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*o smallpox rams. Less two Reh-M-.il from Quarantine I -*?!:? v Afternoon?None In Pe-t There 1? no smallpox In llM City. Thin news will be welcomed bv many people in town who ROW* been fright? ened during the punt two weeks hy the reports which have teen going th? rounds about town The last cases Were released from quarantine Friday afternoon t>\ A?astant Health Officer J H. Forbes on recommendaton of the ;>slth ufficer. and now the bill ?f health for the town Is perfectly clean. TT.ere are no contagious dis? ease* in town at all is the report of the Assistant Health Officer. The eases on Harvln and Liberty streets, the only two -aess in town, were examined Friday and the quar sntlne removed. The cases at the pest hou*4? were also released from quarantine after sn examination. Y. M. C. A. CAMP BREAKS. Fifteen Hoys Return to City After En I Joyable Outing. The fifteen Y M C. A. boys who for the past week have been on the camprirg trip at Cooper's Pond near Wlsacky for the past week returned home Friday afternoon, none the worse for their outing, after having spent seven days full of interest and pleasure. The boys were under the direction of Secretary Birchard of the Y. M. C. A. who enjoyed the outing as much aa th*? others. The boys and Secre? tary Birchard report the trip to have been as successful as such an expe? dition could possibly be expected to be. The spot was a delightful one for a camp. The swimming and boat? ing were all that could be desired, the water being high and exceptionally fine for these aquatic sports. The netting was not good, ss the water was too rdgh, hut the boys found so many things else to do that they did not give a great deal of attention to this sport. There were no accidents at all. unless a nlight bruise on his finger sustained by E. I. Reardon. Jr.. while handling his hatchet, could be railed one. It is true that one of the scoots, while riding his wheel along the railroad track, saw a pretty girl, turned his head to look at her. as wss natural, and ran into the ditch, but his Injurien were not serious, save to his feelings when the girl laughed. The people of the neighborhood treated the boys fine. Mrs. Guss Cooper end Mr. R. M. Cooper, and Mr. R, M. Cooper, Jr., and their fami? lies furnished fruit and dainties for the campers dally and the members of the camp appreciated their atten? tions. This domestic touch afforded the campers comfort and luxuries bet? ter than they had ever expected and mllde their stay delightful. Many visitor* cams to the camp daily and hah kind words for the young scouts Tlffrrsday evening the ramp held an extemporaneous reception from af? ternoon until It o'clock at night. n?rarty thirty persons visiting the ea'iVip tn that time. sf\< l It I v COMMISSION. J. M Seele Ready to Commence Du? ties ee Rural Pottcentan. J H. L?eal has secured his com? mission ss a rural pollcemun of Sum? ter county from Oovernor Blease and Is now ready to commence bis duties ae rural pollcemun. His bond wuh filed some days ago and found cor? rect. CAtSE OF Ot'N EXPLOSION'. Firing Pin Struck Before Block was Locked at i on Moultrle. Washington. June 20.?The recent explosion of ? four-inch coast defense inn at Fort Moultrle, near Charles? ton, P. C, was caused b> the point of tb? firing; pMi striking the cartridge before the breech leek- was baked, RggejfnggOJ to a report by the board ot iu<i.i?ry which investigated the explo? sion. The accident resulted in the deaths of rapt. Guy B. Hanna. ol the 16th Coast Artillery Corps and three pri? vates Three privates were wounded The condition which caused the dis aster Is said to have been one that eould not easily have been o hsc r v e d The announcement that the accident was due to the firing pin striking the cartridge in the closing of the breech block bears out the ilrst theory, after Werdfl said to have l**en substantiated gj tm? bears el otucers. appointed by Vlsjor \ Q Jenkins, commanding I he a-niy post Thr accident occurred on Thursday night, May 22. Kealtfee t'apt K.inriy. Privates Ituxter. Chris? tian an I f>.tu?.ii wer, killed. Beatel and Christian were kdh-d outright and ('apt. Manna and DaJtOO died a lew hours after the berating of the breech Meek Heepetel nteward La? mar and Privates Hwaggerty and Stelnapringer were injured at.| th. hands arm.-? und fine The) have ?toee ioeofeeod from then injuries The President will read his ? ur reney message in psfOoa if Repre? sentatlve llanrv does not Interrupt rntuidsiphia Ledger. CHECK \S1\TIC IMMIGRATION. Ml in I Ii- I ri nil lllHUltir Possessions Mum Prove Eligibility. Washington. June 20.?To check further complication of Pacific coast prohlernH by unrestrained admission of Hindun und the Malay races of Asia, to Contlnentlal I'nlted Slates from the American insular possessions, Secretary of I.ubor Wilson, on rec? ommendation of Commissioner Gen? eral of Immigration Caminetti, today made a farreuchlng amendment to the immigration regulations. The modification authorizes immi? gration officials at mainland ports "to reject aliens coming from the insular possessions unless it should appear that at the time of entry thereto they were not members of the excluded ?lassen or llkel) to become public charges." This action was the outcome of the cases of three Hindus, who arrived at San FranciHco from the Philippine! and trete detained on the ground that they might become public charges. 'The circumstances In this case, how? ever, caused Secretary Wilson to au? thorise the admi.4sion of the Hindus today. Commision General Caminetti to? day explained that the regulations were amended to empower Immigra? tion authorities on the mainland to pass on the eligibility of Hindus com? ing from the insulur possessions, be? cause there is an obvious difference between an alien supporting himself In the l ulled Stutes. As the law does not specifically dif? ferentiate between entries in the Uni? ted States and the insular possessions, officials anticipate litigation over the amended regulations, unless Congress confirms them by statute. A COUNTY FA KM BURKAU. More Than 800 Counties In United state* Have Tried Thenn? "Over 800 counties in the United .States have begun the organization of county farm bureaus. About ttO have completed organizations with a paid agriculturist in charge." This statement is contained in 'The County Agent" of Chlcugo, a monthly publication for the collection und dis? semination of information regarding scientific agriculture and community development, received yesterday by Hazlett N. Clark, secretary of the Co? lumbia Chamber of Commerce. "This paper contains information showing that the idea of a county agriculturalist Is not an experiment but that the system has been success? fully carried out in other sections of the country," said Secretary Clark, discussing the movement that has been launched in Kichland county. Interest In the matter of securing i a agricultural expert for this county is increasing. The farmers are inter? ested and they are going to get every farmer possible to Join the movement for the general improvement of rural I conditions. Several meetings have been held in Columbia at which plans for securing the expert were consid? ered. The movement is under tm> direction of the central committee of the Chamber of Commerce. At the last meeting there were about GO farmers present and the ne :t meeting , will be held on the Taylor farm near Columbia. Every one present Wednes? day will try to bring several new members for the cooperative meeting at an early date Selection of an expert agriculturalist will be made by the Chamber o. t*. mmeree committee Nome time in August.?Tin* B**ie. - Three tiett v-.burg Veterans. Bl -Sheriff W. H. Bp person and Mr Benjamin M. Powell will probably be the representatives of Sumter County's contingent of Confederate Veterans at Gettysburg. Both of these have re? ceived (hecks from Generul B, II TOQgUS to pay the railroad fare to and from Gettysburg. Ex-Sheriff W. H. Bppereon stated several days ago that he would cer? tainly take the trip. He will visit his d; lighter, Mrs. Hawes for some time, while on the trip and later will go to ee another daughter at Philadelphia. Mr. Powell has been sick recently and it Is doubtful if In- is able to stand the trip, but he stated that he was very anxious to n,, ami hoped to re? cover SUhVlently before the time i am? to v isit the famous battleground, in Sumter there are three Veteran? of the battle. Mi Powell, who was in McQowan's Brigade, and Messrs, w P Smith ami Tom Burnett, who lost l leg in the battle who were in Kei ihnw's Brigade, henedaj school picnic. The ftunde) Si hool scholars of the Presbyterian Church Hunduy school ami a large numhei ol church mein hers ami then friends spent Friday at pot silo, enjoying an all-day picnic Various games were played during tin- morning snd boating and swim? ming were enjoyable features of tin* ? lav 's amusem* nf. A bin picnb dinner was served, the feature ol the ds) which obi and young alike found most interesting and Lhlitthllul A SHORT PEACH CROP. lily, Peaches of Pine Flavor Thin Your. Says State entomologist. Atlanta. June 20.?A short peach crop, hut one of the finest quality, la state Entomologist Lee Worsham's prediction <>t the outcome of this Georgia product. Mr. VVorsham is far more optimis? tic than the commission men as to the quality of the fruit, but he esti? mates the crop shorter than either the railroad men or the big fruit dealers. The State entomologist predicts that only thirteen hundred carloads of peaches will be Mat lu red, while the railroad officials and produce men have predicted from 1,500 to 1,700. The trees are in line condition, and because there are fewer peaches on each tree the individual peaches are certain to he larger than usual and of very line flavor, provided, of course, Jupiter Pluvlus doesn't "butt in" und dilute the glocose (if that is the word.) The Stute entomologist opines that contrary reports have related to the inferior fruit shipped sc? far. He was referring to the "Cireensboros" and "Mayflowers." "Miss Klberta" should come out tine later in the season, ami com? mand good prices, says he. The tirst peaches brought from $1.5(i to $2.2."? u crate, and retuiled on an average at ?50 cents per basket. There are no peaches to be had here now, according to two of At? lanta's commission men. CHIRP OC STATISTICS OUSTED. victor II. Oiraateed Suspended by Secretary Houston. Washington. June IX.?Victor H. olmstead, chief of the bureau of sta? tistics of the department of agricul? ture, was suspended today by Secre? tary Houston pending an Inquiry into ( barges of lack of discipline ami poor administration in the bureau. It was Officially stated that there was no sus? picion of leaks in crop reports similar to the famous "cotton leak" a few years Ago, which resulted in a com? plete overhauling of the office. Nu? merous complaints of favoritism, re? sulting in dissatisfaction, confusion and inability to maintain proper dis? cipline led to the charges, it was said. The socllltOX of the department al? ready has started an investigation and to avoid any suggestion of collusion Secretary Houston decided it would be better for Mr. Olmstead to be out of the often during the Inquiry. The in? vestigation is likely to result, it was suggested by ah official, in the trans? fer of the entire bureau of Statistics to the census bureau. Some changes already had been made as a result of the complaints which led to today's action, b?t these, it was said, had only accentuated the general dissatis? faction at the chief's administrative methods. I_ Miss MoeKlver Entertain.'. Miss Kuty McKlever entei alned last Thursday morning in honor of her attractive young guest. Miss Nancy Lee Simmons of Martinsv ille, Va. Dur? ing the morning the guests wen; pleasantly entertained with music, and a number of games were indulg? ed in; among them "Bunco" In which Misses Margie Monughan and Alethea Reardon tied for the prlae. The prize was drawn for to break the tie and was won by Miss Keardon, who pre? sented It to Miss Simmons, the guest Of h.mor. A delightful salad course, with ice ea was served by little Misses Helen liultman and Margaret McKlever, as slated by Master George McKlever, Those attending were Misses Margie Monaghan, Martle Boyle, Agnes Haynaworth, Pranceaka Telcher, Isa? dora Telcher. Adel Bowman, Hassle Parrdtt, Julia Wright. Alethea Rear don, Hertha Hultman, Alice Moses, Florence Shaw, Lydia Richardson, Eileen Hurst, Sue Duffle, Mabel Ran? dal), of Sumter; Misses Mamie Nash, of Charlotte, N. C. Ina Singleton, of Washington. I >. C.; Alleen O Donnell, , Of Anderson. S. C.; Heh n Wood, of iDarlington, s. C; and Martha Mur chieon of ('amden, s. < \ Cor Miss Curlee. Miss Adele Pitts entertained Thurs? day evening in honor of her charm Inn guest, Miss Agnes Curlee of Wlnns boro, one ??f Miss Pitts' classmates at Winthrop college. Nearly fifty young folaa gathered for the occasion, which proved a delightful one. In order that her guests might bei .an,, better ac? quainted and as a feature of the amusement of tin- evening conversa? tion .aids were given out and tilled shortly after the guests arrived, the program during the rest of the even Inn being to change partners ut -i iniei v als thereafter, Refreshments of lee cream and rake were served and much enjoyed. OUt-Of-tOWn gtieStS besides MiSS Curlee were Miss Ina Singleton of Washington ami Mis-. Helen Woods of Darlington ami Mr. a. c Dick ot Hartsv ill. Man luge License Record. a license to marr> has been Issud i" Richard Myers and Carrie in.wen i 'i ii.i will ATTACK ihm; CHOLERA. Deadly Porcine Disease Com Coun? try sixty Million Dollars Last Year. Washington, June 20.?Under a special appropriation of $75,000 made by congress "for demonstrating th?* beat method of preventing and erad? icating hog cholera,*' the United states department of agriculture has undertaken practical experiments in combating this disease. A few years ago the bureau of ani? mal industry of the department of agriculture, after years of experimen? tation, developed a serum whieh has been demonstrated by repeated tests to he very effective in preventing hog cholera. In many States this serum has been prepared and distributed to farmers with the result that large sums of money have been saved to the farmers, but thus far no systematic effort has been made to eradicate hog eholera, In the work which is now begun the control and eradication of the disease will be the main Object, the serum being used in connection with the necessary quarantine and educational measures. For beginning this work tin* depart? ment has selected Dallas County, Iowa. Representatives of the Iowa State College and of the bureau of an? imal industry will make a survey of the county, estimating the losses from ho? cholere during previous years, and securing the names of hog own? ers. Through lectures and demonstra? tions at farmers' meetings and by per? sonal Interviews they will explain to the farmers the object end nature of the work. The State veterinarian will enforce such restrictive regulations as may be deemed necessary, after con? ference with Federal officials, to pre? vent the spread of the disease. The bureau of animals Industry will pre? pare and apply the serum and will undertake to control each outbreak of hog cholera existing In the county at the time the work begins, ami also such subsequent outbreaks as may arise during the year. The serum treatment Is preventive and arrest!ve rather than curative. Hog Cholera causes heavier direct losses than any other animal disease in this country. The losses for last year are estimated at $?0,000,000. In the face of a short supply and high prices of meat it is imperative that something be done to check this dis ease. Armed with an effective pre? ventive treatment the department of agriculture hopes to demonstrate a method which can be applied on a larger scale throughout the Infected , regions, so as ? control and eventual? ly to eradicate hog cholera. MOKE MONEY NEEDED. Garrison Asks for a Larger Appropria? tion. Washington. June 19.?Secretary Garrison todav asked the congres sional military committee to guar? antee an additional appropriation to take care of the Union and Confed? erate veterans at the froth anniversary Of the battle of Gettysburg next : month. Those in charge of the celebration notified the secretary that 60,000 vet? erans would be there instead of 40. 000 as at tirst anticipated. To provide tentage, subsistence, medicines and general (are of the increased number about $2,r>,ooo more than the $150,000 appropriated will be needed. Assistant Secretary Hreck enrldgS has gone to Gettysburg to Canvass the situation. KILLED LANDLADY BY MISTAKE. Realising Awfulness of Bitnation Boarder Attempts suicide. Howie, La., June is.?Awakening suddenly from u sound sleep by lmr entrance into his loom, Abraham Blanchard today shot and killed Mrs. IW. L. Walters, proprietress of a local hotel, where Blanchard was a guest. Realising what he had done be turn? ed the weapon upon himself, indict? ing a Wound which will probably prove fatal. Thinking the room un occupied Mrs. Walters went in to h ave some linen. May Hun Dairy Train. Columbia. June 19,?The Southern Railway will probably operate a dairy train through South Carolina this summer. Col. K. .1 w.itson. >t;it. commissioner of agriculture, com? merce and industries, is in receipt of a b tter from c. m. Morgan, who has < harge of the dairy and poultry pub? licity department uf the system, ask? ing ii the train run In Ihla state about a >car ago achieved any material re suits. Colonel Watson said he is ol the opinion that Ihe dalrj exhibitions con? ducted by the Southern were product* ive of much good, and that they were .i stimulus to the farmers of the State In Improved methods of dairying. The A h c ?'lub entertained its members Thursday evening ;?t a pic? nic al Cain's Savannah, practiced) all of the club members being present ami ;i most enioyable evening being spent A picnic supper was serveO and was milt h enjoyed h\ those pres? ent as Hie i ?b- had sharpened their u ppetltes. ENVOYS SPEND IU SV DAY. Japanese ( nil on President ami Talk With Bryan; Vlall Chamber ol Com? merce. Washington, June IV. A call upon President Wilson, a luncheon confer? ence with Secretary Bryan and a visit to th?* headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce of the United states mach* this b buay day for tlie four commercial envoys from japan, hers on a mission of peace. Tim visit to tike White House, though brief, was long enough for i>r. Soy* ? da. who heads the delegation, un? officially to give the president his view of the Calif or n Is alien land sei situation. At the luncheon with Sec? retary Bryan the visitors are said to have talked freely regarding the Cal? ifornia difficulty and tO have given their host a comprehensive resume of their view of conditions in tin- West and also the general feeling in Japan over the passage of the land act. Details ?>f the conference at the chamber of Commerce of the United States were not made public but it is understood that the Japanese envoys laid bet?re the officials the plan to enlist the great commercial bodies of America in an effort to bring about a friendly settlement of the Califor? nia trouble. Two members of the party, Messrs. Shima and Abeko, left today for New York and from there will etturn to their homes on the Pacific coast. Dr. Soyeda and Mr. Kamlya will remain m Washington for several days before going to New York. They have not announced the date of their return to Toyko. EVERETT CAR BURNED. Machine Belonging to lt. C. MeNeal Destroyed by Pure Wednesday Night. An Everett touring car belonging to Mr. R. C. MeNeal, a well known lumber man of this city, was burned up Wednesday night just beyond Fo? cal lo, the steel frame of the car he ing all that was left after the lire had done its work. Mr. MeNeal was out of t >wn today and Inofrmation concerning the ori? gin of the tire could not be obtained. Tile car was in good shape and the loss will prove a "heavy one. EIGHTY WOMEN BURNED. Russians Set Fire to Hum Honshu Women Hrought to Work. St. Petersburg, June 19.?Eighty women were burned to death today by villagers enraged at the importation of cheap girl labor to work on a sugar estate in the iistriet of Piritain in the province of Poltava, southern Russia, according to the Kiev newspaper Liamin. The excited villagers first securely fastened all the means of exit from a wooden barn in which the girls were housed. Ther, they set lire to the building while the inmates Were asleep and all were burned to death without a chance to escape. Secretary to Boon BtehopvlBe's Husd ncss. Leader and Vindicator. j Prof. W. T. McGowan has been en gaged by the Blshopvllls Chamber of Commerce as secretary during the summer months, ami has already en? tered upon his duties. He will inaugu? rate a campaign of publicity to show the advantages of Blshopvllls and Lee county. Efforts will be made to lo? cate sonn industrial enterprises here, but before that can be done the nat? ural resources and inducements of the town and county must be shown to advantage. It is up to every citizen to aid tin* secretary in every way possible, and hasten the work. Car Damaged by Fire. Thursday night about !? o'clock a ear belonging to Dr. P. It O'Neal, caught tire and was somewhat dam? aged before the blaze could be ex? tinguished by tin* chemical engine Which was ordered out from the lire department house for this purpose. It seems that the gasoline had been leaking from the car and dripping on the ground underneath. Someone is supposed to have thrown a light? ed match near the gasoline which caught lire. The wiring of the car M as all that was injured. Omitted from the Honor Holl. Through a mistake in compiling the record the name of l.alla Lee Lu ? ins, sixth grade, Hampton school, was omitted from the recent publication of the city schools honor roll. She has never been tardy during the si\ years she has been in the school, and her name should have been Included in tin- honor loll published. Mistrial in Liquor Case. The case against Sallle McDonald, a negro woman charged with storing liquor, was heard in the Recorder's Court Fridas afternoon, approximate? ly one year after the offence took place The case has been hanging on for nearly a year, and at last came to trial, onlv to result in a mistrial Mr. I >. I? Moise represented ?h? V\ Oiniin, VV bile Ml J II I 'lit loll I Pp| e Rented t in- city. MAU: SUFFRAGETTE INJURED. Weak Minded Man Leap* <>n Rare Track. Ascot, Eng., Juno lt.?The race for the Ascot gold CUP, one of the most coveted prizes of the English turf, was marred today by an accident similar to that which brought the king s horse down in the Derby when Emily Wilding Davidson nought and round death in the cause of the mili? tant suffragettes. In this ease it was a man. Harold Hewitt, who emulated Miss Davidson's feat. According to the Ascot police, Hew? itt was not Conected with the suf? fragettes but was ol unsound mind and of a type peculiarly liable to be carried away by the imitative im? pulse. He suffered the same penalty for his temerity as did Miss Davidson ?a fracture at the base of the wkull . At a lato hour tonight Hewitt wa* lying unconscious in a hospital after undergoing an operation in the for? lorn hope that his life might be saved. King (b orge and Queen Mary, ex King Manuel of Portugal, the crown prince ami crown princess of Sweden, the Duke of Connaught, governor general of Canada, and Princess Particle ami a number of lesser royal? ties were watching the race from the royal stand. Corning down the straight, August Belmont'j famous colt Tracery, a son of Hock Sand, shot into the lead, seemingly assured of an easy victory. Suddenly a man jumped from the tails waiving a red flag with one hand and with the other pointing a revolver at Jockey Whully, who had the mount on Tracery. "Pull up! Pull up! or I'll shoot you!'' the man shouted. Whalley did his best to divert the horse's course but failed. Tracery, striking the man full in the chest with his shoulder, sent him flying several yards. Whalley shot clear out of the saddle but rolled to safety under the rail. Meantime the other horses came thundering on, one of them giving the author of all the trouble, who lay sprawling, a terrible kick on the head in passing. Save for some bruises, Whalley was uninjured, and when the king sent for him he walked stiffly to the royal box to receive congratulations on his j escape. Hewitt is about 50 years of age. j According to the police, he is a cul? tured man and is possessed of inde? pendent means. He had. however, shown evidences of religious mania. He had a diary in which the last en? try was made a few hours before his mad act. It read: "Oh, the wickedness of these races! i If I fail in my intention to stop the gold cup, 1 hope I shall not hurt any of theee jockeys. These races bring out all that is worst in humanity." In another record he refers to his Intention "to give my body as a pn? i test against society convention." The Ascot euP was won by the I year-old Prince Palatine, owned by T. Pltklngton. The race was at two and a half miles, with 3,500 sover? eigns added. tJgW Partisan Leaders' Monument. Columbia, June 2(?.?Permission to erect on the State House grounds a monument to Marion, Pickens and Sumter, the partisan generals of the Revolutionary war, was granted to the central committee of the I). A. R. to? day by the committee on State House and grounds. The committee have fixed on November IS as the date for the unveiling of the monument and will Invite President Wilson to make the address. If another date suits him the unveiling will be made to meet his convenience. The monument will stand opposite Trinity Cii trch and will be erected by funds raised by the D. A. R. The legislature appropriat? ed |2,0of for the base of this monu? ment, the monument is being made in Paris. The committee from the D. A. R. consists of Mr.*. F. Louise Mayes, State regent general: Miss Alice M. Karle, Mrs. Ma I Vina Sarah Waring. Mrs. Sarah Aldi ich Kn hardson and Mrs. Rebecca Pickens Paeon. Oeorge R. Rentbert, "f Columbia, appeared for the committee, the request also being endorsed by Governor Please. Informal Dunce. An informal dance was given in the Armory Hall Thursday evening, danc? ing helm continued until 1 o'clock There were a number of young men ami ladies present to enjoy the oc? casion. Schumacher's orchestra fur? nished delightful music. Miss How man Entert lawn, Miss Molly Bowman entertained a huge number of her young friends Wed nestln) even Ina at bei home on Hampton avenue, the occasion prov? ing a most delightful one for all prea ent. Delightful refreshments were sei v ed. A gill knows what a hat pin is for, but so far as a roiling pin is concern? ed, she will Innocent I) declare that she never s.tvv M pin that Would roll ?Wilmington Star