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VOL. XVII. LAURENS, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1902. NO. 37. THE BURIAL OF HAMPTON. TWENTY THOUSAND HONOR THE OCCASION The Funeral Ceremonies Are Simple And Unostentatious. VETERANS FILL, THE GRAVE WITH THEIR OWN HANDS. Sunday afternoon, April 13th, 1902, the mortal remains of Gen. Wade Hampton were laid to rest in the beau tiful old cemetery at Trinity church, in sight of the capitol building on whose steps he stood more than a quarter of a century ago and spoke words of pacifi cation to an angered crowd of his fel low-citizens, who felt that their rights were being trampled upon, advising that the peace be preserved and that retaliation for wrongs be put aside. It was an occasion the like of which has never been witnessed in South Carolina uutil now. Simple, unosten tatious, without display of any kind, it was in accord with the wishes of the doad hero and patriot that ho should bo laid away, not with outward demon strations that too often are meaning less, but in the beautiful simplicity which rises to grandeur when the hearts of the people arc attuned to the sweet solemnity expressive of their honcBt grief and unaffected sorrow. Under the wide-spreading branches of a livo oak that looks to be tho sur vivor of centuries, and amid tho sur roundings that echoed tho tread of his ancestors upon pathways that lead to the gravo, their honored, dust to be re freshed with tho knightliesl of them all, Wade Hampton was put out of the sight of man, while the tributes of love and affection were heaped upon the new mouud that marks his resting placo henceforth. Not less than twonty thousaud people were thero to testify their gratitude for the life that had ebbed away, while from far and near had come Moral offerings that wore expresBivo of the purity and beauty of his character. It had been announced that tho body would lie in state at the family residence on tho corner of Uarnwell and Senate streets, in order that his comrades especially might have a last look at the old warrior, and early in the day tbero was a stream of visitors who passed through the guard and entered the house with uncovered heads. The special guard of honor was composed of a detail from Camp Hamp ton, the members of which were clad in Confederate gray uniforms, and kindly received all who came. There was hardly any cessation of visitors from 10 to 2 o'clock, and thousands of peoplo were ushered during that time through tho borne, passing by the casket and looking at the silent figure that lay there with the calmness of eternal peace on his countenance. The funeral was beyond question the largest that haa ever been held in Columbia, and many say the greatest that has ever be?n held in the State, certainly the motot eventful in the memory of those who attended the great tribute to the virtuos and upright ness of Hampton. There was no part of the Stato that was without represen tation at the funeral. This, in itself, bore testimony to the great love the people bore their hero of peace and war. Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Daugh ters of the Confederacy, citizens, sol diers, municipal delegations, civic or ganizations, all vied fpi place in the great funeral cortege. ' * Never before has thero been such a superb collection ol floral decorations and tributes to any mau in the State. The larger pieces filled two wagons, and each of the hundred Daughters of the Confederacy was handed a floral design to carry in the line of march and place upon the mound at the cemetery. It was a delicate compli ment and at the same time kept the floral offerings in the best possible condition. In the line of march were hundreds of young soldiers wearing the blue that was so often the target of Hamp ton's men and at the grave the taps were blown by two young men in the Union blue. Thore were no flags ex cept those that had gone through the bloodiest of battles in the line. The lino of procession was formed in front of Uen. Hampton's home and the central .committee in charge of the arrangements, consisting of Messrs Ambrose E. Gonzales, W. H. Gibbes, Jr., and Capt. W. D. Starling, deserve great credit. There was no de'n?y, no confusion, and for so large a parade it could not bavo boen better managed. The line extended all the way from the Hampton home to Tiinity Church. The route of the procession was from the residence to the church, and it proceeded through broad streets be tween solid lines of people. Not only were the pavements packed with peo ple of all agos and classes, but windows and piazzas in residences along the line were crowded with people. Every point of vantage from which the pro cession might be seen was occupied. The square about the church and the churchyard Itself was one solid mass of humanity as the funeral cortege ap proached. Along the short walk from the churchyard gate to the entrance, on I eltbor side, were lined the Governor and his staff and State officials, stand ing immediately behind members of the Daughters of the Confederacy. As the casket was borne into the church, followed by the family, the ladies fol lowed, preceding the officers, after them coming survivors and distin guished visitors until the large edifice could hold no more. Comparatively few of the thousands attend' ig the funeral could get into. the church, and they, too, could