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FROM THE WIRES. Geo. H. V. Boyn?oo, who was de? tailed by Secretary Alger to io vest! gate the condition of affair* at Camp V Tb oma?. Chickamacga, reports that the hospitals are exoeileot io every respect, that oniy 189 ont of 70,000 meo have died and that tba reports circulated are oct founded on facts. The report whitewashes the Caroo and the War ?i Department. Atlanta, Ga , Acgust 31.-Coa mis? sioner of Agriculture Nesbitt estimates that the oonoo crop of Georgia will be from 10 to 20 per oeot. less chao it was last year. Hs gives the reasons for : ibis est?mate? as based OD the ooodi ttoos reported from all sections of the State. The estimate is baspd. how? ever, OD the conditions at the present rime, which are the result of too mach rain, Madrid, September 1-10 pm-* The deadlock over tbe appointment H of the members of the peace com mission continues The Cabinet sat this evening in concert, the Queen Regent presiding Lieut Gen Cor rea, minister for war, read a dispatch from Gen Rios, acting Governor *. General of the Spanish territory in tbe Philippine Islands, announcing that be bad acceeded to Admiral Dewey's request to open Philippine ports, subject to ratification by tbe Madrid Government Benin, September 2 -The Berliner Pott in a seemingly inspired article tbis morning, with reference to the French reception of the disarmament proclamation of Emperor Nicholas says : "Germany most remain armed and on guard until France is willing to convert ber weapons into plough? shares.'' Santiago de Cuba, August 31 - Eight hundred and fifty men of 23d Kenias volunteers arrived to day OD the ?teamer Vigilancia. They are all well. Prominent Cabaos hare decline to believe the report that Geo. Calixto Gsreia has been relieved of bis com? mand by Geo Maximo Gomtz. ceder instr cotions fros:; the Cuban insurgent Government Washington. Aogost 31 -Tho Davy depart mest bas received a cablegram from Pooce, Porto Rico, announcing that the Puritan, Ampbitrite, Terror. Hannibal sod Montgomery sailed from Pooce this morning They wi i i go to Newport, R. I The main object is to ge: tba crews of the vesse's away from the tropical climate to northern waters .Madrid, Augost 31.-9 p m Senor Silvela, DOW the virtual leader of the largest sestioo of the Conservative par? ty, io a conference with Senor Sagasta, the prem er, to-day as to tbe personal of the Spanish pea?e commission, per? sisted io hts refusal to allow any mem? bers of bis party to joio the commission. Washington, August 31 -Acting Secretary Alien bas authorized the re Iea?e of all of the Spanish naval prison? ers captured io tbe battle of July 3 from Cervera's fleet. These are DOW at Annapolis, Seavey's Island, Ports? mouth harbor and Norfolk, the officers being at the academy and the sailors at tbe island. Tbe prisoners are to be re* turned to Spain at tbe expense of the Spanish government. That was the condition opoo wbich our government agreed to release without parole or oth? er restriction*. Corunna, Spain, Sept. 2 -The Spanish transport Isle de Pansy, from Santiago de Cuba, about August 16. bas arrived h pre with a detachment of the surrendered Spanish troops OD board There were 17 deaths oo board the steamer during the voyage. Tampa, Sept 1.-Col. Bellinger, quartermaster, received a cable late tois evening from Miss Clara Barton from Habana, saying she would sail at once on the hospital ship Ciiston for New Orleans. Tbe Clinton is loaded with Red Cross supplies and wili pat io st Mallet Key for coal. >;iss Bar ton asks that 75 tons be sent there for her. Ne? York, Sept. 2-Col. Kimball, deputy quartmaster general, has re? ceived from Geo. Miles a dispatch dated Pooce, September 1, stating thar 4,000 troops sailed to day from Porto Rico oo thc transports Manitoba. Mis s?8f>?Dpi, Concho, Almo, Cbescer and O?dam. Atlanta, Sept 2 -Privates Charles Smith, troop C, Second cavalry ; Fred McCarr, Company F, Thirty second Michigan, and Jas House? holder, Company G, Fifth Maryland, died yesterday of typhoid fever at Fort McPherson Manila, September 1.-The United States transport St. Paul bas arrived here from San Francisco and reports all well on board. The light houses in the Southern Philippines have been re established. It ts reported that the religious orders are selling their property to a Hong Kong syndicate The stockholders of the Granby Mills of Colombia have decided to in? crease their capital stock from ?250, 000 to $800,000. It is the intention to have all the machinery io them run? ning by January The capacity of the mill is to be increased from 18 000 spindle?