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TORN KILLED III COLLISION. TWO TRACTION TRAINS fit AMI WITH TKRKIFK IMPACT M \lt KT AI N rON, ILL. Rt*?nvn* l{cmo\c \ll Injured and Neurl> All llodlc* From Mit** of Scattered Iron mid stcvl?Vvw Vic? tim* Identified. Htaunton. 111. Oc?. 4? Thlrty-tw ? persons wore killed and 2H In? jured In a collision on the Illinois! Traction system, two miles north of. here, late this afternoon. One of the Injured died on the way to the h* p?Ul. Another Is not expected t?> Only three of the dead have he?n Identified as yet. and these are all prominent officials of the traction system. The collision occurred between lo? cal train No. 14. northbound, and il excursion train No. 37, head? l It ward St. Louis and loaded with pas erngers on their way to view the pa? rade of the Six Veiled Prophets at St. Louis. The accident it is said, waa due entirely to the disregard of OCdsri by the crew of the local, which waa In charge of M. A. Leon? ard, conductor, and John Herman of j Staunton, motorman. Train No. 14 had orders to pass train 73 at Staunton. The latter train was running in two sections and the orders given to No. 14 were I explicit that it should pass both sec- i tlons of the southbound of 73 at Staunt. <n The first section of 73 had passed when the crew of No. 14 pulled out on the main track and started north. At a sharp turn in tho road at the bottom of a decline, 'two mllea north of this place, the two trains came together in a splin? tering crash. Train 14 and the sec owd section of 73 were both on the down grade and moving at speed of 4t miles an hour when they m.-t , Tha collision occurred right at the, bottom of the double Incline and at tha sharpest part of the curve. Cawmen Uninjured. The crew of No. 14 and the crew of No. 71, which waa composed of W V. Duncan, conductor, and E. J. Young, motorman, both of Sprlng g*M. III., leaped for their lives as aoea aa they saw the collision was ?ne vi table and all four escaped with? out serious Injury. They were badly shaken up. but were able to lend ar sssaance to the Inbired an Instant MllaW. None of the passengers b id aj chance to escape aa th* era twee* th* cars followed Immediately Iba cries ?f wt ruing Issued by conductors and inotormen as they Jumped from the trains. T^i* cars came together with a ter rlne crash, and both were demolished and plied in ore huge maaa of wreck? ages through wh**h the bodies of the dead and wounded were scattered. Few Escape I nhnrt. It is certain that by far the larger portion of the passengers on both cats were either killed outright or dseparately injured. The two trains wave so closely twisted toegther that ft waa a marvel that anybody escap? ed death or Injury. Aa quickly as possible word of the aectdent waa telephoned to Spring-1 neig and Peorla and a special car was Immediately rushed from these > i points. Other cars wer? also sent north from Granite City, 111. These last took many of the Injured and berried them back to Granite City, where they were placed In hospitals. As fast aa the dead were extricated they were placed in one of the cars sent fr .ro Springfield. Only Three) Identified. In a short time a car containing 31 bodies waa sent to Carllnvllle, where they were placed In an under? taking establishment Late tonight only three bodies had been identified. General Manager I'hubburk of the traction system was In Peorla when the ne** of the wreck was received. Accompanied )<v minor officials, he ggnrt* 1 i f .oe .? pgf the v. r.>. k. At Springfield all the available phy? sicians were placed on Mr. Chub hoee's special car and hurrlej to Staunton. Within a f.?w minutes aft.r the collation occurred, farmers from the surrounding country and nearly ??very man In Staunton were en route to the scene to render whatever assist? ance was possible. The early comers were greeted with a speetaele such as never before was seen In this part of the country. The two cars h.? i i sens togjetlu r Alth such force that they wero not only ?? ? -I"' I b'.f u . ? . it i ally our ? f all semblance of Iks lr origin ii shape. They were simply a mass of Splint? t> I ind twisted Iron and gteol eight feet high. In this pile of wr? age. the dead and wound* 1 wen flung In every ' c>n< elvable position and every Imaginable f *psj of mu? tilation Sv>me ?if th?