GENERAL WHITE'S
ARMY SURROUNDED.
Boers Hold Colenso, a Valu
able Strategical Point.
London, Nov. 5-The evacuation of
Colenso is undoubtedly a most serious
matter for the British io Nata), as it
not only testifies to the complete invest?
ment of Ladysmith by the Boers, bat
makes the relief of Gen. Sir George
Stewart White ao extremely difficult
operation.
Colenso is the poiot where the rail
way from Ladysmith crosees the
Togela river, which is now in flood.
The town itself is of small importance.
It is dominated by the bills oo the
north side of the river, and so was
untenable if the Boers have advanced,
as they seem to have done. Moreover,
only a small naval and colonial force
was stationed at Co Ic DB-/-.
The serionsoess of the evacuation,
however, lies io the fact that Comman?
dant Gen Jonbert, while completely
investing Sir George Stewart White at
Ladysmith, can seize this Tagela
bridge, and if he has sufficient troops
ean d9taoh a force and send it south?
ward on Pietermaritzborg and in any
ease, by destroying the bridge and
railway, can prevent any relief expedi?
tion reaching Sir George Whits for
?orne time.
Military men optimistically predict
that Gen. Jonbcrt will withdraw from
Natai immediately Sir Redvers Baller's
force enters the Orange Free State, but
the latter cannot he far on his way for
at least three or four weeks, and even
then Gen. Joobert may not decide to
intercept the British on the Free'State's
open veldt, which would suit the Brit?
ish admirably, bot may wait until the
last moment and then proceed by train
back to Pretoria and take up strong
defensive positions on the range of h?ls
lying in front of Johannesburg and
Pretoria.
Thus Gen Joubert might remain in
Natal several weeks longer, endeavor
ing to force Sir George White toto
capitulation, the destruction of the
Togela rt7er bridge helping him by
cutting off British relief.
Moreover, another Boer force is
reported to have marched through
Zululand ia the direction of Durban,
and already to have reached the Natal
frontier. Thus it will be seen the
position in Natal, taking into considera
tion a possible uprising of the disaffect
ed Datca is most disquieting aod, in
fact, may be described as critical.
British reenforeement8 in any number
cannot reach Durban before the end of
next week.
? special from Ladysmith, dated
Nov. 2, morning, says: "Daring the
night the Boers moved closer to the
British positions, and mounted guns io
fresh places Meanwhile the naval
guns have been moved to more favor?
able positions near the town and
commanding some of the Boer batter?
ies.
"At 6 o'clock this morniog Geo.
White ordered the bombardment of the
enemy and the bluejackets opeoed the
bali. The Boers replied vigorously.
They fired straight and some of the
British wera hit
"A terrible artillery duel has been
prcoeediog for over three^hours. So
far the naval guns are the only ones
that have engaged the enemy."
Another special dispatch from Lady?
smith, bearing date of Nov 2, says :
.'The artillery duel is proceediog splen?
didly. The British guns are firing
three shots to the Boers' one."
A special dispatch from Cape Town,
dated Nov 2. says: the Bjers occupied
Colesbarg, Cape Colony, Wednesday,
meeting with no resistance from the
local police, who yielded to superior
force.
The sailing of transports for South
Africa, loaded with troops, is now an
evcot of daily occurrence, but the
departure of the steamer Kildooao
Castle from Southampton last evening
merits notice, as she is the largest
troopship in the world, and has more
than three thousand souls on board,
with their weapons, balloons, bridge
pontoons, machine guns, ammunition,
wagons and hundreds of thousands of
other artillery necessaries.
BOERS TRAVERSING ZULU?
LAND.
Cape Town, Nov. 2 -(Delayed in
transmission).-According to an un?
dated dispatch received here from
Ladysmith, the body of Gen. Kook,
the B3er commander, who was wounded
io the battle of Glencoe, captured and
tasan to Ladysmith, where he died
receotly, ha? been taken tc Pretoria.
The dispatch added that the Lady?
smith towspeople, including the wo
men, withdrew before the battle at
Ladysmithr It was also said that the
resumption of fighting was hourly ex?
pected.
The Boers are traversing Zululand,
hoisting flags over the British magis?
tracies
EVACUATION OF IMPORTANT
POINT.
London, Nov. 4 -The war office I
bas issued the following annouuce- j
ment : "The colonial office has re- j
ceived information to the effect that;
the Britsh troops have withdrawn :
from Colenso and have concentrated j
fnrther eouth, but we have no news
of any engagement in that neighbor- j
hood "
Coleapo TS ?w*h of Ladysmith.