not get near the grave, but they remained silently and respect fully, until all waa over. When the procession arrived at Trin ity church, the streets were literally packed with people, and not a vehicle was in sight except the carriages oc cupied by the family of < ion. Hamp ton, I be only ones permitted in the Hue of march. On reaching the front gate of the church, the body was met by Bishop Ellison Capers, who was in charge of the funeral services by spe cial request of the family. Bishop Capers, who has been a lifelong friend of Gen. Hampton, was assisted in the services by the rector, the ltov. Mr. Satterlee and the Hev. Messrs. Wit sell Thomas and Joyner. The same good order that prevailed on the pa rade was carried out in the arrange ments iu the church. Trinity church can at most accommodate 1,500, aud after the full capacity had been util ed, others anxious to get into thoir church were advised that they must I forego that privilsge. The Veterans, Sons of Veterans and military had to romain outside, as Trinity was already full. The services were those ordi narily used in the Episcopal church. Bishop Ciipers did not think the lime or the occasion Builed for a funeral oration and he conflued tho services to the letter of tbo prescribed service, which is simple and impressive. ft hilo the distinguished pall-bearers bore the casket into the church the surpliced choir sang 44 Hock of Ages," and as the refiain died away tho ltov. Mr. Joyner read tbo lesson of the day. After this the liev. Mr. Satlerlee an nounccd the hymn, ?< Laad, K indly Light/' which was the favorite hymn of Gen. Hampton, and which he asked should be sung at his funeral. Bishop Capors then with much feel ing read the chapters of the Bible pre scribed in the liturgy. The Hev. Mr. Satterlee delivered the prayer aud the 6uperb choir sang " How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord." At the conclusion of the services tho casket was borno out to the burial ground. After the bricklayers had completed the masonry arch work tho membors of Camp Hampton, Confederate Vet erans, took the spades and begau fill ing in the grave, while tho Trinity choir sang appropriate hymns. Around the grave, besides the fam ily, were assembled the flag-bearers of the fourteen or iifteen camps of Con federate Veterans, each holding his bal in his hand and his tlag "at rest." The services just at this point were impressive to the highest degiee. One of the Daughters of the Confederacy fainted under the nervous strain. When the mound was completed the magnificent tloral offering of Camp Hampton was placed at the head of the grave. This was in the shape of a cross, standing about six feei high, made of white flag lilies entwined with red and white satin ribbon. The offi cial floral offerings were then laid up on the grave, arranged by the ladies of the Wade Hampton chapter, U. D. C, of Columbia. The floral tribut 38 were so numerous that the crowd was pushed back and the flowers were placed around tho mound about five or six feet on either side. In the branches of the over hanging cedar tree were hung many beautiful wreaths. When all the flowers had been placed Adjutant Newman gave the command for ** taps." Messrs. Thomas E. Lightfoot and George M. Kuhn sounded taps as slow und im pressive as ever a soldier heard, and then Bishop Capers offered a short prayor and the funeral services wore completed. TUR KLO It AT. TKIBUTE8 TO HAMPTON. The floral offerings which were sent to the house were positively beyond count. The beautiful flowers were banked deep upon chairs and tables in both the parlors and the hall. The family did not desire that the private cards be published. Some of these were among the handsomest. The beauty of the formation of the floral pieces, the exquislleness of the blend ing of colors and the variety of flowers are positively inconceivable by one who did not see them. The sentiment of the cards and ihe thoughts which the senders expressed ifere beautiful. One of the handsomest of all the floral offerings was an easel of pink carnations and white bridesmaid rose buds, entwined with maiden hair ferns and smllax. In the centre was a bunch of calla lilies with asparagus ferns and palm leaves. This offering stood about five feet high. On the left hand top corner was a magnificent bow of while satin ribbon. On the extreme top was white and red baby ribbon and on the sides were two cards, one in scribed : "Knightly soldior, wise states man, typical Southern gentleman," and the other was : " From friends, Augusta, Ga." The animal keepers in the Lincoln! Park Zoo, Chicago, went fishing a few days ago, and had reasonably good luck. They caught about 40,000 gold fish and 10,000 of other varieties? mostly German carp, sunllsh and bull beads?which were taken from the pond in the park. The object of the I fishing party was threefold?to pre serve the lives of the goldfish, which were belog eaten by the larger varie ties; to provide a change of diet for such of the animals as eat fish, and to give workmen a chance to drain and olean the pond. Oscar Fish, who has been engaged by the United States Government to carry the malls from Valdez, Alaska, to Eagle, will receive $30,000 a year for making two trips a month between the points named, a distance of 413 miles. This is the second time the contract has been awarded to Fish. The price is not considered