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ru SM}m\rSm WATCHMAN, JUtabllmhed April, 1850? 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TKUE SOCTHBON, Established Jan?, 1363 Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. JULY 15, 1903. New Series-Vol. XXII. No. 50 HOME SEWING Worlds Grentet T. B. Jenkins SONIC TE3MPLB MACHINES, and Best. .-BT- % JNT. Gr. 03teen9 SUMTES, 8. C. TSBltS : $1 50 per anaam-in advance. IDTIIBT?SIMIIT: One Square first insertion.$1 00 ?very subsequent: insertion.... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. AU communications which subserve private interests will be charged for as adverttements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be eharged for. FOBEtBH C8HPUG?TI8HS FEARED, President and Secretary Hay Holding Important Conference. Oyster Bay, July 7.-Secretary of State John Hay is a gues^ of President Roosevelt tonight at Sagamore Hi IL Matters of grave importance to this country, in its international relation, were under consideration during the afternoon and evening. The conclusions reached at the con? ference are not disclosed, both the president and Secretary Hay regarding it as inexpedient at this time to dis? cuss for publication the details of their work. To two subjects of serious concern most -of their attention was turned. They considered in all its phases the Russian situation, particu? larly with respect to the B'Nai B'Rith petition, which it had been determin? ed will be forwarded to the Russian fovernment, and the Alaskan boun ary question, which next month is to be taken up for what is hoped may be final adjustment by the American and British commission in london. Among the president's other visitors were Senators Hanna, Fairbanks and Kearns. Senator Hanna assured the news? paper men that his-visit to the presi? dent has no political significance. When one of his interviewers asked if ho thought he would be. able to mass?e the next Republican national campaign, he replied, laughingly: "Now you are getting inquisitive. Really, thal; is a matter which has not bean -determined, so far as I know. That the question of the national chairmanshi p can be determined only by future events." When the other visitors had gone] the president and Secretary Hay con? tinued their conference until far into the night. It is regarded as likely that some developments in the Russian situation may be expected in a few days. King Edgard's proficiency as a lin? guist wa? strikingly illustrated during his recent vis?t to Paris. At a private ?inner given by M. Loubet, the French President read a very formal speech. The King of England got up immediately after and delivered with? out a note an admirable speech in French. Everybody was surprised when the native ruler spoke in his own tongue with elaborate preparation and the English sovereign spoke in the tongue of the Frenchman impromptu. Spartan burg, July 7.-Mr. John B. Cleveland has received from Mr. An? drew Carnegie, the multi-millionaire, a letter, in response to a correspon? dence which has recently been in progress between these two gentlemen. This letter stipulates that if the city of Spartan burg, by resolutions of its council, will maintain a free public library at a cost of not less than $15, 000 a year, and also provide a suitable site for the building. Mr. Carnegie will furnish $15,000 to erect a free public library for Spartanburg. This letter is from Skibo Castle, Scotland, and bears date of June 23. It is prob? able that the matter will come up for consideration at a council meeting in the future. Night Was Her Terror. UI would cough nearly all night long," writes Mrs.. Chas. Applegate, of Alexand? ria, IncL, "and could hardly get any sleep. I had consumption so bad that if I walked a block I would cough frightfully and spit blood, but, when all other medicines failed, three $1.00 bottles of Dr. King's New Discovery wholly cured me and I gained 58 jxrands." It's absolutely guar? anteed to cure Coughs. Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and Lung Trou? bles. Trial bottles free at J. F. W, Pe Iiorma'a drug store.. mi ILLEGAL INSURANCE, Comptroller General Jones After Wild Cat Companies. Colombia, July 7.