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Ef 1 : ' * i \ ESTABLISHED IN 189 ? PEEPLES DECLARED! NOMINEE OF PARTY " i IOUTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TAB- I ^ ULATES RETURNS. I THE RESULT OF PRIMARY ; ?H- .1 Official Figures Gave Lyon 22,407 1 and Peoples 28,449?No Returns Received From Greenville, Beaufort, ' Kershaw, Lancaster and Oconee. Columbia.?The state Democratic i sxecutive committee met and tabulat- i ed the returns for attorney general tad declared Thomas H. Peoples the nominee of the party for this office. The official figures gave Lyon 22,407 and Peeples 28,449. No returns were ? received from Greenville, Beaufort, Kershaw, Lancaster and Oconee coun- ' ties. , Col. N. B. Dial appeared and wanted the committee to reopen his con- i test for the United States Senate i against Senator Tillman, but the com- j mittee declined his request, and af- ; firmed their previous decision declaring Tillman the nominee. The committee voted a contribution of $2",o for the national Democratic commit- < tee out of any unexpended balance in the treasury. Gen. Wilic Jones ,the ^ treasurer, reporting that about $1,000 would be left on hand after all the expenses are met Dr. E. C. Doyle, one of the electors at large, reported himself disqualified and Col. J. N. Drake was elected in his stead by acclamation. The chairman was empowered to fill any other vacancies that might occur :u me electors. Chairman Evans called attention to the need for funds for the uational Democracy and urged each member of the committee to take up the matter with his county chairman uud get him to ask each club president to attempt to get contributions from every voter. He said that 140,000 voters should each be willing to contribute 50 cents and impressed upon the members the sore need for funds to run the national campaign. Chairman Evans also urged the people to turn out and vote in the general election and roll up a big ma** Jorlty for the Deroocratis ticket. iJk Change of Postmasters. Th? following chances in fourth class postmasters in South Carolina were announced: At Haskell, Horry county, Joseph A. Fleming succeeds B. H. Martin, resigned; at Millett- , vllle, Barawel! county. John \V. Allen succeeds J. H. Duncan, deceased; at i Mount Holly. Berkeley county. G. H. Hale succeeds John A. Gurner, resigned; at Morri8ville, Williamsburg ; county, W. M. Harlow succeeds K. V. j Anderson, resigned; at Port Harrel- i son. Horry county, J. P. Williams sue- : ceeds J. B. Skipper, resigned; at Strother, Fairfield county, N. (\ James succeeds Sallie J. Suber, resigned; at Weeks, Colleton county, Sallie J. Strickland succeeds Joseph S. Bailey, ' resigned. . County Tax Books Open. \ The tax books opened on the 15th for the collection of taxes for this year, but so far but few people have paid. County Treasurer Wingad will i commence his annual trip over the county about the first week in .November. after the fairs are over. The collections this year will fall short of last year on account of the fact that Lexington has lost some of its most valuable territory to Richland county. Marine Kennidy Dies From Blow. Patrick Kennidy. the marine, who t was hit in the hea<l by negroes in Beaufort on October 4, died in the Marine hospital. Mr. Kennldy was 33 years old and enlisted from Goshen. Ind., to which place the body w;,a sent. The coroner's inquest was that Patrick Kennidy cauie to his death by a blow on the head by one Arthur 4 Harvey and George Williams. Case Ends With Acquittal. The case or' the State vs. Albert (hinuinghatn and Manly Cook, two prominent and well known fanners of j the county, charged with the murder I of Jos. W. Knight, was tried in L: it- j caster and resulted in an acquittal j1 This case was tried at the last term j of court, a mistrial resultiug. Much f interest has been manifested in this trial. The defendants were represented by the following counsel: E. D. Blakeney. Mendel L. Smith. J. Copeland Massey. Williams A: Williams. / Major Micah Jenkins Dead. (Mr Major Micah Jenkins, son of Gen. Micah Jenkins or' the. Confederate army, and himself the captain of the K famous "Silk Stocking Troop" of the I Hough Riders in the war with Spain R died at Charleston iu his ."6th year. I Until a few weeks ago. when the office : was abolished. Maj. .tonkins was col- i I lector of internal revenue at ColumI bla. At the time of his death he" was I deputy collector of internal revenue I at Charleston. Maj. Jenkins was a I graduate of West I'oint and served with distinction in the Indian wars. I Now is The Time to Hold Cotton. At a recent meeting of the Cloren don county Farmers' Union u resolu tion was adopted instructing a s[>ec!al I R committee appointed by the president of the union to draft and issue a call I to all members of the union aud all others interested in the price of cotton ] to hold their cotton off the market at 1 R the prevailing prices. This commitI tee has just issued a call in which it R s said: 'This is certainly an opporR '.one time to hold your cottou and '> R hereby got much better prices than wre now prevailing. THE l. INTEREST IN CORN CONTEST Contestants Were Required to Make Report By October 20?There Are Several Prizes Offered. Columbia.?The contestants in the jtate corn contest which was organized with the