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The Florence Bail y Times. FLORENCE S C. MONDAY FEBRUARY 15 1909. I No. 146 \ OR TIE UP PROSPECTS FOR PROHIBITION ARE NOT PROMISING. THE FUBUSTER AND ITS EFFECTS ir 'Me Other Legislation Will Stand Any Chance This Session—General Leg islative News and Gossip. Columbia, Feb. 15.—Unless a com- protnise is effected the prospects are for the passage in the house of a state wide prohibition bill and in the Sen ate of a referendum bill and the death >ot both in the committee of confer ee. The leader of the prohibition fight has declared that he will not stand for a referendum, he has never offered the referendum bill and op posed the efforts made to effect a com promise on that line on Saturday. The prohibitionists declares that if noth ing is done with the liquor question this year they will make the biggest fight of their lives in the next cam paign and will put all who oppose them out of business, no matter of how much value they might be to the state in other ways, the interests of the state may go to the bow-wows so long as their prohibition idea is enact ed into law. The opponents of prohi bition contend that their fight and fili buster is justifiable on the grounds that the dispensaries are the life of so many counties and towns. The -counties of Charleston and Richland, Orangeburg, Sumter and Florence, and many others are supported in the main by the dispensary, w£ich draws its profits from an element of the com munity that otherwise escapes taxa tion. They contend that if the dispen sary is worth $30,p00 a year to Flor ence, 9150,0#0 a year to Richland and more to Charleston, their fight, and the expense that they are putting the atate to in the filibuster is justifiable. It is also contended that the leaders 'Of the fight are ambitions politicians seeking office and that they desire prominence and support by reason of -the prohlWHoH fii'ht tihul. king, and the opponents of the meas ure are after puncturing that bubble as anything else. Prohibition is in the same category as the farmers or ganizations so far as that matter is concerned. It has been abashed by the politician until many people are sick of it, but it is still an open sesame to a pretty good vote and they will not hesitate to use it. The prohibitionists threatened to filibuster on the local bills on Satur day, which were ordered by the house, but after sleeping a night over it they determined to withdraw their fight so as to leave the odium of the filibuster on the oposition altogether. Had they carried out this threat they would have played too much into the hands of the opposition, who would have had the strength of all who wanted local bills passed at this session. There is a great deal of uneasiness over the lien law in the senate the matter has not yet been taken up, and there will, unquestionably be a fluence and who not. The leaders are as many as there are phases of thought, and mere has been a great deal of indisposition to follow, but the natural law 01 leadership and fol lowing is assenting itself, and the next session will not offer so many difficulties in legislation. It is gener ally so with new legislatures, but this one has been the hardest of any ever assembled in Columbia to adjust it self to that natural condition. FALLS AT NIAGARA | WOULt? EFFECT A COMPROMISE, ni ffAMATt Af ARE FROZEN HARD. ^ < IM HUMUK Ur List of Acts for Ratification. SENATE BILLS: - To authorize the trustees of Ridge- ville public school to charge a matri culation fee. N Joint resolution to refund taxes to J. Belton Watson. 'Amendment to Section 2114 of Code in relation to fees and commissions of Probate Court to Include Clarendon. To divide certain townships in Berk eley. To renew charter of Grace church, Camden. Joint resolution to request treasurer of Lee county to honor warrant of H. E. Mooney. To authorize supervisor of Claren don to draw warrant for B. P. Broad way. To provide for viaduct under rail way in Willlamston. To authorize the Comptroller Gener al to refund overpaid taxes to Mrs. H. R. Ellerbe. To require the buperintendent of Education of York to dispose of Cer tain books by cash on hand for bene fit of Public schools. To authorise the board of commis sioners of Spartanburg to issue bonds for finding past indebtedness. To validate bond election of school district 34 in Orangeburg county. *To provide lor issuing bonds by school district No. 9 in Clarendon and to equipp the graded school at Man ning. To authorize the Santee Lumber Co. to construct a bridge over the San- tee river. To amend an amended act providing for school district in Orangeburg. To Release the beneficiary students lions to teach if appointed to U. S. Naval and Military academy. To amend the law as to pilot boats in harbor of Charleston. To appoint a commissiop to erect a causeway in swamp in Coosaivhatchie river. To recorporate Marlboro Lodge of Masons. HOUSE To provide for the payment of sub scription by Florence county to the Industrial school. To provide for a cotton weigher and platform to regulate the weighing of cotton in Columbia. To provide for the examination of books of county auditor of Colleton county for the past ten years. For Third Time in History of the Country This Has Occurred. Niagra Falls, N. Y., February 15.