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jackson, Miss, jao 3.-Tbe Demo
cratic caucus here tonight unanimously
nominated ex.Goyernor A j. McLau.
rio for the long term of United States
sena,orshio. 1t has not yet been
decided wien the election of toe short
term senator will be brought before the
joint session.
London. Jan A dispatch from
Bristol snnouoces Iha. the Brisish
steamer Borghese. OF Glasgow, found
ered of Cape Fioisterre last Friday
during a hurricane. Twenty-Five of
the crew were drowned The survi-
7ors, nine 10 number, have just arrived
a: Bristol.
Ham burg, Jao 2.-Tbe Hamburger.
Correspondent announces tba. the
German bark Hans Wagner. Of Ham
berg, was seized by the British at
Desaeoa Bay Dec 81. and that her
owoers have lodged complaint With
the British foreign Office.
Frankfort. Ky. Jao 2-Af,er four
years of re'iremept, former Senator
Joseph Clay Styles Blackburn was
chosen tooight by the joint caucus OF
the Democratic mem bers of the leeisa
ture as the successor of Senator Wm
Lindsay 10 the Uoited States senate
Notwithstanding Blackourn's nomina-
ton was foregoue conclusion and his
election morally certain. the proceed
logs Of the caucus tonight were eoac;
ed in the presence of galaxy OF Ken
tuoky beauty and dense sdroug Of
Back burn admirers
Washington, Jan 3-kepreseota.
tive Chapdier Of New Hampshire rcday
offered an amendment TO the 6oaucial
bill. declaring it to be the policy
of the United States to continue
the use of both goid and silver a.
standard money aLd 10 coin hoth goid
aud slive, providing fos iftercasiooal
agrees@ent or safeguard Ct Legislation
20 insure uainteaeUce CT the parity,
aud for the appointment of con mission
ets to ao international conference
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Lake Michigan Joins
Waters With Gulf.
Opening of Great Sewerage
and Ship Canal From
Chicago.

Chicago, Jan 9 The $33, 100000
canal at presen: used for sewerage
disposal, but ultimately to be- ship
canal also, is in use today after seven
years of hard work by the trustees OF
the Sanitary District, which IS the
name of corporation including the
larger part of the city of Chicago and
many of it's suburbs.
What is called the collateral chan
mel had been completed for some time
from a branch of the Chicago river in
the southwestern part of the city to
within Is fee: of the canal Monday
night big steam dredge begea to
cut away this wall OF earth, but the
work had not been finished when the
Sanitary District Trustees arrived on
the scene this morning Shortly
before a. m. small stream of water
was flowing through the hole III the
Is foot wall. Socn the dredge had
cut away some more earth and more
wafer came OSet tu0 uoO !" hoe
had gone before trickied out on the
ce-covered bed of the main channel
and the great canal had been open
ed
The d.edge continued fo1 hours to
cut away the l5-foot wall of earth
Finally the cut in the dam was dis
charging $4,000 cubic feet of water a
minute, and the dsedge continued at
work all day, SO as 10 make the cls
charge 80 600 cubic feet or more a
minute
Aooct Wednesday at noon it is ex
pec;ed to reach Lockpo.t. and about
Friday, from the time the flow began,
according TO the estimate Of the Chief
engioeer, the caaa, will be full and
the wate: will begin 10 run over the
s!lIs Of the controlling gates a. Lock
port, 2S miles from chigago There
It will fail into the Desp'ains river
and then iato Illinois and Mississippi
rivers, and so fns;ly Lake Michigan
will saake hands with the Gui: o.
Mexico.
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NO MORE SLAVERY.

