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WEDNESDAY. MARCH 9, 1904. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Robt. Brown-Furnished House. White & McCailum-Real Estate. A. D. Harby-Nice Horses and Mules, Lan reos Steam Laundry-Agent Wanted. PERSONAL. Mr. Ted Branson Jw as in the city Monday. Mr. S. T. Burch, of Florence was in the city Monday. Mr. James Reares was in the city on business Soturday. Mr. W. S. Briggs, of Silver, was in the city Thursday. Mr. J. Lu Haynsworth has return? ed from New York. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, of Goodwill, was in the city Monday. Messrs. Henry D. and John K Cresswell are in the city. Mr."Charlie Poole, of Roanoke, Va., is at home on sick leave. Dr. Geo. W. Dick, returned from Washington last Thursday. Mr. D, J: Chandler returned from Indian town on Wednesday. Mr. W. P. Newman, of Elliotts was in the city Friday on bnsiness. Wm. David Shaw is the Sumter cor? respondent for the Columbia State. Mr. Isaac Schwartz returned from the northern markets a few days ago. Dr. Frank Moses, of Washington, is in the city on a visit to Mr. Altamont Moses. Miss Mannie Scarborough, of Bishopville, is visiting at Dr. J. A. Mood's. . Mrs. H. S. Watson and little daugh trey of Columbia are visiting Mrs. Jas. M. Dick Miss Theo Gregg, who has been visiting . friends in Charleston for several weeks, has rteurne? home. S Mr. Charlie Winburn, of Tallahassee, Fla., after spending a few days in the city left Friday afternoon for New York City. Mr. E. L. Witherspoon, has gone to Atlanta to attend a meeting of the Southern Coffin Manufacturers' Asso? ciation. Miss Lille H. Gregorio has returned to her home, 108 N. Washington street, having spent a few weeks in McPher. sonville, S. C. Mrs. Wm. H. Hard, after spending four weeks with her father, Mr. J. A. Enslow and her sister, Mrs. M. De Veaux Moore, has retrnned to her home in Charleston, S. C. Z Mrs. A. D. Kicker returned on last Saturday from Mercer, Me., where she spent the past eight months with her mother, who died about two weeks ago, after long illness. Mr. and Mrs. John F. DeLorme, of New York, are in the city for several weeks stay and are stopping with Mr. J. B. Roach. Mr. DeLorme is a Sum? ter boy who went north several years ago and his many friends here are glad to know that, like so many other southern boys, he has made a success in business in his adopted home. Col. W. A. Neal, of Easley, Capt. J. H. Knight, County Supervisor of Dorchester, Capt. J. Harleston Read, County Supervisor of Georgetown, and Mr J. H. Harvey, were sn the city last week and went with Supervisor W. H. Seale on a tour of inspection of our country roads. They expressed themselves as greatly pleased at the permanent and substantial improve? ment now being made on the public highways. The time for registering for the municipal primary is growing short. There was more cotton on the streets Saturday than on any other single day for a week or two. Mr. W. S. Reynolds' five year old daughter, Grace, is critically ?111 with pneumonia Under the ruling of Judge Purdy, dispensaries were opened in Lake City and Scranton. But Chief Justice Pope has ordered the dispensaries closed. Judge R. O. Purdy and Stenographer Lathan drove through the country to Bishopville Monday morning to be present at the opening of court at 10 o'clock a. m. W. D. Colclough has been declared bankrupt and Davis D. Moise has been appointed Receiver. The stock of merchandise is advertised for sale today by the receiver. The Ladies of the First Methodist Church will give an entertainment at the residence of Dr. A. J. China, Friday evening, March 10, begin? ning at 8.30 o'clock. All of the government seed sent to this office by Senator Latimer for dis? tribution, have been given away, and those who may desire a package but failed to apply in time will have to wait until next year. It is stated that there will be several new candidates in the field for election to'the Legislature this summer and that the incumbents will have to put up a hard fight for re-election. There is no particular objection to the pre? sent delegation, but there are others who have political ambitions to gratify and who hope to do so by breaking into the Legislature. On the complaint of County Super? visor Seale, Ed. Richardson, John Majors, Jim McDuffie and Dandy Moultrie have been tried and convict? ed for plowing into the public roads of the county. They