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toatchman on? outhron MMTLH W ATX'UM AN, t-MahlMicri April 1850. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. ??Bo Just und lVar not?Lei all the ends Thou Alms't at he thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's," SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1913. THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established June, l; Vol. XXXV. No. 51. MADERG SURRENDERS. I'HFSini nt nr Ml \ |( () yi its ?il*e? the K?ln* to 1)?? lo? Hurra.? Vi Ith his |'.,n ?s. I nable to Drl\e I>U?? from 4.1tjr. Chief K?CCUtl\e hmjn Down III* Power. Announc? ed at the Itr'Uah Legation. Mexico City. Feb. 14.?Affair* In Mexico City, the theatre for almost a week of an innovation of modern war? fare, took a sensation?J turn tonight, when It wm authoritatively Hate I that President Mudero had agreed to realen if the Mexican senate so wish ad. The senate was called Into * ?ion at I o clo k tonight to take action on this Important situation It Is be? lieved the resignation of Madero is now la the hands of the Mexican congress At the Hrltlsh legation, where Senor da hi Barra took refuge Thursday, it I* stated that Madero'* resignation practically had been arranged for. an 1 that d* la Harra likely would MM I him in the presidency. Later Senor de Is Harra, while pro? ceeding throi rh the streets in an au? tomobile, stopped and made a brief a Id res*, assuring- the crowds that a peaceful settlement was certain, and probatdy would be reached before morning. De la Barra had been in consultation with both Madero and Idas regarding* a quick settlement to avoid Intervention. At 7 o'clock den. Huerta. the fed? eral commander, gave the order to ceaae firing. Soon detachments of federal troops were seen marching from their positions to the govern t ment base near the palace, their guns ?lang on their backs. The laws of Mexico make It neces? sary for the abdication of the presi? dent to be submitted to congress, and for this reason announcement of the resignation of Madero would be con? siderably delayed, even If already de elded upon. Another development of the early evening was the resignation of Rafael Whether hostilities will be resumed tomorrow naturally depeads on the action of the president and congress or upon the rebels. In case of dilatory tactics it M not imposstbtte that Dlax may decide to force the action. He repeatedly h is said that nothing short of resignation of the president would satisfy him? that Madero must resign or he him? self would die fighting Another interchange of notes took place today between Qen. Huerta and the rebel oommander. That of Huerta was of a conciliatory character. It offered Dlax permission to retire in peace with his men. Dias replied thai he would continue to fight. His army repulsed with great |*M and after his absolute failure to sub? jugate Dlax with aot half the number of m* n Madero was subjected to the pleading of his closest friends, many going so far as to demand his resiic ntloa. The government has not >>.-. n whipped, nor have the rebels. Dlax in not attempting to whip the govern? ment at present, but merely to resist it. and for six days he and his fo have done that in an eminently bril? liant manner, although the method* employed resulted In a ruthless bom? bardment of the capital by two heavy forces of art llery. The damage done today was not M great as on previous days, but this v. i due merely to a change of tactics. < Mexicans hitch In public life, know? ing that continuation of hostilities In the city easily might result in in? tervention, spared no efforts to brim? about a settlement. To those watch? ing the battle It was no surprise t ? hear the bugles sound the order for the federals to cease firing. The tired soldiers obeyed with al e - rlty but the effect on the rebel bind was different. The small arm fin- in? creased In volume, as if the gduvafed were expr* spirit? defiance. Ten min? utes later all firing along the federal fines ceased but that from the rebels continued DurlnK Ho- day the rebel.* bad not been relnfor ed. as had been the fed? erals, and tie < I iim w,h made by the government that it had 6.000 sTACJI available. The fsjfcetf. gUlberol 3,000. The federal forces were Increased by 700 brought by Qeg BsBUOjUel from Tolu^ii early In the afterStOOU. De hi Harri accompanied to the arsenal ami t ? the atalaeg by the Spanish minister. He did not dlVUbje the nature of his oottVCfrUetIon but ??pressed the hop- lhat hostility were SPUOOel Mr. Harnett Fhshleotsli has returi ed to the cilv after a pb mire trip to New York. mm minister cf tha Ulterior MADERO REFUSES TO RESIGN. DF.