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(Tbc B1 tcl)m;iu uti Routinen. PuMi -Ii l\cdnc?ttl i) dilti Saturtluy. ?BT? OSTlEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 81'MTKH, S. C. l ? im?*: $1.50 per annum?In advance. \d\crl imiiicii|. One piarc in ->i M!?iertj-'|| . . $1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.r.o Contracts for three mouths, or longer will l?e made at reduced rates. Ali commm. t"atlons which sub? serve private . u rests will he charged for as ad\ < rt i on's. Obituaries i>nd tributes of respect will be . harged for. The Xuroter Watchman waj found? ed In I860 and the True Southron In lilt The Watt bio m and Southron Dow has ths combined circulation and Infiuen * cf I 'h of the old papers, snd is manifestly the best advertising medium In Suinter. How does this strike you us a tick? et for the new dispensary wind-up commission. MaJ. John Black. Col. John Boll Tow ill, Hon. Jas. 13. Wylte, Hon. Jodie Kawlln ? ?. and CoU Jas. Farn . ti. ? ? I There will be no argument against the sale of the State farm if Qov. Blease keeps the pardon mill running (or two years at Its present speed. There will b*? so few convicts left that the farm and penitentiary will be useless encumbrances. ? ? ? If a.h the result of Japan's effort to secure a foothold in Mexico it be? comes n cessary. as s matter of self protection, for the Un'led States to go t-> w ir with Me o r Japan, or both t?f them, there \ II ht no trouble in getting all lighting men and money need-m! to carry on the war at home and abroad. The American people will never submit, while they have the men and the means to re? sist, to Japan gaining a foothold on the American continent ami meddling In our home affairs. .Ml this talk of the probability of a conflict with Ja? pan may hm.n manufactured for a purpose, but it the people can be made M believe that there Is a possibility ? f Japan undertaking to meddle with our affairs or to threaten the security of our borders or pos t ' ' i ami*. I law ill ??r in th Philippines, their fighting spirit will be aroused as It was ?-y the destruc- | tlon of the M i u- in 11 ii>.aiu harbor j and th*? connM" may l?e hurried into 'a needless war The Taft adminis? trate.n b? ptayinv Willi ore. wn-th?r th. : U pt ,t aht?h at- ,,r n .?. ft?r condition* may r,e ? r?iated by in*, polu v now being pursued that will' naake a war una\? i laide. ? ?? - llcal FNtalc Transfers. The following are s ?me of the transfers made In Sunn er county re? cently and reonb d during the past week at the onVe of the county clerk: ! k. w. m > i am to Thoenna i*ra> ton. lot t?n Salem avenue. $200. Dorry Vaughn to E. W. A. Bult mHii. in Stateburg township, $100 Tht T C Williams Realty Com? pany to Jno. A. Fox. I lots on Broad rtnet. $1.860. I. Oi Trlplett to W. O. Thomas, two lots in Blandland. $100 and other val sable t >nsl4eratlons. W. H. W?bh to Itosa W. Jones. 10.86 acres In southern limits of city. IM 8. L. Slngletary to Uohert B Me Intovh. 2:? 1-4 acres In county, $!??, The Kerne rt Company to M. o. Deas, lot In town of Kenibert, $120. Mrs. TI Stutd.s to Andrew t Jackson ot on Main street, $5, #76. The Itembert c tnpany to Mary Oallhird. lot In to ah of Humbert. $146. The BasPbert Company to Charles Hunter and Willis Ha vis. lot In town of Itembert. 11 . .. Th*- Btnahati Company la T< i>. Jenkins, lot In town <>f BombCf t, $125. The Kemb, rt Company la the Kershaw oil Min. |, t In town of Itt-mt' rt. $.">;,. The Item' < * 'oinpinv lo j. K. m'l.'od. three lots in t ?w n of Rom? beet. $475. Th- Kenibert Company to /letOffln Rabb. Inf tu town of Reinsert, $12:.. The Bansherf Company ta j. ii m' I.#*od. lot In town of it mhart, 1110. The Bananen Company to 11. c. M< i.? 1 1 tw ? lots In t ?w n ..f Beinle rtf *$1I0. K. T. Minis to A. I*. Minis. :w, |.| seres tn county, $700. J. IV Andenton It, M M Martin, lot in southwestern part of city, $500. The Item*.ort Company la Simon Kvnum. |nt in towi or BagahSft. $22 ?. The Kem>ert Company to J l>. M. M? l.eod. tw.i l.its In town of Kem bert. $ Julius U MeCnllnm ta Btneel Field snd Sarah Conwav I I? Id. I d on Broad street, $4..'??)'). Alexander C. Odla to it J. Ken* nedy and T. B Kenneds I.a on It itlf er street. $5 and other valuable con? siderations. FOUR EXPERIMENT STATIONS. m sou Hos im itoi>r< i i> l\\ It. I. M MINING, EipgfiiuWM station* in Piedmont Bell and i on?*tal IMnin and to be i?Stab Mailed in Pee Doe and Band Hill Section* Of Slate. in order encourage farming in this Stat?