Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CUR C? HOWLS. OM Mini IS ll.V.i ri.i? I NDI R l?I M(K UTK' PfiAM, h (uil Incident to Now Method of < on tinning IIoum? Vsslgiinicnt* Ilm ig \bout Delay ? Proust? of Cannon and Mann l'uavalllng? I iiHr Joo" Taunts Democrat* In < haractorUtlc Vein ? Rcpublh an insurgents Well Looked After In Committee Selection*. Washington, April 11.?It required OOOr two hours In the House today to elect the new committees of that leg slatlve body. It was the first time n history that the committees had been sleeted and there was much de ali- I work ?mUMSJtod with the pro? ceeding. Former Speaker Cannon taunted the Democrats with having approved, %a the Republicans on the various committees, practically the same men whom he. as Speaker, had put on these committees In the last House. Discussion of the personnel of the committees called out much bitter? ness from the Republicans, who charged the Democrats with gross un? fairness In cutting down tho minor? ity membership on the most import? ant of the committees. IIr. Underwood, the Democratic leader, replied that the Democrats had based the proportionate repre senatlon upon the committees strictly sccordlng to the Democratic majority In the House Itself. "This is, moreover," he said, "the first time a minority leader has been permitted to name his committees and has had them adopted by the ma? jority without dotting <*n T or cross big a t ' This statement was cheered loudly by the Democrats Republican Leader Mann cited a number of alleged Inconsistencies, and his arguments were seconded by Messrs. Cannon and Gardner, of Mas? sachusetts. "Thst I medet mistakes Is un? doubtedly true," said Mr. Cannon, "but I ass responsible for the or? ganisation of tho committees, and 1 did It honestly. I have no apologies to make. I would like to see the Speaker .or the ways and means ?ommlttee, or thr minority leader, who Ouwld : irrr* **e committees s/ithout making mistaken l have al esudy heard rumblings on ihe Dern stratic tide. Out. after all, you aro -lot going to be judged by the com? mittees you namo, but by the legls atton you accomplish." A number of Instructions to new committees were adopted in the form af resolutions. The ways and means and appropriations committees of she Mouse were authorised to sit dur? ing tho sessions and recess of the Moose. Ths House then adjourned until tomorrow. Prepared b) Minority Leader James B. Mann, it the direction of tho Re fsaalntau caucus tho minority com? mittee sel'-etions contained msny surprises .or the House. The desire |o> accord lmpartial treatment to the tnsuryei t Republicans Is shown in the number of choice committee places given tc them by Mr. Mann. Two of the leading Insurgents, Rep? resentative Madison, of Kansas, and Representative Lenrct. of Wlscon sta, are given places on the rules com? mittee, where '.he Republicans have hut four pUces. Repr'-sontaiive Good, of Iowa, is appolrted ?? the appropriation com? mittee, cons. .ere'*, an especially fine berth. Representative Haugen. of Iowa, is made ranking Republican member of the committee on agrlcul nann Representative Kopp, of Wisconsin. Is placed on the naval affairs commit? tee; Representative Norrls, of Ne? braska, on th<? judiciary committee, snd oth?r Insurgents receive Import? ant assignments. Former Speaker Cannon becomes Ranking It' nubllean member of the appropriation committee. He was Chairman of thi COmmtttl ? for SSO" eral years before he seoamc speaker, snd the retirement (.f James A. Taw n*y. roeentty ehalt mas of the, com? mittee. ?III piol.ab?. make |he fo: tri? er Sp.ni'x.-r Republican leader In de hates on appropriations. Minority L uder Mann took no as? signments- I. rr.self and will act ? I \v as chairn ?> I f III in noflty coi f t - ence. Km pie. g| ranking im in bor of th ? lnt< I State and foreign comrii' r . . ?.inmltf< . g\?es t Frcder ick c. \ n >. of Minns ota The i: aoMlcog Hat Inclnoos the ssslsnue nl of Victor L. Borger, the facial i?t to the committee on District of Colurn? la affairs, and the assign? ment of Thoren Attaint Ihe New York IndepeTid n| PemoCfnt, to Ihe com? mittee on ' d e iflon and on enrolled bills. - H>v*?ral Of Ihl OJ n hantl of the city have decorated tie lr windows for Raster with nm a ! . ruing d- ' The window . ? f in ? j Chand PM Clothing Company have been most tastefuMy decorated wbh d - In The Polle? Court. There vrere only two minor otoei to be herd in the Poll? i Court on Wednesday. Sam Johnson was charged