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Knm 11 ii ^ or \\ \ n.in Ml \l. Tii I nlUMI II n Mi, HVtail .1 l?. . I i on of Reputed At? tempt to Ilm Hcmocrutic VoUn at Washington. July -'4.?A detailed account of a reputed attempt to buy a number of I>emocratc voted In the Illinois legislature to fOateet Albert sjr J Hopkins to tu,- Senat*, ami told ^ on :he witness stand today before the senate Lortmer committee by James Keeley. general manager of the Chicago TO une. It was 'he sol It log of the Aaj Ol sensations In the hearing. It follow? ed Mr. Kssley'a testimony as to how he happened to buy tho confession of Charles A. White. the legislator, whose story shout graft at Spring? field resulted In the Lorlnur Inves vtlgatlon. It was subsequent to testi? er m->n\ b\ Edward Hires that Henry 8. Boutell. now American minister to Switserland. told him President Taft would assist in the election of Lor Imer to the senate. Mr. Keeley said what ho knows that the Hopkins story was ob led from Clifford Raymond, then representing the Tribune at Spring? field, and from Ira C. Copley, repre ssntatlve In congress from Aurora. III. He testified that Charles Wheeler, ^another Chicago newspaper man at ?kpringfield. came to Raymond dur? ing the legislative session in 1900 and told him a story which Speaker Shurtleff had personally requested be not printeM. When Raymond had told Mr. Keeley. the witness testified. Raymond said had been told him by ^Wheeler. Mr. Keeley aald: "Raymond told me the story was that on a certain night Speaker Shurtleff. Don C. Hanahan snU some others who names I do not recall, met In a certain room in the St. Nicholas hotel In Springfield, and that <\j that meeting was caused by a report being received that a certain man had come to Springfield to buy cer? tain IVm-M-ratlc votes on a certain day for H >pklns. # "That Representatives John O. . Wserdell end Anton (Yrmak were r allf l In end that Speaker Shurtleff told them he know what they were doing?an attempt was being made to buy Democratic votes?and read th?m s list of 15 or -??> men who were to be bought and the prices that were to he paiJ. Th? I ?st was head gwed by "Manny" Abrahams, the 1 ^rw^athe'." 1 have been told. "Shi rtleff aald: "Now we know what s going on and you can't put it thr ?ugh. If Mammy Abrahams ,v>t*a for Hopkins tomorrow I will susperd the roll call and will an Jr" nounce your names and will read the list of men to be bought. If you try that, that Is what 1 will do." That Ro*er 5*?th>rO? bad hOOg telephoned to go to S'.ingfleld. His train wss due to arrive fr m Chicago about midnight. He rounded up his Hjt followers and told them he would blow them out of political waters if they attempted such a thing." Mr. Keeley said Raymond t^ld him this story prior to the Ix?rimer elec? tion and thst $25.000 cr $30.000 was reputed to have been taken to j Springfield. W- H then r-ad from a SJOmorinflUlll that on September 21, 1910. Repre? sentative Ooploy and John M. Glenn csme to his office; that Copley and Hopkins came from the same town snd they "hate each other healthily ? snd vigorously." The wltnee* or-'du i m ?m. .ran dum of what Copley had said. It was to the efiVet that "Daniel Ityrnes, formerly f>f the Chicago Northwestern \ wss the man who tried to put through the deal." and that the j- money had h??en taken to Spring? field by s resident or Wheaton. III. According to the memorandum. Copley ssld he had called upon Oov. Pen? ?n and Dcneen had agreed to call In 20 of his Republican allies snd If the Democrats voted for IIop f kins to ha\e these 20 switch from Hopkins. "Anything unusual take pi o o I n Springfield the n?\t day?" asked At? torney Marble. "For thf first time the roll of the house wss called before that of the senate." Mr. Keeh-y sent a list of QgOllsMMI on Msy 9. 1910. to Hin*?? ami s Conti ,iv. i ng i b. nt t b ? I ...rim- r contributions. Mr. Conwa> .Id h knew nothing about them. "Mr. HsB0StM the sjHhsag said. Mio < i answer." W Mr Keep-v Insisted It was MBOfl sdvlce of < nun ? I that h#? bud got tohl the pr# \ lon?j Lorlnn r committee about his kri'-w b d..f the story that Hlnes ssked I'unk to send a I.orl m?T contribution |o BdWofd Tlbb-n. Senator sToojoo seioVaolod Ihat a I partner of Mr. An<?riln. Mr. Keeley*! counsel, was counsel lor TIMen and for the whiskey Interests which wore reputed to have contributed I "Jaek teot." Mr. Keel, v gaJd be did not doubt Mr. Nu-fr ml Integrity. Mr. I K?'i>|??y said the existence of a cor? ruption jackpot was common gos ?lp. i Ml r<?