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ANOTHER HUMAN GASE. tut Kin si s r<> MDCUVX con I.RKSSMW HARRISON Of NKW \oRK. Piqued b> Criticism of Halllngcr Let? ter? Representative Harrison Issue Muicnicnt Scoring Kxecutlve for Re? senting Discussion of Hl? Political Moves. Washington. June 9.?President Taft today declined to receive Repre? sentative Francis Burton Harrison, I'. oi . ntt mi New York, whe called at the White House in company with two other representatives to intro? duce a number of Jewish rabbis who took up with the president the quest? ion of the expulsion of Jews from Russia. The president received the delega? tion and chatted with its various mem? bers for 15 minutes or more. Rep? resentative Ooldfofle of New Yo:k acted as spokesman for the party, and so adroitly had the situation been handled by Secretary Norton that no MM of the callers knew anything of the Incident until Representative Har? rison returned to the capltol and mads a statement to the effect that he had -.n rebuffed by the presi? dent. Mr Taft based hi* refusal to see Mr. Harrison m statements attribut? ed by r.?"*spapers t> the represents-, tivs. In connection * ith his resolution in the house calling upon Attorney Oenersl Wlckershsm for full Informa? tion as to the connection of his office with the Balllnger-Plnchot episode. Mr. Harrison, according to the White House version of the matter, charged the president and the attorney general with having wilfully attempted to mislead congress In the backdating of the attorney general's summary of the Olsvis charges against the secre? tary of the interior. Mr. Harrison was first quoted as having declared that he could assign no reason for the president's sctlon He said he had made the engagement with the presi? dent some 10 days ago and had re? ceived no Intimation that his pres? ence at the White House was unde? sirable. Secretary Norton was at first un? willing to discuss the Incident in any wsy. Later when he was Informed of the positive statements made by Mr. Harrison, he told the story of what happened. He declared that the presi? dent hsd no purpose of publicly hu? miliating the congressman, as had been charged, and that nothing would have been said regarding the affair if Mr. Harri?- ii himself had not made the matter public. Mr. Norton said It w*4 Indeed his understanding that nothing should be said. It was the first time Mr. Norton had ever met Mr. Harrison and when the two were alone, the president's desire having been expressed privately, the secretary* said he was extremely sorry that the first meeting should be the occasion of a disagreeable duty. He told Mr HnrrtgOl the president would not see him. Mr. Harris..n. a<<? ?rr.ing to Mr. N ?r ?on. said he thought he knew why It was?the statement he had made re? garding the connection of the presi? dent and the attorney general with th.? HalMnger-Plnchot controversy. Mr Norton said he had not seen the statement and consequently was somewhat In the dark. He asked Mr. Harrison to send him a copy of what he had said. Mr. Harrison was quoted on May 14 as having said of the backdating of the Wickersham summary: "The confession of the attorney general amounts to a conclusion that the president and attorney general hsd agreed to f urn sh to congress mis? leading Information to supply an of? ficial document as of one date. whi< h was reslly many v/eek<> later." Mr. Harrison tonight made the fol? lowing statement: "It Is unfortunate for the president that he can not stand criticism; it is unfortunate for the country that he can not stand the truth. My newspa? per statement at which he takes of? fense was merely an exposition of the scandalous fart that the president had s?-nt to the ?u-nate >f the I'nited States an ottb lal document in the Ralllngc r-Plm-hot controversy of whb h the date h id beei wilfully falsi? fied hy being pr.'-dat.-d. My resolu? tion of Inuuirv drew out this infor? mation In a written confession by the attorney gen?ru). "It Is of no core i-rn to me that I em not welcome at the Whit?? Hiui.se, but it is mi nun tm to every Amerl < hi i itlz? n thMt a st.item* nt of tie truth ahoot th pgi sid.nt m *y render It Impossible for a re| :? (. itlve |e discharge his duties. "I w? nt to the Whit*- HOUM ii' t i a maft-T of pleasure, but In the exe? cution of a public dutv. I went by appointment made with the presi? dent's ottb e on May ?. I to present a d? !?-sat "i "f distinguished HebreWl on an Important puMi mission. Af ter a delay of 40 mlrutes, at the very mmrnf mi the president's office, I wi told that the president would ted receive me. It Is not surprising th it he did not care to meet face to face with any one who was instrumental In bringing to light the desperate nt tempt to bolster the administration case in the Ballinger-Pinehot matter by manipulating; public documents. If every one who is justly criticising the administration is to be barred from the White House it will become a lonely place." Representative Goldfogle and Representative Kelliher stated to? night that had the" known Mr. Har? rison was not to be received at the White House they also would have refused to go in. INDIAN STRONGHOLD CAPTURED Sharp Fighting Between Guards and Itebcls?Thirty Killed. Mexico iCty, June 10.?Valladolld. the stronghold of the Indian insur? gents in Yucatan was captured by Federal troops early today, accord? ing to telegrams received here tonight from Merlda. The rebels were driven from the town and fled to the moun? tains, where they were hotly pursued. Many dead and wounded *ere ? bandoned in the flight and many prisoners were taken by the govern? ment forces, among them Nicolas So za, ringleader of the insurgents, who was wounded. In the lighting thirty of the Na? tional Guard were killed and a num? ber wounded. The attack was led by Col. Lara, whose men carried with them two rapid-fire guns. Many of the rebels are said to have deoerted during the night and escap? ed to the mountains. Those who re? mained made a stubborn resistance, but weakened and tied before the Are of the machine guns. There have been various rumors of other disturbances at other places, but the authorities here are assured that there has been none except at Valladolld. Vera Cruz, June 10.?Passengers arriving here at noon today on a steamer, which touched at Progress -, Yucatan, yesterday, said that many Influential persons were involved in the uprising in that peninsula. The avowed intention of the insurgents, it was stated, was to take the city of Merlda, capital of Yucatan, and to re? lease friends who were said to be im? prisoned \here charged with political offences. Before Jefe Politico Regil was killed, his resignation had been demanded by the rebels, who, upon his refusal to give up his post, dis? membered him and put him to death. The same fate befell Judge Victor OJeda, of the Court of First Instance, and several others. The rebels are alleged to have thrown bombs into the court house, destroyed it, and to have installed Capt. Maximlllian Bonlllo, who had been named in dispatches from Mer? lda, as one of the leaders of the up? rising, as their chief. The Insurgents enrolled Indian la? borers from the plantations around the island, and were well armed, ac? cording to the incoming passengers. NEAR-BEER. \ North Carolina Judge Who Knows What It Really Is, In Introducing Attorney General Thomas W. Bickett to the commence? ment audience at Dallas last week, Mr. A. L. Bulwinkle made reference to Mr. Bickett's now famous descrip? tion of that article so much talked of In prohibition territory, near-beer. Gazette readers who have not read It will be interested In It so we re? print it below: "What is near-beer?" he asked. "The testimony in this case shows that It Is a beverage that finds ready sale as a substitute for real beer. Our bibulous constituents cry for it as children cry foi castorla. It is made by the people ti.at mrke beer, and drunk by the people that drink beer. It looks like beer, smells like beer, tastes like beer. It is served by the same white aproned, many chinned friend who was wont to comfort us in other days. It Is shoved across the old Oaken COUntOT and the mir? rored back bar, while the picture of Aphrodite springing from the foam :m.ikes the Illusion complete. Ami some time.- in the gloaming the al ? homy of a shadow projected from a policeman's expansive back and falling athwart the bar. works a transfermation and suddenly, even as the thirsty one lifts the cup to his lips, near*beer becomes the real thing. ' And yet this court is asked to rel? egate this lulcy beverage, this scion ? centuries Of vats to the Insipid lev i el of soda water. Perish the thought! It proclaims Itself in North Carolina is sole heir and successor to the gaud] Huld, it boasts of its bubbles and sparkle and snap, it says to the disconsolate legions In an arid land. 'I may n<>t be entirely wicked but try me/ it capitalises Its kinship with Budwelser and Bchllts. it scorns sodi water as Roosevelt scorns a molly i uoddle( and lords it over grape .lub e like a mint Julep over ? milk shake." ? j ?i laatoals i laaotte, i j -,_ What i:\er\fiod\ Ought To Know. ?That I'oley Kidmy Bills contain Just the ingredients necessary to tone, strengthen and regulate the action of 1 the kidneys and bladder. Blbert'l Drug Store. THE POSTAL BANK Bill. THE ADMINISTRATION MEASURE ADOPTED. Democrat! First OppOM Adoption of Democratic Substitute and Later Go With Republicans on Adoption of MeOSUTf?Rs Provisions. "Washington, June 9.?By the over- J whelming majority of 19r? to 101 the house tonight passed the postal sav? ings bank bill, as recently agreed upon by the Republican caucus of the house. Not a single Republican voted against the measure on the final roll call. Prior to this action the house, by 113 to 196, rejected the Democratic substitute for the bill proposed by the minority. The voting upon the several mo? tions involved in the disposition of the measure followed six hours of debate, In which many Republicans and Democrats recorded their views upon the bill. The large defection among the Democrats was shown when the Democratic substitute was voted on, 21 of them Joining the Republicans in voting against the measure, most of whom were opposed to a postal savings system of any kind. These Democrats were: Brantly of Georgia, Broussard of Louisiana, Burgess