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min Ta SUMTHK WATCHMAN. Established April, IS50. 14Be Just and Fear not?Let all the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's.'* THE TR?B SOUTHRON, EatabHabod June 2S66 Gosolidated Mg. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. a. WEDNESDAY. JULY 9, 1908. New Series?Toi. XXI. So. 49 Sfe&isb&d Sroy Wednesday, -? - 3*3". C3r. Osteen5 SUMTEE, s. a tesks : $1.50 per an a a cu?io advance. adv?stis?h?kt: ?. One Square first insertion..............$1 00 Svery subsequent insertion_... .... 50 Contracts for three months, or longer will se made at reduced rates. AH cocHaunicatioos which subserve private interests will be charg?e forasadvertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be . charged for. TILLMJH HOWLED ~~ mm IN E06EF?ELD. Rowdy and Disgraceful Exhibition at Campaign Meetiiig?Friends of Taibert and tha Jim-Tili manttes Responsible. OTHER CANDIDATES 6ET LITTLE CON SIDERATION. Edgefield, July 2.?The State cam paign meeting here today degenerated into a howling match between the Jim-tillmanites and the supporters of CoL Taibert. They howled and yell ed until the speakers could not make themselves heard. Altogether it was a rowdy and. disorderly meeting. It was expected by knowing ones that this Edgefield meeting would not be a solemn occasion In genuine Edgefield spirit, long confined, and non-riven asunder, it surpassed, so . the old campaigners affirm, anything ever seen in South Carolina. This was occasioned by the mouthy and most vociferous tempest war of months o? noise between the rival factions of Taibert and Ti liman. For exactly 43 minutes after Col. Tillman was intro - dnced, this howling and yelling was so persistently maintained "as to effec tually stop even attempts at speaking. Many times when the roar of howling voices were at the utmost extreme of frenzied .shrieking it was perfectly patent that what was once popularly supposed to have /'broke loose in Georgia" had permanently established headquarters in Edgefield court house, South Carolina. The yelling began immediately at the close of Ansel's speech and for some time cheers ' and counter cheers for Taibert and Till man prevented Heyward, who was to -follow, from speaking. He 'did speak and when he stopped and said, ^iiY- honored friend Taibert come to my town and spoke, so did my dis tinguished friend Tillman, and ?o one yelled for Hewyard?the cheers of the house greeted him. CoL Taibert was received; with most cordial enthusiasm but the counter cheering for Taibert and Tillman grew so turbulent and confusing that not one word could be heard before he stopped speaking. Lieut Gov. Tillman was received with Jong continued cheering and ap plause. By this time, however, the ? rival factions were wrought to such frenzy that Chairman Rainsford, Tal- i bert and Tillman could do absolutely j nothing. No appeal had any effect. The noise grew louder at frenzied intervals and then decreased when throats could no longer bear the strain; to yell again when strength came. For exactly 43 minutes CoL Tillman fact*! the crowd and only stopped when it became easily appa rent that the rival factions had no idea of stopping their hooting and yelling. There were a- few drunken men in the crowd, but not much anger was visible, the reporter's chair and table were upset when CoL Tillman's friends rushed up with a crown of flowers, put it on his head and bore him in their arms out on the square. The rivalry was so great that in a few I minutes Talbezt's friends came up and bore him ont in similar manner. Your correspondent knows nothing of the men who made the disturbance, each side claims that the other packed the hoase, both sides claim a victory. Yonr correspondent saw a mob of red, perspiring faces and wildly swinging arms ; yelling mouths were wide open in frenzy ; insane, distorted coun tenances were wildly shouting. A 6tonn of incessant cheers, hurrahs and ones for Taibert and Tillman were heard with little or no cessation and human beings presented the humil iating spectacle of"eraze?l inebriates. nominations that Failed. Washington, July 2.?Following is a list of- presidential appointments to office daring -the last session of con gress upon which the senate failed to act: George R. Koester, collector internal revenue, district of South Carolina. Postmasters : Kentucky?Samuel G. Hanson, Bera. ISorth Carolina?Jonas W. Mullen, Charlotte. South Carolina?J. P. Murphy, Bamberg; Landrum Padget, Pelzer: Jefferson F. Richardson,- Greenville; George