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Dangerous High Water Eivers Out of Banks m Ge or gia, Alabama and Tennes? see. Columbus, Gi, Feb 14 -The waters of the Chattahoochee are falling rapidly. Three thousand cotton milt operate? have been idle four days on aoooant of bigb water. As man? as 25 bridges oo the streams north of Calumbas running ioto the Chattahoochee have been carried away by tbe bigb water. West Point, Ga.. Feb. 14-The Chattahoochee after a steady rise of four days is falling. The malo street of this city was several inches deep io water last night, wbiie in the low lying portions of the town maoy booses have beeo abandoned. Montgomery, Ala , Feb 14 -The Alabama river is higher than for teve rr) vears and is still risiog. The water has ?!ready reached the onderpatb at the Uoion station. All creeks and streams surrounding the eily are oat ot their backs, aod many bridges of pub? lic roads have been swept away. Knoxville, Teon.. Feb 14-Ail rivers io this part of the ooantry are out of their banks aod risiBg Augusta, Ga, Feb'14 -Some of the inhabitants of Augusta living io fte neighborhood of the Savannah river were forced to abandon their bornes to? day owiog to bigh water The cotton mills were shut down but will resume work tomorrow. Work has been stopped oo the new Southern railway bridge over to Savannah river here, aod the Cnarleston and Western Caro? lina railroad bridge below the city is in a dangerous ecoditioo owiog tc driftwood which has piled against it and appar eatly wakened it. The Atlaotic Coast Line is neir g the Southern's bridge at this Doiot aod making its connections over the Cbariestoo division of the Southern railway. LOANS TO COUNTIES For the information of the various counties desiring to make loans, State Treasurer W II Timmerman, who is also secretary of the commis? sioners of the sinking fond, authoriz? es the statement tba* any county in the State may at once apply for and obtain losns from the commissioners of the sinking fund to the extent of one half of the estimated proceeds of said county's tax levy for "ordi nary county purposes " These loans, under the law, are being DOW made upon the joint official note of the county treasurer and county supervisor, bearing 5 per cent, interest, payable one year from date, and giving a first Hen on the whole of the ordinary county levy For necessary blanks and further information such officials should write to the State treasurer Wheo the Shoe Pinches. The net result of the educational legislation of the present session is that the "higher" institutions have got all they chose to ask for while the income of the public schools bas been cat down by the decrease ;u the dis? pensary profits Here in Greenville we will have to add half a mill to our taxes to keep oar graded schools going and must pay as much more to sustain institu tiona which are useless to ninety nine hundredth of us and injurious and an fair competitors against educational enterprises we have built and main? tained and are content to use - Greenville news Brave Men Fall Victims to stomach, ?iver and kidney trou I bies 23 welt as women. and all fe?: the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, back ahce, nervousness, headache and tired, HstlebS ran-down feenng. Bat there's no need to feel like that. Listen to J. W.Gardner, Idavtlle, Ind. Be says: '^Electric Bitters ari just the thing for a man when he is all run down, and don't care whether he lives or dies. It did | more to give me new strength and good appe? tite than anything I could take. I can now eat anything and have a new lease on life." Only 50 cents at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. Every bottle guaranteed. 