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oi i mm em * lox? dWn OUT TALK FKAUT. Dog thrdJsxtncv Adopted to Go rMmvX at t>SM-e?Iteration 1 flfdj gcwcsaae Bond? KcmliMUxl? 1h* Grs*l> Matter KedUK-usard nt Lrwgttt. . City Council was In sc**lon from C I o'cV>ck last nicht, snd. as usual, wah about one-third of the coneumad In the transaction of and the balance In Ulk, or leas applicable to the busl In hand . The City Council can he truthfully characterised as a trty body, for It la not rowdy .ejr xajaroarous, hut It la unorderly In Hp procedure and Its sessions are un dhUy and unneceeaarlly protracted. .Waea the body was called to order Quo. D. Levy waa recognised He an Invitation from Sum tar B. P. O. B.. to the mayor, and city clerk to atend y at First Mill Friday evening, la to bo gfcren complimentary to fhu> Klka who are In attendance upon th* Aaaaul 8tate Convention B. P. O. |B. now being held in this city. The in - accepted with thanks, aalnutee of meeting held June read, and. after quite a pro dJecueatoa and anlnof/ correc helag made, were confirmed. \ Barnett reported for the finance that the clerk's report for had been checked over and correct; ell bills had been ex found correct and approved; i aaatract for the city printing had awarded the Sumter Herald at had cf II cents pur Inch for first >n and It cants per ipch for aahaequent Insertion of adver tts and all official minutes of > ffce proceed lags of council to be pub free of charge, aw required by itlon of council?fhls being the hid before the committee, the Publishing Co.. having da? ta make a bid under the con prescribed by council to pub BaUj the ml no tea rree of charge. Mr. Wright, who Is a member of Bh> finance committee, said he thought fjkg Oeteen Publishing Co., was right fm Ita position in reference to the pub Bcatton of minutes and had so stated he the committee, but the committee waa left no option in the matter un? der the resoluten, unleae It should go aa council snd ssk that the. resolution he rescinded, and this the committee doc lined to do., He also stated that hho matt ear ef the comparative clr awjallon within the city of the Sum dar Herald and Watchman * South gaw Waa brought out In the committee f masting and was considered In mak? ing! the award. Mr. H. O. Oeteen stated that he not made any statement In re< to the circulation of the Watch? ed Soujthror. as he had declined Pa pot In a bid. while the objectionable # resolution remained In effect, and that M any one had taken it upon himself do snake a circulation statement for the Watchman and Southron the amid statement wae purely l ma gin Mr. ft. F. Haynewortp. denied that Way circulation statement had been faade and stated that the awurd had ween mad* to the only bidder under the terms specified by council. Mr. Wright contended that the ctr dulation of the two papers hnd been woaaiiered. Mr Stubba supported Mr. Wright's assertion, stating thst purporting to be the ait mil latlon of the two papers had heen mentioned at the committee Mr II F Hayns worth contendet that the circulation of the papers had awt been discusaed at the committee ting. although th - -natter may been dlscu-eed by c >mmltteemen cat side, Mr. Barnett related conversation hetwen himself and Mr. Osteen In which the hjrter had informed him that he would :n, k im hi 1 ender the drtlona required by council, that l (Mosen had made no statement of latlon: that be hud <cifd that he Id make a bid If reliction Wat laded. Oantinulng the repoit of th- nin aace committe Mr Barm tt stated that be financial condition of the city . Mad heen carefully Investigated and tt was Ton 1 that the cltv h m b?r gwwed only $10.060. Im hiding the amount advanced to the sewerage commission, an 1 that the finance comralttae Is of the opinion that It ? ft aat nsceseery to Isaue the $ >".. Camerag? bomln at thin time. If at all. and recommends fh it th< resolution adapted at th.- Inat meeting to Issue the bonds at once he pgavinot-d .m I the bond Isaue be withheld for the present Later on the Issue of bond* iry when m<?ney Is Wooded for puxlng. The committee recommended that $1.000 be bofOWCd Mr. Wright, who offend t rat'on at the last meeting thet the bonds be Immediately l??eod. Ml 1 that he had gotten together some tu area that be desired to jo.