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TILLMAN WINS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GRUA PRYE DECLINES TO PRESS FOR CONFTIRMATION. Maine Senator Will Make no Further Effort to Secure Confirmation at This Session. Washington, F'ebruary 9.-Senator Tillman today pult the nails in Cram's political coffin when he secured a pro mise from Senator Fry, chairman of the committee on ommere, charged with the duty of handling the nomina tion, that no further effort would be made to confirm Cram at the present session of congress. Senator Tilman got ths floor soon after the senate went into executive session, and after speaking for an hour, Senator Frye announced that as it was evident ithat the South Caro lina senator was just beginning, he would say that under sach -eireum stances it would be impossible to put the Crum nomination through. Senator Tilman did not at first un derstand Senator Frye. He stopped his speech aid asked him what he meant. Senator Frye replied that he would not push the matter firther, because utere was no -appare- t chance to m. ~e the nomination stiek. Senator Ti-lman then left the sen aw ehamber aid other buOness was taken up. The fact bbat Senator Frye oss an noneed that he wil not push the ease farther is a complete victory for Sen ator Tilian. In all he ias spoken more than eight hours on the case. When he began the task of defeating Crum ten days ago, many senators said that it could not be done, that President Roosevelt would fight through Senators Lodge, Frye and oth ers, it would be absolutely impossi ble to block the nomination, and that it would put the people of Charleston in a better light if they would grae fiRy submit and make no funther gibt. Senator Ti lman took the opposite view, and went to work to fight as leng as there was fighting ground. In the beginining few of his eollea giues 'were disposed to .take part in the matter, hat day b~y day more have come to his iesene until during the past few days praetieaily all the De mnoeratie strength of the senalte 'has been Fmned up with him in the fight. Sevetral days ago Senator Tillman announed that he was not interested in what became of Crum hereafter, at he coul get any job die might * desire, sand 'tat his only purpose was in waging a successful fight for the people of Charleston in the deter mination to prevent &rum from being egain forced upon 'them. So far as he knows there has been no trade sug gested, and he only wants ram oust ed from 'the collector's office. The way the mtat.ter stands now, Cram will 'have 'to be nominated again, sand it is not believed by those ft "nil iar 'with the situationi 'tat President elect Taft has any ide.a of doing so. A few datys ago certain ei'rcum stances ariose, wich lent something -of a mysetry to the case, and this led to abelief that Mr. Taft had urged Senator Frye to push the ecase. It is almost -eertain now that he 'will not nme Crum for another term. Today's action appairently ends the ease with Senator Th]hnan, and the people 'of Charleston who 'have fur nished him with .th'e ammunifbion to miaike the fight, th~e victory. TTTJMAN AND GARY. Tilman Creates Sensation in Speech on Cram Matter-Gary's Maid en Speech On Crum. The Washington corresponmdent of the Atlanta Consiitu.tion, sent to his ~paper the following report of the Tilman affair in the executive ses sion of the senate on Monday: Senater TalAmani of South Carolina deligihted thne Republicans and "'at raged 'his Democratic colleagues by his remarks on Southern States' suf f rage nestruotions. Many of the De mocrats got up 'and left the sh.amber. The negro-philes li'stened 'with their hands sto their ears, eager to catch ev ery word. Senator Tillmamn insistied flhat the disfra,nehisement laws of 'the South we're frauds on their faces; that their administration was a joke; that they 'were in open and fl'agranmt violation of 'the foturteentha and fifteenth 'amenidniets; that 'they 'were aimed solely iat the negro sand disfranchised him because he was 'a negro. " The fourteenth and fifteenth 'amendments are not worth the pape'r they 'were written on,'' said Senator Tillmian ( while every m'an in ,the dna.Tber gasped with consbernation. "We have 'an educatiional qualifica tion in South Carolina. Bat we know 'how to handle that. There never was a nero enfarnehised under it and there never was a white man disfran ehised.' - Senato T4llman admitted having once in his life voted for a negro. It was before the days of th disfran dhisement amendment. He was liv ing in the Anderson dista*t, which was om-whehning blak Republican. He said the Demrocrats ,had gerry mandered the distrit so as to get all the negroes in thait distrit. 