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I TIIK HCMTKH WVK IIMAN, I -|jit?li^ti? ?l April, 1850. Consolidated Aur. 3, 1881. ?IW Juki and Fear nnt- !*i m*\ the Tbo* Aumu't at b-s thy Country's, Tt?y Clod's aad TFulh'a' SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNE DAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1912. THE TRUE MtamnON, Established Jiuk. i Vol. XXXV. Nn 9.7 CITIZENS AHO SUSPECTS FIGHT PK\K. iv i,i.\i\<.n>\ COUNTY, ?I i m < ?i \ \ im. riGHT. <??.< Alleged lllghwa ) tu.tu l>cad. \imltor Wounded rimI MIhsIiu; and Two Prominent White men WaumWnl In F.lfort* to ('.?innre Pair Vm-u**rxJ of Holdlng-up and Robbing *ged I'miimy and CfchsfPsV rrMp Veteran. Uealngton. Nov. S3.?The little town ? ? Penk, In th? Dut>-h Fork, wan the of n bloody battle last night >ut 7.SO o'clock, when an effort wai made by a number of c -ens to arrest tws negroes, who It waa thought held ? u P. H. Rlllnor. an ae;ed and highly rejected farmer, on the public high? way, n few mtleu from Prosperity, In dewberry County, yesterday after? noon. As a result of the battle one negro la dead and two prominen. white men are suffering from pistol shot wounds received when the nrgro*?s opened Are sa thel would-be captors; the second aagro Is probably floating In the roll tag waters of the famous Kroad Uhr? sr. as he was traced along a ditch af? ter the firing, to the rlvtr bank, where all signs of the trail were lost by the bloodhounds that were placed on hin track soon after the shooting. That ha was badly wounded la evidenced by the fact that he fell to his knees at tho second or 'htrd ?hot. About I o'clock >- stcrd iy afternoon J. B. Elllsor was returning from Pros? perity alone In his buggy when he was accosted by two negroes, who asked the white man for a chew of tobacco. When the aged farmer stopped thv ne? groes drew their plstoU. one approach? ing from each side of the buggy, and demanded that the white man give up his cash. The old man pleaded. It Is Isaid. but at the point of the pistol [was forced to turn over about 125, all money that he had In his pos tton. After robbing Mr. Elllsor the ne forosd him to leave ths buggy highwaymen took pos? ts!. *f*he he~ the snlmal to a point Pomarla, It Is saUl, when they la) the horse and buggy, leav? ing It beside Ihe r-.adm iy. where It was latsr found I Mr. Elllsor. who is a Confederate V sis ran. gave the alarm as soon is possible, and the officers at Newberry wars aotiflsd. The citizens of Peak were also notified of the occurren e aad were asked to be on the lookout far ths negroes About half past 7 o'clock an engine pulled up to the depot and those who were on the WatChout for the SUBpert* noticed tWu negroes riding on the tender. The negroes were accosted and In less tlsns than It takes to tell, it is said, the negroes opened Are on the party. J. T. Galloway, foreman of a con? struction gang of the Southern Hail way, was the first to receive a shot from the negroes, a ball having pleic ?>4 his shoulder, lodging in the neck near the Jugular vein. M Eptlnger, a farmer, received a bullet In the left arm when the negroes opened Are on the party of citizens The shots were returned. One of the sjsgjtwsg ran toward the river and was seen to fall to his in sea. the other ran through the streets of Peak with his ptslnl In hin hand and was fired on by his pur? suers. The negro ran for a short dis? tance, when he fell to the ground as he attempted to cross a ditch, a pistol ball ha. ing pierced his left hip. pass? ing tt rough the body and "omlng out la ths abdomen. H? was lodged In ths guard house, where he was kept until 10 o'clock this morning, when he died of his Injuries. At 11 o'clock last night Sheriff Mil? ler was txr SJgMsi from his slumbers by a teleph r>. . all tilling hltn of the <>c eurrenc? The I*e*lngton officer re? sponded nt once and securing an auto? mobile left at onc? faf the scene Sheriff Miller arrived at Teak about t o'clock thlj mornln< and found a large party of cltlseni. the news of tho hold-up of Mr. fllllsor and th? sh voting that follow.