-, r r .r consideration ..f council He nald Income of the city Is about $00. annually, of which $45.000 Is yet the ? '_ to be collected for thb current year, I $25,000 more will carry the city until the taxes are collected and if $25,000 j more Is borrowed the city will then owe only $45,000, which will be taken care of out of the Income. Thus the city can pay what it owes out of reg? ular income and at the end of the fiscal year owen othlng. Therefore he favored the adoption of the recom fendatlon of the finance committee that the bond Issue be withheld. Mr. Ugon said he was under the impression that It was fully under stoood that when the sewerage bonds were sold the city would be repaid incney advanced for sewerage and this money would be used for paving the streets. If the bonds are not is? sued the city must continue borrow? ing money and would be unable to take up the street paving. Mr. Wright said the difference is that If the bonds are not issued the city would be a borrower for two years , and would in that time pay out, while If the bonds are Issued we would be borrowing for forty years and paying Interest which would necessitate a two mill Increase of the tax levy. Mr. Wright, moved that the bond Issue be withheld for the time being. Mr. Llgon moved that the report of the finance committee be confirm? ed, with exception of the part re? ferring to bond issue, and that that be taken up for discussion in regular order. Carried. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth moved that the bond issue be withheld for the present. Carried, Mr. Llgon voting, No. ' Mr. H. C. Haynsworth, for the com? mittee of public works, reported that the street hinds had been employed In saving the clay from the sewerage trenches for use on the streets as reg? ularly as possible, but that for the past week the hands and teams had been engaged In harvesting the city's crop of oats and in planting the land In peas, consequently not as much progress on the street Improvement had been made as desired. A fairly good cr?P ?f oats had been m ale? about 20| bushels per acre--a good yield for the land. Mr. Wtight expressed the opinion that the committee should have em? ployed additional labor to harvest the oat crop and plow^ In the peas so as not to interfere with the street work ordered by council. Mr. Huynsworth explained that the effort to hire ex? tra hands and to get some one to plow in the peas had been made with? out success. Mr. Llgon. for tho police commit? tee, rocommended the employment of two temporary policemen; that the salaries of policemen be fixed at 11(11 per montn for the first three months of service, $.*>3 /or the next three nionths and $40 thereafter; that the unlfotms furnished policemen be worn as uniforms and not otherwise (ihat is to say. that the practice of removing the brass bottom; from the uniforms and wearing them as or? dinary citfxens' dress be forbidden); that Officer Pierson be thanked by council for the rescue of the little I b*>y. Clifton Walker, who fell Into a sewerage ditch, a resolution to b-i prepared by the clerk, spread on th l tlbutes and a c:>py presented to Or!i c^r Pierson, and that he be voted $10 by council. On CWJtdon of Mr. Wright tl ?? i< port was adopt, d. Mr. Llgon moved that Officer H. 0< MeKagea be' paid 111 that would accrue to him. under the salary schedule Ju'-t adopted, when he shall have completed six months' service, 'arrted. ? City Engineer W. L. Lee, at the re? quest of the street committee, pre? sented a statement showing unpaved portion of Main street between 13art lette and Canal and the cost of put i'rg down cement sidewalks eight lags wide at $3.389.10, and a similar estimate for Liberty strei t In the fire limits at $1.900.50. The report was received as Information. Mr. Wright said he thought the v\- rk <?u?ht to be done and gave rea? son for hav'ng the ?^tim.iie made for oaly sight leal of paving,, h? moved thai work ??e done, ?eonde 1 by Mr. Llgon. Yr Llgon then moved to amend that Um paving on Mail? street extend from the Presbyterian i horch to the railroad on Mr.in street tmi canning av?aae, Mr. tftubaa ?tOTed to amend that the paving ex lead from Main on Bartletts and liaixin to the pa*?seng?r station, ^r. Wright's original motion was adopt? ed? The mater of making the proper? ty awntn pay one-half the cost of the paving was discussed at some length. \ majority appeared to be of the opinion that he property own ? m eould he reqalfed t" pay one-half the 0oe1 of the work and there was ? -entlim nt in favor of going ahead with the work on this proposition. Mr, ii. c Raynsworth said that ffcjatt Is p$y law to make a property owner g#y for street paving and that it eould no! he gOM without a consti? tutional amendment Mr. Wright moved th.