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HUMAN REPLIES 10 UFT. 1IK IM NOT Ol?IM ?St. Ii TO \ KU IUI EDUCATION. Sa Thal He IIa? Been Mi?repre ?Miled by "the Two Leading News la South Carolina"?He then lo show why he Oppose* School Attendance. riisfcinglea. Jan. JO.?When Sena IShsMui heard today that Prosl Select Taft had made a spsech In [Seta, la which he referred to pub lean who were lacking In sym fer the negroee la their efforts assmre an education, he became naghly aroused, and did not hesl to e a press his opinion, saying: ill la directly traceable to the mls aaenla and malicious editorials netting from the two leading ipere In South Carolina, In wralcJi my attitude was not correctly **Ia the first place I am not opposed fito negro education at all. provided It ts of the right kind, knowln; that ejesnratlon lacreaees toe Intelligence eaasl aai?fulaese of the cttlsen. What J aaM and meant, and by which I Is this: That the Republican of the last forty years has been aw compel the South to recognise the ape I) He a) equality of the negro. That mm Its essence would mean the dom tlou of the negro in South Caro m and Mississippi, and many parts ?eher Southern Stares. "We have disfranchised every negro > could under the fifteenth amend aad llie ouly Instrumentality ibis was to require an education sal ejnslIficatlen. There Is now an agi? tation in South Carolina for compul asary education. That would mean a ltee\jr burden to provide more schools aaMcsi the wl Its taxpayers would have ?s> bear, aad there could be no dls ilaatlea igainst the negro on ac it ef race or color. Hence we would it the spectacle of educating the at a very heavy expense tn forward the contest for sprem betweea the two races as soon as mrm ah on Id hsve given them the neces coattflos lions to vote, and be un what re found absolutely nec ry to pneerve our civilisation. ?'We never Intend to be governed r aagroes. whether educated or un id. The Republican party Is ?hing to debauch the South >egh Mr. Taft, who offers us two la every thousand of our popu i. aad a pretended advancement a ear sanierte! interests to Join that If the Republicans will throw and abandon once for all their te compel the South to receg i the equality of the Caucasian and African by repealing the fifteenth indwsant, we can then have the r our State affairs and can sttatti aaas? them to make better citi aaae aad aid In that 'uplift* which Mr. Taft is so anxious to' see brought But we never expect to lift' hgjat enough ourselves or al t anybody else to lift them high lagh te put their he*is on our or govern us again, and the of the races which' seems to i Inevitable, will only be hastened auch talk as Mr. Taft Indulge In." srWIHJBITIONlSTB LOSE A POINT. ?art to Have Prohibition Petltloa Printed In House Journal Refeated ?On Mr. Hawker'* Motion. I . *>>raraata. Jan. 11.?The first Irmieh over prohibition occurred the hones todsy. over Mr. H?cker s lection to having the stream of pro snQetlon petitions now rolling In prlnt mm In the Journal. The antls won, the aa tttftn? being referred to the dtspen saaiy committee. IPhere was a new freak bill In the saetsse today prohibiting the sals of icaee en Sunday. jrfTTlNO PUNISHMENT TO CRIME. Attempt at Criminal Assault to he Made a Capital Offense. Colombia. Jan. 21?Senator Whar? as's Nil carrying out the reoommen alten of the governor to make at ipt at criminal assault a capital of with a sentence of not lens than IS vears. under a recommendation to rjr waa passed to the third read a in the senate without objection id will probably become law. The it at Hpartanhurg | last summer writ) vary likely result In the passage| e>f .Mr Whirtons bill. I Ik Par,- I ?M?d dim. >?sry Wilson saw "< >n? <?f the .?f the law I? to Inform the ?nuenvT of the presence of certain mrul d-ugs in medicines." The requires that the amount of form, opium. morphine and hubit farfiatng drugs be stated Min the label of each battle, The man safacturevs <>f Chamber leln'i cough >dy have alwsys claimed that l- remedy did not contain any of drugn. snd the truth of this I? now fully proven, ss no ef them Is made on the label. This remedy Is no* only one of the anfest. but on** of the l.est in use for rhs snd colds. Its value has been ?n beyond question during th. many years It has been in general For sale by all druggists. TRAPPED IH TUNNEL WORKMEN PERISH IX LAKE MICHIGAN TUNNEL. Men Who Were Working in Crib Un? der Surface Blown to Pieces, Burn? ed to Death or Drowned Before Aid Arrives. Chicago. Jan. 