The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 19, 1903, Image 2
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A LAUGH 1
- She sat on the sliding cushion.
The dear, wee woman of four;
Her feet, in their shiny slippers,
Hung dangling over the floor,
She meant to be good; she had promised,
And so. with her big. brown eyes.
She stared at the meeting-house windows
And counted the crawling flies.
She looked far up at the preacher.
But she thought of the honey-bees
Droning away at the blossoms
That whitened the cherry trees.
She thought of a broken basket.
Where, curled in a dusky heap.
Three sleek, round puppies, with frir.gy
ears
Lay snugglc-d and fast asleep.
I A Bookworm':
?? ' " "^?>
A.Y after day, for some
^4 -y\ )& montlls' * sat in near
Q J | O company of a young girl in
'\ |s the British Museum, who,
/ MOW without being beautiful,
was the possessor of infinite charm.
Whether she worked so energetically
for the mere love of the thing or from
v . necessity I could not tell. I chose,
however, to fancy her the help of a
widowed mother who on slender means
had perhaps still younger lives than
my fellow worker's to give her anxieties.
Suffice it to say, on this point,
my near fellow worker labored with
zest, and often her example inspired
my own somewhat flagging efforts; I
found myself possessed of an unconquerable
desire to make her acquaintr
ance, yet I could not summon the nec
essary courage to aaaress ner.
A cold but bright day in January
found me on my -way to interview a
notable member of Parliament, with
the hope to secure through his aid a
ticket for the House of Commons.
I had proceeded as far as the top of j
Charing Cross Road, when I bethought j
y me to take a 'bus. I became an "in-!
side.". There was but one other occu- >
pant?a lady.
Presently the conductor's voice
startled us both; the lady turning
about revealed to me the well known
face of "my lady" of the reading room.
The conductor's call upon us for
"Fares, please!" together with the suddenness
of mutual recognition, had
rather flustered us. Presently a vivid
blush spread over her face, as she
plaintively gave the conductor to understand
she had left her purse and
money at home.
The collector of fares was somewhat
inclined to be coarse and offensive, as
he remarked: ;
"Ho, I dessay; that's a tale wot
ain't good enough for me. I've bin
'ad that way afore to-day. Wot are
yer goin' to do?"
At this juncture I deemed it advisable
to expostulate, warning him
that it was no part of his duty to be
uncivil. Then I begged the lady's permission
tp settle so trifling a matter,
at the same time pointing out to her
that the fact of our being fellow
iworkers at the British Muceum would
at least privilege me in so small a
. * service.
"That Is fortunate," she replied.
"Thank you so much. May I ask your
name?" I gave it "Richard Athelstane."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Athelstane.
I am Eunice Frith."
After delivering herself of this gracious
bit of information she departed
on her way, leaving me in a seventh
heaven of delight. For was not the
ice now broken?
A? the period of my first interest In
Eunice Frith I was busily engaged in
efforts to graft in some manner the
American family of Shaddee upon the
parent stock in England. It was a
.wgrk of great wearlsomeness.
On the next occasion of my meeting
.with Miss Frith the merest form of
greeting followed. As she handed me
the bronze obligation, her renewal of
J 1 ' ?? " ???nwnnnifl(l hr +>10 fo f n t" -
ilXlciJUKb W ktj ?uv .?* ?
est change of color, but her words,
.'Ton were very kind to help ipe out
of my dilemma," left no opeping for
extension of an acquaintance so auspiciously
begun. Our sittings were
tvithin one of eacTi other. We took
them, and thus far there was the end.
She evidently knew full well the existence
of the rule of "silence" which
the superintendent for the time ever
strives so energtically to enforce.
Eunice Frith, whether or no she
x jdivined that I desired a closer acquaintance.
never bargained for the
[catastrophe, which though it brought
fear and trembling for awhile to her,
won for me the "open sesame"' I had
so longed for.
i In a week's time we were on speaking
terms, within a month an acquaintanceship
had ripened marvellously.
