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SENATOR TILLMAN'S REPLY. Srmrjrrnni bkscription or THE DRAMATIC SCENE IX THE SEN \TE. in ll.<?? I the Sympathy or tlie (Yowd. (Prom The Baltimore Sun.) Washington. Jan. 11.?Seldom In ? annale, of the United States senate m It witnessed such dramatic ten and extraordinary episodes as erh??n Senator Benjamin Kj an TiIl? asart, of South Carolina, offered hi* sJsfense to the accusations agulnst him from President Roosevelt. The famous South Carolinian on 'Jejassiy prior occasions had occupied the dtr of the forensic state before fWded galleries while hurling de Ma at the president, but never at? tracted such eager crowds as those that streamed through th? marble aortsls of ths cspltol todsy. In an ttBlpatfon of an exciting afternoon tViueands of persons iwavmed through the corridors and utterly dls c-aragsd the police. Thera was a s>dld phalanx of humanity blocking the entrances to the gallery doors In ? wild strnggls for sdmlsslon, while the spacious staircases and broad lob? bies ware populsted as thickly as an aval hin. Ths bedlam of voices wai frequent? ly punctuated with the screams of wo? men csught In the crush. Garments tears torn, plumaged hats wrenched m*m\ society coiffures deranged and >oek* tbooWs lost Whether there were i *kpockets Intermingled In the throng is not yet estsb?shed. but Matche? and jewelry wert reported ssnssmg. An e Iderly genleman sought In the eddies of this human anaelstrora opposite the entrance to the committee room of Senator Bur rows fainted and fell aguirst the edge *>f one of the gallery doors, cutting 'Mb head. He had to be removed Into ffsjs committee room to recuperate. He gpave his name u# (' .It U Crowdy, and staid he was a retired merchant. More then 10,000 sought admission %n the galleries, whose rapacity is only at fsw thousand persons, and as less than half of the available space was irved, the wtvee and daughters of senators were In many In unable to enter the chamber. The family of Senator Tlllman?em fcrsclng a party of five. Including Mrs. TV man and the senator's charming slaughter?were, for Instance, able to secure admittance only upon a special order from ths vies president, and then they were unable to secure bet? ter accommodation thsn seats upon tjb* carpeted stepe of the men's pub lie gallery. The gallery leserved for Use use of the families of senators was titled before the arrival of the Tlllman party, and this was the best that could t?e done for them. When the doors were thrown open the crowds which had b*eu held in leash by capltol policemen rushed ?ugh like a flood. Dcwn the slop stairways wsnt men, women and Iran In a scramble for seats. Al |n the twinkling of an eye every it was occupied and people were m standing In solid array around walls. Ths opening of the doors no appreciable effect upon the of the throng in the corridors, doors were left open, the aisles snare crowded and men and women med in the doors almost crushed doorkeepers. Occasionally during delivery of Senator Tlllman's h the pressure upon those stand in the doorways from the restless r of the crowd was so great that pie were almost shoved over the da of those sitting In the gellen* ?Usles. When the commotion was au 4lb1e down In the pit of the senate the grave aud Intent men at the desks looked upward and frowned. Upon the floor of the senate Itself there was another solid srrsy of hu? ssa n beings. Every seat was occupied ay senators, ex-senstors or represen? tatives. More than 100 members of ths house of representatives stood In ths lunette-shsped spsces behind the last row of circular seats, mingling with committee clerks, private secre? taries and others entitled to the prlv dsssgee of the floor. Representative Pearre, of Maryland, stood In the gathering behind the Republican chairs. Near him was Representative nobson. of Alsbama. Other familiar fjouss faces were those of Judge Coop ?r. of Wisconsin, Burleson. of Texas, and L??ngworth, of (>hh?, white-beared William A. Stewart, of Nevada, for saany years a senstor of the pre-1 Heesevelt regime, slipped Into a va-1 cant seat between those of Crane, of, Massachusetts, and Smoot, of Utah. Former Senators Dubols. of Idaho, and 1 Dietrich, of Nebraska, found other va? cant senatorial chair e W. Hourke Cock ran. of New York, was one of the fsouse members fortunate enough to obtain another vacant chair of an ab? sent senstor. The attitude of the throng toward the central personage of this memor? able occasion was just as remarkable and Interesting as these touches of ths populace In the picture. When tJensK r Vlllman entered the crowded , chamber just a few minutes