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HUM GftHAL GASE ; LOST B? COLOMBIA. -; First Civil Tribunal of the Seine Made Decision-Transfer Obstacles Removed. & Paris, March 31.-The first civil tri? bunal of the Seine today decided the case of the repubica of Colombia against the Panama Canal company in favor of the defendants. The decision holds that the complaint of Colombia is not receivable and condemns the plaintiffs to pay the costs of the ac? tion. This decision has the effect of removing the obstacles in the way of the transfer of the cann! concession from the company to the United States. The decision is a lengthy document fully reviewing all the early - circum? stances of the concession and setting forth the various acts of the Colom? bian congress, the treaties, etc., par? ticularly articles 20, 21 and 22 of the treaty of March 20, 1878, whereby the company acquired its rights. "These articles,'' the decision says, "have the manifest purpose of assur? ing the full exercise of sovereignty over the canal. It results from what is established before this tribunal that Colombia is not: in possession of e territory traversed by the canal. By coming before a French court in order to sustain its rights over the canal .Colombia tacitly admits its in? ability to itself control the canal It therefore follows naturally that it has lost sovereignty over the territory traversed by the canal. It also ap pears that this sovereignty is main t?ined by the new republic of Pan ama, which is in actual posse s ion of the authority and power of adminis? tration and of police. Under such circumstances it remains for the Pan? ama company to accept the actual sit uaion of' authority and the fact rela ti ve to the territoryz embraced by the concession. Therefore the action commenced by Colombia is not re? ceivable." The decision gave great satisfaction to the American -officials and the Pan? ama Canal company. Ambassador Porter ' received early word of the decision and expressed himself as well satisfied with the outlook for an early winding up of the transfer. The -Panama Canal company prompt? ly took stops to call a meeting of the stockholders for a final ratification of the sale to- the United States. The law requires 25 days' notice before a meeting, so the ratification is expect? ed April 25. The company has taken precautions to see that a majority is sure to ratify and it already has far more than a majority of the stock pledged to ratification. The subse? quent proceedings therefore are con sidered mere formalities. Watterson Not For Sale. An interesting story is told by Wal? ter Wellman, a well known Washington correspondent, in a letter to the Phila? delphia Press on Mrach 26, about the Hon. William Randolph Hearst and the efforts he* is said to have made to secare the services of Henry Watterson, of the Louisville Courier-Journal, to stay in Washington during the present winter and write an occasional letter to Mr. Hearst's newspapers, for which he is said by Mr. Wellman to have been willing to pay the handsome sum of $25,000. The story is that Mr. Watterson wrote a polite letter to Mr. Hearst declining the offer. His de ch" nation, however, was not accepted, and Mr. Hearst is said to have wri tten to him again, when Mr. Watterson again declined and suggested that there was no better reason why he .should write for Mr. Hearst's papers than why Mr. Bennett or Mr. Laffan, or Mr. Ried, or any other editor should write for them, and that be bad better try them. Mr. Hearst still insisted upon Watterson's service, and then the dietisgished Kentucky journalist is said to have written to Mr. Hearst as follows : "Dear Sir: You haven't enough money in your family, and never will have, to induce me-to write one line for you." We do not know now much truth there is in the story, but it sounds a little like Slr. Watterson. He has been *' writing for newspapers for* a great many years, and he is not as rich as some other newspaper men in this country, but we do not believe be has ever written a single' line for pay in advocacy of any cause which did not meet with the full approval of his heart and his conscience.-News and Courier. . A Thoughtful Man. M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind., knew what to do in the hour of need Hi3 wife had such an nnnsnal case* of stomach and liver trouble, physicians could not help her. He thought of and tried Dr. King's New Life Pills and she got relief at once and was finally cored. Only 25c at J. F. W. ?eLonne's Drug Store. Tax on Leaf Tobacco May Se Removed. x Washington, March 31.