Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Every nook More Than Twenty SILKS. j The business in this line has increased to such an extent that we haye been compelled to buy more than double our usual stock, a great deal of which cannot be duplicated as ; they were bargains picked up j bv our buyers when in market ; but will be sold while they last at a sacrifice. At 39 vCents we offer 5 pieces of Taffeta, ali desirable shades for waist ings. At 48 Cents 10 pieces Taffeta, all colors, and black At 49 Cents 5 pieces Foulards in polka j dot effects At 98 Cents 5 pieces Peau De Chimois j This silk is warranted to wash, i We have it in light shades j o sty- , -r? In 36-inch Taffetas and Peau. De Soris we are offering some ; excellent values from 98 Cents to $1.37. | We call your particular at- j tention to our 98cents Black Taffeta} Full 36 inches, it is well j worth $1 25, and has the lus- j tre, the rustle and the body of j goods that is being sold at that | price. Send , for samples and j compare them ! and corner in our Mammoth Establishment is crowded with Values Unexcelled in the History of our Years of Merchandising. Black Dress Goods. In this department we are showing a full line of Voiles, Etamines, Crepes, Veilings, Serges, Armures. Pumellas, Brilliantines and Mohairs. It will be to your interest to see us on this line. White Piqu? & Madras. ^ Here we are showing all the latest novelties in mercerized effects, for waists and suits. Washable Fabrics. Our stock in this line is too elaborate to attempt a descrip? tion of, but as we have for mau / years enjoyed the repu- j tation for the most complete i line of wash goods carried in ' th.3 city, it is sufficient to say that it surpasses, if anything, our former efforts. Table Damask. We had practically sold out in trrs department, so that our j stock is all new, embracing ev- j erything from a colored da-1 mask At 20 Cents \ to ifye bleached At $1.40. Our line at 50 to 75 Cents i will be found excellent values 1 Our Line ot Towels ? embraces ev^ry tiling from 5 to ' -50 cents Our specialty is a- j 25 Cent Number and no better value can be had anywhere. 1 $1,500 Worth of Em? broideries. This is what we bought, and if invoiced at actual cost would mean more than $3,000.00, but we bought them at less than 50 Cents on the Dollar. It requires nerve to buy goods in this way, but the em? broidery business seems to be a hobby with us, and iio quan? tity appears too much if the price, quality and style is right, all of which seems to be the case this season, judging from the way they are going. Dress Trimmings and Laces. Here you will find a com? plete line of all the latest nov? elties. Royal Worcester Cor? sets. Our corset bu&ihess has more than doubled since! we took the agency for this line. We formerly bought by the dozen Our purchases now are always in case lots Many ladies have told us that they never got a corset to fit com? fortably until they tried the Royal Worcester ; now they get about wi'h ease The prices range from 50 cents to $8 per pair. We do not carry the very high priced numbers in stock, but will take pleasuie in ordering them sub? ject to approval HOSIERY. We had quite an ad on the subject of ' Shamrock Hosiery a few months ago, and it is most gratifying to know that every statement then made is j being fully confirmed by ac? tual results. We believe them to be the best medium priced I goods ever put upon the mar- ! ket. We have a full, line of j Lace Fronts and Drop Stitch at 15,25 and 50 Cents. Our 25 center is a beauty. CLOTHING. Our buyers picked up some of the greatest values in this line we ever owned, and that is saying a great deal, as those who have been buying clothing from us can testify to. 100 Suits at $4.90. This is one of our pick ups. It is a lot of fancy worsteds and cheviots, Strictly All Wool. Not a garment in the lot worth less than ?7.50, and some could easily be sold for $10, but they were bought at a sacrifice and will be sold likewise Their tailoring and fit bear the stamp of a $10.00 Garment. The man who wants a me? dium price Easter Suit cannot help buying one of them. In Two Piece Suits we have some very nobby things and excellet values at $5, $7.50 and $10. Our line of Black and Blue Serges in slims, stouts and regulars at ?10 will command the attention of any one wanting a suit of that character and price. Boys' Clothing. The Norfolk is the swell suit for the well dressed boy, we have them from ?2 50 to ?5. For the little fellows