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STATE CONVENTION WILL BE ANTI-BLEASE SENTIMENT FAVORS PRIMARY REFORMS Reports from Different County Oon ventiona Show the Bafe-gnvdlng of Primary to be Foremost In Xiodi of People-? Wilson Administration Endorsed by Many Counties. ?'I .? * t ^ Reports from all over the State In dicate that the Antl-<Blease forces won a sweeping victory at the county conventions held Monday. An es timate based on these reports puts the number of Antl-Blease delegates In the State Convention .at 291 andj the Blease delegates at 47. The reports form the different con ventions show that the safeguarding ofthe primary will undoubtedly be a prime Question at the State Cdhven tlon, ftlxteen convetlons going on re cord as favoring more adoqjam suf fa guards angalns fraud. Senator Smith -was elected a dele gate to the State Convention from Lee County.^ Newberry County eld not give either Governor Blease or Fred H. Domtnick a place In the State Convention. , In the Barnwell Convention Char les Carroll Slrams was endorsed for Governor because he was a Barn "ell man, but failed of election to he State Convention, -vithdrawl ig be fore a second ballot could be taken. The Sumter Convention endor>s>d the candidacy for governor of R. I. Manning and electad him State ox ecutlve committeeman and delegate to the Convention.4'' The Union Conventldn endorsed the candidacy of Lowndes J. Brown In for Governor and elected him a delegate to the 8tate Convention. It also endorsed the candidacy for con gress of T. C. Duncan. In the Kershaw convention M. L. Smith and J. G. Richards declined to stand for office in the Convention. ?Marlboro County did not give John - L. MoLaurln a place in its delegation to the State Convention. Senator Smith's candidacy was en dorsed by the convention of Bam berg, Orangeburg, Barnwell and Ker shaw. In Laurens County a resolu tion to endorse the administration of Governor Blease was defeated. R. A. Cooper, candidate for Gov eronr heads the Laurens County del egation. The Oconee Convention went on record as being opposed to race traok gambling In this State. The Clarendon Convention adopted resolutions praising the effort of Congressman Whaley to promote the ^"iSjnage of the low country. F. Stevenson, candidate for The Florence County Convention endorsed Congressman Ragidale. In Barnwell,- the Convention en dorsed unanimously the candidacy of Adjt. Gen. Moore. Resolutions en dorsing the candidacy of Attorney General Peoples and of R. M, Mlxson for Congress were passed after a hot fight. ..Sentiment In favor of primary re form Is strong. In the following counties the Conventions went on re cord' as favoring s6mo plan of safe guarding the primary from fraud: Horry,' Greenweed, Oconee, Green ville, Aiken, Fairfield, Darlington, Williamsburg, Chester, - Beaufort, Bamberg, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Flor ence, Sumter, . Richland. Varying methods of safeguarding the primary were proposed In these different con ventions. The Richland Convention adopted the McMahan resolution in struction the delegates to the State Convention to work for the restric tion of the primary to registered vot ers. In the^ Spartanburg Convention a resolution Instructing the delegat es to oppose restriction of the pri mary was defeated, and in the Colle ton Convention the same thing oc > curred. The Marlboro delegaton, It Is understood, will work for primary reform. Resolutions opposing further re striction of the primary were passed by the conventions of Lee, Jasper, Union and Laurens counties. The Bamberg, Calhoun, Laurens, Fairfield and Clarendon conventions opposed the abolition of the county to-county campaign. The Wilson administration was given the endorsement of a large numbor of the county conventions, the resolutions In many Instanoes praising especially the President's Mexican policy and In several In stances endorsing the president's stand In the matter of tolls exemp tion. j Probable Standing of Delegate*. Counties? (Blease. -Antl-Bl ia?e Abbeville 8 Aiken 8 Anderson 14 Bamberg ft Barnwell . . . l 7 Beaufort . ? , Berkeley 1 B Calhoun 4 Colleton 1 6 Charleston 8 ... 10 Cherokee ..... . . . . e f!h?steite^. feivv; ..V. >, 6 Chesterfield .... .... 8 8 Clarendon ..V. .. ... s 8 Darlington . , ' . . 8 PUIb* < . ....... 2 4 '?oreheM?r . . ..1 8 MteV? '*t !? ? ? ? * 8 fflMrai'v * ? *tfpen?e , ...... 8 Oeorgotow* . 8 8 14 8 i. ?, . . . X ft . . - . . . . . . . . >e Kersteif . , ........ .V>;; ft LftttfcMtef ** ?. .. V.< 1 -L 8 Laurens . . "ft ? ft Lee i ^ i . j| Lexfagten .- . . . . / a ;ft Marlon ft Marlboro .. ft Newberry ' ft ? Oconee ( ?. ft p*ftfftb?rf .. ,? ?? 