3 Our contemporaries in other states will have to withdraw the compli ments they paid Sooth Carolina re \ cent?y in the expectation of an act of i real progressiveness here The broad ! tire bill, after passing the 6enate.. has j been defeated in the house Delay did it We believe that if the meas | ure had been properly pushed it j would have passed, with some coun ! ty exemptions, ten days ago But it j suffered for lack of good handling, 1 and was allowed to drag until the end of the session, a time when mern i hers are weary and hurried and dis inclined to take trouble '*When in doubt, kii'r' is the motto during the week before adjournment However, betHer luck next time ! The good ; rt ads cause is growing and the peo pie are thinking The bill will pass a year ircm now-r?tate, reb 15 f^js? CUBAN RELIEF cures Colic, Neuralgia and Toothache in ? K^five minutes. Sour Stomach and ? Sommer Complaints. Price 25c. j Sold by Hugheon-Ligon Co. ' Revolution Threatened Taylor Calls Dis Friends to Shoulder Their Gaos Frankport, Ky, Feb ?2 -Governor Taylor revealed his progiam in a short speech here today as ful Iowa : "Now, gentlemen, I rejected the peace agreements The legislature will scon vote to unseat me Tnen the case will be appealed lo the ?tate court of appears The verdict of that body is aiready drawn and is againe* me by a vote of four to three We sbali then try to get into the j federal courte If we fail there wi!l ; be only one cause open to us, and that is revolution "Now, bow many of you are ready to shoulder guns and come here to help me ?" Every man in the meet ing jumped to bis feet and shouted, -1 am !" Tbe democrats concede that Beck? ham's claim to be governor cannot stand unless the legislature declares his election in joint and separate ses? sions. Both Sides Ask to be Given Possession of the Offices.7^ Louisville. Feb 14 -Suit was filed in the circuit court today by counsel for Gov Taylor, seeking to restrain J. C. W. Beckham from acting as governor and Gen John B Castle? man from attempting to discharge the duties of adjutant general. Sum mouses were served on the defend ants this afternoon The suit wili be allotted to one of the circuit judges by a drawing This drawing may not be heid for several days Frankfort, Feb 14-The suit of Beckham vs Taylor for the posses sion of the office cf governor was filed today in the circuit court at Frakfort and will be heard at George town Friday Gov Taylor tonight sent the visit ing delegation of Democratic mern bers notice though the troops would not be removed, legislators would not be molested. Cincinnati, Feb 14 -Holding that the fedeial courts had no jurisdiction in the congests in Kentucky, Judge Taft this afternoon refused to grant the application for injunctions against the Kentucky State board of elections and the Democratic contestants for State offices other than governor and lieutenant governor The case can go ultimately to the United States supreme court The decision says unusual care was given the court's deliberation owing to "the interests involved and the out? rageous character of the electoral frauds under the forms of law which the bilis charge that the State contest board is about to consummate " The Two Kentucky Legisla? tures May Meet Together. Frankfort, Feb 15 -The prospects for the legislature getting together and holding its sessions at the State capitol are conceded to be brighter tonight than since Gov Taylor ad journed the body to meet at London Speaker Tnmble told leading Dem ocrats who were in Louisville, today that he thought both branches would meet together here Monday Efforts are being made to reach an agree? ment as to whom shall preside iu the senate in order to avoid a clash be tween Lieut Gov Marshall and Sena tor Carter, president pro tem of the senate. If this is settied, the chief barrier to the Democratic and Re publican branches meeting together will have been removed I* is be? lieved this will be accomplished on Monday BECKHAM RECOGNIZED AS GOVERNOR Frankfort. Feb 15 -The clash be tween the Democratic and Republi can branches of the State govern ment was emphasized tonight by the prison officials releasing John Seals, a Louisville convict, on a pardon issued by Gov Beckham Deputy Warden Punch was acting warden tonight and when the pardon papers were presented to him he ordered Seals released and the latter left the j city tonight. Douglas Hays, a Knott county j couvict, recently pardoned by Gov I Taylor, is still in confinement, the prison officials refusing to recoguize Taylor as governor. Taylor's Red Hot Talk Ciucir>nsti, Feb 14 -United Sute* ! Judge Tait toaay relumed the injunction asked by rho republicans cf Kentucky against rnioor State ? finers Governor ? Taylor is reported as faying rolafivr r<> : reports ih:** his partisans aro planning to jy(j?"f> and legislators -KIIO should vo:o t-? ur,soor bim : "il the mountaineers and orhors would co :his wi(hou: Faying anything to roc wKy 1 thu.k the commune for a couple ? f weeks in Kentucky w uld t ri-2 ?:bour j a lon-* and sattsfaotorv poacc.'' ia delivering his opinion today tho jedge took occasion to score the Goebel election law, which be characterized 1 i a- me uu??H lutum^us 8-? u e :>ad ! eve- come fcefore his atteotioo He decides :ha- he bas GO jaru-dic ? tion j Frvf.kf-f-An iojanct?OD snit of ?Bee;:'a ii vs Taylor, ny which the I democrat? :^uo to oust T?jior, was U'ed j th*s af:e-noon i ??Bi - NPW York Feb 13 -Congressman Charles A Ch i ck erin g. of < ''c-p^ri hagen N Y , was found dead outside of the Grand Union hotel in this city today He had either fallen ?