Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PIUSE OF ?OTTOH. Ifeat is Shown in Agricultural ^^artmenf s Report on Cotton Production and Consumption. Washington, May l?- The depart msot cf adrien!tn re will shortly issne -? comprehensive report on the con ?OBption of cotton compiled by J. L. Watkins, the cotton expert of the bu ?eaa of statistics. It traces - cotton .Manufacture in this conn try from its -anception^to the present time and re? viewing the industry in the past 20 jre&cs says that notwithstanding the igreafc increase in the world's con? sumption of cotton the orversbadow -?^ feature of the period is the phe =aomenal increase in consumption in -?? cotton States. TOxs consumption in the south in? creased 2,607,000 bales or 509 per cost., the consumption in the north isas increased 762,000 bales or 59 per cent, and in the whole country 2,369, (500 hales or nearly MS per cent This, the report says, is of immense -aagci?cance to the countries consum? ing Amerrican^cction because every a?citicnal 10,000 bales consumed in "tSiss country means shorter time for ;?*8me foreign mills,, perhaps- its sbut -Slag down, assuming, of course, that *je? further expansion of tbe American crop will take placa. During the past* 38 : years the United States has in? creased its cotton crop nearly 5.500,000 t? about 96 per cent ; Indians crop has increased 1.500,000 balee of 400 ^joends each or 73 per cent. ; EgyptTs crop has increased 570,000 bales of 500 ^pounds each or TS per cent ; Russia, nr?iich used to draw so largely upon ' ~tK country for her raw cotton, is supplying her own mills with ?COO or 300,000 bales grown in her i -Arans-Caspian provinces ; Brazil has almost ceased exporting cotton on ac? count of the home demand for her; oro?; and the continent of Europe has ; increased its consumption of cotton 000 bales, or about 95 per cent The consumption of cotton in East Jndia, the report points out, has in? creased 1,200,000 bales or about 200 rper cent in the last-20 years, and ber ^a?Us nowuse about half of the crop ?sroduced there; Japan has erected .?ails equipped with 1,333,000 spindles ; .^ts*d is consuming from 600,000 to 700, bales of cotton annu?y, nearly 25^1 cper cent of which is American ; the ?world's consumption ot, cotton has in ^?cisased nearly 7,000,000 bales or about 94 per cent and the ?Jnitedf States, tfbe largest producer, also has become -i&e largest consumer of cotton ; hence 4??& price of its staple is now regulated ! ;-4a the home market instead of Liver-1 jeoL Every year since 1390 there has .been an increase in the number of nails and spindles in operation and ?mth the single.. exception of 1893-94, sa increase in the number of bales consumed. . -Poiitica? Situation in Illinois. "Chicago, 111., May 21,-Now that .?ie lllinoia Republicans have held their convention the interest of the politicians is turning toward the Dea -ccxatlc convention to be held three -weeks hence. Pr?sent indications .jjorat io-Bearst controlling the conven 3?GS: and a delegation instructed for j -Mia is likely to be chosen. The situ? ation is so complicated, however, and : "?fic relation among the leaders so sprained that the result may be chang? ed before the convention meets. That 3$earst sentiment predominates *s evi? denced by the fact tbafc Mayor Harri - -taon has practically given up his fight ^against the. radical element and de? clares he will take no further part in Hfee contest outside bf Cook. County. I--, The attitude of John P. Hopkins, -ex-Mayor of Chicago, and the recog *xi%ed leader cf the state organization, ?a the uncertain element in, the sitna -3ico at present. Hopkins and Harri -sea have been bitter enemies and fight? ing' f or centro? for years. Th is "year, alarmed at the aggression of the Har JOSOU machine into State politics, the /Hopkins forces took up the Hearst .campaign th rough cut tbe State in or t?er to balk tbe plans cf the mayor. It is generally believed, however, that ^Hopkins was only in tbe Hearst saovernenfc to defeat Harrison, and now 4fcat tbe latter bas virtually thrown .ap the sponge politicans are keenly .waiting to see if the Hopkins organi? zation viii continue to work for the l?e* Yorker for president. - -rm^ ?? ? . ?Mt When de Sap Rises "Week Jorgs eh?