-, hiving spread over the community dke wild fire in a sage fiel l ^h? riff l: f ? berry, hit I i.eea on the scene, but had already returned to his h .me Sheriff .wilier made an Investigation and traced Ihe missing n< gro to a point near the r'vi r. Message* w- re sent l y the l,# gftajrtog uAcsf to HI railroad point** to I ?? on the lookout fir the fugiih" The lajurod aagm u?s Interview, d b. ?h. sheriff H< gave his name ag ltl> h ir ? I BpeaJl and his hrme as Ploren . ||e sai l lh if his compar Ion's t igaa syag John I'rown. To the, |asi Speaks ?b nt? d that he and Hfown had h? bl up the WILL AID "DYKAMITE" DEFENSE \mi UK \N i K \i i<>\ or LA? BOR to k UHE rt m>s. flooffttog hwmi iuIhii Call? ing t |m?it al? ,| ITnkMM lO Fur? nish Money "U> \id In S<surliig Fulr Irl Hi for \ liege?! i'onsplr ?u>rs Now on Trial in lmllana|?otLs. Huch?>fll<T, N Y.. Nov. 22 ?The Armurlean Federation of I'^abor de? cided tod iy to ask the unlOM affiliat? ed with it to raise money for the de? fense of the aliened dynamiters who are on trial in Indianapolis. The res? olution adopted by the Convention wu "that delegate* to the Convention on their return advise their International union* and local bodies to provide tlnancial assistance for the trado unionists on trial in Indianapolis to aid them in securing 1 fair trial and In appealing the cases should fair trial ho denied them." The resolution also urge that the men be "not convicted in advance or the decision in their case be In? fluenced" by the alleged fact that < ? rtaln corporations and a private detective agency "are clamoring for a conviction." TRAGEDY IN TIMMONSVILLF. 4\ I Jone-, Sends Fl \ e Hullrts into H. I\ Williams?GgggC I'nknown. Timrnonsville. Nov. 2:\?One Of the most shocking tragedies ever enacted in Timrnonsville oOftttffOd this after? noon about 2 o'clock when ('. K. Jones, I a saw mill man, of Fountain Inn, S. c. shot and instantly killed K. V. j Williams, of Baldwin. Miss , who has been h? re | -veral days representing a laundry machine company. Wil? liams was sitting in his place of busi | neas in the heart of the town readlna. When Jones walked in and, It is sate, without any warning began shooting Williams, live shots being fired, all taking effect, one near each nipple and two In the stomach, the fifth in j the neck. As William fell, Jones [walked on the streets and gave him gelf I P. An imprest was held and the ver? dict was in a'-conl with the above. i The dead man has a wif" ami thFOC children of Haldwin. Miss, to which j place his body was shipped tonight the Mason of this place assisting in preparing tbe body for shipment. i Jon?<s \% is taken to Florence and lodged in Jail to await trial. A brolh ' er-in-law of Williams stated that the two had had some little trouble, but on last Sunday adjusted their dlffor ' encea and shook hands and agreed to let everything be a thing of the past. liurni IN?IIceman <onimlssloncd. i Rural Policeman W. K. ICoBridc was commissioned bust week by Gov. Hlease and has bOOl added to the ruril constabulary of this county. The.'e was a delay of several weeks in tbe receipt of the commission which QOV, l'lease did not explain. white man. Mr. Kllisor, however, identified the dead negro as being |||t of his assailants I Magistrate J H. Frick. of Chapin. held an inquest over the dead body of the negro this afternoon the jury of imjuest bringing m the usual verdict, that the negro came to his death by gunshot wounds at the hands of un? known parties I Story lYom Now berry. 1 Ne wherry. Nov. 2.1?As he was driving home from Prosperity, in the lower geotlog of the county last night, Magistrate p. p. Kllisor was held tip by two negroes, at the point of a pistol, , and relieved of $2fi. The negroes took Magistrate Klltsor's buggy and ( drove down the road a piece and then started th ? mule back toward* Pros? perity with the empty buggy. They ? aught a freight at Prosperity and I went on t ? Poinarla The people at Pomarla hid I.n notified and were on the lookout, but (he suspected ne? gro* i man igjed to got off the freight and rod.