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KSVl! IF HUH AWAITED. ATTACH. ON HANKOW WKL(OM Kl> BY CHINKs K I'HEMIMK. Imperialist Victory Would Mean Brief Lease of Life for Throne, While Abdfceufton Would Probably Follow Defrat?Government Ijead ctm 8ee Way of Avoiding Result* of National Convention In Renewal of HoMtillUe*, Fearing Choice of Hetmbllo. Peking. Jan. 1.?According to re? port* current In Government circles, the leaders of the Imperialists are delighted at the outbreak of hostili? ties at Hankow, as this will give an opportunity of avoiding the results of the National Convention agreed to by the edict of the Imperial Court and by the representatives of the par tlee to the peace conference at Shan? ghai. By the term* of the agreement delegates from ail tne provinces of China are to meet to decide the fu? ture form of government for China, and the Imperialists are of the opln km that the National Convention is likely to terminate in the victory of the Republican party. Hank iw was the scene of ??v?re fighting between the two armiu* on several occasions before the recent armkrttc* was decided upon. Much depends upon whether the fighting near Haukow was authorised by the Republicans and whether It will be followed up by the Republi? cans) or Imperialists. The Associated Prase is Informed that the news of the attick was welcomed by Yuan led Kai. who will now await the is? sue of (be battle. If the lmerlaltsts awe victorious It will give the Throne a brief lease of life, while a reverse to the Dwoertalteta, It is believed, would pteelpUate the ehdkatlon of the Empor or. The Pally News, the organ of the foreign office, proposes, in an article printed today, that the Republicans and Imperialists prevent the par? titioning of the country and save it from anarchy by forming a united government, which shall control af? fairs until an Assembly can be elect ad and the country ahall be turned lato a republic or remain a monarchy. This indicate* even Yuan fthl Kai's of a partition Ina of the Em There la little doubt that he jpajefIis the abdication of the Em- ! per or to this. Tan* JShao Yl, Yuan Kai's repre- I sentattve St Shanghai, h? . tendered ?Od? <*aignatlon ?? * per Jet. bfit Yuan baa refused to accept It. It is said that the reason why the Imperial piincee have refrained from donating large sums of money to aid the Government ts that they feel the Oovemment'e cause is a hopeless ewe, and also because no me of them seriously distrust Yuan Shi Kal. Fmperor Spirited Away? London. Jan. 1.?The Dally Tele? graph's st Petersburg correspondent rye that news received there from , Manchuria reports the secret flight of the Emperor and the Dowager Em of China, through Mukden, on the way to th* Imperial rssldenc* at eVh'kbe. near the Mongolian frontler. i The correspondent adds that It Is rumored the Russian Government In? tends to refrain from any Interfer? ence In China, but Is rsady to re eogntse a Republic when it Is firmly estabitehed. The Peking correspondent of the Dnltv Teelgraph describee Yuan Kal Shi ns being confronted with diffi? culties He says Yuan ts suspected by ib.. Manchus of playing double. He not been shaved for days and no* eleep. He Is being attack? ed end betrayed In every quarter, ac? cording to the correspondent, but ?till Is holding his own courageouslv like a lion at bay. Another Demand for Money. Paris. Jan. 1.?A specie) dlapatch to the Paris edition of the New York Herald, from Its Peking correspon? dent, says that Yuan Shi Kal. the premier, tomorrow will present to the throne a signed demand nf all the Commanders of.the northern army ths* the wealth of the princess and nobles shall he eommandered for n eonHnuanc* of the war The memorial charnctarIres the at? titude of the revolutionists as unbear? able ax presses loyalty to the mon? arch*/ and a /leslre to Pght the Issue to a finish, tt Inelet.i that unless ?he prince** contribute they ahall be treated as traitors It Is s'ated that if the memorial Is rejected by the throne Yusn Shi Kal will insist that his resignation be accepted. T?r. Henry N. Snyder. president of Wofford College. I? to make an nd dress at the Academy of Music In the near future. The address will be delivered for tho benefit of th*? new Methodist church and will h* under 'he auspices of the Ladles' Aid Uncle?v of that church. .? Mumter County Trustees Asso? ciation m*t Wednesday In the grand hire room at the - eirt ho.no. Mr 11_i_uf_ ''??