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l??idafl Treasure to Ba Revealed. ? In an article signed 41 Ex-Attache.9 ' ?be New York Tribune says: "To Loid Cromer? the British plenipoten? tiary in Egypt, belongs the credit of bridging about a reform which bids lair not only to.r?volutionize the Mo naiumedaa world, but likewise to affect economic conditions i-* Europe as well as in the United States. The Koran strictly prohibits usury, de? nouncing, it as one of tba most unpar? donable of offenses, and owing to this, the Mohammedans have for more than twelve centuries arjstaiaed from ever leading^ money out at interest, and have refused to make use of banking institutions, either hoarding their sold or investing it in precious stones, [gp less liable to cxm?sc?<,tion and seiz? ure than land As an illustration of the sentiments of Moslems about the matter, it may be stated that of the more than 20,000 depositors :ln the savings - banks of Egypt last year less than 2,000 were Mohammedans, of the -Europeanized, and essentially modern 'minded sort, aod eves they, while willing to leave their money in the : coffers of these banks, absolutely^re fueed to touch a cent of the interest accruing to them or to allow it to be placed to their credit "Lord Cromer, who enjoys in a marked degree the confidence and re? spect of the Mohammedans, not alone sn Egypt and the Soadan, but also In India, has during the last six months had a number of interviews at Cairo with the Giraud Mufti and ether high authoritias of Islam law and the chief dignitaries of the Moslem faith, for the purpose of securing , through them a more liberal inter? pretation of those portions of the Koran dealing with usury, so that, svbile the latter remains prohibited, sere should be no further objection to the devout followers of the Prophet making use of banks and,analogous in? stitutions and receiving non-usurious rates of interest for. their deposits. ??Success has crowned the efforts! of the earl, and he aas now notified tbs government in London that the matter has teen virtually arranged, j Inasmuch as Cairo is the headquarters of Moslem orthodoxy and jurispru? dence, and possesss a university which ^ for many hundreds of years has rank - ed as the principal seat of Moham < medan learning, to v/hich teachers, clergy \and judges flocked from even the most remote portions of Asia and Africa in order to. obtain the purest interpretation of Koranic doctrines and of Koranic law, any decision reached here on the subject of banking is bound to be accepted throughout hy the whole of Islam,-resulting in SK vas: influx of gold into the backs; j and a .consequent addition of colossal proportions i;o the yellow metal at the disposal markets. "Mohammedan countries have often, been described as the graveyards of r??ld, ia the sense that they swallow up the yellow metal, removing it from circulation. This is especially the case in India, where the *80,C00, 000 Moslems constitute the most pros? perous and influer tia! element of the population of the empire. There, ./as elsewhere, their wealth is represented - not by bonds and stocks bat by heards oftise yellow metal, and in a lesser degree of " jewels, whicli.their owners, holding aloof from banks and analogous institutions, conceal in.all sorts of strange biding places, usually underground. Dd ring the last forty years the imports of gold into India have exceeded the exports ' by over $1,000,000,1000, of which no trace is to be found in the financial institutions - of the country. As pointed oat by ? Thomas Jefferson Harley,' of the > American Institute of Mining En? gineers, in his pamphlet on the gold production of the world, published /some ten years ago, there is a yellow stream flowing into India year by year."' There is no end to the stream. Xt is always flowing. The money does . not reappear in the Indian banks. The soil of Hindost?n absorbs the golden flood, just as the sands of the .desert swallow the overflow of the great rivers. When it is remembered that this work of absorption has been going on with little interruption for ten centuries, and still continues already in 1699 the French envoy, Bernier, :in a report to his government dated from Delhi, wrote that *the gold of the world, after circulating for .some time, finally flows into India, as into an abyss from which there is so return'-it is possible to form some faint idea of the colossal amount of treasure that is hidden in that coun? try-treasure _ that hitherto has re? mained sterile, but which now, thanks to the initiative of Lord Cromer, may ere long be restored to circulation. It has been estimated by experts that there are at least 20, 000,000 gold sovereigns thus hoarded in the Presidency of Bombay alone. Hundreds of millions sterling lie con? cealed in hiding places in every part of the Indian empire. All classes are afflicted with the time-honored habit of hoarding gold, which the influence exercised during centuries by the Mo? hammedans has, in course of time, extended to the Hindoos. It was only some time after the English, yielding to urgent and unceasing en? treaty based on religious pretext, had xestoied the fortress of Gwalior to the Maharajah of Scindia that they learned that in vaults cut in the rock on which the stronghold is perched, the entrance built up with such con? summate art a to defy all attempts to discover it, there had lain concealed the family treasure of the Maharajah, amounting to $300,000,000, in gold and jewels. "Experts, such as the Director of the United States Mint at Washing? ton and other athorities of equal stand? ing, have no difficulty m forming an approximate estimate of the world's output of s?ld ia the last 200 years. But the most remarkable feature thereof is to be found in the fact that although, since the discovery of gold mines in Australif, South Africa, California and the Yukon, there has been an enormous growth in the pro? duction of the yellow metal, yet there has been no corresponding increase .in the monetary circulation thereof. In fact, the latter has fallen off. The Ban ic of England is said to be poorer by-$100,000,000 in gold than it was five years ago, and anaolgous institu? tions show a similar decline in their bullion reserves, watch they ascribe to the never ending disappearance of gold from circulation. And whereas, according to the annals of the ants Christian era, the amount of gold tnen in ex4stence was even greater than t'3?t of today, yet that, .too. bas dis appeared alike from sight and circu lation, boarded away in hidinsplaces long since forgotten, the quantity of ancient gold recovered, usually in the form of manufactures, eloquent of the volume of the metal used for the rwirpose in ancient days, being so in finitesimal that it is hardly worth mentioning. "While, of course, it is useless to speculate on the prospects o5: recovery of these golden treasures of fifteen, twenty and even fifty centuries ago the .'[tatiana have been searching for them in vain along the river Busento, in the bod of which the Goths, after temjjorarily diverting the stream therefrom, buried their king, Alaric, along with the tons of gold and jewels, estimated' by historians at 8200,000,000, 'of which they had plun dered Borne, then the capita! of the world, thereafter restoring the river to its course-yet, now that the Ko ranic obstacles to the investment of wealth in banks and enterprises yield ing non-usurious returns are as good as removed, the world is likely to wit ness the gradual restoration to circu lation . of an . amount of bullion so co lossal that it is beyond computation." Million Dollar Fees. * The successful modern lawyer is th3 most highly paid brain worker in the world, says the World's work. There was a time when the lawyer sought to charge each particular client all that he though that client would pay. The lawyer of today aims to charge so that his account viii appear on the profit side of his client's ledger. William Nelson Cromwell is to re cieve $2,000,000 for selling the rights of the Panama Canal Company to the United States. But for Mr. Crom well's extraordinary patience and skill, the Isthmian Canal might have been built through Nicaragua and the i anama Canal Company would have remained in its defunct condi tion. William D. Guthrie received $1,000, 000. for his victory for the widow in breaking the will of of Henry B. Plant. As a result, Mrs. Plant ob tained $7,000,000 or $8,000,000. But forr Mr. Guthrie her share of the es tate would have been exceedingly small. James B. Dill is credited with having been paid $1,000,000 for set tling the famous dispute between Mr. Andrew Carnegie and Mr. Henry Frick. A legal fight would probably have resulted disastroulsy to every one concerned. It is not known how much Francis Lynde Stetson is paid as the general counsel of J. Pierpont Morgan, though it is estimated on Wall street that Mr. Morgan gives him as an annual retainer of $50,000 merely for first call upon Mr. Stetson's time, all actual services being paid for in addition. The supply of lawyers does not ex ceed the demand. In 1890 there were 89,630 members Of the Bar in the United States, or one to every 698 of the population. According to the census cf 1900, the total number was 114^703, or one to every 659 of the. pop-^ ulation. There is, and will be for a long time, plenty of work for the good lawyer to do. A Practical Question. For the first ten months of the cur rent fiscal year the export of manufac tured goods, according to reports re cently sent out from "Washington, ex ceeded in value the exports for the cor responding period "last, fiscal year by nineteen million dollars. This means that the manufacturers of the United States are able at the present abnormal cost of manufacture to sell their products in foreign mar kets in competition with foreign man ufacturers. Why, then, is it necessary for the protection of American manufacturers against foreign competition at home for the government to levy a high tariff tax on foreign imports The American citizen reads and thinks for himself, and he is asking himself this interesting question. It is a question that will be asked time and again during the present campaign, provided only the Democrats take an honest stand for tariff reform, and it is a question that the Republicans must face and answer to the satisfaction of the voters, or the Reublicans will be turned out of office and the Democrats : put in. It is glorious opportunity for the national Democracy.