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DEATH OF G Y. ELLERBE. Fanera! Attended By State Officials. SKETCH OP HIS LIFE--HIS SUCCESSOR IN OFFICE. Special to The State. Sellers, Jane 2 -Governor Etlerbe has passed away at last, sc con m bin g to tbe disease against which bo bas made so vigorous a resistan ea. Early this moro to g the governor was about the same as tbe night before, bat about 10 o'clock be bad a strangling spell and came very near dying. The governor said that there was no hope; that be was dying, sad nailed (or help. The doctor gave bin very strong stimulants freo which he rallied s Ettie, but later in tbe afternoon be began te sink Tbe doctor said be could not live long, but tbe end was sot expected so soon io tbs sight. Ai 8.26 hs died seemingly very easy. j Tbe governor's deathbed was sur rounded by all the members of bis imm diats family, all bis brothers sod Tbs fosera! services will be h sid at 4 o'clock 4hk afternoon, sad tbe remains, are to be interred st tbs family buryinglground, which is five miles from thc residence of tbs family. TBS KEW? AT THE CAPITOL. - Colombia, S. C., Juno 3,1899. Tbs first news of Governor E i ie roe's death reached the etty last night brough a telegram from the chief axeeutive'e brother to Private Seratary Evans. While it was of course not isexpeeied, toe announcement called :?orth many expressions of sorrow. Io afBcial etreles tbe news was reeeived tfith the most profound sorrow,, sod at once preparations begun fer the official family to attend the funeral at Sellers The telegram from Hr. J. E IS erbe, the governor's brother, to Private Secretary Evans, read as follows: "Governor ElLerbe dmd this after ooo at 8.25. Baricd tomorrow at 4 p. m , family burying ground. Wira T. C. Moody at Marion number com* MR. MCSWEENEY NOTIFIED. Immediately - upsn the receipt of this telegram Mr. Evans went to tbs telgreph office sud ssot two messages to Lieut Gov. MoSweeney, tba ooo aldreesed to Hampton sad tbs other to Augusta, Mr. Evans having heard that ' KT. MitSweeney wss io Augusts during tba day. Mr. MoSweeney, owing to tba death of the governor, now becomes ' governor of South Caroline, it being j only necessary to appear before a magistrate or notary, if he so desires, and take tbe oath of office lt it ; understood, however, that Mr. Me Sweeney will decline to be sworn io as ' goveracr ontil after the funeral of the ? dei?esi ed chief execotive. * i WILL ARRIVE IN TIME. H It wis feared that the lieutenant J governor would sot be reached by wire ( and would tbos be unable to get to Sellers ia time for the funeral, but later 1 in abe aigbt a telegram came from him * sayiog that fae would leave for Colum bia on the first train and wo old arrive 1 here at 6 o'clock this morning over the 1 Florida Central and Penineular tn time i to go cn to Sellers. Mr. MoSweeney 1 in his telegram expressed the deepest < sympathy at the sad announcement of | the governor's death. Mr. Eraos also notified by wire the i two United States senators, the seven < congressmen and a number bf the dead 1 governor's most intimate personal and 1 political friends. 1 TO ATTEND TBE FUNERAL. He then saw that all the State bourse ' officials were notified. These proceeded at oace to arrange with the officials of ' the Atlaotio Coast Li oe for a speoial train to be roo to Sellers, leaving here to time to reach Sellers for the obse quies. The ron wilt be 107 miles aod the train wil leave here about ll 30 \ o'clock. Tbe E ter be homestead is two miles io one direction from (be station j and th3 family burial grouod is three mile* io another . Ltte last eight Mr Evans was Dori , fie ! hit bis message to Senator MeLiurio had failed to reach that offi eial. Mr. ETSOS requests the state- ! meat made that ow .og to the demands upon bim last night be may bave over- ! looked wfitiog to some of the governor's best friends, bot be hopes that they will 1 understand and appreciate tbe cause of i any oversight J Tbe message from Mr. McSweeoey . read as follows : Hampton. S C.. June 2, 1899. W. Boyd E/ao?, Columbia. S. C : , I am truly sorry to learn of Gover nor Ellerbek death Will go to Co lumbia at once i M. B MoSweeney. , B7 reason of tbe fact teat Lieuten- . ant Goveroor MoSweeney becomes gov ernor, Senator R. B. Scarborough of Horry county, who is a prominent at torney of Conway, and coe of the most highly esteemed members of the State senate, being president pro tem of that body, now becomes iieuteoant gover nor to succeed Mr. MoSweeney. MARKS OF RESPECT. The State capital is to be dosed to day out of respeot to the deceased gov ernor, and tbe fisgs OD the buildisg will bs displayed at half-mast for the proper length of time. It is presumed that the various public offices throughout tbe Sute will be closed cot of respec to the deoeased. SKETCH OF HIS LIFE William H. Ellerbe, who was ioaug