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The Loud Bill. STRONG LOBBY AGAINST THE MEASURE. Washington, Maret 21-Dariog the debate in the house today upoe the Load bill relating to eeeood cla^s mail matter, there wa9 a sharp ex-bange I between Mr McPherson, (Rep. Ia) mt and Mr. Lents, (Dem O ) over a charge made by toe former that the latter was the attorney of the lobby which is fighting the bil), but otherwise the debate was without incident. Both aides believe tht vote tomorrow wiil be Paci?se. Mr. Load bas agreed to aocept L two amendments, one to increase the number of sample copies which news? papers cao send ont at second-class rates from 500 to 2,000, and the other to limit the provision requiring news ^ papers to separate their mail to those I having io excess of 5,000 oircalation. I These are all tba concessions he will ? make. He sa vs the debate has strength 1 eaed the bill, and be believes it will pass. The speakers *?iay were Messrs Bromwell, Ohio ; Griggs, Georgia ; McPherson, Iowa ; Burke, Texas ; Bingham, Pennsylvania; Heatwole, Minnesota, and Latimer, Sooth Caro? lina, io favor of the bill, and Messrs. Moon, Tennessee ; Lentz, Ohio ; Van diver, Missouri ; Snodgrass, Tennes see ; Cochran, Missouri, and Neville, Nebraska, agaiost it. It Will not Become a Law at This Session. Washington. March 22 -After a spirited discussion extending over three days the Load bill relating to second class mail was recommitted by the house to the committee on post? office. The majority in favor of the motion to recommit was so decisive that it is regarded as unlikely that the measure will appear again during the present congress Mr. Loud said after the vote was announced that this was the third time and out, so far as he was concerned. The vote oo the motion was, 148 to 96. with 16 present sod o ot voting. The final vote was preceded by a lively debate OD the geoera! .features of the bill, the principal speeches be mg made by Mr MOOD of Tennessee in opposition to the measure and by Moody of Massachusetts in support of it Mr MOOD urged the value of the literature DOW sent as second class matter as instructive to the people, a point more important than a small bit of revenue to the government. The express companies, he said, would have a monopoly of the carry ing of cheap literature if this bill passed Mr Talbert of South Crroiina de dared in opposing the bili that the house seemed to have a mania for Dew legislation or for reenacting old legislation He believed the present law sufficiently covered the subjects touched upon by the bili. He quoted Mr Greggs of Georgia as saying the pending bill did not change existing law The Goebel Murder Trial. Secretary of State Powers Before the Committing Judge. Frankfort, Ky, March 23-The preliminary examination of Secretary of State Cileb Powers, oharged with abetting the assassination of William Goebe!, was began today before Judge Moore. The coart house was guarded inside and oat by militia and scores of deputy sheriffs, armed with Winchester rifles, tc prevent possible interference from "'mountaineers,who were report? ed on their way to Frankfort, but their presence was unnecessary, as the mountaineers fatted to appear and no disorder occurred. The commonwealth's witnesses were called, numbering 40. Golden was not io the list. Among the witnesses were Detective Armstroag, Sheriff Bosworth, of Fay? ette County, who arrested Secretary Powers and Capt Jobo Davi?, ard Silas Jones, of Whitley County, who ie now under bond, charged with com? plicity ic the morder. Tbe testimony tended to show tba: the shots came from that ? ec rion of the executive building io which Seeretary Powers* office is located, although none could swear, from the secretary's office. F. Wharton Golden, who is said to have made a confession, wii! be pat on the witness stand later Prosecuting Attorney Polsgrove said tonight that sufficient evidence had already been beard to warrant holding Powers, bat j that the case wouid be much strooger before he was through Former Gov- I ernor Brown, for the defense, says the evidence eo far is decidedly weak. lt is probable that ail of the witnesses for the prosecution will be heard by tomorrow afternoon. Chicago, March 21.