-Rich mond Times-Dispatch. Can Keep Siienee'Wifh Impuity. A man who can afford to keep silent and is allowed to keep silent is an extraordinary man. Most men would have to hide in a bombproof, but Judge Parker can sit on the stile at Esopus and doesn't have to talk, for he has nothing vulnerable in his char acter and no unquestionable acts, pri vate or political, that require him to do any talking to explain something in bis past. I The irreproachable Parker is the man for whom the country has been locking. This is the first instance that ever came under our ob servation that there is nothing assail able in a candidate's life. Judge Parker can keep silence with impunity.-Wilmington Star. . Greenville, June 3 -Fletcher Bird and Palmer Coiswell, both negroes, were convicted of murder in the Gen eral Sessions Court here yesterday and sentenced by Judge Townsend to be hanged July L Tttey are accused of killing Magistrate Cox, near Simp sonville, in this county,'several weeks ago, hnd were 'ably represented by Oscar Mauldin, an attorney appointed by the Court. There was no demon stration at any time during the trial, though the Court room was crowded. O. B. Davis asks the readers of this paper to te^t the value of Kodol Dy?rei -i i Cure, Those persons who have u e<J it anJ who have been cnrel by it, do WA hesitate to re commend it to their fri oat*. K>dol digests what you eat, ciras indigestion, dyspepsia and all >aca troubl >s. In creases strength b, OJ a^Uug the stomach -ind digestir or-j-a t< i> contribute to t"e oiood ail of th nucrimeot concamevi'i i the food. K0J0J li/^popsia Cur* s pleas ia , and palatal ie. The hammock seasoa has arrived. A large stock to select from at Csteen's Book Store. THE STATE GAMPAISN WILL OPEN IN SUMTER. Committee Fixed Itinerary-As sessments Upon Candidates Same as Last Year. Columbia, Juue 2.-The sub-com mittee appoin red to arrange a sched ule for the State campaing met in the office of Gen. Wilie Jones, State chairman, at the Carolina National bank last night. The dates of the meetings and. the assessments upon candidates were decided upon. At a former meeting it was decided not to require attendance upon all the meetings by candidates who are with out opposition. The assessments fixed last night are : For candidates for gov ernor, $50; for lieutenant governor, $12.50; for adjutant general, $25; for all other StaSe offices, $37.50; for con gress $50 ; for solicitor, $25. . The'itinerary as mapped out by the committee is as follows: Smmter, Taesday, June 21st. Manning, Wednesday, June 22d. Monk's Corner, Thursday, June 23d. Georgetown, Friday, June 24th. Kingstree, Saturday, June 25th. Conway, Tuesday, June 28th. Marion, Wednesday, June 29th. Florence, Thursday, June 30th. Darlington. Friday, July 1st. Bennettsville, Saturday, July 2nd. BishopviLle, Tuesday, July 5th. Chesterfield, Wednesday, July 6th. Camden, Thursday, July 7th. Lancaster, Friday, July 8th. Yorkville., Saturday, July 9th. ' Union, Tuesday July 12th. Spartanbarg, Wednesday, July 13th. Gaffney, Thursday, July 14th. Greenville, Friday, July 15th. Picken , Saturday, July 16th. Walhalla, Tuesday/July 19th. Anderson, Wednesday, July 21st. Greenwood, Friday, July 22d. Laurene, Saturday, July 23d. Newberry, Monday, July 25th. Orangebarg, Tuesday, July 26th. Bamber*;, Wednesday, July 27th. St. Georges, Thursday, July 28th. Charleston, Friday, July 29th. Walterboro, Saturday, July 30th. Beaufor t Tuesday, August 2d. Hampton, Wednesday, August 3i. Barnwell, Friday August 5th. Aiken, Saturday, August 6th. Edfgeficld, Monday, August 8th. Saluda, Tuesday, August 9th. Lexington, Wednesday, August 10th. Chester, Thursday, August lltb. Winnsbsro, Friday, August 12th. Columbia, Saturday, August 13th. Although the candidates for the State offices have until June 20th in which to file their pledges with the chairman cf the executive committe, Gen. Wilie Jones, several have al ready -formally entered by sending their pledges accompanied by the money. Among these - re Col. John T. Sloan of Columbia for iieuenant governor, Capt. R. H. Jennings of this city for State treasurer, Hon. i George S. Legare. of Charleston for congressman from the first district, and several candidates for solicitor. B YI TOEFHIV MOTHER. Alleged that He Pushed Her Down a Fii iht of Stairs and After wards Hid the Body. Trenten, N. J., June 3.