Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE ANDERSON " ANDERSON.* C SATURDAY MORN^FI*l?jAin^ WOtE FIVE CENTS. $8.00 PER ANNUM. Say* That Name of Cal horn) Would Bring Endowment. SAYS CLEMSON WAS ATHEIST STATE CAPITAL U Mmi? 80091. Spoclal correspondence. ... Columbia, Fob. 6.?The House re ceived n message'-from the'Goveeoof today reiterating Ills Tceomm?cda tlons that the name of Clemaon Col lege be changed to that of Calhoun University and that the Institution be placed under the direct control of the State, instead et a self-perpet uating board of trnsteea. 'A<M?ntTVJi*nyin? the mnaai?go ?*er? letters to the Governor from John C. Caihsun cf1 New York, a grand-son of the etatesmar and Florii^ I* Calhoun of-New York in which it was intimated that should tbo name of the institution bo changed, it might be given a large endowment fund. The message states that Thomas G. Clemson. for whom the. coll?ge wn? namod. was an atheist and "that is sufficient vscscs the ustns should "bo changed." r The message, Vas referred.to the Joint committees of. ways aud~.*aenna of, the; House and the -finance com mittee o? the Senate^ who were in structed to luviteMr.CalhDun of'New York Special correspondence. Rate for Advertising. Columbia, Feb. 6.?The bill chang ing Ihe rate for legaL advertising is'I still in tbe hands of th? Senate Judl nnnlttee to. wbbjh'it wda roc tiSKgfftdcd for a hearing today. The bewrlng Was attended by several newspaper men. The Senate spent the* night' dis cussing the warehouse bill, adjourn ing as soon as it heard of the illness o? Speaker Pro Tempore Wyche. .Te;t^lestoa Wedae?fi^. . It was announced t?nsgbT that the General Assembly woiila go to Char, leston next Wednesday to Inspect the State Medical College and the Citadel. Executive Clemency. The Governor of South Carolina has extended clemency In more than i.O?? cases and ir his present speed is maintained there will not be a adopted the plan of. commuting the' prisoners (eft in the State penitent!try within the.next sixty days. Ho has adopted the, plan of comma ting the sentences , so that the men will serve their time on the county chain gongs. Today six prisoners were sent hack io Coiteton county. 1 By ? vote /refused this raorttlsg to pass tho M'.l providing for the salb of the _ State Hospital lor the :Xn*xne and the transfer of the Institution to State Park, On account or the closeness o? the,voie, Speaker'tW?reh polled tbo House; After the poll Mr. Tlndal of l?rtton ville and Mr. Massey of Lancaster, said they wanted iojrvhange their votes on the hllljio as to ^iptc in fa for of Its jmfpam. of the House Vsqr\ to do this. *By a vote ot 5* to"'41 tho House refused to reOdneldor the vote r? quently klUo?f ueutly kUled.^?* I Froeeeetage la Senate. (From the trend taken by a loa? dobato la the Senate Friday morning there is every indication that the McLnxirin cotton^wdf^house bill will be killed. The .chief objection ad vanced against the^i?; is that tho system of managing the propo'ced cotton warehouses would load to \djt. Oen. Moore Opposes Change. Adjutant General Moore today re iterated that he will light any effort tu bave the office of,adjutant, general made optative by tneGorerafcr. The rough draft of ?. b^U bas *een9ere*(| pared to take the ofllco out of politics. will very probably be pre movement Wria' launched by st one politicians. !N"o 3fore Bills. So more bills can be introduced In the house aft?r today except th'oso introduced by ; a standing committee. Kgaety *.?eo rncaSnres have $??? in. freduced at this session and there is little hope. for the passage of many or tncm. the rales ot allowed'} Dense Fog Enwraps The Atlantic Coast (By Associated Press.) . Norfolk. Vs., Feb. 6?Anothor depse fog baa the Virginia-Carolina ebbst in its grip tonight and vessels or all descriptions are proceeding cautiously. The