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ROOSEmiJMAIES STORW. CONTROVERSY OVI H PROPOSI l> \nni \< i with ran, The Rough Rider ,ni'I Oullnal Merry l?ri VnI Art* Bot?l loml of Having Their Own Whv, Therefore When the letter Vt tempted to Proves*] K?mmcy??lt I mill \ Uu in McthodM Ml??lnn in Home There Was a * llr.lil ..III .lolt. Home. April a.?The audience whl< h It was believed ex-President Roo*? , Ht would have with the Pope on Tuesday next w ill not bike \>la* e, owing to the condition which the vat lean has Imposed urun which Mr Uoos?-\?dt refused to accept. P Although the negotiation relative to the audience ended before Mr. Rooeevelt left Kgypt. the announce? ment was withheld until after Mr. Roosevelt reached Koine tonight, at the solicitation of his American Cath .ollc friends lure, who hnlievfAl that i In the meantime the Vatican might change Its attitude. One of the for m- r president * American friends who had been with him In Egypt came to Home v? v.terday without. however, any authorisation from Mr. Koosevelt l^and interceded with Cardinal Merr> *l>el Val. the papal v< cretary, in an endeavor to avoid a situation which, as It now stands, has caused a real aensatiou In Home, although It was not ?rulr.de unexpected, r.ut his ef? forts were In vain. Whilf at Oondokoro, In February * last. Mr. Hooaevelt wrote to Ambassa? dor l^elehman saying he would be glad of the honor of an audience with Kin* Victor Kmmanuel and the pope. The audience with the king was promptly arranged. Before an ar? rangement could be reached relative p to an audience with the p..pe. se\eral telegrams were passed and the nego? tiations were .-nded by Mr. Roosevelt refusing In any way to be limited as to his conduct and announcing that an audience with the pope tinder the circumstances was Impossible. ^ As a matter of fact. Mr. Roosevelt, while declining to accept any condi? tion in ( .niifctlon with his audience with the pope, had neither directly nor indirectly before or after the no gotlntlons made or considered any en? gagements in Rome except those of j^an official character, and he actuallv entered Rome tonight with but two definite engagements, the audience with the king and the dinner to be given In his honor by the municipal? ity. The history of the negotiations is kahout as follows: While at Cairo. Mr. Roosevelt re? ceived th* following telegram from Ambassador I^elchman dated Mar b S3: "Mgr. Kennedy, rector of the American Catholic College, In reply to Inquiry which I ear sod, to be made, requests that the folb w ing communi? cation be transmitted to you: 'The holy father will he delighted to grant an audlen ? t . Mr Koosevelt on April S and hopes nothing will arise to pre? vent it, such as the much regretted Hgdttdgd whb h m?de the reception of Mr. Fairbanks Impossible.'" Replying by cable to Ambassador Ul -hmnn on March 1!.">. Mr. Koosevelt aald: "Pleas? present the following to Mgr. Kennedy: 'It would bo a real pleasure to me to be presented to the rholy father, for whom I entertain high rcMpeet. both personally and as Ihe head of a great church. I fully recognise his entire right to receive or not receive whomsoever he chooses for ?ny reason that seems good to him. and if he does not receive me 1 shall n<>t for a moment question the pr??prletv of his action. On the other hand. 1. In my turn, must decline to make any stipulations or submit to any conditions which any way would limit my freedonm of conduct. I trust that on April 5 he will find It con I < let neV on Mar. h D Mr. Roosevelt at Ca? iro n elved n cablegram from Am i I. i hm in. giving a message from Mgr. Kennedy whbh Concluded bv saving "The audlenee can not tnk*? pla< e ^irxcopt on the understanding express? ed In the former message." The following day Mr. ?tt11 sent an???her m wage to the American ambassador, saving: "The proposed presentation Is. of eioirs?\ now Impossible." Mr K.? < ? It p i r t i ? ul.ir'v d. > in ?* that th?? incident sh;ill re regarded by his friends, both Catholic and Pre feetant, in Ani? r la, as personal, and I that It shall ii d gi ? riet lo an acrl monious controversy. With ItlM and In \le\v. he cabled today the follow f ing statement |0 the lb.. LgSgnn A' - b..tt. edit- r of The outlook, .it New Y.rk. "Through The Outlook I wish t> make a Statement to my feilo.v Aim r Icans relativ? i i what hag occurred In conne ? ? Ith lb ratfona, I am sure thai the great majority of my ) f. ilow < rm. ratboii. s. qaJte ni much as Protestants, will feel that I acted In the only possible wuv for an American to n<l and becau e of this very fa- t I most earnestly hope thai the Incident will be treated In a man? ner, of course, as merely personal. and ;it?'ivt> all. as not warranting the ."