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DEMOCRATS WRANGLE. CniREM V STl I?FAT* STILL AT Ol Ts ON IlILU With l>emv'*?*t* of Committee Ap parrmly IRvloVd. BUI May go H< - fore i inn iK i Washington. July 25.?In another stormy session today. Democratic members of the house banking and ourrencv* commission found them? selves unable even to agree to disagree ?n the administration currency bill. They adjourned until Monday when, after Pres Jent Wilson haa conferred with Representative Ragsdale of South Carolina, who yesterday presented to the committee the soculled Insurgent amendments to the bill, the struggle to reach some sort of an agreement will ba resumed. While the committee marked time today during a session of the house which demanded the presence of its members on the floor. President Wil? son had c -nferencea with Representa? tive Wtngc. who has opposed several parts of the administration bill, and with Representative Glass, chairman of tha committee, following which it was planned that the bill be taken out of the hands of the Democratic mem? bers of the committee and be sent to a house caucus, if a vote demon? strated they were unable to agree. Accordingly, when the conference .net after the house adjourned, Rep? resentative Wlngo offered a motion that the bill be submitted to a Dem? ocratic caucus to be called a week from Monday, and that the commit tea members in the meantime thresh out as many of their differences as possible Representative Ragsdale of? fered a motion tq send the bill to the caucus immediately without any recommendation and with all amend? ments pending. Other motions fol? lowed In quick -vccesalon and confu? sion ensued. The discussion becume rather acri? monious. Representative Ragsdale calling Chairman Glass to account for a published statement that the chair? man believed the committee was un? able to agree. Chairman Glass re? pudiated the statement. Representative Korbly Interrupted Representative Bulkeley's discussion of the pending motion to ask a ques? tion and continued his interruption to make a statement. Reprenentatlvc Bulkeley arose to ask "why the mem? bers of the committee were so dis? courteous to each other." Represen tstlve Korbly disclaimed any inten? tion to be dlscou. Miiis. Representative Wilson of Florida wanted to know If the charge of dis? courtesy applied to him. and Rep reeentative Bulkeley retorted that his statement could be interpreted by each member of the committee to suit himself. In the confusion the various motions to aend the bill to conference were laid upon the table, and the committee adjourned until Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the bill still suspended in midair. MICHIGAN LABOR WAR. Several People Hurt In Sporadic Brawls which Constitute Whole of bay'ii Vlolemt??Governor Sends Troop** to Sctih-. Calumet. Mich.. July 24.?Disre? garding orders of the Western Feder.t tlon of Miners against violence, many of the 15.000 striking miners of the copper belt today created enough dis? turbances to result In ordeiing out of troops. My tomorrow night th?. e will be almost 2.400 State so,dies, in? cluding ravHlry and artllleiy, in the mining Melds of the upper peninsula of Michigan. There were no concerted attacks on mine property or persons about the mines, but several persons were In bjssjd in sporadic brawls. So menac? ing did the situation appear to Sheriff Frune that he asked Gov. Feirls Tor militia. The governor was on his way to Alpen?? and when the request reached loco ?t Bay <'lt> he was at first In? clined to think the sheriff was unduly alarmed Later report*, however, convinced tic- governor that armed bell? wan needed and he ordered Adit Orn. Vnndrrcook to rush SoMleri 10 the strike sane The blah prp > h paid for lobaCi 0 this nee*on nhoubl ss an imninu. |e more farmers to di\ersif> their crops by adding a f? a .i r. -? |sj |obf nest season. TosQjOCU is a money crop that brans;* in the mpoi I I lh gl tie dullest season of tbe >ear. There were several hundred ne I roes In the city last week attending the Knishts of Pythias eeetveattoa, and It Is to ?helr rredit that there Whs not the least disorderly COUdUCf and not a single arrest v* i s made They were all sober and well behaved and It w?