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Work For Congress. _ ? Some of the Most Important Bills on the Calendar. Washington, Dec. 6.?It is not likely that anything will be done in either house of congress to morrow except to exchange congratulations or condolence as the case may be, over the result of the election, and listen to the President's message. When the last session closed, the house immigration bill had and now has the right of way in the senate. It is the unfinished business and will be called up pro forma at the expira tion of the morning hour, 2 o'clock. Although known as the house bill in the calender as reported to tbe senate by Mr. Lodge, it is a materially dif ferent mesan re, all of the bouse pro visions having been stricken out ex cept the enacting clause, and a new bill substituted. . This bill will be called up on Tuesday by Senators Lodge and Chandler, who 'desire to push it to a vote as quickly as pos sible'. As the bill came from the house, it provided not only for the exclusion of immigrants who could not fill the educational test; but went at some -length into the regulation of alien contract labor. Mr. Lodge's substi tute provides for what is known as the educational test, and excludes all persons over 14 years of age who cannot read and write the language of their native country, or some other language, except that an aged person not so able who is a parent or grandparent of an admissable i rum i ?-?rant may accompany or be sent by such immigrant. Failure to comply with the test means deportation to the country whence the immigrant came, at the expense of the steam ship company carrying them. An effort will be made to secure new dates for the consideration of special ordei s that were not reached during the last session. These meas ures now coming under this preferred head are ssnate bill ?102 to prevent the desecration of the American flig : house bill 3206 to amend the act to prevent the extermination of fur bearrng animals of Alaska ; house bill 8?8 to reduce the cases in which the penalty of death may be inflicted /and senate joint resolution an amend ment to the Constitution provided for the election of senators by popu lar vote. An important local bill over which there has developed a bitter fight is the Detroit bridge bill for a bridge -% across the Detroit river. It was postponed at the last session until the first Monday in December. In addi ction to the appropriation bills there are eeveral measures that will con tend with each other for the right of way. PromineLt among these are . the bills to refund the Pacific railroad debt ; to admit the territories of New Mexico and Arizona ; authorizing the secretary of the navy to enlist addition*! mon, now pending in the senate on a motion to reconsider the vote by which it was passed ; Mi Davis' resolution relative io the as sertion and enforcement of the Mon loe doctrine ; a bill to facilitate the construction of a cable between this .country and Hawaii ; providing for aunform classification and grading of agricultural products ; and one pro viding for the reorganization of the consular aud diplomatic service. In the house of representatives there will be the swearing in of t^o \new members to first engage the at tentiou of Speaker Reed and the house?Messrs. Batner, of Louisana, and Stokes, of South Carolina. These gentlemen enjoy the very unusual distinction of having twice received certificates of election to one con gress. At tbe last session, their seat* were declared vacant, but the contestants did not succeed in es tablishing their rights thereto, and new elections were ordered to fill the vacancies. Since congress ad journed another vacancy has occur red? that occasioned by the death of ex-Speaker Crisp. His son, who was his father's clerk,^as bem nominated to fill the unexpired term, but the election will not be held until the 16th inst. The death of the late ex-Speaker . Crisp will probably be announced by one of his former colleagues, and after the reading of the President's message, the house will adjourn in his honor Mr. Blue, chairman of the sub committee of the committee on ap propriations, at a suitable opportuni-1 ty will report the general appropria tion bill to the house and announce a day for its consideration. This will doubtless be early in the week. The rules of the house provide ; that all business on the calendar shall j retain its place throughout an entire j congress; so that