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S. IL. CHARLESTON BOOM? LAYING 1)1' ?0.1*01 M> HAILS Hi: GAHHF.D AS SIGNIFICANT. tVitni HartaOlk* Toward- Hbdiop %IIU? mill on to Sumter U?ylr.? of llcavj lUtlrt Taken to Mean liiU'ii ston to * ' liar lc* ton. Hartavlbe. s ?'. Marth 12.?The Hovth Carolina Western (Seaboard) Hat begun laying rails from this point tos?nr.I I.Mlbt and Bishop vllle, and the *Aork already extends four miles out of town and laying of the track Im nrofr->aaigg| at a rapid rats. The rolls oa this road are HO pounds In weight and there must bs some significance In I his fact. It is not usual for this weUfht rail to be laid on short lines; It Is about the heaviest rail used on any railroad heroabouts. Many be lle%o (hut this road will be contin? gent! on from Sumter to Charleston and that he ' ?mnectlon with the Clin Afield Railroad at Hostie will niv? the 8oaboard plenty of coal to carrv t?> Charleston through Char? ten?. Monroe. McBee. Hartsvllle and ?um . r j Tie line to BlshopvUle should lo? in opfratlor within tlx weeks, and It Is said that the road will he in full operation by June through to Sum COTTON IUSKASF.S C1HABLF. Loss from Wilt and Black Root Un. necessary. Hays Department. | Washington. March 11.?Attention waa dlrocted by the department of agriculture. In a special circular to - j day. to the spread of cotton wilt and black root. ?r knot root, In cotton, I which has occurred In scattered lo? calities from North Carolina to Texas and are estimated to cause an annual lots exceeding ten million dollars. "There *r<< thousands of acres of land already <o Infested that ordinary varieties' of cotton cannot be grown, and the area enlarges each year," nays the report. "In addition to the loss of crops, this land has depreciated In market | value it cost* more to cultivate and ' the farmer of en must ute It for crops Ions profitable than cotton. This sit? uation It unfortunate because it it un? necessary. These diseases may be controlled." Ths clrcula- describes In detail meant of controlling these two dls- j r ll\LP OF III \l? BLOWN OFF. CsltwMin Fount) Boy'* Awful Berth ? While Hunting. St. Matthews March ?.?Perry Dantaler. a ? < lored boy 13 years of age. on the farm of Mrs A. M Jen? nings In thlt county, met with a hor? rible aceldentsl death thlt afternoon, while hunting. Two sms?er boys were with hint. Coroner Splgener held an Inquest and ah the signs landed to show that when he stumb? led the hi mm r of the gun struck a pine log and blew off about half of lib head lilt bruins were .scattered ov?*r the log and leaves near >y. OCONF.r: WOMAN KILLS ?IF.KSF.LF. Vsr* Mtotgnn, fulling Trigger with T?*?DI?n Almost Iimtantl). Walhalla. March t.? Mrt. Teague. wlf#? of William Teague. committed tulcld- at the home of B. D. Isbell. about two gating west of Walhalla, Friday evening about o'clock, u.tlng a shotgun. It s>ems that the a?-? \v;is deliberate!*, pl.i n n I. Sie? r.-movcd on** rhoi and stocking, leaving her foot e n 11 r ? I v free, and with her t?.c pulled the t r iKK.r of the gun. sending a load of nhot Into her abdomen "d br?* ist. result inw. in almost Instant death. nPOKI IN TIMMONHVILLE. Hr\. J. L Harb \ K?r?nc| |g t nimi Tlnu-x Fire. T?mnv nsMlle. Mar? h 11. ?He*. .1. I. Harb y. superintendent of the Anti Saloon league, mad ' a < l b - ?> - ' Timmonsvllle. In tb ? aft. rt ?on he address-d i mar's meeting at the armory. At thin meeting he held a hand prlmarv. and all. except one. voted 'or rioting <?P tho dl?pet, 1 at Thunum *\Hie About 17 . m n v* ? r present at ihls meeting. In the ev. n'nK 1 ? oblr d i I nx< aud'erem at the Baptist < bur b. In the course of his address Mr. Harb y reviewed the liquor fight In Fnlon county, and said that the threat of the liquor i.pie to burn ggflWg the t'nlon Time? plant had be.-n tarried out Is si week, wi en th?? plant was de? stroy, d bv fire. Manv sufferers from rheumutlSltl have ban* antfnsinod and aV InTntc i with the prompt relief afforded by ap? plying Chamberlain'* Ll'ilmer t Mo! one <-;i of rheumatism In bn re quins atv Internal treatment what? ever. This liniment it for sah I I all deaf rs. GOYFItN M BUT FILES HHIEF IN CASE OF HAIlltlMAN COM HIN E. In W1111? ii Arugineiit for Highest .Triliunal l>< |?ai iu< Mt of Justice Censures Inferior Judges' Ruling. Washington. March 1-.?The gov? ernment's light to split the merger of the Fnlon Pacific and Southern r.uno railway systems opened to? day In the Miiprtme court of the Fnlted States. Attorney General Wlckersham and his special assistants, Krank B. Kellogg and C. A. Severance, filed a comprehensive brief of their arguments to be made orally in court shortly after April 1, when the legal? ity of the merger will be presented for decision. In addition to the brief of argu? ments, a second brief of 600 pages was required to set forth the "facts" In the case. The court was told in the second brief that the railroad combination which ought to be dissolved originated with K. H. Larrlman, John H. Schiff and associates. It brought under a common control. the government ( claims, the Union Pacific, the South? ern Pacific, the San Pedro, Los An- j egeles and Salt Lake, with various ocean steamship lines, among which was the Pacific Mall Steamship com? pany, which foi:Tis a part of tho Panama route from New York to San Francisco, and, in addPion, had se? cured an influential v >ice in the management of the Atchlson, Topeka ard Santa Fe Railway company. The government criticized severely the circuit court of appeals of the Eighth clrcluit which dismissed tho petition for dissolution of the merger, Judge Hook alone dissenting. The brief declares that the government could not understand how the court below got the empresslon that the government did not claim that the Union Pacific was a competitor of the Southern Pacific for any business originating nearer than a thousand miles or more away from Its lines. "This statement is contrary to the claim of the government in the peti? tion and in argument," says the brief "and Is contrary to the evidence of score* of witnesses." The decision i* attacked because the court held the Union Pacific could not be a competitor of the Southern Pacific by reason of the fact that its traffic moved to California points over th?" Southern Pacific from Ogden. "Is It possible." asked the brief, "that the Union Pacific with its thousands of miles of railway and steamship lines reaching from the Missouri river to Portland and San Francisco has no appreciable effect on commerce in Its competition with an? other complete system reaching the same general territory?" The government declared the trial court was wrong in holding two rail? roads could not be competitors un? less the competitive business could be handled by them wholly over their wn rails. Instead of there being no Impairments of service, the govern? ment asserted, the merger has re? sulted In the gross Increase of rates, the prevention of the construction of new lines into competitive territory and a "sensible deterioration" of ser? vice. Government attorneys Contend that thn "rule of reason" applied by the supreme court In the Standard Oil - OOlPany and Tobacco cases was not t,? be applied in this merger. "The cour^ did not decide that where It appears that there is a re? straint upon two great systems of competing roads." said the govern? ment. "It is proper for it to substitute its Judgment as to Whether such re? straint is reasonablo or unreasonable. Such restraints were declared Illegal In these ceSSM," FIRE TEUSDAY NIGHT, Two story Structure Belonging |0 ?f. D, DtejBJBJ Destroyed?Building or ' ike Singleton I hif nilgctl Thi firs department was called on Ttteteay night shortly after midnight t? ggtlt :i tile at the corner of Itart i it had Purdy itreeta The depart* to ot had a hard time to prevent the tir ? from spreading to adjacent bull l nw ' but finally It was extinguished without any other building burnlngi ilthougti ons owned by Jake Single? ton \%.m somewhat damaged by tho names. The house on tile was Said to he |( iiit at the time It was the prop? er!) "f J, D, DIMM a negro, and wai a two story frame structure. The house was compteh i\ destroyed. \ notice has been received from the sc. re tar) "f Btatt by Ihs i lerk of i lurt thai Oov. Bleaae has appointed for rural policemen In this county the it i . m> n recommended by Ihe coun ? board end thai Ihetf commissions will be forwarded as 1001 ai their bond is sent to the secretary of stat. o at Bled. 1 AIT. McM AsTl.lt SAYS SUMTER LIGHT INFANTRY is IN GOOD CONDITION. Inspection Wni Held in Armory Hall LaM Night ami Company Made t.tuni Showing?Inspecting Ofltoeru .Made Refnarko?Spectators Pros cm. The annual inspection of the Sum ter Light Infantry. Company L, Nat- | ionai Guard of South Carolina, was held Tuesday night In the Armory Hall and as usual the company re? ceived only complimentary remarks from the inspecting olllcers. There were a number of spectators present at the inspection who manifested much interest in the doings of the company and the work of the inspec? tors. Among these were the chap- j lain, Hev. J. P. Marion, and surgeon, Dr. H. M. Stuckey. I H. sides the members of the com- j pany the staff officers attached to headquarters at this place were also present and came in for their share of attention from the inspecting offi? cers. Capt. McMaster and Adj. Gen. ' Moore arrived in the city Tuesday morning and spent the day in look? ing over the armory