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Question Sprung in State Executive Committee and Decided Action Taken. TILLMAN MAKES THE FIGHT. Primary Ordered in Seventh District. Columbia, July 25.-Wren the com? mittee was called to order tonight Col. ^ones stated the object of the meeting to be the arrangement of a primary to nominte some one to fill the unexpired term of the late Dr. Stokes. The following members of the com? mittee were present, the counties of Charleston, Cherokee, Chesterfield, CoUeton, Darlington, Dorchester, Edgefield, ' Georgetown, Greenville, Hampton, Kershaw, Oconee, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and Williamsburg iaving no representative: Abbeviller^A. W. Jones. Aiken-W. W. Williams. Anderson-^. 'Perrv Glenn. Bambers:-E. T. LaFitte. Baraw?lfc-G. Duncan Bellinger. |; Beaufori-i-Thomas Martin. Chester-T. J. Cunningham. . Clarendon4-Louis Appelt. Darlington-A.-\L. g A. Perritt. Fairfield-T. H. Kitchens. - Florence-^-D/ H. Traxxler. Greenwood-D. H.* Magill. Horry-J. A. McDermott. Kershaw-J> O. Richards. Lancaster-T.. Y. Williams. ?, Laurens-N. B. Dial. Lexington-D. ?J. Griffith. Marion-S: G.- Miles. Marlboro-W. D. Evans. Newberry-Cole L. Blease. Orangeburg-'W. O. Tatum. Pickens-R. F. Smith. Richland-Wilie vJones. Sumter-R. D. Lee. York-J. C.-Wilborn. B. R. Tillman, Trenton, national executive committeeman. Wilie Jones, chairman, Columbia. U. X. Gunter, secretary, Columbia Mr. R. D. Lee of Sumter offered the following resolutions: i; Resolved,- That the.date of the Dem socratic primary election in the sev . ?nth congressional district be fixed for the last Tuesday in August, being the 27th of the month. Resolved, That .the Democratic cam paign in said'district be opened on the first day of August, and continue to the 24th day of August. Resolved, That the dates and places .pf the campaign meetings be as fol lows: (To be inserted by committee. He also offered the following : Resolved. That the Democratic conn ty chairman in the counties and parts cf counties of the seventh congression? al district are hereby instructed and requested to make all necessary ar? rangements for the primary election and for the meetings. Resolved, That the candidates be assessed $50 each, as in the regular primaries, payable on the day that campaign opens. Mr. Tatum thought the date named rather early ; that the last of Septem -"-ber would suit better. He moved to amend by changing to make it the middle of September. On motion, of Mr. Magill the whole matter was referred to a committee cvisisting of the members from the several congressional districts. This committee returned reporting that the resolutions be adopted as presented, however, changing the date for the prima-y to Sept. 10, and for the cam? paign to open on August 6 and con? clude on Sept. 4. Sumter C. H.-August 6. Bishopville-August 7. Eastover- August 8. Brooklnd (night)-August 10. Hilton (Lexintgon countv)-Au gu t 13. Lexintgon-August 14. Leesville-August 15. j Orangeburg C. H. August 20. Orangeburg county (places to be designated)-August 21. 22 and 23. St. George's -Augustg 26. Holly Hill-August 27. Summerville-Augrust 28. Monck's Corner-August 29. Walterboro-September 3. Colleton countv ( places to be desig nted)-Sept. 4. The report of the committee was adopted. The committee agreed to leave to the members of the committee from the Seventh district* the work of canvass? ing the returns and declaring the re ~ suits. There was considerable discussion overa proposition by Attorney General . Bellinger not to assess the canidadtes anything so far as the county com? mittees are concerned. He held that the assessments by both this commit? tee and the county committees was tantamount to ruling a poor man out of the race. The counties put on other assessments, and there were contest expenses, newspaper advertisements, *etc. Mr. Tatum agreed somewhat with "Mr- Bellinger and Mr. Mrtin thought that tie committees should make the assessments. Mr. Appelt thought that several fSaaaties would need monev. 3&L T. Y. Williams favored Mr ^?lbs.SJ^r"s motion. He said thia tpowet county committees was abas? hed an many caanties. Jttr. Lee ?ccggetsed that the success ru' ~\;Tididate be required to pay $500 'Let the man who gets the honors and emoluments of the party pay the ex? penses. Mr. A^jflt wanted to amend so that jno ??Lttij ?