The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 06, 1899, Image 6
MODDER RIVER S
BLOODY LIST.
It Numbers 438, pf Whom
Ooly 72 Were Killed.
London, Deo 2 ?As surmised, the
dead aod wounded ai the hard-fought
battle of Modder river nutnbera
hundred* Up to 2 o'clock this
afternoon only the bare total, 438, of
which norober 73 were killed, bad
been given oat
The meagro official dispatch, giv
tog a list of the British casualties at
Modder liver, aod announcing the
bare faot that Lord Methuen to still
Ibers awaiting reinforcements, is only
sapplemented by a brief special roes
sage from Cape Town tonight, stating
tbal Ilia Boers destroyed the bridge
over the Modder river before tbo
battle, aod ve now concentrating at
8pytfont*in. where the final battle
before Kiaberley is relieved if ex?
pected to take plaoe The censor
baa apparently atopped all preas met
sages from the front relating to the
battle, wbiob ia not regarded aa a
favorable indication Aa to the ma
tsflal result of Lord Metheon's en
Clement, il is not yet clear whether
rd Metboen's force actually orosted
lbs Modder river, or ia atill awaitirig
lbs reboiiuiog of the bridge before
lbs artillery aod oavalry cao cross
la aay case the railway must be oar
Had over the bridge before tbo indie
seaeebte big naval guns can pass, be
eaoee Lord Meutben'a laat messsge
abowsd Ibat tbey were worked oo
tracks along* Ihe railroad.
A CHANGE OF BOER STRATEGY
It is a significant fact that Lord
Meaiben'e cablegram maks no men
lion of the Boer loss, which, there?
fore, is asaomed to be amall
A diepatnb from Cape Town thia
evening aays Lord Meutben's ad?
vance undoubtedly is beginning to
affect the Boer strategy and probably
explain* tbsir withdrawal from Mooi
river The continued presence of
oommaudoea in Cape Colony tends to
confirm the opinion that the Boers
are making desperate eft'.irta to re
croit their forces from the Dutch res
ideate. While it ia impossible to ob
taio exact etatisttoe, it is absolutely
certain that the disaffected Dutch
save joined the Boers in greet num
bars, wbicb are sit ill increasing Moat
of the recruits, however, are young
men, Gea Butler's message, clearly
iodioating the puniabment for dialoy
ally, having deterred tho aclaal hold
era of farma from jr ining the Boers
through fear of oouBsostion of their
property.
CLERY'd PORTION IN DOUBT.
The lateet news from Natal tndi
salea that the hulk of the Lidvsmith
rslief force baa arrived at Freere,
though there is conaiderable conject
?re as to lbs" whereabouts of Gen
Olery, whose movements have not*
beeu obrooioled htely It is sur*
?ised in aome quarters tbst he may
reappear in a totally unexpected
3sorter, on the flauk or rear of Gon
oubert a foree, whicb ia supposed to
be conoentre?td at Grobelaar'a Kloof,
north of the Tugela river As Gen
Hildyard s advance guard was in
teach with the Boers an Icag ago as
Taaadsy laat, developments should
sol be so loog delayed
COLENZO'S BRIDGE BLOWN UP
Dundonold'a mounted force. No
?amber 28. accompanied by four
goos, wsat ia pursuit of a body of
Bo* re rstaraiag to Coleoxo Tbey
followed the Boers to within two aod
a balf miles of Coleoxo when tbe
Bosrt replied to the British shells
wilb loog range guns There wire
so casualties Colenio Bridge, it 's
added, was afterwards blown up
Another detachment of 3,000 Brit?
ish troopsMsiled for South Africa to
4?y.
Using lo tho phenomenal ssle of
the Bespatters conaequent open the
war a paper famine ia threatened It
ia reported thai the Amenoau sup>
plies bate fsiled temporarily
WHOLE BORDER DIS
TRICT DECLARES FOR
TBE BOER8
Liedoa. Dee 4. 4 30 a. sj ?The
week opens without a word of news
sacb as lbs Bntiah poblio h ao ami km
If asatttnev With a larger army io
tbe field than tbs montry etor before
mobilised, it eso only be s?id tbat the
loee of 3 500 men. roiailed before the
?assy's bordsrs hate baen orossad, ia
a serioaa mat., r ani, aihilo there in n i
feeling of despondeooy aa 10 ibo eeeo
laal reaalt of tbe war. il ia regretful'y
adiaiMe t oo all aidea tbat tbe *t r *n y l h
?f Aha B ?er refttaianoo baa been woo
fallt aoderraled.
