Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IHE WORLD'S UNREST. POLITICAL MBU RBANCEs COM? MON IN MAW COVNTIUKtt, Home Role Threaten* to Cause Clfll Wee In Ireland?Japan Torn by Internal Dlsaciialon*--Revolution in laueren? in Eoquador, Peru. Hayti and Mexico ihweden and Brasil Without Cabinets. London. Feb. 12.?The Unionists members of parliament are threaten? ing civil war In Ireland If tho home rule bill I? passed. Japan sac Cabinet Unpopular. Tokyo. Feb. l ? Tho Intense anti government feeling that Is growing In strength among the people is causing great alarm and the early downfall of the present cabinet Is predicted by many well informed observers. Sweden's King May Abdiente. Stockholm. Feb. It.?Sweden Is still without a cabinet. Reports that King Oscar will abdicate are widely circulated. Heerta Has Been Warned. Mexico City. Feb. IS.?Oen. Huerta. whose grip on power is dally weak? ening, has be^n t.srnod to be more discreet In his alhslone to President Wilson. Warships Ordered to Mexico. Washington. Feb. 12.?More war? ships were ordered today to proceed to Mexican waters. HalUen War Still Ragen. Port au Prince. Feb. 12.?General Theodore refused to recognise the presidency of Oreste Zamor. He de? clared he will continue the civil war. Revolution Spreading in Eoquedor. Quito. Feb. 12.?The revolution In Kcquador la growing. .Several de? feats of government forces are re-, ported. Brazilian Cabinet Quite. Rio de Janeiro. Feb. 12.?Brasil Is' without cabinet as the result of the distasteful policies of Preside Fon Repablic for Bulgaria. Sofia. Feb. 11.- Pulgarlan socialists ire dally tfvndJng , Winands to Cxar Kardln?n4 that he abdicate and rorm i republic. Peru WU1 Hold election. Lima. Feb. 12.?Peruvian congress will meet March 1st to elect a presi? dent to succeed [tillinghurst. who was recently overthrown by a revolution. THE BLIZZARD'S PHOOJLK8S, New York and New England Endure Zero Weather. New York. Feb. 12.?Zero weather prevails today here again for the sec? ond time this winter Over (our thou? sand homeless wanderers were shel? tered last night In charitable instltu* tlona. i Ten Below In Boston. Boston. Feb. 12.?A terrific blrcxard la sweeping ovsr New England today The thermometer Is 10 below *ero to? day. The minimum temperature re? ported is 26 below at Greenvlll?, Ver? mont \ Heavy Snow In West. Chicago. Feb. 12.?There was a heavy snow fall in the middle States last night. The mercury stands at II above. Connecticut Prosen Stiff. New Haven. Feb. 12.?The ther? mometer is 7 below sero today. Osorge Martin, an engineer was frox ? n to d??ith near Hranford. Thirty- ( one below sero Is roported at Cole-1 brook. Conn. Bitter In Washington. Washington. Ft b. 13.?Today Is the, coldest this winter with the temper? ature at sero and Icy winds. Snow in Richmond. Richmond. Feb. 12.?Fifteen above with snow accompaniment. Pauper* Suffer IVnm Cold. Albsnv. N Y. Feh, 12.?It Is bit? ter" v r.?bl her?? t.?hi>. Th?? chari? table Institutions uro overwhelmed abb i sHcntlOlU for food and shelter ?rem the poor. The thermometer is 1* ! . i sei? here Ie4ay and 37 below at Saratoga. si I I I Its FROM BURNS. Mr*. liTona It. Stafford Receive* Pain? ful Injurien st lllshopv lllc. Rlshopvllle. i m Mrn. I^eona It. Stafford was s?*nouslv burned ye? ? V morning, wh.n Kh^ attempted to move a child from In front of an open grufe In turning her sklrt? came In contsct with Ihe ??laxe and before the flr? could be ugMnsjUjlghed shs was badlv burned The burns are painful but will not prove futnl Mrs Stafford Is th* *lfe of W K Staffer l t he RlOgl I" llrtl JttfuO* 0..1-UUI..* wt tSUSl tttS/l PISTOL-TOTING LEGISLATOR. representative poutn er FR?HES IN ROW ON CHAR? LESTON TRIP. House of Representatives Excited Otot Disturbance on SptvUU Lesrts lathe Train In Which Represent* ? tiv Fortner an Unknown Young Man and a Pistol Were the Lending Acton. Columbia. Feb. 11.?The hout-e was buzzing this morning with a story In which Representative Fortner, of Spartanburg. the author of the bill to prohibit whit* people teaching In ne? gro schools, some unknown young man am. a pistol figured. The scene of the disturbance was the legisla? tive special train on Us return trip from Charleston last night. An alleg? ed eye witness