— Only a tiny rivulet, not deep nor swift enough to carry a pulp log over the brink, is flowing over the American side of Niagra Falls. A strong north east wind which has blown since Fri day has held back the water and al lowed the ice to gain a foothold. A great wall of Ice runs from the head of Goat Island to the American maihland, through which only tiny streams are able to trickle. This wall has even encroached on the Canadian channel, extending out some 200 feet beyond the Third Sister Island and greatly diminishing the flow over the horseshbe. Only the very apex of the Canadian fall is left and that is rob bed of half its flow. The gorge be- Ipw is choked and the rapids have lost their fury, while the whirlpool is barely in motion. Ths is only the third time that this combination of wind and ice has thus affected the fall since the white man came here. The other occasions were March 29, 1848 and March 22, 1903. — / A NOBLE CITIZEN DEAD. Funeral To-day of F. Mandevills^Rog- ers.—A Worthy Veteran and Good Citizen. News was received in the city Sat- uarday evening late, of the death of F. Mandeville Rogers, lately of this county, who died at the home of his son, G. Sims Rogers in Cnarlotte that afternoon. Mr. Rogers was one of the best Member of the Florence Delegation ' Working in Interest of Harmony. The 'Columbia correspondent of the Charleston Eveing Post says in Sat urday’s issue. Some daylight may break on the prohibition fight by next week. A compromise or indefinite session is the only chance. The threat of the prohi bitionists to hold up all local bills to day was not carried ou£. Mr. Ayer came to the House this morning actively to stir up sentiment for a compromise or referendum or some other measure. Various propo sitions looking toward a compromise have been suggested, among them the Ansel idea of voting out all the dis pensaries and voting them in again, but nothing has been agreed to. > The anti-prohibition forces have lost one or two supporters through pressure of one kind or another and are much vexed. It is reported that one of the leaders of the fight has taken “cold feet” because of Congres sional aspirations. The opposition still refuses to admit that it is in the minority. It has prevented considera tion of the bill this week, which was the desired end. FIRED INTO TRAIN. GOV ELLERBE SENATOR MONTGOMERY’S MEMORIAL ADDRESS. FINE ON RECEIPT OF HIS ro:TP,.IT A Handsome Tribute to the Only Son of the Pee Dee Who Has Occupied the Executive Mansion in Many Gen erations. \ In the memorial exercises on Fri day, the governor sent the following message to the general assembly: “To the Honorable, the Senate and the House of Representatives—Gentle men: The family and friends of the late Ex-Governor William Haselden Ellerbe have presented to the State of South Carolina a portrait# of this honored and beloved citizen of South Carolina, who came to the office of Governor of this State in the year 1896, and who served the State honor ably and faithfully until his death in 1899. * “Ex-Governor Ellerbe was born in Marion county on the 7th day of April, 1862, and died on the 2nd day of June, 1899. He served his state with fidel ity and died in the prime of life. “I respectfully request that his por- Thrilling Experience of Two Fayette- j trait be placed in some appropriate ville Men on A. C. L. Train. Saturday afternoon’s Fayetteville Observer has the following: Hop. J. G. Shaw. ex-Congressman 6t place in the Senate chamber. “Respectfully, “M. F. Ansel, Governor.” Senator Montgomery in presenting resolutions upon the presentation of this district and Col. Sol. W. Cooper, manager of the National Bank of this the Portrait of the late Governor EI- city returned from a business’ trip to ^ erl>e ’ said: South Carolina last night, and report Mr * Presiden t: Representing on knewn men in this county, one of the | a thrilling experience, the result of an this floor the late Governor Ellerbe’s , good citizens are struggling, though. ( over different roads fof.lh'' ^ >1 —the highest v- ' Kieroved StSte , each other not to en JjtfUi'^rath and bitterness of speed}, and to allay passions and prej udice, and to enkindle in the hearts of the rising generation a deeper love for our grand old State, with confi dence in the integrity of our' people, with faith in God, who favors and pro*- tects the righteous. I shall take up the burden of this high trust with fresh hope and strong courage.’ “This yras a manly and pathetic ap peal for peace among warring politi cal factions, which had but recently then riven the State in twain. The embers of factionalism were still smouldering. He pleaded for these to go out forever. May it not be that his pacific land and pathetic words had muen to do with this beneficent result. If so his life fills one of the beatitudes: ‘Blessed is the peace-ma ker.’ Hardly had the words just quot ed from his inaugural address which had so much of promfse in them, been read throughout the State, before that worm, which ‘is at the heart of youth and at the root of age,’ attacked the citadel of his physical being with a persistency that baffled medical skill. “In the beautiful spring time, weary, worn and wasted, he at last returned to the home of his childhood, between the Pee-Dees, still hopeful of finding a balsam amid the sighing pines that would stop his fast ebbing life tfde. It was vain. “Mr. President, I move the adoption of the^resolution read by the clerk of the Senate.” most influential in his younger days, outrageous act. They were on the He was a gentleman of the old school, j bound for Columbia and at 11 o’clock, when a short distance from a fine citizen and a planter. He was a brave and true soldier of the Con federacy, serving with conspicuous gallantry in the grand old Pee Dee Light Artillery, of which organization he was lieutenant. He was one of the native county, it becomes my pleasant duty to move the adoption of the reso lutions just read by the clerk of the Floreqce with the train running at full Senate - speed, a bullet crashed through a win-* I “ U ls fittin S an d Proper, Mr. Presi dow, which Mr. Shaw was sitting next • to, and not six inches from his head, and only h little further from Mr. Coop oldest living graduates of the South ; eri wag gjtting next to Mr. Shaw. Carolina College, having graduated A se cond before tnat a ball had there in the class of 1855. He was crashed through a window of the sec _ married in 1856 to Miss Augusta Rowe rn »rh hut fnr 1 presented to the State this portrait of of Orangeburg county, a well known no one was in ^it^r Anguished citizm^o dent, that we, who are commissioned as the representatives of the people of this commonwealth, should pause for a few moments in our deliberations in order to show our appreciation of the thoughtfulness of those who have A. C. L. STOCKS GO UP. “THE MAN OF THE HOUR. Wilmington Audience Charmed by the Great Play. The Wilmington Star says on “The Man of the Hour” which will be seen at the Auditorium Wednesday Fcbru- filibuster on this, and if the general | ary 17: assembly Is to adjourn in the regular j “ ‘The Man of the Hour’ delighted time, there wifi not be time enough I a large Saturday night audience at the to pass the repealing act and the lien • Academy of Music last evening, many law fight will have to go over. It is not supposed that the election of circuit judges on Tuesday will take up much time. The matter for that election has been all pretty well cut and dried. The railroads may congratulate themselves on the net result of the session. No legislation that inter feres with them has yet been enacted, nor is it likely to be, while all roads that had anything to a .-v in the way of privileges have received a bountiful grant at the hands of the assembly. 'The railroads may thank the prohibi tionists for the dust iK.ji has been raised, with the effect preventing the passage of so many of bills regu lating the management of then busi ness. The grandfather truct, the Stan dard Oil is left happy in the field to dump its refused oils on South Caro lina and the Southern Citton Oil Com pany may continue to adulterate their meal with hulls, and the farmers may 4 continueto give liens and the rest of the world will continue to way along as of yore, with one fourth skinning the other three fourths, and the skin ning process passed on down the line. The leadership in the house is be ginning to develop now, the rough and patrons of the theatre declaring the production far and away above any thing seen in the local play-house this season. The pity is that the off-night prevented a larger patronage of the play, nearly all who witnessed it ex pressing the lone regret that others were not permitted to see it. The play itself was not only interesting and wholesome, but it was put on by a superb cast and gave the most infi nite satisfaction to everyone.” and prominent family of that section in the old days. Three children survive this marriage