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DSU SiSPEHS&BY REPORT Net Profits for the Year Excefed Half million Dollars. re be ds 36 Columbia, January 3.?The St^te dispensary has made up its annual port of tije business for the year. r. ?scai year of the State dispensary e on the 30th of November and does hot include &the business of jDecembjer. The report shows that for the year the cities and counties made $382,6831, out ofthe sale of whiskey, and $00, 515.40 for the beer privileges, or in ail, $3,198.76, and'that for the year Ihe State's net profits have been $123,6gj9. 57, and that the total profits for the year, for the State, counties and cities, is a little over half a million of dollars or actually $566,898.33. It will be interesting to note that the annual repoj# shows that the <Bis .pensajry.?as in hand-ior.the credii p? the sehooi fun4; some day $652,S29? and ?fc than: .this, .amounfcsis' held &>$c :.e Jasft quarterly Lre port S&ows thatifckere- is hel? in ?tf?K atr--it?&WH?M&imsu '?mm&2,i aj^ag?fr the |^te ^idfun t?&&$n ous State dispensaries throughout jthe State an aggregaite stock of $406, 195.05. The last quarterly report shpws that the net earnings for the quaa-ter were $60,531.18, which amount lias just been, passed to the credit of the general school fund by the dispensary authorities. I The following table is taken from the forthcoming annual report of'the re state board of control. Statement of profit and loss account for the fiscal /ear ending November 30, 1902: ?rross profit on merchandise sold during the year, $489,834 92 Contraband seizures, 9,466 29 State's share profit beer sold hj Germania Brewery Aw^JS*?.......... 90 Permittees; 1 50i Amount warrants issued and ne>$r .presented, . 8? 54 ^500,953 15 LOSSES. Supplies?bottles,, corks, la bels, wire, foil, seals, box es, wax, 8tci for year, $176,500 10] Insurance premiums, 3,709 401 Freights and express charges, 79,127 60 i Labor (pay rolls) 24,058 28 Expense Account?Salaries, inspectors, committees, office supplies, lights, postage, telegrams, stock, feed, ice, printing, tele phones, etc.' 32,003 50 Constabulary, 51,732 351 Litigation, 403 88! Unsalable ale, Bamberg, condemned, 2 55 Loss Bobbery Wagener dis pensary, 14 47 Mohck's Corner, 99 81 St. Matthew's, ? $0 30 Loss by fir* JSisnopviHe loss $5,961 ;J"nsu?ancejll,050, 4,911 00 Loss by fire, D'38$i*a<*8' dis pensary* CjBtflft*tdniLpas $3,944 17, insurance$1,800 2,144 17 Loss by robbery: Loris dispensary, 69 33 Winnsboro dispensary, 8 951 Player's Exposition dispensary 4 73 Holly Hill dispeuasry, 76 00 Eutawville dispensary, 4 ? 55 Bevenue license, . 125 00 12 pints beer destroyed, worthless, Honour's Char leston dispensary 90 7 worthless barrels destroyed 5 25 Worthless stock destroyed, Lancatster, S 62 Loss by. Summerville dis pensary fire; stock $2,875, insurance $1,200 1,675 26 Leakage, old wine, Darling ton, 5 76 -1 Total expenses, $377,253 58 State's profit for year passed to credit of school fund, 123,699 57 : $500.953 15 Net profits to towns and counties from whiskey dispensaries, $382,683 38 Net profits from beer dis pensaries 60,515 40 $443,198 76 State's net profits, 123,699 57 $536,89S 33 Revolution in Morocco Ended. Tangier, Morocco, January 4.?Ac cording to official news received from Fez, the adroit movement of the Sul tan in bringing his brother, Mulai Mohammed, to the capital has attained the desired object of depriving the pretender to the throne of his prestige, and the latter has retired, discredited, to Taza. He has been deserted | by a number of the local tribes, are which dispersed to make sure of their booty. Buhamara, the pretender* having claim led the intention of enthroning Mulai-Mohammed, his rebellion has no longer any reason to continue, as the Sultan has publicly reconciled himself with his brother, and Mulai Mohammed has made a solemn entry into Fez, acclaimed by the populace. The Sultan has announced the ap pointment of Mulai-Mohammed as Governor of thejprovince of