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MODDER RIVER S BLOODY LIST. It Numbers 433, of Whom Only 72 Were Killed. London, Dec 2.-As surmised, the dead and wounded at the bard-fought battle of Modder river numbers hundreds. Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon only the bare total, 438. of which number 73 were killed, had been given out The meagre official dispatch, giv ?D2 a list of the British casualties at Modder river, and announcing the bare fact that Lord Methuen is still there awaiting reinforcements, is only supplemented by a brief special mea sage from Cape Town tonight, stating that the Boers destroyed the bridge j over the Modder river before the battle, and are now concentrating at , Spytfontein, where the final battle before Kimberley is relieved is ex? pected to take piace The censor has apparently stopped all press mes. sages from the front relating to the battle, which is not regarded as a favorable indication. As to the ma terial result of Lord Metheun's en gagement, il is not yet clear whether Lord Methuen's force actually crossed the Modder river, or is still awaiting the rebuilding of the bridge before the artillery and cavalry can cross. IE any case the railway must be car ried over the bridge before the indis? pensable big navs! guns can pass, be eause Lord Meuibeo's last message showed that they were worked on trucks along the railroad. A CHANGE OF BOER STRATEGY It is a significant fact that Lord * Meutnen's cablegram maks no men? tion of the Boer loss, which, there? fore, is assumed to be small A dispatch from Cape Town this evening says Lord Meuthen's ad? vance undoubtedly is beginning to affect the Boer strategy and probably explains their withdrawal from Mooi river. The continued presence of commandoes in Cape JColony tends to confirm the opinion that the Boers are making desperate efforts to re croit their forces from the Do.ten re9 idents. While it is impossible to cb tain exact statistics, it is absolutely certain that the disaffected Dutch have joined the Boers in great num bera, which are still increasing. Most of the recruits, however, are young men, Gen Butler's message, clearly indicating the punishment for disloy alty, having deterred the actual hold ers of farms from joining the Boers through fear of confiscation of their property. CLERY'3 POSITION IN DOUBT. The latest news from Natal indi cates that the bulk of the Ladysmith relief force has arrived at F.-eere, though there is considerable conject ure as to thr?" whereabouts of Gen Clery, whose movements have not* been chronicled lately lt is sur? mised in some quarters that he may reappear in a totally unexpected quarter, on the flank or rear of Gen Joubert s force, which is supposed to be concentrated at Grobelaar's Kloof, north of the Tugela river. As Gen Hiidyard's advance guard waa in tench with the Boers as iong ago as Tuesday last, developments should Bot be so long delayed COLENZO'S BRIDGE BLOWN UP DuDdonold's mounted force. No ?ember 28. accompanied by four ifooe, went in pursuit of a body of Boers returning to Colenzo They followed *he Boers to within two and a half miiea of Coleczo when tbe Boers replied to the British shelis with long range guns There were no casualties Colenzo Bridge, it ?6 added, was afterwards blown up Another detachment of 3,000 Brit? ish troops-sailed for South Africa to day. Owing to the phenomenal sale of th? nswspapers consequent open the war a paper famine is threatened It is reported that the American eup? j plies have failed temporarily WHOLE BORDER D?S- j TRICT DECLARES FOR \ THE BOERS - ? L-mdoo. Dee 4. 