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FINAL ATTACK UPON LEGATIONS AT PEKIN Gen Tuao Fuh Siang Prepar? ing to Uie Gudb July 7tb. **THS GOVERN MFNT WILL BS IK PERIL." Weehiogton, July 15 ?Such news m oame to Waabiogton today from China waa distinctly bad It consist? ed of a oablegrsm to Minister Wo from Sheog, the imperial director of poata sod telegraphs at Shanghai, and, according; to the minister, wst io reply to tbe urgent message he bisseelf bed sent yeeterday to that offloisl asking him to try to secure eome news from tbe Chineae capital. This cablegram Mr Wu regarded as of aofiloieot importaooe to csrry io person to Secretary Hay. who was waiting at his borne for news Tbe mssisge ae resolved from tbe cipher, was sa follows : "Pekio aewa of July 7th eaye tbat Oeo Toao Fob 8iang, io diaobedieooe of imperial orders, waa about to use gaae Lagst ions aod tbe govermeut will bo ia peril." Tbie aews is corroborative of tbat oootained it a recent cablegram from Consul General Good now at Sheog aei, altboogb tbe ooeetil geoerel's dispatch gave bie Pekla sows tbo date of tbe 6tb, ssying lb it tbe final attack upon tbo legations witb guns waa about to begin oo tbe 7th of Jaly It io sormised bero tbat Mr Good now got bio oowo ftom Sbeog, who io certainly io position to sscore tbe first oowo from Polio. Aside from tbo gloomy forecast given of] tbo eod of tbo terrible struggle of tbo legations against tbo inevitable, tbe significant fest ore of tbe messsgs fa tbo coupling of tbo fate of tbo imps rial government witb tbat of tbo for eigo ministers Officials hero derive eome sstisfsotioo from tbis position of tbo diepatob aa it suit sins tbem io tbo position tbej bave held from tbo fret, tbat tbo Cbioeee government io not at war witb Christendom, bot io ooofrootiog o formidable insurrec Tboro still rsmoios o soopicioo teat, while Mr Wo io undoubtedly ectiog witb sincerity, tbot Sheog, who io repreeeated to be o clever aod adroit maa, may koow more of tbo actosl bappeoioga at Pekio than bo io willing to reveal at once. It io feared tbat be ie tryiog to prepare tbe way for tbe disclosnrs of terrible oowo, hoping tbat by letting it come out gradoslly. tbe blow will oot foil witb such severity sod, perhspi, witb eoob dieastrous results to bie owo people as might be tbe csae if tbe whole story wsre impsrted to tbe world st once Tbie news, it msy be ooted, oomes entirely from Cbioeee eoorceo It ie oow 21 deys sioce s word bss come direotly from any of the uofor tonatee besieged in tbe legatiooe at Pekin Tbe last meassge from there wss from Sir Robert Hart, tbe Eog 'iohmeo io ohsrge of the Chinese customs service, sod wss ot undoubt od sotbeotioity It represented tbe eitoetioo of tbe legetioner* ss dee perete end implored hslp. Tbe Isot word from Mioister Conger came to tbe state department from Pekio coder dote of Jooo 12th At tbat time be eeked tbet Seymour'? ioter ootiooal relief column, which wss even theo doomed to foil, stool d sig aal ite approach wbeo neur Pekin Tbot was joat one mootb aod tbreo daye ego, aod it would be oo uopre cedeoted defense for such so iosde quote end ill fitted sod provisioned force ss wso at tbe commsod of tbe foreign ministers to bold oot fur tbat length of time Mioister Wu'e cablegram fro.i Sbeng. above given, should not b tskea ns sn answer to the cipher message be forwarded at Secretary Hay's request to China in ? ffort to get it through i > Minister Couger. Tnat message went to Yonan Bbib Kai, the governor of tbe province of Whan Tung Tnat official has replied ioformaily that he has no news blur self but it is assumed that he will take prompt ?lefpe to forward the cipher nvsssgc His status at this critical juncture ig unfortunately not beyond suspicion, though Mr Wu