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^^^^Sfetes Swer?l Reasons for gllf;". ;Jf?smhurawaL ; . ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^\ ^^^^Eb^^i^^?pc^^?? of representative] ^^^??^mn^o^^^i?x-iojai?z tion/ stone |l||?"G?bunta?^^ &^?2arplina for^ -a?l officiai- acts. At-the ^^^^declare them"vital issues can" ever j Bgieeome- truly great. Eye^- edvance ^^n^^&^^vfl??^^ r?'/.&ry;'rnc^iuib:| thought and action, hi most, 'of | P&gtfojaates x?f. this union thm is secured ^^Ay;tiie-presence.of two pol?tica] parties ?^^^?M-t^^??1^^21^ discussiori of b^rysr ^^3pmlia-question before the people, who Hpw'thugeo^ inte?li ^^Beu*^auion ;and, give a veidict at -the ^^??rb?ua for nearly .40 years we have I ?|pP?Bn^^ for J Kjggirc^negro nomination, and. for 10. BBpf8*19* after tue Hampton r?volut?on f ??|?|s8^ our people took "no interest in | ^siQp?Be.aflairs; beyond maintaining a| ^^?wlute^'gman^s government." About j &$0??&&'?&ft?: however, rx-gan what s^rTa^-lmcwn as the *cfarmors' move i^^snjBttt,51' which was nothing more than ^^^p^?nsffie^veMbrfc on'the part of the rthan stagnation, and ?^^B^^^^co?nle^ leader:^f;$tnat move-^ Pp?n^Kasf then //de< n?bb^^?nbun?ed,. for. &Kci^^itKe^'Stat&> ?feo*?eme^^ ^y^^e^^aod? every /negro ^pte2iif^f?ai^?^ ^387^/an& r^n??^vM?sbca^ 'whatever views . ^S^^m^^^^PP^. the i ^es^ofpne^primary election. Men b/^vere- allowed^ifp^-u^^^^J., &3je^-fT?i^* same/bmM)rm g^^pto|ce?(i?^i$pie gold standard * Weaver-and: free silver, ^^d Since then- no attempt has ever . bolt-' Ep$?3Eijj? /&he^ ?n^pend?ntHasIkettmove ??|||3^;.the Populist Bowden movement ^^^^?^m^g?^ca^-S6p^} movement.: ^pl^iwa^^ect?d^to^?g^^in 1882 af ter ^i^^^^8^17^83 against able?eppo Ss??te and:, yet on every stump in the ^^^^^??^^?T indepen; pgvalenceana^aimounced that upon nation- ?j ^^?^gf?s^ei^^^buld^^^w^:myC?wn: .** ^Icaucus br any: party. .Although my ^^^I)emocracy was assailed at chat timei ^^^jb^^ected four times upon the same ' ^^s^sfematic^stedy of ;tie -questions of ' ||pf?be^ changed 3 pl|3B^views :u^oon^ p|clwiii?& a mern- 1 ^^fer^^its/w?ys /aha^m^ 1 ?^3^ain; dn 1897, when I wasa candidate * p%?fijr^the senate, I wa3 - charged with; ./ ? ibe^^ ? I^I&?M^^^ and resomtelv 1 ?||sqean^^ i ^la??roe?tei? Were 'loriv?he^i??rial ad- ; ^^apmeemeii?'c^:?ie:'peb^e,: r%arolessiof pp$bw^??ey were mbelJtecL . / /( My attitude was. endorsed by 80 per j / cent, of those voting in the primary, and I came tb the senate. i . ) / i'; The issues growing out of the Span- ' ish. war widened the brea'eh between gK^iay^elf andthe-Democratic patty lead- : V ors for X could only follow'the dictates of my conscience and stand by Ameri- : /y'/.-ea? soldiers .fighting upon. a foreign J |^vpc*?/ :At^b?t time the war. w?s not: a ' ?>/j:^sar^;quoi?bn and I hoped it would ?^/aaotbecome so. ; lb this 1 was disap- I ^?t^^P?n^e?:-?nd was soon confronted by ?be alternative .of retracing my steps or/finding myself in opposiion to a majority^'of the Democratic party lead^ / -: jfers and -excluded from their caucus, ! --/^ the ; i United States "senate was worth a sur? render of my convictions and that / -?pinion is unchanged. There is not h-.a-^epeech or vote of mine upon any ^^'igpaestion/growing out of the Spanish ?merican war that I woald change ^ir' even rf I could and in which T do not take pride in thus proving my loyalty to my country. I have ever maintained this inde? pendence of thought and action. - Xast summer, recognizing my responsi? bility to the people, there being no campaign/in the State, I announced my intention of going before them for . the purpose of discussing these nation? al issues. I was immediately and vio7 lently assailed for advocating Republi? can doctrines and branded as a Re? publican in Democratic disguise. The State Democratic executive committee met and under the dictation of my col? league in the senate, formerly declared that I was not a Democrat which formed the basis for similar action on the part of the Democratic caucus of the United States senate The policy : of my opponents has been to belittle ' -s - real issues into a personal quarrel be? tween "Tillman and McLaurin.." This issue I am