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VOL. XXV MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE7,1fNO4 FEDER ACCUSED New Di;esfiry Comnsion Swears Out Warrant F~r Him. CORRUPTION CHARGED Action Follows Resoiution Passed in Session at Columibia -Requisition Papers Filed and Rearing Will be Held in June. A warrant charging T. B. Felder of Atlanta with "offe g and at tempting to bribe a State officer and with conspiracy to defraud the State of South Carolina was swcrn o ur Wednesday at New.berry by B. F. Kelly, secretary of the new dispen sary commission. The warrant was sworn out before J. C. Sample and was placed in the hands of Sheriff Buford of that county. A dispatch from Atlanta- says Sher Iff Buford Thursday afternoon con sulted Governor Brown and filed requisition for T. B. Felder. The hearing will take place before the governor on June 20. Col. Felder remains apparently indifferent to the entire proceedings and onitv reiterates that the governcr of Soth Carolina is trying to cover up his own sins by direct ing a fight on him. The warrant against Mr. Felder was sworn out following the adoption of the new dispensary comm-ission: "Whereas. certain information hav ing come into our possession, which we are advised is sufficient upon which to secure a conviction. "Be it resolved, that the secretary of this commission is hereby instruct ed to immediately swear out a war rant for the arrest of one Thomas B. Felder for offering and attempting to brib'e a State officer of the State of South Carolina and for conspiracy to defraud the said State." The commission has given no offi cial statement as td the State official Mr. Felder is charged with attempt ing to bribe. The swearing out of the warrant follows sensational counter charges on the part of "Mr. Felder and the governor of South Carolina. The governor recently made pu.blic a letter purporting to have been written to R. H. Evans. former chairman of the State dispen sary board of control, by T. B. Fel der, offering to "frame-up" a deal for $50,000. The letter in question was signed "T. B." This letter was secured from H. H. Evans by the gov ernor. Just what kinid of informa tion the commission has against 31r. Felder is tiot known. The commission met at Columbia Wednesday. Several weeks ago an order was issued requiring Mr. Fei der; a member of the firm of Ander son, Felder, Wilscn & Roundtree of Atlanta, to come to Columbia on May 28 and tell what he knew of the acts of the governor as private citizen. State senator. 'and chief executive Its connection with the dispensary situ . ation. Mr. Felder did n-et com4 to Columbia Wednesday. The commis sion accordingly adopted the resolu tion directing that a warrant be sworn ouit against him. Mr. Felder sent a letter to the commission in Swhich he explained his position. The letter of M1r. Felder follows: May 26. 1911. "Mr. James Stackhouse. Chairm~an and Mr. B. Frank Kelly, Secretary State Dispensary Commission- of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. ''Gentlemen: "Receipt of your valued favor of the 19th instant is hereby acknowl edged. I have been absent from the city for the past week or 10 days conducting some investigations on my own 'account anent the matter re ferred to in the second paragraph of the series of resolutions adopted by your commission at a meeting held IT' the city of Columbia on the 19th in stant, a copy of which you caused tc be transmitted to me here. "After mature consideration, have reacb~o the deliberate conclu sion that -if 'your governor' could with propriety create a commissior: who are 'all friends of mine and per sonal supporters' to investigate tl. members of the old commission, th* attorne~y general of the State of South Carolina and the agents. at torneys and emaployes of the old com-~ mission, and to make 'a rigid inves tigation of all of my (Bleas's} acts as State senior, private citizen anf governor of the State.' I could wit equal propriety r.esolve myself inte a committee of one to make investi gations as to the said Blease, his allies and affiliates. I think it wil .be conceded 'hat my jurisdictionl i equally as brL'u as yours: that I havc the same authority to subpoena wit nesses, comn~el their :ttendance, anf to give evidence touching the prem *ises, as you possess, and I feel that may say. without unduvo arOoPance that my 'findings of both law and fact' will he just os binding and carry with them the same degre? of weighi and respectability as yours. that my investigations have beer quite .extensive, thorough. exhaustive and most sotisfactory to me, anc when made public will, in all humai probability. disqualify for service seone of those now seekin.g to past official judg~ment upon the acts 0 my associates -and myself. To som< of you this stotement may proe en "In conclusion. permit me to sa: inmatical. while to 'thers it will '< most clear. "It does not suit the conveniecO of my ecommittae to meet with your at the tim~o and p'lac-e indicated. bu if we can muinuallY arree upon a dif ferent time and place. tor an inter chas~re of viewvs, information and con ildences, I t'ent enita safe in sayini that the reult will he most pleasini an.d pre~f'hie to tho neople of th State of south Carolina. if not ti vnre and 'YOur'5 -Wbm makinr no uinconditionla roie mo 'i so for I must in thesa FOR DUTY ON WOOL HOUSE DEMOCRATS AGAIN PULL TOGETHER IN CAUCUS. Party' Declare for Duty of 2.0 Per Cent. for Revenue Purposes, Fifty Per Cent Reduction. A Washington dispatch says the sum and substance of the action of the Democratic House caucus Thurs day night is that the Democrats in that body are keeping up their rec ord of achieving at the extra session the best politics the party has played for two decades. Republican hopes of a serous Dem ocratic split are again blasted by the magnificent Democratic leader ship in the House, the proposed Dem ocratic revision of the wool tariff and -the Underwood bill, being unan imously approved by the Democratic causcus at midnight, twelve hours af ter it had been made public by the ways and means committeA. Through a resoluion, which leaves the Democratic party open In the fu ture to renew its advocacy of free trade in raw wool, but which com mits all Democrats to the support of the present bill as -a revenue meas ure, that measure was put through the caucus Thursday. The final vote on the approval of the Underwood bill was made unan imous, but the following members were excused from a pledge to sup port the caucus action: Representa tives Rucker, of Colorado; Ash-j brooke and Francis, of Ohio; and Gray, of Indiana. The resolution agrees on a free raw wool tarifg, but was finally voted down and the revenue deriving bill was adopted. The need for a duty, the resolution stated, was due to Republican ex travagance, which made necessary large revenue. Speaker Clark took the floor and supported the resolu tion, which had been framed in the conference. TO PENITENTIARY TO-DAY. W. T. Jones to Begin Serving Life Ser.tence for murder. The Penitentiary authorities were informed that W. T. Jones, the Union County man given a life sentence for unoxicide, would reach Columbia Friday from the Union County Jail. Jones has been in the jail since July, TD08, ,vhen he was arrested charged with thepopisoning of his wife. He will be 'placed in the State Pententlary tenceshrdlu cmfwy ..vbg cfwyaxflqak -o commence the serving of his life term. Jones is not an old man, be ing less than -45 years of age. He has, therefore, barring future exe mutive clemency, probably many Mears to serve in the, State prison. To-day was exactly two weeks since he Supreme Court decision was hand ad down. The remittitur went to Union Monday. seven days after the tecision, Jones has lost on appeais to the Supreme Court and recently overnor Blease refuse to extend ex's acutive clemency. Jones Reaches Penitentiary. W. T. Jones, the Union County armer, convicted of wife murder, .ho is to serve the rest of his day s n the State Penitenti-ary, was car 'ied there Thursday . to commence he sentence. ~He has regular" 3een -imprisoned at the Penitentiary ones has protested his innocence, ut has given up the fight in the! Jourts, according to his own state -nent. Weevils Worry Farmers. Great anxiety has been caused the otten planters of Clark county, Ala ama, by the appearance of the boll seevil which has lately been found n that section in large numbers. The ests have been pronounced genuine veevils by government experts and -p~ciments have been sent to the tate school at Auburn. * Hottest D~ay in 36 Years. Saturday was the hottest day in Iotgomery. Ala.. that has .been re~ ~orted in thirty-six years, the temn erature reaching 90 degrees at 3 'clcck in the afternoon. Cotton is rowing rapidly under the tremen lo's heat that has been registered or the past two weeks and the cool I Bank Divided. The distribution of check disclos r1 an increase of the dividend of he b-ank of Toronto to 11 per cent. er annum. atters consult -and largely yield to. he wishes of others more vitally in srested in the out~ome of this con rovrs than I can possib:y be, and i ma add, whose views have deterred ne from doing so heretofore), still if mrestrained, it will .be my pleasure o deliver in the not distant future -a -eritable 'broadside' "With assurances of my most dis tinguished consideration, I have the .1honor to be "Yours very truly, "T. B. Felder. "Chairman of the Anti-Blease Inves tigating Committee." Several matters were discussed at 'Ithe meeting of the dispensary corn mission. The secretary announced 1that it has been decided to employ Homan & Holman of Charleston as torneys for the commission. The .Hla.m of S. W. Scruggs of Spartan er; for -about $4,000 will be con -?sidered. Mr. Scruggs claims the .bove amount for delivering a wit iess to the old commission and At torney: General Lyon in connection )with the graft prosecutions. It is ,so probable that the Carolina Glass ompany case will come before the SAYS GOOD-BYE -C Aged and Broken Ex-Ruler Diaz Embaks for Spain. PATHETIC SCENES Last Words Before Leaving Country he Ruled so Long a Warning that 0 His Methods Must Continue to As- 1 sure Peace in Republic.-Farewell 0, to Officers and Soldiers. t] General Diaz said his farewell to e Mexicon Wednesday at Vera Cruz, e With his wife and other mem- a bers of the Diaz family, he boarded f the steamer Ypiranga, bound for i Spain. ' Gen. Diaz said from this port Wed- h nesday on the steamer Ypiranga for w Haxre, France. The steamer goes c< by way of Havana and Gen. Diaz ul- d timate destination is Spain. S His ship was only a little ways n ou-t when the searchlight of the fort- g ress guarding the port was turned d on It. With glasses in hand, among b a small party in tha stern, Diaz was standing somewhat apart, close to the n rail. He was plainly discernible. I The last words of the Ex-President p spoken to those left on shore were, o "I shall die in Mexico." This was uttered in a tone of pro- a phecy and with a look of Inspired a conviction, a It was 5 o'clock when *Gen. Diaz 01 and his party went aboard. The tj journey from the house where he f( had been quratered was made In Hj carriages. Crowds jammed the way. d Gen. Diaz, accompanied by the mili tary commander of the port, Gen. n Joaquain Mass, and followed by Se- tj nora Diaz and the other members of p the party, received an ovation on the p walk to the ship rarely accorded to tl any one in Vera Cruz and never be- te fore to Gen. Diaz. 01 With his arms filled with flowers, and bowing right and left, the for- q mer president started up the com- t( panionway. On board, the ship's f, band began the Mexican national rb hymn. Every hat was off and Diaz el nalted at the head of the companion- ei way. The guns of Fort Santiago be- -1 gan for the last time to fire a presi- f, dential salute in honor of Diaz. The it crowd cheered itself hoarse and the M general lifted his hat. r( "I will never forget this reception, ri fellow citiaens." he said. "It comes it at a time when the-country is against me. Not even a President can be r, the recipient of a greater ovation et than this." it Once more cheers arose and Diaz c< moved into the ship. "On board the ship were scores of friends and vis- g. itors to the General. The ship cap- di tain took the old fighter to the o bridge. where the General gazed out a, upon Mexico. Darkness came over the harbor. ri ihts appeared and people held their ositions waedting for the ship to sail. Senora Diaz, as well as her hus hand appeared on the bridge. She C bade farewell to -the old family ser vants who did not accompany the. party, and was visibly affected by the parting. ti Many telegrams and letters had been received by Gen. Diiaz. To each vi an* answer was sent. To his country. Gen. Diaz delivered n a warning. Speaking to the little group of soldiers who had served as - a guard, the old man who governed Mlexico for more than thirty years by I miltary strength, deolarel that thet present Government mus: resort to t his methods if peace is to be restored. The soldiers were the same men who had defended the life of the Ex-j President and his family, when rebels attacked the special train coming .to r Vera Cruz. Four of the number were killed in the affair.S When Gen. Diaz stepped forward g on the veranda of the house, there t4 was a buzz of comment, but no ap plaus'e. Diaz was brief. In the name I of the army. Gen. Huerta addressed j him. telling his oldi chief that he 0 could always count con these men,o "notwithstanding what every one said."t Gen. Huerta's v6ice .broke as he! t added, with perhaps more franknesss than tact: "ct is the only portion of the coun try that did not go against you." ~ Hie declared that he and his men f and the army In general were sorry to see Gen. Diaz leave Mexico, but } that there was alro reason for grat. itude, inasmuch as the peoule would be given an opportunity to know I what he has done for Mexico. Bravely Gen. Diaz began his reply. j but before many minutes he was F having great difficulty in mastering his emotion. "I am grateful to the army." said the Ex-President, "that I could I count on it to the last moment of e leavin Mexico. It is the only real ( ~defence the country has and to re-es- ( tablish .it will have to be used in this b Tears were rolling down the old t man's face now, and his voice wasI broken. -But he continued, assuring v hs hearers that should his country at 1 any time become involved in trouble, a he would be willing to return. Pointing to the colors of Mexico, ii the General added:I "I would then place myself at the y head of the country's loyal forces, t and under the shadow of that flag.( I would know how to conquer as in, Punish Violators. - If we are not going to enforce the speed limit ordinance we shouldi repeal it. Open violation of onea ordinance induces contempt for all , other ordinanoes. Average Yield of Potatoes in Maine. The average yield of potatoes in rx the ttate of Maine for the ten years3 --1899 to 1908-Was 171 bushels er atro..a 'ROBE RUST MAGNATE R1MINAL ACTIONS PLANNED, SAYS WICKERSHAM. ttorney General Questioned by the House Committee on Expenditures. Says Juries Loath to Convict. The recent decisions of the upreme Court in the Standard il and American Tobacco Com any cases will result in ea veeping attempt to secure criminal nvction of violaters of the anti -ust law, according to Attorney Gen -al Wickersham, who appeared re mtly before the house committee on cpenditures. Mr. Wickersham was ked why the government, thus far iled to lodge any "trust magnates" L prison? "We have done the best we oculd," e said, "but there has been an. un illingness on .the part of juries and )urts to sentence men to prison un r the anti-trust law. Until the apreme Court laid down its expla ation of the law, in the cases just dcided, this reluctance was well un erstood, and the law has always en open to question. "Juries are becoming more willing :w, however, to convict and judges ho have been reluctant to impose -!son penalties now have these de sions to sustain thcm." Criminal prosecution pending ainst the meat packers, he added, id the milk dealers, the naval stores id window glass combinations and her alleged violators of the anti ust law, he said, would be lowed by other prosecutions. e stated that the government had finite plans. When asked why there had been : prosecutions against the heads of Le Standard Oil and tobsceo com inies, he replied that "it has been ractically impossible to convict Lem. Now, however, we have an in rpretation of the Anti-Trust Act up 1 which we can proceed." The atorney general was closely iestioned by Mr. Ball as to the cot n cases in New York, -but he re ied to disclose the government's rought against those seeking to evate the -prices of raw cotton rath - than against the spinners and tne bears" who were trying to depress iture acts. Asked why actions were , Mr. Wickersham said the govern ent had believed it much easier to ach the seven men controlling, the Lw cotton pool, against whom it had formation. "The Staute of Limitations has At run against the others," he add 1. "If the government is sustained this first cotton case, the other >binations will be attacked. "Has there ever been an investi ition of the attempt of 'bears' to apress cctton prices in New York New Orleans?" Chairman Ball iked. "Not that Ithave heard of," . he ~pled. LNCHEON TO GOV. WILSON. a1. August Kohn Tenders Delightful Reception at His Home~. The State in addition to the recep. on Thursday evening in hocnor of overnor Woodrow Wilson and the siting members of. the Press Asso ation the press meeting has been arked by -a number of handsome af tirs for the guests of honor of the eek and othersfi Friday from $1.30 to $3.30 o'clock ugust Kohn, retiring president of e State Press Association. enter Lned ataluncheon at his home on ervais street in hbounor of Governor Toodrow Wilson.. For the occasion two adjoinin~g oms were thrown together -and ere arranged with a succession of nall tables at each .of which four uests were seated. The lunicheon >ok the form of a progressive affair ith each new course two of the men each ta~blo advancing to the one yond so that all were given an nportnfity -e'f a chat with the guest honor, and who sat with the host. When the guests were first seated ie arrangement was as follows: At :ble number one sat Governor Wil m. Mr. K~ohn. Dr. .T. W. Babcock nd Robert Lathan of the News and ourier: at table number two were H. S.-ats of The State. J. L. Mims f the Edgefield Advertiser. John L. imnaugh of Columbia and C. 0. earnor of the Spartanburg Herald: ?ated at the third table were W. D. elton. Thomas Waring of the Char ston Evening Post. Ambrose E. -enzles of The State. and W. R. radley: at the fourth were James A. Fort of the T~aily Record. E. H. Aull f the Newberry Herald and News. .L. Ahney of Columbia. and .T. C. rac of the Marion Star. Dr. S. C. itchell. H. L. Watson. nresident lect of the association: William E. onzaes. -and Ed. DeCamn of the ~affney Ledger, were at table nnm er fira, and at number six were tayor W. H. Gibbes, W. D. Grist of he Yorkville Enquirer, John J. arle. Around the seventh table rere Gilbert M. Berry. J1. .T. Watson, '. N. Brunson, J. L. Simis of The Or ngburg Times -and Democrat, Phil p D". *Kohn. A. W. Knight of the lamerr Herald. George L. Baker, nd C. C. Poe of Raleigh. formed the arty at the eighth table, while si he ninth were Ben F. Taylor. W. F -ldwell of the Chester TLantern Villiam Banks of The State. R. L reeyan. of the Pee Dee Advccate nd Clarence E. Poe of The Progms i.e Farmer. Luncheon was ar':ed : nine courses, the appoinr'L-fts .nd decorations all being .elaborat' .nd beautiful. Snow Falls in 'Manitora. A dispatch from Harrowford orthwestemf MTanitoba. Sunday says: inter returned in earnest. Fi-< ueb~es of snow covers the ground .da ,lindin blizzrd is raging. SPY REVEALS SECRET SAYS AN AMERICAN BLEW UIE THE "MAINE." Plausible Story Attracts the Atten tion of Chief Wilkie But it is De nied by the MNan's Biographer. The United States government it became known, has investigated a report to the effect that the Maine w-as blown up in Havana harbor by an American who had been con demned to deathby the Spanish, but won his freedom by destroying the American battleship. The spy whci turned the story into the Secret Ser vic bureau at Washington, D. C., asserted that George B. Boynton, a "soldier of -fortune" who died re cently was the man who actually blew up the Maine. Horace 9mith, biographer of Boynton, declares the story is false and that he can prove Boynton was in Venezuela at -the time of the explosion. "The Spaniards," said the inform er to Chief Wilkie of the Secret Ser vice, "were entirely unprepared for the visit of the Maine, which was sent to Havana suddenly and with out warning. Consequently there was no mine attached to .the buoy et whiph she -was moored. "Capt. Gen. Blanco and his staff did not relish having a hostile war ship in such an advantageous posi tion in the event of war with the United States, which .they then re garded as at least a possibility, and it was decided to blow her up, un der such monditions as might make it appear she had been destroyed by an accidental explosion of her own magazines. A large boiler from the navy yard was taken to the arsenal and filled with powder. It was pro vided with a mechanism by which it would be exploded by electricity and then bermetically sealed. "The boiler was lashad in -1 under a lighter, which was towed across the bow of the Maine at night. W-en the lighter was di rectly in front.of the battleship the lines which held the boiler were cut and it dropped into the mud. "The Spaniards then fixed on Boynton as the person to set off the mine. He had been captured short ly before while conducting a filibust ering expedition for the Cubans, whom he had aided during the ten years' war, and was then imprisoned in Cabanas Fortress. "According to the story, he was tried and sentenced to death, but was offered life and liberty . if he would press'the button th-at was to destroy the Maine, and swear never to reveal the secret. He accepted these terms and on the night of Feb. 15, 1898, when the 11aine swung around until her bow was directly over the mine, with her keel only three or four feet above it, he was taken to the *achina wharf, where he threw the switch that caused the expl-osion. Then he was set free and left Cuba." Hangs Himself to Tree. When the great fire of 1909 crept up Telegraph Hill, it left a dead tree with one naked limb standing on the highest bit of ground in San Fran 'cisco. Francisco Luigi Cap1 Del Ca besa, pining for his native land hanged himself to this-limb 'Monday with a red sash which he had brought from Tuscany. Suicides With Handkerchief. IUsing a handkerchief -as a nocose, Mrs. Minnie Wiler, aged 76, commit ted suicide in the police station al Philadelphia, Pa., Saturday by hang ing herself from a cell bar. The woman was 'irrested on a charge /, picking pockets. Fear of disgrace was the motive for suicide. ~illed by Deputies. Charles Young, a desperado, was killed. Youngs wife was probably fatally wounded, and Deputy Sherifi Woodruff was seriously wounded i a pitched battle yesterday betweer the Youngs -and Deputies. Woodrufi and .Brown in the dountains of Al leghany county, N. C. Auto Struck by Train. While driving acrcss the tracks o; the Southern Railroad in Fort Val ley, Ga., Saturday afternoon witl Mrs. T. C. Eberhardt, the Rev. H B. Dean, a Methodist minister of thal place, was killed and his companiol se~riously injured when a freighi train struck their automobile. . Need More School Room. By a vote of 145 to 24 Greenwooc school district, including the town o: Greenwood, voted Monday $25,00( for additional school buildings and ai extra levy of two mills for schoo purposes. The present large build ig on Magnolia street is greatl: Iovercrowded. times past." Gen. Huerta grasped his band and then the old fighters embraced. On< by one the minor officers moved for wa.d, and each was embraced b: G-en. Diaz and told good-bye. It Wa ver. The troops stoad at attentico for an hour in the ,broiling heat, bu none appeared weary. G-en. Dia turned to enter the house and th officers gave the cocmmand to march The troops went directly to the car: of a special train, on which they be gan their journey to the Capital. Gen. Diaz, took luncheon. boarde< the Tuluna, a Government tug, whic1 carried him to the Ypiranga. Witi the Ex-President were Senora Dia2 the wife of the General; SenoraTere sa the sister of Senora Diaz, and he son, Jcse; Col. Porfirjio Diaz, Jr. his wifea and five children; Lieut and Mrs. Lorenzo Elizara and thei young son; G-en. Amenuel Gonzale and Col. Gonzales. Lieut. Elizaga a brother-in-law of G-en. Diaz. GOES FUR WLE Col. r. B. Felder Addresses Open Let. ler to Governer Cole L. Blease. LIBEL SUIT OR A DUEL Publishes Two Interesting Letters of Blease, and Dares Him to Enter Suit for Damages.-Promises 'to Pay Attorneys Fees if He Sues and Wins. The Atlanta Constitution Saturday published a most sensational open letter addressed "To Cole L. Blease" and signed by Thomas B. Felder. This letter follows one of a more general character addressed to many newspapers. Charges of the gravest -nature are made against the governor of South Carolina, and he is challenged to go into the United States courts for redress. Two letters signed "Col" alleged to have been addressed to a liquor establishment, one ast. ing for -pay for services and the oth er acknowledging th4 receipt of $500 -and expressing dourbt of "Hub's! reliability in money matters, are printed. It is distinctly shock ing to South, Carolinians to have "coward or thief" applie to the gov ernor of this State. While the matter ha been publish In a responsible newspapers, we do not feel warranted in reproducing the language conveying criminal charges until there is more light shed. Mr. Feldr should be made to prove his chagers or else suffer the penal-ties for gross libel. He says in part: If the charges I make are false, they are libelous per se, and I am suably solvent. Moreover, with apologies to the shade of my departed ancestors, I in modesty (?) claim to be your equal, and if you are aggrieved by the charges, it will be my pleasure .to meet you at such time and place without the confines of your State that may suit your convenience, to the end that abundant opportunity may be afforded to -redress your grievances. If my charges are groundless and libelous and you do not wish to seek personal satisfaction, you can insti tute suit, against me in the Unitea States court in the city of Atlanta should It be objected, however, that this is my home county, then in any of the subdivisions of the district. As soon as suit is filed I herby promise and agree, in order .to facil tate and expediate the same end by way of circumventing any excuse you may offer for inaction, that I will ,acknowledge service' and will enter into a recogniaansce with good and ap proved security in an amount cover ing the sum sued for, .the fees of your counsel and the cost of court, together 'witiVbyour personal expenses and the expenses of your witnesses; the only condition of the bond be that you shall finally prevail in .the litigation. An investigation of this court will disclose that it is presided over by a distiguished jurist, who, In the administration of the laws, knows neither friend nor foe, and whil~e his decisions are occasionally reversed, they abound in such rigid integrity that they are universally Interpreted to be "without variableness or shad ow of turning.'' Then follow the direct charges on which Blease is invited to base his suit for libel. They affect his con duct while senator from Newberry in dealing with persons selling suppliee to the State dispensary. Here- are two letters as presented by Col. Felder: I use you- own language: From the "mountain of evidence'' in my possession I submit for your consid eration "a few grains of ssad." In doing so I omit the name of the ad dresse: "Dear sir: I am greatly surprised that you failed to call upon me dur ing your recent visit to Columbia and arrange the matter as promised. Spoke to -Hub about It and he re ferred me to you. Have performed all services as agreed, both as to mat ters pending here and as to the lasi purchases by the board. Let me heat from you at once. Read and de stroy. Yours very truly, (Signed) "Cole." This letter was written by you dur rc a session of the legislature o1 the State of South Carolina, In th4 month of February. 1905, to the re presentative of *a well know llquoi iouse which has had large transac tions with -the State dispensary Thereafter, onl March 16, 1905, yot idressed another communication tc the same party, as followst "Dear sir: Since writing you or the 26th ultimo, saw Hub. He hand e- me the five hundred. Hereafte1 either deal dfteetly with me 01 through 3. F. Confientially canno1 rely on Hub in moncy matters Hop to see you soon and report bappen Ings. Very truly yours, Signed) "Cole." Other charges about the method: securing votes in the primary elec tion last summer follow, and Feldel closes in a caustic taunt -to the gay ernor of South Carolina to seek yin dicaton. Commenting on the letter, the At anta Constitution says editorially: The Constitution 'publishes else r here an Interesting, though some awhat perseon-al, communication ad adressed by Hon. Thomas B. Felde: to Gov. Blease of South Carolina. o thos who know Col. Felde ownlEK Lnur TrUnwi FOUR PER CENT MORE LAN.D WAS PLANTED. Condition of Growing Crop Was 87.8 Per Cent. of Normal Score-Bear ish Report on Cotion Issued. A Washington dispatch says the area planted to cotton this year in the United States Is estimated by the crop reporting board of the de partment of agriculture, in the first crop report of the season, as about 104.7 .per cent of the area- planted last year, or 35,004,000 acres in cluding that already planted and ex pected to- be planted. This is an increase of 4.7 per cent or 1,586,000 acres, as compared with 33,418,000 acres, the revised esti mate of last year's planted area. The condition of the growing crop on May 25 was 87.8 per cent of a normal condition as compared with 80.2 per cent, that day last year, and 80.9, the ten-year average on that date. Details by the state of area planted In 1911, per cent of 1910, area and condition on May 25, follow: Condi State Acres: Per et. tion Virginia .. 37,000 109 93 N. C... .... 1,587,000 105 93 S. C.,....... 2,705,000 103 80 Georgia . . 5,199,000 103 92 Florida . . 284,000 106 95 Alabama . . 3,815,000 .105 91 Mississippi. 3,454,000 101 96 Louisiana .. 1,118,000 104 91 Texas ... ...10,868,000 105 88 Arkansas. . 2,446,000 103 87 Tennessee .. 882,000 105 83 Mssouri . . 115,000 112 86 Oklahoma . .2,622,000 116 87 California. .. 12000 123 95 STUDEN'S STOLE CORPSE. Discontent of 6uspension of Base. ball Team- Causes Trouble. Discontent college students bied a ndked corpse to the piano stool In the chapel in Alfred, N. Y., this week The affair so upset the faculty and student body that the program prepared of the last- day of college year has been p-ostponed. For several days the students had been In a sullen mood over the su spension of the baseball team, which played a game recently at- a Wels vie without having obtained per mission. A raid was made on an undertak ing room in the town and a body taken. from one of the slabs. The town authorities have taken the mat ter up and will make arrests, and the undertaker acting for the rela tives of the corpse, will -demand punishment for the violators. BIG RAT ATTACKS WOMAN. She Mistook Rodent for a Kitten and Was Badly Bitten. Siistaking a ,big seer rat for a kit ten, Mrs. Joseph Shoalter, of Pitts hurg, tried to pet the rodent and had a terrible battle to keep the animal from causing her death. As she touched the animal to stroke I-ts fur it jumped at her throat, sinking its teeth into the flesh. She tried to knock the rodent fern her, but it fought her. With a scream Mrs. Shoalter fell to the street in a faint. Pedestrians rushed to her side. The rodent escaped into a near-by seer. Mrs. Shoalter as -removed to a nearby drug store, here, after con siderable difficulty, she was Tevived. Ater the bites were cauterised she went to her home. Cutthroats and Assassins. A special from Atlanta to the Au gusta Chronicle says T. B. Felder, when told tonight of the sotion taken in Newberry during the afternoon, when a warrant was sworn out for him, charging attempt to bribe H. H. Evans and conspiring to defraud the state of South Carolina, said: "Blease and his commission are a set of cut throats and assassins." lHe says he has no intention of replying to the demand to appear before "that com mrsion." Col. Felder's friends have advised him that it would be dangerous for him to go into the state. In reference to the report that steps will be taken to secure requi sition 'papers for him he says he "has no fear of their requnsitions" Lopez Put to Death. "Red" Lopez, the Mexican revolu tionist, ordered imprisoned by Fran cisco IL Madero, Jr., on the charge that he had "sold out" to American interests while in command of a section of the Insurrecto garrison at Augua Prieto, has been put to death. Lopez was being carried to Camnanea to serve an eight-year sentence im posed by a court martial. and who are informed as to the chaos existing in the political affairs of South Carolina. it Is scarcely nec essary to say that the governor 01 South Carolina has, to say the least of it, taken a circuitous route to at tack Mr. Felder, his allegation, se mysterious and misty as it is, relat ing to an event of seven years ago If there had been anything in the governor's position, he was recreani in his duty In not having given .the people of his State the benefit 0: his information before now. when hi suddenly springs an attack on Cal Felder in a general fusillade iz which he assaults at the same timi many prominent citizens of Soutl Carolina. Gov. Blease seems to have a was -of running amuck, and that he hat done so in this .instance no one wh< knows Col. Felder -will doubt. The State con notfi of course, fore a caeth cours of the governor o UEET ELUI LW Wu. Ovn.w-. te Ssm..i. Start NeW Re l 1 -4 Two of the Rebel Leaders. Promend to Desert Madero Untl-,Ther.Got All the Secrets of the -Men-Plan ing the Camp and Then. Theyitaa About It. Revelations of a plot .to start'an other revolution 'in Mexico after; - erthroving the leadership of-Fran cisco I. Madero; Jr., and preventing his journey to Mexico Cty creath inte'nse excitement- throughout- ti insurrecto army Monday.-: The plot, which- resulted-Sunday night in the arrest.of -DanielDev1. liers of Mexico. City, at El Pasar anid W. F. Dunn, an American,:st:Muntr erey, Mexico, is- said.- to - Include among its. leaders three--Iansurree chiefs operating in the State of CoM. huila. A telegram from Monterey states that Dunn, .on Madero's order*.l been placed in communicado for hours. Do Villiers Is:held-irnthse Paso- Jail on- charges-1f "conspir.n to murder Francisco L Mader-30 According-to Genz.-1Ben H joen, the Boer--veteraniF who-s dero's. chief military adviser;the scheme was that Villjoer.and-Goe Orozco were- to desert- aderoidan' start a new- revolutionary movemesta which would be jona&.by-certab-4 surrecto leaders. now in- the fiedntoos gether with a federal- generm .n oii to be friendly to the. "Cientfidd! party. t was- represented- to him, Geli Villjoen says; that-grest-qnatitieEt arms and the mines -f Ooa n ir--n t1 d tion f the -new-outbruk-aud*:4 success wa.w asn ismd a 21: would:e Behind the:,arrest otftheetonale leged conspirators-is-the: trOft several weeks oeConfr . exchange-of- many. tem Sowe after--thebattlecoZlanreGenKVIU joen received a-tel*Wram.fm.fni o City, -saying. "The government watts.to.make proposition." The- telegram was ers." Madero- was- informe&-f- th telegram and it was decided -to give. evety encouragement-td thooebe hind the-overtures. VilJoen; coord Ingly, sent a- reply7stating:thaths' "was open to receive proposion This. was, followed .by .-telegram from Viglers,- dnstructing: Villjoen.. "to watch the .rebel chief,, note.-by what route he comes- and when. he leaves. Make friends with Orozco. There is a fortune in sight-for us." Shortly after this two men--ap peared In EJ. Paso and' secretiy-met VillfSoon -and Orozco, who professed their willingness to enter- the- plot. Villjoen declares he: was -to receiv $25,000 and- Orozco. a. like:amounlt Money was given them- forr-current~ expenses, Villfoen'receiving:-$480 and' Orozco $240. Dunn, who- was onerout the pair- Villjoen asserts, translated. to them a cipher message which readL. - "Last message. ut Ihandi R~oein working fast for change--of fedelXa city. Do not worry about. anancl7 end 'of which will take care. Would - -- advise direct action Dies: at early time. -Be very - carefuL Coitinue advising and act as you -think -bist Mexico City man says agent'Ffgneros brothers coming you from-souhEK (Sig). '- "Adolfo The message, It- was. explenid - came from the agent of .the-conas~i cy at -Mexico City. The-rr'ference-to Diaz was not explained by Gen.Xill joen. Agreement having been reachid with Vilijoen and Orozco, Dunn started for Meylco City, followed by a private detective wIth-Instructions: to arrest him on Mexican soil. The arrest was made at Monterey Sunday~ night. Telegrams from thexa de clared that "Important papers." bad been found on the prisoner. Forest Fire Heroine a. Bride.: Miss Bernice Tripp; of- South Bend, Ind., heroine In a terrible -for est fire at Spooner, ~Min., a year ago, this week, became the bfide of Fred Cheek, of Spooner, one of the hundreds she saved. Miss Tripp re sided at Spooner, and at the time of the fire was on duty as operator in a telephone exchange. She remained at her post until the fire- had' burn ed over half of the town, when she fin-ally fled for her life. Hanged for Usual- Crime Pat Crump, a negro, who It is charged, attempted to essan10 the wife of a planter at White Haven, Tenn., Thursday, was hanged. by a mob late that. night. Crump was captured by a sheriff's posse- and was being brought to the county pris on at Memphis for safe keeping. Just outside the city limits the mob-ovee took the posse and securing the ne gro hanged him to a tree on the roadside. Several Persons Perish. At San Francisco, Cal., ten men perished In a fire destroyings "The Chutes,'' the city's largestamsen resort. The dead were occupants-of an adjoining lodging house .rom. which escape was cut off by the fames. Many were injurod In trying to escape. The loss Is $250,000. Executive Clemency. Since assu-ming the duties of chief executive of the state of South Caro lina on January 17th, Governor Blease has granted executive dlem Ty in 171 cases, as follows: pa i- es, 84; pardons and commute