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, ?XI)e tofltcljmftii trad S<mtl)ron. Tin si MTCK WATCHMAN, Entablliilu-d April, 185?. 'Be Jut and Pear not?1?? an the ?Ods Thon Ahne't et be thy Coimtry't, Thy God'l and Truth'*." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Blabllihed J?e, MM Consolidated Aug. 3,18 1. SUMTER, S. 0., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1912. Vol. XXXV. No. 14. Jl KV RRTtR.NKD V??liDICT IN FORTY MIM'TI'-S BUKKINO MAS CHARUKD WITH MIHDHU. t Argument? Made by Mc*?re, tie?. I). Lory and J. H. Clifton for Defend? ant and by Solicitor for State? 's Ti ail am ay?Bateman not 00 Stand. * f The casa of tha State agalast 1. W. Harper, charged with the murder of feddle . Bosaard, a colored hack man. at the passenger statlou on Christ? mas evening; lilt., was closed for all time Thursday morning when tha jury, after being out for forty tala Lutea, returned a verdict of not guilty. 'relieving him of the senons charge which has been hanging over him for almoat two years. \ The plea of the defense was not guilty, their efforts being te anew that Harper shot Eddie Doasard in self }detfease. when be himself was tn grava danger Crom Hoaaard. Har? per was the last witnasa to take tha stand la his earn defense. He was called up Wednesday of tarn 00a vhan 00art convened after dinner. H.? statement was in effect Che same an that he had made tat ?S afBdavh to aecare ball after ha gave hksmeif up to tha shartSL Harper testified to hsimg hud words with Kdale etoasard at a store on Manning avenne darlag tans even? ing. Later he anw Beerend at the iat*Uoa and words mere again ex? changed. Rosnard bsjeawm enraged at something whieh wan aatd and ?truck Harper across the dace twice, knocking him dowa. Ha then at? tempted to cut hint, oatdng his cloth? ing and hat. Mai pat, aynssa on the ground, drew has pistol end fired, the s^lrst shot going wild and Che second taking effect. Harper mad Seen walk? ed off and later went Isssne. Arguments were made by Mean?. Oeo. D. Levy and J. H. Chiton "tor two gsjjssjsjj and by the gottcltor for the State. This closed fan case for I AgedntM**uy. but It >>u.? taken np ugsfta ess soon an asset eenewned fnursday mernlag. when the Judge made his charge and the case wenj to gjM Jury. (.KM HU. IdNHKT IN 1VM.KXSS r In* umhrnu of Thrusse* tVur fir Their Power If innre Haall> s-uics on the Mountain*. Berlin, Oct. f.?A general war In the Balkans ban been practically In? augurated hi the ophuaa of botV dip? lomatic circle* and the press of GOfv Jdnany. At the foreign oftlce It Is be~ "llevad the attitude of the Balkan peo? ple leaves only the *bsswHt hope of the measure taken by tne pon?ers t>rorlng suureevfsl s." ?tii> concession* made by th> > 1 iv.\' i iinui n would threaten the security of tae <ip.tnt* .f the thron??* of Bul? garia, Montenegro, Greece and Servhk. Kor| this reason thetr government* dare not yield. <>ae of the lead uj banks rarelved a teletrun today fr<?m Belgrade, statin* that the de?duration of war by Servla vrebabty would be delivered Imme ^dlatery. Servian trops it was stat? ed, were being rushod toward* the frontier from the mohfllsatlon ? en Another telegram from Belgr?*le statea that the reply of the SerVUn minister. M. Pasltrh. to the Austro Rumian represent.Iglssjg was tanta n ount to rejection. He declared that the Montenegrin declaration of wsr had created a new situation h waa dedalve for Servia* fur? ther action The solidarity of the Balkan allies would, he aald, be ma.n * talned at nil coats, and the popular Ie ng In gervla was so strati* that It would not permit the government to dwwr-nt from the course In which it had embarked. There wss almost a repetition of the s* enes which took plae?. ' Black Tues fi n ' vi ?< t"??, r 1. on the bourse today ^under the c-?nv|. thm that .1 ganofnl Iwar In the Balkans was Inevitable. There was an all round fall of from two to eight points and the dump * im |g| ked ??nly slightly Juat bSgOM the clone It a ?