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FLANS TO BETTER ARMY. mi KKs IN TtuX AS NOW TALK OF OPPORTl NTT1KS. Far Only 11,090 Men Have* Hceu Mobilised?Transport Facilities Are Lacking. Antonio. Tox., April nlur officers present with the skele dlvtslon srs principally encased la discussing unofficially the oppor? tunities offered by the present mobil? isation to work out lone discussed plaas for the tactical reorganisation at the army. It is pointed out that though nearly a month has elapsed eUsse the order for the mobilisation srea Issued, only about 11,000 -ot pa, M00 Of whom ire re< rultn. have L?en iMtmihli nl a division at war strength jfomberk l?,H?o officers, and pOftHan teamsters. To ??ring the pres t force up to war strength would for the enlistment of approx* |sijr 1.000 recruit* questl ?n of transport Is an problem which confronts the landers here. The division only with regimental |ano> Is entirely without a 'train supply or ammunl.ton ?tfleera agree that the array is with too much imped 1 which necessitates large the absence of water will any sxtsnaive field mano?<u* officers state that mi ny organisation and adralms be worked out through '? meats. d lessons which the r?t lltsntton of dlvUions has jjg state, are that all sttould be abandoned and 1st In largo units so as usd*men needed field tfceah larger units We ras tv , the several arms viorg*nlSitlon. each division 'Stationed la a definite geo lieoJ atme, so that speedy rnol.il n 4a ^ effected at any time; >nce of the army *.U war at jOi, times **> that in time &?asaij|pa*w?''a*rr be r.pcedi pla ed Ih UP At Id without its ef eicn-cy being Mbrted by the presence r*i thousands*'of untrained levies; and \Jte stripplag of the array of all un tssgssi ii j equipage, thus reduciriK its cost and Increasing Its mobility. ??-' kUVW TO SPEAK IN ( HKhTKH. tieesU C On II. ??y Will Make Addmw June lo and Cheater, March ll^r-Willlam Jen Bryan nf Nebraska, thrice the *DerycraAk- nomine? for President of j4? United Atates. described SS the ktest living American in private life. appear at the local opera honsw sumo time between June 10 aa4j|fi. according to an aaaounce ment made yesterday morning by Joe B. Wylle. Mr. Wylls stated that he had clou** ths ooot-act for Bryan's appearance hero, th* exact date to be announced later. MOII ATT \* 'KS MISSIONARY. llr*. Marnry ot Pr**b>tcrmo MUaiont of TW Nan I n Injured ? AsmAIIs+I* 1 7 .1 II< Shanghai. April I ? The Rev. Joh Murray, .of the American Presbyte rtsn mlJ^lon at Tsl Nan Fu wag at tacked ify Chlneoe on March 18, miles m>rth of that place. He was badly Injured about th* heaw an body, and was brought back to th mlsaton by a government escort. Is now considered oul of danger An absurd report bad been circu? lated among the Chitone that Mr. Murray had stolen a chilg and tome ?f them sOt ipon him while he wk? eeicmc- ?I In maklntc p;t?tora] visits. Ills assailant* ar? under arrest, snd the Chinese officials are displaying th. utmost solicitude for his race v. ? l.<?\?. |.|s| \Nt I ; 4. Itl: \T HPI I 1 Mot*.I French \ via tor r^sg ill Mil' St Hate %,t 77 >lll? - till Hour Paris, April :? Ph^rre Vedrlto gflje recently fl. v. in m I'ot tiers lo las Moullmux.\"h miles. In iw %mkt% and 13 made anoih. i remarkahlx Bight today. He I t< Issy early this morning for Pan Idet' near Mouin wOfftrtng th? ALji, 211 mil**. ?1 tfce rat*' of 77 ? an howr. I'n'.i orabio w? i'h cuapelled htm to re to a hel?rh? wh ( sight of the cart h 11 Irl d t" v > ' < eeome by Ihe <\tt% and < in pass but. finding that he Wmm Iohmh: his w? ihed April, IK50 'lie JuM m 381. MANN TO HEID REPUBLICANS. HEB UP kf.mnants of CHCLB JOirs powkr. Many of III* Opponent? Fall to Attend Caucus and Seleetlon is Unani? mous. Washington, April 3.?Representa? tive Mann of Illinois was unanimously selected as the candidate of the Re? publicans for speaker of the house of representative* at a caucus in the house chamber tonight. He was pro? posed to the caucus by former speaker Joseph O. Cannon, and re? ceived the support of the regulars and those insurgents who were present. His tndorsenvnt means that he will receive the Republican votes in the house when a speaker Is elected to? morrow, and that he will become the active head of the minority party In the house in the new congress. Many of those who were opposed to Mr. Mann did not attend the caucus tonight. There was no concerted ac? tion, however, toward disagreeing from the general party programme. The caucus proceedings were har? monious on all points except the method of selecting the minority members of the standing committees of the house. Speaker Cannon was one of those who strongly advocated t ii? ? selection of the minority committee members by the Republican floor leader. In a characteristic speech to the caucus he reviewed and pointed out the satis? factory results which he believed had been obtained by placing upon one man the responsibility for selecting the members of the committees. After a two and half hours' debate Mr. Mann was authorized to name the members of the standing commit* teea As the result of tonight's action by the Republicans Mr. Underwood, chairman of the Democratic ways and means committee will confer with Mr. Mann as to the hilling of the Repub? lican places on all of the committees. Mr. Dwlght of New York was again nominated for Republican whip, though he announced In the laut con? gress that he would not again be a candidate. The caucus was marked by the first protest of the Republican minority against the action of Democrats in dividing up the committee places. Mr. Mann presented to the caucus a lengthy protest against the method adopted by the Democrats of Increas? ing the numbers of the 16 leading commlittees without proportionately increasing the number of places given to the minority. HOOK. WORM IN OKOKOJA. Five Thousand (?m>h Under Ttreat bment Said to be Small Percentage of Victim*. Atlanta. Ga.. March 31.?The hook? worm disease is prevalent In 127 out of the 146 counties in Georgia and more than 5,000 cases now are under actual treatment, according to reports Just made to the State board of health. It Is said the number under treatment is only a small percentage of the actual number of cases of the disease in the State. death of l>lt, \. .1. s. thomas. llelo\ed Minuter and Editor Expires \t (?rccn\llle. Greenville, April 1.?The Rev. Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, oditor-iiw?hl?-f and publisher of the Baptist Courier, the Mttrmry organ of the Baptist denom* nation of South Carolina, died heW this afternoon, at I'll o'< h" k, after an lllnelsy of several u- ? ks. Dt Thom? as had hern in <\> ? lining health for the past s? v? ral y ;:r>\ and since the latter part of January had been con? fined to his >>< d< Death erai expect* ed alrno?t hourly during th< we< k. < sttle Victims of WolVCtt. I*ak. ?'harl< -\ I.a. April I.- Wolves have become to nervous In Cameron parish, south of lh? city, 'bit stock men are Rtlff< inif er< h sses, Two were killed In hunt yester? day and i hunt on a large scale Is ml for Tu- v.l.iv > H is ?stiru.(?. I thai fro.ni 30 to 10 irolves make their hotn< In the marshes and t? ? on young tattle, The N- vv Dmlnagc l*aw, * fotumhla, \\< \ l Over 1,000 copies of the drali ai i I tie gen eral al ? ml ly h ? e ? n pi lnt< d and win be distributed by the it ite dep irl - men! of agriculture, Tho Intert led In tho measure can meure coplei by request to Commlmloi ei Wal on, nd K??r not?Let all the ends Thou Ali SUMTER. S. C, WEDNI JAS. H. HUMAN DEAD. FORMER lilKl TENANT GOVER NOR SUUCCOMHS TO DIS? EASE. End Camo ut Abbeville Saturday Night in Presence of Physician and Nurse?Preceded by Sudden Col? lapse. Asheville. N. C, April 1.?Wit.i only his physician and a young nurse with him at the end, Col. James H. Toll? man at one time Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, died here tonight at 9:45. The end came very sud? denly. He had been here tor his health for the past six months, and of late had improved. A few days ago he became wsrse. Late this afternoon he became very weak and suffered a collapse, the end following almost immediately. For several years Col. Tillman was a prominent figure in the political af? fairs of South Carolina. He was a nephew of United States Senator B. R. Tillman. In 1903, following editorial criticism in the Columbia State, he shot and killed on the streets of Columbia, the editor of that paper, N. G. Gonzales. A jury later acquitted him of the charge of tho murder. The body will be sent to the old Tillman home, Edgetleld, S. C, for burial. COUNTY TEACHERS' MEET. Interesting Addresses on South Caro? lina Novelists by Dr. G. A. Wau cLo|>c. The county teachers met Saturday aU noon at the Hampton school for their last regular session of the pres? ent term and after listening to a most interesting address by Dr. G. A. Wau chope of the University of South Carolina on novelists of South Caro? lina held a long discussion of what would be done at the Field Day meet, which is to be held in Sumter on April 15th. Dr. Wauchope has delivered five lectures on various subjects connect- j ed with South Carolina literature of! which tho lecture delivered Saturday was the last for tho season. The lec? tures have in a general way covered most of tho various subjects connect? ed with South Carolina literature, be? ginning with South Carolina poets and their poetry and ending up today with South Carolina novelists. Dr. Wauchope in his lecture to? day took up the woik of Simms, the leading novelist of the State, and told about his work and plan of work. The works of various other novelists were touched on in a general way. Immediately after Dr. Wauchope's lecture was completed the teachers began asking questions of Mr. Scott and the other members of the com? mittee which arranged the plans for the Field Day exercises concerning the details of the work that the children had to do to win prizes. Changes of minor Importance were made In parts of the program so that It would work more smoothly and successfully. All of the teachers SfSrs enthusiastic .about the meet and stated 1 that their pupils were even mors enthusiastic than themselves. There art- a great many contestants for almost every prize that Is offered, and there an- so many contestants for ?OBIS pri/.rs that the judges will have to start the day before to get through their inspection so that they can de OtdC upon the winners of the priSOf in time to give them out on the day of the meet. Clemson College Notes. Clem son College, April ::.?The first baseball games of the season played <>n the campus were between Clemson and the UntversUj of Georgia and came off March -T-l's. a large crowd ;iw the splendid work of both teams. Clemson was defeated by a score of :. to 8 In the first Kane , and :; to 0 iii the second. Clemson played Brsklne at Due Wcsl '?n March 31, winning by a score of 2 to 1. As the college opened one week later than usual las) September, com t. en< ? un n( will not be un(ii .1 une 1:: this year. The contract for Ihe new dairy building has been awarded to 1'. M. Jourdan of Greenville, Kxcavatlon If now in progress and the work on th< 1 ullding v in begin In about I w< weeks, The city and county of Sum? ter I* unusually well represented al Clemson this year. 'The men In col lege it this time are: (?. T. Sandern a. 1'. P indi t g, W. 11. Wllllford, C. I! DesChampi M. C, Moses, J, 11. Hull p, m Dwlght, B, M. Jackson, J. w Truluok, F. M. Mellette, M. P, Moore r, ir. Hood, and J. M. Workman. ns't at b? thy Country's, Thy God's an S8DAY. APRIL 6, 1911 RAGE WAR IN DELAWARE. MOB OF ARMED NEOROES FIRES AT WHITES. White Roy Fatally Wounded and Number of Other Combatants Less Seriously Hurt. Laurel, Del., April 2.?About 10 o'clock Saturday a mob of armed negroes swoopei down upon a crowd of spectators in the main thorough? fare of the town anc fired a volley of bullets and buckshot into the crowd. Orem Stockley, 18 years old, son of a farmer llvir g near Laurel, fell to the ground, shot through the head. He was taken to a hospital in Salisbury, wheni he died today. George Hudson, 50 years of age, a white man of Bethel, was shot in the leg, necessitating amputation, and John Thompson, a whUe barber, was shot in both legs. Other white men recei\ed minor injuries. It is known that several negroes were injured but they can not oe looted. Officers were unable to cope with the mob and there was a fierce strug? gle between the two races until 3 o'clock this morning. Windows were shattered and the exterior of build? ings were greatly damaged. Today, when it was learned that young Stolkley had died a number of white men armed themselves, and with the chief of police and other officers entered the colorel section and raided the headquarters of the negro rioters. Three men alleged to be the ringleaders were arrested and taken to the Sussex county jail. Earl Richards, a 15-year-old white boy, stole his father's revolver anl captured George Wright, a negro, for whom the authorities have been look? ing for over a year. Richards compelled the negro to hold up his hands until the officers arrived. Wright is said to be wanted in Virginia for the alleged muider of a white boy. Officers are endeavoring to appre? hend the negro who fired the fatal shot at young Stockley. Open threats have been made of a lynching when 1 h^ \. 'caught. HAMPTON AVENUE BIjOCKED. Negroes Crowd Sidewalk so That II Is Impossible for Persons to Pass. Every Saturday afternoon crowds of negroes stop on the Hampton ave? nue sidewalk between Main and Sum ter streets and it is almost impos? sible for people to pass down or up that street. The chief loitering place of the ne? groes Is near Main street in front of the restaurams which are kept on Hampton avenue by their colored friends. Of course, there is a good business going on in the restaurants and in the shoe shop but not sufficient to keep the street in front of the shops packed as it always is on Satur? day afternoons. White men who come down that street have to shove and push the negroes out of the'r