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COLONEL 10 TAKE STUMP. ILMOtff TO HELD TO I IK.INt. Ol M ITOKTI KS. IManWtMt, While \|>|m>armg IMiui ant It \dopi Such t ours*'. l>?-vlur?-s II. M igh t Im- I on?i to Personally IpjMRl to People in Plght for Nom? ination ? states Wlierv speivhcs Might Http Candida \ - oyster Hay. March V.?Col. Koose \ elt ha* uMMt made up hla mind to tak.- tin- stump ami personally make the fight in various parts of the country for th- Pi iighlaMtil ROM? MMMtV II.? said today he prohatdy would l?.? fore >d to do no. although he w is r?-l i--i.int to decide on su< h .1 ? ? ? irsv. Sine- the day of Col. UooSi-Velt's ' announcement that he wus willing t<> accept tie- tOtalatllOB. he has heen urged hy supporters in almost every State, etcept in the South, to make a speech-making cam; algn. It has been represented to him that In several States the voters were In doubt and that if be would appear before them the result might be materially affected. Governor Mubbt of Kansas sent a message ytvUerduy urging the Colonel to make *pee< he* in Kansas. Michigan. Illi? nois. Massachus* tts and other .States in which the Poosevelt leaders b?. he\> there Is the best chance for ? f fwtlvn work. i',,i I: .-,,?velt said he would not object to in iking a few speeches, but hs soon as be a< ? ,>pt? d any Invitations of the aort he probably vould huve ethers pressed on him and might Und it difficult to refuse. In addition to -<? h> dulvd speeches he has been ob liged. on his trips in the past, to t < 1 k from his train to crowds at the rail w l> vrations ire! be has found the ?train so severe that he hesitated to undertake It again.. He said how >\?r. that it probably would be nee s sary for him to do so. . Today he read President Tuft's speei h . t Tob-d.i and said that he probabh w ?uid reply to it later. PI. \\ K.I.kctr1c eil Mit iv...u.i o Pan t tuts will Mont Wedaew da\ to t tnnnaVf Purchase of the \p|Mir itu?. Coiumiui Mnreb IS.?Tne bnnid of dlrecors ..f the State p -niteniiary will m et in Coin m Ida tomorrow wh n the gnoOtton of tin- pur? has. of app.irattis for tltOtfOCnUog of crimi nals as afffl ?!? d by the gencril at* gang My will be discussed. It e\ aai lad I Mil at order for the equip* nieiit a id be given and that it v ?l| nt I m ?Ha I led at n early date. Tin- dec t-ocutlon of prison-rs will bt utub-r t ie dir?- tioii of the superintend, nt of the Stat. penitentiary, Thre.- prisoners are to be e|, ? tro tntod at tb. j ris -n during .Inn-. two regroes from Charleston and S. N. 111 de. .f And -rson cour ty. whip man. ..ho If under sentence of dOttth f r killing Ml wife i iH < in sioiti: ihm i v Mjnvod Mngjtstratc Muldron m MMtMMI NtMUMMff CMMf?\r Anderen. Mar? h 9.?V. Ii diet* hire .d tor -f tin- Anderson Intel i.ngen. . f it attaaftod In his office IMM| m i?isgfntt w. J MuMrow, The . m ounter gr. w MM of the puhli ' ition i f ;,n article, In UM Intel lig-re . r ubu h Mr. Mublrow OOnsld? ? fed to r? fb ? ? up??n him .-erlously. A< tggiMUtltd I y c. P.. Tolly, a r.-lathe b) marri.L'e. Mr. MnhtfOUJ w. nt to |he io-a-paper o'lle. and demanded I T9* Igst I um 11 i- said that as Mr. Cheobln reached lo get some pa; ? ???. apparently with the Intention of writ? ing out imi apology demanded. Mr. Mublrow strie k bun nfl the head with a bill t Mr. Cheshire hacMtd nut of lilt of||. .. on |Ml street, wlilb-. it i-i ,i i Mr. m ildron eontlnned t>> hit mm o\. i bead. Aftef going about une bufi hed feet og Ihe street, Mr. Hhaahlfe nulled out hat automatic pistol and tired Iwlcc on the ground. ? Mb. .rs and friend- Interfered and Iht fik'br ? Fi. ? d. Mr. Cheshire was taken to ., drug ? tor. la hnvi his \\oind-? dressed M bled Mofusoly. l^u.- nils afternoon Messrs, T..ii\ and Mmlrow Wen irri tei| on v. ir r mts. ? mrglng ?eoirt and batter) tritt int-nt to kill. The ifltdnvtU Wen signed b* Mr ('b ihlre, The) tren idmlited lo bond In ihe tum oi * ? . e h 1 ) Mattlslrate W ls*in, T*ie t? ^?? t ?v beet Ihe chief ionic of runvot ? lion her? to.i i> and tonight, i oil,, \\o,,.| \;,1111 111 i ronhb \ v. 111 reached Htimler of lb ,r f?h?rl< It . Won .I .i negf IS I t I I I ? i.I oi Im oid .