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i r' ESTABLISHED IN 1? MIKES CONFESS ' SENTENCED TO OIE T, W. VAUGHN, FORMER SUPERk INTENDENT OF ORPHANAGE, CONFESSES ON STAND. EXECUTION DECEMRFR 20 F ? Defendant Telia Horrible Story of Wrong Doing and Plead* For Arother Chance?la Brought to Penitentiary For Safe Keeping. Greenville. ? Found guilty of criminally assaulting three little girls in the South Carolina Odd Fellows Home, of which he was superintendent, the Rev. Thurston Vaughn, once prominent as a minister, will pay the penalty of his misdeeds, with his life. The trial v:as brought to a sensational close when Vaughn broke down and confessed all. He named two other victims in addition to those included in the indictment. The jury, out but four minutes, made no recommendations for mercy. This means that Vaughn will be sentenced to the electric chair. Tears streamed down the face of Judge Purdy, named by Governor Blease, as special judge for this trial. Many jurors, court officials and spectators alike made no pretense of hiding their tears as Vaughn, pale and broken, acknowledged his crime. Many - jurors wept aloud. When court opened there was no Intimation that the accused would make a confession. His attorneys had fought stubbornly since the beginning of the case to break down the strong evidence developed by the prosecution s little girl witnesses. Immediately after the court opened attorneys of both sides consulted resulting in an agreement to let Vaughn confess in an effort to save his own life and that the case would go to the Jury without argument. , "I have acted devilishly; have acted shamelessly," began Vaughn. "The devil tempted me and I have fallen." He pleaded eloquently, but vainly with the jury to save his life. Cheraw Man Starts Pony Farm. Col. C. F. Moorr, who is a very extensive planter and seed grower of Cheraw, and is well known in Columbla and in state fair circles, bis horses ** having often carried off the blue ribbon, has launched Into another line of business which affords him both pleasure and profit. Not satisfied with the horses, both fast and beautiful, which he has, he has Just started a pony farm on one of his plantations near Cheraw. He has received a car load of beautiful and frisky Shetland and other ponies, and the eyes of the small boy grow large and look wistful whenever one appears on the streets for exercise. Fortune Smiles on State. Reports from every section of South Carolina, and practically every county, tell the story of a year of prosperity and every indication of a still more prosperous one to come. These tidings of prosperity come in the face of a poor cotton crop, but the foresight or the planters of the state in planting a variety of crops has turned what would have been a wail of dismay a few years ago to a cheerful content in conditions existing this year. Especially has the cultivation of corn increased in South Carolina. Kershaw County Prospers. Kershaw county ht.s experienced an unusually prosperous year, in spite of the fact that the farmers are looking rather gloomy over the fact that they will not make more than 20,000 bales of cotton this year, compared \Uth the unprecedented yield of 36,000 bales of last year, although the crop th's year is easily an average one. The grain crop is very good, and many of the farmers have learned to raise all necessary meats, flour, meat, butter, etc., at home, instead of purchasing them, that heretofore left the farm. Politics in Jasper County. The official vote cast in the second primary to nominate a supervisor of Jasper county in place of W. H. Woods, deceased, gives G. L. Langford rot Gillisonville a majority of 26 votes over James E. Gill of Tillman, as by tfle tabulation made by the county Democratic executive committee. This K was the eighth election of the year. and with the general election two W weeks off, Jasper county hopes to end I election matters for two years. James f E. Gill was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Woods. Governor Paroles One Man. Governor Blease paroled Pope B Havird, a wealthy white planter of Saluda county, who was serving a fiveyear sentence in the state penitentiary for assaulting a school teacher in Saluda two years ago. The parole Is conditioned on good behavior and upon the further condition "If he violates any of the criminal laws of the state and be convicted therefor thereafter, that he shall be returned to the penitentiary to serve the remainder of* his sentence in the case for which this parole is granted." Monument at Cowpens. Some considerable agitation Is going on among Gaffney people as to the possibility of erecting a monument at the Cowpens battleground and semrine eovernment aid for the purpose of building a national highway to the historic scene from this city. Congressman D. E. Finley now has pending in Congress a bill providing for an appropriation for this purpose, and It Is said that every effort will be put forth to shove this bill through at the text session of congress. fife- % S V I THE n. CHARITY MEETING PLANNED Programme For State Conference of Charities and Corections Has Now Been Completer. Columbia.?The programme for the state conference of charit es and corrections has now been completed. It is expected tbat the Greerville