LEE COUNTY LINE TOO NEAR.
Accurate Survey Proves That New
Connty Line Rans Within Eight Miles
of Court House.
Lee County is not yet established
and the outlook at present is that the
hopes of those who have worked so
persistently and zealously for the new
county are again doomed to disappoint?
ment.
The defeat of the new county, if it
is defeated, will be the result of care?
lessness in making the survey of the
proposed new county and not ip any
irregularity in the election.
Maj. W. Lorine: Les who was em?
ployed to resurvey the county by the
opponents of the new county move?
ment, for the purpose of determining
whether or not-the constitutional re?
quirements had been complied with in
cutting off the new county territory
has very nearly completed the sarvey
and will be prepared to file bis report
within a short time. The work
would have been completed several
weeks ago had it not been for the
high water in Lynches' River Swamp.
While the survey has not been com?
pleted on the Southeast corner of the
proposed new county, all the other
lines have been located. Maj. Lee is
not yet ready to make a report as to
the area of the new county, but he has
made a report that shows that Lee
County, as laid off and voted on at the
recent special election, does not fulfill
the specific conditions set forth in the
constitution as a pre-requisite before
a new countv can be established. One
of these conditions is that the line of
a proposed new county shall not run
within less than eight miles of the
Conrt House of any county now estab?
lished.
Maj. Lee has ascertained by actual
survey that the Lee County* line,
" where it follows Scape O'er Swamp, is
only 7 3-10 miles from Sumter Court
House. There are one or two other
points that are in donbt but as a sur?
vey has not been made of a straight
line from these doubtful points to the
Court House no report has yet been
made in reference to them. It is
really unnecessary to run these lines to
the Court House, for, if the line is
too near the Court House at one point,
the establishment of the new county
would be unconstitutional.
The accuracy of the survey of the
line run by Maj. Lee from Scape O'er
Swamp to the Court House is to be
verified by Mr. J. W. Branson, of
Florence, who is not only a civil
engineer of established reputation and
unquestioned ability but he is also
entirely disinterested, and for that
reason his services have been engaged
.for the purpose oft verifying Maj.
Lee's survey.
SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL.
Conference Held With Coast Line
Officials in Reference to Drainage. '
/ _
Mr. J. R. Kenly, General Manager
of the Atlantic Coast Line, and Mr.
W. M. Pleasants of the same system
who were in the city, met the City
Council at a special session Monday
ing for the purpose of discussing the
matter of drainage for the railway
yards' depots and the adjacent section
of the city. After a brief session dur?
ing which the matter was talked over
in a general way, without any definite
proposition being made by either the
railroad officials or council the meet?
ing took a recess until 3.SX) p. m., for
the purpose of affording an opportu?
nity for a committee of council and
the representatives of the Atlantic
Coast Line to make a careful inspec?
tion of the ground and the proposed
line of drainage, so that they may be
able to discuss the matter with a "fall
knowledge of the necessities of the
situation.
THE A. C. L. DRAINAGE HATTER.
What the City Council Did at Special
Meeting.
The City Council met at a.30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, pursuant to the
adjournment from the morning session
Mayor Stuckey, Aldermen Boyle, Finn,
W. H. Epperson, Hurst, Purdy and
Rowland were p?sent. General" Man?
ager J. R. Kenly and Mr. M. H.
Pheasants of the Atlantic Coast Line j
also attended the meeting.
Mr. Kenly made a proposition that
the Atlantic Coast Line Co. would
bear one-half the expense of a pipe line
of such dimensions as might be neces?
sary; or if Council thinks the city
cannot at this time expend so much
money-the cost being estimated at
from $4,000 to $5,000-he suggested the
construction of a cypress drain which
would last ten or fifteen years and cost
$1,200 to $1,500, the city and company
entering into a contract each to bear
one-half the cost of the present drain
and such other drain as may hereafter
be put in. Or the company will now
put in part vitrified and part wooden
drain on same terms. A further con?
dition cf the contract being that the
city assume all responsibility and hold
the company blameless in case of any
damage which may be caused by the
drainage at any time to any person or
property.