*?? ? ? DEATH FROM "UNLOADED" GUN. Blrt C. Smoak Died From Wound In? flicted by Supposedly Unloaded Gun. Orangeburg, Dec. 29.?A sad trag? edy, by which a popular young man of this county, Bin C. Smoak, met his death, occurred last Saturday at Meg getts. In the lower part of this State. It was the old story of the "unload? ed" gun. The unfortunate young man who met his death at the hands of one of his friends, was a son of i Samuel P. Smoak of the Lower Fork ^ section of Orangeburg county, who was engsged in business in this city | several years ago. but, who, for the j past two or three year3 has been suc ceeefully engaged In business Ht Meg getts. j It appears that on Saturday after? noon several young men were at the home of a friend and, for the fun of the thing, they were making ready to move the piano of the household to some other place while the friend was out. Everyone was in good humor and bent on Christmas fun. Then Julian Peebles, who was in the party, seeing an old rifle in the cor- i ner of the room, picked it up and pointing It at Blrt Smoak, said "hook j out. Blrt. I am going to .ihoot you." j The gun went off, the shot entering | Mr. Bmoak's heart, and he suc? cumbed to the wound in five minutes. Mr. Peeples had no idea that the gun was loaded, and he and Mr. Smoak j were the best of friends. FL?THES SAVES DILLON MAN.! Frank Nlernse* Waa shot in Back, by Negro *>ut Wound Not Expected to be Serious. Dillon. Dec. 30.?Frank Nleroaee, superintendent of the Dillon oil mill, was shot In the back here this even? ing about 5 o'clock by a negro nam? ed Joe Hagan. This morning Mr. Nlernsee gave the negro orders not to come around the mill until he had sobered up. ss hs had been drinking. Hagan waa foreman of the gaa pro? ducer. The negro returned to the mill this evening, and as Mr. Nlern? see was passing through the boiler room, he saw Hagan but paid little attention to him. After he had pass? ed a few feet beyond him the negro flred a load of shot at him. Ths h*e."y ojfttMnr worn hv Mr. Nt??m??e was .til that saved him fpgflB a very serious, if not fatal, wound. Wfcftli the wound is very painful, the doctors think that it is not danger? ous. The negro was caught at once and lodged in Jail by Sheriff Lane. Mr. Nlernsee is very popular in Dil? lon. SOME HARD WARDS. What Thone Who Stood the Examina? tion for Weat Point Had to Spell. The following words were those given in a recent examination for West Point and the readers of the Item can test their ability to spell and see whether or not the examination In spelling waa an easy one. Spelling: 1. Abscess t. Absence. 3. Admirable. 4. Aeronaut. 6. Fascination. 6. Grievous. 7. incorrigible. 9. Lieutenant, t. Surgeon. 10. Believable. 11. Belligerent. 12. Catastrophe. 14. Complimentary. 14. Complementary. 15. Discipline. 18. Fugitive. 17. Hemorrhage. 18. Inexhaustible. 19. Monosyllable. 20. Synonymous. It Is with the greatest surprise and consternation that we road of the re? signation of Editor James A. Hoyt of the Columbia Record. We cannot un? derstand it, and we have been look? ing in all of the papers for some light on the matter. We hope that it La not that the people of Columbia were unwilling to stand by him in his fight against professional race track gambling. If an editor who is of so great value to the field as James A. Hoyt is to be forced, frozen or bought out because he makes It too hot for the most corrupting influences that are threatening us, the people of the State want to sit up and take notice. The woll springs of truth, the very nource of the water of community life, are being poisoned and corrupted and we do not think that the people will submit quietly to any lUOtl condition. You may fret and fuss at ths nswspsper hh much as you wani to and cuss out the editor, and swear that the only Influence that it exer? cises is to drive people in a direction different to th.