>. If it v. hi r -oe ? ?Tie d in t b. -ho. t Middle tun al.I ? ! \ .n artasled fof sh< mm* \V dir..field. I 11 .tin THE COSTS OF COMMISSIONS. One spriit $m.uuo mm\ CuttiYted 0500, ?mm? and other Collected NotlUng, B*m Spent for the State $t.no> In one Year, Columbia, Mereh It,?The Dlease winding-up dispensary conun -inn, whleh cool the State <>f South Caro? line approximate!) M.000 for one. y?ar. is to b?> abolished within the n \t aeveral ereeki us a result ol the Croeeon resolution. Not one dollar erai turned In to the state treasury as ? reeult ol the work of the Dleaee i ommlasion. The Ansel wlndlng-up commission, e/hleh was dlemlaeed by Qov, Blease on the froundi of "Inocmpstsnoy," p/orhed for four years at a oosi of |S,000 to Ihe state end turned into the state treasury shout levO.OOO, it tx expected that the Anal meet? ing of the Dlease commission will be hold in Columbia during the week, v hen the Anal report will bs made. The members of the Blease com? mission are James Itaekhoussi J v. Wallace, F? H, Dominion:, Thos. v. I Irantle] Od B, M Thompson. Testimony wsi presented before the legislative investigating commit t N last Week to the effect that a Set llement with the Rlehland Distilling company had i.n perfected for $1 AO.ooo when the present governor wai elected. John MeSween, ? mem b if "f th?- eommlSSloni testifying. I that after th> governor WM elected that the olfef of settlement for $lue.?M?u was m \ er diseussed again hy the representative! of the Rlchland Distilling company, The legislative Investigating com? mtttee will resume Its session here Thursday morning at l<> o'clock, it is very probable thnt the members of ihe Rleasa commission will be i tiled by Ihe commlttes to tall <d the work that tias been accomplished during the . ne y.-ar of Its exist, nee. OTHER TRIALS or WHISKEY CASES, _ Twr. More t um-* Result in ? Conviction ami a Mistrial, Two more whiskey cases have been tried in the i: border's court by Ju? ries, <me ol them resulting In i con? viction, while the other ended in :< mistrial. Tom Washington and Blsle Fr?ser are the two alleged blind tig? ers tried Mondsy ami Tuesday, Monday afternoon the case against Tom Washington was brought up. .1 ii. ciifti n representing the city und !>. 1?. Molse the defendant. Ths lury decided on ;? verdict of guilty, after being out about on - minute. Most of the afternoon was taken up in the hearing of tin* CSSC, Ihe attorney for the defendant trying in every way to break down th- testimony of the principal wltneee, A, J, Dennett, but apparently without success, although in- brought out much of the witness? es** past life in Ihe crosj queetlonlng, Tuesday MIOTOlAg the case against Blele ITaser was called. Sie Wal BC? eused of selling whiskey to Olanton after Officer McKagen searched him. to see that he hui tu? whiskey with him. The jury disagreed on the fact, :i mistrial Im ing the result. I A fine of $100 or ::n days was Im? posed on Washington, M VKR i UtltlES IIIn POINT Item for INmJNmIi 1 vploralion? Kept in \ppi opt <ation Rill, Washington. March lt.?In the d. i a'e over Ihe agricultural appropri? ation hill, in committee of the whole of the House today, Chairman Fltajfsr? aid. of the appropriations OOmmlttec, tl ide a point of order against the provision of the bill which provided * 16,000, of sj in. h 110,. shall be svallable at once, for exploratloni ami Investigations within tin- territory of 'in ITnlted states for sources of pot? ash nitrates end other essential com? ponent* of commercial fertilizers. When the point ? f rder was sustain? ed bj the chair, Representatives I*ev er. of Hotlth Carolina, the author of the section in debate, offered it in Olbstantlnlly the sann form as an amendment, and it was carried by a practically unanimous vote, Minority leader Mann aided Mr. I ? ? r by speaking in favor of the amendment, laying great Stress upon th- Importance of the search for pol nah, which is now entirely controlled by h Oer man trust, in the course of a.i htim< red eschnnges over the nmtter, the So ith Carolina Congress I.U hO hNS It l \ tile ide of < \ip! II ? Me < hnlrmttn of the committee, through the dohnte on the ngrl eultiimi appropriation hill and httM d a..