The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 26, 1900, Image 3
OALVBSTON B2X.IKF FUND.
Tbe following leiter h?a been received from
Jobs Seale t, th?irm?n Finance Com-nit tee,
?eiveetoo:
Hutebtogt, Sejley A Co , Benkere,
(Wlveeton, Sept 19, 19C0.
Dear Sir : I am today lo receipt of letter
aadreeeed to Mr. M. Laaker, President, en
eloetef yoor N. Y. draft iu mj favor Tor
12*1 35 bttoff coolributtoo lo oor Relief
food Tbat tbia retBtmbranco ie apprecia?
ted, tt 11 needless to my, however, I deaira to
tbotk too oo the part of all our diatreteed
?itioooi for bn lisorel douatioo. It will do
lots of good
Witb reer*cl, bslieva na-,
Youra very truly,
John Seeley,
Cbeirtneo Finance Committee.
Sornter bae contributed liberal)? tbo? far,
boi tbars are atlll a great man? wbo bavs oot
given, and if tbsy wish to do so tbers it a
piece for every peony tbat they coo davots to
tbe ceoie of ebenty Tbe hem will rsceifs
aod forward all tbat tbs people of Hunter
Ooaaty will give.
Tbe list shows tbt following receipts :
R M Aesao, 6 CO
Col J D Blaodiag, 5 00
H T Riles, CO
Welter Riles, 2>
?Iviogtoo Riles, 35
Cssb, 50
J P Mcllveeo, 1 00
Amiuoi heretofore reported, 338 50
371 00
A at on at forwarded, 38133
Amount oo baod, 90.15
TBI STATE ENCAMPMENT.
Circular From Adjutant General
Floyd.
Capt H F. Wilton, of the Sumter Light
Iafaoiry, baa received the followlog circolar
frets Adjutant General Floyd |
Adjutant General'? Office,
Colombia, SC, Sept 20, 1900.
Cao'a o H F. Wilsoo.
Sir I Ar.-angemementt sre oow belog per?
fected to baviog doriog fair week a grand
eevsdt and review of tbe State volooteer
troopo by bit tioelltocy, tbe governor, aod
bin stag7; sad also for a competitive prise
drill coo teat between infantry companies com?
ocelot tbe State volooteer tor?ice. Botb sre
to be held doriag tbe week of tbe State Fair,
tbe drill eeotest oo Wedoeeday, Oct. 31tt,
aod tbe parade aed review oo Nov. lit. Sil
beseVed dollars to ttooey priits will be
swarded by competent j'idget to tbs three
companies tbowiog tbe greotett proficiency,
R30O to tbo first; $t00 to tbe oecood and
910O to tbo third. It ia alto coottmplated
oftrlog a baodeome ailver aooveoir sa ao
iadlvidoal prise to tbt man tbowiog tbe
greatest oro6cieoey of drill 10 tbe manual of
areas.
Tests will be pitched sod camp made
ready to reeeite tbe troop* st tbey arrive
aod meals will be provided for the men while
10 camp free of cbsrge Therefore, tbs only
etpente to be Incurred by tbe companies if
tbe railway faro to aod from Colombia.
I oaroostly ergo tbst csptaios siert them?
selves to bviog ao oearly as pcosibls tbo foil
otreogib of tbeir com rc and oot tt4j tD,t
tbey may rose tbe benefit of camp experience
bet to swell tbe Bombers aod add to tbe
eppeeraoee of tbe parade aod review as well.
Cavalry sod artillary coeopeoieo will be
welcomed la tb? encampment sod parade,
tboogb 00 pnae drills can be arraoged for
ibeee erase bee of tbo service tbit veer.
A eessd of 31 meo, rank aod file, will be
required from each company eoteriog tbe
ooeapeiitlve drill oootett.