19 ON BIS LAST LEGS HUERTA FACES FINAL CHANCE (IN BATTLE WITH REBELA. HIS DOWNFALL IMMINENT i ? Dispatches From Vera Crux 8 ay That Forces of Dictator Will Make Last Stand Two Hundred Miles North of Capital ? Funston Reports Serious Condition at Vera Cruz. A dispatch from Vera Cruz Wed nesday says that the power of Presi dent Huerta is steadily waning. The Constitutionalists have been reinforc ed and are attacking Tathplco with renewed vigor. Another army of the rebels is marching on 8atlllo, -while a third Is closing in on San Luis Potosl. In the midst of this state of miltary actlveness on the part of the rebels there Is marked evidence of a flght within the government itself. ? All signs point to serious factional strife In the very heart of the Huerta cabinet, which, If not quickly stop ped, will bring the tottering feign of Huerta to an end. The best inform ed seem to believe that It Is only a question ef a few weeks before tho tottering government will fall. One of the chief sources of worry in connexion with the approaching crisis is the Mexican affairs Is the anarchy that it la feared will relgn over all portions of southern Mexico, which, for so long as has been the bulwark of tho provisional president. There is no way of telling exactly when complete anarchy will prevail in those sections. It is expected that the Huerta forces will gather for a last stand at the capital of Mexico. The troops of the dictator are expected to make their last stand at Queretaro, a rail road town about one hundred and sixty-seven miles from the City of Mexico. Villa is expected to have an army of twenty-five thousand men. It Is reported that many of the fed erals are deserting as the rebel army advances. Gen. Funston reported to the jtfa7 department at Washington Wednes day that the Mexican federals were concentrating their forces about twenty miles west of Vera Cruz. They have trained their artillery pieces cfh the pumping station, before which they have several tlmee appeared a,nd demanded surrender. The Moxi can troops are guarding the railway tracks closely, evidently anticipating a forward march by the Americans. Gen. Funston later reported to the department that he had advanced his outposts one mile heyond, the pump ing ?t*tlon taaar Vara. Crust. Tk? gon eral further reported that he had thrown up 'breastworks with sand bags and had taken every precaution to proteot the waterworks, on which the very occupation of the city de pends. He said he was expecting the reinforcements from Oalveston by the first of next week. The inter-oceanic railroad has been torn up for a con siderable distance ?$y the Mexicans, who seem determined to do every thing possible to prevent a march toward the capital by the Americans. KILLING IN GREENWOOD. Young Men Get Into Difficulty and One Is Shot. Will Stanley, a young cotton mill operative, was Bhot at Greenwood Sunday morning by W. Cal Stroud, also a mill operative from Whltmlre, and died at 1 1 o'clock. The bullet entered the chin and crashod through the base of the brain. From the testimony adduced at tho inquest, held by Coronor Dock Owen Sunday afternoon, it appears that L. P. Stroud and Will Loveless decided Saturday night to come over to Greenwood from Whltmlre. On their way to the depot they met will Stan ley and persuaded him to come with them. They arrived at Groenwood about 3 o'clock In the morning and were met by W. Cal Stroud, the man who did the killing. They all four went to the house of Mrs. Myrtle Brown, on Pelzel Btreet. Mtb. Brown is a young widow, and had with her her slater, Miss Bessie Sexton, and Miss Daisy Dartln, all having a few weeka ago moved there from Whlt mlre. In the testimony It was stated that the young men had throe pints of whiskey and that young Stanley pick ed up a pistol and shot twice through a window, and then ail four young men went out and went to the store of W. H. Hughes. It was then about daylight. A quiirrel, it is said, start ed over Stanley's having carried the pistol away from the house, one of the women having asked him not to do so. After a few words outside the store a scuffle started, and shortly afterwards, it is alleged, W. Cal Stroud shot Stanley, as above de scribed. HUERTA CHEERED. Fear Is Felt For Americans and All Other Foreigners. A dispatch from Mexico City con veyed to this country through the medium of a code dispatch to London says that Huerta was vociferously cheered by Mexicanss generally on Tuesday. Anti-American demonstra tions are being renewed and although no actual violence has taken place It Is feared that Americans or other foreigner* may be attacked. These demohetrattontt started Monday night and continued Tuesday. MMNbs* V a Richland Raiufli V, Spartanburg !<umter$ , .. V,- .. . .. Uglon. ? ft WilUiunsbtirg Yortt^ .. ToUJi it it m ?? ? ? 