- it ore of th< nrgulng Ihnn th h Irmnn ? stiggi t- il that Mr. I Its ? i Id, a i a city member, prol i?lj did t oi nppn . inte 'be \ itnl Impor fir-" ? of ii.,. p.a . 11 question t" ' he f rmers, ind .-.dd-d. 'odd a burst hiughter, that lh< Itrooklyn man probabiv would not know the rtlffor enc< between wh< ?I und on tu growing in th.- tb Id JONES GIVEN OVATION. ( \MHK\Ti; FOR (iOVUKNOlt VYKLCOMKl) IN CTIKHOKEi:. Pornior Chief Justice Rovtewi BI?Uho*h <'nui-m- tiiid ('rltddHOH CoiitUcta With i.egisiatuiv. <laffney, March 11 Talking straight politics at two enthusisatlc meetings In Oaffney today, Judge Ira B. .lotu s today at noon and this even? ing appeared In behalf <>f his Candi? da' . for governor of South Carolina. It was Judge Jones' first appearance in (Cherokee county though in this count) originated the "Jones clubs" idea that bids f hi to be important be? fore the campaign is over. The fonm r chief justice was given .in enthusiastic reception. He was mel ;it the train by a crowd of citi? zens und encounh red so many greet? ings that he found it difficult to reach the court house In time for the sched? ule d address at noon. The day was made s gala occasion. Clttsens had com,, irom remote dis? tances in the county and all the near? by tow ns were represented In the an- ' dlenc ? that filled auditorium and bal- I Cony Of the large court room an.l I blocked passages and aisles. In the audience were a large number of wo men, and tin-.? rows were filled with school children from the high school. who Were given tWO hours' holiday to hear th< address, A respite from work was givt n employes of the Gaff* ! ney Manufacturing company to at? tend tho event, Probably two score1 negroes occupied seats in the balcony. I The scene at the noon address was an enthusiastic one. When Capt, J, B, r.eii. in Introducing Judge Jones. I r< ferred to him us "the most distin? guished citizen oi the State and the j m xt governor ??f Pouth Carolina," he was interrupted I > cheers. Tl ? eminent Itirist was forced to i usp nd to allow applause at intervals ? v> ry j. w m 'in -nts during his ipeech. in . Xplaining '. Is motive for making j the pace for governor, Judge Jones' -aid there is a "burning desire in my i.least to reclaim South Carolina from I'.l aseism. but there Is no spite." This caused the first lag demonstra? tion of the me.-ting. 11? - laughed at a report that he is the candidate of the aristocracy ami newspapers, and told of his pnrentnge und record, "I am in this fight to a finish I am no quitter, God Almighty hates a quitter, and l d>> too," said Judge Jones, He spoke only one hour, bul in th;tt time reviewed many acts of the pre ,-nt governor of the State. He told of th.- chief executive's fight with all th ? other departments of State government, He said that Blcase has p. some extent nullified the power of the courts by abuse of the pardoning power, "lashed the hacks of the mem b is . f th. general assembly by mis? use ,,f the veto power." and fought with tin- state officers. As an exam? ple of the misuse <>f the veto pow< r he cited 'be veto of T. Y. William-' hill for expenses as special judge to try as assault case in Mlchland as spe? i iai judge, when th.- negro was con? victed nnd executed. The hill was some |40 ami was passed over the veto of the governor, Gov, Bleasc says the e iIcker a negro \dm lays his hands on a white wo-nun is put under the ground th.- better, and yet when a negro who did more than put his l.ami "ii a woman was convicted by the court and legally executed he Would nol pay the judge heraus,- he did not appoint the judge. Gov. Hlease bad nothing to do with it. fl ... Ansel appointed Judge Williams j As an example of th. conflict with tin- courts h,. told of th.- refusal of the governor to appoint a special judge to hold term in I lorry when '-'" prisoner- were in jail, and county lot probably |500 for jurors, witnesses, etc., w h. ii tic re was no judge to hold the court, ii ? said th.