Il i* oos *f?en ihal ih > attempt to
hold s uaslea? p union at Mailing wa<
a ssrioos r?o loel mistake M was also
lbs eodeaeor ??> ieep the large oitil
popola'ion in Kiroberley.
3)Oth Afnoan oewa is nos aix >leyn
it arrssrs. The co aorahip dnr* mn
yet per oil i details n' ihe Madder river
Belli* to be treu?mined S >m ? vague
StllssieBts bare been published in the
CspS Tosa paptrs, aod aeonrding IS
Iboss tbe Hwra oorabored M,000 man
pad wtra teireoehad ^o botn baoi* of
,h- a.'"t*si, although raotily oo tbs
so?ibsra baab Tb * \) --o-r-t
isg to tiote accounts, drove ilie eoemy
eoroa? tbn river, compelling them to
retreat aid established themselves oo
both baoki A diapetob ban reaobed
L md >n at L'ounciog that Lord Methuen
ia agaio io tbe field.
REVOLT IN CAPK COl.ONY
Sarioua oewa oomes from t 't o north?
ern aeotiooa of Cape Colony. Tbe
whole bore or diatriot bstweeo Coleaberg
and Bjrgberdorp baa declared for tho
Hiera. In Veoteratad alooe nioro than
2,000 have joined tbe rebellion. Tbe
farmers have formed a commandeering
oommittee aod talk confidently of a
triomphaol marob oo Cape Towo
Oeo. Builsr'i proclamation has beeo
toro down and trampelled upon aod tbe
loyalist* eio bidden to burry to Cape
Town to prepare oeffae for tbo rebels.
CHAMBERLAIN'S BAD BREAK.
Mr Cbanberiaio's Leicester speeob
oootiooea to form tbe subject of extend
ooameot bora aod abroad especially io
Barlio, where, however, the tooe is
oot entirely unfavorable.
Tbe Tiaies, io an editorial which
eodeavore il temper tbe feeliog created
bj Mr Chamberlain's "admitted
indisoreet Iothusiasm," says: "Lord
Itoteberry'a oritioisms are perfeotly
justified, bat it woold be ungrateful to
lose night of tbe faot that it is doe very
largely to Mr. Chamberlain's personal
influence tbat the improved atate of
feeling, improperly desoribed as 'alii
aooe,' aod, perhaps, not altogether
properly eveo as 'uodorstaodiog,' has
teen brought about betweeo Qreat
Britain aod tbe United States aod
Qreat Britata aod Germaoy. It is to
be regretted tbat Mr. Chamberlain's
langage lent iteelf to misoonstruotioo so
proviog aerid remarke io German aod
American newspapers, but in tbs oase
of America (be tendency to onion sod
jooperatioo is oot likely to be seriously
obstructed by so exeesa of sensitive
apprehension st a possible meeoiog
attaebable to Mr. Chamberlain's
words.11
BRITISH TRANSPORT ASHORE
ON THE ROCKS
London, Jeo 4 ?Tbe war oflice
publishes tho following dispatch from
Cspe Town deled yesterdsy: The
trsnsport Istnore is ashore oo the
rocka io St Helena bay. The troops
have been aafely landed, but tbe
borses are still on board, fl M 3
Doris and Noibe, with tbo tranaport
Colombian, have gone to her assist
ance
Official advices report tbat the
Becbuana police captured ihe Boer
laager west of Kimberly, Tuesdsy,
Nov. 28
Communication by sesrchlight with
Kimberly has been established from
Modder river.
Cape Town. Tuesday, Nov 28.?
The troopship Bsrvarian, with over
2.000 troops aboard, including the
Coonaught Krangers and First bat
talion of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers,
arrived here today and proceeded
presumably to Durban, after landing
several foieigi attaches here
REPORTS OF BOOR LOOTING.
Frere Camp, Natal.'Tuesday, Nov
28 -A reconcoisssnce wss made to
dsy by Gen Hildysrd and Dun
donald a command On approcbing
Colenso the Etritish found on every
side scenes of devsststion thst testi
find to the thoroughness of Boer
looting Several farms bad been ran?
sacked fiom end to end In some
cases the contents of every room of
the farm bouses had been destroyed
Tho Boers had evidently burned
what 'hey cot Id not carry off The
quality of lbs Boer commissariat
was evidenced by tbe corn buaks
tbit were to be seen around the
deserted oamp fires of the eoemy.
