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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1888. The Sumter Watchman wau loundeu Hf tn 1850 s-ud the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the co m bi oed circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani ? fesfcly the best advertising medium in Sam ter. ?KBOBIBBBnMnMnnnBKaBIIBMBB " t mmmmmmmE Tbe special primary held yesterday by order of the State executive com mittee to nominate a senator for this county paused off without trouble or unusual excitement, although intense interest in tbe result was felt by every Democrat in the county. The large vote polled is proof of the in* that waa aroused, for it is a difficult matter to get the vote mt in a third primary at this season tbe year when everybody is more lily engaged than at any other te during tbe twelve months. The ly incident of the election that is be deplored by all members of the was tbe attempt to commit fraud the Earle box. Tbe managers at precinct reported that there were sames on the poll list and that the box was opened 104 bal were found ; they therefore did not tabulate ?he vokes for the candi dates? but sealed the box to be turn ed overt tbe executive committee This is a most serious charge and it should be thoroughly investigated by tbe executive committee. The mat ter shoald be sifted to the bottom and tbe party or parties who are guilty of ibis outrageous fraud should be prosecuted to fbe fullest extent of tbs law. It is not a mat ter to be overlooked or disregarded y and the executive committee cannot l^: afford to pass it over. It is true that BpBarle box can be thrown cut without altering tbe result of ?he election, but this is a mere circumstance and has no bearing on the case-fraud was committed and those who are guilty hoped and intended to alter the bon est result and they should be pun isbed as severely as the law permits. 31r. Manning bas bees nominated >y a urge, and decid ad majority over Mr. Moses and there is nour no room to doubt that be is the ohoioe of the d?m? et f the county Tba next Seca? rrona Sumter Cjnniy is a man who honored and respected by ali who know bim and the interests of the toty will be safe io bia bands; and now that the contest within zbe party bas been ended by tba nomination of Mr. Manning be shoald bave the cor? dial support of the eotire party. A party contest aboold not be carried be? yond tbe primary and it ia tbe duty of ali democrats, tbe opponents as well as the supporters of the -accessfal candi date, to recog cria3 him as the represen? tative of tbe eotire party ana to uphold bim so ?veg as be sbaU remain io c?ce. We are satisfied that Mr. Manning will discbarge bia fall dary aod will be tbe representative of the county as a whole and not tba partisan of bis per? sonal friends and supporters : those wbo think or oharge otherwise do not know the mao As we have said above, tbe io teres ts of the county will be safe io Mr Manning's hands and the eooety will bave a representative io tbe Senate who will be honored and respected by bis colleagues. New Book Free. A valuable book giving complete informa? tion bow I soccesefatly care consumption and other lang diseases will be seat free to tbe readers of thia paper, ?iddresa Or. ?artz, A., Inter Ocean Bldg., Chicago, III. Aog 24-6m Farmers, Break tbe Buggy Monop? oly. It is claimed that for years boggy manu? facturers have secured exorbitant price? for their goods, but recen dy, through the com? bined assistance of the farmers of Iowa, Illi? nois and other States, Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago, have got tbe price of open bog? gies down to $18.50; top baggies, $22.75 ; top sorries, $43.15 tad upwards, aod they are shipping them in immens* numbers direct to farmers in every state. They send an im? mense Buggs Catalogue free, postpaid, to any one who asks for it. This certainly is a big victory for the fanner, bot a severs blow to the carriage m an ti fae tu re rs and dealers. Aug 24-Sinos, WASHINGTON LETTER. Washington, Oct IO - Lawyers for the defense seldom bring out any testimony agni net (he accused. The members of the McKinley war in vestigation commission-"The Al? ger relief commission," is what a local paper calis it-who have pot the questions to the witnesses who have so far testified may cot consider themselves Secretary Alger's law? yers, but, if tbey were, their