- r< ? Iml his motion so that a ? Ml lias eould be appoint* i to Mill on the pi peity owners and ns ?? *ta*n from *.?? ir If they Will pay one-half the oost. The matter Wei fur her dlscusaed and the motion of Mr. Wright was finally withdrawn by unsnlmous consent, and Messrs. Wright, Stubbs, and R. F. Hayns? worth were apopinted on the com? mittee to call on the property owners. The effort will be made to get all property owners to agree to pay one half, but If some agree and some don't it will be up to council to de? cide whether to pave and pay all fot the sections where properly owners refuse to bear their share of the cost. Air. H. C. Haynsworth reported that City Engineer Lee had been re? quested by the sewerage commission inspect and receive the completed portion of the sewerage system for the commission and the city. Mr. Lee VII directed to comply with the re? quest of the commission and in case of defects to report same to council. The special committee appointed at the last meeting to prepare a dog or? dinance presented an ordinance re? quiring that all dogs running at large between May 1st and October 1st he securely muzzled with muzzles that would permit the dogs drinking wa? ter at will. Dogs not muzzled will be impounded and if not redeemed with? in three days upon payment of $2, will be sold or killed. Dog owners who permit their dogs to run at large unmuzzled are declared guilty <fT'n misdemeanor and upon conviction will be required to pay a fine not ex? ceeding $5 or to be imprisoned not more than ten days. The ordinance was read, and under suspension of rules was adopted and ordered pub? lished, the second reading being dis? pensed with. The next matter taken up was the election of two temporary policemen recommended by the po?pe commit? tee. The need for them was discussed at length and the committee stated that they are needd to carry out a more extended patrol of the city. Me. R. F. Haynsworth entered into a lengthy discussion of the necessity of having a plain clothes man or city , detective. Officer Grady's record, while so employed, was referred to and it was asserted that his services" as shown by the records, were pe? culiarly valuable. He would ask that Mr. Grady be reinstated?was talking for the consideration of the police committee. Asked that they lay aside personal considerations? was not asking that anything that had been done be rescinded. But heJ hoped the committee would see Its way clar to put Grady back, for he has done nothing for which he should be put In uniform. The po? lice committee has had no reason to put Grady down. Mr. Wright said it was altogether a matter for the police committee rd determine and he was for kavlng rt in their hands. . Mr. Llgon Reasserted and most em? phatically disclaimed any personal animus in the matter of Officer Gna dy, he was trying to act in this, as lrt all other mutters, for the best inter? est of the city, as he presumed all other members of council were. In the discussion which was quite lengthy, the Grady case was threshed over several times, and It really ap? peared that the issue as to whether Mr. Grady is or is not to wear a uni? form is the burning question with which council has to deal. During the discussion Mr. R. F. Haynsworth succeeded in- rinding out what he failed to ascertain at the last meeting?how the police com? mittee stood on the question of /put? ting Officer Grady -on the regular force Instead of continuing him in the service as a plain clothes man or de? tective. Mr. Llgon stated that th committee stood throe for uniform and two for plain clothes. Mr. Hayns? worth contended that Mayor Boyle, who voted on this committee, had no right to be ex-oftlcio member of all the-standing committee. This mat? ter was debated at length and it was finally decided to sustain the mayor in the position that he could serve on the committees ex-ofiiclo. Mr. R. F. Haynsworth moved that bits of the policemen to be elected be a plain clothes man. After further i'i.-eusslon thll was voted down. Mr. Llgon, for the police commit? tee, recommended the election Ol G. .1. Williams and T. P. Ward. They iren elected. On motion of Mr. L | rule requiring a second to . ^ I ? 