47 la 16 10 m HOW THEY BROKE NOTE WHICH CAUSED CARRANZA TO ABANDON MEDIATION. HUERTA FACES TWO FOES Mediator* Are Hoping That Constitu tionalist Leader Will See Fit to Ue-enter Negotiations for the Pur pose of Establishing a U(j Permanent Peace. The text of the mediators' note to Cararnza, which broke off relations between them, stated definitely that all the differences which contributed toward the present situation in Mex ico bear either directly or indirectly on the solution of the pending con flict between Mexico and the United States and that "all these differences should be made the subject of consid eration in the negotiations". They also informed Carranza that ? they considered a suspension of hostilities as Indispensable to his participation in the mediation. The text of the note the mediating envoys sent Monday to Gen. Carran za withdrawing the Invitation for a Constitutionalist representative to participate In the mediation Was as follows: "We have received your telegram In which you are kind enough to tell us that you deem It in convenient for the Constitutionalist cause to suspend hostilities against Qen. Huerta on the ground that such suspension would only accrue to the benefit of Huerta and in which you declare that the International conflict between Mexico and the United States for whose solution you accepted our good offices is Independent of the in ternal strife in that country. "We consider this unexpected statement as Inconsistent with the idea which caused us to offer our good offices. We think, Indeed, that all the difficulties which have contri buted toward the present situation in Mexico bear either dir^tly or indi rectly on the solution of the pending conflict between Mexico and the United States. Consequently we think that these difficulties Bhould be made the subject of consideration in the negotiations for whose successful conduct we have deemed it indispen sable to suspend hostilities. "Should you not deem it so, we would be compelled in that case to withdraw as Inopportune our invita tion for the appointment of repre sentatives of Constitutionalists in BUch negotiations. We beg to assure you of our highest consideration." This note was sent in reply to one from Gen. Carranza outlining his re fusal to enter into an agreement to suspend hostilities against Huerta. A second message has been received by the mediators from Carranza in which he specifically asks them to make definite the terms and ucopa of the negotiations before he proceeds to appoint representatives. _No reply was sent to this telegram, as the atti tude of the mediators was embodied In the note above set forth. The mediators are proceeding with their general plans by which they hope to bring about a peaceful solu tion of the differences betwebn Mex ico and the United States. They con Blder it essential that hostile acts be avoided and so long as there is no re sumption of hostilities they will con tinue to feel that their efforts are tending In the direction of a peace ful settlement. Outside of the mediators some for eign diplomats took the view that the elimination of Carranza and the lim itation of negotiations to amends for Indignities toward American soliders and marines at Tamplco and Vera Cruz would be a step In advance. They pointed out that President Wil son and Secretary Bryan had stated that troops were sent to Vera Cruz solely to redress these Indignities. If, therefore, the mediators could fur nish a formula for this redress, there was no reason, they declared, why the troops should not be withdrawn and the proBent crisis as betwoen Huerta and the United States ended. Other diplomats familiar with Eu ropean procedure, when foreign ter ritory has been occupied, were doubt ful whether tHe troops, once at Vera Cruz, would or could be withdrawn until a complete settlement had been effecte'd. The military situation Is affected by the diplomatic status. Carranza is active against Huerta, while Huer ta has hlB handn full in watching the United States forces in Vera Cruz. The American forces will not advance while hostilities are suspended, un less attacked, but even with the truce; Huerta is hesitating to take his troops from Mexico City to mass them against Carranza. Strategically Huerta has the United States forces marking time in front of him and the Carranaz fores in his rear. WILfi HE ABDICATE? ? ? ? ? Rumors From Mexico City Say Hner ta May Resign Office. Advices received at Vera Cruz Tuesday from Mexico City say that Joaquin Casasus will bo chosen for eign minister. Gossip at the Mexican capital again reports that Huerta has consented to abdicate under the pres sure of the foreign diplomatists. Cas asus Is said to have had no former political partisanships and could take the presidency with agreement of Constltutolnallsts and Federals. The Mexican constitution provides that the president must have been foreign minister previous to his election. There are some who profess to see In the rumors a sign that Casasus Is be ing made foreign minister tn order to he eligible for the presidency. HA has btfen in Germany for some time, bus is now on his way home. Oarranca Completely