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ras SUarrKR WATCHMAN, Established April. 1850? Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. 'Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jane lg? SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1903. Sew Series-Vol. XXIII. Xo. 18 I Cl? ollaftijira at? Jbtijnra.: Pabllskdd "nrednesday, -B? ?ST. Car, 0^t?033L5 SUMTER, S. C. TSBSS: $1 $9 per aa cam-i oN advance. A373S?IS1?IKTI One Square first insertion.... r., .... CO Svery subsequent iosertioo........ 50 Contracts for three montos, or longer will tie made tit reda red rates. \ Ail cotaca anicatione which subserve private ** interests will be charged;for as advertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be barged for. .PBOBIH? TBE HUM O?HSPiR??Y. Senator Morgan Introduced Reso? lutions Seeking to get at the Root of the Matter. W?asuiagton, Dec. 1.-Senator Mor? gan today Introduced a reolution au? thorizing the ccmmittee on inter 'ooeanic canals to investigate the part alleged to have been taken by the traus -continental railroads in the isthmian canal matter, and also to inquire into the plans of the inter-oceanic canal committee. The preamble to Senator Morgan's first resolution calls attention to asser? tions in public journals, "representing . public opinion and exercising leading . influence in the great political parties of the United States" that tran scon tinenal railroad companies have op? posed the public policy and laws of the United -States in respect to the ratifica? tion of the Hay-Herran treaty; It declared that the railroads are obstructing the full and complete exe? cution of the duty and the policy of the United States as declared in the act of congress approved June 28, 1902, pro? viding for the construct! ion of a canal connecting the waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The resolution provides that the committee on Pac inc railroads is au? thorized and required tc-make careful inqury 'into the facts on which such j charges aro made and report the testi? mony and the ?miings of the com .mitee rto the -senate. The second -resolution introduced by ^Senator Moragn: provides for reference to the committee on inter-oceanic canals the plans for government of the .canal commission, and for a review of ?the accounts and plans of the commis? sion, lt-asks that the committee to decide between the plans for a canal, -submitting in reference to both the Panama and 'Nicaraaga routes, co de? cide wiiether further surveys of either route arre necessary and to report whether any expenditures have been >raade by the isthmian canal commis? sion ?ince its Suai . report and by whose i direction. Panama, Dec 2. -The canal treaty ?was-sign ed at IL 33 p. - m. today. There ?weremo amendments-to the treaty. When every preparation had been .completed for the actual signing of the trearty>a government decree was adopt? ed, -setting forth that : '"Whereas a guarantee of ?the inde ipendence of the isthmus has been ob? tained, and /.'jffhereas celerity is -indispensable to secure an eiSeacioas>snd immediate .fulfillment of this obligation on the part ?of rthe United states and of the .'junta of the provincial go ve rn ment formed ?by the unanimous will of the iist?wntns and possessing fall sovereign .powers over the iethnyis territory, be gt ~8ee?lved and decreed, that the treaty beappoved in ail ?its : parts. " Roosevelt's Inconsistency. A lees self-opinioned ?man than Theodore (Roosevelt woti?d have hesi? tated to-enap 'bis fingers in the faces of a sepa table southern ?onsmnn i ty by appointing to the office of tbe ? Col lee tor of Customs at Charissten, in defi? ance of their well nigh unanimous protest, tbe colored ceetor, -Drum, whose nanv. be -has again sent to the Senate for that cot?fl-cmetion! which it 'bas heretofore ire fused to give, and a more courageous retan would luve declined to be a party to the removal from office of Poetmi^ tress Buldah ?Dodd, of Delaware. Ss this inconsistency due to the fact that South Carotina is a Democratic state, or only to the laet that Senator Alee, to whom Miss Todd is personally "ob? noxious" ia a beuehman of J. Edward Addicks, who controls a plurality of votes in that possibly Republican state?-Providence Journal. Wood's Nomination Heid Up. washington. Dee. I.