1 deslrt 'o imprest opoo yoa the necessity
of assembling yoor compaoy st once, sod
*d?mng me at the earliest pottibie moment
whether yon c?n and will bring yoor com
p?ev aod olao about ?b?t will be ittstrsogtb,
real aod lie Tbe ttoce it tbort aod i tamed I
ate action aod report to tbe edjutaot geoeral
as eery eeroootlv requested
Very retpectfolly,
J W. Ployd,
Adjatent Geoeral.
NATATORIU?VT NOTES.
At a tseetior of tbe board of directort to
tbe Metateriam Compeer last Thursday it
was decided to aeke quite so Important
ebaogs to 00c of tbe rules goveroiog tbe
weit to 1 toe
H baa beeo decided that hereafter 00 Mon
daft, Wtdoeedayt aod Friday nigbta 00
gentlemen will be admitted ioto tbe baib
saleee accompanied by a lady. This role,
however, dees oot app'y to lbs afterooooa of
tbwee days. Ho woold have s perfect right
to lie boib from three io tbe afteroooo until
soeso lo tbe tveoing altboogb uoaccoropanied
by o lady, lbs some at bo bee always bad.
T**ta ehe age bos been found to be otetotary
ewiog to tbe eoormoet ioflui of male batbtrt
eo tbe eveelegs above mentioned Monday
oigbt ef Ibis week was tbe flrtt experiment
along tblo liee; 00 tbat night there wert 31
ladies ia tbe botb end 49 gentlemen Oo
iaet evening, tbe second of tbs oeriee, there
wtre 82 geatlernen aod 1 lady, while at tbe
tarns time re tbe tpeetatora' gallery wtre
oeeoted soeso 33 or 30 lad ee witb tbeir batb
tog soils in tbeir bandt, bnt oil of whom
smilingly expressed tbeir onwillingngts to
venture 10 omoog aocb a perfect ccoooorse of
Tbe aaosgeaeot feelt th ? t this role may
seem a little bard on some of tbs young
boeka of oor eitv, but tbey feel that ia making
tbit ebaoge ibey are tticbiog to the old
American prieoiple of "tbe greatest good to
Ibe great eel number "
Twe contracts wtre let Tboradsy looking to
lbs oomforl aed pleature of tbt patroos of tbt
aetetorlam. Tbs brat was a contract for
eeveo iocaodoeeent hebte a be io sdditioo
10 ibe presset lergt vapor lamp oow over tbe
teeter of tbe batb, ooe iocandttcaot ligbt will
be in each dreoeing room, oae io each enroer
of tbe ball of tbe oetetorioea aod oot to ibe
oflW Tbit will leave tbs place mdeed
brilliantly 'igbied Tbe other contract wet
for tbirty-lwo woodeo malt one inch thick,
nee to be placed io each dressing room aod
foer 10 >ch pur lie dremog room. Tbit wse
dooe in ae effort lo keep the batbert' ftet aod
sloibee dry wbeo vititiog tbe toetituiioo
Friday eveoiog wet ibe firtt timt the new
rote went into effect This rules compels a
gentleman to be accompanied by a lady to
give bim tnire to tbe baib. The role worked
eacellenily, and while the crowd 10 tbe bath
was sot qont op to ibt prtviooa oigbtt in
oomber ytt ibe erjiyment of ereryoot wat
evidently mcrctted There were but 32 In
ibe batb, yei of these 16 were of tbe geotler
ess I
Tbe elegant cew woodeo matt were hailed
witb dehgot. Tbey were placed lo all ibe
private dreesiog roomt yeiterday aod tbe two
public dreetiog roomt will be covered with
U t em todoy.
?as> aggojsa
That Throbbing MneMaeae.
Wenld qolekly leave yuu, if you aaed br
Abac's New Lite Pills. Tboutand? of eiifferera
bave proved tbeir matekleti worth for Siek
and Jferveaa Heedacbee. Tbey make pore
bleod and strong Nerve* an*1 build op ynnr
eealtb Bsey U lake. Try them. Oaly S?
cenW, Penty bpek if aot eared. Sold by J
P* W. De Lerne, Druggie*- I-l
THE EXBCUTIVB COMMITTF.fi
MEETING.