-Reports have been received at the Comptroller Gen? eral's office to the effect that certain so-called insurance companies are at? tempting to do business in this State without a license. They are of the class generally known as " wild cat, " and in reply to a request made to what should be done where agents of such concerns attempt tb do business he wrote the following letter today : Dear Sir : Answering your request as to the-Company, I beg to say that they are not authorized and have no license to do business in this State. If anyone is soliciting business for them you can swear out a warrant against him before a magistrate of this State, charging him with acting as agent for a foriegn insurance com? pany without license, under Section 607, of the Criminal Code, which reads as follows : Section 6?7. Any person who shall transact any business of insurance in this State for any company of the United States or foreign State not in? corporated by the laws of this State, without having first obtained license by law required, br, after his license has been withdrawn, or shall in any way violate the foregoing provisions in relation to licenser of insurance companies or agents thereof, shall, upon conviction in any Court of com? petent jurisdiction, be fined for every such offence, not more than one hun? dred dollars; provided, that nothing contained in this section shal?release such company or companies upon any policy issued or delivered by it or them. Upon your making the affidavit be? fore the magistrate it is his duty to issue his warrant for the arrresfe of the party and -bring him to trial be? fore him. Each time the person so? licits insurance and issues a policy constitutes a separate violation of this law, and they can be prosecuted for each separate violation. This is the oaly law for the punish-. ment of the individual soliciting in? surance. In addition ito this proceeding in the criminal Courts the company it? self may be fined a sum not exeeding one thousand dollars, nor less than five hundred dollars, to be recovered in a civil action by any party suing therefor in the Court of Common Pleas. This saut is to be brought against the company issuing the policy of insurance, and the amount recover? ed is to be retained by the party suing for same. The iState gets no part of this penalty. Section 1,798 of the civil Code, Vol I, Code of Laws, reads as followws: Section 1,798L Should any insur? ance company or association violate the provisions of this chapter such company shall be fined in a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars and not less than five hundred dollars, to be recovered in any Court of compe? tent .jurisdiction in this State, to be recovered by any citizen of this State having a policy of insurance in said company; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall release any such company, companies or association violating the provisions thereof upon any policy issued by it or them. A. W. Jones, Comptroller General. A city hall to be forty-five stories high and to cost $50,000,000 is planned for New York city. The building is to contain the terminals for street rail? ways and the bridges, as well as offices for city officials and the courts. The height of the building from the side? walk is to be 650 feet, making it the tallest building in the world. The project is one of the most ambitious of its kind ever undertaken. Several years w*ild be required to complete the building, if it should be authoriz? ed. While arguing a csse in the United States court in Wheeling, W. Va., on Monday, ex-Judge Blizzard was sud? denly stricken dumb. He was in the midst of a heated address when he be? gan to stammer in his speech. A bhy sician ordered complete rest, but it is feared Mr. Blizzard's vocal organs have sustained permanent injury. He had been prominently mentioned as Republican candidate for Governor next year. The hammocks being sold by H. G. Osteen & Co., haven a superior in Sumter, at the price. 1 A IODO ROADS BINI Commissioner Ceiey Tells of the Evils of Road Ditches Acting As Drains. County Commissioner B. P. Celey, along with the other members of the board, is taking a great deal of in; terest in the discussion now going on throughout the county on the subject of good roads. He agrees with every body else that a change is needed in the present system of road working, but he has not yet made up his mind as to what that change should be. Some means will have to be devised, he says, for procuring the money before any extensive road building can be undertaken. In talking about good roads yester? day Mr. Celey said one of the great? est obstacles the commissioners have to contend with is the road ditches which act as drains ior the adjacent fields. The road ditches have to carry off not only the rain water which falls in 1;he road bed, but that which falls in the fields. The water which comes from the fields and plowed lands brings sand and dirt, and the ditches are soon filled and the road bed over? flowed and washed away. Mr. Celey says it will be impossible to maintain good roads, and especial? ly good earth roads, until some system is adopted which will keep the road ditches from- acting as drains for the surrounding country. He thinks there should be a law to compel every man who owns the land adjacent to a public road to keep a separate drain ditch from the roud.-Anderson Mail. THE POTTOM "HARKET. The Future Market Was Stroug er Yesterday. Kew York, July 8.