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i ibtcljHuiii w? c%m?rcf??L WEDNESDAY, JANUARY J, 1902. vmter Watcnmav was roaosf in -id the Trys, Som uren io I86*> Fptehmasi and Southron now has tb ?ice? circulation and influence o ?f thc oid papers, and is mani f; e best advertising medium in 8 Things are moving rapidly when one alarm calls out the fire department to two fires. The fight in Ohio between Senators j Hanna and Foraker for control of the j Republican machinery is of national im nor tance because it is an open secret that Foraker is backed by Presi? dent Roosevelt, who will need the Ohio delegation in the next national convention and while Hanna remains boss of Ohio Roosevelt is not certain to have that State solidly for him. Mr. D. C. Heyward, who was in tbe city to attend the annual banquet of Gamecock Lodge, K. of P., has many friends in Saunter and he is the favor? ite in the race fox Governor. He does not visit Semter often enough to please his friends, but when he moves up to Coluaibia next Jaunary he will not have diataace as an excuse for not coming oftener. A Ministerial Association is one combination that the most violent an ti-trust ?nd anti-combination man cannot oppose. It is a union of bene? ficent forc?is- for the good of the com? munity aa? ?l all people. The Minis? terial Association organised by the pastors of t??' churches cf this city has our freakiest best wishes and we trust it vriii accomplish a great work in Sumter. If the railroads issue one secret cir- . eular giving rates not authorized by the Railroad Commission, as, for in? stance, the' rate on acid phoshate, is there not just ground for suspicion that the often made charges of dis? crimination, secret rates, rebates to favored parties, etc., are probably true. The Railroad Commission is a most excellent institution and the gentlemen who compose it doubtless perform their duties as well as they can, as well as draw their comfortable salaries with regularity, but insofar as resru?at?sg: or controlling: the rail? roads it does not seem to be a perfect success. Emperor William for whom a yacht is being built in this country may be fixing himself to capture a cup from the English to be a sort of America's cup for Germany. It may be only a coincidence, but it is peculiar enough to attract atten- , tien, that the collapse of the Venznela ? Asphalt Trust which was primarily responsible for ali the recent troubles , in Venezuela is followed by the an? nouncement, by cable, from President Castro that the revolution has come to an end. The Asphalt Trust was , bitterly antagonistic to President Castro and the success of the revolu? tion meant the overthrow of Castro, bat revolutions cannot be carried on , without money, and as it has been reported from the first that the i Asphalt Trust was financing the revolution it looks to wayfaring man as if the two failures have some con? nection. Now that the free mail delivery sys? tem is in sight for Sumter we should ? begin working for an appropriation for a postoffice building. In other ' States towns of far less importance have had handsome postoffices erected by tfee government and Sumter should have one also. We believe in spend? ing a few less millions annually on ' external expansion and benevolent as? similation and more on internal im? provements that will benefit those who pay the taxes. The Darlington News says scandals are brewing in the dispensary and warns everybody to look out. Why is it necessary to give this warning? Hasn't there been a scandal .evTv year, and shouldn't the ex? perience of the past be sufficient warn? ing for the future? The negro building at the Charles- j ton Exposition will differ from most other buildings on the grounds in one important particular-it will not be partially filled with before-the-war relics. The negro exhibits are of the present and show what the negroes have done within the past thirty-five years ana what they are doing today. Habana, January 2.--The central board of scrutiny has made public the following returns cf the elections held in Cuba, December 31: Thomas Estrada Palma, the Nationalist candi? date for the Presidency of Cuba, has fifty-five electors, while Gen. Maso, Democratic candidate, who withdrew from the campaign, has eight electors. Senor Palma secured the unanimous electoral delegations from the prov? inces of Havana, Pina del Rio, Ma? tanzas and Santa Clara, and one elec? tor from Puerto Principe and five electors from Santiago. Gen. Maso secured three electors from Puerto Principe and five electors from Santi? ago. The following civil governors were elected: Perez, in Pinar del Rio; Nunez, in Havana; Lecuona, in Matanzas; Gomez, in Santa Clara: 'Ricio, in Puerto Principe: and Echevarri, in Santiago Province. NEW SOVEBtiMEHT FOR PHILIPPINES Temporary Measure to be Intro? duced Giving President Control. Washington, Jan. 6.