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AN INTIERESTING TICKET, Mr. w it... Hud One of the Tlmie Hal lots of 1K7H at the Holls Today. From The I '.ii'> Item, Marc h It, Something that was of great inter? est t<? the younger men at the p.-Iis today was one of the old tissue bal? lots voted b\ the white people when fh. . were trying to retake the gov? ernment from the negro and alien The ballot was about three Inches long and one and a half wide?just as small a? 't could be. It contained the names of the following: (e.\eriu>r. Wob Hampton; Lieut Oov.. W. D. Simpson; Secretary of M .-'uns Att..rne\ General l.er .. r. Youmans. Comptroller Gen oral. Johnson Hagood; State Treas? urer, 8. L. Leaphart; Superintendent of Kdueation.1 Hugh S. Thompson; Adjutant and Inspector General, E. W. Mols?; Congress. 1st District. J. S. Kl hardson; State Senate, T. B. Fr?? ser; Representatives, Joseph H. Earle, J. W. Weatberry. W. D. Scarborough. John J. Dargan; Probate Judge, T V. Walsh; County Commissioners, J M. Wilder, Jno. O. Durant. Jacob Keels; County School Commissioner W. F. Rhame. These were voted early and often on that memorable day when the vot? ing plsce was guarded by soldiers and a cannon loaded with nails helped to keep the negroes away. Most of those on this ticket have gone to their reward, but a few of them still remain. Mr. Wlnn prizes his ticket very mu h. DIDN'T MEAN TO STEAL. Negro Boy Just Wanted to Ride Home, So Took Wheel. L*i*t Saturday afternoon when Main street wss crowded a negro went up to the front of Knight's book store and seeing a wheel there that suited his fancy proceeded to take it and ride away, doing so against the pro? test of a negro boy working for Mr. Knight. The alarm was given ana a hunt was made for the negro. He was not found, however, but about six miles from town the wheel was found. It Is presumed that the negro got left In town, and being averse to walking so far appropriated the wheel for his use. When he got out where he wanted to go he just turned the wheel loose to let It get back home the best It could. ? DISPENSARY WIND-l P. Auditor West Makes Final Report to The County Hoard. DtspongSjfy Aa.litor West has writ? ten the County Board, reporting on his ?r.veHUgaMon of the affairs of the late dispensary. His letter is as fol? lows: Sumter County Dispensary Board, Oenltemen:?We beg to report that we have this day completed an ex? amination of the books, accounts and affairs of the Sumter County Dispen? sary Board. After the payment of all lust claims tiled against the Board. Ineiudlng all current expenses, and reserving In bank to the credit of the Sumter Cour.ty Dispensary Board the sum of $22^.00, t" cover the account of Messrs. Gallagher & Burton, which was held up by a restraining order from the courts, we tlnd that th -re was a surplus In the treasury amount? ing to S30.SS7.43, which was disburs? ed t<> the ('..nut. Seho..ts iml Towns tb.' apportionment being made on a basis of gr >ss sales: OtWMf of Sumter ....$13,817.11 City of Sumter. 12,300.24 Schools. 3,098.24 Town of Mayesvllle . . 1,641.84 Total.130,857.43 In addition to the abo\r, the firm of Carntt & Co. is due the Sumter Stl I>ls|. || c.ard the sum of SI 16.36. which, when collected, will be disbursed as follows: County of Sumter.$52.36 City of Sumter.44.50 Sehools.11.63 Town of Mayesvllle. 7.86 Total.$116.35 In the above apportionment of net profits, the Town of Mayesvllle re? ceived Its pro rata share of the ac? cumulated warehouse profit. made by and accumulated In the bottling plant operate.! by the Sumter County Dispensary Board at Sumter, S. C, for the wholo period said plant was In operation. All stock and monies have been ac? counted for, and the books or the Sumter County Dispensary Hoard were duly closed, the same being in perfect balance and neatly and ac? curately kept. We desire to state that it is our im? pression. aHer having frequently ex? amined carefully into the details of the dispensary business of this Coun? ty, that the Board has at all times gis. u a f.i if. Just ami e. onomn al ad ? ministration. Respectfully submitted, w. h. wiiT, I Msponsary Auditor. G. H. GHARLM l ?eputy Auditor. Sumter. S. C. SENATOR DANIEL BETTER. Virginia Senator's IMi>slclans Ke lH>rt Small Gain, Which May, How INfi PrOVS Only Temporary. Daytona. I hi., March 17.?A state? ment signed by Dr. C. C. Bohannon, B, A. Waught and W. C. Chewing was issued at I o'clock