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THE ONLY WAY / Calls Up) Biu Is Resits ui Restsre *w Peace Is Wanriai Meiica. MADERO ALSO TO QUIT He Urges De La Iiarra for President a Until an Election Can He Held, and tike People in a Free, Fair Election Choose a President of Their Liking. The peace commiBBioners of the Mexican revolutionists formally presented Thursday to Judge Carabajal, the federal envoy, a statement signed 'by Francisco I. Madero, Jr., appealing to President Diaz to make public the assurances given privately that he intended to resign. After offering his own resignation as president of the provisional government of the republic, Francisco I. Madero, Jr., suggested that both President Diaz and Vice President Corral resign and that Senor de la Barra, minister of foreign relations, become president until a general election could be held. * The statement informs President Diaz that there is no other way out of the present difficulty and that a *??? > Kim will K v I n ir nnapfl III wui u i I uui uim nin >/i {, ... a few days. Senor Madero in his statement calls on President Diaz particularly to make known to the people of Mexico his "irrevocable determination to resign from power as soon as 'peace is established in the country." Madero declares this statement was made by Diaz to "go betweens" interested in restoring peace. The Madero statements were prettfjited by the rebel commissioners at the negotiations which began early 'Thursday only after a heated discission among the revolutionists J cad ere. Some of them had declared that it /vas absolutely essential that President Diaz make public announcement ? Viio t n on flnn tr? mfdern in order f v/ 1 Alio 111 VVil VIVTA? WW . wM.0.. to bring about complete tranquility. Peace, they said, would not follow an agreement, backed only by yirivato assurances, which hardly could be transmitted to militant loaders in the south and central parts of the republic. Some of the rebel chiefs went so far as to send a letter to Gen. Med era stating that unless he asked for the immediate resignation of Presl?dent Diaz, or at least a public announcement of future intentions, they would not support the peace negotiations. Gen. Madero, somewhat alarmed V)v the extent of the insurrection vliich he has created and now deslr^ vniH of making every effort to save the journey from a state of anarchy, li^ally wrote instructions to !i in pence commissioners, Dr. Vasquez CJomez, Francisco Madero, Sr., and T'ino Saurez. In his instructions, Gen. Madero, after stating that he had acceded tc treat relative to peace because sonic ^ gentlemen who acted ae go-betweens had In a confidential way indicated tc I 'm that Gen. Diaz had made known 4 them his irrevocatblo resolution tc t i ire ae soon as peace is established, adds that Diaz's retirement in ti e present moment is the only thing -which will satisfy public opinion and th?t he is satisfied that if Diaz 111 a kef public his intention to retire it will Permit of the pacification of the country in a few days. It would lie difficult to obtain it in any othei way, he adds. "For these reasons," says Madero "and not doubting the patriotism ol (ion. Diaz, T wish to psesent to tlu envoy of the government the following proposition." Then, after refering to his pro \ pnsal for Den. Diaz and himself ant tbe vice president, Ramon Carral to resign and that Re la Barra sue ecod to ftho presidency, calling I g< neral election, he continues: "As far as I am concerned I air J .offering my resignation with great * satisfaction as I wish only to serve iev country as circumstances de m ind. If Gen. Diaz is inspired bj the same patriotic sentiment, I hav< no doubt he will make public wha ?- ' ? In nrlvntf* [ })pt Jfl f' IliUS lllttll utniviii in |>. . . ..vv. - of you to moke this proposition ir tVe most favorable terms in ordei not. to offoiul in the slightest degre< and that it may not insist that In retire immediately. "I believe that the country will be come quiet alone through the an nouncement of his intention to re tire from power and as soon as al the arrangements you are effecting with the representative of Prosiden Diaz are put into operation." VThe conference between Judgi Carabajal, the federal envoy, and thi rebel commissioners adjourned lat< Thursday. Later the Madero state ment was made public. It was evl dent that the procedure with respec to the resignation of President Dia had been the most exacting problen before the commissioners. Rebe leaders declared peace