adjournment from one session to another means no more i than adjournment from dav to ??y. ? The programme of business for the first week of tue session will depend ; upon the developments from day to day of committee action and recom- j mendaticn. Before the week closes, j however, the legislative, executive! and judicial appropriation bill wiil bei reported and placed on the calendar | and on Friday nisrht there will be the j usual session fur the consideration of private pension bilis. f -4 I WM - Writing paper in pound package?, plain and ruled, price and qaalityj not duplicated laewhere. H. G. Ostesa & C j . Tired of Some Things. Chairman Evans Writes a Very Plain Letter. The row in the railroad commission is growing in interest. Commis sioner Thomas was in tiie city yes terday. He had read the reply of Chairman Evans to his last article and stated that he would most cer tainly reply to it in the near future On Tuesday next the commission will meet to hear all parties concern ed on the subject of the rates on fertilizers, which seems to have been at the bottom of the trouble now growing so rapidly. Yesterday Mr. Thomas had con siderable to say about the statement given the press by Secretary Duncan, hrlding that Col. Duncan in giving the table showing tbe income of the South Carolina and Georgia and Ohio River and Charleston roads, did not take into account the taxes paid by those lines, which, when added in, change the situation. He says con ! sequently Col Duucan has raisrep ' resented things to the " public Col. Duncan on the other hand states that he merely copied the figures from the annual reports sent in by the rail roads, sworn to by their officials be fore a notary During the morning Commissioner Thomas and Col. Dun can bad quite a strong discussion over the matter in the office of the commissian ; a witness states that the iuterview was extremely interest ing Chairman Evans has taken a hand in the matter which called forth Sec retary Duncan's statement and has written the follow?Bg letter, which seems ta be plain enough for any body : Columbia. S. C, Dec. 4, 1896. President Charles Parsons, Charles ton, S. C. Dear Sir : Enclosed I beg t ? hand you a copy of the Daily Columbia Register of the 3d December. You will observe that you are credited with statements which are not facts I also furnish you with a statement of tbe facts as to the earnings of the railroads in this State. Thestatement is calculated, coming from a man of your position, to do injury to our State which I do not believe you wish to do. If you did not make the statement please edvise me. We deny that we have not made resonable rates for our railroads, but on the other hand can show that there are uo railroads operating in Virginia, the Carolinas, or Georgia, which for a like eervice have any better rates than are accorded to our railroads. Respectfullv, W. D. Ev,ans, Chairman. Speakiug of Mr. Parsons' inter view, Chairman Evans said to a rep resentative of the State : "I have stood as much of this thing" as I pro pose to stand?by Mr. Parsons or anybody else. When persons who criticise this board confine them selves to the truth it is all light. When they don t I propose ft show them up." This is pretty plain talk also.?The State. Weyler Three Days Out Habana. Dac. 6 ?Three days have now elapsed since any news was re oeived from Captain General Wey 1er. It is not known io what part of the pro - viocc of Pinar del Rio he is, or what he is doing towards carrying out the plan of campaign on which the loyaUsts have built hopes, which has thus far resulted in no signal success. Heavy rains have been prevailing lately aod it is probable that the condition of the country has put a temporary check on the operations' of the Spanish forces Officials here state that there is noth ing surprising ir? no dispatches beine received'from Geceral Weyler, as he is a man of action rather than of word?, ! and ?9 waiting to n:eet the rebels before , he devotes time to the writing of dis patches. General Mslguizo reports that, his j command surprised a rebel hospital in j the A'alle hilis, province of Pioar del ? Kb. Six insurgents, whether wound- | ed or not. is not stated, were killed and the dwellings and all the camp pbara phemalia were destroyed. The first contingent of the new rein forcements, numbering 2,500 men, ar-1 rived here to-day. Rev Irl Hicks' predictions as to De- j cembor weather are startling in the ex- j treme. Snow, sleet, blizzards