-Thirty persons were injured shortly after 6 o'ciook this morning by th-; faliiag of a freight elevator in tbs rear of the building ai 126 Market Street, where the victims of the accident were employed by the Blakeley Printing Company. The men had crowded ?oto the elevator at the ! top ft JOT. The big elevator bad moved slowly to the third floor wheo the i engine broke and th? lift, fiiled with its mass of agonized victims, crashed into j the basement. None of the injuries | were fatal. KENTUCKY ANARCHY. Beckham's Soldiers Guarding the Judges. Frankfort, Ky., March 22 -State troops recognizing D?mocratie Go*. Beckham are io possession of the coun? ty court bouse aod jail tonight end ?ill do military duly here under orders from Gov Beckham during the exam? ining trials of Republican Secretary of i Sfate Caleb Powers, Caot John Davis and W H Calton, which are set for hearing before Judge Moore tomorrow. The military is aiso reenforced, by 75 special deputy sheriffs sworn in by the oivil aathorities this afternoon The Lexington compaoy of 70 men, under Capt. Longmire, arrived here at b* 15 o'clock. In proceeding to the court bouse the line of march did not pass the State house square, where Gov Taylor's soldiers are quartered, and the dual militia did not oome face to face. Loo g mi re marched at the head" o? bis company, carrying a revolver, w^tle each of the men carried two guns. It is understood practically the entire con? tents of the Lexiogton armory were brought here. The indications tonight are that the trial of some one of the defeodants will be entered upon somorrow The commonwealth will demand that the defendants be arraigned separately County Judge Moore today issued an order to Sheriff Suter direotihg bim to exclude everybody from the court noose tomorrow except attorneys, witnesses aod members of the press. There bas been no cocfirmatioo here of rumors that armed bodies of citizens from the mountain section are coming to Frankfort, and the rumor is not gen? erally credited. Barbed Wire Fences. Fellowing is the very latest legisla? tion against barbed wire fenoes. Ic is entitled "an act to afford protection against certain barbed aord edged wire fenoing," and reads : Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, That from and after the passage of this act, ali persons < or corporations building or using a barbed or edged wire feoce, within fifty feet of j any public highway, shall nail or place a plank or pole on or near the top of said fence : Provided, That the said plant or pole be not required wheo there is such an embankment at the side of the road as shall, io the judg? ment of the road overseer of snob road, reeder it safe from iojury to stock traveling said road without such plaok or pole being on said fence. Section 2. That ali persons violating the orovisions of this aot shall be deem? ed ? ailty of a misdemeanor, and on con? viction thereof shall be punished by a fi?e of not exceeding ?100, or impris? onment no? exceed.02 thirty days. Section 3. That all acts or parts of acts in conflict with this aot be, and the same are hereby repealed, especially the acts on same subjeot approve! February 21, 1894, and February 21. 1898. Newspaper Borrowing Here ts the latest story of the man who is too stingy to take bis home paper : *'A man who was too economi? cal to take this paper sent his little boy to borrow th? <?opy taken by his neigh bor In h: -ste the boy ran over a ?4 stand or bees, aod io ten minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cries reached his father, who rao to bis assistance, and failing to notice a barbed wire fence, ran into that, breaking it down, cuttiog a handful of flesh from his aoatomy, and ruining a ?4 pair of paots The old cow took advantage of the gap io the fence, and got into the cornfield, and killed herself eatiog green corn. Hearing the racket, the wire ran out, upset a 4-galion obum fal! of rich cream into a basket of kittens, drowning the whoie flock In the hurry she dropped a ?7 set of false teeth The baby, left alone, crawled through the spilled milk aod ioto tbe parlor, ruining a brand new ?*20 carpet Daring the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man ; the dog broke up eleveo settiog bern?, aod toe calves got out aod chewed the tails off four fine shirts "-Kansas City Journal. -----?