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The Geoer? ?ss?toiy. _?TOr^irV-. Columbi*, ?au 22 -The legiilative day waa give* ap almost ea tir ely to the elections Mrfitway.*. ' The electib^w^?ot eooeiaded at one sittiog, Jwvtiie telowie g selection! were midd. To ba 8t*^ f?t?f?ao, term two year?, salary $8W;.per aa o nm. Min Lucy Banoo, of Maaoiagf Hiera vere' lea' oaodidates : Miases Barron, FMMO';&'.^W|ittBirevof Green lille. Salt^^?ike.v.of Greenwood, Thorn, of Maggie Coo nor, of Owgebttr^J?^^OiiaUH | of Co pmbia. L?IIQ. Sarriaoo, of Laurent, and Mrs ?&nk* Nietnsee, aod Mrs Preston L^cttob, of Colombia, ana BiriLillie ??|&*of Abbeville. To be j ??ge bf. the. Fifth eire ait, term W tw^years.^^^iWCj&rneet Gary, soeeeerjiing ?t?eelf withoot opposition To be jatfgf M. the Seven th eircoit, D A Towoseod, ?ino ?og o ver Senator Hydrick wi?| Y surprisingly large majority , . At the boor of taking recess, the election of a eade commissioner was io progress. Daring the balloting for State librarian there waa some confusion io the bsck of the' bail,. and Lient Gov Tillman ordered that the door be elosed. After lae balfott bad been taken, there were members in the lobby who wanted to get in to vote oo tbs next ballot. Mr Moses called the a;;ention of the chair to the fact that the doorkeeper had the door still looked, although oo ballot was in progress. I Mr Tillmaa ruled that the door should be kept locked dnriog a ballot. Mr Moses said that the mles of the joint assembly would not sustain this ruling. Mr Tillman-I would suggest to the gentleman from Sumter that he st&dy the rules. Mr Moses later stated that he had been a member of the geoeral assembly for 15 years and had never heard of such a ruling. The rules of the joiot assembly did eot-uphold the presiding officer, he declared. The incident was not taken very seriously, as eo issue was at stake, and thc vote was oot at any time close enough to be exciting. At the evening joint session the election for cods commissioner was concluded. Mr V?. H. Townsend, cf Barnwell, was elected. The other candidates were : G P Logan, of Richland, H L Scaife, of Union, R. 'fl. Weich, cf Newberry, and N G. Evans, cf Edgefield Capt Griffith was reelected superin? tendent of the penitentiary? without . opposition Turee . peuitentiary directors were then elected The candidates were : J. G Mobiey, of Fairfield, W. X> O'Dell, of Pickens, M. 0 Roland, of Sparenburg, A. K Saucers, of 8urj2 ter. and B . E Ho-man, of Aikeo j , Mobley. Sanders and Roland were j ?eUcted. ! Mr Angast Kobo was elected :rzs;ec of. che Sccih Carolina Coliege without - opposition Mr Lawrence H. Ssase. of Laing? ton, wa?? eleoted trustee for Clemson Ooileje The s?cate bs?d a half hour e^sico this morning befo.-e the joint, session sad a few minutes tcnigbt before the joint setskio ? somber of house bilis were given their 6~s* reading and three or fcc bills of local interest were introduced. Toe formal ba?ot for United States seaAv'V wa3 held, and Senator Tillman rcce.f-d every ballot eas; Mr H eedsrscn'e bili to make <ore? ship assessors cqu?iz?rs as well as accessors wa3 debared until the hour for t be j /inc sesi?n At the eight session the financial oammit->e rej,or*ed favoraoiy on the appropriation of $50.000 for the Chari-s'oo E?po^i'io? THE HOUSE. The house voted for Senator Tillman to fucceed himseif Fitteeo pecitiens from cotton mill operators praying that no legislation affecting milis er their employes be passed at rbis session were presented Mr Gunter imrodaced a Dill to make the commutation road tax cf factory employes v/Oe half of that paid by ether persons Mr Liver introduced a bil! to limit the boers of labor io cottee mil;!