retain* full continence in him Secretary Long had two cable? grams today from Chins, but he was inclined to set a rifgaiivo value upon them because I hey made no mention of a massacre of the ii-gatiooOfl in Pekin Minister Wu feelN u uatiiiul Irrlto tiou at the statements printed in soms quartern that the OMtsOfi in Iba I ni ltd States are making ready to retOSO to China, end that they eympathi/e with th?? Boxrrs and an? Mlwtliog tbem financial aid Mo gaolsjffg m the most earnest mann r that tiieie is not a word of truth in IboSS Itott ? menu. He says that all of He Chinese in the I'nited Stalcn come from Southern China and :ire al ?^?'ib er out of sympathy with the northern Chinese In fa -i they Co not even spesk tbe same language Ho is rure there is not a single 111 of tic bo ocxtbern Chlnsmen m the United States, snd if they wers they would meet witb the hostility of tbe Canton mso. As for tbe Isttsr, the mioiito: declarea tbey sre entirely satisfied witb tbeir condition io tbis country und could not be persuaded to return to China to give aid to any element opposed to Americans Situation Growing Worse. Washington, July 14 ?Secretory Hay has received an undated dis pstoh from Oosol Gen Goodnow, at Shanghai stating that the governor of Honao 9hsnsi has issued a prociama* lion favorable in its terms to the Boxers. llooao Shaosi is tbe province lying immediately northwest of Shonghai and between that city and Peking Consul Goodnow'a short dispatch goes on to confirm tbe general belief that tbe sitaatioo in China is steadily growing worse instesd of better The Honao Shaosi referred to by Mi Goodnow as the plsoe where tbe vioeroy appears to favor tbe Boxers, is said at tbe state department to be actually two separate proviooes of vast extent, lying in the wertern and northern portion of China, Shaosi, meaning western Island, as tbe pro vinoe lying directly west of Chihli, in wbioh Pekin is loeated Honan adjoioa Shaosi on the south The two might present an almost impao sable barrier if, aa Mr Goodoow's dispatch indicates, they are disaffect? ed and undertake to oppose the north? ward march of the armies of Li Hong Chang and the other great southern viceroys upon Pekin. The cononl general'e meeaage was undated, and as this lack of knowledge aa to the exact time of happenings recorded in the cablegrams of the naval and state departmente officials is embar? rassing and even serious io results, the government here today cabled instrootiona to its representatives in China to include the date in the body of every dispatch aentby them. MINISTER WU MUCH DISTRESS ED. Waahington, July 14 ?The Chi? nese minister cootinuee to exert his efforts toward getting information from Pekio, but up to a late hour of the day he had not received any anewer in connection with the oipber to Mioiater Conger, or from a eeoond inquiry which be forwarded yester? day. Thie second dispatch was to tbe Taotai of Shanghai, and said, in substance. * Amerioan government and people greatly concerned over eafety of Minister Conger at Pskin. Osn you give ma any information on the sub jectf" Tbe Taotai of Shanghai ia a high official, who will be apt to get earliest reliable iaformation, and thie personal appeal from tbe minister msy bring some reliable news on the situation. Minister Wu was much depressed by continued reporte that the lega? tions had been wiped out and tbe ministers murdered To all inquires be sorrowfully shskes hie head sod says that he baa absolutely no iufor mation and can only hope for the best. The report of tbe killiug of tbe Russian minister and his wife was another severe blow, but as to tbis also Mr Wo eaid that be bsd absolute ly no nsws. Thrilling Stories Cabled to the London Press. London, Joly 16.?The Shanghai