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? SENSATION IN THE SENATE. Depetrs Speech on Election of Senators by the People. Washington, April IO.-An effort was made today in the Senate to ob? tain an agreement upon a time for a vote on the Chinese exclusion bill, but it was unsuccessful. The indica? tions now are that the vote will be taken next Tuesday. The measure was under discussion during the entire session today, except for about an hour, in which time the postoffice ap? propriation bill was considered and passed. Three speeches were made 1 against the Chinese bill in its present form, Senator Dillinhgam, of Ver? mont, concluding his remarks, and Senator Stewart, of Nevada, and Sen? ator Hoar, of Massachusetts, stating ' their objections to the bill. Senator Stewart said he would vote for the measure if it was the best that could be obtained, as he favored the exclusion of Chinese laborers, but he was opposed to many of the provis? ions of the measure. Senator Hoar, with considerable feeling, announced his vigorous opposition to the bill, declaring that he never would vote for it % Early in the session Senator De pew, of New York, spoke briefly against the adoption of the resolution' providing for the election of senators by popular vote. In fact, he served notice upon those States which had limited their suffrage that if the reso? lution was enacted a demand would be made upon them to accord all their citizens the right to vote or suffer a -.oss of representatives in coongress. NEWS' ITEMS. There has'been filed in the office of Register of Mesne Conveyance of Oconee county for record, a deed by CoL R. E. "Bowen of Pickens, S. C., tc. Benedict Love Company, of Nashville, Tenn., conveying 20,086 acres, in consideration of $35,150.50. Of this purchase 16,830 acres belong? ed to-the estate of the late William J. Duffie, deceased. The land lies main? ly on Keowee and Whitewater rivers in Oconee county, and Laurel Fork Creek and Toxaway river in Pickens county. The purchasers are large manufacturers of lumber and have *bought these lands principally for their timber. The State against the Virginia Carolina Chemicial Company to test the anti-trust law will be heard by Judge Buchanan in Richland court this month. A contract has been awarded by E. W. Robertson to a Louisville firm for erecting a 12-story building in Colum? bia where the Kendall building now """stands. ! *The "John Wesley tree" at Thun? derbolt, Savannah, was cut down recently by a steel railway company. -The tradition for a hundred years has been that Wesley frequently preached under the tree. The name of Lieutenant Charles irroll Wood, a nephew of Jefferson )avis, appears as the first on the roll "of honored dead on Canada's memo? rial statue in Halifax to her soldiers who have fallen in the Boer war. Fire Losses in Three Months. , The New York Journal of Commerce : and Commercial Bulletin says : "The fire loss of the United Stares and Canada for the month of March, as compared from our dailv record, shows a total loss of $12,056,600. The following table will give compari 'sons by months :. 1900. 1901. 1002. January. $11.755.390 $16.574.950 $15.032.800 Febraarv. 15.427.000 13.992.000 21.010.500 March. " 13.349.200 15.036.250 12.056.600 Total. $40.531.500 $45.603.200 $4<.099.900 "The year so far shows an increase ?a fire losses of about $2,500,000, as against the first quarter of 1901, and of over $7,000,000 as against the same I period of 1900. Altogether, it is very \ apparent that some steps should be taken to reduce this great annual waste of the nation's wealth. Proba? bly the rigid enforcement of thorough ^regulations to control electricity I would cut off mililons of dollars each year, and proper prosecution of inendi aries would make a still further reduction." ???????J No Discharge Gf Debts for a Gam? bier and Speculator. A decision by the New York Circuit Court of Appeals, just rendered, is of much interest to bankruptcy lawyers. The petitioner, a former silk mer? chant, schedules liabilities of $973, 000, assets of $196,000. His creditors vigorously opposed a discharge of the f Aebts. In its decision the Court of Appeals says: "From September 19, 1S98, to April 12, 1900, the petitioner was hopelessly ?Dsolvent, yet in that period he* lost in gambling houses, at roulette and fare and other games of chance more than 8160,000, and paid that sum out of money drawn from his busines, as wei as about $75,000, which he lost in stock speculations. "Knowing he could not meet his ob? ligations, he turned to gambling and stock speculation in hope of retriev? ing his losses, but went from bad to , worse, and rapidly used up his assets I and the money of his creditors." f- On this account the referee's recom ? mendation denying a discharge of the debts was upheld. further Extension of the Penn? sylvania. The Chicaigo Record-Herald says: Upon the authority of a large stock? holder in the Plant System it is stated that the Pennsylvania interests will soon acquire possession of the allied ?ant and Atlantic Coast Line systems. In this fact, it is alleged, is to be found the reason for the purchase by the Atlantic Coast Line of the Plant Syssem, which has surprised the rail ?