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EXCITING SCENE IN LOWER HOUSE John Wesley Gaines Sets National House in Uproar-Criticises Macon's Course. Washington, Feb. 5.-Mr. Hepburn of Iowa was today again one of the central figures in a tilt with a fellow member, which led to an exciting inei dent. Mr. Macon of Arkansas had for some time been reserving objection to certain bills and then, after getting explanations, flatly objecting. "This is a grotesque performance," interjected Mr. Hepburn, "and I in sist that members be required to take one position or the other." Mr. Macon explained that his sole purpose had been to put himself in the position where he could "object intelligently and not without considar ation.'' He would not, he said, al low bills to go through that he knew nothing about. "I haven't the slightest desire -to control the gentleman," said Mr. Hepburn, with a bit of sarcasm. "He may object unintelligently if he de sires to.'' The rejoinder set the house to laughing. The speaker held that ithe practice had been to allow brief debate by unanimous consent, but an objection would be equivalent to a withdrawal of such* consent. Bill after bill was mowed down by Mr. Macon's objection in consequence of Mr. Hepburn's utterances. Mem bers appealed to him to reserve his ob jeetion, but he protested that he was not allowed to make inquiry. Cannon to the Rescue. The speaker threw himself into the arena by remmarking, "Up to this time I have heard no objection.'" Mr. Macon, taking this as his cue, reserved objection on the particular bill then up, but before it could be discussed Mr. Gaines (Tenn.) got the floor and set the hoase in a furore of excitement by charging that the rules prevented a square deal to claimants. 'I submit to the house," he said, "is it right that by simply rising here and saying 'I object' a member may defeat a claim and stifle the voice of some unfortunate man, woman or child somewhere?'' The speaker called Mr. Gaines to order and pounded his gavel vigor ously. Ignoring the speaker, Mr. Gaines continued, declaring, amid confusion, that there should be a rule by which the people could have their claims paid. He was proceeding further whren the speaker ordered the ser geant-at-arms to require him to take his seat. This. however, was not nec essary, as the Tennessean sat down vol :ntarily. The ineident created an uproar, but, above the din, Mr. Macon, wildly gesticulating and pointing his finger at Mr. Gaines, could be heard to say: ''My God! I reserve the right to ob ject then.'' From that time on, the custom of reserving objections, pending explana tions, was reestablished. THE SPECTRE AT THE FEAST. Iske Banquo Before Macbeth the SHong Kong Gander Appeared at the Taft Banquet. Richmond News Leader. In Charleston, S. C., it was a time of revelry and feasting. The newly elceted president was making his rouse. - The cannon to the heavens spoke, the culverin roaired forth its d'acclaim. The bottles passed ~rrily' about and loyal laughter ~ng and rippled beneath brilliant lights. The palate paused from ,the bliss of dainty viand and perfumed drink, but for the sweeter bliss of' emitting rib-racking cachinnation. It was a royal banquet, royally spread and each moment as it glided by was a link in a long chain of rosy glad ness and new -delight. While the mirth was at its highest and its merriest. when the choicest course was on and the oldest wine had been broa'ehed, suddenly like a pallad, ehill apparition from the dark depths of death, appeared, like Ban quo before Macbeth, the Hong Kong Gander. It was the Gander conse rated by the love and zeal of Elder Caldwell, of the Charlotte, N. C., Observer, to the sacred cause of Our Peerless Leader in his most r.eent campaign for the presidency. The painful circumstances of the passing and disappearance of this bird are unhappily familiar to the public. In company with a Hen, said to have been hatced in the historic year Carolina's contribution to the South Carolina campaign fund and was sent to be raffled. The raffle, as we un derstand, was conducted by Deacon Hemphill, of the News and Courier, Charleston, and Mr. Philip H. Gads den, of the same city. By one of- those mysterious mechanations of fortune which sometimes attend raffles for a p.iti pur-oe the Gander be came the property to Mr. Gadsden and the Hen was acquired by the dea con. The legend is that subsequently the Hen was assimilated into the dea conial system in the guise of pie. The Gander, however, survived the gener-1 al political wreckage of last Novem ber. There was a scandal to the ef fect that he had devoured the several blades of grass on Deacon Hemphill's lawn in Charleston, -and that a bill for this devastation to the amount of $14.82 having been levied on his head, he was held by Mr. Gadsden acting rather as receiver than trustee. However that may be, the Gander appeared at the Taft banquet. From that moment hilarity ceased. The circumstances and the suspicion it tending the stransaction in him were too fresh and painful to permit jo eosity or further wine bibbing. His wings ciamored forth, a thous and dumb but heart-piercing tongues, drowning all the sound of merriment. sternly banishing all light or humor ous thought. And a new and distract ing doubt developed. The Associated Press dispatches, presumably dictated by Deacon Hemphill, spoke of the bird as a goose. Deacon Hemphill is supposed to know his once cherished charge more intimately than any liv ing man. He is supposed to know also that a gander is a gander and a goose is a goose. Furthermore, Judge Taft in his speech spoke of the his itorie "goo-e,'' 'id he had be'.u it company with Deacon Hemphill and presumably was informed by him. Has a new scandal developed atop the horrid heap of scandal already so high accumulated? Has the Hong Kong Gander inadvertently repudiat ed his supposed sex by the laying of an egg and by misguided endeavors to set on t and perofrm maternal func tions? Or is the bird now present in or around Charleston a changeling, a substitution, procured by some dark plot of town bred conspirators to whos!e inexperience a gander is a goose and any goose a gander? This matter may not be fobbed off. It is vain to attempt to dispose of it I by hypocritical suggestion that the bird may be most appropriately pres ented to the war ship North Carolina because of its supposed derivation, along with Andrew Jackson and