4 30 a. m -Tbe j wees opens witbeu' a word of news i ?neb as the British public is so anxious- j ly awaiting. Wi-h a larger artuy in j the field than the country ever before i mobilized, it can only be said that thc ! loss of 3,500 men. entailed before tb:? \ enemy's borders have been crossed, is j a serious matter and, while thor? is no . feeling of despondency as to the even- j tua! result of the war, it is regretfully j admitted on ail sides thar the strength of *he Bjer resistance has beeo woe- j fully underrated. Ic is now seen that th3 attempt to j hold a useies* p-sitiou at Mafeking wa- j & serious tsc ical mistake a* was also j tbe endeavor ?o keep the lar^e civil i population io Kimberley. South African news is now sis days j io arrears. The censorship dors rio; j yet. permit details <>*' ,b" Modder river ! nattle to be tran-rn if : od SOOJ-? v^gue j statements have been published in tbe i Cape Towo papers, and according to I tnose tbe Boers numbered 8,000 men j .od were entrenched oo born banks ot j to---* ~*n?. although mo^tiy OD toe J northern bauk Tb; Ii i; . S'cH ? ; ?2g io tiose accounts, drove ihe eoemy across the river, compelling thea to ! retreat aod established themselves OD I both banks A dispatch bas reached ; London announcing that Lord Methuen is again in the fi?la. REVOLT IN CAPE COLONY. ' Serious news comes from tho north? ern sections of Cape Colony. The ! whole border district between Colesberg : and Bargherdorp has declared for the J B:?ers. Io Venterstad alone more than ! 2,000 have joined the rebellion. The j farmers have formed a commandeering j committee aod taik confidently of a j triumphant march on Cape Town ! Gen. Bailer's proclamation has been I torn down aod trampelled upon and the j loyalism aro bidden to hurry to Cape Town to prepare cuffes for tho rebels. CHAMBERLAIN'S BAD BREAK. Mr Chamberiaio's Leicester speech j oontiuues to form the subject of extend j comment here aod abroad especially in Berlin, whare, however, the tone is not entirely unfavorable. The Times, in an editorial which endeavors to temper the feeling created by Mr Chamberlain's "admitted iodisoreet enthusiasm," says: "Lord ltoseberry's criticisms are perfectly justified, but ii would be ungraceful to ios? sight of th.i fact that it is due very largely to Mr. Chamberlain's personal influence that the improved state of feeling, improperly described a9 'alli? ance, ' and, perhaps, not altogether properly even as 'understanding/ has teen brought about between Great Britain and the United States and Great Britain and Germany. It is to be regretted that Mr. Chamberlain's langage lent itself to misconstruction so proving acrid remarks in German and American newspapers, but in the case of America the tendency to union and cooperation is not likely to be seriously obstructed by an excess of sensitive apprehension ai a possible meaning atcaobable to Mr. Chamberlain's words." BRITISH TRANSPORT ASHORE ON THE ROCKS. London, Dec 4 -The war office publishes the following dispatch from Cape Town dated yesterday : The transport Ismore is ashore on the rocks . J St Helena bay. The troops have been safely landed, but tbe horses are still on board. HM S Doris and Noibe, with the transport Columbian, have gone to her assist? ance Official advices report that the Bechuana poiice captured the Boer laager west of Kimberly, Tuesday, Nov. 23 Communication by searchlight with Kimberly has been established from Modder river. Cape Town, Tuesday, Nov 28.- j The troopship Barvarian, with over j 2.000 troops aboard, including the j Connaught Kratigers and First bat I talion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, ? arrived herc today arid proceeded ! presumably to Durban, after landing 1 several foreign attaches here REPORTS OF BOOR LOO ?rG Frere Camp, Natal.'Tuesday, Nov 28 -A reconnoissance was made to day by Gen Hildyard and Dun donald's command On approching Colenso the British found on every side scenes of devastation that testi ned to the thoroughness of Boer looting Several farms had been ran? sacked from end to end In some cases the contents of every room of tbe farm bouses bad been destroyed The Boers had evidently burned what they could not carry off The quality of the Boer commissariat was evidenced by the corn husks that were to be seen around the deserted camp fires of the enemy. The wreck of the armored train, still visible, showed that a Boer shell had broken au axle which obviously caused the accident to one car that lay on its. sijj? The other car was upright, out both were com? pletely riddled by the enemy's bul? lets and artillery