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m? n ontt)roti rSX SVMTBB WATCHMAK, Established April. 1850? "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TBCK SODTHKON, Established Jose. 1368 * Cosolidate? Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 15, 1903. New Series-Vol. XXII. No. 37 v Cfc SStattlwtint w? jwaftrw. . ./-yd _ yj I Published Brery ^Tedaesday,, -Br JSr. C3r. Osteen, SUMTER, 8. C. TS&MS : / ?1 50 per an G aa}-io *d7ax.cte. ADTIBTISIIIET: Square first insertion^..?....,^.....^! 00 Kvery subsequent insertion.... 50 Goa tracts for three ra oe tbs, or longer wilt be made at reduced rates. ; All comsaaaications which ?observe private interests will be charged for as ad vertieznents. Obit naries and ribetes of respects wilt be enarged for. mm TBE ??N?MTO&H?L The United States Already Prac? tically in Charge. . i Washington, April 7.-Mr. Crom *well,, counsel for the Panama Canal Company, and Admiral Waiker called at toe State department tociay to talk to Secretary Hay about the work of the snb-committee, which is to visit . the Isthmus to appraise the Taine of the work the company ?3 now doing on the canal It was reported to the f Secretary that the Company now em? ploys 160 engineers, abont 45 medical < officers and about 1,500 laborers and foremen on the canal These are near? ly allait work in the Culebra cat Five thousand dollars a day is a modest estimate of the money which the Unit? ed States will be expected to pay the Canal Company for continuing this work. ; Admiral Walker's estimate of the number of men to be employed on the Panama Canal when the United States -shall have formally entered upon the project is 30,000. For all practical purposes this Government now is engaged in the construction of the canal. Under the agreement signed v on March 3 by Secretary Hay and Mr. Cromwell, the American representa? tive of the new Panama Canal Com? pany, the work of construction was to bo continued by the Canal Company until the exchange of ratifications of the canal treaty, with the understand? ing that the United States should pay for such construction work. The men now engaged on the canal construction work are principally Jamaican ne? groes. One of the purposes of the visit to the Isthmus soon,to be made by a sub-cornmitte of the present canal com? mission is to investigate the labor supply. The local labor supply is in suMcient to meet the demand. It is probable, therefore that laborers' will be drawn by the thousand from : the Southern States and the islands of the West Indies. A mm nm KILLED. Mysterious Shooting of a Noto? rious Negro in Greenwood. Greenwood, April 7.- E. Norris, a notorious negro blind tiger of this city, was found dead in a vacant field, back of his house, this morning. Two jugs, containing two gallons of whiskey each, were found not far away. A Winchester rifle was lying by his side. There were no witnesses to the shooting as far as known, and the whole affair is one of mistery. Ed Norris was best known as the worst blind tiger in Greenwood. He at one time worked as a train hand on the Charleston and Western Carolina Railroad, and could join almost any crew at any time as extra help. He would make almost weekly trips to Augusta in this way, always bringing back two or three gallons of whiskey. It is supposed that he had just return? ed from Augusta last eight with the jugs found near him, and that he bad gone to set his rifle, suspecting trouble. His wife testified to the fact that be had been in the house to get the rifle, and that soon after he went out she heard someone cali ont, "halt!" and then the shooting began. The inquest, held this morning,, simply found that the deceased came to his death from a gunshot wonnd at the hands of unknown persons. Bishop Joseph H. Johnson, of the Southern California diocese, former? ly of Detroit, gave the Protestant Episcopal congregation at Lompoc, Santa Barbara county, a surprise by appointing the Rev. George S. Brown of 'Philadelphia, rector, says a Los Angeles dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Bisop Johnson was as much surprised as the parishioners when Brown arrived here to begin his work. Brown is a negro, and the congrega? tion over which he was called to preside is white. Bishop Johnson was not aware of the new rector's color before his arrival. The appointment was made as the resnlt of corrsepondence. Brown says that in his application he explained that he was colored, and pre? sumed that he was coming to minister to a colored congregation. Bishop Johnson has decided to organize a mission in the negro quarters of Los Angeles and place Brown :in charge of it_ A Great Sensation, There was a big sensation ir: Leesville, Ind., when W. H. Brown, of that place, who was expected to die, had his life saved bv Dr. King's New Discovery for Con? somption. He writes: "I endured in? sufferable agonies from Asthma, but your New Discovery gave me immediate relief and soon thereafter effected a complete cure," Similar cures of Consumption. Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are numerous. It's the peerless remedy foi all throat and lung troubles. Price"50c, and $1.00. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme. Druggist. Trial bottles free. FOUR FIES MAYOR. Carter Harrison, Democrat, Again Elected in Chicago. STEP TO MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. Probably Means Traction Ques? tion Will be Settled in the Inter? est of Chicago's People. Chicago, April 7.-Carter H. Harri? son was elected major of Chicago to? day for the fourth time, his majority by unofficial count over Graeme Stew? art, the Republican candidate, being 6,948. The total vote was : Harrison 146,232; Stewart 139,375; Cruice, In? dependent Labor, 9,999; Breckon, So? cialist, 11,212 ; Haines, Prohibition, 2, 848. In the last mayoralty election the total vote was Harrison, Democrat, 156,756 : Hanecy, Republican, 128,413 ; Hoyt Prohibition 3,328; Collins So? cialist 5,384. The early returns were in favor of Stewart and at one time he was 6,000 ahead but the later returns cut down his plurality steadily and the Republican leaders in private conver? sation admitted Stewart's defeats by about 6,000. In the first precinct of the Twenty-first ward, in which both Harrison and Stewart reside, the vote was Harrison 43 : Stewart 101. In the last mayoralty election the vote was Harrison 82, Hanecy 4. The chief issue in the campaign was the traction question, both candi? dates favoring ultimate municipal ownership of the street railways. Stew? art advocated an improvement of con? ditions, making the best terms possi? ble with the'companies. Harrison re? commended a delay until the city had obtained what it desired from the companies. ? Mayor Harrison said tonight "I regard the present election as less of a personal victory for myself, than as a victory for municipal ownership-a victory which should lead to the de? velopment of public national as well as municipal utilities. Partisan lines were cast aside to a great extent, but the result is at the same time a sub? stantial endorsement of my administra? tion." The Republicans elected John F. Smulsky for city attorney by 8,700 plurality and Fred C. Bender for city clerk by 3,700; the Democrats elected Ernest Hummel for city treasurer by 21,700. The new city council will be 35 Re? publicans, 33 Democrats and 1 Inde? pendent Democrat. The result in one ward is still in. doubt. The old council was 39 Republicans, 30 Demorcats, 1 Independent. P30F?T8 OF THE STEEL TRUST. Enormous Surplus After Payment of all Expenses. New York, April 7.-According to a statement gi Fen out today by the board of directors the net earnings of the United States Steel Corporation for the first quarter of the calendar year, March estimated, after deducting outlays for repairs, maintenance of plant, interest on bonds and mixed charges, were 824,656,136. The net earnings for the first quarter last year were $26,279,599, showing a decrease for the first quarter of this year of $1,623,463. Af ter deducting the amount set aside for sinking funds, deprecia? tion and reserve funds, there was a balance of net earnings for the quarter of ?21,551,189. There was a further de? duction for interest on the corporation bonds and sinking funds for the same bonds, laving a balance of $16,991,189. After paying the usual dividends on the preferred and common stocks there was left undivided profits for the quar? ter of ?2,978,245. The quarter's earn? ings show a decrease,and in a foot note the decrease, as compared with the same period last year, was attributed largely to the railroad congestion, which prevented prompt delivery. Unfilled orders on the books for manufactured products on April 1 were 5,410,719 tons. The preferred dividend is payable May 15, the common June 30. Makes a Clean Sweep. There's nothing like doing a thing thoroughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard of Bucklea's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cures Burns, Sore?, Bruises, Cuts, Boil?, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's only 2oc, and guaranteed to give satisfaction by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. On March 24 it was just twenty-one years since Prof. Koch published his discovery of the tubercle bacillus. The organism had been found toward the end of 1881, after years of search, but Koch waited and verified his work be? fore announcing his find. The result in Germany has been interesting. In 18S6 the tuberculosis death rate ( much undestatedj was 31 per 10,000 living per annum. Last year it was 21. The discovery has saved Germany thou? sands of lives and millions of money. Good Advice. The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from dyspepsia and liver complaint. More than seventy- ve per cent, of the people in the United States are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects ; such as sour stomach, sick headache, habitual costiveness, palpita? tion of the heart, heart-burn, water brash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the stomach, yellow skin, coated tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your druggist and get a bottle of August Flower for 25 or 75 cents. Two doses will relieve you. Try it. China's Drug Store. RABE TREES FOR WHITE HOUSE. An Imported Forest Established at the President's Mansion. Washington, April 6.-When Presi? dent Roosevelt comes back from the West he will find a forest of Dntch green bay and box trees growing in tubs on the masonry terraces which stretch away from the White House toward the treasury on the east and the excutive offices on the west. The trees, "which were purchased for the adornment of the White House grounds by Mr. R. H. McKim, the architect of the rejuvenated White House, were imported from Holland, to which country the species is indigenous. On account of the variable climate they cannot be successfully grown.in this country. For that reason they are extremely valuable. There are four large green bay trees, the foliage of which is dark green and grows very close and is trimmed in the shape of a cone. These trees cost over $200 each. There are several smaller trees of the same species, proportion? ately valuable, and a dozen or two box trees, which are smaller and of which the foliage is ' a somewhat lighter green. Altogether the miniature for? est, which possesses the advntage of being easily moved about, has cost nearly $2,000. Why Not Butter and Eggs? It is a fact that thousands of dollars are sent North every year for butter. The supply of home-made butter is far short of the demand, and while more is being produced in Georgia than formerly, the demand is increasing the more rapidly of the two, and the deficiency is greater every year. In a conversation the proprietor of one of Atlanta's largest grocery stores, said recently: 'Why don't yon people make butter? Here we are sending to Illinois for the bulk of our butter, and paying 33 cents a pound for it. Of course, that is for the very choicest, but good but? ter is costing us 24 to 28 cents per pound. Now, why don't you folks make it?" "Well we ought to. That was all I could say," he added in speaking of the incident. "Now, why dont we? Simply because we don't try. As a friend,' of mine said once and the laziest man, I think, I ever knew, ' It is so much easier not to do any? thing.' " < > The farmers of our State have op? portunities to make some very large profits, not only in butter, but in eggs and poultry. There is probably no article in the world so easily produced and so easily sold at a good profit.as eggs: yet we find farmers spending time and money on other things and neglecting this important source of income. Eggs are steadily advancing in price. They were 15 to 20 cents a dozen, wholesale, all last summer, an unprecedented price at that season of the year. And during the winter, of course, they have remained steadily at fancy figures. Of course, in order to succeed with these products it is necessary to use care and common sense. But accurate "scientific" knowledge, which cer? tainly increases the margin of profit, is not necessary. Any farmer of aver? age ability can realize handsome re? turns on these commodities at present prices. It costs no more to produce them than it ever did. While we are talking of "home industries," how about butter and eggs?-Editorial in Atlanta Journal. Last Words of Great Men. "Last words" of great men are usually faked. I believe Tom Ochil- j tree was one of the greatest men that j ever li ved-the greatest in managing to get along on nothing. When the old | fellow was on his last legs a Catholic priest was called in to administer ex? treme unction. At the conclusion of the rite he said: "Now, Colonel, you are absolved. You may rest easy. Everything is wiped out. You will have a white robe and a pure spirit in which to enter the heavenly gates." ? The gallant old Texan, rolling over on one side, remarked in a voice shak ing with emotion: "Then you can tell the devil to go to hell." Within three minutes he was dead." Horace Greeley was one of the most profane men that ever lived. Cursing was second nature to him. He even called himself names that would cause a duel in the South if applied to a friend cr enemy. When he realized that he was dying he said aloud : "Well, the devil's got you atlast, you damned old-. " A week after the funeral his daughter, Miss Gabrielle Greeley, wrote to Whitelaw j Reid, the young editor in the Tall j Tower, (Tribune,) to know what were! the last wors of her father. Reid wrote I back: "Your dear father's last words, j 'I know that my Redeemer liveth.' " j Washington, April 7.-Senator Dan? iel, of Virginia, has been advised by the controller of the treasury that an official decision has been reached and a settlement-by offsetting of the claims-made of the long-standing claims of the United States and the State of Virignia against each other. The claim amounted to nearly $2,000, 000 each. By the terms of the settle? ment Virginia will receive a check for $5 and some interest-bearing Virginia State bonds that have been held by the United States. The bonds it is said, will amount to over half a mil? lion dollars. A Thoughtful Man. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., knew what to do in the hour of need. His wife had such an unusual case of stomach and liver trouble, physicians, could not help her. He thought of and tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and she got relief at once and was finally cured. Only 25c, at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. TILLMAN'S TRIAL PUT OFF. ?fasence of two Witnesses the Cause of the Delay. STATE RESISTS THE APPLICATION For a Continuance on The Ground That the Rule of Court Govern? ing Continuance has not Been Complied With. Columbia, April 8.-The case against ! James H. Tillman has been continued until the July term of the Court. The motion for the continuance was made by the* defence. The State wished the case to be promptly tried and insisted that the defence had not made a sufficient show? ing to gain a continuance. The defence based its application for a continuance of the case, - first, on the affidavit of physicians that Capt. J. A. White was too ill to at? tend the Court ; that he was suffering from diabetes of a serious type and partial paralysis ; and, second, Miss Mary Julia Roper was in New York and could not be gotten here for the trial >-Capt. White in his affidavit used in the application for bail swore that R. H. Holzenback told him of a con? versation with Mr, Gonzales, in which he said Mr. Gonzales had told him (Holzenback) that he had made Lieu? tenant Governor Tillman "show the white feather on several occasions and when he met him he would make him show it again." Miss Mary Julia Roper is a trained nurse and she swore in an affidavit used in the application for bail, which was declined, that while attending Mr. Gonzales' uncle she heard Mr. Gonzales say that he "had made .Lieutenant Governor Tillman show the white 'feather and that ho would do all in his power against him, and was exceedingly bitter in his denun? ciation of Mr. Tillman." . The defence urged that it had tried to get these witnesses, but without success. The State urged that the, defence had not made a proper, full or satis? factory showing in its application for a continuance, and that if such a show? ing were made of what it was proposed to prove by the absent witnesses it might be admitted to , facilitate the ! hearing. Judge Klugh decided that a sufficient showing had been made by the defence ? for a continuance of the case and so I directed. , The next term of Court in this coun? ty meets here on the fourth Monday in June and the* case can not be tried now until next July. Senator Tillman accompanied J. H. Tillman to Court and sat by him dur? ing the hearing of the motion for a continuance. To all appearances the nearly three months in the county jail has had no j physical effect on the prisoner, who, but for a little sallowness, looks as ! usual. There was no unusual gather? ing in the Court room when the motion was made. The continuance was not unexpected. The State was anxious to have no delay in the hearing of the case. Counsel for tho defence announce that the continuance of the case does not mean an application for bail, and that no such move is now in contem? plation. There was a spirited legal contest over the motion for a continuance, I participated in by Col. Geo. W. Croft and Col. P. H. Nelson, counsel for the defence, and Solicitor Thurmond and Col. Andrew Crawford, counsel for the prosecution. Gen. Bellinger, of counsel for the State, was acting as Judge at a special term of Court at Newberry. The solicitor suggested that an arraignment of the prisoner be had. but the defence objected and intimated that some further motion may be made later. The custom in this State is to ask for and get continuances. The con? tinuance of the case is entirely with? in the judgment and discretion of the Court.-News and Courier. King 0'Keefe"of Yap. Washington, April 8.-The navy de? partment is informed that the collier Justin left Cavite yesterday for the island of Yap, in the Caroline group, on her way to San Francisco. The visit to Yap is made for the purpose of taking there a lawyer from Georgia, who is looking out for the interests of certain residents of Georgia, who claimed to be heirs of the late King O'Keefe, of Yap, who is said to have left a valuable estate. The claimants are the wife and children of the al? leged King. King O'Keefe had several dusky wives and children in his king? dom, and they will undoubtedly resist any attempt cn the part of the American heirs to secure possession of any part of his estate. Washington, April 7.-The secretary of the treasury has selected the Bap? tist Church site upon which to erect the new public building in Atlanta. \ The price paid is 6190,700. Robbed the Grave. A startling incident, is narrated by John Oliver, of Philadelphia, as follows: 4*I was in an awful condition. My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunken, tongue coated, pain continually in back and sides, no appetite, growing weaker day by day. Three physicians had given me up. Then I was advised to use Electric Bitters; to my #reat joy, the first bottle made a de? cided improvement. I continued their use ; for tiiree weeks, and am now a well man. I know they robbed the grave of anocher victim." No one should fail to try them. 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