* to 57,000 spindles, and norn 500 looms to 1,500 iooms The "White" is tbe pride of borne. Come and see U3 before buying or trading. g, W-eJcan^ties3e jos wita a White-Randie. Sad Scenes at Camp Wikolf. M???* Marjorie Cox, one of 'be sweet? est of tbe Red Cross nurses, ?ho recent? ly worked at the hospitals hera, in a private letter to ? friend io Charlesron s?ya tbe News tod Courier, ?ives hurriedly, io pencil, a few details of the "offerings at Camp Wicoff. Mootauk Point, tbe scene of her labors at this time. She writes : "I did not have any rest ; had to come direct here. We are tbe second Lot of onrses to arrive, the others had been here aboot twel?? boors. "Oar work io Ch arl ed ton was play compared to what greeted os here The meo jost oaue piHog id oo the transporta ?od dying from sheer ex baostioo. It is pitiful, a??er they have gone through so mach, lo die this way ! They are mostly from Santiago "There were foor of os oo oigbt doty the first night, and we had five wards of aboot forty men apiece for each one of os to look after. "It was DO ase takiog temperatures, we could oot sponge, there was nothing to work with, all we eoold do was to make tbe meo*comfortabie. give milk aod stimulation. They were on blank ets oo the fiiora of the big tents, all close togather 4'I shall never forget it as long as I live, those poor, patient bernes * There is oo accommodation for corses We have to rough iff, same as the meo." Situation at Manila. Loupoo. August 31 -The Manilla correspondent of tbe Times says: "Geo Merritt's last official act before leaving was to sigo a permission for tbe insur? gents to sead ao emissary to represent them at the proceedings of tbe Paris grand commission. Gen Anginaldo has sent ao agent to Hoog Kong to in? form Filipe ?goocillo, the insurgent leader, of bis appoiotmeot for this duty. Geo. Whittier succeeds Geo. Greco as intendant " Over Eleven Million Bales New Orleans, September 1 -The totals of Secretary Hester's aoooal re? sort of tbe cotton crop io tbe United States jwere promulgated to day They show receipts of cotton at ail XJoited States ports for the vear of 8,769,360 bales against 6.829.100 last vear ; overiand, 1,237,813 against. 940 482 ; Southern consumption, taken direct fm rn interior of the ootton belt, 1 192,821 against 988.382 making the cotton crop of the United States for 1897-98 cmooot to 11,199 994 bales against 8,757,964 last year and 9.901 251 in 1895. Mr. Hester has made his usual inves? tigation ioto the consumption of cottoo by every mill io the Sooth, iocloding woolen mills that have used cotton, and the resoirs show a total of 1 231,841, bot of this 32,090 were taken from outnots included io port receipts. This total shows that the mills of the South have osed 189.170 bales more tbao during 1896-97 and that the Sooth baa nearly reached the ose mil ( lioo aod a quarter mark against coo sumption by the North of 1,875.000. He makes the actoal cottoo orop of North Carolioa 583.000 bales; Sooth Caroiioa, 1,003.000 bales; Georgia, 1.536,000; Alabama, 1,159,000 balee; Florida, 70.000: Mississppi, 1 627,000 bales; Louisiana, 740 -000 bales; and Texas. 3.076,000 bales. MORE YELLOW FEVER AT ORWOO.D. Jackson. Miss.. Sept. 2-Ten new cases of yellow fever are re? ported from Orwood These cases appeared since the report yesterday of the infection there, and are said to be of a mild type The official report of Inspectors' Grant, Dann and Harraleon, of the Mississippi board, and Inspector Ci)!, of the Louisiana board of health, on the first Orwood case was received to day It unhesitatingly pronounc ed the infection yellow fever Outraged by Ohio Soldiers. Savannah, Ga.. August 30-A Brunswick. Ga , special to the Morn ing News says : Section Foreman Hartman, his wife and her sister, Miss Carrie Hedley, of Everett, were in? sulted by a party of soldiets near their home last night. They were watching the 1st Ohio regiment go through to Huntsville, when some of the privates made coarse remarks to them. They retreated to their home, and the soldiers followed Two of the soldiers fired at Hartman Hart ', man and the women folks returned the fire, wounding two soldiers, one seriously -- MIHI .Il - T?ree Hundred Spaniards Killed, j If 300 Americans can kiil 300 Spaniards :-n j 3C0 days days, bow many Auerictns will it i t?k<- to kill 10) Spaniards io 100 d^js? One j Thousand Dollars will he paid to the persons I answeriru the ?hove problem correctly, j Many oth?r priz-s of ?alue. All of which j will be annouoced in tte oes: issue of Upton s I Uv straf ei Weekly. At? H positive guarantee as to my rel ia bit try I rrfer to ?nf mercantile ! or commercial agency. As the orjsct of! offering 'bese ptiz^s is to attract atten:ion to ! my poldar r>ta?ly magazine, each persoa j ! answering u ust enclose wah their answer i five two cent .