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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04
Mr. Zimmerman TimOrOus.

COLUMBIA, July 3l.-State Treasurer
Zimmerman. when seen to-day, talked
quite interestingly of the financial condi-
ton Of the State in the light Of the i'm
pending necessity to borrow money. to
meet current expenses Of the Govern
ment, up to the time that this years col
lection or taxes gets we'll under way and
the tax money begins to come in. Dr.
Zimmerman said the State had enough
money to carry it through until next
month, as things now stood, but that
it would not have enough to carry 1t till
fall.
He Baid that if the payment of $751; OC
promised by the State d%ispensary came
in the State might possibly get along un-
til October, as 1t takes in the neighbor-
hood of about $50. 900 q month to meet the
expenses of the Government.
If the dispensary made other payments
in addition it would, of course, help
things along, but for at least n month
the State would either have to borrow
money to get along with until the taxes
began to como in during the month Of
November or the State officials would
have to be without their pay for q short
time.
If the worst comes, the dispensary pay
luh III liz HOuOJ HAotOfOi3 II oIobS
would have to borrow q sum sufficient to
carry the Government along two and g
half months.
Speaking of the continual necessity for
borrowing DR.. Zimmerman said that this
was not the way to run a government, so
far az his ideas were concerned. The
truth of the matter was that the members
of the Legislature were afraid to levy q
sufficient tax to make up all deficiencies
and 90 back before the people. He for
one believed that the people would be
willing to stand an extra tax for two
years In order to have the State catch up.
The system of relying on incoming taxes
and using them ahead Of time was an in
heritance from preceding Administra.
tions, and no Legislature has yet had the
backbo. to make the small additional
levy that would bs necessary, This ad.
vice and efforts for two years had been
concurred in by the General Assembly
there would now be no necessity under
any circumstances of the State having to
60 to bank to borrow money with which
to meet ordinary expenses Of the Gov
eminent. DR.. Timmerman's views on
the matter are very pronounced.
It is not known whether the State board
Of control when 1t meets on Tuesday next
will pay the $4,000 promised or not. That
it is its intention to do 80 ifmoney is in
hand is very certain.-Special to News
and Courier,
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Brief but Pointed.

When seen yesterday Gov. Ellerbe ex-
pressed himself in a very brief but en-
phatic manner in regard to the attempt
made by Senatorial Candidate Maytield
at Pickens to present the "proof" of his
charge that the governor had been guilty
of double dealing in tho matter of the
Charleston metropolitan police. The
Governor, in speaking Of the matter, did
not mince words or stop to hunt for any
particular language in which to express
himself. He seems to be very much dis
gusted with Mr.. Maytield's effort to prove
him a double-dealer.
When asked about the matter Gov.
Ellerbe promptly made this response:
"NYithout the slightest provocation on
my part. Mr.. Mayfield has preferred
charges against me without being able to
prove them. His statements are false.
A gentleman is at a disadvantage when
he engages in q controversy with such a
man. I cannot afford to notice him fur
ther."
The Governor concluded that he thought
it useless to say more.
Gov. Ellerbe was asked also about the
announcement in the last issue of the
Piedmont Headlight that he had reap
pointed Eichelberger on the constabulary
force and the limitations that he was
using the ~constabulary force to aid Mo
Laurin. De stated that it was true that
Eichelberger had been r~e-appointed by
him recently. AS to the limitations, he
said he cared to have nothing 10 say he
does not propose to be drawn into the
senatorial fight and will not notice the
limitations made.-COtumbia State, AT
UUSf y
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Shot Dead In Church.

MONTGOMERY, July 2S.-Profossor Pat
terson, editor of the Argus, the negro pa
per here was shot and killed in the CO.
lumbus street colored Baptist church
here to-day q little after noon.
A Congress of negro Baptist preachers
Is being held here this week and this
morning a discussion arose over the ad-
mission of Brown, the deposed pastor OF
the Dexter o Baptist church In this
city, to the Congress.
Brown has been mixed In Il scandal, be-
ing charged with being too intimate with
some Of his sisters, and he was fired from
his charge. Patterson opposed his adj
mission and Stokes, the pastor of the Co.
lumbus street church, favored it, and
used some hard language towards Patter'
son and his followers.
Patterson got up and advanced toward
Stokes and struch him a blow in the face,
when O report from q pistol was heard
and Patterson fell dead, Eeing shot just
above the left ear.
The remains are lying in the church
and the coroner is summoning a jury to
hold an inquest. Several arrests have
been made and there is great excitement
among the negroes. When Patterson
was shot a panic ensued in the church
and those present trampled over each
other in their attempt to reach the door
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

To talk of "babying" your cattle or
live stock is nonsense. You should give
extra care to all domestic animals, and
then make them mind. l have in mind
a Morgan horse owned near me who,
when he is naughty and is spoken 10 will
not finch or show his displeasure even
when cut with a whip. He seems to
know why he is corrected. You cannot
love animals as you do your wife and
children, but you may and should treat
them with affection in kind. A collie
dog will watch your face for orders or
approval or the opposite. lie will want
to be noticed when you return after an
absence of a few days. Fail to notice him
and he will stink away, head down, tail
between his legs, as much as to say, Pm
no account, anyway; master doesn't even
have a look or a word for poor mo-" We
talk about "pet stock"-that is, such liv-
ing things as are kept more for pleasure
than profit. All live stock should be pet
stock, and they should be made to under
stand and know it; it is not difficult to
do this. Fail to do it, and neither you
nor your stock will thrive.
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PcndletOn Items.

Col. A. J.. Sitton, of Autun, was in town
the latter part of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Hunter returned
home with their party from the noun
tains. All report a very pleasant trip.
, Capt. John c. CAN'T, Of the Fork, spent
Saturday night hero with his brother,
B. F. CAN'T, on his way to Greenville as
juror of the United States Court.
Rev. J. B. Adger and daughter and
Miss Ellison left Tuesday for a mountain
trip.
We had q treat on Sunday night at the
Methodist Church in the wayo Of q lecture
music, delivered by Prof. R. M. McIn-
tosh, of the Mcintosh Co., Of Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Mamie Norris, of Anderson, spent
Saturday night with Mrs. w. ii. Gibson,
on her way to her school in Pickens coun-
3y, near Central. OLD SPORT.
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Alice Items.

Counting seems to be the order Of the
day with young folks.
A great number Of q people went to
the Association at Union last week.
Miss Jennie Daniels, Of Hawkinsville,
and Miss Mollie Hall, of Williamson,
have been visiting In this community.
J.B. McAdams is going to Greenville
this week on business.
Mr.. Earle Elgin, uf Honea Path, is
teaching school at Savannah.
J.. B. Hall, accompanied by his wife and
sister. Miss jamie, is visiting relatives at
Bowman, Ga.
Miss Noble Hall ha.. returned from a
visit to Rock Mills.
A series of meetings will begin at Rocky
River Church on the night Of the 9Th inst.
Mr.. Willie Mckee, of Texas. but for
merly of this State, iR out on a visit.
J.B McAdams produced q watermelon
that weighed fifty pounds
MIR. Melton w. Spoon died ON F!iday,
July 23rd, and was buried the next dsv at
Rocky River Church, OF which he was q
consistent member.
A little child Of Mr.. Alb. GailY WAS burr
ed at Rocky River on last Wednesday.
Miss Nettie Cowan, a popular young
lady of Mohawk, is visiting friends in this
vicinity. FARMER.
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Can a death, which is caused by a mos
quito bite, properly be called accidental?
Tie Court of Appeals of kentucky has 80
decided, and the decision appears to the
Chicago Times-Hera.d to be very good
law. A kentucky travelling man took
out an accident insurance policy for
5000 AID departed on a journey. In
Rome, Ga, before he arose one morning
his right foot became uncovered and a
mosquito lowering near, waiting for an
eariy breakfast, settled on the foot sat
the base of the fourth toe" and gorged
himself. Blood poisoning, as the doctors
testified, was the result Of the bite, and
the man died. When sued on the policy
the company coutended that a mosquito
bite was not an accident, and consequent
ly they ought not to be compelled TO pay.
The lower Court agreed with the compa-
ny, but on appeal the higher Court re-
versed the case and gave judgment for
the widow who had brought the suit.
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Cnndansad TastimnuY.

Chas B. Hood, Broker and Manufactu-
rers' Agent, Columbia, Ohio, certiGes that
DR.. Kings New Discovery 'las NJ equal as
q Cough remedy. J. D. Brown, Prop. Of
st. James Hotel, Fl. Wayne, Ind, ~testifies
that he was cured of a Cough Of two years.
standing, caused by La Grippe, BY DR..
Kings New Discovery. B. F. Merrill,
Baldwinsville, Mass, says that he has used
and recommended it and never knew it to
fail and would rather have it than any doc
tor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hem
ming, 222 E. 25th St., Chicago, always
keeps it at hand and has no fear of Group,
because it instantly relieves. Free Trial
Bottles at Hill-Orr Drug Co.
Did You Ever.
Try Electric Bitters as q remedy for your
troubles? If mot, get a bottle now and get
relief. This medicine has been found to
be peculiarly adapted to the reliefand cure
of all Female Complaints, exerting a won
derful direct influence in giving strength
and tone to the organs. If yo1 have Loss
ofAppetite, Constipation, Headache, Faint.
ing Spells, Or are Nervous, Slaepiess, E1-
citable, Melancholy or troubled with
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi-
cine you need. Health and Strength are
guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only
fifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

There are q number Of appliances
which utilize tho electrical current for
domestic heating. The prime cause Of
delay in their popular use is the cost Of
the current. This first cost is being con-
stantly lowered, and in the near future
.e,eetric heating will be more economical
than any other system. Down in Maine
at Lswiston-the current is to be gene
rated at q nearby waterfall, and the pro-
.~jsctors agree to furnish current at less
than $36 per horsepower by the year,
and that they can heat a ten-room house
with three horsepower the year round.
With the splendid power of the Seneca
River practically at our doors Anderson
ought to have equally cheap power for
sll purposes, and the heating of our
houses be much less than in the arctic
regions of Maine.
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Female Whitecaps.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, July IA new
variety of whitecaps has developed in
Marengo County, Ala. The organization
consists of female negroes who are banded
together for the moral reformation of
their sex. A few nights ago the masked
band marched to the house of a woman
who had enticed another woman's hus-
band away, took her into the woods,
stripped her and logged her numerically
with hickory brushes. They threaten to
treat all similar offenders in the same
way.-iH. Louis Republic.
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Lawyers Fight in Court.

RICHMOND, VA, July 30.-In Winches-
ter Corporation Court to-day j. B. Whit
acre, a lawyer, denounced q statement Of
R. z. Byrd, opposing counsel, as false:
Byrd asked Whitacre II he meant to call
him q liar, and, receiving nc immediate
answer, threw an inkstand at Whitacre,
striking him under the left ear. Whitacre
is suffering from conclusion of the brain,
and his condition is serious. Byrd was
released on $1,000 bond, but was fined $50
for contempt.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

The State Alliance met in Columbia
last Wednesday night, bat beyond or
ganizatiou, the Presidents address. and
the annual reports Of officers, little else
was done. The feature OF the Presidents
address was the way be scored Editor
Crews for his partizan conduct of the
Cotton Plant. Officers were elected as
follows for the next year: J.. c. Wilborn,
President; j. r. Blake, Jr., Abbeville,
Yice-President and State Lecturer; j. W.
Reid, ~Spartanburg, Secretary and Treas
urer; Joseph L. Keitt, member Of Exec
utiYe Committee for the three year term;
National Alliance Delegate, W, N. Elder.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

And Mrs. Lease is now a candidate for
shall we say governess or governor
of Kansas. Well, we feel sorry for poor
old Kansas, but Mary Ellen's boomers
will need quarter section patches before
she gets off the Populist toboggan. We
knew that a little instruction and general
information would not be out of place in
the sunfower State, but we never i'm
agined before that she needed a govern
o,,
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To Punish Georgia Lynchers.