>r jumped from a fourth story window of the hotel The Burning of Columbia T> d??, February 17rb. is ?be 35tb ati??Tcr>ary ot tb? ourniog of tbe city ot Columbia by Sherman's army, h if an anniversary that recalls many uo pleasant memories to many whose hair bas whitened cioce thc des-'ruotion of tbe city But Columbia bas risen from ber ashes to become tbe most rapid'y developing city in the Southern States, and is now recovering from her woands by leaps and bounds. There are ooly a few reminders of the meu-O rabie conflagration now to be found in and around Columbia -Tb?. State. Narrow Guage Opinion. The penare has killed the wide tire biil It ie well with the bill io foch a condition Such a measure is not the thing now needed in order to have improved roads We would like to see a rock crusher at work in each town? ship of this up ocuotry wbere the rock ia here to be crushed and wbere there is clay and sand to be mixed with the orusbed rock which wouid make a road that would stand any kind of tires. Tbe wide tire measure bas pas>ed by for the present so far as legal enactment by tbe South Carolina legislature is conoernod ; but tbis fact will nor pre vent the observation of a citizen of this town chat tbe author of it must have been the man who introduced wide engageme-.t rings, the latter being rhe more acceptable innovation, however - Newberry Observer As a representative of South Caro lina, Senator Jobo L McLaurin bas been a conspicuous failure. Having represented Mr McKinley 60 faithful ly in the senate, it would be a fitting tribute to his fidelity for the president to appoint him as a member of the new Philippine commission lt would certainly be a graceful act for him to accept the appointment and resign the 8enatorehip, allowing Governor McSweeney to appoint a more rep re8entative successor.-Anderson In? telligencer -? ? - - ISew York, Feb 16-Roland B. Molineux was today sentenced to die in Sing Sing: prison during the week of March 26; for the murder of Mrs Katherine J Adams and waft placed in the Sing Sing penitentiary this afternoon He made a statement before sentence that be bad not been fairly convicted and that "yellow journalism had put a price upon bis bead, inviting every blackmailer, perjurer and rogue " Washington, D C , Feb 16 -Ex Senator Edmunds has given an opinion that the proposed amendment to the North Carolina constitution clearly violates the federal constitu tion in making a distinction is regard to the classes of voters to whom it applies Washington, Feb 16 -The secre tary of war today sent to the senate a statement showing that for the year 1899 the receipts of public funds in Cuba aggregated $16,346,015, of which ?15,011 089 were from cus toms, $244,000 from the postal ser vice, $787,592 from internal revenue and ?303.331 from miscellaneous sources. The expenditures amouted to $14,085,805, leaving $2,260,209 in the hands of the treasurer The principal expenditures were as fol lows : Barracks and quarters $1, 269,939, sanitation $3 052.282, rural police and administration ?1,445.467, public works $700,126, municipali? ties ?1,239,403 --m Washington, Feb 13 -Tbe only object dieoussed at thc cabinet meeting today was that of tbe personnel of the Philippine commission It wac stated that the pr?sident is in searob of a southern man, as a membei of the commission, but that be bas not decid? ed to whom the piace will bs effered While the president would liko to ap point Senator L odsay be rbi:.bs that be would be of greater service io the senate and it seems altogether probable tbat he will seiect some one not ar present io congress Wa>hiogtoD, February. 15.