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I J EEKLY. AMERICANS FEEE FROM MEXICO ' ^ % . -y- % WES-** ? VOL. 8, NO. 82, SEMI-V C0N1EMNS FOUR TC DEATH THE SLAYERS OF JOHN LEWIS. Meeks Griffin, Tom Griffin, John Crosby and Nelson Brioe Sentenced to Die. Chester Special to Columbia State, Jul' 13.?Four negroes?Meeks GrJTln, John Crosby, Tom Grlflln and Nelson Brice?yesterday were found *u|ty of murder and sentenced to deith for the murder of John Q Levis, a highly respected Confederte veteran of the Cornwell section of this county, April 26, last. The rejroes were sentenced to die in the dqitric chair Friday, September 26 >eit. The verdict of guilty and the sendicing of the four prisoners came 8 the culmination of the most senbtional murder trial in the annals ? Chester county. How the foui egroes plotted the death of the aged ian was told on the stand Fridaj y Monk tSevenson, who acted as ratchman while the deed was done his testimony, backed up by othei vidence, proved sufficient to cleai ny reasonable doubt from th< ilnds of the jury, and after staying Ut about two hours the Jurob-s re trned a verdict of guilty without ^commendation to mercy in th< lees of all four negroes. C. J. Ramage of Saluda, acting idge, then pronounced sentence or le negroes, setting tbe time of exe Ition as September 26. between th< >urs^>f 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. The finish of this murder trla isterdav has been without prece int in this county. The court roon ^d court lawn were packed wltl tople all day. Many witnesses were examlnet th In the morning and afternoon le entire case presented an un oken chain of evidence In corro atlon of the confession made b: >nk Stevenson, an accomplice li e tragedy, to Sheriff Colvln an< iputy Blndeman, which Incrlmlnat the four negroes. Stevenson wll given a trial at the fall term o rt. W. H. Newbold made a hopeles fense for the negroes, while Soli or J. K. Henry, It Is said, mad' > premier speech in hi? career fo ? state. A. L. Gaston assisted thi icitor. Detective Powers came In for con erable praise for his part in un reling the murder mystery. REEKS SEND FUNDS TO KEEP UP WAI ney Still Pouring in to Queei From All Parts of the unitMi states. "Jew York, July 14.?A grea ount of enthusiasm Is manlfes ong the few remaining Greek res! its of this city over the war of th ther country. The great majorlt re already left for the front am ny can be seen going aboard tb amships every day. rhose who remain are mostl ?eks who have established busl s houses and who could not affor leave at this time. To show tha s not because they do not wan go and that they have Just a ch patriotic feeling ror the mothe ntry as those who have gone t front they contribute flnanciall fard the support of the war. n the last three days $12,00 e been received at the office o Atlantis, the Greek daily new? er, and forwarded to the Queoi :he Hellenes to use &s she think t. Money is still pouring in fror parts of the United States an ada. Irs. Euthalla Melachrino, the wif a wealthy cigarette manufactui sent in a check for $2,000 yestei in addition to the large sums sh Mr. Melachrino contributed tc d the flrat war. 8. C. BANKERS ADJOURN. (ht Williamson of Darlington i Elected President. sheville, July *3.?With th tlon of officers and action on iber of important reports, th th Carolina Bankers' Associatior rh has heen in session at T^ak away for the past day or two, ad ned late yesterday afternoor tattons from several cities wor fved, asking for the 1914 con .ion, hut this question was lei he executive committee, right Williamson of Darlingtor was elected president of th elation: Charles J. Shannon o den, was elected vice president O. Holieman of Anderson, wa lected secretary and treasure] A A mane ,1 ~ k.. umcpnro wri r imiur uy v>nui ir Davis of Petersburg. Va.. an P. Stevenson of Cberaw, S. C l the addresses were well rt fcd. The association went o; fd as favoring the erection d proposed harrier against the bol til. The association also wen ecjrd as favoring the establish t of some sort of credit syster he aid of farmers In tbe state. blent 1* Snrnrlnfd At Taril Change. nshinjiton, July 14.?Presiden >n today expressed surprise tha enate finance committee had In ed duties In the tariff bill o a of art and book. He believe articles are more of educations than luxuries. It was Indicate the president would consult sen t on the charge. .K . . I ' Many Face Financial Ruin as Result of Series of Revolutions. I Washington. July 13.?Destitute ' i Americans are arriving in the United C States on every boat from Mexican . ports. Many of them face financial ruin in consequence of the series of j revolutions which has paralyzed [ commercial and industrial enter- a I prizes and they are leaving the t [ Southern republic with reluctance, a , American consuls are empowered to a draw upon the state department for < . funds to bring Americans out of the a l various danger zones and in some . instances notably at Torreon, con- 1 ? suls and consular agents to relieve ? , Mtual hunger. t Refore Mexico passed through the t . travail which commenced the Mad- t > ero revolt against the Diaz regime, ? . more than two years ago, most of the a j ( now indigent Americans were engag- l ' ed in prosperous ranching and mln-'t I ing enterprises or other commercial t r pursuits. While the United States j government has repeatedly warned t . them to flee and depend upon the ^ government of the United States to ( r guarantee a settlement of their s > claims against Mexico, the fear of r delay In the adjustment of claims ! and the hazard of the loss of destruct tlon of all In the revolution-torn > country. Within the last month, however, between four and Ave hunr dred have been brought to the UnlI ted States at government expense. ! CALL OF SOUTH AND II SOCIAL PROBLEMS 1 i Editor of Frost's Muguzine Deplores Demoralizing Influence of Scantily Drafted Women. Atlant, July 14.?The demoraliz* ing Influence of scantily draped ladf les on Atlanta streets, and pictures of 1 ladles draped not all in Atlanta art ' store windows, is deplored in an edl torial of the current Issue of Frosts's 1 Magazine, "The Call of the South." f The editorial, which deals seriously with the social problem and its s complications in the South, says: " "The eradication of some of these B evils must come by individual and sor ? 1 MUMll rt? - ??- * biai wnt* ui me meinoas ny , R which these evils will be curtailed and crowded out of act and thought is " the requirement of public sentiment. " the demand of public opinion. The en forcement of this demand is aided j by publicity." Of the picture "September Morn," which created such a furore of excitet meat a short time ago, and which was finally permitted to stay in the art store windows, the editorial says: "This picture can offer art only as a pretext. The figure is not normal even, and the posture not graceful. t That nudeness is the purpose of the t artist rather than to impart an inspirational impression of nature on : p a glorious morning is evident." J BRYAN'S SALARY TOO ' SMALL FOR EXPENSES y (j Says He is Appearing on Chatauqua t i Platform to Make Enough to t Make Roth Ends Meet. s ri Asheville, July 13.?During the o delivery of a lecture at Henderso'ny ville, near here, today, Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan paus0 ed in the fourse of his Iceture to ,f state that he is compelled to deliver i_ Chautauqua lectures in order to supn plement his government salary, ' 8 which he declared la not sufficient n to meet his otnon cno d "As this Is my first Chautauqua lecture since becoming a member of e the cabinet," said Secretary Bryan, , "It may not be out of place to say - that I find It necessary to lecture In e order to supplement the salary which >- I receive from the government. As 11 have lectured for 18 years, this | method of adding to my income is i the most natural one to which to | turn and I regard It as extremely s legitimate. I did not think It Improper to go from the Chautauqua platform Into a presldenltal race. e and If I had been elected. I would a have thought It no stepping down to e return to the lecture platform. These ' meetings enable me to keep In touch e with the people." I- Thousands of people were present ' to hear the secretary of state, e ,'t BUSINESS MEN FEAR ARREST. | Seventeen Said to he Implicated In Atlanta Vice System. r Atlanta, July 14.?Seventeen well known Atlanta business men are said to be trembling with fear of being " arrested In connection with the cons fesslon of Corlnne Wilson, one of the girls who Is baring to the police the ' alleged workings of the vice system in Atlanta since the closing the the n segregated district. ' The most startling feature of the " ovldence gathered at police head- 1 quarters today tended to show that older girls and women, assisted by ? men, had been luring girls as young as 13 and 14 years of age Into a life of vice. " Several people have already been arrested. t In Justice to the rank and file of it hotels In Atlanta, whose proprietors i- are doing everything possible to aid n me ponce, u miifii nr stntert that the h present scandal touches the reputatl tlon of only three hotels and no more d namely, the Cumberland, the Britain i- anil the Chllds. No other hotel la Involved. i > LANCASTER, S. C., TU ITR0CIT1ES CONFIRMED1 'EOPLE HACKED TO PIECES. 