impossible ex cept as was indicated by Gen. Mad ero in his statement. What Gen Diaz would do, It was admitted b; both aides, rested the solution of th MOSr TOE THE MARK OHIO LEGISLATORS CAN'T ESCAPE BY PEACHING. Four Bills Returned Against One Representative and Three Against a Sergeant-at"Arms of the Senate. A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, says three State Senators and two Representatives were included in bribery indictments returned Wednesday evening by the Franklin County grand jury, which has been engaged In investigating corruption in the Assembly. The Senators are: Isaac E. Hoffman, of Butler county, L. R. Andrews, of Lawrence County, and George K. S. Cetone, of Montgomery County. The. Representatives are: Dr George B. Nye, of Pike County, and A. C. Lowry, of Lawrence County. One indictment was returned against each, save in the case of Nye, charging the solicitation of bribes. Four indictments were returned against Nye. In addition, Rowney J. Diegle, of Erie County, sergeant-at-arms in the Senate, and alleged go-between in negotiations with Senators, was indicted with the Senators for aiding and abetting in the bribe solicitation. Diegle was indicted three times, as he is Included in each of the bills against Senators. Legislators who hoped by testifying before the grand jury now investigating bribery in the assembly to ohpmiip conviction bv means of an im inunlty bath were disappointed Tuesday, when Prosecuting Attorney Turner and Attorney General Hogan refused to accept their testimony. Tuesday other Immunity baths were headed off when an investigation by a legislative committee was deferred until after the grand jury finishes its work. Throughout the day the grand Jury was in session, and among its witnesses besides detectives, who disclosed the alleged corruption, were Gov. Harmon and Judge Blair of Portmouth, who conducted the recent probe which resulted in the disfranchisement of 1,800 voters in Adams county for election frauds. SHOOTS HIMSELF. ? A Prominent Greenville Citizen Ends His Own Life. A dispatch to the State from Greenville says that city was shocked and saddened Wednesday over tlie tragic death of Col. S. S. Crittenden, who was found dead in the bath room of liis residence with a pistol wound in his forehead. Col. Crittenden was 82 years old, and one of the city's oldest and most respected citizens. He had been much depressed over the death of bis wife several weeks ago, and this, coupled with ' other troubles, had much to do with 1 his sudden death. Ho was one of ' the best loved men in Greenville, a Confederate veteran, and only Tuesday ho took an active part in \lem1 orial day exercises. Col. Crittenden was the author of ! "The Groenville Century Book," a 1 volume dealing with the early his' tory of the community in which ho 1 had spent all his life. Ho is sur' vived by the following children: Mrs. W. L?. Bond of Fredericksburg, J Va., Stanley S. Crittenden, of Mont| gomery, Ala., Mrs. E. C. Bedelle and Mrs. W. H. Goodlett of Greenville. ; ? 1 NEGROES ARE MOVING. * ? Over Fifteen Hundred Left Beaufort * A??/\ V/?o ? lift V/HV -* V?%A f The Columbia State says in ten ' years 1,597 negroos, one-half the ne '?ro population, left the town of Ileaufort. Where are they? The population of the coast counties of i South Carolina has not increased. . While Charleston city has gained - .1,000 people, the county's populat tion has remained practically stationary and it is said that the colori ed population of the city lias not ini creased. Certainly there are no evi* dences that the negroes have in creased in the interior of the State, f signs pointing directly contrary. In 3 a word, examination of the census ' on fni< i.iihllchofl fond f n I ho ? llfSUITTO OV KU vx,..,. vw ? conclusion that the publication of i tlio census race figures will reveal i* that South Carolina is losing a con3 siderable part of its negro poula3 tion and that the ratio of negroes to whites in the State has grown per ceptibly smaller. That the negroes are "thinning out" in what has been - regarded the "black district" is of 1 particular interest and significance, Y 1 t difficulty. Rebel activity in the southern and e central parts of Mexico and other deR mands for political reform, it if 3 known, caused Gen. Madero to take - the stand he did. P.r?n Madero Thursday night re t celved the following from Mex'cc 7. City from Francis Figueroa, chief ol i the insurgent forces In Guerrero: 1 "In personal conference todaj - with Minister Limantour and Minis - ter Gonzales Coslo. With the 8,00( i. men who compose my army I will un y conditionally support the conditio! e of peace being arranged by you." THEY ARE SORE A % Ike RepeMicaes Leu Ne Oppsrleiitj le Hit the Dements GET GOOD AS THEY SEND Democratic Plans for Investigations of I>epartments of the Government and Trusts Continue to Attract Attention.