-tamp* (or ten cents silver) for ; one month s su&scrif.tion, containing full 1 particulars Send tc-day To be first is ? j laudable ambition ; you ma> secure th? 'hou- j sand dollars. Ten dollars m goi<* wii] be j paid for ;hs best original irooletn, to be pub nsbed in a future number Address, C. M j Upton. 324 D. ar tor a Sr* Chicago, 111. ' ". X SALT. We learn that C. Godfrey Gumpel, aa Eagli?-h scientist, bas spent 27 years io ftudyiog tbe effects of cale opoc tbe body, aod is ?boot to publish a book which he thinks will be revolutionary. He attributes diptberia, apoplexy and varions other diseases to a deficiency of common salt in the system We ara inclined to think that Profes? sor Grnmpel is on the right line and, if bis book oan be obtained on rbis side of tbe water, it should be widely read. V? e caooot expertly speak as the pre veotion of the diseases mentioned, but be may b* right. We do know that, so far an our individual experience is cooeeroed, salt is at once the cheapest aod most benignant preservation of health No headache or neuralgia or congestion oan get lodgement of any duration wheo salt and water are pro curable before breakfast. Other people may be differently constituted AD oid friend of ours. 80 years of age, a mar? ve! of brightness io braio and vigor of body, for his years, ascribed his gocd condition to tbe judicious use of salt. The Hindoos say that their freedom from throat disease comes from saline gargles daily A Hindoo mother teach? es her infant this habit and sees that it is praoticed We are anxious to see Profes>o Grumpefs book aod compare oor experience with bis. Salt is one ot the greatest - blessings wheo used with freedom and discretion, and this was pointed ont vears ago by the late emi nent Dr. L A. Dogas -Augusta Gbroniole A Clever Trick. It certainly 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 totes up the whole system, acts as a stimulant to tb? Liver and Kidneys, is a blood purifier an?! nerve tonic. It cures- Con? stipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, Sleep? lessness and Melancholy, lt is purely vege table, a mild laxative, and restores the svtem t? its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitter and be convinced that they are a miracle worker. Every bottle guaranteed Only 50?; a bottle a J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Srore. 3 --i In a Humorous Vein. We clip the following from "Bro. Erwin's Letter" which describes the First General Council of the Fire Baptized Holiness Association which met in Anderson, S 0- The clip? ping is from the Way of Faith, pub? lished in Columbia, S. C., and is as follows : .'The congregations were large and the order perfect I have never seeu it better We had "music and dancing/' shouts and screams of vic tory, hot thunderbolts and slant lightning, billows of white fire, and devil shaking dynamite We used Bro. Stevens' "Blood and Fire ?oags/' the nrst editiou of which has just been issued. It ia the song book of the Fire Baptized Holiness Move? ment " It needs enlarging and im proving, and there ought to be a music edition. But this we he pe to have by another year." We confess to wonder and amaze ment at the language used and also at the character of the perfect order referred to. The convention most have been breathless We have been trying to imagine the character of this wonderful order We have com bined in our imagination the elements of a national political convention at the moment of nomination, the dyna mite cruiser Vesuvius in action, Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, a midnight ball room and a storm at sea, but we fear that the entire cora bination does not give us an ade quate conception of this convention as graphically described in the above dipping If Bro Stevens' "Fire and Blood Songs" have such an ap palling effect without rau9ic, what will they do next year when the music is added ? Sim*-AVUJ Physicians. WM henrt?y recommend Dr. Hathaway & Co. of i S Er?