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BLEW SIGNS SCHOOL NOTE. i Itt.DIT n>R OBTAINING LOAN MATTKK OK IMSFtTK. ,vi i,,,r "Had to t ome Across. ( uuidd ? si mii id,- (.hit. ' Says Comptroller * .t iirntl?Supt. Swear Ingen ami Treasurer Carter Sc ver.-iv Arraign Governor for His AttJuoV ? "Have Taught Yoa a LewMtti," Deraarea Blew*e, Referring, to Other Member* of Borrowing Hoard. Columbia. April I.?"Coley needn't try to twist and squirm. We put the ring in hie noee all right and a rope la the ring. 1 am not at all surprised at bin signing the note, as we put It up to him and he bad to come across. He couldn't stand the gaff." was the comment of Comptroller A. W. Jones, this afternoon, when shown the inter? view Oovernor Blease gave out ac? companying hie statement that he had affixed his signature to the note for 93S.OOO In borrowing money for the rural schools, the Comptroller Gen? eral and the State Treasurer having previously signed their names. Thv Palmetto Bank today Informed the Oovernor that the note was not a ego t table unless signed by him along with the Comptroller General and the State Treasurer. He signed the note and the Palmetto Bank on the note slgdeo by tbeee three officer* loaned the State $30.000 necessary for the common schools to finish out their term this year. In an interview the Governor charg? ed that the Comptroller General, the State Treasurer snd the Superintend* ent of Education had tried to Injure him politically In this matter by hop? ing that be wouldn't sign the note and thus be able to say that be closed the schools. It waj in reply to this criti? cism that the Comptroller General made the comment quoted when ask? ed If be had any statement to make. S'ate Superintendent of Education Hw ear Inge n was more emphatic in bis characterisation of the Governor. Said he: "Politics have not influenced my course In this matter. Finding that he had to sign the note for $30,000 or to bear tho reproach of closing the schools, the Governor quit his crasy foolishness and affixed hie signature. I am compelled to believe that he did so with reluctance. No intelligent man will dann that the money could have been borrowed without the Governor's signature. He waited a month to give it, although I have asked him once In person and twice In writing to lend his co-operation. He imagined that the note would never be presented to him. He tried every means to avoid signing it. His bull-nghting Interview is not tne shout of the victorious matador, but the dvtug snort of the vanquished bull, suffering from the ring in his no** placed there by bis own folly. "The spleen and billingsgate of the Governor do not vex me He tried to defeat the 1 -mill school tax by vetoing the law. Fortunately the legislature pawed It over his veto. He tried to nullify the operation of the law by refusing to borrow the money to make it effective. He hae failed a second time. The cry of politics is made simp? ly because the Governors political ambition will probably suffer because of hie self-centred statesmanship "Tho school trustees of Anderson meet May S to diacuas this situation, and the school trustees of Greenville meet May 7 to have the same discus? sion. The country people whose schools may now run six or eight weeks long? er should feel grateful to the Chief Executive for the benevolent interest be has been forced to manifest in the educational welfare of their chil? dren ." In similar vein State Treasurer 8. T. Carter flays the Governor. He says: "The Governor, as usual, has so distorted the facts that bis Interview Is hardly worthy of note. It Is a ques? tion as to who put the ring In his nose, bot It served the purpose. The Gov? ernor in probably chafing from hin failure to stab the Comptroller Gea eral and Stale Treasurer in the hack, behind closed doors, when he sent a reouent to the Senate finance com? mittee asking that others be put on the borrowing committee In their place and ??ecauso he went ooenly ?>?? laffU the Senate and nuked that his reojueet b<- i oinldled with. i tnU gesl ? Iren* performance Is m Nimple of the lenaon* taught bj the QoNcrnoi, he will have to continue hb? school." Aft'-r M'e.ttng a copy of the letter of fanhlT Matthew*, of the Palmetto Hank, to him. and of the cashier to ihe attorneys of the hank and their reply, whkh. In *uhstan<-e Staled that the not* to be legal and binding on the State must be signed by the State Treasurer. Comptroller General and the Governor. Governor Itlease. in hi* Interview ways: ? This huimhini aaeolatety the po SjUggj which I hav* been taking, to wit that the OaSgntrollSI General and State Treasurer hud no authority whatever to borrow any amount of money lor the State of South Caro? lin.. Without the I o-operuMon and COS