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THE KVMTMl WATtHMAN. E?tat>ll*h,tl April, 1S50. "Be Just und 1-V'iir nut?Lei nil llip cnils Thun Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone, Ifta*
Consolidated Aujr. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 10.
TALE OF HORROR GROWS.
PAIJ, OF DEATH COVERS I'Loon
AR] v
Davton mid other Flood-Swept Cltica
Silli ( ut Off From Outside World
Hut New* Tliut Conic Through In
dicates That Terrible Hlsustcr has
Not llcrtl I vaggeruUd.
CM Igo, March 26.?Three th
and may have perished in the deluge
which swept northern Ohio river sal
ley ? lay are! today. Probably
half a million wore made homeless by
the flood m Indiana and (duo and
property damage In both States will be
at leant $100.000.000.
The**, figures wa re tompiled this af?
ternoon from reports received here
from various points In the stricken
district Kurther reports may in
OreaiS the number of dead und It is
unlikely that any decrease In financial
lose will be made.
An additional horror was reported
early this evening from Dayton Flit
thorp, which seemed wide pi. id and
probably uncontrollable. In view of
th* paralysis of the water plant,
probably brought a horrible death to
many *ho sought to escape drowning
by climbing to upper Moon >?( l ud 1
Inga
Following are revised figures of the
wand:
Ohio?Dayton. 2.000; Plqua r. I".
I>ei*war* 100; Mlddletown 100; Sid?
ney 60; Hamilton 12; Tlppocuaos
Tiffin 60. Fremont 11. scattering 200.
Total S.Ott.
Indiana?Peru 160; Newcastle 2;
Lafayette 2; Indianapolis 14; Nobles
Mile 2; scatteilng 26. Total lyG.
Orand total 2.2t2.
Reports unconfirmed said that 14
persons lost their lives In Fromout
UImI 60 at Tlphn. Ohio. It was ru?
mored In Indian -.polls early today that
200 persons were drowned in Wont
ndlarapolis. but this number was
i * later reduced to 14, though it was
1 eat I mated early this evening more
than that number had died. South
of Indianapolis the flood la said to
have caused death In a number of
?mall towns and villages.
Railroad officials wsre authority for
the statement that lines converging
Into Indianapolis would have to stand
a Ions of $26.000,000 In that < Ity and
? th mi y alone.
f Railroads were chief sufferers from
property damage. It was said tonight
by engineers and construction bosses
preparing repair trains for the Hood
districts that strips of railroad more
than half a mile long each had been
Washed away in several places through
Indiana. Concrete and Iron bridges,
ibetr aupports underminded, crumbled
I b*i'or* the strength of the torrents
' hurled against them.
The loss through cessation of traffic
can not bo eatlmated.
Only two roads, the Michigan Cen?
tral and th > Lake Shore, maintained
l^^fegAWsXatien with New York over
^ms^rVWaVline*, those farther south
Ending mile after mile of their right
of ay under a fathom of water.
T.degraph and telephone wires in
f the stricken district are down. Long
distare lelephom service to Ohio is
cut off with the exception of connec?
tion With Toledo and Cleveland. Win s
through Indiana were down in mnn]
(daces and Some of the devastated
towns were cut off from all communi?
cation.
0>MI?\\Y OH TIU M
\itome> General IVcpsrs sa>s He
Ulli Investigate Huslnc-os of Caro?
lina Public Hervkv < orporatlon.
Columbia. Msreh 2t.?"I intend
to make an Investigation and if 1 find
the company Is violating the law a
suit will be Instituted." said TfcOts. ?
* l'eeples. attorney general, today fol
lowing a confer* nee with officials of
the Carolina Public Service Corpora?
tion, of Atlanta. The omcUds of the
company conferring with the attorraM
general were. W. tl. Thompson, attor?
ney. ?f Atlanta; W. S. RoamST. Co?
lumbia, vo e president; C S. Camp?
bell, manager, and William H Hill?
yer. Atlanta, vice-president
The attorney general will make an
t investigation to determine whether or
not the company which was recently
organised with a capital stock of
more than $1.000.000 Is a trust
The compam has purchased several
ice factories In South Carolina dur?
ing the past > ? ar.
WATI It tM) LH.Ill \ssoci \TH>V
I Will Mm In 4 harlotlc V C. April
II Hi?IntercHiIng Programme
Waterworks and light officials from
North and South Carolina ami Geor?
gia will assemble at Charlotte. April
16-l?th. the occasion being the an?
nual convention of the Tri-Statc Wa?
ter and Light Association of the Car?
olin is and (leorgla
_^ The program is being arranged and
tho meeting pr >m!scs to be of much
benefit to the water and light men
Able men will address the conven?
tion ? n important subjects
The oft!? er? of the avso< latlon are:
fremd? ir. W !' Stieglttx. Columbia;
First vice - pt e?,d> 1.1. W. R V. st, Char
lotte; second vice-preshlent, (ho
Hubbard. Madison, (hi.; third vi?.
rpffnoident, B F, Krwln. Atlanta; Sec?
retary tre nur? r. J W NOUVS, Salis?
bury. N. C
IN I III CIVIL I outT.
^ull of <. \\ si,,kiN \goln-t Alex,
pj not A Son.
In the Court of Common Plans the
? i ??<< ? f ? . \\ ioki v againi I Ah van
? der sprunt A Son was in progress
Wednesday The cast was comma nc<
ed Tuesday afternoon and continued
W-dmsday morning and afternoon.
The suit wa* out to recover money
alleged to nt due the defendant he
cause of the alleged failure of the
company to well cotton whih he had
turned over In thoSS at a gats he ask
_ ed for settlement Tin amount of
f damage- Ug4l< d SI Ittt.tO
Mslftl for ( hange of \ . ion
gffsTUsnonM will be heard Friday on
a mot lor. lor a ? hange of \emie in the
case of s w. Frlerson idmlnistrator
of the estale of !.. V Crown v He
Atlantic Coast Line Ha III ttd L*om
pany The motion is being made by
|th. defendant. their efforts being to
itran?*fer the case to Lf.unt) n
whirh county Urown wm killed bj
?r> n of the railroad compnny,
Messrs t. 0 M' Lood and L. I ?
Jennings are representing Ihe plain
tiff, wbih Mesars M? Ijemore, Itej
noMs ami (iifion represent the dc
f. ml . nt.
mw be m \ny more, according
TO governor OF ollio.
\boo1 12.000 gold to be Penned Up in
Buildings in lludnos Section or
lhi> Ion.
C< lumhus. Ohio. March 20.?That
the ins? of lift in Dayton will not be
less than l.ooo was ihr estimate made
this waning by Qov. Coi after an
analyala of the information from the
centre of the city which was oleared
through his office.
"How man} mort than that there
will he, no one can tell/' he said.
According lo Information received
hy Qov, <'?'\. 12,000 persons are im?
prisoned In buildings In the buelneai
dletrtct of Dayton. There arc four or
h\?' persons at every window.
The Deckel House caught Uro at
noon today, hut the tlatm s Were cx
1Insulshed.
Qov, Cox learned from Springfield
this afternoon that Bdward w. Han
hy, who is in Oayton. had telephoned
to a Springfield newapaper that w1 'le
it was Impossihle to make accurate
eettmatM of the number of dead, that
in wae of the opinion that not more
than .1.?. lost their lives
The town of kiverdalc. whic h has
bt en flooded and where from 75 to 100
lives Wert I Ml has a population of
from 12.000 to 14.000.
At 4:.".o this afternoon OoV. Cox
received a telephone meaeagc from
Dayton thai th?- Fourth National hank i
building had been burned down.
The people In Dayton View, a su- ,
hurh. art' entirely cut :.ff from the
main sec tion of the city and do m>t
know what is taking place.
Pleading that troops be sent to Day
ton to relieve the hood suflVi-ers, say- !
in* that their need was Imperative
and that the town was at the mercy of
loot.rs and tire*. QeorgC B. Smith,,!
president of the Chamber of Com*]
m. ree of Dayton, who escaped from
the flooded olty this morning, wired
Oov. Cox late this afternoon from Ar?
canum.
The governor replied to Mr. Smith's
appeal. Haying that troops would he '
sent as soon as the waters receded
enough to permit trains to be moved.
Relief, he told Mr. Smith, already
had been etarted from Washington
court house and Sprinulield and soon ,
would be sent from Baton.
FEDERAL AIR FOR bufferers.
President Wtteaw Uses Every Agency
of Qovevnenent to Relieve flood
\ Ic-ilms?Food, Tente, Medical Sup
iiltcn und Doctor* HoIhk Married to
i.! Ravaged Bietetet.
Waahlngton, March 2?>.?The prin?
cipal iunction of the government of
tile United States tOday Was to extend
relief to the thousands of homeless
survivors of the Ohio and Indiana
floods,
in uviek nu^ce^slon everv agency of
the government?the president, the
Mere tar) of war, every bureau chief
in th? department under whom relict
expedition! could he organised ?
moved iwlftly to ssslst the state au?
thorities In providing food. shelter
and medical attention for the ?of?
ferers All the troops cd the depart*
no nt of the east were ordered to hold
themselves in readiness for duty In
the flood districts.
