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ige ?Alaicbman aa?> j^?iUbm W3BDH3B8DA Y [ NOV, 1, x89sT The Sunder Watchman was founded B 18**0 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron new has be combined circulation ?nd influence of both of the oM papers, and is mani featly the best advertising medium in Sumter EDITORIAL NOTES lt will be no!ed, as a fact, that the tax returns of Sumter Count j for the year show H decrease of nearly $200,000, from last year. Tbe fever at Brunswick, Ga., is abating, and the worst is thought to be orer although tbe danger is not yet past. The people of Brunswick have spent a terrible and trying sommer. Of all the phosphate companies formely mining in Coosaw river and vicinity only one baa recommenced work since tbe storm ; and it is not koowa whether tbe others will recosa men re work at all or not. Th- octopus is crushed. Judge Hodson, wno has been mentioned as a possible Senatorial candidate, has stated positively 'sat be has no such ambition. We are glad that be is determined to remain on the bench, ?hieb he so highly honors, unless removed by political partisanship. Toe railroads are suffering along with other industries in consequence of the bard times. The report of earnings for August shows a loss of orer $70,000 in comparison witb.the yreceeding year. The earnings of the roads have been steadily decreasing for a year or more. Tbe cotton crop is cut off and tbe corn crop is aborter than expected, but the fall has been later than usual and the country has been blessed with the most abundant hay crop io y en rs, therefore there should be no outlay for western bay next year. Senator Butler, has introduced a bill appropriating $5,000,000, for the establish? ment of * government telegraph system. His bill ?9 8*14 to be quite lengthy, going into details. It does not propose a government monopoly o? the telegraph. Tbe Bampton Guardian speaks of a lady in s that county who sells tee pounds of butter per week at thirty cents a pound and thus dears more money than ber husband does on two large cotton plantations. Her bus boas most be a poor farmer. Not so long since Judge Wallace was severely criticised in the Governor's message aa "presuming over-much" when be differed from tbe Governor ; yet, within tbe past few weeks, be baa bees held up as an example to the other judges, merely because be happened to construe the dispensary law to suit this same executive. Admiral Stanton, U. S. N., bas gotten himself into a pickle bv saluting the flag of the Brazilian revolutionists. The Secretary of tbe Navy bas cabled bim orders to turn over his ship to bis second officer and report at once in Washington. The State Depart? ment bas also apologized to the Brazilian Government for bis act. Gen. Farley is oe t in an open letter ad v ising the remodeling of the Dispensary law so as to do away with the profit feature. This would remove tbe ear mark of refawm and obliterate tbe one feature that commends the law to its strongest supporters. Gen. Farley was slightly rash when be tackled Senator Irby, bot when be beards Tillman in bis dispen? sary des, be xs real foolhardy. Tho 'Spartaoberg Uerald in its last issue had an editorial on tbe Dispensary btw tbv ? was as full of sense as the egg is of meat. One paragraph is especially striking: "But oos thing is certain. Whether the profit feature is held or not, the infam?os spy sys? tem most go. This ts the most revoIutioLary sod tho most infam?os measure that was ever attempted ia a free country/' An epidemic of cranks has broken out. Carter Harrison was killed by one on Satur? day; another fatally wounded, F. S. Mathias, So perin tendent of the Postal Telegraph Office, Kew York, en Monday ; and still another weat to George Goold on Monday and demanded $5,000. Gould humored his man until be could telepbooe for police who arrested him. ' Some weeks since the Sumter correspondent of tbs Columbia Journal stated in bis letter that there were blind tiger liquor sellers in Sumter. Since that time there have been one or two indirect statements to the same effect. Such charges do the pince no good. If there are ksown illicit whiskey sellers in Sumter, have them indicted and ric the piare of the nuisance, sod do not talk so much about it. Tbe Rimaos, a Moorish tribe are giving the Spanish troops stationed at M eil la, Morocco, more than they bargained for and they are clamoring for reiief. Spain has long bsd the desire to seise upon Morocco, and this outbreak will doubtless furnish the opportunity, unless other European powers interfere. Tbe Riffiaos are a fierce and warlike tribe and will make a bloody resis? tance. Tbe old jail is now of no nw to tbe county, sod it bas been mentioned to us more than osee that it might bs possible for it to be repaired and used for the hospital, that so many people desire to have established. We do not know whether the suggestion is practical or not, bot it would bear investiga? tion at least. If tbe old building could be so used, there could be found no better disposi? tion for it. Gen. W. L. T. Prince, who died at Gheraw on Oct. 25, was one of the truest men in the State; * sound and consistent Democrat, and a citizen of high character aod moral courage. He belonged to the order of mea latterly shut oat from influence in the affairs of the State, but neceessary to tbe purification of its politics and the restoration of its hip h renown. loa time like this tbe death of such a man is an especial loss to South Carolina. The case of Miss Sadie Means, of Columbia, who was-turned out of tbe First Presbyterian Church of that city, because abe was forced to work on Sunday in the Telephone Exchange, will come up on appeal from the Charleston Presbytery before the Synod of South Caro? lina, now in session in Clinton. Dr. J W. Flinn, of Colombia, appears on behalf of Miss