Eliminated. A dispatch from Washington says that the three South American medi ators announced Wednesday through Secretary Bryan that they had decid ed to eliminate Carranza from their conference alt together and would now continue -without him. O'Shaaghaeesjr Arrives. Nelson O'Shanghneesjr, formtr U. 0. charge de affaire* at Mexleo Q|^ In Ktw OrtfMt TaertUqr^ PICKED UP AT SEA I TWENTY >BOL SAVED OFF BURN INO STEAMER. Another Boat Loaded With Seventeen Persons Still Missing^? -Ke^cuors on the Lookout. Thirteen survivors of the British pteamer Columbian, bound from Ant werp for New York, which caught fire Sunday night, were picked up Tuesday by the Cunarder Franconla, bound from Liverpool for Boston. Another boat, containing the chief and second second officers and 17 men, was still adrift. The Francon la cruised in search of it. The survlvora suffered terribly dur ing their forty hours' exposure in an open boat. Their condition was so grave that It was impossible to get their story until several hours after they were picked up. A wireless from Halifax Wednes day reported that the steamer Man hattan had rescued thirteen members of the crew of the British freighter which was burned at sea Sunday night. These are in addition to the thirteen saved by the Cunard liner Franconla, and this brings the total of those saved to twenty-six. Nine teen are reported still missing. The Columbian caught fire Sunday when 300 miles south of Cape Race. Capt. McDonald ordered the wireless operator, James Drohan, to sent out calls for assistance, but a series of explosions put the wireless out of commission. It soon became evident that the crew could not control the fire and the order to abandon ship was given. The men left the Colum bia In two .boats. Chief 8teward Matthews was in charge of the first boat. This boat put away from the steamer and lay to for a time, but In the dense smoke that surrounded the burning vessel the other boat was not visible, and the steward's boat finally drifted far from the scene. Of their sufferings and of the fate of Chief Steward Mat thews the men could say littlfe. Food and Bleep were matters of first consideration and although sym pathetic passengers were ready with offers of assistance to the shipwreck ed ones, Capt. Miller, of the Fran conla saw to It that they were first given the required rest. Having learned that another boat with 19 men, probably including Capt. McDonald, still was misBlng, and supposedly adrift, Capt. Miller ordered the Franconla turned about on a searching cruize. No trace of the second boat has been obtained. CUT OFF RIGHT HANDS. Of Eleven Yaqui Indians by the Serin Tribe. Col. Francisco Garcia, Just before his resignation as Federal governor of Sonora, headed an expedition to Tliburn Island, in the Gulf of Cali fornia, consisting of 13 5 men of the eleventh battalion and twenty men of the Twentieth battalion, clashed w.ith a number of Serl Indians, and many of the Indians wore killed. Few of the Slris had firearms,. the ma jority attacking the soldierawlth ar rows and rocks. The Indians"*' were surrounded and made prisoners and Gov. Garlca talked with them. No Information was obtained con cerning the facts of Ferguson and I. Drake, the two American prospec tors who left Guamas for Tlburn Is land some time ago. The Serfs de nied they were cannibals. They con fessed to harboring a number of rebel Yaqul Indians who had escaped from Sonora, and Gov. Garcia demanded that the Yaquls ;be turned over to his forces. The Indians refused to accede to this demand, but agreed to present the right hand of every Yaqua rebel on the island to the governor of Son ora. A party of Serls was according ly allowed to go Into the Interior of the* Island, and the following day they returned with eleven bloody right hands, taken from as many Yaquls, mounted on sticks. The In dians were then released. ADJOURN JULY TEN. Conference at White House Fixes for Ending of Session. In a conference Wednesday be tween President Wilson and Senators Hoke Smith and Kern It was decid ed that a date be set for the adjourn ment of congress regardless of the state of the bill which the adminis tration Is pressing. An Is well known the president is very anxious for his trust legislation to be passed at this session of congress an well as the bill fixing rural credits for the agricul tural Interests. It was agreed, how ever, that It would not be advisable for the party leaders to remain In sesnlon after the tenth of July, as the entire House comes up for re election and the Democrats are very anxious to capture an increased ma jority if possible. R LAMES MEDIATORS. Charges Them With Failure of the Rebels to Enter Mediation. General Carranr.a Tuesday at Chi huahua declared that the mediators themseles were directly responsible for the failure of the rebels to enter into the mediation conference now going on at Washington. The Con stitutionalist leader says they at tempted to name the terms upon which the rebels could enter and as the Constitutionalists could not agree to an armistice with General Hnerta the condition barred them from all entry. He says he accepts the decis ion of the mediators as final and will not enter the conference at all. Mexicans Fight Battle. A dispatch from Ix>* Angeles, Fla., Wednesday says that the Mexican Federals snd , Constitutionalist* fought a battle at Masatlan Tnesday, In which a Federal gunboat was de stroyed. The Americans were taken aboard nteamer In the harbor for pro tection. t - ???