One million ration. sufficient lo feed
joo.oon people for five days at hast,
are being purc hased by the war de?
partment St the nearest supply depots
end hurried to the Onlo and Indiana
towns.
Tente to shelter at least ."(?.000 pro
pie, thousand! of blankets, cots, hos?
pital and field supplies are being load
el in trains at Philadelphia, PittB
hurg. St. Louis Chicago. Fort
Thomas, Ky., and nearbj .urns posts,
and within \:\ hours should reach the
devastated sections,
Messages of sympathy exchanged
b) the preeldent and the governors of
<?hio and Indiana were followed
quickly by a series of requests for
help which were promptly answered
hy the government departments
The preeldent was in his others all
day, In close touch with the situation
Hr was in constant communication
with Secretary Oarrison of the war
depot Intent
The preeldent called upon the 1.- 1
pi. oft he nation p. contribute money
liberally to the American Rod Cross,
which In turn appealed lo the gov?
ernors of the states to help gather Ihe
1 ? lief funds.
maj lames Normoyls nmi James a.
Logan, Jr.. experienced In lighting the
Mississippi Valley floods, Were ordered 1
by Quartermaster General Ayleshlre
lo Columbus Ohio, to take charge of
distributing, food supplies for the fed?
eral government.
Nine medical ofllcefi and H hospi?
tal corps went from the department
of the i*ast, carrying ? hi^ supply of
?urgleal dressings, antl-typhold
p! ophvlai tie olid th complete "le?
st r\e medical supply." comprising
drug* sufficient to treat 10,000 pa?
tients for one month. Precautions
I gainst the spread of disease are to
be handled bj sanitation experts
MIm Mabel Ronrdman ol the Amer
a an R< d Cross was active at the head?
quarters lo re, telegraphing orders to
nurses at Cleveland and Cincinnati
and calling up other nearby chapters
for physicians and nurses
Life saving crews were ordered
fnun Loutsyllle to Dayton and from
Lorraine, Ohio, lo I Delaware, Ohio,
end the public health service dlstrlh?
ul< d its SgentS in Ihr atllicted district
FIRE Tlll'RMDAl MORMNO.
IfoUNO on Purtlj Htrect Destroyed
with Loss of $1,000,
About -i o'eioi u Thursday morn?
ing tire broke out in a house on Purdy
streei occupied hy a in tin named
Wright ami owned l?y Mrs s a Ouiii.
complete!) destroying th. building at
a lo^s of probably |l.000, pail of
which wa covered by Insurance,
The hose wagom resimnded prompt?
ly to the alarm, hat the lire had
spn ad too much before the alarm was
turned in for them to iuvv the house
upon their arrival, However, the)
del good service in preventing the lire
from spreading to adjacent bulldingx
und doing o greal deal more dumogc,
Marriage License Record,
\ ii< ? nee to marry was granted mi
Mondit) afternoon to Mr. .1 ,\i ltk*h
irdVllfl : 1 f 1?I MISS Vir'oll.t Jfl ? ph.
IhiIH .a Summerton. Mis- J?wtcpti i
one of tin Hyrlumi of >> colony of thai
n itlomtllt) .it So to no rion.
\ ii. t.. mars has lieen Issue?
I.. \|? 1; C Windham and Miss l.u
? de Mos
DISASTER AI PERU.
HAU' OF INDIANA TOWN UNDER
WATER AND STREETS
INUNDATED.
Vllgllanco Committee Will Shoot Loot?
ers Caught Hod Handed?Rescuers
Devote Themselves to Having Lives
ami Caring- for Buffering, Leaving
Death List Drohhinatiral.
Pom, Ind., March 28 (Via Trie
phone to South Bend.)-?Vivid detail!
of the disastrous Hood whh h visited
Peru, drowning scores of its inhabi?
tant! and rendering homeless more
than half its population, were ob?
tained late today when resellers suc?
ceeded in propelling boat! through the
Inundated streets. The facts estab?
lished were:
Number of person! drowned esti?
mated from 50 up to as high as 150,
it being impossible to learn exactly
because many bodies are hidden in
houses still wholly submerged.
Number of persons homeless, 7,500.
Two hundred and twenty-five injur?
ed or sick survivors rescued and re?
moved to a temporary hospital ut
Plymouth, Ind.
Property loss of $2,500,000.
ADDITIONAL NAMES RECEIVED.
Some of the Delegates to the State
Sunday School Convention.
