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j APPEAL FOR HELP FOREIGNERS ON MEXICAN EAST | COAST ARE AFRAID FEAR FOR THEIR LIVES ?.? Hear Admiral Fletcher, as an Answer to Tlieso Pleas, is Ordered hy Navy Department to Proceed to Tampico and Tuxpani and to Personally Make an Investigation. In spite of recent reassuring reports from the oil Holds on the cast coast of Mexico, foreigners in that section still are apprehensive, appeals 10 wasningion Monday indicating that they believed not only their property but their lives are in clanger. Renewed private requests for protection, following closely upon a cableMexico City says it was rumored there that the United States was about to land marines, caused Secretary Daniels Monday to instruct Rear Admiral Fletcher, commanding the American fleet, to proceed per-] sonally to Tampico and Tuxpara, and investigate there. . The admiral sailed immediately from Vera Cruz on his temporary) i flagship, the battleship Rhode Island for Tampico. Much has been left to l* his discretion and he himself will decide whether it is necessary for him to go ashore for conference with the constitutionalist leaders who have occupied the oil territory and are threatening the ports of Tampico and Tuxpam. The admiral was assured a few days ago by Con. Aguilar that < there would he no interference with i American or other foreign properties. ' Charge O'Shaughnessy's qucrry concerning the landing of marines I brought a prompt and emphatic denial that the United States had ordered such a step. There were no < developments of the diplomatic situI ation in Mexico. The Washington administration has settled down to \ await patiently what it regards as the v inevitable retirement of Con. 1 Inert a. A high government official pointed out that the so-called Mexican con gross just assembled does not hold the key to the situation, nor will its jiroceedings affect the nttPudo of the United States, which already in advance has placed upon the body the i stamp of illegality. Of this purpose . all interested foreign nations have been fully advised. Secretary Dryan 1 said ho had had several conferences A with Sir William Tyrrell, secretary to Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign minister, supplementing those which Sir William has had with President Wilson. Much interest attaches to the plans for sending 75 0 marines to Pensacola the latter part of this week to set up there a sort of an advanced base. The navy department planned i\ flomo time ago to utilize existing government buildings at Pensaeola and J relieve the government of the necessity of spending money in the construction of new barracks at the Northern navy yards, but it is pointj ed out that the presence of the marines at the Southern port at this timo will make them much more ' available to guard tho Mexican oil fields than if they were several days' i journey farther North, j The army has made no additional movements since last week and it 0 was stated that no choice had yet (, been made between the Sixteenth infantry at tho Presidio, San Francisco, ? and tho Twentieth Infantry at Fort Douglass near Salt Pake City, as tho 1 force to garrison the town of El Paso. Citizens of El Paso aro still clamor ing to their congressional representali tives for the reinforcement. I I Cotton Products Statistics. ' Representative T.cver said Wed^ nesday that ho is preparing a bill which he will introduce in the next II few days to require the government i experts to publish statistics showing the amount of cotton seed oil proii 1 ' ducts on hand, including refined lard, |j following the precedent already set with regard to crude oil. Mr. Lever remarks that government statistics now show the details as to the source of supply of cotton seed oil and related products, but do not give the same information as to conditions at the purchasing end. I fr 5 I>og Causes Accident, j J. T. Wright was instantly killed and Mr. and Mrs. Iv. F. Fluker, ol < Meridian, Miss., and their 5-year-old baby were badly hurt Sunday wlier their automobile turned a double somersault after striking a dog. The machine rolled down an embank ment. It ?. Will Discuss Denny Postage. One cent postage promises to b< one of the live issues to be fought ou in the regular session of Congress. N< fewer than a dozen hills already hav< been introduced, and it is said abou half of these provide for penny post age outright. ? * John Ruskin says "you