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VOL. XX. MANNING, S. C., W.EDNESDAY. MAY 23, 1906. NO. 34. NOT AN ISSUE. The State Dispenstary Was Not Mentioned in The STATE CONVENTION By Either Faction of the Democratic Party. This Was the Result of a Common Understanding Among the Leaders of the.Two Sides. Harmony was the keynote of the Democratic state convention wbich met in Columbia last Wednesday and was called to order at noon in the hall of the house of representat!ves by State Chairman Wilie Jones. The delegates had caucussed and conferred in the friendliest way and with prac tical unanimity reacted the conclu sion that, as the liquor questi n is to be fought out in the campaign this summer and decided by the Damo cratic hosts In the white man's pri mary, there was no us, In plunging the convention Intn a u-elkss wrangl on th's vexatirus qiestion and pro long its session washout belnefit to either side. R3v. S. M. Smith made the opening invocatim, asking the Almighty guid ance for the deliberations cf the con vention and concluding with the repe tition of the Lord's Prayer, in which the delegates joined. J. W. Bagsdale, oi Florence, nomi nated Col. Robt. Aldrico, t f Barnwell for temporary chairman, 1.&ying a fit ti' g tribute to his worth and ability at d referring to his soldier services, when a mere youth, for the Cause which Is being honored by the reunion here this week. He was elected by acclamation and escorted to the cbairby Messrs. J. W. Ragsdale, H. H. Watkins and Cole L. Biease. His speech of acceptance was short but very appropriate. He es pecially appreciated the fact that his election was a tribute to his service when he was too young to do anything but fight for his state. He referred to the divided views of the people a' a matter to-be settled by the arbitra ment of a vote of the whole people, a sentiment which was loudly ap plauded. Messrs. J. T. Parks and Geo. R. Koester served as temporary secreta6 ries. The roll was prepared by amend ment of the printed roll of elected delegates. J. P. Bean, of E gefld- nominated J. Win. Thurmona, ci E~gefield, for permanent president of oe conven tion, referring to him as a man whom those who knew loved to honor. The nomination was numerously seconded and the election was unani mous. D. S. Henderson of Alken; T.~ S. Dunbar, of Barnwell, and J. P. Bean, of Edgefield, escorted Mr. Thurmond to the chair. In his speech of acceptance he spoke of Democracy as thle party of white supremacy and to the G. 0. P., as the parby of trusts, though not to be trusted. He referred to the domi nation of the Republican party by the corporations, to which domination he ascribed the recent pitiful spectacle of the president's breaking a solemr: agree ment to stand by a measure of relief to the people from railroad ex actions. He referred to the gathering of Con federate veterans in Columbia and said the Democracy would never for get the men who fought for thle stars and bars and who were the mnudiflls of the party. He urged a policy of moderation, as best for the interests of thle state Democracy-and this sentiment was loudly applauded. A vice president from each con gressional district was elected, as fol lows: Fi-t-J. B. Tindal, of Clarendon. Second-D. S. Henderson, of Aiken. Third-Frank B. Gary, of Abbe vile. Geo. B. Cromer, of N~ewberry, was nominated, but withdrew. Fourth-T.'S. Sease, of Spirtan burg. Fifth-J. G. Richards, of Kershaw, W. F. Stevenson, of Cnestrield, was nominated, but witharew. 8irlh-W. E. James, of Drlngton. W. W. Bruce, of Marlboro; T. L. Rog ers, of Marlboro, and 3. W. Rtgsdale, of Florence, were nominated, but wthdrew. Seventh-H. D. Lee, of Sumter. T. G. McLsod, of Lee, was nominated, but withdrew. J. W. Gray, of Greenvlle; J. T. Parks, of Orangeburg, and D. L. Sink ler, of Charleston, were elected secre t~res. Geo. R. Koester was nomi nated, but declined. J. S. Wilson, of Lancaster, was elected sergeant-at-arm, and T. C. Hamer, of Marlboro, treasurer. Geo. H. Koester, of E.chland, then cifered thle following resolutions: "Resolved, That the convention| have two standing committees, one on platform and resolutions and one on constitution and rules, to which should be referred, without reading all resolutions and proposed plat forms. "Resolved, That thlse committees should each be cc mnpois of one mem her from each ct ulty, to be selected by the county coa~gation2, and that each committee elect its cwn chair Thsresolution was unanimously adopted, The convention adjourned till the afternoon after appoin'ting commit tees on resolutions and platforms and rules. The afternoon session was pulled cif as if it bad been greased. The busineSs was all over anid thb delega!Oes were filing cut of the hall f thle housof represenltatve~s in ba I an hour. It was the smoothe.t, most harmonious and shortesti stateO con venion in the history of the party. The resolutionsof the morning were all reported through the cormitttees, and these reports were adopted throughcut, with the exception of changing the rules of the party, pro bibiting county organ'zitions from assessing candidates for congress, state offices or soIicitorships. By an amend meet a*dopted, these candidates are to be assessed by the state executive committee alone. Oae of the counties aharged some of these candidates to the tune of 8500 in the