+?">?? ^ <? Federal Gunboat Ashore. A Mexican \ dsral gunboat went ashore Wednesday at South Guaymaa, and was Mvsrsly Injured by the Con itUttttoatUcC wWob fol? lowed. MEET IN CANADA MEDIATION CONFERENCE WILL MEET AT NIAGARA FALIiS. WILL TRY TO SETTLE IT Envoys Decide on Time and Place of Meeting ? Envoys to Proceed With a Chance of Inducing General Car ransa to Reconsider His Refusal *nd Enter Conference. The three South American envoys who have undertaken by diplomacy to settle Mexico's civil strife as well as her national difficulties announced Tuesday night that the first forrial conference with the different partleB Interested In Mexico would be held at Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada, on May 18. Secretary Bryan made tbe announcement for the three diplo mats In a brief statement which read as follows: "The mediators have notified the different parties that Niagam Falls. Canada, has been selected as the place where the mediators will con fer with representatives of the dif ferent parties interested In the med iation and that the 18th of May haa been fixed as the date of the confer ence to begin." j The language of the declaration attracted attention, for although the envoys .had In a note earllor said tl ey would withdraw their invitation for >a Carranza representative, unless an armistice between the connt'tutlotTal Ists and Huerta forces were arrang ed, no specific parties to the nego tiations were named In tho Btate de partment announcement. It later was learned authorltlvelv that the reason for this was due to the fact that a further effort was be ing made to Induce Gen. Carrauza to send a representative without seeking to limit his agent to discuss of any particular subjects. The American government has not chosen its rep resentatives. President Wilson abd Secretary Bryan and Lane dlBcussod many names Tuesday. They are seeking to get men of training In diplomatic affairs. As yet there lias been no formal baslB of negotiations, neither the United States nor Huetta having set forth their demand*. It waa learned from a high 'administration oflicial that In all likelihood the United States would not confine Itself now to a mere settlement of the Incidents at Tamplco, but would alni to bring about a solution of the whole Mexi can problem. The disposition of Gen. Carranza to eliminate himself from the nego tiations, If It should Include a dis cussion of Mexico's Internal problems, has not met with the favor of admin istration officials but they do not think thlB decision Is final. Niagara Falls, Ont., was finally se lected as a place to hold the media tion conferences because It Is neutral territory, yet In close proximity to the United 8tates. The fact that Niagara Falls Is on the extreme bor der of Canada, and is known more aa a spenlc resort than as a political centre, will remove, In the opinion of many officials, any Impression that tho negotiations are to take place on Canadian territory for diplomatic reasons. At the war department It became clear that no advance at Vera Cruz was Intended unless to repeal at tack, but It was known that a definite course of action had. been outlined In the event of a resumption of hos tilities at Vera Cruz and the ex tension of the campaign towards Mexico City. In that event MaJ. Qen. Leonard Wood will be In su preme command with Gen. Funston directing the advance beyond Vera Cruz, and Gen. Charles B. Bailey, of the artillery, assuming command of the base at Vera Cruz. This arrange ment, however, Is wholly In the line of prepardneBB and signifies no pres ent purpose of being put into opera tion. Congress, after a period of silence again was the scene of a discussion of Mexico. In the Senate, Senator Lippltt of Rhode Island, Introduced a resolution calling on President Wil son for Information as to published reports that It was the administra tion's purpose to aid Gen. Villa to secure the presidency. During a brief but spirited discussion Senator Lodge read from a London paper a scath ing denunciation of Villa. The res olution went over. President Wilson and cabinet held the regular Tuesday meeting, but It was announced afterwards that only routine work had been consider ed. Secretary Bryan remained after the cabinet meeting, ? however, and It was understood he went over with the president the entire status of the mediation negotiations and particu larly the names of American dele gates. The mediators disoussed, among other things, the three Huer ta delegates now named, the United States delegates And the cutting off of Carranza. STARTS SECOND TRIAL. Police Lieut. Recker Again Fares Court on Murder Charge. The second trial for the prosecu tion of former Police Lieut. Charles flecker began Wednesday in Now York. Becker has already boon trlod on the charge of murdering Herman Rosenthal and tHe Jury could not agree. The defence opened Its case by a vigorous attack upon District Attorney Whitman, and moved that he bo Judged in contompt of court for making public statements preju dicial to the defendant. Over three hundred tallsmen were called In an effort to secure a Jury. Right Killed In Explosion. An explosion of dynamite In a magazine owned by the Panama gov ernment Tuesday resulted In the death of eight men and the Injury of thirteen. The explosion was felt all over the city of Panama but no damage was done the canal, i ? ? ? Decides NOt to Impeach. After conferring jtll of Monday night eight members of the Colorado letftlatar* opposed to Gov. Amnions TuMday decided not to InttltuU lm? pwofein tat pro**4tnc? tgatavt Mm. VETERANS MEET AGAIN ' CONFEDERATES GATHERED AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Many Special Trains Bring Large Crowds Into the City Where a Royal Reception Awaits Them. With thirty-odd opeclal trains reaching Jacksonville, anil with every regular train carrying from five to six special cars, Confederate veterans from all sections of the South are swarming to their annual reunion. Every hotel Is literally packed and jammed with people and all private residences where accommodations could be Becured are filled to over flowing. Jacksonville Is aflutter by day and aflame by night, thousands of flags floating to the breeze from the lofty buildings, while strings of electric lights are draped artistically across every street In the business district. Klectrtf signs and fountains, sending forth great volumes of water, on which is played different colored elec tric lights, tend to make the display by night one of the most gorgeous ever witnessed in the South. The Confederate Southern Memor rial association met Tuesday after noon, and Tuesday evening the Sonft of Veterans officially, opened the Re union. Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at Camp Klrby-Smlth the first meeting of the Confederate veterans was opened. Wednesday afternoon the parade of sponsors and maids took place, hundreds of gaily decorated auto mobiles being in line. Tho second parade will bo on Thursday, when the Sons of Veterans will haVe their turn, then on Friday morning the veterans will march through the busi ness streets of the city. Camp Klrby-Smlth is Bltuated in Springfield park, along tho banks of Hogan's Creek, and is pronounced by veterans to be one of tho most up to-date places they have yet seen. Bdg brown army tents have been erected under tho shade of weeping w 1 1 1 o w 8 and giant oaks, and under the feet of the old war heroes is a carpet of nature's greenery which for years has been under tho keeping of Jacksonville's park system. With over 2,500 registered auto mobiles the veterans will have no excuse for walking, for all have turn ed their machines over to tho com mittee and all during the afternoon great lines of privato cars were at the union station, where veterans were taken aboard and distributed about tne city, while many wore taken out for rides through the business dis tricts and through the beautiful sub urbs of Jacksonville. Memphis, Tenn., moved to Jack sonville. In other works, one of the biggest delegations to come, came from that progressive city, headed by a brass band, gaily uniformed, and with hundreds of loyal citizens carry ing banners in a parade from the union station to the hotel headquar ters, bearing the words: "Memphis in 1915." REBELS FORCE CONTRIBUTIONS. Wealthy Resident Who Refuse to Contribute are Mistreated. Letters from Guadalajara say many of the better class residents of Du rango have been subjected to brutal treatment by the revolutionists under Valizto Con Contreras and Lumingo Arrletta. These leaders have been short of funds with which to pay their followers and have been making forced loans from wealthier people of the city. In caBe residents refuse to contribute to the support of the revo lutionists, or through circumstances are unable to pay, they are imme diately., selzod and placed in confine men, refused food and drink until such time aB their friendB or relatives produce the requested amount of money. Other victims are compelled to walk barefoot over the magay anad nopal covered hill.;. If this treatment falls to yield the desired contribution their famllieB are forced from their homes and obliged to seek refuge in the neighboring mountains, while their houses are ransacked and every thing of value confiscated. BEING REINFORCED. Mexicans at Vera Cruz Are Gaining Strength Every Day. A dispatch from Vera Cruz Tues day says that General Funston con tinued tho strengthening of his lines in order to bo prepared for any at tack of tho Federals who are In creasing In strength before him. Sailors on board tho battloshlptf are being held ready for servlco If there aid is necessary to tho army. It'is reported that tho Fodorals are being materially strengthened by the re ceipt of several pieces of heavy ar tillery which is being sent to them from tho Interior. These are beinR used by General Maas on his most advanced positions. Several thous and more troops havo joined Goneral Maas slnco Monday night. FLOOD kills KIVE. Five Western States AfTwtwl l>y Bad Flood Snnday and Monday. Latest reports from St. Louis say that the Galeans flood whloh swept western states Sunday night and on Monday caused tho flonth of twolve porsons and tho loss of property valued at several million dollars. Tho flood affected tho states of Oklr homa, Iowa, Illinois, Tevin and Kan sas. The number reported dead by states Is as follows: Oklahoma, three, j fowa, two: Illinois, two; Texas, two; Kansas, throe. The damage done to the fruit trees was heavy, caused in most part by tho dostructivo hall storm which followed the flood. Millionaire Sliot By Son. Gen. Hiram Duryen, millionaire starch manufacturer of Brooklyn, was shot and killed Tuesday In his home by his son, Chester. The slayer Is believed to he Insane. Frank Gets No New Trial. Judge Hill Wednesday afternoon at Atlanta overruled the motion mad* by the attorneys for Lao Frank that lit ba frantad a naw trial. / W? ?? < lM>hfi l>in>iilj T>militi|. r? ?? ??< lutox Umt WiOmT^ ?.sists5 k'^ss ST"""' ?"*? - "gssggjsar "HE SMITH'S BEST" ? outhLcarol!ma. CLASSIFIED COLUMN For Sale*? Ear corn at $1 per buBhel J. K. Maytleld, Denmark, S. C. Barred Hock Kggs ? Prepaid, 15. SI C. T. Hamm, Tobaccovllle, N. C. Eggs ? Hose Couib RedB, $1 to >2 for 15. W. C. Vincent, Greenville, N. C. Bloodhound puppies, Eugllsh regis tered pure-bred. W. N. Cavln, Mt. Holly, N. C. Pure Prl*e Winning While Wyau dottes ? Eggs 18 for $1.25. G. B. Domlnlck, Neeaee, S. C. For Kale ? Velvet BeanB, $2 buahol f. -jo qn-tt '?niiou|v Q o der. Caswell & Grimes, Alachua. Fla. Send Dollar 1U11 for 100 White Ber muda onion plants, by mail, post paid. C. Voorhees, South Lake Weir, Fla. .Mammoth Yellow Soy Beans ? Select stock, new seed, recleanod. Price righU Burrus & Parker, New Bern, N. C. Genuine Nancy Hall Potato Plants ? $1.75, 1,000. Order early and pre vent delay. Glendaie Farm, Lin colnton, N. C. Hancocas strain S. C. White Leghorns ? Hatching eggs, $8 per 100; $1.60 per setting. Red Briar Farm, Hen dersonville, S. C. White Wyandotte? ? Yearling stock for sale at sacrifice. Eggs for hatch Ing. W. P. Causey, 1315 Dlckent St., Columbia, 8. C. For Salo? Eggs for hatching, from thoroughbred S. C. Brown Leghorne prices on largo lots. R. W. Chap lin, Rantowles, S. C. Reds ? Large, healthy, bright red, lu oculated. Heavy layers; 15 eggs $1.50; 100, $6. Mrs. Addit E. Pat terson, Plneland, S. C. For Sale ? One Flandors 2 0, two now cases, top, extra seat. Car lu ex cellent condition. Price reasonable J. F. Burbank, Union, S. C. Special ? Pure white aud Exhibitioi Fawn and White Runners, <5; trh Utility, $1 each or $10 doz. Mr?. J F. Carroll, Hohennald. Tenn. Malari, Chills Jaundice cured or money refunded. Rigor-Tone 5( cents post paid. Stamps or coin Rigor-Tone Co., Petersburg, Va. Indian Runner Duck Eggs ? Clreal layers, easily raUed. $1 per 13 Express or parcel post paid. Mrs R. S. Kirk, Lancacster, S. C. R. 6. For Sale? Eggs from single comb White, Brown, and Buff Leghorns, Anconas, Baiff Orpingtons, 15 for $1. Carolina Poultry Farm, ReldBvillo, N. C. Men and Women earn $3 dally ad dressing letters In spare time. Send 10c for outfit and beginner. Ad dress Morgan, Box 556, Salisbury, N. C. Berkshire Pigs of best breeding In South; long bodied, short nose type. Pigs two months old. Registered, $15 each. Middleton Farms, Clark's Hill, S. C. White Leghorns, Buff and White Rocks. Indian Runner Ducks, Baby chicks, eggs, stock. Circular on re quest. Summerville Poultry Farm, r -nmervllle, S. C. For Sale ? Start right with Young't strain single comb White Leghorns Best layers, best show birds known Eggs, settlr.g $2 to $5. J. Walter Berry. Greenville, S. C. A Wonder of the Age ? Webb's Wax all, apply with rag. 75c quart deliv ered. Will stain and wax floor oqe application. All colors. Webb's Art Store. Columbia, S, C. For Sale ? Tompkln's and Langford'p high class Single Comb Reds. Fine breed. Select matlnga. Eggs, $1.50 $2 and $3 per 15. Young chicks Mrs. John Kerr, Dili ham, *T. C. Pumpkin