were let off upon payment of a nominal fine provided they repair the damaged roadway and keep it in as good condition as it was prior to their depredations thereon. It would be well for the City Demo? cratic Executive committee to decide | whether the municipal primary is a bona fide Democratic primary or a | white man's primary. If it is a white ; man's primary irrespective of politi? cal affiliation it should be so labeled. It is a misnomer for it to be charac- i terizei as a Democratic primary when \ all white republicans who care to%do j so are permitted to vote in it without question. MARRIED. Mr. Albert M. Skinner and Miss Belle Owens were married by Kev. C. C. Brown at the parsonage on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Skinner is the youngest daughter of D. W, Owens, Second Asst. Disi o user. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ervin Branson died Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock, aged about 18 months. The funeral services will be held at Mr. Branson's residence on North Main street at 10 o'clock tomorrow morniDg. Mrs. Marion Sanders died at 6 o'clock Monday morning at her home on Washington street after a long and painful illness, which was borne with Christian resignation and fortitude. The funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church at 10.30 o'clock Tuesday morning. Mrs. ?. A. Bronson, formerly of this city, but for the past ten or more years a resident of Camden, died on Saturday of pneumonia, after only a. week's illness, aged 75 years. At the time of her last illness she was visit? ing in Georgia, and her body was brought to this city for interment. The burial services were held at the cemetery on Monday morning. Mrs. Bronson for many years successfully conducted the Branson House, which at that time was one of the two hotels for the accomodation of the traveling publia She was a woman of fine busi? ness ability and indefatigable energy. Waiter Ryttenberg. who was fatally injured Monday, Feb. 15th, by being thrown from a runaway horse, died at 8 o'clock Saturday night at Dr. Mood's Infirmary. His injuries were known to be of a fatal character and that he lingered so long was due entirely to his youth and vigorous constitution, and was a surprise to the attending physicians. Th?e funeral services, which were held at his mother's residence on Lib? erty street at 4 o'clock Sunday after? noon, were attended by a very large crowd, including a large number of walter's scbool.-mates. The services were conducted by Hon. Altamont Moses according to the Jewish cere? monial. The pall bearers were James Graham, Robert Cooper, Hazel Dick, Murr Hall, Louis Bryan, Hal Harby and Vivian Manning. The Graded Shcool miliary compnay, of which he was a member, attended the funeral in a body and marched in the funeral procession immediately following the hearse. This was one of the saddest and most tragic deaths that has occurred in Sumter in a long time and. one that caoses general sorrow. He was a bright, popular and promising boy and among the boys and girls ol his own age was a general favorite. He was a member of the Tenth Grade of the High School and his untimely', death casts a gloom over not only his own class but the entire school. He was a son of the late Harry Ryttenberg and was in his sixteenth year. He leaves a widowed mother, four brothers and three sisters who have the sympathy of the whole community in this sad dis? pensation of Providence. A Tribute to Walter Ryttenberg. "God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform." None can measure the inscrutable ways of God. None can read the un? fathomable mysteries of the universe. Why a pure, fair, beauteous rose should be cut down in a field, rank with poisonous weeds-why an inno? cent, harmless" and happy flower, the type of what is best and lovable in humanity, should fall before the cruel sickle of death, and leave to flourish in meretricious pride the herbs of bitter growth, we, standing on the lowly plains of immortality, will never know. We can only bow our heads in the dust and stand by open graves in silent grief. It is useless to mutter with tearful eyes against the ' stars. It has been so from the begin? ning, and will be so, even unto the end. These thoughts are suggested by the sad and untimely death of Walter Ryttenberg, who died iast Saturday evening, in the bloom of young man? hood in. the mid?t of the brightest