-tt in whl<h It adVtSSf but st heart you know that a corrupt? ed and tainted newspaper means th?? most grievous corruption for the COLLEGE STUDENTS LEAVE. Winthrop Girls and Clcmsoii Cadets Left Tuesday Morning for Their Resi>eetlve Institutions. Tuesday morning was going away time for the college boys and girl3 yho have been home for the past week in order to spend Christmas and the holidays with their parents and relatives and to enjoy the festi? vities of the season. The passenger station yard was crowded when the first train from Columbia pulled In and it was also crowded when the second train to Columbia came along, for both traln3 carried off many of Sumter's fair daughters and handsome sons to re? turn to their respective institutions of learning. There were many friends and relatives present to see the boys and girls go off for school and the place was merry until the trains pull? ed out. Among those to leave for the various hoys' and girl3' colleges throughout the State and elsewhere were: For Winthrop: Misses. Carlta and Genevive R?ndle, Maggie May Seale. Eleanor Hughson. Louise Carson. Sarah Heriot, Alice Hill, Margaret and Rosa Cheyne, Susie Dick, Fannie and Mary Mellette. Adelle Pitts, Franke' Lesesne, Irene and Agnes Bryan. Innis Cuttlno, Clara Childs, Anna Brown. For Davidson: Quay WUUford and Shepherd Nash; for Clemson, Irvine Rlchard3on, Alex Haynsworth, Thom? as Slddall, Mellette Pitts, Leon Le Grand. The students leaving tonight for the College for Women are: Misses Agnes Haynsworth, Pauline Blend? ing, Sue Duffle, Nancy McKay, Eliza? beth White, Gertrude Knight, Martie Boyle, and Maldelle Boatwright, who has been visiting Miss Emma Baker. For Washington and Lee, George Shore and Julian Schwartx. For the Citadel: Harold McFadden, Eugene Cuttino, Merrlmon, Eugene Dabbs. For Porter: Mark Reynolds, Ed? win Randle, Stephen 8hore. SUMTER SHRINERS' ( LIB EN? TERTAIN. Dr. E. R. Wilson Gives 'Reception, to Shriners and Their Ladies. I _ One of the enjoyable entertain? ments during the season was that given Monday evening by Dr. E. R. Wilson at tbe residence of Col. Thorn as Wilson on Bins*! atrsns to lbs Bunt tar Bhrlnst% slab and their /ady friends. Tho lluu?c WaS la*lefuU> uteOwlcLie.l for the occasion and all of the Shrin? ers were entertained in a most en? joyable way. There were more than thirty of the Shriners and their lady friends present for the occasion. Re? freshments were served during the course of the evening which were much enjoyed by those present. NEW RATES IN EFFECT. Express ami Freight Charge* to be Reduced. Columbia. Jan. 2.?Orders Issued by the railroad commission la3t year, reducing the express charges in South Carolina and adopting a standard freight tariff, will go Into effect to? day. The orders were adopted during last year by the commission after several hearings and after long con? sideration of the testimony presented. The standard freight tariff will re? duce the freight rates on intra-State business materially. The estimated reduction has been placed at from 12 to 20 per cent. The expre?3 charge reduction is placed at about 8 per cent. The annual report of the commis? sion has been completed and will be sent to the general assembly. The commission will urge upon the legis? lature the passage of a law to give the body Jurisdiction over all grade crossings In the State. It has been the policy of the commission to work for the elimination of all dangerous crossings In the State. For the Winthrop Girls. On Saturday morning Misses. Ge nevieve and Carlta Randle enter? tained in honor of the Winthrop stu? dents at home for rhe holidays. Ml of the Winthrop students were pres? ent at the Informal entertainment and spent a very pleasant morning. Games were played whi?h afforded much amusement to thOIIS present, Miss Teresa Chandler being the for? tunate winner of the first prize and the booby prize being awarded to Miss Louisa ('arson. The mornings' entertainment was . tided in a delight? ful automobile ride, the young la? dles being taken OVsr the finally deposited at their Dainty refreshments wer during the course of the mo ter the guinea had c ased. Persons troubled with p ralysti are often vary much by massaging the gffSCl thoroughly when applying REFUSE TO ENDORSE LAFOLLET. OHIO PROGRESSIVES PLEDGED TO NO CANDIDATE. Permanent State Organization Form? ed and Declaration of Principles Adopted?Convention Divided on Question of Endorsing Candidacy of Wisconsin Senator for