**-'?? be careful. Coughs and -?oics E'e dtu^ex? us iher. (me Minute Cough On.e cures coom bs and colds and , give& f trenjrth t?> the the lungs. Mrs. G. 15. Fencer, of Mhrion, Ind., p*?yp, ~I ?>uf ??ered "wi:h a cou;.h until Ir.u dov i: from to.92 lbs. 1 tried a anniber of rem? edies to no avail until I used Doe Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles of this conder J?o? lemedy cured nie entirely cf the cough, strengt beted my lengs and rt--t< ired me to my noraif ? w*-h?ht, health aud strength." Sold by O. B. Davis. ?Dillon, May 39..- Hugh Rae colored iaborer on the Atlantic Coast Line construction train fell from the top cf-a box car just this side of Pee-Dee trestle this afternoon and sustained ??tejaries wbicb will doubtless prove -iatal. When lound l? was ia a semi? -conscious condition, from wliich be has not rallied. Rae's home is at Ren oert, a small station a few miles above here. It is thought the negro was asleep when te fell from tbe box car. k *-*.AJ. CURS FOR Xe ^A. JEZ. X J?. . It has re "-ntl y been discovered tba? the germs ; produce Malaria, breed and multip - ut t:?e intestines and from there spre*--- throughout the system Cy means c he blood. This fac t ex jSiains why ??alaria is hard to cure by the old method .f treatment. Quinine "lion, etc.r stin.jlate the nenes and =buiid up.the blood, but do not destroy the germs that cause, rhe disease. -Jfcydale's Ionic has a specific effect -upon the intestines and bevels, freeing .them from <\ disease breeding mi .?robes. It K.?O kills the germs thal ^mfest the veins and arteries. It drives "^rom the blood all poisonous mattel ?nd makes V: rich and healthy. KYDALE'3 TONIC is a blooc ^frn?der, a nerve restorer, and a Malaris destroyer, ^ry it, it will not disap parn tvoo. A NEW CAMPAIGN TRICK. Strange Effort Made With Imper sonations on the Grounds of the National Capital. Washington, May 19.-The Washing ton police have investigated an inci? dent, which occurred on~ the plaza of the capital today'in which an attempt was made, before a moving picture machine, to impersonate President Roosevelt giving assistance io a pre? tended negro in distress. The incident occurred shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. A moving picture machine had been placed where it could, command the scene and a man made up as a negro approached and when directly in' front of the stat? ue of George Washington he fell to the pavement. A man who ?bore a striking resemblance to the president was in a carriage nearby and he, with the aid of a negro coachman who wore a livery, the counterpart of the white house livery, tenderly lifted the pre? tended negro to the fictitious presiden? tial-carriage. The man simulating the president then tipped his hat, offered the negro a cigar and ordered the car? riage driven on. The incident was witnessed by a number of people in? cluding two capitol policemen. The police investigation disclosed the fact that the men who participated in the episode'belong to the theatrical profession. They are believed to have left the city. Weekly Trade Rsview. New York, May 20.-Bradstreet's tomorrow will say* Weather conditions are still the apparent drawback in the trade and crop situation. Tempera? tures have been too cool to allow of free distribution of spring and sum? mer goods at retail, and they likewise retard germination and growth of crops, though permitting good prog? ress in seeding in various sections of the country. = In jobbing circles the feeling is that the spring trade is past and gone, and efforts are now con? centrated on fall business, reports as j to which are fairly good though not equal to a year ago. Some faint evidences of improve? ment are to be noted, but against this ase to be cited further weakness in iron, rather more quietness in lumber and talk of further curtailment in cot? ton mill production. The industrial situation is rather quieter .but the. most serious strike of the year, that of masters and pilots of lake vessels, continues with no