Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Hark Our New Fall and W Every man and boy in Sumter and vicinity should take advantage of this opportu nity to inspect our immense line of choice things for Fall and Winter, 1903=04. Our plans to show you the best assortment ot fall and winter gar? ments ever brought to Sumter have been carried out to the letter. It has cost us much more time, study and money than most stores care to give these departments. Nevertheless we are Amply Repaid by Your Appreciation In variety of fabrics, correctness of patterns, richness of shadings and elegance of finish, we believe this collection cannot be bettered Each is a garment exquisite in pattern and faultless in workmanship such only as can be found here-and these, although in every way su? perior to the regular run of ready-to-wear apparel, Are Priced at a Considerable Saving to You. Following is a small list gathered from our numerous departments : Schloss Bros.' Clothing, Boys' and Children's Clothing of the best makes, Bannister Shoes, Walk=0ver Shoes, Shirts and Collars, Of the best quality. See our windows. John B. Stetson Hats, the famous No Name Hats, none better ; Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases in all styles. We have a fine and handsome line of Neckwear. See our windows. We will tell you about our Over? coats later. SUMTER CLOTHING CO. MAGNOLIA NEWS NOTES. Various Happenings in and Around That Place. Magnolia, 'Sept 9.-Cotton picking is now the order of the day, and fifty cents per hundred is paid as cheerfully as forty cents was last year. Some kicking was at first done in an adjoin? ing section, bnt it did not last long, and the lint was rapidly finding its way to the market from whence it never j returns-in the same form. This is I -really a merry-making season with the "farm laborers and smiling time with ihe merchants ; while with the farm? ers it is a season of no little anxiety ; :for on their shoulders, rest the res ;ponsibility-some, much more than .others feel their responsibilities. The The ?ump back and pull forward mar? ket keeps up *a little nervousness -and considerable anxiety. No one can tell one day what the market will be the next. Misses Annie and Viola, daughters of Mr. M. L. McIntosh of this place, > are very ill, and there is scarcely a chance for the recovery of the former. SLa has been extremely ill for nearly three weeks under the skill? ful attention of Dr. Tarrant who has given the case unusul attention. Mr. McIntosh, the father, feels very grateful to the many lady friends, who are rendering such valuable as? sistance. Trained nurses with high salaries could do no more. The painting spirit seems to be spreading in this place, and our old friend, Frank Potts is doing some pretty work and has more than he can do for the balance of the year. Frank is a genial friend, a fine painter, and an everlasting talker, but an all round entertaining ene. Mr. T. N. GriJEn went to Charles? ton on yesterday. Mr. G. W. Stokes bas just returned from a flying visit to Charleston. Judson Carter (colored) graced the "mourners b^nch" in the Magistrate court on Monday for "wife beating" and got $30 fine or 30 days on chain gang. Some kind soul rescued him at the eleventh hour and Judson is hum? ble down between the cotton rows, in? stead of the public road-\ Occasional. SASE BALL. Dalze! Against Brogdon in a Game in Sumter on Afternoon of Sept. 9th. In a game in Sumter on afternoon j of Sept. 9tb, Dalzell wen the game easy fashion, score 5 to 1. Bodenhamer, Manning's professional pitcher, and Smith, Sumter's star catcher did the battery work for Brog? don ; Parker and Moore did the battery work for Dalzell. The game was interesting from start to finish, Brogdon not scoring until the fifth inning. The game wa3 call? ed in the fifth inning, on account of players on both teams having to catch the train The line up for Brogdon : Branson, cf; McLeod, B., fb; Durant, E., sb; McLeod, A., tb; Durant, J., r'; Smith, c; Brogdon, If; Boden? hamer, p; Appelt, ss. For Dalzell : Scarborough, E.. rf ; Jones, cf; Moore, c; Scarborough, T.. If ; Plowden, fb ; Frierson, sb ; Parker, E., tb; Parker, H., p; Gillespie, ss. Struck ont by Bodehamer, 8; by Parker, 5. Umpires, Brogden, and Davis. Ht P. URS. MARY DESAUSSURE DEAD. One of the Best Known and Most Charm? ing. Women of Atlanta. Mrs. Mary Reynolds DeSaussure, aged 66 years, died yesterday after? noon at her residence, 205 South Pryor street. Mrs. DeSaussure was one of the best known women in Atlanta, having made many friends through her charming ways and through her associations with Church work. She was born in Camden, S. C., in the early part of March, 1&?7, and was the wife of Lieut. Henry DeSaus? sure, a Confederate soldier, who lost his life in the battle around Fraser's farm, in the year 1862. Soon after the death of her husband Mrs. DeSaussure moved with her family, consisting of four boys, to Sewanee, Tenn., where, at the Uni? versity of the South, they received their education. Later she moved to Atlanta, and has been living here up to the time of her death yesterday aft? ernoon. As an aeii ve church worker Mrs. De? Saussure has but few equals in Atlan? ta. She leaves four sons, George E., John M., D. B. and R. C. DeSaus? sure, all of whom are engaged in busi? ness pursuits in Atlanta.