from 3 to 6 years the Russian Blouse seems to be what is wanted. Our line comprises ali the colors. In vests and two piece suits we have a complete assortment from $1 to $5. Shoes. This department is now as it always has been a leading fea .ture of our business. We try to confine our purchases to re? liable manufactures, thereby avoiding shoddy goods. In ladies' goods our specialty is The E. P. Reed Brand and feel justified in saying no better value is put in a shoe at the price. Their line of ox? fords this season is very nobby. For a medium claso shoe The Godman has stood the test of anany seasons, and the fact that our sales are annually increasing on them is in itself an evi? dence that they are all we represent them to be. In men's shoes we have never been able io find any? thing to supplant The L. M. Reynolds Line Their ?3 shoe maj be equal? led, but it has no superior. We have them in calf, vici kid., patent leather, and all the new. toes. Our Carpet Room is stocked with everything which the home needs in this line. Carpets, Mattings, Rugs,. Art Squares, Linoleums, Win? dow Shades and Poles. We have 50 pieces Fancy Japanese Mat? tings usually sold at 25 cents. Our price, 20 cents a yard. 25 pieces Reversible China Matting, good body and pretty pasterns, at 20 cents. Also a line of cheaper and better goods, as desired. The greatest value in ' this department is probably our rugs. We are selling a very handsome reversible rug 36x72 at $1.00 30x60 at .75 24x36 at .37% We solicit your inquiries, and will be pleased to send samples of anything in stock Please remember we refund your money on all purchases ?that are not satisfactory. & COMPAS THE ?OYEeNOR 9RE?TLY gS?GE?. Seemor Heyward and Chief Con? st?is Kammet Hold Chief Howie Responsible. RS? \mmhVM TO BE MADE Into Chief Howie's Administration of His Office Since Governor Heyward was inaugurated. Columbia", April 13.-Governor Hey wyard and Chief Constable flammet are greatly concerned and annoyed over the mistake which resulted in the searching by Chief Howie and his constables of the private resider ce of Mrs. Trenholm last week in the City of Charleston. Governor Hey ward was asked today what action he would take in this matter and whether he cared- to express himse*f in regard to it. In reply Governor Hey ward said that, "in see enforcementfof tho dis? pensary law in Charleston he had many obstacles to overcome and, while he fully appreciated the fact thai the sentiment of the law-abiding citizens in the community was behind him, yes, necessarily, despite this fact the problem was a serions one and was .of deep concern to him. Of conrse, it was not his intention nor the intention of Ch?if Hammet to have searched the private residence of any citizen of South Carolina where liquor was not stored for iiilega! pur? poses, and more especially the resi? dences of ladies-nothing could be absolutely further from his intention, in this case the circumstances were particularly unfortunate, which adds very much to his regret. Chief Ham met has proceeded with great ?elution in every move made in Charleston. In this case, being unfamiliar with the city, he was misled, as is shown by his published letter. He had solely in view, as expressed ia his letter, the apprehension of liquor supposed to be stored by Vincent Cbicco, and nothing 'was further from his intent than to offer such an indignity to a lady in her home. Chief Hammet has a great deal to do which must necessarily be trusted to his sub-chiefs, and there was reason, in his judgment, why Chief Howie, hiing thoroughly familiar with the city of Charleston, should not have made the blunder tbat he did. This mis? take is heightened by the reason that C ki?f Howie could not have bad any reasonable grounds to believe that Mrs Trenholm,was engaged in the il? licit storing of liquor. " Chief Howie was selected and placed ia charge of the Charleston territory and allowed to remain in charge of the Cnarieston territory to see what he emil do with the situation, upon the belief that he was a man of judgment and discretion, ?nd that he would act in concert with an i co-operate with his superior officers. It would J have been an exceedingly easy matter I for him to h,ave communicated wit Columbia and advised his chief tb* there was absolutely no reason to sui peet that liquor was stored at Mr: Trenholm's and to have explained th situation, and this would have final! disposed, of any such radical move a was.taken. Chief Howie did have es plicit