not w?ling to accept as I do not proposed to be influenced in my public course by personal spleen S/;/./ or petty jealousy. The public interests should never be subordinated to pure? ly personal ends. * ' J)fow the proposition of my political ... enemies is to exclude me from the pri? mary as a candidate, and to exclude ,aH'. candidates for office who enter Haiumy views and thus prevent the people from hearing me and from beary lng them in justification of my course d in advocacy of the absorbing pubf. die measures: now confronting the American people, I am absolutely [iiconyinced and forewarned bf this pur dpose to exclude me and myfriends be? cause 1 have read the speech of Sena ttor^Tillman, * the ackno wledged dicta? tor, of the . Democratic machine Of South Caro deliverved at Man? ning, in wMch he directs a revision of fe rules and form and oath of the "party for the purpose of excluding my? self and friends from participating in primary, I resent the suggestedex ceptibn of myself, for of course I could not make my race for the*' senate or i proclaim my views under conditions ? wM?h wereihot equally, applicable to ^those? who. entertain and advocate my ^iews, I have an abiding faith that it will yet be shown that the dictator of 5the machine is not the exponent of the Siews bf the.majority of our people.;d'? The primary system adopted in pur State through : theFarmers' mbve ^inent^ has-ibe^.-prostitated and per ?yerfe&^tb.-a^jpbBtical.-niachine for the. purpose-: of > excluding all candidates who are not ^ in full accord with- the vi?ws^and :W^hes^of the^dictator. The :^tal^?W?n^:l^^o]^ is will the psop?e frane&i^^ people and excf?&g?tn^ elections? jg . such[ua^ sjstem I have no sym pa^^an^ by a. strict sense^f^ iagalnst^?n ^encourages>and;: ?sta?i?iB^^ facts before me >and; my convictions as v tb the . original purpose of rth?^ r^primary- sys-'' ^emi ^If an?^ri ven? tb? tfie j cbhclusi?n. t^?t)it;has^su oserved its purposes and hia^pD^yed ??: hs usefumess^ therefore^ a\lraatter;of > no concern',--to me ^hat'may bp the action bf the May invention as to the ; rules of < the pri? mary and- a : levisioh of ; its pledges. The suppressi onbf'free speech: and in d^endence'rbf action by. voting: such means, render3 it?:? impossible/for . any self^respecfi^^ holding my viewsnt^ecpine - a: : candidate- in . the j ?ianpe&t^^ Sbu1&H;^^l ^?^Jo&?^.-w^ppd ^and twisted _sp as free-speech, fr^. thought and; ; liberty oi^?ctibn^ South Carolina- has been sacrificed - ; uj?n tfae al ppii . so^}maIi?^^;^ beome ^rapatriotic and useless, and ? should ^e\ repn yj?ated n^onr^ people^ witha'.purpose similardtp my m^dW^^^^^S^^J< \ to^^-resul1s of the 'mir, - just and ?j jg^era?elec^??r^^ and n?t?bn?l^aw? :. ; \ -N : . * . ' .: bur people^? | ga?|^-?or-furt^efc \ tpV?Kalize.; ttat /m fri?n?^ won?d even once more" hold "in \ ^?ckr tneir:? resolution not to again \ enter our system of. primary elections ind orders-io . again >- vote dior me, but Jb5Srie^ea^e^ise Jppi^hwhere71 wi Q ; hot'snbiect them an Oat?;: toy&^t?/ man and measures I which do , not. ^ represent their / views: ] ?pon "th?'^ issues f?c?ngttheT American- w pepple todayv - - . --.v \. \ ?y.// ^ \-John:?ibwiides McLaurin." ? ' ji?IIEBDiy. The Greatest: Event of tbe Exposi '< tion. Interest in Wagoner Day at the Ex? position ingrowing., not only in Char:* festori;^b?fe???^^varic^ pjortions of 1- t?xe State. f?Thb? haye^knowieoge of ? the magnificent work done hy jCapt. F; W.- "Wagener, president of the South: Carolina Inter? state v and -- JWsst - Indian Epxosition, and vit is very certain that the day {?hat has/been set apart for jrim wiU be observed in a way .to make it mem 3rable.\ The ..idea ol having souvenir ??cketSfw?i^be pbpnl?r^ and it will ai ??pst be a reproach to that citizen pf South Carolina and the South after the Exposition if he has not one of the special tickets tb show that appre? ciation was>expressed in; a substantial way forttbV self-sacrifice! and energy Mid; enterprise and perseverance of Charleston's foremost .citizen. .'