people wjll give a warm reception to the members of the conference. Local interest seems to have been stimulated to a gratifying degree and the conference is being very well advertised indeed. Its sessious are to be held in the Y. M. C. A.'building at GreenVille beginning Tuesday night, November 12, and continuing through a night session Thursday, Norembei 14. The names of distinguished visitors have already been announced and assurance has been had from each of them that they will be independent at the hour announced. It lias also been announced that a meeting; of the Child Labor Committee of South Carolina will be held in connection with the rhoritioa Pnnference. The South Carolina Prison Association will also meet in conjunct! :>n with the conference. It looks now as ir a number of the philanthropic and benevolent societies will probably begin holding their annual sessions in connection with the State Conference of Charities and Correction The topics discussed in this conference cover the whole field of charities and correction and all the societies organized for specli.l lines of activity And a common p'atform at its sessions. An invitation is extended to Baraca classes to send representatives to the conference at Greenville. Other societies have been specially invited to be represented and a recent suggestion from a prominent gentleman in the state that Baraca classes be allowed to send delegates, has been received quite favorably by the executive committee. It is hcped that every Baraca class in the sta.e will send at least one representative. One of the most interesting visitors in the conference at Greenville will be - ? ? Miss Gordon of New 'jrieans. one will speak at the closing session of the conference Thursdiy evening, November 14. South Carolina New 'Enterprises. The secretary of state has issued a commission to the Liberty Realty Company of Charleston with a capital stock of $15,000. The petitioners are J. W. Waring and A. R. Young. The Bank of Centenary has-been chartered wJth a capital of $25*.000. The officers are W. McG. Byck, president; W> E. Stanley, vice president, and A. O. Johnson, cashier. The Farmers and Merchants Bank of Holly Hill has been commissioned with a capital of $15,000. The petitioners are S. J. McCoy, L .A. Carson, W. A. Moorer, and W. A. JefTers. The Columbia Development Company has been given the right to increase its capital stock from $5,000 to $25,000. S. C. Travelers' Association. A place has been given by the South Carolina State Fair Association on the official programme for the fair to the members of the South Carolina Travelers' Association This association. organized a few months ago in Florence, will have a very wide scope to include, all the traveling men on the road, whether they sell wholesale or retail, the only requirements for eligibility to membership being that a man be of good moral character, engaged as a commercial traveler in the business of selling, buying, collecting or advertising of any article of commerce, benevo ent or insurance association. Mrs. Sarratt Goes Fn?e. In the court of general sessions In Gaffney, Mrs. Frances Sarratt, a white woman of this county, was tried, charged with the mirder of a negro infant anil tne jury reiumtu a indict of not guilty. The occurrence took place about a year ago. It is alleged that Mrs. Sarrat was lying in wait for negro women to come by, and when she made her appearance Mrs. Sarratt fired a sho': from a gun at her. The negro woman had an infant in her arms, and instead of being 1 killed herself the entire load took effect in the body of the infant, killing it almost instantly. Exhibit For the Corn Show. The South Carolina exhibit of the good roads display at the Good Roads congress will be shown at the coming National Corn exposition. The high grade made of the state road system will be put on exhibition, as will be many other displays. The Parker Mills corporation will show some of their choice products also. It is expected that the state at large will exhibit at least 10h products of the produced crop of 1912. The department of agriculture intends to show the people the many special of food crps. Have Planned Big Floral Parade. Tuesday. November 12. the opening day of 'he Orangeburg county fair, one of the main features of attractions will be the big floral parade through Russell street. Railroad avenue and on to the fair grounds. The merchants of Orangeburg, under the auspices of the county fair association. offer 150 in prizes for the most beautifully decorated automobiles and i carriages There will be five prizes awarded for automobiles, $35. $25. $20, $15. $10. Three prizes will be awarded for carriages. $25, $15 and $10. Lextington County Fair Closes. The 16th annual fair of the Lexington County Fair association came to a close after one of the most successful fairs in its history. The attendance was not large, but the grounds were the scene of much activity. The showpeople on the midway folded their tents, and the cry of the speeler was no longer heard. Many of the attractions are headed for Columbia, where they expect to show during fair week. A number of the exhibits at the Lexington fair were carried 'x> Columbia. j FO WmS PRESBYTERIANS OF THE STATE END A FOUR DAYS' MEETING AT