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Tili: S| MTI.lt W VIVHMAN, KslatillslK-d April, 1850. "Ilc JuHt .111.1 l'oar no(?Lei ull the ends Thou Alms') at !?? thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOU". IKON, Established June. I. Consolidated Auk. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 7 j AGAIN THREATENS COLUMBIA. m i \>l CITY WILL I.I LOS ICR in Vl\K OF Ills IHAUF VKl It FIimnI riifairly und In Justly Says HI. in Istter to ??C ity Fathers" of < olnmhiu?I \< < |?t* |>r. Karle from Threat?Hearing Will be I Lid when llti Wanle It I Columbia. March 14.?Councilman Keenan. w!4o hau been acting mayor in the abeencc of Mayor Gibbea. re? ceived from the fOVOraor yesterday a reply to a L it, , M?-nt the latter in < losing the opinion of the city attOI ??> H N Kdinunda. aa to the right of a povemoi to remit a tine imposed In mum ip.il (.-iiri The opinion wum nven aa a result of a fine imposed on It Harrison Neelay, a negro chauffeur, f employ*-*! ?.v the governor altar QOsV rtetftoa lor ex ending the apeed 11m ? ley wax pardoned and the Una ordered refunded. This the city, after the opinion by Mr. Kdmunds. r? - fu*ed to do and the governor wan no? tified. Ilia letter la um foil... Keenun. Esq., Mayor. Pro Tom . Columbia, H. C. A\ "I>ear Sir Your communication of m Mar?h IS received. At the end of year 1113 we will aee which paid deareet?the city of ('olumbla. when u fined llarrlaon Neeley on Saturday mornln? unfairly and unjuatly, or Harrison Neeley when he paid the $3.76. If iron rind that you loat In dollar* and cent* by the transaction, Ml pTMumt' you will not complain. If1 Vlarrlaon Neeley tlnda he haa loat 1 Vwlll guarantee you he will not com- ' He who laugha laat laugha beat.' "Aa to the opinion of the attorn, y y<>u incloee. I presume he learned at the State campaign meeting In Colum? bia laat Bummer, when I puahed him out of the way on the atage and took charge of hia meeting, that I neither ^Tfcelve political nor other Instruction? ?fV>m him. "Aa to the laat sentence In your let? ter. 'We will be glad to give you a hearing at any time upon any griev? ance you may have,' you have not been aaked for any hearing, and when you are I presume it will be time enough for you t<? grant It. When I do aak it I am sure you will ^^Fl presume thla la plain enough ?hat ^He members of your council, to whom IT la directed, aave Sumter Earle, may underatand It It la not Intended for him. Very respectfully, "Cole L, Blease." STORM DEALS DEATH. MM-'H riHSONS K1LLKI) HV TORN AIKJ. Great Storm Sweeps Over Six State** Leaving Inrath unit Derti uetion In Ita Path?1'? open \ l.4wa Estimated to Iljie?h>d a Million l><riturs. ' Atlanta, March 15.?Indications from late reports are that more than tO people were killed, scores seven Iy Injured and great property loa* sus? tained In the disastrous electrical tor? nado which awept p<arta of Georgia, Tennessee. Alabama. Louisiana, Miss? issippi und Texas Thuraday aftcr oon and night. Ki.<hty oud deuths iv? been reported fend the total loas of life probably will be Increased when wire communication Is restored In remote sections dev.tstated by the me. The damage to property can not be estimated hut probably will have to be computed In millions. Twenty-nine persons are reported to have perished In Georgia und dam fatfe to prop.'if> is r<uu>hl\ estimated Fat fl.0Oe.S0O. Calhoun. Gordon coun? ty, Georgia, and vicinity bore the i.rnnt of the storm In this ?tate, where 11 persons are reported to have been kill-d The other fatalities In Georgia wer?? nine ut Tucker, four at Kagleavllle. three at Clarkaton and two at < olumbua. I .ate reports fron? Tennesse?, have Increased the leath loll In that Btata L ersona. six perished at MKL dleton. four at South lo rim. three at Huron, two each at Guloka and Lag Ington i nil rie eac h at LgSjgbWsTi lUlly HUI und Brymnl station. M IM sections swept by the storm have not bee* heard from The loas of life In Alabama la esti? mated ut 13. although xeviTuI persons od) are reported mlaslng Five ne ? *er*? k'licd near Neu Deoatvr. three or raune perlahed at Culera and two ea?*h at StokeH Hluff. Ga>svllle and l M?Ke. One death Is reported from T- s i I.ate report* irorn Nottberg Ml siaaippl raised the death list from ?even, aa t;r it reported, to 13. These fatalities occurred In seven counties ^Wlre communication with a numt? i ?hf t..wnw ?tru< k hy the atomi still tl ^?klerruplcd No i-.oi.- 'I. ithn h been reported from (?oulalan.i The greatest damage to property waa the deatructlon of buildings and houses In the sections of the States where deaths were reported. Teh phone and telegraphic communication has l?een restored to most of the Jarger towns und all of the flMISS In j^$\> storm swept territory. iVath. Mr John T Hurst, a resident of this ctti died a( his hogge on Baueer atre?-t Thursday night, after a pro? longed illness. The funeral service* ??re held at Ht. Anne s Catholic .iin h Friday afternoon und the In rment followed at the Catholic cem? etery. Mr Hur^t whs a native of t' . < ity nrul condic t.-d a ?m II store for many years He is survived b] a wife and severa children. He alee h aves two brother* m.,h \i I i: her ^h In Con< rd dav. March 13th. aged ubotll Ii years, after an Illness of only two days. The funerul servhea VOft hehl ort Friday Hhe waa the aMcet dauglitsr of the late J II llrur.Mori and a staler of Mr J w BfMisM of this eountv. Mian Marjoile June Phillips, a well of thla wa ^?i irri' I tod.i \ Mi I ? ^??. ua of Routh ('Ii le, On lb C Brown perform! ik the eorejpon) "he mnrrlHkte .i si.rpii " to the friends .,f Miss Thillips h u Iiv an) of whom were aware she Intended t .king the marital VSrWI ut such an turly date. LAFOLLETTE GALLS ON WILSON. Fl It st TIME IN THREE YEARS PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICAN has VISITED WHITE HOUSE. Discusses Important TaiilT Revision. iurrency Legislation, Alaska and Railroad* with President?Stayed Witli President for an Hour. Washington. March 1 i.?Senator i . Pollatta toalght made all Aral call at the Walt? HoUM In more than >hc. t yearn He was the lavited gUOal of Proaldenl W ilson and spent almost an hour with him in his .study in Um executive mansion. He would ni.iUt BO stat.-mi nt as to the purpose of his visit, but it has boon an ?nu n ? ret for days thai lie was expected to dlSCUM matters of legislation witli tha president. Pfoatdoat Wilson is known to hold the ptograaulvc KepuhlicAn senator in hitch regard. He wntohed hia enrear ' ? many yearn as governor <d' w.s '?onsin and as l'nit. d States senator. He referred to Air. La PollettC in t?-rins of praise in many of hia ?p< aohaa during the campaign for the preeldency, it was generally under? stood that he wished especially to get the views of Senator La Kol let te upon tariff revision, currency legislation, Alaska and the effect of physical val? uation of railroads as provided for by congress In the closing days of the last session. The conference tonight was merely preliminary to others tO be held later as the situation in congress de volopa other progressive senators will be asked to the White House from time to time, and the president bopej many of them wilt line up with the Democrats in passing what is termed progressive legislation. Senator La Follette was closeted with the Prooldeat irom G to 7 o'clock. Apparently he was it. good humor when he departed, for although he would not talk ahout his visit he Joked with ;he newspaper men who were waiting to see him. "This is my first visit in three-years to the White House," he said in an? swer to an injuiry. "I came once after the special session ealled by President Taft, but 1 was not re? ceived." "Well how do you feel now?" he was asked. "Fine," said the senator as he ?topped into his automobile. "Fine." he repeated as the newspaper men came closer to hear why he was feel? ing so tine after a reappearance at the White House and a long talk with a Democratic president. "1 never felt better than 1 do now. I have been in most e\( ellent lnvlth for two years,." A. C. L ENGINE WRECKED. ENGINE AND EXPRESS CARS DE? RAILED FRIDAY EVENING NO ONE IN.HRER. Train No. 53 Was Wrecked at Sanne Flare No. 51 Was Wit. lud Last Saturday?Cause of Wreck t'n kitowii?Wrecking Train Replacing Cars on Track Saturday?Impro? vised Train sent on U> Ctiarlcston ?55 Delayed. A. C. L. train No. 55 from Green? ville to Charleston rvas wrecked Fri? day night in the western part of the city at the beginning of the double track on the Coast Line near the junction with the Northwestern Hall? way. The engine was overturned and the tOSdOf and express coach left the track, but no one was hurt, although tlie passengers were very rudely Jolt? ed up by the sudden stop and very much exalted and unnerved by the wreck. Ktnglneer C. S. Johnson of Flor? as H eseaped Injury, although he and his fireman were both thrown under the engine, when It was overturned, and wen OOVered with coal, from which they had to be removed by oth? er meal Im ^s of the train crew. The engine fell over to the left and the cow-catcher was plunged under the track of the main line, raising It off tbe ground The tender and ex? press coach were buried up to the aalet Of the wheels in the ground, al? though the latter car was not dam aged. Oat Of tOO Atlanta- Coast Line Officials itatod Saturday that the dam? age to tie aafflac v\as estimated at BfOtiad $100 and that to the track at som< a net I em t ban that, it a tted that the oanee of tha k la unknown, although it la thought that it was due to somebody's hartai been tampering with the switch connecting lha two tracks at this point. It was at this same pola) that No, .'' I from Columbia tO PlorenOS ?;n wrecked bist Saturday morning, although No, 11 met with its wreck on la< Minn line, while No. IS was wrecked oa the side track. The dam i ? <\ na by tha wreck to No. 5 4 con* sl*t< d inainh In thai done to the track, which v\as tora up for ? distance oi about two bundled feet, while tin Wreck "t No, I?'? mat night damaged the sngtae to a considerable extent, but alao tora Up the track for about db< huadred or more feat. An improvised train, made up in tha yard aad composed of tha coachei of tha Glbeon tram which had Jual come in. WM sent to the wreck as soon H COUld be made up and all pas aeagorn baggage aad express was traaaferred and tha train left for Charleston about t.4ft, or just two hours late Train No, t from Wil? mington to Columbia came in last night nearly on tune, but it was not until :{:'<? o'clock Saturday morning tt.it the wreck had been sufficiently cleared Olf the track to allow the train to pass ami continue its way, most of the passengers being very much tired out by the wait. An effort was made to detour this train to Columbia ovar Che Bouthera Hallway, bit was not successful lb-sides being startled ny the wreck, passengers on the train were very much lacoavealeaced by having to a ilk from the scene of the wrack up town la the pouring train, both of which .v?i< found to be ran dlaagree able. I.aureus, March 1 r.. The court of n. t .i sestloni for Laura na county. wha h on . ened Monday, adjourned la I night .t IQ 0 clock, after a sen tel. ? \ ars had been Imposed on John Wright, a negro, convicted of criminal aawiuh on his stepdaugh? ter. The- jury recommended mercy. HUMAN WINS FIGHT. NOW PRACTICALLY* ASSURED OF CHAIRMANSHIP OF AP? PROPRIATION COM N1TTEE. Members <>r Finance Commitee An? nounced?Chairmanships of Several Important Commltteefi Decided on. Washington, March 13.?The Dem? ocratic forces took charge of the United States senate today, elected now officers to preside over that body and paved the way for the reorganisa? tion of oommittees and a new control of legislative affairs. Another ses sio of the Democratic "steering com? mittee" lasting late Into the evening brought the committee list near to completion. It was expected that a Democratic caucus tomorrow would prepare all committees for presenta? tion to the senate Saturday. The personnel of the finance com? mittee, which is to handle all tariff oills, o -came definitely known to? night. As now agreed upon it is: Democrats ? Ohuirman, Senator Simmons (N, C.), Senators Stone (Mo.), Williams, (Miss.), Johnson (Maine), Shiveley (Ind.), Gore (Okla? homa), Thomas (Col ), James (Ky.), Hughes (N. Y.). Itepublicans ? Senators Penrose (Pa.), Lodge (Mass.), McCumber (N. 1).), Smoot (Ctah), Gallinger (N. H.), ('lark (Wyo), La Follette' (Wis.). Information lato in the day indi? cated also that Senator Tillman had won his personal light to secure the chairmanship of the appropriations committee, the second most powerful committee of the senate. Persistent efforts had been made for several days to induce the South Carolina sen? ator to surrender his priority right to Senator Martin of Virginia and to take the chairmanship of naval af? fairs. It was stated tonight on h'gh authority, however, that the place practically wjus assured to Senator Tillman. Other important committee chair? manships were settled during the day. Senator Owen has been selected for the chairmanship of the banking and currency committee, which will handle all currency reform legislation. Senator O'Gorman probably will he made chairman of the committee on interoceanlc canals. The more important Democratic chairmanships which are now be? lieved to have been settled include the following: Senator Gore, agriculture and forestry; Senator Simmons, finance; Senator Hacon, foreign relations; Senator Stone, Indian affairs; Senator Newlands, interstate commerce; Senator Johnston, military affairs; Senator Culberson, judiciary; Senator Barkheadi postotflce and post roads; Senator Swanson, public buildings and grounds; Senator Overman, rules; Senator Fletcher, printing; Senator Pomerene, District of Columbia; Sen? ator Thornton, fisheries. sonn Random Thoughts. Yesterday a neighbor told me of a conversation which he had with a fertilizer salesman on the nitrate of soda situation. According to this sales? man the price of soda is put up to prevent the farmers from buying soda and compel them to buy "top dress? ers" that give to the manufacturers more profits than they can make on soda at $45.00 to $50.00 per ton. And that the Orangeburg farmers who are refusing to buy soda are playing into the hands of the manufacturers, for they will buy "top dressers" Instead. This is given for what It is worth. Hut should he considered in any deter? mination of the question. * * e It is very plain that if farmers re? fuse to buy soda, but do buy "top dresser**' they are giving Opportunity ?not only for exorbitant profits, but for fraudulent substitution of infer? ior sources of ammonia. Just the day before I read an urgent call on the phone to tell a friend how he could have his fertilizer inspected. He said last year his customer used two kinds of ammonlate guano, one gave fine re? sults, another brand fron? Savannah gave no results. This year he is try? ing to supply the customer with the kind that was so efnective last year, but one carload does not look like the balance and they want an analysis be? fore it is put in the ground so as to refuse it, and avoid the losses, and trouble of recovery of damages after? ward. I could not help thinking that our people are being educated, and Just as these friends are using the fer? tiliser inspection law, just so will a cotton Inspection law be used in a tew years after it is enacted. I would not be surprised ii the customer In this Instance Is opposed to a cotton in? spection law. I have heard that he is opposed to the Farmers' Union? and yet the Farmers' Union is the author the law under which his fertilisers will be more rigidly inspected. And the union has been fought in every legislature by fertilizer manufacturers \\ ho do not want what we deem ade? quate Inspection laws. a a a There has been carried on in one of the gnat dailies of the State a many-worded (if i may so call six articles of from 1 l-l! to two columns each) debate on compulsory school attendance, (mis-named com? pulsory education.) If the contestants COUld See themselves as "others Sec them," they would not need so many words to enforce their arguments Compulsory school attendance, fertiliz? er and other Inspection, cotton ware? houses, the stock law, prohibition, municipal ownership of lights and water, health Inspection) etc., etc.. ad Inftnltum, being the modeln expres? sion of community of interests as op posed to Indh Iduallsm. a a e They are all coming -opponcnti Of any, or all of them to the con? trary notwithstanding. It is curiou* to see how learned men can multiply words for or against n proposition ac cording to their prejudices, education environment or association. Sonn Hmo? an educated man is as blind when he doesn't want to see, as an 11 literate one, R W. I?. Marriage LUvnso Hocord. Marriage license were issued Pnt utdav t< Klrahrd Deui and Lue> Mrudley, Kumter; Oolclotigh Portet ami Cornelia lllehurdson, Sumter and Jervey Singleton and Susannah < ?wen Humb i THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION. REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING AM) UN TRUSTWORTHY. Information Indicates That Car ranaa'a Revolt is More Formidable Than Government Reports Say. Mexico City, March 16.?There Is a wide variance between official and unofficial reports received in the capi? tal ^ regarding the magnitude of vMex Lco'a latest revolution. Information from sources believed to be reliable makes it appear that Carranza's revolt IS far more formidable than the gov? ernment reports would indicate. A.c coding to the government, the tel.el governor of Coahuila holds no towns, Commands not more than 4 0U men and is chiefly occupied in running away from the government troops. Private advices say he holds Lam pazos and Dustamente in the State of Nuevo Leon and Ciudad Dlas in the State of Coahuila and that he has at least 4,000 men, many of whom are State troops, under his command, The same authority says that Car ranza la practically in control of the Mexican Central railway. The public and press of Mexico City, anxious for peace, have been optimistic hut are now beginning to receive with doubts the reports of dwindling revolutionary movements, especially in the north. Accurate in? formation is difficult to obtain, and there is reason to believe that even the government has been badly in? formed in many cases. Pascual Orozco, Jr., appeared to be as optimistic as the government and professes to believe that Felipe Caes ares, the emissary he sent to Inez Salasar, will be able to obtain his allegiance to Prealdent Huerta. THREE SHOT. Xaco, Ariz., March if.?Prisoners of war, Col. Jose Qullerr at and two other State troop officers were ex? ecuted to sun-up today below Xaco. rfonoro. After a night of contem? plation the remaining 32 prisoners taken yesterday in battle, it is said, decided to join ranks. This w;us their only alternative from death be? fore the execution squad. The commander and his lieutenant! stood firm. WILL BATTLE OJEDA AGAIN Douglas, Ariz., March 10.?Statt troop leaders defeated yesterday be? low Xaco conferred today at Auga Prieta, deciding to return against Gen. Ojeda'S victorious federals who remain at Xaco. Probably the fatalities of yester? day's fight never will be known. Six? teen slain constitutionalists have been found by rescuers in the field and probably the actual loss to the de? feated forces was great. The federals pressed close on the heels of the Bee Ins; trqops nearly two miles, their ar til'-'ry strewing the killed ind wounded over a great space of coun I try. Cols. Ellas Calles and Pedro Brocamonte, constitutionalists, lead? ers of yesterday's fight, will attack Xaco simultaneously, assisted by a strong force sent from Nogales by (Jen. Obregon. according to announce? ment made by Col. Calles after today's conference. HOMHARDT 1IFLD FOR EXPLOS? ION. Baltimore, March 15.?William J. Bomhardt, an assistant foreman of stevedores, Is held responsible by the coroner's jury for the dynamite ex? plosion aboard the steamer Alum Chine, March 7, which caused the death of 111) or more men. SENATOR MONTGOMERY DEAD. Marion, March 11.?Ex-Senator W. J. Montgomery, lawyer, banker and philanthropist, died at a hospital in Richmond this morning at '< o'clock. During his last illness h' has been surrounded by the whole o his family. He had been In ill health since the latter part of the summet of 1012 and sought relief from the ravages of disease in southern Flori? da this winter. Finally he was taken for special treatment to Richmond, Va. Mr. Montgomery lived In Marion all of his Ufa and was one of Ma rion's most substantial citizens. 11? wus public spirited and every inch a progressive. For many years he was a steward In the First Presbyter Ian church and served both church and State in a most acceptable wa\ Mr. Montgomery has represented Marlon county both in the house of representatives and In the senate and was a member of the constitutions convention. As president of the state l ank ers' association he drafted the bill which created the offloe of 8lat? bank examiner. He was once presl dent of the state Bar association At the time <>f his death he was pres? ident of the Augusta Northern rail road, which connects Saluda and Wards; a director In the Raleigh & Charleston Railroad company, ami president of the Farmers' and Mer? chants' bank. Mr. Montgomery leaves a wife and live children: Mrs. Frank E. Brod nax of Jacksonville, Fla ; Miss Belle Woods Montgomery. who holds a professorship in the Mississippi Stab college; Carlisle Montgomery, who is taking law ul Harvard; and Miss. Mabel and Kate Montgomery ol Marion. LINEMAN KILLED AT ANDERSON. Anderson. March 16.?Charbs P. Pearson, a lineman ol the Piedmoni ami .Northern Railroad, was dec trot uted In the city this morning while working on the line. A section of un used wire fell across a highly charged wir? and came into contact with Tear Si n's body. Pearson wag at work with several other employees taking down an tin used wire. Fifteen hundred volts ol electricity passed through his body He Is survived by n wife and three children. His body was taken to ? Iii-? nvllle for burial. Lltth Rock, Ark . March 1 I. State . nator W K. ( ddhum, a ho ;is pres .dent of the senate at the tune Oov Kohlnson resiun.il lust Saturday vtw Installed as acting governor, was de ? lan d l< guli> cut Ited lo t he office today by Circuit Judge Fulk, before whom mandamus und oust, r proceed? ings were borught l?s Senator J. M. Kutrell. \n upp< ill i" the Arkansas ,,,,, , .,ui i will Im taken. Final settlement of the controversy Is ex? pected within two weeks. BULGARIAN AND SERVIAN BE SIEGERS REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. Ambassadorial Conference to Meet to Consider Replies of Balkan Allies ?Servian Arm) Preparing to Bom? bard Scutari. London, March 1 .?0-?* -ut unsuccessful ? , ^iv*N' ..- on the south ?'?? ^ s c -i*h fortress of Ad; Vi?"' ,ftnt. According to a dis| ..a Constantinople, the be sleg, Bulgarians and Servians sus? tained heavy losses and were event? ually repulsed all along the line. The ambassadorial conference wi i meet here tomorrow to consider the reply of the Balkan allies to the offer of the European powers to mediate. The reply, it is believed, will fail to supply a real basis for successful me? diation. It is assumed that the allies have presented Impracticable terms, in the belief that Europe is divided into two hostile groups and will b< unable to agree to employ coercion against them. It is stated in Belgrade that th< Servian siege army now preparing to bombard Scutari numbers 411,00?' men. THE ALLIES' REPLY. Terms on Which They Will Aceep Mediation. Sofia, March 14.?The reply of th Balkan allies on the question of me diation by the powers declared tha the Halkan nations will accept Euro? pean mediation on these conditions A line shall be drawn from Rodosto on the Sea of Marmora, to Cape Mala tra, seven miles south of Midia, on the Black sea. Excluding the peninsula of Qallipoli, all teritory west of th line, including Adriaaople and Scutaii shall be ceded to the allies. Turkey shall cede the Aegean It lands. Turkey shall renounce all her in terests in Crete. The ports shall consent in principle to the p ayment of a war indemnity, the amount of which shall be fixed when peace has been concluded. The allies shall participate in the delibera? tions regarding the Indemnities). The allies reserve the right to set? tle by definite treaty of peace the treatment to be shown their subjects I in the Ottoman empire, as well as guarantees to be given regarding priv? ileges of the orthodox churches and the legal standing of their racial brothers who are Ottoman subjects. The military operations shall not be interrupted. CANDIDATES' NAMES OFFERED. SENATOR TILLMAN PKESEWT N AME OF JAS. L. SIMS FOR U. S. MARSHALL. Senator Smith Endorses F. II. Wes ton of Columbia for Same Position Judge C. A. Woods Candidacy Pro greasing?J. G. Evaiks Has Ami lence with President. - s Washington, March 12.?Senator Tillman and Smith, of South Caro Una, held a conference this afternoon After it was over Senator Tillman an nounced that he had filed with At tomey General McReynolds his