^jiki assess a candidate ?TOT $50 each. So??Bger said that the commit? tee mus* decide not to make any as? sessments itself leaving it to the coun? ties, or vice versa. Some counties did not pay any election expenses. The counties inimical to a candidate could assess him out him out of the race. If the counties were allowed to assess he would move to reconsider the $50 State committee assessment. Mr. W. D. Evans wanted to allow the eoanty chairman to draw on the State chairman for an amount not ex? ceeding $50. . Mr. Tatum wished the limit m the counties fixed at $10 each for the can ?Lidates. ,, Mr. Dial moved "to table Mr. Bel finger's motion. Senator Tillman then slowly rose and said: "We live in a comm age-we've heard something of brand of Democracy recently.''1 the candidate go to congress to i sent the people or himself. Were going to put offices here for When you make it a matter of chase and rule a poor men out yo the offices up at a price. This should be put on a plane of 1 and duty. We are "commercial . ocfats" in paying ourselves the of our expenses here. He didn'i lieve that this committee ougl pay itself even though it had done all ' along. It was unfaii them as Democrats to make candi pay for the officer. The committee declined to tabl< Bellinger's motion and it was a< ed, refusing permission to counti assess. Mr. Tatum offered a set of re tion of respect in regard to the Dr. J. Wm. Stokes. Mr. Bellinger offered resolutio: respect to the memory of the Hons. W. H. Mauldin and G. J. fern, members of the committee, had died since the last meeting, resolutions were adopted by a ri vote. v Mr. Magill then offered the fol ing resolutions "inasmuch as committee is charged with the pol of the party" : Resolved,* That in addition to tal the regularly prescribed oath to a the result of the primary, that candidates for congress in the spt primary pledge themselves to sup and advocate as members of cong] the principles and doctrines of Democratic party as promulgated the national and (State platforms : til'the same shall have been regul changed by a convention of the pa Resolved, further, That the ca: dates shall pledge themselves to ? port the action of the party caucus *. Mr. Appelt opposed the r?solu because he saw no necessity for th and no resolution of the comm i of "the committee could amend the ( stitution. Mr. Dial, Mr. Smith,. Mr. Ki tel Mr. Lafitte, Mr. Perritt and : Bellinger also opposed the resoluti Capt Williams, Mr. W. D. Ev? Mr. Tatum favored the resolution. Mr. Richards said that while he tended to vote for the resoultion though^ the resolution indirect : therefore offered the following : Wb< as tne Hon. John L. McLaui junior United States senator electee represent the State of South Ca lina in the national congress has his affiliations and votes in that bo ignored the national Democratic p] forma and thereby misrepresented state and his democratic constituei who elected him. Therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense i convictions of the State Democra executive committee that Sena John L. McLaurin, from the stai point of honesty and self-respect shoi tender his unqualified resignation i mediately. Mr. Richards said he was awj that the legislature had failed to p? such a resoluion, unwisely introduce He thought that action was a flection upon the distinguished seni senator from South Caroilna. j said he and his people felt that y. Laurin was trailiing the Democra flag in the dust and he was man enou to say so. Mr. Appelt moved to lay both 3 solutions upon the table without c bate. ^TILLMAN'S TIME. Senator Tillman said he hoped : one would attempt "to gag us here.' Mr. Appelt disclaimed any such i tention. Senator Tillman then rose; his ey flashing and his lips quivering wi suppressed feeling. He said that debate a short time ago acircumstan had arisen that led to the tender the resignations of McLaurin and hir self, and all knew what followe "Now, we here in this room areeith Democrats or we are not. We are tl representatives of the Democrac; Had McLaurin. had this man, ca his vote in the United States senate i accordance with the will and desi: of the people of this State? Who wi dare stand up here and say that 1 has done so? But I know somethir about it. He has voted on importai matters with the Republican pari since the treaty with Spain was rat fied by his vote. Is this what yo i call a democrat? I have remaine j quietly in my seat and seen him cor ! fer time and again with the Republ: ; cans. Nov.- we are the engineers an ' we are in charge of the Democrat! ! train and we must guide it safely int ! the democratic station,. The eme3 gency has arisen and we must act her and now and see the train safel through. We must protect the part interest from treachery." Senator Appelt interrupted to asl Senator Tillman if he thought th I committee had any right to amend th pledge provided in the party constitu tion. Senator Tillman said: "I am no discussing that pledge resolution, am discussing the important substi tute which has just been offered anc which carries the discussion into 1 wider field. I want to say here anc now that McLaurin's friends have twe means of redress. This year wher things started out we were" told thal we were going to have peace and har? mony