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PAGES 3 TO 6. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1902. PAGES3TO6 ARU,CE-NS.URED Tiuimas h McLaurin Together Fact the Music PUNISI.PU(ILISTIC PkOCLIVITIE! Both Sesators .Oiven a Parlamentar3 Scolitlg and Restored to Fellow. shipTir ?Atate. Wasi gtdn, NeciaL-Senators Mc r Lanurir JIllman, of South Caro lina, riday were severely cen.ured b3 the Uiiite& States Senate. The admin 1stratl, i "the censure 'grew out o: the sena'ation:al. personal encounter be tween the'W Senators on the floor o: the Senattlast"Saturday during thi considgation .of the Philippine tarif bill. the ~adoption of the resolutioi of ceb i*ibIiably closes the incident so far as official action of the Senate is Im )I after thb Senate conven ed Mbr " ows chalrmau- of the com mittee on i reges aud elections, 't Which-ht A IlIman . cOntro versy: bad bee- referred, reported tha ' i'esolution of censure framed by a ma jority of the committee. Accompany lug ttg.eolut4on was a .report narra ting the ev ets which led up to thi light betwen the two Seiators and set ting out,"t comelusions of the maJbri ty. A brief statement was presente( -by Senators Bailey, Blackburn, Pettus M. J.-+.oster and Dubois, Democratit mebers of the comsmittee, dissentinj r conclusions of the majority 'he .agre3 ever, to the resolutioi ofere -iaority report was pre sented ;bySe ors McComas, Bever idge and rrehard, Republicans, vhc maintained that the adoption of a reso lutiounof, eensure was -.not sufficien1 Priactialy there was nc debate e0 the +eeGltion. although Mr Giai 1 a'la of Connecti . eut, n S ideat ief statenaent that thetesrtign was not quiteaati psie 4ae . 'T 12. When Mr. Tltma a's name was callei he added now s nsation to the pro eeedings and saytng with ill .conea eeiiotiofn: "Among gen#lemei an apology for an- offense committe< under .heat of blood is usually consid. ered sumctent When the senate was called to ordei a notably large attendance of se-ntori was on the floos aad the galleries were thronged. Both Senators McLaurin anc Tillman.of Seoth Carolina were in thei seats. Grat Interest wat manifested b3 senators on the floor and by spectator in;the galleries in the reading of the jo rneI which..contined the protest, of Mr, Tillman against not being per mitted.to vote while under the ban of the senatp's order of contempt. Mr. Bui-r-bws of Michigan, chairmar of the committee on privilege'; an1 elections, presented the followin:; reso ]utionl which had been formulated b: that committee. "That it ijs 'the judgment.of the sen ote that the senators froma SoutCara. MdcLaurin, frdisorderly resavir an: senate d.uing the open session of th< senate en the 22nd clay of Februaory inst., deserve the censure of the senate nnd they are hereby censured for the.; breach of the privileges and dignity oi *this body; and from and afW the adop tion of this resolution ,bder ad judging them in contempt f the sen. ate shall be no longer in force and effect." Mr. Burrows presented the request o: the majority of. the committee whici was read. REPORT OF THE MAJORITY. The report recited the history of the L,altercatio,n in the senate and quoted1 X---the language t-hen used by the c.frend ers. All agreed to this statement. The report then continued as fol lows: "The majority of the committee are or opinion that the legal effect of ad judging these senators in contempt 1f * the senate was to suspend their func tions as senat ors and that such punish ment for disorderly behavior is clearly within the power of the senate but the conclusion they have reached makes it unnecessary to discuss this questio-1. *The offenses committed by the two senators were not in the oupinion of a News in Paragraphs. Tihe Ohio House of Representatives declared in favor of the election of United States Senators by a direct of the people. Miss Elizabeth Chew Williams, of Baltimore, was elected a vice presi dent general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Vera and Charles Loner, orphans, were burned to death at Worcester, Mass. A statue to John Burns, a hero of Gettysburg, has been erected on the battlefld. Secretary Hay and Lord Paunce fote exchanged final ratification of +ha isthmi!an canal treaty. BY TilE SENATE. i majority of the committee, of equal gravity. "Mr: McLaurin did not commence the encounter but:only stood in his place at his desk, where he was speaking and resisted the attack that was made apon him. In other words his offense was confined to the use of unparillamentary language, for which he had unusual provocation. Nevertheless, his offense was a violation of the rules of the sen ate of so serious a character that in the opinibn of the committee it should be condemned. THE GREATER OFFENSE. "In the case of Mr. Tillman, the record