University of South Carolina Libraries
A D??D JJETttR LAWT Contract Laborers Admitted De? spite The Law Against lt. Washington, Jnne 21.--The alien contract labor law is a dead letter through failure of the Treasury De? partment officers to enforce it rigidly, and as consequence, immigration has grown steadily heavier of late until last month it broke the record for sev? eral years. Word has gone out that the bars are down and employers of foreign labor are making the best of the opportunity. Of course, there is still a perfunctory enforcement of the law. Agents, at a total annaul cost of about $150,000 are stationed at different ports to look out for contract laborers, but they ac? complish practically ."nothing. Under recent rulings of the Treasury Depart? ment, these agents are crippled in their work, not being allowed to put immi? grants through what is known as the sweating process," nor even to de? mand from him affidavit that he does not come under a contract to work. At best and with the utmost and most hearty cooperation on the part of all the officials, it is extremely difficult to prove that laborers come in viola? tion of the law. Under the most fa? vorable circumstances it is almost im? posible to prove a contract was made unless a written one is found, but when the contract was only implied the difficulties of the immigration au? thorities are multiplied. When an implied contract is made the new comer is coached in such a thorough manner that the experts can seldom shake the testimony of those who are asking en? trance in violation of law. Even when those officials are convinced that an implied contract has been made the suspect is frequently permitted to land if held up, as the Treasury officials overrule the immigration officials un? less it can be proven that a contract exists. This makes the work of the agents so difficult that when they have almost conclusive proof of violations of the law that they are forced to set the suspect free. The result is that for a long time not a single immigrant has been de? ported for violation of the law, al? though it is certain that many have come in, in defiance of it. As a result there are undoubtedly hundreds of la? borers in this country who have no right to be here, and when the next report 'of the Commissioner General of Immigration appears, it will con? tain some eloquent figures which will show that in comparison with last year few alien contract laborers have .been denied admission. The contract labor law is the result .oi much agitation, expense, and hard work on the part of the labor organi? sations, and they have taken much pride in the outcome of their work. The members of these orgnizations, as well as their friends, will naturally foe indignant when the real situation is known, and it will not be surpris? ing if Congress should take a hand in the matter and direct that rules be framed which will not nullify the law, and that body will in all probability adopt supplemental legislation which will strengthen the law now on the statute books. The cause of the Treasury's laxness is not understood, the officials there refusing to make any statement in the premises and assuming a "public be <1-d" attitude. Possibly the fact that many suspected contract laborers have gone straight to the steel and mine owners of Pennsylvania, and have been employed by them without ques? tion, has something to do with the equanimity with which the Treasury regards the situation. It is expected, however, that there will be storms of protests from the labor organizations of this country when it is learned the law has been practically nullified. St Petersburg, June 18.-The Czarina today gave birth to a daugh? ter. The child will be named Anasta? sia. The other children of the Czar and Czarina are : The Grand Duchess Olga, born November 15, 1895, /"new style) the Grand Duchess Tatjana, born June 10, 1S97, the Grand Duch? ess, Marie, born June 26, 1899. Houston, Tex., June 21.-The com? press owned by Inman, Nelms <fc Co., was burned this morning with 2,300 bales of cotton. The loss is placed at .3125,000, the plant being totally de? stroyed. Partially insured. The newspapers are agitating the .question of nominating a Southern man for the office of President of the United States, but up to this time the suggestion has been confined to the democratic nomination. The Republi- ; cans seem anxious to get a foothold again in the South, and why not tender their nomination to our junior senator, who is in accord with them upon all the principal issues before the country? The democrats will agree -in advance not to bring out Tillman, as this might cause a withdrawal. Greenville Mountaineer. A commission was issued to the Sumter Military Academy and Female seminan*, of Sumter, yesterday. Prof. Clarence J. Owens, who has been the head of a similar institution in Orange burg, is president, and Hall T. Capers, of Charleston is secretary. New York, June 21.