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DSU STATE HOSPITAL. D?T(Ts or \s\i,\ m shown r > LEOISLATOHs. Mriiunhcr* of Oene.al W emM> sec For ThciUfH'lvctt Physical Condition* mi Hospital. lumbla. Fob. 5.?About two-thirds of the members of the general assem? bly went on a tour of inspection torday afternoon through the statt Hospital f..r the Insane. Oov, Man? ning and Arthur P. Herring. M. D.. Who made a report on improvt in needed by the institution, accompanied the legislators. After the buildings had been Inspected, Dr. Herring in a brief talk explained his ideas about the changes that should be made in the buildings with a view to improv? ing the sanitary conditions under which the patients live. The legislators were shown through almost every building on the hospital grounds Judging by expressions, tho defect that Impressed them most in tho plant was the lack of light and sir in the older bulldi.igs. especially those used for negro men and women end white men. The poor equipment of tho toilet rooms wan in striking eootrast to what many of the legisla? tors expected to find at the hospital. Ths buildings occupied by negro men and women and white men were very crowded. The unsatisfactory location of the kitchens in the basements of some the buildings, necessitating the re? moval of the cooked food on trucks and dumb waiters to the dining rooms, was explained to the Inspect? ing legislators. They saw, too, that tho Are protection was inadequate and the heating system old and inefficient. The floors, walls and ceilings of many of the corridors and rpoms were bad? ly in need of repair. ?sH RESTORES MAGISTRATE. Vsntoe* Action of a Former Governor la Suspending the Venera bp MaJ. silrby. Columbia, Feb. I.?The senate In executive session lnst night dumpprov ed the action of a former governor In suspending A. H. Kirby from the of flcs of magistrate in the city of Spar ban burg and nonconcurred In the ap? pointment of Harlson Ferguson to the place. Members of the senate said that MaJ. Kirby, who is ?7 years old. and who has been magistrate for a quar? ter of a century, had been "com ptetoty vindlcsted." A former gov? ernor removed MaJ. Kirby from of? fice and appointed Mr. Ferguson in his place last year. The action of the senate automatically restores Mai. Kirby to the office he has held so long. JAPANESE SHIP GOES TO PIECES. Asaraa ts Breaking up Off California Coast. Washington. Feb. 4.?The Japa? nese cruiser Asama, carving If! men. has been wrecked and Is break? ing up off the lower California coast, according to advices today to the navy department. The dispatch did not state whether the crew had been res? cued. Rear Admiral Howard, command? ing the American fleet in the Pacific who reported the wreck in a brief message, was ordered to send what? ever aid was its Ha sis Dspartsneat officials thought tonight ||m er User Raleigh, off ttan lhego. Cal.. prob Sbly would be tho first American naval vessel to tea^b the scene. Ad? miral Howard said tho Asama was about SSO miles south of Port San Bftxtolme. The Asams. an armored cruiser of 9.750 tonn. was ?>ul! In 1VJM. For several months uh* ha* beta pa' roil - log the eastern Paclll Early in the war she furred the O.rman gunboat Osier to intern at Honolulu. The Japanese embassy tried unsuc? cessfully today to *et into communica? tion with Japinese consuls 00 the west coast of Mexico through the consul general at .?an I'rai s.o. and Is relying upon tho navy department for Information regarding the wr- k OAI FM V ORGANIZES I OMPANY. \<IJiltant t.enerul sn\s I here Are too Many Now for Two Kcglm ut^. Columbia. Fob. rt.~W. W Moore, adjutant general, has received a pe lltlon from Oaffney risking that a mili? tary company he formed fot that place. The petition ha* >>???? n taken under consideration. Gen. Moore said that then* are too many eosnpanle* In service now for two r. g ments. It Is probate that tho num? ber of regiments may he reduced to two. This recommendation was made by the adjutant g?mnl in hU an? nual report to the legislature. Columbia, Feb. 1. -Oov. Hlehsrd 1. Manning hss been asked to designate April ? as 'Ihr I Ony** In South f u > Hns. The request has been made hf tho Liberty Pell I trd Club of PMsV delphls. IBittilOJ BILL FAILS. measi in: Don not pass OVER presidents vi.To. Party i.Ines Are Abandoned In