The Council desiring time to con?
sider these proposition eand ascertain
the legal status of the matter adjourn?
ed to meet again within the next two
weeks on such day as Mr. Kenly may
name. Mr. Kenly agreed in the"mean?
while to have the ronte sarveyed and
the actual cost calculated, at least ap?
proximately.
Blown to Atoms.
The old idea that the body sometimes
bleeds a powerful, drastic, purgative pill
has been exploded ; for Dr King's New
Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless,
gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel
poisonous matter, cleanse the the system
and absolutely cure constipation and sick
headache. Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's
drug store. 1
Columbia, February 6.-The Mer?
chants' and Manufacturers' Club has
invited Capt. Richmond P. Hobson,
Mr. T. S. McPheeters, of St. Louis,
and Mr. C. L. Gates, of Atlanta, to
visit Columbia and deliver addresses
in relation to the interest of young
men in the city.
NEW APPOINTMENT
By Georgia and Atlantic Coast Line
Roads For Macon.
Mr. W. C. Ragin was, on yesterday,
j appointed soliciting agent at Macon
I for the Georgia railroad and Atlantic
Coast Line, to succeed Mr. W. C. Mc?
Millan. Mr. Ragin had been pre?
viously emlpoyed as private secretary
to Mr. H. M. Emerson of the Atlantic
Coast Line in Wilmington, N. C. He
is a young man of brilliant prospects,
and he goes to Macon with everything
in his favor. He will begin his new
duties at once.-Augusta Chronicle,
Feb. 6.
There are now thirty-seven convicts
on the chain gang. Of this number
nine are leased from the penitentiary.
With this force of hands and the
teams owned by the county, Chain
Crang Overseer W. A. Tribble is mak?
ing excellent progress on the clay and
sand road which Supervisor Seale is
having built from the city limits to
the Poor House. The roadway is be?
ing thoroughly graded, then a surface
of twelve inches of clay is put down
and on top of this sufficient sand is
placed to form a hard and compact
road that will neither cut nor wash
when it becomes well mixed with the
clay and packed. The work is being
done in a careful and substantial man?
ner and when completed it will be the
best and most valuable work that has
ererbeen done in the vicinity of the city
by the chain gang. Every person who
travels the Bishopville road in com?
ing to this city will be benefitted by
the improvement now being made on
this road, and unless the sentiment
in favor of good roads is underestimated
there will be immediate demand for
the improvement of all roads entering
the city and for the extension of the
clay-sand roadways from the points at
which it is now the plan to discontin?
ue the work temporarily. The city
will find it necessary to take up the
work where the chain gang started at
the Mile Branch and continue it on
into the city to the Presbyterian
Cbnrch at least. If this is done there
will be two miles or a little more of
first class roadway that is practically
as good as macadam and far less cost?
ly.. Unless the city shall build the
clay roadway from the Mile Branch to
the Presbyterian Church the full
value of the work being done by Su?
pervisor Seale cannot be obtained and
the contrast between the excellent
road just without the city and the
heavy sandbed just within will be a
constant and unfavorable commentary
on the lack of enterprise on the part
of the people of Sumter.
A petition is being circulated among
the freeholders of the city asking
that a special election be called by
city council, at which certain propos?
ed amendments to the charter of the
city shall be submitted to a vote of
the qualified electors of the city. The
first of the proposed amendments in?
creases the salary of the Mayor from
$300 per year to $600 per year. The
second amendment to be voted on
makes an alteration in the section of
the charter that gives the council au?
thority to levy and collect a license
tax," so that a special license or privi?
lege tax may be imposed upon bi
cyc?isjts who ride on the sidewalks.
Before the special election can be or?
dered it is necessary for a majority of
the freeholders to sign the petition.
