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?OTJircIL MEETING. Dry Wella to be J>i8@d?ti??ed Within Thirty Days. The City Council met at 7 o'clock last Wednesday night with Mayor Stuckey, Alder? men B)jle, Chandler, Pan, Horst, Purdy, Row! nd Hud W. tl. Epperson, present A&seot, G P. Spperson. Tbe committee cf public works reported \b*\t the Opera Souse roof bsd been repaired As to purchase of taad from Capt. B. G. Pinion at ti 3 o?d briek jard, referred to the committee 03 JaSy Utb, the? tbougb: this land too tar from tbe city, aod a larger tract tban id necessary ft was left wirb tbe conf mitte? to provide a damping ground osarer the city if poe?We Slr Ch-'nd er etatsd that be had consulted Mr. H. L. Scarborough, Superintendent of the Sumter Water Oo , io regard to extension oi water ra? io up Oban h Street, but bad not vet received a deSstte answer aa to tbe terms which would be made. Mr H B Bloom, Chief of tba Pire Department, reported that be was offering the old Wide Awake bind eogioe for sale at $100 and tbe Independent at $150 Be stated airo that tbs steam 6oe engine is fast going to (J?c-tv and wit! soon be unless unless soie raSAira ?rp mad? Be repo-^d that much of tb* 5re hr.se ie woro out, ?here now being but 1,30 ) fee* of good bose in service, aod advised th ?t 400 feet of oew hose be porcbased. ')-. motion of Kr. Obaodter $IC was ap pr ?printed to advert so for sale in some fire me Vs j ?arsal, Aft of tbe fire depar meot ap p-tri'u - not io service On mottoD of Mr. Pu d\ 400 feet of b-??e was ordered purchased at 7 ) c*n?s per foot Mr Ra?.MUG ci''ed atten'ioo fo tee pres? ent f-x?en?ive mode of sprinkle the streets, and on bis a?otioo toe Clerk wa> directed to ase*'tito o >cn what term* the Sumter Wa'er Co *i;? ?Wow tbe cse of the bjdrAots for this o ;'p;jee witStn the limits where spriok 1?2C :.; r. .w doae Th? Mayor $t<M*d ?bH* oe bad received a letter from <rov. McSwee'-ey icqninng as to th* e-- forcemeat of the dispensary law Causre! su?zes:ed (bat me Mayor, in reply iog to t~is ie-ter sooold reform tbe Governor :r?*t ai! lares are eoforeed to Sumter, and the dispensary {aw b no ozcep'ioo. Be'l'h Offi x?r fi.?*rdru was present by re? quest of the Mayor *o m-itce report ns to tbe tanita* v condition of 'be cit? B* sut sd th*: trier* t* g?"e?t difficulty experienced g-:D?r?? y by citiz ne io getting their privtes cleaned, nt?d ?bit be ts b**tng trou bte with d-T we :s or ress poole tba: are allowed to overfi DJtablv ooe at th? Masonic Temple arni -Ja* the Teieoboce Excbanage Tre mattere w<*re oiscuesed at length, aod -M ;z oj tve d*ocer to DUM?C bealtb from ;r.;3 -M?e o?' eff t?r3 it w;i8 decided to dis? contin?e be use of dry wells and to establish tue dry e-tr'h ctosit system ender control of tbe Board of Health. Tbs City Attorney was r^qoes'ed to prepare tvro ordinances one repealing the ordinance permitting tbe ase of cry wt?e alreidy constructed and orde?:og tbetr discontinuance wiibin 3 mon:bs; the ether forbidding that foecsl matter De allowed to fal! upoa tbe earth or buried io toe ground, and requiring tbat it be takan oct of the city; also inaugurating or establishing ibe dry earth system. A special Greeting of Council was ordered for 20th inst to adopt these ordioaoces. The Mayor reminded Council that co step3 had been taken to circulate a petition amoog the freeholders of the city for the purpoee cf ordering an election upon tbe question of a bond is3ce for the construction ct" a sewerage system ae had been requested by a mas3 meet? ing of ci'izens 9ome weeks ago. No action was takes, as Council thought tbey should take no steps until a petition from the free holders should be presented, which petition should. Qot be originated by Council ? letter from Miss Alice Poole was read clataiog compensation for 10 or 12 feet of Jarid lo Bartlett street, which she BBserts is part of her property. The Clerk was directed to write Miss Poole that ber claim cannot he considered as tbe land in question bas beeo used for many years as a public street-evi? dently dedicated to that use by ber ancestor The Clerk w.>s further directed to ask Miss Poole to eire three feet more of land for widening the street at that point and wak? ing a good sidewalk, which will add value to ber property. Tbe Clerk stated that J. F Baker, ped? dling stationery packages, bad paid $12 license for the past four weeks, aod asked that he be granted license to JIB. 1st for ao additional paymeat of $3, and bia request was granted. The Clerk stated that it would ee necessary to rent or buy a piano for the Opera House, as tbs one now in use is not soitaable for the purpose. Coaocil took no action, being loatb to incur expense on account of the Opera Hoase, which bas beeo unprofitable to the city, lt was suggested that the best disposi? tion to make of the building would be tj turn it into a first class hotel. There was some discussion of ibis proposition, but co conclusion was reached. A Night of Terror. .'Awful auriety was felt fm the widow of the brave (jen Burnham of Machias, Me, wheo he doctors said she could not live till moro iug," writes Mr? > H Lincoln, who attended her that fearful ingot "Al! thought she must soco die from pneumonia, but she begged for Dr King's New Discovery, saying it had more thar: once saved her life, and had cured her of consomption. After three small doses ?he slept easily all night, and i:s further use completely cured her " This marvelous medicine is gnar anteed to eure all-throat, ^hest and lung dis- j eases. Only 50c and $1. Tri.il bottles free at J F W DeLorme's drus store I Gen. Moise in OraDgeburg Orangeburg. No/. 