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METO III MIFT CASES. DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S CON Fl D ENTIAL MAN CONFESSES. ReeCl II anil In Admit* Having Stolen And Hoof et I jr TraiimTlbcd IKmms itM iit? of Value to tl.e Defence from Detective Hum*?All the Prisoners re Held for Conspiracy. Sen Francisco, March 27?Five men were arrested this afternoon and locked In separate cells In the city prison, accused of conspiring to se? cure confidential records and tran? script Of evidence of value to the <fe fense in th* greft cases from the pri? vate offices (f the district attorney. Ti e men arrested are: Reed N. Hamlln, confidential employee of Dis? trict Attorney Lemgdon. and for two year* private secretary to Dntectlve Wm J. Burns; A. L. McKinley. Wm. vorlln. E A. Platt and Jo* Van Wovmer. After his arrest Kami in brole down and made a contetslon of hat part In the affair. He v as the only man In ths district attorney's of? fice who possessed a key to Burns' deal and all > the combination to the safe It Is alleged that Hamlln. for a oonilderatlc a of $200 a monch, has heel In the practice of tranicriblng record* and documents which he tho? sht would be of Importance to the traft defense and turning them over to McKinley, who. is declared, to have acted as a go'between. About two months ago Burns became sus? picious of Hamlln. and since then he has been allowed to handle nothing of importance. Platt Is alleged to have sold reports of Investigations of member of the grand jury panels in ths graft cases, and the others are said to be Impli? cated as Intermediaries in the mat CAIMOUN'H ROOMS SEARCHED Seek Docmsnents Alleged to Have neon stolen. Ban Francisco. March 21.?Follow? ing the arrest yesterday of three Uni? ted Railways officers and five other prteiners in connect! >n with the al? lege 3 theft of Jury lists, found In the re of Patrick Calhotta. president of United Railways, now on trial for alle?red bribery. Prank J. Murph. aa? stet! at counsel for Abraham Rue', wae taken Into custody today. Twee arrested are William Abbott, asset taat gtnsral counsel for the Uni? ted Rallwaj ?; Jos. H. Hand Ion, claim ?Sett tor ths street railway company; Luther Brt wn. head of the street redhead detectives; Rex N. Hamlln. private secretary to VI IIMam J. Burns; ?1 IfeXInlty, alleged confidential em pseie of the street railway; William M. Corbtn, said to he former agent for Beef; Jeremiah von Wormsr. a rail? road detective, and K. A. Platte, at Itasked to the district attorney's office. A>bott and Murphy are charged witf having received stolen goods and mm thv others with grand larceny. Mansion, Frown. Abbott and Murphy wan* releaied on ball provided by an ages t of ths railroad company. Prem last nl'ht until tonight, the offices of Patrick Calhoun and his legal staff were In charge of Detective Hunts' men, who were armed with a search warrant Issued by Polles Judge Deairy. calling for papers alleg? ed to have been stolen from the office of .He district attorney. Ths search was begun after the occupants, the attorneys ? ssoctsted In the defense of Calhoun. had refused the detectives admission snd ths glass doors had been broken In. The work of looking fiver the papers found In the rooms was finished tonight after two safes Ailed with pspers had been forced open. The search was watched by Cal? houn perse ne lly. "This search Is mads under ?? bogus warrant ar d is designed only to per? mit them to look at our private pa- I pers." said Calhoun tonight. "Documents found In Calhoun'a of? fice fully luntlfy our proceedings." said Detect ive Burns. ' We were look? ing for copies of our reoords and pa? pers in connection with the various cases snd found whst we sought. The eoefeealon* snd the papers we found are proof of the bribery of my men by the Calhoun Intereeta." Calhoun's trial will enter on Its llth week tomorrow with six sworn Jurors and five temporarily passed. MAKES VAMAIUE DISCOVER!. MlnnewiHa S*-ientl*t Works Out Meth? od of waking Wood Pulp More Productive. Minneapolis. Minn.. Marth 27. A method ehlch l>ean <;???? I' Krank forter. of the College <?f t h? mlMtty of the University gf Minnesota. oild to? day he had llscovered, and by which II Is claimed that tb.- 1'nitrd Matal will product* a hundred times as rn h wood pulp paper as 'v.i* l?