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QUICK MAIL SERVICCE. Devices That Will Revolutionize Transportation of Mail. Washington, Nov. 2.-At the very . moment when the officials of the postoffice department was consider? ing the installation of additional pneumatic tube services, in' various cities of the country, a device was called to their attention that is likely to revolutionize the transportation of the mails. Already the device is in use ir. many of the great department stores of the country, where it has displaced the pneumatic tube service and other appliances for the carrying of cash and parcels. The invention is that of a young Chicago man who has been working on it for many years. Hav? ing perfected it, he organized a com? pany for its promotion. The company is swamped with or? ders for the installation of the sys? tem in business houses, particularly in New York and Chicago, as the in? ventor is willing to agree to put in the system and accept seventy-five per cent of the cost of the operation of any other device that the store may have in operation. Thus far, the com? pany has not developed its plans for the carrying of mails, hut they are far-reaching in their effect to the ex? tent which they have been outlined. The inventor has informed the postal officials that, he will be able to i displace all pneumatic tubes and give the postoffice department a service by his system that will be far more efficient and practicable, for a price that is inconsiderable ' as com? pared with the pneumatic tube ser? vice. The system is a suction service through tubes of large or small size. The speed of the service is depend? ent upon the amount of air exhausted from the tubes and may be regulated to a nicety. The tubes may be laid either under, or on the ground, and, it is said, they are not particularly ex? pensive. Claims made ipr the service seem to te ?.Imost in realization of dreams. At a cost of a fraction of that paid for rhe construction and operation ??f a railway line, the syestem could be put in, for instance, between New York n^d Chicago. Througn the tubes, once they are constructed, car? tridges weighing much as 1,200 pounds could be carried from one city to me other in less than four hours. The cartridges could be fill? ed with any sort of mail matter,- it would make no difference what its character or bulk might be, and could be discharged from the one city or ihe other at the rate of one for eyer .* three minutes. , It is the inventor's idea that the railroads themselves take up the pro? ject and lay the tubes along their rights of way. Power stations would have to be erected at intervals, but there practically would be no relay? ing of through cartridges. The invention has appealed very strongly to First Assistant Postmas? ter General Hitchcock, who takes a profound interest in the development of mechanical devices to facilitate the transportation of mail. The in? vention, as yet, is in its infancy, but demonstrations of it have proved con? clusively that the claims made for it by the inventor are not to be treated lightly. The . postoffice department will consider it thoroughly and it is regarded as not unlikely that, in the not far distant future, mail may be transported in a day from one side of the American continent to the other. Weather Forecast. The Chamber of Commerce has re- j quested the Weather Bureau Service j to install a complete weather signal service in Sumter, and *o also ar- ? range for mail distribution (daily) to j the rural districts and surrounding \ towns reached by train from Sum? ter. The section dir?-etor of Columbia of the weather bureau has written Secretary Reardon asking f<^r in? formation as to tho number of R. F. D. mail routes leaving Sumter every day. and for information as t<? day? light mai: trains, lt xs hoped thr.t ri complet?- service will be established, and '-ur Chamber of Commerce Is working to th#t end. Mr. T. M. Bradley, manager of the Postal Tele? graph Company, at :his place, has kindly consented to act as local agent for Sumter, and he will daily display the signal flags and telegraphic re? ports from a pole and bulletin board I in front of the Postal Telegraph office, ! and he'will mail out daily copies of! the weather reports as they come in over* the wires of his company. If this service is inaugurated it will be of much value to the farmers and truck raisers in Sumter county and other nearby towns. Manager Brad ley has consented to serve as an ac? commodation to the public. It is said that the Crown Prince is the only one of the Kaiser's children who is not left handed.. Governor Heyward has been elected President of the Columbra Trust Com? pany, to succeed Mr. William TSlliot?. Jr., who resigned a few da:? s ago. DISCHARGED FROM ARMY, ENTIRE BATTALION OF NEGRO TROOPS DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED. Drastic Action Taken By the Presi? dent On Recommendation of Gen. Carlington Who Investigated the Brownsville Riot. * Washington, Nov. 6.