fire Two graves nearby bore the inscription, "To fallen soldiers " The main boer force is now grad? ually getting near Chievely station DEDA Y ED NEWS OF COLLENSO Durban, Natal, Tuesda}7, Nov 28 - Natal Mercury's correspondent at Frere reports : "The Boerw have re j concentrated at their old position i near Colenso, back of Grobler's ! kloof, and everything points to a determined atterr.pi to prevent the British crossing the Tugela river ''The reports of wanton destruction of property by Boer looters ero eso- I firmed " ATTACK AT DERDERPOOR P. Pretoria. Tuesday, Nov 28 -Tbe Boer laager at Deddcrport was attacked last Saturday by a etroogr force ot the j Natal mounted poiice. Mr B-iroard. a i member of thc voik-raad, was kilied. j REPORT OF GRAS PAN FIGHT. I Preroria. Monday. Nov 27. via Lo renzo Marque, Deo o -Commandant : Delarey has reported to Prenden? j Kruger that the burgher*, in spite of ' their determined defen>o at Gras Pan, Nov 25. ?ere. completely surrounded by the British and were compelled to retire. LOSSES AT BELMONT. Boer commander of the western border reports tbat 12 burghers were killed aod 40 wounded in the fighting at Bel? mont Pretoria, Sunday, Nov 36-Com? mandant Dutoit sends the following report to the couoci! of war from Kim? berly: "Early yesterday the British made a sortie, supported by canon and Maxime. Uoder cover of darkness they advanced io the direction of Bioemhof. Two hundred burghers encountered them and I brought up an additional 100, and nioe burghers were killed and 17 wounded The British left two on the grouod, but an ambulance removed these It was a Terrible Disaster for the Boers. Loodon, Deo 5 -The correspondent of the Associated Press with Geo Lord Methuen's column telegraphing from Modder River last Thursday, says : '"The Waterloo cf the campaign has been fought aud woo. The battle was conducted with unprecedented stubbornoess on both sides. There was one continuous rear like the explosion of countless firecrackers. There was BO flinching oo either side and not a moment's pause. For five hours the British batteries poured toos of shrapnel and shelis into the Boer positions. Lord Methuen had twenty two guns aod each fired an average of two huodred rounds. The Boers had an almost equal number of guos, which, it is reported, were mostly served by French and German artillerists. "Owing to the bend in the river on the right the Boers bad an opportuoity of cross-firing on the British attack. A Boer Hotcbkiss was directed with marvelous accuracy against a British Maxim, killing the sergeant io charge, wounding ao officer and disabling the guo. This occurred at the beginning ol the engagement. Whenever the Boer fire was silenced in one direction it was immediately reopened in another. "Owing to the terrific fire nobody on the plain was out of range. Stretcher bearers fcuod it impossible to go forward in the very few cases they were called upon to attend, and the wounded were compelled, if possi? ble, to crawl out of the lioes. "No quarter seems to have been given on either 6ide The British assert that amid the bullets the ambu? lance displayed their flags promiscuously to no advantage. These were repeated? ly driven back and were compelled to take refuge out of sight "It is reported that Geo Cronje. j with bis contingent, retreaiei toward Langeburg at 4 o'clock in tbe after . noon , 0;bers followed io the direction of Jacobsdai and the main body of the Boers retired with their guns about 8 in the evening. "On the foliowiog morning at daybreak the British fired a few shelis into the village. Getting co response a patrol of cavalry crossed the river and found tbe enemy's camp,deserted Dead Boers, and many who were dyiog, were tc be seen everywhere in the entrenchments, as well a? numerous new graves Several buiidiogs were in smoking ruins' "Some of toe Boer prisoners say that Gen Conje was in supreme command He had to whip bis men to prevent them from deserting, aod despite this macy threw down their rifles and fled." IS METHUEN IN KIMBERLEY ? London. Deo 4.