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JUNE TERM OP COURT. Convened Monday Morning With Judge t?ags cn the- Bench The court of common pleas and general sessions convened Monday morning with Judge G. W. Gage on the bench. Steno? grapher Tillman is sick and Mr. L. I Parrctt was appointed stenographer for the tera The court got to wor?c without delay and as the docket ia unusually light the term bids fair to be short. The fiist case called was The State vs Tom Davis, housebreaking and larceuy, continued from last term. Tbi3 case took up the whole j day and resulted io the acquittal of Davi3. The grand jury bas handed io the follow-j ing trne bills : The State vg Johnny Mack, assault and battery with intent to kill. The State vs John Hammond, larceny of live stock. The Grand Jury acted on the following indictments : State vs. J. G. Stokes-violating the Dis? pensary Law. No bill. State vs. James Crosson-Bastardy. No bill. State vs. Edd. O'Caotey-Rape and as? sault with intent to ravish. True bill. The court Tuesday was occupied with the trial cf Dave Epps, indicted for assault and battery with intent to kilt. VerdiGt-guilty of dimple assault. The Grand Jory having acted on all in? dictments, made tbeir presentment and were discharged yesterday af:ernoon. The present irent was as follows : To the Hon. G. AV. Gage, Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury beg leave to sub? mit the following report: We have passed on all bills given us by the Solicitor, reports from Treasurer and County Superintend? ent of Education have been received ; a committee has been appointed to examine said reports, also to investi? gate bonds of county officials and re? port at fall term of court. The corimittee appointed to in? quire into the condition of the deed and mortgage indexes in the office of Clerk of Court made their report, and the Grand Jury recommend that steps be taken by proper officials to have new index made. We notice with pleasure the im? provement in the cleanly condition of the County Court House and jury rooms, in contrast with them ac March term of court. We commend the Health Department of Sumter for said improvement." We suggest that spittoons be provided and a rule be formulated prohibiting spitting on the floor. We tender our thanks to the Pre? siding Judge, the Solicitor and other court officials ?or courtesies shown us in the discharge of our duties. Respectfully submitted, R. P. STACEHOUSE, Foreman. The Census-A Suggestion to Citizens. The ceaBas enumerators are making good progress and will complete the work in thie city within the month. The only diffi cuity they have met with is that they do not find people at home wheo they first call aad a second visit is necessary. In this connec? tion it is suggested that those who are going away for the sander should notify the enum? erators so that they may call call at once and obtain the information necessary. It is, of coarse, to ba desired *bat every resident of | the city be included in the census, bat unless ! the ioformation squired 13 obtained, it will be impossible for the enumerators to include those who are absent from the city. Mr. H. B. Bloom haj Wards 2 and 3 and W. T. Andrews Ward3 1 and 4 - i i - i No Right to Ugliness. The woman who is lovely in face, form and temper will always have friends, bat one who wouid be attractive must keep her health. If she is weak, sickly and ali run down, she will be nervous and irritable. If she bas constipa? tion or kidney trouble, her impure blood will cause, pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a wretched complexion. Electric bitters is the best medicine in the world to regulate, stom? ach, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood. It gives strong nerves, bright eye?, smooth velvety skin, rich complexion. It wil! make a good looking, charming woman of u run-down invalid. Only 50c at J. F. W DeLorme's Drug Store. 2 Magnolia Items. Magnolia, June 12 -The "dry drought" j waa broken here on the 3d instant. Sicce then *ve have been having p'enty of rain. Jost across the river in Florence count? the raia was so heavy as to cau39 a washout on j the Coast Line. Bot the wire soon told Mr j Hinsoc, the eection ma3;er on this side, and J ia a very sbort while the damage wa3 re- I paired, canoing about five minutes delay cf' No. 32 Crops are backwa-d io this eection as a j general toing, thoagb there there are some very Sae one3 ?it3 are about harvested, aiso whit wheat the dry weather did not ruin. Tobacco is doing very well, and if nothing happens from now on there will be a I fine crop made around here. The Hol;oe33 Bacd is doing a lot of stir- j ring op around here. It seems as if the 6gbt is on between them and the established church. There h*s been some pretty sharp things said on both sides. Ii ii hard to tell ; which will be the victor. There is a great deal cf sickness in this j section, and Dr. Darby is kept very busy. Rev. Melvin McLeod is at his old home on | account of the illness of b?3 sister. Mr. Thomas McIntosh, of Columbia, is at j home on a "!hort vacation. Miss Carrie Myers, of Kershaw, is spending j time with friends here. Mr Jo?? Goff, of Bisbopvillc, passed ? ibrough here today. Mr. J. M. M i i 'er b<?3 bren un well for several days, unusual for bim Well, as our little t-urg ?6 very quiet the=e . t ??