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PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K?t?WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. UNION STATION OR SEPARATE? THAT IS QUESTION ASKED BY THE C. & W. C. OF ANDERSON. PREPARATIONS BEING MADE NOW Capt. Albert W. Anderson Wishes to Know Whet the People Prefer, and His Com pany Will Comply. At tim nvet/ng of tho-Chamber of Commerce T"rlday night, Mr. W. W. Sullivan, wl.o has bon chairman - of iii? committee on transportation, noti fied the meeting that Capt. Albert W.1 Anderson had informed him that the ('liar! "sion and Western Carolina railway is now ready to go into the costdoration of the matter."ot build-? lng a handsome passenger terminal. | This will p#| built on the property, on South Main street nearly opposite thc city hall> The company wishes to gauge tho eentiment of th * people ?f the city, however and will not erect tais torminal if tho .copie of Ander-j son prefer a central station. An effort. IR about to bo made now, lt is stated,' to refluir? tim C. & W. C. to come Into tho union station, now being bnilt by the -Blue Rid?c and Soutb-rru. . \ Capt. Anderdon declares that the road which he represents as general manager will abide by the wishes of the people. This has nothing what-' ever to do with the freight terminal j proposition for the road will put In ' tlie freight station anyway. It ls stated on gcod authorityi that the C. ft.W. C. la improving ita road bed con stantly and"will before long bo run ning into Anderson some of the hand some trains we hayo be cy* reading ial^ RELIEF^ISFEpT* THE GRIND IS OVER Columbia Feels Free Again After Adjournment of Leg- . ?a?ctur^. \ Special to The ?nt?l??iffacei. columbia, March 6.--The chambers of tlie senate and houle In state houso were deserted Friday for the first time since January IS wheo the ern-1 eral assembly convened for a long ses-' sion during which very little con struct, ve legislation waa enacted and factional fooling at tlme? reached the combustion point. Following the adjournment sine die i of the genersl aaacmbly at au early hour Friday norning, practically all of the members left for their homes ' on trains today. The cloding days of tho session were trying on the.nerves. Situ?t ons ?rose which were tense; with possibilities. The house during the session re-' poatedly showed its willingness to en act constructivo leglalgtlon, but the senate did not follow Ila lead. The house passed the M?ley primary re form bill, intending to make South Ca rolina primary election like Caesar's wife, but tho measure died in the sen ate along with, several other construc tive bills af state-wide importance Tbe history of. the *os8lon ot the senate which haa Just aheded, were it written* would of necessity be con firmed to a recital of what the aenato did not do, because the s?nat? did practically nothing. STILL HELD FOR RANSOM MONEY! Member vf Wealthy Family Re mains a Prisoner of vaia. (By Associated'Press) Kl .'-"aso, Tex., March 6.-Lglc Tcr rasas, whose life has'Jbe&n threatened Unless a ransom ia forthcoming, is j still a rebel prisoner, four years ago the Terrassa fortune, waa estimated at Fcllr Martin':*, prominent political- j ly lp thia region, ls reported to have t tnlojrrspbed Secretary Siys-a luIRK ' him to uso hts good offices tn behalf or the younger Terraces. Many friends ' latter declared Vitia's threat of taking bin captive south with him, which la regarded hy the father aa a - death sentence, is all but empty aa with Luis alive, he may ostort money j from the fa oily. If any le toft, while Luis dead no longer would he a weep-; on tn hts bands. j MEXICAN AFFAIRS ARE TO BE AIRED The Big Debate in Senate to Probably Start Next Monday. (By Aesoclated Presa) Washington.'March 6.-On Monday Senator Fal' republican of New Mexico, proposes to make public a mass of Information regarding- tho Mexican situation, particularly tho treatment of American citizens. Sena tor Shlveiy plans to reply, defending the administration's attitude. Other senators plan to open up the flood gates ii there ls to be a free-for-all discussion, which so many times has been threatened in the senate and as often suppressed. , > It was said Friday night that an effort might be made to go into ex ecutive session- when the Mexican Is sue comes up. Lut a roll 'cell may be demabded, and some senators as serted that wouio mean an open ses sion. Gen. Felix Diaz, who still is in Washington, has made indirect over tures to get a hearing before the sen ate foreign relations .committee, but Senator Shtvely, acting chairman of the committee, tonight sairV no meet ing ot the committee for that purpose had been called. 