'I had wings 'like a bat and legs like a grass hopper," said the South Carolinian. "Wel, I got tired voting tissue paper ballbts and once voted for the negro candidate. But -we settled that condi tion ith our diSfranChisemen t law.'" He advmwted to the Japanese situa tion in California and took the anti Japanese side of he contoversy, say ing it was a p'lain ease of rada antip eiy and hait he was on the side of the white m!an. There is a law of God and a lav of main, and I am for the aw of God." He put a brand upon the ne gro and the negro can not change that brand any more =han the '1oopalrd can ehknge his spots. Mr. Tiilman was supported by his e6dlleague from Somth Carolina, Mr. Gary, who spke for 40 minutes, dis crussing the issue in a perfectly legiti mate way as a socia problem rathar thmn a pottea issue. He said there was no qestion but thait Cram eould diseharge the duties of the office, but that he shouad not be forced upon people rtA wbom he rwas distasteful. ,iR d most of thise with whom Cmm would oome in contat were white peopJe, as the aegroes ipo'rted very few aiticles from abroad. "Tere is a well recognized princi ple in diplomatie circles widh shouad not be e&rey ignoed in onr domes tie politics. It is that a person who is persona nion gra iba to te commun itv in wbich he 6s sent is withdrawn by his government. The president sbAld wddraw the nomination of Gary's "Maiden." A Wahbmgtoni dispatch to the Co lumbia State under date of February 8, says: Snator Gary came Ito the fron;t in the ereentive session of the senate today, when the Cram mattr was taken up. He spoke about 40 minn ties n oppostion to ithe oonfirmation of C--m-, and 'after he saIt down, a numnber of senatous on both sides con grabulated him. It rwas rather a stormy session from the way eetors talked abouait it 'toiniigibit. Senator Tilhmain gavre some of his .reill known viewis on 'tie race quiemtion and made some rather shianiEng deelara)tions of what he and othiens usad to do with tissue ballots and other devices for eheatinig the negroes in eletions. He is report ed by otheir semators as deelaring that aone time hie got so tired of cheating in seetiions thiat hie voted for 'a negro for congress, meaning G3eorge Wash-; ington Murray. A number of the De moemratic senastors are saying that Ser'ator Tdilhxman pul4t the South in an exceedingly bad light. Senator T-ill main, w~hen asiked about it, repl.ied merely 'tat he coutld not discuss mat ters which took place in executive seesIbn. Senator Gary refused to 'al low ihlnsdekf to be diverted by the general storm '1hich broke ont in pla es aibout him, hntt continned in a well~ studied speedh ito 'discuss tihe inadvis abilty of confirming Oruma. He sai dhat it was sufficeent for the senate to conusideir that Orm iwas objection ablae Ito the latrge body of inbelligenit ad business pelopale of South Car oina and to ithe two senators from the State. He pleaded dba~t Mr. Taft shorld be alowed thes opportunity 'to cary out the poJicy he annournced in his Atltaata speech, a spee!h of so great imortencee, he decilared, that Ane&w Oarnegile (had had copies of it distiuted adt tooniuglh de South. To tieave 0mm 's appointment t& the next osmanist~ration fwou'ld give Mr. Taft an opportuniy 'to shiow ithat he mealtt that.apeeh, he said, and he qnoted passaes from it. He said it would bno injuticeo thenegroto den!y him 'tie privilege of governing the white man, and that the negro was getting all he was entitled to in thes way of recognition now, having been bought o'ut of the depths of barbar 'ism and brouight under the civilizing influeines of (te white miain. Tese -are but a few of the things Senator Gary said in (his first or "maaiden'' speech in the senate. Be ing in ereeitive session, 'tie ful speech can not be reported. TILMAN DENIES THE CHARGE As Governor, However, He Voted to Give the Negro Murray Certifi .ca.te of Election Over White Man. The Sta.te. Washin;rton, Feb. 9.--Senator Till man denies he eve-r voted for a negro for congress. or that he sa.id so in exe utive session. He says that when he was governor. as a member of the board of ca.nvassers, he voted to give George Washington Murra;y 'the cer ae of election over his white o polent. Tie State, he Says, had been gerrymandered in the way the deserib ed yesterday and -a bla.ck district formed so as to preclude the election to congress of more than one negro from the State. RETURNS WITHOUT PRISONER. Saluda Deputy rails to Secure "Muss" Deloach From Atlan ta Jail. Saluda, Feb. 9.-Deputy Sheriff Padget, who obtained requisition pa pers from Governor Ansel on Friday and went to Atalnta for "Muss" Deloach, who had been arrested in that city and was being held ait the request of Sheriff Sample, returned here on Sunday, but without his prisoner. Deloach is now in jail in the city of Augusta, the governor of Georgia, in view of the statement made by Deloach, as reported in the Augusta Chronicle and the Atlanta papers, refusing to honor the requisi tion to the extent of allowing him to be brought back to South Carolina to be tried for assault and battery with intenilt to kill some ten years ago. The joke that Deloach has perpe trated on. the Georgia authorities and fhe hero that he dhas made of himself in the eyes of some of the newspaper men of Georgia, as gathered from some of the papers of that State, is intensely amusing to the people of Sa kuda county, who know Deloach so well and wl are fai.liar with the details of the shocting by him of Wil liam Gillion and T. A. Jones, for which offenee he left this State and succeeded in keeping his whereabouts so well concealed until a few days ago. There would be no more danger at tending the return of Deloach to Sa luda county, so far as personal in jury is concerned ithan would attend a visit of the Georgia governor. PREACHER'S SLAYER LYNCHED Negro Who Robbed and Killed Mis sissippi Minister Hanged by Mob. Houston, Miss., Feb. 9.-Roby Bas kin, mw.rderer of the Rev. W. T. Hud son, was lynched by a mob here this afternoon. A trowd of over 300 de termined citizens took him from the jail and hanged dhim to a nearby tree. Not a shot was fired, and the whole proceeding was conduceted quiet-ly. Sheriff Dean', of Okolona arrived jusit as the negro breathed 'his last. Leaders of the miolb said the negro had :not been given a speedy trial as promised, and that they could not be blamed 'for taking justice into their own hands. The prisoner was seized without re sistance and accepted 'his fate as a matter of course, sullen 'and without a word 'of entrieaty or prayer. He was hanged forn an elm Free 'within two bundred yards of the county j.ail. The representatives of :the sheriff bere declare they considered -their ae ion in surrendering the negro, in view of t,he refusal of the court ito call , speial term, j.ustified in the inter st of law 'and order. Should their btion be criticised they declare they vil resign. According to Baskin 's confession he fia't robbed and, in fear that he would be arrestted for the robbery, shot and killed the minister, throwing is body into a pond where it was round by searchers. A styp~ to-dyn. Has cured itch magically for others in Newberry and will cure for you. Eor sale at Mayes' Drug Store. VERY LOW RATES. To New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola and.Birmingham, Via. South ern Railway. Account Mardi Gras Celebrations the Sou.thern Railway announees very low round trip excursion rates to New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala., and Pen sacola, Fla. Ti:ckets will be sold February 17th sto 22nd, limited for re turn up to and including, but uiot lat er than midnight, March 1st, 1909. By depositing ticket at New Or leans, Mobile or Pensacola and pay ing fee of $1.00, ticket will be extend ed until March 13th, 1909. To Birmingham, Ala. Account Laymen's Missionary Movement, Presbyterian Church in the United States. Birmingham, Ala., very low round trip rates have been authorized, tickets to be sold Febru ary 14th and 15th, good to leave Bir mingham returning not later than midnight of February 20th, 1909. For rate, schedule.s and detailed in formation, apply to Southern Railway ticket agents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent,c J. L. Meek. Charleston,S.C Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., A tlanta G(. PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION. Very Low Round Trip Rates to Wash ington, D. C., Via Southern Railway. Account Presidential Inauguration the Southern railway will sell round itrip tickets to Washington, D. C., from all points at greatly reduced Trates. Tickets to be on sale February 28th and March 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1909, good to leave Washington re turning not later than midnight- of March 8th, 1909. Round trip rates from principal points as follows: Abbeville ...... .... ..... .$16 25 Anderson ..... ... ....... ..$16 10 Blacksburg ..... .... .... ..$13 75 Camden ... ..... ... .....$14 05 Charleston ..............$16 40 Columbia ... ..... .......$15 05 Greenville ..............$15 55 Greenwood ...... ...... ...$15 80 Lancaster ...... ... ........$13 75 Orangeburg .... .... .. ...$15 85 Rock Hill .... ..... ... ..$13 05 Spartanburg ............$14 65 Sumter .... ..... ... .. ..$14 50 Yorkville ... ...... .. ....$13 60 For detailed information, sleeping car reservations, schedules of reglar and special trains, apply to Southern railway ticket agents or address, J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, J. L. Meek, Charleston, S. C. Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt., Atlanta, Ga. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT As guardian of the estates of James Lester and Mabel Lester I will make a final settlement as said guardian of 'said estates in the office of the Probate Judge of Newberry county, S. C., on Tuesday, the 16th day of February, 1909, and immed iately thereafter apply for letters dis missory as said guardian. Allen N. Crosson, Guardian, James Lester and Mabel -Lester. 1-15-4t-ltaw. The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its the same with a lazy liver. It causes constipation, headache, jaun dice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotches, loss of appetite, nausea, but Dr'. King's New Life Pills soon banish liver troubles and build up your health. 25e. at W. E. Pelham & Son's, Newberry, S. C. J. W. WHITE, store in the post offie building, ready to do any kind of plumbing business on short notice and in good style. F. R.HUNTER &W,K.8SLGH, Real Estate, Stocks and Mortgages Bought and Sold For Rent. Store Room on Main street, now occupied by R. J. Watts. Seven Room Cottage on Main street. Six Room Cottage on Mayer Avenue. Seven Room R es i denceon John stone street. Des irable Office Rooms in Herald and News Building. WA. G. H ouseal, MI. D. Office Hours - to o0a.m L. A. Riser, MI. D. OffIce with Dr. Houseal. 8 to 9 a. m. Office Hours - 2 to03p. m. 16.3o to 7.30 P. m. A-styp-to-dyn. Cough rem-edy for colds a.nd coughs, pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and croup salve for pneumonia or eroup. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 1211.08.1t.w.tf. This $4.00 Rattan Rocker for Only $1.98 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13 3.30 P. M. Only one to a Customer. The J. L. BOWLES CO. 1316-1318 Main St. Newberry, S. C. YOU ARE TO BLAME IF YOUR HUSBAND'S SALARY Fails toMakeEnds Meet Don't bite at special bargain sales, but purchase "where you are as sured. a fair and square deal" with every purchase. ::::: we are prepared better than ever to supply your every want. ::: COME-Look through our store and you will find every department over flowing with genuine bargains. New arrivals in Spring Goods daily. Our white goods or I.ADIES' SHIRT WAiS TS cannot be excelled in beauty, qual ity or price. : : : : U Yours for genuine bargains, 0. K LE T TNER, The Fair and Square Dealer. T HIS BANK WANTS YOUR BUSINESS. We confess it. On the other hand, we know we are justi fiedin asking your r.atronage. We offer you every facility found in a modern institution. Open an account with THE EXCHANGE BANK ON JANUA RY 1 ST. We Par 4 per Cent, Interest in Our Savings Departmient. J. D. DAVENPORT, E. R. HIPP, President. V. Prdsident. M. L. SPEARMAN. Cashier.