-Senator McLaurin, of i:outh Carolina, had a conference with the president today, and ir is understood, was (ff'Ted a place on the new Philippine commis? sion The senator assured the nrcsi dept that ? h tie he rully appreciated thc honor, be thought Ir.s du'y to bis constituents demanded thar be retain his p!?c;* in tho senate. 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A fi ec illustrated I book wj!i :>c ?cr.: co wv woman if request bc roa?ed to I THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO. ! ATLA1TTA, GA. -------a----------oJ TAX RET? FOR 1900. O FICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., Nov. ~0, 1899. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will attt* d io person or bv deputy, ct tbe follow?Dti places oa the days indicated re? spective!? for ?he parp?se of receiving re turos of Personal Property, end Poll Taxes for the fiscal year com tn en ci o g January 1st, IfOO : At office Sumter, S C., at all other times up to Feb 20, 1900, inclusive : Tindalls, Tuesday, January 2. Privateer, (Jenkins' Store) Wed? nesday, January 3. Manchester, (Nettles' residence) Thursday, January 4. Wedgefield, Friday, January 5. Stateburg, Saturday, January 6. Hagood, Monday, January 8. Rembert's Store, Tuesday, Jano ory 9 Gaillardes X Roads, Wednesday January 10. Bo8sard8, Thursday, January ll. Gordon's Mill, Saturday, Janu? ary 13 Mayesville, Monday, January 15. Scottsville, (McElveen'a Store) Tuesday, January 16 Shiloh, Wednesday, January 17. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, January 18. Lyuchburg. Friday, January 19. Magnolia. Saturday, January 20. Reid's Mill, Monday, January 22. Bishopville, Tuesday and Wednes? day. January 23 and 24. Mannville, Thursday, January 25. Smithville, Friday, January 26 The law requires that all persons owning property or in anvwise bavintr charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trastee, executor, administrator, etc , return tbe 3?me uoder oatb to the audi? tor, who requests all persons to be prom pt in makiog their retnrn9 and iave the 50 per cent, penalty wbicb will be added 'o rbe property valuatioo of all persons wno fail to make n-turns within tbe nae prtecrioed r?y law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of Jaouary, 1900 Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in foll, also make a separate return for each township where the property is located and a'so in each md every case the No. of the School District most be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty jeare on the first day of January, 1900, except those iocapab e of earning a support from beicg mailed or from other causes, aie deemed tuxable polls, and except Confederate soldiers i.0 years of age, on January 1st, 19C0. All returns muet bc made on or before the 20th day of February next. I cannot tike returns after that date and all returus made after the 2' tb day of February are subject to a panaltv of IO per cent. J DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. Sumter, S. C , Dec tf, 1899. of Mi The State of South Carolina-Sumter Coun? ts-Office nf Sopfrvs?or?> o? Registration, Sumter County, yum,er, S. C., February 1st, 1899. Notice is berebv giren that in accordance wt:h an Act ct the General Assembly, ?nd in conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the registration of f.!l legally qualified voter?, ar d for the issuing of transiera, etc,, will bf open at inp offre?; of Supervisors or Registration ir? the court house, between the hours of 9 o'clock a rn . arid 3 o'c lock p. m.. on thc firstMoo day ol <acli month, until thirty d*ys future the rif-xt u:?-ner:i! election. Minors who paull r.ecome of during that period of thirty .tys shall be entitled ro registration before hr books are cloded, if otherwise qua,ified. j i p requirements for * cuniiCed voter ate that tie applicant for re??*trt?t:on shall bt oif to read MUU write correctly, or posses in Iiis own tiuaie property to the aaseutit cf ?rnee hundred do?ars, upon which he pajs tuxes. ? F BUK Kt) WS, T. I) DuBOSE, J. M KNIGHT, Supervisors of R?gietratiou Sumter Co. Mcb 1 11 Three Papers a Wsefc I ?I = -= i : * POR ABOUT T:iE I 1 I p;?iCE Or ONE. f ; 's ?. i j This paper and the Atienta ? i I Twicc^Week Journal for t $2.00. I Here you get the news of | the world and all your local | nows while it is fresh, paying I very lit'Je more than one f 2 paper cost?. Either paper is ? I well worth .