-Unpreceden? ted in the history of the army of the United States is the action of the president, just announced, in dis? missing in disgrace from that army an entire battalion of colored troops because of their failure to disclose the identity of some of their number who had been guilty of violence and murder. As an evidence, however, of his intention to be fair to the colored troops, the president has accompanied this action by an order which may amount to the courtmartial of a white army officer of high grade, who was charged with having cast slurs upon the colored troops. The story of both actions is told in the follow? ing official correspondence made pub I lie today by the military secretary : "The report of an investigation made by Brg. Gen. E. A. Garlington, inspector general of the army, rel? ative to the riotous disturbance that ft' occurred at Brownsville, Texas, cn the night of August 13, 1906, and that resulted in the death of one and the wounding of another citizen cf that j city, has been considered and acted j upon by the president. Following are j his instructions with regard to the j matter: The White House, Washington, Nov. I 5, 1906. The secretary of war: I have read through Gen. Garlington's report, dat? ed Oct. 22, submitted to me by you. I direct that the recommendations of Gen. Garlington be complied with, and that at the same tims the con? cluding portion cf his report be pub? lished with our sanction as giving the reasons for this action. Theodore Roosevelt. Following is the concluding portion of Gen. Garlington's report, which embodies ~the recommendation that, by direction of the president, will be carried into effect immediately by the war department: "I recommend that orders be is su?d as soon as practicable, discharg gin, without honor, every man in Companies B, C and D of the Twenty fifth infantry, serving at Fort Brown, Texas, on the night of August 13, zn* forever debarring them from re? enlisting in the army or .navy of the United States, as weil as from em? ployment in any civil capacity under the government. In making this recommendation, I recognize the fact that a number of men who have no direct knowledge as to the identity of the men of the Twenty-fifth infantry, who actually fired the shots on the night of the 13th of August, 1906, will incur this extreme penalty. "It has been established by careful investigation beyond reasonable doubt that the firing into the house of the citizens of Brownsville while the in? habitants thereof were pursuing their peaceful vocations or sleeping, and by which one citizen was killed and the chief of police so seriously woun? ded that he lost an arm, was done by enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth in? fantry, belonging to the battalion sta? tioned at Fort, Bro\vn. Af er due op? portunity and notice, the enlisted men of the Twenty-fifth infantry have failed to tell all that it is reasonable to believe they know concerning the shooting. If they had done so; if they had been willing to relate all the cir j cu instances-instances preliminary to j the trouble-it is exteremly probable that a clue sufficiently definite to lead j to results would have been disclosed. ? j They appear to stand together in a | I determination to resist th*- detection i i ! of the guilty; therefore, they should j ? stand together when the penalty falls, j I "A forceful lesson should be given j to the army at large, and especially ! to the non-commissioned officers, that ! their duty does riot cease upon the drill ground, with the calling of thc j company roils, making check in- j spections. and other duties of forhj?l I character; but their responsibilities o ' office accompany them everywhere j and nx an times: that it is their duty to become thoroughly acquainted with the individual members of their respective units, to know their char? acteristic; to be able at ail times to gagie- their temper, in order to dis I cover tm- beginning of discontent or of mutinous intentions and to antici pate any organized act of disorder: that they must notify their officers at I once of any such conditions. More I over, the peole of thc United States, wherever they live, must feel assured that the men wearing the uniform of the army are their protectors, and not midnight assassins or riotous dis? turbers of the peace of the commu ! nity in which they may be stationed, j "On October .". ii*06, a squadron of j the Ninth cavalry, an organization of j colored troops, reported at Fort Sheridan, m ar Chicago, 111., under orders from the war department as j signing them to duty there. Soon I after th** assignment there appeared I in th<- public press the following ac I count of a statem? ni alleged to have been made with regard to the matter by Col. Wm. L. Pitcher, Twenty seventh infantry: " 'The negro troops would never have been quartered at Fort Sheridan without protest if I was to remain in command here,' said Col. Pitcher. 'I never liked them and the farther away from me they are kept the bet? ter it pleases me. For the life of me I cannot see why the United States should try to make soldiers out of them. Certainly there are enough fine white young men in this big country ! to make soldiers of without recruiting I from such a source.' "This alleged statement by Col. ', Pitcher having been brought to "the attention of the president, the follow? ing communication with regard to it was sent to the war department by Secretary Loeb: ." 'The president Girects that an im? mediate report be called for from Col. Pitcher to know whether or not he is correctly quoted in the inclosed clip? ping; and if he is correctly quoted the president directs that proceedings be taken against him and such punish? ment as can be inflicted. The presi? dent thinks that such conduct it but little better than that of the offending negro troops themselves.' "Very truly yours, " William Loeb, Jr, "Secretary to the President.' " INVESTIGATING RACE ISSUE. Mr. Ray Stannard Studying Causes Has Gone to Atlanta to Inquire Into Causes of the Recent Riots There. Mr. Ray Stannard Baker, magazine writer and part owner of the Ameri? can Magazine, had long talks yester? day with several citizens of Columbia on the race problem. Mr. Baker is in the South to- learn something, as he expressed it. He wants facts and fig? ures about the situation and for that