of the trouble said the governor took the piatol away from Fortner when he tried to shoot the young man. Another version of the story Is that the young man took the pistol away from Kortner and gave it to the governor. The details of the row in which Representative Fortner and his pistol figured are herd to get. No one seems to know the name of the yojng man whom Fortner triod to shoct speaker Smith announced the ap? pointment this morning of Messrs Stevenson, James and Luinpkln on the committee to appear before the Federal Reserve hank board in At? lanta on February 13 and 14 to urge; the establishment of a regional re? serve bank in Columbia. WORK ON FREIGHT RATES. Publicity Committee Getting up Data to I'm- in Case Road* do Not Lower Rates. A publicity committee has been j appointed in connection with the work of the recently organised South Carolina Freight Rate Association at Columbia. This committee Is com? posed of the five managing secretaries! of the Chambers of Commerce as tol- j lows: A. V. Snell, of Charleston; E. I. Reardon. of Sumter; H. N. Clarke, of Columbia; Porter M. Whaley, of An? derson; W. K Sumner, of Union. This publicity committee will con? duct a campaign of education In the newspapers of this State showing the necessity of arousing the people to J the disadvantage which South Caro-j Una is laboring under In freight ratej discrimination as compared with her; neighboring States, North Carolina ind Ooorgla. The carrying on this campaign, however, and the additional work of tho South Carolina Freight Roto As? sociation hinges upon certain ad? justment of rates asked for, ajnd which ar- now under consideration by the common carriers. Public senti? ment will be aroused as never befon. Ig . outh Carolina If this State Is not i given a iquare deal by tho railroads. The business men of South Carolina and the various commercial organisa? tions and wholesale and retail asso? ciations, as well a? the manufactur ers and tho farmers are organising for a fight to a finish for equitable freight rstes. A eons ?rvatlve policy and plan of procedure Is being advocated however, and if th* transportation companies will only do their part there will be no cause for a general row such as was had In North Carolina when a apeclal session of the legislature was called to settle the freight rate dis? pute In that State. It la understood from a delegate who attended the organization meet? ing In Columbia last Monday, that the officers of the association af holding the publicity In check for th? time being pending the decision of the transportation lines. This committee on publicity hi Dampened of trained commercial publicity men. Should a campaign of publication and education he neces? sary this committee has the statistics and the machinery to wage a warn fight for equitable freight rates an 1 for getting some extra ginger Into the tight The entire State will be organized by districts and counties, If necessary, for a square deal for South Carolina? POTOMAC CAUGHT IN ICK. Hennehav, Newfoundland, Feb. 11 , ?Food gUPPttOg were taken today ov er Ice to the United States navr tug I'otomae which is held fast It the leg several miles north of Rock Harbor. The Ice flow Is slowly drifting north ward. The officers of the Potoma i report that the release ut the tug I Improbable until spring, but tho yes ??1 is In no serious danger. HTKRTA NU A It MS. Mobile, Feb. 11.?Mexican const. Robert Oayon. representing the Huei ta government, closed h deal lods with the Todd Oun and Arms Com pany of Montgomery for t. n thoui an i rifles and ? half mllll. irtridg? The shipment tfoeg In Ver< I rui I 11 * steamer Pljell which I now in PRIMARY REFORM UNCERTAIN. _ RILL PAME& HOUSE BY A N AR ROW MAJORITY. ! Tho Vote in Fator or Honest Elections Wee Only Ten Greater Tim a That Against the Proposition-?Blouse Leader Says lie Wants No Change in Primary Law. Special to The Daily Item. Columbia. Feb. 12.?By a vote of 64 to 44 tho House refused to strike lout the enacting words of the Pri? mary Reform bill offered by the Ju? diciary committee. The large vote In favor of killing the bill came as a surprise to its friend/,, but they are congratulating themselves that the motion to strike out the enacting words was lost by a safe majority. During the debate this morning Mr. Stevenson read a letter the Governor wrote to him last year about the bill, advocating a proviso and the con? tinuance of the bill until this session. Mr. Stevenson declared that ' ^ had complied with the wishes of the Gov? ernor in both instances, as expressed in his letter. Mr. Wyche, of Spartanburg, the Blease whip in the House, said that the primary should be left alone. He advocated the adoption of the rules of the Democratic party passed at the last convention as the law, in a speech recently, but said today that he had changed his mind, after conferring: with the Governor and his friends. The indications are that the House Will substitute the Senate Primary Reform kill for that of the Judiciary, committee when final action is taken on the measure. In order that the Senate bill) offered eg an amendment, might be .printed in its journal the' Hotlte adjourned linal action on tho Primary Reform bin Monday night. WAREHOUSE BILL DEBATED. Blease Urges Senate to Act Favor? ably on Fortner Bill. Columbia, Feb. 10.?The McLaur in warehouse bill was advanced to third reading in the senate late to? night under an understanding that the test vote will be taken there. No? tice of general amendments were giv? en. The debate lasted the entire night, with Senator McLaurtn mah? ing what is regarded as speech on the bill. Both branches adjourned over un? til Thursdny. Practically the entire membership will go to Charleston to? morrow! Governor Blease and At-' torney General Peoples went to Char eeton tonight. The Former bill to prevent whites rem teaching in nogro schools caused a short flurry in the senate just be-, fore that body recessed for dinner to- J iay at 3 o'clock. Senator Clifton called up the bill and the senate voted! >0 take it up out of the regular order, 'enator Clifton then moved to adjourn j debate on the bill until tonight at '?.80 o'clock. Senator Hardin Bald the! bill was unconstitutional and moved to recommit it to the committtee on | education, but the senate refused to! do this. Further discussion of the i .natter was ended by the senat< adopting a motion by Senator Man ning to recede from business until i o'clock p. m. Governor Blease sent In a message today on the Fortner bill and attach? ed a picture of the faculty of Bene? dict college in Columb.a showing both races. Senator Appelt wanted th? photograph printed in the Journa. along with the message, but flnalb yielded to the other senators, and th? nessage was ordered printed without I ho photograph. OLD MONEY IS FOUND. .uttooexl Dollar Bill and Quartet "Shlnplastor.M Washington, Feb. 9.?A tattered lollar bill and a ragged 25-ceni shlnplnster," sent to the treasury on January 27, 1884, wero found in a crevice in the corner of the currency olllce today while some old fixtures were being removed. More than $1,200 in national bank notes whieh disappeared within th< last week, however, have not been found, and officials are much worrie . j over what promises to be the first los? . of thai kind in 10 years. , Four thousand dollars ?" 110 gol< note.s which disappeared during the I process of manufacture in Januar> , still are unaccounted for. STARTS ICE PATROL. ? First Fruits of Sen Safety Conference Evident Washington. Feb. 11.?First results j of the recent International safety at sea conference at London today took form when, upon authority of Presi? dent Wilson, the big revenue cutter Seneca Was ordered from New Yolk for the Atlantic lee patrol. The Menem will cruise m the Ice? berg region until June, observing dan? gers I? navigation and warning ships \ wlrelesi Another cutter will re? lieve her. The cost will be borne by j nations httvtnv ships on tlx- north At? lantis Ultctf. TO CONSIDER PEACE PACTS. IFEBRUARl tu SET IX>11 ll'OKK ON ARBITRATION TREATY RENEWALS. Loss Opposition Than Has Doou Ap? prehended, President's Position on1 Panama Tolls Spiking One of] Guns. Washington, Feh. 11.?General ar-, ; bitratlon treaties with Great Britain, j Japan, Italy, Spain, Norway, Sweden, I Portugal and Switzerland, which have expired and are awaiting ratification for extension, are to be taken up for consideration by tho senate February 119. This course today was determined upon by the foreign relations com? mittee, which favorably reported the j treaties recently discussed with Pres I ident Wilson at a conference on the nation's foreign policy. Opposition to extension of the treaties is certain to develop, but ad I ministration leaders see a clearing up j of the foreign relations of the coun? try, and believe that the conventions will be favorably acted upon after the general debate. That the opposition is not as for : midable as it was hist summer, when action on the treaties was held up already Is apparent. One reason for that is the desire of the president for repeal of the sec Uott.of the Panama canal act exempt? ing American coastwise shipping from( toll charges. It was because of fear! that this question would be forced into arbitration at The Hague to de-! termine whether it violated the Hay Pauneefote treaty that consideration j of the treaty with Great Britain was blocked last summer. Consequently Other treaties also were held up Inj order that there might appear to be no discrimination. With opposition to the British treaty on account of tolls disappear? ing, there Is left only the opposition' argument against the general policy! of arbitration. This view is hefd by i several Republican and Democratic | senators. Senator William Alden Smith of! Michigan, Republican member of the( foreign relations committee, 1b unal-! terably opp' ^ed to all such treaties. General clearing up of tho Asiatic! question by its elimination from pend-1 ing immigration legislation removes j many objections to tho treaty with! japan. It is regarded as certain if tho British and Japanese treaties are approved for extension, tho similar conventions with other nations will be ratified without difficulty. The committee decided to postpone taking up the treaties for another week on account of the illness of Sen? ator Bacon of Georgia, chairman, and Senator Stone of Missouri. _j OPPOSE ?. B. CUSTOMS. Manufacturers Even Threaten to Cut Panama-Pacific Exposition From Their List. Paris, Feb. 11.?"Energetic inter-j vention" by France against the United gtStea government's customs depart-1 ment today was requested by a com mlttaa of porcelain manufacturers which called on Louis J. Malvy, min? ister of commerce, and protested against "the intolerable injustice of the United States government's allega? tions that false values were placed on ' xports of porcelains to America from Limoges." A protest also was made igainst the demand for $5,000,000 ? uty on French exports admitted un | ier agreement with the United States ! reasury department in 1908. The delegation affirmed that the lignity of France as well as the com? merce of Franco required prompt and resolute action in tho matter bj the French government. M. Malv> promised to bring the matter to th attention of the French foreign office. The manufacturers will endeavor te Jofeat the appropriation for the San Francisco exposition unless the United tates government gives the redress. THE NEGRO RACE CONFERENCE Moots In Columbia, February 18-20.? Many Prominent Speakers. Tho sixth annual meeting of th? Negro Race conference or conferenc? i ? 'or common good, of which Rev. Richard Carroll is president, meet: I in Columbia, February l8th and con ; tlnues In session to the night of the 20th. j I Able speakers from both races, an? on the programme. Col. ES. J. Wat , son. commission of agriculture for South Carolina und J. W. Thomas of j Benneteville, Will address the farmers J. LaBrUCe Ward, M. D? Will address 1 negro physicians. Dr. B. F. RUey, j one of the most prominent white preachers in tho South, is to be prea ' ent and speak on "The Relation of the 1 White People of the South to the Negro." I On account of the meeting of the great Lutheran's convention the same 1 week, very low rate? will be granted, and persons desiring to attend the Race Conference can tike advantage ? 