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ORDER IHM KD FOR APRIL TERM lymw Court Over W hlch Im n. Jones Will Preside flies Dates for Appeal. An order has been Issued by the supreme court for the April term, fix? ing the time for nppesla from the va? rious circuits. At the April term As soclats Justice Jone? will be formally Installed aa chief justice, succeeding Y J. Pops, resigned, and there will also be on the bench another aato olats Justice who will take the plsce ef Ira B. Jone?. "It Is ordered that the cam from the several circuits In the State shall be heard at the ensuing term of this court, beginning on the third Tuesday la April next in the following order said the number of days assigned to each circuit shall be aa follows: "Second circuit, beginning on Tues? day. April 20. will be allowed four days, "Third circuit, beginning on M >n day, April IS. will be allowed Ive day*. "Fourth circuit, beginning on Mon? day. May t. will be allowed three day*. "Fifth circuit, beginning on Thurs? day, May 6. will be allowed four days. "Sixth circuit, beginning on Wed? nesday. May II. will be allowed three days. "Seventh circuit, beginning on Mon? day. May 17. will be allowed five daya "Eighth circuit, beginning on Mon? day. May 14. will be allowed five daya "Ninth circuit, beginning on Mon? day. May II. will be allowed five daya. "Tenth circuit, beginning on Mon? day. June 7. will be allowed four days. "Eleventh circuit, beginning on Friday. Juns 11. wdl be allowed three daya "Twelfth circuit beginning on Wed y. June If. will be allowed three *a\ "First circuit, teginnlng on Mon? day. Juns II. will be allowed two daya "Cases In original Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court will have prefer? ence on each Monday during the term. ' "Application for admission to prac In the courta of thla State must 01? or before the second ne term, to wit: ths 17th day of April next "Applicants wll\ be examined in JfcjjL?y '*t't- rirYg)Am on written queatlon? beginning on Friday, the 14th. at 1:10 p. m.. and concluding on Saturday, the Utk. of May next." WOMEN'S WOES Saunter Women Are Finding Relief At Last. It does ssem the* women have more than a fair share of the aches and palna that afflict humanity: they must "keep up." must attend to du? ties In aplte of conatantly aching backs, or pains; they must stoop over, when to stoop means torture. They must s alk and bend and work J with racking palna and many aches from kldmy Ilia. Kidneys cause more suffering than any other organ of th.? body. Keep the kidneys well and health la easily maintained. Read of remedy for kidneye and la en? dorsed by peopls you know. Mri. W. A. Clyde, living at 119 E Liberty St.. Sumter. S. C, says "I can high). recommend Doan's Kidney Pills aa they havs proved of great value to me. I suffered from dull nagging backaches, had distressing pains through my loins and also suf? fered some annoyance from ths kid? ney secretion* They were highly colorod. contained dark sediment, and were very scanty In flow. I did not rast well at night and In the morning felt tired and languid, having very little strength or energy. I finally procured Doan's Kidney Pilla at China's drug store, and since using them I huve been free from back? aches, the kldneya act regularly, and I have no annoyance from the accre? tions I am glade to recommend such a aplendld remedy as Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealers. Price 60 cents. Foater-Mllburn Co., F>uffaio. New York, sole agents for the United StAt. ? R?member ths name?Doan's?and take no other. _ 65 Edison Amberol Records Arc the new Records that play twice as long as the regular Kdi son Records. Thus Amberol Records can be use**' on your present Kdison Ph mograph by the addition of a simple attachment or gear, and you can still play the Records you nave. Amberol Records not only play longer than any other Record no* mace, but they play better, their tone quality being richer, clearer und more delicate than has been possible in the past. Let u.'t put an attachment on Sour Phonograph or sell you an Edison Phonograph that will play both Records. W. A. Thompson JEWELER. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. Repeat the Lien Law. In reapect to the agricultural lien law and the bill pending for Ita re? peal. The News and Courier haa no often during the last twenty years re? peated the arguments pointing the conclusion that Its retention on the statute books Is an obstacle to the prosperity of the farming Industry that their further emphasis scarcely seems necessary. Nevertheless, a re? view of the case may be pardoned. The law la looked upon with friend? ly regard by three or four classes. The first and largest of these la the farm? er who has failed to establish a credit of his own. If he be deprived of the privilege of pledging his growing or! unplanted crop to the merchant, he must ask accommodation or endorse? ment of hla landlord or must work for wages or on shares. Under the Hen law he Is absolutely in the hands of the "Hen merchant." Many of the Hen merchants are honest men: others use their absolute power over the llenor to exact usurious and extortion? ate interest; all of them must demand Interest and profits commensurate with the great haxard of the security ?a crop depending on the seasons and on the Industry, health, economy and thrift of the Uenor and his fami? ly. Every llenor must necessarily pay much larger Interest and profits than doea the farmer who buys for cash or who haa credit at the bank. The improvident or unfortunate farmer muat fall Into the power of t^he landlord, If the law be repealed; oth? erwise, he muat remain at the mercy of the merchant. In our opinion, it would be generally more to his ad? vantage to be dependent on the land? lord, who is closer to him, who la, in most cases, his neighbor, and who Is most familiar with his necessities. Friendly to the retention of the law In the second place la the lien mer? chant, or small money lender. This olasa, we believe, haa steadily decreas? ed in r umbers proportionate to the increasing numbers of prosperous farmers during recent years. A third class favorable to the law and opposed to repeal la the non-resi? dent landowner. Mr. A. of Charles? ton, owns 200 acres of land in Lan? caster, which he leases to a negro. Hla rent. Hen has priority over all oth? er claims. His tenant finds a mer? chant who la willing to advance him on a crop Hen. The Charleston man derives average returns of six per cent on his Investment, and, in aplte of the fact thi.t the aoll la lgnorantly culti? vated, and, perhaps allowed to "wash away," the Inevitable lncreaae in land values conaequent upon the increase of population covers losa from deterio? ration. The non-realdent landowner remalni satisfied. This class includes numbers of "Court House lawyers." gentlemen in small towns, whose sporting Instincts Impel them to spec? ulate at the land auction sales on salesdaya and who, coming to own from one to a dozen small farms, would be greatly embarraased If they were forced to waive their rent Hens and endorse for their tenants. We risk the opinion that the repeal of the law has been more than once prevented by the votes of lawyers In the State sen? ate, who either own farms which they do not personally cultivate or who represent as agents land-owners in Charleston and In other cities. Thl? we remark without having any In? dividual In mind, and with the further suggestion that the Interest of the non-r?jsldent landowner should be of secondary consideration. The agricul? tural fate of a country turns upon the farmer who lives on the land and tills It. In South Carolina there are, of course, thousands of "lien farmers." and the lien law undoubtedly makes them temporarily and partially In? dependent. The merchant cannot pre? vent them from tuklng a day or a week off in the midst of hoeing or harvest time, but the great preponder? ance of these people are negroes who ought to have a guardian and who are Incompetent to manage their own In? dustrial affairs. Finally, the farmers who dwell on their own lands ought to be armed w'th every legal facility to control the negro labor supply in tb i South. The whole subject Is Inferentlhlly OOVered In an article by Alfred Holt in his recent book relating experience-, on bis Mississippi plantation The negro farmer may prosper; he may accumu? late* money ?in1 property, wh?'?. the tenant of a home farmer; but ot tho end of the year he wi'l In r.lii" OSjSjsj out of ten. go to a farm own^d by a non-realdent. where he may bee nie a "n tnt rider" of his own mortgaged mule and ride It to death. Th I lien law In this day ai.d j; ?ner ation la a law for the demoralisation Inbqr and the perpetuation of pov ercv It benefits only a diminishing group of merchants and non-resident landlord*.?News and Courier. lfexametliyleiietetramlne. ?The above Is the name of a Ger? man chemical, which Is one of the rr~ny valuable Ingredients of Foley's Kidney Itemedy. Hexamethylenete tramlne Ifl recognized by medical text books and authorltlea as a uric acid solvent and nntlseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kidney Remedy as aoon aa you notice any Irregularltlea, and avoid a aerloua malady. W. W. Ul? bert. RACE