Tbe wreck of tbe armored train, still
visible, showed that a Boer shell had
broken an axle which obviously
caused tbe accident to one car tbat
lay on its. side The other csr
was upright, out both were com?
pletely riddkd by the enemy's 'bul?
lets and attillery fire Two graves
hesrby bore the inscription, "To
fallen soldiers "
Tho main boer force is now grad?
ually getting near Chievely station
DEDAYED RlWSOs* UOLUBN4?
Durban, Natal, Tuesdsy, Nov 28
? Natal Mercuiy'a correspondent st
Frere reports : "The Boers have ro
concentrated fsi their old position
near Colenso, bsck of Grobler's
kloof, snd everything points to a
determined attempt to provent tho
British crossing the Tugela river
"The reports nf wanton dentruotion
of property by Boer looters ero con?
firmed "
ATTACK AT DERDERPOORT.
Pretoria. Tuotday, Nov 28 ?Tbe
Boer laager at Dedderport was atUckcd
last Saturday by n strong fnrcc ut the
Natal mounted pallet, Mr Barnard, a
member of the voik-raad, was killed
REPORT OF Git AH PAN FIGHT.
Pretoria. Mtoday, Nov 27, via Lo
mil) Marque, l)?o 3 ? ?Cuuimaudant
Delarey has rwBOfttd It President
Kruger that the hurgher?, in spite of
their determined iefeunn at Gras Pan.
Nov 2ft. were completely surrounded
by tbe British and were oompelhd to
retire.
LOSSES AT BasLMONT.
Prstoris. Monday, Nov 27?Tbe
Hoer commander of (be western bordet
reports tbst 12 burgbers were killed
sod 40 woooded io tbe fighting at Bel
moot
Pretoris, Sooday, No? 36?Coro
maudaot Dutoit seods tbe following
report to the council of war from Kim
be rim.:
"Karly yesterday the British made a
sortie, supported by oaooo aud Maxims.
Under cover of darkness they advanced
io the direction of Bioemhof. Two
hundred burgbers encountered them
and I brought up an additional 100,
and tune burgher* were killed aod 17
wounded The British left two on tbe
ground, but ao ambulanoe removed
these
It was a Terrible Disaster
for tbe Boers.
London, Deo 5 ?Tbe correspondent
of the Associated Press with Gen
Lord Methueo'e oolumn telegraphing
from Modder River Isst Thursday,
sa^s : ' The Waterloo of tbe oampaign
has been fought and woo. The battle
was oooduoted with unprecedented
stubbornness on both sides. There
wss one continuous roar like tbe
explosion of oountless firecrackers.
There was ho flinching on either side
aod not a moment's pause. For five
hours the British batteries poured tons
of shrapnel and shells into the Boer
positions. Lord Metboen had twenty
two guns and eaoh fired an average of
two hundred rounds. Tbe Boers bad
an almost equal number of guns, which,
it is reported, were mostly served by
French and German artillerists.
"Owing to tbe bend io the river on
the right the Boers bad an opportunity
of cross-firing on tbe British attack.
A Boer Hotohkiss was directed with
marvelous aoouraoy agaiost a British
Maxim, killing the sergeant io charge,
wounding ao officer and disabling the
goo. This ooourred at the beginning
of. the engagement Whenever the
Boer fire wss silenced io one direction
it was immediately reopened in another.
"Owing to the terrific fire nobody
00 the plaio was out of range.
Stretober bearers found it impossible to
go forward in tho very few cases
they were oalled upon to attend, aod
the wounded were compelled, if possi?
ble, to crawl out of tbo lines.
"No quarter seems to have been
given on either side Tbe British
assort that amid tbe bullets the ambu
iaooe displayed their flags promiscuously
to no advantage. These were repeated*
ly driven baok and were compelled to
take refuge out of sight
"It is reported tbat Gen Crooje.
with bis contingent, retreated toward
Laogeburg at 4 u'olock io tbe after
noon , O-here followed io the direction
of Jaoobsdai and tbe main body of the
Boers retired with their guns about 8 in
tbe evening.
