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AMERICAN BANKS FUSE. Ill .1 HCT H< III Mi: FOIl (il XUW MMN?. Hll.l.s OF LADING. Declare BrltNh Proposal ?. I'nsound l iiDum and Stand by v ultdatlon" Certificate. New Turk. Sept. 15.?American bankers decided here today that they can not assent to the plan for guar? anteeing bills of lading proposed by British bankers Instead they as? serted their Independence, denounced the British proposal as unsound finance and insisted on their own plan of a ''validated certificate." Yesterday a committee of London and conti? nental bankers announced their re? fusal to accept American cotton bills after October SI without American "bank guarantee." Today a commit tss of the American Bankers' associa? tion put Itself on record after s long session In the following cable: "We deeply regret your decision and can not but feel that It was raached through misapprehension. We have accomplished much in securing the validation certificate, thus placing the baslness on a safe basis. Furth? er consideration of bankers' guaran? tee is absolutely out of the question, being incompatible with correct bank log principles. This is Una'.. Situation could not be changed by our commit? tee going to London, but of course we would welcome your deputation In New York, where all data and In? formation are obtainable and where railway and cotton people also could be h*ard. We are confident this would lead to s better understanding with mutually satisfactory results." The Protestants. The bankers who formulated the foregoing reply are: William Loree Frew, vice president of the Corn Rxchange bank; William H. Porter, president of the Chemical National bank; O. S. Thome, vice president of the National Park bank; F. J. Kent, vice president of the Bankers' Trust company, and vice presidents Oardln and Talbert of the National City bank. Their action is reported to be unanimous and their attitude Is said to have the unquali? fied Indorsement of every bank in the Clearing House association. Their decision is of great import? ance not only to the cotton interests of the South and of New York, but to the railroads and business In gen? eral. It terminates a long debaie In which all the evils of the present system and the defects of the various remedies proposed have been set forth In full. < harlcHton's Vote. The persuasion that tht cause of local option was at stake, a resent rnen' of unnecessarily revere criti? cisms of conditions in this city by Mr. Featherstone, and effective organ? isation of local political forces, were expected to score a Bleass majority In Charleston, but the sweeping vote recorded yesterday went beyond the natural production of even such a : combination of circumstances. It was due to the fact that the liquor n through nearly twenty years mi contention, has become an obses? sion with tl pie of this ity, and It Is impossible to shake even many ?'f the best people of Charleston In the belief that upon that one lssu*? ud* the fortune of the commu i its. and that no other consideration Js worth while, when this Is before them. The experience Charleston bad v Ith the old State dispensary and the bitterness with which its people have been assailed and the despite with whlcn they have been used trough the period of the ? iu r agitation in South Caro? lina asx ounts for if it does not Justify this disposition. At the elec t'on vesterday an opportunity was peoesatsd la the yeasts mi Charleston Id PtflMaf their opposition to pro? hibition and they registered it with lilease balbds. Scores of men who \ dee" fat Mr Wsaee did so with fu'l ipprcetatloa mi his short* onilagi for the ? :Mi e mi Governor, but they COtMt* i i hew as not sum- leal to deter thorn from rsr or dial their disapprove ll prohibition, Many hard thing* v in be said about Charleston because mi this result, most of which have ? Mrs inttrtpa'ed, and much ol which v in unwarranted. We shall have ti !? i? with sli that, which concerns the ? who I are more than those who ?r?' - irped 't But now that Charit don has bad its opportunity und has used it to ? hn e th? distil* lion of being Ihe banner litease county in I he state, would ?? n-'t behoove the thoughtful, profrn otlvs men of IhJs community to ?ike serious counsel at their own eon* -? lenres and their own Interests, If h.t\?- Bot POme to the point at .? hsttl W" might at least consider whether there are not ether and hlffh er Issues relating to the happiness ad welfare of Ihe city and of the Hi i\> than the opportunity to sell I ,icr. either lawfully or unlawfully'* ?Charleston Pos?. \ xpedal term of court for two Weeks to commence on the *?.?