$3 we will Dot tira your pat;eace fur'her. : More at some fd tu re time. Tiger. I ---^ Dr. Cady's Condition Powder? re just what a hcrse needs when |in bad con , dition. Tonic, blvod purifier and vermifuge They are not food but medicine, and tee best ! to use to put a horse in prime condition. Price ' 25 cents per package. For sale by Dr A. J j China. Dec 30-0 NEGRO PREACHER COM? MITS RAPE. HIS VICTIM A TEN-YEAE OLD CHILD. Snecial to The Daily Item. Elliott, S C. June ll.-Edd. O'Cmtev, colored, of thia place, ravished a little ten year old ?irl on Saturday, and attempted to j rape another very young giri. Hts vic ti iE WH3 a chi d of Henrietta McDonald Ke ac? knowledged committing the crime after it was proven on him. Eid i3 a preacher who has recency gotten a license. Ho is a son of Joly ?'?anty, who has been sent to the asylum three times, and is now there The negroes of this placo became very much enraged over the outrage, and a ereat crowd madei be arrest and kept Eid. until the con? stable came for bim. It was thought by some that they would lynch him. He was taken to Bisbopville where a pre? liminary trial is being held today. Burglar at Harby's Stable. A burglarmade a raid on H. Harby's stable Tuesday cigbt of last week but got nothing for bis trouble He entered through the back part of the stable and proceeded to the office in the front, into which he effected an entrance by breaking tbe window in the side adjacent to the stable, and forcing the latch. He attempted unsuccessfully to break open the cash till in the office and failing in this went out at the front door, leaving it open. In the office there were a bicycle, a fine gun and other articles of value, bat the thief was after cash, and as far as can be ascer? tained now bs took nothing at ali from the offic? Tbe cash till was empty and if the thief had succeeded in breaking it open be would bave secured nothing. NEGRO DRIVERS NOT BARRED In Inter-State Firemen's Tourna? ment, Wilmington, N. C. The report that hose wagon companies having negro drivers wou!d be ruled out of the Wilmington Firemen's Tournament, ?3 found to oe groundless, and the Sumter boee wagon companies and the other companies in this State that have negro drivers need have no fear that they will oe d60arred from enter? ing tbe contest. The following letter is self-ezplanatory : Wi?miogtoo, N. C , Juna 6, 1900. Mr. R. S. Hood, Sumter, S. C., Dear Sir-Yours of tiie 5tb in regard to J your driver at hand. In reply will say that as far as we are concerned, j ou can briDg a ne;ro, Co'oaman, Japanese, or any other co or driver you want, and I can assure you mat it will be O. K. Now Captain, as a personal favor to me willdon please let me know wnere you got your information from, as I wouii appreciate it very much. I had the bonor of being foreman of the best steamer in this city for about 8 yearsand we attended severa', tournaments when we were volunteers and we always carried negro drivers I certainly would not let any one else than the regular driver handle team, and as for this touruameot the question baa never been mentioned nor tbougnt of and your letter was certainly a great surprise to me, and if yon shocld hear it mentioned again will you do us the favor to deny it. I was in Fayeuevi.le and there was a com? pany there named Monaghan, and they were all wool a yard wide and daisie3. I hope it was your company and that we shalt s-e you all tere in July. I can promise you as pretty a tr^ck to reo on as you want to see. Please let me bfar from you as to your in? formation about driers and oblige, Yours respi-ctfuliy, W. C. Von Giabo, Secretary. PRIVATEER PERSONALS. Privateer Township, S. C . Jene ll, 1900. -The Rev. E. A. Wyman, D D , author of "Ships by Day," and for a short time pastor at Bethel Church a few year3 since, died in Massachusetts (wbere be lived) net long sioce. He was 65 years old. An ice cream festival was giveo at Mi3s Calley Wells' on Saturday afterooon, for the benefit of tbe Griffith Memorial Chapel in Brszii. Sixteen dollars were made A well attended birOecue was given at the