tonight: "Senator John W. Daniel's condi? tion shows a slight improvement. The state of coma has lessened a little since morning. The patient has taken nourishment a little better this after? noon as the result of being able to swallow a little better. He has not recognized any one, and the left half of his body continues completely para? lyzed. We are much pleased at being able to announce a slight improve? ment, but we fear that it will prove hut temporary, and that the worst may soon come." There was no change in Senator Daniel's condition at midnight. WHITE SLAVE RILL TO BE LAW. Senate and TTousc Conferees At Last Come To An Agreement. Washington, Maroh 17.?An agree? ment was reached today by the con? ference on what is known as the "White Slave" bill, and the measure will become a law as soon as It is signed by the President. The chief object of the act is to prevent the im? portation of women for immoral pur* poses. The provision which made it a fel? ony to furnish a ticket to send a per? son from one State, Territory or dis? trict into another for immoral pur? poses was eliminated. The Senate opposed this feature on the theory that it might easily be abused and in? nocent persons, charitably inclined be persecuted. OVKR 800 NEW MEMBERS. Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce Gets a Move On. Spartanburg, March 17,?The great? est gathering of men ever assembled in the city was at the Harris theatre tonight. In attendance upon the recep? tion tendered the 835 new members of the chamber of commerce. Flf teeen hundred men were there to give Impetus to the movement which is to make Spartanburg the best city in the South. "Spartanburg, the city of success," uns the slogan adopted out of 77 good ones. From the interest shown last night it seems that the slogan is des? tined to become the trade mark of the city. Many things were done at the meeting tonight. The new members were welcomed, several matters of ut? most importance to the city were dis? cussed. Ex-Qov. John Gary Evan? made a fiery address, standing com? mittees were appointed, and after ab j the talking there was plenty to eat. The decorative lighting system for public occasions was voted a necessity and the following committee was ap? pointed to meet with the city council in special meeting at 10:30 o'clock this morning and help perfect ar? rangements for the immediate instal? lation of the lights: P. G. Evans, chairman; G. W. Nichols, C. O. Hear on. F. H. Knox and J. W. Alexander, I By unanimous consent the next i meeting of the chamber of commerce was ordered to be in the nature of a reception to the local traveling men and the traveling men from the tOWTtfl around. Till: TEXAS TO BE BROKEN I P Battleship Stationed in Charleston is Consigned to Junk Pile. Charleston. March 20.?The "Tex? as," which is now statlonet' at thfl Charleston Navy Yard. Is one of th? t.\tnty-KiN vessels consigned to the junk pile by orders of the navy de? partment. Having heen built twenty six years ago. the "Texas." and all llM others, has heen declared "antique from tvtry measurement of etlielency and war." All the vessels ronsigned to the superannuated class are those that were built more than twenty years ago. The twenty-six protected and unprotected crulsera, which are placed under ban cost the United Stat. s treasury more than $ 10,000,000; Include the following vessels; Battle ships. Texas; protected crluaera, Balti? more) Chicago, Minneapolis, Newark, Ban Francisco, Atlanta. Alhany, New Orleans. Boston, Cincinnati, Raleigh, and Tacoma; unprotected cruisers, Detroit, Marblehead and Montgom ery; monitors, Amphltrite, Miantono moh, Monadnock, Monterey, Puritan, Terror, <?/.ark, Tallahaase, Tonopah ami Cheyenne. Converse Club Organised, The Convene Club was organized by the graduates from Converse Col? lege living in Sunder ami vicinity on Monday afteri.n for the purpose of so. lal intercourse and to raise a fund for the purpose of building a cheini eai laboratory tit the college, Mrs a. i >. Marby was elected president. The other oflBesra win be elected ;?t a eubesqucnt meeting. The County Hoard of equalisation no t in the court house Friday, MEAT PACKERS HELD TO BLAME. Cleveland Grand Jury Reporte On High Coal of Hiving. Cleveland, March 17.?The beef packers are charged directly with the high coat of meat In the report. Of the special grand jury which was called lure to investigate the expense Of living, which