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CS* .JV?T?LR WATCSMAK. Established April. ? s Sd? . "3? Just and Fear ncr-Le': ali tho'Ends thon ?Liras . as bath? Country's shy Gol ? and Truth's. re* T.K?Z: 8C?TH???>. , Ks^zisbed .inn-, ?^6 CtitoHdtited Aug. 2, 188L SUMTER. S. G . WEDNESDAY. M AR CM 9. 1904 . Sew Series-Vol. XXIII. No. 32 * --sr-' 1 . SUMTER, S. C, $? 50 per annsm-\n ad^ss^e. ?DV?STISSSSST'. Osa Square 5rs? insertion,.$1 CO 5very subseqnen* ?niferiior.. 50 Contract? for three months, cr ?occ^r wih ?ss raade at redoceorstes. AU citaiGiGoications which subserve private Merest? will becbarped for.<i3 advertienjea?j Obituaries and tributes cf respects will be charged far M BETTER THAH BAR KEEPER. Dispensaries Must Pay Special Kevenue Taxes. Washington, Feb 29.-In the Unit? ed States court of claims today the chief justice announced, in the case of the State of South Carolina against the United States to recover various sums paid by the State of South Caro? lina as speceial taxes for the sale of liquors in the State at the various dispensaries, by the officials in charge of these dispensaries, that the petition of the State of South Carolina was dismissed and that the opinion would be handed down tomorrow. This-isoneof the most important cases that has come before Commis? sioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes for decision since he bas been in officee. The State of South Carolina made claim before him for the refund of these taxes upon tbe ground that the State dispensary law was constitu? tional, as decided by the supreme court of the United States, and that the ; collection of thess taxes was in reality a tax levied upon State officials, and '. therefore upon the exercise of a gov- : emmental function and power. The commissioner rejected the claim and suit was then brought in the court of claims and by its . decision Mr. Yerkes j is sustained. Tbe Franchise Tax Act. Columbia, March 1.--There seems to J have been a bad slip up in tbe Fran? ] chise Tax Act It may be that things j can be straightened out and some way. . can be found to get tbe franchise tax income ^his year, but the outlook is rather b$ne. The following letter from ComptrorterGeneral Jones to Attorney General Ganter explains the matter-;: "I find that the "Act to reqbire tbe^ payment of annual license fees by cor-; porations doing business in this State, and reports to the Comptroller Gener? al,' was approved by :the Governor on the 29th of February^ 1904. The Act: provides in Section 1 for certain re- ; ports to be made by corporations doing : business in this State to the Comptrol? ler General, upon the filing of which reports the corporation is required to pay by the first day of April or the first day of. May in each year certain license fees, based upon the amount: of capital stock or property of such corporation. The time limited in the: Act for the filing of these annual re? ports has expired for tb? year 1904. and I desire to be advised whether I; can now require such returns to be; filed for the year 1904, or whether I shall have to wait until February, ! 1905, before requiring any reports un-. der this Act. There is no provision : in the Ant stating when it shall go into effect, and as it was uot approved ! until February 29 it will not go into effect until March 2L" Mr. Jones has simply asked for ad? vice and Attorney General Gunter bas; not yet had tbe time to study tbe nratter out and see how things can be arranged, if possible to do so. The return's of certain coi porations are required to be made to the Comp? troller General in February. The Act was only approved in the last days of the session. It is provided that the Act goes into effect twenty fdays after approval, and the thing to do now is to figure how the returns can be made in February when Act .under its own provisions goes into effect in March, under its own terms. The point now is whether the re? turns are essential and whether the . -tax can be collected from certain cor? porations without the previous mak ine of the returns. , The expectation was that the Act would go into effect this year and tbe ?franchise tax be a source of income for the present year. The General Assembly expected to have this in? come in the making of its annual ap? propriations, which were 3114,000 more than they were ?ast year, and if this additional revenue is not to be raised it will make just that much more of ? deficiency. Indigestion Causes Catarrh of the Stomach. For many years it has been supposed that Catarrh of the Stomach caused indi gestion and dyspepsia, but the truth is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re? peated attacks of indigestion inflames the mucous membranes lining the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus? ing the glands io secrete mucin instead of the juices of natural digestion. . This is called Catarrh of the Stomach. Mei Dyspepsia Cure i relieves all inflammation of the mucous j membranes lining the stomach, protects the nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings, a sense of fullness after eating, indigestion, dyspeosia and all stomach troubles. Kodol Digests What You Eat Blake thc Stomach Sweet. Bettles cn!y. Regular size. S1.00. holding 2' ? times the trial size, which relis for 50 centj. Prepared by B. Q. D.eWITT A CO., Chicago, Sit F jr sale by Olin B. DH vi?, j ! The Governor Suspends him from * Ofnce-Comptroller General Says Ke ss Short to the Amount of $11,475.43. Columbia. Feb.2 8.-The reports in? dicate that County Treasurer E. D. Free, of Barnwell, is very much be? hind in his accounts. The following formal notice from Governor Heyward gives the facts in the case : February 29, 1904. E. D. Free, Esq., County Treasurer, Barnwell County, Barnwell, S. C. Dear Sir: It having been officially reported to me by the Hon. A. W. Jones, Comptroller General, under date of February 29, 1904: "I have had thorough examination made of the books and accounts of E. D. Free, treasurer of Barnwell County. The investigation reveals a shortage of $11,475.42. This investigation covers the period of Mr: E. D. Free's in? cumbency as county treasurer, from 3898 to 1903, and down to February^, 1904. I herewith enclose, for your in? formation, the report of Mr. E. B. Wilson, ehief clerk of this office, all of which is respectfully submitted for such action as your Excellency may deem proper." The ?hove evidence being satis? factory to me, I, D. C. H ey ward, Governor cf the State of South Caro? lina, by virtue of the authority invest? ed in me by Sections -398 and 340, of Vol. I, Civil Code of taws, 1902, do hereby suspend yon as county treasurer of Barnwell county, South Carolina, such suspension to be effective and of force from the date hereof, as provided in tbe-aforesaid sections of the Civil Code. Given under my hand and seal this 29th day of February, 3B0L D. C. Heyward, Governor. NEGH? POSTMASTERS MUST GO. Pestoffice at Humphreys, Arkan? sas, in Blown Up. ?Washington, March 1.-Th? ppst office department has been officially notified that the pestwffice at Hum? phrey, Ark, has been blown un, snd the "St. Louis division postoffice in? spector has been notified to make an investigation immediately. The ad? vices to the department give no de? tails of the affair, which press reports attribute to dissatisfaction with the negro postmaster and his predecessor, also a negro. WHAT IS SAID IN LITTLE ROCK. "/ Little Rock, Ark., March l.~Con ?irrcting reports reach here concerning the dynamiting of the postoffice at Humphrey, Ark. One report says the -act ?was committed with robbery as the motive, and another is that it was prompted by prejudice against; J. B. Greer, the postmaster. At Hum? phrey it is said that Greer is in Little Rock, but inquiry fails to locate him. It is also reported from Humphrey that'Greer has expressed a desire to resign. The postoffice there was situ? ated in a storo and recently has been in charge of a negro girl and man, as deputies of Greer. The report that tb? postoffice was destroyed by persons opposed to Greer, because be is a negro, has aroused .some indignation at Humphrey, and all of the better class of citizens are incensed at the imputation. They ex? press the determination to discover if such a motive has prompted the deed, and, in such event, to make every effort to capture and punish the guilty pensons. Working Overtime. Eight hour laws ar9 ignored by those tireless little workers-Dr. King's New liife Pill*.. Millions are always at work, night and day. curing indigestion, bilious? ness, constipation, sick headache and all stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c. at J. F. W. De Lorine's drug store. Cotton Manufacturing. A writer ia Gc-oion's Magazine points ont that in 1805 there were in this country only 4,500 spindles, and in 1810 there were $7,000. The growth of the business was very rapid after that year, and in 1815 there were 130, 000 spindles, while in 1820 there were 220,000. In 1860, 'just prior to the war, the number of spindles bad in? creased to ?,23?,727, the capital to ?98,585,269, and the value of the pro? duct to $115,081,774. in 1870 the spin? dles had increased to 7.132,415, the capital invested to $141,OOO,OOO. and the value of product to $177,000,000. By 1890 the capital invested had more than doubled, and amomsced to $354, - 000.000, the value of product to $268.- i 000,000, and the number of spindles I was 14,400,000. In 1900, the last year! for which definite figures are obtaina ble, tbe number-of spindles ?was 20,-j 000,000, the capital invested i was $400,842.772. and the value; of product was ?332,806,156. It is estimated that there are now, ! at the beginning of 1904, at least ' 23,000,000 spindles, and the capital in- i vested is $500,000.(00. The valu<- ol'j the product would probably be socne- I thing near 8350,000,000. More Riots. Disturbances of strikers ;tre not nearly j as jrave ss an individual disorder of the j system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous i tension wiH be followed by utter collapse, . unless a reliable remedy is immediately ; employed. There's nothing PO eflicient to j cure disorders of the liver or kidne*. s as; Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic, j and effective nervine ard the greatest : around medicine for run down systems, lt di'pels nervousness, rheumatism and rea- ' ralgia and expels melar?a germs. Onlv 50c ! sud fatisfaction guaranteed by J. F. IV. j DeLoriae, druggist. 1 Core?is Minister Reealled From St j Petersburg-Japs Closing in on j Russian firmy From Four Sides. ? Japanese Issue Another Statement of the Position, Justifying Their Action in Breaking off Nego? tiations With Russia and Beginning the War. Russia Receives an Explanation From Secretary Hay. Washington, March 1.-The Japa? nese minister today gave ont an auth? orized statement from his Government relative to Russian allegation that Japan was guilty of a breach of inter? national law in not declaring war and of treachery in attacking Russia, who was bent on peace. The statement says that Russia, while delaying nego? tiations, extended her naval and mili? tary preparations, increasing her far Eastern fleet by nineteen vessels and augmenting her forces by 40,000 men, besides fortifying strategic points. The statement says : "From these military and naval pre? parations of every description, made during the progress of the negotia? tions, it is quite evident that Russia was not inclined to a friendly settle? ment of the questions then under dis? cussion between Japan and herself, but sought solely by military pre? ponderance to force Japan into sub? mission. During the latter part of January, and np to the beginning of February, Russian military activity was still further intensified. "Seeing that the situation had be? come ao critical that it admitted of no further delay, the Japanese Govern? ment was compelled to break off nego? tiations that had proved abortive and to take the necessary steps for self-pro? tection. "It is the almost unanimous opinion of international jurists that a declara? tion of war is not an indispensible prerequisite to the opening of hostili? ties. Indeed, it has been the common practice in recent wars to declare war after hostilities have been begun. Japan's action, therefore, is not open to the least criticism in this regard. From the standpoint of international law it must be acknowledged that the charge made against her does not come with good grace from Russia, inasmuch as there are many historical instances of Russia herself resorting to hostilities without declaring war." JAPS HEAD THE RUSSIANS. Liao-Yang, Manchuria, March I. The Japanese have occupied Ichio Yang, Corea, and are now fortifying, the walls of the town. This was the objective point of Gen. Mishtchenka ,who, with a detachment of mounted Cossacks as announced yesterday, had reached Kasan ja, Corea, and was ex? pected to arrive at Iehio Yang yester? day. A detachment of Russian troops is in the neighborhood of Ichio Yang. . Tiie Coreans are averse to giving tho Russians information regarding the movements of the Japanese. The Chinese troops around Lian Che are being reinforced. Yuan-Shi Kai, the Chinese cornrnander-in-chie?, bas ten thousand men near Junipin Fu, while 5,000 men are with Geu_ Ma. Fresh trroops are arriving in the province of Chi Li. RUSSIA BULLIES UNCLE SAM. Washington, Marrch ?.-Au im? portant conference, lasting moro than an hour, occurred today between Secre? tary Hay and Count Cassini, the Rus? sian ambassador. The growing ill feeling in Russia against Americans, and the continued attacks of eertain Darts of the Amerieau press against Russia was the main subject discussed. Count Cassini also 'informally in? quired about the report that the Com? mercial Cable Company had applied for landing privileges at Guam for a cable from that island to Japan. He was assured by Mr. Hay. that this Government at present was consider? ing no such application. To a correspondent of the Associated Press Count Cassini said that it had been a bitter disappointment to the Russian people to find American news? papers attacking the Russian Govern? ment, the Russian people and Russian policies. Ho said the first feeling of Iiis people had been one of painful surprise, but that this is now chrys taliizing into a deplorable feeling of unfriendliness. "The tone of Russian newspapers,'' j said the ambassador, "a consequence of the tone' of many American news- j papers, is beginning to take a very j painful direction in their references to j the Uniivd Stiates, and in my opin- j ion it is in the interests of both conn- : tries that <?ome measures shall be taken to check this before it is too late."' "What is the cause of the present nnfriendlv poilcy of the Russian press towards tins country?" the ambassador was asked. The ambassador responded: "It is. the constant unfriendly feeling ex- ? pressed in many American newspapers i against Russia. I am sure that when ; these attacks, which so far as Russia ; can see are without cause, ends, the relations of Kusisa and the Unit? d States will no longer be clouded.'' Paris, Mracb 2. - Information rf ach- ? ing here from official sources shows ? thc Japanese concentration of trooj s is going tm extensively in the neighbor- . hood of Ping Yanc, Corea. Large , forces arc disembarking from trans- } pots a nearby ports, from which it is 1 assumed that an extensive land engage? ment is imminent in northern Corea. , MOVEMENT DELAYED. i Washington, March 2.-The landing ] in force of the Japanese on Liao Tung peninsula and the land investment; of Pert Arthur will not begin for a fort? night, according to advices received here fro1.)! what are believed to be re? liable, souces. It was expected that the attack upon the fortress would take place yesterday or today, bot these ? later advices, without explaining the j reason for the delay, show* that there j has been a change in the original plans, j Army officers here think that the-; Japanese have decided that, with the j raiiroad ecnuecting Port Arthur with the outside world cut, thus prevent- ! ing suppiles from reaching the place ? two weeks' privation will render the I final assault, easier. Moreover as Port Arthur can be safely left as it is for ? the time being, the Japanese troops I may be employed instead in northern Corea and near the Yalu river, where they are now most needed. NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS ALLOWED. London March 3.-Hardly a word of news from the seat of war, with the exception of the Russian official dis patcLes, is published here this morn? ing, and it now seems clear that the story in The Morning Telegraph, two days ago of a bombardment of Port Arthur hy the Japanese on Feb. 29, is nothing more than a re-echo of pre? vious attacks. From Yin Kow comes an uncon? firmed report that 500 bandits, armed with modern ri?es, have attacked a Russian post to the west of Haicheng (Haicheng is 32 miles east by north of New Chwang. ) There was severe fighting, and both sidps lost heavily. This report is discredited at Tin Kow, but if it is true it indicates that a ser? ious danger is confronting Russia in these well armed brigand bands. According to The Daily Mail's ac? count of this affair, six Japanese found among the bandits were killed. This would tend to show that the Japanese are organizing the bands. The reports received here from Tokio declare that Japan has granted permission for 53 foreign newspaper correspondents to accompany the Japnaese forces. Seven? teen of these correspondents are Ameri? cans. The date of their departure has not been fixed. A mile and a quarter of the Siberian railroad, according to the Tokio re? ports, has been destroyed in the Ninguta district, between Vladivostok and Harbin. The Tien Tsin correspondent of The Standard cables that the Russians are fortifying strongly points south of Mukden. Thousands of coolies who are working day and night on the ramparts and entrenchments of Hai? cheng are compelled to labor without pay. Heartrending stories are appearing in the English newspapers of the sufferings of'refugees from Port Arthur on the train journey to European lands. It is bitterly cold and there is scar? city of food and water. Several chil? dren have been suffocated under the rugs