and freezes are predicted at frequent inter vals. The greatest, storm conter? are from the 9th to 11th and from the 19th i to tbe 22<id. The almanacs for 1897 state that \ there will be- two partial eclipses of the sun nczt year, bo:h visible in the Sourh. , The first on February 1st, tbe second j on July 29th. Alabama's legislature is wrc^tlin^ with an anti-tigarctte bill and tbe dis ponsaiy law. One by oue the gold organs are lin ing up for the war on the greenbacks The New York Times toes the mark thus : "Every agency engaged in the L campaign of education on the princi- ? pies of sound currency should be main tained in steady activity until tbe can cellation of every legal-tender note pre sented and redeemed is made secure." They piped very low on this before the election. A Novel Meeting. i - I A novel and interesting tneetiug is to take f lice at the Winter Health Re sort, Southern Pines, C ., on Dec 22nd aud 23rd It is called the "Re union of the Wanderers from Virginia i and the Carolinas." Low rates of trans portation over the railroads have been obtained from Texas aod other far off Southern and Western States, so that at a small cost the people fro?n tbe three states named, who have emigrated to other points may return and not only be at tbe Southern Pines gathering, but visit their old homes and stay for one month, the round trip ticket being good for thirty days. The indications are that a large number of people will "attend the reunion and to enable the near by citizens to attend at a small cost tbe Seaboard Air Line has made a rate from along the line in Georgia, Sooth Carolina, Norlh Carolina and Virginia, at the very low price of one cent per mile and no doubt many old as well as the young people will make a Christmas trip to the reunion and see the novel city io the woods, that bas its magnificent hotels, electric, lights and electric car line; all built in side of two years. The reunion meeting will be one of social pleasure and amusement. Busi ness will be laid aside and all the fun and merry-making that can be crowded into tro days will be enjoyed on this occasion. Those who want to learn the exact cost of a trip from far off points, so as to inform friends and relatives in distant states can write to Mr. J. N. Wisner, Ho ston, Texas ?.? T. J. An derson, General Passenger Agt. Ports mouth, Va. > ? * ? < Ten Thousand Sick Soldiers, j Washington, Dec. 6 ?Dr. D. M. Burgess, sanitary inspector of the Marine Hospital service at Habana, in forms Surgeon General Wymao, under date of Nov. 28, that yellow fever in Cuba had not diminished particularly j in severity during the previous week, that small r^px increased considerably among civilians, and that fevers and dysentery had augumcoted consider ably. Of the 318 deaths ended Nov. 26, 87 were from yellow fever and 220 new cases were reported; 54 from small pox with 400 new cases Eigkty three of the 87 deaths from yellow fever during tbe week were among Spanish soldiers in the military hospitals, the remaining four being among civilians. All of tbe 5-4 deaths from small pox oc curred among civilians. "I am informed," said Dr. Burgess, from what I believe to be credible sources, that in the eight government military hospitals which are established in the city and its immediate suburbs there are over 10,000 sick and wound ed Spanish soldiers." Under date of Nov. 21, Dr. H. S. Camerino, inspector at. Santiago de Cuba, reported that the small pox epi demic which bad rage?d for scerai months was at an end. Yellow fever, however, still prevailed, aod be was sure that it would increase iuasmuch as a coutigent of 20.000 new Spanish troops was expected to arrive in the disfric?. Tbe announcement that William J. Bryan will lecture in Columbia some time during the early part of the com ing year will be welcome information to thousands of Democrats who are anxious for an opportunity to hear him speak. We do not believe that there is a hall in Columbia large enough to ac commodate the crowd that will be pres ent to hear him. His fame as an ora tor, apart from the important position be occupied in the most remarkable campaign in the politisai annals of America, guarantees sn immense crowd Ayer's Pills, being composed of the essen- j till virtues of the bes" Tesetab!? aperients, I without any of the woody or fil-.roiis materi" i : whatever, is the reason why they nre so ruiich n:ore effrctivp and valuable than any Other cathartics. The best family phvsic. _*_ ! g gag TU ?! ! J-ILL ' ^ "^?? ?.