fog became eo dehso in tho harbor that' ferryboats operating between Norfolk and Portsmouth missed several trips. Several Railing vessels bouvd to sea anchored in the roads, until . the weather clears. The revenue cutter Onondaga, more^colruptto^lbJui' Vas found in j spite the - fog. Is proceeding tc,. the, tho State dispensary | arslstauco o to ainsi The Senate House the alon of the is reported the House, Jqhn S, Mcsweif. Senator T. J. Man' m??i to ue fora dlvK circuit It the bill pass ^probable, Crreenvllle sod a of Pickeas will be two of the candidates for Judge ot the new circuit which the bill creates. Judge. Prince would hold oter In bis circuit and the Governor would appoint a solicitor tor the -Anderson-Oconeo circuit Mr. K. P. Smith's name is mention ed in that connection. It Is believed here that be could nave the place if he wished It. Drop of rerty De^reea. St Louis, Feb. 0.?At Springfield, Mow, a drop In teamerature of about 40 degrees duribjr the day w is re ported. Late tonight the temperature was four above ase^.r . . Rcaooaer Helen tad Benedict? which stranded at 5:30 o'clock this morning on the North Carolina coast, south of the Nags Head lifesavlng station. Refuses to Sell _ (By AASoeiaxed Press.) -, Washington, Feb. 6.?Secretary Garrison has refused the vale of any army arms or ammunition except that they be sent beyond the seas. As there is no means of delivering arms to the Mexican constttutioaal by way ot sea, the negotiations for the present at least, are ended. Secretary Garrison declined to give th 3 names of the would-be pachas* erj, but It was reported they were private dealers, who expected to send tho Krag-Jorgensens and their clips of cartridges directly serosa the Te tas border to the revolutionists. (By Associated Free*.)" IX^gias, Aris.? -?Pe??v S.?fwateraents frt>m,?ouvoe? friendly to Huerta. that the lifting of the embargo wouid do the constitutionalists cau?e no good because the rebels had no money, to day were met With declarations ?y Carranca agents that thty not_ only Lsi wwSv Ci?wUSh,. io buy r*>Mc? by the hundred thousand, but that they were financially able to purchase warihips of sufficient doatruetlve f?deral navy out power to bio of the water. Two warah oeo tons durp purchased Im: than 15. wlli be ^psratioafc ?lottg the Pacific coast of Mexico, uc >e?mteg to n statement by conatitu ttrcalist Consul Lellvier today. It was hinted that these vessels already wore selected and wonld be ready im mediately, after purchase to proceed against the federal gunboats which or reinforcing Huerta garrisons at Oi eyn*&t> *ud Ma&s&xr.llo. ?k vt-arshlp of l?.OCd tons displace ment would be . nsueh larger than the Oregon, the famous American battleship which raced around the Hi ra in 1R?? to help defeat Cervera'a fleet at Santiago and will,be almost cu tat in sise to the big United States nr cored cruiser Maryland. jrr.-. Tragedy Occurred on the | Street* of Atlanta Fri-' day Night. r* WITNESSES WERE PRESENT Tra Occurred Alfter Snort Talle (By" Associated Press.) Atlanta,, Ca., P?b. 6.?A. J. Amo.=on, n tuvcHng 'ssSestsAh, residing hers, J&te taday? shot and killed his wKo and then committed suicide by send ing a bullet through his heart. The tragedy occurred near the In tersection of Trinity avenue and Whitehall street, in the heart of the city; just at dusk. So far as known, there were few witnesses. AvvOiuiiig io uu?! man who claims to have seen the killing, Amoson and his wife, who was young and attrac 'Jve, engaged in a brief conversation. Suddenly, according to this witness, the man drew a revolver .. and fired several times, the woman falling to tho aldowalk. Amoson then turned h'is wo?po? upon u??raelf, firing <two shots, one of which passed' through ; bis heart. Both were d*n^i --before. medical aid could reach ther,". It is said that tho couplc^se^h?'