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LEE COUNTY. TWO IMPORTANT RUL? INGS IN THE CASE. Will Proabaly Be Several Weeks Before a Decision is Ken cered. BK? _ . ." y Two orders were received yester? day afternoon from Chief Justice Mc? iver by Clerk Brooks of the supreme court ?o the case of Lee county, which was argued before the court OD the 2d instant, and which wii! be of special interest to all those both for and against the new eounty One of the isaacs at question was whether the referee should take testi raoney aa to the real result of the election, or whether the result as as* certaiced sud reported by the com missioners cf election should be the oiiiy fads referred to the referee. The court held the latter, which was one of the contentions of those opposing Lee county. It looks now as though the su? preme court would decide against the legality of the new county, if the referee should report that two thirds of the votes in Darlington county were not in favor of Lee county, as reported by the commissioners of election for Darlington The following are the papers filed yesterday by Chief Justice . Mci ver A final decision in the who?e matter ^js not liketfy to be rendered before the court meets in regular session at the November term : The State of South Carolina, in the Supreme Court, April Term. 1898 R J. K. Segars, Jr , and Others, vs. J. L Parrott and Others ||r The circuit judges having been called to the assistance of the su? preme court for the purpose of de? termining what itsoes of fact pre seated by the pleadings should be referred to a referee for hie determi? nation, and having this day appeared Tn response io the call of the chief justice, the court, thus constituted, proceeded to the hearing of the mat ter tfcus referred to it After hearing the argument of counsel and after full conference, the majority of the court as thus consti? tuted reached the conclusion thal the only issues of fact which should be referred to the referee are the follow? ing, viz : First Whether the board of com? missioners of election for Darlington county certified the result of the election held in those portions of said county proposed to be cut off for the parp?se of forming the pro posed new county of Lee, under the order of his excellency, the govern? or, in tabulated statement of the vote at each precinct, and transmitted the I same to the secretary of state Second. If so, whether it appears from such statement that two-thirds of those voting at such election were in favor of tne establishment of Lee county. The reasons for this conclusion will be stated in an opinion which will hereafter be prepared and filed. HENRY M ci VER.. Chief Justice. 2d August, 1898 i The State of South Carolina, in the Supreme Court, April Term, 1898.-J R Segars. J r , and oth? ers, vs J. L Parrot and others The court composed cf the four justices of the supreme court and seven of the circuit judges, organ ized under the provisions of Sec 12 of Art V. of the constitution, for the purpose of determining what issues of fact, presented by the pleadings, should be referred to a referee for his determination, assem bled this day in the supreme court room at Columbia A majority of the court, as thus constituted, having reached the con elusion, expressed in an order of this date, that the only issues of fact necessary to be referred to a referee, were, First Whether the board of com? missioners of ejection for Darlington county certified the result oi the election held in those portions of said county proposed to be cut off for the purpose of forming the pro posed new county of Lee, under the order of his excellency, the governor, in tabulated statement of the vote of each precinct, and transmitted the same to the secretary of state Second If so, whether it appears from such statement that two thirds of those voting at such election were in favor of the establishment of Lee county. In accordance with this conclusion, it is ordered that Joseph F. Rhame, Esq., be, and he is hereby, appointed referee to bear and determine the issues of fact above stated ; and that he do report bis findings to the su preme court on or before the first day of the next term of said coutt. HENRY MC IV ER, Chief Justice. 2d August, 1898. Tne Chief Burgess of Mi'esburg, Pa , says D?W??'3 little E*rly Risers ?re the best pilla be fv-r astd io b's Ucn\j -.luring forty years f housekeeping. They curt* constipation, ;ck Headache and storcncbanl liver tro'?t/?tr?. So?i! ia BtZS but g.?r*t ..i re?uit9 Hugrhson-.. '?o'? Co. Sommer prices for photograph's .during the est 30 ?ayo *. ?v shara's Gallery. 