COLUMBIA. COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT Many Matters of Great Importance Were Considered at the Working Session?To Meet Next Year at Florence?Many Attend. Columbia?The Presbyterian synod of South Carolina met again and after devotional exercises conducted by Rev. H. A. Knox of Gaffney, resumed business. The counties of Edgefield and Saluda and a part of Lexington were transferred from South Carolina presbytery to Charleston presbytery. Resolutions expressing thanks to the speakers in the Thornwell cententreian state clerk keep a list of the of their addresses were adopted. It was directed that each presby- | terial stated clerk keep a list of the -u? Qtindnv school super Ieiueru, ucavuup, k/UMMMtr _ intendents and heads of societies of all the churches. The report on theological seminary was presented. Pending the adoption of the report, Dr. Whaling, president of the seminary, addressed the synod, sounding a strong note of optimism and good cheer. Drs. Reavis, Pearson and Wardiaw made short talks, giving account of the work of their chairs, i Kev. J. 0. Richards, D. D., was reelected a member of the board of directors; W. W. Lewis of Yorkville was elected a member also. The report of the committee was then adopted. The report on foreign missions was read by Rev. J. O. Reavis, D. D., the chairman of the committee of synod on this subject. The report shows that 32 new missionaries hau been sent out since last synod,' and eight more are ready to go and will be sent in a few weeks. Last year the Southern Presbyterian church contributed over $500,000 to this cause. The report on local home missions was adopted, which carries with it the election of Rev. Q. G. Mayes as superintendent and Rev. E. E. Gillespie as chairman. The synod adjourned to meet at Florence October 21, 1913. Ehrhardt. ? The Barnwell association. comprising all of the white Baptist churches of Bamberg and Barn -oii pnnnfipR numbering 40, has just closed a three days' meeting with the BaptiBt church at this place. This is an old and honorable body, having produced some of the most useful and distinguished men of the denomination; among them being the Rev. Wesley Lawton, missionary to China; Dr. C. C. Brown of Sumter and Dr. Robert J. Willingham of Richmond, Va. Change in Hampton County. Hampton.?The general crop conditions in Hampton county are very different this year from what they were last, and there has been nothing like as much made. In 1911 was produced 25,779 bales of cotton. This year an extravagant estimate puts the number of bales at 14,000. It is stated in different sections that the corn crop, taken the county over, is about 60 per cent of what it was last year. Mast Memorial Year. Saluda.?The past 12 monthsjhave been the greatest agriculturally, Industrially and commercially in the history of Saluda county. The accomplishments of this period, while extremely satisfactory in all these re" 1 * ~ r\f n>hot tha speciR, are uui a luiciuoir ui no? near future holds for the town and county of Saluda. Labor Trouble* In Florence. Florence.?The picking of cotton on many of the farms is worrying a number of the land owners. In fact, there are numbers of farms in the county, where so far not a lock of the fleecy staple has been picked. Labor is difficult and that which can be gotten is so unreliable that it is impossible to count on them for a erturn. Good Year For Beaufort. Beaufort.?The crops always bare teen and are still the chief indicators of conditions in Beaufort county, Industrially and commercially, as well as agriculturally. The truck business of last year showed an increase of $110,931 over the truck business of 1906, which is the latest year that statistics are available. Letta*ce alone shows an increase of $93,000. This increase is due to the influx of farmers and also to the fact that several of the farmers have Installed irrigation plants. Hugh Long is Released. Aiken.?Hugh Long, mayor of Wagener. charged with the murder of Pickens X. Gunter, president of the Bank of Wagener. was released from jail, having made his boad of $5,000. Mr. Long was brought back to Aiken from Columbia, having been carried to the state penitentiary for safe-keeping a short time after the tragedy at Wag? ? ? ? Ti'ac rorcictontlv rnmnr. filer w iint iv v..i j-v-. v. ..?j ed that a mob was gathering at Wagener to come here and wreak summary punishment upon him for shooting to death Pickens Gunter. Were Surprised at Order. Edgefield.?The announcement several days ago to the effect that the i adjutant and inspector general had issued an order mustering out the Edgefield rifles was a surprise to the people here. Many have expressed re1 gret that the historic old company has been disbanded. The company was organized in 1860 and has had practically a continuous existence since that time. The Edgefield Rifles joined the Confederate army in January, 1861, with Capt. Cicero Adams in command. RT FORT MILL, S. C., THU FROM THE PALMETTO STATE j 3hort Paragraphs of State News That I Have Been Gotten Together With Care By the Editor. GafTney.?Hon. R. A. Dobson, of 3agne, who was appointed as one of the Federal election commissioners ay Gov. Blease, has declined to act ind has so informed the governor. Columbia.?The governor has appointed W. W. Nichols as a member jf the Greenwood county education J coard to take the place of T. F. iVright, resigned. Abbeville.?The third annual Ab- C beville county fair has proved the most successful held so far. Five thousand people witnessed two /successful aeroplane flights by Fred Deicer, in a Curtiss machine. The exhibition of agricultural products is one Df the best ever shown at a county 'air in this state. Columbia.?The executive commit- 1 lee of the State Teachers' Association 1 meets here on Friday of fair week to j select the time and place for the next j annual meeting of the state teachers, ft Is understood that Columbia and one other pl^ce have put in invlta* ( tions for the next meeting of this t body. , Columbia.?Dr. William A. Boyd, 1 i city health officer, announces that he proposes to fight the ' public drinking cup" nuisance. "I shall bring the mat- ' ter up at the next meeting of the city 1 board of health and ask that a resolu- i tlon be passed similar to that already ' j adopted by the state health board," j, says Dr. Boyd. j, Belton.?The third annual fair of ] Belton was held here recently, which i waB decided by those who have witnessed the former ones, as being the i best in every way ever held. The morning was ushered in clear with a crisp October air which, as the day passed, made an ideal one for the oc-, caslon. The programme was replete and carried out without a hitch In every detail. Piedmont.?The Piedmont Northern Railway is rapidly completing its line between Belton and Greenville, freight cars are running now between Belton and Piedmont. The roadbed is being given its final touch by several construction gangs, while the poles and wires are being placed all along the route. It Is believed that cars will be run between Belton and Greenvilli in thirty days. Lancaster.?J. A. Houze of the Cedai ' Creek section of this county sustained a heavy loss by Are recently. He lost his cotton house, 14 bales of lint cot ton, one-half bale of seed cotton, about 600 bushels of cotton seed, 25 busheli of seed oats and a buggy. The fire ii supposed to have originated by a spark being packed in one of the bales ot cottop. when ginned by a field gin. Thf loss 1s estimated at $1,000, with no in surance. Andrews.?There was but little in terest manifested in the municipa election held here recently, there be 1 ing but a total of 57 voteB cast. May or J. L. Grant was re-elected without I opposition, receiving a total of 4* votes. For warden the ticket was led by: Messrs. Fred A. Weatherford who received the solid vote of 57; J B. Richardson following with 3t votes; S. K. Jenkins reeciving 43: Backman Doar 41, and \V. S. Camlin 34. Lancaster. ? Charley Truesdale, a * - A e ~ abni negro aDOUl 18 years ui agr, ?iiu an./, and seriously wounded Sam Izzard another negro, near town and made good his escape thereafter, has been apprehended and lodged in the count} jail. Truesdale came on the night train from Kershaw and shot Izzard shortly after he arrived. The weapon used was a shotgun, the load taking efTect in Izzard's bowels. It Is though' that Izzard will die from the effects of the wound. Florence.?At a meeting of the citj council it was determined to put the matter of enforcement of the hack I ordiance, in regard to the matter ol condemning unsuitable hacks, in tin hands of the chief of police alone. It has been formerly in the discretion of the chief of police with the mayor. Under the new arrangement it is ex pected that the number of hacks in the city will be materially reduced, but there will still be enough to do the legitimate business of the city and that they will do it better. Columbia.?Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey, candidate for president on the Democratic ticket, ad constructive educator and statesman, will be invited to deliver the principal address on national educational day at the fifth National Corn Exposition here next January. Columbia.?The insurance department, in its next report to the legisla ture, win mane an interesting siaiement in regard to investments by insurance companies in this state The variety of investments and the amount invested in each county of the state will be shown. Columbia.?Governor Blease issued an addresB to the Democratic voters of South Carolina urging upon them to rally to the Democracy and roll up the largest majority she has ever given them. Greenville.?A small blaze at the city hospital caused all patients to be moved out. The large building was filled with smoke so quickly that it was impossible at once to determine where the fire originated. It was later located in the basement, where it was caused by a defect in the heating apparatus. The damage amounted to several hundred dollars. Orangeburg. ? Governor James K ' Vardaman, of Mississippi, considered by some one of the greatest orators -m *1 'i tapfnPQ in -hitt OI lilt* ua?. unnciru a. icviu.v ... , city under the auspices of Orangeburg College at the college auditorium. Columbia.?After conference lasting all the morning between the strikers. representatives of the company and voluntary mediators, it was announced that the strike of the 1-ical ! motormen and conductors had been 1 settled and 'hat cars would resume | operation immediately. The company j it was announced, agreed to recognizI the local union. MILI RSDAY, OCTOBER 31, V ille girdling wireless system 'HE NEW PLANT IS COMPLETE HAVING A RADIUS OF 3,000 MILES. 30ST A VERY LARGE SUM Communication it Established With Panama, Hawai, and the Philippines and the Government Can Also Keep Track of Its Ships. Washington.?Crackling and sputering with life the navy's new wireess station at Arlington, Va., the most jowerful plant in the world, flung !rom its lofty aerials the first meslages which signalized the completion A an Important step in the building )f a globe-girdling wireless system vhich will keep every ship of the Jnited States Navy and every insular possession within instant communica:ion with the Capitol. Wireless operators, professional and amateur, on one side of the globe probably had their Instruments at their ears, straining to :atcb the faint buzzes as the powerful apparatus sputtered out its calls for Panama Colon and the Atlantic Coast aavy stations. Down in the sound-proof operating room, windowless and protected by double doors, some of the navy's most experienced operators dirtected by Lieutenant Woodworth sent out the first flashes. NfA-X, N-A-X, the call for Colon, 1,785 miles away, was sent hurdling through the ether. At intervals the instruments sparked off N-A-R, the call for Key West, 975 miles off. No official messages were sent but the results of the tests were noted at all stations on the Atlantic Coast as well as Key West and Colon and reports on the trials will be made soon. The radius of the new plant will be about 3,000 miles. This range, probably the acme of wireless operations, will be attained gradually and it may be weeks before the big plant is "tuned up" to its highest efficiency, Communications with the Pacific Coast will be attempted only at night for the present, but later on through ' '* * 41 nr\t t Hn Vorv OUl me aay ine occiciaij ui i.?c at his desk in Washington will be within instantaneous communication with Key West, Guantanamo, Colon, the naval coaling stations, the winter maneouver grounds and all Atlantic stations. For Final Week of Campaign. New York?Members of the Demo cratic National Campaign Committee met here with Chairman McCombs tc discuss arrangements for the final week of the campaign. Charles R Crane of the Chicago headquarters and Robert Hudspeth of New York Josephus Daniels of North Carolina Wlllard Saulsbury of Delaware, Rep resentative Palmer of Pennsylvania and Representative McGlllicuddy ol Maine, all members of the Democratic National Committee, were present. Street Car Strike Is On. Jacksonville, Fla.?The local Btreei railway system was effectually tied ui as a result of the strike declared ear Her In the day by the motormen anc conductors. Only five cars were be ing operated. These were taken off hundreds of incandescent lights were strung about the power plant and po lice guarded the car barns. Despite these precautions, leaders of botl sides stated that no violence was an ticipated. Shippers Lost Contention. Washington, D. C.?It was held bj the insterstate commerce commissior as a principle, that "where there an two routes between the same points over which different rates apply, i shipper who elects to ship the traffic via the route carrying the higher rat* is not entitled to an award of damagei merely because a lower rate was it force via the other route." Found Dynamited Under Car Track Middleton, Mass.?State authoritiei are investigating the finding of unes ploded dynamite under the Bay Stat* street railway tracks between thii !own and Lawrence. Several charges o dynamite thus far have been uncover ed. Difficulty is being experienced it getting men to conduct the search fo more of the dynamite because of th* danger of an explosion while digging The dynamite unearthed is believed t< be a part of the quantity left 12 year ago when workmen repaired the roa< and laid car tracks. Aliens in the Death Cell. Richmond. Va.?Helpless from th* Injury received by falling from hii horse. Floyd Allen, condemned to di* on November 22 for his participatioi in the Hillsville courthouse traged; in which Judge Thornton L. Massie commonwealth's attorney Foster an* Sheriff Webb were slain, was brough to the state prison here to await th* fatal day. The aged mountaineer use* crutches in entering the automobil* which whirled him and his son, Claud Swanson Allen, also condemned to di* by electrocution to the great prison. Allies Are Pressing Fight. Londou.?Since the cupture of Eskl Baba by the Bulgarian troops ver; little news has been received from tha j region where Turkey's future in Ei rope may be decid d within a fet days. A short message from Soflt however, says Bulgarians have seize a Turkish military train on the wa from Constantinople to Adrianopb This indicates that the Bulgarian ir vaders have cut *he railroad, isola' ing Adrianople from Its base, thereb accomplishing one of the greates strokes of the campaign t McManus, dentist, destroying aiso me i- buildings occupied by Hlchardson's v market and Price's restaurant, i, Columbia.?Eighteen thousand two d tundred and ninety dollars is the v imount that the churches of Harmony ?. 'resbyterv have nov- reported toi ards the endowment fund of the t- 1 resbyterian colleges of this state, y .Many of the men coming to the meetit it g of synod in Columbia brought re ports with them. I TI 912. NEWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Mr.ny Towns and Counties. I.lttle mountain.?The federation 01 the Lutheran Young People's Societies of tho South Carolina synod closed its second annual conference at this place after a most successful meeting. Walterboro.?Fred Sanders and Levi Taylor, two prisoners confined in the county jail, escaped, leaving behind them no trace to indicate how or where they went. Columbia.?Governor Blease desig' nated H. P. Green, of Columbia, as special judge to preside over the regular term of the court of common pleas for Chesterfield county. ? I Columbia.?An invitation has been extended the First brigade, N. G. S. C., to visit Charleston during the period that the United States fleet will be ; there, November 17 to 23, for the purpose of participating in the military parade November 21. At a meeting of the Governor's Guards it was decided that that portion of the brigade would go to Charleston. Gaffney.?The Southern Railway Is putting a large force of men to work on the tracks in this city. The approach to the station here and leading away from the station is very crooked, a curve being on each side and the work now going on is the straightening out of the curves, mak ing a direct approach to the station from either side. Charleston.?As a result of an important conference between the board of health and a committee from the Charleston Medical Society looking to the improvement of health conditions along all lines, with special reference to the abolition of the mosquito, the isolation of the fly and the disposition of garbage, a campaign of education will be instituted in Charleston. | Charleston.?Mayor Grace as the head of a committee may go to Washington to invite President Taft to ' visit Charleston during fair week. The mayor had made an engagement for the president to receive the Charleston committee at Beverly, but the cutting short of the stay of the presiI dent and his family at the summer home will require that another appointment be made at( Washington. Mayor Grace will later1 hear from Washington, when it will be the pleas| ure of the president to receive the committee. i Columbia. ? Newberry county is leading off in an exemplary manner in preparations for the Fifth National Corn exposition here next January. Some half a hundred members of the Newberry county boys' corn club will --j-- __ visit me exposition uuut-r mi ou*-i made by Col. E. H. Aull, county superintendent of education, who announced during the early part of the season that each member of the club who complied with the rules, made his report and exhibited his best ten ears at the county contest, would be given , a one-day trip to the exposition next ' January, regardless of yield or prize: winning. Columbia.?City council took defi( nite act*m with reference to the sanitary problem in LaMott's bottom and ( passed a resolution providjng for a . storm drain across Barnwell street as part of permanent improvements in f the much discussed district. Dr. F. . S. Karle who stated that, after much effort on his part, U? had failed to get the property owners to do anything with three or four exceptions, introI duced the resolution calling for the , city's doing its share of the work, . . leaving the matter, then, with the I board of health for rorcin^ the delin. quent property owners to pay their proportions of Xhe cost. ? Orangeburg. ? Camp Thomas J. Glover, United Confederate Veterans, ? Orangeburg, held its annual meeting i at the Elliott Hook and Ladder hall - and the officers for the ensuing year were elected. The following are the officers: J, M. Moss, commander; G. L. Salley, first lieutenant commander* r F. S. Dibble, second lieutenant comi mander; Mortimer Glover, third lieu? tenant commander; F. A. Schiffley, i adjutant; C. R. Jones, treasurer; Rev. i D. D. Dantzler, chaplain; Jude Rob: inson, sergeant major; G. A. Smoak, ? quartermaster sergeant; \V. F. Till, j color bearer; J. C. Garvin and J. 0. l Meaner, color guards; Miss Olive Jones, sponser. Florence.?The enrollment in the . city schools shows an increase- for i the past two years of 4b per cent. - There are now over 1,200 children in ? the white schools. sr Matthews ?The body of young f John Shealey, a Charleston youth. was found in a horrible mangled conl dition on the Southern railway track r near Singleton. Young Shealey was ? reported to have left home on a trip of youthful adventure and is supposed j at the time he met his death to have 3 been riding in hiding between the j cars. It is not known on what train he was riding. Lexington.?Mary Burgess, a negro woman, was lodged in jail, charged e with shooting Marion Thompson, an3 other negro, at the home of the won man. Thompson received the coni tents of a shotgun in the face and for y a time it was thought that he was >, dangerously wounded. 1 Walterboro.?Very great interest is t being shown in the second primary e for clerk of court, which election will j be held October 29, between D. B. Uude son and J. M. Ackerman. It is expecte ed that a large vote will be polled, as s the candidates and their friends are hard at work. Pageland.?Fire here destroyed property amounting to a loss of $2,000 i- with some $950 insurance. The blaze y originated in the office of Or. ft. L. A/rtrc IVIJlLO DIAZ IS CONVICTED' BY COURT MARTIAL REVOLUTIONARY LEADER AND THREE CONFEDERATES SENTENCED TO DEATH. ^ THE SITUATION IS TENSE The Impeachment of Madero I* Threatened By Senate if He Allowt the Execution to Take Place?Have Appealed For Clemency. Mexico City.?Gen. Felix Diaz, leader of the revolution recently inaugu1 ' ? "*r?? n? Kroo r\t hia raiea in vera v^iu*, <mu ? confederates have been sentenced to i death by court martial before which they were tried in that city. At the same time word of the verdict against Diaz was received came the report that the military court had decided to recognize the order of suspension of sentence upon the revo- j lutionary leader granted by the Su- j preme Court for the pending investigation as to whether the trial of Diaz . should be military or civil court. Populur apprehension regarding the fate of Diaz has not been greatly allayed, 1 however, by this action of the court | martial. The delay in the /eceipt of the news concerning the outcome of the trial is characteristic of all coramuni- J cation between the capital and Vera Cruz. The uncertainty as to what has been transpiring there has served to increase the tenseness of the situation, i Friends of Diaz here fear the consequence of the conflict of authority which has arisen between the judiciary i and military courts. If the military j court observes the order of the civil Al /lian/valflnn nf t hp I auinoruy me uuai uiopuomvu v? ?> ? ^ case will be long postponed. But It woujd be no surprise to thousands here to receive a message announcing the execution of the rebel general and his associates. Kfforts to save their lives, especially that of Diaz continue unabated. Turks Ready to Defend Adrianople. Constantinople^?Reports of skirmishing on tlie right wing of the eastern army seem to indicate that the Bulgarians around Adrianople are still developing the turning movement. A dispatch from that city says the commander of rthe Turkish forces has issued a proclamation declaring that , the troops of the gurrison have heroically accomplished the mission required of (hem and have now withdrawn inside the fortifications which they are prepared to defend with the courage demonstrated by their fathers at Plevia. According to information from reliable sources, the Sultan has expressed the desire to accompany the generals to the front. An Automobile Party Drowns. Belvidere, Pa.?Four members of an automobile party bound for .{3hawnee, Pa from their homes in Noble, Pa., were drowned in the Delaware River when the ferryboat on which they were crossing: was wrecked. The dead are: .Mrs. Leon H. Gilbert, .Miss1 Rebecca Tyson. .Mrs. H. W. Trump, Leon Gilbert. Jr.. 7 years old. There were eight members in the purty in two automobiles. The ferryboat was struck and knocked from its course by a raft. When the ferryman lost control of the windlass which propelled the boat, those drowned were thrown into deep water. Autoist Killed By Train. Atlanta, (la.?R. Vincent Connerat, manager of an automobile agency here, was instantly killed near Jonesboro, (la., when a Central of Georgia passenger train struck a racing automobile which he was driving. According to trainmen the auomobile was carried about a half mile by the engine and Connerat's body was picked up a quarter of a mile from the scene of the collision. ' Mr. Connerat was 45 years old and formerly lived in Savannah. He was one of the bestknown automobile agents in the Southeast. Tells of Returning Cash. Washington.?After hearing former Senator Albert J. Beveridge tell of returning $57,500 sent to him for campaign use in 1904. the Senate Campaign Contributions Committee adjourned indefinitely. Since September ?>0V the committee has been in almost continuous session with Senators Clapp, Oliver, Paynter and Pomerene conducting the examination of witnesses. J. P. Morgan, Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Charles P. Taft, George W. Perkins and a score of oth er witnesses nave lesuueu. Graves Have Been Marked. Washington. -Gen. James H. Berry of Arkansas, who was appointed by President Taft to see that the graves of Southern soldiers who died in Northern prisons during the Civil War and were buried near the prisons, were marked, has completed his work and tendered his resignation. In his report to the President he says that every grave is marked with a stone, a tablet or a monument. About $51,000 of the money appropriated by Congress for the purpose of carrying on this work were not used. To Play For the Davis Cup. New York. The Davis cup tennis matches will be played November 2fl, I 29 and 30 at .Melbourne, Australia, acI cording to official advices received from London. The series will be the I eleventh of the inr rnational competi tion for the world famous cup which was offered by Dwight F. Davis, an American. The British challenging team composed of C. U. Dixon, J. C. Parke, F. (I. Lowe and A. E. Beamish is already at Melhorne and will have a month's practice on the courts there \merfca is not to be represented > ? " f $1.25 PER YEAR STATE BAPTIST CONVENTION The Sessions Will Be Held on Decern ber 3-6?Establishing of a Sanatorium Will Be Considered. AshevHle.?The Baptist state con vention will meet In its 92nd