Gradually we came to understand
each other. We sat side by
side, the dividing chair separated us
no longer.
Then the time came when she assented
to my invitation to drink ten
with me in the gallery room. Over
that delicious Souchong we chatted
freely. She spoke to me of her mother
?an invalid; of her brother?a clerk
in a banking house. I gathered that
the united earnings of these young
people represented nearly the whole
of the wherewithal of their otherwise
happy little home.
My work of pedigree creating had
palled sadly upon me for some time,
and I began to think living among the >
hones?so to speak?of departed no-!
bodies, far from exhilarating.
(N CHURCH.
Such soft, warm bodies to cuddle,
^ Such oueer little hearts to beat,
Such swift, round t ngues to kiss
Such sprawling, cushiony feet :
She could feel in her clasping fingers
The touch of the satiny skin,
And a cold, wet nose exploring
The dimples under her chin.
Then a sudden ripple of laughter
Ran over the parted lips
So ouick that she could not catch it
> With her rosy finger-tips.
The people whispered, "Rless the child,"
As each one waked from a nap,
Rut the dear, wee woman hid her face
For shame in her mother's Jap.
?Sam Walter Foss.
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Once It happened Eunice's mother
accompanied her to the British Museum.
As they were descending the
stairway from the galleries, I was
passing through the hall. Eunice in- l
troduced me to her mother, and we re- '
malned in conversation for the best 1
part of an hour, when Mrs. Frith sud- '
denly remembered her doctor's instruc- <
tions not to "try herself too much," !
and pronounced for home. To her '
alarm, on our arrival at the vestibule
of the Museum, It was raining smart- 1
Iy. Once again luck favored me. My f
umbrella, a property which nine days <
out of ten I left at home, proved a !
ready friend for once. Under its shel- '
ter Mrs. Frith reached her 'bus in .
mmniiwif'irft drrrioM T nfforpri 1t tn (
her. "Oh. no, Mr. Athelstane, I won't <
deprive you," she said. <
But my insistence carried the day,
and suggested that Eunice might find 1
it useful in the morning. That young ]
lady, however, declared she "had one j
of her own."
Mrs. Frith settled the question by ]
saying: 1
"I will take it, Mr. Athelstane, on 1
condition that you will bring Eunice J
home this evening, and join us at our <
little tea dinner, and then, you see, <
you can take possession of your um- *
brella." To this I consented.
After leaving Eunice and-her mother J
I returned to the reading room, intjnding
to put in an hour or two of J
work, but in this I was frustrated by
the receipt of a telegram, which an- j
nounced the serious illness of my
father and desired my early attendance
at his side.
Here was a call that brooked no inattention.
I showed the wire to Eunice
and begged her to express to her
mother my regrets, and bidding her
what was Intended to be an impressive
"Good-by," left for my home at Wells,
in Norfolk:
Little did I think that two long years
would elapse before I again set eyes
on Eunice Frith.
I was away in Norfolk for somethree
months, my father's condition
varying to such an extent, owing to
frequent relapses, as left me no alternative
but to stay with him. I was Ms
second son, my brother Christopher
being two years my senior; our mother
had been dead many years.
My father had been dead some six
weeks, during which period I had been
busying myself in the administration
of his little estate and winding up my
enforced rest from pedigree hunting
and other such trifles, when the great
change in my life began. The African
mail brought me a letter from my
brother Christopher, or rather from a
friend ef his, acting as amanuensis.
Christopher had met with a very serious
accident in the mine. Most of his
ribs had been broken, and the doctors
feared that much internal laceration
had also taken place. Chris was
anxious to see me. fearing a fatal
ending. Would I come at once to
Kimberley? He had also enclosed a
draft for $500 to cover traveling expenses,
and in case the world had not
used me kindly.