^ .????>. mm* A Few Things the Editor Has to Do. We apologize for mistakes made in all former issues and say that they were inexcusable, says the Sauk i Rapids (Mich) Sentinel, as all ?ri editor has to do is to hunt news, ? and clean the rollers, and set type, i and sweep the floor, and pen short j items, and fold papers, and write ! wrappers, and make the paste, and j mail the papers and talk to visitors, j and distribute type, carry water and j saw wood, and read the proofs, and ? correct the mistakes, and hunt the i shears to write editorials, and dodge I the b:ll3, and dun the delinquents, j and take cuseings from the whole I force, and tefl subscribers that we ' ne*.d money Wo pay '.hat we've no business to make mistakes while ' attending to these iittle matters, and ?ettin? our living on gopher-ta:! soup ihvored with imagination, and wearing old shoes and no collar, and a patch on our pants, obliged to turn a smiling countenance to the man who tells us our paper isn't worth $1 anyhow, and that he could ? print a better one with his eyes shot. Punished for bis Brother's Crime? Columbia, March 23 -Governor McSweeney today pardoned Charles Mills, colored, who was convicted in Spartenburg County on the charge of stealing a watch Judge Buchanan and Solicitor ?ease urge the granting of the pardon. It appears that Charles Mills was confused with Eugene Mills and that the wrong man was gotten into the meshes of the law for the watch stealing and that it was a case of mistaken identity, the two brothers looking so much alike that people could not generally tell the difference between them. To Rival Biltmore. John Jacob Astor is now building at Ferncliff on the-Hudson, jost where that beautiful river, the Rhine of America, enters the Catskill moun? tains, the finest private residence ou tbts continent and one of the finest in the world Biltmore. George Vanderbilt's castle near Asheville, N C is now the largest, most expensive, and magnificent home in America, and the park which surrounds it 13 unsurpassed even in Europe Few royal Palaces compare with Biltmore in grandeur, luxury and extent, and none contains anything like the comforts and conveniences which human genius and unlimited wealth have contrived for Mr. Van derbilt and his guests. Mr. Astor, however, intends to surpass Biltmore in all of these respects His architects have been at work for several years upon the plans They have examined every private and royal residence that is worth looking at and claim that when Ferncliff is finished it will be the noblest and wost luxurious home in, existence. Mrs Astor is giving personal attention to the details. She gained a good deal of experience during the construction of the Waldorf and Astoria hotels. Much of their beauty is due to her taste. mmmfm * * mmmWM Sing-alar Coin. Dr. Herrington exhibited in our office quite a singular coin which he says was dug up or plowed up on his place in this county near Girth. It is of brass and copper (more brass than copper) and about the size of our 25 cent silve? coin. It has on one face a United States flag and aron? "* ""he legend "Califor? nia Counter the reverse side is a United Sta' > eagle, with the arrows and olive branch in his talons, around which are the words "United States of America." It has no date. The word counter means a "false piece of money cr stamped metal, used as i^.eans of re coining. " Another meaning is "money in contempt." This may have been made long ago by some private enter? prise for convenience and not for com? mon use as money. -Waynesboro True Citizen. Steamboating on the Jordan. The progress of civilization has at last reached the Jordan, and a steam? boat churns the water in which John baptized. The Abbot Pachomius of the monastery of St. John at Jericho made the first attempt at steam navigation with a diminutive launch about three years ago. The experiment rras so suc? cessful that a small steamer was pur? chased a year later and taken to the Jordan. . This boat, the Prodromus, now main? tains a regular passenger service be? tween the bridge near Jericho and the southern end of the Dead sea and is well patronized