ques? tions could cot ic the opinion of macy unprejudiced persons, have beeu more carefully prepared to pre? vent the giving of undesired evi? dence. One witness, Col. Lee, who started to tell about some of the war department's mismanagement, ic the matter of transportation, without being questioned upon the subject, was at occe called dowe and inform? ed that the commission was cot ready to eoter that branch of the in? vestigation He took the hiot and ! thereafter only answered such ques tiona as were asked Gen. H. V. Boynton reiterated his theory that flies were responsible for so mach sickness at Camp Thomas, and an? other witness-a brigade surgeon indorsed it. Instead of trying to find out, the commission appears to be trying cot to find out anything derogatory to Secretary Alger's man? agement of the war department. It appears to desire only evidence that will be complimentary to the depart meei There is mach sympathy expressed for Mrs. McKinley, who left Wasa ingtoo for Canton, Ohio, Saturday Dight, to attend the funeral of her brother, who was killed, supposedly by a jealous woman, Friday evening. She was to have started to the Omaha Exposition to-day, with Mr. McKin? ley aod a party of officials aod their wives. The party weet aod will be joined at Canton by Mr. McKinley, but Mrs McKinley will probably cot go. The arrest of Senator Quay, for conspiracy io connection with the failure of a Philadelphia back, has been much talked about in Washing? ton Opinion is cot cn animons as to wnether Senator Quay is innocent or guilty of this particular charge, but, aside from a few mee who are coder persocal obligations to him, the let? ters from Quay to the cashier of the bank, who committed suicide after the bank closed its doors, have add? ed to the opinion long held by most persons who known his business habits that Quay is utterly unfitted to hold a seat io the United States S?cate Quay is, aod bas been for years, a regular gambler, aod has never hesitated to make cse of knowledge obtained io his official ca? pacity to gamble io stocks for his owe profit. He was one of the most prominent of the senatorial sogar speculators, whose operarions shock? ed country, aod brought about an alleged investigation, while the tariff was under consideration by the sen ate finance committee. At the in? vestigation. Quay adopted binning methods ; told the committee that he speculated io sugar or anything else, whenever he wished to, and in effect asked what the committee was going to do about it No real' patriot will deny that the country would be bet? ter off if all such men as Quay were driven oct of the Senate and kept out Nothing could show more eu cooragement for Democrats in the congressional campaign than the fact that "Republicans acknowledge their fear of losing four out of the eleven Iowa districts, now ail represented by Republicans A gain of thirty seats is ail that is needed by the Democrats to put the Republicans in a minority ic the next House, aod the prospects of gening them and many more, are very bri eht at this time. Ex Senator Blackburn, of Ken tucky, now in Washington said : "The political outlook in Kentucky is aa 6atifactory as Democrats could ; wish. Of the eleven congressional districts they will carry nine certain? ly, and of the remaining two there is more than an even chacee of carry ing one-the Louisville district. It seems to me that there is every rea son to regard the condition of the democracy throughout the Nation, with complacency, and I believe that the gains made by the party in No vember, will be large in a majority of the states." . Col. Phil Thompson, once a mern ber of the House from Kentucky, who spends much of his time in New York, has been telling his Washing? ton friends about the campaign. He said : ' I believe that Judge Van Wyck will beat Col. Roosevelt, for Governor, by a heavy majority There is an element in the republican party that doesn't like Roosevelt and will secretly rejoice in his downfall. He is cordially hated by the saloou keepers and their friends, for his course while Police Commissioner, and they will wotk like beavers to roll up the ballots for bis opponent Then, too, Judge Van Wyck is an amiable and upright man. with no blemish io bis record, and conserva? tive people think be will make a far better executive than the brilliant, but rather impracticable rough rider. The strongest card, however, for