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'V 1111n t0 A VOL XLIII. NO. 17. NEWBERRY. S. C. TUECSD..Y. FEFIRUA'RY 2-7. 1.91'.TIEAWE,$.0AYA TILLIAN TO LEAD FIGHT FOR RATE BILL INTERSTATE COMMERCE COM MITTEE REPORTS MEASURE AS IT PASSED HOUSE. Aonor of Reporting Bill Conferred on Tilman, A DemocratVi-Unusual for Republican Body. - Washington, February 23.-By a vote of 8 to 5, the senate committee on wmmerce today agreed to report -0e iepburn railroad rate bill without amendment, but' the resolution adopt ed reserves to the members of the .omiittee freedom of action concern ing amendments off&ed in the senate. By a vote of five to three, Republicans prevailing, Senator Tillman, a demo erat, was given the honor-of reporting the. bill. This establishes a precedent in that a republican senate committee has given to a democrat control of an important measure passed by a repub lican house and endorsed by a repub liean president. Senators Cullom and Carmack were absent and their votes were recorded only on the main prop osition. The resolution follows: "Resolved that the interstate -com ..?merce committee report favorably house bill 12,987, as it. passed the house of representatives, it being un derstood that members of the commit teehave a right to vote as they choose on amendments or to'offer amend ments in the senate on consideration of the bill.,' Senator A4drich moved that the bill -be reported by Chairman Elkins, but iSenators Dolliver and Tillman pro tested that some friend of the measure should maWw the report, and Senator I Alarieh mis motion, provid Jag that-Ieeport should be made by Senator Tillman. He stated that the democratie members furnished the majority of the votes for the bill and that it was proper to have the minor ity "fatber it." This was taken by Snators Dofiver and Clapp as an ef brt to -hai&te them, but they re uined silent. Chairman Elkins sug ~ested4that the report-should be made by Senatior Doltiver, who has been one of Them who drafted the Hgpburn bill, and a leader in the, fight to prevent the adoption of amendments. Only Senator Ciapp supported this sugges tion, whieh had been made informally. A vote was then had on the 'question who should report the bill, resulting as follows: For Senator Tiliman-Aidrich, Kean, Foraker, Crane and McLaurin. For .Senat~or Dolliver-Elkinis, Clapp and Newlands. Not voting--Dolliver, Tillman and Yoster. Senator Tillman, who wa's designat ed to report th,Hepbirn. bill s'aid at ter the commnittee adjournied: "It was an unexpected -and in one sense an undesired ho'nor and respon sibility that was thrust'upon me. As far as T am able I -will endeavor to secure the passage of the bill through the senate with such amendments as will make it more. acceptable to the business interests of the country and remedy the evils which- have produced such widespread agitation. The poli cy is essentially democratie. The pro posed bill has the unanimous sup port of the democrats of the house and I hope that with a few slight amendments it will get the same sup port in the senate.'' Senator Tillman said that one of the most essential amendments he *should endeavor to procure looks to -the absolute divorce of public car riers'' as such from the production of coal as miners, which condition of nionopoly has created such a' strong feeling of dissatisfaction and anger in the bituminous and anthracite coal re gions.'' He has already drafted an amend ment covering this point. He said that something also ought to be done to compel the trunk lines t.o make con nection with the spurs and feeding lines and give them fair treatment in the distribution of cars and offer equal facilities with other shippers. Senator Tillman stated that ini mak ing the report on the bill he would prepare a formal analysis for presen tation to the senate, but that the re port would simply transmit the action to the senate together with the synop sis of the testimony taken before the committee. He said he would press the bill with a view of having the dis cussion commenced as soon as conven ient and possible. THE STATE LEVY. How A Reduction of One-Half Mill Will Affect Stata Finances. The legislature at its recent session reduced the levy for state purposes from 5 1-2 mills to 5 mills. We have time and again tried to show to the people that a reduction of levy did i not necessarily mean a reduction of taxation, because sooner or later, a sufficient tax would have to be levied to raise sufficient revenue toL meet the expenses of .be government. What should concern the people most is not the amount of the ltvy, but the amount of the expenses. What is needed most in this state is to get an equitable assessment of property, not only the property in each county, but as among the counties. The following from the Columbia correspondpnt of the Augusta Chroni cle explains how this reduction in the levy of, one-half mill will work dur ing-this year: Among other bright aid entertain ing things the'reent- legislature did was to make appropriations amount ing to over $100,000-in excess of last year's appropriations and straight way provide a campaign denial of I this with a *supply bill in whieh the state levy was reduced half a mill. In other words, the appropriations pro-, vide for the expenditures of $100,000 in excess of last year, whereas the supply bill with a reduction in the levy of half mill cnts off $110,000 this year. A levy of five mills as provided for in this year's supply -bill will' on the estimated increased tax valuation of $20,000,000, $10,000 less than the ap propriations call for even after the $121,000 income from franchise tax es and license fees is counted in. The appropriations .This year amount to $1,331,000. A levy of five mills on a! total valuation of $220,000,000 plus the $121,000 will amount to $,221,000 which is -$110,000 less than the total appropriationls. All of \vhich means the knocking in to pieces the governor's commendable screme, which was working so well since the increase of tige 1evy of half a mill last year, to get the state back on a cash basis. Last year approxi mately $50,000 was devoted to this purpose, whereas this year the state will have to go deeper into debt by over $100,000. The .borrowing will begin early in the summer, as it will be impossible to stave this off 'until after the August primaries. 