DISCUS* viuii?Su|>|H)rtcrs ol* Proposed Lo--. i Nation in spite of Executive ob? jection Mukc Earnest )>ut tain fight. W ishington. Feb. 4.?Efforts to pass tho Immigration hill prescribing a literacy test for immigrants over President Wilson's veto failed in the house today, the affirmative vote lack? ing just five of the necessary two thirds. Of |f| members present 261 voted to override the veto, 13G voted to su. tain the president, and two an? swered "present." The final test came at the close of a day of earnest debate in which party lines were abandoned. Majority Leat'a r I n lerwaod vigorously criti? cised the pnsidenCs reasons for veto? ing the I ill. and urged the house to override executive disapproval, Mr. Underwood told the house that the country had in several elections re? turned majorities in congress favor? ing restriction of immigration and that the president s contention that no politicil platform had placed the tOBUS before the people was' futile. "The question," said he, "is whether you stand for the American standard of living and the American standard of wages." Representative Moore of Pennsyl? vania, Republican, urged the house to support tho president. He declared immigration had had no bad effects on wages and working conditions in this country and asserted that the re? strictions imposed in the bill were contrary ta fundamental principles upon "which the forefathers based this republi Chairman Burdott of the immigra? tion committee and author of the bill declared the fight for restrictive immigratlve immigration legislation would continue. We lost by a very narrow margin." he said, "ami a swing of a few votes would have passed the bill. The fight will be made again in the next congress." Tho vetoes paired the house just a year ago today by a vote of 239 to 160. Today's vote show ed a gain of 22 votes for it and a loss of four votes from tho opposition strength. The 261 votes for passing the bill over tho veto were east as follows: Democrats. 16?; Republicans, ts; Progressiver, and Progr. SStVS Repub? licans, 16; Independent. 1. Against the bill the vote was: Democrats, 101; Insurgent Democrat, 1; Re? publicans, 32; Progressive and Pro grtslve Republicans, 2. Members who were in the house j when the bill passed last February and who changed their votes today v. ere: N oting for bill and against over? riding the veto: Bailey, Partlett of i Georgia. Preakes, Brumbaugh, Ma gulre of Nebraska, Park. Whaley, Smith of Maryland. Taylor of Aia ' bamn. Voting against bill and for over? riding the veto: Cooper, Johnson of Utah. Kiskaid of Nebraska, Scott. Representatives Garner of Texas, who voted present when tho bill was passed, voted against overriding the veto. Representative Steenerson. who voted against tho bill, voted present today. Representative Volstead, wdio was paired against tho bill when it passed, voted to overri le the presi? dent's veto. Presidents Tnft and Cleveland ve? toed similar measures and attempts to overrido them failed. SIGN* COTTON REPEAL RILL. Gotwrsssr Receives Doidi of Seventeen Measures Unfilled by General As sosnbty. Columbia, Fsb, "..?The measure of tto- present general assembly, repeal lag the cotton acreage reduction bill, uhie t was passed St the extra session li i?h. r was approved yesterday b] OOV, Richard I, Manning. The gOVOTnor announced several days ago that he would approve the measure. A batch of 17 acts, passed at this session, eras received yesterday by Manning, The first bill to be 'Signed by the governor was a local school measure Introduced by the r unwell delegation. Fourteen of the IT acts Werf approved. Three were h? hi up for further Investigation, In? eluded In the list of acts held was that providing for an ejection on the QUSStlog of issuing |Iltviti in bonds f n a high school and Other improve? ments in the city of Columbia, The gOVOraOV Is studying the wording ol ? he BSSasnrS and Will probably an i nouncs his de? ision today. \PRIL 1 WITHOUT PI N VLTY. Manning sl^n*. Mjeaasjfa Extending Tai Pa>ln\r rime. ? Columbia, Feb. 6.?Gov. Manning tonight signed the joint resolution ex? tending to April 1 the time for ?!;? ment o" t ixe? without penalty. Af 1 ter that date r\ penalty to live per cent, will he sttached to unpaid taxes. R. (.. RHETT, OF CHARLESTON, HEADS EXECUTIVE COMMIT? TEE OF COMMERCIAL BODY. United states Chamber of Commerce Elected Fshay at its Head?Ap? peal tor Neutralizing American \ Ossels. Washington, Peb, 5.?election of Officers of the new board of directors brought to a close tonight the annual Convention 0( the Chamber of Com? merce of the United States. Sessions during the past three days had been marked by notable speeches and de? bates on the country's general busi? ness situation, with particular refer? ence to the effect of the European war on foreign trade. John H. Fahay of Boston was re elected president and other officers were Chosen as follows: Honorary vice presidents, Henry A. Wheeler, Chicago; A. I!. Faniuhar, York, Pa. Vice presidents, Robert F. MaddoX, Atlanta; Henry I... Sorbett, J Portland, Ore. (both reflected). Treasurer, John Joy Edson, Washing , ton, D. C. Chairman of Executive Committee, II. G. Rhett, Charleston, S. C. At. the final session e. A. Filfmc of Posten, vice president of the Inter? national Congress of Chambers of Commerce, advocated establishment of Idtmnlty societies to guarantee de? livery of American goods to foreign? ers as represented in selling adop? tion of a copyrighted stamp by Ameri? can trade organizations to mark the goods sold abroad. A feature of the day's session was an appeal of Ambassador Naon of the Argentine Republic for complete neutralization of ships plying between the Americas. Arrangements will be made imme? diately at the chambers headquarters to conduct the referendum on mer? chant marine question! and operation of ships, ordered ^estcrday after an extended debate on the pending ship i purchare bill. di:lf.tf.s portions of mes? sage. House Expurgates Parthian Commu? nication Received From Former Goicrnor?i >mits Sketch. Columbia, Feb. i">.?The house ye! I terday morning adopted a report Crom the judiciary committee, recommend? ing that certain sections of the an? nual message of Former Gov. Please be no! printed in the permanent jour? nal. After citing the parts of the mes? sage to be omitted, the report con? cluded an follows: "The Committee further recom? mends that the following foot note be inserted nt bottom of the message when printed in the permanent jour? nal, to wit: " 'Note?The judiciary committee of the house of representatives, to whom the matter of printing the an? nual message of Gov. Please in the journal was referred, deemed it wise and proper to omit such portions as gave no definite Information as to the condition of the State and con? tained no recommendations to the general assembly. It was in accord with this view that the Interesting sketch of the governor'! life, under the heading "Conclusion." was left out, the committee considering 'hat < it had no proper place in the jo?ir , nal.'" SHORT LIVED LIBERTY. - 1 Negro Pardoned by Blosse Again Convicted. I ! Washington, Feb. 4.?John Van. a to fro, who was pardoned last No? vember by ex-Gov. Bleasc of south Carolina, while serving a terra of is years' imprisonment for manslaugh? ter, has been convicted of robbery be? fore chief Justice Covlngton in the criminal division <>f the District su? preme court. Van*! liberty wan short llvod, .'is ho was apprehended during the Christ* mas holidays in a 5- and l"-ccnt More, where he picked a woman's pocket, lb- secured only an eyeglass D, v. hli h he mistook for a purse. \ ,i n ?!. ni. .1 t he Charge, and on the witness stand declared he bad never b?'en in prison. Mr. Archer, assltant United Mates attorney, then Inquired If he had not lie.mi pardoned by the governor of South Carolina last No? vember. The witness then admitted his identity. FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. Washll gton, Feb. n.?After discov? ery of foot snd mouth Infection in Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Buf? falo, Cincinnati. Jemey City, PltUburg and Columbus the department of agrl eulture today Instructed its inspect? ors tQ close the \mds in those cities to Interetate shipment of live stock after shipments in transit had been disposed of. 'lie siock yarda nt Baltimore latei w >re added to those from which Inter? state shipments were restricted. FLIES AMERICAN HIB, BRITISH SHIP LUSITANIA RE-1 SORTS TO USE OF RED, WHITE AM) BLUE. Heard of German Threat to Destroy English Vessels by Use of Subma? rines?Incident Creates Much In? terest. London. Feb. 6.?The British steamer Lusitania of the Cunard line, | which sailed from New York January | 30 and arrived at Liverpool this af? ternoon, Hew the American flag from the time she passed Queenstown until she entered Mersey. This is vouched for by American passengers who crossed on her. The Lusitania received a wireless from the Baltic of the White Star line that two submarines had been sighted from that vessel. The captain, in re? ply to a question of one of the pas? sengers, declared he had a right to fly the flag of a neutral country for protection of neutral passengers and mails which his ship was carrying. After being delayed by heavy storms, which raised seas deck hig and injured 11 passengers, the Eusi tania arrived off Queenstown late yesterday. She cruised off the Irish port for two hours and, without pick? ing up a i Hot, as is usually done, proceeded for Liverpool at full speed, arriving at the Mersey channel at daybreak, with the fctars and Stripes still flying. According to a statement by Will Irwin, an American writer, the Lusi? tania carried the regulation large American flag at her stern, with a small American flag and mail pen ant at the fore peak. Former United States Senator La? fayette Young, another passenger, while he did not personally see the flag flying, said it was accepted as fact by all on board. A prominent British olRcial today said that inasmuch as the British government grants ships of other na? tions the privilege of using the Brit? ish flag to escape capture it natural? ly feels that such a privilege would be granted its ships in a similar emergency. The British merchant shipping act passed in 1894 contains the following paragraph: "If a person uses the British fla^ and assumes the British national I character on board a ship owned in whole or in part by persons unquali? fied to own a British ship for the purpose of making tho ship appear to be British, the ship shall be sub? ject to forfeiture under this act un? less the assumption has been made for the purpose of escaping capture by enemy or by a foreign ship of war in exercise of some belligerent right." MAY MAKE INQUIRY. LusltAuln Incident May nc Basis for Fall Discussion of Flags. Washington. Feb. C.?Officials to? night had received no official report of the use of the American flag by the Lusitania, but they indicated that in? quiry might be made. Pending re? ceipt of full information comment was reserved. It was regarded by some as not un? likely that the occurrence would fur? nish a basis for discussing the entire subject of the use of neutral flags by belligerent merchantmen on account of charges to effect made in the Ger? man admiralty's statement. The rules of international law are clear, in that each nation has the right to determine for itself the con? ditions under which its flag may be bestowed on a vessel. One recognized authority holds that "the assumption of the flag of a foreign stnte without Its authorisation is considered as a violation of International law, as a de? vice both fraudulent and injurious to the honor of the state. Both the state whose l!a^ is wrongfully used and that In regard to which the use of false Dag is made have the right to demand the punishment of the guilty party." Examination of tin? statutes of the United States reveals that there is no law prohibiting misuse of the Ameri? can flag by foreign vessels, though the state department has in the -??st or? dered its consuls always to communi? cate full Information as to such inci? dents. upon the outbreak of war with Chile in is?:* Peru Inquired <>f the United states what conditions must be complied with in order that a mer? chant vessel might be considered as belonging to the United States and under what conditions the United States flag might be used. The American legation in Peru sent a note in reply which was supple? mented by a memorandum from tin secretary of State, Mr. Evorts, who said that "there is no prohibition of the use of the American flag by a for? eign vessel beyond the jurisdiction of the United Mates or any penalty pro \ ided therefor." Chicago, Feb. Lorenzo Lamson, the senior member of s grain broker? age firm died suddenly today of pneu? monia. IMPRESSED BY GERMAN KOTE WASHINGTON GRATIFIED VIO? LENCE To NEUTRAL SHIPS IS TO BE AVOIDED. United States May Not Enter Protest as It Appears Germany's Action is Aimed Chiefly at Contraband and Troop Ships, Washington, Feb. 7.?Although the text of Germany's official memoran? dum explaining the admiralty's proc? lamation of a submarine campaign against enemy merchant ships has been delayed in transmission, and aid not reach the State department to? day from Ambassador Gerard, pub lication in the press of the text of tho document produced a profound im? pression in the national capital. As the memorandum revealed that ' Gorman commanders had been order i ed to "avoid violence" to neutral ships, it was regarded as much more re? assuring than the brief proclama? tion, though there was some uneasi? ness over the suggestion in the mem? orandum that efforts to torpedo ene i my ships might unintentionally strike neutral vessels. , President Wilson and his cabinet Ihnvc come to no decision as to wheth? er the United States will enter'a pro I test, but it is believed some inquiry j may be made as to what steps are planned to take off passengers and ': crews from enemy merchant ships as well an neutral vessels. The declara? tion of London provides that all per? sons aboard an enemy merchant ship must be saved before the vessel is de? stroyed. If assurances are given that mor I chant ships will not be summarily de? stroyed without giving an opportunity for persons aboard to be saved, it is regarded as certain that tho American government, observing strict neutral? ity, will not protest against the Ger? man proclamation. It was apparent among high offic'als that the hoisting of the American flag on the British steamer Eusitania im? mediately after the charge had been made in the German admiralty's proc > lamation that neutral flags had been ordered used by Great Britain was more likely to call forth diplomatic discussion than the proclamation it? self. This incident may call forth an I inquest tomorrow if Ambassador Page does not report on it by then. The presence of many close friends and relatives of high oi'icials of the American government aboard the Gu sitanta and stories that the vessel \ raised the American flag to protect 1 neutral passengers brought home to j officials the question of safety for Americans traveling by sea and the necessity for an early understanding. While there is no law of the United States penalizing any vessel that en? ters or leaves American ports for using tho American flag without au? thorization and no explicit rule on the subject ever has been incorporated.in j international law, the embarrassments which might result from such a prac? tice caused much speculation among 1 diplomats. In some executive quarters it was believed that tho German naval com (madors had been given much more I j strict instructions about caring for the j safety of civilians of both the enemy j and neutral countries on board mer? chant ships than had been made pub? lic. Tho view suggested was that Ger? many's action was aimed chiefly against tho cargoes of contraband and the troop ships crossing the Eng? lish channel. In this connection it was said that 1 official information had boon received ! by the American government that for i the last month England had trans ; ported an average of 30,000 men each ; week across the channel. Oiflcial es : timates which have reached the American government place the num 1 her of British troops in the field now i as close to 500,000, with the expecta? tion that Kitchener's army of a mil? lion was likely to he In France by . spring. I Germany's charge that England has ; not respected neutral property aboard enemy ships and that neutral govern ; ments have protested vainly In this respect was not generally known here until the German memorandum was made public. COAL MINERS ENTOMBED. Explosion in New River Goal Miners, West Virginia. Carlisle. W. Va., Feb. f?.?One hun? dred and thirty men are entombed in the Xew River coal mines, as the re? sult of an explosion this morning. Later?Four miners wore suffocat? ed, twai are missing and others escap? ed. The explosion was caused by an open lamp. Messrs. Harby & Moses, late of Sumter, are about erecting livery sta? bles In this town. the work having commenced. These gentlemen deserve the thanks of this community for their enterprising move, and we trust they will meet with all the patronage re? quired to make their business a suc? cess.?Darlington News and Press. GEWINN FLEET TO PLAY SAFE WILL. ONLY PIQIIf WHEN VIC TOKY IS ASSURED. sea Battle Means Death or Victory*? Vessels Can Not Be Replaced and Nation Depends on Them for De? fense. Berlin, Feb. 7.?Grand Admiral von Koester, president of the Ger? man Navy league, in an address at Kile university today, discussed con? ditions governing the part to be play? ed by the German navy in the war. Me declared the relative strength of the German fleet compared to the Anglo-French-Russian fleet is per I haps one to four. The British, he added, perhaps estimated German lust for battle so highly that they had said to themselves: "Some day they will come and we shall be able to assume battle in a situation favorable for us." That the offensive spirit of the Ger? mans is greater than the British, the .admiral continued, can justly be as i sumed when one recalls that the Ger I mans took an offensive against. Ena* land's east coast, whereas the Eng? lish have not dared to approach the German coast. j "'."c era of '.Tie SmtCSt confi? dence in our fleet," said Admiral von ! Koester, "but we ^now that a sea battle means death or victory and jthat a destroyed fleet can not be re j placed in the course of the war even I if it lasts for years. We therefore ' must be caut.ous and allow ourselves to be incited to no deed which might eventuate in our defeat. "For what would be the situation 1 if a sea battle took place tomorrow in which each one of our ships took a hostile shi^ to the bottom with it and perhaps some other? We would be without a fleet and England could proceed gradually in its attempts against our coasts. Our coasts from Emden to Memel would be most se? verely threatened. Landing attempts, if they were sufficiently well prepared, could succeed at places most un? comfortable for us. "Our fleet must protect us under all conditions and may accept battle only when it can reckon on victory." Admiral von Koester declared the course of the naval war up to the present had caused him great sur? prise. He added the British secre? tary of state for the navy seven years j ago declared that Germany wouh*^ w ake some m^. ning and find her fleet ; gone. He also recalled the utterance of Winston Spencer Churchill last September in which he said that if the German warships did not come and fight they would be "dug out like rates in a hole." "After these sayings," Admiral von Koester declared, "one expected other things from the British fleet than it ; has accomplished. I am almost j tempted to believe the -spirit of Nel eon no longer lives in it." The admiral said the fact that Ad? miral Fisher, the British first sea lord, had not changed the plans that were being pursued by Prince Louis of Bat? tenberg, the former first sea lord, "can be taken as showing England's intention to dictate terms of peace eventually with its fleet." DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT COX* ER. New Department Added January 1 is Decided Improvement in Work of Institution. Hartsville, Feb. 5.?A visit to and inspection of the domestic science de? partment building at Coker college a few days ago was a revelation in con? venience and utility. This highly im? portant branch recently added to the curriculum was put into operation ten days ago. A separate building has been provided and is complete in equipment and general arrangement. The professor, Miss Bessie Boggess, was added to the faculty on January 1. She is from Macon. Miss., and was educated at the University o- Missis? sippi and is a graduate of the domes? tic science department of the Uni Iverslty of Chicago. She has taught Iat Hull Home, Chicago, and at Macon, ' Miss. A class ot 40 young women is taking the course. AGAIN Df JAIL. Thanksgiving Day Pardon Beneficiary Charged with House-breaking. Aiken. Feb. 0.?Avery Hall, par? doned on Thanksgiving day of last year by Forme r Qov, Blease, and re? leased from the county chaingang. where he was serving a sentence of IS months after conviction on a charge of househreaking and larceny, is in the Aiken jail a^ain. facing an? other charge of housebreakir.g. Hall was caught in the store of D. Shapiro at Langley. Columbia, Feb. 6.?Fourteen meas? ures of a local nature were approved yesterday by Gov. Manning. More ?hau Si bills have been passed at this session of the legislature and sent to the governor for approval. He is reading each mcaniro carefully. Not one measure has been vetoed.