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ROOSEVELT PARTY WRECKED. lAtfshs ALL hgiTI'MLNT IN HKA ZlLiAN Hl\l,H. Mo Vfr tor Safety Hut Innilly awl rYtcsftd?, HdHt Mi', Anxiously Vwuit Further 1>? tall* of His Mi-imp. New York. March 23.?Col. Theo? dor? Roosevelt's family and friends ara anxiously awaiting further ad vices about the accident by which his party lost its entire equipment in the rapids of a Brazilian river. While no concern, it was stated, was felt for the colonel's safety, yet his fam? ily wanted to learn details of the ac? cident and whether the expedition would be abandoned, especially as the party was so far from the equipment boss. News of the mishap came In a brief message from Anthony Pialu, a mem? ber of the party. It was dated at San torem, Brazil, yesterday and read: "We have lout everything in the rspids. Telephone my wife of my safety.' San Urem is In Para State at the confluence of the Tapajos river with the Amazon and Hie dispatch was| probably sent there by courier. Thej accident In all probabll.ty occurred on an unknown river whi.h Theodore Kooeevelt, Jr., today said his father In a letter to him hud called the Hio Dulvata or "River of Pcubt." Col. Itoosevelt in a letter written January 16 from Tapirapoan in Matto Orosso. a province in tht south cen? tral part of Brazil and received lost week by Kmnk M. < hapman of the American Museum of Natural History, said that ho expected to explore this unknown river. He wrotj "We are now about to go into the raal wllderneee where w? shall have to travel U?ht and can hnrdly collect any big animals. In a month or six weeks we shall reach the nead waters of an unexplored river. If my health continues good, as 1 expect, 1 think It possible that 1 will go down this river to try and find out where it comes out, taking Kermit. Flalia and Cherrle with mo as well as Col. Ron don and one or two of the Brazil? ians. "Meanwhile the rest of the party. Including Miller, will go straight to Maderia and come down that to Manaos. It Is not possible to give a forecast as to the time that will be re? quired." Headwaters of the unknown river which Col. Randon at one time cross? ed, according to Col. Roosevelt's let? ters, are in Matto Uroase, between the kfudelra and Tapajos rivers, two great streums which How northward to Join the Amazon. What equipment was necessary to make the trip down this unknown river is largely a matter of conjec? ture. Col. Roosevelt does not state in any of his letters what means of transport itlon ho would use in de? scending the stream. It is believed that nothing heavier than canoes could huve been carried on the 50U mile Journey on horseback from the headwaters of the Paraguay to the "River of Doubt." The gre..t danger in d< ? ruling the Streams that th>w northward to Brazil to Join tho Amazon is in the many rapids and fails. The plateau( extend* ing through r.ir.imi.iy and Brazil for ? 00 miles, which is on th ? average 3.ooo to 4.000 f. 11 above sea level slopes abruptly to the Moor of tin Amazon valley For this reason uotrn of the grenzt waterfalls in the world are found In these tributaries. It s possible that aft< r the , xpcdi tion lost the equipment tin- mesa bars continued on th? ir w.a dOSTS stream on rafts or on foot It is pr. bable lhal their Journey took them to the Ta? pajos and that .vom. p| the pat' Went on down the HVOf to Sant a, m and sent a incHscng r nhesd to that plscs Tho npeeiaaem of natural history collected hy the party an its trip up the Psrsna ami Paraguay rivers are safe, It Is understood here, as the colonel had lndl< ated he would ship them before he entered the Brasilias wilds. The loss in the rapids. OUtsldc ?f food. arms. (amp RIS nil and in struments. ttttdoubtedl) includes I he birds and unlma's kill-d and photo* graphs taken from the ||mc the party Staffed on tho horsrha? k trip ovef th* Plat eau Cd B'.o??*.