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MR. WILLIAM F. RHINE DEAD. PKO.MIM \1 i I I I/I N OF M MI IH IVWSKI) AWW Till IM?W NICHT. Funeral s<r\ lev*, to J*e Hehl at CtMst tory Saturday Mormng Mt lO.itO; \Aa- < onfodoraic. Veteran and Menita'r of Masonic Lodge?Wn?* School i ominl??donci", ( a?.lilcr of Bank ??r Mimlcr sliur It* Organlzu tu.ii. A Man of Noble < liaim tor. Mr. William F. Lhame, ono <>f Sumter'" oldest and moat prominent citizens, died Thursday night at his home on Sumter street where he had been suffering for the past two weeks i from heart trouble. Mr. Hhame was not born in Sumter, but he lived here for many years and was one of the beet known figures In tbe city. He had many friends here, In Sumter county and throughout the whole State who will hear of his death with a feeling of loss. Mr. Rhame had lived out his three ?core and ten years. He was born at Btshopvtlle. formerly Sumter county, on July 12, 1839, and therefore would stave been 73 years old had he lived to that date of next July. He leaves hi* wife. Mrs. Tance C. Hhame, and four sons and two daughters. Messrs. K. H. Khame, B. J. Rhame. Louis B. Rhame of Sumter and OUude Rhame of Cape Charles, Va.. and Mrs. R. K. Wilder snd Mrs. Qeo. W Hutcheson of this city. He also leaves one sis? ter, Mrs. Anna Allen of Columbia, and five grandchildren. The funeral services will be held at the cemetery Saturday morning at lt.30 o'clock, there being no services at the residence before the bod> Is taken from there to its last resting place. Mr. Rhame was born in Blshopville, but has lived in Sumter since his boy? hood. He went to Furman Univer? sity, but before he had completed his course at that institution the war broke out snd he Joined with other etudents n company formed mostly from student* of the institution and served throughout the war, the com* panv belnf a unit in the famous Hampton ^eglon. After the war Mr. Rhame was for many years a teacher of a private school in Sumter. during which time tie taught many of the men who are now among the prominent business soen of this city. He afterwards eerved as school commissioner, now the office of county superintendent of education, ind was from 1885 to 1897 editor of the Watchman and South? ron. He was for many years a member of Masonic lodge*, being past master of Clsremo it Lodge, No. 64. A. F. M.. and havlni; served as secretary of Beulah Ch.ipter. R. A. M. He was also a member of the Columbia Com* mandery. Knights Templars, at Co? lumbia, and of the related orders of the Eastern Star and Knights and La? dles of Honor. He was a charter member of the Washington Street Baptist ClUsfei In which he served as deacon, and ss clerk and ITegdUTSf from lt*Ofl to shout a year ago when he resigned the position of clerk. He acepted a position as naanlaff of the Bank of Sumter t its organiza? tion In IHK? and was with that insti? tution up to the time of his death, eervlng as cashier and .is vice presi? dent. Mr. Khame was adjutant of I i, k Ander-on ''amp. t*. V., at the time of hn <|e.ith. ha\lng BOOg i rtiember of t Kinlzation for many years He. wss also one of tbe members of tbe o.d Sumter Light Infantry. In which he served as color bearer. Mr Rh.ime Sfgg | man of estimable, character and worth, .in ab! ? and IssftsgtHessi atasteess rnaa snd Chrte tlan gentleman hlghl> ? -m-env d by all with whom he SMM m OontaV t. Mr. Rhano was married In lo;:. to Miss Tan i C iM.i'r. of Ptgsjah. with the children named ibove, but v*v?? hI Fl) st vi l I It M W I Nil EMIT* I OK n m Dr. < s. Klin-more of TliU til) One IW neficlury of Will of His Inch. A BejSatei mm. I ?r. t*. S. Kiugs sjagfa BBjusasjes el the shunter Drug < omp.,ii\, isi aSM of the beueltetaftes of th.. sy||] ..f bn gsy le. I ?r. P, I. 8? humpert of Sbr.\.p.it. Lt.. to the extent >i several score inouannd of dollars. Dr, Klngstuore received the neWi of hi-< good fortune some time I??-' month ihortlN gftef the dentil of his uncle i? bis home in Sin. \ .pot. lb ? was notified twice of tin content! of the will b ft by his on. le by the at" IgggMgi it ti it place wie? hoi been appointed in ? h |fg? o| He I I Its by th?