??.lightest exhibition of rancor or bit? terness. Among my best and olOMfi friends an many Catholics. The re? it t and regard of those of my I el - Americans who are Catholics are d?ar to me as the respect rind re k rd of those who nre Protestant*, On m\ journey through Africa I visited many Catholic, as well as many Pro t< stan' missions. ' V. I look forward to telling the peo] le at home ail that has been done by Protestants and Catholics alike, as I saw it. in the held of missionary en? deavor, it would cause me a real pain to have anything said or done that would hurt or give pain to my friends, whatever their religious be? lle t "Hut. any merely personal codsid SfatiOM are of no OOnSSqUOnOS In this matter. The Important consideration is the avoidance of harsh and bitter comment, such as may excite mistrust and anger between and among good men. ? The more an American sees of oth tff countries, the more profound must his leelings of gratitude that in his own land there is not merely com? plete bd,-ration, but the heartiest good will and sympathy between sin? tere a*nd honest men of different faiths?good will and sympathy so l oniplete that in the innumerable daily relations of our American life, C*tholle* and Protestants meet to? gether and Work togethei without thought Of the difference of creed be? ing even present In their minds. "This is a condition so vital to our national well being that nothing ?hOUM hi permitted to jeopardize It. Biliar I omment and criticism, acri? monious attacks and defense are not only profitless, but harmful, and to /e upon such an fineldent as this, i a a occasion for djuttroversy would be wholly Indefensible and should be frowned upon by Catholics and Pro? testants alike, and all good Ameri? cans." The failure to arrange an audience between ox-Proetdenl Roosevelt and thi pope, which was known only In - Sftaifl circles today, Is expected to ? at., i tremendous stir here as e/ell as abroad, far overshadowing the im? portance of the Incident in Which for? mer viee President Fairbanks was a. principal. Although the negotiations were leohnlcallj between Ambassador I > u hman and Mgr. Kennedy, it is a**U understood in Rome that Mgr. Kennedy was acting under the in? structions of Cardinal Merry del Val. The telegrams, therefore, were In reality botween ex-President Roose? velt and the papal secretary of state. When the correspondent called at the Vatican this evening great sur? prise was expressed when It was learned that Mr. Roosevelt had given out the text of the messages exchang? ed i.v Mgr. Kennedy and the Ameri? can ambassador, as they were regard? ed by the Vatican In the light of dip? lomatic documents. Mgr. Kennedy explained that on March 21 John W. Garret, first secre? tary of the embassy, called upon him to "transmit" Mr. Roosevelt's request for an audience with the pontiff on ?x>ril 5. He said that Mr. Garret in? sisted upon the word "transmit." Mgr. Kennedy informed the secretary that he WOUld Immediately present the re? quest to the proper Vatican authori? ties and promised a response as soon as possible. ? "The following day." said Mgr. Kennedy, "i was authorised to send Mr. Roosevelt the first message, Which is quoted in his statement. The ft f? ? nee la the l*alrbanks incident in the in. ??..-.,ig?? was Intended by the Vatican onl is a friendly intimation. 1 noti< i thai my second message is not fully given. It ran thus: " Iiis holiness will be much pleas ? I to grant an audience t.? Mr. ROOM \eit, for whom he entertains great Sa? ul, both personally and as presi? dent of the United States. .His holi? ness quite recognizes Mr. Roosevelt's entire right to freedom of conduct. ? m the other hand In view of the clr ciiii.stances for which neither his holiness nor Mr. Roosevelt Is respon? sible, an audience could not occur ex nept in the understanding si pressed in the fornnr message.' "After this no further communica? tion reached me from Mr. Roosevelt." It further appean that It was John C < >'Lough11 n. who was assistant sec? retary of state in IfOf, and a great personal friend of Mr. Roosevelt, who nterday attempted to Intercede with Cardinal Merry del V*%1 The follow? ing s? mi-official version of what transpired si thai interview has been furnished lo the Asrmx luted Prem by I \ atlcan authority: Cardinal Merry del Val said to Mr. > i ,oughlln i Can you guarantee that Mr. RooSC-1 \e!t will not \lsit the Methodist here?" Mr. O'fjOttghlln replied: "I can not. Indeed, l believe that Mr, Roose? velt is bet the man to go there. |fe will do as he pleases." " it is Indefi nslble," said the papal se? re to ry, "for any per ion to ask to be received by ? great personage whnee feelings he would be unwilling to rsajM 11." In the sour** of further conversa? tion the cardinal declared that no' court In Europe granted unrestricted audiences. "Mr. Roosevelt himself," said the cardinal, "When he was pres? ident, declined to receive persons un? conditionally at the White House." Without giving the name of the person, the cardinal recalled a case where President Roosevelt, having been erroneously Informed that a cer? tain person was visiting him by the authority of the Vatican, Immediat ly sent a cabinet officer to the apstoile delegate at Washington to inform the delegate that he could not rect Ive this personage, but he meant no discourt eaj to the pope by his refusal. The pontiff. When informell of this, re? plied: "l esteem President Roosevelt more than ever." Returning to the present Incident, Cardinal Merry del Vai remarked: "It is not 'n any sense a question of re? ligion. Mr. Roosevelt might have gone to an Episcopalian, a Presbyter? lan or any other church except the Methodist, and made oil address there and he would liavi been received by the pope even on the same day. But he could not be received when it was BUOpe ted that after the audience he intended to go to the Methodist church in Rome, which is carrying on a most offensive campaign of calumny and detraction against the pontiff." The papal secretary even accorded Mr. Roosevelt the right to the privi? lege of Visiting the Methodists the day after the audience on condition that he (Merry del Vai) receive pri? vate assurances that he would not ac? tually do so. Tiie Vatican emphasised the state? ment it did not receive from the American embassy any notification of Mr. Roosevelt's final message that en audience had become impossible. After being apprised of the con? tents of the Vatican's statement it was explained on Mr. Roosevelt's be? half that his Anal message had not been communicated to the Vatican because Mgr. Kennedy's second tele? gram was ail of the matter so far as In'was concerned, but that he wished to keep the door open not for his own sake, but for the sake Of the Catho? lic church in America. When Mr, McLoughlin came to Rome it was with the distinct under? standing that he did not do .o in Mr. Roosevelt's behalf, but in be'ialf of his co-religionists in Americ ., and that he did not carry any authoriza? tion to subtrac t from or add a word to Mr. Roosevelt's position as defined by his telegram for Mgr. Kennedy. MANY GAMBLERS Pl ld.Pn. Other Alleged Rucket Shop Operators To be Apprehended, Washington, April 4.?Twerty three arrests of persons indicted In connection with the operations ol bucket shops in the District of Co? lumbia last Saturday have been made through the instrumentality of the department of justice. Assurances have been given that two other de? fendants will be surrendered In this jurisdiction tomorrow. Four persons yet remain to be apprehended, their names, according to the department of justice, being Wm. H. Ullis, Ed? ward S. Roggs and Robert A. Guy, at New York, and Joseph Gaskins, at Baltimore, Four arrests In Baltimore were re? ported to the department of justice this afternoon. They were Edward Altcmus, whose ball was fixed at $5, OOf and Samuel Raymond, Oscar J, Rappel and Robert Hall, whose bail n*ai fixed at $-\."00 each. Altemus Raymond and Rappel are said to he I MOClated with the Standard Stock and Grain Dealers, of Jersey City. According to official staements it is not contemplated raiding the vast number4 of offices, said to aggregate more than 250 throughout the coun? try, maintained by the three concerns Whose principal members have ? < n Indicted, nor to subpoena the persons Immediately conducting them. A stock i I furniture that's n RKAL LKADKR in conp plctcness an.I enmprehen siveness truly l< ids in first class values I II A T ' S ( M US. 11 you \\ ml ,t "sipi tit* <leal ' in furniture buying iI you wish to buy il ;i place j where you knou that but j i me i d ice prevails and thai t Ii it price is tin Si ? i i pos sible, you si 11 >ti l<I ; >al n mi/e. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. MORE NEGRO CONTESTANTS. Relieved In Washington That Is Ob? ject of Capers' Activity. Washington, April l.?Dispatches received here today from South Car- ! olina to the effect that former Dis? trict Attorney, and later commission? er of internal revenue) John G. Ca pers wax In thai State organising the Republicans, and that he would put i a can delate out In each of the seven, district- f< r Congress to oppose the! seven Democrats, who arc now serv? ing from that state, has caused con? siderable gossip In Washington poll- \ tlcal circles. it is believed that Capers is carrying out the order of Postmaster General Hitchcock In the effort to land the Republicans, while there is not the ghost of a show for them to oust the present Democrats. The present mom' era of the House would not dis? cuss the matter when approached on the subject today, except to say that if Capers' proteges could get into Congress they were welcome to do so. Anyone who is familiar with condi? tions In South Carolina knows that there are just enough white Repub? licans of standing in the State to supply the post office, internal reve? nue and few other Federal postions. i These office-holders will not saerillce I their present places oven to make the! race for Congress. The upshot of the situation is that in addition to the two contestants now trying for the first and seventh district scats, five more would be added and allowed $2,000 each from the government for making the contests. They would get a total of $14,000 from the Fed ! eral treasury every two years, more than they would probably earn at home. The dangerous fature of the matter, as viewed here, is that in the ' lower uirt of the State, where