for one summer at least. Bul "peace and harmony" won't come when there are sneaks and thieves and traitors going around and hiring Hes? sians and distributing gold and buy ing:up newspapers. I am fully aware of what I am saying, and ? know whereof I speak. " Senator Tillman ( turning upon Mr. Appelt)-I knew that you belonged to him heart and soul. Mr. Appelt very plainly declared that he had always been a very warm personal friend and supporter of Mr. McLaurin and that he had been equally as warm a supporter of Senator Tillman and had supported him as loy? ally as anyone else, and he did not care to impugn Tillman's motives or have the senator impugn his. Senator Tillman remarked that Mr. Appelt must have thought that the cap fit him, for he had said nothing con? cerning him. Referring again to Mc? Laurin's proprietorship of Mr. Appelt, Senator Tillman said: "Oh, it is un? derstood that you have been "My Dear Appelt" to him for many years. Mr. Appelt-Ves, to you as well as to McLaurin. There was a bit more of cross-firing between Tillman and Appelt and Till? man continued : "But the issue is not as to men : in? stead it i one of Republicanism and Republicanism of the most damnable | kind. He said that if McLaurin had ? come squarely out he would have had ! some respect for him : even now j claiming to be a Democrat, he goes to Charlotte and j abuse Democracy, by! the very name. Even the Republican j papers of the country said that the ' doctrines that he advocated were pure Republican doctrines. His friends are going up and down the State crying these doctrines. McLaurin is bound to the Demo? cratic party by his pledge : bound to 16 to 1 or bust and all that if you will. What I want now is for you to pass this resolution and let all Democrats go forth labeled, so that they may be known to all. Senator Tillman then said that a man sent to congress by the Demo? cratic party should represent and not misrepresent the party. Another re? dress that McLaurin had would be for him and all his friends to use all their efforts, legitimate and illegitimate, to secure the election of commercial Democarts to the next State Conven? tion. It was for the people to be heard and he tied his faith to the people. If the convention, perchance could not be kept true to Democracy, then the people themselves could speak at the polls in November and rectify the wrong. Mr. Dial said that this committee, he thought, had no right to pass the resolution and Senator McLaurin would pay no attention to it, so what was the use to waste time. Senator Tillman -Certainly, we do not expect him to do so. Mr. Blease said that he was willing to condemn the course of Senator Mc? Laurin in the Senate, but was not willing to vote for the resolution re? questing his resignation, as the com? mittee had no right to do so, as he viewed it. He moved to strike out the words asking for McLaurin's res? ignation. Mr. Cunningham moved to" table this proposition and this ? was done. Only three seemed to vote for .the di? vision of the resolution. Mr. Appelt renewed his motion to table the whole Richards resolution and Dr. Smith seconded the resolution. Senator Tillman demanded the aye and nay vote upon the question and wanted to settle the whole thing here and now. As the vote was being taken Mr. ! Glenn arose when his name was called 1 and gave the following as his reason ; I for not voting: "I did not fvote for this committee to ask Senator McLau? rin to resign his seat in the United States senate for the reason that the constitution of the party was fixed by the people and the people will decide the matter in the next rimary. " When Mr. LaFitte's name was call? ed he did not vote. When the roll had been concluded he rose and said: "Record me as voting no: I did not know the question." The vote was then taken and was declared 21 to 5, the motion to table being thus lost. Those voting aye were Messrs. Ap? pelt, Perritt, Dial, Smith and Miles. The Richards resolution was then adopted, and the committee adjourned. DR. KILGO MA*" FIGHT. Durham Corresponddent Charlotte, N. C., Observer. I Durham, July 22.