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.... ? / l*P^'^;?nr;-~?;. "'""'?'CW'J?Z?L FIRST FIELD DAY ANDERSON SCHOOLS FRIDAY .^.^yi.^.f:.^ltr. VOL. 1. NO. 59. IFftekly? EftaoSWief Dafij, Jam. IS, 1914. ANDERSON, S. C. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 2G, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PER ANNUM. _ I_"?W'^t, _. DISPATCHES INDICATE THAT BATTLE HAS JUST BEGUN ADVANCE CHECKED Federal Dispatches State That The Rebels Were Repulsed With Heavy Losses (By Associated Press) El Paso. Tox.r March 25.-Meager advices from the front today were miaed in character, but out, of the medley, schooled" observers here said they draw the conclusion that the rebels met at Torre?n and domes Pa lacio ?n enemy in no wise inferior, and that their attack had been check ed at the outset Of the battle, proper. ? R?bel officials at Juarez, aa well'?.? refugees in thc city, say they pl'ce more reliance on dispatches from *.e> g I t?mate correspondents at the front than so-called official' dispatches. One of the correspondents today wired: "Villa says wireo will be open when he reachea Torre?n." In the cours?. of the day no other prcas dispatches were received, but iiiiu one, ii waa said, yiaiuiy carried, the inference that the attack on Tor re?n < oly had begim. Rebel advices here today Were that Villa was attacking the outskirts of Terreen'and that two-thir?? of ina repel army, under the direct command of (Jennral R?naviHes, sjss engaged. l nconflrmed rumora had lt that Vil ln had executed 200 Federal prisoners and that in one assault 68 Federals, .{vere killed and 200 wounded. Constitutionalist sympathizers now place gloomy construction" tn failure of detailed' news dispatches to get through. - Miegel Diebold, of the Mexican Fed-, 'eral consular service, ; Bald today that he had been officially informed that tbs rebels wera repulsed with heavy loaa ot life at Torre?n and that som? of them, were driven b?ck.^jgejB? M'm^n?uoi"c? my^rh^OoafhaM%t^ bold.? t , ? Federals Claim Victory. MexVeo City. March 26.-The war department blakes the claim that the rebo?s under Villa were routed at Ton-eon with great slaughter carly to day. Eight hundred men under General Javier tie M?nre. it ht ansouno&S, ?r ; ivod opportunely from BamUe in timo to add greatly to the Federal victory. Tho rebeus are said to bc retreating Northward, with tho Federals pound ing at their rear. I: is n?miiif?? ?hui villa's men en tered Loredo, a suburb ot Torreon, hut it is explained, that this was a ruse on the part or General Votasco to am bush them, As soon as they -were well Into tho territory, the Federal ar tillery shelled them out, infantry also charging as they started to retreat. General Maas is reported to have made the distance betaken Hip?lito and Torre?n in fifty armored automo biles, which they were carrying,-the railroad haying been cut ot Hip?lito. Tho rebel loses in dead and wounded are. reportad at 2.000. Rebefa Wounded. : .Bcrme.MUo, Mex., March 25.-Rebel -wounded from Gomez Palacio and the Josser r?oent fighting In the vicinity ro being brough north in large num bers, and lt ia officially admitted the strong resistance at Gomea Palacio. A train load of injured soldiers started nOrth from Brlttlngham Junc tion today. They were to be deposit ed at AU . water tank stations along the railroad, whero hospitals bad been established the recprt said. *be Ea? Kot Yet Juarez. Mhrel: ?K_-Fightisg ie in progross thia morning in the outskirts of Torre?n." This waa the text of a message giv en out : officially here today. "There was no details and official prophecy waa readjt*?^fi to the effect that it might ho ?eve}al days before the Federal atrongholt could be: taken. Pores***: n Are We? fill Paao, V?*.. March ^25.-An au thnrUatUi? t*t?Sf&m recc-iv?d here to- night ?tated thai at! foreigners in the battle sofie at Torre?n were safe. OIBeiala kafe ?re -til? w'.thoul In formation a? to the progress of the action at the rront, eave tor the ac knowledged far* th*? flAH?. uss at Gomea Palacio. " Whether ffia batt!? had continued aince Monday morning, or was inter rupted abd ih^n renewed, was not .