It is not by any means certain that
the required number of signatures can
be secured. There is opposition to
one or both of the proposed amend?
ments in several quarters and it is
stated on the best authority that not
a few of those who have already sign?
ed the petition will vote against one
or the other amendment- A great
many taxpayers are of the opinion
that $300 is a sufficient salary for the
Mayor and are opposed to doubling
the stipend attached to the office at
this time. Others are opposed to the
tax on bicycles and will vote against
the amendment that is to give the
council authority to levy it. When
the bicycle licnese tax was in force
they paid it under protest and most
unwillingly and row that they will be
given an opoprtunity to vote on the
question they will vote No with great
pleasure.
STATEBURG ?TER?S.
Editor Watchman and Southron :
The farmers are making an effort to
commence operat'ons for the year and,
in spite of the very depressing condi?
tions, a good deal of land has been
broken, but I haven't yet seen a
waji:on load of guano hauled from the
depot.
I have been told, by reliable colored
people, that a great manv of their race
have left the country. Many of them
made literally nothing last year and
are now obliged to go off and look for
work to enable them to feed their
families. Those .who stay are still in
a very unsettled condition and are still
moving from place to place.
The entertainment given by Col.
Dargan and his daughters on the 3rd,
was verv much enjoyed by an audience
from Statesburg and Wedgefield. It
is to be hoped that Col. Dargan can
arouse an interest in the history of
the State, which he is trying so hard
to do.
For some reason mail facilities are
in an awfully mixed up condition with
i us at present. It takes a letter from
! four to seven days to reach here from
I Charleston, Columbia or Snmter and
is a great annoyance. The W. and S.
didr.t' com? at all week before last and
didn't come until Saturday of last
week. Complaint has been made to
the authorities and it is hoped that
this condition will be remedied. We
expect to have, in the next few months,
free rural delivery between Sumter
and Statesburg.
In spite of hard times several new
houses have been built. Mrs. T. E.
Wilson has a very neat two-story one
near where the old one stands and Mr.
W. li. Ingram is also building a two
ston house on the Sumter Road, about
two miles from The Borough in a very
pretty situation.
The public roads of our section were
put in first class condition by Super?
visor Seale last year, but not a bit of
work has been done on them since by
the road hands, and they are fast i
being ruined by not having the ditch
I es on the sides cleared out. Tiling |
j has been pr t down in places which is |
a great improvement on bridges.
W. J. R.
i Stateburg, S. C. Feb. 10, 1902.
The Firemen's Tournament.
Several citizens met last week and
i discussed the pian for the proposed
? Firemen and Military Week in Sum
I ter. The program outlined and the
; prizes to be offered are as follows :
Several hose wagon contests, $300
Several hand reel contests, 200
: Hitching up contest, 100
! Military Prize Drill, 100
I Entertainment and advertise?
ment fund, 100
Total, $800
It is proposed to have a big Military
Parade and probably a review of the
military by Gov. McSweeney and his
Staff.
Also hose wagon and hand # reel
parade: Grand Firemen and Military
Ball; Band Concert at Opera House,
I and Oration by some distinguished
speaker.
It is thought that at least twenty
five hose companies and ten or fifteen
military companies would attend, and
j by advertising the proposed gala week
at the Charleston Exposition, a great
many Northern and Southern visitors
would take advantage of the opportu?
nity offered by cheap railroad rates to
visit the interior of the State, and see
the fun at Sumter. Sumter will be
well advertised and a great deal of
cash also left here by firemen and
soldiers and other visitors.
If the other citizens will help with
the cash, the firemen, soldiers and
band will do their part. If every citi?
zen will give a little, Sumter can
creditably entertain a crowd for seve?
ral days. And in addition to the
pleasure afforded the people of Sumter,
we can splendidly advertise the city,
and the gala week will be profitable
too.
It is well known that a number _ of
fire companies are desirous of visiting
Sumter for a Firemen's Tournament,
and a number of military companies
will also attend. It is proposed to
hold the Carnival in May next. Who
will lead off in this affair and call a
meeting of the citizens of Sumter ?