way and even thus they have a hard time to get through because of the jam and oc? casionally the husky young darkles take it as a personal affront when unceremoniously, or politely, pushed out of the way of the would-be pass? er. Ladies have a much harder time <>f it. If they keep on the side? walk?which they usually do not do ?they are pushed and jostled by the negroes who are intent on the con? versation that they an- carrying on and do not care if tin y are in the way of ladies who wish to pass. However, the ladiei usually do not try to pass through the crowd of negroes, they go around the block?it' tiny think of what they will have to pass through ?or they take t<> the middle of the street, which is not a very safe place f<?r thoni to walk because of the ve? hicles which are . constantly passing. < If course, most of tin negroes are from tin- country, nut most of them are sufficiently acquainted with city ways t?> know that tiny should n<>t stop on the sidewalk long enough and in such numbers as to block it ? n iin ly as they ?i>>. M \H\ M:i> Ml N CM \-l NEGRO. \u"i> Students t'nteh Wolter Win? Shoots \nollier in Dining Hall a( Him College. Cambridge, Mass., March "1, Three Cambridge officers arrested Charles Rockford, n negro waiter al Harvard university Jual as severs hundred Infuriated Harvard Btudenl caught the negro a mile from the col i. ground t, aft* p he had sho! Bin probably fatally wounded anothei negro waiter, Heath Suggs, In lh< dining hall, al the college Ihis after in -n. id Truth's. THE TRC POSTOFFICE SITE SELECTED. LOT AT CORNER OF GERVAIS AND BI7MTER STREETS. Chas. D. Hillis Gives Reasons for Mak? ing His Choice ? Details of the Plans. Columbia, April 1.?News was re- j ceived in Columbia yesterday of the purchase, for $75,000, of the lot, 180 j by 170 feet, at the corner of Gervais and Sumter streets, for the proposed new postoffice building. The an-! nouncement was made by Chas. D. Hillis, now secretary to President Taft, but at the time of the advertise-' ment for bids, assistant secretary o* treasury. The site was purchased frorr liam Weston, Henry Horlbeck. ,o. C. Lott, B. G. Legare and P. V. Michael, the options being obtained through Drs. Weston and Horlbeck. Several months ago the lot on the corner, formerly occupied by a negro church, and the lot adjoining, used as a parsonage, were secured by Dr. ; Weston and others interested, and later, when it became known that the government had appropriated j $75.000 for the postoffice site, options were secured on surrounding prop? erty. About $15,000 will be paid for j the Legare property, the same ajnount for the ' ott property, and the amount to be given Dr. Michael has not yet, i been made known, but his residence j will probably be moved to the opposite J side of Sumter street and he will I retain control of a strip of land i about 20 feet wide. This means that the government will at once make arrangements for the erection of a postoffice costing about $300,000, and that the present, building will be used for other gov ernmental purposes. This has been agitated for some time, but last year I the appropriation for the purchase of a site was the first step taken toward carrying out the recommendations of the government offlcials who have noted the crowded condition of the building. The plans for the new building will not be completed until an additional .*?pproi'iiat?en is made, but the selection of the site gives gen? eral satisfaction. WRECK SATURDAY NIGHT. Fast Train from Augusta Runs into Freight Train near Coal Chute. Saturday night sometime after 7 o'clock a wreck occurred in the A. C. L. railroad yard near the coal chute, caused by the fast train from Augusta running into a freight train that was just preparing to go to Columbia, the result being considerable damage to the engine of ono train and the overturning of a box car. No one was seriously hurt. It seems from what can be learned about the wreck that the passenger train was just coming in from Augusta and found the freight train on the track to which it had to be switched. ! This train stopped and the freight train went on up the Columbia track until it had seemingly but had not <n' fact cleared the way for the pass? enger train. The flagman signalled for the freight train to pull up fur? ther and the engineer on the pass enger train mistook the signal, think? ing it was for him to come on up. He did sc? and ran into the box car. The box ear was knocked Off the track and overturned while the tender of th<- engine was knocked off and one side of it was hadly damaged. The damage amounted to probably $L\ri00. While the passengers were bardly injured i>y the shock, no Injury was sustained by any of them, al? though it is stated that the porter was in some way hadly bruised. A new engine was secured and the passenger train, after being consider? ably delayed, went on Its way. CARNEGIE GIVES TO WOFFORD. steel Magnate Increases Rndow ment Fund by $20,000. Spartan burg, April I. Dr. Henry Nelson Snyder, president of Wofford College, received t"tiiuht a check from Andrew Carnegie, former steel magnate, for $20,000. This check comes as an answer to a letter writ? ten hy Dr. Snyder lo Mr. Carnegie, in w hleh he ask ?i aid for Wofford Col no menl fund i is used t.. 11 prl iclpal Ii not lo !"