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AUGUSTA ESCAPED DISASTER. No wvnit IN 111 s|\KSS si ? :< - uns of CITY, River Im Nim It.?. .hm; ttn?l The Isms km Kcmarkuhly small and Little In ii>n%enieii4>e IIa*? Revolted From High Water Augusta. Ott.. March 18. -Tonight at lo o'clock there was not a drop of wiiter on the 700 block of Broad t. the oi litre el th? business dls hi.' . .t \ Uk; net i lolda and J? betwe. ii r. nth .uul Fifteenth, are un? der from two and a half to ? >ur feet of water, and some of the hoi ill shucks are submerged up to the win Assam The rivr i > actfcsd Its highest stage at 10 o'clock this morning when tB? gauge Mhowej 36.1 feet, it remained at that stand until tbont ft o'clock this afternoon when th? Waters began to recede and at 10 o'clock tonight shows 34.8 t Water tl.lad cellars on the north nd street frmn Tenth to fourteenth streeta hut not below. Half the sidewalk on the north Bids of ltr..ad street was Covered until 8 o'cloek, but below that block the water did not show on the principal business streets. The residence sec? tion of Reynolds street, ont block nearer the river, was submerged from KiKhth street up, Including ' Cotton Row." So far as can be ascertained at this time, the loss is remarkably i 11 throughout the entire city, and practically no Inconvenience ha? been suffered this time, whereas a year ago Bstd in 1908 there was large loss and considerable suffering. The levee work along the liver bank, which has been In progress aboot four months, and which It will take a year longer to complete, is said not to have suffered at all ser? iously, as a result of the high water. Throughout all the business dis tn. t except the few blocks on one of the street where the water still stands a few Inches the mer? chants began late this afternoon re? placing their goods and preparing to me business tomorrow morning. 1 Io.mI In M o on Macn. Oa.. March 18.?A break In the levee or the Oemulgee river this morntns; about 2 o'clock smoth ? rt d one life and flooded almost the entire fertiliser factory district of the city. < entral City park, where the State fairs are held, is a lake, and after an all night struggle the big force of convicts that had been working all night with sand bags to stop the break gave up the struggle. The flood Is the worst that M has known in the history of this gen? eration, but tonight the waters are sloWty receding. The crest was reached at 10 o'clock this morning, when 23.8 feet was reached. Second Week Jurors. The following were drawn on the Jury for the second week of civil rt, which convenes here Monday week T. W. McCall. W. A. Player, I M. Spann, W. J. Jennings, Jr J L. King. W. A. Barkley, R. 8. Truluck. w H. Freeman. T. B. McManus. tl. 1> Burnett. M M. Meilette, K King. Marlon Dorn. W. L. Sounders, A. O. Brown. II H Bette, B. Carson, Charles E. Owens, E. F. Mllb-r. > It. Ingram, Willie McClam. C. O Rowland, Charles T Mason, Q W. Grabau u \ Weather*. W K. Mima. Oeo. S. Jackson, A. W. Weldon. I? V Keels. Samuel Sunders, W. A. Bryan. T. C. Josey. T. J. Brown. K. W. Hurst, L L DuBose. J. C Cooper. In cleaning out drains In the wes? tern part of the city Saturday the City ?gel found one of them stopped up o> th>- t.o.ly of a dead dog._ STUDENTS FOUND GUILTY. THREE HOPHOMOREH OF UNI VER81TY OF N. C, CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER. ? Udhnin, Mriiunan ami Hatch Ko (Thr Minimum Sentence for Kill iioi of school mat*-*? Fathers Pay for Itclcasc and 111?> ? V ill not Servo in ML Hllisboro, n. <*., Man h I "? ?Ralph W. oidman. William L Merrlman and tubrej C Hatch, University of North Carolina itudents, convicted today for manslaughter In oonnectlon with the daath ol Isaac Rand? ? fellow ntudent, ind sentenced to four months in Jalli ui'iv r< leased tonight i>> order of the Orange county commissioners. In pronouncing eentencc Judge Peeblei nstructed the county commissioner! to hire the prisoner! out 'to whomso? ever tney pleased In the state." To? night the fathers ol each of the stu denti wer! permitted to pay $175 to the commissioner! and secure the dis charge Of thehT sons. This amount would have been obtained If the pris? oners had been hired to other per? one In the State. Discharge under this arrangement leaves the Students without citizen? ship. A movement was started at ilalcigh tonight, however, to petition QOV. Kock t'raiK for their pardon. Kstahlishing a precedent in the innals