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PART ONE VOL. 1. NO. 1. Weekljr, K t WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM. CITIES ON SEA OF AZOV SUFFER A HEAVY MORTALITY OTHERS BY FLOOD ! ; - (j Catastrophe Followed a Terrifir i Hurricane On Coast of !i Southern Russia (By AsBoclsted Press) nkatcrinodar, Russia, March j 14.?More than one thousand i persons perished today in the in- ' undations of the towns of Stan-'] it/.a and Achtyrskaja by a tidal , wave from the sea of Azov. The < wave struck the town during a ! violent hurricane which swept ov- ' er the town of Kuban. \] More than one hundred and , fifty person also were drowned < in floods in Yaznkaja. ' \ A A:\vn collapsed in the town of Temn ik on the Tnm?in Penin sular 98 miles northwest of this city, flooding the greater part of ans drowTiirig nisuiy per sons. Temryuk is a historic town with a population of 16.000 people. It once wns the seat of the Turkish fortress_ Adasfl. V , ?. The towns of Scanitza, Achtyrskaja\ and. VanOnknja do not appear on any ( available mapB and probably Bmall , p'-tceg bordering on the sea of Aaov.. The province of Kuban, in which the stricken towns are located, is in' Southern Russia and has coast lines. : on both black sea and the Sea of Azov. ' The population of the province agr gre^ntee ooout 2,000,000 persons, of < whom two-fifths aro Cossacks. The country is extremely fertile and grain , in cultivated extensively. Crittlp breed-, i n g nlso 'la; etsaawiteg vu.-wHcp* eeefisr" l?laiaty 'Wilt Entrain 'j Not Later Than Th?r?.'? Atlanta, March 14.?Orders were re-' ceived at Fort McPheraon here today } for the 'seventeenth Infantry, ordered to' Eagle Pass, Te??-; for border j?a trol duty in connection with the Mex-'. lean situation, to prepare to leave not) later than neat Thursday. STATE BOARD TO | MEET WEDNESDAY, - , i Anderson Member Will Attend Meeting to be Held in Rock Kill Wednesday The State Pharmaceutical Board will convene, in Rock Hill next Wednes day to examine jjtolNhfts for pharma cists' licenses, T?? board is composed of C. A., MUford pf Abbeville, chair man; Frank Smith'of. Charleston* sec retary and F. L. Fduche of this city Mr. Foucho said; Ifekt night that he would attend the meeting to he held in Columbia. . ' ?'-_ List of Recoveries Reaches Twenty-Five j ;- ?h{ 3t. Louts. March 14.?Twenty-five bodies tonight dad . been recovered from the ruins of the Missouri Ath letic club whtoh h.irn'ed here Monday morning. Of these 25 have been identified.. Five bedien are believed to be in the ruina. | AH of the 31 identifications were not positive. . { ' : . * i Charge Attempted Bribery j Atlanta, Ga., March 14.?The charge' that she waa offered gl,000 if she, would give testimony Inimical to Leo M. Frank, superintendent of th? Na tion e.l.Penfcl| Co., under sentence of death for the mprder of Mary Phagan, \'. ciH TnZ\w f ??m?itt?Jc, vi mm ?amw j bore today by an amflf.vtt *v Mrs. Mat tie Miller. Cette? Xaragt Nervoa* NseM?rleaos, Starch 14.?In the eot-1 ton market today the low prices were made on the opening and the higher prices of the elpalng session. Facie that contributed to the rise were a better spot demand,, too low tempera tures over cot too r?gion and nervous ness among shorts, especially in the near months. Wilt IIjuUm. Wj? I Fort Worth. Tes., March 14.?Judge Meek, who Hi her3 today, said be would consider while Ift.Fort Wortt the ap to sec iire the r?lasse of the Mexican prisoners now Interned st Fort Bltas aa soon aa It la -filed. WRESTLING Wi ANTI-TR Senate Sub-Committee Struggling 1 nlterlocking Directorate. Foster f\ (By Associated Press) Washington, March 14.?The senate ittb-committee on inter-state com merce, appointed by secretary New lands to consider the anti-trust legls ative program, struggled for hours today with the proposal of the tenta tive bill to prohibit Interlocking di rectorates. Some regulation of this kind, supplementary to the Sherman aw, it was agreed was needed, but liverglng opinions as to how rigid it should be developed among commit tee members. The tentative bil on interlocking lirectorates, drafted after the deliv ery of /president Wilson's message on trust legislation, is top. extreme, in the opinion of some committee members, who fear it would prohibit men in bus iness from engaging in dual legitimate undertakings advantageous to the gen eral welfare. The danger, they believe is undertaking to control this phase if business and of overreaching the mark. The