view to increase grain growers' profits by increasing the yield per acre and the quality of the corn are , required under the rules of the state department of agriculture to make report by October 20. The manuals were sent out several months jgo aiid these should be filed with the commissioner of agriculture as early as possible. Under the rules of the coutest each contestant is to ship to the department one sample bushel of corn in ; thp Mr from oach nerp erOWH. eXCeDt in the case of the five-acre contest for which one bushel is sufficient to \ be judged and then sold for benefit Df expenses of conducting the contest. The bushel of corn must be shipped to the department by October 20. The department will award $500 in prizes as follows: One-acre contest: First, *575; second, $40; third, $30; fourth, $20. Five-acre contest: First, $100; sec- j ond, $50; third, $30; fourth, $20. Boys' one-acre contest: First, $75; | second, $30; third, $20; fourth, $10. The prize exhibits of corn will be 3hown by the department at the National Corn show, to bo held here dur- , ing January and February of next vear. South Carolina New Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the Denmark Coco-Cola Company with a capital stock of $3, ; 000. The officers are W. H. Faust president; D. N. Cox, vice president, and S. S. Ray. secretary and treasu rer. The Strohecker Hardware Com : pany of Charleston has been charter ed with a capital stock of $10,000. The officers are: II. O. Strohecker, president and treasurer; H. O. Strohecker, Jr., vice president, and W. O. Mazyck, Jr., secretary- A com mission to the People's Drug com pany of Greenville, with a capital Block of $5,000. The petitioners are It. S. Hartwell and Thomus Harrison. A V? r?Knnn Icano^ fn fhtt .i t'UUiiiiiSMua utto ioduvu w ?wv Florence Land corporation, with a capitalXjtoek of $20,000. The petition ers arf M. D. Lucas and E. Bruuson. A genera! real estate business will be conducted. The Marlboro County Progressive has been commissioned, | with a capital stock of $5,000. The pe- _ titiouers are C. A. Moore and J. W." LeGrand. A weekly newspaper will be published. A charter has been issued to the Bank of Sandy Springs with a capital stock of $2b,000. Nine Presidential Electors Placed. Tho nine presidential electors foi the Progressive fiarty in South Caro- i lina have been placed in the field. B Sherwood Dunn, provisional nutional committeeman for the Bull Moose re in this state, said that the nine men du the Progressive electoral ticket were all formerly Democrats. The Progressive electoral ticket as announced at the party headquarters is as follows: First district: Albert Orth, Charleston, editor Deutsche fteitung; Second district: Thomas Thompson, North Augusta, merchant: | Third district, Oscar Harris, Westminster. farmer and politician; Fourth district, E. E. Clement, Inman, merchant and farmer; Fifth district, llcnry Savage, Camden, farmer; Sixth district, Dr. C. It. Taylor, Dillon, physician: Seventh district. T. Ileber Wannamaker, Columbia, president of Glencoe cotton mills: at large, Frank Owens, Charleston, fertilizer manufacturer: S. M. Rice. Allendale, conductor on Southern railway. The Chamber of Commerce. The board of trade, the merchants' association and the local freight bureau at Greenville have been merged into a new organization under the name of chamber of commerce. This action was the outcome of the whirlwind campaign waged in Greenville during the last few days to raise $la.000 per year for three years for the local and state chamber of commerce. J. E. Sirrine was elected president of the new organization and Arthur L. Mills, treasurer. A committee was named to formulate by-laws and a constitution, and to nominate a secretary. Feature of Greenville air. J. T. Arnold is in charge of perfecting arrangements for an important feature in connection with the agri cultural fair to be conducted by the Greenville board of trade on Saturday. October L't>. The plan upon which Mr. Arnold is working is to get all merchants of the city to furnish their delivery vehicles for one hour to participate in a parade which will go through Main street headed by the various pig and corn club contestants, followed by such exhibits as the mer- \ chants will make. Stacks Acquitted of Murder Charge. The case of the State vs. Young Stacks, at Lancaster, charged with the murder of Raymond McManus, near Tradesvillc was tried and resulten in a v? rdiet of acquittal. This case j was continued from the last term of | f .? litn l'nir hooti tlio r*?. suit at that time. Owing to the prom- 1 iuence of parties in this case, much interest has been manifested in the tria'. the court house being crowded all the time. The court was engaged in the trial of another murder case which was also mistried in last court. Press Association Meeting. The committee which was appoint- : t?C. at the auuual meeting of the South i Carolina Cress Association to proinul- j gate a uniform rate for foreign ad- i vertising in South Carolina met re- j cently. After a general discussion of the' matter it was finally decided to form au auxiliary of the press associa tion and to place a minimum rate of 10 cents per inch for 1,000 circulation, and under. A. B. Jordan of Dillon was uamed es ohairroan and J. L. Mi?? of Edgefield as