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SEVERE BATTLE / ; i T A 1 ' < t Mtri ?ka& Oie HaoVrcd S#ldiets Killed in Tbret Days Fight. WERE CAUGHT IN TRAP 4 And tlic Mexican Troop Were Ulcr j/ .? J j i : > i ally Mowed Down by the Insur^"'"gents, Who Had Pbsted Tliebi' selves in the Cliffs and Crevices of 1 v'l ' the Mountains. ? r Advices from Mexico say that more than 100 soldiers were killed in a three days' battle between the Mex . { lean federal troops and Insurgents in the mountains between Ojlnaga anu Cuchollio Parrado. Two hundred soldiers under Col. Dorantes with two machine guns went to the rebjprTfi" and these troops also engaged. The government troops were caught in trap and were literally mowed down by the storm of bullets which swept their ranks from three directions. The insurgents occupied the cliffs and mountains and the soldiers were in the road with only one way of escaping and thai guarded. Of the 200 men who went into the pass only 4 0 escaped, as far as known. They joined the column under Col. Dorantes. rPlio no/\1iiHnnlato' lncc U'OO clifht I IIU 1 CV7 1 H tlUll toto 1 VS 0K? M (ill UlinitV) only five men being killed, according to the insurgent reports. The battle was tlio most, severe tough; during the present, trouble and later reports indicate that the federal soldiers are retiring slowly to their fortified camp at Ojinaga, pressed on every side by the rebels. The fighting started on the 1f>th when a small band of insurgents was routed at Coyama. A. column of 200 soldiers pursued the fleeing insurgents and walked info the trap set for them. The road winds through a narrow canon forming a "cul de sac" into whirl) the government troops marched. When all were in the pass, the Insurgents swept down the mountainside in the road behind them and the firing began. It is believed that about 200 insurgents were engaged. They lay behind rocks and poured a steady fire into the government troops. A detachment of insurgents was seen after the fight with 2 2 captured Mauser rifles. The battle lasted all day January 17. On January 18, Col. Dorantes advanced from Ojinav-a with reinforcements. He circled about, avoiding the deadly pass, and entered the mountains from the west. Ho discovered the insurgents and a continuous fight, for two days followed. Dorantes has retired into the foothills and Is awaiting reinforcements. Last night another column of 100 soldiers left Ojlnaga for the relief of Dorantes. Several wounded insurgents and a number of wounded soldiers have been taken to San Juan. The insurgents had cared for the wounded soldiers, treating them with the same consideration shown their own men. There are about S00 soldiers and armed citizens of the govf Anone nnfir> O jinn crn ;t >1 rl i 'n |i I i I 11 1 U I 1 t i VI *^VO IIV/UI M v.. vy Insurgents* have about the same number in the district. Insurgents who were in the fight last Tuesday declared that 150 soldiers were killed. A federal army officer with the reinforcements reports that 100 federals were killed. Yjp reports have been received re"^'mrdihg the casualties in the fighting 'rhnrsday and Friday. FIVE DIE IX FIRE. ? ? ?A Lady, Her Three Children and Maid All Perished. At Toronto, Ontario, five persons were burned to death early Sunday morning in a fire which destroyed the residence of Percy C. Brooks, manager and treasurer of the Canadian Fairbanks Company, and the ^ iVTorsa Canadian Manuraruirins vom4|p&ny. Tlie house was at 43 5 Indian .Foad, in the western end of the city, a fashionable residence section. The dead are: Mrs. Brooks, her three children, Percy, Jr., 7 years old; George, 4 years, and Wendel, 3 years, and a maid serant whose name is not known. The only other occupant of the building, the second maid, saved her life by jumping, but was seriously **fll*Mirned and will probably die. She unable to give the police any ac'V^Whtnt of the tragedy. Scotch Captain Drowned. At Savannah, Ga., Capt. Geo. Irving, master of the British steamship Anglo Australia, now in port, fell from a bridge on the wharves Wednesday and was drowned. Mis hudy was recovered. Capt. Irvlng's home was in Scotland, and his wife, now in London, was notified by cable. ? ? Turns Them Loose. One hundred and seventy-three pardons were issued by Governor Pattersou of Tennessee during the period from Dec. 23, 1010, through , Wednesday. Crimes of almost every description were represented in this list. j r Ik ..^Pon't look for moral health without h^man happiness. 