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nHW<HR\TS kKI.fat AND U - U)W bkfthrf.n 11? mm I cirif.y \m i I \<. \inst TARIFF HILL. I n.t. raj.i Turin Hill Will ? MM up I? lioUtft* |u Few l>a)s as He Used b> Cawu* mid \ftcr It I'mhhos Ttiroagh IIi*n.u of Wats und Moans Cosnaulttee. Waghington, April SI.?Democratic farce* in charge of tariff revision in the senat?* slightly yielded today to the demands for heatings upon tariff schedules. In addition to the permis? sion given all Interested parties to file statements with the finance commit? tee, rtenator Simmons today conotdod to a group of WtJtern senators the right to appesr and state their argu? menta against the free wool and free sugar provisions that have been agreed to by the Demo? rats of the house. A full meeting of the senate nnance committee hi to be held to? morrow Republican senators will then renew their demand that general open hearlnga be given. The atti? tude of the majority of the Demo? cratic membera of the committee \a against thle, however. They claim revision, and that no arguments would ae brought forth that have not al? ready appeared la the hearings be? t?r? the house committee or in the ?r*efs nied with the senate commit? tee The I'nderwood traiff lull .as finally approved and revised by the caucus sd house Democrats, was reintroduced lu th house today by Representative Underwood and referred back to the ways and means committee. Tomor? row It will reappear with a favorable { report from the Democrats on the cam mit tee and without a dissenting ?ota It baa been determined that the maaaura will be considered as a whole bill in the senate aa it will be In the house. The hearing to be granted to the senators from Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast States upon the wool and augar Issue* la expected to de? velop the full strenKth of the oppo? sition and to give the finance com mlttee definite Information as to whether It will be necessary to restore arty of the duty on any of the sched ulea Tonight the Louisiana. Kansas and Nebraska sntl-frea augar forces had net been Included In the Invitation given fer the finance committee hear? ing. dome of the Weatern aenatora will present their arguments against free sagar and free wool Wednesday. They have not Indicated how muc*- time they espect to obtain. The Republic ans are figuring on a mimfcST of amendmenta to be pro? posed in the substitutes tor the wool and cotton schedules. Representative Payne of New York, aa ranking minority member of the committee, today introduced his bill of till to create a tariff board, changed eo aa to provide for a tariff commis? sion of five members to be appointed by the president by and with the ad? vlos and consent of the senate and clothed with authority to negotiate trade agreements with foreign nutions. Representative Qoode of Iowa also Introducsd a bill to create a tariff commission with broad powers of In? vestigation and report. Representative Henebaugh of Illl Osls. a Progressive. Introduced a reso jfsssoa declaring that Inasmuch us the two minority bodies outnumbered the Democrat! body In popular vote the tariff bill should be left to a refer? endum vote of th ? people of the t'nlt ed Mtatss. TO PKF.VF.Vr ST<H K FRAUD*. Hess tor Anhurst Introduce* a Hill to Rrgalate Fichanges. Washington. April 21.?Senator Ashurat. of Arliona. Introduced a bill today to if?Kuiat? at eon saehaages by refusing the use of the mails to brokers who eta**** If* provision* and maks wash or fl< 111kmih s?lcs. sale* on margin without delRerv or carry speculator u< < mints or aeeaunts of employee* ,,f banks, trust or Insur ance companies without the consent of the companies. lvrs..ri* vst.o de posit or ?ause to t.e Carried a the mails literature of broker* Violating the terms of the bin would he liable to fines of $ 1.000 or Impr'sonment fot the first offen? e. and to the | ? .ir Imprisonment for an\ subseipienl ??: fen' . Senator Ascnrst attempted to apsak on his . Ml during the Sen at*'s 1 'morning hour." PVt objection was raised und It was three hours lu ter when In- was given gg opportunity to be heard. He dcl.it* <l when b? got the goof ?t)U' Although Henatot ssislit not ae lute ratsd In in < Mil millions of peopb- ^hrotighoul the eoentry would i.e. Marriage Lice, it* > Record. License to marry w >re leaved Mosp dsy to Albert Rutler and Mai v A. Jenkias. of Tlndul; I'ellx thai.i am' Magst? Rl? hardsan, >luint?r. LONG CRUISE FOR FLEET. GREAT NAVAL CRUISE TO THE MKPITKBHANKAN. Secretary Duillcls HSS Decided to Solid C ut Ire Atlant|g Fleet on Thrcc Monthe' Cruise Next Winter to Gr?? Men Practical Training. Washington, April 20.