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? PUBLICITY BILL PASSED MOST DM WI M ( WII'tH.N l l<. |S| V I 11 >\ \|H>ITI I? IN C UN (.Ml >\ Ml?sUH a? h\ I |?|HT HoU*C. Put** i 'ongrc<*?ionul l-:*|H?ii(lItun - at S-Yooo, se natorial. gio.oun Washington. July 17.?The moat dnuKlc campaign public ity legislation ?ver passed in either branch of con? gress waa adopted by the senate today ?9 practically VttlMMIt a dissenting vote. Urging the pre-election publicity bill passed by the house as a basis, the senate considered during the day u proposed law. with the following im ^kiportant features: No candidate for the senate or house ?hall spend In the election more than a sum equal to ten cents for each voter in his district or State. No senatorial candidate shall spend a total of more than $10.000 In the primary and general election; and ?I no candidate for the h<>use shall spend more than $5.000. Publicity must be given to all primary campaign contributiona and expenditures. All general election expenses must -be made public before the election, tngneglnnlng 15 days before the elec? tion and making publication each six day* until election. A'l promises of political Jobs must be made public. The bill further makes it Illegal to promise political #places In order to secure election sup? port, or to aid In Influencing the election of any member of a State legislature. The bill will be the subject of a probably prolonged conference be? tween the two houses. It originated in the house as a part of the Demo ^?ri'i legislative programme and was designated to require the publication of expenditures before election, which Is not required by the existing pub? licity law. The Republicans In the house un? successfully attempted to extend the (ffblll to cover primsrv election ex? panses. In the senate today the primary election amendment, coupled with more radical amendments, was adopted with little opposition. The a mate amendments authorized by the committee on privileges and Weleclons required publicity of all primary election expenses and all ? f political lobs or favors, e objection to this waj mnde on ground that primary elections not within the control of MS The smsndment waa finally adopted, however, by a vote of 5t> to ?7. Senators Bacon. Bailey. Dankhead. Johnston Bryan. Overman and Tay? lor voting against It The more Haid portion of the bll'. limiting the amount senatorial or congressional candidates may spend QMta any election and prohibiting Hal making of all campaign pledges, was proposed by 8e* tor ItSjSsfl of Mis? souri, and adopted only after a long dehnte. Sanator Reed referred to the cam? paign expense statement filed by Sen ? ator Stephenson of Wisconsin, show? ing expenditure of approximately $117.000 and to other large sums spent by senatorial candidates. He finally offered an amendment putting the total expenditure by any candi? date at a sum not to ex. tad leg cents ^ per hesd for the voters In the candl {R date's State. Senator Ilorah aald thla would permit a senatorial candidate In New York to spend nearly $200.000 In hla election, while candidates In Nevada could spend only about $1.000 each. tThe Reed amendment waa defeated once, but was renewed and adopted. < ? It I I N \NI? QAYIfOM AKII.R >l \TH. Mouse Commit Ice to |*rohc I'a> moots In (Vlchrate?! (W. Washington. July 17.?Investiga? tion Into the payments by the depart* ment of Justice. In the celebrated Greene and Oaynor case. In connec ? tlon with fraud* against tbe QoVOm? ment In harbor Improwm.nta ,it Sa \annah. will he a feature of this week's proceedings of the House committee on expenditures in the de? partment of Justi? I The ? oomlltee ha? information that, beddes employing the dtstrh 1 ? attorne\ of tlo- Savannah district, it a salary of $:i.S?0 a ye.tr. and the assistant attorney at a aalwrv of |f,? 100 a year, both In addition to their regular aehirles as olhY. rs of the Oovernment. the department employ? ed In these cases one, K. I. Johnson. \\\ sn expert accountant, at $25 a day and expens* < for eleven years, and that Johnson al oe*. fegl drawn from the Federsl treasurer, for hH Greene snd Gay or resear? hes. no less than $100 Off? It was after t he I halrman of the m committee hoi written tbe daSSft* m??nt of Justice, about this matter 1? * week, that the department gs\e out the atateno.nt that 5 7."..<??