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Chinese Puzzle Unsolyed.
The Whole Matter Still in a
Diplomatic Phrase.

Washington. Sept 14.-Thera were
90 developments in the Chinese negatia.
tons today with which the public could
be made acquainted, the whole matter
being still io the diplomatic phase aod,
therefore. Dot calling for military Or
ders. Tho war department officials are
awaiting word from the State depart
meet as to the next step expected OF
the troops. but it is now insimated that
this will DOT be taken Immediately
The situation bas lost something Of it's
acuteocss. owing 70 the change in the
attitude Of toe Russian Government. as
indicated 10 yesterday dispatches and,
although nc cfic;a. confirmation has
reached Washington of the postpone
ncnt Of the withdrawal. tie fac:
is cot doubted here. But. regardless
Of the course TO be taken by Russia, it
IS now said there is nothing 10 toe
Americao note Of respoose to Russia
that demands au immediate evacuation
10 the event that the Russira troops are
called away Instead it is stated that
the control Of the situation would SIM
piv pass from toe State department.
into Gen Cbsfee's hands spd J: would
be for him. after ccaferring With the
c.he7 military commanders, to de-
teruine VIXEN and bow and to
wtat ez.eot the American forces
should be WITHDRAWN He might
choose ais c1o time and IN degree
his posisioa would be similar to that
occupied by bin 10 the advaare upon
Pekiu. so far az oav;ng free band is
concsrnec Tois statement of the
cooai,isioos governing The American
reply to the withdrawal proposal uay
be os significance. ip view OF the fact
;ba. it is made with the express purpose
os clearing away an erroneous impress
siou that has been made upon the
pnblic Mid.
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SUMTER S. c.. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 10, 1900.
New Series-VOl. Xxx. Nos

prices, though we have been held to
our contract price By this clause in
the new contrac: this State is at once
assured CT as low rate as now pre-.
walls anywhere else For instance,
we are offered the prices lately &C
cepted by Tennessee and Washington
in their State adoptions (Section
IS
4 Books in the county repositories
(sold at actual cost by the county su
perintepdents) are to be taken up at
cost by the publishers whose books
are substituted. This is a protection
Of the school fund whicn by act of
the Legislature has been invested
in books for sale cost (Section 3
5. Publishers pay freight, drayage
etc, on all books where as much ss s25
worth is ordered at a time, and pay
such transportation charges where
the orders are as small as $40 worth,
if ordered by county superintendent.
This small limit was put because if
the only books used from one publish
er should be copy BOOKS or algebras,
the dealer might have to order
small quantity and should not be re-
quired to pay the freight It would
not be just to the Publisher, however,
to allow dealer to harass him with
a 5 Border on which the freight might
more than equal the profit.
The limit IN the old contract was
500 and many county superin:end
ents have been compelled to puy the
freight and add few cents to the
prices of each book. (Sec:ion l snd
q
6 The affidavit and contract clause
that the bidder is not in trust con
stitutes striking feature This was
suggested by the Indiana law which
has attracted considerable attention,
but the affidavit here required goes
much further in that it inquiries after
the private holdings of stockholders
and their ho!dgipgs as trustees or
bene6ciaries, and further binds the
publisher to show his private records
if the truth of the affidavit is ques-
toned. Moreover, the contract is
void alb iDitio if any untrue state
ments enters into this affidavit or
clause This is a practical way to
fight trusts. (Section I
LIST OF BOOKS ADOPTED.
The board last night completed the
work Of adoption aad the results
were given the press as follows. the
first price quoted being the price to
dealers end the second the exchange
figure
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Once was young. but pow | am
old, and | have never seen girl that
was uofaithful to her mother that ever
came to be worth one eyed buttop TO
her husband 1t is the law Of God
/. isn't exactly 10 the Bible. but it is
written large and awful 10 the miserable
lives of maoy ni.f; homes. pm speak
Jog for tie boys this tine If one Of
200 chaps ever GENE across glsi that.
vi'a face foil Of roses. sz5s TO yon as
she Genes to me door. Il ear GO :cr
thirty m;oetes yet, for tie dishes are
Dot washed yo- val: fox thss girl
You SIT rieht ccan o; :bc 3oer sep :od
wa,r fer ber. heeauae seasa o:her .eiiaa
rag cone sioug ard sa.ry hes oit aac
.;gLt 'hefe 5o0 ice &c aossl &s:'
% that gis! AID stick 70 Der ssss 3
5urr to nale's aaii Bill Arp.
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TO QUIT, OR
NOT TO QUIT !?
The President Must Decide
Our Course as to Pekin.

Washington. Sept 12-The ques-
zion of Withdrawing the American
troops at once from Pekin is now
before the president and speedy
decision is expected and required
There are differences among officials
in Pekio on this subject, and the
issue is for the president to decide.
Gen Chafee was, some time ago.
directed to hold himselfin readiness to
withdraw his troops. UNDOUBTEDLY be
has conferred with the other CON
manders as to the time aud man
ner Of withdrawal. according to the
terms of the note The sending of
further supplies to him has been
stopped, and be now awaits but the
signal from Washington to begin his
movement 1t is for the president to
give that signal
The considerations now before him
in favor of the Immediate withdrawal
are first, the fact that be is already
committed, in a measure, to such
course by the language in reply to
the Russian note second, it is rep
resented that China IS on the verge
of terrible famine, and the reten
ton of the troops in Pek!D, prevent
ing, as they do, the return of the
Chinese government and the supply
of provisions to the capital, places
the responsibility for what threatens
10 be frightful calamity upon the
powers who sanctioned the occupa-
ton.
On the other hand, strong repre-
sentations have been made 10 the
president in opposition to withdrawal
in advance of the procurement Of
absolutely sufficient guarantees for
the protection of American inter
ests in China and for the safety of the
native Christians. The last coodi
tioo is one most difficult to meet,
cut, being insisted upon by the
missionary element, is being given
most careful consideration.
In anticipation of some such state
o: affairs the effort has been made to
hasten the dispatch ofpreliminaries to
negotiations. 1t is highly desirable
that some responsible representative
of the Chinese government be recog-
nized in order that we may secure q
sufficient guarantee upon which to
base the withdrawal of our troops.
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
are the only lights in the east 80 far
IS our government can see, and it is
possible that the present problem
may be solved by a decision to deal
with them Immediately and to accept
their pledge as sufficient for our pur
poses Therefore the decision an
nounced today to facilitate ii Hung
Chang's passage from Shanghai to
Pekin may be regarded as significant
Later it was announced that Consul
General Goodnow had reported that
Ii would leave Shanghai next Fri
day for Tien Tsin. His means Of
transportation are not koowD, but be
may have United States vessel if
such thing is absolutely necessary
to his reaching Tien Tsin
1t is not known that the powers
IS prepared to object to Ii hung
Chang's visit.
Meanwhile the State department is
doing its best to force the Chinese
Government. through Ii Hung
Chang. TO restore peace in the pro
vinces and cease outrages upon
American citizens, which have been
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GOES UP AND UP.
Held up to Highest Bulge Of
Recent Rise.

New York. Sept 12.-Juss as the
SO called professional contingent 1ss
settling dowo to tie idea that the great
advance 70 cotton had bcen overdoue
aad the narke; was getting in shape
eor considerable reaction. the specu-
sa;ive fever 5rose Out again today
Tae bull faction succeeded 10 forcing
prices vel! up to the high level Of the
late bulge, being sided by bul|ish
cables and generally favorable coudi-
tious on all sides for ssch a movement.
Trading started With display of
hesitation end prices tailed TO rise in
proportion to sharp bulge 10 the
Eoglisb market. Parties haviog profits
TO their credit unloaded freely aud
some ceiling was done for short account,
90 the belief that the bear interest had
been wiped out by the steady upward
movemsat of the past ten days or two
weeks, aud that burdeDsome long
account has been established But
the feeling OF pessimism vas later dis
pelled by reports that southern spot
markets we're named 1.8 TO 1.2c higher
prices.
The foal advices from Liverpool
we're very bullish and intensified the
6rmness here. Gradually prices work.
ed upward unit! the close of the first
hour when rapid advance occurred oa
break of early sellers for cover and a
food of outside buying orders. At
the best figures of the morning a net
advance Of l8 to % points was sched-
uled Private teegrams from New
Orleans declared cables from Liverpool
hioted at possible failures abroad
ioasmuch as several houses had been
placed ia s,raightened circumstances by
the wrecks of steamers in Galveston
loaded With cotton which had been
counted upon to meet demands
A report that Neill was coming out
tomorrow with a circular 10 wbicb he
would conf. % the findings of the
bureau. threw the market loto a bull
fever 10 the early afternoon 90 which
January sold up to 9 95, :his being a
oct rise Of Al points. Though sharp
tumble succeeded this uplift. the market
exhibited stropg characteristics pretty
much all the rest of the afternoon with
investment buying the feature of the
trading. Shorts who bad doggedly
wi'bstocd the trying advance OF the
last two weeks, were dishearteped apd
unable 30 withstand the tremendous
strain longer. The south and Wall
street we're free buyers on the upturn.
The room traders attached great sigoif
capce to the presence OF large Eogiish
buyiog orders, these conveying the
preston that another big rise was
assured 10 Liverpool tomorroV. :he
baying c5o,inned 70 toe cad If the
sess;ca fae clcse was s;rony e the
highest Foiat .: the day u4s ad
eaace 6 23247
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---D o % N~

