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SHliULII RETALIATE' UNFAIK LAWS LXiST AiiAINST BONUS OF THIS STATE J PAS5l.il IN WAN TIMt ? State, County and Municipal Ilonds I t of Southern States Air legislated , Against?VcMaster's Annual He- 1 port Advises That We lie tali a to by i I*egal Knactment. "It is reeommened that legislation be enacted forbidding license to any financial institution seeking the people's money which ha * on the statute books of i'.s home state any law which prohibits its insurance companies lrom counting as security any state, ct unty or municipal sebuuties," says F. !1. MeMaster, insurance commisioner of South Carolina, in his annual report, discussing laws of certain states forbidding investments ?nn 111 hioii-wi* <>f ??wi? v??v> I/ion 1\ i. \J i V t I 11 111 lllil, The eommisioner says that "it mat- ' ters not from what angle the subject is viewed, i lf-respoct, safety or publie funds, or market for investment ' of home sec irities demtlnd that South Carolina no longer rest quietly under such insulting statutes." "Search has not been made to discover them," says the commisioner, "but it is understood that several other st .tes have statutes similar to that to be found in the insurance codo of Connecticut, which forbides its savings from investing in the state, county or municipal bonds of any state south of the District of Columbia and which foreign insurance companies from using any of such securities for purposes of deposit in that statu Such statutes were passed about thirty or forty years ago. "It is well enough to recall some of the facts of forty years ago. The South Carolina state debit in 1SG8, when the negro rule commenced, was $5,107,000. It. K. Scott, of Ohio, was elected governor that year, with Nilos C. Darker, of Massachusetts, as state treasurer and 1). II. Chamberlain, of Massachusetts, as attorney general. These three constituted the financial board of the state. J. J. Daterson, of Pennsylvania, was ringmaster and partner of tlie side. "After four years of control by these creatures, an investigating committee reported to the legislature in 1 S712 that South Carolina was facing a total of $28,977,000 actual and contlngnent liabilities of the state. Tho next, year the rag-tag and bobtail legislature repudiated one-half of the actual debt because of inability to pay. Hut really, was this any worse than the action of the Federal government itself, which in 1 806-68, had by act of congress, prohibited South Carolina from paying a debt of $2,24 1,000, contracted in 1861, ?for tbe military defense of the state. The difference between tho two debts was that tbe debt of 1861 represented dollar for dollar money loaned by the people of this state under definite and certain authority of the legislature; the debt of 1872 was representedby fraudulent issues _of bonds brought by persons in the North at scandalous discounts. "Not only was the stare robbed directly, but by many indirect means, as the sale of stock in the Columbia & Greenville Railroad, which represented valuo to the state exceeding $100,000 but sold to Patterson and his gang for less than $60,000. Likewise with the municipalities. Tho $860,000 debt, placed upon Columbia, the cauital during those days, represents less than $100,000 actual value; $ 100,000 of it was for a city hall, contract price $65,000 and when completed had no roof because the architect had not stipulated for,one in the specifications. Columbia has never repudiated one dollar of this great, deobt. So with Charleston's $4,1 50,0,00 debt, not. a dollar of Of it. $3,750,000 represents nothing on God's green earth nor in the waters beneath it.' "During the forty years that the credit of the old secession states have had this bar sinster written across it by the statutes of Northern and Eastern states, agents of the insurance companies form those states have been ninst nssidnonslv Roekintr South Carolina money to ho sent to trustees in the North. Out of the money collected hero and, all of the expenses neurred here and after taking out the toll for home office expenses in the homo states of the companies, there have remained over millions of dollars, which for the most part have hen invested elsewhere. "And, sad to relate, many agents employed hy these foreign corporations to gather South Carolina money rarely hesitate to disparage or throttle domestic companies which sought to keep part of this money at homo. "So while South Carolina's credit lias heen damaged abroad, her own institutions have heen stifled and tho money of her people has been sent to make great and still greater institutions In unfriendly sections, and to enrich people there and elsewhere. "If such statutes are an expression of tho bitterness and hate of forty years ago, South Carolina's self-repect demands that she hold no commerce with such states until such insults disappear from their statute YOUNG FARMER MISSING i . I' MS.\IN<;TOX IS SCKNK OF MYSTK-! lliors lXSAIM'KAHANCK } m'IIs Ills Cotton in Columbia but I>oes Not Hot urn to llis Homo? j T<\miii is Found Nearby. Lexington county has another mysery. Haskell L. Lucas, a highly re- < ipcctable farmer of the Gaston section and a well-knowu farmer, has been missing since Monday night, and Wednesday night a party of citizens made a thorough search in an effort to solve tlie mystery. Mr. Lucas left his home on Monday morning with a bale of cotton to market in Columbia. Failing to return , Monday night his wife became very unonsy and a search was instituted, but not until late Tuesday was a clue ( found. Roaming about in the field grazing, was found the mule of Mr. Lucas, still hitched to the wagon; in , which was a sack of flour, a shotgun, the hat of the man and his overcoat. In the hat was found a bill for the pale of the cotton hearing the name of a well-known Columbia coton buyer. The placo where the mule was found is at a point about a mile south of Congaroo Creek, on the State road leading from Columbia to Cast on. Mr. Lucas was seen by a number of persons as be passed through Now Brookland and Cayce, and was also seen standing beside bis mule at a point near Congaree Creek, a little after dust Monday evening. Ho was alone at that time. J. A. Lucas, father of the missing young man was in Lexington Wednesday. The aged father is afraid that bis son has met with foul play, and that he will never be heard of again. On the other hand, he stated that Haskell had left home about three years ago and his disappearance then was as mysterious as in the present case; that for three weeks he was not heard from, and when he returned to his home it was learned that ho had been in Birmingham, Ala. Haskell Lucas, according to the statements of the father, was never known to dissipate, and this makes his disappearance all the more mysterious. Tt was stated that the young man had made threats to the effect, that he was going to leave home, it l>eing also rumored that his domestic relations were anything but pleasant, lie has been married live or six years and has no children, lie is described as being about six feet, tall, clean shaven. with a reddish mustache, heavy set and will weigh about 1 S5 or 180 pounds. Unless young Lucas has departed, it is believed that be was murdered and bis body thrown into Congaree Creek to hide the crime, or that be lias committed suicide by throwing himself into the deep water of Congaree Creek. These are the three theories advanced by those who are in close touch with the situation. * roll hot costs millions. 4 South Suiters Annual Loss From Ravages of Fungus. The cotton crop suffers an annual loss of about $2,000,000 as a result of the disease known as cotton anthraconose or boll rot. In a report on the subject the department of agriculture says that sinco tho fungus can live on dead cotton bolls In the field for at least a year and in the seed for two or three years, there should be rotation of crops, cotton never should be planted on land where anthracnose was prevalent the year previous, while fully as important is the selection of healthy seed. The department says the disease is reported at present in every cotton field in Georgia, in every county of South Carolina, in all parts of Mississippi, being worse in the delta and bottom lands. Its occurance is more or loss general throughout the entire! cotton belt. * ? * * # Panic Among Shoppers. A panic occurred late ' Saturday among shopper in the Macon retail district, when Q. C. Bolton and C. A. Snipes engaged in a pistol duel. Bolton, a metal worker, received wounds from which he is expected to die. Snipes and G. C. Tittle, who was with him, received painful wounds, neither being dangerously hurt. Fifteen shots in all were fired. nooks. If they are evidences of distrust in the integrity or capacity of tho trustees of public funds in thoso states to invest properly and securely the funds which belong to the people of thoso states then South Carolina should not permit trustees in those states to have uncontrolled use of tho funds of the people of this state. If such statutes under a plea of self righteousness, are for the purpose of limiting tho market of Southern securities, and thereby forcing a higher rare of interest on Southern securities tho good business demands that South Carolina and Virginia and North Carolina and all tho other old secession states offset this by excluding from their border the agents of financial institutions of states having siWi statutes, and reserving Southern funds to bo invested in Southern securities. * Old newspapers for sale. mm IS GUILTY ? YERDICT RENDERED BY NEW YORK IMPEACHMENT COURT GLYNN GELS THE OFEICE [iovcrnor is Fomul Guilty of Falsification of Campaign Statement; of Perjury and of Suppressing evidence l>y Threats.?Not Disqualified From Holding Ofllce. Governor William Sulzer, of the State of New York, was Thursday found guilty by the high Court of Impeachment on three of the articles preferred against him. . They were Articles Nos. 1, 2, and 4. lie was declared innocent of the charges contained in Article 3. He will ho removed from olHce, hut not disqualified from holding ollice in tho future, unless there is a substantial change in the informal vote reported to have been taken by the Court 011 these questions in secret session. For the same reason it was expected that he will be1! found not guilty 011 the other four articles still remaining to be voted ou when tho Court adjourned Thursday night. Lieutenant Governor Martin II. Glynn, who has been acting governor since1 the impeachment of Sul/.er, will become Chief Executive of the State. He is an Albany newspaper owner. Robert F. Wagner, a New York attorney, will become1 Lieutenant Governor. lie is the majority leader in the Senate. The ve>te em Articles 1 and 2 was 30 to 18, a bare two-thirds majority. Th'e former article charges that tho Governor falsified his statement of campaign contributions; the latter charges that he committeel perjury in so doing. The vote em Article 3, which charges the Governor bribeel witnesses to withhedel testimony from tho Frawlcy investigating committee, was unanimous in favor of the Governor. Tho vote on Article 1 was 12 to 11, six members changing their votes on Articles 1 and 2 from "not guilty" to "guilty", and two from "guilty" to "not guilty". This article charges that the Governor suppresseel ovielence by means of threats to keep witnesses from testifying before1 tlx1 Frawlcy committee. Among these was Duncan W. Peck, State1 superintendent e>f public works, who testified at tho trial that tho Governor hael lilni In nniri nilt ..ni-iniMf V \? <> I lit VV/ VyV/lll 111 1 J/l I J U I J . The secret informal vote to remove the Governor was said to be 411 to 14, the same as on Article 4, and the vote not to disqualify him was said to bo unanimous. Article 0, which charges that the Governor committed larceny in speculating with his campaign contributions, was said not to have been sustained in the secret session by a vote of 50 declaring the Governor "not guilty" to seven against him. Article 5, which charges that lie prevented a particular witness, Frederick L. Colwell, from attending the sessions of the Frawley committee; Article 7, that he threatened to use his oflice and influence to affect, the vote or political action of certain Assemblymen, and Article S, that he corruptly used his influence to affect the prices of securities on the Stock Exchange, were reported also to have been decided in favor of the Governor in the secret session by a practically unanimous vote. Presiding .Tudgo Edgar M. Cullen, who will shortly retire from the bench, voted "not guilty" on every article and rendered a long opinion in explaining his votes. .The other eight Judges of the Court of Appeals were divided. Presiding Judge Cullen held that the offences charged in /VI I ituu ? wnu I lli t 1 111 II" able and that (ho Governor neither falsified liis statement under the provisions of the election law, nor committed "legal perjury". Practically every member of the Court explained his vote on Article 1, although those who voted in favor of the Governor did not enter at length into a discussion of the merits of the case or of the matters of law and precedent Involved, as did the others, including all the Judges. The latter filed with the Court lengthy opinions in support of their votes. ? Wilson Was Itight. The Tluerta despotism can not last a great while in Mexico. President 1\rM?.r.n ,11,1 ll,n <1,1., ... V, ~.. 1./. ?> 11 n w 11 uni iiit" i if^ni tiling w 111 11 nt: refused to recognize the assassin and (ho other cut-throats who constitute his aiders and abetters. Events from now on are likely to move rapidly and perhaps more bloodily, and out of the growing welter of anarchy and murder which can not long he en dured by any people the Mexican? must soon work their way into some form of established order and public He Will Soon 1<'ull. Recent evens in Mexico have vin dicated the wisdom of President Wil son in refusing recognition to tin TTuorta government. Huerta has nov ! clearly exposed his determination t< J hold with the strong hand the gov eminent he wrested from the const! tutional president by treachery, con spiracy and assissination. Huerta i: nothing short of a murderous tyrant HAVE FOUND NO CLUE MYSTERY STILL VEILS HEARTLESS TEXAN Ml l(l)KK. 4 Working <?irl, Slain In Ollico, is Still rnavonK<'<l I?y Law Although Throe Months llavo Cussed. One hundred clues have been run down and all found worthless in tin? Florence llrown mystery, according to a statement Sunday by Chief of Detectives Henry Tanner of Dallas, Texas. Miss Hrown, a choir singer and prominent Association worker, was found dead, with her throat cut, in her uncle's real estate olllce there at 0 a. m., July 28 last. The circumstances of her death have ever since remained well-nigh incredible. Miso Hrown, 20 years old, rather handsome, was stenographer and confidential agent for her uncle, Jeff D. Robinson. Iter undo was in Colorado. On the morning of her death Shadrack R>. Cutlibertson, an employee, called as was customary, at her home in one of the firm's automobiles. Together they drove direct to the oflice, opening it about eight o'clock. Fifteen minutes later Cutlibertson drove away in the automobile on business, leaving Miss Hrown alone. She stood in the street doorway and waved good-bye to him, several persons afterward testifying they saw her do this. Cutlibertson returned just before 0 o'clock, finding the olllce apparently vacant. As the officials were not duo until ft this was not unsual. The office door on the ground floor was entirely visible from the sidewalk, except two small rooms, Robinson's private oflice and a hat room just behind it. The hat room had two entrances, one from the private oflice and one from the main oflice. Hundreds of persons had passed this office, at one of the city's busiest cor nors, during Cuthbertson's absence, lb* entered, sal at his desk a moment, and then W. U. Rtyron, of the firm, and G. \V. Swor, an employee, entered together. Swor went directly to the hat room and immediately cried out. for Stvron and Cuthbertson to come quickly "that something had happened to Miss Brown". The three found her lying on her face, throat cut and arms and shoulders hearing marks said she had not been dead more than ten minutes. Miss Brown was a small woman, hut whoever killed her had to light hard. A deep bite on t he outer side of one wrist showed where the slayer had held one arm with his teeth. Her face, arms and breast were* scratched in a manner which led detectives to believe a woman had attacked her. A heavy blow had been struck on her forehead, and one on the hank of the head, those probably stunning her. Then apparently as she lay face down tho assassin had drawn back lior head and cut her throat. Again there was the suggestion that tho slayer was not muscular, because the knife had been drawn three times through the wound. A wash howl in the hat room was half full of bloody water, the inside knob of tho door opening into the main oflico was bloody, indicating the killer first looked out to see if the office was empty, and then washed his hands. Detectives said tho girl's position made it possible for the slayer to avoid blood except, on his hands. There was no exit from the office, neither doors nor windows, except front street door. No knife was found, although sewers were searched and floors raised. The only thing approaching a weapon was a hammer which belonged in tho hat room There was a tiny bloody spot on its handle, but the iron head was clean These are all the material facts aboul the acutla death that eleven weeks search has revealed. Patrolman J. R. Drown, the girl's father, had the beat passing her office uoor, ami was a snort distance awaj when she was killed. Neither he noi other ofllcers reached the place unti after an over-zealous undertaker ha( removed the body. Of the hundred! that passed the oflice, some withir 30 feet of the murder, only thre< were found to throw any light on it A woman acquaintance of Miss ttrowr had looked in about. 8:30, noting tin oflice apparently empty. A man not ed the same thing. Another mai thought he heard a scream. Cutlibertson's story was verified t< the last detail. Styron and Rwo havo undergone literal third degrd . examinations, some of them by pri vates detectives, but not the slightes . ground for arresting them or an; , one else has been discovered. Evei inn wives or somo or the men ron nocted with tho methods. Mis I Brown's reputation so far lias com . through a long ordeal unsullied. } * Rol?s Mail Car. j A masked bandit late Tuesday rol bed tho mail car of a Southern Pfl rifle train near Burlingame, Cal., ri! led the registered mail pouch an escaped when the train reached th terminal yards at San Franciscc Postal inspectors said the loss woul ' not he great.. Brazil seems to pleased with Todd - that It is a pity they can't keep hli s there all tho time. Wo can spar , him. WI RE NOT COWARDS CAPTAIN OF VOLTIIRNO DENIES SENSATIONAL STORY ? DID NUT DRAW PISTOL Captain Inch, Who (1oiiiniftii(ltMl tlx* lll-fntcil Yolturno, Pays Tribute to Men of Mis Own Crew anil Co the ltcscue Ships Which Answered His Desperate Appeal. Francis Inch, the boyish-looking. Itriton who commanded the burned J steamer Volturno, Thursday night came to port at New York bringing with him S7 survivors, passengers and crew of his ill-fated vessel. Ilis story of the disaster, in which ll'.H lives were lost, had preceded him by wireless, but in a cabin of the steamer Krootiland, which brought him to New York, ('apt. Inch told his tale in simply phrased and modestly spoken detail that more v 1 vidly deserihed the panorama of tho Yolturno's loss and the rescue of more than T>00 of those O) II I 1 ! , I oil llllll I'll There was no cowardice on the Yolturno, either anions ollicers or crow, Inch said. There was no rush of seamen which made ii necessary for him to warn them hack with his revolver. Ilis revolver was in a drawer in his cabin and it burned, with the ship. And no one on board drew a revolver. These statements he intended should refute the stories! told by steerage passengers who at*-! rived on the (Irosser Kurfuerst. The Yolturno's master, besides defending his own ollicers ami men, said ho had no criticism to make of the tactics of any of the boats that stood by. "The Carmania- did its best, the canto as the others," ho said. "There is nothing but praise for every one. T did not expect a boat could livo i 11 those seas when the Cannania and the other llrst few ships came tip." The Carmania <1 i<1 drop a boat, Inch declared, but it could not get near for the Volturno drifted faster than the crew could row. Later the Carmania sent forth six rafts, but they drifted across the Yolturno's how and disappeared. More than that, the Carmania could not do, said Inch. Eighteen cabin and two steerage passengers entered the first lifeboat that ventured to leave the Yolturno. Only enough of the crew stopped into to man it, said Inch; they did not rush to it. and it was not overcrowded. It entangled itself in its after tackle and capsized. All in it wero drowned, except Chief Officer Miller and a steward, who climbed into it after it had righted itself and were rescued. Into the next boat went 30 passengers and 10 sailors. This boat got away but has not been beard from. The third boat took off 4 0, 10 of them sailors. As sin1 settled into the water 10 more jumped .aboard from the Volturno's dock. A wave swept it under the Volturno's stern. "She just sat on it and crushed it out of sight," said Inch. "The bos'n dived and was the only one to escape." Inch denied reports of rotting tackle and firo hose and of unsafe lifeboats. He counted only three explosions, the last one wrecking wheel and compass so that a hand gear had to he rigged. lie also denied stories of steerage passengers that women 1 were swept overboard and babies trampled in a rush to be rescued in ' the Grosser Kurfuerst's first boat. ' Officers urged men and women to jump overboard, for the lifeboat 5 could not get near enough for them to ho lowered into it. None dared to jump: "Show them how to jump," Inch told his crew. Two at a time they leaped over the i rail. When passengers saw them 5 reach tho lifeboat they followed them f into tho sea. With boat hooks and r oars some were rescued. Others went 1 . - .1-1-- 1 - - .1 k) tiicir ueaui. ao women were re1 moved In this way. "Heforo I climbed down I went i over tho ship to seo if any one re3 mained," Inch said. "Tho flro had oaten its way beyond amidships under i the decks. I found no one alive, - though there wore bodies in tho fore castles. I went to the rail with my i dog, wrapped in a blanket. T leaned over. 'Here,' I said, 'catch my baby.1 a I dropped the dog into tho arms of r a Kroonland officer in the lifeboat, o Ho opened tho blanket tenderly - 'Why, its a dog,' be said, 'I thought t it was your kid.' y Inch's thrco "kids" and theii n mother aro in London. One of his - first acts upon arriving in New Yorli a was to send them a cablegram. Theli e father went 30 hours without eatim or drinking, refusing to leave tin work of fire fighting. "I smoked smoked about all tho time, cigars >- pipes, cigarettes, anything I couh i- get," Inch said. A blast of hea f- blinded his eyes with pain and tin (1 skin peeled from his face when lu e received his first medical attentioi >. after being rescued. They had t< (1 drop cocaine into his eyes before In could again see. a ? y Olficer Kills Negro, n (lus Glover, colored, was shot am e killed at Lamar Saturday by Police man Odom in self-defense. HUERTA IS WARNED j WILSON INTENDS TO ItKEAK WITH MEXICAN Ill'LKK. ? Koali/rs \ aluo of Show of Force, But is I uwilling (o I it Unless Heady to Itack it Up. | President Wilson Thursday Indicated to those who discussed tlie Mexican situation with him that he was irrevocably determined to deal no longer with tlie lluerta regime, but that further steps toward bringing peace to Mexico were being considered. No move is expected, however, until after October 2d, the date set for t! - Mexican election. s\ what the Washington government, will do is a matter of peculation among high ofllcials, but the trend of events, unmistakably is toward conducting negotiations in son e form or another with the Constitutionalists. The policy of t!i" Cnited States has been to make complete the record of having attempted to handle the problem by peaceful me ins. Up to tho present parleys have been carried on with the lluerta authorities who have rejected the good offices of tho United States. Strong prssuro now is being hrough to bear upon the President and Secretary Bryan to givo tho Constitutionalists an opportunity to compose the situation through the support, of this country. Reports that the President was pro paring to recognize the belligerency of the Const Hut ionalists chioflv are based upon tin; friendly disp Ition toward them that has arisen anion*? Admisistration officials since Huerta's proclamation of (li<'t.atorship. Tito The suggestion lias been ear Nod to I President. \Yl! on by 111'> = o upon whoso judgment ho and Secretary Bryan have, in the past, been guided to some extent, and while the attitude is one of waiting until October 2 <5 arrives, it appears that some move indicating support for the Constitutionalists was not at all improable. Such action might not be formal recognition, which would present a curious tangle in toelianicalitlos of international law, hut it is pointed out that in reality Governor Oarranza legally was elected Chief executive of the State of Coahuila and that ho and Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, justify their armed resistance of 1 Inert a as a measure of defence against those who took possession of the Federal Government machinery i in the Mexican Capital by arbitraily / 'overthrowing Madero. I That President Wilson believes the I Mexico City administration is incapable of restoring constitutional authority is evident and there is a wellfounded understanding that the Washington government immediately would adopt a very drastic policy but for the fear that it would interfere , with the Democratic programme of currency and other important logns latice reform. Those who best know President Wilson's attitude say he realizes tho value of a show of force, but is unwilling to consent to any demonstration except with tho intention of backing it up with actual uso of force if events call for it. Menas for dealing with the tangle through peaceful measures, however, by no means mavo been exhausted, and tho likelihood is that before any military or naval demonstrations are seriously considered support may be thrown toward tho Constitutionalists with a view of sweeping tho Huerta regime from power. The Washington C!overnment would wolcomo tho ellmation of Huerta and if this can be accamplished by lifting the embargo on arms or giving tho Constitutionalists tho moral support of this country, many officials favor such a policy. RETURN UV AUTO. ? Congressmen l/cavo Washington for Short Stay at Home. Congressman Lever, Ragsdalo and Ryrnes, with William 1). Aiken, Mr. Lover's secretary, loft Washington early Thursday morning for South Carolina, travelling in Mr. Ragsdale's largo automobile. The party will travel via Staunton, Roanoke and Charlotte and expects to reach South Carolina territory Sunday. An agreement having been reached that the House would transact no business of ; importance until December, tho ( South Carolinians will now go home for a brief rest before tho busy days ' of next session begin. Gingham and Fraser Freed. Tho preliminary in the case of tho State ngainst J. H. Fraser Jr. and Hlssel Higham, of Chester, charged k with robbing tho paymaster of $ 1 G 000, at Parr Shoals, was held Wednesday beforo Magistrate F. K. Mann, at Winnsboro, and resulted in tho ' magistrate holding that there was a ' J failure on the grant of tho prosecut tlon to mako out a probablo caso against tho defendants, who, tnerefore, wero discharged. * a ^ Train Kills Two. a 0 W. E. Penjamln and his wife wero killed and their four children and Mrs. Doscoo Williams were injured uher a scothbour.d Western and Atlantic train lato Thursday struck tho tl wagon in which tho party was riding i- near Dalton, Ga. All the injured will recover.