ATLANTA, GA July 80 AFTER giving
secret hearing to two of the brothers OF
DR.. w. L. Ryder, a white man lynched in
Talbot County last week, Governor At
kinson offered the following rewards:
Five hundred dollars for the arrest and
conviction OF the first two members of
the mob that lynched Ryder; 500 for
each subsequent arrest and conviction,
and $3.50 for the arrest and conviction
of any person or persons hinderiug or
interfering with tho bringing Of the
lynchers to justice.
The Governor announces that he has in
his possession the names of several of the
lynching mob. which numbered only IF
teen, with positive proof against three OF
them. He expresses his determination
20 exert the full power of his Office to
punish the guilty parties.
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It is unfortunate that the filthy details
of the most horrible crimes still find their
way into some journals whose influence
should be used for the moral elevation Of
society. This is, in q measure, the result
of corrupted taste, butdoes 1t relieve the
responsibility ola journal to crafty this
factn1
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

President Mckinley has promulgated
an amendment to the civil Service rules,
providing that no removals from posi-
tions subject to competitive examinations
will be made except for just cause stated
in writing, to which the accused had an
opportunity to make defense. 1t also in
cludes within the classified service all
employees Of custom house offices and
one employee In each internal revenue
district to act as cashier or chief deputy or
as assistant collector. All are subject to
competitive examinations. This amend
ment does not please the political bosses.
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Mr.. EDITOR: I notice in your last issue
that an indignation meeting Ia to be held
by the good people Of Barnes to express
their disapprrbation Of the remarks T
made concerning the seats provided for
the association. / was asked my opinion
In the matter and answered frankly and
honestly that ! thought them very insult.
able. The seats were made of old floor
ing pianks, many of them containing nails
and all of them very dusty and dirty.
Some seats also were made OF oiG slabs no
cleaner than The flooring. Many of the
planks were =, 0 weak tn hold up a man
of average size. I saw u young boy walk
across them ard several broke from his
wsisbt. A LADY could not occupy such
seats without danger Of falling, and only
with the certainty of soiling her daintr
dress. I would have said nothing about
the seats had I not been asked some qres.
tons about them. Without telling an
untruth could no. express my approval
of them, and ill telling the truth honestly
and fearlessly, it seems that I have stirred
up a hornets nest, at least in the tangled
wilderness of brain possessed by one sign
ing himself Pedro" I think he is good
at making mountains of mole hills and I
will have nothing further TO say in regard
to this, except that I am sorry any one
thought I meant to ~criticise the accommo-
dations provided. do not care to enter
into a newspaper controversy with "Pe.
dro" or any one else, and only write this
to explain myselfto those who, after read
ing "Pedro's" communication, might
think he voiced the sentiment Of the COM
munity. Many Of those living in the
immediate vicinity criticised The benches
much more severely than T..
Very respectfully,
f, w, BANIsTEH
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Waco Items.

The lois school began last Monday.
Tho patrons have secured Nj. John Hun
ter, OF Bslton, who comes well recon-
mended.
Jim Harper. u negro man. whose leg
severely burned some time ago, is re-
covering under the skillful treatment OF
Dr.. w. S. Hutchinson.
Mr.. S. A.. Hutchinson, Of Elberton, Ca,
Is in our midst visiting relatives.
Mr.. Lse Weldon is all smiles. It's a
girl. Mr.. j. G. Holder il in the came fix,
but it's q boy.
Crops are good, but q little rain would
be welcomed now. FARMER.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

Thirty United States Senators, OF whom
10 are Democrats, II Republicans, 8 silver
Republicans and l Populist, will go out
of Office March 4, 1899. Their successors
will be elected by the Legislatures dur
ing 1898, and some Of these Legislatures
will be elected next fall. Hence it is
that there is special interest in the ap-
preaching election in Ohio and other
Gtatos
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To Keep Hens at Home.