shows that the altercation was commenced by the charge he made against Mr. McLaurin. Such a charge is inexacusa,ble, except in connection with a resolution to investigate. Mr. Tillman not orly made the charge without any avowal of purpose to in vestigate but also disclaiming knowl edge of evidence to establish the of fense and this he said after the charge had been specifically and unqualifiedly denied by Mr. McLaurin: "Such a charge, under any circum sances, would be resented by any man worthy to be a senator; but, made as it - was -in this instance, its offensiveness was,greatly. Intesifiedr This feature ofth1s offense; ooupled' with the fact that.h. alo cpmmeaced theeencounter by quitting h.is. seat .some. distance away from' Mr. McLaurin, and; rushin; violently upon him, struck him in face, makes the cause one of such e:. ceptional -risbehavior that a majority of the committee are of the opinion tla'is offense was of such greater gravity than that of M'r. McLaurin. CANNOT GRADE THE CENSURE. The penalty of a censure by the senate in the nature of things muot vary in actual severity In proportion to the. public sense of the gravity of the offense of which the offender has been adjudged guilty. Therefore, notwith standing the fact that. in the cpinicn of a majority of the committee there is a difference In the gravity of the of fenses.under consideration your com mittee are of the opinion that public I good and the dignity of the senate wiil be alike best promoted and protected. so far as this particular case is con cerned, by imposing upon each senator by formal vote the censure vf the sen . ate for the offense by him committed and=therefore, recommend the adop tion of theresolution3 ' At-.hig :e5acust&dMZf the -rnrdin'g'o4 f the majority report, Mr. Bailey of Tex as, offered the following statement as represent-.ng the vidws of himself and four other senators: MILD DEMOCRATIC DISSENT. "We dissent from so mush of the re . port of the committee as asserts the pqwer of the senate to suspend a sen ator and thus deprive a State of its vote, and so much as, describes the nf I fenses of the senators as of different gravity; but we approve the resolu tion reported." The report of the minority of the committee then was read. In this statement the senators sign ing it say that while they accept the statement of the case as made in the pldncipal report they do not agree with the majority of the committee as to the punishment proposed by the ma jority. They then say: REPUBLICAN MINIORITY NOT SAT tISFIED. "The junior senator from South Car olina is guilty of unparliamentary lan guage. The senior senator from South Carolina is guilty of physical violence. Neither in the statutes of any State or in the common opinion of mankind are these two offenses the same. The slight est fcorm of punishment is a reprimand or censure. It is tho latter which the majority proposes to inflict for two of fenses differin.g in character and grav ity. The minoity of the committee are of th'e opinion that this punishment is adequate, and that to ignore the differ once between the offenses is unjust. The minoi-ity of the committee is of the opinion that suspension of the two.of fending senators from their senato,rirl privileges heretofore inflicted should now be formally adjudged a.nd contin ued for different periods of time." SThe report concludes by recommnend.g ing that Senator McIauri-n be.suspejida. ed from his functions as a senator fcY five days and that Senator TIl1m4n be suspended for twenty days. Mr.Pritchard's adoption to4he above statement is in the following language "I concur in all the foregoing iie except as to the punishment of 't junicr senator from South Carolin a.t is my opinion that thepunishment ln, has already suffered is adequa estag offense. I make no recommendaton as to the punishment to be 'impd%ed on the senior senator from> South Caro lina." iMPORTANT FOR THE RECORD. Mr. Bacon called attention to what he considered an important omission in the narrative of the majority: con currences of last Saturda.v. There was President to Determine. Washington, Special. - President Roosevelt has an appointment with a committee of Charleston citizens who are coming here to urge that he visit the exp)osition. At that time the ex pectation is that a final determina tion will be reached by the Presider as to whether he will go to Charle:; ton or not. He is very anxious to do this and has not abandoned his origi nal purpose to do so, which was on; prevented by the serious illness of Theodore, Jr. He probably will con sult the Charleston committee regard ing thc effect of the Tillman dinner invitation episode and then decide whether he will carry out his cherish ed1 wish._ no official record of the proceedings I the secret legislative session, he said