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Eighteen Hundred Dollars. Dtgpeoeee at Klngetree Be perte Big Robbery. Yesterday meretog Gov MoSweeasy VM ootifiVd by wir? that the dispeo ?Off 41 Kiagatr??, ia Willi?Biburg eeooty ha? aeaa robbed Iba oigbt be? fore aad (bat iba soio of $1.8i)0 to ooab bad bcee stolen Tba goveraor baiog aoay fraoi the oity, Ibo diipatoh woo torood Ofor to Stale Liquor Com ojsMioetr Greet. Tb? < ipeoeery ao tboviitoo bete taboo tbo mat?sr op ood eteoftbe iea^iotote eilt ba oaol to Kiegstrs? et eees to make o thorough baooeiifettea ood report tbo feets. Tb? dawoossey woo wdorod elooad forthwith. Tbo diopaoMf ?l f. II. Player. Noee tbo Owens* iOwi ore yet koowo ot ood of ?bo Iteo. Tbwio tbe lorgoat robb?? y tbat bat Olef oeeotvoi at o oeoocy dispensary tieea tbo oyeteoi eoa Im aetobltabtd Oed ?oery eoVrt eilt bo mode to rseo? ?r tbo wieeef aod looate tbo goilty perry. Loot otfwt Tbo State received tbs feSeevleg aooKuosil details fron in osrTossssdsot ot Ktegotrer: ? Tb? die eoeotr bate, ft*, of. Ploytr. slat ms tba; im was rtbeew ?.bis msroiog Jost bsfori daylight of ovo? eighteen boodrod del tare re eaob. State aed ooooty moae>. | It ia rssstvked that tbediapeootr'a bead Oiftred Des? saber loa ' A latfv oaepotob to tbe etat? from Eis gut too ?off tbot: "Poolie oeoti seeol boro weise da tbot goveteer ri reaaovw at oeoo eoeoty board of ooetro) eed every oee erne seeoseied witb tba empsnaary bore "?Tbo Sitte, Dae. Hab. KlngttrevV Story or the Die pimeery Robbery. Special to Tbe Stete Kmgetree* Dec 28 ? Karly tbio teeteieg, ae beofoooo people ware eweevUg oeeo tboir detiee for tbe day, it woe whispered oroood (bot fee eiow*neaty bad egeio been robbed one) tbwl Plop I an i V M. Player bed bajoe '*ef* ee1' aod relieved of over fl.tee for eeob Jeot before daylight cfrmmoreAag Mr. Weyer, ft oepeoro, bod related fell partfeetorote Mr R E Statte, tewo eJbiabol Mr. Statte ?eye be owe) Mr Atmen were id tbo dispeo one* Jaot nigbt wltb Mr. Ptoyer eetll neerty midoigbt, ooowtieg ep Mon day's eeree of liquy; tbot be woot to bed eboet midnight, ood woo eroas cd by Mr PJayer about 6 o'clock tbia morning wbo ototed tbat bo bod boeo robbed, ood gave tbe following particulars: Player ototed tbat be beord some eee eolliog hire from lb* ootiide, ot tbe beck door of tbo diapeooory ; tbot be opened tbe door ood woo im mediately oovarod by two guoe, in tbo hands of moobed moo. wbo de saeeded bio raooey or bio life, ood, owing no armed aod unprepared for ooy auch t mergeocy, be woo power Woo. and offered no resilience, aimply eeymg: 'Gentlemen* I io in yper power " Two others, making foor men io oll. tu mi came forward aod entered th" d'up^Hiary. and took all tbe coo t?ote of Uta safe end two bag* of Itqo ?r?, *ni deliberately walked off tet.i'tg Mr Vesper to be careful ood noi give any olarm for ot least SO minetea, ot Die lift would be in dan gar Aa soon ao Player thought they bad left bo ran to Stu la' booae, which is directly io front of the die pen?*ry. Mr Statte ?eye tbot ?fter being ?roaaed bo distinctly I ? ?r J tbo bug gi?* gowg oeroes Black river bridge, wb:oh is tm* tbe. w*ai aide of King Otr?H?. nearly ball a rune diatant from th?* (I 'peoesry Mr Muiu. enya he Wean oi to aw*ke Mr 11 O Brittou, c-'-.nf toiler and also clerk of r >erd of control of this county S ?i -cited *-v,'x v hiog to him, and 4w+- we:.: 00] ??? urouse Mr Lemon, w>> ? he found drunk In bad, and h inej unable to erous? bim. be Iben wweft nack home, end he aud Mr fHoyefl ateyed there until daylight, wti a Mr Britt .1 came end ordsred ajloj i iifji lock up R too 'leavy'tlow to iho town, to e*y no lanes* of ii. und will give King?"-- a black eye for many daya Mi Player has always been looked up ?n ?? a vtraiglit m?*n. and the bust eves p**op'e ?Ii ?eeni In have confi ?!??