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till ?ft;itcbiiun ;m? s>?u!broii Entered at the PoetoMec at Sumter, S CM aa s< < oad Claas Maurer. " i " ? ?? PEeiSONAL. Mrs. N. I>. Womble, of Mayesvllle. who was very pleasantly known hero ss Miss Julia Stiles, was in the Ott? W ? dnesday. Miss baasjgg King, of Mayesvllle. was In town Wednesday. Messrs. It. M. Jenkins and F.dwln Wilson. of St Charles, were In town Wednesday. Miss Sue McKagen returned to hgf home at Chester Wednesday morning after a visit to relatives In the city. Mr. Hatch, of Michigan, left Wed? nesday morning after spending two weeks with friends in town. Miss McKeown. of Chester, is visit? ing Mr. ami Mrs. S. C. Mc Keown. Mr. Mark Reynolds and daughter. Mlsa Julia, have gone to Cambridge, Mass.. to vi*.it relatives. Mr. and Mrs J. l^emuel King and Mlas Louise King anMTf r? turned to the city after a visit to Mra. Kings mother. Mrs. C. M. Young, of Rem bert. Dr. J. O. Muldrow, Jr., is spending a few daya In Darlington. Mrs. H. O. Strohecker, of Charles? ton Is visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. C. 'hurch street. Strong was summoned to 'ednesday to the bedside of 4rs. ?. H. Patrick, who Is . Mrs. Patrick v'.slted her brother early In the summet, and made many friends during her abort stay, who will regret to learn o:' her serious Illness. Miss Km ma Baker left Thursday to visit friends In Darlington. Miss Willie Dargan passed through the city Thursday on her way to Darlington to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. McKelver have returned from Charleaton and other points, where they spent their bridal trip. Mrs. C. W. Klngman and daughter, Miss Sidney have gone to Savannah to visit Mrs. Arthur M. Lucas. Mr. Dlnkins Hodge, of Alcolu, re? turned home Thursday after spend? ing Wednesday In the city with friends Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Folsom are ? hailing hi f?hfir1 s. Mit* hMlth Moore, .if Charlotte* Is th Miss ] sale ?.'eisoii <>n Chun n itrest. .u^uu?.k. ot i rnirieston. has returned home after % visit to friends in the city. A Card. Editor Watchman and Southrcn: I desire to use this means of thanking most sincerely those citizens of 8umter. both town and county, for the handsome vote they gave me in the recent primary. 1 especially ap? preciate the Interest which so many took In my candidacy, and it la *n a large measure due to their personal efforts that my vote was so large. Very respectfully, RALPH D. KPPS. New York Cotton Market. New York, Aug. 29. I >pen January.10.8??90 March.11.01 May.11.07?09 October. December. . . .11.02?02 Opened easy. < 'h?*ed steady. Local Market. Basis middling. 10 75?11 cents. Manu New Line. Th* announcement ?>f the Sumter that the South Carolina Western road is only See miles from that city ami ? "mlng In at the rate of half a i '. i ! i . ben M out t he promise <>f the railroad people that they would be in Florence ?o start on the ? BSj|S*l fi . || ? gSjgg I| ? I ?? toher 1 at the latest We are very anxious to See th.it \soi k und?a way, WS h;i\. n.lol fh.it road for so long and suf fsfped in many disappointment? in our expectations th it It seems to be too good to be true.?Florence Times Sei r. tai i "f \Kn< uliars James Wil? son fixes the date of his retirement as March .1th. lilt. lie has a pro phe'le ? . . . I.lit I'l l idem W II o||, g ho will be Inaugurated the previous day. may ask tlo Se. r.r.ny |SJ hold Ot M till he t? m< the Democratic SeCle tary.?Wilmington Mat I'h nie St Mi alia. l abor Day sseat Pox ills Bprtnga next Monday, feptembei ird Dancing Will be free day > I glgl I The pub? lic la Invited. CtfJM and have n I X1.CTT1VF. OOtsMlTTBE MF.F.T IHQ, Voljfl in rii-l Primary Tabulated and the RgSS?Jl Declared?No Protest! or CuVJlffli Before the Committee. Th?- County Executive Committee met in the grand jury room in tin Court House at \2 O'OIOCM, Thursday. August 29th the followlni memben present: Borden?w. ii Freeman. Rafting ?'reek?a. K. Banders, Dalaell?w. i>. Scarborough, Wedgetleld?F. E. Thomas. ?Van* hester?George Geddings. l'ri ateer?W. O. Cain. Mayesvllle?Robert Muldrow. Zoar?J. L. Brogdon. Shiloh?-J. K. MeElveen. Salem?E. W. Dabbs. Pleasant Orove?M. D, Weaver. Trinity?E. G. Keels. Farmers?W. J. Dink ins. Taylors?I. M. Trunluek. Sumter No. 1?H. I. Manning. i>? imter, No. 2.?J. H. Clifton. Sumter No. 3.?W. S. Dlnkins. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman J H. Clifton and the roll call showing the presence uf a quorum, the regular business was taken up. On motion of Mr. Dabbs the chairman was directed to appoint a com.nittee to examine the pledge ol candidates to ascertain if they nud all complied with the State law and the rules ol the party The comm't tee aevointed was E. W. Dahbs. V.'. H. Freeman and W. O. Cain. It report? ed that the following candidates had failed to file the supplemental expense account at the close of the primary required by the State law: J. L. Klrby, Geo. L. Brown, Geo. T. Des Ch imps and J. L. G?lls. On motion the committee decided that the vote of Klrby and Brown should not be counted and that DesChamps and G?? lls, candidates for Magistrate, with? out opposition in their respective dis? tricts, should be eliminated from tie tabulation and that the committee make no declaration of result of this vote. The tabulation of the returns Wai then taken up. When the returns from Sumter No. 3 were taker up a number of ballots In envelopes were found, but the grounds on which those votes we'e challenged were endorsed on none of the envelopes except^ four, nor were the namei of the challenger endorsed therecn, as required by the rule. The following envelopes were opened and the ballots counted. W. S. Schumach? er, challenged because he had re? moved from the State and had only recently returned. It was testified that Mr. Schumacher had not re? moved permanently from the Statu, had never given up his citizenship and had bfsg absent from the State at no time for as much as one year. No one appearing to give testimony to suai?.in the challenge, as the rule re? quires, the committee ordered the ballot counted. J. A. Chandler, whoa? rame was left off the club roll by a clerical error was counted, no on? appearing to sustain the contest. W. H. Boers, name left off the roll by clerical error was counted on the same grounds, lt. F. Jones, name not on club roll, but no testimony being ad? duced to show that It was left off by error, Of that I mistake had beer made In the initials, as claimed, the rote was not counted. Two ballots had been cast In the wrong boxes at Dalzell and which had heen counted and Included In the re? turns, but the ballots placed in en? velops for reference to the Executive Committee, were declared to be Irre? gular and were counted and deducted from the^returns sent in by the man? agers. The ballots of S. B. Hutfleld and Suml. Boyett, voted in enve? lops at Rafting Creek, were counted, it being stated by Mr. A. K. Sanders that their names were on the old roll, but that he had dropped them In making up the new roll a few days before the primary, being under the impression that they had removed to other nearby clubs. There wer?' a few other ballots In envelopes in two or more other box ex, but th?y were not counted und.r the rules. In every case where it ran leoided not to count the ballota in envelopes, the envelopes, were not opened and all of them Were preserv? ed. During the meeting ol the commit tee Count) Chairman Clifton received i telegram from state chairman John *;. i r s Bvans that all the ballots, re? turns, poll lists, club rolls be ?reserv? at] intact until further notice, and this \\ a I d 'lie. The tabulation wai completed and the result was declared as Is shown in the tabulation printed elsewhere In tttll paper. J. K. Bradford e is declared nomin? ated for Sheriff. s. F. Flowers wits declared nomina? ted for < 'oroner P. If, Pitts e is dee'.itcd nominated for Hupen Isor, B, t'. Wallace wa declared nomin? ated fOf Ti e;,surer. Uder wai declared nominal ed for Auditor. J. H. Haynsworth was declared nominated for Superintendent of Education. R. i>. Kops was declared nominated Lor tin- House of Representative*. Goo. W. Dh k was declared nomin? ated for tiie House of Representative* R, B, Belser and J. K. McElveen, ; tiie two candidates for the House cd' Representative! receiving the greatest number of votes less than a majority, will be the candidate! In the second primary for the third seat in the House of Representatives. L. I. Parrott and h. u Scarborough i Will be the candidates for Clerk of Court in the second primary. F. I?, Player was declared nomi? nated for Magistrate In the First Dis? trict. H. L. B, Wells was declared nomi? nated for Magistrate in the Third District. w. J, Roes was declared nominated for Magistrate in the Fifth District. R. L. Burkott Was declared nomi? nated for Magistrate in the Sixth Dis? trict. D. W. Allsbrooks and J. A. Hodge will he the candidates for Magistrate In the Fourth District in the second primary. The Second Primary will be held on Tuesday, September 10th and the same managers will conduct the elec? tion. One manager from each club Is requested to call on the County Chairman, J. H. Clifton, for ballot boxes .tickets, return blanks and in? structions on or before Saturday, Sep? tember 7th. On motion of Mr. W. O. Cain, the Chairman and Treasurer were direct? ed to return to Mr. Thos. M. Jones the assessment paid by him as a can? didate for Coroner, he having with? drawn from the race on account of having been disqualified by reason of his failure to file the pledge with the Clerk of Court before the opening of the county campaign, as required by Statute. Hi G. OSTEEX. Secretary. OUTDISTANCED BY AMERICAN. Franco Produce* Many Fewer Auto mobiles. Having I^ost Primacy. New Yorg. Aug. 28.?The thousands of automobiles produced annually by Individual makers in this country must seem fantastic to the French? men who has a chance to find out how many cars are produced in the factories of hfs native land once the leader of the automobile industry of the world. A statistical expert here figures that the 27 leading French makers pro? duced a total of fewer than 26,000 cars In 1911. There were at least half a dozen concerns in this country which individually produced more cars than all of France and a few of them that produce more than twice as many. G. J. MAXSHIP CUT. Badly Wounded By His Brother Monday Morning. O. Julian Manship of Tatum was se? verely cut by his younger brother, Tom Manship. early Monday morning. There was a long cut across the abdo? men, another in the sldc% and one in the back. The intostin- and lungs were exposed. It is said that G. J. Manship was trying to make his young sister go and help her mother cook breakfast, when Tom resented it and attacked his brother with a knife. G. J. Manship is one of the most industrious and prosperous citizens of the Tatum section. He has been the manager of the estate and virtu? ally the head of the house since the death of his father, Aaron T. Man ship several years ago. He is in a critical condition. but it is hoped that he will recover. Tom boarded the train after the difficulty and left for an unknown destination.?Pee Dee Advocate. Socialist Nominee In Charleston. Charleston, Aug, 87,? Advices re celved here by the local organisation that Bmll Seidel, ex-mayor of Mil? waukee and candidate for vice-presi? dent on the Socialist ticket, will de? liver his address in Charleston on September 11th, The speec h will be delivered at the German Artillery Hall. Seidel will be acorn pan led by Louis Engdnhl or Plel Ving, secretaries, and che party will stop at the Charleston Hotel during their stay in Charleston The\ will be show n courtesies by the Charleston SocialIsl Inmgue, The woik on "The Imperial" was commenced auain Thursduy ait r n cessation of several days on account of lack of material. llOlig \\ ilb l>r. CoOk. Judging i rom declaration i by kloOS4 ve|| and T.i It. || ml I ||en jg and Grace, Dr, Cook would eaallj lind r comrade who could swap t;>>s with him without having to give an\ boot. ?Wiin Ington star. TAFT RESCINDS ORDER; WILL MM) ONLY MA KIM'S. Movement of Tenth Infantry from Panama stopped by Telegraphic Direction of President, Who Do claret* Sufficient Number of .Marines to Protect American Life and Pro? perty will be on Vicaraguan Sou Early Xexi Weck ? Taft Plainly | Anxlou* Over situation. (?n Board President Taft's Train. Rochester, X. Y.. Aug. 2S.?President Taft tonight rescinded his 12-hour- I old order directing the Immediate dispatch from Panama to Nicaragua I of the lath United States infantry. From hi-< private ear in the Ro? chester yards the President wired to the Acting Secretary of War to recall the order. A sufficient force of ma? rines, the President said tonight, would be in Managua and Corinto early next week to insure the safety of American lives and property. The President's action tonight came at the close of a day spent largely in considering telegrams from State, war and navy department heads In Wash? ington. The President expressed to? night to friends on his car the belief that there would be more than 2,000 United States marines on Nicaraguan soil by Tuesday. A long telegram tonight from the commander of the United States crui? ser Denver in Nicaraguan waters de? clared that the Insurgent leaders had given assurances that they will open the lines of communication from Cor iiyo to Managua. The Nicaraguan government itself, asked for assist? ance from the United States and Stands ready to aid in opening the railway line to the coast from the Capital. The message to the President said that the rebels possess live locomo? tives and the Government five. All ten of these may be put at the dis? posal of the United States If neces? sary. The recall of the order for the dispatch of the 10th United States In? fantry followed the receipt of this telegram from the Denver. The President did not conceal his anxiety tonight over conditions in the Central American Republic. In Man? agua and Corlnto and other towns the situation is not now especially dangerous to Americans, but in oth? er parts of the country the revolution is not in hand and pillaging of all sorts has been going on. The people of Nicaragua, the President was in? formed are suffering in many instan? ces with them. Mr. Taft declared tonight that if the Senate had agreed to the propos? ed treaty with Nicaragua, which he advocated on his long trip last fall, the misery existing today never would have been suffered. Under that treaty the United States, he said, WOUld have administered the cus? toms of Nicaragua, and since the cus? toms are about that country's only source of revenue, there would have been little to attract a revolutionist, who would not care to tackle the United States. The President received several long messages today from Acting Secre? tary of State Huntington Wilson in Washington. His order to the 10th infantry to advance on Nicaragua was issued in Beverly just before he left for Columbus. Ohio, where he speaks tomorrow. Messages from Mr. Wil? son were received at several points and telegrams from the navy depart? ment also kept coming to Mr. Taft's private car. Neither the State nor navy depart? ment wishes to see United States troops sent to Nicaragua. The custom in similar cases has been to land ma? rines. The President 3aid today that While the sending of a regiment of Infantr> would not be an act of war. he wouh prefer to use marines if an availabh force could be found quickly. His tele? grams to Washington evidently were fruitful for he was of the opinion to? night that the navy had found enough marines to look after every American and all American property that might be endangered, if he finds the situa? tion critical later he Will not hesitate to use the army, but he was hopeful that the rebel and Government lead? ers will see the futility of trying to imake it uncomfortable tor American cit Isens. Washington Aug. L'X.?A telegram of President Taft re>oklng the order sending the loth Infantry from Pana? ma to Nicaragua was received at the war department late tonight, Major (on. \\'o,,,|. chief or staff, was in his office when the telepgrntlic order ai? rbed and he immediately transmitted it tu Col, Greene, in command oi the 10th at Panama \|| day l he department offlelals had been at work pi n ning the transporta? tion "f the regiment to the disaffected t'intra] American Republic, nnd to? night thej h oi succeeded in getting a liner due to leai o Panamn lomoi i ow with the troops The orders were countermanded ami the officials turn TILLMAX URGES SEARCHING IN \ ESTIMATION. Majority for Blease on lace of Ro turns?Governor Has Load o:" 2. ?:.->?Tlllman Elected to Senate ami Richards to Railroad Commission? er?Lyon Mim Run Over iw At? torney General. ( olumbla. Aug. 80.?The votes in the Democratic primary of Tuesday continued to pile up yesterday, the to I tais late last night reaching the pre? dicted mark of 140,000 for governor, With about five boxes still unreport ed. With those ligures the three can? didates for governor stood: Blease 71,525, Jones ?36,406, Duncan 2,385. Thli placed Blease'i majority at 2, 671 with practically all the returns in. Interest In the primary, however, yesterday began to turn away from the mere numbers and to trend to? ward a possible investigation as to whether this vast number of votes was cast legally and regularly. Sen? at??!' B. K. Tlllman, whose attention was attracted by the great number of votei cast, wired John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, State chairman, that the primary mst be saieguarded, and he urged an Inquiry should it develop that the number of ballots cast was unreasonable. Mr. Evans replied, announcing that the executive committee WOUld do Its full duty in the matter. Owing to the fact that the Spar? tanburg county committee has'not yet canvassed the vote of that county, the State executive committee at its meeting today Will be unable to de? clare the result, and will probably have to adjourn until next week. Other contests also will play their part and the official result of the elec? tion can not be promulgated for sev? eral days. In several counties there were con? tests of a more or less serious nature. in Greenville a recount was or? dered, and was carried through by the executive committee without se? rious changes in the results. In Aiken county Mr. Cassels appeared befo-e the committee with a protest. It was not formal, however, and Mr. Cassells did not press it. He announced, how? ever, that he would appeal to the State executive committee, which meets here today. In York county there was a protest of the entire vote, and the executive committee undertook to count it again. The count did not begin untd late in the day and was not completed at nightfall. In Anderson county the committee made a new tabulation of the returns but did not go into the charges of fraud, which will be taken up Satur? day. The charges alleged illegal and fraudulent voting, and every DOS in the county is contested. Anderson's vote this year was over 8.000, some ed out the lights at the department I and went home to bed. Americans Threaten Attack. CorintO, Nicaragua, Aug. 27.?Com? mander Warren J. Terhune and a force of two hundred American sailors and marines from the gunboat An? napolis and the collier Justin, now lying in CorintO, today forced their way through territory controlled by the revolutionists to Leon, where the Liberals rose in arms August 19 and massacred the sleeping soldiers of the garrison. The Americans found the Liberals hostile to their advance and it became necessary for Commander Terhune to threaten to attack Leon before the In? surgents would allow the train bearing his detachment to enter the town Rieding had subsided and the Ameri? cana found the city resuming its nor n al appearance. After conferring With the Liberal leaders Commander TerHune withdrew his force from the city, one hundred marines proceeding to Managua and the remainder re? turning to Corinto. Corlnto has been designated as a place for refuge for foreigners. An armed force landed from the gunboat Annapolis is patrolling the streets and a number of Hat cars for the defence of the city. The gunboat Denver, with three hundred and ftfty marines and blue jacketa has arrived here. The cruiser California, with a detachmenl of ma rinea la expected to reach this port ? ?morrow. The revolutionaries con? trol Chlnandega, a city of about 12.000 inhabitants, and capital of a department of the same name, and ii is one of the chief deatrea of the rebela to capture Corlnto which la Chlnandega'a port, ami with which it i: connected by rail. \n attempts of the Insurgents \>< capture this aeaporl so far have been prevented by the armed force from the Vnnapolia.% the officers of which are determined to protect the lives ot* ihe women reaidents. Managua is the only large city In the northern department with the ex? ception of Corinto under control of the I lot ernment. 1,50? more than at the last primary election* In Union county the vote at several boiOf was protested. The commit? tee had not finished its work of re? counting the vote at a late hour last night. In Newehrry a representative of Judge Jones asked for a recount, and when the committee refused his re? quest, he announced that he would appeal to the State executive commit? tee. In Charleston the executive com? mittee condemned the ejection of a member from ? polling precinct and called for an inquiry as to the pro? posed use of the militia. In Spartanhurg county the commit? tee held two sessions in a vain effort to canvass the returns. However, neither meeting was productive, as in both cases a quorum was lacking. Several boxes also were still missing, and nothing could bo done. Another session was called tor today, hut whether this will effect anything re? mains to he seen. In the meantime, accord .ig to dis? patches, reports of irregular voting continue to pour into Spartanhurg. In Dorchester and in Lancaster minor irregularities were reported, but there was DO protest of the vote. A retabulatlon was made in Lancas? ter, with the results remaining sub? stantially the same. Meanwhile, the fact remains that South Carolina apparently has cast 140,370 votes for governor. In the other races there was no change, the only difference being a stiffening of the advantage that the leaders possessed. Senator Tillman is sure of renomi nation on the first ballot, having poll? ed a majority of the votes cast in that race. J. Fr?ser Lyon, who has a 'ead of nearly 12,000 over T. H. Peeples, will have to run over with that opponent in a second race for attorney general. John G. Richards, Jr.. bai been re nominated for railroad commissioner md S. T. Carter for treasurer. For Governor. Please.71,525 Jones. .66,486 Duncan.2,385 Senator. Tillman.73.14$ Talbert.37,141 Dial.28,476 Attorney General. Lyon.62 E\ans.13 Peeples..#? Earle.15 State Treasurer. Cniter.88 M< Lauf in.49 Railroad Commissioner. Richards.?. Wharton.n> ? < Car.scler.41. Prcaehing at Baker SehooL There will be preach'ng at Baker School at 4.30 Sunday afternoon; Sunday school at 3.30. ? V* Make White Slave of Daughter. - Mobile, Ala., Aug. 2y.?Mrs. Mary Wanda, who is said to have an alias for each of several Southern cities In which she has engaged in hair-dress? ing and manicuring business, was held today to the federal grand jury under i bond of |S?0. She is charged with violation of the federal white slave laws. Her daughter, whom she says is more than 14 years of age. was re? leased. The daughter also had been arrested under another section of the some law. Fifteen bales of cotton were sold on the local market Thursday morn? ing. ! NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Second Primary will be held on Tues? day. September 10th, ItlS, at the us? ual polling places, and that the said election will be conducted by the same managers as the first primary, list of same having been heretofore pub? lished. The polls will Open at S o'clock a. m. and close at 4 o'clock p. tn. ?me Of the managers f??r each club will please call on John n. Clifton, the undersigned, at Sumter. S. C. on or before Saturday. September K'th, it 12, for the ballot boxes .tickets, in? structions, etc. Candidates are notified, that, under the Act of General Assembly, they are required to file ? supplemental ex? pense sccount after the election and liefere the vote is tabulated by the County Executimc Committee. The Counts Executive Committee Will meet at the COUfl HOUSO Oil ruursdny, September 12th, at 12 o'clock M. to tabulate the rote, declare ? he i? -nil and to transact such other inesa as n. i> properly come before ? ^ 'ommfttee. By order ? f the County Democratic "\ i Litive Committee ot Sumter Coun JOHN H. CLIFTt IN, County Chairman.