-Secretary ' Daniels announced today that next winter practically the entire Atlantic j fleet wouhl l?e sent OH a three months cruise to the Mediterranean. This will be the new secretary's tlrst step in pursua..< i of his policy to make the navy, In time of peace, a great educa? tional force for the enlisted men and to afford them opportunity to enjoy the broadening advantages of first? hand knowledge of the great coun? tries of the world. The secretary believes sueh a cruise will add greatly to the saliors' use? fulness: "I believe we should offer to j the enlisted man every opportunity j which lies in our power to obtain | knowledge of other countries from personal observation," he said today. "The cruise will be so timed as to give every man in the fleet shore leave at every port of interest." Mr. Daniels also appreciates the advatnages from a technical stand? point that the officers of the fleet will gain in a long cruise of this kind where varioiiH manoeuvres can be ear i led out and many experiments can be executed under actual ser/ice con? ditions. Instead of the usual annual winter manoeuvres at CJuantanamo, Cuba, the whole fleet, Including the torpedo i>oats. destroyers aid auxiliaries, will make the foreign cruise. There will be at least 21 battleships, probably In < luding the new dreadnoughts, Texas and New Yoik, with an aggregate ton? nage of about 375,000 tons. The fleet will leave about the first of January and cross the Atlantic, probably stopping at the Azores or Madeira to Gibraltar. There the ?hips will be divided into squadrons and sent to visit the principal ports of the Mediterranean. The exact dates and details of the voyage have not been determined. HOC I KT Y DA NC KS MOST KV IL. \layor of Boston Town Says They Kellpse Public Hall Dances, Huston, April 21.?"Society dances eclipse In boldness anything attempted in public halls, and are mainly renponsible for the abuses de? veloped in dance halls," said Mayor John F. Fitsgerald today. The mayor's statement was made in connection with an announcement that unless dance hall conditions in Bos? ton are improved he will close up "the most offensive places," and might be compelled to adopt a uniform hour for closing, either midnight or 1 o'clock, for all other ball rooms. A committee of the Public Fran? chise league, which called upon the niuyor to ask for stricter municipal regulation of dancing, had express? ed surprlHe that the mayor should In? clude hotel ball rooms with the cheaper dance halls. "I would not under any circum? stances exempt the hotels from con? forming to the midnight closing hour," continued the mayor. "As far as my observation goes, they are worse of? fenders, and they could well set the real of the city a good example. At very few of the dchuntantu parties and fashionable social events in the Back Pay does the dancing begin un? til midnight, and it runs until the early hours of the morning." DISPENSARY PETITION H OCT. Moxement to He-establish Liquor Shops In llumpton County. Hampton, April 21.?Petitions for an flection on the question of estab? lishing the <onnty dispensary In this county are in circulation, and from all reports a sufficient number of dinners have been obtained to insure the election. The pet It Ions have been ausseiousiy signed and win be filed v\ith the county supervisor before June 1, In order to haw the election ordered for the third Tuesday in AugUSt? From all expressions the dispensary will he rs?sstabllshed In llumpton county. IT.OBINCK DIHPKNHARY BOARD. I It. Ilarinr. W. A. Law ami II. P. Baldwin Are Named. Florence, April II, The different nominating bodies a*ho hold the fats of the dtspenssr) board in their bands hnvt at last ?greed. The nomina? tions o tme made were turned down by las governor f<?r ' reasons sat is - faetOT) to h*ms*lf." The education board iod;i\ determined to name i. ?? Harpsr, the delegation w. a Law of Ttmntoaevlll? ami the mayors ii P Batdwts of take Olty, This gives all three of the towns Interested rep? resent itlon. and none of the men sauted can be said to be obnoxious t? tu?