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RURAL SOHOOLS IN TOE.SOUTH. Some of the Peabody Fund to Ga te their Maifltainanee. Trustees at their Annual Meeting Proposed to Divert Much of the Fund Heretofore Annually Devoted to the Norona! College at Nashville to the Encouragement of Rural Schools in the South. New York, Oct 8.- The trustees of the Peabody educational fund held their annual meeting here today. Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller pre? sided, with Dr. Samuel A. Green, of Boston, as secretary. The others present were James D. Porter, of Ten? nessee; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York ; WiHiam A. Courtenay, South Carolina; Henderson M. Somerville, Alabama; Charles S. Fenner, Louisi? ana; Daniel C. Gilman, Washington; Senator George F. Hoar, Massachu? setts; Hoke Smith, Georgia; Bishop William C. Deane, New York, and Morris K Jessup, New York. Mr. Gilman read a tribute to the memory of the late Dr. J. L. M. Curry, who was for more than twenty years the executive of the board. Dr. Gilman said Dr. Curry was a remark? able man, both as to the character of his work and his versatility. The lat? ter quality was shown in an outline of his various occupations, which in? cludes practice at the Bar, the min? istry and a public career in the Legis? lature of his State, in the army? in the Confederate Congress, in the Con? gress of the United States, and as minister to Spain, besides work as a professor, and as the general agent of the Slater fund, as well as of the Peabody fond. At the conclusion of the tribute. Mr. Greene, the secre? tary of the board was appointed gen? eral agent. Dr. Greene filled the office during the first term that Dr. Curry served as. minister at Madrid. At the request of the board, Ex Governor Porter will act as president of the Peabody Normal College, at Nashville, for another year. The Normal College at Nashville has had more assistance from the fund than any other institution, receiving $40,000 a year, which is about half the annual income of the fund. When the school was founded, twenty-five years ago, it was the only regular normal school in the South, and for this reason it was given much financial assistance. Now every Southern .State has an equally good normal school, so the trustees decided to do away with the payment of schol? arships at the Nashville institution, although the salaries which heretofore have been paid by the fund will be1 paid in future. The money so saved will be used in encouraging the rural schools in the South. It also was decided that in future it shall be the endeavor of the fund to assist summer schools rather than " teachers" institutes, as in the past J, Pierpont Morgan presented his report, as treasurer, and... it was ap? proved; The fund is about $2,100,000, and the income about $80,000. Thc officers of the fund were re-elected for the ensuing year as follows: Chair? man, Melville W. Fuller; first vice president Joseph H^ ?hoate: second vice president Daniel C. Gilman; secretary, .Samuel A.' Green; treas? urer, J. P. Morgan. The executive, committee for the year includes Messrs. Courtenay, Gil? man, Fenner, Porter and Smitb, with Chief Justice Fuller ex-offieio. The finance committee includes Messrs. Fuller, Wetmore, Somerville, Olney, Hoar and Jessup, with Mr. Morgan ex-officio. It was decided that a special meet? ing of the board shall be held in Washington next January. In the evening the members of the board had ir annual dinner at the Fifth Avenue HoteL Bodiford Pardoned. Columbia, Oct. 8.-Governor Hey? ward today pardoned J. W. Bodiford, convicted in Williamsburg County, at the April term of Court this year, of manslaughter and sentenced tc serve five years in the State Penitentiary. The circumtances connected with this case are quite peculiar. The man was convicted of killing his own son. A number of negroes got into a row, and Bodiford accidentally killed his own son. The application for his pardon received the endorsement of ail the c Dun ty officials of Williamsburg, also the Legislative delegation. Dr. Har? man, the resident physicain of the Penitentiary, also wrote the Governor that the man was suffering from heart disease, which was incurable and re? commended that a pardon be granted. Under the existing circumstances So? licitor Wilson asked Governor Hey? ward to grant an immediate pardon to Bodiford. Army News Censor. Washington. Oct. 8.-A press censor? ship has been established at the war department Lieut Col. H. A. Greene, secretary of the army general stall, who at one time was press censor in Manila, P. I., has been given similar duties at th* war department. General staff officers have determined that nothing appertaining to the work of the general staff shall be printed with? out having first been scanned by Col. Greene. All general staff officers at the War Department have been ordered by Lieut. Gen. S. M. Young, chief of staff, not to give information to the press, notwithstanding the fact that this is supposed to be a period of pro? found peace. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. No one who is acquainted with its good qualities can be surprised at the great popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Reme? t? v. It not only cures colds and grip effec? tually and permanently, but prevents these diseases? from resulting in pneumonia. It ie also a certain cure for croup. Whoop? ing cough is not dangerous when this remedy is given. It contains no opium or other harmful substance and may be given a3 confidently to a baby a? to an adult. It is also pleasant to take. When ali of these facts are taken into consideration it is not surprising that people in foreign lands, as well as at home, esteem this remedy very highly and very few are willing to take any other after having once used it. For sale by China's Drug Store. jj UNJUST LAW. Attorney General Sunter Decides j That Children - May Attend School Districts Where They Do Not Reside. Columbia, Oct. 9.-Attorney General Gunter rendered an important opinion this morning, at the request of Super? intendent of Education O. B. Martin, regarding the attendance of school children, who live in one district and who attend a school in an adjoining district, where, perhaps, a special tax levy has been placed for school pur ? poses. The opinion reads as follows : j In your communication of the 6th i instant, you request to be advised upon the following statement : **A school trustee desires to be ad? vised upon the following point :. A pa? tron of an adjoining district, who lives two miles from the district line, has transferred his children to the school of the aforesaid trustee. The district in which the trustee resides has a special levy of three mills in addition to the regular source of in icome. The adjoining district has no special levy.. Is it legal for the chil? dren of said parent to be transferred and receive the benefit of the special levy, regardless of the wishes of the trustees of the special tax district?" "Section ?1,214. When it shall so happen that persons are so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining district, wheth? er special or otherwise, the board of trustees of the school district in which such person resides may transfer such persons for education to the school dis? tict in which such school is located ;and the trustees of the school dis? trict where the school is located shall receive such persons into the school as though they resided within the dis? trict: Provided, that children shall not be transferred from a school dis? trict in one county to a school district in an adjoining county withuot the consent of the board of education of the respective counties in which the transfer is made : Provided, further, that if any taxpayer pays taxes in two or more counties he shall have the right to send his children to the school of any of the said counties.,, This is the only law that I can find that applies to the proposition present? ed ,and from this provision it is mani? fest that persons so situated as to be better accommodated at the school of an adjoining school district, whether special or otherwise, can be transferred to the board of trustees of the district in which such persons reside, regard? less of the distance of the school house or the tax levy or any other condition of either district, such action being limited only by the condition that such person must be so situated as to. be better accommodated, and this con? dition is determined by the board of j trustees from which the persons are to be ransferred, it being mandatory that the trustees of the adjoining district shall receive such persons. R&PE FIEND IN OBAtiSEB?BS Columbia ?Oct. IL-Wm. Jones, colored, was brought here from Orange burg last night and was placed in the penitentiary for safe keeping. Friday night he was caught in the act of at? tempting an assault upon a 10-year-old child in the hotel at Orangeburg. The rather of the little^girl pursued the negro, who escaped at the time, but was caught yesterday and turned ever to the sheriff by the father who declared that it would do violence to his religious principles to have the ne? gro dealt with outside of the courts of the law, and it was thought .hat the negro could be tried in court yester? day, but the grand jury of Orangeburg had been dismissed. Mr. P. T. Hilde? brand the solicitor, informed Gov. Hey? ward by 'phone, and in less than 10 minutes a special term had been ar? ranged. The Berkeleyfcourt, which convenes Monday, will finish its calendar by Wednesday, and the solicitor will then I be at liberty. He asked that a special : term of court for Orangeburg be fixed1 for Friday of this week with ex-Judge ' Izlar presiding. j g Chief Justice Pope was commuai-: ciated with by - phone, and the special! term of court was ordered. In the af-! ternoon the solicitor wired that all was quiet. Sheriff Dukes seems to have suspected something, for fae sent the : prisner to Columbia ' last night, slip? ping him ia over the Coast Line by Sumter. Say They're Trusts. Austin, Texas, Oct. 8.