6-2? Longstreet OD Shatter. Among those who have commented on Shatter's management of the San? tiago campaign is Gee. James Long? street While in Chicago Tuesday he was interviewed on the conduct af the war with Spain. He declared that disaster to the American arms, similar in some re? spects to Napoleon's experience at Moscow, was averted at Santiago only by some lucky accident "It's certaiu that eomebody blun dered," he remarked, "and I believe tbe blunderer was Gen. Shafter. lt might have gone hard with Shatter's men if Admiral Cervera bad been al? lowed to follow bis own judgment and remain in Santiago harbor to co? operate with ?be Spanish land forces in an engagement with the Ameri? cans 1 even believe our land forces would have been repulsed "Chance circumstances alone such aa lack of food and confidence among the Spaniards, decreed that the fate of our men should not be as I have described If a city is to be carried by storm it is indispensable that the assailants have sufficient strength. The advance of Shaffer's army on Santiago - was iii considered from nearly all points of view The con duct of the troops was admirable and little less than heroic than the action of Pickett's troops s?t Gettysburg or of Meagher s brigade at Fredericks burg, The Rough Riders' fame ought to be secure They charged on foot instead of horseback, bot otherwise they are typss of the heroes of Bal? aklava '' Gen Longstreet said that it might have been prolonged for many months if Shafter had sustained even a tem porary reverse at Santiago He re? marked that, while there is no adequate parallel between the struggle of the Civil war and the combat with Spain, be recognized that the recent feats of naval warfare under Dewey aud Schley have never been surpassed for dash and brilliancy. He criticised little save the Santiago campaign He spoke in commendation of Gen Miles' campaign in Porto Rico, and said it was his firm belief that Miles is a field tactician and stiategist of great ability. The veteran, who is a Republican in politics, declared he is tin co rn promising y opposed to a policy of conquest or imperialism * for this na tion, laughingly remarking that hie detestation of conquest may be "a legacy io the blood" acquired daring his early affiliation with the Demo? cratic party. He termed the im peri al ist ic tendency as un-American and unwise, besides being of doubt? ful philanthropy and suggestive of a desire to break world pledges "Peace with honor might be ob taioed through conquest," he said, ''but would be honor rooted in dis? honor." Freedom fdr Cuba, a reasonable war indemnity and half a dozen coal? ing stations throughout the East aod West Indies, are favored by Gen Longstreet as the terms of peace for Spain. Sale of the O. H. and C. Tbe sale of the Ohio hiver and Charleston Railroad took place ac Ma rion , N. C . last Monday, as per ad? vertisement, and thc property was bid io by Samuel Hunt, presiden', for $89,000. Exactly as to the meaning of the sale the Enquirer is anable to give in? formation. The reporter has heard a story, however, to the effect that it was for the purpose of settliog the diff?r eocs between the bondholders who wete io favor of completing the read to the Tennessee line and those whu were not disposed to risk any more money on the undertaking. President Hunt i? uoder?to<>d to be the representativo of the progressive el? ement, and the saie. therefore, proba bly means that the imo will be extend? ed os iedicated. We are advised that the management of the property will continoe as heretofore, at least tor the present.-Yorkviile Enquirer. The Santiago Immunes. Savannah, Ga., August 5 -The Third and Fifth regiments, Uooited States volunteers, the so-called immune regiments and possibly one other, will leave Sa7aooab Sunday or Monday oo the Minocwaska, Leona and Rio Grande tor Santiago The transports left Nsw York Thurs? day and one or more are expected io arrive here Saturday. The third regiment, commaoded by Col. Patcick H. Ray, which bas been io camp at Macon, Ga , will leave there Saturday night, arriving here th? next morning. The Fifth regiment at Columbus, Miss , is expected to arrive Sunday night or Monday morning. Savannah furnished nearly a full company to tho Third regiment, and the rutfu are ready and aoxiou* tu get into the field Tbeie is DD protest bere against the regiment gotng to San? tiago, and tbe helier is ihat tbe protest from Atlanta does not expr?s- the sen ciment of the regiment a- a whole In 1897 the wheat production of the world was 2,214,030,000 bushels. o? which the United States raised 530, 000 000. France 251.000,000. Au? tru 133.000,000. Folks That Croak. When you hear a man say, what eUe could you expect iu "thia town7* with an accent on the word this, then set h m down as a croaker. Some men say, oh, I never saw the like ! anywhere else save in "this town,'* with the accent on "this town/' then set him down for a man who is a drag on everything he touches. "This town" is too good for him ; he had better move away. Tbe folio wing poem was written for just such peo j pie : i Ooce. on th? Ridge of A pleasant pool. ! TJader the Dank where 'twas dark aod cool, j *Vbere boshes over tbe wa'er hung, And ro9bes nodded and grasses swung, Jest where the crick fl>wed oater tbe 002, There Imd a grumpy and mean ole frog, Who'd se< al! day ia tbe mad and soak, And jest dj nothing but croak and croak. i I T-ll a blackbird hollered, "I say, yer know ! What is the matter there below ? *re yoa in trouble, er pain, er what ?" The frog sez, "Mine is a orfol lot ; Notbia' bot mud and dirt and slime Ker me fer took at jest all tbe >ime ; It's a dirty world !" PO tbe ole fool 3- oke, "Caoakity-croakity-croakity-croak !" ''But yer iookin' down !" the blackbird siid ; '.Look at toe blossoms overhead, Look at the lovely summer skies, Look ai tbe tees and tbe butte:?: es : Look up, old fe!.ow. Wbv, bless ?er soul I Yer lookiu' down in a mu3' rai hole." Bat