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COLONEL PLUNGES INTO FIGHT READ* -*<X)N8ECrnVEM INTO ANTI-THIRD TERM DEKLA? RATION . Refer* Inqtujrera to Columbus and Boston Speeches for Information as to What It Is. Bodton, Feb. 26.?Colonel Roose? velt plunged Into the thick cf the fight for the presidential nomina? tion today. He said unequivocally that he wan In the tight to the end. and was glad of It He replied to the charges that he would be break? ing his "third term" pledge If he ac? cepted another nomination and as? serted that whether or not he should be the choice of his party at the Chi? cago convention, he would abide by Its decision. "I am perfectly happy now," aaid he. "because I am making a atralght out nght for a principle. The issue is in as way a personal one." ? I SJ you intend to support the Re? publican nominee, whoever he may he?" he was asked. ? us, l ?hall." he replied with emphasis. { In response to Inquiries as to the principles for which he is fighting. Col. Roosevelt referred questioners to his speeches In Columbus. Ohio, last week *nd before the Massachusetts house today. I i his address today he defended his proposal for limited re? call <>f Judicial decisions and cham? pioned the right of popular opinion to '<>n?-oi the machinery of govern? ment Col Kooeevelr's position In regard to th** "th ? trim" was explained to a number of his callers today. "My position is perfectly simple." he said. "I ststed It as clearly ss I eouid in 1904. and reiterated It In 1^07. I said that 1 would not accept a nomination for a third term, under any circumstances, meaning of couree. a third consecutive term. i could not have said leas at the tisae, nor could 1 have said more. Of course 1 could not then know Whether or not there would be a de snsnr' * r me to accept a nomination at some future time, and, believing as I do. that the selection of candl datea for the pros dency rests entirely with the people. 1 could not say that at no time in my life would I accept gnothvr nomination. ' It must be clesr to any reasonable ,,. j n.vo.?, fefSjfdji third term has reference only to a s? consecutive term It grew out fSe fact'that a l resident of the I ted States under the present con? vention aystom of * lecting delegate* aan If be knowa how to use the ma? chinery st his disposal renom'nate a.?eself. even though the majority of his party is against him. But, after he has been out ot office for a term, he has lost control of that machinery sie 1* In the position absolutely of any private citizen. The machinery Is then in the hands of the man occupy? ing the office of president." Col. Roosevelt devoted a largo part of the day to conferring with men who are forming the Roosevelt or? ganisation In Masaachunetts Ho told them he would not identify hlmso'f a< ' ? v for the present at least, with the organisation. He also talked for some time with <><>\. Robert Bass of New Mawpshtre. waetB he Is to meet again tomorrow. Roosevelt piomlscd today to aend ? letter to h ? read at a lloosevelt rally which will be held here Hat urda) night by the progressive Re? publican lesgm- Stubbs of Kan? sas. <x-<see. Fort of New Jersey and ?enatftr Clapp i.f Minnesota are ex peeled to speak. Novel Warrant l*?ond Orarc'oirg Kvnlng Newa. F r the first Ilm.- -diu e be has b en mag at rate la this i Ity, ludgs Brunsdn w ?? lied upon th? ? mom ng to dran e warrant for the iff a o| two ne? groes who refused to be vaccinated by I pr o n. iik ph\si. i.?ii The two defendants are a negi pfi >< her and his wife, who had visited a negro suf? fering from an attack el smallpox. The as rttenl It ot) (1 farm a few mil"** from thla city on the Char lesion pssaf Th# preacher and his wife refused to be vacelnated SSj account of Ihe fsct thst they would have to lose lime from the i a rk. Th< pre u her said that he would submit to bdng vaccinated If the county would pa> him for his time lost from bis work Cat, ReeeweeM thinks ail that notsa ? bout him is the high-sounding voice of the people A man once bought a pond i.e. ,inse the .*e at night indi rn? -d that it contained mllllom of big bull frogs with marketable legs. lb drained off his pond. raptured six teegsj sad Ihel was tlas end ad the noise. The man Invested In noise arid Col. KoeSeVelt also Is r bout to take stock In ?i large amount of clamor that wll' >e v.rv disappointing.? Wilmington S? -r The "sitting on th.? lid" session of the legislature begins this week ? .ton Tost. EVENTS AT MAYESVILLE. Rook Club Hum Enjoyable Meeting? PriMoner AkWh Mayesvllle Mer fluiiifs Aid to Secure Fortune. Mayeaville. Feb. 26.?Mrs. W. S. Chandler entertained the members of the Book Club and a few Invited guests on Wednesday evening. The entertainment of the evening was to have been a "mock trial" but owing to the inclemency of the weather, there were not enough present to carry out the proposed program. However, those who braved the stormy evening were well paid with an evening of social Intercourse and music. Deli? cious refreshments were served in a most artistic and pleasing manner. One of the prominent merchants of town received this morning one of the letters sent out presumably by a prisoner In Madrid. Spain, asking aid in securing a fortune due the prisoner. These letters lave been in circulation for two or three years, several persona In this State having received them from time to time. It is evidently some slick