-? Heated Attack by Mr. Hill, a Republican Representative. Speechmaking dragged along In the House of Representatives Thursday with no incident of great interest, except, perhajie, the attack of Mr. Hill, of Connecticut, on the "free list" bill. Attention continues to be attracted by the development of the Democratic plans for investigations of departments of the Government, trusts, etc. The Hardwick Sugar Trust resolution has been returned to a sub-committee for redrafting, so as to Include all the sugar companies in the country. The civil service investigation continues to grow in possibilities. In the Steel Trust investigation it is believed that special inquiry will bo made into the absorption of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company in 1907. Not since the Republican guns . M II K/xMrt/l nnrolnat f lin "Flom n WUI'tJ UlllllllUUItU dhililici. uiv. cratic "free list" bill by Minority Leader Mann, over a week ago, has the debate in the House developed such an attack on the measure as was made by Representative I-Iill, a Republican of the ways and means committee, and one of the leading Republican advocates of the reciprocity bill. Mr. Hill declared that the bill devised by the Democratic leaders, removing the tariff duties from many food products and manufactured articles, was so crudely drawn and j so indefinite in its terms that instead of $10,000,000 reduction in revenue as the Democrats expected it might make an increase of $10,000,000. Mr. Hill explained that the International Harvester Machinery Company, large sewing machine companies and other great manufacturers would bo able, under the Democratic bill, to manufacture parts of machines chiefly abroad and bring them into this country, to be assembled by .cheap labor here. Mr. Hill said that In attempting to make free of duty the bagging used to wrap cotton bales, the Democratic bill would let in free the bagging used bv the Fertilizer Trust and by other monopolies without giving reduction in prices to consumers. Chairman Underwood, of the ways and means committee, Interjected that the hill's purpose was to reduce prices and cost of living for the American people. Mr. Mill declared the reductions would in almost eveiy jcase he taken up by the big corporations that control the marKeto. Mr. Focht, of Pennslyvania, said that the tariff debate in the extra session was costing the country $10,jOOO a minute. Mr. Sims, of TennesA 4 V* r* f U a ov r\on en 1 n Bt;c, I'CIUI H-"*i I Hill IIIV7 tAjii-imv/ lu viiu country would be the same whether the House were in session of not. "Wo did not call the extra session," retorted Mr. Focht, "you had to make your agreement with the White House that you would pa?& me reciprocity bill." "Whose White House is it?" asked Mr. Sims. "You claim that and everything else in sight," said Mr. Focht. "Who owns the White House?" said Mr. Sims. "You act as if you did," rejoined .Mr. Focht, "and you act as though i you really had the President now. I believe you have discounted Democratic success for sixteen years, but I you are entirely mistaken. The optimism of these Democrats rem'nds me of the man who jumped off the ?>2d story of the Singer building in New York. When ho got down about the fifteenth floor he hollered, 'I'm all right so far,' but when he landed on the sidewalk, there wasn't enough left of him to hold a post mortem upon; and so it will be with you , when you hit the sidewalk in 1912." ? ? Three Ciirls Dead. Thomas Ilaggerty, of Roxbury, . meeting an acquaintance on the , street, told him he turned on the . gas in the room occupied by his . three daughters, aged ten, seven and four years, Wednesday night, and > that they were dead. The police investigated, found the story true alio placed Hai?gerty nnder arrest. It is believed that the recent loss of I his wife had unbalanced Haggerty's . mind. i * , Greatest Political Machine. "The post.ofllce department Is the greatest political machine ever con) structed in this or any other countiy I and it is openly administered as a political organization." This was the r charge made on the floor of the house - of representatives by