the negroes outnumber the whites In many of the counties, the former w?ll undoubtedly claim that they have representation, and it Is feared that race trouble might result should the situation become acute. Don't Marry in a Hurry. Mat? rimony is a serious matter and has its sorrows as well as joys. If you are well, happiness will be yours; if you are sick your days will be sorrowful. Pure blood is the index to health. For rheumatism and all blood diseases take Rheumaeide. Uheumeide is a powerful blood puri? fier. It sweeps all poison out of the system and makes you well all over. Put up in liquid form, also tablets. Tablets by mail, 25 cents. Bobbitt Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md. 9. Bryan favors Mayor Gaynor, of New York, for Democratic presidential nominee. That's tough, for Mayor Gaynor had things coming his way there for a while.?Detroit Journal. Your tongue is coated. Your breath Is foul. Headache come nnd go. These symploins show that your stomach Is the trouble. To remove the cause is the first thing, and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that. Easy to take and most effective. Sold by W. W. Sibert. _ Profits on Eggs. The following story . ontalns the m -n t of making money on eggs, it is the only sure ami infallable meth? od: A bookkeeper in a Wall street of (b e announced last fall that he had taken a farm on Long Island where he could raise chickens. All winter !i< made everybody envious with tab s of fresh laid eggs. Dozens of per? sona asked him to bring in some, of t? ring from BO to 7:"> cents a dozen. \s long as ? ggs were scarce the book )?? eper had none to sell. Suddenly, v. hen the market dropped to 30 cents wholesale, Mr. Bookkeeper let it be known that he could spare a few at .'a> cents. The first day he brought six dozen, packed a dozen in a box, and all were quickly taken. Dy the next week he was delivering from ten to twenty dozen a day. Then one week a young woman in the office went to spend Sunday In Queens. Her }] stess happened to mention the !> okkeeper's name. Conversation re ealed that he lived in a flat and kept n > chickens: also that for weeks a wholesale egg dealer had been mak? ing dally deliveries at the bookkeep? er's house, and that every morning he rrled to Manhatton the eggs that had been hauled to him the day be? lt re. He was buying at 30 cents and . ' Hing at 50. But it's all over now. A woman never could keep a secret. The descent to hell is easy.?Virgil. jsssssssssaasBsmmms Every family and especially those who reside in the country should be provided at all times with a bottle of Chamberlain' Liniment. There is no telling when it may he wanted in cases of an accident or emergency. It is most excellent in al1 cases of .rheumatism, sprains and bruises. Sold by W. W. Sibert. No Chances i Are Taken l When you come to tis to have your eyes examined, as our Op | tical Parlor is in charge of a Graduate Optician. I Frames fitted properly. All work guaranteed. No charge for examination when we fit you with glasses. We also fill your Oculist prescriptions reasonably and properly. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. Phone 333. - - No. 6 S. Main St. DEPOSIT With First National Bank THAT'S ALL. HORSES, MOLES. BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, BUILDING MATERIAL, Lime, Cement, Acme Wall Plaster, Shingles, Laths, Fire Brick, Clay, Stove Flue and Drain Pipe, Etc. Hay and Gt^-??i^i:?7' JYl SEED OATS, WHEAT, RYE AND BARLEY. A car load or a single article. Come and see us, if unable to do so, write, or phone No. 10. Cl:, BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. SUMTER, SC. We Want the Attention II Ml ?IIMIII MUM II IIIIIB i IIWIII ??>?? ?? ?? IMMIIM ? ? Hill H BIMMi ?? ? ?II ??11 HIIIIMH ???illlB IM?? Ob ^ EVERY LOVER OF HORSE-FLESH, EVERY PERSON INTERESTED IN CHICKENS, EVERY MAN, WOMAN OR CHILD INTERESTED IN THE SANITA TION OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS. We arc the |direct representatives of Dr. I less & Clark, ? -of Ashland, Ohio, manufacturers of the CELEBRATED STOCK FOOD, POULTRY PANACEA, INSTANT LOUSE KILLER, DR. HESS? DIP AND DISINFECTANT, HEALING POWDER, ? WORM POWDERS FOR STOCK AND HOGS, COUGH AND DISTEMPER CURE. This is the season for general cleaning up. Give the animal his regular food with some of Dr. Hess' Remedies and watch the result. If you are not satisfied, you have not made a bail purchase, for every package is guaranteed or Your Money Hack. An Egg per Day Try to get this from your hens. The only discovery on the mar Let today to stimulate laying is DR. HESS' PANACEA. Sanitation?Kill the Germ, You can do it with Dr. Hess' Dip and Disinfectant and Sprayer. A quart of this makes a half barrel of the finest disinfectant known to science, Paint your horse's hoof ,with Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy. Keeps off scratches, sand-gravel, ny^yjs the hoof grow soft and pliable, strengthens the fro-;. These remedies cost so little in comparison with the net result, that it is up to you. ere quality re/gns" PHONE 85.