by the tourists and pilgrims. J . A Big- Chunk of Ice. James Garrison, a farmer living in Camden county, Mc., put up ice dur? ing the winter, and his crop is all in one piece. Ii measures 20 feet each way. He constructed a box into which, by means of troughs, he conveyed streams of water from a spring in the hillside. The water froze, and when the box was filled the troughs were re? moved. Around this box Mr. Garrison built a larger one, filling the space be? tween the two with charcoal and saw dnst. He says he will drill and blast his huge cube of ice as ?e may have oc? casion to use it during the summer. Army doctors look out for good news even more eagerly than the general in command of the forces, for they know that it makes the difference between life and death to many of their patients Nothing hinders tho recovery of the wounded so much as depression of spirits and anxiety. And when they hear that thiogs are going badly at the front many of theo who are at the tnroiog point grow worse and die OD the other hard the news of a great victory will pull a mao ont of the jaws of death. This fact was very notice ?ble when both th* British ace French wounded wore coogre^arcd at, Antwerp during the Waterloo caaraif?n. When oew^ of Napol^an's defeat reached the hospital, the French be^an to die at about- tw;cs tb.-; rare of the British rrmps -Londoo G ?one No Kight to relines*. Thc woman who is lovely in face, form and i temper will always have friends, but u??e who j would be attractive seas! keep her health. I { ... s: e is weak, sickly and rill ru:) down, she wUl !.:. nervous and irritable, li .<tu- ha.- constipa. tion ->r kidney trouble, her i:??p;ir<- h!<:.,<l wu! cause, pimples, blotches. ?I-in eruptions and a wretched complexion. Electric bitters is the ' best medicine in the world !.> regulate stout nt*h lvi.r <.n.i ].;.?n..?.^ ,.,.) .,. .J... IV.. J SHORT NEWSSTORIES. When Mr. X. Was "Dade" - Impress Iv?2>t Oui hy SoZiZ?ors-Beaten ait lits Own G.i!)ic. A man prominent in the polities cf this part ol' the country had an oppor? tunity recently to shew his nervo, says a Washington correspondent, and the manner in which he stood the test won him many warm adherents among those wiio lind mistaken his peaceable qualities for cowardice. Visiting a small town in Virginia, Mr. X. was de? layed long beyond traintime by his business. It was necessary, therefore, for him to remain during the night. Ile made arrangements accordingly at the village tavern for his accommoda-* tion, and, being tired and worn out from a long and hard day's work, he went promptly to bed and to sleep. Some time In the night Mr. X. was awakened by a bright light shining in his eyes. Looking up, he espied a huge black negro sitting before the lamp on the table in the center of the room, his arms folded and his great eyes, which seemed to be all whites, gazing intent? ly at him. A look ot horror overspread the darky's face as Mr. X. opened his eyes, and when he sat up in bed and demanded in a fierce voice, "Y\nat in the devil are you doing in my room?" the negro sprang from his seat, panic stricken, and, darting from the room, shouted or rather gasped out: "Yo's dade, mister; yo's dade' 'Deed, yo's dade!" The vistor did net move; but, turning over, so he says, went comfortably to sleep. Asking for an explanation of this strange incident in the morning, Mr. X. was told that one of the regular boarders of the hotel had suddenly died the evening before. After the body had been prepared for burial the porter was directed To watch beside it until morning. The superstitious negro went reluctantly to his post, and, mis? taking the room, he set himself to watch Mr. X., who was peaceably dreaming. Empress Kept Ont hy Soldiers. Discipline in the German army is very strict. Not long ago the empress, returning fron/ a walk with a lady in waiting, was stopped at the park gate by a sentry, who refused to let her enter. In vain the lady represented she was the empress. The soldier told her he did not know her and could not let ber pass till he could get some one to iden REFUSED TO LET HEP. PASS. tify her. This was eventually done by another soldier, and only then did the sentry allow his sovereign's consort to enter her