before tsoon he 1vas given an enthusiastic ov atlon. The galleries applauded him vigorously. Immediately after the reading of the Journal had been di*? with Senator Tlllman took the door and from that moment every eye In the chamber was riveted upon him. His manner, the tonal shades of his \ >ice, every gesture, and especially his utterances, were as closely scrutinize 1 as though the occasion were the my? thological Judgment of Paris. Plainly It was the crucial moment of his career, when he would be Judged not only by his words, but the Im? pression their delivery created. Only once during his speech was ho ap? plauded, and that was when he de ired the president evidently believed "Hen Tlllman's pitchfork had gone out of business." Mingled laughter and applause greeted this remak. The ap? plause was hearty enough to develop aa^admonttlon from the vice president to the galleries that they must not Indulge In any demonstration. When? ever Mr. Tlllman turned his satire to? ward the president there were ripples of laughter, not open outbursts, buf. subdued sounds of risibility. .Finally when Mr. Tlllman had concluded at 1 o'clock.- he resumed his seat amidst the silence of the crowd. The same throng which had given him such an ovutlon at the moment of his entry upon the scene Indicated neither ap? proval nor disapproval when he had ended. This was an extraordinary fea? ture of itself. It was as though the vast audience had suspended Judg? ment in unison, as though the curtain had gone down In the middle of a play before the climax of the drama had been reached, as though something more were expected. At this dramatic moment Senator Hale moved that the senate take a re? cess for 10 minutes. Some of the crowd left the galleries, but their places were quickly filled by others from the corridors, and while the con? gressmen, secretaries, clerks, and even senators left the floor of the chamber, the great frame of people In the gal? leries looked down upon the picture In which Senator Tlllman was still the central figure. The South Carolinian remained at his desk. Senators went over to grasp his hand. First some of his colleagues from the Democratic side?Messrs. Money and McLaurln? th?sj Senator Dick from the Repub? lican side. He was at no time sur? rounded by any large group of his colleagues, but during the afternoon most of the members of the senate, without being demonstrative about It, caught him by the hand, or engaged him In conversation. Senator Tlllman spoke with a great deal of repressed feeling although he read his remarks from a proof slip. He followed its text closely, but oc? casionally paused to Interpolate some? thing extemporaneously, and when he reached the end of the prepared speech Senator Tlllman added an aside explanation, and from that he tilted at the president with something like his old-time Are, offering to cross lances with him. "In conclusion," he declared In this extemporaneous peroration, "I wish to say that I have received many let? ters and telegrams urging me to turn my batteries upon my assailant. But I am persuaded by my doctor thet I am not equal to the double task. Be? sides, my own personal character must in the final analysis be my bulwark. A man whose life has always been honest and above reproach will hard? ly turn out a liar and a swindler at ? 1." Then after a pause, Mr. Tlllman quoted a line from Tennyson: "Soiling another will never make one's self clean." After this quotation with a great deal of feeling, Mr. Tlllman declared: "Theodore Roosevelt lives in a glass house, with a glass floor In It, even. Common caution ought to teach him to have regard for others. He has exerted all of his power to destroy me. I feel unscathed. At some time In the future of this session, If my strength holds out, and I Intend to try to conserve It, I propose to bring Thoedore Roosevelt face to face with his true self, and show the people of the United States the character of the man they have bowed down to. For the present I will conclude by quoting from a closing paragraph of the Le? gend of Sir Calldore, In Spencer's Pericles: " 'He ranges throughout the whole world; neither Is there anyone who can restrain him. Of late he has grown especially presumptlou1* and I persistent, barking at and biting all alike, whether they be blameworthy , or Innocent. None are free from his I attacks. He spares neither the learn? ed wit nor the ge ntle poet, but rends and tears without regard of person, reason or time.' " Prefactory to his prepared ipetch Mr. Tlllman ilso explained extemp'o j aneously why he had resorted to wrlt i ten munuscrlpt. "I rise to g question : of the highest