Manila, Jan 2. 6.45 .. m-A oaval
officer who has arrived here from Guam
brings proclamation. issued by Cap,
Lsary, naval governor of taas island,
decreeing the absoiu,e prohibition and
total abolition Of slavery or peooege.
the order taking effect Feb p
Tie prologue of the proclamation
declares that the Spanish system OF
peoosge, Amounting TO slavery. is a
menace TO popular liberty and viola
.ion of the privileges guaranteed by the
American consultation.
Capt Leary also deported all the
Spanish priests for reasons which were
sufficient to Eim
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S5me Of cur county Week.ies are
ccmplaip;og 6: st,e great aud sudden
rise 10 the price Of "hiIe paper We
have reasen 20 bei.eve that IL viii
coa,iore. aud ;h@s they viii experience
oext spring paper :au;oe. Therefore
ee advise ,beu, to cootracs for their
years supply ~isbou. delay ard be
prepared for it Another thing they
vii, do if they ere wise-restore their
subscription prices if they have beeo
cut in the last few yeaas 10 maoy
cases they .ere made TOO Iow for profit,
aud the Increasing cost Of al! materials
entering into publishing makes a
restoration Imperative. A dollar a
year is TOO low price for a good pape:
vita limited possibilities of circulation.
The people, we think, would prefer
Improvement 10 quality to the nalnseo-
ence Of extreme cbeapoess State.
Nashville American South Caro-
liua is DOT far bebiod hes sister State.
North Carolina. in the building OF COT
ton mills this year During the year
26 cotton mills were chartered In South
Carolioa With capital stock Of S. :
$50, 600 All of these mill'ous were
Dot furnished by the capitalists from
other States, much OF the capital beiog
subscribed by South Caroliuians. who
have realized that there is money 10
marketing the cotton crop at home.
aod Instead Of shipping the raw ma
terial to other markets. ship the manu-,
featured proauct Ia addition to chart.
e.iug new mills, l6 mills already in
operation increased their capital stock
several million dollars. making the
total additional capital invested 10
cottoo manufacturing during the year
amount to 5000, 600 These figures
show that South Carolina is steadily
aud rapidly marchiog to the froot as
cotton manufacturing State, and is not
only making home market for raw
coston, out is giving IemuneraslVe oc
cupatiou TO thousands of her iohabi
tants. Another result of the growth
Of the cotton manufacturing industry in
the state is noted by the newspapers.
It is the cessation of !mmigra,ioo frcm
South Caroisa 20 the west and south
west, OecuI Ia;ion is new furn:shed to
all wao care to work. ead there = pot
The lame ladccoment as Formerly to
pull up stakes aud GO west y The
people OF Sculb Carolina are hel pipe
,hemselves, aud dong THE, they find
20 Giffiool'y ID inducing capitalists
from csner States to le,d tteD beip
log hasd
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No Race Pre- judiee In This.
Gambler Who Assaulted His
Benefactress Lynched.

Newport News, Va, Jao 5-"be
death of VIM. " Watts at the HANDS
of nob between the hours Of 4 aud 5
O'Clock this morning marks tbe 6r-: sit
ting of Judge L3ccb In Newport News.
His taking cf also signalizes the Initial
execution. legally or otherwise, of a
wai.e man for rape in Virginia.
The crime ths. Invoked mob ven
geaocc was peculiarly atrocious. being
biackeoed by the basess lngratltude
The victim Of the wretch upon whom
justice vas so speedily visited vas the
beoefact7ess of Der assailsnt, baviae
fed hin. stranger, at her door, wben
DE 6rst appeared. begging for charity,
three weeks ago. after reaching here
peaDiiess from Lyrcbbu where bis
tstser IS a policeman Watts vas %
years old, uomarried, professional
gambler apd comes of respectable
family, With extensive relationship
throughout the State
Yesterday afternoon be visited the
house Of Mrs. Thomas III Simpson,
wao bad befriepded h:m wher be was
in destitute circumstances, telling the
LADY be was abou: to leave the city aud
s5a;iog that be desired to thank her
before going way Watts lad made a
stake at mis- calling during bis sojou'p
here and Mrs Simpson failed to
recognize 10 the we'll dressed nan the
miserable ncudicans upon when she
bestowed alns three weeks before.
Her interest 10 the mao being awasen
Cd. sas oooversed w;:b ti;o for few
niau.ss at the doo7 Waeo sc : retired
i. to .hs hallway re followed her, seized
her o7 toe throat, forced Ger iaso toe
sitting roau and o7e7powered her after
a desperate struggle
Watts was captured on scard the
special tain of c ? Huntingdon
eaao il vas lssvins tue city for
Redmond yesterday afteruooo. aud
lodged ;c jai!.
Three masked uen catered tbe
ststioo hcase at o'clook this morn'oe
ard forced toe jai'er. at 5ne PER- OF
p:s;ois. 10 sarreoder toe keys. Fou1
ccDpanions cs The eeo received Wars,
@bep be @as carried GU, and hurried
away, d.sr 20 the aouse Of Mrs. S;mr-
soa. who idea1iaed Gin, aot: thea o
the cefss!rts Of tie city, where ;Dob
os several hnCdreo nen 1ere congrs-
gated lie was 5ourd oy be wris;s to
sao:iag His ooar vas r'd3ied eitb
br!:ats. Il aad oeea infendea to nang
-ae aan. but the onig ,eps 0i;h Srica
tie party vas provided proved 'co s5or'
to 60 ever coy conveoleas iiuo.
TIE fope @isa al:lch toe body OF 'he
v:c:in vas bouod was ere up sod dis
.ri buted amopg tee co-:ooSeTs.
'I'he ideutiiy ot'he iyncasrs is rys.
tery, and taere is l,t'le pra=pec. Of suy.
one coaueefed with the affair being de
tecsed. Tue police are making the
usual ;nqulrg ia'c tue case
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One in a Thousand.
A Man Who Proves Himself
a Man An Object Lesson.

