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TIIK SI MTCIi WATCHMAN'. Estalillahed April, 1850. "Be Just atxl Fenr not?Eet all the ends Thon Alms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's and Truth"*." THE TRUE sot I tiitoN, Established June, 1M4. Consolidated Aug. 3,1881. SUMTER, S. 0., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1913. Vol. XXXVII. No. 6. NO HARM TO AMERICANS. HI Fil l a s\vs JUI \m: Hip offfhs morn tion QU to IIFT.I' Til KM. < .?Ii i rev I no Arrives In Capital on Npeclsl Train?Pre|>urittiniis Mak? ing for rlevtloi) M< tuber -Mi. Mexcto City. Sept. 4.?President Wilson's warning to Americans to leave Mexico has called forth a declaration from Qen. Huerta, in which he gives assurance of safety to AflMfttajM under any circumstances, even in case of intervention, so far as the Mexican government is able to at* ford protection, and offers to aid those ile.niiMK to leave l?y affording special I rains to the ports and m iking good the difference in the price of steerage and the class of passage to which the refugees aspire. Should there he the least sign of an anti-American uprising," Gin. Huerta said, "the Mexican govern? ment, well knowing its obligations and responsibilities, would suppress it with all energy." Kven In case of Intervention, If It came to that, Gen. Huerta said: "The government Is most Jealous of its good name and would put forth sll efforts in order that American < itisens residing among us should not suffer In the least at the hands of Mexico and they would enly be ex? posed to the consequences which an International war of such magnitude brings with It." "The personal sentiments of the constitutional ad interim president of the republic." says the declaration, "towards citiaens of the United States residing In this country are benevo? lent and Just to the extent that, their government having recommended without Justifiable cause that they leave the country and while lamenting the disposition which caused alarm, as well as the fact that many Amer? icans have decided to leave the eoun tr ' the preside at has resolved to rec? ommend to the proper authorities? in vlnw ol the fact, as stated In the newspapers that the gov?<rmii"nt of 1m United State* tlnds It impossible to. furnish * ply third ( lass passage?that they offer In a spontaneous and kind ly manne.* to cover the difference which exists and even provide free special trains and gratuities, to ib ? tnd that the Americans arrive in their country wi?h greater OOfl?foH and means than Ii ose which they oth? erwise W.iuld have " Gen. Geronimo Tre\ino, about whose coming to the capital there h:?-> been much speculation, arrived by special train tonight. it; tho presidential elections on OBtohOt M are well along, according to the minister of the In? terior, l>r. Urrutla. A list of eligi? ble, voters In the fedcri district has been posted in the municipal hall. Several thousand copies of the elec? toral law have been widely distribut? ed Election officials will be appoint? ed next week. Mil It I V TO IIAVF. EMISSARY. I>ls|uitches Former Ambassador to \\ SMiiliigton to l,?.ok out for Ills Interest** There. Vera Crux, Sept. 4.?Prepared to play a role almost identical with that of John I.ind, the personal repre? sentative of the president of the I ruled Mgtaa\ Manuel de Zammaeona, former ambassador at Washington, sailed from here this afternoon en route to tin American ca dtal? It is understood Igejof da lamaoong will take up the diplomatic end of the case at Washington for <bn Huerta and art unofficially Bf the provisional president's representative, but with "utilelent power to undertake nego? tiations. U hal proposals ho has been in u d t ? pl:< ? ? before President Wilson aid Sr. ndary Itryan are not known generally, but It Is boMoVOd he will urge the necessity of more 1 aedlgj .peralhig betweea the two go\rrnments tmd ewn r. ognition In at let 1 n u t ha beat tstefogti ol both be conserved. it is believed la not la BagiacoBsi will point out tbe absurdity, from Gen. Huerta's po nt of view, of enter Ing Inlo an-, Bgraemant wilh flu rebels. sltue the contention of th* government Is that Ihe> h*,VS no con ne. '.on with a. v orun n i/.cd army of 1? I alUog but belong Iii Hl? l.andit ? b Mat a few pjfogfoealvt farmers have formed a scp h alfalta oltlb v. it Ii a * )a< k annex" to raise mnlis on flu fine hav they have found they <an prodm e Ii. L Muker, distrh 1 lirenf. Hei I.' M. Cooper, Jr. a pro Ifssjslve \ itiliK f irmer, arc the leading spirits In I bin cooperali\e Mtifure. aelVlllC Leader und Vliidi? wP-i FIRST STEP TOWARD PEACE. ADMINISTRATION THINKS STEP WAS TAUEN IN FLIM1NA TIO.N or I IF. FHT A AS CANDIDATE. Much Stress Laid on OmmIkm'I Note Which Constitutes Promise That Provisional President Will not lie Candidate in the Next BjOCllOM? IM Will Remain. Wash ngton, Sept. I.?President, Wilson and Secretary Bryan have , adopted the attitude that the elimina toin of Vietoriano Huerta from the presidential race |g Mexico is assured and that the llrst