If the municipal primary is to be
held this year it will be necessary for
the arrangement to be made in the
near future and the City Executive
Committee will be called to meet
within the next ten days or two
weeks.
The nine convicts leased from the
penitentiary in addition to the regular
chain gang force will enable Supervi?
sor Seale to accomplish a great deal in
the way of road building and perma?
nent improvements during the current
year.
Work appears to have stopped on
the installation of the metallic system
of the Sumter Telephone Co. All or
nearly all of the new. poles have been
erected, but the new wires are not be?
ing put up.
The coal dealers have had difficulty
in supplying the demand this winter,
and the itinerant sellers of wood have
had no difficulty in disposing cf all
they have brought to town : but the
people groan, for the wood and coal
bills have been bigger than ever
before.
The reward offered for the capture
of Bartow Warren should stimulate
the efforts of sheriffs, police, and de?
tective but from all accounts Warren
is a tough customer and the man who
captures him will have to be quick
with his gun.
What's the use of all this fuss about
President Roosevelt accepting a pres?
ent from royalty? If President Wash?
ington hadn't accepted a pair of jacks
from the king of Spain once upon a
time, where would the Missouri mule
industry be now?-Atlanta Journal.
HEWBEW^E?TOBTFIGHL
W. H. Wallace and E. H. Aull
Settle Their Differences.
Special to The State.
Newberry, Feb. 8.-As a result of
an editorial which appeared in the
Newberry Observer in its last issue.
Mr. W. H. Wallace, editor of the New?
berry Observer, and Mr. E. H. Aull,
editor of The Herald and News, had a
personal encounter on Main street
this afternoon. Mr. Wallace was
pretty severely bruised, Mr. Aull re?
ceiving only a few scratches.
The facts which led up to the fight
are as follows : The Herald and News
printed an extra, edition giving its
readers the governor's mesasge, which
extra was mailed by the postoffice au?
thorities. Toe Observer issued the
governor's message in the form of a
supplement, which supplement was
refused admission to the mails. This
action was submitted to the postoffiee
authorities in Washington and the ac?
tion of the Newberry postmaster in
both instances was sustained.
Mr. Wallace, however, in his next
issue after the supplement was refused
admission and The Herald and News
extra admitted, denounced this action
as a piece of "official favoritism" and
a "contemptible trick." This was
replied to by The Herald and News,
quoting the law on the subject. The
discussion, however, waxed warmer,
until in the last issue of the Observer
appeared a personal attack on the
character of the editor of The Herald
and News. The words used were
these: "Concerning The Herald and
News we have this to asy: We have
offered no criticism whatever of its
getting its papers through the post
office and have not mentioned it at all
except to show the discrimination
made, for which it is of course not in
any sense responsible. Nor have we
undertaken to object to its discussion
of thc case itself. That is its right.
But the editors' insolent and imperti?
nent interference in the personal fea?
tures of this controversy are only in
keeping with his character as the
eager and superserviceable bootilck
and toady of men in office. We pre?
sume he has his reward."
The editors met this afternoon in
front of the Newberry hotel. Mr.
Aull demanded an apology from Mr.
Wallace which was refused, when Mr.
Aull denounced him as a contemptible
liar." Whereupon the difficulty en?
sued.
Tho gentlemen were put under bond
to appear at the police court room on
Monday morning.
For stomach Troubles.
"I have taken a great many different
:nedicn?es for stomach trouble and consti?
pation,1' sa)s Mrs S Geiger of Duiikertcn,
Iowa, "out never had as good results from
any as from Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets." For sale h} Dr A J China.
THE NEW JURY LAW.
Text of the New Jury Law Passed
by the Legislature and Approv?
ed by the Governor.