This brief story deals With man
that individua! that is rarely met
with in these last of century days.
He came into Columbia fsom the low
country on Christmas eve at 10
O'Clock. He was locomotive
engineer and had come here to spend
Christmas with his sisters, two highly
esteemed young ladies who are earn
:ng their living here When be
alighted from the train he had a
raging headache and roticed some,
breaking out" on his hands ln
stead of bunting up h's relatives be
sought police officer, told him he
feared be was being taken With SMALL
pox; that be did not care to endanger
any other person and asked the
officer to care for him. He was
taken to the police barracks, but be
would not enter instead he went
out into the yard away from all others
and spent that bitter cold night
camping in the open air and drizz'lng
rain the night through Though he
was sick be remained where be was.
It was four p N Christmas day
when one of the board Of health's
physicians got to hin and found
that he indeed had case OF
smallpox. Lost in admiration
for such man the physician
busted himself in finding shelter
for him A teet was secured and
this natures nobleman. whose re-
gard for his fellow msu was above
his own suffering and risk, by dark
occupied it on the canal A kero-
sene stove was placed in ii. but it
was not sufficient for such bitter
weather aud a coal stove was sent
out. Thus With a purse ouy to at
tend to him, this man has spent his
Christmas, and those be was coming
TO see and al others have been spared
the danger of contagion His tent
has been sheltered With boards aad
he is now up again. BE VIII soon De
out TIE Brotherhood, of which he
is member. and which should be
proud to have him for a member, has
seen to it that ne has wanted for
nothing The physician 30 charge OF
him vas SO carried away With admi-
rasioo for the man that be has gl7en
him far more careful attention than be
would have accorded any other pa
tient. pubic or private.
II ali who get TIE disease would
follow this mans example, the state
board Of health would net be long ia
stamping tie pest out Of the State
The State
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Warrant From Klng George

Gov tJc5weeney yesterday re-
ceived from Y D Porcher OF
Charleston valuable revolutionary
document. whica was forwarded by
Mr. Pembroke Jones in behalf Q! Mr.
A l. Norrie OF Wall street, New
York. who desired that the docoment
should rest among the archives Of
Soa,h Carolina It Is one OF King
Georges warrants for the paying Of
certain parties whose names are set
forth ":or v;ctualling our forces with.
in the provinces OF South Carolina and
Georgia with all species Of provis
ions between the lst day of January,
l76l, and the 18th day Of March
following, both daies incladed . The
document is dated .sCour: at Saint
James's this thirteenth day of July
l761 in the frs. year of our reigu,
and George R y appears iu the up
per left baud corner
Gov McSweeney will acknowledge
the receIpt Of the docuneu, in let
ter 10 Mr. Norrie-State, Jan I
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DYadfie|d's
! el11aIe Regulator

brings oat &. wornan's true beauty.
1t makes her strong and well in those
organs upon which her whole general
health depends. 1t corrects all men
strual disorders. 1t stops the drains
of Laucorrneea. Itrestores the womb
to It's proper place. It removes the
causes of headache. backache and
nervousness. 1t takes the poor, de-
b;litated, weak, haggard, fading
woman and puts her on her feet
ae..;,,, making her face beautiful by
making her body well.
Druggists sell It 1o7 S, bottle.
Send Tor or free illustrated. book fo- w-o1le1:
Tie Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
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TAX RETURNS FOR 1900.
OSFICE OF

COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY,
sUxrEa, S. c., Nov. 30, 1899.
NoTICEIs eERgBY GIVEN that will
Y at.e.d in persoo or By depaty, at the
following places ca tie days indicated re-
spectivey, foc the purpose of receiving re-
turns CT Personal Property. and Poll Taxes
fer the fiscal year commencing January lst,
1900:
At Office Sumter, S c., at all other
times up to Feb. %, 1900, inclusive:
Tipda'ls, Tuesday, January 2.
Pfivateer, Jenkins Storej We'd
uesday. January 8
Manchester, (Nett'es' residence)
Thursday, January
Wedgefe!d. Friday, January 5.
s;ateburg. Saturday, January 6.
Hagcod, Monday, January 8.
Ramoers's Store, Tuesday, Janu-
ory 9
Gailiayd's X Roads, Wednesday
January 10.
Bossaris. Thursday, January II.
Gordcn's Mil, Saturday, Janu.
ary l3.
5Iayesvilie, MONDAY, January Is.
Scottsv;lle, (McE!veen's Stora9
Tuesday, January IS.
Shiloh, Wednesday, January II.
Norvoods Y Roads, Thursday,
JANUARY 49,
Lynchburg. Friday, January 10.
Magnolia. Saturday, January 20.
Reds aliil, Monday, January %.
Bishopville, Tueeday and Wednes.
Gay. January % aad q
Granville, Thursday, January 25.
smithviile, Friday. January 26.
The law requires hat 81! persoas owaing
property or n Ha,w!se hs7icg chsrge or
such property, e:'her as agent, husoaac,
guardian, t.ustee, e-acu,or, administrator,
etc return toe SINE uG1er oath 20 the eudi-
tor, who rsqnes;s ali persons to ee proups in
making their retnrns ara save the SO per
cect penalty which VIII be added 70 the
p-oper,7 valuation c: al. persons woo fail to
uake retu.Ds within The Ii1e prescribed oy
ia3.
Taxpayers retaco what they own on the
f:st day OF Jaouery, 1900
Assessors cad ts1oa! e,s will erter the FIRST
given Dsne CT the taxpayer IL full, also make
3 separate return fcr each township where
the property ,s located anc also in escn and
every case toe No. of tie Scnool District
mast be given.
Every ma!e ci,izen between tie age o!
twesty cne ard siz,y years on tie erst day of
Jy@cuarv, 1900, except saose Incapable of
earning support fson oeiog aai1 ed or from
other causes, s:e deemed taxable polls, and
excep: Confederate soldiers &c ;ears OF age,
oc January Ist. 1890
All returns uust be made ou or cefore the
2a,t day OF Fecrus.y nex;. cannot take
returas etter tia: da5e and al 1etuEus made
after the 2 th day CT February sre subject to
penalty Of 20 ser cent.
J DIGGS WILoER,
Auditor Sumter County.
Sumter, S. C Dec 6, 1899.
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Working Night aud Day.

TIE busiest and mightie>; ltd, thing that
ever was made is Dr.. Kings New Life Pills
Every pill is a sugar coated globule OF health
that changes weakness into strength. listless
ness into energy. bairr-ias into mental power.
They're wonderful! IN building up the health
ony 25c per tox. Sold by J. F. ". DeLorme,
Druggist.
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'oe.e IS c'scas.'oa . CD 'oe so']e'c o.
g oe" oo'''" A'.' 10 i'''S ci,1 osr
people a,e s'''s0is''oe 'os' 'ie '2'''s
.sas' a''o a'e e'a''0s - .as ea:s1o :
's saecsss o. '.'a eAis''es 'IHi apo
"a ssr' 0sns d GUS season 20 'ae COT
e'o .a'c's '"o Oh o'sss7s % oos eoo'
oaa!;7 eaPoasizsss 'he necessity o.
sfr!sips VIZ TIE oaasuss aTe SO Pal
pzoia II sfget'c aao frScecs' young
nan a.e mo7ia:5 10 me matter ano
S6e:e : esSi: 'sosf'es, o' :oe o'S
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Six Hundred Killed.