and shawls with which they were covered in attempts to keep them warm. Owing to exposure and ex? haustion, ari epidemic of influenza has broken out among the refugees. Maj. Gen, Pflug, Viceroy AlexieS's chief-of-staff, sends in the following telegram dated Ivlarch 2.: "'"According to additional informa? tion which has reached me, our patrols, having passed the night versts (eight miles) from Ping T'ang, ap? proached that town on the morning of February 29. They were closely pressing a Japansee patrol of seven officers. Leiut Louie Hakeff attacked this patrol with three Cossacks, fo'reing it to retreat at a gallop towards the gates of the town. "*The presence of our patrols near Ping Yang caused great alarm, and soon the enemy's sharpshooters man? ned the wall and towers and opened fire, expecting an attack. According to the report, our patrols approached within 700,paces of the town which they found to be surrounded by old and new ramparts. These, however were not yet occupied by the enemy, and it is supposed that the Japanese have not more than 1,000 men in Ping Yang. ? ' St. Petersburg, March 2 -In a dis? patch to the Czar Viceroy Alexief? asys : '.Admiral Stark, telegraphing from Port Arthur today, March 2, says the enemy did not appear off Port Arthur orb either February 28, February 29, or March 1. Recormoiseances made by cruisers and torpedo boats over a radius of sixty miles from Port Arthur also failed to discover the enemy's vessels. ' ' Seoul, Mardi 4.-The Corean Gov? ernment announced this morning that the Corean minister to St. Peters? burg had been recalled. This is taken as an announcement that Corea has decided to make common cause with Japan against Russia. CLOSING IN ON RUSSIANS. Chefoo, March 4.-A number of Ja? panese transports, escorted by six cruisers passed oil this port today on the way to Liatung Gulf where a landing will be made. The Japanese are now closing in on the Russians from four sides and a renewal of ac- ! tive hostilities is expected in the near i future. POLISH SUSPECTS ARRESTED. ] Vienna, March 4.-It is reported; that the Russian authorities have j arrested three hundred political sus- ; j ec ts in Poland, and have given them the choice between life imprisonment and serving as volunteers in the army in Manchuria. Yin Kow, March 3.-The Russo-Chi nese bank is closing, preparatory to removing to Mukden. Women and children are preparing to leave Yin Kow in anticipation of the arrival of ! \ Japanese fleet, which is expected ivhen tho river opens, probably a fort- J night hence. On account of the im- . possibility of defending the coast at ' Vin Kow until such time as a thaw < lermits the construction of entrench nents and forts, the Russians have . prepared to retire ap thc main rail mad line. ?hr.re are practically no defenses here, and although the shift? ing and resbifting cf troops and artil? lery to the small forts at the mouth of the Liao river has the appearance of an intention to defend Yin Kow, the military authorities depend upon an inland engagment to put a stop to the Japaneso advance. As far as is yet known the plans de? cided upon are, first, that Gen. Ku ropatkin's headquarters are to be at Mukden : Viceroy AlexietF proposes to remain at Mukden indefinitely, as that city is the centre of the Chinese ad? ministration and has a viceroyal bu? reau ; second, that the plain west of Tashihchiao which is almost impossi? ble of defense, will be held if possible on account of the railroad connecting with Port Arthur; third, Ilai-Ching and Liao Yang are the extreme limits to which troops will be withdrawn, on account of the exposure of the railroad at these points. That the Japanese will arrive before a thaw permits the construction of de? fences is thought here to be practically certain. ^It would appear also that the authorities expect Port Arthur to be besieged. FORTIFYING ANTUNG HEAVILY. '. Seoul, March 3.-The Russian forces at Anju are compelling the Coreans to supply them with rice, fodder and fuel. The Russians are fortifying Antung heavily with the apparent in? tention of preventing the Japanese from crossing the Yalu. i OELIBE?EIMATIOI?." What Cleveland Says af tbs Story of Bis Dining a Negro. Representative Scott, of Kansas, Who Told the Story, is Exposed in Congress. Washington, March 3.-In the House today a letter from Grover Cleveland to Representative Webb, of North Carolina, was read, denying that C. H. J. Taylor, a negro, had dined with him at the White House while he was President, as charged by Representa? tive Scott, of Kansas, a few days ago. Mr. Webb said he had written the former President, sending him an ex? tract from the Record, and . asking if the statements made by Mr. .Scott were true. "This morning," he said, "I receiv? ed the following reply, " which he read amid applause on the Democratic side: "Princeton, N. J* .Match 2, 1904. j E. Y. Webb, House of Representatives -Dear Sir: lt is a matter of small concern to me that a Mr. Scott has seen fit to use my name in a display of his evil propensities on the floor of the House of Representatives. "In answer to your inquiry, ?cwev er, I have to say of his statement that the colored man, C. H. J. Taylor, took lunch with me at the White House, that it is a deliberate fabrication out of the whole cloth. "As far as Mr, Taylor is concerned, I understand that prior to his appoint? ment as register of deeds at Washing? ton he had served as an assistant in the office of the city attorney at Kan? sas City. His nomination as register was confirmed by the Senate and he served *a that place with intelligence and efficiency. He has since died. Some people restrain themselves from abusing thc dead. "My inquiries concerning Mr. Tay? lor before his appointment, my obser? vation of him during his incumbency, and the little I have known cf him since, satisfy me that his character is very unjustly attacked in the diatribe of Mr. Scott. ""One charge is made against Mr. Taylor by Mr. Scott, which he doubly clinches with truth when he declares: 'He was a black negro.' I am led, however, to doubt his familiarity with his subject when he adds: 'As black as you ever saw. ' Yours very truly, Grover Cleveland." Mr.'Webb said he wanted this d?niai to travel, that the statement of Mr. Scott might b9 overtaken. ?"Mr. Cleveland was a friend of the negro, but not a fool friend," said Mr. Webb. He never by word or act en? couraged the dream of social equality in the breast of the black man." This wa? greeted with applause by the j Democrats. *. Again," he continued, "he was the friend of the colored man, but be also was the friend of the j Southern white man. and sympathised | with us in our race problems and race ! burdens, and that, sir. is more than I Mr. Roosevelt seemed ever to have ? done." Mr. Scott said he accepted the state ment of Mr. Cleveland as true and offered his apology to the former Presi dent. In justice to himself, said Mr. ? Scott, he desired to say that he never j befoie heard the report denied. Mr. ?Swanson, of Virginia, asked Mr. I Scott when fae had heard the report. | to which Mr. S"ott replied that he j had seen the statement in newspapers. ? Mr. Swanson asked further for a j copy of a newspaper containing the ? statement. Mr. Scott explained thar these state? ments were made several years ago and the papers might not be easily procur? ed. He said that ho had made full apology to Mr. Cleveland. Mr. Scott added that ho had brought to Mr. Cleveland for the first time in four ' years applause from the Democratic j side. This was loudly applauded upon j the majority >id<' of the chamber. ROQSEVELT AND THE NEGRO. ; Mr. Williams, the minority loader, j charged that Mr. Roosevelt had dined Booker Washington to carry thc light of example to the South, which does ; not believe in social equality. When a i ( juestion is raised, he said, against i rhe appointment of a negro to post-'t tions in the South the statement is ' made r^at there can be no discrimina? tion on account of color, bur, contin? ued Mr. Williams, the Administra- J. ;icn would not appoint a Chinaman as \ postmaster on the Pacific coast if tho ? possessed the ability of Li Hi Chang. Mr. Williams >a?d the whole ii dent was a telling bio* stract theory of general equality, and that it "is a discovery cf' the underly? ing hypocrisy of the contention .that all men aro socially equal, regardless of color, race, traits and tendencies." Mr. Scott desired to know who had been asserting social equality. "I have understood," replied Mr. Williams, "that the political theory of your household of political faith for the last twenty years has been that men, regardless of color, race, traits, tendencies, characteristics, capabili? ties or what-not, ought to be strictly equal politically," and, he said, social equality must follow: "but that is not all : the head cf your party set the example cf social equality in the only manner in which it can be set, by inviting a black man to a ta? ble." Mr. Williams said that if what the President had done was not to carry the light of example, it was done for no purpose at all. "It was an unconscious exhibition," continued the minority leader, "of the arrogance that teaches men now and then to shed the light of example upon the benighted white population of the South." Mr. Williams went on: "Nor am I quarrelling with Mr. Rooseevlt, nor have I quarrelled with him at all. He has a perfect right to invite a colored man if he chooses, but as far as I know, he waited until he was Presi? dent of the United States so it could bear an official stamp, before he ever did it." Mr. Scott said he bad made no im putation of fault against Mr. Cleve? land. He had simply pointed to the allegation he made because the Demo? cratic party had gone into hysterics because one man had invited a colored man to his table. "All right," said Mr. Williams, "I am glad to hear that, because I thought the gentleman had a sharp stick and was after my dear and'much adored old friend, Grover Cleveland." (Laughter. ) Further discussion was cut short by a point of order. .The House passed the District of Columbia appropriation bill and took up the Indian appropriation bill before adjournment. Danger io Cold Weather. There is danger in cold weathsr because it produces conditions favorable to the de? velopment of those germ diseases known as la grippe, pneamonia, bronchitis, con? sumption, etc. These diseases are con? tracted while the mucous membrane of the throat and lungs is weakened by inflam? mation resulting from e. cold. It is dan? gerous to neglect even & slight cold. Help nature to ward off disease by using Ry dale's Elixir. This modern scientific rem? edy can always bo reli?e! on ir, all diseased conditions of the throat and lungs. Ail dealers. Mew Brunswick, N. J., March L-? Noah Raby died today in the Piscata way poor house, cf which he had been an inmate for the last thirty years. If he had lived until April 1 next according to his own statement, Paby" would have been 132 years old. He retained his memory, and would re? call man\- incidents oi: his long career until very recently. Raby is said to have been born in EatontowD, Gates county, N. C., on April 1, 1772. Ho enlisted in the navy in 1805 and serged on the ' ship Constitution and the frigate Brandywine, on the latter of which Farragut was a lieutenant. Proper Trea'm ?nt of Pneumo^ nia Pr?nmonia is too da'Jgeoss a disease for an>one to attempt to destor himself, although he may have th3 proper reme? dies at hand. A physician ahctld always be called, lt should be borne in mind, however, that pneumonia always results from a cold or from an attack of the grip, and that by giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy tbs threatened attack of pneumo? nia may be warded off. This remedy i? also used by physicians in tua treatment cf pneumonia with?the be<r results. Dr. W. J. S^iith, cf Sanders, A'a., who is also a drr.zgiit, says of it : kvI have been sell? ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and preseribh!? i*, in my practice for the past six years. I use it in cases of p^eu^onia ar.d have always ?rotten thc beet results." Sold by China's Drug Store. REMINI8CENS?S Jailer George W. Hancock had Something by Which to Re? member the Earl}* :60's. Her?' in Sumter there arc few people more generally known titan George VT. Hancock keeper of the jail. Mr. Hancock isa:), inter? est's;; talker and tells a story weil, of war stories 'if has an ample store. Seen oin* day at his castle ot: fana! street herold the fol? lowing : "I have U ?-:t down in bod on account of ruy back several times and suffered the most in? tenso pain right across the small of my hack which felt just as if a log of wood was lay ins on it and crushing the life ont of me and I was unable to get from tinder i!.. could not turn ?ivor without taking both bands to pull myself. Tho kidney secretions were very Sark, full of sedimeu* and called me out of t?ed every iirt?e ivhile I think I contracted the disease during Iho ivar, away back in ISf?and IS33 laying out in all kinds of-weath? er, exposed to heat and cold. Since then dur ng later years I have suffered everything a nan could suffer and Itv?*. 1 nscd everything ? could get hold of but nothing seemed to oucli it. I finally saw Dean's Kidney Pills idvertised and went io Dr. A. J. China"* haig store an?1 procured a box. They acted ike a charm. 1 have used three 1>ONOS and all he pain In my bark h:is left, the kidney sc :retions1tave become natnral and I feel A >o. t. Donn's Kidney Pills are thc best back Lche remedy on earth.** For sale by all dealers: price rt) couts. Fos er-M i Ibu rn 0?>.. Buffalo. N. \ .. sole agents or t he I'ni ted States. Remember tito name Doan's and take no l her. 5