sui!, with a gurglin' sob and choke, The t?lt?m?d old critter would only croak. And a W?S? old turtle, wbo boarded o?ar, Sez ter the r,,ackbird, "Frie d s?e here ; Don't shed no tears over bim, fer he Is low do*Q j'St 'cause he likes ter oe ; He's one er mern kind er chumps that's glad Ter he so mis'rable-like a?d sad ; I'll tell yer soraethin that ain't no joke : ?o?'t waste 3 er sorrow on folks that croaK" - Monongahela Valley (Pa ) Republican. Pate of Spanish Officers. Madrid, August 4-5 30 p m - An official dispatch from San Juan de Potto Rico says that Col San Martin, who was in command of tbe Spanish garrison at Ponce, has been court martialed and shot for abandon, ing the place without resistance i Lieut Col. Puiz, the second in com j maud, committed suicide DARING BANK ROBBERY. RtchUnd. Mich . Augu?? 5.-G ne of the moM daring and successful baok robberies ever perpetrated in Miohigan was carried out last nigbt According to witoes.se?. the gang waa oom posed <>f ?ix meo who came to town 00 a bsod car. Four were placed 00 guard outside the Union baok, which is a small wooden building. Tbree charges of dynamite were ex plod ed before the robbers got at the moo ey aod escaped Tbe back is owned by N 8. Whitney and P H. Gilkfy Tbey say that the los? ia between $6, OOO aod $7,000, mostly farmers de posits. An Enterprising Druggist. There are lew men more wide awake and en? terprising than J. F. W. DeLorme, who ?pare no pains to secure the best of everything in their line for their many castowers. They now h.-ive tbe valuable agency for Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. This is the wonderful remedy that is producing sucn a farer all over the country l>y its many startling cures It abrolurely cur-s Astnma, Bronchitis. Biar?eness and all affections o? the Thioiif, Chest an<i Lungs. Call at above dng stormi and get ?1 trial bottle free or a regular size for 50 cents ?mi $1. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded 5 There i.-n't a weak point anywhere about the White dewing Machine-M. r<. Riedle sal s tbeu:. Cost or Elephants. It is somewhat interesting to compare the weights carried by elephants in the tin producing districts of the Malay peninsula with those used in the long journeys and mountainous country of the Lao states. In the peninsula the distances are seldom more than at most three or four days' march, and the ele? phant is expected to carry as much as 900 or 1,000 pounds, besides his mahout and howdah. The latter is often a mere brace of panniers slung together so as to rest one ou each side of the backbone and covered sometimes with a lieht barrel roof of bark. A good tusker car? rying 9 j-? hundred weight will fetch about ?56, and a female which can bear eight hundredweight is worth about ! ?45. I In the Lao states, where journeys of | ten days or three weeks are frequent, i the average weight hardly exceeds 300 pounds, or one-third of what is usual iu the peninsula. The prices in various parts of the country vary considerably. When wo were cn the Me Kawng and in Muang Nan in 1S98, a good tusker could be had for ?32 and a female for ?24. At Chieng Mai, where good teak hauling elephants are in great demand, a tusker may fetch ?150 and a female anything from ?00 to ?100, ac_>ordiug to her strength and ability.-Geograph? ical JouruaL Consistent. They tell a story to the effect that wheu the Society Fur thu Prevention of Cruelty to Animals proposed to estab? lish a branch iu a leading city of Spain the municipal body courteously accept? ed the proposai and offered to hold ? grand bullfight at once to furnish the funds.-Troy Times. As early as 1612 the Trench began to advertise in a paper called the Petites Affiches, and ten years later thu firs; bona fide attempt at printing a newspa? per was made in Loudon. Among tho very earliest mercantile advertisements to appear in England was ono advertis? ing the sale of r--a. lr appeared iu Tr. -- Mercadas Politicns. BUCKLEN's ARNICA SALVE. | The beat Salve in the world for OutJ I Brui-ese. S?r;-s, Ulcers.Salt Rheum. F*ver Sore Totter, Chapped Han dd, Chilblains, Co ms and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cure Pile or no pay required It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re v ded price 25 ct?nt? (?er bor. F>r <a;.) ?; Dr J Ft v* ? I.orm? 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We aie now offering VICTOR bicvcles at price* lower than ev^r before Tbe*e ?re borne Victors, but bloodless ones, like we hope ail of ours wilt * io the field Oar Bicycle Repair Shop is also io a condi? tio;, to tuckie an? job from the easiest to the most difficult Other repairing and odd job3 a'ao done IT voa should happen to oeed some of the very best grade gasoline, eil! oo us as we al wit s keep same oo band We are Yours, Determined'to piesse, j Jenkins Brothers, "THE OVER-ALL KIDS" Next door to Express office, Sumter, S C. WAR! WAR! WAR! But the "White" is vitcori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars up We have a few machines that are slightly used that we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on eas}* terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. M. B. BASOLE, Manager, Sumter Music House. SUMTER. S. C. 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