announced its find? ings today. It its report the grand jury declares it has found that the butchers arc under the thumb of the packers and cannot obtain a reasonable return on their business without charging ex? cessive prleea An attack is also made upon the local system of meat inspection as incompetent and prac? tically useless. The inquisitors lind further that there exists in this city conditions which foster the placing of almost the entire milk business into the hands of one llrm, and that cold-stor? age eggs a year old are being sold as fresh. They recommend enactment of an ordinance compelling all cold-stor? age eggs to be marked with the date on which they are entered and mak? ing violation punishable by fine and imprisonment. BAZEN GETS MANSLAUGHTER. Young Man in Florence Convicted for Killing Another. Florence, March 17.?A verdict of manslaughter was brought in tonight by the jury in the case of young R. L. Hazen, Who killed L. E. Poston at Blossom in the lower sec? tion of this county on the night of January 28. A difficulty ocoured be? tween the two at a school entertain? ment and in the fight which followed Bazen stabbed Poston in the neck severing the carotid artery, causing death almost instantly. Arguments for the defense and the State were made this afternoon. Both parties in the case are very young, Poston being 21 or 22 and Bazen only 18. Sentence has not yet been passed. RECEIVERS NOT TO PROSECUTE. Stockholders Must Bring Action Against Clark and Jones, if at All. Columbia, March 18.?The receivers for the Seminole Securities Company met here today with attorneys for the receivers and passed upon claims of the stockholders. This was the only matter plac. * upon the minutes, but it is stated that informal discus? sion of the matter of prosecution of Messrs Jones and Clark was had. No action was taken in this matter, how? ever, and it does not appear on the minutes. Although it has been stated that the receivers were going to prose? cute, as already pointed out, this is not exactly the situation. It is under? stood that some stockholders may prosecute, but the receivers are not furnishing the money to do this. Of course, the receivers will give all data in their possession. The receivers, as explained by one ol them, do not wish to he understood to be in the attitude of opposing the prosection, but at the same time they are not going to spend any of the funds in their possession for any further prose? cution. At a former meeting the situation was discussed, and one of the receivers made this explanation. Today he repeated that at today's meeting the situation was informally gone over and was as formerly stated by him. PEARY CURTAILS SIUTHERX TOUR. Little Joe Brown Gives him "Cold Feet." New York, March 17.?Comman? der Robert E. Peary has cut short nis lecture tour in the South. The re? fusal of Gov. Brown of Georgia to introduce him to an Atlanta audience last night, his reference to the com? mander in an Interview as "taker," and the small crowd that attended the lecture, brought forth an an? nouncement from the Civic Forum in New York, under whose auspices Peary In lecturing, that his plans have been changed. The announcement says: "The Civic Forum lecture bureau has found it advisable to cancel all of Commander Robert E. Peary's Sou? thern lecture dates owing to the de? sire on Its part to avoid any evidence of coldness toward Commander Peary. The Civic Forum lecture bureau, which object la educational, refuses lo allow Commander Peary to be sub? jected to a liability of a gratuitous insult, such as was given in Atlanta by Gov. Grown of Georgia. "This affect! the lectures at Meri? dian, Miss., and Birmingham, Ala., only." St. .Fames Lutheran church held appropriate services on l';iim Sunday, w hen a class of ten catechumens were confirmed. Five young ladies and five young men. Raster Sunday there will be special music, solo and choral effects. The Holy Communion will be observed and members received. RULES ON TRUST COMPANY. _ f Insurance Commissioner Investigates Affairs of Southern Trust Company. Columbia, March 18.?The South- I ern States Trust Company, of this city, which has been under fire in the courts of this State, was this after? noon the subject of a ruling as to its bonds by Insurance Commissioner M< Master. It is stated in the letter of the insurance commissioner to an Inquirer that the company is going to liquidate about April 1. There are several matters in the in? vestigation by the commissioner that are of interest, because the things brought out in former suits against the company, when efforts were made to put it in the hands of receivers. 