may cliise a boy into shape, as you would i rock, or hammer him into it, if he b< of a better material, as you would i 1 piece of bronze. Rut you can no t* hammer a girl into anything." fl 1 L TURN YEGGMAN LOOSE ? GOVCKNOK ItLKASKSIlUMS TO IlK TiiEiii rmi:\i>. ? One of Those Iteloased Nalilu'd l?y a United Stale's Marshal ami W ill be Tried Again. Gov. 1 House's Interest in the safecrackers lias been a subject of comment since the attempt to get 5l pardon through Sam Nicholls for "Portland Ned", one of the most noted of tin4 yeggmen, during the campaign last summer. After his election, Gov. Itlease pardoned this same yeggman, and, there being a I'nited States warrint against him for another robbery, Please had him sent to the governor's office in citizens clothes. There ho forbid a deplty arresting the yeggman in his olllce, and while the United States oillcers were waiting at the front ontranco for Please to get through with the safe-cracker, he slipped out at the back door and got away. Many people believe, that Governor Please connived at the escape of "Portland Ned". It certainly had a very fishy look to say the least. The governor pardoned two more noted safe-blowers for Thanksgiving, lie probably did not know there was a Federal warrant for one of them, and lie was allowed to walk out of the penitentiary gate into the arms of the United States marshal, who was waiting for him. The existence of the warrant for "Oakland Sammy" was evidently kept a secret, and was a surprise to that light-fingered gont Ionian. As he walked out of the iron gales with fifty-one other convicts liberated from the State penitentiary by I ho povornni* r? f Snnlli Coi-nlinn iK'l K. Williams, alias James 1\ Kelly, alias "Oakland Sammy", safecracker and yeggman, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal J. Deo Adams, of Charleston on warrant charging that Williams robbed the post ofllce at Marion, Ala., on August?, 1001. Ho was taken very much by surprise and kicked a little, but it was no use. "That warrant is out of date," protested Williams, when Marshal Adams showed it to him. Williams was taken before United States Commissioner Tt. 11. Sloan, and in default of a $ I 0,000 bond, was sent to jail to await a preliminary bearing. Williams is said to be wanted in several other states, lie escaped from jail at Montgomery, Ala., and again in Florida, while awaiting trial; and is said to be an escaped convict from Missouri. William McKinley, alias "Dayton Scotty", who was also released from the penitentiary by the governor, was a member of the famous Nolan-McKinley gang of yeggmen who operated in this stato in 1 002 and 100.1. He was convicted along with Edward Duggan, alias "Los Angeles Star", at Aiken in June, 1 007, and sentenced | n i OH VOfl re frit* /I vn nm H inrr 4 ^ C ^ .... ? .. jmin i i ins I >'*' nillU of J. T. Shulor at Montmoroncl, Aiken county, December 1G, 1002. Among tho numerous burglaries and safe-crackings by Duggan and McKinley in I 001 and 1 002 were the post ofllces at Central, Mayosville, Blacksburg, Walterboro, Rowesville, Montmoroncl, and Batesburg. John Fislior, alias "Connecticut Shorty", who escaped from the penitentiary several days ago, was another member of tho Nolan-McKinlcy gang. They spent a week in Orangeburg looking up the prospects, but thought the chances too desperate. CRIPPRE IS KILLED. Floi-enco Negro Tries to Scare Some Other Colored Roys. Robert Woodberry and Eugene Snow, two negro boys from near Boston, were brought in to Florence Thursday night, to bo hold on tho charge of killing Jeter Snow, a crippled negro, tho brother of one of the i boys held for tho killing. It seems that the two boys had been in a gypsy camp and had been frightened by tbo gypsies, and on coining homo had thought it well to load up a gun and , put it by their bed to protect them( selves. I.ato in tho night the crippled brother camo home, and pre, tending to bo a gypsy, possibly to . still further frighten them, called out, "Let me tell your fortune." As ho entered the house ho left his crutches outside, tho first time ho was ever known to walk without . them, and entered the bed room of j tho two boys. Robert reached for the gun, and as Jeter came near tho | bed fired, tho load taking effect in | his neck, and tho powder burning his body dreadfully. IIo died instantly. No reason other than fright can bo given to account for tho killing. \ ? 