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Tillman on McLanrin. CHARLOTTE SPEECH TO PAVE WAY INTO RE? PUBLICAN PARTY. Declares Junior Senator Without Conscience Special to Tbe State. Trenton, April 19 -Senator Tillman was teen at his home cooight &od reply iog to a request for his opioioo on Sen? ator McLanrin's Charlotte speech, said : "It is ooo tr adie to ry, full of para? doxes and seems intended to pave the way for the senator's pa?sage into the Republican camp. It may excite sur prise outside*of the State, but the only thing which astonishes us here is his continued effort to pose as a Democrat Democracy has a broad or geeera! meaning and a special or ?local meaning as applied to one of the great national parties. My colleagues say, 'My definition ef Democracy is liberty for man formulated into a theory of govern ment ; it means mao's inalienable ownership of himself. It means free thought and free speech ' Tni3 is not the definition given io any dictionary, nor is it the definition giveo by Jeffer? son, and it is only intended tojastify ' the senator's desertion of bis party, bis treachery to its principies and bis betrayal of tbe people of Sooth Caro? lina wbo have trusted bim. Tbe Kansas City platform is tbs only embodiment of Democratic principies that can now be recognised and no man eau be considered a Demoorat who ignores tbe principles and policies laid down in that platform and persistently votes with tbs Republican administra? tion in both its foreign and domestic policies. ''Senator MoLauno iterates and reiterates the charge that the 'new Democracy' is a sectional party and then truthfully claims that the south wbicb in the last eampaigo was alooe Democratic, 'is tbe American end of America ' Strange that because of this fact and oar veneration and love for tbe principles upon wbicb oar gov? ernment rests that this 'broad American statesman' and new boro Democrat of a hitherto unknown type should council our people to 'accept conditions as they are and make tbe most of them ' "Senator McLaurin declared io '98 that 'McKinley should bs renominated by acclamation.7 aod if his speech means anything it means tbat the Democratic party ought to surrender all of irs traditions which he oiaims are 'long since dead,' become ao echo to the Repubiicao party, endorse its foreigo poiicy as well as its domestic policy, ship-subsidy, large standing army aod everything, and subside abso? lutely as a Democratic party. "If the administration parry is right, what need is there for a political factor. I have never believed that my colleague would dare face the people of South Carolina in aoy political oampaigo again, kaowiog what I do about bim, but as be indicates bis purpose to still masquerade as a Demoorat and while attaching me covertly as one of tbe 'leaders' of the so called oew Demo? cracy, it his purpose aod to lead our people ioto the Republican camp, duty ooaopels me to speak out aod tell cer? tain things. "Mr McLaario mads io the senate, January, 1899, a speeob which was as ultra and as pronouooed io its deouo ciatioo of the acquisition of tbe Philip? pines and portrayed che many dangers which threatened our country io canse queoce as aoy ever delivered io that body. Up to Saturday oigbt before we voted oo the treaty with Spain on Moo day, F?b 7, 1899, be repeatedly to?u me and other senators be was bitterly opposed to tbe ratification aod would DOC vote for ic. Batweec adjoaromsoc Saturday evening and the vote on Mon? day the mantle of 'broad American statesmanship' descended upon bim and a few minutes before the s?cate weoc into executive sessioo to ooosider the treaty aod take a vote as agreed, be gave a baiting and ?ame explanation of bis intended change of front His vote secured the ratification because OD the first, roi! call Mr Jones o? Nevada who bad also told us be would vote against the treaty, 'passed' wheo his name was called, aod I feel certaio it Seoator McLaario bad stood by bis party aod by himself, Mr Joues would not at tbe eod have voted for the ratifi catino "Conscious as be was that his vote was the governing factor io the traio of momentous cons?quences so far-reach? ing aod terrible aod involving the war of subjugation io the Philippines, tbe expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars, the lots of thousands of lives and other dire results wbicb DO mao can fcrsee, it is oatorai for Seoator McLaario to make a desperat effort to vindicate tba president's poliey io his owo aotioo The declaration of inde? pendence of course and an abandonment ef 'dead tradition' is the policy of a man who behaves as be bas dooe. "Such a mao has oo oooseieooe or principles Toe eioqoeot speech which be delivered io the senate was largely stolen from a sermon delivered by the Rev Dr Henry V?o Dyke oe Tbaoks giving day, November. 