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DR C. T. WYCHE OF KEWBERRY cot N TV ELECTED SPEAKER PRO TKM. 1 ittle Work Dom oa Opening Baj ofl Beasiea?Next Ibvndny tlud as Time |0 BegU Numerous Flections ?Senate t'im-hanged During Yeur? Fight -Neu Mnlwi of House, i ??? Cul i.nbia, Jan. 13.?The general as? sembly of South Carolina met today at high noun. It is the second session of the assembly, and, of course, the preliminary organization was disposed of last year. Became of the election Of Mr. Kiehard B. Whabv to COBgTQSS it became necessary to select another member as Speaker Pro Tern, and this honor was conferred on Dr. C. T. Wyche, a long-time and sensible leg? islator from Xewberry county. In the opening days of the session 1 *ry little is to be accomplished as the members are anxious to "size up the situation" and get the "lay of the land," tne session today on that ac? count in both branches was very brief. An effort was made to place the all important measure with ref? erence to a permanent policy as to ihe State Hospital for the Insane on the Calendar as a special order. The house, nowever, insisted that they wished to think over the matter be? fore seriously taking it up. This is a symptom of the general condition. The house today passed a concur? rent resolution fixing Thursday of thit week as the day on which to begin the numerous flections that are timed lor the present session. This resolution, when it went to the senate, was re? ferred to the judiciary committee with s view of ascertaining whether all of the positions thut were to be filled at this session were included in the reso? lution. The general idea is to dispose of the elections just as soon as possible and this attitude seems ?o have been recognized on the outside as there was * considerable volunteer delegation here today from among the friends ol Judge George W. Gage urging his elec? tion to the position made vacant on the Supreme Court bench by Judge Woods. The delegation claims that they have sufficient pledges to secure the election or their townsman. On the senate side there is no change in the personnel of the body because of resignations, deaths or change of position. Mention was made of the serious illness of Mr. Henry Alullins, the senator from Marion, and earnest prayer was offered that he bs restored to good health and soon be privileged to return to Columbia. i >n the house side there are eight changes and these new faces were on the floor: Messrs. J. H. Bargees, of Clarendon: Moultrie J. Clement and A. W. Todd, of Charleston; J. L. Bolt, of Pickens; W. C. Summers, Jr.. of Anderson; J. F. Pate, of Darlington, and M. C. Harrelson. of Marion. Many of the old familiar faces were to be seen and particularly vigorous and aggressive looking was "Citizen ' Josh? ua W. Ashley, of Anderson. The reports at one time indicated that he was seriously ill, but if anything his illness seems to have cleared things up because he is in the best of trim at thia time. Mr. W. A. James, of* Bishopville, is not satisfied with the heating system and had a resolution adopted provid? ing lor a committee to look into the heating system and do whatever Is necessary on this line. In other word*. h?* does not want the member! to get sick on account of the heating system, and improper ventilation. Th* first and only matter that went through both brandies of the general aSOSmbty at this earlv moment was ? concurrent resolution authorizing the introduction of a bill to amend the charter of the Magnolia Cemetery Company of Charleston. There was a bill introduced by Mr. R. If. Welch of Columbia. The pur-1 pom- of this is to get Ufl of tho hands of the genera] assembly the election Of State librarian and place it in the hand* oJ i oosamlttee consisting- oi the governor, the secretary of St;ue und the superintendent of education, the ij^a being Bret to relieve tie- g'-n-1 erai assembly of the Importunities of so ssaay good women .is wish inej place ;.nd then to lea\?- t<> a com-J mission the selection With tin- view ol j actually getting a trained <>r compe? tent IIbarlan regardless of personal in-1 Buenee <?r favor. There is now s board Of trustees for tin Stan- lib? rary, but the election has heretofore) be?-n in the hands ot the general as? sembly and as this has been i desir? able plum the statistical)! Ha ore that there ajns twenty-sis candidates for the place, tint this is altogether wrong and that members cannot be con? versant with tin* qualifications of the numerous candidates, Permission ?Aas given to the Speak? er, who, by the way, In taking charge of ?)?** aaeemblj tb.