of this State a ver tiet of Kuiity of manslaughter vag returned this afternoon hy the jury in the trial of Ralph W. ?I.im.in of Raleigh, William L.. Mer rtman of Wilmington and Aubrey C. Hatch of Mount Olive, the three Uni . rsity of North Carolina students in lleted in connection with the death of ?aac W. H ind in a basing escapade a rnapei hui. N. e, September 12, Itlf. There is no record of a basing scsnads being threshed out previous 'y in the courts of this State. The verdict Of the jury was return? ed at ;M0 O'clock, after three hours' deliberation. Judge !VeM"s sentenced each of th.' prisoner* t.. four monthi In the county jail beginning April s, next. Bach of the defendants was ordered to give $i" bonds for his appearance before the county commissioners, who shall in their discretion hire them <>ut to whomsoever they ploase in this State.' The father of the defendants were In the court when the minimum sen? tence for manslaughter was pro? nounced. No evidence of emotion was displayed by them nor hy the pris? oners. An array of counsel represented the defendants In the proceeding, which began lasl Thursday. As a result of the tragedy which preceded the trial, jt; students In the university of North ? 'andina Wei.- suspended or expelled after a sweeping Investigation into the practice of basing at the Institution. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected dally hy Ernest Field, Cot? ton Buyer. Sumter. March 17. Good Middling 12 1-4. Strict Middling 12 1-S. Middling 12. St. Low Middling 11 5-8. Low Middling 11. Staple cotton, nominal. XKW YORK COTTON MARKET. New York, March 17. Opening. Close. Jan.11.42 11.35 March .12.37 12.26 July.11.94 11.84 Auk.1184 Sept.11.60 Oot.11.48 11.38 Dee. 11.39 The schedule of the South Caro? lina Western does not suit the business men of Sumter and it does not meet the needs of the people living between Bishopville and Sumter. What is needed Is a passenger train arriving in Sumter before 10 iu m. and a train leaving after T> P. M._ BUMTKK MJTTK.K t'?>M I >T. It Will II? Held on Saturday, April r?i 11. The Bumter County Hinter Contest will be held In Suniter on Saturday, April 5th. This wai Anally decided this morning by Mr. .Mason, represent ing the dairy work on the part ol Uncle Sam. and the secretary of the Chamber of < Jommerce. It had been intended to have this Contest Saturday, April L'!?, hut Mr. Mason found that previous arrange? ments would prevent his being here that day. The purpose of the contest, to quote Mr. Mason, Is "to show butter makers how they can make their butter bring higher prices." j. Prank Williams of this county, who attended one of these contests in another county last fall, is now selling his Putter for more than 5c a pound higher than lie used to get. Mr. Williams is held agent for the Chamber of Commerce ii connection with the contest. Send one pound samples of but? ter to the Chamber of Commerce, so that it will reach there not later than s A. M. on Saturday, April 5. From S to 11, Mr. Mason will examine the butter and do the judging, and be? ginning at 11 A. M. he will take each sample of butter and talk about it, telling what its good points are and what its weak points are. It is a great chance for butter makers to barn how to get better results, anil every butter maker in the county is invited to participate. Notice. Owing to a majority of the officers of Hollywood Camp No. 19 W. <>. W. being out of the city attending the meeting of the head camp at (Jreen ville, the regular meeting has been postponed to the 4th Wednesday in the month, (March 26 th.) lt. S. Hood, Clerk. The cool clear weather Sunday came as a relief after the steady downpours of the two previous day. _ iioihkh not yi:t POUND. The State, Sunday, March 16. Klloree, March 16.?Faithful ami untiring search has failed to discover the bodies <.f .j. a. Tlndal and Barkley Hush of this county, wiio lost their lives Thursday afternoon while Ashing on til,- Santee river at Tate's landing, ib. old Millican plantation, about eight miles from here. An all night s< arch was mad.- hust night without avail. Kvery inch of the ground wh< re the victims arc suppos? ed to have perished has been dragged for a radius of several hundi d feet and the work of nun in boats with drags all along the banks of the river continues; while the current of the river sweeps ?iTi with more than nor? mal force ( aused by the rising wa? ters, it has been raining In torrents at Interlttent periods since the ac? cident occurred and this has impeded the progress of the search. Some I think that the bodies have lodged in I logs or brush heaps buried along the banks of the river; while others are of I the belief that they may have been ' swept by the strong current miles be? low to Ferguson. In view of this fact watchers will be placed along the river bank as far as this point to keep a constant vigil for the bodies. Yes? terday dynamite was used to make the bodies come to the surface, but noth? ing was gained from this. I Just how the tragedy happened, no One will ever know, as it appears that there were no eye witnesses Tne boat and the two men's hats were found in a small cove m ar the main stream. Here the water was still, but in the whirl 40 to 50 feet away the banks are precipitous and the current is swift. ? i It is evident that the hats and the boat were found only a few minutes alter these young men met their death. They left Mllllcans, which is only a little over a mile and one half I from the landing, about 5.40 o'clock, accordblg to employes of the farm. The negroes w < re instructed to fol? low in a wagon. which they did. leaching the landing a few minutes after ?) p. m. The alarm was imme? diately given and searchers have been Imsily at work since. BLOWN THROUGH <iIN HOUSE. Trenton, March IS.?The boiler at the ginnery of Richard Ripley, lo? cated about four miles from this place, exploded Friday afternoon, killing a negro woman and seriously injuring two negro men. Mr. Ripley and his brother narrowly escaped in? jury. The boiler and engine were mount? ed on skids. The lireman, not know? ing that the water in the boiler was low, steamed it up and then attempted to pump cold water into it, causing the explosion. Both the engine an l boiler were blown through the gin house, entering at one end, passing through and out the other end. The v oman who was killed was handling cotton in the second story of the gin I bouse when struck. Darlington, March IS.?G< n. Wil? liam B, James died at his home to? night at 11.20. after an illness of about one week. He was 71 years old. He was honored and admired by all who knew him. His life was one of patriotic and useful service to his State and he was beloved by hosts of friends from all sections of South Carolina. He represented Darlington county for several terms in the leg? islature, always received a large vote and was a member of that body when he died. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE Of Personal Property. Estate Robert (?rant. l>oeoa>io<l. At 12 o'clock on Friday, the 28th of March, A. D. 1913. 1 will offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash at the residence of the deceased, on the W. J. Du Kant plantation. Concord township. 1 mule, 1 ox. 3 head cattle, household and kitchen furniture; some provisions and other articles, all by permission of the Judne of Probate for Sumter County. S. C. JAM HS CHANT. Qualitied Administrator. Sumter, S. C, March 17, 1913. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? McCollum Bros. EASTER EXHIBIT Of the Correct New Styles in Ladies' and Children's READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL, DRESS ES, SKIRTS, WAISTS, Etc. is now ready and complete, and we can say with pardonable pride that never before have we or any other store in Sumter shown such extensive assortments or such attractive values. We earnestly in? vite your inspection of the new goods whether you intend to buy or not, and should you wish to buy, our assortments are surely large enough and our values good enough to certainly please you. i?tji The Store That's Ready for Easter McCOLLUM BROS The Store That Satisfies ???????????????????????????????????++++?????< SCHWARTZ BROS. OPENING PRESENTATION SPRING MILLINERY AND COSTUMES Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18th and 19th. Introducing Paris and New York original and Paris inspired models which accurately interpret the fashion note for Spring 1913. From the work of the best artists our own designers have drawn their inspiration. With what success you are invited to judge from the opening display Tuesday and Wednesday, for all these Hat Fashions will be ready for your inspection?to pur? chase if you wish?but here for you to see. Also Formal Spring Opening Exhibit of Model Suits, Gowns, Dresses, Fabrics, Trimmings Tuesday Schwartz BrOS. Wednesday