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FICHT FOR FREE SUGAR. W1TNKHH wim Quin HIrK OF DOB BY STOKY. - Kmploye of ReOne*** I?? v? ? >u , FJforts to Inguencc Public Opinion. I*>b by Committre Adjourns. Washington. June 1?.?The senate committee In pursuit of the lobhy turned over u new leuf in the Htory of sugar today and heard the details of the nation-wide and long continued campaign the advocates of f*ee sugar made to remove the duty on that ar? ticle. Frank C. l*>wry, sales agent of the Federal Sugar Refining company, secretary and organiser of the ?'Com? mittee of Wholesale Grocers," wrote the free sugar chapter for the com? mittee, while Senator Cummins acted aa guide through the smoke of the battle of arguments and Senators Nelson and Walsh lent their assistance *hen the lesues seemed to become ob? scure. Tonight the committee adjourned, .subject to the call of the chair. Robert S. Lovett. chairman of the i it ion Pacific board of directors, had not been summoned to appear tonight and hie subpoena may not be served until the Inquiry Is taken up ugaln. Dowry's examination featured the closing session of the committee. He tola of his attempts to accelerate pub? lic opinion and to persuade congress? men and senators and spoke frankly of his efforts In the national campaign of last fall. He said he furnished moat of the sugar Information which appeared in the Democratic campaign teat book; that he prepared data on free sugar for a Dmocratlc campaign document which the present secretary of the navy, Mr. Daniels, said would get circulation of a million In pam* plet forn , and that he had wired urg? ing every member of the resolutions committee at the Baltimore conven? tion to put a free sugar plank in the Democratic platform. Dowry testified that he had con? ducted his fight solely for the Federal company and that other refineries had not figured in it. After many ques? tions by Senator Cummins the witnese agreed that although all the suga** re? finers did not seem to favor free sugar, they would benefit only In a less de? gree than the Federal by a reduction in duty. Lowry said, however, that an official of the American Sugar Refin? ing company, the socalled trust, had told him that free sugar "would put UO OUt Of business." ? Senator Nelson wss especially In? terested In the "Committee of Whole? sale Grocers," and wanted to know just how it waa formed. "There was no formal meeting," said Dowry "I wrote to 2b or 30 wholesale grocers and suggested thut we form such a committee." "They were Just dummies then?" suggested Senator Nelson. "I don't think they were very dumb." replied Lowry. 'The whole proceed I r g was carried on by correspondence?' "Yea, sir." "You appointed the secretary and chairman and organized the commit? tee?" "Yea sir " "Wha? authority had you to? select a committee for the wholesale gro? cers of the United States?" asked Senator Cummina "I didn't." said the witness. "I se? lected a committee for the people of the United States." Senator Cummins read a telegram fiom Dowry to West Tubbii. secretary of the American Society of Kqulty. Madison, WIs., and a circular letter from Dowry reading In part: "I wired you yesterday asking you to telegraph your representative in Washington to do everything in his power to break the deadlock existing In t?*e ways and means committee over the sugar schedule This Is the kind of work that helps the i ,ui . "The beet sugar men have been spending a large part of their hum trying to confuse the issue. I was afraid they might be successfal and therefore desired that the ways and means committee be impressed with the fact that the country us a whob wae watching their efforts und would call or ihfm for un lo-ciunting it Ihej failed to get "I am satisfied they rOOtlVOd a great number of telegrums yesterdu) and 1 privately leaned last night thut favorable action has been taken by the committe? i'nn'l you call that a lol by," usked Senator Cummins "It Is not a lobby at all?that Is the direct prlrnury Idea." said Lowry "Did you have any mutter sent out in 'plates * ? nahed nOaeloi Cummins "I only fell for that once," said the Witness. "There wto nothing In the aiteb-s to aho-v that the\ were ? ommK li<>m the Federal Sugat Kcfiniug com ; I ? ? Hg ?lr." Charlys ft. Warren, president and general counsel of the Mi hlgan Su it ' "SBpam v < lost srttneee tonight, Mr Ware i Identified let let read mi" the re ,d as part of the eeftO ?l...rol I ' 1 II main Mo- U ? t sugar man CYCLONE SWEEPS