Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IMMIGRANT DISTRIBUTION. ;. 14;.-" . A Problem That is Receiving increas? ing Attention. How fco effect a proper and equitable distribution of toe million or mory aliens Who reach these snores annually is'? proolem that is receiving a great deal of attention not only frcm our ??ovemnient bet from Enropeaa coun? tries. Signor Mayor des rlanenes the Italian ambassador has recently re? turned from an exteded ton- of the Spath where De went to m?k- an in? vestigation into labor conditu rs with a view tc diverting Italian im m i a i an ts from thc slangs of New York, Chicago and other large cities to cotton fields and sparsely inhabited territory in the Sontheim States. Be is now engaged in preparing the report he will mak9 to his Government. There is reason to believe that he will strongly urge that mesures be taken at the Italian ports of debarkation to induce his countrymen w ho come to America to go to the agricultural sections to seek employment where labor is not plenti? ful. Living conditions in the South and West are much higher than in the city slums, where so many Italians congest on arrival there. W. F.? Willcox,. special agent of the census office, iud formerly chief sta? tistician, was questioned today by your correspondent on the migratory movement of native whites and blacks, and aliens in this .country. He was | asked :" What is the number and in? crease of foreign-born whites in the South?" "Leaving Oklahoma and Indian Territoy out of consideration," he replied, " tnere were in the South in 1890, 516,00) foriegn-born whites, and in 1S90, 54,000, showing an increase of ? only 5 per cent among the immigrants in th3 South, while in the whole country the foreign-born were 9,100, 000 in 1890, and 10.200,000 iu 1900, an increase cf about 1,100,000, or 12 per cent. These figures show that neither in number nor"in rate of increase, is the South getting its share of the foreign-born immigrants." " What is the number and increase of Northern whites in the South?" "In 1890 there were 582,000 white natives of the North Atlantic, North ^Central and Western States living in the South, again excluding Oklahoma and Indian Territory. lu 19oO there were 725,000, showing that the South? ern States at the present time contain 183,000 more white natives of the North and West than they do white immigrants from abroad." 4'Is the South gaining more popula? tion frcm the Northland West than it is from abroad?" ."No. It musk be remembered that many Souther neis, by birth, migrate to the Nortn and West, while almost none move out of the country. In 1S90 there were 1,OSS,000 natives of tbe South living outside of the South. In 1900 the number bad risen to 1,116,000. This shows that the South suffers a net loss .from, tne migrations of native; r?hites, but it shows also that the lcs3 is"-rapidly decreasing. In 189) the net loss of the South by the migration on the part ot native whites was 456,000. In . ?900 it ?as only 891,000." /"What are the facts regarding the migration ot negroes?" "Of course tne number of negroes horn in the Northern and Western States is very smalL The .net loss of Southern negroes by migration to other parts ot tue country in 180U was 218,000, and in 1900 323,000. These figures show that the two races of the South are changing in opposite direc? tions. The net loss of Southern wbitts during the decade decreased 5,000, and the net loss of the Southern uezroes increased 105,000. Frank Sargent, commissioner gene-, ral of immigration, has called a meet? ings of railroad men at his office iii an attempt to devise some plan, working in co-operation with the transportar tion lines, to withdraw the aliens from the cities to the country, The failure to provide for a widespread distribu? tion of the new-comers, taken with the exertions of loreign countries to send their surplus population over seas, -combines to main iain alien colonies in the cities. Mr. Sargent, after making personal investigation and talking with the heads of the municipal char? ities in New York, Boston and other principal ports of entry, bolds that such colonies are open to objection not merely on political grounds, bat in a far greater degree for social and sani? tary reasons. .'The tremendous expenditures in our large cities for the support of indigent lefreigners ; the records of the lesser criminals and Police Courts ; the roster of the public hospitals, jails, asylums and reformatory institutions; the gorged habitations of aliens in the cities, have