To pack up my traps was but short 1
work, and the old home I left in charge of
a maiden aunt.
After I had booked my passage I had
a few hours to spare. These I spent
in n vain search for Eunice Frith. I (
could hear no tidings at the house l
where they had lived. The landlady 1
only knew they had left?gone, she j
thought, into "unfurnished" rooms. <
I did not feel easy on the matter. ?
but I hoped for the be6t, and made my 1
way to a hotel near Waterloo whence ]
I had to start the next morning on <
my first venture beyond the white <
cliffs of old England. <
The Castle liner on which I had taken ]
my passage did her voyage well and ;
rapidly. The succeeding day to that ]
on which I landed in Cape Town saw 1
me being transferred, as rapidly as a i
South African railway can manage it, 1
northward. I arrived too late. Poor ]
Chris had gone to the bourne whence i
none return. <
His lawyer met me soon after my <
arrival, condoled with me. and eulo- :
gized poor Chris's many virtues. He .
said that my brother had been a most
successful man up to a certain point.
But lately owing to?to?er?scruples,
he had- been placed at a disadvantage.
Still, he remarked:
w - ... ^ - ... . , i ? I
"Still. Mr. Atneisrane, jour mume;
(lied pretty warm. His personality.
I should say?well, let me see?er, well
?is quite $350,000."
I explained that my brother had
never confided either to his father or
myself the degrees of success which
he had attained.
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"Indeed, sir," I added, "we know
very* little about his South African
career. I presume lie has a wife and?
children?"
"Not so. sir. Your brother lived a
very retired life, rarely joining in any
of the many functions our citizens delight
in. He was a good man, and a
charitable one."
"Charitable?" I questioned. "Then
I presume he has left large sums to
your local institutions and hospitals?"
"No. sir: not a penny."
"Then to whom does his money revert?
Surely he did not die intestate?"
"Not a man in the wcrkl less likely
to do so. No. sir, you are a happy
man. By will?here it is. sir. in black
and white?'all that I die possessed
of I leave to my brother, Richard
Athelstane, to be by him used and disposed
of as may appear best to his
own good and charitable disposition.'"
I was not inordinately puffed up by
this sudden acquisition of wealth. One
tiling flashed first upon my mind, and
that was that I should be for ever
J *T^
done with my old oecupauons.
more grinding and paragraphs. No
more pulling about the dead and gone
ancestors of mighty present-day pork
butchers.
No more of ill-ventilated reading
rooms, whether under red tap or otherwise.
I should live in Utopia. To do
this, I deemed it wise and best to
return to England. In due course, I
arrive in London, and at once went
back to the scene of my old struggles,
the British Museum. It seemed
as if I could not keep away. "Why
did I go there?" you ask. To look
for Eunice, or, maybe, get some news
of her. But no, I could learning nothing;
and it came into ray mind that I
had seen the last of Eunice Frith.
I had been one evening at King's
Cross station to inquire after a package
I had transmitted. I made a short
out back in the direction of Russell
Square, when my attention was drawn
to a knot of children on the pavement.
,\t first I could see nothing, but as I
drew near I noticed one or two articles
of furniture, with a box or two corded
over.
"One of those hateful cases of distraint?some
poor, lone, aged widow,"
[ thought to myself. Even as I looted,
i poor, worn woman, yet neat and tidy
withal, looked up, her face by its
pained expression, telling a tale of
tvoe. Where had I seen that face before?'
I had not gone on my way
many steps before my recollection
cleared. I hastened back to the forlorn
:reature, and pushing my way to her
side asked in an undertone:
"Are you not Mrs. Frith?Eunice's
mother?"
"Yes, oh, yes! But you?who are
rou?"
Before I could make reply, another
Igure appeared on the scene. Eunice
ierself?but great heavens! how
changed that face had become. In its
thinness and wanness even the mother's
sank into nothingness, as in hearttones
she gasped:
"Oh, mother, mother! Have they
turned you out like this? I came as
soon as I knew the state of affairs."