TERRIBLE LYDDITE SHELLS.
London, Nov. 5 -Transports have
jost been secured for the Woolwich
Howitzer brigade, which will be hur?
ried to the Cape. The brigade has
10,000 rounds of 5 inch Lyddite
shells, awaiting it According to the
estimates, a single shell, falling into
a compact body will kill 300 men
! It was demonstrated in the battle Om
j dorman, which destroyed the army of
Khalifa Abdullah that a large number
of Dervishes were killed by suffoca?
tion, while hundreds of vultures and
eagles fell upon the battlefield from
the same cause.
WILL EMPLOY PRIVATEERS.
Pans, Nov. 5 -The Temps cor?
roborates the statement of the Eclair
that tbe Boers have decided to em
ploy privateers, and says : "There is
an immense fleet of transports now
at sea carrying troops? The Trans
vaal government cannot seriously
threaten these, but there is no doubt
that it has issued letters of marque in
Europe and the United States, and
British commerce may suffer, even if
the transports do not."
SANGUINARY BATTLE.
London, Nov 6.-The Times pub?
lishes a* dispatch from Pietermaritz
burg, Natal, dated Nov. 3 which
says : "The Dutch residents here
have received news of a sanguinary
battle fought yesterday probably be
tween Ladysmith and Colenso A
large number of the Boers were kill?
ed, many relatives of Natal Dutch
residing in this place. The English
residents have no knowledge of any
engagement
A DOUBLE ATTACK.
Colenso, Natal, Nov 2, afternoon.
-(Delayed in transmission )-The
Boers have opened fire on Ladysmith,
from the south side, with guns post
ed between Coieuso and Gen.
White's camp. Their fire in the
direction of Colenso has not thus far
proved damaging.
9pm -(Delayed in transmis?
sion )-Colenso at this hour is threat?
ened by the enemy His patrols, in
advance of Boer forces, 2,000 strong
but without field guns, are marching
in eastward direction to the north of
Colenso
Shots bav been exchanged between
the British and Boer patrols, the lat
ter being driven inward upon the
main body.
The British patrols lost one man
killed and the Boer patrols lost two
BULLER ORDERS ABANDON
MENT OF EXPOSED POSI?
TIONS.
London, Nov. 6 -The general be?
lief in London is that the Boers are
now waiting for more guns from Pre?
toria before attacking Ladysmith
The fact that Sir Redvers Buller ap
pears to have ordered a retirement
from Stromberg and perhaps from
other places relieves to some extent
the public mind, which otherwise
would have been further alarmed.
Confidence is felt in any measures
that Gen Butler may deem desirable.
The knowledge that the pigeon post
is working wei! also comes as a re
lief to the great anxiety previously
felt
The third class cruiser Pelorus has
been ordered from Gibralter to Dur
ban, and the third class cruiser Fear?
less from Port Said to the same point
The Morning Post's Ladysmith
correspondent, telegraphing Nov, 1
says : "We cannot understand the
Boer tactics It is incomprehensible
that they should have refrained from
using their big guns this morning "
The correspondent of the Times at
Ladysmith, under date of Nov. 2,
confirms the report of the artillery
excha-jges He says : "The invest?
ment of the town is now permanent
Last night the enemy tapped the
wires in our rear. He can, therefore,
cut our communication whenever he
pleases It is suggested, however,
that the Boers believe that Lady
smith is in their power, and th ut they
are therefore anxious to have us get
in all our military stores before they
attack U3
"A reconnias8ance of Lancers and
a ??Id battery today found a Free
State laager, which the British
shelled heavily, driving the Boers
out"
During a teconoiaesance yesterday
to the south the British cavalry
charged the enemy, doing great
damage
A special dispatch from Lady?
smith, describing Thursday's fight,
says : The artilley duel at dawn in
which the Boers' guns were silenced,
was intended to occupy the Boers
and to enable Sir George White to
achieve bis chief purpose-the cap?
ture of the Boer; camp behind Bea?
ter's Hill. For this purpose the Lan?
cers, Hussars, Natal Carbineers and
Natal Border Rifles etarted under
Gen. French at sunrise and got with?
in striking distance before the enemy
was aware of their presence A field
battery was aleo sent, and it secured
a good position commanding the ene
my's camp, which was a large one,
laagered with army wagons and other
vehicles
Bestar's Hill was well fortified and I
provided with good gun6. At 9
o'clock the British opened fire, the ?