D. Shore, Sumter. Louisiana?Frank E. Posey, Baton Ronge. Georgia?A. M. Smith, Brunswick. There also was a large number of army brevet nominations which failed to secure favorable action of the sen ate. Need More Help. Often the over-taxed organs of digestion cry out for heip by Dyspepsia's pains, Nausea, Dizziness, Headahces, liver com plaints, bowel disorders. Such troubles call for prompt use of Dr. King's New Life Pills. They are gentle, thorough and guaranteed to enre. 25c at ?F. F. W. De Lorme's drug store. GEORGETOWN SOLID FOR ELLIOTT. Grateful People Give Kim an Ova tion?Other Candidates Given Courteous Attention. Georgetown, July 2.?The senator ial meeting held today was emphati cally Elliott day. Col. Elliott, who has done so much for Georgetown dur ing his fonrteen years in congress, came back and returned the talent en trusted to him with an hnndred fold increase and received the hearty plandit of "well done" from the citi zens of Georgetown. Now he comes before them and asks to be judged by his fidelity in the past and to be elected to the' United States senate. The ovation accorded him by the 150 voters present has never been witness ed before on this campaign. Col. El liott was visibly affected and his speech was nothing more than a communion of hearts which words cannot ade ? quately express. It was a strange coincidence that all the appropriations asked for, even for the new government building, have been .granted by the last congress. CoL Eliott has worked untiringly for his district and Congressman Scar borough, upon whose shoulders his mantle has fallen, will find it no easy task to measure up to his predecessor. All the other candidates were put on their metal and they endeavored to let the Georgetown voters see that j there were o?her pebbles on the beach. Thy were well received but given to understand that CoL Elliott is Georegtown's choice. There were no tilts betw een Messrs. Evans and Latimer, but it is under stood the matter has by no means been dropped. It is intimated that both men have a reserve supply of fireworks which will be used at a more conven ient season. The conditions in Georgetown are peculiar. The county has never been^redeemed entirely from negro rule. A compromise arrange ment was made several .years ago to divide the offices with the negroes. This year the white people have deter mined to make a fair and square fight for a white. Democratic ticket at the general.election in November. Hence while the rest of the State is squab bling over a choice between candi dates these people will quietly select their men and do battle at the general election. The entire State, will bid them God-speed in. their fight. Wide Tire Wagons. . ..One of the best ways to prevent, the formation of ruts and to keep earth roads in repair is by the use of wide tires on all wagons carrying heavy\bur dens. In most foreign countries they not only use the four to six inch tires on market wagons, but on many of the fpnr-wh??el freight wagons, in.addition to wide Irires, the rear axles are made fourteen inches longer than the front ones, so that the hind wheels will not track and form ruts. Water and nar row tires aid one another in destroying the roads, while on the other hand wide tires are roadmakers. They roll and harden the surface, and every loaded wagon becomes, in effect, a road roll-' ?r. The difference between the action of a narrow tire and a wide one is ; about the same as the difference^ be tween a crowbar and a tamper ; the one tear up and the other packs down. By using wide tires on heavy wagons the cost of keeping roads in repair would b > greatly reduced. The intro duction fin recent years of wide metal tires which can be placed on the wheels o?: any narrow-tired vehicle at a nominal cost has removed a very serious objection to the proposed sub stitution of broad tires for the narrow ones now in use.?Southern Farm Magazine. Condition of the King. London, July 2.?The following bul letin was issued from Buckingham palace at 7 pu hl : "The king maintains his steady progress. The local pain being less, the days are passed with greater com fort. (Signed) Tr?ves, Laking, Barlow." Women and Jew-els. Jewels, candy, flowers, man?that is the order of a woman's preferences. Jewels form a magnet of mighty power to the average woman. Even that, greatest of all jewels, health, is often ruined in the stren uous efforts to make or save the money to purchase them. If a woman will risk her health to get a coveted gem, then let her fortify herself against the ineiduous con