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&i;r Sotatt?nnait w? Saillira. ^ . ?j w WS^NESDAY.73"ciri7, 1900. The Sumter WaZctvman was toundec ID 1S50 aad the 2Va? Southron ir? 1866. The r7afc?mom awc? Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the cid papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. It is not necessary for us to seed a statement to each individual sub? scriber who .ie indebted tous for subscript ion, as the label shows the time to which each one has paid. Examine the label on your paper and if you are io arrears please call and settle at your earliest convenience. If it is not convenient to call in per? son send the money by bank draft, registered letterer post office or ex? press money order. The amount doe by each one is small, bot the-aggregate amount doe ns is large, and this is the reason that we expect oar subscribers to make settlements. We have carried some of these subscription accounts over from year to year as an accom? modation to our subscribers, but we cannot do so longer as there is now no excuse for non payment with cot? ton selling for ten cents -and over. We do not understand the big ado some of our exchanges are making over the report that Col Jim Tillman, Lieut Goveroor-eleot, was arrested to ao Augusta, Ga, gambling den and was drank when palled by the police. What is sarprisiog about it ? .The issues io tbe present oampaigo are not party issues, but simply the rights of the masses against the aegres sion and oppression of the small moneyed oiass who demaod that they be enthroned in power and protected by the strong arm of the government while they systematically plunder the pro? ducing masses. Old issues are dead or in abeyance and we are face to face with the ages old question, "Shall the great mass of the people be stripped of their rights sod forced to be burden bearers for the benefit of the few whose greed ie without bounds?" The Republicans' "full dinner pail" oampaigo cry reminds one of what we i read in Reman history concerning the means adopted bj the patrician tyrants to appease and calm the hungry and turbulent popolaoe. If American citizens have sunk so iow that the promise of food to fi!! their stomachs is suffirent to blind them to the dangers that tbreateo the foundation priociples of our government, then the days of the democratic republic are numocred As a matter of theory Andrew Carnegie, Senator Hoar and others of that tis abhor McKioley and his im? perialistic tendencies, but as a business proposition bis re election means money to them, so they put theory aod princi? ples aside until a. more convenient season and for the present work might aod rn ai o for him Mark Hanna-has bad Teddy Roose? velt beaticg the boshes aod raising a big hullabaloo in the far west, and in Ker;*a>ky, wbere the gain or loss of a stare or two wtti oot materially effect the ?salt of the election, bot he is attead;og u OJ?O, Indiana, Illinois, and New York and ioto these states be will pour the militons of the corruption fund, provided by tbe truste who have pledges cf immunity for four years to pluodcr the people if McKinley's e?ectioo cao oe bought The State Fair is 00I7 two week* off and those who cxpeot to take a fall outing cannot do better thao to make their plans io spend a day or two io Columbia This year, ?0 addition to the Fair proper, which will be, we are informed, better than ever ?0 all depart meats, there wili be a Urge number of outside attractions to entertain the visitors. Pain, tho great fireworks man has been engaged to give the grandest display of fireworks ever 3een in tho south. The principal feature of this display will be the j "Storming of the Taku Forts." The militia from all parts of the state will be encamped on the fair grounds aad wi1 take part io this realistic spectacle. .The racing will be great, more and better horses being entered for the "large purses ofcgred and this alone will repay horsemea for the trip. The foot S. C. College teams will be tee feature ' one day. Aod finally, tbe Winthrop College girl? will spend ooo day taking io tbe sights. Who