Privateer ?tation by the military company a week ago Saturday. j Misses Kate Bradford, Fannie Nettles, Mary ? Anna Jackson and Cadet LeRoy Wells are berne from the schools. I Miss Susie Bradford is hom'e from the Sum? ter Dry Goods store. Mr3. Una Ramsey, of Wedgefield, has been visiting in the community. Mi33 Ioez Wells is visiting at Wedgefield. Mrs A. E Dickson is visiting in the com? munity. We return thanks for an invitation to at? tend the recent picnic given by the Wedge? field school. McD F. TRIBUTE OF RESPECT. It is with heartfelt sorrow that we, the members of Mannviile Lodge No 232, A. F. M , record the death of our brothrr and effi- j cer, John C. Parnell, Junior Warden of our j Lodce. Bro. Parnell was regarded ES an upright i citizen and o:>e who wns ever ready to an? swer to the call of distress In our fraternity, be was an efficient officer and good Muson, but under the Providence of j God be has been summoned to the Grano Lodge above Be it, therefore, Resolved, That in tee ! death of our Brother John C. Parnell, this ! Lodge loses an active craftmac and a faithful friend. Resolved, That the Junior Warden station j be draped in mourning until our annual elec- j tion, and that a page in the minute book b? '? inscribed to his memory. Resolved, That our heartfelt sympathies b? ' extended to the daughter and son ct' our de- i ceased brother Resolved, That these resolutions be pub- j ??shed and & copy of them be sent to the I family. NAT BARNETT, E. F; McfJ?TCSEN, June 12, 1900. Committee. Tetter, Salt-Kacuto and Eczema. The intense itching and ?martins; incident to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying . Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment .Many I very bad cases have r-eer. perm acet ly cured by ', it. it is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped ! hands, chilblains, fros: bites and chronic ?re eyes. 26of.?- per bos. For sale by Dr A. J China. Dec MO-o fjJlKJ Burna., Bruises, Rheuma? fr* tisrc and Sores. Price, 25 cts. j Sold by Hughscn-Ligon Co. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS. Resolution Passed as to the Adoption of Books. THE PLAN TO BS PURSUED. Columbia, Jane 9-Yesterday ai tercoon at 4 30 o'clock the State board of education met in the office of the State superintendent of edu? cation It was the important meet? ing preliminary to the adoption of books for use in the public schools for the next five years. When the board was called to order all the members were present save Prof Cook, who came IQ shortly afterwards In the city were numerous repre? sentatives of publishing houses from all parts of the country. Several matters of minor import? ance were first taken up and passed upon by the board. An application from Allen unver 8ity to have its course of study in its normai department approved, came up and, on motion, was postponed till a later meeting. A letter from Mr II. G Sheridan, asking for permission to offer to the trustees for sale certain school sup plies, was read Tbe matter was j passed over, the ooard taking the j ground that the sale of desks was not under its jurisdiction The board then reached the main question before it which was the con j 8ideration of a method of procedure ! ia the adoption of text books Vari j ou8 phases of this complex question ! were discussed, after which Mr j Knight offered the following r?solu tion, which was adopted : ? Resolved, That the adoption of I text books be made upon the princi? ple of a single list, it being under j stood that this resolution sha!! not I prevent the use of different readers as supplementary. Gen C I. Walker appeared before i the board At the recent Louisville j convention of the United Confederate ! veterans, it was unanimosly resolved j to commence an active agitation in favor of the use in ail the schools of j the 6outh of school books, especially histories, which were fair and im? partial. Gen Walker waa appointed by Gen Gordon, commander, and Gen S. D. j Lee, chairman of the historical com ! mittee to undertake this very import ! ant work Tbe proposition met with such I general approval that the funds nee ! essary to commence the work were j offered to Gen Walker before leaving j Louisville He will devote himself ! exclusively to this work, giving up j his position with the Walker, Evans j & Cogswell company, i The first opportunity of making ! any effective impression was present j ed at the meeting of the State board j of education. Gov McSweerjey, chairman of the i board, specially invited Gen Walker to be present and address the board OD this subject. He very forcibly aod eioqaeot ly preseoted the subject to tho board and irs members sbould be thoroughly convinced that in tbe schools