'onsular (Mlicfs IMunndercd and lturnpd?Starvation and Disease ?Situation is Desperate. Salonlkl, July 14.?The sacking nd burning of the town of Seres by he defeated Bulgarian army and the .ccompanying outrages on women nd atrocities on men were fully on firmed today in a dispatch from i well known Greek correspondent. The retreating Bulgarian soldiers, le telegraphs, opened a cannonade vith four field guns from a hill above he town on Friday. At the same ime bands of Bulgarian soldiers, led >y their officers, scoured the streets, irst pillaging the stores and houses md then drenching them with petroeum and setting them alight until he greater part of the town was dazing. The soldiers were accompanied by he notorious revolutionary Colonel fankoff, who with other former offl ore of tho Thilcron?% ** "" . ~ V. v.iv Muirsui mil ai III v wu? very ictlve in Macedonia in 1903. Even the foreign consulates in seres were not spared, according to he correspondent. The AustroIungarian consulate offices were >lundered and burned. Vice Consul leorge C. Zlatko being carried off by he maruders, but subsequently ransomed. The Italian consulate also vas sacked, but the consul bought >ff the incendaries. The Hank of Athens, the Oriental lank, the Palace Of the Metropolian, the Greek Synagogue, all the schools, the tobacco warehouses of he American, Austrian and German ompanies and the hospitals were urned after they had been pillaged. The American Tobacco Company ilone suffered to the extent of $1,^00.000. Many people were crucified, hacked to pieces or burned alive by the maddened Bulgarians who committed incredible outrages on women of ill ages, many of whom died from the effects. The condition of those who escap?d Is lamentable. Rich merchants are dying of hunger, while wretched mothers are trying to find covering and food for their naked and starving children. The situation is desperate as all the pharmacies were burned down and there is a total lack of medicines for the sick and bandages for the injured. The Greek authorities In Saloniki are rushing foodstuffs, clothing and medicine to the stricken town. EMBASSY OF U. S. MENACED BY BOMB ?? * Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson Receives Anonymous letter With Threat to Blow Up Residence. Mexico City. July 13.?An anonymous letter containing threats to blow up the United States embassy was received by Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson yesterday, and immediately referred to the Mexican foreign office for investigation. As an indication of the fervor of patriotism that has been aroused in Mexico the department of the interior announced that representatives of 30,000 workmen had appealed to the government for military instruction in order that they might be ready to fight for the national existence. The American ambassador protested energetically to the Mexican government yesterday against permitting another anti-American demonstration. The newspaper El Pais says it has been visited by a committee of women school teachers who offered to mr i aunn ui lUC ill 111y it 1111 1IKU1 In case of an international conflict. Students of the capital are organizing a demonstration for Sunday in which they have invited all classes to participate. Although the organizers have cautioned those who will participate to keep order, there is grave fear on the par* of conservative Mexicans and also among the American colony that the demonstration will provoke serious trouble. Despite protests of Ambassador Wilson in regard to the attitude of the newspapers, especially of El Pais, the latter journal devotes its entire first page to the anti-American movement., the articles being highly sensational. Editorially it cautions prudence but utters a strong intimation that the time is near when Mexicans must fight the United States. It urges the public not to place itself in the position of having provoked a war and to leave the responsibility to the United States. It declares that a great wave of patriotic enthusiasm has been aroused throughout the country. Wife's Hat Too High For Auto. Paris, July 14.?Count de Kergerday has Just won In court an order granting him $200 rebate from an automobile manufacturer because the limousine he purchased from him had a roof too low to accommodate the high plumes which his wife wore on her hat. The judge ruled that it was the duty of a manufacturer of cars of fashion to take account of the fact that long plumes are being worn. Honesty is still the best policy? yet there seems to be a lot of people who are opposed to playing "policy." ESDAY, JULY 15, 1913. SMITH CALLS FOR FIGURES; : N ON DAMAGES BY BOLL WEEVIL j i Has Written Secretaries of State of W Texas, Louisiana and Other ra States