"O.i tbe following morcing at
daybreak tho British fired a few shells
into tbo village. Getting no response
a patrol of cavalry crossed tbe river
and found tbe coemy's camp yficeerted
Desd Boers, and many who were
dying, were to be seen everywhere in
the entrenchments, as well as oumerous
new graven Several buildings were io
smoking ruk"
"Some of tho Boer prisoners ray tbat
Gen Cvjnje was in supreme oommaod
He had to whip bia men to prevent
tbem from deseriiog. and despite this
?nany threw down their rifles aod fled."
II METHUEN IN KIMBERLEY?
London. Deo 4.?The Evening News
rays it learns that a oable dispatch was
received today from an officer of tbe
Guards, saying : "Io Kimberley,"
which, it is added, may mean that Gen
Metbueu's vanguard has entered Kim*
tsrley
BIEGE OF MAFEK1NG RAISED.
Cape Towo, Thursday, Nov SO.?
I The Capo Times has the followiog
dispatch from Mafekiog : "Gen Crooje,
with one hundred wagons and a large
body of Boers, has left bis laager,
practioally raising tbe siege, although
desultory firing can be beard "
He Fooled the S'urgeon*.
All doctors told Kcniok Hamilton, tf WtSl
Jefferson, 0., after suffering 18 months fron
Uectal Fistula, ho would die unless a ostlj
oporation wax performed ; hut he cured himself
with five holes of Bucklen's Arnica Salvo, the
surest Pie euro on eurm, and the best Snlvc in
the world. 25 SUMS a box Sold by J. F. VV
Del.urine, Druggist
???'0>0' ?
Miller, tbe Swindler, Caught,
Chicago, December 4. ? Io a tnle
griuD reccivod hero tonight at the local
( tBotaof the Moouey & B )land Deteo
live1 Ag.'noy the oapture off William F
Miller, accused of having been ooti
ceotcd with the Fianklio Syndicate
swindle in New York, was announced
as having been effected at Montreal by
? he ageooy'n operatives who have been
in fjurtuit of thr fugitive since In* dis?
appearance ten day* ago.
Cheap Cow Feed.
Fresh flottOBj Seed Hulls at WarthoQ'S for
s-tle at l|| CfUlf ptr 100 ihn, or dtltVSrtd any -
where in city lftcrntsinr 100 pounds'
Cotton Sted Meal delivered at 15 per
100 pounds.
Also Bran twid Ship Stuff
W. B. BUYLnI.
Nov 20. i
RICHARDSON WILL LEAD
THE MINORITY.
Washington, Deo 2 ?The Detnoorats
of tbo house of representatives at their
caucus beld io the ball of repre?
sentatives this afieroooo selected
Representatives James D. Riobardsoo,
of Tennessee, as their candidate for
speaker after a spirited contest which
lasted six ballots. This carries with it
tbe Democratic leadership oo the fbor
Mr Richardson has served fourteen
years in tbe bouse and is tbe oldest
Democratic member in point of service
except Mr McRae, of Arkaosas. Tbe
candidates against Mr Richardson were
Representatives DeArmond. of Mis?
souri. Bankhead, of Alabama, and
Sulzar. of New York. Representative
Hay, of Virginia, was elected chairman
of the oauous by a vote of 77 to 62
oast for MoRae, of Arkansas
DeWm'8 Little Early Risers purify the
blood, clean tbe liver, Invigorate tbe system.
Famous little pills for constipation and liver
troubles. J. S Hugbsoo k Co.
?sma*???ajsia??
Maritime Canal Company.
Washiogtoo, Deo 1.?Tbe annual
report of Secretary of the Ioterior
Hubcook, made poblio tootgot, while
summing up the work io all tbe bureau,
is of epeoial ioterest by reason of its
statement regarding pension policies
At the olose of tbe fiscal year there
were 991,519 pensioners a decrease of
2,195 doring tbe year. The Spanish
war probably will increase tbe pension
roll duriog tbe ourrent fiscal year.
The secretary concurs in reoommeoda
tioos for an early revision and
codification of the pension laws.