but some of the salient facts ought t be brought out. He said that the sE nior senator from South Carolina (Mi Tillman) had expressed his desir through the senator from Kentuck (Mr. B;ackburn) to make public ac knowledgment of his error and to apo ogize to the senate. The junior senate from South Carolina (Mr. McLaurin had expressed the same desire throug him (Mr. Bacon). He deemed it in portant that these facts should b made a part of the record. THE McLAURIN'S WOULDN'T VOTE. When the name of Mr. Mclaurin < Mississippi was reached in the coll cal he said: "Being related by kinship to one c the senators involved, I ask to be ex cused from voting." The request was granted. Mr. McLaurin of South Carolina, on of the offending senators, said In re sponse to his name, which had been re stored to the roll: "I refrain fron voting for obvious reasons." When Mr. Tillman's name was calle he rose deliberately. Every eye in th chamber was fixed upon him. His fac was stern and set and he was pale a a sheet. Evidently he was laborin under great emotion. "Among gentlemen," said he, slowl: and his words were heard distinctly i the uttermost parts of the chambe: "an apology for an offense committe under the heat of blood is ~usually con sid"red' srfficient." Then he resumed his seat amid gasp of * astonishment among senators an spectators. Mr. Burrows hastened to the desk < t e official stenographers and directe t at Mr. Tillman's words be writte out at once. At the conclusion of the roll call bu before the announcement of the vot( Mr. Kean of New Jersey, who had vc ted for the resolution, addressing th president pro tem, changed his vote i the following statement: KEAN CHANGES HIS VOTE. "Having heard the senator fccn South Carolina (Mr. Tillman) agai insult tha senate, I change my vot from aye to no." The resolution was adopted, 54 to i: the detailed vote being as follows: Yeas.-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Ba: icy,- Bard, Bate, Berry, Blackburx Burrows, Carmack, Clark of Montant y Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Cullom, De pew, Dillingham, Dolliver, Dubois, E kins, Fairbanks, Fccaker, Faster 'c Louisiana, Frye, Gallinger, Gibsoi Hansborough, Harris, Hawley, laoa Keasa. e, Money, Nelson, Patterson, - Perkin: IPettus, PTat4 of.Connecticut, Quarle Rawlins, Sirmons, Stewart, Ta?aiferr< Teller, Turner, Vest, Warren, We more.-54. Neys.-Beveridge, Clark of Wyon ing, Deboe, Dietrich, Foster of Wash ington, Kean, Kittridge, McComa Millard, Pritchard, Proctor, Scott.-I BEN COOLS QUICKLY. - As soon as the vote was announce Mr. Burrows demanded that the state ment of Mr. Tillman made during th rroll call be read to the senate. Scarce ly had the clerk concluded the read ing when Mr. Tillman, addressing th president, said: "The words uttered by me were no intended to be offensive, and if the were so considered I very gladl withdraw them." As Mr. Burrows was about to ac dress the senate Mr. .Teller said: ''The senator from South Ca'rolin was nct called to order by anybody. think we had better proceed." Mr. Burrows explained that he ha h ad no pportunity during the roll ca to (direct the senate's attention to M: Tilman's words. The chair (Mr. Frye said: ''The senator has withdrawn the rt marks. Is there objection on the pat of the senate to their withdrawal?" IT GOES ON THE RECORD. "I1 object, Mr. President," insiste Mr. Dietrich, (Rep.) of Nebraska. The effect of the objection is to corpgrate Mr. Tillman's statemen4 the recorid of the proceedings. The senate adopted the conferenc report on the permanent census bi and then began consideration of th IIrrigation measure. Mr. Clark of WI oming delivered a speech in support c the measure. F.or. a time later th idered the omnibus ce ,l not, dispose of It befo td i;.~' ito Flood. Mactn, G , 1,.-The Ocmu gee river is as high as the record an there has been much destruction c property. Half a dozen houses nea tAstream have been swept into th d. Six Kvepwere 3aved with grea dime ty. The ,C -Park is inuc dat -heMacW ',)ublin and Sc vannah bridge Is. in danger. Train on the Georgia Southern and Florid 'have had to proceed over tracks coa ered with water'and the Souther: trains are unable to use their ow; tracks south of Macon. Gloes Thro~ugha Bri dge. Griffin, Ga., Special.--A Southboun passenger thain on the Columbi branch of the Southern Railway, wer through a trestle into a creek at mii night, near Zetella, Ga. The followin were killed: A. F. Matthews, eng neer Columbus, Ga.; I. L. Hill. has gageman, Colummus, Ga.; ILeo. C Murray, mail clerk, Atlanta; Isaa McDowell, fireman, Columbus, Gc Several passengers were injured bu none fatally. The structure had bee weakened by the heavy rains an three bents of the bridge gave wa.1 The train was running cautiously an was not making over eight miles a: hour. The first class coach was th only car that did not go into the wasi out. GETTING RED 1101 The Jim Iillman-Roosevelt-Jenkins Sword Matter r 3 GROWS IN INTEREST DAY BY DAY. Major Jenkins Declines the Sword Governor McSweeney Takes a Hand -Also Exposition Managers. The Tillman-Roosevelt-Jenkins con . troversy grows in interest A fund was secured by subscriptions to have made and engraved for Major M. J. Jen e kins, who won great honors at Santi - ago, a beautiful sword. President a Roosevelt had been invited to present the sword during his visit to Charles ton, and had accepted the invitation. e After the invitation to Senator Till s man to the President's dinner to E Prince Henry had been withdrawn, Col. James Tillman wired the Presi dent to withdraw his acceptance of the invitation to make the presenta tion. The remainder of the episode to date is. told in. the following dis s patches: Exposition Managers Act. Charleston, Special.-At the meeting of the board of directors-of the Exposi a tion Company, Colonel J. H. Tillman's message to President Roosevelt was t fully discussed and the 'following reso lutions unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the president of the e Exposition Company be, and he is here by requested to communicate as once with His Excellency, Theod re Roose a ve,t, the President of the Urited States ? and extend to him the cordial greeting e and good wishes of this board of direc tors, with assurances that we look for ward to his promised visit to the expo siti,on with the greatest pleasure and that-he will receive from our people the warmest welcome. "Resol'ed, further,. That the Presi dent be informed that the board of di f rectors deny any responsibility for tlie recent c unication made'by Colr X TII to President Rodsevelt, an4 -' em ee was appited . the ' board of rs to, convey tsh on" , to PresidL Roosevelt. The 1ty 'un cil will h d a special meetig to take action in his matter. ; Colonel iman wa# interviewed at his home Edgeflekd"by a correspond ent of 'ews and Courier and said: "I do n opose to be placed in the light, bpl conduct of having been the cau President Roosevelt's de d cision ti attend the Charleston Ex position. -. am in no way connected e with the exposition, officially or other - wise." - fla. Jenkins Declines. e Warrenton, Va., Special.-Major Micah J. -Jenkins has dalined to ac t cept the sword which it was proposed to present to him at Charleston; S. C., when the president visited that - place. Maor Jenkins. who is a mem ber of the faculty of Bethel military Sacademy hlere, has sent the following telegram to Lieutenant Governor Till d man, of. South Carolina: 1 "Lieutenant Governor James H. -Tillman, Columbia, S. C.-You are )represented in the press as having telegraphed President Roosevelt at - the request of subscribers to the t sword ~recently offered me through you, requesting him to withdraw ac ceigne to present same. If this is ~so, Lmrust decline under 44ese cir ees to accept1,the sword . you for personal kindness mit~ atter, I am, truly yours. 'Ison WMkPresent Swer&g9 Caarleston, , Sfa Presl ent e Roosevelt will- e ~le -of Charleston to r seia aiM,icah Jenkins a sword on fdgE of fbe citi e ze here. A nioteme~ .was started s to this end Saturday , was hal - from considerations .pogible barrassment to Majort enkins. in -view of his action in declining to ac cept the sword purposed for:ghitby Lieutenant Governor Tillman, -*the l movement here is released. Already nearly half the amount wanted has f been subscribed and by Monday prob - ably the order for the sword will be given. t Supplementary to the resolution passed by the exposition board of ~directors Friday night renewing the invitation to President Roo.seveit. to visi.t the city of Charleston and 'also dislaiming any responsibility and sympathy for Lie tenant Governor Tillmnan'S action ixf'egard to the pre sentation of a swor*to Major Jenkins, the city council piissed resolutions repeating the invita i~jready, ex tended by the city a, bointed a special committee to present the reso lutions to President Roosevelt, and tto express to him the earnest desire. -of the people of Charleston that he visit the city. -. Warns the President. -New York, Special.