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at 2 p m on Wednesday of the week
Of said State Fair The members
present elected me chairman OF the
committee and l will be in Colum-
bia. at Wright's Hotel Gin person or
by representative to advise survivors
of the place of meeting Call at 8
p IA, upon arrival at Columbia
And | beg space of your paper to
publish this call and ask every county
paper to publish copy thereof.
The following constitute the com
mittee, who extend the call to meet
and organize and provide for meet
ing every year at some place
B II Tesgue, " 81. Still, S NJ
Walton, " P Gresham, G w
Hamilton, G E Dom, W O. Stnrkey.
Rufus Dom, [rsdeil Jones, j. B
Sasterfe;d, W L Talbert, James
Carley, Joe Davenport. D P Bouk
night, D P Sturkey P A Emanuel,
Chsirman Committee
Aiken, S. G October Is
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India Famine Report.
Stupendous Relief Measures
s85,OOO,OOO Expended
100000 People Still
Being Fed.

Simla. Oct l9-The 'viceroy.
Lord Cu,zon, n q speech before the
council today said the famine had
affected quarter of the population
of India and that even now two
millions of people we're receiving re
lief He expressed the hope. how
ever, that in a month these would
reta:n 10 their homes His !ordship
further eaid that half million deaths
were trsceable to the famine and that
the loss OF the crops involved the loss
OF fifty millions sterling, plus some
millions for the less of cattle It
will never be krown how many were
affected by tie calamity among the
h:ll people and wandering tribes,
wolfe the aims distributed we're un
precedented
a: the end Of August S54 lakhs OF
rupees (s42, 500 0GO had been ex
pended and the government further
expected to speDd $50 lakhs $780,
00o) up to March next Besides
this, 25s lakhs (S11 90o,o00) OF land
taxes had been advanced to cu!tiva
tors, many lakhs Of land taxes had
been remitted, 3 | 2 crores 1885, 900,
coo rupees) had been lent to the
native States, and nearly a million
sterling had been contributed by
private charity
The viceroy complimented the
relief committees, alluding to many
instances of native chivalry and devo
ton and to English military and civil
servants dying ct their posts lie
said the cotton crop was worth 13, :
100000 ponds sterling on the
ground
Abiding to the shocking mortality
in the native States, Lord Cu:zon
said that, broadly speaking, no relief
system in the world could counteract
the effects Ct reduced food. the cessa
tion Of wages, high prices and the
breaking up Of the bones D: millions,
or prevent pes:ilence following
famine
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Hester S Weekly Statement
Showing Cotton IN Sight, Mill
Taklngs Movement and
Exports.

New Orleans. Got l9.-Seoreta,y
Hesfet's Weekly New Orleans Cotton
Exchange statement is !. Today shows
40 increase in tbe moveueo. into sight
compared With the eeveo days ending
this dare last year in round figures of
$4,000
For ,be 10 days of October the totals
show an increase o7er last year Of 240,-
0C0
The 4o days CT season that bave
elapsed. 'be aggregate Is ahead of -
days OF last year 1000 Toe snoun,
hrocsa; laso s;gnt duriog the past week
has tsen 1885 against tO1 ,7377 Cor
the seven Gays ending Oafober 10, last
year.
tie uo7smeet s;cee September /
SHOWS :eceip.s 5; ell Uoited states sorts
1900 393. against ], 1872 1868 'ss, year:
% Nor,tc,n mills ard CANADA 1c6, ,24l, !,
agalcs; lei. .I61 last ycar. Soa:tern
niH tak!res 2c9. sos, aeaiost 2225 ,953
las; year.
Foreign experts for rhe geek have
beea 26S lSS. asairsf 1919, 22s last
year.
Nor;hero mill tsbires acd Caasda
during toe past seven days sboa de-
crease of 2.401. as compared 7s;,h The
corresponding period Lass year To,al
takiog Ct Anericao mills. portn ED
south a,d Canada tbas far foT tie sea-
son baVe been 3S4 CIT, against 524 S5S
las; year.
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KershaW's Sheriff.