\? It has planned to ar? rive neit month at Manaos From th#?re he was to Mart f"i" Madrid to attend the marriage of his son, K-i mlt. to Mfttj Iblle Will.ml Of Vir? ginia, daughter of Hit American am? bassador. Popular ( on pie to Wed. Mr. end Mrs II. s. poll ad have issued Invitation* to th* rnsrrisg?? of their deiighter. Annie. tft Mr. S. Wlghtman Benson. the wedding |0 take place on Monday afternoon, April 6th at '? II o*i lot k at the Broad Street m< | hodlSt ? hur h Tho Canadian fort ttrj . eclatloni wtih h rat tally met In i w is ? . h ig sc Igggad Hatffan, Nnt/a Reotla, for in next annual meeting place, UBOP CONTRACT DECISION. KK\khsi:s LOWER court ox BREACH OF CONTRACT cask. Court Molds In Thin Case Matter (oxs to rouudntlon of the Offence. Columbia, March It.?The Supreme Court today reversed the Circuit Court in un important ease, involving breath of contract. The opinion is by Associate Justlee D. E. llydrick and the case is that of the State against Jim Williams. Section 492 of the Criminal Code, says the opinion, provides: "Any person who shall eon tract with another to render him per? sonal service of any kind, and shall thereafter fraudulently, or with mali? cious intent to injure his employer, fail or refuse to render such service as agreed upon, shall be found guilty of v misdemeanor." Section 49 4 makes the breach of the contract by employee, without sufficient cause and to the injury of the employer, prima facie evidence that his Violation was fraudulent and with malicious intent to injure his employer. Section 497 1 provides that the contract may be verbal or in writing; If in writing it shall be witnessed by one or more dis? interested persons; if verbal it must be witnessed by at least two disinter? ested persons, not related by blood or marriage, within the sixth degree, to cither party. The defendant, Jim Williams, was convicted under the statute, in a mag j istrate's court, on a warrant which charged only, after setting forth the I time and place, that he "did enter Into a contract with one A. 13. Con? nelly, by which he was to work for wages for the said Connely for the months of March, April. May, June, July, September, October and Novem? ber, for salary of $12 per month; that on the 22d day of May, 1913, he breached the contract contrary to the form of the statute In such cases made anil provided." The only testimony, relates the opinion, to support the charge was that of Connelly, the em? ployer, which was as follows: "I employed this man, Jim Wil? liams, to work for me during the months of March, April. May Jene, July, September, October and Novem? ber. I wai to pay him $12 per month. I was to pay him monthly. I have carried out my part of the said con? tract. On 22d of May, 1 sent him to the Held to ? ut some oats, and lie left, and I have not seen him since, until this morning, June 4, 1913." Upon this evidence the defendant was convicted and sentencee'.. lie was not represented by counsel at the trial. Afterwards he employed counsel, who appealed on several grounds, the gist of which weie that the affidavit and warrant did not state facts constituting any offence .mown to the law In that there was no al? legation as to whether the contract was verbal or in writing, total failure Of proof that the defendant committed the offence for which he was tried; total failure of proof that the con? tract was witnessed according to law, The court dismissed the appeal on the ground that the magistrate had not been called upon to pass on tins* points, either or any e>f them. The Supreme' Court's decision say. thiB is a ge>od general rulo to fol? low, but in this case the matter goei to tho very foundation of the of? fene e. Concluding the opinion says: "Jn this eaae the warrant eloes not al b k'f, nor doei the testimony show whether the cdntract was verbal or in writing, or whether it was witness I sd as required by the statute, if it was not so wttneaaed, whethe r verbal or m writing, conviction cannot be predicated upon it." The OOUrt points out that thCSC de? feit.-i in the warrant are fatal ami the Clrt ait I Jourt is re-.. rst i Tttot m.i: o\ iioKDi.ii. Oeev Btlea sends Relnforceaacnte to De l Itlo. Waahlngton, March 14.?Official confirmation of tin- reported e-x change of shots between the Amori ? n Poidcr patrol and Mexican fed? eral soldiers stationed on the MOX lean side of Ihe Rio Grande, five miles w<?.t or Del Itlo was received at the war <11'i>ai 111.? uI t> lay. <bn. Itliss to? day sent rolnforei menta to Dei Rio. ton Bltsa reports that Command? er Putehlns of the Texas Rangers has offered a re ward of two hundred dol? lars for the delivery on this .side of tie' border of Rve Mexicans said t" be ' onnet ted with the murder of Clements Veraga, Waahlngton offi? cials will personally request Go v. Colqultl of Texas t. withdraw the- of? fer to avoid complications with .Mex? ico. Negro friend Se ntenced. Aahevllle, .v. <v. March 