--Some dis? cussion bas been indulged in by Sena? tors concerning the effect of adjourn? ment without action upon the nomina tin of Gen. Leonard Wood to be major general, and other nominations depend? ing upon bis confirmation, and widely differing views have been expressed. According to the standing rales of the Senate it will be necessary in the event these nominations are not confirmed at j the present session for the President again to send them to the Senate. Fight Will be Bitter. Those who will persist in closing their ears against the continual recommenda? tion of Dr. Kind's New Discovery for Con? sumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles, if not ended earlier by fatal termination. Bead what T. R. Beal!, of Beali, Miss, has to say : k*Last fall my wife had every symptom of cor.sumption. She took Dr. King's New Discovery after everything else had failed. Improvement came at once and four bottle? entirely cured her.*' Guaranteed by J. F. W De Lorme, Druggist. Pri?e ?Oe, and $ 1.00., Ti iii bottles fres, I ELIJAH BOVIE B?HKR?PL Zion City Seized for Debt by Ch! ; cago Banks and Receivers fip I * pointed, BOWIE GOULD KOT RAISE FUNDS, j , -. His Frantic Appeals to His Fol? lowers Had the Contrary Effect and Hastened the Finish. Chicago, ill., Dec 1.-Difficulties which began during the crusade of Jno. Alexander Dowie, the self-styled ? "Elijah III," and his restoration host j in New York a month ago and which : have been "rapidly increasing since j Dowie's return culminated tonight in ! the federal court's taking possession i of all the property controlled by Dowie in Zion City* Illinois, This town, ?which was founded two years ago by ? Dowie, has a population of over 10, COO, is the general headquarters for Bowie's church and is said to represent an ex? penditure of $20,000,000. Frederick M. Blount, cashier of the Chicago National bank, and Albert D. Currier, a law partner of Congress? man Boutelle were appointed receivers of the property. Their bunds were fixed at $100,000 by Judge Kohlst of the United States district court, who made the appointment at the petition of several creditors. The receivers left for Zion City tonight to take posses? sion of the property. The bankruptcy proceedings against Dowie were based on the allegation that he is insolvent and that while ?n this financial condi : tion he committed an act of bank? ruptcy by jnakrng a preferential pay? ment on November 2 to the Streeter Lum ber company for S3,770. Dowie has been pressed hard by his creditors, es? pecially since it was announced that his recent mission to New York had proved unsuccessful financially. Dowie is known to have accumulated a large sam as'the head of the Chris? tian Catholic church, the assets of the organization being estimated at be? tween ?20,000,000 and $30,000,000. There wasa?large outlay of money, however, when Zion City was started. Then lace and candy industries were started, and-es both of these ventures have never-been a paying investment a great deal < of money was tied up. Last Wednesday, -Bowie's first con? fession of weakness was made at a rally in the tabernacle at Zion City. ' ' A lot of you people have cash in your pockets," Dowie said to his followers. " Dig down and get it out. It is God's and we need it in His work. You are cowards if you do not give it up. Deposit it." Dowie talked in the same strain for more than ?hour, tears glistening' on his cheeks as he told of the financial straits in which Zion in? dustries found themselves. Instead of frightening many into depositing, this appeal sent a long line of people to the baoik Friday when they lined up at the paying teller's window, drawing out their money. Less than $3,O0K) was deposited in the bank Friday, while the amount -withdrawn was twice ?s much. Late 'in the afternoon A. W. Graham of Waukegan tried to withdraw his account of $300 and was told be would have to give 30 days notice before he could,get his money. Yesterday another effort was made by Dowie to get funds bot the depositors who appeared were few^and the deposits were chiefly in trivial amounts. To? day Dowie asked the members of Zion more urgently than ever for money. Be declared he must have $500,000 without delay. (In the efforts to remedy i be condition of .affaiss?t Zion City hundreds of letters were-sent ont daily to Bowie's followers in ?other parts of the country. Un these letters all Dowieites asemcged, almost command? ed to sell their farms, stores and every thing else asid come atc once to Zion City and take mp the work of the church. It is -declared that employes of the manufacturing industries have not been paid in from 'four to six j weeks. What ?little they have received has been paid -entirely in Zion City cupon books. Ear/y in the week before last-Dowie made ?a trip-through the various shops. Be ?told bis followers and others that tihey most either wait for