en dorsement of Mr. James L. Sims, o Orangeburg, to be United states mai shal for the district of South Carolina in addition to that of Mr. J. Wm Th?r mond, to be district attorney, whie" was tiled Monday. Further than thi. the senior Senator would say nothing on the subject. Senator Smith mad i the statemen that he had filed with the President and the Attorney General his endorse ment of Francis H. Weston, of Colum bia, to i?c district attorney. The junior Senator refused to amplify this statt ment. Both of the South Carolina Senator saw President Wilson today. Senat? Tillman presented tor the President' consideration certain papers explain ing his opposition to the nomination of Charles P. Nelll, to be commission er of labor statistics. it is believed here that there Is a decided likelihood that Capt. w. l Gonsales will be appointed United states minister to Cuba There Is also an Impression that th candidacy of Judge C. A. Woods, of Marion, for the Circuit Judgestllp VS cated by the election of Judge Goff to the Senate from West Virginia, hfi made very encouraging headway. Former Governor John Gary Evan* will have an audience with Presides] Wilson tomorrow. Governor Even [says that he himself is not a candidal for any office. S. L. 1. INSPECTION. Lieutenant Boswell Well Pleased Wit! Showing Made by Company. The Sumter Light Infantry. Com pany L., X. O. S. ?'.. was Inspected Friday night by Lieutenant James G Boswell of the United states Arm) who. after the Inspection, expresses himself as being well pleased Wltl the company and the showing at th< inspection. Lieutenant Boswell Is sent out bj the War department to inspect all Ol the companies In the state, the Sum ter company being among the firs; to be inspected. During the d:i> Lieutenant Boswell and Adjutan' ami Inspector General Moore check ed over the equipment of the com puny and held the Inspection at night The equipment was in excellent von dltion the inspector stated and tin inspection was above the average. General Moore made a short tail to the men after the Inspection. Hi complimented the compans upon it: soldierly appearance, saying that it men made the best appearance of ans company he had yel seen The Sumter Light Infantry has ii the past few years shown up well a inspections and is ranked as one oi do- best in the State. M Will be re mcmbered that II won the prise foi the best drilled militia company i the State fair two years ago and tha one of its no n also took the prise it the competitive drill In the manna of arms. The showing made last night was up to the high stand.in of previous Inspections and the cltj is to )>, congratulated on having i ?? in pany of militia composed of met. so i nthuslastlc in this luic of work. NINE GRAFTERS CONVICTED. JULIAN HAWTHORNE and \s. sociates I sl l) MAILS TO deer AI i). Bon of Famous Novelist Will Do Tune in Atlanta Federal Prieoa? Josteh Qulncy, Former Mayor of Beaton Acquitted, Now York. March 14.?The Haw? thorne mining trial which has dragged ahm? nearly four months before a jury in the federal court here came to a close today, with the conviction of three defendants, Julian Haw? thorne, I>r. William J. Mortem and I Albert Freeman, and the acquittal Of Josiah Qutncy, twice mayor of Uos lon and assistant secretary of State during the Cleveland administration. Hawthorne. Morton and Freeman were found guilty of making fraudu? lent use ? f the mails in selling stock in ihe exploitation Of Canadian ore claims Qulncy, exonerated by United States Judge Mayer on all bat ore Of the counts of live Indictments be? fore the case reached the jury, was held not guilty on the one remaining Indictment of conspiracy in allowing his name to be used in promoting the scheme. The jury was out 27 hours. Judge Mayer pronounced sentence on the three men whom the jury had found guilty and paroled Quincy until next October, when he is directed to appear in answer to two indictments still pending against him. Freeman, a New York business man for 2? years, was sentenced to live years in the fed? eral penitentiary at Atlanta, Haw? thorne, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne the novelist, and himself an author, and Or. William J. Morton, son of I ?r. W. T. G. Morton, the lirst user of ether in surgical operations, were sen? tenced to one year and one day at Atlanta. Freeman's prison term is to date from the first of the present y? ar and the terms of Hawthorne and Mor? ton from November 25, the day the trial was begun. Of 27 counts against the three men found guilty. Freeman was acquitted of four and Hawthorne and Morton of seven each. Judge Mayer granted a ten day stay to allow an appeal. The condition at the A. C. L. pas? senger station yard was about as bad Saturday as it could possib.y get to be. Slush, slush, slush, was to be found on every side, ankle deep in many idaces and everywhere decidedly dis? concerting to incoming and outgoing passengers. $10,000 BOND FOB HOGAN. NOW IN JAIL \WAITING FURTH? ER DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CASE. Agreement Between Attorney! as to Trial of Thirty Cases in Which I'lea of Guilty Was Entered. Should City Ordinance Ik* Decided Invalid ?Contention as to Time Limit for Appeal Joe Hogan was re-arrested Fri? day morning and lodged in jail un? til such time as he could put up a valid bond of $10,000 or until fur? ther developments turned up which will change the case from its present status. The bond of $10,000 was set by the Recorder in accordance with the law, which requires such a bond pending an appeal. In view of the fact that there has been circulated on the streets a story of a contract, or agreement, between Mr. Clifton, the attorney for the city in all of the liquor cases, and Mr. Aloise, the attorney for Hogan. the following statement from Mr. Clifton will not be amiss: "The defendant having been con? victed a:id sentenced on three war? rants und having plead guilty on thirty others, it is understood that if the appeeis have been taken in time in the three cases tried, and it the defendant should prevail In tin se three appeals, that. then, all cases will stand for trial, the main ?round Of appeal being an attack by the de? fendant upon the question of wheth? er or not the city ordinance prohibits ihe sab- of liquor." In other words, it is understood be? tween the attorneys that if the high ST court sustains the appeal and tinds the ordinance invalid. a? to selling whiskey, then the count of selling is dropped in the- thirty warrants In which a plea of guilty was enter? 1. ss wall as in the three cases appealed and sustained by the court; on the other hand, if the ordinance is de? clared valid, as to selling whiskey, the count of silling stands in all thirty warrants, as well as In the three ap? pealed. The ordinance is attacked, it is understood, only insofar as it con? cerns the selling Of whiskey and the convictions on the counts of ' storing and keeping In possession' will stand, no matter what decision the court makes as to the part referring to the selling of whiskey. a further contention, it is under? stood, between the city and the de .-ndant Is regarding the time in win h in appeal may be made. Mr. Clifton ami 'he Recorder contend that it should be made in twenty-four h< urs after conviction, while Mr. Molse claims that live days is allowed b) law for the tiling Of an appeal. This is another matter, it is understood, which has >et to be settled and which may be taken to higher courts t. r a de< Ision. Mr. Clifton made the folio* n i statement as to Hogan's re-arrest and his failure to (lie bond e'ilhin ill? ume alloted: "The defendant was recommitted to the guard house because he bad not paid the tine in the case charging storing, In which he had plead guilty, and because be had ia>t given Ins bond, as the law required, and be? cause he had not served his appeal from the cases in which he bad been convicted In the lime required by law. In the city's contention, In aecodan? e with the practise prevailing hereto? fore in other appeals in the Record* I - (Jourt." The streets of the city were in a lerribh? im s Saturday as a result of the continued rains, but after dra it had been opened In various parts . tow n and the w m i bad blown over the city Sunday the) \n < ; In ;i much better condition Mondaj than had been expected, those sit fering most from Ihe a*eather nein?; those which had been worked recent ly.