Means, and Dr. Btsckbourn, of Columbia, has charge of the case for tbe Presbytery. Tie Manchester Ship Canal which will be open for business by January 1st. is thirty five miles long, one hundred and sevenly-two feet in width and twenty-six feet in depth. It is said that an energetic effort will be made to boes all cotton consumed in the Manchester district shipped iirect instead of to Liverpool. If this can be accomplished Liverpool will soon loose th* pre-eminent position as a cotton mort which she has so long held. Tbs trial of J. Miras Sullivan for the murder of B. G. Gilreath io Green ville mere than a year ago, was held ie Asdersoo on a change of venue, last week. Sullivan was con? victed of murder in the first degree, bot has appealed to the Supreme Court. The case has attracted great interest throughout the up country, a* both parties were prom i nen t men of Green ville. Tbs killing was a cold-blooded affair from tbs testimony, and should Sullivan ?rentnolly escape the gallows by some technicality it will be an outrage. Sullivan should follow Turner. The Democratic platform pledged the party to the repeal of the Sherman law. This pledge bas been redeemed. The same platform pledged the party to reform the financial system, so as to give relief, to the repeal of the McKinley tariff law, to the enactment of a tariff law for revenue only, and to the honest and economical administra? tion of the government. We shall wait a time to see how the party redeems these pledges, before joining in the populistic clamor condemning the parly for abolishing the artificial market for silver created by the Sherman law, and redeeming o?ie of its pledges. The record of arrests for drunkeness in this city during September ?nd October 1892 and during the same months this year has been made up for Governor Tillman, lt shows there have been less drunks this year than last. Last year, however, was election year ; and by reference to our local column it will be noted that during the same months ot 1891 the drunks were not only fever than in 1892 bot even less than in this year of grace under the dispensary. What will be proven hythe comparison? if the city records of previous years had not been destroyed ?hen the Towu Hall was burned last winter, the comparison would have been pursued further hack than 1891 The Brazilian government has purchased the Morgan Line steamship, Kl Cid, a large and very fa3t boat, and she is now being fitted up at New York as a war ship for ser? vice against the Brazilian insurgents who have control of the Brazilian navy. The El Cid will carry a number of I he latest and most improved rapid-firing guns, but her main re? liance wit! he a pneumatic dynamite gun somewhat similar to those of the U. S. cruiser Vesuvius, but larger, more powerful and more accurate. This gun can throw fifty pounds of dynamite three mites, or two hundred aud fifty pounds two and a-half miles, or five hundred pounds two thousand yards. When the ?i Cid reaches Brazilian waters there will be an interesting time, and the whole naval world will watch with unrivalled interest the first test of dynamite guns in actual warfare. One of our exchanges, we cannot recollect which just now, has exactly expressed our position as to Senator Butler. We do not join in the general condemnation on account of his position on the financial question ; he has a right to bis views on this matter, as all of us have, and no one has the right 'o im? pugn bis honesty ; but we do condemn him for taking up with such men as Cal Caugh inan, Ben Perry, 4c, and pushing them for important offices, when there are good men of both factions, meu whom both factious re? spect, who desire the offices and who would fill the offices honestly and acceptably. Perry, Caughman, and the like, are political free? booters, who found others of the reform fac? tion ahead of them in the grab for offices, so they have gone over to Butler, who seems to imagine that he can buy his way back to the Senate with patronage. W. A. Ennis, who died at Bruns wi k, Ga. of yellow, fever ou Monday night, merits all honor as a true hero. The press report speaks thus of him: To-night about 7 o'clock W. A. Ennis, day operator in the Western Union office died from the effects of yellow fever. The death of Mr Ennis strikes with pecular sadness the people of Brunswick, aud expecially the newspaper co-respondents He was a young man and had a loving and lovely wife. When the fever broke out be remained ut his post of duty, for be knew tb?t few could be rilled to do his work He knew that the press of the country depended on the office in which he worked to get the news their reader* so eagerly sought. He knew that his services were needed and he did the best he could. One morning be came down and sat at his key. His co? worker, night-operator Calor, saw his condi? tion and sent him home. All that day Ennis7 fever ra?ed and Calor doubled to do bis work The fever grew worse, but at last a change for the better came. The fever left Ennis, but following in its wake came rheumatism, which finally reached his heat t and ended hts life. The word "hero" placed over Ennis' grave would, fittingly de? scribe the kind of man he was. The assassination of Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, by a crazy letter carrier named Prendergast, on Saturday evening last, is only another evidvnee of the danger to which meu in high positions are exposed, and the criminal ry of allowing socalled harmless lunatics to run at large. Prendergast's only reason for killing Mr. Harrison was that be bad not made bim Corporation Counsel as be bad promised He rang the ooor bell of tbe Mayor's house and inquired for Mr. Harrison, who hearing himself asked for came out into j the hall and advanced towards Prendergast. The latter, without a word, drew his pistol and fip>d three shots