<* understood in authori? tative clrelea here th?t 3.-.' mania has taken the \. ell ml nary Step? for the mobilisation of her army. Nothing Is krown as to h? r intentions. Heal I -t?te Tran<*fer?*. The following trmiffra of feOl es? tate have been left at the auditor's erTV e. I tr. M Caldwell to A. ii. Mom,., lot on Manning nventie. ?1 ?;00. Abbev Meldend, et al. to \,.w\ on Kibbr Adam ivrry. I'. W Hick*. f?r . trustee*, t acre* In OsntSfl township. 9150. , TUB OP Fjj WUBBER. I JOHN DAVIS AND THOMAS WIL? SON WWMfl Till KD FOR KILL- | L\G OF rfOII RAN1K>LPIL IL M. Sutlers Plead Guilty and Sen? tenced to Serve One Year?Ullis Returned by Grand Jury, at Work on l'rvMviitincnt?Grand Jury Made Special Presentment Before Reso? lutions of Colored Cltisens Publish? ed. _______ i From the Dally item. Oct. 10. The case of the State against John Davis and Thomas Wilson, colored, Is now In course of hearing in the General Sessions Court. Davis and Wilson are being tried for the al? leged murder of Joe Randolph at a hot supper near Brogdon Station on th?- night of February 2. 1912. Ran- j dolph was shot at that time and died i w from the effects of the wound two weeks later. The evidence pot up by the State was in effect that st the hot supper Randolph had become boisterous and was put out of the house by John Mprvls. In the yard Randolph com? menced cursing and Davis and Wil? son started to put him out of the yard. Randolph opened fire on them and they ret urn Ad the fire. Some of ?he witnesses stilled that the shots dt Randolph were fired after he had turned and started to run. The statements made by Davis and Wiksoni were pcaotically the same as that put up by Ae State's witnesses. Duvis had goa* into his house, aft whlcfc the supper was being held, and secured his rem after Randolph had started the diatarrbanre in the yard. When he came out he asked Wilson to aid him In patting Randolph out ' ?of the yard and Randolph opened j lire upon them. They returned the f.re, but could net see Randolph be? cause of the smoke and the darkness. The arguments m the case were is progress at 1 o'clock. Messrs. L. D. Jennings and R. D. Epps represented j the deefndants and the Solicitor rep- i resmited the State 1? 'the cose. R. \L Sanders plead guilty In Gen? eral Sesstnfe^tllflT-TTrtn/sn*ay morn- \ Ing to the charge of forgery. It was ] alleged thai he signed Mr. J. IL Scar- ! borugh's name to a check which he j had cashed. In view of his pleading guilty the Judge, re pronouncing the sentence, made the sentence lighter > * 1 lhan it might have "been otherwise. He was sent< iced to serve on the! public works of the county for one year and to.pay a fine of $1.0? o,r to serve for the* same time in the State psgiltentiary and pay the same fhie. A true bill was brought ir. by the grasid Jury against Primus Hopkins, charged with violation of the. pro? hibition law. It is understood that the gTand Jury w now at stork on their tinul pre? sentment which wdll contain a num? ber of recommendations of an In? teresting nature. The netl<?n of the grand jur> in the saSsn t of making the special presentment requesting the Judge 1? set In motion machinery for the ar? rest of Cd M. Young and If, J. Mor? ris was previous to the publication of tb?H resolutions passod by colored citizens of Sumter, the presentmetrt being mads <?ut on Tuesday after? noon, although it did SOt 00BIS be? fore the out?. until Wednesday si ones. ? KKARCH IVsrcCKAM-TL IHsSSi Returned lo the tity Thuisslu> Morning Wltltotit Prisoners. The poaat whu h left her?' Wsdnee day sftemoaii for ffhttoh returned at nine o'clock Thursday morning with? out bsingtni In the prisoners with them. All night was spent at Shiloh and the hOUSSS of Mack Morris and Ham Wilson srera sesrehed, but with? out lueeeaa. There wei rery little Information obtained by the members of the posof upon which Ihey could rely. Nearly ail of the p? room aaked coneerntnsj the w here.tbotit<? of the two men told different tales and there was no WSJ Of telling whether any of this.- *t ite? meats mads t?? them vets correct, asps dally as moat of them were based on supposition, rumor and similar , nnaahataatlal ground*. As there was no information to be obtained Which WOUld help them In locating and arresting the men the posse deemed It best not lo lengthen their eta) end returned to ths city Thursday morning. in Point of Inalety. Son in-iaw (auperlntendlni moth es-inlaw's funeral I luppoe n roU*YS dug It deep enough0 ROES SOMK FAST FLYING. Pigeon lie onging to F. M. Ehrlich Whu Race from DanVUlo hi Good Time. A bird belonging to K. If, Ehrlich of Columbia was the winner of the pigeon race from Danville, Va., which was lluwn a few days ago by carriers from the lofts of ColumblA fanciers. The birds were liberated at 7.15 o'clock in Danville Monday morning by J. If, Davis, agent for the South? ern Express comnany. The pigeons were well bunched In the finish, only six minutes difference In the time at which the three win ners wore clocked. Mr. Ehrltch's win? ning bird arrived at 11.29 a. m. Frank Qlenn of Columbia clocked the second bird at 11.30 a. in. and Dr. A. B. Kendall, the third bird at 11.35. William Maxwell's birds were an in their loft when he reeclved a tele? gram from Danville that they had been liberated. The message reached him at 11.25 o'clock, and, since he failed to clock his birds, on account ?)1 their unexpected arrival, he may have won the race. The Columbia Pigeon club will have another race soon. Mr. Ehrlich's winning bird flew the 210 miles from Danville to Columbia at the rate of 1,156 yard* a minute, which was close to the record for the club.?Columbia Record. XKWBITRRY FARMER ASSASSI? NATED. Spurgeon Johnson Killed in Presence of Family. fNewbcrry, Oct. 8.?News was re? ceived in Newberry early this morn? ing of the horrible assassination of Spurgeon Johnson, a white man, in the northwestern section of Newberry County, near the Laurens line, at I about 9 oVlock last night. While I sitting in a room of his home, in com? pany with his wife, his little son and an aunt. Mr. Johnson was shot on the left side of the head, about the re? lation of the ear, with a shotgun, the ' load coming through a window and !-killing him Instantly. Mr. Johnson's home is on the I plantation known as the old Jim Hill 1 lace. Tie Wan about 35 years of age. j The pence Officers, in Newberry re? ceived telephone messages telling Of the tragedy at about 1 o'clock thD morntllg. Sheriff Hnford. accompan? ied by bis two rural policemen, left immediately for the scene in an auto? mobile driven by Mr. Forrest Sum mer. Constable and Sheriff-elect Cannon G. Blesse waited in Newber? ry until shout ?.'clock this morning for bloodhounds, which had been re queeted from Columbia, and driven by Mr. Waldrop in an automobile, he left with the bloodhounds imme? diately upon the arrival of the train. A messe go from the section of the killing this morning to newspaper men here was to the effct t that Mr. Johnson had just come in the house, after hauling some cotton, and had t?at down near a window, when the fatal slvtt was llred. It is said he had had no trouble with any one re oentlv, and the pepotrator of the deed ?und its motive tire unknown. possi: LKATKfl FOR SIIILOH. ?Imhje Issues Order Directing Sheriff te Bend Men to Arrest Young and Morris, Following th<- receipt of the spe? cial presentment <d tru- Qrand Jury in which the jury requested the Judge to t ike steps to let in motion efforts i) have <'. Mi X*OUng and If, J, Mivr rla arrested, Judge T. H, Spain Wed? nesday morning issued an order di? recting the shot iff to semi a posse to the Bhlloh section to arrest the two men. If possible. in accordance with these Instruc? tion! sheriff Bpperson formed s pos.-e consisting of Bam Newman, and Alex Norris, the two remaining rural policemen, Messrs. II. D, Hoy kin. .1. D. Shir... K. I.. Dueoni and !!. M. Bangle! and sent these tO Rhlloh to see if they COUld arrest the tWO men. The p..s o left the city in BUtO mobllei at tWO o'clock and spent the nigh! In the Bhlloh section. They were directed lo take whatever itepa they deemed necessary In locating and arresting the two men. Men who are overly anxious to he,?l the procession don't hesitate lo snatch the banner away from b blither and leave him In the ditch. AmMtlon has both selfishness and me mm i in it Wilmington Star, Mrs. Mann, of Georgetown, is visit? ing her mother, Mrs. Jessie Bradford, EXHIBITING FARM PRODUCTS. So Uth?rn Railway Company Show? Work of Southern Farmer at Va? rious Fairs. Washington, D. C, Oct. 9.?The Southern Railway System is making exhibits of horticultural and agricul? tural products of the Southeast at eighteen fairs which are being held this fall in Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. These exhibits are entirely educational in their character and represent what the Southern farmer by intelligent ef? fort can produce on his own land. Expert agriculturists are in charge to disseminate helpful information and it is hoped that the thousands of farmers who will be in attendance will be Inspired to adopt methods pro? moting better and more profitable crops. WILSON REPLIES TO ROOSEVELT Bays Meant Steel Trust "Behind Third Party in ThougtK." Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 8.?Gover? nor Woodrow Wilson, in his speeches in Topeka, Kansas, and here tonight, replied to Col. Roosevelt's request at Albany, N. Y. last night, that the Democratic Presidential nominee "prove or retract the declaration that the United State? Steel Corporation is behind the third party programme for regulating trusts." The Governor reiterated that the Steel Corporation was "behind the third party programme in thought," and added he knew nothing of any financial support. The Governor am? plified his position and made a new attack on the tariff policies of huth his opponents. "I understand from the newspa? pers," said Governor Wilson, In his Topeka speech, "that Mr. Roosevelt was distressed by my suggestion the other day that the United States Steel Corporation was back of his plan for controlling the trusts. "He interpreted my remark to mean thAt, they wer? supporting him j with money. I was not thinking abouy' money, 1 do not know whether they I are supporting him with money or I ant; it does not make any difference. I What 1 meant was they are support? ing him with their thought, and their thought is not our thought. I meant land 1 say again, that the kind of con? trol he proposes is the kind of con? trol that the United Statea Steel ( oi poratsMi wants. ??I am perfectly willing to admit j that they think it Is best for the i ountry. My point is that this is a ; method conceived from the point of ? view of the very men w ho are to be j controlled." The Governor^ charged that the Roosevelt programme "was not pro? gressive at sj] In Its fundamentals," and remarked that Blbsrt H. Gary, head of the steei Corporation, and I George \\. Perkins, a director, sug? gested the plan of governmental con ! troi of trusts. I Referring to the tarHf, the Gover I i I nor said: '"The utterances of Mr. Roosevelt with regard to the tariff are practical? ly the same as the utterances of Mr. i Taft, and If you look at tht Saratoga , progamrae, the Saratoga platform, j which Mr, Roosevelt himself endors ; ed, you will And there an unqualified endorsement of the Payne-Aldrich tariff, just at unqualified as Mr. Taft made In his Wlnons speech." Governor Wilson had a strenuous day iu Kansas, making several speeches. For twenty miles of V*is journey he rode in the locomotive cab While the train was running a mile a minute. MARSHALS TO GUARD TltXINS. Federal Offieers to Aid Georgia Rail? road in Operating Trains To-day Augusta, <?a, ??et. ???Until almost midnight to-night the Georgia Rail I'OUd situation was simply a waiting K.iine. .\t thai time Superintendent Brand announced that the road will begin operation of trains to-morrow morning, each train to be guarded by United states marshals, The lirst train out, No. it ;,t about eight o'clock to-morrow morning, will leave Augus? ta with Marshal George White in ths esb a ith the engineer. The order of the Feder <i i 'ourt, granting a temporary injunction against violence, and naming the sheriff of McDuffle County as one of ol the defendants, will be served by Marshall White tomorrow morning, through :i special deputy, Mi^s DuRnnl ol Lake <"it\ in \isit in* lo-r COUSln, Mis* Iras Skinner. Moxm - * troops GAIN THE victory. Drive Baek die Moslems From Strong Position on Mountain After Several Hours of Fighting. King Mcliolas Directing Operations. " Podjorttza, Montenegro, Oet.? 9.? The Montenegrin army opened war against Turkey this morning by at? tacking a strong Turkish position op? posite Podjoritza. Prince- Peter, the youngest son of King Nicholas, fired the first shot. This was the signal for firing all along the line and an artillery duel ensued. Within 21 min? utes five Turkish guns were silenced and the Turks retreated from their first position on Mount Planlnltza. By noon the Turks had evacuated the mountain. At 8 o'clock the rlrst shot was di? rected at the Turkish position on the hills by Prince Peter, who is a cap? tain of artillery. At the booming of the gun the band In the Montenegrin headquarters struck up the royal hymn. After the Turks evacuated the mountain, a general advance of Mon? tenegrin infantry was ordered. Cov? ered by a concentrated artillery flr*e the foot soldiers moved toward the strongly fortified Turkish positions in Detchitch mountain, which commands the road to Scutari. At 2 o'clock the Turks landed troops on the shore of Lake Scutari near the Montenegrin frontier. A general engagement fol? lowed and was still in progress at 5 o'clock over an extensive front. Crown Prince Danielo, commander ln-chlef, has just ridden in with Prince Peter from the battlefield to the king's headquarters for fresh in? structions. FIGHTING ON TTIE FRONT! Fit. Serious Conflict on the Border Be? tween Montenegro and Turkey. Saloniki, Turkey, Oct. 9.?Serious fighting continues between the Turk Ud) and the Montenegrin ?orees on the Moneteglin frontier. ESssad Pasha* the Turkish com? mander of (he force marching to the r?iif!' of Scuttarl, passed the River Boyana without encountering any opposition. The Albanians in ithe frontier dis? tricts have promised to restrain the Montenegrin troops without any help from the Turkish troops. - / / TUB K1: Y t < >\ Fl I >FNT. Faces tlie Future With Faith in Its Cause, Constantinople, I ?et. 9.?The Turk? ish government awaits coming events with calm assurance, according to Noradundghlan Effendl, the ottoman foreign minister. In an interview given to the Associated Press today he said: "We fate the future with perfect confidence. 1 should like to point out, however, that the declara? tion of war by Montenegro was made contrary to the practice adopted by all civilized States. It want against the stipulation of The Hague conven? tion, of which Montenegro was a sig? natory. "in the hrst place no attempt was made to seek the good offices of a third party in order to Und a mean! of avoiding a conflict. "Secondly, the declaration of war did nol set forth my real or tangible cause for war. "Thirdly, Montenegro opened hos? tilities withput granting the usual preliminary delay and actually before the declaration of war was presented to the porte." The Turkish government has decid? ed to make a selection from among the Greek vessels detained 'n Turk? ish ports and will hold those best suited for militan transport purposes and release the others. "GYM" work COMMENCED. Large Numlior of Members Begin Work in Four Classes. The winter work of the athletic departments of the Y. M. <'. A. Pe? gau Tuesday when four classes were put through their various "gym" stunts by Physical interior B, A. Theea All four of the classes w.re well at? tended ami there was a great deal of Interest shown in the work by the members. Marriage License Record. \ marriage license was Issued on Thursday morning to Thomas Juntos and Beatrice White, colored, of Remt nl. NtBELS SLEW AMERICANS. OPENED ITRK ON UNITED STATUS FORCL AT LEON. Three Men Ixist Lives at Leon and Four Others at Borram-as?Situa? tion Salved by Col. Long. Washington, Oct. 8.?Tales of the surrender of the town of Leon Sun? day by Nicaraguan revolutionists to American marines and sailors, under Lieut. Col. Long, and the logs of three American lives through the treachery of drunken rebels, were received at the State department today from Minister Weitsell at Managua. The deaths Sunday brought the total of Americans killed by the reb? els to seven, the loss of four at Bar? ranca Hill, on the road to Leon, hav? ing been previously reported. In his advices to Minister Weitself, Hear Admiral Southerland said he ex? pected peace in the republic within a month. The chief revolutionary bands have been crushed, and their leaders cap? tured and exiled. The men killed at Leon were: Hoy O. Morgan, turret captain on the Col? orado, Los Angeles, Cal; George O. iturgess, ordinary seaman f Colorado, Stlllwater, Minn.; Marine Private John Bartels, Cook county, 111. Although three were reported In? jured, the name of only one private Frank Kittsmiller, could be found in the records here. Those reported wounded, whose names do not appear in the records, were: Lamper, ordinary seaman, Col? orado, and Dalder trumpeter, ma? rine. Company D. j "The credit for this successful ter? mination of a most critical condition," ' said Admiral Southerland in his re? port, "Is principally due to the firm? ness and the good judgment, ability and tact of Lieut. Col. Long during the month he has had charge of the situation at that place." When Col. Long demanded the sur? render of Leon, Dr. 'Cspinosa, Gen. Irlas ?.nd IF other-reb^l leader* from Costa Rica applied for protection and passp'orts to leave the country. This Wag agreed to after the colonel had communicated with Hear Admiral Southerland at Managua, who secured the approval of President Diaz. Tu n the surrender of the town vIS an? nounced. Before the Americans DOUld take possession, however, ? band of drunk? en rebels opened tire upon the Ameri? cans, killing the three named. The marines and bluejackets returned the lire and killed about. 50 revolution? ists. 4 The Cleveland has arrived at San Juan Del .v'ur and will patrol the coast for .the present. There are now. all told, ashore in Nicaragua about 2.350 officers, marines and bluejackets from the California, Colorado, Denver, Cleveland. Annapolis and Tacoma, nun bering about 1,SM ofRcers ami bluejackets and about l,ttl -ulcers and marines. MXKI.HOltO TIE FINALLY BROK? EN. T. C. Hanicr Nominated Clerk of Court in Fourth Primary. Bennottsvllle, Oct. s. Tom c. llano r seems to he nominated for clerk of court of Marlboro County. The returns so far received gi\e Ha ner LISI and IteLaorta 1,112. This is the fourth primary for this office. Manier having received a majority of three In the seeond and two n the third, according to the not of the returns, but recounts by the execu? tive committee showed ties in each Instance. The ballots oast in today's primary are more than in either the sec end or third. Both candidates were recog? nised :>s competent. clever gentle non and the remarkable ret es show the loyalty of friends ami the popu? larity < f both ? ontestants, PEACE IN MIC AR \<.l V. Cablegram (\mvey* iMOHIgOWC of Truce in Hostilities. New Orleans, o. t 1 Juan .'. V.w - vale, Nicaraguan consul here, receiv? ed a cablegram tonight from Nn-.t rsguan minister of foreign relations at Managua, announcing that peace had been re-established there The cablegram ga\o no details. Consul Kavals Inter prated tit.- mee? ?age .is meaning that normal condi? tions hsve been restored. The Civic League library, during the winter months, will he open be? tween 4.30 and 5.30 in the nttor noon.