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VOL. XL. NO. 91. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY. APRIL 29 190 TIE A WEEK, $1.50 A YEAR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS BEATEN FOR ONCE CRUM FAILS OF CONFIRMA TION BY THE SENATE. This Despite the Threats of Mr. Roosevelt That He Would Call Extra Session. - After five hours in executive session the republicans gave up the fight to confirm W. D. Crum. the negro col lector at Charleston :a-S a Wash ington dispatch to the Charles ton News and Courier. The republi can senators. with not one exception. were indifferent on the subject. and when they saw that the opposition was determined they notified the pres ident that they had done their best and agreed to press the nomination no further this session, as it was evi dent the democrats were united in their opposition. .President .Roosevelt made a politi cal display,on Wednesday when he in spired a statement given out at the White House. threatening to call an extr. session of the senate if the Crum nomination was passed over durir.g.the present session. Republi -an senators are not very enthusiastic in behalf of Crum, and the alleged attempt on the part of the president, frighten the leader.; in the seiai to ratiiy what many of them consider a political blunder. in making a na tional issue of the Crum case, had the - effect of arousing a feeling of resent ment. instead of friendliness, for either the president -or--the negro- col lector. .There were a few of the per sonal friends of the president who in sisted upon having a fight. so the doors were closed and the executive session decks cleared for action. Senator Gallinger. of New Hamp-! - shire. who. aspires to be chairman of the republican national committee. fired the first. gun in support of Crum's confirmation. He recited the various obstacles thrown in the way of confirmation by Senator Till man and the opposition to Crum. Senator Latimer replied with con . sidorable vigozs.explaining why the white people of South Carolina op posed the confirmation of Crum. Sen ator Latimer also explained Senator Tillnian's course in opposing the case. and convinced the senate that Senator Tillman's absence from Washington at this time was unavoidable. There was considerable sparring all along the line as the hours passed, ' and it was apparent that the demo crats were prepared to sit up all night; if necessary. to prevent confirmation. Senator Gallinger grew impatient, and demanded to know if the opposi tion intended to filibuster .for an in definite period. He was informed that there were twenty-seven senators who desired to be heard against con firmation. and they were prepared to continue the discussion to the ex clusion of all other business if the ma jority insisted. Senator Clay. on behalf of the mi nority. showed conclusively that the pressure for Crum's confirmation was for political effect. Senator Gallinger read petitions from alleged sponsors of Crum in var ious states. Senator Clay took up petition after petition, and, after reading them, ask-ed the senators from the states mentioned in the petition to identify the signers. The senators thus inter rogated confessed ignorance on the subject, justifying the claim made by Senator Clay that they were goblin petitions, manufactured ,for political effe. As the fight waxed warm Senator - Aldrich tried -to convince the mrinority that they were threatened with an extra session of the senate. He urged the confirmation of Crum in a half h hearted manner. It remained for Senator Spooner to lose temper and launch forth in a bitter scrtina1 sneech. in which he denounced the white people of the south and defended the negro. His utterances were intemperate and ex treme. They were like pouring oil n a smouldering fire. Senator Daniel was not slow in de fending the white people of the south from the violent attack of the Wis cOnSi senator. The republican leaders were not prepared to follow Spooner in his attempt to resurrect sectional animos ities at this stage of the session. and while Senator Daniel was bombarding Spooner's position with telling effect a trrce v -is declared and the fight was BACHMAN CHAPEL LETTER. Crop Conditions-Personal Mention -Services at Bachman Chapel on Sunday. S'ghs. April 28.-The co,l weather contInues and the cut worms are playing havoc with the little corn ana gardens. Oir gardens are backward and our cooks are crying out. "nothing to coo::." But this is nothing more than we have experienced at other times. Miss Bessie Enlow. who has been sick i,,r the past' month or two. it is gratifyir.g to note. is considerably; improved. Mr. Eddie Kinard. the invalid son oP .I r. and Mr,. J. P. Kinard-,has been quite ill for the past week and is still not very much improved. Mr. J. K. Epps, was taken very ill with pneumonia last Monday and at this writing is quite sick. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wicker's1 little two-year-old child fell out of a buggy a few weeks ago and dislocated one of its legs at the thigh. Several farmers repr-t bad standsl of corn. All field crops need a gooa warm rain, and I believe it will come bef6re this reaches the public. We were glad to have Editor F. H. Aill with us a short time last Sunday. He has promised for a good while that he would come down and worshiu with the little congregation of Bach-, man Chapel and mingle with the Chapelites. So. you see. he has verr fied his promise at last. Come again. Mr. Editor. wve are proud to have you with us. Mr. Thos. XV. Gallman and family. of near Prosperity. visited Mrs. Mol lie Galman last Saturday night. Here are some of the Newberry people who attended worship at Bach man Chapel last Sunday: Mrs. H. S. R. Kibler. daughter Era, and son Odes, Col. E. H. Aull, Misses Ida and Florence Kinard. Mrs. Mark Mills and two daughters, and Mr. Thos. L. B. Epps and family. Mr. Fred Epting. son of Mr. L. I. Epting. spent Saturday night with the family of Mr. J. K. Epps. It seems from the list of delegates that have been elected to the county convention that some sections have more representatives than the consti tution of the democratic party en titles them to. If I am not mistaken. we are allowed only one delegate for every fifteen members and every ma jority fraction thereof, and those dele gates must be elected in accordance with the club enrolment of two years previous. But there is no negro in the wood pile this time, and I hope there is no shrewd politician who has any pet scheme he wants to work. But it is always right to go according to the laws and rules of the demo cratic party. T. J. W. A man can make his wife believe almost anything--during their honey moon. A Heavy Sentence. L. F. Goldsmith. the negro connect ed with the Babb distillery in Green ville. convicted mainly through the efforts of Constable T. B. Perry. or Newberry. was sentenced to pay a fine of S1.ooo and to serve nine ,mnths in the Greenville iail. SAYINGS AND DOINGS OF PROSPERITY PEOPLE NEW CITY COUNCIL BEGINS ADMINISTRATION. New Subordinate Officers Chosen Masonic Banquet-Personal -Other Matters. Prosperity. April 28.-The new council proposes to signalize the beginning of the administration of town affairs by opening a new street which passes between the Bank of Presperity and the postoffice and leads out by the town hall. Mr. A. H. Kohn and family arrive-d yesterday from Columbia and are now at home in our - midst. We are glad that these good people have re turned home. Mr. Geo. Steele and family have inoved into the Fulmer house with Mrs. Witherspoon and Mr. Lybrand into the Ridgel house on Brown .,treet. Dr. G. B. Merritt. who has been with the Prosperity Drug company. will return to Charleston with his family and will open up business for himself. - Dr. Jeff Reams. of Johnston. has been engaged by the company and is now at his post. Dr. T. J. Kinard, veterinary surgeon 4f Ninety Six. was here this week on professional business. A meeting and banquet of more than usual int'erest was brought about by the masons here this week. Tho degree.c of ao. gpasan wa.cew ferrd on Messrs. F. E. Schumpert. E. W. Werts. and J. A. Sease. Among the visiting fraternity were Senator Mower, Supt. E. S. Werts. Hon. F. H. Dominick. Col. W. H. Hunt, and Dr. Van Smith. of Newberry: Dr. J. M. Sease and Mr. J. N. Feagle. of .ittle Mountain: Mr. Jno. S. Swy -ert. of Peak; Messrs. Hardy and Vest of Saluda. The new council has given us some new officers. D. J. Taylor has been chosen policeman, C. M. Harmon clerk. Jno. S. Barre still has the market. The merchants of Prosperity have agreed unanimously to close their places of business at 6 p. m.. begin ning May I and continuing to Septem her r. except Saturdays. This does not include the drug stores. Mrs. G. S. Bearden. of Columbia. is visiting her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Luther. B. B. Hair. Esq.. the famous auc tioneer. left this week for Knoxville in response to a telegram to auction two cars of mules. The judge will doubtless shake up Knoxville a little. Mrs. Lizzie Young has returned from a visit to Columbia. Mrs. C. S. Stewart. of Blackstock. is here on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Martin were here thlis week with her mother, Mrs. H. S. Boozer. Mrs. Tribble. who has been visiting Mrs. J. S. Wheeler. returned home last Sunday. Miss Lillie Mae Russel ente ined last Friday night in honor ot Miss Maud Hopkins. Mr. P. L. Langford was at home with his family the early part of the week. Mrs. Mclver and daughter, or North Carolina. are visiting Rev. W. A. Lutz's family. Mrs. Robert Pugh is off visiting her mother. Miss Gertdude Bobb is at home af ter completing her session at the Reagin school. Cross of Honor Lost. .r. J. P. Kinard. of theBachman Chapel section of the county. lost his cross of honor some three or four weeks. ago between his residence and Col. D. A. Ruff's. The cross of honor is of no value to any one except Mr. Blair and he would apreciate it very much if it shrm1r1 be returned to him. BOARD OF EDUCATION. Governor Heyward Makes the Ap pointment of New Board. The State. The new memnbers of the State board of education have been appoint Cd by Governor Heyward. An nouncing the above appointments Gov. Heyward stated that in making t,he selection of members of the board he had given careful consideration to the wishes of Superintendent 0. B. Martin. the head of the department ot education. in the matter of its per sonnel. with due reference to the best interests of the public school system of the state. "I have deemed this not a matter for personal consid eration." he said to a reporter. "but a matter of personal development of the school system. and for this rea son have thought it wise to give re .tard to the recommendations of the S uperintendent of education. as I be !ieve that the superintendent and the board should work in perfect har mni)ty with no antagonism whatever." The members of the new board are: Prof. V. K. Tate of Charleston. I Prof. J. E. Boland of Langley. Prof. I D. V. Daniel of Clemson college. Prof. A. G. Rembert of Wofford col lege. Prof. A. R. Banks of Lancaster, Prof. B. J. Wells of Conway. Prof. A. J. Thackson of Orangeburg. CONFEDERATE REUNIONS. General Carwile Announces Appoint ments-Miss Gilder Chosen Maid of Honor._ The following General Order No. 9 has been issued by General Thos. W. Carwile. commanding the South Carolina Division. United Confeder ate Veterans: The commanding general takes pleasure in announcing to the Veter ans of South Carolina the following appointments: State Sponsor-Miss Pauline Jean ette Davis. Rock Hill. Chief Maid of Honor-Miss Bessie Louise Gilder, Newberry. Maid of Honor-Miss Helen Kin caid Davis. Charleston. Also the following staff appoint ments: I A. T' Harlee, Dillon. inspector gen eral with rank of lieutenant colonel: N. L. Bennett. Reidville. aide-de camp. with rank of major:. W. M. Graham, Sumter. aide-de-camp. with rank of major. THE SOUTHERN'S SCHEDULES. When the Trains Pass Newberry Un der the Schedule Effective April 17. Following is the schedule of South ern railway trains passing Newberry, effective April 17th: No. i5. daily, westbound .. .8:26 a. mn. No. 17, (mixed). daily except Sunday, westbound . .. .8:40 a. mn. No. 11. daily, westbound . . -:23 p. m. No. 17. daily except Sunday. westbound ... ... ... ...7:25 p. m. No. T8. daily except Sunday. -eastbound ...... .......8:40 a. mn. No. 12. daily. eastbound....1t2:50 p. in. No. 72. (mixed). daily except Sunday. eastbound ... 8:45 p. mn. No. 16. daily. eastbound . . t1:40 p. mn. Passengers going off on No. 16 are requested to purchase their tickets not later than 8:45 p. mn.. as the ticket ofice will not be open for this train. S. H-. McLean. agent. Little Mountain School. The closing exercises of the Little Mountain graded school will be held May 5 and 6. The exercises on May 5th will com mence at 8 p. mn. and will be by the school. On the next evening the exercises will be by the graduating class. Messrs. Virgil Sease. Thompson Bo land. and WVillie Efird. The address ...;l be delivererd by Col. E. H. Aull. THE NEWBERRY OF THE DAYS THAT ARE PAST MEMORIES OF THE DAYS OF LONG AGO. Judge Crosson Writes From Texas of the Days of His Boyhood -The Old School. Woodville. Texas. Long years have passed on since I gazed on the scene. Which my fancy still robes in its freshness and green. The spot where. a school boy, all thoughtless. I strayed Ry the side of the spring. in the gloom of the shade. I thought of the friends who had roamed with me there When the sky was so blue and the flowers so tair. All scattered. all sundered. hy moug tain and wave. And some in the silent embrace rof the grave. pausel. -nd the moral came home Smy ,teart: Behold how of earth all the glories . depart: Our vi;ions are baseless, our hopes but a gleam. Ovr staff but a reed, our life but a dream. Then 0. let us look. let our prospects allure. To scenes that can fade not. to realms that endure. To glories, to blessings. that triumph sublime O'er the blightings of change and the ruins of time. Starting from the north-west cor ner of the court house block, the first house is a bug-y one of Indy and Bet .ie Bugg. two kind-hearted freedwo men. The next is Hugh IFing Boyd's. 1 9e was the s(in of a Revolutionary sol dier, David Boyd. Chapman and Car wile say nothing of him. In 1834 he was a member of the legislature; from 1836 to 1841 he was tax collector, and in 1841 was elected ordinary upon the death of William Wilson, and so con tinued until his death in 185o or in :851. O'Neall. in writing of him and other officers. wrote: Newberry has great cause to be proud of him and others. and pointing to her offi cers. and their lives. may well say, like the mother of the Gracchi, 'These are my jewels.' " He was one of the early and prominent citizens of the %i!nge. I see him novy as with smiling face he walks towards the court house, rubbing his hands and greeting his friends with "a couple good mornings to you right quick." He was a gentle, kindly man and very popular. He had excellent sense, tact, and adaptability; his bonhomie, cherry good sense and love for a harmless !augh endeared him to his friends. As an offcer, he was prompt. capable. nd effcient. Of his children, Minor Pitts was a lively, mischievous lad. Calhoun possessed his father's excel lent sense, pleasing manners, and pop ularity, and was a deeply religious man: "~ 'Tis to the virtues of such men we owe our portion of the good that heaven bestows." Priestly was a happy-tempered little fellow. Dal las. in the lovely bloom and spring time of womanhood, married that ex cellent man. Joseph S. Reid. Ellen was a sweet, graceful little girl. Across the street and fronting the jail we again find our irascible old tinner, Frank Price. He was a cu riosity: an honest man. a good shot, and fond of squirrel hunting. When he missed. bang! went his gun against a tree. 'Tis said when in a rage he would throw up sticks and rails and run under them to cool his wrath. With his little brass pistol he never per mitt.ae anisner to escape. His son,