1 these rates. (This conference is usually attended 11v great crowds, and is helpful to the wvlorvd people* HOME BOLE IN COMMONS. V X EXPECTEDLY CLOt-lE VOTE ON QUESTION. Civil War Talk Heard tn Dbteus HiOD ol' Imminent Irish Question. London. Feb. 11.?Home rule forj Ireland again was the subject of para-, mount interest in the house of com-' niDns today. Sir Edward Carson, Ul? ster Unionist, leader, David LI 3yd George, chancellor of the exchequer, Sir John Simon, attorney general, John E. Redmond, leader of the Irish Nationalists, and Andrew Donar law, lender of the opposition, all made fer? vent speeches and at the conclusion of tho debate the amondment to the reply to the speech from the throne, moved yesterday by the Unionist, Walter Hume Long, "that it would be disastrous for the house to pro? ceed further with the government for Ireland bill until the measure had been submitted to the judgment of the country," was defeated by a vote of 3311 to 266. The result of the vote was received with loud opposition cheers and shcuts of "resign!" "resign!" Cohn Redmond appeared anxious to meet the question from a broad viewpoint with an earnest der.re for u peace settlement. 3onar Law| predicted civil war the moment ~he home rule bill passed, but urged t!aat the danger of civil war could be av?rt ed by leaving Ulster out of the home rule bill or by submitting the bill to the people. If ever a peqple in the history of the world had the right by force to resist the imposition of a form of government they detested, said the op? position leader, the men of Ulster have that right. In two ways could the danger of civil war bo averted?by leaving Ulster out of the home rule bill, or by submitting the bill to the people. David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the exchequer, said the next six weeks might see a complete change in the situation. When parliament was sit? ting and men were meeting face to face, something might well issue which would make a settlement much easier, he said. The government was prepared, said the chancellor, to go the extreme of concession compatible with the prin? ciples of the bill, but could not betray tho majority of Irishmen who had put their trust in it. Lord Charles Beresford, address? ing the Ulster association of Lon? don, tonight said: "If the imperial forces are ordered to fire on the Ulstermen, they must obey. But I decline to believe that the government will go to that ex? treme to force home rule on Ire? land. If the government does it will be the first step towards the demoralixation of the army and navy and will lead to the break up of the empire." AGAINST COLLEGE ADOPTION. Lnmpkin Joint Resolution to Coordi? nate College for Women with Car? olina, Killed. Columbia, Feb. 11.?The house last night refused to sanction the trans? fer of the College for Women to the t>oard of trustees of the University of ^outh Carolina in trust for the high? er education of women. By a vote o* 65 to 36 the house struck out the enacting words of the Lumpkin Joint resolution providing for the coordi? nation of the two institutions under the control of the trustees of the university. The resolution was de? bated for three and one-half hours on the floor of the house at the morn? ing sessions. The debate last night at? tracted many visitors to the hous< galleries. ADDS TO POSTOFFICE DILL. Senate Committee Sticks on Number off Increases, Bringing Total to' $210,000,000. { Washington, Feb. lt.?Nearly $5,-j 000,000 has been added to the total j of the poetofflce appropriation bill as It passed the house when the nennte committee today completed its work ion the measure. It carries $310,000, 000, the largest amount ever appro? priated for postal purposes. Maximum salaries for rural mall carriers would be Increased by the bill to |1,200, the total increase for ?his purpose amounting to $4,350.000. \n increase of $1.000,000 was added o the house appropriation for rail? way mall service to meet the demands of the parcel post. No increase in second class mail rates is provided for. 1 ? - THE SENATE AT WORK. -. , . Unoon tested Rill up?An ti-Allen Measure Debate Tonights?Moving Picture IHR. Columbia. Feb. lt.?The Benate considered uncontested matters this : morning. Tho antl-alien land bill was made ;i special order for tonight. The bill providing for moving pic? tures in yuhwul Went tu thu house. SCMTKR MAY SEK TROOPS. Effort* lieing Made to Hate W*r Do* portmeut Bond Dettclunen* Bore to Horse show. The people of Sumter nay have the privilege of seeing a. detachment of United States troops here this spring. Efforts are being made by the off! cers of the South Carolina Horas Show