The following is the full text of the
jury law just enacted by the Legisla?
ture, which has been approved by the
Governor, and is of splecial interest
to every county in the State:
Sec. L That the county auditor
%he county treasurer and the clerk of
the court of common pleas of each
county in this State shall perform the
duties herinafter set forth.
Sec. 2. That the said county audi?
tor, county treasurer and clerk of the
court of common pleas of each cour ty
shall immediately after the passage of
this act, and thereafter in the month
of December of this and each succeed?
ing year, prepare a list of such quali?
fied electors, under the provisions of
the constitution, between the ages of
21 and 65 years and of good moral
character, of their respective counties,
as they may deem otherwise well quali?
fied to serve as jurors, being persons
of sound judgment and free from all
legal exceptions, which list shall in?
clude not less than one from every
three of such qualified electors under
the provisions of the constitution, be?
tween the ages of 21 and 65 years, and
of good moral character, to he selected
without regard to whether such per?
sons live within five miles or more
than five miles from the court house.
Sec. 3. That of the list so prepared
the county auditor, county treasurer
and clerk of the court of common
pleas, shall cause the names to be
written, each on a separate paper or
ballot, so as to resemble each other as
much as possible and so folded that
the name written thereon shall not be
visible on the outside, and shall place
them, with the said list, in a strong
and substantial box, without apper
tures or openings when closed (to be
known as the " jury box") to be fur?
nished to them by the county super?
visor of their county for that purpose,
and of such size and shape as that,
when such separate papers or ballots
shall have been folded and placed
therein as above required, they may
be easily shaken up and about and
well mixed therein, and it shall be
the duty of the clerk of the court to
keep said jury box in his custody.
The said jury box shall be kept se?
curely locked with three separate and
strong locks, each lock being different
and distinct from the other two and
requiring one key peculiar to itself in
order to be unlocked, and the key to
one of said three locks shall be kept
by the county auditor himself, the
key to another of said three locks by
the county treasurer himself, and the
key to the third of said locks by the
clerk of the court of common pleas
himself, so that no two of them shall
keep a simialr key or keys to the same
lock, and so that. all three cf them
must be present together at the same
time and place in order to lock or un?
lock and open the said jury box. At the
same time they shall place in a special
apartment in the said jury box
(which special apartment shall be
known as "the tales box") the names
of not less than 100 nor more than 400
of such of the persons whose names
appear on said listas reside within five
miles of the court house, from which
tales box shall be drawn jurors to sup?
ply deficiencies arising from any cause
or pmergency during t^e sitting of the
court. The names of persons placed
in said tales box shall be also placed
in the said jury box.
Sec. 4. That not less than ten nor
more than twenty days before any
regular or special term of the court
of general sessions for the present
year the county auditor, the county
treasurer and the clerk of the court
of common pleas of each, of the
counties in this State shall draw
from said jury box 18 ballots contain
ing the names of 18 persons, "who
shall constitute the grand jury for the
present year. If there shall be drawn
from said jury box a ballot contain?
ing the name of any person not be?
tween the ages of 21 and 65 years,
not of good moral character, or who
has died, or who has removed from the
county or is otherwise disqualified to
serve "as a juror, such ballot shall be
destroyed and such name struck from
the said list and another ballot
drawn ; and so on antil the 18 are
secured. Not less than 10 nor more
than 20 days before the first term of
the court of general sessions for
each year, the county auditor,
the county treasurer and the
clerk of the court of common pleas of
each of said counties shall in like
manner draw from the said jury box
twelve ballots containing the names
of twelve persons, who with the six
persons drawn by lot (as provided by
law) from* the grand jury of the next
preceding year, shall constitute the
grand jury for that year. When said
grand jurors are drawn as aforesaid,
the clerk of the court of common
pleas shall issue his writ of venire
facias for them, requiring their at?
tendance on the first day of the ensu?
ing term of the court of general ses?
sions, and said writ of venire facias
shall be forthwith delivered to the
sheriff of the county: Provided, That
in case any term of the court of gene?
ral sessions is to be held within less
than 20 days after the approval of
this act, such list may, nevertheless,
be prepared and the grand jurors
drawn.
