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WOW IS THE TIME TO ENLIST AiWONGST OUR MANY REGULAR CUSTOMERS. We axe prepared for war of any kind, inasmuch as our stock is well selected, and bought at the very closest figures. We can not perform wonders or miracles and don't claim to be able to do so, bat we can and do give better value for your money, than any concern doing business in this State. Don't ex? pect something for nothing, you can't get it Here are a few of the many bona fide bargains we are offering :] ^ One lot Lisse Organdie, worth 15c They are here m XL . TX-, . -, ?TT TTS! LaWnS. EtC. ?t 12ic . j % , UlOtlling and Jb UrniSn- A special assortment of Youth's OXJ-I-QLO* ,uwvvuo) v " at i??c -And on sale everyday now- ? G K0 . io c -, tU . M . One lot 300 yards, plaid Lawns, A special lot of figured Linen . J J inn-fl?^r+TYi^T ?Qlt8? 13 ^ 19-Snits that soldat One lot striped a?d checked Wash worth 7c at 5c Crash, specially suited to outing and The NewLlIie30I Slip- mg UeparXmeUI. $6, ?6.25. ?6 50 and $7 50-your Silks, al 17c ? One lot plaid and striped Lawns, bicycle soils, worth 12|c at 8Jc peTS * , *A sn \i ? ll . ? choice afc $5 One lot fancy Silks, regular 40c worth 10c at 7fc One small lot of Zephyr Suitings, To wh:cb we calle(1 your attention. We ,Jh/a?V?^ au wool 0Mldrpn WaRb gQ?U ^ ?0 85 goods at 29c - One lot extra fine plaid lawns, worth 12|c at 9c have closed out all of cor original stock and "gm spring * uus at $4.s< *1 and ?1 35 each One lot fancy Silks, regular 50c worth 18c at 13Je n . - ^ " . n now have an entire new etock of 2 lots our $8 00 Men's all woo! * V . _ , good? at 39c One lot Guipere Lace Organdie, Special From our Hosiery Depart- SLIPPERS AND OXFORDS light spring Suits at $6.49 A special lot of Men's Negligee One lot plain Taffeta Silks, price worth 8c at 5|c menL in black, and all abides of Chocolate, Ta?, A^CA" , " "? J Snirts with detached cuffs, 50c 75cat62c v One lot Molino Organdie, worth Our fine 35c, 3 pair for $1, fine tan Plain and Fancv vesnng tops 4 ?ots our $12 50 Men^s all wool j 0ne ,ot of , $1 ^ ^ 10c at 7c and black Hose at 25c ^ P*ir Jr,? *UAraDteed h?ht flPnnS Suits at S10 Crash Hals, 50c * We are selling 150 proof Kerosene Oil at 10c per gallon. T RTTTENBERGr & SONS. J. RYTTENB EEG- & SO"N~S, . &|t ?a??|maK at? So??i|tm ^WEDNESDAY, MAY ll, 1888. . The Sumter Watchman was toundep hi 1850 aud the True South-on in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has he combined circulation and influence tf both of the old papers, sind is mani? festly the best advertising medium is Sumter Soldiers Ordered to Tampa. Late Orders from the War Department Yesterday. Yesterday was an even ti cl one with oar volunteer soldiery. The orders from the War Department on Monday were to the effect that the South Caro? lina troops weald be pent to Chicks manga, or rather that the first battalion thoroughly organized weald be. Yesterday different ordere were re* oeived and these latter smack mach of war and Coba. The orders were re* . eereed by Governor hierbe shortly be? fore noon, yesterday and came io the shape of a telegram from the War De Apartment. The message was as follows : ..Referring to my telegram of May 7, you are informed that Owing to changed conditions the destination of troops of yoar State mentioned therein bas been change from Camp George ? - K Themas, Georgia', to Tampa, Flori ? di, and will be sent there provided , your troops are uniformed, armed and , equipped for service. , "R ?. ALGBR, ( "Ssoretary of War." e When this change got noised abroad , there was much sp?culation among { the troops aa to what companies wonk! j t form toe battalion to be sent to the I < front AU agreed that the ohange ! j meant that part of the Carolina sol-j j dier's would be ioeladed in the army | < of invasion, and be it said ta the i eternal credit of every officer and man j m the three camps, that they are ail , anxious to be io ol oded in that 5 rat bat ? talion By common eoosent the battalion tb-tt trill go to Tampa and probably , from that, place to Coba is now spoken , of aa the "First Battalion." It may rank as first, second or third io the < official military cc&ie. when the bat- , talions are really made op, but it is first io importance at present and thereby secares its name. Who will command this battalion and what companies will