their salaries ?or .must endure a substantial cut ic wages. This was agreed to. The ieceivers, with itbeir ?attomeys, and Custodian Re&eske, with six deputy marshals, weet out to Zion City tonight to serve upon (Dowie the notice of the receivership. (Redieske .and his deputies went to the bank while the others called upon (Bowie at his residence. As the officers were ?bout to demand admission to ?the bank A unan ran from a rear door. .One of the deputies overtook him ?ad a second man came running from Abe bank, shooting, "Let nae ?have tbose papers; I will get away with the?." Eedieske threatened to place them under arrest unless they returned at once to the bank, which they did. He ches placed the bank and the three men in it under guard. While this was?4aking place at the bank, toe receivers and their atorneys called upon Dowie and read to him the petition, and order of court which ; placed Zion in the hands of a receiver, j Gov. Peabody, of Colorado has issued a proclamation placing Cripple Creek under martial law. He declares that the town is in a state of insur? rection and rebellion, and that the j civil authorities are powerless to pre- I serve order. A Costly Mistake. Blunders are sometime* very expensive. Occasionally life itself is the price of a mistake, but you'll never be wrong if you take Dr. King's New Life Pills for Dys? pepsia, Dizziness, Headache, Liver or Bowel trouble?. They are gentle yet- thor? ough. 25c, at J. ?T, W. peLo'me'ji 'Drug Store CAMDEN'S BROKEN BANK. The Statement of the Farmers' and Merchants- Bank not En? couraging, and There is a Slim Chance, if Any for Stockholders. At a meeting of the creditors of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank, held Saturday, Messrs J. T. Hay and C. H. Yates were elected agents of credi? tors. The statement submitted at this meeting of the assets and liabilities indicate a very slim chance for the stockholders, who put their hard-earn? ed dollars in this institution, of get? ting anything at all. The following is the statement : * ASSETS. Loans and discounts, $119,291 26 Overdrafts* unsecured, 25,510 J 6 Due other banks, 2,742 85 Cash in bank, 171 99 Furniture and fixtures, 1,400 00 $149,049 29 LIABILITIES. Due depositors, $67,908 05 Rediscounts, 39,000 00 Due other banks, 5,573 51 $112,480 56 With this showing the assets above the liabilities is $36,565.74. In this must be considered the expenses of winding up the affairs of the bank, bad debts, ect. The capital stock 'was $50,000; the undivided profits, reported September 30, 1903, was $22,370.65, therefore it would seem that the assets above the liabilities should be $72,370.65. But the statement shows otherwise. Those who suffer will just have to stand it. The depositors and creditors will get their money eventually, but the $72,370 65, belonging to the stock? holders, will not be realized-at any rate scarcely more than enough to pay the assignees and agents and attorneys. A very gloomy state of affairs, but that is the way it looks now.-Wateree Messenger. ZION CITY'SJjTIF?L CONDITION. Dowie to be Examined as to Fi? nances-Things Look Gloomy. Chicago, Dec. 3.-John Alexander j Dowie will be put on the witness stand j before Bankruptcy Referee Sidney C. Eastman, and under oath will be re? quired to answer all questions regard I ing the financial affairs of Zion City. While the date for the inquiry has not yet been set, Judge Kohlsaat this , afternoon entered the order which re j quires the overseer of the Christian Catholic church to submit to an exami? nation. Receivers Blount and Currier spent most of the day at Zion City looking into -all accounts whieh they ccmld find, so that they might prepare the report which Judge Kohlsaat has ask? ed for concerning the advisability of continuing the operation of all indus? tries belonging to Dowie., The receiv? ers, it was said tonight, have found only about $13,000 in both of Bowie's banks. Judge Kohlsaat has told the receivers that he wants to know as soon as possible whether the interests of all creditors can be protected best by car? ry] ng on the various enterprises in Zion City. It is not likely that any of the industries wi'.! be dosed down, .&s in such an event thoasands of persons in Zion City woaf? be deprived of a means of livelihood. This is said to be one af the main reasons why Dowie will be retained as manager of the bosisess under the direction of the receivers. The receiv? er* realize Dowie's strong hold on his follo wers and wish to pre pen t ?ny turn in events which might tern Zion City into a deserted village. That Zion Ci ty" s two chief industries -the lace works and candy factory are not paying expenses was officially disclosed today in an examination of the plants by Chief Custodian Re? di eske. Investigation today showed that the fuel supply of many of the faandiles in Zion City is reduced almost to Cloth? ing. The extent to which the pwple of Zion City have beggared themselves is shown by a trip through the , tows. Many of the poorer people, the men and women who work in the faetori Ar, live in houses flimsy in construction. The walls of some are merely strips of tarred paper nailed on wooyeo frames. Other hoases are simply tents made of canvas, while still others are combinations of tents and sheds. Thc Daughters of the Confederacy will meet in Orangeburg next year. Mrs. Harriet Burnett v - <? elected president for next year. The receivers of Zion City state that the claims against Dowie aggregate $725,000, but that he will be ab e to pay off his obligations in time. The reopening of the Dreyfus case has stirred np great excitement and renewed the old bitterness in Fiance and serious consequences are feare d. Capt. S. S. Boss of Gaffney shipped on December 1st a car load of tin ore i to Liverpool, England. The-ore which j was taken from a mine recently dis? covered on his place near Gaffney is the first ever shipped from this coun? try., tin never before having been found in paying quantities. Capt. Ross realizes $300 per ton for the ore. Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revois and serious trouble in your system is nervous? ness, sleeplessness, or htomach upsets. Electric Bitters will quickly dismember the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regulate the Kidneys and Bowels, stimulate the Liver, and clarif> j the blood. Ran down i-ysteins benefit par- j ticalarly and all the u^ual attending aches j vanish under its searching and thorough ? effectiveness. Electric Bitters is only 50c, j and that is returned if it don't give per- j feet satisfaction. Guarantee^! by J. F. \V. j DeLorme, Druggist. J COTTON GINNED TO NOVEMBER 14. Important Report of the Census Bureau issued Wednesday Nearly Three Million Bales L&ss Than Last Year. Washington, Dec. 2.-The census bureau has issued a report on the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1903 up to and including November 14,showing total commercial bales of 7,070,427. Of these 6,519,332 were square bales and 510,555 sea island crop bales. There were 29,506 ginneries operated this season up to and including November 14. The cotton ginned in 1902, as report? ed by the census bureau, was 5,925,872 commercial bales up to December 13. Counting round bales, the number this year is 6,851,162. in this report no account has been taken of the quantity of linters obtained by the cotton seed oil mills from reginned cotton seed of this year's growth, but statistics of such cotton will be included in the final report for this season. This report will be followed by two others, showing the quality of cotton ginned from the growth of this year to December 13, 1903, and to January 16, 1904. No estimates are given of the amount of cotton remaining unginne.d. The census agents were asked to submit these estimates, but the census bureau has not even computed them as return? ed, turning them over to the bureau of statistics of the department of agricul? ture to aid that office in the annual esti? mate Of the cotton crop to be issued tomorrow. The reason for this, as an? nounced by the census bureau, is that when the final reports were received a year ago, it appeared that the esti? mates of the agents made in October, were 6 4-10 per cent short of the actual crop grown. A margin of error so large as that, is equal to the difference between a short crop and a normal crop, and, under the peculiar condi? tions existing in the cotton market today, the census bureau does not feel warranted in publishing any figures in which so large an element of error may exist again. The policy of co? operation between the census and the agricultural dbpartment is adopted on the recommendation of Secretary Cortelyou. of the department of com? merce and labor, to avoid conflicting reports as far as possible. The census bureau announces that it ought to be possible in the January 16 report, "to cover practically the entire cotton crop of 1903-04, and this will be two months earlier than we were able to do a year ago. It is to be regretted, in view of the cotton siuatdon, that no canvass correspond? ing to the one now reported, was made by the census office a year ago." As to the call for estimates of cotton .unginned in the several counties, al? though it was not intended to use them in this Toport, the bureau says : 1 ' We desire to ascertain by a practical test, whether it is possible for the special agents to make such estimates, at different periods during the progress of the harvest, which can be relied upon as sufficiently accurate to be of value to the public. It is possible that with their in? creasing experience these agents can come'nearer to the fact than in 1902. We can definitely asceratin the fact when the full returns of this season are received, and the results compared with their estimate.'* The-statistics of the cotton ginned ?toNovember 15, by States: Alabama 733,538 total commercial bales, embracing 691,153 square bales and -"52,385 round bales, active ginner ies-'3,797 ; Arkansas 406,393 total com? mercial bales, embracing 378,663 square bales and i27,730 round, active ginneries .2,-408 ; Florida 39,144 commercial bales, embracing"22,379 square bales and 16, 765 sea island crop bales, active gin? neries -264 ; Georgia 992,653 total com? mercial bales, embracing 938,535 square bales, 36, 633 round bales and ?19,485 ? sea island crop bales, active ginneries 4,013; Indian Territory 372,793 total comercial bales, embrac? ing 132,594 square bales and 40,199 round bales, active ginneries485; Kan? sas, no returns ; Kentucky, total com? mercial bales-.y08, all square bales, ac? tive ginneries 2; Louisiana, total com? mercial bales 510,494, including 462,477 square bales and 48,017 round, active ginneries 2,098 ; Mississippi, total com? mercial bales 929,890, including ?38, 545 square bales and 41,345 round, ac? tive ginneries 41,07; Missouri, total commercial bales 22,294, embracing 38,509 square bales and 3,985 round bales, active ginneries 70; North Caro? lina, total. commercial bales 407,399, embracing 407,122 square and 77 round bales, active ginneries 2,652; Oklahoma total commercial bales 116,639, em? bracing 100..399 square bales and 16,240 round hales, active ginneries 227; South Carolina, total commercial bales 625,611, embracing .621,306 square and 4,305 sea island bales, active ginneries 3,147; Tennessee, total commercial bales 163,188, embracing 149,726 square and 13,462 round hales, active ginner? ies 756 : Texas, total commercial bales 1,932,549, embracing .1,700,072 square and 232,477 round bales* active ginner? ies 4,412; Virginia, total commercial bales 7,714, all square, aet?ve ginneries 108. Charlotte, N. C., Dec. 1.-Cyrus Don, a young white man, was hanged at Trenton, N. C., today for tte mur? der in March, 1901, of Godfrey Webber. The trap was sprung at 1.10 p. m., and death resulted fifteen minutes after the drop fell. The trustees of Trinity College, N. C., have voted 18 to 7 to retain Prof. Bassett as professor of history. ? inn -nm^* Be Quick. Not a miuute should be lost when a child shows symptoms of croup. Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy given aa soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, wili prevent the at? tack. It never fails, and is pleasant and I safe to take. For sale by China's Drug ' Store. BIO FIRE IN PIEDMONT: Six Firms Lose About $605000 in j Stock-Value of Bumed Build? ings Not Known. Piedmont, Dec. 2.-The entire busi ! ness block on Main street was destroy ; ed by fire here this afternoon, i Simpson & Logan, the Babb Furni ! tare company, the Nesbitt-Childers company, Wigington & Alexander, the Geo. W. Walker company and the . Piedmont Drug company were all burned out. As near as your corres? pondent can ascertain the stocks car? ried by the above firms amounted to about $60,000 with possibly $35,000 in? surance. The buildings were all own I ed by the Piedmont Manufacturing company, and their value and the amount of insurance carried on them cannot be estimated. THE CULTURE OF SILK. Some Practical Suggestions on the Subject by Miss Kelly. To the Editor of The News and Courier: Many are under the impres? sion that the advocates of silk culture wish silk to displace other cultures. This is altogether a mistake. What is proposed is to follow the custom of ! best silk growing countries, which is j to make an annual crop of silk during j the first five weeks of spring, or, in ; other words, we simply recommend an ! additional agricultural product, re I stricted in proportion to the size of the farmer's family who would raise j it, as they do poultry or bees. On j every farm there is a poultry yard, j which few would be willing to give ? up, but the net gain from a half acre ! devoted to silk growing would be much greater than that from poultry. A silk crop can be