? lego seeks 11? create dowment fund of I 0,000. perman E SOUTUKO.N, Established June, t Vol. XXXII. No. 13. AS TO ASSESSORS. GOVERNOR TELLS HOW GREEN? VILLE TANGLE occurred. II ?< unini.-iKl.it ion- of C. I). Smith Changed by Governor Blease Fol? lowing Judge Gary's Order. Columbia, April 1.?Gov. P.lease yesterday announced his position in the controversy c r the appointment of members of >ard of assessors of Greenvill' /. C. D. S member of the house from f jfi .de, who ordered certain na?- ' ^nged in the list of recom -oV" ions by the Greenville delega , was a personal friend and sup arter of Gov. Blease. Gov. Blease said that he did tell Mr. Smith that he might make some changes in the recommendation, but that when the decision of Judge Gary was given in the Beaufort county case, he ordered the old name placed back. The following is tho position of Gov. Blease on the controversy as announced from his office: "On February 13, 1911, the recom? mendations were handed in for Greenvlile county, accompanied by a note signed by W. L. Mauldin, seiator. Later, C. D. Smith came in, and asked to be allowed to make some changes in the recommendations. The gov? ernor requested him to *ake the mat? ter up with Miss Newnham, who was then a stenographer in the office, Miss Newham having charge of this part of the work. The governor, go? ing into the front room with Mr. Smith, and instrccting Miss Newn? ham to make such changes as Mr. Smith suggested. Miss Newnham says a large stout gentleman came to her and stated that he wanted to make the changes, but did not have the names with him, but. tha he would get them. He later came back, and suggested that Miss Newnham insert the names in the townships in her own handwriting, crossing out the names sent in on the original list. After Miss Newnham made the changes, she asked the governor if he wanted to look at them, and the gov emoi said: 'No, go- ahead and make the appointments just like he gave them to you,' and the appointments were made. "The following letter explains the changing of the names: "Greenville, March 11, 1911. "His Excellency Cole L. Blease, Gov? ernor of South Carolina, Columbia, "Dear Governor: Reappointment board of assessors Cleveland town? ship, Greenville county. "Your excellency has appointed Ben Hagood, W. L, Morgan, and J. D. Drake on the recommendation of C. D. Smith, and myself. I find that we were mistaken in the initials of Drake, and same should be C. G. Drake, instead of J. D. Drake. There is no J. D. Drake in this township. I suggest that you have an oath sent to our clerk of court, reading to C. G. Drake, recalling the one to J. D. Drake. There is a small kick going on from friends of Senator Mauldin, but they amount to nothing, and didn't support either you or myself. " 'With best wishes. 1 am, "Tours very truly, " 'Wilton H. Earle.' "After the appointments were made. Senator Mauldin came to the gov? ernor tnd stated that the original list contained the names of the parties recommended by a majority of the Greenville delegation, and insisted upon their being commissioned. "The governor, in view of the re? cent decision of Judge Eruest Gary, in regard to such appointments, re? voked the commissions of those ap? pointed, and commissioned the par? ties w ho were recommended by s ma? jority of the Greenville delegation. "The governor says that there was nothing dishonorable in the transac? tion on the part of any one. so far as he can see: that Mr. Smith wished the changes; that They were Blade for him. and Renatoi Mauldin insisted upon the appointment of the original named parties; und, in obedtenci to the decision et Judge Gary, these parties were ippointed. That it was mere!; n d legation light, and that h< docs not th I nvthtng dlshoo hns ? loii by anyl ody, and hat he Is surprised at Mr. Smith en* eavoring t.. place the blame for the h m < - on sei retary In the of r \ <? \*TON Ml n M'dpi v I >. if'*- ifiulgr oi rvob.it c Fntnlt) Stricken In OIHee. his desk In his office, Probate Judge .lohn T. Gaston was stricken fatally ill Saturday just after noon and died at 1 2.11.