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Tlie Rales of the Game. How Polities Must Be Played j in South Carolina. - I Colombia, May 31 ?State Chair man Wilie Joues, of the Democratic executive committee, announces thai the time for candidates to file their pledges with him and pay their as- j eessments expires on June 14, just a j fortnight hence, at midnight. nder ? tlie new rules no one can become a ! candidate wbo has not paid his as sessment as well as filed his pledge. Col Jones therefore requests every one expecting to be a candidate to *"? send to him at Columbia at once his pledge in the form prescribed, to gether with the money to meet the assessment. Col Jones will be pres ent at the opening meeting in Or angeburg, but he wishes to have tbe list of authorized candidates com plete before that time. One candi date for lieutenant governor, Cole L Bleaee, has already complied Below are the rules governing the holding of Democratic primary elec tions, as amended last night at tl -meeting of tbe State committee : The following rules shall govern the membership of the different sub ordinate Democratic clubs of this State, the qualification of voters at the primary elections held by the party, the conduct of the primary elections to be held on the last Tues ?ay (tbe 28th day) of August, A D 1900, and the second primary held two weeks later, if one be neces ^ eary. ^ Role 1. The qualification for mem bership in any subordinate club of the Democratic ^arty of this State, or for voting at a Democratic pri mary, shall be as follows, viz : The applicant for membership or voter shall be 21 years of age, or ehall become so before the succeeding general election, and be a white Democrat, or a negro wh o voted for Geo Hampton in 1876, and who has voted the Democratic ticket continu ouely since : Provided, that no white man shall be excluded from partici p?tion in the Democratic primary who stall take the pledge required by the rules of the Democratic party The managers at each box at tbe primary election shall require every voter in a Democratic primary elee tion to pledge himself to abide the result of the primary, and to support \ the nominees of the party, and to take the following oath and pledge, t?z : "1 do solemnly swear that I am duly qualified to vote at this elee tion according to the rules cf the Democratic party, and thr.t I have not voted before at this election, and pledge myself to support the nomi cees of this primary." Eule 2. Every negro applying for membership in a Democratic club, or offering to vote in a Democratic pri mary election, must produce a writ ten statement of ten reputable white men who shall swear that tbey know of their own knowledge that the ap plicant or voter voted for Gen Hamp ton in 1876. and has voted the Dem ocratic ticket continuously since The said statement shall be placed in the ballot box by the managers and returned withthe poll listsj to the county chairman The managers of election shall keep a separate i ist ? of the names of a;l negro voters and return it with the poll list to the county chairman No person shall be permitted to vote uniese he has been enrolled on a club list at least five days before tbe said primary election Tbe club lists ehall be inspected by and certified to by the president and secretary and turned over to the managers to be used a3 the registry lists. Rule 3 Each county executive committee of the Democratic party in this State shall meet od or before the first Monday Jin August of each election year, and ehail appoint three managers for each primary election precinct in their respective counties, who shall hoid the primary election provided for under the democratic constitution, id accordance with the acte of the general Assembly of this State regu iatiDg primary elections, the constitu tion of the Democratic party of this State and the rales herein 6et forth. Tbe names of such managers may be published by the chairman of each county executive committee in one or more county papers at least two weeks before the election. Rule 4 Each voter in said pri mary shall vote ballots, on which shall be printed the names of candi dates to be voted for, for each of the