1 ^ Jumps Into River. t An unidentified woman about 4T> > years old jumped from a high bridge 3 into tho Schuylkill river near I'hilat delphia Friday, after breaking away - from two boys who tried to prevent her from taking tho leap. 1 Shotgun Explodes, a When Hermott Spigener of I.exo ington county fired his shotgun while a hunting Friday afternoon, the barrel t of tho gun exploded and tore off three of the fingers on his loft hand. CAN'T KEEP HIM IN pkisoneil let oit koh tiie seco.ni> time hy hlease. + Jacob .lotor, Pardoned While Serving Life Sentence Lets Hark in Penitentiary and is Now Paroled. Jacob 11. Jeter, white, was among those released fro nit ho Stlite penitentiary by the governor's parole last Wednesday. Jeter was tho first man to receive a pardon at tho hands of the present governor and, according to a dispatch from Lexington to Tho News and .Courier, his parole makes tiie second time that he lias received clemency from the Chief Executive within the past three years. Ho was serving a life sentence in the State penitentiary for having killed a man on the public streets of the city of Union, and was released after having served only about seven years, it is said. Jeter, soon after his release the first time, returned to the home of his mother and sister, at Swansea, Lex u,hi?il v Ulllll I , ? IHM I- 1111 IS illK'KI'll lO have robbed the home of a lot of personal effects belonging to bis sister. The goods were practically all recovered by P. 11. Corloy, who was then tho sheriff of the county. The different. articles were located in a number of disreputable bouses in the city of Columbia by the officers, but Jeter was taken into custody. Upon signing an agreement that be would leave the county, never to return to the homo of bis relatives again, Jeter was allowed to go bis way. It was not long after that, however, before be was again in trouble. While on a drunken spree in the town of Swansea, be resisted arrest, making an offer to shoot bis would-be captors, who found it necessary to shoot him in order to effect his capture. His wounds wero considered so serious that be was carried to Knowlton's Hospital, in Columbia. After remaining in the hospital for several weeks, Jeter, upon tho promise that be was only going out on the porch for a little fresh air, slipped away from thhe institution, and, while on bis crutches, made a rapid get-aaway. A warrant for bis arrest bad boon placed in tho hands of Sheriff Jim J. Miller, who at once got. in pursuit. It. was learned that Jeter had boarded a train for Sally, where ho secured a horse and buggy and drove for several miles into the country, to the borne of a relative, where bo was captured by the Lexington sheriff as bo was preparing to leavo for Savannah. lie was brought back to tho Lexington county jail, where be was kept confined for several weeks. He was tried on a charge of resisting an ofllcor and assault and battery with iiuent io Kin at tho January term of tho General Sessions Court tills year before Judgo Frank IF Gary, was convicted and sentenced to servo a period of two years in the State penitentiary. Jeter mako a strong attack on Slioriff Miller whilo in the Lexington county jail previous to his trial, and it was only by tho almost superhuman strength of tho Lexington sheriff that Jeter did not harm the officer. Tho fact that he has been turned loose a second time by the governor lias occasioned considerable comment among the people of Lexington county who are acquainted with the character of the man. AX KXGIXKKU 1IKHO. Subdues Kngiiie Although Scalded by Water and Steam. William Carr, engineer, was bringing his express train of seven coaches from Philadelphia to tho Pennsylvania terminal in New York Monday when just before reaching Trenton bis locomotive's steam chest exploded. In an instant bo was enveloped in steam and scalding water stream od over him, Carr, knowing he must bring his train to a halt, closed the throttle and threw on the emorgencj brakes. As the train stopped trainmen found Carr unconscious in his cab, his flesh terribly scalded, his hand still on the throttle. ? Lynching in Georgia. A lynching occurred several days ago in Walton County, Ga., but was kept quiet. "General" Boyd, a no | gro, was hanged for entering a far mer's house and, it is Charged, at tempted to seize the farmer's daughter, who fought him off, however and fired at him as ho fled. Fell Into Hay. Threo aviators tumbled into fim Francisco bay off the Panama-Pacifli