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GOOD FOR LEVER Casts fat Rat Fatted far the Farmers Free List ia a Speech. LUMBER WAS INCLUDED Congressman L/ever Maker: KffeeMY* Argument for the Free Entry of Tariff Necessities, Including dumber, Which Reverses His Vote in the House for a Duty on It. Two South Carolina Congressmen spoke in the House debate on the free list bill Tuesday. They were Messrs. Byrnes and Lever, in the order named. Both spoke with good effect, and received generous applause when they made telling points, as they often did. It was Mr. Byrnes* maiden effort as a member, and his colleagues congratulated him warmly upon its success. Mr. Byrnes twitted the Republicans for their flop from support of Canadian reciprocity to opposition to the "farmers' free list," and derecated sectional arguments. Mr. Lever spoke at length upon nrrnmnllshniftntfl of the Democratic ' party already in this session, and upon the free list 'hill now under consideration. He began by vigorously controverting the idea that the party was wanting in constructive ability, initiative or cohesiveness. He charged that it was a time-worn argument of the Republicans to frighten from the euport of the Democratic party, the over-sensitive business element. Mr. Lever said "the action of the majority of the Houfie, during this ' short session, must be a cause for unutterable chagrin and disappoint- J ment to those who expect in the future to rely upon it. We have done business in a business way; we have shown both our power of 1 initiative and our capacity for constructive work of the highest order and a sincerity and unity of thought most gratifying to all atriotic citi- ! zens who desire a correction of the 1 abuses which have grown up under ! ? V- 1 1 ? ,1 m InlntnnMnn ?? J Ivt?|JU tiuiiiiiiiD' i ttuun. He reviewed briefly the work so far accomplished, pointing out first, the reform in the rules, which, as he argues, has restored the House of Representatives to the plane intended for it by the Constitution, this being done through the selection ot a committee on committees to assign members to committees, rather than to allow that authority to continue with the Speaker, who abuses it. Secondly, the election of Senators by direct vote of the people, which will make the Senate a body responsive to the people and prevent the recurrence of the scandals connected with election to it. ( Thirdly, he pointed out and com- ( mended the action of the party in k passing the Corrupt Practice Act, in- 1 tended to purify election and "to * prevent the use of money for the de- k bauchery of our citizenship?a prac- y tice which has become a stigma upon 1 the honor of our country." a Fourth, the pasage of the Canadian reciprocity treaty he lauded as the result of Democratic legislation and in line with the Democratic poJ- > icy. He argues, that it is a long step in the right direction. ^ He pointed out strongly that these e substantial legislative reforms "have v been accomplished without the neces- 11 sity of the application of the gag- a rule, so well known an 1 reiie 1 upon I; under the old regime, when 'Cannon- f ism' was in control. It means iliat. the rights of te individual member of the House have be.n restored to him." t Finally he took up the free list h bill, and argued that it intimates an c economic revolution, and means an t attack upon a system under which / trusts, combines, and monopolies ii have grown strong almost be/< ml the v power of the Government to control. It is a measure to give relief from the burdens of high protection to a large class of on** people an?l j that, too, without regard to section- j; al lines." It is not a free trade j( measure nor a step in that direction. r "The Democratic party has never j stood for free trade." v The bill is built up in accordance o with the six principles laid down in the Walker report of 1 846. "This t free list seeks not only for Mmpera- r tive' reasons to relieve the tariff taxpayers of the country of some of y their burdens, but at the same time a carries into effect the righteous prin- v ciple that these burdens shall dis- j criminate 'neither for nor agains? ^ any class or section.' " v He quoted from a speech delivered n by him in Columbia during his cam- f paign, that "a Democratic hill would h have given the Western farmer free f binding twine, the Southern farmer v free bagging and ties, and the lum- t ber consumers, along the Canadian 1 border line, free lumber," and then b quoted Chairman Underwood; of the s ways and means committee, to the t! same effect in language almost iden- g tlcal, to show that there was no dif- a ference between the rank and flic of t! Gi^N HERO MEDALS THREE HEROES RECOGNIZED IN SOUTH CAROLINA. John E, Ci iham, Albert Appleby and Boyfc Lir.dsay, a NeRro, Honored bv Carnegie