-~ morning, maU< a beautiful and well rouiided talk, an be always does, to appoint the nee nsembers l,? various committees ,ii hit Maure. In these sppointmenln will be included Mr ti. Palmer AI Alist.u of Columbia, who - ill be sworn in to Ntol I'oW. The tuo*t important matter tods ' was the presentation ot the volumin? ous ami s' appy message of Governor Mlease. As BOOII as Clerk Hoyt had exchanged clvilitlei with the aenat< a motion was made that the govern? or be communicated with, whereupon Messrs. C. C. Wyche, W, \\ Steven son and Geo. W. Dick were appointed by the Speaker to wail <?n the gover? nor lor his message. It will be noted that the personnel of this com-! mittee is an offering of peace and goodwill. The governor's message was not distributed among the members i I today, and they will have the oppor? tunity of reading it In detail at their leisure. UpOB motion it was voted to refer the message to various com , mit tees. The house will meet tomorrow at j noon and it is hardly likely that any ! thing of moment will be taken up during present week. - STORES BURN CD AT DILLON. _ Dillon Library Damaged and Furni? ture Establishment Gutted by Maines. Dillon. Jan. 12.?The huge furni? ture establishment?two stores of W. ! C. Bracy on Railroad avenue, oppo 1 site the Atlantic "Coast Line passenger station, was entirely destroyed by lire j yesterday morning between 1 and 4 j o'clock. Mr. If. J. Welsh, boarder at the Commercial Hotel, just opposite j across the railroad, happened to see ? suspicious glaring light through the ? doors and Windows of the store, and , rushing over he forced an entrance and discovered that a tire had started and was making rapid headway. He I gave the alarm and very soon a suffi? cient number of men were on the spot ? to bring a rouple of streams of water ? from the two nearest hydrants. While absolutely rothing was saved from the ' burning stores the ire was confined to t these two buildings. The origin of the tire is only a mat j ter of conjecture. Mr Dracy, proprie : tor of the business. Ig said to have taken the L' o'clock train \esterdav ! morning for Florence, and on account I of his absence from town it was to- j day impossible to ascertain the amount I i of stock on hand or how much Insur 1 i ance on buildings and stock, but alii this is dOUtbless S matter of record j in the large safe w hich stands in one j j corner of the gutted structure. ! The ladies of the Dillon Library As J SOClatlon had only recently rented a portion of one of the buildings and in neat book cases stored quite a num? ber of books as a nucleus of a much needed library, and it was quite pa? thetic to see the members of the As? sociation, on their way to and from morning service, standing in front peerng through the windows, sorrow* Ifully at the charred remains of their treas .ires still in place on the shelves. -NEWS OF DALZELL. J 'iH nioi ? IVepartng to Plant Another j Crop?Tobacco Fever Among Them. Dalsell, Jan. 13.?Christmas has come and gone and the New Year, fraught With its obligations and re? sponsibilities, is on us. Our farmers are planning and shaping their busi? ness for the planting of another crop. The tobacco fever has broken out among them and seems to have be? come prevalent It If reported that a number of the Dalsell farmers Will plant tobacco this year, which should prove good news to the Tobacco Ware- j house Company of Sumter. Cotton! has long reigned as king and will yet j strive to maintain his sovereignty, but: if the farmers are successful in their venture In tobacco growing, the new crop will In future claim s leading place In then- business schemes. Di , versity of crops la becoming more than a mere sentiment, which Is well when the reports ol experts on the ravages of tin boll weev il are consld-j sred. j There have been some changes III tin- community within the past few! weeks. The Rev. U K. Wa\ of the Methodist church \\ ts assigned to a] charge In Jasper County and tin- Rov. J. L\ Carter comes to this charge lor the present conference yeur. Mrs lt. C Rembert bus moved from bei farm and is.no? living in Dalsell. Mr B. \Y Hegurs, one "f our most progressive and substantial ritixeus, to the deep regret ?u tin community, has moved t?? Lee count} and located! near Kose Hill. The legislature convenes today, and it Is hoped that the solons will im? mediate)) i down i" business and effei * some ?>i the man3 refoi ms n< ed? ed In South I 'arollna. i.xxitm 111 i pom Lin i n slop With SOU Passengers Aboard Max Re l.