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p r-u*. mV . -M- , 1 ?a*ga - ' ? :'- "rrr;?I,,'* 1 IT I ^ Newpaper ; Fbrtke Proruotitm *f tk* fntiti^al^ Sbotal^ AfrtmfbmrmM mm0 O?MTWiai Afwdfc j ? ' i 1 ??????i?me^? % ? _ - JF1 ^ 1 ' - ? ??? j H 8K <tI^WKEKLY. ANC ASTEK, S. C, M \ K r, H I 1 ? o / ^ E8TABLSBIKD 1852 loosmlt Withdraws Tillman's Imitation. Senior Senator Net Wanted at VVbit? House Dinner?Tillman Makes a Tart Ketort. Washington, Faby. 54.?Tha ' president has withdrawn bis invitation extended te Senator TilU man of South Carolina to attend tha dinner to ha given tonight in honor of Prinea Henry of Prussia at tha Whit# Housa. It is stated that this action on tha part wf tha Prasidant was made neoesaary from tha fact that owing to occurrences on tha floor af tha aanata last Saturday tha Senator from South Carolina was declared in contempt of tha senate ? Sanator Martin of Tirginia was in liTKiuon id Mr. TillMha's plat*. Th* invitation wt< extended to Mr. Tillman owing t* th* fact that h* la th* ranking: minority tu*aob*r of th* naval affairs committee. Ther* was a sensational sequel to th* <l*ciaioa of th* president to eliminate Senator Tillman's nam* fr*m th* list of dinn*r guasts.? Th* pr*?id*at s**t for S?nator 0*ckr*ll of Missouri and asked him as a fusnd and democratic <s*ll*agu* of Mr. Tillman to suggest to th* latt*r th* pr*pri*ty *f withdrawing his acc*ptanc* *f the invitati**. Th* pr*si<l*nt explained his attitud* in th* raattar, and aaid that, in ri*w *f th* contempt ' proceedings, Mr. Tillman's presence w*uld a*t only h* an atfront t* th* saeat* but a discourtesy to Prices Henry. Mr. Cockrell ac. ospted th* commission and later tslepbonsd to th* president that Mr. Tillman absolutely refused to withdraw his acceptance, in re4pen*e to the president's suggestioe. The president then iminsdiately caaeelled the engagement Stop the BliggSz# . tiling to see fir . ? i , v, . V. . 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Sinsultaneeusly Senatar Martin of Tirginia was invited te take Mr. Tillman's place at the dinner as the next ranking Democratic member of the senate naval affairs committee. The following is the letter from the White House withdrawing Mr Tillman's invitation to dins there tonight: Whits House, Feb. 24. The President regrets that he is compelled to withdraw the invita tion te yeu t) dine tenight at the White House. Yeure truly, Osiiroa K (VrUlvnu Uee y. to the President. BIN UL1STBRS TEDDY. Oemmeating upon the letter Mr. Tillman says : "The president af ceurta haw tha right ta invite any ona ha ekeoses t? dina with him officially or otherwise and alao has tha right 10 withdraw tuck invitation. As 1 am n?t aonacious af having dona anything personal or official which givaa tha president the right ta inault ma, 1 am surprised at his nation. Tha invitation to this dinner cama ta ma unsought and unexpectedly and so far as tha withdrawal is aonaarnad it is a inattar af absoluta indifference to ma.? It is tha motive behind it which oaks to put ma in tha condition of ua worthiness to moat tha president and his guest before tha final action of the senate. Prince Weary, tha president's guest, comes from a country wh?r? custom u akes it obligatory npon any on who regards himself a gentlemen to promptly resent an instill and tho mothod is by challenge to a dual. That was ones tbo sustoas but it is how ohsolsts ia tbe United Stales and w? have been farced as a people here to eling to the Anglo-Saxon rule of considering the lie direct as the fret blow, and ne man could bold up bis bead in decent society should he, being near enough to answer tbe lie with a blow, net giye ii. "As for tny being in contempt of the senate, which I presume is the exeuse for this insult at the naads ef the president?that I deny. 1 hare been guilty of a breach ef the rules and the privileges ef the senate. The senate was not sitting as a court but as a legislative assembly. It has the right to expel me if it sees fit and 1 am ready to ajpde its judgment andi action, it has tba rigbn to arrest me and held me in custody until it makes disposition of my case; but it has no right to gsg me, and tbe president has no right to jadgs me guilty ef eondnst unhseenjing a gentleman unless he bblies all his antecedents which lead one to ! believe that ha would have done gust as 1 did under the circumstances. Ae to vhich of us is the it:. .- - - ^ uueuaii iu lull mintr in Tiaw of tha unsought inritatitn ta dinnar at tha Wbita Housa and its indacant withdrawal, I am willing to ahida by tha judgnant af all brara and salf-raspacting Man." A CAI.lf AMD DISPASAIOVATB EBVIHW op tub pacra. Tha Stata thinks it can giva a fair and unhiasad judgment in tha matter hatwaen President Teddy and Senator Ban,and her- is a portion of its delivery : Sanatar Tillman charge* Presi BIGGEST BARGAINS ON EARTH. -WE MENTION ONLY * FEW: All shades of Ribbon at 2 1-2 cents per yard. Ready made Underwear at cost. Ready-made Black Skirts worth 87., now $4. 27-inch Cashmere, all colors, 2 and 5 cents. 75 cents Shirt Waists now 40 cents. Percal Wrappers, worth $1.25 now 75 cents. DRESS GOODS at -Your Own Price.fur Martfe and tapes IMcr eiisl. SILKS, OF EVERY SHADE, AT A GREAT SACRICE. T1 H iTT\T\ /\TTN Tnr\ TT LIVIBKUIDEKY atone eent per yard and up We need room for Spring Goods w C iiSH is cut' ting a terrible n rtftATi "?tr TTa [ua[3m vviiu lib* dent Roosevelt with the purpose to "loenlt" kim and to declare bin "guilty of conduct uobecoming a gentleman." Ho assert* tkat it was Mr. Roosevelt's motiro to put him io "a condition of unwerthiaess to moot tho preoi doat and bis guest" before the senate bud taken ftnal action.? But ie this true f Senator Tillman was offered tho opportunity of declining the invitation as of kis own volition; and certaial* tke proffer of this opportunity did not iaip y tho desire publielj to insult bin or to prejudice kis case in the eenato. Therefore wo are brought down to one question of fact: Did Brosidoot Roosevelt toll tko truth when ho declared that to ontortaia at a State baaquot?a most formal function, bo it remeasbered, and auhjeet to tho strictest diplomatic interpretation?a senator under suspension by kis nsaociatos would "affront" tho senate and bo nn net of "diseourtesy " to a royal visitor f This ia a novel point in inorj ican official ntiquoltn and wn do pretead to be aa authority on {ceremonial observances ia Washington or elsewhere: bat it seems i to us that by tha ordinary rulaa of caurtaay tha president wee juatified. Toward tha aenata Mr. Tillman bald for tha tiraa tba relation of an offender. Ha had baan declarad by a unanimoua rata to be in car tempt af that body, and in consequence of that rota ? had baaa daniad tba privilege ol representing ia any effectiva way hia State in tba sanata chamber ? He waa ia tha position of a priaaaar condamnad but awaiting hnal sentence. Tha senate, ia a coor. dinato department of tha government entitled to respact and conaidarution from tha executive. A number of other aenators ware ta be gueata at tha State dinner.? Kven if we waive conaidaration of the fact that Mr. Tillman waa far ' tha time not a senator ia tha full aenae but a codemned and sileuced member, it ye+ would aeem that his selection for a special boaor at the heads of the executiva couia oe ?inierpreieu as an indication of favor ta him and therefore 9t prajudgmaat of tha senate's ultimata actian in hia caaa. But mora is to he aaid. Wkei wa give adinnar toaapaaial guest, oven a private dinner, era an hound to conaidar his social rata tiona and ta refrain from inviting to meet him man who are parson ally or officially obnoxious, 01 1 even aateagenial frera his aland point. Tha host ninat put kimsel in the place of ,his guest. Now tha personality af Benjamin Byai Tillman means nothiug wkateve ta Prince Ilenry of Prussia, an , Prince Henry of Prussia migh wall resent an executive invitafcioi taany senator or member or affi oar of tha United States arnay o nary who happened to ha undo I suspension and therefore tenta ) tively in disgrace. European el iquette, sad especially German in; perial etiquette, is very stricl | and President Roosevelt nt bound te view the case as it migl ' appear to his guest of honor. | is custcmarv, we believe, on sue ) formal occasions te submit a !i of the proposed guests to the sen tinv ef the One in wbt se boner U ! dinner is given:Aand it i? ?(in posaihl# the "objection to S#uat< Tillman's pr?*?t?r# was} tirst'au jwctcd bv t'uo German} em bias noting as tha representative of tl - princ# in a mallerNn forr?a! as I Stat# baaquat.?Tk# Stat#. Our .senators Ceuld Net Vote. Tillman and MoLaurin Denied That Right on Account of 1 heir Pugilistic Encounter. Washington, F?l>. 24. ? Aftar eiphthouts of tumultuous debate todav the eena'e, ahortly before 7 o'clock this evening, pa-eed the Philippine tariff Will bv a vote of 4fi I? 20, a etricKlj party vot*. Mr. Tidmaa and Mel.sarin, the two aeuatnrs freru South Carolina who oa Saturday laat were docUr j ea by the senate to be in eontempt because of their tight in the ehatn her, were not permitt*-?l by vo'ce or by vete to participate in the preeeodinge. The qaeitioa as to their right to rote preeipita'cd a sharp debits lasting nearly two hours. The piesideat pro tempore, Mr. Frye, held that the twe senators eonld not Tote and he was sua aiued by a majority of the eeaate THSBB HUT NO GOOD.' Both of the South Carol in* ieaatnrs were on the floor wh?n the . ntta wiu tn rti'ftflr Mr. Mt'Ltarin camo in first and Mr. Tillman just as the chaplain offered prayer. A smalt hunch f red roses and white carnations lay nn Mr. Tillman's desk. An eaho of thn ssnsational fight i of Saturday was heard at the conclusion of routine business, i Mr. Ptitchard, Republican of ! North Carolina, submitted the fel lowing letter which wns reed at the clerk's desk. Washington, Feb. 24. 1902. [ ToIIon. . C. Pritcbard, United State* Senator, Washington^ Dear Sir: 1 was prevented, as you knew, from offering the reselution which I wrote at my , desk on Saturday demanding an iovestigaiiea of the c arges made ' by my colleagn* by being adjudg cd ia contempt of tii9 senate. 1 | am new debarred the privilege | and request you to introduce the ; cesolutien for the reason that if > the charges are true I am unfit to i remain a member of the senate, . and if they are untrue the m:m who ! made them is unfit to be a member . of this honorable body. Ia any eveat, 1 feel that I am eatitled to . a viadication by the same bedy that makes investigatiens ill tlio , proceedings for eonteaipt. L . herewith iaclese the resolution. r Yours Terj tmly, John Lowndos MeLaurin. r Mr. Pritchard then offered the . following resolution: f "Whsrsas, the senior senator t from the State of Soath Caiolina a changed in a speooh on the floor r of tho sonata that the janioi sent ator from the same State had been t improperly influenced in casting q his rote for the ratification of the ? treaty of peace between the Unit r ed States and Spain; and ir "Whereas, the said charge was i. emphatically denied by the junior t- senator I- *4Keselre<l, l nat the cobsia;lt?e k, { ob privileges and elections he diu! rented to investigate sud report as te the trath of the said charges with full power to send for per sobs and papers. '" On raoiioa ef Mr. Hale the | resolution was referred to the i; ( committee or privileges and e!eci? tioue. Keen Your Bowels StroniL ); r 7.7 ** ,r.' Constipation or diarrhoea whc? ? ' your bowels are out of order. 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