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FIXING PROPERTY VALUES. SI \ 1 i BOARD OF KQVALIZATION (Mil 1? H> MF. KT SOON. Matter of Plating All Property on Basis of True Valuation WIU k Db*c nsNpil. Columbia, June 28.?It la expected that Comptroller Qeneral Jones will today announce the date for the meet? ing of the State board of equalisa? tion. The meeting la held during the summer, generally In the month of June or July, and the work of the board la to act upon the findings of the county boards and to take any action on tax questions that In deem? ed necessary. The most Important resolution that name before the board last year was that affecting the aaaeaslag of prop arty at full value. This resolution introduced by Jeremiah Smith of Horry. was defeated by a vote of It in I. As thin ts the year for the rees anasment and an the county board have been busy with the tax question In the several conatles of the State, the meeting of the board this year la of special lntsreet. It is thought that the tax question will receive more than ordinary consideration. The tax question has bean brought lato the campaign very forcibly this year. As shown by the comptroller gen? eral's report for the year 1110 the following Is the amount of taxable property In South Carolina: Total vslue of real estate $181.488, III. Value of personal property II!. 114.111 Railroad property 1171.101,SOI. State tax, I 1-4 mills. 11.411.101. For county purposes, taxes. 1160, ? 14 The State board of assessors, con? sisting of Bute officials, assesses rail? road and like property. The Southern Express Company property In South Carolina last year eras sssassid at a valuation of $277. 117. The total value of the Pullman ears operated In this State was $140, 111; the total valuation of telephone and telegraph companies was placed aa follows: Western Union. 1111.417; Atlantic Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. 1111.Ill; American Telephone and Telegraph Company of South Caro? lina. 1201.710; Southern Bell Tele? phone Company. 1571.848; local com? panies, 1115,115. The actual value of cotton mills as taxed by the State board was $51, 110.501. The actual value of cotton oil mills was placed at 12.883,418. The assessment for fertiliser plants was placed at 11,154.477. The value of rallwa/ property was fixed at a little e'er 141,000.000. GFOR4.IV DFSPKKADO Ml .1.1 I? W. II IViwlwl? k Shot by Pursuers Af? ter Fierce Battle. Jr invllle. Oa.. June 27.?Defiant i htle the shadows of death clos? ed ir ?und him snd volley after volley from the new Springfield rifles of two asllltls companies made a sieve of the walls of his humble home. W. H. Boat wick, the white desperado, who marked his last Sunday by the mur? der of two officers of th* law and the serious wounding of three others, said the penalty of dea* H shortly af Jer 5 o'clock this morning. He suc? cumbed to many wounds received from the volleys fired into the build? ing esrly In the night by a mob of In? furiated cltliens or from those of the military, which began an attack af? ter 4 o'clock this morning. Almost at the same moment Sher? iff J. P. Jdclnnl* of Irwin county, who waa wounded yesterday while making a desperate attempt to remove a wounded fellow officer, was added to the list of wounded during the early morning fusillade, but It Is believed that he will recover. Surrounded by his six little child? ren, whom he held prisoners almost to the end of the siege. Bostwlck. who had declared his intention of dy? ing rather than submitting to arrest on the charge of attempting to mur? der his brother-in-law , fought the battle to the last ditch. Knowing that death was near, the desperate man finally allowed the fear-stricken children to leave the house. However, after they were un? der the protection of the military of? ficers they refused to talk of the ?vents of the night. I he I dm uted < blnauiail. To the ordinary Chinaman one Ulks pidgin-English, but It Is not al? ways possible to kn?'\\ who Is an or dln.tr Chinaman. I was oner? in Shanghai and saw two English mttnfl who wanted to be directed to the quay. *?n?? ->f th. m said. "Here, ask thst old < hlnk walking along there." So the other went up t<? a stately looking Chin iman and said, "HI Johnnie, you tellee me chop-chop whh h way fatly good water Is?" The Chlnatn in -tared at him In cold <?rn. "If," he said, you will speak to me in proper Kri'lsh. I will answer you!" TROUBLE IN HABANA. Attempt to Assa^lnate CoiurresHiiiun Editor Stirs llabaua. Habana, June 27.?A sensational attempt to kill Antonio 8an Miguel, congressman from Pinar Del Rio and editor of La Lucha, was made in the lobby of congress today a few min? utes before that body was to open its session. Congrsesman Manuel