pros? pect of settlement. This has practi? cally killed transportation on the lakes and coal ore, lumber and grain trades exhibit tho effects of the almost total stoppage of the activities of over 100,000* meu. Railway earnings show recessions ( from last year. At eastern markets ; wholesale tradejin dry goods' is Ox ' moderate proportions though symp? toms of improvement are, not entirely absent. r - . ftg% Business failures for the week end? ing May 19 number 215 against 155 in the like week in 1903. Summer Colds. Summer colds, usually hang on stub? bornly and are hard to enre. Bydale's I "Elixir speedily cures summer oofds and [ lingering coughs. This modern scientific remedy is a prescription, especially adapt? ed to the successful treatment of all chron? ic, throat or lung 'disease?. If you are afflicted with a summer cold or a lingering cough, get a trial bottle of ?ydale* Ehrir. You'll be surprised at the ra ult. Tried 8iz3, 25c Fanii?j size 50c. Ali dealers. lingi - - Weldon, N. C., May 19.-A negro tramp was lynched at Seaboard, N. C., last night by a crowd of his own race, who swung him np for an as? sault upon a 7-year-old colored child. A policeman was on hie way to jail with the man, who gave his name as Dick Whitehead, when he was over? taken by an infuriated mob of 'blacks, who tore the prisoner from the' offi? cer's buggy and hanged bim to a nearby tree. Cured His Mothar of Rheuma? tism KMy mother h ? been a sufferer for many years with rheumatism,'' says W. H. Howard, of Husband, Pa. "At times she wa? unable to move at all. v;hile at all ti nie? walking was 'painful. ? prese ated h?-r with a bottle of Chamberlain'* Pain 3.tirn and after & ft-w ax plication he de? cided ic Tra? the anoet wonderful p?.in re? liever she had ever fi :n f cu she is never without it now and i* at all times able to walk. Au occasional aDpiication of Pain Balm keep* away the pain that she va? formerly troubled wi;h." For sala bj China's Drug Store. Tuskegee, Ala., May 21.-Mauy friends and alumni of Tuskegee Insti? tute ai? arriving for the commence? ment exercises of the institution to be held during the coining week. The annual sermon will he delivered to? morrow by Bishop Galloway of Mis? sissippi. Ladi s and L hil; r en who caiiiif't Piene! the shocking .-train of laxative* syrups an ? cathartic pilis are es? pecially iona ??f Little Eaily Riser*. All parsons who ?nd it necessary lake a hver medicine should try these easy pill j arid compare the agreeably p!ea?v&nt anti stnrBgthening cSects with tne uauseting j and \v?aktiii: g conditions folioing the ure cf otiur remedies. Little E?xly uisers care biliousness con.-tipatiorf?. rick head? ache, jaundice, maia:ia and ):.\i-r trouble?. Sci; by (). B. D?.vl*. - an?~-+o- - tm ? - Sherman, Tex.. May 20.-J. W. M. Hughes, mayor of Whitesborc, was arrested this morning on a federal indictment charging him with' being in a conspiracy to set at naught the civil rights bill by tue*expulsion by force cf certain i egro residents of "Wbitesboro and vicinity. He was at once released on $2,500 bond. Whooping Cough. "In the spring of liK)l my children hail whooping cong h." sajs Mrs. D. W. Capp*, of Capp?, Ala. "I u-ed Chamierlaiu'd Cough Remedy with the most satisfactory results I think this i> the be*: remedy I have ev?-r seen for whooping cough." This reineoy keeps the cough loose, lessens the severity and frequency of tne coughing spell* snd counteracts an y tendency towards pneumonia. For sale by China's Drug Stort, LOOS FOR THIS TRADE-HARK ON EVERY BOTTLE. Elias Hartz, widely known ia Reading, Fa,., asthe gooseboneprophet, says: "I hrro boca taxing Dairy's Pure ALdt VV" niskej for a number of years as my only stimulant and ionia. I am now 87 years old, hale, hearty, a::d as vigorous as a man of forty, and Lave every reai cn to believe I v::i live toa much riper old age if I can always have a sup? ply cf I uily's Pure KrJJfc Whis!:P7, wl.l: h is my enly medicine. I never nave colds or fnffifort ora, or any cr-;:;:nc trouble. I ?::owt:;at it is your valuable whiskey that has kept r .e sc fr ee from sickness. 