reason he is visiting a number of the leading cities and conferring with those who have" studied the matter "closer home." Mr. Baker yesterday called on Gov. Heyward and while in che office met others who were in a position to give him some of the facts he sought. He was told the situation as it has been been explained many times in The State and other Southern papers and afterwards said that this was practi? cally the information he had gethered elsewhere in the South. Mr. Baker thinks there is a great hope for better conditions in the South in the immigration bureau, estab? lished by South Carolina, and in the boat line direct from Bremen to Char? leston. He thinks that with the im? migration started this way many of the difficulties confionting the South will be cleared away. It was explained to Mr. Baker that these men would re? quire higher wages and a different mode of living than most of the peo? ple in the South had been accustomed to give their servants, but with it all Mr. Baker thinks that the coming of the Wittekind means a great deal more for the South than many think. Of course, he is not giving an indica? tion as to the tenor of his article which will appear in his magazine later, but he is frank to admit that he has learned many things since he has been in the South. Mr. Baker is charmed with Colum? bia. He thinks it one of the prettiest cities he has seen, and he has travelled extensively. He was particularly pleased with the appearance of the capitol and the mounting of Hamp? ton's monument. He thought that with some work the capitol square coull bc improved and made much more handsome and thinks that the plan for parking the streets, com me?ced some lime ago, *s worth much to those who are trying to push Co? lumbia. Mr. Baker leaves for .Atlanta today where he will look into the primary causes of the recent race riot there and consult with the people as he did in Columbia. He will return to Co? lumbia in a few days and from here will go to Charleston. He wishes to visit some of the large plantations on the coast and some of the islands and become acquainted with the "gullah" of that section. Afterwards he will return to New York, for th'- prepara-! tion of his series of articles.-The State. Governor Heyward has granted a pardon to fbi C. .Milliken, the Spar-j tanburg boy who killed his step? father last spring. The case is one of the most extraorinary that has come before Governor Heyward in his eventful four years' service. Mil? liken killed his step-father on the public square of Spartanbhrg while there were a great many people on the street. A Winchester rifle was used, and the whole affair was a spectacular way of avenging what Milliken declares was an improper proposal to his sister. By ?he death of Rev. Dr. Matheson, lite of st. Bernard's Edinburg, a unique personality appears from the Scottish pulpit. F<>r the greater part of his life Dr. Matheson was blind, yet this great physical handicap seemed to be no impediment of the onerous duties attaching to ile1 min? istry of a large city parish. A Visiting Nurse. The Civic League is sending out the following circular letter which is self explanatory : This Associaion wishes, with th' co-operation of the people of the city, to employ a visiting Nurse, who will go from house to house as she is need? ed ; giving a bath here, dressing a wound there, looking after a new baby in one home, or changing the bed linen of a few patients in anoth? er. From ten to fifteen such calls can be made in a day and are to be indicated by the physicians of the town. A small fee will be charged those able to pay it, but the destitute will be served without cost to them? selves. Of course the maintenance of a nurse on such a footing will require a considerable and certain amout of money, and we bespeak the conside? ration of every charitable person or society in behalf of the plan. A good nurse, and no other will be em? ployed, will more than earn her board and wages by the hints she will give of the laws of sanitation and health, for her work must of neces? sity be among those most in \ need of such instructions. The idea is not an original one for it has already been successfully car-i ried out in most large cities. It is to be entirely un-sectarian, but we earnestly hope that all creeds and classes will rally to its support. Tours truly, Mrs. Herbert Beall, Mrs. Mitch Levi, Mrs. Rosa Duffie, Mrs Nina Solomons. Committee. Hearst Will Fight On. New York, Nov. 7.-W. R. Hearst, the defeated candidate for governor, made the following statement early this morning: "In view of the result I have only to repeat what I have said in my speeches. I am enlisted in this fight against the control of the government by trusts and corrupt corporations, and I will fight it out to the end; but I will serve in the lead or in the ranks just as the people desire, as earnestly as in some other place. The people have decided to retain the republican party in power, and I will make my fight in the ranks, therefore, as a private citizen, and will do my best to promote the interests of my fellow citizens." A fourteen-year-old son of Mr. W. H. Bridges, of Greenville county, shot a negro burglar whom he discovered robbing his father's house on Wednes? day. The negro escaped, as the gun was loaded with bird shot. The suggestion of the Grand Jury that the old jail lot and property be sold and the proceeds used to erect a new jail in th? rear of the new Court House has met with almost unani? mous approval. A new jail is needed, but . the greatest need is for a jail more conveniently situated with re? spect to the Court House. 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