*aov.n. \ ?nsre cessation of firing was said to account ff?' a premature report that tba. rebels had taken the T*rr?en.? ??A*v Safr, Washington, March *6.--*t was teamed in a report rrom Kl Paso that Ute military governor nt Chih=tJ:us; ?'? assurances fhat Luis Ter rasas, J?., U&g held for ransom, would not be executed. Nothing, how ever, -wai adid ' about the prospective release of the prisoner whose life General Villa baa-often threatened. THROW Llt?HT ON CASE Message Scrawled on Side of Box May Clear Those Arrested .f For Murder I(By Associated Press.) Calhoun, QA., March 25.-Authorities Today wereToveBtlgatlng the autheti Ucl ty of wlist, purported to be a fare I weir message written by Sidney Chap man*, a young farmer, shortly before he waa killed near here Sunday morn lng. The message scrawled on the aide of a small wooden box, was said by offlecera lo have been found lsto yesterdsy afternoon near, the spot , where Chapman's body was discovered at the doorstep of Mrs. Elizabeth Star nos. Mrs. Startles, her daughter, Mrs Nora Chapman, and tho latter's hua bond. The message, according to author! ties was addressed to Miss Nora Starnes. tho. maiden name of Mrs, Charles Chapman and sigend "Bid Chapman." It merely announces the writer's intention to leave and adds, "You know I can't help lt, that I have n't got anything to do with lt." The handwriting baa not been positively identified aa that of the dead man Charles Chapman, arrested late on yesterday In a neiguoorlng county and brought here today, denies knowledge of the killing, as do the women-unde arrest. . 'FIRE DESTROYED I TEXTILE BUILDING N. C. Agricultural and Mechanical ? College Los? Heavily With Little Insurance '? . (By Associated Press) J Raleigh, N. C, rMurcb ?5.-Fire ear ly this morning practically destroyed the Textile Building of the North Car olina College of Agriculture and Me chanic Arts, at Wiest Raleigh. The estimated loss is 182,000, about one third covered by insurance. The fire waa discovered by students. Lack of sufficient water supply prevented sav ing the building. None of the other buildings of the college group were MADE T RECORD No Car Going to Spartanburg on ?, Firct Day Was Five Minutes j La*? The first nay's run of the Piedmont & N^'ruic-i a imtn imo Spartanburg Tuesday established a -wonderful re-, ccrd. During the day there were nine trains in- the city and not one of the nine went into Spartanburg as much as five miutes late. This ls a wonder ful record and when the fact la con sidered that the linc had hardly bee? teated out and Uiat'all cars were being run on schedules now to the conduc tors and motormen, it ls hard to un derstand how the feat was accompllsb Spartanbprg people hardly knew what to make of the affair, having been accustomed to waits of several hours at the Southern Railway station on olia, street. ARREST BADLiFF FOR Alleged Connection With Looting of Queen & Crescent Expresa At Btrniingham Greenville,' March. 25.-John Rad' liff waa arrested by detectives neal here today in'eppectlon with tbx. rob bery of a Que^tf and Crescent expresa and mail train pejar Birmingham, Ala?, on February 19. He denies knowledge ! ot the crime. I Bank books ahowing deposits ol 1424,000 to Rsdliff's credit in Green vilie and Atlanta banks were founo among the prisoner's effects.' accord; ins to detective -who arrested him. j TVc si?s rccsStiy were arm ted io A*tanta and charged with connectiot in the robbery, which is said to hart netted three bandits in the nsirhbr.r . hood of $?0,000. I B?sente Flange* la Cab*. I Havana, March 25.-Three hew es?ra or bubonic plague'were reported here today. Thoae attacked are Span iardft Ose S?SC is considered se rious. Strict sanitary measures have been taken and Urn rnw been isolated. 7 Vmy-to-Nothtag Scare. Cwavrwnasvuic, "Vs., March 25.