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Ca SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Items of Interest Condensed and Par agraphed Xor Q.?ck Beading. The Camden dispensary was open ed Thursday with Dispenser Watkins in charge. A negro named Boyd killed anoth eer negro named Cabbagepatch at Alcolu Monday night Lamar, Darlington County, wants a dispensary and an election is to be held at an early day to decide the Question. Former President ?Grover Cleve? land will spend two weeks at George? town as the guest of Gen. E. P. Alex? ander. Mrs. Brewerton, an aged white woman, was lost for two days in a forest in Spartanburg County. She may die as a result of the exposure. An election will be held in Ben nettsville in the near future to pass upon the question of issuing bonds for sewerage and water works. The Henderson-Fee murder case in Saluda has resulted in a second mis? trial. It is likely a change of venue will be secured. Mayor Rhett of Charleston has gone to Washington to confer with railroad officials regarding better freight rates for Charleston. ^ Maj. E, M. Brayton, for many years a prominent Republican and office holder, died in Columbia Wednesday night Lewis G. Byers shot and instantly killed his step-son, Oliver G. Lanham, near Byers' home in the Olympia mill village, Columbia, Wednesday night. Alfred Jefferson shot and killed John Summers in Oracgeburg Coun? ty Wednesday. Jefferson surrender? ed to the sheriff. Both parties are negroes. One hundred and thirty carloads of lumber is ready for shipment from Chesterfield County to Washington for use in the new $11,000,)00 union passenger station. , W. D. Ellison, a white man who was committed to the Richland jail last week on a charge of grand lar? ceny, made his escape Tuesday night by sawing out the bars of the cell and breaking down a door. Principal Sam Rogers, of the Boy kin school, Marlboro County, who was indicted for assault and battery for whipping one of his pupils, has been acquitted after a trial lasting two days. Charles Gormillion, the negro who killed young Dom, white, at Johnston last winter when the latter attempted to break into Gormillion's house, was acquitted at Edgefield Friday. The jury was out only ten minutes. A man who was arrested in Winns boro Thursday for robbing a dry goods store, is suposed to be Gus De ford ,the bank robber for whom the police have been hunting all over the country. State Superintendent Martin has sent out a very excellent pamphlet with a service for the. celebration of Calhoun day in the public schools: The officials of the Southern road have promised Charleston to do all that they can to further the inter? ests of immigration at that port The attorney general holds that the State hospital for the insane may not buy whiskey in lots of more than five gallons and this must Le bought from the county dispensaries. The home of Mr. Luther Mayer in Newberry County, was burned Mon? day night and the family narrowly escaped death. Some of themv had to. slide down a rope from a second story window. KAIRO AD COMMISSION ACTS. Columbia, March 6.-The railroad commission yesterday adopted rules for telephone companies engaged in business in this State, said rules to govern all reports and connections between lines as required by the law passed three years ago. The rules are very important and a number of changes have been made. They regulate the manner in which complaints shall be made, contracts: must be approved and reports made by any company purchasing any rival line. The rules are as follows: Rules Governing Telephones. First. On or before the first days of June or December of each year, all telephone companies shall make to the railroad commission a semi-annu? al report of their operations in the State of South Carolina, including rates and expenses for the six months ending June 1. and for 12 months ending December 1 preceding. Said report to be made on blanks as fur? nished by said railroad commission, and a separate report shall be made for each exchange where one compa? ny operates ono or more exchanges. Second. AH complaints made by firms, corporations or individuals as to any telephone company doin^ bus? iness in this State, shall be addressed to the railroad commission in writ? ing, setting forth in detail as near as possible the condition complained of and the remedy desire* . When any such communication is received, the secretary of the commission shall send a copy of said communication to the telephone company complained of in said communication. And it shall be the duty of su elephone compa? ny, upon receipt of this commission of a copy of said complaint to im? mediately investigate the same and report to this commission, notifying said commission within 10 days of their answer to said complaint. Third. Upon the answer of said telephone company complained of being served upon this commission, the commission shall call a meeting for a formal hearing by this board, the day being named by the commis? sion for said hearing, and the follow? ing procedure shall prevail: (a) This commission shall desig? nate the time, place and hour at which such hearing shall be had, and ' the secretary of this commission shall notify interested parties in writing to this effect. (b) All testimony given at such hearing shall be under oath. (c) At such hearing, the burden of proof shall be upon the party com? plaining, and the individual firm or corporation against which complaint is made shall be heard in reply. (d) The decision of this commis? sion shall be in writing, and a copy of the same shall be given to each of Xhe parties interested. Fourth. On or before the first day of June, 1907, and cn or before the first day of each December and June thereafter, each telephone company shall file with this commission a sep? arate report for each exchange ope? rated by it in any city or town in this State, and all rates or charges for telephone service at said exchange shall be submitted to this commission for approval. Fifth. All contracts and agree? ments as to any rates or charges for services or connections made after March 1, 1907, between any ex? change or exchanges, and any private lines, must first be submitted to this commission for approval. Sixth. All additional lines and con? nections acquired, by purchase or otherwise by any telephone company or exchange must be reporced imme? diately to this commission, giving schedule of rates charged, number of telephones, etc. Seventh. All toll rates or long dis? tance charges to and from all places within the State of South Carolina must be reported to "his commission in detail on or before the first day of June, 1907, and on the first days of each December and June thereafter. Eighth. On and after March 1, 1907, any telephone company estab? lishing a telephone exchange m any city or town in this State shall file with this commission a schedule of rates, charges, etc., for services in said city or town, to be approved by this commission, and said rates shall not go into effect until they are ap? proved by this commission. Ninth. Any telephone company op? erating a telephone exchange in any city or town in this State which de? sires to change the rates charged for telephone services in such city or town, from the rates charged by such company on the 25th day of Febru? ary, A. D. 1904, where the rates are not limited by the franchise under which said company is operating in such city or town, shall be allowed to do so by agreement with the subscrib? ers connected with such exchange; failing to secure such agreement from the subscribers connected with such exchange, no change shall be made in such rates before a hearing by this commission. Two or more of such subscribers may petition for a hearing, said petition to be made as prescribed in rule 2. These rules to take effect March 1, 1907. By order the board.. B. L. Caughman, Chairman. . Jno. H. Earle, Jas, M. Sullivan, o Commissioners. This is Worth Remembering. . 'Whenever you have a cough or cold, just remember that Foley's Honey and Tar will cure it. Do not risk your health by taking any but the genuine. It is in a yellow pack? age. Sibert's Drug Store. The county boards of education will be appointed next month by the State board and since the dispensary boards of several counties have one member selected by the educational board, the latter is generally selected on the recommendation of the coun? ty delegation, although the State board does not always follow this rule, and will scan carefully all lists submitted. Chamberlain's Cough Rcn.edy is Both Agreeable and Effective. ?Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no superior for coughs, colds and croup, and the fact that it is pleasant to take and contains nothing in any way injurious has made it a favorite with mothers. Mr. W. S. Pelham, a merchant of Kirk.~viile, Iowa, says: "For more than twenty years Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy has been my leading remedy for all throat trou? bles. It is especially successful in cases of croup. Children like it and my customers who have used it will net take any other." For sale by DeLorme's Pharmacy. NO BEER DISPENSARIES. ! - Mr. Lyon's View of Sale of Beer Writes an Official Opinion of the Situation. Columbia, March 7.-Hon. J. Fra? ser Lyon, attorney general, has reach? ed the conclusion that the county boards of control have not the power to issue permits to bottling plants for the sale of beer, except to those plants already "licensed" by the leg? islature and afterwards elected by the State board of directors. The opinion also states that bottling plants shall only sell to county dispensary boards and cannot retail. The opinion was given at the re? quest of Chairman John J. Cain of the Richland County board, and is of particular interest to Columbia and Charleston, where there are several bottling plants. This opinion means that several of them, if not elected by the old State board of directors, with the approval of the county boards, are no longer in commission and cannot be unless the legislature chooses to give them this authority. Mr. Lyon says in his opinion that "such authority has not been delegat? ed to the county boards." It would appear from the opinion that the county boards have hereto? fore been acting illegally in electing beer dispensers under the old law. It was customary for the county board to name them and very often no commission was obtained from the State board of directors. LITTLE BOY KIDNAPPED. A Big Reward Offered for Return of Missing Delaware ?Thild. Kitts Hamock, Del., March 7. With a reward of $25,000 for his safe return and another of $1070 0 0 for his dead body, hundreds of men are searching for little four-year-old Horace Marvin, the son of Dr. Horace N. Marvin ,whose strange disappear? ance on Monday aroused the entire neighborhood. The general belief is that the boy is being held for a ran? som. ?Little globules of sunshine that drive the clouds away. Dewitt's Lit? tle Early Risers will scatter the gloom of sick-headache and biliousness. They do not gripe or sicken. Recom? mended and sold here by druggists. TQ INVESTIGATE WRECKS. The New York Railroad Commission Employs an Expert to Make In? quiry. . ""Albany, N. Y., March 6.-Stirred to action by the introduction of a bill calling for their scalps the State Rail-, road Commission today took action to investigate the numerous wrecks on. the railroads in this State. They have employed former deputy State engineer, Edmund E. VanHoosen, as a temporary expert, who started this morning an investigation of the re? cent wrecks on the West Shore and Central. Mr. VanHoosen has been for 25 years an expert railroad man. ?Kodol digests what you eat and quickly overcomes indigestion, which is a forerunner of dyspepsia. It is made in strict conformity to the na? tional pure food and drugs law and is sold on a guarantee relief plan. Sold by druggists. PERIL OF THE DEEP. Thrilling Story of a Successful Fight With Fire and Water. New York, March 6.-A thrilling story of a battle with raging flames on a frozen sea was related by the ex? hausted crew of the Vandalia arriv? ing today from Chinese and Japanese ports. The fire was discovered in the cargo in mid-ocean. In fighting the flames it became necessary to stop the engines and for three days the vsesel tossed about at the mercy of a gale. Two hundred chests of tea were thrown overboard. Damage to the steamer and cargo amounted to $250,000. Not a man was lost, but all of the crew suffered greatly from ex? haustion. *To remove a cough you must get at the cold which causes the cough. There is nothing so good for this as Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. The liquid cold relief that is most quickly effective, that stills and quiets the cough and drives out the cold. Sold by ail druggists. ANOTHER OIL SWINDLE. Standard Oil Trust Cheated thc Gov ernment Out of Duty on Oil Sent j to Manila. Washington, March 6.-Charges have been filed at the treasury depart- j ment to the effect that the Standard | Oil Company has been swindling Un- j cle Sam in the Philippines. The j amount involved is reported to b<- ! $20,000. John D.'s agent plead in- : nocence and is apparently anxious to try the matter in the Philippine ! courts. The Standard Oil Company is : accused of evading the duty on cwen ty thousand cases of oil shipped from the United States to the Philippines j during lion, when the high tariff was, enforced against oil from here to ; che islands. : DRUNKENNESS AND DISORDER. ! Shameful Conduct of Drunken Men at Church Services in Spartanburg County. According to the reports received in Spartanburg on Tuesday morning drunkenness and disorder has brok? en out in the northern section of the county; above that portion of the county known as the Flatwoods. Tuck Stevens, a well known citi? zen who lives in the upper portion ol' the county, was in Spartanburg Tues? day and he reported that there was great disorder at Carlisle Church last Sunday night by a crowd of men who were under the influence of whiskey. Mr. Stevens said that the disturbance was so great that the pastor, Rev. Mr. Turner, left the pulpit and walked to the rear portion of the church and knelt among the crowd and prayed most fervently for them. All the time the minister was praying the men kept talking. The following morning an empty whiskey jug, Mr. Stevens stated, was found sitting on the church steps against the door. "We must have protection from such conduct and I believe that the God fearing people of that commun? ity will be given protection. I have not talked with Rev. Mr. Turner and do not know what he proposes to do about the matter," said Mr. Stev? ens, "but I feel certain that the el? ders of the church will ' not permit such conduct."-Spartanburg Jour? nal. Given Up,To Die. *B." Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginia Street, Evansville, Ind., writes: "For i over five years I was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. I lost flesh and was all run down, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. I had three of the best physicians who did me ho good and I was practically giv? en up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bot? tle gave me great relief, 'and after tak? ing the second bottle I was entirely cured." Why not let it help you? Sibert's Drug Store. WOMAN ARTIST SUICIDES. Mrs. Donathan, of Chicago. Kills Her? self in Paris. Paris, March 7.-Standing before a mirrow in her studio apartments to? day Mrs. Donathan, who is said to be a daughter of a Chicago magis? trate, committed suicide by shooting herself through the heart. She lived in lavishly fitted up apartments. Fi? nancial trouble is said to be the cause of the suicide. Dr. James A. B. Scherer, chairman of the ways and means committee, in charge of the semi-centennial endow? ment at Newberry college, announces that the -committee feels greatly en? couraged by the fact that the $50, 000 required by the terms of-Dr. K. K. Pearson's proposition has already been so nearly secured. Although the time limit does ont expire until next July, they have decided to prosecute a vigorous canvass to. carry the new endowment to a larger figure than that embraced in the original plan. How to Remain Young. ?To continue young in health and strength, do as Mrs. N. F. Rowan, Mc Donough, Ga., did. She ays: "Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured me of chronic liver and stomach trouble, complicated with such an unhealthy condition of the blood that my skin turned red as flannel. I am now practically 20 years younger <han be? fore I took Electric Bitters. I can now do all my work with ease and as- j sist in my husband's store." Guaran? teed at Sibert's Drug Store. A dog supposed to be mad ran into the home of Duncan Covington near Clio and bit his little girl and her mother, who was trying to defend the child from the dog. Both have been sent to the Pasteur Institute. Don't Mistake the Cause of Your Troubles-A Sumter Citizen Shows How to Cure Them. Many people never sispeat their kid? neys. If suffering from a lame, weak or aching back they think that it ie only a muscular weakness ; when urinary trouble sets in they think it will soon correct itself. An so it is -with all the other symp? toms of kidney disorders. That is jost where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they lead to diabetes or Bright's disease. The best remedy to use is Doan's Kid?ey Pill?. It cures all ills which are caused by weak or diseased kid? neys. Sumter people testify to permanent cures. E. McCloud. farmer, residing on the out? skirts of Sumter says: "Both my wife and I used Doan's Kidney Pills procured at Dr. A. J. China's drug store, and obtained a lot of benefit from them. I thought it must be the climate which did not agree with us or the water, for we never had the backache until we moved here some four years ago from Pennsylvania, but we certainly have had it I since. The secretions from the kidneys were ! irregular and much too frequent in action, especially at night when our rest was much disturbed. Since we used Doan's Kidney ; Pills neither of us has had the backache and ? the action of the kidneys became natural and ! normal and our rest is not disturbed at night. Doan's Kidney Pills are the best rem? edy that ever came into my house." t"oT sale by ?11 dealers. Price 50 cents. Poster-Mil burn Co.. Buffalo. N. V.. soie agents for t lie United states. Remember the name-Doan's-and take no ; other. 45 j The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has horne the signature of and has been made under his per? sonal supervision since 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 CASTORIA Caste ria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee? It destroys Worm* 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 healithy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind Yon toe Always Bongil In Use For Over 30 Years. ./ THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET? NEW YORK ?TY. JUST RECEIVED Another Car Load of AND ock Co. W. A. BOWMAN, Pres. ABE RYTTENBERG, V. Pre* P. G. BOWMAN, Sec. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & mercantile Company, Stxxxitexvs. O. J ?53 H s^^a^Capita! Stock $50,000*^*****? Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize ers and Fanners' Supplies. So^e agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest ?ash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before maMn& your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d|doo:r from the Postoffice Sumter, S. C. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist. 18 WEST LIBERTY STREET. UP STAIRS HOURS: 8:30 TO 1. - P. M. 2 TO 6. OFFICE PHONE 30. HOUSE PHONE 383.