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\ ttSTU INDIES PHIS. ?ATI EUROPE WVUL RJBPKNT OP AIDING UNITED STATE?. on His Return in Win be B?rry for Accorded St Nesara, April II. -Ciprlano Castro, until recently president of Veaesuela, reached this port today aboard the Plainer Versailles, hav? ing been brought to this country by order of the French government, which did not permit him to remain at fort de France when he attempt eel to make that place the base of his further operations to reclaim hie lest nreetlge In hie native country. Castro, to newspaper men, inveigh? ed aelaet the United States for Its part hi his depo ratio a to Franse. He charged the United States with "play? ing Into the hands of his enemies in Veneeuela and sending warships to fellow hie movements. He declared that Veneauela was lost If the people submitted like slaves to fereign med? dling. Passengers on the Versailles say that when Castro was brought on heard the steamer at Fort da France, be declared that If he had been al? lowed to make his way to Veneeuela hm would soon havs raised en army to overthrow his enemies. An his train was leaving for Parts, Castro said] "I was expelled from Martiniqua ?der pressure exerted by the United ?Hates. Europe soon will repent of the notion taken against me. The United States has already taken Cu? be and Panama, and the American government hss n w committed Its ?rat act against the sovereignty of * Tl Parts. April It.?The return ef tenor Castro to Parle wee In striking contrast to his two prevleae appear? ances, Instead of e magnificent auto? mobile, he entered an ordinary street taxloab, taking Into it with aim his two attendants end four frlonSe, and to a seodcet hotel, where he hates a Te me journalists he said: -I am the victim ef the TJ*vee4 States, which Imposed mseoni aae upon Barone, eases ln~ I defended la America. The wm earns when the powers will realise t^elr m'ttakes. Thtf foiled 1? understand the signlflcaace ef the eelsure of Panama. They will reveal, tret I will not. Unfortunately my strength Is be* raytag me la thu? i Senor Castro instated that he did not desire to reclaim the presidency of Veneeuela and that he wanted only to attend to his private affaire la the republic?"to look after hie lettuce, like Diocletian." 's Trade Review. New York. April II.?Bradstreefs tomorrow will my: "Trade conditions are without mach change and Irregularity la still the leading feature of business and ndustrlal lines. Results of spring business are, aa a whole, disappoint? ing. There Is however, more dotng In wholeeale Knee for next fall and winter and the tone In this branch 1? fairly optimistic. ?There la considerably more acti? vity la the pig iron nfarkets and ths volume of business doing In Iron and steels Is heavier. The coal trade Is aalet, bituminous being doll, though anthracite feels some effect of the us? ual April reduction In prices. Cotton goods are reported firm, with most woolen goods strong and raw wool prices hardening. There is e better tone tn the leather market, where prices are Armer, both for the finish? ed product and for hldee. "Business failures In the United State? for the week sndlng with Ap? ril II were 147 against 101 last week, and 154 In the like week of 1901." Cluster Kennedy, charged with the murder of Perry Ussery In Barn well, has been granted ball In the sum of 15.000 by Judge R. C. Watts afr. Oeo. Reld of Seneca received from the government last week 3f>. ?00 fish, which were turned loose in the waters of Keowee river. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheney makee oath that he Is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney A Co.. dolni business In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that mid Arm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL? LARS for each and every case of Ca? tarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Cataarh Cure. FRANK J. CHEN ET. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence, this Ith day of De? cember, A. D.. 1!M. A. W. OLEASON. (Seal ) Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter? nally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous seffacee of the system. Hend for testimonials free. r J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 71c. Take Hell's Family Pills for con? stipation. 4-4-lm. NOTED PUBLISHER IS DEAD. Peter F. Collier, Founder and Editor of Famous Weekly, Dies Suddenly in New York. New Tork, April 23 ?Peter F. Col? lier, founder and publisher of Col- j Mer's Weekly, died suddenly tonight of apoplexy at the Riding club. Mr. Collier's Illness came suddenly. Dr. F. Tilden Brown was hastily call? ed In but ths publisher was dead when hs arrived. Peter F. Collier was known princi? pally as ths founder, chief owner and sdttor of Collier's Weekly. In this he was associated with his only son, Robert J. Collier, who. with a widow, survives him. Born In Ireland In 1849 he arlved In this country when a youn man and settled In Cincinnati where he was educated. Hs came to New Tork more than SO years ago where hs started ths publishing house and amassed a large fortune In the sub? scription business by publishing peri? odicals. Mr. Collier was an enthusiast on outdoor sports, being an expert polo player. He had many fine saddle horses and was s member of many hunting and riding clubs. COMPETES WITH PANAMA. Tehaantepeo Railway Handling Big Tratte. Washington. April 20 ?Will the various trans-Isthmian railways be serious competitors with ths Panama Canal when It Is completed? This question Is already attracting ths at? tention of Government officials. Fig* ures prepared by expejJ0rh the Bu? rsau of Statistics show that the traf? fic estwssn ths eastern and western coasts of the Ualted States via the a Isthmian railways and connecting steamship lines amounted to practi? cally MS,tot ?