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MOT! MUM THEATIES ?eTVvrK APPROVES AGRFFMF.N'TS WITH FIGHT NATION'S. \fl?ar Unif IVley, Senator* \gree Mwmom I uani mouldy-?Free Tolls i lame U No* KieftapUftl. Washington Feb. il.?General ar? bitration treats* ratified by the sen etc today renewed for the years trifmrum with Great Britain, Japan. ltnaV. Norway, Sweden. Portugal. *Pa4n ana Switzerland, and marked M?* first step tn the policy or Pres? Kftsfct Wileob te pin. e the United >toi#?* .?? a more advantageous poal Ham in the world of nations. Amendment* to tr.e treatus having beeb) rejected Frlda>. debut* closed today within two minutes axter the aeraxte want into executive aension und ratification resolutiona were adopted one after another without roll call, opponents of the treaties made no eftovta to delay voting. The treaties, briefly, provide u.r ?lerence to The Hat je tribunal of legal differences and question)' relating to the interpretation of other existing treaties whicb can not be settled by dtp)omac>. Th\\v are not. of them ?etvaa, far reaching, b\it in view of ibo long delay iu their ratification, durtag which many disturbing factors bath at home and abroad have con* tribute* to general agitation, he feei? ng among the senator* ra the* the ac? tio* to/lay will aerve to place the VoMoa mates on u nrmer mnfidentlal basts with the powers No matter Involving the vital in f erf ate. independence or honor of the contracting powers ia Included in the * wpe el those trestle* and all dis? pute* iu\oiv\n| the interests of third parries also are excluded. The method of procedure toward arbitration fixed by the treaties provides that a spe? cial agreement shall be drawn up set? ting out the details of the dispute and oetining Ito Isebea aod the scope of consideration to be granted to the ar? bitrator*. Such agreements must be sagas*) br the president and ratified by ihe senate before the question can Ire ?obsaltted at The Hague Matters still bet?re the senate for? eign relations committee are the Pan? ama toiia question, the pending treaty with Nicaragua and the treaty with Colombia growing out of the sur? render of the Psnsma strip. Reports ?h those, it is understood, will be laid before the senate in the near future. Although the majority for the rat ifsaatto* was overwhelming and a res ??i ?Hon to exempt the Panama tolls oiovtston from arbitration was reject? ed by more than a two-thlrde vote, eenalors who oppose the repeal of the teil? exemption provision insist that these votes sre not aiiinlfloant of the attitude of the aenate on the tolls issue Henator ? O or man Wild rontght he did not regard the ratification ac? ne o ss a tost. He is determined to centloue the fight for toll*, exemption. Toe senate la looking to the presi? dent for some Initiative notion In the tells matter sod several senators to? day avowed that tbe issue woull be a mailer uf party caucus. That some Democrats would refuse to enter auoh n mucus has oeen reported fo* sev? eral day* The treaty with Nicaragua, which has been before the eenste lor sev gtgj months, is expected to be taken up tor further consideration by the foreign relations committee li the aesr future. It providee for tht pur i hasa of a perpetual option get the Nicaraguan canal route and of naval station righta on the shores of the Gulf of Foneeca for $9.009.000. It also propoaes to extend the chb'f feature* of the Platt amend rent, which would give this country control ?>ver the cuetoma of Nicaragua, to tha relations between the United States and Nicaragua. This feature bus aroused some opposition. Vigorous oppoaltlon to the trsaty has developed alao n Central Amer? ica and member* of ingress ar>< in reoetpt of a protest from Frederico Peaado. chairman of the Halvadcrean committee of the National Central American association. Senator Penado says I urn merely repeating what ia generally repeated throughout Centml America when 1 say the proponed treaty In the product of a frumeup between Jollar diplom? acy and Nlcaragunn traitors. The pres? ent Klcaraguun government i* but a ?atrapv of native hirelings: set up by the geandslous Intrigues of the pre? vious State department, more for the purpose of turning the country to Wafr street than tor getting alt ggjg in the ?anal rights." I'ftvesi tires In the Fnlted states have caused an average annual loan of 7a human lives and the destnn n. n of Tlllion dollars worth >>\ timber. ?afe l or nabics Iffe-tlvc for Grown 1 > 'That a Foley a Honey and Tar Compound. It hau the confidence of four druggist, who known It will give * eetlsfactlon. W W Nessmlth. gtatewboro On. nays I have used | I'olsy 's Honey and Tar Compound In I say famll\ and have no I l It in my' ntere and It never fn\\n to cure " Km fuaw a gnbjgttiute sibert's Drug Mars U I six;I K TAX ADVOCATE num. Joseph IVI* Dies ut Home in Philadel? phia?-?WtfMI listed for Tsx II??. fonu. Philadelphia. Feb. 22.?Joseph Fels, mlllionabre soap manufacturer, single tax advocate and philan? thropist, died at hin home here today from pneumonia. He wuh bl years old. Mr F<-ls spent most of his time ad* vocatins; the doctrine of the single tax in both this county and Great Brit* uin. lie rcently returned from Eng? land, where he had given a large part of his fortune to the creation and maintenance of a single tax corpora? tive colony near London. 1 Employes of Mr. FelS' firm in this city benefit by a profit charing sys | tern inaugurated by Mr. Fels. Although he early became an ad? vocate of Henry Georges' idea, it was , not until he went to live in England about eight years ago as the English Representative of his' Arm that Mr. Fels began to devote utmost all his 1 time, money and energy to the cause 1 of single tax. Since then his friends j estimate he expended more, than '$100,000 annually and visited everv part of the world to advance ihe propaganda. His guarantee to the Fels' fund in America was $25,000 a year. He also was one of the financial backers of the Arden colony in Delaware and the Fair Hope colony near Mobile. ? Ala., where the thecry of the single j tax Was given practical demonstra? tions. _ CACfiHT FROM CHIMNEY. Mein tosh Residence at Manning de? stroyed by Jtre. 1 Manning. Feb. It,?The two-*torr residence owned and occupied by Mr. end Mrs. E. H. Mclntosh, located ?n North Church street, was totally de? stroyed by Are yesterdsy afternoon. Mrs. Mclntosh was alone at home ut the time, when a neighbor discovov jed the tire on the roof, which had caught from a burning chimney. The ;flre department responded promptly. ' hut was unable to check the progress of the flames. The greater portion of the household effects was saved by willing hands. The loss amounted to about $3,000, with $2,000 insurance. There la mere Ctarrh U this section at the ceuntry than ell ether diseases gut leassnai, and until the last fen gang* was sung seed te too Incurable, for a grant many years docterjs pro aaunead It a local disease ant pre auplsil local remedies, and by can* ftau?y fmlitng ta eure with local sraagment, pronounced It Incurable, ngjiam has proven catarrh to bo a onngtitutieanl diseaae. and therefore sasjutten censtltutlenai treatment. Ball's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by W. J. Cheney 4k Co.. Toledo. Ohle. Is thm only constitutional eure on the market. It Is taken Internally in ?ease from 10 (trope to a teaspoonfuL It acts directly an the blood and mu ceue euifasss of the system. They offer one hundred dollar**, for any enaa It falle to cure. Sent for circu? lars and test!menials. Address: P. J. Cheney 6 Co., To? ledo, v. Bold by druggists, 76c. Hike Bell a Family PtUa for coastl natton. WIM; I.KAI) BOOSTKKS. 1/ W. Pick Heads Harts vi lie Com? mercial Club. Hartsville, Feb. 2o.?At a meeting of the Hartsville Commercial club Wednesday evening L. W. Dick, su? perintendent of the Hartsville graded schools, was elected president; Edwin Sumner was reeleeted secretary and treasurer. During his three years' res? idence in Hartsville, Mr. Dick has taken a zealous interest in anything which concerned the betterment of the town. The decision to make him president of the Commercial club was one which betokens steady advance for this useful business organization Mr. Sumner, as secretary and treas? urer has scr'ed with ability, hence his reelection. The lloaton Musical club was tho lyceum attraction at the college audi? torium last evening. A Winter Cough. A stubborn, annoying, depressing cough hangs on, racks the body, weakens the lungs, and often leads to serious results. The first dose of Dr. King's New Discovery gives re? lief. Henry D. Mandern, of Cavendish, Vt., was threatened with consumption, after having pneumonia. He writes: "Dr. King'? New Discovery ought to be in every family; it Is certainly the best of all medicines for coughs, colds or lung trouble." Good for chil? dren's coughs. Money bsck if pot satisfied. Price 50c and $1.00. At all druggists. H. K. Hucklen & Co., Phil adefphla or it Louis.?Advt. Three Children BlSTneg, PfSStOUbUVfj, Kv , Feb. 2'.--Mi-. William MeCleaaaan and ihres small httdren w?-re fatally burned this morning when her hom?' wa< destroy* ?*d, The mother tried to re- ut the jehlldrea from th?? burning bouse C hronic Cnnstlpstioii < unxi. "1 had been troubled with chronic! constipation for two years ?nd tried sil tho beet physicians In Bristol, Tenn , and th*?