1 was tron?il?d with insomnia before I used it,"but now I can sloc-j as restfully; as a b^v.y. I feel no weakness from my old age., and I heartily recom? mend Di ilTy's Pare J-Ialo \f hiskey to aaycue who wishes to keep strong, young and vigorous. Dilly's Pure Malt Whiskey contains no fusel oil and is the only whiskey recognized bj tis ? 1 c vemmeut as a ?ae?icine: this is a guarantee. Ee aurfe you a?k for DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY. ?: ia the only absc Int-y.y fuze I>?alc "Whiskey v?-h?ch contains medical. healih-?i vi cg qualities and the eily ?2??* "Whiskey recognized by tho government as a medicine. L ; STY'S PUSS MALT VVrziSIIZY is sold in scaled bot: Ie3 only, r.cver in flask cr hLl'.i. Lock for the trad s-mark-the old chemist-on the label and See that the ?cai ever the cork Iz :mbroken. \7or saie et all Dispensaries in South Carolina, or direct, $1.00 a bottle. DUFFY MALT "WHISKEY CO., Rochester, N. Z Cheap. Excursion Rat?s 7ia Soutif ern Ballway. The :k>uthern Railway announces the fol? lowing very low excursion rates to the fol? lowing points: Sumter to Dallas, Texas, and return ac? count General Assembly ' Cumberland Presbyterian Church May 10, to 27. 1904. tickets on sale 38ayl5tol$, with final limit returning May 3ist, 1904, at the very low rateofS3a95. "The Southern Railway offers most con? venient schedules with.Pullman Sleepers and Southern Railway Dining Cars on all through trains. For full information applv to any Agent Southern Railway, or R. Wv Hunt. Division Passenger Agent. One of the greatest blessings a modest man can wish for is a go jd, reliable set of bowel*. If you are not the happy pps ? essor of such an outfit you can greatly imp? ve tlie efficiency of those you have by tho judicious 'use of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are pleas? int to take and agreeable in > effect. For sale by China'3 Drug Store. m?W * i ? - - North Sydney, N. S? May 20.-The worst; marine disaster in the history of the St. Lawrence river coal trade occurred today off Cape North, the northernmost poinfc of Cape Breton, when the steamer Turret Bay, laden with coal and bound from Sydney to Montreal, struck vm the rocks off St. Paul's island, and sank in deep water 20 minutes later, causing a loss of 13 livea. Only nine men from a crew of 22 were saved. A Chinaman's "Howdy." In China, the customary greeting is "How is ycur liver If Kydale's Liver ; Tablets were as well known there as in somu parts of America the answer would be: My liver^s all riifht, I use Rydale's I Liver Tablets. These tablets care con constipation, biliousness and ali liver troubles. All dealers. .Excursion Tickets -ON THE A'CLANTIC COAST LINE -TO THE Gnat World's Fair at St Louis: In addition to tho Season, 60 Pay Excur? sions, two cheap Excursions will Ix* rqn"to St. Louis on 2?ay 9ti and 23, 1904 at ono cont per mile traveled I?ato from Sumter. S. <\. for these excur? sions will bo ?20.40. via Richmond or Peters bug: S19.50 via Atlanta. Tickets endorsed "Not good in Parlor or SK oping Cars" and limited to 10 days includ? ing date of salo. Southern Baptist Contention, Nashville, Tenn.-nate SlT.^from Sumter. S. C., for tho lound trip. Tickets ou salo May lu h. 11th, 12th. limited to ten days from date of >aie. but final limit until .lune 6th, 1804 fan be obtained by depositing tickets with Jos. Richardson, Special Agent, not later tb an 10 days after tickets are purchased rind apon payment of 50c. fee at time of deposit. Ii. M. EMEItSOX. W. J. CEAIG. Traffic Manager. Gen. Passenger Agent. Wilmington. N.e. .v "PIT" ? IT! ; PIT PARTIES" are the rage. "PIT" is ihe most laughable f.nu exciting G.imo ever in vented for au INFORMAL GOOD TIME. Laughter, fun and ex - ci temen t for everybody. A NKW SUPPLY AT ii. G. Osteen & Co. m N. G. Osteen, Jr., SUEGEON'DENTIST, OFFICE : No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store ) SUMTER, S. C. Office hours, 9 io.1.30 2 30 to 6. Excursion Rates via the Atlantic Coast Line. Buffalo. X. Y.-international Convention. Y. M. C. A.. May llth to 15th, 1904. Rates, one first class fare plus 50c. for the round trip. Tickets <on sale May Sth to 10th inclusive. Good to return leaving Buffalo not later than May 23rd. 1904. Nashville, Tenn.