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GSNERAi NEWS ITEMS. Paragraphs of General Interest Gath ered From all Sections. The people of both Norfolk, Va. and Mobile, Ala., have invited President Roosevelt to pay their cities a visit. Pigg*s distillery, the largest near Danville, Va., has been seized by rev? enue officers on account of irregulari? ties. jv George Lowe has been arrested in " Fernandini?, Fla. Jt>y a postoffice in? spector. He is one of the gang of mon? ey order raisers that swindled people in many southern towns. Judge Steyn, ex-president of the Orange Free State (now the Orange ^ colony) has left Paris for South Af? rica. He has become reconciled to the > changed conditions and intends to re? side on his farm in the Orange River colony. John Hoch; an expert chemist, has been arrested by the Chicago police. ? He is charged with having 12 living wives and that he has killed four or more by means of a secret poison which he compounded. Mrs. Clara C. ?trausham, founder of Barnard College for Women, Colum? bia. University, New York and a well ft known educational philanthropist, is dead.? Three * severe earthquake shocks were felt in Santiago, Cuba, Sunday. The dan tage was not great. Wfeges in the Borden Cotton Mills, Fall River, Mass., which were not clos i; ed during the great strike, have been * -Sr. reduced 12 1-2 per* cent, to conform to the seale agreed lipon in other Fall River H?ls. Miss Wu Foong Ming, a cousin of Former Chinese Minister Wu .. Ting Fang, says the minister is an exile , in England with a price on his head. The next reunion of the United Con? federate Veterans will be held in Louisville, Ky., June 14, 15 and 16. The New Railroad. The committee, appointed by the town council to help them locate the best route for the proposed railroad to enter the town, met and located the line between the lands of Mr. W. R. Law and W. M. Reid, crossing Church street near Mrs. DeLorme's place and on through the lands of estate of Dr R. EL Dennis and J. B. McLauchlin. Mr. W. P. Baskin offered to give two acres for depot site-if put on his land. Mr. J. B. McLauchlin says he will give the right of way through his land. Mr. W. M. Reid wants $300 per acre and Mr. W^R. Law $450 per acre for his. The Dennis heirs, we understand, want $600 per acre for theirs. Mrs. De Lorme, we hear, doesn't want it to come through hers at any price. No one expects a private citizen to give away his property, but we were sanguine that they would sell it at a reasonable price and then the town buy it and present it to the company of the proposed railroad. Summerton and old Grahams, both tried the high price game on the Southern and Northern and South Bound respectively when those roads wanted to enter/these towns. As the result, the railroad gave them the x "mile or more go by," broke up Gra? hams and built Denmark. Summerton has always regretted the steps she took on account of the inconvenience of having the depot more than a mile away. The enhanced value to property, the cheaper freight rates and better schedules that will come to us by a competitive line, will i repay four fold for a moderate cost j . for a right of way.-Bishopville Vin? dicator. The Sunshine of Spring. ?The Salve that cures Without a scar is DeWitts's Witch Hazel Salve. Cuts, Burns, Boils, Bruises and Piles dis? appear before the use of this salve as snow before the sunshine of spring. Miss H. M. Middleton, Thebes, 111. says: "I was seriously afflicted with a fever sore that was very painful. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me in less than a week." Get the genuine. Sold by all druggists. Richmond, Va., Jan. 26.-The state supreme court today handed down a forty-page type written opinion deny? ing the supplementary petition of J. Samuel MeCue for a writ of error and review of errors. CASTOR IA POT Infants and Children. Tfae.Kid You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Cabbage Plants. From the best tested seeds. Now ready for sh id men t. large, strong, healthy, these plants ere grown in the open air and will stand se? vere freezes without injury. Early Jersey Wakefield. Large Type ?r Charleston Wake? field, which are the best known varieties of early cabbages also Henderson's Succession, the best large, late and sure header. Augusta Early Trucker, also a. fine ty pe of late variety. Neatly packed in light baskets. $1.50 per M; for five thousand or over $1.25 per M. F. O. B. express office. Special prices made on large lots. Chas. M. Gibson, ? YQWZZ XSLAOT. S. 0. Dei. l4-3mos. RUSSIAN AUTOCRACY DOOMED. Prisoner on Trial so Warns the Court. Details of a trial held at Kieff, be? hind closed doors, of four Jews, have just come to light. The men were ac? cused of having circulated among the Jews seditious proclamations and pamphlets. One of them, Berline, was sentenced to one year and 40 days improsinem etanu that there thaset imprisonment in a fortress and two others, Chafr?n and Dologopolsky, to leight months. The fourth man, Ray Idnchstein, was remanded for the ap? pearance of certain witnesses. The trial was remarkable for a spe The trial was remarkable for a speech made hy Berline to the court in the course of which he said. "I am a Social Democrat and belong to the Universal Union of Jewish workmen in Russia, Lithuania and Poland. I have circulated proclamations with une obpect of pointing out to the workmen the necessity of fighting against the autocratic and capitalistic regime in force in Russia, Autocracy stifles every free thought. The press is muzzled by the censor. Meetings are prohibited. "The people were not consulted" as to whether they wanted this way. But the moment has come when, under the powerful pressure of the revolu? tionary movment, autocracy will fall in Russia, giving way to a free Dem? ocratic republic, in which the Russian workmen of other countries, will fight lor their final aim.