\\ l R nl THE i.oVI.HNoi: In the KMC of Booth Carolina II?- is tho Whole Thin.,. When Important issues WSfS Ot stake, during (MininiiKUM, Wl hUVI frequently heard the express; >n. The P'V. '-nor caiiii.it do anything without the legislature. That body must l?e In sympathy with hie Of his hands are tied. II, l| only an e\e( utixe and eannot help himself." We always rocolvod this statement with a grain of salt, hut W| are mightily convinced now that it is a urent mistake. Th governor has a great deal of power, and he COB do things that many a man never ? h anoal that he could do. Indeed, in BOOth Carolina he is the whole thing. \V i e proof Of this statement ask? ed for. It could he easily furnished, our BOVOfOOr has defied the supreme court, and we have not been convinc? ed yet that he has not had his own e of what the court has hnd Ic siv. it has rendered some kiad of decisions, but the governor Is still In the saddle, and ready to do as he pleases. He has declared Joost positively, that he would do as he pleased in spite of all the man da muses that can be issued. Thai ought to be enough to show th i extent of his power, but there Is i.'ore. He has dismissed the par? don hoard, fired the dispensary com? mission, made app dntments regardless of the law. and the suggestions of fhe opened the doors of the pen? itentiary, tired a college president, cut out contracts for state buildings, prne'h ally dismissed the state house commission, play-d .lack generally S?d there seems to he no power on earth to stay his hand*-:. \e\er tell us again that the gov? ernor cannot do a great deal, that his pewef Is limited. There must he radical changes made |n the con? stitution before we can accept any such statement.?GreenW.1 Journal. TALK WITH LA POLLETTE Wisconsin Senator F. sprosse* Opin? ions On National I'olltlOB. "Aldrlch was a great manager, tfcOOgh a poor speaker," continued Senator La Follete puffing at his ; ipe writes Charles Johnson In Har? pes*! Weekly. "His handling of the iti'ode island legislature In which eleven per cent of the voters con If ded the election of V. S. senator nOfC Of a piece with his senate lead? ership as chairman of the finance ? umittee ar a his late manipulation >f the Paynt-Aldrlch tariff. Mis cl.ar it r, his life, itis relations with the Rockefellers and big business gen? erally. led him In the same direc? tion." How about Senator Hale?" ?He." Senator La Toilette replied, "like the rest of the old Guard, be? longs to a period <>f our nation;. 1 life that hi drawing to a (dose, though we are still far frOSg being clear of its dangern Hnle was the heavy dra gOOg of the old Qnnrd, a grim, reso? lute able man. a master of senate routine, and thoroughly determined to get. for his class, the maximum of results of legislation." "Is the passing of the Old Guard the guarantee of g now order?" i asked. 'You must not flatter yoursell that because Aldrfc h and Hnle are out the things they stood for are gone too." Senator Lg Pollotts earnestly replied. ? m the Contrary, they continue, and this Is the day of especial danger Just a-* we are beginning to win. The hardest lighting is all ahead. The forces of organized selfishness are on the alert to take advantage of any over-confidence on our part. 'Mow about Senator IVnrose, who succeeds Senator Aldrlch SI chair? man of the committee on tlnance? He la titular leader of the senate, is he not?" "He Is the worst?of the best ? type of the organisation senotors re? lentleeery crushes where he has tin power, compromises whenever necss< Miry and Beveff breaks ids word 10 friend or enemy, He has not yet cranked up his machine, and he i* allowing Gallinger, Crane, Lodge and others to sit at the wheel In turn. Hut if anybody thinks r. nroi ? doesn'l know that the mantle slip? ped from Aldrlch*! ihoulders on lo his. he hsi another guess, "No. tin* ohi Guard Is Still with us; scotched, not killed, And II hsi as many lives as the proverbial cat, because the forces that give it life md feed K are so enormously I rong, iinppie-t Girl in Lincoln. a LI loo In, Nob,, ein writes, "i had bong ailing for some time with chrnn? e constipation nnd stomach trouble. I began taking Chamber 'Iain's RtOUl* o-h and Liver Tablebi and In three ? 