Mr. Cullop, of ) Indiana, who referred to Postmaster - General Hitchcock as being the crea1 tor and presiding genius of this organization. DON'T WANT IT FREE MILLS DEMAND PROTECTION ON THK1R PRODUCTS. They Fear that Putting Ragging on the Free List Will Injure Their Business. Opposition to the free entry of burlap has been voiced the past few days by southern mill interest? which fear that such action will harmfully affect the market for the lower grade of cotton goods, such as osnaburgs. These protest have come particularly from the Carolinas and Georgia, and from New York brokers. There is little doubt now, however, that burlap will be included in the bill as it passes the house. What the senate will do to the free list bill cannot be prophesied, though a southern member of the finance committee stated that burlap would not be in the bill as reported to the senate from the finance com mittee. Leader Underwood, of the house, in discussing the matter said the house ways and means committee considered the interests of the far mers of all sections of the country In framing the farmers' free list bill. "Free bagging and ties were given |the southern cotton farmers," he said, "and burlap was proposed for free admission as a concession to the grain farmers, who use this product for sacking their grain." lie was asked If it was not true that free burlap would come into competition with the coarser grades of cotton goods, and possibly decrease the consumption of cotton for making cotton bags by from 600,000 to 1,000,000 bales annually. "That is like the argument of the iron men," he said. "They immediately talk of pig iron furnaces being stopped in my district when it is proposed to take the duty oif iron bands and certain steel products. They immediately talk of pig Iron furnaces being started up in Japan and China to compete with the AineriVn n - in u rl o stool works in those countries and no probability of any being established, so that has little weight with me." WANTED TO SWALLOW. Liquid Found on lfim to Prove It Was Not Explosive. In order to prove to the satisfaction of the jury that nitro-glycerine is not contained in two bottles taken from his person at the time of arrest, .1. E. Brady, the alleged leader of a gand of suspected safeblowers and postofTice burglars, now on trial in the United States district court, offered to drink the contents of one of the bottles. The government contends that the bottles are filled with nitro-glycerine, one drop of which when taken internally may result fatally. Following the prisoner's determined offer, the marshal started for the bottles, which Judge spear had previously refused to let remain in the court room, when he was stopped by the court, who said he would not permit such a demonstration. Brady was greatly disappointed. The Judge then cautioned another prisoner in the same case, John Gibson, who is minus an arm, an eye, not to follow the example of a prison'vm I Po mnnnlof irinl n n <1 f rn VI' U1 f III tuu V_> (illiv/l Ji lot 1.1 iUI, U1IU tn i \/ > his glass eve at the court. CAKI) 1ROM MR. SPARKS. Replies to a Statement Made by Governor Rlease. The Anderson Mail publishes the following card, wh.eh explains itself: "I have no wish to trespass on your columns to : only to the interview with the governor of South Carlina printed under a Newberry date line, ^busive of nn . except to that part of it in which lie claims te have olinnro/l inn fr> ill V I';! :'!> with lvitliT. In that the governor does himself injustice. lie did not use insulting language to me in my presence and thereby violate his oath, of olllce by provoking a breach of the peace. As a newspaper reporter, the most important part of my equipment i& a reputation for telling the truth accurately. That the governor assails in general without specifying time, place or subject matter. Wh'i ) i am not widely known in the state, fortunately for me, the governor is. for that reason I believe that 1 u ay await the judgment in respect to a sharp issue of veracity between himself and me of that part of the people whose good opinion I would earn, without anxiety. Joe Sparks. ^ ^ ^ Negro hi Danger. An attempt to assault three white women at Now Albany, Ind., Sunday by a negro caused great excitement and threats were made against Robert Ilines, a negro from Mount City, 111., who was arrested. The negro attacked two women, and on being driven off, attacked a neighbor. Would Wear Pants. Miss Susan Fowler, colebrated by many as the original bloomer woman, died