impressed deeply on ali who have studied the problem the imperative necessity of diffusing through many outlets the ever inflow? ing tide. Those charged with the supervision of the enterprise are no nearer a conclusion than when they began. Grafting that some method could be devised to effect a proper distribution, the next step would be to induce, tne newcomers to follow the paths that bad been laid oat for them. . The theory has been that, if a num? ber of families coming from the same neighborhood abroad could be induced to leave the beaten path and settle in a section of country where there were no other aliens, later arrivals would follow the new trail. The problem is one for the large seaboard cites to solve.-New Fork Evening Post. Manning at Dillon. From the Daily Item, July 19. Senator R. I. Manning attended the meeting of the Cottou Growers' at Dillon yesterday. Speeches were made by R. P. Stackhcuse, R. I. Manning, John L. McLaurin. F. H. Weston, F. fi. Hyatt, J. E. Ellerbe and E. D. Smith. Mr. McLaurin made a red qot and sensational speech on the dis? pensary issue Tne News and Courier says of Mr. Manning' s speech. Hon. R. I. Manning urged the neces? sity of thorough organization among the farmers. Mr. Manning's speech was spirited and at times eloquent. His earnestness appealed to the audience and he was frequently interrupted with applause. He believed in the bonded ware house and urged the farmer to hold his cotton and borrow money whenever the price was so low tnat it did cot pay him to sell. Mr. Manning made a good impression on.j his audience. DiPR?TpED MAIL SERVICE. Postal Clerk to Bc put on Between Sumter ami Lucknow. I The following lefer bas been sen j to the seer^tarv of the Sante* Cr am her of Commerce hy ?ion. A. F. Lever. Posrcffice DPDartvie.it. "Psilway Mail Service. Washington. D. C., July 15, 150". HOD. A. F. Lever, M. C., Lexington S. C. I Dear Sir: lam in. receipt of yea j letter of late date, addressed to t^e ipf?-?e cf the^General Superintendent of i Railway Mail Service, as to when ! railway post-office services will be j established between Sumter and Luck ! now, S. C. As yon ' bave been heretofore advised, an allowance has been maie for this service and it w;l! be establish? ed as soon as the preliminaries can ! be arranged. The apparent delay is caused by tbe fact that the Atlantic Coast} Line Company have not as yet been able to furnish an apartment car for -use between those point?, but have promised to arrange for one in the near future, and as soon as this is done a clerk will be transferred to that line and the service instituted. Very respectfully, G. F. Stone. Acting Second Assistant P. M. General. Please give this to the press of Sum? ter. MUTUAL ICE COMPANY Directors Hold an Important Meeting. Affairs in Good Shape. * From the Daily Item, July 20. The directors of the Mutual Ice Company met this morning at ll o'clock. President McKiever and Secretary and Treasurer Hood r?ported that the delay in erecting the plant has been caused by the failure to make arrange? ments-for the ffide track to the factory site. Mr. McKiever was directed to go to Wilmington and interview the Atlantic 'Coast Line officials in re? ference to putting in the side track. And as soon as the side track is locat? ed the plant will be immediately erected. It was decided to abolish the salary list, except that the Secretary and Treasurer is to be retained at a nomi mal salary to. perform necessary, cleri? cal work, until the plant is in actual operation. Neither President Mc? Kiever nor Manager Schwerin has re- j ceived any salary thus far, on their ; own motion, in view of the delay in j beginning work on the plant. They made no claim for salary, feeling"that until the piantis under constriction they would not be justified in doing so. _ . ._ LONG DISTANCE 'PHONE. From the Daily Item, July 20. ; Mr., D. M. Therrell, District Super? intendent of the -Southern ?Bell Tele? phone and Teleeraph Company an? nounces the opening of their long dis? tance office for business from this date The lona distane0 office is located in the new Harby office building on Con rt House square, and is equipped with sound proof booths and every conveni? ence for the comfort of patrons and the expedition of business. Miss Nettie O^eus of this city has been appointed operator in charge of the office with her brother William D. Owens as relief and night operator. For the pnrpese of notifying patrons when wanted at the long distance the company will maintain a bicycle mes? senger