FEELING IX PITTSBI HO. Wholesale Arrest* of Idle Xegroes and Iiillutninatory Orutlons May Cause Serious Outbreak. Pittsburg, Feb. 3.?In spite of many threats of armed resistance upon the part of negroes if the police continue their wholesale arrests of members of their race without employment in the Herron hill district of the city, no outbreak of any kind has occurred up to late tonight. Following the arrest last night of 126 negroes and the re? lease today of all but 41, the police force In the district has been doubled tonight and every patrolman has or? ders to arrest every suspicious negro. During this afternoon three were taken to police stations and it is an? ticipated that tonight many others will be arrested. No further attack upon women or girls has been report? ed since last night, and should one occur, the temper of the citizens is such that violence very probably would be meted out to the assailant if captured. Men and women throughout the section Involved are carrying revolvers and the negroes are said to be well armed also. Should a clash come, as Is considered not at all improbable If more arrests are made, the result would be serious. Local orators are inflaming the ne? groes to resistance and the feeling is high. The police, however, seem to have the situation well in hand and probably will not make further Indis? criminate arrests. Of the negroes arrested last night, 39 were fined, most of them going to the workhouse, and two, Mack Mc Oee and Edward Armstead, were held over for further evidence, having been partially Identified as perpetra? tors of one of the attacks on girls. Owing to the excited condition of the negroes, the authorities feared the effect of a political meeting held In the Heron hill district tonight, In con? nection with the pending municipal election, and sent a cordon of 50 po? licemen to enforce order. Two ar? rests were made, both parties being negroes. Otherwise there are no new developments tonight In the situation. ALLEGED SEDUCER SLAIN. Woman Fires Pistol In Texas Court House With Deadly Effect. Oatesvllle, Texas, Feb. 2.?Using an automatic revolver, Miss Verna Ware, daughter of a prominent farmer of. this county, fired into a crowded court room here today, continuing until her weapon was emptied and as a result, John Hanes, a merchant of Jonesboro, for whom the bullets were intended, is dead; two by-Standers, Jarnes Smith and David Ross, are believed to be mortally wounded, and A. P. Wiley, Jr., also a disinterested party, is seri? ously wounded. It was during the conclusion of the case on trial in the District Court that the shooting occurred. Miss Ware, as complainant, and Hanes as defend? ant, in a case of seduction, the former in ante room and the latter In the court room, were awaiting the calling of court. Approaching a window, from which a view of the court room could be had, Miss Ware saw Hanes among the spectators, and before she could be restrained drew the revolver from the folds of hsr dress e!hd open? ed Are. Three of the bullets went true to the Intended mark, inflicting wounds In Hanes' back and arms, from which he died within an hour. Smith was shot in the head, and Ross was wounded In the ?back and arm. Wiley received a bullet In his \er. Miss Ware and her brother, Charles Ware, were arrest? ed. WRECK OX SEABOARD. Three Men Killed In Head-on Colli? sion Xear Abbeville. Abbeville, Feb. 3.?Last night at 10:30 Seaboard Air Line freight trains Nos. 20 and 19 met head-on Just north of Long Cane siding, about 6 miles north of Abbeville. The killed are: Engineer Clyde Moore of No. 19, married, wife in Ab? beville; Fireman L. H. Nickles of No. 19, married, of Abbeville; colored brakeman,-Beard of No. 20, of Abbeville. Flagman Hargiss of No. 20 was slightly injured. Both engines and 10 cars were completely demolished. The cause of the wreck seems to be that the watch of Engineer W. M. Jones of No. 20 was wrong and he passed the siding at Long Cane, where No. 19 expected to meet him. Engineer Moore was from Lancas? ter, but has lived here for a number of years. He was about 30 years old and married. T. H. Nickles Is from Abbeville, being the oldest son of Su? pervisor O. N. Nickles. He leaves a wife and several small children. Eglneer W. M. Jones brought the first news of the wreck, running most of the way here. A wrecking train, with doctors and friends of the killed and Injured, at once left for the scene. The bodies of the killed were brought here during the night. ?If you need a r,n ****** DeWItPeT^lt? tie Early Risers, tie, easy, pleasan Sold by All Drugg CHUM FIGHT CONTINUED. Senate Grows Facetious Behind Closed Doors. Washington, Feb. 3.?Nearly four hours was devoted by the senate in executive session today to the consid? eration of the reappointment of Wil? liam D. Crum as inspector of customs at Charleston, S. C. Confirmation is opposed by Senator Tillman, aided by hiB Democratic colleagues. The Republican senators are united in favor of confirming Crum in order that Mr. Taft may be relieved of the necessity of sending a nomination to the senate, which has been opposed during the present administration. The debate in the senate today, according to the reports which leaked out after? wards, resembled an old time min? strelsy. Senators Tillman, McLaurin, Money and Johnston told negro dia? lect stories and kept^the senate in laughter throughout the proceedings Nothing but the best of humor was displayed. Senator Tillman recounted a number of incidents connected with his various controversies with Presi? dent Roosevelt. An article was read by Mr. Tillman, which had been written by a South Carolina editor, criticising Senator Tillman for his "exhibition of himself for gate receipts." This same article dealt with the negro question and with the Crum appointment in particular, declaring that the appointment had been bad policy. Senator Tillman said there was no love lost between him? self and the editor, but that the lat? ter had the correct idea of the Crum appointment. At the outset Senator Bacon moved that the doors be reopened and the consideration of the Crum nomina? tion be continued in legislative ses? sion. He declared that the subjects Involved in this appointment were too important to be disposed of in secret and that the country should be in? formed of the debate. His motion was put to a vote and defeated on strictly party lines. The reading of an article written by Mr. Taft, declaring that the South should not be treated as a conquered country, was begun by M*. Tillman, but the debate led off into other channels before he had an opportunl to conclude. Speeches were made by Senators Carter and Beveridge, com? menting upon the prosperity of the South and giving the credit to Re? publican rule. Senators Tillman and McLaurin combatted the proposition that Republican rule had anything to do with it, and asserted that it was white supremacy in the South which had accomplished practically all of its progress. It is expected the fight will be re? sumed at the next executive session. BILL AIMED AT JAPS PASSED. California House Passes Measure Against Aliens Holding Land Sacramento, Cala., Feb. 1.?The rules were suspended in the House today and the Drew bill, prohibiting aliens from owning land in California was received as amended by the author aTnd as passed upon by the judiciary committee. The measure will be the first special order of busi? ness on Wednesday. Louis W. Jouilliard, chairman of the Assembly Democratic caucus, said today that the minority had not yet decided upon a course of action. President Roosevelt's letter to Gov? ernor Gillett on the Japanese ques? tion, made public today, was eager!', read by members of the legislature Mr. Drew, author of the bill prohibit? ing aliens to hold land in the Sta'e. said: "After a cursory reading of the let? ter, I am determined to stand for tht bill as it has been amended. As tC the President's views in his latter let? ter I take no exception, but I do be? lieve that Secretary Root in the lertei enclosed by the President, takes ar unwarranted stand against all legisla? tion proposed against the Japanese. "My object In introducing the land bill is, I frankly state, was to keep the Japanese from getting a foothold In California. They are not and should not be allowed to become citi? zens of this country, and they should not have the right of property owner? ship. We are confronted with a se? rious situation in this regard, and 1 shall make every effort to have meas? ures preventing all aliens from own? ing land passed through the Legisla? ture." Grove L. Johnson, author of the bills prohibiting Japanese from be? ing members of corporations, and providing for their segregation, said: "The President's letter has no more effect on me than water on a duck's back. I have not changed my mind In the least about the wisdom of en? acting these anti-Japanese laws." ?There is not any better Salve than DeWltt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. We hereby warn the public that we are not responsible for any injurious effects caused from worth? less or poisonous Imitations of our DeWltt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, the original. It is good for nnvthlnsr when n salve Is needed, but