?t'ed ' several weeks ago. and n^t since then Mrs. Amoson steadfastly refus ed to sco her husband. She Ts ins?, posed. JtO . have been on her way, Jjn b?r rooms on Trinity avenue, when her husband mo? her and presumably ifns? A??wft wl^not^t^^ejone^nf^ K< passing through her-head and tho other through her left shoulder. Seven Thousand Men Waiting for Supplies (By Associated Frets.) Douglas? . . Ariz., Feb. V 0.?Seven thousand additional troops armed with rifles and am munition now dom ing In from the United States will be ready to take the field in Scnoxv, and Chihuahua Feb. 16, according to statements today by Ella* eallos, commander of the constitutionalist border military gone. A majority of the troops will be recruited among the Yaqul Indians. , Calles also confirmed reports from HormosUio and Cullacan that Onrran sa had arranged to purchase armored vessels for operation against coast Cities held by the federals; Calles said two cruisers wonid bo commis siope4 Jsx^ctac waters:r Arohassador Page On The Mortroo Doctrine -'Associated Press) ?England, Feb. yV-w<u r. the American ambassa ifiDfiss here tonlthr^lMforst .lie.chamber of commerce, touched upon the Monrof, doctrine and the situation m Mexico. He ted States desired no said the ? ? The dof * ment. The doctrine, the ambassa-1 stood for self-govera Jprted States desired no European government in America, I because tt wished to dedicate the American' continent to self-govern ment by the peoples who live hero Mr. Pago is ."tatting Newcastle as could send an army into Mexico to harry th? land, ont that would be to establish' g protectorate?that would nW'.?p.. self-government. Mr. Pag els visiting Newcastle as the guest or>tord Joioey. >. i i ^HHi*' * *'r FEaBV^'HPIIUTOII s** ??* (By Associated Press.) * Mexico City, Feb. 6.?Koporis that conspirators ware planning . " move tonight result. a troons of the entire being held in Quarters * tofed an guard in the Of the artillery barracks. * ifcsldiers were ou top of some of th? outWtngj. from which a fei? familles had been advis ed to'move. The guard at the palace was increased sod soldiers slept in tho court * yard. Oeneibt Bienouet. Minister , of War; and the post command* er and. ot?*r' officers were io neig Speaker Pro Tern. C. TV Wyche Fell Prom the Speaker** Chair. IS PARTIALLY PARALYZED >r Wm Given AtteBiioh by Phy ^Vfco, WiiJfa' Pr?tent I S?t&?. ' Special correapondeaco. Columbia; Feb. e,^-WI Wychc tif NswiKirry, s Dr. C. T. er pro tea., wan' presiding over'the boaso at 9:20 o'clock Friday night be suddenly tell out ot the speaker's chair, on the ros trum. His son, Cecil <A Wyche, of Spartanburg; Dr. B?lt,.c4fEasley; Dr. Jones, of Greenwood, and other mem bers cf the house rushed to his assis tance. Dr. J. A. Hayna* Dr. A. B. 'aticrscu, senator ?rotu.'Sst?vvcI!, and Dr. J. B. Black, senator Jtrom Barn burg, also hurried to the ^rostrum to render medical aid. After a brief examination the phy sicians announced that they feared that Dr. Wycbe's left sides was par tially paralysed: He waaUaken to a hosnltal In ?n arnbHlat possible. When Dr. V. bouse was in ?cr ever the bill to enjoin i repute. As part of the filibuster opponent demanded adjourn, tho stand catch Dr. rhich the nation; tho house Seht ad JJWT-ned uatilSaturday timing any. action'on the Dr. Wyche in ?eint of service J or the oldest memoirs of the assembly. Hi M, "ihslimsii ot- the.; house committee on education and! tern,. He is onev.of rtbe most popelarj sad highly -.re^e^d as^bsrs'.dsnSM house. To a matt.the numbers of the! house hope that Dr! Wycbe's Illness will not prove serious. SHOULD BE SENT TO PENITENTIARY Men Involved in Financial Trans-1 actions of Railroad Are Score ft. Washington, Fob. 6.?Men Involved in some of the post financial trans, actions of the New York, New Ha ven & Hartford Railroad were de nounced today as criminals