4 ,..,,:;s, '.;''c,,,;. Sept l2.-A pecia!
20 tie Ceaanerc;2l hPfes fron Cairo.
ii, says ;ao epeeial CIR OF fac
Duccs5 Clarke :an,a!e mias:sei :tocpc
Gas wrecked a. Mounds ;his af,etnoon
aud Of sizteeu occupants uiae are
now dead aud SIX others are seriously
Injured, some Of them perhaps fatally.
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A Snake Bite Cure.

A Brazilian doctor claims to have
discovered an infallible crre for snake
bites of ali kinds In sworn state
ment sent to the Academy Of Medi-
cire at Rio de Janeiro. be says 81
neutralige ophidic poison even after
it has entered the blood in circula
ticp, and when the patient has been
overcome by the hemorrhsge and is
blind, deaf with deadly YER
tigo, anorexia. only faint pull
sations of the heart, BY ad-
ministerirg 2 tablespoonfuls of soup
containing two grams OF caIomel and
so grams OF strong lemon juice, and
repeating the dose within two hours
After the third dose the patient is
free f.am danger
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HARTFORD YACHT CLUB.

Additional Appropriation for the New
Club House.
The Hartford Yacht club has made
an additional appropriation of $1,000 for
the building and equipment of the new
club house at Fenwick. This makes a
total Of $4,000 to be devoted to the pur-
pose.
The building will contain sixteen
sleeping rooms and two large Dunk
rooms filled with thirty-five cots There
will be large assembly room on the
ground floor and such others as are best
fitted to the comfort and enjoyment of
the members and their guests. Water
will be furnished by. windmill system,
drawing from a steel tank. +lhe club
house will be located on Folly Point,
and land for it has been leased from ex-
Governor Buckley.
Saturday afternoon races for cham
pionship pennant have been arranged
for the coming summer, with the month
of August eliminated and the first race
will be held on Memorial day. Races
between steamboats, were also arranged
for on that day,
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BIDS FOR DREDGING CONTRACTS
For Work to be Done in Mystic and
Housatonic Rivers

For Work to be Done in Mystic and
Housatonic Rivers,
In response to an advertisement in
serted by the United States engineer
| corps for proposals for dredging in
Mystic and Housatonic rivers the fol-
lowing bids were received. For dredg-
ing the Mystic river the Hartford
Dredging company of Hartford bid
nine and one-half cents per cubic yard
for material removed within three
months following notice to begin work,
and four and three-quarter cents per
cubic yard for material removed five
months after notice to begin work.
Thomas Scott of New London, Conn,
bid twelve cents per cubic yard for
material removed within five months of
notice, and six cents for material re-
moved within five months after notice.
For Housatonie river work the New
burg Dredging company of Newburg,
N. r., big twenty-eight cents for ma
aterial removed within five months of
notice and fourteen cents for material
removed five months after notice.
The Hartford dredging company bid
thirty live cents for dredging within
five months after notice and fourteen
and one-half cents for material removed
after five months following notice to
begin work.
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MINIATURES ALMANAC.
FEBRUARY 20.
DEATHS.

Sun Rises 1891 Moon Rises, High Water
sun Sets. 5:39 AIS $3.50
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PERSONAL M ENYION.

