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BASE'S VALUABLE AGENTS. RKV C. W. CRKHiHTON AND LKON M. GREEN OX SPECIAL M ItJVCE. At NVwticrry, Cotcrnor Blease Talk* or Ills System of l aw Enforcement, TrILs %?'hy Ho Refund to Give Vp Fehler Letter*. Wliat Ho Think* of Dispensary Investigation, Judge John and Things In General. N?w berry. March 18.?Qov. Cole L. H ? ase came to Newherry on Sun. day o spend a few hours at his home here. This being court week, he stayed over in Newherry this morn ng to shake hands with his friends who were here from various parts of the country. Go*, ernor Blease waa a.ked this morning for a statement as to sev? eral r atter* of general interest with which ho and his administration are now telng connected In the newspa? pers and In the dispensary Investiga? tion now In progress. His attention was brat directed by The News and Courier correspondent to the com? ment* and Inquiries of several news? papers as to the 1900 paid the Rev. C. W. Crelghton. of Greenwood, out of th*? public funds. "We 1." said Governor Blease, "in? stead of Mr. Crelghton getting 1900, I presume that by now he has >een laid 9M0O. Along during the first ot my administration I secured the serviced of Mr Crelghton for the pur pea* of giving me general information In regard to bow the officers In differ? ent can ties, of the State were en? forcing the law. and as to violations of the dispensary law and other laws throughout the State. Mr. Crelghton has made his regular reports to my office f-om different parts of the Slate, and In thoje reports I have re. eetved very valuable Information, and from them I have gained Information which I have transmitted by letter or otherwise to th?) sheriffs of the dif? ferent counties, to my detectives, which I have had vorking in the va? rious counties, and to other officials whose duty It was to enforce the law, snd In this wsy I have been enabled to have a better enforcement of the h>w than I would huve otherwise had. Crelghton's servlc? s have been very valuable In the assistance he has ren? dered by administration by securing this Information, and thus enabling SSe to keep In teueh wtth the ?*tt??n tion throughout the State. It is re? port* are on file in the office and ar puWtc property and ran be investi? gated st any time by any one who wishes trj see them. His voucher* were made out regularly and sent to the Comptroller General's office. The amount!* were doducted from the law and affaff fund, ami net from the contingent fund, as was falsely stated by the. ????wspeper reports. They are on file la the Comptroller General's Office. The Comptroller General then furnished him a cheek, which he en? dorsed, and these checks are filed In Ihe TreaHiirer's office. Thev are all public property. Nothing his been 1' -r und? r cover, and the public are entirely w* N ome to the whole t ra near t! ora. "Mr. Crelghton I? still In my se-v lc,e In this particular line of work and wlil si remain, at the salrry of |lfl per month. h? he d< i 1 < . posltn n, until his servier* become un ie aasj rj "r he ( ml, : s his resigna? tion, r. ^ Udlers of what any newspa. p? r Usffa may think or say or do. ? f r.oirse, his usefulness. to some vtetntj **.ill bS Impaired he Its now * seeanaag pahHc proi arty that he la d?dng this line of work. I?r? aus> until It wae so made pabbc, he 1 OUld gather much Information which, Of aaarse, now. the world knowing his bush ? *? will be h little more cau? tious In allowing him to catch on to. ??On Saturday I gave a like com? mission In Col. l*eon Nf Green, who Will -m a like service through? out ?h different parts of the Stae. I presort ? tf-e newspapers would like to base v In order that they may km v. ? it Col. I/eon Green is not starving, notwithstanding the feet Th \ . \?-i ir d nrlt i I t h. id* d him. R h* ire.? 1 hit, cursed for standing by my friend*, but 1 am continuing to do aa nd am do'ng buslin vs at the ?an.. M s? md I'oom No. 1. State House t.Miididg Oolasaaea, s. c. wh*r,. I \lll hS for the balance of this snd the aaari rats years aales provi? dence takes g hand by bringing 'r.t< pjgap ? ||1 powerful death." ??w?? ?t work is Cai c.r. m doing Just now?" was asked. b.iv. -ent him to ? dar," replied Governor ''.leise, "to make a thor? ough ? xamlnailon of the lyie hing of th.