< ond Monday In November has been or d red by (b?v. Ansel for I'nlon ounty. CALEB POWERS NOMINATED. Man Comicted mid Pardoned for the Murder of Gochcl Nominutod foi Congress by Republicans. London, Ky., Sept. 16.?By a decls hre majority of more than 7.000 vote* Caleb Powers defeated Congressman oPn C. Edwards for the Republican nomination for representative from the Eleventh district of Kentucky in a primary election today. At the headquarters of Congress? man Edwards in this city it was con? ceded early tonight that Powers had carried all but four of the 19 counties which comprise the district. Powers was thrice tried and con? victed on the charge of murdering <3ov. Ooebel. Each verdict was set aside on appeal. Gov. Wilson recently granted Powers a pardon. SUPERVISOR HAS AUTO. Granted Him by Board at Their Last Meeting. At the last meeting of the County Board it was decided that Supervisor Pitts should be furnished with an automobile, a decision whieh should have been made several years ago. As Is well known the chain gang is divided into a number of minor work? ing gangs. For instance there are the road gang, the bridge building gang and others, and until the auto was granted, Supervisor Pitts was kept busy travelling from one place to another, having but Utile time to sp? nd at e?<-v. nlace. As is well known, also, the County is now thinking seriously of the mat? ter of having good roads, and when this work of covering the county with I system of good roads begins In earnest, the necessity for the Super? visor's having an auto will be observ? ed more than ever. The auto furnished Mr. Pitts by UM hoard is a Ford roadster, 1911 model. The auto was purchased by the county from Mr. T. B. Jenkins at a cost of $887.50. and it will no doubt prove well worth the price paid. Several other counties In the State have furnished their Supervisor with automobile to take the place of horse power and the County Board is to be congratulated for their realization of this long needed change. Wife and Country. Paul D. Cravath said at a lunch con at the Lawyer's Club: "Vacation time is here, and al? ready that song about the wife gone to the country is being resurrected. "But a variant to the song was furnished by a conversation I over? heard the other night. " 'Hello, Smith, said one man to another, 'I'm glad to see you back at the club again, old fellow. Wife off to the country, eh?" " 'No.' Smith growled. 'She's got back.' "?Washington Star. From Missouri. An attorney was addressing a jury on l>ehalf of a prisoner. "Gentlemen," he said, "witnesses hsWf sworn that they saw the accus? ed tire his gun; they have sworn they saw the flash and heard the report; they fall flat; they have sworn that this bullctt was extracted from Pete Jackson's body; but, gentlemen, in the name of justice. I ask you where is the evidence that the bullet hit Peto Jackson ?"?Tit-Bits. Alken Committed Threw Out Protect of Patterson. Columbia, Sept. II,?The Alken Democratic Bxecutlve committee to? day threw out the protest of Hon. J. O, Patterson, who had contested the nomination <>f Jas. v. Byrnes, and de? clared Mr. Byrnes the Congressional nominee of the second district, iris . majority is r,7 votea Byrnes' sup potters in Alken, his home town, are jubilant. Rewore or OtntmantS for Catarrh That Contain Mereary, s# mercurr Will surely destroy the lense of smell and completely derange ;he h'.le system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except <v prescriptions from reputable physl rlnns as the damage they will do Is ten f..|d to the good you can postdbly lertvc 'tum ihem. Hairs Catarrh ' 'u ?? manufactured by f. J, Cheney tr ' e. Toledo. (>., contains no mercury. m<l is taken internally, acting dtnot ! ly upon the blood and mucous nur? of ihe system, in buying Halfi i ' "nib Cure be sure you get the gen? ii I - taken Internally and nwwW' in Toledo, obio, i,y f. j, Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Bold by Druggtata Price Tfrc. pat bottle. Take Hall s Family Tills for GOIs stipatlon. 5-4-lm. ESvery production of genius ntusl !>?? the production "f enthuslism.? 1 ?Israeli. A Man of Iron N'ervo. ?indomitable will and tremendous energy are never found where Stom aeh. Liver. Kldneyi and Bowoll sre out of order. If you want these qualities and the success they bring, Use I >r King's New Life Bills, the i matchless regulators, for keen brain } and strong body. 2.r)C at Slbeft'l Drug Store. MR. GANNON RENOMMlf.il. CONGRESSMAN BOTJTELL DE? FEATED IN ILLINOIS. Leo O'Xeil Browne, Under Bribery Charge, Renomineted for state Honee of Representative! by Dem ocrata Congressman Foss Running Neck Race With "Progressiv?*" Op l>onent. Chicago. Sept. IT).?The renomina tlon of Speaker Cannon and the neek and-neck race being given Congress? man Geo. E. Foss. by his "progress? ive" opponent, as indicated in early returns were features of today's pri i maries in Illinois. The vote cast in the ten Congress? ional districts in Cook County, Chi- , cago, was remarkably light, not more I than a quarter of the vote on the i registration books being cast. The I down-State vote was much heavier. Early returns Indicated the re j nomination of Lee O'Nell Browne to ; the 8tate House of Representatives, and also that E. O. Shurtleff, Re? publican, and Speaker of the House, against whom a determined factional fight has been waged. Browne was recently acquitted of a charge of having bribed a State Representative to vote for Wm. Lorimer for United States Senator. Early returns also indicated the renomlnation of Ira O. Copeley by the Republicans of the Tlth Congress? ional district, over