Fez, thus disproving the rumors that Mulai-Mo hammed aspired to the throne. When this had been done, according to the official authority for the statements, the tribes around Fez repaired to the Sultan and denounced Buhamara as an impostor, whom they would prevent coming to Fez. All immediate danger has disappered. The routes from Fez to the coast arc open. It is said teat the Sultan is now preparing a large ex pedition, with the intention of crush ing the rebellion. Lndon, January 3.?J. P. Prince, a cotton expert of Greenville, Miss, sailed today from Liverpool for Nige ria, Africa, to report cn the cottop growing experiment in British West Africa. He goes out funder the aus pices of the British Cotton Growers' Association, which is being warmly sapported by the Governors of the West African colonies.. It is expected that in the course .of six months a regular supply of West African cotton will begin to reach the Manchester market. Manila, Jan. 3.?Manuel Bango, edi tir of Liberias, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonrcent^at hard la bor and to pay a fine of $2, OOP g old' for libeling General Bell# ! OFFiPI&L MW ,0F PHII?S. I I ? The Annual Report of Gov. Taft of the Philippine islands. I Washington, January 4.?The annual report of the Philippine commission and a separate report by Governor W. H. Taft, made public at the war de-. partment today, give a review cf the results of the years work of the com mission and contain recommendations i for legislative action by Congress I deemed essential to the welfare of the islands. Governor Taft is of opinion that it may be possible to' induce the Sultan of Joloto part with some of the rights he claims to the Jolo group, and thus obviate many obstacles now en countered. The Moros, he says, do not understand popular government and do not desire it, preferring the control of dajttos. il Governoriaft tells of the .conditions fthat have made it necessary for ;the ^Islands to purchase about ?^^OOMXf: tot food c#;^hich to^yeV a^J& !^5.te Warthas had qgpji agri&iii ^mosife^hCbnly source-, of wealth islajjgs^The great&st blo^ito agriculture, he says, is -the destruc tion of about 90 per cent, of the water buffalo, on which the cultivation of rice is almost wholly dependent. Af ter speaking of the ravages of Asiatic cholera, Governor Taft says: - "The bane of Philippine civilization in the past was Ladronism, and the present conditions are most favorable for its growth and maintenance. It ^^^of^^e^nre;'witn the^mpt-" ations to Ladronism, that the con stabulary will be'able, without the assistance of the military, to stamp it out, as want and famine make the life of the freebooter a very great at traction to the desperate and-the weak. The natural discontent'with the Gov ernment ,whte^_fiu^ejc^4s^.liyuid,. promoted as it has~beeriy' the* cnotera* restrictions^and the higsprices.of.rice and other -eommoditie*-. which1; --have: been?reat$^ U^^Decia- ? tio&?t siMr, might w/ell fe' caused a new. brcaMng oit.of ;$ne i^rsection, and, in his judgment, it speaks won ders, for the case with which this coun try.may: fee governed iajtormal times, - that we have comparatively so little* disorders since the surrender of the in surgent arms in April." Since civil government was com pletely established in the Filipino pro vinces throughout the Archipelago in July last year, the Governor says an American has cot been called on once to fire a gun, the country having been policed by the constabulary, a force of five or six thousand men. "It may be," says Governor Taffc "that as the conditions grow worse?for they are likely to do so before they grow better ?it will be necessary in a province like Cavite, where Ladronism seems imbued in the . ^people, to poclaim martial law, and. even to call in .the iiattttfey, finally to oppress it, bu?'it hoped ?hiaimay be avoided^", c*. ?pvernpriTaft ,sa$s that tmless the acrabao can - be?leeplaced, > or other methods of argiculture substituted, which will prevent these