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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 24, 1900. The Sumter Watchman was toundeo io 1850 and thc True Southron ic 1866. The Watchman and Sowtkron nos* has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the beet advertising medium in Samter. -a-- mm--g--ow NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. It is not necessary for us to send a statement to each individual sub? scriber who is indebted to us for subscription, as the label shows the time to which each one has paid. Examine the label on your paper and if yon are in arrears please call and settle at yoor earliest convenience. If it is not convenient to cai! in per? son send the money by bank draft, registered letterer post office or ex? press money order. The amount due by each one is small, but the aggregate amount due us is large, and this is the reason that we expect our subscribers to make settlements. We have carried some of these subscription accounts over from year to year as an accom? modation to cor 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. It is a matter ef vital importance to this Congressional District -cd to this State that voters tern oat and vote on the day of tbe genoral election. ? failure to vote may cost us a represen? tative io congress. ? The Republicans have set themselves to reduce our representation in congress in proportion to the vote cast io the general election. Every man who stays away from the poll on that day will be playing into tbe hands of Re? publican partisans who would rob us of our jost weight in national legislation. Will our people help this scheme aiong by neglecting to vote ? If our representation is ooogress should be out down because of failure of cur people to go to the polls and vote -onElection cay, Nav 6th, it will also 1 - reduce our icfiueaoe iu the eleotion of ? President and Vice-Prssident. If you wac o to help this along, then stay away 1 * from tbe polls eleotion day. 1 Tbe republicans of this district have "! put\tp a negro by the name of Daorz ^ler, to ran against Dr Stokes, aod they announce that they will make a contest for tbe seat Those democrats who fail to vote on election day will bb playing into the hands of these republican schemers. How would tbe people of this district relish having che ignorant negro, Dao'tler, represent them, or rather misrepresent thees in congress? This calamity could only be?aH us through failure of democrats to vote in the genere' election. Who Fired the First Shot, Official Report of Gen Beau? regard Names the Man. To tbe Editor of The S?ate. lu your editorial comment cn tbe letter or Mrs Thaddeus Borton, pub? lished to The State of Oo: l?ih inst, endi-r the heading of "Only a lio manee/7 you state : ' Dooschkft Piokens did not firo the first nhot cf the war io the dramatic maci?cr rela?ed The honor of firing that soot has been claimed by a dczso men, more cr less, and we are not pre? pared to pay who did it ,r The disputed questioo ''who fired the firs: shoe o? tbe war," having been so freqaeotly disouseed in the papers, I wa? prompted a few days since to ma?e a thorough search through a lot of o d papers, records acd other data, gath ered up by me years ago, with the view of writing, some day, petbap9 ''Sketches of South Carolina from 1860 to 1880,'' and tn my 82aroh I found in the files of "The Spartaoburg Express," in its issue of May li, 1861, a copy of the "official ropers cf Gen Beauaegard" to Adjutant General Cooper, C. 0. A , bearing date ''Headquarters Pro? visional Army, Charleston, S. C., April 27. 1861/"' giving a detailed report cf the bombardment and sur? render of Fort Samter and the iaoidents connected therewith/7 whiob, being three colarans in length, is too long to publish with this communica? tion, and therefore I make the follow? ing extract therefrom, showing what Gea Beauregard in his "official report" said on the sufcgect : "Capt Grorga 8. James, oommand iag at Fori JO?DSCD, had the honor of j firing the firtst- shell ac Fort ?uoter, I and his conduct cid those u;;der bin.-, ! was eomaicocab'o during thc action.'' j The "vfneiul report of Geo Beaare* j gard,'' published ja.