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WIEHE THUM STAMPS. BPAHTANBl RG MAN REPORTED TO H AVK LETTER EN DORS INI? BLEASE. RefuNo? If <.l\o out Entire l?tter, Hut Tlllnwii Suy* -No Friend of BleeMr WUT be Willing for the Whole Letter to Be Published." Tlllman Say* He Will Give It Out Hhneeif If It is Being- I'sed to Mis? represent His Full Expressions. Spartanburg Journal. Since Judge Jones offered a reward of $100 for any man who would get 8enator BenJ. R. Tlllman to state that Blease Is "eminently qualified" to be governor, a number of Blease men have flooded the senator with letters and telegririe, attempting to secure such an ex> ression. Among those who wrote the sena? tor was Harrison Ferguson. of this City. Mr. Ferguson received a letter from Tlllman yesterday. In which. It la said, the senator says that "as far as brains go Blease Is eminently qualified." It was generally an? nounced on the streets last night and this morning that Tlllman had made this statement to Mr. Ferguson and that Judge Jones would be confronted with th?- letter on the stump at the Greenville meeting and that Mr. Fer? guson would claim the $100 offered by Judge Jones. Efforts to secure the full text of the letter today proved useless. Mr. Ferguson stated that the leter was a personal letter and that he did not care to give It out for publication and refused to discuss the matter. Senator Tlllman was appealed to. He wired; "Washington. D. C, Aug. 21. 191.1. "Chas P. Cglver.. editor of the Even? ing Journal. Spartanburg. 8. C. "If you can get Harrison Ferguson to glv? you the whole letter, you are at pberty to publish It. It Is not hon? orable of Ferguson to show part of it. and I asked him to snow pone of it. ? "Signed ? B. R. Tlllman." Mr. Ferguson did not show the Journal this letter. The Journal is unable to state that he showed it to any one, but It is 'T-m rally under? stood on >he streets that Tlllman has written him. Another phase of the matter ts that Tlllman may decide to give out the letter. The Journal's correspondent today wired: "Mr. Tlllman asked me to query yea? Has Leon M. Oreen published llllman Interview of two years ago in favor of Blea?e as against Feather tA^>e. He refuses to give letter you w?.ik. ' Thus it will h? seen that Tlllman Is thinking of taking a hand in the mat? ter and wants to know about this in? terview. Mr. Oreen was called up over long distance In Anderson, but he was not In that city. He Is editor of the Anderson Intelligencer, a Blease newspaper. Commenting last night, Senator Tlllman said: "Yes: I wrote such a letter to a Spartanburg man, In the strictest con? fidence, and cautioned him not to let It get Into print 1 am surprised to learn that it bus leaked out I can only say that no friend of Governor Blease will be willing for Ute whole letter to be published. I have tried to keep out of this right, but I have had so many letters written me, es? pecially by Blease friends, that it is hard to keep out of lt. I am not ready to make this BpAManburg letter public yet but If a misleading por? tion of it has been given out. as seems to be the case from your telegram, I may have to make the whole letter public in self-defense." Senator Tlllman Is unwilling to say more In this connection, but intimated that the letter referred to would be given out in a day or two If he learn? ed definitely that it Is being Improp? erly used to misrepresent his full expressions. It may be said with certainty that the letter. If published, will create the sensation of the cam? paign thus far An interview >>f Stnator Tlllman. Committed to writing between the fir?t und second primaries In 1910, but withdrawn bf him before publi? cation I* known to be in existence In South Carolina, and will probably hi printed In Anderson today. One sen? tence of that interview is to the effect lost it Is me devil's choice between Blea-.- ?nd IVatherstone for gover? nor." BruisMui-Mllls iA marriage of considerable Interest tO Sumter people took place here Thursday evening, when M.sv Mary stusrt Bsraaaon became the arlfs of r?r Jggasj Henley Mills, of Mayeevtlle, The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mr*, joei ? Broasog of tim elty, Dr, MsHb is a praetlctgg physician ??f Mayesville. The gtrggt 1 gl a quiet hOSJSS affair, re invitations having beog SMUCd. Thr ceremony was performed by the Iteuhen W Humphries. I*r. and Mm. Mill" will make their bom at Mayesville. H1S nUM N TAT IV ? NORRIS CO.