The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 28, 1904, Image 6
h ii wm SEIZURE.
REVENUE OFFICERS CONFISCATE
CARLOAD.
Liquor Was Contra band and Had Reen
Previously Seized by Disj>ensary
Cons taimes in . Columbia.
Columbia, Dec 21:-Tba United
? States, rebane department yesterday
confiscated and is now holding the
car and the entire shipment of whis?
key which had, been seized by the
dispensary constables at Caves's last
Friday night and had been tnrned
over to the authorities; of the State
dispensary Saturday afternoon. The
seizure by the government officeis
was made because the t wc barrels men- i
tioned at the time of the first seizure
as containing wine were found to con?
tain whiskey and were without the j
* revenue tax stamp, as required by law.
As. has been stated, there are about
490 gallons in the car load. AU of it
is in five gallon kegs except the two
barrels, which contain about 50 gallons j
each, and it was the absence of the
stamps on these two barrels which
convinced the authorities that the en
. tire shipment was illicit whiskey and
resulted in the confiscation by the j
re vence department. The law does
not require that packages of less than
five gallons shall be stamped, as it is
presumed that these smiU packages
have been filled from larger ones on
which the tax has been paid.
The shipment was made by Green &
Cc, of Salisbury, N. C, but an in?
vestigation fails to ?&d any trace of
such a firm doing a whiskey business
in North Carolina and there seems to
be no doubt that this, name is ficti
. rices, as are the names cf the SO con
. sign?es to whom the whiskey wast)
shipped.
There bav? been numbers of large
shipments of contraband whiskey into
the State recently, and as a conse?
quence both theatat? and the federal |
authorities are unusually alert and de?
termined to stop any further ship?
ments as nearly as possible. Having
identical interests they are working
together more harmoniously than ever
before.
lt xs thought by some that this
temporary increase in shipments of
unstamped poods is due to the opera?
tions of the Watts law in North Caro?
lina, and it is known that. the force of
revenue officers and agents is geater in
.that State now than probably evsr be?
fore.
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REQUISITION FOR CHADWICK.
Governor of Ohio Will Ask Governor
of New York to Arrest Husband of
Famous Woman When He
Columbus, Ohio, Dec 23.-The ap?
plication of Prosecutor Keeler for a
requisition on. the C4overnor of New
T?k Mb* -tue* return to Cleveland of
Dr. LeRcy S.. Chadwick reached the
?gcvernor?s once through the mails this
?morning.
Governor Herrick is now in the
- east and - no action can be taken until
: his return next week. It is safe to say
? that the requisition will be issued,
lit will probably be ready for presenta?
tion 1o the {Vernor of wew York
when Dr. Chadwick steps from the]
European steamer.
3?AYESVILLE PYTHUNS
Social Lodge Elects Officers for Next
Year.
Mayesvilie, Dec 22.-At the meet?
ing of Social lodge No. 110, Knights
of Pythias, on Tuesday night the fol?
lowing officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year : J. R. Mayes,
C. C. ; M. C. Mayes, V. C., C. D.
Cooper, prelate; W. S. Chandler, M.
of W. j W. M. Bradley, M. at A. ; S.
W. Pringle, M. of E. ; A. J. Pringle,
M. of F. ; S. A. Stuckey, K of R and
S. ; S. E. Hndgens, L G. J. E.
Moonyhanij 0. G. Edwin Wilson, C.
D. Cooper and W. S. Chandler, trus?
tees, M. C. Mayes, hall committee, C.
D. Cooper, organist.
The lodge is in very flourishing con?
dition now. There are a number of
aplications before the lodge now.
DEADLY CHICKEN COOP.
A New Jersey Coon Went Hen Hunt?
ing Once too Cf ten.
Camden, N.'J., Dec. 23.-Howard
Brown, of this city had a musket
trained on his chicken coop so that
when the door was opened the gun
would be exploded. Robert Dorsey,
colored, neut to the coop this morn?
ing and the gun exploded. He was
taken to tba hospital minus one leg.
