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CoasrtMatea Aug. 1.188: t% erktffcman no Antrat, ?HUI PrjtUtWM COMPANY mm a. a ?KWH ?um roil. WUT A WASHlNCTTON CORRES. FUNDetST THINKS OF IT. eot again In many wat the people of South Carolina, have wtta dum a mnai who la tho hand of es ajlajantaa an undertaking as will bo asass wann Jsmee Wilson, seore of Anrleiiltare, goes to Sumter on May I oa tho occasion of the msstlns of Uta Travulers* Protective ? Aaaocta stated In this corres Mr. Wilson promised Oon Lever several days ago that weald go to ?umter. At first he saying that ale pressing en won id not permit him to .leaves Was hl nerton while congress le la and theft besides If he accepted aavltatlon he wonld he wanted at # an aaaasal commencements to come off thee year. air. Lever, however, would not take no for ale answer. He aeed every aipusaest to persuade the eec i rseai-yv ta viert South Carolina aad wag Sanity auocesafuL tStse vaaftt la really no ordtaary mat- I ?ea/ Mr. WUeasjl eta Hear atly dceUneo alt ssjah ravitarleaej and has promised %s ps to Sa aster only Mrjapei of the that exJeos bstweea aim tr. Lever. It wtH be a big fbr the " Oasne Oeok- city, large oowd should he oa hand. Representative Lever has been greatly aileata from his aceuetomed peace In the house during the past wee%. Hie enforced absence haa been noted by many people, who have ask? ew where ths little congressman from South Carolina has gone. Wham told Hait he wee 111 there have been aaaa aapi Castons of regret aad sympathy. Mr. Lever Is the friend of the nowe and all of the southern pease boys know there will be some worth writing about when he to He likes the newspaper men. are fend of him. Hs has reached the state whan he felt too proud to come oat of the house it for an aay that ha had ro asked for It If he had none, ever sent a newspaper man aeray feellag aay other way than bet? ter tor having seen him. Ha Is the correspondent's friend always- P H. McO. la The Newa aad Courier. PARK ?1LL NOT DEAD. of the Messsare Hope That WS Tat Waahlagton. April II.?Although! reports have gone out that ths house! eomssSttee on the Judiciary has voted to kill ths Appalachian ark bill, they ere erroneous and a decisive vote on the project will not be taken until next Wednssdsy. according to the b*st Information that could be secured to? day. Ton may say." stated W. L Hall, of ths forest service, 'that the bill is not yet dead by any means. I hsd a talk todsy with Congressmen Brant ley, of Alabams. and Currle, of New Hampshire, both enthusiasts on the subject of having congress set favor ably on the matter, and they said that s decisive rote would not be tsken be? fore ths mktdle of next week. It Is also reported that Representative Lit tlefleld. of Mains, has made an unfav orabls report on the bill, but that also la erroneous. "Ths vote, when taken, will be close, but I sm Informed that we still have a good chance to win." This statement dispose* of the many reports that hsvs been sent all over the country to the effect that the bill was dead. A majority of the com? mittee on Judiciary may vote against It when a vote Is taken, but It cannot be said untl\ auch action ta actually had that ths measure la certainly knocked oat. While Chairman Jenkins haa made ao eafevoreble report for himself It le sot a committee report, ISM. 'Be Jost ax BUM mm IT fill BE TEDDY.; CONVENTION' FORECASTS MADE IV WASHINGTON. '^resident of League of Republican Clubs Declares People Want Roose? velt for Another Tenn and that he will be the Unanimous Choice of the Cfeftontro Convention. i Washing-ton, April 20.?The speech of Senator Foiaker made a few days ago on the Browne*Me matter has made two things apparent to present day of students of politics. Those two things are that the Republican party Is further from nominating Secretary Taft for the Presidency now than It has ever besn, and the other is that unless all signs fall President Roose? velt will be named to succeed himself In the White House despite the mi.ny denials to such effect made by him. It is not hard to see. If one will fol? low ordinary events, that it will be al? most Impossible to nominate Secretary Taft unless he can patch up a truce with practically all of the other Presidential candidates, and little If any of that sort of work hag been done up to this time. On the contrary, all the Antl Taft men are persistently fighting ham now as they have ever done, and though the Taft managers are ' still making their week-end reports of an optimistic nature they must be discoun? ted to a very large extent. Taft canot get any help from the camps of oppo? sition, and the beat that could happen at Chicago, should he still maintain hla lead until that time, would be a deadlock. That would bring Roosevelt to the front as the man who could pro? bably stem the tide that will undoubt? edly sebln for