- governor bad violated hin oath in refusing to ap? point Special j'ldgeS. IIS llr WHS holllld by law to sign these commissions, jusl ns he is to commission judges elected by the h glslature, lie discussed Blense's pardons at some- length nnd said the governor of the State is trustee of pardons as a banker holds money in trust for the hank's depositors, Judge .hues said a report is clr ? ulated that he t an nol carry his own county, "Why, yt?u will have to get your arithmetic to gel my majority in 1. 111< aatcr," 1 aid. Tho former chief justice ridiculed I .lease's claim of economy bj trying to . in olllces hen and there. \ child inn3 no, d three meals a day to \<> healthy, while one can live Hour by III me of| iv.n men Is. bill w ill lose t h.- child. 11 ? said such I ?lo\ i ? nnd regretted lluil the legi lot tin had nol pn ? ? .1 the bill over the \ et... .1 a.h-, Jones i i id hi i motto is not "Stand by your Friends," but "Stand by your trust and pray that no true friend would have you do other than stand by your trust." He called f'?r the voters to rally for the standard of good government and civic righteous? ness and overthrow Bleaselsm. He closed his address by reciting "Caro? lina," and at the sentence, "The des? pot's heel is on thy shore," the au? dience rose and cheered for minutes Tonight at) address was delivered to a large audience at the Cherokee avenue school, in which Judge Jones pointed out the fallacy of the gov? ernor's argument of economy. ONE KILLED, THREE OTHERS INJURED. Ifanfortl Ctishmaii Killed bj John Ctacklcy, chief of Alken Police, and L. lt. Johnson His Assistant. Alken, March 1<>.?Windsor, in this COUnty, W a;, the Scene of a bloody battle last night, in which Hanford Cushman was killed and three others were sverely wounded by the town officers, and John Cleckley, chief of police, sustained more or less serious injuries. Cleckley and his assistant. L. B. Johnson, ate in tin Alken county jail and John DuBose, Smiley Randall and Jet Atkinson are held in the Windsor lockup. Th ? injured are Aleck Nun. shot in the arm; George Weatherford, ihot in the leg; Sweet Cushman. 1 rother of the dead man. ehot through the hand. The tight, winch was gen em I. seems to have grown out of an attempt to Intimidate the officer, John Cleckley, who was formerly ?? member of the police force in Alken, and for the past year, since Windsor was Incorporated and a branch dis? pensary located there, has ben town marshal of Windsor. Threats have been made, it is alleged, t.. drive him BWay from the town because of his activity iti maintaining law and order, and last night the trouble began when, between 8 and o'clock, the ? ?the r heard a shot tired in .b t At? kinson's butcher shop, doing into the shop Cleckley found a crowd gathered and saw something slash as it I' ll into n tub of water. Thinking it was a weapon that some one had thrown away, he made a search for it but without success, then demand d to know who tired the shot. || ? arrested Atkinson, whose sons were present, and it is said, de? clared that their father should not be taken into < ustody without n fight, Outside the door on the street the tiuht began as Cleckley led Atkinson away toward the town lockup, and ti" one will ever know how many shots were fired. There was > fuslladu which brought Clcckley's assistant, I.. B. Johnson, to the scene to help hi- chief, and an? other fusilade followed, and when the smoke had cleared away llonford C, Cushman. who is familiarly known ; s "Son," lay dead and th.- others who were shot were nursing their woun .. Th,- combatants not only used their guns but brought knives Into play, Cleckley sustaining several severe cuts in the arm and face and head. He and his assistant, however, mcde wholesale arrests, locking John Du Itose, Bin Hey Itandnl and Jet Atkin? son In the Windsor jail hefor< coming to Alken, where they are beim; held pending an investigation. The coroner a'etit to Windsor ih;s afternoon to hold an Inquest over the bod> .a ilanford iBushman, in th.- past Wind?<>r has b< en the -c, tu- of many fatal street tights, but th.