* bodies of the dead were torn apart, and streams of btood flowed down the debris In a dadsH places. The ffcffJMfg and the citizens of Staunbm worked with desperate haste, however. and In a short time had taken from the wreckage all o the living and most of the dead. GENERAL CONVENTION MEETS. Forty-Third OtJMVtl Convention ol Fplscopnl Church Held In Cincin? nati. Cincinnati. Oci 4.?Every train irrivtag in this city today and tonight i igmented the crowds ol prominent ohurohmsn already here for iho ISrd general convention of the Proteatanl Episcopal shureh of America, which will convene In Musi ? h ill tomorrow nooning. The question of negro suffrage and Idshops. the proposition to change the name of the church to "the American Catholic church," matters of home and foreign missions and amendments to the canon laws of the church are among the subject that will come before the general convention. J. Pterpont Morgan, one of the most prominent of the lay delegates. arrived today. COLLFtiF OF ( II \RLFSTON. Old Institute Heglns Its One Hun dred and Twenty-fifth Year. Charleston. Oct. 3.?With the open? ing exercises held this morning, the College of Charleston, the South's oldest Institution of learning, entered upon Its one hundred and twenty fifth year of collegiate work. The opening exercises were held in the collge chapel, a larger number of students being In attendance than in several years. Short addresses were made by President Harrison Ran? dolph. Hon. John F. Flcken, Presi? dent of the board of trustees, and Mr. Rutledge Rivers, Esq., President of the Alumnae Association. In his talk President Randolph first extended a cordial welcome to all of the students, old and new, next briefly telling of the standard main? tained at the college. He stated that It was to be regretted that the college did not have an enrollment of one hundred students, no larger number of applicants being sought for; but that it was Impossible to re? ceive a larger number of applicants without lowering the high standard, for which the college is known throughout this and other States. He said further that while it was much to be regretted also If a gooi pitcher or half-back were lost In this "weeding-out" process; stll the high standard of scholarships set by the college must be ma in t uned above everything. Hoc JToha P Wcl welcomed h art ii. aU ... i he ati d e.ts to the Ottgi ma empnasueu president Ran? dolph's remark In regard to the en? trance requirements at the college. Mr. Rivers also extended a hearty welcome to the students, and dwelt at some length on the nature of the city to which they had come to pur? sue their thirst for knowledge. He drew a number of striking contrasts between the Charleston of old and Charleston as she is today. His re? marks were very much enjoyed by the students. The exercises were closed with a benediction by Rev. Dr. Scherer. Class officers will be elected on Thursday. Oct. 6. The first foot ball game of the season will be with the University of South Carolina at Columbia, on Oct? ober 8. ltlind Obedience. A gentleman had a head gardner who never thought of having a holi? day or missing a day from work and so somewhat surprised his employer by a. king him if he could have "nixt Friday off." His request was immediately grant? ed, but on the Saturday he did not show up, and | week went past, and then a fortnight, and still no sign of Mike. The gentleman reluctantly em? ployed another man In Mike's place. About three months afterward he was surprised on going Into the grounds lO tind Mike at work just as If nothing had happened. "Where have you been, Michael?" he nskeil. "Well. sorr. It's lolhe this: You re mlmber the day yon let mi off? i had la appear at the ooort as a w it aeaa When i gets then i sees the ?odd Klnt with the w i# on 'is 'ead and 'is specs on the tip of Ms noae< " 'Mb ha' 1 1 >oob?>'.' si/ V. " 'Yls. sorr.' sc/. I. " *QC Into that box.' says 'e. " 'Right, sorr,1 tea i. "Swear,' sea 'e. "I did as 'e told me, though I dont' Uee bad language as a rule. " Threa months for oontlmpl of < ""rt.' gag 'e. \nd they've only Juel lei me out, sorr."