$?.00. but byspe- I ! % ein 1 arrangement weare en- | j abled to put in both of thom, ? a giving three papers a week I S for this low price. You can- % if not equal tins anywhere else, g ? and this combination is the ? I best premium for those who | !? want a great paper and a ? a home paper. Take these and t I you will keep up with the f jj times. ? Besides general news, the % Twicc-a-Week Journal has % I much agricultural matter ? and other articles of special I interest to fanners. It has | regular contributions by Sam | 3 Jones, Mrs. "W. H. Felton, f % John Temple Graves, Hon. % "I CH. Jordan and other dis- | a tirignished writers. & ? Call at this office and leave your \ a subscriptions for both papers. You ?| can get a sample copy cf either pa- ? A per here on application. g. r~ ~ Sflitl Carolina ai Geonia Er Schedule No 4-Tn effect 12.01 a. m., Sun? da v, December 24, 1899. Between Camden S. C , aod Blacksborg, 8. C WEST. EAST. 2d cl 1-t cl *35 *33 Eastern time. 1st cl 2d cl ?32 ?34 pm nm STATIONS. pm pm 8 20 \ 2 50 Camden 12 25 5 30 8 ?0 115 Dekalb ll 02 4 50 9 50 1 27 Westville ll 50 4 30 10 50 1 40 Kershaw ll 33 4 i0 1120 2 10 Heath Stirings ll 20 3 15 1135 2 15 Pleasant Hill 11 15 3 03 12 30 2 35 Lancaster 10 55 2 35 1C0 2 ? 0 R'.vereide 10 40 1 00 1 20 3 00 Springdell 10 30 12 40 2 30 3 10 Catawba Junction 10 20 12 20 2 50 3,0 Leslie 10 10 1100 3 10 3 40 Rock Hill 10 00 10 40 4 10 3 55 New Port 9 35 8 20 4 45 4 (;2 Tirzah 9 30 8 00 5 30 4 20 Yorkville 9 15 7 30 6 00 4 35 Sharon 9 00 6 50 6 25 4 50 Hickory Grove 8 45 6 20 6 35 5 00 Smyrna 8 35 6 00 7 00 5 20 ?lacksburg 8 15 5 30 pm pm amara Between Blacbsbare. S. C., and Marion. N. C WEST. EAST. 2d cl .ll le? cl *33 Eastern time. 1st cl ?32 2d cl *12 a m 8 10 8 30 8 40 9 20 io 00 10 10 10 23 10 50 11 15 li 35 11 45 ?2 05 12 25 12 eo p m m STATIONS 30 Blackeburg 45 Earls to Patterson Springs 00 ?5 20 6 28 6 38 6 55 7 10 7 22 7 35 7 40 7 58 8 15 P m Shelby Lattimore M oo res boro Henrietta Forest City Rutberfordton Millwood Golden Valley Thermal City Glenwood .Mariou a m 7 48 7 32 7 25 7 15 6 55 6 48 6 38 20 05 65 40 37 17 00 p m 6 40 6 20 t> 12 6 U> 4 .'0 4 40 4 20 3 50 3 25 3 05 2 50 2 45 2 20 2 00 p m Weit.. G&flnev Division. East 1st Clas3 15 ! 13 EASTERN TIME. STATIONS. 1st ClftBS. 14 I 16 p rn 1 00 I 20 1 40 p m >i m 6 (;0 6 0 6 40 H n Blackeburg Cherokee Palle Gaffney a m 7 50 7 30 1 JO a m p m 3 00 2 40 2 20 p m .Daily exe pt Sunday. Train No 32 leaving Marion, N. C., at 5 a tu, U'.?king close connection at Blacksburg, S o, wi li the Southern's rrain No 36 for Char? lotte, N C. ami all points East and connecting with the Southern's vestibule going to Atlanta, Ga. sind all points Wost, and will receive pas? sengers going East from tram No 10, on the C & N IV R lt, at Yorkville, S C. at S 45 am. and conner's af Camden, S (', with the Southern's triin No 7S. arriving in Charleston, S 17 p io, Train No 34 with passenger conch attached leaving Biacksburg at 5 3d a ir., arni connecting at Rouk Hill w'tb the Southern's Florida train for all } uints South, Tr;.in No 33 lenving Camden, S C. at 12 50 p m, airer the arrival of thc Southern's Chsr I es to'i tram connects sit Lancaster, S C. with the h & C K K, at Catawba Junction with thc .; A L, going Kn.-t, at Hock Hill. S <\ with rhe Southern's train. No 34. for Charlotte, N (', H?'I al! points K?st. Cc nnee's ar York? ville. S ?'. with tr;iin No 9 on the C & N W R K for Chester, S C. At Blackeburg wirb the Southern's vestibule go ny K<is\ anil thc South? ern'.- nain No 35 going West, and ronnecting ti Marion N C with the Southern bo'h Kast atd Wal. S \ MT KL HUNT, President. A. TRIPP. Superintendent. S. li. LUMPK?N. ?ten'; P?ssencer Az""t. 50 YEARS*N EXs^ER?ENCE TRADE MARKS DES!Gr:s COPYRIGHTS Sec. Awror.f sendtnc r. S,;rf <-!i nn<J description may qut^?y .".'....r:.nts ? .-:r opinion free whether au invent ii-.ri is pro tia Wv patentable. Communica? tions 5?tiiCtlyooTifldeiitiaL H.mr?bcok on Patenta sent free. Oldest acen?*v for secutinsrpatents; Patents taken ihrouch Munn & Co. receive special notice, with.mt charge, in tte Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir? culation of any scientific journal. Terms. ?S o year: four months, f L Sold, by all newsdealer* MUNN ?Co.3616T*^ New Yori Braoch Office. 625 F St- Washington. D. C. FINE PIANO. At a High Price Is Easily Found. 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