* St vera! orber h?ls "cf .ocal in?cest were introduced. More Dispensary Profits for Towns aod Counties-I og Law Killed. Columbia, Jan 23.-Tee senate pot to ca tour and a half cf good work sod uy. ."?ir H *a der sot; \s bili to make town? ship tsrerfore equalisers as well as assessors passed its third reading and was scot to (be house The bid to require owners of proper? ty ly tog partly within and partly wi:hout incorporated towns to return the proDerty separately for taxation passed the third reading. The committee oo agriculture made a favorable report ou the bill to regulate the width of the tires cf vehicles. The penitentiary committee made an unfavorable report on the bill to author? ize the sale cf the State farm. THE HO?8E. The house of repr?sentatives took important action on the division of profits accruing from the sale of liquor. The outcome of this may be that those \o*m?m*rf?owt dav be foresto ouster th? ??hools. Wien the dispensary Uw wat given a general overhauling last year, a ttep ! waa-taken io this direction when it ww deeided to reduce to 10 per cent tbe j Stated share of profits which should be distributed among all the eouuti?s io i tbb" 'Stats io proportion to the "school attendaee- and also will regard to any i deficiency in the three mill ' tex for ! eebool purposes in any county. The house decided to reduce tbe State's 10 per cent profit to 2 per cent, end sb as, while nominally coos plying with the eooititBtiontI requirements, direct the bulk of the profits from tbe j ; general State fund to tbs treasuries of j the l?verai municipalities and counties in which the dispensaries ere Jostled, j The house had * busy day and ec-' complisbed a great deal. Seeond read ing biils were waded into end disposed of without ceremony. The wee not a third reading bill on the calendar Nine bilis pateed second reeding and two were killed The two letter were the bille to provide a capitation dog tax, and to compensate the victims of theft. At noon fbe senate and the house met in joint session, and after the vote for United States senator bad been tab ulated, Senetor Sheppard, presideot of tbe senate, announced the election of B R. Tillman to be United States senator. Columbia, Jan. 24.- Much to the surprise of everybody tbe Char? leston Exposition appropriation bill met with opposition in the Senate. Senator Graydon moved to strike out the enacting words and spoke against tbe appropriation The bil! was made the special order for Friday. The bil! to provide a special board to equilize taxation and make uniform the return of cotton mills was passed The entomology bill was smended and passed the third reading. The Manning wide tire bill was made the special order for next Wednesday. The bill to enforce rules and regu lations for the guidance of the veteri narian of Clemson, in the treatment of diseases of cattle infected with contagious disease, passed to a third reading. The expense of treating animals shall be borne by the owner ? and he shall ba^e no damages for an ! animal killed by order of the veteri? narian. The reapportionment biil ; bill al lowing Union County to use surplus past indebtedness money for ordinary county purposes, and a bill to require treasurer of Edgefield to pay Mrs. V. C. Addison overpaid taxes passed to the third reading. j THE BO?8E. j The Mouse today got down to reai ; hard and productive work A great j 'junf. er of measures were killed out ! right ; others were amended, and some were given their second or i *? j third reading and sect on their way I The initial cotton mill fight was a ! distinctive victory fer those ad?ocat j ing leaving ibis great industry severe i ly alone Two bins were under cou sideraiion which sought io exk;.d J the liabiiity of cotton mill