Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TWO AMBASSADORS CHOflKN. Oscar s. Stratas Goes to Turkey end W. W. KockhiJl to He Petersburg. Washington. May 8.?Oscar 8. ? Straus, former secretary of commerce aad labor, hsa been selected for am? bassador to Turkey, and W. W. Rock blll for amhaseadnr to Russia. Mr. Rockhlll was formerly assistant sec? retary of state and latterly minister to Chins. Mr. Straus was twice before minis? ter to Turkey. He succeeds Ambas ?f asUor Lelehman, who goes to Rome In place of Lloyd S. Orlscom, who has eapreeeed a deelre to come home. Mr. Rockhlll succeeds Ambsesador Riddle at St. Petersburg. Mr. Straus telegraphed from New York his acceptance of the mission to ^Turkey to Secretary Knoz. It is not known at the state department when he will take up his diplomatic duties. The Burrow Sinters. The following Is what an editor said of one of the Burrow Sisters In 1894. when she was but a child "Little Mies Nelle Burrow performs most amazingly for a little five year old pianist. She sang sweetly and flayed meet graciously on tits piano, ltuch was expected of the little mu Pat clan and the audience was not disap? pointed. Faultlessly dressed In a pink a'lk coetume. with a bewitching clut? ter of golden curls she was the cy noture of all eyes a* she sat at the piano aad played with as much self confidence and artistic touch as Is pos ? leessed by 'Blind Tom.' " Monday night next Is set for their visit to Sumter. Tickets 16 and SS rents. I Messrs. R. 1. Manning and Marlon Melee have bought from Mr. W. B. Boyle the property fronting on B. Liberty Street and Harvln street now occupied by the Boyle Live Stock Co., and when thla company removes to the new stables which will be erected on the lot on Bast IJberty, east of Harvln street, within the next few months Messrs. Manning and Molse will make extensive Improvements In the property. Hl'RDFNS LIFTED. from Samter Beck??-Relief Proved By Lap** of Time. Backache la a heavy burden; Nervousness wears one out; Rheumatic pain; urinary Ills; All are kidney burdens? Dally effects of kidney weakness. No use to cure the symptoms, Relief la but temporary If the cause tanaaiae. Jf Cure the kidneys' and you cure the cause. Relief comes qukkly?comes to stay. , Ooan's Kidney Pi \n cure kidney Ills.; Prove it by your neighbor's case. Here's Sumter teethnony. The story of a permanent cure. _| J. A. Burgeja. 317 W. Liberty St.. ?Wsumter. H. C. says: "About tlve years rk" l ?uffered eeverely from back? ache* sud say kidneys were much dis? ordered. 1 used Doau a Kidney Pills, procured at Chinas drug store und they cured me. I gave a statement for p iblicatloa recommending them In 1908 and at the present time, after five years have elapsed, I can say Mthat I have not had a return of my ^olrt trouble. I> >an's Kldne) Pills are the beet remtdy I ever used tor ni> back and kidneys and I am glad to < ?Bilm all I previously said about them For sale by all dealers. Price (0 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo. New York, sole agent a for the United State* If K? member the name?Doan's?and f take n<> other. _ _No. 8. SKaterix ot of the Condition of The Bank of Sumter Located at Sumter, S. C, At tat Cleat tf Buslaesa Apr. 28th. 1909. r R I; SOURCES. Loans aad Disc job Us $8 75,64 ? 91 Overd afte. 6,718.?. Bonds aad M ookt owned by the bank. IV?? ?<*> Farc it ore and Futures, 1,770 64 Oth. i tU.il KsUte, 17 660.00 Do? fmaa Be *ia and Treat Ceaap itiies, 48,827.16 Ourreeej, 2,8? ?.o > OoiA, ?w..< <> Silver tad other Colo, 2,166 ft* Total $469,997.78 I I vi11ijt1ks. Capital Stock Paid in. $76 00000 Serploe Fund, |Qy99 .oO Undivided Profits, lees Current Easenses aad Taara paid, 111 6*0.24 Dae m B?Dk? s? i rreenOo'e, ,v.i im Individual Deposits eobj? ct to Cheek, 196969.61 gevtags *?*po-it<, fSSSOJl Re or SO fof 1 use. I | Q Q Reeervet for Di vi lend*. o < u Bills P yable, i * Certl to iiee for Moo ?) B n ?weJ, Ho,'mm hi ToUl MSSSf II STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, cotrarr or at'MTra. Before me earns *V. F. Hhsine, Caehter of the above named Hank, who being drily swore, say a that the above sod for?