1898 in tbe Brick Chureb of N?w York city, two mooth? before Seoator McLaario deliv? ered it in tbe senate. "I bave not only bad to blush be? cause McLaurin bad deserted bis party io a great crisis coder saspicioas cir? cumstances ?od contrary to bis avowed purpose bot have bad the mortifjuatioe of having o th PT senators, northam ga? tlerjnen. ?peak of the degradation to which South Carolina hid come :B be iog represented by a ?tan who woa?d baldly fteal tbe brain work of anos ber by whole s^oteeoes ?nd paragraphs and have che effrontery to deliver ic io the seo are "Tb? people of Soatb Carolin? cannot be fartm r deceived or misled by toi?; mao and I speak BOW in order that rbey mav faity inform themselves on ah of cbese matters and. stand ready to famish the proof of everything I say and if necessary will meet Mr McLaa rio face to face in any forum he may choose. If bis proposed scheme of broad gtatesmaosnip is Democracy, then I am not and have never been a Demoorat, and as tbe people of Soatb Carolina have recently reelected me as a Demo orat without opposition, I feel warranted in letting tbe people oarside of the State as well as those inside know just what maooer of mao this ia [ have kept silent heretofore, because I was esham e? to let the world know bow our peo pie had been deceived in him " Aguinaldo's Manifesto. Address to Filipino People Made Public. Manila, April 19 -The following ia Aguinaldo's address to the Filipino people, made public thia, evening : "I believe ? am not in error in pre? suming that the unhappy fate to which my adverse fortune has led me is not a surprise to those who haye been familiar with the progr?s* of the war The lessons taught with a full meaning and which have recent? ly come to my knowledge, suggest with irresistible force that a complete termination of hostilities and lasting peace are not only desirable but absolutely essential to the welfare of tbe Philippine islands **Tbe Filipinos have never been dismayed at their weakness, nor have they faltered in following the path pointed out by their fortitude and courage The time basc?me, how ever, in which they find their advance along this path to be impeded by an irresistible force which, while it re strains them, yet enlightens their minds and opens to them another course, presenting them the caase of peace. This cause has been joyfully embraced by the majority of my fel low countrymen who have already united around tbe glorious sovereign banner of the United States In this banner they repose their trust and belief that under its protection the Filipino people will attaiu all those promised liberties which they are beginniog to enjoy The country has declared unmistakably in favor of peace So be it Ther6 bas been enough blood, enough tears and enough desolation This wish cao not be ignored by the men still in arms if they are animated by a desire to serve our noble people which bas thus clearly manifested its will So do I respect this will, now that it is known to me. "After mature deliberation 1 reso lutely proclaim to the world that I cannot refuse to heed the voice of a people longing fur peace, nor the lamentations of thousands of families yearning to see their dear ones enjoy ing the liberty a?d the promised gen erosity of the great Arnericau nation "By acknowledging and accepting the sovereignty of the United States throughout the Philippine archipel ago as I uow do, ana without any reservation whatsoever, I believe that I am serving thee, my beloved coun try May happiness be thine v To signalize this imp?t tant step in the pacification of the country, Gen MacArthur orders the release, on swearing allegiance to the United States, of one thousand insurgent orisoners Rare Honesty of an Official. Washington, April 15 -Gen John A Kisson, special reciprocity com missioner, has jost won the admira tion of the treasury department cf5 cials, and given all other < ffice bold ers in Washington a shock He refuses t;> accept any part of his $10.000 a year salary because he is not now doing any work to earn it AH that is necessary for him to do to get the money is to sign his name to the pay roll ; but sign he will not Since the senate refused to ?ct on the commercial treaties th8t Kasson negotiated with other countries for this government be bas had practical ly nothing to do Some time ago he tendered hi? resignation to