exposition grounds Sunday in a series of contests and exhibitions wltl hydro-aeroplanes. Their machines were damaged, but nobody was hurt ? ? Killed by a Tiocomotivo. Will Brooks, 22-year-old employ eo of tho Capitol City mills at Colum hia was run over and killed Tuesda: night by a switch cngino of tin Southern railway. ? Fell off lli.s Garage. Whilo making some repairs on tin roof of his garage at Gaffney Thurs day II. M. Johnson of tho Gaffne: Idvo Stock company fell and brok< his ankle. % SAVE THE BIRDS. South Carolina l(V<l<Ttttl(m of Women's Clubs .Appeal. At the last meeting of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs bird protection was adopted as an important branch of the department of conservation. It is now desired to raise a sum of money to be placed in the hands of the National Association of Audubon Societies to assist in carrying on the work of bird protection in tho South. The National Association is the greatest organization in tho world for the protection of birds. It has, now established Southern headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., so that Southern birds may be better cared for. The Association owns a number of bird refuges in the South, and one in South Carolina, off James Island, tl has spent thousands of dollars each I year protecting birds in the South, | with little assistance from the South Carolina people. Five dollars secures a full membership, with subscription to "Bird Lore" magazine and all other publications issued from time to time. Persons not able to become members, but who desire to help the cause, may contribute any amount within their means. All money contributed from South Carolina will be used for work in South Carolina. Tho money j is needed for paying wardens, car-! ryling on a campaign of education, securing better laws, and other matters connected with bird protection. Club women are urged to secure contributions in each town, and teachers are requested to send contributions rrom schools. In order to make this work effectice, $1,000 is needed by December 1ft. All sportsmen and bird lovers should respond liberally. Checks should be made payable to James Henry Rico Jr., Field Agent, Summerville, S. C. ? TRAIN HITS lll'<;<?Y. Dillon Negro is Killed ami White Mail May Die. At about 0:30 o'clock Friday evening a passenger train on its way to Dillon struck a mule and buggy in which were John Hamilton, a white man, and Jim Killins, a negro, killing the mnlo and the negro instantly, and it is thought that Hamilton is fatally injured. Both, with a part of the buggy, were thrown upon the pilot and were carried into Dillon this way. It took several persons to extricate them from the wreck. The body of Killins was laid to one side and Hamilton, with broken limbs, was put on a stretcher and taken to a Florence hospital on the next train, which was the express. The buggy was cut in half, the seat back and top being hung up on the pilot with the men in a tangle of wreckage. Hamilton lived on the farm of Austin Hamilton. The negro worked at Hamilton's stables. ? <? Found Safe blown Open. When J. T. Blackwell, manager of tho Palmetto Roller Mills, went to his oflico at Spartanburg Monday he found tho safe blown open and the floor littered with papers. Thero was evidence that tho robbers wero expert safe blowers. The job was skil fully done, but tbo robers obtained nothing of value as Mr. Black well ham removed tbo money Saturday, r ? Two Fell Ninety Feet, doing down a mine abaft near Waxliaw, N. C., to find out what was (bo matter with a pump, Fred J. llowden Sunday morning was knocked from tbo bucket, fell ninety feet into the water and was drowned. Will Crow, another young miner, 1 went down to see what had become * of Bowden and met the same fare ? Knocked Down by Auto. [ Dust in Farnum, the actor, and bis . wife were run down by an automobile after leaving tbo liorso show at Madi? son Square Garden, New York, Satr unlay night, but were not seriously . injured. The driver fled after the , accident but was caught by Mr. Far. num, who gave chaso in a passing automobile. ? President Finley Dies. * William Wilson Finley, president * of the Southern railway and a lead" ing figuro in movements for the de* velopment of tbo South, died at - m 1 11 - tt ??.r>u111 ^iuM i uusuiiy us tug result or " ?i stroke of applopoxy which ho suf? fered a few hours before. IIo did not regain consciousness after ho was stricken. * Magazine Editor Killed. 