1 are hinted at in this report. The charge made against this company in the proceedings before the court here was that the promises of loans could not possibly he fulfilled, as persons on waiting lists could not he reached under the plan pursued. The insurance commissioner takes up in detail each series of the bonds issued by the company. Taking up one series will show the point aimed at in the report. In Series "A" there were 500 bonds. In these bonds $20, 682.62 went to the expense account and $28,921.50 to the loan account. Loans were made to eleven persons on twenty-five certificates, to the amount of $24,703.50 On March 1 the total amount credited to expense fund was $36,127.18. The amounts crediterd to the loan account were $28,921.50. Of this amount, $24,703. 50 was loaned. The commissioner points out that some amounts put into surplus funds should have been turn? ed into loan fund. The contributions made by those who allowed their con? tracts to lapse after the first twelve months in Series "A" amounted to $4,565. Summing up the situation, the insurance commissioner states: "Under the head of general com? ments, it may be worth while to note that in Series "A" of the amount loaned, $24,703, that $4,000 was loan? ed to Mr. Barrett himself, September 25, 1908, on four contracts purchased by him from original or secondary holders. So far as the books show, up to date, only $89.22 has been re? paid by Mr. Barrett on this loan. Of the refnainder, loaned to ten other persons in this series, $20,702.50, the total amount paid in by these/ ten per? sons, was $3,287. Of this total amount, however, they received credit for only $2,133.83. The balance of their pay? ments having passed to the expense funds. Of the amount loaned in Se? ries "B" $10,640, to seven persons, these persons had paid into the com? pany $1,303.10, but received credit only for the amount they had paid into the loan fund $787.80, the bal? ance of their payments going to the expense fund. Of the amount loaned to the two persons in Series "C" they had paid into the company $200, but they re? ceived credit for only $110.65, the amount paid into the loan fund. This is the whole story, except that at the time of the examination of the company the bank books shows me put to the credit of the expense funds $161,75, and to the loan fund $77,83. The cashier informs me that so far as he knows, the Southern States Trust Company carries no other bank accounts, but that securities of the company, which consist of real estate, mortgages and notes of those to Whom loans have been made to the amount of $25,000 are on deposit with the Georgia Trust Company, in ac? cordance with the laws of Georgia, but I understand the company has larger liabilities in Georgia than it has in South Carolina. I have been given to understand that the Barrett Investment Company has practically purchased all of the outstanding con? tracts of the Southern States Trust Company, in South Carolina, save 14 in Series "A" and eight in Scries "B" and seven in Series "C". I have been further advised, both by the attorney of the company and by Mr. Barrett, that most energetic efforts are being made to close out the affairs of the company and discontinue business be? fore April 1, of this year." \o STATE-WIDE PROHIBITION. Massachusetts Legislature Refuses Amendment. Boston, March 18,?The people of Massachusetts will not have an op? portunity this year to ballot upon the question of amending the Constitution of this Commonwealth so as to pro? hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors. By a rising vote of 9 5 to 4 0, the House refused late today to substi? tute a bill providing for such a refer? endum t<>r an adverse committee re? port, and then, by a roll call vote of 137 to r.?.?, accepted the adverse re? port. The debate was brief, the ma? jority of the speakers favoring the present option system. It was announced In one of the out of town papers last week that the Civic League had moved headquar? ters, but this is a mistake. They con? template moving at an early date however. When they do it will be announced. ?1 s C?ST iVl'I'tjiVlrij ] For Infants and Children, The Kind Yc? 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