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man outljrou. T1IK Ht'MTEK WATt'ItMAN, Established April, 1830. "Bfl Just and Fear not?Lot all the ends Thou Aims't at ho thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth'a" THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Fatshllslsnd Juno, iH*a. Consolidated Aur. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0.f SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1913. Vol. XXXVI. No. 28. Kl? M \ K l? HENRI AIM IN sllOT 1M>\\\ p| HpHi MORRIS OF HARN Will Mayer of Three wUM Men May Rio :ih Hetult of Wounds?Had Hidden In Swamp for Ihn-, Werks. Out? witting Ills Rurs tiers Bu> after Ray. Newington. aO.. May 27 ?Richard Henry Aoettn, slayer of I?r. S. C. Moore, Magistrate Edenlleld and Vic? tor Bowers, was captured at dusk to nlghjt near the residence of Marvin ciilea, ?even miles above Newington. The negro did not surrender without resistance and wan shot down by a member of the posse making tin arreat. which was headed by Sheriff Morris of Harnwell county. S. ('. To? night he llea deaperatelly wounded and his life Is despaired of. Should his prisoner be able to travel. Sheriff Morris will start for South Carolina with his man in the morning. For days Austin has been skulking In the Savannah river swamps, fed ??nd aided by, members of his own r*i?, For several days past the re? lentless iV.nd of the law has been closing on him slowly but surely, tint'*. It bcHtmc but a question of time before the black . found himself a prisoner of the representatives of that government he had defied and whose officers he had shot down. This morning Austin was seen to skulk up river and the vigilant posse soon was In pursuit. Austin formerly worked for Mr. (Hies and it is thought he went that way, being in hopes of obtaining food or shelter. Familiar With the ground, he evaded his pur? suers all day. but at dusk Sheriff Mor? ris and a member of the posse t ame suddenly upeVtf their man. A gun spoke and Austin dropped. The long chase was ended. Austin will be taken to Savannah in the morning. Austin was shot three times, in the breast and stomach. His is desperate, ,but Sheriff eejee, to i irVd his man safely ?an nowa Carolina soil alive. stln was shot by Sheriff Morris and officer Stavender of the Hann? ton pagan, Knowing the desperate churto ter of their man, Sheriff Morris and officer Stavender took no c hances and opem d fire on him as so,,n as he came in sight. He was shot as he was Coming down the road to Mr Oiles' house. > ontiu ton HpwPsj^JI XOT CAUGHT l\ MORNING. Dog* Were still Trailing Him When AI Km id ab? thief of Roller la ft the scene. Allendale. May 27.?J. B. Hatter, chief of polic, returned this after? noon from the scene of the man hunt hi ?tffJVM I "Unty. Georgia, where he reports the hunt led by Sheriff Mor? ris of Harnwell and Sheriff Lightsey of Hampton is still In progress. Chief Harter auy* the report in the evening pttpers to the elTecr that Austin had been killed wus given an a joke by ono ot UM posse returuinK by way of Au? gusta. v ordlng to Cm, f Marter, the dogs were Mtill trailing the neuro at 'j o'cIim k this morning at a point about two mlbs from the Pay where he has Wen hiding for th past several days, the trail leading in the direction of Hudson ferry on the Savannah river. Several tim*'m the j.oks,- * nought they Were oil the e\e ol the fugitive's . .l|> tnre to Itnd t hem sei ves foiled by thin v?-rituhl?? wisard of the Jungle. Monday morning a nnsnbef of men wer?- panned eei ps Ret along the route that Austin would lik* ly take and the negro, as e\pe< ted. did make his oppeuran? e In full vn-w of Sheriff Morris, J. I, fatten, his deputy, and others. Hut for COM man loaing his head and si reaming. warning the fugitive back into the bit.dies, Austin would have undouht, dry fallen. Austin has slgttod at night three, negro houses ami the home of one wlhle man. a Mr. Jarrel. v former cm I'l'.v t. du'ing the lax? .ew days. Mr. Jartel stated tba? he asked for food I I out mldnlgb' Friday night. H?. ga?e th#? fend and the negu ate III sitting on his d.step. Austin told him in I tumbling, in? coherent Mi.muei ,,t , gang light'' ho had in South Carolina, The negro stated that lh? v VI 11 after him t" put htm in jail, that the) had no In t. mlou of killing him. but the\ Wanted to kill those who wie in jail He had thlng.t about QUltetl down, he said, und he wanted a lavs v. i He aftt.ed to? mooo rai,,im . n |, *na ltr Jurcll gave th* lod H.iv Ing no weapon on whn h he could ret] the negro made no threat, leaving bis he was In ihe negro's power, although gun in the yard, Satuiday night Arnim npp? Iftd tl. NEGRO'S CORPSE TAKEN FROM 01 Fie I its. sl\(.ll> AND f STHIiilG FROM THEE, _________ Fingers and Toes Cut off by Members of a Mob and Kept as Mementoes ? MMBtf Mod on lloat While t"rossinif 11 nin savannah. Hampton, May 29.?The body of ill* hard Henry Austin, which was brought here at 2 o'clock this morn? ing by officers who had shot him in Georgia, was taken from them and mutilated by a mob which had assent bled re-re with the purpose of burn ing his body after It la-came known that he had died wltile en route to Hampton. The body was taken from the otli cers who brought it, and the head and lingers and toes were cut off M. mbers of the mob took the bits of flesh for mementoes. I I V After this the body was signed and then was hanged from a tree in front of the OOUrt bouse. There was no violence ex. ept to the body of the negro and th^re was no other disorder. The negro died while en route to this place. He was taken on board the steamboat Attuquin, but died before the boat reached Blufftun. NEGRO DIED <>\ BOAT. lust In Siuvunibs to W"umls on Steamer. Ridgeland, May 2S.?Only the body of Richard Henry Austin has been brought to South Carolina. The negro who killed three men and Is said to have committed other outrages did not set foot on South Carolina soil after being wounded in the Georgia swamp by a posse that had been on his trail for weeks. officers with the wounded negro In charge left Savannah on the steam? boat AttaMUin this afternoon. The negro died on the Attuquin about 4 p'elock. Just U'-i oi o. the vesseb reached niuffton. (in the landing of the boat the offi? cers seired an automobile and left llluffton In the machine, taking the negroi body with them. They are preening on Ridgeland, where they are expected to spend the night. The destination of the party is Allemlalc. Tiit- courne of the officer! In taking the body with them in the ear excites curiosity, but it Is supposed that their purpose is to move quickly and Under guard, In an effort to prevent Violence along the route. HAM: THRILLING ESCAPE Aetaiee ami Paesoaffer Descend from Height in llln/iiig Aeroplane. Salisbury. Kng,. May 25.?Volplan? ing from a height of 1,100 feet in a blazing biplane, the British aviator, Coleyas Plgey, and ? passenger, H. Fellows, reached the ground in safe? ty this evening and stepped from the machine just as an explosion of the gasoline tank wrecked it. The aero plan was iu easy Hiebt over the out? skirts of the town when auddenly the earharstoi took Urs. Breaking the ?u |pt vahc, the aviator shut oil she gaaotfns aad started ? steep volplane. The rush oi air fanned the Names in ? to those who witnessed the Incident it seemed as though the men had but a slender ohanee for life. Tongues "f lira swept under the passenger sjat and Fellows drew himself up end clung to th,- stays, while the areo plane made its swift descent, PtSS) held the wheel In n llrm 'ri:?. although Hie (lames scorched his hands, and succeeded In making a splendid landing. Just as the men sprang from the machine the gas tunk bb-w up. but tin > platte ally escaped injury. Mans Ihousund dollars worth of cow hides aie shipped out oi Kumter hnnnaiiy to he converted into leather b\ tanneries in other Stlaos. While the shoe factor) brings in carload aftsr rar load ol bather from tin tanneries. The logic of thU situation is the es? tablishment ol a tanner) In Humter to work up tin- raw hides Into leather for use In the local shoe fuctory. A harnet fuctor) would also work w ? 11 in conjunction with a tannery. three negro bouses, asking for food v\ be h be got, He also asked f.-r shells, so the negroes say. Tins* visits weie prompt I) reported by the negroes, Since this occurrence all houses have been guarded in expectu i ion of anot her v isn ? bo t H?rtel and ?Uber members of the pOSSe WhU ha\e Collie ho|||e fof It i ? i ihn ighl t bat ? be chances are g.I i.i en pt it ring Austin in a short I urn STORM SWEPT THROUGH VP COUNTRY DOING CONSIDER? ABLE DAMAGE.' No Lives Lost, i)iit a Number of Per* sons Wore Injured?Several Towns Visited by Wind end Rnln?storm\ Pnry shortlived. Honea Path, May 27.?At 8.30 this aftenSoon this town was visited hy a cyclone which did quite a good deal of damage, it seemed to form in the edge of the town and to move in a southeasterly direction, and there is scarcely a house in its path as its RWepI through the town which is left without damage. No lives were lost ami no person Is yet reported as se? riously injured, though there were several minor injuries and many very narrow escapee One horse was kill? ed outright and several others Were injured hy charged Wires and railroad tracks which were charged from con? tact with the G. 8. & A. power ?Wir?'. All of the churches were consid? erably damaged, of these the Baptist church is most ?? riously damaged, a heavy Chimney having beim brown down ami crushed through the roof Into the Bunday SChOOl room. .The Presbyterian church suffered consid? erable damage to its roof. The Meth? odist Church and school building had windows blown in. The only dwelling seriously dam? aged was that of J. (*. Latimer which had a chimney blown off and blown through the piazza roof. Both of the depots were partially unroofed. The store of the Latimer Clothing company had one side blown out and the roof seriously damaged. The city market, owned by T. J. Clatworthy, bad a plate glass window blown in and the roof seriously damaged. The windows of several other stores were blown in. Storage houses of T. H. Klnley, Riled with furniture, II. L. Cog, R. M. Shirley and C. B. Harper were all wrecked, Most of the roofs Of the stores are more or less dam? aged. The oil mill and the rjftVea ''ath Lumber c ompany plant are l.oth considerably damaged. Puggh-s standing in the streets, out? houses and trees wen- crushed by the fury of the winds. The beautiful groves of the Presby? terian and Methodist churches suffer . t he b >afl Of 1 '? trees. Wreckage was carried over the Baptist church and parsonage of a re staurant in the business part of the town and crushed through a tree in 30 feet ol the parsonage. The fury <d the storm lasted but a few seconds and as it passed fron? the town Its funnel shape of whirling white ( loud could be seen in the dis? tance for some minutes. Alter pass? ing the town it arose from the ground and no serious damage has been re? ported from the country. This storm calls vividly to mind another cyclone which passed through here several years ago, kiiing outright three school boys and injuring several others very seriously besides doing much damage to property. STORM IN DARLINGTON. Klectrlc Display Accompanied l?> ?Hain and Hail. Darlington, May 27. Darlington was visited today by a very severe electric storm, acorn pan led with heavy rain and hail that lasted for nearly two hours. A barn at the home of George II. Rdwards of the local bar was struck by lightning and was burned with the contents. Including two horses. The hailstorm was the heaviest that Darlington h.-e^ seen for several years, and the rain fell in torrents. There was also a high Wind, bill this caused no damage. WIND WH HAIN, Severe \liiioHpherlc Disturbance at I lorcncc. Florence, May l'7 This city and Section Wen- Visited by a severe wind Slid rain stoini about 2 o'clock Ihlfl afternoon, For a few moments lie fore the ram began to descend the dust was blinding and penetrated buildings in great quantities. Several heavy showers have fallen during the afternoon and furnier.? and truckers, as well as gardeners, ure re |ol< ing for ram ha I.? M |>ndl) needed Ron tor da vs. Tin- ti\httndl ed l< et ol bos,, re Idaced bj lite Kureku Hose Company on Saturday have already come and are now on band in the lire d< p ut menl house In addition to tins amount a bundled feel til In se pur? chased by tin- members ol the d< pur Intent for racing purposes have al I 0 come. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WILL MEET IN THIS CITY IN nm. Largo Body or Knights In Attendance upon (?rand Lodge Meeting in Alk? en?Dr. g<m>. W. Rick Delivers Rc I UOIiae to Welcome Address. Aiken, May 21.?An army of Knights of Pythias, about L''io strong, advanced upon Alken today. Many of the knights came upon a special Udin ?vei Sie Southern railway from Columbia, which arrived shortly be? fore noon. Phey were met at the depot i v delegations from the Alken lodge an 1 the Boy Scouts, and went Kt t lice to the Thestone theatre where those arriving on other trains during the morning had assembled. At noon the grand lodge meeting of the domain of South Carolina was called to order. * The large auditorium was Idled with visiting knights and citizens when the exercises were opened with an address of welcome on behalf of Alken lodge, Knights of Pythian, delivered by 11. F. Henderson. This was responded to by George W. Ihek <d" Sumter. grand vice chancellor of the grand lodge. Herbert B. Gyles, mayor of Atken, himself an enthusiastic knight, then delivered an address of welcome on behalf Of the city of Atken, to which the eloquent Mendel L. Smith of Camden, speaker of the house of representatives, and a candidate for governor of South Carolina, re? sponded. Tomorrow morning the sessions will be resumed and the election, in which much inteerst centres, wtll take place. A large number of Augusta Knights of Pythias are attending the sessions held here. Florence was the early contestant for the 19it meeting Of the grand lodge and had a large delegation here determined to secure the meeting, but right in the "heat of it" Florence withdrew in favor of Sumter, and the 1?14 convention will go to the "Game? cock City.** > ? ^ - The visiting knights are guests In the homes of the peope of Aiker. during their stay here. Tonight the knights were entertained at the theatre where Paul Gllmbrc was en? gaged by Aiken Knlghhl to present "The Havoc." Following the theat? rical performance a reception was held. CANVASS FOR CHAMBER. Committee Actively at Work tit Mayes ville to Form Commercial Bod) ? Crops Good?Fight on Dlspensnry Waxes Hot. Mayesvllle, May 21,?a canvass Is being made to secure members for the Chamber of Commerce and the committee is meeting with great suc? cess In getting the business men gen? erally to join the proposed commer? cial organisation. Just as soon as the town has been canvassed thoroughly, a meeting Will be called and an or? ganization effected. The business men see very readily the need of such an organisation, espeically at this time, <ml the body should be a most en? thusiastic one in every respect. Messrs. C. F.. Mayen and Geo, C. Warren, the cashiers of the two banks, ar?- making the canvass for subscrlp t ions. The recent rains have greatly Im I proved the crops around here and although the spring was unusually dry. the cotton and corn crops are ex? ceptionally good in this Immediate section. The oat crop has been bet? ter than usual and some of the plant? ers have reaped reecid yields of this grain. The tobacco crop is looking ipiite healthy and there should be a successful season in this enterprise, which is being revived after several years. Ii this should prove a paying proposition this year, thette will be no doubl that a large acreage will be pi.itited in this weed next year. II J. Mayes, Sr . who was ap? pointed only lusl week as a member III the hoard of trustees of the Mayes ville schools, has resigned. II. I.. Thomas was the other taw appointee. The light on the whiskey question is waxing warm. All of the ministers in town have preached on he sub? ject recently and there is much dis? cussion on all sides. it was once thought that the voters favoring the re-estaldishmenl of the dispensnrji weie in a large majority hut ihe "anils" seem to he stronger than it was thought :in?l the election, ?i it i?. secured, will no iloubl be closel) ? out.-ted However, a man does nol always vote it's he talks Repulrs arc now under way on North Main street, proving of much benefit to I he 11 - ? t. NOT TOTAL XRsTAINKR EITHER, ROOSEVELT TELLS JURY. Former President on st^oV^ tin in Trial - !-Tgalnsl Mkio?- s c .?'IN Extent of 111 ^mc in Strong Drink? <>th<-r Wit in ?v>.<'s I >e< -Iure Iii*? RepUf tat inn for Sobriety Excellent, Among them Former Whit** House Physician. Marquette, Mich., May 87.?Theo? dore Roosevelt, R .picture of ruddy vigor, and perfect health, turned a square jaw in the direction of twelve farmers, teamsters miners and Woods? men In court today ami gave his char? acter for sobriety as "not a total ab?; stainer," but never intoxicated In his life. His testimony and that of ?ith? ers corroborated such a description of abstemiousness. If tin- sturdy looking man who spent seven years in performing the duties of the President of the United states, saw anything curious in his position of explaining to the twelve toilers that he was not really a drunkard, as charged In 'an alleged libelotts edito? rial by the defendant. George A. Xew ott, his countenance did not bertay it, nor did his manner. When Mr. Pound, his counsel^ after B brief outline of the plaintiff's cast, to the jury, called Col. Roosevelt to stand, the latter, who-had been incon? spicuous among a number of pros? pective witnesses and visitors, stepped Drlskly forward. "Now, tell the jury,' 'instructed the lawyer, and tin- client proceeded to tell them as directed. "At public dinners I sometimes drink a glass of champagne, perhaps two; on Jin average, I may say, one glass of champaigns a month." The witness snapped his words out In his peculiar, distinct, choppy on unication ami added, after a momen? tary pause, with emphasis, "and I do that In public" At this Judge lUchaxd C. Flanni gan, pTesidinx over the court* rebuk? ed an outburst of laughter. "There was a tine bed of mint at the White House," continued the wit? ness who was left pretty much to tell his own story. Then his eyes sparkled and he said: "1 may have drunk half a dozen mint juleps in a year*" A light sup? ply of Wine and liquor was taken on the African expedition and of this a bottle of brandy was taken along for Col. Roosev? lt. The physician of tin outfit measured it out to him from time to time for chills or other rea? sons. "I touched nothing else in the eleven months,' continued the witness, "and the doctor, apparently out of a whim, at the end of the trip meas? ured what was left and found that 1 had consumed just seven ounces." INQUIRY INTO BEAR FORCES. Kenuate Passes Senator Smith's Res olutlon for Investigation of Sellers or Cotton. Washington, May 2 7.?The senate today passed, without objection, the resolution of Senator Smith of South Carolina tailing on the secretary of commerce to ascertain and report t*? congress names of those who sold the cotton alleged to have been bought bj the S..tailed Pattca pool ill 1 3 1 <>. The secretary was requested to ascer? tain at what price the Cotton was stdtl and whether the sellers owned the cotton at the time of sale. The resolution also asks tor the price of spot cotton in the markets at the time ui' making these contracts. FIVE POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED. Those at Charleston, Georgetown, Kltigstrco, Spartanburg, Holl) Hill. Washington, May 87.??The Senate ha ; ( ontlrmed the nomination of Jo? seph H. Poulnot, as postmaster at Charleston, as well as those of s. M. Ward, at Georgetown; Louis Stackley, at Kingstree; Plerrt IS Kike, at Spar tanhUI'g, and Julius P. Way, at Holly Hill President Wilson nominated Penrle II Padgetl to he postmaster at Sa luda, s. <'. which lieeame a Presiden? tial olllcc onl> a little over a mouth ago. Arthur Trotty, a negro who stole i bicycle hero Monday afternoon, was brought back to lown ruesday by Hcput) Sheriff Bpper*oii from Greeleyville where he was arrested Monday night b) a rural policeman. Trotix states that he onl) borrowed the Wheel atld OXpOCtcd to 1 ? fill II. It tutor Trotty, a hose alias is Simons, is wanted in Rimberten, s i\, for nb taining goods h\ false prntetoso and hi i ,?king laboi cuti act, SIMMONS AM) BRYAN TO TALK OVER PERPLEXING PROB? LEMS OF TARIF*. Adsnliilairntlvo Features Cause of Protest by Foreign Countries? Claims Thut These Features Would Violate Terms of Former Treaties. Washington, May 2?.?Chairman Simmons of the senate finance com? mittee will eall at the state depart? ment tomorrow to discuss with Secre? tary Bryan the perplexing problem* which have arisen because of foreign protests to administrative features of the tariff bill. Nearly the entire time of today's cabinet meeting was de? voted to this phase of the situation. Senator Simmons, after arranging today lor a conference with the sec? retary of state, admited that numer? ous protest* had bean tiled with the committee from Germany, France, Great Britain and other countries. He said that before the committee took action relating to them, the whole question would be thoroughly dis? cussed with the state department. Complaints have been made that certa'n clauses of the Underwood bill would abrogate treaties with foreign countries. It was reported that the German ambassador woul 1 soon bring to Washington a protest against the provision which would grant a 5 per cent discount in the tariff on imports in American owned or controlled ves? sels. There have been intimations that President Wilson would not object to an elimination of this provision which Is said to be held by Germany to violate the commerce and naviga? tion treaty of 1828. Ambassador Jus serand of France als ? has lodged pro? test which the tnance committee chairman and state department heads will discuss. . Tariff hearings by the senate sub? committee which have been in pr< gross for nearly a month closed day and tomorow will begin the tue} work of revising the acnWairtc? they come from the house. With the close of the hearings the tariff became j the subject of discussion in the sett* ate, enlivened by references to Presi? dent Wi'.so.vs denunciation of tariff lobbyists and another tilt between Dmocratic senators on the sugar sit Senator Thomas of Colorado, In a speech during which he declared he would support the Underwood bill as it cornea from the finance committee, branded as a false reflection of pub? lic sentiment in his own State a pro? test against the sugar schedule tor warded to the senate by bankers and commercial organizations of Denver. This communication had been sub? mitted by Senator Shafroth of Col? orado, by request Senator Thomas described the protest as part of an organized effort being carried on by "the beet sugar monopoly to manu? facture artificial public sentiment and bring to hear on the senators from Colorado." Many communications from people in Colorado urging the senator to stand by the Democratic programme were read. Senator Thomas attacked the "over capitalization of the beet sugar companies,'' declaring that the $50,000,006 capitalization of the com? panies in Colorado was $30.000,000 water, on Which they paid dividends on the "preferred and watered stt>ck," and that one of tile Companies had a surplus in excess of $ 1 (?.000,000. Senator Held of Missouri said thut a Michigan beet sugar company had a capitalisation of more than $S,oO,000 15,000,000 of which was scheduled as en. .J wiU. Senator Thornton of Louisiana ipoke of remarks made by Senator Martine, referring to the Louisiana s< nators as "calamity how lers.' Sen? ator Martine replied that he had not meant to reflect upon the Louisiana senators. : i "But.' Senator Martine continued, "I deny the livht of the senators I'om Louisiana to come to the people ? f New .lets, . and demand that w% shall hold them Up bj the > hits* to keep their loads above water. You have known for a long time what was coming, and why, in heaven's name, haven't >oit adjusted yourselves. If yo , can t grow sugar grow something el-e." Senator Rrysn of Florida today ln t rod need an amendment to the tariff bill to increase the tariff! on lemons vnd otln r citrus fruits, Work Begun on Florence Flow Fac? tory. Florence, May 27.?-Work was he? mm today on the construction of the low buildings tor the Universal PtoSI factory mar the < 'oast lane's tralns fer station in essf Florence, and will be rushed with ail dosslblc d?spatch.