-:, after the capture I of Fort Sumter, is the best cviaenee j that can be produced cn tho subject, ! and proves conclusively that Capt 1 George S. Janies had toe honor of fir? ing the first sh.cH at Fort Sumter. Respectfully yours, T. Stobo Farrow. Cheraw, Oct 20. [There is a difference between who fired the c*fir6t shot of the war/7 and the "first shot at Fort Sumter." The Star of the Weet, a U S. supply ship that was sent to provision Fort Sumter, was fired upon some time before tbe seige of Fort Sumter, and was turned back and not allowed to reach the fort. The firing was done by a detachment of the State cadets, and it was stated at the time that Geo E Hayosworth of this town, then a cadet at the Citadel, fired the first gun -Editor W. & S ] Imperialists on the Run. BRYAN'S GROWING PROS? PECT OF ELECTION. Washington, Oat 22-Washington democrats are preparing to give Mr Bryan a rousing reception when be passes through, on his way to Balti? more, tomorrow, and at least one thou? sand of them will accompany him on a special train to Baltimore and take part io the meetings he will address in that city. If enthusiasm and confidence will winJ the democrats will certainly do so. In no campaign during the past tweaty-five years have they been store enthusiastic or more confident of victory ; they feel that the imperialists are on tbe run and that in spite of tbe trust-contributed fund of unlimited amount that is being lavishly need against them, the plain people will rise in their might and elect Bryan and Stevenson. They know that intimida? tion of all sorts is being used to whip the'men who work for wages into lice for McKinley and imperialism ; but they know also that these voters have in the secret ballot a weapon which they can use if they have the courage of their convictions, a3 they arc believ? ed to have, to defeat their intimtdators Mr McKinley is needed ic Ohio to help the republican bosses hold that state ia line, and he left for Canton today, and will practically manage the rest of the republican campaign in Ooio He professes confidence in his election, but his acts indicate that he has grave doubts News from Mr Bryan's trip through New York has been discouraging to bim and be is afraid that he may lose the state He talked this over with Mr Roosevelt, j who has now gone back to New Yctk, but ne has no confidence in Teddy's ability to help him any in that- state, beoause be knows that Teddy is not in touch with tbs Plan machine, and that tbe eowboy method of campaigning isu't popular io the empire state The exigencies of the campaign caused a break ia the rule recent'y ^r.ade by Mr McKinley against the simultaneous absence from Washington j of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary j of war. Saturday was the last day of j registration in New York, aod Secre- ! tary Root was tcid by Mr McKinley co j go and regi&tt as his vote might be needed. Assistant Secretary Mikel- j john is on the stump in Nebrask?. Consequently Gen Miles was Acting Secretary or War a few days. This is the way the big Bryaa meet? ing io New York city impressed a New York republican who attended it, and who is now in Waehing?or: "Bryan's visit to New York was time? ly, and if the republican managers io that state do not wake up and counteract the effects of that meeting there will bc something doing next mooth I was at Madison Square Garden ? was also at the Chicago Convention which Bryan stampeded io 1896 Io a crowd of people the ap- j pearance of Bryan is like dynamite There is no describing tho wonderful effect that the personality cf thia man has upon people. Republican may say j what they please, be wears. Those who have been witbia sound of his voice j are won over to him in spite cf former j opinions. I am a republican, but ? want to say that I, like thousands of ! others who heard him, left Madison Square Garden doing some serious 1 ? thinking.7' Tho gentleman who did th?9 plain talking is Mr Charles Farer. Although it is now acknowledged j that the alleged imperial Chinese deo:<c i ordering the degradation and punish ment of Prince Tuan aod other high j Chinese officials for aiding tho l>jxe;sj in their attack on foreigners was a fake . document, Mr McKinley and Secretary j I Hay continue to hob rob wi;h rhe Chi : nese minister, UGO their ??(lcr*franuT* j to assert that the administration ysr j fectiy xatlsfbd of thc go u !\;i:h of tho j Chinese ^0Vi"rDrjLier;r if tha? bc rc:?!y j true, tho administration is aimigb-y j easy to satisfy ?t i? we!! illowa that j the sar.ii: .