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M MOLDING PUN DUMB. THE SOUTHERN BANKERS IN CONVENTION ENDORSE ACTION OP FARMERS AND GIVE THEIR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN. "New Orleans, Jan. 24.-By a unan? imous vote at the close of the first ses? sion today the Southern Interstate Cotton convention, by general agree? ment the largest and most representa? tive that has gathered in the soath, declared that reduction of aci-age and commercial fertilizers is the para? mount question to be considered at the convention, and it must be settled be? fore any other business is undertaken. Eleven hundred and thirty-five dele? gates, representing the Iii cotton growing states and territories, had registered when the conven?on was called to orders Even that number did Bot represent the full strength of the, convention. The forenoon and early afternoon were devoted to/ the compromising of aR differences that existed as to or? ganisation, the central idea being that the work of the convention should go to the country with the stamp of har? mony and practical unanimity. The result was that Former Congressman Cate bing's name was withdrawn and all opposition to Havie Jordan's se? lection ended. Washington Artillery hall, seating $100 REWARD, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh, be? ing a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatement. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal? ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the founda? tion of the disease, and giving the pa? tient strength by building up the con? stitution and assisting nature in doini its work. The proprietors have, so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for . any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for consti? pation. 1-18-lm. Comforting words. Many A Sumter Household Will Find Them So. To have the pains and aches of a back re? moved, to be entirely free from annoying, ?angerpns urinary disorders is enough to make any kidney sufferer grateful. To tell how this great change can be brought about will prove comforting words to hundreds of Sumter readers. W. E. Kitlam, Florence, machinist at the Coastline R. R repair shops, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did me more good than any oth . er remedy I ever used. They cured me of a very lame back and a bad attack of headache from which I suffered for a long while and -could not nnd anything to relieve it. Several times I could not work on account of my back, and the dull, heavy pain took all the strength out of my back so that I could not use it, could hardly stand up straight, much less work The kidney secretions were strong, dark, thick, and like liver when left to stand. I used different remedies, but without any beneficial effect at all until I got Doan's Kidney Pills. I was very much . surprised at the result obtained from their use. Hi j backache left me, the kidney secre? tions cleared up, the strong smell left them j .andmy back became stronger than it had been for a long time. I give all the credit for these results to Doan's Kidney Pills." Plenty more proof like this from Sumter people. Call at Dr. A. J. China's drug store ana ask what his customers report For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Fos ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents -for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and? take .no other. IS YEARS* EXPERIENCE TRADE WARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS ?CC. 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As president of the Southern Cotton Growers' convention. Mr. Jordan call? ed it to order. He said in part: "We are all agreed upen four gener? al propositions: "1. We must tie up and take care of the surplus of :his crop and remove it from the markets of the country until next fall, and hold the balance of the crop absolutely in our possession until the price advances to normal conditions. "2. We must reduce the cotton acre? age and use of commercial fertilizers under cotton at least 25 per cent under that of 1904. "3. We must arrange for a general system of bonded warehouses under local control of the people throughout the south. "4. We must at once proceed to or? ganize the producers of the south in every cotton growing county on a busi? ness basis to carry into operation a permanent system of relief and pro? tection for the future." New Orleans, Jan. 25.