enterprises for damages where such damages j were occasioned by a fellow servant, ! cr in other words to appiy the law I now in force and effect ar. to railroads i to colton mili*, telegraph ase sirec! : railway companies After a hard ! and interesting fight the cotton mills j were exempted from the provisions ! of the measures by a decided vote, j but the telegragh and street c*r com j pa??es, which happened to be taken in under the omnibus bi!:, were mad?' : to carry the load, which 6eems to I have been mainly aimed at the cotton J milla, for the telegraph companies j have practically no operatives tvhc i could be affected, and the contention I is that street railways ere already under the head of steam rail-ays The second interesting and im portant fight was over the lien law A bill was presented looking to the repeal of that famous statute, but the member0 evidently want the statute lo remain. Tbe question of convict ?abor.. ! which is a broad issue, wa? lightly I touched upon j Quite a number cf measures of local i concern were given their second or ! third read?L-rs j m i Columbio, Jr.n 25 -The Senate ; spent the morning session debating . the Charleston Exposition appropria . lion and finally passed ii by a voto of j 29 tc C ? At the night session several new j bilis vTr-re introduced and a few cf ; minor importance were read a third : tirn^ Ti?'': liderton concealed weapon ' biil was killed by a vote of i G to 12 THE HOUSE The house killed Mr. JohD P. Thomas' bill to change thc law in regard to county boards of education and county superintendents o? educa? tion Mr Thomas made an able defense of the bill, and some excellent speeches were made on both sides of the question, but thc vote against the bill was surprising, 71 to 3S. The bill was given much ihooght by the author in its preparation, and wa? along lines suggested by the State superintendent of education in bis annual report The bill provided for county boards of education of five members each to be appointed by the State boaYd, and the successors of toes*,coustyboardt be ele1^-;by^b#:pe^p<e--. The county boards were to employ a connty superintendent who should give bis whole time to the work The* * bill' ba? been m ade s special order, and was taken op immediate ly sifter third reading bi I if. Messrs. Fraser and Moses voted for the bill, Messrs Dorant, Mc Leod abd Wilson against it The Richards bill to exempt from farther examination by tbe State Board of Medical Examiners all graduates of the Sooth Carolina Medical College was passed by s vote of 59 to 47 This bill passed the boase last year bot was- defeated in the senate Mr. Fraser introduced a bill-To prohibit a foreign railroad from ba lld? mg* operating pr leasing raiirosds in* this State. CHINESE SITUATION. Pekin, 8a!nrd8y, Jan 19?, delayed in transmission -Prince Ching says be considers tbe Chinese requests reasonable and feels sore that tbe United States will agree to them as well as most of the other nations "The question of indemnity," says Prince Ching, "bas two sides Some of the allies bave conducted warfare in a fashion unparalleled in the bis tory of civilization Chinese mer? chants and private citizens assert that valoables have been looted amounting to immense sums ; and it would not be fair to fail to take these largely into consideration when the question of indemnities is discussed "Tien Tsin, Pekin and all the cities and towns between have been absolutely stripped, while priceless treasures belonging to private idivid oals have been confiscated, irrespect ive of all ideas of modern warfare I feel confident that the good feeling of allies will make a doe allowance, and I look forward to getting a satis? factory reply to the questions