13 --Gen E W Moise, of Sumter, cam? in this moroing and ;3 tbe guest of his old friend, the Hon. Samuel Diode He is here in 'be interest of the ChaHee'oo exposition aod has accomplished renee good aiready by makio?r friends for th* uoderuking ?od interesting others in its wei f?re. lt bas been arranged tsat he shall ad? dress the cirz?ns o? Oraogeburg at a mase meeting nt the Court House on Wednesday night Tbe meeting wiil be called to order at ? o'clock and Gen Moi?9 given lue oppor . iioitv JO present the claims and wishes o'." fie Charleston people before the *?sembler Orancet u.-gers Ge . Moise many friendi) ir. Orangeborg, and th? osition will ie coive tbe wsrm support o; ..c people of tbi.j county, who are always ready and Willing, wah their characteristic ente" ?ri?e, to put their shoulders lo the wn?-el ana work in tb? io*ere>t of Charleston and their Sute. News and Courier. A Monnter Devil Fish De.-iroyin? its victim, is * type ol constipa? tion. Thc power of this murderous malady i> felt ci; organs and nerve- and Muscles ... I Lrsiti. There's no health it's overc'.m?: But Dr King's New Life Pills are :i safe an 1 certain cure, iic.-t in the world for Ftomai-i., liver, kidneys and bowels. Only 25c al Dr 1 F W DeLorme's dru;: frtore* t While this lot la-t?, crepe tissue paner et c?a roll. H. G. Ostcen ? Co. Oct i'5~4 t Elliott's Seat Contested. Columbia, Nov. 15 -The election returns are beiog daily brought into the Secretary of State's office There bas been only one contest announced so far and that is in the case of Beckett, who ran as a Republican candidate against Col William Elliott Beckett filed bis protest with the county board of canvassers, who de cided against bim The decision of the county board shows not only the formal protest, but also the decision of the board. The protest said ic terms : "That the said ballots which were cast and returned for Wm Ellioitt at said election were not legal ballots under the laws of the State of $outh Carolina "Because said ballots were not of the proper color, and did not show . to wbat office the said William Elliott was intended to be chosen " The board of canvassers for Charles ton, after considering the matter, ren dered the following decision, which is on file in the secretary of state's office "Now, the board of canvassers of j federal elections for Charleston Coun ty find that the ballot cast for William j Elliott for representative in congress from the 1st district of South Carolina were "two and one half inches wide ? by five inches long, clear and even ? I cut, without ornament, designation, j j mutilation, symbol or mp.rk of any I ! kind whatever," except the name of j William Elliott, representative in ; congress, 1st district, for which office he was a candidate, and that the ballot was properly printed, and according to the laws governing elections in the State. "Therefore, we find that the ballots | cast for Wm Elliott on the 6th of I November, 1900, were entirely legal : according to Act of 1X96, of 6aid j State, and we 60 decide. j 'Thos H. Reynold?, chairman; ! Theo Poppen, Lee Royall, Attest; 1 Yates Snowden, secretary.''-News and Courier j Yorkville School Building Burned. Yorkviile, Nov. 16 -Our graded school building caught on fire this . morning about ll o'clock, caused by a burning chimney. It is a totai I wreck. Ail the children got out j safelj', but a number of them lost j their bouka and wraps The tarni . ture was all ioet by rite and br^ak j age. This building was formerly I the old female college It was sold j some years ago for $6,000, but cost j much more than that. The insurance j on it was $2,000. PARIS FAIR CLOSED. Attendance Small on tbe Last Night of the Exposition. Pari?. Nov 12 -The exposition closed today with the evening illumniua tion Five tickets were charged for ooe admission. There were few visitors io che day time, tiokets lacking purchasers at a son eaeb. The booming of the oaonon from the first story of the Eiffel tower annoone that tbe exposition of 1900 had ceased to exist. It ended in a blaze of illumina? tion, the final eveoiog being celebrated by a Dight leta. The attendance, bow ever, was small, visitors being kept away by a cold, drizzling raio. Official statistics show that the exposition was a gigantic success from the poioe view of attendance, which doubled that of the exposition in 1889, wheo 25,121,975 passed the gates. When tho gates of the exposition of 1900 olosed this eveoiog more than 50,000,000 persoos bad passed through. The British and Belgians headed the hst iu 1889 io point