own gates. The man has since had a special mes? sage from the emperor highly approv? ing his steady adherence to orders. Beaten at I?is Own Game. "A good, strong bluff at the proper time is a very good thing, but it may fall fiat/' said a well known traveling man who is at present visiting Wash? ington. "It was at cae of the best ho? tels in Kansas City a few days ago that one of the guests stepped into the lobby to leave his umbrella and, not desiring to go to his room, thought he would try a scheme to prevent some oneXrom walking off with it. "Taking a slip of paper from his pocket, in huge black letters he wrote the following notice: 'Beware! The man who owns this umbrella weighs over "J?U pounds and can strike a ten ton blow. Ile will be back in 15 min? utes.' "It was not long thereafter that some one was attracted by the sign, and ho feared not the consequences of the dire threat. Quickly taking the coveted umbrella, he removed the pa? per and, turning it over, wrote on the back as follows: 'The man who took the umbrella weighs less than 150 pounds, but can walk ten miles au hour. Ile is never coming back.' "When the big fellow returned, he read the reply courteously, but he did not desire even to look for his un? known friend. The drinks were on him. and he did not murmur. Ile had been beaten at his own game."- Wash? ington Post. Xo Shoes to Flt Him. Booker T. Washington, the leading colored edu -.-nor of the United States, arrived on the St. Louis. Ile said he liked Paris, but thought the exactions of fashion in that city amounted to tyranny. ''When I wem into a store a few week-; ago to purchase a pair of shoes, I could not lind any large enough to be comfortable." he said. "I was gently told by thc storekeeper that it was not the fashion t;> wear large shoes in Paris." Xew York Letter. Ttl?' Xohlc Animal. Trader Don't you want to sell that horse? l";irmer Xuw. I keep him extra to bau! broken dow n automobiles back to town. Indianapolis Journal. Teacher-How do you account for the phenomenon of dew? Hoy-Well, you see. the earth re? volves on its axis every 24 hours, and In consequence of this tremendous pace it perspires freely.-London Tit-Bits. ?)vinl/ lt '.V ?t?ii/\J??fc \irti/\l/Cj <i::b t?; lb w \?) \'? . ':, \L ?i $ \i?(?, ? sr i Thr&?> Panoje 3 V1.*.^/ s I S ijj f?,}<j? .3 d tv r?a i 1 FOR ASOU? T?JE I I Or I ?? , 5 if i his paper and ?::e Atlanta f a Twice^a/v^eek Journal for t S2.00. 5 Here you get the news of g ^ the world and all your local ? a nows wliile it is fresh, paying ? if very little more than one f || paper costs. Either paper is | 5 well worth $i.00, but byspe- I * cial arrangement we are en- | I abled to put in both of thom, | a giving three papers a week gi I for this low price. You can- f j| not equal this anywhere else, g a and this combination is the gi I best premium for those who | ?? want a great paper and a g a home paper. Take these and s I you will keep up with the f j| times. ? 1 Besides general news, the I g Twice-a-Week Journal has | S much agricultural matter * a and other articles of special e 1 interest to farmers. It has | 2 regular contributions by Sam f a Jones, Mrs. W. H. Felton, I j| John Temple Graves, Hon. % jg CH. Jordan and other dis- | a tinguished writers. f ?S Call at this office and leave your g a subscriptions for both papers. You e 5| can get a sample copy cf either pa a per here cn application! g fi ?. Pictures The most popular pictures this season are the artistic and beautiful Platioa prints and Arto* types. Tbe Platina prints have ail the fidel ty to detail of a photograph as well as the finish and artistic value of a steel plate engraviog. The Artotypes are high class artist's prints-copies of famous paintings. We have a very fine line of pictures in handsome frames that we are selling at less prices for this class of work that we have ever known in Sumter. Our pic? tures make suitable wedding presents, for nothing is more acceptable than ona or more See pictures. We have recently added tbiE Hoe of pictures to our stock aod j we invite an inspection of our pictures. Maoy sizes, various ?tylea of frames, aod prices tc suit. H. Gr. Osteen & Co. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. (Complaint served ) George D ?bore find Bernard P. Shore, co paroers. doing business under tbe firm Lame of Geo. D. Snore & Bro , plaiotiffs against S .'gene Hogan, defendant. To ibp Defendant above named : YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and re? quired to answer tbe complaint ia this action, of which a copy is terewah served upon you, ard to serve a copy of your answer to tb? said coa plaint en the subscribers at their office in the city of Sumter, S. C., within twenty davs after the service hereof, exclu sive of tte day of such servies ; aod if you f*il io ?f.ev/er tbs complaint within the t>m -foresaid, the pla'.o iff in this action will apply to the court for the relief demandad io this complaint ; ?nd you ere hereby notified that the complaint in tbe above entitled ac tioo w::s tiled in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for Sumter County, in tbe Sta^e aforesaid oa the 23rd dny of February, 1900. Dated Feoruarv 23, 1900. PURDY & REYNOLDS, Plaintiff's Attorneys. March 21. Notice of ReiKttatioi TheSt*teof South Carolina-Sumter Couo ty-Office of Supervisors of Registration, Sumter County, Sumter, S. C., February let, 1899. Notice is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, and io conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the registration of all legally qualified voters, aod for the :s?i::og of transfers, e*c,, wi'l be open at the <~,55cj of Supervisors of Registration in the cou-t house, between tbs hours of 9 o'clock a o . and 3 o'clock p. m., on the brsrMoo day o? - ach month, until thirty days before the r.cit j/^neral election. Minors who shall rtecume ot ?ge durinc that period of thirty day- sba!) be entitled to registration before th?? books are closed, if otherwise qualified The requirements for a qualified voter are ih.Ht the applicant for registration shill ht iibie to tead nod write correctly, or possess IQ his own ntms property to the arm:u:>t of tnree hundred dollars, upon which he pavt taxes. E F H TU Ri) WS, T. ?. DcBOSS, J. M. KNIGHT, Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. M rh' 1 j NOTICE 'VTt'fL'K SH hereby given thai CertiSeate J_ 1 No u.T for .T? .-?h-ip'S cf ..tock ?n the ! Sumter Cotton Mills, t?sue-.i to F \\ D-AAV. j SON", and dated May 23d. 188?. hav:r.^ been ? lost or destroyed, tie,* undersigned wi ! oo ??.e 26t0 day cf March. 190), *:-p!.. to the said j Sum er Cotton Mills to i;Sue a nsw certificate in l:eu thereof. SARAH M. DAW SUN. Executrix Estate F. W. Dawson. Feb 28-5t / ATLANTIC COAST LINE .?orth-Eastern R. E. of S. C CONDENSED SCHEDULE. .RAINS GOING SO?-TH i.'-i ted 14, 1900. No. 35* No. 23* No 53* No. 51* . iorecce .? Kin tree i r Lcr.es e L?neJ a a 2 34 3 ?8 3 28 p a 7 45 8 46 9 C4 9 30 p m 0 45 r Chai eaton 5 04 10 55 8 30 TRAINS GOING NORTH. a m 9 43 ll 20 ll 20 1 00 No. 78* No. 32* No. 52* No. 50* ..e Charleeton ir Lanes r^e Larjee Le Ki a ge tree ir Florence A m 6 33 8 16 8 16 8 32 9 25 a m p m 4 49 6 15 6 15 7 25 o m a m 7 00 8 32 a m p m 4 00 5 39 5 39 7 05 p m ?Daily. -fD&??y except Sunday, No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Cen? ral R. R. of S. C. Traine Nos. 78 and 32 ron via Wilson and Fayetteville-Short Lice-and make cloBe connection for all points North. Trains on C. & D R. R. leave Florence daily except Sunday 9 50 a rn, arrve Darling? ion 10 15 a DO, Hartsville 9 15am, Cher aw ll 30 a rn, Wad es boro 2 25 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p IB, ar? rive Darlington 8 20 p m, Bennettaville 9 17 p m, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Florence Sunday only 9 30 am. arrive Darlington 10 05 am Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 00 i m, Benoettsville,7 00 a m, arrive Darling? ton 8 00 a rn, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar? rive Florence 9 15 ara. Leave Wadeshoro ieily except Sunday 3 00 pm, Cheraw 4 45 o ru, Hartsville 7 00 a ra, Darlington 6 29 ra, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar? lington Sunday only 8 50 a m. arrive Flor ;nce 9 15 am. J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Geo'l Manager. Gen'i Sup'i T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager. C. ?