the democrats, is the bad record of the republican stale administration. The tax payers are up in arms over the canal improvement fraud, and when i they come to vote they are going to j take a sure way of manifesting their displeasure with Gov. Black's regime." Mr. McKinley is ?id to be very much disgusted at the posit i OG taken by Teddy Roosevelt, tbat hin election to be governor of New York is nee essary as an indorsement of the ad? ministration and tbe war, and it would not be surprising if be should take some way of letting it become known that be would not consider Roosevelt's defeat an affrool; to him? self or his administration, although pressure is being brought to keep his mould shut The Best in Years. Charleston's Fall Festival to Excel Every Other. Tbe outlook is bright for a most successful show this year. Tbe com mittee in charge has gotten up a fine line of attractions for the visitors, and many of these will be different from anything seen here in recent years The show will probably be tbe best ever given for the money, and tbe indications point to a record breaking number of visitors for Charleston during tbe week < The big fireworks display will be seen at the Base Ball Park for five nights. Mr. Pain will present the Fall of Manilla and the Destruction of Cervera's Fleet off Santiago. The pictures will be changed about, and the displays will be the grandest ever produced in Charleston. The Fall of Manila bad an exceptional fine run at Manhattan Beach during the summer season just closed, and it is pronounced the best work yet turned out from the Pain faetones The picture will show the scene before Manila Bay the time when Dewey steamed up with his victorious ships, and every stage of the battle and the final fall will be made so rea! that the visitors will imagine themselves in the Philippines Tbe battle of San tiago will be pictured in the same style. The war material for the pic? tures is being shipped here now, and the Park will be fitted up within the next two weeks It took a lot of money to have the war pictures brought to Charleston, but the com? mittee believed that the people would like to see them and the contracts were made The show cannot be free, as a matter of course, but the admission prices will be placed at the lowest possible figures, and with? in the reach of ail Another big attraction for the Fes? tival will be the bicycle meet, which will continue for three days, and which will mark the formal opening of the new Bicycle Park Tbe park has been completed, and the local wheelmen are getting in some bard training for the meet The entry blanks recently sent out far the races are being returned rapidly, and the committee of managers is much en? couraged with the interest being shown in the races by the wheelmen throughout the country. There will be amateur and professional races and handsome prize money ?nd medals will be offered the winners The managers are trying to bave the five-mile championship race of the world slated for Charleston This race was originally fixed for St. Louis, but there was a fight of some kind, and the date was called off lt bas not yet been decided where the event will be pulled off, but it is likely that Charleston will be select ed as the running place. The race will be a big feature of the meet and will bring a lot of fine riders to Charleston The matter i% still under consideration, and every effort will be made to have it settled on Charles? ton Besides tbe races there will be trick riding at the park during the meet Fourcher, of Chicago, will endeavor to establish a new quarter mile record, while riding on the hind wheel of his bicycle. The fantastic patade, or rather the show which will take the place of tbe old parades going under that name, will be something eutirely new in Charleston. The floats will be built on fiat cars, and will be run on the tracks of the City Railway. They wiil represent war scenes and events growing out of the late victory over j the Spaniards. Tbe floats will be handsomely fitted up, and will be lighted by electricity The regiment of Rough Riders will accompany the parade. The men will be dressed to represent the leaders of the Ameri can forces, and a "make-believe" Roosevelt will be in command. The man to take the part of the colonel will be chosen by tbe popular voting contest, which is now being conduct? ed through the columns of the News