-Passengers who ; came in on the morning train from Greensboro today brought the news of a "scrap" that occurred on the train. The parties implicated in the fight were Dr. John C. Kilgo, president of Trinity college, and Mr. R. B. Craw? ford, a well known hardware mer? chant of Winston-Salem. Mr. Craw? ford was seen at the residence of his father-in-law, Rev. Alexander Walker, this morning and asked about the matter. He said that during the meet I ing of college men in Greensboro some weeks ago Dr. Kilgo, in a speech, j grossly insulted the good name of his ! father, Rev. L. W. Crawford, editor of the North Carolina Christian Advo? cate, and he (R. B. Crawford) wrote Dr. Kilgo, asking if his speech had j been correctly reported in the Raleigh Post, to which Kilgo replied by refer? ring him to several persons in Greens boro who had heard the speech. This, Mr. Crawford said, was far from sat isfactory to him and this morning as he came down on the train from Greensboro he happened to go into the second-class car where Dr. Kilgo was seated and approached him in a cour? teous manner, as he was not angry and had no idea of having a personal en? counter, and stated to Dr. Kilgo that his letter was very unsatisfactory. Dr. Kilgo said that his (Crawford's) letter was also unsatisfactory to him. Mr. Crawford then said to Dr. Kilgo that his attack on his father in the aforesaid speech was unwarranted and cowardly. Kilgo retorted: "You are the biggest coward in the State," whereupon Mr. Crawford struck Dr. Kilgo and several blows were passed I before they could be separated by the j pessengers. They did not hurt each other beyond a few slight bruises, and j Mr. Crawford expressed sincere regret over the' occurrence, but felt to be j called a coward was an insult which should be resented then and there. Dr. Kilgo was asked for a statement, but declined to have anything to say ! about the matter. Mr. Crawford is a graduate of Trin- j itv collese and is well knwn here. He is a prominent business man in Wins ton-Salem, where he has resided for several years. He also is prominent in church circles, holding several offi? cial positions in Grace Methodist ' church, of his town. MCLAURIN RULED OUT. The action of the state executive committee of South Carolina in ruling Senator McLaurin out of the demo? cratic party was clearly within the province of the committee, and wa legitimate action from a Darty stand? point. Whether it was a wise action is another question. To many it would seem preferable to let the people pass on the question in the primary. His reelection would mean popular approval of his course, while his defeat would be his repudiation by the democrats of South Carolina. Had the resignations of Tillman and McLaurin been accept? ed and the race before the people have taken place this summer, it is proba? ble the executive comm i tee would have awaited the verdict at the polls : but as the primary goes over until next year with a session of congress inter? vening the committee has evidently felt called on to pass upon the question of Senator McLaurin's party fealty. -Augusta Chronicle. FREE TRADE WITH PUERTO RICO. | President Issues Promised Proc? lamation on Anniversary of [ Planting American Flag on the Island. - Washington, July 25.-The president today issued his proclamation estab? lishing" free trade between Puerto Rico and the United States and declar? ing the organization of a civil govern? ment for the island. The proclamation is purely formal and only in the body of the 'resolutions adopted by the Puerto Rican legislature (heretofore published) does it appear that the isl? and is set free commercially today in commemoration of the anniversary of the planting of the American flag on the island. The proclamation is headed "Cessation of tarin*-Puerto Rico." It recites that the act of April 12, 1900 (otherwise known as the Foraker act) provided that whenever the Puerto Rican legislature enacted and' put into operation a system of local taxation to meet the needs of the gov? ernment and by rlsolution so notified the president the latter shall issue a proclamation and all duties on goods passing between the United States and Puerto Rico shall cease. As the leg? islature has complied with that re? quirement and terms set out in resolu? tion which are quoted in full in the body of the proclamation, that docu? ment says: '.'Therefore, I, William McKinley, president of the United States, in pur? suance of the provisions of law above quoted, and upon the foregoing due notification, do hereby issue this my proclamation and do declare and make known that a civil government for Puerto Rico has been organized in ac? cordance with the provisions of the said act of congress. And I do further declare and make known that the legislative assembly of Puerto Rico has enacted and put1 into operation a system of local taxation to meet the necessities of the government of Puerto Rico. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 25th day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-sixth. ( Seal)" ( Signed ) William McKinley. By the president. David J. Hill, Acting Secretary of State. Assistant Secretary Spaulding today gave telegraphic notice to all collect? ors of customs that free trade exists on and after today between the United States and Puerto Rico. The telegram reads as follows : "Merchandise going into Puerto Rico from the United States, or com? ing into the United States from Puer? to Rico, withdrawn from warehouse, exempt from duty on and after July 25, 1901, under scetion 3, act April 12, 1900, and resolution and proclamation pursuant thereof." Shooting Follows a Shortage. Special to the State. Hagood, S. C., July 24.