- nil a egflteh engine to I'oftk, lust gofoai Hrnad River, In Lexington ? N<ui.! v When ?? i. atteintped to grreet them Iber? they nred upon the pome, Injuring Mi J K Kptlng, proprietor of thf Pt ill Hotel, ind Mr Gallagher, who is in ? h itve of i Southern Rail* I way construction forci The posee re turned the Are, fntatty Injuring one of tin- negroes, but the other c*capcd! , The injured negro Richard HparkM, dl< i ?ins morning Blierlff Ru/ord ? el * "??rt tule I'l l e went to tht ? ': ? i ? aoon as they rcc?|v?d notice of |h< robbery of Magistrate Rlllsor en I mad< diligent aenreh f"'- lb? otli? ?r negro, hul failed lo locate him ISSUE OF BONDS FAILED. 1 \\ ?-T1I1HDH OF YoTFlts I > 11 > NOT I > DOHSK PROPOSITION. itmiii Issue for $1,000,000 to Improve I (state HOspltal for InMine Was i>e foaicd According to \<n of 1919. Columbia, Nov. J.v?The bond issue for $1,000,000 to relieve the congested Conditions at the State Hospital for the Insane was defeated in the gen? eral election because the proposition did not receive tho indorsement of two-thirds of the qualified electors participating in the election. The vote on the bond issue as re? port ad by the State board of can? vassers was: For the bond Issue.16.827 Against the bond issue.15.831 Gov. 1 '.lease yesterday called the attention of The State to the follow? ing suction of the joint resolution providing for the election on the bond issue: "The commissioners of election shall provide a separate box and fur? nish a SUfilolent number Of ballots for the voters, and the said election shall be conducted in all respects as now provided for the conduct of gen? eral elections, and if two-thirds of the Qualified electors voting upon said question or issue shall vote in favor of the issue of such bonds and ei ration of such Indebtedness, then the general assembly, at Its next ses? sion, shall provide for the issuing of bonds not exceeding one million ($1,000.000? dollars, payable within forty (4<>? y.ars at a rate of interest not exceeding four (4) per cent per .i nnum." The announcement in The State yesterday that the bond issue had been carried was made under the im? pression that only a majority vote was required by the resolution. CHAINED TO TREE AKD RIBBLED. \I,i I:<? r.i> assassin LYNCHED by NEWBERRY COUNTY mob. Will Thomas Charged with Murder? ing White rarmcr, Taken From Constable by Masked Men while Boing Conducted to Jail?Forced to Surrender Prisoner Under Threat or Death, Bays officer. Newberry, Nov. 23.?Will Thomas, a negro, was taken from a magistrate's constable by :i party of masked men, a', a. point about 14 miles above New b *rry. at about 10 o'clock last night, and was chained to a tree and his body riddled with bullets. The ne? gro was being brought to tho New? berry jad by Constable Cary C?. John I -n, 00 ? warrant charging Thomas with the murder of BpUTgeon Johnson, a s/hlte man. who was assassinated in the upper section of tho county, gear the Laurent line, some weeks age. The warrant had been issued by Magistrute William Dorroh, and the aegTO was arrested in the community in which Johnson was killed. Constable Johnson wag halted by the mob at a point in somo thick WO >ds just beyond Little River bridge. He says when the mob approached him they demanded the prisoner and that he refused to deliver him over and shot off his pistol, thinking to bluff the mob. He says ho was told that if be did that again ho would be killed and that he was then en? tirely surrounded by tho masked men and had to surrender. It as id the mob then told him to get down the road quick and that he Obeyed. They struck his mule, he gays, and before ho had got very fai' he heard the firing of guns and pistols. He sayw he thinks he heard over a nundred shots. He and Magistrate Dorroh went to the scene th,s morning and found the dead body of the negro still chained to the tree. Magistrate Dorroh Im? mediately notified sh-r!ff Buford. The sheriff had just returned from a 'rip In the lower part of tho county, where Ihere was considerable die* turb.mce last night, and in company with Constable Cannon <J Illeaae and others he left Immediately i"or the SCefie , It was wop.. ..ol.le to elicit any fur? ther jots than those given by the to igistrato's i onsl tble, <' ironer .lohn Hcnrj I 'happen held tin Inquest, Ihe verdlcl being that the negro cam* tu his d< ? t*i at the hands ol unknown parties. Sumter progresses < \< r> day, Tho blggeal thing In ? he m i nufa< I tiring Hue o\ ei promott -1 in Burnt* r 11 now In pi. of Incut) itlon ;tn?i \s 111 pe made public within the next fow day? SIGNA ALLEN CLIS 15 YEARS. Ct?AN LEADER CONVICTED OF BECOXD DECIREE MURDER. Verdlol Rendered After is Hours? ' Trial Just Completed f?>r Killing of Judge Maaslc?Alien will i>e Tried Again December 2 for Murder of stato'H Attorney Foster, Another Victim d?r llULsvlllo Court House Tragedy. Wytheville, Va . Nov. 22.?Btdng Allen, leader of the clan which shot up the Carroll County court last March, killing five persons, wan found guilty of murder in the second de? gree today for the killing of Judge T. L. Massle. Punishment was fixed at 15 years' imprisonment In the f^ate penitentiary at Richmond. It was announced by the prosecu? tion that he would be placed on trial under an indictment charging him \*ith the murder of Commonwealth Attorney W. M. Foster, another victim of the Hlllsvllle shooting, December 2 was the date set by tho court for the second trial. The verdict of second degree mur? der was returned after the jury had deliberated nearly eighteen hours. It is understood that on the first bal? lot the Jurors stood five for first de? gree murder, one for pecond degree and six for acquittal. Sidna Allen heard the verdict with? out any outward sign of emotion. His wife sat quietly by the prisoner's side and was not visibly affected. Until the second trial of Allen Is ended nothing will be done in the Caae of his nephew. Wesley Edwards, under indictment for murder In con? nection with tho Carroll County shoot? ing. The Thanksgiving turkeys came to town today. They were plentiful at 15 cents per pound. UNCLE SAW'S BUSINESS. FOREIGN TRADE WILL EXCEED 11 000,000.000 Tins YEAR. imports Have Doubled and Increase la Non*dultable Merchandise Fur? nishes Striking Feature of Report .Made Through October. Washington, Nov. 24.?Attainment of a four billion dollar foreign trade by the United states In 1912 will be one of the most noteworthy facts for historians to record 'tt the beginning of the new year. | In announcing the total of export and Import trade of the country for the ten months ending in October, the department ??f domeatlc and foreign commerce stated the foreign com? merce would reach this enormous total by the end of December. Its highest former record was $3,026,000, 000 in 1911. It crossed the three billion dollar line for the first time in 1900 and passed two billion in 1S99. Imports In the ten months amount? ed to 11,511,000,000 and exports to $1,871.000,000, making it apparent that the imports of the full year will approximate $1,800,000,000 and the exports $2,800,000,000 totalling $4, 1 00,000,000. Imports have practically doubled in value since 1901 and exports have practically doubled since 1904. (>ne of the striking features of the rapidly enlarging import trade is in the Increase in imports on non-duita ble merchandise. In 1902 it was but $40'J,000,000 and in 1912 it seems likely to approximate $975,000,000. This increase in forcing trade, while distributed among all the grand di? visions except Africa, is especially ap? parent in the trade with neighbors on tho American continent. The Atlantic ports get the lions share of the increase in imports but the northern borders and Pacific coast ports show the largest percentage of M?ins In exports. PROVES PICKPOCKETS. Thieves Pom? a? l>e|ofrat4>4 t-o (.eorgia Methodist Conference and Rob Min? isters. Carrollton, tla., Nov. 23- Pick? pockets, posing as delegates to the North Georgia conference of Lhe Methodist Rplscopsl church. South, here have been robbing ministers at tending the conference, nccordlng to announcement made todaj Dr. Julius MeOrath of Oxford, a missionary to the I lehreu v. todn) \\ - relieved "t i \v ullel containing ?20, n nd novel i ? ? h< i t hefts h.i\ c h 'en i eport< d. A in . Ktrn s< ssl -n of the con ft ren'ce thii nftt moon nil the minist? i w i re warn ed to b< on l<><? k? ? i;i for tho pi i pock< I.