orated as governor of Sooth Carolin for the first term January 18, 1897 being elected by as almost ooanimon vote, was at that time one of the young est men who had ever bald the position being just 34 years of age. His bom was in Marion county, and be ha< lived there always except while attend ing oollege and serving as oomptrolle general. Governor Ellerbe was a practica farmer, and in his early youth bis band were hardened by constant contract wit) the plow and hoe handles. He alway applied himself steadily to his business and was very successful in his chosei pursuits, and whilst it was not neoessan siter he reached manhood's estate th a be should engage tn tba manual labu: of the firm be was folly qualified foi work of soy kind that should bs foont necessary. Governor Ellerbe weat from a corni moo- school ia hts own county to Wolf ford oollege at Spartan burg, bot befon graduating there hs entered Vanderbil Uni vanity. On acocan t of itt healti he. was pravented^from finishing hil coursa at the latter institution, and re tora is g to hit horns, took op th pur suit of farming aa his life work. Io the memorable campaign oi 1890 the came convention that nomi sated Capt. B. R Tillman for gov ernor, and in which the Reformers, of course were largely la the major i ty, there were two meit nominated for comptroller general, Mesare. Stokes and Ellerbe, the latter4 being a smooth faced yoong man, very boy ish in appearance aad entirely un known ia politice. He was regarded by hia friends as a moderate Reform er. His opponent was a much more extreme partisan. The vote showed Ellerbeks opponent to be io the lead, bat at the solicitation of a Colombia newspaper man four of the Richland delegation changed their vote before the result waa announced, and Mr. Ellerbe was nominated by a small majority. He did not make a speech in that campaign. In 1892 Mr. Ellerbe waa renomi nated and elected comptroller. This important office, for the fonr yeera he waa at ita head, waa acknowledged on all aides to have been ably hon estly and impartially conducted. In 1894 they had what waa called a Reform primary-a scheme to let Reformera choose their candidates and shutting ont Conservatives Mr. Ellerbe entered thia aa a candidate for governor against Evans, Tindal and Pope He was opposed to the plan which ahnt him off from the ?apport of all the people, bot in the conditions then existing he was helpless: The result of the contest waa the nomination of John Gary Evans A free for all primary would have undoubtedly resulted in the choice of Ellerbe In the sommer of 1896 Mr. Ellerbe nee again announced himself, a can iidate for governor and received ieventy-odd thousand votes as igainst 17,000 as the combined strength of Messrs Harrison and Whitman, although Senator Harrison was s man of considerable political strength in the State. Governor Elterbe assumed the gubernatorial duties with a large following of all classes, more than my governor has had since Governor Richardson's retirement, and every >ne predicted for him a safe and jr os perons administration. Time rolled on The Charleston netropolitan police force and other complications, too numerous to men ion, characterized his administration. [Ie bad a bard time of it from first to ast Then the campaign last summer same on The governor stood for .e election The story of that cam ?aign is still fresh in the minds of ill Governor EUerbe attended prac :ically all the campaign meetings, md really broke himself down Tuen jame the close election, the second primary, after several day6 of doubt, assuring him of a second term The race between the governor and Mr. featherstone was one of the closest md most exciting ever known in the listory of the State Before the Legislature had adjourned there were some sensational incidents to the administration, and it was at least a Fortnight before the session came to m end that the governor's health began to fail bim utterly, and since that time he has been at the State capitol only once or twice. Steadily [he disease that he had fought against for some years forged its chains about its victim, and his friends soon gave ap hope of bis recovery Governor Ellerbe was married comparatively early in life, and leaves a widow, whose devotion to him in life soothed many a troubled hour, and an interesting family con aisting of several children all quite young THE NEW GOVERNOR. The Hon. M B McSweeney, to whom, on January 18, 1897, was ad- j ministered the oath of office as lieu tenant governor for his first terni, and who now owing to his reelection in ! 1898 to that office, becomes governor \ of South Carolina to lill out tho uncx- j pired term, is a good example of J what pluck and preseverance will do I Jor any one against the most adverse I conditions. Young McSweeny was ; left fatherless in Charleston at the ! age of 4 years His tenth year saw him struggling for a livelihood. Ile J sold newspapers and clerked in a bookstore, and while engaged in the latter occupation attended night school, where he developed a fondless for reading. McSweeny afterwards worked for Barke & Lord, job printers, aud from there he went to Edward Ferry's where he completed his apprenticeship as a job printer. While employed at the latter place a scholarship at the Washington and Lee university of Lexington, Va., was offered to the Charleston Typographical union, which was to be awarded to tbe most deserving young man employed in Charleston printing offices By a majority of the votes of the union, young McSweeny was chosen, and the scholarship given to bim. After staying at the university for a part of a Besaion he was forced to leave for the lack of means to pay for his board and clothes This ended his hopes for a college ducation, and he once more applied himself to bia trade. He was a anion printer, and served the Columbia Typographical onion ss recording secretary snd afterwards as president. While living in Columbia be waa also secretary of the Phoenix Hook and Ladder company. Mr. McSweeny hss SD enviable record aa a Democrat In 1876 he did excellent service, which is not yet forgotton by men who stood shoulder to shoulder with him io his trying days It waa shoat tost time that the Bichland Bule dob was organized, of which Mr. McSweeny was a charter member. Mr. McS weeny 's first ventare ss s joamslist was when he moved to Ninety Six sod began the publication of the Ninety Six Guardian His capital was just $65, bot he bought s second hand outfit for ' $500, paying $55 in cash. He waa energetic, economical and gave the people a newsy paper, thus enabling him at the end of the year to pay the last cent of his indebtedness. Mr. McSweeneyV paper, the Hampton Guardian, made its first appearance, August 22,1897. From the first it has been well managed and well edited, and todsy ranks foremost among the county papera of the State. Io all enterprises for the good of Hampton county Mr. McSweeny has shown himself indefatigable For five terms he served ss intendent of the tows, sod then declined re lee tion. For eight years he wss presi dent of the Sooth Csrolina Press association ; has been s member of the South Carolina Press association ; bas been a member of the legislature, ind was a member of the Cons ti tu tiona! conventional. Twice he bas been honored sss delegate to the national Democratic convention In 1888 be voted for Bryan sod Se wall Por teo years Mr. McSweenay wss county chairman of Hampton. He baa taken grest interest in the military affairs of the State Daring the last two sessions of the legisla tare, bef te his election as lieutenant governor, he was chairman of the committee on military snd was s nember of the governor's staff with ;he rsnk of colonel Mr. McSweeney's interest in eda* ;stionaj mattera exceeds even hie nterest in military affairs He was br some years a trustee of the South karolina college Mr. McSweeney was married on be 12th day of July, 1886, to Mies attie Miles Porcher, and brings to be executive mansion with him a nost interesting family 1 I > BM* . T. B. Rice, Druggist, Greensboro, ja , writes as follows : "Ia the past eight ears, I bare sold more of Or. Pitts' Carminative than all the soothing syrups, olic drops, and other baby medicines com lined." Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme. JO vern ment of Puerto Rico. Washington, Juoe 1 -The insular lommission appointed by the war iepartment to investigate Taire of Puerto Rioo and to report upoo all natters relating to currency laws, axalion, judiciary, public improve neots, education and civil affairs ;eoera y has made a unanimous report 0 toe secretary of war Tbe report takes up the questions separately, discussing them at consider* ible leogtb, and makes reeommeoda ions upon them. The commission lays t h it all classes aod conditions of the Puerto Rican population are ready md willing to accept American ostirutioos and to be content wich hem, and io general they rsoommend be establishment of such laws, general, list/ict aad municipal, as will give to [be people of Puerto Rico substantially be same proteotioo and the same laws ffhich arc DOW enjoyed by the people of he United States. 3ASE OF YELLOY FEVER. Jackson Miss , May 30.-Advices caving been received from President Bouchon of the Lonisana Slate board bf health that one case of yellow Fever had appeared in New Orleans, ! Dr J. F. Hunter, secretary of the Mississippi board sent inspecter Grant j to New Orleans this afternooon with i instructions to make a thorough in- I spection of the city. He will be joined there by Inspector Dunn to murrow Unless tuc situation ; becomes very serious, which is ! highly improbable, the Mississippi j board will not declare a quarantine j against New Orleans. Public ; sentiment is decidely opposed to j Buch a step, and the news of the first Case of the season produced on excitement. CHARGES AGAINST CO ONT ESTERHAZY. Sensations in Proceeding For Dreyfus Retrial} Paris, May 30.