1;i\ < I was tihle to he up and cot bet? tor right along. I am the proud??*l girl In Lincoln to find luch a good medh Ine." for SOh- |y ;?11 dealers. ILLEGAL STEEL POOL. COPY OF PURPORTED AGREE? MENT shown BY COMMIT? TEE, Document Destroyed but J>y Xo Mi tili?? Eltltcr Forgotten or Dia? regarded by Companies, \v shington, July 84,? A copy of a purported pooling agreement be? tween the Carnegie Steel company and i?? other kindred concorna for a pcr< -ntage apportionment of the steel output of the country?an ad? mittedly Illegal document supposedly long since destroyed -stirred today's mooting of the house "steel trust*' Investigating committee. Chairman Stanley produced a copy of the agreement, together with other con? fidential data, and the agreement was admitted in evidence against the protest! Of counsel for the cor? porations that la was unauthentieat ed. The original agreement provided for the formation of the Steel Plate Association of the United States and notwithstanding that the agreement was burned and only came to light because a Pennsylvania printer bad saved a copy from the flames, the committee found corroborative evi? dence that the Steel Plate associa? tion did exist after the destruction of the tell-tale document. J. G. Van < inner c f the Lukens Iron and Steel company, one of the parties to the oilginal, testified that all copies of the agreement had been burned he cause it was thought its provisions were illegal. The agreement, Itself, he testified, never was signed by his company and all 3ent to other companies were returned for de? struction, lie admitted, however, that operation of the business of his company proceeded along lines Of understanding sim'lar to the pr ? visions of the burner agreement. FOLLOWS HUSBAND TO GRAVE. Wife of ElUe Hyatt, in Leo County, Dies One Hour After II isbaml's Demise. Blahopvllle, July 24.?Mr. ElUe Hyatte, ? young father, 25; years old, died at his horns at Lucknow, in this county, yesterday afternoon, after being ill for the past few days. Within one hour after he bad breathed his last his wife. Mrs. Mol lie Hyatte. died of heart failure. The remains of both Were buried n< ar Lucknow this afternoon. ?Wills- WIN TEXAS ELECTION. over six Thousand Indicated Ma? jority in Liquor Context. 1 ?alias Texas, July 14.?The antl prohlbltlon measure stands won out In Texas al the Saturday's election acoordlng to figures complied by the Dallas News. The total vote t?? date is: Against the amendment. 134.101; f??r the amendment. 227,997. The new figures Indicate that the final count will show the majority against prohibition to be in excess of six thousand. WANT To EMBARRASS TAFT. some Senators In-i-t on Further Tariff Legislation. Washingtoni July 24.?Apropos ot several speeches, which were made today m the Senate by Democratic and insurgent Republican Senators, who are opposed to adjournment without putting up to the President some tariff reduction regislatlon, it is rumored that a conference will be held tonight by some of the Dem? ocratic Senators and some of the members of the ways and means committee of the House. it Is also though! thai the the House Democratic camus tomorrow the question of throwing the gates open to further legislation and pro? longing the session will be threaah ed out. Right in your busiest season when vmi have the leant time to spare you are moat likely to take diarrhoea and b.4,. several day'a time, unless yen have Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand and take a dose on the llrst appearance Of the dlaSOfSS, For sale by all deal? ers. Tie- work on Main street Is Still being pushed rapidly, Thi rock for the cnciete base Is being hauled nnd the sand which will be placed as a layer between the concrete and tb ? brick la being pul on the ground r ? the ?anic time. The work of hauling off the old rock and foun? dation for tie reel i> still going on and has reached as far as Liberty ttrcet, Nover leave home on ;i journej without M bottle ot Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem? edy. if Is almost certain to be need? ed and cannot be obtained when on i oard tiie cars or steamship, For i ? le by ail dealers, AFTER THE SEABOARD. Business Men of Manning arc !><? (criutncd to l.eaxe no stone l'n lur.I to C?t?t That Town on tin* Railroad Map. Following the announcement ihat all arrangement! had been made to bring the Seaboard Air Line to Sum ter, and thai it is almost a certainty thai th.- road will be extended through Clarendon county to Char* lent on, crossing the Bantee River at Ferguson, the builnesi men o? Man? ning have become thoroughly arous ? ?(i t>? the Importance of securing a Beaboard connection for their town.1 it' it is possible to do so. a meeting was held and a committee apponted' to communicate wth Mr. W. u. Bon? sai with tin- view of Interesting him 1 in tin- Manning proposition. When I this committee learned that Mr. Bonsai would bo in Sumter Monday ?i delegation of leading business men w as selected to come here and. if I practicable, have an interview with Mr. Bonsai, or if that could not be ar? ranged to make an appointment to meet him at some future date. The committee consisting of Messrs. W. C. Davis.. Louis Appelt and Horton came over in an automobile Mon? day afternoon, but unfortunately there was trouble with the machine on the road and the party did not ar? rive here until an hour after Mr. Bonsai and party had taken their departure for Bishopville. This was disappointing to the committee, but they have not abandoned the idea of getting In touch with the Seaboard by any means, and will communicate with Mr. Bonsai at once. Manning is thoroughly interested in the mat? ter and If the Seaboard can be in? duced to build a branch line to Manning, or to carry its through line to Charleston by way of Manning, the business men of that town will glad? ly meet any reasonable conditions that may be named by Mr. Bonsai. USE OF LIME As V FERTILIZER. Test H?ing Made <m Various Crops in Alabama by Railroads. Tucaloosa, Ala., July 2"?.?in order to give practical information to farnn rs of the South as to the bene? fits to be secure I by the use of lime both for increasing yields and for improving the soil, the Southern Railway and the Alabama Great Southern Railroad, through their Cotton Culture Department, are mak? ing experiments along their lines In Alabama with corn, cotton, peanuts, and other farm products. The lime used analysed 70 per cent and was secured from Marengo, Greene, and Sn inter counties, where millions of tons He along the Warrior and Tom - blgbee rivers. The lime was ap? plied In the sjuing and has resulted m the pron ise of Increased yields, though it Is too early to know what he Increase or the benefit to the so. will be. Lime has been used for improv? ing the loll for many centuries and authorities agree that a great part of the land under cultivation In the Southwest is deficient in this respect, [. suiting in an excess of acidity when vegetable matter decays. The use of lime preserves the vegetable matter in the condition most suitable for the support of plant life. it is not in ?t nded thai lime should be used as a substitute for manure or com? mercial fertilizers but that by in use a much greater percentage ol the plant food In the manure or fer? tilizer may be retained in the soil. As soon ns possible the results of the experiment! being made will be ui\ -n to the farmers of the South. Suppose iin public roads leading Into the city of Sumter from all sec? tions of Sum! >r and adjacent coun? ties sho ild be destroyed or so dam? aged as to b. impass ible, what would he the effect upon the business of the town'/ The answer is easy?the town would be as dead as a door? nail, tin- merchants would have to close the stores ami every other business establishment would be forced out of business and their em? ployees turned adrift to seek employ? ment els.