1 fore it1 can be d!B< Ul I IV : . . . that a second b re^ul' . v |ly be' a motion is put to a no. I The police committee is directed, to purchase disinfectants | ?? ui-ition ?d by the health officer. The request of County Supervisor Scale for the payment by the city of the Hid promised on the pavement of the sidewalks around the Conti House square was referred to the finance committee with power to act. The clerk reported that the expendi? tures for the sewerage during the month of May were $9.019.10. Bills of sewerage commission amounting to $1.492 were presented and ordered paid. The water works commission re? ported receipts since last report of $1,445.6? and the payment of one note of $1,000. I All hills against the city on file were referred to the nuance commit? tee without being read. On motion of Mr. Wright Clerk and Treasurer Hurst was granted flf teen days leave of absence during the year, to be taken at his convenience. The police Committee was author? ized to arrange to give the members of the police force the usual ten days' leave of absence, the Officers taking holiday in turn. Mr. Stubbs brought up the matter of professional beggars making a nuisance of themselves on the strei ts. Jt was decided to issue orders to the police to keep professional beggars off the streets. At the suggestion of Mayor Eoyle it was decided that hereafter all meetings of council shall be opened with prayer. On motion of Mr. Ligon Clerk Hurst eras elected chaplain. It seems that there is no limit to the number of positions under council that Mr. Hurst can till. On motion of Mr. Stubbs the pur? chase of additional hose cranes for the use of the street sprinkler was referred to the street committee with power to act. The cost, it was stated, would be a small matter?something like $15 apiece for the five or six needed. Mayor Boyle was granted further time to appoint a purchasing commit? tee for council, provided for in a res? olution adopted on Mr. Finn's motion some time ago. Council then adjourned. THE SELLERS CASE. Jury Was Out Over Night Without Any Result?Mistrial Was Then Order. Columbia, June 11.?The jury in the trial of Wade h. Sellers, charged with the murder of Constable Jam** P. Farmer, failed to reach an agree? ment after a deliberation of more than 15 hours, and at 9.30 yesterday morning the court ordered a mis? trial. The Jurors were divided from the time they entered the jury room until they came out, some favoring a verdict of manslaughter, others an acqpittal. A number of ballots were taken but after the second there was no change, the jury standing eight for acquittal to four for a verdict of manslaughter to the very last. w WThen court reconvened at 9.30 yesterday morning Judge Gary askt d the sheriff to tell the jury to conic into the court room. They filed in and took their seats in the b<>%. The clerk of court, Mr. J. Foster Walker, polled the Jury, all 12 men answer? ing to their names. They vveie then asked if thoy had agreed Upon a ver? dict. "We have not," replied Foreman ivirby. Judge Gary thereupon instructed the foreman to hand up the record in the case and a mistrial was order? ed, it being considered useless to have the Jury spend any further time In deliberating on the case. They had been in the room since 6.10 Tuesday afternoon, the actual time spent in deliberation being 15 hours and 2i) minutes. Counsel for Sellers immediately made a motion for bail for the de? fendant, which was granted. Judge Gary fixed the amount of bail at $5,-. 000, the amount fixed by Chief Jus? tice Pope when Sellers was granted bail ||) March. / Sellers did not care to remain in cufstody. until the bond Could be ar? ranged and immediately handed to Clerk of Court Walker a certified check for $5,000, drawn on the Caro? lina National bank. The sureties on Sellers' bond are: Dr. L. B. Owens, j. e. Young and x. h. Driggers. Sellers remained In the court roon] for some, time after the mistrial was ordered1 hnd the jury dismissed. It was evident, however, that the result was no surprise to him nor to his counsel. Solicitor Benct was not surprised, either. Some of Sellers' friends appeared surprised, as did some others in the court room who were of the opinion that the verdicl would be manslaughter. Xo one ekpected ?'i verdict of mur? der: in fact the State only asked for a verdict of manslaughter. Bellers will probably be tried the second time at the September term of the court. , DH BNYDER UNDECIDED. Not Ready to Baj Whether He Will Accept Presidency of University. Spartanb?rg? June ?When seen tonight and a.