compose it are the, qatstions on every lip Lieut Colonel Tillman and all three majors are aoiioae for the honor, and friend? cf ali the officers will bustle to secure the appointment for their favorite. The appointment of both command and troops to this battalion rests abso? lutely with Governor E'lerbe aod be is as silent as the sphyox on the subject. He ie quietly waiting for the companies to be mastered io before saying a word on the subject; as the battalion is wanted as soon aa possible it is reason? able to suppose hat the first four com? panies mastered in will receive the honor. The Abbeville volunteers are now ready. The Catawba Rifias lacks bat a few men and are only waiting to hare new recruits examined to secure a foll oomplemeot. Recruiting offre s are oat from all companies working like beavers and it will be a race for the honor.-Colombia Register, May ll. Prince Bismarck's son-in-law, Count Raotzau, bas been sentenced to a fine of 50 marks, or 10 days* imprisonment, with costs, for insulting Herr Brnos, a Hamburg newspaper correspondent. Ho answered the latter's inquiry after Prince Bismark's health with the words "Get ont. It's not my business to ans? wer the questions of every vagabond peony. a-Une r. ''-Angosta Cbronide. ?. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. For the Week Ending Monday; May 9, 1898. COLUMBIA, S C , May 10. The warmest weather of the carrent season occurred during the week with a maximum temperature of 99 on the 4th at GiliisQQville, while over the State generally the temperature rose above 90 on the 3d, 4;h, 5tb, with cor? respondingly high night temperatures, bot daring the afternoon and night of i the 6:h the temperature fell rapidly reaching a minimum of 30 oo the morning of the 7th at Spartanburg. The rest of the week remained cool The average temperature deduced from 44 weekly means was 70, and the normal for the sam : period is ap? proximately 69. Light frost was I noted on the morning of the 7th and 5th at various place in the northwestern j soonties, but in no instance was the i frost heavy enough to destroy vegeta- '< ;ioo. * i The rainfall for the week was con- '. lined to the 6th, on wbioh date thuo- i ier showers occurred over the entire i State, having been heaviest to tbe 1 mrthward of the Santee river. The 1 ?aiofall was light, and. in many plaees 1 here was none, over the northern and vestern counties and tn the southeast- | >ro group of counties. Io the latter j lection the ground is very dry and rain i voa ld prove beneficial, while over the ipper counties rain is needed to soften I be surface, as the ground is badly 1 ?rosten*( making it difficult for sprout- ; ng plaots to come op. Forty-four < places reported rainfall measurements i )f wbioh 31 were less than half an i inch and bat three of more than ooe < inch. The average of all measure? ments was C 42 and the normal for the ? ?ame period is*about 0.78 inch. < There was a large percentage of j bright suDshioe averaging 83 per cent, j of the possible, and on two days only did any cloudiness prevail. High winds, atraioiog to almost < tornadic force io Orangeborg, Flor? ence, Clarendon, Lexington aod Horry counties, prevailed on the 6;b, doing considerate iojury to fruit trees, fences, and ia some instances to buildings, and the ooid, high winds on the following days bad a damag? ing effect on cotton, corn ana to? bacco. The first portion of the week with its high temperature, light winds aod bright sunshine, was extremely favor able to growth and made a toticeabie improvement ia the appearance of field crops generally. Daring this time the farm work made rapid progress. The latter portion of the week, however, was below the aotive growing temperature for some or the principal crops cultivated io this state, for iostanoe oottoo wbioh will not grow or thrive under 55 degrees. Corn bas improved geoeraliy al though its condition is extremely varied and in bu* few places entirely satisfac? tory. Stands in m ?ny pisces are very irregular owiog to replautiog, and cut worms have destroyed stands io many places. Early corn on sandy ?ands i? doing fairly well. In the western COUQties a considerable area remains to be planted, while io York couoty fields J planted to oottoo and wbioh failed to come up to satisfactory stands have been plowed over aod planted to corn. Corn that is up