-Atlanta Journal, Sept. 8. High Priced Lard. Swift & Co., the great Chicago packers, .are working up a corner on lard, the result of which will be that the lard consumers of the United States will be forced to pay from two to five cents a pound more for lard than they are now doing or quit eat? ing lard. It is stated authoritatively that Swift & Co. bought 50,000 tierces of lard last week, paying therefor $1,530, - 000, or nine cents a pound, a decided advance over the current packers' price. This firm has more than 150, 000 tierces .of lard of its own make on hand and is buying all that smaller packers will sell at a price above the regular market. They are selling none of their own make and expect to spend from three to four million dol? lars to ?et control of the bulk of the product that would otherwise be on the market in October and November. Nelson Morris & Co., a firm almost as strong as Swift & Co., are said to be aiding Swift & Co., in the mani? pulation c* the corner. The expecta? tion is that the corner will succeed and the price of lard will be put up not less than three to five cents a pound. Recently lard has declined to seven cents and there was a tendency to go still lower until Swift Sc Co., started in to corner the market and bull prices. ---^B?>~-? ? - A Sheriff in Trouble. Columbia, Sept. 10.-Governor Hey? ward tonight received a telegram from Coroner Gibson, of Saluda county, stating that the sheriff of the county, Mr. W. L. Rhoden, had been arrested by virtue of a verdict of the coroner's jury, charging him with the murder of Bob Crouch, colored. Coroner Gibson says that the sheriff refuses to surrender his office to him, and asks the Governor what he shall do in the matter. Governor Heyward, having as yet received no official notice cf the arrest, replied to the coroner. "There is no official record before me in re? ference to the sheriff of Saluda County and until the same is presented I can take no action. SOUTH CAROLINA IS OUT OF IL This State Will Have no Exhibit at St. Louis. Result of the Canvass Made by the Commission Appointed by Governor Heyward To Ascertain the Sentiment of the Mern- ! bers of the Legislature. Columbia, Sept. IO.-It now looks very much as if the State of South Carolina will be without proper repre- ! sentation at the St. Louis Exposition. It is a greaty pity, but it appears to be unavoidable. Kepeated efforts have been made to get the work into shape, but without effect. It seems to have long been recognized that the State could do nothing by means of private subscription, and that plan has not been pressed. It was generally re? cognized that if there was an exhibit that it ought to be undertaken and paid for by the State. At the recent session of the General Assembly a bill was passed in the Senate providing for an appropriation of $25,000 for an appropriate exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition. The bill, after passing the Senate, failed in the House. Aft? er the General Assembly adjourned there were frequent and persistent ap? peals to Governor Hey ward to try and get an exhibit from this State,' and it was urged, that as the State had gotten unexpectedly nearly $90,000, through Senator Tillman, from the Federal Government, there might be a more general desire to have the exhibit at St. Louis. Governor Heyward, thereupon, took the matter up with the members of the General Assembly and appointed a commission of fourteen members to get things into shape. If it had been found that a majority cf the members favored au appropriation of $25,000. Governor Heyward would have felt authorized to have the commission go ahead with the work, and he would have felt disposed to arrange for a loan of $25,000, with whicli the work could be pushed. He was anxious for the State to be represented at St. Louis and was energetic in his efforts to secure the desired co-operation, but he would, under no circumstances, have made any obligation for the State, except with the express authority of a majority of the members of both branches of the General Assembly. Governor Heyward pushed the work as far as he could, and then the com? missioners prosecuted it until tonight's meeting, when a final report was submitted. Twenty-seven out of forty one members of the Senate wished the exhibit and would have supported such an appropriation. Fifty-nine of the 124 members of the House were counted as favorable to the appropriation of $25,000, and were willing to authorize Governor Heyward to begin work and vote the appropriation at the next ses? sion. This was not a majority of the House, and Governor Heyward would not authorize the commission to go any further, but will refer the whole mat? ter to the General Assembly and urge that something be done if the time re mains to have the State properly re? presented. Mr. R. Goodwyn Rhett, Altamont Moses, R. A. Love, E. P. Hamer and F. B. Clark, of the commission, were present at the session tonight and fully discussed the situation. It will be interesting to note that cut of thirty-three members of the As? sembly from Union, Abbeville, Lau? rens, Oconee, Anderson, Spartanburg, Pickens, Greenville, Cherokee and Newberry, only five members would agree to the appropriation, and two of these are from Union, and one each from Anderson, Greenville and Lau? rens counties; and. Bamberg, Orange burg, Edgefield and Fairfield are solid? ly opposed to the appropriation, and that the fifty-nine votes-four less than a majority, necessarily came from other counties. If there is any feasi? ble plan by which an exhibit can be arranged Governor Heyward would be delighted to encourage it. Coi. Aver? ill, of the St. Louis Exposition, was present and gave such suggestions as he could. Mr. Earle Sloan, State geologist, was present and sought to arrange for an exhibit of the mineral resources of the State Governor Heyward will seek an opinion from the Attorney General as to what us? can be mad? of the unex? pended funds, and how it may be done, if deemed advisable. Governor Heyward consented to let the State Fair have'the use of the; exhibits that were left over from the j State's exhibit at Charleston. These j exhibits will be used at the State Fair, and the Fair Association will act as custodian for the property and . keep it intact until called for. News and Courier. Baby Carriages as Baggage. ; Conimbia, Sept. 10.-Solicitor J. M. Johnson has written to Attorney General Gunter in reference to a bill that was introduced in the General Assembly at its last session 'requiring railroads to carry baby carriages as baggage. Mr. Johnston states that he has received several complaints from parties asking why the law was not enforced. Atorney General Gunter has looked up the bill referred to and found that it passed the House of Represen tat i ves, but was continued by the Senate until its next session. The Attorney General some time ago ruled, however, that baby carriages should be regarded as baggage when they are carried hy a passenger for the use or comfort of a member of his family on their journey. In such cases the railroads are requir? ed to check them. Corn, Tobacco and Rice. Washington, Sept. 10.-The month? ly report of the chief of the bureau of statistics of the department of agricul? ture will show the condition of corn on September 1 to have been SO. 1 per cent, as compared with 78.7 per cent, on August .1, 1903, and a ten-year average of 79.3. The average condi? tion of tobaco on September 1 was S3.4 per cent, against 82.9, per cent ono month ago, and 85.11 per cent on July 1, 1903. The average of rice on Sep? tember 1 was 93.6 per cent, as com? pared with 92 per cent, one month ago, and 93.-3 per cent on July 1, 1903. What is Life ? In the last analysis nobody knows, but we do know that it is under strict law. Abuse that law even slightly, pain result?. Irregular living means derangement of the organs, resulting in Constipation, Headache or Liver trouble. Dr. King's New Life Pills quickly re-adjusts this. It's gentle, yet thorough. Only 25c at J. F. i W. DeLorme's Drug Store. "THE LORD BONO GASE" IS SETTLED. Supreme Court Has Filed a De? cision Under Which the State Treasurer Will Now Proceed. The State treasurer will "write off of his books" the outstanding bonds of the old State bank. He was auth? orized and required by act of the legis? lature to take such action, but was restrained by temporary injunction pending the decision of an appeal. The supreme court has sustained the legality of the act of the legislature, the opinion being filed yesterday. These bonds were of a number lost during the War Between the Sections and there are it is said, some unpaid bonds in the hands of Charleston people. The decision of the supreme court is that the State treasurer should strike off of the books about S37,000 which it [ was claimed the State owed to the ! former holders of the so-called Lord bonds that were either lost or destroy- j ed during the war. Mr. Lord was the [ former receiver of the bank. The opin-, ion is by Associate Justice Ira B. ! Jones, and the entire court concurs. I The case is known as "H. A. M. ? Smith, Receiver, vs. the State Treas- j urer. " The legislature in 1902 passed an act I authorizing the State treasurer to strike from the books the claim