VILLAGE. property and GROWING CROPS dksthoyf.r at mt. CROGHAN. Rivers nrm Will States Does of $H, ouo t<> $10,000?other Deanage Done?No Lives Lost. Mount Croghan, June 19.?a de struetlve cyclone Vletted this place yesterday morning about 7.30 o'clock, doing considerable damage to prop? erty and growing crops. The severity of the cyclone seemed to centre about this village, doing the worst dam? age to buildings. The greutest loss fell on the Rivers brothers, who are merchants and farmers at this place, their two-story store roorr. being completely demol ished, in which they had a stock of general merchandise and furniture of about $8,000 to $10.000. They also had two tenement houses completely destroyed. a large barn was badly damaged and the handsome residence of W. a. Rivers, a member of the iflrm. was shattered. The actual loss to this llrm will probably aggregate $1,000 or $10,000. It is understood that they had no tornado insurance whatever. Considerable damage was done to several other residences in the vil? lage and many outbuildings were completely swept away. Much dam? age was also done to growing crops, orchards and standing timber in this section. No lives were lost, although several had very narrow escapes, the three Rivers brothers, together with several others, deserting their building just an instant before It fell. The store room of Rivers brothers, which was de? stroyed, was a large two-story wooden building, in which they carried a line of general merchandise on the ground floor and a large line of furniture and undertaking supplies on the upper floor. The wind, striking the house from the end, brought all the walls and floors together, laying a good por? tion of the roof out in the street. Con? siderable damage was also done to the plant of the Mount Croghan (Jin com? pany, part of the roof being blown off and the main building blown out of line. The many friends of the unfortu? nate promptly responded to the call for assistance this morning and the debris is being rapidly cleared away. The damaged stock of goods of the Rivers brothers is being stored In a nearby house, which was vacated for their accommodation. Their wrecked store building will probably be re? placed with a modern brick structure. Attorney General Mcltcyiiolds So Rules wth Rcs|>cct to Webb Law. Washington, June 19.?The Webb law forbidding interstate shipments of liquor into "dry" States is not a crim? inal statute and violations of it can not be prosecuted in the United States courts. Attorney Qeneral hfeReynoldl SO declared In Instructions sent today to every United States attorney in the country. The law merely prohibits such Interstate traffic and contains no penalty for Infractions. "Its purpose," sub! the attorney generul, "is to permit State laws to operate in respect of intoxicating liquors moving in Interstate com? merce." The law simply deprives shippers of any privileges they might claim on the ground of interstate commerce and permits the application of State prohibition laws to interstate com? merce in liquors. Kcal Instate Transfers. Thos. |>. Krohum to Mrs. Caroline R. Itrohum. tract of 09 acres, $0 and other consideration. K. M. Hicks to John H. Truluck, 12b acres in county, $1.000. Barton Walsh lo McCallura Realty Com pony, $t:.. V.m. "Why the milk?" Blee, ' Why the leoipoonftll Of brandy?" Why change the chemical properties by s combination ,?f two liquids??Wil? mington star. Questioned by Senator Walsh about on.- letter regarding the purchase of bonds of the Chicago Inter-Ocean, Wan en said that he had received such ? letter from ll.tmlin but that neither he nor the Michigan company had pun based such bonds. Warren said that al one lime he held stork in tiie Michigan company for the American Sugar Refining com? pany, but not now. He said that al one tum- t be h>? ailed Irost bad held more than II per cent at the Michi? gan stoeki but that enough of tins stock had been sold t.? prevent any 1 outpife at Ions under the Sherman law, At the morning session. Melville B, Stone, general managet ul the Asao ' i ited Press, took the stand at ins eWfl request am| put into the records in. correspondence with C, V, llamlln of Colorado Springs, i *oi , concerning pilhll. |t\ Which, the beet gUgnr 1 II I ? I > t hoped to gel through the Aseu elated Press is NOT CRIMINAL STATUTS? NATIONS 10 RECIPROCATE. TIHO PRESIDENT TO PROCLAIM SPECIAL TARIFF RATES. Amendment Adopted by Majority Members of Finance Committee in ( hides Only Special Articles ? Clause Giving American Agent* Right in Examine Foreigners' Bookfl Dropped ? Countervailing Provision on Print Pa|>eT struck Out?CnUCUfl Takes Charge of Un dorwood Measure Today, Washington, June 19.?An amend? ment t<? the Underwood tariff bill adopted today by the majority mem? bers of tho Senate finance committee would give the President of the United States authority to suspend certain rates in the proposed law and to pro? claim spoclnl rates against the na? tions which discriminate against pro? ducts of the United States. , The amendment is appended to the clause giving the President au? thority to negotiate reciprocity agree? ments with other nations, and in some respects resembles the maxi? mum and minimum (lause of the I'ayne-Aldrich tariff law eliminated in th House bill. In subtsance the amendment would provide that when any notion discriminates against the products of the United States or im? posts restrictions upon Unltod states exports, or does not, In the opinion of the President, reciprocate in trade relations, the President may by proc? lamation suspend certain rates and put in effect other rates. Only ipoclflod articles, it is under? stood, are to be Included under the terms of this amendment, and the re? taliatory rates are specified also. Among the articles included In the list upon which the President might sus? pend rates are dsn, wheat, wheat Hour, coffee, tea, earthenware, wines and malt liquors, silk dress goods, leather gloves, jewelry, sugars and molasses. 1 The duties prescrbed vary as to the different articles. Fish, it is reported, Would be dutiable at one cent a pound, wheat at ten cents a bushel, Hour at 45 cents a barrel, a few cents per pound on coffee and tea. On other items the penalty would he a double I rate, while on sugars, which probab? ly never would be effected, the" rate . would be only a fraction of a cent j per pound. The amendment, of course, is subject to ratification of the Democratic oenatorlal caucus, which will begin work 011 the bill tomor? row. Besides adding this amendment the majority members stripped the administrative provisions of the Cn derwood bill of many of its new fea? tures, including the inquisitorial (lause which gave American agents the right to examine foreigners hooks in cases of disputed import valuations. Th? \ also struck out the provision re? quiring registration bureaus for com? missioners and agents in American consulates, the provision to give the BecYetary of the Treasury the right to determine the existence or non-exist ence of B. foreign market; the anti? dumping (lause which provided excess duties on imports undersold in this country, and the f? per cent tariff dis? count on imports in American ves? sels. The committee, however, inserted an amendment providing for the ap? pointment of a commission to he composed of members of the senate finance, and the house ways and means committee to make a thorough study of the whole tariff administra? tion question and report recommend? ations for its readjustment. The ac? tion of the committee strikes from the hill all the provisions Whch aroused protests from foreign na Mona The committee declined to approve the amendment suggested by Assist? ant Attorney General Denlson and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Curtla which would give the secretary of the Treasury authority to proclaim values of imports irrespectve of for? eign markets, a scheme designed pri? marily to protect the Government against loss of revenue under an ad Valorem tarlfl through undervalua? tions. This the committee thought not practical. It adopted, however, a suggestion from the same source mak? ing it unlawful to take up cases in the Customs Court on a contingent fee basis. After reopening consideration of the print paper schedule today the committee reconsidered Its former action and Struck out its amendment, adding the countervailing provisions oi the Canadian reclproety law. An the bill goes to the caucus the ITrtder* u.1 provisions remains undisturbed, print paper valued at not mote than i I - L* cents a pound, going on tin- un? restricted free list The committee now has disposed ol all the schedules und Administration features of the lull and tomorrow will turn tluni over' to the eme us. It worked until 0 lite hour tonight on the um oiio- tav, s/hleh will he report? ed i" the rnut us as soon as possible, hit tie <i.ttion for today What u.t- the fuollshest thing you ever Mdf Moston ' Hobe. STEVENS-MANNING MARRIAGE. YOUNG LADY OF PINOPOM8 AND YOUNG MAX OP SUMTER UNITED IX MARRIAGE. Union ol Two Prominent south Coro* iin.i Families in Picturesque Trinity Chapel, Plnopolls, Wednesday Even? ing in Presence of Large Assembly of Friends and Relatives. The marriage on Wednesday even llng at Trinity Chapel, Pinopolis, of Miss Laura Stevens, daughter Of Mr. i and Mrs. Charles Stevens of that place, and Lieutenant Wyndhani Mer? edith Manning, a son of Hon and Mrs. K. I. Manning of tins city, a former Sumter boy, but now a lieutenant In tile United State.