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ARMY BILL PASSED TODAY A Appropriation Carries $329,000,000 and Pro vides for Force of 150,000 Men . /_ Washington Feb. %.?The army ap? propriation hill cm imm? approximate ly |3it.000.oon ami providing for a force <>nlv l.m.ooo mm in I'.iJi w in passed lodav t?v the house ami sent to the senate at Washington. The SS'SMs foreign relations eommittee today directed t'haimuiu Lodge to *?k Secretary folhy if not Incom pa table with pahllc Interest to submit to the committee u copy of agreements beawecn Ambassadors Morris and ghklehura regarding the new treaty rising from the adoption of the Cal? ifornia unti-alb ii land law. NAVY CHALLENGES WAR DEPARTMENT Daniels Invites Baker to Join in Waal WagtiJnsjton. Feb. 7. ? Participation ay the *"nr department in a series Of experiments to do ermine the value <?r aircraft against major naval ves jfU a-ss invited by Secretary Daniels today lo a letter to Secretary Ilaker. The firm of the tests will he con? formed Within the next 1?0 days, Mr. lajmlc!* said, ami conditions approxi? mating as cloudy as possible those af battle will he simulated. The cap tund derman batlhship Osfricsland ?at 1.1oo tons probably will be us d for the first experiment. Admiral It E. Ooontz. chief naval Operatlonn, prior to the mak.ng pub hc ef Secretary I Tin his" letter had laid (he, house naval committee that. Within the next three months the navf department would bomb a large warship from the air in the open sea ig an effort to test the theory ad? vanced by Brigadier (leneral Mitchell of the army air service that airplanes fced made capital naval vessels urn leas. Ilearesentative Mond. lt of Wyom |og. Republican Moor lender. who preceded Admiral t'oontz on the fiend, warned the committee that un Se.\|?i ndltui > h for military eatab? merits were cut down some of the gr nations of the world would bf driven Into bankruptcy. Me char? acterised the navy department's es? timates under Secretary Daniels as a turtle? in the world from peace lov iisg America an the official announce mS|it of the Amertean administration a^Ofpted abroad as a mandate to, if not an expression of the will of the American people. The United States should take the le/d In disarmament, declared Mr. Monde M, adding: If an agreement is not reached for the limitation of armament and war? like expenditure* in the near future tlie fault will be that of America as Ml former days the fault was that of (Jar many." Discussing the question of disarma? ment Admiral ?'onntz declared tha'. ?tlvurmament talk had appeired after "we have waited all our lives for a navy of Importance und equality" and ' now when realisation seems at hand." II? a<lvised against stoplng any part of the 1916 building program so l*r as big ships were concerned. PLANTER KILLS NEGRO IN DUEL Automobile and Truck Collide and Shooting; Then Follows Ilartsville. Feb. 6? Friday nifcht Just after dark Mr. Thomas Wood hum, of the Philadelphia section of Dar lUigton i ounty. was on his way to llartsvtllH In his automobil? when Io? was shot by a negro named (Jro'cr Martin. Mr. Woodham returned the iff and killed the MgrO, Mr. Woodham was on his way in ? >|S automobile to Ilartsville v. h n. about live miles from llartsvdlc, mar ]<re's Cross I toads. In a Band bed a collision acourred between bis ear ami a truck driven by Ur?vei Martin. The truck was headed for Ilartsville. There was another negro man in the trick with Martin, it appears that whan the cars had come together Mr Wood r.mn alighted and walking up to the truck Questioned Mat tin as to whv he had his hand in his pocket Tin . upon Martin produced a revolver and commcnce<l Dring at him striking him In the face. Mr. Woodman returned the fire, killing the negro, Coroner's Inquest was held here I ?? firday and the Unding was that Mr. N> godhaan was full) Justified In com? muting the act as the negro was holding Mr. Woodman's life in Jei |i Ml d\ . Mr. Woodham was shot at live times, ihres ??alls taking effect, lie wan raahed to an Inflrmar} In Fk?r eiK*e. Due ball has nut \ et tieeii lo? cated but be is doing as s/ell ga ?'rt i?e expected. It apdjars 'I it Mr. W(M>itlimu Is highly thought of in his community lie Is a tiustcc of Philadelphia High school and Is a planter. Washington. Pak s Representa? tion? have i.e. n mad t? Ihf