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at dim tin Tllri M Mi! It UVUiniVN. IMnblKhcd April, 1830. MBfJ Just and I Vur not?Lot all tin- endl Thou Aiins't at 1h? thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTH KON. Established June, l Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. MTaL MAOERO AND SUAREZ SHOT. KIM.fi> whim: <?N \\ \Y TO pi V iii m i v* hf.n rkm i i \\ \S ATTHMITKI?. Accounts of Killing a* Given out ?>> Prewldent Hurrta ? Memtiee* of Guard Arrested and Held Vmil '"'MTiimuit Can Mold ln\cstlga Mexico City. Feb. 2S.?Francisco I. Madero and Joe? Tino Suarex ar* dead. In a midnight ride under guard from the National palace td^the Dan? latentlaxy they were killed. The circumstances surounding the death of the deposed president a< i vice president of the republic are un? known, except as given in ol&c'al ai - count*, which do not in all oaaes 0?n? w form. The only witnesses were tho?*e actally concerned In the killing. The provisional president, O. i. Vlotorlano Huerta, says the killing of the two was Incidental to a fight be? tween their guurda and a party at? tempting to liberate them. The min? ister of foreign relations, Francis? > de la Harra adds that the prison 11 attempted to escape. Neither make- a definite statement as to which side flrsd the fatal shots. It is not iggpoa slble that neither knows. An official Investigation has I ? ordered to determine the responds 1 Ity and promises have been made that the guilty will he punished. Not unnaturally a great part of It public regards the official version wltM doubt, having In mind the use for reaturb m of the notorious ' ley una ritten law which is In? voked when the death of a prisoner to desired. After ifVwpplication tlo ? ts writt. n on the records. "prisoocr ?hot trying to escape." The wld< w of the ex-president rV celvel the first definite information of his death fr- rn the Spanish minister, Seaor Cologan y Cologan. She already had heard reports that something un? usual and serious had happened, bet friends bad endeavored up to thri time to prevent her from learning 'he *UfHe?e truth. * * * t loon afterward, accompanied by her brother. Jone Peres, and Mer? cedes Madero, a sister of Francis?* r* Sessora Madero drove to the peniten? tiary, but wan refused permission to see the body of her husband. Senora. Snares also was denied admittance to the mortuary, where, rn accordance with the law, physicians were p?r forming an autopsy. In contrast to the widow whose grief was of a pitiably stkmt character, expressed n sobs, Mercedes Madero, a beautif'il young woman, educated In Paris, wh > has been a brilliant leader of UOClety since the r.-volution of CM" v.. dry-eyed and tigeriah In her emo? tions. Hy the side of the two women whose husbands had beea killed, the girl hurled accusations at the ??' '? cars who barred the entraaee. MCowar?)s' Assassins!" she OgUod them, her voice pitched high Wl the officers stared lmpasstvcly. "Tou The men who fired on g ?b fe nee less man! You and your superior officers sre traitors! ' Wo effort wa.? made to remove the woman nor did the officers at'empt to silence Ufcem Senorn MadSTS I "i? - tlnued weeping; and the girl did nor ceaae her hysterlcul tirade until the arrival of the Spanish minister ami the Japanese charge dc' affaires, who came to offer their services. The mini?!*' r xpoke with the ?f ftcers in I barge hut was told th it . n account of the autopsy it aoulJ be Impossible for anyone to see ihc bodies. l*nt?T in the day. they said, the request would b?- complied with. The diplomats then conducted the women away fr??m the penitential-, Madero'e father and P.af.iH ll in adex, form?r minist : of the Interior and other frb?nds made efforts early In th" ,lny to r?<?A. r the bo?lie< .nl It was said this aft* rn?"?n that the American ambassador ha?l IntefSjatC 1 himself und seeuftd tho pr ?m^. of Minist? r de hi Hurra that the bodies would he dtllvered to their famiii- I f ir bur. il The trageuy occurred shortly after mldnUht Mud-r. .m 1 -'.n.*. Who had Im n prlMnr.er-i In the National palace since their arr-?d on Tut sdajf lust, wee plnced in an i ifoin??blb\ wMefl was ii<' omj. ini' i by another car ami escorted by |?M rumleg under th?? order , ef Ceensaaadef Francii o Cardenas and <*ol Rafael Pimento With kestrnetlons not le ? itdbJi i?i the- e^?rort. the cars nie I .1 No ln< .'l*?nt occurred until they bad r?Mtch* ?I a po.nt re u th. p> nib ntl ti wher?? In an open pis ? Ihs * 1 1 attention was attract* I .o - i.lin to the official version, to a group of pi I ? sons following. Mtets i re fired .?t the escort out of tho dark n? sj. Tie rurales closed in and ordered the prisoners Ott! Of the car. Thirty of the guards Surrounded the prisoners, while the remainder dis? persed themtelVOi to resist an gttaCK. About 50 men, some afoot and some mounted, threw themselves upon the detachment guarding the can and the exchange of shots lasted 20 min? utes when the attacking party tied. The dead bodies of Mader,? and Sua rez were then found. The body *.f Madero shows only one wound. A bullet entered the back of tbe head and emerged at the fore? head. The