'With the same tax valuation as last year the deficit would be $160,000. The sentiment -the newspapers have created in backing the schieme of Comtroller General J6nes to get prop erty on the books at a more equita ble rate has been manifested and de ided tax return increases in a num ber of counties. Lancaster, for instance, shows an increase of about 40 per cent., Chero kee from 30 to 75 per cent., and land has beeg returned- in Anderson coun ty for $2 an acre more than formerly, the increase in land values alone there amounting to a million dollars. But since the legi4lature refused to provide flexible levies, refused to give its moral support to the campaign for honest tax returns, it is expected that in those counties showing a decided increase the county bowrds will scale down the values so as to avoid pay ing an unjust proportion of the state taxes. Most people would far rather listen to undeserved praise than to merited riticism. It is far easier to find fault at a boarding-house than it is to find ,a satisfactory meal. Elevator Boy (in department store) -Huh ! Be a little, dried-up, old man, wit' watery eyes an' a thin voice like you've got de azmy? Not by a dog gone sight ! I'm laying fur de floor -na' jo.-Chian Tribune. TILLIAN WON'T CALL ON THE PRESIDENT MR. ROOSEVELT HINTS THAT VISIT WOULD BE APPRECIA . TED. The Situation Interesting -Motives in Placing Rate Bill in Senator Tillman's Charge Are Sus pected. Zalh McGhee in the State. Washington, February 24.-Every olie in and about Washington who keeps tab on public men and meas ures,has a picture in his mind's eye of Senator Tillman at the White House confei-ring with the president on what now will be known as the Tillman-Hepburn rate bill. It is the same bill, by the way, which in his speech last week. South Carolina's senior senator caused some consider able merriment over by his pictur esque description of it as something which the president handed out to Mr. Hepburn on a Waiter saying, "Here Pete, pass this!" It is Senator Till man 's job now to pass it in the senate and the situation is interesting and amusing. - Since the action of the committee yesteragy, Senator Tillman has been receiving files of callers, particularly newspaper. men, not one of whom -bat has asked him-and always with a' twinkle in, the eye- "When are you oing to the White House, senator, to confer with the president?" He has not been to the White House since the time the president, on account of fight with McLaurin, recalled an invitation to dinner there. He knew the boys were having some fan at.his expense. He took it good naturedly, onee re marking, though, in impatienee, "Here, I'm not going to be any clown in this cireus any longer.'' %[t has been generally considered necessary for the senator who would have charge of the bill. in the senate to confer often with the president. Today a number o senators friendly to the measure were -at .the White House- and when some -one remarked that the man in charge of the bill was absent, the president said. "Tell Till man to come up, he is a fighter, hon est and square, and I like him.' But Senator Tillman says he has no cause to call on the president. He says the rate bill is before the senate and it is the senate 's business to con sider it. "So far as the president is concerned,'' he said tonight, "he is a secondary matter now. He has had his say and done his part, now it is none of his business.'' Senator Spooner expressed the opinion to a newspaper man this af ternoon, "that the president had no occasion to confer with Senator Till man, who knew as much about it as the presidenit did and could handle it without aid.'' The democrats are looking uponi the sudden turn in af fairs as one of the greatest victories they have won in many a day. The situation, it is generally believ ed, was brought about by the great engineering ability o.f Senat.or Bailey, though nearly every one continues to be puzzled to understand exactly why Senators Aldrich, Foraker and others threw the bill into the hands of Till man. It is looked,.upon by some as a tactical move to give the matter an extremely radical turn and bring the whole rate making business into ob loquy, while by others it is looked Iupon as a practical surrender of the railroad senators, who, seeing they would be unable to obstruct the meas ure, decided to push it off on the dem orats, intending to hold them to blame for the whole thing, not feeling that there is any honor-<>r at least any graft-in it. At the same time they wouki take their spite out on the president by putting his pet measure into the hands of his bitterest enemy. Anyway, everybody is thoroughly keyed up to the point of expectan ey. Something far more interesting is about to happen than anything hereto tofore anticipated. There is nothim: cal(culated so comn pletely to inke thec humility out of a man who blames himself as agreeing THE NEWS OF PROSPERITY. Mr. Samuel Cannon Loses An Arm Advertise and There Will Be Something Doing-Other Matters. Prosperity, February 26.