Lore? of Oriente waa the assailant. San Miguel was tanding in the lobby awaiting the opening of the sesion when he waa approached by Lores, who had several friends with him. Lores whipped out a revolver and tired at Ban Miguel at short range. The bullet missed its mark, but grac? ed the head of Congressman Lucia, leader of the Conservative party, who was standing behind San Miguel. The letter drew a pistol, but before fur-, ther shots could be exchanged the combatants were separated. The attempted assassination creat? ed a great commotion and It was some time before quiet could be re? stored. The session of the house then proceeded. It le believed that a duel between San Miguel and Lorea Is Inevitable. The cause for the murderous at? tempt was ths attitude of Congress? man Ban Miguel in denouncing edi? torially as a colossal fraud the prop? osition to exchangs the Villa Nuevs station of the United Railroad, on the Pradro, for the governmental ar? senal lands, of which scheme Con? gressman Lores and hla colleagues are ardent supporters. When the ques? tion came up In the house on June II there was a violent scene and pis tola were drawn whereupon further discussion of the project was postpon? ed until today. It had been placed on today's calendar, but because of the ahootlng Its discussion was furth? er postponed. The attempt to kill Congressman San Miguel when It became known generally caused intense excitement throughout the city. Predictions are general that the shooting Is only the preliminary of a bloody factional feud. Congressman Lores was not arrested on account of his congres? sional Immunity. A Word In Behalf of the Automo? bilist. All that "Vldette" has said may he true, but he has not said all that Is true. Except when It Is necessary to cross a street, a pedestrian should re? main on the sidewalk, and not tres? pass on the part of the thoroughfare set aside for vehicles. At almost any time of the day-?and especially late In the afternoon?it is difficult for an automoblllst to pass through the principal part of Main street, simply because It is dotted here and there with parties of two or more who see fit to leave the sidewalk, and carry on their dialogue In the middle of the street. Even the policemen are guil? ty of setting this bad example. Only yesterday, a car had t > si tmj down and give time to two pol.jemen to move away from the centre of the street. "Vldette" might have gone further. Cars and buggies and other vehicles should not be banked up against the curbstone. The erowded condition of the principal squares on Main street Is caused by the fact that between Liberty and Hampton avenue there are generally from six to twelve cars, with as many buggies and vehicles of other kinds. These should be de? clared a nuisance, and ordered away. Once more. The negro draymen are not winning the favor of the car drivers. Instead of keeping to the right always, they seem to take de? light In occupying the centre of the street. Often there Is not room enough to pass them, and they ?eem to think they hsve a right to all the road there is. In front of several of our livery stables, the street Is almost always so blocked by vehicles that passage Is next to Impossible. A man who runs a stable should be required to harness his horses within his own en? closure, and not use the public street for this purpose. If these abuses are corrected, It is probable that the wicked and vicious ?Irlvers of cars may reform their methods. And in behalf of every man In Sumter who drives a car. I plead with the mothers to keep their little children off the streets, unless they ar?- accompanied by a protec? tor it would be the cause of a last In* s ?i row to kill a child, and yet Mrhsfl they run out In front of amov? ing machine, they are In gre*t Jeo? pardy. Ai r* iMOBILIfT. Sumter. S. C., June 29. 1910. We take it that the < -haplaln of the House al Washington was not fsttlnf personal when he thanked the A1 Mighty f??r "the courage whieh en afck I SMS to face the Cannon's mouth*"? St. Paul Idspateh. To avoid all possibility of error, it may be remarked in passing that I.or.I CurSOn rsfsrrsd to tin- man and not the town S/hsn hs said he found Colonel itooseveit's equal only in Lin? coln.?Philadelphia Telegraph, ZEPPELIN GRAFT WRECKED. GREAT AIH SHIP FALLS VI?ON TEUTOBOURGIAN FORESTS, \fter Fnavalllrtg Contest With Storm, Disabled Monster Falls Helpless? Moom Injured. D?sseldorf. Ger., June 88.?Count Zeppelin's passenger airship Deutsch? land, the highest ^developed of all the aeronaut's models, lies tonight on top of the Teutobourgian forests, pierced with pine tree stem, a mass of de? flated silk and twisted aluminum. The I* peraons aboard, after a wild con eat with a storm, escaped