sequences of coughs, colds and bronchial affections by the regular use of Dr. Boachee'e German Syrup. It will promptly arrest consumption in its early stages and heal the affected lungs and bronchial tubes and drive the dreaded disease from the sys tem. It is not a cure-all, but it is a certain cure for coughs, colds and all bronchial troubles. You can get this reliable remedy j at DeLorme's Pharmacy or Sum ter Phar- j macy. v BuSi Fights in Oklahoma. Lawton, Oklahoma, July 3.?The first of a series of bull fights to be held here came off today, despite the protest to Governor Ferguson made yesterday by John P. Haines, secre tary in New York of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The fight was witnessed by 5,000 ! people. It was devoid of' cruel fea tures and none of the animals was killed. The fight will be repeated every day until and including July 7. "I am using a box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and find them the bestjthing for my stomach I ever used," says T. W. Robinson, Justice of the Peace, Loomis, Mich. These Tablets not only correct disorders of the stomach but regu late tb.9 liver and bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 2? cents per box. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. NOTES OF THE DAY. The New York San thinks it is pos sible that Mr. Cleveland has resumed the activity of politics, not from ambi tion but from gratitude. It affects to believe that he wishes to promote the candidacy of the Hon D. S. Lamont for Governor of New York, and the Hon. Richard Olney. for President of the United States, these two having been of inestimable benefit to him dur ing his career as President. It is the custom now in polite so ciety for guests at dinner to sign their names in a guest book supplied by the host At a recent dinner party at which Senator Foraker was the host, Justice McKenna was next in line to sign the book after Mme. Takahira, the wife of the Japanese Minister. Mme. Takahira had written he* name in Japanese characters and Justice McKenna, turning to Senator Foraker, said, "What is this? It resembles the debate on the Philippine bill?past understanding. " ' * Oh, no. ' ' the Sena tor replied, "it more closely resembles the Supreme Court's decision in the insular cases." Wood yarn, as now manufactured in Germany, is stated to cost about half as much as cotton yarn. It is supplied in the natural gray state, and does not bleach well, but can be dyed almost any color. It is claimed to be well adapted for a variety of uses, such as linings for garments, bed-ticks, blinds, crumb cloths, etc. gaccijarin and other coal-tar pro ducts are b^ing much used in place of sugar for sweetening jams, syrups, beverages, pastry ^d other food sub stances Sbramine, cue of these sub stitutes, is credited with 7<X) times the sweetening P?wor of cane.gngar. Not onlv are tQese sweet products not foods, but Dr. de Lavarenne calls at tention to th? fa.ct w*? their contin ued use mav seriously derange the di gestive functions Prof. Von Bunge, of Basle, has reported that sachar?n af ter being absorbed may reappear in the saliva, causing a .persistent sweet taste and interfering with the appe tite. Dr. Pluggs has shown that sac charin interfered with the breaking up of food substances in artifiical di gestion, and a gram daily of dulcin, another of the coal-tar sweets, caused the death of a dog in three weeks. Fifty years of teaching in one insti tution, without a single hour lost by reason of illness, is the remarkable rec ord that the close of the present school year completes for Charles J. Capen, master of the Boston Latin School. The triumph of women suffragists in'the new national parliament of the1 Australian commonwealth is their greatest achievement thus far attained. It confers the right tc vote for its members on all the women of Austra lia There are 4,000,000 inhabitants in this commonwealth, and this act enfranchises about 800,000 women. When those of New Zealand are added, who have been voting nine years, and those of our own four states, a total is furnished of not less than 1,250,000 English speaking women who are now exercising full political suffrage. A reduction in the'-ate of interest to be credited to depositors is announced by the officials of some of the savings banks in New, York city The reduc tion, which is from 4 to Z% per cent., is to take effect July 1. Mr. Henderson "got next to" Mr. Latimer at the campaign meeting at Darlington. The Congressman was insisting that the people should elect a farmer