MANY RUSSIANS DYING.
Truly Awful Conditions Prevailing in
thc Manchurian Army.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 23.-Reports
received from Manchuria tell of an
alarming mortality among the Hes?
sian troops there. In one week 852
soldiers were frozen to death and over
one thousand were incapacited by cold
in the same period.
WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
The Natives of Samar Annihilate Half
a Company ol' Troops.
Manila, Dec 23.-The natives am?
bushed and killed at Dolores, Island
of Samar, a Lieut enan and thirty
seven enlisted men of the 38th com?
pany of native scouts a few days. Two
thousand rebels threaten the town
and the situation is extremely critical.
Philadelphia, Dec 23.-Eeven per?
sons were overcome by coal gas this
morning in a Russian bath- house at
815 Monroe street. They were taken
immediately to a hospital but were
resuscitated with difficulty. Scores
of others, in the house were affected.
A Frightened Horse,
Running like, mad down .the street
dumping the occupants, or a hundred other
accidenta, are every day occurrences. ? It
behooves everybody to have 3 reliable
Salve handy ana here's none as good as
Backlen's Arnica Salve. Burns, Cuta, Sores,
Eczema and Piles, disappear quickly under
its soothing effect. 25o, at J. F. W. Delorxne
Drugstore,
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MEIRQPOLITAN GLOB BORNEO.
LOSS ABOUT ONE HUNDl?o
THOUSAND DOLLARS, -
I Washington, Dec 21.-The Metro?
politan Ciao, the most exclusive so?
cial institution here,, having a mem?
bership of distingoished government
officials and other notables, was gutted
by fire early this mornihg,: ... .
All the fire companies within the
city boundaries were called out. The
flames raged for more than two
hours, and only the walls are now left
standing.
Several members of the elah were
in bed when the fire started. They
were rescued with great difficulty by
the firemen. Tbe Club is only two
-blocks from the White House.
The most serious loss to the Club,
was the library, which contained
fifteen thousand volumes. The loss is
in the neighborhood of one hundred
thousand dollars. Fireman Purcell
was dangerously injured.
THE NEW INSURANCE RATES.
.Some Interesting Figures Have Been
Gathered by the Commercial Club
of Rock Hill.
-
Rock Hill, Dec. 21.-As a result of
the meeting held at the Commercial
club rooms several evenings ago for
the purpose of seeing what could be
done with regard to the increase in
fire insurance rates in Rock Hill since
the reen trance of the Southeastern
Tariff association into South Carolina
some very interesting figures have
been gathered. It has been found
that under, the new book of rates
promulgated by the tarin! association
to be used by local agents after Aug.
25th lasted welling house rates Jjave
been lowered considerably, but the
amounts of premiums thus paid in, it
is thought, will hardly offset the in?
crease in the amounts to be paid-on
merchants risks. Out of 62 risks on
Main street, comprising buildings and
contents, only 10 have been lowered,
and some of these without apparent
reason. Twenty-nine risks on Main
street and one elsewhere show a total
increase in premiums to be exacted
under the sates the association has
fixed, and which will have to be paid
each year, of $1,650.52. Six Main
street risks total a decrease of $64.93.,
making the increase in insurance tax
reach an estimated amount of $1,585.
59. Few replies have been recieved
hy the secretary of the Commercial
Club to the 28 letters sent to cities
and towns ia the Stats asking for in?
formation as to rates existing there.
None ipi these has contained the infor?
mation' desired. One establishment
in Rock Hill th? has installed fire
hose, water buckets, connected its
roof tank with the city pipes, so as
to be sure of adequate water in case of
emergency, employed a watchman and
spent in all many hundreds of dollars
in complying with requirements of
inspectors, has found its cost of in?
surance increased nearly 100 per cent.
The result of the increase in rates
will be, if the rate?; remain as now
decreed by the tariff association, leas
insurance and consequently less pro?
tection.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec 21.-The Rev.