-Firmly be? lieving it to be the most important step in the solution of the cotton prob? lem, the Southern Interstate Cotton convention without a dissenting vote today declared in favor of a 25 per cent, reduction in acreage and an equal reduction in commercial ferti? lizer and backed that action up with the adoption of a compehensive plan to secure the support of every farmer, big and little, in the cotton belt. An overwhelming majority of the dele? gates were present when the : report was received and acted upon. At the opening of the afternoon ses? sion Former Senator McLaurin, of South Carolina spoke along the lines of national protection for the cotton grower,^saying that heretofore the cot? ton planted had been sacrificed to the doctrine of free raw materials. A reference to President Roosvelt's friendliness to the south provoked a favorable demonstration on the part of the audience. Former Lieut. Gov. Jester, of Texas, from the committee "on holding and financing the balance of the present crop" presented a report setting forth that each state and local section seems amply able to finance its present hold? ings. The ommittee believes that the cotton now in the hands of producer should remain on the farm or be stored in local warehouses protected against weather and fire and said that the bank s and commission men evinced a willingness to aid in market? ing the balance of the crop so as to hold in check any disposition to rush in cotton unduly and break the mar? ket. Belief was expressed that 25 per cent, reduction inacreage and 25 per cent, reduction in fertilizers will solve the cotton problem. After the convention had voted an invitation to Capt. Richmond P. Hob sonto speak, R. H. Jenkins of Texas was recognized to read the report of the committee on acreage which the convention had voted to be of para? mount importance: The report follows: "To the Hon. Harvie Jordan, Chair? man Interstate Cotton Growers* Convention: "We your committee, on acreage and the use of fertilizers, do recom? mend that acreage planted in cotton in 1905 shah be 25 per cent, less than j in 1904 and that there shall be a re? duction of 25 per cent.- in the use of commercial fertilizers in growing cot? ton. "We recommend the following plan for the accomplishment of said reduc? tion: "First. That the vice pesident of this association for each state shall ! call a meeting of all persons interest? ed in cotton on the 11th day of Feb? ruary, 1905. in the county seat of each county not already organized, on the plan hereinafter set out, at which meeting there shall be elected a coun ? ty chairman and precinct chairman ? for each school district or other small political subdivision of the county. "Second. That there shall be held in each school district or other small political sub-division of the county on the 18th day of February, 1905, at 1 o'clock p. m., a meeting of all citizens of said district or other small political sub-division who are interested in the growing of cotton, which meeting shall elect a committee of three on acreage and membership. "Third. At said precinct meeting the farmers and land owners present shall be asked to sign the following agreement: The Agreement. "We, the undersigned farmers or land owners, living in (school district teat or precinct) Xo. -, county of -, State of-, hereby pledge ourselves to reduce the acreage plant? ed by us in cotton and to reduce oar consumption of fertilizers in growing cet ton as srown b\ tho statements -?et opposite our names. "Fourth, That said committee on acreage and membership shall imme? diately canvass said district and ask all farmers and land owners in said district who do not attend said meet? ing to sign said pledege. and said com? mittee shall return said pledge to the chairman of said precinct. "Fifth. Said precinct chairman shall preserve said pledges and they shall immediately report to county chair? man, showing hte total number of acres planted in cotton in said pre? cinct in 1904 and the total number of fertilizer used in growing cotton in said precinct and the total amount to be used in said precinct in said years. "Sixth. The county chairman shall immediately forward to the State vice president of the their respective states a written statement showing the total number of acres planted in cot? ton in their respective counties in 1904 and the total amount to be planted in 19?5, and shall make a like report as to the fertilizer used and to be used in said years. "Seventh. The vice president of each, stitte shail immediately upon re? ceiving- the reports of the county chairmen forward to the president of this association a report showing the number of acres planted in cotton in his state in the year 1904 and the amount of fertilizer used in said year in growing cotton to be planted and fertilizer to be used in 1905. "Eighth. The president of the asso? ciation, upon receiving these reports, shall immediately, tabulate the same and send a copy thereof to the county chairmen in Cae different cotton states and territories. "Ninth. If any county not already organized should fail to organize the vice president of the state in which said county is situated shall cause said county to be organized as herein pro? vided and if any precinct should fail to organize the county chairman of the county in which such precinct is sit? uated shall cause such precinct to be organized as herein provided. "Tenth. It shall be the further duty of the officers of this association to re? port the names and addresses of such persons who refuse to sign the agree? ment to reduce acreage or 1905, to? gether with the number of acres of cotton planted by such persons in 1904 and thenumber of acres that they will probably plant in 1905 and to make a like report as to fertilizers." Martin V. Calvin and Bert Miller, of Georgia, wanted the report made a special order for tomorrow, the latter expressing the belief that the reduc? tion, might have gone to