has received ita first i and second cultivation The cool ' weather recently has given it a yellow cast. Cotton did fairly well during first of the week, especially on ea soils where it is up to fine stands ic the more easterly counties is ing cultivated and chopped ont. stiff lands the surface is so crue and baked that cotton' cannot cc up readily The recent cool weat gave cotton a severe set back aq< number of correspondents repon the plants dying Fields are repc ed grassy in Edge:5eld and Kerena Probably more than the usual arnot of replanting is necessary, as wh fields are being replowed and planted Planting is not entin finished, but the area yet to plant small and confined principally to t upper portions of the State, althouj planting Sea Island cotton still co tin u es The region devoted to tl variety bas been too dry for its be development Reports on wheat continue fr vor ble except that rust has developed a slight extent in Anderson, Greei ville, Lexington, Newberry, Laurel and Spartanbnrg counties. Wheat heading, but the straw is short. ?s oats near maturity the proi pects for a full crop diminish in man sections, although over tho northeast ern, northern and western counties il condition continues very promising in Bamberg and B am well counties 9y has attaked oats, while over th southeastern counties generally it ba been too dry. Oats are beading witl the straw short. Spring oats ar? looking fine Some rice is still being planted an< the stand, color and -general condi ;ion of this crop has shown market: improvement during the week Transplanting (tobacco ie being rushed to completion Th* weathei sas, on the whole, been too cool foi young plants to grow well, but thie ?rop bas received oo serious set back, although in some places cut worms ind grasshoppers damaged it more Dr less. Sweet potato sets are being trans? planted, but not as yet to any great pxteut Draws are not very plenti? ful. Irish potatoes appear to be do? ing finely, except in Charleston and Beaufort counties, where they will ?ot yield more than one fonrth of a crop Melons have not shown much, if any, improvement and have not made satisfactory growth, except in Wil? liamsburg county, where the vines are growing nicely. Fruit prospects vary greatly throughout ?he State, being exceed ing promising in places while in other places there will be none. Pears appear to be dropping badly and do? ing poorly Peaches give promise of a fair average crop generally, and in Greeuwood county the trees are over loaded. The winds of the tveek shook much fruit off the trees, al? though it is thought to the advantage of the fruit remaining on the trees. The crop of wild berries promises to be quite plentiful Gardens are backward but are looking well and yielding seasonable vegetab'es in abundance Large shipments of garden truck and berries continue from the Charles? ton, Williamsburg and Florence truck raising districts Chinch bugs have made their ap? pearance on all grains in Chester and York counties in those sections where they did so much damage dur? ing 1897. Another Case of Bheumarisin Cured by Chamberlain's Pam Balm. ii 9 900 WAS vflicted wi;b rbeum*ii?rn which contracted his r< g ht limn until ba r.as unable to walk A tier using one aod a naif bottles of Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was abl? to b;a>>out a?ain lean heartily re? commend it io pereons ^-dering from rheu? matic.-JOHN SNIDER, Free?!. Calhoun Co., W. Va. For sale by A. J. China. Dispensary is Saved. Tho Supreme Court Reversed Judge Simon ton Friends of the dispensary are jobi laor, aod its opponents are correspond? ingly sad The o?ase of these different emotions is a decision from the Sapreme Coart of the Ucited States Tuesday io the famous Vac der cook case. The first news of the decision was the foiiowiog telegram, received short iy after noon : WASHINGION, May 9. 