with hooting his wife, the ohnrge being as? sault and battery. He was found guilty and sentenced t?? pay a line of $20 or to serve 30 days. Mari??n Sanders was arrested for riding on ? forbidden sidewalk. He plead guilty and paid $2.00. Now What I Mil She Mean? At a recent WOddlUg ? baby had shrieked without Intermission, to the great aanoyaaee of the guests, vie. As the hridal party was leaving 4he church a slight delay occurred. One Of the guests seized the opportunity to say to the first bridesmaid: ? What a nuisance babies are at a wedding!" "Yes, ir Jeed!" answered the brides? maid anwlly. "When I send out the Invitations to my wedding I shall have printed n the corner: "No babies ex? pert, d. '--Judge.. It is with grave regret and consid? erable mortification that we note that the representatives from South Caro? lina do not figure very conspicuously in the committee assignments in the new house of congress, and we are sure that we are being punished In that way for sending men to Wash? ington whose democracy could not be trusted to stand the test of selfishness and special Interests. We have able men in the list of representatives wh i will he concerned in making the new tariff law ,but they failed in the test the last time and they must show an Improvement before they can be put In Important posts again.?Florence Times. It" Is after all a great deal of satis? faction to have in the White House a Republican whose opportunity to chdose a Federal judge for South Carolina Is not viewed with appre? hension in this State. Whether Mr. Taft appoints a Democrat or a Repub? lican, there Is confidence that he will appoint a good man.?Columbia Stat*. Says the Saeannah News: "The ar? my has made elaborato arrangements for the embalming of the bodies of soldiers who rnnv d'o ?-loHnir the Ten? as campaign. That la cheerful news to post, up In recruiting or"t; \s." I l lying war it; ttsns of panes also la like whet G ?*n< ;"il Sherman saM u;r is.?Wilmington star. According to the New York World sew ral more people have refused to eat with Col. Roosevelt. There are a whole lot of people who don't even care to chew the rag with the Colonel. No doubt It's because life is too short. ?Wilmington Star. Dance and Povencal song ami sun? burnt mirth! Oh, for a breaker full of the warm South, Full of tho true, the blushful Hippo* crane! ?Kent*. Washington correspondents say that the railroads have been divorced from th? coal business. if that is so, the public will soon begin to pay the alimony.?Phlladlephla North American. What Is the thing In the back ot a man's head which, because the bosses are willing to get behind him, makes him think that he is the choice of the people Anyhow, why should Col. Bryan, <J..vernor Harmon and Governor Wtl Mon go to Washington to see a Demo Ola tie Congress begin business?? Wilmington Star. Many a'man stands for the right thing but he won't worry himself down trying to do it.?Wilmington St ir. Hunnewell, Kansas, has just elect ad a woman asayor. site has trans? formed it Into Honeywell ?Wilming? ton St ir . ??ur greatest living ex?Preaident is going t . address the Wlsci nsln l<egls lal ire on Raster Even. He will say Ife ? n st. Milwaukee N< ws, j it Is going to be difficult to buy ' Kastor lilies this year, Some young men wish it were Impossible. - Huntington (w. Va.) Advertiser. For Urne will t-11 lher soon the truth. There are no birds In I ml yi ar'a neat Longfellow, Anyhow, n woman knowi enough about mathematics to t . ire out how many spring bonnets h< r husband's [annual cigar bills would buy, New York i 'i ? ss. "We have not yol heard the end of i.orim- r." says i contemporary, Would . ? i OPENS FIGHT ON OPTIONS. BVRLESON BKUIN8 WAR OK COT? TON SPECULATION, Texas Representative Says He Will Uae Every Effort to Have BUI Paiaed . Washington, April 11,?Declaring that im meani to use every possible means to secure tlie passage of what in known as the "Scott anti-option bill" at thli session of congress, Rep? resentative Burleson Ot Texas today began a fight to this end. In ex? plaining why action should be had IIOWi Mr. Burleson says: "Something must be done, and at once, to stop gambling in cotton fu? tures, and the duty devolves upon this congress." "A disposition has been mainfested on the part of the exchanges to so reform rules and methods as to min? imize the effects of the evil of cotton gambling, but the great controlling ? \ change (the New York cotton ex? change) has persistently refused to do anything indicating even a desire on the part of the element in control to meet the views of the bureau ot corporations, which has clearly pointed out what should be done to protect the producer of cotton from the great injury which results from Illegitimate cotton speculations. "I have Introduced a bill which I believe will remedy the evil. Cer? tainly it will prevent unrestrained gambling In cotton on certain of the exchanges where lhat gambling is now obtrusively evident. "My bill denies the use of the tele? graph and telephone lines between States for the transmission of mes? sages relating to contracts for future delivery where there is no Intention on the part of the seller to deliver the cotton or the buyers to receive. "The measure will not interfere with the legitimate trading in cotton, but will undoubtedly put a stop to those transactions which are proving so hurtful to the cotton trade, and have been repeatedly declared by our courts not only illegal, but against public policy. "I think 1 understand the senti? ment of members of congress on this subject, and I do not hesitate to say that, in my opinion, if the exchanges refuse to reform their methods, they \\\\ be destroyed." Begin PI elating I lies Now. Ono fly killed now will amount to more than a hundred In June, and work done now to destroy their breed? ing places will be twenty times as effective SS that done later on. Get? ting rid of Hies is, as 1 know, a very difficult matte?-, and here. If anywhere, the ounco of prevention Is worth more than the pound of cure. It should not be necessary to say anything more about the fly as an "undesirable citizen." Every reader of ours should know by this time how he is bred in tilth and refuse; how ho carries this lilth with him wherever he goes?to the table, to the child's face, to tho food on which he alights,?and how he is not only unclean but dangerous. That he carries the germs of various diseases Is no longer doubted. We have be? fore us as wo write a letter from Dr. George S. Brown of Birmingham. Alabama. In which he blames the fly for most of the typhoid cases in that city and tell how a fly may follow a man or a horse for miles perhaps and carry this dread disease with him. In fact, from regarding the fly as only a nuisance, perhaps a neces? sary one. Investigators have come to realize that he is by far the most dangerous animal In the country, far more to be dreaded than all our poisonous snakes and wild beasts. Rechrlstened the "Tyhpold Fly," he is hated and feared as never before, because hin powers for evil are mor< fully realized. If he can not he ex? terminated, he must, at bast bo kept out of the home. There are two things to do: The first is to screen the house and kc p the Hies out, killing the straggl rs that get in; the second is to destroy their breeding places, in the country usually the stables ami out-housos. Begin this warfare right now; see that the hOUSe Is screened as BOOn BS possible, and get rid of all places in which the llies are likely to breed, be? fore the warm weather comes, You do nol want to -it down t" eat with a horde of these fllth-icek ing visitors, and you d<> not want to risk tln ir bringing a case of typhoid Into the hotm. <;.i ready now to protect yourself.?-Progressive Fann? er, < 'ompllmcitt* i hat < ust. Charleston Post. a raise in assessment of propert) i.> a genuine compliment which the owner usually falls to nppreelate duly, it siid Governor Wense wants i< gO to the l ulled Slates K< a ite AN ARCTIC RESCUE The Finding of the Survivors of the Greely Expedition. STAYED THE HAND OF DEATH. The Seven Starved and Half Crazed Dying Men Were Wearily Waiting For the End When Came the Shout That Told Them Relief Wae Nigh. In bis story of tiie rescue of the rem BABtl of the ill fated Greely expedi? tion at Cane 6abine in 1884 Frank B. Copley in the American Magazine gives a dramatic description of the ac? tual finding of the starving survivors. On June 21 a furious gale blew down the tent, which the despairing men had not the strength to raise again. On the 22d the gale continued, and the men felt that the end of their long struggle bad come. In the evening nil the men were lu their bags, waiting for death. Greely, Frederick. HtefleriCg, Kiison and Con nell were under the falleu canvus of the tent. Hruiuard aud Loug were under the fallen canvus of the adjoin lng shelter. It remained light, of course, the sun at this season being continuously above the horizon. Con nell passed into the unconscious state which