\ I'KMNS KILLING OW AMERK AN. Nebraska Ciinicrcssmun Want- all Information Obtainable Relative to shooting of .laim-> Wood Rogers, Aged American Elephant Poacher, who wus Hunted Down und Killed by Hund of British Soldier* on Soil Controlled by Belgium. Washington, Aug. 20.?Representa? tive Norris. of Nebraska, introduced a resolution today requesting the Yresident to send to the House all in? formation he has regarding the case of James Wood Rogers, a Caliiornian, who was killed in the Central African Jingles, as the result of a hunt by Lritlsh soldiers who were ordered to kill or capture him. The resolution was referred to the foreign affairs committee. Representative Sulzer, of New \*Dek, chairman of the foreign affairs com? mittee, communicated with the State department and was advised that the department was investigating the mat? ter and all the facts that could be ob? tained would be furnished to the com? mittee, v Mr. Norris said he regarded the shooting as an outrage on an Ameri? can citizen, so far as the available in? formation shows. He declared it seem.d that Rogers, as an American, charged with offenses that did not warrant killng him, was fatally shot under Iron-clad ordera of the British Government carried out on Belgian soil. At the State department, whigfa has no direct information on the tragedy, it was stated that the House resolution would have to be made the basis of an Inquiry, directed to the American em? bassy in London. The embassy, it was stated, would have no difficulty in se? curing acess to the report of the trag? edy. Regarding the right of British sol? diers to kill a poacher without trial, officials of the State would express no opinion today. The question re? ported to have been raised bg Rogers as he was dying on the right of the British troops to attack him on Bel? gian soil, complicates th?j case, though the issues Involved would ap? pear to concern great Britlan and Belgium, according to unofficial opin? ions of department heads If it should appear, they pointed out, that Rogers was killed In Belgian territory and there was any ground for demanding redress the United States might look to Belgium instead of deal Britain for justice, leaving Belgium to seek reparation in turn from Groat Britain. REV. SLIGH STANDS ALONE. Nettlier Lutheran Church Nor it* 1 Ministers Endorse Blease. To the Editor of the News and Cou? rier: Since Governor Blease spoke at i Pomaria, July 26, at which time the ' Rev. J. A. Sllgh, D. D., who now lives 1 near Columbia, was there for the pur? pose of paying the Governor a "mag? nificent tribute" many false infer? ences have been drawn. It is not in? tended that the folllowing statement , will make friends for Judge Jones; as I for that matter Dr. Sllgh has made none for the Governor?at least "with? in the Lutheran Church. But since Dr. Sllgh was spoken of as a prominent minister, I as a pastor ' in the Lutheran Church, feeling bound to uphold the good name of the Church and the moral principles for which she stands, must say emphati? cally that there Is no such sentiment as Dr. Sllgh expressed among the Lu? theran ministers of the State. 1 know that thousands of people were surprised that a Gospel minister would speak In Complimentary terms of Governor Hlease; but I have talked with a number of older man of the Lutheran Church, and none of them seemed to expect anything else from I ?r. Sligh. Since the opening of the present campaign I have been in touch with nearly every Lutheran minister in the South Caroline Synod, and 1 have failed tC And another min? ister in the Church who would pay the Governor ? "magnificent tribute." and I am Confident that 'here are not more than two in the synod who would even vote for him It the peopp. throughout ihc State only knew how the Governor has. i:s an official, befriended these two der? gymeOi abusing his power, whether they View the matter With reference to tin- Governor's friendly acts or the doctor's "magnificent tribute," they would say it Is simply a case ol Bleaaetsnti with its adherents vowing We win ge to hell with our friends." j. w. I rxner. ? 'a mel on, S. ( J Railroad lire Miles Oat, The South Carolins Western Rail way is now about live miles out o 'own and is rapidly approaching tin <dty. A largg force ol bands is en gaged In laying the rails and tb. road is advancing shout hslf s mlb a day. MARINES FOR NICARAGUA. NAVY DEPARTMENT ORDERS MORE MEN TO REPUBLIC. Officials Think Their Course Ii Justi licd by Disturbed Condition of Country. Washington. Aug, 22.?Undeterred by projsotsd senate resolutions re? garding the constitutionality of the landing of American sailors and ma rluee In Nicaragua the navy depart partment today dispatched peremp partment todap dispatched peremp? tory orders to navy yards on two sides of the continent to rush rein? forcements to the naval forces now located far in the interior of the in? surrection-torn country. Fear that the forces there now are in danger of annihilation at the hands of the in? surgents prompted the order. Government officials are satisfied that they are noting completely within their rights in landing ihe sailors and marines and that thi3 does not con? stitute an act of war such as can only be authorized by congress. The official hasis for this conten? tion rests upon several grounds. In the first place the titular gov? ernment of Nicaragua and the only one recognized hy the United States has formally requested American Minister Weitzel, Capt. Terhune, com? manding the gunboat Annapolis, and Capt. Durel of the gunboat Tacoma to employ their forces to protect for? eign lives and property, which the Nicaraguan government frankly ad? mitted it could not itself do. In the second place, the state and navy departments are able to point to precedents