and Courier. At the Isle of Palms there will be many attractions for the Festival vis? itors Fish fries will be conducted every day, which means that visitors will get a free dinner of fine fresh fish Daily concerts will be given by the First Artillery Band, and visitors with lively feet will have op? portunities to dance. The Isle will be a popular resort while the Festival continues, and special accommoda? tions will be provided to move the crowds Chicora Park will also be open, with daily attractions, and special schedules will be operated on the park linas by the City Railway Company-News and Courier, Oct. 10. BRADHEUrS? FEMALE $ REGULATOR { gives nature the mild assistance \ needed for the regulation of the J menses. It is of wonderful aid to ? the girl just entering womanhood, w to the wife, and to toe woman ap- # proachineor going through the turn d of life, women who suffer from ? any unnatural drain, any bearing- ? down pains in the lower abdomen, \ falling or displacement of the J womb, can quickly cure their troub- J les at home, completely away from T the eyes of a physician. A few W doses taken each month will regu- # late the menses perfectly. 4 Large bot'de* ?old by druggists for $1. & The Bradfield Regulator Company, Atlanta, 6a. ?a STOLEN-A GOLD WATCH AND CHAIN; "Neason, Hagood, S. C., 1893," engraved OD inside back. A liberal reward for same. J. J Season Sumter, S. C. Oci 13-lt Estate of B. L Barnett, Dec'd. NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE IWILL APPLY to the Jodge of Probate of Sumter County OD October 28, 1898, ror s Final Discbarge as Executor of the aforsaid esta'e. JOSEPH E. BARNETT, Sept 2 5-it Executor. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. I. STIFFENS & SON Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agent9 for MOTT'S CISEE 2ED SEAL CI&ABS, _AND DOV! HAMS Land Surveying. MR, H D. MOISE, will gire prompt at? tention to calla for surveying and platting land Can be found at his office, next door to office of Lee and Morse, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18 Notice of Election. OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS STATE ELECTION, SUMTER iOUNTY, SUMTS*, * C, Oct. 10, 1893. AN ELECTION will be held at the seve? ral precincts established bj law io Sum? ter County, on Tuesday, November 8tb, 1898, for the following officers, tc wit: Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General. Corrptroller Gen eja). Adjutant and Inspector General. State Treasurer, State Superinteodent of Educa? tion, ooe Railroad Commissioner, one Sena? tor, four Representatives to tba lower branch of the? Legislature, ooe >opervisor, one Su? perintendent of Education, ooe Probate Judge Tbe polls will be opened at 7 a m., and kept open without intermission until 4 o'clock p. m. Tbe following named persons have been appointed Managers for State and County Elections; Sumter, No. 1- J M Reams, Edgar Skin? ner, J Frank Pate. Sumter, No. 2-Jno S Richardson, A P Vinson, Peter Pitts Sumter, No 3-H C Moses, F A Trad well, O E Bostick. Sumter, No 4-G E Richardson, J A Ren oo, W M Thompson btatesburg-Gay V Nelson, Wm D Frier son, W M Sanders. Providence-H A Raffield, W S Boykin, Wm Burrows. Ratting Creek-J L Gillis, J E DuPre, D V Keels. Bo38ard-R K Brown, S B Jeokioa, T D DuBo8e, Mayesville-W D Mayes, E W Dabba, R D DesCbamps. Shiloh-R E McElveen, S W Tro luck, Jacob Keels, Jr. Concord-J M Brogdonr T B Branson, Peter L Jones Privateer-J L Neal, E W Nettles, Wessie Bro*dwaj. Wedgefield-W H Ramsey, Alva Mellen, J C Dawkins. Bloom Hill-Olden Harvin, T H Jackson, W J Ardis If any of the above named managers can? not serve they will please notify the Com? missioners at once. One of the above named Managers at each box will cali upon the Board of Commission? er? at the Sumter Herald Office, in Sumter, S C , on Tuesday, November 1st, 1898, to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and instruc? tions, and to be qualified W. G. WELLS, W.J REES, A. W. KNIGHT, Commissioners of State Election. Oct 12 MOT A2TD BAS HOADS are obstacles that we cannot guard against, but it is always well to feel confidence in the strength of your vehicle. At our mart you will find ooly the best made carriages, in the handsomest designs, that are richly j trimmed and of the best workman- j sbio, that are both stylish and com- ; * i fortable,*4 as weil ss reasonable in I price il. Il