offices to be filled together with the name cf the office, the voter striking out tbe names of those for whom be does not wish to vote. No tickets shall be considered legal except those furnished by the State and county executive committees, said tickets containing tbe names of each office The tickets to be voted shall be in j tbe following forms : One for United States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant j Governor, Secretary of State, Comp troller General, State Superintendent of Education, Attorney General, rail road commissioner. The other spaces to suit tbe differ ent counties : For Congress,?die trict, for solicitor,?judicial circuit ; State Senator, House of Representa tives, sheriff, Judge of Probate, clerk of Court, county supervisor, coroner, county superintendent of education, { treasurer, auditor. No vote for House of Represent;1, tives shall be counted unies it con tains as many names a* the county is entitled to Representatives The oath shall be taken by all can didaieb as follows : * As 3 candidate for the office of?, in the Democratic primary election, to be held on the last Tuesday in August, 1900. i heteby pledge myseifto abide the result of such primary end eupport tbe nominees thereof, and that 1 am not, nor will I become, tbe candidate of any faction, either privately or publicly suggested, other than the regular Democratic nomination." Rule 5. The managers of election ehall open the polle at S o'clock a o. and shall cloee tbem at 4 o'clock p. m After tabulating the result tbe Managers shall certify the same and forward the ballot box, poll list and all other papers relating to such election, by one of their number or executive committeemao, to the chairman of the respective Democra tic county executive committees within forty-eight hours after the close of the polls. Rule 6. Tbe county democratic ese cutive committee snail assemble at their respective court bouses co the morning of the second day after the election on or before 12 o'clock m , to tabulata the retnros and declare the result of the primary, so far as the same relates to members cf the general ae?embiy t?d county officers, and sbail forward imme ?iaiely to the chairman cf the Sra'e esecutive committee, at Columbia, S C , the result of the election in their respective counties for United S.'ates secator. State officers, congressmen and solicitors Rale 7. The protects and contests for county officers eball be filed wHhic five days after tbe election wit' tbe chairman of the county esecutive cc;m mittee, and said executive committee sbali hear and determine the same Tbe State executive committee ehalt bear and decide protests acd coctes-s as to United States senator, and State I offioers, congressmen and solicitors, and tiu days shall be allowed for filing the same Rule- 8. Candidates for the general assembly and for county offices Khali file with the chairman of the county esocu rive committee a pledge, ie writing, to abide the resuit of the primary and support, the nominees thereof. Candi dates for other offices shall file such pledge t?ith ihe chairman of the Stare esecutive committee : Provided, that the pledge of such candidates sball be filed on or before the day of the firs: campaign meeting of the ccul?j or Sfc?te, respectively. No vote for any candidate who has cot complied ^ith this rule and has not paid his assess ment sbail be couoted. Candidate fcr congress and solicitor mast file their pledges with the chairman of the Stare democratic committee on the same cay as candidates for State offices. Rule 9. In the primary election? herein provided for a majority cf the votes cast shall be necessary to nemi cate candidates A second primary, when necessary, sbail be held two weeks after the first, as provided for under the constitution of tbe party, and chail be subject to the rules govern ing the first primary. At said second primary the two highest candidates alone shall run for any one office, hat if there are two or mere vacancies for ac?y particular office, then double the number of candidates shall roo for tbe vacancies to be filled. For instance, in 3 race for sheriff the two highest shall reo Rule 10 Io tbe event of a tie