Then she caught sight of me, knew
me at once, as I could see, and drew
shyly back.
I held out my hand to her, saying:
"You know me. Miss Frith. You
ire in trouble. Your mother cannot regain
here, you must come with me."
In the twinkling of an eye I had
put Mrs. Frith and her daughter inside
>f a growler, and jumping on the box
fold cabby to drive to King's Cross stadon.
In one of the waiting rooms I heard
:he painful story my friends had to
foil. Eunice's brother had lapsed from
:he direct course. In their endeavors
fo rescue him their small capital of
aardly earned savings had melted like
snow before the sun.
A new home was soon found for
diem. Money can do that. I begged
them to let me be their banker until
such time as Eunice's health was completely
restored. Their common sense
tvas equal to the occasion, and they
showed it by accepting my offer. A
nopth's perfect rest in town, another
it the seaside, soon mended the health
if these broken ones, more than ever
tear to me. My old home in Norfolk
forms a peaceful haven of rest for
Mrs. Frith. At present Eunice is with
tier. If I am lucky, there will be a
Pridal ceremony in the village church
before I return to town.?New York
S'ews.
A Boarding Syndicate.
In the enterprising town of Holly,
3rleans County, a new movement has
ieen started, with the object of solving
:he servant girl problem. Thirteen
fomilies comprising twenty-nine persons
of the best social'and business
5tanding, have formed a co-operative
?oil momliors tf>
JUili'UIUtj at.lULiai.uu, .... iuvuuv.. -bear
an equal .share of the expenses.
Gradually the various objections were
Dvereome, and the members are not
Dnly well satisfied with the progress
made, but think that in a short time
l noticeable decrease in their living expenses
will be evident. Upon joining
the association members contributed 55
to create a fund with which to equip
the kitchen. With this money two
large ranges and dishes of every de*
scription have been purchased: also
other articles necessary to the culinary
department. In the dining room each
family furnishes th^e table linen, dishest
and other articles for its own tise. If
several cases where two families are
small, -both have occupied the saino
table. All expenses for provisions and
the services of the cooks and waitresses
are then borne pro rata by the members.
There will be considerable curiosity
to know whether the experiment
can be made a permanent success.?
Buffalo Commercial.
Always Time For This. .
Life is not so short, but there is always
time for courtesy.?Emerson.
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HM44 i H"i
fTHE NEWS OFA WEEK i
\ IN SOUTH CAROLINA J
^ y ^ y 11111 t 111 i t r t 111 i t
New Industries Reported.
The Chattanooga Tradesman notes
the following new enterprises established
in South Carolina during tne
past week: Spartanburg, $2l),uuv>
builders' supp'iy company; Gray Court,
$5,000 quarrying company; Orangeburg,
$20,000 builders' supply company.
*
Instantly Killed by Piston Head.
P. 0. McDaniel, a young while
man, while passing through the
engine room or the iucapau milis
was struck in the head and killed by
a piston head which without warning
had blown out. McDaniel worked in
another part of the mill and was on
his way to work at the time. He was
killed almost instantly. Several others
in tne room were slightly injured
by the accident.
* *
Will Meet in Charleston.
The meeting of the National Arm,
Pin and Bracket Association adjourned
at Chattanooga, Tenn., a few days
ago, after electing the following officers:
President, C. H. Huston, Chattanooga;
vice . president, Daniel Ravene!,
Franklin, N. C.; secretary, J. B.
Magers, Madison. Ind.; treasurer, R.
L. McQuat, Indianapolis. Charleston
was selected as the next place of
meeting.
*
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Hanged Ahead of Time.
Brown Rodger, colored, was hanged
at Union on the 13th inst., for the
murder of Rodger Fant, a young
white man, on April 5 last.
Although the hour of execution was
fixed for 2 o'clock, Rodger expressed
his readiness and walked to the scaffold
at 12 o'clock, apparently without
fear.