ference of the Governor; it doesn't make nny difference who i* Coniptrol MRS. tmm SENTENCED. i Ii Iii I MAM Ppn INCKMHAHY 81' FFR AG KTTE. Women or F.nglaitd Threaten n Ilrlgn of Torror In Which llumun Life Will not lie Spared In Hctnllntlon for Imprisonment of Leader of Militant Suffragette*. I...minii, April 3.? The sentence of three years' penal servitude imposed on Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader of the militant suffragettes, for forc? ing her followers to destroy property has aroused the militants' fury and they threaten strong reprisals. When sentence was pronounced by the Judge, Sir Charles Montague Lush, in the Old Bailey sessions today, Mrs. Pankhurst, although her face blanch? ed, rhowed as defiant an attitude as ever, declaring she wold fight to the end. One of the militant leaders, in an? nouncing the intentions of the suf? fragettes, went so far as to say that even human life would no longer he respected. In Londan, Qlascow, and other places throughout the country, enthusiastic meetings were held to? night and every mention of Mrs. Pankhurst brought forth loud cheers. Those who are carrying on the fight during the leaders' incarceration, which nobody believes will bo long, breathed defiance to the govern? ment and promised the flfiht would be waged more furiously than ever. One of the leaders, whose name is sup? pressed, gave out the following state? ment: "Human life Is now in peril for we have resolvee no longer to respect it, and trouble of all sorts must be faced by us." This statement did not cause sur? prise, for the * jmen, who at first only set fire to unoccupied houses, have made attempts in the last few days against occupied reisdences. While the speakers at the public meetings did not go so far as the anonymous leader, they promised that the agitation would be actively con? ducted and appealed to the women to show their indignation at the sentence by some definite deed. At Olaacow Mrs. Johns, one of the moat militant among the suffragettes, declared that the militancy of the past would be the "merest pinpricks to what would happen almost at once all over the country." She described what the women in? tended to do as "the coming regln of terror." Other women declared that what they would do would "more than staggar humanity." Scotland Yard, aroused by the I threats of the women, has ,scnt out warnings to owners and tenants of property of possible developments and the police everywhere are taking usual precautions. In closing a meeting held under the auspices of the Women's Social and Political union tonight Annie Kenny appealed to those who were indignant at the long sentence passed on Mrs. Pankhurst to come forward in the next 68 hours and show their in? dignation by some definite deed. "It is always the law breakers who make things go," she added. There were repeated cheers at every mention of Mrs. Pankhurst'^ name. Miss Kenny, who presided, said she wondered If the judge in summing up realized that instead of stopping the agitation to win the vote he was only fanning the flames. "l>o you think," she asked, "that while Mrs. Pankhurst is in prison the women are going to sit down like a flock of sheep until she comes out? Militancy will go on and it will be? come more furious than ever." ler General or State Treasurer, or who is Oovernor, The law says tho three shall borrow, and not a majority there? of, and money that has been hereto? fore loaned the State has been an il? legal transaction, and the notes were not binding. 1 believed this to be the law, and I notified the Legllsaturo in as plain language as I could to this effet t '"Now some newspapers and some people have been making great to do abOUl what the Governor would do and what the Governor would nut do. Now. it U Clear!) in the hands of the Governor a* to whether certain schools of the State shall be close,] ,,r wheth? er they shall bi Min, and the Comp? troller Qeaeral and state Superintend ent of Bducatlon and the State Treas? urer* have absolutely failed In their purpose to eloee ihe schools and say the Governor did it. In order to trs t ? Injure the Governor politically. Now the Governor SSyi to that .'I have iaught yog I ISSBoni 1 Will Hign your notes. I will let the Schools continue to run and ihoW the people of South Carolina thai you did not put snj um: in my nose and tlutt you did not land me w ith a rope ? '?If the money COUld have been loaned without me l am satisfied it would have been done, and these dis? tinguished gentlemen would have said 'We g"t ihe money, Iko Qover? nor to th.atrary notwithstanding, and we deserve great credit for sav? ins Hille i hlldren.' bttl %* thev ha\ s TARIFF IIP TO SENATE. TARIFF REVISION DEPENDS UP? ON SENATE DEMOCRATS. House Ladders and President Ifnve Reached an Agreement and Char? acter of Hill Now In the Hands of the Senate Tariff Leaders?Prcsl dent Wilson and Senate Loaders Hold Conference. Washington, April 3.