\ could do nothing for me. Two packages of Chamberlain's Tablets cured me," writes Thos, IS. Wlllinrns. of Mlddleboro, K\. For s ils b) ?ii dealers - i M Miailt OF BILLS H KL ATI Mi T()| (XlVNTV MATTKKs PASSED BY tiF.NKHAL ASSEM? BLY. Annexation of Portio? of Lit Count,? ; to Snmter County?Kxteml Term of Office of Superintendent of Educa? tion?Collection of Koau and Poll Tux Executions? Vole on Bonds for Street Improvement. Quite a number of bills have been ! passed by the general assembly atj this session which are mor> or less; interesting to the people of Sumter j and Sumter county. Some of these I bills were introduced by the individ? ual members of the Sumter County delegation, while othera were intro? duced by the entire delegation. Of interest is the bill which was in? troduced by Mr. Epps and whicn has passed both houses und gone to the governor for signature which pro? vides for the annexation to Sumter County of a portion of Lee County which recently voted to re-annex itself to Sumter County. The bill is com? plete in its details and makes proper provision for all of the necessary steps which have to be taken in an? nexation ol the territory. The tax returns, where made in I^ee County, are to be transferred to the Sumter County tax books and provision is made to have the auditors, of both counties repaid for their labors in making the transfers. A board of three, consisting of the auditors from the two counties und a third person to he appointed by the governor, is to decide what portion of the Indebted? ness of Lee county is to be transferred to Sumter county with the annexation of the territory. AH other necessary changes and steps are also provided far. Another bill introduced by Mr. Bpps and passed by both houses is to ex? tend the term of office of the county superintendent of education from two to four years. A bill introduced by the delegation Is to allow the people of Sumter to vote on whether or not they desire a constitutional amendment giving the City of Sumter the right to pave its streets by taxing abutting property for the improvements. U this amend ment is voted for by the citizens of Sumter. an enabling act will be passed granting them the right to vote on the proposition to Increase the city's bonded indebtedness to fifteen per cent of its assessed valuation. It was decided best by the members of the delegation not to have both acts pass? ed at the same time. Another bill introduced by Mr. Epps is that to require the sheriff of Sumter County to collect all poll land commutation road executions through his office. He is ttt the eod of 90 days required to make a report to the county treasurer why any taxes not collected at the end of that time have not been collected. The bill to grant the people ol Sumter County the right to vote on whether they wont the dispensary or prohibition has passed the senate and 'one reading in the house. This bill was Introduced in the senate by Sen? ator Clifton. The Clifton hill to require the rail ; roods entering Sumter to build a union station on the site of the pres? ent A. C. L. station, or at some nearby site, has passed the senate, but is still hung up with the committee in tho house. Mr. Belser, who was sick for the first two weeks of tho session, has in? troduced a number of bills of State? wide importance, and has been at work on others, several of which have been pawned by the house, but which are now hung up in the senate. He secured an amendment to the au? tomobile tax bill, providing that in Sumter county the tax should he used In securing the services of a compe? tent road engineer, whenever tho county board deemed one necessary. Dr. Dick, who occupies one of the most important, if not the most Im? portant position in the house, chair? man of the ways and means commit? tee, hug been very busy most of his time looking after the appropriation bill, hut in between times hus also; turned his attention to local legisla? tion. The county appropriation hill his been passed in which provision is made for the building of a new jail, the county to borrow the money from the sinking fund up to $20,000. Senator Clifton's union station amendment has been laid aside for, the present session and his bill asking for a vote on the liquor question in Sumter coilllty has passed one read? ing in the house, with the probability Of being set aside lor the rest of the session. Monday night the house takes up Mr Heiser'* lax regulation bill, pro? viding lor a State board of assessors and equitable assessment throughout the State, this being * special measure set for that time. Minnesota has a forested arCfl of 2h million acres, the largest of any Riate ?'ast of the Rocky Mountains, SPEER ANSWERS CHARGES. . .. ... i..... - ? ACC?'sKD .ICDGK. SUBMITS RKPLY TO INVESTIGATING COM MITTfTK. Says That he Has Never Done Any-: thing; Unlawful und Denies State-: racnts Made by Witnesses*?Answers Charge* in Dotatl. Mncon. (la., Feb. 22.?Positive de-j nial that he has aver been guilty of, officioi misconduct during the 211 years he had held office is made by Federal Judge Emory Speer of thej Southern district of Georgia in a brief submitted to the congressional com? mittee which recently investigrfed charges against the jurist. This in? quiry was directed by the house com? mittee on judiciary after formal charges against Judge Speer were submitted to that body. Sessions ex? tending over two weeks were held by the investigating committee at Macon and Savannah, at the close of which Judge Speer was given permission to ; submit a reply to the accusations i made against him. In the brief Judge Speer reiterates declarations made as a witness before the committee and ; answers in detail many charges made I against nim by other witnesses. I While the original document was delivered to Representative Webb of North Carolina, chairman of the com? mittee, yesterday, the contents of the brief today were made public for the first time. It contains more than 308 printed pages. Before answering the specific charges made against him Judge Speer in brief denies accusations that he was ever guilty of being tyranni? cal, dictatorial, partisan and arbitrary while on the bench. In substantiat? ing this denial the jurist submits pho? tographic copies of letters from sev? eral legal organizations of Georgia, other bodies and prominent persons, j indorsing him for appointment to the ! United States circuit court of appeals. Referring to the Jamison habeas corpus case, in which he was reveresd by the United States supreme court, Judge Speer holes that the case was not reversed on its merits but because the plaintiff had not exhausted hin remedies in the State courts. Charges that the estate of Col. W. A. Huff of Macon was unfairly held in bankruptcy and its assets dissipated by him are answered by the counter claim that the property finally woe sold for $31.000 more than Col. Huff claimed it was worth. Judge Speer submits statistics in, tided to show that he conducted bankruptcy eases carefully and economically. He de . nies that bankruptcy admission in hi? district was so expensive that lawyers for creditors were willing to settle on almost any terms rather than go into court. The jurist replies to the accusation that he wrecked the Central of Geor? gia railroad in 1892 by an alleged "midnight order." throwing It into bankruptcy, by the assertion that he saved the road from being absorbed by the Richmond St Danville railroad. Judge Speer denies that he has ever committed an illegal act with regard to drawing juries and claims 1 that his actions are sanctioned by the federal statutes governing the con? duct of judges. In reply to nepotism charges involv? ing A. H. Hey ward, his son-in-law. and member of r.he law firm of Talloy & Heyward, th? jurist flatly asserts that such accusations are untrue and says that the appointments in every case were made by the referee in bankruptcy. He odds that he never j ruled on a case where their fee was contingent. In conclusion the brief says: "Cer? tain individuals have given testimony that Judge Speer s judicial services were unsatisfactory. It will he an easy task to turn to the rocord and preclstely locate the occasion and the cause for the calumny and discover that every important detractor was the professional advocate and repre? sentative of evils which had been and Is the purpose of congress to an? nul and destroy." A Good Cough Medicine for Children. Convincing proof of the rare cura? tive properties of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy came from Mrs. Mary Faw cett ef Q rinn ell. I ova, who says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy help? ed my little hoy a great deal when he had whooping cough. It is a good medicine." For sale by all dealers.? Advt, PR AI TIC Ali TRAINING ADVOCAT? ED. - Would Giro Course at College Instead of Trip to Washington. Washington, Feb. 89.?A year's course of practical training at some agricultural college instead of trips to Washington, as S reward for work, today whs advised by department of agriculture for young prize winners In the corn, poultry and other agricul? tural clubs. ?Colds, constipation and headacheI are three common afflictions and re-1 lieving the constipation helps the cold and stops the headache. Use Foley Cathartic Tablets because they tire very prompt and thoroughly cleansing, with absolutely