animals being indispensible hereafter, | the future for several years has a gloomy outlook. The depressed condition of agricul ture and the tendency to Ladronism in the Tagalog and in some of the Visayan provinces, does not apply to those pro vinces where hemp is; the chief pro duct. "They are wealthy and prosper ous," the report recites, and "while their food costs them more than it used to, they have money! enough with which to make improvements; school houses are being built; jroads are being constructed; machinerjy?agricultural and other kinds?is being introduced and and there, is everyr evidence of a forwa -d movement.'' { The Governor poinSs out, among other ills from which) the country is suffering, that of fluctuating currency. Touching on the organization of labor unions the Governor says that if pro perly directed the movement may give to the laboring classes a sense of the dignity- of labor and of their in dependence. He regards the objection made by the Filipinos to the unlimited intro duction of Chinese into the island to be logical and justified. Governor Taft tells of the recently organized in dependent Filipino Catholic Church, and -says the commission has stated that it would take no part in religious controversies. The Scandal in Saxony. Vienna, January 4.?Reports have been received here from sources closely connected with the Court of Saxony of a possible reconciliation between the Crown Princess of Saxony and her husband. The family of the Crown Prince are especially '> concerned with the future of the Princess's unborn child, desiring its birth to occur un der conditions permitting of proper identification, and to (prevent possible substitution, which, it is supposed, the Princess might attempt, if the Crown Prince's famliy attempted to claim the child. The Crown Prince is reported as even now unwilling to abandon the belief that the unborn . child may be his own. While King G3orge angrily insists that his sons' faithless wife be cast adrift, the Crowji Prince places no obstacle in the way of a reconcilia tion, if hi3 wife should desire to come back. It is naturally to be understood, according to report, that it is impossi ble to permit-the Princess to return to. Saxony and become, Queen, but the suggestion is made that she reside in retirement near the': frontier, where she could see her children occasional ly. No offer will be made to negotiate with M. Giron, who is regarded as a raw student but it is tbonght that the Princess might bp induced to ac cept the foregoing proposals on ac count of her love for her children. La Guayra, Venezuela, January 3.? The Germans suddenly landed a force of marines at Porto Cabello this morn ing and took possession of the custom bouse and wharves before resistance could be offered. The excitement of the inhabitants was -intense and they prepared to defend the rest of the town. Streets had already been bar ricaded, when it was announced that the landing of the Germans was only a movement taken in order to clear the port of small craft an-d make the block ade more effective. This had a calm ing effect on the pe )ple, who at first believed that the alli es intended to oc cupy all the custom houses in the country. The revolutionists are active in the outskirts of Porto Cabello. iilQlIQOQOlBE, JF RIOHLAND COUNTY, KILLED. Found Dead Beside Railroad Track With Neck Broken and Face Cut. Columbia, Jan. 3.?County Auditor William fl. Squire was found.dead by the side of the Southern Railway track in the Richland ^Village tonight. The body was discovered by some young men. Mr. Squire, was last seen going in that direction about S o'clock, and was dead when found beside the rail road. Mr. Squire has been county auditor for quite a number of years. He has been nominated almost con tinuously as auditor. Governor John Gary Evans refused to appoint him after his being nominated, but after that.term he ,has-been constantly re nomihated, and waVso;chosen at the ,recent primary. ^...Squire was a gallant