The following additional names to
those already published in The Item
several days Bgo of delegates to the
State Sunday School Convention
which meets in this city April 2-1 has
boon received by the registration
Committee and are reproduced so that
those desiring to select delegates may
do ho and Inform the committee of
those they desire to entertain.
Mrs w. B, Abbott. Spartan burg,
Miss Lunette Burbage, Conway,
.Miss Virginia Burbage, Conway,
Mr. L. L. Barr, Greenville,
Mr. (L I>. Darr, Greenville,
Mr. H. S. Blizzard, Lake City,
Mrs. H. B. Connor, Holly Hill,
Mr. W. Lv Coxton, Cheraw,
Mr. j. B. Drsnnan, Richbourg,
Miss Sadie Dusenborry, Conway,
Mr. Julian C. Evans, Elloree,
Mr. J. Francbj Polk, Holly Hill,
Miss (Iruce Farr, Jonesville,
Col, Mortimer Glover, orangeburg,
Mr. S. O. Green, Conway,
Mr. J. B, Green, Greenwood,
Miss Bessie Hunter, Pendle ton,
Miss Grace Haselton, Conway,
Mr. A. E. Howard, Greenville,
Mr. H. B. Hill, Luke City,
Mr. W. A. Harrison, Columbia,
Mr. Kdw. F. Irick, Elloree,
Mr. Bugone Johnson, Lake City,
Mrs, Chas, it. .lames, St. Matthews,
Mr. Thon. M. Lyles, Spartanburg,
Mrs. J. A. McHugh, Greenville.
Mr. C. K. McDowell, Westville.
Mr. Mi-. R, McLaughlin, Cheraw,
Mr. A. A, Morris, Greenwood,
Mr. W. A bratfteW*, Central,
Miss Mabel Norton, Conway,
Mr. J. M. Phillips, Greenville,
Miss Allle Mac Power, Brownville,
MlSs Marjorie Quattlebaum, Con?
way,
Mrs. c. p, Quattlebaum, Conway,
Mrs. Minnie Roltere, Hock Hill,
Miss Bva Kitter, Port Royal,
Mrs. W. P. lb-id. Seneca,
Mr. Cullen Suiii\an. Anderson,
Mr. W ,W. Btenhouse, Greenville,
Mr. M. J. Sparr, La mar,
Mr. J, W. Thomson, Rock Hill,
Mr. S. B. Wylie, Chester,
Mr, John Wood. Spartanburg,
Mr, James Elliott Walmly, Kock
Hill.
Miss May D. Wannamakcr, st
Matt hew s.
Mr. L. Roland Windham, Tlmmons
Ville,
Mr. B, L Beaty, Georgetown,
Mrs. L M. Overton. Georgetown.
MiS! Minnie Dear. Georgetown,
Mrs. H. J. Clifford, Georgetown,
Mrs R, A. McKelvey, Georgetown,
Mrs. L. M. Barnett, Georgetown,
Miss Ida Ford, Georgetown,
Mist N< ale t'. Young, Timmonsville
Mr. Sam c. Hodges, Greenwood,
Mrs. Ham C Hodges, Greenwood,
Mrs. s. T. Lanhain, Spartanburg.
Mr, s T. Lanham, spartanburg.
Mr. VV. A. Matthews, Central,
Rev, A Walker White, Jefferson,
MlSs Cm ma Smith, Hock Hill.
Miss Mar.a Wightman Capers, Mex
ico,
Miss Katherine M. Leonard, Char
lesion,
Mr. L. Leroy Dukes. Orangeburg,
Mr. J M. Wav, Spartanburg,
Mr. F, W. Gregg, Rock Hill,
Mr, J. C, Humphries, lloykin,
Mrs, Hoheit Achurch, Charleston,
Miss Annie Bell Reynold!, Green
vllle,
Mr. J, s. Hyde, Central,
Mr. s. VV. Russell, St. Stephens,
Mrs. J. s. Derrick, Newberry,
Mr, L. (i Watson. Trenton.
Rev. T. L. Belvln, Holly Hill.
Miss Juliette Blohmo, Charleston,
Mr, VV. N. Tillinghast, Greenville,
M r. F. M. Bllerbe, Jones\ lie,
Mr. T. D Johnston, Alken,
Lev. M. J, Quattlebaum, Aikcn,
Mr. 1. W. Eubanks, Alken,
Mr. Jno, w. Hawkinson, Jr., Alken
Mr. R. L. Willis, Aikcn,
Mr. s. A. Campbell, Angelus,
Mrs. (*. II. Lovvry. Jefferson,
Mr. .1. D. Cappellniann, Charleston
Miss Johnanne Ar.ime, Charleaton
Miss Dora Howe, Charleston.