>? ? more of the hidden Greene and Gaynor trcas iir*> bad been recovered MILLION Wii \ HALL \ MILL. era Valuation Mp Railroad Prop* ?ft) In Ohio x i Vp by Trcmmal \?*?*e?**ntent. Columbus, c?.. July 17.?A record valuation for ohio railroads was made by the State tax commission to? day In the case of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific, whose only Ohio property is a Cincinnati terminal, 5ti-l??o of a mile lorn?. i*Of this, ?he commission fixed a valua? tion t.f |S7S,7M, which would make a has.s approximately of $1,500.nun a mile. The former valuation was IJiU.li 15. < Uher valuations increased today include the Louisville and Nashville from IStMtl to $H'.2.700. ROOM VELT THREATENED HI S SIA. Cast Wl f?llll to He Terrilied by the Rig Club of the Hough Rider." St. Petersburg, July i7.?Count Witte is al-out to publish a pamphlet giving his version of the negotiations for the treaty of Portsmouth, which will arouse profound interest both iu Europe and America. Americans will be astonished to rand Witte's account of the part play? ed by Iloosevelt at the critical junc? ture of the negotiations. Count Witte says at the first meet? ing of the conference the Japanese submitted their peace conditions, twelve in number, and at a cursory glance Count Witte declared them absolutely unacceptable. In particular he rejected the four final conditions?namely, the Japan? ese demand for war indemnity, the limitations of Russian maritime pow? er in the Pacific, the surrender of ?aghaltan and the surrender of the Russian war.-hips stationed in neutral ports. Thus the negotiations seemed in a very had way when President Roose? velt prevailed on the Japanese to submit their first eight points for discussion which ended in an agree? ment being reached upon them. As to the four remaining points the .) ipancse representative, Count Ko mura, offered to give up the demand for indemnity, the limitation of the Russian maritime power In the Paci? fic, and the delivery of Russian war? ships, but insisted on the cession of the southern part of Saghallan to Japan, beln* willing to allow Russia to retain the northern part on con? dition that she pay Japan twelve hundred million yen. Count Witte refused thi3 latter condition considering it merely a relied insistence on Indemnity. At the last moment, when Witts wa? preparing to leave Portsmouth. Presided Koosevelt sent a dispatch to the czar. In which he openly es? poused the JapanSSS cause, says the count. He del lan d he considered the Japanese demand perfectly jus? tified and right, adding that refusal by Russia night bring about s lost of her possessions in eastern Siberia. The president sent a similar dispatch to the foreign Olles at St. Peters? burg. The czar replied through Ambassa? dor Meyer to the effect that peace i ould only bo concluded on the basis >f the first eight points already con? curred in by both parties. Thereupon President Roosevelt made another attempt to force the Japanese demand on Russia through Mr. Meyer. He informed the czar that fifty million pounds sterling was deposited by Japan with a number of American banks which would he available to continue the war. He ulso enlarged upon the dangerous, almost fatal. oonseQnonce for Run* si i. of Hi continuance. The czar replied that his former position was unchanged, and at the same time telegraphed the Russian representative to leave Portsmouth forthwith. At tins sxtremely critical juncture Count Witts received notice tnat Ja? pan unconditionally waived its de? in ml. Thus peace was concluded, leaving behind, however, a feeling of resentment on the part of Russia at the r>|e played by President Roose? velt. PROM INF. NT WOMAN ATTACKED. Man Broah* Into Room and < le.Ke? ller. Rocklngham. n. c. July 17.? Mrj, M. B, Reek, a well-known Widow. ??'? (rears old. Is in a serious condition as the result of an attach by a man, wb ( brOhs Into her home early Sur day morning, entered her bed room and chocked her into Insensibility. The IdsjntRy of the intruder has not yet been discovered. The mayor and ( Itrism today off. ted a reward of 9SM f.,p his arrest, which i?a< been supplemented by an additional re? ward of I 100, authorized bv Oov, M ' bin. Wesley b.n i-', colored, w as found dying on Huger street, Charleston, Monday night with his throat cut from ear to ear. Ihi murderer has not been captured. POPULATION OF THE RAGES. CENSUS FIGUliES KltOM MM. STATES OF THE UNION. Constant Movement Toward <"it??*? of Both Whites and Black? hi Southern states ? Percentage Shows More Whites Crowding t<> Cities?Decline of Increase Among Negroes in Rural Districts, Washington) July 17.?-Preliminary statistics showing the consistent and constant cityward movement of the white and negro population <>f the nine Southern cotton states, baaed up? on the returns fur tin- censuses <>f 1910, 1900 and 1890, are contained in a comparative statement prepared under the supervision of Mr. William c. Hunt, chief statistician for popu? lation in the bureau <if the census, and Issued today by Acting Census Director Falkner. The figures are preliminary and subject t<> necessary revision later, but it is believed that there Will be no material change in the pen entages stated. The nine cotton States concerned are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida. Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Of the white people of these Statea IS.9 per cent lived in urban areas in 1910, 14 per cent in 1900 and 11.6 per cent In 1890. Of the total ne? gro population of the same States the percentages living in urban areas were 17.7 per cent in 1910. 14.7 per cent In 1^00 and 11.8 per cent in 1890. It appears from these percentages that the changes in the proportion of the total negro populaion of these States living in the urban sections have been about the same as those in the proportion of the total whites who live in cities. Both white and negro show a decided movement to? ward the city. From an urban pro? portion of 11.6 per cent in 1890 the whites have increased to 18.9 per cert In 1910. During the same period the urban proportion of negroes in creased from 11.9 to 17.7 per cent. While the proportion of whites and :.. groes living in city and COUntr.7 oag he readily measured, some care is required in stating the rate of in? crease. This dihVulty arises from the fact that portions of the rural area are continually changing into urban districts. Urban population as delin-J ad by the census office, is composed . of those groups that live in cities and Other incorporated plates ha\ing at' bast 2,.",no inhabitants. In order t>' obtain a definite measure of the rate ; of increase it is necessary that the rate pertain to the same area for each census period. Rates of increase tabulated for the places that were classed as urban or rural in 1S90, are as follows: 1 The white population of the 1890 cities increased 27.6 per Cent between 1 S90 and 1900 and 46.6 per cent be? tween 19oo ami 1910. Similar rates of increase for the urban negroes are 23.3 per cent in the dec ade 1890 to | 1900 and 80.8 per cent in the decade 1900-1910. For the rural sections of ls'.o) the rate of increase for the I white population was 18.7 between 1890 and 1900, and 17.3 between 1900 and 1910. The increase of the ne-j gross in the same rural sections was 17.f? between 1890 and 1900 and 3.3 between 1900 and 1910. A comparison <>f these rates of In? crease brings out clearly the cityward trend f<>r both races, but shows it to i be even greater for the whites than for the negroes. The rate of InCTeaSft or the urban whites advanced from 27.6 to 4 6.?;, or a difference of 19 per cent, while the rate for the urban negroes advanced from 23.2 to 30.si, or a difference Of 7.2 per cent. The rate of increase in the rural sections was less for both races in the decade ending In 1910 than for that etuling In 1900. but the decline in the rate of increase was very much great? er for the negroes than lor the whites. For the whites the change was from 1V7 per cent In the first decade to 17.3 in the last ten years, a difference of 1.4 per cent. For the negroes the (hange was from 17.T? per cent to 8,3 per cent, a difference of 9.2 per cent. BUT STILL IN INDIANA. Country's Centre of Copulation Moves si Mile* Westward. Washington. July 17.?The centre of population of the United States tout- and a quarter miles south of Unlonvllle, Monroe County, Indiana, nccordlng to a census bureau an? nouncement today. Sine,- 1904, When it Was siv miles southeast of Columbus, Indiana, it has moved 31 mibs westward and seventenths of b mile northward, The westward movement w.<s more than twice that of 1900, Ihr geographical centre of the United states k in Northern Kansas. Burroughs Kensly was shot to death at Spartanburg Sunday nlghl by L*kas freeman, who eseaned on ;i freight train but waj captured at l lenderson> llle, MONTGOMERY WANTS LICENSE. | Vote* for Saloons a^ Opposed Either i to Dispensary or to Prohibition.? Election Quiet. Montgomery, 'Ala., July 17.?Mont? gomery voted wet by a majority of 1,667, The total vote in the 1 i city and county beats heard from was 2.7'.?::. The city vote was 2,06 - wet and l<M dry. Saloons and high li cense were voted in. Tin* total vote for the dispensary was 329, against dispensary 1,961. The vot? for dis? pensary was smaller than the vote tor prohibition. This was the first liquor election ever held In this county ,and In sharp contrast to similar elections held in other eonuties it was quiet and ord.rly. There was practically no organized prohibition movement and the workers around the polls were not over active. The forces of the wet people wa re concentrated on the question of saloon and regulation, as opposed to the dispensary. MAY PLAGVE CAUSES ALARM. Peculiar and Baffling Disease Ap? pears in North Carolina County. Ashevllle, N. C? July 16.?A fatal epidemic prevails In Mitchell County, which has heretofore been unknown to medical science and baffles skilled physicians who have made every ef fort to check the malady, which plows Itself by small bloodshot stains on the tips of the fingers, passing through the arm into the body and resulting in death within a few days after the first sign appears. The plague has claimed a number of vic? tims in Mitche ll County, one of whom was Dr. F. P. Single. Dr. Charles Buchanan, a prominent physician became affected a few days ago and was sent to a Johnson City hispital, where his condition is said to be critical. There are no paroxysms accom? panying the attack. The disease trav? els along the arm In a day or two and, after reaching the heart, result invariably in death. The rapidity with which the malady is spreading has become alarming. Manning the Man. The race for governor next year is already being discussed by the press, and various suggestions as to candi? dates have been made. One is to the effect that T. G. McLeod of Bishop ville, who was In the race last year, Will run again, but Mr. McLeod has had nothing to say in regard to his intentions. Some think that he is the logical candidate, but this does not necessarily follow. Mr. McLeod and K. [, Manning are from practical? ly the same county, Lee county being formed from a part of Sumter, and Mr. McLeod having lived in Sumter la-fore Lee was formed Therefore, as Mr. Manning ran some .wars ago and then stood aside last year for Mr. McLeod, it seems only logical that next year Is Mr. Manning's time to run, and that Mr. McLeod should stand aside. We have no in? formation in the matter, but we be? lieve this is th ? w ay it will be, and if Mr. Manning runs next year, he will prove a formidable candidate and, in fact, we b< lleve he would be eletced. He Is a strong, clean man, one In whom all have confidence, and his election would do a great deal toward cementing a now badly divided people. To be frank about the matter, as we usually are, we hope to see Mr. Manning in the race, for we believe he is essentially the man to put forward.?-Bamberg Her? ald. A Despicable Trick. Houston Post. Somebody has dug up an old photo? graph of Champ Clark, showing that] at one time he wore side whiskers. It Is a malicious type of scoundrel who Would do a despicable trick like this just when a man lias a show of get? ting a Presidential nomination. At Pour Holes, in Orungeburg county, where a large crowd had col? lected for a Fourth of July plcn c and Governor Rlease and Senator Tillman^i were there to make speeches. Senator Tillman usked Blease jusl before he (Blouse) concluded his speech. to explain why be pardoned Wash Hun? ter after being convicted of a cruel murder. Mease said simply because ? be believed he killed him In self defense." Thus the law, all evidence and the verdict of the jury was set neide by the lawyer who tried so hard to clear him. Blease was Hun? ter's lawyer when he was tried and found guilty, lion long shall the work <>| our courts be Bet aside, li? cense given to criminals and turned loose upon communities to go on n'ilh their shooting and killing" KX( hange. Mayer Olbbes, of Columbia, says thai Columbia Is unable to furnish the money to properly entertain the Confederate Veterans reunion and suggests that contributions be Bollcit ?d from other sections of the state. HOKE SMITH'S MOVE. TERRELL'S NAME TAKEN PROM ROLL OF SENATE. With Terrell ?Mit. Thor Will Miss Uic Vote Thai Smith Will Bring if He Takes His Scat. Washington, July it.? it is Hoke Smith'.?- next move. It is up to him to choose between having the Democ? ratic party in the senate short one vol.'. in a time of what Senator Ter? rell said was one of great party grav? ity, or carrying out the reforms he had planned to execute as governor. As soon as the senate convened this morning Vice President Sherman laid before that body the copy of the let? ter of resignation sent by Senator Terrell to Gov. Smith, and the clerk proceeded to enroll it on the journal. After a quorum had been obtained, upon suggestion of Senator Bacon of Georgia, the vice president caused the letter to be read in full. In it the writer pointed out to Gov. Smith in most explicit terms his un? derstanding of the constitution and the law governing such cases from which he deduced the conclusion that his term as senator expired when the legislature elected his successor. Vive President Sherman followed this with laying before the senate a telegram from Mr. Terrell informing him of his action and preferring the additional request that the presiding officer direct the secretary of the sen? ate to strike Mr. Terrell's name from the rolls immediately. With the reading of this message, ssenators looked at each other as If to say "Well that does settle it." Vice President Sherman said that, of course, he would not assume, with? out direction from the senate, to tell the secretary to strike any senator's name from the roll, but he assumed that Mr. Terrell's request would he acquiesced in by the senate, and he also assumed that no senator would offer objections to striking the name from the rolls. Therefore, in the ab? sence of objections, he would SO di? rect the secretary. "Does any senator object?" he asked, looking around the chamber. Not a man answered and the secretary's blue pencil did the rest. The Democratic manager look? ed rather concerned over this sum> mary action of Air. Terrell's but. rec? ognizing that he was acting within his rights, an 1 according to his lights, they had nothing to say. They are very anxious about that vote, how ever, and the wires to Atlanta will be busy for the next few days. Chamber of Commerce Notes, s. C, Dobbs, prealdent of the As? sociated Advertising Clubs of America has addressed a last official message to the clubs, to be published in the July number of the association's or gan, The Voice. He says in part: .lust a month until we meet in llos ton! The approaching Associated Adver? tising Clubs of America is being dis? cussed not only in every city of the United states, but throughout the world. It promises to be one of the most notable gatherings America has ever seen, bringing together In Boston the leading creative minds of this coun? try, men of dynamite force, as well as great ability. Knowledge kinetic will be the guiding power of those four days. Go to Boston resolved to give good and determined to get the best. I appeal now to the clubs to send strong delegations to Boston?men who not only can and will properly represent the clubs, but men who will be able to return home purvey? ing to their clubs in a proper man? ner the spirit of this great meeting. Do not hamper your delegations with instructions. This Is no politi? cal organisation, but a body of ear? nest men. pledged to the uplift and betterment of advertising. which Is not only a creative force in the com? mercial world, but a great civilising Influence, deatlned to play a large and a larger part In the commercial future of all nations. Found out Mis Man. a southerner who was visiting In St I.ouis wandered Into the dining room of the hotel and seeing a negro servant who had all the importance of an arm) officer standing near the door, asked bun who the "head nig gor" was around there. The negro streeched himself to his full height und pompously replied that "there Ain't n ? niggers in St, Louis, sah. We i< all gcin'men of color." "Weil." said the southerner, draw? ing a $100 bill from his pocket and fingering it. "I expect to be at this hotel for some time and want to make ?uirc 'hat I will be taken care of." "Oh, sab.'" said the negro e/hosa pyes were popping from Ins head, "did you wan! to know who the head nigger waiter' Is? Thai's me." if it coat 11,000 overs time u t hir ieen-lnch gun is fired, there is no mystery In the fact that a nav) is so ill ilred expensive, Charleston Post. PRISON PHYSICIAN RESIGNS. I>r. P. W. C. Butler to Resume the Practice of Medicine in Columbia. Effective August I. Columbia. July is.?Dr. J\ W. C. Butler y?