to the Senate instead of a lawyer, as the body was made up chiefly of lawyers now, whereupon Henderson wanted to know if Latimer was training his son to be a farmer or a lawyer and forced the acknowledge ment that the young Latimer vwould follow the legal profession. The Aiken candidate also pointed out that there were farmers and farmers. Some of them tilled the soil and others held public office and drew good salaries. Winston Churchill, the novelist, is in St. Louis, from his eastern summer home, gathering historical material for a new novel, the subject to be the stirring history of the Louisiana pur chase's early days. The work is to be, in short,, world's fair fiction. Mr. Churchill hopes to have it on the mar ket by the date of the opening of the exposition in 1904. The work will deal, it is said, with the days when France and Spain contended for su premacy in the valley of the Mississip pi. A Western exchange tells of the jan itor of a city school who threw up his job one day, and when asked by a j friend what the trouble was said : "Well, it's this: 'Im honest, and I won't stand bein' srnrred. If I ever found a pencil or anything else in the school when I was sweepin' out I al ways gave it to the principal : but just the same, the teachers, or some one that's too mean to face me, gives me the slur." "In what way?" asked the friend. "Well,' just this:'A little while ago I saw written on the board, 'Find the common multiple.' Well, I didn't say a word, but I searched from garret to cellar and I couldn't find the darn thing. Well, again last night, in' big writin1 on the same board, it said, 'Find the common divisor.' Well,' I says to myself, says I, ' both them darn things be lost now, and I'll get blameo for sweepin' 'em, so I'll quit." Mother Always Keeps it Handy. "My mother suffered a long time from distressing pains and general ill health due primarily to indigestion,'' says L. W. Spalding, Verona, Mo. "Two years ayo I got her to try Kodol. She grew better at once and now, at the age of seventy-six, eats anything she wants, remarking that she fears no bad effects as she has her bottle of Kodol handy.*' Don't waste time doctoring symptoms. Go after the cause. If your stomach is sound your health will be good. Kodol rests the stomach and strengthens the body by digesting your food. It is nature's own tonic. J. S. Hugh son & Co. W. L HARRIS REAPPQINTEQ POSTMASTER AT CHARLESTON. Three Presidential Appointments Announced. Washington, July 2.?President Roosevelt has approved a long list of recess appointments, which will prob ably be announced before he leaves Washington for Pittsburg. On the list are three South Carolina names at least, tvvo of which will aronse an indignant protest from Senator Till man. At the White House and the postoffic9 department it is positively stated that the President has decided to appoint W. L. Harris postmaster at Charleston and J. F. Richardson post master at Greenville. At the same time he will appoint Major Micah Jenkins collector of internal revenue in place of Geo. R. Koester, who fail ed of confirmation by the Senate. The Newberry Bar. In regard to a matter, the two sides of which have been presented on the stump in many counties by the candi dates for the office of attorney general, the following from the Newberry Herald and News will be of interest to you : "It will be remembered that during the early part of this year the New berry Bar association asked for a spe cial term of th? court of common pleas in order to clear a crowded docket. The petition was granted and Hon. W. W F. Stevenson, then speaker of the house of representatives, was appoint ed judge. Some time after this the bar asked that the order granting the special term be annulled, which was done. ' ' Mr. Stevenson is now in the race for attorney general, and on the stump Mr U. X. Gunter, his opponent, has made the assertion that the Newberry bar asked that the special term not be held because Mr Stevenson, the judge appointed, was a corporation lawyer, being attorney for the Seaboard Air Line railway. "The Newberry bar held a meeting yesterday morning, at which time a statement was gotten up giving the reasons which prompted them in ask ing for the special term, and then for its withdrawal. This report will be sent Mr Stevenson and Mr. Gunter. "The report states that even before the order was issued granting the spe cial term a movement was on foot to have this extra term called off for the reason it would not suit many mem bers of the bar. As soon as the order was made