at Mr. Harrison, each of which took effect, two being mortal wounds He then escaped from the bouse, but went straight to a police station and delivered himself up, saying be had done the shooting and giving the reason stated as bis motive. Carter Henry Harrison was born in Fayette County, Ky., 15th February, 1825. He was graduated from Yale io 1845, read law, en? gaged in farming, travelled for two years in foreign countries, and after receiving bis de? gree from Transylvania Law School, Lexing? ton, Ky , settled in Chicago, where be engaged in real estate speculations. After the great fire of 1871 bc served as County Commissioner for three years. After return? ing from a second European journey in 1874 be was elected to Congress as a Democrat by a small majority. He was re-elected, and when his second term was ended in 1879 was chosen Mayor of Chicago, in which office be was continued for four biennial terms. IN FAVOR OF AN INCOME TAX - i Advices from Washington indicate the growing popularity of au income tax. Congressman Warner, of New York, declares that be favors such a tax rather tbao the retention of high tariff* duties involving au inordinate proportion of protection. If the tariff' is reduced io a re?eouc basis, the deficiency thus created in the treasury must be supplied by another tax, and one imposed on iarge incomes would not meet any greater degree of opposition, says the Atlanta Consti? tution than would greet any new tax. The J machinery for its collection need not be any j more elaborate than for the collection of other j taxes. Mr. George Gould, who controls bis late j fait father's immense interests, isa strong ' advocate of this proposed t?x, and many wealthy men all over the country admit that it is eminently fair aud just. Heretofore our system of taxation has burdened the masses by forcing them to pay high duties on all the i luxuries and most ot the necessaries of life, j Under the new system they would find the cost of living greatly lessened and the. Wealth of j the country would bear its proportionate j share of the expenses of the government. The idea of a graded tax on large incomes is thoroughly democratic. It was first championed in this country by Thomas Jefferson. Aaa method of raising revenue it has been tried very satisfactorily in Eogland for the past fifty years, and the American objection that it is expensive to collect and is j dodged by rjch men does not appear to have ' any weight io that coan try. Unless we 1er j aa income in oar govern- i merit will fiad it difficult and perhaps impossible to make up tbe deficiency that will be caused by tbe coming reduction of our tariff duties. THE REAL ISSUE. There has been a great deal that WHS unnecessary, and more that was misleading, said about the speeches made at the Sumter Light Infantry Banquet. In the beginning we had intended having little to say about the matter, for two reasons. First, because we knew the facts vould be distorted for political purposes, to the injury of the company. Second because, while believing, and we still so believe, that the sentiments of the speakers but reflected the general opinion of the com? munity, we thought that the advertise nient of this feeling would do no good, as such things are more effective when put to the actual test than when talked about. But wheo the matter was seized upon, with aridity, by the factional, town-hating and Tillm&ri-:-erviti? press, and the charge made that the Sumter Light Infantry WAS tn insur? rection and should be disbanded, we deemed it best to openly declitre ihnt HOI the Sumter Lieht Infantry, ns a part of the State Militia, but the people of Suinter entertained these sentiments and would ?nain tain them No on* has disputed the power of the State Government to disband the S. L. I , should those in authority see fit to follow the advice of the org&us But when the S L. I should have kee ri disbanded, what would have "een accom? plished? Nothing, for what is there to pre? vent a people from organizing and arming themselves, if they so desire. There is no power that can prevent them It was at? tempted in Radical days and foiled. The S. L 1.,itself had its first existence in those du j 3, in defiance of the State government and Federal garrisons* and should misrule and attempted tyranny force they peoj>le to arm themselves again, in defiance of the Govern? ment, as a meatis of self-protection, does any? one doubt but that they would again do as they did in reconstruction times? We do not doubt it, therefore we said, "Ask any ten intelligent men what would be the result of an order disbanding the S.L.I." Disband the Sumter Light Infantry and the people o' Sumter, can organtz* and arm themselves for protection, whenever they deem it necessary ; and their past history is proof that they will do it. It is not supposed that th? commissioned officers of the company would call out the company to resist the execution of Slate laws, and the assertion was not made that'they would, nor did the speakers at the bauquet so declare. They said that the company would be a rallying poiut for the people whenever the attempt was made to deprive them of the rights to which they are entitled. The interviews tepublished from the Herald contain nothing new, and nothing more nor less than we would have expected the gentle? men to have said. As commissioned officers of the State militia, we expect them to obey the rules they have sworn to respect; and should the time come when they should re? ceive orders thal as men and citizens they could not execute conscientiously, they have the right to leave the service. The whole question under d scussion hinges on the attempt of the Herald and Register to manufacture political capital out of the inci? dent of the bauquet, and the opposition there expressed to the pet scheme of Gov. Tillman to take charge