wcuid stay at home ; when be could go to tho fair ? ! Tbe Augusta Chrooicle states editor- . ally that it is ia possession of informa- j tioc of the highest authority that (be | present high price of cotton seed was j brought about by the Virgioia-Carolina j Chemical Co, the fertilizer trust, this j being a part of the plan to orowd tb 3 small, independent ootton oii mills to the wall and theo buy them up at a fraction of their reai vaiue after they have been hopelessly crippled finan? cially. The tru?t, says the Chrooicle, has bought and is buying many times more seed theo it needs or can use, having few oil mills at present. If this plao is successfully oarried out the farmer: will be more than ever at the mercy of the trust, which will fix the price of both seed and meal ag well as fertilizers. The farmers will still have a remedy, however, for they wili not be compelled to sell the seed, which are an excellent fertilizer and cao be pot back on the land that produced them. Filipino Min?te Men. Peculiarly Harrassing Tactics Have Been Adopted by Insurgents WashirgtoB, Oe*. 13.-A private let? ter reoeived here from a promineot American officer in the Philippines says that the Filipinos have adopted a ? 1 new lice of tactics io fighting the United States. There are few native j bands of a strictly military character 1 DOW in the field. Only a haodfo? of in? 1 sargent officers wear uniforms ; the privates bear no distinguishing mark about them. They wear oitizeos' cloth iog, go about their daily work as if | J there were co hostilities afoot asd are organized by residence solely, like the min?te men in the American revolu? tion. They keep a vigilant watch oo movements of the United States troops and send word ahead wheo one of oar overland parties starts in any direction. ? The ooly hint that the Americans have 1 that they are,expected when they at? tempt a surprise is from finding small villages on their route suddenly over populated. The minute men cevr attack an American force except t j they outnumber it overwhelmingly. AU this takes the hostilities cow ic progress out of the strict category of gueiilla warfare, and gives them a character whioh is particularly harass? ing to the Americans The minute meo also have a way of getting into well bheltered corners and taking pot shots at our meo as they pass. The love cherished by the average Filipino for the American flag and uni? form is sbosrn by a way the natives batje of ringiog a joyous farewell peal oo the church bells of a village as a body of American troops are about quitting it. 3 Pretoria. 0?t 15 -Lord Roberts, in and army order announcing the return of Gen Buller to Kuglatd, thanks Sir Redvers for his great services wbiie he was commander io chief cf the British forces io South Africa and for the ability with which he carried co the operations while serving under Lird Roberts, which, the order says resulted in the collapse of the Boars ic the east er o Transvaal. Do cot get scared if your heart troubles you. Most likely you stiffer from ind ges? tion. Kodol Djspep3ia Cure digests what you eat and gives the worn out stomach ner fect rest. It is the only preparation koowD that completely digests all classes of foods ; that ?3 why it cores the worst case? of in? digestion and stomach trouble fefter every? thing eDe bas failed. It may be taken in all I 1 conditions and cannot be?p but do you good. / S Hugbson & Co SUMTES COTTON Tbe cotton market improved today, the | future market io both Liverpool and New York advancing from the low water-mark reached on the decline yesterday. The spot market reacted in sympathy with the stronger tone of the futures, and tb" demand was stronger at berter prices. The quotations were : Middling, 9 1-16^9? Prevention better than cure. Tutt's Liver Pills will not onlv cure, but if j taken in time will prevent Sick Headache, dyspepsia,biliousness, malana, constipation, jaundice, torpid j liver and kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver PILLS ABSOLUTELY CURE. _ Estate o? Miss Mattie M. Stuckey, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to