- three negroes a few days ago. His thorough knowledge of newspaper Work, ^ringing him la elBSf oi -. rva ghjsj and his kn.ok of getting Hghl Int?? things, m.ide him. in m\ opinion, p r? asset) wen salted for this ioi?. I M1?.? ? nt iinoth. i p.irt\ w ith iiim Sffss will do sense el the aaeral work, looking Into ttle |ll\ eStlgafloll. "I piemirie IT I had red Investigat? ed it f wonid have boon erltlel ad and. "f eourSH. as I am Investigating It. I will most a*sund!v be erltleis Asked as to what he thought of the Supreme Court's decision granting a new trial to the two negroes . n regard U pulling whom in the Penitentiary for safekeeping Governor Rlease'3 ac? tion caused a gnat deal of comment, the Governor said: "I do not care to criticise the Su? preme Court as It is at present con SUCUted. I am well pleased with it and am sure that there will he no friction between that department of the Go . ernment and the Executive However. I think the wisdom of my policy ;n having those negroes re? moved to the Penitentiary for safe ko ping has been well demonstrated. The feeling that w<t? aralnst them was most assuredly very high and bitter. This has been clearly shown I y the fact that the Supreme Court takes cognizance of that bitter feel? ing, nnd almost entirely upon that ground granted the defendants a new trial. 1 undeistood that one of the Supreme Court. Justices said that if the facts were *s they were represent? ed, he would most assuredly favor giving a new trial. I was Informed by some gentlemen well posted upon Florence Couniy affairs that if this I was done the negroes would be lynch? ed. I thereupon had the sheriif to] bring them to the Penitentiary for Safekeeping. For this I was severely criticised. The Supreme Court Jus? tice has kept his word, the new trial has been grant I, and I am satisfied If these negroes had been in Florence, particularly now, just after the out? rageous murder of the little Jackson boy, and the feeling being as bitter as It Is there would have been Im? minent danger of their being sum? marily dealt with. "In fact, I believe there Is little doubt of It. And even now, when they are carried there to be tried, with the man upon whose testimony they rvere convicted having been hanged, and with the legal techni? calities which will have to be over? come In order to secure their recon vlctlon. I would not be surprised If Sheriff Punch had not best be very caution- ?n guarding his prisoners. In saying this I am saying nothing against the- good people of Florence. The majority of them are law-abid? ing, peaceable, honorable people, but there Is a limit to which people go, and when it is reached, even the best of people sometimes take the law Into their own hands and administer a ?wlft Justice. Of this In some in? stances I Individually cannot com ptetn, but as Governor, of eour*< . 1 regret to s? c It." "What about t*e dlspeOJ in ItU gation now in proff eat Governor Bleans v.as naked , "Oh. well." he said. "I think the Columbia Rocord hit the keynote Saturday afternoon when it stated: "Testimony taken so far has been chefly to refute the charges made by Governor Rlease against the mem? bers of the Ansel c ommission and th^ present Attorney General." I think It Is clearlv seen by all the world t iat the commission Is taking the de? fendants' testimony, and that of the witnesses for the defendants. In or? der to snow up everything In the best light for the defendants This is what 1 -aid when the commission was i pointed. it nt oompoaed of the moot I Itter partisates. In their per? sonal Con Venations and in their ac? tion- in tbr Senate and the House! ih \ halt shown thai Pay are not only bitter political but bitter personal enemies of mine, and ihey ere doing (uvt V. bat I thought they w ould do? trying to whitewash and eloan up for everybod> on their aide and sneaking around nnd endeavoring to smell out Mm thing that they think will be detrimental to my administration. nnd particularly to me in my candidacy for re-election." Why did you refuse to turn OVer the Felder U tters to the commission?" ? i s naked. "Because.