-The inter? nal revenue tax of 6 cents a pound on leaf tobacco is eliminated by the terms of a bill on which favorable action was taken today by the internal re? venue sub-committee of the house on ways and means. The bill which the sub-committee ordered favorably re ported to the full committee is the substitute measure suggested by Com missioner Yerkes and takes the place of the Gaiues bill to abolish the tax on both leaf tobacco and "twisted to? bacco." Mr. Yerkes saw administrative difficulties in the way of abolishing the tax on the twist, but none on the natural leaf, or "tobacco in the hand," as it is termed. This relief has been sought by the southern to? bacco raisers. Muscles Sore, Joints Painful Rheumatism. ' = ' Sore muscles or painful joints maj mean an approaching attack of rheumatism. El? liott's Emulsified Oil Lin ment, rubbed on the affected parts will relieve the pam and ?soreness, and prevent rheumatism. Edwtt'a Koiuteifiei Oil Liniment is a satisfactory robbing liniment for all soreness, ??iffnes and laurene** of j ?int* or u ?seles. AH defers. tfiiQ REIBST IS. A Sample of the Stuf That is Be ing Printed About Him. Extracts from a Hearst Write-Up: William Randolph Hearst is a self j made man of great ability and achieve? ment. Although a Harvard graduate, he has been the champion of labor from his youth, and by bis devotion to ! the cause of the plain people has en? deared himself to millions. His demo? cracy is of the modern school, which believes in doing things, and if elect? ed president, he would prove himself one of America's statesmen. WHAT A CALIFORNIA PAPER SAYS IN REPLY. The truth, in brief, as to William Randolph Hearst is as follows : W. R. Hearst-as he was always known in California, for be did not be? come William R. Hearst until he went to New York, nor William Randolph Hearts until he got into politics-W. R. Hearst, the son of a man who was worth $30,000,000. He never did a day's hard work in his life, and never earned a dollar in his life, unless he has made money by the use of his father's money. His father was George Hearst, a miner and California pioneer, who was at one time a United States senator.. W. R. Hearst received his education from a private tutor. He never went to the public schools,- and never graduated from Harvard college. He was'never even admitted to that col? lege, though he tried for a year to qualify.? But his manner of living was such, while a "boy in bambridge, that President Elloit would not admit him.. He was given the San Francisco Examiner by his father, and on his father's death got enough millions from the estate to make his debut as a newspaper proprietor in New York. As a newspaper man, he has been a success ; not as Raymond and Greeley were as great editors; nor as Bennett, is, as a news-gatherer. But as a pan? derer to the passing vice or passion or policy of the people he has no supe? rior. He knows how to please the people, and tc change with them. He never has been a champion of any? thing that it did not pay to champion. No one overheard of his friendship for labor until the labor unions became strong and Hearst himself got into politics. Personally, he has no use whatever for a laboring man. He abused Bryan after Bryan's second defeat as he did Cleveland after his downfall ; and he has taken up every line of Republican policy, from the conquest of the Philippines, which he advocated, to the capture of Panama,' which he endorsed. He is for a big army and a big navy, and would be for polygamy if he lived in Utah, and for killing the Jews if he lived in Russia. As a congressman he has been a total and laughable failure. Thus far he I has not cast a single vote in the house, nor made a speech nor made a point of order, nor moved to adjourn. He never has made a 10-minute poli? tical speech in all his life. He never has written ten lines on a political question in all his life. He declines all invitations to speak, and sends out letters in reply, written by his clever hired men, but signed "William Ran? dolph Hearst." He talks of himself in his papers, but cannot talk for himself anywhere. Hearst does not exist, excae? on paper. He is a creattion of tbe^paid write-up. Bring him into the open,, and force him to scrap with the world, and he would go down and out in half around. His chief distinction since boyhood has been his open and brazen public association .with degraded women, whose inflflu?nce upon him has been superior to that even of his ambition. And in the White House he would present such a spectacle of indecency as would cause the nations of the earth to jeer. When California.is to have a presi? dent let. him be a man-one whose whole Biography may be published without too grossly violating the laws concerning the dissemination of ob? scene literature.-San Francisco Star. TRUST CQMP???ES FAIL. One in New York, Other in Bos? ton- Both Big Concerns. New York, March 31.