For Full Deport. ; I hi Washington Special to Columbia Record, July 14.?To convince the | Benate committee on interstate com- b ! merce that the spread of the boll | weevil eastward in the southern sta: tea in not only serious but danger- S I oub, so that a favorable report will f< j be ordered in his bill to prohibit the I planting of cotton on a strip of land b | running from the mountain of Ten- P I nessee to the Gulf of Mexicos in order si 1 to chech the spread of the post, Sen- b ! ator Smith of South Carolina has tl : called upon the secretatry of state in j c Texas, Louisiana and other states whose cotton crops are damaged by it 1 the weevil, to furnish him with figu- o ! res pertaining to every anele of dpm- s | age caused by the Uttie insect. p Senator Smith has received hun- ti dreds of telegrams from big farmers n and coton men in the South congrat- a ulating him on his plan to prevent v the spread of the boll weevil. The secetaries of state have been * asked to show how many millions of dollars have been lost to coton farmers by the work of the boll weevil; in dollars how land in the affected district has deteriorated in value. I i Senator Smith says that Louisiana alone has lost a hundred million of dollars in recent years; that should the weevil spread to Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Caroli- ^ na and Florida the loss would be so j) great it would impossible to estimate J the damage; that the sea island cot- (ton crop of South Carolina would be ^ ruined and India alone would have to ? i furnish the world with this grade of ^ ! the fleecy staple. p i The bill of Senator Smith now is v being drafted. It has aroused great r enthusiasm among southern senators and representatives, and the. senat- t or believes he will have no trouble in v having it enacted into a law. a FARMERS FIGHTING " THE BOLL WEEVIL ; \ Planters in Western Alahnmn and V Mississippi Determined to Make f Good Crop in Spite of Pest. Atlanta, da., July 14.?Farmers < in Western Alabami and Mississippi i are making a determined and win- < ning ffght against the boll weevil t and are being given loya' support by business men, declares Mr. T. O. f Plunkett, manager of the depart- t ment of farm improvement work of I the Southern Railway and affiliated f lines, who in company with Mr. J. C. 1 Williams, assistant to President Finley, has Just completed an Inspection ? of farm conditions along the South- t ern Railway, the Mobile & Ohio I Railroad, and the Alabama Great t Southern Railroad in this territory, c "We did not find a community," i says Mr. Plunkett, "where there is ( any excitement or the slightest sign of panic but every one is in line de- r it-i mint*u id pronuce cotton unoer ? boll weevil conditions. Thousands t of adult weevils were destroyed f while the cotton wns small and ? where they escaped farmers are now destroying inf-jcted squares. On J every hand we found appreciation of 1 the efficient services of the agents of ( our department and farmers are gen- t erally heeding their advice in fighting the weevil. I have heen in close i touch with the boll weevil since 1 1900 and I believe that farmers in this territory have heeded the warning given them and will not suffer as ' did farmers further west." i i ''Farmers who have adopted the methods advocated by our agents are 1 expecting increased yields in spite of 1 the weevil, and with the determined fight now being waged, I see no rea- , son why the general yield in this great section should not be normal, I thoueh individual farmora \vVir? Vinvo . refused to take the advice of ex- < perts are sure to lose heavily." , ! KIRf.S YOUNG LADY. I 1 ! < Train Rearing Rryan and Senator Ren Runs Over Girl. Asheville Special to Charlotte Oh- ? server. July 13.?The train which 1 1 brought Secretary of State and Mrs. 1 | Bryan and Senator T,uke I,ea into < Asheville yesterday. Southern No. 1 14. ran over and Instantly killed Miss Annie E. Williams of Gainesville, 1 Fla., a summer visitor, who was 1 crossing a small trestle near Swan- ( 1 nanoa. < A small nephew of Miss Williams, who was with her, saw the train ap- t 1 proaching drew back from the tres- t tie and escaped. The engineer of the t locomotive, it Is said, did not see the ( 1 voung ladv In time to ston his en- I gine. I The body of Mlas Williams was carried to a nearby house, and -will 1 . probably be aent from there to her t home In Florida. I > j Accidentally Shoota Himself. Jim Kllgo, an old colored man. ; living on the Wylle place, west of 1 town, accidentally ahot himself Fri- 1 day afternoon in his left leg below 1 the knee. Inflicting aerloua Injuries 1 upon himself. He had been In the t bottoms plowing and seeing the rain 5 