Sec. 5. That not less than 10 nor
more than 20 days before the first day
of each week of any regular or special
term of the circuit courts the said
county auditor, the county treasurer
and the clerk of the court of common
pleas shall proceed in like manner to
draw 36 petit jurors, to serve for such
week only : Provided, That whenever
a jury shall be charged with a case,
such jury shall not be discharged by
reason of anything in this section con?
tained until" a verdict shall be found
or a mistrial ordered in such case.
Immediatey after such petit juors are
drawn the clerk of the court of com?
mon pJeas shall issue his writ of
venire facias for such petit jurors, re?
quiring their attendance on the first
day of the week for which they have
been drawn: and the said writ of
venire facias shall be forthwith deliv?
ered to tho sheriff of the county: Pro?
vided, That in case any tenn of court
is to be held within less than 20 days
after the approval of this act, such
petit jurors may, nevertheless, be
drawn for such term of court.
Sec. 6. That the said drawing shall
be made openly and publicly in the
office of the clerk of the court of com?
mon pleas, and the county auditor,
the county treasurer and the clerk of
the court of common pleas shall give
ten days' notice of each of said draw?
ings by posting in a conspicuous
place on the court house door, or by
advertisement in a county newspaper,
a notice of the place, day and hour of
such drawing: Provided," That in case
any term of court is to be held within
less than 20 days after the approval
of this act, such jurors may, never?
theless, be drawn without such notice.
Sec. 7. That all jurors shall be se?
lected by drawing ballots from the
said jury box, and, subject to the ex?
ceptions hereinbefore contained, the
persons whose names are on the bal?
lots so drawn shall be returned to
serve as jurors.
Sec. 8. That the names o:f those who
are drawn and actually serve as jurors
shall be placed in an envelope, and
shall not be put back into the said
jury box until the first revision of the
jury list herein provided for after
they have been so drawn, to the end
that no person shall serve as a juror
more than once in one year. The
same rule shall be observed as to
drawing jurors from the said box:
Provided, That nothing herien con?
tained shall be construed to be in con?
flict with the provisions of the law as
to selecting by lot from the grand jury
six members thereof to serve for the
ensuing year.
Sec. 9. That nothing contained in
this act shall prevent the clerk of the
court of common pleas from issuing
venires for additional jurors in term
time upon the order of the court,
whenever it is necessary for the con?
venient dispatch of its business, in
which case venires shall be served and
returned, and jurors required to at?
tend on such days as the court shall
direct.
Sec. 10. That in drawing /jurors
from the said tales box the same rules
shall be observed as in drawing from
said jury box, except that no notice of
such drawing shall be necessary.
Sec. IL That no more than 36 per
sons, to serye as petit jurors, shall be
dawn and summoned to attend at one
and the same time at any court, unless
the court shall so order.
Sec. 12. That the grand and petit
jurors drawn as hereinbefore prescrib?
ed, from the said jury box, shall be
summoned by the sheriff, as now pro?
vided by law, at least four days before
the time fixed in the venire for them
to attend the sitting of the court, ex?
cept when such term of court is to be
held within four days from the ap?
proval of this act, and the grand and
petit jurors drawn, as hereinbefore
prescribed, from the said tales box,
shall be summoned by him and serve
according to the exigency of the sum?
mons.
Sec. 13. That the jurors drawn and
summoned under the provisions of
this act shall be organized and em?
panelled in the circuit court as now
or hereafter may be provided by law.
Sec. 14. That the jurors drawn and
summoned under the provisions of
this act must have the qualifications
that are now or may herafter be pre?
scribed by law.
Sec 15. ?. That whenever it shall be
necessary to supply any deficiencies in
the number of grand or petit jurors
duly drawn, whether caused by chal?
lenge or otherwise, it shall be the
duty of the county auditor, the county
treasurer and the clerk of the court of
common pleas, under the direction of
the court, to draw from the said tales
box such number of fit and competent
persons to serve as jurors, as the court
shall deem necessary to fill such defi?
ciency.