bctweeD two candidates in the secood primary tbe county cfcairman, if it is a county office, and the State chairman, if it is for Ueitsd States senator, State officers, congressmen or 6c?ioi?ors, sball order th? third primary. The question of a majority vote shall be determined by fhe Dumber of votes cast for any particular office, and not by the whole cumber of votes cast in the primary. Rule 11. Each county esecutive com mittee shall furnieb the managers at each precinct two ballot hoses, one fcr State officers a&d the other for congress man, fdiftitor and county officers COL. HOYT WILL NOT BE BARRED RUNNING When the pledge of Col James A. Hoyt, recently put in the field for governor by the prohibitionists, as an individual, is presented to Stale Chairman Jones of the Democratic party, that official will accept it and Col Hoyt will be on the stime footing as any other candidate in the race This malter was brought up before the State Democratic executive com mittee at its meeting last night by Senator Appelt of Clarendon, who presented a resolution the adoption of which some members claimed would rule Col Hoyt and the probi bitioniste out of tbe party There was a long fight over the matter, which ended in the reenactment of the text of the Dial resolution adopt ed by tbe last committee on the fame subject two years ago. The committee adopted the eched ule for the campaign meetings, fixed the assessments of candidates, made some changes as to ballots in tbe rules and adopted a vigorous r?solu tion intended to eliminate mud-sling ing from the campaign ?State May I. -??? ? ? ? j CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, liurns, Bruises, Rheuma tism and Seres. Prie*;, 25 cts Sold by Hughson-Ligoo Co. j HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS | ? j Colombia cor News and Courier. j Tbe plunder room, which is b<"-iti? ! explored by Mr Ganlt and Mr Yet- j i dell, is stili bringing forth interesting ! ; documents. One of the latest was a j I packet of papers, containing a teply j : of Presiden* Buchanan to the com | ; rr.issioners from South Carolina, and ! j the ultimatum or reply of the South I i Carolina commissioners The reply j of the South Carolina commissioners j I is caustic and eloquent ?h its denun- j ? dation of President Buchanan for not maintaining the status quo in Charles ton harbor. The South Carolina com missioners conclude what they say as follows : But you have decided. You have resolved to hold by force what you have obtained through our misplaced j confidence, and by refusing to disa I vow the action of Major Anderson, have converted bis violation of orders into a legitimate act of your xa eca tive authority. Be the issue what it may, of this we are assured, that if Fort Moultrie has been recorded in history as a memorial of Carolina gal lantry. Fort Sumter wi?i live upon the succeeding page as an imperisha ble testimony of Caroline- faith By your course you have probably rendered civil war inevitable. Be it so If you choose to force this issue upon 03 the Stale of South Carolina will accept it, and, relying upon Him who is the God of Justice, as weli as the God of Hosts, will endeavor to perform the great duty which lies before her hopefully, bravely aod thoroughly. Our mission being one for negotia tion and peace, and your note leav ing us without hope of a withdrawal of the troops from Fort Sumter. or tbe restoration of the status quo ex isting at the time of our arrival, and intimating, as we think, your deter mination to reinforce the garrison in the harbor of Charleston, we respect fully inform you that, we purpose re I turning to Charleston on tomorrow ! afternoon. I We have the honrr to be, sir, ! very respectfully, your obedient ser vants. R W Barnwell, J H Adame, James L. Orr, Commissioners On the h?ck of this paper, which is 13 pages long, and is dated Jan 1. 1861,1 is written, in the president's own handwriting : "Executive Mansion, 3 30 o'clock, Wednesday ?This paper, just pre sented to the president, is of such a character that he declines to re ceive it " The paper seems to bave been kept in the original envelope in which it was returned to the commis sioners, as it bears the seal of the president of the United States, and in one corner is written in the presi dent's handwriting the name of the messenger who carried the docu ment to the commissioners of South Carolina The oth ^er which was found with thi it. j video tiy the reply of Pr?sider Buchanan to the first com munication of tbe commissioners, Dec 28, 1860 It is signed by Presi dent Buchanan and is a defense of what happened in Charleston harbor immediately after th'- ordinance of secession had been passed In this paper President Buchanan insists that be went into an understanding? not a contract?with Messrs Law rence M Keitt, W W Boyes, M. L Bonham. W P. Miles and John McQueen, to maintain the status quo. He insists that it was not a formal contract, but that so far as he was concerned he was willing to carry out the agreement in good faith and did so He givee copies of orders issued early in December to Major Anderson, and as to Anderson's ac tions concludes : "Under theee cir cumstances, it is clear that Major Anderson acted upon his own re sponsibiiity unless, indeed, he had 'tangible evidence of a design to proceed to a hostile act' on the part of the authorities of South Carolina, which has not yet been alleged " Going cn as to the removal of Maj Anderson, he says : "When I learn ed that Major Anderson had left Fort Moultrie and proceeded to Fort Sumter, my first promptings wet e to i command him to proceed to his former position, and there to await the contingencies presented in his instructions. This could only have been done with any degree of safety to the command by the concurrence of the South Carolina authorities But before any steps could possibly have been taken in this direction we received information dated on the 28th inst, that "the Palmetto flag | floated out to the breeze at Castile Pinchney, and a large military force went over last night, the 27th, to Fort Moultrie/' Thus the authorities of South Carolina, without waiting or asking | for any explanation, and doubtless { believing, as you have expressed it. ' that the officer had acted not only without but against my orders, on ? the very next day after the night j whe?) removal was made, seized by a ? military force two of the three Feder j i al Ports in the harbor of Charleston, ! and have covered them under their ! own flag, instead of that of the ? United States " Then he speaks of placing the Palmetto fug over the Custom House j and Postoffice in Charleston and other j evidences of that kind. He insists | that his purpose is only defensive and not hostiie towards the property of t?e United States. I Cold Steel or Death. ' There is iur >j:ie sinali chanca to save tir : i ife .in that is thr< ugh an operation," w.is :ho ! awful prospect set befjre . Ir< I Hunt, of | Linie llidge, *, by her doctor after vainly | trying to turc her <? ' a frightful caie of stom ach trouble and c?ow jaundice. Ile didn't coun? on the mar ve lions ; <.\vc-r <?f Kicctric Ditters f" f ire stomach and liver troubles, hut she hirjirJ *_>i i:, took .-even bottles. w,:? wholly cured, avoided surgeon's knife, now weighs ? m-re and feels better than ever. It's positive- ! ly guarantied cure stsrucch, liver and kid- j ney trouble-. and never disappoints. Price-! 50c at J F W L>e bonne's <?rn<r store. 1 THIN MATERIALS. White ar><2 Colorali ,? < of the V.'ushin;-. Variety. An iranienne quantity of wash goods will bo worn during warm weather. These materials, formerly considered the acme of cool simplicity, are now made into extremely elaborate costumes, so ar ranged and trimmed that to really laun der them is practically impossible. White FOL"LAUD GOWN-. is still to the fore, and gowns of the sheerest muslin arc: enriched with inser tions and edges or motifs of lace of vari ous kinds--white, yellow or black?or are finely embroidered. Muslin of the dotted variety is also weil represented, the dots being often replaced by little bowkno?s <*r geometrical designs of some sort. Among the prettiest of the less ex pensive sheer goods is always the finely corded dimity, which comes in white, solid colors and figured sijdes. In zephyrs and ginghams stripes are mure seen than plaids, although there are many attractive colorings in the lat ter. Embroidered galaica cloth is among the novelties, the embroidered motif be ing small and detached, sometimes open. A picture is given of a gown of cream foulard with a pompadour design. The skirt has stitched plaits at the top and is gathered at the back. A little band of galloon simulates a tenie. The back of the bodice is stretched, the front being gathered at the neck and waist. A band of galloon outlines a yoke, and galloon also decorates the top of the tight sleeves and the wrists. The collar and belt are of red satin. JUDIC ClIOLLET. is only a symptom?not a S disease. So are Backache, S Nervousness. Dizziness and the I Igl?es. They ail come from an I unhealthy state of the men I strual organs. If you suffer ? from any of these symptoms? i if you feel tired and languid in 1 the morning and wish you could \ lie in bed another hour or two \ ?if there is a bad taste in the 2 mouth, and no appetite ? if ? there is pain in the side, back I or abdomen- -bradfield's l feriale regulator will 1 bring about a sure cure. The 2 doctor may call your trouble ? s o m e high-S( >unding L a t i I name, but never mind the name. 1 Tin.- trouble is in the menstrual 2 organs, and Brad field's Female ? S Regulator wul restore you to I health and regniate the menses t like clockwork. X ? ;.? ?.. .?? ? t* ?? <: > 1 ?Z'.ic :'??? ? i::.;<?. -\tr>! ! ;??' ? ?'? .? - i THE BRADHELD REGULATOS CO. 5 \ k?LA?f?JL, GA. 5 ?? Pf SO* S CURE FOR ^ CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Soid by druggists. CONSUMPTION SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Cond?-!lS ? DailV i>.;:*v ->> :?1 ::?? b Effect May >, . ........ " . ?; ,.. 2 . , ..... I ..... Dniiv D;ij] 2 ip , .? . .'. 7 ; :: 7 25 ") .' ?.?! 7 5:.?. '?.:;:: -:.?:. i;.a Charleston. .Arili 10a *I5p .. Snmmcrvi?e.. " -IOoOa 728p .. ?KvrtcUviile. " '. l&j t??Op . :?rangebnr?r... '* j t>4laj 5:*;p .... K?agvil?e ... ' ! 7 55a 4 4Vp ; .;; l? !? ..Suinter. .Camden.. ,Lv .! :;<):? Lv.1 250p ('< ?lnmbia. 400n 5 2 ) 7 l?aa 7 25r>! 1' J5a 74?pi 9 4?ai 8?2pj P50ai 82 ) I fOra 9220 llu?ai . Charleston ... Ar ! i Ka > !5?> .Branchville... " S ?a >00 > ! .. Bamberg ,. Denmark .Blackville. _Alken. 8 27a ?o ip I s ;:;: 5 lip | SO?aj 503p ; ?,: 3 55p i 1020pili 51a Ar. Augusta un.d.Lv " l 620al 310p NOTJ?: in addition to the above service j trains N< >s. l and lt> ran daily between Charles ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman j Sleeping cars. Xo. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. j m. ; r'rrive Columbia5:55 a. m. No. 16 leave Co lumbia 1 :.?> ?. m. ; arrive Charleston 7:00 a. in. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:00p. m. j both at Charleston and Columbia. These trains ? mahn close connections a* Columbia with j through trains between Florida points and ] Wasbi?iT^n n*}f? thf o?? ? . No.IsJNo. :; g-?EENVILLE. |No.12;No.16 Daily-Daily Double Daily bornee j Daily Daily HOOpj 7 00a Lv .. Charleston ... At. 81-5p| 7 00a i 155a j s.v..?? ? .. Branchville.. " 600p 420a 250a] 9 " .Oran-'.-bur:,- - "| 533?; 3 45a j 700a?ll05a " ... Columbia... Lvi 400p 1 35a | 95Uaj 15?,;. " .. Greenwood.. " 1240p| 815p j 1055aj 2 45V Ar ....Abbeville... Lvjll20a- 610p j U40a? 3:i>p'Ar ....Anderson... Lv?1045a 445p j 12 2.;p 4 !.',>:Ar . ..G-n->nville... LvJO l?a 53,;? ?Ex. ?rn. Ex. sun.' only Sun. Lv. Augusts ... Ar. Sandorsvil?e " Tenni ?le ... _ 7 00aI '.? 30ai 5 20 ? ... t?Op 1243p! S32? ...I 1 S?p 125 >! 840p Lv. Ten ni lie Ar. At? : ville. 5 40a 350p! 3 lOp 5 50a 40?pi 9 0?a 7 lOt) ?S 30p in .,,.:n ?t??x. I Daily i Mis P^.v DaiI5 ba?v Exs? Exsu Lv. Savannah.... 12 05a 1215n .... . M Allendale. j..j C 35a!...'.. " Eamwell....] 4 00a 402p? 7 25a?. " Blackville... 415a 417p 1015a . Ar.Columbia,...! ??Oa ?> !.i. 5 05a 615a 7 45a 11 30a :Dai!v!Dai]y Mix. Mix. ; Daily lExsu!Exsu!?xMo Lv. Columbia. Ar. Blackville.... " BarmvelL... " Allondaie. " Savannah. Ii 30a| 1 25aj 6.00a l Kp 127P 3 05a|K> 15a 4 ?On 32?a ll SOsJ S4op .j loop ?l?p }20pl 515al.!. Atlanta and 3eyortd. Lv. Charleston. 7 00a? 520p. Ar. Augusta .[11 51ajl02?p. '? Ai lanta. s 20p 5 00a. Lv. Atlanta.llOOp 530a 400p Ar. Chattanooga.1 54Sa| 0 45a; S40p Lv. Atlanta.i 540a] 4 15p Ar. Birmingham.?11 35a 1000p " Memphis, tvia Birn?ngham)...] 