exorbitant by officials since the journey mast be made by dog sledge over one of the moat dangerous postal routes in the I world. I AN APPKAL TO DEMOCRATS I The PriticipleB of Thoiua? Jef ferson arc Equal to the Prob lem? of To-Day. Thomas Jefferson's birthday, 14th of April, was the occasion of a notable gathering of Democrats in New York City, under the auspices of the Demo cratic Club, which commemorated the day with a reception at its club house. It was intended as a peace and unity mooting, an effort to harmonize the discordant elements* of Now York Democracy. David U. Hill, who had not visited the club for a numbor of years, was the chief orator of the evening, and in his speech he called upon Democrats to unite in harmony. Perry Beimont, whoso differences with Mr. Bryan and Mr. Croker have kept him away from tho club for three years, was also there. Lowis Nixon, the now leader of Tammany Hall, introduced the speak er. Mr. Hill, among others things, spoke of tho combinations of capital. Ho naid: " Ono of the great problems which is now presented to the pcoplo for their solution is how shall Jefferson's seutimenta be utilized for tho preven tion of the evils which he foreshadow ed? It is not a question for political jugglery. It is not a question to bo lightly dismissed. It is an elementary proposition which tho wisdom of ex periences has abundantly confirmed and which, even in these days of un paralleled business combinations and speculations, ought uot to be disputed, that whatever tends to create a mo nopoly and prevent legitimate compe tition between those engaged in a business impressed with a public or quasi-public character, is opposed to a Bound public policy. " It is porhapB dilllcult to predict how Jefferson, if he were alive todav. would moot tho dilllculties which we encounter. We venture to suggest that he would insist upon some reason able limitation upon the amount of corporate capital which might bo iu v sted in a single corporation. '* Jefferson's teachings might sug gest a limitation upou the amount of the dividends which could bo lawfully declarod or upon the profits which could be legally accumulated by these tremendous business organizations, or he might demand that the govern ment, in justice to its over-hurdened taxpayers, should withdraw its tariff from the infant industries represented by these institutions, whose projectors are already rolling in wealth nnd are astonishing the world by the munifi cence by their private benefactions. 44 We may well believe that Jeffer son, who was equal to every emerg ency in the early history of our coun try, would, if he were in power, Und some appropriate and adequate remedy to curb the rapacity and restrict the dangerous power of those gigantic com binations." On the subject of colonial extension Mr. Hill said: . 44 It is safe, to believe that Jefferson would nevor have favored an expan sion of our jurisdiction which did not carry with it the provisions of our Con stitution, to which he was devotedly attached, and which he defended so vigorously with his voice and pen. , He would unquestionably have viewed with abhorrence the establishment of a permauent American colonial sys tem, whether continued undor military rule or under civil authority appointed by the central government at Wash ington. His theory was unquestiona bly the Democratic doctrino of today? that this government has no more authority to create a permanent co lonial system than it has the right to create a king. 44 Jefferson, as the friond of popular rights, favored a provision in the Fed eral institution for the election of Uni States Senators by the people of .a respective States, but tempo rarily yielded his views rather than im peril the adoption of that instrument. 44 Jefferson believed in honest men, in honest methods and in honest gov ernment. Ho would have uprooted corruption had It existed in oither na tion, State or municipality. 44 These considerations naturally lead to the suggestion that it is pecu liarly our duty, as it should bo our Eleasure, at the present time, to invite democrats of charactor, standing and influence to identify themselves with organized movements for party suc cess, for the promotion of tho truo principles of Jeffersonian Democracy and the elevations of the standards of tho public service. ? Why divide on questionable utter ances of modern party platforms, largo ly designed to meet temporary emergen cies which soon pass away, when wo are all united upon the rock bottom and fundamental doctrines of our faith intended to last as long a? our government itself shall endure? "Why should there be fac tional quarrels over details whon wo are all united upon essentials? " It is the part of wisdom for the Democracy to push to the front the is. sues upon which there is substantial unanimity, and ignore those in regard to which there are such serious and honest differences of opinion as muct be fatal to practical succeso. ?The administration of President Roosevelt is all at sea. It has no llxedjpolicies and no. conscientious con victions. "If any relief whatever to Cuba shall be secured from the present Ad ministration it will be duo to the do. cided stand taken by tbo Democrat? in Congress in insisting that justice should be done. "The policy of the administration in the Philippine islands is a disgrace to civilization. The attempt with re !;ard to