the extent of 33 1-3 per cent., but T. E. Massengale of the same state rallied the conven? tion to immediate consideration on the ground that this was the most vital business that could come before the convention and by an overwhelming vote ihe convention decided upon ac? tion, finally adopting the report with a thunderous aye and without a single vote in the negative. Without transacting any other busi? ness or listening to any of the papers on the programme the convention re? cessed until night. At the night session of the cotton convention President Jordan read a telegram from Director North of the census bureau in answer to the re? quest for a ginners' report tomorrow. It said: "We have gievn our agents until January 28 to mail reports of cotton ginned to January 16. Thus far only 150 out of 700 counties have been received, mostly small cotton produc? ers, too small a portion to have much significance if published tomorrow. If convention desires such a partial re? port it will be made tomorrow at 1 o'clock, Washington time." The convention voted a request that the report be sent tomorrow with a comparison with last year's report from the same counties at the same time. The convention listened to addresses by Thoms E. Watson of Georgia and Capt. R. P. Hobson. New Orleans. Jan. 26.-With tbe uanimous adoption of the plan report? ed by its commitee for permanent or? ganization, headed by Harvie Jordan of Georgia, as president, and E. S. Pe? ters, of Texas.? as vice president, the Southern Interstate Cotton convention fianlly closed its successful three-day session tonight. Throughout the morn? ing there had geen a hard struggle in committee for ascendancy between the friends of Jordan and those of Pet?is in the permanent assooiation. but ali defferences were finally reconciled, and a unanimous report was present? ed to the convention. The feature of the forenoon session was the defeat of the modified Waco J warehouse plan which had been re? ported by a majority of the commit? tee. A committee of three was named to confer with the president in the matter of the enlargement of the American cotton trade. At the afternoon session the com? mittee on closer relations between manufacturers and producers made a report in the interest of the elimina? tion of the speculator in cotton. The committee said that the wide fluctua? tions are alike disastrous to the farmer and manfuacturer, making it impossi? ble for the manufacturer to promul? gate prices for cotton products based on a uniform cost of the raw staple, and for either the farmer or the man? ufacturer to maintain his prices. It was recommended, therefore, that a committee consisting of one cotton producer from each state be appointed to confer with mill men. asking that they join hands with the producers in effecting a plan whereby the producer can sell his cotton direct to the manu? facturer and thereby eliminate the speculator from the market. The re port was adopted. The report of the committee on per manent organization folloyed. It pre> vides for the creation of the Southern Cotton Association, embracing all the cotton producing states and territo? ries to regulate cotton production, cot? ton supply and financing, and especial? ly cotton marketing, using every effort to secure broader markets, and to lim? it the production to the demand at remunerative prices, and to reduce to a minimum all expense in handling cotton aad its products from the time it leaves the field until it reaches the consumer. There are to be state and territorial, county and parish and sub divisional associations, all related to the parent stem? Officers are to be elected once a yar. The executive committee of the main association is to consist of 27 members, apportioned as follows: Alabama 3, Arkan?as 2, Florida 1, Georgia 3, Louisiana 2, Mississipii 3, North Carolina 2, South Carolina 2, Tennessee 1, Texas 5, Oklahoma 1, Missouri 1, Indian Territory 1. ?PBOP???irS MOVEMENTS. ATTACKING JAPANESE LINE ON SHAHKE RIVER WITH VIGOR. No Foundation for Rumor That He Had Opened Negotiations With Oyama-Sharp Fight at Saidepas. 4 London, Jan. 28.-A dispatch, which appeared in the St. Petersburg papers, to the effect that Gen. Kuropatkin had opened negotiations with Field Mar? shal Oyama is given little serious con? siderations here, as it is known that Gen. Kuropatkin has resumed the of? fensive movement and is continuing it with vigor:. Real War Begins Again. St. Petersburg, Jan. 28.-A message from the front states that *he casual? ties in the fierce fighting at Saldepas'^ to the south of Mukden on January 26 were forty-five officers and one hun? dred men killed and wounded. THE EUTAWVILE LYNCHERS. Judge Gage Refuses Bail-Survey Dis? closes That the Killing of Kit Bookhart Took Place in Orangeburg. Monck's Corner, Jan. 26.