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SIGNED RATE BILL TOO SOON. Chicago Prosecutors Hold Anxious Consultations in Washington and the President is Concerned Washington, Dec. 18.-President Roosevelt is greatly concerned over the possibility that the Standard Oil Company and other corporations in? dicted in Chicago for violation of the old Elkins anti rebate law shall obtain immunity because of a hasty action of his. John S. Miller, counsel for the Standard Oil Company, has attacked the validity of the indictements on the ground that by a jugglery of law the old anti-rebate act was repealed when the president signed the Hep? burn rate bill on June 29, and that the day after a hiatus was created, when a resolution was passed and signed suspending the operation of the rate bill for sixty days. The in? dictments were found in the time of this supposed hiatus, when, according to Mr. Miller, no anti-rebate law was in effect. President Roosevelt is responsible for the situation, because he was in such a hurry to sign the Hepburn bill that he would not wait for the resolution, although plain warning I had been given in the senate against such a course. When the bill was ap? proaching final passage, in the clos? ing days of the last session, a cry went up from the railroads that it was so complicated that they needed time to consider it. That seemed reason? able to congress, and .it was deter? mined to postpone the date at which the new law should become operative. There was considerable discussion in the senate as to the method of doing, this. It was finally decided that the best way was to pass the bill first - and then pass a joint resolution fix? ing the time at which it should be? come operative. ~~ Senator Tillman, who was in charge of the rate bill, introduced the reso- ; lution before the bill had been accept- j ed by the senate. That was at the ? afternoon session of the senate on June 29. Objection was made to the passage of the resolution then, and Senator Tillman declared that if it went over it would be against his wish, as he was unwilling to take -such a responsibility. Senator Cul lum said it could go over until after the bill had been passed, and Bailey made the same suggestion. "But of course, the president will not sign the bill until he has the res? olution," declared Bailey, "and then he will sign them both." That was where Bailey reckoned without knowledge of fie president. For the very thing he warned against, and for wnich Tillman was unwilling J to assume responsibility, happened. The bill was agreed to by the con? ferees'on the afternoon of ?June 29, and the conference report was adopt? ed by both houses that evening. The bill went immediately to the presi? dent, who signed it on the moment, though he knew of the resolution, e resolution . did not get through ?til June 30, although the senate ed promptly. In the house it was gmded slightly, and a very signifi g amendment to the title was ftted, by which it was shown that ^giepburn bill had already been ?BL Next day the resolution went |||||president and was signed, j^^sro vern m en t cannot deny that urn bill had been law one e its operation was postpon ovided that all acts or acts inconsistent with itself ld be rivaled, i The indictments against the corporation men now de? murring are alleged by *diem to have been *ound under those parta of the old Elkins anti-rebate law, which were thus repealed by the Hepburn law. They contend that that repeal was absolute and could not be re? vived by the joint resolution. They also hold that under the language of the Hepburn law the only acts which can be punished are any that may have been committed subsequent to Aug. 28, when the Hepbuurn act went into effect. District Attorney Sims of Chicago and James H. Wilkerson, his assist? ant, have come to Washington to get material that will help them to meet the argument of Miller in support of his demurrer. They were in confer? ence today with both the outgoing and the incoming attorney General, and discussed with Justice Moody and Attorney General Bonaparte the pe? culiar situation in which the presi? dent's action had placed them. None of the conferrees seemed over and above pleased with their case. The situation was brought to the attention of several of the lawyers of the Senate today, but they declined to discuss it. One of the most prom? inent of them said: "It is too grave a legal question to go into offhand. But it must be remembered that in con? struing a law the courts as a rule con? sider the intention of the body that en? acted it. And of course there can be no contention as to the intention of Congress. ?For chapped and cracked hands nothing is quite as good as an applica? tion of Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Put it on before going to bed, use an old pair of gloves and see what a dif? ference the morning will bring. Sold by all druggists. B'G FIRE IN BOSTON. BUSINESS DISTRICT DAMAGED BY HALF MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE. Fire Started in a Furniture Store and .. the Flames Spread to Four Other Buildings-Firemen Prevented Ex? pensive Conflagration by Hard Work. Boston, Dec. 19.-Fire in a busi? ness block this morning threatened the entire shopping district. It start? ed in a six-story furniture store and spread to adjoining buildings, includ? ing the Orpheum Theatre. The flames were finally brought under control, when four buildings had been wrecked. The Orpheum was badly damaged. The building where the fire started was practically gutted. The loss will exceed $500, 000. ENTOMBED ELEVEN DAYS. Californian Who Has Been Buried in a Living Grave Directs the Work of Rescue Through Iron Pipe. Barkersfield, Cal., Dec. 19.-The rescue of L. B. Hicks, the miner who has ben entombed for eleven days by a cave-in, has been delayed and he will be compelled to remain in his living grave about another day. Hicks is still directing the work of rescue through an iron tube by which he receives air and food. Prayers and Politics. When the Methodist conference met in Columbia the other day Gov? ernor-elect Ansel sent his greetings by one of his ministerial friends and asked the prayers of the conference to thc end that he might have a suc? cessful administration. The requests seems to have been appreciated, for the conference sent Mr. Ansel its love and assured him.that he would be remembered as he had requested. Ail th's was voy sweet and pleasant, and most h^auCfal to behold. May the Methodists of South Carolina and the governor always dwell together in unity! But the Baptist convention was in session at Spartanburg at the same time the Methodists were gathering in Columbia. There has been no rec? ord of Mr. Ansel asking prayers of the Eaptists. Was' this an oversight, cr did the governor-elect take it for granted that the Baptists would pray for him anyhow Mr. Ansel is a Presbyterian, if we mistake not, and yet when the Pres byteri?ri synod met in Laurens a few weeks ago he did not ask that emi inently , respectable and prayeful body to pr^y for him. But perhaps he considered himself one of the predestined and foreordained-one of the elect, so to speak-and that .such a request would be unnecessary. There are other religious denomi? nations that have held their annual conventions this year, and Mr. Ansel has not made the request of any of them that he made of the Method? ists. We are not speaking in any flip? pant or irreverent manner. We do not want to be understood when we say we hope there will be no heart-burnings or jealousy over this matter. We do not believe Mr. An? sel meant to slight any of the relig? ious bodies, or to convey the impres? sion that he thought the prayers of the Methodists would be more effi? cacious than those of any other peo? ple. But if the Baptists and Presbyte? rians and his friends and supporters of other denominations are super? sensitive they may take serious of? fense, and in that event Mr. Ansel may find that his petition for prayers cy the Methodists was the poorest sort of politics.-Anderson Mail. Why Suffer With Rheumatism? *Do you know that rheumatic pains can he relieved, If you doubt this just try one application of Chamber? lain's Pain Balm. It will make rest and sleep possible, and that certainly means a great deal to any one afflict? ed with rheumatism. For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme. Col. George Grenville Benedict, for more than 53 years editor of the Bur? lington (Vt.) Daily Free Press, and, in point of years of continuous ser? vice, probably the oldest editor in the country, reached his 80th birthday recently. A Texas Wonder. ?There's a Hill at Bowie, Tex., that's twice as big as last year. This wonder Is W. L. Hill, who from a weight of 90 pounds has grown to over 180. He says: "i suffered with a terrible cough, and doctors gave me up to die of consumption. I was reduced to 90 pounds, when I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery for consump? tion, coughs and colds. Nov/, after taking 12 bottles, I have more than doubled in weight and am completely cured." Only sure cough and cold cure. Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store. 50c and $l. T ial bottle free. Mers LOSE M m COURT Li CIDES THAT ANNA UCUL3> NEEi> NOT PAY. Se is < VA . Respond?* ii ?*?" for Cniy Small Amounis Due for Furniture-The Balk -.? C?aims ol Money Lenders Thrown Cut of Court. Paris, Dec. 19.-A decision was ren? dered today in several suits of cred? itors against Count Eon: de CasteT lane and his former wife, madame Anna Gould. The court holds that Madame Gould is jointly responsible with Count Boni-for only 39,087 francs, which are debts for furniture and art works, which she still retains. Count* Boni is required by the ver? dict to pa3r 126,325 francs to various money lendr-rs and to settle 450 och? er bills for furniture, etc. Other claims of usurers aggregating to 1, 905,655 francs are thrown out by the court as unjustified. Two" other large suits will be de? cided next week. IDA M. TARBELL. One of America's Most Wonderful Women. One of America's most wonderful women is Miss Ida M. Tarbell who is *now the guest of Col. Henry Watter? son, in Louisville, and before she re? turns to her editorial desk in New York there is good reason to believe that some new policy in the marvel? lously successful fight she has made on the Standard Oil Company will be decided upon. What influence the late Charles A. Dana had upon the character and ca- j reer of Miss Tarbell belongs to that category of things that are pleasant but profitless to speculate upon. She was for several years that great ed? itor's private secretary and soon aft? er she quit his service she began to write the* history of the Standard Oil. One popular fiction concerning her that amuses her more than any oth? er is that she became the Nemesis of the Standard because of an injus? tice done to her ?ather years ago by John D. Rockefeller and associates. As a matter of fact, Miss Tarbell's father was one of tht original suc? cessful operators in the Pennsylva? nia oil field, and died only a few years ago at Titusville, very well off. He suffered no more from the Standard's methods than did scores of his neigh? bors. Miss Tarbell's brother, W. W. Tar-^ bell, is the manager of the Standard's chief competitor in the United States, the Pure Oil Company, with1 head? quarters at Philadelphia and from her brother she learned much of the Standard's history and practices. By the way, although she has writ? ten the best biography extant of John D. Rockefeller, she never saw him but once and has never spoken a word with' him. When asked some time ago why she did not become per? sonally acquainted with Rockefeller before writing his biography, she re? plied that she had written good his? tories of Lincoln and Napoleon with? out ever having seen either of them. WATSON BROKE NO LAW. Secretary of Commerce and Labor Says State Official May Solicit Im? migrants. Washington, Dec. 18.-An import? ant decision has been rendered by Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor as to the right ">f a State to induce immigration to that State. The decision holds, in brief, that in the circumstances there ts no violation of the immigration laws or of the law to prohibit the importation of alien contract labor? ers in the action of the State of South Carolina, in this particular ca e, in encouraging immigration to that State or in paying the necessary expenses of the immigrants in coming to the State. The case on which the decision is based originated in South Carolina. For some time past the agricultural and manufacturing industries of South Carolina have been retarded arid were in danger of material injury on account of. the lack of labor. In order to relieve this condition of af? fairs the legislature of South Caroli? na passed an act creating a State department of agriculture, commerce and immigration, E. J. Watson was appointed commissioner of the de? partment. He was empowered by the act to make such arr- "juments with steamship companies an(f^ the immigration agencies in this country and abroad as would serve best the interests of successful immigration, the necessary expenditures being made from an appropriation provided for the purpose. The act authorized the commissioner to accept contribu? tions from such citizens of the State as might wish to assist in bringing desirable immigrants to South Caro? lina. The^Price of Peace. *The terrible smarting and itching incident to certain skin diseases, is almost instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price, 23c. For saie by J. F. W. DeLorme. t.nou-:. u . . >:.? ose fix emption, io >iakc . Liable. Washington, ec. ll.--Senator Tii: ir.an left Washington tonight for a short lecture tour in the west. When seen at tho Pennsylvania station he said that as it wes a well known fact that nothing was accomplished prior to Christmas at the short session, and as.congre?? would adjourn for the holidays Thursday, he would fill a few lecture dates. After the first K January he would be in his seat, when congress cott!cs down to bv.:: ness and he points to his 12 years in the national legislative halls as to whether he attends to his official business or not. Senator Tillman "had something to say*" about the income tax issue in which his name has figured in the Palmetto State press. He was vigor? ous in his utterances and talked as follows: "There have been so many malici? ous and untruthful statements made in regard to my shirking the income tax that I want to let my fellow cit? izens who ' are interested understand exactly what the facts are. "I have done comparatively little lecturing for several years past, and those newspapers which have howled most are entirely familiar with the severe spell of illness which I had with my throat in the winter of 1903, as well as with another dangerous ill? ness, which caused me to be absent from my post in Washington during the entire session of 1/904. During this year I have filled many engage? ments, and will at the proper time make return on the income received. The income tax which is now teing collected is for the year 1905. At no time since the income tax law has been in operation has my income from all sources, including my salari? as senator, after deducting the ex? penses and exemption, caused me to be subject to the income tax. "I am informed by good lawyers that my salary as United States sen? ator does not come within the rule I have never dodged taxes of any sort, and I have never dodged any men or missiles they have hurled at .q^e, and nothing but' envy and ha? tred of a few irreconcilables in South Carolina has brought this matter into prominence. The yarn about my making $25,000 this summer is ab? surd, as a moment's thought would easily show, as there have been only four months since the South Carolina campaign closed. The envious curs, who have had so much to say about my lectures, would like to help the negroes of Chicago and other north? ern cities gag me, if they could." Columbia Record. BAILEY DEFIES OPPONENTS. Dallas, Tex.,,Dec. 18.-United Stated Senator Bailey conferred with friends 5n Dallas and Fore Worth today, and then demanded that memb-srs of the legislature who do not wish to vote for him in accordance with instruc? tions of the State primaries of last July resign their seats and run over again with Bailey men as opponents. Senator B?iley said today: "I am perfectly satisfied, as I de? clared several days ago, that not 15 votes will be cast against me." . The house numbers 132 and the senate 31; total, 1G3; necessary to elect, 82. New York, Dec. 19.-Bishop I Charles C. McCabe, of .the Methodist church, died at 5.20 o'clock this j morning at the New York Hospital, ; where he has been the past week, following an apoplectic stroke onthe j street. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Safe Medicine for Children. *In buying a cough medicine for children, never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There j is no danger from it, and relief is I always sure to follow. It is intended especially for coughs, colds, croup j and whooping cough, and there is no j better medicine in the world for j these diseases. It is not only a certain ! cure for croup, but, when given as j soon as the croupy cough appears, will prevent the attack. Whooping I cough is not dangerous when thi? ! remedy is given as directed. It con- j tains no opium or other harmful drugs, and may be given as confident ly to a baby as to an adult. For sale by J. F. W. DeLorme. ?It is noticeable a cold seldom j comes on when the bowels are freely open. Neither can it stay if they are open. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup tastes as pleasant as maple su? gar. Free from all opiates. Contains Honey and Tar. Conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Sold ty all druggists. ?Vege?ablePreparationfor As? similating theloodandReg?la ting the Stomachs andJBoweis cf ?TomotesT^esHon,Ci^rfu? ?iess andItest.Cofltains neither Op?um,T4orp?i?ie nor Muerai. NOT "K?xtc OTIC. 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Come io see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d?door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL. BRING RESUI? ! FRECKLES ANB PIMPLES REMOVED In Ten Bays. Nadmola The Complexion Beautifier is en? dorsed by thousand* of grateful ledi ca, and guaranteco to remove & all facial cisco lora tions and nstore the Beauty of youth. The worst cases in twenty days. 50c. aal $1.00 ar all leading drug 6to.es, or bj mail oreparH t<v NA**"!?""** r?v! CT cn. ^?r&. Ten? aster's Sale. By virtue of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Marion Moise against Warren Brown, Hessie Thomas and Harrison Brown, I will sell, to the highest bid? der, at public auction, at the Court House in the city of Sn rater; lr. th2 county of Sumter , tn the State of South Carolina, on ?a?edaj in janu? ary, 1907, being the sev nth day of said month, duri;:?; the usual hours of sale, the following described re* i estate, to wit: All of that tra';c of lard, ir?, the county of Sumter, ind State aforesaid, containing eighty-:, v and one-half acres more or lei and bounded new or formerly as follows: Xorth by land of Singleton, East by land of estate ci [ Anderson, South by estate of Brad- ; ford, and West by land of W. C. D. Styles, being known as the White or Curtis land, and being the land that was conveyed to Catherine Brown, by Marion Moise, by Deed dated the 23rd of January, 1905. Also that tract oL land situate in the City and County oC Sumter, in said State, designated as let Xo. 10 Walker Avenue, bounded on the Xorth by lot of DeLorme, East by Walker Avenue. South by lot of Sumter Lowry, and . West by lot of Hampton Lewis, being the tract of land conveyed to Cathe- : rine Brown by Warren Brown on the 23rd day of January, 1905. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. PRANK WTLSOX. Master for Sumter Countyl . " ? Dec. 15-3t-lav/ aster's Sale, By virtue of a decree of the Courter of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the \ case of Arabella P. Moses against John L. Partin and William R. Mc-4; Leod, I will sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the Court House, in the city of Sumter, in the county-, of Sumter, in the State of South Cai olina, on saleday in January, 190' being the 7th day of said month, di? ing the usual hours of sale, the lowing described real estate, to \tj All tha*. lot of land with the ci^ ings then ^h, situate in the city county ol Sumter, and State said, and mounded as follows: by the puylic road that lea?is the city .f Sumter acres ; Swamp, e?st by land of Willi tin, south by a ditch., the which is the line, and on the land of Thomas Wilson. r-'-.-. s-: cash. Purchaser tc \ :>y i?*J ?5?T j per*. H FRANK WILSON, y.ister for Sumter County, i Dec. 13-3t aster's Sale* By virtue of a decree of the Courfi of Common Pleas for Sumter County;, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Esther MeFaddin against" Washington MeFaddin. ? will s^ll td the highest bidder, at public auction,, at the Court He us?- in the city of Sumter, in the county of Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, on sale day in January, 1907, being the sev? enth day of said month, duri ig the usual hours of sale, the following de? scribed real estate, to wit: All that tract of land ir: Sumter county, in said State, t staining twenty-seven acres, more cr less, bounded on the north by land of Jam*-s Frierson and R. L. MeFaddin, south by land of R. C. McFaddinV west by lands of James Frierson and R. C. MeFaddin, and east by land of R. C. MeFaddin. Ti rms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for all necessary papers. H. FRANK WILSON; Master for Sumter County. 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