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i nitMl Ii sol hi CAROLINIAN 4 n.xm.i D WITH citiMix al? ma in iuu\<.i\<. en viu.fs. Wade 11.um.ion c <m?|m r Suys It Im I (Tort to Intimidate Witnesses in \miHm linu iu PHM-ccdiugs Drought Xguln^t Justice Wright. Washington. March 27 ?The su MIM court of the District of Co? li miu.t, (,f which Judge Daniel Thew Wright Is an associate member, to? day returned an inoe -Uncut against Wade ll (Mij)too Cooper for c.lmtnal libel. I hr Indlctntent Is the outgrowth of Chargen which Mr. Cooper tiled with President Wilson some tune ago ask? ing that JwdfJI Wright be impeached j for mim????nduct in office. The charges wero Hint referred It the attorney gen? eral, mho In turn sent them to the house Judh iary committee. l?u*t week llepresentative Park of Oeorgla arose in the house and Intro? duced I resolution for the impeach? ment of Judge Wright as I federal reine. The charges are now being tnxcHtignted hy the Judieiary commit? tee and If sufficient ground is found for Impeachment, the committee will then ask the house to vote on tho question of impeaching Justice Wright. 1 havo no fear of the indictment whatever," said Mr. Cooper to The State'? correspondent tonight, "and it will not deter me from doing what good citizenship demands. Judge Wright in iYSgiaUy seeking to Intim? idate and tertify the witnesses in an effort to prevent them from appear? ing against hint in the impeachment trlu!." Mr. Cooper Is well known through? out the South and especially in the Carolinas. In addition to Ids banking connection in tin South, he is pres? ident of the I'nttcd Savings and the I'nion Savings banks of Washington, two of the oldest ad strongest insti? tutions in thy national cipital, and in considered one of the a I lest and most successful bankers in Washing? ton. Mr. Cooper brought the charges February 26 and the presentation of the case caused a .sensation in Wash? ington. Mr. Cooper, offering to sub? stantiate the churges if opportunity were afforded him. allege* that Jus tic* Wright was unfitted for his plu? e and should be impeached without de? lay. He said he could furnish numes. details and other particulars. Experiences with Justice Wright. Mr. Cooper said, he caused him to hegln an Investigation, the result Of which was a mass Of evidence, alleg? ing ne ntal, moral and temporamental onfltnes* to remain on the bench. Justi<e Wright was appointed to tho supremo beru h of the District of of Cereaibls Not east* r i t. i Its. lie gallic.I cons.derahte note thro gh his < itatlon of Messrs. (iompers. Mitchell and Met risen, afaTelali of lag Aasorl <un Federation d Labor, on Ot nt? n.pt (barges growing out of an injunction In the Rucks S'.ove and Hange com? pany ? ise. and his subsequent action in seilten? mi; these otlieluls to Jail. Mr Cooper Is one of a family of five t.rothers. all formerlv of Marion, who hav e gain* < ?s in the bank? ing field. Ml ItDF.KS IX FLOHFNCF. tsngeaag s*aanl is < imrgcd with Oam Tr?gs dv?other Affair Is I nc? plaliM'd. Florence M.i.h 2'J.?At a negro danos on the plantation of Mack Oregg. about three miles east of this (it\. last night Anthony Scott shot and mortally wounded Jana s I ?nner, Ihm cousin. Conner walked into the yard and alt. rn| ted to t over a I?m I Htld fell dea.j The Wound |g> fin ted was from a pistol Hh. t that en t? red near the heart gOOtt, ins slayer, mas arrested and I* now ir Jail. At the last t? no of court s- ..it was tro d for the killing of a negro WOfnan and a h found led guilty. I 'n the old Ooaai Pond road, about two udhs from the city. Leila imalls w.i. si i tdied h\ a to-Ki" supposed to aa on.- ihe.i Melton. The genalai wo? loan wait rushed to the ? ity and car rled to the police station, dylfsg soon after rem hing there. The Smalls wo? gt iti was staid,ed in the left breast and ?h#? wound was an agly one. Mel? lon. UM nop posed slayer, made g.1 " > ? i ml has rod I.n seen slnr#? Too run. b li<p?or is aai I to have bean UM mo:., ,f i.oth tragedies. spring Mnad aiwl System (baser. Daring the winter months Impari? ties eeeumolatOi your blood becomes Isapnre nod the I . your kidneys, bver and baWSlg rail la work, causing so eaiud "Spring rover." You feel 1 afsji< aod 11/. Blectrk Bitters the spring ionic and system cleans er ts what yon need; they itlmuttttS the kidneys. Href and bowels to to .im at U a. sapel blood laipurltle* end realere roar health, streagth and amiittion. Ban trie UItters makes you feel like now Start a four week 's treatment It will put von In fine shape for your spring work Omit Neteed All druggists ??