Magisterial Contest Still Unsettled
The couo'v executive committee met at 11
o'clock last Thursday, pursuant to adjourn
meot, to tabulate the returns from the second
primary election and declare the result in to
far as it concerned the candidates for county
uffioet.
Tbe committee appointed to go after the Rat*
tltsnekoSpnoga hoi reported with the hoz at d
the returns were UbuUied ?od tbe result an?
nounced There oeing no contests or pro?
tests in ibe election for sheriff, supervisor and
coroner, a resolution was adopted that tbe
election be declared <>n ibe face of tbe re
tarns, except in tbe cess of tbe magistrates
in tbe 4tb magisterial district. This was
accordingly done and tbs vote announced as
follows :
For Sheriff-W H Epperson 1,073, H W
Scarborough 1,257 ; H W Scarborough was
declared ibe nominee for fberiff.
For Supervisor?Marion Dorn 1,109, W H
Seals 1,206 W H Seals was declared tbs
nominee for supervisor.
For Coroner; 8 F. Flowers, 1376 ; Hug*
ginr, 916. S F. Flowers was declared tbe
nominee for Coroner.
For Magistrate 4th District tbe vote was
announced as follows: L R. Jennings 136,
W R DuBose 126, but tbe election was not
declared.
Tbe contest in tbs Magisterial ?lectton was
tbsn taken up. Maj. H. F. Wilaon repre
seetsd Mr DuBoso tbs contestant, and Mr.
it ? Jsnoings represented Mr. L. R Jen?
nings, tbs contestee
Maj Wilson submitted affidavits showing
that of tbe 40 votes cast for Magistrats in
tbs Sumter box but two were legal and both
were ca*t for DuBose ; also that only tbree
men wbose names appeared in the poll list of
lbs Somter club are residents of tbe 4th dis?
trict and entitled to vots and tbat one of
these did not vote for magistrate Affi?
davits wsrs submitted also to sbow tbat ills
gal votst wars cast at Providence If tbe
illegal vctes cast in these two boxes ate
deduced from tbe total vots of tbe two
candidates hat lbs result would bs 111 votes
each for DoBose and Jennings thus making
tbe slectioe a tie Mr. Wilson also asked per?
mission to amend tbe protest of Mr. D* Bobs
oo the ground of after discovered evidence
and submit ?ffidevlts showing tbat illegal
votes were cast at Rafting Creek, Scerbore and
Laborers and Mechanics clubs. This was
rsfused at tbe rules prescribe tbat protests
aad contests be 6led within five days after
tbe vteetioo.
After mors than an hour of debate a reso
lotion was adopted tbat Mr Jennings be
granted one week in which to reply to the
sbo*t9? made by Mr DuBose, tbat be file
with Mr. DuBose bis reply within the week ;
and tbat tbe committee a?jonrn to meet at 11
a. ro Thursday, Oct 4th.
Tbe magisterial contest is a decided tan*
gle, and it will bs a very difficult matter to
arrive at a satisfactory settlement. There
was a disposition to settle the matter by
ordering a new election, but it was thought
best to bear both sides of tbe contest and if
possible arrive at a settlement without going
to tbs trouble of anotbsr election. It is pos?
sible that it may yet be necessary to order
another election to aecide who shall be mag?
istrate in the 4th district.
PIBGAH*NKW8.