uninjured, climbing down a rope ladder from the wreck on the pine tops. Herr Coleeman, general manager of the new airship company. Chief En? gineer Dnrr of the Zeppelin Company and Capt. K&nnenburg. who person? ally had charge of the crew of 10. and 20 newspaper men sailed from D?sseldorf at 8:80 o'clock this morn? ing for a three hours' excursion. Ths objective point was Dortmund, about It miles from D?sseldorf, but a high head wind prevailed and an effort was made to reach Munster, a garri? son town, so that a landing might be made on the parade ground. It was dangerous to attempt a landing In an open field because of the storm, as the metal was likely to pound to pieces. One of the motors rofused to work and the other two were not powerful enough to make any progress in the gale. The air ship drifted, swaying In the violent gusts and sometimes leaning to an angle of 40 degrees, and all the while the englnemen were at work repair? ing the diaabled motor. When this was dono all four screws were driven at their full power, with which under normal conditlona, the ship was ca? pable of attaining a speed of 40 miles an hour. But the helmsman was un? able to keep his course, as t^e great craft was swung about at the mercy of the winds. Colesmann did not dare to turn the ship around for fear of overturning, and he decided to drift in the gale which was now blowing at the rate of 10 miles an hour toward Osnabr?ck, which is also a garrison town. If he missed that he would continue on to Senle. Suddenly he perceived a whirlwind coming and ascended to a height ol nearly 4,000 feet to avoid the worst of It With the whirlwind came an avalanche of rain. After half an hour the Deutschland came down to permit of observation and it was seen that the Teutobourgian forest lay be? low. The forward motor again stop? ped and Colesmann sent five of the correspondent to the aft gondola to balance the vessel. The ship sank rapidly, having lost much gas in the high attitude and dragged along the top of the dense forest. A heavy branch of a tree broke through the floor of the cabin amidships, throw? ing two of the guests to the floor. Other branches ripped through the gas compartments and the whole great structure settled down 80 or 40 feet from the ground. "It Is not the fault of the Zeppe? lin system," declared Herr Coles? mann; "that Is all right. It is our own fault and our benzine ran out." The airship for whleh Herr Colee mann's company had Just paid $137, 500 looked like a wreck. The frames were broken but the motors were not damaged. The silk was ripped and had fallen In a torn mass on the tope of the trees. A ropo ladder was swung down and every one was mustered below unin? jured except for a bruise or two. Two natives Identified the spot as near to Wel'endorf, east of Osnabr?ck. Will Clow on tlie Fourth. We the undersigned merchants agree to close our store Monday, July 4th, 1910: Joseph M. Chandler. W. G. Stubbs Haberdashery, Levy & Moses, Stubbs Bros., The D. J. Chandler Clo. Co., Sumter Ins. Agency, ? Heck Bros. Co., Parrotts' Book Store, Lev! Bros., W. H. Yates, Sumter Grocery Co., Knights* Book Store, Knight Bros. Printing Dept. Gordon Bros., Cuttino & McKnight, L. W. Folsom, Burns Hardware Co., Bultman Bros., a. a. Strauss & Co., Ducker a Bultman, Durant Hardware Co.. v. ii. Phelps, M. Green. Sumter Hardware Co., The Sumter D, G. Co., The Sumter (Mo. <'o.. Cash Dry Goods Co., Shaw & McCollum Mer. Co., Mrs. L. Atkinson, <>. E. Bostlck, Singer Sewing Ma, (!o., Wltherspoon Bros Fur. Co., (? i ?onnell & (?o? There Is no chance In results.?Em erson. HORE PLACES FOR Tin: SOUTH. Secretary Knox Offers a Change In The Consular Service. Washington, June 27.?That the Southern States are not better repre sented in the consular and diplomatic service is not the fault of the gov? ernment, hut of Southern representa? tives in congress Is the stand taken by Secretary of State Knox. Mr. Knox in an interview with sev? eral Southern members said he would be glad if a greater number of capa? ble and Qualified Southern men could be induced to apply for position in the diplomatic service outside of am? bassadors and ministers. The diplo? matic and consular appointments are iTiA.tr'*? of examination and the pol? icy of Mr. Knox is that politics shall have nothing to do with ihem. They are not "party places" and he does not regard or treat them as ?uch. A system has been Inaugurated at the department by which each State is allotted so many positions of this sort in accordance with its population. The Southern States have not as many positions as they are entitled to or as the State department stands ready to give them. Mr. Knox made it plain that he would be gle.d if the Southern senators and representative* would