Johnson, Gray or Bryan, k Discussing this feature of the Chic? ago Convention Jona A. Stewart, of New York, president of the League of Republican Clubs, takes an optimistic view of a Republican ticket with the names of Roosevelt and Fairbanks up? on It for first and second place, re? spectively, i "A month ago." said Mr. Stewart Er, "the people of New York were iff JKtle else than Tg/r and Huges. the oaly avame heard is , Roose? velt's. They want Hug es for Governor. They say he has some problems to work out problems that are not nat? ional and that it Is hla duty to accept another term. "While I believe that any one of the Republican candidates that have been mentioned, Taft, Fairbanks, Cannon, Foraker, Knor or Follette?could be elected, there la only one man in the party who can with certainty remove New York State from the Hat of doubtful states, and man la Theo? dore Roosevelt. There Is no doubt in the world that the people want Roose? velt to serve another term. The sent! ment o fine New York convention wa for Roosevelt; the sentiment of tht Massachusetts convention was for Roosevelt; so waa that of the Mis? souri Convention, the Virginia conven? tion and the North Carolina conven? tion. I- firmly believe, therefore, that the ticket win be Roosevelt and Fair? banks?-as It was four years ago. The one must go against his Inclination and the other smother his ambition1 for another four years. "I will admit that at this time it germs probable that Secretary Taft will be nominated. He Is In the lead of all the candidates. He 1* a big, fine, able and likeable man, who would make a great president, but when the I peopl* want a certain man for pregl 'dent they are going to have him, and they want Roosevelt. Effort to Free Ttiaw. Poughskeepslo. N. Y., April 20.? The first step In proceedings looking to the release of Harry K. Thaw from the State asylum for the Insane at Matteawan was taken today * James |Q. Graham 6f Xewburg appeared as Thaw's counsel before Justice More chauser of the New York State su? preme court ut White Plains and ap I plied for an order directing the su i perlntondent el the asylum to permit Tha** to sign an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The order was promptly Issued and it probably will be served at once. According to the usual procedure in such cases Thaw will sign the application for a writ of habeas corpus, which will then be sub? mitted to a Justice of tue supreme court, probably Justice Morschauser. Huch writs are always granted and the date when the writ is returnable is fixed to suit the convenience of the parties concerned. Then Thaw will appear before a Justice of the supreme court for a hearing to determine whether he should be released from the asylum as ssne. ' Probably this hearing will be held before Justice Morschauser at Poughkeepsle. id Fear not?Let eil the ende Thou Ali TER. S. C WEDNE ALDRIGH BILL TABLED. MEASURE WILL NOT BE REPORT? ED TO THE HOWE. House Committee on Bankin?; and Currency Rejects Senate Bill and It Will Probably be Sent, Togtner With Vreeland Bill, to Committee of Con? ference. Washington, April 18.?The Aldrlch financial bill will not be reported to the house. The committee on bank? ing and currency, which has had the measure under consideration since It came from the senate today unani? mously voted to lay it on the table. The discussion in committee was tsfJef. It was 10:40 when the commit tee*, was called to order and adjourn? ment was taken at 11:30. The only point debated was whether the com? mittee should make a formal report giving its unfavorable action, and the conclusion finally reached was that no 'reasons should be given. Consequent? ly the committee's report will be a mere statement of the committee. A DINGY ROMANCE. Negro Won White Girl Then His Black Wife Tried to Blackmail Her?Was In Army as a White Man. Washington, April 18.?Represent? ing himself to be a white man, a negro three years ago enlisted In the United States Army Hoapltal Corpa. Meeting a young white girl, he wen her affec? tions. Following an estrangement be? tween the white girl and the mulatto, the negro and hla black wife who did not appear In the case until a few days ago, attempted to blackmail the white girl by threatening to ruin her among her frlenda. Such Is the story brought cut by the girl's appeal to the Washington police, who, because the case was Settled out of court, refuae to divulge the names of the principals. The young woman, who Is pretty and about 24 years old, called at one of the precinct stations last night and appealed to the officer In charge to protect her from the blacks. She told her story as follows: 'I met this man about a year ago, before his enlistment In the hospital corps was out. He was then a non? commissioned officer. He asked per? mission to call on me, and after talk? ing to him for a while he told me that he belonged to a good family in the southwestern part of the country, and hinted that he had left his home when quite a boy. Hla story was very plau? sible. After he had called upon me several times we became attached to each other, and he gave me his photo? graph. Then came a quarfel, and I did-not see him for some time. j "Imagine my distress when yester? day a coal-black negress appeared at my house, and, calling for me, de? manded that I relinquish her hus? band's photograph. I denied know? ing anything about her husband until she told me his name, and then the whole terrible truth dawned upon me. "I was powerless to comply with the request, for when 1 went to search for the picture I could not find It. She then threatened to go to my friends and expose the fact that I had nearly married a negro?and a negro with a black wife at that.'* The police official had no authority to arrest the man, but he sent for him. When the negro arrived, he was put through a course of sprouts. He looked like a white man, and would probably deceive the casual observer. The police official plainly said to him that, In enlisting In the hospital corps as a white man, he had committed perjury, and that unieas he ceased his persecution of the young white woman he would be arrested. "If I ever hear of you so much as looking at the girl aguln," said the po? lice officer, who Is from Virginia, "I'll send you to the penitentiary, and do my best to get your wife a Jail sen? tence." And so another of the many strik? ing cases which rarely see the light of day was settled out of court.?Balti? more Sun. T1LLMAN IS IMPROVING. Condition of the Senior Senator Se?ins To Im? Steadily Improving. Atlanta. Ga., April 20.?Senator B. R. Tlllmar. Is feeling In splendid con? dition today. He took his usual morn? ing walk, about three blocks, and has spent most of the day on the plasaa out of doors. His Improvement seems to be steady. , ?That' the Answer?"Why Is your husband so Irritable at home?" in? quired the amaxed visitor. "Because he knowa It's safe to be." answered the long-suffering wife.?Kansas City Journal. SD AY. APRIL 22. 19 CZAR CANNON SUSTAINED. REPUBLICANS UPHOLD HIS RE? CENT ACTION. Williams' Resolution Tabled By a Vote ' Of 146 to 119 it is Held That No Breach of Privilege Was Commit? ted. Washington, April 20.?With the ex? ception of Messrs. Cooper and Nel? son of Wisconsin (Republicans) the house of representatives today by a strict party vote declared that the ac? tion of Speaker Cannon last Saturday in summarily adjourning the house was not " a breach of the privilege of the house affecting its safety, dignity and the integrity of its proceedings." The declaration was made when a resolution by Mr. Williams, holding such a breach to have been commit? ted, was tabled, 146 to 119. The vote was preceded by statements by both Mr. Williams and the speaker. After disclaiming that as a result of the epi? sode there would be personal breach between him and the speaker, Mr. Wil? liams maintained that the action was an unprecedented parliamentary act. On the other hand Speaker Cannon called attention to the dilatory tactics of the minority leader for the past two weeks and said it was the speaker's privilege and his duty to sweep aside a dilatory demand and declare the house adjourned. The Republicans put through an amendment to the rules making any day "suspension day" and substituting a majority for a two-thirds vote to pass any measure. Messrs. Williams and DeArmond bitterly opposed the rule. Mr. Dalxell, Its author, notified the Democrats that they could trust to their imaginations for any legisla? tion they would get this session. Following the adoption of the rule, several conference reports were agreed -to and one or two bills passed. The Democrats forced repeated roll calls during the day. At 5:13 p. m., the house took a re? cess until 11:30 a. m., tomorrow. SHUT DOWN OF YARN MILLS. Spinners* Association Takes Drastic Action to Restore Market to a Fair Price Level. Charlotte, N. C, April 18.?Al? though resolutions were adopted at the meeting of the Southern Hard Yarn Spinners' association held here today to withhold from the public the conclusions of the conference, it is learned late tonight that a virtual agreement was reached to shut down all plants for a period of ?0 days. At the end of that time another confer? ence will be held to consider the situ? ation and decide whether further cur? tailment is necessary. Approximately 1,500,000 spindles were represented at the meeting, which was harmonious. Nothing but a complete shut down, in the opinion of the mill owners, will place the market on a fair price level. The abut down will throw thousands of operatives out of employment and work great hardship to them and in? directly to large business interests as well. Resolutions bearing upon the cur? tailment plan and also relative to the prices of yarns were adopted at to? day's meeting, but these the secre? tary refused to make public. The ac? tion taken today Is In line with the resolutions and decision of the execu? tive committee of the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' association held here recently. STATE WILL BORROW MONEY. After Pensions Are Paid, Out There Will be Nothing for Ordinary Ex? penses. The list of pensioners who will re? ceive their share of the State appro? priation this year is being rapidly com? plete^ and will be ready for the va? rious county boards shortly. As a re? sult It will be necessary for the State I to borrow about $300,000. There is at present enough in the treasury or due from the franchise tax collections to pay the pension appropriation, amount l?g to $250,000, but the ordinary ex- I i penses of the State amount to about $60,000 per month and on July 1 there | Is the semi-annual Interest on the pub lie debt, amounting to about $85,000, i to be paid out. This will make a loan necessary and until taxes are sent in during the fall months the State will have very little to pay the ordinary running expenses. A large loan will give a lower rate of Interest and it is probable that It will be about $300,000 this time. Miss Roosevelt may run an engine and be made an holorary member of the union, but papa's attitude to? ward the railroads remains unchang? ed, whatever it is.?New York Mall. d Truth'*." THE TRTJ1 08. New Serf ANTI-DISPENSARY FORCES LOSE BY FIFTY-FIVE VOTES. A Hard Fight Was Made But With Three Small Boxes Yet to be Heard From the Vote Stands 877 to 822. Alken, April 15.?The election, held here today a* to dispensary or prohibi? tion, resulted in a victory for the county dispensary by a very small ma? jority. With all but three small boxes heard from the dispensary has a lead of 55, and. It is probable the other three boxes will run the majority up to 100 or more. Great interest was taken In the elec? tion all over the county. Although the weather was threatening a large crowd was around the polls in Alken all day, among whom were many ladies. About the time the returns began to come in it began to rain but notwithstanding this large crowds as? sembled around the bulletin boards and waited for the returns, which came in rapidly. It was a close elec? tion. MR. CANTEY SARCASTIC. Complaint Filed Against Northwestern Railroad by Attorney of Summerton Makes Strictures Upon Acooinmoda tions. Columbia* April 20.?Mr. J. J. Can tey, counsellbr-at-law, of Summerton, makes some drastic strictures upon the Northwestern railroad, In a letter to the railroad commission. He says: "I desire to call your attention to the fadt that Northwestern continues to charge three cents per mile, despite the fact that other railroads in the state are charging only 2 1-2 cents per mile for passengers. I desire also to 1 call your attention to the fact that the two passenger coaches, the coach for white people and the coach for black people, are not only dangerous but hardly decent. Some time in March this road put on a very respectable coach for white people, but even this has been taken off. "Now I wish to say that I do not think anybody objects to 'paying three cents per mile railroad fare, brt it ap? pears to me If the Northwestern is allowed to charge more per mile for railway fare than the other roads in the State, the Northwestern should be made to put on safe and decent pas? senger coaches for both white and black travelers. What do you think about It?" Mr. Cantey's complaint will have due attention at the next meeting of the commission. The Northwestern Is one of ihe, small roads exempted by the commis? sion from the Vrequlrements of th?a*n/5 1-2 cent tariff. Its total averages \a only 71 miles, as follows: Sumter to Wilson's Mills, 38 miles; Mil lard to St. Paul, 4 miles; Sumter to Camden, 30 miles. Col. Thomas Wilson, of Sum? ter, Is president and superintendent. The road's gross passenger earnings last year were only $19,630, this in? cluding mall, baggage and express. , MR. LYON IN WASHINGTON. Attorney General at National Capital ??Refuses to Talk Dispensary. Washington, April 17,?Attorney General Lyon , is in Washington today but will not discuss the dispensary sit? uation. South Carolinians residing in Wash? ington as well as those who come here Ffrom time to time are greatly Interest? ed In this matter and are watching for future developments. Mr. Lyon was at the Capitol this morning, and as stated, Would not talk for publication. TOLAND BOYS CONVICTED. Tried at Special Term of Court In Ijcxlngton. Lexington, April 14.?Ned and Brack Tolmd. tho two negro boys who killed Mrs. Frances BHisor at Cayce, across the rlv*r from CoClUM* bla, on Wednesday, February 26, were convicted here today of murder In the first degree and Judge James W. DeVore sentenced them to hang on Friday. May 1. The defendants prac? tically admitted their guillt. though i an effort was made to put the weight of the responsibility on Ned, the older of the two. The defendants were ar? raigned at 10 o'clock and received sentence at 5:40 this afternoon. BISHOP CAPERS WEAKER. Columbia. April 21.?At 1 o'clock this morning Bishop Capers was rather weaker and is believed to be steadily sinking. The tax upon his strength during the past few hours has been great and unless there Is a rally it Is not believed that he can last many hours longer. _ C SOUTHRON, Established Jane, ISM es?Vol. XXVII. NoS~ BIKER ELECTED PRESIDENT, SUMTER PHYSICIAN HONORED BT MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. The Sixtieth Annual Convention of the South Carolina Medical Association Adjourns After a Successful Sessioa In Anderson?Dr. Cbeyne Redacted Secretary. Anderson, April 16.?At 6 o'clock this afternoon the 60th annual con? vention of the South Carolina Medical association adjourned. The next con? vention will be held in Summerville and will be presided over by the new president, Dr. S. C. Baker, of Sumter. A session of the convention was held at 10 o'clock this morning when Dr. Richard C. Cabot of Boston delivered an address on "Psycho-therapeutics/* This address was pronounced the beet ever delivered before the society and at its conclusion the association mads Dr. Cabot a life member and voted him hearty thanks. A number of scien? tific papers were read and discussed this morning. The following doctors submitted papers: E. w. Carpenter of Greenville, W. C. Black of Greenville, T. L W. Bailey of Clinton, Julian Carroll of Summerville and a. B, Patterson of Barnwell. The house of delegates met at noon to elect officers and to decide the next meeting ?place. Invitations for the next convention were received from Laurens, Orangeburg and Summer? ville. Summerville won on the first ballot. Folowing were the results of the elections of officers: President, S. C. Baker of Sumter; first vice president, H. R. Black of Spartanburg; second vice president^ W. H. Nardin, Jr., of Anderson; third vice president, A. T. Baird of Darlington; secretary, Walter Cheyne of Sumter; treasurer, C. P. Aimar of Charleston. The following 1 were elected members of the council: First district, J. T. Taylor, of Colleton; third district, O. B. Mayer' of New berry; seventh district, F. M. Dwight of Sumter county. The following were elected members of the examining board for licenses: Second district, Harry H. Wyman, of Aften; fourth ? district, H. L Shaw of Fountain Inn; sixth district, J. L Napier of Bennetts vllle; members at large, Mary L Baker of Columbia Dr. C. F. Wyche of Prosperity and Dr. Walter Cheyne oct Sumter were elected delegates to American Medical association conven? tion in Chicago. Dr. F. L. Potts of Spartanburg, Dr. J. T. Taylor of Adams Run and Dr. Walter Cheyne of Sumter were appointed as eemmittee on scientific work Dr. W. A. Boyd of Columbia, Dr. LeGrand Guerry of Co, lumbia and Dr. R B. %2pting ?f Union were elected members of the public policy and legislative committee. Dr. J. L Dawson of Charleston was ap? pointed chairman of a committee te organize a branch of the National as- - , tf-tuberculosis league. " Jw. COAL STRIKE SETTLED: 5 Two Hundred Thousand Striking Miners to Go to Work Monday, Toledo, Ohio, April 19.?Two hun? dred thousand idle miners will go to work next Monday. An amicable agreement between miners und opera? tors was reached today by members of the scale committee, and thin agree? ment was later ratified by the joint meeting of miners and operators. Both sides are satisfied with the results of the conference and they adjourned with the best of feeling between the parties. The tsgrcement provides for a general resumption next Monday, the adoptioii of the old rate of 90 cents a ton for mining coal, a referen? dum vote to be taken by districts and a call of the ooaaautttsa to receive the returns of the vote, pve referendum being on the proposition to make the agreement to hold for two years, an eight-hour day, the referring of all local differences e,s to prices and con? ditions to the districts for settlement, an invitation to Illinois operators to join in the next Inter-State conven? tion, and that the next Inter-State conference be held in Toledo in Feb? ruary, 1910. BISHOP CAPERS' CONDITION. Was No Better Yesterday Although He Did Not Api>car to l>o Worse. Columbia, April 20.?The news from the bedside of Bishop Capers last night was a little more encouraging. He had had a sinking spell about daylight Sunday, but rallied during the day. However, his rest is secured by the administration of pain-relieving opiates and it is feared that unless a miarked change takes place dissolution will be a matter of a few days. It may be said that while he Is no worse than he was Saturday, yet he is no better. i