< l.Wtl s HC WILL DIE BKTORE Q1YIXCI It BflIGNATION. Mt \Ichii President Declines to Sec * mm unit irr from Senate, which Fa vorn Ills Abdication, ? fiiliccxlful Kvcn of I>c 14i llnrra's Adv let* ? Still Appear* Confident of Victory In Conflict with Diaz. Mexico City, Feb. 15.?While the I . dsfsj guns pounded the Diaz for? tifications in the arsenal and the reb? el* sent back shell for shell, the Mex l< in Senate sat today and discussed the QSJtSang of Francisco I. Madero from the Presidency. t "nfldent of ultimately defeating i 1 ii. Madtr<? defied the Senate and tmiored the counsel of Francisco de la Harra and other friends. He ab? solutely refused to resign, but did not take the trouble to make known his islon personally to the Senate. The fighting In the streets today was as savage as on any other day of the week's battle. The American ? mbasay again came directly within the line of fire and the American am? bassador. Henry Lane Wilson, hal a narrow escape from a ritle bullet which whistled close to his head with? in the embassy. Shortly before 5 o'clock the German legation was struck by a shell. The situation in Mexico City apart from its terrifying aspect is a re? markable one. Friends of President Madero fully expected his resignation, but us the day wore along he became fixed in his determination to retain his position. To the Spanish minister, Senor Cologany Cologan, he said: "1 will not resign. I was elected by the people. I am the constituted P- esident. I will die before I resign." And amid all the confusionb and alarms, at 5 o'clock the Mexican Gov? ernment applied the censorsh'.p to all dispatches and cable message. This will necessarily vastly Increase the dif? ficulties of Informing the outside world of the operations within the Mexican Capital, and will effectually suppress Incoming dispatches regard - Irg conditions in other parts of tho 1 lepubllc. During the night messengers went about the city banting Senators and asking them to attend a special session to discuss the situation and attempt a solution of what is recognized by almost all Mexicans as a critical point in the nation's career. More than a quorum of Senators was present at the meeting, which t<?ok place in the Chamber of Depu tles instead of the Senate chamber of the National Palace. Discussion last? ed a long time and a great crowd surrounded the building. The scene sjrgj almost identical with that when Congress met to con? sider the advisability of bringing about the resignation of Protlrlo Diaz. In one material respert it differed. Thv're were no mounted police or sol ( lers drawn across the streets and it was only after a considerable time that a detachment of rurales, spared from the fighting line, appeared and dispersed the i urious. This required little effort, overawed already by in? cidents of thr week, the hundreds moved qulekly away from the build? ing, behind the closed doors of which the Senators were frankly ad? mitting the Imminent danger of in? tervention. If the conflict in the Capi? tal were continued. A resolution was adopted providing that a committee of the whole wait upon the Preatdeal at the palace. Twenty Senators proceeded there, in? cluding the President of the Senate, They were Informal that Madero was not In and ir * as Intimated that he was on the firing litte with Gen. i luerta. f>nly a few minutes before, how? ever, Madero had been In conference with the Spanish minister, to whom he mads his declaration of defiance to the rebels, Mexican attorneys says the Senate has no power IS fores thS President to resign Joint setlon of the houses practically Is Impossible, because there are not enough Deputies in the city to make ? quorum, it Is also considered questionable whether any action of thr Senate would be valid in view <?f the pro? la mat ion of martial law a Methodist! pt< byterlan, Unita? rian and Mohammedan have all In? dorsed Oovernor Wilson's use of the ward ??damn." And it Is ix" tly true lhal there are limes In every earnest man's Hw when ???? other word will do so well, 'i b.. Houston Posi Is dls I onl \% h? n plnh< ad* who don't ?no* the flrsl principles of cussing use l' without Justification of ss> cuss ? a ugusts * ?hronU?ls. BATTLE TO DEATH. MADERO A\l> DIAZ RESUME FIGHTING AFTER BRIEF TRUCE. Aj?Ti'omiit Was Signed for Twenty* four Rottm Armistice Hut Battle Wae Renewed After only ivw 1 lours IVaoe. Mexico City, Feb. 16.? Hostilities between the Mexican rebels and fed? erals were resumed today with re- j Rewed fierceness in the Mexican cap- ' ital after a truce which lasted only a few hours. Tin- armistice, singed at 2 o'clock Sunday morning by the representa? tives of both sub s agreeing to suspend Operation! for 24 hours, was broken before noon. Soon the sound of b< a\y cannonading and the whir of machine t,rims announced the return of the federal troops to their posts in front of the arsenal. it appeared ae if the words of Pres? ident Madero and Gen. Diaz might prove prophetic and that this time the battle would be to a finish. President Madero this morning reit? erated his refusal to comply with the suggestion ot the senator.