committee ' propose, it was de Bleared and in that It bas the support [if the President, to draft a bill which would be certain not to injure busi IS VP TX^WirV?SON AS TO HIGHWAY Petition* for Nstisssl Highway Inspector Are Being Considered J Columbia, March 14.?The three government engineers, who will this month make the trip over the shortest route from Washington to Atlanta, ander the auspices of the American Highway association, have been in vited to make the return, trio to Wash ington over the National Highway. The invitation baa been received in Columbia by Commissioner Watson, from the. commercial bodies pf* Gr?eh a^> Tee^aiexW? flbj^jjiplmttf and Oaff aey. The commissioner of agrlcurKlr* IS making arrangements for the trip through this state when several meet ings in the interest of good roads will be held. DESERTERS TO BE. CASED FOR Ere* If They Fell to Wla Federal Lower Berths (By ??sorit?e? Press.) Chicago, March 14.?Baseball de serters who deserted organized base ball to join rvilh the Federals will be] taken care of, even if they fail to win bertha with the Federal teams. This] announcement was maae today by | President Gilmorc, who returned from a visit to the training camp pf. the Chicago Federals at Sbrevuport, La., and he conflremed the report that two minor outlaw leagues would be formed next year to provide federal "farms.". CARANZA BIDS FOiftRE??GNITION '.' 'i _____ Is Opinion of Senator ] FaH~"PecaB*riw Mexican'* (By Associated Press.) Washington, M*rch 14.?"Carr&nsa's note to Mr. Slmpich, is a plain bid for recognition by this government as wall as by other governments," de clared Senator Fall of New Mexico, in a statement today refusing to accept suis representing the interests of for suls resepcttng the Interests et for eigners ,whose interest the United Sates has asked its Consuls to con serve. Carrants violate* the comity of Nations. It is a note s_wnlarlv Mexican its disregard offrow rela tional usage. Tolls Exemption j Mean* $20,000,000 Loss in Ten Years] ; New York, March 14.?The exempt-1 lea of coastwise shipping through t?ej canal from the payment of tolls wom-t; rnegn a loss ? for the first ten years of 120.000,000, satd Prot Emery Ft. John son of the University of Pennsylvania . tonight at a dinner of the University men of New York.^KThe loss, he said, would have , to be borne by, the tax payers of the Urtt?d BtaWj. Prof. Johnson was appointed Uni ted States commissioner of Panama traffic tolls by former, President Taft t?j ttaryaA mm nu^h {j*.'10*1.13,. I Taft DerHfte* Offer. I Wilmington. Del. March 14-For cier President-Will lam H. Taft has de cSSs?v n? offer U> ?ccuine president <rf jDelawar eCaJlege. which position was offered him at a salary of 15,000 a year. TH THE UST PROGRAM - With Tentative Bill to Prohibit I Deliberately Formed to lonopily leu, but to aid it, by making illegal, inly such forms of interlocking direc torates as are deliberately formed to 'oster monopoly or destroy competl Jon. The sub-committee practically has completed its tentative draft of the in terstate trade commission bill, and temporarily laid aside same,'pending the completion of the house measure with- the same object An effort may je made to harmonize these two, bills before the senate committee makes public its draft. The house bill prob ibiy will be made public next week. For W*t*r Power Control Congress is to begin work at once ' Dutllning a comprehensive scheme to 1 sarry out the recently announced pol- 1 Icy of the administration for river reg- 1 ulation and water power control. Though it is not expected to complete 1 s bill in time for passage this ses- ' slon, inquiry into these .subjects will 2 be pressed, vigorously, it being the ] opinion of the president snd secre tary of war and administration leaders 1 In congress that water power control > is one of the most Important prob- 1 le ins confronting the country. NO TOLL REQUIRED j OF IL -S. VESSELS!' temer:!: to Century L^be?s "Monstrous Perversions of the Truth" (try Associate Press.) Washington, March 14.?Statements | that government vessels would be com pelled to pay tolls if the Sims bill re pealing the exemption elsuse of the Panama canal Act were enacted, were characterized today as "monstrous perversions of the truth and the most foolish folly enunciated since fools were discovered," by Representative Adarasen? chairman of the.house Inter state commerce committee. "S?'ch vessels are not mentioned in] thdT?tttam.fct ttdr in the Sims bill nor] ought to be," the. statement continues. "They are owned by the same owner ] who owns the canal and pass?e its] vessels by right of ownership accord ing to treaty. Owning both warships and .canal, the government could pay tolls to nobody but Itself, which would be concentrated nonsense." Thr?*:'jtaieftri*y reports of the toll] repeal plan were presented from the] committee trdsy. One Woman Killed 32 Passengers Injured Chicago. Msr. 14.?In a wreck on the Chic Ago, Minneapolis, St. Pau! and Omaha Railroad at Mendota, Mina., to day one woman was .killed, and 32 passcnges injured. Several cars left the track and rolled down an embank ment The first part of the train remained I on the tracks and came to St. Paul] with the dead and Injured. AMERICANS AFTER BOOS Clinton. 8. C, March 14.?Alleged ! efforts of the St; Paul American Base-1 ball. Association to obtain Everett] Booo, under contract with the Indian spoils Federal League team were re vealed here today. Booe is now coach ing the Presbyterian College baseball team here. Oleo. Defendants Discharged Chicago, Maro 14?O. S. Martin and Abner D. Mlxe, county defendntte with John F. Jelke, and ten others for al leged, oleomargarine frauds, today were discharged by the federal court ! on motion of attorneys that there was nn ev!desce sseinst them. Marvel* of th? Wireless Nauen, Germany, March 14.?Com-] raunloatlon was . held . today between the wlreleas station here and one at Windhoek, Cape Colony, Sonib Africa! The ntessagea were distinct ONLYTmsrX?T HAS BEEN PLAYED] ; Affairs of Balkan S *ea Liable! To Assume Father Activities (By Associated Press.) Budapest, March 13.?Count Berge I Witte, formerly p?rimer of Russia, in I an interview published here today is quoted as ssying: "Only the first act of the Balkan sf I fair* has been played. It ta now the j mtermlsMoo which may last for years I w. jrui nnpi utity l?r uKriun?. "The relations between Austria- sad Roumanie constitute one of the points of danger, while the relation ^between the iripie ?t??auCe (Gw??snaf, Italy and Austria} and the triple entente (Great Brltlau, France and Russia) arc In no wise clear. CENTRAL FOLKS m REE YOUNG MEN SOUGHT BY THE POLICE THERE iAVE RUN AWAY Carried Young Girls From Their Homes For Immoral Purposes? People from Cent re 1 spending yes-' erday in Anderson told of a very ug y affair which has stirred that town 'rom end to end ant which may re mit in three young men being handled oughly. According to the story told he fathers of the t*?o Central girls ire making every effort to find the roung men and if.Aey are located :he result will probably be serious, rhe girls, mere ch&drcn, had been missing the afternoon session of school, but it was,not untrl recently' that they ran away from home/ News of this ullegtd atrocious af fair reached the fafBars of the girls In the cane a fortnight ago but they kept quiet until l?i?rj ijpe iii nil effort to find tho ynunr n ?. Hev/evcr, it Is said that" they hSfe now secured the assistance of t?j?sSfolice, although no names will be given out and it is ???y difficult to cbtsjn any exact ac count of the incident leading up to the report made to t? police of Cen tral. Concerning the incident Farm ft Factory of Seneca ' had the following Lo aay yesierday;" "It Is alleged that three young men, s'il about twenty years of age. left Central cne Saturday night recently with two yauafe' girls, neither of whom Is more tfcan 1* .year old, going in the direction or Pendleton. It seems that the wahe for the night were arranged before.fthey left Cen tral. In Pendleton1 ttte party was Joined by a fourth inu& who, it is un derstood had beenpay#?eourt to. one of the young girls for some tjlme " From Pendleton they went to Piedmont where they were found by their, parents several days later. "After the Saturday night trip the young men returned to their respec tive homes in Central. Search was started at once for the missing girls. Realizing that they would be j found within a short time and that they trpuid be connected with the awful affair, the men left the town and have no been heard from since. "After the girls returned to their homes If i* sa??! that they tpid the story of the runaway from the min ute they left, giving the names of the men in the party and the one who planned the trip. TWO MULES KILLED B? LOCAL STREET G?R BOYS HAD NARROW ESCAPEj AT TIME ONE WAS INJURED Moles Instantly Killed end! Wagon Was Wrecked When Struck By Car Two boys had a narrow escape and their team was practically demolished both mules being instantly killed, when they were struck by a Brogon mills street 'oar of the O. 8. & A. Hues yestrday afternoon at 4:i0j o'clock James Kolbrook, fourteen years of age was driving the team and his brother was also in the wagon with him at the time. They were In Glenn street, coming into the city, while the ca.- was outbound. It Is said that the boy driving the team had. started to pull across the track when the mo torraun rang the bell and the boy then halted momentarily, the car con tinuing at a moderate speed.. Evident ly Ihm hny chnneed his mind and agin tried to cross the track, setting the mules squarely in front of . the ap proaching car. The motorman en deavored to reverse hut before he| could do so he had struck the team. An extraordinary feature . of . the case is the tact that neither of the mules were bsdly bruised or cut or mashed and it Is therefore presumed that their backs were broken, since none of the ?stceru?i?n? mrsvs sv.fSJcr.t to kill either of them. ^ James Hdlbrook was painfully in jured, his legs being badly lacerated, while his brother escaped without scene at once but the boy; who suffer ed was assisted hythe motorman and conductor of the car and medical as ?.l?L?ut-? nib mi KttiC t- inSiicu in i'nv scene. Dr. C. F. Hoss dressed the boys injuries and last night It was said that the patient was doing nicely. HViC. THAW PLI J?STICE Jrges Those Who Believe He Has Write to Their Represei Asking Support o (By Associate Press.) Concord. N Hi, Mardi 14.?Harry <. Thuw has addressed to tlie people >f thn state of New York, in whose lame is being conducted the contest o return the slayer of Stanford White o the Mattewan Asylum for the crimi-j ?al insane, an appeal to end the case| ignin8t him. A statement of the case ivas telegraphed today by Thaw to lewspupors and press associations calling attention to resolutions which lave been Introduced into the New Vork assembly by John B. Golden, de nandlug that the prosecution be ter minated. Thaw, reviewing Ids two trials, sets forth that of the twenty six men con fined with him, in the Tombs in 1906 charged with homicide. 23 are free to iay and other men have escaped from Mattewan without being pursued. The statement concludes as follows: "I do not ask for sympathy, but only (ustlce, which should he the inherent right of every ra?n. For the deed com mitted, 1 ask. no benevolence. It was ;!nu ' in a moment when sorrow wrecked my home, and when I. was forced to realise that the happiness Df a lifetime, which after marriage should have been mine, was taken BABCOCK RETIRES AFTER 23 YEARS Superintendent of die State Hos pital for Insane Leaves the Institution Special Correspondence.. Columbia, March 14.?According to a letter sent to the secretary of state today D.r. T. J. Strait, member of the senate; from Lancaster and former member of congress has been appoint cd by the governor as superintendent of the state hoBpi^svJf for the insane to succeed Dr. Babcock.. An announce ment has been, aaad^sta^bnfell^itv-ar Strait wli laccept?th? position. That Dr. Strait would he appointed was stated in The Intelligencer this morn ing, i The board of regents held a long executive session Saturday morning and. adjourned in tlie afternoon. It was stated following the meeting that the successor to Dr. E. B. Saunders, the young woman In charge of the white female department,- had not been selected. The board, it is said, will try to find a woman cepable of filling the position. It is said that the bourd hud not bsen nctillad of ficially of the appointment of Dr. Strait. Dr Babcock and Dr. Saunders left the asylum Saturday mcrning. Thej will very nrnhahly nnnn a nrlvafa un. llarium in Columbia and' will an nounce their plans In a few days. Congratulations I'osr In. 4 Washington, March 14.?Congratu lations poured in at the White House today because or the announcement ol the engagement of the President'; youngest daughter. Miss Eleanor Wil son and Mr. William G. McAdoo, Sec retary of the treasury. Many of Mist Wilson's friends called in person tc deliver felicitations. The white house is silent as to when the wedding' will take place'and what kind of ceremony it will be. Big Stores Close Doors. New York, March 14.?The Four teenth street store, and that of tbc Simpson Crawford Company, proper ties of Henry Siegel and Frank E Vogel, who are under indctment it connection with the failure of the Sei gel private bank and mercanitle en terprises here, closed their doors to sight by order of the fed mi court ii response to a petition by receiver! and creditors. NOT A CANDIDATE Columbia, March 14.?"I am not I candidate for the United States sen ate, nor do 1 expect to be," ssid A. W Jones, comptroller general oday ft reply to publishfWetatament that h? would enter raosjPP* ' f Skt^V iVT^jrvnur** *< *.*/r ON PARTNERSHIP MO1 Individual Incomes front Sud Sources, However, Are Subject to It (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 14.?Commis sioner of Internal Revenue' Osborn. n< lined collectors of customs today tha ..^_LI.. - ?-?-LJ?I ? . ?1 ^ I ??T* ,1V* Wlf "X?*?*' W ?HC IU come tax. but ars required to file C#r tlfieates of ownerships of bonds, etc. to prevent ' witholdlng* their Inform I nt i in- BU?fC?. Individual income from partnership 'it was explained, sr* subject to tax. mgsorvp EADS FOR AND FREEDOM Received Sufficient Punishment To itetivcs in N. Y. Assembly F Golden Resolution from me. The deed was committed:' my family, those near and dear to me, | publicly exposed the closest scrutiny: my mother plunged into grief; and] myself into a living death, and tor tures of which I do not wish to re-| lute "I am now a man. my youth passed: my resour.es impaired. My parents' charities have been extensive; I my self have ussisted many in need. The future holds for me an npportunity mi bring some peace and happiness to my aged mother, who. in these eight years has known none aud who has spent her declining years in untold sorrow. "My adversary now seeks to place ine in Mattewan? a living hejl? there to spend the rest of my life, never ngain to take my place in my mother's homo lu her remaining years and In respectful confidence. I now appeal to the citizens of New York in the power of their sovereignty to stop the prosecution, and therefore ask that all people who believe that I have suffered punishment commensu rate with my deed write to their repre sentatives in their district -at Albany before Wednesday to support and vote ' for these resolution." "GUS" BROYLES DIED SUDDENLY Young M'ai? Succumbed to Heart Failure Last Many Anderson people were shocked last night when they learned that A. T. Broyles, better known ss "Gua" to every one in the city, had died from heart failure at the city hall. Death occured about 8:30 o'clock. The.young man was well known in the city having conducted a general collection business in Anderson. He I hsn inum in tin itri wiiiiw iiiwiipii it was said that lie wuu generous to a fault, always ready to lend his last penny to any one in need. He. w?s 31 years of age and unmar ried. H? is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Broyles. one sister and two brothers. The family Is one of the. oldest and best in the county. The first, intimation that he was in distress was received by those around him when they heard htm gasping for breath and they at once went to his assistance, pnl?c?isg h's clothing s?d trying to locate the trouble. A mes sage was dispatched to Dr. iV.u.k Ashmore, aBking him to come at.once, but before his arrival, Mr. Broyles wob dead. It is understood that he never spoke after he was seised. by the attnrk The body was removed to the home and it/ is presumed that the funeral services will take place some . time today, although no definite arrange ments in regard to this had been an nounced last night. HUSBAND KILLERS RECEIVE FREEDOM '1ptX!H0O : HC Thirteen are Set Free in Chicago Durifeg ?he Pag*,, , Three Years n Chicago, March 14..?Mrs. Louise Van Kuren, who has been on trial foi the shooting and killing of her hus band, John B. VanKuren, last June today waa found not guilty of murder Her defense was that she mistook hei husband for a burglar. VanKuren a hardware dealer. The prosecution introduced evidence that Mrs. VanKuren bad been receiv ing the attentions of George Penrose a Jeweler. Mrs. VanKuren is the thirteenth wo man freed here in 3 years after trial on charges of killing men. Only one conviction, that of Mrs. Lindloff, ar alleged wholesale poisoner, was ob tained in that .time. , ; . Negro Woman Fatally Shot Sheriff Ashley received a letter froh Honea Path late yesterday informing htm that a negro man named Clif Washington had shot and probably fa tally wounded-a negro-woman by th< name of Ida . Keller. , The . shooting took place on Jas. N. Pesrm?n's plan tation, which Is about four miles fron Honea Patb, shortly after 3 o'clool this morning, ji Detailr. of the