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mat m m. MANAGERS ENJOINED FROM ?I SPENDING INMATE. xfcc Memiiungcr Fixes Saturday as lime for Inquiry Into the Eueln. Columbia, Sept. 18.?Temporary training order, enjoining H. W. hardson, superintendent, and M. Welch, acting commandant, of Confederate Soldiers' home, from Interfering with the right of C. C. Horton to remain within the home i i and enjoy its privileges, was granted yesterday by Judge R. W. Memmlng er of Charleston, presiding over gen? eral sessions court for Hichland coun? ty. Final hearing of the case is appointed for Saturday. A permanent injunction Is sought by Mr. Horton, who claims he was suspended Sep? tember. 14 for 90 days for having permitted a f-lend to share overnight hia room at the institution. The plaintiff alleges that he was ordered away from the Infirmary without any previous complaint or charge against him, so far as he knew, and that here was no trial and no testimony against him. He ascribes his suspension to an incident stated M follows In his complaint: That Sunday night, the 14th Sep? tember. 1913, William Williamson came at about 8 o'clock at night and asked plaintiff to let him sleep in the room with him, there being two vacant beds in the room. Plaintiff was undressed and did not know of a rule to require him to get the per mlsai >n of the commandant or to re? port the presence of a visitor, and ronsented .. ..That Monday morn? ing Acting Commandant Welch, one of the defendants, told plaintiff he should have gotten permission for a friend to spend the night with him, and plaintiff explained to him the cir? cumstances and that he had meant no hatm. and had not known it was against the rules. That on Tuesday morning plaintiff found on his plate at breakfast a communication, copy of which Is given, and defendant Welch said, 'I put it there. Mr. Hor? ton. I will give you 20 minutes to get away from here. Fix up your trapping.' That plaintiff replied that he would not go on that order, but was willing to be tried by a court. That next da;-. Tuesday, the 16th, in the afternoon, defendant Richardson came to plain Iff and brought the said paper to plaintiff and said he had a paint tl duty to perform, that Is, he olng to suspend plaintltt for 90 . day* because plaintiff had been die I . tful to Mr. Welch and had talk? ed at the table too loud, and had had Williamson ihere at night against the rules of the house, and asked If plain? tiff did not. know that Williamson had been discharged from the infirm? ary. Plaintiff replied that he did not know it. but thought he had left oi. account of his daughter's coming to live near Columbia, and plaintiff ex? plained how Williamson had come, without invitation from plaintiff, and that plaintiff could not turn William? son from his room hat Sunday night. It was too dark for him to go home, and he was nearly blind anyway. That said defent'-int Richardson ordered plaintiff to get away from the home, plaintiff being then in bed sick, and upon seeing the rain pouring down outside. Richardson said, 'You must go as soon as the rain holds up or 1 will have you ejected. You can stay till tomorrow ' Plaintiff was allowed to stay till this morning. That plain? tiff has no money and no place to go to. ' That plaintiff has not been tried er summoned for triul, and no specifi? cations of charges have been served upon him. and he has had no infor? mation of any charges against him except as herein stated, and his dis? missal or 90-daya suspension Is unlaw? ful, null and void, and he has no rem? edy at law and will suffer Irreparable. Injury if the dismissal or suspension Is net enjoined. "That the a? t establishing the said Infirmary does not confer upon the i ommlasloners the power to dismiss Confederate Veteran? once they have been legally admitted, and the de? fendant was one of the Inmates whose support was pro\Ided for by the gen? eral assembly at its last session in the appropriation act. having In view thr? on mber In attendance as reported by ' the board of commissioner*." When ippli. atP.n was first made to i JudKc Mcmminger for thn temporary restraining <>rder. when general ses? sion* court took recess at 2 o'clock yesterdav. the Judge requested that the other ride be given notice of the sppl 11 M and the matter was taken up at ? o ? lo. k. immediately after the Hdiournment of the court of general sessi ?ns. F. H. Domlnh k. assistant at |gfM| general. represetned the I fend?nt*. The lodge stated his desire |gj h' *r from both side* before pSSJI lug .-von a temporary order The IS slstant attorney general read afilda ;i to the effect that Mr Horton was pre fane snd bis hemous at the table in the dining room nnd had been disor derb. No mention was made ??f the ident whb h Mr Horton had Si ftrged as the i ausc of hi* suspension tommtfliti it it mn MEMHEItS of UQllPKHENCE commitjtee not to make PVlSLIC ANY .it* it EE MEXTS. silence Will Ik* Broken When Con? ference Work Is Complctcx!?Ad j list men t of House Differences Proceeds Rapidly. Washington, Sept. 17.?Democratic members of the tariff conference committee now engaged In adjusting differences between the two houses on the tariff bill decided today not to make public any further agreements until the conference work is com? pleted. Publication of agreements during the past few days has brought many demands upon the conferees for the reopening of certain schedules, and they have determined hereafter to maintain silence. Chairman Simmons of the senate conferees said tonight the work WM progressing more rapidly than he had expected and he thought a report might be completed by the end of this week. The conferees today finished with the free list and began on the re? maining items in the dutiable sched? ules. When they adjourned they had gone over the bill for the second time as far as the third schedule, that cov? ering metal and metal products. There was a long debute over the wheat and Hour provisions of the bill, house members objecting to the senate amendment imposing a duty of 10 cents a bushel on wheat coming from a country that levies a duty against wheat from the United States. This question was not settled. The conferees agreed to leave pig iron on the free list, where the senate put It, but did not determine whether ferro manganese ore should also be free. A compromise was effected on the automobile schedule by which the lower rates fixed by the senate were increased slightly and an agreement was reached on the glove schedule, reducing somewhat the increases in rates made by the senate. A compromise between senate and house whereby cotton grain-bags used in the West and "press cloths" of camel's hair used in the cottonseed oil mills of the South will both go to the tariff free list was expected late today. The conferees today agreed to the senate free listing of phr tographic films and giving the secretary of the treasury power to censor all imported photographic plays or pictures. The senate raten on photographic appara? tus were slightly reduced. The more Important differences be? tween the two houses on all features of the tariff bill are still to be con? sidered and it is possible that the conference will not end before the early part of next week. . , ?the fact that ho had permitted Mr. Williamson to occupy a vacant bed in his room Sunday night. Mr. Domlniek said there could be nothing in the contention that the commissioners have not the right under the statute to dismiss an Inmate. But the judge stated that he was inclined to take the view that the statute in specifi? cally providing for admission and for management and making no provision for dismissal, intended to provide a permanent home for the infirm and destitute soldiers and sailors o" the Confederancy, and that they could no more be turned out into the ttreet than the inmates of the lunatic asylum ?they are there to be taken care ol, and any reasonable necessary disci? pline must be by other means than turning them out of home. The judge said thut pending the final decision of the case he mu?t Issue the temporary restraining order to provide for the plulntlfT's Mupport In the infirmary In the meantime. It was agreed that the case be heard Saturday at noon, along With the pending case of Cameron, Jones i ami James against the commissioners of the Confederate Infirmary, these three plaintiffs having been some months ago dismissed from the in? firmary by otder Of the board UfHMI no charge hut on the ground that the Institution had become too crowded to afford room for them, .and there were too mnn\ Inmates from their counties They allege that they were selected for dlsmlsal from motives or malice because they had testified be? fore the legislative Investigating com? mittee They were restored to the in? firmary and ha\e remained in | by VlrtUS of a temporary restraining or? der Issued by Judge Onry. Mr. Dom lulck referred to this case and lie Importance <>f a decision that would stop Judicial Interference with ih? comalSSlon'l discipline Of the infirm? ary ami rght to dismiss inmates in it % dis- retion without court review. Three Of the foul signatures to a damaging affidavit 5c read against Mr. Horton were |hs urines <>f the above three 'n ntates, whose action against the In flrmory management Is far reaching in us gllsgstlona Mm HOVE NEXT. WAKIII X?TOX ADMINISTRATION AWAITS RESULT OF FLEC? TION AND WILL TAKE STEPS THERE? AFTER. Little Importance Attached to II n er tu Message to Mexican Congress, in Which He Refei* to "Tense Rela? tions with Washington Authorities, but Not with People of United States." Washington, Sept. 17.?So far as the Washington administration is concerned, it became known tonight, no move is contemplated in the Mex? ican situation at present. The elec? tions of October 26 are awaited here with deep interest and the next step in the. policy of the United States is likely to make its appearance there? after. Administration official.! read long reports of Gen. Huerta's message to the Mexican congress published here today, but no formal comment was made. It is understood that the ad? ministration does not attach much importance to the document though there are passages in it which did not pass without careful notice. Huerta's statement that "the tense? ness of diplomatic relations with the government of the United States, al? though luckily not with that people" invoked little attention as the same sentiment hud been previously voiced by the Mexican officials and the an? swer from here was the enthusiastic reception which President Wilson re? ceived when he addressed congress, and the speeches supporting him made by Republicans and Democrats in congress. The references to the expiration of the period during which American warships were authorized to remain in Mexican waters caused some dis? cussion. Inasmuch as the ships are permitted to remain another month or until after the general elections are held, no statement of policy in this connection is likely to be made until that time. Informally officials let it be known that the vessels would be kept in Mexican waters in? definitely if the United States deem? ed it necessary for the protection of American lives and property, Secretary Bryan sent a cablgram to John Lind at Vera Cruz, advising him of the government's view of the Huerta Message but the contents of the dispatch were not disclosed. Huerta's declaration also that he hope 1 to turn over the ad interim government to a successor, while not giving any direct information as to his intention not to be a candidate strengthened the belief here that he would not figure in the coming elec? tion. In some quarters here there is a strong disposition to doubt whether there will be a constitutional election in Mexico on October 26. Should an election be held, the at? titude the United States would take is doubtful. Recognition will under no circumstances be accorded Victoriano Huerta. This is known from unques? tioned sources. Reports that Huerta Intended to secure the election of some friend who might subsequently appoint Huerta to a post in the cab? inet and resign in his favor are caus? ing some uneasiness, f jr if the elec? tion is constitutional, the position of the United States towards Huerta then might be embarrassing. It is said to oc quite probable, however, that no matter who is elected next month the Washington government will hold aloof for some time until it is convinced that stability and peace have been accomplished and that the choice of an executive is approved by the Mexican people. State department officials consider a good omen the absence of any re? ports of disorders or anti-American demonstrations in Mexico in connec? tion with the celebration of the Mex? ican independence anniversary. Cosul Alger at Mazatlan today con? tinued reports of the killing of Morris P. Root Of Pottstown, Pa., in the State of Teplc. Consul Alger added that the governor of Topic in response to representations has promised to bend every effort to apprehend the murderers. Pity the Horse. A man will work all day in the hot sun and not mind It much, but to stand Idle In the hot sun for an hour is torture. This should be remembered when we tie our horses to a post while we do our trading in town. Horses have feelings as well as per? sons?Ortmlll Times. Auto Drives up Cows. ? Trulv thiH is a progressive age. We saw a Oaffney boy in an automobile driving a ? ow to pasture yesterday. ? Oaffney Ledger. Farmers who expect to plant to? j tOhgCCQ w ill begin preparing for their I crops and arranging to build barns in the near future, When will the lO bn ? ?? o warehouse nompartj get under \\a> 7 MUNT REFUGEES ARRIVE. ONE HUNDRED THIRTY COME ON BOARD CRUISER BUF? FALO FROM MEXICO. Give Reasons for Flight In State? ment Issued on Arrival ut San Diego?Left on Receipt of Secre? tary Bryan's .Message. San Diego Cal., Sept 17.?A state? ment setting forth their reasons for i leaving Mexico was issued today by those who arrived here aboard the cruiser Buffalo from the west coast of the southern republic. The Buffalo brought 139 refugees who v. ere land? ed here, the ship proceeding to San Francisco. The statement follows: "On Board the U. S. S. Buffalo Sept. 16, 1913. "We, residents of the Yaqui valley, desire tQ state the following facts concerning the exodus of the Ameri? can and other foreign residents from the Yaqui valley, Sonora, Mexloc. on September, 7, 1913. "No uneasiness was felt by the American residents until Consul Vail Of the United States, located at Guay mas, Sonora, personally visited Yaqui valley on September 6, 1913, accom? panied by Lieut. J. It. Henley of the United States marines (in uniform) and exhibited a telegram dated Wash? ington, D. C, August 27, 1913, and signed by Secretary of State Bryan which stated that the President earnestly urged all Americans to leave Mexico and that the United States ship Buffalo was then waiting at an adjacent point called Salinas to em? bark all those desiring to leave. The consul added his personal advice that every one avail themselves of the op? portunity and conform to the presi? dent's request. "Relying entirely upon these repre? sentations, we have abandoned our homes, together with real and per? sonal property of greater or lesser value. "Since about March 1, 1913, we have been without train service?or mall and for that reason we could not intelligently judge for ourselves the necessities of the case. Both con? tending factions In the present dis? turbance In Mexico have visited the Yaqui valley but neither side has committed any overt act toward for? eigners or disturbed our homes or property. Aside from some wander? ing bands of Yaqui Indians, tempo? rarily out of control of the Mexican a"thqrities, everything has been peace? ful. They hav levied on their own nationality for necessary sustenance almost entirely and have only made requests in a few instances on foreign residents and then in a formal man? ner to cover supplies not available elsewhere, particularly hay. "While the continued disturbed con? dition paralyzed business generally and made It impossible to realize re? turns upo:ti any crops, thereby creat? ing temporary financial embarrass? ment nothing in the attitude of eith? er of the contending parties made the situation any particular menace to our lives or property. "Despite these conditions we were continuing to harvest crops and pre? paring land for extensive fall plant? ing. Knowing the aptitude of some persons to exaggerate facts for mo? mentary personal notoriety this state? ment is deemed expedient for all concerned. "We have left Mexico entirely un? der the urgency of the United States government feeling that they had complete knowledge of the situation through the republic of Mexico and I not desiring to in any way embarrass our government, we have complied promptly with their request to leave Mexico, thereby suffering substantial financial loss and we also feel that we are therefore justified and are re? lying upon the United States gov? ernment to protect our Mexican in? terests now and in the future." COTTON BUG IN CHEROKEE. Insect Has Played Havoc With Cotton in All Parts of the Coun? ty. Gaffney, Sept. 17.?Claude Burgess,, a prominent Cherokee planter, | brought to the city yesterday a sped men of the bug which is playing havoc With the cotton In this section of the | country, From all parts of the coun? ty and surrounding counties have come tales of the cotton being blight? ed or killed by an insect, but up to yesterday there had been no speci? men of the bug exhibited. The hob On the outside of the green cotton boll where the bug makes its entrance was no larger than the point of n lead pencil, but inside the bug evidently grows ami flourishes, as the one shown here was tally ps large as a pea. None of the farmers who saw the bug could supply a name for it. and Cherokee people are at o l >ss to know what it is that they have on their hands. It is the present inten? tion to try and secure another spec i? men and send it to Clemson college [ for Identification. SfiHf DT AND MURET LINKED. POLICE GRADUALLY SECURE INFORMATION OF PAST LIFE OF MURDERER OF AUMULLER GIRL. Truce Relations Back for Two Years and Counterfeiting in Chicago, When Muret Alleges He lias Known Priest for Only Six Months. New York, Sept. 17.?That Hans Schmidt, the Jekyl-Hyde pries ; whose double life was exposed Sunday when he was arrested and confessed the murder of Anna Aumuller after kill? ing the girl and dismembering ner body in a Bradhurst avenue fla:, hired another apartment in which he pre? sumably planned to conceal himself, was developed from police discoveries today. Evidence also was found Unking closer and for a longer period than had been supposed the lives of Schmidt and his alleged counterfeit? ing partner, the unlicensed dentist, Dr. Ernest Muret. The latter, papers found in his of? fice by official searchers indicated, had left London for some offense; com? mitted while practicing medicine there and had practiced in Chicago under the name of "Dr. Arnold Held," leaving that city and dropping the name of Held some time after July, 1909. Although Muret has claimed he met Schmidt only six months ago, evidence has appeared that they had business relations as long as two years ago and that the dentist long had knowledge of Schmidt's counter? feiting experiments. District Attorney Whitman returned to the city today from a brief vaca? tion and took the Schmidt investiga? tion in hand. Coincidentally, the federal authorities stepped into the case with warrants for Schmidt and Muret charging that they hai in their possession implements with which to make counterfeit morey. The detectives, still scouring the neighborhod in which Anna Aumul? ler was murdered, found today that threo days after the crime a man re? sembling Schmidt but giving another name rented an Eighth avenue apart? ment for which he paid a month's rent. Two suit cases which were left there contained photographs of Miss I Aumuller and Schmidt, as well as nu? merous' little feminine bfilongings evi? dently those of the murdered weman. Baby clothes made up and patiently embroidered and material for many other garments?enough for a com? plete outfit for an infant?were among the contents of the grips. Some of Schmidt's things were there, too?clothing marked with the name "Van Dyke," one of his aliases; a false mustache and false goatees and numerous other articles. Schmidt may have intended to re? move all the bloody tell-tale evidence from the Bradhurst avenue flat to his newer quarters, but the discovery of Anna Aumuller's body and the con? sequent police search of the neigh? borhood where soon it was found the girl was killed, spoiled his plans, the police believe. / INFERNAL MACHINE IN MAILS. Dynamite Sent to Gen. Otis, Owner of Los Angele? Times. Los Angeles, Cal, Sept., 16.?An in? fernal machine was sent through the mails today to Gen. Harrison Grey Otis, owner of the Los Angeles Times, which was blown up in October 1910, by the MeXamara conspirators. The bomb, which was contained in a box four by five inches, was re? ceived at the Otis residence this morning. Gen. Otis became suspicious and turned it over to the police. The box was carefully opened and found to contain two sticks of dyna? mite, each cut in two pieces. Fulmi? nating caps were imbedded in each piece and an arrangement of s^nd paper and matches formed a device to explode tho bomb when the box lid should he lifted. The bomb rcahed the "Bivouac," Gen. Otls'a home, at 11 o'clock thin morning. It was contained In a small package five inches long, three inches wide and two Inches deep, wrapped in brown paper. With other mail, it was given by the postman to the Japanese servant. lie removed the wrapping paper be? fore taking it to Gen. Otis and told the general that he thought there was something suspicious about the pack? age. ?'I pooh-poohed, the hoy's belief at first," said Get . Otis, "but examined the box carefully. 1 could see pa ts, of matt lies and black powder. 1 hud the boy remove the thing and asked the police department to send a m in to my h?>me." Capt. B. B. Felts, a powder expert In the police department, took the ma? chine to a field near the Eos Angeles River and there pried open the b >\ He found the mat* in s Axed to t le inside of the cover in such a way that 1 if it were opened they would have I rubbed against pieces of sandpaper j and Ignited s.one loose Dia? k powder, I which would have bred a scrap of fuse SIILZEfi'S TRIAL BEGINS. GOV1CRNOR OF NEW YORK WILD APPEAR BEFORE HIGH COURT OF IM? PEACHMENT. Executive Said to Be in Good Spir? its und Confident of Verdict in His Favor?Thought T|iat Trla| will Advance Rapidly Through Prelim? inary Stages. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 17.?The stage is set for the opening at noon tomor? row of the trial of the impeachment of William Sulzer, governor of New York, before the first high court of impeachment ever convened in this State, to pass upon charges filed against her chief executive. While Gov. Sulzer conferred tonight wih his counsel, members of the as? sembly board of managers, who will act as prosecutors, discussed with their legal assistants methods of procedure bn the morrow. Members of the court of appeals and the sena? tors who jointly compose the high court, also mapped out their plan of action. Friends of the impeached executive repeated their assertions that he is in good spirits, confident of a verdict that will clear his name of the stigma cast upon it by the adoption of the articles of impeachment. They were no less certain that he had not thought of resigning and thus escap? ing the ordeal of what promises to be a lengthy trial. On the other hand, his opponents were free In expressing the opinion that after the legal pre? lim inariea had been swept away and the taking of testimony had begun the governor would surrender his office rather than face cross-examina? tion. From the governor's camp came no intimation of his defense. There were only surmises. These in effect were that his counsel first would attack the validity of the im? peachment on the ground that the as? sembly had no authority to adopt the articles while in extraordinary session and that efforts would be made to prevent -senators who served on the Frawley committee and those who may be called on to testify from sitting as judges. If the preliminary objections are overruled?and it is the general opin? ion tonight that they will be?it is un? derstood that the governor will base his defense on the claim that whatever he may have done prior to his in? auguration last January none of his acts while executive constitute a high crime or a misdemeanor. The belief that the preliminary legal technicalities will be quickly disposed of is strengthened by the as? sertion tonight of Chief Judge Ldgar M. Cullen of the court of appeals, who will preside over the deliberations of the high court. "I anticipate no delay either in the opening or the course of the trial," he declared. "I expect we shall be able to decide the preliminary legal question that may be raised within a few hours and proceed with the taking of testimony possibly on Fri? day morning." The procedure to be followed, or? der of voting and other details, Judce Cullen said, probably would be de? cided by a committee composed both of judges of the court and senators. An important development today was the announcement by Chairman Levy of the assembly managers that John B. Stanchfield had been added to the prosecutors' legal battery. According to present plans, as soon as the senate has formally convened tomorrow a committee will notify the judges that the senate is ready to take up the business of the court and the judges will then go to the senate chamber. Chief Judge Cullen will pre? side. The board of managers of the assembly will then appear and pre? sent the articles of impeachment. At this point Gov. Sulzer will be called to present his answer. This will be presented by his lawyers, although it is expected that before It Is given the disputed points wil be raised by his counsel. Four new State forests have re? cently been added to those in Hawaii, making 1*7 in all, with an aggregate of 683,101 acres. Of this amount, <?7 per cent belongs to the territory, the rest being private land acminis tered by the territorial forest offi? cers. The express trade in liquor Is Dooming now and rural blind tigers are nourishing. set in detonating steps fixed in two sticks of 86 per cent, dynamite. The apparatus was deadly. The dynimito, when tested, exploded, tearing a great hole in the earth. Gen Otis had a ? surmise only," con? cerning ttu bomb, "That surmise/1 he said, "is that It was sent to me by the devils who wanted to blow up the Times and me. They may he the same old gang, or segments <>t the same old gang. With the same uld animosity."