of Texas Carlin of Virginia, Flood of Virginia, Foss of Massachusetts, Gar rett of Tennessee, Gill of Maryland, Gillespie of Texas, Hammond of Min? nesota, Harrison of New York, Hay of Virginia, Jamieson of Iowa, Kor blln of Indiana, Lamb of V' da, Latta of Nebraska, McHsnr; of Pennsylvania, Moon of Te ;se, Slayden of Texas, Talbott of Mary? land and Turnbull of Virginia. Gn the Republican side Norris of Nebraska, "Insurgent," was the only member who voted with the Demo? crats for their substitute. On agreeing to the bill as proposed by the majority of the house as a substitute for the senate measure, the vote was 175 to 105. On this vote 2f> Democrats joined the Republicans as follows: Alken of South Carolina, Ansberry of Ohio, Ashbrook of Ohio, Cox of Ohio, Foss of Massachusetts, Foster of Illinois, Hammond of Minnesota, Manna of North Dakota, Havens of New York, Henry of Texas, Hitch? cock of Nebraska, Hughes of New Jersey, Johnson of Kentucky, Kin kead of New York. Magulre of Ne? braska, Moss of Indiana, Nichol of Pennsylvania, O'Connell of Massa? chusetts, Pou of North Carolina, Ransdell of Louisiana, Rucker of Colorado, Sabath of Illinois, Sharp of Ohio, Sulzer of New York, Taylor of Colorado and Louvelle of Ohio. Six Republican joined the Demo? crats in voting against the proposed bill of the majority as follows: Grenna of North Dakota, Hubbard I of Iowa, Lenrott of Wisconsin, Nelson of Wisconsin, Norris of Nebraska and Wood of Iowa. After a motion of Mr. Moon of Tennessee to recommit the bill to the committee which reported it, which was defeated, the house voted on the final passage, the vote being 195 to 101, 24 Democrats voting with the Republicans as follows: Alken of South Carolina, Ansberry of Ohio. Ashbrook of Ohio, Coz of Ohio, Foss of Massachusetts, Foster of Illinois, Hammond of Minnesota, Havens of New York, Henry of Texas, Hitch? cock of Nebraska, Martin of Colo? rado, Moss of Indiana, Nichol of Pennsylvanlai O'Connell of Massa? chusetts, Ransdell of Louisiana. Rucker of Colorado, Sabath of Illi? nois, Sharp of Ohio, Suizer of New York, Taylor of Colorado and Lou? velle of Ohio. Under the terms of the postal sav? ings bank bill as passed by the house tonight,, a board of trustees is created, consisting of the postmaster general, the secretary of the treasury and the attorney general, who shall declare what DOStofflces shall become postal savings banks. Deposits in these banks made by any one person shall not be more than $100 a month or exceeded a total of $500. An account may be opened with $1. but Btamps of lo cents each will be Issued for those desiring to accumulate money to be deposited. < ?n deposit, two per cent. Interest per annum Is to be paid. Any dep. iltor so desiring can ex? change his deposits for government bonds to be Issued In denominations of SL'n. $in, |60, $H?i) or $600, to bear Interest al - 1-2 per cent, per anrum, The money accumulated In the pos? tal savings bank Is to be deposited In both national and State banks In the vicinity of the postofflce In which the mone.V is deposited by the people, such hanks pay 2 I -I per cent, inter? est. Five per <eut. of the total deposits Is to be retained by the secretary of the treasury as a cash reserve. Not iie-re than SO per cent, Of these de? posits may *??? withdrawn by the gov? ernment at Si i one time for invest? ment In bonds of tin United states, tie- remaining 66 per cents o remain on deposit In the banks. The lull passed by the house as a substitute for the senate bill differs from the senate measure in many particulars, chiefly in respect to the nature of securities that may he giv? en by hanks for the deposits of postal savings funds received by them. In addition to government, F.tate and municipal bonds, various other classes of securities, such as mortgages, etc., may be received. EDUCATIONAL FEATURES OF THE Y. M. C. A. WORK. A Magnificent System of Evening Classes Has Been Developed?What is Taught. Only about one young man out of every hundred goes to college; only four or five out of every hundred finish high school. A larger majority of the young men, for one reason or another, drop out of school while attending the primary grades. They enter life's battles illy trained intel? lectually. They occupy the mediocre positions in the industrial walks of life, and after it is too late for them to go back to school, they realize that they should have more intellectual training. For this class of men the Young Men's Christian Association has de? veloped a magnificent system of even? ing educational classes. The work is extremely practical, very high grade and very efficient. It is in? creasing efficiency of both labor and manufacture, it is improving com? merce, trade and industry and mak? ing good citizenship more effective and developing Christian Character. There are in these night schools in the Young Men's Christian Associa? tions 50,000 students. The Associa? tion have 21,000 in educational clubs; it manages 12 trade schools, and con? ducts 38 day schools; it offered 5,400 practical talks which were attended by 400,000 men last year; it employ? ed 2,184 teachers and 65 educational directors and receives $375,000 in ed? ucational fees. Ther are 6,000 stu? dents in electricity, 1,500 in plumb? ing, 3,000 in chemistry and 2,400 in commercial classes. A well equipped Association in Sumter conducting such work would mean very much not only to the young men and boys, but to the fu? ture economic progress of the city. The Young Men's Christian Asso? ciation is making today, a very val? uable contribution to the physical and moral betterment of railroad men. The railroad department of the Y. M. C A., one of the largest broth? erhoods of the world, combines in its buildings the club and the home All needs ure met from baths, restau? rants, domitory and pool table to first aid, library and Bible class, without thought or benefit for the welfare of noarly 2,000,000 railroad men of America. Travel is safer, goods more secure in transit, and employees bet? ter protected against physical and moral dangers, and the kingdom of God is advancing because of this practical and rapidly growing effort of Christian railroad men for their fellows. One of the latest developments of the Association idea is the work in the great industrial centres. Green? ville, S. C. has examples of this work at Monaghan among the better mill workers, and will have others soon. Other mill towns have smaller As? sociations. The industrial depart? ment moves the Association nearer to industrial workers. It adapts old and new methods of Christian service to meet their needs, and enlists them for self-help; organized this service into a system of welfare work hav? ing an economic value to employers and promotes work for non-English speaking men. Its field: (1) The great industrial centers working through existing associations. (2) Establishing special associations in mills, mines, forests and construction camps. Sumter should have an up-to-date Association with a building planned and built for the purpose. This build would rn*-an much to every young man and boy in the City and much for the future prosperity and welfare of every resident here. ANNOUNCEMENT. i beg to announce my candidacy for the office of Governor, subject to the decision of the Democratic vot? ers of the State. Campaign promises arc easily made, My purpose is, if elected, to give the people a plain, honest and business tike administration. Of course, i shall advocate good roads, good schools and K"?.d government, my at? titude as to the same being well known to the public for many years. I consistently advocated prohibition : i r i < l was among the first to give money and lend Influence to push that movement more than twenty year, ago. As a business man my chief aim. it' elected, will be to < onduct a Stat< government along business lines. F. H. I I V ATT, Columbia, S. <\. June ?'?. President Tafl aids and dtgnifle: education by his presence at a roum of commencements. ? Philadelphia Press. WORKING FOR CHAIR CAR. THE RUN BETWEEN CHARLESTON AND GREENVTLE NEEDS ONE. Mr. Richard I. Manning. Chairman of the Transportation Committee is Pushing the Proposition all he Can. ?Conference Called For. Mr. Richard I. Manning, chairman of the transportation committee from the chamber of commerce has taken the matter of a chair car between Charleston and Greenville up with the railroad authorities. On May 24th he wrote a letter to Col. Thomas Wil? son calling his attention to the mat? ter. Col. Wilson referred this letter to Mr. J. R. Kenly, 3rd Vice-presi? dent of the A. C. L. writing him as follows: "I beg to enclose you copy of letter I received from Hon Richard L Man? ning of this city under date of May 24th. concerning the putting on of a chair or Pullman car on train Nos. 52 and 53, operating between Char? leston and Greenville. You are fa? miliar with this situation and I feei that it is unnecessary for me to make any comment in regard to same. As a matter of Information to you, I would state that Mr. Manning has outlined the situation fully in his letter and it is a fact that your line loses considerable business between Charleston and Greenville for the lack of a chair or Pullman car on these trains. No. 52 is often very much crowded and the people are com? plaining about this. I happened to notice this train this morning and observed that it pulled out of Sum? ter uncomfortably crowded." To this letter Mr. Kenly replied as follows: 'I have your letter of 1st. inst. en? closing one from Hon. Richard L Manning, of Sumter, S. C, relative to the proposition to put a chair car on trains Nos. 62 and 53 between Charleston and Grenville. "We have had several applications for this service from various sources, and have given the question consid? erable consideration, though we feel | satisfied that the business would not justify the expense of running this car. "Our passenger Traffic Department, however, is giving the matter further consideration, and I have taken the liberty of referring your letter and the communication from Mr. Man? ning to Mr. Craig." Mr. Manning has now taken the matter up with Mr. Craig, writing him as follows: "I have a letter from Col Thomas Wilson in reply to my letter to him, in which he enclosed a copy of Mr. Kenly's letter to him in reference to putting on a chair car on trains Nos. 5 2 and 53 between Charleston and Greenville. The travelling pub? lic is taking great interest in this mat? ter and are complaining of the dis? comforts and lack of good accommo? dation on these trains, and are very solicitous to have this remedied In? putting on the chair and cafe car, such as the Southern runs between Charleston and Asheville. "I believe this car would be well patronized, and if you have ever made the trip from Charleston to Green? ville, on this train, leaving Charleston at 5:55 a. m. and having no stops for meals between Charleston and Greenville, you can readily under? stand the hardships of the trip. "We would like very much to have a conference with you on this matter at such a time as would suit your convenience. "I am writing to some of the part? ies interested, at Columbia, Charleston and Grenville, so that a date can be fixed which will suit their conven? ience as well as yours." The boards of trade at Newberry abd Laurens should also be Invited to this conference, for there is great need for this service. It is hoped that those who are working it will be successful. COMING FROM LAURENS. I.aureus Fire Company Will Run in Firemen's Tournament. Laurens, June 10.?The Hector Fire Company, of Laurens, will at? tend the State Firemen's Convention at Sumter this month. The lire wag? on and horses, together with about twenty men. under the captaincy of .lames T. crews, will go down to par? ticipate In the different events of the tournament. For two weeks the com? pany has been engaged in strenuous practice work, with the result that the team and men are in excellent shape for the coming contests. \ news Item from New Orleans tells of the conviction of Dr. Roland Register in the United states Court on the eharge of using the mall to de? fraud and his sentence to a term of 1:: months in the Federal prison In Atlanta. Dr. Register operated from :i number of oftb es and conducted an ? ctenslve medical practice by means of advertising. He will be remember? ed by a good many people in Sumter. as he practiced medicine here for two or three years In the early nine? ties. SMITH WINS FIGHT. President Taft Withdraws Nomination Raker for Postmaster at Flor? ence. Washington,, June 9.?Louis Kuker will be ousted from the postmaster ship at Florence. His name was sent in several months ago by President Taft, but confirmation has been held up in the senate by Senator Smith. The President today ordered the pos: master general to withdraw the nomi? nation. This was done at the insti? gation of Senator Smith and in his presence the president dictated the order of withdrawal. Senator Smith declined to retommend any one for the office, but will do so later. His chief objection to Kuker, he said, was that the president ha l made the nomination without his approval, which was contrary to the precedents in such matters and not in conformity with the established principle that a senator shall have the privilege of naming the postmaster in his home town. . President Taft stated that he intended hereafter to conform to tills rule, declaring that the several nomi? nations in senators' home towns here? tofore made were in the rush and con? fusion of a large number of appoint? ments to which he was unable to give his personal attention. A similar case was that of the postmastership at Birmingham, Ala., the nomination to which was withdrawn at the instiga? tion of Senator Johnston. Unless a name is sent in shortly for the Flor? ence position the office will be vacant, filled, of course, by the assistant until a postmaster is named. Within the next few days Senator Smith will send a list of several names of men accept? able to him for the office, from which it is expected the president will make a selection. LEAGUE BALL VERY LIKELY. Columbia and Macon May Play Three Games Here. There is the likelyhood of Sumter having the pleasure of seeing some league ball during the tournament. Efforts are being made to have the Columbia and Macon teams play a series of three games, Tuesday, Wed? nesday and Thursday of the week of the tournament. These teams will be playing in Columbia that week, and if they should come over they will play to as large crowds as they will I have this season. Killed by Lightning. Salem, Black River, June 9.?Rob? ert Arnold, who lived on Dr. W. J. McKay's farm, "Cold Stream," was killed by lightning late Tuesday night. Arnold was in his cabin with his wife and children, but the others were not even shocked. The lightning bolt knocked the gable out of one end of the cabin and split the chimney post at the other. Special Judges Appointed. Columbia, June 10.?W. B. Gruber, of Walterboro, has been appointed by Governor Ansel as special Judge, to take the place of Judge Dantzler, to hold court in the 7th circuit. The 7th circuit is composed of Union, Cher? okee and Spartanburg. The appoint? ment was made on account of the ill? ness of Judge Dantzler. J. William Thurmond, of Edgefield, has been appointed as special Judge to hold the summer terms of court for Aiken, and Hampton counties. These counties are part of the 2nd judicial district. 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