known a meeting was held on March 25th for the purpose of con sidering the advisability of asking that the order be annulled. In this meet ing the reasons advanced were, first inconvenience to the bar, and that the agricultural conditions had so changed as seriously to affect the convenience of jurors. The objection against Mr. Stevenson on account of his connection with the railroad was suggested by only three members of the bar, representing two firms. Even these expressed the ut most confidence in his personal abil ity and integrity. They stated that there were some cases against the Sea board Air Line and other railways which they did not wish Mr. Steven son to try But in the whole decision there was a declaimer of any intention to reflect upon the character of Mr. Stevenson as a man or his ability as a lawyer". A KINDLY WARNING. The Times does not feel unkindly toward the negro race. The article in yesterday's paper on "Northern Bour bonism" was not meant to be harsh. We pray that there may never come a fight to the finish between the races in the South. But we warn, the negro and his senseless friends at the North who advise him to arm, that when that conflict comes there will soon be no negro problem to solve. It is not unkind to say this to the black man. It would be unkind not to warn him, when Northern fanatics incite him to a course which we know would result in his annihilation.?Richmond, Va., Times.. The Same Old Story. J. A- Kelly relates an experience similar to. that which has happened in almost every neighborhood in the United States and has been told and re-told by thousands of others. He says : "Last summer I had an attaek of dysentery and purchased a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and D.arrhoea Remedy, which I used according to directions and with entirely satisfactory results. The trouble was controlled much quicker than former attacks when I nsed other remedies." Mr. Kelly is a well known citizen of Henderson, N. C. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Judge Purdy has filed his decree in the case of Lynch vs. Lee, the stock law case that has attracted so much attention recently. Judge Purdy makes the injunction granted by Jadge Buchanan permanent, restrain ing those who want to take up stock in the exempted district. This dis poses of all questions raised in the matter except that of the constitution ality of the act levying a special tax on stock to maintain the fence, which point is raised in another case yet to be heard.?Florence Times Vacation Days. Vacation time is here and the children are fairly living oat of doors. There could bo no healthier place for them. You need only to guard against the accidents inci dental to most open air sports. No remedy equals DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for quickly stopping pain or removing danger of serious consequences. For cuts*, scalds and wounds. "I used DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for sores, cuts and bruises," says L. B. Johnson, Swift Tex. "It is the best remedy on the market." Sare cure for piles and skin diseases. Beware of counterfeits. J. S. Hughson & Co. COTTON CROP FAILING. June Was an Unfavorable Month on Cotton Throughout the Souths Washington, July 3.?The monthly report of the statistician of the de partment of agriculture will show the average condition of cotton on June 25 to have been 84.7 as compared with 95.1 on May 26, 1902 : 81.1 on June 25, 1901, 75.8 on July 1, 1900, and a ten year average of 85.6. With the ex ception of North Carolina, where there seems to have been a slight im provement, and Virignia, where there is no appreciable change in cotton, every cotton producing State shows a decline during the month, the decline being greatest in Texas, where it amounts to 22 points, and in Louisi ana, Indian Territory, Mississippi and Alabama, where it is 11, 10, 9 and 8 points respectively. The condi tion, is however, still in excess of the ten year average in the follow ing States, by the number of points stated in each case: Virginia 3; North Carolina 6 ; South Carolina and Florida 9 ; Georgia and A rkansas 7 ; Tennessee 12; Oklahoma 2 and Mis souri 10. On the other hand it falls below the ten year average by 2 points in Louisiana and Indian Territory ; 1 point in Alabama and 13 points in Texas. This report is"made up to June 25 and no changes subsequent to that date have been taken into account. The department's statistical agent for Texas, however, telegraphed last night that the recent rains in that State