?Pearson's. K itherlno Mettle, a 13-year old girl of Petersburg, Who slew her god rather with an aas and red hot poker was acquitted on the ?round that the homicide was justifiable, the un? written law being the plea, Conductor Bam Dixon stopped ,?ff his train at Malta, In the Wateree swamp a few alghti ago and fell a distanc e of thirty-two f. , t Hi was painfully Injured. REVOLUTION IN PORTUGAL i MONARCHY OVERTHROWN AM) ROYAL POLICE SEIZED. News From Lisbon Indefinite as Telegraph Wires Have Been Cut, Bui There Seems lo Be No Doubt of llie Uprising. Army and Navy On side of Republicans. London( Oct. B.?According t<> The Dally Mad, a revolution broke out In Lisbon yesterday (Tuesday.) The dispatch adds that King Man- 1 uel is a prisoner; that strei t fighting has ccurred; thai the warships are' bombarding the palace and that all communioatlon with the capital is cut. No Lisbon dispatches have been received In London since yesterday afternoont when the Eastern Tele? graph company announced the re? ceipt of one from its station at Carca vellogj 11 miles from Lisbon, stating that all communication with the capital was interrupted. The Dally Mail prints its report of the revolution without a date and It probably is based upon a wireless dispatch said to have been received by the Paris Matin, reading: "A revolution has broken out in Lisbon and warships are now bom? barding the capital. The army and navy are supporting the revolution? aries." None of the other London morning newspapers print Lisbon dispatches or have any mention of a revolution. A Portuguese merchant in London says that he received news of a plot In Lisbon on Monday. Republican Flag Hoisted. Santander. Spain. Oct. 4.?A Ger? man steamer here has received a wireless message from the steamer Cape Blanco of the same line, lying off Lisbon, stating that warships be? gan bombarding the palace just as soon as the rising within the city began. Shortly afterwards the rev? olutionists hauled down the royal standard over the palace and replaced It with the republican green and blue Mag. Paris Paper Has Story. Paris. Oct. 5.?The Echo de Paris, prints a wireless dispatch from its correspondent, dated St. Marie de Lamer, Cape Blanco, 9:20 p. m. say? ing: "A revolution has broken out in Portugal?a great part of the army and all the navy have gone on the side of the republicans. At 2 o'clock this afternoon a bombardment of the royal palace commenced. All in? gress to the city has been forbidden. It is impossible therefore to procure and forward details." No confirmation of this has been received by the foreign office. Tele? graphic communication with Portugal has been interrupted since 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Portuguese legation has no knowledge of a re? volt. A Strange Story. That was a very strange story sent out from Columbia the other day, lo the effect that Mr. George R. Rem bert of Riehland will be the repre? sentative or leader, for Governor BISSUM on the floor of the house dur? ing the next session of the legislature, if the story Is true. It Indicates a very strange state of affairs. What business has a governor of South Carolina with a "leader" on the floor of the house? Are not the executive! and legislative branches of the state government entirely separate and dls tinct? We hope the story that was sent out is without foundation In fact.?Anderson Daily Mall. It Is quite true that the story re? ferred to sounds strange, and It is quite true also that tho constitution, J especially provides that the leglsla- 1 the. executive and judicial depart- 1 ments be separate. This Is a wise provision too. But to what extent are we really living under the con stit Utlon ??Yorkville Enquirer. In The Police Court. The Raeorder had several cases up for settlement In his court Wednesday several of Which were dismissed, the parties having thought better of their neighbors after a glimpse into the Interior of the cells adjoining the OOUrt room. Boso Johnson, up for disturbance of the peace, was dismissed. Mrs. T. C, Grabatn. white, swore out a warrant for Emmett Davis for not paying his board bill. As Davis confessed to not having paid the bill he was sentenced to pay the amount of the bill, and costs, which he dldt the city being the richer by 12. Hill Robinson paid a fine of $t for the privilege of allowing his horse to go loose on the street. Neil Miller, up f<?r breaking Into tin; house of Mamie Douglas, settled bis case be returning the mattress which had caused the trouble, and paying the < .