-where. This is an extreme supposition, hut i.r roads hurt the town and curtail its business opportunities and the poorer the ronds tin- greater damage the town sustains, The hotter the roads the greater the business the l<>Wn Will do and the greater the benefit every resident of the town will receive, Therefore, the man who votes for the bond Issue and a county Wide system of good roads votes for his own Interesf a id for the rood of the tow n and ? oui try. 11 w ill be noticed ihat iome < f it. who voted with Mr. Simmons aro eomlnn to ids defense, which Is nothing more than ihey should do, Im -bain Herald. Sprains require careful treatment. Keep qutof an l apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely. It will remove the soroness and quickly restore the parts to a healthy condition. For .' (I - by all dealers, 1 I Kl: CODE READY TU BE HANII I I) TO COUNCIL FOR ACTION. islanding Street Residents want Clay ?,l Street?Mr. J. A. McKnight is ltcelected to Board of iiealtli? Other Matters. City Council mot Tuesday night in a short session and transacted vari? ous business. The report of the! police Investigating committee was not received by council as Mr. R. B. Wright, the chairman ot* the com-! mit tee, w as n<?t present at the meet- i iiiK and it was deemed beat t<> hold I it over until the next meeting ot council. Those present at the meeting were Mayor B. I>. Jennings, and Aldermen ! J. 1?. Booth, J. F. Glenn, J. W. McKeiver, H. J. McLaurin and B. K. Wilder. The minutes of July 11th were read and confirmed. A petition was presented by resi? dents of Blanding street, who asked that the work of claying that street be continued from Bartlette street to Oakland avenue. It was ordered I that this work be done in the regu? lar course of progress, when other work, which had already been or? dered, was completed. Mayor Jennings stated that che term of office of Mr. J. A. McKnight as a member of the Board of Health had expired on June 27th and he nominated him for a new :erm of five years. This nomination .vas unanimously confirmed. Mr. Booth, chairman of the com? mittee on public works, stated that progress was being made in the work at various places In the city. There was nothing of especial in? terest connected with the work to report. lie had found it necessary to order forms for making of the IS Inch pip?-. This expenditure was con? firmed by Council. A large number of claims which had been held over from the last im . ting w.-re ordered paid. Tin- monthly report of the Water Works for June was read and re? ceived as information. Permlaal in was granted to Mr. G. W. Ueardon to make slight altera? tions in the window of his store on West l.ibeity street, providing it did not affect the fire risk. Mr. McKeiver, the chairman of the Committee to draw up a Building Code f'?r the City of Bumter, report ? d that the code was drawn up and was ready to he submitted to Coun? cil for their consideration. He sug? gested that a special meeting of Council be called for the purpose of considering the code and it was so ordered, although no time of meet? ing was appointed as it was impos? sible to select a time when all of l.he members of Council would be in the city and it was decided that the code come up before a full meet : ng. Mr. McKeiver stated that the irincipal features i f the codi1 were that the fire limits lie enlarged, so as to extend from Calhoun street to Dingle street and from Harvin street to Bumter street and from Magnolia street to Washington street. Within this area all business houses were to be constructed of brick or stone with non-combuatlble roofs; the same re? quirements were for dwelling house3 between Canal and Dingle streets and from Harvin to Sumter street; anywhere else in the fire limits res? idences might bo constructed of wood with non-combustible roofs. Enjoyable Dance Monday Evening. The dance which was given in the Armory Hall on Monday evening was one of the most enjoyable ones that has been given at any time during the year, although the crowd that at? tended was not as large as usually attend the subscription dances given in the Armory Hall. The colored orchestra furnished excellent dunce music for the oc? casion and the young ladies anil gen tlemen enjoyed darning from nine until past one o'clock. The shower just before the dance did much to col off the atmosphere and electric fans placed in the hall kept 'he dancers cool during the Intermls 1 sions\ Mr. J. a. Schwerin made an auto trip to Rlshopville Monday in 55 minutes. lb- went to Rlshopville for the purpose of conferring with sum; "t* the business men of that town rel? ative to the estnblshmenl of an ice factors there. Mr. Schwerin says th ? outlook for the Bishop* llle lei factor) is encouraging, Two sand traps ate being put in nl the corner of Main and Cans streets before the new paving is la id so t bat th.