-?Completion of the new traiff revision bill, the character of the duty to be levied upon sugar and the extent to which President Wilson will give the sup? port of the administration to the com? pleted measure depended tonight upon the success that might attend efforts of the president to reach an agreement with senate tariff leaders. The tariff situation shifted to the senate today with the prospect of much work ahead of the chief execu? tive to smooth over disputed points, and to bring the senate, the house and his own views into harmony be? fore the new bill is brought out to the gaze of the public. Senators Simmons, Stone and Hoke Smith, all members of the senate finance committee, had a long con? ference with President Wilson this evening. At Its conclusion, Senator Simmons, chairman of the committee, said the conference had been in every way satisfactory to the senate mem? bers. A sweeping canvass of the senate has been undertaken to determine Just how far Democratic members of that body will go in support of the policies laid down by the president. The decision to put raw wool on the free list and the threat of free sugar have stirred up the Democratic forces of the senate to such an extent that members of the finance committee told the president tonight some im? portant changes would have to he made In the present draft of the bill If it Is to meet with a cordial recep? tion when it reaches the senate. The president also saw Senator Hughes of New Jersey, member of the finance committee, and a radical revisionist, and Senator John W. Kern, the Democratic leader of the senate. His conference with Senator Kern, which followed that with mem? bers of the finance committee Is un? derstood to have given the president a fairly acuratc idea of the sentiment prevailing in the senate over the pro? posed free wool and reduced sugar duties, and over the sweeping reduc? tions In other rates that have been de? termined upon by the house commit? tee on ways and means. Today's developments included the practical completion of the bill by the house ways and means commlt | tee along the lines agreed to with the president. It appeared fairly certain tonight that either the sugar duty would be compromised at 1 cent per pound, possibly with a provision that it should be entirely abolished in three years or that there should be a grad? ual reduction of 25 per cent, per year from the existing duty, until it had disappeared. The senate leaders have made it clear that it would be impossible to pass a bill carrying both free wool and free sugar. The senate leaders did not reach any general agreement with the pres? ident. The results of their confer? ence will he laid before the full Demo? cratic membership of the finance committee at a meeting called for 10:30 o'clock tomorrow morning. The determination Of the commit? tee then as to disputed questions will guide Senator Simmons in future conferences with the president and with Chairman Cnderwood of the ways and means committee. Hose Halm. 1 A sure cure for freckles, sunburn and other skin diseolorations. Sold by Mrs. M . A. Curlee, Hroad Street, Sumter, S. C.?Advt. Marriage License Record. A license to marry was granted Thursday to Mr. K. J. Richardson and MIsh Maude M. Owens, of Sumter. A license was also granted to Hart well Myers and Mattie Wright, color | ?'d, of Sumter. Drive Sick Headache* Away. , Sick headaches, sour gassy stomach, Indigestion. biliousness disappear quickly after you take Dr. King's New Life Pills. They purify the blood and put new life and vigor in the system. Try them and you will be well satis? fied. Every pill helps; every box guar? anteed, price 2ftc. Recommended by your druggist. ? Advt. failed l suppose they will come out now and s;i\. We did it.' as '.Me and Hetsy killed Ihe bear.' if Jones und carter had not signed it at all i was Rolng to get tlie $30,000, 1 had a friend Who was going lo lei me have it. I was going to supply this de? ficiency to tun these Reboots Thirty thousand Is mu< h lo a poor man like i am. but I have some friends to whom it is a mere bagatelle Now. since l have taught these gentlemen a ies?,,n the little children will no! suffer, and when these gentlemen gci on the stump next summer, Ins! ?d of hollering. '!,' they will have ths privilege of saying 'me, io,..' RFor Results (C^gfi^ Est-1885 O JYSTERS fERT1UZF.RJ UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES REJECT BL EASE'S RESOLUTION. Only One oVte Cast in Eavor of Ask? ing Resignation of President of South enroling University, nnd that the Governor's ? Resolu? tion