< - lleved possible. Is causing mtgfi discussion here. It Is certain that the discover/ meant that evrry cord of fibre will yield 110 on by-piotiu slone, snd iha*. most of the to pel sent of a tr?jc now wasted will be Mi 4? SERVIA IS COERCED. SURRENDERS COMPLETELY TO DEMANDS OF EUROPE. Forced to Accept Conditions?Ser\lan Government, Though Not Informed of Term*, Agrees to Plan In Prin? ciple. Belgrade, March 29.?Servia has surrendered completely to the de? mands of Europe. The Intervention of the powers with respect to the controversy be? tween Servia and Austria-Hungary will be made clear to the Servian gov? ernment tomorrow, when the Russian minister will have reeclved instruc? tions from St. Petersburg. It was the intention of the repre? sentatives of Great Britain, France Russia and Italy to Inforrq the Ser? vian government this afternoon of the recognition by the powers of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzego? vina by Austria-Hungary, and to ad? vise Servia to accept the settlement. Notwithstanding, however, that this action has not yet been taken, Ser? via has accepted the plan In principle and many reservists have already been discharged. The settlement apparently has not met with popular aproval, for the vol? unteers, while returning from mlli tayry exercises under regular officers, were the objects of ridicule as they passed through the streets today with bayonets fixed and the band playing. M. Mtlovanovlcs, minister of for? eign affairs. In explanation of Servla's attitude, says that the formula pro? posed by Great Britain and approved by Austria Is acceptable to Servia be? cause It does not contain anything compromising to Great Britain, any? thing that would Impugn the national honor. THE WOODMEN MEETING. The Addresses of Col. Jewell and MaJ. Lewis Heard by Many Wood? men From Dally Item, March 30. Not lees than two hundred Wood? men and quite a number of ladies attendod the public meeting of Holly? wood Camp In the Court House last night to hear addresses by Col. B. W. Jewell, of Omaha, Neb.. Chairman of the Finance Committee Woodmen of the World, and MaJ. E. B. Lewis, of Klnston, N. C, Sovereign Manager. Consul Comamnder J. A. Warren, of Hollywood Camp presided over the meeting. Col. Jewell, the first speaker was introduced by Past Consul Comman? der C. M. Hurst, In a cordial and fe? licitous manner. Col. Jewell, who was one of the or? ganises of the order and to whose financial ability and careful manage? ment the success and solidity of the Woodmen of the World Is I largely due. made a practical talk that was full of Information relative to the or? der. When he conoluded his address the Woodmen of Sumter had a better and clearer understanding of the bus? iness end of the order and the wise and conservative methods that are followed In caring for and conserv? ing the funds that are paid In by the members than they have ever had be? fore. The facts stated by Col. Je? well were the best possible explana? tion of the wonderful growth of Woodcraft and*of the fact that the order Is the strongest and greatest of fraternal orders from a financial point of view. Past Consul Commander S. H. Ed? munds Introduced MaJ. E. B. Lewis. MaJ. Lewis made a brief and Intsruc tlve talk that was heard with atten? tion and apprecaltlon by the Wood? men. Robert Lide. Esq., of Orangeburg, Sovereign Commander of the Head Camp of South Carolina, who was In? troduce* by Consul Commander J. A. Warren, made a very happy speech, welcoming Col. Jewell and MaJ. Lewis to South Carolina on behalf of the Head Camp and the 17,000 Woodmen of this Jurisdiction. Col. Jewell and MaJ. Lewis left this morning for Charlotte, where they have an engagement to address a meeting of Woodmen tonight. During the stay in the city from Sunday night until this morning they we e the recipients of much atten? tion from local Woodmen, win did everything In their power to make their visit to Sumter a pleasant one. SIMS REGAINS HIS LIBERTY. GrtjeStVfJN Man. Glien 20 Years for Manslaughter. OOSS Free. Qfeenvllle, March If, Colnmbus Sims. v,h?? wai convicted of man* ?laughter at the January term of eonrl in i9ax. gad sentenced to twenty years i" the penitentiary, and who reeentlj manted a new trial by tin Supreme Court? was released <oi hall today. Solicitor Bonham say* thai h?