Boers replying with shot, but bad
aim
The British quickly sent a 42 j
pound shell into their Cimp. causing '
terrible ?oes and spreading panic
among the enemy. The cavalry then
Btormed. the position, the Boers flee?
ing precipitately, leaving many dead
and wounded, as well as the whole
camp and equipment, in the hands
of the British. The success will
upset the plans of the Orange Free
State commanders, and, possibly will
prevent them giving the British
further trouble from the west.
ROLL CALLED WITHOUT AN?
SWERS.
Durban, Natai, Nov. 2.-(Delayed
in transmission)-The official roll
call shows that 843 members of the
Gloucestershire regiment and of the
Royal Irish Fusiliers are missing as
?he result of the engagement cn
Farquhar's farm.
Tnirty-two members of the Glou?
cestershire regiment, ten menbers of
the Royal Irish Fusiliers and two
members of the Tenth Mountain bat?
tery were found killed. Between 70
and 100 escaped and returned to
Ladysmith, whither 150 wounded
have been brought
The Predicament of Natal
Calls For Gen. Baller's
Immediate Attention.
London, Mov. 7, 4 30 a. m.-This
morning's news carnes public knowl?
edge with respect to hostilities in Sonth
Africa very little further than the
evacuation of Colenso and Storm berg .
These movements, taken together with
the admiralty statement that the public
must not be disappointed sbouid the
transports, on which there are aboni;
20,000 men, oot reach their destination
on the dates iodinated in the published
lists, may indicate some change of plan
necessitated by the bad position of
affairs in Natal. It was expected that
the army corps would land near Cape
Town for an invasion of the Transvaal
through the Orange Free State, but the
landing may now be diverted to
Durban, Natal, whither it is fully
expected Lieut. Gen. Sir Redvers
Buller will go within a week or two to
investigate the situation for himself.
There is also a possibility of a move?
ment through Delagoa Bay, and the
admiralty notice regarding the trans
ports simply means in ali likelihood
that news of their movements is to be
suppressed.
Stormberg was understood to be the
depot where stores, tents, guns, ammu?
nition and all the commissariat details
of the third division, under Sir William
Gatacare, were io prooees of accumula?
tion.
The stores have been removed to
Queenstown, and an obvious explana?
tion of their removal arises out of the
Boer advance from Bothulie and Aliwal
North.
Reports that Naauw Reedeport is
about to be invaded seem to corrobo?
rate the idea tha6 Geo. Buller^ first
business wiil be to relieve Sir George
Stewart White
It is believed that the Orange Free
State commanders now have 11,000
men concentrated against Kimberley
and on the Free State southern frontier.
Opposed to thrm are oniy 7,000 Brit?
ish troop3. The towns which lie open
to their attack are Aiiwai North,
Barghersdorp, Steynberg, Barkley and
Molteco
A dispatch from Pieiermarisziburg
dated Friday reports that railway
communication with Ladysmite is eev
ered, the Boers having effected a lodg?
ment at Noithorp. sooth of Ladysmith
about seven miles Among those
invested at Ladysmith are Col. Rhodes,
brother of Cecil Rhodes. Sir John
Willoughby, and, it is believed, Dr.
Jameson, as well as most of the press
correspondents and the Earl of Ava,
son of Prince Dafferin of Ava
All the Caps railways ore now in the
bands of the military authorities. Five
hundred tons of foodstuffs were seized
on board thc steamship Maria at Dar
ban, consigned to Delagoa Bay for the
Transvaal. Twenty missionaries have
arrived at Darban from Swaziland
after maay narrow escapes.
ANOTHER REPORT OF THE
FIGHT.
Pietermarifzburg, Natal, Satnrday
afternoon, Nov. 4-The general com?
manding the line of communication
with Pietermarirzburg bas arrived with
bis staff and escort. Telegraphic com?
munication north of Estcourt is entirely
stopped
The natives report that the Biers
received a crushing blow at Ladysmith
Thursday. This is not officially con?
firmed, but it is generally believed.
Later: Evening-The British forces
at Ladysmith, it now appears, were
engaged twice successfully Thursday
and Friday. It is reported that the
cavalry suffered heaviiy and that the
infantry did great execution with bayo
nets, the Gordon Highlanders carrying
the principal Boer position at the point
of tbe bayonet The Boers lost heav?
ily in killed and wounded, and a
number surrendered.
THE FREE STATE BOERS.
Estcourt, Natal, Saturday, Nov. 4.
-Noon -A reliable messengor has
just arrived f?om Ladysmith, passing |
the Boer lines during the night, who
reports that heavy fighting occurred .
Tuesday around Ladysmith The .
hottest engagement was on George
Tat h am's faun, on the Oranere Free
State side of Bester?. The British
drove the Boers back to their camp, j
The enemy suffered a loss of 800 ,
killed, wounded and captured.
The fighting was resumed yester?
day (Friday), the Boers firing from
Nosdwathshana hill, near Pepwortb/s
farm. Again they were driven back,
with losses, on their camp
A large Boer force, with artiiley,
under John Wessels, has taken up a
position on the left of Beacon, loca?
ting on the Woodhouse, Picciones
and Langvaracht farms, facing
Bester?, and a small commando is
now encamped on the south side of
Pieters Station, commanding the rail?
way. The Boers have torn up the
culverts of the railway near Pieters
Station, and have burned the wooden
portions. No damage has yet been
done at Colenso The houses, stores,
railway and iron bridges remain
intact.
The messenger said be heard the
Boers would be in Colenso today,
and that the volunteers were leaving.
Much regret is felt at the unneces?
sary alarm being created at Pieter
maritzburg, when there is no need
for it. The Natal naval corps, with
guns, will return to Pietermaritzburg
today to reassure the inhabitants.
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?3ed. My dyspepsia was of moQtbs' stand?
ing ; after eatiag it was terrible. Now I am
well," writes S. B. Keener, Hoisiogtoo, Kas.
of Kodol Dyspepsia Care. It digests what
yon eat.-Hugbson-Ligon Co.
President King, Farmer's Bank, Brooklyn
Mich., has used DeWitt'a Little Early Risers
in his family for years. Says they are the
best. These famous ?little pills cure consti?
pation, billiousoess and ail liver and bowel
troubles -Hughson-Ligon Co.
War in the Philippines.
Brigade Under Gen. Wheaton
Sails From Manila to Oc?
cupy Town of Dagupan.
Manila, Nov. 5, 9 p. m.-This evan
iog a fleet of transports sod gunboats
left Manila for the most important
expedition of the autumn campaign.
Its destination is supposed to be
Dapagao, or some northern port
Gen Wheaton commands with a
brigade consisting of the Thirteenth
infantry, the Thirty-third infantry, two
guss of the Sixth battery and two
(rattlings. The transports Sheridan,
Francisco de Reyes and Azree carry
the troops, with the gunboat Helena as
escort.
A dispatch boat was sent ahead to
arrange a rendezvous with tbe United
States cruiser Charleston and the other
warships that are patrolling the north
coast of Luzon.
The landing will be under cover of
the gunn of the fleet It is assumed
here that the purpose of the expedition
is te move down the Dagupan Manila
railroad toward Tarlac, or to prevent
Againaldo's forces making another base
farther north.
Dagupan and Appri are the strong?
holds of the insurgents io the north
and, it is supposed, the points where
most of the fiiibusteriog parties .'aod
Since the begioning ot the hostilities
it bas been the unanimous opinion of
military experts here that Dagupan
sbouid be made a base of operations,
but sufficient troops have heretofore
been lacking. With Gens Wheaton,
MacArthur and lLawton moving from
Tarlao from three directions, and the
mountains hemming in the other side,
the insurgents' capital wi il soon become
untenable
Aguinaldo may attempt to shift bis
headquarters to the rich tobacco ooun
try to the northern end of the island
Possibly he may slide around Gen
Lawton's front to the southern prov?
inces ; but, as MacArthur's and Law?
ton's troops are spread across the
country from Angeles to Cabaca'uan.
it wili bs difficult for the insurgents to
escape
Should the concerted operations sue
oeed, organized insurrection on a large
scale should be at an end carly next
spring, although guerrilla warfare is
likely to continue for a long time. No
one anticipates that the insurgents wiii
make many hard battles.
The problem is to move the troops
about the country, to maiotain trans?
portation and to bold the territory
gained. The morai effeot of the arrivai
of a large American army is calculated
upon to sap Aguinaldo's strength by
desertions and through the loss of hope
among the supporters of the revolution?
ary movement.
Two oolums of Gen. MacArthur's
division yesterday took Magalang,
about six miles northeast of Angeles.
Col. Smith, with two battalions ot the
First artillery and a body of engineers,
advanoed from Aogeles.
Haj. O'Brien, with a battalion of tho
Seventeenth infantry and two troop? of
the Fourth cavalry, moved from Calu
lut.