*1 said t. e Governor, "i hell >Ve If they had got them into their bands, the letters would hive been 'loot, atrnyed or stoi- n.' nnd thai each one would ha\e denied having my knowledge of having seen them lo I. or that, if they bad fallen into the hands of the Attorney General, he would have taken pleasure in de stroylng them In order to wipe out tb.? testimony which I hold against Felder In his transactions with the officials of the state dispensary, Then 'he Commission and Mr. I.yon could have helped Mr. Felder In ins claim that the\ were forgeries, and demand ed ihe proof ot me. ami i would have h eu helpless, When tins gel those letters, some Court and Ihe highest Court in this country, will have to take them by lawful. hu1 determined force." "If they desire, from a sense of do? ing what Is right and Just to p the original Felder letera, I will permit them to examine them, provided thev Will alle/W me to l>,. in the i.m With i?* many guards a" I way see tit to select, lo protect the letters from he, loot, from straying or from being Holen, They hnve no rieht to erltl - lue me for I his, for I am taking the tine poeltlon that their side of the house took before Ihe Supreme ('our* when Ihe Btackhouse commission 1 Mated to look Into thelf papers, and which position the Supreme Court as then constituted saw fit to sustain." In discussing his race, Governor lileaso said: , 1 have tpoken recently before sev? eral very large audiences, and I am thoroughly Satisfied that I am strong? er with the majority of the people to? day than I was two years ago. I am receiving reports from every section of the State, from good and true men, and those reports are very encourag? ing, and I am absolutely satisfied that I will he re-elected. I have no fears whatever along that line. My friends ate sitt'ng steady in the boat, the erater is nice and pleasant, and the victory is in sight." Asked if he had any statement to make as to the campaign be'ng waged by Mr Jones, Governor Blease said: "I thank God that I was not born a COWard. I also thank God that I was horn a gentleman. And not being a coward, but being a gentleman, I nev? er strike any man behind his back, by word of mouth or otherwise. There? fore, 1 have no comment to make up? on Mr. Jones' actions or his candi? dacy." ____________________ i i FINAL AUKAXGEMKXTS FOR BIG CHAMBER OP COMMERCE MEETING, Ladles of the Jewish Church Will Servo Supper in the Armory Hull on March Mth. The Jewish ladies have been given the contract to furnish the supper for the big Chamber of Commerce meet? ing to be held In the Armory Hall on next Tuesday night. March 26th, at 8 P. M. over 100 members are ex? pected to be seated at the tables. This Is the annual meeting and re? ports of the work accomplished and that to be undertaken for the coming year will be given. Charles Ash burner, who made a national-wide reputation as manager of the Staun ton. Va., city government will speak. livery member has received an in? vitation to be present and as the Chamber has now a total membership of 2:55, it is requested that the mom ben immediately respond upon th a return postal card In order that the committee may be able to make the necessary reservations. The supper will be free to all members. Anyone not a member may attend by paying for the cost of the supper or fifty cents. - ? ? The Hoard of I ireetors heul their last regular monthly meeting on Monday. A request was received from th- publishers f the Walsh Di? rectory asking for an endorsement of ihe s ime. A new directory is needed and the Hoard by resolution approved Of Its publication. It is hoped that it will be liberally supported by the business men of the city and that they will subscribe for the volume. ? es The secretary has received word from the publishers of the Sumter folder that they will be ready for shipment by the last of the week. Bach member will be entitled to re_ celve one copy for every dollar aub serlbx d. When reeelved they may be had at the Office where the distribu? tion will be made Extra copies may be bad by paying for the actual coat of publication or five cents each. TWO FIRES TUESDAY AFTER? NOON, One on Coundl Street and One on Liberty Street?Little Damage Done, Twice Tuesday afternoon tin- hose teams were called out to tires, the brst time to one In a negro houae on Council street and the second time later In the afternoon to one on Bast Liberty street at the residence of Mr. Mitchell Lev!. The first Are caught In a wooden ?afe which was placed adjacent to a i stove In which .?? lire was burning. The hr. was extinguished without trouble. The