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.T,.^. ? .-V II PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK. PITS 1 ^ TEE EST 1 ONDBPO?rrs ACCOUNTS..; " SC M CITED L. C, HAYNS. . PS .?-SIDBNT.'* . Chas. (. ?.?vy?rd, % RESOUT BCES OVER Sl.OOO.COO VOL.72. THE NATIONAL BANK? ?f AUGUSTA, GA. L. C. EAYNE, Piendcat. ; ; FRANS 6. FOED, Cashier. . , CAPITAL.$250,000 *; ; Surplus and Profits. 150,000 , . T7e ?hall be pleased to har? yon opm an ieee* nt ' 1 wltb Mil* Bank. CuUomcr*aBti corrwiandfliits .?. " ? tated of every cnortesy aod tcconunnUatto?PO*f*~ + ble under comerr&Ure, modtrn Banking laeinoa* A pWfr^ww a 8 H 8 a una 8^ ?DG?F?ELD, S. C., WEDN?||A?, JANUARY t6, 1907. NO. 9. Suggestions As to STRONG ON IMMIGRATION l?gislature Receives Governor's Last' Message Gov. Heyward Recom nier.ds Strengthening the Immigra tion Department hy Increasing ?ts Appropriation to $25,000, Suggests the Erection of,Temple of Justice,. Rer.ews ' Eis > Re commendations of . Previous SEesages-Urging the Puri? ficationi "of the Dispensary System by Reforming the Methods of Pur chasing, Asks That State Tax Sys tem " ?>e~Reorganized. In his last message read-on the onvening of the Legislature, .-.Gover-' or Heyward as^s 'the passage of a ompulsory education -Jaw, -recom ends strengthening thc immigration epartment bv-'increasing its'appro-"" riation,to $25,000, suggests the crec ion:dfV temple of justice to relieve he overcrowded condition of ! the State House, asks that, attempt at. ape be .'made punishable by death, enews? his recommendations of pr? tons messages as to prifying the ispensaiy system by changing. the ethod' of prchasing, and urges that he State tax system be reorganized o as to provide far a State board of "ve to equalize the assessment of roperty. He recommends that the alary of the Governor and other tate officers and the circuit and Su reme Court judges he raised. The ew Governor, Mr. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville, and other State officers viii be inaugurated January-15; Gov rnor Heyward makes his . message rief on account of the change in ad inistration. *. ...-.Immigration.?- - - As to the immigi'ation the message says in part: T, :~ ." '..f ? ... ''During th?'past six-months your department of agriculture, commerce and Immigration-though- established les% than three years ago-has under taken the execution of carefully pre pared plans and has worked with sucii vigor,-.eiiergy~and success.- to; ac complish the desired ends, that it ha? succeeded, in .cou*-* theat ont'.on not only of . the attention1 of- th . rope also..'..-This. . Carolina once - mor as a pioneer lead fee ting the welfare/ : ;bold, . but -carefully j <bf\. .. this v.-deparjtme ah ou ti tb e '.handing J ^'Washington tha' spowers of "the Stare^-aiuv T1^.-w ^ and our sister- Statesr-in a position to move intelligently for that select ed ' immigration .that not onlylour_o.w.n people and the p?ople of the South, ? but ; w,oich ..the, people of ? the .entire country, have been". a?m??d?ng'mVa?n .since-the hordes of undesiuioles .pour ing into our great ports of .entry, be gan -to create what we: have all recog nized as a problem. ' " ''? ' ~ ' "It had been alleged that the de partment would be usod by the finan cially stronger class of our citizens to the injury, of our weaker-class. -During the year it became absolutely^ necessary in order to keep in opera tion ;<many of ' our manufacturing plants, to-secure additional- labor, to operate idle machinery. The condi tion was such that unless some re lief could be obtained, the owners of ; the properties would suffer, and, in time, ,the;operatives would suffer also. Even^facing these conditions, np move was made to give the needed, aid until thc assurance had been filed that" all efforts to secure the necessary labor had been made With no prospect 6f result, in this and adjoining States, or in other'portions:'of the" United States. - * "Extra conservatism in all. mat ters relating to this undertaking has marked, and is marking the -course of your department. The semblance of lack of support in this critical stage, -;\riien~ the* department-has the confidence _of the best influences, in EurbpT,* "would" almost certainly jeo pardize the success of ther undertak ing and possibly lose for ..us the op portunity 'how open. Ctnce: allowed to pa?s. this Opportunity will be prob ably beyond" our power to regain in a half century. .