these possessions to imitate the oreign policy of England has proved I a dismal failure. I "The administration will send its I special representatives to witness the' coronation of a. king, but it has no words of sympathy to express for tbe brave farmers of South Africa, who are heroically struggling to maintain their republics." In conclusion Mr. Hill srdd: "Fellow Democrats: 'On this day, devoted to honoring the momory of one who has been frequently styled < Ths wisest and truest Democrat of his limes," let us resolve to renew our allegiance to the principles which he inculcated and the policies which he advocated. " There are numerous indications of a revival of popular confidence in De mocratic policies, Slate and national. A change of measures and raon t eems to be imperatively demanded by the best intorosts of our Stato and coun try. 44 Our oppononto havo only succeed ed in recent years by uutortuuato di visions among outsolvos. Let our faces now be toward the common enemy. 44 It is a time for unity, for organiza tion, for wise counsels and far aggros 8ivo action. PRINCE AMONG PREACHERS The Rcmurkuhlc Cnrcer of the L,ate T. De Witt Taliuajfe, 1) 1). Tho Philadelphia Times givos tho folowing sketch of tho noted preacher, Dr. Talmage, who died on the 12th insi. at his homo in Washington, D. C. The immediate source of doath was inflammation of tho brain: With, perhaps, tho exception of Henry Ward Deecbor, the liev. T. De Wilt Talinage had a moro widespread reputation than auy other American preacher of tho gospel. For over forty years ho has been a conspicu ous flguro in tho religious life of America. Even during Bcecher's lifo ho held with that eminent diviue an al most oqual place as a pulpit orator, and since Boucher's deuth no other preacher has had a popularity with re ligious audiences comparable to his. His fame was not coniined lo Ameri ca. Ho preached with great success in Englaud, and his sermons have boon translated into many languages. During the greater part of his career he added to thu circle of his influence by writing sermons especially for tho newspapers throughout the country, and tho last few years of bis life have been devoted exclusively to this work. Dr. Talmago was born in Bound Brook, N. J., January 7, 1832. Ilia education was obtained at tbo Uni vorsity of !Now York. On graduating from this University in 185.'l ho road law lov somo time, but concluding that law was not bis vocation he decided to entor the ministry. He studied theol ogy at the New Brunswick Theologi cal Seminary. Completing his course he preached for a period in Belleville, N.J., and Syracuao, N. Y. After a two ycar's!pasloratc in Syracuse ho went to Philadelphia and became the pastor of the Second Reformed Dutch Church of that city, at 7th and Brown streets. It was while ho was the pastor of this church that he laid the foundation of bis great reputation as an oxhorter. When ho took charge of it the Sec ond Reformed Dutch Church was au institution of litt In iutluonco. Ho put new life iuto it and drew a crowd al raoBt from tho start. He attracted general attention in tho Quaker Cily by bis sensational methods. By many be was declarod a pulpit clown and a mountebank, but despito detraction his congregation continued to grow in size until the church was inadequate for its accommodation. Overtures soon came to him from congregations of greater wealth and influence than that over which he presided in Philadelphia, and he was Anally persuaded to accept a call tendered to him by tho CenLal Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn. Apparoutly this offer did not hold lot th the promise of offers which he had received from Chicago and San Francisco, for tbo reason that the Cen tral Presbyterian Church was at that time rent with dissensions, but for some reason it appealed to him with greater force. In Brooklyn he con tinued the methods of preaching which had attracted attention to him in Phil adelphia, but with a much larger suc cess. An illustration of these methods which provoked criticism in some quarters which bordered on the vitu perative is found in the press reports of the day. It is given as a fair sam ple of his sensationalism. Ono Sun. day morning wheu the time came for him to deliver hio sermon he walked to tho extreme edge on ono side of his fifty-foot platform, faced about and suddenly started as fast as he could to jump for the opposite sido. Just as everybody in the congregation, breath less, expected to see him pitch head long from the furthor side of the plat form ho leaped suddenly into tho air and came down with a crash, shout ing: " Young man, you are rushing to ward a precipice." And thon he pro ceeded to doliver a moving sermon upon tho temptations and sins of youth in a big city. Dr. Talraage's preaching became tbo religious sensation of tho time. A brief experience demonstrated the necessity for a laiger edifice to accom modate the audiences which his re markable sermons attracted. To givo a greater opportunity to hear him a large tabernacle was built, the old church edifice being used hs a Sunday school. Such was tho enthusiasm which his preaching arousod that this tabernacle was rushed to completion and was opened by Dr. Tal mage three months after it been begun. All soats in it were fr? e. It was of great capac ity; nevertheless hundreds of people were turned away evory Sundav. The