- and that th?? formen of all sections of the Mali might know \\ hat tiny eould beat gTOW on their land it \va< decided by the Clemson Board st its reeent meeting at Clem? son College to have experiment sta? tions at four points In the Stat . Two <d* tins- stations bel?g already es? tablished, it was d? cided that the other two should on establtehsd in the sections of the State not air ady provided with them* The reoolutloa wai drawn up and off?v d by Mr. li. i. Manning, of this ? ity. and was adopted by the hoard. Tie resolution Mill attention to the fai t of the pec uliar g< o-raphieal di? visions in the state, there being four distinct divisions ol tin- State, each of Which possesses ,i soil different from the oth if sections and on which different kinds of agriculture can be bCSt earned on with protit. At the mooting Of the hoard of trust- es of the Cli BlSOn Agricultural OOllOgS on March 7. the following res? olution was adopted us the puhllc utterance of the bosrd In regard to the establishment of I ranch experi? ment stations in the State:' ? where-ts til- State is divided net ui a 1 ly into four climatic '/ones, due to ?Isvatlon and latitude, and into four main soil types, due to their geologi OS] formation, thus dividing the State Into four main natural agricultural divisions, and WhCTCSI ClsmsOU Col? lege is now operating experiment stations in two Of these divisions (one in the Piedmont belt at ClsmSOU Col? lege, and the oth? r in the Coastal Plain near Summerville). therefore he It resolved: 1. That Clemson College establish as soon as practicable two more branch experiment stations, one of which Is to be located in the Pee Dsn SCCtlon, and the other in the Sand Hill section of the State, which will complete a system of experi? ment stations that wdll provide each of the four distinct agricultural divis? ions of the State with a well equip? ped and complete station, capable of practlo i I ,r that ssctlor i, That these etatloni shall be equipped and operated for the pur? pose of determining and demon*tra ting the various crops, fruits and vegetables that may be produced with profit in these representative sections; for the purpose of determining the best methods of fertilizing and culti? vating the soil; and the best system of rotation and dtvsrsiflcatfon of crops, etc; and also for the pfjrpQSt of determining and demonstrating the most economical m? thods of produc? ing and feeding live stock, and all oth? er matters looking to the avancement of agricultural Interests. 3. The w>rk of locating and de? veloping the Tee Dee station shall he gin at cues, and that as soon as this station has been fully established, the work of locating and developing the ?and Mill station s II commence. 4. That 'n accordance with the Act of the General Assembly author? izing these stations, the board Of trus? tees announces its readiness to receive offers of land or money, or both, from various localities, (or the es? tablishment of the station In the P? e Dee section. I ? f>. That the work proposed for this station will require at least two hundred acres of land that is rep? resentative of the soil of the POS Dee section, nnd is well adapted for ex? perimental purposes; and all offers of money and land Should be addressed to the President of Clemson Col? lege, who will submit them to the hoard Of trustees. In the consider? ation of the matter the desirability of location and the character of the soli for the purpose of the 'experiment stations shall DO the prime consid? eration, and n. t the amount of the offer in land or money. It must be dletlnctly undsrsl.I, therefore, 11 it the board reserves the right to re y ol say and all offers." Superintendent of Education Hayns Wortll during the past week has sent out rlreulari to all "f the tsec,h ? r In the county telling them of the Field exercises to be p.h* hOfO on April lOtb and asking tlutn tO come and t?> see that all of their pu pile and a g.i number of their pa Irons and trustees OOmO 10 the Field Day eserclsesi Muck interest has been shown in mis movsmsnt by the t< a< hen ir-d the pupils from all parts of th- county and It s prob? able that Bumter win have Its hands full to act as boats for all thai at? tend from the surrounding country. Ladles: Be sure and examine rn\ spring millinery before busing hnts for yourselves and children, fours to phase. Mrs. w. <; Browne, No 7 B, Liberty 9t n HHRIOl'H CHARCaE VtaAINHT THOH Ii. I I OF Vil.WTA. (omniuitlcutloii 'to "Hub" ?vaits, Alleged to Have Boen Kent bj At? taints Attorney, lTrgcs Former Chairman of l>lh|Mmsarj Hoard to Join In "Frame t p" Wliorcb) he Could Make n Fortune During bis Term of Ollice ? "Forgery," Kays Felder, n Columbia March 1$,?a bomb? shell In ih?' dispensary situation was