F. M. Rogers, Jr., Mrs. T. M. Raysor of Orangeburg and G. Sims Rogers of Charlotte N. C. Mrs. Rogers has been dead for a number of years, and her husband was laid to rest by her side in Mt. Hope cemetery this morning. The funeral was held at St.' Johns Episcopal church the pall bearers be ing senior, Dr. James Evans, John S. Scott, J. C. C. Brunson, E. M. Ervin, A. J. W. Bacot, Dr. Peter Bacot, and J. Boyd Brunson, all old friends and dear ones to Mr. Rogers. The junior pall bearers were James Evans, W. H. Darby, M. G. Scott, H. L. Darr, Geo. Stackley, and Dr. L. Y. King. case. was twice honored as her chief execu- Only a short time ago a prominent! tive and who dled at his P° st in the citizen of South Carolina was killed in this same manner. This sort of thing makes one feel unsafe to travel through South Caro lina. The train was not stopped and the person who committed. this fiend- isfi act was not seen. WANT WINTER QUARTERS. Smith’s Greater Shows Would Spend the Repair Season in Florence. W. S. Cherry, the popular advance man of Smith’s Greater Shows is in the city to-day seeking to make ar rangements for the wintering here of Mr. Rogers retired from active work i Gie combination that he represents, some six or eight years ago, and has been living with his son in Charlotte. His death was a surprise, though it was known that his health was fail ing for some time. GIBSON GIRLS TOMORROW. Seared With a Hot Iron. or scalded by overturned kettle—cut with a knife—bruised by slammed door—injured by gun or in any other way—the thUg needed at once is ‘ ueklen’s Arnica tc subduo in llammation and kill the pain Its earth’s supreme healer, infallible for boils, ulcers, fever sores, eczema and piles. 25c at F. U. Lake’s Drug Co. Popular Priced Comic Opera to be Seen at the Auditorium. The Gibson girls presenting the mu sical frolic “The Seaside Hotel” will be seen at the Auditorium to-morrow night. The Salome dance will be seen at the Auditorium to-morrow night. The Salome dance will be among the This means work for the painters and decorators, mechanics and laborers. It means business for the hardware man, for boarding houses and hotels and business for all departments of trade, for the whole company will re main here. The material of the car nival will all be gone over and put in condition for the coming season on the road. It is quite an item for even a large town to have such a company winter here, and will amount to no small item for Florence. This year the period of wintering which means only time for a thorough j jgrbe stood tall, erect, hopeful courage overhauling of all properties and book-; ous with his face to the future in the discharge of the duties of his high of fice. Had he died at the head of vic torious legions, hfs death could not have been more honored. “It is a tribute to the human race that there is always to be found some who will not permit to be forgotten those who have wrought well for their fellow men. In bronze and marble and on canvas their thoughtfulness takes expression. They call to their aid the sculptor's chisel and the paint er’s brush. For generations past the world has stood with uncoveretf head before the triumphs of these concep tions and creations. Lying underneath them must be found the seed thoughts of a longing for immortality, a protest against oblivion. “It is a genuine pleasure to realize that even in the hurly-burly of our complex twentieth century civilization this high and noble characteristic is still dominant, and it is made mani fest by the paintings and portraits of distinguished men, which already a- dorn these walls, together with those now being presented. It is but fitting and proper that Governor Ellerbe should have a place among them. Just fen years ago in the presence of the General Assembly the Hon. W. H. El- specialties given. The show prom-! in ^ of new attractlons and the like - bloom of manhood, and delivered his ises to be a very pleasing one. Popu lar prices will be charged. There will be a lot of new songs introduced and also many pretty dances. and a breathing spell between shows, will not be long. For the purpose inaugural adress to the people of his native State, whom he loved and who / The Crime of Idleness. Idleness means trouble for any one. Its the same with a lazy liver. It causes constipation, headache, jaun dice, o nll<vw complexion, pimp 1 ''!? and trackage and house for repair work ha d twice honored him with the high- and yards for unloading are desired. es ^ office n their gift. It was at the Columbia is making a good bid to se cure the business, but Florence is pre ferred if council and the business in terests of the city can give any in ducements to the company. Last year they wintered in Augusta and were eage-ly ought for to go there again. Foley s Hoaey and Tar clears the air passages stops the irritation in the throat, soothes the inflamed mem- branees, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inflamed lungs are healed aid strengthened, and the cold is expelbd from the system. Re- blotcueo, loss of appetite, nausea, hut Dr. King s New Life Pills soon banish Smith s Greater Shows people * others beginning of his second term as Gov ernor, and of his first administration, that he used these manly words: “My duty I have performed to the best of my ability, my mistakes I shall neith er attempt to condon'' nor to shift the burden of their responsibility on A Big Advance in Stocks Developed Last Week. The wonderful strength developed during the past week in Atlantio Coast Line stock has been a source of in finite gratification to a large number of holders of these securities in Wil mington and naturally there is much speculation as to the cause. Yesterday morning the Associated dispatch from Richmond telling of i the reorganization of the Chesapeake I, and Ohio b.Qg,nj of directors and the 1 rumor that Atlantic Coast Line incef- ests figured largely in the deal, was ascribed as a possible reason for the buoyancy of the stock. With refer ence to this in connection with the Chesapeake and Ohio reorganization, yesterday's Richmond Tlmes-Dispatch has the following of local interest: As a result of the changes in the board the stock of the Chesapeake arid Ohio made a hew record, selling at 68 1-8. There were also significant advances in the stocks of the Louis ville and Nashville road, ,and in the Atlantic Coast Line, which controls the Louisville and Nashville ..stock rose to 127 1-4 and Atlantic Coast Line stock jumped to 116 3-4. At the New York office of the At lantic Coast Line no explanation could be made of the rise in the price of the securities yesterday ! other than that both in Louisville and Nashville and the Atlantic Coast Line had recently made very favorable reports of earn ings for the 6ix months ending Decem ber 31 last, and that the two stocks had remained rather inactive for a long time. < When reference was made to the recent rumr.r that the Chesapeake and Ohio road would probably be absorbed by the Atlantic Coast Line system, it was pointed out that there would real ly be no necessity for the Atlantic Coast Line to buy a controlling inter est in the Chesapeake and Ohio, as that road at present has practically all the Atlantic Coast Line’s freight and passenger business between Rich mond and Cincinnati, the Chesapeake and Ohio being the “natural prefen- ential line.”—Wilmington Star. fuse any but the genuine in the yel- tumble fights have proven the cnlibr''! low package. cat the men and shown who has iu- Sold by E. JT. Matthews. liver troubles and build up your health 25c at F. U. Lake Drug Co. Threatening feverishness with chil dren is quickly and safely calmed by Preventics. These little Candy Cold Cure Tablets should always be at hand —for promptness is all-important. Pre ventics contain no quinine, nothing harsh or sickening. They are indeed “the stitch in time.” Carried in pock et, or purse, Preventics are a genuine safeguard against Colds. 36c. Sold by E. M. Matthews. Fs. are all popular and well Kked in Flor ence, where they have been several times. It is hoped that they can make their winter halt among their friends here. Mr. Cherry leaves to-night for his home in New Orleans and will be busy ; this Commonwealth. With deep gratitude tor the friends who have never wavered in their support, with malice towards none and good will towards my fellow citizens, with a profound appreciation to the great honor conferred, I enter opon my second term as Governor of through the north very soon in the interests of his company. “His forecast of his future policy as Governor was courageous, hopeful, el oquent, patriotic. He said in conclu- Do you want a perfect fitting, well- sion: ‘My countrymen, I bespeak for tailored suit? See Schloss Bros’, man myself, during the coming two years, at The Big Store. Monday and Tues- j if my life be spared the utmost stretch of ^our generosity and charity. All day, 15th and 16th. HEXAMETHYLENETHTRAMINE. The above is the aamo of a German chemical, whiefc is one o* the many valuable in^i •*dients . Foley Tidney Remedy*' Hexamethyien etramine is recognized by modicai icxi books and authorities as a uric acid solvent and antiseptic for the urine. Take Foley’s Kidney Remedy as soon as you notice any irregularities, and avoid a serious malady. Sold by E. M. Matthews. Croup positively stopped in 20 minutes with Dr. Shoop’s Croup Remedy. One test alone will surely prove this truth. No vomiting, no distress. A safe and pleasing syrup—50cts. Sold by E. M. Matthews. Fs