- town had quieted down during the past few years, Cleckley was known as a fearless otllcer. It is understood that the town of Windsor will defray tin expenses of his and Johnson's defense, it was not known whether Cleckley or John? son fired the shol that killed Cush? man as the fighting took place In tin- dltnl> lighted strc. t and firing was g< neral. ^:i< >i i \< roin < >m. \\r/.rs. Hoard of Director* I looted at licet - Ing of St4M*kli<?hlorH Held Monday. Tin- subscribers to the capital -lock of the Suniiei- Shoe Manufacturing Company, held u meeting itt tin Chamber of Commerce Monday noon. and proceeded to or? ganize by electing nine direc? tors as follow.- It. I. Manning, C, O. Uowlatid, 10. I. With, i-i.n, Nelll ? ? i >onn< II, i'. D M"! ,. j. K. i 'ross well, William Hultmun, Harry K. Johnson and C I*en< h. These director were authorized to immediately pr.il with thn organ ? [ 11 .-! 11 Im tune that other prop ert> ow 11? i - hdlouhl follow his e\ ' ample. RAIN IN SOUTH; SNOW NORTH. [Utting Temperature Kurl} In Week Will lie Followed b\ Colder Went her. Washington, March 10.- Rains in the Southern districts and snows In the North are predicted by the weath? er bureau from i disturbance that now covers th- Paciilc Blope. This disturbance will cross the Middle West about Tuesday and will reach the Eastern states about Wednesday i r Thursday. ?'it will be preceded," says the bul? letin, "by a gen. ral n>e in tempera? ture over much of the country east of the Rocky mountains during the lirst part of the week, and it will be followed by colder weather that ^\ili make its appearance in the North? west Tuesday and Wednesday. Pol lowing this storm the next disturbance to .toss the country will appear in the Northwest Tuesday and Friday and will prevail over the Middle West at the close Of the week. WOODROW WILSON S ATTITUDE. in Ills Writing, New Jersey Governor Showed That Some of Foreigner Were Undesirable. _ Madison, Wis . March 11.?Gov. WoodroW Wilson's attitude on the subject of immigration of Italians, Hungarians and Poles is stated in a letter to John A. Aylward of this city made public tonight. The letter was evoki d by published attacks based on quotations fr??m Gov. Wil? son's historical writings. "He must he a very Ignorant man who does not know." says the gov? ernor, "the distinction attaching to th? history of the gr?-at Italian people and of the Hungarian and Polish na? tions, which through so many gener? ations have made a gallant Struggle to maintain the rights of man. and who have, in the process, developed so many qualities that entitle them to profoun i respect of the world, i have never for a moment regretted that our great composite nation was enriched by the bl.1 of these peo? ple. "All that I commented upon was the undoubted fact thai during the years of which l speak some of the baser elements out of these nations? elements such ps might have come out of any < f the nations of the \\>>rld had been brought in undesira? ble numlii rs into our port- to the ? mlmrraswmenl of their former com? patriots as well as to the detriment of seme of th.mmunitles into which thi y went. "I am sure that the loader* of th> Polish, Italian and Hungarian citi Ei ns of this country w ill be the first to realise the malicious injustice which has been done me by putting my views in any other licht." i _ < 11 \ lluibling. Natural advantag-s have killed ? more towns than they have ever built I up. - 1 Ton much prosperity affects some towns as it does the hog ?it clogs their energy. 1 Th ? Knocker is a cross between a p ssimist and n grouch, The best way , to bundle him Is to take away his ! hammer. ! High brows don't pay bills nor put 'through their deals, it takes brains, ? brawn and money. The little man who will work is worth ten hie men i w ho w on't. i Th.- women are Q potent factor in (town building through their labors i for civic attractiveness, An ugly I town dots n >t impress one as being .i Ig.i place to live in, ! Town building in the majority of I instances should begin In tlu country. [Without the support of a strong agri? cultural community no town can grow with any degree of permanency. I'.ach wave of adversity and dis contenl washes at the ba*e of coni? ne rclal organlastlon*?its finances The secret of a good financial plan is its permanent hold on the people. \ IMace for Men, Wilmington Star. There coin,.; n perfectly lovelj story from the Cltj of Mexico that in the town ?f Tehuaiitepac. In th. j Sout hern portion of l he i epul ? there are oiil> men for '? <. w ? ? j men, said hi be the most l.. uitiful I j all tile WOI U|. Ii IS Wild th. Woim I , co\ an : he town, Iii nsa? I I lu mei i oantile nhl baukiim hushn ss. ,n. j I hal a in i n in Tehi j have a (hing i" do I I u ar of w hoev< i 11? RKFIXFm i olt CHARLESTON. Plan- ror KstablMltttcnl of (.rent Manu factor) with Output Capacity of 3,000 Barrels of Sugar Hail*. Charleeton, March 10.?