>>*? ard $ I ?>?? it c fjajl ktsni I Ce . Pallade pale or Leeds Adet VILLA FACING CRISIS. Military Students Point Out That Ho Must BMfetf Ad\iinco or Rotrcui lit OlICC. Washington, March II.?'Not since the successful assault on ojinaga has| there been so inueh interest manifest-' eel hsn In the detatti Of ths Mexi? can campaign ss In the prsssnt at? tempt ??! the rebel Gen. Villa to captUTf ths Important federal base at Torreon. Hut whereas in the lirst in? stance the lighting was the .lirect ob? servation of Americans Ju?t across the line, virtually nothing is known here of what is going on at Torreon. The state department has its rep? resentative at the front in the person of Vies Consul Carothers, on terms of personal Intimacy with Villa, but so far it has heard nothing from the vice consul except a brief message last Sight that tho results had not been determined. Army officers hero believo that Villa's situation is critical. They point out that It would bo Impossible for him to proceed on his march to? ward the City of Mexico leaving a strong federal base on his line of ( ommunSSation, while OS tho other bund ho can not remain Indefinitely j in this present position outside of .Torreon for lack of means to keep 'his army in food, water and ammu? nition. The necessity of gathering most of his troops at the front has thinned the constitutionalUit leader's lines of Communication With his base at Chi? huahua, and If these should he cut by I forSS of federals from BaltillO or Monterey the rebel army would be in a desperate plight. The army strate? gists here are convinced, therefore, that if Villa does not succeed in I breaking down the Opposition at Tor? reon quickly he will be obliged to undertake a hurried retreat to Chi? huahua to reorganize and strengthen his fe?rces. Conditions along the Texas border are much better than they normally are, aceeirding te? information reach? ing President Wilson. The president told callers that newspaper editorials and tho Judgment of impartial ob se rveTs showed that a good many of the rulds and border difficulties which occur ordinarily had be en stop? ped. He appeared tei be satisfied with Conditions along the international line-. It wan explaine-el at the state de? partment teielay that the 33 const it u tionalist soldiers released at its in? stance at Nuevo I^irede? had been un k r medical treatment thsre eve-r since the first of the year, when they had been wounded In some of the sharp fighting that took place neat I^ireeb) aheeut that time They were not regarded as fugitives In the sense of tho federal soldiers who lied flOrOSI the? line from OJInSgg and are now detained at Fort miss. PRAISE TOR MONROEISM. Argentine Publicist Says I411 in-Amer? ica will Aid United states in En forcing Doctrine. Washington, March 26.?"Thank." I to tint Monroe Doctrine, our territor? ial integrity bus been preserved, and that in Itself is enough to assuro tho United states e?ur lasting gratitude. Through it the- United States has proved that its citizens are- always ready to engage in tntsrprlsei or gen* ere.sity." Bush is a declaration of Benor Leo? pold LugsneSj a leading political writ 11 of Argentina, given oul through the Nav\ League of the United States. 84nor Lugense continues: "Pun-Americanism means nothing without the I'nited States. The first formula of Pan-Americanism, limit? ed to I hi needs of a policy of defense, is the Monroe Doctrine. "Only the Othei day In Germany It was said that the- etllciency of the Monroe Doctrine will be proved by the distance that the guns of tho Uni e-d States can COVsr. Perhaps they may gel reach far enough, consider? ing the enormous growth of Euro? pean militarism. Dut behind the i'nited states ate- Argentina, Brasil end Chili. The South American St etes that possess no artillery have other means e?f defense that would 1 nsbie them to take part in tho com? mon oaust ?f the necessity were to arise. Sooner or late r democracy will havr to make firm stand Against a decisive nttaek <?f despotism, for war means the- immim-nt probability or reaction. We win men bs able to render European democracy an In? estimable sen 1? e. l ot come what msy, we csn afford to wait tin- mllltur) pi 1 is, which Is not fur distant, with equanimity, se? cure m Ihe- be lie f 1t 1 |,(. Monroe Hoctrlne, which yesterday aseured our Independence, will preserve II t'? us toi iorrow.M lH-.e?ieh red Klclm-vs CaHM Min h Mis? ery. *VViib pain and misery bv day. sleep-disturbing bladder weakness at' night, tiled, nerVOUel run-down men end women