-The Evening News says it learns that a cable dispatch was received today from an officer of the Guards, saying : "Io Kimberley," wbiob. it is added, may mean that Gen Methuen's, vanguard bas entered Kim? berley. SIEGE OF MAFEKING RAISED. Cape Towo, Thursday. Nov 30. The Cape Times has the following dispatch from Mafeking : "Gen Cronje, with ooe hundred wagons aod a large body of Boers, has left bis laager, practically raisiDg the siege, although deeuitory firing can be beard " He Fooled the Surgeons. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West i Jefferson, 0., after suffering IS months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly cporation was performed ; but be cured hiasself j with five boxes of Buck len's Arnica SBIVC, thc | surest Pi c ci're on carin, and the best. Salve in ! the world. 25 cents a box Sold by .J. F. W | Devonne, Druggist Miller, the Swindler, Caught. Chicago, December 4.-Io a tele- ! griMii received here tonight at the local ! (?Bsisof the Mooney & Bolaod Defoe j ti ve Agency the capture of Wiiliatc F. Miller, accused of having beeo con? nected with the Fianklin Syndicate swindle in New York, was announced as having been effected at Montreal by ; the agency's operatives who have been ; in pu^uit of the fugitive since bis die- ? appearance ten day-) a<;o. Ctieap Cow Feed. Fre?h Conon Seed Hnlls ar w.-irer!?>u:e for s-ile at 1 2? (??.nt s p(-r 100 i bt>. or deii ve red any? where in city 15 cats ter 100 pounds.* Cotton Seed Meai delivered at ?1 15 per 100 pound?. Also Bran and Ship Stuff. W. B. BUYL?. No* 20. i RICHARDSON WILL LEAD THE MINORITY. Washington, Dec 2 -The Democrats j of the house of representatives at their i caucus held io the ball cf reprc I seotarives this afternoon selected I ; Representatives James D. Ricbardsoo, j ; of Teooessee. as their candidate for ! I speaker after a spirited coolest which j lasted six ballots. This carries with it j the Democratic leadership on the floor Mr Richardson has served fourteen years iu the house and: is the oldest Democratic member in point of service j except Mr McRae, of Arkansas. Toe candidates against Mr Richardson were Representatives DeArmood. of Mis- ! souri, Bankhe3d, of Alabama, and Su?zar. of New York. Representative Hay, cf Virginia, was elected chairman of the caucus by a vote of 77 to 62 cast for McRae, of Arkansas. DeWitt'e Little Early Risers purify tbe blood, clean tbe liver, invigorate tbe system. Famous little pills for constipation and liver trcub!es. J. S Hugbson & Co. Maritime Canal Company. Washington, Dec 1.-The annual report of Secretary of the Interior Hancock, made publio tonight, while summing up the work in ali the bureau, is of special interest by reason cf its statement regarding peosion policies At the close of the fiscal year there were 991,519 pensioners a decrease of 2,195 during the year. The Spanish war probably will increase the pension roll during the current fiscal year. The secretary concurs in recommeoda tioos for an early revision and codification of the pension laws. Secretary Hitohcock makes public an advance report of the Maritime Caoai Company of Nicaragua, dated Deo 4 next, setting forth that since the orgaoizitioo of the company 10,145 shares of the capitai stock have been subscribed for at par, amouoting io the aggregate to the sum of ?1.014,500, of which amount ?1,008,830 has been paid into the treasury in cash; that there has been paid into the treasury from cher sources $155,776 51, making the total amount of cash received ?1.164 606 51. The company has paid for proDerty. work and labor doue, and materials furnished in the execution of the work of construction of the canal and in administration expenses, tho sup of ?1,161,772 70 in cash 31,990 shares of the first foil paid up capital company of par value on $13,199,000, ?150. 000 of its first mortgage bonds, and its obligations for ?6,705,000 of the said first mortgage bouds It has also ifeuj? 