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CITY COUNCIL FLEETING. Routine Business Transacted-Elks Invited to Meet in Sumter Next i i Spring-The Drainage of Saratoga I Branch." City Council held a regular* meting at 6 o'clock p. m. Wednesday. Present-Aldermen H. D. Barnett, J. H. Chandler, R. F. Haynsworth, R. ? X. Wilder and R. L. Wright. Absent-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Alder? men P. P. Finn, H. C. Haynsworth and E. H. Rhame. Alderman R. F. Haynsworth pre? sided. Messrs. J. H. Levy and P. G. Bow? man appeared before council and re- ! quested that the city laborers be per- ? mitted to do some work on the* base- ? ball park, cutting * bushes, laying drains and improving the diamond. The request was granted, the time re? quired not to exceed two days and the Baseball Association to furnish drain pipe. Minutes of April 24th were read and approved. A letter was read from the Board of Health emphasizing the necessity of draining Saratoga branch and Philips savanna, in the interest of the public health. The drainage of Sara? toga branch was referred to the com? mittee of public works with power to act jointly with the owners; and the committee was requested to investi? gate and report conditions at Philip's savanna. The report of the Commissioners of Public Works was read and re? ceived as information. By unanimous vote an invitation -was extended to the Order of Elks to hold their State convention of 1908 in Sumter. Request of Col. John J. Dargan for a conference with council^ at 12 o'clock m. on Friday ,the 10th in? stant, was granted. Information was received from the Sumter Electric Light, Ice & "Tower Company that they are now prepared to install such additional lights as may be desired. The clerk was directed to reply that for the present the city is not in position to increase the number cf street lamps. Bond of J. D. Smithdeai, lessee of the Opera House, was presented, but acceptance was refused until satisfac? tory proof is given thai, the security is ample. The following ordinances were read and passed to 2d reading: 1st, "An Ordinance requiring abandoned wells to be filled or covered;'" 2d. "An Or? dnance requiring: dogs runing at large to be registered and to wear badges." Mr. Haynsworth, for the police committee, reported that he had in? vestigated the complaint o?Ae by "Willis Davis, colored, that his son . bad been unjustly fined by the Re? corder; that facts presented showed , no injustice whatever, and on his mo? tion the sentence was sustained. Mr. Barnett, for the finance com? mittee, reported that the clerk and treasurer's report for April had been examined and found correct; and j . that all claims referred to the com? mittee had been approved. Mr. Chandler, for the committee of public works, reported that the street force was now engaged in laying drain pipe in Sumter street and Kar? by avenue. Mr. Wilder, for the fire department committee, reported that repairs re? quested for Hose Company No. 3 building would cost about $150. The work was authorized-not to --xceed the amount named. The following claims were referred to the f nance committee: The Good Roads Machine Co.. .$$.00 Von Ohsen & Shirer.9.25 Sumter iron Works.4.50 The Durant Hardware Co.3.00 R. W. Bradham.. 3.75 Boyle & Boyle.2.75 Council then adjourned. SUMTER MONUMENT UNVEILING Col. Dargan Appears Before Council to Ask for Co-operation. City Council held a meeting pur? suant to adjournment at 12 o'clock Friday. Present-Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al? dermen H. D. Barnett. J. H. Chandler. R. F. Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth, R. K. Wilder and R. L. Wright. Absent-Aldermen E. H. Rhame and P. P. Finn. Col. J. J. Dargan was present to interest the city in the ceremonies in? cident to the unveiling of a monu? ment in hon^r of Gen. Thomas Sum? ter, of the Revolutionary army, at his grave near Stat<-barg. Col. Dargan explained in detail the tentative ar? rangements which have been rna le j for the entertainment of the large crowd which is expected to attend. He desired that the citizens of Sumter should contribute to the siiccess of this occasion on August 14th, but had no definite proposition Vi make. Coun? cil discussed the matter. Mr. Neill O'Donnell ,of the Chamber of Com? merce, participating. It was sug? gested that a public meeting be called at an early date, when Col. Dargan will be prepared to announce just what he wishes the city to do. Council then adjourned. Genuine happiness is able to stand a lot of hard knocks. CmC LEAGUE HONORS. Sumter Won Them All at the Meeting; of the Federation of Women's Clubs. This week the Federation of Wom? en's Clubs of South Carolina met at Orangeburg-. The delegates from Sumter returned Frida:-, overflowing with enthusiasm and puffed up with very pardonable pride at the honor conferred upon them and through them upon our Civic League, our city and our conuty. Let us tell briefly what happened: It seems to be a rule of order at these meetings to allow only two minutes for the reading of a report. (A rather por indication, isn't it, la? dies, of the amonut of work done in a year?) s When the president of our Civic League asked the presiding offi? cer for more time in which to read her report it was denied her. "Utter? ly impossible; against the rules'" But some how, (when Mrs. Beall began to^ read her report, and had consumed two minutes, and some of the ladies asked the presiding officer to call her down she said "Xor' "Read on." And she read'on and on for fourteen minutes. And then the applauses. It would have warmed the heart of the stingiest and hard-heartedest \ old codger in Sumter to have heard it. j It was grand, and it was deserved. j Then some lady got up and asked that the report from Sumter be j printed and placed in the Reprocity library so that it "might be read by { every member of every club in the State. Then some more ladies jump ( ed up and said that their clubs want? ed it first. Then the editor of the Keystone, the official organ of the Federation, said she wanted it first, to print in her paper, so they could all read it. Finally, Mrs. Decker, of Denver, Colorado, that grand, good woman, the president of the Federa? ted Leagues of the United States, in j the course of her address, said she wanted that report to carry back with her to show the western women what southern women were doing, and she wanted, also, the report of Miss Theo? dosia Dargan, of Stateburg, on "Im? provement in Rural Schools;" and these were the only ones she did want. Then there was more applause and louder and longer and still more; and our delegates looked