wc have asked when we meet tbe foreign envoys Monday (January 21) We will theo consider the other points u Russia and Germany have reached an agreement as to the terms on which the railroad is to be transfer red to the latter The Germans will assume absolute control next Friday (January 25), but they will shortly transfer the ling to the British. Sir Ernest Masou Satow, the Brit j ish minister, has requested that the meeting between the foreign envoys and Chinese plenipotentiaries which had been fixed for tomorrow bo po3t poned uruii Tuesday in order to enable hirn to receive ?ns:ructions from the British government Robbed ihc Grave. j A Martling ncident cf ?.h:ch .Mr. John J Oiirer of Philadelphia, was the subject, is nar j rated by him a* ?OIIO-TS : "I ?r.s in a cost drc?dfaJ condition M.- skin was almost yes- ? i low. eyes senken, tongue cc&iod, pam conf.nu *Hy in back end sides no appetite-- gradually j growing weaker dav by day. Three j.-hy si i c.ans h*d JJ;van .-.ne ap Fortunately, a friend j advised trying 'KIcctrie Bitters/ and to my j rreatjoy tnd surprise, ???e Gr?t bettie aade a j I decided:-i?prOTd3ieai I o*ntiriued their use j j for three creaks, and' ata now a well maa. I j I know they saved my life, and robbed t-;e gravo j I if another vict:X:> one should fail to j I tr;: them. Oaly 50 cents per bottle .J. F i vV- DeLortno'* Dru;; Store. ? Still Fear DutcU R?S?D?. Gape Town, Jan. 23-Gen Kit ebener is disposing cf great forces semi circularly, his extreme left rest log on the sea, to circumvent the Boers The columns move simul tanecQsly, in touch with each other The great danger of the situation is the possibility of Gen. DeWet's j appearance in C^pe Colony. It is believed that none of the Dutch j would resist his personal c*ll to arms They think tbe fame of Xapo-1 leon ard Wellington pales in tbs ! presence of his military genius, j Among a number of captured letters is one from Gen Hertzog'to Presi? dent Steyn, asking for 1 .OOO un j married young men to enter Cape j Colony and beat up recruits HESTER'S STATEMENT. i I Ne?v OiieaLS, Jan 25 -Secretary Hester s weekly statement issued today shows an increase in the I move-meet ii cotton into sight com i pared with the seven days ending this d.i.'e I .?Gt year in round figures of 3,000 and a decrease o.ider the same days year before last cf 11.000 Fer the 25 days of January the totals show an increase over last year of 28,000 and a decrease under tb(* same penod year before last of 178,000 For the 147 days cf the season that have elapsed, the aggregate is ahead of the 147 days of last year 718,000, and behind the same days of year before last of 1,295,000. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 2U9, 265, against 212,011 for the seven days ending this dato last year, and for thc 25 days of January it has been 76o\802, against 739,235 last I year The total movement for the 1 147 da3'8 of the season from Sept 1 j to date is 7,374,689, against 6,0*56, 673 last year. M F. Simmons was on Wednes day elected U S. Senator from North Carolina to succeed Marion Butler, the populist. I ) Republicans Cannot Agree on Reduction of War Taxes. : Washington J?o 24.