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AMOUNT Of CM IfXMPlM PI ND WHTCH uii.1. m IVOMI IN SOUTH CAROLINA. r't.ur Hunigfed Thousand to Columbia IMf.lft to Charleston and $300,000 Each for Spartanburg and Um,n. vtlle?The Bank? Selected. Washington. Aug. 25.?While the treasury department would give out no information today regarding the orop moving money going to different South Carolina banks. In* State's correspondent was able to ascertain that Charleston will get $500,000 and the share of that city will be divided among the following banks: Peoplea' National bank. $175,000; Bank of Charleston. $176,000, and the First National. $160.000. Columbia it Is learneo will get about $400,000 and as far as "oulJ be ascertained this amount will bo di? vided between the three following b?.nka: Carolina National. Natlcnal Loan and Exchange and the PaNnetto National. Oroenvllle and spartanburg. It was also learned, will each receive $300. ?00 and this fund by agreement will be equally distributed among all tho national banks of those two places which want It. When the treaaury department of? ficials were asked by the State's cor? respondent If these amounts were cor? rect. It was stated that for th. pres? ent It was not desired that any figures ha printed and therefore nothing of confirmatory nature so far as the of? ficials named are concerned, could bo had. bu: the information here given was securod from those on the in? side v?<1 Is tv lleved to be approxi? mate^ correi' except that the total amount going to Columbia may be slightly more than here given. It U< considered that $300,000 for Oroenvllle and Spartanburg Is a good sised an.ount when It la considered that Charleston gets only $500.000 but the two first named places were placed prominently before Secretary MeAdoo. This Information Is believed to be as nearly correct as It Is possible to secure It at thla time, but not being Secured from official sources it Is grten subject to changes by the treas? ury department hereafter. TO INVESTIGATE JUDGE SPEER. Tho House Judiciary Committee Agrees on Thorough rVobe. Washington, Aug. 25.?Thorough Investigation of the official conduct of United States District Judge Emory Speer, of the Southern District of Georgia, to determine whether he has been guilty of any impeacbable mis? behavior, was agreed on unanimously today by the house Judiciary commit too. Tomorrow Chairman Clayton will Introduce a resolution asking the house to empower the commltee to investigate the charges and compel the attendance of witnesses. The committee report to the house Its con? clusions and recommendation*. Such a course follows precedents in the Impeachment cases of Swayne, Han ford. Archbald and others. The Investigation probably will be mads chiefly through a sub-commit? tee. Witnesses to be summoned will be determined upon later. Judge Speer already has a*<ked the com? mltee to allow? Mgn to be present at the hearings and has requested that. If possible, he might appear after a time when he Is subject '.o hay fever. Judge Speer said bis physician ad? vised him that It would be dangerous for him to go to Washington before. The committee In all probability will aceede to this request. Judge Speer has acquainted the committee with the line of bis do fence, denying the charges and at? tacking their authorship. Attorney Huff, of Maeon, who made the orig? inal charges aaalimt the Judge, has written to the committee InslHtlng on a full Investigation, other Georgians. Including many attorneys, have tele? graphed to Chairn. in Clayton and to memlxTii of the Georgia delegation for and against the Investigation. The Georgia delegation will meet this week and receive a report from Its dean. Representative Hartlett. who has been going over the department of Justice's report, exhibits and affl davlta The committee, after holding that the papers made charges suftb lent!) sravs to win further Investigation, sdjourned today subject to the call of the chairman. nrfeci civil war. lio,iu.?< Men of Hclfn?! I tin tire \a<n*1 Home Hole Revolt*. I ndon, Aug. tS.