-Senator Lodge, chairman of the committee on the Philippines, tomorrow will intro? duce a bill for a temporary government of the Philippines. This bill has been drawn after the many consultations with the war department officials who have been directly interested in insul? ar affairs and the government of the Philippines. The bill will not be made a part of the Philippine revenue bill which bas passed the house, but will be an independent measure. The bill is entitled as one to "temporarily provide for the administration of affairs of civil government in the Philippine islands and for other purposes. ' ' It does not attempt to establish a new form of government in the Phil? ippines, but simply begins by confirm? ing the action of President McKinley in creating a commission and ratify? ing the acts of that commission under the instructions of the president dated April 7, lim. The bill also gives the president au? thority, while there is armed resist? ance in any part of the islands to the United States, to regulate and control inter-island commerce. Section 4, following the Puerto Rican act gives the government of the Phil? ippines power to improve the harbors and other instruments of commerce, and section 5, also following the Puerto Rican act, turns over to the government of the Philippines all lands devoted now to public use, bridges, highways, etc. Under section 6 the goverrnment of the Philippines is empowered to make rules and regulations for the disposi? tion of public lands other than timber and mineral lands, such reuglations to have the force and effect of law only after they have been approved by the president and congress. Then follows a series of provisions to enable the commission to perfect the title of per? sons now occupying public lands and to lease and sell lands to such persons or gives to the occupants without com? pensation. This is to provide for the small native landholders who have occupied public lands for a long time but who have no title to protect them in their holdings. Then comes provisions in regard to timber lands, which are not to be sold or leased by the commission, w-ho have power only to issue licenses to cut tim? ber under the forestry regulations now in force in the islands. Ihe pro? visions in regard to timber lands are followed by a number of sections as to mineral lands. These are very elabo? rate and embody the mineral laws con? tained in the report of the commis? sion and which have been prepared by them with great care, so that they shall be in harmony with the existing Spanish laws. The mineral land sec? tions cover also coal and saline lands. One of the most important provisions in tho bill is that empowering the Philippine commission to purchase the lands of gthe religious orders and dispose of them on a proper system to occupants. Then come a series of sections au? thorizing municipalities and the city of Manila to borrow money and issue bonds for municipal improvements. There are two sections which provide for the granting of franchises, so that individuals or corporations can go into the islands and construct electric and steam railroads and engage in indus? tries and manufactures. Provisions for granting the franchises are guarded, being based on the corporation laws of Massachusetts. There are provisions for establish? ing a coinage system which already have been presented in Special Agent Conant's report and the final sections of the bill make provisions for a bank? ing system and enable national banks of the United States to be established in the Philir^pines. "Hell and Who Will be There." It is said that a loal preacher up in Arkansas announced from his pul? pit a few Sabbaths ago that on the following Sabbath he would preach on the subject of "Hell and Who Will Be There." It is further said that on the following day he received letters from two saloon men, two butchers, one groceryman, one icc man, two local dealers, one baseball umpire and forty-nine delinquent subscribers to the local paper notifying him that if he dared to mention their names in his sermon they would withdraw their support from his church and sue bim for slander. - MUW -v^-O- -OJ? 11 Minister Conger gave a dinner at his residence in Pekin, at which American women and Chinese officals were present. The meeting on a social equality of Chinese officials with for? eign women has created a sensation at I the Chinese capital. - . || -oo- - I I 11 ll Buenos Ayres, January 4. -The dis? pute with Chili is again aggravated, owing to the alleged unfairness of the Chilian diplomats during the negotia? tions. The Argentine Government, having exhausted all efforts for peace, is now proposing to break off tne ne? gotiations and to suspend diplomatic relations with Chili. It has ordered that the navy and army be placed on a war footing. The people applaud the attitude of the Government. The Sick f?an of America. As the Sultan is "the sick man of Europe" so President Castro, of Ven? ezuela, bids fair to become the sick man of the Western hemisphere. At all events, Castro is imitating the Sultan in getting into debt, and in inventing excuses for not paying. Both are in such a position that the payment of one debt, so far from bringing relief, simply makes other creditors more importunate. Allusion has already been made in these columns to the S10,000,000 rail? road debt for which bonds were issued in 1S96. The interest on this is two or three years in arrear, and of course there must ultimately be provisions for paying the principal, though the payment of the interest due is the matter in which Castro is immediately interested. Not all his, however, is due to Germans, as about one-third of the money was advanced by British and French capitalists. The British creditors are quite as anxious to be paid as the Germans, and hopes are expressed that Great Britain will take steps to enforce payment. But, Germany has also claims I against^Venezuela