-. < A 'Great Opportunity: "It is scarcely necessary for me to recapitulate the facts in reference tu the character of immigrants landed in Charleston last November, upon whom such high encomium was pro nounced by the Federal examining officers. Nor is it necessary to repeat here the details of the s?lective^^^. ods employed abroad-the - seleeri^ Explosion of Dynamite EL?is One. -{ Roanoke, Va.r- .Special-In ^an ex plodion of dynamite at a, railroad camp ten miles least of : Roanoke?| Wednesday evening one man was in stantly killed and : three others wounded . The dead man's name could not be learned because of the isolated place Where the accident oc curred. An undertaker's wagon left here for the scene. St. Iflt&'jFou^ '-T. St! Louis, Mo., Special.-The judg ing of the 1900 exhibits at the an nual show of the St. Louis Poultry Association , is taking place here. Ex-, hib?iors from Canada, Indiana, Ill inois, New York and Michigan ?re in attendance. Mr. Sharpe Butterfield, of London, Ontario,. Vho is placing? | the awards, * says "he never, during ! bis career as poultry judge, saw a fiji?r coll?ction of fowls. Needed Legislation is Subjects methods 'I-have always advocated ana insisted . ?'pb?r I do"~hot 'consider it. necessary to repeat a statement of the' conditions that"'render Vhite, ,im-^ j migration so vital to the development; I of our State -upon agricultural, com-| |mercikl and industrial lines: I do wish, -however, to direct your atten tion especially to the magnificent op% portunity. .that awaits us as-an agri cultural, i cotton-.producing :and a man?&ct?ring, Stote,;;^*th? success-^ ful establishment and^aintenance of a , permanent ' trans-Atlantic freight1 -and-'passenger ?nie!-between. th?~Paci fice trans-shipping portsi^of Europe j.aud. Q?r^owA leadingse.apori^ atXhar. j?eston, with 'ifs'lm>bor*unm accessibility-and-its distributrve^quai ities by any port on the . eastern shores of ; the Jiprth. Amercan 'coni. rtinent.. v"'" '..'"~ \ f '..In ... the ; maintenance.; ;ot ' *6ucK>; a', iliiie, we have already seciir?^d'^e ac LUve> ?personal .support.-, of ..Director ; Von Pilis, of one of the greatest j steamship corporations in the, world, and I have reason to know that he i is ? loyal friend of the South and j.of Southern commercial development, j What the establishment of this line 'means to us is a"little difficult yet ! for any .of us to understand. When ! I tell' you ' that nearly $94,000,000 i worth of Southern cotton alone goes . into, the foreign port where we arc ; establishing a connection; that nearly ; $2,000,000 worth of our cotton seed meal reaches that same port, and that it is within our power to direct far more ; of these products through this port to. their consignors; and when I add that on th?. shipment of these, and "many other of our pro ducts, through the port' of' Charles tondit is in our power to 'save many thousands of dollars to shippers and producers of these articles by^ reason of 'tB?*pr?pbs?d line-yo?~m?y realize what this undertaking means, not alone-to the.; people in general,-but.: tb the cotton fanner- direct.-' . - -~ "It is a source of pride to me that j the -conservatism and care which has characterized. the course of the de- j partment in this State has been such as to already lead to concerted move ments ? hr our . sister.. State's wof the South for the adoption, at once, of I the Southl?jwolina act. - - ^1 -j 3 1-^."?ioinn of from taking any steps, io iu-?< of the desirable people of Europe people-best .adapted to ?.our..-own-con ditions-most notably the North Ital- ! ian and Greek:-farmer-^two -^of-rthe . -most law-abiding and thriftiest im-" migrants^" that -come,, to America. I cannot too strongly, urge the elimina tion, of this sectipn'from the act, leav -ing*th?~ci?ss*0f "'people' to be brought to the judgment of the commissioner. "For the proper support of this de partment, a minimum appropriation of'not less than; $25,000 will bej?b solut?ly necessary^" ". . \ Dispensary:' Concerning ' the dispensary,. ,the Governor says: "The fact that a large number of counties in the State have voted out local dispensaries; the'work of the investigating committee, and the these .considerations, in connection with the fact that the people of the State., h?ye.'" recently expressed in no uncertain terms their-disapproval of the present operatio of the dispen sary; Uaw,, 'all rdem?nd .imperatively :|hdt ^ora?tbingi should* be' done \to correct'existing evils.