Recounts Dr. Mitchell's Alleged Attitude in Reference to Distribu? tion of Pea body Fund ? Governor also Gives "Hearsay" Reason for Action. Columbia, April 2.?A resolution requesting the resignation of Dr. S. C. Mitchell, the president of the University of South Carolina, was pre? sented by Governor Bleasc, at a meet? ing of the board of trustees in the of? fice of the Governor this morning. The resolution was overwhelmingly re? jected, only Governor Blease voting for it. Those voting "nay" were: W. T. C. Bates, of St. Matthews; C. E. Sper. cer. of Yorkville; J. Q. Davis, of Winnsboro; P. A. Willcox, of Flor? ence; David B. Coker, of Hartsville; August Kohn, of Columbia; C. T. VVychc, of Prosperity, and Superin? tendent of Education J. E. Swearingen of Columbia. Mr. W. M. Hamer, of Dillon, a new member of the board, was excused from voting on the ground that he had been absent from the State the most of the time and sick, and not familiar with the matter at issue. The following is the resolution sub? mitted by the Governor requesting the resignation of Dr. Mitchell: "Whereas, at the recent session of the General Assembly certain Investi? gations were had in reference to the connection of Dr. S. C. Mitchell, presi Jent of the South Carolina College, with the distribution of certain funds belonging to the Peabody estate among the colleges of this State, and it being shown by a written instru ment signed by Dr. Mitchell that he requested that certain money therein be used for the education of negro teachers, stating In said paper 'we mostly earnestly request that your honorable body (trustees of the Pea body education board) donate $100,. 000 to each State university in those States participating In this fund, for the training of white teachers and the remaining for the training of negro teachers in same States;' and, "Whereas, it is to the best inter? ests of the educational department of this State that there shall be no fric? tion among the colleges, and thrtt there shall be no one at the head of the colleges who is in favor of using white people s money to educate free negroes, and especially ?hat there should be no one at the head of any of the colleges who is in favor of tak? ing money from the white girls of South Carolina for the education of free negroes; and, "Whereas, Dr. Mitchell acted with? out the authority or advice of this board, thereby exceeding his jurisdic ? tion and going far beyond his dutiei as president of the College, when he signed said agreement; and, "Whereas, this college is not a com? mon beggar, but is supported by the. taxpayers of South Carolina with the people's taxes, and the trustees would prefer never to receive one dollar of outside aid if principle must be sacri? ficed, as was done here In the effort to secure outside aid. Therefore be it "Resolved, That it is the sense of this board that Dr. S. C. Mitchell should tender his resignation as president of said institution. As soon as this resolution was of? fered by the Governor a motion was made that a record vote be taken. Which was done, and it was over w helmlngly rejected, The Governor said that the object of Iiis grievance against Dr. Mitchell was his understanding that Dr. Mitchell had requested the faculty to pasi s resolution to the effect that the Gover? nor be not requested to sign the di? plomas of the college which are pre? sented to the students on graduation, it being customary to sign the diplo? mas at the June meeting of the hoard. Immediately on the Governor making this statement, Superintendent Swear? ingen offered a resolution that this charge be Investigated by the commit? tee on organisation and report at the June meeting. The motion was sec? onded b> Mr. August Kohn and unani? mously adopted. The members of this committee are Su MTlntendenl Swear? ingen. C. R. Spencer, of Yorkville, ami I 'a\ id It. Coker, of Harts\ llle. M'l\e report Of the building com? mittee through i?s chairman, August Kohn. was adopted. The contract for l the new dormitory to be erected at the rnlverslty was let to George W Warlngton for $23,489, This dormi lory will be three stories, contain '.hlrty-nine rooms and is an exact duplicate oi tin- one lost being r ?m pleted i< Is known hs n "Pnlt," and is th<- stylo which uili be used in building the new dOTBtitoriei from now on. The board adjourned to meet again in the Governor's office on June 10. Pains in the Stomach. If you continually complain of pains in the stomach your liver or your kid? neys are out of order. Neglect may lead to dropsy, kidney trouble, dia? betes or Blight's disease. Thous? ands recommend Electric Bitters as the. very host stomach and kidney medicine made. H. T. Alston, of Ral? eigh, X. 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