>oir;K etatement Is a trne < onditiou of said Bsuk, ? as shown by the books of said H ml W. f. RH A ME, Cashier. Sworn to and anbeerlbed before me, this 4 h day of Majr A l> I'.sni r V WALSH, I i . h.. I Notary Public for H. C. Cor reel Attest I RICHARD I. MANNINO, Prt-sidi nr. R. Y. HAfHSWOsVm H J. MeLAL'RlN, JR. 1>| rectors. May mi., 1909. REPUBLICANS WIMBLE. im)lliver and aldrich ex? change hot words. The Debate on the Tariff Develops Strife In the Itepublican Camp and senator* Paws the Lie In Parliamen? tary Terms. Washington. May 4.?Senator Dolll ' er apoke on the tariff today and en? livened the proceedings of the nenate. Mr. Dolllver said he had been accused, In pursuing the courae he had taken In lupportlig lower tariff duties, of "a mere cowardly acquiescence in sen? timent in Iowa." He read an editorial crltclsm to that effect, saying he would not have done ao "were It not an en thualaatlc echo from the the senate chamber Itself." He said his course was In pursuance of a contract enter? ed Into with the people of his State nine years ago when he was first elect? ed to the senate. When Mr. Dolllver declared, as he said, on the authority of Mr. Aldrich, that schedules of the pending bill were msde by officers of the New York cus K m house and not by the committee on finance, Mr. Aldrich promptly de? nied that he had made a statement on which such an assertion could be based. When Mr. Dolllver reiterated hft statement Mr. Aldrich again protested against what he declared "was abos lutely false." When Mr. Dolllver still declared that the senator from Rhode Island had aald that the officials had written the schedules. Mr. Aldrich a third time rtwe to protest. He ex? plained that what he had said was that those officers, exeprts of the gov? ernment, had been Intrusted with the duty of calculating the amount of the specific duties Imposed In place of the aa valorem rates, but that he had turned over to them the making of the achedulea he denied. Mr. Dolllver read from Mr. AldrlchV remarks and declared that his Inter? pretation of these remarks was "war-; ranted by a man agitated In his feel? ings." "I know he is agitated,'' aald Mr. Aldrich, looking over the chamber, "an 1 I trust I will not have occasion t I allude to it." Mr. Dolllver proceeded, referring to Mr. Aldrlch's remark on a former oc? casion to the effect that "he was cir? culating false Democratic tariff ru rn >r-4." Hla quotation of Mr. Aldrlch's remarks was again excepted to by the senator from Rhode Island, who de? clared that the Iowa senator was speaking "from a guilty conscience." Mr. Dolllver proceeded, and when Mr. Aldrich interrupted to say some tiling about senators coming to him with samples of cotton goods, he was sharply cut off by the senator from Iowa, who refused to yield for what he declared was Intended to be an answer to an argument he had not yet made, and he declined to permit the senator from Rhode Island to complete hla statement, saying he would not permit his remarks to be aneeringly diacredlted In his own time. With strong voice the words of the Iowa senator sounded throughout the chamber. Quick of retort he frequent? ly provoked laughter. When Senator Warren undertook to give some in? formation concerning the wool busl neaa Mr. Doir.ver replied that ho had studied the wool buslneaa "from the ? I th g| the lamb to the manufacture o% the piece of cloth." AftAr Mr. Dolllver had crltcised the practice of applying the wool tariff to articles of Clothing that have in them a trace of wool. Mr. Aldrich Interrupt? ed to say he wished to controvert in the record remarks by the late Sen? ators Jones, of Arkansas, and Vest, of MJsaourl, both Democrats, on precisely the same line. , The statement the senator Is now making, said Mr. Aldrleh. "could have b? en read word by word from ties of Senators Jones and Vest nnd they would have produced the same effect." Mr. Dolllver declared he was for the Dlngley cotton schedule and in quired of Mr. AhlrU ii whether the cot? ton manufacturers whf*n they went before the house could say they did not Increase theae rates. Mr. Aldi Ich said that he did not know what had taken place before th.it committee. When Mr. DoUtVSf had spoken for three hoars. Mr. Tlllmsin requested tr.it he oisprnd until tomorrow nnd p. eilt the senate to adjourn. Mr. Tlllman declared that hf WSJ BOl ia llgHi. f<?r, he aald. he never had en? joyed anything RIOTS In his Ufa, but llM seaslon had run for six hour*". Mr. i lliver agreed, but Mr Aldrleh an aoantoi that discussion of the bill would g<> on ro \ Tth' I. .? .Mi. r nu i -ii? appeals from the South CafO? I Mian. Mr. Aldri.