scheme to obtain money originated in the fertile brain of some shrewd Yankee. No one has ever replied to the letter as far as can be found out and u might be in? teresting for seme one to investigate the matter. The letter is mailed In Madrid all right enough. The furniture in the Kineen Hotel barber shop, which was operated for n short time this winter by W. H. Swlnton. colored, was sold at auction this morning to satisfy a mortgage held by W. 8. Chandler. The furni? ture was bought by W. N. McElveen. I proprietor of the Kineen Hotel. The shop had been (dosed for some time on account of non-payment of rent by Swlnton. Miss Leila Rurgpss has returned home from a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. H. Hurnside, of Lykesland. Miss Mavis McKlnney, who has been spending some time with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Kaffield of Sumter. Is at home again. Hon. R. I. Manning of Sumter was in town this morning on business. COMMITTEE TO DRAW VP PLANS. The Men and Religion Forward Movement Committee, consisting of the pastors from each church in the city and one layman belonging to each congregation met in the First H?ptist church Monday night and 4ftt?r heating a plan formulated by the'Rev Hi II. Covington, appoint? ed I .f. F\ MaiUn. L. 1> tfpp and R I. Manning as a committee to nominate eight BMS UM.SJ ?l the executive committee and to draft a working schedule for the Men and Religion Movement campaign which is to be held in this city following out in doing this the skeleton plan pro? posed by Rev. Mr. Covington and ap? proved by the committee. The meeting waa of considerable length and there was much discussion concerning the cenvng campaign and what ought to be done in forwarding the kingdom of Christ in Sumter, but, a.< one of those present remarked, 'while all the discussions were very good and interesting, the Ohief fea? ture of the meeting was the delight? ful sapper served to the committee by the ladies of the Baptist Church." This feature was a delightful on ? and oiw which was much appreciat? ed by I hone present. After the opening SSCVtCOi Mr. I'.ar tow Walsh, the chairman, stated the abject of the meeting and asked if i n\- steps had been taken towards formulating a plan of action In the proposed campaign. Mr. Covington read a plan which be had formulated, hut which had not been filled out In me re-pects. The plan called for ?ii >\e. utive committee of "l^ht. who ?hottld bad and have charge of the ' unpalgn work, one member to be appointed from each of the svangell c >I churches In the city. This plan was beard by the com? mit!.. i.n,l approved by them, but as it did not go Into the details of the work proposed, it was decided best to appoint a committee to till out the details before It should be brought before ihe committee of one hundred, rii. ohnlrmgg appointed on this com? mittee Messrs .!. p. Marlon, it. 1. Manning and R, I>. BppS, They are to tin out the details of Mr. Coving* ton'l plan, nominating the committee of eight, and lo make report of Whal they base done at a meeting of the committee of one hundred) which will he held on Monday of ne t crook, DIOCEHE TENDERED RESIDENCE. Alken, Fen, 17.?Former United States Senator George P. Bdmunds, who was for many yean a winter resident of Alken, has tendered the gjplecopnl diocese of South Carolina his beautiful real donee In Alken for the ceSS In any way they ma ? utiiiz . it, and it has has that the diocese es? tup ge and use the Bd mu for this purpose. The Bp reh has no such Insti? tut i I Carolina, and it Is un ?|. r ;i movement in now be Ing thh direction. VAKQUISTAS EXPECTED TO MARCH OX CHIHUAHUA.. Attacking Force Fires bat a Single Volley in Storming Town?Gaining Strength. El Paso, Texas, Feb. 27.?The Vas quita rebel element which took pos? session of Ciudad Juarez this morning about 10 30 o'clock after firing a sin? gle volley, plans next to capture the city of Chiuahua. Tomorrow morn? ing the march of Gen. Campa's forces on the capital of the State will begin, according to announcement made by the commander tonight. Col. Anto? nio Rojas. with 700 rebels, arrived at Bauche shortly after noon and stop? ped his march there unaware of the developments at Juarez. Campa no? tified him to resume his march, and Rojas is expected to arrive some time durirg the night. Gen. Campa declares there are 900 rebels already in Juarez, and that ar? rival of the Rojas group will give him the total of 1,600, which he claimed recently he would have in Juarez. He says that Maj. Thomas I*oza will remain at Juarez with 300 men and that the remainder will pro? ceed southward over the line of the National railway early tomorrow for an assault on Chihuahua, which is being held by Gen. Pascual Orozco. Gen. Campa said that he did not believe the report that Col. Francisco Villa, with his loyal insurrectos, was coming to Juarez, and that he con? siders the town safe from any assault by federals. Following the seizure of the town today, the Vasquistas set about the task of establishing a new municipal government and of maintaining per? fect order. Gen. Salazar, commanding the rebel force at Juarez, appointed Maj. Thom? as Loza, secretary to Col. Demetro Ponce, one of the rebel leaders, may? or of the city. Loza was installed as municipal chief shortly after noon today and Immediately began organ? izing a police force His first order was that the saloons be