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Earthquake Sbck Was Experienced. PELT IN PORTIONS OP NORTE: CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Ricbmood, Va , Nov 25-Maoy points in sooth and sooth west Vir ginia report having* experienced an earthquake shock about 3 30 o'clock this afternoon. The disturbance was felt from Nottoway county to the Tennessee line. There was the usual preceding roaring noise. No dam? age is reported. , Lynchburg, Va, Nov, 15.-At 3.05 o'clock this afternoon a shock of earthquake was felt here. It was qcite generally felt, but there was no damage. Danville, Va , Nov. 25 -At o'clock sharp, this afternoon an earthquake shock was feit throughout the city and surrounding country very perceptibly. No damage re? ported. Charlotte, N. C , Nov. 25 -A dis tract earthquake shock was felt throughout this section at 3 10 this afternoon. No serious damage re? ported. Roanoke,'Va.. Nov 25-A very perceptible earthquake shock was \ felt here this afternoon at 3 o'clock, lasting about 30 seconds No seri? ous damage was done. Reports to the Times from various parts southwest Virginia show the tremor to have been very general throughout that region. Raleigh, N C., Nov 25 -A spe? cial to the News and Observer from Franklins ville, NC, says: Avery distinct earthquake shock was felt here this afternoon about five min utes aftsr 3 Vibration was from east to west. A special from Winston. N C says: A distinct earthquake shock was felt here at 3 10 this afternoon. it shook the largest buildings in town Norfolk, Va., Nov. 25.-A few minutes after 3 o'clock this afternoon tw6-4ight shocks of earthquake were felt here. They were not generally noticed, however. A Tour of the Philippines. Manila, Nov 23 -Paymaster W. B. Wilcox aod Naval Cadet D. S. Sar? gent, of the United States monitor Mo? nadnock, have reicroed here after a six weeks, toar of the interio.r They ?ere well received everywhere. Trav? elling, however, was difficult The of? ficers visited the watershed of the Rio ^Grande and Casey so. They say its |rtiiity is marvellous. Not a yard of irren land was seen, the towns were liet and prosp?rons, the plains were iighly cultivated and the moaotaioe splendidly timbered. The rivers were fro os: ly without bridges and are almost impassable during toe raioy season. The naii te au ch or i : les refused to per? mit travelers to go into the mountains unescorted because * 'the bead h un tere" annihilate any party of less than twenty. At Hagan the natives mistook Mr. Sargent for a Spaniard and opened fire, bot nobody was burt. Messrs Wilcox and Sargent enjoyed three days' festiv. itiej at Hagan There were dinners, theatre parties and a bal! ia honor of ihJ Americano, who ?ere immensely surprised at che cu?tate and edao?tico of tue people The (arter wear West? ern dress and tbe ladies are beautiful, entirely lalsfyiog the anticipation of semi savagery. The insurgent troops have every? where settled down and there were no sign* of dissatisfaction with Aguinal? do's government There are many Spanish soldiers aod friars in captiv? ity, bat oo Sisters of Caarity were ob served arnon;; the prisoners. They sailed down a spleodid river to Aparri, at the extreme northern part V of the island of Luzon, where they ar . rived on November ? oo the insurgent steamer Filipinos. From there the j apparently idle travellers took a steam er to Us'o on the ?est aod landed and tramped through the Province of llocos, near the mountains iuhabired by the Negritas, or black abongioes They saw oooe, bat they collected a camber of interesting weapons anl implements. That part of the country is apparently quiet, ex3ep*.iog io the mouoteiae, were a state of primitive savagery exists Mr. Andrew Carnegie gets down to tbs milk io the cocoanut io the fol? lowing extraot. "Bat he does not think trade the vital consideration of the question of what we shall do with the Philippines. He says it weald be interesting to know what response would be made, should the preside Gt ask "American citizsns to volunteer to hold io sub? jection the people of tbe Philippines or any other people struggling for independence. There is not an en? emy of the American republic io the wot Id that will not rejoice to see the Republic thus stultifying itself, I do not, I cannot, (believe that she is ever to be brought to ?ooh ineffable shame." Operatives at Langley Strike. The Spread of the Augusta ^ Cotton Mill Strike. Special to The State. Langley, Nov. 24.