Camden, Oct 1.-THE second
contest in the sheriff race resulted
In favor OF Mr. j S Trantham On
the second p:i .ary Sheriff Williams
had small majority, but some irregu
larities we're charged on beth sides
ard rew primsry ordered Ga the
third primary NJ. Trantham had a
small majority: and again Irregular
ties were charged, including fraud
at one of the boxes At Salt Pond
box sixteen ballots in excess of the
rames enrolled on the poll list were
found Mr. Williams produced the
affidavits Of twenty six voters who
swore they voted for him, tot only
seventeen votes were counted for
him A majority OF the committee,
however, decided aot to interfere
with the returns and proceeded to
declare Mr TraD:bam the aomlnee
upon the face Of the returns as sent
in by the managers W D Trapt
ham and G. c. Moore represented
Mr.. J S. Trantbam and P H Nelson,
of the Colombia Bar, and j Y Hay,
of the Camden Bar. Represented Mir
Williams The contest will probably
end here, Sheriff Wi!liame having
about abandoned the IDEA of contend
ing for toe nomination any further.
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proposals received yesterday through
Mr. Corger appea: 20 warrant further
Instructions fron the president aud
Secretary Hay, Mr. Copger was wired
today az outline Of the course be Is to
pursu. 10 fur,hcrauce Of tie plans al
ready committed to bis care For OBJ.
vions ressops the state department has
decided not to make public toe text Of
these supplementary instructions But
it ma7 be stated that our government
does not regard the Chinese tender as
sufficient to meet the necessities of the
case I, is 90, indicated iu what res
pect they fall sbor,-.he Chinese agree.
iog, according tie their note, to express
regret, admit liabilities for Indemnity
aud yield anything in the way OF treat
les, in consideration Of the withdrawal
Of the troops aud an aruistice. l. IS
inferred :Lac err objection is based 90
a lsck OF guarantees for the present
safety of American citizens and the
legation IN Chiaa, as we'll as for TIE
protection of uiss:ooary aod trade
inteEes;s 10 the future /; cannot be
gathered saas :bs matter Of the safi
c,eucy of the puuishuen's TO be
me,ed crs to the Chinese ofFsndiog Of
doials enters loto this objection
TIE alleged cdics setting cut the
puu;shmea1s allotted 70 Prince Tuao
acd lis fellow oouspirascrs IS surround
ed With doubt Ms Cooger has advis-
ed tie state department TIA. tie au-
tbensicity Of the edics is called
10 qaes,ioc 10 Pcsio, but nowhere hss
the state department been able to secnre
aoy official statement as to tie
character Of the edics.
Tue state department. has so fa7 maae
90 answer 10 the Chinese proposal and.
as already Indicated, will return to 8
probably through Mr Conger
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The Hampton Legion.

To the Edi.or Of The News and
Courier : !! was not presen, a, the re.
cent reunion of the Confederate
Veterans at Greenwood s. c., ard
was, until recently, away from here
Hence the delay. At that reunion
the members of the Hampton Le-
gion-cava|ry, artillery and infantry
present met and passed Ieso!u
tion that meeting of all the sarvis-
ors OF the Hampton Legion. G. S A +,
be called to meet and form them
selves into an organization at Colum
bia, S. G at the State Fair (ensuing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-24
Gen Lee Talks About
Conditions in Cuba.
There Will Be Strong Radical
Element ln Coming Con-
VentlOn.

Washington, Oct 19-GeD Fitzbugh
Lee, OF Virginia, who is here oD leave
Of absence. paid his respects to the pres.
ideDt today. Geu Lee will return to
Cuba at the end cf the moota. He says
tba. the constitutional con venticn of the
Cuban people, to which delegates have
beeo elected. will be held Nov 5 to.
establish "ths free ard independent
republic OF Cuba. 5"
Gen Lee says there is likely to be a
great deal of feictiop in the cocveotio.,
ard toe resuls is problematica Tie
toreierers-Frencf, English aac Amer.
icars ard property holding SpsDards-
he said. were 10 favor CT some sort Of
American prctsctc.ste, which would
iaanre the protection CT life sud prop
srty, cut the old soldiers CT Gomez's
.rny wanted to carry cut the radical
programme. T0ey threatened 20 initiate
toe proceedings 10 the convso:ion by
the adoption of resolution cemaodicg
tie 10 IMMEDIATE Y.;bdraIal Ct the Amer.
;csn troops Gen Lee expressed tie
opinioo that the troops could cot be
uithdrawo until stable government
vas set Up which proved capable Of
furnishing the necessary guarantees as
10 life and property. Io arg Zeal set
.lemept. Gen Lee SAID, some difficult
problems would have to be adjusted.
Gen Lee said the pas. year 10 Cuba
bas beeu the worst, So far as yellow
fever is caece'oed, 10 6is experience.
Tie yellow fever had been prevalent
all ever the isaed and be said that
some of the fac;s in coopec:ion With it
seemed to completely explode the
theori:a OF American medicaI experts
the efficacy Of eanita'ioa as
q preventive.
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Chinese Peace Negotiations.
Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching Outline What They
are Willing to Do.