-ked if he had accepted the presidency of South Carolina College, Dr. Bnyder Btated that he had not done so. He said that he this afternoon was offered the presi? de ncy of the University, hut at pres? sen! he did not think it proper for him to dlSCUSI the matter. He said he had the matter under considera? tion, though he was not in position t<? s;i\ when he would be able to make a final decision Dr, Bnyder Ii now a very busy man winding up the college year at Wof ford and getting ready for commence? ment, Which begins Sunday morning. After the exercises ore over he will no doubt be In position to reach a decision. Send us your jdb work. ATTENTION! - Farmers and Planters. You Have no Control over a Hail Storm. And the best and only way you can PROTECT your sea? son's work and investment is by INSURING in the Carolina Hail Insurance Co., that has been proven and found to be Absolutely Safe and Reliable. The Carolina Hail insurance Company Was Organized in 1906 and in the two years of its existence has paid out to its policy-holders in the State of South Carolina alone, the enormous sum of nearly one hundred thousand Dollars (Sioo, 000.00.) It is a home company, devoted to the interest of South Caro? lina only. RATES: Tobacco. 850.OX) per Acre Insurance at 15.00 per Acre. Cotton. $30.00 per Acre Insurance at 11.05 per Acre. 825.00 44 M 44 at 8 ,%TH " 820.00 4 4 44 44 at I .70 44 815.00 4 4 4 4 4 4 at 8 .521^ r 810 00 44 41 44 1 at 8 .35 14 Grain. flO.OO'per Acre Insurance at 8 .35 per Acre. Premiums are payable in cash and policies are issued by the agent and delivered at once. Ter. Thousand Dollars worth of securities deposited with Insur? ance Commission of South Carolina for protection of policy holders, in compliance with new Insurance law. Don't put this very important matter off, but see us and insure at once. Tomorrow may be too late. The Citizens' Insurance Agency, 29 I, Main St. G. E. HAYNSWORTH, Mgr. Sumte., S. C COTTON MILL OUTPUT. ? Resolution Adopted Suggesting Cur? tailment Until September 1. Glenn Springs, June 12.?The South Carolina Manufacturers' association concluded ( its work here today, of? ficers being iclected as follows: President, Ellison A. Smyth; first vice president, Leroy* Springs; sec? ond vice president, T. E. Moore; third vice president, C. K. Oliver; treasur? er, J. A. Brock; secretary, T. C. Charles. * , Exedstive committee?J. D. Ham met, W. E. Eeattie, A. B. Calvert and C, C. Twitty. The above officers were elected for i one year The meeting place for the associa? tion for next year was left to the ex? ecutive committee. The foremost question before the association today was the matter of curtailment in the manufacture of cotton goods, in the next three moiths, and the result of the decision was ?the adoption by a close vote of a res olution suggesting a decrease in pro? duction by all mills between now and Sept. 1. The resolution suggests a curtail? ment of 10 days, or two weeks, this action being urged on account <>f the unsatisfactory condition Of the cot ton goods market. The action, however, is not binding upon any mill, and the method of Curtailment is not set forth, that be? ing left with tho individual mills. It is expected, however, that the as? sociation's suggestions or recommen? dations will be accepted by the ma? jority of the manufacturer*. Conditions; at the various mills not being identical, no fixed course was agreed upon or suggested. Th,- sessions of the association were .held in the ball room of the hotel. GOOD NEWS. Many Sumtcr fccexlers Hove Heard It and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast," and the thousands oi *>ad back lUffcrcrs in Sumtar are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. . Many v lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens are telling the goo.i news of their experience with the Old Q/uaker Remedy. Here is an example woith reading: Mrs. I>)uis Jeffords, living at 14 Owen St., BumtCr, S. C. says: "I am I 'eased to say that Doan's Kidney Pills have proven of great bertefit to me. I was a victim of kidney com plaint for over two years. My kidneys | Were very weak and I had great trouble In controlling the secretions, being compelled to arise often dur-' ing the nicht. My back ached and pained me all the time, and freqw nt |y l woul l be s-? lame that i could I scarcely dress myself, l read about Doan's Kidney pills an l finally pro? cured a box at China's drug Btore. l used them a- directed, the backaches and pains vanished, my kidneys now act regularly, and the secretions are clear, i real much better at night, and am feeling a great deal stronger in eyery way. l am pleased to give Doan's Kidney pills the credit for the great change In my condition. For sale by all dealer-. Price T>0 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 6t>. Stomach Troubles. 