-United Confederate Veterans Reunion. June 14ih-IG. 1904. Rates one cent per m^e distance traveled, plus 25c. Tickets will bo sold June 10th to 15th. inclu? sive, with final limit to leave Nashville re? turning June 18, 1904. Tickets must be offici? ally stamped by Joseph Richardson, Special . Agent. St. Louis. Mo.-Louisiana Purchase Exposi? tion, May 1st to November 30th. 190?. Season Tickets on sale daily, beginning April 25th and continuing during the period of the Exposition, with final limit to leave St. Louis. December 15th. 1904. Rate, SO per cent of the donble one way first class fares, plus 25c Sixty day tickets to be sold daily, beginning April 25th and continuing during the period of the exposition with final date to leave St. Louis, returning sixty days in addition to date of sale, in no case to exceed December 15th, 1904. Rate, one and one- third fares, plus 25c. for the round trip. Fifteen day tickets, to be sold daily com? mencing April 25th and continuing during the period of the Exposition, with final limit to leave St. Louis, fifteen days in addition to date of sale. Rate, one fare plus $2.25. Coach excursions, (tickets not good in Par? lor or Sleeping cars), to be operated from points on this line in the States of North and i South Carolina, May 9th and 23rd. Limit of j coach excursions to be ten days, including ; date of sale. Rate one cent per mile distance ' traveled, plus 25c. Validation of tickets. Return coupons re? quire validation by'joint agent at St. Louis, at Union Station. 'World's Fair Grounds. Transportation Building; World's Fair Sta? tion opposite Main Entrance i No. 429 Oliver Street: No. 13 North 7th street, i For rates and other information apply to j any ticket agent of the Atlantic Coast Line. H.'M Emmerson Traffic Man Wilmington, X C I W J. Craig, General Passenger Agent The hammock season has arrived. A large stock to select from at Osteen's Book Store. Hunt's Round Pointed Pens for sale at Osteen's ?ook Store. How to Make Money. I Agents of ei?her sax should today write j M-irsh Manufacturing Co., 538 Lake , Street, Chicago, for cuts and particulars of I their handsome ALUMINUM CX.RD CASE \ with your name eng:aved on it and filled I with 100 Calling or Business Cards. Ev ! erybody orders them. Sample Case and ; 100 Cards, postpaid, 40c. This Case and . 100 Cards retail at 75 csnts. } on have . only to show sample to secure an order. ; Send 40c. at once for case and ICO cards j before i-ome one gets ahead of you. ! Sept 16-8m ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ . ! Anvona scarfing a sketch and description rr.r.y qr.ickly ascertain our opinion free v.-nether nu I invention 13 probably patentable. Com?nunlca I tiona strictly confidential. If and boo ?con Parent? ! sent free. Oldest haency for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive ! I special notice, without charco, ia tho VVav&*Oti i?- y fl Ssa va BV?*s$o A. handsomcl7ilInptmt<?fi trahir, r-i.-rc-t cir- ; i cflatio.l of ii : i v .?.<.?. ..,.::? j-::: ..:.!. 'I*, rn ?.S3 a i ve.:r: x our mont us, >?. SoUl Lyall r?ewsd?aien> SUN m mmm. I take pleasure in giving no tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, having re? gained my hea'ih, ? have re? opened my shop, and am ready tn do any work in the line of (jims, Locks, Sewing Machines. &c Priers r?asona hje, work do re prompt y au?*1 satisfaction guarani*"ed. Hiop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteen's Book Store. K. S. BRADWELL. ?. L BOWMAN, Prest G. ff. BOSHAIB, Seo. ?Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, S3. C. j -^-Capital Stock $50,0G0~^~~ ' Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all Unes of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' A \ Supplies, J And invite your investigation before makingl your arrangements for another year. ^ Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company^ Masonic Building, Sd door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. OE Pi CI WB PERUVIAN GUANO, NITRATE OF SODA, flURIATE OF POTASH. Y ?CO. \ Are Headquarters.