>.??? io trim He had eel depoaited any money for about two weeks, and np le a short time ago ho had been depositing hia money in the aefr of M"?e'a Hlller oY Co., which n>?de it perfcrily safe The counly treasurer ?tat?? tiiat Mr Player's bond expired abjul tliel&thof December, and he promptly notified H 0 Briitou, clerk of the board, and Mr Brittou a ales that he promptly notified the State board of Control, that Mr Play? er wa? without bond, and they paid no attontion Tb? county board, ku .wing Mr. Player to be without boad. quietly le him go on aoting diepsnosr. In tbe full discbarge of bis dutiea To ooy tbe leaat of thia, it amouote to almost orimioal careless? ness, ood Ibo eeeHment of the people dornend at least tbe prompt reniovol of the board, oe by tbia act oloiw they have shewn tbelr unfUoeea fo: filling any suoh important business portion. Mr Stalte soys tbat bs is ooafideot tbot be fctewe tbe foer men wbo robbed ? ht dispenser*; that be bee oo proof, bot too* ooe of them wore o peculiar kind of mackintosh ooat thot feve him detd ?wee \f tbie wholesale robbery bo allowed io paee uoootioed as has beeo dooe io ilje oeee of every other robbery con oeoted with the diipoosary here, the people will vote to pot it oot of towo The grided school is almost wholly roo by tbe profits of the dispensary at this plsee, aod if the towo wive to lose this mooey it would cause thi school to be eloeed ooe year or loogei Oapt W. H Kennedy, mayor of Kiogetree, has tried time sftsr time to get Mr Player to deposit the dispensary saooey, earths law requires, ooee a week, with the eoaoty ;ressorer, bot withoat avail, as it seems tbat he de? posited when ha pleased Mayor Keo* ?sdy farther etstes thst hs appealed to Mr Brittoo. who is maoager for the heard, to help him to get Player to de? posit tbe asoney, bat wss given oo eat iafaetion. The eoaoty treasurer, R. D Rolliae, ststss thst he slao sdviaed Mr. Plsysr to he mors regolsr io de posiiiog money Mr Plsyer hsd ds posited only $285 doriog tbe month of Deeeoaber It is oot koowo bow moeh lbs shortage will aggregate, probably $1,800 or may be aa mash sa $3,000 Plsysr baa baeo dispenser about a year aod la tbat time has had tbrsa robberies, the last time beiog a com? plete cleaning op Every diapeneer who hso beeo oooooeeted with it here has beeo robbed. Oov MeSweeoey is appealed to to offer a .reward for the apprehension of the goilty parties O 8. B. THE INSPECTOR THERE Klogatree, Deo 28 ?The State authorities hare at laat begun to take soms astion io the grest dispeoeary robbery. Inspect r Staneell arrived here tonight and will eodeavor to pot the OsBesrs oo the trsek of tbe robbera. Mr Statte claims tbat he beerd burglars Isaviog town aod not yet an officer or soy ooe else bss reieed s finger toward making as effort to oatoh them Mr 8tntta( the day bsfors ths robbery, told Mr Plsyer thst this vsry tntog might happen It is rumored oo ths atreeta tonight thst ths abortage will aioed $8,000, bet aa I said laat eight oo ooe knows what it is, snd will not know ootil the isspestora asks it koowo. G. 8. B OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE What Poetmaatar General Smith Say a of Rural Free flail Delivery. While rural free mail delivery ie eoeopyiag the at tent too of oaaey joat oow, tbe followlog from Postmaster Qseeral Smith, may be of interest: "Postmaster Osoeral Smith ssya tbat for an additional oof Joy of $14,000,000 rsrai free dslivsry ean be extended trvetisally over the whole oountry This mtaaa that for aaeh an expoodi turu ike mails oould be taken every day to every door ia the laod. "The question aiUes whether aa a nropositico io edneatioo soy expooditore ooali be eooesived which would work more heorfioial results. It ia not enough that tbs maila are. as at preasnt, sariied to 31,000,000 of people massed in towoa aod oittee Tbe as yet oo fioisbed task ia to get the a si Is daily to the 21 '>00.000 of people soattcrod over 1.000,000 tqnaremi'cs of terri <ory. **A nation doubles its importaooe wbeo its millions of adnlt people on communicate with saob other daily. Not only this, but tbe circulation of oowspapers aod periodicals over tbe whole lasd daily adds immsaaurably to tbe sum total of