step toward the es? tablishment Of peace In Mexico has heen accomplished. This was the authoritative declara? tion today of administration officials who also let it he known: That oral assurances had heen given Nelson (i'Shaughnessy, charge d' affaires of the American embassy, of lluerta's Intention not to be a can? didate in the approaching election. That the United States would con? strue literally the urgument in the second note of Frederico (Jamboa, Mexican minister of foreign affairs, who pointed out at great length that a provisonal president in Mexico is ineligible to succeed himeslf. That any effort on the part of I Huerta to circumvent the constitution ( by resigning in advance of the ele - tions in favor of another provisional! president would be regarded by the United States as a breach of faith be? fore the world. Much stress was laid by the officials upon the withdrawal by Senor (lam? boa in his second note of the original demand for recognition by the United States through the exchange of am-! bassadors. That the Huerta government hid in effect withdrawn its demand for rec? ognition Is now held by many Wash? ington officials, notwithstanding Benor tlambor.'s declaration in the samo note that he would "alwuys stand on the unavoidable condition which de? clares that we are in reality the ad interim constitutional government of the Mexican republic." Today's dispatches from the Mexi? can capital stating on high author? ity that Huerta would resign soon in favor of (?en. Oerojiimo Trevino so as to i?e an eligible candidate for the presidency attracted wide attention. The administration officials, having taken the view that Huerta has boon eliminated from the presidential con? test, are looking forward to the early negotiation of an armistice by the Mexican factions. John Lind will remain in Mexico in definitely. William Bayard Hale, close friend of President Wilson today gave the latter the benefit of his three months of observation of Mexican affairs. White House officials said Ml. llalv bad merely presented facts and had made no recommendations. ?MADFUO CRA1Y," SAYS MEXI? CAN. Tampa, Fla., Sept. 1.?Strict en? forcement of neutrality along the Mexican holder to prevent the impor tation of arms by American oil inter? ests is the cure for the ills that beset Mexico, declared Thomas DmnIff, rep ? resenting the State of Vera Cruz in the Mexican congress. Senor BnUllft is here for a rest, free loin the tur hulcnee which besets his native land. "Huerta arrested Madero, which ro? sulted in the president's assassination, he? a use Mailt Tu was crazy," declared Honor Bran iff. "Madero had kiiUed orriefl to Huerta to blow up tht* ar? senal, endangering the life of nearly every one in the capital. To fail lo carry out this order would have meant the execution of Ilu' ua." Senor Braniff says 1 dOOS not be? lieve that Huerta will offer for the presidency! and that an election In the republic at this lime would be a farce. lie h,.^ been urged to be a candl? date, but will not ? onsenl to have ins name used unless ho Ii convinced that peaceful and boneal elections are possible. CAUGHT AITI It MARS. \labama Man itffentod for Killing Two Decades Ago. Uuasellvllle, Ala., Bept, B Prank i? <ho. r li m jail in Texan charged With having murdered * Pave Glenn near this place 11 years ago, An oflb . t im gone lo Texan for him. ? Udesi Inhabitants here say thai Qloiin wai sitiinH In the window of his home near ttu T< nn< ni Mate line when he was ? iii d, Palmer was Indicted nl the Ihne, mil mttde his escape und was H?{ lo ti'i im.iii outil in ui of his ar? rest ? ,i ma HUERTA REMAINS IN RAGE. OSIIAIGHNKSSY HAS NO POM? TTVE ASSURANCES AS TO IIIS COURSE. Trevino May De Mlnlati* of Wur to Succeed General Blanquet. Washington, Sept. 7.? While no an? nouncements were made at any of the government department! today of anv change in the diplomatic side of the Mexican controversy, two phases of the situation attracted n ueh attention in official Quarters (>ne was the published disclaimer by Nelson < VShaughnossy, American Charge d'affaires at Mexico City, that positive assurances had been given him of the intentions of Vntoriano Huerta not to be a presidential can? didate in the approaching elections. The other was the receipt of private telegrams saying Gen. Trevino soon would be made minist ?r of war to succeed Gen. Blanquet. It had been supposed by many that Trevino was ordered back to Mexico City by Huerta to be given the reins of the govern? ment as provisional president, while Huerta entered the presidential cam? paign. Mr. O'Shaugnessy in?identaly dis? closed the fact that Mexican officials had supplemented the argument of the second Gamboa note calling atten? tion to Huerta*i IneUfftbtllty by verbal references to that part of the note. This further encourages Washington lo believe the Huerta candidacy will not materialize. They realize that Huerta could circumvent constitu-1 tionalist obstacles by resigning in ad? vance of the election but such an act would be regarded as a breach of faith. They are proceeding on the assumption that Huerta has been elim? inated. The story that Tre\ ino would be appointed to the cabinet and Gen. Blanquet, the present minister of war, sent to the front, is in line with various reports that have reached here of the alleged infidelity of some of Huertn's military chiefs. Wash,1 Ington officials have been led to be? lieve that Huerta fears the instigation of plots and intrigues among his gen? erals and is moving them about to prevent any concerted action. Gen. Blanquet was the right hand man of Huerta in the days just preceding the overthrow of Madero. The war department received a re? port of the killing of Lieut. Acosta, a Mexican federal officer, by Ameri? can immigration agents at El Paao, Texas. The report c< nlirmed press despatches of the Incident, saying Acosta was killed after he had cross? ed to American territory and had flfat fired on the Americans. The affair is in the hands of the civil authorities at EC1 Paso, though the immigration department here will make Inquiry Into the occurrence. The state departn ent nai an? nounced that shipments of dynamite and Other explosives needed for work? ing mines in Mexico would be author? ised as necessities. Literally interpreted, President Wil? son's Mexican message o congress in? dicate 1 that the exportation t<> Mexico from the United States Of explosives, even for industrial purposes, would be discontinued. However when repre? sentatives of mining imorests report? ed to the state department that this would work a great hardship, they were told such a step was not con? templated. Every precaution will he taken to see that no explosives shipped from the United States shall 1)0 diverted from strict Industrial mos. it la un? derstood President Wilson also will authorlxe the exportation of limited quantities Of arms for Americans in Mexico to use for self-defense. . i after the president anru uneed that an embargo would he placed on all arms, Mexican constitutionalists petitioned in behalf of Americans that they be permitted to equip themselves for self defense with arms purchased in their country. Officials doubted the dis? interestedness of the coi stltutlonallsta' j petition and it was denied. In the pasi arms sent for th> defense of Americans have been token from them and used by both opposng Mexican faction.-. Administration officials said that, in adhering t ? his policy of wnining Americans to leave Mexico, ihe president would he extremely cau? tious about Issuing or lets for the shipment of arms tc them. The state rt< parttnent has been ask ed tu determine whether n naval company can sell the I uerta govern men! a dirigible airship without vio? lating the netrullty no thai forbids the exportation of "mm Itions of war" into Mexico. The question has not been p c icd nn, bul ? Iflclals lodaj pointed out that an airship lot use in the Mexi< au fed< ral campaign ; MEXICAN OFFICER KILLED. LIEUTENANT TRIES TO INVADE EL PASO AM) IS SHOT BY AMERICANS. r. Acosta, Federal Officer Rides Into i:i Puso on Murder Rent, Hut is Stopped Short. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 6,?Lieut P. Acosta, an officer in Qen? Salaaar's federal command at Juarez, crossed the Stanton Street bridge this after? noon and was killed by United State Customs Inspector J. F. Jonah and Immigration Inspector Thomas N. Helfron, after he had opened lire on them with a ride. He was shot through the mouth and arm and his horse, from which he had dismounted, was shot through the side. The American officer! were a Injured. Before crossing the bridge the Mexican had remarked that he won "going to kill a gringo." Helfror was standing at the Amer? ican end of the bridge when Acosta first opened fire at him. He tired back, using an automatic pistol. Jonah hastened to his assistance and began firing at the Mexican. The Mexican officer was within 80 feet of the Americans before he was killed. Two troops of the Thirteenth caval? ry were ordered to the bridge follow? ing the shooting, in order to restrain the 1,000 Mexicans who had gathered ; on the Mexican side of the bridge. Gen. Hugh L. Scott, commander of the I'nited States troops, was notified of the shooting and he ordered all troops to be piepared for movement to El Paso from Fort Bliss in case of trouble. Tonight a detachment of cavalry was stationed at both international ! bridges and army officer! and troops i have been ordered to remain at quar ! ters in case of an outbreak among the j Mexicans. ; A bitter feeling against Americans , was manifested in Juarez by Salazar's federal troops after the shooting. Lb Oleson of El Paso crossed to the Mexican side with a party of Ameri ' oan mon and women and reported later to American army officers that j a federal officer drew his pistol and threatened to shoot. Oleeon said Airier* I ican women were insulted by the Mexican officer. They escaped injury by putting their automobile at full i speed and hurrying to the American , side. They said several Mexican sol ! diers threatened them and shook their lists at them as they were going through the streets of Juarez, other Americans also were threatened. I American officer! placed Heifron and Jonah under arrest after the kill? ing. They were released on $1,000 bonds. Mexican oflicers at Juarez tried to stop Lieut. Acosta from crossing the i bridge before his invasion, but he threatened to shoot ary one who in? terfered with him. The Mexican ofli? cers said ho had been drinking and after he was killed a bottle of Mexi? can whiskey was found in his saddle? bags. Acosta came, to Juarez from Chi? huahua with (Ion. Salazar's troops a few days ago. The body is being held i in El Paso. Friends of Acosta in Juarez have asked for permission to remove his ! body to Juarez. SEVERE LOSS FROM Fl HE. R. C. Wactor Loses Hum and Stables Thursday?All Dry Feed Burned. Mr. Ii. C. Wactor of this city, who runs a farm on the old lMtts place in the Jordotl neigbborhod, suffered a severe loss last Thursday morning about io o'clock, when his barn and : ibles were burned with all his fod? der and oat crop. The cause of the lire is unknown, but it had spread too far when dis? covered to oxtingi; isb. The loss is estlmated at more than a thousand dollars with no Insurance. .? 1 clearly fell within the definition of "munition! <?f war." LINO REMAINS SILENT. President Wilson's Representative Does Not Negotiate With Hucrta or His Cabinet. Vera Cruz, Sept. 7. There nave been no negotiations recently between Mr. land. President Wilson's represen? tative, and Gen. Huerta or any <d Huerta's cabinet, and there appears to he no probuhilit) thai a reply will ho made t<? foreign Minister Gamboa'! lusl note, The information Mr. Lind has col? lected Is calculated tu convince him < b n i Iticrtu is making im i !<? prog i ? toward! Ibe general restoration <d peace and ilot Iber?1 Is n growing un real In the capital Itself, COTTON MARKET UNSETTLED. REFUSAL OF DEMOCRATIC CAU? CUS TO RECONSIDI It. Generally Accepted in Future Mar? kets That This Will Accomplish Its Purpose* New Orleans, Sept. 7.?The cotton market, is badly unsettled i scauae of the refusal of the senate Democratic < audis to reconsider Its approval of the Clarke amend nent to the tariff hill. It generally is accepted in the future markets that this bill will do what it is intended to do?kill future trading in cotton in this country by imposing a tax of $">o on every 100 bales traded in, whether actual de? livery is not made. Neither specula? tors nor hedge traders co.ild afford to pay such B penalty as i . in addi ; tion to the commission of three points, would mean a loss of 13 joints the moment a trade was made. Because of the situation brought ibout by the Clarke bill it is difficult to say what effect legitimate market Influences will have in the near fu? ture. There is a decided disinclina1 tion to enter Into new business, which means that unfavorable weather over the belt hardly could move prices up? ward much. Any favorab e turn in crop or weather conditions might ! bring in enough selling to cause a wide slump. In such a narrow af | fair as the market promises to be, it probably will not take much selling to put it lower. Ilain is needed over a large portion j of the cotton region and good show ' ers would be called favorable. It Is j getting so late in the season that re? ports of crop deterioration are almost certain. The most that can be hoped for is that weather conditions will be such as to cause less deterioration j than has been taking place of late, j The spot department has, to a great extent, been demoralized l y the at i tacks made on the future market Spinners are holding off in the hope ' of much lower prices. At the same time tho new season is now so well advanced Chat ^developments*of im? portance may be expected in the spot situation. It remains to be seen what effect the loss of hedge trading will have on the marketing of t:he crop. TO GIVE GINNING FIC2URE8. Census Bureau Will Make statistics for Each County Available for Sep? arate Publication. - s f Washington, Sept. 5.?Director Har? ris of the census bureau today sent . tiie following letter to all the senators from the cotton producing States: J "Of the numerous branches of ' work now carried on by the bureau of the census, I think thiit the sta? tistics of the quantity of cotton gin? ned are the greatest interest to the people residing In the cotton growing States. I "Notwithstanding the importance attached to this information the totals j for the different counties have Here? tofore been published separately for eac h report only when there was a special request for such data. The importance of these statistics has so appealed to me that I have arranged the work of the bureau in s ich a man ? ner as to permit the publication in the county papers of the quantity of cot? ton reported as ginned in each county, where this can be done Without dis? closing the operations of Individ il establishments. This Information will be thoroughly distributed immediately after the publication of the reports giving the total quantity of cotton ginned in the United States, and I call your attention to the matter been use I presume thai you are Interested In it, and also because it is a new de? parture in the method of distributing information ?adle? ted by the bureau of the census." LEVER'S NEW FARM BILL. Modified Form Of Measure Which Failed Last Session. Washington, Sept. 6.?Represen? tative Lever today Introduced a modi tied form of his agricultural exten? sion bill, which passed the house unanimously at the last session of the last eongies, but tailed in conference. The present measure provides for co? operative extension work along the lines of t ie original bill. The modifi? cation has been made after confer? ence hetwc n Becrotur> ol Agriculture Houston, Mr. Lever, Senator lloke Smith, the executive committee of various agricultural colleges and oth? ers. The only fundamental change is thai which brings ihe extension work <>i tin Kederal fSnvernmeiil and Ihe Slate : o\el niiielit lt)1 o closer relation ship. MANIAC KILLS FIFTEEN. WAG x ER slays FAMILY axi> TERRIFIES town. Ilcavly Armed Maniac Finally Sub? dued by Gendarme With a Sabre. Muehlhausen, Germany, Sept. r?.? Fifteen persons were killed here whc n a school teacher named Wagner ran amuck last night with several re? volvers and a plentiful supply of ammunition. Eight persons died aho tly after Wagner opened up his fusillade and seven others of 20 wounded succumbed today Four mo.-e persons are in ? arious condition. e / v Wagner previously lulled his wife and four child *W / the nearby * / town of Degerloch^* then came to Muehlhauaen iff /itinue hla deadly work. 0 When Wr ' finally was overpow? ered by .ated townspeople with clubs a' LChforki it was believed he was ? ,ane. A commission of ex aniining judges after a hearing, when Wagner rationally answered their questions, declared the murderer nor? mal, mentally. Although Wagner's arm had to be amputated because of wounds his Condition is said not to be dangerous He had 300 cartridges when he open? ed fire upon the townspeople and of these he fired 80. The maniac took refuge in a stable, where he killed all the cattle* He I Was finally overpowered, after he had exhausted all the 250 cartridges with which he had provided himself. The enraged villagers wreaked their vengeance upon him by clubbing him and stabbing him with pitchferks. He will probably die. When he entered Muehlhausen it was not known that he was a fugitive murderer. It was only after the Wild scenes which had been enacted here that the police went to his apartment in Degerloch, where he has been teaching, and found the bodies of his ( wife and children. j After he had set fire to the 11 ? building in the village WagtH?r -ope fire with his revolvers on every one he met or who appeared at the win (lows of the houses. The villagers believed the place had been attacked by a band of robbers. Some of them rushed to the church and furiously rang the bells, while others dashed off to the nearest bar? racks and asked for assistance by the troops. In the meantime a village police? man, backed up by some of the more courageous citizens, ruflhed on Wag? ner, who stood in the middle of the main street with a mask over his face and an army revolver in each hand and another pair in reserve in his belt. The policeman was twice wounded by bullets, but continued to run to? ward Wagner, although armed only with a sabre. He finally reached and felled the maniac while he was re? loading his revolver. Wagner con? tinued the fight while on the ground and wounded the policeman a third time. Some peasants armed with rustic weapons then reached the scene and fractured his skull, as well as severing one of his hands. Wagner was known to be a heavy drinker, but his acquaintances in the neighborhood had no suspicion of his madness. He appears to have contem? plated his deed for a long time. llefore leaving Degerloch? where he bad killed his wife and four children, he forwarded a rambling letter to a StUggart newspaper in which he wrote: '1 believe there is no God. I am the devil's ally. 1 wish 1 could torture every one within reach of my pistol, but 1 know 1 can't get all. 1 ha\e slept for years with a dagger and a revolver beneath my pillow*'' Garb Makes Angels Weep. Chicago, Sept. 4.?Catholic clergy? men today approved the stand taken by the Sisters in charge of St. Mary of-the-Woods Academy In requesting alumnae members to refrain from wearing low-cut gowns or slit skirts at the annual reunion of the school. 'Mothers today are taking chances of sending their daughters to hell in order to attract the attention of men." naid the Rev, .1. P. O*Donnell, of St. Mel's Catholic Church, "it is not un common to see some of our Catholic girls : \ months after leaving school coming to church in a garb that must make the angels weep. "Women ?lad in low-neck gowns and other present-day atrocities even dare to appron? h the holy communion tail. To come before a clergyman with stich an unbecoming exposure is an outrage."