>sN of the court. The cases against Abraham Brad? ford ami Rosa Galllard for disturb ance of the peace were dismissed. Wood s MILITARY MANIA. Chief of statT Would Make Every School Boy a soldier and America a Nation of Warriors. St. Louis. Oct. 4.? The plan to asli congreai to place the national guard on the army aalary list at ratet of from ;"? to 25 per cent, of the regular wages was adopted at ? conference of national guard officer 1 lere tliis a i ternoon. Gen. Leonard W ?od who attended the conference, said the war depart* men! would support the bill to ap? propriate from $5,000,000 to $6,000, 000 as pay for officers and enlisted men of the guards. Everybody In the United States ruoie than 10 years old should be trained as a soldier. according to Gen. Wood. "1 would out-German the Ger? mans," the general sale?, "by institu? ting compulsory military education In all the schools. Every boy thir t( en years old or more should be compelled to learn to use a rifle as part of his school course. Then we would have a generation of crack marksmen. "I would have the boys Instructed In the rudiments of military science. They should be taught to throw up earthworks and to plan scientfic lines of defense. These studies would teach them the initiative in combat which modern warfare requires. "Military drill would be part of the compulsory education. "Wars come without notice nowa? days, so that we should be always prepared. "Our standing army of 80,000 men is far too small, an 3 congress should provide for its increase to at least 140,000. We have not only the Phil-I ippines and Alaska to guard, but the fortifications at the Isthmus of Pan? ama will soon have to be manned." REWARDS FOR FIENDS. Rewards for Perpetrators of Hor? rible Deed Aggregate $18,500. Los Angeles, Cal. Oct. 2.?Three hundred men digging unceasingly for hours irto the debris of the wrecked Times building, have un? earthed fl"e of the nineteen bodies believed to be buried in the ruins. The shovel brigade is still at work tonight, aided by a huge railway crano and derrick, which is lifting out the remains of heavy steel. In Uie meantime the police are guard? ing the homes of Gen. Gray Otis, proprietor of the Times, and of Gen? eral Manager Harry Chandler. Guards also are watching over the plants of several concerns recently involved in strikes. But three arrests have been made since the explosion Saturady morn? ing and one since last night, when an alleged Anarchist, Martin Eagan, was taken Into custody. In the hope of securing informa? tion as to the perpetrators of the outrage, Mayor Alexander Increased the city's offer of reward today to $10,000. This, together with of? fers of local newspapers and * ibor organizations, whose leaders have announced a determination to assist in the search for the criminals, rais? es the total araount of proffered re? wards to $1S,500. The city's offer is intended to tempt any one having knowledge of a dynamite conspiracy to divulge the secret. There are no conditions. Colonel Roosevelt says 1912 isn't bothering him. It oughtn't to. No man who has hunted wild game in Africa ought to be bothered by a lit? tle thing like the Republican nomi? nation.?Atlanta Journal. John Bell Towel 1, late of the State dispensary board has established a newspaper at Batesburg. If he will run a serial telling in full all he knows about the inside working of the old dispensary he will have no trouble in building up a circulation. We know you will be unable to i better the values - we know you'll find this display the best ol all FINE FURNITURE For drawing room, dining room, bedroom furniture that will measure up to your ideas fully in style, taste, design, price. Simp here for best bargains. Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. BANK WAS STUNG. Payment of $1,150 Clones Case of Long Standing in Anderson. Anderson, Oct. 3.?A suit of Inter* i st and two years standing has just ?m me to a close here in a compromise. It was that Of the Bank of Belton vs \V. T. Ashley, Sr., a suit for the col? lection of a mortagege for about ."ion. Ashley's defence of the suit of foreclosure was the plea of usury, he claiming that the hank had charged him about $9 50 In excess of the legal j rate of interest. lie interposed a counter claim for double this amount, ??r about $1,9 00. as provided by the statutes, and the case was compro mised on the payment of $1,250 by Ashley to the bank. A little more than a year ago Judge Aldrich in the Sessions Court allowed an order giving the attorneys for Ashley a right to examine the hooks of the bank, or requiring the bank to furnish to the attorneys an itemized and verified statement of Ashley's account. The total amount asked by the bank was nearly $3, 000, interest and attorney's fees be? ing added to the original amount for which the mortgage was made? $2,300. JOHNDFF (JETS BIG SURPRISE. Kerosine Oil Cure for Hook Worm? That One Million Dollars. New York, Oct. 4.?John D. Rocke? feller got the surprise of his life to? day. The commission of scientists to which he gave $1,000,000 for the pur? pose of finding out the be3t way to eradicate hook worm In the South sent a preliminary report to him, in which a real live cure for the mi? crobe that breeds laziness was nam? ed. The cure is within reach of all, for it costs but a few cents a gallon. In? cidentally, whether one is a hook worm victim or only an humble vic? tim of the trusts seeking light by means of oil, he must buy It from the Standard Oil Company just the same. Mr. Rockefeller gave $1,000,000 for a hook worm cure on October 26, 1909. Twelve scientists took the money and organized the Rockefeller commission for the eradication of the hook worm disease. It chased the festive uncinariasis? as his worship is known to science? from Mason and Dixon's lino right into the delta of the Mississippi. Then from New Orleans the scien? tists sent word that they had found the cure?keroslne oil. Associate Justice Moody has re? signed from the United States Su? preme court on account of ill health. GOOD WORK. Done Doily in Sumter. Many Citizens Tell of It. Nearly every reader has heard of Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work In Sumter still continues, and our citizens are constantly adding en? dorsement by public testimony. No better proof of merit can be had than the experience of friends and neigh? bors. Read this case: Walter M. Folsom, 192 Hampton Ave., Sumter, S. C, says: "For some time I suffered from a dull pain through my loins and when I made a sudden movement, sharp twinges dar? ted through my body. After sitting for a while I became so stiff anl lame that I found it difficult to regain an erect position. The secretions from my kidneys were unnatural and con? tained sediment. Doan's Kidney Pills, procured at China's Drug Store, soon gave me the desired relief. The backache and pains disappeared, my kidneys became normal and I could rest well. I have no hesitation in rec? ommending Doan's Kidney Pills as they have given me satisfactory re? sults." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for tbo United States. I Remember the name?Doan's and take no others._ _No. 27. The Stupidity Of some people is duo from de? fective eyesight. Don't neglect this important matter. Come to ns?we are exceedingly careful in examining ami prescribing. A few dollars with us will perma? nently curt* your I rouble very often All work guaranteed. Graduate optician in charge ol our optical parlor. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C. WARRANTS FOR HOTELS. 'offlmlajlonn1 HrlfasiiT . _*da Against Columbia HoteU lot Non Compliance With Eire Escape l>aw. Special to Th.- Daily Item. Columbia, Oct. 5.?Commissioner Mcafaater of the State Insurance De? partment is today having warrants Issued against all the Columbia ho? tels but two, the Jerome and the Woodward, for non-< ompliance with the law, named at the request of the traveling salesmen's organization, re? quiring hotels of more than three Stories to be equipped with suitable fire escapes by Oct. 1st. Not more than half a dozen hotels in the State are SO equipped. Warrants will be issued in other towns as fast as the Commissioner's deputies can gather evidence. Eeperaato Lmmma Free. Editor Sumter Item: Doubtless you have long ago formed your opinion as to the merits of Esperanto, the international lan? guage. 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