#? In 1108. ere are two railway lines that] ew eerry freights across ths nar : row sack of land connecting North i sat Seeth America. One crosses the Isthmus ef Panama and belongs to the United States Government; the ether srissss the Isthmus of Tshuen tspas. Tne Paassas road le 40 miles leae\ that at Tshuaatspee. ISO miles. Tne one at Panama, being owned by the Qsvscasisat la now largsly devot ed to trades growing out of the build? ing of tne groat canal. The ons at Teoeveteeee was constructed chiefly art* im:ii? capital and Is controlled is sort by the Mexican Government and wee tenti especially for hauling fratgat aorwsan the Atlantic and Pa AJtaeega the Tehuaatepee railway I ealy two years ago, It iariag 199T aad 110? be $99.090.009 and $79.000.000 worth of merchandise passing be? tween tea Atlantic and Pacific ports ef tke Ualted States. These official flgurse, aow available for ths first Urns, shew that this nsw road across Teaeaateneo, la the southern par; of Msateo, mast be seriously considered. Ths Panama railway, sngaged chief? ly ta oaaal work, carried In 1907 about 911.000.009 worth of merchan? dise originatlag In the Unltsd States, and aoaad either for other parts of this seuatry or for foreign ports, and la 1000 about $9,100.00 worth. Pteaasd before ths sari lest trans coaUeeatal railways in ths United States, the Tshuantspeo road was not completed from ocean to ocean until 1994, aad even then was so badly bulk that a partial rsconstructlon eecams asceasery. The railroad. 190 miles in lsngth, was reconstructed, sad modern steel docks and piers were provided at the eastern and wast era terminals by which trans far rrem ths hold of ths vessel di? rect te ths ear standing on the dock Is accomplished by steam and electric pewsr. Practically all the sugar from the Hawaiian Islands destined for the Eastern ports of the United States is now sent by the Tehuantepec route Instead of going aroud ths Horn, as formerly. In fact, this new road Is Is supplanting the Magellan route. The steamers carrying sugar from Hawaii to Saline Crus, at the Pacific snd of the Tehuantepec route, pass, after discharging their cargoes, to the north along the western coast of ports of Mexico, the United States and British Columbia and thence again to Hawaii. This will be an addi? tional factor in the development of the west coast of Mexico, which Ed? ward H. Harrlman declared recently would some day become one of the busiest commercial stretches In the world. It Is toward that western coast ef Mexico that Mr. Harrlman Is building an extension of the South? ern Pacific railway. The distances between New York and San Francisco via the two rival lines are: Via Panama 5.306 miles Via Tehuantepec 4,415 miles. Rev. John Knox Colt, who for the past three years has been the pastor of White Memorial Presbyterian church, of Rock Hill, has accepted a call In a church In Alabama, and will leave about May 1 for his new home. THE DISPENSARY COMMISSION. Messrs. A. N. Wood and J. 8. Brice Were Appointed to Fill Vacancies. Columbia. April 24.?Mr. A. N. Wood of QafTney and Mr. J. Steele Erlce of York have ^been appointed by Oov. Ansel on the dispensary winding up commission to succeed Messrs. C. K. Henderson of Aiken and B. F. Arthur of Union, resigned. This makes the commission now complete, the following being the members: W. J. Murray, Columbia, chairman; John MsSween, Tlmmonsvllle, secretary; Avery Patton, Greenville; A. N. Wood, Gaffney; J. S. Brlce, York. It will be recalled that Messrs. Arthur and Henderson resigned from the commission to become receivers un? der the appointment of Judge Prit chard before the State won its claims for control of the State dispensary fund. Mr. Brlce is well known throughout the State, being former senator from York. Ha has taken a prominent part in public affairs for a number of years. He waa the author of the no? ted "Brice bill" which was the first step In the destruction of the State dispensary. This bill allowed the counties the opportunity of voting out the dispensary and it was only passed after bitter opposition on the part of the supporters of the State dispensary. Mr. Brice is a prohibi? tionist. Mr. Wood has resided in Gaffney since 1876, where he went from Ala? bama to engage in the mercantile business. Mr. Wood is now in the banking business and is a very prom? inent man in Gaffney, being regarded aa one of the leading citizens of the town. He has had quite extended Interests in banking and manufactur? ing establishments. He saw service In the Confederate army and has al? ways taken active Interest In reunion work. Tili: CALHOTJN TRIAL. Try to Prove That Prosecution's Star Witness Is Merely