* The people will .not stand for anything in which they believe'graft exsts in any form, and a: serious trouble with the dis pensary law is that it' affords too great opportunity for wrong-doing jaB&itOTF?ttle opportunity 'f<ir~de?ee-* tion. '? ". : "I have referred to my fomer recommendations upon* this '-'subject, ;and with; ^^ig?m?issioo/^f^all quote from -my mesage: to; the* Gen eral Assembly pf?1906, "as follows r I -j* 'It'isiimparative fOE the honor of the StateJ that existing.-conditions ? should * be ' 'immediately remedied, either by radical changes in thel aws governing the dispensary ? or by the adoption of a different system .for the r?gulation of the liquor- question? "I am convinced more than ever that this recommendation applies now with even greater force than it did year. This- will be; the most im ^t-tant-1 question presented for your G?mers'-Report:" Washington-, SpeciahH-The Census Bureau announced the giuners' re ports- Wednesday.. ; showing^ 11,750, 944 bales of cotton ginned from the growth-oi 1906 to January 1, 1907, compared with 9,725,426 to corres ponding, date during last year.; Num ber of actual ginneries reported . was 28,399 compared with! 28,853. . Business PortjOji '1-ot Cilbrida: Town . s-. ; v ?- Burns. " Tam^a^??^, Special.-A special from Crystal River: says main bnusi ness portion of that town was burned including, the A. C. L. depot, Knight Mercantile Company, ' Postoffice, .Weekly Jfc?ews .building, ?aul^. Boel Jert 'sv-stor?ycD.aJ; Berin?ett fs |office. The fire ? started nil WVfore ox the Knighjt Mercantile Company. Thc loss was $35,000, partly insured. consideration, and it must be square ly ?et- . "I? view of the great importance of this question to all the people of our State; its bearing upon our repu tation abroad, and upon our integrity as -a people, I must again, in em phasizing my position, urge that you .take such action in the matter as the grave necessities of the situation ;demahd. Many of you have been elected Upon this issue by the people, and this increases, in large measure, your individual ^responsibility; "The situation demands your care ful thought, wise and judicous* ac tion, and I believe it will be thus con sideredj free from prejudice, with the views of all conoerned, but also for what are the highest interests of th.3 State; Lawlessness and Lynchings. "? am ashamed to have to report to you that, in spite of all efforts to the contrary* the crime of lynching lias been committed more than once in our State during the past year, ? "?t Can be stated here, with abso lute truthfulness, that- it is not the color of the offender, but the,nature of the-crime,-that makes lynchings occur. "Recently the Legislature of Vir ginia?ertactcd a law making an at tempt" at rape a capital offense, and providing also" that the testimony of the victim could be taken in piivate and dot before the public in a court "room^ I am informed by State of ficials of Virginia that this law is working satisfactorily. I think this a very important consideration, and I recommend the passage of such a law for our State. State Hosptal For the Insane. "To-day our- State Hospital has accommodation^ for 1,000 patients, but. during the past year nearly 400 patients in excess of its capacity have been ^crowded within the buildings. The total' admission for the past year numbered 571, this being the largest number, in the history of the institu tion.-. "In considering tlie future welfare of out insane, I am convinced that it would be a wise policy on the part of the State to consider the proposi tion 'by tho regents to purchase ad ditional land a short distance from the City for the double purpose of a colony for''chronic insane and also for fai-ming^'lalldsVfor^the support of the hospital_The property at present owned is being gradually occupied by the groups of buildings necessary for the more acute ?'-ses, and the pro posed addition would be valuable from every standpoint." For the Jamestown Exposition $12 000 more is asked as the $20,000 ap propriated last year precludes a Stjatc building. ra1u- Smith. .Carolina Penitentiary. -us ti?n of the new ^. 