-- The strike of the operatives of the cotton mills in Angosta has extended to the big Langley mill at this place, all of the operatives having been oat and the mill at a standstill for several days. ? large portion of the operatives of the Bath mill have also gone ont. The cause of the strike is identical io ali particulars with that in Au? gusta-the reduction in wages order? ed by the association. Though the entire force is out, there has been ab? solutely BO disorder here, the opera? tives behaving just as they do on Sunday, and there is no bitter feeling known to exist At Bath there was a little trouble at first, but there has been none since. The leaders among the operatives are dealing direct with tbe officers of these mills in Au? gusta, and are endeavoring in the pleasantest manner possible to adjust ali differences. It is earnestly hoped that some settlement wiil be decided upon in short order. The mill at Graniteville and Vau? cluse have not yet been touched by the strike, and it is extremely doubt fal if they will be, inasmuch, it is sai*i, that its managers are not in the association. This is the first time in many years tba? the big Langley mill bas been idle, save on Sunday. Postal Clerk Arrested. Montgomery, Ala , Nov. 24 -Pos? tal Clerk Wm. J. Garden, running between Montgomery and Atlanta, was arrested tonight on his arrival at Montgomery antier an indictment by the United States grand jory cbarg ing him with rifiiog a registered let? ter. The specific. charge is stealing $923 from registered money order remittances coming to this postoffice, although the inspectors say G?rden has stolen $2.270 since 1885 Dur? ing the yellow fever season last year, when mails were delayed and divert? ed from their regular course, he is said to have taken $530 from one let ter sent by the postmaster at Bron didge to the postmaster at Mont gomery. Garden was a prominent applicant for the position as postmaster at Opelika, and is a young man of good family. ? Tho inspectors consider this one of the most important arrests made in some time. Shafter Speaks. New York, Nov 25-Geo. Shatter was the principal guest to night at a banquet given at Delmonico7* by the SODS of the Revolution of the State of New York Io the coarse of bis speech be said : "I wish to say ootbiog about the late war, about the success io Cuba. At Santiago there was oo raooor or enmity between the Spanish aod Amer? ican forces. They flocked together thicker tbao fleas, if I may use the term " * I suppose," oootiooed Gen Shafter, that you ali know bow that campaign has been bi'teriy criticised. I want to tell you that it is much easier for a mao to say a thicg should be done than to do it." **War was declared io April, at tbe begiooiag of the sickly season io Coba," continued Geo. Shafrer. "It was the expressed intention of tbe president, and be told ms so himself, to delay the war until after that season, DO matter what the public oiamor was. He would DOC seod volunteers into Coba during the sickly season." mum ? . i -- THE CZAR'S NARROW ESCAPE. Berlin, November 23 -A dispatch from Eibiog, the seaport of West Prussia, says ao attempt was made upon/the life of toe Czar while his M-jesty was returning from Copenha? gen. Just before the Czar's special train crossed the bridge between Boen menhoefeo aod Lagero a switchman discovered that the bridge had been barricaded. By almost superhuman efforts, as a result of which be is now io a hospital, the switchman, it appears, succeeded in removing the obstacles sufficiently to permit of the passage of the imperial train. Ao investigation which is being conducted io secret, is still proceeding. --B+- ??