-Tb?re ts very grave doobt in regard to the passage of (be war tax redaction bill at toit? session ol coo g reba. The bill drawn bj tbe boose differs radically from, thai dravo by (be senate, abott tbe ooLy point of resemblance between tb?m being tbe faet that eaoh reduces the reveooe by aboot |40,000,000, whereas Secretary Gage asserts that tbe government cao-. sot afford to restrict its iooome by more than $30,000,000 Sinee boto, booses persist in oodereottiog thia to the extent of aboot J10;0.0?,$00, it ts be? lieved that the administration woold not regret to see tbe whole matter go over till next session. Certainly, the behaviour of certain senators weald give one this impression. M oreo vi r, if congress ooo tin oes to nile ap the appropriations as it is doiug eveo $30,000, redaction will be too tri nob. it is estimated that $750,000, 000 will be expended at this session. Over $720,000,000 were expeoded at tbe last one, making the total nearly a billioo and a bali The river aod har? bor appropriation bill provides for an expenditure of $60,000,000 ; the naval bill is equally extravagant, and the advocates of the ship subsidy bill insist that the government shall give to the beneficiaries of their scheme a sam estimated at $9,000,000 a year for a long torm of years. Instead of re? trenchment and tax redaction the ten? dency seems to be toward extravagance and the perpetuation of excessive war taxes. The advocates of "lib?ral appropria? tions" contend that the oonotry bas passed beyond the stage of moderate expenditures, even in the piping times of peace, and that government disburse? meats keep pace with tbe growth of populaci?n The argument of those who attempted to defend the extrava? gance of the first "billion dollar con gross" was, in substance, that ''this is a biliiou dollar countryV There is sinai! c >oofort io such ressonin? for p:rson9 of limited meaos, ?o whom increased taxation represents some de gree of deprivation. For instance, the war tax cf 10 cents a pcund on tea, an article which cvsry bod) use?, is estimated by the treasury ro be about 80 per cent on the impon value. How muon satisfaction does ir afford the poor mao who bas to pay this to be told, cn tho authority ot Senator Frye, that if be wi 1 coniica: ro bear thc burden meekly provi.-ion xiii b? made io subsidize American ?'iirs so that one great company, at leas:, will bo able to pay ita siocl'hold ors S'S per cent, dividend. The OJ an who rn-: . pay 35 cecta z pound for an ?nic-iior quality of tea will fir.vi oo n:hce h 'h: assurance that if bc submits '.bedienriy tc excessive taxation the Unuc-i S-"a:es wiil eventually ha?? .he greates: cogestion cf warships ic rhe world to defied cur eob3?diz?? merchant marine. Tbe republicano r.:e determined to force thrctt^n ibo slipping bill If it cizoot He brought to a vote at ifc:s seasioo, th? republicans will fcc io \i ?bat ooo cr iscre of tbe appropria ion bilis ci?o fail?, and an extra session r7?l? be called to pass them. Then, Then congress bas met-to appropriate -it can, of course, take :p inc chipping biil incidentally. Thus tba president will bo freed from vbc criticisms cf bsvkg csiH an nx'r?. session for tbe benefi \o? thc ?b?p owners and yet the ship otveer will be benefit t2d by the session ho will have called. So everything wili bc lovely and the taxpayers will have :o shell out. Meanwhile thc treasury bureau cf e . a ; ? ? t ; os is congratulating the cocotry that American exports have increased from ?857.502,548 in 1890 to ?1,478, 050,584 in 1900. This is a fine shew? ing until it is realized that tbe growth o? ou: expert irado has iargeiy develop? ed at the expense of the American consumer. Tho h:avy import rexes beep the foreigner out of the American market and ensble the American manu facturer to obnrge atore for bia product? Lt bern?, while he is compelled to reduce ?!i? prire to ?CFP?~?C<5 ke?