IRBY. I rJSJJJJJjrjSJJSSJJSJJSJfS tall .Announcement OF O'Donnell & Co. Owing to the remarkably low price at which our staple product is selling we had about determined not to do any advertising thia season, upon the principle that "it is haid to get blood out of a turnip/' and we fear our country friends, upon whom we principally depend, will be pretty well bled at 4|- cent cotton, particularly those who have any obligations to satisfy out of it, the consequence being that there is little left to invest in the Fall and Winter necessa? ries ; but as it has been our annual custom to extend to them an invitation to come and see us, to which they responded most heartily, we beg to renew that invitation with the assurance that we can give them better value for their money than we have ever done before A glance at the interior of our store, will satisfy any one that we have a larger stock than we have ever carried, much to our regret, as it is not moving with the rapidity that we would like to see it, but it was purchased on a basis of higher values for cotton, and now will have to be disposed of in accordance with present prices. It is difficult in limited space to do justice to the various departments of our store, but we feel assured it will be a sufficient guarantee to those who have kindly favored us with their patronage in the past, to say that our stock is larger and more varied in every department than ever before. To those who may doubt the truthfulness of our assertion we can only say come and be convinced. Walsh9 8 Shoe Stove HAS MOVED NOW Under Opera House. Keep your eye on the city clock when you are coming in town and stop there if you want Shoes. TWO SHOEMAKERS EMPLOYED. Those who want to keep their Shoes in nice condition, buy from me and get FREE SHINES. Bartow Walsh? Sep 21-x W. M. GRAHAM. HAS JUST RECEIVED A Gar Load of Fine Horses. High Class Harness Horses. Also has in stock CARRIAGES, BUGGIES. "WAGONS, HARNESS, WHIPS, ETC. Native Red Rust Proof Seed Oats for Sale. DAVIDSON COLLEGE DAVIDSON, N. C. 629 Year Beps September 8i Eieren Professors aod Instructors, Three Courses for D^zrees, Ample Cabots aod Laboratories. LOCATION HEALTHFUL, GYMNASIUM COMPLETE, ? TERMS REASONABLE. SEND FOR A CATALOGUE. J. B. Shearer, July 13 President. Money to Loan. ON" FARMING LANDS Easy payments. No commissions charged. Borrower pays actual cost of perfection loan. Interest 8 per cent. Time five to eight vears JOHN B. PALMER & SOI*, Aug 3 ? Columbia S. C. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION, OFFICE OF County Snperintenflent Education. fcUMTBR, S. C , Sept. i5, 1893. rpiHE DATE FIXED for the next regular examination of applicants for Teachers' County certi?cates is October 21st (tbird Fri? day), at Court House, at 9.JO a. ra w. j. DURANT, Seot IT Counti School Commissioner. Estate o? Jas* K. Odom, Dec'd* 1WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, on October 16th, 1898, for a Fical Discharge, as Administratrix cf aforesaid Estate MKS CLEO TROUTMAN, Sept 14-4t Administratrix. I i WHITE i m. Fire Insurance Agency. ESTABLISHED 1S66. [ Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL ? LONDON * GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. T. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 23 Claremont LA? 1 64 A. 11 TEE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No 44, A. F. M.. will be beld on Thursdar Evening,} Oct. 27, at 7$ p. m. Brethren will take doe notice and govern tbemselve.1 accordingly L. S. CARSON, W. M Attest-R. C. MOSES, Sec. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. ! THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. ornes or SUPERVISOR or REGISTRATION, S?MTES COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., Feb 1, 1898. I Notiee is hereof given that in accordance with an Act of" the General Assembly, tbs books for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for the issuing of transfers, 4c, will be open nt the court house, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m.. on the first Monday of each month, and for three successive days, until thirty j days before the next general election, j Minors who shall become of age during that ! period of thirty dajs, shall be entitled tc registration before the books are closed, if otherwise qualified. E. F. BURROWS, Chairman. T. D. DuBOSE, Clerk. J. M. KNIGHT, ^Supervisors of Registration.