Pisgab, Sept 25 ?Not since tbe disastrous
ysar of 1891 has there been such a general
crop failure as this ysar. Even la that year
good crops of fees and potatoes were made,
but these commodities will bs rather scares
with us this }sar. Tbe cotton fields are
browo and bare, and ibe pickers have spent
their earnings for tbs gocd things to be
found at tbe numerous shops, which ars
seen all along the highways?with capital to
run tbem from $1 and upwards. Our cotton
pieksrs never take a thought for tbs mnrrow,
aod their appetites cot.some each nigbt about
tbtir daily earings. On the other band our
farmers are straining every nerve to meet,
with their short crops, their expenses Nu?
merous ones have mst their current expenses
aod are hammering awav on tbe eld debts,
even at tbe risk of not buying a nsw suit of
clothes aod be "tony " Of all disgusting
things to be sesn is a tooy person, ore who
feels tbat he is too nice and good to pot bis
bands to anything
I wooder what Bf jemin Franklin would
say about such highfliers wbo ars ever put?
ting upon tbsir backs at tbs expense of pay
ing their debts It is said bis sweetbeart
laughed at him when be walked through
Philadelphia with a penoy loaf under til
arm and bis shirts stuffed in his coat pockets,
but In after years she was bonorsd to receive
his attention, just as queens and kings were
glad to meet him. Bsojamio taught tony
folks a lesson when be Invited them to par?
take of his "saw dost poddiog and water "
Wish ws had a fsw more like bim in this day
and time.
j Tbs Urns has come to begin preparations
for a big crop of oats, and wbeat also. Tbc
prsssnt pries of cotton will swamp many s
planter next year, if he dees not 1st tbe wise
experience ef tbs past be his guide for tbe
future A big cotton crcp will bring five
cents next year, then where will the planten
be, with big debts to pay? Batter prepare
for tbs future now aod avoid tbe brsakeri
ahead
The fever through hers bas about gons.
Rev Mr Groucb, wbo got three of bis fin
gsrs out off some time ago, is slowly improv?
ing
Tbe cotton seed market bas not opeoed yet.
The people here love a quiet life, so tbat
they sever distorb It by a party, social ga?
thering of any sort. It is a graveysrd
neighborhood in this respect.
A Wonderful Cure of Diarrhoea
A Prominent Virginia Editor Had
Almost Given Up, bat Was Brought
Back to Ferfoet Health by Chamber?
lain's Colic, Cbolora sod Diarrtuca
Krmndy.
RR AD HIS EDITORIAL
From ih? Timer, Hillstille, Va.
I suffered with diarrboBi for ? Inn/ lime
and thought I was past being cured. I had
s>.vnt much time and money and suffered so
much misery that I had almost decided to
give op all hopes of recovery and await the
result, hut noticing the advtrtisemei.t of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and also some testimonials stating
bow soms wonderful eures bad been wrought
by this remedy, I decided to try it After
taking a few doses I was entirely well of that
trouble, and I wish to ray further to my
readers ess fsllow-ssfferers tbat I am a hale
aod hearty man today and fell as well as I
?ver did la sjy life -O. R. Moers Sold b,r
l.J Chtea
MAYOR'S COUBT.
Aodrow Buddio a neuro, was before Major
prottm Hurst last Wednesday for disturbing
ibe yeace and firing a pistol. Buddio plead
??not t uilty," but tbe evidence proved tbat
be bad ntterrp <d to sboot Ellison Wilson,
colored, io tbe house of Leila Richardson
on Bee street.
Tbe two men were straogers to each other,
and so far as shown, there was not a particle
ot provocation for tbe ussault on Wilson.
To Buddin's unsteadiness of baod from
liquor, and Wilson's poweras a sprinter, is
dne tbe fact tbat serious injury was not in?
flicted.
Tbe defendaot was given teo dollars or
twenty days, and at last account, was io tbe
calaboose.
Carolina McFaddin, a country darkey wa3
arrested last Wednesday by officer Weeks
for disorderly cooduct. He was released for
five dollars bail aod failing lo appear next
day, that sum was declared forfeited to tbe
city.
Taylor Richardson plead guilty of disorder
ly conduct aod carrying a concealed weapon.
Ha was given $3 or six days, and took tbe
days. Tbe Mayor directed tbat Richardson
be required to take a oath aod he furnished
with a clean shirt as additional punishment.
It was suggested by a kind hearted police?
man tbat the sentence should be reduced to
baogiDg, but there was no alternative and
tbe defendant bad to submit to the novel
experience of soap aod water, to bis evident
disgust.
Robert Leightoo, a driver for Harby &
Co , was arrested for driving a wagon ioto
Wesiey Bot-sard's carriage, aod overturning
it at the ACL. depot Thursday. He was
sentenced to pay a fine of $5 from which the
cost of straightening Boseard's axle is to be
paid
Wesley Bussard plead guilty to leaving bis
carriage with the horses uobitched at tbe A.
0 L. depot and paid a fine of one dollar.
Bill Pickene, who has somewhat of a record
in police circles, was before tbe Mayor Satur?
day morning charged witb public drunken*
ness and cursing oo Main Street Friday. Re
was found guilty and a fine of $5 imposed.
He paid the fioe rather than work on the
Btreeti tea days.
Tbe Mayor's court held a lengthy session
Moaday rooming, but tbe cash receipts were
oot io proportioo to tbe volume of testimooy
and tbe able-bodied swearing of the princi?
pals aod witnesses.
Tbe following cases were oo tbe docket.
Caleb Wilson, Frank Roes, Sam Robioeon
and Hugh Doglass, disorderly conduct,
fighting and vsing profane language. All
were found guilty aod tbe Ones wer? es fol?
lows : Wilson $4, Ross $2, Robinson |2,
DoglaasSl.
London Thompson, drunkenness; guilty.
Fine $2.
Carrie Hicks aed Hattie Mood, disorderly
cooduct, fighting and quarreliog ; guilty.
Battie Mood $3, Carrie Hicks $2.
Frank Hamilton was before the Mayor this
morning for public drunkenness And disturb*
ing the peace. He plead guilty and was
given tbe choice of $2 or 4 days. He took
the days and was turned o'er to Street Com?
missioner White.
Bobbed tbe Grave.
A startling incident of which Mr. John
Oliver of Philadelphia, was tbe subject, is nar?
rated by him as follows : "I was in a most
dreadful condition. My skin was almost yel?
low, eyes sunken, tongue ooated, pain continu?
ally in back and sides, no appetite?gradually
growing weaker day by day. Three physi?
cians bad given me up. Fortunately, a friend
advised trying 'Electric Bitters,' and to my
great joy and surprise, the first bottle made a
decided improvement. I continued their use
for three weeks, and am cow a well man. I
know they saved my life, and robbed the grave
of another victim." No one should fail to
try them. Only 50 cents per bottle at J. F
W- DeLorme's Drug Store. &
Of Value to The
Graded Schools.
Judge Ernest Gary Renders
Important Decision.
From Tbe State.
There has been an important case
pending in court in regard to the sup?
plementary tax to support graded
schools The matter affects every
such school io the State and is,
therefore, a roost important one
Judge Ernest Gary, who beard the
application for injunction, yesterday
filed tbe following decision, which
speaks for itself:
This case came on the final hearing
on the merits, on tbe pleadings and
testimony taken in the open coort.
It is an action against tbe commie
sioners or trustees of the Florence
graded schools and the treasurer of
Florence county for perpetual injunc?
tion restraining the county treasurer
from paying tbe poll and conetitu
tional three mill tax to the use of
said schools, aod restrainging the
sa;1 commissioners from collecting
from the plaintiffs a supplementary
fee of $2
The grounds of the plaintiff's con?
tention are substantially :
First That the charter of the Flor
ence graded schools has been re?
pealed
Second That the charter is uticou
stitutionsi
Third Tbat the school is not en
titled to receive the constitutional
three mills tax (or incidentally to
charge the supplementary tuition fee
of $'-) until they, (presumably the
commissioners), have first levied and
collected a four mill tax especially
suthorized by the charter
Art to the first ground, no act of
the legislature or provision of the
constitution has been pointed out to
me even tending to such a result
As to tho second ground, tho Flor?
ence graded schools and the other
similar schools created by act of the
legislature seen in the constitution of
1895, article XI, section 5, to nave
received the "fosteriog care" of that
instrument by direct and special rcf
erence
In discuasiing this article sm! sec
turn Mr Justice Pope, in Martin vs.
the school district of Lauren* 5 S. C
125, says it ' very conclusively set?
tled the question raised by
pstitioner tbat tbe legislation com?
plained of is void," ss being uncon?
stitutional.
