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m mm wins victory. HULsM amended, but cuunioff ibXoain speaker. ?r a an?wwsy ttstton, the House u llesotwUoa by Mr. Fits of Now York, Re?n-lotlA< AsShoskj of lbs Speaker und March II.?After ous ?sestoas la Iti uls lf. taw house sff representatives to 1% regardless of party alignment, til to 171, u resolution by (Democrat.) of New ?y lbs rules wjere amend la several Important particular*. itioa was a Substituts for by Mr. Clara, of MUsourl lie adoption was acoompltehe<l only efbsr taw insurgents," with the aid wf the Democrate, with one or two snrceptssn*. had won a decided pre? liminary victory by voting down a twsolatton by Mr Dalaell. of Pennsyl? vania, making the unamended rules of the 49th con ?res? applicable to that* of the present congress. The cell mi lbs roll on the Clark resolution was followed with Intenss Interest. Such wee* lbs rover heat of the members what Mr Clark, of Missouri, got Into m spirited colloquy with Mr. Dalrell. who bad mounted ths rostrum to resd tils resolutton of the mtn >rlty leader. Mr. Clark rented him ordered away fresn tbs desk, to which proceeding Mr. PulssM objected, saying h< had a right to know what ths measure oso tola ad This Isd to a controversy ens nae speaker, which lasted long easagh fer Mr. Dalsell to get to s in Inn bs desired snd hs stopped tbs platform and return od to As analysed by parliamentarians. eat makes three iiapov Mamas a "calendar consents." tbs sff mi of m to* suable a member to bars oa brought before tbs without h.Mrtsg to go to the for recognition. This eheags. sag. wHI be s relief to tbs apeak wf* id. erh wi eonaldoratlon of e ban le osjactaisd aad the previous la ordered, the rules hsrsto hsvs provided fer a motion to ill weth er without instruction*. %%\ baa basa tbs praetloe to raeognlss nasbii of tits saajority party to Ibis motioa. aad thus prevent ?tbe miaotity from offering such In* ae it may desire. The new great Iba islaortty tbs prefer sueh a motion, add them to gat a record vets which would other bo ssttfed la committee of the -whole Laase, where ao record vote It protects tbs calendar by feuolrtug a two-thirds Instead of e asejofitg vote to ait It aslds. Fourth. It is also claimed that ths asaoadmeut will hevs ths offset of pre.-es ting favoritism by ths action of taw committee oa rules oa special er Cannon is Inclined to re? gard tbs amendments as a slight Im? provement oa ths part of ths rules In that tastrud of throwing ths respon? sibility far recognition on him. It ssts aetsV certain days for ths considera? tion el measures uadsr unanimous consent, hot, he says, under ths new ruls members will hsvs to wslt for thou* dar*. Tl s eiortlon of house officers pre 4 the action on the rules. With '47 of votes to spars. Jos. O. Can of Illinois, was re-slscted, re wslvlsg 994 votes as against 1ic for ChaMp dark, of Missouri. 9 for Coop? er. iVlscsnsm; I for Norris. of Ne brasu t. snd 1 each for Bsch. of Wls <oon* n snd W. P. Hspburn. of Iowa, aa ?anvmher All the Democratic snaatbsrs voted for Clark, so thst ths ucattenog vote represented, the Re publ can delegation from Cannor T??* drawing for seats was i*>st paasi until tomorrow, and the house, at I II p. m, adjourned. CMT1 sC lap:; PKHPARE FOR WAR. -*IA*r" l*?rt*rcd a Flghtlnc Won I by Jndcs t*i>w?ei of Georgia Court of Atlanta. Us. March 19 -To cidl a a Mar In the Mate of Oeorgia Is a arisch of the peace and means a fight. Sects res the Stats court of ap? is, hs a decision bandet I down to Th* lower court, which rsfised *?a to w M Rumsey, who nued f. J.. Billiard for 9109 d image- for h of the pesce for ca. ling him a liar si reversed, the optnlo i by Judge PoWlSI concluding "?stag to the msnnsr born, the judats sf this court take Judicial cognisance of the fact thst In Geor? gia tu call s man s llsr. sven without tarsstearnc him with a weapon, most gase? sll/ means s right. There msy be saeapMons to this rule, hut they are rsre aad And llttls nourishment on Qaorgta soil and undo* Southern skies'* Yets have ae right to at up your lad as* en >ther man . faith. C1NNQN MADE THREATS. DOHA OF HOUSE TRIAD TO COERCE DEMOCRATS. Speaker Cannon Resorted to Desper? ate Tactics to Bring About Hie Re Kloctlon?Threatened Southern Democrata With Loos of Committee Place? and Defeat of Appropcii - tioos la Which They Are Inteeest Washington, March 15.?The force and effectiveness of "Cannon-lam" and Its ability to perpetuate Itself have been strikingly Illustrated dur? ing the past week when a body of brave "insurgents" have been exert? ing every effort to overthrow the tyranny which now dominates the lower house of congress. Through his able. If unscrupulous, henchman, ex-Representative Watson of Indiana, Mr. Cannon has been gradually com? municating to the various members of the house, not excluding the Dem? ocrats, the dire fate which awaits them should they Join the insurrection against the house 'rules and he is re elected speaker. Mr. Watson, for In? stance, has pointed out to the South? ern members that they have educated their constituents to a great Interest In the deep waterways movements and to expeot adequate appropriations for river and harbor Improvement. "Of course you realise" says Mr. Wat? son, "that if you Join the fight against the speaker, you cannot expect him to permit any measure