'ROBBER POUCHES REMARKABLE COINCIDENCES RECALLED BY THE ACT. IN THE YARD LIMITS -__ Registered Packages Were an in Sight of Station in Columbia. lumbla, March di-r-H will be some dava before anybody will know dcfi ly tbe vain* et the roistered ina jr secured by the lone robber who .ufa C r.. Thomas, .assistant poe-1 railway clerk, ir. tho ma?? car ?B the Southern , train from Charleston Fr day night at 10:45 o'clock In the Columbia yards. [/ The postal authorities have sent out. tracers to ascertain thc -aftpounts o? money and valuables consented in tho registered packages stolen by tbe masked white man. who bearded thc mali car at Royster wuenr,!kbe train sto.iped to allow the conductor to reg ister before entering tho yard'limits. Tbs city police, the sheriff's "office aud the postal authorities * are all eearching for the train robbe*. Up to ' a late hour tonight they were without clues. THiose who are familiar .with the circumstances surrounding the rob bery of the mall car Wednesday night and the robbery \} which occurred - in January, 1912, are struck by the fact that the crcumstances In .the two cases are idtentlc?l, except that io 1912 the ! robber boardod an Atlantic Coast Line train from Wilmington instead of a Southern train from Charleston... The', place of both robberies was in' the Columbia yard, as the two roads come ia over the name track.. Both robbers j boarded the trains at Royster, ap-j poured in the mail cars mnsked, held up the mail clerks at the point of pis-1 tols. secuerd all of the registered mail| packages that they could conveniently j pulled the emergency brake cords on t the train and Jumped Out of the cars J when the train slowed-up. CARRANZA'S FATE HANGS IN BALANCE! If He Became President ?? Mexico | Great Britain Wei^l Not Washington, March.; 'C.-Although the. Americsn governmoht intends tb suspend any further developement of tts jMvii??a policy until the commis sion of textes?' constitutionalists in vestigating rbe'-execution of William 8. Benton, has made a report, today's cabinet meeting here developed a rtls cuBslon of the tm portan oe of tho fu turo attitude of debera! Carranga to ward tba United Staate. High official* of the administration believe the fortunes of.the rebel move ment hang largely In the balance, and that only a clear explanation .ot the Benton incident and satisfactory repa ration to those responsible wUl regain for them prestige they, bad acquired at perseas desirtnr&lpwfteTatloo of constitutional government in their country. Should the Benton, eaae remain, un settled la the event the casa? of the coasUtuUcnalists is 'triomphant strong intimations are heaia that Great -Britain would refuse to recog nise Carranza, if bo *?af*elocted presi dent. Administration;officials here 'today pointed out that on the Beaton caa??', seemed to be dependent th* political, future of General Carraca, STATE BROKE; IOU HELP? NO PROVISION FOR BOR ROWING MONEY TO MEET EXPENSES. IS SERIOUS MATTER Southern Railway Might Relieve Situation by Paying Taxes Months Ahead. Capt. John^R. Anderson, cuperin tendent of the Blue Ridge railway, commenting yesterday upon an edi torial suggestion In The Daily Intel ligencer, declared his belief that ene Southern Railway company vould be willing to anticipate the regular time for paying taxes and would put /el large sum of money into the Mate treasury in August if any equitable arrangement pould be made >\'th ref erence to the Interest '.hereon. Tula was In reply to the statements from Columbia that the state ?B likely to be embarrassed with debt this summer and that institutions might serrer. Capt Anderson bas Just come from Columbia and brings the good news that he saw Col. A. B. Andrews and that the eolonol was looking weli and is still as deeply interested in Ander son, o'* over. Col. Andrews Pegan his remarkable railroad career on . the Blue Ridge,'and it has always been * wish of his to live to see the, road completed. Coi. Andrews was on bis way in Florid*:, ssd he will visit An derson Boon. With reterence to the? financial sit u?t loa a dispatch from Columbia says: "The fact that the general appro priation bill became a law Friday morning without tho section providing, for borrowing money next summer to pay the interest on the bonded debt of Ute state, to meet pensions and to run thc departments and institutions WfTthe state has raised the big ques Unjt of whether-or not the state 1fcttl ah&etcr?noat.A.Wan to Ilde lt over Un til tho taxes of 1914 come into the etrtion of tile governor tn ve toing, section 41 and of the house in sustaining th? veto has . raised the delicate question about bow the stata is to be financed next summer when the mone> from the taxes of 1913 will all have been spent." ? Eagllik rW* laudatory Londo?, *>??rch ti.