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SENATE PASSES "FREE LIST" BILL "Unholy Alliance" Again Gets in Ef fectiTe Work-Programme Car ried Out. Washington, Aug. 1.-The Demo cratic tariff program was moved up closer to President Taft today, whed the senate, by another remarkable coalition of Democrats and Republi can insurgents, passed a "farmers' free list" bill, after voting down the original bill. The "unholy alliance," as the coali tion was called, massed in almost un broken front, swept aside a host of amendments, voted down by a tie vote the original house measure, accord ing to, program for political purposes, and then carried by a surprising con centration of strength a measira dif faring from the house only in com paratively unimportant parts. Now the bill goes back to the house and Democratic Leader Underwood, or that body, tonight confidently asserted that it would be finally agreed to in coference between the two houses and sent to President Taft. No Certainty of Conference. It is not certain that the house will insist on a conference, many promin ent representatives believing that the bill Is not sufficiently changed. They ae anxious to rush the first of the tariff measure to the president. "I am not sure it will be sent to conference. I can see nothing to pre vent the two houses from reaching an agreement upon Its ftal form," said Mr. Underwood. Had Senator tailey, of Texas, voted *ith his Democratic associates, the original bill would have passed. On!b vote was all that stood in the way of placing the entire issue of Democra tic-Insurgent tariff reform immediate ly before the president Bailey's Wish Gratified. Mr. Bailey announced last night that he hoped the privilege of casting the deciding vote would fall to him. Had leomtor-elect Hoke Smith, of Georgia, been present to vote, the till woid tonight have been in the presi dent's hand. The house free list bill was Leaten on a tie vote, A9 to 39, and was then zeconsidered, changed by a compro mnise amendment offered by S'enator Kern, of Indiana, former Democratic eandidate for vice president, and with Democratic-insurgent support finally wassed as amended,' by a vote of 4S to: 30. The new bill provides that flour. meat productions and cereals should be on the free list. Provisions Kern Amendment. The.Kern amendment provided that this free admission shall apply only to meats, flour cereal products "coming from any foreign country with which the United States has a re.:e:yro.:ity treaty agreement and which sha1l ad __ mit from the United States, steoe of duty, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, horses, cattle and hogs. It is admitted that this provision ap plies only to Canada, after the new " ociprocity agreemenrt shall have be come effective. Senator Clapp and other insurgents, who voted for the free list bill after the Kern compro mise amendment had been adopted, said tonight that th; amendmen-, ac complishes what they tried to effect by amendments to the reciprocity hill. Several other amendments were *adopted after they bad been first de feated when offered as amendments to the original bill. Bagging Also Free. One of these, by Mr. Gronna, of North Dakota, insurgent Republican, extends the fre6 list admission of shoes to cover all kinds of footwear, whether leather, or not. Another by the same author, admits free Roman, * Portland and other hydraulic cements. An amendment, by Mr. Shively, ,f n diana, Democrat, adds hagging to the list. If President Taft vetoes the bili arid the wool tariff bill, both of Wh'en, it is asserted, will be sent to him, the Dem ocratic managers of the house will make no further effort at tariff ravs ion this session but will cntinue the preparation of tariff bills l'or the reg ular session next December. If he signs the bills, the whole Democratic programme will open up and congress will remain in session until Decemnber. .ASYLUM BURNS. Eight Lunatics Die in Fearful Confla gratio-Maniacs Fought Fire men. Hamilton, Ont., Aug, 1.-At least eight, and perhaps 10, lives were lost in a fire which partly destroyed one of the main buildings of the asylum for the insane on the side of the moun tain southwest of the city early yester day. There were 800 patients in the building when the fire was discovereri and it was only a well-trained fire fighting corps and splendid coolness and bravery among the nurses and at tendants under Dr. English that averted a more frightful loss of life. There are four buildings in ihce group within the asylum grounds. The main building, which the fire swept, is a four-story brick structure with basement, 200 feet in length qnd about 70 feet wide with wings at r-ither tnd. The women patients, numbering about 350, occupied quarters in the west wing. The remainder of the building was taken up with men's wards and contained some of tle most desperate cases in the asylum. The women were moved without serious difficulty to the adjoinig building. The situation among the men was more serious. The fire brork3 out on -the fourth floor in what is kn$own Cs section D, where the violent insane are kept. Most oat ho men, guarded by attendants, moved down three flights of stairs; out of the fire zone, in orderly procession, but a score, driven into a frenzy by the stifling smoke and the excitement of a mid night fire, fought off their rescuers with desperate fury. Three of them after being carried down to the sec ond floor broke away and 'Ied back to the blazing corridors. The flames in the meantims bad spread down the hallway and were eating their way through the tloor tol the third story. The asylum brigade, although fighting bravely, was handi capped by the maniacs and was losing control. The city brigade, which had been summoned, was then toiling up the al most precipitous roadway leading to the asylum grounds. It was nearly 21 o'clock before the :Urst of their appa-1 itutli was brought int play. The firemen ran scaling ladders up the third and fourth floor windows, where it was believed some of the unfortu nates had fled. They found it difficult work to break down -the iron gratings on the windows and the fire in the meantime was growing fiercer every minute. Crawling into the stifling smoke the firemen groped their way about until they found a maniac. He was still able to ,offer resistance and it was neces sary to knock him senseless, when he was dropped into the life nets below. Eight of the insane apd one attend ant who had lost consciousness in the work of rescue were saved, and it was believed at 3 o'clock that every patient hiad been taken ouf'of the burning sec tion of the building. The combined fire forces had the situation well in hand at 3.30. The two upper floors and the roof of the east wing were buxrned and the lower floors were flooded with water. As the firemen worked their way in to the bmrned section the bodies were found. Three were in the hallway on the top floor and one helpless paraly tic .was burned to death in his cell. Four mnore corpses were found hud dler together in a small room.. CONDITION OF COTTON IS 86.. Improvement in Growing Crop During Past -Xonth-South , Carolina Gains 2.5 Points. New York, July 31.-The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin tomorrow will say: Replies from 1, 945 special correspondents of the Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, of an average date of July 23, make the percentage condition of cotton 86.9, the h1ghst in the eleven years of the special reports of this paper. This compares with 85.9 per cent. a month ago, or a rise of 1 point, and 7.7. points above the ten-year average of 79.2.. Four States Behind Last Konth. As a rule, reports we're of a highly satisfactory nature, and it is only in North Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma that cotton 'has lost from its high condition of last month. The deterioration in Louisiana was 5.6 points, where too much rain and the fear of boll 'n emil caused consid erable apprehension; the other ';tates suffered but littlt. Isouthi Carolina gained 2.5 points, Ge::rgia 1.1 points, Alabama 0.8 point, -Texas '1 3 points, Arkansas 3.9 points and Tennessee 4.9 points. TRAIN IS RAIDED. IEighteen Quarts of Booze Found on C. & W. C. Freight From - Augusta Greenwood Daily Journal. y. The following telegram was sent to Deputy Sheriff inte Major-by Assist ant Superintendent of the C. & W. C. road F. M. Doar: Please meet No. 17 at the water tarek and make a thorough search of et closets and lockers in the cabons whiskey. If the train crew willi no; unlock the closets and lockers t:ha will be your authority to bre~ak all locks in order to make the search. Armed with the above order to searsh the C. & W. C. freight train from Augusta late Saturday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Dave Major enterel the train as it pulled up at the tank below the city and when he announced his purpose it is said that the conduc tor refustd to open the closet and lock knocked the door (lown and found 18 quarts of whiskey. No arrest T:as made as no one would claim the whlis key. "Everybody on the train seemed to be astonished that the booze was in the closet," says Mr. Major. It is said that upon the arrival of the train here that one of the members of the train crew wired the superintend ent of the road that the whiskey had 'been found. The road officials were in touch with the situation and the of ficers here are being assisted by them in breaking up the hauling of whiskey on these trains from Augusta. Those who are in a position to know say that large quantities of whiskey has been brought from Au gusta here from time to time on the freight trains. YOUNG RUSSELL LAWSON DEAD. Autoist Succumbs to Injuries Received Thanksgiving Day. Greenwood, July 31.-Russell Law son, the young boy whose reputation as an automobile racer was State wide until he was injured so severely last November that he could no longer figu,re in races, died here last night at the home of his mother, Mrs. Kate Lawson, on Oak street. Young Law son, who was only 19 years old at the time of the accident, made a -brave fight for life, but it has been known ever since the accident that he could never recover. Y6Uihg LAiWson was making a pre liminary run in his car, Ford 99, on the track in Columbia Saturday after noon, November 5, 1910, when the ac ident occurred. While going rapidly the spindie of the right fore axle broke and he was thrown violently from the car, striking a small oak tree near the track, the blow fracturing-his spinal column. He was picked up un conscious by a gentleman riding be hind him, hurried to a hospital in Co lumbia, and though he subsequently regained consciousness, he never arose from his bed. His lower limbs have been uaralyzed since the accident. He remained In Columbia some time but some months ago was broug here to his mother's. He has been' growing weaker for the past few weeks. He is survived by his mother and two sis ters here. Conductor J. MI. Lawson, of the Southern railway, Is a half-broth er. The burial was in the family plot in the cemetery at Hodges this after noon. Mrs. Kate Lawson was formerly Miss Kate Glenn, of Helena. YORK WOMAN KILLS HERSELF. Wife of Prominent Farmer Cuts Throat With Razor.' Yorkville, Aug. 1.-Mm. Ella Purs ley, wife of Mr. S. L. Pursley, a prom inent farmer living about eight miles north of this place, committed suicide last night by cutting 'her throat with a razor. She had been in bad health for several months, but had in no way intimated her desire or purpose to ake her own life.' The deed was done between 11 and 12 o'clock at night, whilp she sat on the side of the bed in which her husband was sleeping. An inquest was held last night and the funieral took place at Bethany church this afternooon. Vacant Scholarships in the Citadel, The Military College of South Caro line, Charleston, S. C. 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