* not necessary for the po? lice to even so much as admonish single one of them. An equal mini Hep of white people could not have toad** a b*?t?ei re. ord for sobriety and k.I < ondu OPPOSES PLANS PHOPOSKD TO MAKE PEACK IN MEXICO, Disapprove* Suggestion of Mod la - Uon himI Plan for Tripartite t'om mit tee-?Itofuse* to Talk of Ills Policies on American Intervention ami lte<-ognll ion by l ncic Sam.? Says Thing* not Ncurly so Had as JU?l>rcseuu*d. New York. July 25.?Pausing here for a half day on his hurried Mexico to-Washlngton trip In response to a summons from President Wilson, Henry Lane Wilson, American ambas? sador to Mexico, announced his em? phatic opposition to several plans un? der consideration by the State depart? ment for bringing about peace in the troubled Mexican Republic. Supplementing statements he made earlier in the day, disapproving the suggestions of American mediaton or the appointment of a tripartite com? mission, Mr. Wilson tonight gave his reasons why he considered the plan for a trlpartito committee not a feas? ible one. "If we are to consider such a plan we may as well abandon the Monroe I>octrlne entirely," he said. "The Monroe Doctrine pledged the United States to take care of the interests of American Governments without the aid of any foreign country. Conse? quently under the Monroe Doctrine we cannot attempt to settle Mexico'* affairs through the aervice8 of 8uch a body aa the proposed tripartite com? mission. 8lnce it involves calling in outside Governments to help." Mr. Wilson was reticent when ques? tioned on his policies on American In? tervention and recognition of Mexico by the United States. These views, he said, he felt he must reserve for his conference with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. "I have been blamed for a great deal," the ambassador commented, as he discussed his adminlsctratlon In Mexico City. On everything he has done he "stands pat," however, he said, aa he hurried on to Washington, taking a train late tonight, that he wt uld be retained in hia position and aent back to Mexico. The ambassador's silence regarding hia opinion as to American recogni? tion was broken tonight long enough for his comment on one of his acts Just subsequent to the overthrow of Madero. Mr. Wilson recalled that this act was interpreted In many quarters as virtual recognition of Mexico, notwithstanding the refusal of hia Government at Washington to ,admit the Republic on a diplomatic footing common with other Govern? ments. In February, when Huerta became Provisional President, the ambassa? dor instructed American consuls in Mexico "In the Interests of Mexico to urge general submission and adhesion to the Government which will be recognized by all foreign Governments today." Mr. Wilson said a wrong construc? tion would be placed upon this advice to consular officera by any parson who believed It meant that he recognized the Huerta Government, or that he had deslredj to conflict in any way with the policies of either Mr. Taft, as President , or President Wilson. "It was the de facto government on? ly that 1 recognized," said Mr. Wil? son. "The do facto government was the only government that possessed the power to offer protection for American lives und property and for the lives and property of other for eignera. I acted as any ambassador had the right to act?in the interests of my countrymen. The government I recognized was only existing one of of law and order. 1 beliove that 1 AM right at that critical time." in commenting tonight on the Mex? ican situation in general, Ambassa? dor Wilson declared the seriousness of conditions has been exaggerated. Things are not nearly so bad as they have in en represented," he said, Fundamentally the condition of Mex? ico is good. At bottonii bUSlnCSSi what l may call the physical condition of the country1! of the material condition is good. "The disturbance! of the present arc surfa<e disturbances, and though they affect the country adversely they soon can be fettled, the Government ? ;*?i ba made staple and then Mexico will enjoy the prosperity and irnmuni tv from disturbance >f which she la i ipable. There is nothing funda? mentally wrong with the country. Everything there is not polng I? tin dogs, as some persona h >rc seem to think." Canning Demount nil I'm. a cannlni demonstration was given Friday afternoon at tin- residence of Mr. Edwin U Miller on Broad Street, beyond the city limits, by Pnlted Mates Demonstrator J, i. Carberr) a number of the tomato club glrli and Iheli elders were present to nb? aerve lhe moat approved methodi ol canning tomatoes and fruits. The demonstration eras arranged for by Miss \iar Lemmon, school super* visor for Pumter <'ounty, REVOLUTION jjj CUM, TWO HUNDRED MILLION' OP? POSED TO PKK IN GOVERN? MENT. Soven Soutliorn lYovincies Pulte In Revolt Against l*rovlslonal Prent? ? lent Yuan Shi Knl?Largo Armlos H?ing Offgnntned to BwiH Regular Forces, i Canton, China, July 25.?Seven of the southern Chinese provinces, with a population twice that of the Cnited States, have come to an agreement for1 joint action against Provisional Pres? ident Yuan Shi Kai and the Peking government, it was announced today. In an eighth province, Kwang Si, the troops undev Gen. Lung sympathize with the movement. A force of 10,000 irregular troops chiefly composed of Hukka hillmen, left here today by way of the North I river to tight the northern army. They will make forced marches over the mountain passes of the province of Giang SI. Other armies are being organizea among the peasants and hillmen. There are 100 mountain guns In the arsenal here and machine guns are being manufactured. POURING FORTH MEN. North China Dispatching Thousands ? to the South. I London, July 25.?"Northern China and Manchuria now have sent every available soldier southward," says a dispatch to The Daily Telegraph from its Peking correspondent. "From daybreak," the correspond? ent continues, "Peking has resounded with bugles as the garrison regiments marcned out to entrain for Pukow. 1 counted 25 battalions of infantry, six batteries of modern quick flrers, four mountain batteries, two regiments of cavalry and other details, making 30, 000 combatants. "The transport and supply columns department left three days ago. 1 therefore estimate that thi. nrmV will be fully concentrated with the other ! corps at Su Chow Fu before the' end ' of the month. "Yesterday two transports carrying 4,000 northern troops convoyed by three cruisers left Taku. It Is be? lieved they will assault the Wu Chang forts and attempt their prompt recap? ture. "It Is persistently rumored here'that Japan is partly mobilizing the Sixth Kukamammoto and another division. No confirmation is obtainable. Japan's attitude is simply that of watchful solicitude for the great interests that are being endangered." A dispatch to the Morning Post from Shanghai says it is admitted that the arsenal there is becoming hard pressed by the southerners. "The garrison," ihc correspondent adds, "is becoming exhausted as a result of three successive night at? tacks. The casualties of the south? erners to date arc 1,200 men killed and wounded." WANING AT SHANGHAI. Revolutionary Cause Seems to Suffer Setbacks There. Shanghai, July 25.?The revolution? ary cause here appears to be waning. Despite the large number of rebel re? inforcements the attacks on the arse? nal by the southerners last night and today failed completely and Dr. Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister to the Cnited States Gen. Wen Tsung Vao. and Other prominent rebels, after a conference today, telegraphed Presi? dent Yuan Shi Kai, proposing a basis for peace negotiations. It is now known that So-Chow-Fu. in the province of Kiang-Su, is in pos? session of the northerners. The mili? tary governor of the province of Ilu Nan has proclaimed the neutrality of . his district and the military gover : nor of Che-Kiang province is sup? pressing all propaganda against Yuan Shi Kai. ! REORGANIZE WEATHER BUREAU Bpedal Committee Recommenda? tions Means Overhauling. i Washington, July 25. ? Reorganiza? tion of the weather bureau is soon to be made as the result of a report to da\ to Secretary Houston by a spe? cial committee appointed some time ago to Investigate the workings of the bureau. Tbc committee consisted of L. II BoWtCi C. F. Marvin and E it. Calvcrt, The changes they recommend will nol bo put Into effect all nt'iwne time Secretary Houston said (today he was not ready to announce what the) would he, bul it is known thai economics will result in certain linen b) doing awaj with duplications and thai the Secretary believes greater efficiency will result. No successor to Willis L. Moore, dismissed as head of the bureau some time ago, has ycl been announced, though a man has been Selected. , , mm Hlight is doing serious dam the cotton crop in some sections of Sunder and Lee counties, SO DOES DEL VALE, A PRIVATE AGENT OF GOVERNMENT. President will Confer with Ambas? sador Monday on Possible BoKlon of Mexican Situation ? Immigra? tion Agent Dlxon, of United States, Shot by Federal Soldiers in Mexi? co. Washington. July 26.?President Wilson had before him toinght the report written here today by Ambas? sador Henry Lane Wilson on condi? tions In Mexico from the time that a revolution overthrew the reign of Porflrio Diaz, through the stirring events of the Orozco revolt, the down? fall of Ifadero and down to the es? tablishment of the Huerta regime?al period of three years. This report j was transmitted to the President to? night by Secretary Bryan, who had j spent the greater par: ol the day In conference with Ambassador Wilson. The President expects to examine the report before Monday, when he will confer with Ambassador Wilson on a possible solution of present diffi? culties. Secretary Bryan* in shifting the mass of varying information which has reached Washington from all parts of Mexico, did not contlne him? self to official channels. As soon as Ambassador Wilson left the State de? partment Reginald del Valle, of Los Angeles, Cel., whose identity aa an agent of the government has been variously stated and denied in official circles, appeared in Mr. Bryan's office. For nearly an hour Mr. Del Valle was closeted with Secretary Bryan, and much secrecy was manifested as to the nature of the conference. Mr. Bryan was silent, declining to state how long he had known Mr. Del Valle j or anything of the character of his ! mission in Mexico. Mr. Del Valle afterwards admitted he had spent almost two months in Mexico, travelling through the trou? ble zones and had presented a full report of conditions everywhere in the Republic. He sa^d, he had been a political acquaintance of Mr. Bry? an's and had been at one time a State senator in California. Able to speak Spanish, Del Vajle, who is of Mexican ancestry, though born in the United States, had little difliculty he said, in making his way through ter? ritory held by rebels, a# well as that held by federals. H<e declined to state the results of bis explorations or indicate what he thought of the sit? uation. ?? if Coincidentally, Del yalle came up from Mexico City on tha same steam? er with Ambassador Wilson and ar? rived in Washington on the same train. That they had little in com? mon was apparent front Ambassador Wilson's remark earlier in the day that he did not think the govern? ment had exhibited courtesy toward him in tending unofficial representa tives to investigate conditions in Mex? ico. He spoke caustically of the methods pursued by both Del Valle and William Bayard Hale, a person? al friend of President Wilson, in ob? taining information.. In fact, the ambassador said he had been told by a legation official in Cuba that Del Valle had a copy of the State depart? ment code in his possession, an im ? propriety for an unofficial repre? sentative, in the ambassador's opin? ion. While Ambassador Wilson express? ed his views on Mexican affairs quite freely early in the day and before he reached Washington he began to? night a policy of reticence. He said he had been asked by Secretary Bry? an to retrain from discussing the sit? uation and would abide by the With? es of bis superior officer. In fact, the ambassador expressed doubt as to the accuracy of some published statements attributed to him criticising sugges? tions of the Washington government for the establishment Of peace in Mex? ico. The ambassador was not willing to say what he had written In his re? port, but declared unequivocally that he bad not altered his views about af? fairs in Mexico since coming to Wash 1 ington or after his talks with Secre? tary Bryan. He admitted he bad at various times suggested the advisabil? ity of recognizing the Huerta admin j istration. it is understood the ambassador's report deala extensively with the eco? nomic as well as the political situa? tion in Mexico. It was said on good authority that he pictured a gloomy condition In financial circles in the Rout hern Republic, pointing to several tup; banks as being on the verge of bankruptcy and a general condition of distress In business conditions. It is delared the ambassador spoke of tin* continuous deficits botii of the nation* Al treasury and of the railway sys? tems and estimated foreign losses as very heavy. Conatttutlonaliat i epresentath es here exhibited a llvel) interest in Jtutbu*aador Wilsons utterances, de clarlng that some of the tblnga in* ?Aas reported to bave saht in -inter? views about the Melxcan people were offensive and would make it Impos "LEY FCHGA" APPLIED IX) HIM , IN JUAREZ. C. B. Dixon, "White Slave" ofHccr, Carried Out Towards Hills. Makes Break for Liberty. El Paso, Texas, July 26.?After arguing" all afternoon with Col. J. N Vasquez of the M< xlcan federal army in Juarez, F. W. Berkshire, supervis? ing inspector of the United .States im? migration service; Clarence G. Gately, inspector; Dr. J. 11. Tappan, surgeon, and American Consul Thos. D. Ed? wards were unable to secure permis? sion from the federals for the re? moval to an El Paso hospital 01 Charles B. Dixon, immigration in? spector, who was shot, perhaps fatal? ly, this afternoon by a squad of fed? eral soldiers in the southern part of Juarez. Dixon had been arrested by the sol? diers and, fearing execution at their hands, tried to escape by running down an alley. The federal authorities refused to allow the wounded American to be removed from the military hospital, where he was taken. Federal sol? diers guard the ward where Dixon lies, refusing admission to every one except Dr. Tappan. A Japanese male nurse is waiting on him. Dr. Tap pan stated that Dixon is resting easily and has no fever. One bullet entered just above Dix on's right hip and emerged at the front of his ahdomen. Another struck his right foot. The judge who is hearing the case has taken the evidence of the com? plaining witnesses, he says, and to ! night Supervisor Berkshire is en ( deavoring to arrange a bond to en? able Dixon's removal to El Paso. The arrest of Dixon, the immigra? tion men say, was the result of a "frame-up" between a negro, Arthor Walker, and certain soldiers station? ed in Juarez. Walker Is said to have represented to the Juarez authorities that Dixon was coming to arrest him, thett ch'oroform him and kidnap him from the border town. Dixon was in Juarez on official bus I Iness, investigating "white slave" cases, when he was arrested by a i band of federals, who started march ' ing him away from the city in the di? rection of the foothills, where many executions have occurred. Dixon started to run and after getting a block away was llred on and hit in 'he back. Dixon's father lives in Wharton, Texas. Dixon made a statement this afternoon In Juarez to American offi? cials that he believed the Mexicans were marching him out to shoot him when he ran. He says the Mexican soldiers were drunk. Dixon was sent by a superior to Juarez to sec a negro in connection with a "white slave" case being probed here. He says he believes the negro bought drinks for the soldiers and in duced them to arrest him. "1 told the soldlers I would go to , the commandant's office," Dixon said j this afternoon, "but instead of taking I me in that direction they started with me toward the outskirts of the town. As I had on a suit of khaki I thought they had mistaken me for a Cnited States soldier acting as a spy. so I ran." Dixon was shot in the small of the back. the ball going completely through his body. F. W. Berkshire, supervising in? spector of the Cnited scutes immi? gration service on the Mexican bor? der, at once went to Juarez, accom? panied by Clarence Gantley, an inspec? tor, to looW after Dixon. Both were arrested and detained at the military barracks for a short time but later were released. They tok up the mat? ter with Miguel Dlbold. inspector of I Mexican consulates in El Bas??, with Bible for him to return as ambassa? dor. The ambassador was In the dark about future plans. He would go back on the steamer sailing next Thurs? day if the President desires, he said, but he has received no intimatio \ on this point. It was learned later tonight that Del Valle not only had been on board the same ship and train by which Ambassador Wilson hail come to Washington, but stopped at the same on the street cars then' and observed hotel in New York, followed him the men with whom the ambassador talked. Del Valle, it also was said, was the man from whom Secretary Bryan has received a recommendation that the American embassy be kept in charge of a secretary for the present ami Ambassador Wilson's resignation be accepted. Del Valle declined tonigi ' to ?1 is - cuss any Of these points, but said he was about through with his mission. He Haid he was a lawvcr. am\ jjujd. no Interests