last cam paign. Through the committee a resolu tion was adopted favoring a "single ring circus" in the county-to-c--unty campaign speech making. Hereto fore candidates for congress and solic torsbip had been having separate meetings. Now these ar.d all caidi dates fur other cifiees as well will speak at the same meetings. A resolution introduced by D A. Z Ouzs, looking to the state executive committee providing separate boxes at the c- ming election to decide the liquor question, was promptly Osler!z ed by the convention. Resolutions were adfp'e'! request ing the SoathCarolica representatives to warmly endorss the proposed de naturalized alcohol b1l. The following resolution was intre dreed into the committee by Ca.. tain Richards was reported unanimously and favorably, and was adopted by the convention: "Whereas, The Hon. D. C. Heyward has for two terms discharged the du ties of governor of the state of South Carolina with ability and distinction, and to the satisfaction of the people of the state, ba it resolved, 'By the Democratic party in con vention assembled, That we do hereby record our endorsement and approval of his public service. And be it re solved further, That he be presented with a copy of these reso'utions." The folowing resolution was also passed: "Be it Rsolved, That the very able mnd consistent course cf cur senica tenator, B R Tillman, in the United States Senate, commands our appro ation and approval, and that we ender to him this expression of our :nfidence." The new executive committee met Immediately after the airern on ad journmeat to provide for trte State ampaign speech-making, etc. The tinerary and other details were left o a sub-committee. General Wille Jones was elected 3hairman of the main committee. Tne substance of the general plat rorm which was adopted %iLhuut de bate, is as fo-lows: "The Democracy of 1e State o South Carowina by t: eir duly constitu ted represet-'atives hereby renew their pledge of fidelity to the funda ental principles of Jeffersonian De macracy as heretofore repeatedly an nounced in the State and national D :mocratic platform. We believ rnat thie legSlative, ex cu ive a;.d ju liecal department; of th- govert m'..t :.hould be forev..r seperate ano d:s tinct from each other, without tte right of ary cne to usurp or enerr-ach upon the rights of the other. We be lieve that honesty in the public ser vice and economy in expenditure are essential to good governmen ; no tax should be levied or tariffs imposed upon the people beyond the actual aecessities of government ecoaomi :ally administered. We, therefore, arge such revision of existing tariffs that manufacturers shall not obtamn igher prices for their products at tome than they can get for such pro Sucts abr ad. Is is absolutely essen tial to the material interests of the people and to the development of the tatural resources of the country that there shall be no unjust restriction1 apon healthy competition. We there-1 ore demand the rigid enforcement ofI all laws on th1a sut jot. "The rights of labor and capita.l ire identical; they are each entitl. d1 to protection under the law. Evi-. 3-.nces exist in other parts of the icuntry of a growing hostility be tween these two great forceP', and weI believe that such situation should be1 smellorated." Went to Bottom. At New York the big doubled deck ed ferryboat Baltirmore of the Penn sylvania Ei~air )ad compa-17 sink in her slip at the foot of Desbrosses street, North river, Wednesday night ater having been in collision with a steam lighter in midstream. Follow ing the crush the captain of the 3 1 timore ordered full speed ahead and rushed his boit into the Nea IVYork .lip. The vessel had begun to settle before the last of the 150 passenger& and several teams on board had reachi ed tue landing stage. Al1 gotikshore safely bowever, and the'-crews was summoned",to the upper deck before the Baltimore finally settled on the bottom. Went to Bottocm. At New York the big doubled deck ed ferryboat Baltimore of the Penn sylvania Rilroad company sank in her slip as the foot of Desbrosses street, North river, Wednesday night after having been in collision with a steam lighter in midstrea-n Follow ing the crush the captain of the Ba! timore ordered full speed ahead and rushed his bcat Into the New York sip. The vessel had begun to settle before the last of the 150 passengers and the severai teams on board had reached the landing stage. All got isbore safely, however, and the crew was summioned to the upper deck be fore the Baltimore finally settled on the bottom. Shot Wrong Man. Eiward Springer, of La Veta, shot and instantly killed Aurello Ezparsa near Sunnisin'e Col. Sunday nigtt. Springer had left his horse tied in front of a saluon and a friend toos it and rode it to the Rocky Mountain tine. Springer telep .onid to the *mine for his horse and the man whc rode it away s-nt it back by Ezparsa Springer met Ezparso on the road rid s ing his horse and immediately shot thim dead.___ ____ Dead in His Can. Oliver Moarns, of Hagerstown, Md a ir:ight~ engineer on the Cumnberl and Valley Railroad, was t, und dead tr-,m ap piefl In his cab. Tue train w'as i untdg at its usual rate of speedI when M arris's death was discovered oy the fireman. SHOT TO DEATH. A Man Crazed by Mean Whiskey and Foolish Jealousy TERROIZS i TOWN. Clark Thought Mrs. Purcell Had Kept Girl He Loved Away FRom Him and He Started Out to Be Re. venged, and Pays the Penalty. Cre zd by drink and with his jealous 'esrt inflamed with revenge, James H. Clark, the night telegraph opera toratChamhlee, Ga., ran amLckTues. day night, May 15, killed one man, shot five others, threatened the lives of several women, including the a ) oung girl with whom he was in fatuated madly, set fire to a house crowded - with women and children who were seeking safety from his bullets and then fild into Dunwoodie, fve miles distance, left death in his wake and escaped to the woods, where ie s defying all who seek his capture. While It is known that whiskey had much to do with Clark's frightful r tragedy, it is also certain that wild b nfatuation for a little girl-sister of Mrs. Will Purcell, where he, boarded C -is responsible for the terrible climax that was reached as above stated. Clark, twent -seven years of age, a ictim of, wbi.e swelling for years tod more recently near cdeath from neningitis, had followed the Insane P mnd abnormal hallucination that little f annie Gay, fourteen years of age, ;as in love with him. Blinded to reason by his madness, V 2s clung to his false theory, slowly V )ut surely weaving the awful tragedy V ipon whose very threshold he warned v 3is victims-but too late. Return si .rv to the hc-me of Will J. Purcells, where he bad been a boarder sing C ast fall, Ciark told Mrs. Purcell ruesday morning that she had in erferred with his love affir. Clark was livied with rage. Mrs. Purcell, alone in her home, r3 toed aghast at the delirious insanity f her accuser. She was speechless in ( ier tr rror. 'You have p-evented ma from be ei v g ; appy," cried Clark at th.e Purcell c' I mp "Fur your interference into my t .9,1rs I will kill you, your husband, I ruur father, your m )tber, yurr sister. ec our siste:-in-law and your children." w Mrs Purcell listened in silence-a oj Ience she c -uld not break for her al ) er of sx ch was gone. Upon the lips of this madman a E yncal smile lingered a mom.ent and P hen bis face became ashen and stony. w Els eyes glistened in his auger and its amacited figure trembled and ir wayed in its unsteady balance. IC "If you tell this," and Ciark stepp ci d closer to the transfixed woman, "1 ri ill blow your brains out; promise or a will kill you In your tracks." H Mrs. Purcell summoned her strength r2 ad flsd to her, father's home, the tl ext door. She gave the alarm. s Q 2ickly Captain E. S. Purcell, the ra ather, who was at one time deputy ~herff of DeKa~lb county, and Is now D ne of the most prominent cit-zens of m hamblee, called the members of his ni smily togetner. A few neighbors, ho were passing, were called into m he house for protection in meeting o he man who was soon to make good is threats. b In the home when Clark arrived ere ten men, women and children ti esdes Capt. Pu.rcell. Clark ap- ec roached the house tiring a perfect usiade of shots. He had three re- tI rolvers and a shotgun, all of which he n, ept going. As he steppe~d on the ft porch he stopped firing. $ Inside the door were Captain Pur ell, his married son, Will PA'cell, si ,d his three neighbors, Pearce ni eatty, W. S. Mask and B Frank v olton. t These men on the inside bad deter- hi nined to defend their lives and the a, ives of the women and children be ard them with pistols and clubs. r Clark gave a terrific knock upon the oor with the butt of a revolver. "What do y~ru want" asked Captain 'urcell, calmly. "'lo see you," was the quick an ,wer. "'G) to the station, then," said ?urcell, "and I will see you there." h Clark answered with a shot from a Then Clark fired volley after volley into the door, udng his pistcls and l botgun. The door was shot into splinters, mt the lock held firm. n "Gcod-bye to all of you," he cried C n his frenzy, as he rushed from the tl oor, returning the next instant with a an axe, which he had taken from the ft ood pile in the yard. h3 R apIdly he drove the blade Into the wood-work of the door and frame. p Captain Purcell saw the demon fi would soon enter unless checked. 61 The volley went crashing through n the wreck of the door. A 'Clarke screamed, his curses as he I aught his left arm, bowling in rage i~ ant pain. He bad been shot in the fi rist, the bullet going up the arm nd coming out at the elbow. r Again the bullets answered froma ti the party in the hail and Clark reel- b d from the porch with a bullet In ble. e: bdomen, and sought refuge behind a a tree, where he reloaded his guns and a uured a murderous fire into the a oue. in the darkness Clerk th~en quietly slipped from behind the tree, retreat d to the station got a half gallon can full of oil and returned to tne Purcell y borme. He came back so'qjuietly thaat none mew of his presence until the rear a porton of the house was 'wrapped i n flames. Clark had soaked the side of tne w oue in ker sene and then piled rags 'I rd trash agaInst the wea.therboar~d p g, setting it on fire. Captain Purcell rushed to fight the ir lames, which were gaining headway b Clark, hiding in the shrubbery, !red point blank with a double bar -eled shotgun. Purcell was shct rn the band and ihe neck, but fougbt the Ore until it vas extinguished, while Will Purcell ired repeatedly upon Clark. Clark retreated again to the front )f the house, where he sought safety >ehind a tree, firing all the time. Will Purcell started towards Clark ut was shot down and sought cover. [he shooting continued until Clark vithdrew In the darkness. The tragedy had its beginning, so ar as the public was aware, late' londay afternoon when Clark began bootirg indiscriminately down the allroad track, almost in front of the Loire of the Purcell's. Clark soon grew tired of shooting a the suburbR. where there were none o be terror'z d, so he started towards he telegrapi station, which is -locat d in the center of the town and on he main street of the village. He created consternation as he ralked through the street, shooting U everything and everybody. It was ben about dark and people saved bemselves by. blowing out the lights nd barricading the stores. He poured a volley into a passing reight train, but it is not supposer bat any one on the train was struck, s the train did not stop. Reaching the store of Wallace & t Varncck before it could be barricad J, Clark rushed In. 'Bunch itV' he cried to a crowd of egroes who were crouching in the mar. i They fled, pursued by a fusilade of 0 allets. The store was quickly cleared and a lark rushed on, sweeping the street f ith his pistols and creating the 'ildest cons.rnation and havoc in I ery direcdIon. The theory that the shooting was remeditated gains strength from the 1 Lot that Clark resigned his position a night telegraph operator Monday. He had made threats to others in I ie town that he was getting ready "Go to hell." He said he wished 3 go there as a person whom he loved ould soon be there and he wanted to ay with them. After holding the town at his mercy, lark went to the telegraph cifif e. here an operator was working who b Ld been sent from Atlanta to re 6 ve him. "I want a pistol and more cart dges," he said. But the new man had no pistol or a r.itridges. Clark then wont to the cash draw- t to k out $3 left his watch as llateral and haid: "I gucss, by God, I can buy some Ie left the telegraph offlee and start I to the southern part of the town, ere he began his murderous assault >on the Purcell home as described d >ove. a Abc.u two o'c1 e- Tues?-ay morn g he abandcned the-attack on the arcell home and started for Dun- c Dodie, five miles distiaut. 1 About six oclock Wednes-av morr g he entered the store of Nash & ieek, and shot the latter dead be- 1 .use he would not sell him cart-q ages. He also shot at Nash. Here s ark seems to have lost his nerve. d e put his pistol in his pocket ande ,nto apasture and was soon lost in h te woods. Here his pursueis lost ght of him. When he reached the iroad track he took down that. After shooting Cheek and Nash at unwoodie, Clark took all the am unition from the shelves that he ~eded.a Leaving the store, he threw the ' oney down In the street for pay ent, saying: "I guess that will pay for what I sught."0 A man named Satterfield passed byb ie store at the time, and Clark walk-d iup to him and said: 5 "I guess that 75 cents will pay for d te cartrIdges 1 bo)ught. They would >t sell them to me I killed a man r them In there, but I suppose that le money will pay for them." Clark made no attempt to molest d ~tterfield, but started back down b te railroad towards Chamnblee. rhen about one hundred yards fromd ie store he met W. ,T. C -ker, whom 0 Sassaulted, striking him over thbe ~ad with the butt of his shotgun. Clark then continued down the ,lroad for about 300 yards until he ched a deep cut. He climbed up te bank, dragging his shotgun with in. He disappeared into a large act of woods on the right hand side the cut, and nothirng has been seen h:m since When leaving Chamblee Clark said a would go to Dunwoodie, buy all the nmunition he needed and then re- a rn, when not a living person who ustrated his love affairs would be a t to tell the storj. .ust before 2 o'clock Tuesday after- j 'ion, the posse guarding the road to' bamblee sighted a man slipping a trough the edge of the road darting I ck and forth from fence corner to I noe corner, hiding momentarily be- i nd trees. a Not a word came from the posse as t stols, Winchesters and shotguns I ished in the broiling light of the e mn. There was no command to fire >w. Every man acted for himself. volley rang cut. Clark reeledi, -undered in the road and then fell a ce downwards in the dust, bleeding om a score of wonds-dead Toe news of Clark's death was hur edly ca'ried to Chamblee and then lephoned to Dunwoodie, where all a reathed easier. For the first time in ghteen hours the great strain under hich the people had been laboring as relaxed and pistols and shotguns ere put down. t 2wu kair ?w-ne. t t The alneost simuitaneous arrival of t ;o pairs of twins in the families of t [ichal and Philip Scay tt, of No. 115 c laverley place and No. 321 Spring. a eld avenue, Newark, N. J., has 3 roused delighted surpise both in the t sighborhorod and amoog the members the Fred Wagner Camel Club, of c ulch both brothers are memn'ers t 'he club has already purchased t win -o eramoulators. B,' the advent of 5 ichael's twins, tne sex equilibrim maintained In both families, for o sh his new children are boys and t . broter's twins ar girls. c PLAIN TALK [ndulged in by Senators Tilman and Bailey on THE SENATE FLOOR. lailey Denounced Certain Newspaper Articles as Lies and the Prson Who Inspired Them .s a Liar, Ti:lman Also Talks Plain. Is About the Matter. The recent efforts of the president nd the Democratic senatorial lead rs to reach an agreement on the aiiroad bill received further notice n the senate Wednesday from Sen ,tors Bailey and Tillman. The mat er was referred to by the Texas sen ,tor in the c3urse of a personal expla Lation called by a Washington dis patch in the Chicago Tribune charg ng Mr. Bailey with the failure to fiad ommon ground, .nd by Mr. Tillman a a speech in support of Mr. Bailey ad in presenting a further statement rom Firmer Senator Chandler. In an address Mr. Bailey denounced he article as a lie and the author nd inspirer of it 2s liars. The charge a the Chicago paper was to the ef ect that Mr. Bailey had been resp: ible for tne failure of the agren.-e t etween the president and Senastr ?llman. Firmer Senator Chandler ras given as autoority for the state enD that Tillman had been susptc >us of Bsiley, who it was also st.ater ras really oppo'.ed to rate legislatiou iLd -ak asc M arMirt cLImELCO iti Senator Aldrich, with the puf obe of defeating the rate bill. After tis statement nad been read by th: terk Mr. Bailey took the floor anc Lid denberately: "I have taken no part in the qu's [on of the veracity between the presi enAt and Mr. Coandler, and I had no: ven given any public expression o!. e question of goud Ialb, because I nw nothmng about either quesion. had never conferred wi6- Lne presi ent directly or indirectly or wiw [r. Chandler. It was, therefore, a iatter of great surprie to me when iy attention was called to the extract hich I have read. That correspon ence, it was understood, was sent by correpondent who is very close to ,e Waite Hjuse, and is pres-imed to )eak with some degree of authorlty 2ncerning transactions there. I co Dt know as to the truth of that. and do not charge that his statement as made with authority. But I .nounce the publicaslon as an un aaliflid, deliberate and - malicious ar. I denounce the man who in ired the statement as an unqualiflead ~liberate and malicious liar, or who rer he may be and however high he olds." TTTLMAN TAXES THE TLOOR. The statement was made in a de erate monotone, but It was none e less Impressive on that account Swas rccsived with absolute silence, ad the silence continued for a few Loments, until, indeed, Senator Till tan had taken the floor on a ques on of personal privilege, because She ticle quoted had stated that he had een suspicious of Mr. Bailey. He ad read the part of the correspon ant's letter which Mr. Baile) had sitted, and proceeded with his atement, saying: "This correspon ance is undoubtedly a much rake. ato whose house the handle goes or 'hat hand holds It I will not attempt asay." Mr. Tillman said he counted eight stinctu falsehoods In the article, buS e desired to address himself first to a etal that he had ever been suspici as of Senator Bailey. He declared is great esteem and admiration for as Texas senator, and that their ardial relations had always existed. aticles of this character were being mt broadcast over the country, said enator Tillman, at the instance of be Republican machine, to 'beitnd le' the bituation. As to the state ent by Attorney General Moody hat he could see no hope for an greement on any amendment unless were drawn by the senators them lves, Senator Tillman said that w.is n adriot effort to give color to the resident's retreat behind the Allison mendment. "I do not care to pursue this sub at further," said Senator Tillman, 'but that future historians may be ble to get at the truth as to who lied shall make another contribution." e then had read the letter sent him y former Senator Chandler in re ponse to Senator Lodge's denial for he president of Senator Chandler% rmer statement This letter is print d n another column. BAIL.EY TALKS AGAIN. When Senator Ti'man concluded enaor Bailey again took the floor, d said that his attentijn had neen alled to another article, printed In be New York Tribune at today. He ai it was of the same claracter as hat printed by the Cailcago Tribune. ad evidently they had been timed to ring them- both to Washington at he same time. Poinutitg So She press alery he said: "I intend to put In the record upor he sm--nt of more than one repu able newspaper correspondent in that alery, and as a rule they are as hon rabie as snators on Snis flar, 00 heir autority I state that the t wu hief cucoos of this administration re the corre-pondents of the New Tork Tribune and the Chierogo Trib "And therefore it seems to me con Lusive that this slander proceeds f r~m he white house. I hope, for the hon r of my country, that it does not roceed from the president himself. "But if he be a man zf high sense f honor, he will see to it that sena )rs are not slandered by his subordi-. tate nel the miserabhle wretch wh communicated to these newspaper and who sought through tht m t( cmmunicate to the country a slande n me which people might disuis rather than these issues that bavo 'een raised, he is unfit for his high of fice, and the man who perpetratEC that infamy will pay for it with his posicior.; and if the man continues tc nold his .fflce it is to be assumed that what he has done has been with the approval of his chief." TILLMAN SPEAKS AGAIN. Ini the Senate on Thursday Ssnator Tmlmsn, in replying to the letter of Preident Roosevelt said: "There are only two points in the president's letter which I deem worthy of notice. His attempted ex planation is ingenious, but not ingeun ous. He calls in qustlen the inseg rity of purpose and utterance of Mr. Chandler by declaring: " 'He was asked to -ee ex-Senator Chandler as representing Mr. Tillman, who was in charge of the bill. He stated to me the views of Mr. Til man with seeming authority.' "Mr. Chandler has declared most positively in a written statement that the president sent for him for the purpose of getting into communca tion with Senator Bailey and mys-i and he has produced the letter of Mr. Loeb. "I now dclare most empbatically that no human being have I ever given authority or even expressed a wish to have any conference with Taeodore R ioseveit in regard to the bill now under consideration. 0. ohe contrary I have expressed the upinion in more than one public in .erview that he had nothing oo do with it and that it was the businets >f the senate and while I did. at his r< quest, enter into negotiations with Ghe attorney general, it is well known to every senator on tuis fbior what my tttitude and feelings have been, and r is most remarkable when the presi dent SeLt for a Democrat to confer with him about this measure that he unlertake to assert under the circum stances that I sent a man to him to aegin negotations. Tae statement il aosurd as it is unfair. " toe other point to which I shall ri-fer is Lhe cavansr way in which Mr. M. d discu.s %he idea of tte presi ient n .t being bound. 'While contrsaiculng in no in stance, however slight, my statement f what occurred, the attorney gen *-ral seems to think that the code ioncr zm .ng gentlemen is not bind Ing up.ja she excutive and his "oinet. "The president asked him to see Mr. BAiley and myse.f. We met by appointment made by Sena! or Chand I.r and Lalked over wne vital question. He wrote and sent to Mr. Bauey his understanding of our views and when we met suosc q iently we reached an absolute agreement both as to form and tne substance of a proposed a.nendient to wnich he said the pres, d nt would assert and help get votts for. "Of course he was not bound not to change, bub he was bound under such o:rcumstances to give notice and that was not done. Even the attorney gen eral himself was not nonified. The cnarge 1 made and still mnake is that ue rate bill, which will be whe't en acted into law, a much better and stronger measure than we hoped to get, has been emasculated of one of the most valuable and essen tial amendments by the president' action. "I am ready to leave the whole question to the thoughtful and hon rable men and women of this comn try.". A Girl Organist Dies While Playing at Memorial. -During a memorial service for the victims of the San Francisco earth quake, held in the innlaential Fit Geenth Baptist Church a: Philadeph'a Wednesday evening, Miss Bartha Gerson, the organist, - fell forward, dead, with her face resting on the or gan keys. Wnen the Rev. Thomas Cross, pas tor of the church, recently proposed holding a memorial service, Miss Ger son, who was only twenty, enteresi en tered enthusiastically in the arrange ments. She appeared in the best of spirits, rosy and animated as she took her seat at the organ Wed nesdiay night, and her prelune was, the con gregation thought, a trifle too merry for the oc-cassion. The Rev. Mr. Cross then arose and began to describe tbe earthquake anc the fire. He dwelt upon tne uer peetedness with which death had cme in San Francisco. Thomas Alex ander, the fiance of the organist, saw the color gradually leave hier cheeks as the minister proceeded. When the sermon ended Miss Gerson slowly turned to the organ ror a f are wel] hymn. Fainter and fainter grev, the music from the loft, and the con gre'gation, turning, mystified, saw Miss Gerson fail forward. Mr. Alex anider rushed to her aid, crying, "Get uelp quick," but when he saw that she was dead he collapsed. Tt~e R v. Mr. Cross, his vo'ce quiv ering with grief, reascended tne pul. pit and uttered a prayer, the entire conTrrgationl kneeling. The girl':. death was due to heart disease. Sarnge Deatnl. Struck In the neck by a piece of broken glass, seven-year-old Charles Mauidel, of No. 26 Norfolk street, New York, died inside of five minute Wednieslay night. Tue juguar ve had been severed. Mandel and dczaa other boys had been dridking si~ z ar and when they had. flished; one of them threw the glass on thi side Aalk. The boys fled when Man del dropped. D~ttctives arrested Isac and Jacob B.arger, of No. 73 Orchard 3treet, who said that Harry Welsberg, of No 143 E ast Broad wav, smashed the glass. _______ Caused by Water. Ten members of the Foster family at Guelph, Oatario, have died within a very short time of what the puzzled medical men pronounced pneumonia of a severe type. A double funeral of1 John Fuster, Jr., a son, and Mrs Healy, a sister, took place Wednes :ay. It Is thought something in the well water is responsible for the dis THE RATE BILL PASSED THE UNITED STATES SENATE FRIDAY. Summary of the Provisions of the Bate Bill as it Finally Passed. After 70 days of almost continuous 4 dEliberation the senate Friday passed the railroad rate bill by the nractiical li unanimous vote of 71 to 3. T-e three negative votes were cast by A Senator Foraker, Republican, of Oiio and Senators Morgan and Pettus, Democrats, of Alabama. There waQ a somewhat larger attendance of senators than ususal, but the atten d Anee in the galleries was by no mears abrurmal, and there was no manifestation of any kind when the result was announced. There was, however, an almost general sigh of relief among senators. The bill has f received more attention from the s nate and from the country at large than any measure that has been be fore congress since the repeal of the purcusing clause of the Sherman a'ct in 1893. SUXAMBY or THE BLL. The principal purpose of the rail road rate bill passed rhursday is to a permit the interstate coMmerce coM a mission to fix rates. Tne pr.vimio :j conferring this authority is found ir d tue fourth section of the bill ano , imends section 15 of the interitate 4 commerce law so as to accomplish I :.hat result. That sections directs the commission to Investigate complaints s -f unjust and unreasonable charges on u ,he part of common carriers in the e transportation of perst.ns or property j >r of regulations or of practices af fVcting such changes. It alho autho- n r.zAs an inqu ry as to whether the r, rates or practices are "unjustly dip; j c:iminatory or unduly preferential or pejuaiclal or otherwise 1' violation .)f tne act, and in case any of these di c nditions are found to exist, the j conmksion is empowered to determine r( and prescribe wtiat will be the just 4 sad reasonable max mum rate and a what reguL.zion or p-actice is just, a reasonable and fair Further, autnor- ft ity Is given the commission to enforce v its oraers and they are to go into ef- E rect within 30 days and c mtinue in a force for two years unless suspended. t modified or set asir'e by the commis- & si<.n by a court of competent jurisdic- A tion. s Other powers conferred by this s oAon are: to apportion j.1nt fares, ) Zstablish through routes .and max- a imum joint rates and prescribe their 8 division and to determine the coo- b pensation to be paid to shippers doing a .ervice for carriers. Section 16 of the s present law is so changed as to pro- $I vide for an award of pecuniary dam- a ages to complainants found entitled u and in case payments are not promp a try made in accordance with this j award the beneflciary is authorized to n file suit in a United States- circuit 1 court to compel compliance. The find- & ings of the commission is to be re- au ceived as prima facte evidence of the a racts in such suits and the petitioner e is absolved from all liability for costs. Another provision renders legal the t] service of the orders of the commis b: sion through the mails and 'provides e. that these orders shall take feact 30 1L -ays af ter service unless suspended or a modfi d by the commission or suspen- e, ded or set aside by the courts. A pen- o: alty of $5,000 for each off. mse in dis gj bedience of the order is imposed, oj and the penasty is to accumulate at a the rate of $5,000 a day in case of be continuous violation. Ordiers other a t.an those for money payments are ni to be enforced by the federal courts et througbwrits of mandaimus or injunc- ,a tion and in case of appeal to the fa supreme court, these cases are to ht at g~ven precedence over all others ex ept those of a criminal character. 1. The bill was amended by the senate b so as to give the United.States cir i' cult courts jurisdiction to entertain g *uits brought to annul or change the a, orders of the commission and also to a provide against the granting or intex- g iacutrery decrees without hearing~s and i, making appeals from such orders di- a. rect to the supreme c aurt. ; Other provisions extend the defini- 0: tion of the word "railroad" so as to make it include switches, spurr, a tracks, terminal facilities, freight de pots, yards and grouinds and defines w " transportation" so as to make it em- c trace cars and 'other facilities fur n shipment or carriage, "irrespective of al ownership or of any contract," th.: A intention being to make the railroads n, responsible for all special car service. et It is made the duty of carriers to fur- et nish special car service upon reason- e able request. e Senate amendments include oil c: pipe lines, express companies and o, sleeping car compaies under the ci had of "commron carriers" and make a them amenable to the regaihemenl.. ., of the bll. Other senate modifiaa h: ions protibit the issuar-c3 of passes o, or the grantira of sptcial favors to one class of passengers over another, proibit railroad comptnies from transprtir~g commodities produced G y 1:'emselves; require combines t. Ji put in s witches at reas onable r- ones? af shippers; prohibit the granting 0: fi acceptance of rebates, and reinstate t the imprisonment penalty for viola A ion of the law. There are also changes in the law A reative to the reports to be required p of common carriers, and a penalty of bi 100 a day is imposed for failare t '. comply with the report requiremoent ii The commission is given access to a he accounts'of the companies affect- oi d bygthe act, but examiners are for- E a~den under penalty of heavy fine fr and.ong imprisonment f rom divulging di fac:s ascertained. Fines of $50 for each. .failure to keep proper ad cunt is provided. A falsification of accuts is made punishable by fine and Imprisonment. Circuit and district courts of the United States are given jurisdiction .ver all complaints by the commission f failure to comply with its orders ad such courts are required to issue writs of mandamus compellug such ompliance. If you bake the soil in which fine si flower seeds are to be planted, you ti will not be troubled so much with w BRUTAL MURDER. kn Entire Family of Nine Killed and Cremated. UIME IS A MYSTI RY. Minister, His Wife and Seven Children Are Slain Near Milton, Floride. Th.ir Heads Were Crushed by Heavy Blow, and the Heuse Burned Down. An entire family, consisting of the ther, Bav. Mr. Ackerman, who Is an enerant preacber, his wife and even children, the oldest being about i yoars or age, was -murdered and neir bodies c-emazed in their home' ruich was fLr.d by. the 8885il In 4.nta' R ,a couuty, 10 miles nort of [ilton, Fiorida, Sanday nignt. ?ne crime was discovered the daY tLer by parties w.ith wnom Ackerman ad an appointment, who f.nuad th6e ouse a Amass of ruias, and mne caarred odies of Ackerman, his wife and sev a small calidren among tue wreCk ge. ExAmiaatioa of the b,.1is by )r. H. G. E.;ridge disclostd the fact uat Avkurman and nis wife had been Druck on sae head with some blUnt istrument, their skulls being crush d in. Tie bodies was scattered souos I differen parts of JJe ruins. Details indicate that tne- father, kos.er and eacn of the seven child -n were murdered before the Oud-. )g was fired, as the skull of each as crushed. Tae body of Ackerman as found near the location of he )or leamng from bne bed room in nica he slept, and by his side.wa a mvlver. Tae- body of Mrs. Ackerman ho gave birth to a 0nildon noay. ,fore, was found with that of her Lfanb child outwde of thesilat the ont of tne house. The oldes cnild as found near the door leadmng .Out )the front porc. A 'of the boieB ere badly burned, practically only le truas remaining. - Tne Oodies of aree boys were found - practically here toe bed upon which they slept ood pievions to the corkLgrati ' When a party from Mawn reached 2e scene about 11 o'clwk the sills of ae building were still burning, Wnich iemed to indicate tnat the fire had en started several hours after mid Ight. Tae country near by ssspar ly settled the nearest neighbor re ding about one- quarter of a mile way. This neighoor says he knew athlng of the Are untilearly the-day ter when he saw that the building id been destroyed and nOdified Orher signbora before trying to ascertain e damage. The feeling throughout mta Esa- county is high over the LstardLy deed and every effort is be ig made to appreuend the guilty par es. Investigation brought out the fact dat the crime was one of the most rtual on record and has iot a parall. in the criminal annals of the state. appears tnaa the six childrena were uraered while in bed, while the par. its and~ one canid met death outside the house. Tnecenarred bodies of r childrer. w'ere found In tne ruins the L.OUSe, which had been f1l.1 on af Ler the murder. Wnlle the dies of the parents and one child ere found outside of the house, and at burned as all, they were butcher I beyond recognition. Ttnese bodies ere the ones which developed the hat tost murder had prec.,eaed the :s of arson. Odilcers of two counties are endeav g to get a clue to tne miscreants, uin SO.far tney have been unsuccess 11. Tnere is a suspicion in some .iarters that the family was murder i by negroes who make a living 'aveling irum orae Lutpentine camp an.otner, as if this suspicion is uuded on fa.ts and toe nilacreants e cingas, there cousd -be no saiva Ou Oj the prieoners by any number otticers, judging from the feeling of ie populace~ of Santa Rosa county, in liica rsne crime took place. Aiierman mov,.d tu the settlement nich was known as Ahen.own, from j)p, Ala., abjins three years ago, and is aiways been considered -a good 1a peaceful cissn. Mr. Ackerman a.s a-Metiodist preacaer, and while had no reguiar charge It was nis itcm to preaca occasionally through ii that section of Santa Bo.,a coun r. Bie was not known to nave any iemies and the motive for the atro aus crime is a mystery. . A fund of rer $1,000 has neen raised by the tizins of iton, which will be cfifer I as a reward for the apprehension the murderers, and tne governor is been appealed to to offer a reward i behalf of the state. Killed b, a. F'al. Attired as a bridesmaid Frances rabuski, of No. 113 Tonnelle avenue arsey City Heig~is, met death Wed asday at the wedding ceremony by 11ug down a flig ht of -stairs at the >ms of Miss Lalka Gathildk, of len street and G-ermania avenue, iao was married at Arpath Moleski. E an early hour the ceremony was ~rIormed, with Miss Graboski as :idesmoaid. *As she went into the iid ner high- heeled shoe cauaht In e long train of her dress as she umbled. She rolled down a flight stairs and landed on her head. ~hen picked up sne was bleeding omr cuts and died almosti imme ate17 from a fract upd skrulL. Would H ave t.i J..t Edwin Cubit, a local writer, was ~arly drowned while canoeing above e Passaic Rver at Paterson, N. Y., rednesday Cubit is well known as a izmorist. He bore out his reputation i the verge of death. He could not vim, and Captain Charles Olbon, ewar d of the Paissaic .Canoe Club, iestened to the rescue. The captain aned over the gunwhale of the life ving boat and grasped Cubit by his irt. The humorist could not rd ain his peruchant and. cand in? a. eak voice, "Save me but -doni' her y shirt.