to your reporter like they didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. Why, it was grand, and all because our league had done something, and had told a plain, un? varnished tale pf what they had done. When the president, seeing that our ladies could do things as well as look sweet, appointed them to all sorts of places of honor and responsibility; we can't remember it all; we do recall that Mrs. Mitchell Levi was made chairman of the committee to draw up resolutions of thanks to Orangeburg, and that Miss Dargan was made chairman of the committee on educa? tion. , Xcw, arr.'i you glad you have help? ed our Civic League? If you have helped them, you can take much of this glory to yourself. If you have not, guess you had better hurry up and fall in line. Their great work is just begun. This year, the ladies say: must surpass the last. Let us . all get our coats off and make ours the oanner league, and eily, and county, and State of the whole United States. Next week is the big May festival for the benefit of the Civic League, and we shall all have a chance. Get out ail your spare cash and have a jolly, good time, and help on a grand, good cause. *** i A PREACHER'S AFFINITY. Quit His Church and Left Town When His Love Affair vras Dis? covered. Harrington, Del., May P.-Admit? ting his infatuation for a young wom? an members of his congregati >::. al? though he has been married 30 years to a highly respected woman and has one son, Rev. D. M. Carpenter, until | yesterday the pastor of the Holiness church here, left town, he says, for good. An error in sending a letter intended for Miss Della Goodrich to the recorder of deeds at Dover re? sulted in the exposure oLthe preach? er's romance. Recorder Aaron laid the matter before the o-ficials of Car? penter's church. Carpenter is 55 and Miss Goodrich 33 years old. Before leaving, the preacher explained that he learn? ed that his wife was not his af? finity immediately after the mar? riage ceremony and discovered his affinity when he met Miss Goodrich, six years ago. Carpenter says it is hard for people to understand the ways of heaven. He did not men? tion the matter to his congregation. Wonderful Eczema Cure. *"Our little boy had eczema for five years," writes X. A. Adam?, Henriet? ta, Pa. "Two of our home doctors said the case was hopeless, his lungs being affected. We then employed other doctors, but no benefits result? ed. By chance we read about Elec? tric Bitters; bought a bottle and S'>on noticed improvement. We con? tinued this medicine until several bottles were used, when our boy was completely cured." Best of all blood medicires and body building health tonics. Guaranteed at Sibert's Drug Store. 50c. PRESIDENT TO KAISER. Special Message Said to Have Been Sent by Baron Stern burg. A most important revelation in connection with Baron Sternburg. German ambassador, and his visit to Germany at this time has been made by a diploma: in this city, says the Washington Star. He told a Star man that although the purpose of this va? cation-a very brief one. by the way -in ostensibly to take a rest in his own country, in reality it is concern? ed with the present instability of. German international politics. Tt was even said that Baron Sternburg was the bearer of an important message to Emperor William from President Roosevelt, .-.nd that this action was being hidden by the pretey. of a va? cation on his estate, which, accord? ing to the ambassador himself, is to last only a few weeks. ** 0 In connection with the Gem ian a m - bassador's departure, it is hinted that two other ambassadors may find it necessary to postpone or rearrange their plans for the late spring and summer. These ambassadors are Baron des Planches and M. Jusserand. It turns out that the cause of this diplomatic turmoil is the disarma? ment question at The Hague, as pro? posed by England, and what may hap? pen in erse Germany and Austria will insist on not discussing the proposal. This question concerns the United States, because it is believed-and the President's remarks lately seem to confirm this view of it-that, if the powers persist in maintaining their decisive stand it will cause a realign? ment of the nations, and a serious rupture will occur between this country and Germany. It is with these possibilities in view that the j Italian and French ambassadors will endeavor to place before their re? spective governments special reports containing suggestions. According to The Star's informant it has at last been decided that it will be impossible to avoid a .realignment of the powers if Italy will decide to remain in the triple allliance after 1209, when the terms of the present agreement will expire. In saying this the diplomat referred to the hitches that are likely to occur in the near future between England and Germany and France and Germany. The United States government, so far, has been in sympathy with France and England more than with Germany. Now if Italy will persist in taking sides with Austria and Ger? many at the Hague conference, it is stated, it will cause a halt in the sympathies between herself and Eng? land and France, and also this coun? try. lt was pointed out that Italy .vnnot aifor.d to ally herself by an agreement that will benefit only Austria and Germany, as she herself --il; ! ?se the stregth brought by ties of friendliness with the other na? tions. The diplomats concerned are as ti cn: rs clams, and will not reply to eatsgC'rical questions propounded then:, which is regarded as corrobo? rating the substance of the above rev- j elations. 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Madrid, May lu.-The royal flag floats over the palace today, indicat? ing that the Prince of Asturias, the heir to the Spanish throne has been born. Madrid is wild with joy. The royal infant was born at 1 o'clock. Twenty-one guns aannounced "It's a boy." Had it been a girl, 15 guns would have been fired. The city is given over to holiday rejoicing. "While the people outside the pal? ace were rejoicing thc ceremony at? tendant upon the birth of tht firs? child born to the king and queen was being carried out. The officials of the court and ministers attended according to custom. The physicians report thr: the queen and prince are doing well. The royal child was placed in a little basket on a golden salver and presented by the king to the prime minister, who made the official an? nouncement of the infant's sex. Later one hundred guns saluted the an? nouncement. The child' will be call? ed .Alphonso." and he will be Alphonso XIV. Fatal Railroad Wreck. Hamilton. Ohio. 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