Miss Alma Slender. Charleston.
Mr, c. F, Steinmeyer, Charleston
Mr J. Sessions, Ruby,
Miss Gertrude Berry, Smoak!,
Miss Justinu lints, Bmouks,
Mr. W. L Gray. Lauieiis,
Mr .1. F, Tolbert, Lauren*.
Clean-up Day.
The chairman of the "dean-Ul
day" committee rode over the prlnc
pal streets of Sumter carefully inspec
Ing the genernl condition of street
sldcwalkx and yards The fem
were noted specially, Many unsightl
fences were noted, and it i- hoped by
the committee that property owners
will rive this on,- feature .it hast mt
mediate attention Many of these
teie es are so situated that they could
Im- removed without interfering with
the yards. Tin- committee suggests
I hat iin- Indies in various sections of
the city form "Neighborhood Clubs,"
looking into the needs of Ihelr own
neighborhood, und aid the "clean up"
committee in their efforts to make the
day more than a mere name, in oiiu r
eitlen not so large as Sumter, by eon
cert cd a-t ion and enthusiasm on the
pari of tie ladies Municipal clean?
up ,| i \ . )i is pi o\ en n benetit, ami a
pleasun to tie community,
Harmon) Presh> tery will met in
this cit) on \prll M h.
VXdENT CAPITAL OP OTTOMANS
CAPTURED HY ALLIES.
Taken l>y Assault After siege of Five
Months.? Turkish Commander set
Fire. io c ity Before Surrender?
Fall of Tchatalja Also Reported.
London, March -?">.?Adrianople
has fallen after one of the most stub?
born th-fenses in the history of war
tare and Trhatalja, according to a
telegram received by the Bulgarian le
nation at London tonight, baa Buffer?
ed a like late.
The information regarding Trhatal?
ja may refer to the town of thai
name and not the fortifications, al?
though it is possible the Bulgarians
carried all before them,
Bhukri I'ash. i, thr defender of
Adrianople, handed his sword this af?
ternoon to Gen. Savoff, the Bulgarian
generalissimo, not, however, before
carrying out his threat to destroy the
town rather than let it fall into the
hands of the Bulgarians.
From all accounts the arsenal,
storrs and much of the town are in
flames, it was also reported that
Bhukri Pasha had taken his own life,
hut this proved untrue, as, after de?
ciding resistance was. no longer pos?
sible, he sent word to Gen. Savoff that
he was burning the city.
Oen. Savoff has appointed a com?
mandant of the city to maintain or?
der. Gen. Ivanoff, who commanded
the forts around Adrianople, will ni?
ter tomorrow, while King Ferdinand
will follow shortly.
The battle which preceded the sur?
render commenced Sunday night with
a three hours' bombardment. Later
the besieging troops In the east ad?
vanced at double quick under the
glare of searchlights to attack the
advance works at Maslak. After a
fo rce defense lasting throughout Mon?
day the Turks retired from the for?
ward forts.
After moving forward toward the
chief fortress, the Bulgarians rested.
The attack was renewed Tuesday,
and Wednesday the Important Inner
forts were taken after hard lighting.
Accounts of thi' battle which come
from Bulgarian sources make no men?
tion of the Servians. There seems to
have been a great dial of jealousy.
The Servians, who have only issued
a brief report of the capture, divide
credit with fheir allies. According to
a dispatch received at Belgrade from
Mustapaha Pasha, the sacrifices were
very heavy. The Servian Thirteenth
ami Bulgarian Eighteenth regiments
Were blown up by mines, and other
regiments sustain* d treat losses.
In Adrianople itscC" there is also
much work for doctors and nurses.
The garrison, which was estimated
at from 40,000 to ti ?,000, will prob?
ably he found to have been consider?
ably reduced.
The people of the towi. are said to
be panic stricken and cva n Kurope,
frotft the history of"previous wars,
fears the occupation may be accom?
panied hy Indiscriminate slaughter.
The capture of Adrianople has
caused rejoicing at all the Slav capi?
tals. At St. Petersburg tin- news was
received while the duma was in ses?
sion, with Dr. Daneff, head of the
Bulgarian peace delegation In Lon?
don, and the Bulgarian minister, M.
Bob!hcheff, as guests.
The deputies rose and cheered. Dr.
Daneff and his companion were car?
ried shoulder high to Catherine hall,
where the Kassian and Bulgarian
i nt In ins were sung.