In thvj Senate, Senator Borah said they should be- occupying peniteatdarx-i cells, if charges relating to the.cor-i ?or?tk>s*s affairs nu u*i?niases\ ' There were intimatiojnB that, the federal government still contemplates Instituting - criminal action against certain individiials engaged In trans actions of tho.lrew Haven, which have Lbees. .Savestftated by the interstate i f<?oni)derce commission. Th? discussion arose when Senator Norrie of Nebraska called up bis resolution to direct the commission to extend its inquiry into the New Haven's affairg, particularly with a view to ^ascertaining what became of millions of dollars of the New Ha ven's fonds declared to have been fraudulently withheld from the rail roads stockholders. Senator Nor rig insisted that further information at least might furnish a basis for proceedings by the pres ent management of the New Haven to recover something fev the wid- ! ows or orphan who have beam "plun-1 deretJV j * Reciting clrcumstaoces disclosed la i th? Interatrte commerce commission's rcjiori on is?vr jsngiand ratr/oad con ditions, ths senator declared that the commission, had not completed lta fiVestigation as to the New Ha ven "because it feared H mis?t be ebnYPQlled to extend Immunity to of fenders. It waa his reading of *N> tlon? of 'this reoort that nroasnted I Scuator Borah to assort tact *>:s =c=, If proven guilty of the financial trans actions described should "be In the penitentiaries." HEADY FOB TOBBC OX Culiacan, Slnaloa, Mex., Feb. 6.? From all sides' today came reports to o?s-t?nt?caallst h*adauafte'-*s of renewed* rebel activities in Northern Mexico. Gen. Carrants was advised that all was ready for Gen. Villa's attack on Torrepx. Gen. G?nais?, <(iamunder of the northern tone, re ported that eight brigades wer? mov ing toward the south to attack the principal oolnt of Central Mexico. Lever Agricultural Ex tension Bill on Pat* sage. VARDAMAN ON SOUTHERN VIEW Says North?*? ^ Weitern Sena tors Speele From Ignorance ox the Whole Situation m the Sooth. (Py Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 6.?Alter another . day's.debate on the raco question, tberj Senate today agreed to vote ou t!ie final passage of the Lever agricultu ral extension bill. Senator Oalllnger started today's argument with a statement In favor or the Jones amendment to provide that negro ag ricultural College? in the South shall hare in the administration, of the proposed fund for farm demonstra tion. , This brought forth extended re marks upon the.negro by Senator Vardaman, who delivered It ' would be a God-send if the negro were not permitted "to vote (n any State, lie added that the B*nu/Mie-a*i parly were petting tired lof t?c. negro in politics ,and w?3 considering ,a way, to get ijbim out of the national conventions. I ^Senator Ciapp protested that What ftteuaaiauVew daia'ja was -say lb g about tho inability of the. negro to advance tao?e, wWabt "applicable to the splx e/Jt, bloods of AJJnp.csota. Describing I?pteseni conditions in the "blfto?t :fOT^be Mrsflttsiptjl. senator, said the. women ..of jbq Southern States' l when.-the wild pian and wild beast [roamed the frontier, f "And yet," he added, "aogtff .< ,men i who kno*/ no more'about the subject \ than I do about the political ecohb jmy of th? planet Mhrs woitld tell you '{8? about the negro problem." ,1 \y ?enator William Alden ?rniti? ! I Michigan expressed the opinion that' ( the possession of the South of $500. : vv?'fih? worth or property by the ne groes was a tribute to the latent abil ity of the'raee. IN OQKTM AL'8 HANDH. is Oorernor of Canal fa Olvea Fall Fewer. (By Associated Press.) Washington. Feb. 6.?Organization of the permanent force of officials and employes to protect the Panama [Canal baa been entrusted to Col. George W. Goothals, who Will be come first, governor of tho canal zode April 1. Wader au order tjtjr3 prosl-: dent Wilson? asade ^tirt?Uc..todj|y4;CeL Ooelbala J* auth?rlz?d to maLo cp pointaneat9.;snd fix salariea.,.exerci?? men'will?TaW? ?tais Ja; extracted to rotate as many of tha. pr?sent staff as can be profit ahly^mjrtWetLV^..^ 5 Viiiiialt jftjMuiiifliil. ?? For Aiding Striker* (By Associated Press.) Chicago. Feb. 6.--Eleven arrests Of young women pickets charged with obstructing tb? sidewalk in front of a downtown restaurant, where wait resses are on strike, were made to day. All the strikers were released on bo Ad. The young women adopted mili tant tactics when a squad of police men waa seat to disperse crowds that gathered in front of ?Ute .restaurant Tbe first of those ' arrested seated themselves on the slushy sidewalk and said* ^ "You'll have to carry us to the sta *"r>e poUce-Vlfted the girls to itop. W?-^a half-walked, ha1Ldragg*d them to Ute station. The girls said they would demand Jury trials. o ? \jp .*,* *.* * * * ! W&NATOsf TtXL?CAW TO Ai?, I * ... . PR***; (By Associated Press.) * Coluobia. Feb. ?.---Oauad * States Senator B. R. THlmad tomorrow .nomlng will take the * stand ana give the first t?t:: mony in the investigation of * ? alleged scandals at the State * Hospital for the insane. A ; ter reported to have , been tea by Seeetor Ttllman brought about the invertigaUen.. : /.-. ' ' I, W. BabcocX ? kaperlnten dent of tho asylum, will fol- * low Odnatov Tlltman on tb* stand. , % /;. N . : .? 1 LATEST NEWS (By Associated Preen.) Po?tanl>4re?* at ?'hestwfield. Washington, Feh. ?.?Tho Presi dent today nominated J, Elisabeth Mcobari as postmistress at Chester* field, S. P. Rebels to Attack Vera Cr**, Vera Cruz, Feb. Rebels aro concentrating for an Immediate at tack: on Tampico, acaording to a wireless despatch received hero to day from Ciarence A. Malier, t'ni ted States ConBnl at Tampico. To Mark Confederate Grat*fe. Washington. Feb. 0.?A resolution for marking tho graves of the Con federate soldiers; on northern eoll was passed today: - Brenner'* Funeral Monday. ' iPassalc, K, J., Feb. aWThe body of Uepirorniuiive itoaerc o. Brem ner, who died at Baltimore yester day was brought to hl* hoffte here today. The trierai will taks place Monday. MAY DISCUSS PANAMA TOLLS DittingmshedEr^Uskman la Ex pected to Visit Wash ingtcn. Low Temperatures Ex tend From Texas to Northwest. 1 ' ' WAVE IS MOVING TO SOUTHEAST Farmers^ Groin B^^^^g Snowand Stock Men Are Fr? pared to Care for Cattle. {By'Ass'oclatod/Press.) '* * ; Ciiicagi. Fei'. G.?A Void way* thsf' held virtually the . entire country wost of the Atlantic States in 10 grip was'felt hero today and by the end of the Week will include tho States along the . eastern seaboard, according tp the official forecasters. Zero weather today extended as far south as'Texas und in the northwest Ststc-5 th? rm?c?ry wept to tony bo low. The cold today was central over the Ohio valley. All parts of the coun try except the Atlantic States report, cd sudden low temperatures. Ob servations in tho eastern Status weirs to the effect that, the cold w?v?, moving southeast, while tn the trans Mississipid region .afcothsr. w?? ces ser seemed to be on its way in the same directum. Extreme tournera \tret> werp: Havre, Mont., 42 'below; St. Joseph, .Mo., zero; Denver, IS beJow; Amaf illo. Tex,. 2 above; Bismarck, and Winnipeg, Mhn., 30 hf$ow; Spo kane. Y/aMh.. 4 l-olow; Hendnfifofd. ;^eb^4fe'?|ka^,JDhj??n, , low. r,.y. tlVe visit to America of a distinguish ?4 ttngllshmun wa? tho chief purpose of the conference, though the oppor tunity that it afforded for a discus sion of .the 'Panama canal-tolls con-, trovorsy gave rise, to consid?rable speculation in . diplomatic circles. There was no ?n*vn>nt ?