The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 21, 1900, Image 2
?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
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