^."?.1' . g > / J*~rFV^ ? A VETERAN'S STORY. "Several years ago, while in Fort Snelling, Minn., I caught a severe cold, attended with a terrible cough, that allowed me no rest day or night. The doctors after exhaust ing their remedies, pronounced my case hopeless, say ing they could do no more for ine. At this time a bottle of AVER'S Cherry Pectoral was $ sent to me by a friend who urged, me to take it. which 1 did, and soon after] was greatly relieved, and in a. short time was completely cured. I have never had much of a cough since ihat tinte, and 1 firmly believe Ay. r's Cherry Pectoral saved my life." - W. II. Wai:d,S QuimbyAv., Lowell,Mass. Cherry Pectoral Highest Awards at World's Fair. AYER'S PILLS cure Indigestion and Headache [ Chattanooga, Tenu., Dec. 5.?At ! meeting io this city of the State Re ! publican editors association, H Clay ' Evans, ex congressman and probable j member of McKioiey's cabioet,ex-Uoir ! ed Senator Willard Warmer, and Col. H. B. Case, State department com mander, G. A R , delivered incendiary speech, taking as their theme alleged election frauds in Tennessee io Novem ber last, and the pending gubernatorial cootest. Evans charged that scoun drels, who if they had their deserts would be hung to telegraph poles, were appointed officers of election and ad vised northern immigration aod capital not to come south till the ballot was purified. Commander Case was loudly applauded when he said : ''We will get our rights only at the point of our guns." Charleston, Dec. 6 ? The Caso3, the first steamer of the new Charleston aod Liverpool line, arrived here this morn ing. The boat will load at once with cottoo aod pig iron and will sail direct ly to Liverpool. The Une of steamers connecting this port with Europe is an enterprise recently started jointly by che South Carolina and Georgia road, the Georgia road, the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis, the Johnson Steamship company aod the Manches ter ship canal. The new company will be known as the Charleston Shipping comyaoy aod has been chartered under the laws of West Virginia It is pro posed to turn steamers from this city to Liverpool, Manchester aod other Eu ropean points semi monthly. A cargo of cotton and iron is waiting at the waterside for the Casos, aod she will be enabled to clear at once. - IB---+--?-? How to Prevent Pneumonia. At this time of the year a cold is verv eas ily contracted, a:;d if It-it to run i'3 course without the aid of some reiiabie cough medi cine is liante to result in that dread disease, pneumonia. We know of no better remedy to cure h cough or co d lh*ia Chamberlain's Cong!: Remedy. We have osed i: fpiite ez ico8t?i!y and it baa nlw?ys given entire satis faction ?O?HgAh, lud Ter. Chief. Tbii i i the only remed ? tha? ::? known to be a ( ." tain preventivr of pneumonia. Among the m:x:)y thocsards v?ho have used it for r i.is and la g??p??s, we i..-:ve aever yei learned of a single c?r* having resumed ir; pneumonia. Persons who tPive- yvak lungs or have reason to 'ear an ai.-.ck of pacamo nia, should kee;? the remedy at hand. The 25 and 50 cent s:zus for Sale by Dr A.J. China. $500 REWARD. W? will paj the ahove reward for any case of Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Head ache Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver pills, when the directions are strictly com plied with. They are purely Vegetatile, and never fail to give iatisfation. Sugar Coated. Large boxes, 25 cents. Beware of of counter feits and imitations. The genuine manu factured only by The Joe:; C West Compa ny, Chicago, ill. For sale in Sumter by J. F. W. DeLorme. IE*RRIIM'Q FOK EITHER SEX. LC*Pnwjj ^3 This remedy being in : jected directly to the seat of those diseases of the Genito-lL'riaary Organs, requires no change of diet. Core guaranteed in 1 to 3 days. Small plain pack age, by mail, Sl.OO. FqW .ET&JE?Sold only by J. F. W. DeLORUE, Snmter, S. C dr. fel:x le brun'?? Steel ? Panoyroyal Pills J are tho oripin.il and only FKENCH, safe and reliable curo on the market. Price, .$1.00: sent \ by mail. Genuine sold only by J. F. W. DbI.ORME, Snmter, S. C. AN ELEGANT LINE OF ?Toilet Soaps? Fine Extracts and everything for a Ladies' Toilet. -Try our 5c. and 10c. Soaps. Fine Cigars ! Favorite Brands ? Ask for Tokics, Humboldt'* and Esports. None better. DRUGS ! Fresh Drugs Every Week. Prescriptions Careful!