and the equip? ment, also visiting the rifle range during tho day. The inspection was somewhat late in commencing and took a consider? able time, Capt. McMaster going somewhat out of the way of such things by lecturing to the men in the company on the new drill regulations and in giving an illustration of extend? ed order drill during the ceremony. He examined all of the equipment and , pronounced It In good condition, as1 well as were all of the guns except one. He told the men how to clean their rifles and the value of keeping the guns in good condition in order to obtain effective firing. He also stressed the value of thinking in carrying out the new drill regulations, which gave each man great chance to execute orders in his own way. He stated that the most particular fea? ture of the uniform was the shoe and warned the men in the selection of their encampment shoes. When Capt. McMaster had ended his lecture to the men Gen. Moore made a short speech, telling the men that they must support those men for office who would do most for the militia. Ho complimented Dr. Geo W. Dick, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, of the manner in which he hud worked for an appro? priation for the National Guards at the recent session of the General As? sembly. After the company was dismissed a short talk concerning the now drill regulations was held with the officers and the value of teaching the various features of soldier's life to the men. REPORT OP POLICE COMMITTEE, Number of Arrest* Made and IViiWv and Days Imposed on Persons Con vicOd. Th? following report of arrests with leniences ??f tines end days dur ii g February was made Tuesday night by Mr, Wright. Ar- Phnen Officer, rests. Paid. Days j. k. Bradford. . . 2 10.00? ou J. M. Carwiek ... ?5 140*0+ A. D. < rwene. ... ?? I M.04) :'.o M. G. McKagen. . is i:M.o<f 120 <;. i>. Hatchell ... 11 :'>S.?M> HO T. C Ward. 8 14 5.00 p. Gallagher. 0 w A. Tribble. - . 0 w. .J. McKagen - . 7 WhBO 85 T.,tal. 88 I?53,50 4*6 t, vsT CROSSES <>r HONOR TO BE GIVEN, ATter \wartts This Spring The Prsjt> Use Mill be Discontinued. Confederate Veteran! w ho have not Crosses of Honor art- asked to make application for blanks to Mrs.. Lila D, Knight. Wesl Hampton avenue, sum? ter. in making application, Btate wh ither or not you are a memb< 1 of a < imp. Tin general convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy has d - elded to discontinue giving Crosses of Honor, and Ma\ 10th i - the last date that the Sumter Chapter can give th<' crosses it Is important, therefore, that every Veteran, or descendant of Veterans, who has not yel received a cross nhould spply at once for the rs cessft ry Ida ok. Scarborough for Clerk, Mr. II I, Scarborough is nominat? ed in a card appearing today for cierk of Court Mr, Scarborough I served the county os Treasurer for several terms and would have con? tinued In this office had In- not de? clined to be ;i candidate for re-elec? tion. He was one of tin most < ?' [ Acl<ni and deserved popular officials this county has ever had. WOULD SAVE MILLIONS. KOOT PROPOSES REFORM IN PUBLIC PRINTING. I uih Man Telia Statesmen of Result* of investigation of Government*! Printing Office. Washington, March 12.?Reform? galore in the nation's public printing, estimated to save the government mil? lions of dollars, were d< scribed to the senate today in a statement by Sena? tor Smoot on the seven years' work Of the printing investigating commit- | tee In the preparation of the bill re? vising all the laws relating to print? ing. Mr. Smoot said the commission discovered ten million practically worthless documents accumulated in Washington witl.tn 17 years and he believes that the ictual loss due to defective methods of distributing pub? lic documents had cost not less than $25.000,000 in 17 years. He said that not even the presidents of the Fnited States have had such discretionary power except in war emergencies as public printers have had in expend? ing fv.. printing machinery and ma? terial more than $1,000.000 in one year without approval or advice of any government officer. Senator Smoot said the committee which so far has cost the government less than $35,000, had effected a sav? ing of several million dollars and he estimated $600,000 annual saving in further economies, besides stopping the sending of prints of millions of ust less publications through the mai.s. The bill he advocated would effect a permanent organization foi the gov? ernment printing office. MASONS WANT COUNCIL IN BUM? TER Masons Go to Omngebnrg to Make Petition for Council Here. A party of masons went to Orange burg Tuesday afternoon to file a peti? tion with the commandery there that a council be established in Sumter. The matter will !