hopes and loving friends. We knew Walter well. He was the leading spirit of every circle in which he mov? ed. Kindness and goodness shown forth in bis every act. He was the soul of harmless gaiety, and his gentleness andv innocent mirthfulness made bright for others many a weary hour. He ever sought to contribute to the happiness and comfort of bis friends, and was far more thoughtful of them than of himself. He was a loving, dutiful son, a kind, affection? ate brother, a true and faithful friend. Surely, this was indeed, a fair flower which was so suddenly snatched from our midst, to Xbe planted, we trust, with tenderest hand, where death, disappointment, parting ind sorrow may never blight it again. On this earth we will never behold the kindly sympathy of his manly face never hear tbe magic of his laughter, or his truthful voice in genuine friend? ship, but those of us who shall be able to struggle upward from the tempta? tions, trials and sorrows of this life into a higher and purer life in heaven shall behold him again, and until then, may the green sod rest lightly over his bosom, and the violet and the rosebud, tender breezes, gentle birds and sweetest dew-drops keep guardian watch o'er his last repose. To the bereaved family : to the devot? ed, heartbroken mother: let this be your comforting hope that Waiter is ''home at last." His spirit's barque has crossed o'er life's troubled ocean and has now found moorings in che "still waters" and near the "shining shore*" of the new Jerusalem. His voice is hushed to ns on earth, but it has been caught up in Heaven and attuned to angel's notes in j:!ory. Karly in life Death lias snapped the silver chord and broken the golden bowl at the fountain. Heaven sent an angel escort to receive bis soul, and he gave it up " And then secure From pain, from grief, and ali that we endure Ile slept in peace-pay rather soared j to Heaven, Upborne from earth by Him to whom ? 'tis given In his right hand to hold the golden key That ope\s the ports of Immortality." B ! DEATH. Dr. DeS?iussure Dead. Dr. Peter Gourdin DeSaussure, one of the most prominent physicians, of Charleston, died Monday night of pneu? monia after only a few days illness. The News and Courier publishes the following sketch of Dr. DeSanssure: Dr. DeSanssure, son of Gen. Wilmot G. and Martha DeDaussure, was born in the City of Charleston on March 23, 1857, and, after ^.ending the City High School, entered the Medical Col? lege of the State of South Carolina and in 1877 finished the course, though he did not receive a diploma until one year later, he being ljust 20 years of age when his senior studies were suc? cessfully completed. After serving in the Roper Hospital as interne he volunteered, under the auspices of the Howard Association, to go to Memphis at the time of the great yellow fever epidemic there. So impressed were the medical authorities of the hospitals of the stricken city with the ability, skill and wide knowledge of the youth? ful physician that in after years, when the Training School for Nurses was established there, Dr. DeSanssure was earnestly requested to take charge of the institution. After leaving Memphis Mr. DeSans? sure went to New York and stood a competitive examination for a position in the great Woman's Hospital of that city, and was successful, and for two years was in the hospital, then under the charge of the famous Dr. Gilliard Thomas. After serving two years in this hospital and demonstrating his skill and ability, Dr. DeSanssure re? turned to his native city, where he soon built up a large and lucrative practice. In 1882 he was appoined prosector to tiie professor of anatomy of the Medi? cal College of the State of South Caro? lina, and in 1890 was made professor of gynaecology, which position he held at the time of his death. Dr. DeSaussure was known not only in the . south and west, bnt in the north as well, as an authority on women's diseases, and was acknowl? edged and recognized as an expert in other branches of medical science also. He more than once was the recipient of flattering offers from hospitals in the west, and had he chosen to leave the somewhat restricted f opportunities of the south it is probable that his name would have become a household word among the medical fraternity of the eastern section of the United States. B. P. 0. E. LODGE NO. 900. Georgetown Now Among the Number Organized on Thursday Night. A Swell Banquet. Last