Albion W. Knight will be consecrated
Bishop of the Episcopal Church here
today. Mr. Knight was elected at
the recent general Convention of the
Church, held at Boston, to be mis?
sionary Bishop of Cuba.
Boliver, Pa., Deo 22.-Seven men
were suffocated today in the No. 2
soft clay mine of the Reese Hammond
Fire Brick company near here. The
victims were Austrians. There were
about 25 men in the mine and all but
seven were rescueed, though they
were all in bad shape and two are
likely to die.
San Francisco, Dec. 21.-The total
gate receipts of the Britt-Nelson fight
were $26,990, of which Britt received
$8,770; Nelson $5,918 and the Yose?
mite club $12,105.
Detroit, Dec. 21.-It has been re?
ported from Menominee that Engi?
neer Garvin and Fireman Miller, of
the fast Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul train were killed and fifteen
passengers badly injured in a wreck
at Lena, last night. A broken cail
threw the engine and Two coaches in?
to the ditch.
Sunsbury, Conn., Dec. 21.-The
memorial chapel at Westminster
school erected by Secretary of State
Hay in memory of his son, Adelbert,
was burned at noon today. Only the
walls remain standing.
Mother Be Careful.
of the health of your children. Lcok ont
tor Coughs, Colds, Croup and Whooping
Coagh. Stop them in time-One mioute
Coagh Cure is the bett remedy. Harmless
and pleasant. Sold by O. B. Davis.
The Lamest and Most Complete
Mbllsiieit South
Geo. S. Hacker & Son,
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS] SASH] BLINDS]
Moulding & Building
Material.
office and Wa re roo rn 3, Ki og, opposite Can
non Street,
CHARLESTON, S. C,
.?HF* Pnrchasrt our make, which we gu?rante
superior tc any sold South, and
thereby save money.
Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty
October 16o
COLDS THAT HANG ON
So frequently settle on the lungs and result in Pneumonia or Consumption. Do not take chances on a cold wearing
away or take some tiling that only half cures it, leaving the seeds of serious throat and lung trouble.
Stops the-Cough and heals the lungs and prevents
Pneumonia and Consumption
Consumption Threatened
C. Unger, 211 Maple St., Champaign1, m., writes:
"I was troubled with a hacking cough for a year and
I thought I had consumption. I tried a great many
remedies and I was under the care of physicians for
several months. I used one bottle of FOLEY'S
HONEY AND TAR. It cured me, and I have not
been troubled since."
Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs
A. M. Ake, Vood, Ind., writes: "Several years
since my lungs were so badly affected that ? had
many hemorrhages. I took treatment with several
physicians without any benefit. I then started to take
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, and my lungs are
now as sound as a bullet. I recommend it in ad?
vanced stages of lung trouble."
Three Sizes-25c, 50c, $1.00. The 50- cent size contains two and one-half times as much as the small
size and the $ 1.00 bottle almost six times as much. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
SOLD IND RECOMMENDED BY
DR.TJC3
Southeastern Lime & Cement
COMPANY.
CHARLESTON S C
Building Material of al! kinds. High Grade Roofing "RUBEROID." ^&iot
Feb" o
Account Special Excursion,
Havana, Cuba,
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January 4=5, 1904.
The Atlantic Coast Line will sell round trip tickets from
Sumter at rate $40 25 including meals and berths on P. & 0
Co's, steamers. Tickets to be sold Jan. 4th, and for train pass?
ing Charleston Jan. 5th, as will connect will steamer leaving
Port Tampa night of Jan. 5th. Tickets will be limited for re?
turn passage on any steamer leaving Havana until Jan. 19th,
1904, with privilege of stop overs at any point in state of j
Florida south of Jacksonville, within final limit of ticket which
will be Jan. 22nd, 1905. For information apply to
W. J. Craig,.G. P. A. J. T. China,
Ilmington, N. C.
Sumter, S. C.
