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Jteveral C^b^ Fo88ibUitle8 Be? ing Suggested Freely. . Toe politic*! po; ooa?naea {o boil, aod a? time mores od thc combar of a*ndidateg for the vari oas positions which wi 11 be dialled ont by the people at tili coming election becomes greater ao<t ?^eo*er. Som? of ike. lateet nj? ??ors, ?hieb bite beeo floating a roo od ?moog the people, have connectedf,be Baines of: Soiiwtor Doo cao Bellisger, Mr. Chris. Rabiosos sod Saperia tend - of other candidates for high positions. Staperio tendent MajSeld's esme is ?e?tipa^? ?o oonoseted with, the race f??^otefoor, sod ii is said tba; fae will officially aooouooe his candidacy be? fore th? time for the campaign arrives f A^od whi!e-Mr. Mayfield will aspire to the big best position io the gift of ?he p*op!e of ehe Sute,^Mr. Chris. Robin? son will (M a cand?te for bi* presaot po*it!Oo. Mr. Rjbiasoo is from Piek eos( Solieitor Bellinger is said lo be con? sidering whether or not be will make the race for the attorney generalship He bas beeo solicitor for his circuit for a oom ber of years, and it ta said that be waots DOW to be placed at the head of the legal department of thc State. These rumors are gi ve o for what they are worth. Another possible candidate foir gov- j eroor u referred ty io the Barnwell paper as follows : "Old Barnwell may have to deside the gubernatorial race tb? ?BCBtaer Col. A. Howard Patter eeo, ; we are informed (and oar iofor ?nation comes from a reliable source) bas been urged by pro m in eut and io fl iee (ia! meo io varioo? parts of the to make tbe^erace What Col. Patterson intends to do we are not io a position to say." Io this connection j it may be mentioned that quite a long time ago ex-Senator Irby was quoted a.? predicting that Mr. Patterson would be the candidate of Senator Tillman and ex- Go vernor Evans in" this elec? tion.-Tba State The Chances of War. The DeLome incident need not change cor relations with Spain The act of tbe Spanish minister in writing his offensive letter was ?not an official one and calls for no apolo? gies or disclaimers His resignation under fire and the acceptance thereof were hardly in accord with dip!o matic precedent, and there was some lack bf courtesy io the eagerness of the Spanish government to avoid the usual amende of the recall in disgrace of a plenipotentiary who had insult ed the bead of the goverment to which he was assigned-yet even in this there is no jost canse of war. It* is apparent that both govern? ments are anxious to avoid, giving oc? casion for a fight ; both are playing for position. Either would respond readily enough-for reasons well an derstood-to tbe aggression of the other, be t neither cares to take the 'responsibility *?f forcing a conflict As usual in soeb cases, an unfore? seen incident may bring about a col? lision ' Congressional speeches pr resolu? tions co the Caban question will stir the wrath of the Spanish That wrath may be wreaked on Americans some? where. Public opinion in this coon ry may be so inflamed* as to ap m and apologia of a character which the Spanish may consider abject, and re? ?ase And then there will be noth? ing left bat a declaration of war _ Or there may be ao outbreak in Ha? bana compelling the intervention of oar sailors and marines for the prof-ec lion of American citizens ; and the Spanish government may be forced by popular 'clamor to declare war. -There are a dozen ways in which the conflict may be precipitated We think that McKinlay is playing for time ; that be will not be qoite ready fer war until the approach of tbe fall elections. Bat six or eight months is a long time for this tension to con ti one.-The State Riot of Students in Chicago. Chicago, Feb 8.-Abont 2,000 students of tba Rash Medical Col the Chicago College of Dental Surgery and the Marquette School engaged in a desperate conflict this afternoon at Harrison and Wood streets with forty policemen The battled raged, without intermissions of peace, from noon anti! 6 o'clock io the evening The police Were compelled to send in riot calle re peatedly, and in the early part of the scrimmage they were badly worsted. lt waa a free for all, rough and tum? ble fight. When the riot was over and peace regained twenty five of the students bsd been placed ander arrest. The prisoners wore taken to the Lake street station, where they weie kept nntil 9 o'clock, when the last of them were bailed ont The trouble began by the students engaging in a snowball fight, in which the policemen interfered, and then tbe students joined forces and attacked the officers Darin? the fight four students were badly club? bed and Officers Sullivan and Bren? nen were injured in a manner suffi? ciently severe to giv^ them a lay-off of ene week or thereabouts. Wesley Will Gain the Possession. THE STATE WILT NOT AT? TEMPT TO MAKE A FURTHER FIGHT. The State will take no farther steps io tbe famous agricultural hall case. The list card baa