THE CRUM CASE. Senator Tillman Making the Strongest Eight Possible But Crum Will Prob? ably be Confirmed Before March 4. Washington, Feb. 2.?The nomina? tion of Dr. W. D. Crum to be collector of customs of Charleston, S. C, was before the senate in executive session today for more than four hours, at the end of which time no substantial progress had been made toward con P/matio.n. After Senator Tillman had taken the floor he called for a quorum and after the roll call he announced that he proposed to see that a quorum was maintained throughout the day. The vice president called his atten? tion to a ruling, made in the last hours of the last session of congress, to the effect taat business must inter? vene between calls for a quorom, and that a speech would not be regarded as "business." This announcement provoked a discussion of the rule but throughout the afternoon no occasion arose to call forth a ruling on that question. Mr. Tillman had received commu? nications from various commercial bodies of Charleston in opposition to the confirmation of the Crum nomi? nation and read them to prove that his protest a?ainst Crum fully repre? sented the popular sentiment in Char? leston. The Japanese and Chinese questions now causing discussion on the Pacific coast were referred to and Mr. Bacon k(Ga.) made a general inquiry of the Pacific coast senators as to their atti? tude toward any proposition to ap? point a Chinaman as collector of cus? toms of Sar. Francisco. There was a very general discussion of the race problem, In which several of the senate rs on the Democratic side tookpart. Senator Money occupied nearly an hour and reviewed the his? tory of the ra.ce to sustain his position that the superiority of the white race marked it tj dominate in matters of government. About 50 senators remained in the chamber throughout the session. The nomination will come up tomorrow and Mr. Tillman, it is expected, will continue hhi remarks. MAY MOVE CRUM TO WASHING? TON. New Scheme Said to be on Foot In The Senate. Washington, Feb. 4.?It is under? stood tonight that an agreement may be reached in the senate during the next few days by which Crum will not be confirmed as Charleston's col? lector, and that the matter going over beyond the present session of con? gress, some one acceptable to the peo? ple of Charleston may be named in his place. The entire plan of the proposed change from the tactics that have heretofore been employed to oust -rum have not been perfected, but from the lest obtainable Information at this time it seems that President? elect Taft is not nearly so determined *o have Crum reappointed as at first appeared, and that though Senator Tillman has done Herculean work during the present week to keep Crum's nomination from sticking the Republicans are beginning to back off, and that some of them have lost in? terest in ;he case. In addition to this it is said that the mass of testimony filed by Mayor Khett to show why Crum was not ac? ceptable to the people of Charleston, is having its effect, a/id that even some of the Republicans are begin? ning to/ see the great injustice that would be done Charleston by forcing Crum on the people again against their wishes when it is apparent that there are a number of men who could easily be chosen and who would be far more acceptable. The tentative plan also provides that Crum shall not be ousted entire? ly, but that he shall be taken care of, possibly by giving him a position in Washington. There are a number ol good places held by negroes here, among them that of recorder of will? of the District of Columbia, now held by a negro named Dancey. He bai been in the office several years, and it is said that If Crum is not again given 1 the collector's place he may succeed Dancey. There are a number of oth? ers, however, all good paying places, and should Crum be brought to Wash? ington from Charleston he probably would not suffer financially. It cannot yet be stated with accu? racy whether this plan will work out successfully, but something definite will probably develop tomorrow. At any rate, Crum is no nearer being confirmed now than he was at the be? ginning of the present week, wit i in 1 diCAtloni pointing strongly to an ad? justment of the matter along the lint s indicated. ?C. R. Kluger, the Jeweler, 1060 Virginia Ave., Indianapolls, Ind., writes: "I was so weak from kidney trouble that I could hardly walk a hundred feet. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy cleared my complex? ion, cured my backache and the ir? regularities disappeared, and I can now attend to business every day. and recommend Foley's Kidney Remedy after s had HOW IX MAGISTRATE S OFFICE. Negro MWW Uses Knife and Hatchet on Officers and is shot Through Leg. Newberry, Feb. 2.?A great deal of excitement was created in Newberry yesterday afternoon by an affair, which started in Magistrate John Henry Chappell's office, and which re? sulted in Magistrate Chappell, Special Constable James W. Henderson and Mr. Thomas W. Sanders, the prosecut? ing witness In a case which was under consideration, being severely cut by a negro prisoner, who, in the melee which he had brought about, receiv? ed a bullet wound through his lea; and mfhor bruises about the body. Booker T. Washington's Tour of South Carolina. Booker T. Washington of the Tus kegee Institute in Ala., has consent? ed to accept an invitation from Rich? ard Carroll, editor of The Ploughman, Columbia, and W. T. Andrews, pub? lisher of the Defender, at Sumter, to make a trip through the State of South Carolina similar to one made through the State of Mississippi, last October. The visit is to be undertaken for the purpose of stimulating the activity of the Negro people along commercial lines. Booker Washington's addresses are sane and practicable and have for their subject, also, the cementing of more friendly relations between the two races. He will devote some six or seven days to the self-imposed task of arousing the interest of his people not only to their duties and responsi? bilities, but to the opportunities which are offered in all portions of the South for Negroes to succeed. Dr. Washington is giving his time and services to this work without pay or expectation of reward. There la 1 no charge whatever for hla servicee I and admission to all the meetings at I which he will speak will be free. The cities which he is expected to I visit are: Rock Hill, Columbia, Den? mark, Orangeburg, Sumter, Florence, Charleston, Anderson Greenville and Gaffney. Save Money by Buying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ?You will pay just as mucn for a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Rem? edy as for any of the other cough medicines, but you save money in buy? ing It. The saving is in what you get. not what you pay. The sure-to-cure you quality is in every bottle of this remedy, and you get good rejulta when you take it. Neglected co'ds of? ten develop serious conditions, and when you buy a cough medicine yoa want to be sure you are getting one J that will cure your cold. Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy always cures. Price 25 and 50 cents a bottle. For sale by All Druggists._ I TAX RETURNSlOR 1909.' OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUN-; TY. Sumter. S. C, Dec. 5. 1908. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on th s days indicated* respectively, for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year com? mencing January 1st, 1909: Tindalls, Tuesday, Jan. 5th. Privateer, (Jerkins' Store) Wednes? day. Jan. 6th. Manchester, (Levi's), Thursday. Jan. 7th. Wedgefleld, Friday, Jan. 6th. Stateburg, Monday, Jan. 11th. Hagood, Tuesday. Jan. 12th. Rembert, Wednesday, Jan. 13th. Dalzell. Thursday, Jan. 14th. Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 15th. ' Mayesvllle, Tuesday. Jan. 19th. Shlloh, Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Norwood's X Roads, Thursday. Jan* 21st. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 22d. The law requires that all persona owning property or in any wise having r j charge of such property, either aa agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., return the same under oath to the Auditor who requests all persons to be prompt ' in making their returns and save the 5 3 per cent, penalty which will be add? ed to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns with? in the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own oa the first day of January, 1909. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer la full, also mak? a separate return In each township where the property la 1 located and als:> each and every case the number of the district SOfcOSl must be given Every male citizen between the ago I of twenty-one and sixty years CO the I first day of January, 1909, except those incapable of earning support from be? ing maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Con? federate soldiers 50 years of age. oa January 1st, 1909. All returns must be made on or be? fore the 20th day of February next. I cannot take returns after that data ' and all returns made after the 20th. day of February, are subject to a pen ' alty of 60 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter Co.