of Sooth j Oaroiioa, oDly such histories ehould be used cs do full justice to the Stato aod she south. Gen Walker did not and could not in fairoess admit aoy special histories, but explained the principles which should be characterize in tbe books to be adopted aod urged that any not so written, be not used io oar schools ! The Uoited Confederate Veterans I represeot the largest body of the south? ern people, associated, to see that justice i? doDe the sooth aod while they primarily represent the Confederate war period, they are composed of repre ; sentative citizens of the whole south aod their requests should have deep consideration. Their action was endorsed by the Sons of the Confeder? acy assembled at Looisyille and tbe rt'Ciuests cf these two great bodies eh)old have great weight with tbe fohooi authorities of this and other Southern States. Much injustice is done in many school histories, to the south also in its aoti bellum history and the veterans are aoxious that all such blots be removed for the teaching of 'he rising generation, who should be taught to revere the graod heritage of glory transmitted them by their forefathers. Io the matter of text, book adoption the following was adopted : Resolved, That the chairman and secretary ioscrt aD advertisement in The American School Board Jouroal, Tbe School Journal of New York aod The New Koglaod Jouroal of Educa? tion, stating that an adoption of a single lisr- of sobool text books wiii be made during the first week in Septem? ber, and iovitiog correspondeDoe with a view to making bids It was also decided, upon motion of Mr Raysor, that the committee on course of study prepare a?d report to ; the next meeting of the board tho ' outline of a course of 6tudy for the public school?, which may serve as a 1 guide i ri determidiog what text-books 1 should bc udooted ! Oo morion of Mr Raysor, tho com- 1 mittee OD examirjatioo was authorized ! to prepare and promulgate the questions I for the c> ming examioatioo. ! '< Mr Baofcs made a motion that Mr 1 Rayor b-* delegated to iook into tho ' marier of the form of a contraot to bc made with the publisher* aod report to this board. This wes agreed to. I Thc board theo adjourocd. p Presidential Troubles. Washington, Juoe ll.-Tba admin? istration is worrying over tbe oews from Chica. Toe revolution of t'je Boxers threatens to expoee Mr. McKio ley's imperialistic programme concern? ing China in advance of the Presiden? tial election, which is just what he was j ansious to avoid. In their anxiety to i aliay public suspicion at home, mern- j ber3 of the commission have been doing some word juggling that would be amusing if the matters were not too ? serious to laugh about. For instance, offioiai statements to the press from the State Department have emphasized the alleged instructions to our Minister at Pekin, and to ?Rear Admiral Kempff, our Daval commander io Chinese wa? ters, to act in coocert with the Euro? pean powers for the protection of foreigners and their property but Dot to join a combination of the powers for any purpose. Our representatives over there must be clever indeed if they can act in coocert with the European pow? ers without oombiniog with them. A marked feature of the political situation, is the geouioe scare of the republican leaders over three states which they have heretofore beeo claim? ing as certain to cast their electoral votes for McKinley. These states are New York, Indiaoa and Illinois. In New with Croker to look after greater New York, and Hill to look after the other portions of the State, pulling loy? ally together, the republicans realize that the State will be doubtful. In Iodiaoa, the State ticket nominated by the democrats, headed by John W. Kern, is so strong that Iadiana Repub? licans have notified thc leaders of the party that the State is io danger. In illinois, the tide has been running aoti rcpublican for some time, aod appeals for heip are beiog received io Wash? ington. This scare ?3 so bad that prominent republicans are saying that is is useless to consider candidates from other states for second place on the McKinley ticket ; that be must be taken from one of those three states, aod mus? be a maa who will add strength to the ticket. Mr. McKin? ley ha3 gone out of his way to make friends with Senator Mason, of Illinois, who was anti-administration during the receot session of Congress, and bas succeeded in getting Mason to promise to take the 6tump for bim. As Mason isn't the 6ort of man who can be woo over by jollying, it is iikely that he has received some de?oite and iroo-clad promises of future patronage. The industrial commission, so-called, has provided itself with a pleasant summer jnoket, all of the expenses of which wiii be paid by the "dear peo? ple.7' It has decided that the indus? trial conditions, principally flirtations aod such, along the Northern Atlantic coast, must be investigated during the summer, and has arranged for meetiDgs of the commission during the nex' three months, in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and tbe New Eng? land States. One of the first duties of a democratic administration aod con? gress will be to abolish the ropublicao government commission humbug, which bas become 60 rampaot and so expen? sive under the McKioiey administra? tion. Chairman Payne of the house ways aod means committee bas given away the claim of the republicans tha? the reason they did not reduce war taxe9 at the recent session of coogress was their desire to have the committee grant bearings and study the question during the recess, DO that the right sort of bill providjog for the reduction might be reported to the bouse, by the official ao?ouncemeot that the committee would not be called together until just before congress meets. In other words, the question of the reduction of war taxes is to be left open until after eleo tion in order that all the big interests may be taxed for the republican cam? paign fund. Secretary Long has advertised for bids for furnishing armor plate for battleships uoder the cowardly law forced through congress the last thing before adjournment, makiog Mr Loog do what the republicans of Coogress were ashamed to do-agree to the prices of armor set by the armor trust, which will necessarily be the only bidder to respond to the advertisement. True, the law gives Mr. Long authority to reject the bids if he considers the price toohigb.aod to use the $4,000,000 carried by the act, for the establishment of a government plant to make armor plate, but if be acted upon that author icy, the republican leaders who engi neered the cowardly make-shift would throw a few fits; they are figur?Dg on a heavy campaign contribution from the armor trust. Mr McKinley and Geo E. S. Otis have been exohaogiDg taffy. Mr McKioiey has been telliog Otis that be was ;he only real thi?g in the military wayfproduced by the Philippine war macy believe that Otis produced that war-and that ho would have been glad to have made him, instead of Miles, j a lieuteoaot goneral, but congress 6xed ! it so that promotion had to go to Mile?; j whiie Otis overjoyed at bis promo- | tion to bo a major general bas been | telling Mr McKinley that he is the j greatest cf all presidents Outside of i :be White House there has been no ; ittempt to lionize Otis because of the j prevalence of the opioioo that he has I Uready more than w.~s comiog to bim ? or anything he achieved during bv . 3l?ndering career io the Philippines. | Base bal! plojers should vis\'. the store of j i. G ?stren ? Ca. bet?re bu vin; their sur- j )lies. j A Cotton Palace. C^'The king ie dead, long live the king.' Such is the cry in many a foreign land when the head of gov? ernment succumbs to the inevitable and straightway a successor is raised up And so it is in South Carolina when King Cotton dies at the end oi his yearly reign and the new crop is estimated for planting. No sooner bas the planter put his product on the market than he begins to talk of the next season and its possibilities, and because cotton is king in this fair iand there is reason in the decis? ion that the central building in the South Carolina Inter State and West Indian Exposition, shall be "A Cot? ton Palace/' therein to be shown the strides in an hundred years for the broadening of His domini?n and the exploiting of His virtues Taking the lesson from the little brown seed to its furtherest product, the steps made within the century will be shown and who can doubt that the pictures will prove both interesting aud instructive ? In "South Carolina its resources and population" published by the State Board of Agriculture in 1883, occurs the following : "From an early period numerous processes were invented and practiced by '?he people of Carolina in rendering raw material suitable for business oses. * * * South Carolina was the first State to pay Eii Whitney for the use of his invention in clean ; ing seed cotton The first water gin was erected by Capt Kincaid on Mill Creek, near Montecello, Fairfield CouBty, in 1795. and for many years, dating from 1801, the Boatwrights of Columbia, were the great manufac? turers of cotton gins for the south Before and during the Revolution the families of planters and their slaves were clothed iu homespun made in the State A factory weaving these goods for the supply of the adjacent country, was established some years previous to 1790 by the Scotch Irish settlers at