-Laudatory com ments on President Wilson's message to congress are. published in most ot the newapapres nf this country to day. Th? government organ. Thr> Wesmlnster Qasetto, pays the highest compliments to President Wilson tor bis attitude' ld regard to tbe question of Panama cabal tolls. Colquitt t* After || Sneaking Mexicans pa>."-.- -- '''"'.''? (By Aasoolated Press) .. Dallas, Taxas? March 6.-Governor Colquitt, of Texas, will make requisi tion on both the'federal and rebel au thorities in tbs aisles or.Nuevo Leon and. Cpahutla, Mexico, foi* tho return ot the four men responsible for the kidnapping ot the missing American ranchman,'Clemente Ver gara. Governor Colquitt marie this an nouncement tonight after he bad re ceived g telegram from Secretary of State Bryan stating that the question ot requisition ls one of justice and not of diplomacy and concerned local authorities. To Acquire Monticello. Washington, March ?j.-Senator Ree?' of Missouri today introduced a bill which would authorize the crea tion of a commission to acquire for the: government by purchase or con demnation'the home of Thomas Jeffer son st Monticello, Vs. Representative Levy of New York, who owns the property, has declined frequently to consider soiling lt. The Cabinet Entertains President (By Associated Press) Washington, March fi.-M-rmbcrs of the cabinet kurt their wives entertain .sd Pt eslaent Wilson *d his family to night at dinner at a hotel cn the an niversary of Ute first cabinet meeting of the present, administration. Mrs. Wilson, who bas been slightly ill for several days, was unable to go, but the Misses MtogSf?t, snd Blesnor Wil son snd their cobain Miss Helen Wood row Baines, aOepmpanled the presi dent. Ths rrC?jrsi??y to tba president and Mrs, Tumulty were tbs only other guests. . , ., i New Caaamadaats Ban Francisco, March 6.-Major General W. H. Carter sailed today oa the army, tran ?nc rt Thomas to take command of the department of Be wail. With him palled MA/or-G emeral T. H. Barry, who will Uko charg*\ln tbb Philliptaes. ' RULING FAVORS i AMERICAN SHIPS Five Per Cent Discount on Im ports Bought In by ..- i |j ii (Dy Associated Press) New York, March f.-A 5 per cent discount on all Imports carried by sbipB o? American registry, as pro vided in tbe new tarin* law, was granted today by . the .board of United States general appraisers, uv an opin ion by Judge B. S. Watte. Thc board held that the favoring of American shipping was the plain intent of con gress in framing the statute, and that'l the allowance to American vessels did ' not Impair thc treaties with foreign countries. The decision, if upheld by the hlgh I er courts, will affect four ships of the American line from Southampton to New York, two ships of the Red Star line, and all coastwise vessels, which by lsw are all of American registra-?I tion. . Refuse to Confirm ! Dr. W. I*. Settlemyer v Columbia, March C.-rThe closing , hours of the senate's session early to-1. day were marked by a prolonged de-, bate on the appointment of Dr. W. I,.1 Setttemey?r as a rog?nt at the state ; hospital for the insane and the sen ate adjourned sine' die in the mean- , while, thus refusing, to' confirm the appointment which for the second time had been sent up by Governor , Binase. Yesterday's Jpuruu1. showed', that the night before tho ronato had I, confirmed J. A. Summmrsut but had ,refused to confirm Dri\fiettIetP3yer aa', ?a member of the bo?jtzl of regents, fj Last night tho governor^?r the second \ time asst t?? ?wswpiat to tht{. son?to and the upiierTHbcb' jumped I .into an executive EOBBIPP that lasted . several, hours, lt appeared that most ( cf the senators present indulged in ? Hie debate. It ls ' understood that a .fight was made by Senator .Hall-of Gaffucy, who ia from the same town .-mor , S'i-jcse's appointee. Ol : atora , took up tho dabaip ant; discussion ia said to;bs'vt ?ut oT e%>reuu!ios5sS?tt^^ abats* Vf o'clock lit' the morning 1 j [ATHENS INT IN ELECTRIC: LINES PROMOTERS WILL TRV TO iNTEREST MESSRS. DUKE AND LEE. TO START THE MOVE A Convention Will Bc Called at an Early Day, It Is Re ported. .i * - ?