-Late yes? terday evening news reached here that there had been a shooting fracas be? tween colored persons near Rafting Creek, in this vicinity. Charles E. Ellerbe shot at Adam Dinkins who was seated in his buggv. The back of the buggy was filled with shot, but Dinkins was unhurt. Dinkins is treasurer of Rafting Creek Colored Baptist Church, and the trouble is said to have arisen from a shortage of $200, which he cannot explain. Ellerbe has been reinforced by the arrival of his brother and Dinkins is backed by three brothers. Both sides seem unwilling to attack, and it is presumed their honor is satisfied. No further trouble is expecetd. All par? ties are prominent in social and re? ligious circles. Prevention of Consumption. London, July 23.-A feature of to? day's session of the British Congress on Tuberculosis was Dr. Robert Koch's paper, which was listened to with the deepest interest by a big gathering in St. James Hall. During his address Dr. Koch said his experiments had satisfied him that human tuberculosis and bovine tuber? culosis were radically different dis? eases, and that he had amply demon? strated that cattle could not be infect? ed with human tuberculosis. The counter proposition that human be? ings were not liable to infection from bovine tuberculosis was harder to prove, the doctor, ?aid, owing to the difficulty of experimenting upon hu? man subjects, but that personally he was satisfied suck was the case, and he recited at length post mortem evi? dence supporting this belief. Dr. Koch said if this point was conceded it remained to determine the chief source of contagion. Continuing, the doctor said that human immunity to bovine infection disposed of the belief of infection through dairy products, and he considered this source of dan? ger so slight as to be unworthy of precautionary measures. Heredity was also an unimportant factor in the transmission of tubercu? losis, though the contrary had long been believed. Dr. Koch said the chief source of danger of contagion lay in the sputum of consumption pa? tients, and that a remedy was to be found in a law preventing the con? sumptive from strewing contagion about him. Several methods to this end were available, said the doctor, the surest of which being isolation in sanitariums. Thisxwas impracticable, but he strongly urged the establish? ment of special consumptive hospitals and the obligatory notification of the authorities of the existence of the dis? ease, the disinfection of the quarters when ver consumptives changed their residence and the dissemination of in? formation to the people concerning the true nature of consumption to aid in avoiding and combating it. Dr. Koch closed his remarks by ex? pressing his belief that the ultimate stamping out of tuberculosis was pos? sible. Norfolk, Va., July 23.-The Sea? board Air Line machinists' strike was settled today on the hour basis. Portsmouth, Raleigh, Hamlet Monroe and Abbeville mechanics get 271? cents per hour and all others 30 cents. COURT OF INQUIRY SELECTED. Dewey. Benham and Kimberly Will Compose lt. Washinfgton. July 25.-The court of inquiry, which is to investigate the controversial points in connection with Admiral Schley's conduct during the Spanish war, will be composed of Admiral Dewey, president of the court, and Rear Admirals Lews A. Kimberly and Andrew E. K. Benham. The court will meet at he navy de? partment in Washintgon, September 12. Secretary Long announced these facts today. The judge advocate of the court has not yet been selected and the precept to he court which is be? ing prepared by Capt. Lemly, judge advocte general, has not yet been completed. Precept Given to the Public Fullest Investigation on All Disputed Points. Washintgon, Juy-26.-The precept to the Schley court of inquiry, which the navy department has been prepar? ing for several days was given to the public this afternoon. It is a document addressed to Admiral Dewey, as presi? dent of the court, instructing him concerning the matters to be investi? gated. While it directs that "the en? tire matter'' of Admiral Schley's con? duct during the operations in West Indian waters shall be investigated, making use of the very words employ? ed by Admiral Schley in his letter to Secretary Long, it also selects certain distinctive acts of the rear admiral concerning the facts and propriety of which it calls for particular investiga? tion. These points .cover briefly Admi? ral Schley's alleged delay with the flying squadron at Cienfuegos, the slowness of his progress toward Santi? ago, after leaving Cienfuegos, the retrograde movement toward Key West, the effectiveness of the bombard? ment