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6UITEK DIES if IC?. HlKill V. LOMa'S SHOT FATAL TO w?vanbi man. T??i .Now guiex?DlfhVult u> InUMdne U As S*>eue ?f T1u>mtomxl Mob VIoIouop Hatur?sj Vicht. Wagaw, Sept. 30. 1'lckena N. Gun ter, President of the Hank of Wagon? er and an extensive planter, died to? night at 7.IS o'clock from the effect* of a gunshot would indicted Isst Sat? urday sfternoon Juat before 6 o'clocs by Hugh C. long. Intendant of Wof ener and representative-elect fro*n Alken county. Long, In company with two constables, escaped a violent moh and is now In the Jail at Alken with Dr. O, B. Fortwood and Hayes Ous? ter of Wagoner, who were later ar lested on warrants charging then with being sccessoriea to the shoe? ing which has resulted fatally. The death of Ftckens Gunter has been hourly expected since he was ehot. The ocsl physicians and three surgeons from Columbia, who sttend ed him, held out absolutely so hope of his recovery. "How is Plckene Gun? ter?" wss the question on the lips of every cltisen of Wagener today. The late Mr. Gunter was s man of con sidersble moans who lent himself to ?very movement for the welfare of Wagener. He established the Bank of Wagener, was associated in other lo? cal commercial enterprises, and own? ed two large farms. His fellow cit< sens held him In the highest es? teem. Hs was 4 3 years of age and h d lived in Wagener all wM Mto. Mr. Gunter leaves a wife and three children, two daughters ssvd one son. Thr.. brothers. Dr. William Gunter cf Gaffnsy. Dr. N. O. Gunter gl Wsgener and Dr. Samuel Gunter >f Ala>ama. survive him. The funeral service* over his remains will be held tomor? row afternoon ax 4 o'clock. in Wagener today It was difficult to Imsglne thai a vengoful snob could hays Inaugurated a reign of terror there last Saturday night, defying Sheriff Rabon of Aiken county and forcing him to resort to a ruse to get Hugh C. Long, the inUsadant of the town who tvnunded the isle Pick ens Gunter, to jaii. The litUe town was busily qulst today. it is true that groups m mess on the public aqusre were sti. 1 dianussing the shoot? ing, the eye-witnesses and tha> near eye-witnesses found needy sudienoes; for the affair stirred the surrsandlng country to Its depths. The oabv visi? ble also i left by Gas mob were the hroksn show windows in the ottne of The Bdlsto News, of srhlch Hugh C. Long was editor. It was opeoly at tit ad Is Wagener to day that the sole reason for Lsag'a escape Saturday night was the fact that he took refuge In the house of his neighbor. Henry Gardener. (>??? siderstion for Mrs. Gardener, aa invalid, is said to have prevented the mob from storming the house and dragging Long out at any coat. The house In which Long lived since com? ing to Wsgener la about a hundred yarda down the same street from the home of Mr. Gardener, In which he took refuge after hurriedly leaving Use scene of the shooting. Mr. Gard? ener's hou*e is in a cotton field on the outskirts of Wagener. Long and the two constables who acompan.'ed him must have spent some tense raooents In the open field after they left lie house, guarded by the mob Saturday night, before they reached the com? parative shelter of the woods sbout a quarter of a mile distant and started on their long walk for the Jail in Aiken. The existing conditions in Wsgener last Saturdny night were epitomized by s downy-lipped stripling of the town when he said today, "Everybody had em or gun." The Sjsjsjggsj whleh led to the dlffl rulty bt.ween Hugh ? Long and ri<-k?-ns N. (?unter are buried In a muddle of local politics and were not at all related to the question at Is I la/at summer In the State prl Mr. Long came to Wagener In September, 1911. started tho Edtsto New.? to boost pilinarllly the move? ment for a imw county with Wagen? r for Its court house town. Ho n>o\? i |g Wagener from Ih-nrn tsvlhe but is a native mi N > > rt h GfifoMaMs? Mf al an attorn. >. a man of MM parts and a fon . ful speaker. Mr Long was ? d Inti-n.tmt of Wagoner WMi i t UM bKMi'un- last summer. It was during; tho litter eimpalgn llsUt the alt nation In W.?gener beeau S ggtsfch long was warned n ?t to re turn to the town after he was ??'#? t. d t.. the house in the s ? >nd primary. but did so lam Wednesday arhea his opponent fron. W uv re r for the hsssss, f & Lastef Rushes), had been .t ired elected In the third primary \. i .oints of th.< iff.?Ir bsiWSsa Mr. Gunter mmyi Mf< l/tfjg last tmtuntay nflsr nooa differ in sevoi it ssuHlculars Hay* Osstof itstsustly related Id lha late IMeken* V Gunter, was arrested on a warrant ? barging him with h r log a share In it. 1?r (?. R, Pofl \. ..ft was arrested on I similar .*b ttke The fuets In the case will not |M known until after the gotommf*? hSSJl ' orrow. A telegram received by The ?State last night from Kennt ttsvlllo said that the many frltads <?f Hugh C. Long in Marli uro county regretted th?? affaJr in Wagener and that sev? eral hundred prominent citizens of the county Whore hi formerly made his home would gladly certify to his high character. Summoned to Wagoner. Oaffney, Sept. 30.?Dr. W. K. Gun? ter of this city was summoned to Wagener Saturday night by a tele? gram stating that his brother, Pickens Gunter, had been shot and was in a critical condition. Dr. Gun? ter caught 8outhern train No. 30 for his home Immediately upon learning of the happening. ENGINEER'S LEG AMPUTATED. J. L. Wysonjr. Injured In Wreck, Now Doing Well. Florence, Sept. 30.?The wounds c* Engineer J. L. Wysong. who was in? jured in the Coast Line wreck at Lone Star a few afternoons since, began to show signs of blood poisoning on Friday and it was determined to am? putate the 'eg near the hip Joint. Vor some time Mr. Wysong vu in a wry critical condition, but has rallied %Ld Is now doing very well at the Flor? ence infirmary. The wrecked train waa brought to the shops here on Saturday ani at? tracted a great deal of attention on Sunday. The cars were badly .lam aged and the tender was a mass of Junk. Mr. Wysong's escape was a most remarkable one. His wound was at first thought of little consequence and would have been had it not been for the blood poisoning, the kind physician who dressed it on the tram not having anything with which to disinfect the wound. _ SPECIAL COURT FOR VAUGHN. Gov. Rlenae Nam cm R. O. Purdy to Try GroewrUle Man. The governor has appointed R. O. Purdy aa judge for the special court which haa been ordered 'for Green? ville county on Octntoer 21 when T. v Vaughn will be tried. Vaughn is at the State penitentiary for safe? keeping. He la the former superin? tendent of the Odd Fellows orphan? age near Greenville and Is charged with a serious crime. He escaped from the Greenville cotmty jail early In June and was recently recaptured In Baltimore. Second Week Jury List. The Jurors for the sec>ond week of court which will convene hero on Monday, October 7th, With Judge T. H. Spain of l>arhngtoTl presiding, were drawn in the court 'house by the jury commissioners TjuLsaiAy as fol A. W. Waldon, J. M. Parker, H. C. Tucker. E, W. VogeU W. P.. Boyle, W. T. Rrogdon. A. M. Pate. t R, H. Wltherspoon. & J. T. Young. M. L. Truluck, W. E. McPrlde. R. N Cain. A. P. Mima, % P. L. Spanu, A. K. Sanders, D. J. Young, J. T .Edwards, II. W. Copeland. W P. Oliver. z H. C. Cuttlno, J. M. Allsbrook, I? It. Phillips. , J. J. rhllllpe, S. R. Smosk, I>. Pull. W. C. Wl#e. < J. H. i/ocklear. Wi U WIlMams, W. o. Mradford, John Layneworth. W. J. Ard, W. H. Dean. a. N Skinner. W. P Cpshur, Qeo, Pew, W. s. I^nolr. They Make You Fool Good. The pleaaant purgative effect pro? duced by Chamberlain'! Tablets and the healthy condition of body ?toi mind which they crr;it?- make on** feel joyful. For aals by all dealers. ah Additional track on tho south Carolina Western line was commune* Sd OB Tu today morning. The track when completed win run up to tho paassasjef etat Ion which Ii now in course of erection, a full force of hands is employed and it Is eipected thai I he Iraek will be laid In i short time. C%*uejlo Dyays |uda? The following unsolicited Isatl monlal should certainly he sufficient ' ? give hope ind courage to persons afflicted w|tk chronic dyspepsia: "I hav< r.Fi h chronic dyspeptic for yeara sad of all the medicine I have laken, Chamberlain's Tablets have dorn- u\> more good than Anything " 'i;t\?i \v G Mattlso, N<? 7 Bher mag st. Horasvllle, n. v. Bold by ail dealers ??&UST? ST?HE Iii SETTLED. OONFEREMCG TIIROIJGHOCJT AF? TERNOON PROVE* FRUIT* LESS. South Carolinian* Ontv Moiv lVeo to laiter Cicorgia City lf Tiioy De? sire To iHi So. Augusta, Sept. 30.?At midnight, all other avenues seeming to he closed, Mayor IJarrett wired Judson C. Clem? ents of the Interstate commerce com? mission in Washington, to take a hand if it is possible, in the street car strike and bring about mediation un? der the Erdman act. Mr. Clements has replied that he will refer the pe? tition to Messrs. Knapp and Nell to? morrow morning. Mt. Barrett takes the position that, while street railways are exempt un? der the act, since this road operates Interstate for the movement of pas? sengers and freight, and is a mail con? tractor, the law car. be made to ?ei>ly Efforts were made throughout the day by the mayor and a committee representing the city council to get the contending factions on common ground In such a way that arbitration can be arranged. Tho company takes the position that there are certain things it can not arbitrate within Its property rights. Summed up, the situation remains just where it has been before with no hopes of a settlement unices Judge Knapp takes a hand. A committee of six members of the city council, appointed by the mayor to urge the railway officials to agree to arbitration, recelvod an answer from the company this morning in which arbitration was agreod to ander certain conditions, one of which was that certain strikers, whom the com? pany regards as trouble makers, be employed no more. The company re? asserts Its statement that it has treat? ed the men fairly and has nothing to arbitrate and says that it makes con? cessions only in the interest of peace in Augusti. At a meeting of ooemciL, held si noon, it was decided to have tho same committee thai conformed with railway officials confer with the strikers' r?:>-! reeentatlves this afternoon and report < back at a sn*>etlng ?f council to be hold tomorrow. No sympathetic strike Is looked for until after council meets tomorrow. investigation of the shooting and; kilting of tSsjsja dti?*? by membtro| of the State mllltla here in connoo- i lion with the strike was starte*! today.' The three xavem killed trespassed on, "dead line" territory established hf\ the sallltia to protect (the pownr plant I of the coresmory from possible dyna-* snttfg* , MaJ. Levy, in command of the troops sent he>' to stof* the disorders incident to the strike, instructed the offleevTH in command of the "dead line" territory at the lime of the shooting to submit thoir Tcporta .today. Capt. Jowltt and Capt HondeJMon, together with every man sn the firing lint?, will face trkal by military court. It Ib ex? pected the hearings will l>e held dur? ing the present gasjgk, (jov. Hrown haw ordered a thor? ough Investigation of the shootings. 1 None of t.he men killed wa#v a striker. All were business men and their friends assert that they wore Ignorant a>l the "dead line" established by the soldiers. One wax killed Instantly U d the Othdf two di**! after being re? moved to hospitals. With only one cnnranny of Infantry stln on duty and with till tho cavalry ordered off, Augusta d*e.s not present much appearance of martial law to? day. The Georgia Hussars ksTt for Savan? nah yesterday morning auad late yes? terday afternoon Ma.i. I^evy received order? from Adjutant General O'Jfcear to the effect that he reduce his fonees to one company. Tho men eJisbanoVd th<s moraJng, marohing from the power hOUSS t(? th%? armory about K a. m. The companies now off duty are the Richmond Hussars, the Clinch Rlflea and the Oglethorpea. Capt. George Hains, with Iiis Richmond Light infantry, is the only company ?>n duty today. The order prohibiting people from coming into Augusta from South Car? olina without giving some excellent excuse for doing IO, wan revoked Sun? day afternoon and no difficulty was experienced by North AUgUStans In coming to the city lo their work this morning. The guards have been re? moved altogether from the two bridges leading Into South Carolina. Additional strikebreakers were brought to the city by the railway company yeaterday, bul it is no! though! they \\\\\ be needed. Tlu courmnrtlal of Capts. Jowltt ar.d Henderson will he presided over by in officer of the National Guard of ?;? >rgls and 12 other officers who will hc! jurors. The relatives of the dead men will employ legal taten! to repre en! them, nnd the officers who will face trial win als?, have counsel. v 11 the saloons are >|osed today ind will no! be reopened until ihe r< t:n of martini law comes to an end. The N.?rth Auguatn dlspenaar) Is also , loaed STRIKE ON GEORGIA LINE, Attempts to Secure Settlement with Conductors, Flagmen, Raggugic