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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.
CORNO
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We offer a limited
quanity of Corno
Horse and Mule
Feed in 175 pound
bags at $1.50 per
hundred. Best feed
for your stock.
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pictures, furnish a pleasant com
panship that can't be effaced.
OUR PICTURES DO MOST EVERYTHING BUT TALK.
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The Man Who Know* Portraiture, Sells
Picture Frames and does Kodak finishing
10 . SOUTH MAIN STREET.
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