everywhere ars glad t<? know thai Pols) Kidney Pills restore health ami strength, and the regular lotion e?t kidneys ami bladdera Ibert'i Drug .store. ? Advt. RESENTS ELECT PHYSICIANS. DH. R, U. HLACKIUHN CHOSEN I FOR STATE PARK WORK. Dr. Margaret Whltestfles Elected Lftdy Physician?Hospital Rules Held Void. Columbia, March 20.?The regents of the State Hospital for the insane this afternoon elected Dr. R, G. Black? burn to have temporary charge of the work at State Park and selected I Dr. Margaret WhltesldSe of Chester , county, as lady physician. Both se i lections are said to bo temporary, j with the probability of their being made permanent. Dr. Olin Sawyer, of Georgetown, declined to take charge of the work at State Park, ex? pressing his appreciation at having been tendered the place. The rules passed for the governing Of the Stale Hospital for the Insane by the General Assembly through a concurrent resolution are of no force and effect, in the opinion of Attorney General Peoples, who today pasted on them at the request Of Chairman T. R. Carothers, of the board of regents of tho State Asylum. I "The duties of the board of re? gents of the State Hospital for the In* sane, as above suggested," says the opinion, "ore prescribed by the Con? stitution of this State, and until such laws are amended, modified or 10 pealed by a proper Act of the General (Assembly you are not legally bound ( by the terms of any conc urrent reso? lution similar to the one under dis? cussion. No concurrent resolution of the General Assembly can repeal or abrogate a section Of tho Constitution of this State, or one of the statute laws of this State," concludes the opinion. _______?________________ ReltftlOUS. Census of Territory of Sa? lem Haptist Church, At the request of the pastor, Rev. J. W. Guy, the Salem Church had a census taken of what she believed to be her legitimate territory, this being South and West of the following lino: Beginning at city limits. West Hamp? ton Avenue to Church Street; Church Street to Liberty; Liberty to Council; Council to Bartlette; Hartlette to 8umter Street; Bumter to Railroad Avenue. As a Ti suit we Hud: i Number of homes of white peo? ple. 233 Number of people. ttus [Number members of Haptist Churches. 183 Number Members <>f Methodist Churches. 164 Number Members of Presbyter? Ian churches. 38 Number Members of Bplscopal Churches. 1:! Number Members of Lutheran Churches. 1 :i Number Membi rs of Catholic Churches. 12 Number Members ed' Christian Churches. 7 Number Members <d" Hebrew ! Churches. 2 4 32 Total number affiliated with some ohurch. 432 Number Of children under 10 years of age. 254 Men, women and children, over 10 years of age, mm- pro* lessors. 222 Much has been brought to light by this investigation. Tho paramount fact being the need e>f an active church in this locality. The figures show that one-sixth of the white 1 population of the entire city, reside j in this Southwest corner, which we j must admit has been fearfully ne? glected from a religious standpoint. We found homes, respectable homes, 1 Whose inmates are members of some I of the largest denominations of the 1 city, having been here) for ten .wars gnd more and yet no minister of the Gospel has ever crossed their thres? holds. Christ very Impressively said: "In? asmuch as ye elid it not unto the least Of these- ye did it not unto me." The sin e>f omission and Its consequence |S fearful. Who is to biomo? The pastor ami people; ed* Salem church have had a great revelation as to where- the harvest lie his ed Siim? ter are. and with renewed strength, they go forth to sow and re ap. God has Wonderfully blesseel dill' little* church and hor efforts, and wo are grateful. We appeal to the Chris? tians Of OUr city, Of whatever name, for their love, sympathy, prayers and cooperation in this grout work before uh. the- harvest truly is meat, and this laborers few." Uen.j. P. Cuttino. Just right for Hackaclm und Rheuma? tism. 