Paris, Oct 19.-Tbe Havss agency
mas received the following dispatch
from Pekin:
The diplomatic corps has receiv
ed a joint note from Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching. saying that it is
time TO end the present situation and
treat for peace and that the princes
who were eccomplices of the.Bo1ers
will be handed over to the courts to
be judged and punished according 10
Chinese law.
"In their quality Of pleuipo.entia-
ries, Ii hung Chang and Prince Ching
offer to treat for peace aud accept the
principle of iodenni,ies for the lega
tions destroyed The losses are to
be estimated by delegates of the
powers
european nations can be accorded
fresh commercial advantages on the
old treaties modified but as the re
quirements Of the powers vary. each
power must formulate It's Own wishes
.Tbe pienipotentiaries demand an
immediate cessation of hostilities be
cause OF their cffer and request an in
.erview with ;sung Ii yamer for Octo.
Der 10th !"
Replying to the note. N. Pichon,
the French minister, said that China,
having recognized that she had yio-
lated the law OF nations, was bound to
accep. for that very reason the re
sponsibilities involved Consequent
u be demanded that exemplary
punishment be inflicted upon the
principals guilty, namely, Prince
Tuan, Prince schwang, napg Ki and
Tung Flu nsiang, adding that so long
as their heads had not fallen it was
impossible 20 cease hos,iIities
..M Pichon has been confined to
ais bed for several days with a slight
attack of typhus, but his condition
is not grave
"Ow;cg to the arrival Of Count Won
Waldersee, Gen Veronyn. the corn
nander Of the French forces. will
prolong his stay in Pekin until be
receives fresh orders y
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F,!k'on. Ky. o.. Is -Eras'us War
fsid. uesro, vas lynched here after
midoisht BY MOB who took hin from
the county Jail where he had been
placed for a'tempiicg to break into a
farm house when the farmers wife and
child were the only occupants
Down iu Southern Missouri preach.
er announced thk, 10 ;he near future be
woulG disccusse OF Hell and Cbo will
90 there " The mar ha. been some.
w,as puzzled on receiving several letters
from parlshoners threatening all kinds
of Vengeance if their nsmes ate
mentioned 10 the forthcoming sermon.
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Laurcna, Oct 10 Wade H Godfrey
one o! the prcprietots c! the Bee
Hive" e:ore. snot aod killed E1 Wcrts
man. young oeero farm laoorer 90
tho public square about 2 O'Clock this
afternoon. they ~ere eoeaeed 10 a
difficulty and bad cone to blows wien
Godfrey !rew bis pistol and shot his
acragobiss. Tue woupd resulted fatally
q bali hour later Godfrey gave blm
self up and went to jail.
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a TRAGEDY IN CUBA

Habana. DC; lS--Maj Peterson, tie
chief ccmm'ssary Of Cuba, died yester
day of yellow ievev Mrs Peterson,
bis wife, who arrived here last Moncay
frcm Ciociora att to nurse him shot her
self 10 tee head With revolver one
bour as.e. the nsjos's death and died
instantly
The remains Of Maj Peterson and bis
wife we're inferred this afternoon With
military hepors The flags at FL Moro
aud 90 ali the public buildings we're at
half rsss The tragic occurrence hss
greatly depressed the whole military
comu uoi,y 10 Habana
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NEW INSTRUCTIONS CA.
BLED TO CONGER

Washington. Ost l9 The Chinese
government has made seques. OF
Secretary Hay that negosia::ors begin
:oncrrow az Pekin looking TO settle
ueut OF toe Chinese question l. is
said at the ssa,e department. that Dir
Googer's instructions are sufi ciee. IN
breadth to eoaole him to proceed with
nege,iasiocs tomorrow without further
orders from the department
However. as che Chinese counter
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,

STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE-
Pos,ToRY, SUMTER, S. C.
Paid up Capital 5 IS, ooc 90
Surplus and Profits $4,000 cc
Additional LAcilltr of Stock
holders IN excess of their
s,oc!. $4,000 90
TOTAL protection 20 depcaltors, Sis eco oo
Transscts General Barking Business.
Special at,eatiou given to collections.
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SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits Of 81 and upwards received In
terest allowed at the rate OF per cent per
annum, on amounts above SIS snd not exceed
iog $500, payable quarterly, on first days Of
January. April, July and OCTOBER.
R N. WALLACE,
LIS, CARSON. President -.
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Hats.