-ati^?ac?o? is oot expresad j by soy other govert!meat*, exoept j Russia, which Li as ?cog beeo uodcr ! stood to ocntroT the ecoDreas downer i : _ j and Li Hung Chang, and by France, j which i* merely playing the role of "mc I too" to Russia. Americans will wake? up some fine morning and discover that Mr MoKinley is also Russia's "me to." The administration was greatly eur I prised by the official announcement that ? Germany and England had formed an alliance for the* purpose of aotiog together in tne settlement of the Chi? nese difficulties. The fir6t intimation that this government had of such an alliance was the publication of its terms in the newspapers, which was quite a slight to the amateur imperialist from the two big professionals. A republican scheme to carry Vir? ginia was unearthed just in time to put the democrav of tho State on their guard. While pretending that they were making no effort to carry Virginia, it wis discovered that Hanna had sent a lot of money into the State for the purpose of getting all the repub Heans registered, while democrats, from a feeling of security were neglecting to register. Fortunately, the ?cheme wa9 discovered in time for the democrats to I get their voters registered. Gov Sayers, of Texas, is ia Wash? ington for the parp?se of collecting from the oationai government, under an act of congress, the money spent by the State in mobilizing its quota of voluo teers ia the war with Spain. TSE COTTON MAUSE?. Wheo tbe market opened tbe Liverpool quotations were higher than yesterday, and spots advanced to 9 cents on ? the local mar? ket ; then came a slump ic Liverpool aod New York, and the local market went cff. The prevailing quotations today were : Middling, 8.7:03 80. Buy the celebrated Old Hickory Wagon furn W. M. Graham * Oct 17 lote of Moral Election. For Presidential Electors and Representatives in the 57th Congress of the United States, j STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OK SUMTER. MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN I IN that an election will be held at the several precincts established by law in Sumter County on Tuesday. November 6th, 1900, for nine Presi? dential Electors, and for a Represen? tative in the Fifty-seventh Congress of the United States, Seventh Con gresssional District. Polls at each voting precinct will be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p.m. The following named persons have been appointed MANAGERS <>F ELECTION. Sumter. Ward I.-.J. A. Renno. W. A. Weathers, Geo. W. Reardon. Sumter, Ward 2.-H. M. Spann. .1. j ll. Ebeihart. Geo. I). Shore. Sumter. Ward John H. Bur- ! kett, H. Todd Folsom, Ned Peterson. I Sumter, Ward -1.-Peter M. Pitts. ? Vivian M. Moses, H. W. Waites. MayesviHe.-Peter Thomas. JV A. ! Foxworth, W. H. Hudson. Stateburg.-W. W. Mellett, Burrel j Moody, J. T. Frierson, .Ir. Providence.-John B. Itafiield. J. j A. Bovkin. Marcus Spann. Rafting Creek.-Jas. E. DuPre, R. ! M. James, J. L. (Jilli's. Bishopville.-A. li. Baskin, John j C. Shaw, W. L. Dennis. Mannville.-L. R. Dixon. W. J. j Barrett, A. S.Beasley. Bossard.-W. R. DuBose, S. B. Jenkins. W. S. Din kins. Lynchburg!-J. A. Rhaine, H. S. Nesbitt, L. A. Wheeler. Shiloh.-K. E. McElveen, A. Smith, 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. Wedireiieki.-J. B. Crouch. Frean ! Me I let. T. L. Strange. j Reed's Mill.-D. W. Josey, E. B. McCutchen, J. M. Reed. Privateer.-Marion Gain, S. D. Richardson. Richard Campbell. St. Charles.-Furman Smith, L. B. Hudson, Sam Shaw. The ballot boxes in the precincts must be so located as to be in view of persons outside the polling place dur? ing the time of the election. A space j or enclosure separate and distinct j from that, used hy the managers of j the State election must be railed oil' ! or otherwise provided at each pre-j ci net. under direction of the under-j signed. But one voter must he al- j lowed io enter any voting place al a J time, and no one except the man- ? agers must he allowed to speak to j tho voter while in the voting place casting his vote. For further instructions see notice ! of ('ommissioners ol' Stute election, j One of the managers at each pre? cinct named above must call upon I tlx* Hoard of Commissioners for the j Federal election at the store of j Messrs. Knight Bros.. ??n or before j Saturday, November 3rd, HHXJ, to re- ; ceive hallo! boxes, poll lists and in- ! stntctious. and t<> be qualified. J. P. KI LG O RE, W. J. DINK INS, F. I). KNIGHT, Corns, of Federal Election. Sumter, S. C., October 17th, 1900. . JL lislectioii -F.. Et Slate ai Ciim?y Officers m m ?iSfl?iiS to ???L3 OiStitSilO?. STAT;-: OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ? COUNTY OF &UMTJTK, j NOTICE is horeb? given that an election wili be he!J fit the sever:;i precincts establish eil by ?aw in Sumter County, < n TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1900, For the i ol lew log sfficers to wit: Governor, Lieutenant Govetnor. Secretary of State. At? torney General. Comptroller General, Adjutant anil Inspecri-r (Jener.?!. .Stufe Treasurer. Star? Superintendent of Education, oie Railroad Commissioner, one Circuit Solicit r. five l.'epre ssntatives in the General Assembly,Supervisort Sheriff, Clerk of Court, Coroner, Ce? un ty Su . perintenden; of Education. Fur.