body of Tino Suarez shows mar.j wounds, entering from In front. < ?T the male members of the Ma dero family only two now are in the Capital. One Is Francisco Madero, the father, who bitterly opposed his son conducting a revolution in 1910 and rode across northern Mexico in an effort to overtake and dissuade him. The other is Ernesto Madero, the for? mer minister of finance, an uncle, though only one year older than the late president. Gustavo Madero, a brother, was obliged to submit to the fugitive law 1 the day after the deposition of the (?resident and was shot down in the arsenal. Senora Madero and the two sis? ters of the ex-president,'Mercedes and \ngela, are tonight at the Japanese legation. Not far from the penitentiary (here aie two small piles of stones, sumo f -et apart. They mark the spots where the men who a few days ago ruled Mexico had fallen. Hides in ?tu- wall of the penitentiary show where some of the bullets h? iged. The stones were piled by groups of sympathetic persons of the lower class, whose curiosity early drew them to the scene. From the top of each pitiful monument tonight flickered candles, placed there and lighted by thoae who thus thought to offer the hu?t rites of the church to the souls of the dead. From the ground has been scraped away blood-saturated earth, which was carried oft by the morbid seeking. After the engage? ment on the road to the penitentiary Commandant Cardenas rei>orted to the military commander, who con? ducted him to Gen. Huerta. The pres? ident summoned his cabinet, and, after appraising his cabinet of the oc? currence, issued an official announce? ment. Moth the president and members deeply deplored the affair, and de? cided upon a full investigation to ft* the responsibility and to punish the guilty. Already formal action has been taken by the authorities, as the members of the escort are under ar? rest, pending the inquiry. In his capacity of minister of for? cing relations, Senor de la Ilarra ad? dressed a note to the diplomatic rep? resentatives giving an account of the killing and assurances of a thorough investigation. There were no signs of a demon? stration rn the central part of the city durrng the day. The news was received quietly and apparently philo? sophically. This was due perhaps not only to the fact that tbe majority seem to be in favor of the present government, but because the people are still overawed by the develop? ments of the past two weeing < Sjm hundred representative mem? bers of the British colony have sent a memorial to the American ambas? sador, expressing "appreciation for the able manner In which the am basssstor has handled the delicate situ? ation caused by the recent disturb? ance " The memorial extends sincere ?hanks "for the help afforded all i1 ?\ncrs by the American embissv, wlthot ? distinction of nationality and more especially all Hritbh residents." Francisco de la BarTa, the foreign minister, sent an othcial Statement to the foreign diplomatic representatives In sj hieh he said: 'The department of foreign rela? tion, dsstrat to make known, as al n idy announced le Ihe ambassador ? i tr.? United states, tin- British mln ? mft and other members of the dlplo< m ite- oorpg on various .laslons, thai tie government decided al a council the ministers thai nil acts relatlns to Madero and Pino Huares had been adjudicated strictly accord Inn to law, ai was due, and that iii eonseciuence, the ace oast Ion process, If such had taken place, would not have dep uted one Iota from the legal measures ap pie able to t In- ? US That after making Ihl le< Islon, lie government agreed le remove \i ,i. i,? . .el Buarea to I he p> nib u a hers Ihey would h.? \ e ?? i . \>' security, consideration and in< s f i d r. morning the mln t r ,a n relations so Informed J Am has utoi VI I ion, 11) mg that the Mexican government would proceed ! alwa\s in ftCCord With the law and that the removal of the ex-president and the ex-vice president to the peni? tentiary was for the reason afore indicated. ? That it was further expected that with the passing of time political pas? sions would be subdued, resulting in the establishment of greater calmness and judgment throughout the re? public. "1 desire to give all the facts of which 1 am cognizant connected with the affair of last night, which is deeply deplored both for sentiments of hu? manity and because of the gravity of the affair, which has surprised the government and the importance of which la not underestimated by the government. "Last night about 10.30 o'clock 1 was called with all haste to the Na? tional palace by the chief of staff of the president. An automobile was sent with an aide to take me, as well I ns the secretary of interior. Albert Gracla Granados. Surprised by the ' unusual call, I attempted to talk by telephone with Gen. Blnnojuet, the military commander, who made known that something serious had occurred. "On our arrival at midnight at the palace, the president explained that Francisco Madero and Jose Pino Su.i rez. w hile being conducted to the peni? tentiary In automobiles were killed in an encounter which the escort guard? ing the prisoners had