We established reputation in this
iioe some years ago, that we have
been constantly adding to We sup
ply good many dealers. who must
save money by buying from US, or
they would not do so. Outside OF
our regular line we bought
100 Dozen
grom commission house at about
So cents on the dollar.
We have Mems aud Boy 8 fur
Hats at 25 and 50 cents, and the
Mans bat We sell at T5c would
appear cheap, if bought elsewhere
for $1.25.
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Wave,.ins viceroys.

New York, July ia ds spa World from says
Great bodies Boxers Chinese troops
ing soutward from Pkng numbering all Christians they
troyng theis possessions.
1t feared that the Vceroyswho hitherto
Shown themselves endyy disposed foreigners
waverng their support and with the Governors province
going ove to the rebel
Many peobe regard Ii Hung Chang his present journey
from Canton to Pekng with suspicion
the steamer carrying him reaches Shanghai
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Probably Favor War.

WASHINGTON July notwithstanding activity
partment had nothing this morning touching the
The Imperial ct
ton has left dagreeab impression Despite
ter view to the contrary this cdct is looked suouy
preliminary to formal declaration
time Chinese
the mternationals
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Legation Rescued.

YOKOHAMA July 17Accordng Pekug dispatch dated the hst
received by the Acting Vceroy Thcang Fuken
PekG with
The remaining Legations the same
discovered that tho German Minister only had been muere The
low spirits Prince King Yulu had received
from the Empress Dowagerfo atatl the ~ with the
ea Nh andSun Tie situation in Posing critical than
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Riotin9 i'm Shan ST.

LONDON July ga dispatch fron missionary sorte Shanghai
July 26 Rong has broken All capital
province Of Shan 81 There details Rtng has also
Hua Lob south of Chi Lii All the
friends safely escaped to the country but all still danger
1t reported
from the Imperial commencement the
in
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Declaration OF War.

New YoEI, Jl "a dispatch Advertiser fr1
London,
The Chinese invasion the Amur equivalent DECLARATION
against Russia which,
Envoy at St Petersburg his today requested him
the country along with the
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Russian Troops MaSSin6.

New July 1S.A Russia
make China
there great Coacks and using Siberian
siyely military operations.
in China possible.
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Alarm at Hal Nan.

New YORK July ga special to the Journal and Advertiser from
Hongkong
Co, General Wnan
Island Hal Nan
protect the
Consul Widnan send warshp Hoi bring away
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Doubtful

LONDON July 2o11e British Foreign
Lord Salisbury to-day notified the United
uQsephA FL Choate that impossible
nned by the Chinese that
thesafety of the foreign Ministers at Pekng
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Cholera i'm India.

LONDON July fTe Governor of Bombay tegraphng the Secrc-
ay of State for India that there cholera ii
famine districts during the week ending July hh 64 fatal
and that the native states there cases.
fatal, ~
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Extra Session.

WASHINGTON July lSAary officials quite
that will be necessary Garry campaign
Philippines China that IN
sion of Congress must be called
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FOREIGN News
Reported d Alive July 81.

WASHINGTON July 25The State Department has recciveda
gram from Consul McWade at Canton saying that Viceoy
suranee that al the foreign qt ng alive and @
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Supplied with Poison,

BI July l6he correspondent here the Associated Press
received private information private
iyed there from Lady Claude Mac Donald British
at Peng written when the situation growing threatening
ing legation supplied poison
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q.
CENTS SUITS CLEANED
AND PRESSED
Ladies' Skirts a Speciality