** . .. ." . . ? : According to a report in one of the Suothern trade pacora, a corporation is being organized In Athens, Ga., to promote and buiid an interurban rail way between Athens and this city. The report, aa it appears in The Manufac turers Record, of Baltimore, states that W. G. Hodgson, financier of Ath ens, beads the movement, and that an effort will be made to interest officials of th3 Greenville, Spartanburg and Anderson railway in the-project. The sory also says that tho road li to be 'jullt*vla Hartwell, and that capitalists ot the latter city are interested. Ae letter waa received in this city last uight from P, prominent marchait or Athoba, saying that at a specially called meeting of the Athens Beard of Trade it was. there decided to Invite Mr. J. B. Duk-j and My. W. S. Lea ot toe Piedmont and Northern Lines, to come to Athens and meet with the Board or Trade, with a view of taking the mailer up. No confirmation of whether or not Messrs. Duke and LAO wm accept the invitation bas be-in 'given out. nor could officials of thc O. 8. & A her??give any information on the subject. It is Stated that the Athens parties lia Ve arranged with the Georgia Power Co., tb interest that corporation in the move. WILLING TO PAY I West Virginia Net Trying to Evade Liability (By Associated Press) Charleston. W. Va. March 6.->W, Virginia ls 'not trying to evade any part of lu liability for the Virginia debt." declared Governor Henry D. Hatfield on nia return hero today tresa the joint, meeting in Washington of the debt commissions of the two.. Virginias. "The credits we ask are due} to West Virginia and when wo come to final accounting we want a correct eal an ce. . The impression is abroad I that this debt is dus to Virginia, Wheal I as a matter of fact, it is to the t?rm ? ,of certificates, many of wht-eb.. are held by English bondholdres abd were [bought for a song," DIATE ACTION ON EX EMPTION CLAUSE. FAVORABLE REPORT Question ns to Direct Repeal and Vesting President With Power. (By Associated Press) Washington, M ireh 6.-Initiai stops Lo r 'i -a! tho toll exemption clause of the Panama canal act as requee'ed by President Wilson were taken' up in congress today when house committee an Intr?tate eomrr.orce reporto! fiv urativ ?. Uill to Btrike out tho provi sion. In the senate the committee on tnter-oc-an canals decided to meet to consider the appeal of thc president Tor a reversal of policy In tb- contro versy which involves tho Hay-Paun L-efote treaty, and in the opinion of the president the general fore gn. rotations policy of th.? administration. While tho boure is debating the Is sue next ? eek, thc renato committee will consider what course to pursue, wheller to recommend a flat repeal bill or to urge the compromise bill r;?? ;rcu by Senator ditton cf Wost Vlr jcims, a member of the committee, which would authorize the .president to regulate tolls and assess charges at lils discretion, wherever exemption is provided in thc ymSSa not, "1 believe that more seqators. would vote for m|>- amendement tb m sup port a flat repeal measure," said (.'hilton tonight "Though the amend ment wvuld accomplish repeal of toll exemption indirectly, lt would not repudiate the democratic platform plank endorsing toll exemption and senators who flatly refuse to go back on that plank could not vote for it" the house ther^j"j|0) /liiick ie ii to the petal' alloting, .1; report the Blips repeal bill. AbSjJOj members who.were recorded mada vote ll to 4 Chairman Adamson bad already - a draft bf the report when the commit tee met. lt based approval of > the Sims bill on tho same broad ground* set forth in the president's message, general international comity, and th? imm?diate foreign situation confront ing the country. 'Representative Knowland. of Cali fornia who led thu opposition In the committee, was given three days to file u minority report and Chairman Adamson ?t<t authorized to urge the rules committee to report a special rule to basten the bill through the house. The matter will be preased ut once and lt is expected a rule will be brought into tho houee, probably by Thursday or uext week. , Representative Adamson will take charge of the situation, in the house, aa majority leader Underwood, for the firat time during the administration finds .himself on the anti-administra tion side of the question. Keproaentia tat!ve Underwood has announced hist Intention of not only .oting against the bill, but also of making a speech against it. Despite this however, the leaders of the appeal forces declared they were assured majority. In Ita report today the committee, which pro vided for uniform toils in the. canal act, os originally, reported, reiterated Its position. Members of tho house and senate who will aid In the repeal fight an nounced tonight that they had adop ted a poll Of congress and that a large majority of both houses Was ready to vote for a flat repeal measure imme diately. Advocates Segregation Washington, Mar. 6.-Segregation ot the white and negro races In govern ment employ was uregd upon a house committee today by Representative Aa; well, ot louisiana. Ho ?aid there were 190,000 federal employes in the Unit sd States, of whom 22.500 are negroes and that 13,000 railway postofflco clerke had petitioned to be segregated from the negro clerks. I Rascality Shown In Railroad Stockt (By Asaociatod Press.) Washington, March Ci-Charges Hist Ute book account* of the Chicago, Mil waukee and St. Paul Railway com pany and. of its subsidiary, the f bi cago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway company, have Itwn so man ipulated as to mislead the public and tend to create a min favorable mar ket for the securities of the roads, were contained In a report made pub lic today by the interstate commerce commission after exhaustive .'nvestl ration of the financial ali a lr > of the road. Various Instance* cf Unlawful overstatement of Income* were.rited. Earthquake Pelt In State. Darlington. S. C., March ?.-A:dis? tant earthquake shock .was felt here st 8:20 tonight, the disturbance last* lng about a. minute. No damage has boen reported. BABY LEGISLATOR || PLEADS lMMl?tNITY| j Gave Alleged V/orl?.?e?* Checks; Saved Him sell by Constitu tional Privilege. Columbia, s. C.. March c.-Norman ' . C. Creech, ntoniber ol' ?the Barnwell delegation in the lower house of thu goneral assembly, when brought bc-1 fore Magistrate Fowles Friday, charged with Issuibg worthless checks on banks of Black ville ?nd Rock Hill.', procured his release by pleading the constitutional immunity from arrest of a legislator during the session of the assembly and during-the ten days preceding and the ten days following thu session. i The checks in question are held by the court pending developments. The checks, one for $4, the other for $4.50, lt was charged, wore cashed at a drug store in Columbia. Creech had the distinction of being tho youngest member of the bouse, being loss than 21 years old when nominated in the primary. Asks for Fx plannt lon. Washington, March 6. - Senator Poindexter, progressive. Introduced a resolution today calling on President Wilson to expluin what mutters "of even greater delicacy and nearer con sequences" lie referred to In lils ad dres bto congress as depending on tho repeal of the canal tolls exemption. | INCOME MOE WILL BEACH M00$)0.00 MORE THAN 400,00? PER SONS MADE RETURNS. CLOSE TO ESTIMATE ? --- 1 Corporation? included aa Amen*| ed Under Present - Statute. ;t y i'^Vji;/ . ,e": . v I 4,.,^.--- .-~ (By Associated Press.) Washington. March 6.-Tho Income j tax law bids fair to live up to the j expectations of thc administration by 1 producing about S60.000.fK1 annually 1 in revenue, paid by close to 425,000 j individuals. Although treasury etti- < c?ala decided not to make public for tho present the reports of' internal < revenue collectors on the income tux, ! Mt became known that mo?? than , 400,000 individuals had made returns t in the 63 collection districts, up to ' Monday midnight, when the time limit ( expired. From these individuals it , was understood that the government , probably will collect more than $40,- . 000,000. lt has been the opinion among atti- . dui s that thousands bf individuals < would take advantage of the thirty j days extension of time ' granted in ] cases of absence and sickness, and ^ they expect the final figures to show . gt least 25,000 more reporting than ( were given in tho preliminary lists , from collectors. If they.are not mis taken In this view,:the actual results . will bc close to the estimates made at the time the legislation was before j congress. This agreement officials', are inclined to believe will not only include the number subject to the tax, but the amount to be collected. Including the corporation tax as amended in the present law, ft was es- , tlmated that the annual revenue from this source would amount ' to about I $86.000.000. j ANDERSON NEWS I, AT STATE CAPITAL ? -- i Farolea Granted Two-Mr. Mul-"[ lally Is Reappointed Mafia. M t. trate at Clemson. I - . ! Special Correspondence. 1 Columbia, March 6.