rOonfederate soldier and as a Result cif.fcis service .wore an artificial ?ejgk JEj?i?Fas quite Jirjominent in the C*p^e^sate camp, rjftnd for many ye?rs" served as treasurer of Myrtle Lodge, Knights of Pythias. When the body was found there was a deep gash in the top of his head* and his neck was broken. Mr. Squire took supper at Columbia Inn about 8 o'clock and then walked out The dead body was found at the interestion - of Lower and Indigo streets. It is not known what Mr. -Squire was4o"ng there, where the new sjpur- runs'arbiind and enters the union station. It is thought Mr. Squire was struck in the head by Train 17, which is due here from Charleston at 10 o'clock. Mr. Squire may have been killed by | the train or may have fallen by the side of the track, as he was desperate ly ill about two weeks ago. Dr. . Konwiton: raud'^Dr. -Fwincis'D. Ken-' dal were called, and made an examina tino of the body. They fouftd'^&t; itn'e neck had be^n-broken. The.b&y ;&as discovered':snfjrtly after Train IT passed and it is eupposed that the train: struck and killed him. : Mr. Squire was highly esteemed by every one in Columbia. NEGRO COLLECTOR AT CHARLESTON Special to The State. ' Washington, Jan. 5.?The president today sent the following nominations to the senate: g ?United''States Marshal?J. Duncan Adams,:district of South Carbilha. ?'"?*$c^e4forV?b^ Cnstoms?William D. -Cinm, .pert if,Charleston. ?s a New Year's gift to the people of South Carolina President Roosevelt today announced the appointment of a negro to. ..be. collector .jolt the port of Charleston. William D. Gram is the -lucky black and his nomination went jfco"* the:-* senate this afternoon for con firmation. ? . .. ? The State predicted Cram's nomina tion weeks ago. 'It is believed here, however, that the cabinet's stormy meeting of Friday last?as a result of which the postofSce at Indianola, Miss., was ordered closed until the negro postmaster there was assured of a cordial reception?precipitated the announcement of Crum's appointment. The president and his official family were anxious to show in the strongest way possible their resentment at the refusal of southern whites to accept un protestingly the services of negro offi cials. TILLMAN WILL OPPOSE IT. Washington, Jan. 5.?Senator Till man will fight Crum's confirmation because he is opposed to the principle and policy of the administration in ap pointing negro officials in the south. The senator is frank to say that he cannot hope to hold up the nomination unless material is furnished him show ing that Crum's personal or political character unfits him for the office. The Charleston board of trade has sent both Senator Tillman and McLanrin resolutions asking that they oppose Crum's confirmation. Senator Tillman says he is acting not for Charleston merely but for South Caroilna in his fight against Crum. A "dark horse" has won out in the marshaJship contest. The president nominated today J. Duncan Adams for the office. Mr. .Adams it is under stood is from Laurens and has been awarded the office because of the en dorsement of a number of prominent conservatives. Dr. Clayton's chances for the place were known to be good and the fact that so many Democrats were known to favor him caused his friends to hope he would pull through. Race to Avoid Collision. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 3.?There was a thrilling race on the Wilkesbarre and Eastern railroad today in an at tempt to avoid a. collision. A freight car loaded with ties ran away on the steep grade at Yatesville. The pas senger train from Wilkesbarre had just left the station. The flagman heard the noise of the on-coming run away car and the engineer was signal led to put on all speed. The engine driver opened up the throttle, but the freight car continued to gain on the passenger train. Seeing that a col lision was inevitable the passengers from the rear car were hurried into the fr?nt car. At Kineytown, three miles from here, the runaway car crashed into the