// Com pounded Day and Night. B5 DRUGGISTS BSONAG-HAN BLOOK STJMTER, S, C. ORDER FRUIT -FROM TSE SO?THEEI FRUIT CO, Charleston, S. C. And get best value for the money. Orders carefully an?.i prompt ly li lied. W. H.MI?SOX,, vr_ IS JUST AS GOOD FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRRC2 50ctSc Galatia, Ills., Nov. 1G, 1833. Pari3 Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Gentlemen:?We sold last year, COO bottles of GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and have bought three gross already this year. In all our ex perience of 14 years, in the drupe business, have never sold an article that gave such universal satis* ?action as your Tonic. Yours truly, A32?EY, CaRR & CO SOLD?No Cure, No Pay, by A. J. Cbiaa J. F. W. DeLorm.', J. S. Hughson k Co. iTlosiey to JLend ON IMPROVED Farming Lands at 7 per cent, interest per annum Apply to LEE k MOISE, Attorneys. Nov. 11?3m. Sum ter. S C D. M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to all business entrusted to hira. Office on Court House Square, in j El?ndir? office. Beauty Hath Charms and all the charms which beau ty likes best to don are shown in our grand display of fash ionable jewelry for this season. Jewels like these would en hance the charms of the most fascinating belle, and surely no fair one would despise such brilliant aids to her beauty. Like personal loveliness, they conquer admiration on sight ; they score new victories at ev ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina tion. Beauty may now be made ea'.iiy irresistible by a* few judicious purchases from - our display of up to date jew elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician. SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, Oct. 16. WE HAVE OPENED OUR > An linai 9 And it will pay all buyers of CHRISTMAS GOODS to give us a call before purchasing. We Open this Special Department for only one month and sell out everything at a very close profit. Books for X'mas, Books for Children, Books for Everybody. Bound Books by Standard Authors?Regular price 25c. our price 12c. Elegantly Bound Books by Holmes, Abbot, Milton, Goldsmith, Ruekin and others?Regular price 50c, our price 24c Beautiful Bound B:;oks in White and Bine (very pretty). All by standard authors Regular price 75c. Our price 37c, Imitation .Morocco full size S mo. Books. By Hawthorne, Thackeray, Whittier. Longfellow, Dickens, Scott, Tennyson, Lyall, &c. Regular price 50c Special price 29c. All Standard Poetical VTorks/imitation calf. Regular price $1. -Special price 67c Waverly Novels. Sir Walter Scott, 12 volumes. Regular price ?6 50 Our special price ?o 49. 10 vcluraee Thackeray's Works. Regular price ?5 00. Our price ?2.87. Macauley's History of England, 5 volumes. Regular price ?2 50. Spe cial price $1 35. Chatterbox, Oliver Optic, &c, all at reduced prices. DOLLS. Children's Dolls Neatly Dressed 16c. ci .< H it 24c " " Large size Nicely Dressed 49. " " Extra Large Elegantly Dressed 99c. Children's Tea Sets 15c, 35c, 75c. Elegant Dresden China Vaees, Urns.Pictuies, &c. &C, at these prices? 17c, 19c, 27c, 63c, 89c, 98c, $1 23, which are just one-half the regular prices. CHI-TSr A WAEE. We have an entirely new assortment of Fancy Chinaware in Fancy Cups, Cups and Saucers. Fancy Plates, &c, &e, all suitable for holiday presents. We also have a fine assortment of Perfumery, Albums, ?c, suitable for holiday presents All these are separate from our regular line of goods, in which we are offering special figures. Cloaks and (Japes are going at prices usually made afier Xmas. We don't wait unti! everyone is supplied before cutting prices, but let them go now. Overcoats the same way. We expected have a severe winter and bought a large stock cl Overcoats. They must go if price will make them. Children's Overcoats left ?rom Bankrupt Stock at 75c, ?1, $1 25, ?1.50, ?2 and $3. All these bargains and many more can be had if you will give us a call. Youts fur business, Sumter, S. ? *w och a fKs\ e? fSb BOB ai 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. SIATE AGENTS FOP. SALE OF Wholesale Stoves, ri irti- . \? laware irmsmrj Goods, ii IM?! ; V.: Wa /< ra ?fe? I ; 3 Heater: ^%3 3 V 200 different styles of Cooking aoi Heating Stcver. Also Oil Cookers and Heater e want the leading merchant in every town in the State to sell our linee o es. We guarantee full protection in his territory to each agent we appoin. ot sold in your town send direct to os for cuts and prices. 1 ct 27.