*? taken up later and it is probable that the result will be the establishment of a council at this place. Those in the party who went Tuesday afternoon and returned to Sumter Wednesday morning were: Bartow Walsh. H. I* Scarborough. W. R. Parker, It. A. Bradham. J. A. Parish, J. C. Cooper, Junius Parrott. Arrested for Stealing a Cow. Anthonv Felder, colored, was ar rested Tuesday for stealing a cow. The animal was said to be the prop? erty of William and Fanny James, white. Felder was arrested by D. W. owens, the jaiTer, who had purchased the cow from Felder on condition that he would get buck his money if it were foirnd that the cow had been stolen. Mr. Owens got hack his money when he made the arrest. An effort was later made ay the owners of the animal to have the case dropped, but JueTge Wells refused to do this. Surveyors are now at work running a line from a point on the North? western railroad midway between Dalsell and Seals' Siding toward MerlotS Cross Roads and Mose Hill. Yen judge a man not by what he promises to do, but by what he has done. Thai is the only true test. Chamberlains Cough Remedy judg? ed by this standard has no superior. People everywhere speak of it In the highest terms of praise. For sale by all dealers. Accidents Will Happen Ami when tlicy do?they hurt. HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL is the one Instantaneous relief and core for all wounds, bruiser*, sores, cuts, -plains und abrasions of the skin. It forms an artificial skin covering, excludes the air instant? ly, stops pain at nine. There are many oils, hut none like HI NT'S The action Is different, ana the cffW't us well. . . HUNT'S . ? LIGHTNING tinny* have ?t In the bouse. Take it Wtlll you when you travel? >ou never enn tell when HUNT'S LIGHTNING OIL may be most needed. 45cls and 50cts bottles. For Sale by Klbert's Bum stoic. \. B. Richards Medicine Co. Khcrmttn, Texas. Hog Cholera. 11 e wi lling to Immunise hogs against cholera, consnll DR. JOHN H, MORSE, SUMTER, s. C. Saving. The necessity of saving should be a part of every child's edu? cation. It i.s a duty you owe to your children to show in em that money saved is money earn d. The child's future i* the nu?st ?acred duty of the parent. Get them started right. They can open an account with this bank for one dollar. We welcome small accounts as well as large ones. We are always interested in the development and progress of the young people. The Peoples' Bank. tt* *i? Strewn With Wrecks T v T r I *HK financial coast is strewn with * wrecks?fortunes lost through bad investments, or incompetent or dishonest management. But those who place their business with this bank escape all these dangers. The Bank of Sumter SUMTER, S. C. A PROGRESSIVE BANK IN A PROGRESSIVE CITY. Come With Us. The Farmers' Bank and Trujft Co. Sumter, South Carolina. r Undertakers and Embalmers, and Private Ambulance HEARSES FOR WHITE AND COLOP Ring 14 or 251?Day or Night Prompt Service J. D. Craig Furniture Company 8, 10, 12 West Liberty Street. r GEORGE H. HURST, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: :: Night Phone 201 ACME PL ASTER. SHINGLES LATHS. EIRE BRICK. DRAIN I'll'E. ETC, LIME. CEMENT. T-J0_r P-oJn Ktce Flour. Ship Stuff. Bran. nay, VjTdlll, nixed Cow and Chicken Peed. Horses. Mules, SiMi61' X9*0?? an \o Onh*r Too Ijarxe Or Too Smiill. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA. J Frosl: Proof Cabbage Plants. We grow only guaranteed plants, true to saate, recosasaended by all who have lined them. Our prices areas follows: I.0M t?- 4.o<h? plants ;it $1 2$ per thousand; 5.0P0toH.000at $1.06 porthousand; 10.000 to I&.000 9t cents per thou tend. Agents wanted In every town. Write for booklet on culture, etc. \"ari etlee: BARI V JER9E1. knon n bj all the earliest pointed i>e;?<i; CHAKl ? s K)N \V.\M I IU I), same type, hut larger and little later; SUCCESSION, largest and earliest of all Hat varieties: FLAT DUTCH, our large. Hat. late cabbage end a leader. We guarantee full count In ever j box. sate delivery to your oxpress< >tttce, and ?'.it isfact Ion or money refunded Plants sMpped when ordered; no del ay a >< tnd d uney by Registered Letter. Express Money Order or wi i mU.t Money (>rder. The Carr-Carlton Co.. Box 61, Meggett?, S. C. Melon Seed. Stoncy'd Improved Wataon: Bxtra fancy, from melons 4.*? pounds and over, tiist from the vines, Heidi reserved excluelvely for ,d purposes. Itlnd very ftTm?the beet carrier, best shipper; meat very sweet, luscious, melting excluding other melon* from all markets. Very prolific produc? ing car 1?'?' acre. Seed 76 cents pound in any quantity, f. o. i?. Allendele, 8, I'., ? ish with order. L. A. Stoney, Allendale, S. C. References; llleudn't and Clttocit*' Ranks, Wendete, S,