4 tives. This building is erected wini ? modern improvement and is a com fortable and well appointed hospi tal for the suffering convicts Avho need special care and attention, j-; The State |farin? are each year brought to a higher state of cultiva tion, and, despite an unfortunate crop year and a disastrous storm, j destroying 100 bales of cotton and 300 tons of hay, the report of Su- j perintendent u ril.it li will again show j a good profit for the State. These j farms are, therefore, not only profit- ! able to the State, but arc invaluable. I for the reason that they furnish out- ! door.work for such convicts as can-I not perform other service. Hampton Monument. Two years ago the general assem- j bly of South Carolina passed an act j appropriating a sum for the purpose j o*f erecting a monument to our he-1 loved soldier, patriot and statesman, j Wade Hampton. Thc commission to ; whom was entrusted this important j duty have completed their esponsible ? task, not only,-with the greatest cred- ; it to themselves, but to thc entire : satisfaction of the people who lov- ? ed our greatest leader and whose de-1 sire is to fitly honor his memory. The >. statue, as a work of art, has few sn- ; periors, and the entire work, in ite finished perfection, is a stately mein- . orial, not only to our distinguished . son, but as a tribute to those whose I love has so hallowed the name and j the fame it will forever commein- ! orate. - ; Annual Confederate Reunion. It is evidently' a manifest desire ! among the Confederate veterans of j South Carolina Lo have a fixed and j permanent place at which their an- \ nuki reunions shall be held. Coliim-1 bia, on account of its central Joca- j tion and its excellent railroad facil- '. ities, has been suggested as thc prop cr place of meeting for those annual ! reunions. There is every reason why | -~JPensylvania Railroad. Pittsburg, Special.-Word has been received~from the Pennsylvania sys tem's headquarters in Philadelphia that Joseph.... Wood was appointed first vice president of the Pennsyl vania lines, west of Pittsburg, suc ceeding Jamn M?Crea, J. J. Turner was appointed second vice president; succeeding Turner and Samuel V. McCabe, fourth. vice president, pro moted from freight traffic manager. Unique Bond Issue. New Haven, Conn., Special.-The New York, New Haven and Harfford Company issued notes to thc amount of $7,000,000, which will bear inter est at he rate of 5 per cent; $3,500, 000 will be due in January, .1910, and the same amount on January 9, 1912. They are issued as coupon notes in denominations of five, ten, twenty-five and fifty thousand dol lars each. The whole issue has been j underwritten. the wishes of the old veterans should be respected, and I believe it only right and proper that the State, should make an appropriation, foi- this purpose; iii accordance, th?r?forej with their wishes and also because.!^ strongly favor the idea, I haye th? honor to suggest the appropriation- of $5,000 be made, in order that there - may be nb uncertainty as to the coii venience, comfort and f?ll ??jjoyf, ment of the annual reunions and communion of our old veterans: Compulsory Education? It has been a disappointment to me that, we have not yet passed a law, in reference to compulsory ?ducation; There is no reason why this' should not be done ; there is every reason why it should be done, and stich, a law will be passed sooner or later by our general assembly"; Some Important Matters; I can only mention, most briefly also, the work which has been don? for the protection of our fish and oyster interests and ask that you con tinue to give this the business atten tion it so much requires. The drainage of our swamp lands should not be overlooked. This, fot reasons of health as well as from the more material aspect of the financial side of the question involved, is ? matter of great importance to those whose in tc vests it concerns. Our State geologist will submit his report concerning the year's work itt his department/ This report con tains invalubale information - in^ formation which is eagerly sought by interested ones far beyond the bord ers of our State. Careful, pains taking work-here has been accurately done and the State will reap a rich harvest from this valuable field. . The report of