Sec. 16. That whenever the jury
list of any county shall be destroyed
by fire or other casualty, or whenever
it" shall be held by any court of com?
petent jurisdiction that the jury list
of any county has been unlawfully
prepared, or is irregular or illegal, so
as to render void the drawing of
jurors therefrom, it shall be the duty
I of the county auditor, the county
treasurer and the clerk of the court of
common pleas of each county, to pre?
pare a special jury list for the said
county forthwith in the manner herein
prescribed, from which special list,
grand and petit jurors shall be drawn
for the courts of general sessions
and common pleas for such county
until the annual jury list shall have
been prepared for such county as
herein provided :
Sec. 17. That when at any time it
shall be determined by the resident
circuit judge of any circuit upon
complaint made to him, that an ir?
regularity has occurred in the draw?
ing of the juries for any circuit court
within his circuit, or that any act
has been done whereby the validity
of any juries drawn may be question?
ed, it" shall be lawful for such circuit
judge to issue his order to the coun?
ty auditor, the county treasurer and
the clerk of the court of common pleas
for each county for which said circuit
shall be held, at least 5 days before
the sitting thereof, to proceed to draw
jurors for such term, or to take such
measures as may be necessary to cor?
rect such error.
Sec. 18. That in case three shall be
a vacancy in the office of clerk of the
court of common pleas, county audi?
tor, or county treasurer, at the time
herein fixed for preparing said jury
list, or for drawing a jury, or any one
of said officers shall be disqualified or
unable to serve for any cause, the
county superintendent of education
shall act in his place and stead, and
in case there shall be a vacancy in two
of said offices or any other cause two
of said officers shall be unable to
serve, the county superintendent of
education and the sheriff of such
county shall act in their place and
stead.
Sec. 19. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be, and the same aro here
bv. repealed.
"Sec. 20. That this act sha'l go into
effect immediately upon its approval
by the Governor. " And it shall be the
duty of the secretary of State to have
printed at once a sufficient number of
copies of this act to supply one to
each clerk of the court, county audi?
tor, county treasurer, circuit judge
and solicitor in this State, and forth
with send a copy to each of said
Officers.
Guben, in Brandenburg, has gone
wild on dog flesh. The town author?
ities have decided that all dogs intend?
ed for human consumption must be
slaughtered in the public abattoir.- j
Berlin Letter.
Just received, aj^lot of new paper
back novels : many of the new popular
books in the lot. A large number of
titles. H. G. Osteen & Co's book
store.
Monday in the House and Sen?
ate.
Columbia, February 10.-The House
of Representatives did not undertake to
do much business today. The session
did not last over three-quarters of an
hour, because the first thing the House
did was to accept the invitation of the
local committee to have a grono ? ic
ture taken with the Cook Count
Democracy at 12.45, and then at 1
o'clock participate in the exercises at
the Columbia Theatre.
The principal work was to get
through the bills that were pending
for third reading. AH third read?
ing bills were given their final read?
ing except one of Mr. Prince, rela?
tive to the issuing of bonds, which he
had recommitted, as he did not like
the style of the bill.
The Senate was in session onlv forty
minutes this morning, having ad?
journed until 8 o'clock at night in
order to allow members to attend the
exercises in the theatre incident to the
visit of the Cook County Democracy.
At the night, session there was very
little business of importance transact?
ed.
A U. S. Army Custom Upset.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. a-Establish?
ed precedents of the United States
array were overthrown and the free?
dom of nearly two hundred men now
eoEifined in Federal penitentiaries was
assured by a decision Tendered by the
United States Circuit Conrt of Appeals
today in the case of Peter C. Deming,
a ?former captain of United States vol?
unteers, against Robert W: Mc
Claugbery, warden of the federal pen
ientiary at Fort Leavenworth. Dem?
ing was imprisoned on' the sentence of
a court martial composed of. regular
army officers. The opinion of the
court is that the court martial which
sentenced Deming acted ' in violation
of Article 77, of the Articles of War,
which provides that officers of the
regular army shall not fe competent
to sit on courts martial for the trial of
officers and soldiers of omer forces.
Deming will be released from the
j Leavenworth penitentiary within sixty
days, and all other former members of
the volunteer army who are confined
in Federal prisons , on sentences in?
flicted by courts martial of., regular
officers may also be liberated as the
result of to-day's ruling*
Y011?6 R00SEVELT??BY !LL
Change For the Worse Developed
Sunday Night.
Groton Msas., Feb. ?).-Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., the oldest son of Presi?
dent Roosevelt, has double pneumonia.
Otherwise his condition ifc unchanged
tonight. The boy is seriously .sick but
it is too early to say what the char;ces
are for his recovery.
This was the statement issue-fay Mr.
George B. Cortelyon, secretary, to the
president at 9 o'clock tonight, and was
made after a careful examination by
Dr. Alexander Lambert, the family
physician of President Boosevet,- who
arrived here from New York" at 6
o'cock.
HEAVY F16HT?N6 iH AFB1CA.
Boers Are Not Making Any Peace
Proposals.
New York, Feb. 10. -A* reporr re?
ceived today from Lord Kitchener, at
Pretoria shows last week to have been
the liveliest week with the heaviest
losses on both sides for several months
past. Lord Kitchener gives the Boer
casualties a total of 69 killed. 17
wounded, 57 surrendered and ."74
taken prisoners. The British-captured
480 rifles, one pompon and the usual
grist of munitions and live stock".
A serious British loss during the
week was the capture of CO wagons
convoyed by 160 troops. Ata point 30
miles from Beaufort West, Gape Col?
ony, the enemy swooped down cn the
wagons and cut up the convoy before
assistance arrived. They were able to
move only 12 of the wagons and 1-mi?
ed the rest* In this engagement the
British lost two officers and ll men
killed and one officer r.nd 47 men
wounded, while the Boers ic*t 24 kill?
ed and 47 wonded.
The Boers also rushed a detac? ment
of 100 men on Col. Doras's cojumn
the night of Feb. 3, when the British
lost three officers and seven men killed
and 17 men wounded.
Von Donop surprised Potgieter's
laager near Wolmaranstad, Transvaal
colonv Feb. 7, killing three Boers.and
capturing 36 as well as 25 wagons and
live stock
Willemstad, Island of Caraoca, Feb.
10.-Cannonading has been heard j ere
from'the early morning in the direc?
tion of the Venezuealan coast. It is
believed that the Libertador has been
engaged with a Venezuealan gunboat.
The report of the engagement between
the Liberatad and the Venezuealan
gunboat General Crespo appears to be
confirmed. It is asserted that the
Crespo was sunk in the roadstead of
Cumaredo. Gen Andurade, former
President of Venezueala, is aboard
the Liberatad The revolution is
gaining ground.
New York Cotton Carlet
Corrected daily by I. H. Moses, Cot?
ton Merchant, Member N. Y. Cot?
ton Exchange. Orders promptly
executed. Sumter. S. C.
The New York cotton market opened
steady at an advance of 3 to 4 points
this morning, these prices being well
sustained throughout the day. The
shorts were" nervous, and endeavored
to seek cover under every small
decline. There seems to be an active
demand for the spot article. So long
as this continues, prices must advance.
Of course there will be small breaks
in the market, and our advice would
be to buy on these recessions. Market
closed very steady at a net advance of
13 to 16 points for the day.
Opening. Closing.
March, 8.34 8.45-46
April, S.35 8.47-48
May, 8.34 8.44-45
Jalv, 8.36 8.45-4?
Aug. 8.29-30
New York spots 8 11-16.
Receipts today 32.114. Last year,
27,882.