Commission. Thirty-five awards In recognition of acts of heroism were made Monday at the spring meeting of the Carnegie hero fund commission at Pittsburg, Pa., and the issuance of nine silver and 2 6 bronze medals were authorized. In addition the money accompanying the medals, amounting to $24,100, and pensions to widows of heroes totals $1,310 annually. The money is apportioned as follows: $6,000 for worthy purposes; $2,200 liquidation of mortages, $3,700 for other Indebtedness; $4,000 purchases of homes; $14,000 or education; $3,200 death benefits and $1,000 for restoration of health. In nine instances the heroes lost their lives and the award is made to a member of the family. Twenty of the awards are made in connetcion with rescue from drowning, five from railroad contains, six runaways; five in mine suffocation cases, and one for the rescue of an insane patient from a roof cornice. In Monday's awards a number of heroes in the South are recognized as follows: Richard C. Williams, aged 23, saved Melvin R. 'Mavo from train at Unnunnc V fJ Tnno 17 1 <) 0 ('> lirnnzf medal and $1,000 for a home. Park S. Rushford aged 25, saved Elbert G. Cunningham from drowning at Mannigham, W. Va., Jan. 19, 1907, bronze medal and $1,000 for a home. Renj. Cottle, aged 24, rescued Morris M. Caldwell, aged 3, from runaway at Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 28, 1910, bronze medal and $1,000 as needed. John R. Graham, aged 2 6, a telegraph operator of Thicketty, S. C., was awarded a bronze medal and $1,000 to liquidate his indebtedness, but the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Monday, for a heroic attempt to save C. Lee Lipscomb, a farmer, May, 9, 1910, from drowning in Little Thicketty Creek. The men were seining; Lipscomb got beyond his depth and Graham, carrying a meal 3ack with five pounds of fish, swam and continued his effort at rescue until exhausted, barely saving his own life. Albert J. Appleby, Ilolly Hill, S. C., received a bronze medal and $2,II O O fr?r* of! itr?n t i on ri 1 niirnnMPR A iuiIa by, a farm hand, saved Ruth Ella VI. Harbison, aged 4 0, from being run over by a train at Bowyer, S. C., March 11, 1910. The woman was near-sighted and deaf and walked in front of a train traveling thirty miles an hour. Appleby shoved ler out of danger as the train rushed >yBoyce Lindsay, colored, aged 10, )f Catawba, S. C., received a bronze nedal and $2,000 as needed for edu'ational purposes, for saving the life >f E. Reynolds Smith, aged 11, at 1 Spartanburg, May 2S, 1910. Step)ing over in front of an approaching rain of box cars, Lindsay flung ' smith off the middle of the track, 1 vhere he had fallen from his bicycle. Jndsay was struck on the rif ht * houlder by the ti^ain. ' ? ? ? i Takes I'oison. 1 At Charleston Alex Steward, 18 ' 'ears of age, was found dead ThursI <1 ?f 1 rv L i n f h /\1 /l lin iiaLo 1 1 ?\f? i?lT An LUj iii^iic at uiu i/anuuan jhu n wn Meeting street. His mouth was burn- 1 d with carbolic acid, probably taKen J vith suicidal intent. He lost his nother and father some time ago, J nd it is thought that he was temlorarily insane when he took the >oison. ? Killed by Baseball. ; ( When John Thomas Duncan, aged j welve years ,was struck on the head ( ly a baseball thrown by a member , f the opposing team in a game be- <. ween two boys' clubs on Monday at \ Atlanta, he thought nothing of t. During the night the lad became T iolently ill, and died Thursday noon. < Both Are Dead. t George Hlnkle, chief of police of >ennington Gap, Pa., and William t Ihort, a patrolman, on the St. Char- < es, Va., police force are dead as a > csult of a pistol light Thursday, r linklo attempted to arrest Short, u/iiu iillnp'od t r? hnvn l\m>n tliu. irderly during a circus performance, a f he party in the House and its acc- a redited leader. v He combated the charge that the t dll was sectional in its character and t Tgued forcefully that all sections t vore treated with equal and exact ustice. He contended that the bill \ vould bo beneficial to all classes f without regard to sections because it n nakes agricultural implements, free I or the farmers generally, cotton t tagging and ties for the Southern t armer, boots and shoes and fence ( Hre for every section of the coun- < ry, food products for the cities, f umber for those along the Canadian S order line. Concluding he gave as- f urance that the revision will be 3 borough, but sane, conservative and S radual, seeking to correct abuses ? nd discriminations and to destroy ? he iniquities of the resent law. t MANY WERE LOST \ Sarwifor tf the Saltan Tradegy Recalls Awful Catastrophe NOBODY WAS PUNISHED Closely Following Assassination of Ijincoln, Disaster Which Cost 2, OOO lilvos Keceiveu scant /ittention?Most of Victims Were Sol" diers Just liberated from Southern