President McKinley, but the latter refused to sccept it Kasson says that be will receive pay from the time congress takes action on the treaties As this can not be done antill the senate meets next December, h? will not sign the pay roil before that time Gen Kasson bails from Iowa, and bas been in the state department for many years, holding at ore time the position of minister to Russia El Paso, Texas, April 16 -A shocking and mysterious tragedy was enacted in Juarez, Mexico, last night, when Andres Garcia sent a bullet crashing through the head of his young bride and then blew ont his own brains A fit of unreasonable jealousy was probably the caase of the act. ?UNOEft THE 9UN> HM aten who tow gm*) Ww? TS HST? sung the songs sing. The words of our clamorous choral. They were beard ?f th? ancient kiaf, TV? chord? of the Irr? that thrill us. They were struck in the years gone k(ft> ?ed the arrows of death that kill vt AM f?us? where our fathers lie. Th? T?nitj song of th? preacher Is vanity still todaj; Tiie moan of the stricken creature Ha? rung is the woods alwaj. But th? sonya are worth resining. With the change of no single not?? And the spoken words are ringing Aa they rang in the 7ears remote. There is no new road to follow, lora. Nor need there ever be, For the old, with its hill and hollow, lov% Is enough for you and me. -Charles R. Bacon ia Century. WHAT MODERN SAILORS FEAR Hot Wind? ?nd Se??, but ma Explo? sion Which Scuttles the Sui?. "Boiler explosions are the terror of the seafaring man." said an old time deep water captain. "Such a thing is bad enough on dry land, but imagine a catastrophe of that kind at sea. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it means the absolute wiping out of the craft itself and erery soul on board. "The average landsman would be greatly shocked In looking over the maritime records to see how many ves? sels disappear each year and leave absolutely no clew to their fate. They run well up to the hundred mark, and such a mystery is not to be explained away by storms. A Chinese typhoon may swoop down like lightning out: of a clear sky and tear a ship to pieces, but some floating wreckage is sure to tell the tale. A boiler explosion, on the contrary, will blow a hole as big as a railroad tunnel right through the center of the hull, and the stricken vessel simply goes down like a shot. Thera ls no time to unfasten a boat from the davits or cut loose a spar. "In the opinion of seamen, that Is the story of at least 90 per cent of the ships that leave port and are never heard of again. Luckily the modern system of marine boiler inspection is extremely strict and thorough, bur. it is Impossible to absolutely prevent carelessness and fraud, and often enough, no doubt, the fault lies w;:th the engineer. "There is an old story of a drunken Scotchman who mistook the ther? mometer for the steam gage and 'cuss? ed out' the stokers because he couldn't get the pressure above 80. That yarn will hardly hold water, but I've seen cases almost as bad. I am glad to say. however, that during the past 10 years there has been a steady diminution of the number of vessels which 'mys? teriously disappear.' That ls due, be? yond all question, to the increased stringency of boiler inspection and the greater strictness of examinations be? fore a license is issued to engineers. Nevertheless there is still considerable room for improvement in both branches."-New Orleans Times-Demo? crat. _ J Russell and His Songs. The late Henry Russell, the veteran English composer of "Cheer. Boys. Cheer." and of more than SOO other songs which were popular in their day, had many amusing experiences when he sang his ballads on various occa? sions. Once, after rendering "Woodman. Spare That Tree," a gentleman rose in the gallery and asked. "Was the tree spared?" On being answered in the affirmative he, with a sigh of heartfelt relief, exclaimed. "Thank Ged for that!" After singing the song of "The Dog Carlo." who jumped off an Atlantic j liner and saved a child's life. Russell was gravely waited upon by a couple of Yorkshire miners, who begged him for a pnp. One of Russell's songs, of which the words were changed In accordance with the altered conditions, is our na? tional anthem. "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean."-Argonaut. Wanted to Go to One of Hi? Wed? dings. Tho Rev. Dr. -. a prominent cler? gyman, relates with much gusto the following story about himself. His present wife, by the way. is not the wife of his youth uor yet of his early manhood, but the lady of his third choice, and as a consequence the doc? tor's set of olive branches spring from divers maternal ancestry. "Such a condition of affairs." said the doctor, "might at times become embarrassing except for the thorough amiability of ali concerned. I confess, however, to a slightly disconcerted fceline: when shortly before my third marriage I was approached by one of my daughters, a girl of 9 and one who called my second wife mother, with the question: 'Tapa, will you let me go to see you married? I have never been at any of your weddings.' "-Fun. Philadelphia Feline Duplicity. It was during the natural history hour. "Give me." asked the teacher, "an example of the alleged deceitful char? acter of the cat." "In restaurants lt Is sometimes said to pass itself off for a rabbit." answer? ed the head boy.-Philadelphia Time*. Divining Rads. The only trustworthy divining rod that has ever been made is fortunately cheap. It has a steel head and a wood? en handle and is shaped something like an anchor. Any man who wants one should go to a hardware store and ask for a pi? .ax.-Youth's Companion. GeneroBi. "What's your fare?" asked old Flint skin of his cabby the other day and was met with the stereotyped reply: "Well, sir, I will leave that to you." "Thank you; you're very kind." said old F.. buttoning up his pockets and walking off. "You're the first person who ever left me anything yet."-Lon? don Fun. NAPOLEON'S EYE. ??? Look Pram It Explained Bis Power Oxer Men. In 1SS7. while working in London as a curate to the Kev. Canon Fleming, I was called in mr vicar's absence to ad? minister a religious service to an old admiral in Eaton square. The admi? ral's name was Eden. After the serv? ice was over hr took my hand and said: "Shake hands with me. young man. There are not many alive who can say what I can say. You are talk? ing with a man who has talked to Na? poleon the Great." "Slr." I said, "that is history. May 1 hear more?" The old admiral then told me that he was once returning with the fleet-I think from the West Indies, but of that I am not sure-and touched at St. Helena. The admiral sahl. "I am going up to Longwood to pay my respects to Napo? leon, and the senior midshipman comes with me." "I was the senior midshipman." said the old gentleman, "and so I went. We waited for Napoleon in an outer room, and you must imagine how eagerly 1 expected his entrance. The door was thrown open at last, and in he came. He was short and fat and nothing very attractive but for his eye. My word, sir. 1 have never seen anything like it After speaking to the admiral he turn? ed to me. and then 1 understood for the first time in my life what was the meaning of the phrase. *A born ruler of men.' I had been taught to hate the French as I hated the devil, but when Napoleon looked at me there was such power and majesty in his look that if he had bade me lie down that he might walk over me I would have done it at once, English middy though I was. The look on Napoleon's face was the revelation of the man and the explana? tion of his power. He was born to command." Such was Admiral Eden's version to me of an incident which at 90 years old or thereabout seemed to him as fresh j as if it had happened only the da.v be fore.-Rev. John Rooker in London Spectator. WHEN TWO MAKE ONE. Tte Twin*, the Confident Mother and the As?ate Conductor. "Fares." demanded the Jefferson ave? nue car conductor. The tall, thin woman handed out 8 cents for herself and two youngsters. "Three cents more, please." reminded the conductor. "They are twins." she explained, "and only equal to ene child." The conductor scratched his head find tried to remember his instructions. Evidently he recollected nothing gov- j erning twins: hut. bein:; something of i a philosopher, he pondered and said: "Twins are out of the ordinary, there fore singular. Perhaps you're right, and yet you spoke of the twins as 'they.' Thar's plural." and he gazed around triumphantly. The fat man nodded. He was a bach? elor and detested children. "No." spoke up the comical man: "she is right They have only one birthday between them. If they equaled two children, they would have two birth? days." "I guess that's so." acquiesced the conductor. "Anyway PH look It up." "They take up two seats," growled the fat mau. The conductor paused and forgot to hand back 5 cents change. "Say." at last he broke out, "what's their names?" "Wilbur and Marie," replied the j mother pertly, failing to see the Delvet trap she was walking into. "Huh! Boy and girl, eh? Well. Ill have to have another fare. You can figure on boy twins equaling one boy, but half a boy and half a girl don't add up." j She paid. "He's a diplomat." whispered the fat man in admiration. "He ought to be down in the legislature."-Rochester Post-Express. Something In a Name. The advantages that fall to the lot of a man whose surname"occurs early in an alphabetical Hst are well known. As a candidate for office upon an Austra? lian ballot, for example, a man named Abbott has a far better chance than the most eminent Zweigler. Rut the benefit that comes from the possession of a short name has not heretofore been generally recognized. Not long ago the promotion of one of the auditors of the treasury department at Washing? ton created a vacancy to which, upon a formal recommendation to that effect, the candidate having the shortest name, being also a competent man. was ap? pointed. His chief duty is to affix his signature to accounts, and as he needs to make but six letters in signing he can do twice as much In a day as a man whose name contains 12 letters. Youth's Companion. Poor Opera GIa?He?. "Cln\ap opera glasses are an abomi? nation." said an eye specialist recently. "There ls no doubt about this. I have made a special study of the matter. Lots of eyes are nearly ruined by them. I find this particularly true of young girls who go a great deal to the theater and who seem to think they must have opera glasses. To their way of think? ing an opera glass Is an opera glass, and that's all there is to It So they buy cheap ones and then wonder why they have such headaches. "Unless the very best lenses are used I should advise everybody to taboo op? era glasses. The farther from the stage one is the better and more perfect the glasses should be. Exactly the reverse of this ls actually the case, for the peo? ple who sit In the rear seats or in the balcony are usually the ones who have the poorest glasses. A performance viewed witb the naked eye is much nore satisfactory, to my way of think? ing. An opera glass gives but a limit? ed view, and only the one object on which It ls focused ls visible. I don't see why people use even the best of thein."- Philadelphia Record. .UISS JfleJ?O.YvILD Takes pleasure in announcing that her stock of FOR THE Spring and Summer is complete and one of the handsomest she has ever shown. Largest variety of ROSES, FOLIAGE and ?SMALL FLOWERS That we bave ever shown Millinery is ?tiil on a "gold basis," abo?* one-half che facey materials showing it as a constituent. Hats For Ladies' and Children .. .. ((Jo trim med) in the leading shapes We have engaged the services of a most competent trimmer from Louisville, Ky . who has had the advaa tage of working io the wholesale boase? of that city, Cincinnati, as? other fashionable centres throughout the country Closest attention given to designing and executing. Come and see us. we take pleasure in showing our goods. Miss McDonald. MAIN STREET, SUMTER. S. C, Just Arrived. 1 car fresh standard Lime at 90c 1 car fresh "Anchor" Lime at 1 car 4 feet standard Laths at H. HARRY. Sumter, S. C., April 12.1901. THE OSBORNE RIVAL DISC Ha?? Never Been Equalled as a Pulverizer. I seil these Harrows on so little margin that my greatest comfort is in the satisfaction they give rather than the profit I make. My dooss are open to all-My stock is ready for inspection. C->nje and see me in my new qaarferti. corner of Liberty and Harvm Streets FIRST CLASS LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES. W. B. BOYLE. Sumter, S. C. Jolv ll Onion Sets-leading varieties. Also assortment of Garden Seeds. Havana Segars. Large line of fine Havana kSegars. Toilet Articles. A choice line of Toilet and Fancy Goods to which atten? tion is invited at DeLonne's Drug Store. The Air We Breathe Contains Oxygen and Ni? trogen in the proportion of one to five. ORS. STARKEY & PALEN'S COMPOUND OXYGEN Cootain* Oxygen aou Nitrogen tho former greatly io ?xoc?*8 - rzooo.and ii? very noioable io wa? ter. Heat liberates it ; it M taken IMO t ir o iunt'* by inhalation, ab ??.rOe? hy the blood, wbiob i1 purifies and ?o Qor? directly to the *.?'** of all di?ie.i!*es Si nd ff-r oar 200 r^ge tre?M*e ; S*T>? Uee. ORS, STAKEY & PALEN, 1112 Girard Street, Philadelphia, Pa. i??ggs and Chickens* Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs, FROM FINE STRAINS OF FOWLS At $1 per sitting of 13 Also a few young Cockerels for sale. N. Gr. OSTEEK FOR SALE. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCKS AND SILVER WYANDOTS. All fine and shipped on approv? al. At South Carolina State Fair Oct. 29th, my Barred Rocks won 1st Hen, 1st Cock, 2d Pullet, 2d Pen and tied Biltmore for best exhibit. EGGS, - - $2 per 13 J. A. CULLUM