<>? -.TV ll? - Habana, Nov. 24 -The members of the colonial cabinet today tender? ed their resignations to Gen. Blanco, who accepted them, but requested the secretaries to continue the exer eise of their functions until his suc? cessor shall have taken possession. Gen Blanco has announced his in tention of leaving on Sunday or Mon day next by the steamer Villaverdo. The United States evacuation com misenn, in an official note to-day re? quested that the archives of the civil administration be left here, as they would be valuable to the incoming government The Spanish commis sion immediately replied, acceding to the request. The American commis sioners also delivered a note to day informing the Spaniards of the early dates upon which the American troops are expected to arrive. WHY WILMINGTON IS AHEAD. "If Sprunt has any advantage, it is that of enterprise, capital and con centration." That is tot explanation which our special correspondent, Mr Kohn, gives Of the reason why Wil? mington is doing so large a cotton business, and why so much of the cotton which should come to Charles tou, goes to the North Carolina port. Sprunt compresses his own cotton, does his own stevedoring, charters his own ships, and pays a less rate of marine insurance on his cotton than is paid at Charleston. Sprunt has wiped out middlemen and their charges, and is enabled to do more business because the expenses of doing business have been reduced to the minimum He owns his own compresses, bis wharves, his docks and his warehouses. The greater the number of bales of cotton he com? presses the less the cost of compress? ing per bale. At any other port not similarly circumstanced, the greater the cumber of bales compressed the larger the amount of money dropped at the port. Given the same condi tion of things at Charleston, and Sprout, or anybody like Sprunt, would be able to do equally well here as Sprunt has done at Wilmingten. -Editorial in News and Courier. The following extract from Mr. Kohn's article will be especially in? teresting to the people o? Sumter: Now, for the want of a better butt, it is said that the Atlantic Coast Line system is co-operating with Sprunt. j and gives him a rebate or allowance of some sort If Sprunt has any advantage it is thai of enterprise, capital and concentration. The rea? sonable thing is to ask why the Atlantic Coast Line should favor Sprunt of Wilmington. There is as much money iu business for Charles? ton aa for Wilmington to the Coast Line. The Coast Line people nato rally want cotton to come here to prevent a clog in Wilmington, aod if local cotton goes to Charleston, then Sprunt and Sloan have to get their cotton from other points, and the j Coast Line gets the long .sui to Wilmington. The Coast Line people have to stand the same kind of insinuation from Norfolk, where Sprunt goes under the very nose of the Norfolk buyers and gobbles up cotton Nor? folk now realizes that it is not the railroads, but hustling, that gets tte business Now, what complaint should there be as to the Coaet Line, where the rates are based on established rules? Just for example a few comparative rates are given : To To Wilmington Charleston per 100 per 100 Florence, 29 29 Society Hill, 31 3i Timmonsville, 31 30 Sumter, , 30 28 M anning, 32 26 Cameron, 30 26 Oraogehurg, 29 26 Denmark, 29 27 Any rate sheet can be studied, and it will be seen that Charleston has as good, or better, rates than Wilming? ton from Atlantic Coast. Line points The Coast Line and other roads allow 8? cents from or beyond compress points. This is on ail cotton north ! and west of Columbia, say on the Chester, Newberry and Lenoir, Co? lumbia and Gre6nviiiet Spartanburg, Union and Columbia, Charleston. Co? lumbia and Augusta and other lines Charleston, in common with Wi! mington, enjoys this allowance, but Charleston gets a further allowance ; of 3 cents a hundred pounds from these points This allowance is to cover part of the Charleston terminal charges, and is not allowed for Wil? mington, there being no terminal charges at that point From points bordering compress points, such as Cheraw, Bennettsville, Bishopville, etc , 3 cents is paid at Charleston, Wilmington and other ports as par of the cost of compree3ion. From Sumter Charleston bas the advantage in rates by 2 cents a hun? dred ; from Florence the rates are ideniical, and yet it is said Wiiming ton gets the bulk of the business from these points. There are no terminal nor compress allowances from either of these points^ For instance, a while ago there was wailing that Elloree, in Orange burg county, was shipping its cotton to Wilmington. The rate to Wil mington was 31 cents,, or $1 55 on a 500 pound bale, while the rate to Charleston was ?1 a; bale, yet the great bulk of the Elloree cotton went to Wilmington. The Coast Line people