180,000 shares of its cspi'al I stock of the par value of ?18.000:000 io payment for concessionary rights, privileges, franchises and other prop? erty Thc cor gressiooal assertion cf its right to determioo the line of caoai through Nicaragua and Costa Rici I under the conciisnn of the compaoy. according to the company, c?m?e? uncertainty ss to the fioa! location cf the route aod with other cau^s fca? made the recumpMon of the work of construction impossible The company encloses two forma! protects, one dated Dec. 2, 1898, and the other Sept S, 1899, to Secretary Hay against the agreement by the Nicaraguan govern ment for another canal concession in violation of the rights of not only the company but of the U o it 3d States and j Costa Rica. Miss Annie E Guaoiog, Tyre, Mich , sayp, "I suffered a long time from dyspepsia ; lost flesh and became very weak. Kodol Dyspep? sia Cure completely cored me." It digests what you eat aod cures all forms of stomach trouble. It never fails to give immediate relief in the worst cases. J. S. Huebson & Co. A REMEDY FOR THE SAN JOSE SCALE. Horticulturists generally wiil no doubt be very mueb io'erested io a lately announced remedy for thc S?n Jose scale, an icsect that requires no introduction, as it bas long been known ? as the harbinger of woe and financial injury for the afflicted orchardist Cruce pretroleum, t>ccordiog to a paper recently read before the Association for the Advancement of Science, is the antidote that destroys and prevents the germination of San Jose toaics. Kx p?riment* with crude pretroleum have demonsrrated ibac it not only destroys tina p3rnictous insect, bur that it ? stimulates tee growth pf the tree to j which it is applied. The results of j these experiments have proved the j fallacy of two iong-standmg beliefs, the firtt and foremost of which is that tbe San Jose seale, could only be eradicated by destroying the r r?-e infested wiih the bug, and the second that petroleum ba'hs are faul to trees Oil. when applied ro thc leaves of j trees, has a bad tffeet, it is true, but theo the remedy, referred to is intend- ! ed for the trunk of the tree only. Columbia's cotton receipts, 16,656; bales; Sumter's, 21.805 bales Thin.! we presume, sustains the claim of our local buyers that Columbia has ; been paying the highest prices.-The ?tate "? was nearly de?d with dyspepsia, tri*ti doctor*, visited minera] s. rings, AI-O grew woree. I i.si-d Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure That j cured me." It digests what you eat. Cures | indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn ?Dd all j forms of dyspepsia. J. S. Hughsoo & Co. i Express Robbers Are Still at j Large.' - i Charleston, Dec 2 -The Charleston detective force has gone to work on the i case of the robbery of the express car ; at Station No 58 on the Southern Railroad last night, it is understood that the detectives have very little to work upon, but they wili endeavor to ferret out tbe guilty party. The j Southern Express Oorupaoy offered a | reward of ?500 for the arrest of the robber. The cctnpanv also put its own officers to work on the case betides the iocal detectives, and an earnest and diligent effort w ii I be made to have the robbers io the toils before Mooday. Thc money was in several packages aod amounted to ?1,.472 Mes; of it was for the First National Baok of this city. There is uo truth io the story i that another safe in the car contained I $8,000. Manila, Dec 2, 6 p. m-The capture by Lieut Munroe and 50 men of the Fourth cavalry ot the Filipino general, Conon, with 800 officers and men with rifles, several American and 70 Spanish prisoners at Bayom bang, province of Nueva Viscaya, was a successful bluff. Lieut Mun roe tapped the rebel wire, telegraph ed to Conon that he was advancing with a large force, and demanded bis surrender. After negotiations, Conon consented to capitolate to a "superior force," whereupon Lieut Munroe telegraphed that be would enter the town with a small guard and receive the garrison's surrender. He captured the whole Filippino force and secured their arms, the rebels supposing Munroe had an army behind him Washington, Dec 2 -The presi? dent has designated Aderbert F. Hay to proceed ai once to South Africa as the representative of the state department and to take the place of Mr Macrum the