He said if he was to be hanged all
those who have been let off on selfdefense
ought to be brought up and
hanged.
*
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Hayes Guilty of Uxorcide.
At Walhalla, after deliberating
over four hours, the jury returned a
verdict of guilty of murder against
Hoyes Hayes, charged with having
killed his wife, Lulu Hayes, on the
night of April 24, the weapon being a
single barrel breechloading shotgun.
The thory of the defense was suicide,
the gun and a poker tAg found
{ on the bed.
The case has created considerable
excitement, and when the jurors were
examined on their voir dire all save
one admitted tnat they had formed
and expressed opinions.
*
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Prospects for New County Bright.
An Augusta, Ga., news item states
that the prospects for the establishment
of Hammond county, this state?,
with North Augusta as the county seat
now seem brighter than ever, the opposing
faction being about won over
by the last concessions of the North
Augusta Land Company. *
Recently the company has added to
its original offer of the present academy
a three thousand dollar wooden
structure, the surrounding property,
with fully $10,000, for the future use
of the new county. This makes in a'i
a gift of $13,000 worth of property to
the new county.
Quite a number of opponents to the
movement have been won over by this
liberality and are now striving to car
ry me election in meir respective districts.
An active campaign is being
waged in the interest of the new county,
and those at the head of the movement
are confident of securing the
necessary two-thirds vote at the election
on the 15tn of next month.
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Order for Receivers Revoked.
In the United States circuit court at
Richmond, Va., Judge Simonton dismissed
the receiver appointed for the
Olympia cotton mills in Columbia, a
| $2,500,000 corporation, and disolved
the injunction that had been granted.
The receivers were appointed in the
! suit of Leonard Phinizy against the
| mills, but on a further bearing Judge
j Simonton reversed his action,
j This left the mills to carry out
! their plan of reorganization.
Judge Simonton had granted an
1 order filed by Leonard Phinizy and A.
I S. Hull, of Augusta, Ga., appointing
| W. A. Clark and A. J. Creen, of Columbia,
temporary receivers for the
'mills, under a bond of $2,500 each.
J the order being made returnable on
| November 30.
The complaint was a very long doci
ument, citing the charter under which
j the Olympia cotton mills were estab[
lished and specifying numerouus rea|
sons of a technical nature why .the
I prayers of the petitioners should not
! be cranted.
The Olympia mill is one of the lavgj
est in the south, and is said to be
i the biggest cotton factory under one
| roof in America.
* ?
To Reorganize Cotton Mill.
The plan for the reorganization of
the Olympia, Gramby and Richland
cotton mills of Columbia was approced
eat recent meetings 01 stockholdi
ers of the mills by almost unanimous
votes, and the three mortgages to secure
bonds on the three mills, aggregating
$3,000,000, were authorized, executed
and recorded.
New boards of directors were formed
consisting of Stephen A. Jenks, of
Pawtucket, R. I.; George A. Draper, ot
Hopedale, Mass.: R. P. Smelling, of
New York city; H. C. Fleitmann, of
New York city; Francis K. Carey, ot
Baltimore; Lewis W. Parket. of
Greenville. S. C.; R. Goodwin Rhetr,
of Charleston, S C., and W. B. Smith
Whaley and W. M. H. Lyles, of Co5umbia.
The board organized by electing to..
Parker aa temporary president; Mr.
I Fleietman as vice president,- and Mes!
firs. IWppIpq Rr>h"prf Kr Cn
accountants, of New York, comptrollers.
An executive committee was
formed consisting of Mr. Parker, Mr.
Carey and Mr. R. F. Herrick, of Eoston,
who will supervise the CT-tribution
of bond issues among the creditors
as soon as the various claims
are audited.
The greatest satisfaction is expressed
throughout the state at the suecessiui
outcome oi the reorganization
plan, and it is generally believed that
the three mills, which are in fine physical
condition, will be put at once on
a strong business foundation.