coming tip, he hitched his mule to c the wagon and was getting In when 1 the gun, a single-barrel weapon, t i went off, the contents lodging in his t leg. c I f TEACHERS CLOSE SESSION. g ational Education Association Adjourns at Salt I>ake City. X' Salt Lake City, Utah, July 12.? nth a general session in the Mor- K ion tabernacle last night, the 51st , unual convention of the National | ducation Association and affiliated >cleties came to a close. Dr. | oseph Swain, president-elect, spoke riefly upon the pragram for the asuing year. Thomas Jesse Jones of the United tates bureau of education pleaded jn >r more democracy in education. tj( "While we have proclaimed our elief in the education of all the peo- ^ le with almost boastful pride," he to aid, "we have been clinging with 0f lind tenacity to a form of education jn hat is both traditional and aristoratic." q Speaking on the subject of moral- p( :y and wages, Irene E. McDermont to f PittsblirP' flnolnroH laof o/lnrtnlUn hould be made bo efficient that emloyers would raise wages volun- 1 cj arily. Education, he said, was aore effective In preventing lmmor- V( lity among girls than a minimum m age. re rs NATION WIDE FIGHT ON LIQUOR IN 1920 c C<1 'oiling Declares Now Militant Edcation Campaign Will be m Waged. ol is Los Angeles, Cal., July 13.?To ni he question "how to meet the pi Iquor menace," Daniel A. Polling, hi peaking for the United Societies of hi "hristian Endeavorers. answered n< iere today "educate and extermiate." The speaker, who is the na- o] lonal temperance and citizenship Si uperlntendent of the society, said r< reaknesses of the anti-saloon move- vi aent had been due to a lack of unity. "Rut in this new militant ional campalpn." he said, "which O kill be nationwide, we will present fc i flphtinp platform of common lc preement. "We declare for national prohlbl- yl Ion In 1920 as the elphteenth d imendment to the constitution of the C! Tnlted States and because of past r< dtter defeats, where pood laws have h >een entrusted to unfriendly and un- a orr.mitted administrations, we de- p( lare for the election of candidates ^ ind administrations outspokenly s< ommitted to the enforcement of ex- r, stlnp temperance laws and to the omplete destruction of the lifjuor r< raffle. a "Our educational propram will be- p tin with alcohol itself. The liquor ti raffle is the master eorruptor of n )olitics. The corrupted vote of ov- w >rv state is in the hollow of the tl iquor hand. tl ''We are convinced the hour has o irrived when without prejudice to. >r interference with the fundamental a >rlnclples and policies of any par- h lcular orpanization. all temperance n rpanizations of the country should n inlte In a nationwide propram of 'duration and extermination." "America is a name that sounds h nost friendly and familiar to the o ?ar of every Japanese, especially to t< hof nf Tononnco Phrfofiono '' J d Rev. T. Sawaya at another ses- e ilon last night. p "The essential thing In bringing Vmerica and Japan Into truly friend- n y and fraternal relations Is an ae- c: >eptanee of the principles of Christ's t< cachings." fl Among speakers at churches today was Rev. William V. Patterson of c! Belfast, Ireland. f< J; GOVERNOR HITS AT ? SECRETARY BRYAN ? d Blease Declares Federal Official Should Not Draw Two Salaries. i ii Hendersonville, N. C., Special to f rhe Columbia Record, July 14.? n Governor Blease, in an interview to g lay, attacked William Jennings Rrv- n in who lectured here yesterday, for 1: soing into Chautauqua work while Secretay of state, o The governor said he did not he- a ieve the drawing of a double salary h vas right, and that Rrvan should re- 1 dgn from the cabin if he found, as he secretary of state indicated in an g ntervlew published here, that he c ?ould not live on the salary of the of- h Ice. s The governor further stated that Flryan's going about the country lec- t ruring reminded him of a cheep cir- r mis horse rider operating under the > rack of a whip. b Governor Blease stated that Sena- h or Tillman had ruined himself with h he people of South Carolina in just ? he same manner when he went ab>ut lecturing,: instead of remaining j n wRRningion ana attending to the justness of the senate. Juat as the governor alighted from lis train yesterday he met Bryan and he two shook hands. The governor la on his way to 31enn Springs for a brief rest. R e Woman Orator Fights Dispensary. " Orangeburg Special to The Co- t umbla Record, July 14.?Mrs. Mary v larrls Armour, known as the "Word's Greatest Woman Orator," dell- I 'ered three addressee In this place a lunday, In the lnter<*?t of the cause v >f prohibition. This was the first gun h lred In the cnmpagtn to be waged by t he