* court, i?r. Klnsjsmor* and hut its, ter .ind iv\.. brother a arlll receive ap proxlmately all of the, latge fortune sygdeli ama left by Dr lleltuniperti The notts arei Dr, Klngsmore, Mrs. Cm w.p.r -t w.i iwn( Blrmlng* bam. Abe Messen, John Kings more of shr?\.p. rt rnd Wi it. Klnsjsmore of gnjossV M The estate onsi-?< ..f .en valuable iv.ii property In the lown of Shreve port and b plantation and ? ottage In Iht adjoining country* While the actual value of tip- estate Ii not known, lha approximate value ll somethlnji ovor one hundred and lift) Ihoueand dollars, Besides I amount Dt? Klnajsmore's son will re celva additional property ot great value In tk 1 ? - course <?! the n< xt Iwent) yeara, This property consists! of what hi now used as the pubki park of ih.- City and the city \ \f grounds These have been leased to the City for a term of twenty-live ysers ami will revolve t<> Dr, Kings? untre s son at the end of that tune. A COlnctdenCS Of interest ami a eireutnstasee which may greatly en? hance the value of the property is the fact that oil has been struck on (the plantation since the death of Dr. Shumpert. This resource has not been developed as yet, and its value Ifl a matter of conjecture. iuiami: SEEKING ANOTHER job. Among those who Would Succeed National Bank Fxamlner Wilson. Washington, June 6.?13. J. Rhame. of Sumter, State bank examiner of South Carolina, who la resisting Qov ernor Btease's order removing him from office, is among the applicants for national bank examiner to suc? ceed Olles U Wilson, of Spartanburg. Mr. Wilson has resigned to go into business at Jacksonville, Fla. Others who are applying for Wil? son's place are: T. C. Dunlop, of Rock Hill, assistant bank examiner of South Carolina; S. B. Jones, of Spartanburg, and J. A. Barksdale, of l^aurens. Rocky Bluff Notes. Rocky Bluff. June 6.?The old say ing Is "more rain, more grass," and our farmers seem to think so, for you can hear them saying every she we: that comes, "the grass will grow ?now." We have had lots of rain this week, and the wtathtr has not cleared up yet. Several went from here to the c< m mencement In Sumter last week. Miss Addle Cato of Alken. S. C, is spending sometime with Miss Eva Hattleld. Miss Leo McLeod' spent last week with Mrs. A. J. Ardls in the Jordan neighborhood. Mr. Alfred Andrews and family spent last Sunday with Mr. H. H. Winkles. Misses Eva Hattleld and Addis i Cato and Mr. Arthur Hatfield spent last .Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, W. F. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Josey and son. Churlle, spent last Sunday with rela? tives at Concord. Re\. Marion tilled his appointment at the Chandler school house last Sund ly; he preached as tine a ser? mon as the writer ever heard. Rav, Humphries will preach there next Sunday at 4.;lU p. m. Mrs. Mary J. Cato went to Horden vesterday, where she will spend sev? eral days with her daughter. Mis, M. W. Cato. Those to go to Poealla Springs yesterday were Mr. W. R. Wells ami family, Mrs. J. J. Hath. Id and chil? dren. Miss Addie Cato and Mr. F. L Johnson. Mr. Bddie IfcLsod and Mrs. W. X. McLeod and children spent yesterd i in Ifayesvilla with Mr. and Mrs. k*ux? worth. On Wednesday, June i*~. there will be a Chicken and tish stew at the Chandler school house. There will also be two nice cukes for the two moat populi r is, Coma out boyi and bring your besl girl. Misdirected Books. The post offleo sale of misdirected books, which formed no inconsider? able part of the $10.000 worth ot mis cellaneous articles disposed of by auction in last year's clearance sale of postal matter of uuascortatnable own* ership, amounted to 1,222 packages Nearly every languago spoken Id our broad land was represented In tho collection, which included, as a spe? cial curiosity, a Choctnw version of the Rook of Psalms. In the entire lot Bibles and books on religious topics predominated. If more than 1.000 hooka were tnlHdlrccted. how many thousands, or pgrhapi bnndredi of thousands, must have been carried by the mails! And how many times that number would bo thus carried every year if wo had, what manv another country haa. a thorough-going parcels post system ? Mal. White Africans. That race- In northern Africa known as the Berbers is whlto, and If they dfi mod like onr own people and had the hahttl of Americans or Europeans they could easily pa as for such. The Barhefl aft Iwdhwd to bo descend? ants of tho white Innabltnnts of an? cient Kump?? They nro Mohamm?