20.?Blown in pieces by exploding powder, burned to death by the resultant (ire, or drown? ed in the Icy waters of Lake Michigan was the fate today of some 50 work? men who were working on a subma? rine tunnel at a wooden crib, a mile and a half from shore. The crib was used in the construc? tion of a tunnel connecting with the South Side shore cf the city at Sev? enty-third street H is known that 95 workmen were employed in the crib and the connecting tunnel at the time of the explosion, which started the firs and blew or drove men Into the water. The work of the destroying elements was begun so unexpectedly and reaped its harvest of dead and Injured with such swiftness that the contracting firm of George W. Jack son and the rescurers have been un? to arrive at anything like an accurate list of those who perished or of others who escaped the fury of the flames or the !cy waters of the lake. \ All South Side hospitals are filled with Injured men tonight City fire boats and tugs of the constructing company made frequent trips far Into the night to the scene of the disaster through the heavy ice floes. The disaster apparently had Its ori? gin in a powder house of small di? mensions, situated about 100 yards ffom the crib structure proper, but at the same time being a part of the general structure. Ths dull detonation, muffled as it was by the crunching or floating loe against the erib and the atmosphere laden with heavy fog, simply aroused the attention of ths workmen, accord? ing to survivors, and it was not until ths heat of the flames and the stifling smoke penetrated the so-called "liv? ing room" of ths crib and the tunnel beneath the waters of ths lake that the full Import of the disaster dawn? ed upon the workmen cut off from quick suocor. One of the workmen with a cooler head than his fellows made his way through the sraok? to a little inclos ure In which was a tslsphone and gave Ulis hurried message to the shore station: $ "The crib is on Are. For God* saks send help at once or we will be burned alive. Ths tug?" At this point communication ceased and through ths fog an occasional burst of flame and the unmistakable odor of smoke made it known to the watchers on shors that the telephone ge waa in earnest Ths tug T. T. Morford was the first to begin reaeulng the frensisd work* men. After several hours of heroic work on the part of the rescuers 19 work? men were rescued. When the fire tug Cenway and its crew had finally quenched the flames 53 bodies had been carried to the shore and placed In morgues In South Chicago, await? ing Identification. According to the records of the construction company, 46 men are missing, the estimate being made from the latest poy roll. When in? formed that 53 bodies had been re? covered, the construction company explained that extra men are hired from day to day. This, It is said, will account for the ssvsn additional dead. Acting on a report that men have been seen clinging to ice floss some distance from the scene of the disas? ter. Firs Chief Horan has ordered the Are tug Illinois to patrol the lake dur? ing the night In tne hope of rescue. The police already have started an Investigation with a view of placing the responsibility for the disaster, and Coroner Hoffman, after Impaneling a Jury, will continue the Inquest for a week. In the meantime Geo. W. Jackson, president of the construc? tion company, has made arrange? ments to provide burial plots for the victims, the majority of whom de? pended upon their hazardous toll In 1 the tunnel for a living for themselves i and their families. The only honorable and honest way to ftop a newspaper Is to step into the office and pay up all arrearage, get a receipt and have your name off the list To fire jour paper back at the publisher marl:cd "refused" when you aws six sgoatbs of a year, and never go near the office Is not only disreput? able, but superlatively dishonest as well.?Orangerurg Times & Democrat A Horrible llohl-l p. ?"About t?'i? years ago my brother was 'held-up In work, health and happln* s? b.s what was believed to be hopeless consumption," writes W. Ii Lipscomb, of Washlngton( x. C. "Ho look all kinds of remedies and treat !, . it fr<?m sei oral doctors, but found no help till h< used Dr. King's New Discovery and eras wholly cured by six bottles. II ? |s a w? || man today.' it's quick to relieve and ths surest cure fnr weak or sore lungs, hetnor rhagee, OOUghH and COlda, bronchitis la SrlppOi asthma an I ull bronchial affections. 50?. and II. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store. SATURDAY NICHT CLOSING. Report of the Committee of the Min? isterial Asm >c hit ion. At a recent meeting of the Minis? terial Association the question of a 10 o'clock closing of places of busi? ness on Saturday nights was discuss? ed. It was argued that by reason of the extra work and the long hours of duty on Saturdays, many employees went home worn out, and used Sun? day as a day for physical rest alone and lost sight of Its ethical and spirit? ual value. The Association felt this to be a distinct loss, not only from a religious standpoint but also from the standpoint of the community, ethical? ly, socially and physically. Feeling that it was a matter in which the best interests of the church and the community were identified, and be? lieving that if all places of business closed by 10 o'clock no one would be the loser, the Association directed its president to publish a request to the business men to consider the question of a 10 o'clock closing and also ap? pointed the undersigned as a commit? tee to secure the signatures of the merchants and business men to an agreement to close their respective places of business not later than 10 o'clock on each Saturday night. The committee has since made a canvass of the business section and has met with many surprises. Some signed the agreement without condition, stating that they had been In the hab- i it of closing at 10 o'clock and would continue to do so; others asked us to make the hour 9 o'clock; others requested us to circulate an agree-1 ment for a 6 o'clock closing on other days; and some who were supposed to be opposed to the movement, sign? ed the agreement with alacrity. As we proceeded with our canvass, one of the clothing houses agreed to sign on condition that all the other cloth? ing houses signed; a little later one of the drug stores made the same con? dition in regard to the other drug stores; and king's cigar store agreed to sign on condition that the drug stores signed. He then added to the agreement the proviso "on condition that all sign this agreement." We failed to secure the signature of one clothing house, one drug store, a candy kitchen and a small retail bus? iness. Two others declined to sign the agreement, but stated that if the rule should be established they would ob? serve it Some of the business men were out when we visited their stores; we tried to revisit these, but may have overlooked one or two. As the great majority signed the agreement "on condition that all sign," and as we failed to secure the signature of all, we do not consider the agreement binding on any. How? ever, we ask those who are In the habit of closing at 10 o'clock to con? tinue their custom, and urge others to adopt the same rule. We believe that it Is a matter in which the com? munity at large has a duty and a re? sponsibility. We therefore urge our citizens to aid in this movement.. We urge thoee who reside in the ctly to do their trading, as far as possible, on other days than Saturday; and we urge those who come in from the country on Saturday to do their trad? ing as early as possible In the day. We also urge our people to refrain as far as possible from trading on Sun? days at the drug stores, and when necessity for such trading arises en? deavor to do so between the hours of 9 and 10:SO o'clock in the morning, and t and 6 in the afternoon, so that the Sunday hours of the drug stores may be shortened. Below is a copy of the agreement and signatures. We desire to state once more that the majority signed after the condition was added, and as we did not secure the signature of all, we do not consider it binding on any. H. H. COVINOTON, C. C. BROWN, J. P. MARION, Committee. The foregoing report was read and received the unanimous approval of the Association and orderd published. J. B. WILSON, Chairman. The Agreement. We, the undersigned, agree to close our respective places of business not later than 10 o'clock on each Satur? day night on condition that all sign this agreement: O'Donnell & Co. Levy & Moses. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. The Sumter Clothing Co. StUbbs Bros. W. 0? BtubbS' Haberdashery. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. Schwartz Bros. Sumter Grocery Co. Knight Bros, l. w. Folsom. W. H. Yntes. Lavl Bros. Sumter Book Store. Caroling Hardware Co., per A. J. Bradford. Bvcrybody's store. The Sumter Insurance Agency, by j P. Moses. Jr. I V. H. Pholps. McCormack Jewelry Co. Sumter Hardware Co. M. Green. H. D. Barnett. W. F. Jenkins. China's Drug Store. DuRant Hardware Co. Ducker & Bultman. A. A. Strauss & Co., by L. I. Strauss. L. LeGrand. G. E. Haynsworth. ' Bultman Bros. Burns Hardware Co. T. B. Jenkins. Sumter Fruit Co., per C. Gazes. L. Albert. Moore Bros. & Co. J. ?. King. R. Strauss. W. A. Thompson. Cuttino & McKnight. The Sumter Drug Co., by Chas. S. Kingsmore. V. Gazes. Harper Bros. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co., by J. H. Witherspoon, Mgr. W. S. Reynolds. Carolina Furniture Co. E. W. Vogel. Ralph Hill. Wm. H. Cobb Co. James Christor. Singer Sewing Machine Co. Geo. D. Shore & Bro. McCallum Realty & Insurance Co. R. S. Hood. DeLorme's Pharmacy. Mrs. L> Atkinson. Shaw.& McCollum Mercantile Co. Hearon's Pharmacy. Cash Dry Goods Co. T. C. Scaffe. O. E. Bostick. L. M. King. G. W. Costln. Sumter Banking & Mercantile Co. J. R. Mercer & Co. M. B. Randle. Simpson Furniture Co. E. T. Brallford & Co. C. W. Klngman. P. R. May. J. D. Craig Furniture Co. TO MODIFY PRIMARY SYSTEM. Mr. McMahan Introduces a Bill Pro? viding for Certain Modifications. Columbia, Jan. 21.?There has for years been complaint about the pri? mary system. Mr. McMahan, of Co? lumbia, expects to make a fight to change some of the abuses of the sys? tem, and to that end has introduced a bill, the provision of which follow: Sec. 1. That no persons shall vote In a primary election of any political party, organisation or association in this State unless he be an elector, reg? istered for the general election In the polling precinct In which he offers to vote In said primary, and.if he offers to vote in a municipal primary, regis? tered to vote in the municipal elec? tion, who has paid the poll tax, if any assessed against him and payable in the previous year in the county in which he offers to vote. Sec. 2. That the manager of any primary election shall allow no per? son to vote at such primary election except upon presentation of his reg? istration certificate for the general election, or In case of a municipal pri? mary his registration certificate for the municipal election, and his pre? sentation of the treasurer's receipt for his payment of the poll tax, if any, assessed against him and payable In the previous year In the; county in which he offers to vote, or the audi? tor's certificate of his non-liability for such tax: Provided, however, that in case of the loss or misplacement of registration certificate or poll tax re? ceipt, a certification by the custodian of the registration books, or by the county treasurer, as the case may be, shall suffice, and it shall be the duty of such officers and of the county au? ditor upon request during five days preceding a primary election to issue such certification};. Sec. 3. That any person who shall vote In a primary election when he Is not registered as above required, or has not paid his poll tax, if liable therefor, as above required, and any manager of a primary election, who shall allow any person to vote in a primary election without proof of his registration and of his payment of poll tax or non-liability therefor, as above required, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by impris? onment for thirty days 01 fine of one hundred dollars. Dr. J. H. Donald, a leading physi? cian of Anderson County died at Pied? mont Friday. ?For health and happiness?De Witt's Llttls Early Risers?small, gen? tle, easy, pleasant little liver pills, the best made. Sold by all druggists. Dr. G. F. S. Wright, the oldest den? tist of Georgetown died Friday night aged 7f>. ? Always have Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup handy, especially for the children. H tastes nearly as good as maple sugar. It cures the cold by gently m >ving the bowels through Its laxative principle, and at the same time it is soothing for throat irrita? tion, thereby stopping the cough. There is nothing as good. Sold by all druggists. THE REAL CASUS BELLI. CONGRESS BELIEVE** ROOSEVELT IS HABITUALLY UN'IKUTHFCX. Nino Out of Ten Congressmen arc Convinced that the President Fights Foul, that lie Delight, in an Atmosphere of Intrigue and Calumny, that his Talk of die Square Deal to be Sheer Pretence. (From an Editorial in New York Evening Post.) The explosive quariel between the President and Congress Is doubtless a deep mystery to the average, lntentive citizen. He cannot understand th.? heat on either side. That congress had some provocation, he perceives, but excuse for the great excitement and vast indignation, it is not easy for him to find. The