present United States consul at Pretoria The state department has yielded to Mr Mac-rum's repeated appeals to be relieved and he will not await the arrival of Mr Hay before quitting his post Mr Hay is the ron of the secretary of state. Fight for State Backs. John L. Williams, of Richmond, Va , ie a citizen who does his own thinking but we are tempted to be? lieve that he is a diligent reader of The Greenville News because hie political views are precisely those held and expressed by this great and good newspaper These are : Dig the isthmus canal Such occupation and control of the Pnilippines as may be required to*give us the power to command tue .'open dobr,? in China ; as much locai self government as is safe for the Filipinos themselves ; annexation never The gold standard for our cur? rency Stat? banks of issue with their notes made safe by uniform federal iaws and supervision No subsidies. Reduction of the standing array to a police and nucleus basis. Dependence for a land fighting force on a militia system supervised and liberally supported by the federal government. This is sound democratic doctrine, based on right principles and sup ported by common sense. Mr Wil? lama omits two planks in The Greenville News platform, but these were outside the limits of the question presented to him They arc : * A tariff for revenue, strictly A graduated income tax It is natural and proper that such a sound democrat should prove bis faith by bis works We see it an nounced that Mr Williams has joined with other leading business men and bankers of Richmond to have the supreme court test the law taxing the issue of State banks ten per ceut. Those who nave engaged in this movement have employed W L Royall, of Richmond, who made him? self famous by his tremendous fight ag-a'nst the Virginia bond refunding iaw, in the course of which a long succession of precedents and new rulings was established He is a very strong lawyer and deep student He wili develop and use a!I the strength lhere is in his position that under the decision on the income tax the tax on the Stale bank issues ?6 unlawful and unconstitutional He would not undertake such a fight j uniess he kne?v that he had a strong case. He could not have engaged the help and support of the men who are behind him uniess he had convinced them that he had a strong | case If this fight is won the currency I question wiil be settied, the demand tor a sale flexible currency respond? ing to the needs of trade wiil be met The results will be of vast and per manent importance j ; With the canal dug, the open door ? j wilie open, a stable and sensible j ' currency to do business with, we will not need to bribe people to Dniid and j ? sali ships With an income tax. the ! anny reduced io a peace basis and j j an economical and honest administra ? , lion of tho government, we will not j i need heavy tariff imposts and our j ' industries will thrive without prctec j ' Lion-a relic of the dark ages of com- j ' merce and the crude methods of by- j gene centuries.-Greenville News, i I Public Sales. The following lets of real estate were sold by the Master on Monday: 150 acres io Privateer towosbip, H*il vs Jeokios, to R T Hali, $906. 500 acres in Spricg Hill township, estate of Oroiioe Carter, to G W Murray, $2,COO. 400 acre? io Carters Crossing township, O'Donnell & Co vs Margaret A Philips, to R D Lee, attorney. 300 aries on Black River, E G McCntcben et al vs J E McCutcben et al, to J A Mc Cutcheo and E G McCutcben, Jr, $1,901. ^ House and lot on Calhoun street, First Na? tional Bank vs E H Hoimao et al, tc J D B'andir-e, S?Co. Lot on Calhoun street, F?r?t National Ba*k vs E H Holman et al, to J D Blandiog, $77 32. Lot OD Liberty street, ii Moise vs Peter Ladson, to M Moise, $35 Two tracts ia Stateburg towosbip, con taioine: 314 acres, Esther L Moise vs Wil? liam Me?en et al, to M Moire aod R D Lee, ?3,501. 124 acres, J McF Spann, e; al vs Fraok M ! Spann et al, to M Moise, $1,733. 122 acres, J McF Spa^n et al vs Fraek M Spann et al, to M Moise, $800. 