appropriating funds for the Improvement of rivers and harbors In your district to pass the house. see Under the existing nules the speak? er haa authority to appoint all the members of the house committees. As a matter of custom and courtesy, the minority leader has been permitted to select In the past the minority membership, but Cannon does not hesitate to instruct his henchmen to threaten a withdrawal of this priv? ilege Accordingly, Mr. Watson Is go? ing to those Democrats who now hold good pmlttona and saying, "Of course you realise that your fata rests with the speaker. If you oppose him he will certainly oppose your appoint? ment to any committee worth hav? ing. De you think It worth while to loin the insurgents and thus risk the good place you have long enjoyed on the appropriations committee?" This argument has been used, and It Is understood with good effect, on Representative Livingston of Georgia, who has long held an Important pines on the eemmtttee named. see Final ly, the tariff Is being used to perpetuate Cannonism. Surprising as It may seem, there art many protec? tion Democrats In congress, many who feel that their political Ufa de? pends on the amount of protection they can secure for certain Southern Industries. To these men. Watson and his cohorts say, "No doubt you have taken into consideration the fact that the new tariff bill will con? tain no protection for Louisiana rice, or Florida pineapples, or Alabama fron, or, Virginia tobacco, if you Join the Insurgents nnd oppose either the reelection of Mr. Cannon or the re adoption of the house rules. Under circumstances It Is hardly surprising that the Democrats are distraught and find It hard to decide between their duty to their party and the peo? ple and their own self-preservation. . . . The officers of President Taft's cab? inet will be given every encourage? ment by the president to travel and thoroughly familiarise themselves with every detail of the work over which they have control. Secretary Ballinger of the Interior department intends to go to Alaska this summer and tour the territory with especial reference to the coal lands, which It Is claimed are valuable, and to Inves? tigate the possibilities of reclamation. The president, also wishes Secretary Dickinson of the war department to go to the Isthmus at the earliest op? portunity so that ha may familiarise himself with the details of the work ? her? and become thoroughly posted in a direct way on the affairs of this gigantic undertaking. ? ? ? Secretary Wilson of the depart? ment of agriculture la in receipt of nearly a hundred letterea from millers and kindred Interests asking him to refer the question of bleached flour, which the department has branded as adulterated, to the referee board of the department which recently per? mitted the use of bensoate of soda previously condemned by Dr. Wiley, and clamored for by many of the food packers. To all of these letters the secretary has replied that the matter would not be ao referred. Oreat preasure la being brought to bear, however, and some weeks ago the manufacturers of the flour bleaching apparatus brought suit in the District Court for a mandamus to prevent the secretary from continuing a distribution of the pure food de? cision In which bleached flour Is class? ed aa adulterated food. The case has not yet come to trial and In the meantime bleached flour remains un? der the ban. TAFT'S TARIFF MESSAGE. PRESIDENT RECOMMENDS SPEE? DY REVISION OF SCHEDULES. President Ad risen That Congress De? ro to Itself Almost Wholly to Reve? nue Bill. Washington. March 16.?President Tsft's message was received by the senate and house today with demon? strations In both bodies. The mes? sage was aa follows: 'To the Senate and House of Repre? sentatives. "I have convened the congress in this extra session In order to enable It to give Immediate consideration to the revision of the Dingley tariff act. Conditions effecting production, manufacture and business generally have been changed in the last 12 years as to require a readjustment and re? vision of the import duties Imposed by that act. More than this, the pre? sent tariff act, with the other sources of government revenue, does not furnish income enough to pay the authorized expenditures. Ey July 1 next the excess of expenses over re? ceipts for the current fiscal year will equal $100,000,000. "The successful party in the late election is pledged to a revision of the tariff. The country and th<* busi? ness community, especially, expect it The prospect of a change in the rates of import duties always causes a sus? pension or halt in business because of the uncertainty as to the changes to be made and their effect. It 1st there? fore, of the highest importance that the new bill be agreed upon and pass? ed with as much speed as possible consistent with its due and through consideration. For these reasons I have deemed the present to be an ex? traordinary occasion, within the meaning of the constitution, Justify? ing and requiring the calling of an extra session. "In my inaugural address I stated, In a summary way, the principles up? on which, in my Judgment, the re? vision of the tariff should proceed, and Indicated at least one new source of revenue that might be properly re? sorted to In order to avoid further de? ficit. It Is not necessary for me to re? pent what I then said. "I venture to suggest that the vital business Interests of the country re? quire that the attention of the con? gress In this session be chiefly devot? ed to the consideration of the new bill and that the less time given to ether subjects for legislation In this session, the better for the country. (Signed) "William H. Taft.. 