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Tbe SumUr Watemm+u was couodec it H50 and the Trm Stuthron io 1866 Tba ItWAeao* anci Southron dow bat 4bo oooibtaeu circulation and influence of both of Ibe old papers, and is mam fftily tba bast advertising medium it 8am t er 8outbem cotton iniila realize ? profit of $5 more per bale on al ootten manufactured from tbe saving ia freight a'one, aa oompared witb Northern mills In addition to thii 6oetheto u?iila have otbar advantage! each aa low*. ? taxes, longer hours o! labor, frsedon. from strikes and laboi agitation, cheaper fuel, leaa operating expenses aod a more favorable cli artete No wonder the Southern mills wave made money aod tbat Ibe towni in which tba mills are located have grown and proapered Tbe time is tipa for Somter to have several big cotton mills aad tbe next year should wot pasa witbont tho erection of at Waat oaa Tbera ia not anoibar town ia Sooth Carolina of tba aiza of Sum tar withoal ona or more big mills, and Qambers of smaller towna have invested bandrada of thousands ol datiere ta cotton milla witbin tba past ?va yearn. Tbia city baa magnificent natural advantagea and if tbe cotton milling industry can bnt be firmly establitbed bare its nltimate growth can only be conjectured ft ia bot a qaaation of time when *% bUaobery will bo established in tbia elate and tbia will bo abortly followed by Iba establishment of a plant for tba famish log of c jtton prints. If Sum aar abal) by tbat time take a promi? ses! rank aa a cotton manufacturing oaotrr, no place in tbo Sooth will be ia a better position to bid for tbe ?mleachery, for wa have an inexhaust? ible aopply of chemically pars en a crystal clear water, sseily snd cheap? ly procurable, snd sa sbandsnt sup v -miy of para water is tbs first requisite Vor a bleaobery. The advantageoue location aad railroad facilitiea of Sum tar are ondiaputed, no otber place ?evieg ao favorable a situation with jceapect to tbe cotton mill oeutres of ftkJe Stale aad Georgia aod tbe sea ? beard. Bat firat of all. bowever, -Sieselsi eaaet bave oottoo milla aod ?aaftreber rightful place ia tbe front ileak aa a oottoo mill town, aod tbe -wCeer desirable eoterpriaee may tbeo me secured Tkere tbeeld be a laa prohibiting tbe ?als ?4 bigk-ax plosive eaaeoe aa^aaaava. Tee list of eeeieeata ie tbia tfevnt* ?loa? reselling from lbs prsma ??ere saplssiee of ibtss dssgsrsas flra tareefcero ta seef statt argamaat agaiatl 'saw sals. It is skis ?e mardsr to sell eaob daegereea playikiege to ekiidreo, +m4 if a striageet laa ta asedad to ewnv.ni their sale it thnnld be toasted at oass. Mnnv property ewetrt are treaeer sag tba bops that there will be ae ?aatennun of tbo lims far tbe paymaot ?of taiae wbee tbs' Lsgtilatere meets,, aad are eat paying tbeirV We Sjnlirve ibs kope to b? witkoet fouoda linn fur tbsra ia ao reaaoa f >r aa ei ieastoo Tat Stats in to a fairly proa per?>u? condition aod if tbe people oaa aot pay tkair tales promptly this year tkay ein never do so, til tbs fl?oal year will bave to be chaoged IS ?' their aasde The Roottcro Ketlw'T ?r>d tba At teetje Coast Line will tbortly begio the eree t >i> of a nnodrod thoosand dollar ?oi -fi depot to Colambta. Colembie is ao be eoogreteleted aod we are glad tbat hr sapical oity ie at last to he rid of tke ditrepo.able lonkiog shad here aafore d?f ein-d srh ibe oams of depot. We tra?t ib? railroads aill at some oot distant day awake to ibe feet that rfnin ter ie in sore need of a pat?nager depot adeqieie to the argent neede of tbe nxty aad traveliog public Columbii no aot teo times the tit* of Sumtsr, bai me eeeld be pleated ta hats tbe South vfi Railway aod Atlastie Coast Ltot 'beild a tea tkoataad dollar depot kere We asald get aleag without a tost!] depot, wet ae aaad a depot aad trait abed larga eaougb lo aeeotomodat? 9amtef'i pttttogtr traffit. Tba toogbest not tbe Legislatur? arill bave to crack is tbs liquor qoss Caoa, tod we are wondering if tb< #100,000 net profits the dispenser] aa eaU la bare earned this year wll waiad Iba law makers tc ths evils o ame erstem. Congressman Stokes has proved a working member aod baa already accomplished a great deal for bis constituents The establishment of free delivery of mail along alt stsr routes in tbe State is bis moat im? portant achievement, but it is such things as seonriug msil boxes for this citj tbat benefit the people u'rectiy and make them feel that they have a congressman who does mure than draw a salary Congressman Stokes is a worker, and he bas done more real good fur bis district than many others who make more speeches and cut a bigger figure as talkers in congress Tbe penitentiary scandal will be thrashed over when the Legislature meets, and tbere will be an opportun* ity afforded for reforms io tbe man? agement of that institution It is wrong for the Stste to operate a big cotton farm with convict labor when tbe public roads require so much work to put them into good condi? tion. Tbe excellent results accom? plished by tbo county cbsin gangs supply all tbe argument necessary io support of tbe plan to build pub lio roads with convict labor. Tbe Legislstuie csn do nothing more beneficial to tbe State than to evolve some plao to abolish the State cotton farm aud utilise tbe cooviots in build ing good roads. Our attention bas beeu called to the need of a first class and well equipped book aod ladder truck in tbe fire department of this city. We csn do oo better tbsn to quote tbe words of our correspondent . "I do not care to go into any nowfpaper discussion of tbe needs of] tbe fir* department, bot I do wish, ss always, to see tbe department kept op. It ia a crying need now that a book aod ladder track be provided , Time after time this baa been de monetrsted. and some good work bss been impossible oo aoooont of this lack in times past. Not so expeosive or elaborate machine is needed, but beyond question a better ooe than is oow io to aervioe is necessary. Tbe oitj it fixing op other branches of tbe department, and I assure you none more needs remedying tbao tbia Think it over, aod give oa a lift " This is oonoieo. dear cot and cov? ers tbe ground folly. We do not see where we oould add anything, for Iba facta ao well atated are koowo to all who are 10 aoywise familiar with the fire department, aod oo one de niea tbat a book and ladder track ia needed aod baa been Deeded for sev? eral yeara. We pass tbe matter oo to tbo Oily Connoil, with tbe hope that tbe finsoces of tbe city will enable tbat body to provide the oeeded truck at ao esrly day. Tbo demand for boosee baa never beeo greater or more orgsot in Samter tbao it bas been hr a month aod ia ao? Ws bsar of doiens of families venting booses, bat ooablo to obteio them owing to tbe soereity of suitable boosss for root Tbo population of lbs etty bee been inoressiog eteadily during tbe past year aod tbe booses are now all. or nearly all, tilled. Property owner* eboold take tbe initiative to tbi metier and build a oumbor of noat oottagee for reoi. We bave oo doubt there will be a deeided growth to the popoUtioo of Sumter during tbe next year, aod additiooal houses will be in great demand and can be ranted at a price thst will psy good interest oo tbe investment. Tbe eppesraooe of the bobonio plague io cpidemio form at Honolulu ii a very serious oomplioatioti of tbi Philippine situation aod increases very largely tbe daoger of introducing I'm dteesse ioto ibis oouotry, fer that city is tbe port of eall for a majority of tbe tram Pacific steamers, sod all govern? ment transports aod warships to and from Manila witb outgoing aod return? ing troops have foood it oeoesssry to stop at floBololu for ooal aod provis? ions Somtsi stsods sixth io tbe list of eoooties for amouot of espiial iovcstsd io ohartsred enterprises durtog the year. Tbe record is oot ooe to be ashamed of by soy meaos, bu: we bope tbo county will occupy a relatively higher position at tbo sod of tbo coming yesr. The six ooooliec st tbe head of the list srs, Riehland, $1,910,000 ; Aodtrsoo, $998,000 ; Charleston, $766,000 I Qreaoville, $372,700 ; Obester, $260,800; Sumter, $220, 000. The Irish Societies Express Sympathies. Anti-British Mass Meeting Ad? dressed by Prominent Men. New York, Deo. 81 ?Toe United Irish sooietios of New York and vicinity filled the Academy of Music tonight at a maas meeting called