secretary. : fo TESTllLEAGElCI STOCK HOLDERS OF THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE HAS ENTERED SUIT. SIMILAR TO SOUTHERN CASE The Object of the Suit Is to Determine the Legality of the Mileage Book Bill Passed by the Last Legislature. ? I Columbia?It is not generally known that Thomas Wilson, of Sumter, a stockholder of the Atalntic Coast Liue Railroad Company, has entered suit against this company and its president, T. M. Emerson, of Wilmington, similar to that filed by certain stocknf th<> Southern Railway Com I1U1UCIO V* >, ? pany against their company and prominent members of the Travelers' Protective Association of America. The purposes of both suits is to test the validity of the mileage book act passed by the last general assembly. The complaint of the stockholder of the Atlantic Coast Line does not name any members of the T. P. A. as parties to his suit. The attorneys for Mr. Wilson are Purdy & Bland of Sumter. Howard B. Carlisle of Spartanburg, the author of the mileage book bill, which constitutionality is to be determined, will represent the members of the T. P A. named as parties to the action brought by the stockholders of the Southern Railway. Both suits have been entered on the docket of the Richland county court of common pleas. Kneeces Ar? Held For Trial. Columbia.?Melt Kneece and his wife, Lily, of Steedman, were given a hearing before United States Commissioner Sloan on the charge of violating the white Blave laws. They were bound over to the United States Court in the sum of $1,000 bond each, and were released for their appearance before the next term of the United States Court, in December. Two witnesses were put on the stand to testifv nnft the vnune eirl from Augusta Ga , whom the Kneeces are charged with attempting to lead into an immoral life, and Detective Ford, of the local police force, who, it is said, was responsible for a raid on a reeort here, where the girl was supposed to have been taken. Dead as Result of Injuries. Union?J. M. Goodwin, the young man who was injured at the fair grounds here is dead. The Injurj was the result of a collision on the race track between Mr. Goodwin rid ing a motorcycle and another man driving a cart, the shaft of the vehicle being driven into the body of Mr Goodwin from the side and extending to a point just above the heart. Mr Goodwin was about 30 years of age and was manager of the Coca-Cola Rottling company here. He came tc Union from Greenville and has lived here for several years. To Eentertain State D A. R. Clemson Gollege?Great interest is being manifested in fhe State D. A R., Conferences which meets at Clemson College. November 6. 7 and 8. The Conference will hold an open session on Wednesday night, November t:. Addresses of welcome will be made by President W. M. Higgs. Col. Alan Johnstone, president of the board ol trusters, and Mrs. Andrew Bramlett, regent of the Andrew Pickens Chapter, which will be the hostesses of the Conferences. Mrs. (5eo. F. Von Kolnitz, of Charleston, will respond in behalf of the visiting delegates. Cutting Affair at Wagener. Aiken.?The little town of \Vagener, in this county, was again thrown into intense excitement over the attempted killing of Dr. L. B. Ktheridge, one of its most prominent citizens, by Tom Basket!, a colored preacher. Sheriff Raborn was telegraphed to come to Wagener a? once to prevent a lynching and while he was arranging for an automobile, be received a message hat the negro bad slipped out of the town and was on the way to Aiken. For Aiken County Hospital. Aiken.?The Aiken County Hospital association, recently organized and working as an auxiliary to the Aiken Relief society, has set to work with a will to raise funds for the erection of a county hospital at Aiken. This association is composed entirely of women. although they have appointed sonic of the leading business members of the board of directors, and although they have barely begun their work and have expended nothing but a little energy, ?he> have realized nearly f<> rtho hospital fund. Did Not Send Returns. Greenwood. When the county executive committee met it developed that several of the 22 precincts in the county had not sent in any official return. The vote for these had been reported by phone to the local papers but no official return was made as required. The Greenwood city book, which bad been left at the court house, could not be found. The con dition of things was reported in a letter by Chairman Jas. Rogers to the state chairman and the vote rent w ith the letter. Abbeville County Fair. Abbeville. - The Abbe\ llle county fair, which will be held in the near future, promises to be the biggest and best of the association. The public square and stores are being decorated by banners and electric displays. 'Torses for the track events are orrivng daily. Workmen are busily engagd getting the buildings and track in bape. Unusual preparations have :een made for the amusement of the :rowds. The Second regiment band of Anderson will furnish the music. P"T XV X FORT' MILL, S. C? THUI FROM ALL OVER THE STATE Short Paragraphs of State News Thst ! Have Been Gotten Together With Care by the Editor. St. George.?A resolution endorsing j M. C. Connor, Esq., of St. George, for . the Judgeship of the First circuit, was C unanimously adopted by the Demo- ! cratic executive committee. Lexington.?The Tri-Counxy fair at 1 Batesburg closed aftei one of the best j fairs in the history of the association. J The attendance was not as large as } usual on the whole, but the exhibits in j every department outclassed anything ever seen at the Batesburg fair. i 1 Gafluey.?Col. Thos. B. Butler, may- ; or of Gaffney, and Col. Ed. H. De1 ?Hitnr of the the Gaffney Ledg- ! ! ct, left for Union, where they went to : ! attend the Union county fair In an ef- ! fort to get information to put into ! practice at the Cherokee county fair, to be held in 1913. t Latta.?The resideuce of L. B. Rog- ( era was burned. The cause is unknown, but it is supposed to have 1 caught from a defective flue. Mr. 1 Rogers lives two miles in the country 1 1 and had a splendid home. The loss is < about $6,000 with some insurance. , Most of the furniture- was saved. , Lexington.?Lexington is soon to j have one of the best equipped postoffices in the state. December 1 Post- ] master Leaphart will move into the \ new Home National bank building at i the corner of Main and Depot streets. ( New boxes, new furniture and office i equipment throughout will go to make the Lexington postoffice one of the i best of its class in the state. Columbia. ? John J. Jones, the Branchville attorney, who w^s connn Uio ohnrPP of killing Abo i I v JV.VCU V/** VMV D ? ?- w Pearlstlne and sentenced to ten years and 30 days has entered the state pen- < itentlary following the refusal of the governor to grant him a pardon. The governor has indicated that he will very probably reduce the sentence of ' Jones at some future date. Orangeburg.?On account of the ' Palmetto Grand I. ge, F. and A. A. Y. Masons, reduced rates will be granted on all roads in South Carolina. All delegates will buy tickets and ask agent for certificate, this will enable them to return to destination for one- ' half fare plus 50 cents. This certilicatb will be properly signed at Orangeburg by the secretary of the . 1 graud lodge. j 1 1 Charleston.?The central committee in charge of plans for entertaining the officers and men of the first, third and fourth division of the Atlantic fleet upon their visit to Charleston in November met In the city hall and discussed various features of the pro- I gramme of Fleet Week. The meet ing wns well attended, and took a lively interest in the discussion of various topics. j Greenville.?Whiskey seizures by police officials continue daily the lat- , est raid being made at the (juartere of the Olympia club, on Laurens street, where a quantity of whiskey and beer was seized. Fifteen bottles o? beer were also seized at the Hundred Thousand club on Washington ( street. No arrests were made at either place. Determination to wipe out blind tigers appears to be stronger than ever before in Greenville. Aiken.?Aiken is on the eve of or i ganizing a chamber of commerce. The matter has been agitated here for the past several week and in reply to a letter from Mayor Gyles, A. W. Mc Keand, secretary of the Charleston chamber of commerce, who is also in terested in the Soutli Carolina state chamber of commerce, lias written that he will come to Aiken and address a mass meeting of business men. Clinton?The Thornwell College for ! Orphans and its preparatory- schools give 14 years of education to the or phan children committed to the care of the institution, when they begin with the alphabet on their entry. The primary school or academy has six years of study; the high school fout 1 and the college four There are at j present .100 pupils in all of these , clashes combined. In each depart rnent there are three teachers, exeep; , in the collegiate department, where ' there are live, including the instructor in music. The trustees are consider- i ing the appointment of a teacher of shorthand and bookkeeping in the | high school department. Columbia.?The special committee in charge of arrangements for the meeting of the South Carolina Presbyterian synod made an active canvass for quarters for the delegation. This meeting will be largely attended and will be one of the most important I in the history of the church. Florence.?The Greek colony here has sent several of its members to Greece to join the war against Tur1 key and now a subscription list is being circulated for aid to carry on the war. A number of people in this city ! have contributed to tbe cause of the cross against the crescent. I Columbia.?J. J. Spain, alleged deserter of the United States army was I . arrested by Officers Hue;, and Forde ! of the Columbia police department. He will be taken to Charleston. Spain i? said to have deserted from Fort Mcpherson, near Atlauta, Gu. His home : i is m .\ew i orK state. Gafr'ney.?Sheriff White of Spartani burg came to Gaffney and Sheriff Thomas of Cherokee turned over to him the tour convicts who wero be: ing held in the Cherokee county jail I following a fight with a posse of citi| zens and officers on the outskirts of j the city. Columhie.?Jos. W. Tolhert. Repubj lican national committeeman from { South Carolina announced the ap: pomtment of F. G. Davies to take tite place of John Cauifield of Charleston as a presidential elector. Columbia.?The first tax money for 1912 has been received by the state treasurer from J. B. Armstrong, treasurer of Barnwell county, who has sent in his check for $37.16. The collection of state taxes was begun on October j 15. Tax checks have also been re- j ceived frcin R. F. Howl, treasurer of | Darlington county, and A D Fair, treasurer of Orangeburg county. MILL ?SDAY, OCTOBER 24, 191 PElNSGEfIF ' ON WITNESS STAND )ENIES THAT HUGE FUND HAD I BEEN RAISED TO PUT ROOSE- ' J VELT OVER. : I -? ? I IE DENOUNCES PENROSE rhomat F. Ryan Looms Up As Big Contributor to Parker Campaign Fund of 1904?In Wrangle With . i Committeemen Most of Time. Washington. ? Emphatic denials 1 hat a huge fund had been underwrlt- 1 1 en to finance the Roosevelt precon- j rention campaign, or that any money tad been contributed to the fund by i ho International Harvester Company i >r the United States Steel Corporation I ' ivere entered by George W. Perkins, an the stand before the Senate Campaign Contributions Committee. The testimony of Mr. Perkins brist- i led with such expressions as "unmitigated lies," "absolutely false,'' "totally unfair." and "mere hot air." He ienounced the charges made by Senator Penrose and by Charles D. Hiles. Republican National Chairman, demanding that Senator Penrose be made to prove his assertion that a i $3,000,000 fund was underwritten for the Roosevelt campaign or "like a 1 gentleman take it back," and demand- t ing that Mr. Utiles prove his charge j or "be dismissed from office." Throughout most of his examination Mr. Perkins was in a wrangle with some member of the committee, j Time after time he waved a clenched j fist in the air and declared that the r*nmmlttoh "eniild not eet awav with It." Once the committee voted to expunge a remark from the record. As he grew, indignant under cross-examination the witness would riBe in his place glaring at the committee and gesticulating violently. Mr. Perkins accounted to the committee for $123,000 which he said he spent in the precon vent ion campaign of Colonel Koospvelt. "That was absolutely all of my contribution," he declared emphatically. But Mr. Perkins could not recolect clearly the amounts he subscribed or collected for the Republican campaign fund of 1904. Election Cauainp Excitement. Washington. ? The State Department was advised that great excite- j ment prevails throughout Cuba over the presidential election, which will take place November 1. It is understood C.eneral Monteagudo, chief of police at Havana and the Minister of Justice, Public Instructor and Interior have resigned, although only the resignation of the Minister of the Interior has been accepted The leading candidates for the presidency are Dr. Alfredo Zayas, the present Vice President, Liberal, and Major General Marionocal, Conservatice. Balloonist Falls Three Miles. Berlin.?The announcement of the death of Lieiy. Hans Gericke, winner of Inst year's international balloon | race in the United Stales created a sensation here. Ho was thrown from his balloon at a height of 3 miles by 1 the explosion of the gas which is believed to have been struck by lightning. His eide lieutenant Steler, was also killed. Have Postponed Trial. Bristol, Va.?The trials of Sidna Allen and Wesley Kdwards, charged with being principals in the shooting up of the Hills\ille court last March. - ? no .,M?n i were postponed ironi uciuuci - > uum November 7. The purpose of flie postponement was explained as being on account of the National election. Qarrow to Be Tried For Bribery. Los Angeles, C'al.?The trial of Clarence S. Harrow, the Chicago lawyer who defended the McNamara brothers. was set for November 25. He will be tried on the indictment charging him with the bribery of Robert K. i Pain, a juror in tlie McNamara trial. Treasury Was Looted. Columbus, O.?According to Hie report of State Examiner, officials of Darke county are said to have paid out illegally $291,148.54 within five j years. The report states that the public treasury was "boldly looted." The alleged corrupt county officials used the basement of the court house for drinking and carousing, according to the report, which states that the "swag" was usually divided at these gatherings. One of the accused is now in the penitentiary, another under sentence and several indicted Surrender of 20.000 Turks. London.?The Sofia correspondent of The Dally Telegraph reports that the Bulgarians have captured Milish. tfUere 2o,000 Turks surrendered and communication with Constantinople was cut. it is added, however, that j there Is no official confirmation of I this. The fighting at J'lava, which i .,i i,v. MnntAneirrins wu8 very severe. According to a Cettinje dispatch to The Standard, the Albanian population fought desperate- | ly and retired only when the whole j place was in flames. Mexican Trouble Gathers Interest. Washington.?Official interest here is centered upon the situation in Mexico, where the rebellion has taken on j a new and formidable phase, as a re- i suit of the revolt of Gen. Felix Diaz. The return to Washington of Secretary Knox from his Japanese trip; the presence here of Henry Lane Wilson. Ambassador to Mexico, and ineresting and important developments n the military situation at Vera Cruz leld by Diaz are elements that served o concentrate attention upon the Mexican trouble. . TI 2. FROM 1HE PALMETTO STATE Latest News of General Inteerst Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Camden.?Mrs. John Hough is stiL living though in a 6emi-conscious condition. She is the wife o? John Hough, who is now in the penitentiary for safekeeping on a charge of killing his father-in-law, R. K. West, and beating his wife. Orangeburg.?The clerk of court of Orangeburg county has received official notice of the revoking of the commission of Robert H. Jones, cashier of the Bank of North, Orangeburg county, as a notary public. No reason for the revoking was assigned. Columbia.?The Columbia Chamber of Commerce will put on a campaign to raise a fund of $15,000, under the direction of H. M. Weir. This was decided on at a conference between tho officials of the Chamber and Mr. Weir. Mallory.?The weather during the last two or three weeks have been ideal for cotton picking and the farmers here have made good use of it. Some farmers are about through picking and all have made good progress. The gins have been kept busy and the buyers active. Barnwell. ? Barnwell, town and county, was greatly shocked to learn of the sudden death of William Oilmore Sirams, clerk of court for this county, at his residence on Marboro avenue, after a brief illness of one week. Dillon.?For probate judge 13 polls out of 16 have been heard from with the following vote: Joe C'abet Davis 280, B. F. Edwards 228. A. K. I'arham 211, F. Walkins 29S. As the vote shows there has not been a great deal of interest/taken in the election. It now appears that Walkins and Davie will have to run over. Ridgeland.?The returns form the primary election to nominate a super visor for Jasper county have come in slowly. On the face of the partial returns it appears that Jas. E. (Jill and C. L. Langford will run a second race. Mr. Gill has a good lead, but a second primary will ho necessary. Others who ran were C. Rirby Smith, J. R. Mew and D. O. Hemming. Charleston.?The past, present and future of the Charleston Ad Club were gene over in various ways at the annual meeting of that body, held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce Reports were heard from various of ficers, the present state of the organ ization was presented and plans were discussed for the work of the clut during the next year. Greenville.?In federal court a true hill was found against Frank L Zemp, Jr., of Spartanburg, charging him with sending a '"black hand" letter to Mrs. Emma Cash demanding a sum of money. The case is docketed for the near futurp and the trial will attract large crowds to Greenville on account of the prominence of the peo r 1a piC iii*ui* tr\i. Mallory.?Malory in future will have the benefit, of telegraph connection with the outside world. The Western Union has recently installed apparatus in the depot here and connected up the wires. Heretofore all the telegraph service obtainable here had to come through the office at Latta or the one at Bingham and them to transmit by telephone or through the mail to Mallory. Columbia. ? The old dispensary building here will he offered for sale at public auction 011 hfovember 4. ac cording to an announcement recently, by D. II. Means, the clerk of the sinking fund commission. The minimum price fixed by the commission for the property is $11)0.000. The terms ot the purchurso are said to he more liberal than when the property was of fered for sale several months ago. when no bidders appeared. Lexington.?Henry Lewis, a negro, was lodged in jail by Sheriff Sim J. Miller, charged with attempting to kill his wife with a pistol Lewis had been released from jail on bond a few weeks ago, h?* having shot Mike Hill, another negro at Gaston on campaign day a few months ago. It was thought for a long time that Hill would die. but. his recovery has been nothing short of a miracle in the opinion of physician^ who ;iro familiar with thr case. Bates burg.-The sixth annual fair if the Tri-County Fair association was attended by a large and well satisfied crowd. Kvrry department is larger ad of a better class than ever shown here before. Columbia.?At the annual .meeting 3f the stockholders of the Columbia. Newberry A- Laurens railroad, John F, Livingston of Columbia was elected vice president and general manager, f. P. Seabrooi: was re-elected as secretary' and treasurer. Mr. Livingston has been acting president ot th" road }ince the death ef W. C,. Childs last May. Gaffney.?'The city council is adverisiug for .",000 square yards of cement jidewalks. The business section of he, city already has paved sidewalks md the proposed improvements will je on Frederick street and Cranard ureet. Columbia. ? The commission in ;hurge of the work relieving tho congested conditions at the State Hospital "or the Insane, met here, when a minijer of matters of a routine nature sere discussed. Th? commission adjourned shortly after convening and .vent on an inspection trip to "State Park." seven miles north of the city. Newberry.?Tim annual meeting of ibo Lutheran synod of South Carolina will be held in the Church of the Redeemer. Newberry, from October 22 o 26, inclusive. St. Matthews.?Mr. 0. Swarts liunjerpeler, a brave old Confederate soliier, who was in the war from start o finish, and who was an honor to he military ranks as a private, died it his home, in the Midway section of his county, recently. He was 8? /pars old. lacking one month. He has ived all his long life in that immeliate vicinity, and was a substantial Hid honored citijeu. I ATTITUDE OF U. S.7 TOWARDS MEXICO THE GOVERNMENT WILL ADHERE J STRICTLY TO POLICY OF NONINTERVENTION. ? WILL PROTECT AMERICANS1 Assurances Were Sent Out From the War Department That the Mission of Gunboats at Vera Cruz Was Purely Precautionary. Washington.?The attitude of the : United States towards Mexico is unchanged by the Diaz revolution and despite the gravity with which officials here regard the latest uprising, it iB the intention of this government to adhere strictly to its announced policy of non-intervention. Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson, on his way back to his post at Mexico City, conferred with Assistant Secretary Adee and before leaving Washington will confer with Secretary Knox. It is known here that the Madero Government is planning an act ive campaign against Diaz, who is popularly said to be acting in the in- i terests of his uncle, Porfirio Diaz, the | exiled President. The warnings of this Government that Americans and their interests must be protected will be renewed. It is said that the presence at Vera Cruz of the cruiser I)es Moines and , the prospect that in a day or two the ! cruiser Taeoma also will arrive in Vera Cruz harbor should not be taken i as indicative of the Government's intention to become in any sense a party to Mexico's internal difficulties. Assurances have been given that the^ , mission of the vessels at Vera Cruz is ' purely humanitarian and precautionary; that their visit is Jn no way political but for the sole purpose of affording protection and refuge to such Americans and other foreigners who may need such assistance. Dispatches received by the State Department indicate military movements of revolutionists and Federal . troops about Vera Cruz. That the I commanders of the opposing forces ' announced practically simultaneously, that the decisive battle would be fought without tbc limits of the city is regarded here as a coincidence and not due to an agreement even informally made. Ambassador Wilson probably will | take up for consideration with Secre tary Knox the claims or tnis uovernment against Mexico on account of losses sustained by Americans due to the operations of the various revolutionary forces. ' Determined to Retire From Fight. Princeton, N. J. ? Gov. Woodrow Wilson returned to his home here having made his last campaign speech, he said, until Colonel Roosevelt shall have recovered. The Governor said he had made no platis for the Immediate future or the remainder of the campaign, that request for speeches were many, but he wns firm in his intention of keeping off the stump while otie of his opponents was incapacitatI eri. He probably will express his ( views on public questions through statements and announcements. Colonel Suffers Slight Setback. Chicago.?Colonel Roosevelt's slight setback from having over-exerted himself in receiving friends will not pre! vent ills departure for Oyster Bay over the Pennsylvania Railroad. His physicians admitted in their bulletin that the noted patient had suffered from his energy and they appealed to the public to aid in obtaining perfect rest for him. Their bulletin reads as follows: "Fitlse and temperature nor ma!. The patient continues to improve. Minor Fighting Only on Frontier. London.?No roalli serious fighting has yet been reported from the seat of war. The Montenegrins have captured Blava and Guslnje and the ('.reeks have occupied Klassonia; but these are regarded as minor affairs in which no real resistance was offered. Killed in Rear-End Collision. Atlanta, (in.- L. B. Holley of Macon, freight conductor, was almost instantlv killed in a rear-end collision of northbound Central of Georgia freight trains at East Point, near here. A i negro fireman and brakeinan were seriously injured. -. Hazing at Naval Academy. Annapolis, Md.?An investigation was begun at the Naval Academy into 1 j case of alleged hazing which was said to have been of such a severe nature as to warrant a court martial. Wants to Clear Himsel' Before Jury. New York.?Police Lieu*. Charles , Becker will take the witness stand in his own defense in his trial on the charge of instigating the murder of fiumbler Rosenthal, according to John K. Mclntyre, his chief counsel. He stated that he had yielded to his client's desire in the matter and that ( Becker's story would he heard within the next two or three days. "We have ' finally decided to allow Becker to testlfv." said his attorney. He lias been I anxious to do so all alone, but we have not thought it necessary. Draws the First Blood. Trenton, X. J.?As a result of the application of the Alabama Consolidation Coal & Iron Co., to the Supreme Court to have discontinued the proceedings Instituted by the Attorney General of New Jersey attacking a bond issue by the Alabama company on the ground that the proceedings had not been pressed and that their pendency interfered with the reorganization of the company, Justice Trenchard made an order directing the Attorney General to at once proceed with the suit. * $1.25 PER YEAR VOTE ON ASYLUM BOND ISSUE Will Decide Whether or Not $1,000,000 Shall Be Raited This Way For State Hospital. Columbia.?The qualified electors South Carolina w'll vote iu the general election on November 6 on the question of issuing $1,000,000 in bonds to relieve the congested conditions at the state hospital for the insane. The joint resolution providing for the bond issue was passed at the last session of the general assembly. The joint resolution was written by Lowndes J. Browning, the chairman of the wayB and means committee of the house. i.?# tkl. to ,i,lnn(n/t '' aoi/t Mr 11 nils ytia.il is auupiv.U| aum Browning recently, "the new asylum plant can be built without costing the taxpayers a penny. If it is not adopted, the $300,000 borrowed from the sinking fund will have to be paid next January, which will raise the tax levy one and one-half mills. If they continue to develop the plant that will mean an additional one mill levy. This would raise the tax levy by two and one-half mill6. "If this bond issue is carried ont as proposed there is no reason why the state tax levy should not be reduced at least oue-half mill without crippling any of our state institutions or departments of government." Under the resolution the property of the old asylum plant will be placed as a security for the bond issue. When the bonds mature, it is the opinion of Mr. Browning that the plant can be disposed of at a f.gure ample to meet the total debt made for the development of "State Park." A joint resolution submitting to the qualified electors of this state the question of issuing bonds not exceeding $1,000,000 to carry out plans to relieve the conaested condition of the state hospital for the insane. South Carolina New Enterprise*. The secretary of stato has isssued a charter to the Finley Lumber Company of Charleston with a capital ; stock of $10,000. The officers are j. J. Finley, president and Berkeley Grimball, secretary and treasurer. The C'ampobello Telephone Company has been chartered with a capital [ stock of $1,000. The officers are N. T. Clark, president and T. B. Gibson, secretary and treasurer. The King Wood and Lumber Company of Charleston has been chartered with a capital of $6,000. The officers are J. J. Finley, president and Berkeley Grimball, secretary and treasurer. The McDermid Hardware Company of Charleston has been chartered with a capital of $2,500.* The officers are A. G. C. McDermid, president and treasurer and J. A. McDermid, vice president and secretary. To Have Annual Meeting. One of the most important ecclesiRustical meetings of the year In the ^ South will be held In Greenwood In November when the College of Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church; ' Scuth, hold their annual fall meetI ing. The College of Bishops Is composed of the 14 bishops of the church. J The names of the bishops In the college are as follows: * A. W.. Wilson, Baltimore; Collins Denny, Richmond', E. R. Hendrix, Kansas City, m4; h. C. Morrison, Florida; E. E. Hoss, Oklahoma Cfty, Okla.; Warren A, Candler, Atlanta. Ga.; James Atkins, r\..? Waynesvine, .v < .; j. * . n.un*.?, umham, X. C.: W. P. Murrah, Mississippi; \V. It. Lambuth, Nashville, Tenn.; 1. H. McCoy, Birmingham. Ala.: E. I). Mouzoti, San Antonio, Texas; B. G. | Waterhouse, Lon Angeles, Ca 1.; J. S. Key, Sherman, Tex. { T U. Vaughan's Trial Soon. Sheriff Poole left Columbia fo? I Greenville with T. U. Vaughan, former superintendent of the Odd Fellows jrphanage at Greenville, who is charged with n serious crime. Only one deputy accompanied the Greenville sheriff. Vaughan was arrested early 1 in June and placed in the Greenville bounty jail. I^uter lie escaped and was recently captured in Baltimore and brought to the s=tato penitentiary lor safekeeping, lie will he given t preliminary* hearing in Greenville, and his trial is scheduled for the near future. Vaughan was carried to Greenville under an order of Judge It. O. Purdy, the special judge assigned to hold the court at Green'ille. S For Violation of White Slave Law. Charged with violation of the 'white slave" laws "Melt" Kne<*e#? and his wife, of Steedman, a little own in Lexington county, were arrested by United States Deputy Marshal diaries Senn. They were released ou their own recognizance, promising to appear at Columbia, which ! they did, accompanied by an attorney ind gave bend before United States I commissioner Beverley Sloan in thA jt.m of $75l> each for their appearance ; -?t a preliminary hearing to be held in tho near future. omes After Escaped Convict. Sheriff White of. Spartanburg I ountv arrived in Gaffney and made application to Sheriff Thomas of Cher.ikce for ElMs Sampson, George Fleming and Jim Martin, three escaped ! convicts who were captured there several du>a ago after a bloody battle with a posse of Cherokoe officers snd citizens. Sheriff Thomas refus, ed to accede to Sheriff White's deI mand on the grounds that Fleming could not be given up because he I shot Special Officer Arthur Hoppeifc whose condition is quite serious. Ycung Man Accidentally Shot. Coroner J. S. Vinesett received Information from the Gowdeysville section of Cherokee county several days ago that a young white man named Blackwood had been accidentally shot and killed by his cousin, lhe two young men, who were both about 20 years of age, were out hunting at the time of the accident shortly after dinner. Blackwood handed his gun to his cousin to hold, and while in bis hand it was discharged. A physician was summoned from Oaffaey,