and emphatic instructions t obey orders as to the seizing of contri band liquor that was sent into Chai leston, but he was warned and advise to act with discretion and good judg ment in all other matters relating t the enforcement of the dispensary law Numerous letters have been receive from Charleston indicating that tber was perhaps some motive in this mov on the part of Chief Howie. Onie I Hammet will go to Charleston tomoi ? row to make proper inquiry into thi ? phase of the matter and find ont what j if any, success Chief Howie has ha* j during his administration since Gov ! ernor Heyward's inauguration. . Chief Hammet has been detailed t ! Charleston tomorrow to make a pei j sonal investigation as to the entir j sitnation and report opon the same, j " Chief Hammet thought that th j number on East Bay indicated was i] ? the business section of East Bay, an* j to confirm this impression made in . quiry, and those he consulted alsi j thought the number given was in th) I business section of East Bay. i Governor Heywani will personally j write Mrs. Trenfaolm a letter apologiz ; ing for tne mistake that was made .; and Chief Hammet will do the same ; although he bas already written Mr ; Trenholm how the mistake occurred, j Governor Heyward deeply regrets th< j incident and will so advise Mrs. Tren ? holm. ! lt is entirely safe to say thau Gov j ernor Heyward is going ahead in his j work and that he is not going to bf j handicapped by any such blunders. ! He feels that the people fully under ! stand his position and that he would j not for a moment countenance such an . action, especially when Chief Howie . and his men have so much else to do. ' if the reports be correct.-News and ; Courier. Moniejo's Flag Ship Raised. Manila, April 13.-The war ship Re * ina Christina, flag ship of Admiral Montejo, which was sunk by Admiral Dewey in Manila Bay, was floated and beached yesterday. The skeletons of about eighty of her crew were found in the hulk. One skeleton evidently j was that of an officer, for it bad a ! sword by its side. There are fifteen shell holes in the I hull of tbe Reina Christina, one made \ by an S-inch shell, and the others i small. The main injection valve is ; missing, showing the ship was scuttled ! when Admiral Montejo abandoned I her. The hull is in fair condition, j Capt. Albert R. Coade, in command J ing the naval station at Cavite, took { charge of the remains of the Spanish j sailors, expressing a desire to give them an American naval funeral. The I Spanish residents, however, are anxi ous to ship the skeletons to Spain, and ir is snggestftl that the United States transport Sumner convey them to Spain by way of the Suez Canal in j June. A wrecking company is endeavoring to raise ail the sunken Spanish war ships. THE COTTON WEEVIL The Best Remedy is to Burn Off The Fields After Each Crop is Gathered, but Even That is not a Sure Preventive. Washington, April 33.-Mr. E. A. Schwartz has just returned to Wash? ington from Cuba, where he went for the department of agriculture to make an investigation of the cotton lands' and of the depredations of the cotton boll weevil. The especial purpose of his visit was the desire to find out,, if possible, some parasite which will destroy this pest so fatal to cotton. He I failed to find any such parasite. He found instead that the weevil exists pretty generally throughout Cuba and that the cotton possibilities of the island are naturally very much injured by its existence. The department of agriculture has been devoting a great deal i of attention to the cotton boll weevil in the hope that some means of ridding the cotton lands of it may be found. Investigations have been made ! throughout Mexico, and,, as stated, j in Cuba, but without favorable results. ; So far no parasite to destroy the boll i weevil has been discovered. The re : ports to the department show that the terriotory of its operations in the Southwest is extending year by year, the advance being at the rate of ap , proximately seventy-five miles each i year. With its present progress the j pets can be expected to reach the ! Mississiippi Valley in a couple of I years. I Dr. Howard, chief entomologist of the department of agriculture, says that unless something is found to prevent, the pest will spread through? out the cotton country within the next two decades. Experiments being made in Texas lead the experts of the department to believe that a good j deal can be done by proper planting. ! They advise early planting