14.?Ar? Ihur White, a negro charged with at tempted Criminal assault on a six year?old white girl last week, was to daj asnteneed to thirteen yearaln the penitentiary, The girl Identified the negro. FLORENGE BOOSTERS HERE. BVMTERITES GIVE GATE CITY REPRESENTATIVES (?LAD HAM). Dig Body of Citizens, Handed by Sumter Bund Met Boosters From Florence. School Children Help? ed Give a Welcome?Cordial Ex? pressions of Friendship Given und Received* From The Daily Item, March 24, Sumter this afternoon once more demonstrated her abilities as an en? tertainer without a peer, when ehe met "Miss Florence" at the Atlantic Coaat Line station, and nearly a hun? dred "messengers of glad tidings" from the (late City, "shook hands all around" with a notable gathering Of GamjCOCk City enthusiasts. Promptly at 2.45 the band began j to Play on the corner of Main and I Liberty streets, and soon a parde of, i nearly 200 Sumter boosters had been I ( formed for the line of march to the .Atlantic Coast Line passenger station to meet the Florence aggregation, ! which came in on a special train over that road, arriving here at 2.50. On reaching the station grounds the pro? cession lined up in suitable forma? tion and when the special pulled in j the boosters from Florence wero greeted with a rousing welcome, in ! true Sumter style, consisting of hand? shaking and cordial greetings from citizens and music from the band, j Formed in line at the station also were I hundreds of school children, and the Sumter Fire Department, who contributed their share of the wel j c ome. Proceeding from the depot, the newly formed parade led by the Sumter band followed closely by the members of the police department, marched up Main street to the opera house where appropriates speeches of welcome were made by representative Sumter citizens and by citizens of the Pee Dee city. The rooms of the Sumter Club in the skyscraper were thrown open to extend a welcome and to afford a place of rest for the ladles who came on the trip. , In the party coming from Florence were about 30 ladies and CO men. The ladies were headed by Mrs. J. L. Barringer, who is well known as an official of the South Carolina Federa? tion of Women's clubs. Mayor J. L. Harringer, and Secrotary Luther El? lison, of the Chamber of Commerce, were tho leaders among the male boosters. To put a little "ginger" into their stops along the line, the Flor? ence boosters brought with them "Boo Ho Cray," the cowboy per? former, and a local Florentine in the guise of a clown kept the children, especially, in uproars. Practically all of the business concerns in Florence had representatives on tho special. Souvenirs were given away and ad? vertising matter was distributed "by many concerns, among them the Cen? tral Hotel ami the Universal Plow Manufacturing Co, This concern was established in Florence about a year ago and a representative of the com? pany stated that the plant is in good shape and tho demand for Florence , mad.- plows is steadily on the in , crease, The Florentines left the Gate City at '.1 o'clock this morning, making stops abmg the way at FtTingham, Coward, Scranton, Lake City, Kings tree. Sailers and Lanes, where dinner was taken. From this place tho spe? cial proceedod to Sumter, passing for a short while at Grccleyville, . Manning^ Poreaton and Alcolu, be fore arriving here at 2.30. One of tho boosters talking to a newspaper j man, said that at e\a ry stop they had I been accorded the heartiest of wel? comes, but at none a more hearty ?Ute than that which greeted them j when the special bi st rolled into the Sumter yards. Among the railway officials with the party were Superin? tendent ii. lb Hair, 11. L. Meeks, und J. L. MurChlSOn. Newspaper men coming with the party were Brian Bell, news editor of the State, J. D. Evans, Editor <>f the Florence Daily Times, and II. H. Husbands, cor? respond* nt for the .News and Courier. Th( party left Sumter at 3.50 tak? ing with them cordial goodbyes from the citizens of Sunder. The trip ends [with the return to Florence at 6.30 i this evening. FIVE MILLION HOLLAH LOSS. Durham. N. ('., Swept by Destructive 1 oulla-1 at ion. Durham, N .?'