of the police system of this place. This is shown plainly by the bri ging in . f the dispensary law as a question at issue, when no' a single reference was made to lha' law by Maj. Moise, whose speech has been made the text. This dispensary question was dragged in and dressed up for- the occasion without rhyme, reason, or eveu alleged facts, to serve as a prop, ll was merely t. political dodge, and a dirty one at that. The disp-n sary law is the law of the State, hut a bad one we believe ; nevertheless when we found that it was impossible to prevent, by legal menus, the establishment of a dispensary in this city, we ceased opposing it and said, let it be enforced. But this has not one thing to do with the "u?stion.and we have tueatioued it merely to show the ai. i mu s of those drag?irg il in. The majority of the property holders of Sumter were in favor of baringa dispen? sary or there would have been noue establish? ed, and this fact settles that part of the question raised by the Tillman organs. The real point ot issue is the metropolitan police scheme and the feeling of the people of this city towards it ; and ibis point bas been ebied around and a lot of personal reminis? cences, parasitical flattery, strife-stirring partisanship and like twaddle offered instead. Such stuff may- carry on the work of refatrot and office-getting, but it baa no general interest or utility. No long argument is needed to satisfy any reasonable man that this metropolitan police pian, as devised by Gov. Tillman, though shrewdly and plausibly formulated, is wrong in principle, incompatible with the scheme of our government, and a fit instrument for vicious oppression in a demagogue's hand Our government is dependent entirely upon the consent of those governed, and ail officials are directly responsive to those whom, they serve by enforcing the laws enacted by mutual couse-1 This is local government, this is self-government, and this is the essence of liberty. Yet Gov Tillman would brush the whole system away because, in this case, it snits his purpose. It is nothing more nor less with him, than a case of, "I will it so, and it shall be so." But we must see more substantial reasons for such an innova? tion than has yet been offered, before we could conceive it to be good. The commission to be appointed by the Governor, which shall, in turn appoint the police, is in nowise local in nature, even though it should consist of citizens of the city, for the people of the city would have no voice iii selecting if, and the members of the commission would be in do*, ise responsible to the people of the city for the manner in which they discharged their duties. They are independent of the people in whose govern? ment they have a large part, and are depen? dent for a continuance m office upon the favor of an outsider, who may t>e both vicious and tyrannical. Thi: thing smacks to strong? ly of that old heresy of the divine right to misrule, with jut redress on the part of those who are misruled ; and we wan I none of it. When we gel to the stage (lott we are not capable of self-government and not fit to select our ow? officers, we may as well aban? don the whole of the American scheme as a farce and import some outsider lo take charge and rule us as Lett suits his whims and fancies. Two South Carolinians Appointed. WA SH i HUTON, October 30 - At last the Pre? sident and the Secretary of State have found two South C?:olini?ns whom they deem worthy of appointment to the consular ser? vice. There were several Executive commu? nications transmitted io the Senate to-day, and tbe last message contained the following nominations: To be consuls, J. Edward Nettles, of Darlington, at Trieste, Austria, and Robert J. Kirk, of Mount Pleasant, at Copenhagen. Denmark The position to which Mr. Nettles has been nominated pays a salary of $2,000. with fees amounting to $1,000 per annum. Mr. Kirk will receive for bis service? $1.500 and about $600 fees. ---?aaraSfet? -i Japanese Liver Pellets are small, but great in their effects; no griping ; 50 doses "?5 cia. Sold at Dr. A. J. China'?. The Senate Passes the Voorbees Bill. WASHINGTON Oe?. 30 -The galleries were crowded this morning when the Senate met. and ?he roll call showed the presence of fifty two Senators. As soon as th>* Vice President entered the Chamber at 11 o'clock a.m. he announced that the Senate resumed its session and that House ttill No. 1 (the Silver Purchase Repeal bill) was now before the Senate. The time from 11 a.m. until 7:40 p. m. was consumed by various Senators in defin inf their position before casting their votes Senator Stewart was the last to speak aod began with the prefatory remark that "the die is cast " Senator S'ewart closed at 7:40 o'clock, and then the Vice President stated ihat if no further amendment was offered the vote would now betaken on the engrossment and third reading of the bill. That was agreed to without a division, and then the vote was taken by yeas and nays on the passage of the bill as amended, and it was passed-yeas, 43 ; nays, 32, as follows : Yeas-Senators Aldriih, Brice, Cafcery, Camden, Carey, Collum, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner, Frye. Gallinger, Gibson, Gorman, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins, Hill, Hoar, Hunton, Lindsay, Lodge, McMillan, McPher? son, Mander-on, Mills, Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Morrill, Murphy, Platt, Proctor. Quay, Ran? som, Sherman. .Smith, Squire, Stockbridge, Turpie, Vila?, Voorhees, Wa-'rburn and White pf Louisiana-43. Nays-Allen, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, But? ler, Call, f Jock rel I, Cameron, Coke, Daniel, Dubois, George. Harris, Irby, Jones, of Ar? kansas, Jones of Nevada, Kyle, Martin. Pasco, Pe tier. Perkins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach, Sboup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest, Walthalland