are anxious to have a Sprunt in Charleston and if anyone, with the proper spirit and capital, approaches them, no doubt the terminal charges will be absorbed on local business by the railroad. The Coast Line people say they have never given rebates or cooees sions, and they have no arrangements of any sort or description with Sprunt, Sloan or anyone else, and that Charleston enjoys, so far as they are concerned, the satLe advantages Their books are open and anyone, with the proper spirit, can examine them There have been dealers here who had the notion that the Coast Line favored the Sprouts ;, they have been seen, and now say they were mis? taken, and that Sprunt has no ad vantages they cannot enjov^^ilaree dealer in Charleston went to look into the Wilmington situation, and he is satisfied the Sprunts enjoy no rebates or spec al concessions, and that enterprise and their system of business are their chief advantages It ie to be remembered that com? paratively little of the cotton handled at Wilmington ie shipped directly through that pori ; practically, all of it is consigned to Alexander Sprunt & Son, or J. H. Sloan, and exported by them. VISIT TO THE STATE FARM. The visit to the state farm, which had to be postponed during fair week on account of the weather, will probably .be given by the board of directors and Superintendent JSeal during the first week of tbe legislature. The first d*y or two of ?the session, and io fact the whole week, is generally devoted to preliminary matters of legislation and the two houses oonld well afford 5to go and see what is being done. There will be no outings for them otherwise and a journey to the farm will not interfere with legislation and will prove profitable to the state. Columbia Record. Casualties of The Campaign. Washington, Nov. 22.-Complete returns have been received of the oas* uaities of the Santiago campaign. The adjutant general has divided the oiaapaign into different dates and periods The statemeo [hows Las Gu?sima, Jone x4-Killed, 1 1 offioer aod 15 men Wounded, 6 officers aod 44 men. San Joan, Jaly 13-Killed, 17 officers aod 134 men. Woundeds 69 officers aud 938 men El Caney, July 1.-Killed, 4 offi? cers and 48 men. Wounded, 24 offi? cers and 332 men. Aguadores, July 1-2.-Wounded, 2 offioers and 10 men. Around Santiago, July I 2 Killed, 1 officer and 1 man Wounded, 1 offi? cer and 12 met?. London, Nov. 22.-The Vienna cor? respondent of the Daily Chronicle says it is semi-cnioially announced there that ne<?otations are oo foot between Great Britain and the United States with a view of ooncedicg to the latter a coaliog station in the straits of Bab el-Maodeb, tbe straits uniting the Red Sea with the Indian ocean Richmond. Va., Nov. 22.-To day members of Dove Lodge, A. F. M , visited the bedroom of Rev Dr M. D. H?ge, where is confined as the result of a serious accident, and the famous Presbyterian divine was ! made a Mason by the grand master of Masons of Virginia, Col. R J. W. Duke This incident ie said to be without precedent in this Masonic jurisdiction. New Orleans, Nov. 22 -The Amer? ican sohoooer W. H. Swan was this morning seized, by the Uoited States collector of cost?me at this port for car? rying cootrabind goods. Besides 3 00G cigars which were not down noon her -naoifest she bad on board, clumsily concealed 37 Mauser rifles. 14 bayonets, 44 belts of cartridges, 49 boxes of car? tridges, one sack of cartridges and cbree brass cannon. Tbe ship cleared i from Santiago for a small Georgia port aod pot into New Orleans in distress and when the customs inspectors board? ed her they discovered the oargo. The ground is taker, by the officials here that not only are the ordoanoe and arms cootrabaod by not beiog on tbe manifest, bot they are the property of Spain Pittsburg, Pa, Nov. 24-Miss Nora Bitner. a highly respected young lady of Allegheny, was beaten so ba?ly this afternoon by three girls (none of whom are over 15 years of age) that she will probably die. Her assailants. Mamie Wright, Sophia Mickie and Victoria Bennett, are in jail. The cause of the assault is rather mysterious It eeeme that Miss Bitner, with a young lady com? panion was walking along East Ohio street, and ia passing a group of young girls at piay she made some jocular remark concerning the party, whereupon one of the youngsters