at Vincland, N. J., Tuesday, aged 87. For many years she has wore trousers instead of skirts. / NEED NOT FEAR Presides! Tift Assarts Hexica sad Other Ctaatries Stall NO IMPERIAL DESIGNS Speaks at Peace Conference, and As- ? surew Onr Neighbors That We I>e- * \ sire to Take No Lands, Nor Wish ( to Interfere With Mexico or South American Republics. President Taft in hie speech at the opening of the Third National Peace conference at Baltimore Wednesday morning declared that the United States would keep hands off and not seek to extend its domain or to acquire foreign territory. The president made no mention specifically of Mexico, but to those who heard him it was evident that the situation there and the suspicious in the South American republics in regard to the United States' intentions relative to her neighbors had inspried him. The president had been speaking of the recurrence of international disturbances in countries not so well able as the United States to maintain order and had said that it was incumbent upon the great nations of this hemisphere to exercise their kindly and peaceful influence as much as possible. 1 "One of the difficulties tho United ' States finds is the natural suspicion 1 tliat the countries engaged have of 1 the motive which the United States < has in tendering its good offices," 1 continued the president. "Assertions of good faith help but ' little where the suspicion is real, ' and yet, I like to avail myself of an ' opportunity in such presence as this 1 to assert that there is not in the 1 whole breadth of tho United States among its people any desire for ag- ! grandizement and that its people as a whole will not permit its govern- 1 ment, if it would, to take any steps in respect to foreign peoples looking to a forcible extension of our political power. "We have had wars and we know what they are. Wo know what responsibilities they entail, tho burdens and losses and horrors, and we would have none of them. We have ' a magnificent domain of our own in i which wo are attempting to work ; out and to show to tho world sue- | cess in popular government and we , need no more territory in which to show that. Hut we have attained great prosperity and great power. We have , become a powerful member of the community of nations in which we live, and there is thrust upon us necessarily a care and responsibility for the peace of tho world in our neighborhood, and a burden of helping those nations that can not help themselves if we may do that peacefully and effectively." ^ /Inn f o t-v r\ 1/ a f a onunrnl 1 I1U |M cniliuiu D|IUH\J IV ou I VI ill thousand people in the Lyric Theatre. Cardinal Gibbons, Secretary Dickinson, Senator 'Gore of Oklahoma, Andrew Carnegie and more than a dozen men prominent in peace movement sat on the platform with the president. Cardinal Gibbons and Hamilton Holt, who spoke before the president, voiced the opinion that negotiations of peace between tlie United States and Great Britain would mark the greatest step to universal peace the world had ever seen. "An arbitration treaty between two '-Teat, nations of the world," said the president, "would be a very important step in securing the peace of the world. If such a treaty can bo concluded I have no doubt that an important step will have been taken, but it will not bring an end of war. It is a step only, and we must not defeat our purposes by enlarging the expectaiton of the world as to what is to happen and by then disappointing it. "We must realize that we are dealing with a world that is fallible and full of weakness, with somewhat of wickedness in it, and that reforms that are worth having are brought about little by little, and not by one blow. T think we are more like to make more progress if we express our hope with moderation and realize the dlfllculties that are to be overcome than if we procaim that we have opened the gate to eternal peace with one key and within one year." The president was much interested in a speech by Dr. J. A. Mac Donald, editor of the Toronto (Can.) Globe, a warm advocate of reciprocity. "If that arbitration treaty between your country and England is J ratified, said Mr. Macdonaid, the name of William Howard Taft will be remembered in world history so long as man loves peace." President Taft returned to Washington immediately after the meeting. Andrew Carnegie, who followed the president, was introduced as 'the dreadnaugl.t of peace." Killed by IjIvo Wire. Albert Struck, a hotel keeper, age 4 8 and John Waronek, aged 12, of Wilkesbarro, Pa., were electrocuted i by a 11 vo wire wb'ch was blown down by a storm at Dupont. \ THE STATE RULED OUT SOVKKNOR BLfiASB WILL GIVB IT NO MORE NEWS. lepresenUtive Notified That on Account of Attitude of Paper a Boycott is Ordered. The Columbia State says a report>r for that newspaper, while making lis usual rounds on Thursday was landed the following letter from Jovernor Blease: Columbia, S. C., May 4, 1911. Mr. Bell: The unfairness with vhich the Columbia State treated me I r. ttia /tamiialorn a'ua nvorlnrklto/1 I UI 1U5 IAAV7 VUlUp(?lt)il TT WM \/ ? V/? 