Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pwgiiAji aadrno*. Mr. and Mr?. E. E. Rembert, ot Rembert, were In the city yesterday. Mies Baaste Trippctt, of Boykln, spent today in the city. Mrs. S. Weinberg and daughter. Miss Helena, of Wedgofleld. are In the city visiting the former's daughter, Miss Rosebud Weinberg, of Winthrop.? Rook Hill Herald. Mr. W. M. Wilson, of 8t. Charles, w** in town on Saturday. Miss Rose Cheyne I? spending the week-end at home from Winthrop CoUofO. Ma. p. L, Shaw, of St Charles, was a vlettot to the city today. Mr. W. a* Alston, of Hagood, spent the day in town. Mise Almee Moore, of Stateburg, was la the city today. Dr. F M. Dwlght, of Wedgefleld. as* a visitor to the city today. Mr. J. M. Chandler returned from Baltimore this morning. Mrs. Chan? dler will reotain la Baltimore for sev? eral weaha longer. MCW TBMAJL m POTTS CASJC An order from Judge J. W. DeVore l? haan received by Clark of Court t. Scarborough In which Judge rora sets aside the vondlct in the \ aase and, orders a ratlqlej ot the T*|s lo the third tin* the oni to trial and the second ttme the r* verdict was sat aside and a new Judge DeVore in his the following reasons for anew trial "Bocauns 1 dp not think the etiSleleot u?on which to base >*,- an^ ki md. "Because I was in error In f< I? nay charga to the jury* thai does not deny the whoa the evidence did not |i Ify each a statement" I' V' ? "'? 1 ? '? - " PK? CUTS SUBSCRIPTIONS. $iS# la tonne to e?P*l m?* Aaiaanla, TfcS ttSilsTlrr ot C imraaroA reports S i su suhso ^wd as a loan to the sum- 11 tat County Soys' Pig and Corn Club sjorksos by the Natfoasi Bank 4>t South Carolina. Laoai Farm Demon- 1 J^JIsaa?v Mul.Ums and hia i are working among the lo- 4 efl ttasjhssa and merchants to eeeure i caooab saawey. as a loan, not as a 1 gift, te svsehase acteen pure bred hogs 1 far Sam pane ant worthy aneV ladest? trie? Soya who want to take up| < attesatSe farming, such es raising pure ' hrodv hog* fattened on, So ml si i coon- j < tf gtaafti earn. 11 ?The? time la sotting short The I SjaMShsW oeyoomsasros wilt gladly take i the astsas ot any hank, hanker, or < Suroter marnhant who will lend I caouaja* ssinsy to . purchase one or i s#ra pare bred hogs. This jatieailSr hew raising wUl be|, conducted wader the direct supervle ion af Dsenaaatrmtor Williams, and 1 Ueraaon College, and the 8amter < ? 'hamber of Commerce are backing j *r. Willissas la his efforts to stimu- ] iaa sat es sat in making this a grain < aad Mvs seech section. The com more Ini organisation gnar- | an teen that every >oy who Is ?aawiii < will become a c narrower of the hank < o> merchant who helps him. Neat tall during the peg and corn show, the aassa a* the bonk, merchant individ? ual who loans the money will bo ad> 11 vertlsed by eaoh boy exhibiting his hogs and. hat corn. -Pre*-*-|t Tuesday, the Sind, at the residence |4 of Mrs. Chas. Single ton on Kendrlck, ( street Mr. John Crouch ot Maoon, Qa., and Mis* Janle Joy aar, were- united In nsartktaa hf Bev. W. E. Thayer of tho -F?rst Sopite* church. The petite bride as Mise .loyner, was one of the efficient employees of the Sumter Elec? trical Company, holding the respon? sible position of electrical tasting. Her rara magnetic ^esaonaUty made her mane; trienda> whoso greatest regret u. giving to tho Worn what tho South loves beet, a noble woman. Mr. Croach has already made quite a namn tor himself ia his proficiency in the railway servico In the far West, whloh wUl be their future home. Af' ter a bridal trip of three weeke they will leave for Wisconsin. Dr. Dunbax. who has boon In charge of the proscription department or Die boon's Drug Store for some time, and who mads many friends while In Manniag. returned last week to his aid homo In Sumter. and Is succeeded by Dr. Champa, of Columbia.?Man? ning Times. Notice. r All persons are warned not to cut wood oa my land or otherwise tres? pass on sams. X. O. OSTF.SX, Jr. ft HRBHOiSKSIN CXMAdSION. |6^W6)| Qelqttgjng to Richard Jone?, Colored, Hilled and Fire Horse In Jered. Saturday