No news has been received from
Constantinople hut it is feared that
when the capture of Adrianople be?
comes known another revolution may
occur. If Tchatalja has fallen then- is
likely to he a dan-;, ions Inflow of de?
feated troops.
Adrianople, thr former Turkish
capital, withstood the siege of a great
Bulgarian army for over live months
the lit st gun having been fired at the
fortress October ;"?. Shukrl Pasha,
tic- commander in chief, had under
him within the encircling forts what
was considered the Dower of the Turk?
ish regular army. The main portion
of the garrlsob consisted of the fourth
army corps, which had added many
regiments and batteries who had been
drawn in before tin- advancing Bul?
garian army.
The fortifications which had been
subjected to almost continuous bom?
bardment by hundreds of field and
siege guns for about 160 days were
very strong. They consisted of 40
modern forts composing a semi-clr
de around the northern halt of the
city from east to west with minor
works between. On the south of the
city there was also a series of forts
hut much dependence was placed on
the character of the ground there
which was formed of treacherous
marshes.
The city contains about so,ana In?
habitants, half of whom are Turks
and the others Armenians, Israelites
ami Greeks.
SMALL THIEVES SENT TO GANG.
Number of Negro Hoys Found Guilt)
ot Stealing in Kecorder's C ourt.
Wednesday a number of small ne?
gro boys were found guilty ol stealing
and w? re sent to the chain gang to
serve out their sentences of from
i<> sO days, respectively. Of thr num?
ber of boys arrested in thr nanu. sev
erul of them have only recently been
released, two of them having secured
their freedom Saturday night. Tin
boys are between the ages of ten and
lift. en.
There seems to have been a gang
of small thieves at work and it is
hoped that with the arresl of these
hoys the stealing will be stopped, as
it was several months ago when a like
raid was made and several of the
small negro boys arrested and Beni
to thr gang.
Cephas Ford was tried for vagrancy
and found guilty. He was sentenced
in pay $30 or Berve 30 days.
Joe Peterson, petit larceny, two
charges for stealing watches, was
found guilty and given $16.00 or 30
days on each count. He paid out.
John Dingle and Kddii Washington,
prid larceny, stealing a package
from wagon, were found guilty.
Dingle was given $30 or 30 days and
Washington was nivcn $15 or 30 days
Kddie Washington, petit larceny,
stealing from stores, three charges,
flfi.OO ,.f 30 days on each ? harne.
M r 1.? Foe Irr lost his foot In a
railroad in cidcnl :<t 1 tranch\ llle M >n
d.i\ night The young man was tak?
en io Augusta for treatment at the
hospital In thai city, and Wednesdu)
11 w reported I ha! h<- w 11 getting
iin 1. 111 I v well
FIERCE EIGHT BETWEEN MEXI?
CAN FORCES AT NACO.
state Troops Driven Back With Great
Slaughter lint sm< "tetful After
Long Hard Struggle.
Los Angeles, Cal., March If.-?A
message to the Western Telegraph
company from its operator at
Naco, Ariz., at la o'clock tonights aid
tin' federals at Cananea had sur?
rendered.
Xaeo, Ariz., Marc** .? es?
timated total o<" ?o-e^ t1""
(lay's flgh*' vv'v^- ..-man min?
ing to- . ^ V? .,aa federals late
? , jjn, ^ i tie State troops' at
.riK?' their position hy SS
Ktore than l.OoG State troops
driven hack. The Huerta gar?
rison is reported to have lost few
m< n. Tie- slaughter Of the attackers
was great.
PLAY AT OSWEGO.
The Dramatic Club to Present "Valley
Farm." at Oswego High School
Next Tuesday.
Oswego, March 20.?On April 1st.
at 8.30 1'. M., tin' Dramatic Club
will present the play "Valley Farm,''
at the ( Iswego High School.
CHA Ft ACTE RS:
Harold Etutledge, (a young New
Yorker).Mr. J. A. Terry.
Perry Deane, (a son of the soil)
Mr. Hery McCoy.
Dand Hildreth, (a New York lawyer)
Mr. Eugene Cummlngs.
Sihus Holcomb, (owner of Valley
farm.).Mr. A. S. Brown.
Azariah Keep, (a (lock tinker)
Mr. lt. Y. Atta way.
Jennings, (A servant at Rutledge
mansion).Mr. Loy McCoy.
Hetty Holcomb, (a country flower,
transplanted to city soil) Miss
Pearle Moore.
Isalad Carney (niece of 1?. Hildreth)
Miss Melle Brown.
Mrs. liutledge (Harold's mother.)
Miss Essie Cummiims.
Alvira Holcomb, (sister of Sila3,)
MiSS Annie Durham.
Lizzy Ann Tucker (who knows, but
never gossips) ..Miss Clelia Terry.
Verbena (hired girl at the farm)
Mis.' Lurine Cummings.
SYNOPSIS:
Act 1.?Valley Farm. An afternoon
in August. The engagement.
Act II.?The Rutledge mansion in
New York City. The following De?
cember.
Act 111.?Same as before. Three
Weeks Later. Parted.
Act IV.?at Farm again. An even?
ing in the next March. Th< ? riumph
of Love.
This play is brim full of fun, with
Just enough pathos to he interesting.
Will last 'J. 1-- hours. Come and cn
joy a delightful evening.
"The Heroic Dutchman of '76," will
he presented on April 8th, at the
< tswego School. The date has been
changed from April 1 to April 8th.
VERDICT FOR THE PLAINTIFF.
Jury Awards G. W. Stokes Over Three
Hundred Dollars in Cotton Suit.
The Jury Thursday morning re?
turned a verdict of $318.76 in favor
of G. W. Stokes, the p'.iintiff in a
Stilt against Alexander Sprunt & Son.
Tin suit was to recover damages for
alleged failure to sell cotton when it
was ordered sold by the plaintiff and
was for $4(4.60.
The suit created considerable in?
terest among the cotton buyers of the
city, many of whom were put up as
witnesses by one side or the other.
The plaintiff claimed to have deliver?
ed the cotton to the cotton buyer for
Sprunt A Son at Lynchburg to be
shipped to Wilmington and to lie set?
tled lor at any time he asked for
settlement. The defense claimed that
Mr. Stokes had not asked for a settle?
ment at the time alleged by him.
Third Week Jurors.
The following list of Jurors have
he? \ drawn for the third week of
civil court which is now in session;
.m. A. B. Coulter,
J. m. Kolb,
.1. m. Jackson.
Ft. E. Du Rant,
R. P. Dink ins.
h. w. Copcland,
D. L. Montague,
p. K. Brown,
c. B. Hurst,
J. N. Brown,
s. Weinberg,
.1. W. Bradford. Jr.,
I larold I 'handler,
P. P. May. Jr.,
P. A. Dennis,
II. T. Avln,
O. W. Poring.
P.. L. < ?steetl.
W. I. Harhy.
.1. C. linger,
.1. <'. Bradham,
s. P. Bmoak,
10, W. Welch,
p. d. < Iraham,
11. d. Ilembert,
s. P. Stoudenmlre,
L \v Folsom, Jr.,
.1. p Player,
.1. K. White.
.1. L. Brogdon,
II. .1. Harhy,
W. .1. Nelson,
P. P. Atkinson.
A. P. Hinson,
.1. P. Jenkins,
P. II. Lynam.
Infant Found in Ditch.
Manning Tinos.
Quite a sensation was created by
the linding of an infant on a ditch
l ank on the outer edge of town in
i he neighborhood of the old brick
yard near the Gus Collins place. The
Coroner summoned a jury and held
an Inquest, which by the way. has
not vet concluded its labors. \n
autopsy was made by Dr. W. 8. Har
\ in and he decided I he child to he
a mulatto, it- hit aim had been torn
from us body and it was otherwise
mangled, every effort will he made to
lind the mot hi r of the child. The
babj lived after il reached the world,
and it this is so tlnn K was murder?
ed.
\ el d mm \galllS| \. C. L.
Manning Tim. s.
In the I n.t'd States court at Flor?
en. , last w< ? k, Mis Martha A. Als
brook, ? (? i1?Ih county, secured a ver
d|e| it gains I 'he Atlantic ('oast Lin.
in i he .-um hi $750 tor injuries b>
falling through 'he depot platform at
Pin- wood about three years ago.
PROGRESSIVES MAY WAGE FIGHT
1 ok COMMITTEES.
Hope to Weld Disappointed Khments
in Congress Into Single ( ompari
Tliird Party.
Washington, March 25.?The move?
ment to bring nil Progressives in the
house into compact third party or?
ganization lugs stirred Kepublicans
progressive Kepublicans and lade
pendents of the house to an unusual
degree. Up to tonight 18 members
of the house had notified Kepresenta
tive William 11. Hinebaugh of Illinois,
the active leader in the organization
plan, that they would attend the pro?
posed conference at which Kepresen
tative Murdoch is to be made the Pro
gt ? ssive choice for speaker.
The attitude of many of these pro?
gressive Kepublicans, denominated
near Progressives" by Col. Roose?
velt, has nut yet been determined.
While the Progressives, as repre?
sented by Mr. Hinebaugh, have ap?
plied directly to Mr. Underwood,
Democratic leader, for recognition as
a separate party in the distribution
of committee places, the progressive
Kepublicans are still dependent upon
the regular Kepublican organization
of which Kepre8entative Mann of Il?
linois is leader. Some strength was
added to the Progressive organization
plans today by rhe rumor that the Re?
publican leaders were inclined to with?
draw some of the. choice committee
places from the Progressives.
The date for the conference or
? pen caucus" of Progressives, orig?
inally set for April 2, was changed
today to April 14.
Kx-Prcsident Koosevelt is expected
to send a personal message to the con?
ference. In his recent letter to Rep?
resentative Hinebaugh, made public
today, he commends Mr. Hinebaugh
for his work and approves of Victor
Murdock as a candidate for the Pro?
gressive leadership. Mr. Roosevelt
urges members of the Progressive
party to consult one another freely
and to keep in the cloest touch with
near Progressives so that "they may
ultlmatel. join with us."
ITEMS PROM SUNNY SOUTH.
Farm Work Progressing?Young
Folks Enjoy Fish Fry at White's
Mill?Personal News.
Sunny South, March 26.?The
'armors are geir..?r right ahead with
their farm work, although there has
been very little work done towards
farming in the past H*eek on account
of the rain. Some farmers are speak?
ing of planting cotton this week.
A crowd of young folks from this
section went out to White's mill pond
Saturday afternoon for a fish flry.
They reported a nice time and plenty
of fish.
Mr. Albertus Baker and sister. Miss
Lizzie Kaker, spent the week-end at
Mr. Willie Jones'.
Messrs. Kugene Josey and Herbert
Newman spent Sunday in the Mayes
ville section.
Mr. D. H. Newman and Miss Net?
tie Newman, of Concord, spent Sat?
urday and Sunday at Mr. W. J. Jones'.
Miss < dive Williams was called from
her school several days last week to
her home in Georgia on account of
her fathers illness, but she has now
returned to her school.
Miss Easts Owens has returned home
from several weeks visit at Wedgetleld
and Brogdon.
Mr. W. C. Jones spent Sunday af?
ternoon in Sumter.
Mrs. Roan MeLeod, and daughter.
Miss Katie MeLeod, spent Sunday in
Mayesville.
Miss Flora Edens spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents in Sum?
ter.
FIRE AT PIXEWOOD.
Retddenoe and Buildings Belonging to
Mr. Jno. J. Kroughtoii Destroyed.
Pinewood, March 2G.?On yester
daj lire destroyed the home and sever?
al out buildings of Mr. John J.
Broughton about two miles south?
west of here.
The building caught on top of the
roof from a spark from the stove
Hue. Mr. Broughton was within
about a hundred yards of his home
riding horseback, coming in from
Santee Swamp when he noticed the
blase about half way between the
chimneys ?n the body of the house. At
the time the wind was high and the
lire burned very rapidly. The loss is
only partially covered by insurance.
A piano and a few other articles were
all that ware saved.
It was about 12.:t0 noon when the
tire was first seen.
ROY SCOUTS GETTING RFADY.
Preparing to Do their Part Toward
Entertainment of Visitors.
; The Hoy Scouts of Game Cock Troop
I are getting ready to do .heir part in
the entertainment of the six hun?
dred visitors to Sumter next week at
the state Sunday School Convention.
The Hoy scouts will bt called upon to
do an important part d iring the week
and will prove of great service to the
committees in charge of the enter?
tainment of the visitors.
The scouts are now having their
uniforms put in good shape and clean?
ed up before the arrival of the visi?
tors. Long jaunts through woods and
Heids, fishing and scouting expeditions
are hard on scout uniforms ami many
of them need "mother's" attention be?
fore they aia* in shape to he worn by
these members of the rec? ption com?
mittee.
The BCOUtfl will be on hand to con?
duct visitors to their homes on their
arrival to the city and Will later be
an escort to guide the visitors about
the city and will take part in the big
Sunday School parade.
Heal Estate Transfers,
w \ Jane s to R H Roach, one
half Interest to lot In town of Rem
bei t, $1
Mrs Mar) K. Rurghart, ?t al, to
Mis* Margaret E. Ard, lol and build?
ings on Kendrick street, |S and oth?
er considerations
Manette Owens Parker to D. K
McCalltim, Jr., lot on Wright Street,
$ 1 .N.M?.
Kugene Stanslll to A. D Harby. six
lots on albert Howell place, $300.
Near, r and near, r the plena Season
comes much to the Joj of the dear lit?
tle red bug l 'harleston Post