the railroad commis sion will be submitted to you at the proper time. The many details of this department will bc specifically included in this report and they mer it your consideration. The commis sioners mil, in this paper, deal some what at length upon tho congestion of freight because of lack of freight ears during the past year and will suggest a practical remedy for r? lief. No special comment from me is necessary regarding the work of our State bank examiner. This office created at the last legislative session and Mr. Lee G. Hblleman received the appointment. His duties include work in an imporiaut department; and I am sure this will bring valuable results. Salaries of State Officers. "With the continual growth of our State it will be absolutely necessary that larger appropriations should be made for the conduct of its public affairs, and especially is this true in reference to the salaries paid to our" State officers. Without, exception/ ****** salaries are totally inadequate.: pensation i ur tuen, sen.v. serious reflection upon their own State. The demands made upon the time .and ability of public servants are ceaseless almost, they are expect ed to be only a little short of perfec tion, they must be equal at all times to all demands made upon them, but the com pens? lion for all of this is not near so much as the same men would receive in almost any business occupation. Conclusion. In concluding his message the gov ernor closes as follows: I have as briefly as I thought the circumstances permitted, submitted to you thc various matters which it is your duty and your province to consider. In our republic the power rests with the people. Wisdom, cour age and moderation should be observ ed in ail you do, for upon those de pend .our future safety, our future greatness. I shall walch with confidence and hope and trust your deliberations, knowing thal in your care and keep ing, and with those who are to suc ceed rac, that the affairs of our State are in safe, able and conscientious hands. lu conclusion, \ have only little more to say, but this will hold for nie iiiwc than I can ever hope to ade quately express. As governor of my native Slate, I dave reecf.ved the highest honors which my people can bestow. In deep, grateful and last ing appreciation of this honor, I shall always recall, not only the dis tinction and privileges which this honor conferred, but" the manner of its bestowal will always be among my most cherished recollections. With a fervent hope that the high est blessings of an all-wise Provi dence may guide and direct us al ways. I commend to you the responsi bilities and the privileges which alike are yours. D. C. Heyward. Scranton Fever Bound. Scranton, Pa., Special.-As the re sult of the typhoid epidemic in this city, it is practically under martial law. Mayor Dimmick declared to the police force that the fever epidemic demanded practically martial law for the next few months. The health or dinances must he enforced without fear nf favor. It is" said that a big crusade will he made, and that seventy wa rants have been issued. England's New Crusier. London, By Cable.-The official trials of the new crusier Warrior, look place off the south coast and proved highly satisfactory. Her keel war, laid late in 1904 at Pem broke Dock and she was constructed at a cost of !f5,SU0,000. fier ton nage is 14,350 and she devel oped a speed of 2(i knots. Her chief armament consists of six !).2 guns, four 7.5 guns and four torpedo tubes. Her crew numbers (ioO. Five other vessels of the Warrior's class are now in the stocks. rE??^o;.JIons? ar.d Senate Kect, . C^nice ?nd 3egin Busine?s. The^enate Tuesday organized ^ by ?t??fngth^ efo?lowing of fictif with e?e^^pffie following officers with oul^^sitio?? . Present pro tem, Senator Cole L. Ble?se^pfv Newberry j Clerk, Gen. R. R. .He^jiiHj Reading Clerk, W, L. Stewarfi?Sergeant at Arms, J. F< Schumj^. ' A^^Bninson, Methodist, was . eleeted?je|aplain over J. P. Knox, Associa?Iileformed, by one vote. Little5vas :done in the legislature Thnfsd?y^beyoiid the introduction of a lot ofMvr bilis, tba most important of ^h?c%re here given : VJ;' ?' New Bills, Mr. -H?i-A bill to reduce the pen alty pres^?b?d by section 506 of criminalise 1902, against gambling and playing at certain games, and to give the^agistrate jurisdiction and the sheriff.