to express syu:pa thy with tho Boers und opposition to England in coosequenoe of tbe South African war. Senator Mason, of illi oois, Congressman Solzer, Congressman Cummings, of Now \ork, aod others addressed tho meeting Justice l'i zgerald, of tbe supreme court, presided After calling tb ? meet? ing to order he said : 1 If is a great honor to be asked to speak to this great audieooe tonight and to join io express iog our deep indignation et the ur.justi fiable war now being waged by Groat Britaio upoo the people of the Trans vaal aod to give utteraooe to our semi meotH of deep admiration for tho gal? lant s'and beiog made by tho ombat tied farmers of Sooth Afrioa io defeoss of their property, their lives, their liberties. "The British colonial tffioe seems to have, op to this point, made a mis'ake io calculating the fighting qualities of these farmers. It is said tbat tbe oolonial secretary will send more troops to Afrioa. Perhaps when tbe yeomen fox Looters, aod by the gracious per? mission of the qooeo, the Vaiie of Con naught, go to tbe relief of tho besieged troops, England's cop may be again filled with bitterness. "The great heart df tho American people goes out to tbe people of tho Transvaal und the Oraoge Free State They are fighting for tbe same priooi pies, they are agaiost the same sover eigo aod red ooated soldiers that fought os a oeotury ago, aod would fight us tomorrow if they dsred aod thought it would benefit them." Coogreesmso Sulxer spoke next. He said: "I am opposed to so Anglo-American alliance, expressed or implied,especially whso its objeot is tbe advancement of imperialism, tbe msreb of armies, tbe dowofali of rcpoblios, tbe destruction of free institutions, tbe enslavement of man aod the perpetuity of the power of kiogs "Tbe American people should ory oot agaiost the'seorifioe of principle, this surrender of rights, before it is too late. Eoglaod never wee and never will be onr troe aod lastiog frieod Yon eaonot make monarchy harmonize with democracy. Their principles are antagonistic, aod aesootatioo is incom? patible. "This re tba great repwblic?for a oantury it baa been tbe beaeoo light of tbe world Io the p'ueeet Anglo American crisis, why sboold it seoretly aid Great Britaio? Sboold it oot rather ba true to ita traditions aod opsoly sympathise with tba Boers? Look about you, aay friends, and aeswer which it is doiog T It seems tbe very elters of onr liberties are beiog betrayed by meo io high pleoes who ere aworo to gnsrd tbem. Io this fight for borne role against Koglish tyraooy to be troe to ourselves our sympathy most aod sboold be with the Boers "The president sboold have offered the friendly offices of this country to preveot this oruel war He sboold have respooded to ibe great aod mighty petition for peeee pressoted to bim at tbe begiroiog. Re sboold bave eeted on tbe findings, tbe eooolusions sod tbe judgmeot of Tbe Hague peace ooofereoee. He ooeld beve dooe so oooststeotiy. "Bet ths frieods of free institutions sboold not lose bops?we should oot despair eveo though the White House seems to be eoveloped io the atmos? phere of ao Eoglisb fog. It is oot too late for this repoblio to assert itself io behalf of lopublioao institutions It is oot ton late for oa to demaod ao honorable peaoe io the interest of humanity, Christianity sod civiliza? tion. " When Coogressmeo Solzer io the course of his speech brought iu the name of Chamberlain, tbe crowd miogled, groans with tbe*r hisses Stumping, waviog Boer fUgs, whistling aod cheers, with oooasiooal remarks, interrupted the speeoh all the way ! through Coogresemao Amos J. Cummiogs told of tbo history of British aggression to Sooth Afrioa beginning with tho I taking of tbe Cape Colooy in trust, when Napoleon took Holland, and the refussl to give tt back to tbe Dutch aftor Napoleon's defeat. "She hated Napoleon," said he, "but was willing to pick op tho sorsps tbat he left." Ho referred to Chamberlain'* recent chaogo of front aod added : ' Cham? berlain is a liar, aod that is oot patting it a bit too stroog, for three years ago be isid ths same tbiogs that I havs told you tonight. Congressman Cummings blamed Ambassador Cboate, among