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AUSTRIA MARKING TIME. mu thrkatknim; mom i NK(.Ho lit t II \s \<rr mvi-i. attack. No Ocflnlte News Ha* Reached l "ii ,'.rii Hut it i?. 1 n<ltrM<HHi riial Aus irta In Waiting lite Rewult of ( on ferenor of Amtm^sadors In Lon tkm-Tryliux u? Persuade Italy tu Join tit Attack on Montenegro, Lau ion. April 29.?Up to a late hour tonight the British foreign of? fice had no news that Austria was ac? tually taking separate action against Montenegro. It is understood Aus? tria is waiting the result or the* am baaaadorlal conference Thursday and employing the interval in an endeavor to Indu'e Italy to Join her in military action. Meetings of the ambassadors in London l.sve shown almost conclu? sively that a majority of the powers srs not prepared to adopt warlike measures against Montenegro. It is thus practically certain that within a few days, whether Italy consents or not, Austria wl'I dispatch an ultima? tum to Cettlnja demanding the im? mediate evacuation of Scutari. Not another word of Essad Pasha's doings In Albania has come through. Ism sei Klmial Hey. head of the pro? visional Albanian government, has ar? rived In London to enlist British sup? port. He and other Albanians don't regard Eased Pasha's coup very seri? ously, but the opinion s?ems to be growing among diplomats here thut an administration under Essad Pasha In Albania might got be such an im? possible solution of a difficult prob It is considered that Essad Pasha Is an Influential Albanian with a strong fellow lag and with the prestige of gal? lant defense of Scutari. might be more acceptable to Albanian* trar? a foreign prince and that if allowed to retain his self chosen post, he might he Inclined to make territorial 'on cessions which would compensate Montenegro for the loss of Scutari and satisfy European elu..ns. A Vienna dispatch to The Dally Telegraph says the Austrian minister at Cettlnje visited King Nicholas Mon? day and demanded the Immediate and unconditional evscuati^" o( a* utarl. The king replied that he would never surrender the town. The Austrian government, accord? ing to me same dispatch, is now en? gaged in drafting a r.anlfesto to the powers esfrlaintns its policy and alms with regard to Balkan affairs. A special correspondent telegraph? ing from Vienna puts the Austrian at? titude In regard to Montenegro in precise form as follows: "Austria- Hungary, finding that the ambassadorial conference In London yesterday produced no results, bus de? cided to take matters Into her own hands and to carry out the decision of the powers regarding Scutari." WILSON STl'DYINO ALIEN LAW. Preafcftent In Constant Conununleatlon with Bryan. Washington. April 2'J.?Practically all of today was devoted by President Wilson to consideration of the situ? ation arising from California's pro? jected anti-alien land law. The Presi? dent wss in frequent telegraphic com? munication with Secretary Bryan at Sacramento and lain ihe entire sub? ject before the Cabinet at a two hour meeting. IIS also conferred at different times during the day with John Bassctt Moore, acting Sc. retarv of S'ate, who in turn was visited by Viscount Chindu. the Japanese am? bassador. i telegram* from or to Secretary Bryan were made public at the White Mouse. Mr. Mo.,re declined to dis? cuss the negotiations and reticence was maintained at the White Hons, That the President was somewhat worried about the outcome of th?> situ? ation was the only impression gain, d from thum- who had talked with him about the question today. Ah far as could he learned today, Ihe ...tltude of ihe National <}ovrrnment still Is one of hope that If an anti-alien bill Is psnsed at all It will be along the llnee of law* e'.lsting in New York, Missouri. Mmtevggtg .m l Othet Bl a. ii. <\ Hub Meet* The A It. c riub met Monday e\ ? air.K with M . s M > i * r ? t I'. i win Itttlph KmerHon. th?? poet, essayist and philosopher, wa* the subject of dis euiMilon and several interesting pa? pers were read concerning the \urloii* phas?M of I?r? ? and work of the "UUge of Concord." Refreshment* were served at tin close of the hiHincn* .session. look to Your Plumbing. Tou know what happens in a house In which the plumbing is in pom 1 on rtltlon?everybody m Ihe hoUBe is liable to contract typhoid or some other fever. The dlgeetlve ori perform the same functions m the hu? man body ss the plumbing does for the hon*e. and fbev should !,?? kept In first class condition all the time. If have sny trouble with your diges? tion tase Chamberlain's Tablets and vnu are eertain to g t quick relief. Fee amis by all dealers.?Advt RECONCILED REBELS REVOLT. torn i s tajuem ovn n hukrta iikfijbs to vtenTi Hobels Pormcr.y Commanded by Gen. Saluzar Refuse to Attack Con? stitutionalists When Ordered to l>o So by lluei'ta (?o\ei*iiineiit. El Paso. Texas. April 28.?Former rebel troops under Clen. Jose Inez Salazar mutinied today at Casus Grandes, refusing to proceed in the campaign against the constitutionalists of Chihuahua State s.ila/, it. with his