recommend for examination men of the proper character, and k? telleves places could be found for a suffle'ent number to bring the South? ern states up to their allotment, the department does not believe these po? sitions should be left in the hands of political referees representing the Re? publican party in. the South. If more Southern men apply and lake tho ex? aminations, more will be appointed. The fact that an applicant 1* a Dem erat will neither help nor hinder him in obtaining the place. TRICKED BALLINGER MEN. Jameri Got Committee To Meet In Shadow of the Plnchot Congreaa. Washington, Jun?e 26.?Represen? tative OUie James, of Kentucky, ranking house Democrat on the spe? cial Joint committee which investi? gated the Balllnger-Pinchot contro? versy, has evidently "put on* over" on the Balinger forces. When the committe met Friday Ir was agreed, upon the suggestion of Mr. James, that it adjourn to meet again in Minneapolis ou September 6. H so happens that on the very next day, September 6, the National Conservation Congress will open at St Paul and Theodore Roosevelt and former Forester Gifford Pinchot will be the principal speakers at that gathering. St. Paul and Minneapolis are twin cities, and when the Ballln ger committee meets in the former place on the eve of the conservation congress an interesting situation will be created. As the investigators probably will on that date agree upon their reports, these documents will likely be handed out on the eve of the conservation gathering, when both cities will be crowded with admirers of Roosevelt and Pinchot, all eager to hear what Colonel Roosevelt has to say about conservation and anxious to know where he stands in the Ballinger con? troversy. The Republican members of the in? vestigating committee overlooked the fact that Roosevelt and Pinchot would be on the ground at the time of the Minneapolis meeting. The ma? jority report. It Is well understood, will be strongly in favor of Ballinger and may go to the length of denounc? ing Pinchot. In ihis contingency, therefore, there may be dynamic do? ings in the Conservation Congress, all the delegates, of which are devoted adherent- of Pinchot's policies. The minority report Is almost certain to condemn Balllnger as unfit to be Sec? retary. The decision to have the Ballinger committee meet in Minneapolis was readily reached on Friday, because Senator Nelson, its chairamn, lives at Alexander, Minn. The choice of place for the next meeting was naturallv considered a compliment to the chair? man. Minneapolis is also within easy traveling distance of most of the oth t members of the committee, with the possible exception of Senator Root of New York, who Is expected to draft the majority report. Says the Charleston News and Cour? ier: "People may think that Mr. Taft Is up a tree, but the thing seems impossible." Still, a first-class poli? tical cyc lone can work wonders.?At? lanta Constitution. USCHS 1 Golden Se.tl Stock & Poultry Medicine nn Ideal remedy for Horses, Cows, Mules, flogs, Sheep and Poultry. Never fails to give relief. Acta direct? ly on the liver. Every Stock and Poultry raiser Should have a can handy for use when needed. Bold by druggists and dealers. Price ?ftc, BOc and $1.00a can. Also Dutch's Disinfectant and iup. guaranteed to destroy MITB8& LICE on chick ens. Sample on request. Golden Chain Remedy Co., Inc. EVANSVILLR, IND. SI BERT'S DRUG STORE. EVANS* CHARGE FALSE. T. B. Felder Denies Candidate's Alle gtton. Columbia, June 29.?When he en? tered the State campaign at Bishop ville last week, B. B. Evans, a candi? date for attorney general, made sev? eral serious charges of extravagance awalnst the office of Attorney General Iyon, candiadte for re-election. Mr. Lyon in a scathing arraignment de? clared that charges were milicously false or that Evans was inexcusably Ignorant and challanged Evans to cite proof. W. F. Stevenson at Chesterfield Monday gave the lie to so much of the charges as related to himself. Evans contended that Col. T. B. Felder, of Atlanta, member of his college fraternity, etc., had given him the information that he had received $100,000 in fees from the State of South Carolina. Mr. Stevenson said at Chesterfield that he would not at? tempt to say who had told the He, Evans or Col. Felder. Yesterday Col. Felder wired The State: "I did not state to B. B. Ev? ans in the Jerome hotel or elsewhere that I was paid $100,000 by the State of 8outh Carolina for helping Attor? ney General Lyon in prosecuting dis? pensary cases. Such statement if made is not only false but absurd." Mr. Lyon explained at Blshopville that Col. Folder's firm had been giv? en 10 per cent of all hard accounts collected and $0 per cent of all resti? tution money on accounts