others, for tbe existiog situation of affairs, as far as tbe position of tbe United States is cooesroed. RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Tbe resolutions which were adoptrd with a cheer wore io part as follows : "Resolved, Tbat we, citizens of New York, io mass msetiog sssemblod, con? demn tbe aotioo of the Bvitisb govern moot aod reoogoize the strenuous struggle carried oo for geoeratioo after generation by the borgbsrs of South A fries to seeors tbe rigbt to role themselves io their own wsy as an example worthy of tbe embattled farmer- whose valor vuq American liccdou), antl we reooguuo tbat the two Mater re^uoiios wbose itizen .-oiders navo deieeted io a heri<s or pitched battled tho veteran legibus uf Bogieod, have ir?u* woo a title to independence wbieh all tuaoKind t-hould reco^uiz-j as valid '?Resolved, Tbat wo protest against ?he be:zurc of American food Supplies 13 transit to a neutral territory as an act ol inhumanity aod a breaoh of Uitercatioual law. tbe evident purpose of wb;oh ii to uccomplieh by tho Htarva tioo ef non ocmbata;itH u result which the Biitibh arms have failed to achieve " Among the vtoo presidents of the meeting were N. A Poynter, governor of Nebraska ; George L. Wellington, Uoited Staten sooator from Maryland, aod tbu following congressmen : Dan? iel E Johnston, West Virginia ; Wuj. F Rbca aod Johu F. Lamb, Virginia ; Stauyaroo Wilson, South Caroliuo, aod Thomas Spight, Mississippi Ao overflowing meeting was attended by ovor 3,000 persons in Irving Place. WASHINGTON LETTER Washington, Jan 1.?That queer things occur io politics everybody knows, but nobody ever expected to see republican members of congress trying to get democratic members to aseiftt them in resisting what they call an underhanded attack on the protective tariff system by the repub lican administration Yet that is precisely what is being done Re publicans representing sections which produce articles affected by the sev eral reciprocity treaties, negotiated under the Dingley tariff law, which require tbe approval of t^e house as well as tbe ratification of the senate, are trying to get democrats to help them defeat the treaties Mr McKinley pulled off his New Year reception without a scrap be tweeu those wbo have been fussing for weeks over whether Gen Miies or Admiral Dewey should be given precedence Gen Miles was given precedence under the rule which has always been followed. There is another row on between Gen Miles and Adj Gen Corbin It was started by tbe recommendation of Gen Miles tbat this year's West Point class be graduated in February instead of June, in order that the graduate's, instead of civil appointees, might fill the numerous vacancies in second lieutenancies in the regular army For some reason, Gen Corbin bitterly antagonizes this recommend? ation?of course, be, as adjutant general of tbe army, has no personal interest in the appointment of civil? ians to be second lieutenants io the regular army. Secretary Root ie said to lean towards Corbin a little, although be has not actwally decided tbe question yet. White no one in Washington seriously believes the republicsn oaucus will dsre to indorse tbe bill of Representative Crompacker, o Indiana, which proposes to reduce the congressional representation and the electoral votes of a number of southern states. Representative Wil? son, of South Carolina, who is an able constitutional lawyer, baa gathered a number of legal decisions showing that congress baa no consti tutional authority to do what Mr Crumpacker's bill proposes, even if it bad tbe inclination, which be doubts Mr Wilson quotes several decisions of tbe United States su? preme court, one of which contains tbe following plain langusge : "The right to vote is a privilege regulated by municipal law, and inhering ex ciusively in the state " He also points out tbst tbe right to vote has been denied by a large number of states For instance, an educational qualification is required by Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, South Carolins, Mississippi, Louisaoa, Col orado and Wyoming, while the pay? ment of certain taxes ia required before citizens can vote by Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Catolina, Georgia, Florida. Misaissipi, Tennessee and Nevada Mr Wilson says tbe educational qualification imposed by Massachu? setts debars a larger number of citi? zens than are effected by the cousti tutinn or laws of any southern state, and that be feels sure the best senti? ment of the couutry, regardless of politics, sustains the solution which the suffrage laws of South Carolina and other southern states hsve se cured to the peopie of intelligence of those states Secretary Gage's expressed will? ingness to answer any questions Con? gress msy ask him, concerning his choice of a New York bank to re ceive on deposit all money collected from internal revenue taxes?about $1,000,000 a day?and to distri? bute the same to banks in all parts of tbo country, ss msy be ordered by the secretary of the treasury, is likely to be put to the test very soon, as there are several things sbout this transaction which many senators and representatives would like very much to know For instance, even among those who concede the legal right of the secretary of the treasury to give the free use of government money to some banks and not to others, which j many do not, there is curiosity to know why a bank controlled by one of the biggest and worst of tbe trusts?the Standard Oil Company was msde the distributor of these fuuds, and bow long that bank is al lowed to retain the money before dis tributing it to the other favored banks, and whether those banks are given the free use of the money for any noecified time. It was thip same New York bank that DOOgbt the old (Jus torn Boose -/r^perty in New York, i and while questions are in order, Secretary Gage wiM be asked to ex plain the legal jugglery in delaying the transfer of title from the govern ment to the purchaser, by wnich the bank has escaped the payment of city taxes amounting to more than ?120,000 IJobs ilanna was right when he said that the talk about sec? retary Gage resigning was bosh The interests which put Mr. Gage in the cabinet have moiework for him to do for their profit, and nobody known it any belter than Boss Ilanna Mr Gage could not resign, even if he really wished to, without queering hiinntlf with those interests ?? i? ? D* Bull 8 Com h Syrup, ih-.t marvelous medicine for throat and loop troobles, quick? ly relieves aud cure9 tr.e painful breathing ar?d dftiueiou?ly founo r:u- eousb| indica*ive of congeeted luugs No other reoaedy is i>8 eq tel. Dr Bull's Cough Svrup cures the worst old la a diy ; slops the rucniog of th?? ?ose ; I r^hks the (ever and banishes all tendencies toward pDeamonia It is the quickest re ie?er and eurer of throat and iurig diseabe?. BOOKS! A larpe Assortment at H. G. Osteerj & Co'e Liberty street COTTON Culture" is the name of a valu? able illustrat? ed pamphlet ?grj which should be in the hands of every planter who raises Cotton. The book is sent Free. Send name and address to GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. QUARTERLY STATEMENT ok thk condition and business of ?file "Bank: of Sumter;* Snmter, S. C. At the close of th?? quarter ending December 30,i 1899, published in conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $264,328 30 Pur aim re Fixtures, and Vaul?, 1,975 91 Bills Receivable, 0,314 0? Bonds, 12,000 00 Cae-h in hand, Cash Items, and cash due by other Banks, 69,614 27 Total, $353,232 55 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 75,000 00 Deposits, 262,540 91 Due to other Banks, 579 33 Undivided surplus, 12,112 28 Dividends payable after Janua? ry 1st, 1900, 3,000 00 Total, I $253,"32 55 Statb or South Carolina. \ gg Sumter Countv. / I, William F. Rbamb, Cashier of "The Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of m v knowledge and belief. W. P. RH A MB, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of January, 1900 A. C. PHELPS, [r, s.J a Notary Public tor S. C. Correct?Attest. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, 1 President. \ n t rr tax? R L COOPER r Director , MARION MOISE, J Jan 3 RELIEF CAME. > Mus. e. c. OOLYER [ th, 1 S'.?8, writes: Bco- ;> edicta lias certainly 1 been a blessing to ^ my sixteen yearj, ^ Ifs^ssa^k old daughter. SheP urns in wretched a? health and hadj ntl^^ i i < 4 Two bottles of Be edicta Itttve entirely restored her health, w The monthly periods have returned** and are now painless ami regular, c - > Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular*" ? or suppressed Ifenstrustton! Benedicts ^ 2 has cured many soffertsg woman and is. "will cur? you In tlio privacy ot fOUrw ? homo, without the necessity of physl-B JOUS MCtlOII IRkl I^P* 'S Slnlns o? - If 0E| ^FEMALE El sans, heaU ?5? and streng? tBEGlbVrOR & jj thens them so that the monthly periods m . may be regular and pstnles** rfeedsctir, C ^1 Dlzslness, Nervousness, that dragging If ?X sensation and those terrlMo i>atns in IW wtlie back, litps and abdomen quIeklfC ' disappear. w & Bold by ?II DriiCL-i-;!'? <>r srnt nost*patd tor? 211. a box of "Monthly" Iteaulailns Pills to* ?juaelneuoneMlon,lswlth each bottle j? 4LADIES BLUE BOOK sent free to any :.1-il nies?. A sample 1h>x ot "Monthly" a; jfuklting Mils sent lor 10c. in stamps. t! tddrsas, Woman's Department. New M Spencer Medicine Co . Chattanooga. Tenn. Mention thi* paper triW sjrafjr -sr w V V Wl Sold by Ueibaoe*Lifon Co Shoe Store Again in "full blast," NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERY WEEK FROM HEADQUARTERS All shoes that were on shelves August 1st sold regardless of what they cost. Walsh's Shoe Store 0 Under City Clock. Sep 27?t MRS. L ATKINSON, FASHIONABLE MILLINERY. I have just h.itd io my stock with a com ple'e line of Fall and Winter Mil? linery. The latest novelties in shapes and trimming, and toe newest tffectso;i St ett Hats. We tea furnish a stylish b t at the lowest pnre, nod guarantee our work to he ceat and up-to-date io every respect 1 have a Northern trimmer who has been working in large cities for years Since oor openiog we have been so busy that it keeps tour Laod8 busy wttb 'he work all the time. Call in and see us. and you cannot fail io he pleased out of our large assortment of trimmed bats, and complete 6tcck of goods. Yours truly, Mrs. L. Atkinson, OctlS SUMTER, S C. PATENTS Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat? ent business conducts* for moderate Fees. Our Office is Opposite u. s. Patent Oftice and we can secure patent in less time than .hose remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with deseri. tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. A pamphlet, How to Obtain Patents;" with ?pst of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. Opr. Patent Office. Washington. d. C Estate of Alfred E. Gregg, Dec'Je IWILL APPLY to tbe Judge of Probate of Sumter County for a Final Discbarge ?j8 Administratrix of aforesaid Estate oo Jan nary 6tb, 1900 Mrs. CK LI A R. OREGO, Dec 6?4t Administratrix. FIRST NATIONAL BANE OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital ?....$ 75,000 CO Surplus and Profits .... 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders in rzeeas of tbeir stock. 75,000 Of Total protection to depositors, $175 000 Of Transacts a General Backing Business. Special attention fiten to collections. SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at tbe rate or 4 per cant, per annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. R M WALLACE, L. S. Carson, President. Casbier. FIBS ! FIRE ! is an ominous sound to tbe man who isn't insured, when he sees bit home disappearing in flames and smoke. We cso hardly have aoy eompasaion on him. when it is so easy aod at aoeh a small outlay to provide agaicst tueh Iocs. A polioy io tbe Har ford Insur? ance Co. costs you but a small torn when we draw it for you, and gives yoo security st safe as the Back of Koglaod. A. C. PHELPS CO., Geo'llneuranoe Agents, Sumter, 8. C. Mcb lb-o Estate of Julius J. Myers, Dec IWILL APPLY ?o tbe Judge of Probate of Sumter County oo February 3 1900, for m Final Discbarge as Administrator of afore? said Estate. FRANK J MYERS, Jan 3?4* Administrator. Estate of Mrs. Leonora J. Mul drow? Deceased. A LL PERSONS having claims against ; Y "id Estate will present same duly at? tested, and all persons indebted to said Reta'a will make payment at one* to JOSEPH MULDROW, Dec 20?2t Qualified Executor.