^There is a well defined rumor that for several month* past plans have been under way f<?r the erection and equipment at Charleston of a first - class modern sugar refinery, having ? daily output capacity of 1,000 harr. \* The parties i.aek of this enterprise r<re said to be strong Northern inter? ests' combined with some of the lead? ing business nu n in Charleeton and throughout ty.e large cities located in the Southeastern eectlon of the Uni? ted States, the territory to he served fcy this refinery. It is said that the Charleston gentlemen connected with the enterprise are Messrs. M. V. Hasel den. Julius II Jahnz. Wa ter Pringle and Henry Bulot, Mr. T. J. Iapscomb, of Columbia, and other prominent merchants in this and neighboring States. ri.om m i: woman \tt\< ki-:o. S4-i/?<l in Yard by l nknown Man who i scopes?< it > Stirred. Florence, March 11.?a erell-knoini end highly respected woman, the w ife of a well-known railroad engineer, was attacked here tonight by a man unknown to her, and who made good his escape before assistance reached hi r The lady had gone into the yard for an armful of w<?od and as she reached down to pick up the wood she. was seized by JOgM Otte from be? hind. She screamed and made an effort to free herself from his hold, and in doing SO tin- person making the assault tore her dress from her person. After getting fre^ from his grasp sin ran screaming to the house and by the time :issistan< ? arrived th. fellow had sealed the feme in the darkness and gotten away. The ? place w here the offence w as committed is just one door, south on Oat Hard street, from Bast Rvans. and within four doors from where little Andrew Jackson was tak n. The af fair, following so close on the my*? teri us disappearance and murder of the Jackson child, has throv*? the women and childrt n a*ho hai a heard of it almost Into hysterics, and the n en, who w<-r" congregated in groups in the eastern section of the < iiy. ST0 swearing vengeance against the cul? prit should lie be caught. Arrange? ments are being made t<> secure bloodhounds ;f they eat. be gotten quickly. < Imnthcr of t'ommcrcc notes?tasnsgf i '.leetioii. i The annual electh n will be held eg the lfth between the hours ol it a. V . and 1 P. M. in t n stole ?f the i> .1. Chandler Clothing Company. ? ? ? Tii- enormous cotton crop ?-f last fall and tin- present demoralised far? ming condition? in this section of the > uintry is emphasis i . Lite fai t thai the city of Sumier ne.ds factories \ hich w ill . mploy labor and thus I partially at least render her laste? pendent of farming conditions This is why ihe Chumher of Commerce has I endeavored this year to locate at least two s a h factories is th< Raw* land Buggy factor) and the ?umter SM",. Manufacturing Company, it is a notable fa< t that I act or lee of like? kind are ao ustomcd t.? center. This i> true of th. great furniture factor* i. s. shoe manufatcuring, < othlng? iron and st- ? 1. the gl at packing houses and many nther great indue* tries that might n.- named. These all Started in a small way. Mat:, great faett ry centers are to be built In the : outh. ? ? ther ?itie- aie :.. ?.??. ease great distributing center* U is there f,.r.' neeessar) to he up and doing Th greatest ditlicult) is the starting At th. sum lime nith lh? .stab lisdmienl of independent factories .-'.mit r needs t>uch faetories and ?u t r (In farm produets thi i ran and should bi rais.-d in tins land. Kueh as tanning factories, . era. grh*t toills, Uh i| pack ing plants, count) fair ??? en< ouragt farm improvement and iliversltieatton Th fill niter Chaml?er i?f Commerce i alive to the-., needs and mm ct 0 later thev ?.ill > i?stabliKhed in Sum