The second ground contended for
by plaintiff would therefore seem un
tenable
As to the third ground, I see nothing
in the charter of tbe sohool making tbe
right to receive ite share of tbe general
school fund depend on tbe levy permit?
ted this charter.
In faot tbe levy and oolleotioo of any
portion whatever of this special levy
is dependent eotirely on tbe independ?
ent will of the mass meeting of citizens
held under this provision of the obarter,
aod with which tbe management of tbe
sobool or tbe commissioners have no
voioe. If tbe citizens should deoido
(wisely or unwisely) to levy no speoial
tax whatever, I am at a loss to see by
what force or reasoning it oould be held
that the eebool oould also be deprived
of tbe poll and constitutional tax
Tbe ssme may be said ss tbe supple?
mentary fee. The special tax and the
supplementary fee sro levied by differ?
ent authority.
Io faet if the oitizens should fail to
make the speoial levy sufficiently large
for the needs of the sobools then would
arise the very contingency that was
probably to the miod of the legislature
when it vested the authority in the
management of the sohool to supple
meot by levying this special fee.
[ may add that if it should be sbowo
that tbe management of tbe sobool were
doing illegal acts in collecting fees or
otherwise, it would furnish no founda?
tion for an injunction to shut off tbe
funds of tbe sohool.
If the sohool is being run illegally
let tbe sohool be regulated, but this is
no reason why tbe arm of tbe court of
equity should be involved to destroy
the sohool itself.
I see no ground of injunction sgsinst
the commissioners oolleotiog s two
doilsr supplementary tuition fee.
The charter authorizes it and we
have seen thst the charter is not io
contravention of tbe constitution.
Tbe court has been furnished with
no proof of abuse of power aod die*
eretioo vested io tbe board to levy a
supplementary fee, in levying two dol?
lars oo eseb soholsr. This I consider
ressooable.
It is ordered thst tbe injunction
prayed for be refused and tbe oomplsint
dismissed. Ernest Gary,
Presiding Judge.
Opinions of a Washington
Observer on Chinese and
Political Situation.
Washington, Sept 24?Whether
Mr McKinley'e partnership with Li
Hung Ghang is to be permanent or is
merely to be used to try to postpone
tbe action of the other powers In
China, until after the election, is a
question of much interest just now.
It is significant that just before the
administration decided to practically
sever its connection with the allied
powers in China, Mr McKinley had
a long private conference with Ex
Secretary of State John W. Foster,
wbo was Li Hung Chang's attorney
and adviser when tbat shifty and
crafty chap was negotiating for peace
with Jspan and wbo is believed to be
scting in the ssme cspacity now,
Mr McKinley's decision that the
American troops should, with tbe
exception of a heavy legation guard,
be a* once withdrawn from China,
had a double purpose. It was a
concession to that portion of pnblic
opinion which has been asking why
they were not withdrawn ever since
Pekin was taken and all American
citizens were out of danger, and it at
the same time gave the administra
tion about 4,000 soldies who can be
sent to the Philippines, where tbe
war is again raging, notwithstanding
administration assertions that it wae
over many months ago. Tbe part?
nership with Li Hung Chang cropi
out in that portion of the diplomatic
note to tbe powers which informe
them tbat the United States minister
to China has been instructed to
arrange the preliminaries for opening
negotiations with Li
Ex Senator Quay came to Wash?
ington several days ago for the pur?
pose of holding conferences with
some of his lieutenants and doing
some figuring on his chances for
controlling the legislature and get
back to tbe senate The fact that Mr
Quay came to Washington to hold
these conferences in his own house
indicates a fear of treachery in Penn?
sylvania, on bis part. Among those
who participated iu tbe conferences
were Senator Penrose, Chairman
Reeder, of the republican state com?
mittee ; Representatives Bingham
and Young, and Insurance Commis
sinner Durham. Mr Quay refused to
even eay whether he expected to get
back to the senate, which indicates
tbat he doubts, as he has heretofore
ptetended to regard his election to
the senate as a matter of course.