fir on Liberty street was in the kitchen of Mr. Levl'a resl dence and < aught In the woodwork of the wall from a lire In an oil stove The side of the \\;>!l wai scorched and discolored before i fire was ex? tinguished by tin- use of the chemi? cal hand extinguisher. VLLEGED M CR DER ER CAPTUR? ED. [ J, s. Sykes UliHRs CVplutn Stonc> Hack to This Stute from Florida. J, s. Sykes, deputy sheriff, brought in Cephas Stoney Wednesday from the southern part of rTorida, where j Mr. Sykes bad located and gone Bun | day after this, alleged murderer In I chlently Mr. Sykes brought with blm |a hunch of orange blossoms to show [that it was >tiii summer in thai por i t ion ol the < otint t v. Stoney Is wanted In thl county for the alleged killing of Kelson Denjn I mln In the Bhiloh section in 190B, It i * under ttnd thai Stone} admits the I Killing. wht< h was th.- restill of gun lahot wounds, but claims that Ii wat altogether an accident. OUTLAWS HIDING AMONG HILLS NEAH ALLEN HOME. Every Available Man in HHlsvllle Joins Poaeee in AU-nlght Ride to Surround lUU, Five .Miles from Allen Home, Where Assassins are Iic]>orte<l lo he in lini ng. HHlsvllle, Va., March 19.?Mes? sengers from the posses guarding the roads In the mountains have reported the court house a.-sasins at a point about live miles from Floyd Allen's home. Every available man in Hills vllle has hurried up into the hills in the hope ef surrounding them before they g. t away. Just after dusk fell a man riding a gray horse covered with roam, rode 'nto town and had a hurried talk with Detective lelts.head of the posse. Not even the men who had been in the saddle all day were spared from the call and the party galloped off on what will be an all-night ride. At best, they cannot reach the point the meaeenger Indicated before dawn. The chase of the Allen outlaws who shot up the Carrol County Court House last Thursday and now have five deaths to their score for that 3oitie has settled down to a siege. All that the posses know is that the gang probably is up in the Cheat nut Ridge. Travelers coming down from Fancy Gap said the Aliens had desert? d their stand at Squirrels Spur and plunged into the still thicker country ov?r toward the Patrick County line. That Is more of a wil? derness than their previous stand. At some places the boundary lines have never been located. Tt now looks like an attempt to starve out the assassins The posses have been spread over the roads and the cross roads and byways have been well covered. By this method they hope -to cut off food supplies and probably medical attention. TAFT WEAK, SAYS BEVERIDGE. Former Senator Opens Roosevelt Campaign in Chicago. Chicago, March 19.?Former Sena? tor Albert J. Beverldge fired one of the opening guns of the Roosevelt campaign in Chicago in a speech at orchestra Ha. 11 tonight. The meet? ing was the largest the Roosevelt forces have bad h*re thus far and is to be followed by the appearance of Roosevelt himself next week American Sags and coptet of nat? ional airs and other songs were dls trlbuted among the audience tonight. The audience was asked to join in the singing. Several reservations were made for out-of-town delegations. Mr. Beverldge declared the most pressing need of the country WU1 ? strong man at its head, a man so strong that he could control the great corporations and their makers. lie j said the Sherman law had failed in its purpose because it was at war with natural law and that prosecu? tions under the present administration had been futile. The speaker also arraigned the leadership of President Taft. THIEVES ARRESTED, Vcgroca Pound Guilty of stealing stuff from Sum tor Junk Compouy. William Brown, Willie Johnson and Tom Nelson, alias Nelson Clarkson, were arrest.