annua session in Abbeville, December 3-6 The Baptist church here' is makinp active preparations for the entertain ment of the nearly 400 delegates wht are expected to attend. A committee on entertainment hai been appointed, as follows: Dr. C. A Milford, chairman: J. M. Lawton, R B. Cheatham, A. B. Cheatham, J. a Stark, W. D. Barksdale, A. H. Bar nett, J. W. Nichols, W. ' H. McFall R. C. Phllson, J. A. King, T. A. Put nam, _J. E. McDavid, W. P. Wham E. C. Horton, Otto Brlstow and Frank B. Jones. This committee has beer divided into subcommittees to look after the various matters of prepara '?? tKft r>r%r\ von f inn UUU IU1 tuy vvu * The South Carolina Baptist conven tion is composed of ministers and lay men, who are elected by the churches No member has a sight to member ship in the body by reason of officia: position. The basis of representatior is one delegate for every $25 contrtb uted to state missions during the yeai next preceding the convention. Upor this basis there is a possible delega tion this year of 1,600. Egery district association cooperating with the con eention is entitled to two delegates at large; and as there are 38 such as sociations in the state, the total pos sible representation this year is 1,676 However, the enrollment last year wat only 316, and together with visitors there were present in the conventlor probably 350. There will be a few more than that number in AbbevilW this year, it is said. Probably the most important mattei that will come before the conventior ( this year will be the report of a com mittee appointed to make a recom mendation upon the advisability oi the establishment of a sanitarium. Company of Militia Mustered Out. Company F, Second Infantry, N. G ~ ~ " " * u**" *???? aitxfmr i l/>i or iiiagenviu n<ta ucgu uiuqwv* out of service by order of WTlliair W. Moore, adjutant general. Folldw ing ia the order issued calling for th< muster: "Under the provisions ol section 39, military code of Soutk j Carolina, Company F, Second infan try, N. G. 8. C. (Edgefield, S. C.) it hereby mustered out of the military service of the state of South Caro Una. This company Is mustered out because of failure on part of company commander to furnish bond, as requir ed by section 25, as amended, milltarj code of South Carolina, and becaus< of neglect to answer military corre spondence." Hookworm Campaign in Lexington. Of^he more than 600 persons th&' have so far been examined in th? I fight which is being waged in Lexing ton county by the state board ol health to check the ravages of the hookworm, fully half that numbei has been found to be affected by th? ' disease. One of the very interesting exhibits at the Trl-County fair at Batesburg was the state board oj health tent, which was visited by more than 500 persons in one day ' Circulars giving the cause and symp toms of hookworm disease were given out on the grounds.^ Politics in Newberry County. The County convention of the Re publican party of Newberry county was held in G. C. Williams' hall foi the purpose of electing five delegatei to the Third congressional convention that was held in Anderson recently " n elvjirman ana 10 nomiuaic a v.uuu<.; Prayer was offered by Rev. A. L. Carr The temporary organization was: W L. Lindsay, chairman, and Rev. A. L Carr. secretary. Delegates elected as follows: Newton Darby, T, A. Williams, Jas. M. Sims, Green Davenport, N. L. Lindsay; alternate, H. B Rikard. Grants Parole To One Man The governor has granted a parole to W. E. Blair, who was convicted in Greenville county during the fall of this year on the charge of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and sentenced to serve nine I months on the public works or to pay a fine of $100. First Train Over New Bridge. The. first train over the new steel bridge of the Blue Ridge railway, replacing the wooden structure spanning "Six and Twenty' creek was run several days ago. The wooden bridge was burned July 25. Through trafic from Anderson to Walhalla has been | re-established. The new bridge is modern in every respect. The old bridge was one of the highest wooden bridge in the world, and although parts of it has been replenished, stood at the time of the fire as it did when opened before the Civil War. Nurse to Combat Tuberculosis. In order to successfully and scien* tiflcally combat tuberculosis, the Spartanburg Health League has employed a trained tiitrse, who will wait upon every poor tubercular patient In the county free of charge. This nurse will instruct the patients how to care for themselves, advocating proper diet, fresh air and lots of It, and above all, care in preventing other memberB of the family from contracting this disease. The expenses of such a nurse are borne partly by the county au 1 ?knhi'slciont tnoriues anu puni; uj mc Corn Show in Sumter County. A corn show haB been arranged to be held in this county on November . I 19, at which exhibits will be put up which, if deemed sufficiently good, will be taken from here to the state ' corn exhibit at Columbia. Small prizes will be offered for best ten ears and best single ears of corn, and every possible effort is being made to 1 have all of the farmers enter the contest. Much interest has been manifested so far, and it is probable that the corn show will be a great succMt