puzzlement of the gen oral mind is not unlike that which an American would have who had Just como home after having been in the Arctic regions for the past four years. He would have left Mr. Roosevelt the ivi-o and idol; he would have found him the subject of attack and denun? ciation. Such an American, if a sensible man, would know that this strange re? versal, this effect detective, comes by cause, and would set himself to dis? covering the cause. He would demand an explanation which would be, as Montaigne says not more difficult of belief than the thing to be explain? ed. The true account of the controversy and the bitterness goes far back. This explosion is not a matter of a day or a week- It was not a single unguard? ed utterance of the President that created all this animosity against him. His rash language let it loose, but did not cause it. The feeling of antagon? ism and hostility had long been gather? ing In Congress. If the President's message had been all, the affair could easily have been accommodated. So Mr. Roosevelt evidently thought. He expected the explanatory message to be accepted as satisfactory. But the long accumulation of dislike and en? mity was seeking a vent, and it took this one. It was as if Congress had been waiting for years for the Lord to deliver a Philistine into their hands, and would not let go the opportunity to rise and smile. All this however, only throws us back on the question why Congress should have been heaping up so in? tense a hatred of the President. Was it due to jealousy of his popularity? Was it envy of his fame? Was it even resentment at his dictatorial manners? None of these things. The truth of the matter it is a delicate thing to state, but no one who has an acquain? tance with Congressmen, no one who knows Washington can have any doubt what that truth is. It hi in a word, that Congress does not be? lieve in President Roosevelt's moral sincerity. It thinks him hypocritical. He has lectured it and the country on truthfulness, yet nine out of ten Congressmen believe Mr. Roosevelt himself to be habitually untruthful. He has posed as a champion of fait play, yet Congressmen believe him to fight, foul. They picture him ai living In. and delighting in, an at? mosphere of suspicion, intrigue and calumny. His talk of the square deal they scoff at as sheer pretence. The? say that he protects favorites, such at Paul Morton and the Steel Corpora tion while furiously prosecuting hli enemies, or those whom he thinks h? can make political capital by attack? ing. In short, congress is thorough!. convinced that all the supreme moral -exhortation which It has had from President Roosevelt, has come from fi man who allows in himself the thine he condemns in others. Mind, we do not say that Congres? is right about it. We only state what It believes to be true. Congressmen maj be deceived; but there can be nc question that this is what they hon estly think about the president. Frorr their nearby view for years, frorr their comparing notes together, frorr their hearing Mr. Roosevelt's words and watching his acts, they have come to the opinion we have described. And when they had a good chance to ex? press by formal action their convictior of the president's insincerity, the> could not stay their hands. This, we believe. Is a rational explanation, and the only complete explanation, of the action of the house in arraigning the president for assertions "unfounded i" fact." It was a cherished resentment at hollow assumptions of higher vir? tue, expressing itself in a verdict >: disbelief in the existence of even the lower virtue of speaking the truth. On no ??ther theory can wo account for the persistence of congress in lvfusing all advances to patch up the differ? ences with the presldenl and in pro eeedlng to record its deliberate convic? tion that he I1;"1 uttered the thing that is not. It was simply congress doing collectively! what a great ma? jority of its members have long been doing Individually and privately?that Is, passing an adverse moral judgment upon Mr. Roosevelt, This is what makes the business. i I serious for the president, a mere col? lision of authority, he could afford to dismiss with a smile. Even such a quarrel with congress as would pre v? nt him from getting the measures enacted that he desires, he might now snap his fingers at. HU- term is near? ly over. Litttle would be done, any? how. Let it go, and hurry off to Africa. But the rebuke of congress strikes deeper than any f ormality, vuy mere straining of relations. In what it explicitly says, and in the tense conviction that lies behind its words, there is an arraignment of Mr. Roose? velt from which he can escape by no diversion, and which he cannot forget or shake off by evoking, through any of the artifices at his command, the old huzzas to attest his undlminished popularity. The real meaning of the action of congress is a moral disappro? val of the president. For the moment, he may profess to scorn this. He is, however, too much of an historian, and too keen a politician, not to know how deeply It will cut Into his reputa? tion when the books come to be final? ly balanced. EARTH SHOCKS AT MESSINA. Considerable Alarm Caused by Recur? rence of Tremblings in City?More Fires Break Out. Messina, Jan. 20.?Earth shocks still continue here. Some of them are slight, but the others, stronger in character, are usually accompanied by underground roaring, which still causes considerable alarm. Fires have broken out among the debris in dif? ferent quarters, which fact does not tend to lessen the alarm. The refu? gees are suffering greatly because of much rain and snow. Gen. Mazza, commander of the dis? trict, has made an inspection of the houses built by thex crew of the bat? tleship of Regina Eilena. He decided to adopt the plan, and will build a large number near the ruins of the city. Pig's blood, medically prepared, is of the highest value in the cure of Incipient tuberculosis, according to an announcement by Dr. Daniel E. Ricar? do. By experiments carried on In? dependently, Dr. Ricardo says he ar? rived at the same conclusion as Dr. |.R, C. Rosenberger, of Philadelphia? that tuberculosis first manifests Itself in the blood of the patient. 4T have found pig's blood to be of the highest value In tuberculosis cases," declared the physician. "The reason for that is that pig's blood contains more he? moglobin than cow blood. Swine are fed better than cattle, and there is a heavy strain on the cows from being milked. Cattle also are subject to tuberculosis, while I have never heard of a case of that disease among swine." Five boys, ranging in age from 8 to 13 years, were arrested in their class rooms in the Shaw School, In St. Louis, and ? charged with causing the death of William W?chter, a peddler, who was found with his skull crushed yesterday. The arrests followed infor? mation given to the police by Mrs. Mary Geobehardt, mother ol two of the prisoners. The boys told the po? lice they had stoned Wachler "Ju?t i j for fun." Joseph Leo, IS years old, was later held to the Juvenile Court by a coroner's Jury on a charge of criminal carelessness. The other boys ' j were detained as witnesses, t ley hav 11 ing testified that Leo threw t he stone which struck W?chter in the head. The number of lynch ings In 1907 was the smallest In late years, being but 63. It is not encouralng that the r umber in 1908 was 101, the largest number since 1903. The number of lynching* in the various States and Territories was as follows: Alabama, 4; Arkansas 1; California 1; Florida 4; Georgia. 16; Illinois, 2; Kentucky, 10; Louisiana, 8; Mississippi, 23; North Carolina, 1; South Carolina, 1; Ten? nessee 8; Texas, 21; Virginia. 1, or. South, 93; North. 3. Of the total number 93 were negroes and 7 whites. - j Don't Get a Divorce. ?A western Judge granted a divorce on account of Ill-temper and bad breath. Dr. King's New Life Pilts would have prevented it. They cure constipation, causing bad breath and liver trouble the ill-temper, dispel colds, banish headaches. conquer chills. 25c. at Slbert's Drug Store. An experiment in making paper pulp from sugar cane Is being tried at a paper mill In Newington Centre, Conn., a secret process being tested by Dr. James House Fute, of Houston, Tex. It was learned at the mill that the factory had been secured about four weeks ago by Dr. Bute for the I* stl and that pulp had been produced, the fibre being fine and very tough Slid the puli* in its first stage a dark yellow. Samples, which had been bleached, however, showed a clear white, and it Is believed by the ex? perimenters, can be made into a very good grade of pa,?er. Stomach Trouble Cured. ?If you have any trouble with vour stomach you should take Chamber Iain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Mr. J. P. Klote of Edina. Mo., says: *T have us< d a great many different med? icines for stomach trouble, but find Chamberlain*! Stomach and Liver Tablets more beneficial than any oth? er remedy I ever used." For sale by all druggists.