have been of little or no benefit to the crop and that a further deteri oration may be looked for unless there is more rain by July 10. The condition in the principal States is reported as follows : North Carolina 93 ; South Carolina 95; Georgia 91; Florida 96; Alabama 84 ; Mississippi 85 ; Louisiana 85 ; Tex as 73 ; Arkansas 94 ; Tennessee 98 : Oklahoma 90 : Indian Territory 89. Poisoning the System. It is through the bowels that the body is cleansed of imparities. Constipation keeps these poisons in the system, causing head ache, dulness and melancholia at first, then unsightly eruptions and finally serious ill ness unless a remedy is applied. DeWitt's Little Early Risers prevent this trouble by stimulating the liver and promote easy, healthy action of the bowels. These little pills do not act violently but by strength ening the bowels enable them to perj?orm their own work. Never gripe or distress. J. S. Hughson <fc Co. The Fourth in Manila. Manila, July 4.?President Roose velt's amnesty proclamation was read ?t noon today in English and Spanish, from a flag-decked stand on the Luneta, after a parade of 6,000 Ameri cans and Filipinos. Arthur Ferguson, secretary to Gov. Taft, read the proclamation in the presence of a small gathering, the heat having dispersed the crowd when the parade ended. The prison ers freed by the proclamation, esti mated to number 600, were released without ceremony. Many military prisoners had pre viously been freed. Aguinaldo re mained in the house which has shel tered him since his captivity. He is expected to visit friends briefly and then depart on a trip. His destination is not announced. The exiles on the island of Guam are expected to return here on a spe cial steamer. The celebration was typically, American, even to the fire crackers. Acting Governor Wright and Gen. Chaffee reviewed the procession and Capt. Crossfield delivered an oration. He defended the American policy in the Philippines, predicted the ulti mate complete acceptance of American institutions by the Filipinos and de nounced the critics of the Philippine policy The military have surrendered con trol of Batangas province to the civil authorities. With Laguna province organized and Gen Cailles appointed governor, every province in Luzon is now under civil government. Summer complaint is unusually preval ent among children this season. A well de veloped case in the writers family was cured last week by the timely use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy?one of the best patent medicines manufactured and which is always kept on hand at the home of ye scribe. This is not intended as a free pnff for the company who do not advertise with us, but to benefit little sufferers who may not be within easy access of a physician. No family should be without a bottle of this medicine in the house, especially in summer-time.?Lansing. Iowa, Journal. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. The cowhide is mightier than the law, according to the recent ruling of a Virginia Judge who. after acquit ting an aged minister brought before him on the charge of contempt of court, left the bench and proceeded to deal out with his own hand the thirty and nine. The offense of which the minister stood accused was the publi cation of an editorial in which he questioned the Judge's motives in permitting the sale of liquor in a pro hibition district. As temperance formed the basis of the original ques tion, there is no lack of precedent for the intsmperateness of feeling shown. Yet the spectacle of a Judge jealously guarding the sacred character of his court, while violating the common law of manhood, is one to make "the ju dicious grieve. " Acts immediately. Colds are sometimes more troublesome in summer than in winter, it's so hard to keep from adding to them while cooling off after exercise. One Alinute Cough Cure cures at once. Absolutely safe. Acts immediately. Sure cure for coughs, colds, croup, throat and long troubles. J. S. Hughson & Cc. THE GAMP?ISNERS' FOURTH. Senatorial Candidates at King stree?State Office Seekers at Saluda. Kingstree, July ?!.? The giorions Fourth was celebrated in Williams burg county today by a meeting of the Senatorial campaign party at this, the county, seat. About four hundred of the loyal voters came from every section of the county to hear the oratorical contest. When time was called by the county chairman, Dr. A. H. Williams, all the candidates "toed the [line" except Congressman A. C. Latimer, who left the party at Georgetown to go to Belton, to