Savins; Himself From Punishment. San Francisco, April 23.?Attor? neys for Patrick Calhoun on trial, charged with bribery, partly outlined their defense today In completing the two days' cross-examination of James I* Gallagher, chief witness for the prosecution. The indicted street railway president, according to conclusions drawn from the proceedings, has un? dertaken to attack the motives of Gallagher and his associate members of ths Schmitz board of supervisors and will endeavor to show that Gal? lagher regarded above everything else the immunity contract whereby ho was absolved from legal penalty for the crimes he confessed. In submitting to ths Jury what was declared to be conclusive evi? dence of perjury on Gallagher's part, the defense referred repeatedly to In? stances wherein the testlrrfony of the vltness was at variance with vital ut? terances made In previous trials. Assistant District Attorney Heney submitted to the Jury documents re lating to the perjury that Gallagher admitted, and then undertook to show the motives of the witness in signing the answer. The Jury was dismissed while* the attorneys argued the right of the prosecution to delve into Gallagher's motives and Judge Lawler finally up? held Heney's contention. ?We often wonder how any person can be persuaded lnte taking any? thing but Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung trouble. Do not be fooled into accepting "own make" or other substitutes. The gen uine contains no harmful drugs and la in a yellow package. W. W. Slbert. The citizens of Gaffney have voted an additional tax of one mill for school purposes. C. P. Tlnsley, a leading merchant of Spartanburg, is dead. NEW KSISHS. LATEST STYLES POPULAR PRICES. There can be no doubt? th place to buy diamonds, watche jewelry, cut glass, silverware wedding presents, gift goods is at Thompson's, the Jeweler. I have a Graduate Optician i charge of my optical departmen Having bought out Dr. Z. ] Highsmith we do the best work at reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. W. A. Thompson, Phone 333. 6 S. Main St. IF YOU FARM! ??????????b IF YOU PIANT A CROP! HO MATTER WUT SEED YOU SOW WE HIVE A MONEY MUMS PflOPOSISITIOH FOR YOO. HERE IT IS. Iffioolard's igultivator farrow. Labor Saver? Expense Cutter. Look at It "Better Come Around and See It. Try One With no Expense to You. Don't Pass This By. Now is the Time to Act. Used When the Plant is Young. Makes Work a Pleasure. Never Pushed for Time When You Start Yor Crop off With a Wooleird Cultivator Harrow Used as a Harrow or a Cultivator, or Both and ail at the Same Time. A. A. STRAUSS & CO. Opposite Old Court House. 25 North Main St. The directors of the Newberry cot? ton mills hsve arranged for enlarging the mill by the addition of another wing, to cost $350,000. This wing will extend from the southeast corner along O'Neall street, and will be made to accommodate 10,000 new spindles and S00 new looms, maklnjr a mill with 40,000 spindles and over nlns hundred looms. Ot the $250,000 to build the addition, $160,000 will come from the surplus accumulated by the mill, and $100,000 in new stock will be issued, the stockholders having first choice of taking this stock and they will no doubt take it all. The capital stock of the Newberry mills Is limited to $600,000, but the plant Is worth over a million. The first portion of the mill was built about twenty-five years ago; an addition of equal size was made In 1894? and now a third addition of equal size as the other will be made. It Is expected that the work will be completed In time for the cotton crop of 1910. Teachers' Examination The next regular teachers' examin? ation will be held at the Court House on Friday, May 14th, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. S. D. CAIN, County Superintendent of Education 4-12-4t-lta-aw. W. & S. 4t-l-ta-w. E. J. IV. K. DUMME, ARCHITECTS. PlsnsVnd Specifications for all Classes of Buildings. Personal attention given the -Supervision of all Work. Liw Ringe epfciM 390. 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Only $2 per week deposited in our Savings Department at 4 per cent, compounded quarterly, will give you a capital at the end of twenty years of over $2,500.00. "It's not what we make but what we save that makes us rich." The Bank qf Sumter Offers to its farmer customers of Sumter and adjoining counties the following cash prizes for corn yield on one acre : $50, in gold, to the farmer showing highest yield. $25, in gold, for the second highest yield. No restrictions as to cultivation or fertilization. Contest? ants are expected to enter the State Contest, as the Agri? cultural Department will do the measuring. You are invited to enter the contest. M What is the First Consideration in Selectiug a Bank ? ? ? ?zzzzz SA HETY eeeeee? JJ ? Weatever else you may want, the prime object is certainty * X of repayment. J J The First National Bank of Sumter, ? 5 Hasan untarnished record of over seventeen years through ^ ? every stress of weather known to the financial uorld, and is J ? today the oldest and staunchest financial itstitution in the J ? city of Sumter. . M MJ A. ;J. CHINA, Pres. NEIL 0'OONNELL, Vice Pre* J. L. McCALLUM. Ctthltt. *J AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. ,