correspondent of lbs Daily Mail says : **l eao assert positively that tbe Cbiasse authorities bad the droadfol oews from Pekio a weak ago, aod that Shaog koeer all tba foraigoars io Pekio mre dead whan ba aakad tba Aoaerioeo acnsol to aabla Wash tug too a proposal to deliver tba foreigners io safety at Tiaa feto oo oooditioo that tbe allies would ?oepeod their operatioos to tbe oorth ol Pekio " Tbe correspondent adds oertain de ?ails of affeirs at Pekio after Joue 25 Aooordiog to hie etory, tbe members of the legations made daily sorties, some times by ntgtt, ar.d f>0 fruoeessfully as to ooiopel the Cmnete to retreat from tbe imuoduto vicinity. These revjrwes had o disheartening cff.cr up'.a tho Oaisess, oud thcro soon began t > be open Mt^n*> of disaffection, fol'osed by isaefftieaa tc Prince Uhiog's army, which wao endeavoring tj eoopcrite with tbo bo-ieged. Ultimately I'rince Taao decided tu make a nigut attach io three powerful columns. A GALLANT DKFENCK '?At G o'clock on tbe evening of July G," uvulio oorresponnsnt, "fire was opened with artillery upnn the British legalleaa, where tbe foreigners ears concentrated For two hours tho wall wcro hatterel with shot sad shall and oiii??! BfOSOUOe: were oia*h iti them Than a general idvaass wao orderod, au'i iba Cbiaaaa infantry, volleying soastaatly, moved toward Iba nap . The Irs al lbs defenders, however, was so eoearate4 and Mca'iy that h rdracf Chinese soldiers ar??t Boitm broke and 11 I in the wildvsi soefesioa, leaviog ? art.* ? ans?uere jf dead and wound "! stoned ih.' legntiaa They, eonld to be rallied until iboy wars out oi tbe nflo rsegs of the fareigeers DU MAT Of PRINCE CHINO. 14Thea Prlaea Tuaa, msblag a dsspera'e appoal, induerd them to Staad and return io lbs arrack Attil lery tiro wa* thon rosutned, and at lbs middle watch a second attack was at tempted Hut be'orc the attaokerN 3ould accomplish their ohjeet thoy were met by Priooe Chiog aod Ueo. Wang Wea Sbao, with tbetr troops, who were going to ths aid of tbe foraigoars. A deipsrsts battle sosued between tba various forces of Chiueso aod Maoohus "Unfortunately, maoy of Priooe Uhing's troops deserted tu Priooe Tuao. Priooe Cbiog fell aod was supposed to ba?e been killed, but, as the search for his body was uosoooesstul, it is uow believed that he was ooly wounded aod was carried off aod eeoreted by his faithful retainers "Geo. Waog Weo Shao, altboogh gray haired aod 70 years old, valiantly led bis troops io persoo. He was killed aod bis force, which was completely outnumbered, was rooted. REPEATED NIGHT ATTACKS. '?Throughout the night repeated at taoks were made oo tbe legation, bot these were iovariably repulsed with heavy losses. Toward tbe eod of tbe third watob, about 5 o'clook io tbe morning, tbe allies bad praotioally defeated the besiegers, wbo wore waver? ing aod gradually witbdrawiog. But just tbao Gee. Toog Fu Siaog arrived from tho vicinity of Tico Tsio with a large foroc of Kan 80 braves. By tbis time tba walla of tbe legation bad baeo battered dowo aod most of tbe build iogs were io rnios. Maoy of tbe allies bad fallen at their posts, aod the small band that was left took refuge io tbe wrecked buildings, wbiob thsy endeav? ored hastily to fortify. Upou them the Hie of tbe Chinese artillery waa now directed. Toward aoorise it was evi doot that tbe ammunition of ths allies waa ruoniog out, and at 7 o'clock, aa the advances of tbe Chinese in force failed to draw a response, a rush was determined upon. ??Tbos, standing together, as ths sun ross, ths littls remaining band, all Europeaos, mat death atobboroly. Tbera was a desperate hand to haod enoonnter. The Chinese lost heavily, bnt as one mao fall otbera advaoood, aod finally, overcome by overwbelmiog odds, every one of tbe Europeans remaioing was pat to the sword in tbe most atroeioos mannsr." ??????saa^?ww?