'The White House. March 18. 1909." THE BASKBALL SITUATION. If The Fans Are Enger for League Ball Some New Directors Must Be Found for Association. The baseball situation In Sumter, according to several of the directors of the Sumter Baseball Association, la about as follows: The Association holda a lease for a term of years on the ball park, owns the franchise In the State League and owns the team composed of a likely lot of players reserved from last season. To offset theae as? sets the Association has a debt of $2, 109, which has been accumulated gradually during the three years that Sumter has had professional ball. Vo much for the finances of the Associa? tion. The situation is not serious from a financial point of view, for ar? rangements could be made without serious difficulty to take care of the debt and finance a team this year, but the great obstacle that stands in the way of a succesful season In pro? fessional ball for Sumter it the fact that the men who have heretofore ta? ken the lead In promoting and man? aging the ball team are not disposed to continue the work. A majority, if not all, of the directors of the Asso? ciation will refuse to serve as direct? ors any longer and a majority of them say that they are ready to pay the debt of the Association out of their own pockets and quit right now. They say they have neither the time nor the money to devote to baseball and if Sumter It to have professional baseball tome other public spirited fant must come to the front. Some, If not all, of the directors are ready to put up their pro rata share of the money to pay the debts of the Asso? ciation and will turn over the fran? chise and other assets of the Asso? ciation, free of encumbrances, to any other set of men who will agree to maintain the team this season. Some of them are also ready to make a sub? stantial donation in hard cash to the new board of directors. This Is the way th?y talk now and It it evident that unless something Is done quickly Sumter will be out of it in baseball this season. The lazy man's pay envelope is never afflicted with obesity. No man can own any more than he can carry In his own heart. The saddest people In this world are those who are always fleeing from sorrow. BRYAN CANDIDATE FOR SENA1E. Give*} Impression That He Will be a Passive Candidate to Succeed Bur* kett. Chicago, March 15.?-William J. Bryan in an interview today left the impression that he would be a recep? tive If-not an active candidate for the United States senatorship from Ne? braska In 1111 to succeed Elmer J. Burkett, Republican. "I do not know yet whether I shall be a candidate," said Mr. Bryan. "If there seems a good chance to elect to the senate some other Nebraska Dem? ocrat It will please me better than to be a candidate myself. I can not say that I would under no circumstances accept the nomination, because no one is wise enough to decide on con? ditions In advance. I think the Dem? ocratic party is in better condition than at any time since 1892 and has an excellent chance to control the next congress." BALKAN SITUATION ACUTE. Berlin Thinks War May Begin This Week. Berlin, March 15.?Private advices received here from Vienna report the situation between Austria and Servia as one of extreme gravity. It is said in authoritative quarters that Austria will send within a few days an ulti? matum to Belgrade, fixing a very short preiod for a<n answer to her rep? resentations. If the answer is unsat? isfactory, it is declared, war is inevit? able and may break out by the end of the week. The Berliner Tageblatt learns that the Russian foreign minister, M. Is woisky, has Issued Instructions to the Russian minister at Belgrade to warn the Servian government to avoid care? fully everything that might be Inter? preted as a challenge to war. Never? theless diplomats here, regard the danger of war Is most acute. WORLD PLEADS NOT GUILTY. Publishers and Editor ef Newspaper Deny Charge of libel in Canal Oase. t New York, March 15.?The Press Publishing Company, publishers of the New York World, through Its counsel, Delancey Nlcoll, pleaded not guilty before Judge Holt In the Fed? eral court today to the charge of criminal libel In West Point sad the New York poetofllce In the Panama Canal case. Counsel for Caleb Van Hamm, an editor of the World, also entered a plea of not guilty te a simi? lar charge in behalf of Mr. Van Hamm. Counsel was granted one week to prepare a special pleading as to the jurisdiction of the court. Mr. Van Hamm appeared with his counsel before United States Commis? sioner Shields late today and furnish? ed $5,000 ball for his appearance in the Federal court on April 19. The Indictments were found recent? ly after a lengthly Investigation of charges of libel on their part In con? nection with articles on the Panama Canal purchase. It was alleged also that among others, President Taft, Chas. P. Taft, the President's 'broth? er; Ex-President Roosevelt and Doug" las Robinson, had been libeled in ar? ticles