been plajed and tbe game won by Mr W. H Ly les, attorney for Mr. E. B. Wes ley. Attorney General Barber made a bard fight to 8ave the building for tbe State, and repeatedly kept the plain . timi ont of possession, when it. seemed impossible to do so, bot the fight for time had to come to an end, and it has Yesterday it wa? announced that the State authorities would obey the man date of the court as soon as it reached Jhe city and was served npon them. This means that Attorney Ly les' client will have possession of the bnilding and collect the amount dne for rental of the property since it bas been need by the State fur the purposes of the dispensary. The only matter which now re? mains to be settled between the par ties is the agreement on a suitable sain for the rent of the building. Both Attorney General Barber and Mr Ly!e8 admit that suitable terms are now trying to be made As yet, however, no definite sum bas been agreed upon, though it is stated on good authority that about $115 is the rent per month which will be paid by the dispensary for the use of. the building The mandate of the court is ex pected to reach the city in the course of three or four dayB, and when it does the dispensary authorities will become the tenants of Mr Wesley The next move in the case will probably be to bring about proceed? ings in which the validity of Blue Ridge script will be the direct issue before the court, in order that a d? cisi?n as to that point may be had The fight in respect to thi* is likely to be hard and stubborn, and will like? ly be watched with keenest interest by the people throughout the State. In case a decision in this question shall go against the State, it will have to pay a large som, while the winning of it will mean much to Mr Wesley. The facts in regard to the matter have been published on several occasions The State THE O. B & C. BO AD. It is Being Rapidly Built Towards Tennessee. General Saperie tendent Lumpkin of the Ooio River and Charleston rail road was io the oity yesterday ' rle oaroe down to consult with tbe commis sion about certain matters appertaining :o the" Lostness of the road Tbe Manufacturer?' Record io its receot if sae. stated that the road waa being built towards the Tennessee coal fields and that work would soon be completed. Mr V Lumpkin said that the company was improving the road bed as m ooh a<? possible, and that the Tcnoessee end of it was being rapidly worked, lo the course of a year the road will ex extend io one. coo tin coos lick from Cincinnati to Charleston, unless seme un for seen circumstance prevents - Colombia Register About ooe year seo Miss Eliza Tobias went to Salt Lake City io coin piny with Elder Whitney, a Mormoo'preacher, to be married io accordance with the roles cf the Mormon church, and since her arrival there she is so weil pleased with her oew home that it bas ioflaenoed her aged father. Mr. S R Tobias of St Marka, ioto selling ont bis property, and io about too days the old gentle? man will leave the borne of bis birth to joio his daughter in the far aod strange West. Mr Tobias is a good citizen aad we are sorry that he has deter? mined to take this step, bot as he bas made op bis tn tod to go. we * wish him happy days for the remainder of bis life -Maoiog Tiroes. mwm ? 9 > ? mm* Washiogtoo, Feb 8 -At the oabiaet meeting to day it was decided to send teo companies of troops to Dyea aod Skagaay, Alaska, immediately for the parp?se of preserving order and pro tooting life aod property. Advices to j the government state that the rash to I the gold fields bas attracted hundreds of lawless characters and that troops are necessary at ooce to preveot' trouble. Lexington. Feb. 8.-The Lutheran church with its contents was destroyed by fire here to-day Hardly anything was saved oot of the buildiog. The Ste occurred at lt o'clock. A Clever Trick. It eertainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has Lame Buck and Weak Kidneys, Malaria or nervous troubles. We mean he can cure himself right away by taking Electric Ritters. This medicine to?es op the whole system, acts as a stimulant to tba Lirer and Kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It caros Con? stipation, Headache, Painting Spells, Sleep? lessness and Melancholy. It is purely vege table, a mild laxative, and restores the .-vs te m t?? its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters .*?nd be conrinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle gn.ir?ntee'l Only 5V a bottle a l J. F. W DeLormeV Drug Srore. 3 Stick to what you see advertised in the newspaper when you get to the store. Don't let * wily salesman throw you off ibe track. You know what you wan; better than he poe? affairs every man should be allowed to do aa he pleases, so long aa he does not interfere with another's rights That is the bent government which allows each indidoal to work ont his own destiny in his own way, and never attempts to do for him anything which he may be able to do for himself We have sometimes thought it would have been better for the country if there never had been a law to collect a debt With out any law, every debt would be a debt of honor, and public sentiment would probably enforce collections more effectually than all the laws in the statute boooks The ingenuity of the lawmaking power has been taxed since 1866 to frame laws for the benefit of the debtor class, and every time it bas made one such law it baa made the condition worse The standard of financial honor has been lowered, dishonesty baa been indirect? ly encouraged, and confidence be? tween man and man bas been almost destroyed in the operation of such laws. Every law, the tendency of which is to encourage a man to refuse to pay a just debt, is a law which en courages, auder another name, theft and robbery. Every man who has sense enough to make a crop has senne enough to make a contract, and a c ntract, once made should, under all ordinary cir? cumstances, be inviolable to both parties, even to the last garment and the last mouthful of bread There is no other standard .o? honor-Gaff? ney Ledger. SETTING READY Every expectant mother has a trying ordeal to face. If she does not of uncertainties ii Nature is not given proper assistance. | Mother's Friend is the best help yon can use at this time. It is a Imiment, and when" regularly ap? plied several months before baby comes, it makes the advent easy and nearly pain? less. It relieves and prevents 'nforning sickness." relaxes the overstrained mus? cles, relieves the distended feeling, short? ens labor, makes recovery rapid and cer? tain without any dangerous after-effects. Mother's Friend is good for only one purpose, viz.: to relieve motherhood of danger and pain. $1 dollar per bottle at all drug stores, or sent by mail on receipt of price. .... FRBK BOOKS, containing valuable informa? tion for women, will be sent to any addreaf upon application to THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta, Qa. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE ST?TB OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. ornea or SUPERVISOR or FEGISTRATIOS, SUMTKB COUNTY. SUMTSR, S. C., May 1, 1897 Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, tbe booka for the registration of all lezaily quali? fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, kc , will be open Ht the court house, between the hours of 3 o'clock a m., and 3 o'clock p - cu.. on the first Monday of each month, ?od for three successive day9, until thirty days before tibe oext general eiectioa. Minors who become of age dnriog that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before the books are closed, l otherwise qualified. B. P. BURROWS, P?b l Supervisor of Registration. 189S. Chainless Columbia, g 125 Standard Columbia, $75 Models 1\k 8, Hartford, $50 Modelsjl? & 16, Vedett, $40 2d hand Columbias, $25 to $50 Satisfaction guaranteed on every wheel sold by me. D. JAS. WSNN, Dec 10 SUMTER. S. C. Land Surveying. HR, H D MOISE, will give prompt at teotion io calls for surveying and platting land Can be found at his office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. N?TICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATIC 07 SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. 077I0I or SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION, SUMTBR CCUHTT. SDKTSR, S. C., May 1, 1897. Notice is berenj given that io accordance witb an Act of the M?nerai Assembly, the books for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, <kc , wi il be open at the court boase, between the hours of 9 o'ctock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m.. on the first Monday of each month, aod for three puccessive divs, nntil thirty days nefore the oext gooeral election. Minor? who shall become of ige daring that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before the hooks are closed, l otherwise qualified B. P. BURROWS, F?b 1. Supervisor of Registration. DR. ULVA 8 DENTIST. office OVSR STORR Off SUMTKB DRY GOODS CO M Pl ST . Botrauce OD Mainstreet, Between Dry Goods Co. and Durant k Son OFFICE HOURS : 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. 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No ch*r?e wi.l te made uolees satisfacory sales are made Description? mu?t tc such .8 can be guaranteed and most ^:re : No of ?cres, location, character of land, proximity to railroads, tiost offices, schools, cborcbf-s and to?, ns, kind of improvements. Communications strictly confidential when so desired. JAMES G GIBBSS, State Land Agent, Nov 10. Colombia, S C. STA NI ON HOUSE. D. J. JOKES, Popriete Rates $2.00 Per Day. S : SCI AL TEEMS TO FAMILIES Two Minutes Walt From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. DRUGS AND Soda Water# Toilet Articles, Drugs and Patent Medicines, PERFUMERY, EXTRACTS TOOTH BRUSHES HAIR BRUSHES, COMBS, TOILET SOAPS IN GREAT VARIETY. Prescriptions Careful? ly filled day and night J.S.HU6HS0N & 60., DRUGGISTS, MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Dspostory Transacts a general Banking buaicess, H|SO bas AL Savings Bank Department, ? Deposits of SI ??od upwaroH recetad. 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Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OP DOORS) SASH, BUNDS; Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Oho? non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. .^33* Purchase our make, which we guaranty superior to any sold South, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16-o The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS SHEPARD NASH, G. C. C P fur tb* County of Sumter, made suit to me to grao'kim letters of adminis? tration of the Estate .ned Effects of Jcsepb T. Andrew? and W. Smith Andrews, deceased ; Tbeee are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and ceditors of the said Joseph T. Andrews and W. Smith Andrews, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C H., on the 31st day of January A D. 1898, nen, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forecoon, to show cause if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this ?2d dav of December, A. D. 1897. THOS. V. WALSH, Jndge of Probate Dec-22 6t. TAI MUMS FOB 1898. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S C., Nov. 2i, 1897. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I wm attend, io person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated re* sp?ctively, for tee purpose of receiviog re? turns ot Re*l Estate, Personal Property, and Poll Taxes for the fiscal yea- commencing January 1st, 1898 : At office Sumter, S. C , from Jan. 1st tr> Feb. 2?tb, 1898, inclusive Tindals, Tuesday, Janaary 4tb J. M. Moseley's, Wednesday, January 5th. Wedgefield, Thursday, January 6th Stateburg, Friday, January 7th. Hagood, Saturday, January 8th. Rembert'8 Store, Monday, January 10th. Smithville, Tuesday, January 2lib. Mauuville, Wednesday, January 12th. Bisbopville, Thursday and Friday, Janu? ary 13th and 1.4th. Magnolia, Saturday, Jan. 15tb. Lynchburg, Monday, Jan. 17th. Norwood's Cross Roads, Tuesday, Jax*. 18tb. Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan 19:h. J. M. MeElveen's Store, Thursday, Jan. 20tb. .M*yesville, Friday, Jan. 21st. Gordon's Mill, Saturday, Jan 22nd. Gaillards Cross Roads, Monday, Jan 31st. Bossard, Tuesday, Jan. 25th Reid's Mill, Thursday, Janaary 27th. The law requires that ail persons ownieg" property or in anywise haviog charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, tzecutor administrator, ?tc , retora the same under oath to the Auditor, who re? quests all persons to be prompt in miking their returns and save the 10 percent penalty which will be added to the property valua? tion of all persons who fail to mate returns within the time prescribed by law Tax payers return what they own on the first day of January, 1898 Assessor? and taxpayers will coter the first given narre cf the taxpayer in full, a'so make a separate return for each Township where tbe property is located and also in each and every case tr>e No of the School District must be given Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, ?898, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed cr from oiher canees, are deem?d taxable Polls, and except Confederate Soldiers 50 years ot age, on Jan. 1st, 1898. All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of February next I cannot take returns after that date ?nd ail returns made after ?he 20tb day of February are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. TO SUFFERING HUMANITY. rpHE MEDLIN CHALYBKATE SPRING, J located at Dunbar, S. C., is now the attraction of sufferers from Indigestion, Dys? pepsia, Rheumatic ?ffections, Kidney Trou? ble?, Bright's Dise?e, Dropsy, Catarrh and all skin diseases, from the ?ac?, wherever the water bas been used for these diseases, it has relieved, and when usad sufficiently, it bas cured. It is being used for all the diseases men? tioned above, all over the country. This water bag been analyzed by Prof M. B. Hardin, Soutb Carolina State Chemist, and found to contain the following Medicinal properties : Sodium Carbonate 893 Potassium Carbonate 274 Calcium Carbonate 571 Magnesium Carbonate 344 Iroo Carbonate (Ferroue) 1.411 Manganese Carbonate Trace Copper Carbonate Trace Potassium Sulphate 041 Sodium Chloride 1.347 Alumina Trace Silica 2 391 7 277 Ammonia .02 parts per million. Albumenoid Ammonia .08 " *. We bare glowing testimonials from people ail over the country, and from people in your own town. Among them ihe Rev C. C* Brown, A. W Cresswell, F. B Grier, et al., If you are suffering, sod want relief, and cure, come and see me. I am here to supply you this water, and take your orders, or to make arrangements with yon for visiting the Spring, where ample accommodations are to be bad, at low prices. J. E. WILSON, Dec 15-3m Sumter, S. O.