'Foley Kidney Pills are so thor? oughly effective for bat Uae bee. rheu? matism, swollen, aching Joints, kidney ami bladder ailments that they are recommended everywhere, a. a. Jeffords, McGrew, Nebr., says: "My druggist recommended Foley Kidney Pills tor pains in my back, und before 1 finished one bottle, my old trouble sntirely disappeared." Hlbert'i Drug Store.?Advt. TAKES PACKAGE L'liOM CAR AM) THEN MAKES His ESCAPE IN COLUMBIA YARDS. Hold-up of Messenger Occurred at EllllWOOd Avenue Crossing at 0.43 Saturday?1 list Thought Big Sum Was Steden?Defectives Tail \u Find Clue. Columbia, March 29.?J. B. Free I man, express messenger on Seaboard) j passenger train No. 2, from Jackson? ville to New York, was hold up at the , point of a pistol In his ear last night at C.BO, as the train was passing i through the railroad out south of Klmwood avenue. According to the report made by the Seaboard officials In Columbia ?f? ter a brief investigation, the bandit obtained tWO packages valued at $50 . each. Xo mail was stolen. In the ear were two iron safes. The smaller one, whieh he foreerd Messenger Freeman to open, contained only a few pick ages, none of which held any money, so far as known. The larger safe, which, according to the regulations in vogue by the express company, usu? ally holds the packages of money, re? mained locked from the time of Itfl (departure from Jacksonville. The messenger does not carry a ' key and had the bandit attempted to ritle the safe, he would have been compelled to use explosives. Train No. 2 was in charge of Con? ductor Kenneth, with Engineer Bar? nett at the throttle. According to the account of the holdup, the man is be? lieved to have gotten aboord the train either in the local yards, or in the cut at Lincoln street. He jumped from the train, accord? ing to the account of Messenger Free? man, at the Elm wood avenue cross? ing and disappeared in the darkness, j There were several persons who j claimed to have been in the vicinity j of the place where the holdup oc? curred. They said they saw the man as he jumped from the platform of the express car. When tho police ran i these stories down, they were unable j to ascertain anything tangible from the tales. Conductor Kennott was informed of the holdup and the train was brought to a standstill. The Ragman at the erossing. J. M. (Jill, was advised of the etlme ami he made a report to the Seaboard offices at the passenger station. The operator in turn reported the affair to the local police department and Chief of Pedlce W. C. Cathcart ami Captain of Police Irby went to the place where the messenger said the re?bber had jumped from the platform. The> chief and captain were unable to find any clues that would Indicate the direction the lone bandit had taken when he left the* train. The information obtainable shortly after the report of the robbery was meager. When the trair reached ICamden a brief account of ihe holdup was wired back to Columbia. By this means, wild rumors that $40,000 had been stolen were set at rest. The real state of affairs, according to the brief account, was to the effect that the robber obtained a canvas bag i from the smaller safe. I Special Agents Clowney and For j teeojue of the Seaboard went to work j on the ease, but at first were much at sea, owing to a scarcity of Infor? mation upem which to operate. The y W'ero ?n a similar predicament to that j of the local police, a later telegram from the Seaboard ofllcinis at Hamlet furnished a description of the man. who held up Messenger Freeman, it was as fed lows: Almut live feet six or seven inches tall, weight ItiO to 165; wearing small cap and black clothes with vest. Ap? parently LT) or 30 years old. The- Columbia banks, as far as could be learned bist night, did not have any money in the express car at the time of the robbery. The place where the robber leaped from the train is near Klmwood ceme? tery, and last night the spot was ex? ceedingly dark, Showing unmistakably that the robber had no difficulty in disappearing from view after leaping from the platform. West of the cross? ing and distant about halt' a adle is the Columbia canal and Brottd river, the embankments ?>f which would of? fer to the fugitive every convenience lor hiding himself from his pursuers. The' dogs at the penitentiary were' not tailed into service, as tin officers bad ste h meager information imme? diately afte r the report of the robbery that they did not believe that the man-hunters could !>?? of service, The startling feature of the crime was lite dating and sheer nerve of the bandit. This was the second train holdup in Columbia in the past two months. The proviotis robbery oc? eurred at the Whuley street crossing w to ii i mad clerk oi. a Southern pas senger train from Charleston was covered w ith a pistol and fort e'd to deliver sevoral jackets of regie- 80 o deliver over several packets of regis tered mail. Four yeurs aso uu express nieititm gor on a Southern train was bold Of) 11 in the vicinity of the state fair ground I and a sain of money taken, although u was never definitely stated how much booty lie obtained. READY TOR HORSE SHOW. - Dttrllngton Exhibition to He Held April IS and Hi. Darlington, March 28.?All ar-j rangements for the coming Horse Show have been completed and ev? erything is In readiness for the re? ception of the horses and their own? ers. The show wdll come off on the 15th and 10th of April and on both of these days there will be two shows of nine c lasses held. The first show each day will start at 2.:jo and last for about three hours, and then the sec? ond sho.v will begin at s.'