-Socialism." PLAN TO SELECT NEW KING. Movement Started to Thwart German Pretenders Who Are Expected to Claim Throne. A new party has been formed in Holland. which has for its object the settlement of the question of the suc? cession to the throne. There seems to t?e no likelihood of the birth of an heir and the leaders of the party seem to t-e determine*! to prevent a German prince from making an effort to secure sufficient support among the powers ta become a dangerous claimant. All the pretenders are Germans and the report is circulated here" that. Em? peror William has already picked the nan whom he would like to see on tie throne of the Netherlands. The new party has prepared a pro? gramme according to which the suc? cessor to the throne is to be chosen ty an elective method on the day of the tenth anniversary of Queen Wil? helmina's marriage, providing she has rio child by that time. If a child is torn to her after the tenth year of lier marriage the successor chosen by the elective system is to be installed as prime minister. That Tickling in the Throat. ?One minute after taking One Min? ite, Cough Cure that tickling in the throat is gone. It acts in the throat r ot the stomach. Harmless-good for children. Sold by all druggists. cooker T. Washington, princip2; of Tuskegee School for Negroes, has an option of 150 acres of land, about five miles from Montgomery, Ala., and it )*.. is said he will establish thereon a school farm or experiment station for negroes. Since this has become known white residents of the vicinity are up lia arms against such sale. Every resi? dent of the vicinity has signed a peti? tion, addressed to Booker Washington, asking him not to consummate the purchase. This petition has been for? warded te him. Many of Montgomery's most prominent citizens live in the vicinity. Rev. Harold Thomas, rector of St. John's Episcopal church, Florence, ! has resig-ied and has accepted the as? sistant rectorship of St. James' church, Wilmington, N. C. Give Your Stomach a Rest. ?Your food must be properly digest el and assimilated to be of any value to you. If your stomach is weak or diseased take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I: digests what you eat and gives the siomach a rest, enabling it to recupe? rate, take on new life and grow strong again. Kodol cures sour stomach, gas. bloating, heart palpitation and all digestive disorders. Sold by all drug? gists. Four Americans and one Mexican were ambushed and killed by Yaqui ! Indians on Thursday afternoon. Jan? uary 19, four miles east of Cobachi, 35 miles east of La Colorado. State of Sonora, Mexico. Tlie Pneumonia Season. ?Coughs and Colds in children as J veli as adults are frequently danger- j ous at this season of the year, and a little precaution now may save much trouble, worry and expense. Kenne? dy's Laxative Honey and Tar, a com? bined cough and cold cure-a new sci? entific discovery in medicine-is a cer? tain cure for Coughs. Colds, Croup, v^hooping Cough, etc. The coughs and colds are cleared out of the sys? tem by gently moving the bowels, and at the same time *.he throat, chest, and bronchial tubes are so strengthen? ed that there is little probability of i danger. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar is pleasant to take. Contains j no opiates. Sold by ail druggists. UN VERSI?Y FOR TEACHERS. THE APEX OF MR. PEABODY'S NORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM. ORC Million Dollars Appropriated for the Establishment of the George Peabody College For Teachers at Nashville, Tenn. Washington, Jan 25.-By a practi? cally unanimous vote, the board of trustees of the. Peabody Trust Fund today at its annual meeting in this city decided to apporpriate $1,000.000 for the establishment of the George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tenn. The original thought expressed by George Peabody in his trust letter of 1867, and also by Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, chairman of the board for many years, found expres? sion in the action of the trustees to? day. After a full discussion of the educa? tional question and the intention of Mr. Peabody, a vote was taken on the proposition to appropriate $1,000,000 for the George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville and it was car? ried? the appropriation for that pur? pose being made by a vote that was unanimous. The vote on the question