-h yielded, hut PS sot lee thai lb i country was wait? ing for the final passage of the hill n.I said that better progress must be sands, ami therefore, the ?saslons hero* ?fter would be longer. Sjunter Is too big a tOwn fOf the re tOf to walk oat Og tlir StrOStl and see who are In town, so If you have vlaltors, let the Item know it by phone otherwise. BATTLESHIP SILVER f SFIRVICE. Details of I*reseiitutlon Design Out? lined by (iov. Ansel. Columbia, May 4.?Gov. Ansel ha* issued *o the Jewelers Interested in the design for the silver service for the battleship South Carolina an outline Of plans adopted by the commission for the engravings on the various pieces. The engravings Include some of the most notable events in the Revolution? ary history of the State. The bidders art notified that simplicity and ele? gance are more desired than undig? nified crowding In the various pieces, and for that reason all are urged to pay attention to the details as out Mned. The commission decided I to have special emphasis laid on the Rev olutlonary records made by the State and with the appropriation of $6,000 it Is believed that a handsome service can be prepared for the battleship named after the Palmetto State. Following is copy In full of the specifications: Competitors to submit designs on or by the 16th day of June, 1909; all tenders to be within the appropriation of $5,000; the metal to be of uniform fineness, standard grade, sterling sil? ver. The propositions to give the capac? ity of all hollow ware and the weight In ounces of each piece separately. Workmanship to be of the best and to follow In all details the design* submitted. Propositions to embrace the follow? ing pieces: One punch bowl, seven gallons. One plateau for punch bowl. Twenty-four cups, one-half pint. One ladle for punch bowl. One centrepiece. One water pitcher, three quarts. One tray for water pitcher. One tea aet, consisting of five pieces and a kettle and tray for same. Two fruit dishes. Two roast dishes, one with well and tray, one without, both same size. g One fish dish. One salad bowl. Two bonbon dishes. Two compotlers. Two vegetable dishes. Two entree dishes. One Humidor cigar box, made of native wood, redar. to hold 300 cigars, silver mountings and ornaments. The general design to be plain and vmple as far as is consistent with the ornamentation specified. The designs to consist of a combi? nation nautical In their suggestion, and the trees, truits and flowers in? digenous to this State: for instance, palmetto, pine, cypress, magnolia, Jas? mine and trumpet vine, corn cotton, ice and tobacco, strawberry, melons nd peaches. These can be used on he borders and around the Vase. On the sides of the large pieces and In the bottoms of the trays and waiters, arms and seal of the State, flags of the State and navy and of the United States in ombinntion or otherwise, State houso. Kilmetto trev's, with national emblem ag!ea, et ee'era. The following historical designs are Q be used on large pieces: Jasper at Fort Moultrle. Marion s dinner to the British offi? cers. Mrs. Motte's destruction of her own house. Etchings of Gens. Sumter. Marion. Gen. Moultrle, Col. William Washing? ton, Gen. Morgan. Gen. Pickens. Com? modore Ingrahnn:, the United States 1 att'eship South Carolina, and the fol? lowing emblem: "Presented by the State of South Carolina to the United States battle? ship South Carolina.' " "Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute." The designs to be different on each piece and to be so need as to avoid crowding, simplicity preferable to or nnteness, less attention paid to show than elegance, the general motive sim? ple, elegant and dignified. The successful bidder to deliver the ?4 rvice, properly packed, not later than the 15th day of January, ii? 10. The successful bidder to give bond in the sum of $2,00u. to make delivery at the point to be hereafter designat? ed on or before the date named, and have the service Insured at nil or their expense until presentation is made. Formal contract to be entered into be* tw< fii the luooeeeful bidder and the commission, the commission reserving the right to reject any and oil bids and designs. After the execution of the work, the deslgni shall become the propery of the Stat,' of South Carolina and shall be turned over to the State historical commission*! Payment1 for said ser? vice to he made sa follows, cash on delivery of the service and acceptance of same by the commission. Memorial Day \\ ill be observed on Tuesday, May llth, Instead of Oil the Huh. olrcumstancei being such thai it is necessary to make the change. Col, lames Armstrong) of Charleston, has accepted the invitation to deliver the address, Col, Armstrong la no ?tranger In Bumter and his many friends and sdmlreri look forward with pleasure to his approaching \i-it a lodge of the Pythian Bisten will i.rganlssd at <een> lilt, XOTJNTX BOARD MEETING. Antl-Tuberculosls As*>ciutloii Make iMQMta^- \\ant 'Lot for; OlH< e Building and Part of Poor House Farm. The County Hoard of Commissioners met Tuesday with all members pres? ent^ Djr. K. A. Mood, Miss Sudie Furmun an(V3iis. }Y- H. -Ingrain appeared be? fore the board In reg'ard to the send? ing of tuberculosis patients to the poor house. Dr. Mood was of the opinion that it would be detrimentarl to the health of the inmates and that such patients should be provided f,or else? where