Thursday night a lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks was organized in this city under the most favorable auspices. A large delegation from Sumter and several of the members of this popular organization from Columbia came down to take part in the installation. Mr. E. B. Clark of Columbia, Dis? trict Deputy for South Carolina was in charge of the work, ably assisted by all visiting Brothers. The initiatory degrees in this order is said to be very interesting, and as the Sumter and Columbia boys are a "jolly good set," they made it quite warm for. our boys and they got all that was coming to them. The Masons tendered the use of their hall for the institution of the lodge. After, the institution of the lodge an elaborate banquet was served at the Tourist Hotel in elegant style. There were about 65 members present, and there was not a dull moment among this jolly crowd. The dining room, and table which was in the shape of a triangle, were beautifully decorated with red and white jap?nicas and ev? ergreens. The menu was very elaborate and served in courses, and reflects great credit on Mr. Livingston, the manager of the Tourist Hotel.-Georgetown Outlook. The county board of commissioners met yesterday. Only business of a strictly routine nature was transacted, the greater part of the day being given up to the approval of claims. The board will meet again next week. The Columbia State exclaims over the expenditure of $12,600 on the streets of that city during the past year. At last accounts Sumter bid fair to exceed that amount during the year ending April 1st, and our population is still somewhat less than Columbia's. St. Louis, Mareil 8.-The frame work for the Russian naval pavilion at the worlds' fair was torn down today on account of a cablegram from St. Petersburg to Contractor Lecour, who lias been in charge of the work. Work on the frame work of the pavilion was well under way. The cablegram was from the department of the interior briefly ordering such work as had been done to be torn down. Berlin, March S.-Lieut Carl Beseke (retired) after a long and steady decay of fortune, yesterday took his last money and gave a splendid dinner in honor of his 10 year old daughter's birthday. Beseke then pois? oned his, wife,, daughter, two sons, re? spectively 12 and 1(5 years old, cadets at a military academy, and himself with cyanide of potassium, which he seemingly inserted in thc mouth of each in the form of a pill after they had gotten into a drunken sleep. FURNISHED HOUSE in Asheville", ! N. C., property of Mr. Robert Broun, j near Victoria Inn, will be rented for ? summer months. Apply rn Robt. Broun. Wedgefield, S. C. March 9-lm* FOH SALE-One very fine, full blooded Poland China Sow: also Berk? shire Pius. Address E. B. Col? clough, Heriot, S. C. Mob 2-lt FOR RENT-One storehouse, with three room dwelling attached, with necessary out buildings, for five months. Tri ree and one half miles from Sumter in the fork of Providence and Stateburg roads. For terms apply to R M. Edens, Sumter, S. C. July 29-tf. THE WAR IN THE EAST. Japanese Attacking Both Vladivos? tok and Port Arthur, Russia's Only Ports in the East. First Great Battle Expected on Yalu Thursday. Bombardment of Vladivosiock Does Lit? tle Damage-Russians Claim to Have Sunk Japanese Cruiser. St, Petersburg, March 8.-An un? official report bas been received that the Japanese fleet again bombarded Vladivostock yesterday but succeeded in doing little damage. The report states that one Japanese croiser was sunk by, the return fire of the land batteries and that the Japanese has? tened to get their remaining ships out of range. TRYING TO BLOCK PORT ARTHUR. London, March 8.-A report bas been received from Par?s that a news agency has a dispatch from Chefoo stating that the Japanese made an? other attempt yesterday to block the entrance to Port Arthur harbor by sinking coasting ships in the channel. The same dispatch asserts that the first battle of importance on the Yalu is expected to take place on Thurs? day, although preliminary skirmishes have already occurred between the outposts. THE BOMBARDMENT OF VLADI? VOSTOK. Valdivostockj March 7.-Outside of killing a woman and wounding a few men, yesterday's bombardment of Vladivostock by the Japanese fleet did no material damage. The wooden cottage of an- artisan was the only building wholly destroyed. It was pierced by a shell from a 12-inch gun, which, after traversing the roof and wall, fell in the yard, killing the woman previously referred to. In the qaurter of the city called the i; dirty corner" a shell fell on the house of Col. Shuffok without explod? ing. It traversed a bed room, destroy? ing a stove, and penetrated the wall. It finally brost near the regimental safe, which was standing in the court yard. A sentry guarding the asfe was covered with mud, but was not injur? ed. Evidently fearing an outbreak of fire the sentry, shouted: "Help! Save the regimental colors !" which were in the house. These ultimately were brought out by the colonel's wife and the soldier. Five sailors were slighttly wounded by the explosion of a shell in the court yard of the Siberian naval barracks. Outside of the casualties no one was killed or injured, and there was no outbreak of fire anwyhere in the city. The fact that the Russian batteries did not reply to the Japanese bombard? ment was due partially to the slight chance of hitting the enemy's war ships at such a long range, and partial? ly to a desire not to betray the posi? tion of their batteries. It is now thought that the attacking squadron consisted of a battle ship, four armoured cruisers and two unpro? tected cruisers. CORE ANS DEFEAT RUSSIANS. Seoul, March 7.-The Russian sold? iers operating in the vicinity of Anju are committing all manner of excesses, maltreating the native women and perpetrating robbery upon every oppor? tunity. Corean soldiers attacked a body of the invaders on Friday last, the 4th inst, and succeeded in killing thirty of them. It is reported that as a result of a collision between Russian and Corean soldiers at Kang He, the Russians were driven beyond the Yalu river. RUSSIAN CRUISER SQUADRON. London, March 7.-Up to a late hour this afternoon the Japanese lega? tion here had received no official in? formation regarding the bombardment of Vladivostock. It is believed that the information, however, that the Japanese are now between the Russian cruiser squadron and Vladivostock, and there is reason to believe that the Russian squadron is in the vicinity of Possiet Bay. Russian official dispatches do not mention this squadron, and this fact lends color to the belief that the Japa anese war ships have shut it out of Vladivostock. It is pointed out at the legation that if this is true the Rus? sian vessels are in a critical position, since they must run the gauntlet of the Japanese squadron off Port Arthur before reaching a Russian port. ANOTHER OF POSTAL THIEVES. Beavers, a Bigger Rascal Than Machen, to Be Tried Soon. Washington, D. C., Mardi 7.-With the conviction of the Machen crowd publie int?r?ts in the potsoffice frauds will now turn to the case of George W. Beavers, indicted in Brooklyn and in Washington for conspiracy in the postal frauds. Tne case came up for argument in the supreme court today on an appeal from the decision of the United States Commissioner and the judge of the circuit court of New York directing that Beavers must go to Brooklyn to stand trial, if the su? preme court decides that Beavers must face the indictments which have been waiting for him in Brooklyn since last Fall, it will be for the prosecution to decide what will become of the in? dictments in Washington. These have bpen holding back for the decision on the Brooklyn indictments. Beavers, who was Superintendent of the Salaries and Allowances Division, with headquarters at Washington, resigned when thc investigation of postoftice frauds first began. He was not drawn into it directly, although his name was mentioned in connection with various shady transactions, until the inspectors got after E. J. Brandt Dent A: Company, which had sold cliange making machines worth thou? sands of dollars to the Post Office De? partment. These were of no use to the clerks, and had be rn thrown aside in nearly every instance. Working on this Line the inspectors found that j when Edmund H. Drigg.s of Brooklyn j was congressman he had dealings with j Beavers and the Brandt-Dent compa- j ny. Checks, bankbooks and other testimony before the grand jury in ? Brooklyn last summer resulted in seve- i ral indictments for Beavers, Driggs and the Brandt-Dent people. Joint indictments of Beavers and Driggs were quashed on technicalities, but others resulted, on which Driggs re? cently served a nominal day in prison j and paid a fine of 810,000. Beavers j would not stand trial. Before he was indicted he