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mm CORRESPONDENCE. ?EWSY BETTERS FROM OUR SPE? CIAL CORRESPONDENTS. items of Interest From all Parts of Sumter and Adjoining Counties. ?OTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Mail your letters so that they will reach this office not later than Tues? day morning. "When the letters are seceived Wednesday it is "almost an Impossibility to have them appear in the papsr issued that day. DARK CORNER. Dark Corner, Sept. 15.-I was sick last week, and could not write. I "will send a .dot or two this morning. Mrs. Martha Ann McEIeveen Ar? dis, wife of James Ardis, died last Sunday morning after five weeks of ?severe suffering from heart disease, aged nearly 73 years. Mr. James M. Barnwick, of Pine? wood died last Tuesday, the 11th, from paralysis. Mr. H. J. Mclaurin and Mr. Wil -SOO, of your city, were here in their into one day last week looking up timber J "Well, the election is over, and "oh! h? Joyful" was at our polls again j from what I saw and heard. What a j pitty that gentlemen cannot obey the law and keep themselves unspotted from the world. As usual, the most of t?ie friction was over tho magistrates ?office here, which I think is more to "be thought of than any other from Governor down, as the magistrate is tte head of the fountain, and if the cmmeacemeat of the stream is im irare, the whole flow wiH be poisoned. My motto from now on will be to -start right with the best man for magistrate and then try and keep aright with the others. Would like to near the views of some of your wise P. P's on this subject We had a nice rain here last Thurs nday night. ^Messrs. J. M. Ardis and J. M. Kolb iave both killed a dog apiece recent? ly, both supposed to be mad. i Mrs. W. J. Ardis is in very poor iealth, hut all of our other sick are fcetter, I believe. MA YES VILLE. Mayesv?lle, S; C., Sept. 17.-The " storm here has played havoc with the looks and conditions of Main street. Three mammoth oaks have fallen across the side walk. One tree ?rushed int' the store of Mr. J. P. Blan?, Sr., and another fell on the Barnett store occupied by F. J. B^ass Fences and phone poles have Tallen all over town and the ditches -are full to overflowing. . Mr. Robert Muldrow has accepted <t position with J. F. Bland, Jr., in the capacity of cotton buyer. The Misses Harper, of Xingstree, .visited their friend, Miss Susie May Burgess,' two days last week. Mr. W. B. Chandler has returned .io Davidson College. Misses Hattie and Nettie Mayes and Miss Minnie Chandler have gone to college in Red Springs, N. C. Miss Blanche Barringer is visiting 3ier sister, Mrs. C. E. King. Mr. E. L. Spencer has accepted a position with the firm of A. A. Strauss. Mr. A. A. Strauss has returned from a three week's trip in the moun" tains of North Carolina. The new livery stable erected by the Mayesville Live Stock Company 1MS been completed and that firm is ?ow ready for the busy season. Heretofore they occupied the stand ttarmerly known as the Mayes livery stable, but an increased business com? pelled them to build. NMM**** BRAUN. Braun, S. C., Sept. 18.-Miss Carrie Mitchell, of Columbia, is visiting her ??ster, Mrs. S. W. James. Miss Ethel Allen, of Louellen, is -visiting relatives in the neighborhood. Mi W. D. Vinson, of Stateburg, -.spent Sunday in Braun. Miss Laura Thompson, of Louellen, spent last week with her sister, Mrs. C, S. James. Mrs. S. W. James, accompanied by lier mothes, Mrs. A. E. Mitchell, visited her daughter, Mrs. C. A. Jack" eon, at Horatio, last week. Misses Alma Bradley and Ila May Evans have gone to St. Joseph's Academy in Sumter. Mr. T. M. Bradley spent Thursday in Sumter. Miss Florence Mitchell has been j -visiting relatives in the neighborhood. Misses Bertha Williams and Emmie May James, of East over, and Misses Grace Dell and Olene James and Mamie Gibson, of Bishopville, have been visiting at Mr. S. W. James'. Mr H. H. Evans, Jr., will leave this week for Greenwood, where he will teach school. MAX. Max, Sept. 17.