-Fourteen peo? ple are believed to have been killed and a number injured today as a result of the fire following an explosion among a quantity of fireworks in the store of Abraham M. Rittenburg, at Patterson N. J. The store was on the .ground floor of a tenement building. The cause of the explosion is not known and the property loss will not .exceed $35.000. Yokohama, June 21.-Hoshi Torn, who was minister of communications in the last Ito cabinet, was stabbed today at a meeting of the city assem? bly " and died shortly afterwards. Hoshi Torn was Japanese minister at Washington and was formerly presi? dent of the house. The assassination "is supposed to have been due to poli? tics. Memphis. Tenn.. June 20.-The State supreme court, sitting at Jack? son today, decided that a woman can? not practice law in Tennessee. Washington. June 20.-Th'- govern ment's interest in the Sioux City and Pacific Railroad company was sold to? day at auction at the treasury depart? ment for $1.872.000 cash and a credit of $250,000 for the transportation of mail and troops. The sale was 7>iade to the Chicago and Northwestern Rail? road company, which has been operat? ing the Sioux City and Pacific for some time. il Secret Marriage. The average American citizen ha? a sense of humor which carries him into any extravagance or loss of time for the sake of a joke. Thomas F. E. Fagan druggist of 3.003 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, realizes this great truth, s Last* Saturday week. Mr. Fagan who is quite a wealthy man with ideas of his own, slipped away to Rockville Centre, L. I., and was married to Miss Maude Shaw. They planned for a surprise and had one. The idea was to go on a wedding trip of a few days and then to return Brooklyn, drive quietly to the drug store over which apartments had been arranged, and from thence astonish their friends with official announcment of their happiness. Somebody learned of the plan and proceeded to stir up all that end of Brooklyn, the population of which re? sponded .with remarkable alacrity. Money was spent and time was given freely. Last Thursday evening the Fagans got home. They noticed as their car? riage approached the Fagan drug store that some unusual excitement and de? monstration was in progress, but they took little notice of it. They were happy with the usual happiness of such occasions and more than usually hilarious with the thought of how cleverly they had tricked their friends and with speculations on the astonish? ment with which the news of their marriage would be received. As they turned in their own street they found a crowd of 3,000 people who greeted them with wild cheers while a fully manned and equipped brass band struck up: '.He's up against the Real Thing now. " The drug store was decorated from roof to pavement with flags and rib? bons and was brilliantly illuminated. A huge banner over the door bore the inscription " Behold the Bridegroom Cometh. " The show windows were full j of elaborate floral emblems suggestive of matrimonial and family events ?nd conditions. A committee thrust into the hands of the suddenly wrecked and bewildered Fagan another large banner conveying the dismal fallacy. "I was married on the Q. T." Fireworks began to whirl and fizz showers of sparks and to rush into the air and explode. Tin horns bellowed and blared, a couple of bonfires and a blaze of red light developed suddenly and bells rang. As a secret wedding the affair was the most dismal failure in all the history of weddings. The crowd formed into line and marched around the block, each proces? sionist wearing a badge with the words : "You can't lose us. Tommy.*" Somebody who did not understand the facts rushed in a riot call and a platoon of police reserves promoted ' the privacy of the affair by arriving on the run. Mr. Fagan was at that j time having a speech extorted from him, having been pulled from his car? riage and put on the platform. Re? sponding to a general and enthusiastic demand, he had also chartered a neighboring saloon and invited every? body to "have something" on "him. The police learning the facts, became so much interested that they joined the fun and assisted in keeping up the celebration until midnight. The bride from Rockville Centre was meanwhile wondering if that was the Brooklyn idea of a quiet and secret wedding just what would happen in case of a public ceremony. If either or both of the Fagans should have occasion to wed again and nearly anything is likely to hap? pen on Long Island-is safe to predict that they will notify all their friends and will not again put themselves in position to be the objects of the great American practical joke.-Richmond News. Tie "Wheel Problem. Which, at any given moment, is mov? ing forward faster-the top of a coach wheel or the bottom? The answer to this question seems simple enough, but probably nine per? sons out of ten. asked at random, would give the wrong reply. It would appear at first sight that the top and bottom must be moving at the same rate-that is. the speed of the carriage. But by a little thought it will be dis? covered that the bottom cf the wheel is in fact, by the direction of its mo? tion around its axis, moving backward, in an opposite direction to that which the carriage is advancing and is con? sequently stationary in space, while the point on top of the wheel is mov? ing forward with the double velocity of its own motion around the axis and the speed at which the carriage moves. Don't neglect yourself to do work for others that is ineffective and only ? bother to them.-Atchison iilobe. Nashville, Tenn., June 20.-Chan? cellor Cook has decided that the Nash? ville railway has a perpetual ownership in the streets of Nashville. Suist were instituted to obtain a revocation of the charter of the integral lines, on the ground that the consent of the city to a transfer of franchises had never been obtained as required by law. The chancellor held that the consent of the city was not essential. Habana, June 21.-Owing to the absence of yellow fever in this city. Maj. Glennon, of the marine hospital corps, has recommended that the quar? antine be raised on passengers from Cuba destined to points north of the southern boundary of Maryland. Manila, June 21.-Gen. Cailles, the insurgent commander in Lacuna pro? vince, with 700 ri fiemen and some bo lomen, is now in the vicinity of Patr sanjan, about a day's march from Santa Cruz, on Lacuna de Bay. Cail? le.-' will surrender j?onday, after which he is expected to assist in brinkin*; in Malvar, who, in reality is his supe? rior officer. Guthrie, O. T.. June 20.-Deputy United States Marshal Sisson was called to Glencoe <>n the Eastern Ok? lahoma raihoad this afternoon by a I race difficulty at that place. The Uni 1 ted States marshals were notifie:! this j morning by the Santa Fe authorities j that the citizens of Glencoe had ! threatened to use force to run out a ! gang of forty colored men employed t<> ? raise the LT rade at that point. The i citizens of Glencoe have as a rule al ! lowed no colored man to visit or live j in that^viilage. _ gggg PRECIOUS STONES. Tbe Methods by "Which They Are Tested by Experts. In a lecture on precious stones re? cently delivered before the Industrial association or" Berlin, Dr. Immanuel Friedlaender said that the testing of diamonds is comparatively simple. The common test for hardness suffices. If the stone resifts strong attacks, it is certain to be genuine: if it docs not? the damage is insignificant, as only an imitation has been destroyed. This test, however, is doubtful with rubies. If a ruby can be affected by a steel file or by quartz, it is surely not gen? uine, but such a test with a topaz is liable to injure a valuable stone. The test for hardness is of no avail with emeralds, as this stone is not much harder than quartz and in addi? tion possesses the quality of cracking easily. For examining rubies and emeralds the optical test is best. A glass mag? nifying about 100 times suffices. Ev? ery expert knows that almost all pre? cious stones have little flaws. Nearly every ruby and all emeralds have many defects, which are so character? istic that the genuineness of the stones is readily established. Such a test is very necessary with rubies, because the imitations are very deceiving. Their color is absolutely durable and often much finer than that of the gen? uine, although it may be stated that a j somewhat yellowish tint is always sus? picious. The only reliable way in which gen? uine rubies can be told from imitations is by the minute air bubbles of the lat? ter, which become clearly visible un? der the magnifying glass. These are not to be found in the natural gem. On the other hand, the imitations lack certain defects characteristic of gen? uine rubies-certain vacuums, whose outlines are much more indistinct than those of the air bubbles in imitations. True emeralds have similar charac? teristic defects, such as inclosures of liquids and curious