., March 24.?Fire that started in a plumbing shop ad" Jacent to the Duke building gutted twenty buildings, destroying three blocks and raged from II o'clock! last night until 0 o'clock this morn ing, The los i is estimated lo he nearly $5,000,000, only about half In? sured. Twenty-live firms were burn? ed out. There wore many thrlHfng escapes from falling walls. Militia Is guarding tho property saved. The Duke building, which was the largest In Durham was completely destroy NOT DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE. W ILSON STRIKES AT ROOT OF TOLL EXEMPTION. Shews That "Free Tolls" is in Law by Milne of Defection Fron Demo? cratic Policy. Washington, March 23.?President Wilson declared today that in seek? ing the repeal of the Panama tolls exemption, he not only was seeking, that the nation do what it was bound In honor to do, but was going the' way of the majority in the Democratic! party. He pointed out that, when the j Panama canal act was passed, a ma? jority of the Democrats then in the house of representative voted against the tolls exemption and that only by a coalition of a minority of Demo? crats with a number of Republicans did the measure become law. This announcement was taken in administration circles as the presi? dent's answer to the argument that the Baltimore platform made the tolls exemption Democratic doctrine. The president ll understood ? believe that the matter of the opinions of the Democrats of the house as last ex? pressed wag a result of more deliber? ate consideration of the question than was possible at the Baltimore con? vention. The president made no se? cret to callers or his anxiety for the repeal measure's passage. He said out? side influences were at work to pro | long it unnecessarily. Mr. Wilson said he did not know, but it cer? tainly appeared to him as if there had been filibustering; that minorities al? ways filibustered and disclosed them? selves in fdibusters. The president is confident that he j will have the majority of his party I behind him v. hen the repeal comes to J a vote. He ha3 been assured that j at least 200 Democrats and many Re? publicans will support him. Senator James of Kentucky has informed the president the vote in senate would be at least 5s to 2 4 in favor of the repeal. There seemed little prospect tonight of getting the Sims repeal bill be? fore the house until late In tho week at the earliest. Debate on the rivers and harbors appropriation bill is dragging along slowly with no pros? pect of immediate conclusion. Today 1 the apparent effort of members te prolong discussion of trivial matters brought constant references by cham? pions Of the tolls exemption repeal to I filibustering tactics. I No attempt will be made to report ? a rule that would limit debate on j tho repeal bill to 15 hours until the 1 matter actually has been called up and this probably can not be done until Thursday. Representative Murdoch:, Progres? sive leader, today urged that if the J house would limit the special dia ! cussion to 40 instead of 15 hours, sen? timent on iho tolls issue would be so shifted that the vote would result "America's way instead of England's." Several suggestions of "gag rule" were male, but Minority Leader i Mann declared that ho did not be 1 Hove the president had attempted to interfere With house procedure. That all Progressive party members ' of the house are not opposed to re? peal of toll exemption was disclosed today when Representative Charles M. Thomson Of Chicago issued a state? ment declaring his intention to sup? port the president. "I view the statement recently is? sued by Mr. Murdock to the effect that the Progressives In congress are sub? stantially a unit against the proposi? tion to repeal the toll exemption ( lause In the Panama ( anal act," said Representative Thomson, "l feel call? ed upon to gay that I am unable to agree with my Progressive colleagues in this matter. "l am not unmindful of the fact that my party platform demands free tolls for American coastwise shipping, j I am not able to oscape the convic? tion that tho exemption of American coastwise shipping from the payment of tolls is In violation of the terms of tho Hay-Pauncefote treaty. I do not hesitate to place what 1 consider a matter of national honor above party platform." ROOSEVELT IS SAFE. Will Emerge Front Jungle Early in April. New York. March 24.?Fears for the safety of Col. Itoosovelt and his party now exploring the jungles of Brasil was quieted today by a dis? patch from Anthony Flalda, a mem ' er of the party, stating that Col. ItoosCVelt and party were .safe and Will reach Manaos early in April. Real Lsiate Transfers. Kohr