Secretary Hitchcock makes pubiio an
advaooe report, of tbe Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua, dated Deo 4
oext, setting forth that eicoe the
organization of tbo company 10,145
shares of tbe eapitai stock have been
subscribed for at par, amounting in tbe
aggregate to the sum of $1.014,500,
of which amount $1,008,830 has beco
paid into tbe treasury io cash; tbat
there has been paid into tbe treasury
from o?her sources $155,776 51,
making the total amount of cash
reoeived $1.164 606 51.
The company has paid for property,
work aod labor dooe, and materials
furnished in tbe execution of tbe work
of construction of tbe canal and in
administration expenses, the sum of
$1,161,772 70 io oaeh 31,990 shares
of tha first full paid np capital company
of par valoo on $13,199,000, $150,
000 of its first mortgage bonds, aod its
obligations for $6,705,000 of tbe said
first mortgage boods It has also
ieeosd 180,000 shares of its capi'al
stock of the par value of $18 000.000
io payment for concessionary rigb:s,
privileges, franchises and otber prop*
tf%l I
Tbc ooi gressiooal assertion of its
right to determine tha Line of canal
through Nicaragua and Costa Ret
under th ? uoocushn of the compaiy.
according to the company, cauted
oooertainty as to the Goal location of
the route aod with other causes ba?
made the resumption of the work of
construction impossible The company
eooloses two formal protects, ooe dated
Deo. 2, 1898, and tho otber Sept 8,
1899, to Secretary F agaiost tbe
agreement by tb- Nicauguao govern
meat for an nth., oaoal oonoessioo io
violatioo of tbe rights of not only tbe
company but of tbe Unit >d States and
Costs Riea.
Hiss Anoie E Guooio/, Tyre, Mich , says,
"I suffered a loog time from dyspepsia : Io-1
flesh end became very weak. Kodol Dyspep?
sie Core completely cored me." It digests
wbat you eat aod cores all forms of stomach
trouble. It nevsr fails to give immediate
relief in (be worst cases. J. S. Hugbsoo
k Co.
A REMEDY FOR THE SAN
JOSE SCALE.
Horticulturists generally will UO
doubt be very much interested io a
lately announced remedy for the San
Jone scale, an iussct that rtquires no
introduction, as it has long been known
as the harbinger of woe and financial
injury for the slH.otod orchardist
Crude pretrolcum, aooordiog to a paper
recently read before the Assoeatioo tor
the Advancement off Science, is ihe
antidote that destroys and prevents the
germination nt San Joso eseirs. Kz
perunents with erode pretroleum have
demonstrated Him it not only destroys
this parntctous insect, but tbat it
eitiauletes too growth of tbo tree io
wbicb II is applied. The results of
these ezperimeutN have proved the
fallacy of two long-standing beliefs,
tho firrt and foremost of which ia that
tbe San Jose scale could only be
eradicated by destroying the tree
infested with the bug, and the second
that petroleum ba<hs are fatal to trees
Oil, when applied to the leaves of
trees, has a bad tffeet, it is true, but
then tho remedy, referred to is intend?
ed for tho trunk of the tree only.
? . ??
Columbia's cotton receipts, 16,(156
bale*.; Sutnter's, 21.805 baits Tbis,
we presume, huhUius the claim of
our local buyers that Columbia Iish
been paying the highest prices ?The
State
???n? ???? -?mm?
"I wai nearly dead with dyspepsia, tritd
doctors, vieited mineral s. rings, and grew
woree. 1 used Kodol D)fpep?ia Cure That
cured me." It digests what you eat. Cures
indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn sod ell
forms of dyspspsia. J. S. Hugbsoo k Co.
Express Robbers Are Still at
Largo.
Charleston, Deo 2 ?The Charleston
detective force has gone to work oo the
oase of the robbery of tbe express oar
at Station No 58 on the Southern
Railroad last night It is understood
that the detectives have very little to
work upon, but they will endeavor to
ferret out tbe guilty party. Tbe
Southern Express Compaoy offered a
reward of $500 for tho arrest of the
robber. Toe company aleo put its own
offioers to work on the case bet-ides the
local dereotives, and ao earnest and
diligent effort will be made to have tbe
robbers io tbe toils before Monday
The money was in p^veral packages
and amouoftd to $1,472 Mrs: of it
was for the First Natiooai Bank of this
oity. There is no truth io the story
tbat another safe in the oar oontained
$8,000.