-Samuel Cannon, son of J. .J. Caution, of Lit tle Mountain, on Saturday while cleaning out fron under the brick machine at Mr. Robinson's brick yard, at Chapin, was caught idt the machinery and had his arm crushed. The wound was so severe that the young man was taken to the Columbia hospital on the 4 o'clock train. It was found necessary to amputate the arm just below the shoulder. A friend handed us the following with a request to publish: "The lightning bug is- brilliant But he hasn't any mind. He meanders' through the darkness, With his headlight on behind. Likewise the foolish merchant - Whom no oiie can advise._ He elaims ther's nothing doing When asked to advertise." We 'guess the point is f6r all to ad, vertise...in The Herald and News and then there Will be-something doing. The District contference or quarter ly meeting of the Newberry circuit was held with Wightman Chapel, FridAy, Saturday and Sunday. Rev. W. T. Duncan, P. E., presiding. Rev. D. P. -Boyd and wife are yis iting Mrs. J. Y. Thompson and at tending the quarterly conference.. Mrs. W. A. Moseley and Mrs. Sa rah Calmes have gone north to pur chase new spring millinery. .Miss Mary Sheldon, of Westmins ter, is visiting Jacob B. Fellers. Mr. J. B. Harmon has about com pleted his new shop. Mr. Ira Amick has also opened his shoe shop in the same building. Messrs. Hawkins Bros. have .just completed a commodious iron sheeted warehouse near the C. N. & L. depot. Jesse Rikard' is completing a nice barber shop on- the lot he recently purchased. The s%ell of fertilizer is abroad again in the land and regales us on every breeze. We note' that St. Luke's Sunday school has added some very nice equipments to its forces. We want to make a suggestion once more to the effect that .a business league for the town could be of much service and do great good for the town. Business men of the town should organize one and push their town along. Unfortunately we can only suggest. If we could wve would put some of our suggestions into action. We would have electrie lights for one thing and several other thinigs that we do not now have. More houses to rent; for instance. Mrs. McNaters, of Atlanta; is vis iting hier sister, Miss Mary Kinard. We return our thanks to the ladies of the Sorosis for courtesies extend ed. Your correspondent has been asked how our representatives voted on the appropriation and other bilss and we are unable to answer. Where can this information be had. Can the editor tell us? Come Chips, dont't be so cast down. Join, the ranks of the 44 and while stumping the county for Retrench ment and Reform (with a big R to each) you can tell us wfRat vou will do when you get down there. You can make the fur fly onl the stumps and we, the people, wvill sit on the fence and see the procession go by. We have heard of a couple from our Baiwick who are thinking of cast ing their glove into the political arena and when once the bee gets to buz zing there's only one thing to do and that is to let it swarm. The president has changed his mind and will not nominate R. R. Tolbert as postmaster at Abbeville, although he was recommended by John G. Ca pers. The president was reminded that Tolh"rt was mixed up in the Phoenix riots in that county a couple of years ago. e hi'a~ :. -~-I he watlts and is happy. Emperor William's Silver Wedding., Berlin, February 27.-Twenty-five years ago today, on February- 27, 1881, Emperor William. then Crown Prince of Prussia. and. ineidentally of of the Empire of the United Germany, was married to the Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Ilolstein-Son derburg-Augustenburg, then a girl, barely twenty-two. Considering the fact that this is the Silver Annivers ary of the wedding and, as such, an event of considerable importance, the celebration today throughout the German empire was rather tame. The celebration was not, originally. in tended to be so quiet. The Germans love their Emperor too much and are too fond of brilliant celebrations to let an anniversary of such importance. pass by without making it the occa-' sion for grand popular demonstrations unless there is some very good reason for it. According to -the origin-al program the wedding annivefsary was to be a rand state occasion and the crowned heads of all Europe were to be invit ed to take part ift a magnificent cel ebration. It was also intended to have the wedding of. Prince Eitel Friederich, second son of the Emper or. to Duchess Sophie Charlotte of Oldenburg take place on the same day, -an arrangement which would have made the day even more memorable. But, this .arrangement was complete ly changed by the Emperor. Variots reasons have beenl assigned for the change in the program. but it is fair ly well understood that the action of the Emperor was due principally to his desire to avoid the eclat of a hu miliating slight by the British court by a clever contre-coup. It had been smni-oficially announced that the Bri tish Royal House would not be repre-. sented. at. the celebration in Berlin, owing to the existing friction between Germany and Great Britain. That would have meant a serious slight and would surely have caused bad blood bet %veen the two countries. To avoid such an eventuality the Emperor