- governoi sr aai uthei man. ABROGATE ENGLISH TREATIES. RESOLUTION ix SENATE TO END ( ANAL TREATY, Chamberlain's Measure Would be Re? quire President to Proceed ?t Once to Terminate Treaties or 1001 and HI! sajgialui Sayn it Was Never Meant to Give Great Ilritain Sueli I (ml n us Would Justify Protests She Has .Mud. . Walhlngton, April 11,?A demand; for abrogation of two treaties with Great Britain bearing upon Isthmian Canal rights, presented to the Senate today |n a resolution by Senator Chamberlain, brought a new element Into the canal controversy now in progress between this country and Great Ilritain over the right of the United States to exempt American (oustwise ships from the payment of tolls. Senator O'Gorinan, chairman of the int^:oceanic canals committee, who must handle canal legislation in the Senate, tonight embused the principle embodied in the Chamberlain resolu? tion. Earlier in the day State department officials had expressed ignorance of Senator Chamberlain s plan to Intro* |duce the resolution, j The Chamberlain resolution would require the President to proceed at (?nie to terminate the Hay-Paunce fote treaty of 1901 and the Clayton Bulwer treaty of 1852, which it super? seded. In a statement Senator Cham? berlain said the treaties and record would show that the United States never planned to give Great Britain j such treaty rights as would justify the protests that country has made. Senator O'Gorman said: "Senator Chamberlain's resolution is a more concrete statement of the position I took in the last seaaion, that If the Hay-Pauncefote treaty Justi? fied Great Britain in making the pro. test now before our Government, then K would be well If means could be | found to abrogate the treaty." The new angle of the situation caused much discussion in Senate cir Olea during the day and brought out many endorsements of the proposal. Senator O'Gorman declared at the close <tt today's session that he be? lieved the resolution would pass by a large majority if it came to a vote. A meeting of the Inter-Oceanic ca? nal committee had been called for to- j morrow, but It was postponed until next Tuesday. Senator Hoot's bill for a repeal of the free toll provision is now before the committee. It was ap? parent today that much of the sup? port that was mustered in the last1 session to prevent the change of free toll provision will now he brought to the support of the plan to abrogate treaties that may be interpreted as giving Great Britain any ground for protest. MOHOS QUIET} JOLO RESTS EASY. Warlio Philippine Tribesmen Have Troubled Peace of Mind of the War Department. Washington. Aptil 21.?Trouble with the Moros, the watlike Philip? pine tribesmen which threatened the peace of mind of the war depart? ment for several weeks, has been averted. Reports to the department say the army of belligerent tribes? men numbering 3,000, which practi? cally laid siege to Jolo and dared the American garrison to venture forth and do battle, have dispersed and that only a few Moros have refused to be reconciled. The Moros threatened to revolt be? cause agitators from the province of Luzon had spread reports that the ( Americans had planned to make them abandon the Mohamedan religion. TWO NEGROES ARE MURDERED. Elve Negroes Are Lodged in Jail to Answer Clutrgo ut August Term of Court. Edgeflebl. April 21.?Two negroes were murdered In their house at night s?.me days ago on W. s. Mlddleton's farm In the lower part of the county and as a result of the efforts of Sheriff Bwearlngen five negroes were commit? ted to jail yeaterday to answer the ? b?rge of murder tit the August term uf court. Tin* negroes In jail are Jim and Carrie Norman, who occupied one end of the house in which the man and woman wer?, killed; Bill Williams, Mol? Marahall and John Murray, the husband of the dead woman. ROPE NOW CONVALESCENT. Dangerous Symptoms Have Disap? peared. Home, April 10, ?So much Improve? ment was found In tin* condition of the pope It) Drs Marchlafavn and Ami. I on their Visit to tin- sick room tins evening thai tiny did not eonsld er it necessary to issue a bulletin. The morning liullctin was as follows "Ki?r four days his holiness has bad n<> fever. As a result of the ameliora? tion of the bronchial affection the i???pe i* gradually recovering hie ?i i engl b ' STRINGENT ALIEN LAND BILL. RUMOR OF MEW MEASURE HEARD WITH fMBGRRT BY PRESIDENT. Washington Officials Believe Bill will Resemble Assembly Measure? Ffforts US Ameliorate Harsh Fea? tures will he Continued by Admin- ( Istration ? If State Courts Should Uphold Boen Statute, Case Would be Taken to Supreme Court. Sacramento, Cal. April 21.?Two new bills dealing with the question of land ownership by aliens in Califor- j nla, each representing the view of a considerable faction in the Legis? lature, will be offered, and it believed is voted oil by the Senate this week. Through an agreement reached by leaders of the majority party a dras? tic law directed solely against the Japanese and Chinese will be prepar? ed as a substitute for the Thompson Birdsall measure and probably will be passed. If not, an end will have come to the anti-allen land legisla? tion at this session, floor leaders de? clare. It now is planned to throw out entirely the guarded language of the Thompson-Birdsall bill and put in its place two simple prohibitions. "1.?No alien who is ineligible to citizenship shall be permitted to ac? quire and hold land in California for a period of more than one year af? ter date of such ac quisition. "No corporation, the majority of stock of which is held by aliens who are eligible to citizenship shall be per? mitted to acquire and hold lPnd ex? cept for one year." j The plan Is in direct opposition to I the suggestions contained in the tele | gram received by Governor Johnson [from Secretary Bryan of the State de | partment, last week and the Demo? crats have decided to offer a bill which will confine the restriction to "aliens who have not declared their intention to become citizens according to law." In effect the Progressive Republi? cans now are proposing substantially I the original Democratic bill, while the (Democrats are tending towards the original Administration bill. Kffect In Washington. Washington, April 21.?News of the determination of the leglslatvo lead? ers in Sacramento to frame and pass an alien land -owning bill, directly dis? criminating against the Japanese, un? officially conveyed to the White House and State department, was received j with grave concern and disappolnt j ment. Such a development bad not i been expected In view of the first fa j vorable comments In California upon ! the President's suggestion that regard j he had for preservation of the friend? ly relations between this country and [the Orlentlal nations. The Administration is not yet at the end of Its resources, and will con? tinue its efforts to ameliorate harsh features of the projected legislation until the measure is beyond reach of amendment in that direction. While the President has ,ln his mes? sage to Governor Johnson, transmlt j ted through Secretary Bryan, recog? nized the right of the people of Cali? fornia to legislate according to their Judgment on the subject of land ten? ure, he is also under the obligation ;of guarding against encroachment by I State legislation upon that part of the i field of International relations reserv j ed by the Constitution to the Nation I al Government. Therefore, In the event the Califor I nla legislation takes the form of di? rect discrimination against the Jap? anese in violation of what the Admin? istration itself regards as their treaty rights the National Government itself might enter the lists against the State i of California, before the judicial trib i unnls of the land. It does not follow that the United States Government would take tho in? itiative in the judicial proceedings intended to test the legality of the State's action. Jn the ordinary course the initial step would be taken by Japanese individuals or corpor atlons in California whose lands are ?ought to be escheated. But it Is ful? ly expeeted that the department of Justice would come forward as an in tervener, throwing the weight of the United States Government into the scale in defence of the treaty lights of tin: Japanese. If the State POUrtf should Uphold such a statute the case would be up pealed to the United States Circuit Court, and almost certainly, by one party or the other, taken to the Uni? ted States Supreme Court, which tri? bunal has never yet passed upon the Japanese claim of the right of natur? alization in the United States. An Important development in the situation is the announced purpose of the opponents of Anti-Japanese leg? islation to challenge the correctness of the figures and the statements rela? tive to the extent of the so-called J a - panese Invasion <d California, tele graphed to Washington from Sacra? mento by the legislative leaders, in answer to Representative Maker's re iu-st. For some time past quiet ? it.li has been mad.