^BBssi? The Allied Forces Defeated at Tien Tsin. Chinamen Fought With Great Des? peration and Their Marksman? ship Was Aoourate. Tien Tein, July 13, via Chefoo, July 15, and Shanghai, July 16 ?At 2 o'clock this afternoon 7,000 of the allied troopa were attempting to storm tbe wall of the oity. Tbe attack began at daylight. Its suc? cess is doubtfnl. The Chineee on tbe walle are estimated conservative? ly at 20,000 They are pouring a terrific hail of artillery, rifle aod ma? chine gun fire upon the attackers. The Americans, Japaneee, Britieh and French troope are attacking from the weet aod the Russians from the esst. Tbe Americana Buffered terribly. As tbe Associsted Press represents live left the field the chief surgeon of the Ninth iofaotry said a conserv? ative estimate wae that 25 per cent of tbe Americans were hit. Col Emerson H. Liscum is reported to hsve been root'sUy wounded as he was walking !u front of Ibe troops Maj Regan and Capt Buckmiller, Wilcox aod Noyee are among the woonded. Tbe mariuee losses include Capt Davie killed and Butler, Leonard and severs! others wounded. Officers declsred tbst it was hotter then Santisgo When tbe correspondent left the Americano were lying in the plain between tbe walle and the river, under an enfilading and a direct fire It wae difficult for tbem to ad vaoce or retire Tbe correspondent coonted 300 wounded men of all nationalities. ALLIES WERE REPULSED London. July 16 ?The Evening News prints a dispatch dated Shang? hai today giving a detailed account of tho attack of the allied forces on tho nativo city of Tien Tein, aa in ported in the dispatch to the Aseo oiated Press dated Tien Tsin, July 13 According to the Evening News' dispatch the allies were repulsed and compelled to retreat with s loss of more than 100 killed, the British losing 40 and the Japanese 60 The Americans and Russians, it is added, also suffered heavily Among the Americans killed were Col French of lbs Twenty fifth infantry and Col Liacum of the? Ninth Infantry. A Russian colonel of artillery was also killed REM BY CONFIRMS TUE NEWS Washington, July 16---The navy' department this morning received official confirmation from Admiral Remey of Ihe reverse of the allied futoea at Tien Tsin on Ihe morning ol ihe 13th The dispatch is dated Chefoo, July 16. and says: "Re purled ibat allied forces attacked native city morning 13th; Ruesian right with Ninth infantry and ma< rines on the left. Losses allied foroeal large; UiiNsiaii loo, including artil lory colonel ; Atnerioaus over ; British over 40 ; 68, including oolo tic I 5 Franoh 25 Col Liacum Ninth infantry killed, also Capt Davis, ma rim* corps ('apt Lemly, Lieuts Hut ler and Leonard wound< d At 7 in the evening ailied attack on native oity repulsed with great k , Re turns not yet in ; details not yet con firmed. Remey." Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia, S. C , July 17, 1900. The temperature averaged slightly cooler tbau usual, during the week ending 8 a. m , July 16th, with a maximum of 100 degrees on the 9th, and the minimun of 58 on the 10th. There were widely scattered, light showers esrly in the week,and general rains on the 12th and 13th, that were needed and proved very beneficial when) besvy enough. In portions of Chesterfield Couuty 4 50 inches fell on th3 afternoon of the 12th, damag? ing I sods by eroein The average rainfall for the State was less than an inch, and less thsn the normal smoont for the same period. The ground, previous to the rains, was very bard and in many localities the rsinfall for the week wae ineuffi ciect either for the needs of crops or to pot the soil into condition for culti? vation, tbns delsying and