-road ivorld. Should the Pennsylvania secure the two systems they will add a total of 3,970 miles of line, bringing %he total to 20,000 miles under one | control. A TOAST Ah, drink if ye will to a sweetheart urne And a wife of faith undaunted : And drink in the praise of their fetch? ing ways, To charms that have long been vaunt? ed: And drink to the eyes and drink to the lips, Aye, drink, since drink we must, But when ye've done, drink every one To the girl the women trust. Ah, drink if ye will to one whose faith Can last through years untroubled : And drink to the trust that is never marred Thougn a man's deceit be doubled : And drink to the songs and drink to the sighs Of earth and of'heaven above; But the proudest boast is to drink a toast To the girl the women love. Aye, drink to the lass who can praise the charms That would steal her love, could they seize him ; And drink* to the lass who will snub a man When she has no right to please him ; And drink to her great, warm, honest soul. Aye, drink to her kiss and curl, For her heart's as true as the sky is blue Who is true to another girl. -Nora Elizabeth Barnoart, in Smart Set. DEPARTURE OF TRAINS FROM SUMTER. The following is the scheduled leav? ing time of all trains carrying passen? gers from this city, including local freights; : A. C. L. No. 52-Charleston to Columbia, 9.40 a. m. No. 53-Columbia to [Charleston, 6.20 p. m. r=^ No. o-l-Columbia to Wilmington, 8.20 a. m. Has connection at Flor? ence for all Northern points. No. 55-Wilmington to Columbia, 9.15 p. m. Has connection at Flor? ence with train from North. No. 59-Sumter to Charleston, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 9.25 a. m. No. 53-Charleston to Sumter, Tues? days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 p. m. Nc. 152-Augusta to Florence via Denmark and Orangebtirg, 6 ;19 p. m. Has connection at Creston with train from Eatawville and El loree, also has sleeper for Northern points. No. 35-Florence to Augusta via Denmark and Orangeburg, Has connection at Creston for Elloree and all stations on the Pregnal branch. Has connection at Florence with train from North. No. 56-Darlington, Bennettsvilie, Gibson and Bishopville, 6.50 p. m. No. 57-Gibson to Sumter via Dar? lington, and Bennettsville. 9:30 a. m. Has connection at Elliotts from Bishopville. No. :24-Sumter to Hartsville via Darlington, 10 a. m., Has connection at Elliotts for Bishopville. No. 25-Hartsville to Sumter via Darlington, 7:40 p. m. Has connec? tion at Elliotts from Bishopville. No. ll-Florence to Robbins, 1:00 p. m. No. 12-Bobbins to Florence, 2:10 p. m. No. 17-Lanes to Sumter, I ;30 p. m. Noj, lc--Sumter to Lanes, 12:05 p. m. Six Princeton, N. J., students had a jolly time celebrating Washington's birthday. One of the features of the celebration was painting the Trenton Battle Monument and several private residences. But they did not enjoy it so much nor did their parents, when the parents had to ante up $7,800 to pay fines and costs and damages to property. GAMBLING BYCOIMGRESSMEN Very Little Xovr Compared With Olden Times. As a matter of fact, there is little or no gambling now in the capitol com? pared with the conditions of years ago. There used io be a time when certain committee rooms were the rendezvous for pcker players, and the games were generally without limit. Many senators and representatives do not object to a little game now. but they play in the evening and not at the capitol. There were poker stories ga? lore around the capitol in the olden days. One incident became a classic. There was a party ia the room ol' a southenv congressman, and the ga me? ran high. A western member opened a jack pot. and the southerner, who was upon his left, came in. together with two other congressmen. The west? erner stood pat. whereupon the south? erner discarded two cards. Thc bet? ting began and soon became so swift that only the southerner and the west? erner remained. Finally the latter called his colleague, and the hands were shown. The westerner had opened the pot or. four kings. As soon as he stood pat the southerner broke a pair of sixes and hel 1 the four, live and six of spades in his hand, hoping against hope to make a spade flush. Ile was dealt the seven and eight of spades, making a straight flush. The western member didn't say a word when he learned what had hap? pened, but it was noticeable that he didn't touch a card again during that session.-Washington Tost. Lottery .Methods. An English writer declares that finan? cial "morality, imperfect as it is in our day, is superior to that of the epoch that came to an end in 1S2G with the abolition of lotteries. Take a single instance. Lord North in 1771). while the American war of independence was in progress, issued 00,000 lottery tickets. 20.000 of which were given as bribes to members of parliament." Will Get Bin Deserts. Naggus (literary editor, inspecting j manuscript) - Your story is gocd ! enough so far as I have got. Rorus. ex j copi that tile hero is rallier line ?':awn. I He's entirely foo good f r ibis world. Bores (struggling anthon I know I it. Xaggus. I kill him off in ?l:e la'St j eliafrter. Chu a^o Tribune. J BOATS BEFORE THE ARK. Paintings In Egrypt Show That Noah Did Xot Invent Ships. It is popularly supposed that Noah's ark is the first ship of which we have : any record, but Egypt, that land of mysteries ana surprises, shows paint? ings of boats that were built and navi? gated at a far earlier period than 2S40 B. C., which is the date usually as? signed to the flood. It may have boen one of her boats thus pictured that pro? vided Noah and his. three sons with a proper model for the ark. though the proportions must have been different or fewer animals must have existed. J. de Morgan, the French Egyptolo? gist, several years ago discovered in brick vaults near Cairo a number of boats that are certainly as old as the date at which the ark was built and perhaps a bit older. They are, it is true, but small craft, measuring 33 feet long, 7 or S wide and 30 to 3G inches deep. They resemble in general form the pictures painted by early Egyp? tian artists, which show what boats were used seventy and even eighty cen? turies ago. And today when the fellah steps aboard his small oar propelled skiff he uses a vessel the shape of which has been little impoved during the ages that have passed since the shepherd kings ruled the valley of the Nile.-Philadelphia North American. Shoddy Boots. Boots and shoes in England have been subject to a very considerable fall in prices of late years. Partly this is owing to the use of machinery, partly to the employment of lads where men used to do the work, partly to the use of what was formerly waste material and partly to sheer dodgery and trick? ery. Men's lace boots are now to be bought for 2s. lld. They are made of leather, too, and to look at them you might think it genuine enough. The truth is, however, the uppers are made of what are known as "center splits," and the soles are an artificial compound of leather waste. The "cen? ter splits" are very ingenious forms of shoddy. Good, honest skins are cun? ningly split into three thicknesses. The center sheet is soft and spongy and has no natural grain upon it But this defect in its appearance is supplied by a process of printing which produces a surface "grain" and makes it, to the inexperienced eye, just like ordinary leather. It is then made up into boots that give every promise of good service, a promise to the eye. to parody Mac? beth-pretty certainly destined to be broken to the hope.-Chambers' Jour? nal. ) Thunderstorms at Sea. An electric storm at sea is one of the alarming experiences to which a mari? ner is exposed, but as a matter of rec? ord it is one that is least fruitful in dis? astrous results. As a rule few precau? tions are taken to guard against a stroke of lightning, especially in thc merchant service. Ships of war art usually fitted with lightning conduct? ors, a precaution made necessary by the explosives stored away in their magazines. But these safeguards are seldom seen on a merchant vessel, and, judging by the extreme rarity of thc cases where they have been struck Jack's claim that he is safer on the ocean than on shore during an electric? al disturbance must be admitted. It is a well established theory that one caught in a thunderstorm should not take shelter under a tall tree, espe? cially if it stands in a clearing. Why lightning should strike an isolated piece of timber on shore and spare ii after it has been converted into a ves? sel's mast is yet to be satisfactorily ex? plained. Manhattan Fall of Holes. Manhattan Island is like an enor? mous coal mine, with intricate galler? ies and apartments underground. A large i group of curious subterranean rooms and passages is to be found at the foot of Broadway, extending out laterally to the east and west. An al? most continuous line of them follows Broadway. Several of the banks and trust companies have offices fitted up' below the crowded sidewalks, where rows of clerks work silently, unmind? ful of the rush and turmoil above their heads. In the safe deposit vaults built below the pavements of Broadway, Wall. Nassau and Broad streets are stored millions of dollars' worth of se? curities, over which the crowds hurry all day heedlessly. A Strange Flower. A strange Mower has been borne by a Malmaison rosebush growing in a garden at Violet Hill. Stowmarket, England. The bush was close to an ap? ple tree, and on one of the largest buds bursting into bloom five perfect applo blossoms, each on separate stalks, were seen growing in the center. As the petals of the rose developed the apple blossoms opened, the two forming a cu? rious contrast The Lacebark Tree. The lacebark tree grows in the West Indies. It is a lofty tree, with ovate, entire, smooth leaves and white Cow? ers. It is remarkable for the tenacity of its inner bark and the readiness with which the inner bark may be sep ! arated-after maceration in water-in? to layers resembling lace. A governor i of Jamaica is said to have presented to Charles II. a cravat, frill and ruf les made of it An Art Swindle. Customer-When I bought this pic? ture you had a placard on it, "Original by Rubens." and now I find it is only a copy. Dealer- But. my dear sir. tho original is by Rubens, nevertheless, isn't it? New York Times. "When ;i man says he has his opin? ion of another man." says the Maria yunk |)hilt sopher. "you can put it dow- asa Ii y p ".<>;. opinion."-Phil License to Wear Ribbons. There still exists in London a bylaw which forbids a cask of beer to be un? loaded between certain hours, but no mention is made of casks containing any other liquor. Lucerne has on its statute books a law which is not enforced. It prohib? its hats of more than eighteen inches in diameter, forbids the use of artificial flowers and imported feathers and or? ders that a license of 75 cents a year shall be paid for the right to wear rib? bons or silk or gauze. Vienna has the severest cycling code of any city in Europe. No one may ride a bicycle in the streets without a certificate of proficiency. Ladies must be able to mount and dismount from both sides of their wheels, show that they can turn corners and ride in and out between a number of dummies. All cyclists are photographed by the police, and this photograph is fitted into a little book containing the rules for cycling in the city. For this book the cyclists must then pay S1.20. Be? sides this a huge brass number has to be worn conspicuously placed on the handle bar of the machine.-Stray Sto? ries. Teaching Business. The merchant of fifty years ago be? lieved that business could not be learn? ed by educational processes, says a writer in Success. The school which proposed to teach business was looked upon with suspicion. It advertised to do the impossible. The tricks of the trade had to be taught in the counting room under a system of apprenticeship. The merchant received the boy into his family and made him the trusted com? panion of his life and labors. It was the same in that day in all trades, but conditions are changed. The volume of business now transacted and the methods in vogue in offices, stores and factories make it impossible for the business man of today to afford time for the general training of his clerks and assistants. The shop is the place where training must be used rather than sought Thus in many occupa? tions it has become necessary to sub? stitute practical training in the schools for the teaching formerly given through experience.-Detroit News Tribune. A Very Old English Cloth. Fustian is a species of cotton cloth much used by the Normans, particular ly by the clergy, and appropriated to some orders for their cashubles. The Cistercians were forbidden to wear them made of any material but linen or fustian. A stronger description was first manufactured in England at Nor? wich, temp. Edward VI. It was much used for doublets and jackets in the fifteenth century, at which time it appears to have been im? ported from Italy. "Fustians of Na? ples" are named in a petition to parlia? ment from the manufacturers of Nor? wich in 1554. The name was corrupted in England into "futianapes" and "fus? tian and apes"-i. e.. "fustian a Na? ples."--Notes and Queries, DEMOCRATIC REORG&NIZ&TEON. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE recent action of * the State Democratic Executive Committee, the Presidents of the. various Demoratic Clubs of Sumter county are hereby ordered to call together the respective Clubs on Saturday, April 26th, for the purpose of reorganizing the clubs for the ensuing election, after which they shall proceed : To elect one member of the county execu? tive committee : to elect delegates to the county convention this day called to meet in the Court House in Sumter, S. C., ?on Monday, May 5th, said representation to be one delegate for each 25 members or majority fraction thereof: the representation to be on the basis of the club roll of the first last preceding primary election held in the county. Provided, however, that the Clubs within the city of Sum? ter shall meet on Friday, April 25, for the above named purpose. A County Convention is hereby call? ed to meet in the Court House in Sumter, S. C., on Monday, May 5th, 1902, at ll o'colck, a. m., for the pur? pose of electing delegates to the .State Democratic Convention to be held in Columbia at 12 o'clock M., Wednes? day, May 21st, 1902, for the purpose of electing a County Chairman, a member of the State Democratic Exec? utive Committee, and for such other business as may properly come before said Convention. JOHN M. KNIGHT, Co. Chairman. H. L. B. WELLS, Secretarv. Sumter, S. G April ll, 1902. SOUTHERN RY. SCHEDULE. Trains leave ?Sam! er, S C. for Ring? ville, etc. daily except Sunday, No 80, G 40 am ; No 82, IO 20 ara : No 81. 3 30 pm. Trains arrive Sumter from langville, etc, daily except Sunday, No 81, 9 10 am ; No 83, ll 45 ara ; No 85, 5 00 pm. Close connection at Ringville for Co lumbia and Charleston and intermediate points, trains carrying through sleepers Ringville to New York, via Columbia, Charlotte, etc, Ringville to St Louis, via Asheville, Rnoxville and Louisville. 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