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VOL. 8, NO. 47, SEMI-W EEK] -B.I.EASE FIRES LAST SHOT AT COLUMBIA '"5, \4 . Unii % At Least One Gun of Battery Frei Was Aimed at City Attorney I lav Edmunds, Who Savs He Has ?fficial * T i nn rv il/lVJII u No Comment to Make. tion t( Columbia Special to Charlotte ?| Observer, March 13: It would ^tate seem that the last shot has been nient < fired in the battle between Gov- ports ernor Blease and the city of Co- the aj lumbia, which grew out of fines imposed on Harrison Neely, the t_h'at a negro chauffeur of the gover- supprc nor, for exceeding the speed dents limits. Anyway, Governor playin Blease has fired one last volley compe with deliberate aim at the city ors ah government. It follows: At j "Your communication of Leagu March 12 received. At the end here 1 of the year 1913 we will see Salvac which paid dearest?the city of as the Columbia when it fined llarri- propos soil Neely on Saturday morning, elimin unfairly and unjustly, or Harri- nient son Neely, when he paid the tion r $3.75. If you find that vou lost resolu in dollars and cents by the transaction, 1 presume that , you will not complain. If Ilar^ rison Neely finds he has lost, I will guarantee you he will not . complain. 'He who laughs last ... laughs best.' Glasg< "As to the opinion of the at- LV ^ torney you enclosed, I presume . ^ rs he learned at the state cam- . e paign meeting in Columbia last in^* summer, when I pushed him The out of the way on the stage and son Y\ took charge of his meeting, that have I neither receive political or South* other instructions from him. more "As to the last sentence in volved your letter, 'We will be glad to give you a hearing at any" time Agnes upon any grievance you may , t have,' you have not been asked chajr . for any hearing, and when you <<'n,wr are I presume it will be time i., enough for you to grant it. When I do ask it I am sure you Alt* will grant it. Nogal* "I presume this is plain Gener; enough that the members of town ./4| your council, to whom it is di- con flic * rected, save Sumter Earle, may Ameri understand it. It is not intend- Arizor ed for him. tju, "COLE L. IILEASE." j severe WON'T REFUND FINE compa ON BLEASE'S DRIVER. ^ City Attorney Rules That It is P0,'ted Unconstitutional. town Columbia snecial t.n Atlnntn La >v ^ ! Journal, March 12. Governor Wlil Blease today was notified by man o Acting Mayor Keenan that this commi city refuses to refund the fines Wilsoi paid by his chauffeur on two accept occasions in the past four days, to Fn and that his pardons of the reques chauffeur for the two offenses Oombf were unconstitutional. The gov- the m ernor stated that he would not rp. have anything further to say ;n tL to council today but left the ir.irrm idea that he would reply later. J n The governor has threatened n(>rnrw to sue the city if the fines are , . , not refunded. Tillman Presents James I,. (,f ,^lc Sims' Name. makes Washington, March 13.? ? ^"e Senators Tillman and Smith of nresen South Carolina held a confer- ' 'jcans, ^Jr< ence yesterday afternoon. After ; ''eadlo it was over Senator Tillman announced that he had filed with! 'EAt Attorney General McReynolds his endorsement of Mr. James L. Sims of Orangeburg to be | " :United States marshal for the district of South Carolina, in . } addition to that of Mr. J. Wil-1 ' .;>00 liam Thurmond, to be district ^'H'n attorney, which was filed Monday. Further than this the f^outh senior senator would say noth- ,,(>r , *ing on the subject. ' Prof. .? S. A. William H. Tait Will Speak, ton J* Augusta, Ga., March 18.? offeree William Howard Taft and Dr. Glee ( Nicholas Murray Butler have once \\ accepted nvitntions to speak at 'encore St. Jai:. 's Methodist church -n ioyi Sunday afternoon, when the The ^ cent<i ary of the birth <>f D tvid it hi I Livingston, explorer, mission- come I ary, traveler and philanthropist, was rc will be celebrated. Dr. Butler Ivlmui will deliver the address of the school: occasion and will be introduced the a by Mr. Taft. I'pol. | IT?. S. n - "PT7TH A V AT \i?r<Ti i i 1ft1C LiY. LANCASTE ^M.WpinesICHANGE W1L Official Recognition of |"JLT ?} k\Uf stion of Annexation to the Hi DAlii!\f ted States Creates a nzy. ana, March 13.?The first Relieved That Ad recognition of the agita- Soon Fa? to _ f the question ot annexa) the United States of the Ma>' Venture Ou : Pines was given yester- ii0n(i0n, March when the department of . , forwarded to the depart- Adnanople, of the interior various re- lurkish fortress, in the isle in support of but dispatches fro station now going on to nople say it is beli< the United States. Ihe enfj 0f present department recommends .. mnexationist meetings be F 4 capita ;sseu ana mat non-resi- Lmtix s 01 u nespc of the Isle of Pines dis- by Shukri Push; g the American flag be through the lines c lied to fly the Cuban col- The allies' reply e l\ r? 4. ers regarding me a meeting of the Patriotic . _ . e and affiliated bodies delayed and wi; ast night the president, livered before Frid lor Cizneros, known also is little doubt tha ; Marquis Santa Lucia ropean diplomacy >ed an agitation for the v *.u t?i ii j work 011 the nrol ation of the Piatt amend- , ... . from the Cuban annexa- noP *je in P esolution, denounced the the allies. tion and created a frenzy The Turks are s< paring an attemp NFWS IN PRIFP thC SerVia" army NtWi IN BKIht- ing the Monteneg attack on Scutari, number of students of cruiser Hamidieh vw University were beat- barded Durazzo ai suffragettes in Glasgow di Medua and probi day, when they attempted ing for the Greel ak up a suffragette meet- with several thou troops aboard. properties of the Ander- rp ?s,reported th ^ater, Light & Power Co. }"rkish fleet of 1, been acquired by the !)ec'n . repaired am srn Power Company, ,ra ,(, a ^aghara than $1,000,000 being in- daneUes. [ in the deal. . .t ? confirmed will disband only Howard Bell Arbuckle of reservists in Gallii Scott College has ac the appointment to the Vvn 1 rnvTiv oi cnemistry at Liavidson j e, mad? by the board of j Balkan Allies Willi es in February. i Mediation, But ( sr an all-day battle at Own Terms, as, the Mexican rebel, Belgrade, March Eil Obegon, captured the j ernment newspap yesterday. During the j the conditions or t several persons on the , Balkan allies are i can side of the river in cept the powers la were wounded. 1 Hostilities are to c South was visited by a j |he peace treaty u wind and rain storm, ac- ,,asls f. .I?,1"! nied by lightning, vaster- ~a,m a^J a _ . The greatest property man, ''' .,^auii./ re and loss of life was re- TOn,^er -'* , \her i in Louisiana,' where the lx..V of Provencal was practi-i , . ?; . ?i sula is to remain viped out. , . ,, possession but all liam F. McCombs, chair the west with the f the Democratic national Albania must be si ittee, has told President ihe allies. i that he prefers not to ( Adrianople and the post of ambassador be surrendered b mce. At the President's gotiations begin. ' it, however, Mr. Mc- The Aegean isla i has decided to consider ceded to Greece atter further. must pay an im deadlock was broken amount which Wieln+n * 1 mined Inter shire yesterday l>v the Turkey must & in of Ilenrv F. Hollis, fut'"'e n?hts of rat. as United States J?cts resK'lnK ln ir. "Good," was President rltory* l's exclamation when told _T i election. This election No important the political complexion London, March United States senate, at portant fighting i t. Democrats, 50; Repub- Last has occurre 42; Progressives, 2. The day, according t( ck is still on in Illinois.* | lurkish statemen ' i ion of Adrianople HERS OPEN ed. ...n'M . L.I liiiNG A strong squad] warships has be P. and reds Welcomed to search of the Tu ? ?.ro:!u;i's Capital. illamidieth. which : i\,;.rcli 13. Fullv the attacks on teachers were present transports, appears the annual meeting of the no serious damage. Teachers' Association of j The Durazzo c Carolina was called to or- of the Vienna Reicl onight in the theater by the Servians ot Baker, the secretary. Dr.1 death of many woi Steel, or of Washing- dren. Itreet Methodist church, l tu* Turkish gl 1 prayer. The University J unable to meet tre, tlub delighted the audi- the "mount n*' $8 ? ith their selections, being fell duo < terday. d and adding much to the mitted i '.iabilit nent of the evening. cent it t res on t! pro-Tv i for this evening bill . d tho address o'" wet-: O ' to po?tf t>y Mayor Gibbes, which the reply of tlie (Sponded to by Supt. S. If. to the powers regn ids. of the Sumter city'tion, th<* assemblir ?, following which came!of the ambassad( ddress of the president, j ence has been dc R. C. Hurts of Greenville. | ably until Saturday i 7 - -. . . -. . t, 11 i t, i;n.j L COME I SENATOR TILLMAN iN FIGHT IS SUCCESSFU rianople Will Democratic Forces Take Coi Allies?Turks Irol of Senate and Elect A t. the Presiding Officers. 12.?News Washington, March 13.?T1 the invested Democratic forces took chari is me'io-re ?f the United States senate t ' 'day elected new officers to pr m Constants- s-(je oyer p.lV( *ved that the the way for the reorganizatic week will see of committees and a new coi lation of the trol of legislative affairs. Ai irate attempt .8ession of Democrat , , , steering committee, lastir a to uieak jn^e jn^0 evening, brougl >f the enemy, the committe lists near to cor to the pow- pletion. It was expected th; diation again a Democratic caucus tomorro 11 not be de- NVOl,ld prepare all committe* . for presentation to the sena ay and there SatUrday. t before Eu- fphe personnel of the Pinan* can get to , committee, which is to hand blem Adria j all tariff bills, became definite ossession of ^nown tonight. As now agree | it is: . , FINANCE COMMITTEE. ;cmmgly pre-J . >t to Dreve.it ^mocrais?unairman, Sell to Pievtnl | tor Simmons, North Carolim from assist- Senators Stone, Missouri; W rins in their liams, Mississippi; Johnso The Turkish Maine; Shively, Indiana; Gor today bom- Oklahoma; Thomas, Colorad< id Giovannia James, Kentucky; Hughes, Ne ibly is watch- Jersey. v transports Republicans?Senators Pei sand Servian rose. Pennsylvania; Lodge, Ma isachusetts; McCumber, Norl at the entire Dakota; Smoot, Utah; Galli S units, has1 ger, New Hampshire; Clar :1 is concen- Wyoming; LaFollette, Wiscoi , in the Dar- sin. Information late today inc! that Austria j cated that Senator Tillman w about 35,000 , win his personal light to secu zvd. 'the chairmanship of the appr i priation committee, the secor UE WAR. most powerful committee of tl senate. ng to Accept Other important committi )nlv on Their chairmanships were settled du ing the day. Senator Owen h; 13 a gov- been selected for the chairma >er ivublishes! shiP ol the banking and cu i which the rency committee, which w billing to ac_t handle all currency reform le ' mediation illation. Senator O'Gornu .nntin.m' imCt probably will be mnHp fhni s signed The nlan ot" t^IG committee on inte ions will be ?ccaiiic canals. ... . ire the Otto- . rl)e s!?nat.e elected Senat. London De- 1 lall>? ot Arkansas preside: frontier lines ?"> tempore today, and oho: ?m Midia to oth.e1' "'Beers ?s loll?Wf\:. dlipoli penin- James Bakalf' S.outl> Cal' in TnrWrrv' bna, secretarv.; Charles P. In, territories' to ,?'?? M sergeant-a excention of arms; Forest J- Pennyma Lirrendeed 1 Washington, IXC., chaplai. iiriencierea w,Thomas w Keller, West Vi Scutari must ?,inia', assi?tant doorkeepe efore the ne- ( a''1 A' Loeffler, Pennsylvani acting assistant doorkeeper. ? . 1 The more important Dem (116 t() 1)0 , i i i i nnd Tnrkev cratlc chairmanships which a imniti "ow believed to have been se . n V,iy',. , tied include the following: will be deter-. 0 . ^ . ,.? Senator Gore, agriculture at :uarantee the f01c*tiy. r, _,,i_ : Senator Simmons, finance. UaiKan sud- 0 ? r> ~ i? i Turkish ter-l . Scnator Bacon- lore'8n rel i tions. Senator Stone, Indian affair Fighting Senator Newlands, intersta " . T . commerce. 13.?rso lm-1 o i.--- T , ocmiiur aonnsion, militai in the Near aflrairs. (1 since Sun- Senator Culberson, judicial* > an official Senator Bankhead, post of fn t. the posi- anfj p0st roads, is unchang- Senator Swanson, pub) . , , buildings and grounds, on ol (rieek Senator Overman, rules. en. sont . 111 Senator 1 letcher. printing, rkish cruisei Senator Pomerene, Distri , except loi 0j- Colum|)ja< the Ser\ tan Senator Thornton, fisheries to have done M'REYNOLPS IS PEEVED :orrespondent hpost accuses So Pressed by Office Seekei causing the That He Must Close Early, nen and chil- Washington, March 13.Offico seekers have pro.v d A overnment is torney General McReynolds 1 asury bills to the point where he has bet 50,000, which obliged *o order th< 'op i*tmci 11 was atl- of just! o close'. > 11 ito y for 0 pel* at 1:30 m., sen: tor ; nd . ^ ^ 1 -- - J 1 ' IU I. illUfti resent." lives illCJ Kil l!. A. ;)1 cants tor federal Aid;- si ij lonemcnt of and United Stat - d* . n< > hi Halkan allies have been active and their a; .rding media- peals have swamped the new a ig in London torney general. He was oblige ?rial confer- to reserve the period after 4:f: ferred prob-' p. ni. for transaction of govori j. ment business. (fit- V f I _4 ????rimm?. i ubi <r mmmmKmmmmmmmmmttmmmmmmwmmmBmamusmasmmmm (COLUMBIA MAY NOT I prV H 1IA V E N E \Y COURT, j JlL 11 L[Citizens Refuse to Recommend V Ti Any One Other Than Judge ifi'J j I'owles. i Columbia dispatch, 12th. n-'Governor Cole Blease was today John S jl I requested by the Richmond ^s;} vwiuij vicicgiinun iu appoint James Fowles to the judgeship ur>of the new township court, not- \\*asl ro | withstanding his recent refusal senate : to make the appointment. The pointm " delegation states that if the Wilson , governor does not appoint Mr. g0uth ia Fowles they will recommend no pot5tma >n other man for the place and the , M y)oc n~ | result will be that the city of;,-st int I Columbia will not get the new , james ^ i court. The law creating the new v iria< j township court abolishes magis-iter ger 1 trate courts in the city. I appoin Fowles was elected magis-; f\rmed. . trate at the election of last fall pres ^ and when his magistracy was : pomin; ?S U.. 1 ^ >>y liiu uivv oi me re- ^,r. cent legislature and the new John court created the Richmond u '..pr je delegation thought it nothing . <( I but fair that he be the judge of , Erar the new court. The governor | yorK ; refuses to confirm the appoin- {nav-' ment, stating that he could not ' p0'vf hold two offices. The delegation ; ^ a- has sent a resolution to the Edw i; governor's office explaining that i,l< M il- the creation of the new court . ?. and the abolition of the Fowles i ' jum) e, magistracy occurred simultan- , jer^ev 3; eouslv^md that Fowles will not, no A w therefore hold two oflices. They i ^ ask the governor to name ! ^ee< n- Fowles now. The governor has s- not yet made reply but his an- ('Of.. r :h swer is expected in a few days. JJEl n k, Report COUNTY NEWS 4 li- lounde ill night 1 re ELGIN. Bothw< Pfi Special to The News. tw'^li! 10 Elgin. March 13.?Misses n;fri,t ; IC 1 IT'-i i ami niiiuu naney, accom- re. eejpanied by Miss Eva Mae Duren, fr-cUCj.! r_ spent from Friday till Sunday oKim,." as with their parents at Spring- ' f-0j0] n- dell. . membe r_ Mrs. Charles Johnson of jvl, j ill i Stoneboro visited Mrs. Joe keo in ,r_I ilagins last week. or-1 m I Miss Alice Beckham visited r_ relatives ai the mill village this ra(.<" 1 Miss Maude Duren spent electioi 3r Sunday with her sister, Miss |;t! Onibel. of Lancaster. SCO s'e Quite a crowd from here attended the Fiddlers' convention Senato at Heath Springs Wednesday ture 1 night. Wasi t. Senato MILL VILLAGE. Una ye 1* rri xr 7e MI i pleaSUl \* Editor News:?If you will al- hunrire r" low rne space in your valuable }lave ;j r' paper I will try to give you a j jr a' few of the happenings down i actens There are a pood many of the j ,v operatives leaving for the farm u:m otl~ now, but 1 think they have "" yj plenty of help in the mill yet. jn q0^ Ml | We have two good Sunday ..u*,' d schools down here. Mr. W. T. I runa g, iMattox is superintendent at the " ll"| Baptist church, with an atten-' re ;it| 'dance of about 160, and Mr. C.j' s* B. Jordan at the Methodist {.'ny! church with an attendance of -:V I about 125. tpv i \ T Messrs. L. O. Garland and A. A. Knight have been elected ()M , v- delegates to head camp, W. 0. W., which meets in Greenville, . , i March 18 and 10. U .Mr. S. F. Robinson of the v ,'< % Bethlehem section visited hi-father-in-law, Mr. Burrell Wright, today. ? ?'411.^ I rl "Aunt" Sallie Black men is . iV(, very sick at tliis writing. \ Mr. Copeland Hair visited his Xev.s son-in-law, Mr. Walter Evans, \y; in Cnesterlield county Saturday states rs and Sunday. ' , man a i recomr John M. Hemphill Announced Orange ? For Mayor of Theater. 1 -aor f to Chester Special to Columbia States ;n State, March 12: John M. Jina. it Hemphill's name w ; nno:" c- The < is ed by his friends through the l)e > c 1'il!i.'j- of on ; of 4 he papers met in i- h' re as a candidate for mayor, let 1 s .Mr. fieri phill is at present a sen.it i i >>n'.er of the < '!y council : nd ma i p- has rendered excellent seiviee . a.tonu t- there. Senate >d Two candidates Hung out mend ' 10 their colors in the race for Senate a- council?a. W. Fletcher, Jr., Senate ' and John T. Peay. Columl 5* $1.50 PER YEAR. *TE CONFIRMS ~ RE NOMINATIONS kelton Williams is Named st;int Secretary of Treas-Galloway Promoted. hington, March 13.?The today confirmed the apents made by President of Daniel C. Roper, Carolina, first assistant ister general; Alexander kery. Missouri, third aspostmaster general and I. Blakeslee, Pennsylfourth assistant, postmasteral. A number of army tments were also conident Wilson sent these itions to the senate to r}Kenon Williams, a of Richmond, Va., assisicretaiy ot tin treasury, iklin D. Roosevelt of New Assistant secretary of the irlv T. Galloway, assisicretary of agriculture, in F. Sweet, Grand Rapich., assistant secretary amerce. bs A. Edgerton of New , purchasing agent of the ice department, vere referred to commitT. 11. BUTLER FOR .TENANT GOVERNOR? ed GafTney Attorney May ike Race Next Year, ney, March 12.?A well d rumor in Gaff ney tonus it that Col. Thomas sll Butler will shortly lis sambrero in the ring mtenant governor. Toit is impossible to verify nort, but Colonel Butler's ; say that in all probhe will make the race, nel Butler is a prominent r of the Cherokee county Ie has represented Cheroboth houses of the genisembly with honor and tion, and if ho makes the for lieutenant governor ters hero claim that his i is sdmost certain. RES JOB HUNTERS. r Tillman Quotes Scrip io rsnow ilis reeling. hington, March 12.? r Tillman of South Caroisterday evinced his dis*e at the persistency of ds of office-seekers who ocked to the capital since lauguration. With chartic vigor the senator con1 the scramble for jobs, d the situation reminded a Bible text: ave forgotten just where / Writ I read it," he said, fits the case exactly and omething as follows: le wild asses of the desert hirst and hungry. They broken into the green senator recalled that the contained a reference to wild asses" tramping the corn, but he said he leave that out. lie added e had full faith in Presi1 or ; - a. herdsir. i who !- ( i the wild beast- from any . :r? ge 0 be United States Mar1 for South Carolina, special dispatch to The and Courier from ish ngton correspondent that both Senators Tillnd Smith have agreed to nend James L. Sims of iburg to President Wilr appointment as United nKw.-iKii im Duuin earoMr. Sims is the editor of >rr Times and one of th< hest th( tato. No bctt r sc? ci ! ! e mad \ Th two ^ Id of ?irt 01 one di 'l'ict iy for South Carolina, r Tillman will recomJ. Thurmond and r Smith will recommend p Prank H. Weston of tia.