-A sensational de claration by VI. de Beaupre, who read a report io favor cf Dreyfus, iodirectiy ascribing tbe authorship of the famous bordereau to Court Esterbazy together with a concluding request fer a revi sion of they verdict of condemnation and a retrial of Dreyfus by oourtmar tial, were the features of today's ses sion of the court of cassation. Popu Ur interest io the bearing had w?oed, but toe aocasatioD against 9terh&zy astounded particularly the League of Patriots, and Maurice Borre, a deputy, shouted : "It ia the collapse of our obarges. The anti-Semites geoerally bitterly denounced Beaupre, saying be bas sold himself. De Beaupre declared, oo bis soul aod conscience, iccordiog to his eon vic tipos, that the bordereau was written by Esterhasy and ooncloded dramatically, amid applause as follows ; ''I do sot ask you to proclaim the in nocence of Dreyfus, bat ii is with a firm cooviotion aod a lively sense of my daly aod re sponsibility that I say that there ts reason to grast a revisioe of the trial of 1894, aod ss nd Dreyfus for retrial before another court martial, whose task will be to give a decision with a full knowledge of the facts. My report is anded." Quoting from a fresh report drafted by Procurateur Gen. Manas, which favored a retrial. Beaupre enumerated as amoog fresh facts in Dreyfus1 favor the Henry forgery ; a change of date of the bordereau to August iostesd of April ; handwriting experts' contradic tions ; the polios report withheld st the court martisl ; a sentence that could not have been written by Dreyfus ; Henry's confession ; official documents proving Dreyfus had no relations with foreign embassies, and a doeomeot dem ons trat io g Dreyfus never confessed guilt. De Beaupre oharged the bordereau was written on the same paper that Esterhazy used, which the judges in 1894 did not know. 1H. Manan, in bis address, declared the bordereau was rsally thc work of Eiferbssy, and dwelt on tho strange* ness of Esterbagy's protection by tba geosral stab?. Mothers, we call your attention to Pitts' Carminative. It acts promptly, it is pleas* ant to tbs taste, and the children will take it without coaxing. It relieves promptly and permanently. If we can get yoa to ose it, you will get others to do likewise. Yonr druggist sells it. J. F. W. OeLorms. Excitement in Texas. Chicago, June 1 -A special to The Chronicle from Dallas, Tex, says: Tba excitement in Henderson county because of the Iynobing of the three Humphreys on the night of May 23 is still intense Eight prominent farmers and cattle raises in the vicinity of Aley, where the lyoohiog took place, have been placed oo trial oharged with par tioipatiog io the crime Tbs State and Henderson county have offered rewards approximating $5,000. The prelimi nary hearings have been postponed until next week. "Better Be Wise * Than Rich." Wise people are also rich when they know a perfect remedy for all annoying dis eases of the blood, kidneys, liver and bowels. It is Hood's Sarsaparilla, which is perfect in Us action. It so regulates the entire sys tem as to bring vigorous health. It never disappoints. Goitre- " For 42 years I had goitre, or swellings on my neck, which was dis couraging and troublesome. Rheumatism also annoyed me. 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Byttenberg k 8oos, defend To tbe Defendants above named : You art heriby tummoned aod required to answer tba complaint a thia action, of which a copy ia herewith servad apon yoo, and to aerve a copy of your answer to tha said complaint on the- tn beer i bert at their office ia the city of Sumter, Sumter cou ty, Sooth Carolina, within twenty days after the eerrice hereof, exeloaive of the day nf loch service ; aod if yon fail to answer the compiti t within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to tbe Court for the relief demanded in this complaint, and tbe defendant Joshua Ballard who is a non-resident of thia Stet will take notice tbat tbe complaint ia thia action has this twenty-fifth day of April A. D. 1899, been filed io the office of the Clerk of Court of Comoon Pleas for Sumter County, State of South Carolina Dated April 25th, A. D. 18S9. PURDY k REYNOLDS, April 26 6t Plaintiff's Attorneys. 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IL Lt IN ERY. rbe Ladies of Sumter and County are solicited to call and buy their Spring Hats FROM THE I NEW $ MILLINERY I STORE I of Mrs. L. Atkinson. Our goods are all new and the very atest New York style. Our price* are low-Oar term* strictly 'cash Call and see us before bayi g. We will be glad to help you eeiect a be aming hat. Respectfully. Mrs. L. Atkinson, Next door to Baok O Sumter. M cb 29-7