Col Smith killed ll insurgents,
wounded 128 and captured 50, as well
as taking a lot of insurgent transporta
tion.
Mai. O'Brieo killed 49 insurgents,
wounded many and took 28 prisoners.
The Americans had ll wounded.
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A Mess of Pottage Offer
A Sly Trick of McKinley
Buy Support in The Soutt
Washington, Nov. 6.-Imperial
is DOW bidding for southern supp
by holding out inducements, wb
it is hoped will catch the cot
growers and manufacturers. It
now semi officially stated that
administration, wbich claims to h;
secured verbal promises from Eu
pean governments which have bi
grabbing Chinese territory, t
American commerce should en
equal privileges with their own in
the Chinese territory controlled
them, has demanded of those gove
mente formal written agreements
accord with the verbal promises, a
intends, if the demand is not acq
esced in, to back it up with for
This is said to have been the r
reason for the recent matei
strengthening of the American na
forces at Manila. The same sta
ment adroitly points out the matei
advantages to the south the Chim
trade will give, because of the
creased demand, aod, of course,
creased prices for all kinds of co^l
goods The men who are manipul
ing imperialism are very sly in p
ting ont this bid for southern et
port They know that the cotl
raisers of the south have had hs
lines of late, and hope that this pro
ise of better times will create
imperialistic sentiment among then
The administration bas hatched
a scheme to commit the count
irrevocably to imperialism, lt h
already beguu the work of securi
promises from senators and repi
sentalives to vote for a joint resoi
tion, to be offered as soon a3 co
gress meets, declaring the inienti
of this government to permanent
retain the Philippine islands. No!
ing could more strongly show t
I steady growth of imperialistic ide
in administration circles Only
short time ago, Mr. McKinley ea
that he intended, and had alwa;
intended, that congress should deci<
whether we should keep the Pbili
pines Now be will say to congres
in effect, "I have decided to kee
the Philippines, and I demand th
you shall ratify my decision." Tl
reason for this change is obviou
Mr. McKinley fears that if congrei
takes up this question and thorougl
ly discusses it, so many good reasor
will be presented against our goin
into the colonization business to tb
extent of keeping the Philippine?
that congress might decide again*
their retention. Therefore, be wi
endeavor to head off anything like
free discussion by saying to congree
that it is necessary to end the war i
the Philippines, that this joint res(
lotion should be adopted, knowin,
that if he succeeds any future di*
cussion of the matter in congres
will be without effect in determininj
the policy of the government B
will have no serious troubie io gel
j ting his scheme through the house
bnt the anti imperialists of the sen&t
will have something to say before i
can be put through that body.
Senator Chauncey Depew has foun<
out that Boss Platt, who made bin
senator, isn't the whuie thing ii
Washington, and he doesn't rejoic?
over the knowledge Platt compeliei
Depew to join him in making a figb
upon the acceptance by the treasury
department of plans for the Nev?
York custom house, chosen in oper
competition by a committee of archi
leets, and endorsed by the New Yorl
and Philadelphia branches of th?
American institute of architects, nol
because he knew of any defects it
the plans, but because the euccessfu
competitor was Mr Cass Gilbert o:
Chicago, and not a New York ma?
chine politician. Secretary Gage, tc
his credit be it recorded, refused tc
be infioenced by political pressure
and decided in favor of the report ol
the committee of architects. This
was Mr Depew's first taste of hum
ble pie, and if he could control his
own actions it might be his last, but
having agreed before being elected
senator to do everything in a politi?
cal way that Piatt asked bim to, it
probably will not be.
If prominent men from the eastern
section of the United States, who
come to Washington, kuow the senti?
ment of their people, the anti-impe
rialist spirit is rapidly growing in
tbat section. Said one of them
Mr. E. S. Beach, of the Boston bar :
"Senator Hoar is voicing the better
sentiment and I believe that sooner
or later the country will appreciate
his efforts to keep our government in
tbe safe path justified by ali the
years of our national existence
There are a great many good and
influential men in New England, who
are saying little, but who have
firmly resolved that if imperialism is
to be a fixed policy of the
republican party, they will cease to
be republicans Aside from the
moral question involved in keeping
op this war upun a people who
regard themselves as fighting for
their liberty, Americau citizens want
to know what is to be gained by
carrying on the conflict Is it #vorth
while to have saddled upon us a j
standing aimy, an immense indebted?
ness, increased taxatioon and the bes
of hundreds of gallant young men,
in exchange for these islands ? I
Candidly believe that the mass of
our people are agaiuet this departure j
from our established policy of non- '
interference io foreign lands. Back
of the whole business is the spirit of
commercialism and mercenary greed.