- power to arrest withoid warraritV?rf Sunday^ Mr. DiXfui^A bill to require the boards' ^.county commissioners to make full*|fe,c?rds of funds and ex pendituresrf to report the same to the courts, together with indebtedness; it any, and^require the grand jury to examina same and report to the courts th?? conclusions thereon. Mr. Dix??-A bill to amend sec tion 2165, a?ode of laws .1902, S. C. volume 1> flating to railroad fares. Mr. DeV&?-A bill to amend arti cle 5 of volume 1, code of laws of South Carofna, 1902, relating to ag ricultural- libs, by striking out sec tions 3057, ?Q5S; .3059 and 3060, and inserting oiler sections in li?u there of. $fe Mr. Crof?|-A bill to amend an act entitled "Ar} act to regulate the man ner in whicJT common carriers doing business inphis State shall adjust freight chasges and claims for loss nf or darnall-to freight," approved Feb. 23, 1903, limiting recovery of consignee asl to penalty. Mr. Dixbat-A bill to enable the commissioned of the sinking fund to send to the|ftounty board of com missioners ofFairfield county to pay the past inojeptedness' of said coun ty, and to .aMhorize the said county board of con?mssioners to pledge spe cial tax' lev^Krein provided for to I secure the same. . Mr. CfofS^hill, to: provide foi1 the rig! in,. rn? stoek-.O; for jr the shipmentland delivery of freight and baggage. Mr. CroftTA bill to apply a part of the dispensary profits of the towns and cities injthe county of Aiken to the county gineral road fund. Mr. Harley-A bill to amend sec tion 2165 of volume 1 of the civil code, changing passenger's fare from three cents pr mile lo two and one half cents. Mr. Lawsoi-A bill to provide for the issuing o: bonds in public school districts in ibuth Carolina. Mr. Gary-A ?bill to repeal article 5 of the c?d?of laws of Sonth Caro lina, 1902, plating to agricultural liens, in so ir as ir. provides l'or a lien for advjices in money or sup plies, j . Mr. Nash-lA bill to provide for the election ? a State health officer and to prescibe his qualifications, powers, dvti^ and responsibilities, and to fix hiscompensation. Mr. Crojjt-i bill to limit the speed of trains nm' locomotive engines in towns and cites. Mv. Mdiaser-A bill to regulate the sale o coaine. Mr. D.L. Smith-A joint resolu tion to eten'< the time for payment of taxes /ithfut penalty. Mr. Dbn-A bill to provide the euiploymct If children under 12 years of gelin factories and other maiiuf?ctnd establishments, and to r?gulai tie employment of chil dren abovsaid age in same. Mr. J. Gibson-A bill to amend an act eitUd "An act to fix the salaries (County supervisors," ap proved 2i day of February, A. D., 1904, so. to change the salaries of supervise and clerk of board and prescribdie duties of supervisor in Marlboriounty. Mr. AT. Brice-A bill.to amend an act itled "An act to regulate the emfment of children in fac to -'es res and manufacturing es tablisheats in this Stale," by add ing anor section, prohibiting the ?mployut of children under 14 years ofe during school terms, un less suehildren are able lo read and wri Mr. 3e-A bill lo enable the commisses of the sinking fund to lend fu: to the county board of ccmmif.yrs of Union county; to pay fcluast indebtedness of said county. Mr. S-A bill to provide high schools'the State. Mr. I-A joint resolution to provide the apointment of a com mittee Instigate the railroads of the Statid to make an appropria tion ther. The Fh Government, it is re ported, \publish some of the pa pers seiat he Papal Nunciature in Juris the Vatican is consider ably exfedt over the matter. WUK (?Eli Gees After the President With His Pitchfork BROWNSVILLE RIOT THE TEXT Nothing Involved in Dismissal of Ne gro troops Except Eace Question Present Administrattion Responsi ble for Present Acute Situation in South-President Encouraged Ne gro to Assert Equality Then Wrought Vengeance On Whole Battalion. Washington, Special-The senate listened to a debate on the race ques tion Saturday in which Senator Till man was the principal participant, and Senator Patterson, of Colorado, his opponent, which brought into striking contrast the ideas of the South and North on this question. President, he maintained, liad en couraged the negro to assert his equality and then bad wrought ven geance on a whole battalion for fol lowing that encouragement. He con demned the President's action in both respects. . , At this point Mr. Tillman was m emipted for the first time. Senator Nelson asked: "Would .you deny those privileges to white soldiers?" "I will go as far as any man in giving white men, either soldiers or citizens, their rights," answered Mr. Tillman, "Why should not.the colored sol dier, if he conducts himself as a white soldier, have the same consider ation?'' "For the simple reason that God Almighty made him colored. He did not malee him white," retorted Mr. Tillman, who added that caste feel ing was universal; that it pulsated even in the bosom of the senator from Minnesota (M.