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outl)ron 81KTKR WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850. "Be Just and I-Vnr not?I .el till tlte ends Thou Alms') ni be thy Country's. Tliy God's and Truth's." Tili: TKUE s<u I'llKON. Established June IN??. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 21. RURAL POLICEMAN SHOT. _ A. M BATKMAN iii (un i S PISTOL Wot M?s \T ii \\i?S OF hih mi; CAt C.ILM w Wim Vit? im 1*1111- to Solu- Liquor from Lee County Mhii When Shooting tHvurred?Hateman Placed In Sum tor Hospital Tor Treatment?sheriff After (Muglinuin, From The Dally Item. May 3. Rural PtH '-man Hat? man waa ahot and dangerously wounded this morning near Dalasell by a young white man named tllrnie t'aoghmnn, when he end^avoicd to sello II?,ma in the poaoeiwlon of Caughman. Hateman ll now In the SumPr Hospital undergo Ina treatment for his wounds and CttiKhmiin has not >et been apprc hended, although Sheriff Hradofrd and Deputy Sheriff l&pperson are on hi trail. Th.i shooting occurred about eight o'clock on the road between Dulzell and Ualllard's Cross Roads. Just in front of Mr. H. T. Kd*?ns' place, and the following account la given of the affair by Mr. Hateman. Hateman re? ceived information to tin- effect that Caughman had se und the Iniuor at I'ulsell and started for his home in the Spring Hill y> < tern H?- at once f I lowed and overtook Caughman ut this place. Hateman told him that he would have to take the liquor from him and took it out of ('aughman's huggy and phieed it in his own bug gy. Just aa he set the keg down, he heard a pistol Hhot and turned to find ? tughman holding a gun leveled on him in the act of tiring a second time. The first shot hit I'.at.-man near the hip and the second struck him in the abdomen, penetrating it and passing out on the other side. ? i.-tnan drew hin own gun as quickly as possible and commenced tiring, shooting out the magasine of an pistol and two bullets from the second pistol when It refused to fire. Caughman contin? ued tiring until all of his bullets had been expended, when the two stood looking at omen other, each unable to shoot furt'ier Hateman: says that h> saw bloo.l on Caauhman's ban.}, hut did not know where he wus hit. Caughmac ther. ?cot in his buggy and made off. whi!- Hateman, feeling very weak and fa.nt got in his buggy ami drove to DalzelL At Dalle 11 Hateman was put in bad for a while, tbvn transferred to Mr. W. S. Boykln's automobil?-. |gg which he was taken to town. I >n the wa> Hateman became r*jtrj much nauseated and was txtremel] pale and WiwM and inplalned of the Jolting of the car. At the hospital he laajntead part nf bat former color and his pulse was re? ported to be strong. He was said to be In a very serious condition by those who saw him, sRhonSjtl this UTni befor.- he had h cn examined under an X-ray. In tho meantime word was t> la phoned to Sheriff Hradford of the shottng and he left with Deputy Sher? iff John Kppepmn and a wall armed p.. .- .? f..r Spring Hill t.. ? ndca\or to find und arrest t'uguhman. t'augh man is naid to >??? a >?>ung man and , very snr?ll in si*c. H?> Ih the son of Mr Tom Cnaejhnaaa at I ha Boeing Hill leetlon ot l,ee county, being Just out? side of Sumter fountv < \\ tillM \N UIREM1 El), Make?? statement of Ills Side of Shoot lug \fTr.i>. T. It. Cuughma n, the young man who shot Kural Hollo? man V M Mate man, near Da I/.el I Saturdev morning wh.i hi r#t?teii nhant noon ut Ban Ith? v in.- i*v she riff Bradford and Deputy Sheriff Kpperson. Caughman had gone to Smlthville to have a wound in hi hand whb h In* had received in the shooting affray with Matcmau attend? ed to. Sro-ilfT Hradford returned to the city, arr.vlng lo re shortly befnta 1 a o clock ami lodged Caughman in the county Jail, where he Is now waiting until bond will be put up so that he ' an 1m- released. At the Jail Saturday afteri.n t'aughman when s.?n by a reporter of ?'?.?? Pall) Hem stated his sub of the rfhootihk. His atnteaaeni bt Ina pf mit If all) as follOWa He bad been to Dalsell. where he got a k??g ron? talnlng four and a half gallons of whlsKev. AI u? ., nub from Dahn-Ii ha was no t by Beteman who atop* peil hilt- ?ml told him ha V anted to se** tin* whiskev Hateman Iben lobl him he would have to inki lhe nhls key ami removed the keg from hi* buggv to iiatemnn's bung; Hat? man then turned on him. drawing his pistol Mid bring w.uih.loi;' bun o the bund Cuughinan Bhy* Ihnf b< drew hi* aim and returned I he tu . shooting four llgaes Re thee lumped int.* his bugg) inW drove oa home Ill it XL POLICEMAN Sl ( ( \ MHS TO INJIRII.S HI ( I AT HANDS OW T. B, (AK.IIMAX. iiMiuc^t Held sinuiay Afternoon Boon After Dontll nt Sumter Hospital? ltod> Taken to Providence for Hur lal Monday Afternoon?Dying Dec? laration Withheld from Public. Ruml Policeman Arthur M. Bate iikiii of Delaoll, who was shot Satur? day aiornlnf by T. B. Caughinejn. a young man (rom the Spring inn sec? tion, ntoi mortally wounded died as the result of his injuries about live o'clock Sunday afternoon. The bod) was taken into Dulaell Monday morn? ing, and the funeral services and in? terim nt took place at Horch Baptist Church >it half past four o'clock in the afternoon. Before his death Bateman made a dying declaration of the fight between himself and Caughman in which he received tin wounds that caueed his death. This declaration was taken by Mr. Barton Wahfh a notary public. but is being withheld from the pub? lic. It is understood, however, that m it Butoraaa merely reiterated hla former acount of how the shooting occurred]. The InejUOet was held at Mr. Q, 11. Hursts undertaking establishment Sunday afternoon shortly after Bate man's death. There were only two witnesses^ Dr. Hplman and Sheriff J. K. Bradford. The jury returned a verdict that i'.atcman came to bis death from gunshot wounds received at the hands of T. B. Caughman. Dr. Holm an testified that one bullet had entered from the back and the other frem the left side. The intestines had been punctured. Sheriff Bradford stated that when arrested Caughman told him that he had Shot Bnteman, when the latter had taken his whiskey from him, he (Caugh.nan) having lost his temper. Caughman said that up to that time they had been friends, Sharif! Bradford stated. Saturday evening an examination >TVa* made of the wound* received-by Bateman and it was announced then thai there was very small chances of his fcovery. as the intestines had been punctured. Bateman rested ease during the night and Sunday morning .although at no time was there held out any hope of his re? covery. Death occurred at the Bum* ter Hospital shortly before I o'clock. Bateman leaves a wife ami several small children. < Alt STItlKK. AT i:\D. WsaSJVBsf Dispute Settled by Conces? sions to the Men. Asheville, N. C, May 2.?The strike of the inotormcn and conductors of lie Asheville Power and Light com? pany ended tonight when the. com? pany announced it.-, willingness t ? make certain advances In the wage.; of the ne-n. The new t?te ranges from |f cent! SS hour for the tust year to II cents an hour for the fourth )? sr ami even I esi I heresfter. There were four white persons to stand i he 11 seh< n ' exi mlnal Ion held h> tin County Superintendent of Kdu? i 11 ion Friday, l itt? en colored per? .? Ii. also took the examination at the same time. from which place lie went to Hm Ith? Villfl to have his hand dressed. He Wai ilu re awaiting Ihc return of the doctor when the sheriff arrived Caughman says that Ratcman was still -i.tin? at him when he drove off in Ids buggy, lie did not Know how se? riously Bnteman was wounded, Sheriff Bradford ami Deputy Hher Iff Kpperson b ft bet.- upon the receipt of ? telephone message from Palsell teibng them of the shooting. They went from here direct to Dalxell, pass? ing Bateman ami the others who wer.. bringing him to town m an automo? bile on their Way, soon after the party had left Datsell. They went direct to tfprlng inn. followed up Caughman whom I hey found at Smlthvllle. The> Were riuht up on him when he hist ana them ami he offered no resistance Al the hospital Katurday nfternoon it was stated thai liateman was badlj wounded, but how seriously bad not \et been : i > ? ? r t a i n? . I. as the <\am Inal ion had been post pom d until o'clock Haturda> nfternoon it was lUlpoSMhle to Where the hub bis wet**, and what direction ihej had penetrated, but |hl? would he learned in tin- examination Inter In lh< day, w In n it W ould be decided whethel oi no| an operation would he ncces*or> Caughmnn's wound wan slight The bullet penetrated the flesh on th. n.o t. of tu- rieht hand lielwccn ihe Urs? a id sc ond Angel 9, Wool. MEASURE OF TARIFF BILL GOES THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE. Republican Substitute Defeated by LnrgC Majority?Mann Plead* for Prnspneelvea Schedule and Under? wood Replies. Washington, May s.?Thai wool schedule was passed without amend? ment by the House today in its con? sideration of the i nderwood tariff bill. it went through With little excitement, its passage causing scarcely a ripple on the smooth waters of the Demo? cratic tariff programme. The Republican! concentrated their attack on the schedule by presenting a blanket amendment as a substitute for it. This substitute, prepared by Representative Payne, provided a rate of is cents a pound on raw wool, placed on the free list in the Under wood hill, and comparative rat? s based on a duty of 18 cents a pound on the wool conteef of the various stag's of manufacl ured woollens. Th- Republicans vociferously pro? claimed their substitute to he in con? formity with the report which the tar? iff committee made on the woollen ?chedules two years ago. The Demo? crat! Si emphatically declared it was I not. A deviation from Democratic lines by members representing Wool growing States failed to materialize in the vote on raw wool. The Republican substitute was de? feated and the Underwood schedule passed, 74 to lib!. With the silk, pa pep and sundry schedules still to be passed Representative Underwood hur? ried the House on after the wool fight with the worst of the tariff wrangle out of the way. The Republican attack on the Un? derwood wool sc hedule was bitter. Af? ter three hours of general debate, lie publican Leader Mann and Democrat? ic Leader Underwood summed up the discussion. "Several years ago,' said Mr. Mann, "we Republicans provided for a tariff board. We propose jto stand ^ \(f the report of that board and present a woollen schedule based upon the in? formation ascertained by it. For years the woollen schedule has been a point of controversy and for the first time in the history of our tariff mak? ing we propose a scientific woollen .schedule and we will appeal to the country to lupport a tariff based on real Information." Mr. Mann pleaded for the support of the Progressives, "temporarily es? tranged from the Republican party, hut soon to return to our ranks." On the vote the Progressives divided, some voting for and some against the substitute. "Tin Democratic party," continued Mr. Mann, "admits thai this schedule means the death of the wool growing industry in this country. One Demo? crat t. ll i ua this bill will kill the su? gar Industry, another teile us It will kdl b part of the cotton Industry, sn other lhat tome other Industry will be ruined. We might gel ahm? if onlj the wool Industry were slaugh? tered. Wc might do so if the cotton industry alone were sacrificed. We might gel iilons If only one Industry went down. But to slaughtered all Muse together, thai cannot be done and detain prosperity In tie land, al? though Ood knows I hope thai pros perity will remain in the land, and I feel sure ih.it the i.pie will soon return to that economic policy which insures prosperity." Representative ITnderwood replied to Mr. Mann, declaring the Repub? licans themselves were nol in har monoy in .support of the Payne amend? ment. "You say thai you are learning something from the tariff board about this schedule," he shouted to the Re? publicans. "You ate learning thai the sentiment ol the American peo? ple Is behind the Democratic part) und this tariff bill," Representative Mann nsked wheth? er the way a and means committee had ti"t at first favored :i dutj on raw \\ ooi. but had "< hanged their minds at the request of the President." "t'andldly," uncovered Mr. Pnder wood, "this lull originally was writ it n with a dutj oi i:. per cent on taw wool liui the difference between yoiir party and ours Is thai a*e can m l |ogi ! her a 11.1 \ oil ca n't " "Kxeepl on raw wool," he conlin ue I, "your hill foi!..ws the rates in our bill vcrj closely, h also approxi? mates the i,11 in board report, Rtil \oii know thai on the subject of dut) .oi i.ia Wool, the tariff board was di v kded li-i< poi i on t hat sub |?m t w n ;i Scotch verdict." soon the wool schedule win I msncd Ihe House hurried through ih< illk schedule, u single cominltlct GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WILL ADOPT MAN POLICY. Barbarities in the Manelos Campaign on Both Sides?Financial Outlook Equally Bad lor Rebels ami Fcdcr als. Mexico City, May 4.?Assurances were given at the national palace to? day that before the end of the week the defensive attitude thus far main? tained by the government will be abandoned and that within 30 days anything having the appearance of a rebel organization will bo broken, it was admitted that there will remain the task of running down Isolated bauds. President Huerta and the war min? ister, (on. Monoragon, as well as their counsellors, seemed confident that the forces of Vcnustiano Car ranza, the rebel forces in Sonora will be rendered practically harmlesa Oen. Quatovo Maas, with M)0 re? cruits strongly armed, is on bis way to Mazatlan and probably will pro? ceed to Q ay mas. Qen Teile/, will suc? ceed ion. Trucy Auberi at Mon? terey, nnd promises an active cam? paign against Carranza. Gen. Casso Lopez is officially reported to be ap? proaching- Monclova, the Carranza headquarters. Many residents of the capital, how? ever, do not share the belief id' the government. Some regard the pro? posed tactics as presaging a long con? flict with the rebels raiding the coun? try and the federals holding the towns. Loth the rebels and the federal gov? ernment are doing their best to pic? ture the future in the brightest colors, but there is doubt that either side is able, from a financial standpoint, to carry on the campaign as outlined. The government is working hard to obtain a loan and is assuring the pub? lic that it will soon have it, but in the meantime the rebels are steadily In? creasing their scope of operations. The states of Morelos and Guerrero are in the worst condition. There are risings in rhu States-of . Oaxaca and Tabasco, but there are rea? sons to believe these are most Is- of a local character. In Guerrero the government tor the present must be contt nl to hold the larger towna The campaign most assembling ag? gressiveness is that being waged by Gen. Hobelos in the state of Man? elos. This campaign is characterised by barbarities on the part of the reb? els and strict adherence to the policy of extermination or COnacrlptU n on the part of the federal commander. CHARGED WITH BIGAMY. Orangebiirg Man Recently Pardoned by Blense Again in Tolls, (?rangt burg, May 3.?A. Mack stokes was arrested yesterday on a charge of bigamy. It is alleged that Stokes, who has se veral children, left hli lawful wife and was married to a girl who is under age. A bond of $500 has been given for his appearance at < 'ourt. Stokea w ho had several times been convicted of violating the liquor law. was recently pardoned by Governor I Blcase. Kxeeutive celemency was granted while Stokes* appeal was pending before the Supreme Court. Liquor Trials at Manning. Manning. May 3.??The town coun? cil of Manning, sitting a;; a trial ? ourt, lias jusl llnished the hearing of a number oi cases for alleged violation of the liquor law. These cases were brought as a result of special work done by detectives, Of seven cases tried two were dismissed. All the ac? cused were negroes and the live con \ leted paid t heir lines. . i Afc-a /rj..?trw-?<ni?mi>.iBiiiumniiirTO.rwm amendment, changing chiffons from 50 per cenl to 50 per cenl ad valorem, being the only change made. The British Government has join? ed other nations In protest against that provision of the tariff bill which extends u preferential differential ol 5 per i ,?i on goods Imported in American bottoms. On the firs! acts of Sir Cecil Spring Lice,the new llritish nmhusador, was to call the at? P niion of the State department to this provision as in violation ol the exist? ing treat) of trade and commerce be I ween America and Oreal Liu a in. i i is understood i he 1 >emo< rat ic managers In the House who were at llrsl disposed to permit Ihc Senate to deal with this question, it being one Involving treaty relations which be long In ihc upper House, have recog? nized the force of the objections thai have accumulated from all quarters and will themselves remove the ol? |ei in M il p'<>\ islolts hv aim ndnient when the administrative section oi t he bill is l eached. REMBERT FOR GOVERNOR.! LIEUTENANT OF GOVERNOR BLEASE WOULD SUCCEED Ills CHIEF. \nnoi|ncemcnl of Candidacy Follow? ing Withdrawal of Attorney Gener? al Peebles From Race?Statement oi' Tilings Ho Believes in ami Would Do. Columbia, May 2.-?George R. Elembert, Representative in the House from Richland County, and the titular leader of the Rlease force! in thai body, tonight announced Iiis candida? cy for Governor to suecced Governor Cole li. Blease. This announcement follows close on the heels of the with? drawal of Attorney General Peebles from the Gubernatorial lists. in announcing his candidacy Mr. Rembert gave out the following signed statement: '*I consider it rather too soon f Si make a definite announcement, ' ^> my friends from all over the have urged me to lei them kna* -t i Intend to do; therefore, f wfi. say that unless something unforeseen happens, I shall be in the race for Governor next year. 1 shall, to the best of my ability carry forward the light for the people thai Governor Blcasc has made. We have differed ami do differ about some things, but we have never differed in the fight for the masses of the people against the political ring, which would constitute itself into an oligarchy, dictated to by certain newspapers and a few whom they would perpetuate in office. I shall tight as 1 have fought in the Legislature for a reform in our tax system. We haw about the most inequitable system in the United States. For years the burden has been upon the masses of the people, upon the small farmer and the merchant? upon those having tangible property alone, while the Intangible property of the very rich has paid little or escap? ed taxation altogether. I shall light for such changes as will lighten the burden on the shoulders ot the weak, and place it where it belongs, upon the shoulders of the Strong* I shsdl light for a tax on water power. Mil? lions of dollars In natural resources have been given away, while the peo? ple have slept and it is time to stop. "I shall light as I have fought for a law that Will make the newspapers behave themselves, and farce them to give to every man, regardless of his politics, a SQUSre deal. "1 shall tight for the election of judges by the people, it is the only way to keep them from ultimately be? longing to the corporations. Th ? peo? ple should have as much right 10 say who shall construe their laws as they have to say who shall make them. "There are other important mat? ters which I shall incorporate In my platform, all of which will be fully discussed in the campaign. "My political and legislative rec? ord is before the people and in pos? session of my opponents. If they haven't it I advise them to e,et it. Cor 1 have theirs." FLOOD SITUATION IMPROVED. Outlook In Neighborhood of Vicits burg is Retter, Mai. Woodruffs Re? ports Indicate. Vicksburg, Mist . May 5.? The ti.i situation in this section Is much im? proved, according to reports received today and tonight by MaJ. \V.Iruff, Fnlted States engineer in charge of i he Third Mississippi district. At Peiilah the water has fallen two and on. -half to, t. with a fall of live-tenths ;n the pasi l' I hours. At Lake Provi? dence there h:is been a fall of two feet. At Saletn and Vickahurg the river is at a standstill. The steamer Wyanoke arrived in the Itlack river district today with 100,000 rations for refugees. With fair weath? er no further danger is anticipated in tins locality. VOLLEY I? ILL TONIGHT. Fir-i C rlnme ?f Series Between Two- d's. :.u;| Lord's Team?. Tweed and Lord will be the cap lains of the two teams of voile} ball players which will content for hon? ors in tin v. m p. A. gymnasium tonight, marking the initial game In the championship series which will continue* throughout the next two months, I oi,i and Tweed have strong teams and w ill probab|> put up a \. ry in tcresting exhibition, although the teams have had little opportunity lo ptu< b e up lo tins time this year. However, iiou with the earl) clostm; of store* n is probable thai the men ?' ill gel in *otuc good pi ictisc and ?one fast c.i in. h ar< pi ??in I sod In ftl lUI0, . - 11 till BsJnttJKsi ? NEGROES THROWN INTO CREV ASSE STOP RUSH OP WA? TERS AN I) SAVE LEVEE. Colored Men Risk Their Lives in Suc? cessful Effort to < l<. c Breach? Sand Bags Brought to Fill Crevasse Which Und Been Filled by Bodies. New Orleans, May l.?Quid; work by determined farmers ami a small bitneb of willing negroes who were thrown into an Incipient crevaani in tin* absence of sand begs today saved another disaa* along the turbulent Mississippi The dosen negroes who lay : gap of the Poydma lev< c I 4 back the water until .'and ' & ould l?c filled to take their play isked their lives, but saved t> when it appeared bopeleas to . w try to hold the fast crumbtisnj oankment. r The Poydras levee, which is only 1:: miles south of New Orleans, began to cave rapidly shortly after f? o'clock this morning. Wh?h the caving was discovered the entire batture in front of the Poydrai store, 100 feet wide and extending from the levee to tin river bank 200 feet out. had caved and a small gap in the levee had gone. The alarm was given and within 20 minutes B score of negroes were brought up by a planter who lives a few hundred yards south of the scene. The levee was caving rapidly and when this small force arrived water about two Inches deep was pouring over the embankment. It seentd too late to prevent the crash. A desperate chance was taken when two 12-lnch boards were put along the top of the broken levee and a dozen negroes accepted the task of holding it in place. These human sand bags might be taken With the very next slice of the levee, but they held on until a row of bags filled with dirt were put in place behind the l oaeda Other bags were hastily slipped into the gap and soon a hun? dred more negroes and white men were working like ants filling sacks and carrying1 the flllel bat;s to 'he gap_? Then, without warning, the stretch of tin levee crown where the human sand bags lay a few moments before fell away to depth of 28 feet. A sec? ond row of bags held the water back and within an hour 2.000 of the dirt tilled sacks were in place and the caving was temporarily checked and, for the time, the levee was saved. GREENVILLE S BIG WEEK. stat<? Convention of Elks, Horse Show, Municipal sanitary Congress and "Made in Greenville" Show to Be > F lil at one Time. Greenville, May 2. -Two magnifi? cent parade display are being arrang? ed for Greenville's big week. May 19 24th. In connection with the "Made In Greenville*' exposition, a gieat trades day parade will be participat? ed In by the various retail houses of the city, and under the management of the Greenville Horse Show, which takes place here that week also, one of the most elaborate parades of dec? orated automobile floats ever seen in this section will lake place. , Over 250 Elks from various sections of South Carolina will be In Green? ville to attend the annual State con? vention of that order here during this week, according to ofHcCel esti? mates. Officers of the Horse Show state that the exhibition this year will i?e along more extensive lines than ever befeii>. It is stated that ani? mals from eight States will be enter? ed. Responses w hich have been received Mom \ari >us cities in this and nearby states, to Invitations sent out for the Municipal Sanitary Congress, indicate that representative health workers from mos? of the larger cities will at? tend this eVetlt. to diSCUSS Vital prob? lems of municipal sanitation. The congress will be held bete during 1 \ posltion week, an 1 will be supple? mented by a Pure food and Health (Exposition which will contain exhibits from the state Board of Health, the State IVpartmenl ol Agriculture. Commerce and Industries, and other ottlcial sources. Illustrated lectures ?\ government representatives,, will Le nmotisj the features of the con Snails Defeat lavctica. In a bowling contest Thursday 1 ht the Snails defeated the Lech? es winiung the mat h b> S3 pins The first game ass w..n by the Suit 1 l" .,: pins lb..end went to ihc I ah < lie b> IH pins and ! he third 10 the Snail - i pina?