-The Times of Sunday says that Senator Benjamin -R. Tillman, of South Carolina. was a t caller on Senator Platt, on Fifth ave nue Saturday. The talk Iashed er i half an hour. One of tjet'prin a - topics of conversation was the i posed visit of President Roosevel to 1 the Charleston exposition. * Senator Tillman is said to have been -very explicit in his assertion that it would not be politic for ?resident Roosevelt to make a visit to South Carolina, owing to the state of public feeling there over the McLaurin-Till man incident and the withdrawal of President Roosevelt's invitation to the Senator to meet Prince Henry at the dinner at the White House, which was followed by the telegram from Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of South Carolina, canceling the invita tion to the president to present a sword to Major M. Jenkins. Senator Platt, when asked about the conver sation, said: "I have had a talk with Senator Tilman The facts which he has brought to my attention will be laid before President Roosevelt. I shall advise the president not to visit Charleston." Tillman Denies. New York, Special.-The Times of Monday says: Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who was in the city Sunday night, ridiculed the idea that President Roosevelt would invite danger in the event of his going to Charleston. To a New York Times re porter he ,declared that there was no truth in the statement that he had called on Senator Platt, on Saturday, and advised him to warn the Presi dent not to go to South Carolina. "I did not reach New York until 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon," said he. "Conse :uently I was not in New York yes terday. I did not therefore see Sena tor Platt, nor do I intend to see him." "Do you think the President would be in danger of his life if he visits Charleston?" was asked. "Oh! Oh, mercy!" the Senator re plied. "I am sure he would be treated with the utmost courtesy." The Times will also say Senator Platt denies having received a call from Senator Tillman. Tillman's Letter Not Worrying the President. Washington, Special.-Ex-Senator M. C. Butler, of - South Carolina, called upon the President to express the earnest hope that the Tillman McLaurin episode and the letter of Lieutenant Governor Tillman would not interfere with his plans for visit ing the Charleston exposition. Sena tor Butler told the president the ac tion of Lieutenant Governor Tillman was not approved"; the people of South Carolina. The president re plied that Lieutenant Governor Till man's letter would have no effect upon his course, but did not say defi nitely whether he propos* to make the trip to Charleston or''Tot. Roosevelt to McSweeney. Columbia, Sp?cil.-"Pray accept to Governor McSweeney Ib the latest In the Jenkins-Tillman affair. The governor's telegram to the president has not been made public, but its drift can be surmised. In his statement Lieutenant Gov ernor Tillman detailed how be had nvited Governor .McSweeney to sub scribe to the Jenkins sword fund, and the governor had declined on the ground of being unable to afford it. Qovernor McSweeney says: "This is a nistake. Lieutenant Governor Till nan did not ask me for any contribu :ion for the Jenkins sword fund, nor was I asked by any one else to con ribute to that fund." A Fight Between Policemen and- Riot Paris, By Cable.-Following an ex citing meeting of the employed held Sunday morning' at the labor ex change, the agitators' attempted to hold an out-door meeting in the Place de la Republique. A fight with the police ensued, in which eleven police men were severely injured and a score more sustained bruises.- A num ber of the rioters were injured and twenty were placed under arrest. The Million Bale riark Re-ched. Savannah, Ga., Special.-The zotton receipts at this port since September , 1901, the beginning of the cotton gear passed the one-million-bale mark Thursday. The gross receipts up to and including Thursday are 1,001,964; ot receipts 1,001.509. This is about ne month in advance of the million mark last; season, and the earliest ie port has ever touched the seven igure mark. Cotton men say it means that the crop is being marketed more apidly than last year. -Railroad Sold. Nashvile, Special.-The sale cf the ashville & Knoxville Railroad to the [ennessee Central has been con.sum nated, acc'ording to a telegram re eived from President Shepley, of the [nion Trust Company, of St. L,ouis. The message says a payment of 5500, 00 was made today and o11. the Nash ille & Knoxville securities have passed nto the hands of the Central trustees. The Nashville & Knoxville evtends rom Monterey to Lebanon, Tennl., 110 miles, and is the essential link in the proposed Tennessee Central system. Minor Mention. It is said that the Northern Securi ties Company can nullify the effect of Attorney General Knox's suit by getting a foreign charter. Charles F. Jones continued his tes timony in the trial of Albert T. Pat rick, accused of murdering William Marsh Rice in New York. The Interstate Trust Company was hartered at Trenton, N. J., with pad,.powers. Applicatiof was made before Judge mory at Newark, N. J., by stock olders of ~eDistilling Company of America, seek to examine thej PRINCE IN TIlE SOUTH Emperor's Brother Royally Received ia Dixie. SCENES AND INCIDENTS BY WAY. Received an Ovation Everywhere Presented a Walking Cane From (len. Jackson's Old Home. Indianapolis, Special.-Prince Henry of Prussia went up Lookout Mountain Sunday and after viewing the ground where the' Union and Confederate armies met in conflict and hearing afresh the story of the battles, re sumed his journey to the North and West. Leaving Chattanooga over the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railroad, his train ran through a cor ner of Alabama, and then turning to the north hurried across Tennessee with a short stop at Nashville, through to Louisville and Bowling Green, and up into Indiana to another brief halt at Indianapolis. At Indianapolis the course was changed to the westward again and on the tracks of the Van dalina Line, his train tonight is on the reach for St. Louis. His reception in the South was hospitable and demon ;;:rative. The negroes manifested great cariosity as to the Prince and they . amused him. He heard them sing at Nash'ville, and was greatly pleased at the experience. It was the Glee. Club of Fisk University that sang and at the close he asked the young woman who led them to come into his car. He shook hands with her and congratula ted her. There was a great crowd at Chattanooga and the- Prince was given a.souvenir. Nashville also made a - demonstration of friendliness, as did Louisville and Indianapolis. At every station along the roz*a, the people gathered to salute - 'chefers. There .was much :nhsemover Ad - miral Evans as well.' Brief though it R was, Prince Henry wa delighted wth - his Southern tour,ad' as he was,lea:re . ing Nashville, h said: "Thepeopl have ' aitann~er;^'nd ' .:e." appreciate it. I wish they might all know how thankful- I am." - The Welcome at Nashville. Nashville, Special.-Prince Henry of Prussia spent 15 minutes In Nashville day aftetnoon, arriving here over e Nashvillgh4tanooga & St. Louis road, at 2:00 a'cloc1, and departing ov er the Louisville & Nashville for Louisville It 2:45. Ten thousand.men, women anl children crowded the union station and railroad yards for a sight of the royal visitor and accorded him a most cordial reception. The Prince. did not leave his car, but from the back platform smiled his acknowledgments of the demonstrations in his honor. He - made no speech, a hearty 'Thank you!" "Thank you!" being the,substance of his reply to the welcoming address of Mayor I. M. Head. During the stop here the desire expressed by the Prince to hear some of the old plantation .negro. songs of the South was gratified, the negro jubilee singers from Fish Uni- - versity singing three of tho.se tuneful melodies to the manifest enjoymnent of > the Prince. One of the singingers was a. member of the organization. when it made a tour of Europe some yeers ago and having been told that, . Prince Henry, after the first song, reached over and shook hands with him,. mak ing reference to the visit to Berlin. His Royal Higness asked Governor Mc Millin, who was standing by him, what the purport of the songs was. "They are revival songs," replied the Governor. "What are revival songs" queried the Prince, and the Governor entered Into an explanatory remark concerning. the old-time negro's picturesque faith and customs, A large committee of distinguished citizens, State, city and county officials, headed by Governor McMillin ana Mayor Head, was on hand to -welcome the royal visitor formally. As the spe cial pulled in a band struck up, but the loud cheers of the crowd almost,.drown ed its notes. The Prince appeared touching his cap in recognition, and. Ene special-committee boarded the car. After the usual formalities, Mayor Head delivered his welcoming speech, during which he presented a hickory cane from "The Hermitage," And~rew Jackson's old home. The cane is silver mounted. On the top of the handle is engraved a front view of "The Hermi tage" and lower down this inscription: "Presented to His Royal Highness. Prince Henry of Prussia. as a souvenir from The Hermitage, the home of An drew Jac~kson, March 2d. 1902." A harAsome floral design was also presented on behalf of the German American nociety of Nashville. In ad dition, the mayor's address enrolled on pachment, was pr-esented as a sou venir. It Is illustrated in German col-4 ors, bears the German seal in one cor ner and the seal of the United States in another, the whole surmounted by the German standard and the United States Intertwined. The Prince said but few words in re ply, expressing himself as highly grat ified over his reception. He said he re gretted that he could not meet and shake hands with all the people and asked the mayor to thank them f6r him. The musical programme followedq and promptly on -^ -'--e time the train pIled out for .Louisville, the Prince and other members of the part sandingo n th a platform.+ __