3 Herman D. Umbstatter, of Roston, t a writer and former editor of the 3 Black Cat magazine, Tuesday died at bis cottage at Lovell, near Portland, Me., of an accidental rifle wound. As ho was climbing a wall his rifle was discharged and the bullet penetrated bis body pust below the heart. ; 9 Looped tlio Loop Twice. Lincoln Bcachey, the aviator, late Tuesday looped the loop twice in the air above North Island, near San o Diego, Cal. Starting at a height ol - 2,500 feet Beachy dropped straight V downward into the first loop and im a I mediatoly turned oyer again into the I second, landing afterward. r % ^CLASSIFIED COLUMN^ For Sale?Shetland Ponies. W. I. Mclntyre, Thomasville, Ga. Buttercup Chickens?Three for $5. Monroe Workman, Ifurlington, N. C. k ? For Sale?Poplar and pine trees. Address James A. Clarksou, Hopkins, S. C. Wanted?Cow peas, all varieties. The II. Ci. Leiding Co., Ill East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Wanted to Buy?Ten Car Loads well berried Holly. Z. M. L. Jeffreys, Goldsboro, N. C. For Sale?Fruit, Shade Ornamental trees and shrubs. Catalogue free. Cureton Nurseries, Austecl, (la. Imported Indian Kiinner Bucks? $2.HO pair. Brown Leghorn hens, $1.25. Hettie Xewkirk, Willard, N. C. I Hurry! Choice Matings, Hombon Red Turkeys; four, $0; hens, $5; Pair, $9; trio, $12. Bonibon Farm, Kemp Mills, X. C. W 11itW yandottes?Yearling stock for sale tit sacrifice. Eggs for hatching. W. P. Causey, 1315 Dickens St., Columbia, S. C. .Marry?Many wealthy Californians seeking marriage, Photos and descriptions free. Mission Agency, B7 1?>, San Francisco, Cal. Marry?Many rich, congenial, anxious for companions. Interesting particulars, photo free. The Messenger, Jacksonville, Fla. Special?Pure white and Exhibition Fawn and White Runners, $5; trio Utility, $1 each or $10 doz. Mrs. J. F. Carroll, llohennald, Tenn. Homer Pigeons?r?0c. White Wyandotte, White and Brown Leghorn cockerels, $1. Fine Jersey cows. Benhow Farmers, Oak Ridge, N. C. Printer Pressman Wanted?For weekly paper and small job ollice. Steady position; good pay to satisfactory man. Address J. L. M., General Delivery, Charleston, S. C. For Sale?Frost Proof cabbago plants; sure early headers, $1 per thousand. Frost Proof lettus plants, 25c hundred. W. Lykes, Lykosland, S. C. Toole's Pure, Early, Prolific Cotton Seed. Fruits heavily. Wilt-resistant. Holds record line production. Supply limited. Write now for sample and prices. G. L. Toole, Aiken, S. C. For Sale?Good farms, all si/.es, cotton, tobacco and truck successfully grown. Coming section of Ilorry county. Ten to twenty dollars per acre. Ask lis for list. Iteam & McKenzie, Loris, S. C. Engraved Visiting Cards and Wedding Invitation orders promptly tilled. Write for stylos of engraving. Visiting cards engraved in scrip, $1.50 per 100 postpaid. Sims L3ook Store, Orangeburg, S. C. Motorcycle Special Oil?Five gallons $3.75, once tried always used. Goodyear tires, belts, chains, Harley parts. Expert motor repairing. Everything for the motorcycle. Mail orders a specialty. Get our catalogue. T. S. Chipley, "The Motorcycle Man," Greenwood, S. C. Farm 1 I Acres, situated Chester County, one mile from railroad station; good school and church; Seaboard road runs through farm; has nine houses, 1G plows open; plcnt> running water, plenty saw timber for all building purposes; fine pasture. What have you to trade for this farm? Fletcher & Snroot, McColl, S. C. I'fso (iasoline Lighting Systems?Individual or central generation which have stood the test. For particulars ask M. L. Poramer, Charles ton, S. C. Our tanks and alrpumpt (the latter also handy for Automo mobile use), aro unsurpassed foi durability. Mantels and glassware for all lighting systems, the verj best at lowest prices. Order youi supply from M. P. Pommer, G41 King St., Charleston, S. C. Te'nf/\ti o ? 