i t Hoops to Bartow Walsh, one lot, near city limits. c. c. Jacobs to ffidwin Wells, lot on tfalcm Avenue, $500. H. J. Hat l j, a. I?. liarhy, J. m. Harby and Horace Harby, trustees of estate of Horace Harby, to a. 1? Harby, J, m. Harby, Horace Harby, a ll. Molse, ?uesslc iI. Shelor and Virginia ll Prince, estate <d Horace i larhv. deci used. 15.00. GREAT BATTLE RAGING. FIGHTING OF FIERCEST sort DISTINGUISHES BATTLE OF TORREON. Habels Making Bloody and Fearless Assault on Torreon and Ate Driv? ing Federals Before Them but the Resistance is stubborn. Juarez, March 24.? With a murder? ous rain of shot and shell the con stUutionalists army is storming Tor? reon on three sides where the federal army is making its last stand in northern Mexico today. Thirty-live hundred constitutional? ist.; made a terrific onslaught on the ear-tern and southern sides of Torreon at daybreak, driving the federal out? posts into the city. The main army Is o the northward storming Gomez Palacio, a stronghold a few miles no rthwest Of Torreon, where the federals ^rc making a last stubborn stand before the city. Throughout most of the night the lieice battle raged, constitutionalists being victorious during the first part Of the night, driving federals from tin ir trenches, but the latter, receiv? ing reinforcements later turned and made a tierce assault on Villa's army. Th ? rebels held their previous gains, aft t a bloody hand-to-hand struggle, and both sides finally ceased fighting to care for the wounded and await dawn. At daylight the constitutionalists J res lined fighting, and the federals I are slowly yielding toward Torreon. QUIET IN ULSTER. British Government Having Backed Down From Plan to Use Foive Anti-Home Rulers arc Watciifng Next Move. London, March 24.?The practical \ suspension of military preparations on the borders of Ulster province by , both the government and anti-home i rule forces today acted as reflex to concentrate attention upon the next move of the government in the Irish crisis. It is reported that King George has suggested to the cabinet to ?;ive six years additional to Ulster ! for exclusion from the conditions of the home rule bill and to offer to re ; Instate the recalcitrant army officer! without loss of merit. Rumors are current today of the dissolution of ; parliament and an appeal to a gen ! oral election. MAYESVILLE NEWS LETTER. _ Mai y Improvements in The Buibli ?g Line. Mayesville, March 23.?Several no? ticeable Improvements in the building line have taken place In Mayesville within the last few months and such work is still going on. H. 1). Barnett of Sjmter has just completed a hand? some store building adjoining his property on Main street. This Store ' has one of the best fronts in town and is a decided Improvement, it is occupied now by J. Denmark. i M. C. Mayee has greatly Improved his residence In the northern part of I town, adding several more rooms and other conveniences and remodeling the ohl part to a large extent. This homo Is one of the original houses of the town, being built by M. P. Maycs, the founder of Mayesville, for his son, T. A. Mayee, liefere the Civil War. As St ?>n as the painting is completed, , this vill be one of the most hand* some and imposing residences in ? town. Work has been commenced now on , the remodeling of the old A. A. Strauts store, whic h is one of the oldest business houses In Mayesville. This store will have a modern front Of git BS and stead with pressed brick Corn< '8. The interior of the building will i 6 thoroughly renovated and re mode ed and will be made up-to-date in CV m \ respect. This store will be occupied by T. L. Kahn. All of the above work has be* n done and is being done under the I supervision of T. \V. Vaughn of Co I lumbtu for J. M. Harby, contractor, of Sumter. All of these Improvements are o' standard ami modern work? manship ami are a good advertise? ment to the above contractors and builde 's. H. \Y. Cooper Is erecting a large and convenient garage and repair 'shop tor aut mobiles and this build? ing an 1 industry will add much to the town. Mr. Cooper was formerly In this business In Sumter, moving here the Ural of January. Then' has al? ways loon a med for such a business here lince automobiles havo come into Bich general use and it will un douhtt lly appreciated i>> the owners of cars. Probably, other Improvements will take place here during the coming spring