de cidetj that the celebration should be a mere family affair, devoid of any official character and that no official invitations should be sent to any En ropeani court. All that happened some time before the death of King Christian of Den-I mark. The unexpected death of that moarchi, who was so closely connect ed wvith nearly every rulng family in Europe. naturally put a damper upon all- public court funetions in all European countries. The tact that' the court is- in mourning for King] Christian, makes it -appear perfectly natural that all state display should be omitted and the celebration con fined, as much as possible, to the im mediate family of the Imperial couple. The reason for the postponement of the wvedding of. Prince Eitel Fried-I rich is said to have been, that the Em peror did not wish to dep)rive his son of the pleasure of a brilliant cere mny, with all the pomp attending the presence of a large number of royal and imperial personages. Such display would have been impossible on the wedding anniversary of the Em peror after he had decided to make it a lose family affair. Although for the double reason of the Emnper-or's wish and the state of mourning the Silver Wedding of the Imperial couple was not attended by any state ceremonies. thier-e was enouih to see. to hear and to read about the event to s-atisfy the gay and loyal people in Berlin and throghout Germany. There was a thanksgiving ser-vice in the Sshloss kirche this morning at which the en tire Imperial family was p)resent, be sides many others in some way con nected with the royal-imperial house, and the court as such. The Emperor and the Empress received a number of deputations of military and civic organations. offering their congrat ulations and tendering a large num ber of valuable presents to commem o-ate the day. By ;. ppular subscript ion .91.250.000 have been raised in honor of the event and thle popular gift is to be used in v xar'n ways to~ (omlmemnorate the Sil et ,i 2 versarv. The Kais e m Mem \iuorial Churchl in this I 1 -e rated wit umagnifi ~etU:~-. A church to the memo ry of the late Empress Augusta is to be erected. A home-for convalescents is to be built on the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem, on a site which the Sultan of Turkey presented to the Emperor on the occasion of his trip to the Holy Land. And, finally, the workroom of the Imperial naval con structor are to receive a set of mod els of the leading types of the ships which have belonged to Germany's ifavy since the days of the Great Elec tor all in silver, of course. Our idea of a pestiferous man is one who waits until -Saturday night to get his hair amputated. Chummy Customer-You hope to be the proprietor of this establish ment some day, I suppose? Jones-There are some queer turns in life. Jinks-I know,it; I turned up at a girl's house tonight, got turned down and. turned-out and now I'm going, home to turn on the gas and turn in. --Town Topics. To Spot Holders.. About the middle of last November the Souther Cotton association ad vised all spot holders to demaind fif teen cents per pound, basis middling, for the balance of the unsold portion of the present crop and pledges were asked for ninety days. The Mam mth Cutton convention held at New Orleans, La., January 11-13, 1906, passed a resolution unanimously endorsing the novement for fifteen cents and advocated 'the contimied holding of the unsold portion of the crop for that price independent of the 90-day pledging. The executive committee of the association suLbse quently endorsed the aetion of the convention and all spot holders were earnestly asked to stand firm until a maximum price of ~15 ceits'was of fired.. Remember one year ago cot ton sold at seven cents per pound in February and advanced to over ten cents early in July in the face of a 14,000,000, bale crop. This year the crop is 3,500,000 bales less. Consump tion *is far greater this year than last, and the prices of all lines of cotton goods abnormally high. If the small b,alance of the cotton now held is .sold for fifteen cents, the whole crop will not average over 11 1-2 cents per pound.- Receipts will soon drop off heavily and a stronger market will be had. Do not rush your -cotton oni the market, but hold-it and win out in the' great struggle that is on between the spot holders on the one side and speculators, spinners and 'buyers on the other. Yours truly, Harvie'Jordan, -President, S. C. A. State of South Carolina, County of Newberry. Court of Cormmon Pleas. Caroline Jones,. Plaintiff, Ja . Against JsnJones, et al., Defendants. Complaint for Partition. By virtue of an order of Court herein, I will sell at public auction before the Court House at Newberry, S. C., on Salesday in March, 1906, all that lot or parcel of land, of which the late Joseph Jones died seized and possessed, lying and beinig in that part of tihe Town of Newberry, S. C., known as "Gravel Town,'' and bounded by lands of Guilford Snow den. D)r. James McIntosh and the Southern Railway Co., fronting 63 feet on-Street a plat of which will be exhibited on day of sale. Terms of sale:- One half cash and one half on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale with a bond of the purchaser and amortgage of the premises; with leave to pur chaser to anticipate the payment of the credit portion in whole or in part. The building on said lot to be insured and the policy assigned to the Mas ter. The purchaser to pay for pa pers and recording same. H. H. Rikard, Master. Master's Offce Feb 129 1906.