made and sold for cash, all in six weeks, while as many months are required to realize an equally good return from poultry. If one or two-year-old white mul? berry seedlings are set ont on a half acre of ground, 15 feet apart, they will, in three years' time, yield from 2,200 to 4,000 pounds of leaves, suffi? cient to rear an ounce of worms, pro? ducing from 132 to 175 pounds of silk. Such a rearing might be made by the combined efforts of the farmer's family, without the aid of extra hired help. Any well ventilated, clean room, with an open fire place, would do to raise the worms. For an ounce of silkworms there should be from 60 to 90 square yards of available space. This is obtained by placing shelves for the worms one above the other on up? right supports. Should one room not afford this space the worms could be disposed wherever convenient, but always where the temperature is even, and not below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. The yield of cocoons is'in proportion to the space accorded to the worms. This in a successful rearing, under favorable conditions, is 50 kilos (1 K. equals 2.2 pounds) to 50 square yards of space, 60 K. to 60 square yards, 80 K. to 80 square yards and 90 K. to 90 square yards. First class cocoons sold last year at 90 cents a pound : 132 pounds at 90 cents equals $119.80; 175 pounds at 90 cents equals $157.50; 198 pounds at 90 cents equals $178.20. Such are the possible gains in five weeks from one ounce of eggs, requir? ing only a half acre of land to yield the mulberry leaves for food. It saves labor to have trees grown near the rearing room, but if this is not convenient they may be planted around fields. One hundred trees around the border of a 2*?-acre field would in no way damage ordinary cul? tures, and greatly increase the total gain. There is no rural industry occupy? ing so short a time which pays so well as silk. The United States is now the second silk manufacturing country in the world, and every year the demand for silk goods increases. The rapid multi? plication of silk mills in silk growing countries causes a great domestic con? sumption of raw silk, endangering the existence of silk mills in non-produc? ing silk regions. Thus has the supre? macy in the silk trade which enriched England for two centuries been wrested from her by France and Italy. A similar ?ffect is noticeable now in the cotton industry in England and in our Northern States, due to the sud? den rise of cotton mills in the midst of our own cotton plantations. It is not likely that foreign war, in the near future, may cut' off the vast supply of raw silk imported annually into the United States, and it is a wise precaution for the South to pre? pare herself for such a contingency. At any rate, it pays vastly better to cultivate one acre of silk than one of cotton and every planter who wishes to see the South develop into a rich silk country, occupying possibly the proud position that England held in I the eighteenth century, is urged to devote an acre to the cultivation of the white mulberry, to make silk cul? ture possible. Those who wish either from person? al or patriotic motives to foster the silk industry may, by applying to Dr. L. O. Howard, agricultural depart? ment, Wshington, D. C., obtain a limited number of trees and seed, also books of instruction, free of charge. To hasten the work, however, it is suggested that rural clubs be formed consisting of ten members, who. to? gether may order, through their chair? man, 1,000 trees to be distributed to the club members. Ordering by the 1,000 the trees would cost very little. I should be pleased to hear from the chairman of any club for the propaga? tion of the white mulberry, and will give such practical aid as my time will permit. Henrietta A. Kellv. Charleston, S. C., December 1, 190& - ---^B^M I When you want a pleasant purgative try Chamberlain's Stomach and L ver Tablets. : They are easy to take and produce no nausea, griping or other disagreeable effect. For sale by China's Drug Store. GH?BLESTON DISPENSE? PROFITS. Four Additional Special Police? men Must be Employed to As? sist in Enforcing the Dispen? sary Law. ^Columbia, Dec. 2.