where both troops and naval forces have been landed to pro? tect American interests where a State of anarchy was threatened or the local authorities were unable to guar? antee protection for foreigners. At? tention is called to the fact that a large detachment of American 3ol dleri is now quartered on Chinese soil, protecting the railroad from Tsinan Fe tc Peking. The chief reason, however, for the order is that at Managua is a fyrce of several hundred American blue? jackets and marines who are trying to prevent the commission of an act of savagery and barbarism in violation of all rules of civilized warfare in the capture and sacking and pillaging of a city filled with non-combatants including women and children. The American force is small compared with the beseiging rebel army and the officials are not disposed to split hairs over constitutional questions while these American lives are in danger of annihilation. From Minister Weitzel'? reports and those of the naval captains, though fragmentary and delayed, the state department concluded that there is need of heavy reinforcements in Nicaragua though it is believed that Col. Smedley I). Butler, the com? manding officer of the shore forces, can handle the situation until these reinforcements reach him. CALLS UPON NEGROES. Hooker T. Washington Urges that Blacks C**a*e to PspOgaJ Upon Merc Odd Jobs. Chicago, Aug. 21.?A plea to ne gfoes to cease depending on odd and uncertain jobs as a means of liveli? hood and to enter farming and com? mercial Unei was made tonight hy Booker T. Washington in an address before the National Negro Business league convention. He pointed out that buyers did not ask whether the goods came from the hands of a negro man. He also point? ed that the South and west with their millions of acres of unused lands of? fer welcome to the farmer regardless of nationality and said: ' Now is the time for us. as a race, to prove we have the ability and the inclination to do our part in owning, developing, manufacturing and trad? ing In the natural resources of our country, if we let these golden op? portunities slip from us in this gener? ation 1 fear they will never conn- to us in a like degree again. "There are more than 270,000.000 acres of unused and unoccupied lands in the South and West. In fact one half of the land In the South and two thirds of the land in the West still is unused, Now is the time for us to be? come the owners and users of our she re of the land before it is too late. If the white man from America and ESuropc can establish and operate i ?am mill and gain wealth and Inde? pendence from the use of our million of acres of forest lands, why not men; negroes do the same thing?" Washington said negroes nhould organise and specialise. He suggested local organisations to be atMlinted Aith st;it,? bodies. Marriage License Record, \ license to marry was Issued this morning to Mr, Henry Irwin Morris and Miss Ruth Hamlyn Hawley ?f Florence, SPEAKER 10 AID WILSON. t II AMI? CLARK TO TAKE STUMP IN MAINE EOR XMLSOS. Mfuliail Will be Sent Into Thai State Before Election of September I,? Wlleon to cio Lotet*. Sea Girt, X. J., Aug. 21.?Speaker Champ Clark loon will take the stump In Main-' fur the Democratic ticket, according to an announcement by Gov. Wilson tonight. The Democratic presidential nominee said that Ed? ward F. Goltra. national committee man from Missouri, had so informed him over the telephone from New York, and that he was "pleased to hear it." It is understood that Speaker Clark will go to Maine before the gunberna toriaj election September 9. Though Gov. Wilson himself will not go into Maine until after the September State elections, indications are that the Democratic national committee is di? recting its efforts to make a strong early campaln in that State. It is felt that the September elections will give the first indication of the trend of feeling toward the three national candidates. Gov. Marshall, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, and Represen? tative Henry, of Texas are among the other speakers who will stump Maine before the September ballot? ing. Gov. Wilson was told today of press reports that Gov. Harmon of Ohio would make several addresses in the Middle West for the Democratic na? tional ticket. "That's line," commented the gov? ernor, "I'm glad to hear it." From Ohio, incidentally, Gov. Wil? son was given an optimistic report today by William L. Finley, the State chairman. "Mr. Finley told me," said the gov? ernor tonight, "that it seemed to him that we would carry Ohio." The governor inquired of Mr. Fin by if there were to be two State tickets In the field against the Demo? crats and learned there would be. r.The governor assured Mr. Finley that he would go out to Ohio for several ad- j dresses. HIT THE BULL'S EYE 23 TIMES. Connecticut Riflemen Hangs Up New World's Record. Wakafleld, Mass., Aug. 21.?Musi - slcian George W. Chesley. of New Haven, Conn., a member of the 2d company. Governor's Foot Guard of I Connecticut, established a new world's record yesterday when he made twen-' ty-three consecutive bull's eye3 at the 