maidors and Yard Men Futile. Augusta, G;i? OctO. 1.?Just before 1 o'clock this morning, following a conference of tho railroad conductors j and railway trainmen, the Georgia railroad officials Issued a statement in which they say: "It is probable that the conductors, llagmen, baggagemas ters and yard trainmen may withdraw from our service." Tho representatives of the organi? zations, which have voted overwhelm? ingly for a strike, announce that they have given the road until 10 o'clock this morning to accede to the de? mands made upon the road before a general strike order is sent out. This, however, is plainly a formality, since conferences lasting from immediately after noon until after midnight have failed to bring amicable results. There is no further doubt that a st**'" will be in general effect all wvei the road before midday today. THE Y. M. C A. RECEPTION. Large Crowd in Attendance and Oc? casion Passes off Most EnjoyaWy. Te reception given at the Y. M. C. A. Monday evening was one of the most largely attended and enjoyable social affairs which has been given in Hie city in a number of months. The crowd in attendance during the even? ing was reckoned at in the neighbor? hood of one thousand persons and the building from 7 o'clock until long af? ter 10 resounded with the chatter and laughter of the guests. During the evening grape juice and cukes were served to the visi? tors, a number of young la? dles of the city having been engfi.ged for this feature of the occasion. Per? haps the most enjoyable featun? of the evening was the concert by the Sumter Hand, many beautiful selec? tions being rendered which urere heartilj appreciated and applauded by the audience. Still another Interesting feature was the athletic contests which were son ducted for the amusement of the guests. The swimming and diving of six srrutll boys were watched hy la? dies and gentlemen arike with great interest. The two games ef volley ball plnyed bjr picked men Crom the five teuims which took part In the championship eerlee were also "see i for the nr*t time by many of the ?pec tators and k?nt additional Inter? est to the reception. The howling alleys, where some of the star men perfonmod, also attracted no little in? terest and numbers off persons svere constantly watching them as they Showed off to advantage. Altogether the evening was very pleasantly spent by all who visited (he building ami the reception *wus a gjteat swecess in that it showed many people of the city who *dld not Jknow previously what in In the building and u hat the Y. M. C. A. is doing and stands fur. LEVER TO CAMPAIGN MARY? LAND. s<i?th Carolina Congressman ( o?fi dent ol Demoemtlc Sw.coss. Lexington, Sept. 30.?Congress? man Lever In In rec* ipt of an invita? tion Ito addn-ss the Clemson College Cluhtfif Atlanta upon the occasion of the Clemson banquet on 2d of Oc tober. This club is composed of the graduates of QentSOn tiow in Atlanta and Is said tao rompris* a large mem? bership. Mr. Lever regrets very much that he Widl not h* able to ae oopt the invitation, and has so ad? vised the club. Mr. Lever has keen qurtr- Indisposed for the p&?d three days, having bfn confined to his room and under tke treatment at his physician. Tho tittle congressman i* scheduled to leavt Lexington staut the first of ths mouth for Maryland, where fie Is to make a number of speeches In the Interest of the candidacy of Wood row Wilson for the presidency, and hopes to be able to till the appoint* aients already arranged. Congressman Lssver feste confident of Democratic success (hit- year, and Is doing ;'ii |n his power to help m tk?* the victory a large one, Tho *\ ork at the gas plant of erecting steel tanks Is going on stead? ily and the gas receptacles arc r:ip i?li> taking shape under the hands of ii dozen or more workmen. Material for other natures of the plant have arrived and are being placed <>n the ground. The pipe laying iv- now pro ceedinn on Bartlette street, although the force of hands Is n<>t sumclentl! large for the work t.? proceed rapid? ly \ Mr?r?eh>iiM Escape. "My little boy hoi n marvelous cape," wrltos 1* r. Hastlams of Prince Mb.rt. i*ip? ..f Good Houe "h occtirred In the middle of ihn night. H<' cot \ very severe attack of croup. \h luck would have lt. I had a l irk?? bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Ftemedy In the house, After following ih?4 directions for an hour and twentj minutes h?^ was through .?11 danger." Sold by all dealers. TO DECIDE WHETHER LEU is OLD OR NEW COUNTY. Petition to Hold Election in Portion of Lee County on l*rop<H>itioii to BeOfjde, to Summer, Raises Owitrtilu tional Question, a* to Old und New County?Court Called to De? <dde Issue December ft. Columbia, Sept 30.?Chief Justice Gary today issued an order calling for an en banc session of tho Justices of tho Supreme Court and tne Circuit Court Judges to be held on Friday, tho 6th day of December, to hear the question of the injunction which has been applied for to restrain the com? mission appointed by the Governor to gather data on the area, popula? tion, etc. of Lee Coun'.y in determin ing the question Whether Lee comes under tho provision of an old or new county. An effort Is being made to change tho boundary * .> between T^ee and rSumter Aunties, so as to annex a portion of Leo to Sumter. Those opposing the annexation claimed that Lee came under the desig? nation of "old county" and as such could not be cut to less than BOO square miles as provided by the Con? stitution, while those advocating the annexation of the portion to Sumter held that Lee County was what Is known as a "now county" and as such oould be cut to 400, If necessary On this question hinged everything, for If Lee Is held to be an old county the annexation cannot be made of tho portion to Sumter for It would leave Lee with less than 500 equare miles. To make the change It must be nec? essary to hold that Lee Is a new county. The matter came up before the Governor on the question of order? ing an election on the proposed an? nexation and arguments pro and con were made before him. He fin illy appointed a commission consisting of D. E. DuRant, J. P. Kilgore, T. S. Duliose, and Stanyarne Burrows to gather data as to the area, popula? tion, etc, of Lee County. The op? ponents applied to the Court for an injunction to prevent this commis? sion from carrying out the purpose for which they were appointed and the Supreme Court has called in all Circuit Judges to their assistance and the wholo question will be argued be? fore the en banc session of the Court on tho 6th of December. Tho order of Chief Justice Gary calling the en banc Besslon follows: "The State of South Carolina, in the Supremo Court. John C. Rhame, at al, petitioners, against; D. E. Du? Rant, et al, commissioners, respond? ents. "It appearing upon the hearing of this case, thai there is involved a question of constitutional law, upon the determination of which the en? tire court is B?t agreed. "Now, therefore, I, Eugene R. Gary. Chief Justice, do hereby call to the assimUince of the Supreme Court, all the Judges <>f the Circuit Court, to meet at Columbia, S. G* on Friday, the 6th day of December. 1912. at 10 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of hearing and deciding said case. "It is further ordered, that the clerk of the Sopreme Court, do send to eaeh Circuit Judge, a copy of the opinions in said case. Eugene B. Gary, " Chief Justice. ' Neg?v \rre>4etl and Released. Saturday/ Rural Policeman Sam Newman upon Information given him bx cltlaena of this town arrested a netrro, Thomas McMillan, who Uvea several mile* north of the city, and lodged him in jail until the charges ag;ifrist hin? "ould ha investigated Monday morning the charge were in? vestigated and shown to be false and the n^ro was released, McMillan wan charged with muti? lating bis two sons and threat* nlng to mutilate a daughter. it was reported tint ens of his sons had died from injuries received at the hands of his father and th.it the daughter had committed suicide rather than undergo the Indignity, it was claimed, her father threatened lor with Monday one of the .-.>ns was in town and disclaimed any sut h action on the pari of his father, or any threats to su< h effect on the part of his father. It was learned that the son died from heart trouble, from Which he hud been troubled some time and that the daughter had hill? ed herself for some unknown i?a son. \\ohl Sedative Cough Medicines. it von wan! to contribute directly to th- occurrence of capillary bron? chitis and pnuemonla use cough med? icines that contain codlne, morphine, heroin and other sedatives when you have n cough or cold. An expeetor* ant lik? Chamberlain's Cough Rent? ed) is what Is needed Thai cleans nut the culture lid- or breeding places tot the germs ot pneumonia anil othn diseases, Thai is why pneumonia never results from n cold when Chamber!.tin s Cough Itotnody Is used I' has ? world wide reputa? tion 'or it- cures, it contains no morphine or othet icdatlve For ale by ill dealers. REMAINS] U J.I.DI I > TO IDOL*. North l Ui-oliiLu Judge Dceliiio* u> l>i WQ9VB Newspaper l Yom tho Rull Moo*o Cuu?e. Durham, N. c, s?-;>t. 30.?^tste Su? premo <'ourt Judge WhsdOSS tonight declined to grant an Injunction re? straining The St it* Dispatch, a T.ur llngton. (N. C.) weekly paper, from supporting the rTogrsasllS pnrsiden tial ticket. J. O. Waller, stockholder in The Dispatch company, had petitioned the court to restrain the editor of the paper from carrying out the direc? tions of the majority stockholders, who voted, after the Chicago con? vention, to switch the paper's alegi ar.ce from the Republicans to the Progressives. Waller claimed he h^d been In? duced to put money into the paper With the understanding that It was to b.? Republican in policy. Judge Whed bee held that the company's charter had not been violated and consequent? ly the court had no right to inter? fere. FREIGHT RECEIPTS INCREASED. Cotton Shipments as Large as for I-ast Year at Tills Time?Increase in Other Ruatne**. It was learned at the railroad freight depots in this city Monday , that the freight receipts of this fall up to the present time were very ' much larger than they were last J year at the same time. This is a good showing for Sumter, and it marks a larger amount of business done here this than last year. It was stated that the amount of cotton hlpments was practically as large as it was at this time last year, owing to the fact that last >ear the cotton, although more of it was com? ing in at this time than is coming in now, was not shipped out as speed? ily as it is being shipped out this year. The increase in freight receipts for this fall Is partly attributed to the number of buildings in course of con? struction, which require a consider? able amount of material, but for tho most part it is regarded as an Increase of business being done here. JOHN GARY EVANS' VIEWS. ; Tliinks Committee Will Declare R lease Nominee Unless Fraud Was Sufficient to Invalidate Primary. Spartanburg, Sept. 30. ?Before leaving for Columbia tonight John Gary Evans, chairman of the State Democratic committee, said: "Un? ices it is shown that there was a suf? ficient number of fraudulent votes cast in the primary election held in this State last August to Changs the apparent result of the primary it is my opinion that the State .-xecuti. committee will declare Mr. Blease the nominee of the Democratic party and will order a second election bstweea Mr. Lyon and Mr. Pee pies for attor? ney general." CLERK-CARRIER EX A MIN A1TON. Will be Held in Sumter on October S3. 1912. for Civil ServUv Position*. A civil service examination for the position of clerk-carrier will be held in Sumter on October 23, 1912, under the direction Of the civil service com? missioners. Applicants must be not h-ss than 18 years old. nor more than Ah years of age. They must be .'? feet I inches high and weigh not less than 125 pounds. They must also be physical* ly sound and in good health. AU ap? plications must be riled with the Sec? retary of the Fifth Civil Service Dis? trict. Atlanta. (la.. before OctOhOT PJth. 1912. Maiming Want- Light and Water. The busy and enterprising llttis city of Manning proposes to las is bonds f"i wat?r works and electric lights and to this end has had Mr. J. Newton Johnston go over and make a survey for the cost of a plant in that city. Manning has sidewalks and m ?nv evidences of wise expenditure at public money for nubile convenience and does not owe s dollar. She can issue more bond- than w ill be tu ?n ?1 and she wants the very best system that can be had Mr Johnston cal? culating e>n a system thai w ill cost the people of the town about f.?ti M to in stall and Will < V*' them .?II thai they will need for torn i me of water and light.- Florence Tino?.*. "lie took Jane out boating and t < ? ked the boat.** What did -l ine do?" ?.' in wsltrd until the) reached the st< he pile on the way home. Then sh?* rocked htm."?Cleveland Plain Deal? Cotton <?eid at 11 oo In ii i II on tho streets Tuesday The receipts u . i? ||f ht.