Manila, Dec 2, 6 p. m ?The
capture by Lieut Monroe and 50 men
of the Fourth cavalry of 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 lapped the rebel wire, telegraph
ed to Conon that he was advancing
with a large force, and demanded bis
surrender After negotiations, Conon
consented to capitnlate to a
"superior force," whereupon Lieut
Munroe telegraphed tbat be would
enter the town with a small guard and
receive tbe garrison's surrender.
He captured tbe whole Filippino
force and secured their arms, tbe
rebels supposing Munroe had an
army behind him
Washington, Dec 2 ?The presi?
dent has designated Aderbert F Uay
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 tbe tron of the
secretary of state
Fight for State Banks.
John L. Williams, of Richmond,
Va , is 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 TheRe are :
Dig the isthmus canal
Such occupation and control of
the Philippines as may be required
to*give us the power to command the
''open dobrH in China j as much local
self government as is safe fur the
Filipinos themselves ; annexation
never
The gold standard for our cur
rency
Stst? banks of issue with their
notes made safe by uniform federal
laws and supervision
No subsidies.
Reduction of the standing army to
a police and nucleus basis.
Dependence for a land fighting
force on a militia system supervised
and liberally supported by tbe federal
government.
This is sound democratic doctrine,
based on right principles and sop
ported by common sense Mr Wil
iams omits two planks in Tbe
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 his 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 lest the law taxing the
issue of State banks ten per cent.
Those who have engaged in this
movement bave employed W L
Royall, of Richmond, who made him?
self famous by his tremendous fight
aga'nst the Virginia bond refunding
iaw, in the course of which a long
succession of precedents and new
rulings was t stabiished He is a
very strong lawyer and deep student
He will develop and use all the
strength there is in his position that
under the decision on the income tax
the tax on the Stafe bank issues is
unlawful and unconstitutional He
would not undertake such a fight
uiiIhhh he kneff that he had a strong
case Ho could not have engaged
the help and support of the men
who are behind him unless he had
convinced them that he had a strong
case
If this tight ia won the currency
question wiil be settled, the demand
lor a sale flexible cut rency respond
ing to the pecda of tiario will be met
The results will be of van and per?
manent importance
With the canal dug, the open door
wide op n, a stable and sensible
currency to do business with, we will
not need to bribe people to bllild and
Itall ships With an income tax, the
aimy reduced to ? peace basis and
J an economical and honest udtninistra
lion off the government, wo will not
need hesvy tariff imposts and our
I industries will thrive wituout prolec
lion?a relic of the dark ages of com?
merce and the crude methods ol by
I gone centuries.?Greenville NewB.
Public Sahs.
The following lots of real estate were sold
by the Master on Monday:
ISO acres 10 Privateer towosbip, Hail ve
Jeokioe, to R T Hall, $908
500 acres in Spring Hill township, estate
of Caroline drier, to G W Murray, $2,(00.
400 acre? io Carters Crossing township.
O'Donnell k Co vs Margaret A Philips, to R
D Lee, nttoruey.
300 aciesoo Black River, E G McCutcbeo
et al ve J E McCutcbeo et el, to J A Mc
Cuicheo and E 0 McCutcbeo, Jr, $1,901.
Hoves and Iui on Cilhonn street, First Na
tional Bank vs E H Hoimeo et ?>!, tc J D
B'anding, $3CO.
Lot on Calhoun street, F.no N-itiooal
Bask Vi E H Holmao et al, to J O Biandiog,
$77 32.
Lot oo Liberty street, M Moiee vs Peter
Ladson, to M MoUe, $35
Two tracts in Stateoorg township, con?
taining 314 acres, Esther L Moise vs Wil
ham Mellett et al, to M Mo.re aod R D Lee,
|ft,6tl.
124 acres, J McF Spann, et al vs Freak M
Spaoo et al, to M Moiee, $1,733.
122 acres, J McF Spann et al vs Freek U
Spann et al, to M Moise, $800
104 acres, J McF Spaon, et al vs Fraok M
Spann et al, to M Moiee, $626
208 >*cree. B G Pierson ve teaac Ballard, to
R O Purdy, attoroey, $500
Estate of J Coheo Wileoi :
Lot 1 ? Lot end two frame etore9 on Liber?
ty atreet, to S E SaiopliD, $1,205.
Lot 2?90 acres in Privateer, sold to Geo
D Shore at private sele
Lot 3?205 ecres io Privateer, sold to Mrs
Ella 1 uomey at private sale
Lot 4?95 acres io Privateer, sold to Geo
D Shore st private sale.