. A ?reat many comnuttees have been ap? pointedto^work up special interest in W?gener Day, but those who ;have not been hamed on a committee need not think 'that the work. should go on without then. Each Charleston ian should consider himself a committee pf ?ne to boom the day in every possible wayi Of course, there should not be a holding off and waiting; for Wagener Day, but it should be resolved right away that .Wagener Day must be the greatest in tho history of the Exposi? tion.-News iand Courier. 1 4 Never ^a?d Any Rebates. To the Editor of The News and Cou? rier : I have read with a great deal of regret and suirprise an article publish? ed in your p.aper of recent date con? necting, me with the South Carolina State board of control which is, in part, untrue, so far as my dealings with certain members of the board of control are concerned. Since reading the article in your paper I db remem? ber being in conversation with two gentlemen, whom I do not know, and they began the conversation in regard to the South Carolina dispensary, and I may have said that I heard it was custom to pay rebates in whiskey, but1 I never told them I paid any rebate, I have never met Mr. Dukes in Greensboro. N. C., and have not sold the dispensary more than about one hundred barrels of whiskey since he has been on the board. I hope you will publish this in jus? tice to myself and the members of the board of control. I shall send a similar letter, to the Greenville News at Greenville, S- C. B. F. Sprinkle. Reidsville, X. C., May 1, 1902: The Root-hog-or^die policy of Eva? sion, Silence and Suppression has struck a snag at Smith's landing: as many a stern-wheel steamboat has done before ; but all the tugs of Ship Sub? sidy, assisted by the fiat-bottoms of the" Tariff lobby and the mud-scows of the Syndicate press, have gone to the rescue, and it is hoped the rotten old hulk may be kept afloat at least until Teddy lands his nomination two years hence.-^-Louisville Courier-Journal. A Washington,\May 3.-The president today sent the nomination ofA H. Clay Evans to be consul general at London, to the senate. : THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE. The Philippine Question Overshadows eli Others Before Congress-Sena? tor Clay's Statement of the Case. Washington, May 5.-The editor or the citizen who underestimates the Philippine-question, who fails to ap? preciate that it is of paramount im? portance, who imagines that senators, in ventilating and opposing the Phil? ippine policy of the administration, "are losing sight of the interests of our own people, is short sighted. He does not grasp the true import of the -situation," said Senator Clay; in reply tb a question I put to him Saturday, ?f?s an undertaking which means to the .people of the United States an lan ?nua?l / expenditure of $80,000,000, - and which means that expenditure not ipr^ onb ye?r but continuously a quesT tion*bf minor importance? And that is not the ?most, serious" phase of the situation Reflect ibr a. moment upon the effect of the war upon our Ameri? can soldiers, officers and men. - It is bmtaHzingthemVa?v^ shown /hythe ?vidence which h as been given before the Philippines - committee.'' And why .this cruelty? Is it in accord? ance with the past histories of our army? No: And for good , reason. In the Civil "War men fought for the prin? ciples in whichthey believed, the rights of the sovereign states on tibe; one side, the preservation of the Union on the other. All were sincere, v All were fighting for their convictions. Ministers, doctors, merchants,-, farm? ers, the best men in the country on both sides; anade up the rank and file bf the armies. To a certain extent the same was true in " the Spanish war .when the best bf our young men enlist? ed- to uphold the flag and to free Cuba. But whom haye we in the Philippines? Men- who -have enlisted for 813 ; 'per.; month. Men who enlisted generally only because/other means of -gaining: ? li velihood were barred to them.-"Stop andtMhk;of the jnen you know- who haye enlisted-not as volunteers in the first fever of the war-rbut as regulars, for the paltry pay of a private. What' manner of men are they? Is it' any wonder that their - officers cannot re? strain them and that'"they practice cruelties and avail themselves of meth? ods of .torture,? The Filipinos/'are human beings with.hopes and- aspira-, tibbs like our own. They ..have seen ?fi? light as the American Colonists saw - it.ih 1775 and now is it to be wrested prom/them and/are C^ey^^i y^iQ^n^j their hope -/'of/ ibbrty? Pacified ? Yes : Temporarily, perhaps, at the muzzles bf American rifles, but let those rifles be turned away and their hopes; and ambitions will return and they , will re? new the struggle. We haye killed, their men and sometimes their chil? dren/and even., perhaps,: though acci? dentally, their women. Will they for? give us and accept our rule? Never, ex? cept in the presence of large armed forces. 'V' Tojpreserve peace in the Phil? ippines we must ; maintain an army of from forty to fifty thousand men in the islands for years io come; per? haps, forever: abd this tor conquer a people to whom liberty is as dear as it is to 'ns../..:C^vthQ/^iHppxne^qnes t ibn be said tb - be one of minor im- I pbrtanee?" Y /;-; : Apropos of the Philippine ques? tion there has been adopted by the; Senate a resolution calling on the; 3ecrbtary-.<tf'^?r\f?r a statement '-of fc?e expense tb which this county has been in the ao!ministration bf the military affairs of the islands. , Secre bary Root has shown ? decided " ten iency. to avoid making this report luring this, session- and -would doubt? less'-like to postpone, the statement ; until; after the fall campaign. He has , magnified- the difficulties and in the meantime has refused to furnish even an approximation, which is ali the lemocratic Senators who fathered -the resolution desire. To the $20,000,000 paid as a purchase price for the isl-, inds may be added the $55,478,695 ex? pended for military purposes for the ?rst six months, from May to Novem? ber, 1898, but from that ; time on no 5gures are ta be had and the most persistent inquiry by senators and correspondents has failed to secure- . my competent information. / It is es? timated that the total cost up to No? vember, 1899, was/8100,OOO,OOO, but there all estimates fail and if the sec? retary of war has his way the country will not know until next December. All last week in the senate was de- ; voted to the consideration, of the PhilT ippine question and today Senator Lodge will practically open the de? fense. The house of representatives passed the Omnibus Public Buildings' bill, the Agricultural and the District of Columbia appropriation bill and to morrow will take up the Omnibus ter? ritorial bill which grants statehood to Oklahoma; including Indian Territo? ry, /New Mexico and Arizona. The bill may precipitate a considerable fight on the floor of the house, but its advocates say that they have sufficient votes pledged to pass it and they hope . to get it acted upon without serious opposition, although it is known that the republican leaders are opposed to it and only a show of strength great enough to overrule the speaker insured its receiving a hearing. The appointment by the president of Mr. J. S. Clarkson of Iowa to an im? portant Federal position in New York is a sad commentary on Mr. Roose? velt's civil service reform professions. This is the same Mr. Clarkson to whom, it will be remembered. Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt paid his respects in unequivocal terms. Mr. Roosevelt, if I remember rightly, characterized Clarkson as the "heads? man of the administration" and as "a conspicuous advocate of the spoils system. " What can have induced Pres? ident Roosevelt to so far depart from his principles and appoint the man he flayed at St. Louis the people will have to judge. The sensational story sent out by some correspondents, of a combination of the democrats in the Senate with the beet sugar senators to prevent action on the Cuban reciprocity bill, the Philippine bill and the Nicaraguan Canal bill is positively denied by the democratic leaders. The story may have originated with the beet sugar senators who are being driven to desperates traits, but the democrats have heard nothing about it except from the newspapers. As far as the Nicaraguan Canal bill is concerned there is little hope of ; securing an ap? propriation for that purpose. Treas? ury receipts for the past two months have not been up to expectations and there will be a comparatively; small margin between receipts and expenses so that it is believed most probable that Senator Allison will oppose any large appropriation for an isthmian canal. SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST OF COURSE. Sumter Man Invented Cotton Pick? ing Machine. The Asosciated Press dispatch in last Tuesday's paper stated tb the world that a machine had been invented by a Pittsburg, man for the picking of cotton by machinery. The . dispatch further says the fi rst contract had been signed for the picking of cotton with, this new machine in Greenville,: Ala. , and the first experiment would be made next fall in Washington coun? ty in the sam? State. To a South Carolinian belongs the credit of being the first to invent such .amachine and for the past , twenty years a bale of cotton has been on ex? hibition in the Smithsonian institute at Washington asbeing the first bale of cotton ever harvested by;k m?^ chinery. The cotton. harvester was the invention of Mr. Charles T. Mason of Sumter and: in his undertak? ing he was backed up ;by the -late Capt'P. W. Dawson of Charleston and a wealthy Mr.. Richardson of Mis? sissippi, said at that t?ne to be the largest cotton planter , in the world. A. stock ^company was formed and capr talzied. ./ For three br^'four years .Mr. Mason was employed by them to per? fect his' .invention. A plot of land-' was planted in cotton and at an ap? pointed day the stockholders came down to Sumter to test the machined ;A bale bf crttoh was harvested in two iiours and sixteen minutes and this is the same bale now on exhibition in the Simthsonian. institute. ^.The machine was too complicated to be handled: by the ordiriary farm ?hand and the death o? Mr. : Richard? son soon .afterward .caused interest to flag iii the hiatter/ , Mr., Masoh then tamed his atten? tion to the invention of a new; tele? phone the manufacture . of which now' engages his attention, in Sumter. It is hoped that this: new machine which is probably modeled after the Mason ; cotton harvester wi?l prbve~ a-success, but to: ;Sumter, ^Sbuthv Carolina, will; ever belong th?v credit., of' inventing the first cotton pickei.-The State:. THREE CADETS DROWNED. A Terrible Tragedy Near Yorkville Last Saturday. ?fiYorkville, May 3.-One of the sad? dest occurrences that; has. ever stricken pur, town happened-'at Black's mill poncV-Atwo miles ; west of n?re, this; afternoon.. Capt. Stephenson, ot the Kings Mountain Military Academy, toblr fourteen of the cadets in -con? veyances to the pond for a swim about ? o'clock. Capt. Stephenson states that he asked .'the boys if: they ; could swim- and they, replied' that they could, but he. soon. found that they were not experts and ? cautioned them - about' going into deep. water. * - ; Cadet Henry G. Stevens, of Kershaw,, and Cadet Ed Nichols, who resides a : fewvmiles from.townj. wereflaying in the. water. - Stevens got beyond his depth.'. Nichols, went tb his' assist? ance and was pulled under, when Cadet /Frank Lindsay, ' of Yorkville, son of Capt. J. P. Lindsay, went ip the rescue. and all three, went under the water., :^A.runner was sent to town for medici cal aid . ?nd Drs. Walker, White, McDonald and Barron, all who were available, responded promptly, and a large crowd" of citizens went out Everything :was don? that medical skill and work- of willing hands could db to resuscitate the unfortunate boys, but without success. ' Wrhen CoL Ste phenson reached town he was com? pletely overcome and wept like a child. : ?Before assistance arrived from town Cadet March Morrow, of Gastonia, N. C., heroically dived repeatedly and brought up all three bodies which were landed by the others on the bank. Cadet Morrow was overcome for a while, but soon became himself. . Mr. John Nichols happened to be in town and was soon at the side of his only son. : It was indeed pathetic, to witness Mrs. Lindsay petting her boy^ the pride of her life, and calling him endearing names. Yorkville , is in mourning tonight and all sympathize with the bereaved ones, and-th ink of the mourning rela? tives of young Stevens who are absent. While going to the scene of the ac? cident Master Frank Riddle fell from his horse and was knocked unconscious for awhile, but is not dangerously hurt, G. T. S. THE M?T ?Ssa That of Burton, the Negro. Against Speaker Stevenson. Before the court adjourned here, on motion of Messrs. Weston & Ay cock the case of Burton vs. Stevenson was dismissed. This is the case in which Burton, the negro porter, brought suit against Speaker Stevenson of the house of representatives because the speaker turned^over to Representative Ashley, who brought the negro here, ? his pay certificate. Mr. Ashley and I the negro recently adjusted the mat- ! ter.-The State. The Cuban Congress. Havana, May 5.-The Cuban senate I and house of representatives assembled ! at noon today in the palace. Govern- j or General Wood made an address, wishing the legislators success in the work they were about to enter upon. He informed them that no legislative power would be vested in congress until after the formal transfer of the government. Their work now was to pass upon credentials and to inform the military government, officially, who had been selected president and vice president, senators and members of the house of representatives. SIB FIRE IN CAMDEN. Equipment of the Electric Light and Water Company Destroyed on Sunday Night. Camden, May p.-Last night the building of the Camden Electric Light, Water and Ice Company and two ware? houses belonging to Mr.. H. J. DePass and G. H. Higgins, commission mer? chants, were totally destroyed by fire The loss of the company is about 640,. 000 and not^eovered by insurance, while the others are partly insured. The origin of the fire,;, /which started in the company's yard and quickly catight a hundred cords of light wood and then the building, is uncertain. It may haye been caused from a spark from a locomotive. It .is stated that the watchman fell asleep and was awakened by the blaze and Jost his head completely. Th? buildings lie in a sink below the tower and. no" one seems, to'have noticed. The fire bell was not. sounded and the fire company notified too late to save the property, but in time to prevent further loss. " The Atlantic Coast Line and South Carolina and Georgia Extension: ra?tV road depots, the Atlantic Cotton Seed Oil mill and Kossih^iels CoflSn faci ! tory, which are situated Close ? to the' destroyed buildings,- were luckily not touched. .;....: The whole city is without lights or ?water, and lamps and wells are at a premium. VENERABLE DIVINE, INJURED. Dr. B. M. Palmer Run Over by a Trolley Car-Injuries May be Fatal. New Orleans, May 5.-Dr. B. M. Palmer; the- distinguished Presbyteri? an ministerof thia City, was knocked down by a trolley car at Sfc Charles and Webster streets, this afternoon and perhaps fatally injured. Dr. Palmer .was-trying to cross St;: hCarles avenue when a car ran him down, dragging /him some distance. One of his legs was.broken and he sustained injuries about the head. Owing to the. ad-; yanced age of Dr. Palmer it is feared' the injuries will result fatally. - <- / -Dr! Palmer is-84> "yeats old. He ip perhaps the most noted preacher in the south and delivered the oration at ^the. Confederate reunion in Louisville .two years ago. , ; . .;, .. SENATOR LOOSE DEFENDS THE ARMY But His Defense is nothing More Than an Apology and Counter Charges Against Filipinos. Washington, May 5.-In vindication of the; administration?^ ^^^^ Philippines, Lodge of Massachu? setts, chairman ,of the Philippine Com? mittee, addressed:; the senate today.. Dong before he. began to speak, the galleries were thronged with people and the attendance om the floor of th?;. senate was unusually - large. Mrs, . Cowies; the.president's sister, was an interested auditor. His review of the situation in the islands and arraign? ment of the minority for its; criticisms , bf the conditions there was notably S interesting, forcible;, and effective. He spoke with deep earnestness and *at time became eloquent. V---;.>>y-^ - 'Mr; Lodge warmly resented the im? putations cast on : tti? ; president, the secretrayof war and the afmy -for the alleged cruelties and::atrocities said tb have been practiced in the Philip? pines^' He said every effort has been employed by the officials -in authority tenure vent such cruelties, as ; had been referred . to and measures- .had. been taken to punish those guilty bf ; them. Such things, however, were-incidents bf \every war and could not be prevent? ed absolutely. He had no defense to make bf any bf the cases of torture : Which had been cited but;the conduct of the insurgent army had been; pro? voking almost beyond endurance. He cited scores of .instances bf cruel? ties ajid tortures practiced by the Fil-; '\ ipino insurgents on Americian prisonf \ ers f Men had had their ears cut off, had been disembowled, had been driven in streams andr while drown? ing, shot to death ; had; been tied to. trees and stoned tb 'death * by women and children-and buried alive Oth-. ers had been shot and boloedvtreacher? ously while succoring,, th? wounded.; In the face of these horrible atrocities, some of the American troops had been" guilty of administering the * ' water: i cured" but the instances of this kind were isolated and no part of the gene? ral policy in the Philippines. He warmly defended Gen Chaffee for his conduct of military affairs in. the isl? and and presented a brilliant tribute ' to his heroism and patriotism. As he concluded his defense of the American army and the American administration . he drew cordial applause from the gal? leries! In a brief reply, Mr Rawlins of Utah declared that the charges which had been made, were not against "Gen Chaffee or the American army, but against the senator from Massachusetts . (Mr. Lodge) and others who were re? sponsible for the present Philippine policy . -_ The Clemson Outbreak. Calhoun, May 5.-Col. Simpson an? nounced today that he'had received many telegrams from parents of cadets in different parts, of the State, calling for some immediate action concerning: the trouble existing at Clemson, and he today notified by telegraph, mem? bers of the board of trustees to attend a meeting on Thursday next This meeting is to make a thorough invest? igation of the matter. Americans Buying Potash. Berlin, May 5- The correspondent of the Associated Press at Hanover telegraphed that besides the represent? ative of the Virginia-Carolina Chem? ical company, New York and London capitalists are buying potash poperties in Germany and have already acquired the Hohenzolern works and four oth? er unworked properties which have been tested by borings. The principal experts are examining potash fields in Hanver provinces, the dutchy of Brunswick and Thuringian states THE SUGAR INQUIRY, President of the Trust Cint?ni?d ^ His Testimony Before the SeiriNr% ate Committee Yesterday: ;iS Washington, D. C., May dentHavemeyer, of the Snagr ?eSn-" ?^ ing company, resumed his testimony concerning the Cuban sugar situation 1". - before the senate committee on -rel?^' r tions with Cuba today. He was*nter~?? rogated by Senator Teller, who began; r the examination by asking for a sta^ r :? ment of the Missouri river points :-?&0-k which the: sugar was d?ducted last y?ar?^:^ for the purpose as Mr*.. HaTemeye?-SU said, of regaining his market. 'Mr'^^ Havemeyer named Kansas City, Ein- : ;? coln, Fremont, Omaha, Pine;;Bln|^^H and Sioux City Mr. Hevemey?r saidSif % that in the contracts made by the?beo^^? sugar men and the grocers they agrp??p^ to sell at IO points under ?i? pnc^ i O^^^ cane.sugar. '- * ? .;.. kkkk^gf?. "It was not the drffereneeinpnce^%^^ he said, ' '. that we - <5oniplained of, butted the more important/f?at?re?^ the^?xt?fo^^S siveness of the contracts.;"; ::kj:k?F-? Speaking of attacks u^on 'the ^ Mr Havemeyer: '^?:dp^^M^flif^^^^ were made for the- purpose:. '6f ?gett??|pp$ in foreign sugar :^?11owerTdu^?o|^^^p injury of: the sugar industry as'^well^?^! as the injury of the American -B?fin^^^ injg .company He -insisted^rfifc?^e^i sugar company would^hay^io:'psjr?si^^.. much :for Cuban sugar as it^owap^?^^ even if the proposed MngressibnaEcbn^^^ cession should be made. k;'?k?&$^M^ "riS?Tpose wo ^OulcV take th? i?nf?o^^ duty ou bf Cuban be a Vr^ * * There : would" ;?btl -be! ;?nti? \; vth?|||? volume of the,Cuba^ approximate our consumption. ; tFnla^^^ then' the Cubans v. would ; '.jff?0Soj?M benefit" .,. ? "V-v::MM|| "Suppose 25"';'P^C-7'^W^?TO?K^S^^ added to the-au^?'-?;v>^^^^M ? vH* * The added -'expens?' would^coine^bu^^^ of the Cubans.-"^to?i.-p'rii?ai/w?n^^Bi^^^ the Hamburg price plus , the-dutylj?^^^? He added in - this <x>nnectiOn ?th^^^^ the apprehensions Yofv the r^beetd^al^^^^ men were *'entirelyan^cteo^^ Responding: to>o'?ier;^giL?^'^p?^^^ Havemeyer sat?^? made no contract 'm^- pers?o'^iD^^^^g its sugar requiring: thenr tO" ^^laSs^^^ sugar exclusively^ some ye?ra ago," di^isni^?'^^^S?^^^ system was:?b&doneo?">,^?H';-v?i^^^^S Mr.- Teller Questioned the -w?t?tte^als^^ ^ ?where^.h?;wpu]d secure;;hiSg^K|^^ should-fh?iCuban^ ed for sever^^mcnthsv ^ ^r::^^P?-??^ ? ?He repliedlt^^ Puerto ?Scp and there is an ?h?xh?ustibi?y ^^f^j?^^^S .beet . . -- . '-. / .'kr y^';.,jNkk:k?ikk&Z fv. Mr.-': Teller ^^Stipppse^^i^ make any: cohce^ will the crop^tom??ote^ Mr. - Havenieyer?c^It/;vwiH^iiejpmjis^^ rightAer?.ahdwe.w^ "If;we should Teduco^'thot^r^f|g^^^ sugar 20 per cent : wpul& get any^advuhtage^of that?^ kkkk^jM wNone whatever^' - : k 'k k-k7:-Ss^ ; ' J Would the trust get any. " - . - "None: whatever. " ., ???1?^? Senator Teller insisted that the trasl^?^ "would say: * * We : win pay dii^^.wJ^^^? weihave been, . less th? concessM?^^^? and the Cuban: producer ^wouH?ia%fe^ to take-whathocbu^ Heveyeyer 4enied this;i>'k< --'V : :k\kk*%*g?M THE WAR IN MINDANAO ::ISUSH Gen; Davis C?presi^HoIo VFfti^p After St? ' '?. ; Progress. S% ?ll^^B Manila, Majk.3.-General TXavis^^n^S coinmand pf the - ^ni?ri(^^?p?^?|n^^? the Island of .Mindanao, 'jcabtes^Jttu^^^ Ms ultimatum has not been answered^l;^^ that his messenger has not' retnrhpap^^ and that : the j^erfc?h :^TOO^^s^^^m fired upon this. morning. vM^^p?^pB^g^ advanced and shelled; Moro t?rti?t?d?^s^ not capture ?t unt?i teeinran^ ed the catcht This; ^rt^as^riihg^^^ and. wellrdefended ^^O0mep4k^ Fort 'Panda iiPadtb. was then^-^sur^^^ rounded and heavily shelled. - krk^^? ? Heavy. firing:?ontinued as.vthe ;d^^^P patch was sent -; ' -kKkk^^y^^M Gen. Davis also reports that Lieufe-^^ Henry S. Wagner of the Fourteena^g Infantry has been seriously "wounde^^^ and that two other officers were sligfij^^g ly .wounded amt that twenty onlist?^^^ men were wonnded. . ^^?kk'iS^^^A OEMIvTUR?'??i???^^ The following is the scheduled ;leay-^^g ing time of all trains carrymg. passenT^^^ g?rs from this city, including localg|^ freights: ' ., - "'.kl'-.k^M : A. C. L. . \kk^?^ No. 52-Charleston to Col?mbia^l^ , 9.40 am. " -k^P?^? i No. 5^-rColumbia to CharlestOn^gp 6.20.P. m. . ' ;.,,:: - : kk^-km No. 5i-Columbia., to Wilminj|2^n?^^| 8.20 a. m. Has connection:vn^^or^^^'. ?ne? for all Northern pb?ntsC^ , : ; No. 5D-Wilmii^ton to Columbia, 9.15 p. m.;. Has connection at Florr ence wi th train from North. > ^ v ^ No. 59-Sumter to Cha?les^n'^C.;^ Tuesday, Thursday .and . 'Saturdajy::kk 8.25 a'ml; ; yk/-k . No. 58-Charleston to Sumter, Tues? : ^ days, Thursdays and Saturdays, 9 p. m.: ;-1 No. 32-Augusta to Florence via :T ;^ Denmark and Orangeburg, 6;19 vkmZ:k:]M Has connection at Creston with train( :^|r from Eutawville and Elloree, also has; .rv^ sleeper for Northern points. No. 35-Florence to Augusta via|%f^ Denmark and Orangeburg, iz^kkk Has connection at Creston for EUoree>:^S;"| and all stations on the Pregnal branch.j Has connection at Florence with train ; J from North. ^3 No. 56-Darlington, Benhettsville^ Gibson and Bishopville, 6.33 p. m. "^xa No. 57-Gibson to Sumter via Dar lington, and Bennettsville. 9^0 a. m., ., ^ Has connection at Elliotts gfrom Bishopville. ~? No. 2?-Sumter to Hartsville via Darlington, 10 a. m., Has connection -i at Elliotts for Bishopville. ; . m No. 25-Hartsville to Sumter via1', i** Darlington, 7:40 p. m. Has connec tion at Elliotts from Bishopville. v. No. J1-Florence to Robbins, ^im>?$^ p. m. kkM No. 12-Robbins to Florence, 2:10 J p. m. 'k$ No. 17-Lanes to Sumter, I;30 p. m.Jj No. IS-Sumter to Lanes, 12.05 p. m. ? Baseball bats, mitts, gloves and ? masks for sale by H. G. Ost?en iSr Cb?: ; ?