- District At? torney Warren Moore, on behalf of the State, has entered suits under another1 trust law against certain railroad and express companies, alleging that cer- j tain corporations have entered into contracts whereby one express com- ; pany (named in the contract between the road and express company) ts; given a monopoly, and oilier express j companies and persons are prevented ! from doing express business, on the roads having contacts. The district attorney prays for penalties and for? feiture of charter. Penalties in the suits filed aggregate $30,000. The defendants are the Rock Island ; and United States Express, Texas Pa? cifi?e and Pacific Express, Missouri, - Kansas and Texas and the American Express, San Antonio and Aransas Pass ana Wplls-Fargo Express. The attorney states that it is his in? tention to file 69 snits of similar char? acter, embracing every railroad com? pany in the State. Fort Worth, Texas, Oct. 8.-No. 5 Hose Company, of the Fort Worth fire department, today lowered the world's spee". record for going into action. The contest was to run 280 feet, lay 100 feet of hose, a total of 380 feet, make plug connection and get water. The time was 22 4-5 seconds. Up to last year Kansas City held the world's championship, its time being 20 sec? onds, making a run of 200 feet and laying 100 feet of hose. Many Mothers of a Like Opin? ion. Mrs. Pilmer, of Cordova, Iowa, savs : * One of my children was subject to croup of a severe type, and the giving of Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy promptiy, alwa} s brought relief. Many mothers in this neighborhood think the same as I do about this remedy and want no other kind for their children. For sale by China's Drugstore. DISASTROUS STORM IK NEW JERSEY. Millions of Dollars Damage in Pat? terson. Patterson, N. J., Oct. IL-For near? ly 48 hours Patterson has been at the mercy of the Passaic river. The was ters have maintained a height suffi? cient to cut the western half of the city from the eastern and almost all means of communication by bridges have been destroyed. Two bridges above the falls remain but approach to them is impossible. Three bridges below the valley of the rocks still stand, but it is impossible to live in reaching them. Seven other bridges in the city have been carried away, and their loss alone is half a million dollars. The inundation of the low lying districts of the city has resulted in considerable damage to property. The flood, however, is begining to recede. A number of buildings fell today and many others have been un? dermined. If they do not fall they at least will be untenable. Spruice street hill is falling away piecemeal and only a little more than two feet of dirt and stones separate the falls basin from the big black race through which millions of gallons of water are rush? ing every hour. The gas house is in a very weakened condition and is liable to go if Spruice street hill breaks much further. Mayor Hincheliffee, who has been at this point all night and today superin? tending the work of strengthening the dykes and water gates, regards the situation as most critical. One hope? ful sign at this place is that the water has fallen several inches since morn? ing. All day long boatmen have been res? cuing people from the flooded districts. The suffering in the first and second wards has been intense as it was al? most impossible to reach the residents there. Several hundred persons were removed from the houses surrounded by the flood and ready to collapse at any moment A dozen more of these houses did collapse and floated down stream. The damage to mill property is chiefly from the submersion of por? tions of the plants and great quanti? ties of products. Thousands of tmen, women and children will be out of em? ployment for a long time and it ?seems altogether probable that this flood will cause to the city of Patterson a greater direct loss of money and pro? perty than the fire of nearly two years ago. The gross loss then was $6,000, 000, with an insurance of over $4,000, 000 the loss today is estimated at con? siderably more than $2,000,000, with no insurance. Last night's rain re? newed the flood somewhat and the waters were at their maximum this morning. At that time there was considerable water in the boiler room of the Edison electric light station, there being only about four inches of clear space between the grate bars and the water. It is from this station that the city receives its entire supply of light and motor power. Five hundred families are homeless. Of these about a hundred families are being sheltered in Apollo hall, while the others will be taken care of in the armory. Gov. Murphy has issued orders today ta at the armory be thrown open for this purpose. Patterson, N. J. Oct. IL-With the waters of the Passaic river falling at the rate of an inch an hour above the falls and at double that rate below them; apprehension of further great disaster to the city from the flood has almost disappeared, the Sole question being whether Spruice Street hill, the narrow embankment which holds the waters above the falls, can continue to withstand the strain unt?il the river recedes