privilege." he said. "In j asmuch as the senate today occupies the attitude of a court and Inasmuch 'as any man who is on trial wants the Indictment put on record. If not read, I I winh the permission of the senate to ! publish In the Record, verbatim, se rintlm and punctatlm the carefully (prepared article from President Roosevelt to Mr. Hale, In which my i churacter ana Integrity are impugn* 1. I want the charges to precede the re? ply." After sending the president's letter to the desk Mr. Tlllman paused an? other moment, and before undertaking hli prepared speech made this im? promptu explanation: "But before 1 n l want to say that it is Irksome to me and a habit I never contracted to read any speech, and I would not Q> part from my custom today but for the fear that I might omit, If I attempted any r< ply extemporaneous? ly, some Important matter.*' The sentiment of the crowd scenic 1 to be pro-Tillmanie and antl-HOOOtl - veltlan. There were evidences of this when? ever Mr. Tlllman satirized the presi? dent. At every point in his speech Wharf the speaker salJ somethiug cut? ting about the president ripples of laughter swayed the crowd. The first of these masked Mr. Tillman's declar? ation tlu\t the president had struck him "below the belt." Immediately afterward the assertion that the pres? ident Is "adept at advertising," and then his extemporaneous interpola? tion to the effect that the president's special message was "of a type with which we are so famllar" created more laughter. The same was true of Mt. Tillman's statements "he promote* me to the Ananias Club" and "I was not aware that these darts of mine had quivered in the executive hide and stung him so." The laughter was louder when Mr. Roosevelt way men? tioned as one "who poses as the only remaining honest man In public life." but the most significant outburst, one that was accompanied by a* demon? stration of vigorous bandolapplngi was, Mr. Tillman's reference to his "pitch? fork." The chief i egret both among sen? ators and in the galleries, seems to have been the fact that Mr. Tlllman did not use his "pitchfork" as much as they would have liked. He ex? plained that this was because he did not feel physically equal to the task. ANTI-JAPANESE BILLS. CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLYMAN SAYS THEY ARE A MENACE. Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 13.?Three anti-Japanese bills Introduced in the State Assembly by Grove L. Johnson, of Sacramento, and one Introduced by A. M. Drew, of Fresno, prohibiting aliens from holding land in the State, have attracted wide interest. The Johnson bills are designed, first, to prevent Japanese being directors of corporations; second, to segregate their children In the schools; and third, to segregate all Japanese by defining the limits within which they must live. The first two were in? troduced last session by Mr. Johnson and action upon them was suspended at the telegraphic request of President Roosevelt pending diplomatic nego? tiations between the United States and Japan over the action of the San Francisco school board In excluding Japanese youths from public schools and assigning them to the Institutions set aside for "Mongolians." The Jap enese maintained that they were not Mongolians and Assemblyman John? son introduced an amendment speci? fying "Japanese" in the law. It was the enactment of this measure that the President objected to, and it was ;llled. Discussing his measures to? day, Mr. Johnson said: "I believe sentiment against the Japanese has grown to such an extent that the bill will pass. "I am prepared to make a fight for them, and even should Washington interfere again, I would not stop un? til the Legislature went on record. "I regard the presence of Japanese as more dangerous a hundred fold than that of Chinese. In our schools Japanese youth of 16 to 18 years of age, with their characteristic disregard for the virtue of women, should not be permitted to sit beside our own children. They are a menace to the girlhood of the tSate. "I am not prompted by the Asiatic League, or any other organization or person in presenting my measures." The Japanese already have a lobby on the scene, and will contribute con? siderable money to make a fight. The hearings will be held In a few days. Fever Sores. 