Geo. W. Conn, Jr. This, however, is not conceded by friends of Conn, who claim the dis? trict by about 300, as against Cope ley's claim of 1.000 plurality. The fight in this district has been one of the fiercest in the State. Conn is said to have been backed by the so-called "standpat" element. while his opponent declared himself an out and out "progressive." The defeat of H. S. Boutell, after many years in Congress, by F. H. Ganzbergen, who announced himself as a "progressive," caused little sur? prise locally. The regular Repubican organization refused to endorse Bou I tell on the ground that his record as I a "standpatter" would insure Demo? cratic success if he were nominated. Gazbergen ran about 2,000 ahead of him. As Indicating the sentiment of the district. Arthur West, also a progressive," but running almost alone, polled more than 1,000 votes which go to swell the progressive list. The closeness of the fight in the 10th district came as a surprise to most students of the campaign. While Mr. Foss, who is chairman of the committee on naval affairs, has al? ways voted with the "regulars" at Washington, he stated in his cam? paign speeches some months ago he had informed Mr. Cannon that he felt free to reserve his decision as to how he shall voe in the next Speak ership contest. G. P. Englehard campaign on an mistakable "pro? gressive" platform, and attacked the present Congressman on his record on the tariff and as a supporter of Cannon. Forty-three precincts out of 147 In the district gave Englehard 1.092 votes, against 1.041 for Mr. Foss. CIIFHOKFKS ON WARPATH. Indian Brings Tale of Terror From North Cnrolian. Spartanburg, Sept. 15.?Bearing the news that the Indians on the Cherokee reservation in Jackson county. North Carolina. are on a rampage In which at least one man has been killed and another probably mortally wounded and declaring that he was forced to flee to save his own life. ('barely Long, a full-blooded Cherokee, arrived here tonight with his wife and six papooses. They had practically nothing with them save their clothes and are being taken care of at the Salvation Army barracks. Long said a large quantity of whis? key was received at the reservation Saturday night and the Indians began a carousal which was still under way when he left Wednesday morning. Inflamed by the whiskey the Indians, according to Long, relapsed Into savagery, indulging In wild orgies, Quarrels rose, and on Monday one of the Indians, Tom Woodpecker, was shot and afterwards dlsmemberod, while another, (borge Slowly. was I shot. The 1,400 Indians on the reserva? tion arc all savages save H who are prol esed Christians. Long said he was bated because he was a Christian, He started to church taturdny hut met with a hostile dem ?! onstratlon and ran home. lie bar ; rleaded the door and remained there all day. afraid to venture out. The Indians were so engrossed In drink? ing, however, thai they did no! molest him. < >n Monday he learned of the death of Woodpecker and the Injury of the other man Ho remained In hiding and would no! he surprised, he s;iiii to learn thai others were Killed. i The Gratitude of Elderly People. i 'Goes out to whatever helps give t&i?m esse, comfort and strength, ? Foley Kidney Tills cure kidney and i bladder diseases promptly, and giw i potnfort and relief to elderly people. Sold by Blbert's Drug Store. NEW PAPER PROBABLE. Rumored That Another Paper Will Be Established. Columbia, Sept. 15.?It is reported here that another morning paper is to enter the Columbia field and that it will start business with at least $2 50,000. Geo. R. Koester, a former newspaper man, was asked about the matter, and said that such a move was in contemplation, though he did not claim to be on the "inside" of the new enterprise. If the paper is established it will not be the organ of the administration, it is claimed, but will simply print the news. Co? lumbia newspaper men are much In? terested in the rumor. ?Don't waste your money buy tog plasters when you can get a botfJe of Chamberlain's Liniment for twenty five cents. A piece of flannel damp? ened with this liniment Is superior to any plaster for lame back, pains In the side and chest and much cheap? er. Sold by W. W Sibert. Long as the Press. According to the Augusta Chroni? cle an editor away "out West" re? ceived a letter from an indignant sub? scriber saying: "I don't want my pa? per any longer." To which the editor replied: "That's all right. I wouldn't make lr. any longer If you did, be? cause in tnat f.ase I would have to buy a new press. The present length suits me, and i am glad It suits you." The Last! of a Friend* would have been about as welcome to A Cooper af Osv/ego, N. Y., as a merlclei lurg-racklng cough that de? fied all remedies for years. "It was most troublesome at night." he writes, "nothing helped me till T used Dr. King's New Discovery which cured me completely. T never cough at night now." Millions know its match? less merit for stubborn colds, obsti? nate coughs, sore lungs, lagrippe. as? thma, hemorrhage, croup, whooping cough, or hayfever. It relieves quick? ly and never falls to satisfy. A trial convinces. 50c, $1.00. Trial bottle free. It's positively guaranteed by Bibert'l Drug Store. Riow To Get 'Em. She?We have been trying our best to induce more women to join our Saturday Night club, but without success." He?What is the initiation fee? She?Two dollars. He?Make it $1.98 and you wl 1 more new members than you can n commodate.?Chicago News. ?Chamberiani's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best known medicine in use for the re? lief and cure of bowel complaints. It cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery and should be taken at the first an natural looseness of the bowels. II is equally valuable for children and adults. It always cures. Sold by. W. W. Sibert J. T. Barron Dead. Columbia, Sept. 16.?Jacob T. Bar? ron, senior member of the firm of Barron, Moore and Barron, one of the most prominent law firms of Co? lumbia and the State, died this morn? ing at a hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, after a long illness. He leaves a son, Charles W. Barron, as? sociated with the firm, and one daughter, who is the wife of E. O. Depass of the Columbia bar. Don't Break Down. ?Severe strains on the vital or? gans, like strains on machinery, cause break-downs. You can't over-tax stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels or nerves without serious danger to I yourself. If you are weak or run? down, or under strain of any kind, take Electric Bitters, the matchless tonic medicine. Mrs. J. E. Van de Sande, of Kirkland, 111., writes: "That I did not break down, while enduring a most sever strain, for three months, is due wholly to Electric Bitters." Use them and enjoy health and strength. Satisfaction positively guaranteed. 50c at sibert's Drug Store. One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.?Low? ell, ANSWERS EVERY CALL. Sumtcr People Have Found That This Is True. A cold, a strain, a sudden wrench. ] A little cause may hurt the kidneys. Sp. lls of backache often 1'ollow, Or some irregularity Of the urine. , A certain remedy for such attacks, A medicine that answers every call, I It Doan s Kidney Pills, a true spe-1 clflc. Many Sumtcr people rely on it. 1 lere is Sumlcr proof. Mrs. Louis Jeffords, 14 Owen St., Sumter, B. C, says: "l am pleased to say that Doan'a Kidney Pills proved of great benefit to me. I was a vic? tim of kidney complaint for over two years. My kidneys were weak and 1 had difficulty in controlling the kid? ney Becretlons. My back ached nearly all the time and frequently I wae so 1 lame that I could scarcely dress my : s Ii i at hngth read of Deans Kld | ney Dills and procured a box at China's Drug Store. After 1 had used them a short time, the backache and pains disappeared, my kidneys be? came normal and I felt latter in every way I am pleased to give Doan'a Kidney Pills the credit for this change." , For sale by all dealers. Price r>o cents. Foster-MUburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan'a ?and take no other. No. 24. irme's Drug Store, w Liberty t sumter, S. C. idealer In Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES AND FINE TOILET AK riCLES, COMBS AND BRUSH KS. PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINE OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: OUR ?0'TO: PURE MO RELIABLE GOODS. Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your patronage. :: :: :: Everything for the Stable. Comfort of the horse may be had here If you need a halter, blanket, a curry enmb, a brush, a clipper or any other article for the horse's toilet come here for it. You'll find it as right as can be both for your use and the com? fort of the horse. THE S. M. PIERSON Cf)i T ime, (Dement, ACME PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS, I FIRE BRICK, DRAIN PIPE, ETC. T_J, j?r fl r-o j r? Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Bran. Mixed ndy, Vjrldlll, Cow and chicken Feed. Horses, Mules, Kff J;V. w:a:gon:8: ?*1 No Ortler Too Large or Too Small Booth=Harby Live Stock Co. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA. The Time Comes On when business picks up. The busy man gets busiest and the days grow shorter. More has to be done in less time Then it is that small delays and inaccuracies assume undue proportions. Then it is that the financial institu? tion, which by its perfected organization and systemcti/.ed methods is enabled to reduce to a minimum these small troubles, elicits most the approval and appreciation of its customers. We have the organization. We have the facilities and if your financial connections have not been altogeth**. satisfactory or you have new buisness, we invite your ac? count on the basis of an elimination of these "gnats" of trade. J3he Bank of Sumter. No one's education is complete if he has not learned to save his hard-earned dollars. Mow main tunes in your life have you wished you had the money you kuew you had thrown away foolishly. Dollars planted in the bank are like seed planted in the ground; they grow. We pay a liberal interest consistent with safety. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR BANK. First National Bank OF SUMTER.