-^-Mrs. Andrew Til ton and Miss Katie Tilton, of Sam' pit. who have been visitng at Mr. W. E. Nettles, will return home torlay. Miss May Humphry, of Sardis, will sn-epd this week with relatives in this -ration. Misses Marie Trulu?k and Annie Brockingtcn Ie:"t today for Limestone College Miss Ellen Burgess will enter Prof. Crim's Gradea School at Sardis today. Mr. Wilbur Hicks will return to Furman Universty. Mrs. M. E. Truluck, who was pain? fully hurt one day last week by being hooked by a cow, is improving. The weather is cool and apparently a storm is brewing. STATEBURG. Stateburg, Sept. 17.-Mr. J. Single? ton Moore returned to Sumter on Saturday after a short stay at "The Ruins." Miss Mayo Rees left on Saturday afternoon for Sumter, where she will teach again this year. Mr. .Frank P. Burgess spent Sun? day at home. Mer. and Mrs. Mark Reynolds, of Sumter, spent last Tuesday at "Hill Crest," the home of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderson. Mr. James R. Cain, of Pinopolis, principal of the Stateburg high school arrived on Sunday and is at the home of Mr. W. L. Saunders. Miss Sarah Moore left on Friday for Sumter where she will attend school during this term. Messrs. Henry and Ransom Rich? ardson, of Clarendon, spent Sunday at Mrs. S. R. Flud's. Miss Bessie Murray left last week for Hagood where she is to teach school. Mr. Harry Bull left for Remberts, where he today t^kes charge of the school at that place. ? Miss Maud Owens, of Manning, is visiting relatives in our midst. Messrs. Henry P. Moore and Jas. Bull, ' left for Clemson last Tuesday. Mr. Early Mellette spent several days at home during the past week. Mr. A. M. Lee spent Sunday with his family at "Farm Hill." - Miss Daisy. Burgess returned to Sumter last week after a pleasant stay with relatives here. Rev. W. H. Barnwell is visiting friends at Hagood today. The Stateburg high school opened this morning with Mr. James Cain, of Pinopolis, as principal, and Miss Anna P. Burgess, of Stateburg, as? sistant. Mr Cain came to us highly recommended and we wish for the school every success. Among those to welcome Mr. Cain were: Mrs. James L. Pinckney and Me?ssrs. W. L. Saunders, W. J. Norris, S. H. Ramsey and Frank Mellette, patrons. Mr. W. L. Saunders, as Chairman , of the Board of Trustees, made an appropriate address to pat? rons, teacher^ and pupils. Mr. Cain gracefully responded. ~*3$kw -- ^g, / PRIVATEER. "T"*" Privateer, Sept. 17.-Cotton is opening very fast and hands are plentiful, therefore the farmers keep keep up with it and most of them are selling as fast as they get it out. The prospect for a good hap crop was fine, but we hear a lot of com? plaint about worms destroying .it Misses Ammie and Inez Wells are spending some time in Bennettsvilie, with their sister, Mrs. Kemple Cov? ington. Miss Addison, of Barnwell, spent a few days at Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Nettles this past week. Mr. LeRoy Wells, cf Wedgefield, spent Sunday at his fatherfs, Mr. W. G. Wells. Mr. H. W. Welsh, of Newberry, is visiting friends and relatives in the neighborhood. Miss Daisy Lide is spending some time in Orsngeburg. i Miss Edna Ramsey is spending a while in Wedgefield. Mrs. Dr. R. B. Furman has re? turned from Augusta, Ga. Miss Kate Furman visited at Dr. R. B. Furman's last week. A SOIL SURVEY. The Agricultural Department Will Send Experts tc Make a Survey of Sumter ard Lee Counties Mr. E. C. Haynsworth has received a letter from Congressman Lever in which it is stated that the Secretary of Agriculture had graned his ap? plication for a soil survey of Sumter and Lee counties and that Mr. Ben? ton., who has charge of this work for the department, would be sent here in the near future to begin the sur? vey. In the same letter Mr. Lever in? forms Mr. Haynsworth that the de? partment has decided, on his recom medation, to establish one of the three model experimental farms to which this district is entitled, in Sumter county. The location of the farm has already been decided upon but while it is not thought advisable to specify the farm selected, it can be sttaed hat it is centrally and only a few miles from thc* city, so that it be stated that it is central and only by all who may desire t<> <].