-Tb? University of Virgina baseball teane today defeated the Jefferson school team Se to o. Virginia made 42 hlU and played an errorless gsm.c Jeffer son maee but two hits and . bad ? twelve errors. WAR SECRETARY COL. SEELY ASSUMED ALL THE BLAME UPON HIMSELF STATE OF SUSPENSE Remains in Regard to Gen. Gout h and His Fifty-Nine Comrades (By Associated Press) London, March 25.-The government today published Its promised state ment of its dealings with the revolu tion officers of the Third Cavalry bri gade and the house of commons held a heated and disorderly session. Be tween the documents presented and the various statements drawn from the cabinet ministers, vital facts of tho affair were made clear. .They re veal a comedy, or tragedy, of errors perpetrated by Colonel Seely, secre tary of war, and Sir Arthur Paget, commanding the troops in Ireland. Col. SeePy took nil the blame on ?iiitiEu?i. He nranaiy declared he had'j made a great m?elake. His written assurance to General Hubert Gough, that the government must retain Its right to use all the forces nf tho or?*2 J jn Ireland or elsewhere .to maintain ardor and- support the rivu powers ic trie ordinary "execution of their du ty,-but has no intention whatever of taking advantage of this right to.crush political opposition to the policy or the principles of the home rule bill, was given without the knowledge of thc cabinet and contrary to Ita pol icy. Resignation Tendered. ' Tho war secretary tendered hi? re signation to Mr. Asquith, but the pre mier refused to accept it. The gov ernment baa withdrawn Col. See): rdlh boase ot commons that the govern ment's decision would be made known tb. General Gough tomorrow. Thus tue situation with respect to General Gough and his 59 comrades, who sent in their papers, ls still In a state of ?ttgpense. The most important revelations of (be dar were that the government did ?lan an Important military and naval etsonstratio?? on ?'??ier. "Winston 3frs2??r Churchill, first lord of the admirallty confirmed reports that he had ordered thc third battle squad ron and torpedo flotilla to Irish wa ters, but explained that wheo the mill .ir? arrangements had boen made out he countermanded the orders by wire less, an explanation which tho Union ists received with jeers. The blunder General Paget made, appears to have been In giving a prac tical ultimatum to officers of thc cav alry brigade,- to ..say whether they would take active service In Ulster or accept dismissal. M The cabinet Monday framed a gen eral statement of the officers' position and duty under the law, and Col. Seely freely admitted that MB error waa lb yielding to General Cough's demand for a written assurance that Sid army would not he used to sup rase the covenanters. . Premier Asquith's statement that the officers should return to their du ties unconditionally, it is declared, F ware made In good faith, since be learned of Colonel Seely's address to the Cabinet memorandum only yester day afternoon. The Prime minister made plain to the house of commons : tba government's position regarding tho army, declaring he would not Ba sent to the claim or any body of men in the service of the crown to demand assurances of what they would be required to do tn circumstances that. . htdaot arisen. . \ . . The resignation of Colonel. Seely i followed quickly after publication to oday bf the "Kite Paper" giving details of tb? crisis in the British army, whose Jjoffiecers refused to participate In ae iti?c- ululations against the Inhabi tants of Ulster, who had prepared to .offer armed resistance to Introduction " I nt >*?ymn rU.C 1 Col. Seely, in his valedictory address ' I to the house of commons, denied that Kltg Ccorge had taken any initiative lot any kind In the army crisis. Ho jaaid: 'j "The suggestion ls absolutely wlth jO?? !<?u?vm?iun ?n tu? biu??csi ?e.isr. His Majesty took no initiative of any . wS*?-. I .ord Morley. In his speech In the house of lords, made the important ad mlsslonthatthetwo unauthorized par agraphs ***** to the Gough )?U*r ?ere. dratted by Cot Seely. The con servative morning papers, commont j?n?.cn this aamission, contend that I LoMt Morley, who holds the office of tt ^t-A n.?!.]?.? ~# ?i.A ?...-i-i- ?-? ?