evening between 6 and 7 ?'clock a collision occurred between the hose wagon and a wagon driven by Richard Jones, colored, the7 negro's horse being killed and the two fire horaee being badly bruised as a result. The accident occurred at the cor? ner of Main and Dugan streets as the fire wagon was responding to a call of lire from Bee and Manning Ave. The r*tel wagon wee going down Main street end the negro's was on was turn? ing into Mein street from Dugan, al? though he had been warned to stop, according to reports. The two front legs of the negro's horse were broken md the animal hed to b* shot later. "ITank," one of the .ire department horses, beeidet being bruised was in? jured Just undtr his left fort leg, wintrt the theft of the wagon pene? trated tht flesh, and inflicted e huge wound, which he'd to bt fitwtd up by Dr. Morse. "Jeff," tht other fire horte? wet bruited, but otherwise es? caped serious Injury. : Nctwlthttandlng their Injuries trie hortet managed to get up o nd wtnt on to tht Art, which proved to bt only soot burning In tht chimney of a ne? gro house. No damage wet dont by tho blase, which hed died down be fore tht hoee wagons arrived. Deeth. J Med et hit home et Workman last Thursday, Mr. Daniel K. JBppa, a pros? perous farmer of that section. Tho funeral wet conducted by ;ftty. D, A. Phil llpe of Klngttree et Mid W07. The lecuesed It survived by a widow eud tour children ?Manning Tunes. Deeth. - Mire. John Hodge of tho Concord MCtlon of this county died on Thurs ley morning, efter en illness from Pneumonie. The ftineral services end Interment took place Friday morning it Lowls Che pel. Mrs. Hod re Is sur rived by one eon end three daughters. i At TO TRUCK STUCK IN SAND. [dak of Cheim Broke end Fire Ap? paratus West Unable to Proceed. flfcti Ardey efter noon while it wet be ng tented out on Hampton Avenue a ink of the chain on the uutu truck ?roh? end the meohLie was stuck in he Kind there until Huaday morning irhen e new link could be secured. w>n\ Ckereettrin? Mayor Jenninge end :ounoUmen Rowland were on the ruck et the Urne? which wtt plow-* ng it* way through tome of the leeviest tend anywhere about the jlty. The truck wee being given a thor >u#h teet and wa? puJMng the ?teamer Meldst having; en it a fall su? ply of ?ose and a number of men, Including he meetbert ef Council. Just outside >f the sity limlte on Hampton Avenue ?here it a heavy bed of tend and it res here thet the truck wee taken, rhe wheele were unable to catch a rood hold In the tend and the link >reke. At there were no lin ts in -own to fH, one had to be tent tor and samt it Sunday morning* As soon es t wee IHted on the truck promptly mlled out of the tend and came back 0 the Are department houte. How wer, er. Saturday night the. pair of 1 trust hed been tent out to the steam tr and bad pulled It beck to head luarters to be ready In case of lira PORTUGAL FOR WAR. Utile Republic Will Declare Wer on fits tutu j Lisbon, Feb. 26.?War between Por ugal und Germany It imminent. Premier Adotta told the deputies to lay that the best interests of the jountry demand the lapse of the Ger? man treaty ei once. Seventy Ger? man vessels In Portuguese ports end Herman and Austrian supplies have seen seised by the government. Merrlege Idoense Record. (Jetnest to marry have been issued to the following colored couples: Jake Roues end Mitte Gass, Oswego: Wilson Bsnkuntn and Rebec oa Campbell, Ru utter; John MeLeed and Pauline MeLeod, Sumter. ?tllllU OOTTON MARJUOT. Oseraeted Dally by stated Field. Got? ten, Bayer. Good Middling 11 3-1. Strict Middling 11 1-8 Middling 10 7-1. Strict lx>w Middling 10 3-8. Low Middling ? 