> s.? for the purpose of observing tho work and obtaining information relative to scinetific methods of farming. If Mr. Lever had never done any? thing else for the benefit of Sumter county, tli- establishment of this ex? perimental farm and the soil survey would entitle hin: to the good will of ?She people of Sumter. J WAKREX G. ELLIOTT DEAD Well-Known } railroad Official and General Counsel o? the Atlantic Coast Line Dies In Watkins Glen, New York. "? Baltimore, Md., Sept. 17.-Warren G. Elliott, president of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, of Connecticut, and general counsel of the Atlantic Coast Line, died at Watkins Glen, X. C., today. A dispatch to this effect has been recived at the offices of the company in this city. Mr. Elliott died of kidney disease. He had been in failing health for a long time. He went to Watkins Glen about a month ago. Mr. Elliott was 58 years of age. Mr. Elliott was a director of the At? lantic Coast Line Compary; the At? lantic Coast Line Railroad Company, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, the Charleston and West? ern Carolina Railway Company and was president of the Albermarie and Chesapeake Canal Company. He also was prominent socially. His widow was a daughter of the late Judge George . Blow, of Norfolk. He also leaves five sons and two daughters. Mr. Elliott was born at Elizabeth City, N. C. The funeral will be held at his late residence here next Wed? nesday. TO EXAMINE IMMIGRANTS. Commissioner Says He Will Send Men to Charleston to Meet the Ship. Washington, Sept. ll.-Commii sioner Sargent, of the bureau of im? migration, received a cablegram from the officers of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, at Bre? men, Germany, notifying him that, through the efforts of Commissioner Watson, of the bureau of immigra? tion of South Carolina, they had C ? cided to establish an immigration station at Charleston and asking that a sufficient number of skilled ex? aminers be detailed there at once to give attention to the immigrante upon their arrival. Mr. Sargent, when in? formed that Commissioner Watson was now in Bremen looking after the question of securing a good class of immigrants for his State, said that he considered the work of. Mr. Wat? son and the steamship people as of the utmost importance to Charleston and the South generallyf "No new establishment will be op? erated at Charleston, so far as I know now," Mr. Sargent said, "and as the cablegram of the steamship people does not say how many'"people they expect to bring over or just when they will land, it is difficult for me to i^y what steps this bureau will take to have them examined upon their arrival. Of course, if only a small number come it will only be necessary for this department to have a small force there to examine them. On the other hand, if it is the intention to the steamship company to continue to bring over large num? bers of immigrants it will require us to take such steps as may be neces? sary in the matter for the quick dis? patch of business. However, *I do not believe at this time it would require more than a dozen examiners for the work in hand. "We will pursue the same methods that we have followed in the admis? sion of aliens at Galveston, and that is that whenever we are notified that immigrants in a sufficient number are coming over, we make arrangements for their speedy examination. "I am glad to see," continued the commissioner, "that the South is tak? ing hold of the immigration question in a practical manner. The landing of worthy immigrants at Charleston means a great deal for not only that section, but the entire South. It means that instead of having aliens arrive at New York, for instance, they will arrive directly at the place where they expect to locate. Thus there will be eliminated every pos? sibility of one section of the country gaining any advantage over any other section." ATTACK ON WITTE. An Attempt Made to Assassinate For? mer Russian Premier at German Health Resort. Wiesbaden, Prussia, Sept. 15.-An attempt was made today to assass? inate Count Sergius Witte, the for? mer Russian Premier,, who is here for his health. Details o? Attack. Armed with a bomb, revolver and dagger, a Prussian student named Rosenburg, today made an unsuccess? ful attempt to assassinate Count Witte, the former Russian Premier. Only prompt action by detectives saved the former Premier's life. The attack was made at Sodena, a water? ing place near here. As Count Witto was leaving his carriage to enter his hot? I, Rosenburg made Iiis attack. A detective seized the student before he could throw the bomb or use the other weapon. The would be as? sista was jailed. Count Wite did not lose his nerve in the presence of dan BRYAN IN COLUMBIA. THE COMMITTEE ISSUES PRO GRAMME FOR THE RECEP? TION. He Will Stop at Wright's Hotel-The Speaking Will Take Place on the Universiay Quadrangle at 12.15 O'clock and Mr. Bryan Will be In troduced by Goveror Heywareli. Columbia, September 16.- There cntinue to be numbers of inquiries with regard to the Bryan reception and speaking in Columbia Wednes day next. The official programme as promulgated by the cenaral commit tee reads as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will be met at depot by a committee, who will escort them to Wright's Hotel, where i:hey will stay during their stay in Co lumbia. At 10.30 Wednesday morning, committee of escort, headed by Gov ernor Heyward, will call on Mr. and Mrs. Bryan at the hotel At ll o'clock the party will take automobiles for a ride around the city, visiting the principal points of interest. At 12 o'clock the speaking will be gin on the campus of the University of South Carolina. Invocation by Bishop Capers. President W. A. Clark, of the Co? lumbia Chamber of- Commerce, will preside and introduce Mayor T. H Gibbes, who will welcome Mr. Bryan to the city. Mr. Clark will then in? troduce Governor D. C. Heyward, who will welcome Mr. Bryan to the State and introduce him to .the audience. 12.15 Mr. Bryan's address. Immediately after the speaking Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will hold a gen? eral reception in the State 'Capital building. The audience is requested to re? pair at once to the Capitol at the con? clusion of Mr. Bryan's speech. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan will be enter? tained at luncheon at the residence of Mr. Wim. E. Gonzales, Senate St. At 5 p. m. Mr. Bryan leaves for Au? gusta, Ga. The Columbia Orchestra has been engaged to furnish music at the speaking and also at the reception. : A concert will be given on the cam? pus,, beginning at 10 o'clock. Chairs will be reserved for the gen? eral and ladies' reception* committees. The members of these committees are requested to call at the store of Sylvan Brothers, corner Main and Plain, streets, and secure their badges which will entitle them to chairs. SHIP IS COMING. The Wittekind Instead of Frankfort Sails October 18. Columbia, S. C., Sept. 15.-Gover? nor Heyward tonight received the fol? lowing cablegrams from Commission? er Watson, who is working hard on the Charleston-Bremen steamship line: Heyward Twinscrew Wittekind, in? stead of Frankfort, sails for Charles? ton direct October 18th. Please give notice immediately to Mayor Rhett. Will telegraph the present rates ot freight for steamer soon as possible. Something must be done to provide .oargo "o be ready for shipment. (Signed) Watson. ^e cablegram is sent from Ghent and it has evidently been agreed for the first steamer to go direct to Char* lesion FUN FAST AND FURIOUS. A Clean and Clever Comedy at the Lynchburg Casino The Lynchburg News, Tuesday morning, July 24th said: "A Run? away Match," a farce comedy of more than ordinary merit, made good last night at the Casino, and the large audience, which taxed the house to almost its capacity, enjoyed every minute of the time. The play run? ning like the crack of a whip, from al? most start to finish, is invested with some of the most amusing situations that kept the audience in a continual outburst of applause. The cast, though small, is an exceptionally strong one as to the principals, and by their capable work, the fun is kept going fast and furious. The perfor? mance is easily one of the best seen at the Casino this season, and serves as a good panacea for the blues. At the Academy of Music tomor? row night, September 19th. Local Cotton Market. From The Daily Item, Sept. IS. The dust in the morning and the rain in the afternoon and the wind throughout the day, limite! the re? ceipt to a number smaller even than was expected, and the good price (middling, 9 1-S) did not overcome these difficulties. Only forty bales were received by the public weighers, though nearly two hundred cam?