- ihat he resign. He declared that he was still able to dominate and that if given time he would crush the rebel forces. Gen. Diaz had not shown himself to be greatly In favor of the armistice, but consented to it out of respect for the* efforts of the American ambas? sador and the ministers of the pow? ers to bring about a cessation of hos? tilities until foreigners and other non combatants, still within the zone of the fighting, could be removed to a posi? tion of comparative safety. Diaz regarded the truce as merely a delay In the accomplishment of his fixed purpose to drive Madero out of the presidency. The fight Saturday had undoubtedly gone In favor of the rebels, who had resisted all assaults against them; had received into their ranks several federal deserters and had obliged the federal commanders to admit that for the present at least ihe rebel position was impregnable. Gen. Huerta, the commander of the government troops, a hard fighter who has been through campaigns, also was opposed to the armistice and chafed under the terms which it Imposed tipon him. Nor did he will ln*1y agree to the sending <>f a large body of his forces back to the fed? eral base near the National palace last night. President Madero's attitude was one of exasperation but as he had re? quested the American government to withhold intervention he could do no less than consent to an armistice when the question was submitted directly to him, but he let if be known with? out equivocation that he was determ? ined to retain the presidency. The American ambassador and the Oi rman ambassador called on the president and Gen. Huerta and asked that the military dispositions of the government forces should be so ar? ranged as to render unnecessary the filing over the residential quarter; that a free zone be fixed and that the government unite with the American committee in the establishment of cen? tres for the distribution of food *o the poor, this having already been agreed to by (Jen. Diaz provisionally. Early this morning the embassy Was tiie scene of intense activity. A Closed automobile moved swiftly to and fro carrying refugees, provisions and messages. The work entailed necessitated hiring of a corps of extra clerks and stenographers. The em? bassy building was besieged by hun? dreds, all of them Americans who at ked for advice or assistance. There 13 little actual suffering from lack (>f food or shelter within the city but tluic is a vast amount of discomfort And great danger to those who re? main. I \CO\l 1RMK1I, BUT SWORN IX. Blenae Magistrates In Spartanburg Take Oath of office \nytiow. Spartanburg, Peb. it.? although the Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held last year that magistrates ap? pointed by the Governor could not legally hold office unless their ap? pointment was confirmed by the Sen? ate. <;. p. Anderson, of Cowpens, and SS \v. Vandlvcr, of Glendale, have In ? n sworn in ns magistrates for their respective communities. They were appointed by Governor Rlease on the recommendation of hli supporters In the Spartanburg County legislative delegation, but the Senate has no! confirmed their appointment. Sena? tor Carlisle has recommended othei no n for t be posts NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE. KXOX DIRECTED TO SO INFORM PRESIDENT MADERO. Situation Discussed at Another Special Session of Cabinet at White House, ' Resulting In Keaflirmatlon of Atti? tude Already Frequently Stated. Washington, Feb. 17.?Secretary of i State Knox was directed by President | Talt to reply early this morning to | the request of President Francisco 1. . Madero, of Mexico, for a definite j statement of the policy of the UniteJ States toward Mexico. The Cabinet, which was in session for more than two hours, adjourning at 12.40 o'clock, spent the time dis cussing the terms of the reply. Though no official statement was given out, it wai declared that Secretary Knox would state that the attitude of this Government would remain just as it had been for two years past. The exact nature of the reply was not disclosed and it was said that the note would be dispatched to President Madero at once and probably would be made public today. Upon leaving the White House Secretary Knox reiterated that inter? vention was not now contemplated nor would there be any change in the naval or military plans relating to Mexico. GOMEZ INVADES MEXICO. Proclaims Himself Provisional Pres dent. El Paso, Tex. Feb. 15.?Emilio Vaaquei Gomez, recently released on bond at San Antonio, Tex, today crossed the border at Columbus, X. M., and proclaimed himself President of Mexico. It Is reported that Gomez was met below the line by a band of rebels, led by Col. David De La Fuente, Gen. Salazar'e chief of staff, who always "has been a Vasquista. Emilio Vas quez Gomez and his brother, Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez, played prominent parts in the Madero revo- I lution. Emilio was a member of the De La Barra Provisional Cabinet. During Orozco's occupancy of Juarez, during the Orozco revolt, Emilio came to Juarez to become Pro? visional President, but was put in jail by Orozco. The estrangement of the two rebel leaders never has been