Miss Hazel Watson Of As Edgewood
| avenue has almost entirely recovered
from a severe attack of double pneu-
monia. DR.. Lewis, her attending ply
stefan, says that she will be able to
see her friends in a few days,
Sergeant lothian Orr, who has served
for a period of nearly thirty years on
the police department, has been COM
PEELED to give up his duties because OF
the growth of tumor in his mouth
Laterly the tumor has been causing the
officer serious difficulty in articulating
operation.
Governor Lounsbury has appointed
Walter F. Prince of New Haven an
agent of the Law and Order league
|, Fred Loomis, a brother of Principal
Henry w. Loomis of Dixwell avenue
school, Is spending some time in the
city with his brother. at the latter S
home at 80 Park street. Mr.. Loomis Is
engaged in government work in Port
land, Me,
w. II. Bishop, instructor in the Ro-
nance languages in Yale university, is
suffering from a slight attack of pleu-
risy.
Miss Anna Sperry daughter of the
Hon, Joel A. Sperry, sailed Saturday
from New York for Bermuda.
Mrs r. M. Carroll and son Walter
left Thursday for Washington, D. G..
In returning they will stop over at phil
adelphia, returning in about two weeks.
/ Mr. and Mrs. James Boyce of 200
Whalley avenue announce the marriage
Of their daughter, Maude Rebecca, to
George Theodore Sampson, to take
place at their residence Wednesday eve
ming, February 49, Mr.. Sampson for
some time past has held the position
of draughtsman for the Americas Ord
nance company of Bridgeport, Pre-
vious to entering the employ of that
company he held similar position at
the factory of Winchester Repeat ting
Arms company of this city. Both the
young people are we'll known here and
host of friends extend best wishes.
Mrs. Sara r. Kinney of this city,
state regent of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, has been APP
pointed by Governor Lounsbury to rep
resent the state at the unwilling of the
statue of Washington and Lafayette at
the Paris exposition. Mrs. Kinney has
also been chosen by the Connecticut ID.
A. r. to represent that organization
Mrs. Kinney will leave for Paris early
in June and will probably remain there
during the exposition.
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BAILEY CRITICALLY ILL.

| Springfield Man Accused of Embezzle.
ment Very Low at the Hospital
| Jesse III. Bailey of Springfield, Mass
who is accused of embezzing funds tic
the amount of $4,000 belonging to the
bankrupt estate of spaulding & Pep
per Bicycle Manufacturing company
of Chicopee, Mass. will probab bly, never
be brought to trial for his misdeeds.
He lies at the point OF death at the
New Haven hospital. where last eve
ming 1t was said that there was hardly
a chance of his recovery. The officers
who have been keeping the man under
surveillance since his arrest have with
drawn, and Bailey's wife and son are
at his bedside.
Bailey, it will be remembered, was ar
rested last Wednesday afternoon by
Detective McGrath and Detective Mer-
rift of the Boston Pinkerton agency.
upon complaint of the Fidelity and De-
posit company of Maryland, who were
surety for Bailey as assignee for the
bicycle concern. He had been acting
in the capacity of trustee since last
November, During the time he was
acting as representatives for the credi-
tors Bailey withdrew from the Pyn-
chon National bank of Springfield.
Mass. at various times money deposit
ed there belonging to the creditors.
The shortage was discovered, and
Bailey was in no position TO make rep
aration for the losses.
The creditors decided to prosecute
Bailey, but he fled from Springfield and
found refuge in this city. He STAYED
at the Hotel Savoy here for two weeks
and was on a prolonged spree While
Bailey contracted a severe
cold, and was laid up at the hotel
His illness was made known to his
friends in Springfield, and 1t was not
long after that when the Pinkerton
men located him and followed him to
this city. Pneumonia had already de-
veloped and the mans condition was
regarded as being too critical to per-
nit his removal to Springfield, and he
was taken to the hospital instead.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.

A very pretty reception followed by a
supper was given yesterday afternoon
by Mr.. and Mrs Herman Goldbaum of
397 Elm street in honor of the engage
ment of their daughter, Fannie, to Da-
vid Summerfield of New York The
reception was largely attended by
friends of the young couple, and a
large number of these stayed to the
supper which followed. Among these
were the following: Mrs. Jacobs, Miss
Bertha Jacobs, Miss Wolf, Moses Sum-
merfleld and wife, Mr., and Mrs Cohn
or providence, Miss Rose Weiss, Mrs
Solomon Goldbaum, Mrs, Lewis Gold
baum, Mr.. and Mrs /. Weinberg, Mr..
and Mrs Bloom Of New York, Mr. and
Mrs Brabarowsky of Mt. Vernon.
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F Rec.

In order to introduce the famous FIFTH
AVENUE JAVA AND MOCHA COFFEE.
which has great reputation In New York,
will furnish to church suppers, festivals.
club meetings, parties, or any sociable gath
erings, any quantity FREE OF CHARGE,
providing they guarantee to use our fancy
JAPANESE NAPKINS on the tables. Tho
idea is this: We furnish the Coffee; the
little adv in the center Of Napkin tells the
good people where they can get some more.
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