The extent of Mr McKinley's
control of Mr Hanna will bo ehown
by Hanna's future conduct |Mr
McKinley left Washington last week,
fully determined to stop Ilanna'a
epee'Mi making, having been con?
vinced that it was making Bryan
votes by the thousand ?11 over the
country. 8ince then, Mr Banna
has spent a day with Mr McKinley
at Canton If i I anna makes no more
speeches, it will show that Mr. Mc?
Kinley retains some say in the eon
duct of the republican campaign ; if
Ilanna continues to make speeches,
it will shuw that he is tbe supreme
boss of the whole republican outfit,
including Mr McKinley.
Hon Dominieki Murphy, Ex
Commissioner of Pensions painted
this piotura of Mark Hanna aod his
methods : "You uever bear him prat?
ing of his reliance on Divine Provi
dence to carry his party through an
election. He is the type of* the
buccanneer and the free booter in
politics. He bluntly puts it that
money is the essential thing, In this
campaign let us hope and pray that
Mr Hanno and bis fellow manipula?
tors all spend their money in vain,
but let us do more than hope and
pray ; let us work from this time on
until the polls have closed on elec?
tion day, for you know that Heaven
helps those who help themselves "
Of the republican propensity to ring
the changes on our having become a
world powes through the Philppine
policy of this administration,Mr Mur?
phy said : "We became a worid power
more than a hundred years ago, when
we issued the Declaratiou of In?
dependence, and as long as we up
hold that declaration and stick by
the Constitution, we will continue to
be a world power. The American
people will never consent to a policy
that makes the gatliog gun, and not
the school bouse the means of en
lightment99
The administration iso't taking as
much interest in the coming constitu?
tional convention in Cuba, since it
became koown that a majority or the
convention are men who will not take
their orders from Qeo Vvood, as to the
sort of constitution they sbsll make.
It is practically certain in advance, that
the constitution which will be made by
the convection will not be accepted by
the republican majority in ooogress,
and that the military government of
Cuba will be prolonged indefinitely,
instead of being ended next vear, in
aeoordaoee with the official announce
ment made by the McKinley adminis?
tration for effect in the present political
oampaign.
Representative Baboook, chairman of
the republioan congressional campaign
committee stopped in Washington loog
enough on bis way from New York to
Chicago, to throw a fresh scare into the
republicans, by telling them that unless
something oould be done to head off the
rapid growth of aoti republican senti?
ment, the next house was bound to be
democratic. The information In posses?
sion of the democratic committee shows
that Mr. Babccck's scare is the real
thing.
A. J Youeos, inspector for the Gal
ve6too board of underwriters, is foot?
ing op the lofpes He has finished the
district rast of Twenty-fifth street sod
fiuds that 10 the territory of total de?
struction east of that street 1,649
houses were destroyed. His disgrstn
shows that from five to seven blocca of
the Gulf of Mexioo end wot of Forty
second etreet was shorn clear of build?
ings.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
CSF i os tV
COUNTY TREASURRRSUMTKR COUNT V
Fomtbr, S. 0., Sept. 32, 1900.
"VTOTICE is hereby given tbst I will be in
Xl my office in the County Court House
at Sumter from October IStbto December
31st, 1900 inclusive, for tbe< collection of
taxes for tbe fiscal year 1900. The levy ie as
follows :
For State purposes, s mills.
For County porpoers, ?} mills.
For School i or peers, 3 mills.
Total levy,
14 mills.