Wolcott-32. The following were the pairs : Senators Mitchell o' Oregon and Allison, Chandler and White of California, Colquitt and Wilson, Palmer and Hansbrough, Gordon and Morgan. As 'he hone (2 o'clock) suggested for taking the final vote approached, many of the mem? bers of the other House (including Messts. Springer, Bland, Fellows, and Geissenheimer) entered the Chamber and either took seats, which happened to be vacant, or stood around at the rear of the Democratic side. Thc galleries were so crowded that the outer doors were besieged hy the women watching their chance of admission. And so the diplomatic gallery had to yield up its ordinary exclusiveness and to admit favored personage?, including Mrs Carlisle. The two rows tn the lady's gallery, which are set apart fur the use of the Presidents family, were also full. WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 1893. Senator Gordian's explanation of the sud? den change which without warning swept away all chance of the adoption of democratic silver compromise and made the passage of the Voorhees hill for the unconditional tepeal of the purchasing clause of the Sherman law a certainty, just when it seemed an utter impos sibility, is timely as well as interesting. It was made in the Senate Saturday afternoon and has since formed the principal topic of conversation wherever two or three democrats are gathered together. It was in the course of a few remarks made i:i reply to a speech of Senator Sherman in favor of theissueot $200, 000,000 in bonds and attacking the democrats for not providing therefor, that Mr. Gorman told why there was no dt mocratic compro? mise. Ile started tn hy scoring Senator Sher? man for trying to mike party capital out of the present condition of affairs, and then said that Sherman, as the republican leader, and thc leader of a majority of those Senators who represented the repeal sentiment, held the key to the situation and dictated terms to the ad? ministration and the Senate; that a better measure, one doing justice to all interests and at the s ?me time furnishing the relief wanted by the a ..otnistration. could hare beeu agreed upon and passed had the republicans been more patriotic and less devoted to partisan? ship He s:<id that democrats had been ob? liged lo set aside lifetime convictions to meet the emergency, forced by the rcpunlicans, and save the administration Mr. Gorman said in conclusion that he would not repeat confi? dential conversations, hut that it was exceed? ingly unfortunate ihat democrats had been .'misunderstood; that he expected further ? n auctal trouble for the Treasury. It would ???. c.iu3ed by extravagant appropriations by . ?cent Congresses; nut the democratic party, now controlling rhe entirego'- .*rnment, would assume the responsibility of meeting it. In addition to being an ex donation Senator Gor? man's remarks were a fitting rebuke to John Sherman for his audacity in aitemptiug to pose before the country as the financial director of thc democratic administration. Past repub? lican extravagance' may make an issue of bonds necessary in the n*ar future, out if thev are issued it will not he under a hill fathered or introduced by John Sherman. There is sufficient financial talent in the democratic majority to prepare all of the financial mea? sures ?hat will be pissed ny this Congress Speaking of bonds, Senator Blackburn settled a controversy that has been open a long time, when Senator Sherman in reply to a question denied any knowledge of the Harrison administration having hud the plates engraved for au issue of bonds under the act of 1875, by stating that the pla es were prepared and that it it were necessary to substantiate his statement he could in nu hour produce them in the ?Senate. The Senate has already made considerable progress in disposing of the amendments offered to the Voorhee3 bill, aud unless something unexpected shall occur to delay matters the rest of them will be disposed of and the hill itself passed and sent to the House before the raid Ile of the week That it will be speedily disposed of by the House is considered certain. If Congress takes a recess at all after the silver question is disposed of it is not now expected that it will be longer than to about the 20:h of November, as Chairman Wilson expects to have the new tariff' i-ill ready to report to the House about that time. Before the bili is reported to the House it will he submitted to a democratic caucus for its formal approval as a party measure. In view of the pledges of the democratic party and the record of the democratic Con? gress thus far in favor of economy in public expenditures Hie scheme of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to increase the value of the suburban property around Washington, which ts largely owned by a ring of real estate speculators, by asking Cougress for authority to issue $5 000,000 in bonds, ?he money to be spent iu opening and improving streets and building sewers, ?8 to say the least a rather cheeky proceeding, j The District of Columbia already carries an enormous indebtedness, in the shape of nonds issued under the old form of government, the interest upon which Congress has guaran? teed Even if this scheme was really iu the interest of all the people residing in the dis? trict, which everybody knows it isn't, thu would t>e no time to increase the District's indebtedness by issuing new bonds Your correspondent cannot believe that the influ? ence of the Washington teal estate ring, great as it is known to he, wil! be sufficient? ly powerful to control the votes of a suffi* j dent number of democrats lo get this job through either House or Senate. The Close of the World's Fair. CHICAGO, October, 30.