* in by rail to be compressed and re-, shipped. The roads today arc blocked in many places and very heavy, and not more than twenty-five bales are expected. Middling is bringing 9 1-16 SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. Now that Mr. Whaley has an? nounced himself for the speaker's chair, everyone is busy looking out for other possible aspirants to office. Mr. E. M. Rucker, Jr., of Anderson, will probably soon come out, and he will make a strong race for it. Mr. J. D. Richardson, of Kershaw, who was leader of the dispensary minority in the house last year, will doubtless be put forward by his party. Mr. Frank Gray of Abbeville is also con? sidered a likely candidate. All these, if they come out at all, and many others will anounce themselves with? in the next few weeks. There are filed from South Carolina 1,237 petitions for rural free delivery routes. Of these 55 have been ad? versely reported and 605 routes are now in operation. This puts South Carolina on as good basis as any Southern State, though in the North and East the larger population has secured a more complete service. The hope has been expressed that the coming of -the North German Lloyd steamer to Charleston may solve the servant prblem in ' Sout^ Carolina. The immigrants will of course be mostly Germans, and they are docile and easily trained. Grovern or Heyward has received a letter from County Treasurer, G. W. Johnson of Williamsburg County to the effect that he wants to resign his office to take effect on October 1. He states that he was not renomina? ted in the primary and on that ac? count would prefer to get out of of? fice before the new collection of tax? es begins. He thinks it better for him to turn over his office before the new taxes begin to be paid and just as soon as he can effect a settlement; for the business of the year about to be closed. Sheriff W. H. Outz's, of Edgefieldv died at his home Friday morning at 2 o'clock. He had been sheriff for twenty-eight consecutive years, was a Confederate veteran, a Mason and an honored citizen. His funeral took place Saturday according to the Ma? sonic ritual. The farmers in the Epworth section are still destitute, suffering from the effects of the storm two months ago. Senator Brooks wrote to the governor and the military companies in Co? lumbia may give an entertainment In the benefit. MARTIN F. ANSEL Martin F. Ansel, of Greenville, who the returns indicate will be the next governor of South Carolina, was born in Charleston, December 12, 1850. His father, John J. Ansel, of Wurten burg, Germany, came of a good and prosperous family of the bid country, and when quite a young man sought his fortune in America. He was a skilled master mechanic, having re? ceived his degree in a celebrated Technical institution of that country. He married in Philadelphia, Miss Frederika Bowers, ot Germany, a woman of most refined and forceful character. , They settled first in Charleston,and later went with a colony of friends and countrymen to Walhalla where the old home is still occupied by members of the family. Mr. Ansel, at the close of the war, was a mere boy and received his ear py education in the Walhalla schools, never enjoying a college course, though he was a member of the literary society of Newberry - college. He studied law under Maj. James H. Whitner, was admitted to the bar be? fore he was twenty-one years old, practiced nearly four years in Frank? lin, N. C., and went to Greenville, S. C, in January,, 1S76, taking part in the Hampton campaign of '76. . In 1882 he was elected a member of the legislature from Greenville county and re-elected in 1884 and 1886, each time heading the ticket in the pri? mary election. In 1888 he was elect? ed solicitor of the eigfhth judicial cir? cuit which office he held for twelve years, voluntarily retiring at the expiration of his third term. Mr. Ansel has always enjoyed a good practice at the bar and has the con? fidence and esteem of all who know him. Special Terms of Court are no More. A special dispatch from Columbia dated Thursday, says that the special term arid special judge evil is now practically a thing of the past, thanks