In Mexico. He added that he Would be bete a few Tf.i y s" f? ?ngor conferring with Secretary Bryan and would In the meantime pay bis re? spects to President Wilson. DIXON Is REMOVED TO HOSPITAL AT EL PASO. Consul at Juarez. Speaks to Mexican Government in Emphatic Terrae? Demands are Made. Bl Paso, July 27.?Charles B. Dix on, Jr.. the United States immigra? tion inspector, who was shot in Juarez Saturday by Mexican soldiers, was released from the Juarez hospital and brought to Bl Paso today after the American consul, T. D. Edwards, had made a demand for his release and for the arrest of the men who shot him. Mexican consul Milranda and Guil lermo Porras, former secretary of state of Chihuahua, also mterceded for the release of Dixon after con? ference with the United States offi? cials who represented to the Mexicans the grave impression that had been-: produced in Washington by the news of the shooting of the inspector. The demand of Consul Edwards was In vigorous language. First tell? ing the Mexican authorities that Dix? on must be delivered up to his friends and permitted to be brought to El Paso without delay, the consul aald relatively to reparation: "I do not merely request the ar? rest of these men, but in the name of the United States government which I have the honor to represent, j I demand their arrest and their trial ! and punishment for this crime. Mv j government will hold the military au 1 thorlties of Juarez personally reapon ? sible for failure to obey this com? mand." . ,# - Arrests are Made. Arthur Walker, the negro whom Dixon was investigating when he was arrested, and the soldiers, who m?de the arrest, immediately were placed in , jail, according to the report of Col. ? 'astro, commanding the Juarez gar ! rison. E. W. Berkshire, supervising inspector of immigration for the United states on the Mexican border, took charge of Dixon. ? - - ? B LEASE ATTACKS MOOltE. Will Refer Matter to Arbiters?Moore Getting Extra Pay. Columbia, July 24.?In reply to Ad? jutant General Moore's interview this morning Governor Blease says he is willing to leave with Colonels Cabaness and Bibb of the Adjutant General's office to say whether he was right or not, referring to the general order issued for the Adjutant General to attend the encampments which the Governor says he did not authorize, he says, "and under which order he is paying himself or is re? ceiving pay to the amount of |16.6Y ped day, extra pay" and then, asks if it. is the duty of the Adjutant General to attend the encampments why did he issue this extra order for himself to draw the extra pay adding "wh> then this extra $16.67 per day for do? ing the duty which the tax pavers i ate paying him an annual salary to do." "Cheap politics, possibly, well MTir*? not cheap, extra pay for doing ones duty. However I do not care to enter into any controversy with the Adjutart General, I leave the entire matter to the military authorities to say if I am acting for the best inter? est of the men in the service and I am perfectly willing to abide by their ; decision." i Licenses to marry were issued Wed ' nesday to Jimmie Dicks and Ethel Wilson. Sumtar; Robert Cooper and Mamie Black of Sumter; and Aaron Butler and Venia Bradley, Mayes , ville. all colored. 1 a view of having Dixon removed to Bl Paso. '- ? t CASE LOOKS SERIOUS. Bryan Regard* Juarez Incident a? laeptartaai Washington, July 26.?"it looks like a serious case. We will do what? ever is necessary," said Secretary Bryan tonight in commenting ??a the shooting of Dixon. He telegraphs \ American Consul Edwards for an im? mediate investigation. Secretary Bryan was at hta oftVe in th-> state department when he re? ceived a brief message from Consul Bdwarda advising him of the ahoot 1 ing. He also w.ts shown the press dispatches and manifested keen in? terest In the situation. President Wil? son was advised of the incident bat made no comment. While immigration officials on the border frequently have had their troubles with Mexicans, ofltctaJa be inu detained until their identity could be established, no Incident so serious as the affair at Juarez could be re called in official circles tonight. It w.-s apparent that th< state de pai tinent wqubi ? a?J. iD'ja the < e facto government in MeslcoTjIty, whom 1 ioopN are gArYIWfnWd tn Juarez, to punish the offend* rs. though SO one would authorize anv statement of the course to be pursued.