and that the planting be on the wide apart plan. If the crop gets an early start it will get beyond the weevil, which are there for the reason the planters of the Mis? sissippi Valley have pointed out that early planting is not adviasble there for the reason that the planters have to bold back for fear of the floods. Dr. Howard is of the opinion that the floods drawn out the weevil that has been hibernating during the winter. Planters are advised to clean up the groupd thoroughly after the crop has been harvested by burning np, everything that is left. It is believed in most cases that the weevils will be detsroyed by this method. While all of these plans have proved beneficial, none of them haw prove sufficient to kill off the pest altogether. The experts of the department feel j that they have a great problem on their hands and that they are practic allv :.o nearer solution than they havel been. I The population of Europe has nearly doubled in the past twenty years, and the increase in America has been ? three and a half fold. In thar time tne population of the earth has nearly j doubled. At this rnteof increase good farniin^ lands will come t igh after a while.-- ".V i?rhi a gt on Sta r. MAY COTTON GOES HIGHER. Record Prices Touched in The Last Hajf Hour Monday. New York, April 13.-New high prices for May and July cotton were recorded on the local exchange today. May went to 10.45 and July, which was really the leader of the market, sold as high as 10. ll. Other options advanced from 1 to 3 points. The ear? ly strength was due to active bull sup? port, no less than to short covering. In the second hour there came another sharp rise in which May advanced to 10.52 and July to 10.12. No specific news accompanied the new movement and the advance seemed to result large? ly from further short covering. During the early part of the session sentiment was really bearish, chiefly because of the weather and general crop conditions. The lockout of the spinners at Lo? well exercised little or no interference on quotations. In the last half hour May cotton touched 10. a3 and July 10.20, the Fe cordjmces. It was understood on the exchange that Wall street was heavy buyer of July for short account. The bnll leader supported May during the entire session. <. May and July cotton sold off in the early afternoon and there was con? siderable profit-taking. Just before the close fresh orders came in and prices advanced to the highest level of the day. May sold up to 10.63 and July to 10.30, with much covering by shorts. Trading in the options other than May and July was light and had practically no bearing upon the day's operations. The closing was steady at declines from the top. Sales ag? gregated about 250,000 bales. The civil service examination to be held here in the near future for ap? plicants for positions in the postal ser? vice-city mail carriers, postoffice clerks, etc-affords an opportunity for young men to secure positions that pay well and that are permanent. The lowest salary that any of the positions pay is $600 a year, and promotion and increase of salary follow with length of service. The examination is not difficult and any one with a common school education should pass it with? out difficulty. Those who stand the examination to be held next month are certain to be appointed to good positions within a short time as the list of eligibles who passed the last examination has been exhausted and I the next vacancv that occurs must be i filled from the list of those who pass ! the examination to be held next j month. Thus far few if any applicants ! for positions have indicated to Mr. j B. il Sander-, their intention to stand I the examination and it begins to look i like the examination will go by de- j fault. The examination is not confined j to residents of this city, any resident of rho. county is e?gible * Call and get a copy of Pupils Pot? pourri. H. G. Osteen & Co. Just received a large lot of crepe pa? per 10c per roll. II. G. Osteen & TIE POSTAL SCANDALS. "ill Wrong-Doing Wiil be Dealt Wiih Summarily." WHAT P. M. GEN. PAYNE SAYS About the Alleged Scandals, and the Proposed Investigation. Washington, April 1.3.