*sfe?d" ?j The view of the Liberal morning! -1 naper* ie that though yesterday .weal lithe blackest day the government badi i. experienced In ha whole existence,! . how the air has cleared and the gov-j I ?fument in rehabilitated an4 ls in a ' stronger position than ever, t S?LLIVAN GIFT IS APPRECIATED fhe Home for the President of Anderson College-Beauti ful Campus Second only in Interest to tho an nouncement that the trustees of An derson college had found the right man for .the head of that institution, was the statement in The Intelligencer veutcrdajk that Ohas. S. Sullivan has nprlaed ute trust?es of this intent iou to build a hom;- for the prealdent on Llie campus. The trustees 'accepted the offer at their meeting ?Tuesday night. Mr. Sullivan has already contributed largely of his means and moro large ly pf lils valuable time to Anderson College and the announcement of the Sift came aa n?hru/bu?. He has had nothing to say about it, although it bsd bcbn his intention for som.? timo to do this as soon as the permanency of the college ia a high spiter" of use fulness should be determined by se curing a flt tons for the head of the college. And second only to the gift of Mr. Sullivan 1B the Interest that has been taken by R. S. IJgon as chairman of the building committee. He and Mr. Sullivan have given a great portion of th?lr time to:fhe college, while the buildings Wore being put up, and later to the improvements of .the grounds It 1B known that the late Fred G. Brown and associates had for years dreamed of thhvplace as a site for a college, and ao)ne trees had been planted and weft growing beautifully Kin in ?he Izst^iM a sreat deal of landscape gardening has been done, and thc ground? of the college are in splendid condition, Even though thia is a new college,im its second year, tbs cam?>??i? sfflBjHBBSbsa beauurui this spring as that flfigPany an Inatltijt'o?? of hair a ceai?tHE'V' , The new homelier the president of the college will?, be . located by the building eommttte?. Mr. Sullivan wishes it understood that this gift is monly I pressing hia con fidence in the'-fj?rare of the college. The prtcn,33|IH&h he w-ili start to building ?*^^^Bp ?5.0C0. Destructive Waterfront Fire Caused Dam afc Estimated .??200,00000 (By Associated Press) Savannah. M?rch 55:-Sire of un-' ?t?Hisy origin todav cum] th* ?osw o? S2O0.OOO to the rosin and cotton whar ves of the Atlantic Coast Linc Rail way here.' Tht British' steamship Far ley was slightly damaged by the ?l?ii?t-f: Two large" sheds? ip which wero stored several'thousand tons of kai li it and seversl hundred barrels of rosin, were completely destroyed. The fire, discovered shortly after daylight, raged unchecked for three hours, and for a time endangered the entire wa ter front Hard work by firemen kept tbs flames from reaching a nearby shed in which a large quantity of raw turpentine was stored. The Farley, which lay alongside the burning wharves, caught lire when a large chute, used In Unloading ships collapsed and fell across the bridge T?gB quickly extinguished the flames, and towed the vessel to a place of safety. The damage to her, lt was aald, was small. No other ?hips were endangered. Tho Coast Line wharves were con structed only about a year ago. to replace those destroyed by a destruc tive waterfront fire. KRESS BUILDING SOON STARTED Representative Here Yesterday Said Work Weald Begin at An Early Date M L. Wiest of Guthrie, Okla., repre s?tlng the famous Kress stores, was In Anderson yesterday, and aald that work was soon to statt on the aplen did building to bo erected here by tho King of the. five and ten cents stores. The r*nr??e*tativc of .the Kress company said that his people wero woll pleased with the bargain that they had made in Anderson and that the actual construction work h?re would be put under way aa soon as il.o bids were received and one accepted. The company ls interested tn tho progress or Anderson and Mr. West wa? amazed at the advancement mndo hero in the last lew months. '- '.' " n ? o o o o o o o o o o o a o o o o o o o o GO TO CHURCH TONIGHT o o -? o m . JL~ Us? IULAB al*!*??2SSCd ?3 e The Intel?laencer previously, o e a revival In in progress it the o e f hrUUao church, and the meet- e o tags are proving te'- he later- e e entisg aad instructive. He one o e o? those present M^gat o o o o ooooooooooeeoeoooooo HB39 SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT ENTHUSIASTIC OVER * SITUATION GREAT OPPOSITION i Strength of Contending Forces Will Be Tested for First Time Today (Uv Associated Press) Washington. Mnrch f>.-For. tho] first time since the democratic ad- '1 minis n. : iou took charge of Hie gov- (1 crnment, administration Icadera found . a strong, resourceful and determined element within tin? party opposed to ' a policy which Preident Wilson per-.1 . un.illy had espoused. The- prcidont'B supporters on the * tolla exemption repeal measure to? J night declared they were gaining ' ground in the house, and one enthu- < alastlc administration leader pre-'/ dieted the passage of the repeal hill1' by a majority of nearly 100. Tho more! conservative members of both sides. I ] however, anticipated a bard fought | atrnvffi?. ?yw;: - hlttwr ?m? proiracteO | debate, followed by a close votn. Aligned against the president's de-' mand for the repeal aro the three1 ( leaders of the parties in thc house.]' Representative TTndprw*\od, cf tile dc-! roocrats, Representative Mann of tin?J1 Vupubiicans, and Kepresentaiive Mur- i dock of. the progressives. Wings ol' all three parties are behind these lecder?. On the other hand, Chair man Adamson, of the house Interstate and foreign commerce committee; | Representatives Henry, Stevens of < Minnesota, and many others of all h three partlea, have accepted the pres(-i] dent's position. J l At noon tomorrow, Chairman Henry ] , will introduce a sepclal rule provld- l lng for fifteen hours ot general debate < on the repeal bill, and allowing no < opportunity for amending thq meas- < ure. An attempt wll be maUe, to fix ? pWWaWBWW^aMHMppt- ? ?? proposed rule. If this ls acompltuhed i the first test vote will, come late to- < morrow afternoon, on the adoption of,', the rule. ','jAn effort will be madr., ff the rulol is adopted, to press debate to a con clusion and reach a vote on the billi late Saturday. "COXEY'S ARMY" TO MARCH ON CAPITAL The "General" Sets Forth Plans) to Put Idle to Work on Public Improvements (By Associated Presa) Cleveland, March' 25.-^President ] J Wilson tonight waa warned of the de- ri part ure for Worthington of a second ?< "Coxey'H Anny" which it ia said, will < start April 10 from Masillon, Ohio. < tho starting point of tho first "army" l 20 years ago. today.j I /'General" J. 3. t'oxcy of Maanllion. i the leader, tonight malled tho preai- 1 dent a letter toiling of bia plain; and enclosing a pamphlet on ''tho Coxey plan of potting hil . to work on market roads and other public improve ments." The "army" expects* to arrivo ht] Washington, May- 21, Coxey says, petition the president and congress! for measures which will give work to] the unemployed. Army tender Confided. Sacramento, Cal., March 25.-Ed ward Tlsdsle, one of thc unemployed leaders arrested here on charges of vagrancy duriug the riots tb: O weeks ago, was convicted toner Me will pe sentenced tomorrow. The trial or "General Kelley, on a similar charge | will he held tomorrow. New Haven Club Won Bowling Match I Buffalo, N. Y., March ?B;-The five man contest of the American bowling congress tournament ended tonight with the Monko club of New Haven. Conn.,, victors. They wera, awarded the championship trophy and-a cash prize of ?600.. The Diemunga of Pitts burgh in second place received $450, and the White Eeler ante of Philadel phia, in third plac Break in the Ranks Of Men of the Gray j Pulaski. Tenn., March 25-Aa the body ot D. C. Elles, a confederate veteran, was being lowered Into 1'? grave near Conway, Tenn., Biits' friend, B. F. Chambers, also/ a veteran dropped dead near the coffin yester day. The shock was too much. for Henry H. Reece a third Veteran, who was carried away suffering from a par lytlc ?troite. Hil : COMMISSION IS COM?NG TODAY ospecting Railroad? of State, Will Arrive in Anderson at Noon The railroad coiruuiHSlon of South 'arni i nu will leave Augusta toinor OW",morning ?