7-1. Staple cotton IS to 16s. MeSW YORK COTTON MARKET. Ycet'dys Open High Low Close does Mch . .11.18 11.20 11.10 11.16 11.1? May . .1 1.35 11.38 11.26 11.32 11.31 July . .11.54 11.58 11.44 11.52 11.51 Oct . ? .11.74 11.75 11.68 11.71 11.70 Dec. ? .11.66 11.86 11.76 11.86 11.84 GERMANY ASSURES \ UNITED STATES THAT IT WILL ABIDE BY PROMISES. Count von Bernstorff Instructed by His Government to Present Teuton? ic Views on Armed Merchantmen to state Department. Washington, Feb. 27.?Germany has Instructed Count von Bernstorff to in? form the United States government* that the assurances regarding the fu? ture conduct of submarine warfare, given in the Lusitania and Arabic cases, still are binding, but that they apply only to merchantmen of a peaceful character. The German gov? ernment is understood to contend that armed merchantmen have, without regard to the nature of their arma? ment, shown themselves not to be peaceful, and therefore are 'subject to destruction without warning. The instructions direct the German ambassador particularly to tell Secre? tary Lansing that British merchant? men armed ostensibly only for de? fense carry guns for the special pur? pose of attacking German submarines. To support this claim the Berlin for? eign office has sent the ambassador for presentation to the state depart ment a list of at least 20 instances where it Is claimed British merchant ships have attacked submarines. Confidential advices from Berlin state that German and Austrian sub? marine commanders have received their new orders and that from mid? night Tuesday they are authorised to sink without warning all armed mer? chant ships of Germany's enemies. It was said also that r.any of the sub? marines probably had left their bases on cruises, and that even should the United States request the postponing of the opening of the campaign it -would be impossible to get word to many of the submersibles. While Count von Bernstorff declined to dis? cuss the instructions from Berlin, it is believed the ambassador, will pre? sent them orally to Secretary Lansing tomorrow. They will not, it was said, take the form of a note unless Sec? retary 'Lansing desires It. The Ger? man ambassador will lay much stress upon assurances regarding tho arm? ing of merchant ships which were i given to the United States by Great Britain in a memorandum signed by i Sir Cecil SprlnK-Itice. tho British am- . bossaittir, on AugUSl '2b, 191G. In this the British ambassador wrote the fol- j lowin?: "I have been instructed at the same lime by his majesty s principal sec- : rotary of state for foreign affairs to give the United States government the fullest assurances that British mer? chantmen will never be used for pur? poses ot attack, that they are merely , peaceful traders armed only for de- i fense, and that they will never Are i unless first fired upon and that they < will never under any circumstances i attack any vessel." Germany claims that Great Britain ; has deliberately violated these assur- 1 ances, and Secretary Lansing will be j so informed. i . Ambassador von Bernstorff's atten- j tion also has been directed to the j American memorandum of September 1?, 1914, to port authorities which de- j fine for their benefit defensive arma- i ment. In this document it was stated that "the presence of armament 1 and ammunition on a merchant vessel creates the presumption that the armament is for offensive pur? poses, but the owners or agents may overcomo this presumption by evi? dence showing that the vessel carries armament solely for defensive pur? poses." The Berlin government is said to realize that should It sink an armed ship, upon it will rest the burden of proof regarding guns, but to contend that upon the government owning the ship would fall the burden of proof regarding the non-offensive character of the armament. Ambassador von Bernstorff is un? derstood to have been given no in? structions to request from the United States a definition of what it considers defensive armament. Ho is under? stood, however, to have prepared to discuss the question with Secretary Utnslng should It be brought up. In this connection confidential ad? vices from Berlin indicate that tho Gorman government might bo willing to treat as peaceful merchantmen ships with armament so light and so placed that it could not possibly be used offensively. For instance, it was intimated that Germany might, should the United States Insist upon It, agree to ?rant immunity to vessels armed with a sinKlo one-pound, placed on the stern, and so arranged that it could swing not more than 35 to 40 | degrees. The ambassador also Is understood to have been instruoted to eall to Sec? retary Lansing's attention the fact that French ships are not armed and that consequently tho Herlin govern? ment considers the chances of diffi? culties with the United States as a re? sult of the new policy are remote Tho attitude of the United States probably will uwt bo made known at once. Much depends upon the con? tent? of the appendices to the German memorandum which are claimed to contain copies of alleged confidential instructions to masters of British merchantmen. The principal assurance given in the Luditania case read as follows: "Liners will not be sunk without warning by our submarines and with? out safety of the lives of non-com? batants, provided that the liners do not try to escape or offer resistance.' The contention of the Berlin gov? ernment is represented as being that all defensively armed British mer? chantmen are prepared and instruct d not only to resist, but to attack. Consequently, it is argued the new policy toward armed ships squares with international law, the German view being that if the British mer? chant ships have been instructed to violate and do violate the 1 v as in? terpreted by the United St. is, Ger? many is justified in taking measures in retaliation. It is understood that the Austro Hungarian embassy here has receiv? ed advices somewhat similar to those sent to Count von Bernstorff. It :ould not be learned tonight whether Baron Erich Zwiedinek, charge of the embassy, ,-ould call upon Secre? tary Lansing and inform him of the position of his government, which differs slightly from that of Germany, because .of the fact that virtually all Italian ships are armed, although those leaving American ports do so under pledge that they will not use their guns when warned by a sub? marine. Germany, not being at war with Italy, has no particular interest in Italian ships. The state department holds that an unarmed ship and a ship armed for defensive purposes are in identically the same class and must be treated accordingly. O file la Is of the depart ment have Indicated a willingness to discuss with the central European powers the question of what may properly be considered defensive armament, and there have been inti? mations that the government was con? sidering revising its instructions to port authorities in this regard. Spartanburg, Feb. 26.?Judge Thos. S. Sense today signed an order requir? ing the Chick Springs Company to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed, the order being return? able before Judge H. F. Rice March 1. The gei.eral assembly has at last !>n?>od a law for the registration 6( land titles under conditions BOjneWhal akin to the Torrens system. Wo have not yet had opportunity to examine the text of the law; but from what we have seen of it, we can hardly promise that it amounts to much more than a start. We say this for the rea? son that it does not in any way repeal or reform existing laws on the subject of land titles; but leaves those inter? ested in transactions involving titles the option of adhering to the old sys? tem or adopting the new. New York, North Carolina and other States that have enacted modifications of the Tor rens system into law have done the same thing, and as the lawyers natu? rally prefer to hold to the old plan and gave their advice accordingly, the new plan has not yet made any con siderable headway. Under the cir? cumstances, there is no reason to ex pect anything different in this State. The best that is to be said of the new law probably is that it is something of a start in the direction of a badly needed reform; but as to whether it will ever amount to more than a start will depend upon the developments of the future. We aro not particularly hopeful about the matter?not as hopeful as we would have been had the whole subject been the occasion of a \ong drawn out fight somewhat In keeping with the great interests in volved.?Yorkville Enquirer. RECORD OF THE PAST. No Stronger Evidence Can be Had in Sumter. Look well to their record. What they have done many times in years gone by |g the best guarantee of fu ture'results. Anyone with a bad back; any reader suffering from urinary troubles, from kidney ills, should find comforting words in the following statement: Mrs. F. J. Phillips, 117 Kendrlck street, Sumter, says: "I had a con? stant, dull pain in the small of my baok that kept me from resting well. I could not stoop or lift without se? vere pains. Since using Doan's Kid? ney Pills my back has stopped ach? ing. I have been able to rest better and have Improved In every way. (Statement given Jan. 9, 1911.) Still Uses Roan's. I On January 13. 1915, Mrs. Phillips said; "I ?tili take Doan's Kidney ! Pills and they keep my kidneys In fine shape. They never lull to relieve me. j Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't ' pimply ask for a kidney remedy?get , Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrs. Phillips has twice publicly rec [ommpndcdi Fostcr-Mllburn Co., Props. Buffalo, M. Y.?Adst. C2G) DYNAMITE BLOWS UP HOUSE. Roof Lifted From Above Sleeping Fumily; Xo One Hurt. Johnston, Feb. 27.?An explosion occurred a few miles from town Fri? day night at 8 o'clock in the home of Little Mike Herlong. In an adjoining room from where the family were sleeping had been placed seventeen sticks of dynamite and 72 caps. A short while after the family retired the explosion took place, demolishing the house that was a three-room cot? tage, making it uninhabitable. The family escaped unhurt. Mr. Herlong cannot tell how the explosion occur? red, as there was no one occupying the room in which the dynamite had been placed. Washington, Feb. 26.?Congressman James F. Byrnes, when asked about a statement in The News and Courier of yesterday in reference to his being urged as a candidate for governor, said that he had no idea of becoming so, but would be a candidate to suc? ceed himself in congress. PIANO FOR SCHOOL. I la I/oil Improvement Association Does Good Work. Dalzell, Feb. 27.?The Dalzell Graded School Improvement associa? tion has recently purchased a piano for the school. The school Is a pro? gressive one in a live community. There are 95 pupils enrolled and a good attendance 1* maintained, some traveling regularly a distance of six miles by means of the school wagon. I Geo. H. Hurst, Pre* pt Attention ts Osf sr Nit, ht Calls AT I. 0. Cral| Oltf Stan*, M. Sals Phone* S^Stti The Bailey ?Lebby Company Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies, AUTOMOBILE TIRES AND ACCESSORIES. AGENTS FOR the u s tire CELEBRATED G. & J. TIRES. company's CHARLESTON, 3. C. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, duccetsors to Booth SbuUr Lumber Ac Supply Co. G*o. Epperson'* Old Stexrvd Opp. Court House The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, *nu Surplus. Correct Time ami Correct Methods Resources $905,006.00 We want 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be among them. C. 6. ROWLAND, G. L. WARREN, Pres. Cash'r. ? ? H ???????????? N M H M ? ? ? ? M M ? ? ? H H M H M ? fjt M ? t 1 You Get Them All Here j| You are entitled to every co?rtesy and # consideration from the financial institu? tion with which you do business. This you get at f The Finft National Bank Together with Efficiency ?+????+??? ? ? M M ? ? M ? ? ? ? M ? ? ? ? ? f ?MM^MMMUMMMJi; l_ i i ?gg-gggg , ,, i ?? X ni*iH4IMHHHIMIHMMnHMHMIMM $23.15 New Orleans. $18 95 Mobile, $18.30 Pensacola. MARDI-GRAS Tickets on sale February 28th to March 6th, inclu? sive, limited until March 17th. Extension of final limit may be secured until April 3rd by payment of fee of $1.00 and deposit of ticket with Special Agent. Through sleeping cars Wilmington and Florence to Atlanta, connecting with through dining car train for Mobile and New Orleans. For reservations and information. Atlantic Coast Line 44 The Standard Railroad of The South" O. V. Player, Agent, Sumter, S C.