The Philippines are rich That is all
the argument needed with a certain
class of men who care nothing for
principle if there are dollars to be ac?
quired. "
Look on this picture : (Associat?
ed Press dispatch).-"Washington,,
Nov. 1.-The members of the Philip?
pine commission-Admiral Dewey,
Profs Schurman and Worchester, and
Coi Denby-will make a preliminary
report to the resident before the end
of this week and it is understood the
report wili be immediately given to
the public This report wili be pre?
pared at the request of the president
as a result of a conference between
the president and the commission ?*
the White House today. The presi?
dent personally summoned the com?
missioners and an hour was spent ic
consultation, during which he ex?
plained the points he desired covered
in the preliminary report It may
be weeks, possibly mouths, before the
complete report is ready. Prof
Schurman, who is president of the
commission .said after the members left
the White Ilouse that the reports to
be made this week would cover- cer?
tain phrases of the situation which
the president desires cleared up at
this time." And the on this: (Oma?
ha dispatch to the New York tribune)
'.The situation has greatly improved
for the Repuplican in the last week.
The publication of the Philippine
report has had a material effect on
the situation and bas made hundreds
of votes for the Republican ticket.
Mr. Bryan has been considerably
warmed over the matter, and has so
declared himself in a number of
speeches. * * * Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn, summing up the situa?
tion after the battle, says : 'The
Republicans wii? carry the State
Everything points that way, and
I have watched the trend of events.
The publication of the Philippine
commission's report showed clearly
to the peopie the position of the ad?
ministration, and I am sure has had
much to do wirb making Republican
votes. I expect a healthy majority
in favor of the Republicans/ "-The
State. V
His 31 extent Lnnclicons.
"The ordering of my luncheon used
to be a great nuisance," said a lawyer
yesterday. "I would go into a cafer
perhaps pretty hungry, but two or
tree minutes' study of the huge menu
would put me iu an uncertain, irrita?
ble mood, and no matter what I'd order
I wouldn't enjoy it on account of the
thought that I might have ordered
something different and better. It was
like going iuto a public library to read.
With so many books there, it is im?
possible to sit down and read one book
contentedly, as you can at home. But
now I have an arrangement that makes
my luncheon a joy. I said to my wait?
er ene day:
" 'What I cat here at noon costs me.
on the average. $1.20, and my average
tip to you is 20 cents. Now you'ought
to know what a nice luncheon is better
than I do, so I make you this proposal:
Serve me every day a lunch of my
usual number of courses, and whatever
under .$1.25 it costs you can keep.'
"Thc waiter jumped at that. Ile
brings me every day now a better mea?
than I would think of ordering myself,
and he makes from 20 to 30 cents by
keeping down the price. It is a splen?
did scheme, and I wonder why I never
thought of it before."-Philadelphia
Record.
To salute with the left hand is a
deadly insult to Mohammedans in the
east.
A FINE PIANO.
At a High Prie* Is Easily Found, But Fina
Piaoos Like the
At our prices, are only found in our ward?
rooms. They present a happy combination of
excellence, impossible to surpass elsewhere.
Catalogue and Book of Suggestions fer the
asking. TERMS ACCOMMODATING.
SECOND-HAND PIANOS
TUNING, REPAIRING.
CHAS. M. SHEFF,
Warerooms, 9 North liberty Street.
Factory-Block of E. Lafayette Are.,
Aiken and Lao vale streets.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. C , Sept. 29, 1899.
NOTICE is hereby girec that I will be in
my office in tbe Count? Court House
ai Sumter from October 15tb to December
3l8t, 1899, inclusive, for the collection of
taxes for tbe fiscal year 1899 Tbe le?y is a?
follows :
For State purposes. 5 milli.
For County purposes, 3$ mills.
For School purposes, 3 mills.
Total levy, 11} mille.
Also the following special school levies :
School District No. 1, 2 mills.
School District No 16, 2 mills.
School District No 18, 2 mills.
School D.strict No 20, 3 mills.
.Vt Clio, 2 mills.
Concord, 2 mills.
PnvHtfrr, 2 mille.
No is. 1 min.
No 17, ! mill.
Commutation Road TAX for 1900 is also
psy.nMe at the sirce time
K. L SCARBOROUGH,
Oct 4 Treasurer Samter Co.