Association to have the war de? partment send ? detachment her? when the Horse Show is held. The feature was first suggested by Mr. Mills, the general secretary of the j association, and eagerly taken up by other associations and members. The various congressmen have been written to to exert their influence to have the detachment sent here and Mr. Mills has received answers from Messrs. Lever, Johnson, and A ken stating that they will use their ef? forts to have the wishes of the as? sociation materialized. Mr. Oeo. D. I Shore, the local secretary, has also I written Congressman Lever and re? ceived the promise of his efforts to? wards the same end. The Inducements ser.l forth by the association are that it will be of bene fit to the service by the exhibition of cavalry horses and the encouragement of the breeding of horses fit for gov? ernment use. The matter of provid? ing suitable mounts has become an important one with the army and it is stated that the raising of them will receive an impetus in this State by the presence of the troops. It is also urged that the drills which will be given by the detachment will encour? age respect for the service and in? duce the enlistment of men, who oth? erwise would not be induced to join, the army ranks. The matter of en? listment and this feature of the sub? ject is worthy of thought Besides these, it is proposed by the association officers, that the presence of the troop of calvary will be a big drawing card and that it will add to the pleaseure of entertainment at the horse show. Much interest has been manifested in the matter here and it gnerally is hopd that the war de? portment will comply with the re* quests. The committee In charge of the canvassing for subscriptions for the horse show reports generous and gen? eral response to their requests The people seem interested and anx? ious to i ave a good horse show In S?m ter and have expressed their widing nese to do their share in brin?iing it here and making it a access. The committee has raised almost the full amount wanted, but not Quite all, but hope with continued gener? ous subscriptions which they have been receiving to have the full amount needed in a short time. Suf? ficient funds have been raised to warrant the committee going ahead with their preparations for holding the Horse Show on the 7th. 8th and 9th of April. POST NOT PREPAID ON MAID. Doos Not Apply to Matter Mailed With Apparent Intention of Avoid? ing Prepayment Of Interest to the corresponding public is the order recently re? ceived from the postoffice department Tho order permits the dispatching of letters and postcards whether or net any postage is prepaid thereon, pro? vided there is no apparent intention of avoiding prepayment Other ar? ticles shall not be dispatched unless prepaid at least in part end even at that double the deficiency shall be ollected from tho addressee. The order Is as follows: "Letters and .?ost or postal cards may be dispatched whether or not any postage is prepaid thereon. Other articles shall not bo dispatched unless prepaid at leaut in part, and in all cases of Insufficient prepayment double the amount of de? ficiency shall be collected of the ad? dressee. Tho option of no prepayment or part prepayment of postage does not apply, however, to either letters or other articles mailed with the ap? parent intention of avoiding prepay? ment" WILSON ON CANAL TOLLS, I Talks With Hoke Smith of Georgia on Repeal of Law. Washington, Feb. 11.?President Wilson tonight continued his confer? ences with Democratic senators who voted for the exemption of. American coastwise shipping from the payment l of Panama canal tolls, talking for an hour with .Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia. Senator Smith afterwards declined to discuss the conference, but in the 1 last few days he has made his po? sition plain as favoring a repeal of the exemption clause. nformation sent to the White Hot se lately from administration sen ; ators has been to the effect that a strong sentiment prevails for the re pesl. and that comparatively little difficulty will bo experienced In bring? ing it about. California led last year In timber sob. from national forests, though Montana had the largest number of I uale uansactions.