AhE ocHSfDli NON Attj SlC W.
Wheeler d Wilson, Chain
and LQck Stitch Machines
Sold on, Installment Plan.
Orders taken for Sheet Music;
Piano Tuning and Repairing.
All Orders will Receive Prompt
Attention.
sias' Office Adjoining lao Stables.
WAILUKU, MAUI.
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TELEGRApHIC ITEMS

subway under Market street.
It lis stated at Cape Town that
10, 900 Beers win move to America.
J. w. Yefkes- has bsen nominated
for Governor by kentucky Republi-
cans. -
Coomassie has been relieved by the
column under command of Col. Will
cocks.
The German Navy is not satisfied
with English canned beef and wants
the Amrican brand.
Adclbert Hay United States
Consul at Pretoria, is about to leave
there for Washington.
Hundreds of cattle are perishing
in Arizona and Southern California
on account of the drouth.
America leads all other foreign
countries in its display Of fruit at
the Paris Exposition.
China is said to have made pro-
posals to Japan last autumn for
massacre of foreigners.
The United States cruiser Balti-
more, returning from Manila, is at
Gibraltar awaiting orders.
Gen. Chatfee, who will command in
China if Gen. Miles is not sent, has
been commissioned Major General.
The scenes in Belrin and st. Peters
ourg when the news OF the massacre
WIS received, were of popular frenzy
Roberts is severely criticized in
London for the Nitrals Mex affair.
British Generals arc said to be break
ing down under the strain of Trans
vaal duty. ., ss.fI
Every important harbor in the
United States will be protec ted by
a submarine torpedo boat of the
Holland type,
Cornelius Harris, the only negro
member Of the jury that indict ted
Jefferson Davis, is dead. He was a
Democrat.
The Dutch Consul at Pretoria has
oeen taken prisoner by the British
and is charged with carrying letters
nto the d}oer lines. II
Including this seasons output, the
contribution of the Klondike to the
world wealth up to date has been
in the neighborhood of $50, 600, 600.
The Chinese of San Francisco vii
lodge, claims against the city govern
ment for $1,000, 600 for damage ac-l
ci'uing to them by the plague quaran-
tine.
One of the highest officers of the
United States Army says that we
are face 10 face with the greatest
general war since the days of
Napoleon. "
''The Gold Democrats will not put
a ticket in the field this. year. said
w, d. Bynum of Indiisa,, chairman
of the Gold Democratic executive
committee of 1896.
Gold shipments from the Klondike
up the Yukon river and to the coast
by the Skagway gateway this season
have so far amounted in round num-
bers to II, 900, 600 at least,
A telegram from France says an
undamaged empty buoy marked
Andres Polar Expedition, 1898.
No. 3, was found July 7th, in lati-
tude 63 deg, u min. north and longi- |
tudc 20 deg. 43 min. west.
Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, has
cabled to the Secretary of State for
1nnia, Lord George Hamilton, that
an excellent rain has fallen in the
northwest provinces and in parts of
Central India and that useful showers
have occurred at Deccan.
The National Wall Paper Company,
which has been known for more than
six years as the wall paper trust.
having failed to control independent
manufacturers, has practically been
driven out of business by outside
competition and in the near future
will be dissolved.
Charles H. Ackers, secretary of
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A
big stock of 9ec ds of
all kinds persOnaIIy
selected by our Mr..
VetIeSen.
Come and see our
Steel Ranges, Blue
Flame Stoves.
Sewing
Machines,
Bath Tubs,
Ha mmockS, '
Etc., Etc., Etc.

TELEPHONE No. rs
Goods will be delivered at Waikapu
Monday, Wednesday and Friday; at
Waihee Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday; and at all hours in Wailulor.
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A FATAL OIL CAN EXPLOSION
TWO ARE DEAD AND OTHERS ARE
LIKELY TO DIE.
Uousc WINS destroyed with Its Con.
tents, Including Two Hundred
Dollars i'm Cash.

sherman, Texas, November ga fear
full coal oil accident occurred near Van
Alstyne, in the northern part OF Collin
county, today. Henry Reid, farmer his
wife. daughter, IL years old, and a son.
10 years old, are all more or less seri-
ously burned. One child. a little boy
years of age, was burned to death in
the house, which. with its contents,
valued at 5000, is total loss.
Mrs. Reid died from the effects of in
juries and 1T is not believed that Reid
will live through the night.
There was 5000 In paper money de-
stroyed in the house.
Reid and his wife and two largest
children were all up at an early hou'
this morning, Reid undertook to start
FIRE in the stove, pouring oil on Il
from a Ave gallon can. The can exploded
and threw flaming oil over the entire
house. Blinded and in agony, the foul
ran TO the doors, for the moment for
getting the little S-year-old boy, Whel
too late and everything was solid shee
OF FIRE they made desperate effort tt
rescue the boy, hut it was futile.