Also the folloeicg specialcebcol levies:
School District No 1, 2 mills.
School District No 16, 2 mille.
School District No 18, 2 mills.
School District No 20, 3 mills.
Mt. Clio, 2 mille.
Concord, 2 mille.
Privateer, 2 mills.
No. 0, 1 mill.
No 17, 1 mill.
Comrjoutatioo Road Tax for 1S01 $1 00,
payable from Oct 15th 1900 to Feb 1st 1901.
H. L .SCARBOROUGH,
Treasurer Sumter Co.
Sept 26?-13t_
Turnip Seed
Full line of all desirable va?
rieties, new crop seed just re?
ceived.
Havana Segars.
Large line of fine Havana
Segars.
Toilet Articles.
A choice line of Toilet and
Fancy Goods to which atten?
tion is invited at
DcLorme's Drug Store.
Hew York. Life Insurance CompanY
OLDEST sod largest International Life
Insurance Company in tbe world Op?
erating under tbe control of 82 governments.
No shareholders. ?stete over $236,000,OCC
Ail profits paid to po'icy holders Life Ordi?
nary. Accumulation Policies. Ten, Fif?
teen, Twcntv Payment Accumulation Poli?
cies. Ten, Fiftt?n, Twenty-year Endowment
Accumulation Poic;es Policies noo-forfeita
0le, incontestable.
H. FRANK WILSON, Agent,
Sept 12?3m Somter. B O.
Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-,
ent business Conducton for moderate /ees.
Our* Office is Opposite U, 8. Patenr O ttice
and we can secure patent in less time tiua loose
remote from Washington.
Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip?
tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of
charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured.
A pamphlet. m How to Obtain Patents," with
cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries
seat free. Address,
C.A.SNOW&CO.
Ops. Patent Office. Washington, d. C.
'"Sifctigrti injhe World."
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WIVES
SOMETIMES
OBJECT
to life Assurance
Widows never do.
And the wife doesn't either,
when as old age comes on
and the husbands earning
Power lessen's, the matur
ing Policy
steps in to lift the burden
during tho declining years
of life?
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
A. W. CRO8SWELL,
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Our Fall Stock is
JVowc Complete.
With the exception of a few crates of Imported China
which we are expecting every day.
Our Success is Due to High Quality of our
Goods, the Lowness of Price,
10-piece Toilet Set, $4 50 kind, $3 00
3-piece Tin Set, $1 50 kind, 1 25
3-piece Galvanized Iron Set, $2 kind, 1 50
Large Clock Spring Library Lamp, $tf kind, 4 50
Hall Lamps, $5 kind, 3 00
Stand Lamps, $3 kind, 1 50
Cleveland Cook Stoves, with 18 pieces of
Hollowware, cheap at $8 50, now T 50
We expect a carload of Iron King, Elmo and Liber?
ty Stoves, and will be in position to give you whole?
sale price on this lot.
We will give you some testimonials next week.
One stand and 4 Shoe Lasts for 35c.
Cut this out and save 5 per ct. discount
T. O. SOAFPE,
The old reliable Stove Dealer.
Henrich Shoe
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The three grades o( quality and workman?
ship in the S.2.SO,f>ooanu ?3.50 llcrrick Shoe
are each sb ttuteiy a* k mi a-? money, lime
skill and thiity-ci?ht years of practical experi?
ence can produce a: the pi ices nswied.
1 hereputatii nof the makers stands or falh
?<n the quality. Do von think they'll ~.t? 1 u?i t
it for 1 few c< nts extra profit? It i* the owl)
advertised American ?lue exhibited at the
aris I".xp< eition.
Comfortable--etyllsh. Tee lierriek Iwser
sole given a "cushion cftrct" that makes walk?
ing a pleasure. Her street, liotttc or dress
loccasiotis.
Oxford* M crnt* o ruttr lc$$ thmm
price* qtiotott.
WALSH'S SHOE STORE.
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