-uunt to thc Constitution of South Car? olina, ard the terras of Joint Resolutions No. :-*40 and 341, iipproved February li):h, A D 1?J00, [Acts of South Carolina, pp. 570" and 571], an election will also be held at the same tuce and place for amendments to the Constitution of South Carolina, as follows : Arrend Section 7, of Article VIH. nf the Constitut'on of South Carolina, as follows : Add at the end thereof the following words, "Provided, That the limitation imposed by this Section and by Soction 5. Article IV, of tb is Constitution shall not apply to bonded indebt? edness inccrred by the cities cf Columbia, Kock Hill, Chariest-, n and Florence, where the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purchase, establishment, maintenance or increase of water works plant or sewerage sys? tem ; 2nd by the city of Georgetown, when the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purcha.-e. establishment, maintenance or increase of water works plant, icwerage system, gas and electric light plants, where the entire revenue arising Irom the operation of such plants or systems shall be devoted solely and exclusively to tht> maintenance and operation of the same, and where the question of incur? ring such indebtedness is .-ubmititd to the freeholders and qualifie'! voters of such munici pality. as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded indebtedr.ess.'' 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 channtls, of all lauds necessary for the proper drainage of the swamp and low lands of this ! State : and shall also provide for the equitable I assessment of all Linds so ?rained, tor the purpose of paying the expenses of such con? demnation and drainage." The said Amendments shall bc submitted in such manner that the electors qualified to vote fi r Members of the House ci Representa? tives shall vote for or against each of such amendments separately. Amendments should bo on sep.tra'e tickets. Ballots in favor of the adoption of an amend filent should contain the amendment voted upon in full, followed by tho word "Yes", ballots opposul lo the adoption of an amendment should contain the amendment voted upon, followed by thc word "No." Poll.? at each voting place will be opened at 7 o'clock A M> and closed at 4 o'clock P M. The following named persons have been appointed MANAGERS OF ELECTION for State and County offices, and for Amend? ments to State Constitution, to wit: Sumter Court House, No 1 - C L Cuttino, W C Yenning, A A Eradham. Sumter Court House, No 2-L I Parrot'., M I) Moore, Jco S Richardson. Sumter (tcurt House, No 3-Jno Clifton, A D Moses, Ja* Hatched. Sumter Court Ilou^e, No 4-T M Keels, D W Owens. J W Atkios. Statei'urg- W D Frierson, I> V Nelson. F P Burgess. Providence-R M Brown, li A Hatfield, A W Wc! "M. Ryfiii: ; Creek-Jno W Young, D V Keels, Ellison UarSeid. Bish--|'ville-W II Dickson. J 0 Durant. J D Stucki-y. Mannvitie-H W Rombert, j M Rramlett, Sam Scarborough. Bossarus-M J Michau, J K Bracy, T J DuBose Mavesville-W B Cooper, R F DesChamps. j J F Mc Kl veer.. Lynchburg-J W McCoy. .1 W Wilson. B A Keels. Shiloh-Silas Truluck, W J Keels, Dozier Frierson. Concord-.1 W Mahoney, W L Brandon, W W Kinney. Frirateor Station-WO Cain, >! E Rivers.! II ll W?lls. Smithville-J M Ross, L A White, J D ! Evans Wedgefield-F B Bradford, E L Ducom, ' James caldwell. Reed's Mill-V.' M Cooper. A A Brearley, W } Moultrie Reed. St Charles-W E Green, K E Wells, A Flinn Shaw. Bloom Hill-E W Nettles. O D iL.rvin, J II j Christmas If any' o? the above cannot serve they will J {?lease notify Mr H A Moses immediately. BLJM^ * . t On day cf Eic?-:ion the Managers must on ! ganize by tho election of a Chairman anil a j Clerk. Thc Constitutional oath must be taken j by fc?