1,000-yard range while competing in the annual shoot of the New Eng? land Military Rifle Association. Ches I ley was entered in the Winchester In I dividual match, which was open to all comers. The match called for II shots at the 1.000-yard range, slow fire. Ches? ley made a bull's eye each time, win? ning the match, and was then allowed to continue for a record. On his 24th shot he fell off to a four. The men in this match were permitted to I use telescope sights. HELEN KELLER CAN SING. Born Blind, Deaf and Dumb, She Has Overcome all Handicaps. New York Times. Miss Helen Keller, born blind, deaf and dumb, has learned to sing. It was the wonderful girl herself who announced it?and over a telephone at that. Unceasing in her efforts to over? come her triple handicap, she has been taking vocal lessons for some time, and tomorrow afternoon she Is to sing before the Otoiogical Con? gress meeting at the Harvard Medi? cal School. However, she talked tonight over the telephone, and so clear was her enunciation that the reporter did not realize until told afterward that it was MISS Killer herself with whom she had talked. In asking the telephone operator for Miss Keller's number at Wren tham the reporter thought it super? fluous for the operator to ask "Will you talk with anyone else if Miss Keller is not there." Then over the wire came a voice low but distinct, ??ach syllable pronounced perfectly. Miss Keller answered in the third person questions about her singing. Suddenly the voice ceased and n louder voice announced: ?Miss Keller doesn't feel like talk? ing any more Horn deaf, blind and dumb, Miss Keller has steadily overcome.< lifter .mother of hoi handicaps. It was only live years ago thai she de? livered ? ? s|.eh ul the convention of the blind In Itoston. Tomorrow she i.^ to speak Without an interpreter, in her audience will be some of tin most n 'ted ear specialists of Europt nnd America. GOV. BLEASE'S CRY WITHOUT BASIS sws SECRETARY. Oxer Half Million Ticket? Have Boon Distributed to County Chalr men ? So Requests from Count} Chairmen for Tickets Denied. oClumhia, Aug. -l.?Taking cog sisance of tin- charge by Governor Blease In his speech at Picken* to? day, wherein he alleged efforts to count him out were going to be made in some counties by not furnishing enough tickets, citing that he had been told by the county chairmen In Pickeni county that he had been fur? nished with 2,000 less tickets than he requested and that ex-sheriff of Lee county had written him that 2,000 tickets had been sent to Lee county whereas there were 3,000 names on the club rolls there. Mr. Christie Benet, secretary of the State Demo? cratic executive committee, late this afternoon gave out the facts in the case showing that the chairman of Pickens County had requested 10, 000 tickets, which were sent him and on asking for 2,000 more they were promptly expressed to him. In Lee county 6,000 tickets were sent to the county chairman, although he stated that only between 1,700 and 2,00'J votes would be polled. County Chairman Kichey wrote to Mr. Benet on the lyth, he acknowl? edged recepipt of the 10,000 ticketa. which he had requested and asked fcr 2,000 additional. Governor Blease has been crying, 'They mean to count me out" for several weeks now and cited the al? leged shortage of tickets in Lee and Pickens counties to bolster up his charge. The facts in the case as given out by Secretary Benet, of the committee, show that there are plenty of tickets in every county. There will not be at the outside over 120,000 votes in the election and over 500,OOu 1 tickets have already been sent out. j On August 15th, 500,000 tickets were sent out by Mr. Benet express I prepaid to the various county chair I men throughout the State and ample precautions have been taken by Mr. Benet and the executive committee that there will be plenty of tickets. Furthermore, Mr. Benet and not chairman John Gary Evans is sending i out the tickets. Suggestions for The Prevention of Fire. _# 1. A large part of the fire waste of this country is directly due to un? tidy conditions and other faults of management. Heavy losses natural? ly increase cost of insurance. A care? ful inspeotion of your entire premises daily will assist this office in bringing about a lower insurance cost. 2. Ashes should be kept in metal receptacles and never in paper or wooden barrels or boxes. 3. Oily rags or waste should be kept in standard metal waste cans, and contents removed and burned each night. 4. Rubbish should never be allow? ed to accumulate in buildings. 5. Spittons should be made of metal and never contain sawdust or other combustible material. 6. Gasoline, naptha and other vola? tile oils should not be kept in build? ing. 7. Gass brackets should have stiff fixtures; where necessary to use swinging brackets all exposed wood? work should be protected with sheet metal leaving an air space. Metal bells should be placed over gas jets on low ceilings. S. Steam pipes should be kept from all wood and other combustible material. 