>n a ppoelnl train over rio Charleston snU Wfestnrn Caroll? ia railway and will visit sonic hf I ho nore ioiiHirtaai towns ot ihn Biete ne wena thn Georgia city und Anderson, t i? expected mail Ibo party will :tr ivo lu re at noon and will spend eonie iiii<> in Un- city, looking Into railroad ondit lons. Following thc Inspection in this elly he coramisnion will go to McCormick, rom (ho ru to I AU ron 8 nod theo into iolumbtu for tito upet-jend., (Next veek it is px peeled that a visit win ic paid to Greenv.111 > and other points n thu) section. During Hiplr Stay in tho elly Hi? -ailrpad nt?;ii, will he entertained by heir friends and shown thc hospitality if Ute city. A. W. Ami >raon,'genera! manager of he C. ?r YV. C? railroad will probably iccOmpany the party on this vis't to Anderson although it ls not certain hat f?e. Anderson will be able to .each Augusta In time to join them, rle waa In Atlanta yesterday and tel ?graph Ml that he would uso every ef 'ort to come up on the inspection rip. E iV MAY ESTABLISH NEW UNIVERSITY Southern" Methodist Board of Bishops Want Schoo! C trolled by Them Li, i (By Associate Preps.) Baltimore, March 25.-ITuiese there is some little possibility of an appeal if some nature to the supreme court he Methodist Episcopal church, South, igaim-t tho trustees of Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tenn., a strong jffort will bc made to found a new University, whose control shall be wholly in the hands Of the-church, ac cording to Bishop E. E. Hos?, dent of the board of education ot the ISjgftern Methodist church. This board claimed the right to con trol Vanderbilt University until tbe Jccislon of the supreme court of Ten ipssee last week stripped the church if ?ill authority of ownership. ; _-:-:-. >v Americans Will Be i} Given ? Fair Trial (By Associated Press.) . Washington, March 25.-Anxiety ov ~r the urfcal of several Americans In MeXlc? wu? allayed bv today's con mlar dispatches. The release of J. H. Kow by. long hold at Cullacan for the alleged embezzlement of funds under tho Mad?ro regime, has been ordered Ay Governor Kiveros, of cinola, who insist?! thal Newby leave Mexico for Mexico's good, The Americans. Gold unit h and Donahue, arrested at Son Luis Potosi as rebel spies, have been taken to Mexico City, where their au.-i- will be considered. Charge O'ShftUghll .. ay Ira:: uF.ked holli tile for eign officers and the Mexican war de llar! ment to guarantee a free hearing Tor both of the accused men. Like, rcpr. sentaf lons have been made in. be half of tho American Byrd, who al though arrested with tito other two, . UH ir. helli al San Luis Potosi. HIL AGAIN ENDEAVOR Practically Same Conditions Exist as Before Tobacco Trust Was Dissolved (By' Associate Press.) New York, March ST'.-The four .-empuntes with which tho tobacco truBt was integrated by the d?crue of 1911, today were given until next Mon day to present a plan for abandoning monopolistic practices - which" the at torney general considers nre In viola tion of the decree. United States Dis trict Attorney Marshall told the at torneys of these companies, at a con fer, ncc. that the government intend ed to put an end to present conditions by injunction or othnr means, bnd promised' to postpone' action until Monday at the request of the tobacco attorneys. Tho government is acting npdn the complaint of certain Independent deal ers who charge that a monopoly of the lobbing business in this district, which iras enjoyed by the Metropolitan Te naceo Company under, the otd trust. Hill exists and the independent deal ?rs are obliged to buy their tobacco at retail raie?. The corporations represented st tho .unie nm ce were the American To bac- p ?o i o.. The Liggett and Myers, the B. tl I. Reynold* and tho Metropolitan To- b 3*ceo Companies. . .Under the terms of the dissolution lecrce the Federal court still retains tu kiri-di; lion of the tobacco trust casu. i? BUNGLED JOB IADE A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB ATLANTA BANK .N EXCITING CHASE ater Arrested in Boarding House and Identified by Bank Bookkeeper (Hy Associated Press, Atlanta, (Ju.. March 25.