*. Nelson). Mr. Tillman characterized the President's action in the Brownsville matter as "nothing more or less than lynching." He challenged any one to produce in the army regula tion or elsewhere any foundation for the charge of conspiracy of silence, mutiny and treason made against tho soldiers, although he declared that there was no doubt that the soldiers ?wqffe^esg^o?yia, ""The well-known attitude of the administration on the racial question has been the cause of a great and no ticeable change in the demeanor and action of the negroes through the South and the greater question of re lationship between the races cannot be much longer kept down." He pre dicted in the near futwc a race con flict to determine whether the negro is the equal of the Caucasian. Something ahould 3e Done. "It is high time something was being done to have this great and vi tal question brought before the coun try in some practicable and sensible way. The deep interest shown in the Brownsville tragedy is ample evi dence that the people of the country are beginning to feel a deep concern in the various phases of this ques tion, and it is absolutely useless for doctrinaires and politicians to un dertake to pooh-pooh the question and dismiss it with a wave of the hand and for one, I am ready to go to battle under the slogan 'America for the Americans,' and 'This is the white man's country and white men must govern it.' Senator Tillman convulsed the gal eries and amused many senators by llustrating the discrimination be ;ween the races in Washington. "Ne groes are not allowed to drink at all toe bars in Washington, as you all mow," he said. The last' three cords were given especial emphasis, md thc senator waved his hand to in lude the whole senate. Mr. Tillman said there were some ?mes when he wished to he dispas ionaic and deliberate, and he had repared in writing, his discussion of be race question and would read it. he war had settled the question of lavery and also the question of -nether Ave were to be a confedera on of a nation. We were, he said, a ation with a big "N," but tho outhern half of the country had no mception of the word "Nation," cc?pt as it is connected with the ord "Nigger," and more's the ty.,' To a question from Senator Bever ie that a remedy be suggested, Mr. liman declined to enter into that lase of the discuscsion. He said he s arisen from a sick bed to speak, d to follow the discussion of the estion, would involve another two Mrs' speech. It had simply been 5 object to point ont that the peo 3 of the South were on the crest of volcano and confronted with a sit tion of which the people of the nth had no conception. As to the ownsville matter he stood on the ^position that the innocent ought t to be punished because there re some guilty, "and I think the trident has made some very grave tnders in dealing with this sub L" *1? m Yo UN ta N SAVINGS BANK 9 (.g with resources of over Eight ?Hundred Thousand dollars and a Board of Directors chosen from the most successful business men in the community, invites you to become a depositor, prom ising you every courtesy. JfOUR^PER CENT INTEREST paid ou Savings accounts. Corresponde nee invited. W. J. Rutherford & Co. MANUFACTURERS OF I B Iii AND DEALER IN Cement, Plaster, Hair, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, Ready Roofing and other Material, Write Us For Prices. Corner Reynolds and Washington Streets, Augusta, Georgia Wagons FURNITURE. Large Shipments of the best makes of wagons and buggies ju6t received. Our stock of furniture and house furnishing? ' is complete. A Large stock. COFFINS and CASKETS, always on hand. 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