long since marked nulla bona, and that instead of South Carolina paying Col. Felder, he was virtually giving South Caro? lina money that had been bidden a long farewell. BITTER FEELING IN HABANA. Excitement Over Attempted Assassi? nation of Comgieutuuao Continues to Run Very High, Habana, June 28.?Excitement over the attempted murder of Congress? man San Miguel in the lobby of con? gress continues and the bitterest fel ing is manifest, especially among the partisans of the men Involved. The belief is general that further develop? ments in the feud are imminent. Congressman SanMigueL, in a long editorial in his paper, charges the government with instigating the con? spiracy, on account of his opposition to governmental schemes. He says he is undismayed by the attempt to take his life and will con? tinue unflinchingly to expose corrup? tion in the government. Congressman Manuel Lores, who did the Bhootlng, does jiot express re? gret at having attempted to take the life of his colleague. He alleges that he acted under great provocation. Lores as a congressman claims im? munity from prosecution, but the prosecuting officer of the audlencia court has begun an investigation of the shooting, having sumomned wit? nesses for the purpose, if possible, of causing the arrest and prosecution of Lores. An Inset Which Sits on Eggs. Family matters in the case of in? sects usually, mean only the deposit? ing of eggs in suitable situations for the independent development of the offspring, the parent insects often dy? ing before the young appear. The ear? wig, however, proves a remarkable exception to the general rule, for it sits upon its fifty or more eggs until they are hatched, just as a bird would do; and, moreover, if the eggs get scattered, it carefully collects them to? gether again. In the early months of the year, when digging the soil, fe? male earwings may frequently be found together with their batch of eggs. At the slightest signs of dang? er the young, that usually come from the eggs, huddle close to their moth? er, hiding beneath her body so far as It will cover so large a family.? Standard Magazine. Have you seen our display o FINK FURNITURE ? The new chair you need ?th new suite for the parlor?a new buffet or dressing table you'll fine here awaiting your prompt buy ing, as each article is especially low priced now. Let us show you our bargains today ! Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. ANNOUNCEMENT. I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of Governor, subject to the decision of the Democratic vot? ers of the State. Campaign promises are easily made. My purpose is. if elected, to give the people a plain, honest and business? like administration. Of course, I shall advocate good roads, good schools and good government, my at? titude as to the same being well known to the public for many years. I I consistently advocated prohibition and was among the first to give money and lend influence to push that movement more than twenty years ago. As a business man my chief aim, if elected, will be to conduct a State government along business lines. F. H. HYATT. Columbia, S. C, June f. Winthrop College SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE EXAMINATION. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 1, at ? n. m. Applicants must be not lesa ' than fifteen years of age. When Scholarships are vacant after ? ily 1 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this exan?a stion, provided they meet the condi? tions governing the award. Appli? cants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before tha ex? amination for Scholarship examina? tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 21. 1910. For furth? er information and catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill. 8. C. Speaker Cannon is anxious fag his summer vacation and the people ere equally anxious to extend It indefinite? ly.?Youngstown Telegram. There never was a bad man thst had ability for good service.?Burke. DONT WAIT. Take Advantage of a Sum tor Citizen 'j Experience Before It's Too Late. When the back begins to ache, Don't wait until backache becoi chronic; Till serious kidney troubles devel< Till urinary troubles destroy nlgj rest. Profit by a Sumter citizen's expj ence. C. H. James, 17 Dingle St., S| ter, S. C, says: "I can recommend Doan's Ki< Pills as I have used them with benefit. I had kidney trouble some time, the kidney secretions highlV colored and containing ment. I suffered from backache sharp pains In my loins, could rest well and in the morning back was so lame and sore that I unable to dress myself. If I strai ened quickly, sharp, darting shot through my back. 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