prohibitionists against the rees- s abllshment of the dispensary In this p ;ounty. C I S. r $1.50 PER YEAR. REEKS ENTER PROTEST O HOPE OF ARBITRATION. ing Constantine Complains of the Atrocities of Bulgaria?Attitude of Russia. London, July 13.?Kin* Constant's protest to the civilized world cainst Bulgarian atrocttton vtvoviujr o ie last hope of those who believed lat Russia would succeed in inducg the belligerents to accept arbitraon. The spectators of the struge have been confident throughout lat Servia would prove amendable i the counsels of moderation in view ' the appalling losses she sustained ejecting the Bulgarians from Ma dor.ia, but were less hopeful that reece would listen to reason, as her ;ople and army are obviously Indicated by the victories over the eaded Bulgars. In his protest, the Greek King deares: "I see myself compelled to wreak ?ngeanee in order to inspire these onsters with terror and make them "fleet before committing more outiges of this sort." The strength of King Constanne's language and dispatches from onstantinople late last night indiite that Bulgaria may not merely i stripped of the fruits of her viciry over the Turks but possibly ay have to submit to dimlnuation ..v. u?n icuiunj' ior imumania credited with the intention of an?xing a larger strip than she at first roclaimed, while Turkey is joining ;inds with Servia and Greece and as already ordered her troops to ivance. Beyond briefly chronicling the unppcsed advance of the Roumanians, afia maintains a significant silence 'gardlng the operations of the Serians and Greeks. Athens, July 13.?From King onstantine, the Greek minister of >reign affairs has received the folding message: "The commander of the sixth diision reports that Bulgarian soliers carrying out the orders of their iptains, gathered together in the aurtyard of the school at Demirissar two priests and over 100 notbles. whom they massacred. The odies have been disinterred in orer to prove the crime. Bulgarian aldiers outraged girls, one of whom, resisting, was cut to pieces. "Protest in my name to the repssentatives of the civilized powers gainst the acts of these monsters in uman form. Protest also to the enre civilized world and say that, to ly regret. I see mvself compelled to reak vengeance in order to inspire le monsters with terror and make hem reflect before committing more utrages of this sort. "The Bulgarians have surpassed 11 the horrors of barbaric times and ave proved that they 110 longer have right to he recognized among civized people." The commander of the seventh dilslon reports that the town of Seres as been burned with the exception f the Jewish and Mussulman quar?rs. Many men, women and chilren were found murdered or burnd in the homes. Twenty thousand ersons are without shelter. A long statement issued by the iinister of war gives details of rimes alleged to have been comrait?d by the Bulgarian troops while eeing from the Greek army. "Priests, old men, women and hildren," says the statement, "sufpred martyrdom after being subpcted to unspeakable treatment. Inendarism was the order of the day. Tot a single church was respected nd the savings of many people were tolen by Bulgarian officers and soliers." Constantinople, July 13.?The 'urkish troops at Tchatalja and Bu ... ...... ictn.cu uiucivg iu umrva or the reoccupation of the Ottonan territory now hold by the RularianR. Preparations are being nade for an advance toward Ergeni ines. The Rulgarian delegate, M. Nathovitoh, last night expressed regret t the failure of his mission, which io had hoped would result in a "ureo-Rulgarian alliance. The mission of the Servian deleate. M. Pavlovitch, has proved sucessfnl. It is said that an agreement letween Turkey and Servla will he igned today. According to the Turkish aecounts, he agreement insures to Turkey the ecovery of a large part of Thrace legotiatlons for an understanding ietween Turkey and Greece have in^n r\rr\onn/1 Jn ? /* ^ * i ? p.vvcvuiuh ai mr lllllt*, 11 f* believed, with pood prospects of a atlsfaetorv conclusion. aps Present I>ovinp Cup to Charleston. Washington, July 14.?While dipomatlc Washington is conjecturing ver the voluminous correspondence ietween the United States and Japn, the two countries, by alternately xtonding courtesies, to each other, re keeping the curious ones compleely in the dark as to the real sltuaion reprading the California controersey. During the past few weeks, the Tnited States has officially welcomed . dozen or more eminent Japanese isitors, some of whom even, were lero to sound public opinion as to he anti-alien legislation which caued the stir. Now the Japanese have iresented the United States cruiser Charleston with a silver loving cup.