<ad St., Atlanta, (.la., as b^ing per? fectly renault and remarkably saccessfu.1 in tho treatment of chronic diseases of men and women. They care when others fail. Our readers if in need of medical help shoald certainly write these eminent doctors aud you will receive a frea and expert opinion of your case by return maj* without cost. If 7on want a nice organ an ess;" teres see Randie. Millions Given Away. It is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one conce-n in ?he lan<i who ire not afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer? ing. The proprietors of l>r Kind's Xew Dis? covery fur Consumption, Coughs ar.<i C< !.i.-?* have given away (?vor ten million trill bottles of this great medicine : and have the s*!i>fac< faction of knowing it has absolutely cured thousands of hupe?e.** case?. Asthma, Bron? chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat. Chest and lungs are surely cured by it, Call >n J. F. W. Del.orme, Druggier, and get a trial bottle free* Kegular sir.? 50c and $1. Every bottle guaranteed, or price refunded. .'? - ?SB> - ? ? - -ia - Sao Frvnoisco. Sep?- 2 -President Woodruff of jthe Mormon church died at the residence of Col. ?sa*e Tumbo here this morning, aged 91 years. A report was ourrent in London -yes? terday that a treaty of alliance between ! Great Britain and Germany, on thc j lines o*" the lines of the speech of Mr. ! Oharrberlain, the secretary of state for j the colonies, had been actually com- j pleted. It is said that, as a quid pro 1 quo for Germany's support in EgTp*. Great Britain will recogn'zR Germany's j claim to utilize Syria as an outlet for ! [ Pitts' j ? Carminativo 1 l Aies Digestion, I Regulates the ?o^Is, | Cures Cholera Inf antuca ti Cholera Morbus, . <v ? Diarrhoea, Dysentery, \| !< Teethings Children, Q I And ?ll diseases of '?he Stomach a i ' and Bowels! IL is pleasant /J ? fo the taste and i NEVER FAILS I to give satis fart ion. ?A ' I ? A Fer/ Doses will Prrr.c nc trate <? [ its Superlative Virtues. COUGH1- CROUP EXPECTORANT Is Highly Recom- : mended for COUGHS, E COLDS,HOAESENESS, r SOBETHBOAT.BBON- Z CHITIS. ASTHMA,; WHOOPING COUGH. : and All Diseases of = I the Throat, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes. ~ r - * POSITIVE SPECIFIC FOE CBOUP. = ?iiititiiiiHiiiiiuiiiiiuiiiuiioiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository Transacts a general Banking business, a?90 bas A Savings Bank Department, Deposite of SI and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first daya ot January, April, Jul? and October. W F. B. HAINSWORTH,. W. F. RH AME, Caabier. President. Jan IS. Colombia, model 40 & 41, $60.00 Columbia, model 45 & 45, 75 00 Hartford.?, No 7 ? 8. 50 00 Hartford?, No 15 & 16, 40.00 Hartford?, No 19 (meo) ' 31.50 Hartfords. No 20, (ladies) 33 50 Satisfaction goaraefeed on eterj wheel sold by me. D. JAS. WINN, Dec 10 SUMTER, S G WAR ! WAR! WAR ! But the "White" is vitcori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars up. We have a few machines that are slightly used that we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on eas}* terms. We are head-ouarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. Itt: B. Manager, Sumter Music House, SUMTER, S. C. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION, THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFIClS 07 Su?EK7i30.i CF REGISTRATION, S UMTS?. CcUNT7. SUMTER S. C., May 1, ?397. Notice ii here??? givec that in accordance Ai i tb an Act o* the '-eneral Assembly, tbs books for the registration of all legally quali 5ed voters, and for toe issuing cf transfers, j ic , will oe open it tbs court house, between I tbe hours cf 9 o'clock a. n , ?nd 3 o'clock jp m., OT th? firs; Monday of each n:ontb, j I ?nd for three successive :?iy?, until thirty j ; data r.etore the neil genera! election, j I Minors who &h*ll t?ecorae of age daring that ! period of thirty davs, ahn? ne entitled to registration betor? the hooks Hr? c!osed, if otherwise qualified E. F. BURROWS, Chairman. T. D DuBuSE. Clerk. J. M. KNIGHT. May 18. Supervisors of Registration. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE? GEN e Fire HAVING BEEN APPOINTED ERAL AGENT for the Alpin ?ano Burglar Proo' Safe Company. I am ! prepared to c?fer ?ibera! terms tc those who ! are tn r.e"d of a good safe For i>rtces xnd rerrns address J A, RENNOj Sumter, S. C M"b 24 ??'PSSQ'S.'?VRt FOR!; to WI UUKtS WritHt ALL tLSfc rAILS. 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