-stor?lay Bent his resignation to the board of directors as phyatciaa for the State penitentiary. His resig? nation is to take effect on August 1 when he will resume the practice of medicine in Columbia. Dr. Butler has been connected with the State prison for a number of years as physician. COTTON SCItEDULE READY. Ways ami Means Committee Plans Fifty Per Cent Redact Ion. Washington, July 17.?Work on the revision of the tariff schedule on cotton wus completed by the House ways and means committee today, several d.-ivs in advance of the time allotted, und a cause of the House majority will be held Monday to pass upon it. The schedule provides for practical? ly a 50 per cent reduction of the pres? ent rates. Many sections of the pres? ent law are stricken out and the hill is considerably shortened. Some of the House members would not be surprised to see the cotton schedule added to one of the other tariff meas? ures in the Senate, as an amendment. GIVES HIMSELF UP. Negro Farmer. Slayer of Two Hoys Surrenders at Manning. Manning, July 17.?Ellison Adger, the negro farmer, who shot and kill? ed two negro hoys near Summerton on Saturday night, July 1st, has come in voluntarily and surrendered him? self to Sheriff Gamble, who had dili? gently endeavored to apprehend him. Adger had sent the two hoys, Dorsy Felder and Eugene King, to mill with a mule and buggy, with positive In? structions not to keep the mule out after dark. When night came on ar J the boys with the mule had not re turnedg Adger took his gun and went down the road to look for them, go? ing about a mile before meeting them. He then took hold of the mule's bridle and ordered the boys to get out of the buggy ,and as they did so he con menced tiring, shooting Dorsey Felder through the heart and killing him instantly and inflicting a mortal wound in Eugene King's neck from which he died the following Monday morning. It- Is said that Adger has engaged attorneys to defend him, but it is not known whether an applica? tion will be made to secure bail. Adger is a thrifty, prosperous negro, owning his farm, mules and equip? ment and having a tine crop now growing. INSANITY PLEA FOR WOMEN. Son of Mrv. Gallagher Makes Legal step to be Considered Today. Cincinnati, July K>.?After an ex? amination Into the mental condition of Mrs. John D. Gallagher, conducted by alienists of the Probate Court here this afternoon. Andrew Gal? lagher, her son. swore out a warrant before Probate Judge Luders, charg? ing his mother with Insanity. Ac? tion on the warrant has hem post? poned until tomorrow. ? The swearing of the insanity war? rant was made on the discovery of a discrepancy In the accounts oC ihe Home or Incurable Society for which' Mrs. Gallagher, prominent as a social leader and club woman, had been treasurer for a number o* years. The Home for the Incurables now Is being run on a trust fund of $10.000. Andrew Gallagher stated aft?r swearing out the warrant, that th?3 family feared Mrs. Gallagher might attempt to injure herself. Mi?s Walsh Entertain*. On Wednesday evening at the home of her parents Miss Jennie Walsh en? tertained a few of the friends of her sister. Miss Bessie Walsh, in honor of her sister's most. Miss Ward law Stan sill of Greenville. The homo was tastily decorated with potted plants, and Japanese lanterns and electric lights lighted the veranda where the guests were entertained. A game of hearts was played w hich everyone seemed to en? joy. Aft* rwards refreshments were served a'hlch added much to the en Joj ment of t hi 1 ?c< asam. Those present were: Miss Gertrude Knight with Mr. Irving Richardson, Miss Ad to Bow? man with Mr. Irving Shaw, Miss Sue Duffle with Mr. Alex Haynsworth. Miss Mary Haynsworth with Mr. Al? fted DeLorme, Ms> Margaret Law *f St. Charbs with Mr. Clinton Walsh, Miss Francis Blending with Mr. Rob? erl McKay, Miss Pearl Seals with Mr. Walter Gentry, Miss Ward law Btan ?III with Mr. Miller Daniels. Mi-s Bes? sie Walsh with Mr. Ki? h ud Forester. Miss Cora D?the with Mr. Ernest Rhn me.