laying by of crops. Hail and high winds damsged crope in Cherokee County, oo the 8th, and high wiods did slight damsge io Barowell County oo the 11th The weather waa generally favorable for normal crop develop* ment, aod considerable progress was made io killiog grass, although many fields cootiooe to be io foul condi? tion. Some localities have fine crops of com, while in other localities coro is yellow, eomewbat fired aod soslded, aod grassy fields ore common. There was, however, o general improvement io the condition of coro daring the week. Lowland coro is oot doing well Upiand corn is being rspidly (aid by Cotton is yellow on light soils from being cultivated wbeo the grouod was too wet; elsewhere it has good color, und fields ore generally cleso, although the plants are smsll in plsces. Growth was slower io the past week thso during the previous ooe, bat cotton is now fraitiog well, with but few reports of shedding. Some fields cootiooe grassy, aod will be laid by io such condition. Sea island cotton is affected by blight. Tobacco hss been attacked by grasshoppera io Darlington county aod by fleas io Floreoce county. Cutting end curing are well under way. The crop appears less promis iog than last week. Rice is doing well, but the fields are unusually grassy Sweet potatoes sre very promising Peas are doing nicely. The commercial portion of the melon crop is poor, but patches are doing well The minor crops sre excellent. Wheat continues to yield above tbe average. Oats are less uniform Hsying hss begun in Charleston county CORRESPONDENT0 REPORTS. Abberille?W?'!ington : Weather oontiooed favorahle for cleaning orops, yet maoy fields are still grassy ; raio is Deeded, as eoosidsrable land has be oome too hard to plow ; coro doing fairly well ; cotton growing nieely where worked properly; all minor orops exeept melons doing well ?R. F. Morris. Charleston?Charleston : Very little rain during the week, making it favor? able for working oottoo nod rioe, both of whioh are at this time iu good aver? age oonditioo ; somo haying has been done, and housed in fine condition ; rain needed for all growiog orops and pasture*, and for plowing preparatory for autumn planting ?L S?blmaon Chesterfhld?Cberaw : Weather very favorable ; gcoi rain on 12 h ; cropn b2ing cleaned of gras^ ; sropq deteriorat? ed from the effects of excessive rainfall in Juno followed by extreme beat that isalded ihcm: cotton Mnall but fruit iog well iu place? ?J. H. Powe Claroudon?Ciarendoo : Light rains , on 12th and lo'h were* timely ; ail j crons improving; oottco greatly dinngod by grass ; old com not up to , ai average oooditioo - J R. l!r in o. DarltogtpQ?DtrliogtoD : All orops grew rspidly Ibis wrck; cortrg ic-1 b'iooo progressing ; Bomo barna r.| t ice lob&oo'J bsv3 beeo sored; ootton has improved i'. appeal inco sinoe last werk ; melons plentiful nud ?;so?K K Molvcr. Ploreoco?? Kbonder! Light ruin oo 12 h nod 13th revive! erops to Fomo exteot, but com sod sotton ?offcred from the effects ol Iba extremely . t Ood 'Iry weather ; much corn will oot make over keif a orop ; tobssso curing well under way. ? J 0. Wilson Georgetown?Sampit : Too dry fcr all orops ; oorn firing ; cotton shedding squares badly ; sweet potatoes are all I right.?II. W. Bailey. 1 Grseovills ?Greenville: Upliod eoro aod cottou, where properly worked, I look well; maoy ?alds badly injured aod some abandoned ; past week very favorable to all crops ?Mrs 8. A. Critteodeo. Lexington?Ella : Lands beooming very dry; crops are well worked aod look well ; peas oeed moisture to bring them up; laying by nearly half finish? ed ; some oottoo is sboddiog aod looks yellow from working wbeo too wet ; tho prospects for coro were never bet? ter ; mioor crops oeed rain, but are doiog well.?8 8. Liodlcr Marlboro?Beuuettavilie : No rain in two weeks aod all crops beginning to suffer; the exoessive rainfall of June damaged coro aod cotton, which oo light laods are yellow, with oo ohaooe for recovery ; some fields still grassy ; peas, gardens, sweet potatoes aod meloos are fine?T. 8. Evaos. Sumter?Ramsey: Tbe extreme heat, after the heavy raios, damaged coro aod oottoo ssverely ; tba raios of tbe 12th will make some improvemeot io ooro.?Matt G. Ramsay. Willismsborg?Greeos : Farm work progressiog well ; oottoo looks wsll bat is somewhat yellow; soro fired io plaoca ; good raioa oo tbe 11th aod 12th ; temperature mild ; aweet pota? toes good ; meloos small; frnit rottiog. -?L. E Borkett. A Monster Devil Fish Destroying its victim, is a tjpe of constipa. tion. Tbe power of tbis murderous malady is felt on organs and nerves and muscles and brain. There's no health till it's overcome. But Dr Kiog's New Life Pills ere a safe and certain cure. Best in the world for stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25c at Dr J F W Detorme's drug store. 1 CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheuma and Sores. Price, 25 cts. Sold by Hugbson-Ligon Go. ? ???? sjjaa A Large Imperial Army of Conscripts. Washiogtoo, July 16. Tba ropoblieaoa are begiooiog to realise that tbe oppositioo of oar Ger? man voters to imperialism is not a mare paaaiog whim, bot is based npon prtoci pie, wbioh will osose many thousand votes oast for MeKioley io 1896 to be oast for Bryao aod Steveosoo tbis ysar. Dr L. W. Habercom, who was head of the Germao Literary Boreaa of tbe Kepublioao Natiooal Committee, doriog tbe last eampaigo aod wbo is now sup? porting the democratic ticket, has made poblio a statement of his reasons for abandoning the republican party, from wbieh tbis is quoted: "Expansion of tbo Uoioo oo tbe Amerioao oootioeot is proper. Expaosioo oot of the Union, bot by tbe acquisitioo of posses? sions which are to be governed as dependencies, subject only to the will aod oaprtoe of our Executive aod Coo- I gress, unrestricted by the Constitution, aod without the consent aod agaiost tbe wishes of tbe people to be governed, who thereby become subjects, is io my opinion, improper, oojost, aod uore publican ; the government of the U. S. is thereby transformed into an im? perial government for our possessions A goveromeot with imperial power over possessions cannot long remain re? publican at borne. As tbe goveromeot oould not bave lived half slave aod half free, so it oaonot live half imperialist aod half republican. Tbe foreign polioy adopted by tbe republicao party embroils us io all the quarrels of tbe world, aod entangles os to foreign alliances. It has already entangled us io ooe?ao unwritten alliance with Great Britain Since British diplo maoy succeeded in persuading our administration and our Peaoe Commie sioners to force Spain to cede to us the | quickly withdrawing shadow of its already expelled sovereignty o?-er the Philippines, we have been compelled to go haid in har-.d rcith Eigland Tho republican party now stands for the imperialistic rspar?ton, and is alteady busy cultivating the tpirit of militarism. Tlie democratic party has earnestly, clearly and forcibly pronounced awaits imperialism and its resultant evils, fcr ths pretervation of the republic and tho ooostitntioo The i^sue ia ihus made up, aud I SOOStder it my plain duty to help maintain the republic by euch efforts as I sea make, humble though tht y are." Firemeif s Tournament Over in Wilmington. Delgar aod Monaghao Win First and Third Prizes. WilmiDgton, N. C . July 13 ?In ter state day of the firemen's tourna? ment opened in the most discourag? ing way For awhile the rain fait heavily and steadily. About 9 o'clock, however, it dwindled down to a light drizzle, not serious enough to interfere with the racee The crowds were not so large as usual many visitors having left the city The first contest was that between the book and ladder teams It was a splendid spectacle. The contest? ing companies were the Phoenix Hook and Ladder company of Co? lumbia, the Rescue Hook and Ladder ' compsoy of Asbeville, and Hook and Ladder company No 1 of Winston. Winston won?the time being 50 2-f seconds Asbeville waa a second behind with s record of 51 2 5 sec? onds. Columbia's time wss 5f5 4 5. Tbs first prize for the rsce is $150 ; the second $50. In the bsnd reel contest the rec? ords were as follows : Independent No 1 of Columbia 27 2 5 seconds ; Palmetto No 2 of Colombia 27 2-5 seconde ; Sootheide No 4 of Greens? boro 27 3 5 secoods ; Durham No 2 of Durham ruled oot; Charlotte No 1. 28 15 seconds ; Goldsboro No 1 29 2-5 secoods ; Spencer No 1 26 3 5 secoods ; Pioneer No 1 Cbsrlotte 29 seconds ; Atlantic of Newborn ruled out. Winner of first prize. Spencer team Id the grob reel contest records were made ae follows : Independent No 1 of Colombia, oot; Palmetto No 1 Colombia 20 15 secoods ; Southside No 4 of Greens? boro 24 1-5 seconds; Cbsrlotte No I, 19 4 5 secoods (winning first prize) ; Durham No 2, 21 secoods ; Pioneer No 1, 21 seconds. Id the horse hose wagon contest ot 5 p. m. first prize, $100, waa woo by Delgar compsoy of Surnter Time 37 1*5 seconds Second prize, $60. by Independent company of Colom? bia. Time 37 3-5 secoods. Third prize, $40, by Moosgbao company. Somter. Time 38 2 5 secooo The record of other companies waa si follows : Palmetto, Columbia, 38 3 5 sec? onds ; Goldsboro No I, 39 3 5 sec? oods ; vVileon No 3. 43 1-5 seconde : Eclipse compsoy, Goldsboro, roled oot. RKPOUT OF THB CONDITION OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BARK, 07 8?MTBR, S. O., At Somter, io the State of South Carolina, at the close of busicess, Jone 29, 1900. RESOURCES. Loans aod discounts, $238,953 02 J Overdrafts, secured aod unsecured 8,616 8? I U. S. Bonds to eecurecirculation 18,750 00 j Premiums on U. S. Boods 1,600 00 Stock?, securities, etc, 9,646 K J Hanking bouse, furniture and fix ! tures, 5,000 03 Other real estate owned, 1 1,100 CC Due from National Bunks (not Reserve Agents) 4,691 27 Due from State Backs and Backers, 1,331 15 Due from approved reserve agents, 5,034 45 Checks and otber cash iteocs, 2 050 25 Notes of otber National Banks, 2,500 0C Fractional pater currency, nick? els aod ceots, 712 36 Lawful Honey Reserve io Bank, ?is: Specie, 8,892 60 Legal-tender notes, 1,100 00 10 392 60 Redemption fund with U. S. Treas'r (5 per cent of circula? tion,) 937 5C Total. $321,575 74 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid io, 75,000 00 Surclus fuod, 15,000 CO Undivided pre?te, less expenses and tax?s paid, 13,813 19 National back ootes outstanding 18,750 00 Due to State Banks aod Backer?, 1,031 74 hdmduitl deposits sutject to check, 1S8 280 82 Notos and bills redisco-nted. 9:700 00 Total. ?321,575 Ii State of Sou'h Carciica, 1 ^ CoqatJ nf Suaoier, ( 1, K. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier of the above named baok, do soletaolv swear tbat the above statement is true to the test of 127 knowledge arid teliff. R. L. BDMUND8, Cashier. Subscribed and owom to tenure me tbi: 1 Li 1 day of Julv. i:>00. D. W. ( UTTING, [1 s.J Notary Puoiic !jr S. 0? Cot rect ?Attest : J Ciiectori. JNO UK ID, ) A WHITL, \ N BILL O* DONS ELL, ) ttl/ 13, 1900 Just Received. ?2 carloads Linus I carload standard four-foot Laths, i carload Cement and Plaster Paris. -ALSO The usual stock of Horses, Mules, / Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and Har? ness. H. HARRY. Sumter, S. C, June 4,1900.