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*0V. BLEASE ON IMCRAT1ON. Executive Makes Address at Baltimore GoTernor's Conference-West and South Were Represented. Baltimore, Dec. 8.-The West and South met in Baltimore today when ,e governors of 15 States gathered here as the guests of the city. .The Southerners held a conference on the. question of immigration to the South and the Westerners, who are touring .the country, came to exhibit the agricultural and mineral resources -of their States. Besides -the Southern State execu tives, the heads of several of the transportation companies in the South attended the governor's conference. An elaborate program of entertain -mnent for the visitors was provided, culminating in a dinner tonigh t at the Belvidere at which addresses were made by- leaders in the State and Na tion. . Gov. Judson Harmon, of Ohio, was also here as one of the specially invit ed g.ests, but he was obliged to leave id. the -afternoon to keep an ean age & ment in Washington. - -The concr.ete result of the Soutuern gover:nor's -conference was the a'op tion of a resolution -calliUg for rhe -appointment of a committee to study he immigration problei in the South and report 'at a future -cc-ference. The visiting governors reached here from Washington during the forenoon and while the Westerners were being shown about the city' their Southern brethren wint into session on the im migration question. After a discussion of upwards of two -hours in which all the govternors and a number of railroad men partici pated it was decided to form a per manent organization to. study the im N -migration problem in the South. The plan proposed by President Johnson of the Norfolk & Western railway was for representatives of South railroads to organize with representatives of the Southern States and to meet again in Baltimore when -they have a report ready to be acted upon. The following States were suggested for representa tion: Alabama,."Arkansas, Florida, Geor gia, Kentucky,: Missouri, -~North Caro alina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Ten .nessee, Texas, Virginia, and West' Vir gimia. Blease on Imndgration. The consensu.s of opinion developed at the conference was that immigra tion was needed for the .South; but that only the desirable. class is want ed, not, as Governor Blease of South 'Carolina, put it, "the exiles of foreign countries." . "I won my campaign for election as *governor on a platform urging the 'abolition of the bureau of immigra tion;'? said Gov. Blease. "It spent much mone.y and only brought two / oat loads of immigrants. I am glad to say these immigrants are all gone. We don't want the exiles from foreign oountries. ~If -we can get good im -milgrants we wrant them." -The need of attracting Americns to e South was emphasized by all. and Gov. Mann, of Virginia, pleaded for the return to his State of Ameri -cans who had left it. . President Finley, -of the Southern *railway, Johnson, of the~ Norfolk & SWestern and White, of the Richmond. Fredericksburg & Potomac railroad spoke for the transportation interests and pledged their hearty su:"port to fall movements to help the South. - G. Grosvenor Dawe ,managing direc tor of the Southern Commercial con igres, the'last speaker, took issue tvild .ly; with Gov. Blease on the immig. ra tion question. He said it was unfer tunate that two boat loads of unde sirable immigrants- came to South Carolina. This incident, he said, showed the need for care in bringing in immigrants. He opposed any twholesale; exclusion of imimigrants and said that the problem is too great to.be hastily disposed of. NE DESTROYED FE0M OUTSIDE port of Examining Board to Navy Department-Brief Statement of Result. Washington, Dec. 8.-The United tates battleship -Maine, which sank beneath the waters of Havana harbor in February, 1898, as the result of an ~explosion, was blown up from the out side. This was announced today by the naval board, which has been ex -amin ing the wreck. The finding con ifirms the report of the original inves -ti.gators, who made a s-uperficial exam ijnation of the wreck shortly after the disaster. The statement given out by the navy 'department is brief. Secretary Mey er does not believe it necessary to issue any extend-ed explanation of the bo.ard's conclusions beyond the flat ettement that an exterior explosion F-. was responsible, for the l&ss of -the warship, and the lives of many men. The statement follows: "The board finds that the injuries to the bottom of the 'Maine was caused by the explosion of a charge of low form of explosives exterior to the ship Ie t.een frames 28 and 31, Strake B, port side. This resulted in igniting and exploding the contents of the six-inch reserve magazin,Z, A-14-M and con tents, inclfiding a large quantity of black .powder. The nre or less con plete explosion of the contentR of. the remaining forward magazine followed. The magazine explosion resulted in the destruction of the -essel." Secretary 'Meyer announced that there might be a further statement oi) :he report of -h.e board after it had been considered by the president. One member of the board was of the opin ion that the report never would be published in full, but would be k.,pt in the confidential archives of the navy department. The declaration that "a low form of explosive" was us ed in the outside cxplosion indieates a belief that a mine and not a dirigible torp.