'Favor sores and old chronic sores should not be healed entirely, but should be kept in healthy condition. This can be done by applying Chamber? lain^ Salve. This salve has no su perior for this purpose. It is also most excellent for chupped hands, sore nipples, burns and diseases of the skin. For sale by all druggists. The city of frangehurg will Im? prove Its water and lighting plant. President Helps Orphans. ?Hundreds of orphans have been helped bv the president of the Indus? trial and Orphans1 Home at Macon Qa,| Who writes: "We have used ElectrlO Hitters In this Institution for nine years, it has proved a most ex? cellent medicine for stomach, liver find kidney troubles. We regard it as one of the best family medicines on enrth." It Invigorates the vital or? gans, purifies the blood, aids digestion, crentes appetite. To strengthen and build up thin, pale, weak children or run-down people It has no equal. Best for female complaints. Only 60c. at Slbert's Drug Store. LYNCHERS ARRESTED. INQUEST HELD OVER BODY OF BUTCHERED NEGRO. Coroner's Jury Placet Responsibility On Three White Men and Three Ne groea, mi(| They Are Arrested? Night Rider Notices Gave Warning That no One Should be Found Guilty. Florence, Jan. 12.?Solicitor Walter H. Wells has just returned to the city from Forestvllle, the scene of the lynching of last Friday, in which Ar? thur Davis, a poor negro boy, was lynched by a party of white men. Solicitor Wells went to Forestvllle today to be present as the State's rep? resentative at the coroners Inquest. Owing to the distance from the city Magistrate Jeff Hyman conducted the inquest for Coroner Cooper. The Jury met Sunday, viewed the body of Davis and adjourned until today to take tes? timony and 'in order to have the solic? itor present to represent the State. Solicitor Wells tonight gave the fol? lowing account of the inquest: The jury was made up of twelve of the very best men in the Forestvllle and Hyman section. The evidence sub mltted today was very damaging as to th:ee white men, whose names are mentioned below. After deliberating for several hours and after taking all available testimony the jury presented the following verdict: "That Arthur Davis came to his death from gunshot wounds in the hands of three white men, L. S. Big ham, Jr., A. H. Fuller, Dan Hinds, and three negroes, Robert Singletary, John White and Jim Durch." Magistrate Hyman immediately took charge of the three negroes and com? mitted them to jail without bond. The three white men were not present and Sheriff Burch, together with Chief of Police J. J. Koopman, of this city, with warrants in their hands, went to arrest Bigham, Fuller and Hinds. It has been learned over the tele? phone that they were successful and are now on their way to this city with the men, to be placed In the county prison. Mr. Wells stated that the lynching was one of the most outrageous of Its kind that has ever been perpetrated in the county. When the solicitor ar? rived at the scene of the lynching he found that the whole country around Forestvllle and Hyman had been post? ed by night riders, warning the Citi? zen.? of that part of the country that Arthur Davis had been lynched by a party of eighty-five men, and that If the magistrate, who, was acting coron? er, and the Jury of inquest held any particular person guilty of the crime that all of them would be treated as Arthur Davis had been. The negroes implicated in the lynching, It appears, were mostly act? ing as watchers, and really did not do the killing, so it Is stated. The whole section of the county Is aroused over the affair and are almost up in arms against the accused lynchers. Bigham Is a son of the late ex-Senator Bigham, of this county, Fuller Is *a tobacco farmer and Hinds Is a farmer. All of them have been looked upon as good citizens heretofore. The Sumter Telephone Mfg., Co. received an order last week for 1,200 telephones. This is an Indication that business conditions are improving, for since the panic of 1907 there has been considerable stagnation in the tele? phone business in all sections of the country. WEALTHY MAN SUICIDES. A. C. L. ami Bank Director Shoots Himself Through the Head. Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 13.?H. B. Short, a wealthy and prominent citi? zen of Lake Waccamaca, N. C, com? mitted suicide by shooting himself through the head. He was a member of the board of directors of the At? lantic Coast Line and the Murchison National Bank. Ill health is given as tho cause. ?You would not delay taking Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidney or bladder trouble If you realized that neglect might result In Bright's disease or diabetes. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregularities and cures, all kidney and bladder dis? orders. W. W. Sibert. Mr. C. L. Boyet who has been con? nected with the Jackson Hotel for several months has severed his con? nection with this hotel and anticipates opening a house here In the city. Mr. Boyet runs the Tryon Hotel at Char? lotte, N. C, and if he is not successful In securing a house here, will return to The Tryon until next fall when he expects to return to Sumter. A Religious Author's Statement. ?For several years I was afflicted with kidney trouble and last winter I was suddenly stricken with a severe pain in my kidneys and was confined to bed eight days unable to get up without assistance. My urine con? tained a thick, white sediment and I passed same frequently day and night. I commenced taking Foley's Kidney Remedy, and the pain gradually abat? ed and finally ceased and my urine be? came normal. I cheerfully recom? mend Foley's Kidney Remedy. W. W. Sibert. 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TT MUH RAY BT UK CT, NC* YORK CITY. YOU IDLE MONEY WILL EARN 4 [PER GENT INTEREST IF DEPOSITED IN OUR SAYINGS DEPARTMENT. If you would be the mpst successful, you should make your money work too. It is a common saying that "money not earning interest is losing money." Set aside what money you will not need in your business at this time and deposit it with this bank. It will be here when you do deed it and working for you mean1 time. The Bank of Sumter. Begin the New Year By opening a bank account. We want to add 500 desirable new accounts to our present grow? ing volume during the year 1909. Confer with us, either by letter or in person, if you want banking accommodation. We always have time to listen to your wants and the facilities for sup? plying legitimate needs. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Court Square Sumter, S. C. Weather In 1908. All people are Interested In the weather. Even observant, Intelligent people have poor memories when it | comes to the weather of past years. Some of them unwisely claim that the climate is changing when they cannot bring forth a single fact to support their statement. It requires observations for a long series of years to establish the fact that there is uniformity in the rain? fall, cold, heat and storms. There may be several years In succession when the rainfall is below normal, as It was in 1904, when there were only 39.77 inches. In 1905 there was a shortage of 8.76 inches. The normal amount of rainfall at this place is about 48 or 50 inches. The farmers of the county who are supposed to watch every shower, have very little idea of the rainfall during the year. They know it has been a pretty wet year and that is all. Let them refresh their memories, as the lawyers say to witnesses, who are trying to edge around the truth. The year 1908 was a very wet year. The first three months of the year little plowing could be done, is the rainfall in inches for nmnth: January February March April May June July August September ( >i to..t*y November December pie also forget. They say this is a very warm winter up to date. They forget that about 1884 to 1886 rose bushes had beautiful buds at Christ? mas. Then, the winters of 1906 and 1907 was not very coldi Take three months of October, November and December. The mean temperature in 1906 was 50.9 degrees; in 1907 it was 49.8; In 1908 it was 54.4. Thus It is seen that the last three months have been about 4 degrees warmer than the same months of the preceding years.?Carolina Spartan. each 6.10 8.70 4.86 2.84 3.20 4.00 9.72 14.27 1.90 5.20 1.45 4.73 64.00 Total amount That is 16 inches above the normal. When it comes to temperature peo On Sept.* 1st, 1898 Wong Yup, a Chinaman, who was conducting a laundry in this city, died and In due time was interred in the Sumter Cem? etery with all the prescribed form and ceremony of Confucianism, Chinamen coming from ether towns in the State to participate !? the funeral rites. For more than ten yeiri Wong Yup rest? ed quietly in his grave, but yester? day his bones were disinterred, pack? ed in a box and shipped by express to New York to be forwarded to China for final interment. It is the custom of chinamen residing in this country to tend the remains of their fel? low countrymen, who die here, back to China, for burial, it being I part of the Celestial faith that a China? man's ?plrtt can't rest in peace so long Bj till bones lie In foreign soil. The distnterment of Wong Yup's remains, consisting of bones only, was attended with the burning of much incense, rii i paper, prayers, etc., to drive off the evil spirits. Not the least Inter? esting item connected with the for? warding of Wo ig Yup's bones to China was th?> faet that the Expi 1 ? Company charged $37 for transport? ing the box containing the bones to New York. If the other transporta? tion companies charge in proportion it will cost a small fortune to get the I bones back to China.