-Nathan Sibbett, the 14-year-old boy who was arrested last Snnday on the charge of being r<isponsible for the death of bia mother, whose body was found at her home at Jacobs creek in a partly de composed condition, .was today for mally committed on a charge of mur der. The coroner's jury today rendered a verdict to the effect that Mrs. Sibbett came to her death by being pushed down stairs by her young son. This verdict was rendered from the testi mony ol: police officials to whom young j Sibbet made a confession. According" to the testimony of the officers the lad had a quarrel with his j mother on the Tuesday before her body was; found and he pushed her from the top of the stairs, her death resulting. The boy then covered her body with bed clothing and left the house. He wandered around the neighborhood telling those who in quired that bis mother had gone to Philadslphia. . When the house was broken into Sunday and the body found the boy professed entire ignorance of his moth er's death. After he had been locked up and closely questioned by.the au thorities he made the confession which resulted in today's verdict. Triumphs of Modern Surgery, Wonderful' things are done for the hu man body by surgery. Organs are taken out a ad scraped and polished and pul, back, or they may be removed entirely ; bones are spliced ; pipes take the place of diseased sections of veiDs ; antiseptic dressings are applied to wounds, bruises our 3 and like injuries before inflamma tion nets in, which causes them to heal wi hoat maturation and in one third the time .required by the old treatment. Cham berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same p-inciple. It is an antiseptic and when epp'.isd to such >D j aries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and sareness. Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in yo ar home and it will save you time and money, not to mention the inconveni ence and suffering which such injuries en tail.- For sale by China's Dru? Store. k -cAL CUSS FOR it has re r-ndy been discovered tha? he germs . t produce Malana, breec ir.d multip:;* in the intestines and from '.ben; sprei--- throughout the system oy means i he Liood. This fact ex plains why r-inlaria is hard to cure by | the old me-hod of treatment. Quinine | Iron. etc.. stimulate the nenes and | build up the blood, but do not destroy I the germs that cause the disease. | Ryd&le's 'Ionic has a specific ciTect , apon the intestines and bowels, freeing hem fro n oil c'is*u.se breeding mi- j robes. It >;.-so kills thc germs thal 'rifest the ven s ami arteries. It drive* j fro.Ti tbe blood ail poisonous matte) I tnd mak**s '.. -ich and healthy. KYDALE'3 T< MC is ' :i i looi : tuihler, a Uc-r-e restorer, . d n Maiaris destroyer, ' ry k, it wiil not disap aoint :vvn. \ THE CIVIL WAR IN HAYT!. i A Serious Battle Fought at Espe? ranza, Near Mao. Cape Kaytien, May 26.-A serious battle was fought today between the Dominican troops and the revolution? ists at Esperanza, on the road from Moa te Christi to Santiago, near Mao. The revolutionists were victorious. Many were killed or wounded on both Bides. Gen. Raoul Cabrera, minister of war, who commanded the Government troops, was killed and his body was taken to Navarette. The revolutionists are before Navar? ette, where another battle will be fought The Government troops are waiting for reinforcements. The . United States cruiser Detroit and the gunboat Newport are off Monte Cristi. Triumphs of Modern Surgery. Wonderful things are done for the hu? man body by surgery. Organs are taken out and scraped and polished and put back, or they may be removed entirely ; bones art i spliced ; pipes take the place of diseased sections of veins ; antiseptic dressings are applied to wounds, bruises burns and like injuries before inflamma? tion sets in, which causes them to heal without maturation and in one third the time required by the old treatment. Cham? berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same' principle, ii is an antiseptic and when applied to such injuries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and soreness. Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in your home and it will save you time and money, not to mention the inconveni? ence and suffering which such injuries en? tail. Fo;: sale by China's Dru? Store. Montgomery, Ala., May 25.-The Democratic State convention was held in Montgom?ry today and despatched its work in a few hours. While no in? structions were given, the resolutions convention is for his nomination. The adopted recited that at the present time Judge Alton B. Parker is the most available and acceptable candi? date for the nomination for the presi? dency and that the sentiment of the unit rul9 was put in force and an overwhelming miajority of the dele? gates elected favor the nomination of Parker. HEALTH INSURANCE The maa who insures his life ls wise for his family. / The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may insure health by guard? ing it. It is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani? fests itself in innumerable ways TAKE. T I un m mu And save your health CHI3riESTER'S t.NGLfSH Ortona! und Only Genuine. SAFE. Aiwa:;?.>!?. Ladle*, uk I>ru??iit for CHICIiESTEIl'S ENGLISH in JIZD tn<? Cold netallie boxes, waled .r ?Ith blueriMwn. Tukeno other. Befase ??^> V?Vj Pangeroa? 8ub?.t]tutlooA and Imita *~ (?j tlon*. P-UT of joQ- D-jggisi. or ??