-'-l 11 n ana Jan LI i?real anxiet continues here tod ? k the late ol the Hamburg American liner Dania ami the three hundred passeiigers . aboard, which Is n?.v\ three days 1 overdue The wireless failed tu lo? i eats ilnr ship which in bound tu Ha I t ana i i "ly L'm opc. ; ATTENTION !0 FINANCES. HITERTA'S DEFAULT RESULT OF WILSON POLICY. Europe Somewhat Concerned Over Fate of Its Investments in Land of Turbulent Dictator. Washington, Jan. 13.?Announce? ment by the Huerta government of its Intention to default in the pay? ment of tile semi-annual interest on the bonds of the .Mexican national ilebt created much Interest in diplo? matic circles here tonight ami brought out much speculation, especially among diplomatic representatives ac ' credited to the countries in which the i greater part of the loans are held. While state department officials were understood to accept this step as a natural development In the policy ol Waiting lor the collapse of the Huerta regime, no comment was forthcom? ing. Secretary Bryan said he had not been officially advised of this latest turn. The discussion of European diplo? matists turned to the security which their nations will have for the enor ! moils sums which go to make up the aggregate of the Mexican debt, ex? ternal and internal. It was pointed out that in the question of the .Mexi? can finance the concerted European powers on account of the great sums at stake, had a keener interest even , than the United States. European diplomatists, therefore, have not been disposed to take seriously pronounce? ments emanating from the constitu? tionalists as to their proposed repudi? ation of lo ms advanced to Huerta. They take the view that whatevei Influence finally prevails in Mexico City, all obligations incurred in time of peace will have to be fulfilled, al? though it is admitted that war loans advanced during the past year ma) 1 not be so easy of liquidation. Urig. Qen. Bliss, commanding the border forces in T?*xis, reported t< the war department today that a count of the Mexican federal fugitives from < ?jinaga at J'residio, Texan, Showed 3,362 officers and soldiers anC 1,067 Women in his custody besides 703 horses, .".uT mules and 354 burros. LEE HI ST.\ESS (.()(>!>. W. W. DosOianips of Wlsacky to Uo out of Mercantile Business, Hishopville, Jan. 10.?There Is al? ways more or less moving and chang? ing around at this time each year but this year there has been more than usual, quite a number of th?- mer? chants have changed locations: some have moved into new and larger quar? ters. The large and handsome new buildings now building on Main street and the changing and improving ot some of the old ones and making them modern In every way helps the, appearance of things a great deal. The four banks here have declared and paid their usual semi-annual div? idends, some in cash and others by^ increasing the surplus fund, lnquiryj among the banks and business men elicits the information that all Of tin business institutions in the city arc] doing a good business and becoming more firmly established. The bust I ess conditions in Eee COUttty in all lines are the most healthy in several years. W. W. DesChampg of Wlsacky, who has been in the mercantile business there for a quarter century or more has decided owing to advanced agt and his large farming interests to sell out his merchant!Is Interest, and thus passes another landmark in tin- busi? ness world of Eee county. HARTLEY is RELEASED, Gilbert Magistrate Dismisses Charge of Adultery. Lexington, Jan. ll.- L. B. Hurtle) was yesterday released upon a charge! oi adultery by Magistrate loor Hayes j? Qilbett. Hartlay. n \>iil be re-1 membered, married Miss l?enu Bleasej seveal years ago. Later he left her ] going i<? Alabama, where he is said io have secured a divorce. A year orl more since he married .Miss IdaI Sheah of near Batesburg, the mar? riage being performed in the State of; tJeorgla, He later came back to] Batesburg, where he secured 'in- pos? session oi Ids t\\ <> children, A feu i S'eeks ugo ins nisi wife went to Ham* son. Ala., and secured oio of the ehil-j dren bringing ll back to Kouth t.'ar-i oh ..' Hurtle) a feu days ago peti? tioned Judge IteVore at kidgeletd in ;i habeas corpus sou for tin- posses-! Mion ol the child. Judge UeVore gave the child io a ll. Rlease, its grand-j father. hl I. \ IIAItltl UJ ll- III Ell I \ Mexican Minister to Fraiwe l*roic*t* Igaiii*.! Defaulting on Nat ions 1 Debt and Resign*. Pari: Jan. h" Aftei protesting to Huerta, the Mexican Dictator, agai kI lieiaultitig the payment oi interest on foreign indebtedness of Mexico, Kran* isco I**- Lu I :ui i. Mexican minister ii Kranee csbled in>i resignation, and v 11 loda) toi r witXCI