had with a | group of individuals who attempted to liberate the two men. "Other members of the cabinet hav? ing arrived, it was agreed that it was an absolute necessity for the honor of the government that we proceed to a minute investigation of this act, as the law demanded, but going fur? ther, that immediate notice should be given to the chief attorney of the military court, Jose VaSQUSI Tagle, that he, with the Judge advocate, should m ike investigations and con? sign those responsible, whoever they might be, to custody, and that he proceeded to examine them in con? formity with the law. "It was agreed also that Attorney General Castellanos, whose energy and competency are well known,' should take action In this most un? fortunate affair. "According to the reports which President Huerta received and com? municated to the ministers, a group Of live individual:-*, at a point about htJf way between the palace and the penitentiary, tired upon the chauffeur of one of the automobiles, which was under sscort. The order was given for more speed, Shortly afterwards another group, more numerous, sallied from ihe CTOBS streets, firing on the SSCort. It seems that Madero and Suarez at this point, attempted to es? cape. "President Huerta communicated to the ministers the news of the death of the ex-president and the ex-vice presi? dent, adding that there was another person killed and two persons wound? ed, according to the information he had at the moment, without being ex? act as to which they belonged. "He also informed the ministers that there had been some arrests. "The secretary of foreign rela? tions, echoing the feeling of the gov? ernment and moved by personal senti? ments which have caused him to view with horror the shedding of blood out? side of those cases wherein the law has imposed the punishment, not only laments the fact but Is convinced that the honor of the republic demands a thorough investigation and punish? ment for those who may be proven guilty of this act whose transcendency I can not be hidden. The following official statement of President Huerta was given out at the palace: "I called together the cabinet to report that Madero and Pino Buares, who had been detained at the pal? ace at the disposition of the war de? partment, were taken to the peniten? tiary in accordance with a previous decision, as the result of which that establishment was placed yesterday ifternoon under the charge of an army officer for Its better security. ? win n tie automobiles had tra? versed about two-thlrdg of the way lo the penitentiary, however, they were uttaeked by an armed group and the ? cort deserted the mac hines to offer resistance. Suddenly the groui urew larger and ihe prisoners tile,) tO . ape. ? An ? x< hange of nhots then took place :n which two of the attacking ;?art were killed and two wounded. Itoth prisoner^ were killed. The au? tomobiles wer,, badly damaged. "The pr< sldent ani bis cabinet ha\ e n -op, ed t hat the affair shall be consigned t-- the military judicial au? thority i having to do with th< at? tempts against military prisoners such MASKED MEN MURDER NEGRO. - BOY WAS SHOT TO DEATH HY MOB AT TINDAL'S MILL. | Constable Was Taking Marlon Cantri to Manning Jail to Await Trial Fol? lowing Preliminary Hearing Be? fore Magistrate at Paxville. Manning, Feb. 23.?A negro boy named Marion Cantri, aged 17 years, was shot to death by a mob of 12 or 16 masked men at Tindal's mill, six ', miles west of Manning, about 1 or 2 o'clock this morning. The boy had been arrested for a.^ sault and battery on a young white man named Joe Minis and was sent up for trial by the magistrate at Pax? ville. The magistrate's constable started to Manning to lodge the prisoner in jail, but after traveling about four miles he was overtaken by an armed mob who took the prison- j er and shot him. Coroner Gray held an Inquest to- 1 day but no evidence was elicited to ! indicate who composed the mob. The jury returned a verdict that the de? ceased came to death from gunshot WOttnds at the hands of parties un- I known. STILL MORE WRANGLING. Filibuster Against Compulsory Edu- i cation Bill Occupies Time of Son- 1 ate. Columbia, Feb. 22.?The filibuster j against the compulsory education Ldl took up three more hours this morn? ing and the senate finally adjourned to meet Tuesday night. The filibuster J has lasted five dayj and delayed final adjournment. Mr. J. H. Forbes entered upon his duties as assistant health officer Mon? day morning. as were Madero and Pino Suarez, so that they may make a strict investi? gation with the direct intervention of the military prosecutor general. "The minister of justice has asked that when these investigations are over?the case being of so excep? tional a character?that the prose? cutor general of the republic make a further investigation. "The government deplores the event, and wishing to attend to the necessities of the public welfare, had asked fhe minister of justice to for? mulate a plan of legal action against the prisoners for their several re? sponsibilities, at the same time mak? ing an effort to have some of the friends of Madero assist in the solu? tion of this difficult question. "Filled with the desire to guard it? self as well as the prisoners the gov? ernment had appointed Col. Luis Vallestores director of penitentiary and had given him strict instructions to provide for any contingency. The government promises that so? ciety shall be fully satisfied as to ine facts in the case. The commands^ of the escort are now under arrest and the facts above recorded have been ascertained so as to clear this unhappy event, however comprehen? sible it may be under the present sad circumstances." Heavy patrols were sent out tonight to guard the streets. At 9 o'clock the bodies of Madero and Suarei were still lying in the mortuary at the peni? tentiary. Notwithstanding the apparent air of claim, tenseness prevails as though the people of the capital were on the watch for further grave happenings. As an indication of conditions, a ru? mor spread rapidly through the city this evening that Senora Madero had Committed suicide. This \v;ts follow? ed by a rumor that Gen. Felix Diaz bad been shot. Investigation Show? ed thai there \\;is no foundation for either report. Early tonight small groups congre ? gated about the penitentiary. They were composed almost entirely of men and women of the lower classes. There was q decided feelinn of sympathy for the Moderos. Many women were crying. Some of the men attempted to make speech? s, but such attempts ai public display were quickly suppressed by tho guards. The Maderistas have been discreel In their utterances and the pro-gov > eminent men almost equally so, Ap? parently the populace remembered tho cannonading of tho p:ist week and patrols of soldiers as well ^s lount ed police have served to remind them that the country Is now ruled by n government whose administrative pro? gramme Is of the sternest character. No attempt is made at tho National palace to disguise this fact( and Pres? ident 11 m rta him ? If has said thai drastic measures will bo adopted to restore ordi r, PRIMARY MIX-UP. BliEASE AT ODDS WITH STATU I X F.tTTI VF COMMITTEE. Date Assigned by Governor for Elec? tion Is Nearly a Month in Advance of Dato Fixed by Committee for Primary ? Private Secretary Aull States that Action is Due, in First Place, to Governor's Belief Dis? trict Should Have Representative as Soon as Possible, and in Second Place to Failure of Committee to Consult with Governor. Charleston, Feb. 23.?The News i and Courier received last night an of- \ ficial proclamation from Governor I Blease fixing April 29 as the date for the general election for the office of I Congressman from the 1st district. This date is nearly a month in ad? vance of the date ?May 27 ? fixed by the Statt- I ?emoeratic executive committee for the primary at which the Democratic nominee is to be chosen. The proclamation reached The News and Courier at a late hour last night, and efforts were at once made to get in touch with the Governor's office in Columbia. These efforts, how? ever, were fruitless. Mr. John K. Aull, the private secretary of the Governor, was finally located, how? ever, and w hen asked whether or not the date named in the proclamation ! was an error, replied that it was not. j Mr. Aull, on being as'/ed for an ex ? ! planation, stated that Gov. Blens? , had named April 2D aa the date of I ne I election because in the first place he considered it important that in view of the change in the national adminis? tration, the 1st South Carolina dis? trict should have representation in ; Congress as soon as possible. In the ' second place, said Mr. Aull, the Gov . ernor had stated some time ago, and ? his statement had been published in ? The News and Courier that he thought I he would order the election about the second Tuesday in April. Notwith | standing this published statement of . the Governor's said Mr. Aull, and not? withstanding the fact that Governor j Blease had secured Information from j the county c hairmen of the counties in the 1st district and from the can Id idates themse lves regarding the ad ivisability of a primary and regarding J the date on which it should be held, . with a view to conferring w ith the executive committee regarding the matter, the committee met, and, al? though! it was in the same building With the Governor, proceeded to name a date for the primary with I OUt calling him into consultation at all. In view of all these facts, said Mr. Aull, the Governor considered that April 29 would be the best date for the election, and had, therefore, or? dered the election to be held on that date. The situation thus created is an ex? traordinary and interesting one. As matters near stand, the primary, at i which the Democratic nominee is to be ehosen. is scheduled for a date nearly a month after the general elec? tion at which the new Congressman is elected. Mr. John Gary Evans, of Spartan burg, chairman of the State Demo? cratic executive committee, when ask ed last night over the long distance telephone wh.it move the committee would make in view of the action of Governor Rlease, stated that he did not know whether or not the com? mittee would do anything further in ti\e matter. The Charleston View. Charleston, Feb. 2;',.?The action of the governor in fixing a time for tlie election of a congressman of the Pi -t district antedating the time of ihe Democratic primar> caused much comment here today. The candidates as well as the respective county Democratic organisations are all com? mitted to the primary. The candidates were n<>t willing to discuss today for publication their Views save that they are a unit on tbe proposition of a primary. it is said that some effort may be made to have tie las amended tor Charleston county at tin present ?esslon of the legislature because, as the situation now stands, there is a special law for Charleston providing for the filing of tbe < lub roils in the county auditor's office 60 days befor< an election, and other requirements which will pre vent the conduct of a legal election In any less time unless there is some legislative action. St a tome it I of Chairman Kvnii* Spartanburg, Feb. 23. Join: Gai > Evans, chairman of the stat,. Demo cratic executive committee, said *a night that tin date of the prlmarj for the first dlstl u I bad 1 . . n left SMITH HAS AMOUNT INCREASED $20,000 ADDED TO COTTON ITEM BY SENATE COMMITTLi;. South Carolina Junior Senator*? Amendment Fnanimou>ly Adopted and Incorporated in Agricultural Appropriation Bill. Almost Dou? bling Sum Allowed by Hou.se for Work of Investigating Ginning, Handling. Grading and Baling oC Cotton. Washington Feb. 21.?The agricul? tural appropriation bill, as coming from the House of T>resentatives, carries the following itc "For investigating tr ling, han? dling, grading and l of cotton, and for the establr ? of different grades thereof, a- > carrying into effect the prov? jf of law relating thereto, $26,00 Senator S* "* .f South Carolina, offered and .dopted unanimou3ly by the BOL ommittee on agricul? ture an amendment increasing the amount of the appropriation to $46, 120, estimated by the experts of the department of agriculture to be the cost of the work, with the following provision: "Provided, that of the sum thus appropriated, not more than $6,000 may be used in co-operation with tex? tile schools for testing the tensile strength and bleaching qualities of the different grades of cotton as standardized by the Government." *1 consider thi? amendment of vast importance to the cotton growers of the South," said the Senator. Next Wednesday Senator Smith will call up his cotton anti-option bill and attempt to have it passed by the Senate. The House has adopted a dif? ferent bill, and if Senator Smith suc? ceeds both measures will go into con? ference and be threshed out there. PREPARING TO RFSIST GREEKS. 12.000 Turkish Troops Landing at Dardanelles Port. London, Feb 22.?The correspond? ent of the D:uly Mail, telegraphing from a port on/the .Dardanelles, under date Feb. 19, says: "Twelve thous? and Turkish troops from Gallipoli are being landed here from a constant succession of steamers to resist an ex? pected Greek landing in Besika Bay. Entrenchments already have been pre? pared on the historic plain of Troy. The Turkish troops are bivouacking under severe conditions huddled around flickering camp fires at night in a bHter north wind on the shelter? less covered ^now hetghhte< "The Turkish Meet, which is always (bared for action, lies off the town." A despatch to the Daily Mail from Constantinople, dated Friday, says re? ports are current in the Capital that a battle has been begun at Balair. Fx-Grand Vizier in London. London, Feb. 21.?Hakki Pasha, the Turkish Ex-Grand Vizier, in an in? terview here, said he had no official mission, to perform in London as a peace delegate, but that he had been samt here unofficially because ho would be able to do things impossible Of being done in an official Character "Negotiations between the belliger? ents seems impossible," sav Hakk> Pasha. "Therefore, wo have address? ed ourselves to Europe. We would be happy to see our business in the hands of the conference of ambassadors. We have every confidence in the abil? ity of the ambassadors to discover some formula on which we can con Clude peace. It must be obvious, however, that the formula should contain all the basis of a treaty of peace SO that the discussion would be limited to the work of drafting it. "We have no interest in continuing the war, as the territory cannot be recovered. We want to conclude a peace that will permit us to be friends with our present enemies." The Poard t . Health is strying t? devise plans t. suppress the fly nui? sance in SMintei. but this tan be done only by the co-operation of all the people Files breed in stable manure, and the bist step toward abating the tly nuisance must be the screening ol StabI? i \ i i be 11 igtt cleaning of all stables at loaM onc? a w eek. b% the Ktate executive committee to the members from tbi t district, lb said thai the members from the F:'vt district were trying to reach an agreemnt whereby the primary could be held the day before ttu general election ordered *v trw governor foi Vprll :'*>. "Th? prlmarj w fixed at I Iv earliest possible .I .t - i> the opinion ol the on mhei w < th< ommit I tree, the Fh l d M 1," said Chaii - m in Evniu1