*ch Manager before he can act and also by 1 the Clerk. The Chairman elected is empowered to administer oaths. Thc Managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of the Managers attend, j the citizens cnn appoint from among the qual? ified voters the Managers, who. after being { sworn, can conduct the election. At the close of the election, the Managers | and Clerk must proceed publicly to open the j ballot boxes and count the ballots therein, and j continue without adjournment until tho same j is completed, and make a statement of the j result for each office and sign the same. Within Guee days thereafter, the Chairman of tho Board, or some one designated by the Board, must deliver t<> thc Commissioners of Election tho poll li-ts, the boxes containing the ballots aud written statements of the re? sult cf the election. Gue of the above named Managers at each precinct must call upon the Board of Commis? sioners at Sumter on or befaro Soturday, No? vember thc third, J DOO, to receive ballot boxes, poll lists and instructions, and to be qualified. W. E. KOLB, E. B. MFLDKOW, ll. A. MOSES, Commissioners of Elc'.ion. Oct 17-.'H New Yflfl Life Insurance Company. OLDEST and largest international Life insurance Company io the world Up j era lin (j under the control of 82 governments. ? No ?bar* holders. Assets over$236.000.000 I AM profits pni<1 to policy bcld^rs Life Ordi- j nary. Accumulation Policies. Ten, Fit- ' teen, Twenty Paytaent Accumulation Poli- j c?es. T?o, Fifteen, Twenty-yenr Endowment ! Accumulation Poicies Policies nco-forfeita t?ie, incoo testable. tl FRANK WILSON, Agent, Scot 12-3ro Sumter, 8. C. j Land Surveying i WILL GI VS pmmpt attention to all calls for surveying and nlattirg lards. BANKS li. til) Y KIN, Oct 10-o Catchall, S. C. ??me Special Karsai??* .?:J-.'^ noses Starcfo, ! est era te, :: : per ;?.;. Smoked Dried H&rrings, 2';c per cox. ?e.tf ?racksrfl, I i good fob to kif. 9?c '.ar.cy ic:: {-?c-.:n: C.hrere. 22 to 24 ins e^cS. -;: 13.? ;,*r ii? ?-s: ?'?ir;cy Elgin Creaa-ery Butter. 6 . ?*? : a: 24r per !b American Sardines-new pack-?3 Si per ci-.e i CO cars*. IO cz Tums-les Fruit Jelly. 3 d:-3 -o case, 7 c per c.z. 3-ib stand. Tomatoes. 2 ritz io c??se, 90:* dcz 2 in gined. Tc mat ess, 2 dcz in csse, 70c des. ?.pint bottles", assorted Pickle?, 2 dca ic c&se. 75c orz f-)c caas Cove Ojste o, foti weight, 2 ??no 4 doz io e*se, ?0c dcz. 2-lb cans fancy Kaine packed Sugar Coro ? i 'J ; ?i GCZ. 2-ib cat: J fancy N V Sate packed Sugar C n ?i i <icz. CRACKERS. j FLOUR. !/csoDS f?c, N?c M?cs thc ur \i>. Best fancy pite/.*, $4 35 obi Ginger Snaps 5c, Scia Ur 5c per ?0. Best balf patent. 4 JQ bbl Sugar Cr. 6c, Fancy V.'.x^?. 6ic per lb ; Bc-s: ctraigbt, 3 85 bbl Crf-nm L?nen Biscuits, 7c per lb ! ji?st family, 3 25 bbl Oatflakes, 2-lb packages, 9Cc dt z j Salt 100 lbs, 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,GG0. Success, none better, $35 per 1,000. S L Royal Cigar, good smoke.$25 per 1,009. Try our Lea?er, 510.50 per 1,COO, 60c box Old Virginia Cheroots, S3 15 per box of 250 Cheroots, 3 for 6c. Cid Glory Cheroots, $2.90 per noz cf 200 Cheroots World's Best Cheroots. $3 25 per bcx cf 250 Cbercct?, 3 for 5c. Duke's Cigarettes $3 90 per 1,000. Cjcie Cigarettes $2 65 ner 1.000. A BIG SUPPLY OP TOBACCO, namely, Sebosos, Early Bird, E. J. R , Mable, Lalla Roobk, Little Fancy, Red Eye ana various otber kines-prices ranging from 25c 35c asd 45c per lb. . Big Drives in Soap. OCTAGON; VICTORY, T?P TOP, ELECTRIC, IMPERIAL. Shoe Blacking. lek, Blueing, ?c. See us. or get our prices before you boy. Cro??well & Co. Phone 53. Sumter. S. C. To Arrive Within the tiext IO Bays 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, 9 H?RBY? Sumter, Si. C., Oct 17,1900. t? u O <D b? ? c3 ,t? O X o t? ri co > O CO o >> t? .l-l Our Fall Stock is Jt'ow 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-piece Tin Set, $1 50 kind, 3-piece Galvanized Iron Set. $2 kind, Large Clock Spring Library Lamp. ?6 kind, Hall Lamps, $5 kind, Stand Lamps, $3 kind, Cleveland Cook Stoves, with .18 pieces of Hollowware, cheap at $8 50, now We expect a carload of Iron Kiftg, 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. C. SCAFPE, The old reliable Stove Dealer. $3 00 125 1 50 4 50 3 00 1 50 7 50 THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC Has Never Been Equalled'as a Pulverizer. I sell these Harrows ou so little margin that my greatest comfort is in the satisfaction they give rather than the profit I make My dooss'are open to all-My stock is ready for inspection. Come and seo mo in my nev? qcarrcrs, corner of Liberty and Harbin Streets. FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES. Jolv ll W. B. BOYLE, Sumter, S. C.