Ut"d. , WILSON HAS MAPPED Ol T l'LANs OF LEGISLATION FOR TRVSTS. To lluYcTrade Commission Wliicli will Keep Government and Industry In formed a* to What Law Requires Personal Responsibility Another Point. - Washington, Jan. 13.?President Wilson today gave cabinet members ' ms ideas on the government's rela? tion to "big business." the Held anti? trust legislation should cover In ths present session of congress und the spirit in which he believed the task should be approached. A feeling of friendly conciliation rather than of hostile antagonism, yet a constructive programme that will eliminate mcertainty about the law and stimulate the growth of legiti I mate business arc the fundamentals j of the president's plan of action to be ; embodied in the message he will read at a joint session of congress next week. He presented the document to the cabinet today and worked all aft? ernoon on minor changes as a result of the meeting. Cabinet members speak of the mes? sage 14s a progressive declaration that would reassure the ' usiness world of the sincere Intentions of the admin? istration to deal fairly with it. Tomorrow at a White House confer? ence the president Will outline the message to the Democratic members of the senate committee on inter? state commerce and the house ju? diciary committee. While the president has not reveal J ed his views on detailed legislation. 1 he hopes his mesaage will be the guiding Influence that will keep the scope of activity within a well defined compass, eliminating, so far as pos? sible, any congestion of radical bills that might be misinterpreted by the outside world. So far as known the cardinal fea? tures of the president's plan are: 1. Supplementini; the Sherman anti? trust law to reduce the debatable area around it. 2. The prohibition of interlocking , directorates. :;. Location of individual responsi? bility and the Using of personal gu:lt for all violations. 4. The creation of an interstate trade commission to perform the functions of a bureau of information and to determine by its investigations whether decrees of dissolution or mandates of the courts are carried cut. The president Is proceeding on the theory that legislation is necessarv at ?his time and that there should be no delay in accomplishing those re? forms on which public sentiment Is agreed. The recent action of J. 'P. Morgan & Co.. in voluntarily With? drawing from numerous directorates on account of a "change in public m ntiinent" is considered by admin? istration supporters as evidence that thr business world expects interlock? ing directorates to be dissolved. In this Connection President Wil? son believes the whole course of pub? lic opinion has undergone remarkable change in the last few years. From a point where doubt as to the existence of trusts was at first vX pressed through the period when reasonable Utd unreasonable combinations In re? straint of trade were debated, he be? lieves there has developed now an ac? ceptance of the principle that private! monopolies are indefensible and that, trusts practice certain things which ought to be prohibited. The president Is also reiterating to those with whom lie Is discussing the 1 lubject a View expressed in his pre convention speeches two years ago? that, to stop "Joy riding," it is neces? sary ' to arrest the Chauffeur and not the automobile." He Is expected to recommend in bis message that the law with respect t<? personal guilt should be enforced vigorously and provision made in all legislation for Individual offenses. Une <d the most important features of the anti-trust programme Is the in terstute trade commission. This or-| ganisation differs from the kind of commission which was advocated by j the national Progressive part) during] the last campaign in that it would j not be rested with powers of regula? tion, bul Would '??? the medium through which the government would keep the business world informed! and eliminate "the twilight gone" In "big business." i There have hewn repeated requests !??r Information from business con? cerns and the need <<! an authorita? tive reservoir ol Information ulread) has been deimnistrated In the pres? ent administration's experience with tie trust < 1 ueslion, 11 Uj Intended to place the commissioner uf corpora? tions at the head of ihe Interstate trade commission and t,j include in iis membership business men who Would Know business methods sUifl ? leiitl) 1.nducl the necessary in? quiries ulid rttruish the desired in 1 * rmutioii. W'nli the president's discussion ol the winde subject at today's outline) mectiuy fciic tali., ol ''slowing; no ' o<i . the