explained. Later Gomez was released and came to the United States, where he was arrested on charges of neu? trality violation. Recently he was re? leased on bond at San Antonio. in telegrams sent here today Senor Gomel said he would appoint his Cab? inet at once, declaring himself Pro? visional President of Mexico by virtue of the plan of San Luis Potosi, which was reformed at Tacubaya and Ayu la. The Tacubaya amendment to the original programme of Francisco I. Madero proclaimed Gomez President and was accepted at the time by re? bel Gens Orozco and Zapata. The Vasquistas assert that this stand of the rebels for Gomez has not been altered since and that now they will rally to his call. The difficulty with Orozco, it is pointed out will not matter now, as Orozco has disappeared and Salazar is the acting eommander-in-chief of the Northern rebels. It is conceded that the influence of Col. De La Fuen ta will be sufficient to bring Salazar and Gome/ to a satisfactory under* I standing. "CHIMNEY AND WELL SAVED. Fire Destroys Gaffney Residence ? Work of Auto Truck. Gaffney, Feb. 16.?The two-story dwelling of Mr. J. li. Beason, on West Frederick street, was completely de? stroyed by lire early yesterday morn j ing. The lire was discovered shortly after 5 o'clock- and had made s<> ' much headway that the family bare? ly escaped from the burning building With a few artic les of wearing appar ! ? i. None of the furniture was saved. Although the new nre-flghtlng ap ! paratus, recently purchased by the city council, has not yel be< n put Into use, the automobile truck answered the alarm and a ehitnin r\ and a well were saved, The need of concrete walks In tb<' A. C. L. passenger Btation yard more and more evident as the damp weather continues, Ladles and gen? tlemen, alike, have criticised the con? ditions now prevailing. It Beems that the matter should be one which would Interest the Chomber of Commerce, tin City Council or some authoritative i body In the town TAFT VETOES IMMIGRATION BILL DISAPPROVES MEASURE BE? CAUSE OF LITERACY TEST. - j President Himself Pens Brief Mes? sage to Congress Giving Reason for Vetoing Dilliiigham-Hurnctt Hill? Endorses S?*cretary Nagel'g Views in Opposition to Proposcxl Test for Aliens. Washington, Feb. 14.?President 1 Taft today vetoed the Dillingham Burnett immigration bill, which ' would revolutionize the immigratio policy of the United States by imp' ing a literacy test upon all forcig c seeking a home in America. / in a short message to the Se." JF i his own handwriting, the nt announced his disapprove^ the ' mea<uie solely because ^ pro? vision which would lock ^ jors of the United States ag;> o'.te alien who could n<?t read s? vnguage or dialect. The veto message was accompanied by a lettei to the President from Sec? retary Nagel, denouncing the literacy test as a radical provision "based up? on a fallacy in undertaking to apply a test which Is not calculated to reach the truto and to find relief from a danger which really does not exist." The President adopted the Secretary's position. Senate and House leaders lost no time in arranging for an effort to override the veto. As soon as the message was read, Senators Dilling ham and Simmons, and Representa? tives Purnett, leading the Congres? sional supporters of the measure, made arrangments to take it up In the Senate on Monday and in *he House on Tuesday. With Senator Lodge, they were confident that the bill would be passed easily in both houses by the necessary two-thirds vote. Opponents and proponents of the proposed law waged a vigorous con? test in hearings before the President for the last ten days. Organized labor warmly supported the bill, while sev j eral organizations, practically Jewish societies recommended Ks veto. For? eign nations protested against the provision for detailing immigrant in? spectors and matrons on vessels fly? ing foreign flags, but Secretary Nagel held that this was not a controlling objection to the proposed law. This is the second time that a lit? eracy test for immigrants has been vetoed by a President, Grover Cleve? land, in 1897, likewise having refus? ed to approve a bill barring aliens who could not read and write. MULE'S KICK RESTORES MEM? ORY. Injury Made Farmer Forget Where Treasure Was Hidden. John Allen, a farmer living near Enid, Okla., as the result of an ac? cident forgot where he had buried $3,865 during the panic of 1907, and as a result of another accident re? membered where the money was hid? den and recovered it. In the panic year Allen lost faith in the banks and kept his money safe? ly buried in his pasture. A few days later he was seriously injured in a runaway acident and lost his mem? ory. Last Saturday while Allen was hitching up one of his mules the ani? mal kicked him on the side of the head. He was sent to a Kansas City hospital and the physicians removed a piece of his skull. Allen at once recovered hit memory and when he returned to Enid today went tO the pasture, locating the stone