for this money, about $37,000. Gov. Mc? sweeney refused to sign the act and it was returned to the legislature and passed over his veto. The attorneys for the bond people secured a temporary injunction against the treasurer until the case could be heard in the supreme court, the point being raised that the necessary two thirds majority vote to pass an act over the governor's veto meant the whole membership of the senate, in which body the bill originated, and not simply a two-thirds vote of the quorum happening to be present. As the vote, was by a close two-thirds the decision of the supreme court rested upon this point. Justice Jones decides t?at a two-thirds vote means two thirds of a quorum, as the constitu? tion, m cases of impeachment, state that two-thirds of all members elected shall be necessary for impeachment, but that in all other proceedings the word "elected" is left out, thus show? ing that the intention of the framers was that a two-thirds vote on anything else meant simply two-thirds of a quorum. Numerous decisions are cited, by the associates justice in support of his decision. It is not known now whether the matter will be taken to the supreme court of the United States finally or not, and it is a question as to whether or not the attorneys have this right. -The State. A Boy's Wild Ride for Life. With family around expecting him to die, and a son riding for life, IS miles, to get Dr. King's New Discovery for Con? sumption, Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesville, Ind., endured death's agonies from asthma; but this wonderful medicine gave instant relief and soon cured him. He writes : "I now sleep soundly every night." Like marvelous cures of Con sumption, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds and Grip provo its matchless merit for all Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran? teed bottles 50c and ?100. Trial bottle;* free at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. J THE KIND TO HANS. A Florida Lunatic Commits Delib? erate Murder. ; Jacksonville, Fla., Sept IO.-J. E. Stark shot and fatally wounded John F. ?ngel this afternoon in the office of the Southern Express Company, in this ?itv, while the latter was protect-/ ing the life of his sister, the wife oj? the man who fired the shot Stark had been in Jacksonville several days and this morning wired for his wife to join him. She came about noon, and at 2 o'clock they met in the office of the Express Company, where .her brother was employed. The wife sus? pected that her husband meant to do her bodily harm when he endeavored to get her to go td his hoteL She de? sired to remain near her brother and declined to go. "I have brought you here to kill you," Stark said. Quick as a flash his wife seized him as he was endeav? oring to draw a pistol. She pinioned his arms, and her cries brought her brother. The pistol was taken from Stark before it was drawn. Words between the two men followed and blows were exchanged. Stark went to a pawn shop, where he procured an? other pistol and returned. He enter? ed the office and walked to" the cage, where Angel was at work with his back turned. Resting the pistol in one of the small steel holes of the cage he fired, the ball striking Angel in the back of the head and lodging near the brain. Angel fell. Stark looked about him and started to leave, when a brother of Angel appeared and seized him. The brother made an effort to kill Stark with a knife, but others interfered,'and the police placed Stark under arrest. Angel is at St. Luke's Hospital. No hopes are enter? tained for his recovery, but he will live until morning. The defence that Stark's lawyer will make is that he is insane, a theory which is generally accepted by those who know him and who have been with him during the past few'days. Stark was formerly auditor" of the Jacksonville, Tampa and Kev West Road. Angel was cashier of the Southern Express Company. A few more nice hammocks to be sold at cost to close out. Two or three which will be sold for $1 each are ex? tra bargains. H. G. Osteen & Co. RYD?LE'S T0N?C A SEAL CURE FOR MALAHIA. It has recently been discovered that the germs that produce Malaria, breed and multiply in the intestines and from there spread throughout the system by means of the blood. This fact ex? plains why Malaria is hard to cure by the old melhod of treatment. Quinine, Iron. etc.. stimulate the nerves and build up the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause the disease. Rydaie's I onic has a specific effect upon the intestines and bowels, freeing them from all disease breeding mi? crobes. It also kills the germs that infest the veins and arteries. It drives from the blood all poisonous matter and makes it rich and healthy. RYDALE'S TONIC is a blood builder, a nerve restorer, and a Mailaria destroyer. Try it, it will not disap ooint you.