- city will Im e n. 'rouble .-it that point for quite n Whih to come and it will not he p. e?.=?.,r\ I ? rein >\ e t he pa> Ing to clean en i Im trails at an> time shortly, _ Read tor some of Hie papers, w Imagine we are in the midst of th; Morehead Duncan light of a yen ago, Greensboro Record. WIM. AUGUSTA KEEP CLUB. Today's the Deciding Game Whether or Sot \u:.? 'a Will Mold Place in South Atlantic League. Columbia, July l\*>.?"Today*i game In Augusta will definitely de? cide whether or not August.? contin? ues as a member of the South Atlan? tic League," said T, C. Williams, president of the Columbia Club and chairman of the committee recently appointed by the league to investi? gate the Augusta situation. Monday the committee agreed with the mem bars Of the Augusta <'lub that if the attendance Mond&y, Tuesday and Wednesday should be satisfactory? and to be satisfactory it would have to show a considerable increase?the franchise would be allowed to re main in that city. Otherwise the franchise would be taken up by the league and the team either placed with seme other city or put on the road for the remainder of the sea? son ." President Williams said to d i.v that the Augusta situation would reach its climax today. In case the franchise Is removed from Augusta, the Augusta team, according to Mr. Williams' statement will play in Co? lumbia Thursday, Friday and Sat? urday, of this week, as the Colum? bia club is booked for Augusta on the^e days. Charleston is scheduled in Augusta after Columbia and these games would be transferred to Charleston. CARD OF THANKS. 1 tear Friends: Words are inadequate to express my appreciation of >"3ur loyalty during the recent newspaper contest. The interest which you have manifested in my behalf enhances the value of the beautiful piano a hundred fold. Through life, the instrument shall be a huge link of love ever binding .me to my supporters in Sumter and Clarendon counties. Most sneerely, Ellen Beach. "Damabelieoscokaspeilerana," is Japanesa1 for Captain Hobson."? Wilmington Star. We had ofte.i thought that way about the Capta'n, but never felt that we knew bim well enough to express our affection in such terms of endearment.? Charlotte News. For summer dlarrohea In children always give Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and castor oil ,nnd a speedy cure is cer? tain. For sale by all dealers. ACKNOWLEDGE IT. Sumter Has to How to the Inevitable ?Scores of Cltlsens Prove It. After reading the public statement of this representative citizen of Sum? ter given below, you must come to this conclusion: A remedy which cured years ago, which has kept the kidneys in good health since, can be relied upon to perform the same work in <?ther cases. Bead this: J. Ii. Grady, 1G Wright street, Sumter, S. C, says: "I do not hesi? tate to recommend Doan's Kidney Bills, having found them very bene t.eial. My back ached nearly all the time and 1 had acute pains through my kidneys. 1 was often lame ami stiff and I noticed that the kid? ney secretions contained sediment. 1 loan's Kidney Pills, which 1 obtain? ed from China's Drug Store, removed these symptoms of kidney complaint 1 and helped me in every way. I know that this remedy can be relied upon." (Statement given March 16, 1908.) A Lasting Cure. On Janury 9. 19: 1, Mr. Grady said: "1 willingly confllm my former en? dorsement of Doan's Kidney Pills and make the fact known that they ef? fected a permanent cure in my case. You may continue to publish my en? dorsement of this preparation.' For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Footer-If ilburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 11 HANDLE YOUR MONEl SKILFUL? LY. Y >u can do this if you make jour purchases] of cut glass snd sllverwsfs at this store. Ihre quality and price each shine in the light of the other. from the smallest single pieces to the large nets. W. A. Thompson, lewder and * ?pt tetam. fl S. Main St. Munter, S. C.