dendrites. Sap? phires also show peculiar netlike for? mations. SOUTHERN MOUNTAINEERS. The Part They Played In the War Between the States. It Is odd to think that the southern mountaineer was not discovered until the outbreak of the civil war, although he was nearly a century old then, and it is really startling to realize that when one speaks of the southern moun? taineers he speaks of nearly 3,000,000 people who live in eight southern states-Virginia and Alabama and the southern states between-and occupy a region equal in area to the combined areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania, as big, say, as the German empire, and richer, perhaps, in timber and mineral deposits than any other region of sim? ilar extent in the world. This region was and is an unknown land. It has been aptly called Appalachian Ameri? ca, and the work of discovery is yet I going on. The American mountaineer was dis? covered, 1 say, at the beginning of the war. when the Confederate leaders were counting on the presumption that Mason and Dixon's line was the divid? ing line between the north and south and formed, therefore,, the plan of marching an army from Wheeling to some point on the lakes and thus dis? severing the north at one blow. The plan seemed so feasible that it is said to have materially aided the sale cf Confederate bonds in England, but when Captain Garnett, a West Point graduate, started to carry it out he got no farther than Harpers Ferry. When he struck the mountains, he struck en? emies who shot at his men from am? bush, cut down bridges before him. carried the news of his march to the Federals, and Garnett himself fell with a bullet from a mountaineer's squirrel rifle at Harpers Ferry.-Scrib? ner's Magazine. The Honorable Board. Sam Rawson occasionally said a good thing, and one of these occasions chanc? ed to be the town meeting. The peo? ple of Sam's village could not under? stand how the money appropriated for the roads had vanished with such poor results. A stretch of road running past Sam's house was in notoriously poor condi? tion, although Sam declared that he had paid liberally to have it put in good order, and there was general in? terest when Sam rose to make his state? ment before the selectmen. "I'd just like to say one thing." he drawled, heedless of the fact that he had interrupted an indignant neighbor. "I don't want to make any fuss, but I'd just like to ask the honorable board of highwaymen" That was as far as he could get. A roar of laughter swept over thc town meeting and showed its effects In the red faces of the "highwaymen." - Youth's Companion. Fish That Change Color. It has been found tret certain prawns, common along the coasts of England, change their color at least twice every 24 hours in order to har? monize with the stronger or weaker light prevailing near the surface or in the deeper water. As evening ap? proaches these tish lose their distinctive day colors, and all assume a transpar? ent azure hue. The change begins with a reddish glow, followed by a green tinge which gradually melts into blue. The day and night change has become so habit -al that specimens kept In per? petual l:?*ht or perpetual darkness nev? ertheless undergo the periodic altera? tion of color. A Ponnd of Core. "My son," said the family man. "is anxious to become a pugilist. I'm do? ing my best to prevent bim." "Let him go ahead." said the friend of the family, "and have some ene pound him. You'll find a pound of cure worth more than an ounce of pre? vention."- Philadelphia Record. GOT A SENATOR'S HAT. Actor Crane Appropriated the Head? gear of a Kansas Statesman. Among the stories that are retailed in the cloakroom of the senate when that body is in session at Washington is one of how William H. Crane, the actor, put the finishing touches upon his great character study, "The Sen? ator." "As you well know," said one of the group, *'Crane took his character al? most directly from SSenator Plumb of Kansas. Crane had just started out with The Senator" and had opened in Washington. We had all seen the per? formance and liked it immensely. But I thought I saw one defect. Crane wore a high silk hat, which was not at all, according to my chinking, in keep? ing with the imitation of Plumb, who always wore the characteristic broad brimmed hat of the southerner. One evening when Crane, Ingalls, Plumb and myself happened to be dining to? gether I remarked to Crane about the matter of the high hat " 'You really ought not to wear it for it is not in keeping with the char? acter,' said L *You ought to wear one like Plumb's.' "Crane did not say much in answer, but when he arose from the table he reached out for Plumb's hat and calm? ly put it on. Leaving his own hat for Plumb, Crane went off down the street with the old felt affair jammed down over his forehead. The senator was too surprised to offer objection. The nest night Crane appeared on the stage with Plumb's hat on bis bead and thereafter wore it at every per? formance."-Chicago Chronicle. Women are Like F!rktA/?**rC Healthy andstrong j i B lUVfCI *3? they blossom ( and bloom. Sickly, they wither and ', , die. Every worran ought to look well j 1 and feel well. It's her right and duty, . y 11 but she might as weil try to put out a \ ( ' fire with oil as to be healthy and at- ( > tractive with disease corroding :he i \ organs that make her a woman. Upon (' \ their health depends her health. If i < there is inflammation or weakening 1 ' drains or suffering at the monthly i period, attend to it at once. Don't , i delay. You're one step nearer the ? {grave every day you put it off. \ Women can stand a great deal, but , ? they cannot live forever with disease i 1, dragging at the most delicate and , ' i vital organs in their body. You may i 1 have been deceived in so-called cures, i ' 1 We dont see how you could help it i there is so much worthless stuff oe 1 1 the market. But yon won't be dis- 1 i appointed in Bradfield** Female Reg- * 1 ulator. We believe it is t?e one med?- 1 cine on earth for womanly illa. There 1 ' is as much difference between it and 1 other so-called remedie* as there is 1 1 between right and wrong. Bradfield's Female Regulator soothe* the pain, ( ' stops the drains, promotes regularity, strengthens, purines and cieanaea. It 1 does all tbis Quickly and easily and naturally. It is for women alone to de- 1 1 cide whether they will be healthy or sick. Bradneld's Regulator lies at 1 1 hand. x$l p -r bettie at drug store. *k S-tci ty ?ur fr?? bookin. ( TfrE BRADfTELD OK Atienta, 6?. j Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phone No 130. Audrena ITIoses. Oct 25-o l unte SGMMP AND ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS THE EXAMINATIONS for the award of vacant scholarships in Win? throp College and for the admission of new students will be held at the coun? ty Court House on Friday, July 12th, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 12th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examination. The cost of attendance, including board, furnished room, heat, light and washing, is 89.00 per month. For further information and a cata? logue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. ftay ?2 Eggs and Chickens* Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, FROM FINE STRAINS OF FOWLS At $1 per sitting of 13 Also a few young Cockerels for sale. 1ST. G. OSTEEK PI SO 'S CURE" FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. " QI Eest Cough Syrup. Tastes G<>od. Use in time. Sold bv druggists. Land Surveying. ?V7ILL GIVE prr.op? attention to all C?is for survevint' Aod oiatM- g i?cds. BANKS H ROYKIN, Oct 10-o Catchall, S C. FIRST KATIOSAL BASK OF SUITER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid ap Capital.$ 75,000 00 Surplus and ProSts .... 25,000 00 Additional Liability of Stock? holders in excess of their stock. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, S175.000 00 Transacts a General Banking Business. Special attention ?iveo to collections. SITINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of Si and upwards received. In tereat allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts above ?5 and not exceed? ing $300, pavabie quarterly, on first days ol January. April, July and October. R M. WALLACE. R L EDMUNDS, President. Cashier. gili illili Ut\lAli\kv?f\bti?\fc dAfct?ib?r?i?hfc&i&ttvife. I Three Papers a Week | a -= e POR ABOUT TfrlE I PRICE OP ONE. I !| This paper and the Atlanta | a Twicca'Week Journal for * I Here you get the news of | I the world and all your local ? S news while it is fresh, paying s f very little more than one % j* paper costs. Either paper is | I well worth $?.00, but by spe- f | cial arrangement we are en- % ? abled to put in both of them, | S giving three papers a week I I for this low price. You can- ? I not equal this anywhere else, | it and this combination is the * s best premium for those who f j* want a great paper and & | A home paper. Take these and * I you will keep up with the f ? times. J i Besides general news, the fr I Twice-a-Week Journal has J 1 much agricultural matter * ?and other articles of special fr interest to farmers. It has % regular contributions by Sam * li Jones, Mrs. W. H. Felton, fr \\ John Temple Graves, Hon. % jj CH. Jordan and other dis- | <i tinguished writers. i j Call at this office and leare your & il subscriptions for both papers. You fr ! ! can get a sample copy of either pa- ? l \ per here on application. fr Beautiful Summer Millinery. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED 350 Prettiest Hats Ever Brought to Sumter. They are in endless varietv, and the latest NEW YORK AND PARIS STYLES. Call at once and make your selecci?n before the choice ones are sold. Terms strictly cash. Respectfnllv, MRS. L. ATKINSON. Mav 22 50 YEARS^ EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C Anyone sending a sketch and description may quickly ??certain our opinion freti whether an Invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Handbook on ratente sent free. Oldest agency for securinz patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receiva tpecial notice, without charge, in tte Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Largest cir culation of any scientific journal. Terms. 13 9 year : four months, IL Sold by all newsdealers MUNN & Co.36'8T8^- New Yo?i Branch Office. 625 F St- Washington. D. C. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. For Cash or on Approved Papers. 2 ?0 S*w Lummus Gins with Feeders and Couden?ers 1 60 Saw Hail Gin with Feeder and Con dens0:. 1 Eitra heavy Winship Press, a fine one, complete. 40 feet of 2 inch Shafting. Ail in g*"0>i repair Applv to W W OESCHAMPS & CO , Wisicky, S C. Or to A. A STRACSS, April 17-tf Mayesvi?e, S. G. Womanly Beauty. Sparkling Eyes and Srignt Faces. Are the fruits of sound nerves. HINDIPO the great Frmcb X*rve Tonic aud Yualizer cures Nervous Kxbaustion, Hviteria, D.2z:nr3S, b*e*dacne, Backache and Ft-maie We^Boese s;} common attending t'r,e monthly {.c-noos. GIRLS pass'cg throucb \ the trying canute fruoj girlhood to Woman- j hood 6r;d in ir a wonderful relief an nenet?t. It quiets ?id s?rengu-ens tbe nerves, j clunie? the oio.-d. efears tbe brain and tunes j ut. 'he wt o e sys:m. M?ke? .? worran look voune eofl feel roane. Prie?2 5Cc , 12 f-oxes $5 ?>er t r>v ma:l to ?cv adores?. Sold by Dr J F W Di-Lorme, St-n.tc-r, SC 4 ASK YOUR FRIENDS! YOU FIND THAT THERE ARE MORE Used bj people who know s good piano that any other make. Its because Stieff Pianos are better and cost less than others. Moving, Taning ?nd Repairing : Accom? modating Terms. Catalogne and book of suggestions cheerfully given. CHAS. M. STiEFFj Warercoms, 9 North Liberty Street. Aiken and ?jonvale streets. BALTIMORE, MD. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus, . . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess of their stock, . 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business ; also bas a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1 and upward received. Interest allowed ti the rate of 4 j er cent, per annum, payable. semi-annually. I W. F.'B. HAYNSWORTH, President. MARIOS MOISB, W. F. REAMS, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan 31. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat This preparation contains all of the digestants and digests all kinds of food. It gives instant relief and never . fails to cure. It allows you to eat all the food you want. The most sensitive stomachs can take it. By its use many thousands of dyspeptics have been cured after everything else failed. It prevents formation of gason the stom? ach, relieving all distress after eating. Dieting unnecessary. Pleasant to take. lt can't help but do you good Prepared only by E. C. DEWITT & Co., Ohicagt The $L bottle contains 2JS times the 50c size* JSHTOHSON&CO Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars? Large line of fine Havana Segars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLorme's Drag Store. The Air We Breathe Contains Oxygen and Ni ' trogen in the proportion of one to five. ORS. STARKEY & PALEN'S COMPOUND OXYGEN Contatos Oxygen atm Nitrogen the former greatly io excess czooe.aod is very soloable io wa* ter. Heat liberates it ; it is taken into the lungs by inhalation, ab? sorbed by the blood, which it purifies aod so goes directly to the ?pat of all diseases. Seed for oar 200 page treatise ; sent free. ORS, STAKEY & PALEN, 1112 Girard Street, Philadelphia, Pa. San Francisco, Cal. Torooto, Cal. Feb 13-6m Tie Luvst ami Mos! Complete Estai?nt Mi Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASH] BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and V7areroom9, King, opposite Can non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. ^S?* Pnrcbasp our make, which we gu?rante superior TO any sold South, and tbereb; save money. Window and Fancy glass a Specialty October 16 J o