4 VV/lkV/VI. >y me when I cam? into office, and gave to their correspondent all of he information in the office, and rejuested my secretary and his assistint to be courteous and polite to all >f the reporters and give thorn all of he public news. Those in charge of The State saw it not to appreciate it but continued o misrepresent me and to abuse m? editorially and even now they pubish falsehoods about me under asilimed names, and when corrections ire sent in by my friends, refuse to niblish them for the people. Mr. Traywlck has just sent in a communication in reply to an ediorial from tho State which the Slate refused flatly to publish, and Mr. Traywlck is now getting it published n such County papers as will accept it. In view of these facts, I cannot a;ive to The State any news from this Dfllce, and have so instructed both of the young men in the ofllce. I regret this, as I feel that my acts in the slRce belong to the public, yet I feel that there are other sources through which they can be received, and henceforth there is nothing doing hero for the Columbia State. Such Information as it publishes will have to bo received from some other source. If it is false, it can be no worse than tho malicious misrepresentations which they have been publishing against me since the Tillman trial. Cole L. Blouse. ATROCITIES HV GUERILLAS. The Hebcls Arc Accused of Many Terrible Deeds. Tho guerillas in Lower California ire committing numerous atrocities. They are even accused of burning two Federal prisoners to death. The name of the writer of the letter, who Is still below the line, is not divulged, for obvious reasons. The letter reads: "The rebels are in full possession of Tecate and it is impossible to do any business in that country, because they have orders from tho captain to shoot any Mexir.iin? thov fjitch there, without re Karri to their business. They have already shot live and Thursday niglit they burned two whom they captured in the skirmish they had at Carrizio. They have had two skirmishes and some have been killed, but it Is not known how many. "They are killing animals they don't want <and committing great injustices. They shot three helpless fellows follows who had nothing to do on either side, politically or otherwise?Georgo Meis and his brother, and Placido Mato. George left seven helpless children. They were about to shoot Abram Agrada. He was already kneeling to bo shot when Valenzuela saved him. "They have a prisoner captured on the American side, also another who was shot in the Carrizo skirmish, and another who was shot through the leg." JAP OFFICER ON OUR SHIP. -? Ho Is Said to Have Used Assumed Name While on It. It is assorted that I. Hito, a Japanese who served as steward on several of the naval vessels of the United States, was an officer In the !u.paneso navy, with rank about equal to commander in the American navy. Hito, whose real name is said to bo Yahama, served for some time on the scout cruiser Salem. Through correspondence with one of his countrymen on the cruiser the identity of Hito was discovered, and it is said an investigation is to bo made to verify the circumstances, that the Government may take up the matter with Tokio. Hito left the service about four months ago and returned to Japan, saying ho was homesick, but after two or three months would return. Ho has not come back. The Worm Turns. Alleging that his wife has treated him with continuous cruelty for many years, even to the extent of making him rook bis own meals and then wash the dishes ho used, John S. Nance, of Atlanta, on Friday applied for a divorce. Nance is a railroad engineer, and has been married .3 4 years. He also charges that his wife drove him from home at the point of a pistol. Dynamite Kills Two. At CJary, Ind.,two men were killed and a leg blown off of another when dynamite exploded in two cars of a work train in the Kirk switch yards. The men were sleeping in th* cars.