exploded, when todaj a letter was mad*- i>>.' lie by Qov. Blease, the na? ture <f which letter i< sensational in the extreme, Involving tie- Atlanta ut torney, who was most Instrumental In prosecuting those w ho were charged with grafting In the especial field of securing evidence, from which the At? torney Qeneral did much of his work. A letter, which Governor Blease thinks was written by Thomas B. Felder, of Atlanta, offering to frame up a $500,000 deal with H. H. Evans former member of the State dlapensary boatd of control, now un? der Indlctnyenl for conspiracy to de? fraud, eras announced by Governor Blease today as his "first grain of sand" on the dispensary investigation situation. The following Ii t he h tter: "Dear Huh: I have jn.st returned from Peorla, 111. I have framed our company In such s way thai we win be able to make all the money out of it by the tinn your term as mmisloner expires, as we will rea? sonably need and you can then retire. I want you to think seriously of the plan, v aioh 1 submit, and make an appointment as soon as possible, eith? er here or elsewhere, and I can dis? cuss with you more fully and satis? factorily the details, "The plan is sufficiently feasible to justify our taking your associates in ? on the ground floor, It is this: Tin caphai stock of our company*at present Is $100,000, owned by you and I. It is all paid for and 1 have the actual oustody of the stock. Hull, the general manager of Clark Bros A Co., wants an interest and we may need him. but not at present. If we can gel for October, November ami December large orders for faro-' i Una i can Issue $500.00$ of preferred stock of the company, sell it to par? ties who have already agreed to pur? chase, we can divide the proceeds from the mis of the preferred and then d< one .r two things, sell the common ^>>}. let <onn ew company] 'run it. I- run It ?urielves; meantimeI we nill have in hand $250,000 each, e ss such siitns as are m i> have to pay to Others to ?< cure business. "Now, Huh. 1 want you to give this matter your serious consideration and oo*operntiort, if you will do it, i will make you a fortune and that very quickly. Write me when and where ? ui will meet me upon receipt of this. SVe have very little time in which to pull the scheme together. Have been working on the plan several months, and now have It perfected, l have :i broth r-in-law in Indiana. \ millionaire, who assisted me in word? ing out the plans and will assist me in SSling the pr< furred stock, as soon as we cat. make a good showing, lie has. as other very rich men, accumu? lated his fortune by the manipulation of stocks. There is coo ugh in the plan" to justify us in paying more for business than anyone can afford, as >< will perceive. Then, too, ns (Mark 'hothers & Co., are the largest dl itlll ITS in the United States, no one can be oritlclied ' for giving them large orders. Whatever is done must be speedily done. Can you get your I SOClates to meet us here in At? lanta or in Augusta right away? Now Hub. don't dllly dally about this, for after months of labor my plans are mature and we can make :i killing." This letter was signed "T, B."' The letter was dated. "Atlanta. (Ja., Oct? ober I, Ittl," T. B. Felder tonight, w hen told of the letter that had been given out ; u (Jovernor Blease, said the' "it was ii forgery." He denied ever visiting Peorln, 111., and said that Lhe letter had 1-een "faktd" up l>y the Gover in?r of South Carolina. H, H. Evans, when asked as to tic 'letter, declared vehemently thai he had received the |ott< In question and many others, and lhal T, 11. Felder had tiled to frame up with several ot the members of tin dis? pensary board of control, Governor Blease announced the let? ter, he said, after months of bard work. He said he knew tin- letter ha?i been written, telling of such a deal, to H. 11. Bvans. and that it was, not until a few dayi ago that he was abb- to sc. lire the original manuscript "Ii. H. Bvans lold me that this let? ter was ft >m T. II, Felder.' This statement was made by Governor Bb ase (;.,\ et n-.r I ileasc de< lared that there i no doubt hut that the |ett< r ta In the samt handwriting as ihat of T II. r? ld< i He placi ?1 the letter b) several other letters from T. It, r. id- r. at tl he said that the hand? writing was tic same, Gov, Blease said thai the original letter was lock cd up in DEMOCRATS EXPECT TO MAKE GOOD t? SYSTEM. Selection (if Other Committees by an Means Members Will I'.*? (?? <?<! Cautiously, Washington. March 19.?In reor? ganizing the house undei the new rule which pr< cipltated the down* iall a year ago of what was termed "Cannonism," the Democratic mem? bers of the ways and means commit? tee fully app' clnte that they are putting to its first test?a severe test, too-?the n >w order of things for which such unrelenting legislative warfare was waged f?*' years. Mr.! Und lunmi md his lo Democratic colleagues confidently believe that whin they have completed the task of selecting ihe chairman and ma? jority personnel i f the various com? mittees, their report will be adopt? ed by the Democratic caucus. At 1 ist they have hoped that the new ? ruh- of house procedure?election of committees by a committee?will not be wrecked >y its own makers. The committee Is proceeding cau? tiously In making its v. >. . ?ons for the new committees and announce? ments will he made to the Democratic (aliens. April l. it is reasonably cer tain that Representative Fitzgerald <>f; New York will '? chairman of the! Important appropriations committee; ! that James S. Hay of Virginia will head the committee 0:1 military af? fair.-: that Representative Burleson of Texas will be chairman of the com? mittee on agriculture and many other chairmanships are said to be settled. IN THE POLICE COURT. Recorder Reaps a Rich Harvest Prom Sunday and Saturday Offenders. There were several eases triad in the Recorder's court Monday morning the total finds from which netted the city a snug little bum to go towards putting the streets in better condi? tion. The first CSSC called was one against George and Harry Metro phoie two Greeks, and Dave and Mar? tin Samhrs. colored, brothers, for fig I ting. The two negroes were bound over to the higher court for assault and attery of a high and ag? gravated nature and the two Greeks were discharged. UfAgftrp T R I<*nklns ?,,>?, Maxell Roy kin were lined each foi ex? ceeding th speed limit in automo* biles. Bwinton Dukes was called up the charge of rcckb s riding on his bicycle on a forbidden sidewalk. He was sentenced to pay a line of $5.00 or to serve 10 days. Eugene Porter was charged with leaving his hoi * unhitched at the corner of Main and Bartlette Streets while ho wa nt into the store. He plead guilty and paid a fine of $3.00. Pinckney Andrews plead guilty to the charge of plain drunk, and pair'. R fine of $."..00 for the privilege. B. W. Vogel paid a fine of $5.00 for not keeping a lighted lantern on a pile of brick left In the street. There are forty pensioners now on the county pension li-*t. In Columbia. Governor Blease said that several other persons had read the letter, and declared the hand? writing to be the same as the letter signed by T. B. Felder. At the conclusion of the letter sign? ed by "A. w. Todg, R. M. McCown and L. M. I >verstreet" appears: "We the undersigned, have read the orlg-. Inal of the above letter, and certify that this Is an exact copy thereof." H. H, Evans, when asked tonight why he gave the much desired letter to Governor Blease, refused to make a statement, stating that he * as not helns. cr< ?ss-examtned. "Why, certainly, he said Tom Fel? der wrote me several letters, offering ? ? frame up a ! ig deal. He eanic to Newberrj w h Mull and I told them t" put their proposition In writing. The tetter iint Governor Blease gave out i. the proposition of Felder, which i turned down , I swear on a mil? lion stacks of Bibles that Tom Felder wrote me thai letter, and If you will come up to Newberry 1 will tell you some hot Stuff about other deals that they tried to frame up. it Is a i<*n.\ Ilde letter, a lid I BW( ill' lt. 1 can prove by living wi nesses thai Tom Fehler wrote ihc letter. Jfou don't know half the inside business, and if i you w ill come up here I will tell you all -ahout it." Governor Blease declared that he had mans letters Which would cause sensations, and that they will be giv? en out it the proper time. "Have you an> Information as to the acts of th ? members of the old Stat i dlo pensary wlndlm up commission that would whom fair dealings'."' he was asked. "No, so far as I know; I hey are all honorable men. l have hoard rumors aboill them." was the reply. "Will you sign the measure authorizing an investigation of Ihe dispensary ?" That Peculiar Lightness and Flavor Found in the finest biscuit) rolls, cake, etc., is due to the absolute purity, I fitness, and accurate combination of the ingredients of the ^^^^^^^ Royal Baking Powder. ^^?~=^^ The best things in cook ery are always made with ^^^^^fl the Royal Baking Powden Hence its use is universal II^^^^^^H ? in the most celebrated ^pfofi^^ restaurants, in the homes ^^PSln^S of the people, wherever de- ^jg^Ejll^ licious,wholesome food is appreciated. Royal Baking Powder is sold in every civilized country, the world over. It is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. Royal Cook Book?800 Receipts?Free. Send Name and Addns*. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. IK. I IT SATURDAY NIGHT. Two Greeks Vltacked by Two Negroes ? Beat Oil Their Opponents. On Saturday night about half past nine o'clock Harry sfetrophole, ihe Greek who runs the Boston Candy Kitchen, was attacked, when he ex? postulated with two negroes who were bothering his porter whom he had s? nt to take out packages, but who was prevented by the negroes who were holding his wheel. When Sfetrophole expostulated with them one of the negroes. Martin San? ders, started jrursing and refused to go on and leave the boy alone, mak? ing for sfetrophole as if to hit him instei While th. Greek eras de? fending him >!1 fro n th< n< g: u, th er, atta >< d him In Lhe rear and he turned 10 fight bins off when the tirst negro started at him with a knife. His cousin, George Mctrophole then stepped in between to keep the negro with the knife from cutting his cousin and was himself cut in the neck. He st once clinched with the negro and uri\v him a good drubbing before Policeman Gallagher came up and arrested the combatants. All were arrested and taken to the Police Court where they were tried before the Recorder this morning with the result that the two negroes were held for the higher court and the two Greeks dismissed. Second Week .Juror;?. The list of jurors for the second week of the spring term of elvi, <ourt which convenes in this city Monday. March 20. with Judge J. W. DeVore providing, follows: H. I). G: Muldrow, M. H. seek, E. B. BffUldrow. A. ii. Sanders, R. F. Keels. j. l. Lesesne, J. I). Myers, \v. I* Benenhaley, H. M. McLaurin, r,. c: DuPre, C. W. ("handler, T. i>. Brohun, j. i r. ifcCollum, s. J. Bradford. B. A. Sauls, c. G. Rowland, VT. I- T?te. <;. P. 10pperson, Joseph Muldrow. ff. J. Lawrence, A. S. Merrimon. 1'.. J. Young, K. E. Remhert, w. B, Blending, .1. i.. Nunnamaker, (,\. McKlnney, W, J. Lawrence, M. Levl, W. T. Mull r, Ii. S. Hood. J, P. Lenolr, \\\ II. Ho,Ige J. A. McKnlght, ('. W. Sand erf. c. M. Brand, in IINING or r. m. v. Building Burned to Ground Causing Great Loss to Owners. Thursday morning between 9 and ! o'clock the General Sumter Me? morial Aeadmey, one of the oldest und lines! buildings in Stateburg, was burned t ? th" ground by a lire which i of the building, the lire bei: er?id too late to save the bu.0. The Urs was discovered by the boys of the school as they were 'going to school at a little before 'j o'clock and 'a v.as first seen leaping out from the shingles of the building. They at ones gave the alarm and set to work w ith a will to save everything that it was possible to save. Neighbors cams to their assistant - from the sur? rounding country and work'd hard to save the furniture and fixtures of ^ the building and succeeded in saving everything except the desks and blackboards. All of th< wearing ap? parel of the young ladies who lived in the building Was saved hoi thpir Jjj Ur< tls . tc h the Ute were ? T iis h was bought >! -T. j. cargan several years ago lor $i6, 000 and was still in a good state of repair and valued at fully that amount. Last summer the building was bought by vfour of Col. Dargan's daughters and it is upon then that the loss falls so heavily. The insur? ance was somewhere near $?>,500 and covers about one-third of the loss. At the time the fire started in the building there were in ft twenty- . four young ladies, pupils of the acad? emy, all of whom were at breakfast and* did not know anything about the tire until the male pupils of the school arrived and gave the alarm. Xo one was injured in the fire and the children were cool and kept .-ood vorder throughout the trying expe? rience. Immediately after the fire they were taken over to Col. Dargan's resi? dence, "Maredon," and were given >juarters there for the time being. Col. Dargan was very proud of the way they acted in the fire and for their efforts In saving the furniture. The many negroes who came in from the surrounding fields to help > ring the things out of the house did g>od work and it was partly due to their efforts that so many things were sav? ed. Nothing at all was removed I from the ground on which it was thrown although it remained there for several hours. COMPLETE IN EVERY LINE Rexall Remedies, Guaranteed, Nyal's Family Remedies, Toilet Articles ? Hudnuts, Lazeles and Colgate*, Combs and Brushes, Liggett'*, Mennier's ami Nunnaly's Candies. SI BERT'S Drug Store, W. W.SIBERT, Mgr. 8 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C.