t )e Judge of Probate of j Sumter County on November 17tb, 19C0, tor a Final Discharge as Admiostrator cf! aforesaid Estate j GEORGE M. STUCKEY, I Administrator, i Oct 17-it ? ?XTotioe Oil -h\,R. State ana C?i?y Officers asa for ; t: Coistit STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,) (. Ul'MY OF SUMTFB, j NOTICE is hereby given that an election will bc heM at the several precincts establish ed by law in fainter County, on TUESDAT, NOVEMBER ?, 1900, For the following 'jfficers io wit: Governor, Lieutenant Govcinor. Secretary of ?tate. At? torney General. Comptroller Genera!. Adjutant and Inspect'T General, Sta?e Tr?asur^r, State Superin'endent of Education, one Railroad Commissioner, ene Circuit Soliciter, five ?epre ssntatives in the General Assembly, Sui ervisor, Sheriff, Cierk of Court, Coroner. County Su periatendent of Edu --lion. Pursuant to the Constitution of South Car? olina, and the terms of Joint Resolutions No. 340 and 341, approved February 19th, A D 1900, [Acts of South Carolina, pp. 570 and 571], an election will also be held at the same time and place for amendments to the Constitution of South Carolina, as follows : Amend Section 7. of Article VIII, of the Constitution of South Carolina, as follows : Add at the end thereof the following words, .'Provided, That the limitation imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article IV, of tbis Constitution shall not apply to bonded indebt? edness incurred by the cities of Columbia, Rock Hill, Charleston and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds ,are applied solely for the purchase, establishment, maintenance or increase of waterworks plant, sewerage system, gas and electric light plants, where the entire revenue arising from the operation of such plants or systems shall be devoted solely and exclusively to thb maintenance and operation of the same, and where the question of incur? ring such indebtedness is submitted to tbe freeholders and qualified voters of such munici? pality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded indebtedness." Amend the Constitution of South Carolina by adding thereto the following to be known as '.Article I ?f Amendments to the Constitution", "The General Assembly shall provide by law for the condemnation, through proper official channels, of all lands necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this State : and shall also provide for the equitable assessment of all lands so Grained, tor the purpose of paying the expenses of such con lemnation and drainage." The said Amendments shall te submitted n such manner? that the electors qualified to /ote fe r Members of the Hous8 of Representa, [ives shall vote for or against each <>f such imendments separately. Amendments should be on separate tickets, ballots in favor of the adoption of an amend fient should contain the amendment voted upon n fill, followed by the wcrd "Yes'', ballots >ppostd to the adoption of an amendment hon i ci contain the amendment voted upon, olio wed by the word ''No." Polls at each voting place will be opened at " o'clock A M, and closed at 4 o'clock P M. The following named persons have been ippointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION or State and County offices, and for Amend? ments to Slate Constitution, to wit: Sumter Court House, No 1-C L Cuttino. W / v'enniDg, A A Bradham. Sumter Court House, No 2-L I Parrot?, M ) .Moore, Jno S Richardson. Sumter Court House, No 3-Jno Clifton, A I> doses, Jue J Villeneuve. Sumter Court House, No 4-T M Keels, D iV Owens, J VV Atkins. Stateburg-IV D Frierson, D V Nelson, F P burgess. Providence-RM-Brown, fi A llaf&eld, A V Weldon. Rafting Creek-Jno W Young, I) V Keel?, Slliscn Barfield. Bisfhopville-W il Dickson. J 0 Durant, J ) Siuck?'T. Mann ville-II W P.cmbert, J M Braraletr, ?am Scarborough. 1 Jossa rds-M ^ Michau, J R Iiracy, T J )uBose Mnyesville-W B Cooper, ll F DesChamps, I F Mc El veer:. Lynchburg-J W McCoy, J Vi Wilson, B A veels. Shiloh-Silas Truluck, W J Keels, Dozier Grierson. Concord-.J W Mahoney, W L Brungon, W X Kinney. Prir.ueer Station-W O Cain. M K Kiv?rs. 1 II Well?. Smithville-J M Ross, L A White. J D Wedgefield-F B Bradford. E L Ducom, fames Caldwtll. Reed's Mill-W M Cooper. A A Brearley, W Moultrie lteed. St Charles-W E Green. D W Josey. W H j fcotr.. Bloom Hill-E W Nettles. 