- win probably not try Blmi again, as Ins only evidence he has ?tt/.tin-t him is that on *hleh be COU? \ loted him '?n before. The fuprenu Court has declared this Insufficient, BILKIN CRISIS PASSED. COMPLETE AGREEMENT REACH? ED BY EUROPEAN POWERS. Great Satisfaction Felt Over Solution Of Difficulty?Crisis Has Caused Mobilization of 380,000. Vienna, March 28.?A complete agreement has been reached by the powers with regard to the steps to be taken at Belgrade on the basis of the proposals made by Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, to Ba? ron von Aehrenthal, the Austro-Hun garian minister of foreign affairs, for the settlement of the difficulty be? tween Austria and Servia. The greatest satisfaction is felt ev? erywhere over the happy solution of I the crisis. Three hundrerd and eighty, thou? sand men from all parts of the coun? try have in the last few months been mobilized in Bosnia and Croatia; the artillery forces having greatly aug? mented, the arms and ammunition have been replenished, the entire cost being estimated at $140,000,000. It Is taken for granted that Servia will follow the advice of the powers and that as the annexation of Bosnia and Herzogovlna has beeen recogniz? ed the necessity for a conference or the powers practically has been avoided. ANDREWS VS. JACKSON.N Columbia Negro Editor Eats His Words Rather Than Stand Trial for Iilbel. The libel suit Instituted against Green Jackson, editor of the Southern Sun, a negro paper published in Co? lumbia, by W. T. Andrews, editor of the Defender, of this city, for alleged criminal libel, has been settled out of court, Jackson having agreed to apol? ogize and retract and to pay all the costs of the case. In pursuance of this agreement the folowing retrac? tion has been published in the Colum? bia State, which is about as complete and thorough-going exhibition of word eating as can be found: Columbia, S. C, March 26, 1909. To the Public: In the issue of The Southern Sun, a newspaper published in the city of Columbia, dated August 16. 1908, I wrote an editorial under the caption "And Bill Andrews." fjp which editor? ial I made statemental and expressed opinions seriously reflecting on the character and personal Integrity of W. T. Andrews of Sumter, S. C. I declare now without reservation that the charges, statements, insinua? tions and opinions expressed in the amid editorial which in any way' re? flected on the honesty or questioned the Integrity of W. T. Andrews were written under a misapprehension of the facts and are without foundation whatsoever In fact, and In publishing such statements, charges, Insinuations and opinions I have wronged the said W. T. Andrews, and do now publicly repudiate and retract every utterance In the said editorial which reflected or tended to reflect upon his charac? ter, and I do not wish any person to believe any statement, charge, opin? ion or insinuation against the honesty or Integrity of W. T. Andrews, con? tained In the said editorial. I make this apology and retraction after mature deliberation, fully real? ising the wrong I have done to W. T. Andrews, and the duty which I owe to him to make amends, and I In? tend that this apology shall be as full, ample and thorough as It Is possible for any apology and retract: on to be. (Signed) GREEN JACKSON. TARIFF DEADLOCK CONTINUES. Cannon Confers With Taft About Sit? uation?Many Amendment? to be Offered. Washington. March 28.?The tariff situation In the house Is no nearer a solution tonight than since the oppo? sition to various schedules developed among the Republicans several days ago. Speaker Cannon conferred with President Taft at the White House tonight regarding the situation, and the ways and means committee was in session throughout the day. The committee decided upon numerous amendments, which it Will offer to the bill. Representative DWlght, of New York, the Republican whip, has been Instructed to have all the majority members present <>n Thursday, This li taken to mean either that a eauoui will he le id to adopt a plan with re ard to the consideration of the tariff bin for amendment or thai a rule will be brought in to shut off further gen? eral debate. The committee gave some consid? eration to the paragraph on ooffee to? day, This and tin- praragraphi af feotlng crude petroleum, free hides, bituminous COal, lumber, and iron ore, it Is understood Will bS opened fOF Amendment by the proposed rule, The only reason a woman doesn't tell all she hears is because she lias IF YOU FARM! IF YOU PLANT A CROP! ho matter what seed you sow we have a money mm fROPosisiTioN fob you. hebe it is. ^/oolard Labor Saver== Expense Cutter* Look at It. Better Come Around and See It. Try One With no [Expense to You. Youn^aS^? Used When the Plant is Yor Crop off With a . rieasure- ?ever Pushed for Time When You Start A. A. STRAUSS & CO. Opposite Old Couet House. 