-. BIGGER WAR IlfEK?HiS. U'sTRIA VXD Kl SSI A IN LIME? LIGHT. Interest l> Nim shifted Prom lite Bel? ligerent*-Meeting May Bear Fruit. London. Nov. i!3.?Interest in the l Turkish Balkan war situation today shifted from th?? belligerents, whose delegates are preparing to meet with an apparent sincere desire to work out terms for a truce, to the great neigh? boring powers, Austria and Busala, j These titantic rivals are strength? ening their border forces at an hour when the statesmen of all the Kuro- ? pean powers are spreading broadcast assurances that their only policy Is to lurbordlnate rivalaries to the com- j mon welfare of Europe In the cause ' of peace. No threatening factor in the situa? tion IS known which has not exist* since the beginning of the war, less it is the near approach of t Servlan army to the Ardiatle and the steps towards mobilization. I I The crisis over Bosnia and Ilerzi- J govina arose, both Russia and Aus- j tria came nearer to a war footing than they seem to be now, yet the war clud drifted away. Reports of the Russian mobilisation published in the Vienna Rcischspost, I organ of the heir to the throne, chief? ly that all the military district on the frontier to adopt a war footing and that preparations In Russia Poland I Include the dispatch of an enormous number of trains with troops and mu? nitions toward the Austrian line. Three Rerlin papers purport to have information of the Austrian prepara tions which include mobilisation of j three army corps f<r the Russian frontier and reinforcements for Bos? nia, while from Prague an account is telegraphed of German military activ? ity. Such warlike preparations, coupled with the visit of Archduke Franz Fer? dinand, crown prince of Austria-Hun? gary, to the German emperor and the conference with the Austrian chief of * t staff. Field Marshal von Sehcmeua, had yesterda) with Lieut. Gen. Count von Moltke, chief of the German gen? eral Staff, naturally excites acute cu? riosity. The additional announcement that Austria has muzzled correspond? ents by a rigui censorship adds fuel to the Harnes. Rut this may mean that instead of concealing the facts the government proposes to choke off sensational messages, capable of Working harm. Dispatches from Frankfort and Ber? lin tonight place a peaceful eonstruc I tton of the archduke's journey t.? Berlin, They say that his mission was to induce th< emperor to meditate be? tween Austria and Russia. Mutual diplomacy on the part of the respective adlministrations at Con? stantinople and Sofia gives promise that the meeting of the plenipotenti? aries which Is expected to take placi outside the Tchatalja lines Monday, will prove successful. Inspired statements declare that Bulgaria is willing that the Turk.^ should retain the Tchatalja lines and that the Bulgarians are wiling not to enter Constantinople, The allies are willing to grant an? other concession In the matter of Adrlanople. Although insisting upon the surrender of the citadel, they will permit the garrison to retire with the honors of war. The crucial difficulties, it Is believed. will come afterwards, when attempts to negotiate a treaty of peace are un? dertaken. Then satisfaction of the in? terests of the powers and the division of spoils among the allies will be critical factors. T<> REORGANIZE CHAMBER. Orangeburg. Nov. 33.-?A mass meeting of the business men of the city will be held at the Court House Monday night, relative to the re? organization of the Orangeburg Cham? ber of Commerce it is probable that the Hon. a F. Lev* r and Secretary a. v. Snell, of the Sumter Chamber ? f Commerce, will he present and make short addresses The committee recentl) appointed to plan the reorganization of the Chamber has been working diligently toward thai end, and this me ting has been arranged for bj them Marriage I loenso Record. Martin;.' lie.rise, were Issued Sat? urday ami Sunday to the following colon d couples: Andren J< nkins und Mat y Ruth r of Pio\ idem e, Tab Mi l mine ut i >h\\ i go ;in I Ruth Stokes of Sumler; Peter Del?a1ii and Kate Butler of Humter and Edward Rich? ardson and Norn IIrnn*or? ..f >s,..?.?^. cohbress meets soon. SHOUT NKSSION Wil l. COXVEXE N I XT MONDAY. Tariff Question i>- Not Expected to Vex ReproeencMlveii ut This Time? The l^rogruumic. Washington. Nov. 24.? Congress will reconvene week from tomorrow for the last short session of Republi? can control in national legislation. Comparatively few senators and rep? resentatives had r ached Washington today, but discv has been active during the la/ among those early on tiu <j? on prospects of special tr? .a next spring, when all bran *' irhe government will ? **" . pass 1 .blinds of the Democrats. T' r sf 4uestion of the tariff is n< -9 filed for consideration this ?5?" dfllt the short session will be V^d with legislative work. In ad O to the annual grist of appro ation bills, congreas will be forced .o dispose of a quantity of general and special legislative matter left pend? ing with the adjournment of the long session in August. During the early part of the ses? sion the house will shape appropria? tion bills end the senate will dispose of the impeachment trial of Judge Robert W. Archbold of the commerce court, set to begin December 3. Sev? eral Important measures will be push? ed for early action in the senate, among them the resolution of Sena? tor Works of California to limit the president to a single six-year term; the Sheppard-Kenyon bill prohibiting the shipping of liquor into prohibition States and the vocational education bill of Senator Page of Vermont. The bill of Senator Borah creating a de? partment of labor is also scheduled for early consideration. The department of labor bill hat passed the house, but that body will still have to act on the vocational bill and the presidential term bill, if passed by the senate Energetic efforts will be made in ooth houses to secure legislation amending the Sherman anli-trust law campaign funds. The house judiciary committee, under instructions by reso? lutions to conduct an Investigation in? to violations of the Sherman law with a view to preparing legislation, in? tends to begin the investigation Im? mediately congress convenes* Senator Kenyon's bill amending the Sherman law. which has been be? fore the senate interstate commerce committee. will undoubtedly be brought up for curly action ixt XK' senate. Meantime the Committee headed by Senator Clapp will probably formulate a measure limiting campaign contri? butions, baaed upon its extensive in? vestigations. Several bills on this sub? ject are pending in both houst I Efforts will be made during the session to repeal at least a part of the Canadian reciprocity tariff agree? ment. The attempts failed last sum? mer when the repeal was attached tp various Democratic tariff bills. The failure of Canada to rat f> th* agreement left only the clause relat? ing to wood pulp and print paper in operation. Congressmen now in Washington da not expect any action on currency leg? islation during the short session. Tht house committee on currencj and banking will continue its investigation and it may be unable to conclude its investigation early enough to submit ahy remedial measures before March 4. it is practically certain that n? action Mill le taken on the Aldricb currency plan bills submitted to the national monetary commission. in addition to thee* measures, the calendars of both house and senate are crowded with bills of more or lees Importance, most of which win end with ths passing of tb* Sixty-third congress. FOOTUA1J. UAME FRIDAY. So outer ami I hilling Ion Team* u Cuttdi on Iah.i1 t.rldlrou. The Uvi game of ;ru reason in which the Siimur lti^h School will take part this y?ar ? ties off next Fri? day, Kumtei v . tourd Celebration Day when the strong team from Darimgton clashes with the local Game Cocks, she have both speed, i tinning and ? nerg} in their attack. Thee* iw< teams are old time rival! and the game should therefore be of especial interest as a bi^ crowd from l>arl n rton will prohsblj be on band lo witness it. in ihe post ihe honors have I i i r. i |tially kdi -1 between the two leams nd i: i hi that Ihe two