0 D Harvtn, J ll Christmas If any of the above cannot serve they will J >le:ise notify Mr H A Moses immediately. On day cf Election the Managers must on j ranir.e Uv the election of a Chairman and a | Jlerk. 'l'ht Constitutional oath must bc taken j >y each Manager before he can act and also by (' he Clerk. The Chairman elected is empowered . [0 administer oaths Tbe Manaes have the power to lill a meaney, and if none of the Managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the fju .1 fied voters tbe Managers, who, after being sworn, can eonduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers jncl Cierk mu.'I proceed publicly to open the ballot boxes ami count the baliots therein, and "ontinue without adjournment until tbe same is completed, and make a statement of the result for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the Chairman of the Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver t" the Commissioners ol Election tbs poll li - rs. the boxes containing the ballots and written statements of the re? sult cf tbe election. One of the above named Managers a: ea'-h precinct must call upon the Board of Commis stoners at Sumter on or befare Saturday, No? vember the third. |i*0i1, to receive ballot boxer?, poll lists and instructions, and to be qualified. W. E. KO LB. E. B. M BLI) KOW. il. A. MOSES. Commissioners of Election. Oct 17-lit Turnip Seed Full line of all desirable va? rieties, new crop seed just re? ceived. Havana Seg&rs. Large line of fine Havana j Segavs. Toilet Articles, j A choice line of Toilet and ! Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at Nei Yoil Life Insmce Company. OLDEST and largest Iotemational Life lo-urance Company io the world Op ?ratin? under the control of 82 governments. STo shareholders. Assets ovrr $236.000.000 KU profile pain to policy holders Life Ordi? nary. Accumulation Policies. Ten, Fif een, Twentv Payment Accumulation Poli Mes. Ten, Fif'^eo, Twenty-yenr Endowmeot \ccnmulatioo Poiciep Policies oon-forfeita )le, incontestable. H. FRANK WILSON, Agent, Sent 12-3m Sumter, S C. +*$(??t?tst*in 'the World." WIVES SOMETIMES OBJECT to life Assurance Widows never do. And the wife doesn't either, when as ' old *age * comes on and the husbands r earning Power lesson's, the matur*, ing Policy Steps in to lift the burden during tho declining years of life THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY A. iV. CROSSWKLL. Resident Ajz?nt roi >um?er. lice of Fefleral Election. For Presidential Electors and Representatives in the 57th Congress of thc United States. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, (?OUXTY OF SUMTER. NOTICE J'S HEREBY G J VEX thar an election will be held at the several precincts established by law in Sumter County on Tuesday, November ?th, 19??. for niue Presi? dential Electors, and for a Represen- , tative in the Fifty-seventh Congress '. of the Flited States. Seventh. Con-' gresssional District. Polls at each j voting precinct will be opened at ?! o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock j p. nr. The following named persons j have been appointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION. Sumter, Ward 1.-J. A. Renno, W. | A. Weathers, Geo. W. Reardon. Sumter, Ward 2.-H. M. Spann. .1. H. Eberhart. Geo. I). Shore. Sumter, Ward '?- John H. Bur? kett, H. Todd Folsom, Ned Peterson, Sumter, Ward 4.-Peter M. Pitts. Vivian M. Moses, H. W. Waites. Mayesvill?.-Peter Thomas. J.* A. Fox worth, W. H. Hudson. Stateburg.-W. W. Mellett, Burrel Moody, J. T. Frierson. Jr. Providence.-John B. Raffield, J. A. Boykin. Marcus Spann. Rafting Creek.-Jas. E. DuPre, R. M. James. J. L. Gillis. Bishopville.-A. B. Baskiu, John D. Shaw, W. L. Dennis. Mannville.-L. R. Dixon, W. J. barrett, A. S/Beaslev. Bossard.-W. R. DuBose, S. B. Jenkins. W. S. Dinkins. Lynchburg.