30 days' trial $1 is the offer on Pineules, Relieves baikaehe. weak back, lame back. rheumatic pains. Rest on sale for kidneys, bladder and blood. Good for young and old. Sat? isfaction guaranteed or money re? funded. Sold by Sibert's Drug Store. The State board Of railroad asses? sors met In Columbia yesterday and fixed the assessments on the same basis as last year. Rhett Enters the race tor Senator. Goodwin Rhett is a candidate for United States senator. He will file his pledge with the Democratic executive committee at Columbia today, as re? quired by the rules of the*party, and will abide by the result of the prl-4 mary elections. He appeals to the Democratic voters of the State for their supoprt. Mr. Rhett is now serving his sec? ond term as mayor of. the city of Charleston. He was nominated for re-election without opposition. His administration of the affairs of the city has been coservative and at the same time progressive. At his in? stance, or under his direction, many substantial advances have been made in the affairs of this \9\s\\, which now holds closer relations with the rest of f Smith Carolina* than at any previous period for half a century. Working upon broad lines for the promotion of the interests of the State without re? gard to the political and commercial divisions which have so distracted successful effort in the past, ae has - been instrumental in a large degree In bringing about, that unity of pur? pose and endeavor essential to the upbuilding of the commonwealth. A Democrat on principle all his life, faithful to all the traditions of the party, and loyal to its candidates and platforms, he commits his claims to the Democratic voters of the State. He is laregly interested in the devel? opment of the industrial affairs of the State; his personal investments and activities are in no sense local, and N he touches the commercial life of South Carolina at more points prob? ably than any other man in the State. In the prime of life, active in every good word and work, wise in cousel, of sound and discriminating judg? ment, learned in the law and at the same time practical in business, he would make an ideal senator at Wash? ington. In the course of a few days, or cer? tainly at the opening meeting of the campaign, he will' make a lull and clear statement of the seasons which have impelled him to enter the race for s< nator. He will make an active campaign for the oirkv. and a clean campaign, as well. He is the candi? date of no faction or community or section, and if he shall lie elected he will represent the whole State at Washington in a way that will reflect honor upon the Btate and upon the people who shall give him their sup? port.?News and Courier. EX-AIKF.X BANKER AH RUSTED. C. Monroe Weeks. Former Cashier of the l?eoph-*s Hank Has Sewn In? dictment* Against Him, AJk<... June ?Seven Indictment! have been returned by the grand jury against C. Monroe Weeks, former cash" ler of the People's bank, and a bench war: . nt Issued lor his arrest. He 1? now In Wayneeville, N C. Previous to the consolidation of the People's hynk with the Hank of Aiken a year ago there wsj an illeged short, age of $17.0i)0 in the batik of which Werks was cashier snd the Ind Ct? ments grew out of this. A Grand Family Medieln?\ *"lt giv<s mo pleasure t?1 *pe*k a p.?od word for Electric Bittere." writes Mr. Frank Conlan, of No. 436 Hous? ton stroot. New York. "It's a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver complications while for lame back and weak kidneys II cannot be too highly recommenced." Electric Bitten regulate the digestive func? tions, purify the blood and Impart re? newed vigor and vitality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold tinder guarantee at Sibert's Drug Store. 50c.