of the Spanish fleet at the ranges used in the reconnoisance of May 31st, the state of the coal supply on various ships when he telegraphed the department that he would return to Key West, the loop of the Brook? lyn at Santiago, the accuracy of his reports, and matters relating to the controversy between him and Com? mander Hodson over the alleged collo? quy which is said to have taken place aboard the Brooklyn when the loop was made during the naval en? gagement off Santiago. With the ex? ception of the last two counts, the others practically sum up the criti? cisms of Admiral Schley's conduct made by Secretary Long to the senate, which the secretary characterized as Schley's "reprehensible conduct," One of the important points in the precept is the direction to the court to report in its conclusions, "all the per? tinent facts which it may deem to be established together with its opinion and recommendations in the premises. " Secretary q;ong made the following statement about the precept : "It is simply an enumeration of the facts that have been, to use the appli? cant's own words, 'under discussion': they are referred to informally and suggested to the court as matters which have been under discussion and, as such, should be inquired into by them. They are enumerated in accord? ance with the general rule that when inquiry is made the person interested should have notice beforehand as far as possible of all the specific things about which inquiry is likely to be made." Judge Advocate General Lemly, who was designated as judge advocate of the court today, now, will proceed with the preparation of his case. He will examine all documents and pre? pare a list of witnesses. The court will probably sit for several months, more than likely until after congress convenes in December. Judge Lemly has not yet decided who the witnesses before the court? shall be. They may be taken from the navy, from the army, or from civil life-for undoubtedly some of the newspaper correspondents will be call? ed in this case. It ia even probable, in view of the recently published in? terview of Capt. Enlate, of the Span? ish navy that be and Admiral Cervera himself will be called if Admiral Schley desires it. Of course, the court of inquiry has no authority to compel their attendance and it is more than doubtful whether they would respond to a summons, but the opportunity will be afforded. No word has been received from Ad? miral Kimberly who it was reported had written to the department saying that his health made it inadvisable for him to attempt to serve on the court. He will not be officially notified of his selection as a member of the court until he receives the precept which was mailed to him today. A copy of the precept will also be sent to Ad? miral Dewey and Rear Admirals Ben? ham and Schlev. Dallas, Texas, July 23. - There was one death here late tonight as the re? sult of prostration from heat. The highest temperature today (oi?cially) was 107. Beaufort, S. C., July 23.-During last week a negro sailor named Wil? liam Cornish entered the homes of several white women at Port Royal and attempted assaults upon them. On Sunday he was captured and placed in jail there under guard.of a deputy. About midnight Sunday night the screams of a man were heard in the outskirts of the town, followed by six pistol or rifle shots in rapid success? ion. The next morning the deputy was found in the jail tied hand and foot and his prisoner missing. Noth? ing has since been heard of Cornish. The negroes outnumber the whites here about five to one. On Monday and this morning there were muttered threats of negro vengeance for the dis? appearance of Cornish, though nothing has yet happened. PENNYROYAL PILLS ? o. - 0'??1"*1 .Bd 0lll7 ????lue. 7K*\\8A* E? Alw?.T*reli?bl?. Ladle*, uk Drurrin Acl&Wit f0r CHICHESTEK'S ENGLISH fr^^-fSS? ia KED in ! ?old Cistiiiic: bo?? 5?a> 1 ? ST Sf* b:u* rib?>00- Take no other. Refine 71 *???i D?fl*erou? Sab?tStutlon? and lmlta / fW tina*. Euy of your Drogfii;. or lead 4e. ia tL ? ,Uf?.*.>f,,r. P?rtlenlar*. 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The State of South Carolina, County of Sumter. By T. V. Walsh, Esq.,Probate Judge. Whereas, Jas. E. Mayes, made suit to me to errant him letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of Nelson Brockington, dee'd. These are therefore to cite and ad? monish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Nelson Brock ington, late of said County and State deceased, that they be and appear be? fore me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., or. July 26th, 1901, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenon. to show cause, if any they have , why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 10th day of Julv A. D., 1901. THOS. V. WALSH, July 10-2t Judge of Probate.