administration Programms and postponing trust legislation until the December session apparently disap? peared in executive quarters. Admin* istration supporters the house and senate will endeavor to keep the work of trust reform within certain limits and to push it forward to rapid com? pletion so as to cut short the period of doubt as to what adjustments may be in prospect for the business of the ? i country. INSANE ASYLUM PROPERTY. , Aiken Member Proposes it Be Leas? ed by Slate. - A lull will he introduced in the i house of representatives at the pres I ent session by Representative Hugh Long, of Aiken. providing for the per? manent ownership by the State of the present asylum property, located in i the city of Columbia. This bill will provide for the ground renting or leasing of the ground by the State to privatfl persons for long terms of years, at I per cent on the valuation, a revaluation being ,made every ten years, or it may be leased without a revaluation clause for a term Of fifty or a hundred years. In referring to his proposition, a statement is by Mr. Long as follows: The State wilt have no taxes or in? surance or other expenses to pay oth? er than st;ch a.s may be incident at long intervals of making the ground renting contracts. The rents will be l iid into tin- Suite treasury. It is estimated that this property leased in this way will soon be bringing into the State treasury from J 100,000 to $200, UUO annually, and this amount will in? crease as the contracts are increased and the demand for the lands /or building purposes increases. The city of St. Louis has between two and three million dollars' worth of such lands ground rented for city school pur? poses, and Chicago has a yearly in? come from such lands amounting to a little less than a million dollars, for the support of her public schools. The great publishing house of Rand, McXally & Co., the First National Hank of Chicago, the Chicago Daily News and other big establishments are located on such property owned by Chicago. The enormous income of the Astor estate is largely from ground rents in New York city. A large part of ttaltlmore is built f up on lands grauml rented, the ground f belonging to one person and the build? ings thereon belonging to another. It is proposed to apply the ground\ rent principle to the asylum property and make the property bear the burden of the $300.000 annual expense of that in? stitution, and if Columbia continues to grow in time the present asylum property will pay all expenses of run? ning the State Asylum and pay a bal? ance into the State treasury each year. If we only consider the present we will sell the present asylum property; if we consider the future we must preserve this valuable property as an Offset t<? balance the growing expenses Of this growing institution, and, save the future generations of the burden of taxation. Hagoori Personal News. HagOOd, Jan. 12.?Mr. A. K. San? ders has returned from a business trip to Columbia. Miss Willie R, Delgar of Sumter is visiting Mrs. C. H. Dorn. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sanders, who have been on a visit to Mrs. Archie China of Sumter have, returned home. Dr. and Mrs. M. ;S. Kirk are at home again, after spending the holi? days at Eutawville. Mr. C. If. Dorn, who was called home on account of the illness of his son, Clifton. Jr.. has returned to Tenn? essee, where he is representing the Calumet Baking Powder <',,. Mr. Julian K. Sanders is visiting in Spartanburg. Dr. Algle Alston and Mr. 1.. \V. Myers attended the Niks' ball in Flor? ence. Mrs. Carl Mason of Sumter has been the attractive guest of Mrs. ?'. If.j Dorn. Mr. .1 P. Hailing has returned from I Bdgetteld) where he has been visit-; tug. Mrs. c. \v. Kundert* will entertain the Auction Bridge club at her home! Wednesday morning. Her guests will] be Mr*. Julian Sunders, Mrs. *' H. Dorn. Misses Kmmie Saudners and; Willie Delgar. Mr. Robert Moody is visiting in Wes Ion. Master Delgar Horn, after being at home a week, has returned t" Sum ter. j Tin- man) friends -Miss Sarah j Banders will be norrj i-> learn thai she is verj sit k wit h mumps, Mr Hermou Myers spent Sundaj at llugood ?v it li ti lends, < \n \l\ Wit SAILORS RKSti KD. Removed from Sliip Ann XII Ta^ enger* are Saved. St, Johns Jau, i ? ?'aptaln Howsen and eleven sailor* were taken from i Ue wre< ked steamer < 'obeqiiid thin to..i. iin- The \ e*sel is fas! going to j j.j,,. Passcngeri todas are praising t||,. , ijii iiud cree foi their brave deeds. I1 CREW OF CDBEQUID SAVED. CREW or LINER SNATCHED PROM DEATH BV RES? CUERS. Reaaswred by Captain's Bravey