-S. A. Eadon, J. H? Palmer, L. A. Martin, B. F. Martin and P. B. Martin, the white men held here in the Berkeley jail on the charge of lynching the negro, Kit Boodhart, at Eutawville, have been refused bail by Judge Gage and will shortly be transferred to Orange burg county for trial. Solicitor Hildebrand has just receiv? ed the report of a survey made by Mr. F. W. Frederick, a civil engineer of Orangeburg, locating the line btween Berkeley and Orangeburg counties, The plan of survey shows that St. Ju? lien landing, on the Santee river, where Bockhart is said to have been taken from Eutawville jail and thrown in the water, is more than half a mile from the Berkeley county line, and near two miles above where the coun? ty line crosses the river. DILLON QUARANTINED. People Afraid of Smallpox and Armed Guard Stationed at Every Entrance. Columbia, Jan. 27.-Tonight Gov. Heyward received the following from Dillon: Dillon. Jan. 26.-Town of Dillon quarantined, armed guard stationed at all entrances. Under oath to prohibit entrance. About SOO mill operatives is? olated. No provision made for supplies. No quarantine station. Please advise quick if such quarantine is legal. With? out immediate relief there will be suf? fering. (Signed.) J. H. Westbrook. He sent this reply: To J. H. Westbrook. Dillon. S. C.: Board of health and town authorities have power to quarantine. I presume action as taken is legal. As to supplies this office can do nothing. (Signed. ? D. C. Heyward. Swayne Asks for Time. Washington. Jan. 27.-Through hts counsel, consisting of Former United States Senator Anthony Higgins and John M. Thurston. Judge Swayne to? day appeared in the senate to make answer to the summons in connection with the impeachment proceedings against him as judge of the United States court for the northern district of Florida. They asked and obtained a week's time to make complete re? sponses and the time for the begin? ning of the real trial was fixed at Feb. 10. During the ceremony the galleries were crowded and a large number of members of the house were present in the senate chamber. In an editorial headed, "Why Should Crum Resign?" the Washington Post thus sizes up the negri? question: The trouble in this case, as is many others under our present form of government -universal suttirage, civil service re? form, the equality of all men. etc-is that we have proclaimed a theory in which no one believes save at a dis WITHOUT ARMS Oil FOOO. THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS SUCCEEDED IX RESTORING A SEMBLANCE OF ORDER BY THE MERCILESS USE OF THE ARMY, BUT THE SPIRIT OF UNREST REMAINS AND PRESENT DE? FEAT ONLY" ADDS TO BITTER? NESS OF THE OPPRESSED. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-Though quiet continues this morning General Trepoff has increased his grip on the district government. AU public build? ings are closed and guarded and a watchful eye is kept on every move? ment of the strikers who are walking about the streets. . Strikers at Point of Starvation. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-The plight of the strikers is rapidly growing more serious, since owing to the failing funds thousands are almost at the point of starvation Provisions are scarce and such as can be obtained are selling at a price too high to be obtainable by the poorer classes. The Revolution Stamped Out. SM Petesburg, Jan. 26, Noon.-The correspondent of the Publishers' Press Association after a thorough canvass of the situation, is forced to the conclusion that the wool is over f.'?r the present at Ie:-st. He say "J nnoth n IM'? break is ?in to occur in t'.e :*U':-T when of?ic.???"'om is n*y. pre? pared and a sniai*l?j opportwn'cy ??c .:urs. Families KW- d in Mosco v. Moscow, Jan. 26.-In a fight yester? day evening between the strikers and soldiers, fourteen persons were killed. The struggle followed an attempt to assemble in a public square. Some of hte strikers pulled revolvers whereup? on the soldiers opened,fire. The strik? ers retreated after a number had been shot down. Seven Innocent Men Executed. St. Peiesburg, Jan. 26.-Seven stu? dents, ,who have hitherto been the leaders of the revolutionary movement in the Vassili island district, have been put to death, but upon later investi? gation the students were learned to have been innocent of teachery upon which grounds they were put to death. Eight Thousand More Strike. Tula, Russia, Jan. 26.-The strike has been proclaimed here and 8,000 metal workers have quit work. Factories to Resume Work. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-The strike movement has collapsed. Workingmen appear exhausted and disheartened by hteir complete lack of success. The newspapers will resume publication, it is reported, tomorrow, while the Putiloff iron workers, where the strike movement started, will resume opera? tions as soon the furnaces can be re? paired. A general resumption of work is expected by Monday. Excitement Has Subsided. Washington,, Jan. 26.-United States Consul General Watts, at St. Petersburg, has reported to the de? partment under today's date: "Ex? citement subsiding, business resum? ing." Revolt in the Urals. St. Petersburg, Jan. 26.-A revolt occurred at Ekterinburg. in the Ural mountains, today, rebels attacked the police and kiled one. The troops final? ly dispersed the mob. The Czar is Indignant. St. Petersburg. Jan. 26. -Duke Leuchtenberg went to Tsarko Selo last evening and told the czar the whole truth regarding the state of affairs at St Petersburg. His majesty became indignant at the concealment which had been practiced. The czar at once ordered a diminution of the severity which had been practiced and issued a manifesto to workmen in which he pormised them right treatment. He instructed the authorities to release some of the progressives who have been imprisoned. . St. Petersburg, Jan. 28.