and that they be colonized by themselves. He said that a part of tho poor house farm could be set apart for the AnthTuherculosls Asso? ciation upon which they could erect a building for the care of tuberculosis patients and allow the county physi? cian to attend them. Dr. S. C. Baker also spoke in advo? cacy of setting apart a portion of the poor house farm for the use of tuber? culosis patients. _ _ Miss Sudle Furman und Mts. H. W; Beall urged the necessfty of provision being made for the care of tuberculo? sis patients. On motion of Commissioner Thomafs the board requested the - executive committee of the Anti-T?berculosis Association to confer together and formulate some definite plan of oper? ation and state definitely what is ex? pected of the board, and then advise the Supervisor as to the date they would wish to meet with the Board of Commissioners. Mrs. H. W. Beall renewed the re? quest that the board donate to the Anti-Tuberculosis Association a lot on the Court House grounds (the part re? served for law offices) upon which the association may erect an executive ! uilding for the use of the Anti-Tu I ereulosis Asaociation. Mrs. Beall made a very earnest plea In behalf of the office building. Mr. R. A. Dennis appeared before the board to explain his position in re? spect to a certain proposed public road in Shiloh township concerning which a differnce of opinion has arisen. Mr. Dennis' statement was re? ceived as information and the matter will be taken up at a later date. Payment was refused of bill of Boyle Live Stock Co., against Sheriff W. H. Epperson for hack hire for trip to Mayesville on the night of April 27th. This Is a bill against the sheriff and not against the county. M. J. Morris. JT. M. Smith and W. L. ".Vatts were granted aid as ex-Confed? erate soldiers in need of public sus? tenance. They wiil receve $3 per month. There are now 42 ex-Confed ? rate soldiers on the roll to receive %i a month from the county?a total ?f $1,512 a year, and the list is grow? ing steadily. The board discussed the advisability ~f putt'ng in concrete abutments for ihe bridge across Blandings Mill. Tt was decided to refer the matter to Su? pervisor Pitts and Commissioners Brogdon nnd Mims and they were em? powered to employ Mr. \Y. L. Lee to adVlSf them. The committee will meet at the bridge on Friday, May 7th. Friority. The wagons of "the greatest ohow | on earth" passed up the avenue at daybreak. Their Incessant rumble soou awakened ten-year-old Billie and his five-year-old brother Robert. Their mother feigned sleep as the two white robed figures crept past her bed Into the hall on the way to investigate. Robert struggled niaufully with the unaccus? tomed task of putting on his clothes. "Wait for me. Billie." his mother heard him beg. "You'll get ahead of me." "Get mother to help you," counseled Billie, who was having troubles of his own. Mother started to the rescue and theu paused as she heard the voice of her younger, guarded, but anxious nnd Insistent: "You ask her, Billie. You've known her longer than I have."?Everybody's. An Aquatic Outfielder. One day a ship was lying at anchor at Boca Grande when the crew ob Berved a dolphin chasing a flying fish, both coming directly toward the ship. Ot> Hearing the vessel the flier arose in the nir nnd passed over the bow Just ubaft the foremast. As It did so the dolphin went under the ship and, coming up on the other side, sprang from the water and caught the flying fish 00 "the fly" Just as it was curving gracefully down In Its descent to the water.?Puuta Gorda Herald. Overboard. ?'Overboard" Is engraved on a metal label fastened to many articles of para? phernalia seen about the decks of a modern war vessel It meant that the article so marked should be thrown overboard whenever action with an enemy's ship becomes imminent. Al? cohol chests, turpentine tanks, paints, spare spars, unnecessary batches, and other articles easily destroyed or splin? tered by shell fire are thus labeled. The president of Occident college, Cal? ifornia, is laid to have given the word a new meaning in civil life when he used it to hull-ate those who are Unfit, useless or inapt iu the struggle of life It Is a strong word and as such can be appropriately applied to men and thing! Which when a ship must go to battle are not necessary or material le the cud dctdrcd.