!0. The management of the show have ar? ranged lor the most thorough light? ing programme each night. One new; feature to be introduced in this show will be the relay race to be run with three horses. Each contestant must! enter with three horses and when the signal is given each man puts his saddle onto one of his mounts and runs him around the track for the full half mile, which ends at the grand, stand, where he must then take ^he j saddle from his mount and put it on his second mount and run him the( second hilf mile and then his third mount ho must do the same, making! jthe total distance run by each man lone mile and a half. This race is a| new feati re and will probably he used I I both day*, if enough entries can be, secured to make it interesting. The local hordes are to be shipped to Camden today for tho Camden show, which op. ns on the 1st of April and j starts the circ uit. - Stubborn, Annoying Coughs Cured. "My husband had a cough for fifteen years and my son for eight years. Dr. King'ti New Discovery completely cured them, for which Ii am most thankful," writes Mrs. Da-1 vid Moor, of Baglnaw, Ala. What Dr. King's New Discovery did for these men, it will do for you. Dr. King's New Discovery should be in every home. Stops hacking coughs, relieves lagrippe and all throat and lung ail? ments. Money back if it fails. All 'druggists. Price 50c and $1.00. H. E. I Bucklen A Co., Philadelphia or St. j Louis.? Advt. - ? AN UNSETTLED WEEK. Weather Hurenu Predicts Rain in Many Parts of Country. Washington, March 29.?Unsettled weather this week with frequent rains over nearly all parts of the country was predicted by the weather bureau tonight. "Temperatures during the next sev leral days," said the bulletin, "will ! average above the normal over the Lastern ami Southern States. A dis? turbance central Sunday morning over the southern plains States will move slowly northeast Wednesday and be attended by general rains the first part of the week in the Mississippi valley and the district cast thereof. "Another disturbance will cross the great central valleys Tuesday or Wed? nesday and the Eastern States Thurs jday or Friday. This disturbance will ? be attended by rains and be accom i i panled by .i change to considerably j colder weather in northern Central i States." Conviction Rom of Kxi>erlenoe. The man who has used Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy and watched and felt and realized its remarkable curative properties will tell you that it has no superior for coughs and colds. The remarkable success of this preparation aided by the personal recommendations of people who have been cured by it: has made it one of tho most popular medicines in use. Try it when you have a cough or cold and realize for yourself what a first class cough medicine will accomplish. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. HOMICIDE NEAR MARION. Cmatsn Indian ( argcd With Killing His Brother. Mariem. March 28.?Crickett Csld * r, a Croatan, living about six miles north of Marlon, is charged with hav? ing killeal his brother, Willis Cal der, in a drunken brawl last night. It is saiel a spade handle was th,e weap? on used. From repents, it seems that i the two men w? re? trave ling along the country road near Moody'a Mill, nnd after a few words Crickett struck Wil? lis with the spade handle, crushing the- skull of the latter, whet lived un? til morning. crickett Calder is said to have attempted to escape, going to tbe? town of Latin with the seem? ing intention of there taking a train on the- Atlantic Coast Line. He was quickly arrested bj the authorities of that city on request ?u* the she riff ed' Marlon county, who had wired In? structions early in the day. RpcctSl ??Health Warning" for March ?Mart h is a trying month for the very young and for elderly people. Croup, bronchial colds, lagrippe and pneumonia are to bo feared and avoided. Potay's Honey uml Tar Is a great family medicine that will quickly st?q> a cough, check the pro? gress of a cold and relieve Inflamed ami congested air passages, it is sate, ami always reliable, Albert's Drug Store Advt. BALTIMORE & OHIO AM) PENN? SYLVANIA LAV 00V MANY MEN. Policy of Retrenchment Say the Of? ficers, Has Been Forced on Them by Increasing Expense of Operation 1 and ltcfusal of Permission to in creeea Kates. "The railroads are now like a ship in a storm?they are sailing under Closo-roefed canvass and this may he further reefed if conditions do not change for the better." This was the statement made by a Baltimore and Ohio official yesterday in explaining the policy of the com? pany and of the Pennsylvania rail? road in curtailing expenses by getting rid of every possible cmplove whose services can be dispensed with. The policy is in operation in every depart? ment of the systems and it is going on continuously. There have been no wholesale discharges, nor have those who have been laid off been of suffi? cient number at any time to cripple the departments in which they work? ed. Put they have gone by twos and threes perhaps and as soon as tho duties they performed coul " >e taken up successfully by some other employe In connection with his own. The working forces at Mount Clare, it is said, are not likely turther to b? touched, as these have been weeded down to the c losest possible limit and hardly another one can be spared. This means that there are at work in these shops only about one-third of those employed in normal times. The force of clerks are those now most affected. The company's officials say they do not knoy how long this policy will be kept up, nor can they say how many will ultimately be affected. They do say that the end of the dismissals is not now in sight. These dismissals mean much to Baltimore in the lessened money which is available to be spent h6rs each month. The Baltimore and Ohio employs in Baltimore alone in normal periods about 10,000 persons. The monthly payroll is about $600, 000, or $7,200,000 annually. It is not known nor will it be stat? ed exactly the number which have been laid off here since the company commenced its discharges, but thle monthly payroll is now fully one third less than before the dismissals commenced. This means a loss of nearly $2, 000,000 annually disbursed from this company and spent in the city. When to this is added at least one-third as much to which the Pennsylvania has cut down its local payroll, some idea may be gathered of the lack of busi? ness local merchants feel. The railroad officials say this meth? od of economy is forced on them by the additional expense to which they are put by the advance in the price of their supplies, by the expense entailed by State and national laws regu? lating the running and manage? ment of trains and finally by their inability to get tho consent of the Interstate Commerce Com? mission to raise their freight rates to the 5 per cent increase they are seek? ing. It is contended this last is the crux of the whole matter and that with this concession granted, conditions will so quickly change that instead of discharges of employes being neces? sary the companies will be seeking additional working force. Officers of the Pennsylvania rail? road say the company within the last three months had laid off about 15,000 employes on the lines east of Pitts? burgh, in carrying out its policy of general retrenchment. It is said that about 40,000 of the remaining 125, ?nio employes have been placed on shorter time. Two hundred clerks In t ho general offices have been laid off within a day or two. Some weeks ago tho company took off several expensive through truins and it was stated that further curtail? ment In the passenge- train service is being worked out. According to the report, which the company confirms, the orders for re? trenchment and economy cover im? provements and extensions, work up? on which has been either stopped or reduced.?Baltimore Sun. Secretary K. [. Beardon of the Bumter Chamber of Commerce has received from Secretary hut her Elli? son of the Florence Chamber of Commerce a pleasant letter in which the Florence secretary expresses tho hearty appreciation of the cordial and hospital reception tendered the Florence boosters during their short i stay here by the good hearted people of the Game Cock City. Avoid Stuffy Wheezy Breathing. 'Take Foley'a Honey and Tar Com? pound for an intlamed and congest ed condition of the air passages and bronchial tubes. A cold develops lulekly if not checked and bronchitis, lagrlppe and pneumonia are dr.nger eis possibilities. Hursh racking coughs weaken the system, but FO* ley's Honey nnd Tar is safe, pure and certain in results Contains no opi? ates. Siberi a Drug Stors?Advt.