-Postmaster General Payne this evening gave ont a statement, in which he announced that the investigation of the affairs of the postoffice department will be continued, and that any parties found guilty of wrong-doing will be dealt with summarily.. The statement is as follows: "During the months of January and February information and reports reached me, which ? deemed it for the public interests to investigate, and I personally gathered such information and facts as would enable the proper officers of the department to under? take a thorough investigation as to the truth or falsity of these reports. I directed Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow to take the proper steps to institute the necessary in? quiry, using for that purpose the postoffi:e inspectors division and such other methods as would thoroughly as? certain the truth or falsity of the charges or insinuations made, and he was instructed to proceed promptly and with vigor during my absence. Since my return this morning I have not seen Gen. Bristow, so that I ara not advised of the progress made. The investigation will continue, and if any wrong-doing is disclosed the par? ties guilty of such wrong-doing will be summarily dealt with. If the system or method of doing business in the department is faulty, the proper re? medies will be applied without fear or favor. I inaugurated the investiga? tion with the determination that it should be exhaustive. It is proper for me to add that I laid before the Presi? dent the information which I had in my possession, and that he fully ap? proved of the action proposed by me." The whole administration of the postoffice department is made subject to the investigation under Postmaster General Payne's directions, and every ? charge will be probed thoroughly and the inquiry made as thorough as the department's most expert inspect? ors can make it. The school boird will have work on the new school building started as soon as possible, as it is desired to have the building by the time the schools Ojien for the fall session. Architect Wilson is now working on the plans and as soon as they are ap- I proved bv the board the contract will ! be let. JThe anthracite coal commission es- j talished a record. Lt cost only S3S,000 which was 821,000 less than the amount appropriated by Congress. Greenwood. April 13.-The dispon- < sary was defeated here today by :i heavy majority. The vote stood :>i.'? against to ITU for it. This makes the fifth defeat for tho dispensary. Bloodshed in Saluda. Saluda,, April 13.-Today Rufus Durst, a young white man, shot and instantly killed John Shaver, near Pleasant Cross. The particulars are meagre, but it appears that tron?le grew out of a dispute over some land that Shaver.rented. Shaver was shot twice, one ball entering the heart and the second his side as he wheeled to fall. Durst is not married. Shaver is about 60 years old and leaves a wife and several children. Durst is still at large, but it is said he will surrender* ??MM---a-a? For Sale. I Several fine Berkshire sow pigs* Sired by Biltmore boar. Also fine Milch Co w. Appl v to. E. W. DABBS, April 15-lt. Goodwill, S. C. BEPORT OF .THE CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BASE, OF SUMTER, S. C., At Sumter, in the Stale of Sott'.i Carolins, at the close of business, April 9. 1903. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $280.014 96 Overdrafts, secured and unse? cured. S.3T.~ 14 U.S. "Bonds to secure circula? tion, ?S.7.-.0 00 Stocks, securities, etc., 9.0CO 00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures, . 3,000 OG1 Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) :>.'.'7? fifi Due from St?te Batiks and Bankers. 1,529 70 Due from approved i enerve agents, ?7.886 52 Checks and other cash items, 787 SS Note? of other National Banks, 2.500 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels aud cents. 3.93T IS Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz i Specie, 25.805 ?? Legahtcuder notes. 10.000 00 35,805 Redemption Fuud with U. S. Treasurer, (5 per ct. of cir? culation.) 937 ?o . Total, $419.359 48 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in. $ i5,000 GO-' Surplus fund, 15,000 Ott' Undivided profits. less ex? penses and taxes paid. 31,465 73 Due to Trust Companies and Saving Banks, 303 20* Dividends unpaid. 8 Oft Individual deposits subject to check, 278,868 55 Total $419.395 AS State of South Carolina. / County of Sumter. ) I. R. L. EDMUNDS. Cagier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best- of ruy knowledge and belief. K. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier. Subscribed aud sworn to before me this Loch day of April. 1903. GEO. L. KICKER, [L. s.j Notan Public tor S. C. Correct Attest : A. J. CEINA, , li. D. BARNETT, Director*. R. D. LfclE. \ Aoril 15. 1903.