dale de paiyiiien- ?,\ ti,,. HanaTgrlan govern? ment concerning the deportation of ngdeslrwble aliens from the United M'stes Hungary says the deported aliens haw* been st mm Ii liberty a?H?ard Viwi'l? as f.. |nimlt tlnni to organise propaganda agalaat But i pea a govei nm< nta and asks tint tiieos deportod be separated abot d vessels. Mobile Feb. *.?Fred I. Itlackmon. of Annlstun, repreaentiitive |g eon gre**, recently re-elected for the s, 'enyth term, die* at tnUdnlKht la a night at tartow, Florida. UNION OFFICIALS BROUGHT TO BOOK Howat and Executive Board Members Arrested Pltteburg, Kan., Feb., 7.?District Judge a. j, Curran Inte today issued attachment* tar the Immediate arrest or Alexander Howat, prealdent of the Kanaaa Cod) Miners' union, and for ail of the mombori of the district ex? ecutive board <?f the union. The oul. ' for the nrresl of the union ofoclels were made on applica? tion of Richard J. Hopkins, state at? torney g< m ml. Howat eras arrested about 4.30 p. tn. and Immediately bronchi into the district court room. When tin Kansas miners' president whs arraigned before Judge Curran) he admit sd he had ealled the strike In the two mines of lite Pittoburg held. ''Whether it is a violation of the court order is for the court to Bay," Howat added. Vice President Dorehy, brought into conn with Howati simply said: "1 am Kuilty." William Titus, a board member, ?also was haled before the judge. When Thomas Harvey. Secretary and treasurer of the district miners' union, was brought before Judge Cur? ran he testified that he did not vote for the order calling the strike, and that he opposed it in the discussion at the meeting. On motion of tho state tin OOUIt dismissed the action against Harvey. Jlowat. Dorehy and Titus were then released on their own recognisance and ordered to appear in court to? morrow afternoon. Howat Informed the court that Amos Standerling of Rieh Hill. Mo., ami John Billings of Osange county. Kansas, board mem? bers, were not at the meeting of the board and the court dismissed attach? ments tor them. Judge Curran Bel 1:10 O'clock to? morrow afternoon as the hour for the three to tile a Written answer, if they desired. The eoyrt action is the out? growth of a- strike in two mines o the Pittsburg held. which result d from a controversy of tho miners' union with the mine owners over the age of a miner. The attorney general contended that the strike was in violation of the InJuiKTlon issued last summer by I Judge Curran. and that, therefore, the miners' officials were in contempt of court. It was asserted that the tail? ing of the .strike was in the nature of a test of strength between the Howat forces and the Kansas Indus? trial court. Presbyterians Will Meet at Greenville Qreenvllle, Vei?. s. ? Mors than one thousand laymen from the Presby? terian churches of Georgia, Florida, North Cnrolina ami South Carolina aie eXpeeted her? .March Nth and 9 to attend thd convention of the Lay mon's Missionary Movement of the Presbyterian church In the United States, according to announcement made today i?y the general commit? tee on arrangements, instead of se? lecting on< < entral city, on aocount of the high cost of travel this Near, the movement has decided upon live regional convention eitles in order that the cost to the <h legates may lie reduced to a minimum and at tho same time.enable the convention to touch the entire church. The Seventh Qeneral Convention win be held hi he cities of Meridian. Miss., February 17-ls; Nashville, Tenn., Fob, zi-2; St tunton, Va.. February and will < iose at Qreenvllle, March s-o. Five Presbyterian churches here with a combined membership of 1,700 will unite in the entertainment or this convention .ami as the sessions are to be open to all denominations, ar? rangements base been made to hold the meetings in the magnlllceni Tex? tile Hall, which will seat 4.000. The Woman's Auxiliary of the move? ment win convene simultaneously with the laymen. The Laymen's movement is com? posed almost entirely of business men. and the convention here will be de? voted to the relation of the church to Industrial, commercial, ami internat? ional problems. ?There never was a time when a convention is more urg? ently needed." says a Statement issued r?!ati\e to the meeting. "Men ale saying on every side, 'What is the mat? ter with business?' There