geoeral intelligence and puts the rural ottixeo oo an equal ity with the heretofore exclusively far* ored urban dwpl'er. Moreover, there oould be oo more effectual ineen'ive to good roads theo frea raral delivery This would still more farther iorercbeoge bstweon the people, extend eommeroc and eradicate isolation "All the tendeoeies of the times sre in the direction of bringing eouotry aid eity into olofor touch. Tbe time is oot far tff wbeo there will be few else* distico'ioos bstwoeo city aod o.ootry dwtllsrs oo the score of iotel ttgeoee The "beyecd" will be aa well posted oo the day's doioge ss hia city contemporary and thus equality will have made immeoac etridea "Steadily the postman, oo bis steed, tb" eleotrio ear, the bioyolo and tbe telegraph wire are abolishing dtstioo tioos amoog the people Of all the instrumentalities contributing to this end oono are doiog moro effeotive work than rural free delivery. It will not be hiig before the most isolated seetion of tbe ootntry will be io daily touch with tbe mo?t highly fsvorsd oommnoitios and with the worlo at large " THE C???lT CON8TIT? TION. Hebios, l>oo 2(5 -The various sec ttooa into whioh tbe Cuban constitu? tional oooveottoo was divided soms weeks ago, for tho porpoee of prepar? ing snd submitting drsft constitutions for tho ooosideration of the ooovention ae a whole, aro gradually getting to? gether oo tho be.m of a unitary gov? ernment with restricted suffrage. The ooovention loaders now bops to havs tbie work oompleted by Jan. If), so that the results un*y he submitted to the Uoit d States congress, Feb. 1. Tho seotio-el disoussioos have been bitter snd prolonged aod thorefore tbore will be less debsts in tbe open sesoions, tbe herd fights having boon made in the aeeret sub-sessiooe io order to aavo pnblio wraogliog. RACE WARIN INDIANA Tbo Cowardly Whites are Afraid of the Riotous Negroes. Joffaraonvillo, lud, Dep 25 ?A race war is to progress at Oeaieotville, a small station oo tho Pan-Handle Road, five miles norh of this city sod serious trouble is expected The ' oegroc? are srmed and tbo whites sre keeping with? in doors to avoid them The ootbroak began yesterday aftcroooo, wbeo Lee aod Jcho Redmond, negroes, became iotoxiosted aod sot oot to iotimidato whites Wbeo their insults were re seotod other oegroes joioed Raoger and Redmood, sod osptored Samuel Ken doll's saloon. Nearly twenty shots were fired, but oo ooe was bort. Ao appeal by teiephooe wan made to 8hsriff Rave for help aod he drove to Oementvillo aod to some exteot quieted the negroes while be wsa present. After hia departure snother ootbresx took plaoe aod message after massago came to tbe looal polioe to send men to tbo towo. Raoger was shot by Keu dall, but how badly ia oot known, as be was carried away and secreted'by his oompanioos Kendall's life was threat? ened, aod about midnight he. managed to escape from bis store aod came direot to this oity, awakening Prosecutor Montgomery, aod beggiog him to issue warrants sod havo deputy sheriff.-) sworn io to ?ervo them It was almost daylight when the community became quiet, tbe negroes baviog ev erytbiog their own way 80 far today 00 ootbreak has taken place Tbe whites are intimidated to euch an ex tent that they are using every possible precaution to preveot a collision ??s**e>e??<ewaw*?? Christmas Dinner at tbe Asylum. Editor E H. Anil io his Columbia letter to his paper, Tbe Newberry Her aid aad News, mentions a recent visit to tbe Hospital for tbo loaaoe, aod aays: "It may be interesting to goow wbst it takes to forniab n Chrietmae dinner at thia institution Here ia a list fur? nished mo by tbo man who is io obarge of the kitebeo. Preparation 00 this diooer began last Wednesday : 1,000 loavea bread, 250 pounds rice, 115 doieo eggs, 150 turkeys, 425 apple pies, 425 potato oosiarda, 255 pounds eake, 250 mioee meat pies, 25 poorids eoooanot oake, 50 pounds lemoo aod jolly oake, 150 pounds chioken salad, 8 barrels Irish potatoes, 8 barrels swot potatoes, 800 pooods pork, 4 