1898 Governor W. fl. Ellerbe, Columbia, S C The Supreme Court reverses Simon ton io Vaoderoook case Knocks our the inspection of liquor brought io for private ase. Dispensary vis oo too, and you can suppress the blind tigers and o. p men without farther molesta? tion by iojanotioo. Congratulations. B R. TILLMAN A reporter for The Register called at the Attorney General's ofiice to in? quire as to the effect of the decision on the presant lav:' Judge Townsend was in the office and expressed bim self as highly pleased. He said that the main question involved was that ooooerciog the original package ageors The decision does not permit of these agencies any longer. No foreign liquor dealer can oow store whiskey in this State and sell it ont a? the origi? nal package people have been do? ng. Any foreigo firm oan send an ?gent or drummer into this State aod ?el 1 to any citizen for private ose, bet jan not sell whiskey to be resold w?b o the borders of Sooth Carolina. The >art of the Simooloo decidion eustt>i> >d makes no material difference with he operation of the dispensary, for o only ?ffeo?s whiskey- for private ise. Mr. Maneke closed as soon as be rr ieiv>d the new* By Associate ! Press The Register las received the following condensa ion of the decision : Washington, May 9 -In the Uoited States Supreme Coart to-day the Sooth Jarolioa liquor hw was again made be subject of a deoisioo which was landed down by Justice White The State dispensary law having been tmended since the recent decisions molding it invalid, to-day's decision ieals with the new law. This law at empted to elim nate the feature of :he old law discriminating against nher States in the shipment of liquor j J o individu?is fer their own use in | j 3outh Carolina, bat while this io bibi :ion was eliminated aod the privilege restored in the new law it was accom? panied with conditions of inspection ?hieb it was claimed stiM amounted to discrimination The court in to-day's decision accepted this view ot the ?at<e, holding that the inspection pre? vision of the law was tantamount to a deoial of the right of interstate com? merce and therefore antagonistic to the constitution of the United States The court held, however, that the por? tion cf the law regulating the na le of original paokages within the State was valid The decision was rendered io the case of Vance and Scott vs. the Vaoderoook Company of California. The decision io the United States Cir? cuit Court for South Caroiioa was io favor of the California oompany. The opinion rendered to day bad the effect of iffi;miag this opinion io part aDd reversing it in parr, aod the case was remanded with instructions to proceed accordingly Chief Justice Fuller aod Justices Sh iras and MeKeooa dissented as io the portion of the opinion reversiog any part of the decision of the court below. They took the position that the law io its entirety is in violation of the constitution, aod that the opinion antagonistic to it should be sustained The court re?ersed the opinion of the cirouit court for South Carolina in \ the case dealing with the seizure cf liquors shipped iato South Carolina by j Vandsroook & Company, on tho ground ; that the court bad no jurisdiction. Senator Tillman, the author of the , dispensary law, fays 'bat th? part that is rf??"?^d by tho Supreme Court will not affect rbe wo-kings of the law and that tho point sustained is sufficient. He hb? already secured the psssage of a bill in the Senate to meet the ob? jections wbioh thc former decision rendered' iovalie. but says that it will not be necessary under the decision to? day to have the bill pass the House. Wheat Supplies at Low Ebb. The statistical position of wheat at the present time is a most interesting one Even ?he most cursory exami? nation of the figures of supplies, alike in this country and Europe, will show the shortsightedness of those who credit the recent sharp advance in prices of this staple to the fear of interruption of shipment from this country, which is at present and for fully a year past has been the deter mining factor in the wheat trade of the world Just how critical the position is now is well brought out by the figure of stocks held in this country and abroad on May 1, tele? graphed and cabled to Bradstreet's The ?tock of wheat in this coun? try and Canada on May 1 was 34, 090,000 bushels, the smallest total held at that date for ten yearn past, 17,000,000 bushels smaller than one year ago, over 49,000,000 bonnels smaller than at. that date in 1896, 56, 000,000 bushels smaller than in 1895, and 65.000,000 bushels smaller than on May 1, 1893 Both east and west of the Rocky mountains in this country and Cana ia. it will be seen, the stocks of wheat have reached extremely low points, and the date when new crop wheat may be expected to be availa? ble in any quantity is still