service. Mr. Therrell states tbat commencing tomorrow. Friday, free long distance service will be given to the people of Sumter to all points in South Carolina reached by their lines, where the partips called have telephone5. Where the parties called are not Bell Telephone subscribers, messengers will be sent in order to ! get them to , the telepboEe, provided the party calling prepays the mes? senger charges, which are 15 cents on all such calls, where per?on called lives within a on* miile radius cf the Exchange. On calls for parties beyond the one mile radins the astual cost of sending the messenger will be charg? ed. All calls will be handled in rota? tion as promptly as the people called for can be gotten to the telephone at the other end. For the purpose of in- J struction the new operators and hand? ling the business incidental to the opening Miss Bonnell. an expert and efficient operator .from the Charleston Exchange is temporarily in charge of the Sumter office. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re? ward for any case of Catarrh that can? not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in ail business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. W'alding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Curu is taken in? ternally, acting directly upon tho blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Fr?ce 75 cents per bo ?.i?. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family J?ills for Con? stipation. July 18-lm CHOLERA INFANTUM Child Not Expected to Live From I One Hour to Another, but Cured ! by Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. ?Ruth, the little daughter of E. N. Dewey, of Agnewville, Va., was seri? ously ill of cholera infantum last summer. "We gave her up and did not expect her to live from one hour to another," he says. "I happened to think of Chamberlain's Colic, Chol? era and Diarrhoea Remedy and got a bottle of it from the store. In five hours I saw a change for the better. We kept on giving it and before she had taker- the half of one small bot? tle she was well." This remedy is for sale by all druggists THE i-'lIlST GAME. Beschall Makes a Good Siar:-Cut 1':'>A Exceiient roi* Great Ball. The base ball season opened ! Thursday afternoon with-the ?jame between Manager Moore's Sumter team and Dalzeii. There 'was a i ; fairly good attend^ce in spite of \ ' the threatening thunder storm j preceding the ijame and the pour ? that fell just as the game began. j ' There is lots of base ball enthu- ! .siasm and interest on top and ; with good weather and good ball j there will be big crowds and red ; : hot interest. The game Thursday was not j j close or exciting, the Dalzell team j j being severely crippled by the ! absence of Crawford Sanders, j their pitcher, who was prevented i from being present by illness in I his family. However, the boys ! put u? a pretty good game, and j the Sumter team did good work j despite the fact that this was their first appearance on the diamond this season. The result was a victory for Sumter. Sumter, 9; Dalzell, 2. The line up was as follows: SUMTER. Harden, c. r Lawrence,-2b. Moore, c f. Barksdale, lb. Phelps, s s. Wilder, E., 3b. Sawyer, 1 f. Stafford, p. .Cuttino, W. H., r. f. DALZELL. Moore, M., lb. Parker, p. Dickson, c. Jones, c f. Moore, P , 3b. Moore, A., 2b. Rhodes, s s. Scarborough, r f. Rembert, 1 f. PREMIUMS FOR BEST CROPS. They are Offered by the Agricultural Society cf South Carolina. In order td encourage the planting I of alfalfa hay among the farmers of South Carolina tbe agricultural socie? ty of South Caroilna has offered a pre? mium fer the best crop raised during the year 1908. The following circular has been sent ont, which gives, the conditions of the contest; and eli information con? nected with it : Premiums for the best crops of alfal? fa hay made in South Carolina during 1906, offered by the agricultural society ot South Carolina : 1. Those wbo 'desire to compete for tnese prizes must send.their names to J. Bachman Chisclm, secretary ot' the agricultural society of Sooth Carolina, No. 26 Broad street, Charleston S. C., giving the location and postoffice ad? dress, and stati-g whether they have j entered for the five-acre prize, on or before the 1st of August. 1905. jpy$ I 2. The same party cannot enter for bot the five-acre and one acre prize. 3. The hay must be cut. cured, and baled from the five-acre plot in one tract, all in one five-acre body. The results are not to be made by taking any portions of one or more aciesfrom varions sections of any tract. 4. This hay should be cut as soon as j the bloom appears, after the 1st of I Mar, 1906, abd as frequently as the j crops will warrant until the first of November,. 1906. 5. An examination of the quality of the hay and the weighing of the same will be made by a committee of judges composed of three responsible resi? dents of the neighborhood, who shall give certificates of same. 6. On receipt of the certificates given the aggregate of the total cuttings be? tween May 1st and November 1st of those who have entered this competi? tion the agricultural committee of the society will at once pay over to the suc cesfui contestant the awa^d of S100 for the best results of alfalfa from the five acres, and $50 for the best results from the one acre. These certificates must be sent to the secretary of the so? ciety be!ore the 31st of December, 1906. The secretary of the society wilJ be pleased to furnish those who desire to enter the contest with information as to where they can procure the alfalfa seed and such information as to the preparation of lan'', fertilization, planting and cutting of crop, as given in the United States agricnlfe ira? bul? letins, Nos. 31 and 2);. cn " Alfalfa*M Wlliam G.Hinson, J. hnS. H?ring, James S. Murdock, T,.oo. <jr. barker, Thos. Pinckney, Samuel G. Stoney, agricultural committee. Three Good and Just Reasons. ?There are three reasons why moth ers prefer One Minute Cough Cure: First, it is absolutely harmless; sec? ond, it tastes good-children love it; thirrd, it cures coughs, croup and whooping cough when other remedies fail. Sold by all druggists. Farmers' Institute. Southern Railway anuounc-Bs tart' of one first class fare, plus 25 cents, for the round trip' (minimum rate of 50 cents) to Calhoun and Cherry's Crossing, S. C., on account of the State Farmers' Institute, Clemson College, S. C., August 8-11, 1905. Tickets to be sold August 6, 7, S with final limit August 13th, 1905. from all points in South Carolina, includ? ing Augusta, Ga. For full information consult ticket agent, or R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, Charles? ton, S. C. Mrs. Jane E. Dangerfield has entered suit against the Southern for $20,000, for the killing, of her husband at Summerton. DZLITH CIT CHARL] S B. SELL. A Confederate Veteran. Who ?>roppe;l Dead in i resnc, Cai., on Friday -Saul to Be. a Xative ol South Carolina and to Have Fought in the Hampton Legion. To tho Editor of the Xews and Cou? rier: Charle? B. B?ll, a native or your State, dropped dead in tms city on last Friday evening about 8 o'clock. Yesterday his romain? wer..- laid to rest in the Mountain View Cemetery by his loving comrades of the Sterling Price Camp of Confederate V?t?rans, of which he was. and long had been, an honored member. His many friend? here have no knowledge of his kin? dred, if any he had, in South Carolina, nor do they know the district or county in that state whence he came to California.- All they know of him is that he was a gallant Confederate soldier and fought under the harmers of Lee from the first battle of Ma nassas to the fated surrender at Ap? pomattox. It is believed that Comrade Bell was a member of the famous Hamp? ton Legion. His untimely death is sincerely lamented here by a wide circle of friends outside of his Con? federate comrades, while those who fought with him in the same glorious cause experience a grief too deep for tears. To the end that his-surviving* rela? tives and friends in his native State, if any there be, may learn the story of Mr. Bell's death, will you be kind enough to publish . this letter, and oblige yours truly. R. C. Harrell, Jno. R. Kittrell. Fresno, Cal., July 3. Savannah, Gar R. F. D. No. 1 Dear Col. Walsh: I send you a clipping from the Charleston Xews. If this is our Bing Bell I think some one ought to testify to Bell being a good soldier. Well do I remember on the retreat from Rich mond at Farmville, haring seen with my own eyes Bell with forty picked men under the gallant Dobey from Camden hold in check Sheridan's cavalry for more than an hour until the bridge could be destroyed. They were complimented by Gen. Fitz Lee for gallantly and later in the day I saw Bell's horse killed under him. I have seen him tried often and stood shoulder to shoulder with him on more than one battlefield. Hoping dear Colonel that time is dealing gent? ly with you. I am your? truly. H. W. Bradley. Sumter, S. C., July IS, 1905. Mr. Editor: The above notice of the death of Charles Bingley Bell was forward me by H. Wilson Bradley, a