to the action of the last legislature in refusing to make an appropriation for them. Some time ago Governor Heyward refused to order a special term for criminal business on ac? count of the legislature's action, but the law places the responsibility to call extra terms on petition of th* local ba:- upon tin- chief justice. In a letter received by the governor to? day Chief Justice Pope declines the petition of the Harnwell har for a special term and special judge, say? ing. "Th'1 legislature refused to rnak-^ an appropriation for special courts and I think I must pay attention to legislative action.' THE STATE BANKS. Summary of Statement Received By State Bank Examiner on August ll Co?umbia, Sept. 17.-State Bank Examiner Holleman has compHed the subjoined summary of the state? ments received from the 194 State banks in response to his call for state? ments showing the condition of the banks on August ll. This is the sec? ond statement called since Examiner Holleman took charge of the office: ! Resources. Loans and discounts. .$35,933,434.73 Demand loans. 1.733,954.26 Overdrafts. 524,009.58 Bonds and stocks owned by the bank. .. 3,717,203.40-. Banking house. 571,772.00'. Furniture and fixtures 233,516.14^ Other real estate. 260,400.75 Due from bank and bank? ers. - 3,319,792.62: Currency.. . : .. .. 624,608.30> Gold. .. 107,927.68 Silver, nickels and pennies, . 232";821.04i Checks and cash items. 196,546.92: Exchanges for the Clearing ? House. 32,229.9? . Total.$47,560,217.41 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in. .$7,675,699.40? ^ Surplus fund. 1,367,111.46? Undivided profits, less cur? rent expenses and taxes paid. 2,236,793.11 Due to banks and bankers 660,990.77 Due unpaid dividends.. . 16,442.00> Individual deposits subject to check.24,818,627.08. Demand certificates.. .. 543,901.38. Time certificates.. ..2,582,723.19* Certified checks. . 7,693.33: Cashier's check. 35,044.44 Due to clearing house..' 1,892.06 Notes and bills rediscoun ted. . 2,141,374.59> Sj Bills payable, including time certificates representing borrowed money.. .. 5,471,924.60> Total.$47,560,217.41 v f PRESIDENT McIVER DEAD. Famous Southern Educator Dies of Apoplexy on Bryan < Raliegh Greensboro Special. Raleigh, N. C., Sept, 17.-President Charles D. Mciver, of the North Caro? lina Normal and Industrial College, at Greensboro, one of the South's greatest educators, dropped dead of apoplexy on the Bryan special from= Raleigh to Greensboro just after the train left Durham today. Had Dr. Mciver lived until the 27tk of this month he would have been 48 years of age. Surviving him are Mrs Mciver, three daughters-Misses An? nie, Lula and Belinda, and one son, Charles D. Mciver, Jr. Complete arrangements for th? funeral have not been made, but the service will be held Wednesday morning, probably at the College.' The Guilford County Association of the Alumni of the University of North Carolina, and many former students of the Normal College will participate in the service. Danger of Yellow Fever Infection. Nearly at End. New Orleans, Sept ll.-The ap? proaching end of the danger period for this season from yellow fever in? fection was indicated tonight by action of the Louisiana State Board of Health in partially letting down the quarantine bars against some of the Central American ports. Despite the fact that today two new cases of yellow fever were re? ported from Port Limon, Costa Rica, to the Louisiana State ^oard, orders were issued permiting the resump? tion of passenger traffic with Blue fields, Nicaragua, and also permitting: all vessels from Puerto Cortez, Span? ish Honduras, to enter the port of New Orleans, provided they carried no passengers and provided that aem peratures of their crews should be taken upon arrival here, and that there should be no night loading at Puerto Cortez. \ i I i Con? stipation Makes biliousness and1 bad complexions. Then where's your beauty? Keep the system in good condition by taking CM'S! AND TOXIC PELLETS which gently assist Na? ture in eliminating the poison, make good blood and good digestion and I iwill keep the roses in li \ your cheeks. li il Try One To-night li IV Money back if not Im BA satisfied. Only /Am y?\ 25c at any /AWi i DURANT'S DRUG STORE.