-An unsuc >?sful attempt to roh the State Sav ig?' Hunk, ^uo Auburn Avenue, a ne ro Institution; was marte here late day by a lone bandit. Thc police '. avre arreste.? a whit? man, giving is name a* lt. Rhyoute, 30 years old, i suspicion of having attempted tho lld up. Dhynata; who ls married and ivs. be ts un actor, denies any know dgc'of Ute affair. .1. C. ROB'S, 23 yena old, negro book oor in ?ho bank, was the only offl ?r present nt the institution, tho other flcials and employes tw.vlng left (or io day, whan he .was confronted tort ty after 6 o'clock by the robber, ho. pointing a .'revolver at him, de inudcd that he accompany him into ie vault, the doora of which were anding' open. "Qc* into tbs vault, sr.d get Sn rieht :?ek," wa:: thc bandit's cmnmand. Ross entered tho vault, the robber amending that he open the doora of te safe, containing the bank funds, hieb was locked. Tho beekeeper ot ie bank refused, whereupon the ban It drew a piece -of gea pipe, about iree feet long, striking Ross over io head and inflicting a severe scalp mind. Tho bookkeeper then grappled with ie rober finally escaping from the ault and Into Auburn Ave., giving io alarm. Th*} robber also ran from ie bank, started up Auburn avie ue to Boll street, and James Tate, a egro' poBtolUce clerk attempted to lop tba. rPb?*&f}uy.l?tter dvawng a ?volver and ftvlos wildly at Tate. Tate and others took np the pursuit r.the robber who turned into Hous m atreet. where he attempted to oard a street car, the conductor forc ig bim off. The bandit drew hie .re*', olver and fired twice at. the. conduc ir, both shots going wild. The con uctor returned the fire but failed to lt tho Weeing man. Prom Itoneto? I street, thc huai?s". andu turned ?r. Peachtree street, ?hieb be followed lo Cain atreet. hore lu; forced SK negro, at the point fa revolver, to inane room for.him . i tho buggy keeping his revolver i voled nt ttte iierrro ho made him 'hip his horse luto a gallop and tum ito WilIiamH street Here the rob er Jumped from the vehicle and - ed. William Wooten. a' negro, tol? the ollco u few minutes later that he had cen an excited man go into a house t 30 Williams atreet. . The police ?und Rhyuate lu the house, lying la . cu. Hin wire was with him. lie told ie pol log he hud been ill and In bed ir entire day. Mir. wife told a slmt ir. atpry. Tho chase of the robber covered a I ita nee of about twelve blocks beforo a Jumped.from (lu buggy,and fled, hynam, was identified today by Rosa, te bookkeeper, us the man who ?on onted him, according to the pol leo. > be- accused sahl hts home waa In .enver. Colo., end that he had been i;Atlaata for about three months -Thc authorities said that she told tem that he had not been working, y ir sometime. The Atlanta State Savings Bans'. Ia ?ted as one of the strongest negro In? tut ?me? in tho city. WELD FUNERAL~ OF M, E. PRUITT1 lton Man Died Tuesday and; Waa Buried at Bethel Yes terday Afternoon I. E. Pruitt, better known all over? .nderson county as "Lum" Pruitt* led at his home'near Belton Tua*' ay.afternoon: It will be remembered ist Mr. Prullt waa seised with pneu monia, several days ago and from th?! i rat little hop? wa* ?nt?rt?in?* fe ls recovery. The deceased wes* a member of the aptlst church and his body.was bu? led yesterday nt Mt. Bethel, neat mich place he had spent all his Hfev Mr. Pruitt waa a son of the late 'oliver Pruitt of " thia county, and saves a large number of relattreg nd-friends. He was abbot 158 yearn t age, and leaves eight children, be ides his wire, who was MS sa Wright ? this county. He ned mmn a nani orklng man ali of bbl' .tte, and lute ;;;r.y oiirara had a hara struggle with, overty in hin earlier days, but at the) roo of hts death was la comforta le circumstances. Of the 90,000 pieces of print cloths: >ld at Fall River last week, to.ooQ ero for spot shipment.