The Dixie Stalk Cutter-Wagon Attac?ment.
Parties desiring A Good Stalk Cutter will find "The
DIXIE" to be^made of the Best Pennsylvania Steel and
guaranteed not to clog and to give entire satisfaction.
Our machines can be found at S. M. Pierson's livery stable, 6 and 8 S. Marvin street.
The Dixie Stalk Cutter Co., Sumter, 8. C.
Cabbage Plants $1.50 Per 1000.
I AM NOW prepared to fill any and
all orders with the best varieties of
Cabbage Plants. Orders filled for "any
amount and, varieties. Write for
prices for lots of 3,000 and over. Ad?
dress all orders' to
VY. F. CARR,
Meg/getts. S. C.
Dec. 21-3m.
Cabbage Plants.
From the best tested seeds. Now ready for
shidment, large, strong, healthy, these plants
are grown in the open air and will stand re?
vere freezes without injury. Early Jersey
Wakefield. Large Type or Charleston Wake?
field, which are the ?>est known varieties'of
early cabbages, also Henderson's Succession,
the nest large, late and sure header. Augusta
Early Trucker, also a fine ty pe of late variety.
Neatly packed in light baskets. $1.50 per fi;
for five thousand or over ?1.25 per M, P. O. B.
express office. Special prices made on large
lots. I
Chas. M. Gibson,
7071TSS ISLAND. S. 0.
Dec. 14-3mos.
THE CHAMPION
s TUMP PULLER
The Strongest, the Simplest and most
economical of all Stump Pullers.
Try ii before you pay for ii. Guaran?
teed to pull your slumps or no pay asked.
Write for Free Booklet giving terms
and prices.
The Champion Stump Puller Go.,
tt-8-x
COLUMBIA.
Call up telephone No. 30 for all
business with the Daily Item. The
Sumter Book istore number is :j96.
From which you can select any
style of glasses you could name.
We guarantee the grinding and
the purity and the accuracy of
what we furnish. All the lenses
are of the very best. If it's spec?
tacles or eye glasses, we fit them
acurately.
No Danger of Bad Vis?
ion When We Fit
Your Eyes.
I wish to announce that I will
move to Asheville, N. C., in Jan?
uary, and would like to have you to
take note of my address as I will
be able to supply you with dupli?
cate glasses and repairs just as
well as if I were in you neighbor?
hood. I have a record of all pre?
scriptions and can duplicate any
lens by seeing the broken pieces
or referring to the original pre?
scription. Mail orders solicited.
OPTICIAN,
SUMTER,
S. C.
PLANTATION FOR RENT,
WK DESIRE to rent our plantation
of 4<?i) acres now ocupied by W. \Y.
Mccaskill, seven miles from Bishop
ville.
O'DONNELL <SL- CO.
Dec. 21-4t.
W. A. BOWMAN, Prest. C. I. BOSNIER, Seo. & Treas.
The Sumter Banking
& Mercantile Company,
Sumter, S? C,
^mmm^Ca?pits? Stock $50,000**??i?^
Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize
ers and Farmers9 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 au lines of
Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers'
Supplies,
And invite your investigation before making
your arrangements for another year.
Cometo see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome.
Sumter Banking &
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
GENUINE PERUVIAN
GUANO.
Sells itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale.
Nitrate of Soda,
Muriate of Potash,
German Kainit.
H?RB7 ?
Are Headquarters.
Get our prices, please.
'Five Nice Lots For Sale.
Desirable Lots On Broad Street.
2 Lots 75x420. 3 Lots 83%x250.
At figures so. cheap that they must attract
you. Too far, you say ! ! ! Just 5 minutes bicycle
ride, or drive. Have to keep a horse and buy
gy ! ! ! The difference in interest on the pur*1
chase price of any other desirable lots will pay
for the horse's feed, and you will have a whole
lot of other pleasures thrown in,
R. B. BELSER,
Attorney at Law Real Estate Broker
Court Square Phone 12