published during last October and circulated on Oovernment reser? vations at West Point and In the Fed? eral building there. RAILROADS CAN INCREASE RATES. Virginia Corporation Commission Al? lows Charge of 2 1-2 Cents Per Mile Instead of 2 Cents. Richmond. Va., March 16.?Unde" a decision just rendered by the State corporation commission the maxi? mum passenger rate on the Virginia railroads will hereafter be 2 1-2 cents. This decision is the result of a petition filed some weeks ago, ask? ing the establishment )f a new pas-* senger rate. Judge Pr-^ntls delivered the opinion. Judge Willard assenting and Judge Rhea dissenting. The commission has issued a for? mal order putting into effect on April 1 next, today's decision. ? Will Sell Mileage. Washington, March 15.?Referring to the order of the State corporation commission of Virginia, entered today authorizing a passenger rate within that State of 2 1-2 cents per mile on the principal lines of the Southern railway, and 3 cents per mile on the Claremont branch and Franklin branch, in place of the 2-cent rate and 2 1-2 cent rate prescribed by the order of the commission of April 27, 1907, the Southern raMway company announces that when the advanced rates are put Into effect on its lines, as Is expected to be done on April 1, 1909, the entire system of mileage hooks which Is In use on lines In the States of North Carolina, South Car? olina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennes? see, will be extended to Virginia. To save your faith from formalism translate every article Into an act. Practice is the one perservative of religion. THE PREMIUM LIST. o Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice. a-Week Watchman and Southron. Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. 1 The Watchman and Southron which haa been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents Is now published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties, it gives twice a week the local, County, State and general news In a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union Newg and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Watchman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an inducement to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL. PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live In Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially Invited to act as subscription agents. All will be entitled to participate in the competition, will be paid for their svork hi pre? miums, commensurate in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents for six months?and may be s In one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be connted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year in advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen: a two Riads Pocket Knife, or an Ingemoll Tllll^ ?j fU j,, || )| |J FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Mogaslnes: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Horns Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickis Watch. 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FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arms Co., Double-Barrel Hammerlesa Shot? gun; 32-calibre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal- j tham ? Jewel Watch, or any other article of equal value. FOR FIFIT NAMES?Ladlea Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman's Watch; Hopkins A Allen Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithlca Double-Barrel Hammeriem Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal? tham Watch. p FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at 6 o'clock p. :m, sharp. Each agent will be held Individually responsible for tlie payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription has been paid in full, it cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, If he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscriber, provided the person to whom the transfer is to be made was not a subsclber at the time the original name was entered on our books. No name will be counted in competition for a premium until the subscrip? tion price 1ms been paid, nor will any premium be delivered until ths Agent has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names sent In by him or her. In cases of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay.we shall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name for one year for each auch payment. After a name has been entered on our books, no transfer will be permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to make ? ? frans fers, they must concede our right to take such steps as to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who pay for them. Any and all Agents will have the right to Get Subscribers Wherever They Can. It 13 not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postolfice address. All subscriptions must be forwarded to us at the expense of those sending them and we will be responsible for the safe transmission of money only when It is sent by Draft, Registered Letter, Express or Postofflce Money Order. In sending names, Always give correct name or initials, and present post? offlce address, and if possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO., 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. 0.