-Our market! opened with sales of August at lL?6all.44 and after selling at 11.46a? 11.20., ruled at IL 34 at 1 p. m. Although the market has been j ?quieter the ^actuations today have been most violent, causing rapid ad- j ranees and d?cimes, without apparent ; cause. More inquires have come from j the mills for cotton on about the) present basis et values than for many j weeks, but it ?is difficult to find or : buy the stock. At times the market ? was sharply attacked, especially on; September, which bas fluctuated more rapidly than the other months. Ap-? patently these orders emanate from: the same Wall street sellers, who have been aggressive on the short side dur- j i?g the past week under the influence of reports of increasing damage from the Mexican weevil. The close was firrji- The spot interest has largely increased today in September and October. The spot market was quiet and tmehangeS. Hubbard Bros. & Ca Ifs Never Given Away. "Pa," said Johnny, who is a persis? tent 'knowledge seeker, "what is a law-giver?" "There isn't acy such thing, John? ny," replied the good old gentleman, who had been involved in consider? able litigation in his time. "But this book ?ays that somebody was a great law-giver," persisted the youngster. Then ifs a mistake," rejoined the father. "Law is never given; it's re? tailed in very small quantities at very high figures. " Charlotte, N. C., July 8.-A special to The Observer from Newbern, N. C., says fire which broke out at 10.30 to? night destroyed Mitchell's livery stables, Scott's livery stables, the Planters tobacco warehouse and prize house and eight tenement houses. The whole business section of the city was threatened with destruction for a time. The fire was under control shortly after midnight. Los? $50,000 ; insurance unknown. Catarrh of the Stomach. When the stomach is overloaded ; when food is taken into it that fails to digest, it decays and inflames the mucoas mem? brane, exposing the nerves, and causing the glands to secrete mncin, instead of the natural juices of digestion. Thi9 is called Catarrh of the Stomach. For years I suf? fered with Catarrh of the Stomach, caused by indigestion. Doctors and medicines failed to benefit me until 1 used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.-J. R. Rhea, Coppei, T9x. Sold by J. S. Hughson ? Co. WHAT THE RASCALS ARE DOING Political News and Gossip From Our Washinton Correspondent Washington, July 8.-Strained rela? tions with Kassia now threaten as a result of President Roosevelt's desire to cultivate favor with the Jewish voters. As has already been told in these letters, the President yielded to the importunities of the executive committee of the B'nai B'rith and agreed to forward to Russia a petition for consideration of the Jews in Bes? sarabia. As soon as the President's intention became known in Saint Petersburg, an intimation was impart? ed to the Associated Press to the effect that under no circumstances could Russia consent to receive any repres? entation or petition regarding its internal affairs. But the President was not daunted by this intimation. He has declared that the United Staes will accept no semi-official in? timation and that the petition will be forwarded to the Czar as soon as it is received in Washington. Russia's next move in the situation is awaited with keenest interest. Republicans in Washington claim to be jubilant over the result of the Iowa convention. Under the shrewd guid? ance of Senator Allison, the obnoxi? ous assertion that the tariff "sheltered monopolies," which has been eliminat? ed or rather replaced with a non-de script plank which is one of Mr. Alli? son's masterpieces in the "good Lord, good Devil" line. To the "stand-pat? ters" there may be some satisfaction in his elimination but the greatest satisfaction falls to the democrats who can now point to the fact that even Iowa has been swung into line, afraid to stand by its convictions, that the tariff is the "mother of trusts," and that every republican who favors a re? vision of the existing tariff rates must vote the democratic ticket or stultify himself. After the adoption of the platform Governor Cummins made a speech in which he reasserted his old time position but in as much as he had yielded his position and waived his conviction that prompt lowering of the ?daties on trust made goods was ; imperative, his subsequent statements will be received for what they are worth. Preex?ant Roosevelt and Postmaster General Payne have between them managed to close most of the avenues by which news has previously been obtained regarding the Postoffice in? vestigation and comparatively little sews of importance is now getting into print. The most important subjects under investigation at present are the purchase of sheet iron mail boxes, the painting of the same with a certain patent paint, and the General Mani? folding Company which sells to the government $400,000 worth of mani? folding paper a year, one half of which is bought by the postoffice.. Almost no iiriformatiaiL can be obtained regarding the first investigations aside from the fact that they are presenting some in? teresting and probably important developments. With regard to the latter it has been found that the clerk who buys the manifolding paper has a son who is receiving $2,000 a year from the General Manifolding Com? pany, that Representative Joseph Sibley is largely interested in the con? cern and it is suspected that Speaker to-be Cannon ts also, although that has not been verified as the inspectors have nos yet gained access to the stock books. Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen? eral Bristow has announced a policy which is likely to make for improve? ment of the postal service if he is sus? tained in it by the Postmaster General, unfortunately a very doubtful condi? tion. Mr. Bristow declares that the rural free delivery service has been seriously hampered by the establish? ment of routes as favors to Congress? man, regardless of whether the condi? tion attending such routes warrants their establishment. Hereafter he is determined that members of Congress shall have no voice in this matter, apart from the presentation of the positions of their constituents. He says the inspectors will be used to as? certain if the circumstances surround? ing a proposed route are such as to give some ground for believing that it will eventually bring an adequate return to the government and that unless such is found to be the case the route will j be denied. j The most serious commentary yet found on the administrtion of Post? master General Payne is contained in i the statement for the fiscal year just J ended by which is shown a deficit for ; the year of $4,617,203, nearly double ' ; that of the previous year. It is an? nounced that a large portion of this deficit is due to the extension of the free delivery service in the rural dis? tricts but it is not denied that had such extension been made on business lines, instead of for political purposes and to save the districts of weak con? gressmen, the deficiency would have; be materially lessened. It is also true, of course, that the "graft" practiced by the Machen, Beavers crowd, the relics of the Hanna, Heath administra? tion, also added its share to the de? ficiency. In view of the fact that the courts have sustained the Department in its elimination from the econd class privilege of "fake" newspapers the receipts of the postoffice department should more closely approximate the expenses than ever before. Governor Francis and other members of the Saint Louis Exposition Company have been in Washington to get the $5,000,000 appropriated for the Exposi? tion by Congress, but payable only when the Exposition should itself have expended $10,000,000. The gentlemen who represented the Exposition Com? pany had much trouble convincing Secretary Shaw that they had per? formed their part of the contract. The Secretary of the Treasury was in d tonecli object to such payments as $40,000 paid for the floating of a loan, $30,000 gate receipts much of which was taken in on Sundays, although Congress, at the behest of the Sab? batarians, has expressly stipulated that the Exposition must be closed on Snndays, etc. The Company finally convinced the Secretary however, and will go its way rejoicing, with $5,000, 000 in United States legal tenders in its inside pocket, so to speak. WORKING FOR EXHIBIT. Gov. Heyward Takes Lead in Ef? fort to Insure A Worthy Exhibit From This State at the World's Fair in St. Louis. Columbia, July 8.-A conference was held in the Governor's office today relative to an exhibit from this State at the St Louis Exposittion. A good deal of quiet but effective work has been done in various counties, and the outlook is reported to be very en? couraging. Those who were present at the conference were : Governor Hey? ward, J. H. Averill, R. G. Rhett, Robert Aldrich, A. W. Love, Alta? mont Moses, Louis Appelt, August John and W. E. Gonzales. It was decided to appoint a commission, to consist of two men from each Con? gressional district, who are to meet here next Thursday night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of taking further and definite steps towards getting up a creditable show for the Stated The following are the commission? ers: First district, R. G. Rhett, Charleston ; Louis Appelt, Clarendon. Second district, M. B. McSweeney, Hampton; Robert Aldrich, Barnwell. Third district, R. T. Jaynes, Oconee; J. M. Sullivan, Anderson. Fourth district, T. C. Duncan, Union : T. J. Moore, Spartanburg. Fifth district, Leroy Springs, Lancaster; R. A. Love, Chester. Sixth district, Thomas Wilson, Williamsburg: R. P. Horn? er, Jr, Marion. Seventh district, Altamont Moses, Sumter: E. B. , Clark, Richland. Gen. Longstreet HI. Macon, Ga, July 8.-A Gainesville dispatch to the Telegraph says that Gen. James Longstreet is dangerous? ly ill and that physicians will perform an operation tomorrow for the removal of his left eye, destroyed by a cancer. On account of his age, 81 years, he may not be able to withstand the shock, though he has assented to the operation. A Surgical Operation is always dangerous-do not submit to the surgeon's knife until you have tried De Witt's Witch Hazel salve. It will cure when everything else fails-it has done this in thousands of cases. Here is one of J them : I suffered from bleeding and pro- 1 trading piles for twenty years. Was treat l ed by different specialists and used many i remedies, but obtained no relief until I J used Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Two 1 boxes of this salve cured me eighteen l months ago and I have not had a touch of ( the piles since.-H. A. Tisdale, Summer- i ton, S. C. For Blind, Bleeding, Itching ? PREPARING FOR WAR IN EAST. Significant Russian Conference At Port Arthur. Kin Chan, July 8.-All the prom? inent Russian officials in China, Man? churia and Korea are attending the conference at Port Arthur. Among them are Minister of War Kuropat kin, Admiral Alexieff, the Russian ministers at Pekin and Seol, the political agents in China nd Korea, including M. Pokotiloff, recently Russian financial representative at Pekin, Gen. Dessino, the military agent in China, the civil and military officers at Mukden, Harbin and Kirin and the administrator of New Chwang. The proceedings at the conference are enveloped in profound secrecy. It is popularly supposed that the Russian officials are considering the war ques? tion. The foreign commerical of?oials at New Chwang and Port Arthur be lieve that the possibility of war is in? creasing steadily. The Russian policy is believed to be to hold the present positions in Manchuria, including New Chwang, and to take no steps to avert hostility with Japan if it is as? sured that Japan will fight unaided. The war feeling among the Japanese in North China is intensifying. The Russian civil administrator, with the governor general of New Chwang, ha? commenced the erection of Government buildings designed to hold all Russian officers, including the telegraph and telephone depart? ments, in the centre of the foreign settlement, partly on land ceded by the Chinese, according to the Russian explanation, and partly on the public squar^, about which the foreign con? sulships are congregated. The resi? dents of other nationalities are pre? paring to protest against this encroach? ment on the public square. Russian company has completed the purchase of the river steam tug busi? ness heretofore controlled by a British company. This is regarded as an im? portant step towards Russian control of the harbor. Lexington, Ky., July 8. -Gen. Cas? sius M. Clay was today pronounced by a jury at Richmond to be of unsound mind. He will be sent to an asylum, this action being taken to protect his property. The aged gentleman was not in court. Physicians testified as to his mental condition. No Pity Shown. "For years fate was after me contin? uously" writes F. A. Gulledge, Verbena, Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles caus? ing 24 tumors. "When all failed Buck? lers Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for burns and all aches and pains. Only 25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. Coatless witnesses are not allowed to testify in the Marlboro county court. There was a case in which there were many witnesses from the cotton mills. They came in their shirt sleeves. Judge Gage told them that would not do. Their coats were a mile and a half away at their homes'. But somehow the crowd furnished one coat and it was change around so that the whole crowd used it-. -'- mm IT msmm -?-*? Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thin^ that ever was made is Dr King's New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, brain? fag into mental power. They're wonder? ful in building up the health. Only 25c per box. Sold by J. F. W. DeLorme. Memphis, Tenn., July 8.-Two deaths occurred in the city today as a direct result of the severe heat, a maximum temperature of 94 degrees being reached. The victims were : Ed? ward Pryor, plasterer, aged 30 years. Mary Sausance, aged one year. Brutally Tortured. A case came to light that for persistent * and unmerciful torture has perhaps never been equalled. Joe Golobick of Colusa, Calif., writes "For fifteen years I endured insufferable pain from Kheum&tism and aothing relieved me though I tried every :hing known. I came across Electric Bit? ers and it's the greatest medicine on ;arth for that trouble. A few bottles of t completely relieved and cured me." rust as good for Liver and Kidney trou ?les and general debility. Only 50c. Sat