Lot 5?1C8 acres id Privateer, to A J Ged?
dings, $435.
Lot 6? Lot aod two brick stores on S W
corner Liverty end Harvin streets, to W B
Boyle, $3 100
Lot 7?Lot oo S E corner Liberty eod Her
vio streets, to Mrs Sophie R Scowerio.
$2,500.
Lot 8?450 acres in Swimming Pen?, to R
M Aman, $2,275.
Lot 9?Lot oo Liberty street, 68 feet, to
City cf SurOter, $600.
Lot 10?12 acres io Privateer, to Geo D
Shore at private aale.
Lots 11, 12, 13 and 15? Witodrawn.
Lot 14?Lot oo Calboun street, to S E
Samplio, $501
Lot 16 ?168J acres io Privateer, to Jane
Rose, $1,005.
Lot 17?Lot on Liberty street, to Neill
O'Donnell, $1,003.
Lot 18?153 ecres io Privateer, to Geo D
Shore at private sale "
Lot 19 ? 92 ?eres in Privateer, to Patsy
Siogleton, $840.
Lot 23?312 aerea in Clarendoo county, to
C G Rowlaod. $1,925.
C. A. Soow k Co.. Patent Lawyers, oppo?
site tbe Uoited States Patent Office, Washing?
ton, D. C, who have ecual cheats in eterv
city and town of tbe United States eod
Caoede, report tbat never before in their 25
years practice hes the work of the Office been
eo well up to date. They claim tbat patents
cao oow be procured in less than half tbe
lime formerly required Nov 1?3m
Straw Bide
A straw ric*e was given lust Thursday ?
night by Miss Beesie Lee, complimeot
ary to her frieod Miss Cooft, of Rich
mood, Virginia, who is ber guest. It
was a ni'rry crowd of youog people aod
they spent several hcurs very pleasantly
drivirg around the city And suburbs. After
the ride the party returned to the reaideoce
of Mr R D. Lee, where refreshments were
served
Kodol
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 lat est discovered di Test
ant and tonic. No other preparation
can approach it in efficiency. It in?
stantly relieves and permanently cures -
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heart burn.
Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea,
SickHeadache,Gastralgia,Cramps,an(J
ail other results of imperfect digestion.
v Prepared by E C De Witt A Co., Chicago.
For sele io Somter by J S Hairhsoo k 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?
* m p ra a m
Le Floreoce 3 25 7 45 9 40
Le Kiogstree 8 55
Ar Lures 4 33 9 13 po 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.
f8* 32? 52? 60?
am p ni em pm
Le Charleston 6 33 4 49 7 00 4 CO
Ar Lanes 8 03 6 14 8 32 5 39
Le Lane* 8 03 6 14 5 39
Le Kiogstree S 20
Ar Florence 9 20 7 20 7 05
am pm am pm
?Daily fDaily except Sunday.
No 52 runs through to Co rim bin via Oeo
trsl R R. ol S C
Trains Nos. 78 aod 32 run via Whson aod
Fayetieville?Short Lioe?and make close
connection tor ell points North.
Toons on C. k D R R ie?.ve Florence
daily eicepi Sunday 9 i.0 a rn, arrve Darling?
ton 10 15 a id, Hartaville 9 15 am, Cberew
11 30 a m, Wndeshoro 2 25 p m. Vave
Florence daily except Sunday 7 55 p m, ar?
rive Darl.ngton 8 20 p ui, Brnuettsville 9 17
p ra, Gibson 9 45 p m Leave Florence
Buoday oaly 9 30 a m. arrive Darlington
10 05 a m
Lcav* Qtbsoa daily except Sunday 6 00
am, Benncttuville 7 00 a m, arrive Darling*
ton 8 00 a m, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar?
rive Florence 9 15 ass. Leave Wadesboro
Aetlj stoept Sunday 3 00 p ro, Cheraw 4 45
p m, Haneville 7 00 a m, Darlington 6 29
p in, arrive Florence 7 00 p m Leave Dar
liogtou Sunday only 8 50 a m, arrive Flor?
ence I Is a n
J. R KKNLEY, JNO. F. DIVINK,
Gen'l Manager. Gen'l Sup't
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager
H. M EMERSON, G*n'l Pass Agent