months iway The available supply, it might je observed, decreased in this coun? ty and Canada over 10.000,000 busb ;la during April, the heaviest falling )ff shown in any month for a Tong ime past When cognizance is taken of Eu? opean supplies, the situation is like vise found to be an extremely inter? esting one. The total combined stock on May 1 leid in thia country, Canada, Europe ind afloat, is shown to be only 100, 80,000 bushels, smaller by 7.000, 100 bushels than a year ago, 46,000, 100 bushels smaller than two years ?go and 72,000,000 bushels smaller han in 1895 An approximation of the world's risible supply abotm a decrease dor ng April of 13,377 000 bushels as igainst a decrease of 5.789,000 bush ils in March. 7 667.000 bushels in february, and 4,711,000 bushels in lanuary The decrease in April, urthermore, beside heavily exceed ng the decreases in recently preced ng months, compares with decreases >f 15,178,000 bushels in April a year igo, and of 16,582.000 bushels in ipril. 1896, or nearly as large a fall ng off as occuned in years when he larger volumes of supplies made be decreases shown appear smaller >y comparison. With the above Satieties in mind the present excited ?tate of the wheat market may be >asly understodo even when the pos? sibilities of large returns from crops low growing are considered. As has )e frequently pointed out hereto fore, the aggressive strength of the narket is largely centered in the nore immediate positions-Brad beet's I bave been a sufferer from ch'onic diar .bo*?a ever since the war and b-ve used all iinds or medici?n for it- At U?< T found >ne remedy that b?s bee . a success ? 8 a corp, ?nd ?hat ip Chamberlain's Colic Oolera ar d Diarrhoea Kerned v. -P E. GRISHAM, Gaars Mille, La. For sale *f A. J.China I Pitts' I fl Carminative I I ?I I Aids Digestion, ^ X Regulates thc Bowels, J fl Cures Cholera Infantile, *j? I Cholera Morbus, \yj $ Diarrhoea, Dysentery, h & Teething Children, | i5 And all diseases of the Stomach. j| & and Bowels. It is pleasant ??/ to ?be taste and <f? 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May 9.-The steamer Gussie, one of the Mallory Liae of boats chartered by the government for use as & transport, wiil pail for Cuba before mernie?, loaded with arms, am munition and supplies furnished by tie Uoited S-ates eovernment fer the use of the Coban insurgents A company of one hundred Upited State? troops from the First regimen* of iofaotry will accompany the expedition and aid io guarding the landing of the valuable cargo on the coast of Cuba, aod will, if necessary, penetrate io?o the interior far enoogb to place the sepplies io the hands of the insurgents The exped?* lion will be io charge of Captain J. H.. Dorst, General Miles5 aided, ?bo bas jost returned from Coba The Gussie bas oo board between six and seven thousand Springfield rifles, about 200, 000 rounds of ammunition aod several hundred boxes of provisions, consisting principally of canoed meats and hard? tack Toe utmost secrecy U maintain* ed regarding the point of landing, bat in view of Captain Dorst's reeent laod iog near Havana where be communi? cated with th? insurgent leader, Gen? eral Delgado, it in believed that the tx pedition will be beaded for a point not far from Havana The Gussie bad mounted oo her forward deck to-day a ooe.pounder rapid-fire gun for proteo tico It is onderstsod, however, that she will be met at some point noe far from Key West by a ponboat from, the American blockading rqnadron and es oorted to the designed landing place. A Strong Fortif ication* Fortify the body against disease by Tutt s Liver Pills, an abso? lute cure for sick headache, dys? pepsia, sour stomach, malaria, constipation, jaundice, bilious? ness and all kindred troubles. "The FlpWheel of Ufe55 Dr. Tutt; Your Liver Pills are the fly-wheel of life. I shall ever be prateful for the accident that broughtthemtomy notice.I feel as if I hada new lease of life. J. Fairleigh, Platte Cannon, Col. Tuttis Liver Pills TO! 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 easj' terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. TH. B. JRANJMLE, Manager, Sumter Music House. SUMTER, S. C. THINK OF IT ! There isn't a weak point aojwhere about the r They are a perfect example of Piano-build? ing, ?nd the pnces are right. 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