-Parolos were ? granted to th? governor today to. Lil- f lie Blackwell convicted tn Anderson In lylo or assault and battery with in- ?1 tent to kill and to As bc rr y Oateen con- ( (vtctod in Anderson in 1907 on the " , charge of manslaughter and sentenced i to ?0 years. _jg j John B. Adger Mullally bas boen re- ' (appointed Magistrate at Clemson Col-j tage by the govornor. The sonato had j refused to Confirm Mr. 'MnlUliy ? ? magistrate at Clemson College./vice ' John N. Honk, deceased. , I Mose If Mobloy was confirmed as ' state dispensary auditor, succeeding i Harvey W. Mltchum, who recently re- i signed. i - I The Public service, commission < Hamed recent ly hy the'.governor was I confirmed by tho sCnpto.as follows; i denn W. Ragsdnle, Wlnr?aboro; Ii. W, l 8 mo ak, Greenville; D. N. Gaston, Ai- | ken. ,t WERE CHOSEN KT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CHAMBER O? COM MERCE LAST NIGHT. rHREE NAMED FOR EACH YEAR F.'ne Compliment Paid to Jas. D. Hammett; Strong Organisa tion for Next Year. DIRECTORS. For One Year-W. L Briney, M. M. Mallison, T. Frank Walkin*. ?For Two Years - W, W. Sullivan, B. O. Evans, A. S. Farmer. For Three Yean-Jas. D. Hammett, J. S. Fow ler, Rufus Fant. il At tho 'suec?al meeting nf the .er of t'onanerce last nlglit, tho tlvq ll ree tort; recently re-blocted unenl nously were permitted to retiro and the members adopted a new rulo as to he BucceHElon ot directors. Winon tho organisation, was porfected a year ago thore were ?orno ?ore soots, on uc ;ount of tho former crgaol^Uom* Vilich had dono splendid work (or tSe .Hy, hut without suffisant capital at times to corry through, undertakings e kind and another, lt was decid person ou account ot nTWa.. aerscnal pbptilarlty or i-caaaeMa?iieV ? .1 -1 . -^^^W????B^ At that time ria? directora war? shoseu, five to retire this year, .and tear in I?1J. T-hp-our who ware sold over until next year ar? ita. L). Hammett, -T. Frank Watkins, M. IC Mattison and w. L. Brtssey, Tbs ave whose terms expired were Lee fi. Hoi aman, U. J. Humer, B. O. Svanfi, A. 8. fermer ar-i W, WV SuUls?n. Tho five men last nam?fl jn?i'.and iecided that In keeping with tbfl spirit :t the oceasslon when the chamber ?vas organized they weald no* *s??pi re-election, but would Insist upon ro atlon. Tbs meeting wak cal loti last light to present their resignations. The members present okbreuBed .heir unanimous disapproval; ot. any juch step, but tb.e five dlraotor* ?leted ?at they would* not violate ttl? spirit >f the meeting a yekr ago. Aft*r some llscusslon it was decided to amend the jy-laws, under suggestion of Q. Cullen Sullivan, pod the Pine dlreetdr? will te elected In sets'of three-'hereafter. lt was decided by the four directors vho hold over ,that one of their hum )or should retire voluntarily Tho Ira wing of lota' Indicated thia should ie Jas. D. Hammett, who hat acted as muimian of the executive comtnlttee, be Chamber of Commerce navlag no ?resident. The directors for oas year therefore are W; L.' Brlsscy, T. frank Catkins and Af. IC Mattison, lt waa Iecided to go into the election of three lirectors for three years each. Tho following were chosen from sta names ?omlnated-Jae. D. Hammett, J, 8. ?'owler and Rufus Fant, Mr. Hammett received every vote but his o wa and ?dr. Fowler waa almost as much of s favorite. After several ballots, a number of names having been presented, tko fol owlng names Were chosen for direc ors for two years; Wt W. Sullivan. A. 5. Farmer and B.' O. Evana. While hese gentlemen a* individuals were if the five who resigned., yet the pres - iure which had beetl brought to bear vas such that they were made to serve >n the board. At tho conclusion or th te business dr, Hammatt, the chairman of tit* eta >utlv>i committee called the directors o ?neot next 'Monday afternoon to dart the ball In' motion for the work >f the next year. (Mr*Sullivan made an Important an nouncement a? to the plans Of tho [marleston and Western Carptian rail ray. . QUIET I?I HKU1L. Hie Vprlp'^d Is Said to Hare Been Cheeked* ; By AssociHied fresa.! Washington. March C-Advice* to tho Brastllan embaasy here leia today 'rom Rio de Janeiro said the capital eas quiet and that there iras ss tround for alarm because of disturb ances that caused a proclamation of nartlat law. The government, Am >assador De Gama announced, was In .mo pie tc control, and the stats nf ?logo, proclaimed until tho end of tb? uonth, iblirht be'raised before ?V* Im?.' The hegro population. *WD? WI >er cent, ts regarded as a serious fac er in the disturbance, - ^7*4 <