bnshels meal. Io addi>ioo to this special dinner a Christmas treo with oiodiea and fruits aod other nioe tbiogs is prepared for the amusement aod enteitainmeot of tho inmates sod Christmas with them Is a happy time They also havo a a daooe and mosio. Io tact everytbiog is done for tbe diversion sod enjoyment of these onfortooetes HESTER'S LETTER. New Orleans, Dec 28 ?Secretary Heeler's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exobange statement ebows for the 28 daye of December so increase over Isst year of 808,000 For the 119 days ot tbe season tbat have ellpsed tbe aggregste is ahead of the last year 008,000 Tbe smount brought into eight dur ing the paet week has been 339,650, against 255,398 for tbe seven days ending thie date last year ; and for the 28 days of December it has been 1,611,696, against 1 302,742 last year These make the total movement of the 119 days of the season, from Sep? tember 1 to date, 6,430,847 against 5,822,402 lsst year. The movement since September 1 sbowe receipts si all United States ports 4,469,664, against 3,905,353 laat year ; overland ser?se tbe Mis eiasippi, Ohio and Potomac* rivers to northern mill* and Canada, 665, 104, against 807.105 last year ; interior stocks in excess of those held at the end of the commercial year 724 523, against 326,489 last year ; southern mill takings 571,556, sgainst 583,455 lsst year ; foreign exports for the week bsve been 182, 876, making; tbe total thus far for the season 3,129,605, sgainst 2,500,887 last year Northern mill takings and Canada during tbe past seven days show a decrease of 17,050 as compared with tbe corresponding period of last yesr, snd their total takings since Sept 1, have decreased 350,892. Tbo total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada thus far for the season, have been 1,629,000, against 1,996,81? last year Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centres bsve increased during the week 45, 295 Including stock kit over at ports and interior towns (rem the iast crop snd tho number of bales brought into sight thus far for tho new crop the supply to date is 6,5511,381 Atlanta, lh-o 26. ? A controversy having arisen between tho Atlanta newspaper* over the charge by one of thorn 1 but former President Cleveland bad voted (or McKinley at (hu last clcotion, tbe Atlanta Journal this morning received in reply to a telogrsm sn authogreph luttor from Mr Clovotand in wbioh ho says emphatically tbat he did not vote for Prosidont MeKioloy. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has home the signature of ' and has been made under his per ?^y?f*/ sonal supervision since its infancy. w *<*C4H*fK Allow no one to deceive you i n this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, eures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. _tmc CCNTAUH COMPANY, tt MURRAY ?trckt. new YORK city. "Whit Thb Outlook does is to give the fairest, the most unbiased, the clearest conception of the manj momentous occurrences which are shaping the world's history to-day. This weekly combines the functioos of the newspaper and of an illustrated magazine, and discusses politics, religion, education, economics, litera? ture, and art."? Ntw York Times. i In 15he OUTLOOK LYMAN ABBOTT & HAMILTON W. MABIE, EDITORS i ? during the months of November, December, and January will appear a series of ten autobiographical papers from Bootcr T. Washington telling the romantic story of his life, from birth in a Virginia slave cabin to the eminent position which he holds as the builder and head of Tuskegee Institute and the honored and trusted leader of the colored race in this country. Every Reader of This P^per will strely be interested in Mr. Washington's story, and as a special offer in order lo intro? duce The Outlook to new readers, we will send The Outlook for the three months above mentioned at the special price ot twenty-five cents (regular price, seventy-five cents), providing the name of this paper is mentioned. The Outlook tells the story ol world happenings every week in short, clear, labor-saving paragraphs. Address Subscription Department B, The Outlook, 287 Fourth Avenue, New York City. Atlantic Cotton Oil Company, Sumter, Charleston, Camden, Bennettsville, S. C.s and Gibson, N, C. Offer for Sale for Cash or on Approved Security, High Grade Cotton Seed Meal, Acid Phosphate, German Kainit. Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash, Cotton Seed Hulls, in bulk, baled or sacked. Highest Cash Market Price Paid for Cotton Seed. Address nearest mill point, or head office, Sumter, S. C, PERRY MOSES, Pres. Horace Barby, Vice Pres. A. C. Ph:slps, Sec'ty and Treasurer. C. C. Fishburne, Assistant Secretary and Treasurer. Nov 21?4m JUST ARRIVED. A fresh car load of Horses and Mules, With prices and qualities calculated to suit any and everybody. All animals well broke and sold on a full guarantee to be sound. That's the way 1 buy them and they must turn out so to my customers. My usual stook of . Buggies. Wagons, Harness, Grain. Hay, Lime, Cement. Plaster. Hair, Fire-brick, Lat?s, Terra-Cotta and Sewer Pipe On hand, and I am prepared to sell the same at very close prolix Our WHITE HICKORY WAGONS can't be beat. Give them a trial. They are as cheap as others and better. Respectfully, He HARBlTe NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. ornci >r COUNTT TRfi.ASURERS?MTIERC(J?NTT S?mtbb, 8. C, Sept. 22, 190t. "^fOTlCE is hereby gxwto thet 1 will be io toy office io tbe County Court Housel *i Sumier fr >na Octoter 15th to ?ecemterl 31st, 1900 inclusive, for ibe collection efj taxes for tbe fiscal year 1900. Tae Je?y is es' follows i For Statt purposes, I ssiils. For Count puruosrs, anils. For School j urposes, 3 mills. Total PtVy, 11} onl i AUo ibe fui loa? leg special icbcol sestet: School District No I, 2 Oiilte. School District No 16, 2 mills. School District No. 18, 2 tsilie. School District No 20, 3 mills, alt. Clio, 2 mills Concord, 2 mills Privateer, 2 mills. No 6, 1 aid. No 17, 1 seiil. Commutation Uoad Tai for 19? 1 f 1 00, psyebls from Oct 15tb 1900 to Feb 1st 1901. H L SCARBOROUGH. Treasurer Semtcr Co. Sept J6? 13t ASK YOUR FRIENDS! YOU PINO THAT THERE ARB HUBE Lsei by peop'e who know a good pUno ibi any other m*ke Its because Sueff Piaci are better and cost less tbao others. MoTiag, Tuning ?od Repairing ; Accot modatiog Termr. Catalogue aod book suggestions cheerfully given. CHAS. M. ST!EFF3 W?ireronro9, 9 Ncrtb Liberty Street. F*c?orv? Block of K Lsfajette A?| Aikeu acd Lnnvule *trepts BALTIMORE, MD Kodol Dyspepsia Cur Digests what you eatj It artificially digests tbe food aodj Nature io strengthening and n structing the exhausted dig* gans. It is the latest discovert ant and tonic. No other prei can approach It in efficiency, stantly relieves and per mane ntlj Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Heart Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Kj Sick Headache, Gastralgia.CrairJ all other results of imperfect dig] Price 50c. end $l. Large size bontsiasY small site. Book all about dyspepsia m? Prepared by C- C De WITT O CO . Crjleago. JSHUGrHSON&CO - -tL_ i Land Surveying. IWILL GIVft promr: attentioTi to all calls for sor/revioff and olatt?e lands. * BANKS H rtOYKIN, Oct 10?o > j Catcbnli, 8 Cv Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars Large Une^of 6ne Ha] Segars. > x Toilet Art?. A choice line of ToileT Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Dim Store, The L?rmst and M?sl Coup Estatilishme?t South Geo. S. Hacker & -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH. BLINDS, Moulding & Buildini Material. office and Warerooms, King, v-^posite Ci non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. ?kV Purchase our make, which weguaraot superior io any sold South, and tlelftbj ^avc money. Window and Fancy a lass a Specialty October 16 ?o Life and Fire Insurance. Call on mo, at n>y residence, Li| Stieet, tor both Life and Piro), rauce. Ouiy reliable Companij resented. Phone No 130 Aiidrena Jloi Oct 25?0.