-s t??? incident either at the White House or the British Embassy. So far as known, the British gov ernment, never has formally been ap prised of the views of the Wilson ad ministration on, the tolls question, though informal announcements of the press or other informal intima tions aro believed to have presented for officials that President Wilson is to have exemption clause repealed and intends to press the matter to nn early settlement. coined toction to winter estti? aro said to have; hoc for the cold and stock mt fer; little. sAvanow -and - aleet ?Storni - over-a - large'portion of M4chlgap" to day I? held respond when.a Grand Trunk freight eo'.?de?? ?vit h wrr!; rrain, ; ^hr?. trainmen were killed jured. in SOLUTION MAY BE COMPROMISE - WILL BRING ON WARM DEBATE trident's DesfrTtO fccpeei Ca ^^^^ fy v h??rrw ,t?ii . (By AssbeMHKdTsess.) . ' Washington. f^feHMMetaV Wil i^Wf? repeal bf jrovfsjon oc the Panama canal act i exempts American coastwise dp? from tolls, it was apparenV tb night. will prcolpitoto rpigt^F debate in congress. Senators and represen tatives discussed the situatiou infor mally today. Action poonnnly will come first from the house Interstate and foreign commerce committee in n hill to repeal the toll exemption pro-, vislcu. Although the repeal is prepared in the face of a plank in C?% Baltimore platform of the Democratic party, the discussion of that phase at the pro posed reversal of policy is not ex pected to be extended as the influence of the contemplated action on foreign relations. Senate democratic leaden plan to await action la the house be fore taking up the president's sugges tion. Bill for Regulating Stock Ess changes Now Under Con* sideration '.'.'i/iV-. iUior ?0 (By Associated Pre?i > Washington, Feh, 6.?A possibility of ' compromise betwceflH^^^Bfl Yo(k!St??fc?M^^^ak m Pankin* nnd ci^n^poafcfrttoe en'-,..:... terms of a bill to provide, federal '" regulation or stock . Achunges today Was suggested at ',h4'? *~&?m??B?SB& hoaHtifc**?^ *6n*erny; dn^ preel. dotit'of the ekchangb asrtoj^tf?th hoard''of 'got?r?toraVa^taerU?^ ;,/'' committed. airrsn?rtn ithh iWl?uea? of -' ;' 'committee. Bajao&im.nne '>maes* ot . ??H?ffi0!aaB3^-!' iL X wonld deem adVttebi Mr. Pomeroy had laid before the committee the listing rules of tho New York exchange and prom,'?d to furnish jhe constitution and nuoa of ether exchanges in the United States. He asserted that the New chango was tho only organization having drastic rules na to listing ee* curitios and that stocks listed >by were accepted without question by the London exchange. > Senator Pomer?n?" asked If legis lation requiring other exchanges to" have equally drastic rales would no4 be beneficial. .Jlr. Pomeroy repUedj tlutt It wouldy add agreed1 m ?ait' a plan as a tftjilfc for auch lejiftbniop. {Spaniards FearfulV -rr. % El Paso. T*x.? reb. u.?*earful that Gen. Villa will carry out als threat to deal summarily with Spaniards should they bo capturod in the at ick on Torreon, ager ks of Spain to ly telegraphed to tho Spanish minls at Washington, iweonunendlng it their countrymen be urged to tve Torreon before the battle be* ins. Spanish retugees, driven out Chihuahua after mneH of their property had been confine***' *#fY?" 1a, were anxious that'Hmards in Torreon IcaTO ther? for Monterey Or the Cnfted States. . i Oon. Villa's esKertion Utas, he would execute Spaniards, who, he says, have taken up arme to support the fed erals, was:accepted as warning to them to leave the country white they . had a chance. Under an order from. Washington releasing munitions ot war seHed&e* fore the lifting of the embargo, rebel leaders asked tbst 1,000,600 rounds ot ammunition and one- field fan held ta TW Pa jo be turned ever t?. ihw?. Orders, including ono for l.O?C.O?O rounds of seven mlllmefer fof riBea for standard make, were placed wftti manufacturers la the UnM:?'&*t*4 The r lD?'tr thay aiaro* nils. decided to hay gun^ in the. roderai array., feas they eaa ntl?too -tured from the, fbdeV