Murray's Ferry's, Williamsburg County, and Mr Benj Waring in the latter prrt of the 18th I century, had a cotton factory near ! Statesburg, for spinning and weaving Manchester cotton stuffs " From the story told above turu to the picture presented by South Caro? lina today, with the hum of the cotton factory heard in nearly every county and many mills producing the high grades of goods. The mills are consuming a great amount of the staple produced and seem hungry for more. Miils are equipped with every improvement and accessory that hu i man ingenuity cac devise. The indus try has grown from a pigmy to giant within the century, and its periods of growth have been full of Interest The old and the new will be shown side by side at the exposition in methods for planting and cultivation of the staple, the machinery used and manufactured goods The Cotton Palace will be an j object lesson that will surprise j and instruct even those who are deeply interested, for without study- ! ing the facts as they wili thus be presented, it is impossible to realize the wonderful, almost fabulous ad vanees made In reference to the textile exhibit Jmt R 2 carloads Lime 1 carload standan 1 carload Cernen! -AI The usual stock Carriages, Buggies, ness. Sumter, S. C., JUJ Osborne All Steel Rake,, I have secured the agency for years has led the procession ( tures of these machines. Prices for repairs aa cheap a FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FE ame and 92e me in my oew quarters, ? W. B. BO Jaas 13 the following has recently been pub? lished in the News and Courier. "A suggestion has come from a prominent cotton mili man regarding the South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition that is weil worth exploiting and should meet with hearty response from the cotton manufacturers of the State. This suggestion is to the effect that tue 'textile exhibit' should be taken up by cotton mill men and made one of the grandest features of the great show. South Carolina bas good rea? sons to be proud of her long strides in manufactures, and the fact that over a million spindles have been added to the total employed in the State within 18 months gives reason enough for inviting the world to come and see what has been done. j "The plan outlined for the making of this special exhibit by the manu ! factnrers has only gone eo far as ways and means, and to raise the money it would only be necessary for each mill represented to put up $500. The miil owner making the proposition said that he could speak for four mills in which he was inter? ested. There are mills enough in the State to insure a most creditable building and a comprehensive dis? play of their products if the amount mentioned is appropriated by each for this purpose." The Capture of Gen Filar. Washington, June 9-Geo McAr thur bas cabled the following report of the capture of Geo Pilar : "Manila, June 9 -Native police captured Gen Pio Dal Pilar this morn? ing. He was found iorking in the neighborhood of San Pedro Macati. MacArthur.'*7 General Sohwan's estimate cf the importance of the news ia contained in this statement : "The capture of Gen Pio Del Pilar, cabled by Gen MacArthur this morn? ing, is a most important one. Pilar was regarded as ooo of the most active i and uncompromising of the rebel j chieftains. He succeeding in withdraw? ing his troops to the mountains and eluding the several columns that were sent cut to destroy him. it was diffi? cult to keep track of bia movements and he frequently wa6 reported as being at a number of places at the same time. That bis capture has been effected bv the native police of Manila, a body numbering some four hundred, evi? dences a fresh loyalty of these men to the American cause, so often impawned both by Americans and Filipinos v State ?f South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, WM. E ANDERSON made soit to roe to grant him Letters I of Administration of the Estate of and effects I of JOHN C. PARNELL, deceased. ' Tbeet are therefore to cite and admonish all and sioeaiar tbe kindred and creditors ', of the said Joba C Parnell, late of 5*5d County nod Stt*te, deceaeed, that they be and appear before me, io the ' Court of Prooate, to be be?d at Sumter I G. H , , on June 27ih, 1SG0, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore ! noon, to sho?7 canse, if any they have, vhv . tbs said Administration sbonld oct bs grant ? ed. Giren ander rey band tbis 15th day of June, A. D , 19C0 THOS V. WALSH, Jadge of Protgs. Jun* l?--2t eceived. 3 four-foot Laths. ; and Plaster Paris <SO of Horses, Mules, Wagons and Har k H?RBT. tie 4,1900. , Also Osborne Mowers. the Osborne line that for fifty 3ome in and see the good fea YLE, Sumter, S. C.