the Mecklenburg Declaration, from the State of that name. The plain pee pul will demand to know what devious methods the living gift intended to inflate the Bryan campaign is sent to follow -in. the train of Taft, on his way to Manilla. Suppose the rotun dity and weight of Taft should be in creased by a meal based on Our Peer less Leader's country, and especially of the Carolinas, tamely endure such miscarriage, such perversion,-of Elder Caldwell 's patriotic purpose? If the bird now or recently at Char eston is the original Hong Kong Gander. we demand to know why and by whose authority it is now insulted in theAssociated Press dispatches as a goose. This question of gander should be cleared first of all, although the name Macduff may be adopted 's'aely, because if it really is a goose, the admonition to lay on will be ap propriate, while if investigation prov es conditions to be otherwise, the ob vious mission of vengeance will justi fy it. But the question is, wheth er the real bird was given the North Carolina as a mascot; and if so, un der wvhat conditions; and the deeper, darker question is, if this is not the real Hong Kong Gander, what the fate and final destination of that Gander was? Life In Mining Towns. Dr. W. K. Robinson, formerly a prominent and popular Baltimorean, but for :the past three years a resi dent of Goldfield, Nev., told some in teresting facts about his adopted home to a Baltimore American repor ter. ''Compared with Baltimore,'' said he, ''the mining towns of Nevada are very shy of the comforts and pleas ures of existence, but they have an attraction of their own, and I really enjoy living out there. Goldfield is a place of at least 15,000 people. It is a wide open town. Gambling goes on day and night and the saloons are never closed. This does not mean that it is given up to disorder and violence. On ithe contrary, serious crime is rare, 'and what racket is kicked up is the work of young eastern chaps, who think they must cavort and raise Cain to make the natives regard the:n with respect. ''While the cost of living is pretty high, there has been a great decline One can now rent a 'ery comfohble since the earliest days of the camp. One can now rent a very comfortable house for $75 to $100 a month. No Chinamen or Japs are allowed in Goldfield, and a strong Irish woman who can do all the cooking and other family work can often get $100 a montlh. We sigh for the soft-shell crabs of the Chesapeake and the oth er glorious sea food, but our beef and veetables brought in from Ca.lifor ma are st as good as you can get in "Goldfield is today in better shape than it ever was. Everything is on a solid basis. Speculation in wildcat properties has ceased. Labor, like smelter charges and Trailroad rates, has dropped to a figure where the mine owners can pay and get their profits. Some of the biggest mines are not in operation, but that is only a temporary condition. The treasury shipments of ore out of Goldfield are not less than $750,000 a month. In side of two years I believe the camp will show an annual output of not less than $25,000,000." Playing Bicycle Policeman. One small boy had a rubber-tired velocipede and the other had one of these automobiles wagons with a long bonnet in front, which works by means of kicking at pedals. They were riding along on :the same -street. The little boy on the velocipede said: "Now, you be a man in an automo bile and I'll be a bicycle policeman. You must be riding the other way." The small boy in the automobile pedaled away, and wheeled around at the top of the block to come back. He rode discreetly by where the small po liceman was standing alongside his wheel. The automobilist saluted in gratiatingly and the policeman gruffly and grudingly returned the greeting Then as the automobile went by the policeman swung on his velocipede and gave chase. At the corner he (-aught up and said: Slow down." The other lad did so, and the po liceman circled around the car in a plendid imitation of the approved manner of bicycle squad men. D' ye know how fast you were go ino" he demanded fiereely. No, si-r." replied the chauffeur of 7, as the machine was marked. ,You were going 22 1-2 miles ail hour from the tree to the lamppost, and that s against the law. Come around to the station house." Then they both shrieked in glee. Presently along came a small boy riding in one of those carts that move when you pedal, but at every stroke of his feet two boards, one on either side of the seat, rose and fell. The bi (yele policeman halted him and told him he was breaking the law. "G 'wan," said the newcomer, this is a flying machine, and you cops haven ':t got anything to do with As." -Philadelphia Ledger. White Toa1 aREADY-T i White Go ICorset Cove I We have, I a.choic 5 Wa tLinens and. + RECEIVED a Come and b *& are making prices. - - C. : MOWI SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. As the executors of the last will and testament of the late S. J. Kin ard, deceased, we will sell at the home place on the 11th day of February, 1909, the personal property of which the said S. J. Kinard died, seized, and possessed, consisting of household and kitchen furniture, one horse, one mule colt, one shoat, one cow, corn, fodder, and farming implements. Sale to begin at eleven o'clock. Terms cash. J. C. C. Kinard, Annie E. Kinard, Executors. Jan. 21, 1909. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT As Executor of the estate of Sim eon Miller, deceased, I will make a final settlement of said estate in the probate court of Newberry county on February 23, 1909, at eleven o'clock in the forer.con, and immediately thereafter will apply to said court for letters dismissory as said Executor of Simeon Miller, deceased. J. H. Wise, Executor. FUN! FUN! FUN! Let No Innocent Man Escape AT THE GREAT Mock Court Trial UNDER THE AUSPICES OF BACHELOR MAIDS, -IN THE NEW COURT HOUSE, Friday Evening, Feb. 12th. One of the most respected citi zens will be charged with - - - BREACH OF PROMISE. Regular Court Rules. Startling Developments. Ludicrous Situa tions. Local Hits. An Evening of Refined Fun. Prices, 25 and 50 cents. Tickets on sale at Newberry Hardware Co.'s Store. Open at 7.30. Court called at 8. Goods1!| ine of 0-WEAR s, 6owiis, rs, Etc., Etc.. ust added?* lot of + ized * istings, Lawns, I 2 THIS DAY. uy now as we@e specially low BR CO.j STATEM ENT. 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