104 acres, J McF Spann, et al va Frank M Spann et al, to M Moise, $626 208 acres, B G Pierson vs Isaac Ballard, to R ? Purdy, attorney, $500. Est8te of J Cohen Wilson : Lot 1-Lot and two frame stores on Liber? ty street, to S E Saioplio, $1,205. Lot 2-90 acres io Privateer, sold to Geo D Shore at private sale Lot 3-205 acres in Privateer, sold to Mrs Ella ? uomey at private aale. Lot 4-95 acres io Privateer, sola to Geo D Shore at private sale. Lot 5-1C8 acres in Privateer, to A JGed diogs, $435. Lot 6-Lot and two brick stores oo S W corner Liverty and Harvin streets, to W B Boyle, $3.100 Lot 7-Lot on S E corner Liberty and Har? vin streets, to Mrs Sophie R Scowerio. $2,500. Lot 8-450 acres in Swimming Peas, to R M Aman, $2,275. Lot 9-Lot OD Liberty street, 68 feet, to City cf Sumter, $600. Lot 10-12 acres io Privateer, to Geo D Shore at private sale. Lots ll, 12, 13 and 15-Withdrawn. Lot 14-Lot oo Calhoun street, to S E Samplin, $501 Lot 16-168? acres io Privateer, to Jane Rose, $1,005. Lot 17-Lot on Lioerty elreet, to Neill O'Donnell, $1,G03. Lot 18-153 acres in Privateer, to Geo D Shore at private sale Lot 19-92 ?cres io Privateer, to Patsy SiogletOD, $840. Lot 23-312 acres in Clarendon county, to C G Rowland, $1,925. C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Lawyers, oppo? site the United States Patent Office, Washing? ton, D. C., who bave ac.ual clients in everv city and town of the Uuited States aod Canada, report that never before in their 25 years practice bas the work of the Office been so well up to date. They claim that pateots can now be procured in less than half the time formerly required. Nov 1-3m Straw Hide A straw ride was given list Thursday night by Miss Bessie Lee, compliment? ary to her friend Miss COOK, of Rich? mond, Virginia, who is her guest. It was a merry crowd of young people aod they spent several hours very pleasantly, driving around the city and suburbs. After the ride the par'y returned to the residence of Mr R D. Lee, where refreshments were served Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food an A aids Nature in strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. It is the latest discovered di Test ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. It in? stantly relieves and permanently cures. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heartburn, Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea. SickHeadache,Gastralgia,Cramps,and all other results of imperfect digestion, y Prepared by E. C. OeWItt & Co., Chicago. For sale io Sumter by J S Hoebsoo & Co ATLANTIC COAST LINE North-Eastern R. R. of S. C CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Dated No. No. No No. Nov. 19,;'99. 35* 23* 53* 51* am pm a'm Le Florence 3 25 7 45 9 40 Le Kiogetree 8 55 Ar Laces 4 33 9 13 pm 1103 Le Lanes *33 9 13 6 20 11 03 Ar Charleston 6 03 10 50 8 00 12 45 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. No. No. No. _?8* 32? 52? 50* am pm am pm Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 4 CO Ar Lanep 8 03 6 14 8 32 5 39 Le Lanes 8 03 6 14 5 39 Le Kiogstree 8 20 Ar Florence 9 20 7 20 7 05 am pm am pm .Daily fDaily except Suoday. No 52 runs through to Conimbia via Cen? tal R. R. of S. C. Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson and fayetteville-Short Line-and make close connection for all points North. Tiain8 on C. & D R. R. leave Florence daily except Suuday 9 ?0 a m, arr've Darling? ton 10 15 a m, Hartville 9 15 a m, Cberaw ll 30 a rn, Wadesboro 2 25 pm. Leave Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, ar? rive Darlington 8 20 p tn, Bennettsville 9 17 pro, Gibson 9 45 p m. Leave Fioreore Sunday oaly 9 30 am. arrive Darlingtoo 10 05 a m Leave Gibson daily except Sunday 6 00 i m, Beai:cttsvil!e 7 00 a m, arrive Darling? ton 8 00 a m, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar? ri vi? Florence 9 15 a ro. Leave Wadesboro iaiiy except Scaday 2 00 p ra, Cberaw 4 45 j) ra, Hari? vii le 7 00 a ra, Darlingtoo 6 2S l> m, arrive Florence 7 00 p rr. Leave Dar ?iogtO? Sunday only 8 50 a ra, arrive Flor ;nce 9 I ? a m. J. R. KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manaor H. M EMERSON. Gen'l Pass. AgeDt