President. Columbia, Ohio, Jan. 1.?Progress? ive Republicans of Ohio met today, formed a permanent organization, adopted a declaration of progressive principles, but voted?52 to 32?not to give their endorsement to United States Senator Robert M. LaFollette as a candidate for the Presidential nomination. After refusing the endorsement of the League, the delegates voted?81 to 11?in favor of a resolution, as a personal expression of the delegates, naming Senator LaFollette as "the living embodiment of the principles of the progressive movement and the logical candidate to carry them to successful fruition." The vote was on the adoption of an amendment to the report of the reso? lutions committee, which had been unanimously in favor of not naming a candidate. Glfford Plnchot, who declared he spoke only for himself, and in no way for Col. Roosevelt, and former Sec? retary of the Interor Garfleld were the leaders In the debate against any candidate's endorsement. Senator Works, of California, and Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, were equally vigorous In urging that the Ohio pro? gressives concentrate their efforts in working for the elec'Jon of Senator LaFollette. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES Tlie Shoe Factory. The shoe factory people have tele? graphed that they wni be in Sumter on Saturday and the question wheth? er we are to secure this factory for Sumter, is placed squarely up to out business men. It should be under stood that this factory was promoted by the Chamber of Commerce and is endorsed by the Committees on Man? ufacturing and Finance. Having al? ready a small shoe factory in Sumter, It was decided, if possible, to com? pletely reorganize tlhst plant. With this object i'ii view, advertisements were Insprted in the larger shoe rmijnJ'in^w In #r/T?r t<> secure the proper parlies ,vho urfglst boob me In t??r.*itea therein. A Targe number of replies were received and from these after considerable correspondence, two men became interested who had had years of experience in the manufac? ture and marketing of shoes. They stand ready to invest every dollar that they have In the business. These men come to Sumter at our imita? tion. One of them has been making shoes since a boy and was the prin? ciple factor In the building of a fac? tory which In two years has grown from a few hands employed to over 200 hands today, with a large force on the road. There Is no reason why the history of shoe manufacturing in Lynchburg, Va., should not be repeat, ed in Sumter. That city has now three factories doing over $5,000,000 busi? ness with many hundreds of men employod. One of those men ha3 already been In Sumter and thoy will both be here on Saturday to meet our business men. They can be here at no other time. There will be a public meeting at that time, the hour to be announc? ed later. At the former meeting in Sumter, the enterprise was heartily endorsed by the few business men present and committees were appoint? ed to solicit tentative subscriptions to the stock. The ground has only par? tially been covered. A total of $25, 700 has been subscribed so far. In order to prepare for the coming of these gentlemen on Saturday and that we may have a full meeting- at that time, It has been decided to hold a preliminary meeting tomorrow, Thurs? day, at the Chamber of Commerce at 5 o'clock and every one Interested or who has already subscribed should be at that meeting. Those who have al? ready subscribed are as follows: Bultman Bros, $5,000, plant to be Included at Inventoried value, bal | ance In cash; Johnson and Co. 4,000; Neill O'Donnell, $2,000; C. G. Row? land 2,000; R. I. Manning, $2,000; E. L. Writherspoon $2,000; Dr. C. S. Ra? ker, $1.000; George D. Shor-, $500; D. R. McCallum, $500; J. W. Mc Keiver. $500; Rartow Walsh. $100; Cecil Wilson. $100; H. D, Rarnett. $1.000; G. a. Lemmon, $500; C. L. BtUbbS, $100; S. W. StubbS, $100; George L. Ricker, $100; L. D, Jen? nings. $1,000; D. D. Moise. $1.000; J. W. Shaw. $1,000; D, C. Shaw $500; R. l'.. r.eiser, $500; i. \. Ryttenberg, $200, Total $25,700. Mrs. a. r. Tabor, of Crldsr, Mo.. had been troubled with sick head ache for about five years, when she began taking Chamberlain's Tablets. She has taken two bOttlSS of them and they have cured her. Sick head SChS Is caused hy a disordered stotn- ' HUM CANAL I0LL8. ENGLISH PAPER THINKS PREF? ERENCE IMPROPER. Most Shipping Authorities Hesitiito to Believe There will he Discriminu- j tion in Panama. London, Jan. 2.?The Moiling Post ' has started a strong agitation against | the reported proposal of the United States government to grant preference to American shipping in the Panama canal. It devotes three columns and a long editorial this morning to that subject. It declares that such discrimina? tion would be a violation of the Hay Pauncefote treaty and says: "By no sophistry can the American government pretend that it Is not bound by the terms of the treaty. An evasion of the obligation into which it entered would prove to the world that its pledges are meaningless." The Post gives Interviews with various shipping authorities In dif? ferent British ports, most of whom refuse to believe that the Washing? ton government has such an Inten? tion. Sir Walter Runclman, senior part? ner of Walter Runclman & Co., of Newcastle-on-Tyne and London, thought that if the report was true the Erltlsh government had been caught napping, but he doubted if such discrimination, even if adopted would have the expected result of encouraging traffic in a manner to make the canal pay. J. H. Turner, agent general tor British Columbia, agreed that it would be a violation of the treaty and that it would seriously Injure British Co? lumbia. That it would also injure the canal itself for many years, u I'tfce United States had built up chant fleet. Mr. Bartow Walsh Tuesday ed his new duties with the dated Insurance Agency in v has recently purchased an in The material for an artiflc coping around the church has been placed on ground Presbyterian church and the the coping is now well ui Mr. W. A. Weathers being it of the work. The coping placed around the grounds S?fi INAUG?AAiED PRtSIQEHT. TAKES OFFICE AS PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT OF CHINA. Coincident WItli Accession of Revolu? tionist, Come Events of Import? nee on Both Side*. Coincident with the inauguration yesterday of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, leader of the revolutionary element, as visional president of China, came other developments, one tending ward the consummation of pop government and the other having opposite bearing. The first, and p ably the more Important of the was the mutiny among the lmp< guard at Peking. The revolutio spirit had been making head an these soldlers for some time, said, but yesterday It reached point of an open break from Manchu authority. Should this si of which the revolt of the guar the arsenal is a symptom, perm all the troops about Peking the doom of the imperial government is sound? ed, as not even Yuan Shi Kal, with all riis mastery- of men and government, can withstand the popular tide un? less he has troops. On the Imperial side, however, there was one crumb of comfort. The empress dowager ha3 given the pre? mier $2,000,000, which it is thought will suffice to carry on the govt ment beyond the time fixed for meeting of the national assembly. Yuan also repudiated the actior Tang Shao Yi in agreeing to the 1 olutionlsts* plans for the meeting the convention, the premier maint Ing that he would stand for the points he first outlined, viz. that delegates be roperly elected and I the meeting place of the conven > Peking. A number of citizens on Br reet state that the spilt log dra eeping that street in a much condition than It Is usually In < ng spells of bad weather. The continued rains are keeping cads and streets in bad condition and t is reported that the roads are al? most impassable at many places. There are very few farmer* coming to town now except those who come on the train, and there is almost no cotton being brought in on account of the eordrtfen .**f the -oad* Atlantic Cao^t Line \ The Standard Railroad of the South Ramafies the "Na? tion's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMIT? ED," "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLORIDA MAIL." Din ing Cars? a la carte service. All year round through car service from New York to both Port Tampa and Knights Key, connecting with steamships to and from Havana. ? 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