of onmbcr, bu this year the Germans were first aod the Belgians second, with tbe British far behind Americans also formed a very noticeable cootiogent. Indeed, they were immeasurably more numerous 'bao at che previous exposition. The record paying day tbis year brought cut more thao 600.000 visitors, as oom pared with a maximum of 335,377 io 1880. This eveoiog tiokets wbioh bad brought a sou io the afternoon were sold at thc rate of five for a sou A curious scene was witnessed at the exposition gates shortly before ?o'elook wheo the authorized ticket bureaus, which earlier in the day had been seil ing tiokets for two sous, reduced the price to ooo. The street hawkers, indignant at this, attached cards to their coats inscribed "Give you a ticket for nothing v In his Thanksgiving Day proclama? tion Governor Thomas, of Colorado, ?ays : ' We have drifted perilously near shoals aod reefs io Jtbo political sea, but have not yet grounded upon them We have raised armies and navies fer conquest, but thc organic law of the Republic is still sheltered in the hearts and consciences of cur people The war for dominion over distant 'lands b*s continued, but cur soldiers and sailors have been preserved from undue casualty aud disease For all these things let us give praise. Governor Mc5weeney has appointed, j at the request of thc Aodcrsou Bar, j Judge J. fi. Hudson to hold a special term of Court for Andersen County, beginning on December 10 and contio uing for one week if so long a time bc necessary. McKinley Against Reducing Representation. t -5 SEVERAL VERY POTENT REASONS FOR HOLD? ING HANDS OFF Washington, Nov. 16-The opin? ion is growing among public men who are in the confidence of the president that be will oppose any j movement looking to a reduction of congressional representation of the ! Southern States on acconnt of charges of the disfranchisement of colored voters. The president is said to be opposed to reviving iii feeling, which he thinks would be the result of a bill thus touching the south's suffrage. He has been told from many sources re? cently that an important element of southern business men, manufactur era and others, is at heart with tbe Be pu bl i ca ne and that the nucleus of a future revolstion against exisiting political methods in the south has been securely established an4 should not be dissipated by legislation that would be regarded by the south as sectional. On account of the president's atti tude there is a growing opinion that legislation looking to the reduction of the southern representation will not be pressed by party leaders in congress. Zn this connection it is suggested that any action taken with reference to the suffrage of the south in advance of the adoption of a de finite policy in the Philippines might throw some embarrassment io the way of the proper disposition of the citizenship rights of the Filipinos, and, moreover, it is felt that the government has as much as it can deal with now without getting into a contention over domestic affairs. The Armor Plate Contracts Awarded. Washington, Nov 15.-Seoretarv Ling today aoaouoced the conclusion | of ths tong negotiations concerning the j price cf armor plate for naval vessels, j and an agreement with the Carnegie < and Bethlehem companies for Krupp I armor a' ?420 a ton, with thc possible j addition of royalty, less fees, making j maximum price ?455.52 atoo T bc ? atnnum of armor plate involved is thc ? largest over placed at DU;; time by the government, ami ia said to equal ali thc i armor plate purchased by this govern- j mont un to 1896. Ic covers thc armor j plate for 17 ship?* now in various stages j (?f construction, including eight battle- j ships, six armored cruisers and three j pjotcctcd cruisers. NOTICE T? TAXPAYERS. 01*10 or COUNTY TREASURER SUMTER COUNTY. S?MTMi S. C., Sept. 22, 1900. "VTOTICE is herebj? given teat I will be io Xl nay office in tbe Coonty Conrt Bouse as Somter frem October 15tb to December 31st, 1900 iocluuve, fer tbe collection of taxes for the fiscal year 1900. Tbe levy is aa, follows : For State purpose?, a aills For County purposes, mills. For Schoo! purposes, 3 milli. Total ievy, 121 mjils. Also tbefollowicg special school levies: School District No 5, ' 2 mills. School District 2?o> 36, 2 mills. School District No>. 18, 2 mills! School District No. 20, 3 mills. Mt. Clio, 2 mills.. Concord, 2 mills. Privateer, 2 mills? No 5, 1 aili. No 17, 1 mill. Commutation Road Tax for 1S01 $1 00,. pava?le from Oct. }5tb 1900 to Feb 1st 1901. B. L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter Co. Sept 26-13t ASK YOUR FRIENDS! YOU FIND THAT THERE ARE Mi^BE Used by people who know a good piano that any omer make. Its because Sri ?ff PiaDos are better and cost Ie68 than othes?. Moving, Tuning ?nd Repairing ; Accom? modating Termsf Catalogue aod book of suggestions cheerfully given. CHAS. M. STKFFj Warerooms, 9 North Liberty Street. Factory-Block of E. Lafayette Ave. Aiken and Lanvaleetreete. BALTIMORE, MD. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. 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