1 A A A A m n ? M. Mian ?wa n?iiv 1 V/ V ItUlCW Ul 11I1C . .farm land four and a half miles from Cope and tho same distance from Norway for sale, three hun dred acres open land. Plenty o wood and a fair amount of sav timber. This place can bo made, as fine a farm as thero is In Orange burg county. Comparatively level Terms: One-third cash and tho bal ance in five years with seven per cent interest. For terms, and othei particulars apply to G. 13. Kittroll Cope. S. C. Fop Sale?Hope's Moxican T3ig T3ol Cotton Seed. Place your order i early for this leading variety am i increase your cotton profits 25 to 5 i per cent. A wonderful yielder; ex ! tra early; 4 0 por cent, lint of tli highest quality; largest boll known 30 bolls to pound. Plant it one ) you will plant it always. Specia prices for 60 days, three bushclf GALLOWS STILL WAITS ? murderer for whom it was 1xtexdei) escaped. Atlanta Authorities Have Never Found a Trace of Will J. Myers, the Condemned Man. The gallows still awaits Will J. Myers, who bolted from jail in -Atlanta, CI a., 18 years ago and vanished as completely as if ho had been swallowed up by tho earth on which ho ran. Tho authorities havo never heard a single word from Myers. Some believe ho never left Atlanta. They point to a manhole near tho place where he eluded his pursuers, and assert ho must have lost his lifo if he leaped into that opening. But there is no shred of evidence to sustain this theory. Myers had been twice tried and twice convicted for tho murder of Forrest E. Crowley, of Roswell, Ga. An appeal to the supremo court was pending when ho escaped. It is believed he was aided from the outside, but no arrests were made and "Jailer" Pollock, the man responsible for tho escape, was dismissed, but not punished. The escape of Myers was made in broad daylight while "Jailer" Pollock was in tho hall where ho was sitting. A member of the Myers* family had called. Instead of taking her to the cell the jailer led Myers to the reception room near the entrance to the jail. When Mr. Pollock arose to allow another caller to enter, Myers made a dash for liberty, push~ .. .1 i i-* i en i oihh'iv u?iuu itii(i escupeu. I'Oilock followed for several squares and then gave up the chase. Myers went to a barber ship, was shaved and had his hair dyed. As ho left the shop the barber remarked: "Even your own mother would not know you now." "Well that's what I want," Myers replied and left for parts unknown. Myers was a graduate of the Gordon Military school whero ho had been a cadet captain, llo was popular and was to have been married in 1884. His fianceo still insists ho is innocent, declaring William comd never have done a thing like that. It appears Myers had gone to tho Crowley farm to purchase mules. IIo invited Crowley to Atlanta to inspect tho "works" where the mules were to bo used. They drove out together but Mayers camo back alone. Later Crowley was found with a bullet hole in his head and his money gone. Myers disappeared but was arrested and charged with tho murder. GUTS WAK.M WELCOME. + Cuban Government Extends Courtesies to Mrs. Gonzales. According to a special cable from llabana, Cuba, Friday, Mrs. William Elliott Gonzales, wife of tho American minister to Cuba, arrived there Thursday night and was tho recipient of extraordinary courtesies at the hands of the Cuban government. i no omeiais of tiio state department welcomed her aboard the steamship in behalf of Cuba and presented a bouquet of roses to her. The treasury department issued special orders to the customs otlicials not to inspect her baggago and accordingly Mrs. Gonzales* landing was made most expedient and comfortable. , ? That which is most necessary for a nation's welfare is not material progress and material prosperity, valuable as they are, but lofty aspirations, high ideals and heoric effort. $.r>00. The demand will bo much greater than my supply. Nothing i but the choicest seed shipped. Je - D. Hope, Sharon, S. C. A line southwest Georgia plantation for sale. Wo offer for sale our Leary plantation, located a halfmile from Leary, a town of about GOO population, in Calhoun county, Ga., 2 2 miles southwest of Albany, ' Ga., a city of nearly 1 0,000 population, containing neraly G.000 acres of what is generally known as red dish pebbly land. This farm lies nearly level?just rolling enough to guarantee good drainage, and is considered one of the ilenst plantations in Southwest Georgia. This placo is not far from Amerlcus, in Sumter county. Wo will sell tho placo as a whole, or will sell it in parcels, and will givo reasonable terms. The place is at present in a high stato of cultivation, equipped with everything necessary to make a crop, including an abundance of ' colored labor. For particulars, apt ply to O'Neal & Will Ingham, Macon, 3 Ga. : WHERE ARE THE DEADT Our new book of 350 pages by Rev. p Len G. Rroughton, D. D., assisted by several of the world's most noted ministers, answers this question - clearly and satisfactorily. 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