staff officers, is reported to be held prisoner by his I<u n men. The troops, whose leader "had ac- ' cepted the Huerta national govern? ment, were ordered to proceed to Chi? huahua to enter the active campaign against the insurgents threatening the State capital from the nouth. The order when given by Salazar met with refusal by a majority of the men, pri? vate advices relate. All federal troops bad been removed from the Casas Orandes district, centre of an exten? sive American lumbering district along the Northwestern railway, a British and Canadian owned line. Trafflce on the Northwestern has been annulled and this morning's train returned here If the mutineers should go over to the constitutionalist*' side, Juarez, Chihuahua City and Parral will We the only p"nits on the border State held by the Huerta government. The i (Joining frontier States of Coahulla and Sonora already practically ar?? In l ontrol of trie revolutionists. V 01 illl buy Land. San Diego. Cal.. April 28.?Avert? ing that 12&.000.000 has been pledged for the purchase of Lower California from the Mexican government by a group of Amerlcun capitalists, W. J. McOimpsey, a property owner at Punta Haga, across the bay from Kn aenada, Lower California, today said the deal would be consummated soon and annexation by the United States would be agitated Immediately. He says the plan was considered favora? bly by the late President Madero, but thut some difficulty with the Huerta regime is feared. He declined to name the capitalists concerned. Mexican Consul Leon Gomez sa'd that betone such a deal could M transacted, the constitution of Mexico would have to the amended and a vote of the people in Lower California taken. ' ok \\<.i iu k<. VOTE! BONDS. Citizens Declare Almost CnarJmously In Pavor of Issue to Puy for Re? moving Plant. Orangeburg, April 29.?A special election was held In this city today t<?r the purpose of deciding whether or not $60.000 in bonds should be issued for the purpose of removing the present water, light and power plant from its present location to the j city lot on the Kdisto river. The b..nd Issue was practiealy unanimous? ly carried, there being only three votes against the issue. The success of this election has never, been 'ton bted. The plant Is located very near the very business centre of the city, far removed from any railroads. The new site it on the Edisto river and on the Orangeburg railway and is in a locullty where flowing artesian wells I in BS successgully bored. The new plant Is to be modern in ?Van intall The capacity will be of such size as to .serve the demands of this city for ninny years. New ma? chinery will be added to ti;<? present well equipped plant and the water serviee will be extended. The new Plant, when Completed, with the sys? tem in tin- city will be worth $ir>u, 000. At the election today the commis? sioners of public works were elected. Dr. J. (J. Wannamakei. Sr.. Bdward N. Scoville ami Sol Kotlll were elect* ed. The managers of election were \ T, Wannamaaer.; w. r Bryant. J. P Doyle and W I. l/lnr. The voting took plana at tbe olty hall mil Ni:\it KA8TOVKR. Kastover. April ?H <; Bates, a prominent farmer, i?>st ins barn ami ?tablet by Are Sunday night. The fire start.- daboUf I O'clock. The I aus?- of the flit- is unknown. Mr i:.it?s' |oM is heavy, ll?- bad no Inavranca. Tin- barn arai located on bis farm aboti one-half mile from Baaover. a horae, arhlcli could not be gotten oul in time, was burned to death. Two cars of guano ami about If. tons of ha] Here destroyed, The loss is es? timated at 13,1st, Pound a Cur for Hlieiiniathin. "I suffered artth rheumatlam for two rears and ? -?.ij!.i not get my right band to my mouth for thai length <>f time," s/rltea Las L Chapman, afapleton, Iowa "I ?uffered terrible pain so i could not sleep <>r ||? still at night, five sears i began ualng Cham berialn'i Liniment and in two months i ami well und nave n"t Buffered uith rheumatism since." Fot Sale by all d. ..lers.?Ad\ t. COMMA X DERD and SPENCER c-hosen COMMISSIONERS, Second Primary Election ke close Conteel ? Major Gilbert Defeated by Narrow Margin ? Sulzbaeher, Third Commissioner, was Elected In first Primary. Florence) AprllSS.?Tha second pri? mary election in the municipal con? test for mayor and two of the three commissioners under the new form of commission government was held today. While there was no trouble during the day, yet it was one of the most intensely interesting contests for municipal ' mors ever held in Flor? ence. i The result of the election Is that William R. Darringer will he mayor. S. Isadora Sulzbacl. .-, Charles E. Commander and Thomas* P. Spencer Will he the commissioners. It will be remembered that in the first primary of last week it was an? nounced that six of the fourteen can? didates for commissioners would have to run over, as the unofficial returns 'showed, but upon an official count it was found that Mr. Sulzbacher had I won out over all the others by one vote. This, of course, reduced the contesting number from six to four to go into the second primary, which was held today. The following is the official vote: For mayor, William R. Barringer, ,370; Herbert K. Gilbert, the incum? bent, 349. Riving Barringer a major? ity of 21 votes; for commissioners, the ! vote today was as follows: Chas E. Commander, 4 59; Chas E. Early, 321; James D. Evans, 77; Thomas P. Spencer, 3G8. Commander and Spencer were elected. Under the law under which the Florence commission will be organ? ized the term of office of these offi? cers will be Mayor Barringer and Commissioner Sulzbacher. four years; Commissioners Commandei and Spen | cer for two years. Every two years two member.* of the board will be elected for lour years, keeping two members) of the old board always In council. report on COTTON ACREAGE. Increase of 2.8 Per Cent Over Last Year Indicated. Xew York. April 30.?One thousand replies of special correspondents of the Journal of Commerce ami Com? mercial Bulletin, of an average date of April 23, indicated an increase in cot? ton acreage over jast year of 2.8 per Cent. As many correspondents re? garded it as too early to make definite estimates this must be regarded as tentative and subject to revision In next month's report. A year ago no estimate was attempted, tewing to the lateness Of the season. I Acreage increase or decreases and days late or early are shown by Stales in the accompanying table: North Carolina! - |? 1-3; two days I late. South Carolina, 0.0; seven days late. Florida, ? 1.7; six days late. Alabama, ? 0.8; three days lato. Mississippi, - I - .'bG. Louisiana, - | - 20; three days late, Texas. - | - S.I; ten days late. Arkansas, - | - 4.3. I Tennessee, ? 0.3. Missouri, - i - I; one day late. Oklahoma, - ' - I; one day late. Average, - | - 2.8. Important Increases are shown in Mississippi, With 3.5 percent; Louisi? ana, with 20 per cent; Texas, with 3.6 i per cent; Arkansas, with 4.3 per cent, and Oklahoma, With i per cent. De creaes are noted in Georgia? with 1.7 per cent; Alabama, with O.X p?>r cent, and Tennessee, with 0.3 per cent. The lessened fear of the boll weevil had induced many farmers to heavily increase their cotton acreage, which is particularly notlcable In Louisiana, bui part of this is due to sugar land going Into cotton. Fertilisers are more liberally used in nearly all sac t ions. Too much rain with low tempera? tures early in the season left the ?round cloddy and, hard. This was followed by dry weather, preventing germination and necessitating consid? erable replanting. Stands obtained were generally poor, except In Texas, and most states are badly needing a I.i. wai m rain. Compared with a year ago, pros? pects are much more favorable when rains were so excessive a> to make the seuson iwo to three weeks backward Medals <?u Display. The medals for best and second best baby can Iw seen at FolSOm'S Jewelry store until ihey have been awarded on the report ol the Judges. Cough Medicine for Children. Too much care Cannot be Used in se? lecting ii cough medicine for chil? dren, it should he pleasanl tp take, contain no harmful substance ami lie most effecutal. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy meeti these reojulremenbj and Il a favorite with the mothers of young children everywhere. For sale by ail dealers. Advt LEGISLATIVE LEADERS AGREE ON DRASTIC MEASURE. The Claim is Made That it Does Not Conflict with Treaty But Accom pttehee the End sought a ad Will Prevent Acquisition of Land hy Jaiumcsc. Sacramento, Cal., April 30?An open right of way for final action in the senate tomorrow morning on the Webb anti-alien land act was pre? pared today by floor leaders in the upper house and before tomorrow aight a concrete expression of the legislatures attitude toward Secretary Brian's diplomatic visit will be at hand in the shape of a vote on the most drastic land holding act yet pro? posed* Secretary Bryan spent the day in San Francisco, not returning until late tonight. It was not known whether he had received further in? structions from President Wilson re garding his proposition to the legis i lature. In his absence the original plan to permit no further delay was carried out, and When the senate adjourned tonight the WTebb bill, which stands on the file as tg>e accepted substitute for the original Thompson-Birdsall measure, was due to be reached with? in a few minutes after the upper house convenes tomorrow morning. A few amendments may be offered but they will be resisted with the full force of the administration leaders, who stated tonight that they expect? ed the act to be passed in its present form. There was wide discussion of the new bill today, although but little .criticism was forthcoming from the standpoint of California. In a com? parison with various drafts that pre? ceded it. the Webb act is said to be more drastic in reaching the Japanese farmers of the State than any other proposed measure and at the same time least objectionable of all from an International point of view. Senator Thompson declared tonight that the bill provided for "the im? mediate and direct solution of the Japanese problem" and to that extent it is the most rigid and uncompromis? ing measure that has been suggested. Senator Thompson denied that the wording of the act or any part of it can be taken as a concession to the objections of Secretary Bryan, and Gov. Johnson stated today that from what he understood of the situation the measure did not have the ap? proval of President Wilson. "It is altogether probable that we would have reached this form of bill in any case," said Senator Thompson, "and it can not fairly be said that the draft repared by Attorney Webb reflects any of the sentiments of Mr. Bryan except his desire that we do not offend any one and that, of course, has been our guiding principle from the beginning. At no time have we had a wish to offend the people of any nation and our desire to avoid the words "ineligible to citizenship' has been quite as strong as that of the federal administration. "Those words are not used in the Webb bill but I don't hesitate to say that the effect and result is precisely ' the same as if they were included and it will be so understood. There was no way to avoid it." A close study of the Webb hill shows the full extent of the restrictions j placed upon aliens who are not per i mitted to become citizens, although the limitations are precisely those ini |posed in the existing treaty between i the United States and Japan. China ; and other nations whose subjects are I Ineligible. In the case of the Jupan ?se they are prohibited entirely from acquiring or holding land for farm? ing or agricultural purposes and it is .declared the act will put an end not only to the growth of Japanese farm? ing colonies but eventually to the colo? nies themselves. This purpose of the act is effected in two ways: 1. < m the death Of an alien land 1 owner, the bill provides, his owner? ship ceases and the property must be taken over by the probat?- court and sohl to the highest bidder. Under Its ] terms an alien can not bequeath real property except to a citisen. The pro? ceeds from the sab- of such land are distributed to the heirs by the court 2. No leases whatsoever are per? mitted. Originally it was planned to permit leases covering a maximum I period of three to five years, but the Webb act denies this opportunity for 'colonisation by aliens and provides that any lease ??f agricultural lands is subject to escheat lo the state on the day it is begun To make this more effective the bill provides that when suit is begun to escheat such leases the courl shall appraise the b ase, sell the property at a forced sale and pay the value of the lease to the State The remainder of the proceeds shall y,o to the t it Izen owner of the land. it is held that this.eeetssa? ?*l >lhO'| net will be absolutely prohibitory upon ail leases of agricultural lands wheth? er for gardening purposes or other? wise. NEURO ATTEMPTS CRIMINAL As SAILT AND ^AFTERWARDS SHOOTS PURSUERS, J. Prank Bowers and P. H. Eden? field Killed end Dr. s. c. Moore, George Huima, McTeer Bowera end one other Wounded by Rlchnrd Austin?Posse with Dogs In Pur? suit. Hampton, April 30.?Pursued into a swamp by a hurriedly organized posse of determined men, Richard Henry Austin, a negro, charged wit.i attempted criminal assault upon the wife of a prominent citizen of Luray, turned upon the hunters and fired shot after shot from his' buckshot loaded gun, two of the loads finding fatal lodgment in the bodies of F. H. Edenfteld, magistrate of Allendale, and J. Krank Bowers, a farmer of the Luray section. Four other men?Dr. S. (\ Moore of Hampton county, Mc? Teer Bowers, George Hanna and an unidentified white man?were wound-, ed. Late this evening the negro broke through the line and made his escape. At midnight Austin had not been captured and the crowd, numbering about 250, was awaiting the arrival of bloodhounds frond Columbia. It was believed at midnight the negro had not gone beyond Barnwell county and that* he will be captured Mr. Bowers was killed and the other three were wounded about 4 o'clock this afternoon, when they attempted to capture the negro, who had been chased into a patch of woods, a low marshy tract of about five acres, lour miles from Hampton. Thither they had pursued the negro after he had attempted to assault the wife of a farmer at Luray. After the first fatal attempt, the pursuers decided to wait for rein? forcements. Late this evening more men, led by Magistrate Edenfleld, ar? rived. The magistarts headed a charge on the negro's hiding place, but a shot rang out and*the leader fell dead. Then the hunters settled down to wait. In the gathering darkness, how? ever, the negro broke through the line, while the guns of the pursuers barked In vain. About 4 o'clock today news reach? ed Allendale that a negro, Henry Aus? tin, had attempted an assault upon the wife of ?* farmer near Luray, in Hampton county. After the negro was frightened away the intended victim telephoned to a neighbor, Qua Folk, who at once went to her assist? ance. On meeting the negro on the road. Mr. Folk attempted to arrest him. The negro, heavily armed, threatened Mr. Folk's life, saying he had come from Georgia for the pur? pose of killing several white men. Mr. Folk gave the alarm among his neighbors anc a posse was quick? ly formed by men of that section. They trailed the negro and had him j located in a small swamp. They announced that they needed help and bloodhounds. Before Judge Edenfleld got off with his posse the news came that J. Frank Bowers had been killed and three others wounded in their attempt to approach the negro In his hiding place. On arriving on the scene, Judge Edenfleld formed a skirmish line of seven volunteers, with himself as the leader. They were proceeding cau? tiously through the dense growth of the ewamp when suddenly a shot from tho desperado's gun rang out and the brave Edenfleld lay dead. I An unidentified white man, who was with the magistrate, is said to have been STlOUSl/ wounded. How he joined in the pursuit has not been learned, nor has the extent of his wounds been discovered, cither mem ben of the posse shot in the direction of the negro, but on account of the thick swamp none of the shots to??k effect Dr. Moo're was hurried to a hospital In Columbia. Sheriff J. B. Morris of Barnwell passed through Allendale tonight in an automobile with his bloodhounds, bound for the scene. Two oi three hundred men had the swamp surrounded and there seamed little chance of the negro es? caping alive, but at 12 o'clock news was received that the nej-ro had been routed from his hiding place and the houndfl and men were in pursuit. About y o'clock tonight, it was learned, the negro, seeing bis chance to make off in the darkness, dashed through the lines of men surrounding the swamp and tied, with the men and bounds in full pursuit. When it was seen thai the negro was coming out every one ofthe guns of the pur? suers were tired at him as he tied, but his return tire Indicated that none of them had taken effect. Judge Bdenfield's body is being conveyed to his home in this city. The people of Allendale are appalled at the tragedy of Judge Kden field's death and deepest sympatln is ex? pressed for his \outig vv*ifevant1 two id?ltfKBA.- .?*? AT B\Y l\ SWAM P. Hampton, April 110 .1 F. Dowers, a prominent farmer of the Lurn> sec tidn dt ehis'Coent> w.tsflvd Vnd kille?! and three other prominent white men were shot ami seriously wounded by Richard Henry Austin, a negro, st 4 o'clock this afternoon. The ?hooting occurred about two miles from Luray. Austin had attempted an assault on the wife of a prominent citlsen ol this county. He had previously prepared himself for the consequences for wch an act by arming himself with a shotgun with a sack of buckshot shells and a large calibre pistol. The news of the affair reached the ears of pe citizens of the little town of kffijsy. and spread like wildfire throughout the county. A large body of armed men went immediate ly in pursuit of Austin. The negro was surrounded in a large swamp, whic' was covered with water and in which the undergrowth was very thick. In scan hing the bav the negro opened lire on the pursuers The body of Mr. Bowers, who was killed during the first part of ,the shooting, was not recovered from the bay. His brother, who was at his side during the shooting, saw him die. Dr. S. C. Moore another of the pursuers, was shot with buckshot, the load taking effect in his arm and cheek. The wound is serious but the prospects of recovery are fairly good. McTeer Bowers, a lit st cousin of the dead man, wa.s shot in the arm with a pistol bullet. George Hannah was shot in the back His wound is not looked upon as being very serious. The deputy sheriff of the cotfnty has been notified and has left Hampton in an automobile with a posse com m it at us, which was pressed into ser? vice by him immediately upon receipt of the news. ASK TO SKM) TROOPS. Gov. Hlcase liged to Dispatch Militia to the Scene. Allendale, April 30.?The authori? ties here have gotten in communica? tion with Gov. Blease in connection with the killing of three men and the wounding of three others by a negro in the swamps between Barton and Luray, and have asked that he order out th? militia on account of the rapidl) rising feeling throughout the county. He has been asked, It is stated ,to call the troops from Barn well county as the most accessible. The Sumter Stove company of Sum ter has been commissioned, with a capital of |20t000. The petitioners are: H. J. McLaurin, H. M. McLaurin and J. C. Cooper. Straight at It. There Is no use of our "beating around the bush." We might as well out with it first as last. We want you to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the ryaxt time you have a cough or cold. There is no reason so far as we can see why you should not do so. This preparation by its remarkable cures has gained a world-wido repu? tation, and people everywhere speak of it in the highest terms of praise. It is for sale by all dealers.?Advt. 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