former citizen of Sumter county, nov; resident of Savannah, Ga., * C. Bingley Bell was born in Sum? ter county and in ISSI, was a resi? dent of the town of Sumter. S. C. He was a member of Company A, of Hol? combe Legion, S. C. W which ! had the honor to command, previous to 1S61, as The Claremont Trodp . of Sumter county, and during most of the war (Confederate) Company A. as above. I fake pleasure in fully en? dorsing all that our comrades tlarred and Kittrell say above of, and about his gallantly as a Confederate somier, as will ev*ry member of said com mand who van but remember him tor his willingness to perform his duty, and to face the foe. Peace to his i ashes, and a fitting reward :'or duty performed and the* work of a soldier weil done. One by one we cross the river. One by one one we are ferried o'er. And the bright robed Angel J.'oat man, Guides us to the other shore. Very Respectfully. Thos. V. WaTsh, Lt. Col. Holcomb Legion, S. C. V. Nature's Warning Sumter People Must Recognize and Heed it. Kidney ills come qnietly-mysteriously, But nature always war^s jou through the urine. Notice the kidney secretions. See if the color is unhealthy - If there are settlings atd tediment, Passages tco frtquenr, scanty, painful, lt's time th En io use Boar's K:dn<-y Pills, To ward off Bright's d-sease or diabetes. Doan's have doue gieat w< rk in Sumter. ; Elias Hudgins, gardener and farmer, well- j known in Sumter and vicinity, says: "I suf? fered for eight or ten y^ars from lumbago in my back so bad th;tt I could not get out of bed at times. There was no strength in my back and it ached constantly. When I mov? ed around a kint< would strike me right across the small of my back just like someone j sticking a knife into it. Th e secretions from i the kidneys were dark colored, smelled strong and contained a sediment besides causing me j to get up several times during the night. I could not begin to tell you the number of remedies I used bat nothing did me much good until I procured Doan's Kidney Pills at Dr. A. J. China's drug store. The ?rst few doses helped me and since taking the remedy I have not had any trouble with my kidneys and the pains disappeared from my back. You are welcome to the use of my name as one who can endorse what is claimed for this rer/iedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., solo agents for the United States. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other. 31 i -- - -ififitlV7'?*! ?VLjl -J. n?- |d#\? lilli ?|K^^f?l??!l fha ff md ?q? psy? ;?.-V ^^^^-i?ii^a:^ ; issy nt?t? i uti iSSifg j v-^'"* *** --i i r-h******** ?ASfjvk* jil ^reC^I:?:cpar2?ioriforAs- |[.f? * ^ fi; ? hali? tM^ilie rood andSe^ ula-1| g # Fj lni[4 the S?omaciiS crul ?owois cf j || Tj?&rS til? s \ i|-iii Signature / Aw ?i? Promotes DigcslionJCheerfur- ??Jg x MM 1ft? H ness and Rest.Contemsneilhcr i I ii ^ o # JP ?1 j 9pium.Morft!iine norMjw&l. | ! ?? j ^OTT?A?GOT?C E Pumpkin Seed' x i ? 9 ?lx.Senna'*' J i |?S 1?1 . , I ' RocklUSaltt- I JO ? #* :' I ~ ^fo?* JW * t gj| A IIB r fl* j BxC?jix?iza?Sodar+ * i I ??? fil 1 il Vt ? ?Vrnii?r^cttTlaYcr. J Ira ^Tf^ ff ? IV AperieclRemedyfcrConstipa- li | W UOCj Tion,SourSto^h,Diarrhoea g I ??/ IWorms,Convulsions .Feverish- Il Crt H A If ft 0* ness and Loss OF SLEEP. Jg * | 01 U V U V Facsimile Signature of gfl . ' i; _,_ .-r. - ^ar;->. NSW YORK CTY. 9? Is entitled to the best Stove you can buy for her. Are good Stoves. No better. Come and examine them. OCR PATHO XS* INTERESTS The Farmers' Bank and Trust CD, Capita! Stock $60.000. -: -:- Undivided Profits $4.000, C. G. Rowland. Prst. R. F. H ay nsworth. V. Prsiv R. L. Edmunds, ( ashier. Deposits Jure 30, end of first quarter i.fter organization, ?113,1 459 17. Liability of stockholders, in addition to capital ?tock, ?60,000, A g?rerai bank in ? business, Folictts your patrmage and guarantees every courtesy con? sistent with ?oed business meth cds. Jap-a-lac. Works like magic, transforma old furniture into new, renews the finish which has deteriorated on all articles of wood or metal. A child can apply. Jap-a-lao stains and varnishes in one appli? cation. Rfjuviates all things about a house from "cellar to garret " Easily applied, quickly dried, "wears like iron ?? Try it and be convinced. If you want the best paint made to put on your house let us sell you some of our celebrate ed brands-Deyoe, New Era, Hammer, guaranteed Covering and lasting qualities unexcelled. $500,000 behind this guar* antea. The Durant Hardware Co. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS,