The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 29, 1914, Image 1

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VOL. XXVIII MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JULY 29, 1914 HOT. DOWN IN DARK ENNOIN IAN TRIES TO SLAY D. JAMES I'INTOSH "IWONT BOTHER COLIE" As Physician is Returning From Hos pital Would-be Assassin Steps From Shadow of Tree, Throws Pis tol at.Him and in Struggle Which Follows, Fires Shot. Dr. James H. McIntosh, well known Columbia physician, was shot and painfully wounded by an unknown man, who attacked him shortly be fore 2 o'clock Thursdey morning as the physician was returning to his home in Columbia- along Marion street after a visit to the Knowlton hospital. According to statements by Dr. McIntosh the assilant, after a struggle, -fled over the wall of the Presbyterian church yard, -shouting as he scaled the wall: . "Now, you won't bother Colie to-morrow," or -Now, .Colie won't- be bothered by 70u1 to-Miorrow." .he shooting is believed to be ia result of the iasuance by Dr. McIn tosh last Thursday, July 16, of a statement telling that R. A. Richey, an Abbeville county man convicted of a grave crime and pardoned by Gov. Blease, was feigning paralysis, and denying 'certain statement of Gov. Blease. This signed .atatement was issued after Gov. Blease, during his I speech at Abbeville at the senatorial campaign meeting, had stated in sub stance that reports of a commission f -physicians, of which Dr. McIntosh was-a member, set forth that "Richey Iam paralytic and his condition would improve it released from confine With the generally believed inten ti"of c&ntradicting these statements ot Gov. Blease. Dr. McIntosh stated that "it is not true that the report of said committee signed by Dr! Knowl ton and myself in .any way recom nnded a pardon or parole for the saidR .A. Richey, the fact beingethat both Dr -Knowlton and'l fully agreed -that paralysis was feigned." Bloodhounds, summoned from the - penitentiary, arrived some time-after the shooting. Bystanders had been kept way from the part of the wall which theassailant had scaled in his - was rel atively easy. The dogs followed the trail through the- graveyard to Bull street and thence down that street to the corner of Bull -and Pendleton teets. There the rail -was lost, abgut half way across Pendleton street.. Mrs C. Y. Reamer, whose home is just t-wo..dgors from the coiner of Bll and Pendleton street, said that - she happened to be awake at the -time of the shooting. A few minutes before she heard the first shot, Mrs. Reamer said a machine drew up at the corner. The engine continued to run, she said, making considerable noise as if in bad condition. A man 1aughed, This was the only voice she heard, she said. Then she heard the shot A few more minutes pass -ed; and'the mpachine left the corner Just before the city hall clock struck 2 o'clock. Dr. McIntosh was returning to his home from'Knowlton Hospital about 2 o'clock in the morning when the unknown gunman stepped fr om be hind a large tree as the physician ap proached and demanded that her hold up his hands, at the same time hold -ing a revolver'within a few inches of the doctor's abdomen. Instead of raising his hands, Dr. McIntosh has tily clutched the revolver and 'orced the barrel at an angle across his ab -domen as the shot w s fired. The bullet entered about the center of the abdominal surface and ranged across to the left side, cutting through the flesh about five inches. As the wounded man fell upon the pavement, the assailant scaled the wall of the First -Presbyterian church, before which the shooting occurred, and fled toward the southern~ part of the city. As the man was clamber ing over the &nce, Dr. McIntosh pro duced his o n revolver and fired twice at the fugitive without known effect. As the unknown assailant disappeared over the church yard wail, he cried out, with an oath, "Now, you won't bother Colie to-mor Dr. Robert A. Lancaster ana J. R. thepherd, with B. F. Auman, were the first to reach Dr. McIntosh after -the shooting. The three men were awakened by the first shot fired. They waited and in a few moments four or five shots were fired in rapid succession. They could se'. the flashes in the dark. Then came the cry for help. Up to this time the three men had hesitated. When the cry came for help, however, Dr. Lan caster said that he could wait no lon ger and the three men, with trous ers slipped on over nightclothes and in -bedroom slippers, started in the direction of the cry, which seemed to grow weaker. When the three men reached their front porch the last shot was gred. Running across the street Dr. Lan easter called out: "What Is'it? Who are youi?" "Dr. Mcintosh," came the 'eply. "No, Dr. Lancaster," said Dr. Lan caster, who' for the moment thought -- - he ha' beeca mistaken fcr Dr. McIntosh. "This is Dr. McIntosh,"~ came from the wounded man, who was lying on the ground. "Why, doctor! What does this mean?" asked Dr. Lancaster, running up. To Dr. Lancaster Dr. McIntosh said that he thought he had been followed. or shadowed recently and since he had been impressed with this convic WITHDRAWS NOMINATIOh WILSON WILL NOT PUSH JONES NOMINATION LONGER. Longest Fight of -Administration Ends When Chief Executive Calls Back Name of Chicago Man. President Wilson late Thursday ended the bitterest fight of his ad ministration by withdrawing the nom ination of Thomas D. Jones of Chi cago, to be a member of the federal reserve board. Mr. Jones had writ ten urging this action The message of withdrawal reach ed the Senate just as Senator Reed of Missouri, one of the Democrats op posing confirmation of the appoint ment, was concluding a vigorous de nunciation of the International Har Tester company. of which Mr. Jones Is director, and those responsible for its existence and operations. It cre ated a mild sensation and cut short a debate that promised to run in definitely. With the brief message the presi dent sent copies of Mr. Jones' letter and his reply. Opposition to the nominee had been fed on his con nection with the Haestei' company, which is under Indictment as a trust,. The Senate tanking committee had submitted a majority report adverse to confirmatiri. signed by all the Re publican and two Democratic mem bers. Mr. Joneq wrote that this re port was based on "a distortion of facts and perversion of the truth". At the White House it was said he president's action did not indi cate that there had been change in his determination to insist upon the confirmation of Paul M. Warburg, whose nomination to the reserve board board also is being opposed. Nothing has been heard from Mr. Warburg in regard to-his appearance before the banking committee and Senator O'Gorman, who is under stood to have been endeavoring to persuade Mr. Warburg to change his mind and accept the committee's in vitation, is not expected to return to Washington until Friday. While Senator Reed was speaking, Secretary Tum-ulty held a conference with Senators Hollis and Pomerene, who with Senators Lee of Maryland and Shafroth have been most active in'urging the confirmation of Mr Jones. The president's secretary had not long been in conference with the seators from Ohio and New Hamp shire before the purpose of his mis sfn'w9 whitipered abott-the Sengte lobby. . In .executive session a few minutes later the formal announce ment of the withdrawal was received without comment. When the Senate adjourned, how ever, there was a Democratic love feast in the cloak room. Senator Hitchcock, in speaking of the effect of the message, said: "The message certainly lifted a load from a great many Democrats. It was a great re ief -to some who already know who were still uncertain. I am sure it is a good thing for the Democracy." President Wilson is said to have been determined to press Mr. Jones' omination until Thursday when he oncluded that the anti-trust pro gram might be endangered if the fight in the Senate was continued. FATAL CRASH. Sunday School Picnickers Hurt When Freight -Hits Trolley Two hundred and seventy-nine children, their mothers and Sunday school' teachers, left Bridgeport, Conn., Wednesday to go by trolley to the Sunday s-hool picnic at Norwalk, given by the Point Union Mission of Bridgeport. While they were return ing a loaded freight trolley car of the Oonnecticut company, which belongs to the New Haven railroad system, rashed head on into two of the cars loaded with women and children. Three persons were killed instantly, another died in Bridgeport Hospital and it was said, in both the Bridge port and - Norwalk hospitals, that other deaths would result. revolver when away from his home after nightfall. Dr. James McIntosh, father of Dr. James H. McIntosh, made the follow ing statement, as repeated by his son when he reached Knowlton's hospi tal after being shot: "Dr. McIntosh left Knowlton's hos pital about 15 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning. As he was passing along Marion street by the first Pres' byterion church a man stepped out from behind a large tree and called, 'Hands up,' presenting a pistol as he did so Dr. McIntosh grabbed the pistol and grappled with the man. In the scuffle the pistol was placed against Dr. Mcintosh's stomach and 'fired one time. Dr. McIntosh stag' gered and fell to the ground. Im mediately the assailant left, crossed the sidewalk and .iumped the fence, saying, 'Colie won't be bo'hered with you to-morrow.' Dr. McIntosh got his own pistol out and fired twice as his assailant got over the fence. Ar istant later he fired the remaining three chambers to attract attention. The attacking party disappeared through the Presbyterian grave yard "Dr. McIntosh has never been it the habit of carrying a pistol, but be ing suspicious for the last three nights that he was shadowed he had taken his pistol along with him." It was announced at the hospita: later the wound was described as ver> 1superficial. The doctors conditior was pronounced ''splendid''. John K. Aull, private secretary o1 Gov Blease, issued this statement: "Gov. Blease regrets the occurrence very much, as I do. I have a very high personal regard for Dr. McIntosh 'and ~now that the governor has also. The governor's office will lend all possible aid for the apprehension of the part) MEET IN COLUMB BLEASE SAYS NO FRIEND Of HI SHOT DR. 'INTOSH MAKES FOOLISH THREAl Tells Audience "If Anybody Start Something Lots of You Will bo Carried Out, For We Are Here Pre pared"-Pollock and Jennings Ad vertise the Record of Gov. Blease "We would report that we find Mr Richey suffering from a marked neu rosis, that the same closely simulate! a true paralysis," is what Gov. Colo L. Blease Thursday read at Columbis from what he said was the origina' certificate handed him by Mr. W. R Richey signed by Drs. James H McIn tosh and A. B. Knowlton ~on their ex amination of R. A. Richey, the Abbe ville man, while he was in the.peni tentiary and prior to his being par oled. The governor read the whole cer tificate while the 3,000 people whC packed and jammed the Columbis theatre listened closely during the tense moment. This was in answer tc the published statement from Dr. Mc Intosh that he and Dr. Knowlton had agreed that Richey's paralysis was feigned. Dr. McIntos% was not on the itage, but w.s lying in Knowlton's Infirm ary, where he was taken for treat ment early Thursday morning after having been shot by a man who held him up on Mlarion street and who fled over the Presbyterian church yard wall after he had assailed him. The governor said he was sorry that Dr. McIntosh was not on the stand and went on to say that "no Blease man did the deed". Referring to the shooting, "Blease has got no friends who hold men up," he said. Stirred by the attempted assassina tiori of Dr. McIntosh the audienc' gathered for the senatorial meeting under a high tension. Long before the hour for the speaking to begin the thiatre was filled with. partisans of all the candidates, and by 11 o'clock every seat was taken and every avail I able inch of standing room utilized and many were unable to get in. United States Senator E. D. Smith was given an ovation which lasted several minutes and received good attenion during his speech. Gov. Blease was lustily cheeied by hun dreds of his followers in the theatre, but was iissed and howled at by his opponents, there being long Intervals at times before he could proceed with. out interruption. L. D. Jennings and -W. P. Pollock arraigned the pardoning record of the govetnor in bitter terms and ex coriated those responsible for the "trial" of Dr. Eleanora B. Saunders before the asylum regents last De cember All through their speeches they had to contend with the jeering cries of disapproval and the heckling of the Baease fallowers, but they "went after" Gov. Blease with gloves off and received warm applause and cheers from his opponents. Gov., Blease was not on the plat form when L. D. Jennings of Sumtei was introduced. Mr. Jennings tooli up the record of Gov. Blease. The yelling of the crowd momentarily drowned the speaker. "I'll not be stopped by anything that you do,' stated the candidate. "I'm going tc tell you about the record of whici the governor says he's proud of whici you Bleasites should be proud." The speaker turned to a discussion of the governor's pardon record. "I don'1 know what the governor calls a prop erly signed petition; he says that he'l grant pardon upon the prese.ntatiot of a properly signed petition." Mr Jennings cited specific cases. He could make himself heard with diii culty because of interruptions fron the crowd. Mr. Jennings then started -addi tional cries by saying that the heck lers can howl now for they won't have a chance after August 25; as Bleast will be defeated. Mr. Jennings, applying the epithet: "sap heads" to the hecklers, said hi knew them; that they had been fol loing the campaign and making thi dsturbances. In speaking of Blease's claim tha the governor would turn out the ne gro mail carriers if he gets to Wash ngton-"which he won't do"-MI Jennings said the governor could no do it. The speaker claimed that Jen nings, if elected, would try to hav the fourteenth and fifteenth amend ments repealed, not "tie the negro a the end of the hemp rope", like Gos Blease. "He will try and turn all the pris oners out of the federal prisons, claimed Mr. Jennings. "I wonder if any of the crowd ho lering has a wife, a daughter and mother," said Mr. Jennings "I have," cried a voice. "Then how would you like to hay those two letters written ab&u them." exclaimed the speaker. refei ring to the "trial" of Dr. Eleanor B. Saunders. Mr. Jennings claimed that the tw letters were w'itten to make place for the political henchmen of the gos W. P. Pollock of Cheraw. the se< ond speaker, prefaced his speech wit the following tribute to the press: "I wonder if any man in the at dience knows that the liberties fc which our forefathe-rs fought for on hundred and thirty-eight years agot get from under the British yoke wer the freedom of the American pres and freedom of speech." I"I have no patience with the dems gogue, who abuses the newspaper and newspaper reporters, for the are as good as any other people." sai Mr. Pollock, amid cheers. "If yo be bett-' citizens," he told the jeer ing Blease men. He said those who didn't read were generally the ones who didn't want the truth told them. "How about Blease being expelled from the South Carolina college?" asked a voice "That is personal, and I do not in tend to be personal with any one, and I will not allow any man to be per soal with me," exclaimed Mr. Pol lock. In another shot at the Blease men the speaker said: Red badges stand g for Socialism, Nihilism and anarchy. You poor South Carolinians who wear those red badges are deluded and en slaved. In the last few days 500 wearers of these red badges of Social . ism have torn them off and trampled them underfoot after they heard the - record of Cole Blease." "If I end this campaign with the consciousness that I have aided my State I'll feel amply repaid," he stat ed, saying "Smith's record was too weal' to stand upon and Blease's too bad to run on, but for God's sake if you have to vote for one, vote for Smith and reject Cole Blease." He then detailed, amid the howls of the hecklers, how the governor had shown throughout the State the pic ture of negro cliildren and a white teacher in a Benedict college. cata logue. "Why did the governor not tell you that he was a trustee of a negro col lege at Orangeburg?" asked the speaker. Mr. Pollock told of the governor's claim at Laurens that some one was trying to assassina'te the chief execu tives. The speaker then said that "after an attempt was made to assas sinate a good woman's character at the State Hospital for the Insane, a midnight assassin tried to get rid of Dr. McIntosh." Mr. Pollock said that one of the gunmen, a "Lefty Louis," a "Dago Frank," "Gyp the Blood" or "Whitey Lewis," may slip up behind a candi date and shoot him in the back, but tbre would be other good citizens to step in and take his place, so that "the liberties of the people will noti be destroyed by the bullet of the mid night assassin." Senator Smith was received with great applause For some minutes he stood surveying the vast audience and started out by saying that he was not making a special plea to - any classes, but he had no apologies to make for what he had said and tried to do, for "the man on whose should ers rested the burden of civilization". Then followed a technical and il luminating sketch of the money situa tion, bond iss .,es, gold and silver and how and why, in -his -opinion;- the South was in the financial palm of "a few financial pirates of the East". Following financial history down to 11907 he held that panic was due I largely to the desire of a few to con trol Tennessee taal and iron. The "damnable artificial laws" that made this panic possible were punched good and hard and led on down to present day issues. While explaining the money issue as would Bryan or some other expert, the thousands sat quiet and waiting for a catch phrase at which to whoop or sneer. The first break in the utter harmony between speaker and audi ence came when he spoke of the great work of Woodrow Wilson in working to secure the passage of the reserve banking law. He got a laugh when he spoke of -the fifty-odd lawyers in the Senate trying te, run things and the few farmers letting the lawyers think they were the whole thing. SThen he told how he discovered in the new banking law that too little time was allowed on farm and saw mill paper. He made the point, fought it out and won his fight for more time for farmers' paper. He spoke of his interview with President Wilson along this line and of his insistence -in the Democratic caucus for six lmonths' time for the farmers' paper. tHe wrote with his own hand Section 13 of the new currency law, which gives the farmer six months' time on his notes. Gov. Blease, the next speaker, made several side remarks to some who in terrupted him. To one of them the - governor said, "If anybody starts Ssomething lots of you will be carried Sout, for we are here prepared." To those who were hissing the governor Spaid his respects. "I'll make you so Ssick you'll have to hunt Dr. McIn - tosh,'' he called to another. SIn taking up the Richey case Gov. Blease read a portion of his typewrit t ten copy of his speech at Abbeville. This is what he said: "I will not read you a certificate. One of the gentlemen who signed it has just passed to the great beyond. A man who has done more perhaps for the alleviation of human suffer ing than any man of his age that has tever lived in South Carolina; a man who stood, -as a surgeon and physi cian, the equal of any, and a man of the highest moral character H~e is dead and can not speak for himself, but here is what he said: a"The other signer, Dr. James H. McIntosh, may not be known to you, but he is known to your physicians; e ask them who he is. As a physician tand as a man he stands high in his - State, and no man would say that Dr. a McIntosh1 would lie. "Now if men of the character of o these who signed those various certi s ficates in their professional life can . be bought to sign false statements, Cod save their profession in our State. I9 do not believe it and no man can make me believe it." He then read the following state r "TheKnowvlton Hospital. e1 "No 1515 Marion Street. 0 "Columbia. January 19, 1912. e "His Excellency, Governor Cole L. s i ase, Columbia. S C.,-Sir: A t the request of Mr. W. R. Richey, of -Laurens. S. C.. and with the permis s sian of Capt. D. J. Griffith, superin v tendent of the State penitentiary, and d of Dr. R. T. Jennings, surgean of the Ssame, we have this day visited and fined In the hospital of the peniten tiary. We would report that we find Mr Richey suffering from a marked neurosis, that the same closely sim ulates a true paralysis. We are in formed that Mr. Richey has had some such trouble for the past ten years or more, and close confinement is ren dering it more marked. We do not believe his condition will be improved so long as Mr. Richey remains a pris oner in the penitentiary. We do be lieve that freedom, outdoor exercise, etc., would restore him to as good a state of health as he has enjoyed for the past ten years. "Respectfully submitted, (Signed) "A. B. Knowlton, M. D. Signed) "Jamas H. McIntosh, M. D." The following is the statement of Dr. James H McIntosh appearing in the Record o'f July 16: "It Is true that I wag appointed on a committee by the governor to ex amine R. A. Richey. It is also true that with the late Dr. A. B. Knowlton, I did go to the penitentiary and make such an examination. But it is not true that his report of the said com mittee' signed by Dr. Knowlton and myself in any way recommended a pardon or parole of the said R. A. Richey, the fact being that both Dr. Kn'blton and I fully agreed that his paralysis was feigned." The governor offered a reward of $10 to any man to prove that the sig nature on the certificAtes was not that of Dr. McIntosh and Dr. Knowlton, saying: "Unfortunately Dr McIn tosh is not here. The man that shot him last night is not a .friend of Blease," he stated, referring to the at empted assassination of Dr. McIntosh as he was returning home early this morning. Dr. McIntosh is lying wounded at -Knowlton's Infirmary. Continuing, the governor -said: "No Blease man ever did a trick like that." Of Dr. McIntosh the governor said: "I will not abuse him. He is a good man. - I am -sorry he is not here so I could show him this certifi cate face to face 'and ask him if he signed it. If he said yes I would then ask him to explain his denial. If he said he did not sign it I would ask him toeo-operate with me in running down the forger and putting him in the penitentiary. ANTAROTIC TRIP. Shackleton, Britisher,s Well Stacked for Long Joui~sey. -A dispatch from London says Sir Ernest. Shackleton's plans for the Antartie.. exploration dash are now practically complete,. If all goes well the -erpedition will leave that country two or three weeks hence: His ship Is called the "Endurance." Although small compared with the other Polar vessels, she is splendidly built, able to steam ten knots, and is the fastest craft which has been employed in this class of work. She will carry oil fuel as well as coal briquettes, and Shackleton has decided that the water tanks should be utilized for the oil. For the water supply two 1,000-geallon tanks are to be installed on the deck, and one of these will be equipped with steam, so that in the Polar region ice can .be melted. It Is the hope of Shack leton that the party may bring home in one of these tanks some live speci mens of animal life in the Antartic. About'100 dogs are expected from Canada in a day or two and one lot of about 20 is to be trans-shipped to Australia to join the Aurora-Shack leton's second vessel, and the Rosa Sea party. The other, lot-about 80 -will be sent on to Buenos Ayres to await the arrival of the Endurance. The aerial propelled auto sledges pur chased in Norway were a great suc cess in their triais-, and Captain Orde Lees, who Is in charge of the motors, has gone to Switzerland to test them. -FATAL SHOOTNG SCRAPE. Joe Woods of Hampton is Killed by & W. Owens. G. W. Owens, generally known as "Butch" Owens, shot and almost in stantly killed Joe Woods not far from Cummings, in Hampton county, Mon day afternoon. They were riding to gether with othezs on their way from Sand Hill church where they had at tended a "big meeting". It seems that Joe Woods was doing the driving and that he whipped up the mules, which caused them to run too close to a buggy going along in front, in which Owens' wife was riding. This caused Owens to remonstrate with Woods, and Lee Woods and Joe Woods -took offense at what Owens said. Owens and the two Woods brothers got out of the wagon, It is said, and the Woodses approached Owen, wh o retreated, warning the brothers not to come to him, until a wire fence interfered. When Owens could retreat no further, it Is said, he drew a revolver and shot Joe Woods dead, the bullet taking effect in the mouth. KILLED BY MISTAKE. Policeman Taken for Buirglar is Shot to His Death Policeman Thomas Rogan died Wednesday of a gunshot ~vound in ficted by Winfield Templeton, a re spected young citizen of Burlington, -N. J. Early Wednesday Templeton and his wife were aroused by the noise 01 two men entering a narrow alleyway next to a neighboring grocery. Mrs. Templeton attempted to slip out the house to warn the neighbors and car ried in her hand an unloaded re volver. Her husband stood watch ir the doorway with a loaded shotgun Mrs. Templeton became frightened when she saw a man crouching or the ground, and ran, an/d the man who was Policeman Rogin, seeing revolver in her hand, cafled to her t< 1stop and started toward her. Whei he did so, Templeton, believing niga marauder was ipursuing 111i FLAY HIM AQAIN BLEASE CROWD HEARS HIM LAM BASTED AT LAURENS NO LOVE FOR A QUITTER Pollock Says Brave Men Are General ly--Willing to Stand Up and' Take Their Medicine-Jennings Aids in Terrific Arraignment of the Nine Hundred Negro Pardons. At Laurens Wednesday Gov. Blease received a warm welcome. The wear ers of the red badges were more num erous than those who wore the cotton blossom emblem adopted -by the fol lowers of United States Senator E. D. Smith, but both of these carried off much applause. L. D. Jennings was given a good re ception, but W. W. Pollock had to fight his way in the face of a hostile crowd of the governor's followers, who, seemingly, were not wanting to hear the Cheraw man. He, however, held his own and mercilessly flayed Gov. Blease, raking especially his pardon record. "There ain't a white man in Lau rens county fool enough to believe Ed Smith can raise the price of cotton," stated the governor, making fun of the senator's work along this line He again attacked the appointment of District Attorney Weston and 'Marshal Sims, calling the former a askellite "just like Smith", and the latter he attacked for working on a negro Republican paper in Recon struction days. The governor, claim- 1 ed credit for borrowing the $350,000 for the State at 3 1-2 per cent. in-1I terest and cited this as proof of the statement that South Carolina had prospered under his administration. L. D. Jennings was received with cheers and at once launched into an argument of the comparison. of trial by jur'y with the pardon record of the governor, getting good attention by his appeal to the reaso. of his hear ers. He told of the ease with which It was possible to get up a petition for pardon, but asked if it was "rea sonable" that 1,200 men could have been locked up in, the penitentiary who ought not to have been there. He said that if the next governor was t life Gov. Blease "South Carolina I would be in a worse fix than Mexico". The speaker said that he did not 'believe in the "shot gun method" of getting rid of-the negroes now in the employ of the government, but -advo cated the repeal by congress of the Tourteenth and fifteenth amendments. He impressed upon his hearers the necessity of electing a senator who would be in harmony with the presi dent, and could get through the re peal of the amendments by concilia tory methods. He said the governor In his denunciation of the negroes did not tell about his "turning out 900", and in reply to a question from the crowd asked if those turned out had "done anything since". Mr. Jen nings related where a paroled coni'ict from Charlest )n had been sent back for thirty years for crime, and charg ed that a safe-cracker who was parolI ed had been sent back from Spartan-~ burg for robbing a safe. He said 1000 people had signed a petition for the pardon of Adam Emerson and 4,000 signed a petition not to par don him, and yet he was let out. "Tell 'em about it," advised one in the audience "Don't you reckon the first thing that-Blease would do if he got to the Senate would be to try to get a reso luon through congress asking the president to turn all of the negroes in the federal prisons out?" asked Mr. .Tennings, amid laughter and cheers. W. -P. Pollock had to contend with a large part of the Bdease followers all through his speech and frequently the chairman had to ask them to maintain order. He mercilessly flay ed Gov. Blease in his pardoning rec ord. He chose the cotton blossom as the emblem of la'w and order and inj reply to a sally from a Blease man1 replied: "It's better than being tag ged with a red badge like you to keep from being lost," telling the crowd that "red badges can not intimidate white South Carolinians," the Blease men leering him. When one auditor told him "Col ey.'s going," Mr. Pollock shot back: "Yes, Coley's going back to Newberry to work ia that livery stable." To another's question, "Where are you going?" he answered: "Going over South Carolina to open the eyes of such as you.' Mr. Pollock defended the appointment of Weston and Sims and said that Gov. Blease had named the son of the editor negro Republi can paper at Kingstree on his staff and appointed Col. J. P. Gibson, an other member, and that Col. Gibson Iran on the Republican "yellow" tick let in 1880. "It's a lie," came from a strong lunged member of the audience on the right, while those around the stand roared and the chairman and Sheriff Owings appe~aled for order. "It's a coward who stands back and insults a gentleman on the stand," said Mr. Pollock, while to those who 'were howling he said: "I know it burns and blisters, but I propose to continue applying it until it cures." To other hecklers he said: "If you boys had as much brains in your heads as you have mouths you would amount to something." lie read the celebrated list of "furriners" in Char leston, which convulsed the audience. Mr. Pollock was frequently inter rupted with cries of "Time up". while he was scoring the governor, and after reading the list of "furrniers" Aone auditor said: "All good people," to which Mr. Pollock instantly re plied. "If you care to be lined up with that crowd it's your funeral." Ifalthe people were educated tinned on last name.) WORKING FOR HARMONY UNCLE SAM TRYING TO UNITE MEXICAN FACTIONS. Foreign Nations Prepare to Present Their Claims-Villa Holds Himself Away From Carranza. Peace in Mexico, it seems, is far from assured and complications, both internal and international, are rapid ly entangling the situation, according to administration officials, diplomats nd Mexicans .of both factions who are in touch with all phases of the probleih. The United States government is exerting every diplomatic influence oward harmonizing discordant ele nents, but certain aspects are admit edly grave. Official reports reveal hat the most threatening factor is -he aloofness of Gen. Villa from the tuthority of Gen. Carranza. Another rexing point is that Gen. Carrana, ecording to his agents here, is dis nclined to grant an amnesty to polit cal offenders and will insist on an inconditional surrender by the Car yajal government. Unless Carranza is willing to give Lssurances that there will, be no holesale arrests, executions and con iscation of propei'ty when the Con titutionalists enter Mexico City Pro risional President Carbajal will rally Lll the military elements at his dis )osal and resist to the end the Con titutionalist advance. The diplomatic representatives of krgentine, Brazil and Chile, who me liated In the international dispute be ween the United States and Mexico, iave indicated through Secretary ryan their belief that a peaceful ransfer of authority could be achiey d with little difficulty if any amnesty ms granted and proper guarantees iven. Foreign complications are looming ip between Mexico and England, rance and Spain, and -European reditors generally who had financial -elations with the Huerta govern nent England is preparing to ask or satisfaction for the killing of W. 1. Benton, and France is making vig rous protest over the kililng if two renchmen at Zacatecas. The Span sh government is anxious that the paniards, driven from Torreon and >ther points be reimbursed for their osses. The grievance of these coun ries are lodged against- Gen. Villa articularly, and Gen. Carranza, and he estrangement with Villa has made t difficult for the first chief to settle hem satisfactorily. No indication of Villa's attitude as come, but. reliable advices to the Vashington government are to the fect that Villa has been concentrat ag his troops preparatory to making -Igorous demands upon Carranza. The Washington administration ill insist that an amnesty be granted s the most logical step toward peace. ecognition will be withheld until a >eaceful transfer of authority is ar anged .between the Constitutionalists End the Carbajal government. FIGHT AT RIDGELAND. Jandidates Witne~s Battle Between Officer and Bystander Two damaged heads and three ar ests were the results of a difficulty ;hat furnished the only real excite ent at the campaign meeting at Eidgeland Wednesday, when the can lidates for State officers spoke to a :rowd of not more than 400, one :hird of whom were ladies and chil ren. None of the candidates, how ver, was involved In the trouble. The fight took place in front of the ;peakers' stand while Attorney Gen eral Thomas H. Peeples was speak ng, and started, according to eye vitnesses, when Policeman Bennett arrestea young Ernest Cooler for al Leged disorderly conduct, the latter's rather, it was said, undertaking to Lterfere in behalf of his son. Ben sett, it was further stated, then struck the elder Cooler with his club. Charles Cooler, it seems, took a hand about this time, and in the mix-up Ernest Cooler secured the officer's elub and planted a blow on the lat ter's head. AGREE TO HURRY. Senate Democrats to Hasten .1djourn. ment of Congress. Sente Democrats in caucus Wed nesday night agreed upon a definite legislative program under which they expect to put through the anti-trusi program and appropriation bills and bring about adjournment of congress at the earliest possible moment Nearly every majority senator now it Washington attended and "hurry' was the keynote of the meeting. It was decided that the pending in terstate trade commission bill shouli be continued as the unfinished busi ness and kept constantly before th4 Senate until disposed of, except whei it becomes necessary to sidetracki temporarily to make way for confer ence reports or appropriation bills. OFFERS REWARD. Gireenville Ranker Would Give $->,004 to Catch's Mintosh's Assailant. .T. W. Norwood, president of thi Norwood National bank of Greenvilli Thursday announced that he woul< give a reward of $5,000 for the ar rest and conviction of the party o parties who assailed Dr. J H. MIcIn tosh in Columbia early Thunsda morning. r. Norwood in making this an nouncement states that his rewardi in addition to any which have or ma be offered. It was Mr. Norwood wh had the altercation with the governa at the campaign meeting at Greet WhAS IIIPOSED U1' DULAREY SAYS SOUTIJE IA TOO MUCHIFOR ROADS. SHORT LINES flOil8ifi? Senate Sub-Committee Continues' vestigation Into Alleged nation Against Southern Portas: the Matter of Hauling Co ed to Build Coal Pier at Charle Charges that the Southern has been imposed upon much as' New Haven is said to. have been through the unloading upon it o branches of little worth at fabulou prices, added an unexpected fa Wednesday to the inve which a Senate sub-committee is ing of alleged discriminationsa Southern ports In coal rates. B. L. Dulaney of BristolTenn made the charges in connectionw. an explanation of why he believed Morgan interests dominated : Southern and directed the aqtli its officials. "Coal operators are robbed of t right to do a normal business, said. "Unless some relief be it will be necessary for 'indepen operators to give up their", They can not meet such conditions." He testified he sold the Mountain Railway,. a short lin ping the Black Mountain coal e to the Virginia and t Railway, under a contract .withk president of .the latter line, H. McHarg, providing that the Iiu ville- and Nashville railroad, shou d have the use of the line. This , I done, the witness said, to pre two outlets to'the south fo hls Mr. McHarg failed to- advise t, Louisville and . Nashville of agreement,- he added, - and was angry. when Mr.' Dulaney gave information. Rates have not. arranged,, Mr. Dulaney .ecbred the Louisville and Nashville.can>Y move coal from the Black Mo field south of east from Midde6 a condition barring Black: coal from the Southern field of the Louisville and Nashviil A number of similar were introduced by Mr. Dulandy support of his contention that locking directorates in New York die tate rates. Proposals for an adequate coal at Charleston, S..C., to provide- . dependent mines in Virginia a water outlet have been blocked peatedly, by the Southern Raiwa according to B. L. Dulaney ofB. tol, Tenn., who continued his mony in the Senate investigation ote eastern coal rates. Dulaney choeurg that the Southern's attitude was W to "Coal Trust" influence. Mr. Dulaney, who owns mlia' property in the Black Mountain fe of Virginia, said, although coal te to Charleston were not prohibtb there were no facilities for hauling it. He testified that he repeatedly ofer ed to raise $500,000 for a coalpie? for the Southern Railway. Presidentg W W. Finley seemed friendly to them pier proposition, he continued,. futi after Mr. Finley's death officials* - the Southern seemed unfriendly to-a Charleston outlet. In respons, to questions Mr. Dulaney said he made the offer to construct a pier in good. faith and still is prepared to carry it Further discussing Southern Rail-s way affairs Mr. ~ Dulaney declared some af- the road's methods of- ac. quiring branch lines were comparable to transactions with the now famous transactions of the New Haven. "The deals show how millionaires are made," said the witness. This declaration drew a- volley -of questions from members of the corn mittee, and in reply Mr. Dulanzey cited the sale of the Virginia and Southwestern Railway to the South er by H. G. McSarg at an alleged profit of $4,000,000. The line orig inaly was owned, the witness said, by a company with which he was con nected. He offered a majority of the stock against bonds amounting to $1,000,000 were outstanding to the Southern for $500,000. Later the Southern bought it of McHarg, D laney said, for approximately $6;500, dwin J. Berwind's alleged activi ties in stifling the Black Mountain mines were further discussed. Mines controlled by the Berwind company are located in the Pennsflvania5 Chesapeake and Ohio and Norfolk and Western railways, with all of which, the witness said, Mr. Berwind has great influence through financial connections. In support of his charge that- the -Black Mountain suffers from discrimi nation in coal rates Mr. Dulaney pre seted rate schedules showing the charge from Ohio River points to New Orleans to be $1.25 per ton, while that from the Appalachian mines in Virginia to tidewater, a much shorter haul, is $1.40 per ton. Hie said the original tidewater rate in the latter case was about $1 a ton, but gradually had been increaS ed. The Norfolk and Western owns extensive tracts of coal land, Mr. Da laney said, and is directly intedested' in shutting the coal from independ ent properties out of Charleston and other Southern ports. Manchurian Corn Held Up. More than 1,000 tons of ManchU~ ran corn, one of the first shipments -to arrive in the United States sinlce sthe tariff was removed, is held up on. Sthe Seattle, Wash., wharves until it can be determined whether the weevil rwith which it is infested is destruc -jtive. The corn was intended to be use for stok feed.