- Army and Nuvy Lite. PEAR OFJILACK'IIAXD. I IVfToSino's Widow Gels Only $2,500 Prom IVrl'??M:!inn.o ? Hundreds are Threatened. New York. May 3.?The- remarka able fear which the Black ^Hand is able to Install Into the minds of many was emphatically shown last night at the widely advertised benefit perfor? mance held in the Academy, pf 31u^ sic for tlie widow and Infant ofaugTiteY* of Police Lieut. Joseph Petroslnrf, who was assassinated in v Sicily. It was expected that fully $6,000 would be raised by the benefit, especially as Timothy Lv Sullivan was back of It. Hardly half that amount was netted. This was 'explained after the per? formance" by a member of the thea? trical Arm which had the matter in charge, who said that a few daye be? fore the date set, letters had been ro cived by many persons, including the large and Influential Italian colony, which had intended to lend liberal patronage, threatening their lives If they attended or assisted In the bene? fit,... Several_W?ll-Jsjjown Italian slpg-, era had signed contracts to appear," but they strangely failed to reach the threatre. Hundreds of seats which had been engaged by Italians and Italian societies remained vacant. '^We can only explain the failure of the benefit performance," said a~ rep? resentative of fhe mangers, "by the activity" of the Black Hand Society. We ourselves were threatened if we 'persisted in giving a 'performance. Threatening letters were scattered throughout the Italian colonies of the city and the performers were threat? ened. In a mysterious yet effective manner, these blaVkrhaitlng organiza? tions spread the word all' over the city In a few days that dire con? sequences would result to those who patronized the performance. It had its effect. Although well advertised, and with a programme'by the most noted actors in the city, the house was half-filed." BASE BALL GAME. Seventh and Eighth Grades Have a Hot Time. The baseball teams representing the seventh and eighth grades of the High Schood played a hard fought and in? teresting but one-sided game, the eighth grade winning by a score of 18 to 5. The summary of the score fol? lows: I 8th Grade?Hits. 10; runs 18; errors 6; bases on balls, 9. 7th Grade?Hits, 6; runs, 5; errors, 6; bases on balls 5. Fatteries?Sth Grade: Moore and Xash. 7th Grade: Brown, Hayns WOIth and Hall. Umpires?Randle and Lucius. Scor? ers?Gibson and Moor-"?. I_ The regular statement of the Bank of Sumter Is published today. It is worthy of careful analysis by stock? holders and others interested in the growth and development of Sumter as i financial centre. The large loan ac? count shows that the Bank of Sumter pursues a liberal policy In extending accommodation to its customers; the deposits which are greater than at the same date last year evidences a healthy increase in business, the sur? plus and undivided profits accounts show a marked and satisfactory in? crease since the last statement; the rediscounts are less than last year and from every point of view the condition of the Bank of Sumter Is entirely sat? isfactory. Mrs. William Mahter was killd in Charleston by being struck by a Southern railway train. Representative! Of the Eastern Car? olina Rivers and Harbor Congress met in Charleston to confer Wiw Ut S. of? ficials. A free clinic has been established i;> Greenville for the treatment of the sick of the city who are unable to secure medical aid. . I . NEW DESIGNS. LATEST STYLES. POPULAR PRICES. There can be no doubt - the plaee to buy diamonds, watches, jewelry, cut id ass, silverware, wedding presents, ^ift goods is at Thompson's, the Jeweler. I have a Graduate Optician in charge of my optical department Having bought but Or. Z. F Highsmith we do the best work al reasonable prices. All work guaranteed: W. A. Thompson, Phone 33*. 6 S. Main i>t. The lofiy soul is often best ma?i? fetied in the lofty service. Industry is the watchdog thai' keeps the wolf from the door. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always BougU' Bears the SI? y/Jj/7 ' IS!" Signatur? of ...SPECIAL... TALCUM POWDER ol in SALE... RIVERIS TALCUM POWDER. We believe you will find This the daintiest, most delicate Talcum Powder- you have ever used, it is so extremely light and fluffy that it can be used with a powder puff if desired. It is in a glass jar and we car. give you a nice holder for it. 25c, 5 for $1.00. Colgate's Violet J Gash mer Boquet Talcum Powder, You know what tl.is powder is. We sei it at 15c, more than 1 can at special price.' ? 1 if Sibert's Binied Talcum This is a refreshing, antiscepr tic rVtfi tier for the nursery and toilet, and where you use quantities of powder for the children, you will find this as good as any. It is put up in 1 lb cans with sprinkle top. We are selling it now at 15c a lb. or 2 lbs. for 25c We Have Corylopsis of Japan Williams' Carnation and Vio? let, Tetlows in I lb tins, Men nier's, Squibb's and Hudnut's Violet Sec 25c. Hudnut's Extreme Violet 50c, and many others to select from. It will pay you to buy your summer supply now. Call For Samples. W. W. SIBERT. 5 81 Kin St. Phone 283 I_