-; Army, his gradua? tion from the United States Military Academy having taken place last week, was one of the biggest social affairs which has occurred in the i State In some time and was an event Of interest to many people through lout the whole country. Hotii families are old ones and are well known throughout the State, hav? ing connections prominent In present day affairs, as were former members ' prominent In tin* making of the his? tory of the State. Tin-re were at the wedding visitors from all parts of the country, ten States being represented in the more than one hundred and tifty guests who came from off to attend the beautiful marriage which united two of the leading families of the State. Tin* ceremony itself was very im? pressive and was performed In tin* picturesque Trinity chapel, at which the members of the brides family were wont to worship. Hev. John Kershaw, 1 >. 1>., rector of St. Mi? chael's Episcopal church of Charles? ton, officiated, The church had been beautifully and elaborately decorat? ed In white and green, a color scheme Which was used also at the residence Of tin* bride's parents. Ferns, potted plants and sinilax were used profusely In the decorations and the handiwork of the friends of the young couple, who had rendered their services in this customary feature for such oc? casions, presented a tasty and c harm? ing appearance. A unique feature of the wedding was that relating to the young grooms daily military lie. Just at l.'W the bugle sounded the "assembly" and all , of the members of tin* bridal party gathered at the home of the bride's parents, where they were formed in line to march to the church, which was a short distance off. At X o'c lock the signal for marching was sounded on the bugle and the brides-maids and groomsmen slowly proceeded to and Into the church. The bride and her maid-of-honor with the bride's father went to ihe church in a car? riage. I To the .strains of music of Mets's Military Band, playing softly Mendel slum's Wedding March, the bridal party entered. First came two lieu? tenants, garbed in the full dress uni? form of lieutenants. They marched up to the aisdle, stopping and facing each other at the foot cd' the chancel. Here they drew their sabers which they crossed. other members <d' the party had to pass under this arch formed with sabers. As the members of the bridal party came In they form? ed In a semi-circle about the alttar. The bride came in last holding the arm of her lather, Mr. Charles Stev? ens. She was met at the altar by the groom, who entered from the vestry With his best man, Mr. Bernard Man? ning. At the altar the two knelt and, In the presence of those gathered for the occasion, plighted their troths and the Rev, I>r. John Kershaw pronounced them man and wife. During the ceremony Mets' Milit?rs Hand softlly played sweet music. The bride wore a dress of white satin en train with pearl trimmings. Her veil was caught back with pearls and orange blossoms and her orna? ments, a necklace and bracelets, were pearls, she carried a beautiful bou? quet of bride's rose s. The maid of honor, Miss Carrie' S. Slngler, wor?* u beautiful dress of blue silk and carried daisies, The bridesmaids wore white lln gerle dresses with lace trimmings and carried daisies. The' dress of the male attendants was divided. Six of the groomsmen ami tiie best man wore civilian full dress, while others, friends ?>f the groom from West Point, wore full military uniform, with sword, belt and epaulets. The groom was dressed in the ftill military uniform of a second lieuten? ant in the United states Army. He Wore his sabre with bell and other in signi;i of a lieutenant, Tin- ushers wore white di'ck trous? ers und bluecoats, the sunnier dress uniform "t West Point cadet The maid of honor was Miss Carrlee Sinkler, off Rutawvllle. The other brides maids were: Misse's Kltsat:"th Cocke, Richmond, Va.; Nannie Rich? ardson, Sumter; Emily SlilUlet, Flo lawville; Lesa Koykln, Kovk,.- June pbim Pinckney, Charleston; Kmlly McCrady, Charleston; Caroline Sink i<-i. Charleston; Kleunor Laurent, important reductions mark a m e nded s< ? 11eI > ul Ks. President Wilson's Desires for Free Wool und Sugar Prevail in the Redraft?Wheat ?Mi Free List, with Retaliatory Duty?Redaction* in Iron, Steel and Other Metal Pro duets ?Caucus Adjourns Early; will Reconvene Today. Washington, Juno 20.?Important reductions in the Underwood tariff hill rates on iron, steel and other met? al products, in addition of cattle, wheat, pig iron, Angora wool and many other articles to the free list, and an Increase in rates on many (dasses Of cotton goods and some silk products, were the chief features of the revised tariff bill as it was laid before Senate Democrats today by Chairman Simmons, of the finance committee. After weeks of work in which every Item bad undergone close scrutiny by sub-committees of the majority mem? bership of the finance committee, the redrafted measure was brought into the Democratic caucus today. For two hours the important changes were explained to Democrats and the bill was then made public. Experts (if the committee at once began work on a comprehensive summary of the changes. President Wilson's desire as to free sugar in 191H and free wool at once prevailed in the redraft of the bill. To the list of "market basket*' reduc? tions the UnderWOOd bill contained the Senate committee added many import? ant items. In the general level of its rates the "Simmons bill" represents a heavier cut from existing rates of the Payne-Aldrich law than did the bill as it passed the house. The Senate caucus adjourned early and members spent the afternoon working out a private analysis of the measure. The caucus will reconvene tomorrow. Senate leaders believe the bill will reach the senate itself next week. legislator COMMITS suicide. Fred Williams, Representative From Plckens, shoots self at Residence Near Kasley. Easley, June 20.?Fred Williams, a member of the house of representa? tives from Plckens county, committed suicide this afternoon about 5.110 o'clock at his home two miles west of this place. I A member of the family beard the report of a pistol and, rushing into a shed room adjoining the front porch, found the body on the floor with a pistol bole in the centre of the fore? head. A physician was summoned hut death took place before his ar? rival. A note was found on the bu? reau, stating that he was sane but considered this the best step. It said that he owned no man and had done no Injustice to any one. He was know n throughout the coun? ty and had accumulated a considers* bh amount of property. He was 5"> I years of age and Is survived by a wife and six children. Charleston; Florence Lucas, Plnopolls; Margaret Manning, Spartanburg! May Hey ward, Charleston. Mr. Bernard Manning, of Sumter, a brother of the groom, was best man. ?Uber male attendants were; Messrs. Henry Stevent, University of Virginia; t'adet Arthur, West Point; Lieut. Audrey, t\ S. A., N. ("..; Irvine Hoy kin, Philadelphia; Lieut. Spraggins. U. S. A, Ala.; Irvine Richardson, Sumter; Andrew Manning, Spartan hut^; Cadet Davis, West Point, Tex? as; Cadet McNair, West Point, s. C; McKenzie Moore, Sumter; Bchley B. Cocke, Jr., Philadelphia. Immediately after the ceremony a reception was tendered the bride and groom at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens, which was at? tractively decorated for the festivities attending the wedding, a large num? ber of the friends and relatives gath? ered to offer their congratulations and felicitations to the young people. j The guests were refreshed with punch and served with delightful re? freshments of a more substantial na? ture. The reception was numerously attended and proved a most enjoj - aide affair. Shortly after 9 o'clock the happy bride and groom left for Charleston, from which Place they went to the mountains of Western North Carolina, where they will spend their honey moon. They will remain there until September, when Lieutenant Manning will report for duty In Alaska, to Which pout he is oldefed l?\ the War I department A large number of costly and beau? tiful presents were received. Aftei the reception a dance \\.' given by Mr. and Mrs Stevens tor the members id the bridal party, to which 11 large number of visitors for the wedding and the young people eC 1 be neighborhood remalneVl Tmi provod S delightful affair to the inanv young people present Excel? lent dance mush was furnished by Metz's Milit?rs Laud. lim mm mil 1'ALLs 1,9*9 PERT INTO ( HKS. APEAKE BAY. Ensign B?lt ngs ley Tlnown IYom Ma chine by Violent Oust or Wind uhbh Disables! Steering Gear of Machine ?bittet. Powers <lug to Wreeked Biplane which Dropped into Water, and Escoped Death. Annapolis, Md., Juno 20.?The Naval academy added its first victim to the death roll of the air today when Ensign Wlllam l>. Billingsley was hurled from a disabled biplane 1,000 feet in the air and fell, straight as a plummet, Into the depth of Ches ap^ ike bay. Lieut. John A. Powers, chief of the navy aviators, clung to the hurtling wreck that followed his comrades' course from sky to water and escaped death, almost mi? raculously. Ensign Billingsley, in a biplane that had been converted into a hydro? aeroplane by the addition ol pon? toons, with Lieut. Powers as a pas? senger, left the aviation grounds at the Naval academy here this morning to By to Callborn, some 18 miles across the hay. About ten miles down the hay a gust of wind struck them. Ensign Billingsley was thrown for? ward across the steering gear, which was disabled. The craft dropped like S dead bird toward the water. As it fell the pilot was catapulted out, and turning over and over his body out sped the disabled machine toward the water. Deep In the bay the body sank and late tonight all the available boats in the neighborhood were out seek? ing it. When the aeroplane started on its dive for the bay, Lieut. Powers clung desperately to one of the uprights be? tween the Planes. After falling about 900 feel, the* biplane turned a complete somi*Mault and for a moment the force of the fall was broken. Striking the bay\ it carried Lieut. Powers beneath tHe water but rose to the surface almost immediately. The aviator, suffering excruciating pain, feared that ne would lose consciousness before* he could be rescued, and tearing loose the lashings of one of the planes, bound himself fast to a pontoon. Within a few minutes, however, he was taken off by B. L. Bronson and S. Kellar, who had watched the aero? plane's movements from a motor boat kept on the bay for use in just suoh accidents. At the Naval academy hospital, Lieut. Powers, almost in a state of nervous Collapse, his head wagging piteously, told of the tragic story of bis fall from the sky. "Just before the accident," he said, "I looked at the altitude dlgl and if showed we were running at a htofjit of about 1,626 feet. Just then a gust of wind seemed to come up from below. "The machine lurched violently ami took an uncertain dive lojrwarfj. This threw Billingsley across the s|efr*< ing gear and the lateral r^dd^f plppes Went out of business. "With another forward plui.jjfl the biplane dropped down at express train speed, it all happened lq a injpute. Billingsley went out of his wast "end clear of the plane. "When the ship started to fall, I had one hand around the upright, be? tween the planes, and 1 locked it there. 1 knew that was my only hope. I was torn loose from the-seat. but held on to the upright. 1 swung clear of the planes, and the gearing. The strain on my arms and fingers was awful, but I clenched my teeth and held on. 1 tried to kick the steering gear back into working order, but 1 could not make it go. 1 looked down and saw Billingsley turning over and over in the air." The trembling officer halted his story to wipe the .sweat from his ashy fat e, but went on immediately: "When the aeroplane bad dropped about P00 feet the front planes went down and under, until the ship bad been tume?i completely over. When it was halt way over it steadied tor a minute and the force of the fall w.i-< broken a little, but it gathered mo? mentum again and when it hit the wa? ter there was a terrific crash. But 1 kept clear of the engine and the i planes and managed to come t?> the surface safely." At the hospital tonight. Lieut. Pow? ers was listed as "slightly injured In? ternally." but t ie surgeons were in doubt as to the eXSCt extent of bis injuries. He suffered terribly from shock. Cap! John H. Gibbons, in charge of ill.' naval academy, tonight appointed a naval hoard of Inquiry to Investi? gate the neddent, Commander \v. W. Phelps, Lieut E. J. King a id Ensign Vit t? L. Herbster making up the hoard. The tug StandIsh was sent down the hay to bring in the wreck ol the aeroplane and the torpedo boat string ham and all other available t raft were senthoUl jto s^roh for tkoj body d Ensign ibllingvley. ? It w;is the trusts who put the rage in the average man. Wilmington Star.