no unpleasant effects. A whole bottle full for 16 cent-*. ^Ibegflf Drug Store.?Advt. LMPROVEMKXTS OX SOUTHERN. Hallway Has Made Arrangements fur Additions Through Long Time I A) AIM. Washington. Feb. 20.?Fairfax Har? rison, president of the Southern Rail? way company, said today: 'Southern Railway Company, be? lieving in tho continued prosperity and growth ol the territory St serves, and, recognizing the necessity of en? larging its facilities to keep pace with ? hat growth, has. pending the im? provement of the market for long term securities, sold ten million dol? lars of five per cent three year notes secured by the pledge of development and general mortgage four per cent bonds of the company, which for some time past have been held in the treas? ury of the company available for sale. "This new capital is to be applied by Southern Railway company in car? rying through to completion plans for improvements and betterments to and upon the property of the Southern Railway company which were includ? ed in the general plan for the fu I ture of the railroad made at the time ! the development and general mort I gaga wn? created in 1906. The par-1 i ticular improvements now to be un-1 ? dertaken are chiefly additional and! j enlarged shops, yards and other i freight terminals which have been I greatly desired, and have been earnestly recommended for several \ years past to facilitate economical op ? eration and to enlarge traffic as well ! as for taking care of local business, j These improvement*- will be under : taken at once and pushed to comple | tion as rapidly as possible. "In addition to the improvements j provided for, as above stated, South I ern Railway company has also arrang ' ed to finance, through a ten-year equipment trust, the acquisition of additional modern rolling stock, large? ly of steel construction, representing an aggregate cost of more than five million dollars. Rids for this addit 1 tonal rolling stock are now being re? ceived from manufacturers and the orders for immediate construction will I be placed promptly.' ?I ? ZAP AT A BLOWS CP TRAIN. More Than a Hundred Federals Killed in Wreck. Mexico, City, Feb. 23.?Over a hun ' dred persons were killed when a mili 1 tary train on the Interoceanic railroad ' was blown up by Zapata rebels late last night, according to reports to the minister of war Blanquet, today. I The wreck occurred near Limon sta? tion. State of Pueblo. The survivors 1 are pursuing the fleeing rebels. 1 CALIFORNIA FLOOD DAMAGE. Total Loss Sustained by Railroads and i Others Estimated at $9,000,000. Los Angeles, Feb. 23.?Southern California continues practically flood ' bound. The telephone and telegraph I wires are almost all prostrated. The damage today is estimated at $4,500, 000 to railroads and country roads. 1 The damage to orange and lemon groves and farm land is believed to 1 be fully as much more. MAN HUNT IN WASHINGTON. Posse on Trail of Train Robbers Who Kill Three Passengers. 1 Bellingham, Wash., Feb. If.?Depu? ties and detectives are scouring the country for the three bandits who held up the Great Northern train last night, bound for Vancouver at Bur? lington, a few miles south of here. R. L. Lee, Thos. Wadsworth anil M. B. McCelhoes were the passeng? ers who resisted and were shot dead. Frightened at the murders the ban? dits grabbed a few purses and fled in the darkness. AGAINST LICENSE SYSTEM. House Kills Clement Resolution Back? ed by Delegation from Charleston. j Columbia, Feb. 19.?After a short light, the house this afternoon, by a vote of 47 to 40. killed the joint res? olution by Mr. Clement, of Charles? ton, proposing an amendment to the constitution so as to allow the people of any county the right to vote on tho question of a license system as the solution of the liquor question. While tho resolution is general in its j terms, it was accepted by the house ? as being local in nature and applying solely to Charleston, which is under? stood to be the only county in the State that wishes a license system. The entire Charleston delegation in the house was behind the resolution. Horrible Blotches) of Eczema. 1 Quickly cured by Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. C. P. Caldwell, of New Orleans, La., states: "My doctor advised me to try Dr. Hobson s Hcsema Salve/ I used three boxes of Ointment and three oaks of Dr. Hob sena Derma Zema Soap. Today 1 have not a spot anywhere on my body and can say I am cured." It will do tho same for you Its soothing, heal? ing, antiseptic, action will rid you ef all skin humors, blackheads, pimples, and leaves your skin clean and healthy Get a box today. Guaranteed. Ml druggists, 50c. or bv mail. Pfeiffer Chemical CO., Philadelphia & Wt I Louis.--Ad\l. . WlIJi TAKE NO ACTION' UXTTD FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAIXKD. President and Secretary of State Behl Conference on Mexican Affair* ?? Will Inquire into Villa's Statement That Bentou Attacked II im. WaHhingi n. Feb. 22.?President Wilson an?. Secretary Bryan today conferred briefl' on the Mexican sit* uation. No innouncements were made after the conference but a com* plete report of the execution in Jaureg of William Benton is awaited be* fore the view of the government to? ward the incident is made known. It is understood Sir Cecil Spring* Rice. British ambassador, has express? ed to the British foreign office his pleasure at the. promptness of the American government in seeking to ferret out the : uth about the killing of the British subjsjtt Full details el the execution are net in the hands of state department offl cials but they are being gathered rapidly, it is generally admitted that the case hinges largely on whether or not Benton went to Gen. Villa's head* quarters armed. That he was high tempered and had had previous diffi? culties with eons.:.tutionalista is known (but on the single fact of whether he had a revolver when he accosted Villa, depends to a great extent judgment of the whole affair. Benton's friends deny he carried weapons. Government officials here are im* partial in their remarks about the in? cident, insisting that any judgment formed before all the facts are known necessarily rests on bias or prejudice. Upon the truth or falsity of Villa's statement that Venton tried to kill him will depend le views both Great Britain and the United States will take of the affair. In official cir? cles the prevalent belief is that in ab? sence of satisfactory evidence to the contrary it will be difficult for this government, at b>ast, to reject Villa's version. To do *? without satisfac? tory proof to the contrary, it is point? ed out by some ofllcials, would be un? necessarily to provoke unfriendly re? lations with the ? nnstitutlonalist chief, who is in control of a vast territory adjacent to the C ilted States in which are many foreigners about whose pro? tection the Un: ed States la solid* to us. In the meantin-< the constitutional? ist agency here ig active In Issuing to the press telegrur.is from Villa stat? ing his defense for the killing. They are along the same lines as previous meesagej, and Villa asserts in one oT them that he still has Benton's pistol. Other telegrams to the agency any Benton's record In Chihuahua was that of a quam some man and the charge Is made that he was guilty of hav.ng "mistreat "d peons on hid ranch to the ex ent of taking their livet'.'? No surprise w n manifested offi? cially here at the landing of a squad of German bluejackets for the protec? tion of the German legation at Mex? ico City. This is in line with the recent action of the British govern? ment, and is said to be in pursuance of a a understanding with the Amer? ican government on this point. The state department is active In seeking to protect Gustave Bauch, a German-American who, it was re? ported last night, had been executed In Jaurez along with Benton. Sec? retary Bryan received word from Consul Edwards today, saying that Edwards was satisfied Bavch bad been removed to Chihuahua. American Consul Letehner at Chi? huahua has been instructed to see that Bauch is protected. There has been a report current that Bauch was a witness of the altercation which Ben? ton had with Villa and for that rea? son was spirited away. State department officials thus far have not learned that any witnesses to tiie Benton affair have disap? peared. WANT PEACE IN MEXICO. Great Britain Urging United States to Take Steps?Won't Intervene. London, Feb. 23.?The British gov? ernment announced for the first time today it is press;ng the United States for pacif.catlon in Mexico. At the same time, it is stated that Great Britain will not intervene in Mexico. Both official announcements were made in the house of commons today when action was taken because of pressure from members regarding BentOtt'a execution. Springdale. Ark.. Feb. 23.?Dr. W. 'A. Winter.? at Newcastle, Ind., arrived today, at once announced the little girl held hero, as Catherina Winters, not his missing daughter. Sneusnsfal Dis* jnkawn. ? People everywhere are tsiWog of the quick and Une results Fsleys KM* ney Pills give in backache, rheuma? tism, kidney and bladder troubles. Tsu can not take theu into ysur sve tehm wltheut good results. That la because Foley Kidney Pills give tO the kidneys and bladder Just wbmt na? ture orulbj far to heal these weakened and Inactive ergahs. Sibert'* Drug -un ? ?Advt * ^ . *