ami summer months. Murderer Electrocuted ? Boston. Mass, March 24.?William Dorr was electrocuted In the Char Icstowi prison this morning for the mutMci of George Marsh, a wealthy Lynn manufacturer, In 1912. LATEST DISPATCHEi INDICATE VICTORY AT TORREOX. Rebel Chieftain in Personal Com? mand of Army of 13.000 Driving Federals into City, the Fall of Which Ls Apparently Ceratin? lioss l>timated u> Be Fifteen Hun? dred. Gomez Palacio, Mexico, March 24.? The fall of Torrcon is imminent. The (( institutionalises army is pressing federals into the city, while heavy ?moke is seen rising from the city indicates that lires have been set by the onslaught of the heavy shells I thrown ^nto the city from the rebel artillery. It is roughly estimated that fifteen hundred have been killed and wound? ed since the battle begun. i The whole army of Gen. Villa, thirteen thousand in number, is as ' saulting the city with Gen. Villa in I personal command. j Three hundred rebels were mowed down by machine guns when the di? vision crossed the Nazas river in get? ting behind the fortifications of Tor? reon. ! A terrific explosion was heard at 9 o'clock, and it is believed the federals am setting off dynamite, mines. NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY. New Courses Arranged hy tho Y. M. Columbia, March 25.?The Uni ! vcrsity Y. M. C A. has added several J new courses of study for those who j are interested in the great world movements and the present day prob? lems. The course will be led by Dr. ( Heed Smith, Professor W. * Gee, j Rev. J. O. Reavis, and J. :.*. Mont ! gomery. Prof. T. W. Shannon, the eminent author and lecturer, was at the Uni ? versity Monday and Tuesday of last week. He delivered four lectures in all and the students turned out in full j force to hear the message he had on Vital Facts for Young Men." The lectures were among the very best heard at the University in many days. Several of the students have been i confined to the infirmary w ith the measles and mumps. I*ast Wednesday afternoon in the semicircular room of LeConte Col? lege, Mr. Walling of Illinois delivered an instructive and interesting address upcn the socialistic movement of the present age. An informal track meet was held between the aspirants for the Uni? versity team last Saturday to give J the coach a chance to select the team thai is to compete with Wofford at an ! early date. Baseball practice is still in prog? ress, the Federal Leaguers using the grounds in the morning and till 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and then the University squad practices till dark. Tho regular baseball season opens here on the 23rd with La? fayette. The Shibboleth Club composed of , the Masons on the campus held a banquet at the Jerome Hotel Tuesday night. The club has had several ad? ditions since the opening of the sea? son. A new literary club was recently - rganized the object of which is to promote and encourage all literary efforts of the members of tho stu? dent body, it is known as the Papy j rue Club and has ten charter mem? bers. "Opportunities of ifcie Present Day Ministry" was the subject of tho sev? enth of the Life Work series of lec? tures the Y. M. C. A. offered the stu? dents. The lecture was delivered by the I lev. K. G. Finlay, rector of Trin , Ity Church. The address was one of I vital interest to several of the stu? dents and was enjoyed by a largo audience. VAXDERBILT TIU STEFS WIN. OollSfBfi of Bishops Veto of Carnegie's Million Annulled by DectsJSSJb Nashville, Tcnn., March 2".?The Tennessee Supreme Court today de? cided the case Involving the control of IVandcrbtlt University of the Univer? sity hoard of trustees. The court held the board of trust to be a self , perpet uattng body. I The . ourt, however, held that the board of trusts selections are subject to confirmation by the general confer? ence or the church's board of educa? tion. Fader the decision the college ..f Bishops veto of the acceptance by the b- ard of unices > f Andrew Car? negie's million-dollar gift to tin* Yan derbili medical department is with? out effect. The court held that Commodore Cornelius VenderbtH and not the Southern Methodist Church was tho found' - and original patron of Van I del biit University. obi Directors Re-elected. Messrs. l>. ll. McCallum, R. B, Holser and D. 1 >. MoISS have been rc eh . t? d directors of the Chamber of Commerce to succeed themselves*