PROVIDES FOR INQUIRY.
Representative Dick, of Ofiio, Introduces
Resolution Touching disfranchisement
in South.
A Washington special ?ays: Because
of his intimacy with Senator
Uonno Tr-Vn-k regards him as his right
lieUiiiU, ?' ? ~0 ' _
hana man, Representative Dick, of
Ohio, has secured especial attention
for the joint resolution he introduced
in the house Friday, providing for an
inquiry into the alleged disfranchisement
of voters in the southern states,
with a view to decreasing the representation
in congress of those states
which may Jiave taken such action.
Attention is called in the resolution to
the alleged fact that it is a matter of
common information and belief that
the rights of some male citizens to
vote at elections at which they are
given the right to vote by the constitution
is denied and abridged in certain
states. The text of the resolution
follows:
"Whereas, It is a matter of common
information and belief that the right
of some male citizen, being 21' years
of age, to vote at an election named
in said amendment to the constitution,
except for participation in the rebellion
or other crime, is denied and
abridged in certain states; therefore,
"Resolved, That the matter be re|
ferred to the committee on election
of the president, vice president and
representatives in congress, whose
duty it shall be and who shall-have
full and ample power to investigate
and inquire into the validity of the
election laws of the several states and
the manner of their enforcement, and
whether the right to vote at any election
for the choice of electors for
president and vice president of the
United States, representatives in congress
or the members of the legislature
of any state is denied to the
male inhabitants of any of the state,
2- years of age and a citizen of the
United States, except for participation
in the rebellion or other crime. Said
committee shall have power to subpoena
and examine witnesses under
oath and send for records and other
evidence that may be necessary for a
full and complete investigation of the
several subjedts herein mentioned,
and it shall be authorized to put under
the sessions of the house and to
have such printing and binding done
as it shall deem necessary and it
?hall make full report to the house of
the result of the investigation at as
early a date as possible."
The resolution was referred to the
committee on rules.
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
Minority in Congress Pledge to Support
the Cuban Reciprocity Bill.
A Washington dispatch says: After
discussing the Cuban reciprocity
measure for three hours in caucus
I Saturday night, the democratic members
of the house of representatives
agreed to a resolution, by a vote of 35
to 15, pledging themselves to support
the bill, after efforts have been made
to secure amendments abolishing the
differential on refined sugar and eliminating
the five-year clause in the
treaty. The opposition to this action
came from the members from Louisiana,
Texas and California. The three
democratic members from the latter
state said they would not vote for the
measure under and circumstances,
but it is understood that the action
of tne caucus win De tuuaiucicu w*?
ing.
A HOLD-UP IN AFRICA.
Two Robbers Loot Treasure Car and
Secure Sum of $50,000.
A special dispatch from Pretoria,
South Africa, says: Two men boarded
a railway train as it was ascending
a steep grade between Pietersburg
and Nylstroom, overpowered the
guard,, looted the treasure car and
made their escape. The robbers, it is
reported, secured $50,000, which was
consigned to the Standard bank at
Pretoria.
: TO BAR BLACK VOTE
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j Georgian Introduces Disfranchising
Measure in House.
i CUBAN BILL IS TAKEN UP
s;
! s
i Rule Adopted by Republican Majority
Limiting Debate and Cutting* Off
Privilege of Amendmehts. *
Early Vote Assured.
I ?
! A Washington special says: In the
house, Monday, Congressman Hard* wick,
of Georgia, introduced his bill
proposing the repeal of the fifteenth
i amendment to the constitution of the
i United States and another proposing
| a modificaion of tSe fourteenth
J amendment.
i Both bills are designed to take the
| ballot from the negro; the first seeki
ing to repeal the constitutional act
which bestowed that ballot, and the
second providing that the south's representation
in congress shall not be
cut down when the negro loses his ,
vote.
Mr. Hardwick wants the question of
revoking the negro ballot submitted ~ '
j to the legislatures of the various
states, as the law requires three!
fourths of said legislatures to ratify a
j change in the constitution before It
i can become effective.
! These bills are In keeping with the J/%*
i promises Hardwick made in the cam!
paign by which he was elected to con- * :'
j gress, and he has lost no time in keep- |jj
: ing his promise to his constituents.
j He says he is prepared to fight for
j the bills when the proper time cbmes
i for their consideration. /'Jf
His movement is of particular in- _.?
terest to the south at this time, since
Representatives Crumpacker, of InSi- W4
ana, and Dick, of Ohio, have both put *
in measures seeding to cut down the
scuth's representation. It is likely '-*5
that all the bills relating to the south- ; ?
ern election laws will be considered
together, and Mr. Hardwick will have a
chance to meet his opponents at ^
close quarters in the fight.
Cuban Bill Up in House.
The house began the consideration
of the Cuban reciprocity bill Monday.
Mr. Dalzell, republican, of fennsylva- *v,:
: nia, reported a resolution providing
i that the bill reported from the ways r.
| and means committee should he con- % \
| sidered to the exclusion of all other ,
I business until 4 o'clock Thursday, ' i
| when a vote will be taken without \
; intervening motion.
| Mr. Williams, democrat, of Missisj
sippl, speaking for the minority in op- ; .
| position to the rule, declared it was
; about the mot drastic rule ever intro-,
! duced in4the house, saying it shut off
I all right to perfect the bilk He said
that the minority desired to offer an
i amendment which proposed to strike 4*|
out the "double-barreled pledge" con- r--J\
j tained in the bill. *
! Mr. Dalzell, replying to the Charge ,
I that the rule was a most drastic meas- *3
ure, reverted to the time when the .
j Wilson bill was pendii/g, Mr. Crisp ^
j being speaker, saying that the com- ;
i mended the minority to a study of J
j their own parliamentary history.
Mr. Grosvenor, pf Ohio, said the mi- %
[ nority wanted to mutilate the bill and I
say it is a child of theirs, but, he
said, "we don't want a child of that
kind born in this house.'*
The rule was then adopted.
A minority report setting forth the . *
; views of Messrs. ;Williams, of Missis- 4^ "'
! sippi; Swanson, of Virginia; McClel- '
i lan, of New York, and Clark, of Mis:
souri, was filed
! Mr. Cooper, of Texas, also a mem- y!
ber of the minority on the ways and ' \
means committee, presented a lengthy
| report, condemning the Cuban treaty
i 9- ? a. J
in icio. \ '
Protests Against Smoot. ;i
When the senate convened Monday 1
several petitions protesting . >gainst
! Senator Smoot. retaining his seat 1
: were presented and referred to the S
committee on privileges and elections. ?
At 1:10 the senate ttent into execu- |'
tive session, and at 1:30 adjourned. .
FREEDOM NEAR FOR CARTER. |
On November 28 Convict Captain Will .1
be Released from Prison
After having served a little over |1
four years in the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., for the embezzlement
of government funds, Cap-r*i?
tain Oberlin M. Carter, formerly an Im
engineer officer of the army, will walfc ij
forth from that institution on Novem- S
ber 28th a free man. I
i-ruiu reyuns received jz appears * <1
that upon being released from prison I
Carter will attempt to regain the 1
money seized by the government and l a
come east to engage in business |
JUDGE GRAY IN DEMAND. J
San Domingo Names Delaware Jurist 1
to Serve as Arbitrator. -^B
Minister Powell has informed the y 9
state department that the government M
of San Domingo has agreed upon 9
Judge George Gray, of Delaware, and JBj
Senor Calvan, a prominent San Do- ^ B
mingoan, as arbitrators) in the dispute
between that government and B
the San Domingo Improvement Com