* EMERSON G-o'l Pass. Agent SOUTHERN RAILWAY 2^ Condensed Schedule in Effect Jan. 17,1900. No. 61 No. 1J Daily Daily ?o.U:No. 3t y ?Daily EA3TERN" TIME. 5 20p' 7 00a Lv... Charleston ... Ar 658p|7 41a "..Summerville..** 7 25p'8 55a "...Branchville..." 75Spi 9 23a " ...Orangeburg... " 845p'1015a " .... Kingv?le.... " ?ll 45a 11140a Ar ..Sumter.Lv . .Camden.Lv 1110a 13 30a 910a 8 41a 7 55a 930p|1100alAr....Columbia.Lv! 7 10a| 400? 8 lop 723ir 600? 533? 443p 300p 250p 520p 7 O?a;Lv.... Charleston ... Ar ll 10a 8lop 725p 915a " ...Branchville... " I S50a 600? 74Cp 9 40a "....Bamberg...." ?8 27a 533? 802p? 950a ".... Denmark...."! 8 13a 519? 82-0p:i0O;a " ...Blackville .... M j 8 00a! 503? ?22pillCi0a ".Aiken.? ? 7 03ai 355? 102?pill 51a Ar.Augusta un.d.Lv" ? 6 20ai 3 loy NOTE: In addition TO the above service trains Nos. 15 and 16 run daily between Charles? ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston ll rOO p? m. ; arrive Columbia 6 rOO a. m. No. 16 leave Co? lumbia 1:30 a. m. ; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. m. Bleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9 rOO p. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains make close connectons at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and "Washington and the east. Connection with trains Nos. 81 and 32 New York and Florida Limited between Blackville, Aiken and Au ?asta. No. 81 leaves Blackville at 8:40 a. m^. ikea 9:29 a. m., Augusta 10:10 a. m. No. 33 leaves Augusta 6.25 p. m., Aiken 7.08 p. m., Blackville 7.55 p. m. Pullman Drawing Koora Bleeper between Augusta. Aiken and New York._ ?Ex! iSua. lExf" i Sun. only I Sun. Lv. Augusta _ Ar. Saadersville. " Tennille. 7 00a 9 30a 100pll243T> 130p'l250p 5 20? 8 32p 8 40p Lv. Tennille.I 5 40a; 350p! SlOp " Saadersville. 5 50a] 4 OOp 3 23n Ar. Au gusta. ...... ?J 9 OOai 7 lOp 8 30g :'T\a;-Jr^;iJ Mi2- (Daily Mix. p^i^^jDaiiyiExsu Ex sn Lv. Savannah....?12 05a:1215p. 410p. " Allendale.I. I. 6 85a!. 5 05a " Barnwell.... j 4 UOa! 4 02p 7 25a! 7 54p 6 15a " Blackville... 415aYA 17p!10 15a SlOp 745a Ar. Batesburg. .1.1.!l230pj. Ax.Columbia....! 6 00aj 600p!.J 935pjll30a L;wL.J Mix. Mix. iDaily |Daily?DailyiEx g^ij^ su!exM? Lv. Columbia.Jil 30at 1 25a G 00a! Lv. Batesburg. !15p Ar. Blackville....! 112t> 305a?l015a 450p 8 32i " Barnwell.... ! 127p! S-?CajU 00a| 0 !5p; S 4Sa " Allendale.!. .I lOOp 943pj 912s " ?Savaur.ah.I 3?0t>' 5 15a!.I.! 10 35a 05s Atlanta and ??oyond. Lv. Charleston.; 7 OUa' 520p?. Ar. Augusta.ll 51a 1020p|. " A'ianta.i 8 20p SOCaf. Lv. Atlanta.llOOp 53?a? 4 00? Ar. Chattanooga.? 5 45a ? 45a? 8 40p Lv. Atlanta.1 5 40a? 415p Ar. Birmin gham.ll 35a; 10 00? " Memphis, (via Birmingham)...! S05pj 715a Ar. Lexington. 5 OOp 5 00a " Cincinnati. 7 30p 7 45a " Chicago. 7 15a 5 30p Ar. Louisville. 730p 7 50a " St. Louis.I 7 04a! 600? Ar. Memphis, (via Chattanooga!..! 710p[ 7 40s To Asheville-Cincinnati-Louisvill?. EA5TEKS TIME. 'gSflSlg Lv. Augusta.j 30(tp! 9 30? " Batesburg. j 4 45piI2 OT? Lv. Cha rleston.._..__. j 7u0a, UOOg Lv. Columbia (Union Depot).ll 40aj 7 55a Ar. Spartanbnrg . 310p;ll25s " Asheville . 7 OOo' 237p " Knoxville. 4 15a! 7 20p " Cincinnati.? 730p 7 45a *' Louisville (via .Tellico).?.. 6 50a To Washington and the East* Lv. Augusta. " Batasburg. " Columbia (Union Depot)... Ar. Charlotte... Ar. Darlvi??e..I?2 51a 8 OOo) 930p 4 45p 1207a 5 55p 910p| 215a 9 40a l&p Ar. Bich?nond.j flOOai 625p Ar. Washington..j 7 35a! 850? " Baltimore Pa. E. R.I 912all25o " Philadelphia..111 35a! 2 56a " New York.1 203pi 613a Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for all paints North and west. Solid Trains oetween Charleston and Ashe? ville Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington and the East : also for Jackson? ville and nil Floi ida Points. FI? A Xiv S. (T A N' X t ) N. J. 51. CULP, Third V P. & fien. Mgr., Tr::hV Manager. Washington. I). * '. Washington, D. C GEORfi-E li A'.T.EN, Div. Pass. A gt., Charleston. S. C. T7. A. TURN. S. EL HARDWICK, Gen. Pass. Agt . Asst. fica. Pass Ait., Washington.D. C. Atlanta.Ga. Estates o? Alex. M. Pitts and Oifeers, Mittori IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Prorate of Sumter County on April 14, 1900, for >? Fioal Discharge a9 Guardian of perseus and estates of said Minors. R. M. PITTS, Guardian. March 14, 1900.