9. Open Hue holes should be pro? tected with sheet iron or better be bricked up. 10. Electricity, when improperly Installed, Is hazardous; see that your certificate of approval covers the en? tire Installation; lamp cords should not be hung on nails or wrapped around any piping; paper shades should never be used. 11. Stove pipes should be run di? rect to brick chimneys and never through floors or partitions; protect Moors under and above stove with brick, cement or sheet metal. 12. Stairways should be kept clear at all times; never place any stock or shelving on stairs. 13. Aisles of good width should be maintained at ;iil times; never pile stock in front of windows or against doors is it handicaps the firemen in ease of lire. i i, Fire* doors and shutteri should he closed every night, and stock should never be placed so as to hind* or the ready closing of these fire st ops. 15, Bee thai ;<n fire-extlnglshlng apparatus Is in good working older. 16, AH of the above defects are charged for in your rate. The darkes must be in bad odor with Teddy.?Wilmington Star. Ald i (.I i) RosENT'IAL ALLOWED FREEDOM. HAS SAV?. SLAYERS wmi - Gcneroalty of Citizen* Enables iiim to But Price on Heads of **C->|? tlur Blood*1 and "Lefty Louie." New York. Aug. 21. -Cha-ging that "some members" of the New ^ ork police department knowingly permitted the escape of "Gyp the Blood" and "Lefty Louie." the miss? ing gangsten indicted for the murder <>l Herman Kosentltat, Distric t Attor? ney Whitman tonight announced the offer of a reward of $o.OOO for the capture of the fugitives. The prosecutor in a formal state? ment said: "I am now in a position to offer a reward of $5.000 for the apprehen? sion of Ixmis Rosenberg, or Kosen weg, alias "Lefty Louie." and Kerry Horowitz, alias 'Gyp the Blood.' or $2,500 for the apprehension of either. This reward is not offered to any member of the police department of the city of New York or anybody in the employ of the police department and will not be paid any such mem? ber or to any of the police depart? ment's employes. "In taking this position 1 am act? uated by no feeling of unkindn.;s? to? ward the police department, but it it is my belief that if proper police work had been done these men would now be in custody. "The city of New York is paying millions of dollars annually to the po? lice department whose duty it U to detect crime and apprehend crimi? nals and I can not escape the conclu? sion that some members of the police department have known if they do not now know the whereabouts of these murderers." The generosity of private citizens made it possible for the district at? torney to offer the reward. Circulars describing the two men will be sent broadcast throughout the country. The district attorneys office is not provided with funds for this purpose, and the prosecutor has more than (?nee expressed his. surprise that no reward for the capture of these two men has been offered. One of the district attorney's rea? sons for suspecting that the police have allowed the two men to escape wa? indicated tonight when it be? came known tha? Sam Schepps, in his testimony before the grand jury, said that three detectives from New York headquarters had recognized him while he was hiding in Fallsburg, X. Y., ahd had deliberately allowed him to escape. HEWITT IS POD WD GUILTY. Florence Man Convicted of Disorder ly Conduct for Entering Woman's Retiring Room in Station. Florence, Aug. 21.?The city's case against George Hewitt was heard in the recorder's court this morning, at? torneys for the defense and the city being present, and a jury was asked for. The charge was disorderly con? duct and entering the woman's re? tiring room at the passenger station. He was found guilty and sentenced to $100 or 30 days. His attorneys gave notice of intention to appeal. BLED TO DEATH. Railroad Employee Has Leg Ampu? tated?Leaves Large Family. Columbia, Aug. 21.?Mr. H. C. Moore, a car inspector for the Sea? board Air Line, while working under a car at the yards of this road at Cayee, was run over and had both of his legs amputated, bleeding to death within fifteen minutes. Mr. Moore was working under a car, according to it ports, when an engine backed up. coupled on the ear and it was run ov? r Mr. Moore, w ith fatal results. The deceased was a native of Fair field county, but has been living 1st Columbia for the past several years. He leaves a wife and seven children, one boy and six girls, the eldest of whom is 14 years old. A brother, who lives at Bethune, also survives. A S|MVtaeular Fire. New York. Aug. 17. ? A $100.030 fire, which started shortly before I o'clock this morning in ? seven-atory loft building on the Bowery near the corner of Grand street, provided a spectacle for the whole downtown Cast side, a hundred policemen had their hands full keeping back the crowds of tenement dwellers, who surged, half-erased and panicky from the narrow side streets und watched tin games lick up the stocks of sev? eral manufacturers of cheap furni tu re. Two firemen wore injured. The iras nu n are n >w laying pipe on Broad and Calhoun etreeta, Work is also going on St the plant towards th. election of buildings there and in 1 et t er trig the plant build ng.