grabbed her by the hair and pulled her to the ground While prostrate, Miss Bitner was kicked on the bead and beaten into insensibility Her companion was unable to protect her, and a rescue was only effected when two men came upon the scene. The physicians attending Mise Bitner say her skull is fractured, and a blood clot nae formed on the brain. Madrid, Nov. 24 -An official dis? patch from Manila says that re in forcements of American troops numbering 4,000 men, have been landed in the Philippine islands. The negro soldiers are not a success and the sooner they are all mustered oat of service the better. They are rioting and fighting amocg themselves, creatiog disturbances on the streets, attacking peaceable citizens without provocation and making themselves an unmitigated nuisance wherever they are stationed. Their effioers appear to have uo control over them and they corjduct themselves as if they believe themselves licensed to disregard law, order and decency. Tbe latest effects ia crepe tissue paper floral, embossed and tinted-just received by H. G. Ostee = & Co. The experieoce of over half a century baa been concentrated into the making of Yoe get the benefit of ali this labor, skill, brains and capital. Standard j Pianos j Toning, Organs J For Rent. j Repairing. Accommodating terms. Write for Illus? trated Catalogne. CHAS. M. STIEFFj BALTIMORE 9 North Liberty St. WASHINGTON 521 11TB ST. K. W. MAW WANTED. rpHE MANAGEMENT of the Equitable I Life Assurance Society in this territory is desirous of securing tbe services of a man of character aod ability to represent its inter? ests, with Sumter as headquarters. Tbe right man will be thoroughly educated in the science of life insurance and tbe art of suc? cessful soliciting. There is no business or profession, not requiring capital, which is more remunerative than a life agency con? ducted with energy and ability. Correspond? ence with men who desire to secure employ? ment, and are ambitious to attain prominence in the profession, is invited. W. J. RODDEY, Manager, March 23-tf Rock Hill, S. C. Everything in DRUGS, Soda Water, AND ? igars, -AT HUGHSON-LIGON GO. Successors to J. S. Hughsou & Co. MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER, S. C. MAKE OUR STORE YOUR HEAD? QUARTERS WHEN YOU COME TO TOWN. STAN1 ON HOUSE. D. J. JONES, Poprietor. Bates $2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TERMS TO FAMILIES Two Minutos Wal? From Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. LANDS WANTED. | PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALE are requested to put them in my bands tor sale. I am in constant receipt of so DJ a cy letters of enquiry about landa from Northern and Western parties, that I may be abIe(to effect sales for those who will give me accu? rate detailed descriptions of what they have. No charge will be made unless satisfactory sales are made. Descriptions must be such as can be guaranteed and must give : No. of acres, location, character of land, proximity to railroads, post offices, schools, churches aod towns, kind of improves ems. Communications strictly confident, when so desired. JAMES G. GIBBES, State Land Agent, Nov. 10. Cc'umbia, SC WAR ! WAR! WAR ! But the "White'7 is vitcori ous. We are now selling sew? ing machines from ten dollars up. We have a few machines that are slightly used thfot we will sell cheap. We also have a nice line of Organs that we will sell on easy terms. We are head quarters for Sewing Machines and supplies. Old machines taken in exchange for new ones. HI. B. BANDLE, manager, Sumter Music House. SUMTER, S. C. Master's Sale. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. PURSUANT TO THE JUDGMENTS AND Orders of the Conrt aforesaid, severally made io the following entitled esses, I will offer for sale at Public Auction, before the Court House in the City of Sumter, County and State afo;e?'.id on the FIRST MONDAY IN DECEMBER next, .(being the fifth day of said mooth,} between the bou_s of ll o'clock in the forenoon and fire o'clock in the afternoon ot said day, the real estate in each case described, on the terms in each case specified : In the case of Adeline W. Harby, ptainiiff, against Wesley Gaillard, defendant. All that tract of land situate io Sumter County and State aforesaid, containing .fifty two and three-quarters acres more or less,, bounded northeast by the lands of Louis Kingwood, east and southeast by White's lands and weat by other lands of mortgagee. Terms cash, purchaser to pay for necessary papers. In the ease of Samuel J. Breton, Mary E. Jen? kins, Fr anees Loua na Broten and Samuel J. Brown as Guardian, ad Hiern, for Margaret Haynsworth, Hortensia Haynsworth, ff?a Haynsworth and Charles Haynsworth, plain? tiffs against Robert M. Brown, defendant Partition. y That parcel cf land set apart to John K. Brown, deceaeed, described as all that parcel or lot of land, lyiog and be? ing in the County of Sumter, State aforesaid, containing fifty acres more or lees, bounded on the North by lot set off to Francis Louana Brown, Eagt by lot set eff to Anea B. Baynswortb, South by the public road, and West by lands of R. M*. Jenkins, j Terms of sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers. In the ease of Charles W. Kingman, as sur? viving Executor cf the last Will and Testa? ment of Henrietta S. Kingman, ylaintiff against Hercules Maples, Kate Spencer, Her? cules Sumter, Katie Sumter, Jerry Sumter, Rebecca Roberson, sometimes known as Re? becca Maples, Minda Maples, Isham Maples, A?e Wilson, Joshua Maples, Henry Maples, Joe Maples, Tisby Singleton, James Maples, Milly Johnson, Sam Maples, Jerry Maples, Richard Sumter, Marcus Sumter! Daniel Sumter, James Sumter and Nina Sumter, de? fendants. All that tract or parcel of land, situate ia Sumter County, in said State, containing one hundred and one-half acres, bounded on the North aod Northeast by lands of Pitts ; Southeast by lands of Bradford ; South by the Public Road leading from Sumter across Blanding's Mill Pond, and on the West by Estate of J. B. Moore, deceased, the same beine the land conveyed to said Jerry Maples; by Vermelle and Annie M. Bradford by their deed dated, January 8th, 1870. Terms of sale--Cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. In the case of Frances Louise Mayes, plaintiff, against Mary W. Rees, William J. Rees, as guardian of the minors, Annie C. Rees end Mary A. Rees and the said minors Annie C. Reese and Mary A Rees (the latter being im pleadedas Mary W. Rees), defendants. All that tract or parcel of land situate, lying and being in the county of Sumter and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and twenty-seven aerea, wbicb were allotted to Miss Mary W. Rees in the partition of the estate of "W. W Rees, deceased, and being lot No. 5 on a plat made by J. D. Mcllwain, D. S., and filed in the records of said case, bounded on the north by a public road di? viding it from landa of estate Dr. M. Rey? nolds and from lot No. 3 a on said plat, on the east by lot No. 6 on said plat, on the south by lands of estate cf Dr. Matt Moore formerly, and on the west by lot No. 4 on said plat. Terms cash, purchaser to pay for necessary papers. W. H. INGRAM, Master for Sumter Coouty. NOT 9-4w Land Surveying, MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at? tention to calls for surveying and Matting land Can be found at his office, next door to office of Lee aod Moise, Sumtep^?. C. Nov. 18. BEi kfX B pounds per month. 1 JU I HARMLESS; no ? ?? ? ?tarxln*;22year?* _ experience. BOOK FREE. Address DK. SXY J>EB, A, HOI Broadway, New j York N. Y. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM } I. W. STEFFENS & SON Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S G -Agents for MOTT'S CITES BED SEAL CIGABS, _AND DOVE HAMS Estate Richard P. Monaghan, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Snmter County on December 9th, 1898, for a final diachar?~ as Executrix of afore? said Estate. ANNIE A. MONAGHAN, Nov 9-4t Executrix. Estate of Col? Jas. D. Graham, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on Decmeber 9, 189S, tor a Final Discharge as Administrator of aforsaid ea-ate. W. M. GRAHAM, Nov 9-4t Administrator. BOARDING. HAVING TAKEN the House on Main Street second door south of the Nixon house, I am prepared to accommodate a lew jejrular boarders, and also lodging and meals tc transient customers. Terms reasonable. Mas. W. B. SMITH. Sept. 8 Estate of Miss Julia E. Brogdon, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate on December 16, 1898, fer a Final Dij cnarge as Executrix of aforesaid Estate. MRS. L. B. COOK, Excco^ix. Nov 16-4t