- of the records of the United states Immigration bu? reau ami of to* i 'sllfornla ta* officio. DAMAGE PROM FLAMES ESTI? MATED AT HALE MILLION HOL? LAHS. Plant of Atlantic Toast Lumber < or. potation Almost Completely He* stroycd Monday Morning;. _ ! Georgetown. April II.?The plant of the Atlantic Coast Lumber corpo? ration, said to be one of the largest lumber plants in the world, having a i capacity of one-half million feet per day, was almost completely destroyed I by a fire which broke out this morn? ing at about f> 'clock. Fanned by a strong wind from the north which in? creased as the Harnes made headway it seemed that nothing in the path? way of the flames could escape, but one of the mills which was located ttorth of where the fire comment ed and another wh ch was not directly In the direction in which the wind was blowing remain standing. Two mills, together with the power j house and two dry kilns and a vast amount of lumber, some 10,000,000 feet, were destroyed. The loss is estimated at about one half million dollars, completely coV I ered by insurance. It is quite a serious proposition to a great many people who were em? ployed in these mills, as well as to I business generally in Georgetown and vicinity, as this was the chief indus? try in this section, but the manage? ment has announced that the work j of rebuilding will be started at once, and that the two mills which were not burned will be run day and night, lie it is hoped that it will not turn out to be as serious as was at first an? ticipated. Owing to the fact that most of the pumps were put out of commission {during the early stage of the Are j very little could be done to check the > flames. However, the plant of the Du j pont Powder company, which manu I factures alcohol from sawdust, was saved by heroic work on the part of the management and employes of that plant. The fire attracted great attention and a large crowd of people, in fact every one who could possibly get out, turned out to witness It. I NEGRO ATTACKS WHITE MAN. Lee Irick Is Struck with Spade When He Attempts to Collect Rill at Plnewood. Orangeburg, April 21.?Lee Irlck, a white coleetor for M. T. Sifly, this city, was very painfully and probably seriously injured on Friday near Pine wood. Mr. Irick went to this town to collect an account from a negro who lives near Plnewood. A dis? pute arose between the parties and the negro picked up a spade and struck Mr. Irick In the head. Mr. 1 Irick wa? brought to Orangebu?g and is in a serious condition. The ne? gro is in jail. APPROPRIATION HILL VP. I ???? * Sundry Civil Measure Taft Vetoed Has Wilson's Approval. Washington, April 21.?The sundry Civil appropriation bill, in the Identical form in which it was vetoed by Pres ; ldent Taft in the closing hours of the last Congress, was considered in the , House today and its reading complet jed, but action on it was deferred until tomorrow.: The measure was taken up under a special rule to expedite it i through the House. It carries $116, 000,000 for various expenses of the ; Government during the next fiscal year. Mr. Taft vetoed the bill because of a provision that no part of $300,000 : appropriated for anti-trust prosecu? tions should be used in cases against organizations of farmers or laborers. In relntroducing the measure with this provision included the appropri? ations committee is known to be act? ing with the approval of President Wilson. Hrlggs-liymuu. Miss Mayme Hriggs and Mr. Robert Hyman of this city were married Monday afternoon at the parsonagei of the First Rapt ist Church in Co? lumbia. The marriage came as a great surprise to their many friends, who had not been Informed of their intention of marrying beforehand. Miss Briggs waa visiting her sister In Columbia at the time. The happy bride and groom are expected lu re this afternoon, where after a short stay they will leave for spart an burg, which will be their fu? ture home. Both of the young people have many friends here who extend to Hein their very best arlshea In their married lite and other places, where data might be found bearing upon the precise number of Japanese landlords in Cali? fornia and the extent ol their hold? ings, and these Hkmi.-s soon will le laid Itttfur* tin* Stat? dSpai t msnt. I REO ROT LtTTEH. TILI.M W SCORES JOHN FISLER OF WORSTED SPINNERS AS SOCIATION. In Reply (<. statement That Tariff In Radically Wrong, Senator Replies That Country kg Aroused and Will Stop Stealing. Washington. April II,?Senator ITillman wrote a red hot letter today to John Plater of Philadelphia, who j is largely interested in the Worsted Spinners association, in answer to one from him, in which the South Car? olina senator takes issue with the man from the Qnakei state as to the Underwood tariff bill being "radical? ly" wrong. .Vr. Fisler's letter is as follows: "There are many members of con? gress who know that the Wilson bill now before them Is radically wrong in a very great many respect*. They know it is a deadly blow at the Workshop and yet they are doing noth? ing to defeat it. Why.' Is it ths promise of political patronage? Is it the promise of committee appoint? ments? If so, do they intend to sell lout the prosperity and happlne?9 of this great, free, liberty-loving people, for a 'mess of pottage.' Don't you ibe with them, anyhow." To this Senator Tlllman repiled: "Yours of April 19 received. Art you right sure that you are correct I in c harging that the tariff bill now being considered by congrest Is "rad? ically wrong in a very great many re? spects?* "Are you not one of those Repub? lican protectionists who have fat? tened all these years at the expense of the people and have grown rich without honest work for it? Penn? sylvania has had her full share of the graft and stealing wrought by the pro-: ttctive tariff and the rest of the coun j try is now trying to get Its share or ! pull you off. Better revise your vlew-t point and give other people the credit of being as patriotic and wise as you are." MAYESVILA.E NEWS MATHER. Rev. R. ft* Grler to Be Installed on ULh?Presbyterian Church Repairs Completed ?Try to Re-organise Baptist Church?Other Items. Msyesvile, April 21.?The installa? tion of Rev. It L. drier, pastor of the Presbyterian church, will be held on the second Sunday In May. the 11th. Rev. W. H. Workman of Sa? liern (Black River) church, and Rev. ! Hammond of lit Zion church, will ! have charge of the services. The Presbyterian congregation will return to its own church on next Sunday. This handsome house of worship has' : been repaired inside and out, newly i painted, and generally renovated. 1 This church will be one of the moat \ comfortable and convenient In this section since the recent repairs have been completed. An effort Is being made to reor? ganize the Baptist church here which has been closed for a number of years. Quite a nice sum has been subscrib? ed by members of that denomination and others toward the securing of the services of a pastor for part time. It la hoped that this denomination will be successful in this undertaking and that the church will soon be opened. Most of the farmers in this sec? tion who have undertaken the raising of tobacco this year have set out their plants and from present prospects, there will be a good crop made here? abouts. The present cool spell has caused some uneasiness about cotton which is well up on most of the farm* around here. The committee appointed to investi? gate the matter of organizing a cham? ber of commerce in Mayesvllle has not been heard from as yet, and no fur? ther steps have been taken toward jthat worthy movement? but it is to J be hoped that something will be done in the near future. The Oawego Dramatic Club gave a performance in the school auditorium on Friday night, which was well at? tended and thoroughly enjoyed The play presented was The Heroic Dutch? man of "Iii " This Is the second visit of these c lever Thespians within the j past few weeks. . Mrs. J E. Ooddard is visiting rela? tive? at her home at Sharon, s. C. Mrs. W. L. Cut t ie has gone on a visit to her sister in Sumter. Miss Clara Jordan, of Bennetts vllle Is visitinK her sister, Mrs. M. J. West. Miss Fannie Msyes. of Kolkst?.n, Qa . Is visiting at her home here for a few days. Mr. H C. Mayen has accepted a po? sition with the Coast Line on the run between Florence and Chat lesion, and Mr. Lauiin Cooper has taken the former's position as freight uaent here for the Coast Line. Pishing1, fish frys, Ashing part lei and tish, the various waya to catch them and the numerous Kinds to be caught, cue subjects of conversation lust n?>w whlel * ni n?\ei lo wenn tin* disciples el Isaak Walton.