-n-t4c. fa ' iii ?umps for Partlcolum, Tc?t5raoui?Iz XP Kp and "l?clie7 for Lad lc*." fe letter. bT re V Lr turn .Hui;. I0.OOO '...?tlmi .?ali. SoVlbj . *?? nrjggi?T*. rblrikvACe? Chemical Co l?cn?on ?hf* !..??*.' ... . '-'A. He Land ail Most Complete t Geo. 8. Hacker & Son, - MANUFACTUREES OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. oSicp and W *reroom9, Kiog, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. f3r Paccuse our make, wbicb we gaaractf scp?r:or t;j aoj sold Sooth, and tborehr pave money. Window and Paney Glass z Specialty $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. TKE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to -$100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders! Individnal Ina? bility, - - - '.00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? it,, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NAT1CNLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Str?mst Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. I). BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEM MON. JOHN REID,' E. P. RICKER. R. L. EH MUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCpJlum, D. J. Winn, JrM Oliver L. Yates, THE CIVIL WAR IN HAYT!. i A Serious Battle Fought at Espe? ranza, Near Mao. Cape Kaytien, May 26.-A serious battle was fought today between the Dominican troops and the revolution? ists at Esperanza, on the road from Moa te Christi to Santiago, near Mao. The revolutionists were victorious. Many were killed or wounded on both Bides. Gen. Raoul Cabrera, minister of war, who commanded the Government troops, was killed and his body was taken to Navarette. The revolutionists are before Navar? ette, where another battle will be fought The Government troops are waiting for reinforcements. The . United States cruiser Detroit and the gunboat Newport are off Monte Cristi. Triumphs of Modern Surgery. Wonderful things are done for the hu? man body by surgery. Organs are taken out and scraped and polished and put back, or they may be removed entirely ; bones art i spliced ; pipes take the place of diseased sections of veins ; antiseptic dressings are applied to wounds, bruises burns and like injuries before inflamma? tion sets in, which causes them to heal without maturation and in one third the time required by the old treatment. Cham? berlain's Pain Balm acts on this same' principle, ii is an antiseptic and when applied to such injuries, causes them to heal very quickly. It also allays the pain and soreness. Keep a bottle of Pain Balm in your home and it will save you time and money, not to mention the inconveni? ence and suffering which such injuries en? tail. Fo;: sale by China's Dru? Store. Montgomery, Ala., May 25.-The Democratic State convention was held in Montgom?ry today and despatched its work in a few hours. While no in? structions were given, the resolutions convention is for his nomination. The adopted recited that at the present time Judge Alton B. Parker is the most available and acceptable candi? date for the nomination for the presi? dency and that the sentiment of the unit rul9 was put in force and an overwhelming miajority of the dele? gates elected favor the nomination of Parker. HEALTH INSURANCE The maa who insures his life ls wise for his family. / The man who insures his health is wise both for his family and himself. You may insure health by guard? ing it. It is worth guarding. At the first attack of disease, which generally approaches through the LIVER and mani? fests itself in innumerable ways TAKE. T I un m mu And save your health CHI3riESTER'S t.NGLfSH Ortona! und Only Genuine. SAFE. Aiwa:;?.>!?. Ladle*, uk I>ru??iit for CHICIiESTEIl'S ENGLISH in JIZD tn<? Cold netallie boxes, waled .r ?Ith blueriMwn. Tukeno other. Befase ??^> V?Vj Pangeroa? 8ub?.t]tutlooA and Imita *~ (?j tlon*. P-UT of joQ- D-jggisi. or ??-n-t4c. fa ' iii ?umps for Partlcolum, Tc?t5raoui?Iz XP Kp and "l?clie7 for Lad lc*." fe letter. bT re V Lr turn .Hui;. I0.OOO '...?tlmi .?ali. SoVlbj . *?? nrjggi?T*. rblrikvACe? Chemical Co l?cn?on ?hf* !..??*.' ... . '-'A. He Land ail Most Complete t Geo. 8. Hacker & Son, - MANUFACTUREES OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. oSicp and W *reroom9, Kiog, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. f3r Paccuse our make, wbicb we gaaractf scp?r:or t;j aoj sold Sooth, and tborehr pave money. Window and Paney Glass z Specialty $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. TKE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to -$100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders! Individnal Ina? bility, - - - '.00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? it,, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NAT1CNLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Str?mst Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. I). BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEM MON. JOHN REID,' E. P. RICKER. R. L. EH MUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McCpJlum, D. J. Winn, JrM Oliver L. Yates,