^s:1* se baa to fac-? CotsDOtition in csarjy ail the markets cf the world O'. M. Kitchener Under Fire. Pretoria, Thursday, Jan. 24. Yesterday 3 train, with Lord Kitche? ner and a body cf troops, proceeded towsre! Middleburg, an armored pilot engine preceding It waa derailed by dynamite near Balmoral. The Boers, who were in force, opened fire, and the British replied heavily Ultimately tho Boers were driven off. The British sustained no casual? ties. - mm (MW* President Hardy, of the Agricul- j tural and Mechanical College at Starkville, where four hundred of the young men of the State of Mississippi are being taught, announces that there is not a boy in bis school who smokes Six mouths ago more thsn half the student body wera smokers, but during that only one has been re* ported as smoking, and he bas since quit No harsh measures were used in bringing about this great reformation. The president simply expressod his wish, explained the evil effects of /Smoking the cigarette, sud appealed to the boys to be men: They <baf?;Mr wsrfto sotie lissai' ia ?eor?torta? eotrteat? d?t W**t B?uor Kdsew?&r, wS?.wirj'B?f l?> ba-?leetsd se u? tor fron Nebr?? ka, bat bad ?oeo a ?arm time dodging oooitabiet that be b?s applied to-tbe '-oort for aa iujtrnar fio? ' restraioing them from pur?afin fr him till be get? through bis seoatorul frasas-VViimiogtoa Star. OraBge growers i? Southern Califor? nia are clamoring for more earl' Th?y say the railroad caooot feroiih ?keen with more ibaa balf eooogs to move their crop. The Florida orasge: grow? ers- are sot tutting any objection WHmtDgtoo Star. Tb? Pao American Exposit iou at Buffalo is not the only great exhibi? tion to be opened this year Tbe city of Glasgow, in Scotland, will also have a -grand exposition, for which it bas been, propsting,: bot Buffalo and Glasgow are so- far apart that neither ie likely to bart the other. The last exposition a* Glasgow was thirteen years ago, and it Iben prov? ed eo profitable that the surplus re ceipta formed a fund which will pay for tbe permanent art boiidings to be erected this year. It is to be boped that Buffalo's Exposition will be equally successful. Tried Friends Best. f or thirty yearsTutts Pills have proven ablessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria,constipa tion and all kindred diseases. T?TTS Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condoned Schedule in ErtV.-r .Tan. IT. ir-O?. ffol? ?o. & -.?--??v -IM I "TSx ri Xo.fi Baily Dai:7 BASXBRN .IMK i^ily Dairy 5 2?p 7 COajLv... Charlearon . Ari tl l?a S lap 600p 7 41a " .. Summerville *. ?<!.>.:. 7 2s;> "an. S 55a " . Branchville " : 9 tua j OOOp 75So 9 23s **_Orangebunr. . " ' > I?? 533p $47pl015aj Ringville . "?7.Via 4 4:?n 52up; 7 ??u LY.. Charleston . Ar li l?aj Sloy 7;ith.? 9!5a? - .-..Branchvii!? " SS6a? ''ou:? 755p' O -ion; - . .Bambers ... - 8 27a 533]i SO?pi 9 50a| ** .. DOM mark . " 813a 5 lin; S2-!)> IO 07a '* ... .Blackville 8 e,!a 5?3n 924p!ll00a " . . ..Aiken . " 7u:>a. 355p 1020p 1! 50a 1 Ar. Augusta andLv "J 620a' Slop ft: addition '<> th? above service traius Kos. ISand !.> rna daily between Charles? ton and Columbia, currying elegant Pullman sleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. m.:arrive Columbia 6:00 a. tn. No. IS leave Columbia IT3U a. ra. :arriv? Charleston 7:00n m. Sieepingcars ready foroccupancy at 9 :0:1 p. m. both at- Charleston ami Columbia. These trains make close connections at Columbia with through trains between Florida points and Washington and the east. Connection with trains No.-:. :ii and 32 New Vork and Flor? ida Limited between Blackville. Aiken and Au gusta. No 31 leaves Blackville a: 8:4$ a. m.: Aiken 9.40 a. m.: Augusta 10.??a. VA. No. 32 leaves Angus?? r?.30 p. m.; Aiken 7.15p.m.: Blackville 5.05 o.m. Pullman Drawing Room sleepers between Augusta. Aiken and New York. Trains Nos. ?and ll enrry E:?\-au: Pull man Parlor Cars between Charle.-*:on. Summer ville and Columbia, connecting a: Columbia with the Famous New York and Florida l-iin ited._ _ . ' ~Su:?. ?ix. ? Sun.; only Snn. Lr. Augusta . 