Seed ? Largo variety, line for stock, weighing 150 to 180 pounds. First prize South Carolina fair. For sale oy grower, 25c doyen. J. P. Wheeler, Prosperity, S. C. "Perfection" Potato Draws ? (J. (J Pndrlrk'p i $2 ? $1,000; unexcelled April de'rlvrry; book order now depositing $1. Cabbage Plants, I 000 $1.10. J L. Padrlck. Tlfton. Gi. For Wale ? Registered Hereford cat tie, best of all beef breeds for our Southern conditions. Eighty bre'<d Ing cows; young stuff for snle Extra good brooding. Evans Lunsfurd Covington, Ga. Automobile Con i Hit I'oiniH, 7.?c ? Why pay $1 RO or $2 for new points Wo put new platinum on for 7fW each. Send them to us and Ret then by return mail. Wlesepapo Mfg Co Columbia, H. C. For Sale or Exchange ? $3,f.OO of pre ferred stork with salaried position In Moving Picture Film Exchange fur sale or exchange for Improved 'noney-ntaklnr farm II V Knight, Columbia, B. C. l ? Prize winning Ro?-?? Singh Comb Black Mlnorcas, Papo, North rop, Mlshler strains. Dark f'ornlsl Indian Gaines, t?, to $3 fifteen Bat isfaf'Son guaranteed. Paul Houston Grec vllle, R. C. Hee the World and make from $3 to , $ri n day collecting hones and other I n* from trash piles; no capital needed. Write for prices Hendor *on vllle Rubber & Metal Co., Hen dersonvllle, N. C. "Velvet ll?ni^ from farmer to farmer, i i North grown Florida Velvet i ?r? thf Qrop ?hort thU year. | TWO WHITE MEN KILLED YORK COUNTY IS SCENE OF DE PLORABLE TRAGEDY. Two Men Are Drained by Hume Made Hat as They \pproach Alleged Still. il J. K Wells, aged 22. and Pink Dover, aged 3 7, both white, were kill ed In a light with J. Ed Turner and his son. Thad E. Turner, at the homo of J i tn Mack, colored, about three miles from King's Mountau battle ground. In York county. Tuesday night at about 11:30 o'clock. Both the dead men were brained with a home made baseball bat about three feet long, made of cedar. They are said to have been engaged In manu facturing and selling Illicit whiskey. Moth the Turners are In Jail, hay ing surrendered to the York county sheriff early Wednesday morning. None of the witnesses examined I testified as to actually having seen | the killing, and several who wore present seemed to know little or i nothing about It. From such as could be obtained it neems that tho deplorable affair was clue to C'e fact that Wells and Dover were both more or leas under the Influence of whis key. It is said they had provlouBly asserted that they proposed to kill the next oflicers of the law who un dertook to Interfere with their busi ness or arrested them, and that they mistook the Turners for ofllcers. The Turners aro farmers and live on the public road about eight miles above Yorkville. After a heavy rain fall in that section on Tuesday they decided to go Ashing, and drove to the home of .Tim Mack, and left their buggy there and went to the creek near by to fish. They returned to the house a short time before the killing and found Dover and Wells, who mis took them for ofllcers, and are said to have drawn pistols on Ed Turner and ordered him to hold up his hands. Mack testified that four shots were flrt'd. and stated thai Turner fired twice and that the other parties fired twice, but stated that he was not near enough to see the movements of all the parties. After tho shooting was over it was discovered that both Wells and Dover had been brained and were practically dead, and that Dover had been shot in the right leg IipIow the kjiee. Tli&yjury returned a verdict that Wells and Dover had j come to their death by reason of blows on their heads inflicted by | Thad E. Turner. TWO AMEBIC VNS KILLED. Reports From Mexico Also Announoe Death of Englishman. Developments In tho Mexcan situa tion went steadily forward Thursday, although the White House wedding somewhat eclipsed othor events In of ficial Washington circles. The chief reports from Mexico an nounced the killing to two British subjects nnd one American at Guad alajara and continued heavy fighting at Mazatian on tho Pacific coast, where the rebel aeroplano dropped a bomb which killed four persons and injured eight in tho streets of tho [ besieged city. Our supply limited. Sacked In dou ble bags; $2.50 per bu. f. o. b. Quincy, Fla. Owl Commercial Co., KollerHtra.HS White Orpingtons? Renred from $100 pen. Aldrlch strain from Madison Square Gar den blue ribbon winners. Fifteen eggs, $2, and $f>. Orders filled with care. W. S. Stansell, Easley, 8. C. For Snle ? Entire stock of general merchandise valued at $1,500, more or less. Will sell at reasonable fig ures. Stock In good condition. Also one desirable lot on Main street. Address A. Q. Rice, Fountain Inn, S. C. 850 Acres Houston County, CJa., Fine Fanning and Peach Land ? Railway way station on place. Don't hesl tato on account of price, $10,000 for this whlcht is worth $30,000. 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