-?BoshsSSS men In Helfest, who know the real iltuatloa In the city, are preparing r..r the worst In the event of the home rule bill passing Into law. Th. iff n-oir log their property against damage <? uniting from the civil war. and It is understood that the policies Which have been taken out ftOO pg< ?ed |SS ???,009. COTTON PRICES ADVANCE. M A11K BT WAS ACTIVE AND HA l ill it EXCITED. Lest l'rices for Day WfJVfJ Twcnty three to Twenty-eight Points High New York, Aug. 25.?The cot'.on market was aetlve and excited today, with prices making new high ground for the movement on general buying which reflected increasing apprehen? sion of an unfavorable new crop out? turn. There was heavy realizing on the advance and some of the old bull interests were credited with taking profits on fully 150,000 hales, hut fresh I buying for long account and further) covering prevented anything more than slight reactions and the market closed very steady at a net gain of from 23 to 28 points. Early weather advices indicating that the scattered showers reported on the decline of Friday had been followed by a renewal of dry weather In the Southwest and bullish private crop accounts seemed to have at? tracted considerable attention abroad, I and the cables showed a sharp ad I vance. The local market opened firm at an advance of 11 to 17 points in consequence, and quickly sold about 15 to 22 points net higher. Realiz? ing caused slight reactions from this level, but the report of a prominent Memphis authority placing the aver? age condition of corp at only 69.6 against 79.6 last month and 74.8 laat year, was against any ag? gressive selling for short account. Local bulls, who had been ac? tive buyers last week were credited with selling freely on the advance, but houses with foreign con? nections, New Orleans, Memphis and the Southwest, were buyers here. There also was an active demand from Wall street and local shorts. This readily absorbed realizing sales, and the market reached the best point of the day In the late trading when December and later deliveries made new high records for the sea? son. Closing prices were within a point or two of the best. In addition to the unfavorable reports there were nu? merous private advices claiming a poor crop outlook from both wes? tern and eastern sections of the belt. Private wires from Oklahoma esti? mated the crop in that State at only 750,000 bales. Expectations of a bul? lish weekly weather report and of other bullish private conditions re? ports before the end of the week ?doubtlesg contributed the advance. MAINTAIN COMIttJN K ATIONS. Lind and Gamboa Exchanging Notes on Relationship of Countries. Mexico City, Aug. 26.?President Wilson's personal representative, John Lind, and Frederlco Gamboa, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, again are exchanging notes on the subject of the relations between the respective gov? ernments, notwithstanding Mr. Lind already has left the capital. Senor Gamboas' note, which he says is in reply to one he received from the American envoy, was sent to Mr. Lind at Vera Crus tonight. The Mexican foreign minister is reticent as to the character of the exchanges, hut unof flcially It Is said they will not alter the situation. Senor Gamboa was told that the officials at Washington ap? peared to believe that Mr. Llnd's re turn to the Mexican capital was not Improbable. The following statement was issued at the foreign oillce to? night: "In order to calm the natural anx? iety of the public, occasioned by the negotiations which have been carried on with Mr. Lind, the confidential agent of President Wilson, Senor Gamboa declares that up to the pres? ent there is no reason for alarm. It the president of the United States considers it opportune to submit to congress the status of the negotia? tions, then Mexico is relieved from the tacit agreement got to give premature publicity, and will hasten then, and Only then, to make public in their entirety all the documents which have ?SSg received or which may he re v StVad at that date. "The situation is far from being 'lesperate. It can only be called se? rious, and for this reason it is de? sirable that the publk should be discreet and reserved; glace this Is the best manner in which they can aid the government." A Pleasant Entertainment. Quite a number of young f<dks of the city enh?yed a delightful evening oa august llth, Miss Ruby Browning being hostest for tin- oci Salon, in honor of her birthday. After a part of the rvcnlnfl had ' ??i n ipont in pleasant conversation and gameo, the guests were Invited into th?- dining room, where a de? lightful ice cream roursa was served Alter enjoying another hour uf fun, ihr >'?nng people departed, all ex? pressing themselves gs having had a moot en loyable timo. I . ? er. WILSON 10 READ MESSAGE. AMERICA'S POLICY RIX. AR DING MEXICO IX> BE ANNOUNCED TODAY. President Concludes Discussion Af? ter News of Envoy's Purpose.! Com? munication Submitted to Members of Foreign Relations Committee. Washington, Aug. 25.?President Wilson will read his message on the Mexican situation at the capitol to? morrow. This was decided at mid? night, following the receipt of a mes? sage from John Lind that he had said goodbye to Foreign Minister Gamboa and would leave Mexico City tomor? row. Negotiations so far as Mr. Lind are concerned, have been terminated. The United States will receive any further proposal through Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy of the American em? bassy. The policy of the United States was outlined to member? of the two con? gressional committees of foreign re? lations tonight at a conference at the White House by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. The president's message received almost unanimous approval. The message makes it plain that there will he no lifting of the embargo on arms, that no faction or govern? ment in Mexico will be allowed to re? ceive munitions oi war from the United States. If necessary the pres? ident proposes to increase the Ameri? can border patrol to enforce this pol? icy. President Wilson read tonight to members of the senate committee on foreign relations and the house com? mittee on foreign affairs, Republicans as well as Democrats, the message on the Mexican situation which he will deliver in person tomorrow to a Joint session of both houses of congress. It is a message of friendship, not hostility, and presages a policy of ab? solute non-interference. It proclaims to the world the sympathetic feeling the United States government and the American people have for their neighbors in Mexico. It records the views of the United States on consti? tutional government, its unalterable opposition to governments set up by irregular and arbitrary acts of am? bitious indh lduals and formally an ' nounces that the government of Vic ' tcriano Huerta shall not be recog i nized. f Efforts of the United States to bring about a peaceful settlement of the difficulty through the representa? tions made by John Lind, special en? voy of President Wilson, are outlined as well as the answer of the Huerta government. The delivery of the message is con? sidered an essential factor in the pro? gramme of the American government before the world. It is not a prelim? inary to any drastic measures. It I merely Is the announcement of a poli ' ey which will be maintained for years U necessary until constitutional gov? ernment is re-established in Mexico. The effect of the message, it is hoped by administration officials, will be to convince the world of the sin? cere efforts of the Uniter States to bring about peace and forestall pres? sure that might otherwise have been exerted by foreign governments for a sterner policy toward Mexico. Hiving exerted every influence on the Mexican authorities, the admin j istratlon does not f>el compelled to ' intervene by force of arms to estab I lish its views. Every opportunity will be given to American "itizens to withdraw from tho danger zones. I Strict neutrality in fhlpmentg of arms will be observed. The White House conference began at 8.30 o'cock. The president's pri? vate office looked like a school room. Divans, davenports, sofas and chairs were arranged in equal rows in front of the president's desk. There were accommodations for the 37 members Of the two committees, but they did not all come, some being absent from the city. It was the largest confer? ence that had been held at the executive offices since the present ad? ministration began. Secretary Bryan sat beside the president. Those present from the senate com? mittee were: Senators Bacon, chair? man; stom . Clark (Arkansas,) shlve ly, O'Gorman, Williams. Bwanson, Pomerene, McCumber. Lodge, smith, (Arizona) Borah. Prom the horse committee there were Representatives Flood, chairman; Clint, (Indiana) Llnthlcum (Maryland), 1 Mfendcrfe.r, S ted man, Harris, Walker, Cooper, Temple. The conference adjourned a few minutes before 11 o'clock, alter the president had >?? ad bis message and listened to a free discussion for more than an hour. He had asked lor sug? gestions and comments and nearly every one present had something to say. I.aiei the president let it he known that there had been no suggestion that would necessitate any ?hange in Ihm plans and that unless word came from Mexico City of change In the TO PROTECT AMERICAN LABOR. SENATORA E. 1). SMITH MAKES STRONG SPEECH IN TARIFF DEBATE. slums When* Republican Plea for l*rotectlon of American Lal>or Is a Fake? Attracts Much Attention. Washington, Aug. 