0 T C I lOs yy* J Ob ? . to rs iwjked nrnr. ? "3 * l'% A THOROUGH IN VH8TIGATION TO RK MADR AT 6NCE. ^Thfeo Mctnberfe of House and Three OV $y[ ,Blt I-J'..- v(1 .dOfJttOlf* of Sjenate to Inquire Into Dispensary Matters. The special message of Governor BteaBe to thfe?general assembly was listened to attentively on Tuesday. It was received as, Information, and on motion of Mr. Brlce of Chester, brother of J. Steel Brice, one of the members of the winding-up commission, was spread on the journal. That night in the house Mr. Kibler of Newberry offered a concurrent resolution that a joint committee of the two bodies be appointed to in" l"" V? m 'i Manj manHnnorl i n I (flttlt? Ill l/U 11IC IU(?t OVI U I1IVIIVI\7I1V\I BBB the message of the governor's oflice. W. F. Stevenson, attorney for the commission, declared that the commission seeks nothing more pleasing than to give to the people of ]the State all the information asked for. Attorney General Lyon etated that he would not talk of the matter in advance of a formal statement from the members of the commission, but that he wishes for every act of his as attorney general to be known to the people of the State. "A concurrent resolution to provide for a committee of the house and senate to investigate the matters referred to in the (governor's message in relation to the winding up the affairs of the State dispensary and for other purposes. "He it resolved by the house of representatives, the senate concurring, That the speaker of the house of representatives appoint three members of the house and the president of the senate appoint three members of the senate to inquire into alt of tho matters and things referred to in tho governor's message of the 24th inst.., relating to the investigation of the dispensary by the legislative committees appointed in the i-niirc 100" 1 OOfi mi ft 10 07 n ml as to the acts and doings of the State dispensary commission and also why the attorney general has not made certain prosecutions. "Section 2. That the said committee shall have power to summon witnesses and to require the production of books, pages and documents. "Section 3. That the committee herein provided for he permitted to sit during the sessions of the house and senate and shall report before the adjournment of the present session." ? PROFITS IN ALFARFA. Southern Railway (jathcrs Statistics Proving It. The opportunities for profit; which the raising of alfalfa offers the farmers of the Southeast is indicated by letters received by the land and industrial department of the Southern Railway, showing increased interest in the production of alfalfa and highly profitable results in widely separated districts. Fort and Stone, of Dunleith, Washington county, 'Mississippi, owners of a plantation in the Delta, reported that on 2S acres seeded in the fall of 190.0 168.8 tons were produced at a cost of $593.05. They figured this hay fo be worth $15 per Ion in the barn, though hay was selling $20 to $23 per ton. At this low rating they received a profit of $ 1 ,940 on the 2S acres, the hay costing them only $3.4 7 per ton. Reports from the Delta show that about 50 farmers are now growing alfalfa with success, all having seeded tin ir fields in the last three or four years. J. W. Fisher, of Newport, in the East Tennessee, writes that he is greatly pleased with results having averaged five tons per acre and finding a ready sale at $22 per ton, but he has found the hay so good that he prefers feeding it to his own stock to selling it. ITe has grown alfalfa on the upland, red, calcarious clay, general throughout East Tennessee. Success in growing alfalfa is also reported by growers in Southern Virginia, North Carolina and Alabama, and the acreage devoted to alfalfa in all the Southeastern States is growing steadily. Took ller Own Life. At Hattiesburg, Miss., Miss Maud Hixson, a pretty 18-year-old girl, despondent because of ill health and the thought of being separated from her sweetheart, telephoned the latter, George Bony, Saturday niglit, and immediately drank an ounce of carbolic acid. She died Sunday at noon. Tramp Was Killed. An unknown negro tramp was fatally injured, three trainmen were slightly hurt and six freight cars were heaped along the track as the result, of a collision between an ex tra freight train, No. 526, and local freight No. 63, at Killtans, 15 miles north of Columbia, Tuesday Robert L. (iiuitcr Named. Robert L. Gunter, an attorney ot Aiken, has been appointed as solicitor of the Second circuit by Gov. Blease. Mr. Gunter will fill out the unexpired term of James F. Byrnes, who was elected to congress last summer. The appointment is to take effect on February 1. t i. . < )i d ; e u i i ' m INHERITANCE TAX MEASURE '' \ iti ; ' !' <.ic : i r SEEMS TO RE POPULAR. .: l<: s ,"i . . ? - /; >' TJnder It an Estate of $100,00 Inher! ' ' 1- : it.' } ite<l by Widow and Two Children f .'*1' ' * ' b.'.i i ?; ; f , ??. ; Pays $1,000. %; *1 mtxjii two > nab ' < 'i Substantially unchanged, Reprecoritn11 vp Humbert's Inheritance tax " I ! bill was passed Thurdsay by the house. There was a snappy debate. The temper of the house was Indicated before the final test by the vote on a motion to continue, 4 4 to 4 7 against continuance, and the vote, 34 to 71, by which the house refused to strike out the enacting words. Messrs. Belser, Williams, Davis, .Ashley and Scott opposed the measure, mainly ae being "strange and undemocratic doctrine." Mr. Rembert took the floor several times in advocacy of his bill. He was reinforced by Messrs. D. L. Smith, Brice, Browning and Mines. If a man had an estate of $100,000 and Wt a widow and two children, the inheritance tax, payable at the winding up of the estate, would be $1,000. The widow is entitled to an exemption of $1 0,000, the children to exemption of $5,000 each. Representative Ashley made a characteristic speech. "I had hoped," he said, "that Richland had commenced sending here men who would not give us trouble. The fool-killer must be dead in Richland. This is the most unjust bill I ever heard j of." Mr. Rombert said he had drawn his bill after months of study and comparison of inheritance tax measures in force in other States and abroad and had also consulted able lawyers here. TTe said the bill was heartily approved by Prof. Nelson Prierson, who practiced for six years under the similar law of New York State and is now a member of the law faculty at the University of South Carolina. He read authorities in support of the bill. ACTED AS PEACE MAKER. Judge Gage Makes an Attempt to Settle Old Feud. Judge Cage, while presiding at the Greenville Court Wednesday adopted an unusaul method in an attempt to settle a feud between two mountain families. Two young men, Roper and Trotter, were being tried for assault and battery, and during the course of the trial Judge Gage left the bench and conducted the fathers of the young men into a jury room and sought to have these two men, close neighbors, bury the enmity existing between the families. When the judge returned to the j bench he announced that he had used his utmost endeavor but lia? failed to reconcile the fathers of the combatments and that if the present feeling continues it will result in a homicide and in a trial of somebody for murder, and that in the sight of God these fathers would be responsible for it. The judge further stated that he attached more blame to the fathers for the present situation than to the sons, though the sons had technically violated the laws of tho State. After the young men?both mountaineers of the most stalwart type? had been convicted, the judge sentenced them to chaingang terms without tlie alternative of fines, the sentences being suspended during their good behavior. This action of Judge Gage has provoked the most favorable comment. . CAKjiHT FIKR AT SU A. Steamed Into San Francisco Witli Fire Ruming. Tho steamer Queen, on which a fire broke out. Thursday night while she was at sea off Point Reyes, returned to San Francisco shortly before 3 o'clock with the fire still burning. Her passengers, 02 in number, were immediately taken off by launches which met her in the stream. The steamer will be sunk if the flames cannot be extinguished. The Queen, which belongs to the Pacific coast line, left hero yesterday afternoon for Paget Sound ports. When the firm alarm was given tne | wireless operator sent out an "S. O. . S." message which brought many re-j spouses from land and sea. Five steamers and tugs went to her assistance. ? iMfiiiiF in i IIK At Chicago a bomb explosion Monday wrecked a drug store owned by Artzio Stlnano and Guiseppi Namiana at 100L Larribe street. The druggists had previously received letters demanding money. No one was injured. Killed Going to Fire. At St. Louis while responding to a fire alarm Charles Offenstein, aged 4 2, a horse truck driver in the local department, was thrown from his wagon and instantly killed. The lire damage amounted to $3.00. ? True charity will seek to purify the well and not rest,content with painting the pump. bo/iwisb spies cadght i +?