* dann Blue eye?, fair hair and rosy cheeks nro quite common nmong them, and many of the wesnen nro strikingly handsome ? Harper's Week? ly NEW WORLD BEING CREATED7 Planet Jupiter Attracting Attention of Astronomers?Red Spot In? creasing Rapidly. The planet Jupiter, whose volume Is 1.279 times that of the earth, and superior in dimensions and weighs to all the other planets put together, Is Just now attracting the attention of astronomers. M. Giacobini of the paris observatory, who has made a special study of Jupiter, has de? scribed a red spot which possesses a relative fixity, hut within the last year Its mobility has increased to great proportions, and its longitude by about thirty degrees. That is all that we can say scientifically. Is it really the formation of a new conti? nent? Can we draw this deduction from this phenomenon so difficult to seize? It is possible, but who can say so with certainty? M. Camille Flam marlon, however, expresses himself with far greater confidence in this matter: "We are assisting at the creation of a world. Under our das sled eyes a new world is being created In the infinity, and in Jupiter we hail the world of the future." SHIP WITH PERFORATED SAIL Authorities Differ on Subject of Allow Ing Air to Rush Through Holes Idea Still Used. Some time ago the theory was ad? vanced that If a number of small holea were made in a ship's square sails, allowing the wind to rush through, the usual accumulation of dead air would bo prevented, and the sails draw bet? ter. Authorities, however, differ on the subject, many believing that the advantage derived, if any, does not compensate for the inevitable weak* Ship With Perforated 8a lie. ening of the sails. Quite a Urge num? ber of square-rigged vessels continue to make use of the Idea. NOW THE ARTIFICIAL SPONGE Process of Making It Consists Princi? pally In Action of Zinc Chloride on Cellulose. An artificial sponge, the outcome of German ingenuity, Is now to be had, says the Scientific American. The process of making rt consists prin? cipally in the action of zinc chloride on pure cellulose. This results tn a pasty, viscous mass, which is mixed with coarsely grained rock-salt Placed in a press mold armed with pins the mass Is pierced through and through until it appears traversed by a multitude of tiny canals, like the pores of a natural sponge. The ex? cess of salts is subsequently removed by prolonged washing in a weak alco? holic solution. The artificial sponge swells up with water, but hardens on drying, Just like its prototype; it is said to be eminently adapted for filter? ing water for sanitary or industrial uses and it can be employed for all the purposes that are usually assigned to the genuine article. Identified Rioters. Cinematograph films Which were taken during the recent champagne riots in France enabled the police to identify and arrest many of those who took part INVENTION A kangaroo has been known to leap 70 feet In London 40 per cent of the days are wet. Camels are the only animals that can not Bwtm. The thumb is stronger than all the fingers put together. The wrist contains eight bones, the palm five, and the fingers fourteen. Japan now has 6S0 Christian churches, with 07,000 communicants. The banana and the potato are al? most Identical in chemical composi? tion. The average man's brain weighs 1U<> ounces more than the average woman's The French aw experimenting with salt for keeping down dust on the httfhwa) s Aeroplanes were used August 15 for tho first time in Russia in the army nu neuvera. The invention of magnifying glaaaei is ascribed to one Alhasen, an Arabian. In the year 1050 of our era, Itecenl excavations at the summit of tbe Mount of Olives have resulted In the discovery '>f a Christian church dating front about A. 1?. 330 Two French scientists have Invent? ed an adaptation of the phonograph by which, they declare, the vibra? tions of tho human heart may be re corled A V Kit BUCK CASK REVERSED. ( iiiIi i'MoikI That Case Will be r 11(1? ?|. Aver bin k lluviiig (iivon t p the Premises, _ a most unusual case and one thai attracted conaiderable attention ;<t the time it was tried was that of Shore) Manning and Rowland agalnat Nathan Averbuck to obtain possess |on "f premises occupied by him. The case first resulted In b mistrial, was moved from Sumter to Mayesvllle on account of relationship between the magistrate and one of the plaintiffs, from Mayesvllle to Bhiloh, where it was heard and the Jury found a ver? dict In fav<>r of the defendant. The case was appealed by the plaintiffs and Judge Rice of the circuit court reversed the verdict In the lower court. in the meantime, however, the time of the lease claimed by Aver buck, until the tirst of June, expired and he moved out of the Store into another building, having paid up all dues and settled In full for the year. As this practically settled the matter at issue, it is understood that an or? der will be asked of the magistrate by the landlords, declaring the CBBS ended. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Possibility of Canning Factory Being Established in Sumter?Committee Meetings. While in Texas, the secretary had a conference with an experienced canning factory man who proposes to <?.ne to Sumter and assist in the establishment of such a factory. This gentleman will come to Sumter with the highest references. It is now up to the Sumter business men and iaimers. Such a factory of the size needed lor Sumter will cost about $6, 500 or a total capital of about $10, 000 will be needed. The main diffi? culty will be in securing the neces? sary produce for the factory. From 300 to 500 acres of tomatoes will be needed and about 200 to 300 acres of sweet potatoes. The factory will pay from 25 to 35 cents per bushel for tomatoes and from 4 0 to 50 cents for sweet potatoes. The farmers of the country living near the city are requested to at once notify the Chamber of Commerce if they will be willing to plant at this price and how many acres they are willing to con? tract fcr. It should be remembered under such a contract they are sure to market every bushel they are able to produce and that they are sure of the price at which such produce can be sold before they plant. This will give thtm a chance to rotate and to diversify. It will give them a cash crop. There will be no gamble about the price. They will be assured of a market. If this factory is to be es? tablished to take care of the produce next year, the farmers of the county must act at once. It will take time to arrange the details and to build the factory. The factory will sell the seed :ind the tomato plants at market price.? and will assist the farmers in the proper planting, cultivation and harvesting <?f same. e * m The committees on Home Market, of which Mr. R. P. Haynsworth is chairman, and on Farm improvement ami Diversification are requested to arrange for B meeting In the imme? diate future. a a a a nui iber "f the committees have as yet not held meetings and their chairmen arc requested to call meet* IngS at once. The committee on County Fair, of which Mr. W, B. Boyle is chairman, and Health and Sanitation, of which Dr. 11. M. Stuek ey Is chairman, are requested to get together within the next few days as several Important matters are to be taken up. The committee on New Industries, of which Mr. B, L, Witherspoon Is chairman, has been one of the most Industrious of the chamber. They have already one industry t?? their credit and they have several good things under consideration. PA VOR UOV. Wll.soN. Preference Vote Taken In Third North Ca roll mi BMrk'i Convention. Wilmington, N. C, June 5.?Demo? crats of the Third congressional dis? trict it Ooldsboro today renomlnated CongrcFmnn .lohn M. Fulson and elected four delegates with one-hall vote each to the Ha Minore conven? tion. The delegates go instructed, but a test vote for presidential preference showed: Wilson, I 2tl; I'mli I w.1. ? "? Harmon, '?: Clark, 2. I ii ? t Bloom llurnwa II People, Thr< ? days nhe u| of the r? cord farmer W. H, Mack ?> nt us --u Tues? day, June 1th, i whit.' cotton bloom changing to pink. This beats the State. Firs.! honor to Georges Creek. I I Mi l'l ULM ITV M>IK \BI.B. ! Mr. Hose* Explains Hi* Remark* a Ul Ballot* fi?r C'onM)lim?ioii Govern? ment I I? ' lion. Editor Tin- Item: Your report of Monday night's meeting mis-stated in one particular what i said. Your report reade: ?Mr. 11. A. Moses thought that all that was n?-i essary In putting the tot suitably and properly before the voters was to put the ballots before the voters at the proper time." What I said was that I Construed tin- act t<> mean only that the " prop? er authorities" must have the ballots printed in an intelligent manner, to that the voters should vote clearly, and 1 brought out this point only be? cause said authorities had been criti? cised for not calling a meeting soon? er. I did not for an instant mean that there was no need for publicity in this matter, nor that the fullest information should be withheld from the public-. 1 think that, every avail abb- bit of information on this sub? ject, for it or against it, should be given, so that when each ballot is cast it is cast with but one purpose, the best int.-rest of Sumter as the voter sees it. Yours truly. HERBERT A. MOSES. SAYS CHARGES ARE ABSURD. Declares Trial Will Completely Dt> prove il cm sating Against Near York Society Man. New York, June 5.?"We will bring out the whole truth of this matter and completely disprove these cruel and absurd charges." reads a statement issued this afternoon in regard to the indictment in Aiken, S. CM yesterday of Frederick O. Beach, for assault of his wife. The state? ment was issued by Thomas S. Ful? ler, Beacn's lawyer. "Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Beach, nor any of their witnesses were heard by the grand jury," said Mr. Fuller. WINTHROP GIRL* AT HOME. Number of Graduates Among Num? ber to Return with Friends. The Winthrop College girls came in Wednesday afternoon on their return home for their summer vacation. There were quite a number of them to pass through on the two afternoon trains coming from Columbia and several came in also on the North? western, arriving a little sooner than the others. Among those to attend the Win? throp commencement from this place who have returned home are Messrs. James Cuttino, Cecil Wilson, Messrs. DuBose and Capt. and Mrs. E. S. Car? son and Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Bandle and family. The students to return home were: I Misses Genevieve B?ndle. Irene Bry? an, Louise Carson, of Sumter; Franke i Lesesne, Silver; Gertrude Dick and Sarah Heriot of Heriot, of the grad? uates, and Harriet Herbert, Eleanor Hughson, Clara Childs. Agnes Adelle Pitts. Susie Dick, of the undergrad? uates. To Bed nee Cost of Living. Florence Times. With hotter made from cotton seid oil. and biscuits from the meal the BOUth's staple crop will play no mean part in the reduction of the high est of living. We have known for a long time that cotton seed made mighty good butter when taken through the medium of the cow, and there is no reason why some smart ones of earth should not find a way t<? eliminate the middle man in this business as in others, and get the re? sult at first hand. Calling Name*. Florence Time-. In the calling of names and the enrlghment of our dictionary the "Col" has a rival, >>n<- William Barnes, Jr., of N< w York, who characterises the Colonel's vagaries as "demented ambition." There promises t-> be an Interesting legal hattle over the arresl and c?>n vlction in tlie Recorder's court of several store porters for depositing trash in tbe hack lots, The conten? tion is that tbe porters were engaged in the regular morning clean-up and had n a h'.i at! Opportunit?t t.? prop? erly dispose "i tb? trash when they were arrested. Tbe cases have been appealed and Ibore is a determination io light tin cases the bitter end |. t the costs i>. what i\\v\ may. | The 11 nos tutt< n in j magistrate during t amounted in ill to j j I elng tie- 'am. -t > 1 '?> ? n taken in hj hill ui I ho ISC -t month , s amount Tlie farmers r. p a t that the . t. ting and harvesting of ...its has been progressing nieely during the past "?\ i ? and net of the . top will be in hefor? the end of the present week. MoVIM. l-'t ?iiw.xm?. ? ii'iii Hooting ( i iii? lin*im*s? m* n of (lie vI;i.c of StMMfl Carolina to be Held in < rtumhia on Jui> Mil. Mate Chamber of ( ?iiiiiiriir and development League to Im- I <?rtne<|. KlUUU*r*H R||>4llt*ttl Vleu to Im* K?-|> resented b\ Isirge Delegation. The secretaries of the Chsmber of Commerce ?f the State mat at Colum* bla yesterday and proceeded to ar? range for a grast meeting ??f all ths buaineas interests of ths state to meel In Columbls on Tussday, July 9th. The meeting Will be tailed to order at S P. M. ;it which time it is proposed to organiss ? state Chens* tier of Commerce. In the evening a great dollar dinner will be held. All the buatnsss interests of the State are ~ invited to take part in this meeting. The dinner will be the big get-to gether feature. It is expected that every county in the State will be represented and there la already a keen rivalry between the cities to have the largest delegation on hand. The dinner ressrvstlona should be m ole at once and those who will at? tend from Sumter are requested to notify th^ local secret! ry. The busi? ness men of Sumter should club to gether to take the Sumter Band along. The Meistersingei i of Char? leston will accompany the Charleston delegation and other cities will be represented by some special feature. Dr. M. Ashby Jenes will be requested to repeat the great speech that he made at the Dallas Convention. Mr. Lewis If, Parker of Greenville wa3 elected temporary president and Mr. A. McP. Ham by of Columbia tem? porary secretary. The local Chamber of Commerce will hold a get-to-gether smoker pre? liminary to this meeting in the near future to prepare for this meeting at Columbia. WOMAN WON'T DIE IX CHAIR. Massachusetts Council Commute** to Life Imprisonment Sentence of Lena Cusamano. Boston, June 5.?The sentence of Mrs. Lena Cusamano of Hull, con-^ demned to die this week for the mur? der of her husband, Frank Cusamanp. was commuted to life imprisonment by the executive council today. She declared that Enrico Mascioll killed her husband without her knowledge, that after the murder he threatened < her life and took what money she had and declared himself the head of her home. Mascioli, convicted jointly with the woman, was electrocuted at the Charlestown State prison this morning. i SUMTER MEANS BUSINESS. Will Semi Fifty Delegates to Next Ad Men's Convention. X- ws ?k Courier. The enterprising city of Sumter is expecting to send ? delegation of not less than tifty people to the 1111 Con? vention of the Associated Advertising Cubs of America, when it meet- in Baltimore next year. This is the somewhat surprising Information con? veyed in a telegram to Secretary a. W. McKeand last night from Secre? tary a. v. Bneli, of the Sumter Cham* ber ??f Commerce. Mr. Snell was on the programme of the meeting last night for a little booster talk about Texas and South Carolina, but he was unable to be present and telegraphed his regrets, mentioning the fact of the expected Sumter delegation to Baltimore. The entire South Carolina delegation to Dallas this year numbered only about twenty-five persons, it will be remem? bered. Mr. sneii's telegram In part reads as follows: "Impossible to leave. Will go to Baltimore at least fifty strong. Our proposed industrial excursion post? poned until next year for that pur? pose. Best Wishes to Charleston Ad Club. Begret i cannot be with you.' WOIT.H INVESTIGATE MOORE. liken Calla Probe ot Go* 11 imam I Weather Bureau. Washington. June :..?Reprssenta ti\, Theron Alken of New York to* da) Introduced a resolution thai a special committee investigate Willis U Moore, chief of the a'ssther bu? reau, H" allege* thai the service suffers from mismanagement and that Chief Moot. made false State* men tu to 'songress. Me. i iu_ ill S?H i ctaric-. Mi. \ if. Marchanl left this morn* ;hl: t r Columbia u'tiere he went to nd a meeting of the Commercial secretaries of the state. This meet j ng was decided an at a meeting held jh gumter a feu \\e. back and was n the suggestion of Secretary liar* i'hant. The ultimate object of the I ng tod ly is to form a state Commercial organisation for the ex p" dtlng of the advj ntages of the) st .?. i, , ngeburg N a a