of dissolving the Peabody ttust was followed by considerable discussion. Several members expressed very pos? itive opposition to the move to disso? lute, and when the vote was taken it stood ll to 2. ' The city of Nashville and the state of Tennessee agree to contribute three-quarters of a million of dollars for the use of the new institution. The board resolved to spend balance of the trust fund in the southern states. It will be remembered that Mr. Pea? body made this . unificent bequest in the interest of the twelve southern states, just after the war of the states had closed. It is believed to be the most powerful promoter of education that has existed in the southern states for the past thirty-eight years. There were two propositions before the board as to the dispotion of the fund, ,one was that the fund should be expended in the establishment of sev? eral schools. That proposition had no supporters today. It was also decided to close the trust fund, and the meeting to be held next October will probably be the final meeting of the tustees. Printer's Statue Unveiled. A $10,000 statue of Joseph Howe the printer who won world fame as a poet orator and statesman, and as the most commanding figure among Brit? ish-American colonists in the early part of the last century-was unveiled at Halifax the other day, the first statue ever erected to a son of Nova Scotia in his native province. He was the son of John Howe, a loyalist, who came ta Xovia Scotia from New England. The statue was erected by the government of Nova Sotia, for which Howe se? cured responsible government. "How Banks Are Boomed.** This is the title of a very inter? esting and suggestive article in the current number of Profitable Adver? tising, in which we are told that the banks and trust companies of Pitts? burg advertise more widely than those of any other city in the world, and that their deposits have increased many millions of dollars by the sys? tematic publicity given to their sav? ings departments. Paraphrasing the comments of the Philadelphia Record on this suggestive statement, we would say that what is good for Pittsburg banks ought to be good for Charleston banks. "There is plenty of idle money in the possession of frugal household? ers and intending house buyers of this City of Homes, which would find its way into the savings departments of our trust companies if they were fully alive to their opportunities.*'-News and Courier. Pelzer, the mill town comes into the limelight with the stork as the popular bird of the day. Late returns from that thriving centre, submitted to the Board of Trade by Capt. Smyth last night, show that on Christmas day fourteen babies were born, and just after the midnight hour the new popu? lation was suddenly increased by the arrival of healthy twins, running the total of the good work up to sixteen, with girl babies in the lead by the margin of thirteen to three. Now isn't that glorious'.' The record might be somewhat remarkable, yet dear old Santa Claus could have brought noth? ing in his reindeer sled more welcome to the happy parents.-Greeneville News. A De Forest wireless telegraph sta? tion will be erected in Hampton Park, in the suburbs of Charleston. Deserved Popularity. *To cure Constipation and Liver troubles by gently moving the bowels and acting as a tonic to the liver, take Little Early Risers. These Famous Little Pills are mild, pleasant and harmless, but effective and sure. Their universal use for many years is a strong guarantee of their popularity and usefulness. Sold by all druggists. CHARLESTON FOR HIS? LICENSE. KEEN INTEREST IN MORGAN BILL BEFORE LEGISLATURE. Tiger Element Worried-"Social Club' People, Too, Look With Concern Upon Measure. Which, if Pass? ed Will Surely Affect Them. The introduction of the Morgan bill in the legislature providing for abol? ishment of the dispensary and substi? tution of a high license system, was much discussed today, especially in the blind tiger and socalled "social club" circles and much interest is manifested in the action of the body upon the measure. The bill was published in its entire? ty in The Evening Post of yesterday and it was generally read, especially in circles most interested in the liq? uor traffic. The people in Charleston have been especially desirous of the license system, the amount of the li? cense depending upon the interests ef? fected ever since the breaking up of the system and the substitution of the dispensary. A license system suits the needs and ways of a city, and espec? ially Charleston, better than any oth? er, but there seems to be some ques? tion of the effect of the restrictions, to be paced upon the business, under the Morgan bill, although many people welcome the bill, looking upon it as the wedge which will finally break up the dispensary and trusting to later amendments which will make the sys? tem better suited to their purposes and the needs of city life. The opinion is held however that the Morgan bill will not pass a.nd there is no likelihood of disrupting the sys? tem for sometime to come. The profit feature commends the law in the eyes of some people, especially those com? munities which may get more money out of the dispensary than they ever got out of the license system and with regard to reduction of taxes, they would prefer the continuance of the dispensary, although at heart opposed to the measure. This feeling- prevails to some extent in Charleston, and notwithstanding the general cry against the dispensary, Under Mayor Rhett's vigorous enforcement of the dispensary ordinances, jerking up the violators from time to time and severely taxing them with fines for the operation of the contraband, an in? come is being derived from the law ?vhich added to the city share of the profits of the dispensary, was not ex? ceeded in the former days of the li? cense system. It is certain that with the restrictions in the sale of liquor in the Morgan bill, requiring a tax of three thousand to be paid into the state treasury, the limit on the num? ber of places, it is not likely that the city of Chareston, or any other muni? cipality in the state could begin to de? rive the revenue which is now af? forded under existing conditions. Among the blind tiger people them? selves, there is a disposition toward letting matters alone. The blind tigers do not take kindly to the high license and the restrictions to be fixed by the Morgan bill. As the matter stands now, all who want to essay the viola ? tion of the law can do so, paying the penalty, which does not amount to a prohibition. With the privilege of liq? uor selling held by a few parties, pay? ing the heavy costs and determined to expose and convict all who do not comply with the law, the smaller deal? ers, especially the corner shops, see their iquor business will be knocked out. With selfish interests of one class tolerating the dispensary as a revenue measure for the reduction of taxes, and the others favoring for the oppor? tunities which are given to conduct an unlawful business, and then, the gen? eral political and personal hold which the dispensary has in South Carolina, a hold which never has recently been considerably shaken, it is not proba? ble, in the opinion of people generally that the Morgan bill is now likely to pass, or in fact that the dispensary system will be broken up for some tie.l. that there are seeral of the emt time.-Charleston Post. "Good evening. Miss De Style! 1 don't see much of you nowadays." "Well. I have throat trouble and the doctor ordered me to wear highneck ed dresses this winter.-Cleveland Leader. It should te borne in mind that every cold weakens the lungs, low? ers the vitality and prepares tile system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are the two greatest destroyers of human life, pneumonia and consumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great popularity by its prompt cures of this most common ailment. It aids expectoration, re? lieves the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a speedy and permanent cure. It counteract? any tendency toward pneumonia. 1 w-~I-?'-~ ' The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 3<T fcears, has borne the signature of anchas heen made under his per Jtyy*jf\, sonal supervision sinee its infancy?. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and ?** Just-as-good,, are hut Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTO RIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups? It is Pleasant* lt contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee* * It destroys Worms 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's Panacea-The Mother's Friend? GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signatare o? The Kind You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CUTTA UN COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET. NCW VOfIR CIT*. WHISKEY I MORPHINE] CIGARETTE J ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT, j HABIT. j HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St, (or P.O. Box|75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited AH OPPORTUNITY. We are now offering the magnificent plantation known as Shady Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3? miles West of Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirteen ten? ant houses, and a fine orchard. In fact 'tis an ideal home fer you. Better see us about it. WHITE & MCCALLUM, Beal Estate and Insurance Agents, PHONE NO. 143. SUMTER, S. C. OFFICE NO. 18 S. MAIN ST. Mch9-ly The First o? the Season. A choice ?carl load of ?horses and mules just received and need sell? ing. Among them are some extra nice drivers, some good smoothe, full made work horses and a few nice mules. All young and sound. I will appreciate a look from you whether you are ready to buy or not. Respectfully, A. D. HARBY. OUR SECOND Car horses and mules due to arrive Friday Oct 14th. Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, conceded to be the largest horse and j mule market in the U. S. If you want a ! j good selection see this bunch before they are picked over. SPECIAL. Several choice drivers and family broke harness horses. Ten (10) smooth young mules. South Carolina Rust Proof seed \oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel. Booth Live Stock Co.