NEW York, July 2G.-Spencsr Wilbur,
of Hawleyton, Conn.,, has hit upon an in
genious scheme to keep his %neighbors'
hens at home. Mr.. Wilbur wrote on
some cards the Inscriptions, "keep me at
home" 1--WE boon scratching up my
neighbours garden," etc. To each of the
cards he attached a piece of strong thread
and at the othcr end a kernel Of corn.
These threads he placed in his garden,
where the chickens had done much mis-
chief. The hens swallowed the corn, but
Of course gagged on the thread and re-
turned home, each with a sign hanging
out of it's mouth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

The Department of Agriculture will
conduct q series of experiments, in the
States of Iowa and Tennessee, to discover
if possible some practical means of stamp
ing ont hog cholera. The experiments
will be watched with keen interest by
the whole nation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

The special legislative examining COM
mittee charged with the quarterly inves-
tigation into the affairs Of the dispensary
has completed its labors and filed its re-
port with Governor Ellerbe. The report
is somewhat fuller than usual and takes
cognizauce ofthe many shortages among
county dispensers and the failure OF the
authorities to prosecute for the defalca
tions. It also Slows that there has been
q falling of IN the profits Of the States
liquor business, the entire amount for
the last quarter being but a little over
$4,000
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

The Hampton Guardian, edited by
Lieutenant Governor McSweeney, says:
sIt is quite apparent that the candidates
who attempt to revive the f%actional Bit
terness that existed a few years since will
be promptly sat upon and repudiated,
and deservedly so, by the people of this
cAote
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

Augusta Chronicle: "Ssnator Tillman
says he is hands off in the Senatorial
fight" Judging from his interview with
q reporter Of the Charlotte Nears he will
not keep his tongue off, however.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

Mr.. Perry Belmont, who has just re-
turned from Europe, says neither Ger
many nor France will join the United
States in international bimetallism unless
England first does so, and that England
has no idea Of doing so.
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UNIVERSITY,
GREENVILLE. s. E..

DIR. G. 81. JUDSON, Chm'n. Of Faculty.
GESSION opens Sept. 22d. Courses lead
~ Ing to all academic degrees. Prepar-
atory department in charge of experienced
teachers. Cost reduced to minimum by
mess system. Board in private families
moderate. For catalogue and further in
formation apply to Chairman or to
BEN E. GEER, Sec.
Aup d 1897
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The Mckinley administration is having
some trouble with its wavo of prosperity,
but if high tariff prices to the
mean prosperity the wave may soon ma
terializs s'out of sight"
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HIGH SCHOOL.
w. B. WEST, Principal.
a. 81. MARCHANT, Assistant.

GESSION opens Sept. g.. 1897. Our work
~ in the past has been entirely salisfac-
tory to our patrons. Enrolment past
Session twenty per cent greater than year
previous.
One hour given to all branches taught in
High School department.
A modern reading room is run ty Lite
rary Societies.
For further information confer with the
Principal or Assist mt.
August 4. 1897
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The brazilian government has o
standing offer of a prize of $3.50, 900 for the
discovery Of a sure remedy for yellow
fevoT
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

Senator MeLaurln kindly remembers
US by sending to this Office q copy Of the
Congressional Directory corrected up to
June Oath of the present year.
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President Mckinley has appointed a
negro Collector of Internal Revenue for
Georgia.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-08-04

- Billings says, "There amt emmy thing
that will kompletely kure lazynese, but I
have known a second wife to hurry it
sum-"
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Gu

I want to say agood word for nr. Hobbs
Sparagus Kidney Pills for the benefit of
those who have been in pain and misery
for years a. I have been. My trouble
was a constant pain In the back. aggra-
waited by kidney troubles, and no medi-
cines l bought and none ofthoso prescribed
by physicians seemed to afford me any
relief. I used DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Kid
ney Pills, and an happy to say that these
pills have given me the relief I have 30
long pray for. = ,se fearful backache
pains hav> gone, my kidneys are again
strong and we'll and I now consider my
self completely and peruane emily cured.
These pills I believe to be the greatest
remedy for kidney diseases and backache
that has ever been discovered, and I
think the asparagus In them must have
something to do with their strong curative
properties. JOHN II. kLINK,
North Second ST. Memphis, Tenn,