burning of this tabernacle one Sunday mornlug in December, 1872, as the people were on their way to church, is one of tho memorablo flro calamities of Brooklyn. A ntsw and greater tabernacle was projected and waa completed in 1874. Dr. Talmago's congregation In the meantime assem bled in the Academy of Music. The new tabernacle was semi-circu lar in form, tho seals being so arranged that all could see and hear tho minis tor, who preached from a platform. Dr. Talmage preached in this now tabernacle For years, with constantly increasing success. Like tho first tab ernacle, it was destroyed by fire. Its fate impressed the congregation with the belief that there was a fatali ty about the location in Schermerhorn street and the t^lrd tabernacle built for Dr. Talmage was eroded at Clin* ton and Qreeoe avenues. This also I was dostroyed by< fire. Discouraged by) tho repeated calatn Baking Powder : Most healthful leavener in the world. Goes farther. WOYAl OAKIWO PO*0tn CO . KfW VORN. ities which attended his ministry in Brooklyn Dr. Talmago mado tho an nouncement thai he would give up holding a regular pastorate and dovoto himself to evangelical work. Later, however, he reconsidered this iutcntion and accepted a call to tho First l'res bytorian Church of Washington. While ho preached in Washington to largo congregations, ho failed to arouse the onthusiasm which attended his ministry in Philadelphia and Brooklyn. This was probably attri butable in a large degree to tho more conservative character of tho popula tion, and may havo bton due to somo extout to tho fact that Dr. Talmago be came more and more absorbed in reli gious journalism. After preaching in Washington for four years Dr. Talmago, on March 1), 181)!), resigned the pastorato of the First Presbyterian Church, giving as his rea son his desire to devote himself exclu si \ ely to " religious journalism and tho more general work iu tho cities/' Since that time his reputation has been somewhat on tho wane, for while his sermons iu the newspapers havo been widely read, tho personal element which constituted so largo a factor in Ins success has boeu lacking. Dr. Talmago came of a family which had a prcdiliclion for the minis try. Four of his brothers received tho honored title of doctor of divinity. John V.. ILL Talmago won fame as a missionary in China, and James and Goyn Talmago wcro both preachers of ability. A lifth brother, Daniel Talmago, was a merchant. Dr. Talmago was married three times. His first wife was a Miss Avery, of Brooklyu. She bore him two children. She was drowned in tho Schuylkill. Itivcr, at Philadelphia, iu tho early sixties. In May, 1808, he was married to Miss Susan Whitte morc, of Greonpoint, Long Island. She boro him live children. Sho died at Dansvillo, N. Y., iu August, 1805. She was wealthy In her own right, and left tho bulk of her fortune, estimated at $200,000, to her husband. Dr. Talmago's third wifo, who sur vives him, was Mrs. Eleanor Collier, of Allegheny City, Pa. Sho was tho widow of Judge Charles W. Collier, and a woman of wealth. She was much younger than Dr. Talmago, be ing at the I iine of their marriage, in January, 1898, but 40 years of ago, while he was iu his 07th year. Since his resignation as pastor of tho First Presbyterian church, of Washington, Dr. Talmage has contin ued Ins residence, in that city. It was from his handsemo homo on Massa chusetts avenue that his daughtor, Miss Maude Talmage, was maricd Wednesday to Mr. Clarenco F. Wyck off, of Ithaca. THE SENATE DIFFERS WITH THE HOUSE. The Sugar TriiHt Advocates Want to Kill the Cuban Reci procity Bill. Tho Washington coirespondent of the Atlanta Constitution describes tho situation in Congress as follows: Evidence of a purpose to prevent action upon the Cuban bill by the Sonate at this session is seen in the in vestigation resolution introduced by Senator Teller. The Colorado Senator is a strong supportor of the beet sugar side of the tariff controversv. It is believed the majority of tho Cuban re lations committee will favor his resolu tion, and that its adoption will moan that no action upon the Cuban bill will be taken, as the investigation can be strung out to any length. There is tho best of authority for the statement that a majority of the Cuban committee is opposed to any reciprocity bill. Senator Teller's resolution is as fol lows: 44 Whoreas it has boon currently re ported tbat nearly tbo entire crop of Cuban sugar has been purchased and 1a now hold by what is generally known as the 4sugar trust,' which is tbo prin cipal consumer of raw sugar m the United Stites, and that any concession given to the raisers of cane sugar in the i laud of Cuba or any measure in tended for their relief by admitting thoir sugar at reduced rates of duty into the United States will only benefit the sugar trust, and that the Cubans will receive no real benefit from such concession, and. " Whereas it is alleged that a num ber of citizens of the United States have acquired large holdings of cane producing lands in Cuba and are now especially urging the claim that snob reduction will benefit the people of Cuba, therefore be it " Itesolved, That the committee on relations with Cuba be directed to make an investigation as to thn truth of such charges and to report to the OABTOniA. Senate; and to report, in addition then to, what is tbo normal coat ol makiug sugar in the island of Cuba, and also, if any coucession shall be mado in tho way of a reduction of the duty on sugar coming from Cuba into the United States, what concessions should be made by the government of Cuba about to bo established on arti cles produced lu tho United States and exported into the said island of Cuba, in ordor to make a reciprocal and equilablo arrangemeut as to exports to Cuba and imports thorofrom to tho United States.'