rear passenger coach derailing it and also throwing the freight car from the track. No one was injured but the passengers receiv ed a shaking up. Edgefield, Jan. 3.?Dr. Augustus Corley, a young dentist of the town, yesterday escaped in a miraculous way from being fatally wounded. While serving a patient the pistol of the lat ter fell from his hip pocket to the floor and was discharged, the ball striking a silver dollar in the doctor's pocket, thereby being deflected and passing through his clothing without leaving a scratch upon his person, a veritable illustration of ^the value of the all powerful dollar. fiermosillo, Mexico, January 1? Two cases of bubonic plague have been reported in the little town of Ahome, in Sinatoa, not far from the Sonora border. The authorities of Sonora have notified those of Sinaoia that a sanitary cordon has been established on the border and no one will be per mitted to enter the State from the south. PAINTER FALLS FROM LADDER. ? " _ ..... Fell From Same Place That Armstead Robinson Did When He Was Killed. William Batly, a negro painter who was working on Delgar Reel House Saturday afternoon fell from the top of a long ladder to the roof of the small shop on the east side of the reel house and from that to the ground. He was painfully bruised and the breath knocked out of him, but he escaped without serious injury. It is a curious coincidence that he fell from the exact spot, struck on the same shanty roof and landed the identical place that Amstead Robinson did when he fell from the reel house while it was being built. Here the parallel ends, however, for Armstead was fatally injured and died the.next day. The superstitions among the negroes attribute Batly's fall to the uncanny work of Armstead's "hant" saying that he shook the ladder or pushed Batly off when he began painting over the "hant walk."_ A Small Fire. . . ~T-? \ A small fire occttrredin O. E. Bostick's; grocery store Wednesday night at 8.30; o'cloek, but being discovered shortly after it originated only a- little dam age was done ;and the flames were ex-, tinguished before the fire department arrived to .turn on: the water. Sine Origin of the .fire , is a'decided puzzle and there is suspicion that it was the. work of an iixendiary.; | ' ? Tbs Pailrjf Robfer Agate. The pantry thief -ia- getting in work again. Friday night the pantry oil Mr*; W. Jt?t?Br was efitewrf and everything portable te the-w^a^- ol? groceries was taken. The house was! entered through a window, .the blinds Dein^^orcod: 0|)en.andihe^a^ raised. The robber removed his shoes and left the-jtracks olhis big, bare feet rtp shew $kfcjie ; was-?. "p^^son'ol .cjplor. rohbejry was not discovered ;nhtil nejj:t'j morhing. : " V:. ': u IHE FERTILIZER TRUST. ; President pirgan> Report of the Resources. aid Products of tfie yirginia-Garolina Chemi cal Company. *; New York, January 3.?President S. T. Morgan, of the Viringia-Carolina Chemical Company, in speaking of the1 growth of that concern and its business, says: The concern has grown ccn ' tanuously since its orgnization, and for the season of 1902-3 it is estimated that Ii will sell approximately 1,000,000 tons, of fertiliser. It now owns and. Operates forty-ifive fertilizer mahri-r facturing plants, and fifteen additional1 dry mixing plants and" warehouses for distribution. Its. capital stock has Increased from 81,659,000 o: preferred stock to $12,000,000 preferred stock, and from $3,348,900 of common stock to $27,984,900 of. common stock. It has within the last year acquired large interests in the potash fields of Ger many, which makes it independent in that particular product, potash being absolutely essential in the manufacture of fertilizer. It is the largest miner of phosphates in the world. It has bought the sulphur mining and railroad company, which operates extensive mines in Virginia and Georgia, and also owns immense deposits of brim stone in Mexico. It was nceessary to have not only potash, phosphate rock and sulphur to make