- Tbe'directors of the State dispensary have decided to restore to Charleston all of the city's share of the dispensary profits except so ranch as will be necessary to pay the expenses of the litigation in the Wieters matter. Provided, however,, that the city will employ four special aiding policemen in addition to the ones now used to work np cases for the city court. This action is the result of the hearing yesterday. The action of the board in holding up Charleston's share of the profits is well known. Yesterday the officials of Charleston appeared and made their defense against this action. Those present at the meeting were : Messers. Williams, Evans and Jones, the direct? ors ; Mayor Smyth ; Mr. Boyle, chief of police; Mr. Geo. H. Moffett, city attorney, and Mr. S. W. P. Cantwell, county supervisor, representing Char? leston ; Chief Constable Flammet, Di? vision Chief Holmes and their attor? ney, Mr. G. Duncan Bellinger. Gov. Heyward was present by invitation. Chairman Williams stated the board's reasons for withholding the profits as requested by the governor, who asked for this assistance in the enforcement of the law. In reply Mayor Smyth submitted a typewritten return, showing ordinary ordinances passed by the city and re? cords of the city court, all of which, it was claimed, indicated the efforts made by the city authorities to en? force the law. Mayor Smyth contend? ed that the authorities cf the city of Charleston have no knowledge of the causes which induced the directors of the dispensary to take such actiou. RUSSIA AND JAPAN ASBEE. The One Holds Manchuria, the Other Takes Korea, and Both Agree to the Open Door Policy. Paris, Dec. 1.-The Associated Press learns that Japan and Russia are on the verge of a settlemnt of the Far Eastern controversy, , which promises to dissipate the war cloud that has been hanging over both countries. This settlement will be the result of nego tatione, which have been in ^ progress for some time past, and which were assisted by the friendly representations of France to Russia and of Great Britain to Japan. The two nations, have practically agreed upon the basis of a treaty, the signing of which can be prevented only by some unexpected development. The basis of this forthcoming agree? ment follows : Russia will accept the two agree? ments entered into by Japan and Ko? rea, dated 1896 and 1898, respectively* under which Japan obtained various; rights in Korea, including the main? tenance of a garrison at Seoul. In ex-. ? change for this concession, Japan will, accept Russia's treaty with China re-, specting Manchuria. It is believed, though, this cannot be positively stat? ed, that Japan and Russia will reiter? ate their support of the principles of the 11 open door' and the integrity of. China and of Korea. WILL BAISE FREI6HT BATEL An Unwelcome Announcement From tho Railroad Unes. Washington, Dec. 2.-Railroad freight rates are to be increased on many classifications throughout the southern States in the course of the next few weeks. This waa the decis? ion reached at the meeting of the Southeastern Traffic association, in session at Raleigh. It is said that freights on some classifications are to be lowered. The railroad officials justify the increasing of rates by the statement that in Virginia, Georgia and other southern States railroad taxation bas been largely increased, and it is necessary to raise money to meet this new demand. A Lasting Effect This Evidence Should Prove Every Claim Maae For Doan's Kidney Pilla in Sumter. Relief from the pains and aches of a >ad back is always welcome to every backache sufferer but to cure, a lame, weak or aching back is what's wanted. Cure it so it will stay cured. It can bo done. Here >s the strongest evidence to prove it: B. A. Betts, well-known farmer, living two miles north east of Sumter, says: "I believe Doan's Kidney Pills which I procured at Dr. A. J. China's drus store are a good kidney remedy. For a number of years I had a hard time with my back and every cold I caught settled in my back and the pain felt just like rheumatism and would just lay me up. T could not sit for any length of time in one position or attempt to turn over in bed with? out the sharp pain strikim; nie and making me yell right out and I had to take hold of some tiling to support me when I got out of bed. The kidney secretions were irregular, un? natural and at night too frequent in action. I used lots of remedies and took doctor's medicine but was just the same after I used them as before. I was told about Uoan's Kid? ney I'i I ls curing other people so I went and got them. They helped me immediately and sine?' then the pain has left me. my back is strong and the kidney secretions do not both? er mr. My health is greatly improved in every way and 1 give Doan's Kiduey Pills the credit*' For sale by all dealers. Price, ."?0 cents per box. Foster-Milhurn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y., sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's and take no other. 13