-J. A. Rhame, H. S. Nesbitt, L. A. Wheeler. Shiloh.-R. E. McEIveeu, A. 5mith, J. A. M. Carrawar. Concord.-J. B. White, A. W. Newman, L. W. Gordon. Bloom Hill.-Geo. T. Geddings, R. Rufus Ardis, Elijah Ragin. Smithville.-J. M. Belvin, Henry Strange, T. W. Mu mierlyn. Wedgefield.-J. B. Crouch, Frean Mellet, T. L. Strange. Reed's Mill.-K. E. Wells. E. B. McCutchen, J. M. Reed. Privateer.-Marion Cain, S. J). Richardson. Richard Campbell. St. Charles.-W. F. Mathis, F. A. Atkinson, Arthur Josey. The ballot boxes in the precincts ?iust be so located as to be in view of persons outside the polling place dur ng the time of the election. A space >r enclosure separate and distinct 'rom that used by the managers of .he State election must be railed off )r otherwise provided at each pre? cinct, under direction of the under? signed. But one voter K*?st be al owed to enter any voting place at a :ime. and no one except? the man igers must be allowed to speak to :he voter while in the voting place casting hts vote. For further instructions see notice )f Commissioners of State election. One of the managers at each pre? cinct named above must call upon :he Board of Commissioners for the Federal election at the store of VIessrs. Knight Bros., on or before Saturday, November 3rd,. U?OOs to re? ceive ha Hot boxes, poll lists and in? structions, and to be qualified. J. P. KI LG ORE, W. J. DINKINS-, F. D. KNIGHT, Corns, of Federal Election. Sumter, S. C., October I7th> 59U<). MICE TO TAXMEBS. OFFICB OF 70UNTY TREASl* RER SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTES, S. C., Sept. 22, 1900. N"OTICE is hereby giren thai I will be in my office in the County Court House Lt Sumter from October 15th io December Jlst, 1900 toclcsive, f.?r tbe collection of ?xes for the fiscal year 1900. The lery is as follows : For St*te purposes, ? mills. For Couotv purposes, ?i mills. For School ; urpnses, 3 mills. Total levy, Ilj mills. Also >Uf following special school levies : School District Nc 1, 2 mills. School District No 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, 3 milla. \ Mt Clio, 2 mills, i Concord, 2 mills. } Privateer, 2 mills. j No 5. 1 mill, < No 17, I mill j Commutation Road T*x ter lSGi $1 0C, :av*o!e from Oct. 15<o I900 io Jeb. 1st 1901. ! H L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter Co. Sept 26-13t We will hold a Grand Monday, Ot To be continued throi And submit for your careful c( Prices. We do not guarantee will hold out the entire wee! them at the prices qu It is impossible to quote you we will have Special Prices bu idea of the many I A i?ew Department, WINDOW SHADES A new department with us T< introduce same we offer 3?0 of them ?\ colors, at 15c complete Our own J, R. & S. Corset. 6 hooke and a good one. The bes you have ever bought for 50c 250 doz. Children's Ribbed Hose 10c, 3 pair for 25c. Fer the wee! only. Ladies' Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, 5c. Not many in tbe lot, so they won't last the week. Children's School Handkerchiefs, the kind you don't mind them losing, 2c, 3 for 5c 25 doz good colored bordered Handkerchiefs, 4c, 3 for 30c 50 dcz all linen white H. S Hand kerchiefs, 10c-the best ever sold for the price 25 pieces all silk Taffeta Ribbon, 40-width-while they last for this Bale, 15o. A bargain sure. Jost to iet you become acquainted with our Cloak Department. 100 Black Cloth Capes, collar fur trimmed at 29c About 50 styles Children's Caps, all at 25c-very desirable goods at the price. A small lot of Coat Suite, about 15 in the iot, not all sizes either-if you can find your size, tbe price while they last will be $3 69 35 Ladies' Ready to Wear Wrap pers-a new line with us and a new prica-the. dollar kind elsewhere our price 89c. 35 doz all Linen Huck Towels, 22 inches wide 37 inches long-special for this sale 17c, 3 for 50c 2 pieces Geiman Linen Damask foi! 66-in wide, our- ieguiar 60c Damask-for this sale 49c. A special piece only, all linen bleached Damask, handsome pattern, fully $1 value, while it lasts 73c 2 lots of Pillow Cases, well made and splendid quality material, at 14 J. Ryttenbi Watch this space for i ;pecial Sale commencing lober leith, ghout the entire week. isideration the following Special that the articles quoted below but we do guarantee to sell ted as long as they last, rices on every article on whick the following will give you an trgains we will oiler: j and 15c. Cheaper than buying the I material and making j 2 lots of Ready Made sheets, well j made and Al Cloth-59 and 69 cte. j Ask to see these. We expect 25 pieces of new Flan nellos, all very handsome patterns ! They are elegant goods at i2|c j We have some extra values in cur ; Dress Goods Department A visit j will more than repay you for your j time and trouble ? j CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. j 100 doz guaranteed 4 ply Lioen ! Collars at 5c-all styles 50 doz guaranteed 4 ply Linen Cuffs, 10c-plain and single and double-link. 75 doz Men ;8 regular 25c Caps at 10c 25 doz Boy's Caps at 15c 100 doz black, grey and tan sox at , oe per pair 20 doz extra heavy Men's Woo! Random Undershirts at 25c 40 doz blue and tan fleece liaed Undershirts and Drawers, 46c a gar? ment 10 dcz colored stuff Bosom Shirts, with 2 separate collars and 1 pair cuffs at 65c 20 doz extra heavy Woik Shirts, at 33c 25 doz extra heavy unbleached drill Drawers, double seat at 25c 100 Boy's Suits, sizes 5 to 15> double breasted, square cut, worth $1 25 at 87c. SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL MEN'S SUITS SHOES. Ladies' Dongola Kid, button and lace Shoes, heel and spring beei, black sole, $175, all solid at $1 38. The same?in above, only in bet I ter quality, worth $2, for $1 65. ! Men's box Calf Bals, Golf cut, all j solid, for $1 8$j worth $2 25. Full line of extra wide Shoes for men, who do not wish to wear shoes too long for them, in Vici Kid, Bor Calf and Calf, Lace and Congress. Men's Lace and Congress, all solid at $1 50 ?rg & Sons. noney-saving items of interest. Some Special Bargains. 40-lb boxes Starch, best grade, at 3}? per lb. Smoked Dried Berriogs, 26c per box. New Mackerel, 14 good fish to kit, 90c Fane? fall cream Cheese, 22 to 24 lbs eacb, at 13c per lb. Best fancy Elgin Creamery Butter, 60 lb tobs at 24c per lb American Sardines-new pack-$3 85 per case 100 cans. IO or Tumbler Fruit Jelly, 3 dca ?o case, Tic per dcz. 3-lb stand. Tomatoes, 2 doz io c*se, 90c doz 2-lb stand. Tomatoes, 2 dcz in case, 70c dos. .l-pint bo* de?, assorted Pickles, 2-dcz in case, 75c doz. ?-lb cans Cove Oy8te;s, full weight, 2 and 4 doz in case, SOc dcz. 2->b cans fancy Maine packed Sugar Corn $1 20 a doz. 2-ib cans facey N. Y. State packed Sogar Corn $1 a doz. CRACKERS. Lemons f?c, Nie N?cs 6$c per lb. Ginger Soaps 5c, Soda Cr 5c per lb. Sugar Cr. 6c, Fancy Hised 6?c per lb. Cream L?nen Biscuits, 7c per lb Oatflakes, 2-lb packages, 90c dcz FLOUR. Best fancy patent, Best balf patent, Best ctraigbf, Best family, Salt 100 lbs, $4 25 bbl 4.1dbbl 3 85 bbl 3 26 bbl 57c bag MEAL, GRITS, BACON AND LARD AT LOWEST PRICES. Cigars, Cheroots, Cigarettes and Tobacco. Diamond T Cigar, best 5c seller at $35 per 1,000. Success, none better, $35 per 1,P00. E L Royal Cigar, good smoke, $25 per 1,000. Try our Leader, $10.60 per 1,000* 60c box Old Virginia Cheroots, $3 15 per box ct'250 Cheroots, 3 tor 5c. Old Glory Cheroots, $?.90 per box cf 200 Cheroots. World's Best Cheroots. $3 25 per box of 250 Cheroots, 3 for 5c. Dose's Cigarettes $3.90 oer 1,000. Cycle Cigarettes $2 65 per 1.000. A BIG SUPPLY OF TOBACCO, namely, Scboaps, Early Bird, R. J. R , Mable, Lalla Roobk, Little Facey, Red Eye and various other kiode-prices ranging from 25?, 35c and 15c per lb. Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON, VICTORY, TIP TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. Sboe Blacking, lok, Blueing, kc. See ue, or get our prices before you boy. Phone 53. Crosswell & Co. Sumter, S. C. To Arrive Within the next IO Days IN CAR LOTS ONLY One Carload Horses and Mules, One Carload Horses. One Carload Milburn Wagons. One Carload White Hickory Wagons. Two Carloads Buggies. One Carload Lime. One Carload Hay. One Carload Oats. Yours respectfully, H. KARBY. Sumter, S. C., ?ct 17,1900.