which marked the burial place of the treasure.?Exchange. A. C. L. WRECK AT BEXXETS VI I.I.F. Passenger Crashes Into Box Cars? Several Seriously Hurt. Bennettsville, Feb. ir>.?Last night at 7:30 the passenger train on the Atlantic Coast Line ran into some box cars on the main line, in front of the passenger depot, the collision result? ing In serious Injury to several passen? ger! and damage to the engine and cars. it seems that the ward crew was engaged In shifting freight cars and rnn these freight cars out on to the main line and allowed them to remain there until after tin- r< gular schedule of the pass- nger train and that a by? stander called the attention of one of the train crew to the fact that It was time for the passenger train, it is further said that an employee of the railroad company then told a negro that ii"- pa ?enger train might come in soon and for him. (the negro) to go dow n the track and fl <?? it but the neuro failed to discharge tie dntv COTTON USED IN JANUARY AMOUNT l sl l> LAST MONTH 533, 251 RUNNING BALES. Supply on lliind in .Manufacturing Plant* 1.ft 11.157. With 2.(ift9,000 in Independent Warehoum m. Washington, Feb. 1 I.?Cotton con? sumed in the United States jring January amounted to 533,15_ run? ning bales, compared with 4 45,287 bales in December, the census bu? reau announced today. Cotton on nd January 31 in manufacturing .ablishments- was 1,911,157 bales, ompared with 1,704,420 bales De? cember II, and in Independent ware? house 2,669.079 bales, compared wdth 3,200,615 bales December 31. Im? ports were 52,253 bales of 500 pounds, compared with 25,075 in December, and exports 900,8 4 4 running bale:% compared with 1,391,385 bales in De? cember. Of the cotton consumed 270,937 bales were in cotton growing States, and 262,314 bales in other States. Of the cotton on hand January 31 in manufacturing establishments 916,414 bales were in cotton growing States, and 994,743 bales in all other States; of that in independent ware? houses, 2,462,192 bales were in cot? ton growing States and 206,SS7 bales were in all other States. Of the im? ports 4 7,098 bales came from Egypt 1,586 bales from Peru, 3,132 from China, and 437 bales from all other countries. Of the exports 355,750 bales went to the United Kingdom, 240,097 bales to Germany, 97,818 bales to France, 49,8 71 bales to Italy, and 157,31$ bales to all other countries. During January' there wre 30,335, 563 cotton spindles operated, 11,720, 727 of which were in cotton growing States and 18,614,836 in all other States. j F. B. HAYNS AND THE SOUTH. Cotton Farmers Urged to Pay Legal Expenses of Mr. Hayne and His Friend*. To the Editor of The Xews and Courier: In reading some of the circulars sent us by the various bro? kers in New York. I noticed this ex? pression in referring to the advance in cotton last month in the New York market: "Put the tail and wing feathers of this rise were clipped by the decision handed down by "tbe Supreme Court in the cotton corner case." In other words, it means that any attempt to advance the price of cotton, especially by cotton men in the South, is? subject to arrest by tbe Federal authorities, but, so far, we have heard of no arrest of any par? ties endeavoring to depress the price of cotton. On the surface, it seems that it is criminal to attempt to put cotton prices higher, but legitimate to put them as low as possible. It i.s an admitted fact that if it hai not been for the nerve and brains of Frank B. Hayne and his friends we would never have seen the present prices for cotton, anil the farmers' children would still be "picking cot i ton' instead of "attending school.' All men interested in cotton remem? ber the magnificent stand Mr. Hayne and his friends took some years ago, when they were being flooded with cotton, by the bears in New York It is due in great part to Mr. Hayns that cotton is not selling today at the same old prices of 7 cents. S cents and 9 cents, and the present prosper? ity of the South is due in a groat measure to the stand these men took, when the attempt was made to beat down tbe price of cotton and t ? keep it down. In view Of these facts I wish to sug? gest that subscriptions be opened all over the South, at the various cotton centres, to receive contributions t<> pay his legal ? xnenses, but more than that, to act as a protest against the action of the Federal Government, and to show that the South publtCl) recognises the services of Mr. Hayne and his friends; subscriptions o> bs accepted ranging from 2' cents up, 1 think that every cotton nan in the South would gladly c< ntribute to such a cause, and I hope that the paper of the South will take this idea up and publish tins ? ?.. n in tin-ir various communities. Yours truly, Cham P. Mlddleton ?'barb Mton, Ft b 14. tt.vooo rim: at cam pom i do <>tl Mill Ihnroyed In Kpartanbarg (bant) I'own. Spartan! irg, Fcb it The Camp . hello < Iii Mill v d( iroyed by Hi I of unknown orlii rlj lb i morn 1 The loss >i 11 ?" ? nly covered by instu am ?