>?i Tuesday morning by Policemen McKageii am' Owens for stealing Stuff from the yard of the Sumter Junk Company on the 15th instant. The negroes were tried by the re? corder and . found guilty. Johnson and Nelson getting a sentence of $ir? or 30 days each, while Brown was sent- need to pay a fine of $50 or serve :'?" days. This is the third time tl<;:t thelvea have made raids on the Sumter Junk Company, but the first time they have been caught. All of the property stolen on their recent depredation was r- covered. $100.000 FOR SCHOOLS OP STATE. Balance of Dispensary Fund to Be Distributed. Columbia. March 19.?Comptroller General Jonos, State Treasurer Jen? nings nnd Superintendent of Bduca [ tlon Kwearingen will in tic course of ! the next lew days distribute among j the several counties the unappropriat? ed balance of the money from the dis? pensary fund, amounting to about 170,000, \\hi>h is deposited be the Trensurer in some flft> banks through? out the State. This distribution win be among the counties according to enrollment in accordance with the \. t pass* d bj the hist Legislature. The Aei requires tb ?e oftlclnla to [distribute any more fund-- which may ! .?. into their hands from the old ? p< ? ii \ i'hu.i and as the Blease I wlndlng-up commission will mrn over : son .' 125,000 now in Its hands, prob? I at.lv- this Work, this amount will he distributed lo the various counties, .This action vv;|j also directed by the j Act of the t' i oMt Lx gislat nre. I TO BE MORE DIVERSIFIED FARMING. Mayor Womble't, Baiidsoaae Resi? dence Ncarlng Completion?Other im? rovements to t rine ? oui r News .Matters of \;a.\e>\ illc. Mayesville, March 19.?The gooj weather of the past few day.- has re? juvenated things in general and it Is hoped that the long, wet winter is at last broken. Some farm lands will ii- ready for working within a tew days if the weather continue! clear, but the majority of the lands will have to wait lor a good many days before plowing can be started. Fer? tilisers are being hauled more and more but nothing like the usual quan? tities. From all reports, the crops in this section will be more diversified than ver before and the cotton acreage will be materially reduced. The handsome residence of Mayor X. D. Worn hie on the corner of La Fayette and Church streets is near. Ing completion, and it is one of th? most convenient and attractive homes in the town. T. B. Fort of Mayes. vile is the builder. It is rumored on good authority that BO me more sub star, t i .ii building will be commenced 'n the near future in the business section. Mayesville has certainly made great strides forward along this line within the past two years. Nothing further has been heard as to the building of the new depot by the At tlantie Coast Line. It was said sometime ago that work would be commenced in March but no activi? ties have been noticeable in that di? rection as yet. How -ver. the railroad people have promised the new station and the citizens expect them to make good. Dr. Milton Weinberg will deliver a free lecture on the subject of the hookworm in the school auditorium on Wednesday t-v.ming at 7:45 o'clock. It is hoped that a large audience will hear Or. Weinberg on this important And Vital subject of the times. The first game of baseball for this section will be played this afternoon oa the grounds of the Mayesville In? stitute, colored, between that school and the Kenda' Institute of Sumter. A good crowd will probably attend as the two teams are said to be fast ones. Messrs. R. J. Mayes. Jr., H. C. Bland, and E. P. McNeill are on the petit jury in common pleas court this week. Miss Pearl IJallenger f Etichland. who haa been visiting her slater, Mr . ir. A. Km \. i eturned boms this morning. ji, Ja Bland, ?-?? i . of ? uHiH . sp? rit today in town on business. Messrs. Richard IT. Dana and J. C. J. Flamandy of Cambridge, Mass.. are here attending a meeting of th2 trustees of the Mayesville Institute. Mr. A. A. Strauss of Sumter was in town this morning looking after his property here. Mesdtfmei w. s. Chandler, R. c. Mayes. J. Nr. Shaw, L S. Maws and if C. Bland went to Sumtei today or. a shopping trip. Mr. C. G. Griffin left for St. I*ouis y aterday morning where he goes to purchase stock for Blend's stahlea, Mr. J. A. Foxworth spent yesterday In th.- Mechanicavllle section visiting relatives. Mr. L. M. Foxworth of M ? hanics vilh' was in town today on business and pleasure. Mr. and Mrs .1. Harmon ami Mr. and Mrs. C. \. Sprott attended the quarterly conference at Bethel church yesterday, Mr. Henry Weinberg went to Sum? ter today on business. POLICEMEN RECEIVE COMMIS? SIONS, Messrs. Sam New/mail and C. M. Young Filed Bonds Tuesday ami Alexander Xorrls Wednesday. Two of the rural policemen for Sumter county, Sam Newman and C. M. Young, filed their bonds with the clerk of court Tuesday and Mr. New? man at once went over to Columbte fi.r the two commissions, bringing them back to Sumter with bin that night. Mr. Nortis tiled his bond with the clerk of court Wedneaday and went over to Columbia that day to secure bis commission from the sec? retary of State. The policemen will begin their du? ties as officers at once and it is hoped thai their services will prove ef? fective in keeping down disturbances and disorderly meetings in. the coun i y. vor Ml CAROLIN \ ITEMS J\ Dil l. Fixer-, ami Harbors Measure Carries Ippropriiitlon < i* GriHii Interest. Washington, March 19.?