-The World's Fair has ended. This evening was to haye been one of gayety and dazzliug brilliancy, hut the death of Mayor Harrison changed all that. The meeting at festival hall duiing the afternoon was brief The au? dience was detained just long enough to hear an earnest prayer by the Rev. Mr. Barrows, a few explanatory remarks re? garding the change of programme by President Painter, the reading of an ;?,? piopriate speech by President Higgin botham and the resolutions f f sympathy con? cerning Carter H. Harrison's end. The resolutions were read by H. N. Higginbotham, who began in a clear, firm voice, which grew husky and ti cm bled for a moment with emotion when a certaiu passage in the resolution was reached. Mr. Harrison and Mr. Higginbotham had been long associated The Fair was declared closed by Thomas W. Palmer, president of the national com? mission, in the following works: "lt was '.ileuded to close this Fair simultaneously with the sound of this gave!, the firing of artillery, and the lowering of the flag. All that hus ticen changed by the sad circumstance which bring us together now. I announce that when the sun sets the closing will l e marked only by a salute and the hauling down of the flag. When thai tak?s place I declare in obedience to the Act of Congiess. the Exposition is officially closed." Before giving the benediction the Kev. Mr. Barrows announced that he h ?d t een re? quested by the committee to read the speech President Higginbotham lind written for this day prior to Mr. Harrison's demise The ?ot.'il paid attendance at the Fair from the opening day and including to day was 21,458.910, divided as follows: May, i,()5Q, 037 : Jone 2,675,113; July, 2,760,263: August, 3r515,493 ; September, 4,658,902; October, 6,799,102. The total admission on passes, including the employees of all kinds, exhibitors, con? cessionaires, etc, has been 5,953,818. To-day admissions reached a total of 242,575, of which 208.173 paid. When Chairman Peek, of the finance com? mittee of the World's Fair, figured up with ; Treasurer Seeberger to-day he found the Exposition bad just $2,515,000 in bank and in the souvenir coin fund. Estimating the receipts at $150,000 more than he cost of administration fur the day, the balance on hand at midnight October 30 was nearly $2,750, 000. Ofthissutn nearly $1,000,000is30UTenir coin, counted at its face value. The total revenue from concessions for the six months was io the neigborhood of $3, 750.000, from which reductions were allowed amounting to about $250,000 for improve? ments paid by the concessionaires. Receipts from admissions and minor sources aggregate $10,500,000, not including salvage. Alto? gether the treasury has received over $24,000, 000, since the first of May from gate receipts, concessions, and incidental sources of revenue. Against the income from all sources, in? cluding $4,500,000 of bonds and $5,500,000 of stocks, there has been a charge of $19,000, 000 for construction and the operating ex? penses have been annul $7,000,000. to and including the closing day the -*ck h old era have a prospect of between 15 ? id 20 per cent of their subscriptions. Whether th* dividend will be paid in the end depends upon the cost of removal of the buildings and closing up the affairs of the corporation. --- When all other remedies for scrofula fail, Ayer's Sarsaparilla, if persistently usifd. effects a cure. Being a powerful alterative, it cleanses the blood of all impurities, destroys die germs of scrofula, mid imparts new life a nc vigor to every fibre of the body. Why undergo terrible sufferings and endan? ger your life when jon can be cured ??y Jap? anese Pile Cure; guranteed by Dr. A. J. Chin*. STOLEN. ASMALL DARK BAY MARE MULE, in 6ne order, about ten or twelve years old, compactly built. Also Buggy and Har? ness The Ha rr. eis nearly new ; but only one line of the set was taken The Buggy has red wheels and blackbody; the padding to tack was of oil cloth and worn, giving (he buggy an old appearance, but it is in good tunning order. Above were taken on Right of Oci. 31st, from ray place near Cane Savannah, and tracks went in direction of Wedgefield, until lost A strange, light colored mulatto, about 16 or 18 years old who has been seen in the vicinity a day or two, wa? on the premises that evening late, and may have stolen the property. Anv information will be appreciated, ii addressed io J H CU BB A GB, Nov I-* Sumter. S C State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER By T. V. Walsn, Esquire, Prolate Judge. WU KKK AS, J. M. MOSELEY, made suit t<> me to grant Dim Letters of Ad? ministration, ut (he Estate nf and effect* ol WM. II. ATT WA TEX. deceased, These ar? therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and credit rs of th? said WILLIAM ll. ATTWATKK late of .?nid coun ty and J?tate, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Court ot' Probate, to be held at Sumter C. li, <>n November 16 1893, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to *hew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should nol be granted. Given under my hand, this l?t day ol November, A D , 1?'J3 ?1I0S. V. WALSH Judge of Probate. Nov. I -2t How To Invest Small Amounts. This isa problem that puzzles more than one man who saves a portion of his salary. The following letter gives the result of an investment in a loutine Policy of the EQUITA BLE LIFE: 0*10?, S. C , Dec. 20. 