the company in dependent of its surroundings, but it had to have its own source of ammonia In order to obtain this the company bought the Southern Cotton Oil Com pany, which owns and operates eighty four oil mills, with a capacity of 5,000 tons per day; eighty-one ginneries, for the ginning of seed, from which are turned out 3,oC0 bales per day. It has nine oil refineries, with a capacity of 4,000 barrels per day, and two large lard factories, with a daily capacity of 1,500 tierces. In the first year that the Southern Cotton Oil Company was controlled by the Chemical Company only 30 per cent of the crude oil produced was re fined and manufactured into finished product. This year the Southern Cot ton Oil Company is putting into finished products about 70 per cent of its total 'xjrude oil. The Virginia-Caro lina Chemical Company? owns and operates about eighty miles of its own railroad. OUR ANNUAL COST CLEARANCE SALE Begins Thursday, January 1st. Our entire stock wool Dress Goods, Silks, Velvets, wool Un derwear, Cloaks, Suits, Carpets, Shirt Waists, and trimmed Mil linery, will go on sale for 15 days AT COST, to make room for our spring goods that will soon be arriving. We will also include in this sale our entire stock of Embroideries. Anticipate your wants. No goods will be charged, ex changed or sent out on approv al during this sale. SCHWARTZ BROS. dec 30?2w PUBLIC SALES. Real Estate Sold Monday?The Pur chasers and Prices Paid. The following property was sold by the Master, H. F. * Wilson, Esq., at public auction yesterday under orders of court: 82 acres of Elizabeth and \Ym. D. Boy kin to A. B. Stuckey, Attorney, for $355. Residence and lot cn Main street of the late Judge T. B. Fr?ser, to Cooper & Fr?ser, Attorneys, for S3,200. 45 acres of Henderson Belvin in Spring Hill township to A. B. Stnek ey, Attorney, for 8305. Two tracts, 8 and 12 acres, of J. E. Govvdy to Marion Moise for $250. 41 acres of Mary S. Nelson et al., to Marion Moise for $110. 397 acres of John J. Neason to R. J. Bland, Attorney, for 82",500. Two tracts, 70 and 10 acres of estate of Stephen Bradford to Marion Moise for $1,100. 47 2-10 acres of Eliza Singleton et al., to Marion Moise for $471. 14 acres of Winter C. Kershaw in Manchester township to A. A. Strauss for $83. Bouse and lot on New street ofJW. [iW. ,Geddings to Marion Mpise, Attor ney, fp.r $?25. 11 lz34 acres of Polly Bose, etaL, in Privateer iownship to 'A. B. Stuckey, Attorney, .|o'r$l25. ?j lidt.of Frank^Davis in Mayesville to ?M. Moise ;fof.&1Q. ! 33 acres and dwelling house .thereon, of Clara Burgessand' Elizabeth' Nun nery, in Bafting. Creek township to C. L. EmanueT for fc3<& ' : Two. tracts, 2Si)jg and 378 acres, of 3&ry ICIsncir vfco , W. H. Beale for 13,500/ pXf g r L433% acres of. Mary Ir. Lenoir in W&eree river swamp tb:3L Weinberg M $352.50. i mje tiacts, 56, 3% .56* 36 and 36 acres, of ;fche estate of .Mrs. Mary A. Bradford to Hayhsworth &Bayhsworth fox$l,7:S. : ? s' ' " " ' V40 acres of estate of Samuel E. Nel , son'to X * C. Strauss,' 'Attorney, for UM: One tract of land, advertised for sale, that'of JpBh Charles ih -Lyhehbdrg ^township being situated in free connty was not sold. ? ?' ?' BISH0PY1LLE NEWS NOTES. Bishopville, Jan. 4.-^-A meeting of the teachers of .this county was held ,in-.the opera house yesterday and a teachers9 association organized with: Superintendent of Education Davis as president and Prof. Stalyey of the Hebron .high school vice president. - A good deal of interest ? was manifested, i and monthly meetings will :be held. ? ? Miss Vera-Carnes, daughter of the lata J. P. Garnes and: Mr. Howard Alford of Marion county were married in-the Presybterian Church .Wednes day,. 31st, by.,tfae Bev. A. Gregg. ; } Mr. Geoxge.W. Gllybarn died yester day from pneumonia.after one week's illness. He carried! .on a . blacksmith and wheelwright establishment at this, place, and his services in that line will be greatly missed. He was buried this afternoon by the Knights of Pythias at- the Baptist burying ground. QUARTERLY STATEMENT of the condition and business ?? Tie "Bant of Snmter;' Snmter, S. At the close of the quarter ending Dec. 31, 1902, published in conformity with the Acts of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, .