and HnaUj saved by Vessels Which Come in Answer to a Wirdes? (all ?Notable Episode ol the Atlantic. Yarmouth, X. s\, Jan. 14 ? Snatched from whai seemed almost certain death, passengers and crew of the Royal Mail pocket Cobequld are snug ? tonight in Yarmouth harbor. Wirelesa appeals for assistance , which she had first made :Jb hours be? fore weft answered late today as 1 the doomed steamer was being racked I to pieces on Trinity flock, six miles off Port Maitland. The rescue will go down in shipping annals as one of the most notable ever accomplished on the Atlantic coast. The Cobeiiuid had be,?un to break up under the cannonading of the ter? rific seas that had been mercilessly j beating her from the time the ves 1 sei struck early yesterday. Quantities <>f cargo covered the water as the life . oats ranged alongside. The coastal steamers Westport and John L. Cann j were first to get their small boats into the water and they were followed aoon by boats of the government steamer Lansdowne and the steamer Happa hannock. As the work of rescue pro j gressed the seas subsided and no mis ( hap marred the triumph over the w aveS. I Capt. McKinnon of the Westport ' found the liner on Trinity ledge at 4.20 o'clock this afternoon. At the time there was a high wind and rough sea. He took off in three life boat loads 72 persons, including all passen? gers, the purser, several deck offi? cers and part of the crew. j The Westport stood by until 6.35 o'clock, when the John L. Cann came 1 up. The latter took off 24 men aa the Westport was leaving for Yarmouth. i The captain and 11 men of tbe crew decided to remain on the ship until morning and the government steamer j Lansdowne remained by with them. The Westport arrived at Yarmouth at y o'clock and the John L. Cann j followed her in. The Cobequid'e stem was not 'broken, a.* first reported, according to the account given bv Capt. Mc? Kinnon. In fact the afterpart was highest out of the water. The Coue | quid was badly iced up. The 108 persons aboard the Cobe quid included 12 first cabin pausen j gers and an equal number in the second class. Mrs. W. C. Scollar and ' her children were the firs: to go over I the side. Then followed Miss Mar | guerite and Miss Dorothy James, daughters of the late ll. H. James, , mayor of St. Georges, Bermuda, and two sisters of charity. j Preparations had been made here to care for the shipwrecked and 1 they were given every comfort the city afforded. ! Trinity Kock, on which the Cobe I quid was transilxed at 4 o'clock yes j terday morning, is a pinnacle of '< granite rising abruptly from the sea i half way between this port and Brier ; Island, where the steamer wo? at tust thought to have struck. The fa ! mous Lurcher siioal, which is indi j cated by a lightship, lies 10 miles 9Vt ? side Trinity rock while the course to the Hay of Funday takes vessels i still further off shore. The coast was swept by a blizzard ; when the Cobequid began to feel her i way toward St. John. The last of the ; ebb tide was running and the wind was strong from the west?conditions which tendod to drive the steamer closer to the eastern shore than her j skipper anticipated. Tin- crash came just before dawn and a few minutes later the wireless "St IS" was Hashing out. The Cobe qu d's operator was unable to give her ' location for no one on board knew it. f Pour hours later llaod tide and gales i had driven the steamer still farther , on the rocks, and Hooded the engine I room. This put out the tires and iu ] terrupted the wireleeg apparatus. I The passengers were greatly alarm? ed hm the courage of Capt. Hawaoa reassured them time and again. The steamer made water rapidly and cargo ?K?gan lu tear away. Through? out the day and the night that fol? lowed the officers scanned the sea Cor craft and the operuter worked heroic all, to restore his wireless outfit. In the meantime steamers that had picked up the lira! crj for help were searching for the distressed craft, v heavy vapor tin the water handicap? ped 111?? searchers and it was a Sah erman oil Port .Maitland shore who r i i * - t mad.- out the Cobequld as the ,upot rose late todaj and revealed the lmer on the Trinity. Darkness was gathering fast when Hi* rescue lagan but the meets 1 Steamers' boatmen knew the rock and surrounding ihoals -os a'ell a* they did their own front yards and they went ut the woik before them with perfect confidence, Less than live hours later those who had faced death for two days wer* being warmod and fed at the hotels here. S,, tar a? could br learned tonight none of the party ores permanently the worse for the adven? ture.