? Tho resolution was referred to tho committee ou rotations with Cuba at the suggestion of Mr. Platt, of Con necticut, chairman of that committee. High tension was mauifested among tho Republicans today as a result of the action of the House last night in overriding the ways and means com mittee ou tho Cuban reciprocity bill. Chairman Payne took the reverse philosophically. Ho pointed out that tho effect of the amendment was to take off not only the differential on sugar, but*Juls> tho counter-vailing duty provided by tho Dingley law, a result not intended by the aulhoi of the amendment. Under the Dingley act an additional or countervailing duly is levied ou sugar coming from Cuba and paying a bouuty on sugar, equal in amouut to the bounty received. This is by section 5 of the Dingley act and is a provisiou eeparate from' that making a differential between tho duty on raw and rolincd sugar. Mr. Payne holds, however, that as tho ainondment specifics that the rate of 1.825 cents Khali bo " in lieu of the duties Ihorcon now provided by law " it takes off both tho differential of about 12 cents a huudred pounds and the countervail ing duty of tho Dingley law amounting to between 20 and 27 cents a hundred pounds. Mr. Payne stated later in tho day that the abolitiou of tho differential and countervailing duties affected an even greater reduction and loss than he had at first estimated. His earlier figures showed tho countervailing duty to bo between 20 and 27 cents per hun dred pounds. Hut tliis referred to raw sugar, and the countervailing duty on tho re lined article was even more, namely, 1.383 per hundred pouudB. This, with the differential of .125 makes a total reducliou on rclined sugar of .508 per hundred. Mr. bong, of the wayu and means committee, al. so made estimates which m his judg ment boio out tho foregoiug figures that the amendment would take oil' differential and countervailiug duties a total of .508 ou refined sugar com ing from Germany and other countries giving bounties. Representative Morris, who framed the amendment, ia examining the Dingley and otlior laws to determine whether Mr. l'ayue's point is good. Mr. Monia said that from hia inquiry so far he did not think tho claim was good, but if it was tho matter could eabily be remedied by amendment. The Senate, is by no means decided as to what it will do with the bill. Tho measure readied tho .senate a few minutes after that body convened today, and was received with excep tional interest, which was evident by the private comments of Senators. The bill goes to the committee on re lations with Cuba, which is composed of seven Republicans and four opposi tion Senators, Mr. Platt, of Connecti cut, being chairman. Being asked if ho felt disposed to outline Iiis view of the probable course of the committco with reference to the measure Senator Platt declined to say more than that a meeting would be called at an early date to decide upon a course of action, merely adding: " We are not going to lose our composure, but will cousi der the question carefully." If the bill had passed the House without au amendment removing tho differential on refiueu sugar it would have received the support of two ot the four opposition members of the com mittee. These arc Messrs. Money and Simons, and they are uow more than ever pleased with it. On the other hand, at least two of the Republican members, Messrs. McMillian and Spooncr, oppose the bill. The indications are that tho Dem ocratic Btrength of tho committee will now be thrown to tho support ol the differential amendment. So it seems probable that the character of tho report to bo made to the Senate, if any, will depend upon tho other Re publican members of tho committee, Messrs, Platt, Aldrich, Cullom, De hoe and Burnliam. Senator Toller says he will support any action calculated to kill tho bill in the Senate, and ho is inclined to think that the House adoption of the amend ment for the removal of the differential will have that effect. There aro not a few Senators who predict that tho bill will bo allowed to die in committee. After tho turbulent scenes of yester day tho I louse settled down to routine business today. An opportunity was found, however, for tho two elements in tho recent struggle to give expres sion to their feelings. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, ono of the wavsacd means loaders, said that the amendmont which the opponents of the ways and moans committee bad ingrafted upon the Payne hid not only wiped out the differential on sugar, but also did away with tho countervailing duty of the Dingloy law. Mr. Weeks, of Michigan, made a spirited rejoinder iu behalf of those who opposed the ways and means commiltoe. lie frankly conceded that the motive of tho opposition had boou to kill tho reciprocity bill. Thc.Woi' s Greatest Cure for iflafana ?X IV.r ?II formt? of MaUrttU potnon .ng Uke JehnvvnU Chill tand fevev ?.'onK. # A Ulnt of MaUrUl polnon ''-Jrt in yo jr blood mflansmlwiry ?ml fAllure. Blood mtMllrlnencan'tcur* Malarial polaonlnK. Tho antlcloU for It U JOHNSON'S TONIC. 