25.?Senator IS. D. Smith of South Carolina today made what was pronounced by many senators to he one of the strongest tariff speeches that has been delivered during this session of congress. The cotton schedule was under considera? tion and Senator Smith made a plea for the American laborer against the immigrant laborer. He took up the claim of the manu? facturers of New England that they need protection for the benefit of tho American laborer, and showed by the reports of the immigration commis? sion that 68 per cent of the employes in New England cotton mills are for? eign born, while 29 per cent are na? tive horn of foreign parents and only 9.4 per cent are native born of na? tive parents. His argument was that the manufacturers, after getting high tariff duties under the guise of bene llting American labor, had Imported cheap immigrant labor and had sup? planted American labor. He also un? dertook to show that there had been a I great decrease in the cost of produc? tion, by reason of improved machin i ery, but the wages of the operatives had not increased in proportion. He ] denounced the plea for protection I for the henelit of American labor as a delusion and a snare, not warrant? ed by any facts, and went on to show that, of course, the wages paid the native cotton mill labor in the South was largely governed by the wages paid the cheap immigrant labor in the mills of New England. . Senator Smith's speech attracted much attention as he used a line of argument that had not been heard before during this session. His argument was made more forci? ble by reason of the fact that the re? port of the immigration commission, from which he quoted, was made by two Republican Senators from New En?land, Senator Lodge of Massa? chusetts and Senator Dillingham of Vermont. He was interrupted by Sen? ators Smoot of Utah, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Lipptt of Rhode Is? land, and others, hut they were n<?t able to shake the for^e of his argu? ments. He was warmly congratu? lated by senators on both, sides of the chamber on having advanced some new and telling arguments on the: tariff question as it applies to Amer? ican labor. RLE ASF RECOGNIZES SULZER. Bids tho New Yorker Trust In God Columbia, Aug., 26.?Governor Rlease wrote Governor Sulzer, of New York, today that South Carolina re? cognized Sulzer us the Governor of New York. He expressed sympathy for him and told him to "let the poli? ticians and ringsters howl and squirm and convince the people that you arc right." He continues. "Trust in God and the white people and you will al? ways be a winner." Governor Rlease says that he is con? vinced that Acting Governor Glynn la Just trying to obtain a little notoriety out of the misfortune of another, "which kind of conduct n<? honest man ever sympathizes with." ??he letter was In reply to one which Governor Sulzer wrote to Governor Rlease outlining his side of the case and saying that Ross Murphy, of 1 Tammany Hall, decided to ruin him i when he couldn't make him his rub? ber stamp. The New York Governor Iis confident, his letter says, of ultl | mate acquittal and that his policies will prevail. TARHEEL FUGITIVE CAPTURED. dim Cameron Charged with Killing White Man at Keyscr, N. C. Bennettsvllle, Aug. 27.?Rural Po? liceman T. C. Chavls, captured Jim Cameron, a negro, this morning be? tween :? and i (?'dock at the Keystone lumber plant, In this county. Cameron, it is stated, killed Mr. John A. Blue, at Keyser, N. C, Aug? ust 11. After his arrest Cameron, it is said, made full confession, saying he sind Mr. Blue because the latter cursed him and refused to get a suit of clothes from the express office for turn. A reward of $500 was offered for the negro's arrest, and he was taken to North Carolina today tu be tinned over to the authorities. Senator Rristow thinks Kansas Is getting the worst of it in the tariff Others think Kansas is getting the worst of it In Rristow. Probably both are right. Kansas Clf> Journal and the White People. situation there the message would be read to the joint session ol the two houses of congress tomorrow, L. ALPERT S Packed-Jammed Mnj Our store room is crowded \[\ to capacity with cases of Jl new Fall and Winter Mer? chandise coming in daily. We bought the best we could find and are determined to have you be? come a satisfied customer of ours. Good goods at right prices ought to bring you to see us. That's what we guarantee you. L. ALPERT, 13 N. Main Street Sumter, S. C. 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