-The Federal Trust company today made an assign? ment to the Guardian Trust company. The action is stated to have been taken as a result of the disappearance of a prominent official of thu Federal Trust company. Reports are in circulation that a shortage has been found in tho funds of the concern. While no statement has been filed as yet by the Federal Trust company it is understood it will turn over about $1,000,000 in depoists to the assignee. Its total assets wiii be about $3,000, 000. The Federal Trust company has a capital stock of $1,500,000. lt has a surplus fund cf $50,000 and about $140,000, undivided profits. Its last statement showed individual deposits of $1,593,328, but officials state the deposits were about $1,000,000 at the close of business last night. Boston, March 31.-The Union Trust company closed its doors today. The Union Trust company was incorporat? ed in 188? with a capital of $100,000. The president is Former Congressman Wm. E. Barrett, The liabilities of the compnay are placed at $1,600,000 with nominal assets of about the same amount. Richmond, Va. March 30.-Yester? day fourteen negro wagon drivers of the Richmond Baggage Transfer Com? pany notified the company that they would not work with a white man who had been employed as a driver. Today the company discharged the who'.e negro force and substituted white drivers. A* Cure for Hendache. Any man, woman or child suffering from headache, biliousness or a dali, drowsy feeling should take one or tw of De Witt's Little Early Risers n;glr pnr morning These famous little fill? nre famous because they are a tonic t:s well a* a pill. While they cleanse the <y tern they strengthen and rebuild it by their j to^ic effect upon the liver ^nd bowe!.*. ? W b. Olin B, Da vi*. ' WILLIAMS AFTER THE TRUSTS. The Democratic Leader Asks the Department of Justice Two Pointed Questions. Washington, Macrli 31.-Representa? tive Williams, of Millissippi, intro? duced two resolutions of inquiry, ad? dressed to tbe department of justice today. One requests information as to whether any criminal prosecutions have been instituted by the department against the individuals or corpora? tions who were adjudged recently by the Supreme Court of the United States in the Northern Securities case to be guilty of having viohted the laws of the United States by entering into unlawful combinations in re? straint of Inter-State commerce, "and to send to the House all papers and documents and other information bear? ing upon the prosecutions inaugurated or about to be inaugurated in that be? half." The other resolution requested in? formation as to whether ady investiga? tion was ever had at the suggestion of the Attorney General, or by the de? partment of justice or at the suggestion of anyone else, "of the so-called anthracite coal trust," consisting of the anthracite carrying railroads doing an Inter-State business, whether any report was ever made of such investi? gation, and if so to send to the House the report and all papers and docu? ments and information bearing upon the same. The Aiken Robbers Caught. Aiken, March ?*0.-The police last night captured four negroes who, they feel quite sure, are the parties who robbed the residence of Mr. William Grosvenor on Monday night. On Monday night a party of serenad? ers came to the Grosvenor house and began singing. While they enter? tained the household a negro walked up and they nodded ^o him and he passed, around the house. The negro who was seen to go around the house was Robt. Pearson, and the singers were Smart Lloyd and two negroes who followed the carnival company which showed here last week. Smart Lloyd and Robt. Pearson were arrested last evening and Pearson had in his possession one of the stolen pocketbooks containing $15 in money and the lost diamond ring and the sapphire pin. Chief Doby caught the two carnival negroes as they were boarding a trol? ley car on the edge of the city. " These negroes will not give their names ncr tell where they are from. The police hope to recover the other stolen arti? cles which they think have been hid? den by the thieves. State Board Medica! Examiners. Columbia, April 1.-The State board of medical examiners meets in this city on the 26th inst-the fourth Tues? day in April as provided by law-but it is not yet known whether the old board will conduct the examination. The general assembly just adjourned passed an act providing that the board be reorganized. The members, will be appointed by the governor on nomina? tion of the State Medical association. The medical association meets on April 19th and it is not yet known whether the new board to be nominat? ed at that time or the old board will serve at the examinations a week la'jer. If the old board is not reelected the new members may not be familiar with the process of examination. Dr. S. C. Baker, secretary, of the present board, has written Gov. Hey? ward in reference to this matter and the governor will decide today. Serious Stomach Trouble Cured. I was troubled with a distress in my stomach, sour stomaoh and vomiting spells, and can truthfully say that Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me.