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DEMOCRATS ENDORSE GANNON. THKT TAKE TllK BACK TRACK ON TEST VOTE. lH**ert The Insurgents and Join Hands With Cannon Rcgul.tr Republicans la The Hou?e-_All Ttiat Was Gain? ed by Overthrow of Cannon I**t Humnw Is**t. Washington. Jan. I.?Speaker Can? on had his hour of triumph in the ho nee today. Badly battered In the three days' storm which swept the house last March and which tore from him much power which had been his, the speaker "csme back" today in a way that brought a grim smile of satisfaction to his rugged countenance and left his ancient enemies, the "in? surgents," decidedly discomfited. Today the speaker was sustained by an overwhelming majority on a ruling which was Identical with the OSkS 1st made last March when the house angrily ovurruled his decision through a combination of Insurgent Republican* and Democrats. Today, on the eve of their return to power, the Democr > ted almost solidly to sustain the ruling of the chair. The Insurgent??.27 of them?stood by their guns and fought the speak? er travely. But robbed of Demo? cratic support their battle was a los? ing one from the start. It was the first big political move? ment of the session of congress and the regular Republicans were elated over the results. *They taunted the Democrats unceasingly for their change of front. Taunted for hla inconsistency, Rep? resentative Fl tage raid of New York, one of the Democratic leaders In the rules fight, retorted that for the sake of consistency he did not propose to be foolish. When Champ Clark of Missouri scheduled to succeed Speaker Cannon, to sustain the speaker today on the same point of order which fur? nished the lasts for the successful Insurgent campaign of last March, the Republicans broke Into storms of ap? plause. Representative Underwood of Ala? bama Joined Mr. Fltagerald in frankly admitting that he thought the speak er was right In hla ruling last March that he ruled In line with the edents of the house. Wilt." said Mr ??nderwoo?i, ?% ted to overrule the speaker because sought the time had come for a n and f? r the majority of n< i*< So empress Its will. At utoieveti Iii? l Ute? ee was attempting to obstruct condition exists toda> 'here will be no revoK Then wb errule the speaker ) admil you es> fjSjffed In an unlu rful snapped Representative l..t nota. It was not unlawful; It Wa ?eces saxy." Interjected Mr. Fltagerald. The Insurgents refused to be do a n east by their defeat (Twenty-six Dem? ocrats voted with them against the ?oeaker and they claim that these "In? tent Democrats" will be their al all future fights, vcock/ said Champ Clark. >f this. "Every man voted V That was my advice had no significance wh *y proposition." s of Tennessee, some real ex ?nt to declaring that ho was i uementa of some of th? | own side, that they km **ns right last March. had i against him. **I am one of the Ignora i j lleved that the speaker w>. ong then and that he is sTong no*. And I would rather be Ignorantly honest than knowingly dishonest." he de? clared. Representative Hardy of Texas took Mr. Sims to task for employing such harsh language. He said the whole truth was that Mr. 81ms did ' not believe In false pretenses and neither did he. It was on the point ss to whether or not a proposed amendment to the rules, offerrt from the floor, consti? tuted a question of high constitution? al privilege, that the storm broke. It was precisely this S^fcSSJttSSJ that call? ed out the revolution of last March when Representative IftJfffSs of Ne? braska offered an amendment to tb< rules providing for a rules committee of IS members, to be ? I. I f- d by the hou'ie. Instead of three members ap? pointed by the speaker. Speaker Cannon ruled the IfOftie resolution out of order. Today Rep? resentative Fuller of Illinois off?i I a resolution amending the rule relat? ing to the discharge of comm 111 ? ? * from the consideration of bills. It was purely technical. A point of or? der was raised against It and the speaker, declaring he would Ignore the precedent set by the house last March when It overruled his ruling In the Norrie esse, held that the Fuller resolution was not privileged. An appeal from the chair was Im WiAd1*# ' Tt wM ' n regulur Republican, Mr. West Virginia, who dema and nay vote. The speak talned by 233 to 63. T. against the speaker were Republicans, 27: Cary, Cttssldy, Ohio; Cooper, Davis, Minnesota; Fish, Hauger, Iowa; Oood, Iowa; Hayes, California; Hinshaw, Nehraska; Hol llnsworth, Ohio; Howland, Ohio; Ken? dall, Iowa; Kinkaid, Nebraska; Kopp, Wisconsin; Kusterman, Wisconsin; Lenroot, Wisconsin; Lindbergh, Min? nesota; Madison, Kansas; Miller, Min nesota; Morse, Wisconsin; Jdurdock, 1 Kansas; Nelson, Wisconsin; Nortis, 1 Nebraska; Polndexjter, Washington; Stoenersen, Minnesota; Volstead, Min? nesota; Woods, Iowa. Democrats, 26; Hooker, Ohio, Glass, Virginia; Cullop, Indiana; Flood, Arkansas; Hamlin, Missouri; Hay. Virginia; Helen, Kentucky; Jam ieson, Iowa; Johnson, South Carolina; LUely, Texas; Magurle, Nebraska; Kothermol, Pennsylvania; Sabitth. Il? linois; Saunders. Virginia; Sims, Ten? nessee; Small, North Carolina; Sulzer, New York; Thomas, Kentucky; Ton velle, Ohio; Turnbull. Virginia; Wal? lace, Arkansas; WaiMns, Louisiana. Speaker Cannon's *ullng on the point of order made by Mr. Mann against the Fuller resolution was de? livered In his most impresslvo man? ner. In announcing his ruling today Speaker Cannon refers at great length to the insurgent light in the house at the last session over the rules In which he wws overthrown, saying: "The chair, therefore, in effect, ap? peals to the house from a decision of that same house made in great excite? ment when the waves of partisanship were high, doing so after the wind has ceased, and the billows have passed away and the sea is serenly blue, "The chair, therefore, sustains the point of order." x WIN A SWKfcPINU VICTORY. Federal Court Sustains Contentions of Independent Auto-Makers. New York, Jan. 9.?The so-called Independent automobile manufactur? ers won a sweeping victory today In the United States Circuit Court, in the reversal of a degree by Judge Hough, In the Circuit Court, wherein the Sel don pat*?T>? was upheld. The high* r count's ruling declares thst tbs defendants "noither legall) Ti.t n <j ally" owed tnyth,:^ ? ,'atent?*e .in?' holds thai the imp ro\ ?d Uo engine, used oy Iii? deielldaitLb In motor vehicle construction, Is the equivalent of the Seiden engine, but that Its use Is not an lnfrlngment of the Seiden patent. Accordingly, Judge Hough's Injunctions against the Ford Motor company, Panhard and others, restraining them from using the Otto engine on the ground of Infringement, must be dismissed by the I"??<>' r court. In which the cases were remanded with such insiruc tlona The Seiden patents seek to control I the manufacturers of practically all gasoline automobiles In America. I Many of the manufacturing com? panies hold licenses under that pat? ent, but others operate as Indepen? dent companies from Its undertakings, such as automobile shows and the like, and extensive legal complications were precipitated. Under today's rul? ing, the ground for contest between the licensed and unlicensed dealers is removed, uuless the scope of the Sei? den patent is changed by a subsequent ruling of the Supreme Court of the United states The thought of checking one's watch at sea by signals from the wireless station on the Eiffel Tower, even though several thousand miles from the latter, is interesting to the lay? man, but also has a decided practical value to the navigator. The reason for this is that in determining the position of the vessel by means of a sextant the observer must be sure of the exact time at which he measures the elevation of tbe sun (or of certain stars) above tho horizon, otherwise his deductions will be incorrect. Thus in latitude 65 an error of one minute In the chronometer wdll make a dif? ference of a quarter of a degree, or about 10 miles, In tho calculated lon? gitude. The error increases steadily as we approach the equator and may make an appreciable difference In the ship's course, or even bo a source of ?langer when Hearing islands or reefs. For this reason the time signals from the Eiffel Tower are not only sent out exactly at mldnlghv (for a period of one-tenth of a second), but an' repeat? ed at two-ndnute Intervals for the benefit of vessels which may not have i "ight th*? midnight signal. After S Brooklyn editor has linger? ed at the banquet table until 1 o'clock In the morning he cannot be expe, ted to tell A. Jackson from T. Jefferson. It might be as well for those who am overflowing with kindness these days?and their number Is legion?to give a thought or two to tbe letter lets M \ ffi#, SOUTH CAROLINA POSTMASTKRS. Nominations for Prosperity, Maye* ville, Youngs Island und Fort Mill. Washington, Jan. 10.?The follow? ing South Carolina postmasters have been nominated: Levi S. Bowers, at Prosperity; C. D. Cooper, Mayesville; J. W. Oerafy, Youngs Island; B. H. Mauer. Fort Mill. The Nominating Convention?An In? novation In Brazil. The three bolting states determined upon a convention of their own. A call was sent for representatives from the various counties of Brazil, men duly selected by local voters and with signed credentials in their hands, it was not through an inner ring that Harbosa wanted to work. For the I ttrst time in Brazil it was the popular voice that spoke. Out of nearly a I thousand counties 582 appeared, and on the 22nd of May, 1909, the Civllista Convention met in the Lyrico Theatre in Bio de Janeiro to inaugurate a new political developement in the Re? public. It was a historic day. Shak? ing off Inertia and studied indifference and initiating a campaign against that popular Ignorance which has been the political schemer's stock in trade, the middle class of the coun? try threw Itself Into a political strug? gle. It was but the ilrst step, but It signifies a new Brazil. And no man is so responsible for it as Ruy Bar bosa. Thus was the national Civllista party born?a party without definite principles and without a platform save that it was determined to ex? press the people's will. The old par? ties had died with the Empire. The Republican party triumphing in 1889, swept the leid of its adversaries and stood alone. The inevitable followed. Fixed in Its power, the party only fought within itself and intrigued for the division of the spoils. But at last, on the question of the monopoly of Influence in the hands of a few, a man had risen who could lead the I people to self-expression. Neverthe? less the convention struggled for days over a method of procedure. Asslz Brazil, at that time Minister to Ar? gentina, demanded the formulation of a definite platform and the select? ion of a man who could support it. Barboaa, on the contrary, urged that th > ohoioe c.f a man who oould car? ry the people with rum was the mat ter Of vital Import, nee. The platform Would tako care of lueif. A mag? netic personality was the need of the j hour. In that Barbosa was right and won. And it was Barbosa him? self that the convention chose to lead the people's part of Brazil. So it was that the fight was on. It was the first real nominating conven? tion In the history of the Republic. More than that, It was the first con? tested election. But more significant still, It was the first great education? al campaign in which a candidate stumped the country, speaking every? where to enormous and enthusiastic j crowds upon the vital questions of 1 national life and policy. It was a [ vivifying mission to the electorate of the country and Barbosa was pre ' eminently the mjan for the place. Two things were the targets for his attack. I He directed his lucid and vigorous oratory against the concentration of power in the hands of the clique and the failure of a so-called representa? tive government to represent. At the same time he attacked what he saw as the militaristic menace, control by the army, the subservience of civil power. For months he worked as If Incapable of fatigue, writing and speaking with pungent effect. As an educational campaign Brazil had known nothing Uko It. It stirred the dullest corners into a dawning recog? nition of the meaning of representa? tive government. It stung the Inert to a sense of public duty. The first of March, 1910, was elec? tion day. Fonseca carried the North by a huge majority. There were scat? tering votes for Barboaa In the South. In Mlnas and Sao Paulo, where his strength lay, the returns did not show that he had carried either state. Fon? seca was elected, on the face of the returns, but with the cry of fraud the Civllista party set about a contest of the election returns. Of Irregularities there is no question but whether Bar? bosa was actually elected or not It Is Impossible to tell. Two hundred thousand against four hundred thous? and votes, were the official figures.? American Review of Reviews. In the manner of disposing of their eggs may species of frog exhibit re? markable peculiarities. One of the most curious, perhaps, is that recently described by W. E. Agar in tho "Pro? ceedings of the Zoological Society." A tree frog, native of Paraguay, makes Its m i in a bush overhanging a pond. The lowor ends of a number of leaves are drawn together and fixed In that position by a number of empty egg capsules. The SggS are also covered with a shield of empty CSpsulOS to protect them from tho sun and air. Whan the eggs are hatched the plug at the bottom appears to fall out, and NORTH POLE LOS! AGAIN. WOULD BE AS HARD TO FIND AS EVER SAYS PEARY. Telia of His Fight Through to Frozen North, Answering Fire of Questions Before Committee. Washington, Jan. 10.?Admitting that the North Pole is just as much lost as ever and that all future at? tempts to find It must be independent enterprise unaided by his own work, Capt. Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer, answered a cross Are of questions at a hearing before the house committee on naval affairs to? day. He told how he wanted the glory of the polar achievement L'or himself, declining to let any mem? ber of his expedition, other than the negro, Henson, go on the last dash with him; how his publishing con? tracts had precluded him from testi? fying before the committee last spring, and how members of his ex? pedition had been prohibited from writing about the trip. Capt. Peary was a^ked to throw light on why, as a naval officer, he made no report to the navy depart ! mriU. Mr. Roberts asked him if it was not customary for an -officer to report on matters for which he was detailed. Capt. Peary said he had made some report to the coast and geodetic survey and had advised the navy department of that fact. It was his Impression that the superin? tendent of the survey had made a report to the navy. Pressed by Mr. Roberts Capt. Peary said there was a letter on his file somewhere asking I secrecy "or his written report to the survey, as to soundings, etc. Why, being detailed to get certain information for the government, did you ask the goveinn.^nt not to use this information until later?" insist? ed Mr. Roberts. "I would rather not give the infor? mation except to the committee," re? plied Capt. Peary, who objected to testifying in the presence of news? paper representatives. He was giv? en permission to file his reason in writing. "WThy did you not take white mem? bers of your party with you on the final stage of your trip northward, ?0 that there might be creditable cor? roborative evidence?" asked Repre? sentative Roherte, "In the first place replied Capt. Peary, "I have always made the final ?purt, with one exception, when Le< was with me, with ore man and the i-<o\l t?.Il*t* UJW, ubWUUilb iiabail X LOOK with me (Henson) was more effective for combined demands for extended work than any white man. The po.'e was something to which I have de? voted my life, for which I had gone through such hell as I hope no man in this room will ever experience, and l did not feel that 1 should divide It with a y\>ung man who had not the right to it that I had." Capt. Peary was asked if any in? junction of secrecy had been made as to what members of the expedition might say. He replied that members of l.is party were not free to write or lecture after their return except with his written permission. Mr. Macon of Arkansas interjected that Capt. Peary also was paid for his services through the salary paid him as a naval officer. Capt. F^ary, replying to repeated uuestiods as to the results of his Arctic trip, said that he had not yet prepared such a chart as would en? able anyone to follow in his footsteps to the pole, but he. "imagined" he had data by which he could prepare such a chart. Some critics of Mr. Carnegie's peace gift see foreboding of war among the administrators. Jacob, Jr., must depend on the Smith vote in New Jersey to pull hire through to the Senate. Chicago debarring "Salome" is like the decollete .gown calling the hobble skirt black. Resolutions ;ire in order. The best resolution (or you to make is to be 01? time for business, en? gagements, etc. during 1911, and the best way to do this is to pur? chase a Howard Watch. Abso? lutely dependable. W. A. Thompson, = ? ?Ii? s? Jnweler m Optician CITY V PURE. state Chemlf Biologist Dr. F. L. Park ares There Is No Ground for Complaint. The persistence of complaints that the city water is objectionable on ac? count of both taste and odor and the needless alarm that a number of citi? zens have entertained respecting the purity and wholesomeness of our water supply, in the face of the re? cent report of Dr. F. L. Parker, Jr., of Charleston, Chemist and Bacteriol? ogist of the State Board of Health, lAer making a chemical and bacteri? ological analysis of samples of the water, that he found absolutely no evidences of sewerage contamination and that the water is pure and whole? some, caused the Commissioners of Public Works to send another sam? ple of the water and a valve taken from the pumping station which howod a deposit of mineral matter to Dr. Parker for another examina? tion. He has made this analysis and his letter, accompanying his report, shows that the water is now free from contamination and is as pure as w hen the water was first analyzed by Dr. Ravenel, of Philadelphia, some fifteen years ago. This report from Dr. Parker should serve to allay the fears of those who have been alarmed and excited by the constant talk concerning the im? purity of the water supply. Dr. Park? er's letter and analysis follow: Charleston, S. C. Jan. 10, 1911. Mr. W. W. McKagen, Sumter Water Works, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of the 28th ult., I have examined the valve that you sent to me and do not find any evidences of corrosion. The white de? posit that you ask about is due to leak in valve and the evaporation of the water from leak on the out<?r surface. This Incrustation is nothing more than a deposit of the solids normally in the water and has no sig? nificance. The general condition of the valve seems io be excellent, and the analy? sis of the water shows nothing that should cause corrosion or Incrustation in pipes. I enclose sanitary analysis which shows water to be of good quality. I don't see why there should be any nrwvy rvjqi?r>f c* nVir>n* tV?o nijaHtv r?f this water, and the trouble reported to you must be due to dome trouble in the pipes, porhaps dead tnds, though 1 suppose yon have flushed all of youi pipes tnorougmy. At all events the analysis of the samples submitted shows nothing to account for the objections that you have spoken of, and if you have any further complaint, I should like to ' have a sample of the water from the faucets complained of, and shall be obliged if you will inform me if you are still having complaints. Very truly yours, F. L. Parker, Jr., M. D. Sanitary water analysis No. 5G1. Received January 3, 11. of sample of WOMEN Women of the highest type, women of superior education and refinement, whose diiouruuerii and judgment give weigh* ant1 force to their opinions, highly praise the wonderful cmroo?ve and curative properties of Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab? lets. Throughout the many stages of woman's life, from girlhood, through the ordeals of moJJier hood to the declining years, there is no safer or more reliable med? icine. Chamberlain's Tablets are sold everywhere at 25c a box. 7/te NEW YEAR You will find us alive to your every need in furniture every day in the New Year?you'll find us fully stocked with the finest that the best manufacturers produce. For the patronage, support and friendship of the public we enjoy? ed during igio we wish to give our sincere thanks and out well wishes for iqi i . For everything in furniture, go to WIT1IKRKPOON BROS. l'l'RNITl'RK COMPANY. water from Sumter Water Works: Results In parts per million. Color None Chlorine, 5.00 Free Ammonia, 0.05 Albuminoid Ammonia, 0.04 Nitrogen in Nitrates. 0.001 Nitrogen in Nitrites, 0.00 Hardness (as parts of Ca CO) soap test, Total Solids, r^'.cterial Analysis. Coil-Group Organisms, Remarks: Free from indications of contamination. Respectfully submitted, F. L. Parker, Jr., M. D. 5.00 30.00 none. REWARD OFFERED FOR HARPER Governor Acts on Petition of Sumter County Sheriff. Columbia, Jan. 10.?A reward of $100 has DSjSB offered by Governor Ansel for the apprehension of J. W. Harper, who is wanted in Sumter County for the alleged murder of Bd Bosserd. A petition was presented to the Oovsmor by the sheriff of Sumter County. The Meat Trust is again advancing the price of beef and pork, in spite of the fact that the President has ex? plicitly cut out the pork barrel in national legislation, thus making the consumption very muoh less. CERTAIN RESTJT/TS. Many a Snmter Oitisen Knows How Sure They Are. Nothing uncertain about the work of Doan's Kidney Pills In Sumter. There is plenty of positive proof of this in the testimony of cltlsens. Such evidence should convince the most skeptical doubter. Read the follow Inf statement: J. H. Grady, 16 Wright St., Sumter, S. 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