Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WILL LEVEL THE BLUFF. \MI KM \\ ( tiMM\M>i;i{ 1SS1 I S \ ftKMTI DOUG TORE VT. Hlotoi*. DtJBsffl I nclc Sam?Situation In Nicaragua Has Reached Stage which Mnj hrtrohrc This Oountrj in V War. Bluelleld. Nie. Juno 7.?"At thu first ?h<?t tired against the American flag or an Vmerloan vessel 1 \\ ill level tho bluff.'' This is the reply made today by Commander Harold K. Mines, com? manding the American gunboat Du buque. to a threat made by Gen. Riv? as, of the Madriz for ? . ludding Blue fields bluff, to stop by force any vessel of whatever nationality entering the harbor. Gen. Rivas has practically defied the I'nited States dec laring that he will disregard the proclamation issued fffOfg Washington May II to the effect that the I'nited States gov? ernment will deny the right to either faction to seize American owned ves? sels and property without consent of and reo >mpe rise to the owners. He has warned Commander Hines that he will prevent by force regard? less) of Mag. any further vessels from entering the harbor. In response to this, the American commander im? mediately sent him the above message which would mean the annihilation of the handful of Madriz troops now remaining in this neighborhood. A critical situation has thus arisen, which may Involve the I'nited States, but the American officers here are of the opinion that Gen. Rlvas will not attempt to make good his threat In an effort to collect customs duties. There are constant rumors of threats against the life of Thomas P. Moffat. the American consul here, and the whole situation at Minefields, Instead of quieting, has assumed a more serious aspect. THE GAS PLANT A CERTAINTY. Machinery and Supplies arc ArrBlng Daily. There has been some interruption In the work of establishing the gas plant here due to the slowness on che part of the manufacturers in shipping some of the nachlnery. A ot of the machinery arrived this week, but the pieces that are caus ng the delay have not come in yet. )n account of this delay some have >egun to think that the nterpnat would not be completed. A reporter was assured today that the work would be pushed to completion. The onsulttng engineer is looked for very day now, and when he comes ?.here will be something doing. The ?ompany could not afford to abandon .he undertaking now, for it would Dean a loss of at least $30,000. WIM. M MOB tlLLMAX RESIGN? \ .e.Motion Newspaper Prim- Story About Senior Senator. Washington. D. C, June 6.?The Washington Star this evening prints ne following story in regard to Sena r B. R. Tillman: "Friends of Sena ? r Ttllmail In Washington are pre? dicting his resignation unless his healt'a so i.npr.nes that he is able to return for the next session of Con? gress. "Reports are In circulation around the Capitol to the effect that ho hr*s de. ide l on account of Ul-h'alth, not to be a candidate for re-election t ao years hence. Several who are Known to be i lose to him here say that It is t-.arlv to discuss the probabllitl -s of hi li l i v. Senator Tillman has oft. n been heard to say, they re? port, that If his health prevented him fron at tending to his duties as a mem? ber of the Senate he would roltnqUash them. But he Is known to be hope? ful of recovery from his recent Ill re to all .w him to be In his seat next winter. Nothing definite could be learned In Washington today. Senator Smith, of South Carolina. Mr. Tlllman's col leag ?e Is among his constituents de? livering commencement addresses, and Senator Tlllman's secretary has not beeg In Wa-dilngtnn for some tlm< Moting For \ Neu <ountr>. Swansea. June 7.?A meeting was held here today with the object of starting a movement for the organ? isation of a new oountv, to he carved from the territory of Lexlngtog and Bh hland counties. A second mee ting will be held .me week from today, when tin notes und boundaries of the proposed cnun Hi win i.msidered and arrange* ments made for surveying it. Then a petition will be prepared And sub mitted to Gov. Ansel." asking I tint SS election be held In the territory In? clude I WImM Ike Minister Needed. "What do y.,u think of our minis? ter?" "He's a fine preacher," said the railroad man, "but he has poor term? inal facilities."?Fresno Republican. BANK OFFICER ARRESTED. J, \. Blavkweldcr Violated Law By Borrow I n#j Money From Ms own Bank. Lexington, June 8.?J. a. Black welder, former president of and prime mover in the organization of the Bank of Chapln, located In tins coun? ty, was arrested at his home In New berry today by Deputy Sheriff Mill? er upon a warrant sworn out before Magistrate Thoi L. Herman on Sat? urday by State Bank Examiner Giles L. Wilson of Spartanburg, charging Mr. Blackwelder with violation of the state banking laws. The ease Ii without a parallel In the history of the State, it being the first of the kind ever brought to light, and, therefore, a few Lots and the law governing the ease will be of gen? eral interest to the public. The Allidavit. The affidavit of Mr. Wilson sets out in part that "J. A. Blackwelder at Chapln, said county