$203,825 41 Bonds, ? 12,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures, 1.500 00 Cash on hand, Cash Items and Cash dne by other Banks and Bankers, 124,716 44 Total, ?342,041 85 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $ 75,000 00 Deposits, 252,448 30 Due to other Banks and Bank ers, 315 49 Dividends payable on and after January 1, 1903, 3,000 00 Undivided surplus, 11,278 06 Total, ?342,041 85 The State of South Carolina, j g g Sumter County, ) I, W. F. RHAME, Cashier of "The Bank 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 A.D., 1903. G. L. RICRER, [l. s.] a Notary Public for S. C. Correct Attest : W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. I Directo?c> RICH'D I. MANNING, JNO. S. HUGHSON, Jan. 7,1903. 3 A - (t \ ALL COOKS ARE (\ Once Tried ?lwayi Gives Perfect Satu FOB tNFOM^'6{iAD5>RE sav?rVfNAH, mm PROF. EDWARD E. PxIELPS, 2?. 2>., LL. D. Greatest of All Physicians. Eminent Discoverer of PAI NE'S CELERY COMPOUND Prof. Edward E. Phelps, M. IX, LL. D., sas bom in Connecticut and graduated at jfale. ? . . . & Iiis unusual talent soon.broughtfcim reputa ion and prorninence. ,3First Be. Was.'elected to che professorship* of anatouaiy a?3,surgery in ie ; Vermont: University. '''V?ejj? ? :-5?s .ap pointed.lecturer in Dartrnou^JColiege. ihe loUowjng .year ne was choseii to ;the most important ^professorship * m" the country^ a place rtfiat ' he occupied when' he made his world-famed discovery of Pained Celery Com pound. '... - ? w ' 7 ?? This infalSbie cure.for those.fea^ul ilkthat result from an impaired nervous systein and ;mpure blood, has endeared'the great doctor .b the world.. ? - : ; . tftMMO&D DYES '; c?lob ^?rrtJm^jas?E;coi.gr. ? Dresses, cloaks, stilts,-; rfwions, coats, feathers, stockitogs.^vi^yfIfeg wearable, Diamond Dyes m^fce.tp tfQCj&l&e new. We have a special department of advice, and will answer' ^ee-*au3r^u?ti^^ab?ut'; dyeing. Send sample of goods when possible. Direction book and 45 dyed samples free. ' DIAMOND DYES, Burlington, Vt. : Madrid, Jan. .5.; ^Former Premier Sa gasta died-this evenifigr.-SenbrSagasta,s ;death was due to bronchitis and: gastric '.trouble. His family, was gt the death bed^and. former.T4ber^l members of the .cabinet were near ihUf 616 leader. A bishop administered vthe -last sacra ?ment this afternoon; :The news of the former premier's $Batn created a pain .?fal. impression throughout' ' Madrid. King Alfonso expressed profound regret. i Norfolk, Va., Jan. 5.?The roll of victims who have met death ?y lockjaw as a result of burns int?cte? by toy pistols during. ;the holiday a, reached 17 tonight when 9-yea-r-Qld "Frank Hume, of Portsmouth, died. Three other deaths where reported, two white and one colored. BEP0BT 0F THE COIIDICTON OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, At the close of business December 31,1902. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts, $262.389 28 ?. S. Bonds to secure circula tion, 18,750 00 Stock, securities, etc., 9.500 00 Fivo per cent. Redemption Fend, 937 50 Furniture and Fixtures, 3.000 CO Casii in Vault, Cash Items and Cash due by other Backs and Bankers, 239,537 93 Total* $534,114 71 LIABILITIES. Capital Stock. $75,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Profits. 40,000 00 Deposits, 380,7.92 62 Due to other Banks and Back ers, 17,172 09 Dividend payable on and after Jan. 2, 1903, 3.000 00 Circulation, 18,750 00 Total, $534,114 71 I, R. L. Edmunds, Ca?hier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. R. L. EDMUNDS, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn be.'ors me this (t\ day of January, 1903. GEO. L. RICKER. Notary Public. Correct Attest : A. J. CHINA, ) JNO. REID, [ Directors. H. D. BA?NETT,) Jan. 7, 1903.