attend to an important business matter. This statement was made in his behalf by Mr. Hemphill. It is not probable that he will attend the Monck's Corner meeting either, but has promised to rejoin the party at Manning. All in all, the meeting was a pleas ant one and entirely free from discord. Col. Johnstone got the jump on Mr. Hemphill and had his say about ex pansion, Mr. Hemphill's . favorite theme?hence he had to take the other track, ''ship subsidy," whatever that may mean ! STATE CAMPAIGN MEETING.. Saluda, S. C, July 4.?Saluda Court House and all the region round about rejoiced wiith exceeding great joy when State campaign day arrived. Nearly 2,000 people attended the meeting today. All of the candidates were well received and many new friends were made. The crowd might properly be called nobody's crowd; they were certainly indifferent Demo crats. There was plenty of close lis tening, but no enthusiastic cheering, Col. Talbert having most of the ap plause given to any of the candidates. The bout between Messrs. Gunter and Stevenson was the warmest and most interesting episode of the day. Only five years ago the site of the present county seat was the forest primeval; today its former woodland quiet re echod the eloquence of South Carolina campaigners. The place of meeting was a pine grove just, on the outskirts of the town. Acting County Chairman Carroll J. Ramage was busy all the morning ar ranging for the comfort and conveni ence of the candidates, in which he was assisted by all the citizens of the town. This was the birthplace and home of Travis and Bowie, of Alamo fame, and also of bloody Bill Cun ningham. The county is thickly pop ulated, judging from the number of substantial homes on the road side, Politics naturally bubbles over in this section. It is discussed everywhere. Jim and "Uncle" George Tillman.be ing frequently mentioned in these lo cal gatherings. Many visitors were here from Newberry, Aiken, Edge field, Greenwood and Saluda. The ladies were almost as numerous as voters and the gathering had the ap pearance of a large picnic. The audi ence numbered between 1,500 and 2,000 persons and the interest was great. The crowd was never quiet, except just at the speakers' stand, no particular speaker claiming the at tention of all. PEAGE IK THE PHILIPPINES. President Roosevelt issues Fourth of July Proclamation Declaring Peace and Abolishing Military Rule. Washington. July 3.?The President has formally declared the restoration of peace in the Philippine acrhipela go, has placed the islands under com plete civil control and has extended general amnesty to the Filipinos who have been in rebellion. * These three things, marking one of the most im portant chapters in Philippins his tory, were accomplished through the issue of three separate orders and proclamations, one by the president over his own signature, extending amnesty : one through Secretary Root by the president's order, relieving Gen Cbaffee from his duties as mili tary governor, and a third which takes the shape of a general order, ad dressed to the entire army of the Uni ted States, in which Secretary Root takes occasion to express the presi dent's high appreciation of the work it has accomplished, both in Cuba and in the Philippines. Summer Excursions via Southern Rail way. Now on sale To all principal resorts in North, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vir ! ginia : also the Northwest. Week-end rates ? Sold for all trains Saturdays, Until August 23rd, 1902, good to return not: later than Tuesday morning follow ' ing date for sale. Schedules Trains leave New Union Depot Sum ter 8:45 a. m., 2:30 p. m : Arrive Sumter 11:50 a. m., 5:15 p. m. Full information and copy Summer Home Folder, applv W. D. Lowrv Agent, or J. T. China, U.'T. A.", R. W. Hunt, D. P. A., Charleston, W. H. Tay loe, A. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga., S. H. Hardwick, G. A.. Washington. D." C. Saves A Woinais Life. To have given up would have meant death for Mrs. Lois Cragg, of Dorchester, Mass. For years she had endured untold misery from a severe lung trouble and obstinate cough. "Often," she writes, "I could scarcely breathe and sometimes could not speak. All doctors and remedies failed till I used Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and was completely cured." Sufferers from Conghs, Colds, Throat and Lung Trouble need this grand remedy, for it never disappoints. Cure is guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme. 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