-It is stated that the council of ministers has de? cided to authorize a minor state of siege for a short period in case there is not an immediate resumption ol work in the provinces. Strike Not Entirely Fruitless. St. Petersburg. Jan. 2S.-The corres? pondent of Publishers Press learns from a high source that the govern? ment intends to concede a number of the workingmen's demands, including an eight hour day an increased wages. Washington, Jan. 26.-In compli? ance to the request of the Cotton Growers' convention in session in New Orleans the following preliminary re? port on cotton ginning was made to? day by the census bureau. Two hun? dred and fifteen counties out of S12, showing cotton ginned to January 16. report 3,094.4 76 running bales this year against 2.249.1 TS in the same counties to same date date last year. ARMOUR ESTABLISHES AGENCY. The Great Packers Recognize Import? ance of Sumter as a Distributing Centre. When a big concern like the Annow Packing Co. concedes the import? ance of a town as a distributing cen? tre by establishing an agency it is the best possible evidence of the fact that that tho town is important, that it is growing and that it has a future be fort it. All Sumter people have faith in the town and believe firmly that rfc. is the mest important distributing centre in the State and possesses great? er undeveloped possibilities as a whole? sale market than any other town in. the South Atlantic States. Thc people have the faith, but it is nevertheless gratifying to have proof that this faith is shared in.some degree by a corpora? tion that knows nothing of sentiment and is influenced for self-interest only. Consequently the announcment that the Armour Packing Company has es? tablished a distributing agency in this, city from which the local trade and their customers in this section of the state will be supplied is the proof of Sumter's growing im? portance. Mr. H. T. Avant, formerly of Summerton, where he built up a large wholesale and retail business for the Avant Mercantile Co., of which he was the founder and man? ager, has been placed in charge of thc agency and it goes without saying that he will increase the sales of the Ar? mour brands in this territory. For the present, and until warm weather, fresh meats will be shipped here in refrigerator cars and held at warehouse until the meat is disposed of. It is the intention of the Armour company to build a cold storage ware? house in the near future and have it in readiness for the summer trade. When the cold storage warehouse is completed fresh meats will be kept here in large quantities and will he shipped out at the order of customers. The fresh meat department is, how? ever, but a small feature of the busi? ness for the agency carries a large stock of cured* meats, canned goods, and everything put up by the Armour Packing Company. Work on the new Camapnile in Ven? ice is being pushed as much as possi? ble, and it is hoped that the entire structure will be completed by the spring of 1906. Examination of the re? mains to the fallen tower proved that the bricks had been used for varioiw purposes at a previous stage, in arches? fortifications, tops of walls, towers, bridges, etc. The most important part was that they were not Venetian, hat Roman brick. Advice to the Aged. Age brings infirmities, such as Jilug? gish bowels, weak kidneys and bia*? der and TORPID LIVER. M's Pills haye a specific effect oa these orn?t? rH Hating the bowels, causing them LO perform their natural fonctions aft in ymatta and IMPARTING VIGOR_-. to the kidneys? bladder end LIVEfe. ^ey are adapted to old and yoong. Indigestion Causes Catarrh of the Stomach. For many years it has been supposed that Catarrh of the Stomach ?aused indigestion and dyspepsia, but the truth' is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re? peated attacks ot indigestion inflames the mucous membranes lining the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus? ing the glands to secrete mucin instead of the juices of natural digestion. This is called Catarrh of the Stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure relieves all inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the stomach, protects the nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings,* sense of fullness after eating, indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Kodol Digests What Yon Eat Make the Stomach Sweet. Bottles only. Regular size. S ! .00. holding 2^ times the trial size which sells for 50 cents. Prepared by E. C. DeWITT & CO., Chicago, itt, The Larpt ai? Most Collete . Estaullsbnest M Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF->. DOORS, SASH, BUNDS, Moulding & Building Material. office aod Warerooms, King, opposite Cati noe Street, CHARLESTON? S. Ca ?Sf Pnrrbasr our make, which we gaartvate ~ superior to any sold South, ?nd tberebj pave money. 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