-Mrs T. V. Williams, Laings burg, Mich. These tablet* are guaran? teed to cure every case of stomach trou? ble of this character. For sale by China's Drug Store. Ohio having paid the last of her debts there are now six States without outstanding obligations. They are Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, New Jersey, West Virginia and Ohio. The debts of Delaware, Kansas, Michigan, Ne? vada, South Dakota and Wyoming are only nominal. The Best Family Salve. De Witt's \\ itch Hazel Salve gives instant relief from burns, cures Cuts, bruises, sore?, eczema, tetter and all abrasions of of che skin. In buying Witch Hazel Salve it is orly necessary to see that you get the genniue DeWjtt's and a cure is cer? tain. There are man? cheap counter? feits on the inartet, all of which are worthless, and^uite a few are dangerous, while Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve is per? fectly harmless and cures. Sold by Olin B. Davis. ?t Greenville, March 31.-E. M. Gilles? pie, who lives about two miles from the city on the Easley road, while handling his gun on Monday night accidentally discharged the piece, the load entering the feet of his infant cliild, not more than 2 years of age. A small portion of the shot entered the hip of his wile, who was holding the child in her arms, but her wound ! is not serious. Dr, W. C. Black was called to attend the child, who was so weak from the loas of blood and the shock that he did not amputate the foot, as he feared it would not live through the operation. The parents are said to be quite reticent over the matter. Best Cough Medicine for Chil? dren. When yon buy a cough medicine for small children you want one in which you can place implicit confidence. You want one that not only relieves bat cure*. Yon want one that is unquestionably harmless. You want one that is, pleasant to t?.ke. Chamberlain's C u^h Remedy meet* all of these conditions.- There is nothing ?*o good for the coughs and c Ms incident to childhood. It n aUo a C 'rtnin presen tive and car? for croup, and there is n<> dancer w.'ia ever Lom. who^pinkr CMfgh when it is given. It has been used in many epidemics of that dise?e with per fwt. anocess. F >r sale by 'China'?* D*up Store. FIGHTING IK BRITISH INDIA. Col. Younghusband Gains Two Victories over the Thibetans. Tima, British India, March 31. News has been received here of severe fighting, the Thibetans hving attack? ed the' British Mission, nuder Col. Younghusband. There were two engagements and the Thibetans were repulsed with heavy loss. The British captured the Thibetan camp at Gneru. While the British ad? vance had practically been unopposed, the expedition suffered great hard? ships from the intense cold, and it was some times found impossible to use the Maxim guns and rifles, owing to the congealing of the oil. The country is of the bleakest, without a sign of vegetation and the expedition had to face piercing winds and cl juds of dust, while there was a heavy fall of snow last night. At 8 o'clock this morning a flying column started to reconnoitre the Tibetan camp at Gueru whereupon a genera if rem Lahassa, with a quaint re? tinue, came to interview Col. Young? husband. The general asked the colonel to retire with his mission to Yatung for the purpose of carrying on negotiations, threatening an attack if the mission proceeded. Col. Young? husband replied that negotiations had been proceeding fruitlessly for fifteen years and that retirement was now im? possible. The Thibetan general withdrew and Col. Younghusband ordered his troops to endeavor to disperse the Thibetans, blocking the road without firing upon them. Makes a Clean Sweep. There's nothing like doing a thing thor? oughly. Of all the Salves yon ever heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best. It sweeps away and cores burns, sores, bruises, cut?, boils, ulcers, skin eruptions and piles, It's OD ly 25c, and guaranteed to give satisfaction by J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. Union, March 31.-At 2 o'colck to? day at Carlisle, Loomis Gilliam, a negro, shot and instantly killed one Sang Jeter. The snooting, it is said, was done accidentally. JUST ONE WORD that word ts Tutt*s, it refers to Dr. Tutt's Liver Pills and MEANS HEALTH. Are you constipated? Troubled with Indigestion? Sick headache? Virtlgo? Bilious? Insomnia? ANY of these symptoms and many others indicate inaction of the LIVER. m ?Bk ? Take No Substitute. fCHICK ESTER'S ENGLISH PENNYROYAL PILLS ^STS. ? . ?-?Tl?,n** *?? ?*1T eenuin*. vS?FE. Uwamnltabte Ladle*, wk Profit tor CHICHESTEB'S KN G LIS H ia KZI> asl Gold metallic box??. ?e&Jcd with Moe ribbon. Taite no other. Refuse I Danderoo* Habituation* and Imita? tion?- Buy of 7oar Drcggltt. or *ro<5 4c. la .ump* for Pertlealttr*, Te? tl m o nia Lt md "Relief Tor Ladle*," in Utter, bj re t ara Mall. 10.?M<0 Wla?o!*J.. $<Mby _J Drn^lm. Chtcbe?ter CnemteaJ Co., Vaadoa '.bi*r-a.i*r ^n.-.. I'M H./... J*> Tie Largest ai lost Complete MWMt Mk Geo, S. Hacker & Son -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS* Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Cat non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C. ?9" Parchas* our make, which we gu?rante superior to an j sold South, and thereb; save money. Window and Paney 31ass a Specialty October 16 -o $100,000.00 Capital. THE FEDS! NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of thia Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for tb.6ir deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '.00,000 00 Surplus and Undivided Prof? its, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATIONLA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. 1). BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEM MON, JOHN REID, E. P. RICKER. . R. L. EE MUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McC;?Jlum, D. J. Winn, Jr, j Oliver L. Yates. July 30-3m I ?EfflHBBBMMMMBBBBEaMKMM.j M ???? Thc Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of mm and has been made under his ^r C^yrjC^^^^j^A/ sonai supervision since its infancy? ^^fs+? '<v?C*u&? Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good99 are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worm? and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Children^ Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind You Ha?e Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. TMS CENTAUR COMNMT, 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. Why not take a trip this winter through Florida to CubaP This beautiful State and Island has been brought within ea?y reach by the splendid through train service of the Atlantic Coast Line, the great throughfare to the tropics. Winter Tourists' Tickets are now on sale to all points iiv Florida and to Havana, For rates, schedules, maps, sleeping, car and steamship accommodations write to W. J. CRAIG, G. P. A, Wilmington, N. C. "What to Say in Spanish and How to Say It" sent to say address upon receipt of a two-cent stamp. SOUTHERN RAILWAY j WE RUN THE THIS GREAT RAILWAY RUNS THROUGH A . GREAT COUNTRY CONVENIENTLY UNITING ALL THE EEST SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. \7. A. TURK. 5. H. HARDWICK. Pac:or.?er Traffic Manager. Cer.er.-I pL?cnjer A^c:.;. WASHINGTON. D. C. V/. H. TAY LOE, Ass': Ger.'! Pass. Ager.:, ATLANTA. CA. BEST VESTI? BULE TRAINS AND H4VE THE BEST DINING CAR SERVICE SOUTHERN RAILWAY BCHEDTJLJE Effective Nov. 29, 1903. Head down Read up No 142 No 140 No 141 No 143 2 15 pm 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar 9 lo am 5 45 pg* ll 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 3 20 am 7 10 au 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 7 20 am 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 6 55 arc 6 10 am 8 15 pm Ar Atlanta Lv ll 45 pit 11 45 am 5 33 am Ar Birmingham Lv 4 10 pty 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 9 20 am 12 35 am 3 10 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 10 35 aa 1 30 am 4 25 pm Ar Greenville Lv 9 40 anr 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 7 05 aa* 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv 7 40 ?m 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv 8 30 an; 6 00 pm Ar Camden Lv 2 00 ps 8 35 pm Ar Rock Hill Lv 9 25 air 9 40 am Ar Charlotte Lv 8 10 asa 9 45 am Ar Washington Lv 9 50 pti 4 15 pm Ar New York Lv 3 2$ p* Trains 142 and 143 make close connection at Samtor Junction with 117 going No - * via Camden and Rock Hill. Traine 40 and 41 make close connection at Kingville for Columbia and at Oohs'.? bia with solid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Care, Pullman . Compta?? ment, Club Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping Cars to and from Flcr da points. For full information or reservations apply to any agent or address S. H. Hardwick, CH. Ackart, General Passenger Agent, J. R. Clack, General Manage*, Washington, D. C. Agent, Washington, D. O? W. H. Tayloe, Sumter, S. C. R. W. Hunt, Assistant Gen. Pass. Agent, . Division Passenger Ageafr Atlanta, Ga. . . Charleston, S. C.