-All South Carolina Items heretofore placed in the river and harbor hill were re* tained whin the bill was passed to? day. This Includes an appropriation i f. r work uii the Waterce, Santee and Congaree rivers between Columbia and Georgetown which will prove of groat benefit to ?'ohne' la. TRAINS RESUME SCHEDULE L-?Usotl Train only One Now Off Kun a List of Train* u. Sumter. F:om The Daily Item, ..anh 20. With the subsiding < f thf water <? *r the trestle and bridge at Remicl L< uay all trains eoming iotO and pass? ing through Sumter will r tUlM their regular schedules except the QlbSOB train, which will Continue to run as at present until the water in the Pe ? Dee at Bennettavllte goes dow n so that the damage at that place can be ? stimated and repaired. At the present time no statment of the amount Of damage done by the Tee Dee in its rampage can be made as the water is still ton high for the railroad engineers to investigate. However, the water has already be? gun to subside and the investigation of damages will be made in the next day or two. Work to repair the dam? age will be commenced as soon as the water subsides sufficiently, but it is probable that at least two or three days, if not a week, will elapse be? fore the trains resume their regular schedule. At present the trains are running between Sumter and Bobbins Xeck. each way, and between Ben nettsville and Gibson on the other side of the river. It was learned this morning that the water at Remini had already sub. sided until it was several feet be? low the bridge and trestle at that place and that trains would cross the river this morning for the first time since the high water reached that place. No considerable damage was done, the cars which were placed on the trestle having held down the track and prevented any washing. All other trains are running on their normaP schedules, although they are running under slow orders on ac? count of the high water. The high water had not reached the Atlantic Coast Line bridge at Santee this morning and no damage was feared there from the freshet. WILEY FOR VICE-PRESIDENT. Representative Burlcson Proposes Conner Chief Chemist as Running .Mate for Woodrow Wilson. Washington. March 19.?Dr. Har v y W. Wiby, until recently the gov? ernment's pure food champion, was brought out as a Democratic vice presidential possibility today by the Woodrow Wilson headquarters. Wilson and Wiley Is tb-, Ucfcel pro? posed by Repr?sentativ* Burleton of Texas, ehainnaii of the* hons* h.:mo crati"1 caucus, according to the an? nouncement the Wilson oAcan. "It represents pure Democracy and pure food." is the quotation attribu? ted to Mr. Burleson. Accidents Will Happen Auel wUen they do?they hurt. HI NT'S LIGHTNING OIL is the one lu stun La neons relief and rnre for all wounds, bruises, sores, cuts, sprains and abrasions of the skin. It forms an artificial skin covering, excludes the air instant? ly, stops pain at once. There are many oils, but none like HUNT'S The action is different, and the effect as well. . . HUNT'S . LIGHTNING Always have it in the house. Take it with you when you travel? yon never can tell when HI NT'S LIGHTNING OIL may he most needed. tftCtS and 5Ucts bottles. For Sale by Sibert's Drug Store. A. B. Richards Medicine Co. Sherman, Texas. ussawasasaasawBaaawawawaawaawaaasnaw Many a Man I Is a critic because he likes to be contrary. Vou can ?o contrary to the wishes of your friends and neighbors and sometimes get the best of them; but go contrary to the dictates of nature and you at ways get the worst o( it. If Nature Says Spectacles, Why, Spectacles it must be. Nature won't ac? cept i u s t Spectacles though; they must be right Spectacles. We can give the kind nature demands, and our prices are t ight, too Graduate optician in eh u ge. W. A. Thompson. Jeweler and Optician.