&-T? Bine Prills Made of Many Pacific Caa*t Defenses By Tfcem. ' t FORTS ARE SKETCHED Secret Service Men Captured and Foreign Experts Have Keen Cau^lit Working in Many Disguises, liut Country Has No Law Whereby Tliey Can He Punished. Astounding: revelations of the ex-' tent of the military spy system as practiced against the United States government are made in a report presented to Congress recently by the House committee on Judiciary. More than a score of instances in which spies are known to have been engaged in collecting the military secrets of the United States are cited. Plans of insular fortifications have apparently been spread about as freely as hand bills. Ollicers of foreign nations, disguised as waiters in restaurants, have been caught in the act of delving into the secrets of our national defenses. A package of blue prints containing the schemes of defenses for Correaidor island, in the Philippines, was picked tip in the streets of Calcutta. Spies have swarmed in Pacific coast ports and without molestation, for there was no law governing the ease, have mapped and chartoft nvorv bnv and inlet, fort and for tification along tho Pacific coast. Members of the House read the report with amazement. Inasmuch as the facts in tho report were gleaned from secret records of the Government and confidential police reports from various large cities, no names were mentioned, nor were the nationalities of the spies who have been detected disclosed. The report came in connection with a favorable recommendation for the passage of the Hobson hill, providing for the arrest and imprisonment of all persons caught in the act of spying. The bill carries a penalty of a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for any unauthorized person who makes maps, sketches or photographs of anything connected with the national defenses. The report in part says: "A gentleman in the city of Calcutta picked up on the streets of that city a small package of blue prints containing information with reference to the defenses of Corregidor island. Recognizing their character he delivered them to the American ; consul at Calcutta, who forwarded thorn through tho ^tato department, in Washington. Significance is attached to the fact that these were blue prints. Tho whereabouts of the original tracings is still unknown. These blue prints contained a complete set of drawings of the defense of Corregidor island, which is the main stronghold of the United States in the Philippines. "Tn .19 0 7 and 19 0.9 a number of reports were received, to the effect that foreigners were very active in mapping" r.nc I'acinc coasr ana nio harbors in (he vicinity of Paget sound and the month of tho Columbia river, making sketches of (he fortifications and seeking in (he most open manner to secure and record military information bearing upon the defenses of that locality. "In one instance, report was to (he effect that a certain officer, a lieutenant in the engineer corps of a foreign service, was serving in the capacity of a waller at the Commercial hotel at Seattle. "Tn January, 1 007, the police department of 1 os Angeles, Cal., reported that a foreigner was rctWely engaged in copying recrods fr'nn the land office hi the city. "In 1 007 also the American ambassador at a foreign capital notiheu the State department that a certain c;t pi ai11 uciuu^iiii; t?> i lie ui ui.i ui mr country, to which our ambassador had been accredited, had boon detailed to secretly visit the American countries and spend three years there ascertaining strength of their troops, arms, fortifications, etc. "In January, 1908, the police department of the city of New York reported that military maps and information of a military character had been found in a trunk belonging to an American whom they had reasj on to believe was in the employ of a foreign government. "In Manila in April, 19 10, an enUctr?rl 111:111 of llie I'nited Slates E11 gincering corps was approached by two officers of a foreign nation, which it is unnecessary to name. Tie was sounded thoroughly, and then a flat offer of $25,000 was made to him for complete detailed drawings and photographs of the defenses on Corregidor island. The prize was too big to resists and an agreement was reached. "As the official photographer for tho department, the engineer had no trouble in getting his material. Xo one suspected him as he went along taking photographs of the interior works at Corregidor. When. he had everything he met the for- J eigners in an office building. Ho spread out his^ decuments and with eyes asparkle they pronounced the results splendid. They had a gen W^VEfi" ON WILIE JQNKS AND W. A. CLAHK IN SKMINOLR tASE. ! > >>) /I y r; i , (> They Were Arro-stod Hut (jave Bond in the Sum of One Thousand DolI '/ lars Kiu'h. '"< - /~?_l Ul. nn,.n 1 lie UUlUlliUlit nciui ? oajo vieii. | Wilio Jones, president of the Palmetto National bank, and Mr. Washington A. Clark, president of the Carolina National bank, were served with papers Thursday by Sheriff Coleman, who acted on authority of a warrant issued by Magistrate J. H. Jordan of lversliaw. The warrant alleged that Messrs. Jones and Clark, together with Mr. John Y. Garlington, as oflieers in the Seminole Securities company, obtained from L. L. Clyburn a note to the amount of $1,500 for stock in the Seminole Securities company. Mr. Clyburn alleged that there was misrepresentation in the deal on the part of the persons named. The warrant was set ved on Messrs. Jones and Clark at their respective oilices> at noon. Sheriff Coleman, accompanied by w I T I 1,. i>irniv iiuiut's ii. i vi? icd, .ii., went to the bank buildings and found Messrs. Clark and Jones seated at their desks. They we"e not taken by surprise, as the news that the warrant had been issued in Kershaw was known in Columbia Wednesday afternoon. Magistrate Jordan had authorized bond in the sum of $1,000, which Messrs. .Tones and Clark promptly made, the ollicials of the banks signing the bonds. The defendants have the right of a preliminary bearing, but the date has not been agreed on. IIK WANTED TO GO. ? Wealthy Georgia Planter Takes His Liife At Last. After being defeated in his effort to commit. suicide with a razor, James Maddox, aged GO, a wealthy planter. of Hutts county, cut his throat with a pocket knife, and then finding death coming too slowly, he rammed a pair of long scissors down his throat. Death resulted in a few minutes. Maddox's attempt to use the razor was frustrated by his three sisters, who overpowered him after a hard struggle. Just as the women turned to leave him, however, he drew a long-bladed knife from his pocket and cut his throat from ear to ear. As his sisters again rushed to his side. Maddox snatched up a pair of scissors and < shoved them into his mouth, split'Imi* i li /-? urtiwlnlna Mnil ilnv lirwl lionn I i I 11 I liv. n I -. %% v? VV,V.? 11 for a long time. Hookworm Spreading. Fivo million Americans have hookworm. This is the fact of primary importance disclosed through the investigation of the origin and progress of the disease by the corps of experts of the Rockefeller commission. Hookworm is spreading. The commission has discovered evidences of the development of this parasite in Arizona, California and other Western States. Ignorance is the principal difficulty the physicians are meeting in the South. The only way to stop the spread of the disease is by teaching I the poorer people to keep themselves, clean and introduce sanitation into J their homes and schools and factories. That the hookworm germs are being carried almost every day into new territories has been established by the commission. The fund of $1,000,000 donated J by John 1). Rockefeller for the erad- { ication of the disease was given to extend over a period of five years, i Members of the commission say it j will take at least 2 0 years to begin to stamp out the disease. So far the Democratic legislators elected last fall have acted wisely in | choosing United States senators. It is encouraging. ? ? + Lost in the Sea. The steamer Seattle Maru brings news that Japanese fishing vessels were lost in a heavy storm which prevailed near Owarl hay January 8. Twenty vessels wero wrecked and 120 men drowned. ? Don't overlook the sanctity of sacrifice and service. oral knowledge of the works and did t not hesitate to show it. "'You have brought just what wo j want,' the spokesman said in broken ' Rnglish, 'but we did uot bring the ' A * AAA 1 - r,, ? .1. l _ i A ? _ I _ , | $zi),uuM iicrt, lonigui. at a o ciot'K you will moot another agent of the government, and a place on the outskirts of the town was named, where you deliver to him the photographs and plans and he will pay over the ;1 money.' "These words had scarcely been 1 littered when the door of the room ! flew open and four soldiers rushed in and arrested all three. Two ' weeks before the engineer had re pen ted and told the plot to his superiors. The attorney general of the Philippines undertook a prosecution, 1 but habeas corpus proceedings were brought and the foreigners went i scott-free because there was no law i under which tbqy could be prose- t cuted." ,pv, / t, .! /. V , J. nirr rftAlCCuClirL1 KAtCr tvNrfcK tntt -, - : ' V NK(iROKS hold most inte kestlvg meeting rx this crty. s.'i ; . r Speeches Made by Prominent White and Colored Speakers From This State. The colored race conference that has been in session in this city during the past week adjourned Thursday night, after a most enjoyable and successful session. The conference uino In ? tr o 1 v r? 11 enrl erl j.nrl the PX penses of the conference were all easily raised during the session. Richard Carroll, of Columbia, presided over the conference and was presented with a gold-headed walking stick by the conference in appreciation of his services in working for the betterment of the negro race. The sessions were held at Trinity Methodist church, Mount Pisgah Baptist chvrch and at Claflin I'niversitv. No fees were charged for admission. only collections being taken. Addresses were delivered during the conference by Hon. Mcflowan Simpkins, a member of the legislature; Col. J. A. Banks, Dr. \Y. II. Moses, Hr. R. P. Wych. II. S. Murphy. Dr. W. D. Chappell, W. T. Andrews, Dr. M. M. Mouzon and a returned woman missionary from Af rica. Among I lie white speakers who were absent were Gov. Cole L. {{lease and Prof. Ira \Y. Williams. Hooker T. Washington's wife was to have addressed the conference but was unable to attend. Tuesday night, Hon. McGowan Simpkins. of Edgefield, delivered an excellent address before the conference at Trinity Methodist church. The speaker was introduced by Dr. A. I). White and Mr. Simpkins took as his subject, "Good Citizenship and the Formation of Character." Although he spoke for more than an hour, still his speech was well received and was loudly applauded throughout. Rev. D. A. Christie made a motion at the close of Hie address that a rising vote of thanks he extended Mr. Simpkins by the conference. This motion was seconded by a ringing speech by Dr. W. H. Moses. The audience arose and gave the Chautauqua salute. The waving of 400 or 500 handkerchiefs presented an interesting scene. The speech Thursday night by Col. J. A. Hanks, of St. Matthews, president of the South Carolina State Fair Association, was a good one and Col. Hanks won his audience. The conference adjourned Thursday nig.it after a banquet at Clailin University. Music was furnished by the Clafliu band and orchestra. On Tuesday morning of the conference a very important meeting of the stockholders of the Colored Fair Association was held at Trinity Methodist church. This meeting was well attended and was called to order by R'chard Carroll. In the beginning President Carroll, of the State Fair Association, read his resignation and made a few remarks thereupon. Carroll then left the chair and during the election of of* fleers. Dr. \Y. 1). Chapped presided.. The election of ollieers was en tered into and the following were nominated for the presidency: Dr. \V. D. Chappell, of Colunibisi; Dr. M. I). Lee. of Rock Hill; E. J. Sawyer, of Bonnettsville; Dr. .1. H. flood win. Dr. W. D. Chapped and Dr. J. H. Goodwin withdraw their names and the election for tho presidency resulted as follows: Sawyer, ID: M. D. Leo, 19. The voting was partaken of only bv shareholders. 'Ihie election of Sawyer was made unanimous. Dr. \Y. I). Chappell was elected vice president: T. A. Williams, treasurer, and Dr. J. II. Goodwin, superintendent. The following board of d'rectors was elected: .). W. Easley, E. 1). White. M. L. Patterson, Dr. M. D. Lee, G. C. Williams, X. J. Frederick, J. E. Plan ton. Wednesday morning another meeting of the stockholders of the Fair ? Association was held at Mt. Pisgnh Baptist church on Green street. The following additional members were elected to the executive committee: Rev. C. R. Brown, W. M. Kin;, Rev. F. D. White, G. C. Williams, L. \V. Hook, Rev. M. D. Lee, C. G. Garret t. The following commit tees weco n ppolnt ed : 1 .ogisla I ivo appropriat ions?Richard Carroll, J. II. Goodwin, I. 10. Lowery, 10. J. Sawyer. Fair Grounds?M. D. Leo. C. G. Garrett, J. 11. Goodwin, L. A. Hawkins, W. M. King and TO. J. Sawyer. Tlu> Times and Democrat. % Will Land Him. Congressman Lever has received the solid endorsement o<" the South Carolina delegation in Congress for chairman of the House committee on igrioulturo. This will no doubt land him at the head of this important committee. ? Killed in Wreck. Herman Irons, brakeman, was killed and Engineer Wilkinson and Fireman Uowlette, Conductor John Gleen and another trainman were injured in a wreck of an oxtra freight train of tho Southern railway, near Nleherrin, Va. 'ir) yd.? lo oau/oyd wioouti L <l ()*