9?t a botfla to-day. ttuti 5? Ctiti If It (int. Senator B. Ii? Tilluian has announced that he will speak at Manning ou Friday, April 2/>. Furtnan's Univemty orator, Mr. 6. W. Cunningham, won in the Inter collegiate oratorical contest at (Green wood. Octavius T. Gibbs, one of tho few survivors of tho famous Palmetto llogiment of tho Mexican war, died in Augusta last Saturday. The commencement sermon of Co lumbia Female College will be preached by Itov. E. O. Watson, and tho literary address will bo delivered by (reo. B. Cromer, LL. D. Senator Tillman is tho only Senator who has recorded in his autobio graphical sketch in tho Congressional Directory that ho was a " farmer" bofore coming to tho Sonnto. A movement is on foot for tho for mation of a trust of all tho cotton yarn mills of tho South. The matter will be settled at a meeting to be held in Char lotte on Wednesday, April 23. Mrs. Minnie lt. Tike, whose hus band was killed by the recent accident at tho Spartauburg electric power house, has brought suit against the company for #20,000 damages. Tho railroads havo granted cheap trip rates to tho Stale Domocratie con vention, to be hold in Columbin on May 21. Tickets are to bo sold on May 20 and 21 with final limit to May 2.1 inclusive. It is probable that a fish hatchery will bo established by the government in this State. The Senate committee has reported favorably a bill making such provision which was introduced by Senator Tillmau. The father of Simon Ellis, who is sentenced to hang in Union on the 9th of May, will petition the Governor to send his son to the penitentiary for life. The petition is signed by most of the lending citizens in Union. Kock Hill boasts of a citizen fifty years old who has nevci owned a dog nor a guu, never has been intoxicated but twice and that many years ago when he was a hoy, and lastly ho has never smoked a cigar nor a cigarette. Senator McLauriu, of South Caro lina, made an extended argument against the Chinese exclusion act. He thinks the passuge of the measure would prove disastrous to the cotton manufacturing interests of the South. Colored citizens of Columbia have inaugurated a movement to contri bute to the Hampton monument fund. Tho General was a great friend of the colored men and they propose to show their appreciation of the fact in a practical manner. President Roosevelt is said to have learned a great dcnl of South Carolina politics during his recent visit to this State and among other things expressed rogrct that he should have made a mistake in attempting to force the nomination of Koestcr. Miss Hcpzihah Dye, of Rock Hill, has sued the Journal Publishing com pany for $.'i,r>00 damages because they published " willfully and maliciously false and damnatory remarks " about her engagement to marry a Florida sea captain. The courtship came about through a newspaper advertisement. Representative Johnson's bi'l for tho relief of Mount /Jon college, at Winnsboro, has been favorably re ported by tho sub-committee of the committee on claims, which practically iusurc8 its favorable report to the house. Tho claim is for 811,000, for use of tho buildings by Federal troops in the civil war. A. P. Aldrich, a machinist working in the Gronau cotton mill, Greenwood, had a spell Of typhoid lever. He bronght suit UgaiU&t ihO 0 ?mpauy for 81(',000 damages on uccount of loss of timo, pain, mental anguish and all that sort of thing. After a trial lasting two days, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the cotton mill. Mr. L. R. Williams, of Yorkvillc, is of the opinion that there is a poor prospect for a good wheat crop this year. Ho has been about consider ably of lite and has seen but few crops which seem to promlso very satisfactory yields. Ho says that wheat generally is quite thin and he does uot believe that it can develop much out come. Samuel Morrow, a farmer from the Bordeaux section of Abbeville, sud denly disappeared Saturday, tho -r>th instant. He drove to Abbeville, scut his horse and buggy to the home of a brother-in-law. Ho asked a negro to carry tho horse to the stable. That was tho last seen of him. Woods, wells, ravines and all sorts of places were searched i" vain for him. He had no mental, a? 'al or financial troublos. TuosdK^ tho 53d anniversary of what is ku?w- as the " April snow." On the loth of April, 1819, snow fell throughout tho uppor part of tho State, covering tho ground to a depth of sev eral inches. The woathor that year had been balmy and vegetation was far ad vanced. All tho fruit was killed, nnd the wheat and oat crops were badly damaged. Corn was springing up and was nil killed, but was replanted. The cold was very intenso nnd a great many grown trees wore killed, as they had commenced putting out foliage. The Washington Post says thai the I other day Senator Potlus arose ns if to address his fellow members, and a hush of expectancy at once fell upon the chamber. Every oyo was upon tho venerablo statesman, who, with great deliberation, reached around in to the tail pocket of bis long frock coat and drew forth a plug of tobacco. Unconscious of the attontion he was attracting, he bit off a chow and sat down without saying a word. CASTOR IA The Kind You Have Aiwaya Bought For Infants and Children. Boars tho t Ocnatttrtft 9 18 INDUSTRIAL 8 ! 8 AND (1KNKRAL ^ OOOOOCK30000<X)000000000000<J The liussian minister of nilorior was killed by an anarchist uniformed as an nidc-do-cnuip. John W. (iatcs ami his associates havo secured control of the Louisvillo an?! Nashville railroad. Tlio King of Siain owns an army corps of 500 elephants, all well trained for military purposes and under com mand of a general. Henry M. Flaglor has had built in his new home at Palm "each, Pia., I bo largest pipe oigan ever placed in a pri vate house in this country. Judge Buchanan has issued a tem porary injunction agaiusl the expan sionists of Brooklund, a suburb of Columbia, who wished the municipal: limits extended. John A. MeCall, president of the New York Lifo Insurance Company, will present a #50,000 pulpit to the Human Catholic Cathedral, of tho Inn maculate Conception iu Albany, N. Y. Thomas O'Dav, who lives at Vovay, Ind., is one of tho very few survivors Oi the famous British cavalry Light Brigade, which Immortalized itself in history by the charge at Balaklava, Bus da, Sept. '25, 185L ' January and October in the sanio year always begin with the same day of the wock. The case is the same with April and July, with September and December, and with February, March and November. l'rof. C. 11. Eigonmanu, of Indiana University, roturncd last week from Cuba, where he wont to collect speci mens of lish for classroom work and the -museum. In his collection arc 168 specimens of blind tishes. A commission of experts, represent ing the Lancashire cotton manufac turers, accompanied by delegates re presenting the operatives, have sailed from Liverpool for the United Stales to investigate the cotton industry in America. A new giant geyser of Hotomabana, N. /.., is attracting attention. A mass of boiling water half an acre in extent rises in a great dome, from which a column of water and stones rises to :t0() feet, while Immense columns of steam ascend as far as can ho seen. Helen Keller, the deaf and blind girl, has written an autobiography ' which will soon appear. She is now a student at Itadcllffe College. 11 or book, which is written in sign language of the blind, is said to bo remarkable for the excellence of its style. A now material for skin grafliug was used in a New .lerscy hoapilnl not long ago. It was the delicate inner skin of an eggshell. A mail was badly scalded, and in tho operation of graft ing, which was found necessary, the eggskin was tried and is thought to In: a success. Bishop Hurst, of the Methodist Fpiseopal church, is very ill, nud his condition causes grave fears. Ho has never recovered fully from the apoplec tic stroke be received at the interna tional conference in London when ho heard of the assassination of President Mc Kinley. According to the records of the Con gressional Library for the winter, 3,000 people have gone into the building every day during the season. Of these about 2,(JU0 daily are supposed to have been sightseers, the rest holuy people who wished to make UttOOf the leading room. Employes were not counted. In Japan it is always the rule of po liteness to pay a trille more than the cum mentioned on your hotel bill. To eeltlo tho account net would ho con sidered an insult, or at least a mark of g/oat dissatisfaction. People who have traveled in Japan Bay that tho Japanese always tip the waiter on entering the hotel, Tho geographical center of the United Slates on a high point of land on the public reservation at Fort l!i loy, Kan., is marked by a huge monu ment erected over the grave of Major Edmund Ogden of the United states army, who died at Fort ltilcy in 1860, by Joseph (). Sawyer, formerly of Cin cinnati. M. Cadcl, an oculist, of Uordeaux, is reported to havo been successful in tho treatment of cataract without operations by tho application of baths of salicylato of soda. He has arrested the progress of tho cataract in nu merous cases, and is sanguine of success if the treatment is begun at an early stage Senator Culien, of Brooklyn, has made himself remarkable at this ses sion of the New York Legislature by not introducing a single hill. " My notion," he said, "is that there arc too many bills introduced and loo many laws passed. I have introduced but live bills in seven years and three of them became laws." As an instanco of the leisurely man nor in which the military authorities of Turkey move in time of peace it is said that a committee appointed in 1800 to propare plans for the construc tion of fortilications for the defovsc of tho strategically most important points on tho Turkish shores of the I 'ersian Gulf has just completed its labors. The. war department has decided upon a general court martial of officers for their barbarous treatment of Fili pinos? General ChalTeo lias boon notified that President Ponsevcll will not take any excuse in justification of inhuman conduct on the part of .Ameri can soldiers. Genera! Smith is to bo tried for his ordor to kill Filipinos. ? Josoph Jefferson, tho actor, relates that in driving from Buzzard's I5ay to Onset, Mass.,ho encountered a woman in bloomers, who had dismounted from her bicycle and seemed to ho in a quandary. Sho bailed him with tho query: " Can you tell mo if this is tho way to Warchnm?" " Tho way to wear 'em?" repeated Jefferson, look ing at tho bloomers. "Certainly, madam, its tho way 1 wear tuiue." ?ABTORIA. Beam thl Ito Kind You Have Always