought the Knights of Pythias Carnival and Fall Festival had open ed, but they realize now that they were mistaken, that what they took for the opening of Carnival Week was only the preparation for the opening. It was the intention of the Committee to. have the shows in readiness by 9 o'clock this morning and to open the Carnival at that hour, but the preparations could not be completed, although every person connected with the Layton Carnival Company arid the Knights of Pythias com m i tee had been working under high pressure since early yesterday morning. When it was found that the shows would not be in readiness to receive the sightseers at 9 o'clock, the opening was postponed to 1 o'clock. At that hour while all of the shows were not in readiness for the opening the majority had completed prepara tions and the tents were thrown open and the barkers began to sing songs of invitation. The uncertainty as to the hour of opening had deterred many from com ing out, nevertheless there was quite a large crowd on the streets and the shows were well patronized. The principal shows and their lo cations are as follows: Mt. Pelee in Eruption, N. Main. Opposite China's Drug Store. Great Trained Wild Animal Show, Corner Main and East Liberty. Streets of India?Colnmbus, the largest Elephant in Captivity, Camels and Miss Hall's Wonderful Cake-Walk ing horse; Corner Main and West Liberty. Electric Wonderland, West Liber ty. Opposite Masonic Temple. Adam's Statue Turning to Life Pygmalion and Gaiata. A wonderful and beautiful illusion. S. Main, op posite Sumter Dry Goods Co. Ferris Wheel, a trip to the Moon. S. Main, opposite Levy & Moses. Osay the Snake Eater, he eats *the deadly reptiles ali vei S. Main, op posite Diamond Racket Store. The Old Plantation?Life in the South Before the War. S. Main, opposite O'Donnell & ?o. The Cycle Whirl, wonderful and dangerous riding by the ChampionDare Devil Bicyclists of the World. S. Main opposite, dispensary. Hatches Burlesque, a high class specialty and vaudevile show. S. Main and cornear of Dugan. The High Dive?Daring leap from 100 foot tower. S. Main, opposite Nixon Honse. Callisters Girl Up There. A show that amuses and entertains, once seen you go again. E. Liberty street. FREE STREET PERFORMANCES. High Dive, a daring leap from a 100 foot tower. Every afternoon at 5 o'clock, beginning this afternoon. Balloon Ascension, every afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, beginning this after noon. ERUPTION OF MONT PELEE. Marvelous Attraction of Sigfried's Elec , trica! Theatre?Kinetoscope Pictures True to Life. One of the meritorious* and most popular atractions of the carnival is the electrical theatre of Sigfried, the man with a hundred faces, on Main street. Great crowds visited his show yesterday and hundreds of people stood in line to take their chance to get in. The tent is provided with seats, so that it is a comfortable as well as an enjoyable place. One of the features is an electrical reproduction of the eruption of Mont Pelee, one of the most marvelous pic tures of modern times. It is a thril ling thing to look upon. Mr. Sigfried also shows kinetoscope reproductions of McKinley's speech at Buffalo just twenty minutes before he was assassinated, and also a kinetoscope picture of his funeral with the soldiers in line. So true _to life is theso pictures that a lady in Wil mington recognized her brother among the troops. There is also a true to life picture of the execution of Presi dent McKinley's assassain. It is so true that the muscles of Czolgoscz are seen to relax while ho is being electrocuted. Another feature is the i ilustra ted songs of Miss DeForest, the notable soprano who was last season with Sousa's band. Yesterday she sang "Ties that Bind,*' and the illustra tions were so fine and the effect so pathetic that ladies and gentlemen shed tears. No one at the carnival should miss this attraction. THE CYCLE WHIRL. A Clever Exhibition of Dare Devil Bicycle Riding. A special performance was given at the Cycle Whirl Monday night, compli mentary to the Carnival Committee, the city and county officers and the press, to whom an invitation had been extended by Dr. Hines, the manager. The tent was well filled by Manager Hines' guests, and it would be difficult to find a more appreciative audience than the one that witnessed the really marvelous exhibition of bicycle rid ing. The feats performed surpass anything in this line ever seen in Sumter, the similar exhibition in Sells' Circus not excepted. If the other shows brought here by the Car nival compare in excellence with the Cycle Whirl^ there are a lot of fine attractions in town and everybody should be kept amused until Saturday night. Polls Were Not Opened. Goodwill, Nov. 7.?I hope that the rest of the district did better than this. If such negligence was general last Tuesday in the district our people do not deserve any better than to have Mr. Lever unseated and the "corn field" Dantzler put in his stead. It is a shame that country people should ride as some of us did 8 to 10 miles only to find that because certain young men refused to serve as managers be cause they had not been paid for their services in the primary election, and had no assurances that they would be paid for this service, that we should be disfranchised. This thing of allow ing men to vote in the primary who are not qualified, or whom if they are, have not patriotism enough to vote in the general election, is a crying evil that will have to be reformed or the primary and the Democratic party will both go to smash. Melbourne, November 10.?The British steamer Elingamite, bound from Sydney, New ; South Wales, for Auckland, has been wrecked on Three Kings Island. Forty-one of those on board the steamer were