are lead? ers in the world who frankly admit today that the sore dis less is because Christ anc His principles are not permitted to govern and direct busl IH ss as they should." The list of speakers Includes some of the most important men and wo? men in l he I 'nit, d States. Washington, Feb. I The federal Investigation 01 the gasoline vapor ex? plosion at Memphis on January 24th which coal the lives of eleven por SOOS show- another example of the failure of workmen to heed prescrib? ed precautlona In handling explosive matter, the bureau ol mines announc? ed A negro workman opened Ihe tank car of goaollnc without reliev? ing pressure In the tank, the state? ment said The gas and liquid gOS ohne boiled out of the ear and mix? ed with air lo form an explosive gUH and in a t?w moments later it was ignited by ea i ly Open ill I \ew York. Feb. g, Frank 1' Walsh, of counsel for Thomas Moon . \ scJhvleted of murder in Han Fran rlecOi in connection with Prepared less Hg] bomb , vpiosmn in i'.ii?;. to? day telegraphed San Francisco au? thorities apprising them of the alleged confession I | one witness in the case that lo had perjured testimony at tuai. special grand Jury now Inves? tigating alleged conspiracy to convict Moomv Witness name was John McDonald, now resident of Trenton, N .1 . with whom Walsh had a long conference lost night. Bet Hit, Ft b I. Th< Qerman go\ - , rnilieui has accepted the invitation to partfc ipate hi the allied onnfeioiiee on reputations la London op March 1st. RESUMPTION OF ROAD BUILDING State Highway Commission Mak? ing Contracts as Result of De? cline in Prices i Columbia, Feb. 8. That conditions are excellent for "speeding up" In highway building and other public construction, is the opinion held by , South Carolina highway officials, and J. i'has. ii. Moore field, chief engir neer of the state highway depart? ment, stated today that the highway commission was finding it advan? tageous to place contracta now, Build? ing coats arc low? r than they were some months ago, and in an effort to help steady economic conditions and also to get advantage of lower costs, the department is letting contracts for road work as last as approved* The highway department has lead Inquiries from many other states re? garding building Bl nation. Mr. Moorefleld states that the department finds that labor costs are considerably lower than a year ago. Prices for steel are also far below prices a year ago, and as a result the highway coin mission is finding i? advantageous to let bridge contracts a.' present. Prices on cement have not come down .as much as other prices, and so tho highway authorities are holding off on concrete work. There is a considerable' amount of 'building umh r way now throughout the country and it Is expec ed to in? crease. Contractors and engineers ex? pect to see a large amount of con j struct ion this spring. Tim hlghwt/V department has open? ed hid*, for the construction of the road from Walterboro to Jackson boro, In Colleton county, a distune* of nliout 19 miles. The lowest bid was submitted by J. C. Palrey, of Orange burg, $16,000 for the bridgea and |8f',000 for road work. This was ahout fifteen thousand dollars lower ?ban the lowest hid received on the j nine Job January L'?;th all of which at that time were rejected. Contract will be let for the con? struction of 9 miles of road from Cgmden to the Lee county line, the bridgea to Austin 1 bothers' Bridge Co.. for $4.247, tlho road work to Stewart Jones Co., for 148,000. The/* highway department will ad? vertise this week for bids on the con? strue ion of the bridge o\c the Wa teree River, between Bumter and Rlchland countlea The span will cost approximately $150,000. The approaches to the bridge are to bu built i>y public subscriptions, On the 1Mb of February Urn high? way department will open bids for the construction of the Band Dai Ferry bridge between Alken county and Auguata, (la., this span to e.-si a quar? ter of a million. Tho department will alao advertise dtiting the coming week for bids for the sand clay construction! of the road from ltallentine, in Rlchland county, to Chapln, on the road to Xewbery, and also for the construc? tion Of a lection of highway nea* the eludes the building of a new road to Broad river bridge. This project in clude st he building Of a new road to the top of the hill on the west si In Of the liver, and also a road "lill" on the Columbia side of the river, lead? ing to the railroad crOBBlng, The highway department is adver? tising for the conatructinn of it? mUea of road In Berkeley county, from Monek'a corner to Goose creek, to cos approximately $110,000. BOOM FOR SWEET POTATOES Washington, Feb. 8.?-A sweet po? tato syrup plant is to be established h> tic govern men 1 at Fitsgerald, Ua. Fnder a laboratory process worked out and planti d for the public by Dr. II. ('. (hue, bureau of chemistry, the commercial possibilities In manufac? ture of a line, brown "highly pala? table" syrup from a heretofore waste product are to be explored, according to announcement tonight by the ag? riculture department. "Many persons think it equal to tirst-class cane syrup," the Statement said of the sweet potato product. FltSgcrald was selected because 0 building was available and also be? cause it has already a sweet potato curing and storing establishment. ?qUlpment will be shipped from Washington for the syrup plant ami the department says it can make no recommendations for commercial manufacture without comparative cost da. a. to he obtained from the ex? perimented mill. The chance for de? veloping a new industry is held to l?e good, however, as much of the sweet potato crop of the south has been wasted in the past. The project is the tirst to be under? taken in the way of seml-commor ? ai plan its by the new bureau of de? velopment In the department of ag? riculture, GEN. SM UTS WINS ELECTION I'm tot ia. Routh Africa, Feb. fl, -? flen. Smuts, prime minister of the union oi South Atina. was elected to the house assemhl) yestcrduy. The returns received thus far indicate that the Smith Annan party, under tlen Smuts' leadership has warn a vie torj. I .a 1 hill e, 1 ^in bee, Feb. !?.? Tin 1 1 < hlldretl and a houseiuuid losl their lives in a lire which destroyed the residence of Leo Carrier at Pinehlll yesterday. 114 breaks a cold quicker than any remedy we Know. A.lvt. Washington, Feb. '.' The n< gro population of Tuba, t>kla., i* .vie. an increase of per cent. Tin writes number 88,430, an inc.. ... of 191 per cent. Rub-My-TIsm relieves RheumaUanii jUralags^lyraina.?-Advt. HARDING BACK AT WORK President Elect Finds Mass of Accumulated Mail at St. Augustine S. Augustine, Feb. i<>. Back at work lifter three weeks' vacation, Mr. Harding today waded into a vast ac? cumulation of correspondence and i other miscclleancous business that should cleared away before he can give serious thought to final decisions on tie- personnel of his cabinet and other major problems. The big- stack of telegrams and letters will prob? ably occupy all of his working time during the remainder of the week. Cabinet appointments, which Mr. I Hard log's close friends believe to luive been definitely determined uro Charles R. Hughes, secretary of stab; Harry M. Maughtery, attorney general; Will Hayes, postmaster gen? erali and Henry Wallace, Iowa, sec? retary of agriculture, it is still real? ised, however, that there may bo a slip between the first of February and the first of March. JUDGE REFUSES GRAND JURY ACT Anderson. Feb. 8.?Judge Thomas S. Bease this morning made the court see that his spring charge to the grand Jury when court opened hore Monday morning was not mere words, but that he was going to carry it out to the letter. The grand jury brought In "no bill" iii the case of .J. 8. Fow? ler, Jr.. and Rupert Miles, charged with transporting whiskey. Judge Bease told .he court that he was going to sec for himself what there was in the case and hear the wit' esses in open court. Judge Sease said to Lhe Miami jury: "How can 1 sentence these pom- devT.fi when you refuse to brim; a true bill In cases in which there is (dear cut evidence?" The Judge then swore the foreman again and each one of the grand Jury, and asked; "Are you so constituted itt your mind, by prejudice or other? wise, that you van not bring in ? true finding In this case?" The foreman answered "No. sir." The two pollc< men. as witnesses, were sworn, each testifying to find? ing a gallon of whiskey in two half gallon fruit jars In the back of the ar which had been wn eked by Fow? ler and Miles driving into a freight tsar. The judge then addressed the fore? man, telling him that he would erase the finding on the back of the Indict? ment and return it. and if the indict? ment was true that these men had In their possession a gallon of whiskey then the grand jury must find a "true blll.M He charged them to remember heir oath, and that without fear or favor "you leave no one unpresented when the testimony warrants it.' At the last term of court here the srrand jury brought In "no bill" on this case. Solicitor Harris presented II again this term, as he thought .here was enough evidence for the case to be hear*'. In the first law and order meeting Ihul was held here Solicitor Harris spoke on the appli? cation of the law, haying that a rich man's son should be made to suffer for breaking the law just as much is a poor fellow from the mills. It. was generally understood that the allusion was to this ea tc, J. S. Fowler, Jr., Is a son of the stepdaughter of J. S. Fowler. Sr.. who !s conceded by many as the political boss of Anderson comity. Some years ago J. S. Fowler, Sr., had the young man's name changed so that he could hi ar his name. LOUISIANA NEGRO CAN NOT ESCAPE New Orleans, Fob. 9.?Lonnle l?a on, the neuro whose date of exe? cution was forgotten by the sheriff Of Ouachlta parish, will not regain his freedom because of the oversight, according to an opinion handed down today by Attorney General Coco. Prior to the rendering of the opinion many leading attorneys Of the slate con ended that by reason of the fact that the r.egro'S Hfe had once been placed in jeopardy when the governor fixed the date of his execution, anil that date arrived without a reprieve being granted, he could not now be legally hanged, but that on the other hand, he was legally dead and must be gratified his freedom. This view was not sustained by ihc attorney general, however, who said that he could find nothing in the text? books, ancient or modern, or in Juris? prudence which was tho hast basis Tor such an idea. The attorney general then ruled Hut it would be legal for the gov? ernor to again fix a date for the ex? ecution of the negro, who was con v leb d Of the murder of I 'hat h s M. Qulllar, a white planter, in 1917, Will Flournoy, another negro, con? victed of complicity in the crime, is now serving a life sentence t.?r his pott in lhe killing of tin white man, which occurred In n drunken brawl. A movement bus hi eu started by a number of interested people in the state to have the death sentene? standing against the negro commuted to life impi Isonmen*. Conway. Feb. 8. tleorgc F. Prince was shot and killed by Morgan Todd at rted Bluff, this county, last night, it Is alleged. News received here was lo the effect that Todd and several ot hei s were at t he home of H. J. Prince, Offense was tukeii by some hing said by Pi im e and Todd knocked him down on the lloor, it *is alleged, and hen tieorge F, Prince, a son of II .1 Prince, tame Into lhe dllllculty, taking the purl of his father and young Prince was shot i.\ Todd. lllfllicnxil in Clinton. Columbia. Feb. I<?. Mr. J, A. Hayne said yesterday thai five cases of influenxa, diagnosed officially as thai disease, had been reported to him from Clinton. ON TRANSPORTING COTTON SEED Planting Seed Must Be Disease Tree, Says Crop Pest Commis? sion Clemaon College, Feb. 10.?Atten? tion is called again, says Prof. A. F. IConradl, entomologist for the South] Carolina Crop last commission, to the regulations of the commission governing the transportation of cot? ton seed for planting, j Cotton seed for plan ing tranaport ; ed or sold within tliis state shall | have attached to every consignment, la permit by the South Carolina State crop pest commission, Clemaon Col? lege, s. c Permits air issued only after an affidavit has 1.n made by the ship? per and tiled stating that in ease of1 staple cotton less than live per cent, , and in ease of short staple rotton less than one per cent of the bolls in the Held of cotton from which the seed j were taken showed evidence of an thrucnose, and also that the seed are tree from wih. Application blanks land full information are furnished j upon request. Permit tags are me cured from tin- South Carolina State Crop Pest commission, Clemaon Col ! h go, 8. C, at cost. it is necessary, says Prof. Conradi, that these regulations he observed in order to prevent the spread of an? tut aenose. wilt and other diseases into and within this state. Under the Crop Pest act of 1921, it is the duty of all citizens to report any violations of 11 hese regulations. BIG EXPLOSION j SPREADS DEATH War Material En Route to Char? leston Blows Up I Augusta, fla., Feb. 9.?An unex? plained explosion occurred at the freight d<pot of the Southern Railway j here a r. o'clock today, killing four j men, injuring four and causing a property damage estimated at $l.r)0, 000. The men killed were negro freight handlers. Hut one of them, Kd. Dav , enport, has been identified. The other bodies are burned to a crips. Among tie- injured are two firemen. They are only painfully hurt. The AugUBta arsenal was shipping 7,f>00 pounds of Hares to Charleston and they were being removed from the depot to ears when an extplosion occurred which shook the building and started a blaxe. .lust what exploded I at this time is not definitely known, lit was in this explosion that the loss ' of life occurred. A tew mlnutei afterward the tlaies exploded, the fire having reached them, ami it was in this exploaion that the firemen were hurt Ono theory advanced was that the ' first explosion was of gasoline, but railroad agents said that they had no Information of any high exploaivel having been saned in the building. (The proper y loss, in addition to the I destruction of a portion of the build ! Ing and its contents, included twelve j freight eat s, which were loaded. EXPLOSION IS NOT EXPLAINED Augusta. Ca.. Feb. 10. -Officials of jibe Southern railway who arc investi |gating the explosion and lire which ? late yesterday partially wrecked the freight depot, today announced that all employes had been accounted for. The (barred bodies of three negroes Tound in the ruins were Identified. The three Rromen who were injured will recover. it is not clear what caused the explosion preceding the i lire. Appropriation Bill Adopted by House Columbia, Feb. la.?At 1 J.:i0 o'COlck this morning the house passed the appropriation bill and it is now ready for the senate. The measure was glyen its second and third read? ing. There were few changes in the amounts recommended hy the ways and means committee for the various departments. The action of the house is consid? ered Very unusual and proves that the members are determined to adjourn as soon as possible. Two sessions of the house were held in order that the bill might get its second and third rending. One session was adjourned and a new leg? islative day began after midnight and the bill was accorded its third read? ing and passed. ] Columbia, Feb. 9.?Tonight th/ house took up the appropriation bill as recommended by the ways ami means committee. The house made no material changes in the tirst twenty-four sections of the bill Fights on items for the University of South Carolina facult) and for certain items in the state superintendent of edilca i lion's office failed, j Tin- Citadel appropriation of $452, :; I.'. was not changed. A provision tor tew buildings was added, provided oiiet-haif mill covers the amount of $300,000. The appropriation of $100,117 was m>t tut. No changes were made In the amounts for state officers. (Mi lea go, Feb. 1?' The railway la hoard Imard toda> denied the request of the American Federation of Rail wnj executives for Immediate abro? gation of the national wage agreement with brotherhoods and establishment ill in w base late lor unskilled labor predicated on local conditions. The hoard will continue hearings on the <inest ion. Smoke is still occasionally coming out of the big stack at the power slatiou and before long the new plant will be in operation, It is only a matter of days now. commission will give out licenses Measure Providing For Traffic Commissioner Killed Columbia, Feb. 8.--The house to? night, after ? Ion? debate, killed the bill by Mr. Owens t<i provide for so? lo mobile licenses to be issued through the elerlc of court's office instead of llirmigh stat" highway commission. The house passed to third reading ih< bill to provide licenses on to? bacco warehouses handling or selling tobacco ungraded or untied. The house of re presentat ives at the morning session killed two meas? ures of statewide importance. The bill by Representative He David, of Qreenvllle, which would have provided a system of regulations governing traffic on the highways of the state. Including the appointment ?of a traffic commissioner at a sal? ary of is.eee, was killed. The Other bill killed was that by Representative Tools, of Alken? to re? quire textile plants to allow their em? ployes a full hour for dinner each day. The house set ;is a special order for tomorrow morning, Representa? tive Sapp's r? solution lo provide for I referendum on the question of a con? stitutional eonvention and also the jsta. ewide stock law. j Representative O'Rourke, of Char? leston, Introduced in the nous* of representatives a bill to repeal the act of 1920 which created a board of ap? peals for municipal elections, the board consisting of seven members, one from each congressional district, to hear appeals from decisions by lo? cal committees in municipal election < on ests. The repeal measure is of special interest to Charleston. Mr. O'Rourke stated that he thought the existence of tin- board of appeals was a reflection on the Charleston board and he was in favor of its repeal. Speaker Atkinson has fixed next Tuesday *as the day for election In Greenville of a successor lo T. P. Cothran, recently elected t<> the lu preme court. snelIhelping" both senators Middle West Coming; to the As? sistance of Charleston Washing cn, Feb. 0.?A. V. Snell. representing the Chamber <?f Com? merce of Charleston, is in Washing? ton devoting his entire time to assist? ing Senators Smith and Dial In their propositions to light the Kenyon and Colder bills, which have been pro I postal as riders <?n the river ami har? bor appropriation bills, respectively, by Sena or [tell, of Delaware, who la leading the attack on the improve? ment Of Charleston's harbor. Mr. Snell had an extended confer? ence today with the South Carolina senators in the Office of Senator Smith and laid before them valuable additional data showing the impor? tance and growth of the harbor's bus? iness. Replies have already been re? ceived by Mr. Snell from a number of cities In the middle west informing him that telegrams have been sent, at ihis suggestion, urging the senators representing those states not to op? pose the improvement of Charleston's harbor. Which is of great importance as an outlet to tin4 trade of the mid? dle western section. The Mississippi Valley association is being Interested in the defense of Charleston against the sectional and partisan attack now being made. President Hale, of the South Atlan? tic States association, is actively as? sisting Mr. Snell, who is secretary of the same association, and also of tho South Atlantic Forts association, in efforts to mobilise the defense and some senators who have hitherto been prominent In the anti-Charleston movement are showing signs of weak? ening on representations from their home communities thai the tight against < har'.es on is injutious to the free How of western commerce. It is possible Senator Kenyon may vote against his own bill when the Show? down comes. Senator Smith said tonight thai he is ready for the contest and would prefer to have it out on its merits now rather than have it go over to the next congress. state sues columbia bank Columbia. Feb. 10 - Suit w as today filed by Attorney General Wolfe against the Palmetto National Bank, of Columbia for the collection of $12.000 charged against the state i rasurer in connection with the re? cent failure of the Peoples Bank of (; reenwood. The Greenwood bank was corre? spondent for the Palmetto bank. The treasurer of Greenwood sent to the statt treasurer two checks, totaling 112.000 drawn on the Peoples Bank of Greenwood, for state taxes collect i d in Greenwood county. The state treasurer deposited tho checks in tho Columbia bank but the Greenwood bank failed and the cloaks were not good. The palmetto bank charged the amount back to the state, but tho attorney general takes the position that the state is not liable for this loss, but that the bank is. The suit is brought tO collect. Prof. Browne Alive Manntgn, Feb. 8.- Prof. R. I, Bl'OWnc, who reported as dead yes? terday afternoon, still lives, and while still critically ill, hopes are enter*j 1 a ined for his re* every. AbAout ."? o'clock yesterday afte noon, while in extremis, he was ported dead. it being about boms before the report wan reeled. It was mute an . rreeab|a to his friends to hear tbjgf that h > was alive, aSas expressed on everjj may soon out.