S. Petersburg, Jao 3.-The latest
reports from AcbalksleS, 10 the govern.
peDs of Tiflis, show that six hundred
lives were los; during the carthq quakes
which visited that district Mooday.
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The shocking discovery is made
tina: intemperance 10 greatly Oh the
increase among women IN Chicago
But people who live in Chicago can't
be expected to escape everything.
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HIId|IgI. {. On c auty

In Egypt the custom is for Prlncesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with veil:
In America the beauty of many Of
our women is hidden because of the
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weakness and
sickness pecu-
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custom pre-
vailed in this
country, many
sufferers would
be glad tc
| cover tn e i I
,pre m a tn r e
wrinkles, their
sunkencheeks.
their unhealthy
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G2DE2 TO-DAY!

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&io=e IN Loadsa. Hes5i
Siiet;rJ.
Secre, o: G;:idanca. Z. &
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COUNTY AUDITOR SUMTER COUNTY,
sUxrEa, S. c., Nov. 80, 1899.
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It..s paper aad s..1c As-ot7a
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"a s.,as I G9:As.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-10
NEW YUKON RAILROAD
Franchise wanted Co 1uIId From Lake Bennett tO nO -taiinqua

Notice is given ln the Nnett Sun that an application will be mioS tO the plrlia- msnt of Clnada al ,he next session thereof for an act to incorporate . 'mpanv to eon' struet a railway from a po' [ on the west slle of Lake Bennett, iit' Yukon Terri tory, to Like LaBrg- and thence to the mouth of the Hootilinqul river at it's junction with the Lewis r,sr, and to own and navigate vessels in said territory, and to own and construct works for lighting, heating and other purposes ey eleelrieity.
 This notice Is dated at V.toria, British Columbia. D.csnh.s- iss2A -1-lr-'-z
 R. MaeDonell Is mentioned as Sollei- ter for the applicants.
 No other information as to the Identity of the promoters Is given, nor Is the exlet purpose or route stated. From the fact the application Is to be m ,ie for privileges in the Yukon territory and not for any in British Columbia, lf all is implied in the one notice. the road will have its southern terminus at Caribou or some nearby point and will not reach to Bennett City.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-10

The Pioneer Tailoring Company has opened up with an elegant stotk Of goods one door above Monddmin hotel, on II 1lly street, and will, for ten days from date, make each purchaS,r of suit Of e'olhe> present of a pair of pants, or tatv v's . Prices reasonable. Iou
 Have your clothes washed at the CiS eale Laundry, Fourth ave. opposite Brm' nick hotel. m Im
The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-01-10

half and found signs of fresh camp. Ny husband went further and the trail gave out, and we turned back. On the way back ran ahead. and suddenly came on a man, whom we think Is the one under arrest at Tagish. He was standing still, snd a fine Newfoundland dOg lay at his feet. lt seemed he had come from place of the little trail and from somewhere h the woods. buntlv asked what he was doing there, and he said he had lost the trail the night bef re, and had eamped In the woods. We travelled on and became separated. and he fell In with the others Of the party before reaching N ekev'S and told them he had been off the trail, where we found him. to let his dog rest It's feet. He told me he was going to Atlln, but 10 Gibson and Barry he spoke of going to Seattle and Skasway. He kept up with u., but did his own cooking and ate 1lone' save al the last, when the C. D. Co would not let him cook on its stove. From Corporal Evans we learned he bought hores after leaving us. did no; suspect him of wrongdoing.
 Mr Plather says K hph was not very ln telligent, appar.ntlv, and ne was susp- ci US of the man. Mr. Plather says flr- ther:
 "l was bringing out some gold and was naturally on my guard. dij not like ihe lo,kS of the stranger. He seemed little enAtl:. As he dil not put al the Lad houses as a rule, he did not register. He had fine dog, which he called Bruce. li one would take that dJg back to Minto and over the trails where we met the stranger, one might-if there be icundd' ton of foIl pliV-hnd a clue Of the miss ing man. II Ralph Is guilty, he would probably quail if taken to the scene. Snow and frost have fallen, however, and the dog probably could not find a scent of blood or tracks.
 "No storms have prevailed and the miss ing men could not have been lost in storm."
 Fred Clavson was yesterday TO days overdue at Sklgway, not I4, as has been stated. His mother Is in deep grief. VIII II. Clayson, the brother, Is still horetul, but is greatly troubled. He has confidence in the efforts of the Canadian police.