805p 715a Ar. Lexington. " Chicago..* .. 500pj 500a . 7 :;:?;>. 7 45a ..?7 15aj 5 30p Ar. Louisville " St. Louis . . 730p 7 50a 704al OlOn Ar. Memphis, via Chattanoogab .1 710p? 7^ To A?Iicviiie-Ciiieinnp.t?-Louisv?lle. svzx.v timi:. Lv. Augusta. " Bat Osburg. . Lv. Char?estonTT" ?xoi:h :co139 :d^?v Daily . 3?t?T>! '.?30 _ ! 4 45p 1207a .. I 7 UJa 11 O.rp Lv. Columbia Union Depot).?11 40a; 7 55a Ar. Spartanburg .? 310p;1125a '? Ashevilie . 7 l?pi 250p " Knoxviilo.i 415a: 720p " Cincinnnati.! 730?)? 7 45a " "Li >;-.:. >?.?:;... | .Tfrllioo"?.?.? 6 5i)a To W?xsmssrton and the East. Lv. Angosta.I Z^fo SSOg " Batesburg.I 445p:1207a " C 'ini.r '.Union Depo:).I 555ul 215a At. Chari?>; ??. ..... .' i> ;0pi i^oa Ar. Danvi:; < ?._-.12 5 i j I :>sp Ar. Richmond .I ??aj 625p Ar. Washiii?Te'.? 7 ^'5a 850p " Baltimore Pa. li. R.i 9 ?2a li25 Philadelphia. New Yoik LI :i3aj 256a 21::>;>' :513a Sleeping C?>:- L :'.e l.otv.e.-a Ch:irleston and Atlanta, vir. Augusta, making connections at Atlanta for p-.?ints North and West. Solid Trai.:.-, between Charleston and Ashe vilie. Connections at Columbia with through traini for Washir ?' >n and lie ?;ist ; also for Jackson ville and aj: b'iorida Points. FI? < S. G A ON, J. M. GULP, Third > >. tien. Mgr., Train- Manager, Washington. D. (I Washington, D. C. GEOI-??t? ALLEN. . x'ass. Ag?.. Charleston, s. C. W. A. TUSK:. S. H. FABDWICK, (reu. :?>?5. Ag?.. Asst. G-en. ?-;?.>?<. Agt., Washington, D. C Atlanta. Ga. FIRST RATIONAL BANK OF SUHTERj STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital.S 75,000 C$ Surplus and Profits - - - - 25,000 Of Additional Liscili;/ of Stock holders in excess of their steck. 75,000 0? Total protection to depositors, $175.000 0* Transacts a Geiern! Basking Busiopss. Sp?cial attention ?iven to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTAIENT. Deposit of Si acd upwards received. la ti-rest allowed at the rate or -1 per cect.iper annum, oc amounts etove -S5 and not exceed ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. R M. WALLACE, L.S.Carson, President. Caebier. _ Onion Sets AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onion Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, now oa hand. ! FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com pounded r,t reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Oct 25. Nice of Separation The State of South Carolina?Somter Coun ty?Office of Sopervieors of Registration, Sumter County, Sumter, S. C; February 1st, 1S99. Notice is hereby giren tbat in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, and in conformity with the requirements of the State Constitution, the books for the registration of all legally qualified voters, and for the issuing of transfers, e:c,, will be open at tbe office of Supervisors of Registration in tbe court hocse, between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m . and 3 o'clock p. m., cn tbe firstMon day of each month, until thirty days before ibe next general election. Minors who shall become of age during that period of thirty Gays sball be entitled to registration before the cooks ere clewed, if otherwise qualified. Tbe ;t-quiremeni3 tor a qualified voter are t fast tbe applicant for registration shall be abie to read acd write correctly, or possess :n his own name property to tbe amount of tar?e hundred dollars, upon which be paya taxes. E. F. BURROWS, T. D. DcBOSE, J. M. KNIGHT, Supervisors of Registration Sumter Co. Men 1 I have on hand a lot of Home-made Vinegar of very fine quality. The flavor is del icate, while the strength is equal to any to be had. Will be sold at my residence for 40 cents per gallon. m G. OSTEE?I. For Sale ?r Rent. The premises on Church Street where I formerly resided. For ?ale* The premises on Washington Street, opposite the monument H. HARBT. Sumter, S. C, May 7,1900. Columbia Business College, COLUMBIA, S. O. Most thorough Business and Shorthand Courses. Better inducements, and more graduates placed in good posi tions than all other Business and Shorthand Schools in South Carolina combined. Write at once for a catalogue and full information. W. H. Newberry, President.