1892. W. J. ROOOKV. Esq , Agent. DKAB SIB :-Your favor enclosing check of the Equitable Life Assur? ance Society in settlement of my policy, No. 209,310, came duly to baud The- settlement is a liberal one, exceeding my expectations, and I an>pleased with it. Yours truly, WILLIAM MUNRO. There is no form of investment to-day that offers such absolute security ami such liberal dividends as i he pioper for?i of life assur? ance It's a matter on which every man should be posted \Ye send you figures and particulars without charge W. J. B0DDE7, Manager, . Department of the Carolinas, _ROCK HILL, S. C. BUSINESS NOTICE. THE PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing beiwen W. J. HERRON ar.d W. J McKAIN, in the Livery aud Draying business has been dissolved by mu'ual consent, and the Draying and Livery business will here? after be conducted by each separably, with headquarters at the samestand-W. j. Herron conducting the Draying a d W. J. McKain the Livery, each ou his own account. All debts due the old firm will be collected by W. J. McKain. who assumes all liabilities ol said firm. The patronage of the public is solicited io both lines, and prompt attention will be given lo all orders left at the stable, oti Liberty Street. W.J HERRON, Oct 25. W.J McKAIN. ANNUAL MEETING -OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, OF SUMTER COUNTY SUMTKK, S C., Oct. IO, 1893 TH K A N S (J A L M E ET ING of i he Cou n ty Commissioners of Sumter County will t* held on November 9 h, prox All persons holding bills, accounts, or demands of any kind against Sumter County, which have not Leen nlready presented, will please deposit same with Clerk of Board on or before No? vember 1st. 1893. By order of Board THOS. V. WALSH, Od. ll. Gletk Notice of Incorporation. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thirty days from tins date the undersigned will apply to James D. Graham Clerk of Court for Sutnt.r County, Sitte of South Carolina, for H charter of incorporation under the name of the Ladies' Union Society of Mount Zion M. K Church, as provided by Ad of Leglislature. RACHAL SPENCER, AMANDA O W ENS, MINNIE McFARLlN, ANNIE CON VERS, PENNEY COA KLEY, MARTHA SUMTER, CHARLOTTE GREEN, MARY McFARLlN, HATTIE ZON, (MILLY SPENCER L. ARTHUR, Sec'y. Oct. ll. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE of sundry Executioos, to me directed, I will offer fur sale at Public Auc';on io front of the Court House in the City of Sumter, on the first MONDAY in NOVEMBER next and as many days thereafter as may be ?ceasary, within the legal hours of sale, the following property : 400 pounds seed cotton, more or less : 1200 pounds fodder, more or less: 3100 pounds seed cotton, more or less in field; 90 bushels corn, more or less, in fiel d ; 90 bushels cotton seed, more or less; 1 bale cotton; one-half acre sugar cane; and one half acre of potatoes; levied upon and to be sold as the property of Samuel Howard ui.der a warrant of attachment to seize crop under Hen of Ducker & Bultman against the said Samuel Howard. All of the crops of Horace B. Mitchell grown on the rarm occupied by him during the present year, consisting chiefly of cotton in bales, corn which has been gathered, cotton seed, and hay. Seized under warrant of attachment in favor of John D Craig against Horace B. Mitchell, for rent. MARION SANDERS. Sheriff Sumter Co. Sept. 13. MASTER'S SALE State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON FLEAS. James M. Seignous-Plaintiff, against D S Pate and T. A. Wilbur Defendants BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in che above entitled cause and ?atediaren 24th 1893, I will sell at pubile auction in front of the Court House in the city ot Sumter, in said State, on Monday, the 6th day of November. 1893, being Salesday, between .he hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit; "Ai! thar store house lot together with the buildings thereon, situate in the Village of B?8hopviUe, measuring thirty nine feet io width and two hundred and ten feet in depth, and bounded as follows (now or formerly) to-wit: North by lot of Dr. R. E Dennis, South by the public road leading from Sum? ter to Bshopvill?, East ny lot of A. f. Cotiser and West by lot of J. L. Parrolt." Terms-Ca9h. Purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. W. H. INGRAM. Master for Sumter Count/. Oct. ll, 1893. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUiMTER. ?N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. R. F. Hoyt-Plaintiff, against Leory Johnson and Tena Johnson, sole heirs at law and Distributees of John Capell. deceased-Defendants. r T5Y VIRTlJS of H Pretal order made in the jj above entitled cause and dated Jone 23th, 1893, I will sell at public auction in front of the Court House in the City of Sumter in said State, on Monday, the Ijtb day of November, 1893, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock rn the afternoon, the following , property to-wit: I "All that parcel or plantation of land situate in Sumter County io the State afore f said containing thirty acres, more or less, and being a part of the tract of sixty acres, more or less, conveyed to me by T J. Coghlan, Sheriff of Sumter County, S. C., by h is deed, dated 26th May, 187!, recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Convey? ance for Sumter County, S. C., ic Book T. T., page 319 The thirty acres, more or less, hereby conveyed being the ?balance of said tract of 6o acres above mentioned after deducting thirty acres, namely fifteen acres sold to Robert Bentley, deed dated 31sr May, 1884 and recorded in said Register's office in Book "Z ," page 534, and 15 acres more or less, sold to R. P. Monaghan, deed dated 7th January, I?86. recorded in Register Mesne Conveyance office, Book "Z."page 251 " Terms : One-half cash, balance on a credit of one year, secured by Bond and Mortgage of the purchaser-with privilege to purchaser to pay all cash. W. H. INGRAM, Master for Sumter Count v. Oct. ll. 1893. MASTER^ SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN TUE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Frank Af. Spinn, Guardian, Assignee. -Plaintiff, against Catherine W. Sumter-Defendant. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated 16th June, 1893, I will sell at public auction in front ol' the Court House, in the City of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, November 6?h, 1893, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit : "All those two tracts or parcels of land situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter and S ate aforesaid, being lots No. 6 and No. 6a, allotted and assigned to the said Callie: i ne W Sumter under the Decree made in the case of Caroline K. Boll and C. WT. Sumter against Franci> C. Rees, Wm J. Rees and others, as her portion of the Estate of W. W Rees under said Decree; and par? ticularly represented on a plat made he J. D. Mcilwaine, D. S., dated 29?b June, A. D., 1888 under survey in said case aiad mote fully described as follows : Lot No. 6 contain ing one hundred and seventy-seven arres and bounded North-east by the public road leading from Sumter to Stateburg, South? east and South by lauds formerly of the Estate of Dr M.S. Mooie, West and North? west by lot No. 5 on said plat assigned to MarytW. Rees, lot No 6a, contait ing seventy five and one-half Meres, and bounded North and North-west hy lands of estate of Mark Reynols, East by lauds of the estate of Mark Reynolds and lot No. 5a on said plat assigned to Mary W. Rees, South by lot No. 4a on said plat assigned to Chas. M. Rees and land o Wi!,is Brown and bv lut No. 3a on said plat assigned to C. K Bull " Terms of sale-Cash Purchaser to pav for papers. W. H INGRAM." Master Sumter County. Oct. ll, IS93 Estate of Mrs. 'Elizabeth M. Bradley, Deceased. A LL PERSONS having demands against J\_ aforesaid estate, will present same duly attested, and all persons in any way in? debted to s>-.id estate will make paym- t with? out delay to GO RD JN BRADLEY, Oct 28-3t. Qualified Ad'm'r State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Jig T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. VX7HEREAS, JAMES D. GRAHAM, W as CLERK COURT C. P. made suit to me, to giant him Letters of Administration of the estate of and effects of SAMUKL JAMKS LAWKKNCK, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said Samuel James Lawrence, late of said Coun? ty and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Prohate, to be held at Sumter, C H., on November 20th, 1893, next, alter publication thereof, at ll o'clock io the forenoon,to show cause, if acy they have, why the said Admiuisttalion should uot be granted. Given under my hand, this 1 Ith day of October, Anno Domini, 1893. T. V. WALSH, October ll - 6t Judge of Probate. NEW LUMBER YAM. IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND th? public generally that my Saw Mill located on the C. S A N. R. R., just back of my residence, is now in full operation, and I j am prepared to furnish all grades of Y?How Pine Lumber from un hied timber, at prices according to grades. Yard accessible on North side of residence. J. B. ROACH. Feb 18. Miss McDonald Would an DOUG ce her usual Well Selected Stock of millinery is DOW ready for exhibition and sale. HATS AND BONNETS in FELT, VELVET AND SATIN w;!l be show*. -ALSO RIBBONS in variety of prices and colors, some of which are rich in quality and severely plain. A full line of Ostrich Feathers in the very latest make up, together with Aigrettes, Quills, Bird fancies in Slack and White Parrots, small Black birds, Mercury Wings, Ste.? Ste, -PROMPT ATTENTION GIVEN TO ORDERS wow Is your chance to buy FRUIT JARS. We are selling Mason's best Jars at the following prices : 1 qt. Jars 80c. per dozen. 1-2 gallon Jars fl 10 per dozen. KINGMAN & CO. Aug 30 Money is Scarce, Therefore, you want to spend what you have where it will do you the most good. If you will bring along a little cash, we will show you how far it will go in OUR STORE. WE HAVE SOME Special Bargains il. In Hats. Hats worth $2.50 to $3.50-you can have your choice for $1.00. _ _ ? Why pay 15c. for linen collars-we sell them to you for 10c. A beautiful line of four - in - hands and bows for 25c. Best assortment of ft ECK WS! AR in Sumter, We can sell you anything you want in underwear, gloves, handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs, hosiery, (men and boys,) at PRICES THAT WILL PLEASE. Tours anxious to please, GUTTINO & DELGAR, UNDER MASONIC TEMPLE, P. S-Suits and Pants made to order. Levi Bros'. We Need no Introduction to the Trading -Public. So only call attention to a few special lines in our immense stock. We have purchased this season The HandsomestuT Clothing Ever offered in this market. WE VAS FIT YOU in a Prince Albert for $18 lo We have Square Cut suits $20-usually sold at $25. braided and unbranded i" In a Cutaway snit for $17 to extra length (latest shapes) $22-worth 25 pr. ct more. price-$16 to f?5- fcxtra 7 T " . , .4 pants from i5c. w $7. im Long Cut sack suits, r (latest fad) for $15 to S20. Good line of Mackintoshes Overcoats in great variety and Gum Coate-Price re -cheaper than the cheapest. duced to reduce stock. BOYS' DEPARTMENT. Boys' Overcoats-sizes 5 to Boys'Knee Suits a special- j8* Big drive in Overalls ty-sizes 4 to 14-extra ^ ^ Yont||8< & Bo>V knee pants, priced 35c. to Suits, priced from $1 25 75c. per pair. j to $16 CHEAP. FUNNISHINGr DEPARTMENT. BEST LINE OF TIES, BOWS, TOCKS FOUR-IN-HANDS, WINDSORS, and everything that's made in neckwear. WE KEEP THE '.GOLD," "SILVER" Ami several other special brands of Shirts, which would induce you to buy it you would only come in and see them. Good Line of COLLARS) CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, &C, AT LOWEST PRICES. Don't buy your Until yon have seen our stock. White and Scarlet Flannels at surprisingly low Bgures. To those whom it may concern-We have Celluloid Collars at lOc.-Just think of it! and Cuffs to match at 25c. per pair. JOB L.OT OF HATS FROM fOc to $1.50. TO SEE THEM IS TO BUY THEM. Our regular stock of Hats is surpassed by none in the city for style and lower than any in price. LOOKOUT FOR OUR NEXT AD. Levi Bros9. Oct 25