was fhe prelude of death. The other six men. supremely indifferent to everything, lay idly doziug. But the evening wtlll was young when, seemingly from a distance, there came a sound that forced Itself upon their attention. Once came the sound! Twice came the sound! Three times came the sound! Each time It was a long, insistent screech. At first it was annoying, as any sound la that gradually forces one to leave one's plearant dreumsaud awake. But with the u?cond rei^etition of the screech Brainard and Long sat up and looked at each echer. From under the canvas of the tent came the complaining voice of Greely, "Braluard. did you hear it?" "Yes, sir/* "What was ltr *'l think?I am pretty sure?that it was the whistle of a steamer." There was something of a stir under the fallen can\ns of the tent. Bieder bick had aroused himself and seized the bag containing their last bit of brandy. Two spoonfuls were left, Biederblck forced one down the throat of the dying Connell. If they actually were going to be rescued Connell should bare a rbon^a *n live. The other spoonful of brandy Biederblck offered to bis commander. WhenQree ly declined It Blederl l< k sent it to fbl J low the other sooooful down the throat of Connell. Greely now asked Braluard nud Long if they could get out from under their canvas and report if anything was to be seen. They said they felt able to climb to the high, rocky point on the ridge where Brainard had set a signal flag. "Do your best." said Greely. Slowly and painfully Brainard and Long crawled up the narrow pith In the snow to the point wbleh command? ed a broad view of the sea. There was much open water, but nothing was to be seen on it save the old monotonous floes and bergs. Long said they must have been mis? taken In the nature of the sound tbev had heard. Brainard agreed. After a few minutes Brainard. chilled through, said he would go back and report to Greely. Long, who was more warmly clad, said he would stay up there a while longer. When Brainard, in reporting to Gree? ly, again expressed the opinion that they Lud been deceived the opinion seemed .o be accepted by all the men under the tent Brainard crawled hack into his bag, fully believing that he never would leave It again and fully resigned to the prospect Presently Biederblck began to argue that the fact that no ship was to be seen from the point above them did not necessarily indicate that they had been deceived In believing that the sounds they heard were those of a ship's whistle. He suggested that the ship might be in Payer harbor, which could not be seen flow their ridge. Greely aroused himself sufficiently to say that he did not consider this probable. Biederblck, however, went on arguing In his persistent German way that help was near. At length Greely, whose nerves were a wreck and whose mind was fast giving way, turned on Biederblck and cursed him for making a disturbance. "Shut up," be ordered, "and let us die In peace!" So dhce more there was quiet. Lying outside in his bag. Brainard vaguely wondered if be ever as il? would see Long. Presently he heard fool steps. Some one was coming, It could not be Long. Whoever was coming was runnlna. God be was running! Then came n shout the shout of a hale and bean y man "Qreelyl Qrctiyl Are ye theref* There was no mistaking the voice With Its Scotch Irish nccent The voice was that of Jntnea VV. Norman, ice master on the Proteus when that steamship transported the Greely ex? pedition to Lady Franklin baj three years before. As Norman shouted two big ships of the United states navy were anchor? ing Jusl at t be f ?1 of the ridge. Bevon men out of twenty live lived until the evening of June 22. Another bour und probably only six would have beet, found alive. Two days more and In all probability the last man would have been found dead. I WIT OF THE INDIAN The Dignified Red Man Has a Keen Ser.cc of Humor. STORIES OF STANDING BEAR. The Raco tho Old Chief Was Willing to Run Against a Government At? torney?A Gallant Brave and His Mirror?An Invisible Bridge. The impression prevails widely that the Indian lacks the saving sense of humor?"that most characteristic of all American qualities." To tho cre? ating and the spreading of this Im? pression many recognizable traits of Indian character have indisputably contributed?his ancestral pride, his exclusiveaess, his gravity of face and fligniLj manner In public. Nevertheless an Injustice Is done him, for among no primitive peoples Is the sense of humor kecuer or more spontaneous and kludly. Years ago I was conversing with a group of children of the Omaha tribe. They were on their way to a reserva? tion school, and directly in their path lay a swamp an eighth of a mile wide, nud straight through this they were required to wade twice a day. "It is too bad," I remarked. "Can you not go an und the swamp? Your feet will be wot, and you will bo un? comfortable at.d possibly ill." "Oh," cried a girl of about twelve years, her dark eyes danrlng with merriment, "we walk over the $1,200 bridge." They all laughed at this. What could it mean? I paw no bridge; there was no bridge to be seen. It made them merry to see me mystified, and I heard them laughing and chatting as they went through the water and mud. Afterward I discovered the hu? mor in the remark. Some years pre? vious to that time tho government had appropriated $1,200 to build a bridge over this swamp, but somehow the money had vanished into somebody's pocket and tho work was not done. One evening I saw a gallant young brave making his way swiftly over tho prairies of tho Omaha reserve, lie was dressed in all his finery, and at his side dangled a small mirror. Manifestly he was an ardent lover. This I should have surmised from his dress and eager haste, even If I had not known him. As he was a friend of mine, I had lns.de information of his hopes and purposes; also I ven I tured to stop him for a moment pre ' clous as 1 knew him time tc be, "That mirror at jour side," I r?> marked, "is to ?ive opportunity for ! Prairie Flower to dlacornr how lovely ! sh?? !>, Is it nctr He considered a I momeut, aim uicu, with a twinkling eye, he replied: "No. Maybe io she will talk too much to me. anr, then I will look Into my mirror to see how tired I am." This certainly was the humor of ab? surdity. Examples of Standing Bear's humor I -could give almost without number. During the trial of his case before Judge Dundy the contention of the government attorney was that an In? dian is not a person within the mean? ing of the law. This puxaled the old chief greatly. It also amused him. One day at my table he was vigor? ously plying a knife and fork when suddenly he paused In his eating, lift? ed up bis hands, and, a. humorous smile lighting up his noble, storm scarred face, he remarked: "The attor? neys say I am not a person. But I can use a knife and fork. Does a bear do that? If he, the attorney, la a per? son I am one also. We both cat with knives and forks. Indeed, I think I can n?e them faster than tie can. If he wants to raco me eating I am ready." We all hraghed at this. When we were quiet Standing Bear added, "That Is, I will run an eating race with the attorney If he will pay for the beefsteak." The first public address Standing Bear ever made was given In my church. In the course of it while ho was pleading for assistance he address? ed various classes of people present? the men, the women, the clergy, the business men, the children. When he was pleading with the women he said: "I appeal to you because you are bravo j and patient. Whenever you have any I thing hard to do you never rest until ! It Is done." This was a gallant senti ' ment worthy of a chief. Hut Frank La Flesche, who was Interpreting, ren? dered the sentence thus: ' You women ! are patient. When there Is anything hard to be done wo men let y< u do It." : This was so true to Indian custom that the audience laughed. Standing Dear whs nuzzled. As he Stood silent a moment wondering what mistake ho hnd made Bright F.yes, tho beautiful Omaha maiden, stepped for? ward nnl said, "My brother Frank has made n mistake In mterptoting the Chief! thought." Then she gave the proper rendering. The Chicago papers took liberties wlih Branding Bear's" name, ono of them referring t<? bfm constantly as Upright Bruin. When this was ex? plained to t' e chief be took the matter w Ith Treat good nature. "What does it matter?" he remarked, hli face beaming. "I am nil tied up with names. I am like n pony tangled In ids larlnt. rather Hamilton, the Presbyterian, calls mo elder. The Episcopalian clergyman calls me ward on. Tor 1 am an officer In the little church in our village, where both those tfo, d men preach. And now th<* papers call me \hat is it? Yes, Bruin. No matter. The judge in Omaha says i ?m a person, and that satisfies me."? Southern Workman MULES NEED SOME. Practical Hints on The Use of Cot? ton s? ed Meal as s Feed and Fer? tilizer. There has been so much experi? mental work done on cotton seed i i al, both as a feed and as a ferti? lizer and so many Conclusive results obtained that it has long since pass? ed far beyond the experinn ntal stage. Hut in going over the Stale, many feeders and farmers ask me about cotton seed meal as a food and as a fertilizer, and about the different grades and colors of the meal to be used for different purposes. The fertiliser law in this State re? quires meal that is to be used for fertilizer to contain 7 per cent or more ammonia, and 'he pure food law requires that cotton seed meal sold for feeding purposes shall con? tain 36 per cent protein. The next richest feed in protein is linseed meal, and the law of the State re? quires linseed meal to contain 30 per cent protein, while wheat bran, which is considered by us as a very line, rich food, must contain 14.5 per e< nt protein. We know from the chemical analy? ses and from actual experiment that cotton seed meal is by far the richest and most concen? trated feed that we find on the mar? ket, and the more our feeders and farmers learn about the cotton seed meal both as a concentrated feed and a fertilizer, the more they will use on the farm and the better It will be for both farm and stock and land. There, are quite a number of farm? ers who are now feeding small amounts of cotton seed meal to work stock, and are well pleased with re? sults. It looks like a waste of mon? ey to see so many rough, poor mules drawing out cotton seed meal to be put in the ground, when the animals themselves need at least a part of j the meal passed through their bodies and the meal would do the farm as ^ much good if put on the land after passing through the animal as it would by being used directly on the land. We have 250,000 head of work stock in this State and if these ani? mals were fed from one to two pounds of cotton seed meal per day in place of two to four pounds of their corn ration, it would be much better for the stock and while a cheaper feed jit would be - great improvement to 1 our soils. Use Color of the M wL j While we know th^.t the color of ojt.uii seed meal has n hing - do with the ammonia content of the meal* yet we are quite sure that for feeding purposes, nothing should be used except bright colored meal that has a clean pleasant oily aroma, but for fertilizing purposes the color has nothing to do with the nitrogen or ammonia content, and therefore we should give attent'^n only to the analyses as far as the fertilizing qualities are concerned. This season, partly on account of the heavy top dressing of soda used late last year, the cotton seed were very green and contained a very high per cent of moisture, and where stored in bulk the seed passed through a heating process and large quantities of moisture were driven off and seed were darkened In color. This being the case, there were large quantities of dark, off colored meal made from these seed. While this dark colored meal made from heated seed may contain toxic poisons and should not be used for feeding ani? mals, it is a fact that such meal usual? ly contains a higher per cent of ni? trogen or ammonia and is equally ae good, or in many cases far better, for fertilizer than the blight or prime meal, and while most of the mills are selling this dark meal at j a slightly lower price than the prime ! meal, it la that much better for the ' farmer from a fertilizer standpoint. j. f. Jaekaon. _ i Senator Benjamin R, Tillman, of South Carolina, who has been In de? clining health since he experienced a second stroke ,.f paralysis, may never appear In the Senate again. He is at his South Carolina home, where he went Immediately following the ad? journment Of Congress, and has been 'enjoined by his physicians from doing . anything that may excite him. A ! few days ago Senator Tillman w as summoned as a witness In the divorce . ease of Mrs. B, K. Tillman, Jr., against his son, but on the written statement of his attorn< vs. he was ? xcusod from testifying by the trial judge, who post? poned the case indefinitely. W hen Informed by his physicians thai he . must remain at his country home and give up his congressional duties the Senator remarked to one of his con | gressional friends who was visiting him. "I had hoped and wlsh< I to be able io go back to Washington for the .extra session, just to s< e a Democrat I sworn as senator from Maine, but I do not suppose l am going to have ' t pleasure, l have always wanted to live and serve with a Democratic ' itor from \". w England, snd I irust that my wisl will vet h ? raii*