went to Manhattan, out of the jurisdiction of the grand jury which indicted him. He has stayed outside of that federal jurisdiction ever since, and has fought by every possible means any legal steps to com? pel him to stand tiial in Brooklyn, where he would Lave to undergo pre? liminary examination before a commis? sioner, thus disclosing part of his de? fence. Judy Sanders Goes Up. The notorious Judy Sanders, who was convicted Jast year for carrying on a disorderly house, with a blind tiger attachment, will not defeat the ends of justice longer. An appeal was taken by her Counsel to the State Supreme Court, and the decision in the case handed down this week. As will be seem she will now have to pay a fine of $150 and be imprisoned at hard labor for six months. Following is the report of the decision as pub? lished in the Columbia papers : State, respondent, vs. Judy Sanders, The defendant indicted for violation of the dispensary law, moved for a continuance and, her motion overruled, plead guilty and was sentenced (by Judge Townsend) to a fine of $150 and imprisonment at hard labor for six months. The defendant appealed An application for a continuance is addressed to the discretion of tb.6 trial judge and in the absence of abuse of such discretion the supreme court will not interfere with his conclusion. In the present case it is not made to appear that such discretion was abus? ed. The sentence imposed being within the'limitations set by the statute, the measure of punishment rests in the dis? cretion of the circuit judge. Judgment below affirmed. Opinion by Mr. Chief Justice Pope. Filed M radi 1. Mr. L. D. Jennings for appellant: Mr. Solicitor Wilson for respondent, appellant-Continuance. Measure of punishment. We will bave car of choice harness and sadlde horses to arrive Thursday March 10-last car of the season, ?ooth Live Stock Co. Mar 9-lt WANTED-Faithful person to travel for well established honse in a few counties, calling on retail merchants and agents. Local territory. Salary $20.00 per week with expenses addi? tional, all payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Standard House, 330 Dear? born street, Chicago. Nov. ll One Way The Gentle Way. The feelings and the edges of the collars are respected, shirts are restored to their owners free from the rip and tear that some laundries seem to think are neces? sary, cuff9 are worn out as little as maybe. As a result the linen lasts longer and wears better when done at the Laurens Steam Laundry, Laurens, S. C. WRITE NOW FOR THE AGENCY. March 2-3t YOU WITH THE HEACOCK-KlNG VARIABLE FEED WORKS. IT CAN'T BE BEAT. Write "The Machinery People" for prices W. H. GIBBES CO. COLUMBIA, S. C. ENGINES, BOILERS. COTTON GINS. THC GIBBES PORTABLE SHINGLE MACHINE j. D. WHITE. D. E. MCCALLUM, REAL ESTATE. If you have some property that you want to sell, or if you want to buy some proptHy, we can serve you. Will also take charge of your property for you and collect the rents, whetfcft it is in city or country. Yours to serve, WHITE & MCCALLUM, Hcho-iy R.e&\ Estate Agents, Sumter, S. C. Judging from the manner in which this de? partment of our stock is moving it would ap? pear unnecessary for us to say anything about it. We have heard it said that "Goods Advertise Themselves" And this expression can truthfully be applied to our case. Our January business in this de? partment has been A Record=Breaker And while February is a shorter month, we want it to show equally as good results. We find some difficulty in keeping up our stock, and while there are times we may be out of an article it is only temporary. We have now on hand and to arrive, bought direct from flanufacturers and Packers 50,000 Pounds of Bacon, 20,000 Pounds of Lard, 1,000 Bags of Grits, 800 Bags of Meal, 2,500 Bushels of Corn, 1.000 Barrels of Flour, 500 Bushels of Seed Oats, 100 Barrels of Sugar, 300 Bags of Rice, 100 Bags of Coffee, 50 Barrels N. 0. Molasses, 25 Barrels Georgia Syrup, 100 Boxes of Soap. Seed Irish Potatoes. 100 Barrels of the celebrated BLISS TRI? UMPH. We pride ourselves on being the first to introduce this celebrated brand, which has proven such a valuable adjunct to the vegeta? ble garden. Our first shipment of these is due to arrive this week. We buy them direct from the growers, and the same people from whom we made our first purchase, as they have never deceived us. In buying from us you are cer? tain to get THE GENUINE ARTICLE. PANY.