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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1900
Page
1
Advertises six months to a year financing at local clothing shops in Anderson. Claims rivals demand high prices with little in return, while these stores promise more value beyond merchandise.
From Wasumoron D C April 31 1900 a correspondent reports on efforts to preserve Porto Rico from franchise looting by tariff bill supporters in Congress The President seeks more time to appoint new governors and to keep military officers until August The House and Senate quarrel over franchise provisions and potential amendments Democrats foresee delays and potential changes while Republicans seek a vice presidential candidate to shore up McKinley Roosevelt is mentioned as unlikely to help. The piece notes historic congressional deadlocks and Secretary Hay’s peace efforts in Central America. Atlanta Ga April 29 a Confederate veterans battalion forms in Georgia to attend the Louisville reunion. members to carry Springfield rifles and be uniformed. Major W P Dearing leads recruitment with support from Brig Gen A J Wert.
The Prohibition Conference to consider candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor and to outline aims for state government control through the Democratic organization in South Carolina is set for May 24 1900 in Columbia. A county meeting on May 12 1900 will elect delegates to the state gathering and appoint a county chairman for the campaign. An accompanying address urges Democrats to choose between home and dispensary marks, urging Christians to reject the dispensary and pledge allegiance to prohibition.
Bombarded with ice and a terrific cyclone struck Orrville yesterday harming farms of Louis Joanson Macon Ellis and the Swarm place. Corn and cotton killed, fields denuded, fences and outbuildings swept away, extensive property damage reported.
The Democratic Outlook in Kanene City quotes William L. Wilson, author of the Wilson tariff bill, en route from Hot Springs to Nebraska City. He predicts Bryan will be nominated, Dewey will falter, and the 1896 campaign will shift to new lines with Democrats favored. He singles out Admiral Dewey as politically inexperienced and prone to blunders.
In Dover Delaware on April 28 a crowd of about a thousand witnessed the whipping of nine colored prisoners sentenced for petty larceny. Four of the men received 20 lashes each, with Sheriff Wharton administering the lash. Samuel Granger, an older offender, was also placed in the pillory for one hour in addition to his lashes.
State Fireman's Association set to meet in Greenville on May 15. Gates Deak factory in Greenville planned to become a yarn mill with capital of 50,000. Sumter Baptist church bans gambling in cotton futures for members. Pickens C. II aims to build a cotton mill with 250,000 capital. Plus various local items include a Sumter factory, a cross-ties contract, and notable accidents and court decisions.
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