affair were very mes tigre last night The cause of the trou kL. : t be-ssccrisiscd but it ~s: said that ? pistol was used, the bul let taking effect in the woman's abdo men and the.t probably she would die Deputy Sh?rl?? S?tuu?F? wo?i tc', He nea Path iste yesterday afternoon, bu at midnight last night Washington hsi not been captured. VILLA VICTIM? DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BY REBEL GENERAL WANTS PRESIDENCY t- / Carranza Lives in Constant? Fear of Associate General, the Former Bandit (Fly Associated Press) Washington, March 14.?That Gus tav Bauch of New Iberia, IWas exe cuted by Pancho Villa at Juarez, was today declared before the house for eign uff-ira committee by El, Prego Baca, of Alboqucrque, N. M. Baca testified that Bauch '.was ' In the same cell with a cousin of his, J. .1. Baca of New Mexico, and a thord man. Bauch and the other man were taken out and executed, according- to ihe cousin's'story, which Bscs related. The coiisin was released. Villa hnd imprisoned him b?casse he didn't like the appearance of his haL a_:_ Chihuahua, Mex.. March 14.?"Villa, the one time bandit will be next pres ident of Mexico. This Is his ambition, and despite all reports to the contra ry, it will remain his ambition until he either dies or Is pr?sident." That declaration was made today by a friend so close to Genera! Villa as to give authority to the assertion, it was prompted by reports thst the com ing to Chihuahua of General Carranza recognized as the civil head of the revolution, was to bring about condit ions more satisfactory to foreign gov ernments and to place in the seat of authority better advisers thsn General Villa appears 'o have in handling com plications growing out of the killing or Win. S. Beaton, an Baalish sub ject. Carranza te now on his way over land tr?nt HS?treVs ^ix^^mhsasmaarr' iHttrbte buiiding nas been. pr?>arftl ?p the official residence in which he Is to perfect the details of .government but k was stated emphatically that the, coming of Carranza was riot to lessen In any way the- bower n?w wle|dea'f ; by Villa, wbp. JBnr months hits been a dictator. It has been unofficially stated/ that Carranza lives In fear of Vitt***.' sb much so that he would not sleep in the same room with him. Early Attack Earveeted El Paso, Tex.. Match U.?Coupled with the arrival her today of General Felipe Angeles. Carreu*a'B Secretary lof War were persistent rumors that j General Villa would leave tor Chlhuu nua Monday night and that an early attack on Torr eon might be expected. Angeles Is one or the most expert ~ artillerymen in Mexico and was es pecially requested by General Villa to forsake his political .and admini strative duties to command the blg Kun-nrm of the service is the Impend ing t attack on Torreon. . 'Those familiar with Villa's methods itAjO?e will riot begin the actual at tack on Torreon until every detat j ?$f preparation has been Inspected personally and until he has ttmHmgh ly surveyed the positions of hit troops 'and-the ground over which tMmnust ItgSftJ Rebels Routed Douglas, Ariz., March 14.?A mes sage confirming the reported rout of 1 constitutionalists who rewHy nt ' tempted to enter the Mexican.territory . of Topic was received here today by G. Ramont, Mexican federal consul, ' from the minister of war and marine at Mexico City. , Governor Colqta$t's Demanda are* Futile , (By Associated Preis) Leredo, T/-.as, March 14.?Two de# . mands from Governor Colquitt, sub* . mitted by Adjutsnt General Hutching* of the TexaB; Nations,! jftuard to Gen - oral Alvarez, commander of the Fed f erat garrison at NouvfgLaredo, for. the . return* of horses alleged to have been stolen from Clemeftt? Sfpregra and for, the delivery or Annl?nkn nn/trUr?~?r al leged slayer of Vergera, were refused by the Mexican commander, according to reports here tonight, In refusing to "rent the commande, General Alvare^_aald that he could not possibly ccatMbr them in an- offi cial cs.uaclty aal?? matter should he taken up through the proper diplomat!? Channels. "Therefore, 1, mast refuse your de mand," the note read, "and Suggest the state of Texas, if it had no competent adviser, employ some person who wilt advise you that the demand foe the re turn of cattie must go through diplo matic channels," i Agricultural Appropri?t!? s Bill, Washington, March 14.--The agri - ouUursi , appropriation bits carrying t $10,000.000 passed the house late to 1 day without substanttal amendment. it now goes to the senate.