for losses incurred by German subjects as a result of the civil wars in which Venezuela has in? dulged. Civil war is a favorite diver? sion in Spanish-American countries, and is largely done on credit. Even in this war, it is far from economical. Military cheiftains are prompt in levying, forced loans, and are not scrupulous as to wehther the invol? untary lenders are citizens or foreign? ers. The career of the leader is' often very short, but the country remains, and is held responsible for what was done during the strife. If the Govern? ment de facto were not made responsi? ble in such cases there would be no redress, for a Government de jure is altogether exceptional. Nevertheless, when the bills come in the adventurer in power thinks it very hard that he should have to pay for the fun that some other adventurer has had before him. There are other claims, however, growing out of contracts entered into by the Government of Venezuela with German merchants for supplies for the Government itself. Taken altoegther, the sum demanded must be very con? siderable and it is quite probable that Castro has the ready money with which to liquidate them. Meantime he has a rebellion to cope with, which may prove formidable enough to call for his undivided attention and all the material and finanrial resources which he can command. It is intimated that Germany may await the outcome of the existing insurrection. In any event Germany can only deal with the Government in power at any particu? lar time, and as reliance will be had upon the revenues that may be request? ed the personality of the men in power is not so important. Castro's threats to make a vigorous resistance can hardly be taken very seriously, as his ability to do so is very doubtful. It is apparent that the patience of Germany is quite worn out by the policy of delay which Castro has adopted. The example of France in sending warships to Turkish waters to enforce French demands is now likely to be followed by Germany. So far as may be judged from the indica? tions this course will be generali}* ap? proved by other countries, some of which have claims of their own which they desire to see paid. So long as the Monroe doctrine is not violated the Government of the United States can afford to remain quiet, and of this Germany has been advised. If the Germans get their money or security for its payment there are other nations which will probably be pressing Vene? zuela for settlement. Neither Castro nor Abdul Hamid can fairly expect to live for an indefinite time at the ex? pense of the people of other countries. -Courier-J ournal. ireland's Industrial Revival. A few days ago we reproduced- in these columns the words of an Irish member of parliament, detailing the pathetic conditions existing among the farmers in the west of Ireland. He alleged that they were working on farms too small and land too poor to support them, and that all the best land was owned by non-resident land? lords, who used it for sheep and cattle pasturage, and would not lease it to tenant farmers ; that an organization had been effected for the purpose of forcing the lease of these lands, and that there is every prospect of serious times ahead in Ireland, two or three Irish members having already been put in prison. As an offset to the foregoing gloomy picture we quote from an article in the January North American Review, en? titled "Ireland's Industrial Revival," in which Mr. Michael J. Magee, member of the Irish board of agricul? ture, gives much interesting informa? tion regarding the success of the move? ment for the rehabilitation of the in? dustries of the Emerald Isle which was inaugurated a few years ago through the patriotic elTorts of the Right Hon. Horace Plunkett. The Irish Agricultural Organization Society, which was founded to introduce the principles of organization and co-ope? ration among Irish farmers, has now nearly five hundred affiliated societies established throughout Ireland, with some 50,000 members, representing all creeds and classes of the farming popu? lation : and such an advance has been made in agricultural methods that Ireland has made substantial gains upon her continental rivals for the British market. The creation of the state department for agriculture and industries assured to the movement the systematic aid of the national government, and in the existing situation Mr. Magee sees proof that at no distant date, his native country, with commerce increased, industry revived and trade developed, j will take her proper place in the mar kets of the world. He says : "A very important feature of the work of the Irish Agiculiural Organi- ' zation society is the establishment of agricultural banks on the plan first introduced into Germany by Dr. Raffeisen in 1849. The system of the argicultural bank may be described shortly as follows : A body of farmers form themselves into a society, and, on their joint security, borrow money from the newly esab?shed department of agriculture, or from some banking company, at four or five per cent. With the money thus secured, the committee makes loans to approved applicants at five or six per cent inter? est for productive purposes only. Un? til this system was introduced the poor Irish farmer in need of a little money was obliged to apply to some 'gombeen' man, as country money lenders are called, or to some 'loan bank' and almost invariably was obliged to pay about thirty per cent interest on the loan."-Augusta Chronicle. THE FIRE RECORD. Home figures recently given out by the Insurance Press have brought thinking people to reflection. It is shown that within the last twenty-five years the fire losses in the United States have exceeded S2,800,OOO,OOO and of this immense total the year 1901 contributed losses aggregating over 3170,000,000. It is further stated in the same publication that in this country nearly 1,200 insurance companies, with fully paid-up capital, not including the mutual companies nor the so-call? ed Fire Lloyds, have failed or gone out of business to avoid inevitable bank? ruptcy. But most of them have been ruined by the losses incurred in the conduct of their business. This is a serious question for busi? ness men to consider, and a serious question, also, for law-makers to con? sider. The fire insurance companies of the -country are a national blessing, and it would be national diasaster for them ,to be bankrupted. It makes a discreet man fairly tremble to think of being without insurance upon his property, and if there were no fire in? surance companeis the fire fiend would be a terror indeed. It is, therefore, in the interest of the public that these insurance companies be preserved, and it is also to our interest that they do not raise the rates. To that end there should be thorough sympathy and harmony of action be? tween the law-makers, the city and town authorities of the country and the insurance companies. The law-makers can do something at least toward re? ducing what is called the morai risk. The laws against incendiarism should be severe and there should be a coro? ner to investigate every fire that oc? curs, especially under suspicious cir? cumstances. The authorities in the cities and towns can do much to re? duce the risk by having rigid build? ing regulation;-*, by requiring the com? plete insulation of the electric wires which are now run into almost every town building, and especially by hav? ing a good and efficient fire depart? ment and a bountiful supply of water. If all these things be done we shall have fewer disastrous fires and the in? surance companies will be able to make a living without increasing their rates. This is a very practical question and it should be dealt with in a practical manner.-Richmond Times. Old Soldier's Experience M M Austin, a civil war veteran, of Winchester, Ind, writes : "My wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctors treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr King's New Life Pills, which worked won? ders for her health."' They always do. Try them. Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's drug store. o The Texas Boil Weevil. Galveston, Jan. 5.-From the re? turns gathered and published by the Galveston News, it is shown that 55 counties in Texas are more or less affected by the boll weevii. Counties of southern Texas being literally in? fested while in north Texas they have only appeared in isolated counties. The great cotton producing counties of the State were attacked last year for the first time in a threatening manner and there is great dread for the future. River counties suffered most and river farms appear to be at? tacked. Wooded sections harbor wee? vil in winter. Taking the census figures of produc? tions as a basis it is estimated that the boll weevil destroyed cotton in the several districts as follows: Southwest Texas 100,000 bales: east Texas 7,500: central Texas 45,(XX): north Texas none: coast district 90, 000. Total 242.5(H) bales. _ In 1899 and 1900 Texas produced 2,(55S,550 bales, according to the Uni? ted States census of which 1,558,500, or over half were grown in the coun? ties now infested with weevil. FACTS ABOUT COTTON. Mr. Alfred B. Shepperson's "Cot? ton Facts," edition of December, 1901, is fell of interest for those engaged in the cotton business. It continues to the close of the cotton season of 1900 01 all the statistics contained in pre? vious issues, while some of the figures are brought to December, 1901. Anyone desiring any information concerning the growth or movement cf the cotton crop can find thc fullest and most authoritative information in its pages. Mr. Shepperson thinks that the agricutural department's estimate of December 3rd was very inaccurate, and that it is about one and one-fourth million bales below the concensas of opinion of the cotton exchanges of the south. He argues that because of an error over the weight of the bales of the crop, the government's publish? ed estimate of 9,674,000 bales was real? ly 400,000 bales more than it should have been on the basis of the govern? ment's own system of estimate, and that carrying out its own figures, the government's estimate should have been 10,282,700 bales, or one and one fourth million bales less than the average estimate. "My own examination of the mat ter, "says Mr. Shepperson, "gives me the very decided opinion that the commercial crop will not vary matrial ly from 10,500,000 bales." "Mr. Ellison's estimate," says Mr. Sheppersrn, "indicates that fully 10,700,000 bales of American cot? ton will be used by the world's mills this season, unless there should unex? pectedly occur very extensive and widespread depression in general busi? ness here or in Europe. A demand for cotton upon this scale would undoubt? edly hold prices considerably above the parity of 8 l-2c. in New York, and should a recession occur on account of increased acreage for the next crop, it is unlikely that the decline would go below 8c-Augusta Chronicle. A Confession of Defeat. The supporters of the ship subsidy bill were unable to pass that measure through the last congress, but were confident that they would build up a sentiment and accumulate sufficient votes to insure the success of their scheme in the congress that has re? cently been organized. The Journal has from time to time called attention to the fact that the ship subsidy bill was steadily losing strength instead of gaining it. Since the meeting of congress this fact has become more evident. An impartial view of the prospects of this raid upon the treasury makes its defeat seem very probable. A member of the senate committee on commerce, himself an ardent advo? cate of the ship subsidy bill, is report? ed to have admitted recently that the measure cannot pass. He is quoted as follows by one of the most reliable of Washington cor? respondents : "Even if the bill were to pass the senate it could not pass the house with a majority of the Committee on rules of that body opposed to it. Sen? ators Hanna and Frye have -received assurances that Speaker Henderson will vote with the Democratic mem? bers of the committee on rules against anv proposition to frame a rule for this bill." This is a very reasonable assurance cf the doom of the ship subsidy scheme. The senate is known to be very close on the bill with the chances in favor of a majority against it. The outlook for the bill is still less favorable in the house. It would require a very decided ma? jority in favor of it to overcome the determined oppositon of Speaker Hen? derson. * By his preferences for consideration and" the assertion of his authority as ex-officio chairman cf the committee on. rules the speaker has always the power to keep f rom consideration any measure that is not backed by an over? whelming majority of the house. Those who know how stubborn Speaker Henderson is do not doubt that he will exercise his official influ? ence and prerogatives to their fullest extent against the ship subsidy grab. Its advocates do not claim any great majority for it in the house, and the best informed of them practically admit that they are making a hope? less fight at least in the present con? gress. Senator Frye, one of the chief spons? ors and dircetors of the measure, hoped and doubtless expected to rally recruits for it when he introduced a substitute which eliminates some of the provisions of the original bill that had been most severely attacked, but the principle of the proposed legisla? tion is maintained in the diluted form, and it has arrayed against it an antag? onism both in the country at large and in congress that will kill it, un? less all signs fail.-Atlanta Jonurnal. S Former Fire Chief Boer, of New York, has been chosen by the Presi? dent to reorganize the Manila fire de? partment on New York lines. JUST ONE WORD that word is lt refers to Dr. Tutt's Liver Pi!Is a-:d MEANS HEALTH, Are you constipated? Troubled with Indigestion? Sick headache? Virtsgo? Bilious? Insomnia? ANY of these symptoms and many others Indicate inaction of the LIVER_1_^rsrx 12^012. Heed Take No Substitute. Fruit Its quality influences the selling price. 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At the close of the quarter ending Decem? ber 31, 1901, published in conformity with the Act of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $192,717 53 Bonds, 12,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures, 1,500 00 Cash in hand, ?ash Items and Cash due by other Banks and Bankers, 46,881 90 Total, $253,099 43 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $ 75,000 00 Deposits, 161.706 70 Due to other Banks and Bank? ers, 2,582 70 Dividends payable on and after January 1, 1902, 3.000 00 Undivided surplus, 10,810 03 j Total, $253,099 43 The State of South Carolina, \ Sumter County, ) I, W. F. RHAME, Cashier of "The BaDk of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. F. RHAME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of January, 1902. MARK REYNOLDS, [n. s.] a Notary Public for S. C. Correct Attest : W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. RICH'D I. MANNING, JNO. S. HUGHSON, Jan. 8,1903. Directors. ATLANTIC COAST mi North-Eastern R. R. of S. C CONDENSED SC3EDULB. TRAINS GOING SOUTH Lteted Ho. No. Wo No Jan 14, 1901 36? 23* 53? ?1* a n p m am Le Florence 2 34 7 45 ? 40 Le Kingstree 8 46 Ar Laces 3 38 9 04 pm 11 20 Le Lanes 3 36 9 3? b 45 11 20 A.r Charleston 5 04 10 55 8 30 i 00 TRAINS GOING NORTH No. No. Nc Nc 78* 32* 52* 50* am pm am pm Le Charleston 6 33 4 4S 7 00 4 00 Ar Lanes 8 16 615 S 32 5 3? Le Lanes 816 S 15 5 3? Le Kingstree 6 33 Ar Florence 9 25 7 20 7 05 am pi * m p ra .Daily. fDaily except 5'indfty. No. 62 runs through to Columns vi? Csa irai R. R. of S. C. Leave Gibeen daily except Snn^a? 6 CO a rn, BeacettS7ille 7 00 a m, arrive Darling? up 8 00 a m, leave Darlington 8 50 a m, ar rive Florence 9 15 am. Leave Wadesboro iai?j except Sunday 3 CO r rr, Chcraw 4 45 p rn, Earlville 7 00 a m. Darlington 6 29 p tn, arrive Florence 7 00 p m. Leave Dar? lington Sunday only 8 50 s m, arrive Flo snce 9 15 am. J. R KENLEY, JNO. F. DIVIN?. Geo'1 Manager. Gen'ISap'. H. ii. EMERSON, Traffc Manager T. W. EMERSON. 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