to is normal proportions. At the height of .the flood this hill, stand? ing between the river basin above the falls and the lower valley, was rapidly caving away into the gorge fee?ow the falls. Lineman Horac? Riley lost his life in ore such cave in and it was feared today that the flood would wash away the dyke and precipitate itself in a huge wall upon that* portion of the city lying below. A dyke but little wider than the Spruice street roadway stood between the city and this disas? ter, but tonight it is holding firm and the police feel assured of its per? manency, though prohibiting access to it for fear that it might be under? mined. Below the falls a large part of the city, situated in the valley on eitber side of the river, was still inundated tonight, but the waters were receding rapidly, having fallen 28 inches from flood height at 6 p. m., though still six inches above the maximum height of the hood of 1902. Norfolk, Va., Oct ll.-The northeast gale that has raged over this region since Thursday has tonight practically spent its power, but for miles and miles along the Virginia coast the beach is litered with wreckaee and throughout this entire section of the country devastaton lies in the wake of the storm. Thousands of peo? ple crowded trains to the coast today and saw the wrecks of the big barges Ocean Belle and Georgia near Virgnia Beach. There is nothing left but an indiscriminate tangle of debris along the shore at Dam Neck to mark the end of the three-masted schooner Nellie W. Howlett. The body of Capt. George E. Evans of the Georgia washed ashore late last night, two miles south of Sea Tack life saving station, and is now at that station. The body of Georgia Peters, the col? ored seaman, of the same vessel has not been recovered. The rescue of the remaining titree negroes of the crew by Su rf man William Capps of Sea Tack station, was one of the most he? roic acts in the history of the surfmen on the Virginia coast. New York, Oct. ll.-The fierce storm which for several days has been raging along the north Atlantic coast has seriously interfered with shipping and today only four of the ocean lines, all of which have been greatly de? layed succeeded in making port. The four steamship which have arrived all report hurricanes and mountainous seas. The Monterey of the the Ward line, and the Jefferson of the Old Dominion line came in from the south. The latter craft was terri? bly battered by the storm and when boarded by a high wave on Saturday i Richard McLane, the lookout, was se? riously injured, and by the heavy rol? ling of the Jefferson in an effort to free herself of the deluge that suddenly fell on her forecasle, the Rev E. ?. Hawley, a clergyman of Lake View, Moore county, N. C., one of the pas? sengers, was thrown across the cabin and instantly killed. His body was brought to port. REVENUE OFFTCER'SEIZES BOX CAR. The car and carload of liquor seized in this city yesterday afternoon will be the last shipment of that kind sent into the State. The incident is one of great significance. Heretofore the seizures have affect? ed the contents only. The confiscation of yesterday includes a freight car val? ued at $2,500 or 83,000. The railroad companies cannot afford to accept con? signments when they themselves are subjected to the probability of such heavy financial loss. It is regarded by the revenue and the dispensary officials as the most significant seizure since the dispensary law went into effect. It was stated last night that the chief deputy collector, Mr. Geo. H. Huggins, who made the seizure, had heard of the consignment having been made and pending the arrival of the car he received full authority from the treasury department to seize car and contents. The car is or was the property of the Southern Railroad, freight car No. 51,532, and is worth not less than $2,500. It is now in the possession of the government and. it is not known what disposition will be made of it. The whiskey alone is valued at not less than $600. There were 12 barrels of 45 gallons each, and 4 kegs of 5 gallons each, the whole makng 560 gallons. The government should have gotten $1.10 per gallon revenue and will ad? vertise the liquor to be sold at not less than that price. None of the kegs or barrels were stamped or marked, and this is considered prima facie evidence that it is contraband, for every pack? age of over five gallons must be stamped and marked. The collector's office in some way got wind of the fact that a carload of liquor was en route from Statesville, consigned from*4W. S. M." to W. T. Martin. The later disclaims any con? nection with the maatter and it is said that his name was used by some party whose identity is not definitely known. This is said to be a common practice with parties'ordering liquor for illicit purposes. When Mr.' Huggins representing the federal government, arrived upon he scene, he found dispensary consta? bles camped around the car, for they, too, seem to have sources of informa? tion as to the transportation of liquor, a car having been chased all the way through South Carolina to Savannah recently and there was seized by the federal government. Mr. Huggins placed his hand upon the car and made a constructive seizure, putting a seal of the government upon the door. This was all that was necessary as the agent, Mr. D. lt. Bryan, admitted the con? structive seizure and it is not the poli? cy of che government to lock a car tc the tracks when such action would in? terfere with the service of the road unless the seizure should be resisted. The confiscation of the car was made under authority of Sec. 345 of the re? vised statutes of the United States which declare that the vehicle of tran? sportation is subject to forfeiture. "This means the death knell of the shipment of contraband into the State in such immense quantities," said an official last night-Columbia State, Oct. ll. Effort to Slaughter a Train Load of People on the Southern Near Danville, Va. Danville, Va., Oct ll.-A bold at? tempt was made this afternoon tc wreck passenger train No. 1 on th< Norfolk division of the Sou there about three miles east of this city. The track had been piled with cross ties and a fish plate. The train was ronning at a very slow rate of speec and but for this fact a disastrous wreck undoubtedly would have -oc? cured. The obstruction was placed al the end of a high trestle and the disas? ter of three weeks ago would have beer duplicated. Fortunately the tract was straight at this point and the en gineer got his train down to such a speed that when he struck the ties nc damage resulted. This train from Norfolk is usually late and had it bees so this afternoon would have reachec1 this point after dark. It is supposed the wreckers knew of this when they placed the obstructions on the track. There is a strong opinoin that there ii a gang of train wreckers in this locali? ty and it has been an open secret that the rail'oad company believe the wreck of No. 97 here three weeks ago was caused by an obstruction placed on the track at the bridge. The attempt this afternoon gives color to the theory. Chinese Treaty Signed, Shanghai, Otc. 8.-The commercial treaty between the United States and China was signed today by Sheng Kung Pao, Lu Kai Huan, United States Minister Conger, Consul Gen? eral Good now and Mr. Seaman. The treaty between Japan and China was also signed today. Alaska Boundary Arbitration. London, Oct. 8.-The argument in the Alaska boundary arbitration were finished at 3.40 p. m., today. Mr. Dickinson concluded with an eloquent peroration, dealing with the bonds of amity between the United States and Great Britain. John W. Foster, thc agent of the United States, thanked the British Government, in the name of the American Government, for its cour? tesy. Lord Chief Justice Alverstone paid a tribute to Mr. Dickinson, and session broke up. The closing mo? ments were marked by an intensity of interest. Better Than Pilis. The question has been asked-in what way are Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets superior to the ordinary cathartic and liver pille ? Oar answer is-they are easier and more pleasant to take and their effect is so gentle and so agreeable that one hardly realizes that it is produced by a medicine. Then they not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and aid the digestion. For sale at 25 cents per bottle by China's Drug Store. A RECORD BREAKING SALE -OF Shoes and Clothing Never before have Shoes been sold so rapidly in Sumter. $2.50-Shoes at-$ 1.98 I want to state emphatically that these are $2.50 shoes that are being sold at $1.98, and not $2 ones as some people have been let to believe before see? ing for themselves. Shepherd Watson, The Man From the Mills. All ?theis in Proportion. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT Men's Suits, $5.50, $6.00 and $6,50 - $4.95 Men's Suits, $7.50, $8.50 and $10 - - $7.49 Men's Suits, $11, $12.50 and $13 - $9.79 Youths'Suits, $6.50 to $9.50 - - $4.87 Heavy fleece lined Underwear - .42 SEE THE RUGS ON DISPLAY. READ THE PRICES ! SEE THE ?00D5! Good Calicos - - - 3%c Unbleached Homespun 3c Silks - - - 19c, 29c and 39c Table Linens - , 23c, 39c, 48c and 69c* Wide 10 and 15c Torchon Laces, choice 5<T 10c Embroideries for . . . 5e: 15 and 25c Embroideries for - - 10c 35 cents Embroideries for - - 15c 25 cents Towels - 15c 15 cents Towels - 10c 50 and 75c Shirt Waists, - - - 39c 15c Hose, ladies' and children's - 10e Odd pieces Children's Woolen Un wear - - - 15c, 19c, 29c Ladies' fleece lined cotton Vests 19 to 23c 10 cents cotton Outings - - 6%c Mothers' Friend Shirt Waist with detachable waist bands - - 41c Everything marked in plain figures* You can serve yourself. Sale closes October 21st. At the Store of J. RYTTENBERG & SONS. HORSES ?ND HULES. HO?SEyMJ?LES. A. D. BARBY Wishes to call your attention to the fact that he has just returned from the West? where he purchased A CHOICE LOAD. They are nice and a well selected bunch. No trouble to show or drive them. A call from-you will be appreciated You are sure to be pleased. A full line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness always on Hand. Sep 23 x