kept closed. The result was that there have only been minor disturbances this after? noon and evening. Every step taken by the rebels apparently 13 with a view to avoiding any possible action that might cause trouble with the United States government. Communication between BJ1 Paso and Juarez was suspended almost en t'rely during the day. the crossing of | I the International bridges by Individ* [ uuis being limited to the bearers of passes. It was announced tonight that communication and consular service will be resumed between the two countries tomorrow. SMALL POX CASE BETTER. Only Two Cases Left In City and Those Arc Getting Along Nicely. Only two cases of small pox are left In the city and these are getting on nicely. Is the report made by the helath otficer this mcrning concern? ing those held in quarantine as small pox patients. The~e were three cases, but one CSSS hSi I0 far recovered that the quarantine has been removed and the Quarantine will be removed from the other two CSSSI in a few days if they continue to Improve si at present. The health Officer and city physi? cian haVS been extremely busy for the past few days vaccinating negroes living on the outskirts of the city and In the small pox -ections. but have nearly completed thoir work now. Personal News From Egypt. Egypt, Feb. 19, Ths weather con? tinue to be very bad and, naturally, there is very little farm work that can be done. Mrs. \V. H, Napier and daughters. MiSSeJ 1? tri and Dorothy, spent the we. k-end at the home of Mr and Mrs. F, 0, Peebles. Mr. Hasel Boykln, of Dalsell, visit d friendl in this section recently. Misses Ruth Smith and Etta Marshall. of Blehopvllls spent the week-end with Misses Sadie White and Min? nie Grief Of thi< place. Messrs. A Q. Hugglns and Wiley Hogue, of Camden, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Grief. Miss Carrie Love spent a few days ..f last week with her sister. Miss Blanche Love, at St. Charles, and was accompanied home on Sunday by Messrs. J, K Qoddard, Maxwell Jen? kins, Jr., and Miss Blanche, all of St. Charles. Mr. Arthur Mcl.I. of Itembert, spent the we.k ,ml with Mr. Law? rence White. Jr., at this place, Mr. l,. \. White and son, Lawrence, spent Mondsy in i?smd ? mr t"hatl' pent Friday In Camden, \ Washing! y entertain? ment wo 1 give itno of M r. and Mrs. Km ling for the ben.-lit of Sale Hid all wh" went had a \ nt < enlng and helped on luse, GAMBLERS GET UNDER FLOOR. _ I Police Muke Raid on Party Of (ium blors, but All but Two Eecape. Saturday night the police made a raid on a party Of gamblers who were playing craps in the rear of I Council's pressing club, but the gam- j biers blew out the light and in the darkness all but two of them man? aged to escape. Thare were said to have been five or six of them in the party shooting craps. When the police knocked on the door the gamblers at once put out their light and started to the oth? er door, but seeing a policeman there also, they broke into an adjoining room where they tore up the floor and made their escape by crawling through under the floor. Two of them were arrested, however, before chey got away. Robert Gaillard was tried Monday morning on the charge of gambling and plead guilty. He was given a sentence of $15 or 30 days. The only other case tried by the recorder was that of Cy Plunkett, whose real name is Mose Pearson, for disorderly conduct and cursing. He was given a sentence of $15 or 30 days on each charge. FLORENCE WANTS LUTHERAN COLLEGE. Chamber of Commerce Is Arranging to Make Very Attractive Offer for New School. Florence. Feb. 27.?The chamber of commerce is arranging to make a very attractive offer to the Lutheran college to locate here. At the time of the meeting of the committee in Columbia Senator McCown and Rep? resentative Ayer were sent by the chamber of commerce to put in a bid for Florence, and there has been some correspondence in regard to the mat tor since then and the committee of the synod is expected to visit Flor? ence shortly to inspect the site offer? ed. Florence is anxious to get this col? lege because of the fact that there are so very few institutions for high? er learning in this part of the coun? try and there is so large a field to draw from. Conference of High School Teachers. The sessions of the conferenc < I high school teachers, were exec Lngly profitable and suggestive, The; high kshool [napectof Prof. Hand ie] an admirable teacher and the meet? ings, as conducted by him, were of the highest order of excellence. The meetings were well attended and the weather, wnile rendering the auto? mobile ride impossible and this caus? ing a very great disappointment to tie visiting teachers, did not inter? fere with the two sessions of the conference, as the teachers had al? ready assembled before the rain be? gan. The visiting teachers were greatly I b ased with the treatment that they received in Sumter and the su? perintendent and teachers of the lo efcl public Schools are very appro* Ctattve of the cordial co-operation ac ( < rded them in the enterainment of the guests of our city. All cf the visiting teacheri were Very favorably impressed by the gen? e-ens attention of the Item. Altogether all who are interested have reason to look back with pleas? ure and satisfaction upon the recent Conference of high school teachers. S 11. BDMUNDS, SUpt. Cits' Schools. 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