25 Noeth Main St. buried ix cotton seed. Badly Decomposed Corpse of Will G. Martin Found on Premises of Clin? ton Cotton Oil Company. Lauren*. March 30.?This morn? ing a negro drayman discovered the body of a man hidden under a pile of cottonseed in the seed house of the Clinton Cotton OH Company at Clin? ton. At the coroner's inquest this xfternoon the body was positively identified as that of one Will G. Mar? tin, formerly night watchman at the cotton mill at Goldville. He was Iden? tified by his mother and brother, they being able to describe his gun, the amount of money he had when he left home, some peculiarities about his dress and the watch he carried. He was a man 38 years of age. He iaft home six weeks ago. It was stated that Martin had been driven away from his homo in Goldville for Insulting his brother's wife and that he was heavily armed, fearing a mob attack or possibly apprehension by the county officers, who had been no? tified of his conduct. A man must marry before be can fully realise how many faults he has. The patronage at the Simmons Ho? tel at Camden has grown to such pro? portions that in order to accommo? date its guests a number of new rooms will be have to be added. With this In view the work of building a dosen or so more rooms has been commenced. When completed it will be a very attractive place. The Hamilton Carhart Mill, in Rock Hill, Is now moving dirt and preparing for the laying of the foun? dation of a new weave room 140 by 140 to accommmedate about 400 looms. Mr. Bibersteln, of Charlotte, is architect, and Capt. A. D. Holler will superintend the construction. PATENTS procured and defended. j*enrtmod*?? drawing or photo, for expert search and Omm report. Pro? advice, how to obtain patents, trade uuuks, | copyright*, etc., ,n all countries. Business direct vith Washington sit es time, ] money and often the patent. Patent and Infringement Practica Exclusively. Write or come to ua at B23 Hint* Street, opp. UnlUd BtatM Patent Oflc?,| washington, o. c. GASNOW 8c 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Patents i rade marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anyone leading ? ISSteS and description niny quickly us< ft i ??mi our opinion froe wliHlier an Invention In probably patenfuhln. Communion. tlonsBtrletlyconlldontlnl. HANDUOOK on I'atcuUl ?out froe. Oldest ngoney for securing patents. Patente taken through Munn & Co. rucolre $ptclal notice, without clmrge, tu the Scientific American. A handiomely Illustrated weekly: T.srpent elr ctilatinn of nny s<'ientttlo Journal. Terms. 13 a rear; four months, $i. Sold by alt newsdealers. jCo.3e,B'"*~'-New York is e>? .,.,,.,? n f< 3j? FARMERS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY TT XTENDS it's patrons every accomodation consistent with good banking. Its ability to accommodate consists of?Capital Stock $120,000, Surplus $35,000, Deposits, well, less than $500, 000. "Accommodation when needed is double accommo? dation." G. G. Rowland, President R. L. Edmunds, Cashier. Guy Warren, Teller. A. G. Merriman. Bookkeeper. Harold McCoy, Assistant Bookkeeper. SOCSOOgOCSDQSDCSDCi ? ft * X ? ? m ? ? Next Monday Morning at 9:00 O'clock RING in your spare change and open a bank account, and every Monday thereafter do likewise and you will be agree? ably surprised at the end of the year to find how much > ou have accumulated. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, , SUMTER, S. C. ? ? HMIHMIIM1IXM1IIMIHIIIKH1II Cash Prizes For Farmers. For the stimulation of intensive effort and diversifica? tion among the Farmers of Sumter County and its farmer customers in other counties The Bank of Sumter Offers the following cash prizes: $50, in gold, to the farmer showing highest yield of corn on one acre. $25, in gold, for the second highest yield. This contest will be conducted under the auspices of the Agricultural Department of the State of South Carolina. FULL PARTICULARS CAN BE OBTAINED AT THIS BANK OR WILL BE MAILED UPON REQUEST TO EXPECTANT CONTESTANTS. ?Lot ^Special! I am offering at a special price for a quick sale, a nice lot on Liberty Street within four blocks ot Main Street. Lots all built up with nice houses. Buy now and build while building is comparatively cheap. Spring is the best time to build. This is only one of a number of desirable lots I am offering. See me. City Property, T> T3 Dl?l C?? McrtgtQe. Loans Farms. IV. 13. DlL1^0ll>rV, Money Invested. Real Estate Attorney. 26 1-2 N. MAIN ST. :: :: SUMTER, S. C. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS.