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EXPRESS ROBBERY DEPICTED. MR PLEADS (itILTY AT PRELIMINARY AND TELLS OF OCf.TRRE.NCE. Confession, Implicating Coleman, Purport* to Describe Plot to Hille Express Safe. Charleston, Sept. 6.?"I plead guil? ty." Mid W. M. Street of Reeveavllle, who with Bruce Coleman. express meaeenger, la charged with the rob? bery of the expreaa car of train No. 14 of the Southern railway en route to Charleston Thursday of last week, when he wae arraigned before Magis? trate Wilhams today. Coleman asked for a later preliminary that he might secure the services of a lawyer and he will be given his hearing on Mon? day. The hearing today was devoid of any especially Interesting features and it wae quickly disposed of. Street was committed to juil but an effort Is being msde to secure bond for his ap? pearance at the approaching term of court. Street waa in fine humor at tha hearing but Coleman seemed de? pressed and aubdued. Chief Cantwell of the Charleaton police department turned over to Maglatrate Willlama a typewritten copy of Street'a confea alon which waa made part of the rec? ords of the case. The alleged con? fession implicates Coleman and, in /act, makes 1? appear that It waa Cotesnan who suggested that the car be robbad. and In carrying out the scheme, had hlmaelf Imprisoned by Btreet, even directing when it ahould ba dona and where Street should leave the train. The confeaalon rcaJa as follows: "I rode with this boy, Coleman, back and forth on the trains several times. He aald to me one day, going to Branchvllle, when I was on the ear with him. that he had a payroll amounting to very near $4.000, and he stated to me if we had thia we Would be fixed. The remark I made waa, 'No bell, when >ou get anything; get u hundred thouaand' and he un? loaded the money at the proper desti? nation. Once or twice alnce I have bean on the car with him, and I asked him how everything waa. He sal 1 'nothing doing.' He mentioned to me ab'-ut a government payroll coming down once a month, and he said he could strike that s<>.ne time and tlx everything hla way. "On this occasion, the night of the robbery, I came to h s car door at 8ummerville. He aaya, 'Come in and ride with me.' I had already drank about a half-pint of liqjor and had a half-pint more in my hip pocket. I started to go in the aide door. He aaya. 'Come to the end, I will have It open'?meaning the end of the ex praee car next to the mail car, and lust after leaving the public street crossing at Summrvllle, the door opened and I want In. "When the train had passed by Ladaon he said, "Bill, I haven't got much, but we can use this, and take a chance at more some other time.' Ha opened the safe and then he closed th? safe again. Every door in the car waa open. He got up and we closed the four side doors. He went back and unlocked th? safe, leaving tha kaya In it; took out a package of money In envelopea, five or six, I did not count them. He asked me If I had a knife; I told him yes. He used It. He would cut open one und 1 would cut op* a one. We came to an envelope with nothing in it but checks. I an not certain, but I think it was all checks. Ha threw the checks and envelopea behind the trunk. The bulk of the money was in $1 and $2 bills. He aald, 'It la no use to count the money. I will count the envelopes.' Ha aaya, 'I only got about $400 or $460.' I aaya. You fool me Into this thing for this amall ar ount.' He then aa\*. You take thla and take care of It?don't come around me for four or five daya.' I have not. We rode on together. The train stopped at Right Miloa. They threw the switch and pulled in. I told him to let me gat out and catch the special. He said. 'No; they would want to know why I got off 14 to catch a train behind it.' I rode on then to Seven Miles. They stopped there to puck a hot h >x on the exprea car. He nays to me, Look out and see what they are doing ' He Was atandlng at the door. I looked out on the right hand aide and seen somebody Htandlng near the engine, on the Coai4t Dine 'Tossing. I walked back In. ahut the door and bolted it. Than he aald to nie, leaving Sever Miles: 'Where are you going to get off at?' I aald, 'I SSS get off at Mag? nolia crossing' He says, 'All right, don't put me In the SOI until they reach Magnolia.' When the engine Mowed four whistles for the board ha aaya, 'What ii yon say now,' and he opened the b ?x and erSWled in and tohl rue to pi.t one hook on the ltd I know 1 fastened DM hook?the one on the end next to the mull ear. 1 got off when they were crossing Mag nnlla crossing. 1 haver t seen Mr. Coleman sin I ' The last thirg he said. 'There will be another time . mnirg, when we will get h.one. aajf \<>\t take this and take vttra of it * I - nine ,,11 to the house SULZER GOES 10 G0UR1. CALLED IX TO PASS OX IM? PEACHMENT. Writ of Prohibition to Prevent Pro-? ??eedin,. I S* rure<l?Is Made He turn noh- September 13. Troy, X. Y., Sept. 8.?Acting on be haf of Samuel A. Fowler of Kennesa laer, James Farrel and Frederick E. Draper, Jr., attorneys of this city, to? day procured from Supreme Court Justice Kudd in Albany a writ of pro? hibition designed to prevent the im? peachment proceedings aga'nst Gov. Su zer. The writ is returnable before Juatice Chester in Albany September 13. Fowler's petition recites that he is a tax payer; that ine voting of the impeachment at a special session of tho legislature was illegal use of the people's money. In case the lower court fails to sus? tain the writ, the attorneys declare they will appeal the case. UNDERWOOD MAY SEEK TOGA. Won't Say, Though, Till President Signs Tariff Bill. Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 9.?Urged to become a candidate for the Unit? ed States Senatorial term beginning in March, 1915, Chairman Oscar W. Underwood, of the .house ways and means committee, today sent the fol? lowing telegram to Victor Hanson, of Birmingham: "I am disposed to enter the race, but feel that m> first duty Is to stay with the tariff bill until it becomes a law. I am reasonably certain that it will become a law within '-he next few weeks. Should it fail it would be my duty to remain in the house. Short? ly after the president signs the bill I will make an announcement of my intentions in reference to the sena? torial situation." JEROME CLEARED OF GAMBLING. Coatlcook, Jue., Sept. 8.?William Travers Jerome was acquitted tonight of the charge of having gambled on Thursday last on the station property of the Grand Trunk railway here while waiting for che immigration authorities to pass on the case of Harry K. Thaw. In discharging him the court apologized for the humilia? tion to which he had been subjected. The hearing before Magistrate Henry Mulvena of Sherbrooke lasted less than an hour. It began at 7.35 o'clock and at 8.20 the court sadl: "Sir, you are honorably discharged." An attempt to hold an afternoon session failed, because the magistrate felt he had no authority to take prece? dence over James McKee, the justice of the peace who signed the warrant for Mr. Jerome's arrest. Tonight, how? ever, the magistrate said he was con? vinced of hie authority to act and the hearing moved with dispatch. and borrowed $47 from my boarding mistress, because I knew If I blew a lot of money I would be suspected of something. 1 played cards about two and a half or three hours, I guess, and had some supper at a restaurant next morning. I got a grip of whiskey, about 25 pints, and two quarts of Old Kentucky Spring; went to Branchville on 27 and returned home on 12?at which time I met Brick man, and we had three or four drinks between us. He says, 'What do you think about that holdup last night.' 1 said, 'I only seen an account of it In the paper this morning before I left Charleston.' "While on No. 12 Friday morning, Hrickman made me promise to go to Augusta with him, stating that he wanted to go to see a girl he met on the train coming from Washington. I have known Hrickman about 10 or 12 years. 1 went to Augusta and blowed in my money. I had ut that time about $185 in my grip. I paid one bill of $14, another of $27?both barroom expense. The rest I can , not account for However, I spent it. and it will take abou: 25 men to Und out where it went to. 1 did not get Coleman's gun. He had only one gun, and I did not see any gun in ' oleman's car on the pi:eking chest. I am positive Coleman opened the safe with the keys ami left them in it. I have about $10 or $15 left. All the halanee 1 blowed in. I did not see or use any carbon paper. I have known Messenger Hartness ever since liardin was taken off the Job, I think he is a pretty good fellow. One night at Kranchvllle, when 1 was Illing. Hartness and I had Some conversa? tion relative to th? money in his sate. Coleuian has asked me in the car several times to ride with him. The other night, at Sutnmervilie. he called me and told me to come and ride with him. This was on the night of the robbery and after all above stated transpired, in- says, 'Keep your tongue' and I says, 'You keep yours and I keep mine.' Tills Statement Is made of my own free srlll and accord, am! without any promise of immunity, and is to the best of my knowledge and belief true. ' EXPERIMENTAL FARM OFFERED. DEMONSTRATION WORK IN UAHN WELL HY CLARENCE J. OWENS. Commissioner Watson to Cooperate With Director of Southern Com? mercial Congress. The State, Sept. 7. (Clarence J. Owens, managing direc? tor of the Southern Commercial con? gress, is to establish a demonstration farm, on his farm of 360 acres in Barnwell county, according to a letter received at the State department of agriculture yesterday. Commissioner Watson has promised the cooperation of the State department of agriculture. Announcement that the farm is to be established was contained in the following letter from Mr. Owens: "There are certain plans that I have been developing that I now desire to call to your attention, and I hope to have your sympathetic interest. "In Barnwell county, S. C, one mile from Dunbarton, on the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, I own 360 acres of land. I determined several months : ago to convert this land into a dem I onstration farm and manage it along the lines as the State experiment sta? tion at Abbeville, Ala., that I had in charge for five years. 1 have arranged to have the superintendent of the Ala? bama State experiment station move to South Carolina for the coming year and take charge of this farm. He is a man who has spent his life in this work and until the farm is thoroughly established he will not only give his expert direction to it, but will actual? ly labor on the property. "For five years I was the president the Southesat Alabama Agricultural school and directed the station re? ferred to above. I have further been In touch with agricultural activities, first, as the managing director of the Southern Commercial congress, the position that I now hold, and further I assembled through my office the American commission for the study of agricultural finance, distribution, pro? duction and the organization of rural life that went to Europe April 26 and studied for 90 days in 14 European countries. I am now actively in charge of the headquarters of the permanent American commission as director gen? eral of the organization. I am send? ing to you under separate cover cer? tain documents bearing upon this work. "I desire to launch this work along lines to make it most effective, and I am, therefore, writing to you to know to what extent I may count upon the actual and practical cooperation of your office. It would be my purpose to have reports accurately kept and reports made to you on seed and fer? tilizer tests, rotation experiments, etc. and will have the data in such shape that it may be issued in bulletin form. It would be my purpose during the coming year to visit this farm at least once a month and give it'to this ex? tent my personal supervision. I shall await your reply with deepest in? terest." Cooperation of the department was P/omised in the following letter: "I beg to acknowledge tne receipt of yours of September 4. I note with gratification the announcement of your purpose to establish your demon? stration farm on your property in liarnwell county in this State. This patriotic action on your part. I am sure will be greatly appreciated by the people residing in that particular section of the State. I love to see a man, though he may be called else? where in the pursuit of business activ? ities, remember his native State and the welfare of her people. "I feel sure that the establishment of this farm upon the lines Indicated in your letter, under the actual super? intendence of the experienced man whom you are to place in charge, will result In untold benefit to the agricul? tural people of the section of our State in which it will be located. '1 wi.'.h to say, as the head of the department of agriculture in South Carolina, you may rest assured of the fullest cooperation in this undertaking that it is possible for me to give under the law. I shall be more than anxious to do everything in my power to make the station a successful undertaking and to make the lesson that It will teach of far-reaching effect upon the people whose interest It Is designed to serve. "I would like to hear from you at your earliest convenience as to the further details of your plan and par? ticularly as to what your ideas are in regard to the cooperation you de? sire from tili? office. As I have said, anythlny I can do to further the mat? te!- will be most gladly done." Quite a large number of college Students left Tuesday morning for Lander College and other institutions. <>n Saturday there were 604 bales of cotton gold on the local market, making a total of 1,629 for the week ending Saturday. The receipts arc steadily Increasing and the hoi weath? er is making the bolls pop open faster than the cotton ran be gathered. REFUNDING ACT IS VALID. IMPORTANT DECISION BY STATE SUPREME COURT. Sustains Comptroller Jones and For? mer Attorney Genend Lyon, Over? ruling Governor Bleeeo'i Argu? ments in Fight on s iking Fund Commission ? Governor Vetoed Act, Later Joining in Petition to Have Same Declared Unconstitu? tional. Columbia, Sept. 8.?The Supreme Court this morning upheld the con? stitutionality of the Act passed by ihe legislature in 11? 12 providing for the refunding of the $5,500,000 bonded debt of the State. The decision is a sweeping victory for Comptroller Gen? eral Jones and former Attorney Gen? eral J. Fr?ser Lyon. All of the points on which Governor Blease has at? tacked the old sinking fund commis? sion, which was charged with the re? funding of the debt, were overruled by the court, ""he Governor joined in the request to hive the act set asid* on the ground that it was illegal and unconstitutional. On both of those the governor lost. "It is, therefore, ordered that the commission be at liberty to carry out the provision of the act of 1012 in accord with the views and principles herein announced," is the verdict of the court, which was written by As? sociate Justice Eraser. In concurring in the result, Associate Justice Watts says: "While I do not think that there was a quorum present at the meetnig on December 13, 1912. as the Hon. W. L. Mauldin, chairman qf the finance committee of the senate, was dead, and the Hon. L. J. Brown? ing, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house of represen? tatives, term had expired and his successor elected as a representative, yet, for the reasons given by Mr. Justice Hydrick, I think this was not fatally defective. I concur in the re? sult of the opinion." The suit to test the validity of the Refunding Act was brought in the name of W. W. Ray, a taxpayer, against Governor Blease, former At? torney General Lyon, Comptroller General Jones, former State Treasur? er R. H. Jennings, former Chairman L. J. Browning, of the house ways and means committee, as members of the old sinking fund commission. The * esent State Treasurer, S. T. Carter, the present Attorney General, T. H. Peeples, and P. L. Hardin, chairman of the senate finance committee, and G. W. Dick, chairman of the house ways and means committee, compos? ing the present sinking fund com? mission, in addition to Gover lor Blease and Comptroller General Joies were made parties to the suit. Governor Blease in his return join? ed in the prayer to declare the act unconstitutional and raised most of questions advanced by the petitioner. The act, when passed, was vetoed by the governor, but the general assem? bly overrode the veto and t..en he took to the courts his light against it, losing out, however, in every place. The court declared that member? ship in the sinking fund was not an office, but only duties incident to the Officer! composing the commission, and hence did not come under the in? hibition of the constitution against holding two offices. McADOO TO HEAR FARMERS. Will Receive South Carolina Dele? gation on September 17. Washington, Sept. 8.?In response to a telegraphic request from Presi? dent E. W. Dabbs, of the South Caro? lina Farmers' Union, Senator E. D. Smith said that he had today arrang? ed with Secretary McAdoo for a hear? ing, September 17, for a delegation of farmers desiring to discuss the regulations under which the treasury crop moving deposits are available. It will be argued before the secre? tary that the requirement that none of this money is to be loaned to farmers except upon proof of actual shipment of farm products is too stringent. MOON IX ECLIPSE NEXT MONDAY. By Getting Up at 5.30 O'clock You Can Witness It, On Monday, September 15th, there will be a total eclipse of the moon. The eclipse will be partially visi? ble in Sumter. According to a repu? table compilation, the moon will be? gin to enter the shadow at 3:5 min? utes after 5 o'clock on the morning of September 16th. Inasmuch as the suu does not rise until 4 4 minutes af? ter 5 o'clock, it is not likely that the spectacle will be an especially fine one. The total eclipse, in this section of the country .ill not be visible, In? asmuch as it will not begin until af? ter the moon sets. < >n the PacitlC coast) however, much of the pheno? mena will be visible, especially in Ban Francisco, where the beginning and end of the ellipse may he watched. A partial eclipse of the sun will oe cur on September 29th, ::oth, but will not be visible on this side of the world. DEMOCRATS LOSE IN MAINE. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WINS, SEAT IN CONGRESS. Peteri Elected in Third District by * .0 Plurality?Democrat Charge?;I Treachery. Portland, Me., Sept. 8.?Speaker John A. Peters, Republican, of Ells? worth, was chosen to fill the congres? sional vacancy in the Third Maine district today by a plurality of 553 over Mayor William A. Pattangall, Democrat, of Waterville, with Edward M. Lawrence of Lubec, Progressive, a poor third in the race. The returns in this special election from all but a small island plantation gave: Peter* 15,106, Pattangall 14, 553; Lawrence 6,487. The vote fur president in November was: Wilson, Democrat, 14,692; Roosevelt, Progressive, 13,236; Taft, Republican, 7,159. Mr. Pattangall the Democratic candidate, gave out the following statement tonight: "From the returns which I have re* ceived I sho jld judge that Mr. John A. Peters was elected to congress from this district by a plu/ality of 300 to 400 in a total vote of about 35, 000. "The result should not be con? strued as a rebuke to the national ad? ministration. It is wholly to be at? tributed to Democratic treachery. Be? cause certain men failed of succes in the primaries they deliberately sac? rificed the party in this election. The Democracy of Maine is loyal to Presi? dent Wilson and will present a united front in the next presidential cam? paign. Personally 1 want to thank the 15,000 Democratic voters who supported me at the polls and to thank, as well, the State and nation? al Democracy for the part each took in the campaign. We all made the best fight we were capable of making and, while the result is disappointing we are not discouraged and only tem? porarily defeated." HEALTHY BUSINESS OUTLOOK. Railroads Ask Shippers to Aid Them In Maintaining Adequate Car Ser? vice. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10.?Healthy business conditions throughout the Southeast during the fall and win? ter are indicated by the action of the railways of this section in calling upon shippers to aid them in main? taining an adequate car supply during the crop moving season. Anticipat? ing a heavy demand for cars, the rail? ways are themselves doing everything possible to increase their car sup? ply. Shops are being run at full ca? pacity to put every available car in repair and car builders are being urged to turn out new equipment as rapidly as possible. Steps are also being taken to provide for the most expeditious handling of cars at termi? nals and transfer points. While the railways are making these preparations for the rush of heavy business, it is recognized that shippers can render assistance of the greatest importance by loading and unloading cars as promptly as possible, :hus avoiding unneces? sary detention of cars, and by loading cars to their full capacity. As an ade? quate car supply Is as important to shippers and the general public as it Is to the railways, an appeal is being made to shippers individually and through trade and commercial bodies to aid the railways in their effort to secure the maximum efficiency in the use of cars. Negro Dungcrously Wounded. A negro named Chancey, an em? ployee of the Sumter Transfer Com? pany, was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday evening in the Gregg store on Manning avenue. The shooting occurred about 9 o'clock and seemed to have been caused by a previous trouble between the two ne? groes, as nothing passed between them at the time to cause the shooting. From what has been learned of the occurrence, Alex Martin was sit? ting in the store when Chancey en? tered. Chancey came in the back door and as he came well within the building Martin drew his gun and fired, the ball entering the abdomen and passing practically through the body. The wound was examined by Dr. Blrnle, who was summoned, and the negro was found to be in a dan? gerous condition, so was taken tu the hospital, where he is still in dan? ger. Martin ran off immediately after the shooting and was not seen again until Thursday when his lather induced him to give himself up to the Officers, who had been out all night searching for him. He lives at Hovt Heights, but COUld not be found there by the officers. Martin Is noa resting in jail awaiting the result of the wound Inflicted on the other ne? gro. No one seems to know what dis? agreement or trouble the two negroes had prior to the .shooting, or what motive Martin had for doing the shooting. REVOLT IN M DOMINGO. DOMINICAN GUNBOAT SHELL PUERTO PLATA. United States Sends C'uiser to Scene to Prevent Hanger to American Lives and Property. Washington, Sept. 8.?News that Dominion gunboats were shelling the i ity of Puerta Plata, endangerii g American lives and property, caused hurry orders to go from here today to the cruiser Des Moines, which had been preparing to sail from GoantP.ia mo, Cuba, for Santo Domingo since re? ports of the latest revolution there were received several days ago. The cruiser Was coaling today and was ex? pected to sail tonight directly for Pu? erto Plata, In the meantime communication be? tween Puerto Plata and the outside world has been broken and no word has come to the state department since the brief message early today announcing the bombardment. In order to make certain the reestablish ment of communication with the arri? val of the Des Moines, the treasury j department was asked to dispatch the revenue cutter Algonquin from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Monna Pas? sage, 8. point on the coast midway between Puerto Plata and Santo Do? mingo city. The cutter will reach there tomorrow and will serve as a wireless relay station between the Des Moines and the commercial station at Santo Domingo. Long conferences were held today ; by Pre sident Wilson, Secretary Bryan and Assistant Secretary Osborne with James M. Sullivan, the newly appoint? ed American minister to the Domini? can republic. The new minister will sail Friday or Saturday for Santo Do? mingo city with assurances for Presi? dent Bordas that he has the moral support, of the United States govern? ment in his efforts to suppress the Puerta Plata rebellion. WILL OPEX MOXDAY. Manning, Sept. 10.?The Manning graded and high schools will open for the fall term next Monday morning, September 15. Superintendent D. It. Riser has returned from his summer vacation and is busily engaged in per? fecting all arrangements for the open? ing tf the schools and it is hoped that there will be a full enrollment on the iirst day. Both patrons and pupils of this cschool are year by year show? ing more and more an appreciation of the value and importance of prompt and punctual attendance and each year shows an increasing number of pupils with a record of regular daily attendance throughout the term and of not being tardy a single time. A number of pupils have such a record covering four to eight years, and they were rot striving for any special prizes either. WIXGARD, SMITH'S SECRETARY. Lexington Lad to Take the Place Fo.merly Held by Charles M. Gal? loway. Washington, Sept. 10.?Brooks J. Wingard, who for the past five or six years has been acting as secretary to Representative A. F. Lever, today sev? ered that connection to accept a sim? ilar one with Senator E. D. Smith. Since Charles M. Galloway, now one of the civil service commissioners, left Senator Smith, a short time back, A. M. Carpenter has been serving the senator as clerk in a temporary ca? pacity. As Mr. Wingard will now take up this work permanently, Mr. Carpen? ter will reurn to his place in the house library. Mr. Wingard has recently re? turned to the United States from a trip abroad with the American rural credit* commission, and is quite popu? lar In Washington. His South Caro? lina friends, while they will doubt? less be surprised to learn that he has left Mr. Lever, will be glad to know that he will hereafter be found with Senator Smith. - \ HELD OX NOVEL CHARGE. 4 George and Will Cannon Said to ihn ' Stolen Augusta Communion Service. Colombia State. Two young men, aged 18 and 19 years, giving their names as George and Will Cannon and claiming Savan? nah as their home, are held by the Columbia police on the charge of robbing St. Paul's church in Augusta. The silver communion service, valued at several hundred dollars, was stolen several nights ago. At 8 o'clock last night the boys were arrested on Qervias street as suspi;lous characters. They were looked up. Later in the evening, two young men, who refused to nive their names, went to the police station with a copy of an Augusta paper which contained an account of the robbery and a description of the suspects. Several men were detailed to keep on the lookout for the hoys. About midnight the police said that they had Identified the boys, held as suapfc Ion* characters, us being those wanted In Augusta.