Prisons. Although forty-six years have passed since the famous Sultana disaster, one of the most tragic events of the civil war, the details are still vivid in the mind of E, W. Stevens, veteran of Bloomington, 111., and he relates a thrilling story of the wreck which cost 2,000. Only a handful of survivors live and the recurring anniversary recalls gruesome incidents of the remarkable event, probably unparalled in the marine annals of the world. It was April 2 7, 18G5, that the Sultana was lost. The boat was a side wheeler plying between Memphis and New Orleans and was regarded as one of the linest boats on the river at that period. As was the case with most of the Mississippi River steamers during the war, she was impressed into the Government service and was in constant use, transporting soldiers and supplies up and down the great water way. On what proved to be her last trip, the Sultana left New Orleans April 21, 1 8 65, and at Vicksburg on April 24, and picked up 1,965 enlisted men and thirty-five officers who had been paroled after being imates of Confederate prisons at Andersonville, Macon and Cahaba. They were en route to the Middle States and many were in a sad condition physically from wounds and long imprisonment. The captain of the Sultana protested vigorously against taking such a load, stating that one of the boilers was weak and he doubted whether it would stand the strain of the long drag up the river. Gen. Morgan Smith, who was in command of the post at Vicksburg, ordered him to take them all, however, as the lives of many depended upon their reaching home where they could receive the care of their families. Gen. Smith ordered the commander to run slowly and cautiously and expressed confidence in a successful voyage. At Memphis, a portion of the cargo of sugar was unloaded and the journey resumed. The number of persons on hoard when the boat left Memphis, according to Mr. Stevens, was 8,43 4. It was about 1 o'clock in the morning of April 27, at a point known as Hen and Chicken Island, eleven miles north of Memphis, that one of our boilers of the Sultana exploded with a deafening report. The boat was in flames almost in stantly, the wind blowing a gale at the time and fanning the fire until it spread over the entire boat, forcing all who could move to leap oveiboard. The pilot, an unnamed hero, headed the boat to the shore and grounded it. The river was high and rough and this increased the death roll. Life preservers were scarce ind the other means of rescue were limited. Many clung to cotton bales which had been placed around the rail of the steamer to protect ihe msssengers ind crew from stray Millets fired from the shores. Some if the cutaways who floated a disance of forty miles were rescued. The great width of the river at lila lilndnnwl I lin w/irl/ nf vow. tie. Many who swam for miles fln-i illy sank from exhaustion. ilun-| Ireds of the soldiers were instantly j! <illed by the explosion of the boil- . ?rs. As the night was cold, scores |1 .vere huddled against the smoke- 1 hacks and over the boilers and were down into the river. Manf of the ; lead were never identified. Others ' vho realized that they could not be laved, scribbled their names and ad- 1 tresses upon articles of apparel and ' hus made known their identity. The War Department ordered a borough investigation of the great Usasfer but it amounted to nothing, sobodv was court-martialed and the inly tangible result was the exoner- J ition of the saptain. It was brought >ut that he opposed the overload incl only yielded when peremptorily irdered. To have refused orders of J mch a character at that period < vould have meant death. Despite 1 he enormity of the disaster, It atracted but little attention at the 1 ime. 1 Tho public mind was inflamed " vith the momentous events of ihe ' ;roat struggle between the North md tho South, the assassination of dncoln, which had occurred but wo weeks previous, holding the at- i ention of the entire world to the < exclusion of all else. It was nov- 1 r known absolutely how many perions perished in tho wreck of the Sultana, blit the number was not far rom 1,800. The survivors, a few -ears afer the war, organized the lultana Reunion Association and *ach year tho owing remaining aslemble and recall the incidents of hat terrible night. < MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 0 DR. H. B. BARUCH WILL BUILD OXK IN THIS STATK. To be a Charitable Institution and Will Cost One Million or More Dollars. The State says Columbia will probably have an opportunity to secure a charity hospital costing about $1,000,000, the erection of which, it is understood, is contemplated by a former South Carolinian, now one of the wealthy physicians of New York City. The report Is that Dr. Herman B. Baruch of New York city is investigating desirable points in this State with a view of lacinfANOIakTEERM with a view of placing such a hospital at the most desirable point. This charity hospital will be a memorial to his late father and mother, Dr. and Mrs. Simon Baruch, formerly residents of Georgetown. For such a hospital Columbia offers many and superior advantages, as the climatic conditions are ideal, and with the steady growth of this city and the State of South Carolina at large, such an institution located at Columbia would mean much. This was brought out at a meeting Tuesday at which the situation was discussed. The medical fraternity, as well as the Columbia people, will ocer every inducement 10 secure this memorial to his father and mother, former South Carolinians. Physicians of the State have availed themselves of the present hospital facilities offered in Columbia. However, with the increasing growth of the community, present facilities are not ample. Information as to the erection of this memorial reached Columbia as a rumor; however, it is known that there has been a meeting of the medical fraternity to outline the advantages of the city and offer such inducements as would attract I)r. Tlaruch's attention favorably to Columbia. Teddy to Come Again. According to the Washington Times plans are under way for the renomination of Teddy Roosevelt for the presidency next year. It is claimed that he will be backed by the Insurgent Republicans and many of the Regulars also. The Times goes on to say that it is being frankly admitted by leading Republicans that Roosevelt is the only Republican who can prevent the election of a Democratic President next year. The split that has continued to widen in the ranks of the party, despite the results of the November elections, is regarded as unbridgeable by any leader of either faction now in harness, and it is argued by the political commentator of The Times that this task can be performed by Mr. Roosevelt. The Spartanburg Herald believes that Teddy is "the only man in the Republican party who can stand for everything that is regarded as essential by both the Progressives and the Regular Republicans. His course in the past has shown that ho would find this sort of "straddling" to be mere child's play. And v/o have no doubt that he can straddle still further, and not only stand for all that the two factions of the Republican party hold dear, but he can stand on these two platforms and at the same time persuade a lot of people that, he is firmly planted on all the essential planks of the Democratic platform." Saves Doctor's Rills. if all understood the value of the tomato, and the comparative ease with which it may be grown, no garden would be wPhout, aud every family would eat them three times a day from early June till frost. Their acid and mineral salts are very valuable, especially in warm climates. A cool, crisp, fresh tomato eaten for breakfast all through the summer is both an appetizer and a corrective that helps to keep the system in order, thereby maintaining health, saving suffering and doctor's bills. I>oiul in Woods. At. Lakewood, N. J., Mrs. Charles Turner a pretty brunette of middle age, was found murdered In the woods behind a studio building on Pulton street, Friday afternoon. The woman's face had been beaten In by a big club, which lay nearby, stained with blood. The body was found by Arnold Turner, a nephew, who was searching for his aunt, who had been missing since Wednesday, when ahe left her home to deliver some dresses to women inmates of a local lanltnrlinn JMIti v Only an Ideal. After a careful survey of the situation a Hoston woman has announced that "tho ideal husband is the husband who turns over to his wife 90 per cent of his income, eschews liquor and tobacco, stays at home nights and carefully guards tho hearth stone, without imposing any restrictions upon his wife." We fear such husbands only exist in the imagination. We are sure no lady render of The Times and Democrat ever saw such a husband. BANK OI (Jotiwa Has largest capital and surplus of s than the combined capital and surp CAPITAL STOCK. . .. SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOC* SECURITY OF DEPOSIT mur;/ Ui 1\LA Robert B. Scarborough, 3. L. Buck, George J. Holiday, We offer our customers every acc will justify, and we ftobert b. scarborough, i President. We continue to pay 5 pe i* FIRST NATK OONW^ CAPITAL, STOCK SURPLUS PROFITS . . . . TOTAL ASSESTS fDIREC J. A. McDnrmott, John ( M B. G. Collins, H. L. I *2i M. Burroughs, C. P. Qui h\ Successor to the Bank ol jL Horry County, and a pioneer W ly allied with the recent dev Republic. Backed by the < jjc United States Bonds, we are r W tomers any reasonable acconu jL H. A. SI'IVEY, f Cashier. Hi PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E. H. WOODWARD Attorney and Councelor At Law. CONWAY, 8. O. * K. B. SCARBROUGH CONWAY, 8. CAttorney at Law. H. H. BURROUGHS Physician and Surgeon* u. j'ii CONWAY, 8. C. I B. WOFFORD WAIT. Attorney at Ian A Bank of Horry Building. CONWAY, 8. O. ME WORLDS GREATEST SEWING MACHINE HIGHS'. Itamn Vonl AtIhnro VlKrofln.HVinftl/t TT11 In? BbutUeor a Mingle Thread [Chain &tUcJ*\ Bowing Machine write to m BfW HOME SEWINI MACHINE C0MPAS9 Oranoe* Man* MNaraewfo* machines are made to sell re**edleaei| toothy, but the New Home U made to ve* Oar cuarmnty never run* oat iMi If aathorlietl dealer* aa|pkr fOB MLB MT ^ BURROUGHS dfc COLLINS CO., Conway, 8. O. Seeing Sniikos. Former Congressman Thomas l?i. Watson Wednesday Issued a statement in which he declared that three sticks of dynamite had been found Monday on his farm near Thomaeville, Ga. The statement adds that Mr. Watson's belief is that the dynamite was to be used by agents of his politcial enemies in furtherance of an alleged plot against his life. Shot Wife and Self. Fleeing down the street to escape her husband, who with a revolver, was pursuing her, Mrs. John Ilartowski, aged 3 7 years, was shot and mortally wounded at Chicago Thursday. Her slayer was pursued by neighbors and sought refuge in a house where he shot himself. r HORRY, y. S, C. my bank in Horry county. More + Jus of all other banks in the county. $60,000 12,600 ^HOLDERS .. .. 60,000 ORS 112,600 :tors v D. V. Richardson, ^ W. A. Johnson, Will A. Freeman. ommodation which their account* solicit your business. ). V. Richardson. will a. freemam Viob President. Cashibb r cent, on yearly deposits. )NAL BANKi LY, s. a op ..$25,000.00 2,500.00 ^ 125,000.00 A TOKS: jP 3. Spivey, D. T. McNeill, luck, W. K. Eewls, D. jL attlebaum, D. A. Spivey. P Conway, the oldest Bank In 3k in Eastern Carolina. Close- jL elopment of the Independent Government and secured by i|L >repared to extend to our cu? liodationg. Cp B. G. GOBLINS, A tSr Pretildoot. || PILLAGE ANDMURDER Gl NBOATS KILLS TWO inJNI>RKI> REBELS IN ONK CITY. Chinese Brigands Have Sacked Halt' ^ Dozen Important Towns ? The* Dead Lie Unburied in the Streets. A dispatch from Ilong Kong says rebellion, brigandage and anarchy* are stalking through the western half of Kwang Tung province. The loy- X al troops are fighting desperately to crush the uprising, the seriousness of which is revealed in further dispatches from Canton. Wu Sum, the Chinese who was educated in Japan, is the leader of the I revolt against the Manchu dynasty.. IThe brigand ohley, Luk, of Shuntak, is at the head of a horde of outlaws tn li /\>?a /\1\ In *t/\ l\K<kt*tr n *\ /I i i* i?/l /->%t \ w iiunu uujuti 13 i j aiui iimii uv;i . These combined forces have thrown 'themselves with fanatical disregard of their own lives against the troops and since the first outbreak Thursday night much blood has been shed. Sedition is rife among certain of the troops and it is feared that the disaffected soldiers will desert their officers if the revolters appear to have *> the upper hand. Official advice and the refuges arriving from Canton confirm the sinister reports. Hodies of the slain lie in the streets of the city. Famine prices are asked for foodstuvs and the shops generally are closed. In the panic there have been few attempts to bury the dead and thestench from decomposed bodies fills the air. Retreating to the countryside, the revolutionists attacked and captured Sam Shui, fiO miles west of Canton, and murdered the prefect. The troops were put to flight and the rebels moved on to Wen Chow and Woo Chow, both of which towns they took slight resistance. w_ Tub's brigands following in their f wake looted the shops of the three towns. The triumphant sweep of the revolutionaries continued westward along the West river and reports from that district say that the movement is spreading and the revo- >1111 irmi?tm n r*> m 11 rderinit und nillitr ins in other places. While the movement to the west was being directed by Wu Sum, Luk led personally a force to the north and seized the market at Chunglok, 20 miles north of Canton. Then he made a wide detour to the west of Canton and fell upon Fatshau, a town, 15 miles southwest. Here he first destroyed the palace of the assistant magistrate and then turned the town over to his followers to be looted. The battle was a hard fought one, tliA hnnorinl trnrma irlvtn^ hut tin at Tung Shi bridge. Thirty-8even soldiers were killed before the troops . fell back. Advices state that Shui Hung, on the West river, has fallen to the revolutionists, who murdered the prefect. Iiorimer lJribery. C. F. Taylor, of Harrisburg, 111., when called before the Senate bribery Investigation committee Wednesday afternoon, testified that former Representative L. E. York had tqld him that he had been promised a Federal position in return for his vote for Wm, Lorimer.