saved and ninety-sixty are missing. Thanksgiving Proclamation. Governor McSweeney on Monday is sued the following as his Thanksgiv ing proclamation : It is an old and honored custom by which the Chief Magistrate of the State sens apart one day as a day of thanksgiving and praise to the Source of all Life for His manifold blessings and fostering care. When in the en joyment of health and happiness and prosperity we are prone to forget the sustaining hand through which these blessings come. As a people we have had our trials and hardships, our days of adversity and of bitter strife, and through them all we have triumphed because of our trust in and reliance on an All-wise Providence. During the past year we have en joyed peace and prosperity. The labor ! of the husbandman has beon reward ed by abundant harvest and all busi ness has prospered. We have been spared pestilence and piange, drought and flood. In this day of prosperity we should not forget the source whence it comes. We should, as a people, render thanks to God for the blessings which we enjoy and in the midst of material prosperity strive for moral and spiritual uplifting; for it is not in material progress and prosperity that a people can claim to be truly great, or hope of obtain lasting happiness. The greatness of a people rests in the character of the individual citizen, and this character is built upon deeds done?deeds which glorify God and help lift up and bless our fellow men. a no way can we better show our ap preciation of the kindness and the for bearance of our Heavenly Father than by doing our duty to Him, to ourselves and to our felllow man. Now, therefore, I, . B.. McSwee ney, Governor of the State of South , Carolina, in conformity to the proc lamation of the President of the Uni ted States, do set apart Thursday, the 27th day of the present month, as a day of general thanksgiving, and do recommend that ail public offices be closed, and that the people cease from their ordinary vocations, and in their homes and several places of wor ship render thanks to God for the blessings which they have enjoyed daring the last year, and that on this occasion they remember the poor and sorrowing by their gifts and their prayers of sympathy. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed. Done at the city of Columbia this, the 5th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and two, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and twenty-seventh. (Seal.) M. . MeSweeney. By the Governor: M. R. Cooper, Sec retary of State. WASHINGTON POLITICAL GOSSIP. What the Democratic Leaders Think of the Congressional Election?Other Matters of Interest. Washington, Nov. .10.?When it was first realized that the republicans had won complete control of the House of Representatives it proved a bitter dis appointment to the democratic leaders in Washington who had worked so in defatigably all summer, but as the smoke of battle clears away and it is pos sible to take a more dispassionate view of the situation there are many consoling features in the "republi can victory." Governor Odell, who carried New York state by a majority of 110,000 two years ago, was this year elected by so small a majority that it is evident to everyone, familiar with the situation, that a closer su pervision of the "up-state" polling places would have meant his defeat while, if such a man as Judge Parker had been the democratic nominee, Mr. Odell would have been snowed under. Again, prosperity in the party, as is inevitably the case, has given rise to numerous feuds despite the President's appeals to "hang together." A num ber of republican Senators and Repre sentatives have been in Washington dur ing the past week and all emphaticlly declare that there will be no change in the tariff schedules. They are un doubtedly correct but how will that please the western element of the party, the Iowans and the Minnesotians es pecially? Another point which must bo re membered in connection with the re cent campaign is that where a con gressional nominee reported to Judge Griggs that his district was close and that it would require a few hundred dollars or perhaps the services of an able speaker to pull through and the Judge spared him a small amount out of his carefully treasured fund, Repre sentative Babcock sent several speak ers and several hundred dollars into the district. The democrats will, however, establish permanent cam paign headquarters in the near future and will use every legitimate means to amass a campaign fand and perfect the organization before the great fight of 1904. There were many incidents of the recent fight which were care fully noted and which will be most available in the future. The final con clusion of Judge Griggs, as expressed to your correspondent yesterday, is that "as straws show which way the wind blows, so there are many straws which point to democratic victory two years hence. " There is a good deal of gossip in Washington at present in regard to the. future of Arthur P. Gorman, Sena tor-elect from Maryland. Mr. Gorman is an astute politician and an able leader and it is assumed that he will promptly become the leader of the democratic side of the Senate. The republicans, talking among them selves, say he will prove a '1 thorn in their, flesh" and many prominent dem ocrats say "He is a safe man to watch." The announcement made last week by Representative Dalzell, who came to Washington for the purpose, that he will bea candidate for the SDeaker ship, is the first actual opening of a fight which promises to prove interest ing and bitter. Mr." Dalzell will stand for the extremest phase of protection and those members who are unalter ably opposed to tariff revision will doubtless flock to his support. On the other hand, Represenative Babcock will make a fight for the speakership and he is believed to represent the "moderate revision" faction. Repr? sent?e Ramon, of Illinois, will make a vigorous contest for the position and heretofore he has been the favorite. Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, whose great anti-trust movement appears to have flashed in the pan, is also a candidate and before the struggle is over there is likely to be a pretty quarrel. A report from Iowa to the effect that Speaker Henderson will attempt to wrest the gubernatorial nomination from Governor Cummins and in that way to discredit the author of a protest ! against those tariff schedules "which j shelter the trusts" is received with considerable credence in Washington, j It is further alleged that Secretary Shaw, desires the vice-presidential nomination and that he would look with a favorable eye to the total j eclipse of Cummins. Secretary Shaw was seen by your correspondent, after J the Friday Cabinet meeting at the White House, and he then denied all knowledge of the Speaker's inten tion, but he may have learned them since. Senator Beveridge is in Washington : seeking to make arrangements whereby he and the other members of the Senate Committee on Territories may take a jaunt through Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico at government expense, preparatory to reporting the bill for their admission to statehood, which passed the House at the last session. Greatly against his will, Mr. Beve ridge was forced, by Senator Quay, to promise that this bill should be re ported at the first term of this session and he will doubtless dp so, but he will first enjoy a junket as the price of his surrender. The Anthracite Coal Strike Coramis son has completed its preliminary in spection of the mines and the bornes of the miners. Hon. Carrell D. Wright yesterday told your correspondent that he had found, on his return to Wash ington, acceptances from a majority of the independent operators in the anthracite region, to the invitations to become party to the arbitration to be conducted by the commission, and he hastened to the White House to in form the President of the fact as the supposed hostile attitude of these operators had occasioned considerable anxiety as to the outcome of the com mission's work. The "President and his family are once more living in the White House although Mr. Roosevelt will soon de part on another trip. He will leave first for New York. From thence he will go south and will attend the re ception to Luke E. Wright, vice-gover nor of the Philippines, at Memphis, on Nov. 19. He will then go to Phila delphia to attend the banquet of the Union League club and will not return to Washington finally until the 22d. Only that portion of the White House occupied by the President's family is completed, the renovation being little more than half done in the east room and in various stages of progress in other portions of the house. BEH ?ILLMAN'S B000 WORK. Large Sums to be Recovered From Federal Government. Columbia, November 10. -ftnief Clerk Gantt has made the following clear explanation of the situation as to the claim of the State against the National Government, about which some correspondence has already been had: The successful result of Senator Tjli man's first effort towards the collection of the old claims of South Carolina against the United States is very gratifying to State officers. The pro mise of an early settlement of at least a portion of these claims is due to Sen ator Tillman, who has been hard at work upon them several years, anfl who would have succeeded in his effort without the "Black" papers, as those documents gave but little light upon the claim, which has been allowed. It is a claim for unpaid interest upon funds advanced by South Carolina in 1812, and consequently no vouchers other than the records cf the war de partment are necessary to sustain our department; are necessary to sustain our contention. It is simply a question of computing interest. The Act which Senator Tillman succeeded in having passed declares that these old payments shall first be applied to the settlement of ten or fifteen years' interest, which had accrued at that time, while an amount remaining unpaid at that time shall be deemed a new principal, up on which interest must now be paid. It is impossible to determine what this will amount to without access to the date of these payments and the original accounts. Senator Tillman's computation fixed the amount at about $300,000 which should give South Carolina between 850,000 and $75,000? after settling in full the South Caro lina bonds held by the Indian trust fund of the Federal Government. These bonds aggregate $125,000 at their' full value, and under the bond re demption laws of South Carolina were refundable at 50 cents on the dollar in to the new ? } per cents. The United States refused this settlement and de manded full face value, repeatedly threatening suits upon them. Thusv after paying full face value and accruea interest, there is a promise not only of wiping out over 8100,000 of the valid debt of the State, but of securing quite a nice sum to the State treasury besides. ? No commission will be paid to anv one in settlement of the claim and the State will get every dollar secured. Senator Tillman made this a condition of his work for the measure and the results vindicate his judgment. There are other valid claims against Uncle Sam, which would run up his debt to this State to nearly two mil lion dollars if interest should be allow ed to the prese it time, and it is hoped that Senator 'iliman and the Repre sentatives will continue their efforts for the settlement of these claims in full.?News and Courier, -*^?C???iftE