7 00a! 930a 5 30p Ar. Sandersvffle . I I00o|124:jj? - Tennillc.; I30p;i253p; S 4>.);> Lv. TenniUe . ; 5 10a! 359p? 210p " Samh-rsvilh-. j 3 Ste. -j 3Sf? Ar. Augusta... _.???jj.frwai ? wp SSOy Lv. Savannah..il;! :?.*.'12.Viv Jttpj. M Allendale.i S ?5? 35^. . 155p " Barnwell.i 4 13a 425p 3 45? .' Blackville.j 4 2& iS9p S13p 505p Ar. BaTesburg ...j .-...j 8O0p Ar. Columbi:!.j Ch:: 5I5p 945pi .. . !~ .. -, .. ' Stix Daily [Dany Daily v, s:: f.x>1" Lv. Columbia.!M :.?>.: 1 15a Lv. Baiesburg Ar. Blackville. I I lon 2 57a 193?aj s:\-:i " Barnwell.! i 24p' 12a ll i?ti . .. .. Allendale.I J 55n| :'. 45a ll 3Ca ... " Savannah.I 305pi 500a ..|1020a At Irin ta r.r:d Beyond. Lv. Charleston. UU? 520p Jg Ar. Augusta. Il .ASI hr.'.;;.. " Atlanta. ?>2l)p! S'.Xn . . . Lv. Atlanta.T 10 35p 5 ?ia 40l*?p Ar. Chattanooga. 2 ;r.a 9'45a! 8.40?' Lv. Atlanta..f... . tVOfcv -115p I Ar. Bu-nxinghm . !2n*n l0<Xtj i *. Memph?s.?via??ir'ingam)]. ^;).:;' 7 15:? j Ar. Lexington. *. J*lila 5 ?.Vi I Cincinnati. ?. I2n*n : 7 : _L"-'??.-..-> .. - .. _ , j Ar. Louisville. ... . ? ? 7 4i:pi 7 "On j '. St. Lou i <.*, :? k- 7C4ait>?i)?' ?r. ^j^ljiphl??. (via Chat t ? ' i / :? To A s?iG Vi 1 ? o- G i ? c i :i ? :i ? i - L o n i - v: ! 7. _r^r?wxTiJta. ji^lg^g Lv. Augusta.". i?^*.: ! ?. Batesburg _ ?4sr? tj^Tf? i Ly. Charleston. . . .e. ?i t/.1? I Lv. Co?umbin tt>nion i >-. j?.>t ; ~ [j : ? r s ?J:i. ] Ar. Spartani?:?rg :?: ;>.,, ; ; , " Asheville. 7 ;.v-. 4S . " Knox il>.. ..', uri ; .;.?'. Ciaciannati.. . : ?:.!:. V " Lotnsn:1..' . via JfcH&oj. ;.? ;I To WasKingtoa aaa thc K:;s;. Lv. AUgUStSl. o, . I '. Ba.teslv.irg ; :>.> j.? .?...? . " < ? .lum l?in . I '::l.-n ()<.;. ot) r : ? n. j. .> }ii:t j Ar. Charlotir.. !>*Jtiji . 1 j Ar;- Danville. ?TTla. ! :?^.- i Ar. Hi.-hmo::.i t; ?: .'..-.i I Ar. XVa^uns?,,?T" ; ; 7 >;: :.. | - Babi?non- Pa ti. I: ?? i?t n ; " Phihubdphia. "I.'.: ..'.'.::i? _" New York -ji>;-;.. r, . T r>aily ox<-ept Snnday. Sleeping Car 1.1J:<- U::u. - ;i Charlesto;: ; I Atlanta, via Augusta, making conn?-rrj n: ' Atlanta foratl i>'>hu- North :;:;.; W.-s:. Connection at Atlanta with Ch'h'air?. and ) Florida spetdal. daily i-xee;>t Suxulav ?.!'.>? luxurious nain in the world. Conniptions at Columbia with tit rough 1 raia? for Wjishington and the l?ist : also for .T.-u-kson ville sud all Florida Points FRANK S. GANNON. .1. 31. CCLP. Thinl V P. At Gen. M?r.. Traih.- Manager. Washington, D. C- Wash i a on, D. C ! ROBT. W. HUNT, Div. Pass. Agt., Charleston. S. C. S. H. HARDWICK. W. H. TAYLOR Goa. Fais. Agt.. Asst. Gen. Pas* Agt.. Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga. Every-cotton planter should write forwrvaltiaWeilliistrated pamphlet, "Cotton. Culture." It is sent free. ? Send name and address Ct> GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Kaseaa Iii., W. F. MCE TO ggps om? lo? COUNTY TREASURER SUHT1R COUNTY. S??TEa, S. C., Sept. 22, 1900. NOTICE is hereby jziven that I will be io my office 'ID tba County Conn House at Sumter fra ru October j 5th to December 31st, 1900 inclusive, for tbe collection of taxes for tbe fiscal year 1900. The levy is aa follows : For State purposes, 5 mills For County poroosts, 3$ mills. For School pa-rpoeee, 3 mills. Total levy? 11^ mills. Also tb? fol low ?cg special school levies : School District No. 1, 2 mills. School District No. 16, 2 mills. S;bool District No. 18, 2 mills. School District No. 20, ? 3 mills. Mi. Clio, 2 mille Concor?, 2 mills Privateer, 2 mt!ls. No. 5, 1 mill. No 17, 1 mill. Comsrct&tioo Road Tax for 1901 $1 00, payable from Oct. 15tb 1900 to Feb Isa 1901. H. L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter Co. Sept 26-131 Land Surveying. i WILL GIVE prompt attention to all calis for ecrveTinc and Diam*? lards. 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