-do was the instrunint of de struction. ils only deePens 1'0 raytrious de straction of te.Ni: A c ir Dd with suf icient gunpoWder to blow m the bottom the ship, must have weighed seve:'al hundred pounds. To plant such a mine and lay the elec t'ic connections necessary for its dis charge would have required the ser vices of a number of men. iNDERWOOD NOT A CANDIDATE. Won't Seek Nomination, Despite En dorsement of Alabama Col leagues. I Washington, Dec. 7.-Oscar W. Un derwood, of Alabama, majority leader of the house, was endorsed as a can didate for the Democratic presidential nomination by the Alabama delegation in congress, at a meeting held today. A resolution was adopted declaring Mr. Underwood "had dAmonstrated to the country that he is a wise and progressive leader and that he is emi nently qualified for the presidency." [When he learned of the action taken by his colleagues Mr. Underwood said that he appreciated the honor greatly, but that he is not a candidate. "I a:m.not a candidate for the presi dential nomination, and t am not go ing to be," said Mr. Underwood. "I appreciate the~ honor of such endorse ment, particularly from the collear-es with whom I have worked and who have known me for years." PINT OF BLOOD~ FAILED TO SAVE PATIENT'S LIFE Although Transfusion of Blood Was Made From Nurse's Veins, the Operation Was UnsuccessfuL. Spartanaburg, Dec. 7.-Miss Corinne Lovis, a nurse in Dr. B. B. Steedly's hospital, gave a pint of her blood by transfusion on Tuesday night to Lew is Preston Armstrong, a hardware merchant aid live stock dealer of Fountain Inn, 'who was temporarily Istrengthened, but died at 5 o'clock this morning. Pneumon.ia following an operation for cancer of stomach caus Ied death. This is .believed to be the first time the operation of transfusion has been performed in Spartanburg. BAPTISTS TO ABBEVILLE IN 1912. Rev. L. J. Bristow's Church to Have State Convention o1ne Year Hence. Greenwood, Desc. 7.-The next South Carolina Baptist State convention will leet with .the Abbeville church, Abbe lie, the Rev. Louis J. Bristow, pastor. Ttia fact that the convention goes to a point only about 20 miles from its present meeting place for its next sesion is unusual, but Mr. Bristow ha-; just completed one of the hand scmest churches in the State and the convention wants to see, it and also Ienjoy Abbeville's hospitality. The Rev. Philip J. McLean, of Aiken, was selected to preach the convention sermon next year, with the Rev. J. S. IDill, of Gaffney, as alternate. GOV. BLEASE TO BALTIMORE. Leaves Washington A fter Expressing Confidence in Re-election. Washington, Dec. 7.-Gov. -Blease left for Baltimore this afternoon to at tend the irrigation congress, after at tending sessions of the Rivers and Harbors congress in this city. In conversation with friends here, Gov. Blease said that. he had not the slightest doubt that he would defeat Judge Jones, and as many others who might cnter th-e ield against him for I.Gobb e ngle Sounds suggestiv proaching. Newi Toyland is in full der through ToyI4 unkind, en u h to4al IPOO k a ;amm ath laus huor Se ofuakned adactua and thraCb. his, Beosue an see th. Su hapy marketuofenote. Oh! andreasres Jao, Toan l presetere.Ih sery Rhymdes," thewl ontack. Thta i le! Go - LIKEWISE - Jingle of Christmas and Sa that will make the I blast. Of special int ind at Majes' Book ing Machines that will sew y expect you to carry them the Lion family.has moved ha funny dog "Towser". M him a yellow dog. ~Elepha it for you. Toy Dishes th led, a bed intended to ma rland has great Guns, they the Monkey that climbs th Swing Rocking Horses, lii go and never stop as Ion, m Engines, just as complel s Dollie's. Trunk. It's a I r clothes and toilet article: s complete, with tender ani agnificent display of Toys i Santa'Claus has emptied hi ok Store. Goodness goes aven't striven for cheapnes cheapness" price, and I've )DS A T TH E SAMI Book ,oseo a Thous-a Thi bble! Bells Lnta Claus ap ittle one happy erest is a wan tore. Teddy Bears tired Mr. and Mrs. Lion to the Book Store. ay be some would be nts that will. take t look like China. ke some little girl are fired* with air. e pole. Pianos in e the Pony of Nur ~as the driver is in e a model as ever ?ull fledged Trunk . Train that runs I cars. athered from every is mammoth store with every Christ s, but worked hard come near it too. PRICE AT. Store ngs3.: