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SKIP MEASURE SPLITS CAUCUS PLAtf TO PCSH BILL MEETS OP. POSITION. Serudc Democrats Will Hold Session Monday Night to Pio* ou Amend mcnts. Washington. Jan. 16.?Division In Democratic ranks over the form of the government ship purchase bill devel? oped at a party caucus late today, held to clarify the legislative tangle which threatened the administration programme for the short session. Although a resolution was adopted to nmVe a shipping bid the unfinished business of the senate after passage of thu District of Columbia appropria? tion bill, it was accomplished only on a decision to hold another caucus Monday night to pass on amendments to the ship purchase bill. Vigorous opposition to the govern? ment ownership feature was expressed by several senators and several amendments, it was declared, Would be submitted to the caucus. With only six w?*ks of the regular session remaining, senate leaders have become uneasy. When the caucus met, Senator Fletohar. in charge of the sh p bill, offered a resolution to make the bill the paramount business of the senate next week. Several senators suggested that It be considered to the exclusion o' appropriation bills for a period of two weeks. If In that time it should develop that it could not be passed, some senators were said to be ready to abandon all hope of getting vote on the measure at this session. Senator Hardwick of Georgia told the caucus he had Informed the presi? dent of his opposition to the bill be? cause of his antipathy for government ownership. Senator Stono pleaded for an in? dorsement of the measure. Other senators Insisted that the ship bill should be given careful considera? tion before any caucus agreement was made. Som.j progressive Republicans, it Is said, will join with the Democrats In support of the measure if it is amend? ed to their satisfaction. NO DECISION REGARDING DACHA* Thirty- A*Ut snips Detained Since l*glnnlng\of the War. London, Jan. 15.?Sir Edward Orey. th? Drltlah foreign Sggfgtafy. bus re? ceived u. Objpatch from ttv- s?a'- lit panment at Washtiu-t nt aaktam there *>onld be any objection U? the former Hamburg-American line ateamer Dae la, which now files the American flag, making the trip from America to Bremen with a cargo of cotton without establishing a prece? dent as to the sale of German ships to Americans. The foreign office has reached no decision. , It can be said on high authority that several high British officials still feel that the Dacia should not enter the Herman trade under any conditions. A change of the vessels' destination from Bremen to Rotterdam is not regarded aa altering the case materially. She uld cotton be shipped in the Dacia for the German trade it seems likely the cargo would be bought by Great Brit? ain if the Dacia were held for a prize court, on the ground that the sale was not bona fide. The Associated Press has obtained a list of most of the ships detained slice the beginning of the war by Prangs or Great Britain while carytng Amer? ican goods. The list contains ..s ships. In October 17 vessels were detained. The Taurus. Antares and Tyr, it is be? lieved, still are being detained. Eight vessels were detained in No? vember. The Alfred Nobel, the Bjorn stjerne Bjornson and Fram still are held. In December seven veisels were de f tatned and of them the Zamaoru. Au * gnstus snd Canton were permitted to proceed. The dispositions of the Ar? kansas, Gilllleo. Ran and Norheim, the other ."our, have not been made public. DEAD WOMAN FOUND. _ Coroner Seale ( ailed to Brick Church Section to Investigate Coroner W. J. Scale was called to > the Brick Church section of Sumtcr j county near the Booth-< >steen saw mill to ln\estigate a case thero on Friday. The telephone message t?? reach the sheriff's ottlce was simply to the effect that a colored woman had been found dead ami he wan ask? ed to come. SENDS Ills SYMPATHY. Wilton AIm? Offers Aid to Stricken. Washington. Jan. 1 ? President Wilson tonight telegraphed King Vic? tor Emmanuel expressing sympathy for the Italian people and asking if the United States* could be of an) aa> slst inco. Th* president will take up tomor. row the suggestion tha* be issue a proclamation calling c.pon the people of the United States to lend aid to the sufferers. SEGREGATE RAGES IN PULLMAN HA1L1U) AD COMMISSION' ASKS LUtilSLATlYK AID. Hoard Is Not Satisfied With Pica or Company?Calls for Action?Sepa? ration of Hue cs. Columbia, Jan. 18.?"Tho S'outh Carolina commission respectfully urges upon your honorable body and earnestly requests that you pass such legislation as, in your judgment, tho necessities of the case demand," say the members of tho railroad commis? sion, John G. Richards, 15. L. Caugh man and G. Mc Duffle Hampton, in their annual report sent to the gener? al assembly, discussing tho segrega? tion of races in Pullman cars. "For the past 18 months and since it has become known to the commis? sion that the Pullman company was disregarding the oouth Carolina 'Jim Crow' law," says the report, "wo ha\e made earnest and persistent efforts to correct this evil. There is no iaw upon the South Carolina statute books requiring the separation of the races by the Pullman company, although a member of the present railroad com? mission introduced the bill and tried to have the legislature of 1906 pass such an act. "The Pullman people have stated to the commission that they are in sym? pathy with our people in their efforts to enforce race segregation, both upon railroad and Pullman cars, but that their service through South Carolins is entirely interstate and that any et fort upon their part to meet this righteous demand of our people would bring them into conflict with the na? tional law. We do not think that this position o:? the Pullman company is a tenable one, or that they should be allowed longer to disregard the wishes of our people upon this im? portant matter. "Many of tho trains operating In South Carolina are interstate trains, several of them traversing most or the Atlantic States, yet we never hear of these railroad authorities violating the J^outh Carolina 'Jim Crow' law, or attempting to evade the law upon the ground that they are engaged in in? terstate traffic. A negro who pur? chases a railroad ticket in North Car? olina for some point in Florida Is found riding in the negro coach when he passes through South Carolina, but If the snm?> nepro nurch<?se.< a Pullman Uokai he is permitted by ihls compan; to scot himself ainonfl bite ladles and gentlemen wh.. u.xy be eocupytngI ami "Negro passengers occupy berths that must in future be occupied by white ladies and white gentlemen. ... this is a matter that can and should be stopped. The commission feelj that the Pullman company should 1m required to furnish separate accommo? dations for the races. This can be done by increasing the number of their cars, as in the case of the rail? road, or by building partitions in the cars that they now operate. One third, or even one-fourth, of the Spaee of the present Pullman car should be sufficient to accommodate the negro travel. This space would he sutliclent both In dining cars as >vell as in sleep? ing cars. Pl'IUTY ON WILSON'S VIEWS. Indianapolis Speech Earnest to Mexi? cans of AiMcrlean President's Disin? terested no-s. Washington, Jan. 13.?Provisional President Eulalio Gutierrez of Mexico City has publicly expressed his ap? proval of that portion of President Wilson's Indinnpapolis speech refer? ring to Mexican affairs. The text of an autograph letter by Gutierrez which appeared in the Mexico City press was today given out by the state department as follows: "The Mexican people and my gov? ernment have received with satisfac? tion the opinions contained in the speech of President Wllaon at In? dianapolis. These opinions serve as a further proof of the purity of his views. President Wilson's profound Sympal by for our people has always Ween appreciated by us. In all the in? cidents that have arisen subsequently to his taking charge of the adminis? tration this sympathy has; been in? variably shown. "We have always had a feeling Of gratefulness to this great American staAeafaon for Joel the attitude as? sumed by him in cot doing anything to hinder the struggles of u people In the efforts made by them to sunder the bonds of fanaticism and tyranny. A master's seat fof the table of tho world has been made rf the great capital b) Mr. Wilson. Ws trust thai as regards us the great majority ol American people think end feel the same as their president, and there is await" I l>y us an Opportunity lo demonstrate to I he American peoph that we shall i>e aide to reciprocate In a loyal manner the friendship the) have given us proofs of.' San Antonio, Jan. Is. . now :iu Inch deep fell In southwest Texas to | day. It is the lirst in man> years. BRYAN ACKNOWLEDGES ITS GOOD POINTS. No Farther Comment??nerionn sec? retary of State Withholds Detailed Dnwusslon landing Developments, Washington, Jan. 14.?In a note delivered today i>y Ambassador Flags at London, Secretary Bryan acknowl? edged receipt of Great Britain'! pre? liminary reply to the American pro? test against British interference with neutral commerce. He expressed ap? preciation of the friendly spirit in which the protest had been received and noted with satisfaction that prin? ciples in international law set forth in it had been accepted. Further comment, Mr. Bryan said, would be premature at this time in | view of the intention of the British I government to reply in detail. Following is a praphrase of the seerstnry'i note: ?"The friendly spirit in which the j British government received Amcri can note of December 28 is apprc ciated. Xo doubt is entertained by ; us that the cordial relations between the governments will continue pend? ing .diplomatic discussion. This gov? ernment notes with satisfaction thai the principles of international law set forth in the American note arc ac eepted by his majesty's government. Al the original note Is being exam- j ineel with care by the British govern? ment with a view to replying further ami in detail, It would seem proina- ' ture for me to make further answer gt this time. "It is the intention of this govern? ment to consider, in connection with thi further reply of the British gjv- 1 eminent, the points raised by Sir Ed- ? ward Grey in connection with tha preliminary answer." SELL FOWLS BY WEIGHT. Haphazard Way of Selling Poultry Unfair to Buyer and Seller, Sitys Prof. Hare. Clemson College, Jan. 1C.?The only satisfactory and equitable way j to buy or sell poultry is by the pound, acc ording to F. C. Hare, poul? try husbandman of Clemson College, who is doing what he can to en? courage farmers in South Carolina to adopt this method for all poultry j transact ions. "Tin- pra ties iri vogue In artous sections ot the State of selling cnictY. ena by the pair," said Mr. Hare, "is unprofitable iui Lota producer and consumer. The consumer gains and the producer loses when a well- j fleshed pair of chickens is sold for j the same price as a thin pair. The : consumer loses and the producer j gains when the former buys a pair of thin birds at the same price ns that paid for well-tleshcd chickens. "In reference to buying chickens*, it is interesting to note an experiment conducted by an agricultural college. Two pairs of farm-raised Barred Ply? mouth Bocks of equal weight were bought. One pair when killed weighed G 1-2 pounds and the chick? ens were cooked. There was 1 pound, lU OUnets Of edible meat, 12 ounces of bone, and 2 pounds, four ounces of waste matter. The other pair was tatted for a month and when killed weighed 10 pounds, 12 ounces. After being cooked, they pr< duced 5 pounds oi' edilde meat, IS ounces of bone, and I pounds, 10 ounces or j waste matter. The special feeding i this pair had received had added o pounds of good meat and very tittle bone. 'From the above experiment we find that there Is three times as much meat on a fatted chicken as on a thin one. The latter is unprofit? able to buy. It is more profitable to purchase one' well-meatcd chicken than a pair of thin .birds of equal weight, as in the latter cast- one pays for two carcasses instead of one. "The only satisfactory and equit? able way t?, buy poultry !l by the pound. Then both producer and Consumer give and receive value. It is Interesting to note that Belling by the pound Is growing in favor of our markets. It is the only method used in markets where the poultry in? dustry receives more attention. No one thinks of buying beef oi port, at so much a piece?whether large or small?and it is just as unjust to buy c hickens by the pair as to ex? pect tho merehunt o sell other war? s of wyintJ Values for m certain fixed price." CABINET MEETING AT NIGHT, Wilson liMtigurotes New Custom uj Culling Advisers Int'j Conferemi After Hark. Washington, Jan. 13, President Wilson Inaugurated ;i new custom to night u hen he en ?< il i he ca bittet \>< gather for the llrsi of u series of in dny licht Informal discussions of go? ernmcnl business, lie plans lo con J tiiioi the practice Indefinitely. Tin cat duel \>;i in session for Meiirlj Ihre I hour I, ENGLISH HASTEN INSPECTION CLEARING AMERICAN VESSELS OF CONTRABAND. Work Overtime to Prevent Vexatious Delays III Si arch of Detained Vcs sol;-Sol StU*l)Ct'tS 1 rcc. Lond..11, Jap.. 16.?There Is every in? dication that the foreign office ai admiralty are Inaugurating a vigorous policy for Immediate search and re? lease of foreign ships suspected of carrying contraband. In many cases custom officials have been Instructed to work overtime in getting' the con? traband unloaded bo* the detained ves? sels may proceed. While the Washington protesl against detention of American vessels doubtless had some effect, the better? ment in the situation probably Is due in large measure to recent perfection of the contraband department of the foreign office ahd to improvement in the machinery for handling qu< l tioned cargoes. Delays to Bhlps re? cently detained are being measured now In days rather than in weeks. j The Associated Press i;-- able to give from official sources the British ex planation concerning the 12 ships carrying American cargoes whose de? tention gave rise to the representa? tions to Great Urltain from Washing? ton. The Arkansas, a Danish snip, was I detained for a complete examination because it was held her papers were not satisfactory. Khe carries con? signments believed to be destined to the enemies of Great Britain. The Canton, Swedish, had on board copper for the agent of a German firm. Rubber she caried was re? leased as a courtesy to Sweden, al? though England was satisfied it would have been cond< mind by a prize court. The copper was held for a rul? ing by the prize court. Tho Canton reached Kirk v. all Dec. 2, was tak? en to another port for examination ( and cleared that pert December 22, The Virginia, Danish, arrived a Kirkwall December 24 and proceeded to Newcastle, where, she discharged her consignments of rubber, These were placed before the pr|ze court.] She cleared port January 7, The Augusta, Swedish, was detained on December carrying rubber and aluminum. The aluminum was thrown into the prize court, but the \. ?sei was permitted <o proceed v.a; the The N'fw Beeden, Wfedistt, arrlVi at'Kirkwall December 22, earyIn aluminum, nickel ami co] ??? i Sh scut to NewctUtie, v hen i r cii (ton service was directed to hasten her de? parture, Portions of her cargo under Suspicion were unloaded. and ih< ship proceeded January 9, The Kentucky, Danish, arrived at Kirkwall December 18, and was au? thorised to proceed December 20 to Leith to discharge her cargo of meat, known to be Intended for an en< mj ol Great Britain. Tho Kentucky strand* ed in Fraserburgh bay and was re? floated December ~v. Because of the accident and tho position of the meat in the hold, a delay was unuvoidal le. The Brlndllla, American, formerly a German tank ship, loaded u cargo of the Interned German slop l?xceisior| In the Azores In December. She wu not detained, hut appears subsequent? ly to have encountered navigation/llf Hcultles and put Into St. Helen's for a pilot. The John D, Itockefeller arrived at the Downs December J(; N'ith nai tha and benxoln for Scandanavian ports She was permitted to proceed Decem her 24. The Joseph W. Fordncy pul In at Falmouth November 23 and cleared I i two tiays later. Xo part of her cai was detained. The Edward Pierce arrived at'Fal? mouth December '?? with 3,000 gallons of vaseline consigned io Copenhagen. The ultimate destination ol the vase? line was under question The vessel was permitted to proc ed Deccm- I her 11. The George Hawley arrived at Fal? mouth December 1, with a largo con? signment of lubricating oil, the desti? nation of which was culled m?'? ques i i?:11. Because of the unwillingness of the captain or owners to discharge the nil, the .-l ip was In Id until tr.'- ei d of I the month. Tie n it was permitted '.<> proceed with the oil ns a courtesy to the American embassy. IiIVNTEH MET TltAtilC DEATH Luke Wall Killed hj Acehlcntal I) - chui'ge of v mi, i 'hcsterlh Id, Jan. I ??. A lob rat j has jus! '?????n received bj Mr, Will t'raig, of this place, telling of the trag I ... - . , ,, ic death ol nla brother-in-law, Mi Luke Wall, al Ansonvillo \. C, on yesterday. It seems thai Mr. Wai was oul hunting and in some way tli gun was discharged and the youi man was Instantly killed. Mr. tin' ' .Mrs. Crnlg lefl ul once ;'< v Ans< nvilb on receipt ?'i the lelegram. \V. l'. Dim khm n Itcslgns. Columbia, Jan. 15.?Mr. W. I I llai kburn h;is resigned t lie p< ?sitl< of private secrcturj to Gov. Chan. I Smith, i ? > lake n permanenl uokIUo HO GENERAL UHLNIQ?. congress faces very doubt FIX SITUATION. Unless Plan i- I ??.i i .l to Expedite Business Nothiug Will be Acconi pludicd?Supply Bilb Maj Unit Washington, Jan. 17.? Fears that no cneral legislation can bo passed in Ihe senate before March !. now are being supplemented by the ap? prehension on the part of the admln istratlon leaders thai some of the general supply bills also \ ill fail un? less a plan can be devised to expe? dite legislative business. Fifteen appropriation bills, Includ? ing the District of Columbia measure with iis prohibition rider, remain to be disposed of. Some Democratic leaders have become extremely pe - ?mlstlc ovi r the outlook, remember? ing that the naval, military and rivers and harbors measures all arc certain to devc lop opposition. I Some Democrats openly declare and have told the president it is ex? tremely doubtful it' the ship purchase bill ?-an be passed at all at this ses? sion and that It Is absolutely out of the Question b i xpect action on c >n? servation bills or the measure to en? large Philippine self-government. In the minds ot party leaders all gen? eral !< gislation has been ; bandoned except the ship purchase bill, and what to ?;?> with that will be the "sub? ject of a second caucus of senate Democrats tomorrow night. Aside from their own differences on the shipping bill, the dominant party senators are confronted with minority opposition that Is persistent and un alt< rable, , Tomorrow the senate will have the District of Columbia prohibiiton fight before It again on Keriator Shep pdrds' m ?tion to suspend the rul< ? for consideration of a rider to the appropriation bill, which has been debated for more than a week. i 'I he hi use will continue w ork thl week on appropriation measures. Some, action also may be ta!cen on Representative Fair's resblujtton for inquiry into Increased flour prices, a! though leaders have declared reports would be awaited from the secretary of agriculture and department of Jus* lice. AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS. u\{ ?' ros Call* :'? - til i Eltlotis to Washington, Jan. 14.?The Ameri-| cat* Ited Cross tonight Issued an ap? peal for funds to aid those render* i dectite by the i irthquake in Italy. The appc al sal I: "Press dispatches Indicate that an-, Other dreadful calamity has visited Italy, occasioned* I ' an earthquake which Is reported to have destroyed many thousands of lives, and Co have devastated a large city. The number rendered homeless by the Messina earthquake In 1908 was upwards of 50,0(10 and the American public re? sponded In relief by raising, through the American Bed Cross, tin magnld-' cent sum of approximately $1,000,000! to assist those stricken p< ople. "Xow there la another opportu? nity for the charitable people of the United Htatcs, whose population in? cludes many hundreds ol thousan a of Italians, to help provide relief for those rendered homefbss and destitute by this latest catastrophe at Aiezzuno, Caserta and other pla? s in the earth? quake region. ?The American Ited Cross will be glad to forward funds to the Italian Ited Cress for those needing old jr. distressed territory." i ITiZEXtS' "> \ Jit I LECTION. Mnyc ?ille*s fouiix Bank Has Had Prosperous Year, i _ i Mayesville, Jan. 16.?At the annun meeting of i'.a* shareholders of tin [Citizens' Hank held on Thursday, th< directors were re-elected as folloi 9 C, G, Itowland, .'. W. Cooper, W, :: Wheeler, Hugh VYUhorspoon, W. D Bhodes, Cjeo. C. Wi rri a. M. - i'ler Dr. Wm. Bradley, ?'? Taylor \\. W I Player, H. \\'< inl i g, W B. Chamllei I The din i tors ie-el< i ted all t! : olfl< era as follows: C ?'>. llowlan president J. W. Cooper, W. S. Wheel I er, Hugh Witln n i?? on, W. I?. BUodi - : \ ice prei ld< til ? : Geo. C. Warr. < ash U V. i! fast A-n I one uf in" strong hanks ?>.' set l ion. Blank ol All Kinds, ? Land rent liens, b ts'?, chftll tural chattel morl. ige, lal ? r i tracts, h ..1 ? late morl ? . ? ?? ? I ill, : , ? law Man* i for In ?> ? rs ti s! n i 11\ s I r ESGUE SHIPWeEOKED SAILORS \XT\ ' ? \ \ \ I > AT SEA ARK BUOfGItT IS T V BT. LOUS. lorwe^lan Sicumor OhJdcfMse and Ann I'ktiii Bark 1*11? im Lost in Al? is...lie?Old; ? I t. ! Ufc L?>'-t. Xt vv York, Jan. 17.? i steamship It, Louis, ; rriving * lay from Liver ??? ?. brought i -! Bhipwrecked sailors rom the Nora*i . ?? liner obidensc md the Ami rlcan bark Pilgrim, rc ? ?:? ly lost the Atlantic. Tho Obi lei ? ft x- w fork December 24 for Uotterdam and was caught in a gale md v i'i eked ? ih. glish coa&t Jan i a y !. v hile on the i < turn voyage. The captain, Johai a Smith, who, with >i h:s 11 m, were on the Bt. Louis said tho .-kip struck ground early in the cay. Wireless - alia were answered by a tr;... ? freighter and the British destroyer Acheron, Lhe tramp taking -S of til'- men and the war* vessel the others, all of whom were landed at Kirkwall, Scotland. The obiuense was last reported to be hare; and last aground. The Pilgrim was lost in December off .he AtL mic coast while bound from Newport News to Buenos Aires. The 18 men brought in the St. Louis were rescued by the .steamer The!ma and landed at Kirkwall. Joseph Gar rett, one of ths crew, said they were struck by a gale when abesst 400 miles out of X? vport Xews. The deck : ? of I imb i gave way and the bal? last shifted so the Pilgrim ."cat over ' ii her beam ends, masts, boats and all deck work going by the board. For 12 hours members of the crew wen lashed to the stumps of masts and to brok< n deck work until the Thcln..? (: m< Into I Igtlt The seas were ?? ? i running mountain high and the res? xas made with < xceptional dilUculty, man) of the men being compelled to cast themselves into the sea and swim clear of the wreck to tak< tho chance of being picked up by iii Tin '.a..;" boats. Only one life kvos lost. Earl Hoyde, the cabin boy, went down while tvying to reach life1.eats. MANNING ELECTED BOY SCOUT. rroop ? Places Name of Govei Elect on it< UolL Columbia, Jan. 15.?Troop 5, Boy meeting t.v . Wednesday . nounced that Gov-eTeci it. I. atanning had been elected a member of the national council. Boy :'xuits of Amtr* lea, and requested Scout Master L-e gare to deliver the notice of election to Gov. Manning in person. Troop then unanimously elected Gov. M inning an honora' le member <?;' the tr ii I?. This honor has been conferred on only four others. Pres? ident Woodrow Wilson being ono of them. WHO] t: I AM I '? V i \ t II ED. : fur Negroes Slain nl - uli vllo, Ga. I MoRticello, Ga., Jan. 15.?Four ne roes, two women and two men, were taken fi m hu counts j. il here last night my a mob of abo :{. 200 masked men, marched t?; a tali pin" tree in the centre of a negro settlement on the outskirts of Month dlo, banned one by one, and then riddled srltn ' j?!et3. Tin- negroes were: Daniel 11*arber, his two married daughters, ::, la Charles and Ella Charles, and his rcn, Jesse Their bodies wore Kit hauling until today, when they were cut down by the authorities, j An attack en Police Chief Williams, when he attempted t;> arrest the ne* groes Wednesday nicht on the charts) I of; selling Intoxicants Illegally, led to j the lynching. Tin otft< r was badly clubbed and claimed Barber's wile. : d im hi' i. and Bon attacked him. while i.a rher himself threatened to Fhoot I him. The negro's wife was shot ai d : a lb wour '? .1 during the struggle. Shi i::. ii was notified of the trouble and hurried to the scon-*, , rcing lliC i> POCS to r::T%:11it to pJ> :. Feeling aroused by the Incident [result In t%c mob forcing its way i the jail losl ni ht. The sheriff wa s ovci iworcd, the c? II keys taken ... m his v!? thii ., and the negroes re* M mtlcello vquiet tonight. Cotton (.i lie untc Work. -Tin Springs 11 in ?i r one at ? i ..?> January \. i'.l resume i'? I ruary. A t.. werk. . ? horse farm, . at Spring Part ??:' hi nie