and state, did OH September 1T>, 190S, and other dayi prior thereto, violate the bank? ing laws of this State. Vol. 1, code of 1902, section 1777. against the peace* and dignity of this State and against the statutes in snob, cases made and provide.1. and that deponent, 'and J, s. Weaelnger and J, IP, Koneycutt are material witnesses to prove tin same.' The I:ank (d* ('hapin was chartered a few years ago with a capital of $10,000. J. a. Blackwelder was its first president and remained at its h'-atl until a little over a year ago, when he was succeeded by J. S. Wes singer, a leading merchant of the town. While it is not set out in tic warrant, it is stated that Mr. Blackwelder borrowed from the bank the sum of $1.000 on one occasion for himself, and on another occasion it is said that he borrowed $2,000 for an enterprise in Xewberry in which he and his wife own practi? cally all of the stock. Tn addition to these amounts, it is stated that his ac? count at the bank is overdrawn to the amount of several hundred dollars the entire sum being something like $4,000. Mr. Wilson stated while here that he had been very lenient with the accused and had accepted promises for a long time, but each time Mr. Blackwelder failed to make good the amounts due the bank. He stated that the case will be prosecuted to the fullest limit of the law, and that no compromise will now be ac? cepted. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban? ish sick headache, prevent despond? ency and invigorate the whole sys? tem. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Origin of Tlie "Fellow Servant" Pre? cedent. A decision of an English court in 1836 is responsible for the long de? lay's in damage suit cases in our own courts, says John M. Gitterman in the June MeClure's. One Priestley sued his employer, Fowler, for dam? age on account of injuries received In an aceddent to a van owned by the defendant on which the plaintiff was riding. Mr. Gitterman contin? ues: " 'Servant' Priestly argued that Master' Fowler was the owner of the van, and that It was his legal ob? ligation to maintain it In good re? pair, lb- also claimed that his 'fel? low servant,' the nameless driver of the vehicle, had no right to overload it and thus further endanger his life and limb; and that Fowler, as the 'masier' of this negligent 'fellow servant,' was, under the good old common law version that a principal . an be held responsible for the acts of an agent, directly answerable for his injuries. The Lincolnshire as sl7.e, like many of our lower courts, Supported this argument and award? ed Priestly dgmagei of one hundred pounds. And now 'master' Fowler, like his corporation successor to? day, appealed the case, ultimately tak? ing it to the court of exchequer, Here their hewigged lordships solemnly took away from Priestly his hun? dred DOUndS, He had asserted that his standing in the case was Virtual? ly that of an Injured coach passen? ger, whose payment of ? certain sum for being ? arrled necessarily implied a Contra? t that he should be carried safely. No, no, not at all, said the law lords, The 1 oaoh passenger has no means of knowing that the coach is not safely built and that it is not completely handled. Bui 'servant' Priestly had clearly bad every op? portunity to learn whether the butch? er van was in good condition. The fa< t that, in spite of his opportunity of burning the untrustworthlness of tin* vehicle, he still eonsentod to ride upon if. constituted contributory ie^r 1 Ige nee on his part and precluded an) re. every of damages." 'i his decision, however, has long sin? e hi > n repudiated in England. 'Chamberlain's Cough Remedy i sold on a guarantee that If you are not satisfied after using two-thirds of a bottle according to directions, your money will be refunded, It Is up to you to try. Sold by \V. \V. Si bert. ( KI M APPOINTED TO LIBERIA. President Nomlatcs Former Charles? ton Collector for Counsulshlp. Washington, June 7.?President Taft today nominated Wm. I?. Crum, of s<?uth Carolina, to be minister resi? dent und consul general at Monrovia, Liberia. Crum is the negro whoso ap? pointment by Mr. Roosevelt as collect? or of the port of Charleston) raised such a storm of protest In the South. Practical Poultry Notes. Many hatches of duck eggs are ruined by too much heat during the first few days. About 100 degrees is sufficient heat at first. Then run it. up to 1<>2 during the second week and 103 the third and last weeks of the hatch. Brooders are best run with a little less heat than chickens require. Be sure that the brooder is supplied with a good supply of fresh air. You must spare the water except for drinking until they are about feath? ered if you desire best results. Tic profit lies not so much in w hat you batch as in what you raise and take good care of. As one success? ful breeder said to me the other d iy: "I am not trying to hatch worlds of ( hicks, but T am trying to make a strenuous effort to raise all that hatch and to raise them as to make them individuals of merit.' Another told me lu had hatched about noo chicks this spring and had but about 76 left to tell the story. You can readily see which pays the better, to hatch f,00 and raise GO or hatch 125 and raise 100. Rape is one of the cheapest and best things to raise for green stuff for poultry. It is sown in the spring for summer use, and in the fall for fall and winter use. It takes but a smaM plot of it to supply quite a flock of chickens right along. To be sure, it should be wired off so that they can? not eat the life out of it before It gets up large enough to outgrow them. Or, as many do, cut it for them at all times, not allowing the chickens on it at all. We so often hear poultrymen and others boasting of how young some of their pullets commence to lay. One man goes so far as to claim that In a few years he will have a strain of chickens which will lay at four months of age. While we are all anxious to get as many eggs as possible from our chickens, yet we firmly believe that the constant pushing of your stock for early laying will gradually reduce the size and vigor of your flock. If I car? ed anything for these points in my stock, I should certainly not push matters too much on the early laying, I think those that come to maturity at about six months or seven and lay will lay more eggs during their years of usefulness and produce eggs of stronger vitality than the various lit? tle quick maturing ones. The old hen was the first incuba? tor and first brooder of which we have any record and when given a fair chance she is a right hard propo? sition to compete with. But when she is allowed to do her incubating on an old dirty nest which has been all win? ter and spring and which became alive with teeming millions about the time she is due to hatch, is It any wonder that she leaves the nest in apparent disgust? She never does so, however, until she is forced to. If she does stick it out until she hatches part of her chicks they will do no good, the hen or the chicks either. The old hen gets the blame neverthe? less, for the all-around bad 1ob. Said an experienced poultryman re? cently: "The dry-mash, hopper feed method is the only way I can see it. 1 feed mine a mixture of ground wheat, oats and corn about equal parts. 1 don't feed -neat scrap, but I do feed skim milk. I buy it of the milk .man and pay 7 1-2 cents a gallon for it and keep it before my chickens all the time. It takes the place of meat. The whole grain I do not hopper feed, but throw it in a good litter and let them dig it out for exercise. Do you think because they are your Barred Rooks, White Wyan dottes, Rhode Island Reds or Indian Games, or whatever they may be, that they are the best to be found? You may be sadly mistaken. Because Ig? norance is bliss it does not prevent your neighbor, John Jones, from hav? ing stock worth three times as much as yours. Or because you purchased your stock of a breeder who claimed he had Simon Pures, world renown? ed stock It proves nothing, for when you sift it down you will perhaps find that Simon Pures stock had passed through three or four breeders' hands since it left Iiis yards, and to start with was only some of his culls he b t a neighbor have for a song. Prove What you have and hold fast to that w hlch is g.l only. "If Wishes Were Horse*.*1 ' I wish I were an ostrich," said lllcks, angrily, as he tried to eat one of bis wife's biscuits, but couldn't. 'i wish yon were too," returned Mrs. 1 licks. "I would get a few feath? ers f<?r my hat."--Musical Courier. REVERE EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY. Number of Fatalities Estimated from I Twcnti-live t<> Fifty. - i Avellino, Italy, June 7.?An earth- j quake characterized by one severe and several minor shocks, which oc- ! i curred shortly after Z o'clock this morning;, wrought great havoc ! throughout the province of Avellino. J In the compartment of Campania. Tile entire region extending for a ra dius of fifty miles was thrown into B panic. While the city of Avellino 1 practically escaped damage, the town , of Calltrl, some thirty-five miles dist? ant, Buffered severely. Reports re celved here indicate that half the j buildings in Calitri have been wreck ed. The number of killed in that place Is estimated from 2;"> to 50, while | scores have been injured. From many other towns and vil lages come stories of fallen homes, death' and suffering. At San Belee, I In the province of Portenxa, six per- I sons were killed and five injured. The convicts In the prison at Benevento became panic-stricken and tried to force their way past the guards, but they were overpowered by the troops. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena arrived here at 10 o'clock this evening, but remained on the train, where they spent the night. China and Cotton. "The provincial assembly of Shan? tung was advised recently by one of its representatives that his district has made substantial progress In cotton growing, the seed used being Ameri? can," says Financial American. "He :alled upon the assembly to develop the industry further, and declared that it would pay handsome returns. The fields which formerly were plant? ed in short native cotton now yield ten times as much; and so great was the entire crop, there is talk of estab? lishing at Tsinanfu, a central town in Snantung, a regular cotton market. If the harvests of foreign cotton con? tinue to be as good as last year's, the whole province of Shantung will have its cotton wants supplied. If China should take to planting cotton of the American sort on anything like an elaborate scale, the American produ? cer and manufacturer would be suffer? ers. For, owing to the cheapness of labor and living in China, ana the steady decline in the international ex? change price of silver?a circum? stance which affects labor in China scarcely at all but inures to the ad? vantage of the employer of labor, the Chinese manufacturer? competition in manufacturing would be impossi? ble. Of course, it will take some time before any development like this is attained, if it is to follow the awaken? ing now going on in China; but the matter is enough to arouse Interest and to stimulate inquiry, perhaps.* Illogical. "Post committed suicide because he was overworked." "Pooh, He couldn't have found time to do it In."?Life. The Way Ho Understood. First Kid?My father is an engrav er. Second Kid?Gee! it must be lonesome to work in a cemetery.?St. Louis Star. ?Lame shoulder is almost invariably caused by rheumatism of the muscles and yields quickly to the free appli? cation of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment is not only prompt and effectual, but in no way disagreeable to use. Sold by W. W. Sibert. The Warm Grass. The eye of a little Washington miss was attracted by the sparkle of dew at early morning. "Mamma," she ex? claimed, "it's hotter'n I thought it was." "What do you mean?" "Look here, the grass is all cover? ed with perspiration."?Baptist Com? monwealth. *If you are not satisfied after using according to directions two-thirds of a bottle of Chamberlain's stomach and Liver Tablets, you can have your money back. The tablets cleanse and Invigorate the stomach, improve the digestion, regulate the bowels. Give them S trial and get well. Sold by W. W. Sibert. A Proposal. "We used to be sweethearts when we were kids," said the man. "We did," said the maid. "Sima- then I have been divorced three times. And you?" "Twice." "Weil, now that we happen to be unmarried simultaneously, suppose we hitch up?"?Louisville Courier Journal. ''"It cured me." or "It saved the I life of my child," are the expressions I you hear every day about Chamber Iain's Colic, cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedy. This is true the world over where this valuable remedy has been Introduced. No other medicine in use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has received stu b general approval. The secret of the success of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy la thai it i ures. Bold by W. W. Sibert. *The Kind "ion Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per Jfrf-f J7 ? sonal supervision since its infancy* (<&*C-44A4 Allow no one to deceive yon in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle w ith and endanger the health of Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare* goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant* It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and aKays Fevorishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children'^ Panacea--The Mother's Friend. GENUINE STORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The KM You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. f. TT MURRAT ?TNCCT. NCW TORR OTV. As Good Roads Promote the commerce of towns i<> whioh they lead, so good sidewalks should encourage the patronage of Business Houses along their borders. Thanks to our City Fathers, backed by the progressive sentiment of *the tax payers, we at last have a system of good uniform sidewalks to our doors* No longer will you have to stumble along^over brick-bats to get to the Hank. Thls'up-to-date improvement removes the last remnant of an'excuse for not handling your financial affairs in an up-to-cjate manner by keeping a check? ing account with us. A trial of the newjsidewalks and our established service will convince you of the.merlts of both. Bank of Sumter. -,r ?????? The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Is the people's bank, it gives careful attention and absolute protection to all business entrust? ed to its care. If you are not a patron we want you to become one. Sumter, South Carolina. DEPOSIT With First National Bank THAT'S ALL. Headquarters For Hay, Grain, Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Mixed Cow Feed and Chicken Feed. We Sell vnv afc Lime, Cement, Shingles, Laths, FircJ Brick, Acme Wall ? Plaster, Drain Pipe, Ktc. % Our usual assortment of Horses and Mules. And 3| a full stock of Buggies, Wagons and Harness to select || % from. j^a & ? -?= w dScL I Bootli-Harby Live Stock Co. Sumter, South Carolina. j.-" siL oflc sfta AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED TN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS.