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CAN amtm just. raMMlTTBE WILL W ' WWATE TUB PAFKH SIT? UATION. "W oat Piojcut Declare* to Deatgacd to the Tariff?The Dem ?sfclagtoo. April, 11.?Under sua V* ?? of the rntee the house today *e#ed and adopted the resolution ?tf toned hy Speaker Cannon in hie lyr^yy ?* n representative, providing 1 M appointment of a aelect com ' w to tnveotigate the paper trust *" 1 the general subject of wood pulp the manufacture of printing pa Ttto vote stood ill to 110 and 9k itnetly on party linen, explanation of the resolution Mr. I' -II (Pa.) said It waa a matter of pul 9 aeto that thai* had been a laj haseiait In the price of paper. there been am r sxagttetldn ae had been aroused |dA ? e gs^Mpaairs daring the last few ^ WeHab fhere Waa a consensus ?iatoa ae Ao the Increase there *?? i# domameue ae to the cause of etat AfeMdees It was, he said, cap >? aanthematlcal demonstration th ?? Jag baereeie was net due to the W*' be eon tended that it would 4*1 e ehahged by a removal of the 1 ir ? However that may be. he said aver that theea w tenre theea who believed that waa ^u'j to a combination eat ?nd M waa noc senary to get " 'idea wpoe) which to beae a bill to C? <?*?> Winiaau tthonght the rtae In ? ic? Waat es? "both to the tariff and mahmstloa and the combination U .! 1 to the tret*." lf.heaald.lt had > iwiadeeiid to klU the combina? tion t so aid have been done by put djng owejd palp nag print paper on ??en Uet Mr TaaJftelend <Mc> declared that th- estoMin waa Kit aa attempt of tb* i ipejUlraaa to detade the people ' *?d aejit^lillii 1 there le aa attempt I* H?lesilnaj when the direct at jrr hf to da nothing." ***** Mat oppoeM m to the rea . Mr, W ?man said he did aet v taera woaM ha any real search tneta and ae real tarns* or re r* ^kha trath. The reeolutloa. he said, aa latoaIii eelety to whitewash ^ Hat aa a Hlantasl against the ^ aaa people la regen* to wood iwip and -to etreauervent thla / Mr. Murine? Ulllir at the head of the ?teat flajsgaatar lanHaUpa. or the <Vrm.en dee*' ae aonae people are be? sinn"*) to eail htm and gat around ^'iisfto* oa the enietlon." mhir Willis ska contended that aot ^ ch.avathag the wanaibltoasr denial t&* tweneeemte had toroed the Repub ucar 1 to action in reporting the esa ? : re* Itoefllty bill, the eempaign ^nr-togaiu annually bill end the bill <ii*yeng the law relative to tnjaoc The |aat assertion Mr. Sherman of ?>* Team denied. Bvery measure 4V said Mr. Sherman, was pond i s t nan heaee or the other "before t " 1 lean n si an ender the lead of Mr. v tans undertook their horse play. ? thoy had boon carrying on here r >r mm tims *' The country, he de ? s 1, haeaV that the action token by ? a anajhetty la the house and een 'as net affseted In the least "by 00 lash and en warranted proco * of Hat past two or thee weeks In automating parliamentary point regard to the disposition of the twwdjejon waa raised by Mr. Fltsger 4 New Tork. but the speaker hi oat a rulm* by Speaker Crisp ? similar subject and abided by It mf 1 Mr. ntagorald's point prevailed Wae . aTect would have been to have ed the resolution without pre an -a Fl tage raid crested laughter by lag to the speaker as "the whole ess** in ths houas. He said that III id told some people who had n htm about wood pulp not to wan- their time on the White Houae, because* the president had In a meaa e degree recently lost his Influ? ence with the house. "We will stand by ti e president to the last ditch." he 1 rouely remarked, "and I expect * id the president will go into the ditch together." ? majority lender. Mr. Payne, arltc eed Mr. Willlame for "accepting as ?pel truth what Herman Rldder tad yet he said, "of all the men ^ tave eubmlted statistics to con gr+?? 1 know of no one who makes mistakes than thla same Herman r " a ?ody builder, strength producer, 4 and repairs wssted tissues, in toe ths stomach, kidneys and m Hollister's Rocky Mountain '? ? ail lea new life to every part of ody. lie., tea or tablets. 81 Drog Store. Tt Transvaal Department of Agrl e has provided the sum of $60.? P ?r the encouregement of the to I Industry bably President Roosevelt Is afrahl of another Dsluge and wants M ihm h*ms ready In ample time. Record. ?UHBREOS WERE WLIEO. FRIDAYS STORM LEFT DEATH AND R?IN IN ITS WAKE. Late Report? Show That There Were Fully Four Hundred Persons Kill? ed, Twelve Hundred Seriously In. Jured end Thousands Left Home. New Orleans. April 26.?The totals of deaths, misery and ruin caused In four Southern states by Friday's tor? nado came to hand in approximately rrrect form. Briefly atated they are: Killed, about S60; injured, painfully or aerlosuly, 1,200; homeless, several thousands; to .ens reporting; serious wreckage. 46; habitations and busi? ness houses practically complete ruins In theae towns, about 2,600. The above figures do not include the wreckage on plantations and farms, scores of which were struck and dam? aged. The number of dead will never be known accurately for the reason that about S00 of them were negroes and they were burled in man?' com? munities without careful record being made of their number. While some of the first report/ giving apparently reliable death lists have since proved untrue, nevertheless remote places which were late la reporting their dead have served to hold the death list uniformly around 160. The manner In which the death list haa grown for two days in spito of bantlrrual aubtractlona from early re? ports has been a melancholy Index of the Interstate scope of the disaster. By following the wreckage of towns, the general direction of the tornadoes Ban be traced closely. Apparently the Horm struck In three separate cur? rents, each describing the arc of a circle *and traveling toward the northeast. The first of these struck through northern Louisiana, Mississippi and nto Tennessee before daylight Friday morning. The second appeared fur? ther south about breakfast time In ?htral Louisiana and Mississippi, flits apparently waa the portion of the alorm which swept through Ala Minn and Georgia on Friday night rod Saturday morning. The third station of the storm appeared dur? ing Friday afternoon, farther south From either of Its predecessors. This ante the storm* which: demolished 4mite. La., and Purvlse, Miss., the two towns in which the wreckage was Why the fatalities were so unusu dir large Is apparent today from a I lance at the mass of photographs which have arrived here from many ?ortlona of the tornado belt. They all tell the same story. Whole blocks of erbat were formerly little residences rod cabins He spread over the ground In separate boards. If a large lum? ber pile had, been scattered over theae areas the number of boards unat? tached to anything could scarcely have been greater. (Many of thews planks show very few breaks whore they ware separated from the other construction. Under this mess of wreckage many hundred persons were buried, not one In a hundred escap? ing without some Injury. The houses which were thus scattered about were mostly negro habitations. The homes of the whites held together better and the photographs show many of them with the top of the upper half of the structure ripped off. but leav? ing below protection which must have aaved scores from death. Along with the accounts of suffer? ing have come many recitals of re? markable experiences of which the following is typical: At Amlte, La., when the tornado appeared there were seven person.* at the dinner table of Mr. Hamilton War? ner's home. Including three children. One of the diners. Claude Bennett, saw the whirling cloud In time to ahout a warning and rush out door*, but the others remained In the dining room. The wind in a second tore off two doors on opposite sides of the room and an astonishing pro? cession of live and Inanimate objects began to pass through the nor; through these doors. First came a calf running before the wind. The animal Jumped over the dining table and went out the opposite door from which It entered. Afterward came a horse which, after one or two prances about, followed through the exit ta? ken by the calf. The thrde children sought refuge under the d''n\ng table and no one In the room whs injured. We desire to Inform our friends In this section of the State that Darling? ton Is going to have a big celebration about July 4 and hopes to see them on that occaskm, The State fireman' turnament will be held In Darlington at that time and there will be a horse *hov*. baseball and other attrac? tions. The festivities will last three days and prises will be offered In the h?r*?' show and firemen'* tournament which will make It attractive for those rho come to Darlington and partici? pate In the different contents. ? Dar? lington News. What tbls world need* 's an addi? tional ?upply of men and wonvn who talk lesw snd say more. 1 FAKE STORY. Til Kit F, WAS NO DISASTROUS STORM NEAR BISHOP VI LLE. * A General Rain Accompntiled by Light Fall of Hall Sunday?But No Damage Done. This section was visited Sunday afternoon by a heavy rainfall accom? panied by some wind and hail. The rain was quite general extending over Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. There was a light fall of hail, but fortunately not enough to do any serious damage. The hall was re? markable for the size of some of the stones that fell. A number of per? sons state that they observed several hailstones that were as large as a silver dollar, but being flat they had not sufficient weight to damage any? thing except tender vegetation. So far as can be ascertained there was nowhere sufficient wind to do any damage. The report sent from the city last night to out of town papers that there has been a disastrous storm in the vicinity of Blshopvllle, causing the death of five or six persons, was al? together unfounded and based upon erroneous Information. The rainfall, wind and hVll were no heavier In the vicinity of Bishopvllle than here, ac? cording to statements of residents of j that town who were In the city today. Last night there, was a much heav? ier ;ain and higher wind, but even this was not sufficient to do any dam? age, except the injury crops will sus? tain' as a consequence of the excess of moisture. Grass is coming up rapidly ahead of the cotton and the farmers have a hard job ahead of them to get their crops clean. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. A Church Social to Be Held Thursday Evening?Notici? to Committees. A church social will be held on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, Aprl 81th. All members of the church an cordially invited to attend. Those who have promised refreshments will please send them at 5 o'clock, at which hour the committee to receive the same will be on hand. Other committees are expected at 7.30. The following ladies are hereby noti? fied of the places they are requested to Oil: Executive Committee?Mrs. T.N E. White, Mrs. M. H. Beck, Mrs. Frank Carr. Mrs. Ernest Rhame. Reception Committee?Mr. T. E. White. Mr. E. H. Rhame, Misses Liz sie Pringle, Sada Seay and Gertrude Myers. Committee to receive eatables and arrange tables (this committee to be it church at 6 o'clock)?-Mrs. T. E. Wnlte, chairman, Mrs. Team, Vre. I. D. Wilder, Mrs. C. C. Brown. Mrs. Butler. Mrs. Hlnson, Mrs. J. I. Brun? sen, Mrs. Tendon, Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. Plowden. Mies Fannie Burgess, Mrs. Henry Hill. * Cake Committee?Mrs. M. H. Beck (ohalrman), Mrs. J. B. Richardson. Mrs. Flowers, Mrs. Myers, Mrs. Mid dleton, Mrs. LeRoy Wltherspoon, Mrs. Withespoon, Mrs. Boswell, Mrs. Bradford, Miss Daisy Wlnburn. Lemonade Committee?Mrs. Carr (chairman). Mrs. B. P.'Cuttlno, Mrs. Oordon. Mrs. J. K. Bradford, Mrs. Seal. Mrs. Curtis, Miss M. C. Graham, Mrs. Dorrity, Mrs. Reynolds, Mrs. Ivy, Miss Lizzie Watson. SanwlCh Committee?Mrs. Ernest Rhame (chairman), Mrs. Tom Walsh, Mrs. Bulah Hutchison, Miss May Bar? rett, Mrs. E. L. Wltherspoon, Mrs. David Cuttlno, Mrs. J. H. Scarbor? ough, Mrs. Lawrence, Mrs. Stelnmey er. Mrs. Charley Cuttlno. Walters at tables?Misses Augusta Folsom. Irma Nettles. Carrie Phillips, Lois Ballew, Vara Barden, Reta Brown, Laurie Sparks, Olive Nettles, Earllne White, Amelia Lebby, Miriam Mellett. Willie Brunson, Grace Ran? dall, Lizzie Dinklns. Juanlta Hoyt. Rosabelle Wltherspoon, May Cuttino, Laurel Carr, Gwlnn Matthews, Leila Myers, Marlon Heaner, Sadie Rich? ardson, Sallle Wright, Addle Butler, Mrs. Hugh Hoyt, Mrs. Connors Cut? tlno. 1 Day-after Committee?Mrs. Tom Walsh, Mrs Ernest Rhame, Mrs. Ho? gan, Mrs. B. P. Cuttlno, Mrs. White, Mrs. Yeadon. C. C. Brown, Pastor. E. IL W. <J. "One Touch of Nature Muk?s the Whole World Kin.** ?When a rooster finds a big fat worm he calls all the hens In the farm yard to come and share It. A similar trait of human nature Is to be observed when a man discovers some? thing exceptionally good?he wants all his friends and neighbors to shard the benefits of hi? discovery. This Is th* touch of nature that makes tho whole world kin. This explains whv people who have been cured by Cham? berlain's Cough Remedy write letters to tho manufacturers for publication, that other* similarly ailing may also use It and obtain relief. Behind ev ery one of these letters is a warm hearted wish of the writer to bo of uso to someone else. This remedy is for sale by all druggists. Unwritten International law may yet establish the principle that a diplomat Is not to be judged by his bank ac? count.?Washington Star. STEAMSHIP RAMS CRUISER. ._ LINER ST. PAUL DESTROYS H. M. S. GLADIATOR. More Fatalities Averted by Coolness of Warship's Crew?Accident Oc? curred In Snow Storm. Southampton April 25?The Ameri ican line steamship St. Paul, which left Southampton on her regular voy? age bound for New York this after? noon In a dense snow storm, rammed and destroyed the British second class cruise Gladiator off the Isle of Wight. The first reports stated thai from 20 to 30 of the Gladiator's crew had been drowned, but later intelli? gence reduces the number of casual? ties greatly. Tne exact extent of the disaster, however, can not be accu? rately known until tomorrow. Accident Was Unavoidable. London, April 26.?The total num? ber of dead and missing of the Glad? iator's crew as a result of the collis? ion between the American liner St. Paul and the British cruiser off the Isle of Wight is 28. Divers today searched part of the sunken cruiser for bodies, but were not successful in finding any. Tlie opinion among shipping men and naval officers and officials ap? pears to be unanimous that the ac? cident was unavoidable, being one of the chance3 of the eea which all sea? men must risk. There will be the us? ual naval court and inquiry by the board of trade. The officers of both ships refuse to discuss the affair until they liave given their testimony offi? cially. Charleston's Roofs and Gateways. Mr. P. H. Gadsden thinks we make too much of them before the curious stranger. The ancient Spanish tiles and the wonderful Iron'gates sf Char? leston are celebrated all o"er the land because those are the things we show to our visitors. But how many stran? gers, he asks, are told that Charles? ton is the greatest fertiliser manufact? uring center in the world, turning out four hundred thousand tons of the stuff every year, at a valuation of sev? en and a half million dollars? Or how many vial tore to Charleaton learn that this city Is the center of the greatest trxick growing region in the United States, producing crops worth three million dollars**, year? In short, Mr. Gadsden argues, we tell people too much about what our great-grand? fathers did and too little about what we are doing, and he intimatee that we are 'doing considerably more than our ancestors ever thought could be dona. In which he is eminently cor? rect. Now, we do not understand Mr. Gadsden to argue that we ought to replace our roof tiles with corru? gated iron sheeting or to substitute rolled wire for the wrought Iron in our gateways. He doesn't object to to our having the Spanish tiles and the iron gates, but only to our mak? ing ao much of them In the eyes of strangers. For our part, we think It would be good business to turn all this advertising we have made of tiled roofing and Iron gateways and old En? glish brick to some profitable account. If we may, In the language of one of the most active commercial travelers out of Charleston, "plow up the graves of our ancestors to grow vege? tables for the d?d Yankees," why shouldn't we start factories for mak? ing Spanish roof tiles and wrought iron gateways? Let's put on the market the things we have exploited most and make the work of our great? grandfathers return us some money. ?Charleston Post. PRAYER FAILED; $20,000 AWARD, Healer Loses Case of Man Who Lost His Leg. New York, April *2.?Because his leg had ic^ be amputated after the prayer offered by Julius Benjamin, a Christian Scientist, failed to heal a sore toe, in which gangrene started, a Jury In the supreme cou**t to-day awarded Solomon Ralsler a verdict of $20,000. Ralsler, who sued for $25,000, claimed that in March, 1904, he went to Benjamin to be treated for his toe, and up to June 6 paid him in all $76, but he finally had to go to the Pres? byterian Hospital, where his leg was removed. Benjamin admitted he Is a Chris tlaln Scientist and declared that, with? out any fraud or deception on his part and without representing him? self as a regular practitioner or as one licensed to practice medicine, he had attempted 'by means of prayer and other methods followed by Christian Scientists to treat Uaisler. The "healer " will apply for a new trial. The smart, up-to-date women of to? day, Know how to bake, wash, sing and play; Without these talents a wife is N. G., Unless she takes Rocky Mountain Tea. A JUNK PILE BLUFF. E. D. SMITH TALKS OF THE STRANGS CONDITION IN COTTON. Spots Arc Steadily Advancing.?Dif? ference of 163 Points in April Con? tracts and April Cotton.?How the Market is Puzzled by Gumblers. In response to the complaint so often made within the last few days that in spite of all that is being done by the farmers and their associations to hold up the cotton market, the price going down steadily, State President Smith of the cotton asso? ciation, who never takes his finger from the pulse of the market, calls the attention of the Times man to the following facts: In the last few days the price of futures has declined about 25 points, while the spot cotton in the same market, New York has advanced twenty points, making the ridiculous situation as follows: April contracts are selling in New York at 8.47, spot cotton, in the same market 10.10, a difference of 163 points, or $8.15 a bale. What sensible dealer, or buy? er, would pay 10.10 for cotton In a market when the future speculator is offering cotton at 8.47? It is claimed by the exchange officials that this cot? ton that they are offering at 8.47, does not represent middling cotton, but represents "the average grades in stock." If the average grade is 163 points below middling what is their lowest grade? In other words they have filled their warehouses with a lot of undesirable, unsalable junk against which they sell these con? tracts with the effect, or hoping to make the effect of frightening the holders of spot cotton to liquidate or sell out. % Previous to the organization of the farmers of the South the future mar? ket was always from 40 to 50 points above the spot market. This differ? ence represents the carrying charges from the Interior to New York. To? day the future market Is 163 points under *the spot market in New York and from 163 to 175 under the spot market of the South, showing conclu? sively that the New York cotton ex? change represents absolutely nothing to the cotton world so far as fixing the value or indicating the condition of the market Is concerned. The de? mands of the world are certainly in excess of the visible supply and there is no legitimate reason why the South should sacrifice her real cotton be? cause the New York speculator can sell a meaningless contract based on a pile of junk.?Florence Times. A BOLD THIEF. Warren Evans Robe Show Case in Folsoni's Jewelry Store While Mr. iArisom Was Looking at Hun. Saturday evening just about dusk Warren Evans, a young negro who was recently released from the chain gang after serving a two year term for larceny, committed a bold and fool hardy robbery In Folsom's Jew? elry store. He went Into the store a few minutes after the light had been turned on and lounged around near j the front show case as If waiting to be served. Mr. Folsom and one clerk were busy with customers near the rear of the store. No particular no-1 tlce was taken of the negro at first, but, for some reason, Mr. Fols< n happened to glance toward the front Just as Evans slipped between the counters, pushed open the show case containing a large number of gold watches, grabbed a handful and made a dash for the door. Mr. Folsom pur? sued him on the Instant, up Main street, across the Court House square, and finally captured him in the back yard of Mr. George Just . Brown, near the corner of Canal and N. Harvln street. Mr. Folsom was assisted by a man who Joined him in the chase. Evans would probably have made his escape, had he not tripped and fallen twice over low wire fences in Mr. Brown's yard and once in crossing the Court House square. The three watches which were stolen by Evans were valued at $105, were all recover? ed. One was found under a bench on the Court House square and the other two when Evans fell over the fence In Mr. Brown's yard. Evans was committed to Jail, but as yet has not asked for a prelimi? nary. He seems to be a bad lot, for In addition to the crime for which he was sent to the gang he Is accused of stealing a bicycle and a warrant for his arrest for that crime is now In the hands of the officers. Rock Hill Defeated. Greenville. April 22.?Greenville de? feated Rock Hill of the State League here today by a score of 4 to 2. The local team showed up strong. Laval and Kelley were the batteries for Greenville; Mahon and Houser ??r Rock Hill. It is estimated by mining experts at Johannesburg that the amount of gold still to be mined along the Rand MILLS TO SHUT DOWN. COTTON FACTORIES IX NORTH AXI> SOUTH CAKOLIXA lO CLOSE. Minting of Representative Mi!! Men of Two States Decides to Limit Cloth Production?Suspension Be? gins July 1. Spartanburg, April 25.?President R. Z. Cates of the Arkwright mills this afternoon handed to the press the following statement: "At a representative meeting of cotton manufacturers held this day in the chamber of commerce It was resolved that they will accept no further orders for cloth at present prices; that they will shut down their mills indefinitely not later than July 1. 1?U8." In reply to many inquiries on tho part of reporters the only answer was that the above was all there was to be given out as to the meeting of the cotton manufacturers, ard when the mlli men were approached they declared witn one accord that they had nothing to give out. It is ui der stood that this meeting represented the cotton cloth manufacturers of South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina, those not represented by officials being represented by proxy. Though there has been much dis? cussion of a possible shutdown tho impression here has been that tho blow would not fall?that in somo way it would be avoided?but th? res? olution has had a disquieting effect in all circles. There are 37 mills in thla county and fully $15,000,. 90 invested in them. The proposed shutdown In the result of the demoralized condi? tion In the cotton cloth market. Farmers Should Hear Mr. Wilson. That Secretary Wilson, of the De? partment of Agriculture, has at heart the development of the farming In? terests of the whole country without regard to section has been proved timo and again, and his complete immunity from the taint of partisanship has been signally demonstrated by tho kindly interest that he, though a part of a Republican administration, hin disclosed towards the State of South Carolina, Great profit is to be derived by *nt farmers of South Carolina from, the activities of the Department of Agriculture, but tret profit is condi? tloned up'-n the r ?-npe'-stlon with, them which r'?e farmers 1 r-omseleaar shall practice. ?reretery Wjlleon an*t hla staff of trained aastatanti i mnot be expected to come to any county in South Carolina and run u.< farms andj their endeavors will be valuau < i hy to the extent that they find an inter? ested response in work and attention from the tillers of the soil. Experi? ments designed to prove the adapts blllty of a particular variety of tobac? co to the soil of Florence county, for example, would be worthless unless some of the farmers of Florence wer? willing to study the experlements as they were made and to act upon their results. We believe that the South Carolina farmers more than those of any other Southern State have made plain their desire to improve methods of crop cultivation In recei c years. Hundreds of them are alert to learn whatever new suggestion for increasing the quantity and quality of crops Is offer? ed and their enterprising and ambiti? ous spirit has attracted wide notice by their winning of prises for the largest production of corn and oats on a sin? gle acre, by their establishment of the> tobacco industry in a region where it had been virtually unknown, by their remarkable achievements in improv? ing sea island cotton staples and up? land long staples, and In the adoption of the Williamson plan of planting an* cultivating corn. The people of Sumter, aided by Con? gressman Lever, a leading member of the House Committee on Agriculture* have succeeded In inddclng Secretary Wilson to promise to address the South. Carolina formers in their city on tho 8th of May. and we venture to say that the Secretary's acceptance of the in? vitation has been to a considerable de? gree Influenced by this knowledge of this lively disposition of the farmers of our state to keep abreast with the advances in their business. The Sec? retary, devoted to agriculture as he ls% is ready at any sacrifice of time and convenience to meet an audience of. 1 farmers who reveal a genuine and wholesome pride in their calling and who are eager to educate themselvea in regard to it. The department of Agriculture will be made more valuable to South Caro? lina than it has ever been If Intelligent anil ambitious farmers from every sec? tion of the state will gather at Sumter on the 8th of May to hear the disting? uished secretary, an American, whoso department under his guidance Is non partisan and non-sectional, and whoso mere,?New s & Courier. ?Foley's Orino Laxative Is b*st for women and children. Its mild action and pleasant t*ste makes It preferable to violent purgatives, such as pills. . - Mn?|nn| (nn Si